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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09
'Pro-Red' Publishers
|0f Magazine in China
During 1906 probed
By George Beveridqei

The House Committee on I'm
American Activities today openes
an investigation of Max and Grac,
Granich, American publishers o
a magazine in pre-World War I
China which allegedly presented
pro- Communist views.
The committee immediatel.
brought into the probe reports tina
the State Department 'repri
manded" diplomatic officials il
Shanghai for "harrassing" tn
Granichs in their publishing &C
tivitieS.
The Granichs, who repeatedly
are now operating a nurser,
school in Wilmington, VT, were
mentioned last August by Maj
Gen. Charles A. Willoughby, Gen
Douglas MacArthur's former in.
telligence chief, in his testimony
about the fabulous Richard Sorge
spy ring The ring operated ir
the Far East during the 1896
and was broken just before Pear
Harbor.
Suppressed in 1887.
The Granich's Chinese maya.
zine-"Voice of China"-was sup.
pressed in November, 1887, aftel
Is months Of controversial publ.
cation.
Committee Counsel Frank Tav,
enner. jr., said the inquiry, last.
ing several days. will cover tn,
Chinese phase in 1886 and 1887
and then switch to later activities
of Grace Granich in this country
He said these activities will con.
Germ the Communist publication
Daily Worker, at a period wher
that newspaper was "disavowint
all connections with Moscow,
Committee Investigator Court.
ney E. Owens opened the testi'
mony by presenting documents
culled from a tremendous volume
furnished by Gen. Willoughby-
which traced the Granichs' pub
fishing activities subsequent tx
1886 in face of strong opposition
from the Chinese Nationalist anc
French officials.
Washington Protest Reported.
The documents showed that tn,
magazine was registered with thu
American Consulate in Shangha
but that registration was with
drawn by then Consul Genera
Clarence E. Gauss because tn
magazines contents exceeded
limits of cultural" articles. Ths
document which highlighted tht
hearing was the report of :
Shanghai police detective on ar
interview in September. 1897, with
j. B. Pitcher. then American vict
consul. The interview sought
American aid in supressing tn.
magazine.
The report quoted Mr.. Pitcher
as saying the consulate was sir
an invidious position, since the
Department of State in Washing.
ton had recently reprimanded il
for continually harrassing the &C.
tivities Of Max Granich."
The detective added in his re.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09
National Gallery Adds
Exhibition Space From
New Mellon Grant

The National Gallery Of Art
announced today that IL new ex-
Inhibition galleries have been added
from funds provided by the donor.
The National Gallery Of Art
was a gift to the American people
by the late Andrew w. Mellon,
former Secretary Of the Treasury.
It was opened to the public in
1912.
The A. w. Mellon Educational
and Charitable Trust announced
in a five-year report made public
yesterday that special appropria-
tons of 1915 900 was voted in 1850
to provide added gallery space for
important works of art by other
ethan Mellon family donors"
Office Expansion Provided.
Additional space for the gall
lery's educational Offices was also
provided for in the gift.
The, grant for these needs was
voted although the trusts obliga-
ton to the gallery had been COM
lpleted.
A total Of $25, TBS, ITO was given
in grants during the f1ve-year
period ending December 81, 1850.
the report stated. This represents
a proportional start in the
trustees 1916 decision to end the
trust within a 15-year period.
Fund grants to Washington or
CARNATIONS during the five-year
period included $168, $50 to George
Washington University Hospital:
$4,000 to Washington Cathe-
dral; $43, 900 to the Community
Chest, and $4,000 to the Corcoran
Gallery of Art.
Boys Club Gets $4,000.
Other local grants included $10,-
900 to the Boys Club of Wash
ington: $1,000 to Central Dis
lpensary and Emergency Hospital;
$4,000 to the Boys Club of the
Washington Metropolitan Police,
and some smaller gifts to national
charitable organizations with
headquarters here.
Largest single grant, $13.716,333.
was to the University of Pitts
burgh for the purpose of setting up
a Graduate School of Public
Health there.
A total Of SOL, 746,o75 has been
distributed since The fund was set
up in 1880, the report showed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09

port that "this was brought about
it would appear-by protests
made to Washington by highly
placed Communist circles in the
United States regarding the treat
ment accorded to Granich by the
American authorities in Shang-
hal"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09
Boys Club Gets $4,000.
Timing Proves Perfect

