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Evening star., 1952-05-14
Ambassador Kennan
Gives Credentials 10 Reds
By the Asseeio,seI p,...

MOSCOW, May IA. United
States Ambassador George Ken
nan presented his credentials to
President Nikolai Shvernik today
and told the Soviets he was going
to work toward a peaceful adjust
meat of all problems between Rus
Sia and the United States.
Mr.. Kennan became the eighth
United States Ambassador to
Soviet Russia. The 47-year-old
expert on Russian diplomacy led a
party Of 13 members of the en-
basSy staff to the audience at the
Kremlin.
Speaking in Russian, MIR. Ken
nan said his principal purpose was
the adjustment Of all those spe-
cific questions. the solution of
which requires agreement between
the two governments"
After the ceremony, Mr.. Ken
nan and President Shvernik had a
private talk.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
City Heads and Truman
Plan Talk on DC. Problems

President Truman today prom
ised to sit down with the Board
of Commissioners and talk over
District problems after Renah F.
Camalier takes Office June 2.
Mr.. Camalier. who will succeed
Commissioner j. Russell Young,
called at the White House today
to thank President Truman for
his appointment and suggested
that the three Commissioners
come in at the Presidents con-
venience for a general discussion.
Mr.. Truman agreed and told
Mr.. Camalier to arrange a date.
The Commissioner designate
said he didn't talk over any par
ticular problems with Mr.. Tru-
man today. but pledged my sup
port for his program for WASH
Iington."
Evening star., 1952-05-14
By w. H. Shippen

The question of whether Lustror
Corp. was "blackmailed" into hir-
ing E. Merl Young was raised to-
day at the inquiry into the fitness
of Senator Mccarthy to hold his
seat.
This line was opened by Senator
Welker. Republican, of Idaho, and
a friend of Senator Mccarthy, Re
publican, of Wisconsin.
It was pursued further by Sena-
tor Hennings, Democrat, of Mis-
Isouri in questioning Carl Strand
Ilund, president of the defunct
Columbus, Ohio. manufacturing
firm.
The witness, on the stand for
the third day, had told how he
hired Young for $4,000 a year
and later raised his salary to
$4,000 a year at the insistence of
top Reconstruction Finance Corp.
officials.
Did you regard this action by
the RFC as heaVy-nanQeQ DlacK-
mail?" Senator Hennings asked.
Within Rights on Advice.
"That's a little too strong, Sem
ator," the witness replied. He
said RFC officers, who had ad-
lvanced the corporation $37.5 mil
lion, had the right to give ad-
vice to officers of the corporation
Mr.. Strandlund previously had
said in response to questions from
Senator Welker that "a suggestion
from the RFC practically
amounted to a command"
The RFC foreclosed on the cor
poration in the spring of 1850
Senator Welker asked the wit
ness how he happened to hire
Young, a former RFC officer who
was indicted for perjury in con-
nection with his testimony relat-
ing to affairs of the Federal loar
agency.
Mr.. Strandlund replied Harvey
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Tobin Is Behind Steel Workers Bey Of Tuns
Fight for Higher Wages Heart Is Anestedby
And Sou, He Tells Convention French Regime
Tunisiun Ruler BuIks
At Martial Law Edict,
3 Injured by Bomb
BY the Associofed Press

