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Evening star., 1948-10-20
Warning to Germans Seen
In South Korean Rebellion

BERLIN, Oct. 20 P.-Berlin's
anti-Communist political leaders to-
night read a warning for Germany
from South Korea's rebellion.
Korea offers a parallel of what
would happen in Germany if the
Western powers should accept Rus
sia's proposal that all occupying
forces withdraw from Germany"
said RAM Tausch, chief editor of
the Sozial Demokrat. newspaper of
the left-wing Social Democratic
Party.
'The putsch in Korea is warning
to American policy" said Jacob
Kaiser, chairman of the Christian
Democratic Union (CDU), a Con-
servative Party.
If the troops pulled out of Ger
many, "it can be expected that
serious unrest would develop-as in
Korea-which would give the Soviet
Union a chance to reimpose its
occupation in the interest of
peace" said Karl-Hubert Schwen-
nicke, chairman of the Liberal
Democratic Party, q right-wing
grOup.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

A purported letter from a Wash
ington resident indorsing Soviet dis
armament proposals was quoted by
the Moscow radio in a broadcast
monitored here this week.
The writer was identified
as Glen X"
Numerous letters from other parts
of the world also were quoted in
the broadcast, in an attempt to
show wide SUPPORT for the Soviet
proposals in the United Nations
calling for ban on atomic weapons
and a one-third reduction in arma-
ments.
American officials have empha-
sized that the present Soviet ag-
gressive attitude makes disarma-
ment by the Western powers now
impossible.
The Moscow broadcast referred to
the Washington letter as follows:
= Here is letter from Washing
ton from Glen X. Knowing condi-
tions in Washington, we do not cite
the name and address of the author
of the letter.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
|HoddingCorter
Supports Dewey
In Mississippi
BY the Assoeiufed Press

GREENVILLE, Miss, Oct. 90
Holding Carter, editor of the Green
vile Delta Democrat Times, pub
lished in traditionally Democratic
Mississippi, announced today his
support of Gov. Dewey, Republican
candidate for President.
Mr.. Carter is former Pulitzer
Prize winner.
The editorial said Gov. Dewey
"has grown in stature steadily
throughout his career" and "tl1e
Democratic Party itself has grown
stale in office"
President Truman, Mr.. Carter's
editorial said, is "an ill-advised little
man, lacking the background. train
ing, aptitude and leadership quali-
ties that our country must increas.
ingly require Of its President"
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Preferred Benny,
So Farmer Kills
|GWe-AwoyF Fan
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

RAVENNA, Ohio, Oct. 20.-A
farmer who prefers Comedian Jack
Benny to give-away prize program
on the radio shot and killed his ten
ant. Sheriff George Shields reported
today.
Iii fact, Mr.. Shields said, 1t was an
argument over those programs that
led ]. A. Mcdonald, 76-year- old
widower, to shoot Jackson w. Bailey,
So, yesterday.
This was Mr.. Shields version:
Last October 10, Mcdonald wanted
to tune in the Benny show and
Bailey and his wife preferred a give
away program. The Baileys won,
but q quarrel followed.
The bad feeling continued. Then
yesterday the radio program Incl.
dent came up again and Mcdonald
got his gun. The Baileys went to
a room where they kept rifle but
did not shoot it.
For his part, Mcdonald insists the
shooting was accidental. MIR. Shields
Office said a charge will be filed
against him today.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
u. ). Can't Hold BacE
On National Defense,
Snyder, Tells Legion
Single Foreign Policy
Backed by Gov. Warren;
Roin Dompens Parade
BY the Assoeiofed Press

