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Evening star., 1954-05-13
7 Gunmen XIII Selves
When Cornered After
Shooting in Theater
DY the Assoeiniad Pres,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May Is
Two desperate gunmen COM
mitted suicide yesterday when
they were cornered by police
who sought them for critically
wounding a detective in a movie
theater.
Police Chief Harold o. Young
said one of the fugitives, James
Pollard. 26. shot himself in the
head as Chief Young closed in
on him in an apartment house
attic.
Police said the other gunman,
Clarence Rydstrom, 81. shot
himself to death in q taxicah
an hour later as State and local
police surrounded him with
drawn guns.
Detective on Danger List.
Shot in q downtown movie
was Detective Ralph Palma, 80
He was feIled by two bullets in
the chest as he wreStled with
the pair.
Mr.. Palma'S critical condition
remained unchanged throughout
the night, st. Raphael's Hospital
reported today. He is on the
danger list.
Pollard and RydStrom haC
been hunted in connection with
a holdup Monday in Middlebury
where two bandits tied two
women and escaped with 81 400
in cash, jewelry and bonds.
Mr.. Palma was with two other
detectives and several State
troopers when they learned the
two fugitives had entered the
theater and were sitting in the
back row.
Patrons Dive Under Seats.
Mr.. Palma went into the seat.
and there was q Scuffle. Sud
denly two shots blazed and many
of the 200 patrons dived under
their seats.
The State troopers and Other
detectives said they held theil
fire lest stray bullets hit the
patrons.
The two men escaped, but a
short time later Pollard was
trapped in the apartment house
a few blocks from the theater
Rydstrom. meanwhile, caught q
cab o few blocks in the other di-
rection from the theater.
Hundreds Of police and thou
sands of spectators gathered
outside the apartment house. A
squad of patrolmen fired tear gas
bombs into the apartment
shouting to Pollard over loud
speakers to come out. There was
only silence from the inside.
Chief Young stripped off his
Jacket. put on a gas mask and
went in. He searched every
room and was climbing the attic
stairs when he spotted Pollard.
YeIIs to Fugitive.
He yelled for Pollard to come
out and then heard a shot. It
was the shot. apparently, that
went through Pollard'S temple.
But Chief Young said he fired
anyway to be sure Pollard wasn't
firing at him.
This was 4:40 pm.
An hour later q taxicab COM
pany dispatcher telephoned po-
lice and said "Cab %" appeared
to be in trouble. "A
Police put out a city-wide
pickup for the cab, and it was
spotted near an intersection
about q mile from the apart
ment house.
The cab driver, John Sasa-
pullo, %. said that when Ryd-
Strom saw the police car he
reached for his gun. Mr.. Sasa-
pullo said he stepped on the
brakes and jumped out. The
cab rolled into q parked car.
Police said Rydstrom put the
revolver to his head and fired
as they approached the cab.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
SaraIlSville ri. ]

SARAHSVILLE ROUTE-Mr.
and Mrs. Don Hannahs of Co
lumbus, spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Davis and
Mrs. Pearl Hannahs.
Sarahsville Red Devils, Noble
county league leaders, defeated
Dexter City 1914 in Friday
nights game.
Misses Carol and Ruth Elliott
of Columbus, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Elliott.
Christmas guests of Mrs. Mary
Henry and family were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Henry and Mrs.
Norma Jean Henry of Zanes-
vile.
Mrs. Clarence Carter was adj
mitted to the Guernsey Me
mortal hospital, Cambridge for
treatment.
Harry Sutherland and Morris
Henry spent Christmas day with
Jake Morris.
Clark McCandless purchased
a new television for Christmas.
Mrs, Harold Vorhies was a
Christmas shopper in Caldwell
on Friday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
Shenandoah Trail

SHENANDOAH -TRAIL-Miss
Lucy Jane Wheeler is at home
from Wittenberg college, spend
ing the holiday vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. K,
Wheeler,
Mrs. Bertha Wade of Cam
bridge, spent Christmas day with
her brother, Irwin Davis and
family. E. o. Bond and Ivy Dan
ford were afternoon callers.
Mrs. Glen Williams entertain
ed the Opportunity club at her
home Thursday with about IS
members present.
w. K. Wheeler is confined to
Memorial hospital for the second
time after suffering a heart at
tack.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Williams
entertained at their home in
Byesville Christmas eve with a
Christmas dinner. Present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Williams and
H. F. Bond and family.
Miss Betty Rossiter of Green
Valley, was a visitor at the
home of Roy Davis Christmas
evening.
Miss Thelma Davis of Colum-
bus, visited over the holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Davis and son.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
SHARON NEWS

