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Evening star., 1950-04-05
Police Encouraged in Hum
For Baby in Virginia
BY the Assoeio,ed Pres,

NEW YORK, April 5.-Police
today described as very encour-
aging" reports from two New York
detectives now In Virginia investi-
eating the kidnapping of an in
cubator baby a week ago.
The infant. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Holden, was
taken from an incubator in Lin
coin Hospital. Doctors have said
the premature infant could not
have survived long out OF the in
cubator.
The detectives went to Virginia
to investigate reports that Negro
woman carrying a baby wrapped
in blankets was on a bus that left
Washington for Roanoke, Va,
early last Friday.
Inspector Christian r. Salsei-
der. in charge of Bronx detectives
said today the detectives had no.
titled him they are sute the
woman they are hunting was on
that bus"
The search today was concen-
trated In Winchester. Va.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Acheson Asks Action
Now 10 Include Reich
In Council Of Europe
Secretary Plans to Visit
Paris on Way to Atlantic
Pact Session in London
By John N. Hiehtower
Assooioted Press Stoff Writer

Secretary of State Acheson said
today that the United States
favors immediate steps to include
Germany In welding a Western
European organization.
The Secretary made the state
ment at news conference. adding
that this country wishes Germany
would join promptly the present
Council of Europe.
Mr.. Acheson disclosed that
the II nations of the North At
lantic Council have agreed this
council should meet in London
about May Is. He said he plans
to leave for London, by way of
Paris. shortly before that date.
He said he has no plans to visit
other places during his trip.
Reich May Be Crucial Issue.
Some officials have expressed
belief the question of what to do
about Germany may be one of the
most critical issues to come up in
the London talks. This includes
the difficulty of fitting Germany
into a European union in conflict
at some points with British and
French policies.
Mr.. Acheson said he will talk
with British Foreign Minister
Bevin and French Foreign Min
lister Schuman prior to the Allan
tic Council meeting.
/ The central issue, as seen by
officials here, is whether Britain
will join fully in the unity of
Western Europe as counter
balance to German participation
Without Britain's wholehearted
cooperation it is considered GER
tain that France will be unwilling
to accept Germany as a full-scale
partner.
No Change on Rearmament.
On another German question
Mr.. AcheSon said there has been
no change in the United States
attitude against the rearmament
of Germany. He said this country
has firm international commit
ments on that point.
A reporter told Mr.. Acheson
that Senator Jenner, Republican
(See GERMANY, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1950-04-05
u. ). Chiefs in Reich
Act 10 Plug Leaks on
Matters Of Security
System Of Control BEING
frightened at American
Berlin Headquarters
BY the Associated Pres,

BERLIN. April 5.-A drive tc
plug leaks on security matters
within American official circles
has been started by the American
High Commission in Germany.
A team of security experts is
Tightening the control system at
Berlin headquarters now.
The drive was ordered after
American officials were puzzled as
to how an occasional fact con-
tanned in supposedly secret
document turned up in the Soviet
licensed press. Eastern news
papers frequently spin out an iso-
lated fact into web of exag-
gerations.
All Offices Inspected.
All Offices are being inspected
to determine how documents with
top-secret value are filed. through
whose hands they go and whether
they are properly destroyed once
their value is ended.
Small safes with ordinary keys
are ruled out.
An old rule that German EN-.
ployes may not handle confiden
tial documents is being impressed
anew on all officials.
All German employees of the
high commission have beer
screened as to their background
tendencies and political beliefs.
Carelessness Blamed.
One authority said leakage Of
information may be a matter o1
carelessnesS rather than disloyalty
A German employe may acci.
dentally see a classified document
long enough to notice a fact q
two. then talk about it with
friends.
In the Frankfurt headquarters
renewed drive to safeguard Sc.
curity was inspired by the recent
trickery Of a German. He posee
as an American security Officer
and wandered through the place
until a series of petty robberie.
led directly to him. He confessed
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Catholic C|ergymen
Convicted in Prague
BY the Associated Press

