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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
1akoma Park Man
Held in Interstate
Numbers Case
Another Arrested, Third
Sought by FIJI in
$42, 588 Racket

The FBI today arrested a Ia
koma Park, Md, man and a resi-
dent of Pennsylvania in connec-
ton with an interstate numbers
lottery based on baseball scores
and the Treasury balance.
Special agents took John r.
win Grove. 81. into custody at
his home in the 1900 block of
Kirklyn avenue, Takoma Park,
on charges of transporting $42,-
588 worth of baseball lottery
tickets from Wheeling, w. Va,
to Washington between April and
June. 1851.
Grove. who served four months
at Lorton Reformatory in 1913
on similar Federal charges, was
arraigned before United States
Commissioner F. Archie Meat
yard at Bethesda, Md, today and
held under $1,000 bond.
He was to be returned at IL
am. next Wednesday for a re-
moval hearing. Grove is married
and the father of three children.
He was indicted a week ago by
a Federal grand jury at Fair
mont, w. Va. The same grand
jury returned true bills against
Clyde E. Heath, Al, of Port Vue,
Pa, and his brother-in-law, Cor
nelius w. Sullivan. 40, of Mount
Lebanon, Pa, on charges of traf-
f1c in lottery tickets.
The latter two are accused Of
purchasing the tickets in Wheel
ing and taking them to Balti-
more. The latter tickets were
based on Treasury balances pub
liShed Monday through Friday in
many daily newspapers.
Heath was to be arraigned in
Pittsburgh today and FBI agents
still are looking for Sullivan.
Grove was indicted by a Dis
trict grand jury in 1912. He
pleaded guilty on two counts of
the indictment and was SEN
fenced to four months to a year
at LOrton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Inaugural Profits
Well Over 100000;
Will Go 10 Charity
$50 Who underworld
Program Will Receive
Refund of 1894 $50

A profit of we'll over 100000
was realized from events and
sales sponsored in connection
with the Inauguration of PreSi-
dent Eisenhower:
This money will be donated to
undeSignated charities some time
in the spring.
Chairman Joseph C. McGar-
raghy said today the final audit
is not ready but it is clear to
members of the Citizens In
augural Committee that profits
exceed 100000. The books can
not be closed until the commit
tee receives a number of bills
still outstanding.
Subscribers to Get Refund.
Meanwhile, Chairman Bruce
Baird of the Inaugural Finance
Committee and Treasurer Rob-
ert v. Fleming are preparing to
refund 1894 $50 to firms and in
dividuals who subscribed to the
guarantee fund.
The officials said $50 subScrib-
erS underworld the three-day in
augural program, advancing the
1854, $50 so there would be no
delay in arrangements for sched-
uled events.
Mr.. Fleming has forwarded
checks to Mr.. Baird for distri-
button to subscribers at an early
date.
Reserve Fund for 1857.
The citizens committee will
set aside a reserve fund of posi-
bly, SOS 900 for the inaugural
group in charge in 1857.
Profits still remaining will be
given to charity. Committee files
are bullying with requests for
donations but the officials have
not specified how the money will
be distributed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Army Sets Draft Call
For May at $1,000

The Army today asked selec-
tive service to furnish $4,000 in
ductees in May.
The Navy. Marine Corps and
Air Force did not place draft
calls for the month. They have
been depending entirely on
volunteer enliStmentS.
The Army's May call was the
same as that for February,
March and April. The depart
ment said the call was based on
maintaining improved strength
after allowances were made for
enliStments and re-enlistments.
The May call brings to 1,4l4,-
430 the number of men who have
been drafted into the armed
services since September, 1850,
when selective service was re-
vived. OF the total, 1880 went
into the Marine Corps, but the
Marines have not taken any
draftees since last May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Picture on Page AS

