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Evening star., 1953-02-21
Next u. 5. Envoy
Will Be bohIen,
Moscow Hears
Acceptance Of Envoy
To Replace Kennon
Reported in 'Russio
BY the Assoeiossd Press

MOSCOW, Feb. 2l.-An in
formed source said today the
Soviet Union has accepted the
nomination Of Charles E. Bohlen
as the next United States Am
basSador to Moscow.
Mr.. Bohlen, an expert on rela-
tions with the Soviet Union, is
now a State Department coun-
Selor. If his nomination is ap-
proved by the Senate he will re-
place former Ambassador George
F. Kennan, whom the Soviets de-
clared personally unacceptable
last October 81 after only 1lve
months in the post.
The Kremlin contended Mr..
Kennan slandered the Soviet
Union in remarks he made dur
ing a visit in Berlin.
Word of Soviet acceptance of
Mr.. Bohlen has been dispatched
to Washington, an informant
said, and the next move will be
his official nomination by Presi-
dent Eisenhower.
The informant added that the
Russians gave a favorable an
swer on Mr.. Bohlen "a hours
after his name was submitted.
The submission of a nominee
and approval is the established
diplomatic procedure when one
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Hungarian Member
OF Po|itkuro, a Jew,
Is Reported Suicide
Arrival of 'Purgers'
From Russiu Causes
; Ministers to Vanish
BY the Assoeioted Press

VIENNA, Austria. Feb. 21.-
The wave OF anti.Semitism be-
hind the Iron Curtain has caused
a top Hungarian Communist to
commit suicide. led to the exc
cution of several secret police
officials and resulted in the dis
appearance of three ministers,
diplomatic reports reaching g
Vienna said today.
All Jews, they were members
Of a Communist regime almost
80 per cent Jewish in its makeup.
The reports said that Zoltan
Vas. the general director Of the
Hungarian Planning Office and
q member Of the Politburo. COM
mitted suicide a week or two ago
after q group of Russian
burgers" allegedly arrived in
Budapest.
Vas was a longtime friend Of
Hungary's Jewish Premier, Mat
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Voice Agency at Cabinet Level
Proposed by Advisory Group !
All Other Psychological and information
Units Included in Commission Plan

Of State Dulles about the organi-
zation Of the Governments in
formation and psychological
warfare programs.
The commission was created
by law in January. 1948. The
members, in addition to Chair
man May, are Edwin D. Canham,
editor of the Christian Science
Monitor; Philip D. Reed, chair
man of the. Board of the
General Electric Co.; Ben Hibbs,
editor of the Saturday Evening
Post. and Justin Miller, chairman
Of the board and general counsel
Of the National Association, Of
Radio and Television Broad
casters.
The commission asserted that
If the President and Congress
finally decide that international
information activities should be
left in the department, then the
division handling them should
be headed by an undersecretary
who would have full authority
not only over the programs in
the State Department but also
over related services of all Gov
ernment agencies.
The recommendation for re-
(See COMMISSION. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1953-02-21

President and Mrs. Eisenhower
will attend Washington Birth
day services tomorrow at the Old
Christ Episcopal Church in
Alexandria, where the first PreSi-
dent worshiped.
Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower, the
White House announced, will
drive to the historic Alexandria
church with Senator Byrd, Dem
ocrat, of Virginia for the II
o'clock service.
At the church, the President S
party will be met by Mayor Mar
shall j. Beverley of Alexandria
and the Rev. B. B. Conner Lille,
rector Of Christ Church.
Gen. and Mrs. Eisenhower Gus
tomarily attend the National
Presbyterian Church here, but
they are going to the Alexandria
church tomorrow at the invita-
ton Of Mr.. Beverley and the
Rev. Lille. The presidential par
ty will sit in Gen. Washington 8
personal pew.
James c. Hagerty, White
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Voice Probers Seek
Pledge From IolIuTIiie
In Removal Of Curbs
cose Of Agent Denoted
After Story Of Missing
Files Studied by Senator.
BY the Assoeioted Press

