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Evening star., 1952-03-06
Generals Diary Photographed,
Used Against u. S. inReich Book
Former Attoche in Moscow Is Called Spy
And Wor-Mongerer by English Writer

The Army said today a Soviet
agent was believed to have photo
graphed a diary kept by the for.
mer military attache of the Amer
lean Embassy in Moscow aItel
slipping into his hotel room.
The photographs later appeared
lin a book written by Robert
|Squires, a British writer, and pic
|tured the attache. Maj. Gen. Rob-
|ert w. Grow, as a spy and the
American Army as tools of Wall
Street" and war -mongers. The
book is being circulated in East
Germany as propaganda against
the United States.
The agent, the Army disclosed,
entered Gen. Grows hotel room
in Frankfurt, Germany, and pho
tographed the diary without the
general knowing it.
Portions of the dairy appeared
in German language in East Ber-
lin in the book in a chapter en-
titled. "On the Path to War, Notes
by an English Officer"
AT one point the book by Squires
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Board Of Trade Votes
Against Proposals
For D. {. Home Rule
87.2 Per Cent of Those
Returning Ballots Are
Against Case Bill

The members Of the Washing
ton Board of Trade have voted ir
opposition to current proposals
for District home rule, Thoma:
j. Groom. president of the trade
group, announced today.
The stand of the board was re-
vealed by survey Of its more
than 5000 members. Mr.. Groom
said that 87.2 per cent of those
voting opposed the Case bill, re-
Gently passed in the Senate. and
86.6 per cent opposed the bill now
pending in the House District
Committee.
Is Per Cent Answer Study.
OF total of 5.745 ballots sent
to members, 1856 were returned
Mr.. Groom said. The results were
tabulated from the approximately
25 per cent of the members an
sWering the questions.
The Board Of Trade has op-
posed the various types Of home
rule proposed in the last few years
Home rule supporters have called
the board the biggest stumbling
block in their attempts to gel
some sort of home rule.
A petition to force the home
rule bill out of the House District
Committee-where it is bottled
up-may be started soon by House
hackers.
Representative Klein, Democrat
of New York, is telling some o1
his District Committee colleagues
he win start the move soon unless
there is committee action on the
Senate-passed bill. To force the
bill out Of a committee. the sigma
lures Of 2l8 House members "a
majority are required. Home rule
advocates tried this procedure UNI
successfully In the last Congress
when the situation was exactly
the same.
The home rule bill is before the
fCaa r1OA6E.RInE n page A-31
Evening star., 1952-03-06

quoted the generals diary as de-
claring:
"Our attack should be directed
at enemy weakness. Although the
military services are primarily
concerned with military weapons
and methods. we must understand
that this war is total war and is
fought with all weapons.
I'VE must learn that in this war
it is fair to hit below the belt"
Gen. Grow is now on duty with
the Army Personnel Board at the
Pentagon. but the Army stated
that Squires' book was published
after it had announced that Gen.
Grow, was being replaced in Mos
cow by Maj. Gen. Harry j. Col
linS.
Gen. Grow would not comment
on the affair, saying that future
developments, if any, would de-
pend on the Army's investigation
of the matter.
The Army said that last sum-
(See GROW. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Truman 10 Fly 10 Key West
tomorrow for 3-Week Stay

President Truman plans to fiy
to Key West at 1890 pm. tomor-
row to remain perhaps three
weeks, the White House said to-
day.
The trip viii be made. Press
Secretary Joseph Short explained,
unless there is change for the
worse in the condition of Mrs
David w. Wallace, the Presidents s
S9-year-old mother-in-law, who
showed some Improvement today
after being critically Ill since last
week.
The President expects to follow
his customary wOrk-and- play
schedule at the Southern retreat
and he will get back here in time
to speak at the Jefferson-Ja Jackson
Day dinner at the Armory Marcf
80.
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Mother Hangs 3 Children
Self With Cowboy Bells
BY The Assoeioted Press

ROSLYN HEIGHTS, N. Y, Mar
GA Long Island mother hanged
her three small children with
their cowboy belts yesterday and
then took her own life the same
way.
Neighbors found the children
hanging from the bed posts in
their downstairs bedroom. Up
stairs the mother had used an
other cowboy belt to take her own
life.
The victims were Mrs. Mary G
Klemm, 80, and Frank. jr.. 6;
Richard. 4, and Margaret, Il
months.
The father, Frank j. Klemm, q
craftsman, was working in New
York when the tragedy occurred
He told police his wife had beer
acting nervous" and had an ap-
|pointment to see psychiatrist
next week. He said she ha6
Threatened several times to take
her life.
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Bonker' 5 PoIiteness Pays Off
RoqpickerL leaves Him SIS, 600

