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Evening star., 1952-01-08
By John V. Horner

Statements by two Washington
businessmen today strengthened
expectations that Senate crime
investigators will explore all
financial transactions concerned
with lavish wedding reception
given for the daughter of former
Police Chief Robert j. Barrett.
While the Senate Crime In
vestigating Committee maintained
silence about plans for public
hearings beginning Monday, the
businessmen said the committee
staff had questioned them at
length about arrangements for
the reception.
The probers were reported to be
especially interested in costs of the
gala 1850 function at Hotel Statler
where Chief Barrett entertained
more than $50 guests in honor of
his daughter. jeanne, and her
bridegroom, Frederick S. Bartlett.
The guest list included many lead
erS in official Washington circles.
Wash B. Williams, prominent
businessman and president of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club, told
The Star he had answered queS-
tions of investigators on his role
as reception chairman, but said as
far as he knew, Maj. Barrett had
paid the entire cost. In a question:
naire filed with the Senate COM
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Bugs in Television Are Real:
They Thrive on Heat and Glue

many of the Nations estimated
IA million TV sets, the association
says.
The heat from the vacuum tubes
keeps the reaches warm. Unlike
other species of the same pest
they like higher temperatures. :
They feast happily on glue that
holds the cabinets together. They
also like grease, crumbs and dirt
In fact, the advent of televisior
has provided the brown banded
cockroach with a new kind OF
social security. because TV sets
can be disrnantled only by experts
and exterminating this pest is a
real problem.
DR.. Ralph e. Heal, the associa-
tion's technical director, sounded
one cheerful note:
This roach doesn't harm the
TV set" he said. There is no dan
ger of it ever penetrating the
glues-it can merely eat away
some of the excess" z
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Byrnes Acts 10 Tighten
Racial Curbs in Schools
BY the Associoted Press

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. 8.-Gov
James F. Byrnes recommended
today that South Carolina repeal
its constitutional provision fo1
public schools. 1t was another
step in the States effort to re-
tain segregation.
Such a repeal, if approved in a
referendum, would place public
school operations under laws OF
the Legislature.
Gov. Byrnes proposed the re-
peal against the possibility the
Supreme Court holds segregation
unconstitutional.
Now on appeal to the Supreme
Court Is a three judge Fedora
Court decision upholding Segre-
cation so long as school facilities
for white and Negro races arr
equal.
Gov. Byrnes, a former Supreme
Court justice. said he thinks the
Supreme Court will sustain thai
decision. But he added that me
man can predict with certainty
the decision of any court"
Gov. Byrnes addressed the Leg
islature as it opened it's annual
session. He asked the Legislators
to submit the plan to the votess
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Light Snow Expected Here;
MARYLAND Warned Of Storm

The Weather Bureau warned
that light snow probably would
Init the District area late this
afternoon or this evening, chang
ing to rain tonight.
The Baltimore Office of the
Weather Bureau, meanwhile, is
sued a special warning to Mary
land residents saying snow and
sleet storm would strike most Of
the State this evening. One to
three inches of snow was predicted
flor parts of Maryland.
Only light snow was forecast for
the immediate District area.
The temperature was expected
to reach the upper 30s by the
afternoon and drop to about 80
degrees tonight. Tomorrow will
be mostly cloudy and warmer.
Baltimore warned that the
snow, sleet and rain would make
driving on Maryland roads haz-
lardous, particularly in the west
Iern part of the State.
Traffic Director George E
Keneipp said the snow is not ex-
pected to be sufficient to invoke
the Districts new snow-emergency
plan. a
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Transit Profit Here
Is Not Excessive
PUG Chairman Says
Answer to Crawford
Declares Company Has
Been Watched Closely

The Public Utilities Commission
today replied to congressional de-
mands for an investigation of the
Capital Transit Co. by declaring
that the company has not earned
an excessive" return on its prop
erty.
PUG Chairman James H. Flana-
gan made the statement in an
SWer to Representative Crawford
Republican, of Michigan, who last
week demanded that the transit
concern be investigated because
lit declared a $2.4 million dividend
at a time when fare increase re-
quest was pending.
| Copies of the letter to Repre-
sentative Crawford were also sent
to the House and Senate District
Committees and Interstate Com
merce, Commission.
Mr.. Flanagan gave a long outline
OF the company's history before
and since the present manage
ment took over in September, 1949
He concluded by asserting that
the PUG 'has conducted exhaus-
tive and continuing Investigations
of the operations and accounting
practices of Capital Transit" as
we'll as all other utility companies
within its Jurisdiction.
"As a result" Mr.. Flanagan
wrote" the commission is in a
position to assure you that the
accounts of Capital Transit Co.
have been kept in accordance with
the prescribed applicable systems
of accounts, and that the COM
pany has not earned an excessive
return on its property devoted to
public service within the District
of Columbia"
Mr.. Flanagan said the fare in
creases granted since 1947 were
to cover the company's increased
costs to render public service.
He pointed out that the hear
Iings preceded each increase were
exhaustive. but added that mere
mention of the size of the record
land the number of exhibits does
not adequately describe the
amount of painstaking work and
careful analysis performed by this
commission" in preparing for any
rate hearing.
The chairman also reported that
(See TRANSIT, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1952-01-08