TUNIS, Tunisia, May IA.
France put the 70-year-old Bey of
Tunis under virtual house arrest
today for baking at a French mar
Itial law decree.
French troops carrying bayonets
moved in and replaced the blue
uniformed Arab soldiers of Sidi
Mohammed Al-Amin's own honor
guard at his summer palace built
on the site of the ruins of
Carthage.
At the same time there was a
new outbreak of violence in this
French protectorate. A bomb ex-
ploded in the Office of the public
works director. Three persons
were wounded.
Refused to Sign Decree.
The Bey, nominal ruler of the
country since May, 1943, refused
a French demand that he coun-
tersign decree declaring martial
law in the country.
In another blow, the French is
sued orders that two of the Bey's
nine children would have to have
French passes to get in an dout of
his palace.
They were Prince Gladly, At,
and Princess zakia, 80. The
Prince long has been known as
sympathetic to Tunisia's National
lists who have been demanding
freedom to rule their own internal
affairs.
The Princess was recently re-
ported to be one Of the heads of
a terrorist band of Nationalists
She is the wife of Health Minister
IMohammed Ben Salem, recently
released from arrest with the
other members of the pro-Na-
tionalist cabinet of deposited
Premier Mohammed Chenik.
Old Cabinet Arrested.
The French also issued orders
that arrested members of the old
pre-Nationalist cabinet be put un-
der armed guard and forbidden
to communicate with any one.
The clampdown on the Bey ap-
peared to have built up a fresh
crisis in the affairs of this trou-
bled North African protectorate
where riots broke out in January
In these troubles more than
100 persons have been killed in
clashes and other incidents. AT
least 1900 Tunisians have been
thrown into barbed wire detention
camps.
A virtual state Of siege was
Iclamped on Tunis and its out
skirts Monday after a woman was
killed and several Arab national
lists wounded by gunfire in a clash
with police.
A curfew was declared in the
capital yesterday following the ex-
plosion Of a bomb in the post
Office which killed five persons
and injured IL.
Evening star., 1952-05-14

told him that only two of the
bottles of whisky were bought at q
Virginia State Store of the Alco-
holic Beverage Board, the only
legal outlet in Virginia. The de-
|tectives said the woman admitted
that the rest of the whisky was
bought in Washington.
Miss Lomax testified that the
whisky had been bought by two
of her brothers for party.
Defense Attorney William C
Nemeth said after the sentencing
that he was undecided whether
the case would be appealed.
In the trial, Mr.. Nemeth told
Judge Cregger that a conviction
in the case would place in jeopardy
every citizen of Arlington County
who possessed more than a gal
Ion Of whisky bought in Wash.
Iington.
Evening star., 1952-05-14

A used car dealer today was
accused of taking $4,000 from the
attic rafters of Southeast home.
Charged with grand larceny was
Joseph A. De Michele. 40, of the
300 block of Woodland drive, For
est Hills. Md. De Michele was
identified as operator of the Suit
land Motor Co.. Suitland, Md.
Police said the money. in a
paper bag sealed with cellulose
tape, belonged to William (Juice)
Osborne, SO, of $500 Thirty-second
street Sc.
Mr.. Osborne would not reveal
the source of the money. Police
| identified him as a former gam
bier.
Mr.. Osborne told police he gave
the money last December to a
friend, John Davis SWetnam, AZ,
of 3340 Alabama avenue Sc. MIR
SWetnam, who operates a riding
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Judges Edict Limits Virqiniuns
To One Gallon of D. 6. Whisky

It is illegal for a Virginia resi-
dent to have in his home more
than a gallon of liquor bought in
Washington. an Arlington County
Court judge ruled today.
Judge Hugh Cregger, jr. sem
fenced Miss Ailsey Lomax, "a, COL
|ored, Of the 2400 block of South
Kenwood street, to 30 days in tail
and also imposed a fine of $50.
Judge Cregger then suspended the
sentence for one year on good be-
havior.
Detectives Russell L. Runyon
and Russell Petite introduced in
evidence six fifths and 19 half
Ipints Of whisky. and 49 cans OF
beer. they said they seized in Miss
Lomax's bedroom in q raid on
April 2e.
Mr.. Petite testified Miss Lomax
Evening star., 1952-05-14
2 Accused Of HoIdup Here
Linked 10 Baltimore Case

