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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Election Probers Find
Money Talks in z Ways

vision time in his opinion springs
from the fact that they are
able to raise sufficient funds for
their campaign from large con-
tributors."
Curtis Challenges Butler
His contention about Repub-
lican fat cats led to a brisk ex-
change with Senator Curtis,
Republican of Nebraska, who
commended that the Democrats
have some fat cats in their cor
ner, namely the political action
wings of the labor unions.
Mr.. Butler, while admitting
that he knew of no illegal con-
tributions from corporations,
cited instances of corporation eX-
ecutives soliciting employees for
contributions. These. he said,
pose the danger that both
parties will be forced to depend
upon people who consider politi-
cal contributions as an invest
ment, and who are interested
only in getting their money back,
with considerable interest, one
way or another"
Senator Curtis charged Mr..
Butler with using this forum
See SPENDING, Page A-12
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that his own son was seriously
i'll at the time.
Mr.. Lee said H. G. Moshier,
public relations chief for the
oil company'S Minneapolis Office,
requested by telephone that he
get three persons to send tele-
grams for each community served
by the Standard Oil bulk sta
ton in his area.
5 Sample Wires Used
Under questioning by Chair
man Mcclellan and Senator
Thye, the witness said Mr.. Mosh-
Ter "gave me five samples of tele-
grams to be sent worded in vari-
Gus ways" He said that the
ones he actually sent followed
the samples closely.
Mr.. Lee conceded that he did
not know what views on the
natural gas bill the persons whose
names he used had held. He SAID
he picked the unauthorized
names at random and did not
tell his superiors that he had
done this until after he was SUBJ
poenaed last week.
A second witness, a former
Standard Oil of Indiana sales
man, testified that he had sent
kilograms to Senator Thye not
knowing whether the persons
See LOBBY, Page At
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BY MARY McGRORY

Money talked at the opening
session of a Senate Elections
Subcommittee hearing today.
Democratic National Chairman
Paul M. Butler, with $35,655.54
in the bank, advocated free tele-
vision radio time for candidates
in the coming campaign. But
Republican National Chairman
Leonard w. Hall, who has 1884,
625.22 on hand, took the more
comforting view that the money
always comes from somewhere
when needed, and that such
subsidies might start a chain
that would lead to the destruc-
ton of the two-party system"
The two chairmen, friendly for
once, shook hands for photog-
raphers and smiled and MUIR
INJURED at each other until Chair
man Gore of Tennessee said
Lets break up this love feast
Weekly Inventory" Sought
The two chieftains agreed
without much show Of enthu-
siasm to Senator Cores disclo-
sure that his special committee
would attempt to take a weekly
inventory" of contributions and
expenditures during the cam
paign.
They reminded the Senator
that they expected to be quite
busy during the coming two
months.
Mr.. Butler, who revealed that
the Democrats owe $4,000 and
are operating under a current
deficit of $4,000, said that Re-
publican opposition to his ad-
yocacy of free radio and tele-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
How Three Men Sailed
Atlantic on a Raft

In this Atomic Age four with flair for adventure
decided to brave the Atlantic Ocean on raft It was
logs and square sail
One of the four became Ill and had to drop out The
others continued their 30OO-mie and reached
Falmouth England days after they left Halifax Nova
Scotia.
Their story is told now in series beginning today
written by their leader Henri Beaudout Read the gripping
day-byday log OF the raft The Lost One" The stars
Feature Page, BIO
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Investigation Committee that he
had received instructions from
his company last January in a
campaign of persuasion directed
at the Senator. He said the COM
pany paid for the kilograms and
that he had sent some IS to 35,
about half of which were author
lied by the senders.
President Eisenhower vetoed
the measure after the Senate
had passed it in February. SEN
ator Thye voted against it.
The controversy over the bill
was heightened by the disclosure
of Senator Case, Republican of
South Dakota, that he had been
offered a $4,000 campaign con-
tribution by supporters of the
bill.
In a statement at today's OPEN
ing committee session, Chairman
Mcclellan said that Standard Oil
of Indiana was responsible for
approximately 900 kilograms be-
ing received by Senator Thye ad-
vocating that he support this
legislation"
Mcclellan Blasts Scheme
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat
Of Arkansas, said during the
hearing that the sending of
forged kilograms" was repre-
hensible" and that legislation
might be needed to prohibit
that kind of lobbying in the flu
ture."
Mr.. Lee told the Senators that
II probably would have refused
to accept the order (from his
SUPERIOR if I had realized the
implications that came about"
The grave-appearing witness
said it was his own idea to send
the unauthorized kilograms. He
gave as his excuse the fact that
he had only three or four days
to carry out the assignment and
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Schools
Open in District
Record Enrolment
OF 10000 Due
BY JAMES G. DEANE

