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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13

The 1900 figure has been the
subject of a hot controversy
Critics have charged that the
Republicans were trying to Gre
ate an impression that their
security" program was sweeping
from Government service hun
dreds of Communist sympathiZ-
ers left over from the former
administration. Surveys by The
Star and other newspapers indi-
Gated few security separations
have had anything to do with
loyalty.
Promised at Conference.
At his press conference last
week, President Eisenhower
promised that a study would be
made to see what If anything
could be done about supplying
the public with a breakdown.
At yesterdays meeting. Mr.
Young was reported to have put
the question directly to the Sc
curity officers: Would it be feas-
ible to make a breakdown as to
how many separations under the
security program resulted from
loyalty factors and how many
from character defects of other
sorts?
See Difficult .JOh.
The security officers told the
Civil Service chief that break
down would be an exceedingly
difficult job. But. they said. it
could be done.
The meeting left unanswered
the question as to whether it
would be done. In the late edi-
ton of yesterdays Star, it was
reported that Mr.. Young ordered
the security officers to compile a
breakdown in each agency and
forward it to him. This was an
error. Mr.. Young. The Star is
now informed. announced no
decision as to a future course of
action after being told a break
down of the security figure could
be made.
Presumably. any request that
might be made for a breakdown
would be transmitted by Mr..
Young or by the President to
the heads of the various agencies
rather than to the security
officers.
Political Use Criticized.
In discussing the difficulty of
providing a breakdown of the
security figures, it is understood,
participants at yesterdays meet
ing confirmed numerous criti-
cisms which have been directed
at the political use made of the
Security-removal figures.
Several security officers are
reported to have pointed out, for
example, that few loyalty cases
are involved in the program. One
officer said that among the 1900
was a former employe of his
agency who had been fired for
having been drunk at the Zoo
and having wandered too near
the cages. The official complained
this was not an easy case to
classify.
The security officers generally
took the position. according to
persons attending the meeting,
that Civil Service was responsible
for having compiled the 1900
figure and that the agencies
would have great difficulty in ex-
planning what the figure meant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
France Outrunks Indo-Chino
AS Worry in F ar East War
Red Attack Seen os Military Failure
But Possible Political Victory

on Korea as an acceptable pre-
cedent.
This political problem is one
for the pro- Western French
statesmen to solve. The United
States can't help much.
The United States, however, is
doing considerable to help win
the military battle in Indo-
China. 1t is contributing adj
vice, technicians, $785 million
in money and several hundred
million dollars worth of weapons
this year.
This appears to be about all
France wants. French spokes-
men here say they do not want
the help of American combat
soldiers or Korean soldiers
either. And they scott at
Korea's suggestion that retired
Gen. James A. Van Fleet help
train Indo- Chinese troops.
Although Syngman Rhee's of
tSee FAR EAST, Page A-3O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
By james {. Roper

Official Washington is conf
dent that Communist attacks will
be military failure in Indo-
China.
But they may be a political
success in France.
This possibility makes Govern
ment officials worry.
Even minor Red military sue
cess in the Indo-Chinese fighting,
Washington fears, might fatally
weaken French enthusiasm for
the jungle warfare that started
in 1916.
The French people steadily are
losing enthusiasm for the indie
cisive struggle. If this trend
continues. Washington expects
the Paris government to be
under severe home-front pres
sure to back out of the war, or
accept some kind of agreement
that divides the area like Korea.
Already, some Frenchmen look
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Slow Warmup Due
After ; Frigid Days

A gradual warmup was due in
the frosty Washington area to-
day. tonight and tomorrow after
a night which saw the tempera-
ture dip to 6 degrees in Fairfax
county. Va.
The official low for Washing
ton overnight was 10 degrees at
7:05 am
The temperature went to 81
degrees at 10 pm. Thursday and
was still below freezing this
afternoon.
The forecast for Washington
calls for some cloudiness through
tomorrow with a high in the
mld-4Os. No precipitation is in
sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
'Ponzi-Like' Scheme
In Japan Co|Iapses;
Wizard Is Jailed
Hundreds of Thousands
Invested on Promise
Of IS Per Cent Interest

