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Evening star., 1951-02-22
West Germany 10 GET
Foreign Office Soon,
Allied Officials Say
BY The i.ssoeiaied Press

BONN, Germany, Feb. 22.-Al-
lied officials forecast today tina.
a West German Foreign Office
will be set up early in March, if
all goes well. The feeling in Bonn
is that Chancellor Konrad Ade-
nauer will hold the foreign port
folio himself at least for several
months.
Until now. the government has
had to conduct all its official re-
lations with other countries
through the Allied High Commits
sion. despite the embarrassing
fact that the Soviet-sponsored
East German republic boasted of
having a foreign ministry since
its creation Is months ago.
AS long ago as last September.
the Western powers agreed to
let West Germany have a foreign
Office, but demanded that they
first formally acknowledge debts
of Hitler's Reich abroad.
Meeting Opens Today.
After much uncertainty, the
Bonn government sent draft
assurance on debts to the United
States, Britain and France last
week. The Allied High Commits
sion, meeting today in Berlin, is
expected to take up this develop
ment. .-.
The Germans say officially that
the appointment of foreign minw
lister has not yet been considered,
It seems unlikely, however, that
75-year-old Chancellor Adenauer
will let the direction OF foreign af-
fairs out of his own hands for
some time.
Surprise Candidate Possible.
He has handled relations with
the rest of the world through per-
sonal contact with the Allied high
commissioners. Despite having
to filter his plans through three
nation committee, the chancellor
has made his governments atti-
tude on current affairs plainly
known,
When he felt it necessary, he
has used a series of press inter-
views to push his foreign political
aims.
The choice, however is not en-
tirely his. He heads a three
party coalition. One element. the
conservative Free D e moor c
Party, is seeking more power in
the cabinet and several of its lead
ers have indicated they might like
to be foreign minister eventually.
But the general feeling is that
DR.. Adenauer will keep the job
himself or produce a surprise can
didate who will hold the Office
while the chancellor continues to
dominate foreign policy.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Bronx Apartment House Hit
.By Avalanche as Wall Falls
BY the Associoied Press

NEW YORK, Feb. pa huge
retaining wall collapsed with a
roar last night. releasing muddy
avalanche of brick and earth that
hit Bronx apartment building
with staggering force.
No one was injured but 25
families had to leave their homes
lest the damaged building ard
another nearby collapse.
Three small boys, police said.
escaped death only because they
were out of bed for a look at
"one more" television show.
The 17-foot- thigh brick wall runs
from the base of one Bronx
apartment house to a lower level
where a second apartment house
stands. Behind it are tons of
earth upon which the higher
apartment rests.
Police said the 75-foot-long re-
tanning wall may have been
weekend by heavy rains.
Tons of brick, rock, rubble and
mud were freed in the space of
a second. This dark avalanche
plunged at high speed and with
great force into the rear of the
lower level apartment building
Windows were shattered and
their frames twisted. Plaster
cracked and fell from walls and
ceilings. The walls of the apart
ments on the lower floors were
bowed inward by the great weight
of the Shiny debris.
Mud, masonry and rocks cas-
caded into the lower apartments.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

president, will be the principal
speaker.
officials said So of the 73 XII
wanians in Congress have ac-
cepted invitations to attend the
dinner.
Leon Chatelain. jr., president
of the Kiwanis Club of Wash
ington, will preside at the dinner.
1t will be attended by KiWanians
from Maryland. Delaware. Vir-
ginia and the District-the area
comprising the Capital District of
the organization.
Speeches will be delivered by
Representatives Corbett. Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania, and Doyle,
Democrat, of California, and by
Senators Holland, Democrat, of
Florida, and Mundt, Republican,
of South Dakota.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