Washington public schools re-
opened for a new school year
today, with a record enrolment
Expected.
The bulk of a predicted 10000
pupils reported to the city's Ice
school buildings at 8 am. To-
days session was limited to the
morning. Full schedules begin
| tomorrow.
Officials reported the opening
uneventful.
The day began the school sys-
TENS third year of racial inte-
grafton. A majority of the city's
schools have had both white and
colored pupils since September,
1854.
For 5,100-plus tenth graders
the day marked the beginning
Iof a reorganized high school
course of study. Three hundred
and sixty of the high school be-
Iginners are launching on a
rigorous new "honors" program,
designed to fit them for top
rank professional education.
Other tenth grade students are
subdividing into three other
tracks" in a new "four-t track
curriculum. One group will aim
for college, another will be given
a thorough but noncollege pre-
paratory training. The third
group will get special help in
practical subjects.
More Special Glasses
Elementary pupils in many
cases also found reorganization
in their schoolrooms today. The
city has expanded its teacher
force substantially in order to
provide more special classes fol
slow-learning youngsters. A hun
dred such separate classes will
be operating in various schools
across the city.
More children also will gel
special reading help. The school
systems staff of remedial read
ing instructors has been enlarged
by a third, in order to help cor
rect individual reading difficult
ties.
/, Another staff enlargement will
increase the special help for chill
dren with speech defects.
New Junior High
The new Carter Woodson Jun
ior High School opened its doors
to nearly 1000 students this
morning. The school at Mime
sofa avenue and Foote street
NE. will remove an excess pupil
load from Browne and Kelly
Miller Junior Highs.
Woodson was the only new
building to open. The new Var
Ness Elementary School at Fifth
and M streets Sc. won't be ready
until some time next week.
At 10 schools, first and SECOND
graders today we're organized
into two groups which will share
emergency double shifts. Som'
4 400 youngsters are involved il
this operation. which will con
tinue all winter because o
crowding.
The 10 schools are Bancroft
Bryan. Kenilworth. Madison
Maury, Noyes. Pierce. River Ter
race. Taylor and Webb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

help of God!" While troopers
were on duty at Clinton, he
added, 10 persons lost their lives
on Tennessee highways.
Can Handle Situation
Gov. Clement reiterated that
State and local law enforcement
are capable of handling the de-
segregation situation. Both he
and other Governors made it
clear that they want no Federal
intervention.
Without exception, governors
who commented for publication
on the integration problem told
their States are cap
able of handling any situation
which now exists or may arise
as a result of desegregation in
public schools.
The burning issue was not on
the agenda of the conference at
this lush resort, but in the lobby
and rooms of the Greenbrier
Hotel, school indignation was the
paramount topic of discussion.
McKeldin Statement
Gov. McKeldin of Maryland
issued statement in which he
predicted that his State soon
will be complying with the
Supreme Courts antiSegrega-
ton order from one border to
the other.
From the very start" he said.
I'VE have held as sacred
two propositions; the first is
that the Constitution as interp-
See GOVERNORS, Page At
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Johnston Hits
U.S.. Retirement
Vacancies Plan
Leaving Jobs Untitled
Reduces Promotions,
NFFE Session Told
By JOSEPH YOUNG
Star star CORRESPONDENT

