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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
German Woman Seized
On Espionage Charge
By the Associated Press

BREMERHAVEN, Germany,
Aug. 2.-Ursula Schmidt, 27-
year-old German woman deport-
ed from Canada, was arrested by
United States counter intelli-
gence agents upon her arrival
here last night aboard a Greek
liner.
United States authorities said
she was charged in an open war;
rant with giving secret informa-
ton on United States Air Force
bases in Germany to Soviet
agents.
Il am innocent" she told re-
porters as she was taken of the
ship. II came back to- prove I
am innocent"
Miss Schmidt, an attractive
brunette, was charged with
espionage by United States au-
thorities in Germany after she
went to Canada in 1858.
Before leaving Canada, she
said through an attorney that
she was implicated by Erwin
Felker. whom she described as
"a frustrated lover"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
By Mary Lou Werner

The teen-age daughter of Al
exandria City Manager Ira Will
lard helped rescue three per-
sons from an Arlington mans
capsized schooner during a vio-
lent storm near Jamestown, Va,
yesterday. A fourth person
aboard the schooner died be-
fore help arrived.
The sailing craft belonged to
E. Earl Porter. 81. of 807 South
Barton street, Arlington. His
sister-in-law, Mrs. Frances Lee
more Porter. 81, of Warren, Ohio.
persisted when the boat over
turned.
The rescued, in addition to
Earl Porter, were the dead worn-
ans son and daughter-in- law,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Porter
of Warren.
They were saved by Miss Eliz-
abeth (Bib) willard, IS. and Joe
Brown, jr., IA. of Richmond,
formerly of Alexandra. They
made their way out to the over
turned and sunken schooner in
small cupboard motorboat.
Watermen reported it was one
Of the worst storms they could
recall. All telephones to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Union Official
Denies He Got
$4,000 in Graft
Lowry Is Accused
By Former Aide in
Painters Union Here
By Miriom Gutenberg

A top painters union official
today emphatically denied &C
cepting nearly $4,000 in payment
from contractors for, "favors''
and called such accusations "a
lie."
The witness, Robert c. Lowry,
Secretary-treasurer of District
Council 81, Brotherhood of
Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers of America, made the
denials despite testimony from a
painting foreman about two $50
payments and from a former
union official about splitting pay
offs.
The accusation and denial
marked the opening day of pub
lie hearings before the House
Government Operations Com
mittee'S new misunderstanding
subcommittee, which is looking
into allegations of extortion and
bribery involving some officials
VA WIG pd11OCL . AA14OIl.
Ousted Agent Testifies.
The principal accusation made
against Mr.. Lowry at the morn
ing session came from Archie
B. Moore, who was business
agent of the council until. as
Chairman Hoffman put it, he
was kicked out for trying to clean
up the union.
Mr.. Moore was called specif1-
cally to testify on money he said
was given him by Mr.. Lowry in
connection with painting the
Adas Israel Synagogue at Con-
necticut avenue and Porter
street NV. in August. 1851.
Before he left the stand, how
ever, Mr.. Moore handed the
subcommittee a diary in which.
he said, he had recorded payoffs
to Mr.. Lowry from contractors.
Mr.. Moore testified that he him.
self had collected more than ST.
600 paid off to me in brides
and graft" and that he had told
several other union members Of
the situation.
Finally" he said, ION Febru-
airy /. 1852. we decided we had
enough evidence to get rid of the
crooks in the organization. /
| told the union members at a
special meeting what was going
on"
! He said he held the money in
escrow until later that month
when his lawyer advised him to
spend it in attorneys fees and
other inveStigative expenses. A
civil suit was brought by Mr..
Moore and other union members
against Mr.. Lowry and other
union officials, and is still pend
ing.
Repeats Denials.
To every question asking Mr..
Lowry if he had received pay
ments from contractors on Spe-
cif1c dates. he replied with an
emphatic mo-" and as empha-
tically denied he had split with
Mr.. Moore or other union off,
Gals.
Attorney Charles E. Ford was
at his side as he told the SUBJ
(See RACKETS, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Mendes-Frunce' Bold Move
In 7unisio Causes Paris Crisis
Political Circles Are Rocked by Offer
Of Internal Autonomy to Protectorute