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 20.-The
United States cannot hold back
on National defense at a time
when the international outlook
is as grim as it is now," Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder told the
American Legion today.
In a speech at the Both annual
national convention, Mr.. Snyder
said that We also cannot afford to
withhold proper foreign aid.
Earlier, Gov. Warren of California,
Republican vice presidential candi-
date, told the Legion he is proud
that the United States has taken
steps to establish one American
foreign policy mot subject to change
every time there is change Of ma
tional leadership"
Deluge Vets Parade.
The Legion returned to the serious
side of its convention today after a
deluge during its parade last night
damaged musical instruments, uni
forms and floats but failed tc
dampen the carnival spirit.
I'VE. have given aid to England
Frame, Italy and other Western
European countries under the in
terim- laid and the economic recov-
cry programs" Mr.. Snyder said
Our experience up to now has beer
that these expenditures are sound
policy. We are succeeding in oul
objectives Of promoting recovery and
stemming the inroads of Commun-
ism"
Mr.. Snyder said the public debt
could not be reduced in the fiscal
year, 1949.
THE Federal budget picture for
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Hollywood, New York Notob|es
Fined for Killing Hen Pheusunts

and rancher: Glenn A. Perry, coun-
ty Judge of Harris County, Houston,
Tex; Thomas Lovett, one-time ma
tional trap champion: Left Henie,
brother Of Sonia Henie: Neal Polk.
sheriff Of Harris County, Tex;
Linton Carney, who placed in the
last Bendix air race, and his CO.
pilots, James Rubel and r. L. Pet
cock, all employed by Mr.. Mccarthy
to run his private planes; w. r.
Quattroceli, oil broker of Greenwich,
Conn.,; w. j. Mccarthy (brother of
GLENN, and Richard M. johnson,
Mathew Green, Mccarthy chauf-
feurs, and p. E. Turner, Houston
lumbernlan.
The party arrived by chartered
plane for Tuesdays opening Of the
nonresident pheasant season.
Monday, 10 Michigan National
Guard officers and eight enlisted
men who came from Detroit in q
National Guard transport plane
were fined q total of 81 ZOO ut Huron
for hunting with resident licenses,
although none lived in the State.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Dewey Aide Calls Report
OF Europe Trip Speculation
By the Assoeio.ed Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 20.-An aide
Of Gov. Dewey today termed sheer
speculation" a published report that
the Republican nominee would visit
Europe during the interim before in
auguration If he is elected.
James c. Hagerty. Gov. Dewey's
executive assistant, would make no
further comment on the story by a
columnist.
The columnist, John O'Donnell of
the New York Daily News, wrote in
a dispatch from Washington that a
current report was that Gov. Dewey,
If elected, would make pre-inaug-
ural appearance in the capitals of
Western Europe.
1t was learned, however, that at
this time Gov. Dewey has no plans
to visit Europe
He is known to feel that President
Roosevelt and President Truman
made mistake in going to Europe
during the war to deal personally
with the heads of Allied nations.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Fighting in Palestine
DwindIes as Jews and
Arabs Get Truce Order
Jewish Army Appears to
Hove Accomplished Chief
Objectives in keeeb
By the Assoejoted Press