the end of its tow ropes this
morning forcing a showdown, but
the rescue tug Turmoil steamed
on at walking pace. The safety
of Falmouth. England, harbor was
only 70 miles-less than a day
away at 3 pm. 90 am. EST.
The sky was overcast. The sun
pierced through but only occa-
sionally. The sea was rougher-
but it was still good weather for a
January day.
There is nothing to worry
about" Capt. Carlson shouted to
the Associated Press tug English
man riding along 10 to Is yards
away from the crippled freighter.
AS he spoke the Atlantic Tapped
onto the sloping main deck. He
ignored the sloshing water.
We passed the 37-year-old cap
tain a batch of newspapers to help
him vile away the long hours.
| Our package went over on a line
that the Englishman slung across
to the Enterprise, where Capt.
Carlson and Kenneth Dancy. mate
of the Turmoil, chatted merrily.
When the delivery was made
Capt. Carlsen waved happily and
shouted back his thanks. He wore
a thick beard and he was dressed
in blue denim trousers and navy
| type short coat with now shape
less khaki hat. He looked surpris-
ingly dt.
Ten days had elapsed since the
worst Atlantic storm in SO years
wrecked his 6,711-ton ship, forced
him to evacuate 40 crewmen and
10 passengers into the churning
sea and waiting rescue vessels, and
started him on his valiant effort
to keep the Enterprise from be-
coming prize of the sea.
TITS all going fine!" he yelled
this morning.
We told him the Associated
Press had delivered the message
of good cheer that he sent via AS
Isociated Press facilities last week
end to his home in Woodbridge,
N. j.
On our 'loud-haler," or ampli-
flying system, we shouted out that
Jail seemed we'll back in Jersey.
Thanks! Many thanks!" he
answered.
Excuse mer' he called, out.
TN going to have my breakfast
now"
He and Dancy crawled hand
over hand down the sloping decks
and disappeared somewhere inside
the listing ship.
A short while later Capt. Carl
lsen came back and we shouted
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

DEATH IS NOT SWlFT-A S-yecr-
old boy. wostine owoy in o wheeichoir.
has been the spur for q drive to roise
funds for reseorch to find woys TO holt
diseose now always fotoI. Stor
Stoff Reporter Wallace Clayton tells
the boys trogic story. and the fathers
hope for others similarly afflicted on
poee B-l.
HAPPY DAYS, ETc.-The moior
parties moy find willing candidates in
short supply, but there's never q short
ose Of compoisn slogans. Some of the
colorful slogans from American presi-
dentiol eompaiens Of past years ore
recalled by Stor Reporter Robert K.
Wolsh on pose A-s.
DUTCH uNcLE-Polieins COM
pus full Of lively. energetic students is
no cosy task. For the past l6 years.
Donald B. Wisenon, chief Of the Uni
versity Of Maryland police, hos been
more thon o eampus cop. His role
among the students is described on
poee 81. "A
Evening star., 1952-01-08
DC. Crime Probers Query Two
On Bqrrett Wedding Party
1850 Reception for Ex-Chiefs Daughter,
Attended by $50, Gets Close Scrutiny

mittee. the former chief said the
bill was $4,000.
Albert p Dicker, president of
the Pennsylvania Linoleum Co.,
903 E street NV, charged the
investigators had used "gestapo
tactics" in questioning him about
a $500 unsecured loan he said
he made to Maj. Barrett for the
reception.
The "gestapo"@ charge was
denied fatty by Arnold Bauman,
committee counsel, who said the
interrogation of Mr.. Dicker had
been conducted properly in quest
of pertinent information.
Neither Mr.. Williams nor Mr..
Dicker has been asked to testify
Iat the hearings starting next
week, arrangements for which
were to be completed this after
noon by the five-member Senate
committee.
Mr.. Dicker stated he lent Mai
Barrett the $4,000 in the fall of
1850 because of personal friend
ship. Although the loan has not
been repaid. the former police
superintendent has offered to do
so, Mr.. Dicker said.
Mr.. Dicker also said the crime
investigators doubted this state
ment about the loan. On this
(Cae TpTNTF Dono AN
Evening star., 1952-01-08