two powerful groups of extremists.
On one hand there were ultra
nationalist Arabs who would
settle at nothing short of COM
plete independence and an end
to French rule in North Africa.
On the other were vociferous
French colonists who saw in
every attempted reform a sell
out of their interests.
Meanwhile, the situation was
becoming critical. Bombings and
shootingS in TuniSia and Mo-
rocco were on the increase.
Demands of colonists for more
protection were becoming
shriller. Finally, with the set
tlernent of the Suez dispute be-
tween Britain and Egypt, the
whole attention of militant
Arab nationalism was turning
to French North Africa.
Mr.. Mendes-France planned
his move like a general planning
an attack. His main weapons
were surprise and boldness. Be-
fore the opposition in both
camps had the slightest inkling
of what was coming, Mr..
Mendes-France was in TuniS
after a secret midnight plane
trip. A few hours later the Bey
of Tunis had the proposal of
the French government: Internal
autonomy of the state of Tunisia
was proclaimed without reserve;
(See MOVES, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Officials in Italy
Boffied by Dogs
Undiplomotic Bite
sx the A,soeiatsd Press

GENOA. Italy. Aug. a. It's
turned out to be just hypotheti-
cal question, but officials here are
wondering whether consulate
dog has diplomatic immunity.
Over the week end the Austrian
conSulate'S pet German shepherd
took an undiplomatic bite at IS
year-old Marisa Bernardo. on
consular property.
Her parents said she developed
a fever. took her to hospital
and demanded that police kill
the dog and examine it for rabies.
The consulate refused to sur
render the dog, claiming diplo-
matte rights.
Marisa got we'll The charges
were dropped. But police still
haven't figured out what they
could have done about it, II it all
hadn't worked out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
By Crosby S. Moves
Foreign Correspondent of The Stor

PARIS, Aug. Political
circles here are rocking today as
a result of the latest bold strike
of French Premier Mendes-
France.
His dramatic weekend flight
to Tunisia and the sweeping
~----~-~-~-------~----
Tunision Nationalist Asitotors Released
by French. Poee A-3
-----~----~--->->
political reforms which he pro-
poses for the strife-torn pro-
tectorate have brought his
regime face to face with its first
serious crisis at home.
Mr. Mendes-France's political
enemies have now recovered
from their initial surprise suf-
ficiently to yell for his scalp.
The debate that will surely fol-
low in the National Assembly
will be bitter.
OF all the problems that con-
fronted the premier from the
outset of his regime. the problem
of North Africa most worried his
close supporters. There seemed
to be no possible solution to the
increasing violence in Tunisia
and Morocco that did not in
volve great political risks at
home.
The government. like those
before it, was trapped between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02

some delight that the Weather
Bureau observer saw the first
drops at 5:33 am. The fall was
intermittent until 6:44 am,
when a steady. light rain pro-
duced IT of an inch before noon.
The bureaus radarsc e
showed the shower belt stretched
80 or 35 miles north and south
of Washington and about Is
miles east and west. The bureau
believed the rain eventually
would spread throughout most
of Maryland and Virginia.
In addition to the rain, the
outlook in temperatures was
promising for the next few days.
Once the shower condition
abates. a flow of cooler air from
Canada should slip in, bringing
moderate readings Tonight's
low will be about 10 degrees,
the bureau said.
At College Park, Md, three
agricultural leaders who last year
comprised a Maryland drought
emergency committee met to de-
eide whether to recommend that
Gov McKeldin declare pre>-
ent emergency. The committee
was acting on an unofficial basis
this year. but it was believed it's
opinion would be considered by
the Governor.
The Midwest and part of the
Southwest, which has suffered
even more than the Eastern
area. was visited by heavy rains,
winds and hail yesterday.
With rain roneing up TO nearly
five inches in Nebraska. hail
damage was reported to crops in
some sections of the State and in
Kansas. The winds and rains
penetrated some of the oven hot
regions of Missouri and Okla
homa.
Some showers fell in the Bal
tlmore area yesterday, while Al
OF an inch was recorded at Rich
mond and 10 inch IT Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
'GuatenaIan Cadets
Battle Castillo Men,
Two Persons Killed
Fight OF Encompment
; Of Revolution Victors
Leeds to Brief Firing
BY the Assoeioted Press