Senators investigating the
Voice of America kept State De-
partment officials on the carpet
today with demands for guar
antees against any policies
hampering the probe.
One clash between the Re-
publican-led committee and the
new Republican administration
Of the State Department ap-
parently ended yesterday in a
senatorial victory. Gen. Walter
Bedell Smith, new Undersecre-
tary Of State, promised full CO.
operation"
Senator Mccarthy, Repup-
lican, Of Wisconsin and his in
vestigatiOns subcommittee today
went after . similar pledge from
Donold B. Lourie, new Under
secretary Of State for admins
tration. They summoned him
to a closed conference, demand
ing that there viii be mo fur
ther reprisals' against subordi-
mates giving information to the
subcommittee.
At issue with Mr.. Lourie is
the case of John E. MatSon, a
special agent who contends he
was denoted to a pavement
pounding job because Of his
testimony-since contested-that
reports on homosexualS and a
suspected Communist have dis
appeared from the departments
files.
Reinstatement Demanded.
Senator Mccarthy has de-
manded Mr.. Matson's reinstate-
ment to his old job. He charged
yesterday that the State De-
partment was trying to ''ham-
string" his inquiries. He promptly
summoned Gen. Smith to a
closed-door huddle, after which
both announced agreement for
full cooperation"
They said Gen. Smith had
never really intended to issue
an order authorizing staff men,
bers to refuse to testify before
investigators unless a Senator
was present and to withhold off,
cial documents from the inveSti-
gators unless a superior ruled
otherwise.
Senator Mccarthy and Gen.
Smith said another order issued
the same day will be enforced.
It directs employees to cooperate
fully with the subcommittee and
its staff.
Senator Mccarthy placed in
the record yesterday story that
Miss Nancy Lenkeith, a former
writer for the Voice, had told
the subcommittee in a private
hearing. She said that in De-
cember, 1851, Troup Mathews.
head of the French section of
Voice operations. hired her and
promptly invited her to join q
(See VOICE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-02-21
BY the Assoeioted Press

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 21.-
Former President Harry S. Tru-
man announced today he will
write his memoirs and had Sc
lected Life Magazine to handle
all rights.
In his first formal press con-
ference since he returned from
the White House, Mr.. Truman
said his memoirs will be pub
lished in one or two volumes.
He also announced that he,
Mrs. Truman and their daughter
Margaret win leave next month
on q cruise to Honolulu. spending
about q month there.
Mr.. Truman declined to say
how much he would receive for
his memoirs. He added he had
received many offers and that
he considered about a dozen Of
them. but said Life Magazine
gave him the best offer.
In q formal statement he said
his memoirs will not be pub
lished for two years in the be-
lief that by 1854 he will be able
to speak more fully on the role
Evening star., 1953-02-21
BY the Assoeioted Press

The United States Advisory
Commission on Information rec
commended today that the Voice
Of America and all other psy-
Geological warfare ana overseas
information programs be placed
in a new Federal agency Of cab
met level.
The advisory committee is q
group of five citizens under the
Craftsmanship of Mark A. May,
director of the Yale University
Institute Of Human Relations.
The proposal for removing
the Voice and related activities
from the State Department was
one Of seven recommendations
which the commission placed
before Congress in a report re-
leased through the department.
It coincided with mounting
criticism of the handling OF
Voice operations. The program
is now being investigated by a
Senate committee headed by
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
of Wisconsin.
The commissions recommen-
dation may have a bearing on
decisions to be made by Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Secretary
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Traffic Heavy as City
Begins Washington S
Birthday Celebration
General Holiday Monday;
Many Stores Begin
Traditional SuIes

Heavy holiday traffic was re-
ported from passenger terminals
today. as residents Of the Wash
ington area began the celebra-
tion of a week end prolonged by
Washington's Birthday.
The movement out of. the city
was balanced by an influx of
visitors. drawn by a varied pro-
gram Of memorial events
planned in the Washington vi
cinity today tomorrow and Mon
day.
Employees Of the Government
and many private firms will be
released from duty on Monday
to compensate for the fact that
Gen. Washington's birthday falls
on Sunday
On Monday. District schools
will be closed. Many stores in
the Washington area started
their traditional bargain sales
today on a scale 'unequaled in
previous years. Others are plan
ming sales Monday.
Parade in Alexandria.
The most spectacular celebra-
ton here will be a parade in
Washington's home town" of
Alexandria, under sponsorship Of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
beginning at 2 pm. Monday.
In the line of March will be 20
bands and various units from
the Army Navy. Air Force and
Marine Corps. along with mill
tary training organizations from
high schools and colleges in
Virginia.
The VFW program will start
at 6:45 pm today. with a ban
quet in the George Mason Hotel
at Alexandria. followed by a
George Washington birthday
ball.
The veterans and the ladies'
auxiliary will hold several busi-
ness meetings in Alexandria to-
morrow to plan final details for
the celebration Monday.
Ceremony At Tomb.
At 8 am. Monday. a motor
cade will form at Vermont ave-
nue. and K street NV, to pro-
ceed to Alexandria. This group
will Join other motor vehicles in
Alexandria at 8 am. for a pro-
cession to Mount Vernon and the
Tomb Of Washington.
Wreaths and sprays of spring
flowers are to be deposited on
the Generals tomb at 1915 am.
The motorcade is scheduled to
arrive back in Alexandria for a
celebration luncheon in the
Mason Hotel at 1918 pm.
Schools will remain open in
Arlington County on Monday.
with classroom ceremonies to be
held in honor of the first Presi-
(See HOLIDAY. Page A-70
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Soko|ovsky Heads
Soviet Armed Forces
By the Associotsd Press


