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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
we can't carry out the Presi-
dents program.
Truman Suggests Mccarthy
Probe Siberia Spy Case

KANSAS CITY, Mar. 81 (P.-
Former President Truman said
yesterday he had heard that
some 'fool Americana" had been
accused of spying in Siberia. He
suggested, in an obvious refer
ence to Senator Mccarthy, that
that great investigator be per-
mitted to go to work for Malen-
kov and find out what they were
doing there"
HE wouldn't be bothered by
the Russians because they
wouldn't object to his Methods"
Mr.. Truman told 400 visiting
chemists.
Mr.. Truman did not mention
Senator Mccarthy by name.
The former President ad-
dressed a luncheon session of
the American Chemical Society's
Division of Chemical Marketing
and Economics. The society is
holding its 125th meeting here.
Mr.. Truman went on to say
he had heard that DR.. Linus
Pauling of the California Insti-
tute of Technology had beeen
charged with investigating red
corpuscleS."
DR.. Pauling, a former presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Two More Schools
Evacuated by Threats
By the Assoeioted Press

MINEOLA, N. Y, Mar. 81
Two more Long Island schools
were evacuated because of prank
sters' bomb threats yesterday
while a judge promised to Jail
students if necessary to end
"teen-age tyranny"
Twelve hundred Mineola High
School students were evacuated
after Principal Ralph r. Sloat
found two notes in his car say
ing the building would be blown
up.
A telephoned message to po-
lice that a bomb had been plant
ed in Bowling Green High
School, Westbury. forced evacu-
alton of 800 students.
Students were evacua tie d
Thursday from schools in Port
Washington and Amityville be-
cause of similar threats. Earlier
this week a homemade bomb
exploded in Roslyn High School,
causing no injuries. and the next
day an unexploded bomb was
found in the same school.
Three pupils were arraigned
before District Court Judge Man
uel Levine yesterday as perpetra-
tors Of the Port Washington
hoax.
"All convictions for perpetra-
tors of bomb scares) in the future
will bring jail sentences" Judge
Levine told them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Federal Activities
Para|Yzed by Probes,
Bishop Oman Says

Methodist Bishop G. Bromley
Oman declared last night that
"the Nation is fed up on in
vestigations.' but the people may
tolerate one more, namely, an in
vestigation of the investigators"
Current Investigations, he said,
are "a disease that is paralyzing
the normal activities of Govern
ment." He addressed the 5Oth
anniversary meeting of the Jo-
seph PrieStly Conference, the
annual assembly of Unitarians
from the District, Northern Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware and
Pennsylvania, in the Arlington
Unitarian Church.
Bishop Oman, who is presi-
dent of the World Council Of
Churches, charged that President
EiSenhower's program is being
postponed while busybodies and
DULLES discount and divide the
Nation"
He said "the brilliant achieve
ments of a great Secretary of
State get third-page notice,
while the antics of an erstwhile
tail-gunner and his 20-odd-year-
old assistants get first page
banner headlines"
Senator Mccarthy. he said,
appears to suffer from aprose-
xta." (Webster's New Inter-
national Dictionary defines
"aprosexia" as IAN abnormal in
ability to sustain attention"
Bishop Oman also charged
the ruling members" of the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities with "incompe-
tency and responsibility" He
referred to reports that a COM
mittee investigator has been
campaigning in the home dis
trict of committee Chairman
Velde, Republican. of Illinois.
I'VE have had enough of
clowns and bullies," said Bishop
Oman. Let us turn now to
representative and respectable
leaders, to the Eisenhowers and
the DulleseS, the Stevensons and
the Douglases. solve our domestic
issues. and, in cooperation with
the free peoples of the world,
build a just and peaceful
| society"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Policeman Cleared
In Fatal SHOOTING

A corners jury cleared a second
precinct policeman yesterday in
the fatal shooting of a man who
was interfering in an arrest yes
terday.
Pvt. Billie Smiths killing Of
Ison Cothran, 81, colored. 20O4
Maryland avenue NE, was de-
clared justifiable homicide.
Pvt. Smith, 26, and his partner,
Pvt. George F. Reidy were in
plain clothes on a vice assign
ment Thursday.
They arrested a man in the
1900 block of Seventh street NV.
on a pandering charge.
Cothran approached them,
cursing and armed with switch
blade knife, the officers testified.
He grabbed Pvt. Reidy and was
trying to get the officers pistol
when Pvt. Smith shot him, the
policemen told the jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Agriculture Denies
McCarthy's Report
On Dairy Price Props

