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Evening star., 1954-05-02

cases to Howard County. Said
Chief Judge John B. Gray. jr.:
There has been so much
public discussion Of this matter
that one cannot breathe the
air Of Leonardtown without
imbibing some Of the tension"
Also indicted were Joseph D.
Weiner, a member Of the State
Accident Commission and then
acting chairman Of the county
Republican Central Committee,
his cousin. Abe Weiner. a Re-
publican member Of the local
school board, and John Orville
Staples. a Washington real
estate man.
Conspirocies Alleged
They are accused Of conspir-
ing to violate State gambling
and bawdy-house laws and to
obstruct justice. The alleged
conspiracy centers around their
negotiations In the District
with Mr.. Lewis detectives.
posing as big-time out-of-S State
gamblers, for sale Of Abe
Weiner's Gateway Tavern in
Lexington Park.
Other true bills charged
seven tavern keepers with sell
ing or furnishing alcoholic
beverages to teenagers. Four
were convicted, two were ac-
quilted and one escaped trial
on a technicality.
There is q possibility that
neither Mr.. Lewis, the Weiners
nor Mr.. Staples will be tried.
Mr.. Lewis filed motions in st.
Marys County to quash indict-
ments against him. They were
sent to Howard County with
the true bills and will be ruled
on there.
The Weiners also asked
Judges Gray and J. Dudley
Digges to void indictments
against them. Their motions
have been heard in st. Marys
County and the court now has
the arguments under study.
Mr.. Staples refused to go to
Maryland to answer charges
and extradition proceedings
were begun.
What underlies the row is a
moot question. Mr.. Lewis has
indicated that he acted in an
effort to tighten law enforce
ment and generally improve
administration of the county
government. The Weiners claim
that he became embittered
when Gov. McKeldin appoint
ed Abe Weiner to the school
board.
Letter to Governor
Mr.. Lewis asked for the job
in at least one letter to the
Governor. Informed sources
say he wrote other letters to
the executive in the same vein.
In one of the letters, Mr..
Lewis criticized Trial Magis-
trate j. Donelan Hurry and
Substitute Trial Magistrate
Wilson H. Knight as "incom-
petent, physically and men
tally" The letter, or q copy,
reached the grand jury in
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Housing

The two congressional COM
mittees digging deep into the
Federal housing scandals came
up last week with at least a
partial answer to one Of the
questions nagging the public:
Why didn't the FHA put stop
to the well-known Irregular
tiles?
It should be noted first that
one investigating Senator.
Chairman Capehart Of the
Banking Committee. demon
strated neatly that the FHA
did know of the "windfall
profits" made by builders
working with FHA-guaranteed
loans. Senator Capehart pro-
duced a letter from FILA files.
addressed to that agency's
controller, from q builder
frankly describing how he had
made an extra 100000 on a
New York housing project by
taking advantage Of an FILA
overestimation Of his costs.
But former FILA officials
told the committee the hous-
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Senate Votes

Votes of Maryland and Vir-
ginia Senators on major roll
calls April 24-30.
Amendment by Ellender
Cd, La.) to wool support bill to
continue 80 per cent supports
on 6 basic crops through 1855.
Rejected. 40-48.
For; Robertson q. ya.) ,.,.
Against: Beall (R.' Md. Butler
tR., Md
Not voting tabsent): Byrd Cd.
Va .....
Amendent by Thye (R.,
Minn.) to wool bill to set dairy
supports at IS per cent through
March 1855 and prohibit cuts
of more than per cent in any
succeeding year. Rejected,
1888.
AGAINST: Beall, Butler. Robertson.
Not voting (absent): Byrd.
Passage Of wool support bill.
Passed, 69-17.
For: Beall. Butler.
Against: Robertson.
Not voting (paired against): Byrd.
Amendment by Morse (1nd..
Ore.) to D. c. public works bill
to increase Federal payment
by $50 million. Rejected, Is
81.
Against: Beall, Butler. Robertson.
Not voting (absent): Byrd.
Amendment by Payne (R.,
Me- to D. C. works bill to
eliminate or alter certain Dis
trict taxes. Rejected, 23-45.
AGAINST: Beall. Butler. Robertson.
Not voting (absent): Byrd.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Solar Power
DEVELOPMENT OF A new
II AUe@1n1.