TOKYO. Feb. 13.-The ceilins
has fallen in on postwar Japan!
biggest financial scheme anc
japanese from politicians tt
Buddhist priests are picking tn,
plaster out of their hair.
Three top political parties, in.
Guiding the Liberal Party Of
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida
are scurrying out from under thu
wreckage of the $12 million in.
vestment company. Hoazen Kei.
zai Kai.
Government investigators sale
the company's wizard, Matsutom
Ito. At. spread contribution.
lavishly among the three tor
parties so he could use big name.
as advisers"
Collapse of the company, due
largely to misfired speculation!
in the stock market. caught hun.
dreds of thousands of housewife!
and laborers. Their small in
vestments. baited by promises o.
Is per cent interest, had helped
build the company.
Abbot Among Victims.
Also among those caught ir
the collapse was the abbot OF
a large Buddhist denomination
Company records show he col
lected contributions from his
flock and gave them to Ito tC
invest.
Ito is in jail. charged with
swindling. Newspapers call him
Japan's "Ponzi," reference tc
the Boston swindler who once
collected millions from gullible
Americans.
Investors knew he was specu-
lating in stocks and real estate
but looked on him as a wizard
For a time he had an amazing
run OF luck. He paid the prom
iSed is per cent interest.
A Korean who became a nat
uralized Japanese. Ito had strug-
gled along as an insurance sales
man after the war until he
made a hit in the stock market
with borrowed cash. Soon he
was soliciting contributions.
He poured much of it into
stocks. but also diverted some
to politicians pockets and spent
others on plush houses and wom-
en-, investigators said.
Beginning of the End.
A year ago, the bottom dropped
out of cotton textiles. Ito lost
heavily. He scrambled for new
money. 1t followed the same
route.
Even at that, investigators
say. Ito might have weathered
the storm had it not been for
Japan's poor farm crop last year
the worst in Is years. Farmers
short of cash. began badgering
Ito for their invested money
Down went Ito's interest to 2
per cent. Then down went Ito's
company.
The chain reaction extended
to 1to's imitators. More than a
dozen similar companies went
broke.
A subcommittee of the Diet is
investigating the case. News
papers are clamoring for Ito to
be called and give the case a
full airing, no matter how high
In politics his testimony reaches
Even Ito's autobiography
once a best-seller-is going beg
ging now. It's titled, This Is
How I Think"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Dulles AssaiIs
|Mo|otov Plan
For Austria
Implies Moscow
Is Afruid to Pull
Troops From Area
ey the Associated Press

BERLIN. Feb. 13. - Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles de-
clared today Russia refuses to
get out of Austria because it
would mean withdrawing her
troops from Hungary and Ro-
mania. He implied that he
thought Moscow had reason to
fear the consequences of such a
move.
Mr.. Dulles ripped into Soviet
Foreign Minister v. M. Molotov
for his proposal to grant Aus
TRAN independence only with a
proviSo that Soviet and other
occupation troops remain on
Austrian soil until Germany is
unified. which now appears in
the far distant future. The
Secretary took up the cudgels for
Austria after Vienna's Foreign
Minister Leopold Figl. appearing
before the Berlin Big Four con-
ference formally rejected the
Soviet plan.
To accept Russia's idea. Mr.,
Dulles said. would be to expose
the United States before the
world as morally and politically
bankrupt"
Mr.. Figl led off today'S session
of the Big Four on Austria with
his rejection of the Moscow plan.
He told Mr.. Molotov, Secretary
of State John Foster Dulles and
Foreign Ministers Anthony Eden
and Georges Bidault that it was
impossible for the Austrian gov
eminent to accept the Molotov
proposal.
He asked which of the Big
-Four would be willing to present
such proposition regarding his
own country to his own Parlia-
ment.
Makes Direct Approach.
Mr.. Figl made his direct APP
proach inside the chamber of the
Big -Four conference, to which
the Austrian delegation had been
invited.
The Western foreign ministers
already have written off hope of
concluding an Austrian state
treaty at this conference, al
though the debate on it will run
into an extraordinary Sunday
session.
Mr.. Figl charged the Soviet
plan would not only maintain
occupation troops on the soil of
Austria but would postpone in
definitely any genuine liberty for
his nation of 7 million people.
Furthermore, Mr.. Figl. told
the Big Four. his government re-
Jected the whole suspicious no.
ton that an anschluss (union)
could take place between Aus
tria and Germany. He also COM
mented on another point of the
Molotov plan that he thought
it was unnecessary to change
draft treaty provisions already
agreed on by adding new sec
ton to bar Austria from alli-
ances-obviously meaning alli-
ances with the Western powers.
Would Remain Neutral.
Mr.. Figl said his government
is ready to adopt a policy of
strict neutrality.
In his brief statement, the
Foreign Minister also issued a
new appeal for action of the
Big -Four to conclude the treaty.
Western sources said it was
(See BIG FOUR, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
An Old Bible Owes
A Debt to Stove

