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Evening star., 1954-08-22
Young Veteran

frankie Darro, Hollywood's
youngest screen veteran, cele-
brated the start Of his 30th
year in pictures with a top
supporting role in Paramount's
Living 1t Up" Technicolor
musical comedy co-starring
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis and
Janet Leigh. Norman Taurog
directed the funfilm and Paul
Jones produced.
Evening star., 1954-08-22
Very Serious
For Gloria, This Is It
Vanderbilt Heiress indicates Thut
She Moy Be in the Theoter to Stuy
By WiIIiom Glover

the first time will have a
chance to see his wife act.
This week. at her request, the
maestro and their two young
sons went of to Lake Placid,
N. Y.
But we've been talking all
the time on the telephone"
she said.
She tried to explain her hus-
bands exile and how she feels
before every performance.
TITS not so much that I get
nervous" she said, "but I get
all tensed up. It takes hours
and hours for me to unwind"
Before opening night. 81
guess I shouldn't have, but I
slept like a top" The next
night. however. she managed
only three hours sleep.
Her next dramatic venture
probably will be a play soon
on MICS Sunday night play
house." The sponsor hurriedly
called her after opening night
and promised to send along a
variety of scripts for selec-
ton.
No Time Limit
What about Broadway after
that?
Naturally every actress
wants to play on Broadway"
she said. That's the great
goal. But ! don't think any
one should set definite time
limits on when they do or
don't want to do a thing.
I'm a great believer in do
ing one thing at a time.
Things take care of themselves
that way.
I'm superstitious and I
don't think I want to talk
any more about it. I'm not
superstitious about broken
mirrors and ladders and things
like that, but this Is different"
That irrepressible gleam in
her eye, though, could very.
we'll mean that Gloria Van
derbilt knows clearly just
where she wants to go in the
theater-and when.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
CTC Order Stayed
Pending Appeal

Federal Judge Edward M.
Curran today temporarily re-
strained the redemption of $50
million in bonds and the pay
ment of $384,O0O in stock divi-
dends by the Capital Transit Co.
pending action by the U. S
Court Of Appeals for the Dis
trict.
The Public Utilities Commits
sion is appealing from Judge
Curran's ruling of last week in
which he refused to prevent the
bond-redemption and dividend
payments largely on the ground
that no immediate injury to the
public welfare could be shown
by the financial moves.
Today's stay gives Lloyd B.
Harrison, commission attorney,
opportunity to ask the appellate
court for a further stay pending
final determination Of the case
in that tribunal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
President Names Gen. Ryan
As Army Chief Of ChopIoins
Priest Is Slated
For Promotion to
Major General

President Eisenhower today
nominated Brig. Gen. Patrick
James Ryan. 81. to be chief of
Army chaplains with the rank
of major general.
Gen. Ryan, q Catholic, was
named to succeed Maj. Gen. Ivan
L. Bennett. a Southern Baptist,
who Is retiring on April 80.
Gen. Ryan has a distinguished
war record. He went to North
Africa with the Sd Infantry Di-
vision in the fall of 1912 and
became chief chaplain of the. 5th
Army, with which he served in
combat in Sicily and Italy the
following February. For out
standing service. he was awarded
the Legion of Merit and the
Bronze Star Medal.
The new chief of chaplains-
designate has had almost nine
years of duty in Washington. his
first tour beginning in August.
1885. when he was appointed
chaplain at the Army Medical
Center. He served there for four
years. In July. 1945. he was
named director of plans and
training, Office of the Chief of
Chaplains. post he held until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
BY the Associossd Press

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Mar.
Unregistered Republicans in
eight Connecticut communities
will get a chance to express q
preference either for President
Eisenhower or Senator Mccarthy
as national party leader at
caucuSeS tonight.
The move started in Avon.
Norfolk, Salisbury, Litchfield.
Sharon. Cornwall. Chester and
New Canaan also will hold
caucuses.
Clarence F. Baldwin, Repub-
lican State chairman, advised
against such action. He said
there is "only one President of
the United States and there is
only one leader of the Repub-
lican cause and that man is
Dwight Eisenhower"
Speaking at a Young Repub-
lican Club meeting at Westport
last night. Mr.. Baldwin said the
Democrats are anxious to pro-
mote the idea of a split in Re-
publican ranks at top leadership
as a part of the old Democratic
axiom of divide and defeat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Driver in Fatal Car Crash
Spends Annual Day in Jail
By the Associated Pres,

