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Evening star., 1954-08-06
Bdstian Is Regarded
As Top Candidate
For Court Of Appeals
Judge Believed Ahead
Of Hendrickson for
Voconcy on Tribunal
By Howard L. Dutkin
BY Howard L. Dutkin

Judge Walter M. Bastian of
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia has emerged
as the strongest contender for
the judgeship in the U. S. Court
of Appeals here left vacant by
the death of Judge Bennett
Champ Clark. according to
rumors at the court house today.
Judge Bastian and Senator
Robert c. Hendrickson. Repub-
lican, of New Jersey had been
running neck and neck, it was
reported. But Judge Bastian is
believed now to be the candidate
who will be proposed to the
White House by the Attorney
General after consultation with
members of the District Bar As
sociation's Committee on Judicial
Selections.
The jurist, who is 63 years
old. is a former president Of the
District Bar Association. He is
a native of Washington and is
a Republican.
He was appointed to the Fed
eral bench by President Truman
in October, 1850. after having
practiced law here for 81 years.
A graduate of Georgetown
University Law School, he served
as a lieutenant in chemical war
fare during World War I. He
has served as member of the
Board of Governors of the Amer
ican Bar Association and of the
District Court Committee on Ad-
missions and Grievances. He
is prominent in the affairs of
the Hamline Methodist Church.
Senator Hendrickson, who
practiced law in Woodbury., N. j.,
was elected to the Senate in
1948. He is chairman of the
Senate subcommittee inveStigat-
ing juvenile delinquency and an
nounced sometime ago that he
was retiring from the Senate.
The Senator is a veteran of
World War I. At one time he
served as president of the New
Jersey State Senate.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Star Publishes Most
Individual Rental Ads

During April. Moy and June The
Stor not only published 22,72l more
individual rentol ads than Woshins-
tons second newspaper. but pub
lished more than the other Wosh-
ineton newspapers combined. This
lends convincing proof thot people
olwoys turn to Stor Classified when
desiring to rent out or IL they're
looking for Place to live.
II you won't to hire. buy, trode or
sell. tell the long established audience
of Stor readers about il. You'll en-
Joy quick results.
Becouse it produces The best re-
suits The Stor publishes more total
classified DDS than the other Wosh.
ineton newspapers combined.
It's easy, to place an I'd in Stor
Classified. Just phone Sterling $1,000
and osk for on od- toker.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
John Jacob Asfor Gets
License 10 Wed Here

John Jacob Astor, IL, scion OF
the wealthy Manhattan real
estate family, and Mrs. Dolores
Margaret Pullman, 26-year-old
divorcee of Miami Beach. Fla,
obtained a marriage license at
the Arlington Courthouse shortly
after noon today.
The couple left the clerks Of
fee Immediately and headed for
washington in a hired limousine
followed closely by another car
containing two nien. They re-
fused to be drawn into an inter-
view with reporters but said they
intended to be married later to-
day.
Mr.. Astor has been married
twice previously. his last divorce
being in Mexico about two weeks
ago. Mrs. Pullman. according to
the license, has been married
once before.
A woman who identified her.
self as Beatrice r. Parvin, at
torney, of New York, told re-
porters that if they were not too
"obtrusive" they could find ont
all they wanted to know at Q
press conference this afternoon
at the Carlton Hotel.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Capital Transit Begins Paying
Dividends in Deal Providing
Three Directors From District
Plea for Rise
In Rutes Before
1855 Burred
By John w. Stepp

The District Public Utilities
Commission today agreed to let
the Capital Transit Co. dis
tribute $768. 900 in blocked divi-
dends and called off it's investi-
cation and injunction suit
against the company.
These were two of the major
points of an understanding"
reached between the Commission
and Capital Transit.
Other Provisions.
The effect Of the far-reaching
agreement, aside from the divi-
dend declaration and investiga-
ton decisions. are:
: /. The company will lower the
book value Of the common stock
Evening star., 1954-08-06
By J. A. o'Leory