A BIBLE, A BOX AND A STOVE
A former 81, now employed at The
Stor. tells how an old Bible, placed
in q metol box, wos soved from
destruction when stove fell on it.
The story is on Poee AS.
QUICKER SEWER SERVICE-The
Washington Suburban Sonitory Com
mission hos reoehed on agreement
with the Suburban Maryland Builders
Association which reIoxes the rules
for instoIline voter and sewer service
in new developments. II is expected
to cut time and red tope. Stor
Writer Nelson Shepard reports on
Pooe B-l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Honeymoon Slap
Brings Death to
British Bride
BY the Associated Press

DARLINGTON. England, Feb
13.-Ernest Hayman, 81, slapped
his young wife'S face in a lovers
spat two weeks after their mar
riage. She died.
Yesterday. Hayman was led in
tears from a coroner's court to
stand trial on charge of man
slaughter.
1T was our first quarrel" he
said.
Il Just slapped her face light
ly. She didn't fall or cry out.
left the room and when I came
back she was dead"
A pathologist told the court
Marina Hayman died of a bro
ken neck caused by jerking her
head back suddenly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Benson Agency Bese|
By Riffs on Policy;
Shakeup Is Pushed
Secretary Is Placing
Republicans in Top
Posts in Department
By Allen Dyury

Politics and policy differences
continued to agitate the already
troubled Agriculture Department
today as Secretary Benson. ap-
parently bowling to pressure from
the Republican National Com
mittee, went ahead with plans
to clean out remaining top-level
Democrats and replace them
with Republicans.
Latest to go was Howard
H. Gordon. president of the
Commodity Credit Corp. and
administrator of the Commodity
Sterilization Service. Mi. Ben
son announced his resignation
yesterday and named James A.
Mcconnell. a Republican farm
leader in New York State. to
succeed him in the sterilization
post. Undersecretary True D.
Morse was placed in charge of
the CCC.
Also scheduled to leave in the
near future are Marcus B. Bras
well. associate administrator of
the sterilization service, and
Lionel c. Holm. assistant to the
administrator. T. Roy Reid, a
Democrat who has been head of
the department personnel Office,
soon will be shifted to the nom
policy job of director of the de-
partment'S graduate school.
Field Staff Cut.
At the same time, % members
of the staff of the Farmers Home
Administration were fired and
extensive reductions in the
agency's field Offices were an
nouncd. Philip S. Brown. infor-
nation officer of the agency.
said the % were among "a who
received separation notices
month ago in line with a Wash
ington staff reduction from 298
to 1874. Mr.. Brown said the field
staff is being reduced from 573
to 383. One office. in Denver, has
been abolished entirely. with 20
persons losing their Jobs.
Mr.. Gordon. a North Caro-
linian, is returning to his old
job in Richmond as assistant
manager of the Southern States
Cooperative. His custer report
edly came after a Showdown"
conference between members of
the Republican National Com
mittee and Secretary Benson.
Criticized Over Aides.
At the conference. according
to officials who preferred to re-
main anonymous, committee
representatives expressed bitter
criticism of Mr.. Gordon's SLOW
ness in replacing Democrats with
Republicans on State commodity
sterilization committees. These
committees, composed of farm
ers, help to administer Federal
farm programs.
To date, changes have been
made in about 80 of the 48 COM
mittees. Of1cials said the changes
were made according to standard
department practice. after con-
sultation with the major farm
organizations in the States.
directors of the State extension
services and directors of State
experiment stations.
Another factor in Mr.. Gordon's
departure was said to be reluc-
lance to cooperate in funda-
mental changes in the farm pro-
gram as proposed by Mr.. Benson
and Mr.. Morse. In a similar
policy dispute, Assistant Secre-
tary John H. Davis was shifted
from dictatorship of farm stabil-
ization activities to chief of
marketing activities. He has
since announced plans to leave
the department later in the
spring to join the staff of
Harvard University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13

