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Evening star., 1954-12-06
Rules on Conversion
|0f Heaters Studied
After Death Here

District inspection officials are
making a study to see whether
new regulations are warranted
in connection with heaters con-
verted from coal to automatic
heat, in view of the death last
month of District policeman.
Pvt. Roy ]. Hodge was found
dead November 80 in his apart
ment at 1928 D street Sc. His
death was ruled accidentally
caused by carbon monoxide
poisoning. and detectives traced
fumes to a gas heater which had
been converted from coal some
time ago.
Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald called for an investiga-
ton OF other gas heating units in
apartments in the block, theori-
Evening star., 1954-12-06

Counsel of the Atomic Energy
Commission. =. Cash awards
for meritorious suggestions have
been presented to Charles H.
Shadwell, jr., and eClayborne A.
Tennille,l jr., of Treasury's Bu-
reau of Accounts. Richard A.
Baus. a chemist at the Naval
Research Laboratory, has re-
ceived the meiitorious civilian
service award. Six Navy ci-
william employees In the Military
Sea Transportation Service have
received outstanding perform
ance ratings. They are Thomas
r. Dempsey. Mrs. Marjorie H,
Greenlea, Mrs. Agnes NJ. Heff1e-
bower, George E. Hoffman, Mrs,
Mildred M. Mayhem and Lindsey
Shears. Mack C.. Corbett is
the new information officer of
Interiors Bureau of Land Man.
agement. :. /. Henry j. Garland
is the new chief librarian of the
Veterans Administration.
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zing that other units might have
shues :clogged with carbon. the
condition of Pvt. Hodges gas
leater.
Cabell Gwathmey, director Of
the District Department of Liz
censes and Inspections, said Q
study is being made to see
whether any changes in regula-
ton should be made.
He said that if annual fiue in
spections were to be required. the
District code would have to be
amended. This. he noted, would
require more personnel.
It was explained that dry heat
has caking effect on SCOT al
ready in fle. and that q vibra-
ton. such as that from a heavy
truck going by. or even a weather
change, can loosen the SCOT and
cause it to fall and plug UP Q
fine
Evening star., 1954-12-06
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

diminishing tonight and becom-
ing northwest 20-25 miles per
hour.
Road conditions, as compiled
by the American Automobile
Association from teletype re-
ports: -
South-Via u. S. / and u. S.
301: Snow south of F'redricks-
burg, chains advised.
Southern New England -
Snow f1urries, slippery in spots.
Southwest - Via u. S. 80:
Snow beyond Charlottesville
chains advised.
Via U. S. IL: Snow beyond
Staunton.
Evening star., 1954-12-06

District and vicinity-Fair
and colder tonight with low
about 18 in the city and IA in
the suburbs. Fair and cold to-
morrow with high around 80.
Maryland-Storm warnings on
the coast. Fair and cold to-
night with low 1915 in west
and 1920 in east portions. Fair
and continued cold tomorrow
Virginia-Storm warnings on
the coast. Fair and colder to-
night with low 1915 in west
and 1922 in east portions. Fair
and cold tomorrow.
Wind-Storm warnings North
erly winds 25-35 miles per hour
Evening star., 1954-12-06
Riyer Report.

EkiEGF @gpOtt.
tFrom q. s. EngineerS.)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers
Ferry and cloudy at Great Falls; Shen-
afidoah clear at Harpers Ferry.
humidity.
.fReadings Washington National .Airport.
Yesterday Pct To-day Pct
Noon 48 Midnight n
& pm. 81 s am 54
8 pm. ~ 80
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. l03, on July 81.
Lowest, l3, on January 23.
High and Low Of Lsss "a Hours.
High, 40, at 3 pm.
Low, 30, at 7 am.
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minis tratiye
| a d clerical
positions.
T h e G. s G.
c an approve
a & e n cy re-
quests for pay
in 6 h ! g h e r
than the mini
mum entrance
step Of the
grade in re-
cruiting n e W
e m p | o y e S,
However, the
increase cam
mot. eycnnd tha
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the names to the Defense De-
partment or to the Senate In
ternal Security Subcommittee
headed by Senator Jenner, Re-
publican. of Indiana. but moth
ing ever came of this.
More recently Senator Nc
Carthy has complained that his
Reds-in-defense plants probe
was being held up by the spe-
cial committee investigation of
censure charges against him and
by the special Senate session
at which his conduct was con-
demned.
The Investigations subcommlt-
I.tee held a few hearings last
summer and Senator Mccarthy
announced in mid-September ne
had decided it was more i'm
portant for him to catch up ION
the tremendous backlog of work u
in exposing Communists than to
speak around the country on be-
half of Republican candidates
for Congress in the November
elections.
Will Call Allentown Man.
Mr.. Juliana said one witness
expected to be called at the new
hearings is Herman E. Thomas
OF Allentown, Pa, a former FBI
undercover agent in the Com
munist Party.
Mr.. Thomas testified on Octo-
ber 13 before the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee. which
also has conducted a search for
Reds in defense plants. He named
230 persons, mostly in Pennsyl-
vania. whom he said he had
known as Communists.
In a weekend development,
Justice Department lawyers were
reported to have decided it would
be Impractical. if not impossible.
to get any perjury indictments
as result of clashing testimony
at the televised Army-McC Carthy
hearings.
While no official announce
ment was made. officials said
they were convinced after study
Ing the bulky transcript that. If
false statements were made. the
evidence to support a prosecu-
ton isn't available.
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Mccarthy Reopening
Investigation Of Reds
IN Defense Plants
By the Assoeiutsd Press

~ II
A closed hearing on Commu-
mist infiltration of defense plants
was scheduled today in a. re-
sumption of a. probe Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wis
consin has claimed was held up
for several months by Senate
Investigations of him.
Several unidentified witnesses
were called for questioning by
the Senate Investigations sub
committee Senator Mccarthy
heads.
Acting Staff Director James
N. Juliana said he expected
Senator Mccarthy to be on hand
The Senator did not show UP in
Cincinnati for a scheduled
speech Saturday night and his
wife Jean explained, THE doc
tor put his foot down" because
Senator McCarthy's injured ell
bow "has not cleared up."
Mr.. Juliana said Senator Nc
Carthy still was not feeling well
this morning, but that the Sem
ator expected to be at the hear
ing.
Mr.. Juliana said this weeks
witnesses would be from steel
plants in Eastern Pennsylvania.
He declined to release any names.
AZ Subpoenas Issued.
Senator Mccarthy had said
beforehand that 40 subpoenas
were issued and that a consid-
cradle number of plants in the
Northeast were ! involved. He
said the hearings would run
right up to the first of the
year. Mr.. Juliana said it is
''most likely" public hearings will
start tomorrow.
The hearings were to be the
first held by Senator Mccarthy
since the Senate last week voted,
67-22. to condemn his conduct
on grounds he obstructG ''con-
stitutional processes" and tended
to bring the Senate into dis
honor and disrepute.''
John E. Held, chairman of the
Cuvier Press Clubs dinner in
Cincinnati. created a stir when
he announced Saturday that
Senator Mccarthy could not be
there because he was "gravely
ill., in Washington,
Reports Exaggerated"
This sent newsmen racing to
Senator McCarthy's home near
the Capitol. After several hours
Of fruitless doorbell ringing and
telephoning. Mrs. Mccarthy
was reached by phone and she
said the report the Senator was
seriously i'll was "a little exag-
gerated."
Mr.. Held said yesterday the
dinner sponsors knew in ad-
vance that Senator Mccarthy
would not be there, but held
up an announcement because
some Of the guests would have
stayed away"
Senator McCarthy's elbow
was injured several weeks ago
when a vigorous handshaker
pushed it against a glass table
top. The Senate censure debate
was interrupted for II days
while he was hospitalized for
treatment.
Last spring Senator Mccarthy
said more than once that the
S6-day public probe of his row
with top Army officials" this
circus" he called twas pre-
venting him from digging Com
munists out of defense plants.
Doesn't Reveal Names.
He said his subcommittee had
a list of 1870 to 1873 Reds poised
ut the jugular vein" of the Ma
ton. Democrats on the inves-
tigating unit urged him to give
Evening star., 1954-12-06
The Federal Spotlight
New CSC Edict Poyes Way
| For Priority lob Pay Boosts
By Joseph YOUNG

The Civil Service Commission regulations
the for salary increases for thousapds Of Government
workers.
Authorized part of fringe benefits law enacted
gress signed Eisenhower this the regulations
permit the csc to approve highs
hard-to- Govern bean nnonted members AZ tho
professional scientific ad senate rv suice
Evening star., 1954-12-06
Boys Club to Elect

Election of officers of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club
will be held at a dinner at
6 o'clock tonight in the Colony
Room of the Ambassador Hotel.
Guest speaker for the evening
will be DR.. Edward G. Latch Of
the National Memorial Meth
odist Church.
Evening star., 1954-11-07