The Agriculture Department
apparently is ready to go through
with its announced plan to drop
dairy price supports from 80 per
cent to rs per cent of parity next
Thursday.
Senator Mccarthy. Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin told reporters
yesterday he had heard" the de-
partment might make a last
minute change. Undersecretary
True D. Morse, head of the Com
modify Credit Corporation, which
handles price supports, denied
the report.
The Senator also announced he
has assigned members of his In
vestigations Subcommittee staff
to look into what he called Gun
usual" financial aspects of the
departments moves to put lower
support levels into effect.
Principal target of the Sem
ator's probe is the departments
decision to permit professors and
distributors to sell butter to the
Government through March 81
at the current support price OF
65.75 cents a pound, retain pos
session of it and contract to buy
it back on April ! at so cents.
The same arrangement has been
made for cheese, with the Gov
eminent paying 81 cents pound
to April l and selling it back for
35 cents.
Senator Mccarthy said he
understands" that 26,800, 900
pounds of cheese have been
bought and sold without moving
it" in these transactions, but de-
partment officials explained that
purchasers are not allowed &C
tually to take title until April /.
They said the procedure is neces-
sary because otherwise process
Sors would sell all their butter
and cheese to the Government
before April to take advantage
of present prices, causing a
shortage in retail markets after
that date.
Even with this arrangement.
officials said, professors are en-
gaging in a last-minute rush
to take advantage of 80 per cent
parity and consequently butter
is piling up in Government ware
houses at a rate of more than 3
million pounds a day.
Secretary Benson announced
again yesterday that the Gov
eminent expects to announce a
pilot plan" April l for disposing
of dairy SURPRISES. The plan will
combine a program to get butter
into regular retail channels plus
an advertising campaign to pro-
mote greater use of dairy items.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27

dent of the chemical society, was
named by the House Un-Ameri-
can Activities Committee three
years ago as being active in what
it termed a Communist wide
world peace offensive"
DR.. Pauling denied that he
had ever been a Communist. Mr..
Truman said the chemist had to
go before a committee and ex-
plain what red corpuscleS are,
adding:
Il suggest Prof. Pauling con-
fine his Investigations to white
corpuscles."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Virginia Prison Fugitive
Recaptured in Tennessee

Three convicts who escaped
from a Virginia prison road
gang in Prince William County
last Monday have been recap
tured at Kingsport, Tenn.
Virginia State police said they
had been notified by Tennessee
authorities that the three were
caught yesterday in a stolen
car
The fugitives are Ralph Shop
herd, 20; Billy Franklin Christie,
81, and Herbert Daniel Profit.
81. All three were serving time
at State Prison Camp No. 6 at
Woodbridge, Va. They got away
last Monday while working with
q road gang near Lake jackson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Search Continues
For MeCarthy-Army
Inquiry Counsel
BY the Associated Press

Finding a special counsel to
handle the Senate investigation
Of charges Senator Mccarthy
and high Army officials have
aimed at each other is proving
to be a tougher job than some
Senators apparently had ex-
pected.
Even Senator Mundt, Republic
can. Of South Dakota, who will
preside at the televised public
airing Of the charges before the
Senate Investigations Subcom-
mittee. acknowledged that it
now seems LESS possible" that
the hearings can get under way
next week as he had hoped.
Senator Mccarthy, the sub
committees chairman, has
agreed to let Senator Mundt run
the hearings.
Efforts Continue.
Senator Mundt and Senators
Mcclellan. Democrat, of Arkan-
sas and Jackson, Democrat, Of
Washington planned another
round of effort today to line up
for the job lawyer who would
qualify as neutral and capable,
would command public conf
dence by his record-and would
be willing to take on the job.
The trio. serving as a special
subcommittee to nominate the
counsel, kept secret the names
under consideration.
Senator Mundt said he is sure
newsmen would recognize the
name of one of the men If they
heard it, and that the name Of
another would be familiar to
those with long memories.
There were indications they
got a rundown yesterday from
another prospect. They previ-
ously had announced that Will
liam j. Jameson. president of
the American Bar Association,
on the advice of it's Board of
Directors, had declined an in
vitation to serve.
Senator Mundt had spoken
during the day of having three
candidates under serious con-
sideration. He later mentioned
only two. and declined to elab-
crate. Other sources, however,
said the third man had said
mo"
Mccarthy Predicts Delay.
Senator Mccarthy predicted it
will take "a lot longer" to get the
inquiry under way than Senator
Mundt expects.
The public investigation was
ordered by the subcommittee
after a row involving Senator
Mccarthy and top Army officials
broke out in a rash Of bitter &C
cuSations.
An Army report had said Sem
ator Mccarthy and Roy Cohn,
the subcommittee chief counsel,
sought special treatment of a
drafted subcommittee consultant,
Pvt. G. David Schine.
Seantor Mccarthy in turn has
accused Secretary of the Army
Stevens and John G. Adams, as
sistant Army counsel, of black
mali tactics designed to divert
further subcommittee investiga-
tons Of Reds In the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Robber Gets Girls 81,
Misses $1,000 Payroll
BY the Assoeiosed Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-Clara
Gutierrez. 19-year-old clerk, was
carrying a purse with 50 in it
and a paper-bound package
when she was accosted by a rob-
Der yesterday in q Bronx hall
way.
The man grabbed the girls
purse and ran.
He left the package, which
contained a $4,000 payroll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Asylum Inmate
Among Holders of
Drivinq Permits

