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Evening star., 1950-05-19
Appeals Court Backs
Axis Sally Conviction
On Treason Charge
Mildred GiIIors Must
Serve 10 to 80 Years
For Aiding Germany

The treason conviction Of Mil
dred E. (Axis Sally Gillars, 4s,
today was upheld by the United
States Court Of Appeals.
In a 27-page opinion written by
Judge Charles Fahy for the unani-
nous tribunal. including Judges
Bennett Champ Clark and Wilbur
K. Miller, the court tersely con-
cluded I'VE find no reversible
error" in the case.
Miss Gillars. a native born
American citizen who, was con-
victed in District Court in March,
1949, of committing one overt act
OF treason for Germany in 1914,
now must serve a 10-to-3O year
prison term imposed by Judge
Edward M. Curran. She was also
fined $4,000.
Defense Contentious Denied.
The appeals bench disposed of
the appellants claims in a STEP
by-step process necessitating di-
vision OF its written opinion into
more than a dozen sections. It
denied contention raised by De-
tense Counsel James j. Laughlin
that she was not given q fair trial.
that she was forced to broadcast
for the Nazis and that District
Court had erred in conducting the
trial.
The court also overruled a con-
tention that the Federal Govern
ment lacked jurisdiction in Miss
Glllars' case since she previously
had been arrested in Germany on
similar charges and later freed.
The court brushed aside de-
fense arguments that treason
could not be committed by an
American citizen living in enemy
territory during wartime. Miss
Gillars' attorneys had stressed the
contention that she was forced.
because of threats, to make the
Berlin broadcasts for which she
was convicted.>
The court reviewed some of the
evidence presented against Miss
(See AXIS SALLY. Page A-l6.)
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Last year the rule was rewritten
TO apply also to the preliminary
motion to take up q bill. Ona
other important change was made.
The rule now requires two-thirds
OF the entire membership, or "a.
The old rule enabled two-thirds
OF those present and voting TO
invoke cloture.
Reluctant to Halt Debate
Even the old rule seldom polled
two-thirds of those present be-
cause Of the inherent reluctance
OF the Senate to give UP the prin-
ciple of unlimited debate.
Under the new rule an absentee
Is. in effect. a vote against
cloture. because the advocates Of
closing debate must have 64 affir.
mative votes. Today there are ex.
pecteo to be a dozen absentees.
For this reason. Senator Lucas
may keep his FEPC motion before
the Senate and make another try
Ior cloture next week. Experience
mas shown, however, that IL is
dlfhcult to Ak a time when all
Senators are present.
For all practical purposes. tn.
vote today is likely to end the
civil rights battle for this session
If cloture fails it probably will
produce political charges and
countercharges during the an
pfoacning congressional election.
II cloture fails Democrats wiIi
claim that the new rule. adopted
last year was Of Republican origin
ana does not work. Republican,
expect to produce a larger Der
centage OF their Senate member.
snip Tor cloture than the Dem.
ocrats will keep in line. II thcv
succeed they will argue that Dem.
ocrats let cloture down,
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British Zone of Reich
ICurbs Soviet Mission
by the Associoted Press

BONN. Germany. May 19.-
British authorities today ordered
movements Of the Russian mill
tary mission In the British zone
severely restricted.
The chief of the Russian mis-
sion, Col. Stepanov, was sum-
moned to British Army headquar-
ters at Bad Oeynhausen this
morning to be informed Of the
restrictions.
A British spokesman said Step
anov was told he and his staff
would in future be confined to
the route between Bad salzufien
and Helmstedt.
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methods dramatized by the rescue
of woman from the Niagara
River earlier in the week.
For the first time in the his
tory of the game. which is staged
yearly by The Star to raise money
for its summer camp fund, a bona
f1de Senator will be in the lineup.
He is Senator Cain. Republican,
Of Washington, who is listed
as a pitcher. Senator Cain
got in some training during
a recent batting practice of the
Washington. or baseball playing
Senators. Members of the Wash
ington American League team re-
served comment on the Senator'S S
pitching abilities.
The Democrats, not to be out
done. have called on a Repre-
(See BALL GAME. Page A-16)
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Gen. Van Fleet Nominated
10 Command Second Army