Two men held in the $1,O41
holdup April Is of the Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. were
identified today as the bandits
who stuck up Johns Hopkins Hos
|pital the following day.
Mrs. Margaret Perkins, 81, an
employe of the Baltimore hos
pital, identified the men as the
ones who menaced her with pistols
before fleeing with 5000 from a
vault.
They are Lewis James Wilkins,
q. colored, of the HOO block of
U street NV, and Stephen Sid
ney Kelley, 20. colored, of the
1000 block of North Capitol
street. Wilkins is held under
$4,000 bond and Kelley under
$25. 900 bond.
Baltimore detectives asked Gus
tody of the men after the Wash
Iington case is completed.
Kelley has been identified as
the lone gunman who held up
Roosevelt Hospital in New York
and took $4,000.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Hennings Asks if MenI Young
Got Job Through 'BIockmoir
Lustron President, at Mccarthy Hearing,
Says RFC Men Even Set His Salary

Henderson, then an RFC director
told him the RFC was cutting
down on it's staff and he hopes
he could give Young a job at (
salary of about $4,000. described
as an increase oyer his Fedora
pay.
Suggested $4,000 Salary.
Mr.. Strandlund said he sug-
gested that Young receive $4,000
instead of $4,000. His purpose
he said, was to make certain the
RFC would have to approve the
salary officially.
In reply to questions the wit
ness said Young had no special
housing experience that he knew
of and that I'VE used him in oul
Washington Office"
Later Mr.. Strandlund testified
he had luncheon at the Hote
Statler with Harley Hise. thu
chairman of the RFC, and Young
He said Mr.. Hise told him he
should raise Young's salary. HI
said he protested at the time.
The attempt to raise Young's
salary was renewed by w. G. Will
lett, then a director of the RFC
the witness continued.
Learned of Second Job.
Mr.. Strandlund said he learned
only later that Young had a sal
aried job with another compan,
at the time he was working fol
LuStron.
Senator Monroney, Democrat, o.
Oklahoma, asked if the RFC hat
forced Young on Lustron at thu
time the directors were complain
ing the plant had too many high.
salaried executives.
YES" replied Mr.. Strandlund
that was part Of the incon-
sistency of the whole thing.
Young's name was brought init
another part of the testimony re-
(See MCCARTHY, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1952-05-14
BY the Assecioied Press

CHARLESTON, w. Va, May IA
Senator Taft's delegate lead
over Gen. Eisenhower slipped to a
14-to-1 edge today in their contest
for West Virginia's 16 votes in the
Republican presidential nominat-
ing convention.
Senator Taft had held a 15-to-1
lead in the early morning count
of yesterdays heavy primary vote.
But in midmorning the tabulation
showed an unpledge candidate in
the Sd congressional district had
taken the lead from one Taft man.
In popularity votes, Senator
Taft was scoring a better than
I3-to-1 victory Harold E. Stassen.
Gen. Eisenhower name was not
entered in the G. o. P. presiden-
tial preference voting and write
ms are illegal in the State.
Taft candidates were solidly
ahead in all four races for the
delegates-at-large seats and were
leading in 10 of the IL district
races.
Lone Eisenhower Backer.
The lone Eisenhower candidate
holding a lead was Thomas E
Millsop of Weirton in the 1st con-
gressional district. He was run
ming second in a field of eight
candidates in his bid for one OF
the districts two delegate posts.
The unpledged candidate was
IDr. James A. Rusmisell of Buck
hannon in the Sd district. His
lead appeared shaky and he was
being pressed hard by a Taft
candidate.
Percentagewise, Senator Taft
was leading Mr.. Stassen by 1872
Ito 21.8. The vote from 1.120 OF
Evening star., 1952-05-14
West Virginia Delegate Races
Going to Taft by74-to-7 Margin