Roy Ellison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Marquis
and Darla May of Amanda, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T, l.. Marquis and sis
ter, Eva May Marquis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Stone,
king and Elmer of Canton, spent
the weekend with her mother
Mrs. Dora Jennings.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Parrish
spent the weekend with THEN
daughter and family, Mr.. ano
Mrs. John Cisler and sons, Ran
dali and Brent at Canton.
Ella Gail Ringer and friend
Dana McPeak of Kimbolton Wis
tied with Josephine Boyd, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Boyd
Joan and Billy spent Christmas
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Boyd and son at GAINESVILLE.
Children and grandchildren OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o, B. Caldwell
spent Christmas day with them
Miss Lille Boyd and Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Boyd were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Kenyon
Boyd, Sunday.
Carol Boyd, who is attending
school in Columbus, spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hurbert Boyd.
Charlene Haga of Canton,
spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Haga,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
MT. TABOR

MT. TABOR - Miss Elsie
Wright, Miss Verna Martin and
Charles Eschbaugh were busi-
ness callers in Caldwell, Mon.
day.
Otis Martin, Charles Esch-
baugh were business callers in
Woodsfield, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Martin and
son, Jerry and daughter, Verna
and Mr. Charles Eschbaugh were
business callers in Caldwell on
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Morris
and daughters, Maxine and
Janet and son, Racey were visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Martin
and family, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neal Stephens
and daughters, Ann and Lynn.
Mr.. Charles Eschbaugh visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Martin
and family, Saturday.
Mr.. Charles Eschbaugh, Miss
Verna Martin visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Neal Stephens and
daughters, Mrs. John Stephens
on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Thomp-
son and children, Mr.. and Mrs
Reed Thompson visited with Mr.
and Mrs. Otis Martin and FAM
lily, Sunday evening.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
Crooked Tree

CROOKED TREE - Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Mincks of Greenville,
S. c., are enjoying a Is day pass
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Brown and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Mincks.
George McGarry, who is in the
Navy and stationed somewhere
in California, has been visiting
relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Smith
and daughter, Helen Sue of Will
mot and Miss Virginia Wickens
of Wooster, spent the Christmas
weekend with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs, Way Wickens.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Chandler
spent Christmas afternoon'swith
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lamp and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Chandler and sons, Jeffrey and
Michael of Macksburg route and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hartman
and sons, Eddie, Charles and
Eugene of Middleburg, were
callers at the Lamp home in the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Krapps
and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Lamp
were shopping in Marietta last
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gardner
spent the Christmas weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Harper and sons, Dwight and
Freddie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Wagner
spent Christmas evening at the
Lawrence Harper home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chandler
and sons were Christmas dinner
guests of their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Hughes of near
Keithtown. They also were dim
ner guests Sunday of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. G..
z. Chandler.
Russell Chandler was calling at
Macksburg, Christmas day.
George Chandler was at Low
ell, Friday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
Whiiqville

WHIGVILLE - MIR. and Mrs.
arroll Cutler and children, Mr..
nd Mrs. Wayne Hayes and chill
rem of Caldwell, Myron Cutler
f Greenville, S. c., spent Xmas
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
uiler.
Mrs. Mat Gulick spent Xmas
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Smith
{ Summerfield.
Emma West of Columbus,
oent the weekend at her home
ere.
Glen Archer entertained the
blowing guests Xmas day, Mrs.
Tartha Archer of Caldwell,
laine Archer of Parkersburg,
7. Va, Jane Brown of Bealls-
ille and Brady Archer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Bates
nd family, Mr.. and Mrs. May
ard johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
ameS Wolfe and sons, Mr.. ana
Trs. Fl. D. Carter spent Sunday
18th Mr.. and Mrs. Goodsell Car
ar of Cuyahoga Falls, who is
till improving after a long i'll
ess.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gulick
nd family spent Xmas with Mr.,
nd Mrs. J. c. Glasgow of An
rim.
William Cutler of Fort Hood,
'exas, is spending his holiday
cave with friends here.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
Fredericlzsdale
FREDERICKSDALE

