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Evening star., 1952-12-31
Lie Reported Planning
Panel 10 Deal With
U. 5. Suspects in U. N.
BY the Asseciated Press

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y, Dec.
31.-Informed sources said today
U. N. Secretary General Trygve
Lie shortly will set up a three
man panel to deal with American
employees suspected of being dis
loyal and will demand the United
States State Department supply
complete evidence of why they
should be fired.
Mr.. Lie, disturbed at congress
sional charges that he Shocking
ly" kept American subversives on
his staff, was determined to seek
a showdown. these sources said.
The Secretary General and
other high U. N. officials insist
they want no American on the
staff guilty of disloyalty to his
country. They say they have done
everything possible to weed them
out when presented with concrete
evidence by responsible United
States Government agencies.
Wants Specific Charges.
The panel will rule on all loyalty
questions. When Mr.. Lie announces
the panel membership, he will also
insist that the United States Gov
ernment say in specific terms why
certain American employees should
be regarded as disloyal. And Mr..
Lie feels the panel should rule only
on the basis of concrete evidence
submitted as to whether suspects
should be ousted.
The panel is expected to be
headed by a Canadian jurist, as
yet unnamed. 1t is envisaged that
the other two members would be
such men as DR.. Ralph j. Bunche,
Nobel Prize winner and director
of the U. N. Division Of Trustee
ship, and Constantin Stavopoulus
acting U. N. legal chief.
On Shaky Grounds.
Officials close to Mr.. Lie pointed
out that mere suspicion of dis
loyalty concerning an American
employe left them on shaky legal
grounds. If the U. N. fires the
suspected employe, who normally
is under contract, the employe
may appeal to the u. N. admins
trative tribunal and the burden
of proof is left to the U. N.
# the U. N. is unable to supply
the proof-which so far the Of
lficials say has not been supplied
by the U. S. State Department
then the U. N. is subject to dam
ages because it has broken a con-
tract.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Post Office Lists DESIGN
Of National Guard Stamp
BY the Associated Press


The Post Office Department dis
CLOSED last night the design OF
the Scent National Guard COM
|memorative stamp which will
have its first-day sale here Feb
ruary %.
The stamp will be printed hori-
zontally in special delivery size
land will be blue.
The central design depicts a
typical National Guardsman ready
for action, with the background
showing activities during a Local
disaster and an amphibious battle
landing under Air National Guard
cover.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Judge Promises Time
For Rosenbergs 10
Appeal 10 President
ey the Assoeiatsd PraAs

NEW YORK, Dec. 3i.-T1ae iAss
Of the doomed atom spies, julius
and Ethel Rosenberg, possibly
may rest eventually with Gen.
Eisenhower as President.
Or an appeal for executive
clemency may be decided by
President Truman before he
leaves Office.
The New York couple is sched-
|uled to die in the electric chair
during the week of January II.
And Gen. Eisenhower does not
take office until January 20.
Appeal Is Assured.
The condemned pair is assured
of ample time for an appeal to
the White House for pardon or
communication of their death sem
tences.
Federal Judge Irving r. Kauf-
man, who reserved decision yes
terday on a clemency plea, indi.
Gated he might delay the execu-
ton date to allow time for the
appeal. In any event. he prom
ises, the defense would have
plenty of time" to take the case
to the White House.
Judge kaufman, who imposed
the death sentence 20 months
ago. said at the close of yester-
days hearing that he would re-
examine the evidence in the case
carefully.
Defense counsels have fought
without success up to the Supreme
Court. If the execution date is
not delayed, the decision would
be up to President Truman. If
it is delayed. Mr.. Truman might
leave the final decision to his
successor.
The Communist Party has
Spearheaded a Save the RoSen-
berg's" campaign. Numerous
persons not connected with the
party also have pleaded for re-
verSal Of the conviction or for
Communication of the sentences.
Impassioned Plea.
Defense Counsel Emanuel H.
Bloch made an impassioned plea
for clemency before Judge Kauf.
man-both on legal and humans
tartan grounds. The lawyer called
the Rosenbergs, who have two
children, "sweet, tender people,"
United States Attorney Myles ].
Lane told the judge that "this is
no time for a court to be soft with
hard-boiled spies"
Mr.. Lane said there was ample
evidence that the Rosenbergs-
who have protested their inno-
cence-were professionals in es-
pionage."
Their place in life" the prose-
cutor declared, was to give assis-
tance to the Soviet Union and
they were dedicated to it,"
A Federal court jury found the
Rosenbergs guilty on March 20,
1851, on charges of conspiracy to
transmit atom bomb secrets to
Russia.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
IA Hurt as Bridge Opens
with London, Bus on Il
BY the Associatsd Press