PRAGUE, April 5.-A Roman
Catholic clergyman was sentenced
today by a CZechoslovak court to
life imprisonment on charges of
high treason and spying for the
Vatican.
His nine co-defendants, all of
them Catholic churchmen, re-
ceived lighter sentences ranging
from 2 to Is years.
The official Czechoslovak news
agency reported that nine of the
clergymen were convicted of
either anti-state activity or trea-
son or both. The tenth drew a
two-year sentence because he
knew of the activities of the 9TH
ers and did not report them.
The life Imprisonment was Or
dered for DR.. Jan Mastilak, 39-
year-old Redemptorist priest who
was director of the Moravian
Theological Institute.
Sentenced to Is years were DR.
Frantisek Silham, As, director of
the Jesuit order in Czechoslovakia,
and Augustin Machalka, As, abbot
Of the monastery at Nova Rise
Bohemia.
Other sentences were:
Bohumil Wit Rajovsky, 38, abbot
Of the monastery in Zeliv, Bo-
hemia-20 years.
DR.. Sylvester Braito, So, Domin-
lean monk and professor of theol-
ogy at the Olomouc University
Is years.
Josef Urban. 80, Franciscan
monk-14 years.
Adolf Kaipr, 4S, Jesuit priest
IL years.
Jan Blesik, Al, Redemptorist
priest-10 years.
Frantisek Mikulasek, 81, Jesuit
priest-nine years.
Stanislav Bartak, IS, monk at
Nova Rise Monastery-two years
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Bednasek Acquitted
OF 5trang|ing Coed
After Iowa u. Party
Jury Out for q Hours;
Defense Had Contended
Death Was Accidental
By the Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 5.-A
jury today freed Robert E. Bed
nasek of the charge that he de-
llberately strangled pretty Mar
garet Anne (Gee-Gee) Jackson
because the University of Iowa
senior thought their campus love
affair was breaking up.
Il am going home,' the hand
some student said after the emo
tion-packed scene which marked
formal announcement of his ac-
quittal in the old sandstone court
house.
Rejecting the States request
for conviction of first degree mur.
der and the death penalty, the
jury OF four women and eight
men found Bednasek innocent just
% hours after the three -week-olc
case was placed in their hands
Story Turning Point.
Juror Joe Kadera said that in
his mind the turning point of the
trial was BednaSek's own truth
serum story of "the tragic acci-
dent" which ended with the beau
tiful blond's death by strangula-
ton during a rendezvous in Bed
nasek's off-campus rooming house
early last December II.
Bednasek had told the jury that
the States accusation that he
murdered Gee-Gee Jackson in
cold blood because she was drift
ing away from him was all
wrong. He said truth serum
treatments just prior to his trial
enabled him to remember the de-
tails of "the tragic fatal accident.
This was the story he told:
He met the pretty coed about s
year ago and they began coins
steady. She accepted his frater.
nifty pin as a symbol of theil
engagement. During last summer.
vacation his pin was returned
because her parents objected te
the match.
Renewed Love Affair.
But when school resumed in the
fall they renewed their love affair
They talked often of marriage
The night of last December 1C
he arranged a seafood and wine
dinner for her in his rooming
house and they then went to his
fraternity's winter formal dance
Afterward they returned to the
rooming house-knoWn as THE
Empty Arms for a nightcap
They put on their coats. 1t was
time for her to return to the
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
house.
They kissed. Then they play
fully put their arms about each
(See BEDNASEK, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-04-05
FTC Orders Cigarette Makers
To Stop Misleading Ads
Camel and Old Gold Companies Named;
Crockdown Considered Against Others

arctic makers was the outgrowth
of proceedings started in August,
1912.
It's order that Camels and Old
Colds halt what FTC found to be
! false and misleading advertising
represents a final decision on the
part of the commission. The COM
panies may appeal to the courts,
however.
Aside from the contemplated
action against Lucky Strike and
Philip Morris cigarettes, the COM
mission said in its 4.000-w word
statement that it is studying the
advertising practices of Pail Mall
cigarettes, made by American
Cigarette & Cigar Co. of Durham,
N. c.
FTC trial examiners already
have recommended issuing the
cease and desist" orders against
Lucky Strike and Philip Morris.
FTC said its action on Camels
and Old Gold was based pri-
marily on a finding that those
cigarettes cannot truthfully
claim a lower nicotine content
because the tobaccos used by the
manufacturers of all the leading
cigarette brands contain nicotine
(See CIGARETTES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Lody Astor's Son Engaged

LONDON. April 5 (P.-The en-
gagement of John Astor, youngest
son of Col. John j. and Virginia
born Lady Astor. to Miss Diana
K. Drummond was announced to-
day. Miss Drummond is daugh-
ter Of George Henry Drummond
Of the Isle of Man.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Daylight Saving
Wins D. Poll
Almost 81
1860 Favor 1t,
1896 Opposed;
Vote to Guide YOUNG

