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Evening star., 1953-09-02
Union Man Beaten,
White Asks Probe
BY the ASsociated Press

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. a.
Gov. Hugh White of Mississippi
last night asked the Benton
County sheriff and district at
torney to investigate CIO charges
that a union organizer was kid
naped and beaten by a "profes-
Sional COON squad"
The Governor, after a con-
ference with State CIO leaders,
said he knew nothing about the
case officially, but that "it is a
matter for the local officials un-
less they call on me for help"
A union organizer, James
Jackson, 81, of Seminary, Mass,
was kidnapped from the home of
a garment worker Monday night
and pistol-whipped and warned
to get out of the State, Bill
Spencer of the CIO. Birming-
ham, Ala, said.
Mr.. Spencer said Mr.. Jackson
was trying to organize a garment
plant for Amalgamated Clothing
Workers of America .CIOO at
Ashland when the attack was
made.
Mr.. Jackson was removed yes
terday from a Columbus, Miss,
hospital to a hospital at Hatties-
burg. Attendants said he Suf-
fered a broken arm and was
deafened in one ear. He re-
ported that his assailants warned
him he would be killed if he re-
ported the assault to authorities.
Evening star., 1953-09-02

out of the car and began curs-
ing them and struck them as
he was arrested.
Denies Police Story.
Moore, however, swore that he
merely stopped and got out to
see what the officers were doing
to his brother, one Of the four
who had been sitting on the
curb.
Moore said he was grabbed by
the officers, his arm twisted and
his face beaten. His companion
fed, he continued. Moore told
the court he was taken to the
central cell block where one OF
the officers came to his cell,
after he was booked, and said,
You still want to fight?" The
officer, he said, beat him again,
giving him a bloody nose.
Moore was backed up by the
sworn testimony of the other
youths who said they saw the en-
tire affair and that Moore gave
the officers no provocation either
for his arrest or his beating.
Others Released.
The other youths also said
that after they were taken to the
juvenile squad, no charges were
made and they were released.
Assistant United States Attor-
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Youth Is Acquitted
Of Attacking Police;
Judge Finds Doubt

A teen-age youth, accused OF
assault on an officer Monday
night as police arrested four
youths who said they were sit
ting on a curb, was found not
guilty in Municipal Court yes
terday.
The youth was William B.
Moore, 10, colored, of the 800
block of I street NV, who was
riding in an auto with a 17-year-
old friend at Massachusetts ave-
nue. and Fourth street NV.
when police arrested the
quartet.
Police Pvts. William P. Doran
and William E. Clay of the First
Precinct testified they noticed
the boys there a half hour ear
ller acting disorderly and told
them to move on. When they
returned the youths were still
there.
The officers said Moore got
Evening star., 1953-09-02

ney Leonard Braman told Judge
Armand w. Scott, while sum-
ming up the Governments case,
that the court must either be-
lieve the officers or the juveniles.
Its a matter Of the credibility
Of the witnesses" he declared.
Judge Scott, in finding Moore
not guilty, declared that he did
not mean to imply that the of
flcers were lying. He said it was
a matter of the court finding
reasonable doubt in the case.
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Tunisiuns Strike

TUNIS, Tunisia, Sept. 2 (P.-
The government public works
administration personnel staged
a 24-hour strike yesterday in this
French North African protector
ate. In the capital, $50 of 643
public works employees were on
strike seeking higher pay.
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Civilian Army Guard
Linked 10 Reds al
Mccarthy Hearing
Bv ,he A,,ocIoted Pfess