The drivers license of a
Maryland man was re-
voked when a routine re-
quest for a change of adj
dress revealed he was an
inmate in a State institu-
ton for the insane, accord
ing to Paul E. Burke, direc-
tor of the Maryland Traffic
Safety Commission.
But there are still plenty
of crazy ones with Maryland
drivers permits" Mr.. Burke
told the Metropolitan Area
Traffic Council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Democrat Chief Calls
Standards on Risks
ludicrous, Invalid
By the Assoeiateo Press

GARY. Ind. Mar. 27.-Stephen
A. Mitchell, Democratic national
chairman. last night called the
administrations standards for
determining security risks in
Government invalid and ludi-
crous" and mentioned Chief JUS
tice Warren and Secretary of
State Dulles as examples to prove
his point.
Mr.. Mitchell made the asser-
ton in a speech delivered at
Lake County Democratic meet
ing. It was his second address
in as many nights devoted in
part to an argument that the
administrations legislative pro-
gram has begged down while in
vestigations dominate the WASH
ington scene.
Recalling figures showing o.
APT Government workers sepa-
rated under the new security
program. Mr.. Mitchell said
Chairman Philip Young of the
Civil Service Commission says
only 383 of the total had any
gossip or suspicion or crank
letters In their files suggesting
any connection with disloyalty
or disloyal persons.
No Single One Is Red.
He said Mr.. Young would not
testify that as many as a sim
gle one of these is claimed to
have been actually a Commu-
MIST" and continued:
TO show you how far this
kind OF thing has gone, if Chief
Justice Earl Warren were to
leave Government employ, he
would be called-under the Re-
publican definition-a security
risk and become number 384.
That is because his personnel
file. as a Government employee,
now carries the baseless and ma
liclous charge-made prior to
his confirmation-that he has
followed the Marxist line.
"On the same basis Secretary
OF State Dulles stands labeled
also as a security risk.
He was an associate of Alger
Hiss in the Carnegie Foundation
for international Peace. In fact
1t was he who investigated and
recommended Hiss to be the
foundations president.
THE fact that even Mr.. Warren
and Mr.. Dulles fall within the
Republican definition of security
risks simply proves how invalid
and ludicrous those criteria are.
Shows Claim Is False.
And it proves that the claims
OF the Eisenhower administra-
ton to have cleaned out sub
versives from the Government
is false and political"
Mr.. Mitchell attacked Senator
Jenner, Republican, of Indiana
in his home State for saying
that we Democrats had DELHI
erately put handicaps in the
way of our fighting men in Ko-
rea."
Every decent citizen of In
DIANA" Mr.. Mitchell said, must
be ashamed Of Senator Jenner.
who has brought discredit to
your State. He must indeed re-
greet having sent him to Wash
lngton when you could have
sent a great and good Demo-
cratic statesman-Gov. Henry
Schricker."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
McCarthy's Dispute
With Army Injuries
6. 0. P, Hall Asserts
BY the Asseeiossd Pres.