President Truman today NOM
mated 1t. Gen. James Award Van
Fleet to command the I'd Army
at Fort Meade. Md.
Gen. Van Fleet. 58. who COM
manded troops in the European
theater in World War II. will sue
coed 1t. Gen. Leonard c. Gerow.
Gen. Van Fleet now Is serving as
director Of the United States mil
itary advisory and planning group
in Greece.
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By ]. A. O'LeaN

A vote that will probably put
of action on the Fair Employ
ment Practices bill for another
year will be taken in the Senate
early this afternoon.
1t will be the first test of the
Senate's new rule for breaking
fllibusters. and most observers
agree it will fail in this case. 1t
requires 81 votes to put it into
effect. and even administration
sources conceded they may not
get more than So.
The vote will not be on the
merits Of FEPC but merely on a
cloture petition to shut of debate.
so that the bill could be taken
up. Majority Leader Lucas Of
Illinois made the first move nearly
two weeks ago to get the measure
before the Senate, but 1t encoun-
tered the usual determined OPP
position from Southern Demo-
Gratis. who contend civil rights
are State problem.
Quiet Filibuster.
This has been the mildest fili-
buster the Senate has gone
through in recent years. Part Of
the time was taken up with Gov
ernment reorganization plans,
which have the right of way under
the law. and there have been few
marathon speeches.
The Southerners left no doubt
in any ones mind. however, that
they were prepared to talk around
the clock. If necessary. and Sem
ator Lucas decided to try the only
weapon at hand tthe cloture rulep
to find out whether he has any
chance Of getting action on FEPC.
For more than 80 years the
Senate has had q cloture rule, but
until this year 1t was held to be
in order only to shut of debate
after a bill was taken up formally.
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Vondenberg Returns
To Vote on CIoture:
Senators Applaud

The Senate stood up and
applauded the return to the
floor today Of Senator Van
denburg, Republican, Of Mich
igan. after an absence OF sew
eral months. He has been i'll.
The unusual tribute TO the
Republican leader of biparti-
san foreign policy came after
Vice President Barkley well
coined him back.
The Michigan Senator re-
turned in time to vote on the
cloture petition for the fair
employment practice bill. but
does not plan to resume a full
schedule Immediately.
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Presbyterians Reveal
Plans for 81 Million
Center in District
National Church Location
At Connecticut and /
To Be Site, EIson Says
Ry Casnnr Names
By Cospor Names
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CINCINNATI. May ia new
Presbyterian Church center, to
cost between $3.50, 900 and 81 mill
lion, will be built on the present
property Of the National Presby-
terian Church, Connecticut ave-
nue. and N street NV, Washing
ton. the Rev. DR.. Edward L. r.
Elson. minister of the church, an
nounced here. today.
DR.. ElSon told the 162nd Gen
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A., that tenn
porary plans call for building a
10-story structure. providing
Washington laws permit. on the
ground next to the church. This
means the present church house
facing Connecticut avenue will be
torn down and that other church
property will be utilized.
During the report of the ad-
visory council of the National
Presbyterian Church, DR.. Elson
said definite plans would be ready
by the end of this year and that
(Sae pPECpvTEpT Dr. Al,
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Strong Quoke Recorded

