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Evening star., 1954-10-27
u. S. Protests Soviet Detention
Of Embassy Wives in Moscow
Star staff Photo.

first person note to Soviet For.
eign Minister Molotov.
Late Monday, the Soviet For.
eign Office summoned United
States Minister Walter Walmsley
When he appeared at the office
the head of the protocol section
M. Kisilev. read him a state
ment setting forth the Soviet
position on the case.
Mr.. Walmsley termed the
statement fabrication" and
refused to accept a written copy
of the oral statement in which
the Soviet government said Mrs.
Sommerlatte was mo longer de-
sirable" in the Soviet Union.
A Soviet note repeating the
version given orally to Mr..
Walmsley arrived later Monday
night at the American Embassy
Mr.. Bohlen sent it back say
ing: This version is in such fla
grant contradiction of the facts
that I am sure that after further
investigation the Foreign Min
lstry will wish to change it,"
Repeated Note.
About l am. yesterday, the
Soviet Union sent its note again
to the Embassy and at the same
time returned Mr.. Bohlen's note.
Both women involved are in a
highly nervous state and have
stayed close to their apartments.
Both these girls behaved ad-
mirably." Mr.. Bohlen said.
Mrs. Sommerlatte is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel F..
Mccormick of Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Stiff is from La Jolla, Calf
Her husband is a native of Waco,
Tex
The State Department gave the
following version of the incident !:
"On the morning of October
rs. while Mrs. Sommerlatte and
Mrs. Stiff were walking in an
area near the American Embassy
in Moscow. they asked group of
women working in the area for
permission to take their picture.
The women politely replied that
they preferred not to have their
pictureF taken. after which Mrs.
Sommerlatte and Mrs. Stiff left
the area without removing their
camera from its case.
Secret Police Appear.
cat this time two Soviet citi-
zens dressed in civilian clothes
indicated that there were some
very interesting subjects for
photography on a small hill
nearby and led the ladies into a
club building. Mrs. Stiff and Mrs.
Sommerlatte Immediately recog-
n1zed that there was nothing of
interest in the building and at
tempted to leave. The two men,
whose subsequent action clearly
showed them to be Soviet secret
police agents. forcibly prevented
the ladies from leaving the
building although they both pre-
sented diplomatic Identification
cards issued by the Soviet For
eign Ministry, which clearly
stated that the bearers were not
subject to detention or arrest.
During the detention Mrs.
Stiff was able to reach a tele-
phone in the same room and in
form Mr.. Sommerlatte of their
detention. However, despite con-
Evening star., 1954-10-27

classified and postal workers will
be along the Redistribution lines
submitted this year to Congress
by the administration.
The Redistribution proposals
probably will be liberalized by
500 or so above what was pro-
posed this year. The admin
istration's classified employe pay
proposal to the past Congress,
which. incidentally was ignored
in favor of the per cent pay
raise vetoed by the President,
gave nothing to employees in the
first two grades and $50 to $75 a
year increases for those in Grades
3 and 4. The proposal dealt more
generously with employees in the
upper grades. The postal en-
ployes' reclassification plan aver
aged about $3.50 as originally
sent to Congress.
Administration officials reas-
sert their belief that the upper
bracket jobs in Government are
underpaid and that they should
have the highest pay increases.
The subcommittee is studying
the possibility of recommending
a pay raise for members of Con-
'gress SO the present $14.800 Fed
eral classified pay ceiling cam be
removed and Government SAL
aries reclassified accordingly.
HATCH ACT-Note for Fed
eral employees living in nearby
Maryland and Virginia: The
Civil Service Commission points
out that Government workers in
a number of these areas may
participate in the political cam
paign for non-partisan local Of
fees. The Hatch Act allows such
activities on the part of Gov
ernment workers.
DISCLAIMER - Civil Service
Commission Chairman Philip
Young denies he ever said that
the vast majority of security
risks are fired under regular civil
service procedures and listed as
security risks later" Mr.. Young
was quoted to this effect nv one
of the employe organizations.
The commission chief says such
tactics have never been used in
the loyalty program and he cer-
tainly did not make any state
ment to that effect.
X N1ak
CAREER-C NDITIONAL
PROGRAM-Civil Service Com
mission officials emphasize that
the ADMINISTRATORS scareer-con-
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Red China's First Envoy
TO London Arrives
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Huan
Hsiang, Communist China's first
envoy to Britain, arrived by
plane today to take charge of his
countrys diplomatic mission. He
holds the rank of charge daft
faires.
Mr.. Huan. A, was met at Lon
don Airport by representatives
of the British Foreign Office, the
Soviet Embassy and the state
controlled Bank Of China.
Britain extended recognition
to Communist China in 1850 but
Peiping did not decide to recip-
rocate until June of this year.
after the Geneva conferences on
Korea and Indo-C China.
The Chinese Reds announced
on June II they would send a
charge d'affaires to London to
work for establishment of full
diplomatic relations between the
two countries. An agreement on
exchange of ambassadors must
still be worked out.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Panama Names Fabreua
Envoy 10 United States
By The Assotiu,ed Pres.

