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Evening star., 1953-06-15
Bottub Lovers Snq Out in Shower of Protest City Plan

elderly person, the sick or the
inf1rm," he said. Many doc
tors prescribe therapeutic treat
ment for their patients which
would require the use Of a bath
tub"
William H. Carey. jr., Of the
District Health Department,
agreed that elderly persons and
small persons seldom find that
a shower bath is suitable for
their purposes.
Robert H. Davis, director of
inspections for the District, said
he could see no reason for not
substituting showers for tubs.
A. j. Brylawski, secretary Of the
Building Code Committee, said
he wouldn't object to installing
showers.
The Commissioners will de-
eide later whether to plug up
the proposal or get into hot
water with the plumbers, the
ladies. small persons and truck
drivers.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Conont Agrees WithMcCorthy
On Book Ban, but Not Method

accomplished with a minimum
Of publicity" DR.. Conant said.
Mccarthy Takes Credit.
"Do you realize they were not
removed until exposed publicly?"
Senator Mccarthy retorted.
DR.. Conant emphasized that
he favors removing only books
whose authors are established to
be members of the Communist
Party.
"You wouldn't call that book
burning, would you?" inquired
Senator Mccarthy.
II wouldn't suppose that you
were going to burn them," the
high commissioner replied with a
smile.
Differ on EvaluatiOn.
Another exchange came when
DR.. Conant disagreed with Sena-
tor Mccarthy over the evalua-
ton of Theodore Kaghan and
and Lowell M. Clucas, who have
been connected with the infor-
nation service in Germany. Mr..
Kaghan was former deputy di-
rector Of Public Affairs in Ger
many until he resigned recently.
He was q target a few weeks ago
of Senator McCarthy's Investi-
eating Committee. Mr.. Clucas is
still connected with the infor-
nation office in Munich, Ger
many.
After DR.. Conant had defended
the work of both men, Senator
Mccarthy declared:
IF you think you should have
men like Kaghan and Clucas in
your organization, I don't think
this Senate should give you one
penny of appropriation"
The discussion of book-burn-
ing came on the heels of Presi-
dent Eisenhower's attack on
book-burning at Dartmouth Col
lege yesterday. but neither Sena-
tor Mccarthy nor DR.. Conant re-
ferred to the Presidents speech.
Party Data Sought.
Senator Mccarthy questioned
DR.. Conant about what he called
a disturbing rumor" that a big
party was held in Germany in
connection with the departure
of Charles w. Thayer. who re-
signed as Consul General at
Munich after a new investigation
of him was reported to have been
(See BOOKS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1953-06-15
The Story Of Annupurnu
Experienced Mountuin
Hands Plan Assault
On Great Peak
By Maurice Herzoe
CHAPTER z.
Proportions

The day fixed for our depar-
ture was close at hand. The
entire personnel of the French
Alpine Club was mobilized. The
lights burned late into the night.
There was a tremendous sense
Of excitement and the Himalay-
an Committee sat nearly every
evening.
The names of the members of
the party had been known for a
few days. I was to have a splen-
did team. The youngest men,
ber was the tall and aristocratic
Jean Couzy. aged q: he had
been a brilliant student at the
Ecole Polytechnique and was
now an aeronautical engineer.
He had not long been married
but he had not hesitated to leave
his young wife Lise to take part
in the adventure.
A quiet man, with a far-away
look in his eyes, he always
seemed to be turning over in his
mind the latest problems of
electronics.
Couzy's usual climbing partner,
Marcel Schatz, was going with us,
Evening star., 1953-06-15
By jock Jonas

Anyone who wants to do away
with the bathtub is going to
have to reckon with the plumb
ers, the ladies, small persons
and truck drivers.
A shower of protest fell on
the Commissioners today as they
held public hearing on q pro-
posal to let builders substitute
shower stalls for bath tubs in
new homes built here.
The Commissioners Building
Code Advisory Committee al
ready has approved the proposal,
and today the public got its
chance to thump the tub.
And most of the humping
was against showers.
Mrs. Edward B. Morris, Sec
retary of the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations. said bath
tubs are q boon to womankind.
Women, especially, who have
to 60 to . beauty parlor to have
Evening star., 1953-06-15
BY J. A. O'Leoy