Daylight saving time won out
by comfortable margin Of nearly
3 to / in the Commissioners po-
lice-ranaeed poll, it was an
nounced today.
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
reported final tally OF a2.66a
votes for the change. compared
with 33,ls6 against.
Commissioner John Russell
Young promptly announced that
he would be guided by the vote
when the Board Of Commissioners
takes up the question Of daylight
saving time tomorrow.
LAS far as I'm concerned" Mr..
Young said. Il think we should go
along with the voice Of the
people" He added that he thought
the poll was "a pretty good way
to determine popular sentiment on
public issues and indicated it
might be used again.
Fine Co-operation."
Maj Barrett conveyed the re-
turns from the IA police precincts
to Commissioner Young at the
District Building. The police chief
said his men got fine citizen CO.
operation"
Policemen since last week had
been distributing and tallying the
ballots which were used in the
poll. A total of l43,583 votes was
cast,
In addition to the Yes" and
No" votes, 1918 citizens indi-
Gated that they Just don't care"
whether the clock is moved ahead
an hour.
The voting is the result OF the
Commissioners decision to dis
tribute ballots so that Washing
tonians could register their views
on daylight saving. The police
recruited citizen block captains
who distributed the ballots from
door to door in their areas.
Sd Precinct Heaviest.
The heaviest vote was recorded
in the third precinct. in which
the White House and some of the
big Government departments are
located. In that precinct. the
vote showed 1l.728 for daylight
saving, 3,7l2 against, and 1882
with no opinion.
While Virginia observes Eastern
Standard Time generally, a spe-
cial law of the l948 Legislature
permits the City of Alexandria
and Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties. adjoining Washington. to
have daylight saving. But those
areas are waiting to see what
Washington does. before making
a move. officials said. Gov. Battles
office thus far has received no re-
quest for daylight saving time.
Prince Georges and Mont
gomery Counties in nearby Mary
land have authority to go on day.
light saving time. CuStomarily
they follow the National Capitals
program in this. matter.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Spring Is Here
Philadelphia Lifts
Parking Bans to Aid
Good Friday Worship
BY the Assoeioied Press

.. PHILADELPHIA, April g.
Good Friday worshipers may
attend church in Philadelphia
without fear of parking vio-
lation penalties.
Police Supt. Howard P. Sut-
ton issued instructions to
"forego enforcement of park
ing regulations" in restricted
areas from l to $3.50 pm. Fri
day so that "citizens who
desire may attend church
services without fear of pen
atty while they are in a place
OF worship"
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Martin Gives House
5-Point Prosperity
Plan 10 Bar Socialism
Minority Leader Urges
Less Spending. Repeal
Of Wartime Excise Toxe,
By }. A. O1eory

Republican Leader Martin o1
Massachusetts, gave the House q
flve-point prosperity program" he
said would reverse a trend toward
socialism and unemployment to-
day.
In speech prepared for de-
livery in connection with the $40,
o45,03o.165 omnibus appropriation
bill, he urged Congress and the
President to get together to:
l. Get rid of wartime excise
taxes.
2. Create tax incentive for small
business.
3. Balance the budget and re-
duce the debt.
4. Administer the tariff pro-
gram more carefully.
5. Remove the threat of social
ization that hangs over the coun-
try"
SSteers Clear of Dispute.
In calling for less spending, the
minority leader steered clear OF
the sharp dispute which developed
yesterday over whether the $13,-
9ll,127 800 allotted to national de-
fense in the single-package money
bill is adequate.
He also refrained from specify
ing where further cuts can be
made in the budget, presumably
because the Republican Policy
Committee. over which he pre-
sides. is still celebrating over the
exact course it will advocate. High
ranking Republicans on the Ap-
preparations Committee have made
it clear. however. that they will
try to trim at least another 81 bill
lion in addition to the SIS billion
the committee carved out Of the
Presidents figures before report
ing the bill.
The economy advocates have
nearly two weeks to decide where
and how to make cuts. House
members are going home tomor-
row for an Easter recess that will
last until April Is. There will
be no voting on the appropria-
tion bill until they return.
! Vinson Asks $600 Billion More.
4 Chairman Vinson of the Armed
Services Committee started a
drive yesterday to add 5000 mil
lion to the bill for national de-
fenSe. Mr.. Vinson is an influen-
tial House member, with a record
of being hard to beat in a floor
fight.
In this case. however, the Demo-
cratic leaders on the Appropria-
tions Committee show no signs of
(See APPROPRIATION Az,
Evening star., 1950-04-05
China Presses Protest
On Soviet Civil War
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEI, Formosa, April 5.-Na-
tionalist China today instructed
its delegates to protest to the
United Nations definite Soviet
participation in China's civil war;
The quotation is Foreign Minister
George Yeh's.
The NationaliSts charged ear
lier that two Soviet airmen, flying
Russian planes, shot down two
Nationalist pilots Sunday during
a raid on Hangchow Bay shipping
Gen. Shih Chueh, defense COM
mander, called the attack "a flag
rant act of Soviet aggression" and
"a prelude to an open march in
Southeast Asia"
TOKYO. April S (P).-Vice Ad-
miral Russell S. Berkey said to-
day in a farewell interview that
there is little chance of a Chinese
Communist attack this year on
FormoSa.
The Chinese Communists have
been unable to capture islands Is
miles from their territory which
the Nationalists have used to base
important air raids Admiral
Berkey said. Il see no evidence
that the Communists have the
equipment or logistic support to
strike across 100 miles of water
to Formosa."
Admiral Berkey's flag as Sew
enth Fleet commander was low
cred today aboard the heavy cruis-
er Toledo at Yokosuka. He leaves
to become Navy chief Of informa-
tion in Washington.
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Hospital Chiefs Study
Soldiers Home Site
For Medical Center
Approval Is Expected
By Gen. Fleming for
Use Of Surplus Lond
By George Beveridqe