A major United States airline
is in a stew about what to do
with 100000 impressive calen-
dars. Each one has a color
photograph of Arthur Godfrey
on the cover, wearing the uni
form of the airline's pilots and
urging people to do their safe
flying in this particular COM
pany's planes.
Since Godfrey got in trouble
with the Civil Aeronautics Board
on charges of unsafe flying, the
airline can't make up it's mind
what the effect would be on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
President Plans
New Message
On Atom Laws
Proposals for Changes
Will Be Sent to
Congress Next Week
By the Associated Press

BROWNSVILLE, Ca. Feb. 10.
President Eisenhower will send
Congress special message next
week on peacetime use of atomic
energy by private industry in the
United States and on sharing of
certain atomic information with
Americas allies.
The Presidents plans were an
nounced here today as he was
spending the week end bird hunt
ing as the guest of Secretary Of
the Treasury Humphrey.
James c. Hagerty. presidential
press secretary. told newsmen the
special message to Congress will
be in two main sections.
One, Mr.. Hagerty said, will
outline suggested legislation ito
encourage peacetime use of
atomic energy in this country by
private enterprise"
Exchange of Information.
The second section. he added,
Will deal with proposals Gen.
Eisenhower has made in the
past-in his January 7 state-of-
the-Unio message, for example
for changes in the law to
permit exchange of tactical in
formation about atomic weapons
with Americas allies.
Such information would deal
with the effects of atomic
weapons and not in any way
with how to produce the
weapons.
Gen. Eisenhower has said he
has no intention of asking that
the law be amended to permit
giving allies data on how to
build the atomic bomb.
/ Under the law at present. the
| United States is prohibited from
passing on even information
about the outcome of tests which
have been conducted to observe
the effects of atomic weapons
! 4AA CAlS 4ICld
Won't Discuss Pool Proposal.
! In reply to a question. Mr..
Hagerty said Gen. Eisenhower
message will not touch. either,
on his proposal of last December
8 for creation of an international
atomic pool for peaceful pur-
| poses.
! ANY request to Congress for
| legislation on that matter will
await the outcome of talks which
Secretary of State Dulles has
been having in Berlin with So
Wet Foreign Minister Molotov.
! Gen. Eisenhower was out in
the field around the Humphrey
plantation at 8:45 am. today in
quest of more quail after bring
ing down 10 yesterday. He
planned to spend most of the
day hunting.
The President bageed the 10
/ two shy of the daily limit
within three hours after he ar
rived here.
Companions on Trip.
The President was accompa-
MED from Washington by MIR.
Humphrey; Cliff Roberts of New
York. a retired investment
| banker and board chairman Of
/ the Augusta National Golf Club
where Gen. Eisenhower some
! times plays; w. Alton Jones Of
New York. chairman of the
board of the Cities Service Co..
and MI. Hagerty.
| Mr., Hagerty withheld COM
ment last night on report that
the President is planning to
travel to Palm Springs, Calf.
next week.
Told about a report to that
effect originating in San Diego.
Calf, Mr.. Hagerty said:
I'VE will have no comment on
that before returning to WASH
ington."
The President plans to fly back
to the capital tomorrow after
noon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
British Reds Decrease;
'Stugnution' Feared
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Feb. 13.-Britain's
tiny Communist Party today re-
ported a drop in membership
over the past year and called for
an about drive against stagna-
ton in the ranks.
Latest figures, published in
the party's report for the annual
congress at Easter. give a total
membership of IS, 054 last March,
compared with 35,125 in 1852.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
80 Die in Bus Crosh

RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil. Feb,
Is P.-A train-bus collision
Yesterday at Diamantina, Sac
Paulo State, killed 80 persons
ana injured six seriously, the
Meridional News Agency re-
ported. The dispatch said the
gasosline tank of the bus ex-
ploded. setting fire to the wreck
age, and only 10 of the bus pas
sengers escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Purge in Vital Russian Republic
Launched by Krem|in to Correct
Mistakes in Farming System
Area Is Rich in
Minerals for Red
Atomic Program
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Feb. 13.-The Krem-
lin today denounced the Premier
of the Central Asian Soviet Re-
public of Kazakh for "Shortcom-
lngS and mistakes" and launched
a campaign for a speedy liquida-
ton" of Communist errors in
the republic.
Moscow barred to the world
its troubles in the vast country
behind the UralS-rich in min
erals for the Soviet atomic pro-
gram-in broadcast over the
official government radio at Alma
Alta. the republics capital.
The provincial government
chief, Y. B. Tayekov, was sharply
criticized for shortcomings and
mistakes in agricultural leader
ship. The critical blast con-
sisted of excerpts from the Ka-
zakh Pravda. the Communist
Party organ.
Party Control Shifted.
The first hint of trouble in the
area came six days ago when
Soviet Premier Malenkov sent
a member of his cabinet, P. K.
Ponomarenko, and a deputy to
take over control of the Kazakh
Communist Party.
OuSted at that time were the
party's first secretary, z. Sha-
yakhmettov, and a deputy named
Afonov.
Like Taybekov. they were
charged with inefhciency in
handling farm problems.
A report Of the Kazakh Com
munlst Party committee said the
pair had not tried seriously to
raise the republics agricultural
production and had shown
gross shortcomings" in manag-
ing the livestock situation.
kazakh, second largest repub-
lie In the Soviet Union, is rich
in minerals and new industries.
and there have been reports it
Is the testing ground for
atomic experiments. Its territory
stretches from the lower reaches
of the Volga and the Caspian
to the border of China on the
East.
The country ranks first in the
world for chromium deposits and
possesses STA per cent of the
copper, 56.3 per cent of lead and
1913 per cent of the zinc in the
Soviet Union.
Rich in New Industries.
Kazakh-a land of nomads in
ancient timeS-is rich in new in
dustrieS with repeatedly heavy
deposits of nickel, molybdenum,
manganese. bauxite and tung-
stem. A big iron-ore field was
discovered recently. So was gold.
Chemical and superphosphate
plants as well as hydroelectric
stations are being developed.
New railways and roads are part
OF the program for developing
this huge area of 6 million peo-
pie. 1t is an important agri-
cultural republic as well.
But unsatisfactory implement
tation" of the September plenum,
said the republics Pravda, caused
serious lag in agricultural de-
velopment. The leadership is ac-
cused of failing to insure any
Improvement in the work of
machine-tractor and in machine
stockbreeding stations. They have
not been fully manned with spe-
ciallsts and mechanizers. In other
= words. they were slow in mech
anizing agriculture and in pIac-
ing strong arm party men in
charge of collective farms to see
that it is done.
All these shortcomings and
mistakes are a result of unsatis-
factory leadership on the part of
the bureau of the central COM
mittee of the Kazakh Commu-
mist Party and the party and
Soviet organizations of the re-
public" the local Pravda charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
It's 46 Below Zero
At Adironducks Town
BY the Associated Press

UTICA, N. Y, Feb. 13.-The
mercury hit 46 below zero early
today in the Adirondacks north
of Utica. according to unofficial
readings.
That was at Forestport. Resi-
dents of the nearby village of
Ohio reported "A below zero and
Old Forge 35 below.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Romulo Seen as Envoy

MANILA, Feb. 10 (P.-Gen
Carlos P. Romulo, former Presi-
dent of the United Nations Gen
eral Assembly, has been offered
his old job as Philippine Ambas-
sador to the United States,
sources close to President
Ramon MagSaysay said last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Stocks in the SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK up. - Following are the
sales tadd, 00) high, low, closing price
and net change of the 20 most active
stocks for the week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13
Channel
ChmckIes

Here's something brand
new to delight every tele.
vision fan.
It's a daily cartoon about
TV listeners and enter.
tainers and it pokes fun at
both. 1t will have YOU
chucklins.
Watch for this entertaining
feature on the radio-teIe.
vision page
BEGINNING MONDAY m
The Evening Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-13

tSee BIG FOUR, Page A-3.3
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1954-11-26
site of the H-Bomb Plant"
Augusta Rubbi GoIdburg
Speaks To Boy Scouts

Rabbi Norman M. Goldburg was
the principal speaker at the an
nual meeting of the Augusta dis
trict of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea.
Rabbi Goldman spoke on "The
Challenge of the Leadership of
Youth"
St. Johns Methodist Church of
Augusta was the scene of the
meeting-which was held in con-
junction with the regular monthly
University of Scouting. The pro-
gram was highlighted by the nom
nation and election of officers.