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Evening star., 1948-10-21
65 Hurt, IS Seriously,
As Santa Fe Limited
Is Wrecked in Kansas
10 Cars Leave Trocks:
Nail Strewn in Field;
Broken Rail Discovered
by the Assoeioted Press

GARDEN CITY, Kans., Oct. 21.
AT least 65 passengers were in
jured, Is or more seriously, in
the derailment of the Santa Fe's
eastbound California Limited
near here today. No one was
killed.
Ten cars of the 12-car train were
hurled from the rails as the big
diesel engine ripped up several hun
dred yards of track. It remained on
the road bed.
The baggage car, mail car and
coaches overturned and were hurled
into a nearby field. The baggage
car and mail cars burst open under
the impact and mail sacks were scat
tered over the countryside.
Brakeman Blames Broken Rail.
Earl Gentry of La Junta. Colo, a
brakeman on the train, said he had
found a broken rail which he be-
lieved caused the early morning ac-
cident as the train rolled across the
Kansas Prairie bound from Los
Angeles to Chicago
Ambulances from Garden City,
Dodge City and other nearby towns
rushed the injured to a hospital
here. DR.. G. r. Hastings of Garden
City, one of the first physicians to
reach the scene, reported about Is
of the passengers were hurt Sc
riouSIy.
Engineer Tells of Bumn
w. r. Henry of Pueblo, Colo, the
engineer, said the first he knew
something was wrong was when he
felt bump, then the emergency
went on and the diesel power went
on.
The rear trucks Of the first diesel
unit left the rails, plowing up the
track as the engine lunged forward.
The westbound Super Chief and
FL Captain, crack Santa Fe pas
senger trains. had just passed the
California Limited at Garden City.
The wreck happened about six miles
east of here at the small town of
Mansfield junction.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
By the Associotsd Press

The Supreme Court today re-
fused to order Illinois to place
the State and National tickets of
Henry Wallace's Progressive
Party on the November 2 elec-
tion ballot.
Chief Justice Vinson announced
the courts 6-to-3 ruling in the case
A brief, unsigned opinion was
handed down by the Chief Justice
on behalf of himself and the five
other majority judges. Justice
Douglas wrote a dissent in which
Justices Black and Murphy con-
CURED.
The Wallace party asked the high
tribunal to strike down as uncon-
stitutional a 1885 election statute
which had barred Mr.. Wallace and
other Progressives from the Illinois
ballot.
The party also asked an injunc-
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Prober Rules Out Hiss AnqIe
In Lawyers Plunge to Death:

Friends of Walter Marvin
Smith, SO, Justice Department
lawyer, were questioned by
police today in an effort to de-
termine what was worrying him
before he plunged five stories to
bis death yesterday down a
circular stairwell In the Justice
Department Building.
Mr.. Smith, an attorney in the
Solicitor Generals Office, appeared
briefly in the Alger Hiss-Whittaker
Chambers controversy before the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities last August.
Detective Sergt. John K. Baker,
who is investigating Mr.. Smiths
death for the Homicide Squad, told
reporters today:
II would rule out the Hiss Cham
bers controversy altogether in the
death of Mr.. Smith"
Coroner A. Magruder MacDonqd
Evening star., 1948-10-21
One Dead in Truck PiIeup
On Pennsylvania Turnpike
BY fhe Assoeioted Press

GREENSBURG, Pa. Oct. 21.-
One man was burned to death and
two others hurt today in the wreck
of five trailer trucks on the Pennsyl-
vania Turnpike.
The dead mans body was destroyed
in the fire which burned three of
the trucks. State Policeman Frank
Stickler said the death vehicle was
marked Interstate Trucking Co"
Only clue to the mans identity
besides dental plate and a few
charred bones was partially melted
license plate, Mich. 63530." The
cargo trailer carried miscellaneous
freight. Mr.. Stickler said the ac-
cident occurred after one truck
stopped on the superhighway in
heavy fog. -Four other trucks piled
up and fire broke out. Traffic
accumulated behind the wreckage
for mile and a half.
Two other victims of the accident
were in serious condition at Mount
Pleasant Hospital. They were Amos
Bontrager, %. La Grange, Ind. back
and chest injuries, and Milford
Hensley, SO, insult, KY, back injuries
and broken leg and jaw.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Supreme Court Refuses to Order
Wallace Put on Illinois Ballot