PANAMA, Oct. 27.-Former
Foreign Minister Octavio Fab
rega officially accepted appoint
ment today as ambassador to
the United States. replacing
Roberto Heurtematte. Mr.. Fab
rega has been head of a Pana-
manian team Of negotiators dis
cussing revision of the Panama
Canal treaty with the United
States.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
BY the Associoted Press

Russian secret police illegally
detained two United States EN-
bassy wives in Moscow and sub
jected them to personal indig
nities," the State Department
charged last night.
They are Mrs. Karl E. Som
merlatte, wife of the Embassy's
second secretary, and Mrs
Houston Stiff. wife of Marine
Col. Stiff, assistant naval at
tache.
The two women went for a
morning stroll Monday, carry.
ing a camera, and landed in the
middle of a first-class diplomatic
set-to between the United States
and Russia, with these results:
/. United States Ambassador
Charles E. Bohlen presented
and the Soviet Foreign Ministry
rejected-a strong protest tnat
the women had been held for
some 80 minutes lin violation OF
generally accepted diplomatic
practice that prohibits the de-
tention of persons having rec
ognized diplomatic status" First
Secretary Frank Siscoe was sent
to the Foreign Office with that
oral protest.
2. The Foreign Office coun-
tered with a verbal statement,
later put in writing, accusing
one of the women-Mrs. Som
merlatte, of "hooliganism," a
Communist term for rowdy be-
havior: Her removal from Russia
was demanded. .sss4.sss
8. Mr.. Bohlen returned the
Russian note saying: "This ver-
sion is in such fragrant contra
diction of the facts that I am
sure that after further investiga-
tion the Foreign Ministry will
wish to change it."
4. The Soviets again sent their
note to the American Embassy
early today and at the same time
formally returned Mr.. Bohlen's
original protest. s
There were reports in Wash
ington that Mr.. Bohlen would
seek a personal meeting with
Russian Foreign Minister v. M.
Molotov to demand full respect
for the diplomatic rights of En-
bassy personnel and to seek re-
versal of the action against Mrs.
Sommerlatte. The Embassy takes
a grave view of the affair, con-
that it strikes at the
basic issue of the personal safety
of American diplomatic person.
mel in Russia.
Diplomats here could recall no
precedent for a government de-
claring a diplomats wife "per-
soma non grata," or personally
unacceptable.
Officials in Washington said
the hooliganism charge against
Mrs. Sommerlatte apparently
stemmed from a scuffle that de-
yeloped when the women became
alarmed during their detention.
The officials said one of the
women slapped a secret police
man. ..
Washington Approval.
After receiving authority from
Washington, Mr.. Bohlen sent q
Evening star., 1954-10-27

that the President does not have
the authority to deprive employees
OF these rights.
In fairness to the administra-
ton, it did not try to take mass
advantage of the original deci-
sion of Federal Judge Keech,
which gave 1t unlimited authority
to transfer civil service employees
to excepted jobs and then fire
them. But the enormous power
was there for this or any future
administration to use if it so
desired. The Supreme Courts
action on Monday made sure that
this loophole was plugged and
civil service employees job protec-
tion rights we're restored.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Virginia-Rather cloudy with
showers in the east and south
central portions tonight and be-
coming cooler in the interior,
low 34-40 in the west and north
and 1854 in the southeast por-
ton. Tomorrow, partly cloudy,
turning cooler at night.
Wind-Southwest, 20-30 miles
per hour.
River Report.
tFrom U. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1954-10-27

som and Dep
uty Assistant
Defense Sec
retary James
M. Mitchell.
he S u b.
cabinet CO m
mittee has not
reached a final
d e c i 10 n on
what the sal
ary proposals
will be!
However, in
dications are
the s a ! ary
nj a ms for
Evening star., 1954-10-27