III days ago. He left SIS. .00O--
Isis, 900 Of it to Mr.. Buchanan, the
will disclosed yesterday.
Mr.. Buchanan said Mr.. Poser
came to the trust company in
Il918 with $1,000. Aided by Mr..
lBuchanan's investment advice. II
lgrew to $4,000.
The banker said he hadn't seen
1.-THE old man for four years.
''The shape Of his hands told
lme he must have been 3 cultured
man.. Mr.. Buchanan said.
'sThey were the hands Of an
lartist. once he washed them"
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Gas Explosions Rip
z Dwellings in Area;
Man, Girl, II, Injured
Home in Maryland,
Porkfoirfux Apartment
Are Scenes of Blasts

A gas explosion at 3744 Holmes
lane, Parkfairfax, shortly before
noon today, badly injured a teen
age girl, blew out windows of q
two STORY apartment and ripped
part of the roof.
It was the second gas explosion
today. Earlier, another blast
wrecked a home at 1912 Fiftieth
avenue, Hillside, Md, and burned
Harold Andrews, "a. Mr.. Andrews
was admitted to Casualty Hospital
for burns to his face and hands
The Parkfairfax explosion star
tied residents Of the apartment de.
velopment and was heard fol
blocks.
The injured girl was taken t<
Alexandria Hospital. She wa,
identified as Miss Julia de Muir
guiondo, II. She was described By
hospital authorities as badly in
jured.
Roof Ripped Apart.
The two-story apartment is To-
Gated in a row Of similar dwell
ings. The terrific blast ripped Out
a section of the roof. Glass was
blown from practically all win
dows on both floors. The wall
between the apartment and the
adjoining one at 3746 Holmes lane
was buckled and sections blown
of.
The force of the explosion ap-
parently was directed toward the
apartment at 3746 Holmes Jane
and to the rear of the building.
Steel window frames in the rear
of the damaged apartment were
Jared from the masonry.
The blast was followed by fire.
The blaze was extinguished
quickly by fire departments from
the area.
Blast Linked to Kitchen.
The blast apparently originated
from the kitchen Of the apartment
but no information was available
Immediately as to just what hap
pened.
The Hillside explosion occurred
earlier when Mr.. Andrews lighted
a cigarette after inspecting his
hot-Water heater.
Firemen said the explosion blew
out windows, tore the roof loose
and set fires in every room of
the frame bungalow. Firemen
said a mattress on the kitchen
floor also was burned.
Police. gas company officials and
the fire department began an in
vestigation.
Firemen from the Capital
Heights, Seat Pleasant, Boulevard
Heights and Hillside departments
brought the blaze under control.
Firemen said Mr.. Andrews wife
and two children were not at
home at the time of the explosion.
Evening star., 1952-03-06

that mo qualified physician shall
lbe denied membership because OF
race, creed or color"
There is nothing in the So
lciety's constitution or bylaws
which bars election Of Negro
physicians to membership. How
lever, no Negro physician has ever
been elected, although one was
proposed for membership in 1890
and came within two votes OF
being elected.
Straw Vote Taken.
In a straw vote taken by mail
last spring, members voted 2 to
l in favor Of admitting Negro
members. It was made clear at
that time, however, the results
would be merely "an indication OF
sentiment" and would not be a
directive to the society's Board
Of Censors. which passes on appli-
cations for admission.
The Board Of CenSors, however
told the society's Executive Com
mittee that a change Of policy
such as this should have q more
formal blessing, it was learned
Results of the April balloting, il
was indicated. will be considered
a directive to the Board Of Gem
sorS.
The society's more than 1000
members will vote at the society
headquarters. 1718 M street NV
Others in South.
A number Of medical societies
lin the South have removed bars
to admission of Negro physicians.
Such actions have been taken in
the last two years by the medical
societies of Arlington and Alex
andria.
Physicians may not belong to
the American Medical Association
or take part in its postgraduate
clinics unless they first join their
local medical group.
Members Of the Medico- Chirur-
|gical Society. made up Of Negro
physicians in Washington, have q
standing invitation to attend the
Medical Society's scientific ses-
|sions. A Joint committee. COM
posed Of representatives Of the
two groups. frequently confers on
community health problems.
Evening star., 1952-03-06

