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Evening star., 1950-03-14
House Probers Look
For More Communists
In Progressive Party

The House Committee on Un-
American Activities today planned
to look for more Communists in
the Progressive Party and the
American Slav Congress.
Matthew Cvetic, who spent
years as an FBI undercover man.
was recalled to name more names.
Mr.. Cvetic already has tabled
more than 200 men and women
as known Communist" around
Pittsburgh.
The committee expected to fol-
low today the pattern already
laid down in questioning its star
witness. He testifies to Com
munist control of various organi-
cations and then Identifies indi-
viduals he says he knows are
Communist in these groups.
Sucker List" Banned.
Although Mr.. Cvetic's testimony
centers on Western Pennsylvania
where he operated as an under
cover man, he occasionally names
an organizations national officer
as a Communist. Yesterday, for
instance, he called William L. Pat
terson. national executive secre-
tary of the Civil Rights Congress.
member of the Communist
Party.
AS scores of names moved into
the committee record yesterday.
Representative Walter. Democrat,
of Pennsylvania refused to permit
one list of names to become a
part of the record.
This was what Mr.. Walter
called a sucker list"
Mr.. Cvetic explained that the
list was made up of professional
people, clergymen, trade union
leaders and others who would be
called on to sponsor various cam
paigns or contribute money to
them.
Clergymen on List.
The list. he said, was available
to the Progressive Party. Commu-
mist Party, American Slav Con-
gress and Civil Rights Congress.
Once one Of the people on this
list contributed to one cause, they
were appealed to for all causes,
Mr.. Cvetic said.
Noting the names of a number
of clergymen on the list, Mr..
Walter wanted to know how they
were encouraged to get involved
in these activities.
Negro ministers would be told
the Civil Rights Congress is in
the forefront of the fight for the
Negro people," Mr.. Cvetic replied:
They would get involved, not
knowing the fight for Negroes was
just cloak for other things.
ITO approach the Slavs, we
would use the foreign-born theme.
ITO trade union leaders, we
would start talking about griev-
ances.
I'VE would use subterfuge and
while doing 1t. get in as much of
our program as we could"
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BY the Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 14.-The National
Assembly opens debate today on
American arms aid to France
with a strong guard force readied
to prevent renewed violence be-
tween Communists and non Com
munists on the floor.
The government has asked
Parliament to approve the aid
program wereby France will re-
ceive about $40o million to $500
million out of the billion-dollar
credit accorded by the United
States Congress to all signers OF
the Atlantic pact.
The Atlantic pact and military
aid already have been primary
targets for a furious Communist
led campaign to hamper its
effectiveness at every step. Com
munist trade unionAhave threat
ened to boycott handling OF any
American arms for France.
In putting through an anti
sabotage bill last week to pro-
tect American arms shipments.
Parliament twice became the
scene of violent fisticuffs melted
by Communist taunts. At one
point $50 Republican Guards
special militarized police-were
called in to drag protesting Com
from the rostrum they
occupied despite the speakers
orders.
New arrangements have been
made to assure that 500 guards,
in. their picturesque long tunics
and light blue trousers. can be
brought in within Is minutes
should a similar scene occur.
There normally are about 80
guards and so regular police in
or near Bourbon Palace, where
the Assembly meets. But only
the guards have the right to enter
and they must not carry arms,
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Auckland, New Zealand,
Hos Own Leopard Score
BY the Asseeiated Press

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Mar.
IA half-grown leopard escaped
from the zoo here today and
armed police and soldiers hunted
In vain for the animal.
Residents of an adjacent hous-
ing area where there are 200 chill
dren were warned to remain in
doors. The hunt for the animal
was called off at nightfall because
authorities said it would be dan
gerous If cornered or frightened.
The leopard is one of pair
that arrived from Singapore two
weeks ago.
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District, of Columbia - Sunny
and rather windy with highest
temperature in low 40s today.
Clear tonight with little wind.
Lowest about Is degrees in the
city ano 20 degrees in the suburbs.
Tomorrow fair and warmer in
afternoon and evening.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair
tonight with lowest temperature
about 20 degrees In the west and
about Is degrees in the east. ex-
cept for from Is to 80 degrees in
Eastern Virginia. Tomorrow fair
and warmer in afternoon and eve
ming.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
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Maryland
and
Virginia
Lane Plans to Veto
Out of Order Bills
News in Brief

