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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-07

Republican leadership in the SEN
ate to strip Senator Mccarthy of
his power. But both practically
and theoretically this would have
been Objectionable. 1t is second
nature for Congress to resist direct
incursions from the other end of
Pennsylvania avenue. And such
interference would run directly
counter to the Presidents own
concepts of American Government.
Many observers thought the
President had done, If not the
entirely right thing, the only prac-
tical thing. He used the prestige
of his Office to condemn violations
of justice and fair play, and
assured his subordinates that he
was with them in crises to come.
The only thing left was to wait
for a crisis. And with Joe Nc
Carthy on the warpath, the time
to wait should not be long.
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anything in the executive branch
it cared to probe.
Both, of course, were right Mr..
Dulles has the power to hire, fire,
shift or shear. Senator Mccarthy
has the power to investigate and
criticize. They were likely to meet
halfway.
Meanwhile 1t was widely ru-
mored Mr.. Mcleod would resign.
But in perhaps the shortest exclu-
sive interview on record, Mr.. Nc
Leod scotched that rumor. Asked
by Star Reporter James E. Roper if
he would stay, Mr.. Mcleod an
swered in one word: YES"
There was no further explana-
ton and no investigation as the
week ended.
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Review Of The Week. Eisenhower Appeals for Fair Play

CENATOR JOE MCCARTHY
- continued last week to play
his role of a rough-shod Paul
Revere, giving every indication Of
ignoring an urbane and reasoned
plea by President Eisenhower for
fair play in the conduct of
Investigations.
The President could not possibly
have been talking about any one
except the Wisconsin Republican
when he read a 1,000-word state
ment to his midweek news con-
ference. Though he did not men
ton Senator Mccarthy by name,
Gen. Eisenhower did specify Brig.
Gen. Ralph w. Zwicker as a loyal
and dedicated servant Of the
American people.
It was Gen. Zwicker whose
treatment a fortnight ago by SEN
ator Mccarthy touched of a fight
over investigative procedures that
has not yet come to an end.
No More Bullying
In future, the President said,
Officials in the executive branch
.. will have my unqualified sup
port in insisting that employees d.. {.
who appear before any type of ID. :.
investigative body be treated
fairly"
Within an hour after the Pres
ident warned that "in opposing
communism we are defeating
ourselves If we use methods
that do not conform to the Amer
lean sense of justice and fair play"
Senator Mccarthy leveled his
guns at the Chief Executive
himself.
The whole thing was a SILLY
tempest in teapot" the legislator
said. Then, with a magician's
genius for instruction, he added
that the squabble arose because
we dared to bring to light the cold,
unpleasant facts about q fifth
amendment Communist Army
officer [who appears to have been1
a sacred COW Of Army brass"
Reaction to the Eisenhower
Mccarthy exchange was mixed
at least to the extent of debating
whether the President had gone
as far as he might have in con-
demning the Senator's methods.
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Mcleod

Robert Walter Scott Mcleod was
hired last year by Secretary of State
Dulles to be security and personnel
officer for the State Department.
AS Mr.. Mcleod was a protege of
New Hampshire's Senator Bridges
and a good friend of Senator Nc
Carthy, Mr.. Dulles move was in
terpreted as being an assurance
to the right wing of his party that
no security risks would be tolerated
in Foggy Bottom.
In his double role, Mr.. Mcleod
was a policeman when he sought
out security risks and a Judge"
when he decided whether a given
person should be hired or fired.
Mr.. Mcleod always insisted the
double role was necessary. He told
a House committee: II maintain
that security and personnel are
inseparable functions. 1t was on
this premise that I accepted the
post OF administrator"
Blosts Are Heord
But there soon came many OBJ
jections to Mr.. McLeod's handling
OF his two jobs. A veteran Secu-
rity guard, William D. Huskey, re-
signed, saying Mr.. Mcleod was
n"rmeating the department with
fear and intimidation" Five of
our former ambassadors charged
Mr.. Mcleod was laying the foun-
dations for Foreign Service COM
petent to serve totalitarian gov
eminent rather than the Govern
ment of the United States, as we
hove heretofore known it," And
when Scott Mcleod made a Sc
ries of vigorous anti-Democrat
speeches during Lincoln pol
Ticking 1t was charged that his
Jealous partisanShip was out of
keeping with his job-and the
Hatch Act.
Mr.. Mcleod, however, denied
that any of his actions had sown
fear and terror" in the State
Department.
Last week Mr.. Mcleod suddenly
was shorn of a large part of his
job. In accordance with recon-
mendations of an outside admin
istrative survey group, the State
Department announced, the per-
sonnet function was being taken
from Mr.. Mcleod. He would be a
policeman only from now on.
Senator Mccarthy promptly said
he would call Secretary Dulles be-
fore his Senate committee for ex-
plantations. President Eisenhower,
however, said the assignment to
duty of any administrative officer
In any department of Government
ioas the responsibility of the head
OF that department, and no one
else's whatsoever.
Senator Mccarthy replied that
his committee could investigate
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total in these columns). 1t also
torpedoed the credibili:y of such
statements as that of Representa-
tive Bender. Republican, of Ohio
that 1.-The Eisenhower administra-
ton had gotten rid of over 1000
Communists and fellow travellers"
Not answered yet-and probably
never to be anSwered-waS the
question: How many Communists
has the administration fired? OF
the 422 listed as "Subversive cases."
Mr. Young was not prepared to say
last week that even one was a
proved diSloyalty case
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Geneva