z, 1922 precincts was Taft. 54.916;
Stassen, 1929.
Democrats held no presidential
popularity contest. Without a
fight, they named delegates who
will have 20 votes in the Demo-
cratic National Convention. Both
Democrat and Republican dele
gates officially will be unpledged.
The vote total was expected to
reach the 100000 mark. This
would be just short of the 5000
record primary vote cast in 1910.
Senator Kilgore provided one of
the primary surprises with the
lop-sided margin he piled up
against two Democratic opponents
for the Senate nomination. He
had better than a 4-to-1 lead
over his nearest rival. J. H. Davis,
majority leader of the Senate
House of Delegates. after one
sixth of the vote had been counted.
The Republican Senate nominee
was former Senator Chapman
Revercomb. He was unopposed.
In the Democratic guberna-
torial contest, fromer State At
torney General w. c. Marian
rolled out in front of three op-
ponents with the support of Gov.
Okey L. Patteson's State admin
Iistration. His nearest opponent
was Cyrus S. Kump, son of a for
mer State Governor.
Rush Holt Far Ahead.
Former Senator Rush Holt, a
time Democrat, appeared to
be heading toward an easy VIC
tory in his bid for the COP guber-
Material nomination. He was al
most 3-to-1 leader over his near
est opponent, Mayor John T.
Copenhaver of Charleston.
Representative Ramsay was in
a see-saw race for denomination
in the first congressional district
against Robert H. Mollohan of
Fairmont, who is administrative
assistant to Senator Nicely.
Mr.. Ramsey was the only in
Icumbent who appeared in danger
of losing his battle for renomina-
tion.
With half of the precincts
counted, he was trailing Mr.. Mol
lohan.
In 215 of 416 precincts, Mr..
Mollohan had 10,947 votes and
Mr.. Ramsay. 10,884. Mr.. Ramsay
was backed by the Gov. Patteson
Organization.
Three other incumbent House
Observation-Disclosures all Democrats
had comfortable leads in their
contests. They were Representa-
tive Bailey (third district), Rep
IreSentative Burnside (fourth) and
Representative Elizabeth Kee
(f1fth).
Representative Staggers was
Iunopposed for the Democratic
nomination in the second district.
In the sixth district, State
Senator Robert c. Byrd of Sophia
was out in front in the Democratic
contest to name q successor to
Representative Hedrick, who was
q candidate for Governor.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Yacht With 10 Aboard
Sinking Off Golden Cote
BY the Associated Pres,

SAN FRANCISCO, May a.
The Coast Guard reported today
the pleasure yacht Eloise with
10 persons aboard was sinking 38
miles southwest of the Golden
Gate.
The 60-foot pleasure craft
Iradioed that it was taking on
water.
The cutter Ewing was rushed
toward the scene, about 20 miles
south of the Farallone Islands.
A plane was dispatched at day.
break to spot the distressed boat.
The Coast Guard said it as
sumed the yacht was the 37-year-
old schooner Eloise which de-
Iparted Monday for Hawaii and
the South Pacific with a party
of amateur sailors seeking ad-
venture.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Truman Asks Funds
For Building Program,
OF 5 Hospitals Here
Seeks Extra $l1.4 Million
For Gronts-in-Aid Under
HospituI Act Amendment

President Truman today asked
Congress for a supplemental ap-
preparation of $11.4 million to aid
the building programs of five Dis
trict hospitals.
The money was authorized under
IAN amendment to the Hospital
Center Act. Under the provisions
Iof the amendment, private hospi-
Itals not included in the center may
apply for Federal aid up to so per
cent of the funds needed for new
construction.
Half Must Be Repaid.
Half the Federal money ad-
Ivanced would eventually have to
be repaid by the District over a
period of years.
Hospitals applying for grant
in-aid funds are Providence,
which is planning a 81 million
building near Catholic University;
Sibley, which wants to build a
new hospital costing between SIS
and 81 million; Casualty. which is
ready to start on a SIS million
addition; Children's, which needs
about $500,000 for a large build
ing now nearly finished. and Ma
tional Homeopathic. which con-
templates a 100000 addition.
Act Expires June 30.
Both the act-authorizing a $22
million center incorporating the
present facilities of Emergency,
Garfield and Episcopal Hospitals
and the amendment, are due to
expire June 30.
The House has approved a five
year extension of the enabling
legislation. and a Senate District
subcommittee has recommended
favorable action to the Senate
District Committee.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
u. ). Informs Russia
OF Firm Plans for
Germany's Defense
Acheson to Leave Soon
For Peace Pact Talks;
|. Door Left Open to Soviet
By the Associated Press