TEL AVN, Israel, Oct. 90
The. Israeli government received
today the United Nations Or
der to cease firing in the Negeb
Desert battle.
Egypt also received official
notification of the cease-flre or
der. Premier Mahmoud Nokrashi
Pasha told newsmen in Cairo
that Jewish aggression" con-
tinued this morning. He said
the U. NJ order did not fix any
deadline, and he understood this
would be set by the acting
mediator, DR.. Ralph Bunche.)
Fighting dwindled, but 1t ap-
peared the Jewish army already
had accomplished its major objec-
tives.
Cana Bombed Again.
The Israeli Air Force last night
again bombed GAIA in an attack
described as heavy and successful. !"
Jewish planes also struck Beersheba,
El Arish, Majdal and Biet Jibrin.
An informant said Jewish infantry
is consolidating its positions" atop
captured heights controlling two
key roads of Southern Palestine.
One road leads to the Negeb and
its Is Jewish settlements. The
clearing of this road was a declared
objective of the Jewish attack which
began last Friday. The second road
was the Egyptians own supply route
to their front south of Jerusalem,
the Beersheba road, which the Jews
appeared to have preached widely.
Civilian Flight Continuing.
An Israeli military spokesman said
the flight of civilian Arabs from the
port city of GAIA, a major Egyptian
troop base and seat of the Arab
Palestine government, apparently is
continuing.
Majdal, westward anchor of the
broken Egyptian Majdal-Faluja line
appeared endangered, If not vir-
tually cut of, he said.
The Egyptians tried in the last
two days to supply Majdal by sea,
but the Israeli coastal patrol of Cor
vettes seriously disrupted this effort,
the army informant said.
He reported that at least one
Egyptian supply ship was intercept
ed and shelled by Jewish corvette.
Accomplished Fact Created.
Unofficial observers here believe
the Jews have obtained both the
military and bargaining positions
they had wanted on the Negeb
issue.
The move was accomplished so
quickly that the United Nations
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Soviet Forces Leavinc
North Zone Of Korea,
Moscow Declares
People Reported Giving
Magnificent ForeweII
To Departing Russians
BY the Associoted Press

LONDON, Oct. 2O.-The Mos
COW radio said today Soviet
troops have begun to evacuate
various parts of Northern Korea
and the population is giving
them a magnificent farewell"
The Soviet Government in writ
ten statement to the State Depart
mert September 18 declared the
Russians intended to get their
troops out of Northern Korea by the
end of this year. Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov expressed hope the
United States would do likewise in
Southern Korea.
The United States rebuffed the
Soviet proposal September 80 in a
brief note saying "the United States
Government regards the question of
troop withdrawal as part of the
larger question of Korean unity and
independence, concerning which its
views will be presented at the ap-
propriate time by the United States
delegate to the General Assembly of
the United Nations
Soviet troops have occupied
Northern Korea since the end of the
war. Americans occupy the south
ern half of the country.
Today's Moscow broadcast said
Korean spokesmen in farewell
statements to the Russians stressed
the enormous assistance the Soviet
Farmy rendered Korea in her liberia
tion from foreign invasion"
The Korean spokesmen called for
strengthening of the Korean-Soviet
friendship" the broadcast said.
Other speakers, it added, thanked
the Soviet army and its leader
Stain, who defeated the Japanese
imperialists and brought Korea
freedom and independence"
The broadcast did not say when
the evacuation began, but indicated
some of the farewell gatherings
were held Sunday.
Russia's September 18 declaration
of her intention of leaving Korea
by the end of the year had been
viewed in the West as maneuver
aimed at ultimately turning over
the whole country to the control
of the Communists in the north.
The Russians said their action was
(See SOVIET, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Chest Residential Unit
To Report Gifts Today;
Drive Past 25% Mark
Half Of $4,566, 100 Goal
Due by Tomorrow; Lotest
TotoI Is $1,145,5l7

Leaders of the Community
Chest campaigns Residential
Unit were to turn in their latest
contributions at a luncheon
meeting in the Hotel Washington
today.
Campaign leaders have said they
hope to have collected so per cent
of the campaigns $4.566, 100 goal by
the time of the next general re-
port meeting tomorrow.
The Is per cent mark was passed
yesterday after the two business
units reported gifts totaling $780,
275 and contributions were said to
be coming in at an accelerated rate.
The meeting today was to fea-
ture detailed progress reports by
area and division chairmen Of the
house-to-house solicitors of the Res
idential Unit, which is headed by
Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel. The VOL
unteers have been recruited from
48 organizations, including clubs,
societies and the Board of Directors
of Red Feather units throughout
the city. Mrs. Wedel said.
Mrs. HAZEL Markell. director Of
public relations and public service
at Radio Station WTOP, was to be
guest speaker.
Workers in the campaign to sup
port 104 Red Feather agencies here
and the USO reported q total thus
far of $1,145,517 at the meeting yes
terday at which the Business Units
turned in 586 new gifts.
Business Unit /, which solicits the
larger firms in the Washington area,
reported $333,087 collected to date,
or l8 per cent of its 1,785, ,271 quota.
Business Unit reported $40, 3,762 COL
lected from the smaller firms, repre-
senting IL per cent of its quota of
1854 800.
Chauncey G. Parker, general
Evening star., 1948-10-20
By the Assoeioted Press