LONDON. Dec. 31.-Fourteen
persons were injured slightly last
night when London's famous
Tower Bridge opened suddenly
while a passenger bus was cross
ing it. The victims were injured
when they were hurled to the
front of the bus as it slid safely
to the far side.
The bridge-crossing the
Thames River just above the
city's dock AREAS divided into
two sections that lift up in the
middle to let large ships through
A London transport official said
a signal warning that the bridge
was to be raised did not function
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Special Election Called
To Fill SABBATH Vacancy
BY the Associoted Press

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. ST.
Gov. Adlai Stevenson has called a
special election to fill the vacancy
in Congress left by the death of
Representative SABBATH of Chicago
November 6.
The primary has been set for
Tuesday, April IA, and the election
for Tuesday, July 7.
Mr.. SABBATH, a Democrat and
dean Of the House, represented the
Seventh Congressional District.
He had been reelected for two
years at the general election two
days before his death.
Evening star., 1952-12-31

row windy, clear and cold except
some cloudiness in the Southwest
Some snow in the mountains.
Virginia-Rain and windy this
afternoon and tomorrow with some
snow at higher elevations. Low
tonight about 1896 in the West
and North, around 40 in South
east. Tomorrow cloudy, windy
and cold.
Evening star., 1952-12-31

t n e lnadeQua-
cieS of the civil
service system
and the cum
bersome regu-
lations and red
tape that often
h a m p erS ef-
fcient admins
tration.
All this is
quite true and
t e W W i'll dis
a g rec tn a t
m o dernization
of he out
IN cd ed civil
Evening star., 1952-12-31
District Sanitation Aide
Retires After 30 Years

Garnett K. Corder, an employe
Of the Division Of Sanitation OF
the District is retiring today, after
service of more than 80 years.
Mr.. Corder, at various times has
served as superintendent of the
trash service and Of the garbage
reduction plant at Cherry Hill, Va
His last tour Of duty was as a mas
ter mechanic in charge Of COM
bined shops, garages and store
rooms. The Commissioners, at q
board meeting yesterday, pre-
Sented him with a certificate oi
merit.
Evening star., 1952-12-31

adviser, prompted Chairman Chel1
to exclaim that the State De-
partment's handling of the prob
lem of suspected subversives in
the U. N. organization has been a
colossal flop"
Mr.. Fisher informed the SUBJ
committee that the department
is investigating "four or five" OF
the evaluators. Subcommittee
members nodded approval, al.
though several commented later
that such an examination should
have been made long ago.
Evaluators are those official:
who check the loyalty of Ameri-
cans on the U. N. staff.
Tighter Order Forecast.
The State Department legal
aide also told the subcommittee
that President Truman will issue
an executive order, perhaps TO-
day, establishing new and tighter
procedures for coping with the
problem of pro-Communist Amer
leans employed by the U. NJ, OF
seeking employment there.
Under this executive order, in
which Justice and State and Civil
Service Commission officials have
been cooperating, Mr.. Fisher ex-
planned, the FBI will make full
scale inquiries into possible Rec
backgrounds of all United States
citizens working for the U. N
Under the pending executive or
der, the United States Government
will be able to give the U. N
"derogatory information as basi!
for suspension pending a fina
determination by United States
loyalty boards" Mr.. Fisher said.
Reading of Secretary Acheson;
letter at the open hearing drew
sharp attention. although the basi'
stand he took was similar to hi
departments refusal to give sim.
liar information to the grand jur!
last October in New York.
Mr.. Acheson stated that dis
closure Of the names of State De-
partment officials who screened
loyalty cases for the U. N. woule
adversely affect if not seriousl!
compromise United States foreign
policy.
Principal features of the execu.
tive order, as outlined by Mr.
Fisher, will provide that:
/. For the first time there vii
be full FBI and other United
States governmental screening
and clearance of such employees tx
the U. N.
2. Americans employed by tn,
U. N. or considered for employ.
ment will have the same right o.
hearing and appeal as do al
United States Government EN-.
ployes under the loyalty pro-
gram.
3. For the first time the u. N
Secretary General will have rea'
sonably complete and clear-cut in.
formation on which to base deci.
sions as to the loyalty of Amer.
lean citizens on the U. N. staff.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Howoii Conspiracy Trial
Delayed by Illness
By the Associoted Press