District and vicinity-Scat-
tered showers and possibly thun-
derstorms ending by early to-
night, followed by cooler, low
near A. Tomorrow. partly cloudy
and cool.
Maryland - Rather cloudy,
windy and turning cooler to-
night. preceded by showers in
the east portion. low 1896 in
the extreme west, 36-42 in the
central and 44-48 in the extreme
east portion. Tomorrow. partly
cloudy and cooler.
Evening star., 1954-10-27

tinued requests for release of the
two ladies, they were detained
until after Mr.. Sommerlatte had
arrived and demanded their re-
lease.
During the intervening period
uniformed policeman arrived
on the scene and also refused
the request OF the ladies for re-
lease. The police officers then
denied that they had used force
to detain the ladies and refused
to identify themselves.
Dispatched Note.
Ambassador Bohlen immedi-
ately dispatched a strong diplo-
matte protest to the Soviet For
eign Minister both against the
violation of diplomatic immunity
involved in the detention of the
wives of two embassy officers and
against the personal indignities
to which these ladies were sub
jected by the Soviet police off,
cials. The noted stated that the
United States Government ex-
pected the Soviet government to
take immediate steps to punish
the officials responsible for these
illegal acts. It also requested
formal assurances that no such
violations would occur in the fu-
ture. noting that an early reply
was awaited from the Foreign
Minister.
Several hours after delivery
OF Ambassador Bohlen's note, a
representative of the United
States Embassy was called to the
Soviet Foreign Office. where he
was read an aide-memoire con-
tanning a completely false version
OF the incident and declaring
Mrs. Sommerlatte persona non
grata.
"A note was later received at,
the Embassy and was returned
with the observation that, since
the Soviet version of the incident
was in such flagrant contradic-
ton to the facts. the Embassy
believed the ministry would wish
to reconsider its position"
AT Wilmington, Del, Samuel
F. Mccormack said last night
he had no idea why his daugh-
ter should be declared undesir-
able. He said his wife had lust
returned from Moscow two weeks
ago. Mrs. Mccormack toured
Europe with her daughter and
son-in-law during the past sum-
mer and the three returned to
Russia about three weeks ago.
Mrs. Mccormack said she was
baff1ed by the action taken
against her daughter. "A1l was
well in Moscow and they treated
us fine" during her visit there,
she said. ea.&
Mr.. Mccormack said his
daughter and her husband had
expected to stay in Moscow until
March. 1855, when Mr.. Sommer-
latte's tour Of duty would end.
The 32-year-old Mrs. Sommer-
latte is a graduate of Mary
Washington College at Freder-
lcksburg, Va. She and Mr.. Som
merlatte were married 10 years
ago and have an 8-year-
old son in school In London.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Belyoir Private, II, Held
AT Receiving Home

A l5-year-old Fort Belvoir
private was transferred from
District Jail to the Receiving
Home for Children last night
after police confirmed his age.
Pvt. Charles Evans Holt, who
Is 6 feet tall and weighs 160
pounds, was arrested two weeks
ago on auto theft charges. Juve-
nile squad officers confirmed his
story that he was only Is by
checking with relatives In In
dianapolis, Ind.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
~ THE EVENING STAR
?. Washington, D. G.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER ~, 1854
Foreign Craftsmen
To Show Teehniques
Al World Trade Fair

Washingtonians will have an
opportunity to see a number of
foreign craftsmen at work, when
the World Trade Fair is opened
to the public Monday at The
Hecht Co.
The World Trade Committee
of the Washington Board Of
Trade is cooperating in present.
Ing the fair, officials said today.
Through arrangements with
the embassies, these foreign
craftsmen will be seen:
Two rug weavers from Israel,
who will weave a rug to be pre-
Sented to Mrs. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover for her new Pennsylvania
home.
Christmas Ornaments.
Alloys Greiner- -Ronge, a glass
blower from Hanover, Germany,
who will create Christmas tree
ornaments and other novelties.
Renate Tolksdorf from Paris,
q potter. who creates imaginative
ceramics.
Francesca Matteini, leather
worker from Florence, Italy.
Imported merchandise from
various nations, brought over by
Hecht Co. buyers, will be a
feature.
Included in the exhibit will be /:
Reproductions of the English
crown jewels, in conjunction
with the visit here next week
OF England's Queen Mother; a
model of a Rolls Royce car, val
ued at $4,000; an 18-foot repro
duction of the Fontani de Trevi
at Rome, which was featured in
the movie, Three Coins in the
Fountain"
Antiques from The Neither
lands; prints and pictures from
Japan: a toy window with life
size models of animals by the
Stieff Co., Germany; a United
Nations store booth where U. N.
stamps will be sold, and an Eng
lish turbo prop engine borrowed
from Capital Airlines.
Daily Show Set.
A daily show will be held dur
ing the first week from 2 to 3
pm. in a special fifth floor audi
torium. Italy, Scotland. Swift
zerland, France, Venezuela and
India will supply entertainers.
To the person who builds a
model that most closely re-
sembles the original MIG auto
mobile, a prize of the automobile
will be given.
A round-trip to Italy by steam
ship will be awarded through the
drawing of entry blanks, as a
feature of the fair.
An invitation preview to the
World Trade Fair will be held
Sunday. This is sponsored by
the. World Trade Committee of
the Washington Board of Trade.
The telecast, youth Wants to
Know" will originate at 1 pm.
Sunday on the third floor Of, the
Hecht Co., with Harold Stassen, 4
director of the Foreign Opera
tions Administration, participat-
ing. The latter part of the pro-
gram will be focused on the fair
itself, officials explained. Harry
M. Davidow, executive vice pres
ident of Hecht's; e. E. Parrish,
acting chairman Of the World
Trade Committee, and Mr.. Stas-
sen will participate directly.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Stussen Arrives in Rome

