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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Boruch Says u. S. Invites War
By Delaying Standby Controls
Tells Senote Committee Thot Enemys Hope
Lies in Nations Mobilization Lao

If war does come and make in
f1ation certain-all needlessly?'
The Senate committee is con-
sidering proposals for some sort
Of standby controls. Present au-
thority for wage-price-rent con-
trolls and ALLEGATIONS of scarce
materials is due to expire April
80 or June 80.
Mobilization Plan Vital.
Mr.. Baruch said any enemy
of this country can have only
one war plan: To overwhelm the
United States before its produc-
tive energies have been convert
ed from peace to war. For that
reason, he continued, the longer
the United States delays its
mobilization. the greater an
aggressor's chances of winning.
1.-THE Surest deterrent against
another war;" he said, would be
to so narrow the gap in our
mobilization that no enemy
could delude himself into think
ing he could overwhelm us with
a surprise blitz attack.
I'VE must recognize that in
holding fast to a free economy
in such critical times, we do, in
fact. increase the enemy's
chances of successful blitzkrieg.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
By the Assoeiosed Press

GAGE, Okla. Mar. 23.-The
s. A. Woods family saw a vaguely
familiar cat crawl feebly into
their yard and stared. Was this
Tommy? It was!
The family feline had hiked,
or hitchhiked, his way back to
Gage from California, q distance
Of $500 miles.
OF course, 1t could have been
a stray that happened to look
like Tommy. Because he an
swered to his name was no posi-
tive proof. This bedraggled
ball Of fluff which still retained
a trace of its bright yellow coat
would have had to average over
1919 miles a month during his
18-month absence to walk the
distance. That's over 2 miles a
day, without the aid Of q COM
pass, navigation equipment or
radar.
So the Woods clan checked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
III States and D. c. Must Draft
79-Yedr-OIds Next Month

deferred college students from
extending their deferments by
marrying and becoming fathers.
The actual number of 19-year-
olds the States need to fill April
quotas. the Associated Press sur
vey showed. varies widely.
Massachusetts,, with a 1852
quota, will need substantially
ALL 19-year-olds, as will Arizona
with a 243 quota, the District of
Columbia with a 218 quota and
Oregon with a $50 quota.
In New York, where the State
is divided into upstate and New
York City draft regions. 80 or 80
per cent Of the upstate quota of
1887 will be 19-year-olds. New
York City will need practically
none" of a 1900 figure. The New
York City director explained he
has had a high number of VOL
unteers. thus cutting his need to
draft men.
Eleven States-Georgia, Indi-
ana, Maine, Minnesota, Missis-
sippi, Nebraska, Missouri, North
Dakota, West Virginia, Wiscon-
sin and Wyoming-say a small
percentage Of their quotas will
be 19-year-0ldS.
In the following States, over SO
Arkansas. $40 quota; Michigan
2,527; New Hampshire, ISL; Ne.
vada, 48; New Mexico, $50;
Rhode Island. 1877, and Texas
2,876.
In the following, about Is pei
cent Of the quotas will be 49,
year-olds:
Florida, about $50 quota
Idaho. 248 quota; Kansas, 74s
quota; Kentucky, 1850 quota
and Louisiana 892 quota. North
Carolina expects to take TOO of
a 1872 quota; Oklahoma, 500 OF
1900 quota, and Colorado, 100 of
1886 quota.
per cent of the listed quotas will
be 19-year-olds:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Mccarthy Method Called
Un-American by TobeY
BY the Associated Press

Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire. said last night
communism should be exposed
but he believes Senator Nc
Carthy's means of doing it is
wrong and Un-American."
Senator Tobey, chairman of
the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee, made the observa-
ton during a television inter-
view on MICS Youth Wants to
Know" program.
do you think Senator Nc
earthly is overstepping his lin
itations as Senator and should
be entitled to the name Bad
Boy Of the Senate'?"
81 don't think that is a bad
description" Senator Tobey re-
piled, and when pressed for
elaboration, said:
LAS for exposing communism
! am for it, but his means of
doing it is wrong and un-Ameri-
can in my Judgment.
"Tennyson said in his Grand
mother "A lie that is half a
truth is ever the blacklist of lies.
Remember that, you young
school children: "A lie that is
half a truth is ever the blacklist
of lies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Refugee Is Stalled on Border,
His Truck Half Slave, Half Free

stuck with half his vehicle across
the line.
A squad Of Is Communist DO
lice rushed up and leveled car
bines to force Schultz back into
their zone. They were quickly
matched by some Is West Berlin
border patrolmen, who trained
their own rifles on the Reds.
The two forces faced each
other until q West Berlin fire
truck pulled the rest of Schultz
truck into the French sector
Then both squads Withdrew,
leaving only regular border pa
trolls on the spot.
West Berlin police said
Schultz wife and two children
also had ned to the West. but
by q different route. probably
by train.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
What q Dogs Life for Tommy,
Walking Home I 500 Miles

