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Evening star., 1954-05-07
BY Mary McGrory

Ray jenkins, the special COM
mittee counsel, has told the Nc
Carthy-Army hearings that the
committee will surely not now
embrace all the parties in the
Pentagon.
This is reaSsuring in view Of
the fact that the committee Is
already graphing with the shad-
owy figure of a Pentagon party
named Mr.. x, a quartet of other
alphabet characters named Mr..
Y, Mr.. T., DR.. B. and Mrs. B.
They are all involved in a
lawn party at Mr.. ks. It was
not his party, but it was his
lawn.
None of the parties in interest
in the McCarthy-Army war at
tended the lawn party. which is
a good thing, as Senator Nc
Carthy thinks it was a subversive
lawn party.
The committee got to the
lawn party yesterday. Just
what it has to do with the case
of whether G. David Schine got
preferential treatment" as an
Army private-and if so, why
has not yet been established.
And it may never be, the way
things are going.
John G. Adams, Secretary
Stevens lawyer who took the
stand yesterday, probably never
would have mentioned it except
that Senator Mccarthy and Roy
Cohn brought it up.
Adams Speeds Pace.
Mr.. Adams made a brief ap-
pearance, pinch-hitting for the
third time for his weary boss.
When Mr.. Stevens steps aside
and Mr.. Adams takes over the
change of pace is terrific. The
proceedings shift at once from
an inquisition to a fight.
A slight, sharp-nosed. green
eyed man, Mr.. Adams has been
Simmering on the sidelines dur
ing the II days of the hearings.
Every time his name has been
newfoundland that happens a
good deal-he looks up sharply,
wordlessly answers the question
involved, glares around the room
and then goes back to his furious,
left-handed doodlirg. Some
times he rolls up a little piece
Of paper and chews on it tensely.
In all, he gives the impression
of a man who is sore and who
furthermore doesn't care who
knows about it.
This includes Senator Nc
Carthy. They tangled at the
far end of the committee table
over a disputed press release
about Fort Monmouth investiga-
tionS. Mr.. Adams had tried to
play back a recording of it. but
only gurgles and squawks re-
suited, so he read it from a
paper. The Senator asked
John" if he could see the docu-
ment.
Evening star., 1954-05-07

press secretary to the President.
lodged questions about whether
Senator McCarthy's demand for
ending what the Wisconsin Re-
publican calls the Truman
blackout order" has come to the
attention of the White House.
Mr.. Snyder said any conSid-
Grafton of changing the directive
would be only on Mr.. Brownell's
recommendation.
Mr.. Snyder also said he did
not know whether the President
had been consulted about a re-
ported decision of the Republi-
can National Committee not to
make any use of Senator Nc
Carthy as speaker during the
coming Congressional campaign.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Hearing
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particularly to statements by
Mr.. Cohn when he was denied
entry into one of the Fort Mon
mouth laboratories last October
20, one of his statements al
legedly being this is a declara-
ton of war"
Senator Mccarthy sought to
dismiss it as "ribbing" but
Secretary Stevens said:
mo sir, it was not ribbing.
Mr.. Cohn was deadly seriously" 4"
Mr. jenkins took over the
questioning and asked if Mr..
Stevens thought that Mr.. Cohn
acted as an individual or in his
official subcommittee position.
II felt that when Roy Cohn
spoke. he spoke with the au-
thority of the committee" Mr..
Stevens replied.
Cites 65 Phone Calls.
Mr.. Jenkins recalled the
Army's charges that Senator
Mccarthy and his two aides had
made 65 telephone calls and had
19 personal contacts regarding
Pvt. Schine. Then mentioning
the declaration of war" state
ment attributed to Mr.. Cohn,
Mr.. Jenkins asked, were those
weighty words in your mind
That's right" Mr.. Stevens
replied.
Senator Mccarthy protested
that Mr.. jenkins use of
"weighty words" was improper,
but after a bit of discussion said,
"Oh, let's go on"
Secretary Stevens told Mr..
Jenkins that the discussions on
the Fort Monmouth investiga-
ton and pressure for special
treatment for Pvt. Schine were
so intertwined that he couldn't
separate the two"
rs that why you regard this
whole thing, from beginning to
end, as constituting a pattern
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Works
Continued From First Page.)