sonabIe doubt" in borderline cases.
Il Luther Steward, NFFE presi-
dent, said his union always has
advocated such a procedure.
1--WE feel that the vast majority
of Government employees have
nothing to fear from such a
change. and we have always felt
that the Nations security demands
that the Government have the alb
.solute right to get rid of subyer-
sive and undesirable employees
menacing the country's welfare" !"
Mr.. Stewart declared.
X X X y 4
PROBE Now that it has the
$4,000 1t requested from the Sen
ate for a sweeping investigation
of the Governments personnel
practices, the Senate Civil Service
Committee is looking for several
top-notch investigators. -
= The. committee already has re-
ceiyed numerous applications for
the job, but 1t is looking for some
Outstanding" men to do the job.
Committee sources say the degree
Of success of the investigation will
depend on the caliber Of its in
vestigative staff.
X 4 " n
NPA-The personnel Offices of
the National Production Authority
have moved to the old General
Accounting Office building, Fifth
and F streets NV. Job seekers
should apply to Room 121.
X X II
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-The Ma
val Research Laboratory needs an
employment relations assistant
(male) at grade GS-9. Applicants
should send their form SIS to
w. G. Torpey, personnel director,
at the Laboratory. Washington
rs, D. c. :. Thomas ]. Salane, a
Navy Department graphic analyst,
has resigned to become graphic
(art) advisor to the Office of De-
fense Mobilization. Ernest w.
Huggs and Oscar c. Barthelme of
the Civil Service Commission have
received cash awards for merito-
rious suggestions. The Army
Signal Corps needs an informa-
ton specialist. grade GS-9. in its
technical information Office. Call
Liberty 5-6700, extension 72478.
. A. v. Astin is the new asso-
ciate director of the National
Bureau of Standards. Joseph
H. Hedges has been appointed
special assistant to Director James
Boyd of Interior Departments
Bureau of Mines.
fBe sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
every Saturday ouer WMAL.
The Star station. to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
neUs and Uie10s OF the Govern
n1ent scene. 49,
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Hughes Introduces
Bill 10 Tighten Laws
Against Gambling
By q stsff Correspondent. Of The siar

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 22.-Legisla-
ton to require all convicted gam
blers to go to Jail for at least one
year is before the General As
sembly.
The bill, which also would COM
pei courts to impose prison SEN
tenceS on law enforcement officers
who know about gamblers, but
"wilfully" fail to prosecute them,
was introduced In the House yes
terday by Delegate William r.
Hughes, Republican, Of Prince
Georges County.
Other legislative developments
included: .-.
/. The Senate passed and sent
to the Governor a bill setting up
a Department of Liquor Control
in Montgomery County, with a
director to be appointed by the
county manager.
2. A report by a Senate SUBJ
committee on the need for addi-
tional buildings at the University
of Maryland in College Park was
held up because one of the groups
members refused to sign it.
Minimum Fine Is Raised.
Mr.. Hughes measure would
make gambling a felony and pro-
vides for mandatory prison SEN
tences Of at least one year and
not more than five years for per-
sons convicted of the offense any
where in the State.
In addition, it would raise the
minimum fine for gambling from
5000 to $500 and the maximum
from $1,000 to $4,000. Both a
fine and prison sentence could be
imposed at the courts discretion.
The same provisions would ap-
/ ply to any police officer, States
Attorney. sheriff, deputy sheriff
or justice of the peace who will
fully" fail to prosecute gamblers
whom they know about.
The Prince Georges delegate,
who campaigned on an anti-garn-
bling platform last year, believes
the drastic penalties would drive
gamblers out of Maryland. and
tighten up law enforcement.
Authority Is Same.
"All too often,", said, gam
blers merely have to pay a fine
that's just peanuts to them: But
they can't buy their way out Of
a Jail sentence. which would break
Iup their business"
Evening star., 1951-02-22

