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Evening star., 1951-01-12
'Disperse, Lusk Cries.
To Make Way for
'Co-ordinators'

Rufus S. Lusk. self styled cru
sader against Government bu-
reaucracy, has whipped IN &c
own program for dispersal Of
Government agencies. oaseo on
his theory that "the main thing
in war is to get the directives
out"
Mr.. Lusk, addressing the Cos
mopolitan Club in the Carlton
Hotel yesterday. burlesqued the
National Capitol Park and Plan
ming Commissions program for
dispensing the Federal Govern
ment into Maryland and Vir-
ginia. He offered his own
''Lusk's Dispersed Persons Plan"
to the Government "for nothing -
Mr.. Lusk, a real estate man
who is president of the Washing
ton Taxpayers Association. con-
templates moving $4,000 workers
from the Pentagon to separate
Army. Navy and Air Force agen-
cies in Maryland and Virginia
"ard then moving about $4,000
in to coordinate the activities of
those who moved out"
Left in Washington, he ex-
planned. would be the "co-ordina-
ton and control agency" headed
by a new official to be known as
"Co-ordinator of Co. -ordinators."
Mr.. Lusk defines a Government
co-ordinator "as one who can
take an administrative situation,
or in other words an utter mess.
at 6 pm. and resolve it by 8
o'clock the next morning into Or
ganized chaos"
The real heart of Mr.. Lusk s
plan would be the "Criteria, De-
partment," which would draw up
the criteria. forms. directives.
questionnaires, etc.
America" he said. sis divided
into two classes of people-form-
makers-out and form-fillers-in."
The Criteria Department would
be in Southern Maryland and
would be connected by a 90-inile-
conveyor belt. costing a few bill
lion dollars or so." to the "Dupli-
eating Department" in Virginia,
which would print. type and
mimeograph the various direc-
tiveS.
Those two departments have
to be far apart" he said. "be-
cause if they were both knocked
out at once. we would lose the
war"
Between the Duplicating De
partment and Washington would
be a motorcycle pool with 10000
motorcycles revved up night and
day ready to carry the directives
at all times" For emergencies. a
helicopter. a dog sled and an
Indian smoke signaler would be
available to relay the directives.
In addition. the Air Force would
have a feet Of carrier pigeons.
Non-Government people would
not be dispersed under the Lusk
plan. "Yon are taxpayers" he
told the luncheon guests, 'you
are expendable!'4- - So
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annual appropriation of $4o0 ,00o
a year. which would permit the
commission to hire enough in
vestigators and administrative
help to do the job.
"Will Pay for ITSELF"
Mr.. Rees said this expenditure
"will pay for itself a thousand
times over during the first year
Of its operation"
The commission would keep
Congress advised at all times with
respect to Government admin
istrative and personnel practices
and all other phases of Federal
operations.
1t would be empowered to con-
duct studies and Investigations on
all non-essential Federal expendi-
lures. overlapping and duplication
of Federal functions and activi-
ties, excessive numbers of Govern
ment personnel, procurement and
disposal Of Government property.
Federal personnel and administra-
tive practices, exercise of unlawful
authority by Federal agencies and
specific problems on Government
operation that are raised from
time to time by any member of
Congress.
Praises Citizens Report.
Mr.. Rees praised the Citizens
Committee for the Hoover Report,
which is working to have the pro-
posals of the original Hoover
Commission carried out, but he
declared:
Their activities are restricted
and unofficial, and the Congress
cannot require the Citizens Com,
mittee to engage in additional
studies. even though such work is
clearly necessary"
The Rees measure appears to
have considerable support in the
new Congress. Initial reaction
was favorable.
Mr.. Rees said his bill would
provide an "up-to-date, modern
and effective method of prevent
ing waste. eliminating useless ex-
penditures. and securing a sue
cessful and efficient Government
in this period of national crisis"
Congress has never been
equipped to point out adequately
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plea forMaiI Rate Rise
Slated 10 Be Renewed
BY the Associcied Press

The Post Office Department is
due to go before Congress shortly
to renew its plea for higher mail
rates to help offset an estimated
$3.50 million deficit for this year
Capitol Hill sources, who asked
not to be named. said today Pres
ident. Truman probably will raise
the half billion dollar postal def
cit question in his budget mes
sage to Congress on Monday.
There was no advance indica-
ton of the amount of additional
postal revenue to be recommend
ed, but it was assumed it would
not be less than the $253 million
proposed to the last Congress.
Latest available figures indicate
that the postofice is running a
deficit. in almost all it's services
except. first-class letter mail.
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Pace Says Pearson Quoted
Classified Army.Messoges