ROME. Oct. ~ (49.-Harold
Stassen. director Of the United
States Foreign Operations Ad-
ministration. flew into Rome last
night for conferences with italian
officials on the United States aid
program. Mr.. Stassen came here
from Belgrade and win 60 to
Madrid after leaving Rome.
Evening star., 1954-10-27
The Federal Spotlight
Sub-cobinet Group Established
ToDroft Pay Raise Legislation
BY Joseph Young

The White House has set subcabnet group draft
Federal raise legislation
The is headed by Civil Service Commission Chairman
Philip Young Other members of the reported to
Defense Mobzer Arthur Flemmng Labor Secretary Mitchell
Deputy Budget Bureau Director ~
Percval Brundage Treasury dt;oroi a,,a,.~... =
Evening star., 1954-10-27

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. l03s on July 81,
Lowest. IS. on January %.
High and Low Of Last "a Hours.
High, 81, at 2:l5 pm.
Low. 81, at 6:l5 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast al
Geodetic Suryev)
Evening star., 1954-10-27
Wirephoto Map.

ZAP Wrephoo
1t will be colder most of the Eastern half of the
country tonight except for South Atlantic States
Northern New England Showers and possibly
storms will accompany the drop temperature
North and Middle Atlantic States thunderstors
also forecast for the Gulf region. will mp bit
the Northern Plains.
Evening star., 1954-10-27

dage, Treasury
Marion B. Fol-
Evening star., 1954-10-27
The Sun and Moon.

Rises. SETS 4
Sun, today $50 5.I4
Sun. tomorrow 6:31 Big
Moon, today 1928 am. 5:26 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
Get Entertainers
for Methodist
Mew Years Parry

A variety of entertainers have
now been secured who will put
on the floor show for the New
Years Eve party to be held
at the Chardon Methodist
church.
The Hilltoppers Swing Band,
withN their leader, Fred Austin,
will be on hand to play for
dancing after the watch night
service which is scheduled for
11:30 to IL midnight.
Entertainers include tn e
young boys quartette fro m
Middlefield who have enjoyed
wide spread popularity in the
past year; Sue Thornburgh will
give her imperSonations of John
ME Ray; Mary Ann Price and
Jean McKenna will give a song
skit; Joyce Dempsey will play
the accordian andDick Pulsifer
the piano, and Bob ThraSher,
Bill Carson, Bob Arnold and
Neal Osborn will sing o m e
barber shop numbers.
Tickets are now on sale at
$1.00 per family.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
Groups Help
Older Folks
Observe Xmas

Christmas music by choral
groups and an elaborate din.
ner will add to the holiday OBJ
servance. for residents of the
County Home and the Pop e
Home.
The Rainbow group of Cha
grin Falls brought a large
Christmas tree to the County
home, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Bosworth, heads, said today.
Last Sunday the Church of
Alliance of Concord h ad
a program at the home at $3.50
Monday night a choir from
Chardon, under direction of Mrs.
E.s h er Black, sang. On
Thursday at 2 pm, a Burton
group of young people sang,
and 7 to 8 pm. Chester
Community church group
gave a program.
! Many organizations are con-
tributing gifts to both county
institutions. l....
1.-The 20 patients in the Pope
Home will know that Christmas
is here" said Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton Baptie, heads.
There will be a large tree.
On Dec. %, Burton Congrega-
tional church singers will have
a program, as will children
from Auburn school on Dec.
%.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
Late Models Hidden Near
Isolated Ravine in Parkman

