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Evening star., 1953-04-22
CIowson Charges His Firing
BY Mckay Is Wholly POLITICAL

the basis Of events taking place
after that.
Mr.. Mckay has announced
that Edward Woozley, Idaho
State land commissioner, will
succeed Mr.. Clawson. The latter
said Mr.. Woozley "is best known
as the holder of a political posi-
tion.", He added that "his ap-
pointment has been considered
as part of the patronage for
Idaho"
Mr.. Clawson's letter cited a
long list of accomplishments of
the bureau during his admins
tration as evidence that the
efficiency of the Federal service
will not be promoted by my re-
moval."
Aware Of Critics.
II am fully aware that I have
some critics." Mr.. Clawson wrote.
II am very proud of some of
them. for I would not want their
praise"
He added that the Secretary
would hear nothing but praises
for him from a group of less than
a dozen lawyers who specialize
in oil and gas leasing if he would
cooperate so that their clients
got the favored treatment they
want"
If we would give one live
stock operator in your home State
the grazing privileges he seeks
but is not entitled to on the Fed
eral land. that source of criticism
would stop, too" Mr.. Clawson
told reporters the livestock oper-
ator had been in touch with Mr..
Mckay. but he refused to name
him. .
Asserting that "the charges
against me are unmerited," Mr..
Clawson formally requested can
collation. of his firing and his
continuance as bureau director.
He told reporters he assumed Mr..
McKay's answer to this appeal
would be final.
Mr.. Clawson, in Government
service for % years, has been di-
rector of the Bureau of Land
Management for five years.
Evening star., 1953-04-22

Marion ClawSon today was
about ready to call it quits in his
row with Secretary of Interior
Mckay over his job as director
OF the Interior Department. s
Bureau of Land Management.
In what he told reporters may
be his parting shot, Mr.. Clawson
charged that the basis for MIR.
McKay's action to remove him
from the job April 80 is wholly
political"
He added that the new In
terror Secretary's acts have "set
back for 20 years or more" nom
partisan conservation programs
gradually developed over the last
so years.
Mr.. Clawson's allegations came
in a 12-page letter to Mr.. Mckay
formally appealing his firing.
The appeal insisted he had not
been guilty of nSubordination as
charged by Mr.. Mckay.
Mr.. ClawSon made the letter
public at a news conference in
his Office late yesterday. He told
reporters Mr.. Mckay has legal
authority to turn down the ap-
peal and enforce his dismissal If
he wants to.
No Use to Appeal.
Terming a possible appeal to
the Civil Service Commission an
empty gesture" Mr.. Clawson
said his case has revealed "how
relatively empty" civil service
job protection is for career Gov
ernment workers "in the face of
some one determined to throw it
out"
The case began developing on
March II when Mr.. Mckay told
Mr.. Clawson that he had con-
cluded, from his own observa-
ton as well as many reports re-
ceived concerning the bureau,
that some else would have to
be placed in charge of it.
In that conversation, Mr.. Nc
Kay suggested that Mr.. Claw
son return to an $11,8O0-a-year
job he had with the bureau be-
fore becoming director at $4,000
a year. He gave Mr.. Clawson so
days to think about it.
Then, on April 13, the Interior
Department issued a press re-
lease stating Mr.. Clawson had
Notwithstanding Mr.. Claw
son insists he has not done. This
followed an April 10 letter to
Mr.. Clawson demoting him.
Protest Filed.
Mr.. Clawson sent Mr.. Mckay
a memorandum on April IA
which he made public-protest-
ing the demotion and demanding
a statement of the reason for
the action in accordance with
civil service regulations.
Two days later. Mr.. Mckay
wrote Mr.. Clawson that his
public criticism must be cons
trued as insubordination and
therefore. your removal will
serve to promote the efficiency
of the Federal service" This let
ter Cancelled the offer of another
job in the bureau for Mr.. Claw
son
Mr.. Clawson's appeal letter
yesterday asserted that in effect,
the Secretary's charge Of in
subordination as a ground for
firing him was attempting to
back up his April 10 action on
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Mclean Renamed Head
Of Associated Press
BY the Assoeioted Pres.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Robert
Mclean, president of the Phil
adelphia Bulletin, yesterday was
reelected president Of the Asso-
ciated Press. He has been presi-
dent Of the AP since 1898.
The board of directors also
reelected Harold A. Fitzgerald
OF the Pontiac (Mich.) Daily
Press, as first vice president:
Clarence B. Hanson, jr., of the
Birmingham (Ala.) Sunday
News. second vice president:
Lloyd Stratton, secretary and
Robert Booth. treasurer. Harry
T. Montgomery, AP traffic execu-
tive, was elected assistant sec
retary,
Evening star., 1953-04-22
New Home No Place
To Practice Bowling
BY the Associated Press