about the issues" Senator Taft
said, cts impossible to say what
kind of a candidate he would
make. Senators Duff of Pennsyl-
|vania and Lodge of Massachusetts,
lput him into the race when they
knew he could not return and
campaign.
MY chances to carry Southern
States are as good or better than
Gen. Eisenhower's," the Ohio Sen
ator continued. If the general
should come out for an FEPC law,
he wouldn't carry a single State in
the South"
Favors Voluntary FEPC.
Senator Taft said he had made
his own position clear. He is for
la voluntary FEPC, not a COM
pulsory Federal law.
He repeated he would be
HAPPY" to win four out of New
Hampshire's IA delegates to
the Republican National Con-
Ivention. He added he hoped to
win the preference primary. which
he called most important" and
in which he is entered against
Gen. Eisenhower and ex-Gov
StasSen of Minnesota. This, he
said, would present q clear-cut
contest, while the delegate con-
tests were confused" and guess
ling contests" He pointed out
that the Eisenhower people have
put up the ''big name" Republi-
cans in the State.
The election is next Tuesday.
Senator Taft headed a motor
caravan which will take him
las far north as Berlin, where
|he is to make one Of his
major addresses during this
|tliree-day campaign tour. In adj
dition to many quick stops the
Senator will fill a luncheon and
speaking engagement at Laconia.
Senator Taft. on his arrival
here, was told by F. E. Johnston,
executive secretary Of the Taft
committee, that he would win the
presidential preference election,
over Gen. Eisenhower. Mr.. Stassen
and virtual unknown, William
r.. Schneider of st. Louis.
Further, Mr.. Johnston predicted
Senator Taft would win six Of the
ia delegates to the Republican Ma
|tional Convention whom New
Hampshire elects. Mr.. Johnston
figured Senator Taft would win
four Of the ten delegates-at-large
and one delegate in each Of the
two congressional districts.
Mr.. Johnston freely admitted
that the Eisenhower slate of dele
gates candidates included impor-
tant Republican leaders, difficult
to defeat, among them are Gov.
Adams, Representative Cotton,
Speaker Lane Dwinell Of the State
House of Representatives, former
Representative Foster Stearns and
former Gov. Blood. He added,
however, that the Taft slate was
composed of prominent citizens.
too. Among them is Wesley Powell,
who gave Senator Tobey a tough
battle for renomination two years
Iago.
A source of concern for the
(See LINCOLN, page A-3.)
Evening star., 1952-03-06

dent Truman had sent for him
or if he had requested today's
meeting. He said there is an
old established rule if you visit
the President, or governor or
mayor, if anything is to be said
they put it out"
Told that presidential visitors
usually feel at liberty to discuss
their meeting with the Chief Ex-
ecutive, Mr.. Morris at first con-
tinued his mo comments" but
later for television cameras he
said that the first QUESTIONABLE
would go to Attorney General
McG Grath. whose assistant he
nominally is.
Asked If he expected to get his
requested power to subpoena wit
nesses, over which Congress now
is wrangling, Mr.. Morris an
Swered; "If they want an honest
and nom political Investigation
I'm sure going to need them"
Asked how he would compare
Tammany Hall and Washington
Mr.. Morris said, "Tammny Hall is
kc1. nrrDDrc nooa A2N
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Wild Duck Shared
By Girl With Fishhook
BY The Assoeia,ed Pres.

WAYNESBORo. Miss. Mar. s.
Little Sandra Rainwater is the
possessor of a wild duck which
she hooked yesterday while fish
ing In her fathers lake.
The duck swooped down, grab
bed her bread-baited hook and
fell into the water. Sandra man
aged to land it after . struggle.
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Taft Opens Fight
For Delegates in
New Hampshire
Asserts His Chances
Equal Eisenhower's
For Election Victory
By Gould Lincoln
Sfnr Sfnff cnErasnondanf

MANCHESTER, N. H. Mar. g.
Senator Taft of Ohio, who arrived
here early today in a driving
snowstorm to begin his three-day
Campaign for the New Hampshire
preference in the Republican pres
idential primary, told a press
conference that his chances for
being elected President were as
good or better than those of Gen.
Eisenhower, his chief opponent for
the nominRtion.
Until Gen. Eisenhower comes
home and say what he thinks
Evening star., 1952-03-06
BY ihe Asseeiaisd Press

TORONTO. Mar. a. Alvin
Poser was a dirty. ragged, rag
picker who lived alone in squalor
He used to bring money into 3
trust company for deposit and
some Of the clerks there tried tt
avoid waiting on him.
So he kept coming to George
Ernest Buchanan. an executive q
the company. who believed Il
|"treating every customer as bes'
II know how"
The old ragpicker, aged 70, diet
Evening star., 1952-03-06
KnowIund to Run Aquin

