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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

broke into doctors Office and
stole some medical books so he
would know what the narcotics
were. He then sorted out the
narcotics. took what he didn t
want to a secluded spot in Rock
Creek Park and burned them.
Narrowly Missed Injury.
Some volatile glycerine tablets
exploded, an Lartigue had a mar
row squeak.
In addition to the crimes in
the District, detectives said Lar
tigue admitted four housebreak-
ings and two attempted safe
crackings in Takoma Park, Md,
and two housebreakings in
Rosslyn, Va.
In an attempted drugstore
safecracking. detectives quoted
him as saying. he discovered he
didn't have enough light. So he
went by bus to a shopping CEN
ter, bought a f1ashlight and re-
turned. But police. meantime,
had discovered the crime, and
the drugstore was ablaze with
lights. Lartigue got on another
bus and rode away.
Detectives who examined the
forged Army record said it was
a complete job. It included lists
Of decorations won while "serv-
ing overseas" Lartigue explained
to Sergt. Winters that when he
broke into a house and CHANGED
across medal which fit a forged
decoration, he stole it.
Arrested in 1912.
Lartigue moved to the Wash
ington area as a young boy. He
first ran afoul of the law in 1912
and went to the National Train
ing School on a HOUSEKEEPING
charge. He studied drafting, got
out soon. and went to work at
(See CONVICT page A-2l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

replied. He said DR.. Belsky was
there because the subcommittee
had received information that
you are an active member of the
Communist conspiracy" and that
the investigation was part of
Investigations of communism
in the Army" and in the Gov
eminent and the defense effort
generally.
Senator Mccarthy said he was
especially interested in DR.. Bel
sky because you are a doctor
at the hospital that serves Prof.
ect Lincoln the topmost secret
radar project we have in this
country"
Reassured by Mcclellan.
Project Lincoln is the no.
longer secret code name for a
radar research project at the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology.
"You are in a position to
constantly contact patients who
have been working on this top
most secret radar work." Senator
Mccarthy told him.
Senator Mcclellan interrupted
to assure DR.. Belsky that "you
are not accused of anything
but that the committee had
called him simply ito give in
formation"
Questioned by Roy Cohn, the
subcommittee counsel, DR.. Belsky
said he performs "some" medical
duties at the Murphy Hospital
and that since May. 1858, he
also has interviewed patients.
Mr.. Cohn asked whether DR..
Belsky had been member of
the Communist Party "at all
times since May. 1883" and the
witness invoked the fifth amend
ment. pleading that to answer
might tend to incriminate me- y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Three Chilly Days Ahead;
18o in Suburbs Toniuht

Three days Of below-normal
temperatures. the first since
February Is, are on the weather
menu for the Washington area.
Despite q warming sun, the
mercury probably won't get
above 38 degrees today and may
dip as low as Is in the suburbs
tonight, the Weather Bureau
said.
The Potomoac Rivers minor
flood menace had subsidized by
morning after the crest passed
the Letter gauge above Chain
Bridge yesterday. It stood at
9.6 feet today and was falling.
The area had 90 Of an inch of
rain yesterday and q high tenn
perature of so degrees bud
reckoning com bi n alton for
cherry trees - but Subnormal
temperatures the next three days
will slow blossom progress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Army Must Fix 6, $50 Tanks;
Faulty Trunsmissions Found

Investigation, said the spokes-
man. revealed that screws in the
assembling process at the Allison
division Of General Motors had
come loose because they were
not properly fastened.
This assembly is used in both
the MAT and Mas tanks.
Orders were issued to take
apart the transmission of 6,45O
tanks already issued and stake
down" the screws. The dis
assembling and reassembling of
a transmission requires about
80 man-hours Of labor. Cost of
the corrective work, the spokes-
man estimated. might be about
$50, 900.
He said the question of who
should pay for the work-the
Army or the company-is being
studied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Police Hatch Up
Raid, Then Brood
Over Evidence
By the Assoeiosed Pres.