'No, I never have heard of this
man. He sounds terrible. Will he
become President, do you think?
You Americans always spring these
nobodies on us. First Truman, then
this Stevenson, and now this other
fellow. If we in France were to
vote for the American President,
we would have picked Eisenhower,
long ago. Why? Because we have
never heard Of anyone else"
OF course, by confronting people
who by the very nature of their jobs
are OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Gov
ernment officials, etc.-Mr. Nc
Carthy and his ism" are known
and understood in at least a general
way. OF these, most interviewed
were against the Senator and felt
he had caused real harm in Europe.
But outside the British Isles and
France, even those who could ex-
press an opinion tempered their re-
marks with confession that they
did not know enough of the matter
to pass Judgment.
In other places-Berlin, Vienna,
Rome, Madrid-the few people who
had heard of Mccarthy grinned at
the accusation that he has hurt
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Yosdu Jopans Peppe Premier Is at Peak of His Second Career

Tanaka's expansionist cabinet Of the
late 1920s.
He became prime minister In May
1916 and has held the job ever
since. except for one break of 13
months.
During the occupation he carved
out a special little niche in history
as a uniquely successful one-man
buffer state. Sometimes obstinate,
fewer times supple, almost always
sarcastic, he has stood as shock
absorber between defeated Japan
and the victorious Western allies.
Alwoys Fought Bock
There were times, too, when this
mulish little man with the outSized
waistline has gone down fighting
under the weight of Gen. Mac
Arthur's persuasion and/or brute
power. But Mr.. Yoshida didn't stop
sputtering when the decision went
against him. He kept right on COM
planning. In more than one impor-
tant instance, he had his own way
in the end.
Take, for instance, the case of the
zaibatsu-the families which con-
trolled most of Japanese economy.
These financial giants of pre-war
Japan had allowed themselves to be
captured by the militarists in the
expansionist 1930s. Gen. Macarthur
decided they should be purged. Mr..
Yoshida, himself closely associated
with them throughout his life, re-
Evening star., 1954-11-07

our reputation abroad. Several add
ed that they had come to expect
"such talk" from American politi-
clans as part of our way of doing
things. If that, in itself, is not
harmful to our reputation, nothing
is.
At any rate, the junior Senator
has not caused most Europeans to
pull in the welcome mat from un-
der American tourists. They are
glad to get our dollars, to be sure,
but whether you buy or not, heart
warming friendliness, courtesy and
hospitality are found in every coun-
try for Americans who have the
sense to take them.
Whether his actions have hurt
us at the conference table-which
seems to be getting buster and bus
ier lately-is an entirely different
matter and, in the last analysis, a
much more vital one.
But it's comforting to know, any,
way. that there is someplace in this
world where you can stop some
body in the street and ask him
without starting an atomic reac-
ton; What do you think Of Nc
Carthy?"
Evening star., 1954-11-07
segment Of European Opinion on Mccarthy Soy Who He?

Churchill and Sir Anthony Eden of
Britain and possibly SPANS Cen
eralissimo Franco, how many Euro
pean figures are household words
over here?
And by the same token, Joe Nc
Carthy might be the little man on
Edgar Bergen's knee for all most
Europeans knoW-or care.
In only two places-Ireland and
England-was 1t possible to track
down any one who knew of Senator
Mccarthy by using the random ap-
proach. In Dublin bar, two gents
both admittedly pro- Mccarthy
because "a good Irish Catholic he
is"-were able to pinpoint their
favorite's activities to the extent
that ''he's fightin' God -hatin' com
munisrn."' -'. A'e@"
In a London pub, Joe was dis
missed as "a loudmouth trouble
maker" and in another, several
men were even more vituperative
over . the Senator's oft-denied
charges that Britain has sent war
goods to Red China or is seeking
to "sneak the Reds" into the United
Nations. But for all the bars other
patrons knew or cared, the few de-
Evening star., 1954-11-07

