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Two Strong Earthquakes
Are Recorded in West
By the Assoeiosed Press

BERKELEY. Calf, April 29.-
Two strong" earthquakes, ap-
parently centered off the West
Coast of Mexico, were recorded
early today on American
seismographs.
Don Tocher. assistant Seismol-
ogist Of the University of Cali
fornia, located the center in the
Gulf of California. perhaps of
GuaymaS or Mazatlan.
The first shock. recorded in
Berkeley at 6:52.18 am. (EDT)
was very strong" Mr.. Tocher
said, and the second "even
stronger" The second record
ing, intertwined with the first,
began at 7:l37.22 am. (EDT)
The recordings lasted for four
hours.
There was no immediate re-
port from Mexico.
The shocks were recorded also
by the Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey in Washington seismographs
in New York. Cleveland and
Boston.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Apple Blossoms
Win Winchester

A QUEEN IS cRoWNeD-Miss
Potrieio Ann Priest, daughter Of the
treasurer Of the United Stotes, is
crowned Queen Shenandoah XVII as
the onnuoI Apple Blossom Festival
gets underway in Winchester, Va. See
poee AIS.
FREEDOM OF THE PRESs-Ths
place Of the photographer in the
courtroom hos risen os o big issue
in the bottle for freedom Of the press.
For summary Of whot courts in
mony stotes hove done, see pose c-6.
TEMPLEToN JONES VS.. Tv-At
lost thet stouneh indiMduoIist Tenn
p'eton Jones hos turned his eye
slightly joundiced. It's trueD toword
Q medium which hos engaged the
attention OF countless thousands.
television. It engages M. Jones,
too. but in slightly different mon-
ner-see the column by choIIes
TroeeweIl on poee Az.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Owner Sells Auto
Quickly With Star Ad

For Mrs. J. S. J. il wos importont
TO find q buyer for the tomily cor
quickly. She discovered she could do
just thot with on inexpensive three
line I'D in Stor Classified.
I'VE sold the cor three hours otter
the od appeared" she reports. II
heortilY recommend The Stor to ony-
body who hos onythins to SELL"
II you have something to buy, trode
Of sell. tell the long established ou-
dience Of Star reoders about il and
get quick oction. Just phone Sterling
$1,000 and esk for an ad-toker.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Ohio Grand Jury
To Probe Fund Data
Involving Bea|I
Montgomery Council
Awaits Formal Word
Before Toking Action
By Alex R. Preston