DR.. James B. Conant, United
States High Commissioner to
Germany, agreed with Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis.,
consin, today that books written
by members of the Communist
Party should not be on the
shelves of American libraries
overseas, but questioned the way
the Senator went about getting
them removed.
Verbal clashes between the
two men developed when DR..
Conant went before the Senate
Appropriations Committee to
discuss planned United States
expenditures in Germany in the
next fiscal year.
DR.. Conant told Senator Nc
Carthy he regretted the publicity
which attended the Senator's
campaign against Communist
books overseas.
"Your recommendation could
have been made to the eXecu-
tive branch and the removal
Evening star., 1953-06-15

the war I lived in a place that
Just had a shower. That's not
good. To me, a bathtub is one
of the incest things in the
world"
Henry c. Price, local sales
manager for the American .Ra-
diator & Standard Sanitary
Corp, indicated a lot of peo-
pie might think the plumbers
weren't coming into the hear
ing with clean hands.
But we're interested in the
public interest,"" he said. "The
public's health has been dir
ectly connected with bathtubs
for IS years.
Albert r. Taylor, representing
master plumbers in the District,
was another who felt that the
shower proposal should 60 down
the drain.
"A shower stall is not suitable
for bathing Q small child. an
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Two Detectives Cleared
Of Blame in Fatal Fire

A District grand jury today
cleared two police detectives in
connection with fire at 708 La
mont street NV. on May 16
which caused the suffocation OF
a woman.
The grand jury ignored the
case, thus generating the two
officers of any blame for the
fire. They are Detectives Warren
A. Dalrymple. 40, and Webster
D. Dawson. 81.
The investigation was to de-
termine whether any one should
be held in connection with the
fire.
A coroner's jury last month
decided that the cause OF the
fire could not be determined, and
declared the two police officers
were blameless.
The victim was Henrietta Ash
by. 43. colored.
Two witnesses at one time had
placed the two detectives near
the scene of the fire short time
before it started. Other wit
nesses, however, said the detec-
tives were in an after-hours club
during the fire.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

their hair done don't like to gel
under a shower" she said.
Her j. Fairchild, secretary OF
the Enameled Cast Iron Plumb
ing Fixtures Association, threw
cold water on the plan, too.
after a hard days work, q
ten-minute stretch-out in a
bathtub nearly full of good hot
water rejuvenateS tired spirits
like nothing elSe," he said.
THE ladies may turn the
warm relaxing bath into a lux
ury session before special gala
events so as to feel and look their
BEST" he declared.
Even robust young adults
like truck driverS-f1nd occasions
when they arrive home wet and
chilled and need q good hot soak
to avoid Illness" he added.
Don't do away with bath
tubs" Mrs. Allen Shepard, presi-
dent of the Citizens Association
Of Georgetown, urged. During
Evening star., 1953-06-15
The Story Of Annupurnu
Annopurno Expedition Picks
Its Men, All Hardy and Loyal
Saga of Annopurno
Had Its Start in France

'ANNAPURNA" is the exciting story
Of one of the most thrilling odven-
lures Of our time-the conquest Of
one Of the highest mountoins climbed
by mon! II is o story Of incredible
eourose. Of uneeosing bottle oeoinst
sovoee nature, oeoinst snow. ice
and wind in the HimoIoyos. Todoy's
instoIlment describes preparations the
expedition mode os it got reody to
leove Fronee.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Worm Turns:
Citizen Bites
Tax Collector
By james z. Roper

The Internal Revenue Bureau
today stood frantically frus-
trated by James Bremen, the
statute of limitations. and a
series Of legal quirks too cruel to
inf1ict on even q tax collector.
Mr.. Bremen, wealthy resi-
dent of Washington State. car
ried out some bond deals in 1914
and 1945. and dutifully reported
the transactions gave him in
come in 1945.
The Internal Revenue Bureau,
however, ruled that the income
was realized in 1914 instead Of
1945. So Internal Revenue gave
him a tax refund of $9.432 for
1945-and tried to collect a sim
liar tax for 1914.
Before Internal Revenue could
collect, the Supreme Court
ruling on a similar case-found
that the income should be listed
In 1945, as Mr.. Bremen origin
ally did. So Internal Revenue
tried to set back the $9.432 it
had refunded to Mr.. Bremen
for that year.
Mr.. Bremen said. in effect.
Sorry, sirs, but the statute Of
limitations has run on my l945
returns" The dispute went to
the q. s. Tax Court which ruled
that, indeed, Mr.. Bremen was
right. He doesn't have to give
back the $9.432.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Convicts Riot
At Santa Fe,
HoIdHostdqes
BY the Associated Press