colleagues accepted. And after he
became Premier, Mr.. Yoshida re-
peatedly warned the Diet that it
was essential to adopt the govern
ment's draft" of the constitution
"in the exigencies of the present
international situation" or because
of the feelings of the allied coun-
tries"
In the end, Mr.. Yoshida himself
became sold on the constitution.
Yet he never cuddled up to the occu-
patton. He is not looked upon by
his own people as collaborationist
He skillfully walked the tightrope
between occupation puppet and
occupation saboteur.
It is in this sense that both Japan
and America owe him a great debt.
One Of the longer-lasting reforms
lavished on Japan was a radio quiz
show called Twenty Doors" A per-
feet facsimile of Americas Twenty
Questions" its Hooper rating is still
very high.
Stump the Experts
Not long after the program went
on the air. the quiz-master vowed
his vast radio audience by stumping
the panel with an almost legendary
subject: Premier Yoshida's white
socks.
For the japanese there is every
bit as much symbolism in them as
in President Roosevelt's cigarette
holder. They are a partly derogatory,
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misspelling. If the intent was clear,
the vote should count.
The election brought out the
largest response Of any general elec-
ton ever held in South Carolina,
save the presidential election Of
1852. Democrats in the 1852 race
who voted for Mr.. Eisenhower as
an independent tnot as q Repub-
ncan) did so under the rule that
allowed them to vote for Mr.. Thur
mond. There is no presidential
primary in this State.
The campaign between Mr.. Thur
mond and Mr.. Brown grew hotter
and hotter as the election day
neared. Some tried to say Mr..
Thurmond wasn't a Democrat. But
he said he was and if elected would
serve as Democrat. Since then the
national Democratic officials have
said he will be welcomed.
One of MIR. Thurmond's promises
was that he would resign in 1856
and run in a primary for the re-
manning four years Of the term.
This, too. was something new.
Press Blamed
Mr.. Brown blamed the "Repub-
lican-minded press" referring es-
pecially to the morning newspapers
in the three largest cities, as re-
sponsible for his defeat. He said
they misled the people. Mr.. Thur
mond said his victory was one OF
freedom of the ballot.
Election of Mr.. Thurmond has
been token as repudiation Of the
committees refusal to hold prim-
airy. The lew says a party eXecu-
tive committee can nominate If
there is not time for a primary
or a convention. The legality OF
the committees action was not ques-
toned. But many people evidently
didn't like the decision as shown
by the fact that they took the trou-
BILE to write in Mr.. Thurmond's name
and elect him.
When the election was in prog
ress. there was no noticeable diff
ference from any other voting day.
save that many carried pencils in
their hands, dead give-away. In
any election personal preference en-
ters into the voting, and so it did
Tuesday. But without the issue
that had arisen over the commit
tee action, write-in candidate
wouldn't have had a chance.
Evening star., 1954-11-07

system is appallingly inefficient.
Because Malenkov was willing to
admit this, and because he osten-
tatiously set about reforming the
situation, he is now on the spot
as the Russian harvest ends. ALI
the Soviet workers will be looking
into their lunch boxes and cup
boards to see If the Malenkov re-
forms have done them any good.
So far, Malenkov-regime improve
ments as far as the individual con-
sumer is concerned are almost un-
noticeable-only about 2 or 8 per
cent. But the harvest now being
collected is the first real test Of
overall farm reforms.
The prospect is for more Of the
same-gains too slight to make
much difference.
One source Of the trouble in So
Wet agriculture-through the years
and still today--is the planning.
It has been less than brilliant on
all levels.
At the top there has been blind
insistence on collectivization. Peas
ant interest In the crop-and his
output-have fallen drastically. But
the Kremlin masters confidence In
the collectivization theory stands
unshaken.
Planning at lower levels has fol-
lowed the unfortunate example from
on high. According to Radio Mos
COW. incredible inefticiency persists
in spite Of the new wave Of reforms.
Harvesting. threshing. transporting
and storing still remain unco-ordi-
mated.
Reapers are still showing up late,
or in insufficient numbers to cut
the grain before bad weather sets in.
An amazing number of harvest
ing machines lie idle-even during
the fall season-because they need
repairs. Drying processes are said
to be inadequate, taking q big toll
In rot. Some Of the harvested grain
that 10 wasted might be saved II It
Evening star., 1954-11-07

sisted openly, even to the point of
making inflammatory speeches.
The corporation presidents, bank
presidents, and rich family monop-
olies were purged, but even before
the occupation ended Yoshida
brought them back. Pointedly he
Joined in the dancing in the streets.
Occupation officials seethed. But
fundamentally they had to agree
with Gen. Macarthur that Premier
Yoshida was too clever a man at
political Judo to be jettisoned.
Mr.. Yoshida didn't always win.
AS Foreign Minister. he was one of
the stunned Japanese who we're
forced to accept Gen. MacArthur's
new constitution as their own in d
dramatic meeting at the Prime
Minister'S residence on February
19, 1916.
Either Or
Courtney Whitney, MacArthur's
chief political adviser, strode into
the conference room and said some
thing like this: Gen. Macarthur
has found your draft of new con-
Stitution completely unacceptable.
Here is new one. Refuse to accept
it and Gen. Macarthur will go over
your heads to the Japanese people
lie. remove you from office. Accept
1t and Gen. Macarthur will support
you. We will give you is minutes
to read the new draft"
OF course, Mr.. Yoshida and his
Evening star., 1954-11-07
By EorI H. Voss