DEVELOPMENT OF A new
O"solar battery" announced
last week. was an event per-
haps comparable to construc-
ton by James Watt of his first
model steam engine or inven-
ton by Michael Faraday of
the first little dynamo.
For If the solar battery de-
velops its full potentialities, it
could some day be one Of man.
kinds principal sources of en-
ergy. The new gadget. built by
the Bell Telephone Laborato-
ries, changes the power of sun
light into electrical energy. AS
the sun every day sends to the
earth more energy than could
be found in all the known de-
posits of coal, oil, gas or even
uranium, the solar battery
would be drawing on mex
haustible power.
The experimental model pro-
duced enough power to operate
a small radio transmitter.
Large. more efficient batteries
may some day provide whole
cities with electrical power.
Basically 1t is a simple proc
ess. Thin strips of silicon-ex-
tracted from common sand
generate electricity under GER
tain circumstances when they
absorb sunlight.
With perfection Of solar bat
teries and nuclear power
plants, future generations
should have no worries about
power shortages.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

COmmanoanC Gen. LemueI Z.
Shepherd said Col. Schwable's
usefulness had been impaired
by his germ warfare confess
sions. They indicated he would
not be given another command
assignment.
Also last week, the Air Force.
without public hearing. an
nounced that more than 80 Air
Force officers and men who
had been forced to collaborate
with the Reds In some way
would not be court-martialed.
Dickinson
The Army was still working
on its test case. The man
involved was Corpl. Edward S.
Dickinson who was being
court-martialed on several
charges of informing on his
fellow prisoners. He was not
charged with detection from
the Army in his temporary
decision to join the non-re-
patriated prisoners after the
truce.
One count against the
corporal was dropped last
week, and one of the most
damaging bits Of testimony
that a witness had actually
heard Corpl. Dickinson tell
ing the Communists about an
escape plot-was withdrawn
after the witness said he was
confused and mistaken" in
his testimony.
Two psychiatristS had some
guidance for the court. One
said that almost all prisoners
become mentally unstable
under prisoner-of-war condi-
tions. The other said he be-
lieved that Corpl. Dickinson
himself was unbalanced dur
ing his captivity.
A decision in the case is
expected this week.
Then to be decided is a new
service policy for American
prisoners of war. The Defense
Department is studying plans
for new orders to guide future
POWs.
Col. Schwable himself Of
ferred to join such a study
group. He said he was dis
appointed with the Marine
Corps apparent decision to
restrict his future career, but
he said he certainly would be
Of value in any investigation of
brainwashing and search for
means of combating it. AS
the week ended. however. the
colonel was still In doubt as
to his future.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Things to Come

The bills of particulars
around which the current
hearings revolve embrace 80
specifications in all--charges
by one side against the other.
Some are repetitious. some
possibly meaningless. but all
have a certain amount OF
standing in the present con-
troverSy.
There was, this week end. a
question how many-or. in
deed. whether any-of these
charges had been proved to
date. One source profeSsed to
be satisfied on a few points.
Others doubted that anything
except bitterness and malice on
both sides had come out. But
beyond dispute was the feeling
that not much progress had
been made, despite the fact
that 1852 pages of testimony
something more than q quar-
ter of a million words-had
been taken down so far. 1t had
been a slow and messy pro-
ceeding, one on which Presi-
dent Eisenhower himself took
occasion last week to express
the hope that it would be con-
cluded quickly.
Vice President Nixon and
other leading Republicans ap-
parently were of a like frame
of mind. The administrations
No. 2 man said yesterday that
the hearings were getting to
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Metropolitan Scene
Lovo|ty issue Breaks Into Local Scene