The administration faced a
new battle in the Senate Appro-
priations Committee today to
hold the amount of new foreign
aid money at the SO billion level
agreed Upon Wednesday by
House and Senate conferees on
the authorization bill.
Senator Maybank, Democrat.
Of South Carolina, revealed he
will move in the Appropriations
Committee to cut the new money
back to $2.7 billion, the figure
the Senate voted for when 1t
passed the authorization bill
Tuesday.
That vote meant q cut of
about $500 million from the $3.3
billion ceiling the House had
approved in the authorization
bill Conferees on that bill
quickly restored half Of the Sem
ate cut, following a protest
from President Eisenhower that
the Senate cut was too deep and
would hurt the country badly.
Conference Finished.
The conferees on the authori-
zation bill completed their work
last night, with an agreement
to terminate economic aid June
80. but let military aid continue
indefinitely.
The conferees retained q Sem
ate provision abolishing the For
eign Operations Administration
June 80. Point 4 technical as
sistance to under developed areas
lSee FOREIGN AID. Page A-3o
Evening star., 1954-08-06
By Rowland Evons. Jr.
Assoeioted Press Stofs Writer

Capitol police confessed aston
ishment today at an order to
empty the Office of Senator
Douglas, Democrat. OF Illinois at
8 pm. every. night, by force If
necessary.
The curfew was invoked for
the first time Wednesday night
when five Capitol guards were
summoned to the Senator's Of
tlce by Senator Douglas himself. (.
Led by Sergt. Gordon S. Hun,
the squad was directed BY Sem
ator Douglas to use its enforce
ment powers to remove five men,
bers Of his staff. 1t was just after
8 pm.
you're serious about this?"
Sergt. Hutf said he asked Senator
Douglas.
Sergt. Hut. quoting the Sem
ator as saying he was dead seri-
Evening star., 1954-08-06

Gus, said 1t was the most un-
usual request we've ever had"
Senator Douglas declined to
comment when asked about the
incident except to say it was
strictly a family matter.
But inquiry among other
sources disclosed this story:
At 2 am. the morning Of July
% Senator Douglas was mapping
on his office couch during an all
night Senate session. When his
secretary woke him up he found
several of his aides Still at work,
although Senate Office aides are
not paid for overtime.
Apparently worried that his
staff wasn't getting enough
sleep, Senator Douglas dictated
q memo to all hands which said: ]:
IAN doors viii be locked at Q
pm. and all people win be out.
5. The Capitol police have au-
thority to enforce this provision.
B. ] mean business on this.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
By Cecil HoIIond

Six Senators with q sense OF
duty, If no great relish for their
undertaking, sat down today to
null over the perplexing prob
lens of investigating censure
charges against Senator Nc
Carthy.
The six three Republicans
and three Democrats-received
the assignment yesterday. They
Immediately set about to cast
their inquiry in the nature of
what they called "a judicial pro-
ceeding" rather than a rip-roar-
ing congressional investigation.
Those receiving the assign
ment were Senators Watkins of
Utah, Carlson of Kansas and
Case Of South Dakota, Republi-
cans, and Senators johnson of
Colorado, Stennis of Mississippi
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Watkins Is Chosen Chairman
OfMcCorthy Censure Group
Task Won't Start Until After Senate
Finishes Legislation; TV, Radio Barred

and Erwin of North Carolina,
the Democrats.
After a preliminary get-to-
gether in Vice President Nixon s
Capitol Office, Senator Watkins
announced the committee would
meet at II am. today for. organi-
zation purposes and a discussion
Of the scope Of their inquiry.
Several days were expected to
elapse before the committee
completes its organizational work
and settles down to study the
resolution Of censure introduced
by Senator Flanders, Republi-
can, of Vermont, and a total Of
46 specific charges, some over
tapping, leveled against the
Wisconsin Republican in the CEN
sure move.
The Flanders resolution would
haves the Senate condemn Sen.
ator Mccarthy for conduct un-
becoming a member Of the Sen.
ate. The specific allegations
ranged over a large part of the
Wisconsin Senator's career since
assuming Office in 1947.
One of the first matters be-
fore the special committee was
the selection of a chairman
This position was expected to GO
to Senator Watkins as the senior
Republican named to the group.
Other problems to be threshed
out at today's or subsequent
meetings involved such things
as whether the inquiry would be
conducted in open or closed
hearings. whether Senator Nc
Carthy would have the right, as
(Coo AKorHADrrTv no~n Ao\
Evening star., 1954-08-06
East Germany
Accepts Flood
Aid From II. S.
By the Assoeioted Press