GERALDTON, Ont. P).-It was
lucky that Dick Taylor decided
to go out for supper, because
shortly after he had left his house
the water boiler exploded, wreck
ing the kitchen stove and damag-
ing the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. ~ Ala
JANUARY

ton Post Building. 1915 L street
NV.
Members of the Board of Direc-
tors and agency board members
viii be present to elect officers for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09
Community Chest 10 Hold
Annual Meeting tomorrow

The annual meeting of the Ma
tional Capital Area Community
Chest Federation will be held at
4 pm. tomorrow at the Washing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09

1882 and hear the annual report.
According to the federation's
bylaws. any contributor to Red
Feather agencies may attend the
Injecting,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-01-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
LIneeIh Award Given
To PHILLIP 6Faham

PHILADELPHIA, Feb ga
Philip H. Graham publisher Of
tho washington Post, last nlght
was presented an Abraham Alns
eeln Aware for distinguished
service 70 humanity"
Mr., Graham was hanarea at
the FOUNDERS pay dinner Of Llns
coin University, The Rev, y,
Luther Cunningham, pastor Of
st, Paul Baptist Church and Q
member Of the Philadelphia Civil
Service Commission, also received
o Lincoln award, 44B
Mr., Graham told the gathering
that intolerance works two ways
and 1t Is up to the universities Of
our country to instill greater
humility Of thought In those being
trained for leadership"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Three Members OF Weovers
Accused of BEING Reds

COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 90 up
Three members Of the Weavers
are Communists, o former tipster
for the FBT agent said yesterday
But q spokesman for the singing
group replied I'VE are singers and
nothing else. Our Job ID singing
folk songs"
The tipster was Harvey M,
Matusow OF Dayton, Ohio, who
was associated with the Conimu.
mist Party aS spy for the FDI. He
testified before the Ohio Un.
American Activities Commission
which 10 investigating suhversive
activities In Ohio.
Mr.. MatusoW identified the
three % Pete zeeger, Fred Halter.
man and Ronnie Gilbert. He said
o fourth member, Lee Hays, for.
merry was q Communist, and was
o former editor Of the Philadelphia
edition Of the Daily Worker. A
NTH member Of the Weavers, Miss
Hope Foy, was q member Of q
delegation headed for Moscow,
the last time no saw her, Mr..
MAtusow testified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Aiken Fears Failure
OF Morris Probe Due
70 Legality Of Evils
By NE Assesls,sd Pres,

SENATOR Aiken, RepupIican, OF
Vermont said today that cleanup
boss Newbold Morris faces IAN up.
hill fight oil the way because two
thirds Of the corruption In Gov.
eminent Is legal corruption i'm
proper but within the law"
Senator Aiken added he Is
mighty doubtful" the New York
Republican selected by President
Truman for the task will be able
to clean UP the Government"
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
Of Michigagi, who won fame as d
"one-rnan grand jury" In the days
when he was exposing civic cor
ruption In Detroit. said In q sep.
arate interview he thought Mr..
Morris was taking q step In the
right direction" In planning TO ask
officials throughout the Federal
service for full information about
their private income sources.
Would Cheek TAx Returns.
''But 1 think he shotiid no ftirA
ther and obtain theft officlAi In.
come tan feturfis," Senator t'erBu.
sob said
Mr., Morris waS appointed q
special assistant 10 Attorney 6ehs
erAi Me6fAth 10 track down any
misconduct In Government, Ifhe
investigation was ordered BY Presll
dent truman after Congressional
disclosures 0i tak scandals and
0ther Irregularities
MI M0frlA said Yesterday The
IlfBt Atep In hlS inquiry would be
collection OF lne9Hleus0uFGe data
from t0pHleVei 0fhelals In The eku
eeHtlVe branches OF The G9VepAu
ntmthRt ial the VaPi0Hs depRptu
meDtSI RaenGleS and commissions
ne MOI authorised w 40 lnt0
ghe leRlAlAtlVe and jHdielRl
pPRneheSl bHt no sAid In Fespense
W q question II may be assumed
some aHestlahHAiPeR WIT 40 IA
employees IN the armed services
W thlnk N can he said new
No added, THAT the survey VIII
Feaeh every one handling Govern
ment contract weFk,n
"Rh9Wld Bring Out, Facts"
senator F'eFgVspN said that
ought 70 "brtng out the faGtsn re.
gardlng Harold u, Htassep's state.
Ment last week that he had heard
Senator MeGFath became Q mil,
llonAiFe while serving In various
public 0fIiees, lFff h aIf'
At the time, Mr., McGrath put
out 0 statement thanking "Candi-
date Stassen," who Is canipaignina
for the Republican presidential
nomination, for the Compliment, 7
But the Attorney General declined
further comment,
Senator Aiken said Mr.. Morris
QUESTIONABLE on incomes might
turn up a few individuals guilty
OF wrongdoing, but ! don't think
1t will accomplish any real good"
The Vermont lawmaker added:
Essentially what Morris has to
contend with Is the philosophy Of
TO the victor belongs the spoils. ;
It's q basic condition which the
kind Of investigation he Is under.
taking never can correct.
THE only real solution rests
with the voters Of the country,
who will have O chance next No
vember to say whether they want
this administration to continue In
power I think the people will
say they don't"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
THE AVRNING STAR A
HhlRIHs LReRLRsR, n, ,,.:
George Opens Fight
On Reorganization
Of Revenue Bureau