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. TO-
Chairman Johnston of the Sen
ate Civil Service Committee to-
day charged that the Admins
tratlon has adopted a policy
which will deny normal promo
tons to deserving" Federal en-
ployeS.
Addressing the opening session
OF the National Federation of
Federal Employees biennial con-
vention here, the South Carolina
Democrat accused the Admins
tration of being "unsympathetic
and short-sighted" in its atti-
tude toward Federal employees.
Senator Johnston assailed a.
recent directive to agencies by
Budget Director Percival Brun-
dage. in which Mr.. BrundageI
noted that the new liberalized
retirement benefits probably
would result in greater number
OF retirements. Mr.. BrundageI
told the agencies that in the
interest of economy they should
carefully review" vacancies re-
sultlng from such retirements to
see If they can be left untitled.
Sees Objective Hamstrung
Senator Johnston told the
NFFE convention that this di-
receive would hamstring an i'm
portant objective of the liberal
lied retirement law-to bring
about earlier retirements and
the subsequent promotions of
employees next in line.
I'm for economy Just as
strongly as any of the million
aires in the Presidents cabinet, u
Senator Johnston said. THE
difference is, however, that +
would economic in some of the
benefits being given on every
hand to big business. l do not
agree with the policy of taking
1t out of the hides of Federal en-
ployes."
Senator Johnston said he
would watch the administration
stop order" on promotions very
carefully" He told the NFFEI
delegates: Il promise you now
that appropriate action will be
taken to change the stop-lightI
from red to green if traffic tie
ups begin to appear in the de-
partmentS and agencies"
In frankly partisan speech.
Senator Johnston told the NFFEl
convention that the chances of
a Federal pay raise next year
will be much better with the
Democrats in control of Congress
and Democratic President in
the White House"
Predicts Action by Spring
Action of Federal pay raise
legislation by early spring" was
predicted by Senator Johnston
if the Democrats are in control.
Senator Johnston criticized
President Eisenhower as having
been opposed to the liberalized
retirement bill and last years
Federal pay raise.
The South Carolinian also
raped the Administration for
having attained a balanced bud
get at the expense" of Federal
employees. declaring that the Ad-
ministration had refused to con-
tribute enough money to the
See EMPLOYEES, Page AS
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POLITICAL NEWS
ON INSIDE PAGES

Gov. Muskie's Fight Brings Out Loree
Vote in Maine. Poee as
Jovits' Political Fate ct Stoke in New
York. Poee "A
Eisenhower Steps Up Political Use Of
News Conferences. Poee "A
Nixon Trolls Kefouver in Minnesota
Presidential POLL Poee AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Red Pilots Respond

HONG KONG, Sept. 10 R.-
Thirteen experienced sea cap
tains in Canton have applied for
jobs as Suez Canal pilots in re-
spouse to an Egyptian advertise
ment in Red China newspapers,
Peiping radio said today. The
radio earlier said 30 had applied
from the Shanghai area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
POLLSTER EXAMINES
TICKET SPLITTING

THE PUBLIC PULsE-A lot Of
people wont to split the ticket and
vote portiolly Democratic and por.
tiolIy Republican, bur ! out Of 10
would-be ticket spIiiten wind up
voting o siroisht ticket. See more
about ticket splitting on Pose AS.
FACTORIES m sUBURBs--Indusiy
is getting as particular about q good
address os the home owner, reports
O city plonner in discussing the
"eompus look" Of ioefonss on
poae BE-.
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dress as conference chairman.
explaining that he hoped a full
statement of the facts might
help any fellow Governor who
ever has the misfortune to be
confronted with. the terrible
decision" that faced him.
Outsiders Blamed
He blamed John Kasper of
Washington, D. c., and other
outside agitators for whipping
up prejudice to such a frenzy
as to set off the recent demon
strations. And the Governor
emphatically declared he will
tolerate no outside agitators, ir-
respective of which side of the
indignation issue they support.
He said:
Il went three years and eight
months (after taking Office as
Governor) without seeing a citi-
zen of Tennessee face a gun in
the hands of State troopers or
National Guardsmen, until the
other Saturday night. But if
had waited just 80 minutes more
some of our citizens would have
been lying dead in the streets.
That's how close it was"
The Governor said law and
order were restored with the
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Eisenhower Procloims This Week Civil
Defense Week. Poqe b.
~~-----~---------~
Office of Civil Defense is signing
off. Toodle-oo."
Toodle-oo? Maybe, because
It's Civil Defense Week, a new
airy note was being struck.
Not so. said Donald Brown,
the communications aide who
made the announcement. What
he said was zulu Why zulu?
During each test, the announcer
adds at the end a word from the
phonetic alphabet. The idea is
to see how many people hearing
the announcement were able to
identify the word.
CD is now using a new pho
netic set. Two weeks ago the
word whisky" and it caused
even more excitement than
zulu"
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Hits
Prices
Wide Corruption
Charged to 6. 0. P.

