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Evening star., 1955-06-18
Just Who Is the Piper We Pay?

out that competition in the
natural gas industry is limited,
among other factors he cited.
"by the degree of concentration
of ownership of natural gas
reserves" saying. while there
are a large number of produc-
ers and gatherers, a relatively
small number of them own a
substantial majority of the gas
reserves" The New Jersey Re-
publican said it is necessary to
investigate the producer to
bring out this story.
His resolution called upon
the Federal Power Commission
to help with the investigation.
This it can do most effectively.
for it has detailed breakdowns
of ownership of natural gas.
Just by way of illustration, we
might take the Phillips Pc
troleum Co., one of the big
ones, because it is the company
that was involved in the case
in which the Supreme Court
ruled a year ago that producers
must be regulated by the FPC
under the 1888 Natural Gas
Act, decision which the Har-
ris bill would completely null
lily. In 1850, the Phillips Com
pany owned leases covering
8.757.452 acres, mostly in
Arkansas, Louisiana. Missis-
sippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma
and Texas, of which 841.451
acres were then developed, and
the rest undeveloped.
On December 81. 1949, Phil
lips owned or controlled by
contract 1922 trillion cubic
feet of proved gas reserves, in
addltlon TO huge oil reserves.
In April, 1850, it owned 1880
miles of gas lines in five States
through which a substantial
part of gas it produces moves.
and also owned Is natural gas
oline plants, and a part inter-
est in 10 others, three of which
it operates.
This is one of the giants that
control so large a part of the
industry. All of them would be
enriched lavishly by an in
crease in the price of natural
gas which it is forecast will
follow exemption from Federal
regulation. This whole story
ought to be brought out, as
Mr.. Wolverton urges. for it is
part of the bigger story of how
we are governed, and by whom,
and who is the piper that we
pay.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
.ChavezFavors
.Ni|itaryCuts
BY the Associated Press

Senator Chavez, Democrat, Of
New Mexico, Senate floor man.
ager of the huge armed forces
money bill, announced last
night he would support sharp
cuts in military manpower pro-
posed in the Eisenhower meas
rue.
| In a speech leading off Senate
debate on the $31,836, ,521 1885,
bill, Senator Chavez said 81
want to stand by" what the Ap-
preparations Committee did in
upholding the cuts. He said
however, he had personally op.
posed the 12,000-man cut the bill
proposes, for instance, in the
size of the Marine Corps.
Senator Chavez let fly a blast
of criticism because only a
handful of Senators-at one
point only three of them-had
remained to hear his explana-
ton of the bill.
He first refused pointblank to
deliver the speech because sc
few were present. But after a
talk with Senator Lyndon B
johnson of Texas. Democratic
leader, he changed his mind and
read his text, declaring Il make
this address to the American
people"
After he spoke the Senate ad-
journed for the week end without
any votes on the issue.
The bill calls for reducing the
Army's active duty strength
from l,114,00O officers and men
to l,027 900 by June 80. 1856. 1t
also would cut the Marine Corps
by 10000 to $4,000 in the next
IL months.
Evening star., 1955-06-18

LOS ANGELES, June 18 (P.-
The Kefauver subcommittee to.
day digs into a $500 million q
year smut racket which does
much of its business with ju-
Iveniles.
The subcommittee held over
for one more day the hearing
which was to have closed yester-
day.
Subcommittee Counsel James
H. Bobo said the Midwest ano
Southern California apparently
are the hotbeds of the lewd art
and literature trade. He said
that much of the business is
carried on through the mails
with the operators utilizing loop
holes in the postal regulations
Some of the exhibits include
letters from worried mothers whc
said their children had received
the pornography. often not know
ing exactly what they were or
dering.
Contents of Letter
One letter read; "My son, aged
Ii. filled out a coupon for free
photographs which he found ir
"a sports magazine. When the
pictures arrived, they were moth
ing but filth. He brought them
to his father and me. Now he's
on a list and keeps getting ad-
vertisements for all sorts of lewd
things :"
One of the advertisements
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Kind Word for Teachers

With all the furor over
teachers salaries, will some
one please say a kind word for
teachers in welfare institu-
tions? The Job is infinitely
more difficult and the pay is
much less. There Is no time
allowed or incentive given for
further study. The teacher
with a Ph.D. is paid at the
same scale as a teacher with a
B.A. degree. All teachers work
l0ia to IL months year. de-
pending on tenure.
Are we treating these SEEM
ingly forgotten people in a
manner which will give our
delinquents the maximum
benefit Of wholesome adult
guidance?
J. A. Bourke, MD.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
3 Editors Silent
On Red Ties
By the Associated Press