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin says a civilian guardian
of secret Army films has testified
he is undecided whether COM
munism is good or bad.
The guard. a witness yesterday
before Senator McCarthy's Sen
ate Investigations Subcommittee,
denied he was a Communist but
admitted signing an election pc
tition for Red candidate, the
Senator said.
Senator Mccarthy is conduct
ing closed hearings here into
possible Communist inf1ltration
of the Armed Forces. The ses-
sions continue today.
10 witnesses Questioned.
At yesterdays hearings 10 wit
nesses were questioned. Senator
Mccarthy later gave newsmen
some details of the sessions but
did not identify the witnesses by
name.
The Senator said the guard
worked for the Army Signal
Corps in New York and had
access to the highly classified
film which he was supposed to
guard.
Senator Mccarthy did not say
whether any film had been stolen
or tampered with.
A woman witness, according
to Senator Mccarthy, was de-
scribed by a male witness as
high enough in the Communist
Party to give orders to a ma
tional committeeman and earn
the nickname of Mrs. Com
missar."
InvOkes Immunity.
The Senator quoted Mrs.
Commissar" as admitting she
worked for the Army in the 1920s.
He said she refused to say
whether she was a party mem
ber, invoking the constitutional
immunity from possible self
incrimination.
Mrs. Commissar" was de-
scribed by the witness, Senator
Mccarthy said, as the party boss
of a woman Army employe who
yesterday repeatedly admitted to
Senator Mccarthy that she once
carried a Communist Party card.
The male witness giving the
information was said to have
been a former employer of the
woman Army worker.
In Washington yesterday the
Army said it had no authority
to turn over personnel files to
the Mccarthy subcommittee.
Need Permission.
A trio of Army officers had
testified at yesterdays hearing
and were asked for personnel
files and the names of individu-
ais who gave loyalty clearances
to certain civilian employees of
the Army. The officers replied
that they needed permission
from their Superiors and the
Secretary of Defense before sup
plying the data.
The Army spokesman in
Washington later said existing
regulations were designed to pro-
tect the confidential nature of
personnel records and were based
on an executive order issued in
1948 by former President Tru-
man.
However, an official in the Of
flee of the Defense Department. S
general counsel said the Pen
tagon would make no decision
on the Mccarthy request until
the issues had been studied in
the light of developments since
the original order was issued five
wears ago
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Big Moscow Budget

LONDON, Sept. 2 (P.-The
Moscow Radio said yesterday the
city of Moscow budget for 1853
is 4 billion rubles ($1 billion),
about two thirds the size of New
York City's budget. New York
is twice as big as Moscow.
Evening star., 1953-09-02
Potomac Spon Approach

BALTIMORE, Sept. 2-(P).-
The M. j. Grove Lime Co. of
Limekiln, Md, yesterday, sub
mitted the apparent low bid of
$112,316 for building the ap-
proach on the Maryland shore
for the new bridge across the
Potomac River at Brunswick, Md.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Reds Lack Atom Sub
Navy Head Believes
BY the Associated Press

Navy Secretary Anderson said
last night that as far as he
knows Russia does not have an
atomic submarine.
But he added that the Soviets
are building up their navy, par
ticularly lin the areas of sub
marines and cruisers.
Mr.. Anderson, interviewed on
the CHS radio program Capitol
Cloakroom,' said the United
States Navy has been giving high
priority to developing anti-Sub-
marine warfare since the end of
World War IL.
1--WE are improving our anti
submarine capabilities at all
times" he said. 1--WE have some
improvements in homing tor
pedoes, depth charges and in our
detection systems, which are in
creasing in range.
1--WE now have submarines to
kill submarines, new types of
destroyerS with special capabili-
ties of fire power to control sub
marines. We are utilizing air.
craft and helicopters. In fact,
we are working daily at the task
of combating every type of i'm
proved submarine that we can"
Evening star., 1953-10-31
New Decor Added Comforts
PutMore Fight Into Destroyer

to parnper a1ybody-1ist to
make the ship more effective in
combat. I've been around the
Navy quite a while. And I can
get a pretty good idea Of crew,
if I'm around them a while.
"The best guns, the best radar,
aren't any better than the men
who man them. -.
I'VE have better spirit, we're
more alert, we're proud of the
ship"
In the changeoVer, ;33 enlisted
men and four officers were
dropped from the complement of
the Meredith. They aren't
needed now. This may be the
first time that esprit de corps
has been measured in such con-
crete terms.
Comdr. John w. Mccormick,
who has been with the project
almost since it started in Sep
telnber.- 1851, conducted a tour
Of the Meredith and an unre-
habilitated sister ship, the Bron-
son, at the Naval Gun Factory
yesterday. He was refreshingly
quick and frank to point up the
things that are still wrong with
the new scheme There are a
lot of them.
A destroyer is still no place
for a. GOOD quiet life, It's not
supposed to be. But somebody,
at least is trying to- make it
betterAhot for the Sailors, al
though they profit, but for the
people at home, whose safety
may be in better, because more
comfortable, hands.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Many Problems Still Facing
u. S.-J0pdn Pact on Defense