Army Secretary Pace said today
that Columnist Drew Pearson S
December 80 column contained
quoted excerpts from classified
messages" and that the Army was
Investigating the matter.
He revealed this in letter to
Senator Mccarthy, Republican. of
Wisconsin, who had written him
with reference to the column.
which purported to contain a
number of verbatim messages
from Gen. MacArthur's head
quarters to the Pentagon.
The Secretary wrote than an
investigation was instituted by the
Army Immediately after publica-
ton of the column, and that the
Senator's January letter had
been referred to those conducting
the inquiry.
No Security Violation.
Mr.. Pace said it had been estab-
llshed that ''in this instance
cryptographic security has not
been violated, however"
The Army did not give Mr.
Pearson permission to publish the
secret military messages nor any
other classified material, the Sec
retary wrote, nor have any mes
sages from Gen. Macarthur beer
given to any newsmen by the
department.
The Senator had asked if the
person who handed Pearson the
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Final u. n. Peace Bid
To Chinese Reds Due
For Action Today
BY The Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 12.-The
United Nations drove toward q
vote today on final peace bid to
Communist China, Offering q
political conference on Far East.
ern problems in return for a cease
fire in Korea.
The United States accepted the
plan Russia, in what seemed to
be stall for time. expressed COOL
ness toward it.
Non-Communist spokesmen made
1t plain that if Peiping rejects this
offer, the Reds can expect nc
further overtures and the war will
go on.
Diplomats here held little hope
that China's Communists would
agree to the proposals. They felt
however, the effort was worth
while if only as a demonstration
that the U. N. had explored the
last possible avenue to peace.
Resolution Due Today.
The f1ve-point plan. drafted by
cease-fire commission members,
Nasrollah Entezam of Iran, Sir
Bengal N. Rau of India and
Canada's Lester B. Pearson, will
be put before the 60-nation Po-
litical Committee in a resolution
this afternoon.
Sponsors hoped for a vote about
s pm. EST. General Assembly
approval of the resolution also
could come today, since the AS
sembly can be called merely by
adjourning the committee. then
convening its parent body in the
same room.
Announcement of the plan yes
terday brought from Soviet Dele
gate Jacob A. Malik the charge
that it was an ultimatum. Mr..
Malik, however, did not COM
pletely close the door. He said
he needed more time to study the
proposals.
New Plan Outlined.
The new plan outlined these
points:
/. An immediate cease fire
with safeguards "insuring that it
will not be used as screen for
mounting a new offensive"
2. Following a cease-fire, con-
sideration of further steps for the
restoration of peace.
8. All non-Korean forces to be
withdrawn in stages from Korea.
Arrangements for the Korean
people to freely choose their fu-
ture government.
4. Appropriate interim arrange
ments for the administration of
Korea pending the establishment
of the new Korean government.
S. Immediately following the
cease-flre agreement, a U. N
sponsored conference on Far
Eastern problems, including those
of Formosa and of China's repre-
sentation In the U. N. Britain,
the United States, Russia and
Communist China would be in
vited to the conference.
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Unauthorized Work Starts

Work on the Negro branch Of
the University of Maryland al
Princess Anne has started, al
though the responsible State
agency claims it has not yet given
formal approval.
The Board of Public Works last
week refused to authorize an agri-
cultural building and Gov. Nc.
Keldin has expressed agreement
with this policy since he took
Office Wednesday.
But Charles E. BrohaWn. Cam.
bridge contractor. says he already
has done about $4,000 worth o1
work and referred questioners tt
DR.. H. C. Byrd, university presi-
dent. DR.. Byrd said no one at the
university had given the 60
|ahead,-AP,
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tourist court where she was ar
rested.
Reporters were not admitted te
the closed-court session yesterday
but Judge Brown said afterwards
that the woman had testified thai
she had separated from her nus.
band and came to the Washington
area about six weeks ago "to start
a new life" She met the boy
while both were employed at
Washington drugstore.
Mrs. Coffey said she didn't real
ize the boys age, according tt
the judge. The boy had beer
living with relatives in Arlington
after coming here from New York
Judge Brown said that Mrs
Coffey was arrested on complaint
of 1t. Jack Cullins, county juve-
nile officer who had questioned the
boy regarding theft of material
from a watchman's shack at the
Arlington County dump.
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Arlington Judge May Get
AppeaIs Court Office