Sheriff John Phelps Tuesday seized about 70 late model
stolen valued at about $2OO00000 hidden in the
woods ravine in an isolated section of Parkman
township.
Arrested was William Hopkins, 49, who admitted he
had bought the for tiny fraction of their value from
auto thieves from Akron and Cleveland
Under guard of deputies the being towed out
of the woods by local garageman and temporarily being
stored in local garages pending final Identification.
All of the being checked for fngerprints
in the hope they will later aid in convcting the who
handled them.
Towing operations went all Tuesday afternoon and
evening and finally halted at midnight to
Wednesday.
On the Identification revealed about 40 of the
had been stolen recent months from Cleveland and
stolen in the Akron ~
Most of the of fairly late model Included
1854 Cadlacs, Lincolns, Oldsmobes and others.
In garage in the Hopkins home was found stock of
engines that had been removed from cars along with
assortment of radios, heaters and other
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
Eagle Auxiliary
Has YuR Party
TnesdayEpe

Geauga Auxiliary No. 2261 F.
o. E. held its annual Christ
mas party Tuesday evening
Dec. IA, at the Aerie Home on
Water st. A smorgasbord din
ner at $50 pm. for all mem
bers and their families was
followed by gift exchange and
group singing of Christmas car
OILS.
The dining room was ap
propriately decorated for the
season and a huge Christmas
tree adorned the south wall,
the tables were spread wit h
Christmas table clothes and
centered with red candles amid
pine boughs and ornaments.
Grace was offered by Harvey
Leyde, w. P. of Geauga Aerie.
The committee In charge of
arrangements was Mrs. John
Gessic, Mrs. Harvey Leyde and
Mrs. George Bay. The regular
meeting of the Auxiliary fol-
lowed.
On Sunday, Dec. 10, the Aer-
lie and Auxiliary sponsored a
childrens Christmas party.
There was a good attendance
and Santa arrived with his
pack of toys with gifts and
goodies for all the little ones.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
Progress,
Research Have
Xmas Party

The Research club and the
Progress Literary club met in
joint session on the evening
of December 20 for their usual
Christmas party. Mrs. F r n k
Schofield and Mrs. Robert Saw
age had prepared a program
of music for the occasion.
Mrs. Helen Strong, president
of the Research club opened
the meeting with the seasons
greeting and turned the meet
ing over to Miss Alta Trask,
president of the Progress Lit
erary club. Mrs. Savage with
Mrs. Schofield at the pia n o,
sang AVE Maria" by Schu-
bert and "He Shall Feed His
Flock" from "The Messiah. "
Mrs. Fred Basquin read a
Christmas story from the book
called 1.-The Christmas Book of
Legends"
Miss Trask then invited Mrs.
Betty Hanna to present h e
choir of girls from the Pilgrim
Christian church. The names of
the girls composing the choir
were Jean Thomas, Penny Wat
kins, Joan Thomas, Gail Reiter,
Karen Shriener, Phyllis c a n
field, Mary Virginia Jones, Lin
da Roberts, Patricia Koston
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
List Holiday Hours
of Chardon Bank

Officials of the Chardon
Savings Bank believe there has
been some misunderstanding
about their change of hours for
the holiday season, and would
like to repeat them for their
customers.
Instead of staying open their
usual Friday nights the la t
two weeks of this month, they
will move their evening opening
up one day since those Fridays
are Christmas Eve and New
Years Eve.
The bank will be open Thurs
day nights, Dec. % and 80, and
Friday until 2:30 p.m
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-12-23
Burton Wins
1st Place in
Geauga League

Burton handed the Middlefield
Huskies their first loss of the
season Friday night, 66 to so,
to move into first place in the
Geauga county league.
The Maple Leafs Bob Pot
ter collected "a points, while
his teams defense was smoth-
ering Huskie star Bill Hauser
to hold him to Is points, the
first time In six games that
he has been under 20.
League leading Burton now
has a four and two season rec
ord, but are unbeaten in three
league battles.
Newbury Thompson: T h e
Black knights of New ury
chalked up their third win
against a single loss to league
leading Burton when they hand
ed lucklesS Thompson t h r
fifth straight setback in Thomp-
son Friday night, A to "a.
The Black knights led a IL
the way, although Thompson
outScored the winners in the
third period. The halftime count
read 26 to 16 Newbury. Both
teams had a bad fourth quar-
ter, Newbury outscoring Thomp
son eight to six.
Kenston Chester: The, Bonn
bers from Kenston registered
their sixth win of the young
season Friday night on West
Geauga's floor when they
squeezed by a stubborn West
Geauga five, IA to 70, in an
overtime period.
KenSton has lost only to New
bury in seven games this sea-
son. West Geauga is still gun
ming for its initial victory after
four starts.