/ HARTFORD. Conn.,, Sept. 10
(R. - Adlai E. Stevenson said
today the Republicans cannot
take a single State for granted
in the November elections
partly because of what he called
a growing concern of late over
the rising cost of living"
The Democratic presidential
nominee carried his campaign
into New England after charg-
ing in New Jersey that Presi-
dent Eisenhower's Republican
administration is tainted with
corruption and misconduct.
| As he set out from New York
for Hartford this morning, Mr..
Stevenson told newsmen he was
not conceding "even Vermont
this time"
Joined by Kefauver
The Green Mountain State
hasn't gone Democratic in any
presidential election of this CEN
fury. 1t gave President Eisen-
hover 109,717 votes in 1852, to
1885 for Mr.. Stevenson.
Mr.. Stevenson's flying trip
from New York reunited him
with his running mate, Senator
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee, for
speeches at a conference of New
England Democratic leaders.
Mr.. Stevenson said in his pre-
pared address:
1T already costs more today
than ever before in American
history to feed, clothe and house
a family. The recent increase
in a single month of "a of l per
cent signals the threat of infia-
ton.
Many Seen in Debt
white collar workers and
those on fixed incomes are al
ready feeling the pinch"
| Mr.. Stevenson said many per-
sons are in debt for automobiles,
houses. refrigerators and other
things. He and Senator Ke-
fauver. he said, had found in
their travels across the country
Ia grave anxiety that our pros
perity was too dependent on over
expansion of consumer credit
I'VE do not find the American
people in the state of Cow Palace
contentment which the Republi-
cans assume" he said. referring
to the hall in which the Repub-
licans held their San Francisco
convention last month.
Senator Kefauver and I have
encountered a widespread and
sober concern over the absence
of leadership in Washington,
over the insecurity and want
that discolors our prosperity,
over the ugly disorders that warp
the path Of civil rights, over the
deterioration of our political
and military positions in the cold
war. and over much else"
Recalling the disastrous New
England floods of last year, Mr..
Stevenson said mo effective ac-
ton" has been taken to provide
IAN adequate flood prevention
and food insurance program.
Relief Seen Blocked
Il know that dams which are
vital to food control in the
Connecticut valley, three Of
them in the Torrington- Winsted
area alone, were provided for in
the rivers and harbors food con-
troll bill. which was vetoed" he
said.
Moreover. the food insurance
bill enacted by Congress this
spring has been rendered largely
useless for New England by a
series Of Gripping amendments
inserted by the Republican
leadership over the protests Of
See STEVENSON, Page Al
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Typhoon Story on Pose AS
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missing tonight. 1t failed TO re-
turn from a typhoon-spotting
mission in the Japan Sea be-
tween Japan and Russia, the Air
Force said.
The plane was last heard from
200 miles northwest Of Niigata.
Japan.
The big four-engine weather
version OF the B-50 bomber car
ried s officers and 10 airmen on
It's mission 70 assist in gathering
data on Typhoon Emma. The
typhoon late today headed up
the East Coast Of Soviet Siberia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Clement Says Troops
Saved Lives in Clinton
Tennesseon Tells Governors PurIey
Why He Sent Guard to QueII Mob
By JOHN v. HORNER
Star Stan Correspondent