MOSCOW, Feb. 2l.-Marshal
VASTLY Sokolovsky has succeeded
Army Gen. Sergei Shtemenko as
chief of staff of the Soviet armed
forces, it was disclosed today.
Marshal Sokolovsky has been
first deputy minister Of the
armed forces since March 80,
1949.
Gen. Shtemenko became chief
of staff November 13, 1948, when
he replaced Marshal Alexander
Vasilevsky, the present Minister
of War.
Marshal Sokolovsky is a full
member of the Central Commit
tee of the Communist Party and
is a candidate for a seat on the
Moscow city Soviet at elections
tomorrow. Gen. Shtemenko is
an alternate member Of the
Central Committee which was
chosen last october.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Britain Raising Price
To End Coal Deficit
BY the Assoeioied Press

LONDON. Feb. 21.-The Brit
ish government announced today
it will raise the price of coal
the lifeblood of the nations in
dustry-10 per cent next month
in a determined effort to haul
the vast socialized mining indus
try out Of the red.
InduStrialiSts and household
ers. who burn coal to keep warm,
will pay an extra five shillings
and sixpence CT cents) a ton
beginning March 2-the biggest
single price increase since the
pits were nationalized January
l. 1947.
The increase inevitably will
touch of a spiral of other price
rises through Britain, from steel
factories and other key plants
down to food stores. Extra
freight charges will have to be
levied to pay bigger railway fuel
bills. Every commodity moved
by rail will have to bear a part
Of added costs.
The National Coal Board,
which runs the pits, reported
that rising costs and recent wage
concessions to miners would lead
this year to a deficit of some 43
million pounds ($120.4 million)
if coal continued to sell at the
current pithead price OF $7.7O
a ton.
The new price is expected to
just about wipe out that esti-
mated deficit. but the pits still
must carry forward their loss of
$3.50, 900 pounds ($26.164, ,000)
piled up in mining 200 million
tons of coal in 1852.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Factory Pay Raised 18 Cents
An Hour Under Wage Controls

factory workers to the more
lucrative defense-related indus
tries.
On a weekly basis. factory
earnings averaged 13 per cent
more than in January. 1851 re-
fiecting both higher earnings and
more hours worked during a
week. the bureau said.
II adjustments were made for
higher income taxes and the 5
per cent increase in the cost of
living during the period. the in
crease In net Spendable weekly
earnings would work out to 3k
per cent for the average worker
with three dependents.
Between last December and
January. the average factory
work week dropped seven-tenths
OF an hour to Ali hours, which
the bureau called one of the
largest December-January re-
ductions since the end Of World
War II. Despite the decline,
however, the average factory
work week was at q postwar
high for the month.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Purge Trials Clear
Decks for War,
Red Dean Says
by the Associoted Press

MONTREAL, Feb. 21:-
The Very Rev. Hewlett
Johnson, Red dean of Can
terbury." said last night re-
cent purge trials in Russia
and Eastern Europe may
be because they must clear
the decks for war"
In an address to the Ca
madam Soviet Friendship So
ciety in suburban Verdun,
he said that when he ques-
toned Russian friends about
the trials they said:
"This is war and these
men must be removed"
"They were removed"
He said his Russian friends
feared John Foster Dulles,
United States Secretary of
State, and President Eisen-
hover might be planning to
attack.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Snow ShoveIers 1oiIing
Toward Appennine Towns
By The Assoeiotsd Press