OMAHA. Mar. 27.-Leonard
w. Hall, Chairman Of the Re-
publican National Committee.
says Senator Mccarthy. Repub-
lican, Of Wisconsin "has done
more harm than good" in his
trade Of verbal blows with top
Army officials.
AS a result, Mr.. Hall said, Sem
ator McCarthy's Senate effec-
tiveness has diminished in the
past few weeks"
Mr.. Halls statement in an in.
terview last night came as one
Of the strongest criticisms Of the
Wisconsin Senator yet put out
by high G. o. P. official. Sew
eral weeks ago Mr.. Hall had de-
scribed Senator Mccarthy as an
asset to the party.
Senator Mccarthy, Chairman
of the Senate Investigations
subcommittee, could not be
reached for immediate COM
ment.
Says Disputes Hurt.
Asked about the Mccarthy
Army exchanges, Mr.. Hall said
"the dispute has hurt. Any dis
pute hurts"
His comment came just be-
fore he talked about campaign
strategy at banquet gathering
of the Midwest and Rocky
Mountain Republican State
Chairmen's Association.
There is one person who al
ways speaks for our party" Mr..
Hall said in his dinner speech,
land that is Dwight D. Eisen-
hover. Don't let anybody tell
you that because of quarrels in
Washington that there is no
unity and no leadership
The Republican chairman told
his audience the big campaign
issues this year would be the
economic health of the Nation
and the never ending" battle
with communism.
On the first count. Mr.. Hall
declared "the Eisenhower adj
ministration program, now NOV
ing through Congress. is designed
to keep us sound economically by
building more industry, more
jobs and a healthy agriculture"
Halls Foreign Policy.
On the second, he said:
1--WE have at long last de-
veloped truly American foreign
policy which meets the overseas
Communist threat head-on and
lays the responsibility where it
belongs-in the laps of the Rus
slams. Meanwhile. at home we
have both the willingness and
the know how for dealing with
Communist inspired subver-
Sions."
All the Republicans have to
do to win in 1854, Mr.. Hall said,
is do what we did in 1952-get
out the vote"
If we do we will increase our
membership in the Senate and
House." he added. I'VE need
them. Without stronger forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-27
Penfagon Reinstates
Mrs. Moss, but Will
Continue Inquiry

SSUu ~ SssOS
Mrs. Annie Lee Moss, target
of Senator Mccarthy in his con-
troversy with the Army. has
been reinstated in her Pentagon
job, but q department inquiry
into charges against her con-
tinued today.
The Army announced last
night that she would return to
work Monday after the 3O-day
suspension instituted when a
witness before the Wisconsin
Republicans Investigation sub
committee testified she knew an
Annie Lee Moss who was q Com
muniSt.
MRS. Moss strongly denied she
was or ever has been q Com
munist or that she had even
bought a copy Of the Commu-
mist Daily Worker,
The Army announcement said
she was being returned to duty
March 90, pending final adjudi-
cation Of her case, to her posi-
ton in the Signal Corps Supply
Section"
Attorneys Opinion.
Her attorney, George E. c.
Hayes, said today the ruling
doesn't mean that the Army
can't go forward with any
charges and suspend her again.
i understand the Army will
advise her of any charges that
may be decided upon" he said.
But Mr.. Hayes added that If
no charges were proved against
Mrs. Moss there was mo ques-
ton" that she would receive back
pay for the period of her sus-
pension.
A special Army board was
reported to have nearly complet-
ed its study of the Moss case.
Mrs. Mary Stalcup Markward,
q former FBI undercover agent,
testified before, the Mccarthy
group that she had known a
woman by the name of Annie
Lee Moss on the list of card
carrying, dues paying member
OF the Northeast Club" a Red
organization of which she was
chairman.
When Mrs. Moss appeared in
the committee room, however.
Mrs. Markward said she had
her face rather we'll wrapped
up. I didn't really get a good
look at her this morning. That
being the case. I cannot posi-
lively swear that I know her
or personally knew her. But
from the general description that
have had, it is entirely pos
sible or probable that she is the
person"
Hearing in UprOar.
Committee Counsel Roy Cohn
insisted at a subsequent hearing
that a witness he refused to
name had testified against Mrs.
Moss in closed session.
The subcommittee was thrown
into an upr0ar. Senator SYM
ington. Democrat, of Missouri,
came to the aid Of Mrs. Moss
and commented that If she
didn't get her job back to come
to see me-"
Until the inquiry Mrs. Moss
was a transmitting machine OPP
orator for the Signal Corps
Communications Center. Sena-
tor Mccarthy called her Job an
"encoding, DECIDING" operation.
The Army said she sat at a
transmitting machine. Rolls of
tape with coded messages
punched into them were placed
where she could reach them.
She fed them into the machine
and pushed a button, which
started the machines operation.
Some one else at the other end
OF the machine took the still
undeciphered messages out.
But since early February
when the whole affair came up
Mrs. Moss has been assigned to
an unclaSSif1ed clerk-typist po-
sition outside the communica-
tons center. That is the job
she will resume Monday.
Evening star., 1954-11-08

that more and larger signs win
be put up on the District Sec
ton Of the parkway.
Even with the 30-nlile speed
limit. these signs are too small
to be read easily" he said.
The new signs. which may be
put up this week. are l2 by 4
feet. The old ones are by 3
feet. The size Of the new signs
Is limited BY curb space and the
width Of traffic islands.
Advance warning signs to be
erected win be 3 by 4 feet and
the first sign in line as motor
lists approach the city viii be Z
feet wide.
Evening star., 1954-11-08
Gas Truck Fire
Burns House
And 2VehicIes
I BY the Associated Press