Secretary OF State AcheSon
plans to leave for Europe in about
10 days to try to complete basic
arrangements for bringing Ger
many into the European defense
setup by the end of the month.
Mr.. Acheson is due to sign on
behalf of the United States a
Text Of Note to Soviet Citing U. S. Views
on Germany. Poge A.
New Berlin Blockade Indicted When
Bonn Signs Peace Contract. Pose A
peace contract with the Western
German government. Other sign
ers will be the foreign ministers of
Great Britain, France and West
Germany. Secretary Acheson also
plans to be present at the signing
of treaty setting up European
defense community including West
Germany.
The latest expression Of the firm
resolve of the Western nations to
go through with these plans as
nearly on schedule as possible was
set forth last night in a note to
Russia. It reflects the views of
the Bonn government.
Won't Be DETECTED.
The American note, identical
with notes sent by Britain and
France, declared this Government
will mot be DETECTED" from the
policy of creating true unity
among the European nations be-
cause this represents the true
path of peace" 1t answered a
Russian note of April 9.
At the. same time the United
Estates and the other Western
powers expressed readiness to
open negotiations with the Soviet
Union on the unification of East
ern and Western Germany pro-
vided there is first clear under
standing on the fundamental
problems to be examined.
The first problem to be tackled
the Western powers said. is that
of investigating political condi-
ttions throughout Germany and of
creating conditions necessary for
holding free elections.
Soviet Proposal Rejected.
In previous exchanges Russia
had declared that the study of
political conditions should be made
by a commission created by the
four big powers which occupy Ger
many. The Western governments
rejected this in favor of turning
the job over to a United Nations
commission already set up for that
purpose.
Recognizing, however, that the
Russians were unwilling to use the
u. N. group, the Western power:
|offered as a compromise Ito con.
slider any other practical and pre-.
else proposals for an impartia
commission of investigation which
the Soviet government may wish
to put forward" The idea is thai
such group could be established
Through the use of representative.
Iof non-occupying nations.
American officials said they has
in mind such countries as Iceland
1.-THE Netherlands. Brazil and Po
land.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Strong Quoke Recorded

NEW YORK. May IA. P.-
Fordham University reported to-
day a strong earthquake, probably
In the Pacific Ocean off the Mexi-
can Coast, was recorded on it's
Seismograph. The shock was
registered at 3:38:08 pm. (EDT),
and the distance was estimated at
t2,300 miles south of New York.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Right 10 Screen
Grain CasesLost
Agriculture
Justice Takes Back
Prosecution. Powers
On Irregularities
BY jones (. Roper