Three witnesses from the for.
Ieign language press refused yes.
tterday to tell a Senate Interna
Security subcommittee whether
they now were or had ever beer
a member of the Communists
Party.
Paul Novick, editor of a Jew.
Iish language newspaper in New
York, refused to say whether hi
lis a Communist or whether his
paper is under Communist dis
|cipline.
Frank Borich of Brooklyn
identified by the committee as
the former editor of the Serbian
Language newspaper Radnik, de-
clined to answer about 40 ques-
ltions on the grounds of the Fifth
Amendment.
Boris Sklar of New York City
identified as the editor of Russky
Golos. Russian language news.
paper. invoked the Fifth Amend.
ment about so times.
Mr.. Novick, whose paper is the
morning Freiheit, called the
Questions an invasion of free.
dom of the press" and also in.
voked the Fifth Amendment ir
refusing "to bear witness against
myself"
Testifying before Senator Jen'
ner. Republican Of Indiana, sit
ting as a one-man task force
of the subcommittee, Mr.. Novicl
heard himself named by Johr
Lautner, a self-styled former
Communist, as at least a former
Red. He refused to say whether
Mr.. Lautner lied.
Mr.. Borich and Mr.. Sklar alst
were identified by Mr.. Lautnel
as having been active in Com
munist Party affairs before HI
quit the party in 1850.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Judqes the Court

The Star Of May II printed
an item stating that a motor
list charged with passing a red
light in Arlington had the
charge dismissed. In this par
ticular case it appears that the
Judge who dismissed the
charge, actually witnessed the
violation.
This writer, a resident and
taxpayer in Arlington County.
has been on occasion critical
of the vigilance of the Arling-
ton police. However, one
should consider that a police
officer who risks his neck" to
apprehend a driver who delib-
erately violated the law must
then spend hours in court
waiting to testify, only to have
the case dismissed. Under
such circumstances it is not
hard to understand that an Of
ficer derives very little salts
faction in trying to support
the law he is pledged to up
hold.
In the case referred to, the
defendant no doubt denied his
guilt. This denial of course
refuted the charge preferred
by the police officer.
There may have been extern
uating circumstances involved,
but the news item, if correctly
relating facts, made no mentor
Of anything except a deliberate
violation and a denial of fact.
Police officers in Arlington
County and elsewhere spend
many hours in court. Many
times those on night duty
must lose their free" time
attending court. 1t must be
extremely discouraging to
these men TO nave an air
tight charge evaporate into
thin air. The morale of these
men must certainly be affected
when they are doing a job TO
which they are employed, only
to realize that their efforts can
be defeated.
If the taxpayers and voters
Of Arlington County are inter-
ested in supporting it's police
department, which Is highly
efficient and dependable,
every effort must be made to
select and support attorneys,
judges and county officials
who recognize and properly
discharge the responsibility
of their Office.
Ex-Deputy Sheriff.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Kefouver Probers Diq
Into Lewd Art Racket

stated: "Half-price clearance
sale. There is legal action pend
ing against us in Washington
calling our pictures obscene.
lewd and lascivious. We may
soon be out of business, so break
the piggy bank and get our OBJ
scene, lewd and lascivious pic
lures"
| A dozen operators of what the
subcommittee termed smut
mills" are subpoened for to-
days session. Most are expected
to invoke the Fifth Amendment.
Mr.. Bobo said. -.,
| Hailed by Industry
! Meanwhile, as the movie in
dustry phase of the hearings
concluded, one top industry
source commented:
Nothing but good can come
of this investigation. Hollywood
needed a shaking up. and we got
a good one from Kefauver."
| Goeffrey Shurlock. adminis-
TRAITOR of the movies production
code, predicted that the current
rash of violence films will be of
the market by fall.
I'VE warned producers last
November of public resentment
toward them, but many OF the
pictures out now were either
finished or already in produc-
ton by then" he said.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
BY the Associated Press