Gov. Lane plans to veto any
bills passed by the recent Mary
land General Assembly which are
found to be ..'out of order"
The Governor said State At
torney General Hall Hammond is
reviewing the measures to de-
termine if they meet constitu-
tional requirements. The law re-
stricted action of the legislature
to fiscal matters, acute emergen-
cies or subjects pertaining to the
general public welfare.
If Mr.. Hammond concludes
that any of the ia bills passed
don't fit into the @categories set
forth by the constitution, they
will be vetoed, the governor said.
About a third of the bills were
local measures.-AP.
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Jail Conditions Scored

Prince Georges County will give
immediate attention to a Mary
land State inspectors criticism of
the county Jail.
The inspector reported to the
State Board of Correction that he
found the jail dirty, feeding ar
rangementS unsatisfactory and
jailers uncertain of their ability
to handle prisoners.
Chairman Harry w. McNamee
of the County Board of Commis-
sioners said his group expected to
get the report today. He said the
commissioners will go over it with
Sheriff T. Ward Martin Ito see
whether improvements can be
brought about"
The State inspector also was
critical of the Calvert Cunty lock-
up but gave the Montgomery
County Jail a favorable rating.
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this morning. % miles per hour
with strong gusts; direction,
orth-northwesC.
Five-Day Forecast for Wash
ington and Vicinity, March 14-19.
-Milder tomorrow with some
what colder by Thursday after
noon and slightly milder again
Friday. Colder Saturday. The
temperature will average some
what below normal for the period.
The normal maximum for the
Washington area is SO degrees,
normal minimum "a degrees.
Rain likely Thursday night and
Friday totaling about one half
nch
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Judith CopIon Hopes
Ito Get Out Of Jail on
$4,000 Bail Today
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 14.-Judith
Coplon's lawyers hoped to get her
out of jail on bail today.
Over the objection of Govern
ment prosecutors, United States
Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
Thomas w. Swan ruled yesterday
she can 60 free by posting s40,-
900 bail.
One of her lawyers, Samuel L.
Neuburger, said they hoped to
post bail today.
Valentin A. Gubitchev, SEN
fenced with her on spy con-
spiracy charges, remained in Jail
pending his return to Russia, set
for March 20.
Bail Pending Appeal.
Each defendant was sentenced
to is years in PRISON last Thurs
day by Federal Judge Sylvester
j. Ryan. But Gubitchev was Of
fered a suspended sentence if he
left the country.
MISS CoplonS $4,000 bail was
allowed pending appeal of her
conviction and sentence.
The 28-year-old former Justice
Department employe already is
under $4,000 bail pending appeal
OF conviction in Washington,
where she was tried alone. She
was given 40 months to 10 years in
prison for stealing Government
secrets for the Russians.
Gubitchev Accepts Offer.
Gubitchev, 33-year-old Russian
engineer. announced yesterdy he
would accept the offer of the Gov
ernment to let him return to his
native Russia and thus escape the
prison term.
Gubitchev's return to Russia
would not prevent a retrial Of
Miss Coplon alone If she should
win a new trial through her ap-
peal of the conviction here.
A United States marshal will put
Gubitchev aboard the liner Batory
on March 20.
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marks at the
Yale University
Law School.
A number of
R e p u b lican
Senators have
recently b e e n
d e m a n d ing a
n e W, m o r e
stringent 10y
atty investiga-
JUL plOSl du VI
Govern m e n t
workers on the
g r O u n d t h e
present one is
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Days Old Wild West
Revived in Hunt for
Handcuffed Killer
By the As5oeioied Press