An auditors report naming
Montgomery County Manager
Edward T. Beall in connection
with a shortage of $2,458 from
hospital funds in Portsmouth,
Ohio, will be presented to q
grand jury there on May 10,
Scioto County Prosecutor w. H.
Harsha, jr., said today.
"After studying the exam
iners' report. I have concluded
that the matter is something
the grand jury should investi-
gate" Mr.. Harsha said.
The Ohio prosecutor said he
had sent a telegram to this ef-
feet to Harold F. Hammond,
president of the Montgomery
County Council. Early this after
noon, Mr.. Hammond said he had
not received the message and
would reserve comment until Of
flcially notified.
Ran Hospital Briefly.
Mr.. Beall. who left his job as
city manager of Portsmouth to
become manager of the nearby
Maryland County last Septem-
ber l, served as acting director
OF the Portsmouth General Hos
pital during a part of the time
covered by the auditors report.
The 142-page report, con-
slsting of sworn testimony of
witnesses subject to the penalty
OF perjury under Ohio laws
named Mr.. Beall and others in
six findings for recovery" of
the $2,458. The report was COM
piled by Examiners r. E. Hack
er and A. j. Rowland and was
released April IL by the State
auditor, James A. Rhodes, in
Columbus.
The next day the MONTGOMERY
County Council granted Mr..
Beall a leave of absence with
pay. The council has held three
executive sessions since then to
determine what action, if any.
it may take.
"A lot. very frankly, depends
on official word from Ports
mouth" Mr.. Hammond had said
earlier.
Jury to Get Letter.
About a week after the audi
tors report was made public,
Mr.. Beall wrote Mr.. Harsha and
stated his position on the mat
ter. Neither he nor Mr.. Harsha
would make the letter public,
but the prosecutor had indicated
earlier that the letter would be
submitted along with the report
If the matter was presented to
the grand jury.
The council is not likely to
take any action in the Beall
matter before next Tuesday, Mr..
Hammond said. That is the
first time he expected to have
all seven council members to-
gether.
I'VE are anxious to push ahead
and solve this problem, Mr..
Hammond said. But we want
to be sure of our ground and
have all councilmen satisfied
with our decision"
Councilman j. Louis Monarch
is expected to return home from
Bermuda this week end, but Mr..
Hammond said the matter did
not appear urgent enough to call
a Sunday session. Monday night
commitments preclude a deci-
sion then. he added, asserting
that it now appeared no decision
would be made before Tuesday
morning.
Nesbitt Comments.
Former council president
George F. Nesbitt last night en-
ohaSized the Importance of re-
ceiving word from the Scioto
county prosecutor.
Mr.. Nesbitt, who was instru-
mental in selecting a new county
manager last summer. said that
he council then knew Mr..
3eall's shortcomings and the
SHORTCOMINGS of other applicant" I"
Mr.. Nesbitt specifically said
he council knew that Mr.. Beall
was . sporadic worker"
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the future prospects of American
combat troops being needed to
save o-China and the rest of
Southeast Asia from Communist
conquest.
He criticized a move in the
House to restrict his authority to
send American soldiers into COM
bat In Indo-China or anywhere
else in the world. Such a move,
he said, would be an artificial
restraint that would interfere
with his flexibility of action in
trying to protect American in
tereStS.
Was First Question.
The first question at the Presi-
cents news conference sought
his opinion on the prospects of
american combat troops getting
involved in Indo- China.
Gen. Eisenhower recalled that
ne had said emphatically several
times that he would not get this
country into such a war except
through constitutional proc
esses, involving a declaration OF
war by Congress.
The United States has been
supporting the anti Communist
fight in Indo-C China with tech
nical assistance, money and
equipment, the President said
That is as far as present law au-
thorizes this Government to go,
and that is as far as it has gone,
he added.
At that point Gen. Eisenhower
said he would not want to specu-
late too much about future pros
poets because of the conference
going on in Geneva for the Os-
tensible purpose of trying to find
a solution for all Asian troubles
Reminded of Talk.
Reminded that he had told
the United States Chamber of
Commerce Monday that this
country was seeking at Geneva
some situation that at least we
could call a modus vivendi," the
President was asked just what
he had in mind.
He replied that the United
States delegation there was try
ing to steer a course between
two extremeS-one unobtainable
and the other unacceptable.
He emphasized that it would
not be acceptable to see the
whole Communist defenses
OF that part of the world crum-
BILE. On the other hand, he said
we cannot expect a wholly sat
lsfactory solution at this time
The President explained that
any trustworthy peace in which
we could have confidence seems
to be something over the hori-
zon. But. he emphasized, we
would like to see the fighting in
Indo-C China stop on an accept
able basis.
Then he added that the most
that can be hoped for from the
Geneva conference is some prac-
(see EISENHOWER, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Stevens Pressed by Jenkins
To Tell if He Tried to Thwart
Investigation Of Reds in Army
WeIch, Secretary
Protest Tactics
Of Chief Counsel
By Cecil HoIlond and
Allen Drury

Army Secretary Stevens was
battered with questions today as
to whether he sought to stop an
investigation of suspected Com
muniSts in the Army.
Ray H. jenkins, special coun-
sci for the Senate Investigating
Evening star., 1954-04-29
PresidentHop
Geneva Offers
Step 70 Accord
Silent on Troops,
He Seeks Way to Get
Along With Asia Reds
BY Gornett D. Horner

