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Evening star., 1954-09-09
BY HE Assoeiosed Pres.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. o.
Mayor Ben West emptied the
city workhouse late yesterday
by turning 80 prisoners loose and
transferring 6 others to the
county workhouse, on the heels
of a court order to close the jail
and workhouse.
City Workhouse Supt. e. F.
Benderman quoted Mayor West
as saying he took the unprece-
.dented action in an effort to
comply with a Chancery Court
ruling yesterday which enjoined
the city from operating the jail
and workhouse until the building
is made habitable.
Among the 80 prisoners re-
leased was Andrew r. Stone. 81,
colored, who was convicted re-
Gently on 80 counts of threaten
ing to kidnap, rape and murder
Evening star., 1954-09-09

a young Nashville white woman.
City Judge Andrew j. Doyle
Immediately questioned the
Mayors authority to free the
prisoners.
Unless the Mayor orders the
police chief to re-arrest these
prisoners Immediately" Judge
Dolye said, ''he win be respon-
sible for any tragedy that can
and might result from his pre-
ciptate action"
Judge Doyle, who had SEN
fenced the prisoners. added that
81 was never consulted it
is the city administrations duty
to house the prisoners; it is not
within the Mayors power to
turn them into the streets"
Special Chancellor E. j. Walsh.
acting at the request Of the
Davidson County Board Of
Health. had granted q tempo
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Forec0ster
Warns Coast
OnHurricone
sy ,hs Assosioted Press

= B. 10
MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 9.-Grady
Norton, chief storm forecaster Of
the Miami Weather Bureau, said
today, Were not out of the
woods yet" as far as Hurricane
Edna is concerned and the At
lantie Coast from the Melbourne
Titusville area in Florida north
ward to the North Carolina Capes
should keep a weather eye open
for possibilities"
Mr.. Norton said this word of
caution is not a hurriance alert
at least not yet. It is just a
precautionary word that a bad
storm is lowering offshore with
out a definite indication as to its
future course.
A noon advisory moved the
storm center along a position
about $50 miles east of Titus
vile. Winds in it remained at
maximum strength of about
lis miles an hour.
Movement for the next IL
hours will continue about the
same toward the north-north-
west at 8 to 10 miles an hour, -
said the advisory.
Seas are reported very rough
in the Daytona Beach area and
winds are beginning to pick p
along the North Florida coast.
Small craft from Florida to Cape
Hatteras have been warned not
to venture into open water" Mr..
Norton said.
"The hurricane is big and is
still expanding. It just makes
good sense to keep a weather eye
cooked toward it, and to keep
informed on official advices about
it's movement"
Evening star., 1954-09-09
2-Hour Mall Parking Limit
Will Begin Wednesday

Motorists will be restricted to
two-hour parking on the Mall
roadways between Third and
Fourteenth streets NV, from 8
am. to 5 pm. weekdays, except
Saturdays, beginning Wednes-
day-opening date Of the Dis
trict fringe parking lot near the
South Capitol Street Bridge.
The new restriction. announced
by the Office of National Capital
Parks, was requested by District
officials who hope the measure
will boost the chances of success
for the 461-car fringe lot.
The action also is aimed at
providing relief for traffic con-
gestlon in the central area. Park
officials said the measure will as
sure extra parking spaces for
tourists.
Evening star., 1954-09-09

been indorsed by Gov. Dewey and
the Republican Executive Com
mittee. His nomination at the
Syracuse convention starting
September % is regarded as vir-
tually certain. ..
A number of important Demo-
cratic leaders have announced
they will back Averell Hartman.
former mutual aid chief and once
Ambassador to Soviet Russia, for
the governorship.
Convention Fight Looms.
The Democratic State con-
vention in New York City Sep
tember 21-22 may face a floor
fight, however, because some
elements of the party still are
strong for Representative Fank-
lin D. Roosevelt. jr., son of the
late President.
Senator Ives had earlier said
repeatedly he was not a candi-
date for the governorship and as
late as last night had attempted
to prevail on Gov. Dewey to
run again.
But the Senator told a news
conference this morning he now
accepts Gov. Dewey's decision
and would deem it a great honor
to run for Governor if the par
tvs convention delegates "dc-
sire me to do so."
IF I am nominated as the
Republican candidate for Gov
ernor," he said, Il shall wage
the most forceful, the most ef-
fective and most active cam
paign of which I am capable"
Wagner's Name Mentioned.
The Democrats still were in a
furry following Gov. Dewey's an
nouncement Tuesday night that
he would not be a candidate for
(See GOVERNOR, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-09-09