MARIA, Tex, Mar. 14.-The
hunt for the killer of a Texas
sheriff today had all the elements
OF a wild west thriller-a hand
cuffed fugitive afoot in a rugged
mountain chain, pursued by an
armed posse on horseback.
Grim-faced sheriffs of the Big
Bend country of Southwest Texas,
Texas Rangers and border riders
were off at dawn-gun belts
buckled tight-seeking again the
trail of the unidentified slayer.
The shooting early Sunday of
Sheriff o. w. (Blackie) Morrow,
43, on a lonely mountain road
Tipped back the pages of time
to the days of the old West.
Read Story in Grass.
1t brought back the posse on
horseback-booted men packing
six-shooters; the sign cutters
men who can read a story in
smashed cactus, a scuffed patch
of grass.
Texas Ranger Gully Cowsert
rode into Maria late last night
and said a mounted posse had
tracked Sheriff Morrow's killer Is
miles through rugged mountains,
but lost his trail near the Mexican
border.
Mr.. Cowsert led the posse
again early this morning. River
riders patrolled the Rio Grande
through the night to prevent the
killer from slipping into Mexico
. If he hasn't done so.
Sheriff Morrow, a popular Navy
veteran serving his second term,
was shot and left dying early Sun
day on a lonely road between
here and Preside, nesting against
the Rio Grande. The sheriff, blood
pouring from hole through the
left side of his body, managed to
get into his car and drive a mile
toward Preside before he died.
. Mr.. Cowsert said his posse
made up of officers who are ex-
perienced horsemen and trackers
picked up the trail about half
mile from the spot where the
sheriff's car ran into ditch when
he died.
Rush Into Mountains.
When the posse found the trail
they had this theory:
The husky, 6-foot sheriff ap-
parently had stopped to make an
arrest. His pistol and handouts
were missing. so he might have
been shot with his own gun.
MIR. CowSert and his posse
pushed into the tumble of bar
rem mountains-covered only by
desert growth. AS he related his
story, the trail sign told that:
Their quarry was handcuffed
and must have had terrifcally
hard going. There was evidence
he had fallen into ocotillo bushes
cactus plants with needle-like
spines that seem to spring free
of the bush and into the skin.
Jumping cactus" they are some
times called.
He was headed for the Rio
Grande.
The trackers could tell the
hunted was handcuffed from the
way his hands dug into the ground
when he fell among the Big
Bends rocks and cactus.
They found an empty cartridge
case and an unsued shell, both
1914 caliber, the same as Nor
rows six-shooter. This strength
ened the belief the sheriff was
killed with his own gun
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Temperatures in Various Cities.
:PTA to Hear Delegate Lynch

Fairfax Delegate Edwin Lynch
will review school legislation
passed by the General Assembly
at a meeting of the Lee-Jackson
school Parent Teacher Associa-
ton at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
0ehoA.
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Whitehead Likely Candidate

Delegate Robert Whitehead of
Nelson County, appeared today as
likely contender for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor of
Virginia In 1853.
AS the leading spokesman for
anti-organization Democrats at
the recent session of the General
Assembly, he defined the major
differences with Gov. Battles ad-
ministration on important sub
jects. Gov. Battle is a Byrd Or
ganization Democrat.
Mr.. Whitehead took issue with
the Administration on such sub
jects as finances and schools
Evening star., 1950-03-14

portunities for many years in their
agency and deserve the first crack
at the plate printer jobs.
The various veterans groups
and the AFL plate printers un-
ion want the exam held on a Ma
tion-wide or regional basis for any
veteran who wants to take it.
Bureau employees charge the AFL
union wants to freeze them out
of the jobs.
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Civil
Service Commission has an
nounced job exams for research
psychologists (psychophysics), So
825 to $4,000 a year, and wildlife
and fishery management biologists
and other biologists Federal aid
SUPERVISORY, $3,825 to $6.400 an
nually. -. What About the
Future of Employe Relations Pro-
grams in Government" will be
discussed at 7:30 o'clock tonight in
the Archives Auditorium by the
Society for Personnel Administra-
ton. Participating will be Joseph
B. Ragan of the Agriculture De-
partment, William E. Becker of
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion, w. c. Mcnamara of the
Defense Department and David
Stanley of the Veterans Admins
tration. . The Agriculture De-
partment will present its Spring
Festival Of Music and Drama" at
$50 pm. March Is in the Depart
ment's auditorium. Among the
features of the evening will be an
address by Senator Gillette, DEM
ocrat, Of Iowa on The Theater
Serves international Understand
ing; concert by the Agriculture
Symphony Orchestra, with SOLO
lists. and the Agriculture Players
in ARIA Da Capo." by Edna st.
Vincent Millay. James G
Yaden, president of the AFL
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees. has returned to
his desk after month long siege
of illness.
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US. WfArHEs eURfAu MAP

Fair weather will be general practically entire
Nation tonight and early Wednesday with precipitation limited
light urries in the Northern Central
Rockies and Northern Nevada and light showers
along the Northern California coast will be cold the
Eastern States but warming indicated from the Great
Lakes and Mississippi Valley westward to the Rockies Cooler
weather will spread into the far Northwest AP Wrephoto
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Rubber Act Extension Voted

The House Armed Services
Committee today unanimously
recommended that the present
synthetic rubber law be extended
unchanged for three years because
of unsettled world conditions"
Evening star., 1950-03-14
O'Conor Demands Gubitchev
u. N. Salary Be Stopped
By the Associoted Press

