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ey the Assoeiosed Prsss

Two officials of the Office of
Defense Mobilization said today
gamma glogulin will be avail
able for use against polio this
summer despite a somewhat in
conclusive report on its effec-
tiveneSs last summer.
Stressing that their statement
does not imply criticism of that
report, the officials said ODM.
which administered distribution
of the material last summer
under a rationing system, had
not yet determined what role
it will play this year.
DR.. A. B. Price and Joseph E.
Brown of ODM's health re-
sources staff said in a joint in
terview:
"ODM is prepared to continue
administering the distribution of
gamma globulin for polio this
summer, provided a satisfactory
plan is agreed upon among off,
Gals of the ODM, the National
Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis and the Association of
State and Territorial Health
officers who are planning. to
discuss the subject early in
March.
But even if, for any reason.
ODM should decide there is no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
$4,000 Judgment
In Favor Of Shopper
Is Ordered SET Aside

A $4,000 judgment ip favor Of
q woman shopper injured when
struck by a swinging door in
Hecht's Department Store, Sew
enth and r streets NV, today,
was set aside by the Court Of
Appeals for the. District Of Co
lumbia. A new trial was or
dered.
The Appellate Court hold that
the trial Judge erred in not adj
hitting testimony from an off,
cial of the District Building De-
partment bearing on interpreta-
ton of a regulation covering
swinging doors.
g. Where the language of
an ordinance is doubtful and
open to different interpretations
the construction placed upon it
by the department charged with
its execution will generally con-
troll" the Appellate Court said.
In addition, the appellate court
declared, the trial judge erred
in inStructing the jury that
violation of the regulation would
constitute negligence in itself.
There is unequivocal evil
dence the company obtained
the approval of public and archi-
tectural authorities before in
stalling the door at this place. F."
the appellate court said. This
is indicative of care on the COM
pany'S part. quite inconsistent
with the theory that violation of
the regulation alone, all else
aside, is negligence as a matter
of law"
Plaintiff in the case was Mrs.
Julia Mclaughlin, 1416 Whittier
street NV. She suffered frac-
tured hip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Hergenroeder 10 Seek
Seat in Congress Again
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 25.-Henry
R. Hergenroeder. 34-year-old as
sistant professor of business ad-
ministration at Loyola College,
announced yesterday he again
would seek the Democratic NOM
nation for Congress in the city's
7th district. 1"
Without previous political ex-
perience and with no organiza-
tional support, Mr.. Hergenroeder
ran a surprising third in field
of eight in the 1852 primary.
Samuel N. Friedel, the Demo-
cratic incumbent, won the first
race for Maryland's new congress
Sional district with the support
Of the strong James H. Jack Pol
lack organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
French Delay Trial
OF German Ex-General
BY the Associoted Prsss

PARIS. Feb. 25.-The trial Of
former SIS Gen. Karl Oberfi,
wartime commander of police in
occupied France, was put of
yesterday. The prosecutor, who
Is the legal authority in French
military courts, ruled that the
presiding military judge disqual-
flied himself by calling the Ger
man a war criminal before he
has been convicted.
Oberg. tagged by the French
the Butcher of Paris" was fac
ing a military court on charges
of responsibility for mass arrests
and deportations on racial
grounds and the killing of
hostages.
When the trial resumes new
six-man military court will be
on the bench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-25
Mems Hats No Topic

MEMS conferences lose much
interest by delegates not being
able to enjoy each others hats"
said Mrs. Dorothy Rivett-Car-
nae, president of South Africa's
National Council Of Women, on
her return to Durham from a
women's congress in Rhodesia.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Declining Morale
Among Vietndmese
Alarms Diplomats
By Jomes {. Roper

Military and civilian morale
IN Wet Nam is deteriorating at
an alarming rate, official reports
said today.
This heightens the crisis over
what the Western powers can
or will do to save Wet Nam and
the rest of Southeast Asia from
Communist conquest.
The slump in the morale of
the Vietnamese started after the
Reds captured Dien Bien Phu
one month ago yesterday.
Diplomats Report.
Since then American or
French diplomats have reported: /:
l. OBJECTIONS by individual
members of the Vietnamese
armed forces have increased.
2. Vietnamese armies do not
fight back as courageously when
under Communist attack.
3. The civilian population Is
Wavering more than ever.
Many civilians now are re-
ported trying to disassociate
themselves from the Western
cause. This apparently is in
preparation for the day when
they expect, or fear, the Com
munists will take over and pun
iSh individuals who have been
too friendly toward France and
other white" powers.
This trend, once it is estab-
liShed, can accelerate rapidly.
Some reports suggest even a
danger to the French Union
forces in the Red River Delta
of Wet Nam.
Communist troops-many of
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rising living costs. Mr.. Moss said.