Senator George, Democrat, Of
Georgia opened . hght today
against President Truman's plan
to Teorganise the Internal Rev
enue, he declared II would "serI-
ously impair and hamper the
collection Of revenues 20 sorely
needed at this time"
The Georgian, who heads the
tax-writing Senate Finance Com.
mittee. went before the Senate
Expenditures Committee which ID
considering the reorganization
proposal.
Following the wave Of tax scan.
dals, President Truman proposed
to abolish the jobs OF the 90 col
lectors' Of internal revenue and
substitute % deputy commission
ers, The plan also places all
revenue personnel under civil
service, except the commissioner.
Approved by House.
The House has approved the
plan, but the Senate has until
March II to block 1t II 40 Senators
vote against II. Thus far no one
has introduced a resolution Of dis.
approval, but the strong state.
ment Of Senator George today
indicated q fight Is being organized.
Among the objection raised by
the Georgian, who Yields consid.
cradle influence with Senate COM
sevatives, are:
The plan fails to comply with
the Reorganization Act In that II
does rAt show II will reduce OK.
|penditures.
BY abolishing the statutory
Offices Of collector IL raises q seri.
Gus question Of whether the right
|of taxpayers to maintain suits
against collectors, with the right
TO trial by jury, will survive.
Bread Authority Cited.
Senator George argued II gives
the Secretary Of the Treasury
broad authority To determine how
the tan collection machinery will
function In place Of existing btatus
tory procedure, fie said he ID
Willing 10 trust secretary snyder,
but pointed out that Secretary
Snyder Will not always be seeS
retAryI
evil Service appointments which
turn out 10 De liisadVlSed can DO
corrected ''0hlv by the clumsy
processes BY which 4 civil herVant
|eAh Do But 0ut OF 0Ifieer on The
ether hhndl presidential app0lhts
eco eAn be renewed BuMmAPlly"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Army, Navy Nearing End
OF Rain-MakInu Project

The Army and Navy are pre-.
pairing to end their five-year
rainmaking-c loud modification
project after obtaining informa-
ton which "revolutionized think
ing among meteorologists."
Project Cirrus" was conducted
under contract with the General
Electric Co., which compiled the
data for the services. Air Force
planes were used In the expert
mehtS.
The project was 10 determine
such things about clouds as LIQUID
water content, temperature, de.
gree Of turbulence. size Of cloud
droplets. number Of crystals, etc,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Continued From First Paae)

Ii 10 Worded that 10 would sIdeu
track Hawaii AB we'll al Alaska,
Senator 0'Mah0hev, Democrat,
Oh wyoming, leading the hght for
Both Bills agreed that Senator
HneWlahd had H00d reason 10 fear
Bueh On 0ute0IRel "
He called the MeHr0ReV e0mMens
wealth plan IN device deVeleped
BY the Bpltlah 10 hold thelp empire
t0Rethep without granting the be0s
pie 81 the commonwealth peppes
heHtRtl0n and veins power IN the
British Parliament which tples 10
severn tho empire" Senator
9'MAhanev said the American
ideal Of political lPeedem haA Als
ways been based on the principle
OF fHll equality
He said stateheed for beth
territories already has been post
pened too long He pointed out
that Alaska has been under the
American Hag tor 80 years and
that Hawaii, an. independent re-
public, voluntarily entered the
United States In lAAa,
vt 10 imperative that the prom
ise Of Statehood should now he
redeemed" said Senator o'Ma-
honey, "Failure to do so would
only provide fuel for the flames
Of Russian propaganda, by which
we are represented to the peoples
Of Asia and Africa as colonial
imperialists', Our struggle to win
the minds Of mankind for in
dividual liberty and free govern
ment throughout the world can
best be served by an immediate
grant Of Statehood"
Points TO California Entry.
Senator O'Mahoney also an.
swered the argument that State
hood should not be granted be-.
cause neither Alaska nor Hawaii
Is contiguous to the mainland.
He pointed out that California
and Louisiana were separated by
many hundreds Of miles from the
nearest State when they were
admitted. Air transport and radio
bring Alaska and Hawaii closer
TO the seat Of Government than
were many Of the States when
they were admitted, he said.
Senator O'Mahoney rejected the
arguments that Alaska has too
small o population and that the
popultions Of the territories are
out Of balance from O racial stand
point. He pointed out that when
the Union was formed, Virginia,
the largest State, had 10 times 90
many people 90 Delaware, the
smallest Both States had two
Senators.
Supporters OF the bill also have
commended that statehood would
strengthen both territories from
q national defense standpoint In
any future attack and that they
will grow faster with statehood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Two Missing In Hunt
For Lifebout Rescued