tflc co. In 'hichafa ~ Le"e.
Schenectady. N. Y, was expected
to be taken into custody today
at his home In Newark, Del.
The United States marshall at
Wilmington, Del, was waiting for
arrival of a warrant for the ar
lrest. e r,. '.''.@
Lewis, "a, was indicted by a
Federal Grand jury in Albany
yesterday. He was accused of
making a false, fictitious and
fraudulent statement" on per-
sonal security QUESTIONABLE form
of the Atomic Energy Commits
sion, while working for General
Electric. He was not assigned to
atomic work, GE said.
Believes He Will Be. Vindicated.
Lewis said:
This action comes as quite q
surprise as I always have had
the interest of my country at
heart. My actions are completely
explainable and I believe that
when the facts are known I shall
be vindicated."
The indictment alleged that
Lewis, alias Richard N. La Sale
failed to reveal and state that
the defendant had held member
ship in the Communist Party
U. S. A., during and between the
years of 1893 and 1912"
From 1888 to 1912, the FBI said
Lewis was at California Institute
OF Technology as teaching as
sistant and doing research.
He worked at the General Elec-
trio research laboratory in Schen-
estady from 1912 to 1948.
General Electric said Lewis was
asked to fill out the security ques-
tionnaire in 1948 for. possible as
signment to the Knolls atomic
power laboratory, which GE op-
crates for the Acc. The labora-
| tory is near Schenectady.
Lewis was not cleared by the
FBI. GE said.
Listed Several Memberships.
The FBI said Lewis listed mem
bership in several organizations
including Phi Beta Kappa. honor
airy scholastic fraternity, and the
Society for the Preservation and
Encouragement of Barbershop
Quartet Singing in America. Inc
The FBI added that Lewis did
not mention the alleged Commu-
mist affiliation.
At the University of Delaware
President John A. Perkins said
Lewis had stated in a letter to
me that he is not a Communist u
immigration officials in Phila-
delphia said Lewis had refused
twice last month to answer ques-
tons about DR.. Haue-shen Tsien,
former head of research project
at the California Institute of
/ Technology. The Government is
attempting to deport the Chinese
scientist.
The immigration authorities
said they were considering bring
ing contempt of court citation
against Lewis.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
The Rev. Helm to Lecture

The Rev. Kenneth M. Helm of
the Virginia Theological Semi
nary faculty, will give another
in his lecture series on 1.-THE
Theology of the Hymnal" at 1880
pm. tomorrow in the Emmanuel
Church-on- the-H Hill parish house.
Quaker lane and Seminary road.
Alexandria. Va.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Maryland Auto Tags
Go on Sale Tomorrow

Maryland automobile tags for
pleasure cars and farm trucks
will go on sale tomorrow in Prince
Georges County.
The plates will be available at
the County Service Building, Hy-
attsville. and the Court House at
Upper Marlboro. Tags for other
vehicles must be obtained from
Baltimore.
All licenses must be displayed
by April l, except those for trucks.
which do not have to be affixed
until May /.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia - Mostly
sunny and rather windy with high
near So this afternoon. Clear and
somewhat colder tonight with low
near IS in the city and 80 in sub
urbs. Tomorrow fair with high
about so.
Maryland-Fair tonight and to-
morrow, slightly colder tonight
with low % to 80 west and 80 to
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Cancellation Effort Fails
In La Prensu Strike
Rx the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
Feb. 22.-The Labor Department. S
efforts to solve the dispute be-
tween the independent newspaper
La Prensa and the government
backed news vendors union ended
in failure yesterday.
The three-day conciliation con-
ference ended with neither side
able to agree. La Prensa, often
critical of the regime of Presi-
dent Juan D. Peron, already has
been shut down 81 days over the
dispute. Printers walked out in
sympathy for the vendors.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Maryland Towns Asked
To Increase Chlorine
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 22.-The
State Health Department said yes
terday it has asked many Mary
land communities to increase the
amount of chlorine they put in
their public water supplies.
George Hall, the departments
chief engineer, explained that the
requests do not stem from any
emerger1---.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