Oil Ref1ners. Inc, plant, 2201
North Oak street, Arlington.
Arlington Fire Chief A. C.
Scheffel said an employe told him
oil spilled on a hot distilling de-
vice and burst into flame. An oil
line repeatedly broke.
Vernald T. Worthington, presi-
dent Of The firm, said he was
unable to estimate his loss. He
said he was waiting until APP
praiSers can inspect the refinery
equipment.
A 30-foot bluff overlooks the
refinery and f1remen were able
to train their water and foam
lines down on the flames.
Handicapped by Smoke.
Fire fighters were handicapped
by thick smoke boiling out of
flaming storage tanks and oil
drums.
Only one or two tanks ex-
ploded, Chief Scheffel said, but
a numbers of full drums blew
up with dull roars.
They looked like miniature
atom bombs" the chief said.
George Falconer, ISIS X street
NV, the refinery's night opera
tor, reported the fire.
THE flames were high as the
banks nearby" he said.
Mr.. Worthington estimated
that at least 100000 gallons of
oil were intact.
Is Pieces of Equipment.
Chief Scheffel used 16 pieces of
equipment, from Arlington,
BallSton, Cherrydale, Claren-
don. jefferson, Falls Church and
darlington. Alexandria sent two
bumpers to stand by in Airing
ton firehouses.
The fire burned almost three
hours.
MI. WOfCnlngtOn lost two
trucks in the fire, one a tanker,
the other a fiatbed.
The chief said his firefighters
had a rough time staying on
their feet in the oily stream.
The slippery goo flowed onto
the George Washington Memorial
parkway. Traffic was held up
a short time until workmen
could cover the road with sand.
The refinery is able to reclaim
10000 gallons of used oil a day.
It's a round-th -clock operation.
There was a fire in the same
plant in 1913. Mr.. Worthington
said that one caused $50, 900
damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Lodge Charges Fear
.0f0wn People Drives
Soviet 10 Aggression
Russiuns Have Lost
Worlds Respect Because
Of Violence, He Says
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

UNITED NATIONS, N. Y,
Mar. 1.-THE United States
charged today that Russia S
bosses have embarked on a pol
icy of imperialism, not because
of any fear of aggression by any
other country, but because of
fear of their own people.
Chief United States Delegate
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr.. told the
U. N. General Assembly that the
Soviet Union had lost the re-
spect of the world because of its
policy of violent words and vio-
lent deeds"
The Assembly broke into wild
applause and had to be called
to order as Mr.. Lodge spurned
charges by RuSsia's Andrei A.
Gromyko that the United States
was doing everything in its
power to prolong the Korean
war.
The exchange broke out Short
ly after British Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden said that,
despite Korea, we were not yet
in World War III.
Accused of Atrocities.
In that connection Mr.. Gro
myko accused the United States
Army of atrocities in Korea.
While Assembly President Les
ter B. Pearson of Canada
gaveled for order, Mr.. Lodge
reminded Mr. Gromyko that "the
United States Army you seek to
smear is the same United States
Army which stood beside the
Russian army to defeat the Nazis
in Europe"
Mr.. Lodge told Mr.. Gromyko
that "the United States Army
was good enough for you in 1912,
1943, 1914 and 1945. It would
be the same today had not the
policies of the Soviet govern
ment so tragically changed"
Earlier Mr.. Eden told the AS
sembly that it was in nobody's
interest that World War III
should break out.
The British statesman said
that with the growing strength
of the West there is no reason
why it should break out"
He called for support of the
United Nations as a world
(See u. NJ, Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
RossIyn Oil Refinery
Is Swept by Flames
Visible for Miles
General Alarm Sounded;
10000 to 10000
Gallons DESTROYED