leader is a tool OF reactionary
circles in the United States and
Britain.
Moreover. it added. he is no
friend of the Soviet Union and
Communist China.
The attack was q Sharp re-
action against statements Mr..
Attlee made in Hong Kong after
completing a Labor Party group
tour of the Soviet Union and Red
China.
Pravda said Mr.. Attlee at a
Hong Kong news conference
showed he was 100 per cent be-
hind United States policy and
the Western defense system.
Pravda contended the alleged
slander was done in order to
curry favor with America.
It reviewed Attlee's description
of conversation with Chairman
Mao Tze-tung at Peiping. Pravda
quoted Mao. as saying to Mr..
Attlee: "An important condition
for maintaining peace is to stop
the armament of West Germany
and Japan and withdraw Ameri-
can armed forces from Formosa. j"
(Hong Kong dispatches had re-
ported Mao sought to persuade
Mr.. Attlee to impress Red China's
views in these respects upon the
American Government.)
Pravda went on:
"Attlee did not dare to contra
dict these facts (Mao's views of
peace requisities) Instead
the head of the Labor delegation
applied a much-used American
propaganda trick.
"He clumsily tried to change
the conversation to Soviet arma-
ment. (This was a reference to
Attlee's remark in Hong Kong
that he had told Mao Russia
also might be prevailed upon to
disarm.)
''He asked Mao to tell the So
Wet government that the Soviet
Union should one-sidedly start
disarming.
Thereby Attlee made it clear
that the leader of the British
Labor Party is ready to support
the American policy of reviving
German and japanese militar-
ism.
"Attlee spoke as an advocate
of the American policy of arm
ing the most aggressive forces in
Europe and the Far East.
r "It is well known that he is a
rampant adherent Of arming
Western Germany.
Talk of Soviet armament is
necessary to Attlee and his
American allies so as to defect
attention Of the international
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Merger Is Proposed
For Two Unions Of
Federal Employees
AFL Group Suggests
Starting 'Purley With
National Federation
By Joseph Young

The AFL American Federation
of Government Employees has
officially proposed to the Ma
tional Federation of Federal
Employees a merger of the two
groups. The Star learned today.
James A. Campbell. AFGE
president, has sent letter to
Luther Steward, NFFE chief,
asking that the two major Fed
eral employe unions start nego-
tiations as soon as possible re-
garding the proposed merger.
The AFGE executive council,
several days ago. approved the
sending OF such an offer.
The offer is being made on the
eve of the NFFE's biennial con-
vention, which opens in Dallas,
Tex, Monday. The AFGE held
it's convention last week in Chi
cago.
Sees Greater Influence.
In his letter, Mr.. Campbell
stressed that combined organi-
zation would swing far more
weight and influence in Con-
gress, as well as in Federal agen-
cies, than they do under the
present setup of two competing
unions.
All Government workers would
stand to benefit from one big
united union, the AFGE leader
declared.
Mr.. Campbell asked that staff
members of the NFFE and the
AFGE begin preliminary talks
as soon as possible on the pro-
posed merger.
Until 1882. there was only
one classified employe union.
That was the NFFE, which was
affiliated with the AFL at the
time.
Following differences of policy
with the AFL. the NFFE with
drew and became an independ-
ent union. Subsequently. the
AFL chartered a new Federal
employe group-the American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, Some of the NFFE To-
Gals withdrew to join the AFGE.
AS a result. since 1882 there
have been two separate major
classified employe unions.
In his letter to the NFFE, Mr..
Campbell said the original causes
that led to the NFFE departure
from the AFL have long dis
appeared and that, consequently,
there are no present reasons why
merger can't take place.
About 125,000 Combined.
The present membership of
the two unions is something of
secret. However, the best eSti-
mates are that the Ages men,
bership totals about 10000, while
the NFTE's membership is about
$4,000 to 10000. Both unions
are reported to be in good f1nan-
cial condition.
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Star Want Ad Sells
Used Car First Day