bill now by both the House and
Senate. ...7 <-t .,..s~-a,...e-, E
Senator Humphrey, in a sharp
Idenunciation of the lack of voting
rights here which, he said. never
would be tolerated in a Minnesota
city, saio: n
1.-THE National Capital stands
out like spot on the sun Of
democracy, whereas 1t ought to be
ia shining star in the heavenly
orbit of freedom"
Senator Humphrey also declared
that 1t was utterly incredible"
that, in these times Of national
and world stress, Congress must
take time to act as a city council
for Washington and that the
President should have to act as
District mayor"
And If the District is to be man
aged by an appointed Board of
Commissioners, and thus gov
Ierned by indirection." he said. the
people of the District at least
should be permitted to vote for
the President as the one who ap-
points the commissioners.
Senator HendrickSon declared
it is Outrageous" that District
home rule had been made a
political football" .....
How much longer must the
good people of Washington wait
to be given that to which they
are SO Justly entitled?" he asked.
Senator Monroney recalled that,
while he was a member of the
House, debate over a British loan
was held up so the body could
consider a District measure as to
whether rockfish measuring II or
IL inches could be sold here. A
similar rockflsh conservation
measure now is before the Senate
District Committee.
1--WE believe in democracy every
where and are trying to demon
Strate this around the world" he
said. ''We have such a democratic
plan in my home town, why
should we not have it here?"
Senator Lehman said the home
rule bill carries no question of
"foisting" upon the people here
something that is against their
wishes, since the charter would
become effective only after being
approved by voters in an official
referendum.
Galloway Denounces System.
DR.. George G. Galloway, senior
specialist in American Govern
ment of the Legislative Reference
Service. who has aided in drafting
of District home rule bills, de-
nounced the present system here.
He said it was 'tlike a British
Crown colony of the 18th Cen
tury."
Other advocates of home rule
yesterday included Culver B.
Chamberlain Of the Central Suf-
frage Conference; Harry S. Wen
der. chairman of the District
Recreation Board; Jesse B. Man
beck, secretary to the Central
Suffrage Conference and past
president of the Columbia Typo
graphical Union.
Also Arthur Clarendon Smith
Of the American Business AS
sociation, DR.. Frederick Reissig
Of the Washington Federation OF
Churches, Mrs. Gertrude Evans of
the Progressive Party of the Dis
trict, Mrs. Charlotte Sillers of the
Women's Auxiliary of the United
Public Workers.
Also Stanley Gewirtz of the
Washington Chapter of Americans
for Democratic Action, Mrs. Helen
Duey Hoffman of the Washington
Branch Of the American Univer-
sity Women, Carl Shipley of the
Young Republican National Fed
Grafton and Francis E. Jones, jr.,
|pfs the Young Democrats Of the
District.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

35 east portion. Moderate tenn
perature tomorrow.
Virginia-Fair and slightly cold
er tonight with low 28 to "a west
and 80 to 38 east portion. To-
morrow fair with moderate tenn
perature.
Wind velocity at 10 o'clock this
morning. 20 miles per hour; direc-
ton. north northwest.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Home Rule ;
Continued From First Page.)

roe street. NV. said he. was in
favor of anything to give the city
better government than it has
now. But he approved the pend
ing bill only with reservations.
Support for Kefauver-Taft
home rule bill was voiced by Her
bert Leeman. president of the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions; Mrs. Frank Rich, chairman
of legislation for the Washington
section, National Council of jew
ish Women; Miss Edith Back. of
the American Veterans Commit
tee; Elmer Henderson, colored.
director of the American Council
on Human Rights. and Mrs.
Ernest w. Howard. of the Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.
Outspoken opposition to the
measure came from Jerome B.
Mckee, of the Federation Of Bus
inessmen's Associations.
The Junior Chamber OF Com
merce here, the committee was
told, opposes home rule unless it
is preceded or accompanied by
District representation in Con-
greSs.
Paul Matthews, past president
of the Junior Chamber, said this
position was outlined in poll
taken when home rule legislation
was pending before the previous
Congress.
Some opponents of the home
rule measure were caught mapping
by the ending of the hearings,
thinking that they would last
longer than three days this week.
One of these was the Washington
Board of Trade, which had hoped
to testify next Monday.
Since the trade body spokesman,
Edward F. Colladay, could not
appear. the group planned to file
a written statement.
All Groups May File.
Senator Nicely said all groups
would have the right to file state
ments. William Press. executive
secretary of Board of Trade, said
he was sure a number Of organi-
cations would take advantage OF
this opportunity.
Five members of the Senate
dropped other business yesterday
afternoon to take the stand to
urge enactment of the Kefauver-
Taft bill. -Four of them are
among the co-sponsors of the
pending bill.
They added their weight, to the
testimony of nearly dozen citf-
zen sspokesmen, some of whom
attacked the Board of Trade and
the District Commissioners. for
opposition to the bill.
The five Senators were Repub-
licans Hendrickson of New Jersey
and Margaret Chase Smith Of
Maine, both former members of
the District Committee. and Dem
ocrats Humphrey of Minnesota,
Lehman of New York and Mon
roney of Oklahoma.
Enthusiasm Marked.
Senator Monroney was co-chair-
man of the joint committee that
brought about a reorganization Of
Congress and recommended that
Washington be given local home
rule as means of relieving Con-
gress of some Of its extraneous
work load.
Oratory and enthusiasm ran
strong at yesterdays hearing,
when small audience frequently
applauded demands for local
suffrage.
Senator Smith won such ap-
plause when she said she had done
my bit" to gain passage of the
bill in 1949 by the Senate and
voiced hope for passage Of the
Evening star., 1951-02-22