: GUATEMALA, Aug. IA
quarrel between Guatemalan
military cadets and the liberia
ton forces" of Col. Carlos Cas-
tillo Armas. chief of the country's
ruling junta, erupted into a bat
tie today. Two persons were
killed and several wounded.
The fighting caused reports
that the cadets and some others
had revolted in sympathy, with
the deposed leftist government of
Jacobo Arbenz.
But later it appeared the fight
was an intramural conflict be-
tween the cadets and members
of the Castillo army, victors in
the June-July revolution.
(The State Department re-
ported two armed clashes with
cadets in Guatemala but said
the military forces supporting
the anti-Communist govern
ment there ARE apparently
firmly in control.D
Cadets Attack Camp.
The fight started about dawn
near Roosevelt Hospital where
forces of the Castillo army are
encamped. A cadet was killed,
and virtually the entire body of
cadets then attacked the en-
campment. Firing from rifles,
machineguns and mortars was
heard for about two hours.
Maj. Enrique Olivia, member of
the Castillo junta, and Col. Jose
Ortega, chief of staff, moved
forces into position for an attack
on the military academy. Gov
eminent planes were given orders
to attack the school.
Sporadic fighting continued in
the vicinity of Roosevelt Hos
pital, on the outskirts of the cap
ital, until $40 am.
Castillo Rushes to Scene.
Col. Castillo. who spent the
night at Chimaltenango, rushed
to Guatemala City by plane to
pacify the contending forces.
Commanders at the capitals
two principal regular army
bases announced that these
forces were loyal to the govern
ment, but were being held in
quarters. The commanders asked
that the liberating army suspend
its action against the military
school, and cease-fire order
was given by Maj. Olivia and
Col. Ortega.
Private advices reaching New
York said there had been a
fCaA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
.
knoW|and Asks
Committee Of 6
On Mccarthy
His Motion Calls
For q Report as
Soon as Possible
BULLETIN

Senate Republican Leader
Knowland today moved that
the Mccarthy censure resolu-
ton and all amendments to
it be referred to a special COM
mittee composed of three Re-
publicans and three Demo-
Gratis. His motion stated the
committee should report to the
Senate "as expeditiously as
equity and justice will permit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Moscow-Poris Airline
Goes Into Operation
By the Associated Pres.

LONDON. Aug. 2.--Passenger
air line service linking Moscow
and Paris--with a stop at Pra-
que for transfer of passengers
and mail-was opened today.
Flights will be made every day
except Sundays.
The Moscow radio said Vnu-
kovo Airport near the Soviet
capital was gaily decorated with
Soviet and French national flags
as the first plane took off west
ward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
By Cecil HoIIond and
james Y. Newton