+
$1,000, with the tax applied to
all value above that.
No Provision by House.
The House had made no pro-
vision for exemption of any. The
Senate provided for exemption
of all except house boats which
were used as homes.
The conferees compromised
provisions for that part of the
increased Federal payment
which can be used for public
works projects on a matching
money basis. The House had
earmarked SIS million per year
for this category and the Senate
reduced it to $6.5 million per
year. The conferees are recon-
mending ST million, so that on
the matched money basis for
District and Federal funds the
total per year would be $14 mil
lion.
Senate language also is recon-
mended for this section which
would permit carryover credits
from year to year in case the
public works project program, as
it is financed from year to year,
is worked out under appropria-
tionS granted.
Amount Varies.
District committee officials
said this was most desirable be-
cause the amount of the public
works program varies from year
to year in the 10-year program.
Chairman Case of the Senate
District Committee said the SEN
ate would act first on the con-
ference agreement and his plan
was to call it up Monday.
Senator Case heads the Sem
ate conference group. Repre-
sentative O'Hara was chairman
Of the House group.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Council Colleagues
OF Stevens Call
Hearing 'DepIorab|e'
BY the Asseeiated Press

HOT SPRINGS, Va. May T.
Top men Of business today found
the economic outlook "encourag-
ing" but the Washington political
scene-as reflected by the Army
Mccarthy dispute-little short of
"deplorable."
Economics took a back seat
temporarily as members of the
Business Advisory Council Of the
Commerce Department, talked
over the fate of another mem
ber, Secretary of the Army Ste
vens.
Mr.. Stevens was expected to
arrive later today, with Mrs. Ste
vens, to join his council COL
leagues during a brief respite
from his day-after-day testi-
mony before the Senate Investi-
cations subcommittee.
Sure Of Big Welcome.
The Army secretary was sure
OF a rouSing welcome on arrival.
He is a former chairman of the
blue ribbon organization Of in
dustrialists which advises the
Government on business mat
ters, and his tribulations were
the topic of every lobby con-
versation.
This crucifixion of Bob Stew
ems has offended everyone here"
said Sidney Weinberg, vice
chairman of the Council and
senior partner in Goldman,
Sachs & Co., New York invest
ment house.
Other council members, speak
ing to reporters but unwilling
to be named, called the televised
battle between Mr.. Stevens and
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
Of Wisconsin, Outrageous" Ga
mentable" and IAN unfortunate
spectacle"
Although the council is largly
Republican in political SYM
pathies, some members said
they felt Mr.. Stevens was the
victim of an administration at
titude of "appeasement" toward
Senator Mccarthy.
Supplies Men for Key Jobs.
The view was expressed also
that President Eisenhower might
run into difficulty in recruiting
executive talent from industry to
take Government posts. The
council has supplied men for
many key positions - including
Secretary of Defense Wilson and
Secretary of the Treasury Hum
phrey, as we'll as Mr.. Stevens. It
also recruited administrators for
the Roosevelt and Truman ad-
ministrations.
There was little expectation
that Mr.. Stevens report, if any,
to his former business associates
would become a matter of public
knowledge. All council sessions
are closed to press and public.
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey and Secretary of
Commerce Weeks were sched-
uled to address today's opening
meeting.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Costly Cigarettes

Domestic cigarette prices,
soaring in Paraguay. now are in
some cases higher than those of
imported cigarettes, Asuncion
reports.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Area Students Win
All II Awards al
AU ConVocation