Judge Walter T. Mccarthy o1
Arlington Circuit Court is being
mentioned as a possible successor
to Associate Justice Abram P
Staples of the Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals, who resigned
because of i'll health.
The Arlington jurist was widely
indorsed for the Office nearly foul
years ago when Justice Staples
received the appointment. Justice
Staples, i'll nearly year, has beer
unable to perform his court duties
since April.
Other possible successors men,
toned include Representative
Harrison. Democrat, Of Virginia
State Attorney General j. Lindsay
Almond. jr. (former member OF
the House) and Frank Tavenner
jr. of Woodstock, special investi-
gator for the House Un-Americar
Activities Committee.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
| Senate G. 0. P. Clears
Tobey for Committee
On Foreign Relations
BY J. A. O'LeoY

The Senate Republican confer
ence today ratified appointment
of Senator Tobey of New Hamp-
shire to the Foreign Relations
Committee, and honored Senator
Dirksen of Illinois with the CHAIR
manship Of the 1852 Senatorial
Campaign Committee.
The Tobey appointment will
help the administration because
he has been consistent supporter
Of Bipartisan foreign policy.
Senator Bridges Of New Hamp-
shire had been named to head the
1852 campaign group earlier this
week. but resigned yesterday.
Chairman Millikin of the Repub-
lican Conference said the heavy
burden of his work as ranking
Republican on Appropriations and
Armed Services prompted Sena-
tor Bridges resignation. AL
though Mr.. Dirksen is a freshman
Senator. he is well known to
Republicans throughout the coun-
try because of his long service In
the House.
Governed by Seniority.
Senators Morse of Oregon.
Aiken of Vermont and Brewster
of Maine all had their eyes on
the coveted Foreign Relations
post. The seniority rule deter
mined the choice. Senator Tobey
said he would have stepped aside
for Senator Aiken if Senator
Brewster had done the same.
When that did not happen Sen
ator Tobey gave up his place at
the top Of the Banking Commit
tee to take Foreign Relations.
Senator Bridges has more senior
ity than Mr.. Tobey, but appar-
emily preferred his present impor-
tant spots on Appropriations and
Armed Services.
Senator Millikin announced that
withdrawal Of some older Sen
ators made it possible to give
every new member a place on q
major committee. Other new as
signments announced by the Re-
publicans:
Agriculture-Mundt Of South
Dakota.
Appropriations-Thye Of Min
nesota, Ecton of Montana, and
Mccarthy Of Wisconsin.
Armed Services-Flanders Of
Vermont, who gave up Banking.
Banking-Schoeppel Of Kansas,
Dirksen, and Bennett of Utah.
Dworshak Replaces Ives.
Expenditures - Dworshak Of
Idaho in place of Senator Ives Of
New York.
Finance - Williams Of Della
ware.
Interstate and Foreign Com
merce-Kim Of Missouri.
judiciary - Watkins Of Utah,
and Hendrickson of New Jersey.
Labor and Welfare-Ives, and
Nixon of California.
Post Office and Civil Service
Carlson of Kansas, Dirksen, We'll
ker Of Idaho, and Butler Of
Maryland.
Public Works-Dworshak, Carl.
son, and Case Of South Dakota.
Rules-Flanders and Margaret
Chase Smith of Maine.
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in detail. and with particularly
whereby a more effective Govern
ment service could be maintained
at less cost to the taxpayers"
Mr.. Rees declared.
He added that the deficit for
the present fiscal year would be
almost $25 billion and called at
tenLion to the fact that non
military expenditures have tripled
since 1916.
The bill would require the COM
mission to make an annual report
to Congress as we'll as other re-
ports which might be necessary
from time to time. In addition,
it would undertake any special
Investigations ordered by Congress.
y X II II
OVERTIME PAY Chairman
Johnston of the Senate Civil
Service Committee has sponsored
a bill providing for time -and-one-
half overtime payment on the
first $4,000 salary for Federal en-
ployes required to work overtime.
At present only employees earn
ing up to $4,000 year get time
and-a-half payment for overtime
work. with the overtime rate de-
creasing from that point on as
the pay scale rises. Some Fed
eral employees actually get less
money for working overtime than
they do for their regular work
periods.
Senator Johnston's measure
would give time-and-a-ha over
time payment on the first $4,000
earned by all Federal workers.
This means that employees earn
ing over $1,000 a year would get
time-and-a- half on the first
$4,000 Of their salary whenever
they are required to work over
time.
Meanwhile, the Executive Coun-
Gil Of the National Federation of
Federal Employees has urged Con-
gress to take action at this ses-
sion to provide "true overtime"
for Federal employees. The coun-
Gil declared that the Government
has accepted the principle of
time-and-a- half overtime for pri-
vate industry workers but has
never accorded the same benefits
to its own employees.
X X X
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Joseph
Winslow. the Budget Bureaus
flight official on Federal per-
sonnel matters. is passing out
cigars again. He became the IA
ther of a baby girl this week. the
Winslows' fifth child. Larry
Wainwright has been reelected
president of Army Air Base Lodge
No. 967, AFL American Fedora
tion of Government Employees
Mr.. Wainwright is also a national
AFGE vice. president. Others
elected were John Crist, Calvin C.
Ferrel and John Wolfgang, vice
presidents: Mrs. Florence Mayo.
secretary-treasurer, and r. E.
Walker, sergeant at arms.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Illegal Surgery Case
AGAINST Dr., Peckhanl
Turned Over 10 Jury