BALTIMORE, Mar. 4.-Mem-
bers of the police numbers racket
squac are used to looking just
about any place for evidence in
their raids but this was the first
time they had to disturb a roost-
ing hen to get the goods.
Sergt Edwin Taylor and two
policemen who raided a house
here yesterday found a lottery
book in a glove stuffed behind
a pipe in the kitchen. They also
found charred remnants of lot
ter slips in the kitchen stove.
III a shed behind the house
they found another lottery book
1t was under a cardboard box
which was under a straw nest
which was. under some eggs
which were under a setting hen
Robert s. Wallace, jr.. 80, was
held in $4,000 bail for grand
jury action on q lottery charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

The Civil Service Commission
has approved the request of State
Department Security Chief r.
w. Scott Mcleod to remove the
jobs Of the departments security
investigators. evaluators and
other key employees from civil
service. it was learned today.
The jobs of more than $50 en-
ployes in the Security Office
have been transferred to ex-
cepted Schedule A.
The commissions action marks
one Of the largest group trans
fers of employees from civil serv-
ice to excepted jobs since the Eli
Senhower administration took
Office.
Twice previously, the csc had
turned down Mr.. McLeod's re-
quest that the jobs be taken out
OF civil service so the State De-
partment's Security Division
could become another FBI."
However, Mr.. Mcleod per-
sisted, and this time the csc
approved the mass transfer.
Mr.. Mcleod until last Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Army Doctor
Rejects Queries
ByhcCarthy
Pfc. Belsky Insists
Senators Have No
Jurisdiction Over Him
BY The Associated Press

Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
OF Wisconsin today carried his
search for Army Communists
into a public hearing at which
an Army doctor refused to tell
whether he is or was a Red.
The doctor, Pfc. Marvin S.
Belsky. said he has been denied
an officers commission. He re-
fused to tell Senator McCarthy's
Senate Investigations subcom-
mittee whether he believes this
was because. as Senator Nc
earthly expressed it, he was "a
member of the Communist con-
! spiracy."
| DR.. Belsky challenged the sub
committees right to ask him any
questions.
II am a soldier under the juris-
diction only of the President of
the United States as Commander
in Chief" DR.. Belsky said. This
committee has no jurisdiction
| over me-.
Cites Presidents Statement.
Rejecting that argument, SEN
ator Mccarthy said President
Eisenhower at a news conference
yesterday had stated that all
Army and Government witnesses
should willingly and cheerfully
give testimony" SO long as it did
not endanger security.
The hearing came in the wake
Of the furore over the Army's
honorable discharge of DR.. Irving
Peress. a New York dentist, after
he had refused to answer similar
questions.
DR.. Belsky is assigned to the
Army's Murphy General Hospital
at Waltham. Mass.
Senator Mccarthy had orig
inally planned to question DR..
Belsky only at a closed door
hearing. He had said the public
session witnesses would be
quizZed concerning his accusa-
tons of Communist spying at
the Federal Recommendations
Laboratory at Nutley. N. j. He
declined to say whether they
would be questioned later today,
and kept their names secret
until fhov orc aallod
Two Democrats Attend.
Senator Mccarthy and Sena-
tor Mcclellan. Democrat, of
Arkansas. sat through the half
hour closed session-Senator
jackson. Democrat, of Wash
ington, came in for its last half
before the public hearing
opened. Senators Dirksen, Re-
publican. of Illinois. and Potter,
Republican. of Michigan. showed
up for the public hearing.
At one point, the witness COR
rected Senator Mccarthy who
addressed him as MIR. Belsky."
please. Mr.. Senator. it's DR..
Belsky, not Mr.. Belsky," he said.
He also asked:
What am I accused of and
who accused me?"
I'm not sure you're accused
Of anything" Senator Mccarthy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
BY the Assoeiaied Press

The transmissions in about
6.450 medium tanks already de-
livered for service are being
taken apart for correction Of
faulty assembly discovered in
some Of them. the Army said
today.
The Army has some Of the
machines and the National
Guard has others. They were
produced by General Motors,
The repair work is being done
in the field.
A Pentagon spokesman, an
swering questions. said that on
January % a report was re-
ceived from Fort Hood, Tex.
base for the 81st Armored Divi-
sion, that damage to transmits
sions had been discovered in
three or four" tanks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Hall Trying to Discount Rift
Over Mccarthy in Party Ranks
kilograms Favor
President, 9 to !,
Press Aide Says

President Eisenhower has
received hundreds" of tele-
grams supporting his state
ment yesterday calling for
fair play in congressional
Investigations, the White
House said today.
Press Secretary James c.
Hagerty asked what the
White House is hearing from
the country about "yester-
days exchange of pleasant
tries" said kilograms are
running about 9-to-1 favor
able to the President. He
gave no exact number of
messages received and re-
fused to release any of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04