Firemen slithered through a
knee-deep lake of oil, foam and
water early today fighting flames
that destroyed 10000 to 10000
gallons Of oil at a RosSlyn re-
finery.
The company re-refineS old
automobile crankcase oil and
other petroleum products which
previously have been used.
Exploding drums and storage
tanks hurled flames into the air
visible for miles.
The general alarm fire started
at 2:42 am. at the Worthington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
'SeveranceP Paw
Abuses Tied 10
Truman Aides
8 in Cabinet AMONG
us Collecting Cash
For Accrued Leave

by me ASSoCidIeO FTeSS
Eight cabinet officers in the
Truman administration were
listed by a House Appropriations
subcommittee today among q
group of Federal officials who
allegedly abused the Govern
ment's annual leave program Ito
fatten their own purses"
Names of the eight were on q
list made public by Chairman
Phillips and Representative
Thomas, Democrat. of TexsR,
ranking minority member of the
subcommittee.
The subcommittee said a total
of 215 officials received annual
leave payments of more than
81 .000-totaling 100000.
Accrued Leave Payments.
The Congressman said the re-
firing Democratic officials got
the following amounts for ac-
crued leave-or, as the subcom-
mittee put it, as severance pay:
Charles F. Brannan. Secretary
of Agriculture, $6.921. SO; Charles
Sawyer, Secretary of Commerce.
$3,933.69; Robert A. Lovett, Sec
rotary of Defense, $4,328.12:
Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary of
Interior, $5,187.5O; Maurice j.
Tobin, Secretary of Labor, $500;
Jesse M. Donaldson, Postmaster
General, $5,437.50; Dean Ache
son, Secretary of State, $4.421.87;
John w. Snyder, Secretary Of
the Treasury, $5,476.56.
No accumulated leave was
listed for Mr.. Humans Attor.
ney General, James P. Nc
Creamery.
The top cash leave payment
went to Walter Donnelly, for
mer high commissioner in Ger
many, who received $l2,56O.
The next highest payment went
to former Ambassador at large
Phillip JeSsup, who received
$7,091.
Lump Sum Payments.
In most cases, the committee
said, the procedure in
volved collection of lump sums
of money in payment for annual
leave accrued at the time the
officials left Government service.
"Unquestionably," the subcom-
mittee said. "a great many of
the persons involved accepted
cash for their accrued annual
leave in the convictions THAI thar
were taking only what was due
them.
But the facts are that Con-
gresS never intended that &C
crued leave be settled on a cash
basis. The intent was to follow
the established business practice
of improving employe morale
and efficiency by providing ade-
quate vacation periods. The
civil service ruling putting such
cash payments into effect Is. in
our opinion, a violation of the
intent of Congress-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Mrs. Eisenhower Gives Press
First White House Interview
Doesn't Feel Hemmed In at White House;
Reveals She'll Crown Cherry Blossom Queer

schedule up to April II, when she
will crown the Cherry Blossom
queen, high point during
Washington's annual Cherry
Blossom Festival.
This is believed to be the first
time that a Presidents wife will
have crowned a queen at such
an occasion.
Replying to questions as to
her life in the White House, she
said she did not feel she is in
a goldfish bowl. She said she
loves the big rooms and the high
ceilings because it gives no sense
of being hemmed in. She de-
clared that's why she took the
large room which Mrs. Truman
used as a sitting room for. her
bedroom E#sesk
She said she had the walls
painted green, a gray-green, mot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
By Gould Lincoln

The Eisenhower administra-
ton, it was learned today. is
seeking a solution to the tide
lands oil problem through a
double-purpose bill which will:
l.. Give the States quit-claim
title to the tidelands and their
natural resources.
2. Provide that if that title
should be held unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court, the
States will have the right to
develop the natural resources
such as oil-in these tidelands,
and retain the money made from
these natural resources.
Attorney General Brownell is
of the opinion that through such
legislation it will be possible to
develop the oil in the tidelands
and other natural resources
a greatly desired end. 1t is also
his opinion that the proposed
law will be effective in bringing
about this end, even should the
Supreme Court hold that quit
claim cannot be given to the
States, but that title must re-
main in the United States.
Both the House and Senate
committees dealing with the
tidelands. are at work drafting
the necessary legislation, hoping
to have it ready for early report
to their respective houses.
Accord Reported.
President Eisenhower and At
torney General Brownell are. it
was said, in complete accord in
regard both to the legislation
and to the end sought. Attorney
General Brownell. in his appear
anceS before the Senate Inter-
state and InSular Affairs Com
mittee and the House Judiciary
Committee. pointed out that. in
view of the language used by
Supreme Court in deciding the
tidelands cases. a law giving a
Quitclaim of the tidelandS and
their resources to the States,
might be challenged on consti-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Worker Lost for Three Years
In Wrong Building Faces Probe