OAKLAND, Calf, Mar. 6 (P.-
Senator Knowland, Republican,
California. announced his candi-
dacy for reelection yesterday. He
said that he would not leave
Washington for any extended pc
RODS to conduct his campaign.
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Burke Field Contracts
Probably Will Be LEI
In Fiscal 1888
No Delay Is Seen if Funds
Are Appropriated. Says
CAA Administrator

Construction contracts for the
authorized $14 million Burke Air
port probably will be let during
the fiscal year beginning July l
Civil Aeronautics Administrator
Charles F. Horne revealed today
The administrator told a Board
of Trade committee that prelimi-
nary planning is making progress
and contracts for preparing the
site in nearby Fairfax County
should be awarded in the new fiS-
cal year If Congress makes the
authorized sums available.
Employment of engineers and
architects to draw detailed plans
will be the next step in an enter
prise which has encountered con-
siderable opposition from Fairfax
County residents.
Maryland in Fight.
The fight on Washington's new
airport has been joined by Mary
land forces seeking to divert traf-
f1c from National Airport to
Friendship Airport at Baltimore.
Mr.. Horne predicted, however,
that Burke Airport will be COM
pleted during the summer of 1855
under the current authorization
with adequate facilities to handle
the traffic estimated for that
period. Meanwhile, he said, ad-
ditional navigational facilities are
helping National Airport to ac-
commodate an expanding load.
"The year 1855 will be none toe
soon," Mr.. Horne told the Avia-
tion Committee Of the Board OF
Trade at luncheon in the May
flower Hotel. Washington all
traffic has grown to a point where
it is already straining the physical
limitations of National"
Funds authorized for the addi-
Itional airport, Mr.. Horne ex-
planned, will provide for land ac-
QUESTION, the preparation of the
site. paving of two runways, one
5000 feet and the other 1000
feet; taxiways, apron, utilities
lighting, access road and one unit
of the ultimate administration
building"
Many sites were considered be-
fore the one at Burke was chosen
the CAA chief said. "Six sites
were studied individually in great
detail, then compared and evalu-
Iated carefully on the basis of top
ography, soils, location and access
land costs, efficiency of airport
layout, air traffic patterns, devel-
opment costs, and impact on the
community"
$500 National Employees.
The speaker said that Nationa
Airport, with its $500 employees
all but 800 of whom are privately
employed, already has become 8
big business in this area. All
traffic here followed the Nationa
trend and SCARED to new recorc
high levels"
Partly as a result of defense
mobilization, airline passenger
travel at National registered a 81
per cent gain in 1851 over 1850
Mr.. Horne added:
Scheduled airline passenger
ARRIVING or departing at Nationa
last year totalled 2,458,7l7 com
pared with 1923. .723 in 1850. Tha
compares with 459.396 in 1912, tn
first full year of operations. Air
craft landings and take-offs il
4 1851 totalled 186,747, an increas
of $4,000 over 1850.
The figures indicate why 1t wa
necessary to seek a site for an
;Iother major civil airport in tn,
Washington area and explain ou
belief in the need to get startet
ION the new airport at Burke"
Evening star., 1952-03-06
MuIik Sails for U. S.

CHERBOURG, France, Mar. 6
lR.-Jacob A. Malik. chief Rus
sian delegate to the United Ma
tions. boarded the liner Queen
Mary today en- route to New York.
His wife ACCOMPANIED him.
Evening star., 1952-03-06
ID. c. Medical Society
Schedules Vote April2
On Admitting Negroes
Would Bor No Qualified
Physicion on Account Of
'Roce, Creed or Color
By Wallace {. Cloyton

District Medical Society mem
bers will vote April 2 on whether
to admit Negro physicians, it was
learned today.
Approval of the special election
was voiced last night at a closed
meeting of the society.
Wording of the proposal on
which members will vote will be
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Trial Witness Bill Delayed

The House Rules Committee
today postponed action on q
bill to bar Federal judges from
acting as character witnesses
In trials. But Acting Chairman
Cox invited the bills sponsor to
offer = resolution to censure
Supreme Court Justices Reed
and Frankfurter, who testified
as character witnesses for Alger
Hiss.
Evening star., 1952-03-06

Doctors and Lowyers Heor New Joint Body
ColIed Time Saver. Page A-32
Evening star., 1952-03-06

Brewster Challenges Trumon TO Run, Soy
ing tits Time to Coll Bluff" Poee Al
Evening star., 1952-03-06
Bulletins
Pinoy Confirmed Premier