sorry treatment of dope ad-
diets. The bill authorizing
Federal hospitals to take a
limited number Of such cases
until the city is able TO pro-
vide its own facilities is at the
White House awaiting sigma
ture.
The compulsory hospitaliza-
ton program was authorized
in legislation last year but
could not be put into effect
because the District currently
has no facilities, and no au-
thorization to use Federal hos
pitfalls temporarily had been
granted. A last-minute effort
to rush the enabling bill
through before Congress went
home last summer was lost in
the flood of pre-adjournment
legislation that hit the Senate.
X \
About Murder
Funny thing about murder.
Florence Soriano was stran-
gled to death in the early
hours of November /, 1852.
Ex-Marine William LindStedt
was shot down at his car on
the night of December II.
1858. Months of painstaking
detective work followed with
no real clue to go on, no real
progress made. Then suddenly
a break came in both. A pris-
oner in jail provided the tip
that sent detectives a week
ago Friday to two colored
juveniles who admitted they
were involved in the shooting.
Three days later a hospital
employe in Philadelphia told
two fellow workers he had
killed Florence Soriano and
later called police himself. He
had it own his conscience.
he told them. He confessed
and then repudiated the con-
fession. But he still remains
a prime suspect. Sometimes
police get them. sometimes
their friends turn them in,
sometimes their conscience
turns them in. Whatever it
is, the percentage of murders
successfully carried of here is
mighty low.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
POWs

0UT OF THE thousands of
" Americans captured by
the Communists in Korea, it
was inevitable that the Reds
would find a few who were
ignorant of the philosophy Of
communism and who could be
isolated from their leaders and
pressured into accepting some
of the Red line. At the same
time, it was found that no per-
son, no matter how brave,
could hold out forever if the
Communists continued a BRAIN
washing operation.
These disturbing facts posed
for the American armed forces
a problem never before faced
when POWs have been re-
patriated. What is to be done
about q man who. through no
fault of his own, has apparent
ly co-operated with his cap
tors to the detriment of Amer
lean interests? Should he be
punished for abandoning the
unrealistic old name, rank.
and serial number" order? Or
should he be returned to serv-
ice without comment?
Last week the Air Force and
Marine Corps came up with
at least partial answers to the
dilemma.
SchwobIe
First, Marine Col. Frank H.
Schwable, who was perhaps
the most valuable brainwashed
prisoner to the Reds, was sub
stantially cleared by a Marine
Corps board of inquiry set up
to determine If he should be
court-martialed. The board
said there should be no dis
ciplinary action against Col.
Schwable. At the same time,
however, Secretary Of the Navy
Anderson and Marine Corps
Evening star., 1954-05-02
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Continued From Page A-SS0
to his chief quarry. Mr.. Ste
vens. ranged from q formal
"Mr. Secretary" to q pseudo
comradely Bob"
Out Of his bag Of tricks
Senator Mccarthy pulled help
fulness. imputation Of unwor-
thy motives, outright insults.
charges Of .falsehood. quips,
rousing patriotic speeches.
righteous indignation, grins
and frowns. and parliamentary
hints to the chair. Time and
again he refused to be shushed,
and on a number of occasions
attempted to make a point
and then dropped it, to the
bafflement of the others in
volved.
It was a nerve-wracking
performance-at least as 1t
affected the committee and the
opposition. Whether 1t was
hard on the Senator himself,
of course, is another story
and one which only he could
tell.
At times Senator Mccarthy
seemed anxious to push ahead
at all costs and get this
circus over with" At other
times his foot-dragging must
have seemed obvious to all but
his most devoted fans.
Toward the end of the week
he engaged in verbal fisticuffs
with at least two men who
amount to something in the
present scheme of things. One
was Mr.. Jenkins, whom Sena-
tor Mccarthy accused of brag-
ging that ''he is one Of the
greatest criminal lawyers in
the country'-a charge Mr..
jenkins promptly denied. The
other was Senator Dworshak,
of whom Senator Mccarthy
said the only reason he had
been appointed as q substitute
member of the committee was
that Senator Butler, Republic
can of Maryland, was not feel
ing we'll that day. II now wish
he had been feeling WELL" Sem
ator Mccarthy added.
Throughout the week many
observers thought they dis
cerned in Senator McCarthy'S
statements a veiled threat to
rejoin the committee unless
the rules were applied accord
Ing to his Interpretation. This
threat was unveiled on Friday
when he said that unless the
ground rules" are followed,
"I will do everything I can
to resume my position on the
subcommittee"
While it is not wise to under
estimate the capabilities Of the
junior Senator from Wiscon-
sin, 1t seemed likely that he
would find himself with fight
on his hands If he should try.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