his dismissal few days ago.
The case, he said, will get a
full airing later this week.
Senator Mccarthy announced
his subcommittee will resume
public hearings tomorrow to take
testimony ION the alleged waste
and claimed mismanagement in
the State Departments Voice
of America propaganda broad
casts.
He said that hearing will deal
with construction Of a Voice"
transmitter in Vienna. He added
the case involves a costly change
in plans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Buchanan CONTEMPT
OF Congress Case
Goes 10 Jury Here
Former Movie Writer
And Ex-Red Refused
Committee Subpoena
By Howord |. Dutkin

The contempt of Congress
case against Sidney Buchanan,
former Holly wood writer
producer and admitted ex-Com-
munist, went to a Federal jury
just before noon today.
The case was placed in the
hands of the panel by Judge T.
Blake Kennedy in the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District of
Columbia.
Buchanan is accused of failing
to answer a subpoena to appear
before the House Committee on
Un-American Activities Janua-
ry %.
Defense Counsel Edward Ben
nett Williams contended Buch-
man already had told every
thing he knew of Communist
infiltration into the movie in
dustry when he appeared at a
previous committee hearing in
Los Angeles in 1851.
The defense built it's case
around the contention that
Buchanan was recalled for a
hearing here merely because the
Los Angeles session had failed of
a quorum when Representative
Jackson, Republican, of Cali
fornia. left the hearing room.
Communism No Issue.
Prosecutor William Hitz told
the jury Buchanan had been re-
called because the committee
wished to ask additional queS-
tions.
In his charge to the jury,
Judge Kennedy said Buchman's
former Communist affiliations
were not an issue in tn case.
He told the jury that ulless it
found the committee hearing
was intended to lay the founda-
ton for proposed future legis-
lation, "the subpoena was with
out force and effect"
On the other hand, he de-
clared, Buchanan did not have
the right to determine for him.
self the validity of the sub
poena and pointed out that if
the committee actually was act
ing in furtherance of possible
legislation, the subpoena was
good.
January rs Count Dismissed.
Judge Kennedy, granting de-
Tense motion, yesterday dismissed
a coupt pertaining to January
Is on the grounds that Buchanan
had. in effect. received a contin-
uation of the first subpoena until
January %. Therefore, it was
held there was but one possible
violation-the failure to appear
on the latter date.
Earlier Buchanan took the wit
ness stand to tell of more than
two hours of Interrogation by
House committee members in Los
Angeles.
II answered freely terrible
question" Buchanan declared
with emotion. II was asked If
I had been a member of the
Communist Party-and / an
Swered yes"
The 51-year-old witness con-
tended he had answered all the
questions put to him, with the
exception Of some bearing on his
associates, whom the defense
asserts were already known to
the committee members.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Medical Minds Seek
Why of Long Life

SEARCH FOR A LONGER LIFE
The mysteries Of life. and Why il is
long or short, are being explored by q
group of brilIiont medical minds OF
the NotionoI Institutes OF Health in
Bethesda, Nd. Stor StoH Reporter
John McKeIwoy tells the story Of the
search for solutions to medical prob
lens on page ALB.
DESIGN FOR coNoUEsT-How
Josef Stolin Ioid pIons to infiItrots
the United Stotes Army and Navy,
ond corried out these plans, is told by
Stor columnist Fletcher Knebel in the
fourth Of his series Of articles on
StoIin's plan to conquer Americo.
Doee Alb.
POW vlolENCE-Why does vic-
Ience persist in the South Koreon
prison comps3 Associated Press For
eisn Correspondent John Randolph set
out to find the onswer. The first
Of three orioles on whot he leorned
oppeors on page A-3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Woman Unlocking
Car Gets Surprise;
And So Would You
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. lin
agine Mrs. Gloria TECHS sur
prise when she started to unlock
her car door yesterday and the
car began sinking down into the
street.
She watched it sink a moment,
then called police. Before any,
thing could be done the car had
dropped so low its top was on q
level with the rest of the street.
It turned out that water from
q broken main apparently had
undermined the street under
Mrs. TECHS car. The car was
hauled out and q city water crew
set about locating the trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
|Bockstop' Plan Would Give
Offshore Resources to States
Seeks to Let Legislatures Develop Area
Even if Court Still Says U. S. Holds Title