EVERETT, Wash, April a.
Ed Strege. a grocer. built a new
home, felt a little stiff in the
muscles after putting on the
finishing touches. picked up a
bowling bali to timber up and
took q practice swing.
The ball slipped, went rocket
ing across the floor. Then .
boom!
Mr.. Strege plans to begin work
right away on a new living room
wall.
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Rugged Meadow Lark

CRAIGMYLE, Alberta (P)-A
meadow lark that refused to fol-
low its feathered friends south
last autumn has Jared well since.
The bird has become pretty tame
on the farm of George Raisbecks.
Evening star., 1953-04-22

ish town precipitates a series Of
humorous episodes. Some fun
is poked at the United States,
Spanish Representative Eugene
Deslaw said, but all in good
hln0r-
Evening star., 1953-04-22
Free-Murket Exchunqe

Paraguay has authorized a free
market exchange operated by the
Central Bank.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Mrs. Harry kimba|I,
Washington Native

Mrs. Harry G. Kimball, 81, ac-
tive church worker and lifelong
resident of Washington, died
Tuesday at her home, 1856 Apple
ton street NV.
Mrs. Kimball, the former Jen-
ME FURNACE, taught in elemen-
tary schools here before her mar
riage in 1898. Her husband, a
lawyer and grand master of the
Masons in this area, died in 1945.
Mrs. Kimball was a charter
member of lexington Presbyter-
ian Sunday School and was ac-
tive in the church for more than
half a century. She was superin-
tendent of the primary depart
ment of the Sunday School for
many years and had record of
perfect attendance at the church
Missionary Society for 35 years.
She was also a member of the
board of managers of the Pres
byterian Home.
Survivors are a son, DR.. Paul
w. Kimball, Wichita Kans.; two
daughters, Miss Ruth Kimball,
a teacher at Woodrow Wilson
High School, and Miss Anna
Kimball, a teacher at Ketcham
Elementary School. both of the
Appleton street address, and a
grandson.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 am. tomorrow in the Hines
funeral home. 2901 Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in
GlenWood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-04-02

Stanley yH.Fischer,
Attorney Since 1912

Stanley H. Fischer, "a, a law
yer here since 1912. died Tues
day in Emergency Hospital. He
lived at $3.50 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Mr.. Fischer had been asso-
ciated with the law firm of
Buckley and Danzansky, 14O6 G
street NV, ,.for the last 10 years.
He was born in Washington,
the eldest son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Max Fischer. His
father was treasurer of Wood
ward & Lothrop's. Mr.. Fischer
got his law degree from George
Washington University.
Mr.. Fischer was a member of
the District Bar Association,
Woodmont Country Club, the 40
ct 8 and was past commander
OF the Cathedral Post of the
American Legion.
Survivors are his widow, Min
ME; a son, Stanley. jr., of the
home address; two brothers, DR..
Melville B. Fischer and DR.. Au-
brey D. Fischer, both of 2737
Devonshire place NV, and a
sister. Mrs. Helen Silverstein.
Charleston, w. Va.
Memorial services were to be
held at 2 pm. today in the
Danzansky funeral home, 1901
Fourteenth street NV.
The family requests that in
stead of flowers, contributions
be sent to the District Heart
Fund.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Arthur N. Free, IA,
Ex-Congressman

Arthur M. Free, "a, a Repub-
lican Congressman from Califor-
mia from 1921. to 1888, died in
San Jose, Calf, yesterday from
fractured skull suffered in a
fall at his home on Tuesday
Mr. Free, son of pioneer par
ents, was born in San Jose on
January Is, 1879, and was edu-
Gated in the public and high
schools of Santa Clara. After
attending the University of the
Pacific at Stockton, he grad
uated from Stanford University
in 1901. and from the Stanford
Law School in 1903.
He was admitted to the bar
and began practice in San Jose
the same year, moving to nearby
Mountain View in 1904. He was
district attorney of Santa Clara
County from 1907 to 1910. when
he resigned to resume his law
practice in San Jose.
From 1914 on, Mr.. Free was
actively interested in Republican
politics in California. serving as
delegate to the Republican State
Convention in 1914 and from
1920 to 1896.
He was elected to Congress in
1920 and took his seat on March
4, 1921, serving until the Dem
ocratic landslide of 1882, when
he was defeated for reelection.
He then returned to San Jose
and resumed his law practice.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
"A. R. Qony) Gizzo,
Kansas City Gambler
BY the Assoeioted Press