CLEVELAND. May 10 R.-A
strong earthquake was recorded
at s:5s EST) o'clock last night
on the John Carroll University
seismograph. The school esti.
mated its distance from Cleye-
land at S,loo miles, in q westerly
direction. That would place it
roughly in the Solomon Islands
IN the Pacific The quake con-
tinued to register for two and .
half hours.
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Picture OF Victims OF Holdvp Beside Sofe
at Tovern. Page A.l6
Prince Georges County. was awak-
ened about 4 am. by the barking
Of his boxer dog, LENA.
A moment later a gun was
pointed at Mr.. Longcope. who was
sleeping in a back room and he
was commanded to turn over or
his stomach.
$400 Taken From Wallets.
Simultaneously, in another bach
room. a similar scene was beine
enacted with MIR. Longcope's
father : in law. Wilhelm Sigis-
mund. 80.
The gunman holding up Mr.
Longcope took a wallet contain
ing 5000. The other man, in
Mr.. Sigismund's room, found a
wallet containing $100. Then he
commanded the older man to 60
into the bedroom with Mr.. Long
cope, and also lie face down on
the bed.
That's not all you have" one
OF the gunmen said to Mr.. Long
cope. where are your keys?"
Unable to Open Cash Register.
One of the men then went to a
flling cabinet in the room and
opened it with a key. Under "W"
he found a wallet containing ST.
769.
While the holdup was in prog
ress, Mr.. Longcope said he heard
the voices of three other men in
the front Of the place. giving him
the impression that at least five
men were involved.
One of them tried to open a
cash register with the keys, but
was unsuccessful.
Then Mr.. Longcope was ordered
out Of bed and blindfolded. He
was led to the front and ordered
to open the cash register. The
blindfold was removed while the
men stood where they could not
be observed. Mr.. ,Longcope was
unable to open the register, which
had iammed.
He then was blindfolded again
with q towel, and led back to the
bedroom.
After the men had gone, it was
learned that they also had
knocked the knob and dial off a
safe, but had not opened it.
The badits obviously were ia
miliar with the place. They
called Mr.. Longscope and Mr..
Sigismund by their nicknames of
Jimmy and Pop.
Mr.. LongScope later picked out
a picture from Washington po-
lice rogue's gallery and identified
him as one of the bandits.
Mr.. Sigismund recalled that
four men robbed the tavern two
years ago. tieing him up with |
towels. Their loot consisted only
Of foodstuff.
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manent improvements be cut Is
per cent and said it did so because
Of the belief that building costs
had been reduced. Also, it urged
that some worthy projects be de-
layed. to another year.
The committee figured this
would permit the District to close
the 1851 fiscal year with surpluses
totaling about $8.l73,000. as
against $1,976.0 900 under the pro-
gram proposed last January by
President Truman and the Dis
trict Commissioners.
The deeper cushion suggested
for 1851 was in keeping with the
House budgeteers' plans for a
stepup In 1852 in outlays for cap
ital improvements, especially for
schools and welfare institutions.
Some cutbacks for the coming
fiscal year therefore were neces-
sary, it said, to make possible ad-
vances in the following year.
Increase of S9,721,0OO.
AS reported to the House, the
District supply bill shows an in
crease of $9.721, 900 above ap-
preparations made for the District
so far in the current fiscal year.
But the difference will be cut
down by supplemental and de-
ficiency items now awaiting con-
gressional action.
An unusually critical eye was
trained on details of the opera
tions of the city government. as
the House Committee adopted
recommendations of its District
Subcommittee. headed by Repre-
sentative Bates, Democrat. Of
Kentucky. No less than eight
orders were given to the Commis-
sioners to study and report on
various problems, ranging all the
way from the assignment of Dis
trict autos for the personal use of
city officials to a call for boost
in District rents at its markets and
at the fish wharf.
A couple of other directives
were added for good measure, and
in some cases reports were re-
quired to be filed not later than
next January.
School Requests Granted.
On the positive side of the is
sues, the House Committee:
l. Granted most of the budget
requests for school building ex-
pansion, although it made some
cuts here and there. 1t approved
funds for nine building projects
in addition to continuation of the
construction of the new Springarn
High School and for the pur-
chase of five school sites, some
In Southeast Washington.
2. In a new departure, it or
dered study of ways to put the
financing of school athletic con-
tests on a sounder basis, either
through control of gate receipts
or by use of appropriations, or
both. It also granted a fund of
$4,000 for the provision of long
absent athletic equipment for the
use of senior high schools. And,
on the teaching phase of the prob
lem, it recommended funds to hire
88 additional teachers in the COL
ored divisions, Is above the budget
request.
8. Approved proposals for funds
to begin the construction of a
children's welfare center on Dis
trict-owned property near Laurel,
Md, to be used to replace some of
the out-worn and obsolete well
fare institutions in the District.
The first money grants would be
used for provision of utility serv-
ices and for plans for a new home
at Laurel for the Industrial Home
School for Children.
4. Provided for modernization
Of part of the Home for Aged and
(C0ntjnued m pooa A No1 AZ
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D. 6. Budget Cut $6.3 Million;
Committee OKs $112,840,340
Deficiency Payroll Funds Voted
ST Million Allowed
For District and
Federal Workers