tutional grounds. There was no
way of knowing how the Su-
preme Court would decide the
issue if brought before it.
Immediately, it was interpreted
in some quarters that there was
a split between the President
who had said he favored giving
title in the tidelands to the States
during the 1852 campaign and
more recently-and his Attorney
General. Nothing, it was said to-
day. could be further from the
truth. The Attorney General. it
was explained, was merely seek
ing to safeguard the proposed
legislation giving the States the
right to go ahead and develop
these Oil lands and keep the
proceeds.
Should Rest in States.
President Eisenhower repeated
at a recent press conference his
belief that the title to tidelands
should rest in the States. Mr..
Brownell has no quarrel with
that belief. But in his testimony,
he was warning that a court de-
ciSion might in the future upset
a law giving a quitclaim to the
States.
He has pointed out that the
Supreme Court has asserted the
United States has paramount
rights" in these tidelands. And
in another part of it's decision,
the court has held that national
sovereignty coalesces with prop
erty title" to these tidelands. His
proposal is for language in a new
tidelands law which would give
the States the right to go ahead
with the development of the
natural resources, even if the
Supreme Court should hold a
quitclaim unconstitutional.
The Attorney General, it is
said, wants preventive legisla-
tion"-that is, legislation which
will be designed to prevent long
legal proceedings. holding up the
development of the tidelandS
natural resources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
BY the Associated Pres,

Senator cCarthy, Republican,
Of Wisconsin said today his
Senate Investigations Subcom-
mittee is looking into the case
of a State Department employe
with a poor sense of direction.
Senator Mccarthy refused to
name the man who, he said. was
hired in 1850 as an information
conSultant of some sort, but got
into the wrong building" when
he showed up to 60 to work.
He said the man apparently
went to work in the wrong di-
vision, and stayed there until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Teen-Aged VondoIs
Break Into School
Chalk Warning Note

Vandals. apparently teen
ayers with q flair for gadg-
cts, ransacked the Walker
Jones Elementary School
last night and took two
stapling machines.
They left overturned filing
cabinets, desk drawers
dumped on the floor and q
chalked note on the black
board:
The Hawks-nex time
we mean business
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Late News
Bulletin
Nall. RAAI ILL
Velde Removal Asked

Representative r o o sevelt,
Democrat, of New York today
asked the House to remove
Representative Velde, Repub-
lican Of Illinois as chairman
Of its Un-American Activities
Committee. He introduced q
resolution for such q move and
told newsInen his action was
based on "the admittedly false
and reckless charges" Mr..
VeIde made against Mrs. Agnes
Meyer and . threatened inves-
tigation Of Reds among clergy
men.
Earlier Story on Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
SenateG. 0.P.
Pushes Hawaii
Statehood Bill
Committee Plans to
Sidetruck TideIunds
To Speed Measure

Republican leaders in the SEN
ate today gave top priority to a
HouSe-approved bill to grant
statehood to Hawaii.
Chairman Hugh Butler of the
Senate Interior Committee said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-11
Man, SO, to Wed Woman, II

GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, Mar. IL
(P.-It's never too late for love,
Curtis Benson believes. He
bought a license to wed Mrs.
Lucinda st. Clair. She is n.
Mr.. Benson is SO.