The Securities and Exchange
Commission has suggested fol
study a series of drastic new laws
to fight fy-by-night stock opera
tors alleged to be defraudine
American investors from across
the Canadian border.
The commission stressed ir
a statement yesterday it was
making no recommendation
but merely indicating a new ap-
proach to an old and growing
problem which warrants dis.
cussion."
The commission said these
steps could include:
/. A ban against owning any
foreign securities issued in viola.
ton of Government provision:
and regulations.
2. A prohibition against trans.
mission of funds for the pur.
chase of such securities.
3. A process for closing chan.
nels of international com.
munication to illegal Canadian
offerings.
The commission said in {
memorandum, I'VE recognize
that the enactment and admin.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
By the Associated Press

r. Karl Honaman. who has
been given the Job of overhaul
ing the Pentagon's information
policies, takes the position that
demands for defense informa-
ton ought to meet a test of be-
ing useful, valuable" and Gin
Iteresting."
Mr. Honaman, Deputy Assist
ant Defense Secretary in charge
of public affairs. expressed that
view in a recent letter to j. r.
Virgins managing editor of the
Washington Post and Times Her
aid, and chairman of the Free
dom of Information Committee
of the American Society of News
paper Editors.
Mr.. Virgins described the
standard as one in which all
information might be withheld
from the public. He said it was
Iup to the people. and not the
Government, to decide what is
I"useful" or interesting" in the
field Of information.
Show Correspondence
Pentagon officials, in response
Ito specific requests. showed re.
porters correspondence between
Mr.. Virgins and Mr.. Honaman
1t was initiated by Mr.. Wig
gins on May 16 with a letter IL
which he said an order by Sec
retary of Defense Wilson on MAJ
%. directing that defense infor'
nation must be constructive,
had "cast doubt upon all infor'
nation emanating from the de-
Ifense establishment"
Mr.. Virgins added that wher
an organization makes a de-
liberate statement that it /,
going to release only informa,
Evening star., 1955-06-18

pared, because the warning
signals would have meant only
a practice drill.
If the officials can risk be-
ing unprepared for an attack
on June Is, why could they
not be equally unprepared on
any other day? In other words,
do they not logically admit
that the danger of a bomb
attack is so remote they can
appoint any day and let the
enemy" know in advance we
shall be unprepared on that
day, and yet say: 1--WE do not
need to fear an attack on that
appointed day?" OF course
Civil Defense must keep doing
something to justify its exist
ence.
Is the danger of an atomic
attack greater now than it was
a year ago or two years ago?
With all the peace activity
and the changed attitude of
Russia. the danger is evidently
much less. Then why the in
creased emphasis on planning,
preparation and practice evac-
uation?
Why are the citizens so in
different about hunting hiding
places, and studying the nu-
merous conflicting instructions
issued by Civil Defense? Even
in the Washington area most
people seem unconvinced that
someone is about to drop an
atomic bomb on us.
Better face the facts. The
danger is too remote and peo-
pie too lacking in gullibility
for much excitement to be
whipped up over civil defense.
George Frederick Miller,
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Natural Cos Bill Helps Reveal Forces
Behind Votes of Many Congressman
THOMAS [. STOKES

A continually fascinating
aspect of the political show
here is in discovering the i'm
pact of economic influences
upon politics. that is, the
forces behind the scenes that
are responsible for what we
see the actor, the member of
Congress. do on the public
stage.
It is partly to enlighten the
voters about such influences
that Senator HenningS, Demo-
crat, of Missouri brought for
ward his bill to revise existing
laws on campaign expendi-
lures. which now has been ap-
proved by the Senate Rules
and Administration Commit
tee. For that measure, among
other desirable aims, would re-
quire a public report of every
cent contributed and spent in
primary and general elections
for nomination and election
Of candidates for Congress, as
well as President and Vice
President. This would include
collections by the multitude
Of special local, State and ma
tional committees, often with
fancy names, which escape un-
der existing law. In fact, you
can find out very little under
existing laws.
Under the Hennings revision
you would be able to learn who
and what interests are paying
toward the election of our ma
tional officials, which is a good
thing to know in watching
Congress and judging what it
does, whether the contributors
be wealthy individuals, organi-
cations, like labor and farm
groups, or business, financial
and industrial interests with
particular objectives in legis-
lation, or a combination of
some or all of these.
Until we get a new law COW
ering campaign expenditures,
which may not be at the pres
ent session of Congress. there
are means of getting an in
sight into how powerful in
terests influence Congress. This
would emphasize the need of
q new and strong law.
Such a look see is offered as
a result of the intense public
interest generated in the at
tempt to get a bill through this
Evening star., 1955-06-18
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