Leaders of three hospitals that
will merge to form the proposed
$40 million Washington Hospital
Center today were to consider To-
eating their huge institution on
the grounds of Soldiers Home.
The path was opened. The Star
disclosed yesterday. when the
Army suddenly declared surplus
148 acres at the south end of the
sprawling 500-acre Soldiers Home
property. 1t announced 83 acres
will be turned over to the Vet
erans Administration and that a
47-acre plot adjoining it is ear
marked as site for the center
VA will use part of it, a 44-acre
tract. as the site for it's long
delayed 500-bed general hospital.
The agency already has spent ST.
69l 900 for the 25-acre Nevius
tract in nearby Arlington, but
it plans to dispose of this property
as surplus.
| Would Consolidate VA.
The other VA tract. of 80 acres,
figures in the agencys long range
plan to consolidate all VA ad-
ministrative Offices in one location
While the VA move had been ex-
pected, definite entrance of the
hospital center into the Soldiers
Home picture came as a surprise
which even left some hospital Off
cials unable to comment.
Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming
chairman OF an Incorporating
board for the hospital center, said
the board will have to decide, but
he added: Il think We probably
will take it,"
Other board members. however,
who were to meet with Gen. Flem-
ing at 3 pm. today, said they
doubted decision would be
reached today.
The center. which will merge
Episcopal. Emergency and Gar
field Hospitals. had been planned
for location on the site of the
Naval Observatory near Wisconsin
avenue NV.
GSA Drawing Plans.
In face of opposition to moving
the observatory to a new site at
Charlottesville. Va. however, the
General Services Administration
has virtually abandoned plans for
using that location. GSA is draw
ing plans and will handle con-
struction Of the center.
In addition to the 1870 acres
made available for the VA and
center projects, the Army declared
surplus l8 acres for construction
Evening star., 1950-04-05

NEW DELHI. India. April
lP.-Premier Jawaharlal Nehru
and Pakistan's Premier Liaquat
Ali Khan resumed their talks to-
day on possible ways to settle
growing strife between Moslems
and Hindus. There was no an
nouncement on what progress had
been made In the talks. which
started Monday.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

GHe UNION OllcefS mapped a
strategy that would counter pos
sible moves to cancel Bridges
citizenship and have him deported
to Australia.
But F.. Joseph Donohue, the
special Government prosecutor in
the stormy 8l-day trial, said he
felt certain the higher courts
would find no basis for a reversal.
Mr.. Donohue expressed belief
that Bridges conviction of COM
mitting perjury at his 1945 ma
turalization hearing would result
in automatic cancellation of his
citizenship, followed by deporta-
ton action. Bridges. 48, and two
union aides convicted with him of
also conspiring to commit perjury
will be sentenced Monday. Seven
year terms and $4,000 fines are
possible.
Australia May Admit Him.
From Sydney, Australia, whence
Bridges shipped out in 1920 for
tumultuous career as a labor lead
er in the United States, came
word by immigration officials that
he probably would be allowed to
return if ordered deported. Other
government officials took the op-
posite view but said no decision
would be made until an applica-
ton required it.
The San Francisco regional
office of the National Labor Rela-
tions Board studied another aspect
of the conviction: Whether it had
any effect on the recent signing of
non Communist afidavits by
Bridges and other officers of his
international Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union.
Those officers had held out for a
long time against signing such
affidavits. When they did so, they
freely acknowledged the primary
purpose was to be in legal position
to resist any possible union raid
ing by the American Federation
of Labor. Signing the affidavits
was required in order for a union
to have legal status before the
NLRB.
Threatened With Expulsion.
Bridges union presently is
under threat of expulsion from the
National CIO on charges of con-
slstently pursuing left wing poll
cles against the wishes of Presi-
dent Philip Murrap and his Ma
tlonal officers. Mr.. Murray re-
fused comment last night at
Washington on what effect, if any
the conviction would have on that
The reaction of Bridges and
his union colleagues to the con-
viction was cynical.
AN immigration frameup,"
snapped the lean, hawk-nosed
man who has spanked several
paralyzing West Coast strikes since
he became an active leader in
1898.
Bridges always has been bitter
against the immigration service
which he blamed for the moves
behind two unsuccessful efforts to
have him deported as an alleged
Communist.
His union issued a statement
last night calling it fantastic
jury verdict" after a trial in an
atmosphere of "H-bomb hysteria. -
"The immigration Servic e
openly and unashamedly admitted
that it sought to remove the in
f1uence of the three (the other
two were Henry Schmidt and j.
r. Robertson) from labor" the
statement charged, "and unhesi-
tatingly intimated it was willing
(See BRIDGES PAGE A-4)
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Bridges Appeal
May yBeCarried
To High Court
Perjury Conviction
Bitterly AssoiIed
In Union Statement
By the Assoeioted Press