Acting to prevent payless pay
days for District and Federal en-
ployes, the House Appropriations
Committee today approved de-
flciency funds totaling more than
ST. million to meet payrolls. This
includes $6,63S.40O for District
workers paychecks.
1t was the first big deficiency
bill to meet expenses for the rest
of this fiscal year ending June
80. The House may act on the
measure next week.
All District Government workers
except three Municipal Court of
Appeals judges will be paid next
Tuesday, under a system of trans
ferring District funds to personnel
obligations. But unless the pay
roll money becomes available be-
fore June 6, about $4,000 District
employees will miss that pay day.
Action to Pay Salaries.
To forestall this, the committee
took action to prevent any payless
pay days between now and the
enactment of the deficiency bill.
1t approved and sent to the
floor for action probably this
afternoon a joint resolution to
assure payment of salaries.
The Appropriations Committee
slashed funds asked for operation
of District Municipal Court and
eliminated a $4,000 item to set
up civil defense planning pro-
gram here.
Added to District items, how
ever. was 100000 for preparation
of a revised code of laws.
The bill carries total of
$7.020,882.94 for the District
City officials had requested ST.
273,033, but some savings had
been made since that time, es-
pecially by the Board of Public
Welfare, which reduced the actual
overall city requests.
OF the total of $634. .632 "a
sought for various agencies, ex-
elusive of the payroll money. the
committee allowed $685., ,582.94.
Municipal Court Funds Cut.
During the executive hearings,
disclosed for the first time today,
Chairman Bates of the District
Appropriations Committee reiter-
ated his opposition to local def
cheney requests but District Off
cials insisted that these could
not be avoided.
The civil defense sum was elm
mated, the committee said, be-
cause there is no legal authority
for such work and the legislative
committees have not been con-
suited as to it's advisability."
Municipal Court requests
amounting to $142,400 were cut
to $32,400. The approved money
will provide pay for three new
judges, clerk for each judge
and compensation for jurors in
the amount of $4,000.
The Board of Public Welfare
received virtually all of the funds
it requested. This apparently will
prevent any further cuts to wards
of the city receiving public as
sistance.
Explaining its action on public
welfare funds, the committee said
that savings had been made in
fuel and provisions at various in
stitutions, as we'll as in the actual
payment for boys committee to
the National Training School for
Boys.
The committee struck out $15,-
900 requested for razing structures
owned by the city. 1t said the work
should be postponed until next
year.
Other cuts were made in the
city's requests were:
Reduction from $20,500 to $19,-
fSee nEFTCTENCv PAGE A-41
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Senate Refuses,
52-32, toCut0 OFF
FEPC Debate
Lucos Will Try Again
Next Week to Brine
Bill Before Senate
BuLLEIlN

An effort to get the fair en-
ployment practice bill before
the Senate by invoking the new
anti-fllibuSter rule failed today.
The vote was So to 80 in favor
OF closing debate. but 81 votes
were required. Majority Leader
Lucas Of Illinois announced he
will try again next week, when
some Of those absent today re-
turn.
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Contract Authority
Reduction of 1879
Also Proposed
By Don S. Worren

An economy-minded House Ap-
preparations Committee today
slaShed the Districts 1851 spend
ing bill by more than $6.3 million
or about SO per cent, while rec
ommending an outlay of $112.-
$40, ,340-still the city's biggest
budget.
The committee also proposed
that contract authority for per-
Evening star., 1950-05-19
Gunmen Get $3.50
AT Maryland Tavern,
Fail 10 Crack Safe
Owner of Tick Tock
And Relative Routed
From Their Beds

Robbers broke into the Tick
Took Tavern at University lane
and Riggs road today. and made
off with $2.169 in an apparently
well-planned operation.
walter Jimmy" Longcope,
owner Of the popular night spot in
Evening star., 1950-05-19