EVENTS IN PARIS, Saigon and
~ Hanoi last week we're pointing
significantly to the Geneva Con-
ference on Indo- China and Korea
which opens April 26.
In Paris. Premier Joseph Lanlel
laid down his minimum conditions
for agreeing to a cease-fire in
Indo-China. In Saigon, anti
Communist Nationalist of Wet
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hand fidgeted as if waiting for
something to happen.
Just at this point, Speaker Mar
tin of Massachusetts, was counting
the House in response to a quorum
request by Democratic Represent
alive Cooley of North Carolina.
The Speaker reported 243 mem
berS-56 per cent of the House
present. The time was 2::32.
Then it happened. At first, men,
berS and visitors thought the noise
was made by firecrackers. But
firecrackers do not make holes in
desks-and in people. The swarthy
visitors in the gallery were firing
real bullets. They screamed slo-
gans for the liberation" of Puerto
Rico. One waved a Puerto Rican
flag.
Most members hit the floor in
search of cover. Explained one
who didn't duck: The floor was
full of Congressman"
After the Shooting
The firing lasted only seconds.
When it was over, five Congress
men had been hit and three peo-
pie in the gallery we're in custody
of guards.
Only one of the five legislators
was critically wounded. He was
Alvin M. Bentley, 35-year-old mil
lionaire Republican from Tom
Dewey's old home town of OwoSso,
Mich. Mr.. Bentley took a bullet
through the chest and suffered
severe internal injuries. For "a
hours it was touch-and-go with
him at Emergency Hospital, but
this week end Mr.. Bentley seemed
on the mend.
The other wounded were Ben
Jensen, Republican, of Iowa and
Clifford Davis of Tennessee, George
H. Fallon of Maryland and Ken
meth A. Roberts of Alabama, all
Democrats. Mr.. Jensen suffered
a back wound and, next to Mr..
Bentley, was most seriously hurt.
The others were shot in the legs.
Their assailants were identified
as Lolita Lebron, Rafael C. Mi
randa and Andres Cordero, all New
York residents and all adherentS
of the extremist Nationalist Party
of Pedro Albizu CampoS (See story
by William J. Meyer on Page AID.
They had come down from New
York that morning, on; one-way
tickets, to present in the most
forceful way possible their case
for Puerto Rican independence.
Also arrested in Washington was
Irving Flores. another Puerto
Rican from New York. According
to police, Flores was the fourth
member of the party but had made
. getaway.
Outspoken Prisoners
The group did not seem reluc-
tant to admit the shooting
though it would have been futile
to deny it. Mrs. Lebron, spokes-
man of the Nationalist, got in a
few propaganda ticks for Puerto
Rican independence-an issue
overwhelmingly rejected by island
public opinion.
Aftermath to the shooting came
rapidly:
. Puerto Rican Gov. Luis Munoz
Marin few to the Capital to ex-..
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Presidents View