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.
Harry Bridges CIO longshore
union laid plans today to carry
to the Supreme Court, if neces-
sary, the fight against their lead
er's conviction on a charge that
he lied to conceal he was a Com
munist.
Bitterly assailing yesterday S
verdict of a Federal Court jury
Evening star., 1950-04-05

cdio toOdy 1U,uUU L o1 lleIQ III
vestigations in the Governments
loyalty program had not un-
covered a single espionage case.
In only one-twentieth of l per
cent of million employees, Mr..
Richardson added, was any
thing wrong" found and these
involved such things as ques-
tionable associations.
By Cecil Holland
State Department loyalty off
Gals today emphatically denied
charges by Senator Mccarthy
Republican, of Wisconsin that
there are card-carrying Commu-
nists in the department.
The officials testified before a
Senate Foreign Relations Sub
McCorthy's Charges Helping Communists.
Horimon Declares. Poge A
committee investigating the Nc
Carthy charges.
IF there are any Communists
In the State Department, the 10y
atty Security Board is uninformed
of their existence" said Conrad
E. Snow, department legal Officer
and chairman of the board.
Donald L. Nicholson of Chevy
Chase, Md, chief of the depart.
ment's security division, said that
If he knew of a Communist, the
individuals employment would
be terminated" instantly.
Questioned by Mcmahon.
Mr.. Nicholson's statement was
made during questioning by Sena-
tor Mcmahon, Democrat of Con-
necticut.
Are you doing your duty?'
Senator Mcmahon asked bluntly
II certainly am replied Mr.
Nicholson. a 44-year-old former
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agent.
Are there 205 card carrying
Communists in the State Depart
ment?" asked Senator Mcmahon.
referring to a figure used by Sena-
tor Mccarthy in his charges
against the department.
There are not" Mr.. Nicholson
replied.
Senator Mcmahon: Are there
any card-carrying Communists in
the Department."
so far as we know. there are
not" Mr.. Nicholson replied. IF
there were they would be ter
minated by noon"
Richardson to Testify.
The two State Department off
cials were called before the sub
committee to explain in detail the
operation of the Government s
loyalty program within the de-
pdrtment.
Seth w. Richardson, chairman
of the Civil Service Loyalty Review
Board. also was called as a witness
and was scheduled to give ar
explanation of how his board
audits loyalty cases from the
State Department and other Fed.
eral agencies.
Other developments bearing or
the investigation included
/. Senator Mccarthy Informed
Chairman Tydings of the investi.
eating committee that he coulc
not meet a noon deadline today
(See COMMUNISTS, Page AS,
Evening star., 1950-04-05

Prosecutor Of Harry Bridges Well Known
Among D. {. Lawyers Page IA
Evening star., 1950-04-05

(See BRIDGES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-04-05
Loyalty Officials
nyMcCarthy
Red Charges
State Dept. Aides Tel
Probers Bourd Knows
Of No Communists
BULLETIN

Chairman Seth w. Richard
son of the Loyalty Review Board
said today 10000 FBI field in
vestigations in the Governments
loyalty program had not un-
covered a single espionage case.
In only one-twentieth of l per
cent of 3 million employees, Mr..
Richardson added, was any
thing wrong" found and these
involved such things as ques-
tionable associations.
Evening star., 1950-04-05

(See GERMANY, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1950-04-05
New Delhi ToIks Resumed

(See APPROPRIATIONS, A.: