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Evening star., 1953-07-21
Judge Orders
Anti Trust
Railroad Trial
BY the Associoted Press

PHILADELPHIA, July 21-
U. S. District Judge Thomas j.
Clary ruled today that 80 Eastern
railroads and the Eastern Rail-
road Presidents Conference must
go to trial in the $3.50 million
antitrust suit filed against them
by a group of trucking firms.
The suit, filed last January IT
by the Pennsylvania Motor Truck
Association and 81 individual
trucking firms, charges the rail-
roads with conSpiring with Carl
Byoir and associates, New York
public relations firm, to Slander
and villify the trucking in
duStry.
Many of the charges had to
do with alleged attempts to in
fuence legislators against bills
to increase weight limits allowed
trucks on the highways.
Deposition hearings were Or
dered soon after the suit was
filed and numerous sessions were
held both in Philadelphia and
New York before the hearings
were adjourned until September
In his opinion, Judge Clary
said, The plaintiffs are entitled
to their day in court and the
opportunity to substantiate their
charges"
He set no date for the trial
Evening star., 1953-07-21

things that will make life far
easier for the Russian people.
Malenkov is pledged to raise
the standard of living. The
Russian people have heard that
one before. but this time the
party and the government are
behaving as if it matters some
what how the people feel about
things.
First Story of June Panic.
Take the recent city-wide
panic in Moscow. I do not be-
lieve this story has been reported
to the outside world. for the
censor was very active with his
big red pencil when I left
Moscow.
Here it is:
Toward the last days OF June
the rumor got out in Moscow
that the money was going to
be changed again. It ran around
the city like an acre of rabbits
turned loose on an ocean of
lettuce.
We heard it everywhere we
went and it got so serious the
foreign embassies sent people
out to look around. Moscow had
had one devaluation since the
war. Czechoslovakia had just
had one. It was at the half year,
a logical time.
I'd seen devaluation, or re-
form as they called it, happen
before in Moscow. The symp-
toms were the same. The peo-
pie knew about it several days
in advance.
All Hoard Metal Money.
I did some investigating. The
subways and the buses and the
street cars had no metal money.
During the last devaluation
metal money was not changed.
The people were clinging to it.
Heated arguments took place
on the subway. The conductors
(See GILMORE, Page AID
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Dulles Praises Splendid Job
Done by Information Agency
Voices Hope Congress Will Appropriate
Adequate Funds for Overseas Libraries

has exercised sound influence.
He added that he greatly hoped
the program will not be so cur
tailed as to make it impossible
to continue work of that type.
Mr.. Dulles also said he hoped
a drastic House Appropriations
Committee cut in Point Four
funds for Latin America will not
be carried through to final legis-
lation. He said this program in
volved relatively little money, but
that it had accomplished large
results in proportion to the ex-
pense.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee-with Senator Nc
Carthy sitting in as a member
opened hearings today on a
supplemental appropriations bill,
including funds for DR.. john
sons information program.
But Senator Mccarthy only
last night blasted DR.. johnson,
his erstwhile friend, for his atti-
tude over the type of books that
should be in the United States
libraries overseas.
In a letter to DR.. Johnson, the
Wisconsin Republican said:
IF you had deliberately set out
to sabotage any possibility of get
ting adequate funds to run a
good information program, you
could not have done a better
(See MCCARTHY PAGE A-AO
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Hogan, Thin and Wan, Arrives
To Receive New York Tribute

talked like anything but man
who is ready to give up the game.
II plan to continue playing
golf" Hogan said, land I am
certain I will play again in the
National Open. Whether I play
in a British tournament again is
a question. That is a long way
off. 1 will decide when the time
comes"
Hogan. who normally weighs
about 1852 pounds, belying his
nickname of Bantam Ben,"
said he didn't know his present
weight but imagined he weighed
about 145.
A motorcycle escort took Ho-
gan and Mrs. Hogan from the
ship to a midtown hotel for a
brief rest before a whirlwind
celebration. beginning with q
parade up Broadway at noon.
The parade starts at Bowling
(See HOGAN, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1953-07-21

Secretary of State Dulles said
today that the international In
formation Administration had
done a splendid job and he
greatly hoped Congress would
not cut its appropriations so
much as to stop its overseas
library program.
His remarks at a news con-
ference came as a row between
Senator Mccarthy and the HAS
retiring administrator, DR.. Rob-
ert L. johnson, raised a serious
threat of drastic cuts of ia
funds in the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee.
Mr.. Dulles said he believes the
ia program has ahead of it
a future that can be of very
great value to the United States
and the free world.
He added that in all the for
eign capitals he has visited, he
was tremendously impressed with
the people who visited libraries
operated by the IIA to read
American books and periodicals.
When you think of the many
millions of people who have done
that. Mr.. Dulles went on, it is
impossible to deny that, on bal
ance. the library program has
exerted an extremely helpful in
f1uence for the free world.
He conceded that there have
been some imperfections in the
program. But he insisted that it
Evening star., 1953-07-21

The National Symphony Or
chestra Association is sponsor
ing a mystery voice" contest,
with prizes including a Cadillac
and a grand piano. for the bene-
fit of the orchestra's sustaining
fund.
The contest. which starts to-
morrow, will be publicized by
spot announcements over all area
radio and television stations.
Contestants first will be asked
to complete a. 25-Word-or-less
statement beginning, Il like mu-
sic because :" With each en-
try must be sent 81 or more as
donation to the sustaining
fund.
The climax of the contest
comes September %, when con-
testants selected on the basis of
the statements will receive tele-
phone calls asking them to
identify a mystery voice" Area
radio and television stations will
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Eisenhower Sends
Congratulations
Fellow Golfer

Golfer Dwight D. Eisenhower
today Saluted Golfer Ben Hogan,
who was given a civic welcome
in New York today on his return
from winning the British Open
championship.
The message from the Presi-
dent. who is happy when he can
break 80, read:
Millions of Americans would
like to participate with the New
Workers today who are extend
ing their traditional welcome
upon your return from your mag
nificent victory. We are proud
of you, not only as a great COM
petitor and a master of your
craft, but also as an envoy extra
ordinary in the business of build
ing friendship for America. With
best wishes to you and Mrs.
Hogan.
Dwight D. Eisenhower.
The message was addressed to
Hogan at City Hall. New York.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Mystery Voice Contest to Aid
Symphony Sustaining Fund

offer clues during the eight-week
contest period.
The winners will receive a
$4,000 Cadillac. a $2,400 Mason
Hamlin grand piano, a $1,000
Jandel Ranch mink stole, West
minister Recording Co.'S libraries
Of symphonies. operas and con-
certos (three prizes valued at
$1.700, a high fidelity Philco
"Phonorama" radio-phonograph
combination worth $500 and a
1870 Coldspot freezer, in that
order.
During the contest period,
many special prizes will be
awarded by cooperating air.
waves programs. Winners of
these special awards will not be
excluded from the grand-prize
contest, according to Carl Blei-
berg, contest director.
Entries are to be addressed to
Symphony, Box 447, Washing
(see ORCHESTRA. Page A-3D
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Oman Blasts
Filing Practices
Ve|de Group
Methodist Bishop
Urges Committee to
Admit Its Errors
BY Allen DruN

Bishop G. Bromley Oman
told the House Un-American
Activities Committee today that
1t should frankly admit it's in
accuracies and misrepresenta-
tions" about him and cease
practices that many of us be-
lieve to be un-American."
In a statement prepared for
delivery at hearing held at his
request, the Methodist leader
for the Washington area de-
clared:
Il believe the churches have
done and are doing far more to
destroy the Communist threat
to faith and to freedom than
all investigating committees put
together. This committee might
we'll have the cooperation of
millions of citizens who belong
Evening star., 1953-07-21

to the churches, if it would cease
practices that many of us be-
lleve to be un-American, and
would turn itself to the real task
and the real threat.
But these citizens will never
cooperate in practices that
Jeopardize the rights of free men
won after a thousand years
struggle for political and religi-
Gus freedom"
Draws Wide Interest.
The Bishops appearance ex-
cited wide interest. Chairman
Velde said 104 members of Con-
gress had asked that seats be
reserved for them. Bishop Oman
asked that 20 seats be held for
members of his family and close
friends.
There had been some discus
sion Of televising the hearing but
the committee said this morning
AAO AISC"O Ilou dohCO W CdIIy d
live telecast.
The Bishop had requested that
he be permitted to read his IS
minute statement without inter-
ruption, and the committee
waived its rules to let him do so.
He emphasized that he was ap-
pearing voluntarily ito secure
redress for the damage done by
the release of information from
the files of this committee.
Such releases, made at vari-
Gus times for a period of nearly
seven years, have contained ma
terial, much of which is irrele-
want and, immaterial, some of
which is false. some of which is
true. but all prepared in a way
capable of creating the impress
sion that 1 have been and am
sympathetic to communism, and
therefore subverSive.
The churchman said he has
been actively opposed to COM
(See OMAN, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Conferees Strike Off
Flood Control Fund
For Peace Cross
$500, 900 Approved
By Senate Is SIushed
From Supply Bill

House-Senate conferees have
stricken from an appropriation
bill 100000 approved by the
Senate to start construction of a
flood-control project at Peace
Cross. Bladensburg. Md.
The conferees disallowed the
fund in compromising differ
ences between House and Senate
versions of the big supply bill
for civil functions of the Army
Engineers. The House had re-
fused to make any appropria-
ton.
Bars State Funds.
The money from Federal
sources will be needed before
any State-authorized funds can
be released to start the project.
Earlier, informal indications
from the conference committee
had indicated that some money
had been agreed to for Peace
Cross.
But when the conference re-
port became available today, it
was learned that this money
made available was only for
planning the project. The
amount Of planning money was
not specified in the bill. This
will be allocated in detail later
by the Army Engineers.
Money for Planning.
The total amount of planning
money for projects all over the
country is carried in the bill at
$19 million.
The Maryland Legislature, in
authorizing bonds to be f1oated
by four State agencies in the
total of $4.250,O00, stipulated
that none of the funds could be
used until the Federal Govern
ment appropriated some for
actual construction.
Representative Small, Repub-
lican, of Prince Georges County
Md, disclosed, however, that
there is no time limit on the
Maryland Legislatures money
availability.
The General Assembly's act
! (Cne pEATE TPOCC paoe "A
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Maid Tells Inquest
How She Discovered
Duckpin Murder
Toggurt Staying Suspect
Listens to Testimony
Without Emotion

The maid who found the body
of Miss Alyce o. Taggart today
told how she fled in panic to
call help as the inquest into the
duckpin Staying at SCOTS Hotel
for Women got underway at the
District Morgue.
Clarence E. Watson, jr., 49,
year-old shoeshine boy accused
of the killing, listened without
visible emotion as Assistant
United States Attorney Frederick
Smithson presented the evidence.
During the early testimony.
it was brought out that police
found war bonds but no cash
among the slain Woman'S per-
Sonal effects.
The principal early witness
was Maude Thomas, so, colored,
who has been a maid at Scott's
Hotel for seven years.
Room Not on Her Routine.
Room 213, she testified, was
not on her regular beat when
she went around to change the
linen on the morning of July 6,
but the maid who usually did
that room was sick.
II just put one foot into the
vestibule." she testified. Then
I saw a woman on the floor and
a bloody rag. I screamed. I
slammed the door and ran down
to the laundry room to call down.
stairs. I don't know who talked
to. I remember I kept saying,
"213, 213, 213.'"
She said Miss Taggart's body
was lying with the head toward
the door and the feet toward the
window. She noticed that Miss
Taggart had her hair up in pin
curls, but she said she wasn't
close enough to see her face. The
maid described the room as "all
junked up," meaning diSordered.
Another witness, DR.. John Un-
derhill Gardner of Emergency
Hospital, told of pronouncing
Miss Taggart dead. He said her
face appeared to be beaten in,
rigor mortis had set in and there
was blood all over the bedlinen.
Relatives Near Suspect.
Watson's mother, Mrs. Mary
Lyles, and sister, Mrs. Frances
Robinson. sat behind him on the
front row of spectator seats. He
did not speak to them in the
hearing room. where he sat
handcuffed to a deputy marshal
with another seated behind him
as an extra guard.
Watson already faces grand
(See TAGGART, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Eleven Years in Moscow
DevuIuution Fear
Swept PopuIoce,
A.P. Man Reveals
By Eddy Gilmore
W I0uy 0tIii'OiS
Associated Press Foreign Correspondent

ASSocldteo FIeSS ToIel9n SoTeSponosnI
PARIS, July 21.-For the first
time in years the Kremlin seems
to be showing some concern for
Ivan Ivanovich, the average
Russian.
It's too early to say If this is
because the party and the gov
ernment sincerely want to do
something for the people; or
because they are afraid of the
people, or for both reasons.
But things are happening.
And if Georgi Malenkov and the
others can hold the galloping
Russian troika in the road, and
resist going for one another's
throats, things are going to con-
tinue to happen. I mean
Evening star., 1953-07-21