Chinese Reds at least until there
is q political settlement in Korea.
However, current consultations
looking toward taking more
items on the list of embargoes
tor shipment from Japan to
China will continue. Of1cials
said there was no thought per-
mitting shipments of any stra-
tegic goods to the Chinese.
2. 1t was agreed to hold a
meeting Of JapaneSe-American
representatives in Tokyo soon to
try to reach an agreement for
settlement of Japan's DEB. to the
United States for postwar eco
nomic aid so far amounting to
about 50 billion. Such a settle
ment presumably would be for
much less than the 50 billion
figure.
On the key issue of Japanese
rearmament, the statement said:
1.-THE conferees agreed on the
necessity of increasing Japan's
Self-defenSe forces in order to
protect her from possible aggres-
sion and to reduce the United
States burden related to the de-
Tense Of Japan.
1T was, however, noted that
under present circumstances
there are constitutional. eco
nomic, budgetary and other lin
ltationS which will not allow the
immediate building of Japan's
self defense forces to a point
sufficient for Japan's defense.
With due regard to these limita-
ticnS, continued effort on the
part of Japan will be made to
expedite the buildup.
Subject to necessary congress
sional authorization, the United
States conferees offered to assist
Japan in developing the Japa-
nese forces by supplying major
items Of military equipment for
the land, sea and air forces
which japan raises. :"
Aid Waits on Agreement.
1T was also agreed that the
withdrawal of the United States
forces from Japan would be eff
fected as the Japanese forces
develop the capability to defend
their country"
Of6cialS said American mili-
tary aid to the japanese build
up could begin going forward as
soon as a mutual defense assist
ance agreement is concluded.
Negotiations for such an agree
ment have been going on in
Tokyo for about three months.
The types of equipment to be
supplied and the size Of the Jap
anese force remains to be worked
out in Tokyo, however. it was
said.
The postwar Japanese consti-
tuition renounces war and the
maintenance of a war potential.
So far, the japanese have oper-
ated within this constitutional
limitation on the theory that hey
are arming only internal security
and self-defense forces. Amer
ican officials say the question of
amending the constitution is a
problem for the Japanese.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Mitchell Resigns
Small Business Post

William D. Mitchell, former
Denver businessman, has re-
signed as head of the Small
Business Administration.
The resignation, for personal
reasons" was announced at the
White House late yesterday.
Mr.. Mitchell, who became head
of the Small Defense Plants Ad-
ministration shortly after the
Eisenhower administration came
into Office, went to his present
post when the Small Bushes Ad-
ministration succeeded the for
mer agency.
There were reports that both
the White House and" small
business interests were becoming
impatient to see Mr.. Mitchell's
program start rolling. "A few
weeks ago, it was said, he re-
ceived a letter from the White
House asking for a report on
what had been accomplished.
One comment today was that
Mr.. Mitchell had concentrated
on long-range program and
had not kept going the programs
which had been set up by the
predecessor agency.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
BY Fronk SortweII, Jr.

The Navy has discovered
"habitability." #ta:
This means that a man who is
relatively happy and comfortable
is a better gunner, navigator,
leader, or whatever else is needed,
than one who is not.
AS pilot project, the Navy
spent $481. 900 remodeling the
destroyer Meredith. 1t put in
soothing color schemes, hot-air
blowers to dry towels, fluorescent
lights. tables where a COB can
write a letter or play poker. extra
ventilation and a dumb waiter
for food.
The Navy wasn't interested
primarily in the comfort of the
men except, as the officers real
ize dimly, that all are human.
The Navy wanted a better
fighting ship. It got it. BY
treating the men as lndlvldualS,
at least slightly.
A destroyer is still rough rid
ing. It's still crowded and
cramped. But when the men
sit down to eat, if the scheme is
transferred successfully to other
ships, they'll have backs to their
chairs.
qFhat's a little thing. But those
who are in the best position to
know think it means quite a bitl
Listen to Capt. Ben w. Blee,
commander of the Meredith:
. "It works. This is paying off. q.
It's working swell. It's not done
Evening star., 1953-10-31
.Sfreamliner Smashes
Into Freight Train,
.Injuring 8 Persons
I BY the Asseeiated Press