The issue Of loyalty dipped
to the area level last week.
First there was the case OF
the John Rudders, tenants IN
the Lincoln Heights public
housing development operated
by the National Capital Hous-
ing Authority.
An appropriation act OF
1852 carries language requiring
tenants of public housing to
swear they do not belong to
any group listed as subversive
by the Attorney General. The
Rudders refused both to sign
and to move. NCHA sued to
get them out and an eviction
was granted. The court. how
ever. allowed them to remain
pending action on their ap-
peal.
Ruling Asked
The other day the Rudders.
through counsel. asked the
Municipal Court Of Appeals to
hold the oath requirement un-
constitutional.
The next day came diSclos-
ure that the District Is requir-
ing all applicants for licenses
to sell insurance to sign a
loyalty oath.
According to District Insur-
ance Supt. Albert F. Jordan,
the requirement has been IN
effect for about six months.
Inclusion was based on the
thought that insurance sales
men enter homes, businesses
and factories In the course OF
their work and hence should
be presumed as trustworthy as
possible. He said he didn't
know any statesmen who were
Communists but felt I'VE
would be derelict in our duty
Il we didn't ask"
These developments raise
again the question of the prac-
tical value of establishing loyal
ty through signing such state
ments, entirely aside from their
legal validity. 4
1t may, on the one hand.
seem entirely reasonable for
Uncle Sam to try to keep from
pRAviding low-coSt housing to
folks interested in undercut-
Evening star., 1954-05-02

ing law had been written in
such a way as to permit a
builder to operate almost en-
tirely without money of his
own. They said they believed
it the intent of Congress to
encourage construction with
liberal loans. Any loans that
may have gone beyond what
Congress had in mind, they
added. would have been
stopped by a new regulation
put out recently by the since
resigned FILA chief, Guy T. O.
Hollyday.
Committee members, how
ever, said they were not con-
vinced that the FILA could not
have stopped the estimated
half billion dollars in wind
fall profits that went out to
builders.
Senator Byrd. heading an
other investigating committee,
requested the Justice Depart
ment to seek indictment OF
persons "criminally liable" in
the housing mess. He also
asked Justice to recover as
much of the money as possible.
Evening star., 1954-05-02

st. Marys. mother county
Of Maryland, has an air OF
serenity that can be deceiving.
If you want to fight it's q
good place to go.
Fulton Lewis. jr., central
figure of one of the finest rows
the States original province
has ever enjoyed, realizes that
today.
The radio commentator set
tied there himself some 10
years ago on a scenic estate
ironically named Placid Har-
Dor. The harbor was placid
enough until he set about a
little more than a year ago
to effect governmental re-
forms. These were regarded
as unnecessary interference,
and were unwelcomed by a
people whose chief pride for
800 years has been practice
Of the doctrine Of live and let
live.
Slot machines jingled ille-
gally in st. Marys for more
than a half-centuly until
they were brought within the
statutes a few years ago. A
little adult over-indulgence in
spirituous liquors has never
been held a heinous offense.
."St. Marys makes it own
laws" said the Colonials.
Amen" say their descend
ants.
In furtherance of his i'm
provement campaign, Mr..
Lewis employed private detec-
tives to Scour the county's
tavernS for evidence of liquor
sales to minors and to match
wits with local political figures
in cloak-and-dagger confer
enceS in Washington hotel
rooms fitted out with record
ing devices.
National Broodcosts
His private-eye findings, plus
his own positive convictions of
county governmental ineffi-
cheney, were broadcast by Mr..
Lewis to an audience of MIL
lions over nationwide radio
hookups.
Resulting com m o tion
sparked q States Attorneys
investigation, two grand jury
probes. indictments. trials and
a counter-attack on the pri-
vate eyes.
The broadcasts also started
a surge Of hot resentment
against Mr.. Lewis for what
citizens consider his defama-
tion Of st. Marys County.
The commentator was him
self named in four true bills,
one charging perjury in testi-
mony before grand Jury. The
others allege criminal libel of
local officeholders and politi-
clans. Mr.. Lewis asked
change of venue on the not
unjustif1able basis that IL neu-
trail jurors would be hard to
f1nd. st. Marys County's
population is listed as 29,111.
The court agreed and sent the
Evening star., 1954-05-02