If the administration still is
opposed to the establishment of
Ia bipartisan commission to study
the entire range Of Government
security, it apparently is not 60
ing to put up much Of a fight
about it.
This was the conclusion drawn
by many observers yesterday
after the Senate Government
Operations Committee unani-
mously approved the Humphrey
Stennis resolution calling for a
ll2-man panel on security.
Four Republicans Joined six
Democrats in giving their bless
ling to the idea which both Presi-
dent Eisenhower and Attorney
General Brownell have said was
unnecessary. They were Senators
Martin of Iowa, Smith of Maine
Cotton of New Hampshire and
Bender of Ohio.
Report Is Filed
Senator Humphrey, Democrat
of Minnesota, co-sponsor of the
bill, has worked tirelessly to OBJ
tain bipartisan support for it
Significant in this respect is q
report filed with the Senate yes
terday by the committee.
| In it, the Democrats did not
indulge themselves in criticism
of the administrations employe
security program. Some Repub-
licans had indicated they would
not approve a lengthy, critica.
Ireport)
| The result was a document
/ that merely outlined hearings
| held on the bill and which con-
cluded:
"The evidence before the com.
mittee shows that our security
system has developed in a grad.
ual and piecemeal manner ovel
the past decade. 1t should re.
ceive a careful, comprehensive
review by the representative BIZ
partisan commission proposed il
the bill"
To Report Before 1857
The Humphrey -Stennis reso-
luton calls for a commission Of
Government officials and private
citizens to study all aspects OF
the internal security system
Evening star., 1955-06-18

Congress to exempt natural
gas producers from regulation
by the Federal Power Commis-
sion. After an exemption bill
recently was approved by the
House Interstate Commerce
Committee by a narrow vote,
16 to Is, its sponsor, Repre-
sentative Oren Harris. Demo-
crat. Of Arkansas, introduced
a resolution to authorize the
committee to investigate the
transportation and distribu-
ton of natural gas as it affects
cost to consumers. Mr.. Harris
and other supporters of ex-
emption bills have become
very sensitive to the consumer,
who has raised such an uproar
here against the Harris bill
and like bills. The Arkansas
Congressman pre- sum a bly,
wants to show what part of the
cost of gas to the consumer is
chargeable to those who trans
port and distribute it. as a
way to take the heat off the
producer who would be exempt
from Federal regulation under
his bill.
However, another committee
member, the ranking Republic
can member. the veteran Rep
resentative Charles A. Wolver-
ton of New Jersey. says infor-
nation is needed also about
the producer, about his costs
and how he determines his
price for gas in the first in
stance, and also about the con-
troll and ownership. of the nat
ural gas industry. So he has
introduced an amendment to
the Harris resolution for an
investigation also Of the pro-
ducer.
An important part Of the
control story is, Of course. how
a few big oil companies own
the major part of our natural
gas reserves, and what those.
in turn have done to influence
Congress, including the ex-
penditure of a million and a
half dollars for lobbying activ-
tiles. Mr.. Wolverton stressed
the ownership angle by insert
ing the veto message of former
President Truman, April 81.
1850. which killed a previous
bill to exempt producers, and
calling particular attention to
one part of the message.
In this, Mr.. Truman pointed
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Pentogon Aide and Editor
Differ on News Values

tion that is self-serving. it is
bound to have a very damaging
effect upon public credibility."
In reply, Mr.. Honaman said
that he was sure Secretary Will
son had no thought of limiting
the availability of information
to that which is "self-serving. >
He said information which is
"only self serving would not be
constructive"
Need Information
Mr.. Honaman's letter added:
"The public are eager to be
informed of the activities of the
Defense Department, and need
to have this information in order
to effectively play their part as
citizens. There are. neverthe-
less, many cases where demands
for information which take UP
the time of people with busy
schedules do not truly meet the
requirement of being useful OF
valuable, nor yet very interesting
to the public. These are tests
that should be met. Thus,
would substitute for self-serving
public serving, and am sure
that this is a part of the inter.
probation of constructive"
In a letter replying to Mr.
Honaman, Mr.. Virgins wrote:
"The trouble with releasing
only information that is con.
structive' or public serving /.
the difference of opinion thai
often arises in constituting the
terms. An official inside the
Defense Department is not likely
to regard as constructive in
formation that discloses his owr
errors. Persons on the outside
may. very well regard these dis
closures as constructive anc
IDIlhIic serving
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Reward Offers
Bring No Word
.0fMissingJudge