Washington area students re-
ceived all of the II university
awards presented today at Amer
lean University's honors convo-
cation.
The program in the Metro
politan Methodist Church was
preceded by a procession, with
the faculty and administrative
staff of the university in full
academic regalia.
Besides the university awards,
honors presented to outstanding
students included those of honor
societies, the Publication Board,
the college council. Who's Who
in American Colleges and the
Methodist Scholarship Certifi-
Gates.
The Bruce Hughes Award went
to Richard M. Whittier. 1911
Vermont avenue NV. This
award is offered a student Sc
lected by the president of the
university in recognition of
meritorious service to the uni
versity community.
Gets Second Award.
Mr.. Whittier also received the
Kinsman Achievement Award as
the senior making the largest
contribution to the university
during his four years on the
campus.
The C. c. Glover scholar is
Thomas E. Barlow, 1924 Fair
view terrace, Alexandria. This
honor goes to the senior cited
for combining citizenship and
business leadership.
The Fletcher scholar is Samuel
Albert, $50 Crittenden street
NV, as recognition for "integ-
rity and self1essness in citizen
ship"
Recipient of the Elizabeth Van
SWindern Award was John F.
Wright, jr., IS Adams street NV.
It is presented on recommended
ton of the art department for
notable professional integrity.
Business Study Award.
The Harold B. Wess Award
went to Ebert T. Hovatter, 51O6
North Thirty-third street, Ar
lington. 1t is for excellence in
the study of business manage
ment.
Miss Jean Sherwood of 4845
w street NV. received the Fac
ulty Women's Club Award for
outstanding contribution to the
life of the university.
The Washington Personnel
Association Award went to Har-
old Croskery of 2944 South Din
widdie street, Arlington, for
achievements in general scholar
ship, personnel studies and lead
ership.
The Beta Beta Beta Alumni
Award was given to Miss Char
lotte Parker of 1924 Prospect
avenue NV. for excellence in
the study of biology.
The American Institute of
Chemists Award was received by
Mrs. Alice Padgett of 903 North
Larrimore street, Arlington, for
excellence in the study of chem
1stry.
The Pan-Hellenic Award went
to Miss Patricia Ann Harville,
703 Atlantic street Sc, for pro-
motion Of good relations among
sororitieS.
DR.. Hurst r. Anderson, presi-
dent of the university, presented
the awards.
Evening star., 1954-05-07
Employment
Continued From First Page.)

NSOA4tA44ACA O11I \ ~ Og oSSsV
increase in the number of people
employed on farms.
Outside of agriculture. the
number of jobs increased 125.000
from March to April to total of
ATS million. This phase of the
survey showed that seasonal
gains in trade, construction and
service industries outweighed a
further drop in factory employ
ment. The decline in manufac-
turing jobs began last summer
and has continued each month
since.
Picture Less Optimistic.
While the number of unem-
ployed declined and employment
gained in April, the picture
given by the Commerce-Labor
survey did not appear as opti-
mistic as recent statements of
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Dr.. Pickard Heads
Research in Move 10
Attract Industries

DR.. Jerome P. Pickard has been
named research director of lthe
Economic Development Depart
ment of the Washington Board
Of Trade.
A native of Chicago. DR.. Pick
ard attended schools there and
took his bachelor of arts and
master of science degrees at the
University of Wisconsin. He
holds a doctor of philosophy de-
gree from the University of Sy-
racuSe.
Until recently. he was princi-
pal research associate for the
Economic and Land Use Survey
of Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties, conducted by
Homer Hoyt Associates of New
York.
He has served as an instructor
at the University of Maryland
and as a special writer and as
sistant to the managing editor
of the New Century Encyclopedia
of Names
During 1950-51. he was Full
bright scholar and social science
research council fellow at the
University of Oslo, Norway, and
conducted an industrial location
study of that country.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Retired Civil Employees
Re-eIect Frank Wilson

Frank j. Wilson has been re-
elected president of the National
Association of Retired Civil EN-
ployeS.
AS the group representing more
than 10000 Federal retired en-
ployes wound up its biennial con-
vention at the Raleigh Hotel
last night, it reelected the for
mer Secret Service chief by
acclamation.
Mr. Wilson, Sc, was chief of
the Secret Service from 1885 to
1947 when he retired.
Others elected were w. Ralph
Edmonds. 232 Hamilton street
NV. first vice president; Mrs.
Carolyn Shelse, 37O1 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, second vice
president; Ernest G. Dodge, 1471
Irving street NV, treasurer;
and c. w. Williams of Salem,
Greg. was elected secretary.
During its three-day conven-
ton, the association went on
record in favor of permanent
annuity increases to take the
place of the temporary raise
voted by Congress several years
ago. 1t also urged a 1880 tax
exemption for retired employees.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Wounded
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fell; there Shas been no word if
he was wounded. A Wet Mimi
broadcast yesterday said the
general was sitting in a chair
behind his desk in full military
dress uniform when he was
taken.
There has been no word on
the fate of Genevieve de Galard
Terraube, the French Air Force
nurse, who was the only woman
in the fortress.
French Drop Supplies.
The French announced their
transports had dropped more
than 9 tons of ice, food, medical
supplies and equipment for the
wounded concentrated near the
battlefield of Diem Bien Phu.
The Wet Mimi have marked off
the entire area with red crosses
and assembled the French cas-
ualties in tents there. Doctors
in the fortress when it fell are
attending the wounded.
The trip to Diem Bien Phu was
DR.. Huard's second such mercy
mission to the Wet Mimi.
In Indo-China since 1888, he
long has been prominent in Red
Cross work and is widely re-
spected by the Wet Namese.
After the French defeat at Gao
bang in October, 1850, he took a
leading role in arranging for
evacuation of hundreds of
French held by the rebels.
Evening star., 1954-05-13