gard to possible candidates, won
by a vote of 26 to Is.
Senator Bridges was placed in
nomination by Senator Bricker OF
Ohio, and seconded by Senator
Ferguson of Michigan.
Senator Saltorstall's name was
presented by Senator Smith OF
New Jersey and seconded by Sen
ators Lodge of Massachusetts, and
Thye of Minnesota.
SaltOnstaII Stays as Whip.
Senator Milliken of Colorado,
chairman of the Republican con-
ference, announced that Senator
Saltonstall will continue as Re-
publican whip because he was
elected last year for the entire
82d Congress.
Both the Republican and Demo-
cratic policy committees of the
Senate will meet separately this
afternoon to discuss the legislative
program for the immediate future.
The Republican conference
adopted resolutions of regret at
the death of Senator Wherry and
also extended sympathy to Sena-
tor Tobey of New Hampshire,
whose wife died recently.
The major part of the Senate
session was devoted to eulogieS for
Senator Wherry.
Calls for CLOSED Ranks.
Following his election. Senator
Bridges called on his Republican
colleagues to "close ranks" and
become militant minority" dur
ing this session.
He said that as Republicans
1--WE all agree on the necessity for
presenting a solid front to vigor-
ouSly fight the twin evils which
beset America-creeping social
ism, which threatens from within
and communism, which threatens
the free world"
Senator Bridges continued non
commital on the Republican race
for President, saying he does not
know who the nominee will be.
but I know he will represent the
principles for which we stand"
He said he hopes Congress win
finish its work and adjourn before
the political conventions in July,
a hope which is not shared by
House Republican leaders.
However, Speaker Rayburn said
the House will aim for adjourn
ment before the conventions.
No New Tax Forecast.
Mr.. Rayburn also predicted
legislation to increase taxes will
not be considered.
One of the first things the
House will act on is a bill to in
crease the pay of military per-
sonnel, Mr.. Rayburn said. He pre-
dicted Congress would vote SUBJ
(See CONGRESS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1952-01-08
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Jan. s.-Your
television set may have some me-
chanical bugs" in it but, then
again, your troubles may be due
to a real bug with an affinity for
TV.
It's the brown-banded cock
roach. the National Pest Control
Association said today, and it's
IA real menace to owners of video
sets.
Shortly after people started
buying TV sets, they would COM
plain of seeing this pest" said j.
j. Wineburgh of Washington, for
mer director of rodent control for
the District of Columbia.
"The roach got in between the
picture tube and the window of
the cabinet" Mr.. Wineburgh adj
ded. Zone person saw Eddie
Cantor dancing. with a roach
keeping time!'
The stubborn insects are set
ting. in comparative com@rt, in
Evening star., 1952-01-08

sion through the use of regional
grMups such as the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization.
The vote was five in favor
(Soviet bloc), So against and two
abstentions.
The committee then began to
vote on the Western-backed pro-
gram itself and a Russian resolu-
tion which would have the effect
OF transferring the Korean peace
talks to a Security Council meeting
attended by member foreign min
listers.
Voting on Many Amendments.
The two resolutions included
many amendments which had to
be voted on separately, leading
to prolonged balloting.
Voting began after an acrimoni-
GUS debate in which Britain and
France accused Soviet Foreign
Minister Andrei Y. Vishinsky of
throwing money wrench into
the Korean truce talks by sub
Uniting his proposal.
The charge was made by Jean
Chauvel, French delegate, who
said the talks at Panmunjom
weren't going so badly until the
initiative was taken by the Soviet
delegate here"
Makes Angry Reply.
Mr.. VishinSky at once angrily
replied that since the talks at the
front have been going on without
results for six months, they
must be expedited to a success
full conclusion.
Mr.. Vishinsky contended this
could be done only by a "high-
level meeting of the most respon-
slble persons in the world-except
the chiefs of state, of course"
This was interpreted as a clear
cut demand for the foreign min
listers of the II Security Council
countries to take over the talks
Evening star., 1952-01-08
'GrunewaId Slated
To Appear February
Before Grand Jury
Irelun Awuits Records
Of House Inquiry in
Teitleboum Case