BRISTOL, Va, Oct. 31.-A
streamliner bulldozed into a
freight train near here late yes
terday, injuring eight persons.
The injured included Hamp-
den-Sydney College Football
Coach James Hickey, 33, and
two players-Alton Bryant, 81,
of Richmond, Va, and Jimmy
Stokes. 81, of Kenbridge, Va. All
suffered lacerations and Mr..
Hickey was described as being
in a mild state of shock.
Three d. c. Men Injured.
Three trainmen from Wash
ington, D. c., were injured, but
not sufficiently to require hos
pitalization. They are Robert L.
Freeman, A. 1909 Eleventh street
NV; Harry Thomas, SIS, of 1418
South Carolina avenue Sc, and
Robert Duncan, %, 734 Newton
place NV.
Also hurt were Mrs. Helen
Jennings of Huntsville, Ala, with
chest injuries, and Bessie c. Par
rott of johnson City, Tenn, with
all injured right aleg.
None of the injured were con-
sldered in serious condition and
at least three were released from
a Bristol hospital after examina-
ton. There were reports that
three other passengers also were
injured, but not sufficiently to
require disqualification.
Team Is in Last Car.
The Hampden-Sydney football
team-bound for Sewanee, Tenn,
for a game today-was riding
ir the last car of the Southern
Railway streamliner headed west
when it smashed into the rear
Of freight train heading in the
same direction on the same, trick.
Edgar w. Vance, a resident of
the area, said the streamliner'S
engine ended up on a freight car
with the caboose on top of the
engine. The caboose was de-
stroyed by fire.
None of the passenger train
cars left the track. Three freight
cars were derailed, however.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
$4,000 AIIocated
For Feed Shortages
In Virginia Drought
BY The Assoeirted Press

RICHMOND, Oct. 81
Drought-hurt Virginia farmers
got an ALLEGATION of $4,000
from the Federal Government
yesterday to help out with the
feed shortage caused by the lack
OF rain this summer.
For the average farmer, the
ALLEGATION means about So will
be knocked ,cff the, cost of a
ton of hay.
Action Follows Study.
Notice of the ALLEGATION came
after study by drought officials
in the United States Department
OF Agriculture in Washington.
The SO per ton reduction is
based on an average shipping
cost of SIG per ton for most hay
which comes into Virginia.
Under the present. freight
rates, the Federal ALLEGATION
means that approximately 22,-
500 tons of hay can be shipped
to Virginia farmers at, the re-
duced rate. If the railroads
should cut the rate in half-as
an emergency measure and as
requested-it would mean that
the subsidy would then become
81 per ton, still half the total
freight bill and that the number
of tons of hay coming into Vir-
ginia could be doubled.
38 Counties Eligible.
Agricultural officials have esti-
mated that Virginia farmers in
the State will buy maximum of
100000 tons of hay from outside
sources.
A total of 38 counties, are
eligible to receive the hay. They
are the ones approved as dis
aster areas by the USDA. Re-
quests for the approval of 18
more counties have been sub
mitted for USDA study,
Evening star., 1953-10-31
By Gornett D. Homer

The United States and Japan
have a long way to go in trying
to agree on basis for Japan as
Stunning more of the burden Of
her own defense.
This was clear today after the
end of four weeks of "explora-
tory" conferences on the prob
lem here between Walter S. Rob-
ertson. Assistant Secretary Of
State for Far Eastern Affairs,
and Hayato Ikeda. personal rep
resentative of Japanese Prime
Minister Yoshida.
A joint statement by Mr.. Rob-
ertSon and Mr.. Ikeda late yes
terday reported general under
standings" that Japan will ex-
pedite the buildup of her defense
forces with the help of military
equipment supplied by the United
States.
But no agreements were
reached. The joint statement
said the problem will be dis
cusSed further in Tokyo in the
near future by American and
Japanese representatives with
view to reaching a definite
understanding"
Force Now 10000 Men.
Japan now maintains a ma
tional safety force Of 10000
men. american military experts
believe the minimum require
ment for japanese defense is a
ground force of between 325, 900
and 350.000 men, plus navy and
air units.
The Japanese have indicated
they might be able to increase
their defense forces by 10000
in five years. This would be far
from meeting what American
experts consider the minimum re-
ouirementS. To do more, Japan
wants extensive American eco
nomic aid. The United States,
while willing to help by supply
ing major items Of military
equipment, does not figure direct
economic assistance as such is
needed.
The Robertson -Ikeda confer
ence did. however, set $50 million
as a target amount" for sur
plus American agricultural COM
modities to be supplied to Japan
under the Mutual Security Act
this fiscal year. ,...s
Payments to Be in Yen.
The Japanese government will
pay for these commodities in
yen, which the United States
will use to buy weapons manu-
factured by the Japanese and
possibly for loans to Japanese
defense industries. The mill
tary items so purchased might
be used in Japan or sent to other
countries under American aid
programs.
On other problems, the Rob-
ertson- -Ikeda statement said:
/. The conferees recognized
that "it is important to main
tain a high level of controls over
trade with Communist China" to
keep economic pressure on the
Evening star., 1953-10-31
East Germany Raises
EXCHANGE Rate Of Mark
ey the Associated Pres.