IDLE THREATS-The Post
Office Departments threat. to
withhold job patronage from Re-
publican members who opposed
the Postmaster Generals postal
pay reclassification plan fell on
deaf ears. The reason is that
most Republican members of
Congress have been given little
or no job patronage anyway.
owing to the fact that the great
majority of Government jobs is
under civil service.
With such little patronage
available. the Republican men,
bers actually don't want the
hard-to-get jobs for their con-
stituents. AS one member ex-
planned it:
For each job I give to some
one, I make 100 enemies from
others who also wanted it AS
ions as patronage jobs are so
scarce. I'd rather not have any
to dispense"
y
JOBLESS BENEFITS Gov
ernment employe union leaders
have been invited by the House
Ways and Means Committee to
testify Thursday on legislation
to provide Federal employees
with unemployment compensa-
ton benefits.
JOBS-When the Old Age
Survivors Insurance Bureau
moves here from Baltimore in
August there will be about rs
Secretarial jobs available, since
many secretaries have refused to
accompany the bureau to WASH
ington. Those seeking such jobs
when the bureau transfers here
are asked to send form 81 to
PERSONAL Office, OASI, Equitable
Building, Baltimore.
X X X
DUAL STAFFING Defense
Department officials have tes-
titled before the House Civil
Service Committee that the de-
fense agencies already have
made considerable progress in
eliminating the dual stating of
Evening star., 1954-06-08
By Robert K. Welsh

The Supreme Court will be
facing plenty Of legal puzzles
when its next term begins
october 4, including probable
backfires from the two most i'm
portant decisions it announced
before adjourning yesterday.
Those rulings, both on 5-3
votes, dealt with the validity of
the Federal Lobbying Regulation
Act Of 1949, and with authority
of the Federal Power Commits
sion to regulate prices Of natural
gas.
In upholding the requirement
that lobbyists register and file
quarterly financial reports with
Congress, the court left the way
open for a later judgment on an
equally vital provision setting
penalties for violations.
The opinion, delivered by Chief
Justice Warren, construed the
law as applying only to persons
who solicit, collect or receive
money or other things of value
for their services.
Lobbyists Defined.
1t also restricted the definition
OF lobbyists to those engaged in
direct communication with
members of Congress on pending
or proposed legislation.
The opinion was a victory for
the Justice Department insofar
as it reversed a finding by District
Court Judge Alexander Holtzoff
that the key registration section
was unconstitutional.
But the opinion did not 60 as
Tar as the Government asked on
that provision. And. for the pres
ent at least. it did not pass on
Judge Holtzoff's further finding
that the penalty provision vio-
lated guarantees of freedom of
speech and the right to petition
the Government. The opinion
noted that the defendants in the
original case have not been tried
ana that the penalty provision
will never be applied if they are
found innocent of the charges
against them"
Opens Way for Trial.
The decision. in any event,
means that the defendants now
can be brought to trial. They are
Ralph M. HarrisS, a New York
commodity broker: Ralph w.
Moore, commodity trader here;
Tom Linder, former Georgia
agricultural commissioner, and
the National Farm Committee.
Still another indication that
the lobbying law issue may be
up again before the Supreme
Court next year was seen in en-
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them from the Dien Bien Phu
siege-are marching toward the
delta. Monsoons are due about
June Is. but the rains didn't
stop the Reds at Dien Bien Phu
and, the French feel, won't be
decisive in stopping the Reds
this time, either.
What the United States will
do nobody here can say.
UNITED Front" Stalled.
United States efforts to round
up united front" for possible
intervention in Southeast Asia
appeared to be stalled. The
United States wants allied sup
port for a military action in the
area, but Great Britain refuses
to make any commitments until
the outcome of the Geneva con-
ference on Far Eastern prob
lens.
United States officials don't
hope too much that Geneva will
produce a satisfactory peace in
Indo- China, but they are under
severe allied pressure to give
Geneva a full try"
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High Court Rules on Gas Price
And Lobbies; Quits Until Fall