Mr.. R. r. N. wonted to sell his
automobile. The sales procedure wos
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u you have something to buy. trode
or sell. big or little. tell it to the
long established audience Of The Stor
reoders. You'll enjoy the some kind
Of quick oetion.
Because it produces the best re-
suits, The Stor publishes more elossi-
fled ods than the other Washington
newspapers combined.
Phone Sterling 5000 and ask for
an ad-toker.
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Provdo Hits AttIee 'SIonder';
Calls Him Reoctionory Tool
Brton's Remark to Mao on Disurminq
Of Russiu Provokes Bitter Attack

public from the danger of re-
viving German and japanese
militarism."
Pravda seemed shocked that
Mr.. Attlee could have any doubts
of the peaceful intentions of the
Soviet Union.
I'm Moscow he had the chance
to see what the Soviet people are
doing, thinking. and their plans
for the future" the editorial
said.
HE was received by leaders
Of the Communist Party and the
Soviet government.
+ AT the agricultural fair Att
lee and his colleagues could see
for themselves that the exhibits
were fruits of peaceful toll. Trac-
tors. not tanks.
1.-THE delegation visited the
new building of Moscow Uni
versity, which by no means looks
like a military structure.
Satisfied With Hospitality.
1T one could judge by the
statements the members of dele
CATION made in Moscow they
were satisfied with the hospi-
tality of the Soviet people and
had no doubts concerning the
peaceful nature of building in
the U. S. S. r.
Leaders of the delegation
made speeches in which they
urged peace and friendly rela-
tions.
But it went on until Attlee
left China.
Having barely left the from
tier where he was met with such
hospitality. AttIee Immediately
called a press conference in
Hong Kong in which he hastened
to facilitate the task of ad-
herents of the Western defense
system in taking up their slander
about Soviet armament
Pravda said Attlee's request
to Mao asking him to use his
influence to reduce Soviet arma-
ment was "ill starred"
Evening star., 1954-09-09
By Elton c. Fay
Assoeiofed Press Stoff Writer

Gen. Ridgway said today the
advent of atomic warfare means
there must be more-not fewer
soldiers.
Atomic bombs and artillery
will require greater dispersion Of
men and smaller units, the
Army Chief of Staff said in an
address prepared for the Ma
tional Security Industrial Asso-
citation.
"This fall the Army, using two
of its veteran divisions, will con-
duct extensive tests under simu-
lated atomic conditions seeking
answers" to the problem of what
size combat units should be for
atomic war battlefields, Gen.
Ridgway added.
Flexible Units Considered.
There has been consideration
of proposals to de-emphasize the
role of the 18,000-man division
and to put more emphasize on
specially trained and equipped
units like the flexible regimental
combat teams used in the Ko-
rean War.
Gen. Ridgway did not identify
the divisions to be used in the
maneuvers, but other Pentagon
officials have said they will be
the 4th Armored Division, sta
Evening star., 1954-09-09
800 Reported
Killed as Quake
Hits Algeria
OrIeunsviIIe, City
Of 81. 500, Appears
209o Demolished
By the Assoeiofed Press