When Tommy was a kitten, he
had suffered a broken right hip.
A physical check revealed this
animal had the bad hip.
Mr.. Woods still wouldn't be-
lieve it. He called the woman in
California who was supposed to
be taking care Of Tommy. She
said the cat had disappeared a
few days after he was put into
her care 10 months ago. Mr..
Woods and his family were in
California then. When they
moved back to Gage, they de-
cided Tommy would stay in
California.
But they hadn't checked with
Tommy.
When the cat disappeared, the
new owners made a thorough
search, decided he had been
killed and didn't write Mr..
Woods, fearing the children
might take 1t too hard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
By the Associated Press

Bernard M. Baruch said today
that if war comes and finds the
government unprepared to CLAMP
on immediate economic controls
there will not be a person alive
who will not bitterly rue this
tragic, needless neglect"
Urging that the administra-
ton and Congress get together
on a standby economic controls
law-or that Congress do it alone
if necessary-the New York
financier and adviser to Presi-
dents said:
1.-The next War-and all of us
pray it will be avoided-is likely
to explode in a big smash. Cities
may be all but obliterated. Who
knows where Congress will be?"
Facing "Simple ISSUE"
You face a simple ISSUE" Mr.
Baruch told the Senate Banking
Committee. Are we to take the
elementary precaution of writing
into law now what we know
would have to be done in event
of emergency?
"Or shall we neglect this vital
measure of defense and, in doing
so, increase the risk OF war, add
to the toll of dead and wounded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
McLeod's Absence
Continues, but He's
Still on Payroll

R. w. Acott Mcleod, the
State Department security
officer whose views on the
Bohlen nomination are a
subject of congressional
controversy, may not be hid
ing out, exactly-but on the
other hand no one seems to
know where he is.
Michael j. McDermott,
department press officer,
told reporters II haven't
been able to reach him,
either" Mr.. McDermott
said all he knew was that
Mr.. Mcleod was going away
over the week end and his
office reported today he was
unavailable"
Asked if Mr.. Mcleod was
staying away on instruc-
tions, Mr.. McDermott said,
II don't think So" He said
the security officer was still
on the payroll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Grand Jurors Increase Ratio
Of Indictments Per Defendant
Six True Bills Returned Against Suspect
In HoIdups and Attempt to Kill Policeman

Is, colored, was indicted in five
cases. Two others, James Payne,
81, colored, and James Cunning
ham, 10, colored, were named
with johnson in four of the five
cases. Daniel w. Mungo, 81,
colored, was named with him in
one of the robberies and Foster
johnson, jr., 20, was named with
him in two of the cases.
The Star. in a series of articles,
has pointed out that defendants
accused Of a series of offenses are
indicted on only a fraction of
them and are later punished on
even fewer. The prosecutor pre-
Senting cases to the grand jury
told The Star that it was com
mon knowledge" that no more
than three or four cases would be
presented to the grand jury.
According to police, Epps
worked with an accomplice in
(See INDICTMENTS, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23

Two defendants charged by
police with a series of crimes
were indicted today in about
half the cases, but the number
of indictments per defendant
showed an increase.
One of those indicted was
Eugene E. Epps, Is, colored, ac-
cused in the indictments of five
hold-up robberieS, assault with
intent to rob. and attempting
to kill a policeman for a total
of six indictments. Police have
previously reported that Epps
had admitted 10 hold-ups and
the shooting Of Pvt. Joseph A
Rhodes.
Also indicted today were mem
bers of what police call the
Suede Shoe Gang" Police said
one or more of them admitted
robbing or attempting to rob six
groceries here in December and
two in February.
In these cases, Huey Johnson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
More Tremors Level
Houses in West Turkey
BY the Assoeioted Press