! phatic dissenting opinions writ
ten by Justices jackson and
Douglas.
Justice Black joined in the
Douglas dissent. Justice Clark
took no part in consideration
of the case. Justice Douglas
said he was convinced that the
formula adopted (by the court
majority to save this act is too
dangerous for use." Justice jack
son declared he could ''recall few
cases in which the court has
gone SO far in rewriting an act"
Another Supreme Court &C.
ton that aroused some defiant
criticism was the refusal to re-
view a lower court ruling up
holding the social security tax
procedure and ordering Mrs.
Mary Cain of Summit, Miss, to
pay $42.
Mrs. Cain, editor of a weekly
newspaper, declared today she
would not pay lone red cent"
especially because the high court
tossed out her case without a
hearing. The lower court order,
left standing by Supreme Court
refusal to accept the appeal. in
volved $42 in taxes against Mrs.
Cain as self employed person
in 1851. Mrs. Cain contended
that the social security law con
stitutes an invasion of power re-
served to the States"
Young Conviction Upheld.
In winding up the term yes
terday the court:
/. Refused to review, and
thereby left standing, the perjury
conviction of E. Merl Young,
former Reconstruction Finance
Corp. examiner whose wife was
a White House stenographer
several years ago. Young faces
a prison sentence of four months
to two years on charges of hav-
ing testified falsely to a Senate
investigating subcommittee and
Federal grand jury here.
2. Refused to interfere with
the start Of a $500 million hydro
electric project as part of the
st. Lawrence Seaway develop
ment.
3. Upheld a $129,326 damage
award against the United Mine
Workers and two affiliates on a
complaint by the Laburnum
Construction Corp. in Rich
mond. that union representatives
forced work stoppage and loss
of contract on a job in Kentucky.
4. Ruled that this country can
not deport a Filipino who came
to this country while the Phil
ippine Islands were an American
possession. and later was con-
victed twice of crimes involving
moral turpitude.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District-Fair tonight, low
about 81. Tomorrow, partly
cloudy and warm.
Maryland-Mostly fair tonight
and tomorrow except chance of
scattered afternoon or evening
thundershowerS extreme west
portion, low 56-62. Little change
in temperature tomorrow.
Virginia-Partly cloudy to-
night and tomorrow with chance
of afternoon and evening thun-
dershowers in west portion. Low
tonight 60-65, continued warm
tomorrow.
Wind-NorthweSt 10-15 miles
per hour tonight and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1954-06-08


the Senate usually has been
more liberal than the House.
Also normal attrition could be
used to absorb some of the Job
cuts.
Meanwhile the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare,
whose 1855 operating funds were
also included in the money bill,
Jared very well. Little if any
personnel reductions would be
required. Any slight reduction
that might be required could
easily be achieved through at
triton.
\ 4 Il \
PAY = Representative Moss
Democrat, of California told the
House yesterday the Govern
ment's classified employees should
be given a Z per cent pay in
crease.
A member OF the House Civil
Service Committee. which voted
Z per cent pay raise for postal
workers, Mr.. Moss said classified
employees should receive equal
treatment. The committee is
expected to vote on a classified
pay raise bill within the next
week.
The Californian also declared
Congress should seriously study
the possibility of placing classi-
fed employees on a Regiona,
Wage Board basis. the same as
per diem workers. This would
insure them fairer treatment anC
expedite salary increases Wher
they are needed to keep up with
Evening star., 1954-06-08
961 Given Degrees
Al {. u; Yoshida
Honored in Absentis

Degrees were presented to 961
graduates today at the 65th an
nual commencement of Catholic
University.
Honorary degrees were con-
ferred on Shigeru Yoshida, Japa-
nese Prime Minister, in absentia.
Thomas E. Murray, member of
the Atomic Energy Commission
and the commencement speaker
and William F. Ryar. Boston en-
gineer.
In an address the Most Rev.
Bryan j. McEntegart, rector of
the university, called upon Cath
olic colleges and universities to
prepare to educate vastly in
creased student bodies in the
coming years. He estimated COL
lege enrollments by 1870 would
be lat least 10 per cent above
today's enrolment"
Million in Gifts Received.
During the academic year
passed. the rector said, gifts and
bequests of Catholics all over
the Nation to the university
totaled $1,116,277 by May 81.
Beyond that. he said. the univer-
Sity received individual gifts and
bequests amounting to $90.343.
Citing the growing enrolment
at the university, Bishop McEn-
tegart said an average attend
ance of 1906 was recorded this
year.
The exercises opened with an
invocation by the Most Rev.
Patrick A. O'Boyle, archbishop
of Washington and chancellor
OF the university. Archbishop
O'Boyle, in presenting the hon.
orary degrees, praised Premier
Yoshida for giving inspired lead
ership to his stricken people
and for fostering democratic
principles and institutions. Pre-
mier YoShida was given an hon.
orary degree of doctor of laws.
Archbishop O'Boyle, in con-
ferring upon Mr.. Murray an
honorary doctorate of science,
praised him as an outstanding
Catholic layman and a distin-
guished engineer.
Loyal Son of Church"
AS the archbishop conferred
upon Mr.. Ryan an honorary doc
torate of science, he lauded the
engineer as a loyal son of the
church." and spoke of his
achievements in the field of
electric power in American in
dustry.
Prime Minister Yoshida's trip
to the United States was post
poned last week by political un-
rest in Japan.
Evening star., 1954-06-08