WASHINGTON SPRINGS, S.
OAK, Oct. 20.-Eighteen prominent
New Workers, Texans and Cali
fornians were fined 500 each here
yesterday on charges of shooting
hen pheasar1ts. In addition. IS
shotguns were conf1scated from
members of the party.
It is unlawful to shoot hen pheas-
ants in South Dakota.
Roland Cutler, Jerauld County
States attorney, said the group in
cluded several men prominent in
radio, oil and motion picture indus
tries. He said the IS were arrested
by game wardens who found AZ hen
pheasants in their possession.
: Defendants were listed in Judge
F. H. Levalley's court as including:
Mark Woods, New York, president
of the American Broadcasting Co.;
Glen H. Mccarthy, oil man Of
Houston, Tex; William r. Howard,
husband Of Dorothy Lan1our. screen
star; w. Howard Lee. Texas banker
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Strategic Air Command
Moves to Omuhu Nov. 8
by the Associated Press

The Strategic Air Command today
announced it will officially open
headquarters at Offutt Air Force
Base at Omaha, on November 8.
Approximately 172 officers, 339 en-
listed men and 225 civilians are in
volved in the move of the head
quarters from Andrews Air Force
Base in nearby Maryland.
In addition, about 10 officers, $40
enlisted men and 453 civilians will
Base unit.
The Strategic Air Command is
commanded by 1t. Gen. Curtis E.
LIE May, who for the last year has
been commanding general of the
United States Air Forces in Europe
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Prison Officers S Wife Slain
In Louisiana; Trusty Sought
BY the Assoeiofed Press

ANGOLA, La, Oct. 2O.-Mrs. John
Henry Spillman, 48, wife of camp
captain at the State Penitentiary
here, was found beaten and stabbed
TO death in her home early today.
r. H. Lawrence, superintendent Of
the penitentiary, said James Bruce,
Negro trusty assigned as a cook at
the Spillman home, is being sought
for questioning. The superintendent
said that Bruce had been missing
since the murder was discovered.
Mr.. Lawrence said Mrs. Spillman's s
body was found behind a dresser in
the living room of her home on the
penitentiary grounds.
Bloodhounds picked up a trail
leading northwestward from the
prison. Angola is about so miles
northwest of Baton Rouge.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
; Children Burn 10 Death
Trapped in Kansas Home
BY ire Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 20.-Three
small children, trapped in an up
stairs hallway, burned to death last
night when fire destroyed their
home.
Their parents, George Smith, a.
and Mrs. Dorothy Smith, 26, escaped
Inv jumping from porch roof after
dros, Ding fourth child, Ralph, l.
safely ito the ground.
Ths bead were Frances, 7; Karen,
6, am Larry, 4.
The lire, Of undetermined origin,
enveloped the hallway where the
three victims were sleeping. The
parents could not reach them.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
z Towns Ruided:
u. S. Zone Under
Martial Law
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