MUSHROOM. Mich, Mar. 49,
Leo Cook, q. was serving his
day of remembrance in Muske-
gon County Jail today. Four
more await him over the next
four years.
1t was part of the unusual
sentence imposed on Cook by
Circuit Judge Noel P. Fox. A
year ago today Cooks auto hit
a tree. killing his 19-year-old
wife Muriel and fatally injuring
their 2-year-old daughter.
Judge Fox sent Cook to jail for
SIS days on a manslaughter
charge and put him on proba-
ton for five years. The Judge
added a provision that Cook
spend "a hours behind bars on
the anniversary of the accident
each year of the probation pc
Rod.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18

LOS ANGELES. Mar. Is. -
An Emergency Hospital ambu-
lance snapped green traffic signal
lights to red by remote control
as it sped through a congested
intersection in downtown Los
Angeles yesterday.
The ambulance was testing an
experimental electronic traffic
control system designed by engi-
neers at North American Avia-
ton. The device is known at
Mates" It consists of a small
radio tranSmitter in a moving
police car. fire truck or ambu-
lance. which passes the word to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Scotland Yard Probes
Threats 10 Queen

LONDON. Mar. 1S.-Scotland
Yard said today it is investi-
eating series of anonymous
letters threatening to kill Queen
Elizabeth II if she sets foot on
Gibraltar.
A spokesman said the inquiry
has not yet determined whether
the letters are from a crank or
from a desperate.
The Yard frightened security
arrangements for the scheduled
visit Of the Queen and the Duke
Of Edinburgh to Gibraltar May
10 as part of their world tour.
The letters. about IL in all,
were written in red ink and
signed "Falange Espanola"-ap-
parently intended to mean the
Spanish Fascist organization.
They were posted in London in
the past six days to a number
of Parliament members. includ-
ing former Labor Prime Minister
Clement Attlee, and at least two
London newspapers.
A Spanish embassy spokesman
in London said, 1--WE are quite
certain that the letters are Q
hoax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
8 Towns Tonight Vote Backing
For Eisenhower or Mccarthy
Connecticut Republicans to Register
Preference for National Party Leader

At Avon. John d. Alsop, q
member Of the G. O. p. Town
Committee. q former State rep
resentative and State vice chair
man Of the Eisenhower forces in
1852, said the caucus viii act on
this resolution:
"That this caucus indorses the
Eisenhower leadership. record
and program. and that this eau
Gus believes that they constitute
the real and major issues for the
electorate in November. and that
We believe that the anti-admin-
istration tactics of Senator Nc
Carthy are forcing upon all Re-
publicans choice now between
the Senator and the President.
the one or the other. and that
this caucus makes its choice and
Avon chooses Eisenhower"
Just how the preference will be
recorded. and how the question
will be worded in the various
towns is expected to vary. The
total population in these towns
is about 25.600. Only registered
G. o. P. voters will be eligible to
vote at the caucuses. called pri-
marily to name G. O. p. Town
Committees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
BY the A..oeioted Press

CHICAGO. Mar. Ex-senator
Mccarthy, Republican of Wis
conSin, today challenged critics
of his Red-hunting methods
from President Eisenhower down
to name any Communists they
have exposed.
The chairman of the Senate
Investigations sub o m m ittee,
forthcoming McCorthy Speech Hints ct
Drive on Benson. Poee A-3
cheered on by st. Patrick's Day
dinner gathering last night.
pledged no-quarter fight to
dig out Communist traitors"
In the face of indirect criti-
cism from Gen. Eisenhower and
other top leaders Of his party,
Senator Mccarthy bluntly said
he didn't give "a tinker's dam"
if people in either the Republic
can or Democratic Party - no
matter how high or how low
were unhappy" about his
methods.
This fight is going on as long
as am in the United States
Senate" he said. touching of q
burst Of applause.
Deplored by President.
Gen. Eisenhower, in a news
conference yesterday, deplored
the effects Of "unwise investiga.
tors" He also said recently that
in the fight against communism
I'VE are defeating ourselves If
!. we use methods that do
not conform to the American
sense Of justice and fair play"
Senator Mccarthy, in the first
of four speeches in the Mid
west. said there are some who
say it's all right to dig out Com
munists but, oh, we don't like
your methods" He said critics
OF his subcommittee methods
have not. however. suggested any
effective alternative.
When you hear them crying
that they don't like the meth
ods," he added, II suggest that
you ask them when and where
they ever exposed Communist
by their methods"
The Senator rec1ted a list of 20
persons whom he said would
still be in Government, or in de-
tense plants, if the leftwingers
had their way, and if they could
not have been dug out before
the so-called one-man commit
tees"
On the subject Of one-man
committees. however, he said,
so far as my committee is con-
cerned, we have never held a
hearing which was objected to
by a single Senator on the COM
mittee.
Il have always invited all of
them to appear.
The fact that they did not
appear with me does not reflect
on them. Many days you have
as many as 40, so. 60 commit
tees and subcommittee sitting,
so it is impossible for all those
Senators to appear.
I'VE have been working night
and day, holding night hearings.
My staff is working almost
around the clock.
II cannot ask other Senators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Provdo ChortIes
About Congress-
Lack of Peasants
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 18.-Pravda
declared today that mot a single
worker or peasant" sits in the
United States Senate or House Of
Representatives.
Things are different in the
Supreme Soviet, RusSia's Parlia-
ment, the Communist Party or
gan said in an editorial broad
cast by Moscow Radio.
The editorial said the 1,347
deputies elected in the one-party.
no-contest Soviet national cleo
ton on Sunday included hun
dreds of manual laborers and
men and women of the soil,
some Of them tractor drivers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Loqidm' in H-Bon1b Research
Broken, Van Zondt Declares