The Justice Department today
cancelled an agreement that al
lowed the Agriculture Department
to block criminal prosecutions of
irregularities in the farm pro-
gram.
Justice agreed in 1943 and 1949
to let Agriculture screen troubles
within its own department,
throwing out cases which it felt
should not be prosecuted in Grim.
lnal courts.
Justice informed Agriculture
today. however. that this plan
now lis neither feasible nor long,
er necessary" 1t asked Agricul-
ture hereafter to refer all cases.
with minor exceptions-to Justice
to decide whether they should be
prosecuted.
Hits Lack Of Prosecution.
Carroll Hunter, Agriculture's
solicitor. announced the action as
ne testified before the Senate
Agriculture Committee.
The committee is investigating
irregularities in the farm program.
Republlcan members have COM
planned that Agriculture failed to
prosecute warehousemen who stole
Government commodities if the
WarehouSemen were able to make
up the dollar loss to the Govern
ment.
The committee has received eyi.
dence that at least some Agricul-
ture officials sought to cover I'm
such cases for fear of hurting the
farm program.
Agreement Dates From War.
The agreement for Agriculture
TO screen cases of Irregularities
originated during the war when
Justice was swamped with work.
Today. James M. McInerney. AS
Slstant Attorney General in charge
OF the Criminal Division of the
justice Department, wrote Mr..
Hunter:
This department has recently
reviewed the entire matter and be.
lleves the delegation Of its respon-
sibllity for the evaluation of crimi.
nal cases is neither feasible nor
longer necessary.
Accordingly, it is of the opinion
that this so-called screening
agreement should be terminated
and that in the future, in general
all cases coming to your attention
which appear to involve criminal
violation of statutes administered
by your department should be re-
ferred to this department for eval-
uation.
1T will be appreciated if you
will place in effect in your depart
ment such revised procedures
whereby all apparent violations
will be brought to this depart
ment's attention"
May Exempt Small Cases.
Mr.. McInerney said some ex-
ceptions might be made in small
cases involving farmers. Details.
he said, should be worked out
between Justice and Agriculture.
After the original Justice
Agriculture agreement was made
in 1943. it was renewed in 1949
by Alexander Campbell, then As
sistant Attorney General in charge
of the Criminal Division.
Mr.. Campbell was named be-
fore the committee last week in
a case involving kickback. A
committee investigator testified
that Mr.. Campbell. now an at
torney in Fort Wayne, Ind, re-
layed checks totaling $4,000 from
a Baton Rouge Oa.) warehouse
to Jack Cowart, Agriculture off,
cial since fired. The committee
investigator said the money ap-
|parently was paid as a result Of
Mr.. Cowart's help to the ware
housing company in getting Gov
|ernment contracts.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
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through Q miscellaneous for sole"
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Evening star., 1952-05-14
169 AustruIiuns Killed

CANBERRA, Australia, May II
R.-One hundred and sixty-nine
Australians died in Korean fight
ing up to April 80, Army Minister
Josiah Francis told the House of
Representatives today. The war
cost Australia $30.8 million up to
February 20. he said.
Evening star., 1952-05-14

held hostage 70 hours. Gen. Col
son succeeded him Thursday.
Both were relieved Of the camp
command and returned to former
duties pending an investigation
of the Dodd kidnapping and Gen
Colson's promise of concessions te
the Reds to gain Gen. Dodd's
release.
Neither general was available
to the press.
The generals went to a meeting
with Clark Immediately after ar
rival.
The Army did not say whether
they remained in Japan or re.
turned to Korea for an investi.
cation of the Koje situation.
Board of Inquiry Reported.
Earlier, a United States 8tl
Army spokesman in Seoul sale
Gen. Dodd had gone to eithel
Pusan or Koje to report to thu
board of inquiry.
The Army did not say spe.
Officially that the inquiry was un.
der way.
Gen. Colson was relieved of tn,
Koje command Tuesday and re.
placed by Brig. Gen. Hayden L
Boatner, Chinese-speaking pro.
fessional soldier with severa
years experience in China in wal
and peace.
Gen. Dodd and Gen. Colsor
were reassigned to their former
commands: Colson as chief Of
staff of the 1st Corps in Kores
and Dodd at 9th Army headquar.
tiers.
Critized in Pentagon.
Gen. Colson was criticized By
United States Defense Department
officials in Washington for the
wording of his concessions to tn,
Red prisoners. A spokesman sale
it gave an erroneous impression
OF Allied treatment Of Chinese anC
North Korean prisoners.
j Other Government informant.
in Washington, however, described
the Colson agreement as onl,
granting ReS demands for con
Iditions which they already had.
Il Gen. Clark's public information
officer said Gen. ColSon was re-
lieved of the Koje command OF
Gen. Clark'S orders.
Evening star., 1952-05-14
Fire Engine Kills 5

BARCELONA, Spain, May IA
P.-A fire engine coming down a
mountain south Of here broke
loose yesterday and plunged into
. military column, killing five SOL
diers and injuring seven others
The trucks brakes failed to hold