FREDERICKSDALE - Mr.
Id Mrs. Walter Henry and son
! Sarahsville, spent Christmas
ith Mr. and Mrs. Morris Henry
Id daughter and Mrs. Mary
enry.
Mr., and Mrs. William Clark
Id children of Green Valley,
,ent Christmas with Mr.. and
rs. Delbert Anderson and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank VanFleet
Green Valley, spent Christmas
ith Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Van
yne and daughter, Winifred.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Davis and
aughter, Wanda, Mr.. and Mrs.
i'll Davis and son, Donnie and
rs. Edna Arnold were Sunday
nner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
aslie Cater and daughter, Clyta.
Floyd (Bust) Gordon of the
S. Navy, is spending his fur
ugh with has parents, Mr.. and
RS. Fred Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Davis and
IN, Donnie of SARDINIA, spent
hristmas with her parents, Mr..
ld Mrs. Walter Davis and fam
-
alter Davis and daughter,
Tanda called on Wiley Van
yne and family, Sunday even
lg.
Morris Henry has been suffer
lg with a severe back ailment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Wickham
I'd family spent Sunday even
lg with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
enry and son of Sarahsville.
MIR. and Mrs. John Garter and
lmily spent Christmas with MIR.
I'D Mrs. Clarence Carter of
Rrahsville.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30
MI. Ephrain,

MT. EPHRAIM - Mr. and
drs. E. o. Williams spent the
weekend with relatives in
cleveland. -
Mr., and Mrs. Harrison Warner
no family of near Belle Valley
no Mrs. Isabelle Brownfield
nd son of near Quaker Citv,
lslted Sunday with Mrs, Hazel
lowell.
Mr. and Mrs. Halleck Secrest
nd son of Caldwell, Mr.. and
lrs. Warren Miley and daugh.
er OF Pleasant City, P. s. Moore
nd MIR. and Mrs. Rex Moore
pent Sunday with Mr.. and
lrs. Walter Powell and daugh-
ars.
Mr., and Mrs. Louis Wolf spent
ne weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
red Stiles.
Mrs. A, N. Secrest spent
christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
|. Z. Secrest and family at Cald-
veil.
NIargaret Shackles of Cam
ge, visited Sunday afternoon
nth Mrs. Luella Pringle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moore
FARRELL, Donald, Linda and Ron
Id Moore, Martha Stevens, Mr..
nd Mrs. Robert Moore and
aughter were dinner guests on
.hrlstmas of Mr.. and Mrs. Raw
hafer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Moore spent
'hrlstmas with Mr.. and Mrs
:. l.. Bates at Woodsfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daily Vorhies,
ir. and Mrs. Dallas Bates and
amily, Mrs. Mary Wolf were
inner guests Christmas of Mr..
nd Mrs. Fred Stiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freddie Powell
pent Christmas with Mr.. and
ars. Mitchell Keyser and daugh-
ars OF near Sharon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Moore
nd family of GAINESVILLE, spent
'hristmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
rthur Moore and sons.
Sgt. and Mrs. Gene Graham
nd son Of Lincoln, Nebraska.
nd Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Rich and
on spent Friday evening with
lr. and Mrs. Irwin Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Law of
ambridge, visited Sunday after
oon with Mrs. A. N. Secrest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bates and
lmily of GAINESVILLE, Mr.. and
lrs. Dallas Bates and family,
If. and Mrs. Gordon Bates, Mr..
I'D Mrs. George Bates and fam
y of Cambridge, Mr.. and Mrs.
eroy Miller and son of East
Mon, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Fin
y and daughter, Canton, spent
unday with NJ. T. R. Bates.
Billy, Freda and Brenda An
'ews of GAINESVILLE, are visit
g Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Moore.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-12-30

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above all things), and "Illegitium
non carborundum est" Don't let
the so and SOS wear you DOWN
II believe that when you are
right, you must stand on it," Mr..
Mcleod said. "Of course, the
question now comes, how do you
know when you are right? Each
person must answer that for him
self, but according to my lights
and my training, as see the
truth, that is where I am going
to stand"
To understand this much dis
cussed man, one has to go back
to Scott Mcleod as a child.
He was born in Davenport,
Iowa, of Pennsylvania Dutch and
Scots ancestry. His father was
the local manager for a Midwest
oil company.
1--WE were never rich" said MIR.
Mcleod, "but my father always
made a comfortable living. AS a
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boy we had a house on the edge
Of town with about five acres of
land. Out house was on the
wrong" side of the tracks, but
my mother and father were not
the type who were bothered
about not living in the fashion,
able part of town.
Adjacent to us was an area
of low income factory workers.
Because we had so much land,
all the boys from the neighbor-
hood used to come over and play
on our football team. I think
growing up with those kids was
one of the best things that ever
happened to me.
This also gave him a chance
to learn leadership at a young
age, because he was the oldest
Of three brothers and always
captain of the team.
Another good thing which
happened to me, although at the
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pelendam. whom he always calls
"Pappy."
He joined the FBI in 1912 and
from 1943-49 was a resident
agent in Concord, N. H. During
this time he met Styles Bridges,
whose administrative assistant
he was later to become.
"It all started when I went
in to see Sentaor Bridges to
thank him for the bill he was
sponsoring for FBI agents to re-
tire at the age Of so because of
the hazards of their profession
and to add incentive to their
staying in the FBI." said Mr..
Mcleod.
He joined Senator Bridges
staff in October, 1949, where he
remained until March, 1853
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DiPIomoticoIIy Speaking
Scott McLeods Duties Cover Wide Area
State Department
Official Describes
Position
By Selwo Roosevelt