SANTA FE, N. NJ, June Is
Armed with meat cleavers and
knives, rioting convictS at the
New Mexico Penitentiary today
seized Deputy Warden Ralph
Tahash and nine guards as hos
tageS.
Warren Morris Abram said the
convicts, in a note addressed to
him, demanded that Deputy Ia
hash and six guards be fired be-
cause they are "too tough"
Gov. Edwin L. Mechem, who
arrived at the prison soon after
Warden Abram announced the
roit underway about 8 am
(MST), said he was told Homer
Lee Gossett, notorious for "Hou-
dini" escape attempts, was a
leader of the uprising.
State Police Chief Joe Roach
called on all available State po-
lice officers today to reinforce
the prison guard force.
The convictS promised that
none Of the hostages would be
hurt unless the rioters are in
jured.
State Police quickly mustered
at the prison with tear gas. riot
guns and sub-machine guns
The State Police Headquarters
is only a few blocks from the
prison. Meantime, State police
detachments were en- route from
Albuquerque and nearby towns
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Miller Asks House
To Raise Classified
And Postal Salaries
Says Pay Adjustments
Lag Behind Costs;
Quick Action Urged

Representative Miller, Demo-
crat, of California, today called
on Congress to raise the pay of
classified and postal workers be-
fore adjournment this summer.
Mr.. Miller, a former member
of the House Post Office and
Civil Service Committee, told the
House 1--WE have Jagged in their
salary adjustments"
1--WE have pursued the unreal
istic policy of letting the cost of
living run way ahead Of their
salaries" he said land then only
partially closing the ever-widen-
ing gap." .-
Explaining that Congress has
delegated to wake boards the
power to adjust salaries of GER
tain skilled artisans, the legis-
lator said such was not the case
with either classified employees
or postal workers.
These latter employees, he said,
must come to a Congress wor-
ried by the momentuous affairs
Of the day who have a tendency
to consider this responsibility
secondary to more pressing prob
lems."
1T means little to u.s." he
said, "just another chore, an
other bill to pass, but to our
employees it means the difference
between happiness, contentment
and a full life and living debt
beridden on the ragged edge of
poverty"
Mr.. Miller told reporters his
speech was the first of a series
to be delivered by members Of
the House in an attempt to
force action. If possible, on pay
raises.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
First Soviet Envoy
To YugosIavia in
5 Years Named
Possibility Of Ending Feud
Seen, but Tito Says
Policy Is Unchanged
By the Associoied Press

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, June
15.-Mosoow named an ambas-
sador to Yugoslavia today for the
first time since the Cominform
split in 1948. Belgrade agreed
to return the favor.
The Kremlin's choice for the
diplomatic post here was Vastly
Alexeyevic Valkov, one-time So
Wet ambassador to the Neither
lands. The name Of the Bel
grade appointee was not imme-
diately made known.
The two countries never broke
off diplomatic relations entirely,
but maintained them on a for
NAL and chilly basis through
charges d,affaires.
Won't Fully Trust Reds.
The new step contained po-
tentialities for settling the five
year-old feud between the two
countries, but President Tito de-
clared in a speech yesterday:
1.-THE exchange of ambas-
sadors does not mean normaliZa-
ton of relations and does not
mean improvement of relations
"Never again will we trust
them (the RuSsianS) 100 pei
cent"
HE said some had tried tc
picture the resumption of rela-
tions on a full basis as a change
in Yugoslav policy toward the
West. That, he declared, "is
wrong"
No Changes With Wind.
"Those who say that hope to
isolate us, or are well intended
toward us but do not under
stand us. We do not change as
the wind blows"
Can Associated Press dis
patch from Moscow on May
18 noted "a tendency toward
a more normal diplomatic
relationship between the Soviet
Union and Yugoslavia." but
President Tito, in a speech
three days later, angrily de-
clared that relations between
them were just as bad as
ever.)
Mr.. Valkov recently has been
a key department head in the
Soviet Foreign Office in Mos
COW with the rank of ambas-
sador. From 1912 to 1945 he
was counsellor in the Soviet
Embassy in London.
The Yugoslav Foreign Office
declared Soviet Foreign Min
lister v. M. Molotov made the
first bid for the exchange.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
4-Cent Letter Rate Comes LIN
In Move to Boost Postal Fees
Martin and SummerfieId Call Rise
Essential to Meet $500 Million Deficit