DALLAS, April 2.-Anthony r.
'cTony) Gizzo, pudgy Kansas City
gambler who knew just about
everybody who was anybody in
the underworld, died of heart
attack here yesterday while in
Texas to visit a son, a narcotics
offender.
The 52-year-old Gizzo, one
time partner of the late Charles
Binaggio, was stricken in his
hotel room and died at a hospital.
Members of his family at
Kansas City said he and his wife
had come to Texas to visit Robert
James Gizzo, 27. Young Gizzo
recently was apprehended after
escaping from the United States
Public Health Service Hospital
at Fort Worth where he was
undergoing treatment while
serving a three-year sentence.
The son was arrested after the
robbery of a Dallas prescription
pharmacy.
The elder Gizzo once told a
Kefauver Crime Investigating
Committee, II guess I'm just q
walking bookmaker." He said it
after counting out $2.500 in 500
bills when asked how much Cash
he carried.
From 1885 to 1888 Gizzo raced
string of horses at tracks
around the country, he told the
ngres ional investigators,
meeting many underworld fig
ureS in this manner.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Frank Dow, 43 Years
In Customs, Retires

Frank Dow, 65, retired yester-
day after 43 years in the Gus
toms Service.
Mr.. Dow has been Commits
Sioner of Customs for four years
and has been pretty much de-
tached from work at entry points
to the United States. But he
remembers his days as an in
Spector and evaluates that part
of customs work as the hardest
and most important.
Mr.. Dow started his career as
a customs man in 1909 on the
back of a horse, riding Cir
cult" on liquor and tobacco mer-
chants in Maricao, Puerto Rico.
He had been attracted to Puerto
Rico by the letters of a Theta
Chi Fraternity brother. His
first job there was as school
teacher.
That job palled, however, when
he was offered ST. 200 a year to
work for the Customs Service.
and he's been at it ever since.
Mr.. Dow, a native of Sanger
vile, Me-, attended the Univer-
slty of Maine. He and his wife
live at $500 Sixteenth street, Sill
yer Spring, Md. They plan to
leave shortly for a short vaca-
ton in Florida. after which Mr..
Dow will return to Washington
Evening star., 1953-04-02
George A. Lambert,
Government Auditor

George A. Lambert, 81, Labor
Department auditor, died. Sum
day of a heart attack in a drug
store at Fourteenth street and
Park road NV. He lived at
1916 Quincy street NV.
Mr.. Lambert played the piano
and violin and as a young man
was in theater orchestras here.
He was born in Martinsburg,
w. Va, where his father. the
late Andrew F. Lambert, ran a
theater.
During World War I, Mr.. Lam
bert was gassed and wounded
while serving in France with the
145th Infantry, 37th Division.
From 1919 to 1924 he was with
the Public Health Service. He
joined the Labor Department in
1928 and was in the Children'S S
Bureau until 1912 when he was
transferred to the Bureau of La
bor Statistics.
He was a member of the Naval
Lodge of Masons and the VFW.
Funeral services were held
last night at Hines funeral home,
2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial will be today in Martins,
burg, w. Va.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
G. Austin Thomas, IS,
Cemetery Sales Aide

c. Austin Thomas. rs. native
Of the District, died suddenly
yesterday at his home, 1910 Ninth
street NE.
Born in old Georgetown, Mr..
Thomas attended public schools
here and graduated from Colum-
bian College, now the George
Washington University.
He was in the shoe business
for many years and established
the first women's shoe shop on
Connecticut avenue, located near
the Mayflower Hotel.
For the past 10 years, he has
been employed as a sales repre-
sentative for the Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Mary Ellen Britt Thomas;
two sisters. Mrs. Sadie Brown,
4425 Greenwich parkway NV,
and Mrs. Ella McCleary, of New
York: two brothers, George w.
Thomas, 5517 Carolina place,
Potomac Heights, and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in the Little
Church at Fort, Lincoln Gene
terry. Burial will be in the Ma
tional Memorial Park, Falls
Church, Va.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Max LIebsler, FurrIer
In District 70 Years

Max Liebster, 46, a District
furrier, died today at the George
Washington University Hospital
after a short illness.
Mr.. LiebSter, a native of the
District, lived at 1880 Sixteenth
street NV.
He attended Central High
School and had been associated
with the Joseph Sperling Fur
riers, Inc, for the last 20 years.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Carole Liebster;; three sis
ters, Mrs. Esther Brusiloff, 8211
Larry place, Chevy Chase, Md;
Mrs. Louise Gould of Annapolis,
Md, and Miss Sadie LiebSter of
Baltimore, and several nieces and
nephewS.
Funeral services will be held
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
DanzanSky Funeral Home, 3501
Fourteenth street NV. Burial
will be in the National Memorial
Park, Falls Church, Va.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
(. A. GoIdenweiser,
.Ex-Economist With
Reserve Board, Dies