Henry w. Grunewald. mysteri.
Gus Washington figure WHO was
mentioned in testimony about the
Abraham Teitlebaum tax shake.
down case, has been subpoenaec
Ito appear before a District granc
jury February 4, United State:
Attorney Charles M. Irelan dis.
closed today.
At the same time. Mr.. Irelar
announced he would confer some.
time during the next two week:
with District law enforcement
Officers preparatory to calling an.
Iother grand jury to investigate
crime in general.
This move will be in line with
a directive issued Saturday by
Attorney General McGrath for {
complete inquiry into all phase.
of crime in all SO Federal judicia
districts.
Records Awaited.
Records of the House Ways anC
Means Subcommittee investigat.
ing the Teitlebaum case and other
aspects of alleged corruption ir
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
are being awaited by Mr.. Irelan
Mr.. Teitlebaum, wealthy Chicago
attorney, charged that he was the
intended victim in a $500,00(
shakedown attempt by two mer
who said they could take care o1
his tax troubles with the Govern
ment.
Charles Oliphant, former gen.
eral counsel of the revenue bu-
reau, testified he called for the
records of the Teitlebaum ta2
case after Grunewald expressed
an interest in the case. Grune.
wald was called before" the sub.
committee but refused to testify
OF the crime investigation, Mr.
Irelan said he may call on ONT
of the seven grand juries already
impaneled, but this does not pre-.
clude creation of a special granc
jury. The crime jury will b.
summoned some time in the mex
80 days, he said.
Special Prober Not Planned.
The Federal prosecutor said h,
had no plans for calling a spe
Icial investigator, but that specia
assistance might become neces
ISary.
At present the United State,
Attorneys Office has no staff o.
investigators but relies on tht
police department for such work
Mr.. Irelan said he believed {
small investigative staff would b.
helpful. but added, II would no
consider it advisable to have {
large investigative staff tha
would transgress on the duties O.
the police department" HI
stressed his satisfaction with in,
IveStigative work done by tht
police.
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Corlsen JubiIont as Freighter
Is Within 20 Miles of Port
Nothing to Worry About Captain Shouts
To Chartered News Ship Alongside

back and forth. His tattered
American flag flew proudly from
the Enterprise.
Swings at Angles.
Sometimes the freighter swung
to a complete right angle from
the Turmoil.
The sWerving was blamed on
calmer seas. The Atlantic weather
was more like April than January
with gentle southwest breeze and
a low swell.
Somewhat heavier seas had
previously kept the Flying Enter
prise at the end of taut tow
cable. Today it just fioundereo
about on it's 750-yard tether.
The slow trip to port began
Saturday, about 300 miles west oi
the English coast. BY the time
Capt. Dan Parker's tug got a lins
aboard, Capt. Carlson had driftec
alone for a week.
Mr.. Dancy leaped over the Sterl
rail OF the Flying Enterprise Fri.
day night to help Capt. Carlser
faSten the tow cable.
Five Ships in Convoy.
The slow procession now in,
cludes three ships besides thu
Flying Enterprise and the Tur.
moil.
On the left. abeam with the
crippled ships hulk, was the es.
corting United States destroye,
(See SKIPPER. Page A-3N
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Atom Energy Battery
Is Now Being Used,
Scientist Reveals
Rodiooetivity Changed
Directly Into Electric
Current; Efficiency Low

BY Howord W. BIokesIee
Asxnr;o,.d p,... s.;. EI;.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8.-An atomic
energy battery was announced
here today.
This battery changes radioac-
tivity directly into electric current
That change is one of the great
goals of the atomic age.
The report was made to the
Conference on Electronics ano
Nucleonics of the American Insti-
tute of Electrical Engineers by
Philip E. Ohmart of Cleveland
The significance is explained by
the ARCO, Idaho) atomic reactol
which is producing the worlds
first electric power from atomic
energy. The ARCO oven, or re-
actor, uses it's heat to make steam
which in turn drives a dynamo
Radioactivity Unused.
The tremendous radioactivity
which the reactor produces along
with the heat is not used. It was
wasted because there is no way
to change it into electricity. But
if this radioactivity is changed
into electricity. that will not in
terfere with either quality or
quantity of electricity made by the
reactor heat. It will become a
double-barreled electric power
plant.
The atomic battery announced
today is apparently too inefficient,
but it is such a good first step
toward this goal that it is in in
dustrial and scientific use.
The battery is a cell containing
a rod of gold, another containing
a rod of lead and a little radium
Electric current flows from the
gold to the lead, and the amount
of electricity is proportional to
the strength Of the gamma RADIO
activity.
Makes Radiation Counters.
One-tenth of l per cent of the
gamma ray energy is converted
into electricity. The little atomic
battery is used to make radiation
counters, analyze alloys, measure
growth of surface films and OK
ides, measure humidity and ana
lyZe gases.
Mr.. Ohmart said radioactive CO.
bait and radioactive iodine also
can be used to make atomic bat
terieS.
He said a cobalt atomic battery
could be made to run a 100-watt
electric light for 80 years nom
stop. but that such a battery to-
day would cost about ! million.
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Evening star., 1952-01-08
Two Coal Mine Explosions
Kill IS on Spitzbergen
By the Associoied Press