The resolution to censure SEN
ator Mccarthy should be sent
to a special committee with in
structions for report to the
Senate before adjournment this
session. Senator Mcclellan. Dem
ocrat, of Arkansas said today
Senator Mcclellan, power
among the Democrats for the
censure situation. since he is
ranking minority member of the
Mccarthy Investigations sub
committee, expressed his views
to a reporter just before the
Senate began the third day of
debate on the hot Mccarthy
issue.
The Arkansas Democrat said
the special committee should be
instructed to report promptly on
specific charges against Senator
Mccarthy and the censure move
should be made the last order of
business at this session
But he emphasized that he
saw no reason why the whole
Mccarthy issue could not be dis
posed OF before the Senate adj
Journed probably late next week.
Fulbright Plan Called Up.
The motion to censure Senator
Mccarthy was introduced by
Senator Flanders, Republican. OF
Vermont. But the pending busi-
ness when the Senate convened
today was an amendment by
Senator Fulbright, Democrat, Of
Arkansas, setting forth six spe-
chic charges, which he said were
censurable, against the contro-
yersial Wisconsin Republican.
Senator Fulbright said he
wished separate votes on each
OF the six charges. The first al
legged that Senator Mccarthy in
1948 had shaken down" the
defunct Lustron (housing) Corp,
for $4,000 without rendering
comparable service. The money
was paid allegedly for a housing
pamphlet Senator Mccarthy
wrote.
Senator Republican Leader
KnoWland told reporters a vote
or two is possible today on some
aspects of the cenSure resolu-
ton and predicted the Senate
stay in session until about 10
pm. He added there would be
no interruption of the Mccarthy
debate.
Senator Knowland said he op-
posed any move to table or kill
the censure action today, How
ever. any of the Senator'S could
move to table. But Senator
Knowland predicted such a mo-
ton would be defeated.
Time Limit Opposed.
The Republican Leader said
there were several points of view
about the general subject of
sending the Flanders resolution
to a committee where presumably
a hearing would be held on at
least some of the charges raised
against Senator Mccarthy. But
he indicated he opposed sugges-
tionS that time limit be set
in which such a committee must
report. Senator Knowland said
the setting of a deadline would
raise the question that a gun"
was pointed at the committee.
Senator Mcclellan said he did
not think it was proper for the
Senate to cenSure Senator Nc
Carthy or any one else without
the allegations being threshed
out in committee and the de
PENDANT" given an opportunity
to state his side.
This is not merely Joe Nc
Carthy that we are dealing with
tSee MCCARTHY, Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Mon Who Starved
To Death Had 5000
Br the Assoeio,ed Pros.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, Aug 2.
After John j. Panso, rs, died
of malnutrition in st. Vincent's
Hospital last night, police
searched his basement fiat.
They found a bank book show
ing deposits totaling $4,000 and
two uncashed income tax refund
checks for 1952-1953 amounting
to 5000.
The hospital reported that Mr..
Panso, found unconscious Sat-
urday night, apparently hadn't
eaten in q week. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Censor Wipes Out
All 81 Words of
APP Mans Dispatch
By The Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 2.-Associ-
ated Press Correspondent
John Roderick filed a short
story in Indo-C China for re-
lay to Paris today. 1t was
only 81 words. The Wet
Namese military censor blue
penciled all of them.
The dispatch arrived as
follows:
Saigon, Aug. 2 (P).-67
words censored by the Wet
Nam military censor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Food Costs Stay Up
Despite Steady Drop
In Farmers Prices
House Report Sees
Little Relief Under
Marketing Charges
By the Associated Press

The House Agriculture Com
mittee formally reported today
what housewives already knew:
Grocery store prices remain at
near-record highs despite siz-
able drop in farm prices.
Making public statistical
study of the trend in farm prices
and retail food costs. the COM
mittee concluded:
THUS far, almost none of the
lower prices received by farmers
since 1851 has been passed on
to consumers in the form of
lower retail food costs.
Further declines in farm
prices are expected as more live
stock and livestock products
come to the market and Gov
ernment) price-support levels
are lowered.
See Little Help to Consumer.
Consumers can expect little
benefit. however, from these low
er farm prices unless recent
tendencies to increase marketing
and processing charges are
curbed."
A somewhat less pesslmistic
view. from thet housewives
standpoint. came yesterday from
the Agriculture Department,
which said major foods will be in
plentiful supply during the re-
manning months of 1854 and tnat
prices should ease some.
The department forecasts a
heavier output of pork, veal, lard,
turkeys. eggs. processed fruits,
fresh vegetables and some rice,
as compared with the same
months last year.
The House committee found
that the farmers share of the
consumer dollar is steadily drop
ping while retail food prices
have remained at 1852 peak
levels"
1t said that out of each dollar
spent by the American house.
wife for foods, Sc cents goes for
processing, marketing and trans
portation charges.
The farmer receives A cents,
of which 80 cents meets the
cost of producing his crop, the
report stated, and concluded:
Thus, the farmer and his
family have about IA cents out
of each consumer dollar spent
for domestically produced food
for their work and their invest
ment.'
Almost to 1916 Level.
Going back to removal in 1945
OF war-imposed price controls.
the committee study said farm
prices advanced 20 per cent from
then until their peak in 1851.
and that since then, farm prices
have dropped almost back to
their 1916 level.
I'm contrast" the committee
noted. retail food prices now
hold within a fraction of their
1852 peak"
The committee said house.
wives now are paying the high
est prices on record" for bakery
products and cereals. although
farm prices for wheat are down
to 1919 levels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02

area were disrupted for "a hours.
The survivors had been cling
ing to small piece of the mast
barely sticking above the water
for about an hour before their
plight was discovered.
Earl Porter had started to
swim for shore when a boy on
Ehe front porch of the Willards'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02
Foreign Devils Hated
By People of China