ALGIERS, Algeria. Sept. "a
tremendous earthquake struck
northern Algeria today, blasting
the town Of Orleansville and in
flicting a toll which unofficial
reports put at approximately
300 dead.
Injured were estimated at over
1000.
The French National Defense
Ministry said in Paris that it
knew of at least 200 deaths.
Eyewitnesses reported that the
city of $4,000 inhabitants looked
as If it had gone through a heavy
air bombardment. Some reports
said 1t was 20 per cent demol-
iShed.
At the Strasbourg observatory,
the shock was timed at 1907 am.
(9:07 pm. EDIT Wednesday,
Scientists there said it was the
worst to hit Algeria in 40 years.
Reports were still fragmentary
because communications were
severely disrupted.
100 Miles From Algiers.
Orleansville, a modern French
town on an ancient Roman site,
lies about 100 miles west of
Algiers on the main rail line to
Oran. 1t is the center of a rich
farming valley.
Barracks, stadium, postoffice,
prison, hospital. two hotels, po-
lice headquarters. small dam
and a new Catholic cathedral all
collapsed or suffered heavy
damage. About 40 travellers
were buried alive in their beds
when the Hotel Baudoin fell In
on them.
Electric power was out and
communications were cut. All
available troops and ambu-
lances were rushed to the area.
Governor General Roger Leon
ard hurried to take command of
rescue operations on the spot,
Villages Heavily Damaged.
The area worst hit is between
Tenes. on the Mediterranean
Coast, and Miliana, about half
way between Orleansville and
Algiers. Between Tenes and Or
leansville, all villages were re-
ported heavily damaged, with
Vauban. Duperre and Rouina
among the worst hit.
An airlift for the injured was
set up between Maison Blanche
airport at Algiers and the earth
quake area. Among the first VIC
tins to arrive, many were suf-
fering from fractured skulls.
They said shocks had been felt
throughout the area until z am.
g am. EDIT.
Burst Dam Floods Airfield.
The airlift was later inter-
rupted, however. when the air.
field at Orleansville was flooded
by waters from the Lamartine
Dam. The dam was destroyed
in the quake. Hundreds of acres
OF farm lands also were reported
flooded.
A 400-bed field hospital was
set up at Orleansville, and five
surgeons were sent from AL
giers.
The United States has no
Army, Air Force or naval in
Stallations in Algeria. The United
States Air Force has airf1elds in
neighboring French Morocco,
which is outside the quake area.
The United States 9Th Fleet
in the Mediterranean was or
dered to give aid if called upon.
At the town of Duplex, shocks
were still being felt at q late
hour Of the morning.
French Premier Pierre Mendes-
France made an emergency Is
million francs (about $43,O00)
available for rescue work.
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Lute News
Bulletin
Ship Indictments Quoshed

SHyP INDUCEMENTS ku0SHeo
Two indictments against for
mer Representative Joseph E.
Casey Of Massachusetts,, charg-
ing him with conspiring to de-
fraud the Government in sur
plus ship deals, were thrown
out today by Judge Luther w.
Youngdahl in the U. s. District
Court for the District Of CO.
lumbia. Similar charges against
washington Attorney Joseph
II. Rosenbaum. Robert A. Dud-
ley and Harold o. Becker,
named with Mr.. Casey, also
were dismissed.
Evening star., 1954-09-09
5 War Criminals Purdoned

TOKYO, Sept. 9 (R.-The
United States has pardoned five
Japanese war criminals serving
terms of 20 to IS years here. the
Foreign Office announced today.
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Atom War Requires More GIs,
Not Fewer, Ridgwoy Asserts
Army Chief Says Moneuvers in Fall
Will Aim at Setting Combat Unit Size

toned at Fort Hood. Tex, and
the 47th Infantry Division,
based at Fort Benning, Ga.
I'm these maneuvers," Gen.
Ridgway said, various size COM
bat formations of all arms will
be tested. From these tests will
come practical recommendations
on Army organization and tao
tics for land combat under
atomic conditions. Necessarily.
of course. as part of any changes,
the Army must retain its capa-
bility for so-called conventional
warfare.
increase in Depth"
although the Army's firepow-
er will continue to increase as
the present and future weapons
become more plentiful. this does
not warrant the assumption that
the need for soldiers will become
less" he continued. ION the con-
trary, there are indications that
the trend will be in the OPP
poSite direction.
Although combat units un-
doubtedly will be smaller, more
mobile and compact, the dis
persion in defense more pro-
nounced, there will be a cor
responding increase in the depth
of the battlefield-and certainly
and support facili-
ties and stockages will have to be
multiplied in smaller but more
numerous concentrations"
Evening star., 1954-09-09
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, Sept. 9.-Pravda
in a blistering attack today ac-
cused Britain's former Prime
Minister Clement Attlee of SLAM
dering the Soviet Union and
Communist China Immediately
after enjoying their hospitality.
The Communist Party paper
said the British Labor Party
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Mccarthy Breaks Off Defense
On Two Charges as Watkins
Restricts Citing Of Precedents
Heart and Soul
Of Case Injured,
Lawyer Protests
By Cecil Holland and
jones 7. Newton