DR.. Emanuel A. Golden
weiser, So, one of the Nations
foremost economists and former
director of research and statis-
tics for the Federal Reserve
Board, died Tuesday night at his
home in Princeton, N. j.
A former resident of Chevy
Chase, Md, DR.. Goldenweiser
was associated with the Fed
eral Reserve System for 81 years
and served as the first economic
advisor to its Board of Cover
nors. He had lived in Prince
ton since 1916.
Born in Kiev, Russia, DR..
Goldenweiser came to this coun-
try in 1903. He received his
A. B. degree at Colunbia4Uni-
versity and a master of arts
degree and a doctorate from
Cornell University. He was
naturalized in 1907.
Started in immigration.
DR.. Goldenweiser joined the
Government as a special inves-
tigator for the immigration
Service. He later transferred to
the Census Bureau and the sta
tistical farm management divi-
sion of the Agriculture Depart
ment.
Starting his Federal Reserve
career in 1919 as an assistant
statistician, he was promoted to
assistant director of the research
and statistics division in 1924
and was named director in 1926.
He served in that position until
1945, when he retired.
From 1886 to 1945 he also was
economist to the Federal Reserve
Open Market Committee. He
helped to frame the American
plan for the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Devel-
opment and for the Internation-
al Monetary Fund. He repre-
Sented the Federal Reserve
System at the Breton Woods
conference.
Author of Several Books.
In 1916 he was called to the
Institute for Advanced Study at
Princeton.
He had served as an adviser
to the Bituminous Coal Commits
sion, was a member and former
president of the American Sta
tistical Association and the
American Economic Association
He also was a member of the
Cosmos Club here.
DR.. Goldenweiser was the au-
thor of Immigrants in Cities"
Farm Tenancy in the U. S."
"The Federal Reserve System in
Operation" Monetary Manage
ment in the U. ST." as we'll as
numerous articles in economic
journals.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
President Talks
Politics, Taxes and
Budget With Taft

President Eisenhower today
talked politics with Senator Taft
of Ohio, the Senate Republican
leader.
After a 45-minute conference,
the Ohio Senator told reporters
that he and the President had
discussed the possible effect of
the administrators legislative
program on the 1854 congression-
al election, but he said neither
had reached any conclusions.
Senator Taft said also that
they had talked over a large list
of prospects for the National Re-
publican Craftsmanship. But the
Senator said that he felt "there
was no leaning much in any di-
rectlon on the part of either of
us" in making a choice of a
successor to c. Wesley Roberts.
Refuses to Tell Preference.
The Ohioan refused to name
his own preference when he was
asked what he thought of for
mer New York Representative
Leonard w. Hall, now surrogate
judge of Nassau County, New
York, whose name has figured
in the speculation.
Senator Taft said he and the
President reviewed the whole
field of legislation, and he men
toned particularly the budgetary
and tax problems.
He stressed, however, that it's
not possible to talk about tax re-
duction until an estimate can
be made of prospective spending,
both this year and next. He
said that there won't be any
definite figure on current ex-
penditures before May.
The new administration has
been working on economies in
both spending for the present
year and for that contemplated
in the next fiscal year in the
budget submitted by former
President Truman in January.
Wants Balanced Budget.
Gen. Eisenhower has stressed
that he does not want any tax
reduction until a balanced budg-
ct is in prospect. 1t was assumed
that taxes were up for discus
sion today when he lunched with
Chairman Reed of the House
Ways and Means Committee,
and Representative Simpson of
Pennsylvania, ranking Republi-
can on the committee.
Mr.. Reed is advocating 10
per cent cutback in income
taxes on June 30.
Senator Taft said he wanted
to talk to the President today
alone because they could discuss
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Citizens Association
Fights lntegration al
Highland Dwellings