President Eisenhower, promis-
ing anew that he will not get this
country into war in Indo-C China
without congressional approval
said today that the most he
hopes for from the Geneva con-
ference is a practical basis for
getting along with the Commu-
nistS in Asia.
The President refused to Specu-
late at a news conference about
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subcommittee, pressed cross
examination with such vigor
that both Mr.. Stevens and his
counsel, Joseph N. WEIGH, pro-
tested.
Mr.. Welch, a Boston lawyer,
interrupted at one point, to re-
mind the rugged counsel from
Knoxville, Tenn. that this was
mot murder trial."
Addressing himself to Mr..
jenkins, the Boston lawyer said:
I'm informed you've tried
many murder cases. This is
not a murder case"
Mr.. Welch added that Mr.
Stevens was Secretary of the
Army. He emphasized: This
witness is entitled to ordinary
courtesy"
Mundt Supports Counsel.
Mr.. WEIGH said the special
counsel gave the impression of
jumping down the throat" of
the witness.
by your zeal, the tone of your
voice. you may convey an i'm
preston to the country you do
not wish to convey" he said.
Despite Mr.. Welch's protest,
Acting Chairman Mundt, Repub-
lican, of South Dakota, and
other subcommittee members,
held Mr.. jenkins cross exami-
nation was in order. It touched
on one of the vital issues in the
controversy-whether Mr.. Stew
ems and other Pentagon officials
attempted to halt an investiga-
ton of Communists in the Army
and particularly at the Army's
Fort Monmouth radar labora-
tories.
Mr.. Stevens was spending his
sixth day as witness in the
televised public hearings and ap-
peared to Senator McClelland.
Democrat, of Arkansas, so weary
that the Arkansas Senator Sug-
gested he might wish to have a
rest while the investigation
moved on to other matters.
Mr.. Stevens said II appreciate
that" and turned to confer with
Mr.. WEIGH.
Mr.. Welch told the subcommit-
tee Mr.. Stevens was mot at the
end of his physical resources"
but "is a tired man." He said
the Secretary would like to finish
if he could get some idea as to
the length of further questioning,
particularly from Senator Nc
Carthy.
Mccarthy Is Indefinite.
Senator Mccarthy said, GAS
to the length of my interroga-
ton, frankly don't know"
When his turn to question
came the Wisconsin Republican
told Mr.. Stevens that in view
of the fact the Army's charges
might cost "the jobs and necks
of the two top men on my staff"
he was going to keep on ques-
tioning mo matter how tired
I might get and no matter how
tired you may get.'
However, Senator Mccarthy
said, if Mr.. Stevens would like
a recess of IAN hour or a day,
I would have no objection"
Senator Mccarthy referred to
Roy M. Cohn, special counsel,
and Francis Carr, staff director
of the Senate Investigating Sub
committee, who are involved
with him in the Army's charge
they exerted improper pressure
for special favorS for G. David
Schine. former subcommittee
consultant now an Army pri-
vate.
The mornings questioning
was at a furious pace. Early
in the session Mr.. Stevens had
(Cot,kiN,,orI ~, Da~a q O&I 1
Evening star., 1954-04-29

MADRID, Spain. April 20 tF1.
Maj. Gen. Eduardo Gonzalez
Gallarza, Spanish air minister.
left by plane today for Havana
and Washington. He will suend
two weeks touring American air
installations as the guest Of
Secretary of Air Talbot.
Evening star., 1954-04-29