nual conference of the Society
of Personnel Administration in
the Statler Hotel.
In an off-the-cuff speech,
President Eisenhower asked
Government personnel officials
and administrators to apply the
human touch more often in
dealing with their employees. He
emphasized that employees are
human beings and that they re-
Spond to kindness and courtesy.
Without the human touch, poll
icies and programs become
sterile, he said. There is more
to be gained if the worker can
get all the way to the boss when
he has something ION his heart"
President Eisenhower said.
~ TIL RITY - President
Eisenhower has issued an execu-
tive order transferring some
Of the presidential authority on
routine personnel matters to the
Civil Service Commission. Under
the new order. the csc will
have the responsibility of issu-
ing regulations of employe rules
of conduct. exempting certain
employees from automatic retire
ment, issuing regulations under
the 1945 Federal Pay Act and
designating positions for super
grade 18 jobs. Also, the Budget
Bureau was given authority to
approve inter-agency transfer of
funds and prescribe regulations
regarding Government employe
travel expense allowances.
The order was issued to relieve
the President of some of his
routine chores and, at the same
time, to expedite actions on per-
Sonnel matters by vesting the
authority in the csc and in
the Budget Bureau.
+ 4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP-Repre-
sentative Katharine st. George,
Republican, of New York has
sponsored a bill to establish a
Federal safety division in the
Labor Department. c. o.
Henderson has been elected pres
ident of the Executive Committee
of the Organization of Profess
sional Employees of the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture. E. L. LeClerg was elected
vice president and Thelma Dreis,
secretary-treasurer. Others elect
ed to the Executive Committee
are c. E. Burkhead, c. w. Mat
tison, Ruth O'Brien, B. A. Porter,
T. Roy Reid and H. c. Trelogan.
... Charles E Odell. chief of the
United States Employment Serv-
ices selective placement and
testing unit, has been elected
president of the National Voca-
tional Guidance Association &.
The Illinois State Society will
hold it's May dance at 0 pm.
Saturday in the Shoreham Hotel.
The Federal Government Ac-
counts Association will hold a
dinner meeting at 6 pm. tomor-
row in the Willard Hotel. The
speaker will be j. Harold Stewart
of Boston, chairman of the
Hoover Commission task force on
budget and accounting.
Be sure to keep up tDith all
the latest Government EN-
ployes ne1US By reading the
Federal Spotlight column sir
days a week IN, The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at Gas
pm. each Saturday oDer
WMAL.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Ohio Jury Can Hear
BeaII Wednesday,
Prosecutor Says

Scioto County (Ohio) Prose-
cutor William H. Harsha, jr.,
after insisting earlier that Mont
gomery County Manager Edward
t. Beall must appear before a
grand jury this week or not at
all, has advised Mr.. Beall he
may appear next week.
Mr.. Beall. now on leave with
out pay, said today he received
a telegram from Mr.. Harsha
yesterday saying there had been
a delay in the grand jury pro-
ceedings. The telegram said
Mr.. Beall would not be called
until next Wednesday.
After Mr. Harsha had said
earlier that the grand jury would
not be in session next week, Mr..
Beall yesterday wired him re-
questing permission to appear
tomorrow. Mr.. Beall, who is re-
covering from an appendicitis
operation, said he was willing to
make the 525-mile trip against
his doctors orders in order to
testify to the grand jury. Then
the latest wire from Mr.. Harsha
arrived.
Mr.. Harsha has advised Mr..
Beall it is not necessary for him
to come to Portsmouth now. but
the county manager has said he
is determined to go.
The grand jury is probing
auditors reports of shortages
totaling $2,458 at the Portsmouth
Hospital. Mr.. Beall was acting
director of the hospital and
Portsmouth city manager before
coming to Montgomery last Sep
tember.
Evening star., 1954-05-13
Groups Confer Today
To Win United Front
On District Suffrage