ton requiring Illinois election Of
fioials to put the Wallace party can
didates on the ballot.
They appealed to the Supreme
Court after a special three judge
Federal court in Chicago upheld
validity of the law. The special
court also refused to change the
ruling or State elections officials In
the case.
The party was barred from the
ballot when the election officials
found it had not complied with the
statutes requirement that nominat-
ing petitions must include at least
200 names from each of at least so
of the States 102 counties.
During argument on the case be-
fore the Supreme Court last Mon
day, the State joined In the plea
of the Wallace party lawyers. Will
liam c. Wines. Assistant Attorney
(see WALLACE, lage A-2)
Evening star., 1948-10-21

said he would wait for a full report
from Sergt. Baker before issuing a
certificate in the death.
Mrs. Doris Leonard, daughter of
the plunge victim, said today that
Il could bet my own life" Mr.. Smith
didn't commit suicide. She ex-
pressed the belief that his death
was an accident. She added, how
ever, that he had been worried
recently. although he had not men,
toned the reason Tor his anxiety.
A report that Mr.. Smith had been
nervous and depressed about some
thing" also reached police from Ho-
bart L. Bisselle, who Sergt. Baker
said worked in Mr.. Smiths Office
and rode to work with him every
day.
Sergt. Baker questioned Mr.. Bis
selle as well as other Justice De-
partment friends of the dead man
today. One of those questioned was
(See SMITH, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Dewey Sticks 10 Note
Of National Unity and
Ignores McGrath Jibe
Stands on Own Record
And Refuses to Debote
r In Forum Appearance
TRUMAN TO SPEAK Tonight on
Union-sponsored Broadcast.
Page AS.
By }. A. o'Leory
St~r S&1ff Te,r>sn.ndsnk

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-With
only 10 days of the presidential
campaign left, 1t looks like a
safe bet that Gov. Dewey will
continue to coast along to the
finish line on the high note of
national unity.
In the New York Herald Tribune
forum last night he made it clear
once more that he intends to stand
to the end on his own record. and
not be drawn into debate with his
Democratic opponents.
Before large forum audience in
the Waldorf Astoria ballroom last
night Senator McGrath of Rhode
Island, chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, defended Pres
ident Truman as having been on
the right side of the issue of inter-
national cooperation long before
many of those who now oppose him
were Jared from their slumber by
the bombs of Pearl Harbor.''
Fifteen minutes later Gov. Dewey
followed Senator McGrath to the
rostrum, but he did not deviate
from his prepared text to answer
anything Senator McGrath had
said. y
Instead, he stuck to his own Oft
repeated declaration that America
is united in its determination to
accept its role as leading force
for world peace.
Senator McGrath had said that
President Truman began while still
Senator, six years ago, to combat
the danger that isolationism might
again become the dominant force in
this country.
In the speech which he had pre-
pared before hearing Senator Nc
Grath, Gov. Dewey said that 1.-The
bitter sacrifice of two world wars
and the anxieties of a peace that
is not peace have taught us once
and for all that there can be no
isolation for America. There can
be no withdrawal from a world
where freedom and tyranny are
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Wage5ea|e Handicaps
Recruiting Of Police,
Barrett Report Says
IS Have Quit in ) Months,
Chief Declares; Increase
In Crime Is Noted

Police Supt. Robert J. Barrett
told the Commissioners today
the Police Department is finding
it increasingly difficult" to re-
cruit policemen and civilian en-
ployes because of present pay
scales, the six-day week and ro-
tating tours of duty.
In his annual report on the Metro
politan Police Department which
emphasized that violent crimes in
Washington are continuing an up
ward trend, Maj. Barrett said the
number of policemen on the force
on July / was 1.767 compared with
an authorized strength of 1852.
The police superintendent made
no specific recommendation for a
five-day week, but took occasion to
point out that the problem of OBJ
tanning sufficient recruits to main-
tain "a thorough patrol of the city
at all times" was increased be-
cause most governmental, CONNER
cial and industrial activities are on
five-day week.
He followed up his official report
with an interview in which he said
Is District police privates have re-
signed in the last three months
most Of them because they regarded
their salary as too low.
Maj. Barrett pointed out that
policemen's hourly wage is lower
than that of comparable working
groups here, and as an example
cited bus drivers. District police
men, like most other municipal EN-
ployes, failed to receive the $3.50
pay raise voted by the last session
of Congress for Federal workers
here. Pay for privates ranges from
$2,720 to $3,398 over five-year
period.
The superintendent said 10 new
men are now in training in the
police school and he hopes the Civil
Service Commission soon will certify
about $50 applications who recently
took entrance examinations.
Maj. Barrett added that he hopes
to enroll 100 of the new applica-
tions after they are cleared for
the training course normally re-
quiring six weeks. This would be
1See POLICE REPORT. Page A-4o
Evening star., 1948-10-21
By John A. Giles

Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American
military commander in Ger
many, said today he reduced the
sentence of Ilse Koch for war
crimes at the Buchenwald prison
camp to four years because the
trial record did not warrant a
life sentence.
Emphasizing that the reduction of
the sentence of the notorious widow
Of the commandant Of Buchenwald
was not an act of clemency or gen.
erosity. Gen. Clay tolds news con-
ference at the Pentagon: .....
MY Judgment, may have been
wrong, but I acted on my own con-
science and I am responsible to my
own conscience. The decision was
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Olga, Old Siberian Tiger
Who Loved Cold, Dies al Zoo

The Zoos only Siberian tiger, 90
year-old Olga, who liked cold
weather almost better than food,
won't have another winter.
She was found dead this morning.
DR.. william Mann, Zoo director,
said the tiger was acquired by the
Zoo l3 years ago as an adult. Her
20 years were equivalent to over
100 in q human.
Shes been wobbly for some
time" DR.. Mann said.
The species, coming from Man
churia and North China, is difficult
to get, DR.. Mann said, and there
are no immediate plans for a re-
placement.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
8lose Lives in Crash
Of Dutch Plane Near
Airport in Scotland
Constellation Was on WAY
To New York Corryine 40;
9 Dead Are Americans
BY the Asscciofsd Press

PRESTWICK, Scotland, Oct.
21.-Thirty- -eight persons per-
ished today when a fog blinded
Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM)
Constellation struck a high
tension wire, burst into flames
and crashed into a pasture.
Nine of the dead were Americans
Two persons. both Dutch, survived
the crash. They are Willem Hen
dirk Philippe of New York and
Flight Engineer Jacob Beeuken-
camp. Both were reported gravely
injured.
4 Die in Hospitals.
Six persons we're taken from the
wreckage alive. but four died in
hospitals later.
Zone of the dead was Maj.
Gen. Jacobus M. A. Gysbertus
Sas, Military Attache at the
Netherlands Embassy in WASH
ington.
"a spokesman at the Embassy
said Gen. Sas was returning to
Washington from a short trip to
Europe He was appointed Mill
tary Attache last February, and
also served as the Netherlands
Army representative or the
Combined Chiefs of Staff.
IAN Army officer since before
World War I, the 57-year-old
general was in this country in
194l and AZ, in charge of the
training of Netherlands recruits
in Canada. He later returned to
England, where he served on the
Netherlands general staff, and
was appointed Military Attache
in Brussels for two years after
the liberation of Belgium.
tHe is survived by his widow,
who is now living in New York,
the spokesman saidJ
Among the dead was Prince Al.
fred Hohenlohe. SO, of Austria, ar
international society figure. He was
en- route to visit his. son Alexander
who lives in New York, and tc
attend the wedding of a step-daugh-
ter in Toledo, Ohio.
En- Route to New York.
The huge ur-engined aircraft
was en- route from Amsterdam to
New York. While cropping through
the fog for landing, the pilot
radioed the control tower at the
field:
Il have hit something. am
See PI IANE paoe 40
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Buddhist Teachings
Make TOTO Peaceful
By the Axsoeictsd Press

TOKYO, Oct. 21.-Japan's war;
time Premier Hideki Toja has be-
come most peaceful through
Buddhist teachings, his wife said
today after visiting him in prison
for the first time In eight months.
She quoted him as saying: Il feel
most peaceful when I chant the
Sutra every day. You, too, must
have faith
TOTO and his "a co-defendants
charged with war crimes may hear
the verdict Of an international
tribunal next month. 4
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Peaceful Settlement of Issues
Supported by Big Five in u. N.
Little Six in Council Polishing Up
Formula for Solution Of Berlin Crisis

Maurice Couve de Murville approved
the principles of the resolution but
said it should be amended.
Mr.. ViShinsky said the Mexican
wording is not quite satisfactory.
Britain's Sir Hartley Shawcross
said the big powers should give more
than just Zip service" to the Mexi-
can proposal. He pledged his coun-
try to show good will, tolerance and
patience" in efforts to reach a solu-
ton of "all the problems now before
the world"
The Political Committee wound
up debate on the Mexican proposal
in rare atmosphere of friendship
and conciliation.
ShawcroSs said Mr.. Vishinsky had
been so kind" Mr. Vishinsky said
Paul-Henri Spaak of Belgium, COM
mittee chairman, had been so
good" Everybody agreed on the
Mexican resolution and it was sent
to drafting subcommittee for
preparation of final text.
Meanwhile, informed sources
agreed that the neutral formula for
solving the Berlin crisis had at least
slim chance of success.
An official American spokesman
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Political Broudcusts