But although the Presidents
statement was not sufficiently
vigorous to suit the anti-McCarthy
segment of public opinion, it was
entirely consistent with his phi
losophy of Government.
In his IA months in office. Gen.
Eisenhower has made plain on
many occasions his faith in the
system of divided executive and
legislative powers. His statement
OF Wednesday reaffirmed that view,
and if at times his comments
seemed to emphasize the obvious,
there was good reason for this;
The obvious had been overlooked
frequently in the heat of Joe Nc
Carthy'S war against the Army.
The President pointed out that
the ultimate responsibility for the
executive branch rests with him
and cannot be delegated to an
other branch of Government; that
the executive must from time to
time account for its stewardship
to the legislative representatives
OF the people, and that this ac-
counting can best be given in an
atmosphere of mutual respect.
AS for the legislative branch, the
President explained, it has the
right to investigate. But it has
the moral duty to conduct it's
proceedings fairly and Justly. And
1t Is up to the leadership of Con-
gress-and particularly the party
in control-to keep things on an
even keel.
Effective Steps?
II am glad to state" the Pres
ident added, that Senator Know
land has reported to me that
effective steps are being taken by
the Republican leadership to set
up codes of fair procedures"
How effective these steps were.
however, can be judged by the
comment of Senator Lenner, Re-
publican, Of Indiana that a meet
ing on uniform procedures last
week was much ado about
nothing"
In the wake of the Presidents
statement came a wave of criti-
cisn1. He had not been tough
enough with Joe Mccarthy. He
had not slapped him down.
But most Of those who criticized
did not take the next step and
make suggestion as to what else
the President could have done.
Some possibilities:
. He could have engaged in a
direct smuggling match with the
Senator. But Gen. Eisenhower Is
not the peer of Senator Mccarthy
in invective, and in any case-win,
lose or draw-the Office of the
presidency would hardly have been
eAl4dlCSO LQSreDy.
. He could have called down
political anathema on the head of
Senator Mccarthy. This is the
so-called purge" which rarely
works, as President Roosevelt
found in his sorties against Rep
reSentative Dies of Texas and
Senators George Of Georgia and
Tydings Of Maryland years ago.
And in any case, the time is hardly
ripe to purge Senator when his
reelection campaign is still four
and-a-half years away.
. He could have ordered the
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who was not removed from the
service. A scheduled appearance
of Secretary Stevens before the
committee (set originally either
for last Thursday or tomorrow
was postponed. No one knew for
sure where Joe Mccarthy would
light next-and the Wisconsin
Red-hunter seemed perfectly
happy to keep it that way.
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press his commemorative reyul.
sion over the shooting.
The four Nationalist were in
dicted, each on 10 counts of as
sault with intent to kill and as
Sault with a deadly weapon. Bond
was set at 100000 each On FRI
day they pleaded not guilty.
The Justice Department started
looking into reports that the Ma
tionaliSt Party was cunning for
high Government officials, the
President among them.
The House voted, 1874 to 0, to
pay the hospital and medical ex-
penSes OF the wounded members.
House officials started looking
into ways of controlling the flow
OF visitors. New gallery cards were
issued to all members.
. A suggestion was made that
bullet-proof glass be installed
around what had quickly become
known as the shooting galleries."
. Nationalist Leader Albizu Cam
pos was arrested in San Juan after
police laid siege to his apartment.
1t was the first time in congress
sional history that persons other
than members had resorted to ex-
IRENE violence during debate.
Taxes
The administration faces a 1912
million setback this week when the
House Is expected to approve and
send to the Senate a bill that slices
that amount off Government re-
ceipts from excise taxes.
Despite President Eisenhower's
1nSistence that the Government
could not afford to lose this rev.
enue, the House Ways and Means
Committee, by unanimous vote,
approved an excise tax revision
bill.
In brief, the revised bill cuts the
excise tax rate to 10 per cent on a
long list of articles including furs,
jewelry, toilet articles, admission
fees, transportation, Photographic
equipment and sporting goods. The
rates have ranged from II to Is
per cent. The only exceptions
were on liquor and tobacco, on
which the rates were left UNI
changed. The 10 per cent rate
would be effective April /.
81 Billion SoIvoeed
The administration, however.
Salvaged more than 81 billion in
excise receipts when the commit
tee cancelled an automatic reduce
ton, due April /, in tax rates on
liquor, tobacco, gasoline and au-
tomobileS.
The influence of the uncertain
economic picture was seen in the
committees majority report which
said
The bill would stimulate BUSH
ness and employment, not only in
those industries directly affected,
but also in other industries since
consumers will pay less for many
of these taxed items and will have
more money available for other
purposes"
When the bill reaches the Sem
ate. an amendment may be pro-
posed by Senator George. Demo-
crat, of Georgia to increase indi-
vidual income tax exemptions from
$500 to $500.
This also would be contrary to
the administration wishes But
Representative Halleck, majority
floor leader, said that in the long
rur the tax program this year
will be substantially in accord with
the administrations request"
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Economics