Japarl's portly little prime min
lister, Shigeru Yoshida, comes to
Washington this week at the peak Of
what is really his second career.
The first one ended in 1889. when
he was 60. He retired as japanese
ambassador in London after a full
life of intimate association with his
toric events-the China disputes, the
Treaty of Versailles, Japan's abortive
association with the old League Of
Nations, and the futile disarmament
talks of the late 1930s.
But his later years in the diploma
tic service had been spent mainly
in compromising with the militarists.
He hates to compromise.
AS a man who had seen the world,
Mr.. Yoshida was disguised with the
militarists' unrealistic expansion
ism. He knew Japan didn't have a
chance in any all-out war with the
West.
Peace Attempt
Curiously. it was his staggering
militarist antagonists who launched
MIR. Yoshida on his second career in
the last days of World War II.
Tokyo, in rnid-April of 1945, was one
vast, ouldering cinderpatch.
Japan's low-geared industrial plant
was knocked out.
American Marines and infantry
had just landed on Okinawa. Two
United States fleets roamed Japan
ese waters at will. It was obvious to
any trained observer that the end
was only a matter Of time.
Mr.. Yoshida, hoping to- forestall
an unconditional surrender, worked
secretly to get the Emperor to sue
for peace, over the heads OF the
fanatical militarists. Prince Konoye,
q member Of the royal family who
had once been close to the Emperor,
came to Mr.. Yoshida's house for
secret midnight meetings. Together
they worked out a series of argu-
ments for immediate surrender.
On April 8 Prince Konoye OBJ
tanned an audience with the EN-
peror and revealed his plan. But
the third man at the meeting, Hi
rohito's lord keeper Of the privy
seal, tipped on the army.
Disguised Blessing
Within o week the army had Mr..
Yoshida In jail. The Prince, even
then. was too big name to be
touched. Mr.. Yoshida spent IS days
In q detention home before he could
pull enough strings to be released.
Thus at the last minute, so to
speak, Mr.. Yoshida found presented
to him on silver platter the most
convincing proof Of his "anti-mili-
tarism." Later 1t was to boost him
to the premiership.
In that confused spring Of 1946,
when Gen. MacArthur's purge teams
were slapping down cabinet minis
ters faster than the Japanese could
put them up. the politicians turned
to Mr.. Yoshida. His recent term In
jail was enough to persuade the oc-
cupation they could overlook his
vice ministership In Baron Giichi
Evening star., 1954-11-07
Advice to Joiners
Take the Proper Steps and You Needn't Fear
That Your Past Will Come Back to Haunt You
By Jack Jonas

Until the typical American
changes his spots and ceases to be
a Joiner" or until Uncle Sam
abandons his security program.
Federal employees will have to be
careful what membership cards
they carry.
It is not always easy to determine
which organizations are headed for
the Attorney Generals subversive
list. Federal workers note that many
persons have put their jobs in jeop-
ardy in the past by joining some
group with a Understanding name
and impeccable announced objec-
tives-only to find later it was q
Red front.
What does the present Govern
ment worker do when his joiner
nerve is tickled by q bid from an
organization called, say, "The Pa
triotic Citizens Group for Publiciz-
ing Patrick Henry and the American
Flag? Or, what does he do If he
is already a member Of such q
group and begins to suspect it is
becoming interested only in proving
that Patrick Henry and the Ameri-
can flag were both invented in
Omsk?
One way of avoiding the answer to
both questions, of course, is to refuse
to join anything. But that would
imply that the Federal worker has
succumbed to fear psychosis. The
American tradition dictates that
conscience and good judgment, not
fear, determine joining habits.
Two Sources of Aid
The Federal Bureau of Investi-
cation and the House Un-American
Activities Committee are ready to
help answer both questions.
The House committee says simply
''If you are ever in doubt, write,
wire or telephone the committee. u
Check before you join, the FB1
advises. A list of subversive groups
is kept fairly up-to-date by the
Justice Department. New groups
continually are being added, but
Communist fronts dissolve. reappeal
and change their names so fast the
list is never complete.
FBrs Tests
For persons who already have
Joined or for persons seriously in
terested in joining, the FBI offers
a few tests for an organization:
/. Does the group promote the
interests of Soviet Russia first?
2. Does the organization feature
as speakers at its meetings known