MODENA, Italy, Feb. 81. -
Four hundred snow-shovelers
labored today for the third con-
secutive day to cut paths to the
Appennine towns Of st. Anna
Pelago and Frassinoro.
A 12-foot fall of snow has iso-
lated the two communities since
last Saturday. st. Anna Pelago
has q population Of 5000; Fras-
sinoro has 1000. Diggers expect
ed to reach them by midnight.
The rescue squads carried food,
drink and medicine.
Schools In Modena province,
have been closed because Of in
fluenza, which has afflicted
about As per cent Of the children.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

opposed to the relationship be.
tween DR.. Marquee and Miss
Whalley and had asked her to
stop seeing him.
Fathers Aid Was Asked.
The Kings had called Miss
Whalley's father. Virgil Whalley.
in Florida, to ask him to use
his influence with her.
Two weeks ago, Miss Whalley
told DR.. Marquee she would Tot
continue seeing him.
Last night. the dentist drevo
his 1853 automobile to the
apartment building on Webster
street near Georgia avenue. At
II pm, Mr.. Chandler and Miss
Whalley returned home after q
date.
DR.. Marquee stepped from his
automobile and grasped Miss
Whalley's arm. He told Mr..
Chandler that she was the
(See SHOOTING, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1953-02-21
7 Americans Injured
In Siockade Revolt
By the Assoeicted Press

PUSAN, Korea. Feb. 21.-The
American Korean Base Section
disclosed today that 80 Ameri-
can military prisoners here re-
volted against stockade discipline
Friday night.
1t. Col. Edwin Weismann,
provost marshal, said two pris-
oners were injured in a one
hour fight with military police
guards. Col. Weismann said
prisoners reported internal dis
sension among 1877 in the COM
pound caused the fighting.
The stockade for maximum
custody" holds prisoners who
have been sentenced by general
court-martial to dishonorable
discharge and UP to 10 years
in prison.
The base section said 'a new
staff tor the stockade recently
instituted a stricter policy of
prison routine within the pur-
view Of existing regulations"
Evening star., 1953-02-21

country desires to send q new
envoy to another. Mr. 6ohlen's
approval came unusually fast.
Mr.. Bohlen has had experience
as a counselor here and speaks
Russian fluently. He was q top
translator at the Teheran, Yalta
and PotSdaIn Conferences.
In Washington the State De-
partment would not confirm
receipt of the Soviet agreement
to Mr.. Bohlen as Ambassador,
and it was explained that an
nouncement of the appointment
must come from the White
House. A White House spokes-
man said nothing was known
there about the reported mes
sage from Moscow, and there
was no comment as to whether
the appointment was planned.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Dentist Shoots
Girl 10 Death,
Kills Self Here
Man Also Wounded:
Marriage Proposal
Had Been Rejected

A Silver Spring dentist, firing
with a target pistol from the pre-
dawn darkness outside the home
of an attractive 23-year-old Girl
who spurned him. shot and killed
her early today, critically
wounded her man companion
and then ended his life with q
bullet in his brain.
The barrage Of bullets-fired
by an expert pistol shot with
craftsmanship awards won in
his native Trinidad-shattered
the quiet of the rain-soaked
neighborhood of the apartment
building at 1905 Webster street
NV
Miss Virginia L. Whalley. Of
the Webster street address was
shot through the. heart as she,
left the building to begin a week.
end trip to North Carolina. $.
DR.. Vernon B. Marquee, 43, q
dental surgeon, of 800 Thayer
avenue, Silver Spring, Md, and
the father of four children, died
after shooting himself through
the roof of the mouth.
Marriage Offer Rejected.
In critical condition in Walter
Reed Hospital with bullet
wounds in his head and back was
William Chandler. %, a recently
discharged serviceman of 1895
Nicely road. Silver Spring. 1.r
The shots, all fired at close
range. came from a .22-caliber
target pistol which police said
was used by DR.. Marquez In
Trinidad pistol matches. The
shooting occurred at S am.
four hours after Miss Whalley
turned down DR.. Marquez's latest
proposal Of marriage. ~
The dentist apparently had
lain in wait during those four
hours outside the building where
Miss Whalley lived with her
mother and stepfather. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis j. King. ,..
Capt. Richard Felber, head Of
the homicide squad. reconstruct
ed this sequence of events:
For more than a year. Dr..
Marquee. who is estranged from
his wife, pressed his request for
marriage with Miss Whalley. Mr..
and Mrs. King said they were
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Fireman Injured in Blaze
AT Photography School