North Atlantic treaty has been "a
positive influence for peace beyond
the North Atlantic area" He
issued a statement before board
ing the liner Brittanic at Liver
pool for the return trip from the
historic North Atlantic treaty
Foreign Ministers meetings here
The American Secretary, review
ing the achievements in Big Three
and 12-nation talks of the past 10
days. called for hard and constant
work and the closest kind of CO.
operation in all the fields of ma
tional and international life"
Influence Felt in Wide Area.
Mr.. Acheson said the North At
lantic Council had provided
means for perfecting the common
defense as a deterrent to aggres-
sion in order that peace may be
more secure" The treaty already
he said. has made its influence
felt over a wide area, particularly
in encouraging developments In
Greece, Iran and Turkey. areas
whose security, Mr.. AcheSon said
'Is a matter of special concern. ~
Celebrating on their agreement
on Austria reached here. Britain
France and the United States
announced they would replace
military governors in their occu-
patton zones with civilian high
commissioners who will double al
diplomatic representatives of their
countries in Austria.
An American spokesman said
the Austrian decisions reached by
Mr.. Acheson. British Foreign Sec
|retary Bevin and French Foreign
Minister Schuman were not to be
considered a substitute for a final
independence treaty. But West
ern diplomats feel the Russians
are not likely to agree in the near
future on Austria.
While four-power treaties pre-
vent conclusion of a separate
treaty with Austria, the foreign
ministers felt they could give al
most all the trimmings of freedom
within the framework of existing
agreements with the Russians.
These would consist of limiting
the powers of the military courts
in the Western zones and the
strengthening of Austrian govern
ment authority.
Withdrawal Urged.
The Western decision will pro-
duce in Austria a situation similar
to that in Germany, where civilian
high commissioners replaced mill
tary governors about a year ago
in the Western zones.
At that time John ]. McCloy re-
placed Gen. Lucius D. Clay as oc-
cupation administrator for Ger
many, and Britain and France
made similar changes. In Austria,
1t. Gen. Godfrey Keyes has been
American occupation commander
since May, 1947.
Austria has been pressing for
full withdrawal of occupation
troops and much broader powers
for her own government. Russia
has rejected her appeal in full,
but the Western powers have
agreed to give it consideration.
The Nation, which was absorbed
(See MINISTERS. Page Ala,
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TobIe Comparing Appropriations for D. c.
Agencies Under Budget. Page Al
b. c. Budget Will Include Athletic Sup
plies for First Time. Page B-I
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Bulletins
Sesqui Inquiry Ordered

The House Appropriations
Committee today ordered an
immediate investigation of the
commitments of the National
Capital Sesquicentennial Com
mission to find whether any
funds could be returned to the
Treasury. The action was taken
at the request of Representative
Garfield, Republican, of New
Jersey, who suggested in remarks
to the committee that the Free
dom Fair has been abandoned.
Earlier Story on Page BID
u. S. Hits Chinese Reds
The State Department raped
the Chinese Communists today
for "unreasonably" holding two
American airmen Is months.
Undersecretary of State Webb
detailed American and British
efforts to free Navy Chief Petty
Officer William C. Smith and
Marine M/Sergt. Elmer C. Ben
der. Smith and Bender arrived
in Long Beach, Calf, today
from Hawaii and received a tu-
multuOuS welcome.
Moher Resigns
Daniel b. Maher, special as
sistant corporation counsel,
submitted his resignation today
to Commissioner John Russell
Young, to become effective June
Is. MIR. Maher said he would
devote his time to private law
practice.
Evening star., 1950-05-19

made. the pet win be known as
Igloo II.
And with both his hotel and the
Navy Department frowning on
dogs on their premises, Admiral
Byrd hopes the owner viii show
up soon.
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Picture Of Victims Of HoIdvp Beside Sofe
at Toyern. Page A.l6
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West 10 Remove
|Curbs on Austria
Acheson Halls Result
Of Foreign Ministers
Sessions in London
By the Associufed Press

LONDON, May 19.-The West
ern Big Three announced today
there is no hope in the immediate
future for Russian agreement to
an Austrian independence treaty.
They set in motion plans to lift
most occupation controls in the
Western zones of Austria.
At the same time Secretary of
State Acheson declared that the
Text Of Acheson Statement in Britoin.
Pose Az
Trumon Indorses Plan to Pool French ond
German Steel and Goal. Pose A-6
Atomic Defense Plan to Bring Sharp
Rise in u. S. MiIitory Budget. Page A-3
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Continued on Page A-4. Col. A.
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(see MINISTER'S, Page A-16.)
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(see AXIS SALLY. Page A-1eo
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(see BALL GAME, Page A-1s.)
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(See PRESBYTERIANs, Pg. A-3.)
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tsee DEFICIENCY, Page A-4J
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