SEOUL, Korea, Oct. 20.-A
band of Korean soldiers, report
ed to be Communicated, revolted
today in. Southern Korea and
killed or captured 100 policemen
in two towns.
A pitched battle between loyal
and insurgent forces was expected
in the extreme southern part OF
Korea tonight.
Martial law was declared in
south Korea-the American zone
by Home Minister T. Y. Yoon
shortly after President Syngman
Rhee returned here from Japan.
The uprising began at Yosu on
the south coast and spread quickly
to Sunchon, u miles away, Mr.
Yoon said the rebels were led by
Communist soldiers.
Police Stations Burned.
Sunchon is 1876 miles south OF
Seoul on the south central coast
and Yosu is south of there on a
tiny peninsula. The two cities are
about 180 miles south of the 38th
parallel which divides the Amer
ican and Russian zones of Korea
Police stations of both towns were
burned. Loyal soldiers as Yosu were
evacuated by the Korean Coast
Guard after the uprising.
The growing insurgent force was
reported marching on Kwangju
capital of South Cholla Province
Troops and Korean police were
sent to meet, them. Government
authorities expected a battle during
the night, but because of the re-
moteness of the area reports from
there were not expected until later
1900 in Rebel Force.
Mr.. Yoon said the rebel force may
number 1000 men. He said Com
munist cell among $500 Korean
soldiers based at Yosu was to blame
for the uprising, which started after
the arrest OF the cell leader.
After subduing the police at Yosu
the rebels, then 600 to 800 strong
cammandeered a train and ad-
vanced on Sunchow, Mr.. Yoon said
BY midafternoon, the home minister
said, the Sunchon police were over
come, and the growing band of in
surgents headed for Kwangju by
train and truck.
Mai. Gen. Orlando Ward, COM
mander of the United States 9Th Di-
vision with headquarters at Fusan
told the Associated Press by tele-
phone he was reasonably sure" nc
Americans were involved in the
fighting.
Other Developments.
There were other developments
revolving around politically explo-
sive Korea:
l. Moscow radio announced Soviel
troops have begun to evacuate parts
of Northern Korea-the Russian
zone-in accordance with plans out.
lined previously.
President Rhee commented, "Tht
Russians are doing the right thing
AS long as they do the right thing
we will cooperate" An aide, how
ever, viewed the Soviet withdrawn
move as military necessity" HI
indicated that the Russians didn'
want to get caught in Korea ir
the event of a third world war.
2. DR.. Rhee, in a press conference
in Tokyo, where he visited Gen
Macarthur, said Koreans can settle
their own differences without civi
war" II the Russians complete theil
withdrawal of troops.
3. Police In Seoul arrested two
men for questioning in connection
with a thwarted plot to blow up the
road under President Rhee's auto.
mobile. The assassination attempt
was foiled Monday night, prior tt
Dr.. Rhee's' departure for Tokyo
Identity of the suspects was moi
announced
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Political Broddcusts

Political speeches broadcast
tonight over District radio sta
tions are as follows:
Speaker Martin from Beck
ley, w. Va, MBS network. $3.50
to 1855 pm, VOL.
Charles Edison, former Sec
retary of the Navy and later
Governor of New Jersey, ABC
network, 8 to $50 pm, WMAL.
Henry Wallace, from Wilkes
Barre, Pa, over CHS network,
1890 to 10:45, WTOP.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
EIisso Lundi's Condition
Reported Very Critical
by the Asseeiotsd Press

KINGSTON, N. Y, Oct. 20.-The
condition of ELISA Landi, 43-year-
old screen actress, was reported
"very critical and growing steadily
worse" today at Kingston Hospital.
Suffering what her physician calls
a Chronic condition" she has been
in the hospital IL days.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

BATAVIA, Java, Oct. 20 R-,
Indonesian Republican troops have
captured the Communist stronghold
at Patjitan, the Republican govern
ment announced today. Patjitan, on
the South Java Coast, was one Of the
last cities remaining in Communist
hands after the fall of their short
lived capital, Madden.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Morqenthuu in IsrueI

TEL AVN, Israel, Oct. 20 (P).-
Henry Morgenthau, jr., and Curtis
Buzzy) Boettiger, grandson of Pres
ident Roosevelt, arrived today to
tour the new Jewish state. Nathan
Strauss accompanied them.
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Baltimore Baby Found ;
Mother Of Three Faces
kidnapping Charges
Woman Quoted Is Saying
Child in Family Might
End Domestic Troubles
BULLETIN