er-McCarthy excitement and the
shooting in the House of Repre-
SentativeS, the economic situation
got Scant attention last week. But
it remained ominously in the back
ground
The reason: This is the key
month.
When unemployment figures in
creased sharply between December,
1858, and January. 1854, President
Eisenhower said that, unless the
trend reversed itself in March,
pump-priming action would be
taken. (He did not say this re-
versal would have to be reflected
in figures released this month.
March figures come out in AprilD
The administration, Congress-,
business and labor are awaiting
the Census Bureaus unemployment
estimates for February for a more
recent indication of how the trade
winds are blowing. These reports
are later than usual because %
the bureau recently enlarged it's
sampling area and (2) the short
month gave enumerators less time
to compile their reports.
March is the key month because,
with the coming of spring, farm
and construction employment nor
mally increases and auto sales
pick up. These, along with other
factors, set the pace for economic
trends.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Berne Methodist

Evelyn Weaver, Pastor
Preaching, 9:30 a. m.
Sunday school, 1890 a. m.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Earl Nelson

Continued from Page One)
township was elected vice chair
man and Richard Starr of Beav-
er township will serve as treas
urer. John Kuntz of Sharon, is
the secretary and Luther
Schramm of Elk township, chair
man of public relations.
Mrs. William Bates was also
retained by the board as part
time secretary.
Mr.. Blackburn is also a mem
ber of the board of directors ot
the state federation of soil con
servation district and in this
capacity, he attended the state
meeting in Columbus, Tuesday
and Wednesday of this week. AL
sessions were held at the
Southern hotel.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Tobacco Sales Are
Still Going Strong

Daily sales were being held at
all four warehouses as the
seventh week of sales on this
hurley market got under way.
That schedule will be continued
until the closing on Friday, Feb.
5.
At this late date it is possible
for consignors to get unloaded al
most Immediately. No reserva-
tions are necessary.
The seasons average was
$52.17 up to Monday, with
l0,087,440 pounds having been
sold for $5,262,323.50. A top of
500 still prevails.
Tail-end offerings are increas-
ing. That has forced down the
average to a range between $48-
so and $5l at the last several
sales. Good tobaccos still are
bringing good prices, however.
The closing date of Feb. S was
set at a meeting of the Board of
Tobacco Trade, which includes
in its membership representa-
tives of all warehouses.
All consignments from Noble
county are made at Ripley.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Evansville News
Sold TO GAINESVILLE
Publishing Company

The GAINESVILLE News has an
nounced sale Of its name, good
will and subscription list to the
GAINESVILLE Publishing Co., which
prints the morning Times-Re-
corder, evening Signal and the
Sunday Signal.
Saturdays edition was the
last for the News, which started
publishing Oct. %, 1889.
1t was owned by Earl j. Jones
Enterprises, Inc, which said the
physical equipment of the news
paper plant may be moved to the
Massillon Independent, another
property of the Jones Enterpris-
eS.
While the News was operating,
GAINESVILLE had three daily and
two Sunday publications.
No price was disclosed in the
announcement.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Noble County Has