BERLIN. Oct. 31.-East Ger
many'S' Communist government
announced last night it has
raised the official exchange rate
of the East German mark to
make it more valuable than the
Russian ruble or any other Soviet
bloc currency. Formerly, two
East marks equaled one ruble.
Under the new official rate.
the East mark will be 2.22 to
one United States dollar. The
ruble is officially fixed at four
to the dollar.
Presumably, East Germany,
which does most of its trading
with its Eastern neighbors, will
pay lower prices for the raw ma
terials it buys. 1t, will get higher
prices for it's steel, optic goods,
precision instruments and chem
icalS.
Last nights announcement
gave no hint as to why the
Soviets allowed a satellite occu-
patton zones money to take top
value in the Communist bloc.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Council States Action
On Issue Of King-Size
Buses in Georgetown

The Citizens Advisory Council,
at it's meeting on November Is,
will decide whether to recon-
mend to the Commissioners that
the Capital Transit Co. be al
lowed to put some Of the new
large buses on two routes in
Georgetown.
The council held q hearing
yesterday, when about 40
Georgetown residents protested
the plan, saying the large buses
would create a nuisance by caus-
ing walls to crack in the houses
and would increase traffic dim
culties.
On August is, 1851. the transit
company asked the Conmis-
sioners to permit the company to
operate buses 40 feet long and
81a feet wide. The Commits
sioners granted the request for
several lines.
They held up permission for
the Glover ark-Trinidad line
and the P street-LeDroit Park
lines, which run through George
town, because the citizens there
objected.
Among those who appeared
before the council yesterday to
oppose the large buses was Clark
C, Griffith, owner Of the Wash
ington baseball team, who lives
on Sixteenth street NV.
He said the big buses on Six
teenth street cause such vibra-
ton that they would shake
your false teeth" His street is
wider than the streets in
Georgetown, he said. and the
effect would be worse than on
Sixteenth street.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Harrington
Continued From First Page.

Commander, to accompany him
to the Harrington's apartment
on the fifth floor.
When they entered, police
said, they found Mrs. Harring-
tons body.
The efficiency apartment was
neat and showed no signs of
a struggle" according to Sergt.
Grayson Chapman of the homi-
eide squad.
He said the body of the au-
burn-haired woman was lying
neatly on the bed with the bed
spread pulled over her.
Her eyes were closed and
she looked like she was just
sleeping" Sergt. Chapman said.
Mrs. Harrington was last re-
ported seen when she left the
printing Office on Thursday aft
ernoon to go shopping, police
said.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
Texas Womon's $500 Bid
Is Tops for 1904 Cadillac

The used-car business sky
rocketed for one brief, glorious
moment here yesterday after
noon.
A Texas woman, with q bid
Of $500 apparently became the
brand-new owner Of a 1904 Ca
dillac loaded with all modern
inconvenience - such as no
windshield and no top. But it
runs.
The Bureau of Public Roads
opened IS bids on the ancient
vehicle and that of Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Slaughter Of Fort Worth
was by far the tops. Unless the
mail, bearing a postmark early
enough to qualify for the bid
Evening star., 1953-10-31
District Lawyer Convicted
OF DriVinq While Drunk

A District. lawyer, James I.
Heinz, will be sentenced No
vember 13 in Municipal Court
for driving while drunk, speed
ing and failing to exhibit his
drivers permit and registration
card.
Heinz, As, of 2016 Troy street,
Arlington. was convicted by a
jury in Municipal Court yester-
day.
Police Pvt. Frederick Campbell
told the court he followed Heinz
some 13 blocks and paced him at
so miles per hour before he
stopped him on the Whitehurst
Freeway last August %.
Heinz, while admitting he may
have been speeding, denied that
he had been drunk.
Evening star., 1953-10-31
French Boy Chorus
To Visit, Eisenhower

The Little Singers of the
Wooden Cross, a French choral
group of 80 boys touring the
world. will visit President Eisen-
hover Monday afternoon in the
White House.
The Little Singers first met
President Eisenhower when they
sang for him in Paris after World
War H.,
The famous boys group, di-
rected by Msgr. Fernand Maillet,
will give concerts at 8 pm. to-
morrow ip st. Patrick's Church
and at $50 pm. Monday at
Catholic University.