Senator O'Conor, Democrat, Of
Maryland demanded yesterday
that United Nations salary pay
ments to Valentin A. Gubitchev,
convicted of espionage. be halted.
AS chairman of the Senate sub
committee dealing with interna-
tional organizations, Senator
|O'Conor protested to Secretary of
State Acheson "the payment of
salary and other perquisites" to
Gubitchev.
1T would seem to be an intoler-
able situation that this Russian
spy, indicted over a year ago in
connection with his plotting
against the United States. should
have been allowed to draw his
$4,000 annual salary over the in
tervening PERIOD" Senator O'Conor
said.
More indefensible." Senator
O'Conor wrote Mr.. Acheson, lis
the fact that even after he has
been convicted of this crime
against our country he is still
continuing to be paid from United
Nations funds"
The Senator noted that the
United States contributes about
40 per cent of the U. N. budget.
Senator O'Conor said an ex-
PLANTATION is due from Trygve Lie.
U. N. secretary general, as to why
Gubitchev was not suspended
without pay when he was indicted.
The Senator cited a section of
U. N. rules giving Mr.. Lie such
authority.
Evening star., 1950-03-14
Safe Found, Cash Gone

A safe stolen from an Alex
andria home last month has
been found in a Fairfax County
cemetery-$13,450 in Govern
ment bonds still intact.
Missing, however, Alexandria
police said, was $500 in cash
which had been in the lockbox
when 1t was taken from the
home of MIR. and Mrs. Alton w.
Conrad.
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who was appointed several years
ago by President Truman to the
nom n-salaried job as chairman of
the Loyalty Board, made his re-
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The Federal Spotlight
Tie rederdI SPotI19M
Congress Pressure Seen Risinq
For Stronger Loyalty Proqrom
By Joseph YOUNG

Chairman Seth Richardson Of Federal Loyalty
Review board that developing
far stronger Government eploye loyalty
spiked shoes it."
Richardson lifelong Republican and outstanding attorney
Evening star., 1950-03-14

Senator Malone. Republican. of
Nevada has introduced bill to
abolish the present Federal 10y
atty Review Board. It would es-
tablish a new board to handle all
loyalty cases and would do away
with the various appeal boards in
the individual Federal depart
ments and agencies. The agency
boards now have the right to clear
employees on disloyalty charges.
The Federal Loyalty Review Board
hears the appeals Of employees
convicted by their agencies.
Mr.. Richardson, in defending
the present loyalty program as
having protected the rights" of
Government employees, asserted
that to abolish it would mean
sending them back to the dark
ages as far as their rights are
concerned"
REDUCTION OF PERSONNEL
"A House Appropriations Sub
committee has asked the Budget
Bureau to overhaul the Govern
ment's stating standards in an
attempt to reduce Federal employ
ment.
Both Chairman Thomas of the
subcommittee and Representative
Phillips, Republican, of California
complained at a closed session of
the committee that present Gov
ernment stating standards don't
really do the job of determining
just how many persons the vari-
Gus Government agencies need to
carry out their particular func-
tions.
Appropriations slashes by Con-
gress do not provide the answer,
Mr.. Thomas declared, adding that
this was an "unscientific" ap-
proach. He urged the Budget Bu-
reau to apply more thorough and
rigid stating standards, requiring
all departments and agencies to
give a detailed breakdown of all
their employees and what duties
they perform.
AFTERMATH-It's interesting
to note how the four Senators
from nearby Maryland and Vir-
ginia voted the other day on the
Douglas amendment to reduce
Government employees annual and
sick leave benefits.
Senator Robertson, Democrat,
OF Virginia voted against the move
to rule the amendment in order.
In other words, he was opposed
to the Douglas amendment. Sen
ator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary
land voted in favor Of the Douglas
move.
Senators O'Conor of Maryland
and Byrd of Virginia, both Demo-
Gratis. side-stepped the issue by
not voting.
+ \
INJURY COMPENSATION -
One of President Truman's 81 re-
organization plans sent to Congress
yesterday that greatly affects Fed
eral employees is the plan to trans
fer the Bureau of Employees Com
pensation. now in the Federal
Security Agency, to the Labor De-
partment.
The Bureau handles all injury
compensation claims filed by Gov
ernment workers.
PLATE PRINTERS-Barring a
last-minute change of plans, the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
will hold its apprenticeship plate
printer exam tomorrow, despite
the fact that the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee has asked that it be
postponed.
The bureau has limited the exam
to it's own employees who are vet
Grams. There are Al whites and Al
Negroes in the group. The House
committee wants the exam open to
all veterans in this region and has
approved such a bill to this effect.
The bill would invalidate the re-
suits of tomorrow's exam.
Bureau employees charge they
have been denied promotional op-
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation
River Report.