mo one who has this job can
hope to win a popularity con-
test" said r. w. Scott Mcleod.
Administrator of the State De-
partment's Bureau of Security
and Consular Affairs.
One of the most controversial
figures in the Department, the
40-year-old former FBI official
admits that he has learned q
great deal in the past two years.
1.-THE State Department, like
any other venerable institution"
he said, docs not take lightly to
change. and I'm afraid I did not
always use the kid gloves ap-
proach."
II can understand the un-
certainties and suspicious of me
when I first came here. But I
have tried to do the Job as we'll
as possible, and I think more
and more people in the depart
ment are coming to know me and
have confidence in this Office"
he said.
Mr.. Mcleod says one Of the
greatest sources Of pleasure to
him is that since taking Office
and directing the security pro-
gram under Gen. Eisenhower's
new presidential order. there has
not been a single investigation
Of the State Department.
When asked just what he does,
Mr.. Mcleod laughingly points to
the incoming" basket and says,
my principal job is to keep that
box empty"
Lest this be misleading, how
ever, Mr.. McLeod's duties cover
a very wide area. Under him are
the following divisions: Passport,
visa, the Office Of consular serv-
ices (this is the channel through
which American interests over
seas are protected and this Office
keeps the records on Americans
who disappear behind the Iron
Curtain), the Office of Munitions
Control. the Office of Inspection,
the administration of the Refu-
gee Relief Act, and most impor-
tant of all, the Office of Secu-
rity.
Hos Two Proverbs
In running these departments,
Mr.. Mcleod has been guided by
two Latin proverbs which are to
be found on his desk. One is
Magma est veritas ct praevalet"
(Great is the truth and mighty
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have time for a lot of Commu-
mist theory. Those of us who
had to scramble and found we
could manage became committed
to this system.
I'm college, I knew a few
Marxists and since then my
feeling has been strengthened
that intellectual Marxists are
often lazy people who can't cope
with our system. They want a
simple answer to all their trou-
bles.'
Asked If he thought a Young 4
ster who's was foolish enough to
Join q communist front organi-
zation In college should be for
ever excluded from a Govern
ment job, Mr.. Mcleod replied:
can isolated incident such as
that is not sufficient to turn a
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when he came to the State De-
partment.
working on the Hill was a
marvellous opportunity to learn
about the various branches Of
Government. It was then I be-
came interested in the State
Department and went to the
japanese Peace Conference as
an advisor to Senator Bridges,
who was a delegate.
Looking back on his college
days, which were during the de-
preston years, mfr. Mcleod said
he saw something of the leftist
movement at its height. Was he
ever tempted by their panacea?
mo-" he replied. II think
most of us were so busy trying
to earn a living and keep body
and soul together, we didn't
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person down. What we attempt
to do is survey the persons en-
tire past and then to assess it
and try to project If in the fu-
ture he will be suitable for Gov
eminent employment.
In explaining how the security
system works, Mr.. Mcleod de-
scribed it as follows:
The data about a person goes
to the evaluations branch OF
Mr.. McLeod's department, which
recommends for or against
clearance. If the person is
cleared, then Mr.. Mcleod never
even sees his papers. In case
Of recommendation against
clearance, for q person already
(See MCLEOD, Page D-2S)
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time 1t seemed tragic, was the
fact that we moved a lot as
children. Each time I had to
build up new circle Of friends.
And each time I thought my
heart would break-but sur
vived and with it came a sense
of ease with all sorts of people,"
he said.
This ease is quite apparent
now. He is completely frank
and talks freely to reporters,
rarely lodging behind mo
comment"
Problems With Press
Sometimes, I've been too
frank with the press" said Mr..
Mcleod. "And as a result some
things I've said have sounded
terrible in print and often are
quoted out of context"
In recent weeks, the depart
ment has assigned to Mr..
McLeod's Office a special assist
ant, Mr.. Hal Short, who, among
other things, will assist Mr..
Mcleod in the problem Of the
press.
McLeod's desire to be COM
pletely honest with reporters
probably stems from his own
days on q newspaper After he
finished Grinnell College (which
took five years, since he had to
stop a while to earn money to
f1nish). he finally landed a job as
a reporter on the Cedar Rapids
Gazette.
So Scott Mcleod became a
police reporter and through his
job got acquainted with the local
FBI agent. About the same time
he married Miss Edna Van Pap
Evening star., 1954-09-21