Representatives of District of
Columbia organizations will con-
fer at 4 pm. today to draft a
united front on a proposal to
give national voting representa- l.
ton to District residents.
The meeting, in the boardroom
of the American Security &
Trust Co. at Fifteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, was
called yesterday by Jesse c.
Suter, chairman Of the Citizens
Joint Committee for National
Representation for the District
of Columbia.
The united front will be
aimed at hearings next Thurs
day on a constitutional amend
ment (Senate Joint Resolution
1867 proposed by Senator Case,
Republican, of South Dakota,
chairman of the Senate District
Committee.
LANCER Heads Hearings.
The hearings will be held by
Standing Subcommittee No. of
the Senate Judiciary Commit
tee, headed by Senator LANCER,
Republican, of North Dakota,
who also is chairman of the full
committee.
Other members Of the sub
committee are Senators Dirksen
of Illinois and Butler of Mary
land, both Republicans, and
Kilgore of West Virginia and
Kefauver of Tennessee, both
Democrats.
The Case proposal would give
the District representation in the
Electoral College, which means
a vote for President and Vice
President, and would let Con-
gress authorize D. c. representa-
ton in the House but not the
Senate.
Such a constitutional amend
ment requires approval by two
thirds of both houses of Con-
gress and by three-fourthS of
the States.
The measure is a companion
Evening star., 1954-05-13
| West Coast Hunts
Mental Patient in
Extortion Attempt
By the Assoeiated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, May 49,
Police today sought an escaped
mental patient for questioning
about separate extortion notes
received by Mayor Elmer Robin
son and woman Christian
Science practioneer.
Both the Mayor and Mrs. G,
Madalaine Grow, 55, were threat
ened with death if they did not
place $4,000 in a bus station
locker.
Police sought Bing Perry, "a,
a former streetcar conductor
who escaped from Agnew State
Hospital April II. George Golde,
10. who escaped with Perry but
later surrendered. told police,
This sounds like something
Perry would have DONE"
Handwriting Similar.
Golde was questioned because
police noted a similarity be-
tween his handwriting and that
in the extortion notes.
Police said Golde may have
written the notes for Perry.
Golde denied this.
Both Mrs. Grove and the
Mayor were given round-the-
clock police protection.
Mrs. Grove told police she
and her husband had been kid
naped in Boston in 1910 and
held at gunpoint for two hours
by a man identified as Harold
w. Hawbolt, THE Black Spade. "
Mrs. Groves Identification
helped send Hawbolt to prison
HawbOlt Held in Boston.
A check with Boston police
showed Hawbolt is in custody
there after a shooting scrape
with the police.
Police said Golde admitted
telephoning Mayor Robinson
several times in what he termed
social calls"
Evening star., 1954-05-13
NFFE Chief Says
Administration Fails
To Consult on Policy

The chief of the National
Federation of Federal Employees
has charged the administration
with failure to consult with en-
ploye organization on vital per-
sonnel policy matters.
In a speech yesterday before
the Society for Personnel Ad-
miniStration' annual conference
at the Statler Hotel. Luther
Steward, NFFE president, de-
clared that the Eisenhower ad-
nainistration has taken a papa
knows best" and lord of the
manor" attitude in its relations
with Government workers.
Mr.. Steward also charged the
administration with maintaining
a "bingo game atmosphere" in
conducting its security program.
Hits Political AppOinteeS.
"The President" Mr.. Steward
declared, has repeatedly ex-
pressed his belief in the merit
principle in the Federal service
and his intention to strengthen
it. but it must be stated in all
fairness that general express
Sions, however high-principled,
unless implemented, do not exert
too much restraining influence
on those politically appointed Of
ficialS who either have not
heard of the Presidents pro-
nouncements or do not take
them too seriously"
Mr.. Steward also criticized the
casual, impersonal brutality" of
some Government layoffs. He
also said the administration had
kept "at arms length" Federal
employees who entered Govern
ment before the Republicans
took over on January 20, 1858.
Follows Eisenhower Talk.
The NFFE official made his
remarks following President
Eisenhower'S speech to the con-
ference urging the personnel
officials to use the human ap-
proach in their dealing with en-
ployeS. Gen. Eisenhower left
right after the speech and did
not hear Mr.. Stewards remarks.
The President said that with
out the human touch policies
and programs became sterile.
There is more to be gained if
the worker can get all the way
to the boss if he has something
ION his heart" Gen. Eisenhower
declared.