BONN, Germany, Aug. g.
Communist East Germany in a
surprise move today accepted
President EiSenhower's offer OF
American aid for flood victims
in the Soviet zone.
The United States High Com
mission said a letter of accept
ance from East German Prime
Minister Otto Grotewohl has
been forwarded Mere by the So
Wet High Commission.
President Eisenhower's offer
of American aid for victims OF
Europe's floods was made July
20. Emergency assistance was
extended to victims in Western
Germany and Austria, but the
East German Communists re-
jected the offer of food and 9TH
er aid at that time.
When the offer originally was
made, James c. Hagerty, White
House press secretary, said
roughly 81 million worth of food
was needed in the inundated
areas.
A White House spokesman said
President Eisenhower is "grati-
fed at East Germany's accept
ance" of the offer. He added
that representatives of the
League of Red Cross Societies
are getting in touch with East
German officials to work out
the details"
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Woman Fatally Burned
In Bedroom Fire Here

Mrs. Mary Minton, so. was
fatally burned in a fire yester-
day in her bedroom in the Mon
mouth Apartments, 1919 G
street NV.
The fire marshal's Office said
the blaze apparently was caught
by a cigarette. Flames were con-
fined to her apartment.
Mrs. Minton suffered burns
over IS per cent of her body
She died in Emergency Hospital
about $3.50 pm. some five hours
after the fire began. The apart
ment managers Office said Mrs.
Minton worked for the Navy
here and had no relatives in
this area.
Evening star., 1954-08-06

supplying fluid to the main land
ing gear.
Mr.. Adams, assisted by Charles
Wilson, fight steward, worked
in the nose wheel nacelle without
parachutes. There was nothing
else between them and the
ground.
Hand Pumped for 80 Minutes.
Nearly 80 minutes was required
using a hand emergency pump
to get the wheel in position for
the indicators to signal it was
down and locked.
At TAO am, Capt. Bennett
and Co-pilot LStsey set the plane
on the runway. The engines we're
immediately cut and the plane
coasted to a stop beside four
waiting fire trucks.
The crippled aircraft was
towed to the terminal by a small
tractor to avoid any possibility
Of it catching on fire on the
ground. "A two-hour supply of
gas remained in the plane tanks.
One passenger. Arthur Os-
borne. an aircraft engineer, Of
81 Kennedy street. Alexandria,
commented:
'The passengers were very
calm. They didn't seem excited
a bit. The only bad part about
the whole time we were stuck up
there was that we couldn't t
smoke"
Miss Maryann Kasper, the
stewardesS, complimented the
passengers for remaining calm
throughout the two-hour ordeal.
I'm fact" she said, II think
that after a while they were be-
ginning to get bored just circling
nvoY. tho f3ald -
Evening star., 1954-08-06
= BULLETIN

The special Senate commit
tee to investigate censure
charges against Senator Nc
Carthy today selected Senator
Watkins as chairman. The
group decided they probably
would not begin hearings until
after the Senate completes its
legislative program. Televi-
sion and radio would be
barred, but the committee has
not decided whether to open
the hearing to the press and
the public or whether to give
out transcripts to the press.
Evening star., 1954-08-06

Picture on Poee As
passengers to Clifford Adams of
Miami. Assigned to Flight 534,
from Miami to Boston, Mr..
Adams worked for two hours on
a faulty nose wheel as the huge
plane slowly circled the field.
The wheel came down about
half way and jammed as the
Constellation, piloted by Capt.
Frank Bennett and Co-pilot Dick
Litsey. both of Miami. ap-
preached Washington.
Passengers Informed.
For half an hour passengers
were unaware of what was hap
pening. Finally, when it was
necessary for crew members to
enter the passenger compartment
to get at hydraulic lines an an
nouncement was made.
Capt. Bennett said he had two
wheels down and locked. but was
unable to get the nose wheel
down. He said repairs would be
attempted in the air before he
would try a landing.
Mr.. Adams diagnosed the
trouble as a leak in the line
supplying fluid to the nose wheel.
He Spliced a spare piece Of
tubing around the, nose wheel
line, attaching 1t to the line
Evening star., 1954-08-06
July Jobs Hold Firm.
No Seasonal Drop;
AGENCIES Cheered
CiviIion Unemployed
Proportionutely Double
Year Ago, However
By the Associated Press