under f1oodlights put up for them
by American soldiers. Allied
newsmen dubbed the one-story,
T-shaped structure-largest in
Panmunjom-"Armistice Hall"
The feverish pace began Mon
day-a day after the Communists
agreed to go ahead with final
preparations for the signing of
an armiStice.
The Reds announced the de-
cision Sunday and made public
a list of assurances by the u. N.
Command that President Syng-
man Rhee's government and
troops would abide by an armi-
Stice.
Rhee DisSentS.
The Red statement, revealing
portions of secret Panmunjom
meetings, disclosed the U. N.
Command promised not to sup
port any aggressive action" by
South Korean forces after a
truce.
Mr.. Rhee was reported not sat-
isfied with the Communist state
ment. He was understood to be-
lieve that it did not accurately
reflect South Korea'S position.
Mr.. Rhee and government
leaders let it be known they
were awaiting reply from
Washington on questions they
said were left unsettled after the
conferences in Seoul earlier this
month with President Eisen-
hower's special envoy Assistant
Secretary of State Walter S.
Robertson.
What questions were left un-
settled was not clear, but high
ly placed source in the South
Korean government said Mr..
Rhee raised questions which were
beyond Mr.. Robertson's powers
to give final answer to while he
was in Korea.
The source said:
What we are primarily con-
cerned about is a concrete
United States assurance as to
how Korea can be unified after
a political conference, to be
held after an armistice, fails"
He said the United States has
agreed to join South Korea in
walkout from the political
conference if it makes no head
way on the unif1cation issue in
80 days.
Meanwhile, Red China's Peip-
ing Radio renewed it's verbal
blast at South Korea, charging
that the "Syngman Rhee clique"
still was attempting to "scuttle"
an armiStice.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Hoqon Writes Series
On How to Play Golf

I'm my opinion the best grip to putt
with is the reverse overlap grip"
So writes Ben Hogan, soIfins greet,
in his series Of articles bosed on his
book, Power GoIt." stortins Sunday
in The Stor.
Coils greet champion reveals for
duFfer ond expert the technique thot
brought him fome. Eoch ortcIe will
be illustrated with photographs Of Ben
Hogan in action.
Don't miss this outstanding series
stortins Sundoy ond appearing every
doy except Saturday in The Evening
end Sunday StoT. Phone Sterling
5000 for home delivery.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Trade Board Backs
Proposal 10 Abolish
D. T.. Welfare Unit
Single Health Director
Also Is Approved at
Reorganization Hearing
BY John w. Stepp

The Washington Board of
Trade today called for abolition
of the Public Welfare Board and
opposed creation of a Public
Health Board.
Harry l.. Merrick, president of
the trade board, took this stand
Witnesses Give Views on Welfare Boord
Abolition. Poee B-l
at a public hearing held by the
District Commissioners. The Ses-
sion was ordered to help the city
heads make up their minds on
these controversial points in the
government reorganization pro-
gram.
The reorganizers have recon-
mended eliminating the long
standing Welfare Board. They
also urge that the present single
director setup be maintained in
the Health Department. Citi-
zens' advisory boards would be
appointed for both departments.
Doctors Want Health Board.
The local medical profession,
on the other hand, wants a
health board to administer that
department. Much of the city's
social-Worker element wants the
Welfare Board retained.
Mr.. Merrlck. in making his
recommendations sugges te d,
however. that as desirable al
ternatives" both a health board
and a welfare board might be
created in direct line of au-
thority" between the depart
ment heads and the Commits
SionerS.
Three Want Boards Reduced.
The theory of the reorgan-
izerS is that the single e-directol
type of administration is more
effective than board admins
tration. In addition, they feel
that the present Board of Com.
miSsioners have a sort of man.
date from Congress and a pre-
viouS Board of Commissioners tc
eliminate as many policy making
boards as possible.
Sentiment among a score ot
witnesses seemed about equally
divided for and against the boarc
proposition. One group said tht
Welfare Board gave the voteleS!
citizens of Washington greater
participation in their govern
ment. Another contended tina
abolition of the board woulc
properly focus department re.
Sponsibility in one person rather
than in a group.
In arguing for abolition, Mrs
Louis Gutenberg emphasized tht
need for a council that would bt
advisory to the welfare director
Mrs. Gutenberg said a better jot
(See WELFARE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Dulles Denies Rumor
He Plans to Resiqn

Secretary of State Dulles said
today he had not heard a ru-
NOR he would resign soon and
had not given any thought to
that possibility.
That was his reply to a news
conference question about a
statement yesterday by Repre-
sentative Brown. Republican, of
Ohio, that he had heard a ru-
NOR that Mr.. Dulles was to be
replaced as Secretary of State
by Gen. Walter Bedell Smith,
now underSecretary.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Stay Out of the Kitchen:
Some Hints for Wives