Washington twice for confer
ences on the Pacific war.
Remaining Foreign Minister
after the liberation, Mr.. van
Kleffens headed the Netherlands
delegation to the 1945 San Fran
cisco conference which organized
the United Nations.
In 1916 and 1947 he was his
country's permanent representa-
tive to, the U. N. From 1947 to
1850 he was Ambassador to
Washington.
Mr.. Van Kleffens was married
in The Hague in 1895, to Mar
garet Horstman. Her mother
was ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Van
Cott of Salt Lake City, who mar
ried Rotterdam oil executive.
The Van Kleffens have no chill
dren: Jansen, a black poodle, is
the third member of their house.
hold.
Inc MlnlSter is a thin, angular
man of just under 6 feet, with
a bald. domelike head fringed
with sandy hair. a prominent
forehead and a ruddy complex
ion. He speaks fluent Dutch,
English, French and German,
and some Portuguese.
In his spare time he likes to
walk and sail. His friends de-
scribe him as thorough. resource
full, obseryant, possessor of a
phenomenal memory, trenend-
ously effective in anything he
undertakes, and a man with a
fine deadpan sense of humor.
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Veteran Lowyer and Diplomat
Choice to Head u. N. Assembly
Von Kleffens Alone
In Field as Thai
Prince Withdruws
BY the Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.
Sept. 21.-A Dutchman with IS
years Of experience in inter-
national affairs was a shoe-in
choice today for president of the
ninth United Nations General
Assembly this afternoon.
The election of DR.. Eelco Nico-
laas van Kleffens to the top AS
sembly post became a virtual
certainty when his only an
nounced opponent, Prince Wan
Waithayakon of Thailand. the
United States-backed candidate.
unexpectedly withdrew yesterday.
Mr.. Van Kleffens is Neither
lands Minister to Portugal and
head of the Dutch delegation to
the Assembly. He will celebrate
his 60th birthday while the
Assembly is in session on Mo-
vember II.
Combined Law and Diplomacy.
A lawyer and the son of a
lawyer, his long career has often
alternated between the law and
diplomacy-or combined the two.
Mr.. van KleffenS was born in
Heerenveen, a small factory
town in the peatbog country of
Friesland, Northern Holland. He
attended the University of Ley
den and in 1918, at %. won his
degree of doctor of law with a
thesis on the history of Dutch
Japanese relations in interna-
tional law.
The next year he went to
work in the legal branch Of the
League of Nations secretariat in
Geneva. quitting two years later
to work in London as a legal
aide for the Royal Netherlands
Petroleum Co.
Mr.. van Kleffens came back to
the international swim in 1922.
as assistant director of the. legal
department of the Dutch Minis
try of Foreign Affairs. He served
in the late 'z0s as registrar of
the arbitration court that inter-
preted the Dawes and Young
plans for German financial re-
covery. In the foreign ministry.
meanwhile, he was promoted
twice.
Foreign Minister in 1899.
In 1899 he reached the diplo-
matte top at home. He was all
packed to go to Switzerland as
Dutch minister when a cabinet
crisis resulted in his appoint
ment as Minister of Foreign At
fairs instead.
Nine months later. as the Ger
mans drove toward The Hague
MIR. van Kleffens and his wife
fed in a crippled navy hydro
plane to Brighton, England. In
Britain he became foreign min
lister in exile. He toured the
Dutch East Indies to survey their
defense before the Japanese oc-
cupation and in 1912 visited
Evening star., 1954-09-21
Graphic Arts Group.
EIecfsJ. I. Diggs

j. Thurman Diggs. manager
of Byron S. Adams, local print
ing firm. last night was elected
president Of the Graphic Arts
Association of Washington at the
groups 40th annual meeting at
the Shoreham Hotel.
He entered the printing busi-
ness in 1922 as a composing room
apprentice in Charlottesville, Va.
He became associated with Byron
S. Adams in 1899 and was named
manager in 1850. Mr.. Diggs is
a member of Manor Country
Club and the Washington Board
of Trade.
Others chosen last night were
Garwood Chamberlain, of E. A.
Merkle. Inc. vice president;
John S. Beckham, of the Rufus
H. Darby Printing Co., record