CEDAR KEY, Fla Feb az.
Two fishermen, lost saturday
while searching for 4 MISSING
houseb0at with d woman aboard,
were found safe yesterday, t'he
houseboat and Tie w0nah were
located sunday,
Ffhe fishermen, Oscar odiuhd,
3d. and Buddy Heath, o., t6ok
refuse In an unnamed lighthouse
about 10 miles OH sh6Pel
An ALI F1pee rescue beat fP0m
MaeBlil Field 90 Tampa happened
aeF9ss the men &C the lighthouse
and pHb them ashore here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Foreign po|ItyVIews
Spell Defeat Tor Taft,
Richards Declares

II Senator Taft Of Ohio wins
the Republican Presidential nom
ination, he will DO torn 10
Ahreds" In the campaign because
Of the Inconsistency" Of his for
eign policy, In the opinion OF
Chairman Richards OF the House
Foreign Affairs Committee.
At the same time. Mr.. Richards
made o plea for keeping foreign
policy from becoming o main
issue In the 1852 election cam.
paign. He said II will be O "ter.
rife tragedy" for this country II
both parties are not willing TO lay
down their differences ct the
waters edge.
Says Taft II Confused.
Addressing O luncheon meeting
OF the Women's National Demo.
cratic Club In the clubhouse, 1929
New Hampshire avenue NV. yes
terday, the South Carolina Demo.
crat said Senator Taft Is "a good
man, but when II comes to for.
eign policy he Is utterly con-
fused"
Mr.. Richards said Senator Taft
favored going TO the defense Of
Western Europe II attacked but
did not want the United States
tiled UP In" the North Atlantic
treaty. He also criticized the Ohio
Senator for wanting Congress to
pass on the number Of troops the
President decides should DO sta
toned overseas.
The House Foreign Affairs
chairman made II clear ne does
not approve Of everything the
Truman Administration has done,
but he defended its basic foreign
policy OF trying to contain Com.
1llunisfa.
Defends Korea Decision.
He also defended the Presidents
decision to resist Communist az.
gfessioii In Korea In 1850. II the
North Korean and Chinese Com.
ffitihists had been allowed TO overs
run South Korea, japan would
soon have been forced Into The
Communists orbit he added,
Mr., Richards denied the ttts,t
KILLED IN Korea have given thelr
lives In vain HE said "they Afe
buying ub tltne y fhe South caro-
ilhiah admitted The Korean war
has hot helped Mr., f'ruHiah'S bopu
ylarlty, but no said no 0theF Pres
ldeht could hhye d6he what had
t9 be d6he lR Hofea and come Out
Oh ~ q popular FAahI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26

two men teamed up again and
Red secured the countryside for
one last target. He found O
beauty. A boat In q dry dock.
Coldly Felix dropped down to In.
spect. This was worthwhile. He
climbed for q high run, dove down
ftiriously. and blew the boat, the
drydock and what was left Of my
stomach oil 10 pieces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
.GI Bill Revision 10 Give
VA Final Voice Is Urued

The American Legion spoke out
today for o revised OF bill which
would give the Veterans Admins.
tration the Anal voice on running
the o. training and education
program.
Cecil u. MunSon, chief Of the
Legion's training program, told the
House Veterans Affairs Commits
toe tighter administrative proce.
dureS would DO the best Insurance.
AGAINST q repetition OF abuses,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Z Boy FugIiIves Accused
Of Trying 10 DeFaII Train
~ The AWsfIstIa PIsW