mittee members, Representatives
Durham. Democrat, of North
Carolina, and Price, Democrat,
of Illinois called upon the Atomic
Energy Commission to tell the
public all it can about the
Pacific hydrogen blast.
The new bomb, Mr.. Durham
said, lis such a horrible thing
it's best to tell the world about
it," Mr.. Price said he saw no
reason to bar a quick announce
ment. The Acc gave no indica-
ton it would have a statement
soon.
The power of the first hydro
gen blast has not been officially
reported. Mr.. Van Zandt said
it was equal to between 2.5 and
3 million tons of TNT-compared
with 10000 tons for the Hiro-
shima blast.
Mr.. Van Zandt said the latest
hydrogen explosion in the Bikini-
Eniwetok area measured between
II and IA million tons. He gave
this additional description:
l. The explosion shot a nuclear
cloud more than II miles into
the air.
2. The shock was felt at
Kwajalein island, 176 miles
away.
3. A fall-out of nuclear dust
was reported from an inhabited
island $50 miles away, but it
was in harmless quantities.
4. The blast was set off from
a 150-foot tower and was pre-
liminary to a larger hydrogen
explosion scheduled later in the
current series of Pacific tests.
Could Be 100 Million Tons.
Mr.. Van Zandt said that las
a layman and by using my i'm
agination, I can imagine our
present rate of research leading
to the development of a hydro
gen weapon of 100 million tons
in power"
Representative Hinshaw, Re-
publican, of California, chair
man of the subcommittee on
reactors which heard the mill
tary brieflng yesterday said
quite an optimistic report" was
made Of progress in non-weapons
atomic development.
He said in a separate inter-
view that, among other things.
the subcommittee learned that
the time for development of a
nuclear-powered airplane has
been cut considerably from past
estimates.
Mr. Hinshaw said the session
also covered a discussion of
power for propelling surface
craft and submarines and mill
tary planes to develop package
power plants for use in remote
installations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
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escorted into the Presidents Of
flee where he and Gen. Eisen-
hover posed for news pictures.
AS they chatted beside the
Presidents desk, reporters heard
Gen. Eisenhower remark that
he had seen the other day a
picture of the two together that
was made in the Philippines in
1888. Gen. Eisenhower remarked
with a laugh that Il had my
head shaved" at the time.
Gen. Macarthur smiled and
said: II have often said that
the only man 1 ever thought
good looking with his head
shaved was YOU"
No Comment on Plans.
A White House spokesman re-
fused to say whether the meet
ingS today presaged a return to
Government service in any way
for the colorful general, who was
fired by President Truman in
1851 as commander of allied
forces in Korea.
Gen. Macarthur now is chair
man Of the board of Remington
Rand. He last saw President Eli
Senhower last June when he
was among the guests at q stag
dinner at the White House.
Invited by President.
Asked if there was any special
reason for today'S conferences.
White House Press Secretary
James E. Hagerty said only the
President had invited Gen. Mac
Arthur and he had accepted.
He refused any comment
when asked about the pos
Sibility of Gen. MacArthur's
returning to Government service.
Mr.. Hagerty told reporters he
was not going to discuss the per-
sonal career of a luncheon guest
of the President.
The luncheon guests include
Admiral Arthur w. Radford,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff; Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway.
Army Chief of Staff; Admiral
Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval
Operations: Secretary of Defense
Wilson. Deputy Secretary of De-
Tense Kyes, Senate Republican
Leader Knowland. House Speak
er Martin, Chairman SaltonStall
Of the Senate Armed Forces
Committee and Chairman Short
of the House Armed Services
Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Here's an Ambulance Driver
Without 7 roffic Light Worry