A District Court jury of eight
men and four women began de-
liberating today in the abortion
trial of DR.. Henry L. Peckham.
jr., 42-year-old physician.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's gave
final instructions and sent the
case to the jury shortly before II
am. The jury recessed for lunch
at 1890 and was scheduled tc
resume deliberations at 1870.
DR.. Peckham was tried on
charges that he performed an
abortion last July on a 30-year-
old former WAC.
The trial took an unusual turn
yesterday when the final argu-
ment was begun by Assistant
United States Attorney Arthur j.
Mclaughlin while both the de-
fendant and Defense Attorney
Dorsey K. Offutt were absent
temporarily. Associate Defense
Attorney Joseph A. McMenamin,
however. was present during the
entire procedure.
DR.. Peckham and Mr.. Offutt
hurried into the courtroom sew
eral minutes after Mr.. Nc
Laughlin began addressing the
jury. -
whats happened?" asked Mr..
Offutt. who then hurriedly ex-
planned he had been i'll before
court started yesterday morning
and had to see a doctor.
"Will you please sit down.
Judge Let's commanded, after ex-
planning that final arguments had
begun. -
Mr.. Mclaughlin urged the jury
to be guided by evidence in the
case and to find DR.. Peckham
guilty as charged"
Attorney Offutt contended the
physician had done nothing to
bring about miscarriage, but that
the former WAC herself had
caused 1t.
Mr.. Offutt further contended
she testified against DR.. Peckham,
after having been threatened with
jail unless she revealed the per-
son who had treated her.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Bucteriu Cuuse PIeurisy

CHICAGO.-Pleurisy is caused
by bacteria, frequently of the tu-
bercular variety. 1t is an in
fammation of the pleura, the
double membranes surrounding
the lungs. In moist pleurisy the
pleural cavity is filled by liquic
from an abnormal secretion of the
membranes,
Evening star., 1951-01-12

est 26 to 80 tonight. Tomorrow
cloudy, some rain southwest por-
ton spreading over east and north
portions in afternoon or night.
High tomorrow 40 to As.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
this morning, IS miles per hour;
direction. northwest.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, January 12-17.
Occasional rain over the week
end and again Tuesday or
Wednesday, total amount around
half inch. Temperature will
average about degrees above
Evening star., 1951-01-12

SelecCeQ Dy LNe
House and Sen
ate majority
and minority
leaders and the
Speaker Of the
House. Each
commissi o n er
would receive
$12.500 a year.
The commits
sioners would
not be men,
bers of Con-
greSS.
The hill would
Evening star., 1951-01-12

District Of Columbia - Mostly
sunny. high around As this after
noon. Some cloudiness tonight,
low about 80 in city and % in
suburbs. Tomorrow increasing
cloudiness followed by some rain
In afternoon or night.
Maryland-Some cloudiness to-
night, lowest in middle or upper
20s. Tomorrow mostly cloudy
highest 40 to As, probably fol-
lowed by some rain in afternoon
or night possibly mixed with snow
in mountains.
Virginia-Some cloudiness, low
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Big Saving Expected
If North Virginia Uses
ID. {. Disposal Plant
By james BirchfieId