The Washington Highlands
Citizens Association last night
went on record against ending
segregation at the Highland
Dwellings Extension after being
warned to avoid "panic selling"
in the area.
Several homeowners sharply
criticized a recent decision of
the National Capital Housing
Authority to integrate Federal
housing projects here completed
after next September /.
James Ring, executive director
Of the NCHA, was on hand to
discuss possible effects of the
decision to nearby Washington
Highland residents.
Decision Up to Applicant.
Mr.. Ring emphasized that the
Housing Authority cannot COM
pei an applicant for public hous-
ing to accept a dwelling in a
given neighborhood against his
will. He said the applicant could
indicate which neighborhood he
wanted, though he stressed that
the authority was under no obli-
cation to give him that neigh
borhood.
Mr. Ring said that Highland
Dwellings now consists of $50
dwelling units originally con-
Structed for war workers, with
the new extension of 256 dwell
ing units now being built.
II was informed last year." he
said, that one or more real
estate agents were visiting house
holders in the vicinity of High
land Dwellings Addition, urging
the home owner to sell out and
move because the Authority was
building the new project for oc-
cupancy by Negro families. At
that time, I stated that the
Authority proposed to construct
the housing for occupancy by
white families. I also recall that
I asked my questioner to do what
was possible to stop panic SELL
ing, a process in which nobody
wins except the individual who
is looking for a commission.
Cautions Against Panic.
IF there is question over the
recent action of the Authority's
board, I would repeat that coun-
sci here tonight. Don't be
panicked into hasty sales of
homes that mean much to you."
The group also went on record
opposing the Holland bill which
won't allow the Public Utilities
Commission to set school transit
fares.
The meeting, which was pre-
sided over by President Ralph
E. Cushman. was held in the
Patterson School, South Capitol
and Elmira streets.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Mrs. Joseph Marino,
d. {. Area Resident

Mrs. Joseph Marino, IS, a
resident of the District area for
nearly so years. died yesterday
at her home, 1904 Twenty-second
place, Hillcrest Heights, Md.
Born in Reggie Calabria, Italy,
Mrs. Marino came to this coun-
try with her husband in 1908.
They settled in Washington after
short stay in White Plains,
N. Y. and operated a grocery at
Seventh and H streets NE. for
few years.
The couple later opened a fruit
and vegetable concession in the
Convention Hall Market, now
the New Center Market, at Fifth
and K streets NV. They oper-
ated the stand there for % years,
catering to diplomats and Gov
ernment officials. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marino retired in 1888 and have
been making their home with
their daughter, Mrs. Mary D.
Tassa, Hillcre5t Heights. They
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary March 8.
Mrs. Marino was an active
member of Our Lord of Consola-
ton Society of the Holy Rosary
Church.
She is survived by two sons,
Pete j. Marino, 2901 N street
NE, and Vincent A. Marino of
the Twenty-second place ad-
dress; two daughters, Mrs. Tassa
and Josephine r. Giacalone, 7O4
Somerset place, Chillum terrace,
Md; a brother, Anthony Romeo,
of Reggie Calabria and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
at II pm. Saturday at the Lee
funeral home, Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be in st. Mary'S Cemetery.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Col. Will H. Brown, Chief
OF Motor Corps in 1917
BY the Assoeioted Press

INDIANAPOLIS, April a.
Col. Will H. Brown. 81, retired
chief of the Army Motor Trans
portation Corps in World War
I, died yesterday in the Veterans
Administration Hospital here.
Col. Brown, recognized as a
pioneer in the automotive in
dustry, was a vice president Of
old Overland Automobile Co.,
and purchasing agent for the
defunct Pope Motor Car Co.
He served in France in World
War I and was awarded the
distinguished service medal and
order of palms from the Royal
French Academy.
He was a lifelong resident of
Indianapolis.
Evening star., 1953-04-02
I'M Mptttnrtattt

ELIZABETH n. uIz.
ZfE). In loving memory of our dear.
beloved mother. ELIZABETH H. (LIZ.
lIEl WASHINGTON, who entered eter-
2 naI rest nfteen years ago today. April
You have gone to a better land I know.
Wnere there shall be no more night,
But: mother, dear mother. / miss YOU So
MY world is no longer bright.
You went and took with you my
None other your place can fill:
of mine.
A beautiful memory still.
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTERS. MARIE
WASHINGTON AND LULU GROSS. .
Evening star., 1953-04-02
Mrs. Hattie Bunche, 96
Kin of U. N. Official
BY the Asseeioted Pres,

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April a.
Mrs. Hattie Bunche, 96, foster
grandmother of DR.. Ralph j.
Bunche, died yesterday in a Co.
lumbus nursing home.
Mrs. Bunche adopted the
United Nations officials father
when he was a youngster.
"It was always in my mind to
try to get out there and see her
but was never able to make it,"
DR.. Bunche said in New York.
He said he never recalled meet
ing her.
Evening star., 1953-04-02

things more intimately than at
the regular conference with all
legislative leaders each Monday.
After the meeting with PreSi-
dent Eisenhower, Senator Taft
discussed appointments at some
length with Sherman Adams, top
assistant to the President, and
others on the White House staff.
but he did not mention any
names.