BALTIMORE, Feb, Qsr=Fwe
tetnraee fugltlVes tram the Mary
land Framing spheal leP BOYS
tried IA aeFRil a fast Pennsylvania
HAilF9Ra passenger train by Fehr
INC . railroad tle across the tracks
near Aberdeen last Wednesday,
the FRI disclosed yesterday,
The train struck the Ito and
was forced to halt TO disengage 1t,
but no serious damage was done,
Government agents told United
States Commissioners Ernest vplk-
art
One OF the boys Is from hers,
the other from Baltimore County.
They are being held on bail of
$4,000 each pending q trial. The
ages of the two, also charged
with stealing three cars, are II
and is. agents said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Volunteers for Koreu

HEIDELBERG. Germany. Feb.
26 N.-United States Army
headquarters disclosed today 6lS
American infantrymen stationed
In the Army's European command
have volunteered for duty In
Korea In the last six weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Kitchener
CONTINUED From First Page.)

ulACAA oHONOO uPWaiu hlbO UAtG bht
It's an amazing sensation.
Felix and Red said little over
their two.Way radio but finally
tTelix cried, ''Looks LIKE fiuhsnatii
dead ahead" t'hree or four ilshts,
the shadow Of a river THAT WAS
aiil But IL was our starting point
We reared UP The coast at 100
miles Ah hour and then with 4
burst Oh pure iuek FeiiN opened
Up what Wa ID be one I'll the
most sensational fiIHht flights In
history fie thought he raw i Hiatt
IN what could have beeh a very
large building VI d0hlt 400 anVI
thing" He'd said NH dr0b 4
p0uhder anyway FellA
replied
Countryside BlaEesr
he leVeled ON for 4 terrific
B9mR PHhl Ap0Bped 10 lao feRt
and let a9r PhePa was 4 RlgRntlG
eEpl0Rlenl our plAne was lifted
70 feetl 9HP tAH was hlRbeP thRn
0Ap nose ana wanted M GOT
eHtI Fellk haa nv q bio Munitions
The entire countryside was O
blaze OF llghty Pillars al flEe 400
eE see teet Mgh pFebed into the
Below, rushing for the safety
~ q long tunnel, were Ioeomo-
lives and about 80 hoxeaTs, These
v were me I'VE Anf OF the comE
The next halt hour was amas-
We, With Q terrific blast Red cut
Ehe track leading to the tunnel,
Felix knocked some cars OIL the
other end OF the line, and the val
liable locomotives were trapped.
Fly Closely In Dark.
Now we hit them from every
angle. Out OF absolute darkness,
with not a single light on our
planes. Felix and Red combed
those trains from end to end. One
big bomb caught a carload of am
Another set the engine
Itself smoking. The valley was q
ghostly inferno with four separate
big fires. topped by the factory
itself which kept blazing furiously.
How Felix and Red could fly In
The pitch dark, weaving back and
forth upon one another like skilled
basketball forwards, Is o secret.
All ! can say Is that here were
Two massive planes flying 800
miles an hour without O single
visible clue as to where the other
man was. Yet they sometimes
passed ct 30 feetl
Jet Planes Take Over.
Red spotted o gun position that
was firing OF Us and which al
ready had put o bullet through
his wing. With O pounce Of from
/ 500 feet Red annihilated that
gun.
Now. unHnoiested, Felix and Red
went about the dizzy and terrify.
Ing business Of making one power
dive after another on the train.
TO my immense relief our morn
Ing jet planes appeared 10 take
over and we went north 10 where
we were supposed 10 have been
MI the time.
Felix was In luck. Leaving the
trains, no rot O truck, one OF the
most valuable targets In North
Korea today. Then no found o
large boat, the kind the Com.
munists have been using 10 make
assaults on our forward positions.
With one bomb Felix blew II abb
soluteiy apart.
Uses Last Bomb.
Farther Aiohg the coast ne
found q nest OF AainpAi1s which
had been carrying supplies At
night he was almost OUT Oh
bombs 30 he used hls few remain.
IND bullets 10 stFafe 90 low level
ana ne put Down three OF the SAM
pans,
He now had one bemb left
Hed, Wh8 had been on after some
ON carts which the Communists
Hse f0F heavy transport WAS out
Oh BENDS ana ammo BETH The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-02-26
Cold Front Over Florida

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 20 (R.-A
cold front moved In over Florida
today. bringing smail-craft warn.
ings along the West Coast from
Cedar Keys TO 81. Marks. Small
craft warnings also few along the
Atlantic Coast from Jacksonville
10 Cape HatterAS. N. g.