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Mar. %.
More earth tremors yesterday
shook down many of the houses
at Venice and Gonen which had
withstood the heavy quake last
Wednesday.
The Red Crescent (Turkish
Red Cross reported no further
casualties but said the area in
Western Turkey now is COM
pletely unfit to live in.
It broadcast an urgent appeal
for 1000 tents as a foot-deep
snowfall and continued cold
weather added to the discomfort
Of refugees.
Latest estimates Of dead in
the March 10 disaster range from
$50 to 800.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23

Forty-one States and the Dis
trict of Columbia will draft 49,
year -olds for military duty next
month, and two other States
may have to, an Associated Press
survey showed today.
For IA of these Al States it
will be the first draft of 49,
year-olds since World War II.
The District began drafting
19-year-olds March ii when five
were taken into service. City Sc
lective Service officials said they
expect "the majority" of the
scheduled March IS call will be
19-year-olds and that from now
on" most draftees will be in that
age group.
The survey of State Selective
Service directors also disclosed
that all but two States-Alabama
and South Carolina - probably
will be taking 19-year-olds in
May.
The other three States that
won't take 19-year-olds in April
are Maryland, Vermont and Vir-
ginia. New Jersey and Tennessee
directors said maybe not"
Largest Call in Illinois.
Thirteen States plan to call
19-year-oldS to fill at least SO
per cent Of their April draft
quotas. Probably the biggest
number will come from Illinois
where the State director esti-
mated the bulk" of a 1884
quota would be 19-year-oldS
Pennsylvania will need about g.
500 of 4,O81 quota. California
comes third with about 1000 Of
1854.
The April draft quota for the
country is $4,000.
The present draft age is 1914
to 26. Since the draft started in
1913, draft boards have been
taking first the oldest men they
have. They have worked down
from the 26 to the 20-year-olds
and have drafted, deferred, ex-
empted or rejected almost all
the men between those ages.
Until January State directors
had been ordered to take no
19-year-oldS.
Quota System Involved.
The reason some States are
taking 19-year-olds and some
aren't results from the State
quota system. National draft
headquarters gives each State a
quota of men it must provide
for service. The quota is based
on the total number q State
has available for service. Some
States have had a larger pro-
portion Of available 20-year-olds
than other States.
Whether the need to draft 49,
year -olds will change regulations
covering deferment of students
and fathers is an open question.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey. Ma
tional Selective Service director,
has been saying for some time
that the regulations must be
changed this year.
Plans for slight tightening
are now on President Eisenhow-
er's desk. They would prohibit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23

Bohlen, a former member of the
Truman-Acheson regime in the
State Department, does not fit
in with the new administration
He also said an additional rea-
son for rejecting Mr.. Bohlen was
the fact that the Russians were
willing to accpet him after GUST
ing Ambassador George F. Ken
nan.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
of Arkansas, last night joined
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
of Wisconsin, in calling for fur
ther testimony from r. w. Scott
Mcleod, State Department Sc
curity officer, before the Bohlen
nomination is voted on.
Mccarthy Visits Chambers.
Senator McCarran, Democrat,
of Nevada, another critic of the
Bohlen appointment, said he has
a "chest full" of information to
give the Senate on Mr.. Bohlen.
Over the week end Senator
Mccarthy visited the West
minister (MdD farm of Whit
taker Chambers, former Com
munist courier who became a
Government witness in the Alger
Hiss case.
Senator Mccarthy said the
visit was purely social and had
no connection with the Bohlen
appointment. He said he is a
frequent visitor to the farm but
had not been there recently I'M
til this week end.
Senator Mccarthy said he does
(See BOHLEN, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
By the Associated Press

BERLIN. Mar. 23.-Russian
zone and West Berlin police lev
eled their guns at each other for
half an hour today across an
eScape-bent East zone truck
which crashed a border fence
and got stuck-its cab in Ber-
Inns French sector. it's back end
still in Communist territory.
Inside the cab was Rudolf
Schultz. SO. an East zone BUSH
neSsman fleeing west after his
fathers arrest for economic
sabotage"
He crashed a Communist
erected border fence at Sand
krug road, connecting the French
sector with the Russian zone,
but hit q lamppost and was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Drive 10 Give Capita|
Daylight Time Starts
Rolling in Congress
Case Introduces Bill
On Permanent Basis;
BroyhiII Shifts Stand
By Don S. Warren