OSLO. Norway, Jan. 8.-Two
violent explosions shook two sep
arate coal mines on Norway's S
Arctic Spitzbergen Islands at on
IL -hour interval yesterday, killing
Is mine workers.
In the first explosion. at the
Store Norske Spitzbergen coal
mine on the west coast Of Spitz-
bergen. six workers we're killed
and three injured.
A later disaster struck the Kings
Bay coal mine. so miles north.
This time nine mine workers were
killed and three injured.
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Bridges Is Named COP. Leader
In Senate as Congress Meets;
Taft Claims Bulk Of De|eqates
Senator, Backed
By Taft, Defeats
SultonstoII, 26-15
BY J. A. O'Leory

Congress reconvened at noon to-
day with echoes of Gen. EiSen-
hower's announcement of his
availability as a presidential can
didate still ringing along the mar
bled halls.
The only serious business of ma
tional Importance conducted was
on the Senate side where the Re-
publicans elected Senator Bridges
of New Hampshire as minority
leader.
Opposed by Senator Saltonstall
OF Massachusetts,, an ardent Eisen-
hover supporter, Senator Bridges
who is regarded as neutral in re-
Evening star., 1952-01-08
u. S. Will Demand
Next Session of u. N.
Be Held in New York
BY The Associated Pres.

PARIS, Jan. 8.-The United
States announced today it will
strongly oppose" any move
to hold the next session of the
United Nations General As
sembly anywhere except New
York.
A United States delegation
spokesman told a news con-
ference his statement was
prompted by widespread re-
ports some countries will try
to bring next falls session
back to Paris.
He said also that it was felt
unnecessary to postpone the
Assembly meeting until after
the American elections early
in November as some nations
are reported to favor.
Evening star., 1952-01-08

hopeful to announce his candi-
dacy, said he believes Gen. Eisen-
hover is only draft" possibility
on the basis of his statement that
he is a Republican and would re-
spond to a "clear-cut call to po-
litical duty" but would not cam
paign for the nomination.
At the same time today, Harold
Stassen, president of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and an
other G. o. P. candidate, said he
would announce his position on
Gen. Eisenhower at Milwaukee
news conference today.
At one time, Mr.. Stassen, for
Imer Governor of Minnesota, invit-
led Senator Taft to join him in
Ia draft Eisenhower" movement.
Warren's Plans Not Affected.
Gov. Earl Warren, of Califor-
mia, also in the Republican presi-
dental sweepstakes, said the SOL
dier would be a very powerful
candidate for president" but that
his own efforts to win the Repub-
lican nomination would not be
affected by what Gen. Eisenhower
did.
Amplifying his views on his own
chances to get the top spot, Sena-
tor Taft said that if pledges be-
come votes, he expects to have
the support of more than 900 of
the 1900 delegates who will pick
the G. o. P. nominee at the Chi
cago convention in early July.
None of the delegates has been
formally chosen yet.
Mr.. Taft said he always assumed
that other candidates would be
seeking the nomination and that
Gen. Eisenhower would be one of
them"
He intimated he had expected
Gen. Eisenhower to doff his
uniform as commander of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organiza-
tion forces and return as civil
liam to campaign.
General Won't Campaign.
But Gen. Eisenhower said at his
Paris headquarters yesterday that
under no circumstances will
ask for relief from this assign
ment in order to seek nomination
to political Office and shall not
participate in the pre-convention
activities of others who may have
such an intention with respect
to me-"
Senator Taft said he interprets
this as meaning Gen. Eisenhower
will have to be drafted to obtain
the nomination. and commented: !:
II think this will make matters
easier for us"
Senator Taft said he is con-
f1dent he will be able to harvest
a sizable number of G. o. P. con-
Ivention delegates from New York,
Pennsylvania. Massachusetts, and
Kansas, home States of the prin-
cipal Eisenhower leaders.
Senator Schoeppel of Kansas, a
Taft backer, supported this con-
tention with prediction that the
Kansas delegation will go to the
convention uninstructed and with
some Taft delegates among its
members.
Kansas is regarded as Gen.
See POI ITIHS pan AoA