The Government reported TO-
day that employment conditions
remained stable in July with
out a usual seasonal rise in un-
employment.
A joint statement by the Com
merce and Labor Departments
said July's civilian employment
was 62,148,000, an increase OF
$4,000 from June but 972, 900 less
than in July a year ago.
Unemployment was virtually
unchanged in July at 3,346,000 OF
1000 fewer than the 3,347,00
counted in June. This change
is so small it is considered
within the margin Of statistical
error.
Figures Called Encouraging.
The Joint statement by Secre-
tary of Commerce Weeks and
Secretary of Labor Mitchell
hailed the July figures as en-
couraging and said:
Although unemployment has
not shown the usual seasonal
rise this summer, the proportion
Of all civilian workers out of jobs
(5.1 per cent in july was about
double that Of a year ago and
the highest for the month in the
postwar period except for 1949.
The increase over the year has
affected nearly all groups in the
labor force"
It was the third straight
month that unemployment had
held steady, with little change
either among adult workers or
young job seekers.
The report showed q 289, 600
decline among workers on nom
farm payrolls, but, this was at
tributed to vacation shutdowns
of plants and scattered work
stoppageS including strikes in
the rubber and lumber indus
tries.
Bureau Figures Differ.
This figure of 289. 900 fewer
persons on non-farm payrolls
was a Labor Department calcu-
lation. The Commerce Depart
ment's Census Bureau, on the
other hand, figured that nom
agriculture employment in
creased by 191 900.
This difference in figures re-
suits from differences in ap-
proaches. The Labor Depart
ment attempts to arrive at a
figure of those actually at work
The Census Bureau counts as
employed persons who have a job
even though not at work for some
reason such as vacation shut
downs, temporary layoffs or labor
strikes.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Senate Group Votes
Increase, Over House
Foreign Aid Figures
$364.4 Million Boost;
Conferees Put DeodIine
On Economic Help
BULLETIN

The Senate Appropriations
Committee today voted to give
President Eisenhower $364.4
million more for foreign aid
in the current fiscal year than
the House allowed. The Sem
ate bill contains $2.9 billion
of new money and authority
to spend $2.5 billion of old
balances. The House total was
$50 billion.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Lute News
Bulletin
Roth Appeal Piopned

The Justice Department to-
day said it would appeal the
u. s. Court Of Appeals de-
cision in the case of Leo A.
Roth to the Supreme Court.
The appellate court had or
dered that Mr.. Roth, a former
Justice Department attorney
who had been discharged, be
restored to his position.
Evening star., 1954-08-06

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by $2.4 million, below the pres
ent book value of $18.7 million.
2. While the dividend pay
ments for the first two quarters
of 1854 will be paid at the rate
of 40 cents per share, the rate
for the last two quarters must
be no more than 20 cents per
share each quarter. The divi-
dend for the first quarter of
1855, moreover, must be no
higher than 80 cents per share.
8. The composition of the COM
pany's board of directors will be
changed from its present near
complete domination by the
Louis S. Wolfson interests to
include additional local citizens.
In this connection, the agree
ment stated that Capital Tran
sit recognizes it's responsibility
under its charter to provide rea-
sonable and adequate service for
the public"
The transit and commission
officials later explained that
three community representatives
will be named to the directors
board. No one would say who
these new members will be or
whose places they will take.
The board consists of Is mem
bers. the large majority of whom
are either Wolfson associates or
officials and former officials of
the pre-Wolfson Capital Transit
management.
4. The company will refrain
from filing any fare increase ap-
plication before next January.
5. Capital Transit will "co-
operate" with the District in its
latest project of establishing a
fringe parking lot. This Coop
Grafton will be on three months
trial basis.
6. An independent engineering
firm will be hired by the COM
pany to look into the desirability
Of converting streetcar lines to
bus service.
7. Both parties will conduct a
Joint survey, in conjunction with
the transit workers union. to
determine whether the COM
pany's long-standing policy of
hiring only white operators
should be changed to permit en-
ployment of Negroes.
8. Another study will be
launched by company and COM
mission to see whether the COM
pany should be freed of some of
its present tax burdens. Recon-
mendations along this line would
be presented to the Board of
District Commissioners "for such
tax relief as may be indicated" :"
Formal Notice Given.
Attorneys for both sides filed
formal notice in the U. S. District
Court for the District of Colum-
bia dropping the injunction suit
through agreement.
The transit company then an
nounced it would begin mailing
out today $384,000 in dividend
checks for the first quarter &of
this year. A special board of
directors meeting, moreover. will
be called as soon as possible to
set a date for distributing the
second quarter dividends in the
same amount.
Commission Chairman Robert
E. Mclaughlin emphasized the
commission can reopen the in
junction suit at any time If it
sees fit.
BY the same token, he added,
the now closed commission in
vestigation Of Capital Transit
policies can be reopened if the
(See TRANSIT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Syrio Election DeIoyed