The Post Office will ask for a
rate increase to wipe out a pros
pective deficit approaching 5000
million in the next fiscal year,
House Speaker Martin said to-
day after congressional leaders
had held their weekly conference
with President Eisenhower.
Mr.. Martin told reporters there
were indications that a general
increase in rates might be
sought.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

too. He was two years older
than his friend. Of a heavier
build and always well turned
out, for the very good reason
that he was manager of one
of his fathers prosperous tailor
ing establishments.
He liked efficient organization,
order and method. Whenever a
bivouac was needed on a climb
he was always the one to pitch
in and get it ready. AS he was
unmarried, and an ardent climber,
there was nothing to prevent
him from spending all his holi-
days in the mountains; and al
though he lived in Paris. and so
at some distance from his noun
tain paradise, he was rarely to
be found in town at week ends.
Louis Lachenal had been an
amateur, climbing for his own
=
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Picture on Poee A-3.

clemency can save them from
Sing Sings electric chair Thurs
day.
The Supreme Court has three
times refused to review the case
and President Eisenhower has
refused their pleas. pointing out
that their crime involved be-
trayal of their country.
Sons Among Pickets.
The Rosenbergs, whose two
sons, 6 and 10 years old, were
among yesterdays White House
pickets. contend that new evil
dence has been found and that
they were victims of false testi-
mony at the trial.
Yesterdays demonstrators, to-
falling 6,832 by actual police
count, was the largest mass
picketing display ever thrown
around the executive mansion,
police said.
At 8 am. today there were
still eight in the picket line.
The demonstration, which saw
q mass prayer meeting at Ninth
street and Constitution avenue
NV, was arranged by the ma
tional Committee to Secure JUS
tice in the Rosenberg Case" "
Sponsors include some persons
prominent in organizations cited
by the Attorney General as SUBJ
verSive.
Eisenhower Out Of City.
The committee contends its
membership is on an individual
basis and, although it says it
has made no background checks,
assumes many members have no
such affiliation.
AS the picket line sprawled the
length of the White House block
and overflowed around the
Treasury and the old State De-
partment building yesterday,
President Eisenhower was out of
the city. He returned last night.
The two Rosenberg boys were
with their grandmother, Mrs.
Sophie Rosenberg, who spoke
tearfully and hopefully at the
open air prayer meeting.
Son Writes to President.
Michael presented a letter ad-
dressed to the President, saying
he had written it himself. It
said:
II wrote a letter that I hope
you got. I am in Washington to-
day with my brother Robby, 6
years old. and my grandmother.
She took me to the White House
and I am bringing this letter to
you. Then We will go home. ]
hope you got my letter that I
sent because it is a letter about
not letting anything happen to
my mommy and daddy. Very
truly yours, MICHAEL ROSEN-
BERG"
Evening star., 1953-06-15