River Report.
(From U. S. Engineers.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
1T Harpers Ferry.
Humidity
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Files for Governor

Another candidate for Governor
of Maryland appeared on the
scene yesterday. Harry Kemper.
East Baltimore grocer, announced
yesterday he has filed for the
Democratic nomination.
Headquarters for Royden A..
Blunt. Baltimore businessman and
Howard County farmer. whose
candidacy was announced earlier.
said he will file Thursday for the
Republican nomination. It was re-
ported that Mr.. Blunt will have
the backing of Jacob France. Re-
publican national committeeman
from Maryland.-AP.
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COP Leaders to Speak

Minority Leader Martin and
Sen a tor Cain. Republican, of
Washington, will speak at a meet
ing of the Arlington Republican
Club at 8 p. m. tomorrow.
Their talks will be broadcast
over Station WEAM at $3.50 p. m.
The meeting, which will be fol-
lowed by entertainment and dane
ing, will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. T. Broyhill. 1851
North Vermont street, Arlington.
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Falls Church Referendum

Falls Church residents will vote
in November to determine whether
their city attorney should be
elected or appointed.
A provision requiring the refer
endum was added to the new city
charter. as passed by the Virginia
General Assembly last week. At
present. the city attorney is ap-
pointed by the Council. LaRue
Van Meter is the incumbent.
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BE sure to listen at GAS pm.
every Saturday oUer WMAL,
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
neDs and Uie,Ds OF the Gouern-
nent Scene.)
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AS early as 1740, three Maine
regiments were recruited in Amer
lea, assembled in New York under
the command of Gen. Alexander
Spotswood of Virginia and per-
formed valiant service in the West
Indies for the Royal British Navy.
Evening star., 1950-03-14

FURNISHED by United States Coast and
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-03
20 YEARS AGO fir 1TIm EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 3, 1880

making systematic planes and
Nothing heard of Capt E. j. A.
companions Emil Kading and Bob
arrived from Attn the day
Pilot Frank Dorbandt with
mechanic searching the Laird country was
an aircraft Company based at Mayo This
by Walter observer Capt Ance
Ecknann pilot Always kmnng the
oasne Seattle Juneau His search was
for Capt Sam Clerf and Frank
Hatcher they had
been flying regular ship Renahan party last seen
They had joined the search 1or captain
Burke flying plane
Meeting Caroline members of the Business
Club heard Miss Ann Coleman give review
of Ladies Man. new by Rupert Hughes.
Political rivals of the Territorial Gen
both parties expressed the same con-
fidence as to national election
Tane planned meeting of the Home DEM
onstraton Club George Members were
plan study outlined by Mrs Lydia Fohn-
Hansen of week before at general meeting
operating Of the Palace Theatre
the evening yell fire and turn in
an alarm smoke and almost no damage resulted
bu persons left the theatre hastily
became the parents of son. born
St AIMS Hospital father employee OF the Alaska
Juneau Gold Mining Company
low &c. cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-11-03
Friday, November 8, 1850
THE LEGISLATURE, PRO OR ANTI

1t gives us something to think about when an
unprecedented Associated Press writer analyses an
Alaskan legislature and makes his predictions to
whether the Senate and House in 1851 will be pro-
or anti administration.
What kind of Senate will it be-" James Hutche-
asked in his signed Associated Press story in the
Friday Empire pro administration or anti evenly
split?"
Mr.. Hutchinson covered the legislature for the
Associated Press in 1949 and when he writes about
pro- and nti-admnistration, he knows whereof he
speaks He has seen the legislature in operation
Democrats and Republicans alike, we think, will
be glad when the time that party divisions
not drawn along lines of "Cruening anti Gruening
members"
We should elect men to office for their ability to
serve best for Alaska-not because they be ruled
by the administration, because they cannot be.
However, long Governor Gruenng plays
politics to the of attempting to dictate who
will who will not be chosen to for office who
will who will not be nominated in party primaries
as long as he uses his power in pressure politics Ca
power we grant that he has through the of his
office, so long will the and women elected be
pro- or anti administration.
Being anti administration does not mean, neces-
sarily that one is -Gruenng. legislator can
be an independent. He may be in favor of part
" The administration program. He may be a party