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va Sept. 1O.-Gov.
Clement of Tennessee declared today that human blood would
have stained the streets of Clinton if he had called
State highway paromen the National
que the school indignation mob in Anderson County
The young chief executive related reluctant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
Gilman Admits Sending
Dozen Phony TeIegroms
Wires Sent to Thye During Cos Bill Debate;
Probers Told Standard Oil Ordered Them
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

An oil company empoye admitted to Congressional nves
gators today he sent at least IL forged kilograms Senator
Thye Republican of Minnesota, urging him to vote for the
controversial natural gas bill
Vernon Lee bulk station salesman in Minnesota for
the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana told the Special Senate Lobby
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10
u. S. Typhoon Hunter
.AirpIune Missing

TOKYO, Sept. 10 R.--A
United States RB-50 weather re-
connaissance plane with l6
lcrewmen aboard was reported
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CD All Business;
Sober-Fuced Zulu
Is Not oodIe-oo'

Citizens who heard the weekly
Civil Defense practice air raid
siren at noon today thought the
announcer was being particularly
blithe.
1t sounded to at least one set
Of ears like this:
This completes the test of the
air raid warning system. The
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action to the Southern Cover
nors' Conference, which con-
vened here this morning for its
22d annual session.
Gov. Clement outlined the
Clinton developments in his adj
~-~~------
New Developments on Southern School
Indignation. Page BIZ
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Typhoon Story on Pose AS
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Eisenhower Procloims This Week Civil
Defense Week. Poqe B.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-10

Clear and cool tonight, low 81 Partly
cloudy tomorrow high rs. Gull report
on Page A-2)
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Temperatures Today
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
Double Check

This World has no place to park
and all eyes and ears are turned
on Chicago Republicans might
Just as we'll pass theirs up, every
body knows what they are 60
ing to do. With the Democrats its
different. There is a BATTLE
there from VIRGINIA and we
the people. are well represented.
All along the line there is a feel
ing of confidence that whatever
comes out of that old Cow barn
will be the best that good minds
could devise. Candidates includ-
ed
Politics are getting warm. SO
far. have had very little success
in Whooping up the Il Like Ike
spirit of 50. No donors. and few
sponsors. Most of their troubles
are still under the Capitol Dome.
There will not be any immediate
danger of war with the Arabs
only the British have gone in
Over here there is only one Re-
publican urging a fight. Senator
Mccarthy, who Just had to make
the headlines one more time :.
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
Accidents Do Happen

MlSHAPS, other than highway accidents,
i'A have cost the lives of several highly
respected citizens, or former citizens of this
community, this year The number of seri-
Gus accidents, some of them fatal which
occur unnecessarily is staggering to the
imagination.
Statistics show that fatal accident is
occurring somewhere in the United States
every few minutes during every day of the
year This does not mean much, expressed
in these words, but when it comes nearer
home and involves member of your own
family, it is tragedy beyond the power
of words to describe
Home accidents rate surprisingly high
on the list of fatal mishaps in the United
States. We are all we'll aware of the ter
rible toll taken on the highways, but acct
dents in bathrooms, on stepladders, with
electricity, involving heat and cooking and
especially the simple art of walking
stumbling and falling) take huge toll of
lives each year
One recommendation we make to all
those who might read this editorial is that
they seek to remove sources of danger in
their home and its surroundings. This may
not be the most profound advice you ever
received, but it may also save your life, or
the lie OF someone else and the reader
would do we'll to think little about safety
in his, or her home, as a means of prevent
ing tragic accidents
The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-08-10
South Is Aiming
At Party Policy

the Republican Party is obviously
bidding for support from the same
on-Southern groups, then the Dem
ocratc labor liberals figure t h c
South will not turn to the COP.
This will leave Southern Demo
Gratis with two. alternatives: Either
they swallow the fact that there is
little to choose between the two ma
tional parties wit hrecept to civil
rights. and thereafter vote Republl
can or Democratic on the basis Of
other issues. or. they maintain a
working unity which carries over
into the electoral college and which
has the potential Of establishing the
white South as The minority group
which must be courted by BOTH
parties.