The drive to let the District
have daylight saving time-in
step with other major cities on
the Eastern Seaboard-started
rolling today.
At one end of the Capitol,
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee introduced
permanent legislation to permit
the Commissioners to invoke
daylight saving any summer
when at least two of three ma
jor Eastern cities adopt it.
The cities are New York, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore.
On the House side, Chairman
Simpson Of the District Commit
tee, said he was quite willing to
have his committee reconsider
its 9-to-7 vote of last week re-
fusing to report out a one-year
more authority bill.
Broyhill Switches Stand.
A third development was the
announcement by Representa-
tive Broyhill, Republican, of Vir-
ginia, who had voted against the
District daylight time measure,
that he now finds the great ma
jority of Metropolitan Area resi-
dents want it advanced to sum-
mertime and that he would vote
for it.
He added that after an APP
propriate meeting of the Dis
trict' Committee. he would move
for reconsideration of the earlier
vote.
Both Mr.. Simpson and Mr..
Broyhill made the point that
If the District is to have day.
light saving time, it should be
on a continuing basis so that
the issue would not have to be
fought out every year. This is in
keeping with the aim of Sena-
tor Case.
Suggests National Basis.
Mr.. Broyhill said he would like
to see the issue settled on a ma
tional basis, but said he did not
feel the summertime issue for
the District and the Metropolitan
Area should be delayed for that.
Mr.. Broyhill said he had voted
against the bill in the first place
because he had received Is or
80 letters opposing it. But from
numerous telephone calls and
letters received since, he said,
lit became apparent that pro-
ponents of daylight time had
not called me, taking it for
granted that the District again
would have daylight time this
summer. The telephone calls
have lately received have run
at least 2 to / for daylight time,
and the letters are even more so
in support"
Il am now satisfied the great
majority Of my District resi-
dents want it and I will be
(See DAYLIGHT, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Debate Begins
In Senate Fight
Over Boh|en
President Is Firm
In Backing Diplomat.
Senator Taft Says
By J. A. OLeory

The Senate opened debate to-
day on the nomination of Charles
E. Bohlen to be Ambassador to
Russia, amid indications that
both supporters and foes of the
State Department Russian expert
were standing firm in their
positions.
Senate Majority Leader Taft
of Ohio and Chairman Wiley of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee emerged from a spe-
cial conference with the Presi-
dent to report that the Chief
Executive is standing firm in
support of Mr.. Bohlen and so
are they. The two Senators re-
manned behind after the regular
weekly White House conference
OF legislative leaders at which
the Bohlen matter was not dis
cuSSed.
Presidents Stand Unchanged.
Senator Taft told newsmen
that there had been mo change"
in the position of the President,
Senator Wiley or himself.
We are going right ahead
with it," he said.
Senator Bridges of New Hamp-
shire, Senate President Pro Tenn
and an opponent of Mr.. Bohlen,
read a prepared statement for
radio and television after the
legislative conference in which
he reiterated his opposition to
the nominee.
Senator Bridges said that Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
picture on Poee BID

tFicture on Fo9e b.
chairman of the Civil Service
Commission, the PRESIDENT
stressed that Legitimate rights
of the past" are not to be inn
perlled by the administration in
seeking improvements of the en-
ployment system.
Mr.. Young, former Dean Of
the Columbia University School
of Business Administration, was
sworn in at Gen. Eisenhower's
desk in the presence of members
of his family, friends and the
chairmen of the Senate and
House Civil Service Committees
Senator Carlson of Kansas and
Representative Rees of Kansas.
Successor to Ramspeck.
Mr.. Young succeeds Robert
RamSpeck who retired when the
administration changed.
The President reiterated that
the new commission chairman
is to be the chief representative
and the overseer of all personnel
matters for which the President
is responsible, and that he will
sit with the cabinet in any dis
cussion of any major personnel
policies.
Gen. Eisenhower compared
the Importance of the job to
that Of the Director of the
Budget, who also attends cabinet
sessions.
Declaring that he earnestly
wants Government employees to
understand the high regard and
appreciation I hold for their
public SERVICE" Gen. Eisenhower
said:
"One of the firm purposes
Of this administration is to
strengthen the career service SO
that it may command the esteem
Of the whole Nation.
1T is essential, in the highest
public interest, that the privileges
accorded conscientious civil serv-
ants be guarded by a strong
merit system. I intend to see
that they are guarded zealously.
No Threat to Rights.
ITO improve a system, in any
fair and wise way-as believe
our civil service system can be
improved-is not to endanger
legitimate rights of the past. No
merit system should be a haven
for the few who are incompetent,
dishonest or disloyal.
II intend to see the Govern.
ment rid of all such persons,
precisely because that is the
only way to make the merit sys-
tenn itself work. There is no
other way to win for the vast
majority of competent and de-
voted public servants the public
honor that is due them. I have
known and worked with them
for many years. I respect them
I want all our people to share
that respect.
The public interest is the de-
cisive, overriding concern of Is
all. I expect all public servants
to share - deeply - this simple,
essential ideal. It is my inten-
tion-and that Of Mr.. Young
to insure that the Federal Gov
eminent be a truly progressive
and a just employer, coherent in
policy and dedicated to SERVICE"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Hiss Gave Reports
On u. N. Job Hunters,
House Inquiry Told
Stote Department Aide
Says Unofficial Action
Was Contrary to Policy
BY the Assoeieted Press