ITS TOO HoT"-The common
complaint Of housekeepen is thot the
weather mokes cooking big meoIs q
burden. For some hints on how to
feed your fomiIy without roostine
yourself. see Food Editor Violet
FouIkner's column on pose s-S.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
BohIen Flies to Russiu
After Talk With Dulles
By the Assoeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, July 21.-Charles
E. Bohlen, American Ambassador
to Russia, was on his way back
to his Moscow post today after
conferences with Secretary of
State Dulles.
Mr.. Bohlen, who left here by
plane yesterday, came back to
the United States nine days ago
to confer with Mr.. Dulles on the
situation arising from the purge
of Lavrenty Beria, then Soviet
Deputy Premier.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Athens Papers Protest

ATHENS, July 81 (P).-Five
Athens newspapers, politically
opposed to the government, sus-
pended publication for one day
today to protest proposed legiS-
lation stiffening penalties under
libel and other press laws.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
LIEVEH Cuts TVlUSIUW
June Money Panic in Moscow
Barred yGiImorefor First Time

;or II years Eddy Gilmore Of Selma,
Alo., wos Associoted Press CORE
spondent in Moscow. He morried a
Russion doncer in l943, at a time Of
wartime omity, and found out late
in the l940s thot the Soviet govern
ment would not oIIow her to Ieove
that country with their two children.
Only recently wos this rule reIoxed.
and Mr.. Gilmore wos obIe to bring his
fomily out. While they ore en- route
to the United Stotes, Mr.. Gilmore is
writing q series of stories obout Russio
and his experiences there. This is
the first Of four articles to appear this
week.
Evening star., 1953-07-21
Du||esRu|es0ut
Talk Of Seatinu
Peiping in u. N.
Not Appropriate
Topic for Post-Truce
Meetings, He Says
By Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Dulles today
virtually ruled out any discussion
Of admission of Communist
China into the United Nations at
the political conference sched-
uled to follow an expected truce
in Korea.
He told a news conference he
did not think Red China men,
bership in the U. N. would be an
appropriate subject for that con-
ference.
Mr.. Dulles also warned against
counting too heavily on an early
Communist agreement to an
armistice.
He said the prospects for a
truce have gone up and down so
many times that he believes it
important not to become either
enthusiastic or depressed before
one is actually signed.
Some Issues UnSOlved.
The Secretary pointed out that
some details of the truce agree
ment still remain to be ironed
out. These should not involve
any insoluble difficulty if the
Communists want to conclude an
armistice, he said. But he warned
that the Red intentions are un-
certain and will be until the last
moment.
Mr.. Dulles stand against
bringing up the question of ad-
mitting Red China into the U. N.
at the post-armistice political
conference was the most definite
so far taken by the administra-
ton.
The Secretary said he would
not necessarily rule out other
Far Eastern questions from dis
cussion at the political confer
ence. He explained he was
referring especially to the U. N.
desire to make sure that a Ko-
rean truce did not release Com
munist forces for aggression
elsewhere.
Mr.. Dulles told questioners he
was not aware of any qualifica-
tions in pledge from South
Korean President Syngman Rhee
that he would not take any
measures to impede the carrying
out Of an armistice.
He replied no when asked If
Mr.. Rhee had set a six-month
limit on such a pledge.
Rhee Warns of Sham.
Mr.. Dulles added, however
that Mr.. Rhee, had warned, in
recent discussions with Assistant
Secretary of State Walter S.
Robertson, that the Communists
might turn the political confer
ence into a fraud and sham for
infiltration of South Korea.
Mr.. Rhee indicated he would
not be prepared to tolerate that
kind of thing indefinitely, Mr.
Dulles said.
AS for what nations should
take part in the political confer
ence, Mr.. Dulles said he had firm
ideas about only two-the United
States and South Korea. He
added that the United Nations
General Assembly undoubtedly
will designate other members of
the delegation for the U. N. side
On the other side, he said
there presumably would be rep
resentatives of North Korea and
Communist China, and possibly
of the Soviet Union. That is up
to the Communists to decide, he
pointed out.
Asked about the possibility OF
American assistance to guerrilla
action against the Communist
China coast by Chinese Nation
alists from Formosa, Mr.. Dulles
said that was matter to be
dealt with entirely apart from
Korea.