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla,
June 10 (P.-Rewards reached
l$15.250 and an intermediary
waited beside his telephone to-
day but there was still no word
in the mysterious disappearance
Iof Circuit Judge c. E. Chilling
worth and his wife.
Investigators admitted they
were without a motive or a sim
gle clue-72 hours after the tall
lean. 58-year -old jurist and his
wife Marjorie. 81, vanished from
their ocean-front home.
Dozens of tips and possible
clues were checked out by city
county and State investigator;
working on the bizarre case.
Authorities apparently cluns
to the theory that the widel.
known and respected couple hac
been forcibly abducted for ran
som or revenge.
Minister Is Intermediary
The family asked that thu
Rev. Harry H. Waller. pastor o:
the First Methodist Church, bt
considered intermediary in thu
case. He reported he had re.
ceived numerous calls but they
came from persons Offering
theories only.
The FBI denied reports thai
it had entered the investigation
but "all our technical facilitie!
are at the complete disposal o.
investigative officers in this
case" said c. E. Weeks, specia
agent in charge of the FBI a.
Miami.
Two divers combed the ocear
floor opposite the home at Ma
nalapan. 10 miles south of Wes
Palm Beach, which the missing
couple left some time Tuesda!
night. The divers found moth
ing.
Ransom or Revenge
Authorities said they have no
ruled out the possibility tina
the judge and his wife wer'
seized for ransom. but are givinl
equal consideration to the posi-
bility that they were abducted
for revenge by one of the hun
dreds who had faced him il
capital crimes during his man.
years on the bench.
Judge Chillingworth. know
for his punctuality, failed II
keep a Wednesday morning cour
appointment. Investigators sen
to the home found it open. venti
lator fans running and both tn
family cars in the garage.
The beds had been slept In
There were no signs of violenc
in the house and money an
other items usually carried wer
found in the judges trouse
pockets and his wife's purse
Only the judges eyeglasses wer
missing. A f1oodlight overlook
ing the beach had been smashed
Blood on Steps
There were bloodstains on tn
steps and around a small shelte
at the beach. indicating the cou
pie may have been taken ou
! to sea. ......
The Chillingworths were las
seen Tuesday night when the
, left a dinner party. The clothe
, they wore to the party were i
, the house.
!, Judge Chillingworth, a nativ
of West Palm Beach, had serve
two years as county judge an
. 80 on the Circuit Court bench
+ He had reputation for dealin
sternly with law violators, bu
had handled few criminal case
in recent years.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Security Study PIon Gets
Support From Both Sides

The panel would submit a report
and recommendations by De-
cember 81, 1856.
Senator Humphrey said yes
terday that he would discuss
with House leaders, possibly to-
day, action on a companion
measure which now is under con-
sideration by a House Judiciary
subcommittee. He said that the
commission idea has House
leadership support and added
that while I don't want to
count the chickens, I've got the
eggs"
On another security front yes
terday a Senate Civil Service
subcommittee heard Wendell B.
Barnes, chief of the Small Busi-
ness Administration, defend the
Operation of his agency's em-
|ploye security program. He de-
nounced the testimony of a suS-
pended SBA investigator as
irresponsible, erroneous and
misleading"
Mr.. Barnes said that Charles
e. Clarke, who told a story of
ruthless" and "communistic"
methods allegedly used by his
superior in SBA, had Knocked
the truth"
Denies Mass Firings
"An example of the irrespon-
sible testimony of Mr., Clarke is
(Mr. Clarke's statemenD that
scores of former employees have
lost their jobs in the Small Busi-
ness Administration for un-
Just cause -" the admins
traitor said. "Of all the cases
processed by this agency under
executive order '10450, only Ave
have disclosed information which
was judged sufficient to require
actions under the order"
Before Mr.. Barnes took the
stand, Louis j, Lyell. who was
fired last month as an investi-
gator for the SBA, supported Mr..
Clarke's charges against George
". McDavitt, director of the Of
flee of compliance and security.
| Mr.. Lyell told the Senators that
Mr.. McDavitt had demanded
testimonial letters from his SUBJ
ordinates. He said that when q
secretary-Alice Marie Cooney-
declined to do so she was forced
to resign.
Evening star., 1955-06-18
Let Defense Rest?

Some questions about ci-
villain defense seem to be in
order. Did officials assume
that a real bomb attack would
not come at noon June Is?
Evidently, yes. If one had
come at that time we would
have been especially unpre-