HONOLULU, Dec. 31.-Federa1
Judge Jon Wig has recessed
Hawaii's Communist conspiracy
trial until January 5, because of
the illness of one of the seven
defendants, James Freeman.
Six men and a woman are
charged under the Smith Act with
conspiring to advocate the violent
overthrow Of the Government
The trial has been In progress
nearly eight weeks.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Ruin Of Soviet Science
Is Weapon for West,
AAAS Farley Told
By ihe Assoeioted Press

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.-A Russian
weakness is the Soviet's destruc-
ton Of their own science, DR.. Con-
way zirkle, University of Pennsyl-
vania botanist. aid today.
Obedience to the party line is
the destructive virus. he hold the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science. This weak
ening of Russian science, he sug-
gested. could be powerful secret
weapon in the Vests favor.
Reds Don't Understand.
The Communists themselves DOS
slbly do not know all that is
happening, and do not understand
what they are really doing"
He said the anti-science virus in
Russia started it's infection in
genetics, in a field where science
conflicted with the Communist
faith"
The virus has spread to other
sciences, weakening Russia's prog
reSs and security and there is
some positive evidence that the
Communist authorities themselves
are helpless and cannot stop what
they started"
The virus makes Russian scien-
lists, who want to live, watch
closely for clues to the party line
and produce what the commissars
seem to want from them, DR..
zirkle said.
AS laymen, the commissars can't
tell good science from bad, except
in engineering or physics where
visible results don't measure up
to par. But in medicine and agri-
culture the poor scientists can get
along for ''in spite Of quacks and
cultistS patients recover and crops
grow"
Condor Hailed.
At yesterdays session Of the
association DR.. Edward u. Condor
was installed as president by the
organizations council ahead of
schedule in a precedent-breaking
show Of confidence.
DR.. Condor, who has been un-
der fire by the House Committee
on Un-American Activities, was
to have been indicted as the new
head of the association January
Is without ceremony.
But the policy-making council
Of $50 moved up the date and
gave DR.. Condor a rousing
ovation as he was handed the
presidents gavel by DR.. Detley w.
Bronx, president of Johns Hopkins
University and the retiring presi-
dent.
The House committee said in
Washington Saturday that DR..
Condor was not qualified for any
position involving the national Sc
curity because of his propensity
for associating with persons of
questionable loyalty.
DR.. Condor, former director of
the National Bureau Of Stand
ards and now research director
for the Corning Glass Works,
Corning, N. Y, replied by accusing
the committee of Lying dis
honesty" He said only the COM
mittee had questioned the loyalty
of his friends.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Court Requests Delay
In Seizing Rubinstein
Ito Act on Plea
By Howord [. Dutkin

The United States Court Of Ap-
lpeals for the District yesterday
requested the Justice Department
not to take into custody Serge
Rubinstein, draft-dodging finan-
cier, until the court has a chance
to act today on plea for a re-
straining order.
Under a New York court order
Rubinstein was to surrender by 4
pm. yesterday or forfeit $1,000
bond. The Justice Department has
ordered Rubinstein deported be-
cause of his conviction in 1947
of evading the draft. This Of
fense, the department contends,
involves moral turpitude and
makes the offender subject to
deportation.
Rubinstein's attorneys, Edward
Ennis of New York and Jack Was
serman of Washington, told the
appellate court their client is in
the District and that they will
surrender him promptly If the
move to stay the Governments
action fails.
Destination UnsoIved.
The lawyers carried the case to
1.-THE appellate court after Judge
pine, in the U. s. District Court
flor the District of Columbia, ear
llier had refused to stay the GUS
ltody order.
Counsel for the financier had
argued that the Government has
not indicated what country, if
any, would accept Rubinstein.
They asserted it would be a vio-
lation Of his rights to be kept in
custody on Ellis Island for a
lengthy period, while officials cast
about for some country that will
accept him.
Pine Suggests Writ.
! Assistant United States Attor-
neys Frank Strickler and Robert
Scott argued there had been nc
showing of unfairness and thai
the proceedings against Rubin
tstein were in strict accordance
{ with the United States code.
Judge Pine declared he had beer
shown nothing to Justify exercis.
ing my extraordinary powers tt
: restrain execution Of a warrant,
J and he told Rubinstein's counse
that a proper move would be tt
apply for a writ of habeas corpus
after their client was taken into
: custody.
Rubinstein, born finan-
cial wizard, was convicted in 1947
of filing false affidavits to the
effect that his business services
!, were indispensable in order tc
. get draft deferment. He served
two wears in iajl
Evening star., 1952-12-31