Attorney Edward Bennett VIII
liams today abruptly broke off
Senator McCarthy's defense on
two major censure charges
against him, saying a ruling by
Chairman Watkins of the special
Senate Investigating Committee
effectively prevents us from
putting in a defense"
Both Mr.. Williams and Sena-
tor Mccarthy strongly objected
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Ives Says He'll Run
For Goyernorship if
Convention Wishes
Hurrimon-R Roosevelt
Fight for Democratic
Nomination Shaping Up
BY the Assoeioied Press

NEW YORK, Sept. ;s.-Sena-
tor Irving M. Ives said today he
would accept the Republican
nomination for Governor of New
York if the State convention
names him as its choice to sue
ceed retiring Gov. Thomas E..
Dewey.
Sc nator Ives, whose Senate
term has four years to run, has
Evening star., 1954-09-09
Commissioner Spencer
Tells Hurricane Story

HURRICANE FIRST -HAND-Con-
missioner Somuel Spencer and his
fomib were in the middle Of the New
Enslond hunieone Lost week on their
yowl. For first t-hond oecount Of whot
they went through before they
reoched sofety. see pose B-l.
THE S. 5. UMBRELLA-our shortest
line ferry boat plies between Moine
avenue S.W. ond Hoins Point. Eost
Potomac Park. II hos its troubles. too.
See poee B-l.
Evening star., 1954-09-09

Likely 70 reel Ut. ro9e 40
to Chairman Watkins ruling as
striking at the heart and soul"
of their defense.
Senator Watkins ruling,
backed by the other five mem
bers of the censure committee,
was laid down as Mr.. Williams
was presenting Senator Nc
Carthy'S defense against the ac-
cusation tnat he invited Gov
ernment employees to violate the
law and their oathS of Office by
supplying him with informa-
tion.
Argument Erupts. >
Senator Watkins ruled that
Mr.. Williams and Senator Nc
Carthy could not present the
statements and actions of indi-
vidual members of Congress as
precedents for the Wisconsin
Republicans solicitation of i'll
formation from Government en-
ployes.
The ruling provoked an argu-
mentative discussion that occu-
pied most of an abbreviated
morning session of the sixth day
Of censue hearings.
AS Chairman Watkins held
firmly to his ruling, Mr.. williams
said it had stopped not only
Senator McCarthy's defense
against the charge he urged
Government employees to supply
him with information in viola
ton of the law but also his de-
fense against another one of the
five principal censure charges
against him.
This was the charge that he
had received and improperly
used classified FBI material in
possible violation of the espion-
age laws.
Asks for Recess.
Mr.. Williams said the defense
had expected to answer both
charges at this mornings ses-
sion and then take up in the
afternoon session the two re-
manning general accusations
against Senator Mccarthy.
In view of the Watkins ruling,
Mr.. Williams asked for a noon
time recess IS minutes early to
prepare for presenting the de-
fense against the two remaining
charges. These are Cd that Sem
ator Mccarthy has abused his
colleagues in the Senate and (2)
Continued on Page "A, Col. ~
Evening star., 1954-09-09
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China Seethes With Energy and Poverty.
Reporter Finds. Poee B-9
Evening star., 1954-09-09

Stevenson Stresses Foreign Policy Issues.
Poee AZ
ToImodse Aide Wins Georgia Governors
Roce. Poee AIS
Evening star., 1954-09-09

Partial Transcript Of Mccorthy's Testi-
mony at Censure Hearing. Pose A-l0
Mecorthy on Receiving End. but Not
Likely to Feel 1t. Poee AS
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Continued on Page A-4, Col. L.
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temperatures Today.
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(See SEGREGATION, Pg. AS
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(See GOVERNOR, Page A:
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