An engineers study of nearby
Virginia's sewage disposal prob
lens is expected to reveal that the
Old Dominion communities will
make substantial savings by using
the District disposal plant at Blue
Plains.
This was indicated last night
Fby Robert w. Cox, Arlington
County Board member and chair
man of an interim committee to
study the Virginia sewage prob
lens. Mr.. Cox was member of
a panel discussing disposal prob
lens at the winter meeting of the
Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin in Alexan-
dria.
While Mr.. Cox gave no esti-
mates of possible savings, he said
the committees recommendations
for an engineer study of Virginia S
disposal problems was based on
the belief that savings would be
made.
Other sanitary engineers, how
ever. have estimated that the
Virginia communities might save
up to $4,000 a year in operating
costs by an arrangement with the
District to treat their sewage.
Mr.. Cox said the committee has
no desire to delay the program of
pollution abatement in the Wash
ington Metropolitan Area. He
said that. while the easiest and
quickest" thing to do would be
for each community to go through
with its own disposal program,
that might not be the quickest
long-range solution"
"a study will require only 80
days. Mr.. Cox said. land will cost
approximately $35 900. That
seems a small sum to insure that
we are right in spending $40
million"
i Must Study Every Phase.
Alexandria City Manager W.
Guy Ancell said government Off
cials Of the Virginia communities
would be derelict in their duties
as administrators if they failed to
study fully every phase of the
problem.
IT am sure" he said. that If
Arlington, Fairfax and Alexandria
were one city, this city would not
think Of building three separate
sewage treatment plants"
Strengthening the argument in
favor of the treatment of Virginia
sewage in the District plant. Harry
Shaw, deputy chief engineer OF
the Washington Suburban Sani-
tary Commission, described a CO.
operative program between the
commission and the District that
has existed since the commission
was organized in 1918.
1--WE have found" Mr.. Shaw
said. that It will be cheaper fol-
us to abandon our treatment plan
on the Anacostia and to bring all
Of our sewage into the District
lines than it would be for us tc
improve our plant to give full
treatment"
Question Laughed Of.
A suggestion that Congress
might use Virginia's dependence
on the District for sewage treat
ment to obtain concessions from
Arlington County was laughed off
the floor.
1t was pointed out that Airing
ton County and Falls Church now
obtain their water supply from
the District.
Potomac Commission Chairman
Harold A. Kemp said the annual
damage from domestic pollution
in this area now exceeds $500 900.
More than half of this damage, he
said, is preventable.
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New School Approved

Faced with rising costs, Falls
Church has worked out plan to
proceed with constructing an ele-
mentary school.
Most of a 100000 bond issue
approved last year has been spent
for a Junior senior high school,
with little left for the elementary
school. Last night the City Coun-
ell and School Board decided to
issue $150,000 in short-term notes,
This will be repeated in following
Evening star., 1951-01-12

boy.
Judge Paul D.
Brown of Ju-
venile and Do
m e S tic Rela-
tions Court said
the woman, list
ed by police as
Mrs. Laura Cof-
fey. formerly of
Roanoke. ad-
m | t t e d a t a
hearing yester-
d ay tn a t she
h ad relations
with the boy at
the Arlington
Evening star., 1951-01-12
YuqosIuvion Production

Observation-Disclosures leads
Europe in the production Of
bauxite. lead and antimony. 1t is
the continents second largest
producer of quicksilver, copper
and zinc.
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Blond, 29, Sentenced
To 50 Days in Case
Involving Boy, Is

A 29-year-old blond has been
sentenced to so days in the
Arlington jail for contributing to
the delinquency of a 16-year-old
Evening star., 1951-01-12
Billboard Marriages

The most sOlicitiOus of the
marrying ministers of Elkt0n
won't be doing as much adver-
tiSing.
The Maryland Court of Ap-
pealsa in Annapolis yesterday
upheld a $50 lower courts fine
imposed on the Rev. Perry X.
Lambert. He was charged with
enticing marriage minded folk
to his door with billboard ad-
vertising and lighted signs
Evening star., 1951-01-12

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 65. on January 4.
Lowest. IS, on January 9.
High and Low OF Last "a Hours.
High, so, at 800 pm.
Low, 90, at $50 am.
Tide Tables.
Diminished by United States Coast an
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The Weather Here and Over the Nation

normal. Warmer Sunday. colder
Monday and warmer Tuesday or
Wednesday. Washington normals
are high AZ, low q.
River Report.
tFrom q. s. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy at
Harpers Ferry.
Humidity.
(Readings at Washington Airport)
Evening star., 1951-01-12

Britain's Alden Colony is build
ing a new terminal at its Khor-
maksar Civil Airport.
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The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Rees Sponsors Economy Bill
Along Lines of Hoover Report
By Joseph Young

Legislation to set congressional commission
Government efficiency along the lines
Hoover Commission sponsored today Representative Rees
Republican,
Mr. Rees who is the top minority member the
Service Committee said the bill nonpartisan
commission, which would be
hv
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Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief
News in Brief

years, but in diminishing amounts
until the project is paid of.
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The Sun and Moon.

Rises. r Sets.
Sun, today T:27 sos
sun tomorrow 7:26 s. sos
Moon, today 1O:2S am. 10:45 I'm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-haf hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
| Capital (current month to date):