Continued from Page One)
roughly ninety percent of the
official adult population, giving
a maximum possible registration
of 6,737 for Noble county.
On the basis of the 1850 vote,
therefore, there remain some
1,O39 non-voters in the county
who still might hope to qualify
for the 1854 balloting after full
allowance for the adult ten per
cent who, for one reason or an
other, cannot qualify.
For all Ohio counties combin-
ed, the 1850 population was
7,946,627, with 5,279,761 poten-
tial voters over 21 years of age.
However, the total vote cast in
Ohio in the 1948 presidential
elections was only 2,898,475; and
the 1850 total was only 2,892,8l9
In the latter year, Ohio cast 54.8
percent of her maximum poten-
tial vote - much better than the
overall national average of only
48 percent recorded for all states
combined.
In the 1852 general election
however, Ohio recorded a better
turnout at the polls, voting
3,7O0,758 citizens in all parties
about 67 percent Of her increased
adult population.
The Senate study, which re-
quired more than two years fol
detailed county-by-c county tab
ulation of vote slackers" in al
states, was pitched to the patrio'
tic slogan, "The secret ballot is
the first tool of freedom"
Elected officials, politica
leaders regardless of party, civic
and business organizations, car
render no greater service thar
to stimulate more intense voter
interest in the fight agains'
apathy and indifference which
has been developing among the
electorate" the Senate repor
urges.
The Census Bureau has not ye'
tabulated voting-age population
by counties for 1852 or later.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
UNIV Disability
Benefits TO StoD

A spokesman for United Mine
Workers of America announced
last week that certain tempor-
ary cash disability benefits will
be stopped by March, thus plac-
ing Noble county dependents on
federal, state or county aid.
1t is not known exactly how
many persons in the county are
receiving aid from the miners
relief fund at this time.
In announcing the decision, the
UNIV spokesman said the bene-
fits were never intended to be
part of the funds long range pro-
gram which has its chief en-
phasiS on pensions. medical and
hospital care, and death bene-
fits.
The payments to be stopped
are for rehabilitation payments
and maintenance aid in cases of
injured miners, or widows or
children. There is no plan to cut
regular death benefits.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Father Stahs Son
In Domestic Fighi

Hayes Clodfeller of Seneca
vile, reported that he stabbed
his son in self-defense during a
fracas at their home Friday
night, when he answered to
Sheriff Forest Warden in Guern-
sey county Jail last weekend.
The son, Edward Clodfeller,
80, was admitted to Guernsey
Memorial hospital, Cambridge,
Friday at 7:10 p. m. with two
stab wounds. Examination re-
vealed that one wound was in
the abdomen and the other was
through the wall of the lower
right chest. His condition is re-
ported as fair.
Investigations of the incident
are being made by the Guernsey
county sheriff department.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-01-28
Circuit Rides Again
Bv EVELYN WEAVEF

II you haven't read my column
in the last two weeks, it is only
because l haven't written any.
The first week of my absence
was spent at jurisdictional con-
ference in Indiana another
wonderful experience learning
better techniques in working
specifically with youth and adult
workers of youth in the church.
The next time | go back to that
state park will be for pleasure;
it is beautiful place with both
summer and winter sports. BY
the way, yours truly went tob-
ogganing sixty miles an hour
down an ice track. Needless to
say, ii was breath-taking.
Last week, l put the first
thousand miles on my new car,
it's new to me, anyway. | was
speaking at several churches in
the Youngstown district on both
the Spanish-speaking peoples and
the rural work in Ohio. 1t is al
ways surprising to me that |
should run into folks who at one
time lived in this county. These
folk are always interested to
know how their home towns
are and if l know this person
and that For the most part, |
can say yes" Aunt 10 Hender-
son Sparling wanted especially
to be remembered to the Whig-
vile folks; | spent the night with
her people in Andover.
And now coming up in the
county are several things of in
terest. Monday, February l, at
1000 is our Rural Life Institute
planning session. Russell Hoy,
DR.. Alexander, and the Monroe
county folks will be working
with us. The date of the institute
and the type will be given out
as soon as this planning session
completes details.
The following day on Tuesday,
there will be a sub-district MYF
council meeting at 400 Notices
will go out to you this week.
Purposely, we have not sched-
uled any countrywide MYF raj
lies because of the business of
this basketball season. We are
going to make plans, however,
for the next two rallies - the
May rally being in form of our
Youth Fund Banquet. Youth
Fund pledges, by the way must
be paid by the middle of April
Time is running short on some
of the groups, l know.
Sunday is preaching at Car.
Isle and East Union. There will
be no Communion at East Union
as previously planned.