BEHIND THE CURTAlN--ln Red
Chino foreigners, except certain Rus
sions, ore disIiked and the Com
nunisss would ban them from China.
See the concluding article Of q two
port series by on anonymous British
businessmen from Chino on
Pose AS.
SEA SHELL SklLLS - Here's on
idea If you're visiting seaside re-
sorts this year. Collect seq shells
ond this winter use them TO moke
eorrinss, foncy boxes or whot hove
you. Poee B-3
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hang under the 90-degree mark
considerable relief compared to
Saturdays scorching 1903.
And even more encouraging
was. the Weather Bureaus fore
cast for more showers through
out the day, tonight and tomor-
row.
Although it would take a soak
ing 8 or 4-inch rainfall to reach
drought-breaking proportions,
farmers and water-shy city
jewellers were happy to accept
anything in the way of moisture.
Since July Is, only 8/100ths
of an inch of rain had dampened
the area. And SO it was with
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Enough Rain to Ease Drought
Due onight and Tomorrow
Flow of Cooler Air From Canada
Expected Here During Next Few Days

The Washington area felt the
cool breath of rain today-not
much, but enough to lift spirits.
lower temperatures, and give
promise of some drought relief
tonight and tomorrow.
For the first time since July
26, the temperature figured to
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Other Weather Story and Drought
Picture Page 3D.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02

Private advices reaching New
York said there had been a
fSee GUATEMALA, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-02

(See HOUSING, Page A-6.)
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-26
One Cadet From
 Alaska Will Be In Air Force Academy

Alaska will be allowed one ap- pointment for the first class en- tering the Air Force Academy in 1855, according to Delegate Bart lett who is authorized to nominate 10 candidates to compete among themselves for the one vacancy.
 Delegate Bartlett, who stated he woud welcome applications, point ed out that candidate must be at least IF and must not have reached his 22nd birthday by July 1 of 1855. Candidates must be citizens of the United States, no shorter than five feet four inches and no taller than six feet four inches.
 Alaska's appointee will be se- lected by the Air Force from among the 10 candidates as the result of mental and physical ex- aminations.
 Any Alaska boy interested should send me a letter of ap- plication to 1929 House Office Building, Washington, D.C.,' Dele gate Bartlett said, giving me his full name and date of birth" Fur ther details are available in Dele gate Bartlett's office.
 Three hundred cadets are to be admitted in the first class, the ap- pointees apportioned among the states and territories according to population. The Air Force Acad- emy was authorized by the 83rd Congress and until such time as the permanent academy is con- structed at Colorado Springs, Colorado, the cadets will attend school at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-26
Date For Anchorage
 Fur Rendezvous Set For February 13 Thru P

The dates of the 1855 Anchor age Fur Rendezvous will be Feb. 13 through g, Manager William E. Bittner announced today.
 One of the highlights will be a public fur auction which will be- gin Friday, Feb. IS. Trappers from all over the territory are invited to send their furs to the Rendez- vous for the auction. Invitations have been sent to buyers all over the United States.
 The 100 mile dog team race will begin on Feb. 19. They will run 25 miles a day with the last lap on the 22nd.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-26
Eisenhower and Austrian Chancellor Will Try For Ending of Occupation

WASHINGTON, R- President Eisenhower and Austrian chancel- Tor Julius Raab have agreed to continue their efforts to obtain a treaty providing for withdrawal of all occupation troops from Aus tria "at an early and fixed date" <" Russia has blocked such efforts in the past.
 A communique was issued at the State Department today on talks which ran during a visit that lasted from Sunday through Thursday. He conferred with Eisenhower and also with Secre- tary of State Dulles.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-26
Former NOmeites
 Register For Fall Term At U. of Washington

SEATTLE = With a total en- rollment of 13,675, fall registra- tion at the University of Wash ington showed an increase of more than 500 over last fall.
 Among the students from Alas ka registered at the University were:
 Kay C. Coulthard and Loretta A. Snyder from Anchorage.
 Richard P. Braafladt from Fair banks.
 June H. Dunbar and Robert C. HarWood from Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1954-11-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Continued cloudy with snow and freezing drizzle. Cloudy and colder tonight. Winds SW 1920 mph tonight. Lowest temperature expected tonight 15, high Satur- day 21.
 Nome data last "A hours as of 2 am. today: High temperature 21, low 2. Max. wind 20 mph. from the south. Sunrise 9:13 a.m., sunset 2:27 pm.