5-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, June 9-13.
Temperatures will average 2
to 5 degrees above normal.
Washington normals are 80 high
and 63 low. Warm and humid
through Friday. cooler likely
Saturday and Sunday. A few
widely scattered showers or
thundershowers through Friday
totaling one to three-tenthS
inch.
River Report.
(From U. s. EngineerS)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and slightly muddy at Great Falls; Shen-
andoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
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Correction

A 27-year-old man was held
for action of the grands jury
yesterday after a coroner's jury
found him responsible for the
fatal shooting Of Nelson Carter,
colored. 80, of 400 Randolph
street NV, last Saturday.
Held was Albert Walker, COL
ored, also Of the Randolph street
address.
According to police, Mr.. Car
ter was wounded three times dur
ing an argument in the kitchen
of their home.
1t was enormously reported in
The Sunday Star that Mr.. Car
ter shot Walker. The Star re-
gretS the error.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
Air Academy Site Group
Due in Wisconsin Todav
BY The Assoeiused Pres.

The Air Force said a group of
10 military and civilian engineers
from headquarters here was due
at Lake Geneva, Wis, this after
noon to make an engineering in
spection of a proposed site for
the new Air Force Academy.
The group. headed by John p.
HuebSch, special assistant to the
Air Force director of construc-
ton, will land at Billy Mitchell
Airport near Lake Geneva.
The party will remain at Lake
Geneva about two days. then
proceed to the other two sites
recommended by Air Secretary
Talbott's Site Selection Commit
tee-Alton. ILL.,, and Colorado
Springs, Colo.
The group will make no rec
concentrations, confining itself
to engineering surveys. with the
information to be turned over to
Mr.. Talbot to help decide which
of the three sites should be
picked.
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m e n t S bu-
reauS.
Th e Labor
D e p a r tment
now has 1896
employees, g.
657 of them in
w a S h ington.
Since the de-
partment has
such a small
n u m b er of
employees, it is
extremely diff
fcult for it to
absorb budget
cuts without
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jobs recently disclosed by the
Controller General. The Con-
troller General had criticized the
use of military and civilian per-
sonnel on the same job which
only required the services of one.
The Air Force Department al
ready has abolished such prac-
tices in 5000 cases. with a saving
of $50 million annually. the
committee was told. The Army
and Navy were said to be making
similar progress in getting rid
of unnecessary jobs.
(Be sure to keep up With all
the latest Government en-
pl0yeS' ne1DS By reading the
Federal Spotlight column sir
days a tOeek IN The Star and
listening to the Federal Spot
light radio broadcast at Gas
pm. each Saturday oper
WMAL.J
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having to drop employees.
Labor Department officials.
however, are hopeful that the
Senate will restore a good portion
of the House cuts. In the past
Evening star., 1954-06-08
The Federal Spotlight
Committee Report Means 200
Fewer Labor Department Jobs
By Joseph Young

cut of about 200 jobs would be under the Labor
Departments 1855 BILL reported the other
Appropriations Committee.
The committees bill would eliminate jobs in the
Bureau Of Employment Security 40 the Wage and Hour
sion. Is in the of&
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MMsea5fey Mcei5fey GIatF ESth sSan sS;n, Mar MMary
McTasgart. n. c.. Wekel. M. Felicitas
Administration
Dunn. Edwin L. O'Brien. K p.
Durfee. Magdaline Rice, Loren
Evening star., 1954-06-08

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 81, on June l.
Lowest. IS. on January %.
High and Low Of last "A Hours.
High, 81, at 6:l0 pm.
Low, ga. at 4:05 am.
Evening star., 1954-06-08
rIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL SCIENCE.

THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND
ARCHITECTURE
Bachelor Of Aeronauticat Engineering.
Coen. Daniel K, jr. Markle. John Henry
Derby, Thomas J. Trent, James D., jr.
Elsen William G.
Bachelor Of Architectural Engineerinr.
Asimenios, Mike Lopez-Duke, Lorenzo
Buehler. Harold r. McCaffrey. Thomas
CraVer. Kenneth c. Mabire, Joseph W.
Curran. Norman F. Morris. Allen Irwin
Dayhoff, James E. Nuts, Andres A.
Elmiger-Funes, A. Savery. VIM. E., jr.
Grace John Herman Scanlon. D. j. p.
Grant, Conrad j. Schemmer, r. NJ
Lesko. Stephen @. Temin, Alvin Jay
Bachelor Of Architecture.
Beneflel. LEG. A. Marney, JohnC.
Bier, Richard B. Menges, John H
Boeckel, H, e. jr. Montany, Erwin l..
Bucher, w. E., Jr Perna, William c.
Cahill, John clifford Reeves. Roscoe. ..jr.
Englehart, c. w. Rogers, Edward @.
1annone. Vincent A. st. Jean, Joseph A.
Keller, Michael ]. Sierco Michael
Kelley, Norman E. Smith. Francis j.
ketterer. Lawrence TommaSi, Robert j.
Lavandero, Carlos Winters, John D.
Leahy. William j.
Bachelor Of Chemical Engineering.
Flynn. M. F. X. McCann, Joseph W.
Gormley, Donald r. Manon, John j.
Greenberg, Jerome Smith. Robert l.
Kostic, Robert B.
Bachelor Of Civil EnEineering.
Amato Robert F. Pluto, George ].
Clark. James Brady Scheetz, Richard E.
Jackson; Robert D. Villacres, jorge N.
Marty, Francis 7. Villeta. John A.
Ocampo.Jul E.
Bachelor Of Electrical EnEineering.
Ambrogi. Emilio D. Hsiao William c. Y.
Barber. William S. Lannon. Thomas j.
Danco. William j. Matters, Harold p
ESmahan. Romeo Pielmeier. George
Gamble. John j. RemuZZi Clinton
Bachelor Of Mechanical Ensineering.
DeTetada. Francisco Paca. Francis b.
krueRer. Harold SeganiSh. Daniel
Mccarthy. Robert StiValetti. Joseph
MarilovZev. G N, Struttmann. Donald
Meaney. Edward
Master Of AerOnautical Engineering.
n
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Apprenticeship and scattered re-
ductionS in other of the depart
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NEW YORK.


II can see the Things bodyl
It is large as . bear and CLEANS
like wet leather. But the face
the face il Understandable the
mouth is v-shaped, with saliva
dipping from rirnless lips that
seem to CULVER and pulsate. The
eyes are black and CLEAN like
serpent's eyes, Remember when
that description set the country
on its ear? It was back in 1888.
on the Halloween Eve that
orson Welles scared the day
lights out Of the nation with his
Mercury Theatre radio presenta-
ton OF 1.-THE War Of the Worlds. /"
Three times during Welles' pro-
gram 1t was announced that the
story was fictional. But the radio
listeners in 1888, keyed up by the
war threat in Europe, either
didn't hear or paid no heed AL
oheyed the classic dictum Of the
Army. When in doubt. get the
hell out Of there" John @. Pub
lie proceeded to do just that.
~ -
Veteran actor Howard Smith,
who has been playing the role Of
Mr.. Cans in Anniversary
Waltz" at the Broadhurst, in
support of Kitty Carlisle and
Macdonald Carey, played lead
ing role in the Welles radio
Scarer.
The program started with q
routine weather report. then q
conventional dance band pro-
gram which suddenly was inter-
rupted by bulletin from WASH
ington. Smith read that bulletin
In his best March Of Time"
style. Later, his was the voice
OF the American pilot Of the
plane being pursued by the in
vaders and he also supplied the
voice OF the New Jersey State
trooper who was reporting from
Princeton, N. j.
Because Of the war about to
break in Europe. radio audiences
were familiar with bulletin in
terruptions of programs. So
those who tuned in late can be
pardoned the lifting Of hair on
their heads.
1865 y II 4
CHS. over whose radio net
work the Welles' program was
circulated. to this day would
rather not discuss it, even
though Is years have passed.
In fact, eight years back, had
Welles on a CHS radio program
that we used to do from al !"
The CHS people asked what we
were going to do and paled when
they heard I was going to have
Orson give the real story of 1.-The
War Of the Worlds"
That night. the third floor
room which we did the show
suddenly started filing up with
people from the network. law
yers. their assistants, network
brass. Welles glared at them and
they glared right back. There