said the agency increased mort
gage insurance if the contractors
could show rise in construction
costs.
Such changes, he said, were
approved by the Office of Clyde
L. Powell. assistant commits
sioner in charge of rental hous-
ing, who resigned early this
month before the current in
vestigation Of FILA irregularities
began.
Mr.. Powell refused to testify
before the Banking Committee.
headed by Senator Capehart, Re-
publican. of Indiana, on the
Fifth Amendment grounds Of
self determination.
Powell Had Final Word.
Mr.. Perce said Mr.. Powell had
the final word on approving
mortgage increases. "A great
many people would have had a
loss instead of a gain" if the
mortgages had not been in
creased, Mr.. Perce declared.
His testimony came shortly
after Senator Capehart an
nounced the committee had
agreed to close it's preliminary"
series of hearings in the FHA
housing scandals tonight.
Senator Capehart said the
group will start rewriting the
House-approved Federal housing
bill Of 1854 on May 18. wen
have it ready for the Senate
floor by June l." Senator Cape
hart said.
After the bill is passed, the
Indiana Republican added, We'll
start on the big investigation
a real, honest-to-goodness, 100
per cent investigation of irregu-
larities."
1t has been charged that
builders, under section 608, rental
housing program, have made up
to $500 million in "windfall"
profits by constructing projects
for less than the insured mort
gage loans.
Mr.. Perce testified that Mr..
Powell's Office had no contact
with projects under construction
except to increase mortgages and
10 enforce payment of prevailing
wage standards. Cost estima-
tion and the fixing of the amount
OF insurance to be approved
were, he said, the responsibility
OF a separate department-the
underwriting division.
Mr.. Perce declared that field
offices could approve reductions
OF mortgages if cheaper materials
were substituted, but that only
Mr.. Powell's office in Washington
could okay increases.
Senator Douglas, Democrat. of
Illinois demanded: IF YOU
checked when costs went up and
increased the mortgages, why
didn't you cut them down when
the costs went DOWN." MIR.
Perce said that decision was up
to the underwriting Office.
Cites Feeling of Frustration."
MY main feeling at FILA was
one of Illustration" he added.
I never had enough help to do
a good job"
He said his office had filed,
but not audited, reports from
5000 to 1000 special building
corporations because they did
not have enough manpower.
Il had only five people to
service 1000 mortgages" he said.
More help had been requested,
he declared, but had not been
authorized.
Another witness today will be
Norman P Mason, Massachu-
(See HOUSING, Page A-63
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ference, said peaceful solution
of the Korean problem can be
found if the delegates proceed
from the principle that the
peoples of Asia have the full
right to settle their affairs them
selves"
"Other states. the participants
of the Geneva conference" he
said. "are called upon to assist
the Asian peoples in this respect
by their friendly efforts"
Casey Urges Hold on Korea.
Before Mr.. Molotov spoke, the
conference heard Foreign Min
lister Richard G. Casey of Aus
tralia declare that United Ma
tions forces may have to remain
in Korea until that divided pc
ninsula has been united under a
democratic government.
Outside the conference hall a
French source said that talks
between France and Russia about
truce at Dien Bien Phu to
permit evacuation of French Un-
ion wounded have virtually
broken down. There were heated
words between French Foreign
Minister Bidault and Mr.. Molo-
tov at dinner last night. their
third meeting in 48 hours.
Bidault Protests.
Regarding the Indo-China
truce controversy. it was learned
that Mr.. Molotov told Mr.. BIZ
dault he was surprised the
French injected the truce angle
into discussion of what parties
should participate in the settle
ment of the Indo-China prob
lem.
Mr.. Bidault retorted that he
was surprised the Russians vio-
lated a confidence by disclosing
his request. without notifying
the French beforehand, that he
had asked Mr.. Molotov to use
(See GENEVA. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1954-04-29

President Admires oppenheimer but
Cites Need of Probe. Pooe Al
President Soys He Won't Stump for In
divIduol Condidotes. Poee AZ
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HishIiehts Of Transcript of Hearing
Testimony. Poees "A and AS
Time ond Mcclellan Both Pass as Probe
Figures ToIk Pretty. Poee AS
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MoIofov Backs Chou
Al Geneva on Policy
OF Asia for Asians
French-Soviet ToIks
On lndo-Chinu Truce
Reported in Collapse
BY The Assoeioied Press

GENEVA, April 29.-Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
told the Geneva conference to-
day he agrees entirely with the
Asia for r-Asians declaration of
Chinese Communist Foreign
Minister Chou En-lai.
Mr.. Molotov, in his first policy
speech before the 19-nation con-
French PIones BIost Wet Mimi EncircIinq
Besieeed Fortress. Page AS
MiIitory New Look" Stirs Row on Ability
to Holt Sneok Attock. Poqe AZ
Evening star., 1954-04-29

tempted housebreaking in Mu-
nicipal Court today were Roy
Lee Glover. ~, of the 400 block
Of Second street NV, and James
II. Haley Of no flxed address.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Loans Raised
DuringBui|ding,
FHA Reveals
Boosts Were to Meet
Increase in Costs,
Senate Probe Told
BY Hector Mclean

Hundreds of mortgages on
apartment houses were increased
by the Federal Housing Admin
istration while they were under
construction, the Senate Bank
ing Committee was told today.
LeGrande w. Perce. deputy
assistant FILA commissioner.
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Eisenhower indicates New Facts Found
in Housing ScondoIs. Poee AZ
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An Assoeioted Press Newspaper
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(See HOUSING, Page A-60
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(See GENEVA, Page A-39
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Continued on Page A-3, Col. So
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Foods For May

The month of May offers wide vari-
ETY. of fresh vegetables and beef dishes
are still tops. See the Market List by
Food Editor Violet Faulkner on
Page B-1.
Evening star., 1954-04-29
Spunish OfficiuI Comino

Continued on Page AS, Col. H.
Evening star., 1954-04-29

said the agency increased mort
gage insurance if the contractors
could show a rise in construction
costs.
Evening star., 1954-04-29