a midget, weatherproof receiver
on an intersection traffic signal.
The receiver cuts into the tim
ing of the traffic lights and
makes sure all are red and stay
that way for the vehicle until
five seconds after it has cleared
the crossing. When the emery
ency is over the signals go back
to their regular, set timing.
The device automatically clears
intersections up to "a mile ahead
of a racing vehicle and is de-
signed to cut to a minimum &C
cidents caused by crossing traffic.
The city is testing the devices
to determine If they should be
installed on emergency vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18


tee confirmed that a preliminary
hydrogen explosion March / in
the Pacific was three or four
times heavier than scientists ex-
pected.
2. Informed sources who de-
clined to be named said the
United States now is Stockpiling
hydrogen bombs that could be
delivered anywhere in the world
3. Military officials gave an
Atomic Energy subcommittee
yesterday what members called
a highly optimistic" review of
developments in atomic energy
for such non-weapons purposes
as propelling ships and aircraft.
Logjam' Broken.
1t was after this meeting that
Mr.. Van Zandt said in an inter-
view that an unspecified logjam
has been broken and rapid
progress is prospective.
II am more enthusiastic now
than ever before about the pos
sibilities." he said.
Meanwhile, two other COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Dixon Arrives to Take
Jebb's Place at U. N.
By fhe Associuted Pres,

NEW YORK, Mar. 18.-Sir
Pierson Dixon, Britain's new per-
manent delegate to the United
Nations. arrived on the Queen
Elizabeth today. The 49-year-
old diplomat will take over the
post formerly held by Sir Glad
wynn Jebb, who has been ap-
pointed Ambassador to France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18

Stevens sought to get Senator
Mccarthy to turn an investiga-
ton of Communists in uniform
from the Army to other branches
of the military service.
This was charged by Senator
Mccarthy in denying an Army
report accusing him Of using
pressure to obtain special favors
for Pvt. G. David Schine, former
Mccarthy aide.
Upholds Adams.
In response to the Democrats
comparatively limited queries
Mr.. Wilson declared he had nc
reservations about the integrity
and competency" of Mr.. Stevens
AS for John Adams. Army gen.
eral counsel. also involved ir
the dispute with Mccarthy anc
Chief Counsel Roy Cohn of the
Senate Investigations subcom
mittee, the Defense Secretary
said:
when I came to the Penta-
gon I found John Adams there
I know him personally and have
no reason to question his in
tegrity and ability. I don't know
him well enough to say whether
he has done everything cor.
rectly. AS it stands today, John
Adams has my confidence"
No New Red Cases.
Mr.. Wilson, under questioning
by Senator Kefauver, Democrat,
Of Tennessee said that no cases
Of Communist or subversive infil-
tration in the armed forces had
beer exposed by any congress
sional committee that had not
been previously known to de-
Tense officials. He denied the
Army is "coddling Communists. /"
aas charged by Senator McCar-
thy.
This line of questioning came
near the close Of q committee
hearing on proposed ways of
handling medical men and den
lists INDICTED into the armed
forces but suspected of possible
Communist Affiliations.
Chairman Saltonstall indi-
Gated the committee soon might
consider whether to investigate
the dispute centering on whether
Mr.. Stevens and Mr.. Adams, on
the one hand. and Senator Nc
Carthy and Mr.. Cohn on the
other are telling the truth.
Don't Press Demands.
At the request of Senator Sal
tcnstall. Senators Kefauver and
Symington, Democrat, of Mis-
souri, did not insist on their de-
mand that the committee take
jurisdiction Immediately in that
matter.
Senator Symington declared
there might be considerable de-
lay and difficulty in investigat-
ing the Stevens-McCarthy con-
troversy because Senator Nc
Carthy's committee plans to
have a special counsel and staff
for the hearings to be conduct
ed by the subcommittee with
(See SUBVERSIVES PAGE "A,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Volcano Eruption Feared