ously worked in Government jobs.
Mr.. Acheson replied that he did
not know whether any of those
people had been in Federal jobs
where they had access to conf
dental information.
The invitation to testify, &C
cepted by Mr.. Acheson last night,
came at the close of a dramatic
session yesterday.
Concentrates on State.
Not the least surprising develop
ment was that the subcommittee,
which this year has been investi-
eating the Justice Department,
centered its probe on the State
Department.
A coded list supplied by one OF
the Justice Department witnesses,
Deputy Attorney General Ross
Malone. late yesterday touched off
the new turn. Chairman Chelf
hailed it as "the best evidence yet
of laxity Of conduct by the State
Department"
The list showed, Mr.. Malone ex-
planned, that the FBI supplied ad-
verse reports for State Depart
ment use in connection with So
Americans employed in the U. N.
organization. The ordinary pro-
cedure, he said, was for the de-
lpartment to transmit the material
to the U. N.
Only ~ Discharged.
Only 27 of the SO have been dis
charged from U. N. jobs, Mr.. Ma
lone testified. In one instance,
there were 43 separate reports
against the same individual. In
many other cases there were from
10 to Is such reports against the
same person, some going back IL
years.
Although the list had designa-
tions by number instead of name,
Subcommittee Counsel Robert A.
Collier said several could be re-
vealed because the individuals in
question already had been brought
into the public glare.
He said David Weintraub, direc-
tor Of economic stabilization and
development for the u. NJ. was one
Of the So still on the job. He
noted that Irwin Kaplan was only
recently fred by the U. N, al
though the subject of 18 reports
sent to the State Department by
the FBI during the previous seven
years.
Still others recently discharged
were Alfred j. Van Tassel and
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Zap, each
of whom had been mentioned in
five to nine adverse reports of
the FBI during the past two or
three years. Mr.. Collier said.
Most OF the American citizens
who lost U. N. jobs were dis
charged only after the Federal
grand jury last fall tried unsuc-
ceSSfully to have them answer
Questions about Communist men,
bership or tendencies, Mr.. Collier
remarked.
Held Colossal Flop"
This evidence as we'll as testi-
mony earlier yesterday by Adrian
Is. Fisher. State Denartnoent leoa1
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Triple Tennis Winner

Neresh Kumar became the first
tennis player to win the Calcutta.
India, triple net crown when he
captured the singles and was sue
lcessful finalist in both mems and
mixedId Idoubles events.
Evening star., 1952-12-31

will tonight in Southern New England Northern Ap
paachans the Ohio and Valleys Rain mixed with
expected in the northern portions of the Middle Atlantic
States with rain in the southern portions Of the Caronas
urries predicted for the Rockies and the Great Basin
with rain mixed with in the Columbia Plateau and rain
the Pacific Coast from Washington Central California
be colder in the Appaachan South Atlantic States
the South Central Rockies. slightly
in the Central Plains. -AP Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1952-12-31
The Federal Spotlight
Businessmen Find u. S. Workers
Efficient and Devoted to Duty
The Federal Spotlight
By Joseph YOUNG

Generally overlooked in all the stories of the business
mems civil service the fact that industry executives
had favorable opinion about the quality employees
In the recent poll conducted the nonparsan National Civil
Service business executives time
Evening star., 1952-12-31

announcer served IN Government,
the industry officials were quite
critical of present civil service
methods. They complained about
Evening star., 1952-12-31
Held Colossal Flop. "

This evidence as we'll as testi-
mony earlier yesterday by Adrian
Isl. Fisher. State Department legal
Evening star., 1952-12-31
The Sun and Moon
River Report.