Rebuke Given TO Mecorthy. Pose Al
the National Republican Club,
sought to discount what he de-
scribed as the party's family
differences" He declared: I'VE
are not a divided party"
The rift between the White
House and the Wisconsin Sena-
tor nevertheless was there for all
to see. This became apparent
in the Senator's belligerent stand
in the face of Gen. Eisenhower's
news conference statement yes
terday. The President de-
nounced any disregard of stand
ards of fair play" in congress
sional investigations. He put
it up to Senate Republican lead
ers. and not the White House. to
do something about Senator Nc
Carthy's investigative methods.
Seeks to Heal Breach.
Chairman Hall earlier this
week had taken public issue with
those methods. In his prepared
speech today he sought to step
into the breach between Gen.
Eisenhower and Senator Nc
Carthy and to lessen possible
political effects of the rift.
Our opposition naturally has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Convict's Hotel Trunk Reveals
His Busy D. G. Crime Career
Misfit Homburq
Brought Arrest
Of Ace Forqer

The bizarre story OF a convict
who rewrote his own life story
then set about the crime business
methodically, was revealed by
police today.
The convict paid minute atten-
ton to detail, but it was one
small detail-a homburg hat
that didn't quite flt-which led
to his downfall.
Details of the story Of Roy
Anseln Lartigue, 81, began to
unfold when a hotel manager in
the 800 block of Fourteenth street
NV. reported that Lartigue had
quit his room there last Novem-
Der and left behind a heavy
trunk.
Police who opened the trunk
still are finding it difficult to be-
lieve some of the things they
found.
Most Of it was narcotics. stolen
from the Washington Sanitarium
and a Northwest doctors Office.
But police said Lartigue is not
drug addict.
In rewriting his life story. he
had created a set of false docu-
Notwithstanding a full pardon
from the Governor of Louisiana,
a prison record to show him an
outstanding prisoner, and a
complete Army record with
honorable discharge and decora-
tions. He learned to be an ex-
pert craftsman at the National
Training School for Boys-an
aptitude which helped with the
documents. The forgeries were
found in the trunk.
Seek to Total Loot.
Detectives now are trying
to total the loot gathered in by
Lartigue, who has admitted one
successful safecracking and a
multitude of attempts in the
Washington area before he was
sent to prison in Nashville,
Tenn, last November for
burglary while armed.
He also has admitted thefts
at several District churches.
done in the choir rooms while
the choirS were singing. accord.
ing to Detective Sergt. Ernst H.
Winters. who flew. to Tennessee
to question Lartigue.
Among his admissions are un-
successful safecracking attempts
at Washington Cathedral. the
Nativity Church and the Sew
enth-day Adventist Church.
He told Sergt. Winters how,
after stealing the narcotics at
the Washington Sanitarium. he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Broyhi|| 10 Attempt
To Prod Virginia on
Funds for Bridges
Rood Conference Set
Saturday After Stote
Says Gosh Is Lacking
BY George Beveridoe

Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia will meet
with Virginia Highway Com
missioner James Anderson in
Richmond Saturday to try to get
the State to agree to pay for
Virginia unprecedented connec-
tons to the proposed E street
and Jones Point bridges.
The meeting, it was learned,
was arranged late yesterday, as
the question of Virginia's f1nan-
cial participation mushroomed
into key issue before a House
District subcommittee consider
ing the two bridge proposals.
The subcommittee ire was
raised by two bluntly worded
messages from Mr.. Anderson.
Identical in form. the statements
said the Highway Department
approves of both bridges, but
cannot afford to put any money
into the approaches of either.
Will Demand Pledge.
Several subcommittee members
told The Star privately they do
not intend to support the bridge
bills unless Virginia yields.
One influential member said he
will insist that documented state
ments from State officials. saying
they will pay for approach roads,
be placed into the record before
he goes along.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Kearns of Penn
sylvania, is in recess until next
Tuesday. Then opposition wit
nesses to the controversial E
Street Bridge, which crosses
Roosevelt Memorial Island on
its way over the Potomac, will
testify.
There is no opposition to the
Jones Point location, proposed
as a Federally financed bridge
to permit traffic to bypass con-
gested Washington areas.
Outlays Criticized.
But here are the financing
proposals that led yesterday to
sharp criticism of Virginia s
small highway expenditures in
the Washington area:
E street.-The bridge proper,
it's District approaches and about
$2.8 million in approaches over
Federally owned park land in
Virginia would be paid for by
District revenues and Federal
highway aid. The District wants
Virginia to pay $22 million for
land and approach structures
not involving Federal land in
Virginia.
Jones Point-A bill introduced
by Mr.. Broyhill would have the
Federal Government pay $40
million. Under a study made by
the consulting firm of Modjeski
& Masters, this would cover cost
of the bridge proper, approaches
through Alexandria to connect
with Shirley highway on the
Virginia side, and a short ap-
proach over Maryland land to
connect with Overlook avenue at
Chesapeake street Sc. in the
District. The Virginia ap-
proaches would cost an esti-
mated 81 million. The Maryland
Continued on Page Az, Col. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
luke Box Installed by Church
For Lenten Music and Sermon

the pastor, DR.. Clarence E. Sho-
walter.
During Lent, any one who
wishes may enter the chapel for
prayer, scripture and devotional
music. There is a special free
dial Selector.
DR.. Showalter said his wife,
Elizabeth. had qualms about put
ting the juke box in the church.
During 80 years in the min
istry," he said, I've learned to
see what the need is and do it,
even if it seems a little out of
the ordinary"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
oy the Associates Press