in g out an
atonnic g research
qu e S tionnaire,
awaited formal
a fr e S t today
and predicted
he would be
vindicated.
Richard N.
Lewis, a faculty
member of the
university oil
Delaware and
a former em-
ploye of the
General Elec-
Evening star., 1951-02-22

at I o CLOCK TO-
night at the
Hotel StaJler.
KiwaniS In
ternational and
the iw a n ! S
Club of Wash
ington will be
hosts and a to-
tai attendance
of 500 is ex-
pected, officials
said. Don H.
M u 7 d och of
Winnipeg. Can
ada. Kiwanis
In t national
Evening star., 1951-02-22
The Federal Spotlight
Higher Pay by Industry Lures
Scientists Government Needs
The Federal Spotlight
BY Joseph Young

Governments defense and research agencies report ser
setback their recruit scientists for the
emergency program.
agencies the failure to obtain sufficient numbers OF
outstanding scientists recently graduated from the Nations
Evening star., 1951-02-22

According to Navajo legend, a
large sandstone formation in
Northwestern New Mexico called
"Shiprock" was once really a ship
in which ancestors of the Indians
arrived in that country,
Evening star., 1951-02-22

the Govern
nent's. research.
agencies I'd i.
rectly connect.
ed with the
defense. !. Pr q o.. :.
gram S low S
that private In
dustry is : of
fering you n,g
scientists from
$500 to $1.400
a year more to
start than the
Government is
paying.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Chemistry Teacher
Accused Of Hiding
Red Link From Acc
By the Associated Press

ALBANY. N. Y. Feb. 22.-An
assistant chemistry professor,
charged with concealing Com
munist Party membership in fill
Evening star., 1951-02-22
Congress Kiwanians
To Be Dinner Guests

Senators and Representatives
who are members of Kiwanis Clubs
in many parts of the United States
will be honor guests at a dinner
Evening star., 1951-02-22
US. WEATHER BUREAU MAP
pepearenf ef cemmetts

Most country of the Mississippi Valley tonight
weather occasional from Minnesota
Central Rockies is in prospect Occasional rain
will fall from Missouri Valley southwestward through
New Mexico Temperatures will continue above
Mississippi much colder air is expected
into the western half of the country -AP Wrephoo
Evening star., 1951-02-22

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 72. on February 10.
Lowest. IL. on February s.
High and Low OF Last "a Hours
High, As, at 2:15 pm.
Low, Al, at $40 pm.
Evening star., 1951-02-22
River Renorf

River Report.
tFrom u 8. Engineers1
Potomac River muddy at .Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah muddy at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

colleges and universities results
from the inadequate Government
pay for these jobs.
Al survey conducted by some Of
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FfeCIpItatI0n.
Monthly precipitation in inches in h
Capital fcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1951-02-22

fBe sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
every Saturday oDer WMAL.
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
netDs and Uie1Us OF the GoDern-
1nent scene.
Evening star., 1951-02-22

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