UAIe-HdII UOuI 61VcI SUlIScI.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1952-02-17
Auto Industry to Display Wares
At Show Starting Here Friday

Motordom's cleaning monu-
ments to elegant horsepower. driv-
ing aids and high prices go on
display here Friday for the open
ing of Washington's 23d automo-
bile show.
In Hawaiian setting, complete
to palm lined streets and broad
beach murals, automobile dealers
will spread their 1852 offerings
over $1,000 square feet of the
National Guard Armory's vast ex-
panse beginning at 2 pm.
The show, first held here since
1850. will be open daily from 2 to
II pm. through March !. Day.
time prices. until 6 pm. will be
so cents: after 6. 80 cents.
It offers, in addition to look
at more than 100 models of Is
American makes and a dozen OF
more cars of foreign manufacture
Evening star., 1952-02-17
200 Knights Of Pythias
To Hold Founder S Day
Banquet Here Today

More than 200 members Of the
Knights of Pythias will gather
here today for a Founders Day
banquet scheduled at the Willard
Hotel at 6 pm.
The event will mark the 88th
anniversary Of the founding Of
the order, which is dedicated to
the principles of brotherhood and
friendship as exemplified in the
story of Damon and Pythias.
The local event. sponsored by
the District Grand Lodge, will be
one of many such affairs sched-
uled for cities throughout the
country. Main speaker at the
banquet will be Senator Nicely,
Democrat, of West Virginia.
According to lodge officers, one
Of the prime movers in the found
ing of the organization was Abra-
ham Lincoln. who they say, saw
in its aims a possible unguent
for wounds suffered on both sides
OF the Mason Dixon line.
The Liberty Broadcasting Net
work and number of unaffiliated
stations will broadcast the events
Evening star., 1952-02-17

oally entertainment at 5, s and
8 pm.
It also offers q look at Denise
Darcel Of the movies during the
first three days: at Rosemary
Clooney, of TV and records. dur
ing the second three days, and at
Lisa Kirk of the musical comedy
stage for the last three days.
Prices may be up, but five of
the glittering new models will be
free-a Chevrolet, Hudson, Mer-
curry, Nash and Plymouth. One
will be given opening night, an
other on Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday.
AS a special exhibit, the only
automobile Of its kind-Buick's S
lie Sabre = dream unattainable
to show goers. will be displayed
all week. It was made as an ex-
|perimental model for look into
the future, but it isn't for sale.
Evening star., 1952-02-17
Slick Reelected Head
OF Sons Of IsrueI Lodoe

Milton H. Click has been re-
elected president Of the Free Sons
of Isreal. Lodge No. 1893. it was
announced yesterday.
Others elected Is Offices were
julius Nussbaum, vice president;
Samuel Lerner. financiarsecretary;
Lawrence Young, recording sec
retary; Abraham Weinfeld. Treas
urer; Erwin Wollstein, tyler: Leo
Schloss. chaplain, and Alex Gen.
dell, Hyman Berstein and Samuel
Wilmer, trustees.
Evening star., 1952-02-17
Howells Round Tuble Topic

The history department Of the
Georgetown University Graduate
School will conduct a round table
discussion at pm. today in Cop
ley Lounge on the campus. The
discussion Of William Dean How
ellis, Interpreter Of 18th Century
American Thought and Manners, y
will be under direction Of the
Rev. Joseph T. Durkin. S. j., his
tory department. chairman.
Evening star., 1952-02-17

from different parts of the coun-
try starting at about 4 pm.
High officers of the lodge who
will be present. at the banquet
here include Erie Genzberg OF
Butte, Mont supreme chancellor
and Sheldon M. Roper of Lincoln
ton, N. c., supreme vice chan
cellor.
Evening star., 1952-02-17
Eliot PTA Meets Tuesdoy

The Eliot Junior High School
|PTA will meet at 8 pm. Tuesday
in the school auditorium. Eigh-
|teenth and B streets NE.