CHICAGO, Mar. "A trans
formed juke box was put into
operation at opening of lenten
services at the Austin West
minister Presbyterian Church last
night.
Hidden in a basement corner,
it sent forth its spiritual mes
sage through special loud
speaker in the chapel upstairs.
From the control box in the
chapel. members may dial their
choice Of "a favorites, including
q brief sermon cut on record by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Late News
Bulletin
Bonus Bill Advances

ANNAPOLIS (SpeciaD. -
The Maryland Senate, by a
17-12 vote. today passed and
sent to the House $50 mil
lion veterans bonus referen-
dunn bill. House bonus OppOn-
ents hope to adjurn the lower
chamber before the bill can be
enacted.
Earlier Story on Page A-24).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Move 10 Strip
NLRB Of Power
Survives Test
Motion to Reconsider
Is Defeated, 14-14,
By House Group
By jones Y. Newton

The House Labor Committee
today on a tie vote refused to
reverse its recommendation for
virtual abolition of the National
Labor Relations Board, which
interpretS and administers the
Taft Hartley Act.
The committee split. IA to IA,
on a motion to reconsider yes
terday's action. which would
strip the NLRB and turn over to
Federal District courts the ham
ding of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT cases
arising out of charges of viola
tons of the Taft Hartley Act.
Committee Chairman McCon-
nell, Republican of Pennsylvania,
said the tie vote meant the COM
mittee's previous action would
stand. The committee yesterday
had voted, 14-13, in favor of
turning over to the Federal
courts the handling of unfair
labor practice cases.
Bowler Changes Position.
Representative Bowler, Demo-
crat, of Illinois. changed his po-
sition today and moved that the
committee reconsider yesterdays
action. But Representative Kelly.
Democrat, of Pennsylvania, also
switched his position and voted
for the virtual abolition of the
NLRB.
Representative Perkins, Demo-
crat. of Kentucky, who was not
present for yesterdays ballot,
voted today against stripping the
labor board of most of its pow
ers. That led to the tie.
Mr.. Mcconnell said his COM
mittee staff now is drafting an
amendment which would carry
out the policy expressed by the
group.
VIII Debate Union Shop.
The committee is writing a
bill to revise the Taft-Hartley
act. It recessed until Monday
when it will consider a move to
outlaw the union shop which
Taft-Hartley permits under Ger
tain circumstances. Under
union shop. an employe of a firm
must join the union within 80
days Of his employment.
Under the committees recon-
mendation, the NLRB would be
stripped of all functions except
the running of union represen-
tation elections.
Both labor leaders and en-
ployer groups have been criti-
cal of past NLRB operations.
Some employers have accused
the board of prolabor bias. Union
criticism largely has been di-
rected at slowness of board
processes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Lenten Menu Tips
For Homemokers

WEEKLY REPoRT-vioIet FauIk-
ner. The stor's food editor, suggests
fish-ond it's plentiful-for Ienten
menus. She also points out, on pose
81, thot concentrated cranberry
juice makes excellent beverages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
Bernhard Leaves for U. s.

SOESTDIJK, the Netherlands,
Mar. 4 (P.-Prince Bernhard of
the Netherlands left today via
Paris for the United States on
three-week tour of American
aircraft plants. He will go on
from Paris in a United States
Air Force plane. He is due in
Washington tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04
COP. Chairman Says
Idea Of Serious Split
Is Nonsense
Rv Tar;I AoIIon1
By Cecil HoIlond

While Republicans uneasily
eyed an obvious rift between
President Eisenhower and Sem
ator Mccarthy today. G. o. P.
National Chairman Leonard w.
Hall declared it was nonsense
to suppose the party has split
irrevocably over a problem in
volving personalities"
Mr.. Hall. in a speech prepared
for a New York luncheon Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

European Press Divided on Severity Of
Rebuke Given 10 Mccorthy. Pose A-3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-04