DAMASCUS. Syria, Aug. 6 R.
Syrian President Hashim Atasi
yesterday issued a decree post
poning the forthcoming parlia-
mentary elections from August
20 to September "a.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Freeing Of Jommed Wheel
Averts Crash of AirIiner Here
Engineers Skill in Crisis Helps PIone
Lund II Safely After CircIine 2 Hours

The skill of a daring Eastern
Air Lines flight engineer today
averted a crash landing at Wash
ington National Airport Of a
four-engine Constellation with
72 passengers and a crew Of five
aboard.
Credit for preventing a dis
aster was given by creWmen and
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Another Agent
Disappears Into
Russian Zone
West Germun Said
To Have Had Recent
Contact With John
BY the Associofsd Press

BERLIN, Aug. 6.-West Ber-
lin police reported today that
a West German intelligence
agent has disappeared into the
Soviet zone. One West Berlin
paper said he detected to the
Communists and took along
vital information.
The agent was identified as
Karl Albrecht Tiemann, said to
have had recent contacts with
the Berlin Office of DR.. Otto
John. former West German Sc
curity chief who crossed over
to Red East Berlin on July 20.
The east zone government an
nounced Wednesday it had given
John political asylum at his
request.
Authorities were reticent about
Tiemann's exact status. They
denied press reports that he
was a ranking member" in
Johns former Office or even en-
ployed there. They said he
worked for a Western intelli-
gence Office. but refused to
name it.
They said the missing man
recently offered information. to
Johns Office but that it was
turned down.
Talk With John Reported.
The West Berlin paper "B-Z"
said Tiemann detected eastward
last Monday taking with him
vital information from Johns
Office for the Protection of the
Constitution, the West zones
FBI.
The BIZ account said Tie
mann talked with John in West
Berlin some time between July
II and 20. It also said the agent
gave Red security police the
names of several Western agents
working in the East and that
this already had resulted in the
arrest of a woman in an ''im-
portant government Office" in
East Germany.
West Berlin police said they
had no evidence Tiemann went
east voluntarily, but indicated
he had been lured over, or blum
dered into a Communist trap.
This is the theory advanced
officially for Johns departure
to the east.
Authorities said Tiemann left
his West Berlin apartment Sum-
day evening with a friend from
the Soviet zone. They said the
two were last seen at Glienicker
Bridge, on the East zone border.
Arrest of Agents Reported.
The East German government
announced q mass arrest of al
legged Western agents on Tues
day, purportedly on tips from
other Western undercover work.
ers who turned themselves in to
Communist security police.
The Reds claimed that several
of the defectors were from Johns
Office. The West German gov
ernment acknowledged that one
of Johns subordinates from the
Lower Saxony Office has been
missing since July II and was
last seen at the East German
border.
The controlled East German
press published news pictures of
John today for the first time
since he crossed to the east II
days ago.
Some Of the pictures showed
him seated in an East Berlin
cafe with Erich Correns, presi-
dent of the national council of
the Communist National Front.
The Communists last night
said John offered to work for
the national front "for peaceful
reunif1cation of Germany on q
democratic basis" the usual
Communist terminology for Ger
man unification on Soviet terms.
One picture, published in the
official Soviet occupation news
paper Taegliche Rundschau,
showed John smiling broadly, in
apparent good health and neatly
attired in a light suit.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Twister Injuries Two :

OTTAWA, Kans., Aug. 6 [P.-
A tornado injured two persons
last night as thunderstorms
dotted the eastern half of the
State. Eight inches of rain fell
here overnight.
Evening star., 1954-08-06
Steuort Brothers
50th Anniversary

ONE HORSE START--Guy 7. and
l. P. Steuort will eeIebrote their
partnerships S0th anniversary TO-
morrow. On August 7. 1904. the
brothers started business with one
con and q lone mule. Pose A-l0.
SELF Observation-Disclosures
olive is the first rule OF mountain
climbing. q l9-yeor-old international
mountoin climber points out in this
weeks Teen Scene on pose B-4.
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(See MCCARTHY, Page A-30
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