% s s.s 1 sn Tsn :1 s11s', S An s CENTS
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-04-29
Saving Bond Investment
Increased in Geauga

Although Ohio's investment in
Series E and H Savings Bonds
during March, 1854, dropped
four and a =. half million
dollars below sales in the same
month last year, total purchas-
es were higher than in. n y
other March from 1852 back
through 1947, Charles H. Hall,
chairman, Geauga County Saw
ings Bond Committee, report
ed today. Sales in G aug a
county during March were $22,
513, and compare to 1872 pur-
chased in the same month last
year.
Despite the drop. in Ohio
during March, first quarter
sales were better than II per-
cent over the first quarter
of last year, chairman H a /
said, and this was the best first
quarter in nine years. Actual
purchases in Ohio for March
were $28, ,565, ,910 as against $33,
159,474 a year ago.
National sales for M a + C h
continued the upward trend in
E. and H bond investment,
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-04-29

came the answer.
Damn the torpedoes. Go
ahead" replied F arra g u t
Steaming directly over the
mine field, the Hartford | e d
the way.
1t was aboard the flagship
Olympia, in 1898, that CO M
modore George Dewey opened
the Battle of Manila Bay a
gainst the Spanish Philippines
fleet. His long remembered
words to the Olympia's captain
we're: "You may fire when you
are ready, Gridley."
simultaneously, the new bat
tleship Oregon was engaged in
a 14,000-mile race against time,
from San Francisco around
Cape Horn and north again to
Cuba. The record breaking
voyage not only made the Ore
gon famous; it proved to all
America the urgent need for a
canal across Panama.
Stripped of Superstructure,
the Oregon lies today at Guam
in the distant Pacific. T h e
Olympia, which brought home
World War rs Unknown Soldier,
is at Philadelphia. The Hart
ford is at Norfolk. From their
berthS, unless funds are found,
all three may soon make their
last voyage to the bottom of
the seas.
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-04-29

Washington Enemy guns,
storms at sea, and even the
slow attack of time failed to
sink them. But at last four Of
Americas most famous old
fighting ships may be headed
for Davy JoneS's locker.
USS Constellation, Hartford,
Olympia, and Oregon, veterans
of battles from the Barbary
Coast to Manila Bay, will be
scuttled or Scraped in a Navy
economy program presented to
Congress recently. The four
relic warships are so old and
weary that the cost of restor-
ing them is estimated at $35,
600, 900.
Oldest Ship in Navy
The Constellation is the old
est U. S. warShip still afloat,
one of the first three vessels
of the infant Navy, the Ma
tional Geographic Society says.
Actually, the Navy Department
had yet to be created W h n
the Begun frigate went down
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-04-29

-Four Famous old Ships
Face Their Final Trip

the ways in Baltimore on Sept
ember 7, 1897.
Of six ships authorized three
years earlier, the Constellation
was the second completed. The
United States, launched at
Philadelphia that May, and the
Constitution, finished in Boston
in October, were the other two
completed that year.
All three won fame. They
helped subdue the IawIess cor
SairS of the Barbary States in
the Mediterranean. In the War
of 1872, their guns roared out
Americas new authority on the
seas. Even earlier, in the un-
declared naval war of 1899, the
Constellation met and conquer
ed the French frigate Insur-
gent.
The numbering United States,
"Old Wagon" as it was called,
was broken up in 1866. T h e
Constitution, victor over tn e
British Guerriere and heroine
of oliver Wendell H o m e s S
ringing poem, "Old IronsideS," ,"
became national symbol. To-
day it lies we'll preserved as a
naval museum in Boston Navy
Yard.
The Constellation, across the
pier from her, Jared worse.
Though rebuilt several times,
it is now little more than a
hulk maStleSS, Worm-eaten,
and barely held together by
supporting timberS and a cats
cradle of steel cable bracingS.
The people of Baltimore would
like to have the senior S h i p
back, but there is seriou
doubt that it could survive the
long tow home.
Mobile and Manila
The three masted, h i G h.
funneled, steam and sail
Warship Hartford entered Amer
ica's history books on August
5, 1864. Braving a Confederate
mine field at the entrance to
Mobile Bay, Admiral D av i d
G. Farragut on the Hartford
found his line of ships sudden
ly halted beneath the guns of
defending forts. He signaled a
head to learn why. "Torpedoes"
Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-04-29

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