(See CONVICT, Page A-3.)
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-04-14
ProsIava 30.godisnjice
Hrv. SeIiaCkoq Pokreta

Chicago, iii. = Organizaci-
.ie Hrvatskog Seljackog Po-
kreta u Chicagi slave 3O-go-
disnjicu svoga rada ma jedan
posebni i svecani nacin do
sljedno nauci narodnih ucite-
liza Ante Stjepana Radica,
prosvjetitelja seljaka u Hr-
vatskoj. Takodjer narodnoj
borbi "a slobodu Hrvatske i
njezinih zitelja,
Ma proslavi ce nastupiti po-
znati uvazeni govornici pis-
ci, kao g. Bogdan Radica, Ju-
raj Simunovic, Ing. Bozidar
Vuckovic, Urednik Ia jednica-
ra, Flip Vukelic drugi.
Ova velika proslava odrzati
&c Sc u prostorijama Hrvat-
skog Sokolskog Donna, 1908
SO. Racine Ave. Chicago, III.
= u nedjelju 25. aprila. "a
kljucak proslave ce biti pocas-
nj banket.
Ovime Sc pozivaju svi Hr-
vati grada Chicago, da dodiu
ma proslavu i ma banket, da
zajednicki owl znacajnu OBJ
ljetnicu proslavimo ma veil
canstven nacin.
OdbOr "a prOslavu
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-04-14
KONCERTl
ZABAVE |
PROSLAVE
Koncert i pIes "Hrvatske Vile"

East Pittsburgh, Pa. "Hrvatska Vila', odsjek 141
HBZ priprema velik Koncert Pies nedelju 25. apra
sat ma vecer, u Radnckom Domu North Electric
Ave biranm programom ko e namijenjen da zadovoy
pubiku ljubitelje nase pjesme, gazbe plesa.
Koncertni program
L. OtVaranJe foLSaJ |uhc"
"Star Spanged Banner "Lijepa Nasa Domovina"
2. Pozdrav
3. TamburaSki zbor "Sloboda'
Cardas cd Monte - Vinska pesma
Pjevaju - Joe Grcevich, Anton Cvetnch
T.. Omladinska plesacka grupa plese - "Caralama"
5. Cost govornik Joseph Bella glavn tanik H. B. D.
6. Pjeva Solo Sandra Petika IL Cannonsburg, Pa.
"Koko TIE Srce Mole Vole", "Za Jedan Casak Radostl'
Z. Pjevacki zbor "Sloboda prof Ed. Sambo direktor
"JeGam Zea' - "Bi Mrsna Moe - "Plovi, Plovi'
s. Omladinska pesacka grupa pod vodstvom Katherine
Grcevich) Mornarski Pies = Dmes Kolo
9. Sandra Petika, Solo - Student Prince
10. Tamburaski zbor Sloboda - Solo peva Joe kucnich
Movao Sam - Sabio Moja
Nakon programa slijed pies zabava pratnju tam
buraSkog zbora "Sloboda'.
"Hrvatska Villa, odsjek broj al HBZ navrsava owe
godne 81 godne svog opstanka ce ova rjetka OBJ
ljetnica dostojno proslaviti ovom koncertu.
Pozvlje cjelokupno clanstvo DDS eka, kao ostaa
braca sesre ednGar IL slsednh odseka, da enic-
XII proslavimo obetncu. to me svih pozdrav-
1jamo kGemo: Dobro dosli!
Priredi>acl,i Odbor
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-04-14
Akron, O., igra Iijepu
Dramu "Kod Ciqana

Akron, Ohio. = Hrvatsko-
Americki Dom ma 79S Grant
Street priredjuje liiepu mje-
sovitu predstavu, "kod Ciga-
ma, koja ce Sc odigrati u
vlastitim prostoriiama u. ne
djelju 25. aprila 1854. Poce-
tax je tocno u 3 sata posli-ie
podne, a nakon programa sill
.iediti &c plesna zabava do kas-
no u vecer, "a koju ce svirati
MIR. f. Grecni niegov tam
buraski zbor Balkan.
Oval lijepi pozorisni komad
igra Sc u tri Gina, sa svirkom
i piesmom, kojeg ce izvadjati
nasi na.jbolji talenti mjesta
okolice. Cijena ulaznine je vr-
10 umjerena.
Zato pozivamo sve ljubite-
lie pozorisne igre, pjcsme i
%lazbc, da ne propuste ovu ri
jetku priliku, vidjeti liiepu
mjesovitu predstavu, "Kod
Cjgana".
Odbor Hrvatsko-A -Americkog
Donna vas pozivlje klice vam
svi nam dobro dosli!