One of the most unpopular
proposals in President Tru-
mans Fair Deal" program
was the so-called "Brannan
plan" for support of farm
commodity prices. The plan
was novel in that it provided
for direct Government pay
ments to farmers for produc-
tion Of certain crops.
The crop would be sold at
the market place for what it
could bring, but If the price
were low, then the farmer
would get a direct payment
from Uncle Sam to raise his
income to a specified fair"
level. Mr.. Truman's opponents
in both parties and two Of
the three leading farm organ
izations criticized the plan
sharply. President Eisenhower
while campaigning called it
immoral" Congress never
voted for the Brannan plan.
Last week, however, what
looked very much like part of
the old Brannan plan was ap-
proved by the Senate. b..
The bill, recommended by
the administration. applied
only to wool. If enacted the
existing program of artificially
high prices to wool growers
would be replaced by system
of direct payments to the
farmer, just as in the Brannan
plan. *r. rs
Reason for the special pro-
gram is this, the Department
of Agriculture says: Present
high price supports make
American wool too expensive
to be used. It piles up in Gov
ernment warehouses while i'm
ported wool fills market de-
mands at a lower price. Amer
ican production of this impor-
tant commodity meanwhile
has declined.
So the administration has
turned to a revamped Brannan
plan to permit the price Of
domestic wool to fall while
guaranteeing a higher income
to the farmer and encourag-
ing him to grow more wool.
There was little criticism Of
the basic idea in last weeks
Senate debate. Final passage
Of the measure was on a So
toll roll-call vote.
Most controversy centered
on extraneous amendments to
the bill. One amendment, Of
fered by Democratic Senator
Ellender Of Louisiana, would
have extended existing high,
rigid price supports for basic"
Evening star., 1954-05-02
Weeks Review Price Supports for WOOL Housng Solar Power

the ridiculous stage. Other
q. o. p. leaders tried to figure
out O way to put an end to
them. And Senator Mundt
again last week used the
phrase with which he had
characterized the hearings ct
their outset. "This unpleasant
business" he called them.
But could 1t end soon? Here
Is the analysis made Friday
night by what is usually called
an "unimpeachable source:
"When we get to the chief
witnesses, we can make greater
speed-unless there Is the pre-
meditated purpose and effort
on the part of some one to stall
and delay these hearings"
This source did not offer any
identification Of the some
one," nor did he say what
would be done In event Of de-
liberate delay.
Evening star., 1954-05-02
By John w. Thompson, Jr.

By John W. Thompson. Jr.
ting what he stands for. On
the other hand 1t Is equally
reasonable to suppose that no
real subversive would hesitate
to sign the oath or anything
else to avoid exposing his dis
loyalty.
Proponents of such oaths
can argue IF you are not sub
versive, why are you unwilling
to sign?" And this may sound
even better if you are trying
to get something out of Uncle
Sam such as low-cost housing.
Another View
But there is another view.
Apparently there has been no
hearing or effort to establish
the loyalty of the Rudders.
Action against them is based
solely on their refusal to sign
the oath. This tends almost to
put the oath in the have-you-
stopped -beating-your-wife cat
egory. It suggests that all who
sign are loyal while all who
won't or haven't might not be.
Whether or not it's a legal
basis for awarding public hous-
ing, such a proposition is
practically absurd.
The real problem is to MAIN
tain the dignity and practical
ity of the loyalty oath by linn
iting 1t to where 1t should
reasonably be, required and
where it also is supplemented
by the collection Of other sup
porting information. It seems
\ logical that Uncle Sam would
want determination Of the
loyalty of those who fight for
him, those who work for him
in key spots or represent him
in high Office. It seems run
ming a good thing into the
ground to attach it to an inSur-
ance license. Next you will be
having to sign one to be a
doctor or dentist if the trend
keeps up. Or perhaps to hold
a picnic on Federal parkland.
4 4 4 4
HospitoIs for Addiets
1sAt long last the District will
k able to invoke its compul-