MEXICO CITY. Mar. Is (P.-
The Mexican Institute of Cecil
ogy said yesterday q new volcano
may be brewing in Chiapas State
near Guatemala. This is the
area shaken by severe earth
Quakes q few weeks ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
BY the As,oeioted Press

Representative Van Zandt,
Republican, of Pennsylvania
said today American scientists
have broken through a logjam
in the development of hydrogen
and atomic power, and that the
achievement points to &C
tolerated development of both
weapons and civilian power.
He gave no details. His pre-
diction followed these dis
closures:
/. Members of the Senate
House Atomic Energy Commit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18

he was assigned to the 9Th Army
in San Francisco in September,
1913. He returned to Washing
ton in July, 1852. as deputy chief
of chaplains. a post he now holds.
Gen. Ryan was born in Ma
hannah. Mimi, December 3, 1902.
He was graduated from st. Paul's
Seminary and ordained a priest
in 1927. The following year he
was commissioned a chaplain
first lieutenant) in the Regular
Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Puerto Ricdns'
Plot on Lodge
Hinted by u. 5.
State Departments
Wornine Puts Extra
Guard on OfficiuIs
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. ia
cryptic State Department warn
ing that Puerto Rican National
lists planned to kill important"
perSonS-including Henry Cabot
Lodge, United States ambassador
to the United NationS-Sent 200
extra city police on special guard
duty early today.
Although Mr.. Lodge was the
only person named in the emer-
gency order. officers were rushed
to residences of prominent Ma
tional. State and local officials.
In Washington a State De-
partment official said the tip
was based on an ''unevaluated
report" which was passed on to
city police by Edwin D. Len
merits. department security chief
in New York.
The spokesman declined to go
into details about the source of
the report. He said Mr.. Len
merits relayed it to New York
police in line with the close
working relationship maintained
by State Department security
agents and local police officials.
There was no comment from
the FBI.
Lodge Had Retired.
Mr.. Lodge. who stays at the
Waldorf-Astoria Towers. report
edly retired shortly before mid
night.
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, in
town for the st. Patrick's Day
parade. was reported to have
left his Roosevelt Hotel apart
ment late last night for his
farm home in Pawling, N. Y.
Special protection was given
Senator Kennedy, Democrat, of
Massachusetts, stopping at the
.Waldorf-Astoria.
The guard at Oracle Mansion.
upper East Side official home Of
Mayor Robert F. Wagner. was
increased.
The homes Of several Federal
judges and other officials got
special protection on the
strength of supplementary po-
lice orders dealing with public
officials residing on Manhattan's
West Side. Among them is Rep
rocarfa five TI,.o v1lyliVn n DNAenn
welt, ir.. Democrat-Liberal, of
New York.
The shooting of five Congress
men on the floor of the House in
Washington more than two
weeks ago touched on an in
tensive hunt here for fanatic
Puerto Rican Nationalist.
The Government contends the
shootings were plotted In New
York.
80 Called to Testify.
More than 80 Puerto Ricans
here have been summoned to
testify before grand juries.
Inc gunner arrested IN wash
ington said they were trying to
gain independence for Puerto
Rico. However, the islands leg
lslators have repeatedly voted
against independence, preferring
Puerto Rico's present status as
a commonwealth.
Last Friday Jose Rivera Colon,
q Puerto Rican Nationalist, was
arrested here while telephoning
the FBI about plans to kill PreSi-
dent Eisenhower. While FBI men
talked with Colon on the phone,
his call was traced to a drug
store booth and he was picked up
before the call ended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Bulletin
Hughes Gets RKO Control

DOVER, Del. up Stock
holders of RKO Pictures Corp,
voted today by a majority Of
nearly 80 to 1 to accept film
magnate Howard Hughes Of
fer Of nearly $24 million for
all assets Of the corporation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
$735, 900 in Army Dimes

TOKYO, Mar. 10 (P).-United
States Army men and women in
the Far East have contributed
$735, 900 to the March of Dimes
campaign, the Army announced
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-03-18
Wilson Denies
Stevens Tried 10
Divert Probe
Secretary Disputes
Nee orthy Charge,
UphoIds Adams

Democrats on the Senate
Armed Services Committee tried
unsuccessfully today to launch a
full scale questioning of Defense
Secretary Wilson concerning the
controversy between Army Sec
rotary Stevens and Senator Nc
earthly.
Mr.. Wilson said he believed it
was never so" that Secretary