The Supreme Court ruled, 6
to l, today that a signer of a
racial restrictive covenant can
not be sued for damages if he
sells the property to Negroes.
The decision, in a California
case, was based on a ruling by
the high court several years ago
in a District case that such
restrictive covenants cannot be
enforced in Federal or State
courts.
Chief Justice Vinson, who
wrote the earlier opinion, dis
sented today largely on pro-
cedural grounds in the California
situation. Justices Reed and
Jackson did not take part in
the decision.
Justice Minton, in a majority
opinion, recalled that the previ-
Gus decision did not invalidate
racial restrictive covenants as
such, but banned their enforc-
ability in court. He declared
that a damage suit in a State
court against a person who broke
covenant would amount to
court assistance in enforGing the
covenant.
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Tuft's Condition Good
Treatments Continue
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, June 15.-The
condition of Senator Taft, Re-
publican, of Ohio, was described
as good today at New York Hos
pital, which he entered last Fri
day for completion of tests and
treatment of a hip ailment.
A bulletin said the Senator
was continuing to undergo X-ray
treatments, and that no visitors
were permitted.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

He said he expected to get the
Post Office request in the form
of a bill this week. The first
class mail rate may go from 3
to 4 cents.
In a speech prepared for de-
livery in Cleveland today, Post
master General Summerfield
said:
"An increase in rates is the
only course to take They will
be fair and equitable"
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Rent Low Fund Asked

President Eisenhower today
asked Congress for a supple
mental appropriation of $780,
600 to administer rent controls
in the fiscal year ending June
80. 1854. The rent money was
included in requests for supple
mentary funds totaling $17.-
ass, 900.
Evening star., 1953-06-15

Text Of President Eisenhower's Address
at Hanover. Page Alb
muniSm- -in-the Government have
used the phrase, and while Gen
Eisenhower did not identify his
target yesterday, the applause
from an audience OF 10000 indi-
Gated a conviction in that quarter
that the speaker was not dealing
In distractions.
A little earlier, there was q
similar demonstration when Les
ter B. Pearson, Canada's Minister
for External Affairs. warned
against preaching "the demo-
cratic tradition" in combating
"the internal threat of sub
version"
The State Department has ac-
ceeded to a demand by the Sen
ator that it withdraw from its
overseas libraries books by au-
thors who are known Commu-
nistS or fellow travellers.
Dedicates Roosevelt Shrine.
The President ended his 1000
mile trip at 6:30 last night at
National Airport. The last stop
of the swing, which started
Wednesday and took Gen Els
enhower as far west as the Da-
kotas for some politicking and
fishing, was in oyster Bay, Long
Island, yesterday afternoon.
where he took part in the dedi-
cation of the old Sycamore Hill
home of Theodore Roosevelt as
a national shrine.
In a brief talk, he urged the
American people to emulate the
26th President.
Gen. Eisenhower went to
Dartmouth to accept an honor
ary law degree with q group
that included Mr.. Pearson; John
j. McCloy, former High Com
missioner in Germany, and
Sherman Adams, former Gov
ernor Of New Hampshire, now
principal assistant to the Presi-
dent. and an alumnus of the
New Hampshire institution.
Urged to Have Some Fun.
Gen. Eisenhower's reference to
the right of the individual to
think as he wishes came after
the President told the large
graduating class to have some
fun as they go through life.
Admonishing his hearers to
have the courage to fight the
things they know are wrong,
the Chief Executive said:
Don't join the book burners
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Report on Big Day
For Model Planes

BIG DAY FOR MODEL PLANES
The wind wos susty but 273 model
plane builders sent their croft oIoft
for the eighth onnuoI National
CopItoI Model Air Show. The story
Of their big doy. with pictures and
results. oppeors todoy on Pose 81.
IN THE SWlM-It tokes at least
two swimsuits these doys to keep up
with foshion. soys Eleni. Some Of the
new beauties ore pictured on Pose
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Rosenbergs Denied
Stay and Rehearing
By Supreme Court
Couples Young Sons
Among 6,832 Pickets
Around White House
BULLETIN

The Supreme Court today
refused to grant a rehearing
and a stay of execution to
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg,
sentenced to die Thursday
night for having sent atomic
secrets to Russia.
A Supreme Court decision on
the fate Of Julius and Ethel
Rosenberg is expected today
after a week end which saw
picketing of the White House
by more than $500 persons seek
ing clemency for the two con-
victed atomic spies.
Only a stay of execution by
the high court or Presidential
Evening star., 1953-06-15
Jet PIunes Delivered

TAIPEH, Formosa, June Is
(P. - The first American jet
warplanes for Nationalist China
will be delivered tomorrow. The
number and type have not been
disclosed.