A State Department official
testified today that Alger Hiss
made unofficial" reports to the
United Nations in 1916 on Amer
leans seeking U. N. jobs.
William L. Franklin, special
assistant to the departments
security director, told a House
Judiciary Subcommittee that
department files show Hiss sent
lists of names to United Nations
Secretary General Trygve Lie
despite a "hands off" policy
adopted by then Secretary of
State James F. Byrnes.
In 1916 Hiss was director of
the State Departments Office of
Special Political Affairs. He is
now serving a Jail term on con-
viction of perjury for denying
that he passed secrets to the
Communists while he was in the
State Department.
Probe Possible InfiltratiOn.
The House Judiciary Commit
tee is looking into reports of
Communist infiltration among
Americans employed by the U. N.
Before Mr.. Franklin took the
witness chair, the subcommittee
made public a letter from Mr..
Byrnes, now Governor of South
Carolina, saying he alone was
responsible for the policy of his
administration that the State
Department would make no rec
concentrations as to American
applying for jobs with the U. N.
He denied specifically that Hiss
had anything to do with formu-
latlng this policy.
Mr.. Byrnes said his policy de-
cision was reached in the light
of conditions "as they then
existed" It did not bind his
successors if changing condi-
lions made other action appro-
pirate, he added.
Recalls u. N. Charter.
The subcommittee solicited a
statement from Mr.. Byrnes in
connection with testimony by
then Secretary of State Dean
Acheson, last December 81, that
he had inherited from Mr..
Byrnes a State Department pol
icy against recommending U. N.
job seekers or screening them
for loyalty.
In his letter, Mr.. Byrnes called
attention to the wording of the
U. N. charter. He said it gives
the U. N. Secretary General
absolute authority to select his
staff" with no obligation to con-
suit with the State Department.
or with other member nations.
He said his decision was made
in the light of this provision.
His letter continued:
"At a meeting of your COM
mittee, a witness was asked
whether there was policy
meeting on this subject attended
by Mr.. Hiss. I had no policy
meeting. I did not discuss the
matter with Mr.. Hiss"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Hendrickson Named
Secretary Of Alaska

President Eisenhower today
appointed Waino Edward Hen
erickson of juneau, Alaska, as
Secretary Of the Territory of
Alaska.
+; Mr.. Hendrickson was born in
Juneau in 1895 and was edu-
Gated there. He has served as
Mayor Of Juneau for approx
mately 10 years. He also has
served as a member of the Ter
ritorial Legislature for several
terms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
81, 200 Stolen From Man, 80

Thieves took $4,000 after
forcing a lock on a box in a hall
closet at 1400 North Capitol
street over the week end. police
reported. Leon Jefferson Du-
vail, 80, told police he discovered
the loss yesterday. The money
was in IS, $40, $40 and $50 bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-03-23
Late News
Bulletin
Reds Strike Fierce Blow

NO0S OGTTNG TCT &c UTUW
S E o UL (P. fierce
Chinese assault by up to $500
men hit allied positions around
Old Badly on the western front
early Tuesday. The 9Th Army
said the Chinese jumped of
last night against allied posi-.
tiOnS. 1t built up to a heavy
blow in the early morning
hours.
Earlier Story on Page A-13.)