SUFFOLK, Va, Nov. "a
bale of hay dropped from a
passing, truck struck the wind
shield Of a gasoline truck today
causing it to overturn and ex-
plode. The resulting fire de-
stroyed a two-story house, an
automobile. a pickup truck and
overhead power lines.
The driver, Mark Sanderlin,
jr., 20, of Portsmouth, was
treated at a hospital here and
released.
The accident occurred on
State Route 80 about 8 am.
eight miles south of here.
Mr.. Sunderlin told authorities
that three bales of hay fell of
the truck as it passed him going
in the opposite direction. One
bale, he said, struck the wind
shield, binding him and caus-
ing the tanker to jackknife and
upset. Occupants of the house
got out without injury.
Evening star., 1954-11-08
Upper Marlboro Man
Killed in Auto Crash

The owner of an Upper Marl-
boro (Md.) automobile agency
was fatally injured today when
a 1855 demonstrator he was
driving ran off the road near
Upper Marlboro and crashed
into a tree.
Jack Laningham. "a, of Upper
Marlboro, died at los am. from
hemorrhage and shock due to
a fractured skull, according to
DR.. John T. Maloney, Prince
Georges County medical exam
liner.
A passenger in the car, Sergt.
William B. Stacky, q, of the
1401st Food Service detachment
at Andrews Air Force Base. suf-
fered internal injuries and cuts.
He was treated at Prince
Georges General Hospital and
transferred to Walter Reed
Army Hospital.
Leonard Campbell, manager
OF the Marlboro Motor Sales Co.,
Mr.. Laningham's agency, said
the victim was married and had
two children. He said Sergt.
Stacky was a friend of Mr..
Laningham's.
Evening star., 1954-11-08
$50 0kinaWa Conyicfs
Riot in Mass Breakouf
BY the Assoeiuied Pres.

NAHA, Okinawa. Nov. g.
Some $50 convicts battled police
and wardens for three hours last
night in a wild riot marked by a
mass breakout from Naha peni-
tentiary.
An estimated so or more in
mates escaped but IA were re-
captured this morning, police
-aid. They added that % others
are known to be at large and that
possibly another IA also may
have escaped.
One prisoner was shot in the
leg and several wardens and Spe-
cial police were injured by rocks
during last nights three-hour
battle.
Evening star., 1954-11-08
Cigarettes on Trial
In New Series in Star

Is that Cigarette you're smoking
cutting q minute. an hour. Or doy
off your life?
Has the weight Of the evidence
olreody convicted cigarettes. or Is
there still Logical reason for doubts
Beginning tomorrow in The Stor
Assoeioted Press Science Reporter
Alton |. Blokeslee explores ii four
articles the great cigarette contro-
versy from the beginning 10 the
present. He will give the reasons
for thinking cigarettes ore responsible
for the increase Of caneer and heart
disease cnd the reasons for doubt
ing cigarettes are responsible. All the
evidence. pro and con. IS described
in calculating detoil.
Evening star., 1954-11-08
Eisenhower Brands Downing
OfPIane as 'Proyocution'
But President Declares 'Specter
OfWur Looms Less MenucinqIy'
By the Asseeia,ed Pres.

BOSTON, Nov. president
Eisenhower declared today the
"specter of war looms less threat
eningly" than in a long time
despite the instance Of provo
cation" such as the shooting
down of an American plane by
Russian jet fighter planes.
A United States Air Force
photo mapping plane was shot
down by two Russian jet fighter
planes yesterday, according to an
Air Force announcement.
Departing from his prepared
text in addressing the 9th con-
vention Of the National Council
of Catholic Women, the Presi-
dent said, after declaring that
the prospects for an enduring
and lasting peace are the bright
est in years for American
parents.
"They are heartened, too, by
the building of strength where
there was weakness throughout
the Pacific, despite some in
stances of provocation as that
which occurred off the coast of
Japan yesterday. ALI of us are
profoundly thankful that the
terrible specter of war looms
less threateningly over all man
kind"
The President said the quest
for an enduring and lasting
peace must be the overriding
goal of our foreign policy"
Addressing q capacity audi
ence in the 3,0O0-seat Boston
Symphony Hall, the President
again voiced hope that his
"atoms for peace" proposal will
open a new phase" of United
States relations with Russia.
ITO attain . 3. enduring peace
must ever be the goal Of our
foreign policy" the Chief Execu-
tive said.
He received a rousing, stand