PARIS, R.-Antoine Pinay
was confirmed rs Premier Of
France today by q dramatic
switch Of votes in the National
Assembly. The conservative
businessman politician squeezed
through 324 votes, nine more
than the bare minimum need
ed. There were 206 votes against
him. More than q score Of votes
in his favor came from follow
ers Of Gen. Charles de Gaulle.
Earlier Story on Page A-32.)
Evening star., 1952-03-06

President Truman today asked
Congress for $7.9 billion to build
the military and economic
strength of the free world and
counteract ''the threat which
Soviet aggression carries for the
survival of civilization.
Outlining the new Mutual
Security Program which would
Text Of Trumon Message to Congress on
Mutual Security Aid. Pose A-S
Evening star., 1952-03-06

tSee MORRIS. Page A-3o
Evening star., 1952-03-06

tsee HoME-RULE. Page A-s.D
Evening star., 1952-03-06

(See GROW, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-03-06
DR.. Byrd Routed
From Floor by
Irdte Delegates
Lobbying for Funds
Brings Attack on Head
Of Maryland U
Special Dispo,eh TO The stur

ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 6.-Shouts Of
angry delegates routed the Uni
versity Of Maryland's white-haired
president from the tumultous clos
ing session of the General Assem-
bly, here early today.
DR.. H. c. (Curly) Byrd fed from
the House floor to the spectators
Maryland Legislature Ends Session After
Cutting Toxes. Budget. Poee AZ
Evening star., 1952-03-06

Some cloudiness today, high near 40:
tonight. fair with low, 80. Fair and con-
tinued cool tomorrow. Full report on
Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1952-06-22

want a word with you first. Cigarette?"
Thanks. Courtney took one, lit it, inhaled
deeply. He looked up at the older man. Does
the Secretary know anything about this YETI"
mot yet." The General was pacing again.
II just didn't have the CUTS to tell him until
you got here. kept hoping you'd bring back
word that the man was insane
Courtney's mouth frightened. Il wish I
thought So"
did you talk to him again?"
''Yes. For as long as the doctors would let
me, which wasn't very long"
Couldn't bulge his story?"
mot an inch"
whats he lke?'
"Oh typical, I'd say. Tough, unimaginative
fanatically loyal, of course. In pretty bad
shape, physically. But not stupid. And not
delirious. And not insane"
HE General slammed his hand down on the
desk. Dammit Court, just won't be-
leve it!
The younger man shrugged family. The
Japs probably didn't believe we had certain
bomb, either, until it fell on Hiroshima"
The General stared at him without speak
ing for perhaps ten seconds. Then he picked
up folder from the desk. Come on" he
said. Lets CO."
Evening star., 1952-06-22

it drew away at high rate of speed. judged
it to be two or three times the size OF our
larger bomber.
The General glanced up grimly. Sounds
familiar, doesn't it,"
The Secretary was leaning forward. Go on"
"T Immediately notified my control tower
at Vladivostok and requested permission to
pursue the object. This was granted. and
was instructed to force it to land. or if neces-
sary to shoot it down. asked for confrma-
ton of this last part of the order, but my radio
ceased to function and lost contact with
my base"
The General wet his lips and turned page.
1t made an audible rustic in the silence.
1.-The object withdrew toward the east. l
led my two flights in pursuit at maximum
speed. We gained slowly As we drew nearer
could see that the object seemed to consist
of two discs, one on top of the other. Both
discs were rotating at very high speed. could
not tell whether they were counter-rotating or
not. Between the discs was darker area that
seemed to be stationary.
The Secretary said harshly, Rotating discs?"
HE General nodded. Some sort of gyro-
scopic principle. evidently" He went on
reading The object remained just out of
cannon range We pursued it eastward until
knew we must be over the Sea of Japan. Our
fuel supply was limited, but was sure my
comrades would follow me, even past the
point of no return. Since could not COM
municate by radio, glanced at them fire.
quently in my rear-view mirror. ! was watch
ing when they began to explode There was no
smoke, no fire. They disintegrated.
The General took out handkerchief and
passed it across his forehead. His dry voice
continued: d" I think my wing-man escaped.
He went down suddas in steep dive, but
under control When last saw him, he was
heading west.
Lost his nerve" said Courtney drily.
Cant say blame hm!"
WELL" said the General, this Suvurov
had plenty of CUTS. Listen to this: I was
determined to close with the object. I fired
my cannon, with no apparent result. We were
now at 1900 meters and climbing. The
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