A fireman was injured when
a fire burned out the second
and third floors of the Capitol
School OF Photography, 1913
Eighteenth street NV, about 4
am. today. ....
Firemen led 20 roomers in the
building to safety.
The first floor was partially
burned A metal door kept the
blaze from going to the fourth
floor. Cause of the fire is not
known
The injured fireman is Henry
A. Lange Of Engine No. /, who
was taken to Emergency Hos
pital for a deep laceration Of
the left hand.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Well Worth Reodina

ROME. Feb. 81 R.-Errol
Flynn, making . movie here
after q severe illness. yesterday
received a Bible from the Wash
ington %. c. Bible Society,
which expressed wishes for his
quick recovery. Good book" be
said.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

vas Rakosi, and once had the
rank of colonel in the Russian
Army. He was partly responsible
for the nations f1ve-year plan.
which best available reports say
has failed miserably to meet its
quotas.
Police Chief Reported Shot.
Vas is reported to have feared
that he would be among those
whom the Russians planned to
liquidate on suspicion Of Zion
ism"
1t Gen. Peter Gabor. Jewish
head of the Hungarian secret
police. was reported to have been
(Caa rYrTNTSADv Dooo AoN
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Late News
Bulletin

2 Held in Counterfeitinq
The Secret Service an
nOunced the arrest today of
two Agriculture Department
employees on charges of cOun-
terfeiting $40 bills. The two
were identified as Martin T.
Storey, Al, of OxOn Hill, Md,
and Mary Watson, IS, of the
1000 block Of Brandywine st.
NV.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Quuke Rocks yomuico

KINGSTON, Jamaica. Feb. 81
R.-A sharp earthquake rocked
the southern part Of Jamaica
yesterday, fiattening . small
house. No casualties were re-
ported.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

above normal-the mercury was
expected to slide to % degrees
tonight and push no higher than
38 tomorrow.
But Washington's Birthday
shoppers should find the skies
clear Monday, with a high tenn
perature Of about 40.
The Weather Bureau expected
the cold front OF q Midwestern
blizzard to strike early this after
noon. This area has been on the
rim Of the storm, but warm air
from the Gulf has kept tempera-
lures high. Last nights low was
only So degrees at 1850 am.
An end of the rain was pre-
dicted this evening, followed by
partly cloudy and windy tonight
and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Mild Weather 10 Give Way
To Cold Wave Tonight

A precipitous drop in tempera-
ture was forecast for the WASH
ington area today on the heels
of spring-like weather.
From an anticipated 65 degrees
this afternoon-about 20 degrees
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Lenten Services
Set for Next Week

SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICES
Washington oreo churches hove
scheduled series Of specioI lenten
services for the coming week. For Q
story on these services, see Paos
A-1O.
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Stocks in the Spotlight

NEW YORK on. - Following are the
sales (add 00), high, low. closing price
and net change Of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Guide for Readers

Amusements A-olLos and Found A-3
Churches A-ll.l3 Obituary -----A-S
Classified A-l5-23l Redio-IN ---D-iS
Comics ---B-l4-lS Real Estcts B-l-l6
EditoIoI ------A-4Iseeisty. Gibbs As
Edit Articles --A.5lSports ---A-l4-l5
Evening star., 1953-02-21

Toruodoe. Rip South as BIzzords Sweep
Midwest. Poge A-S
Evening star., 1953-02-21
Want to Move a Tree?

It takes some trees 35 years to grow IS
feet. yet. in this speedy age, you don't
need to wait. Just move the tree you want.
It's expensive. but the experts do it all
the time. Robert j. Lewis tells you how
in a story on Page B-1.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

(See HUNGARY, Page A-33
Evening star., 1953-02-21

(See VOICE, Page A-33
Evening star., 1953-02-21
President Gains
Support in Blast
Al Pact Abuses
Congress Approval
Seen on Reputation
Of Russiun Actions
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Quick congressional approval
was forecast today for President
Eisenhower indictment of, Rus
sia's mass "subjugation of free
peoples" through perversion Of
World War II agreements.
A resolution, sponsored by
Gen. Eisenhower and awaited on
Text of Eisenhower Letter and DFuft cf
D..~I,,ks~. A =
Evening star., 1953-02-21

(see HOLIDAY. Page AID
Evening star., 1953-02-21

(See EISENHOWER, Page At,
Evening star., 1953-02-21

(See SHOOTING. Page AS.
Evening star., 1953-02-21

(See COMMISSION, Page A-3.)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-01

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF
THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LEW
is & CLARK