0&A1 A3NO4ec w. - ko4AOI Lly
after 10 Ann Mezzanotte,
asleep and. apparently well fed,
was restored to her mothers
arms, police announced that
Mrs. Leona Shefflet, As, mother
of three children, would be
charged with stealing the baby.
Detectives said they found 10
Ann on a bed in Mrs. Shef-
het's home. Mrs. shetnet,
who was quoted by police as
saying she thought a baby in
the family might solve do
mestic troubles, was ordered
examined by a psychiatrist.
BY the Asseeioisd pfsss
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2o.-Jo Ann
Mezzanotte, 10 weeks old, was
found alive today in suburban
Dundalk, 81 hours after she had
been stolen from her carriage on
q Baltimore street.
Police Commissioner Hamilton r.
Atkinson said in a radio message to
headquarters that he was bringing
in a woman under arrest.
10 AIMS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Mezzanotte, were rushed to
police headquarters to be there when
the police arrived with their baby.
The father is a Pennsylvania Rail-
road worker.
Dundalk fronts on the lower har-
Dor southeast of the city limits in
Baltimore County.
A baby's clothing was found
earlier in a cemetery about two
miles from the street corner where
10 Ann disappeared. 1t was similar
to clothing she had been wearing.
Stolen From Carriage.
The baby was stolen from her
carriage yesterday afternoon while
her mother went into drugstore.
Mrs. Frances Kucinski. who lives
across the street from the cemetery
in East Baltimore. told police she
saw q woman drive up in black
sedan and toss a bundle over the
hedge into the graveyard.
It was about 3:l5 pm. half an
hour after 10 Ann was taken from
her carriage.
Mrs. Kucinski didn't think much
more about it until she read Of the
kidnapping. Then she worried about
it all night. This morning she sent
two children to the cemetery.
Mother. there are baby's clothes
here" they shouted.
Mrs. Kucinski ran to q telephone
and called police.
They intensified their search for
a mystery woman seen near the
drug store, 2 miles from the ceme-
terry, carrying a bundle of pink and
white things partly under her coat.
Bundle Thrown Into Hedge.
Mrs. Kucinski said she first no
ticed the woman across the street
outside the cemetery fumbling with
some clothing in a wooden box in
the trunk of the car.
She kept looking over her shoul-
der down the street." Mrs. Kucinski
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Truman 10 Make
4Pennsy|vania
Talks Saturday
Will Return to Capital
And Stort Out on Last
Campaign Sunday

NEW YORK REGISTRATION Fig.
ures Bolster Dewey's Chances.
Page "A.
Evening star., 1948-10-20

(See LEGION, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1948-10-20

(See CHEST, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-10-20
BY the Assoeiofsd pfsss

(See ABDUCTION, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1948-10-20

(See PALESTINE, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1948-10-20
Juvu Reds Lose Base

(See TRUMAN, J
Evening star., 1948-05-27

personally accountable for carrying out
a policy adopted by their superiors.
1t is only just to say that the Army
was trying to be fair to reservists suffering
from combat injuries or other war-con-
nected ailments when the policy of placing
claimants on active duty during hospital
ization was inaugurated. Previously many
reserve officers who had been separated
in the demobilza tion rush developed seri-
Gus complications from war service. Had
these disabilities been detected at the
time of impending separation, the officers,
like those in the regular service, would
have been retained on active duty long
enough to be hospitalized and retired. 1t
was manifestly discriminatory to provide
free disqualification for regulars but not
for reservists who had left the service,
only to have an undiscovered disability
develop. The plan to order such reservists
back to active duty while their physical
condition was being checked was adopted
in response to urgent requests from vet
erans organizations.
The policy is a reasonable one and If
special legislation is necessary to make it
legal and permanent, Congress should act
promptly to legalize past and future pay
ments. And finance officers who are in
danger of being penalized for doing what
they were ordered to do should also receive
the protection of special legislation.