Political speeches to be broad
cast tonight over District radio
stations are as follows:
Henry Wallace on ABC net
work, $3.50 to 8:45 pm, WMAL.
Senator Pepper, Democrat, of
Florida, from Los Angeles,
Calf, on ABC network, 0 to
9:15 pm, WMAL.
President Truman from the
White House. on ABC network,
10 to 1918, WMAL. 4
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Clay Acted on Own Conscience
Not Generosity, in Koch Case
Commander in Reich Tells Press Here He
Sow No War Movement in Red Zone

in line with the principles of Amer
ican justice, and I feel that Ameri-
cans reviewing the case in the fu-
ture will agree with that"
The reduction of the sentence has
aroused storm of controversy and
the White House announced this
week that President Truman has
asked Secretary of the Army Royal
for a full report on the case.
After his news conference, Gen.
Clay conferred with President Tru-
man. He was accompanied by Sec
retary Royal, Undersecretary of the
Army Draper, and Ambassador Rob-
ert D. Murphy. American political
adviser in Germany.
Mr.. Royal told reporters the
group went to the White House to
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Chest Workers Report
New Gifts Of fS289,062;
33% Of Goal Reached
Archbishop O'BoyIe
Addresses Solicitors
At General Meeting
BULLETIN

New gifts totaling $289, ,o62
were reported today by all
units of the Community Chest
campaign, raising the total
collected so, far to $1,519,794 or
1872 per cent of the goal.
The Most Rev. Patrick A
OBoyle, Archbishop of Washing
ton, was to address the Com
munity Chest Federation cam
paign workers today at their
third general report meeting in
the Hotel Washington.
For many years member of the
staff Of Catholic Charities and war
time director of the war relief serv.
ices of the National Catholic Wei.
fare Conference, Archbishop O'Boyls
has urged full cooperation Of the
Catholic community in Washington
with the Red Feather campaign.
| Nine soliciting units of the cam
paign organization are expected te
turn in their latest gifts toward the
$4.566. 100 goal for the support OF
l04 Red Feather agencies here and
the USO.
Total Reaches S1.23O,732.
At a report meeting yesterday
workers in the Residential Unit
turned in new contributions totalling
s85, 5,2l4, bringing the total amount
collected so far by all units to
81 ,230, 1872, or 26.9 per cent of the
goal.
The Residential Unit has reached
"a per cent of its $4S2,479 quota in
house-to-house solicitation. s'-
Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel. chairman
of the Unit, said the report was en-
couraging. She pointed out. how
ever, that there was still much to be
done before the campaign ends
November 4.
According to Chauncey Parker
general campaign chairman, the
drive is coming along in fine shape
although money is not being COL
lected as fast as might be wished
Mr.. Parker told the workers that
"a much more favorable attitude
toward the campaign had been noted
this year among business firms
many of which have increased theii
pledges over last year.
Personal Approach Urged.
The guest speaker at the meeting
Mrs. Hazel Markell, urged solicitors
to stress the Community Chest ides
in terms of people arther than as an
impersonal organization.
Such an approach. which touches
contributors personally, can't miss
the speaker said. Mrs. Markell Is di-
rector of public relations at Radio
Station WTOP.
The idea of caring for our own
community by making it a decent
safe and comfortable place to live is
the essence of what we mean by de-
mocracy here" Mrs. Markell said.
Meanwhile, the Alexandria Com.
munity Chest named K. E. Sullivan
service manager for Mount Vernon
Motors as Red Feather Man of the
Week" His firm is the first in
Alexandria TO have reached 100 per
cent participation in the drive OF
the Business I unit, Chest officials
announced.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
-Four Of Five Found Unhurt
After Army Plane Crashes
By the Associated Press

DES MONIES, Iowa, Oct. al
A twin-engine AT-11 Army plane
crashed a few miles southeast of
the Des Moines Municipal Airport
about 2 am. today after crew men,
bers radioed they were "out of gas
and bailing out"
A short time later four members
of the five-man crew were picked
up. None suffered injuries. One
of the crew members, Raymond c.
Lavalle. 81, of Millbury, Mass, said
the plane was en- route from
Mitchell Field, N. Y, to Lowrey Field,
Denver.
State highway police and deputies
searched for the fifth crew member
Evening star., 1948-10-21
1000 Strike for More Pay
Al Sunshine Biscuit Plant
By the Assoeiuted Rresa

NEW YORK, Oct. 21.-About q
900 production workers went on
strike today against the Sunshine
Biscuit Co. plant in Long Island
City-largest bakery in the world
ONCE workers and truck drivers
reported for duty. however.
A spokesman for Local Is of the
Retail, Wholesale and Department
Store Workers. CIO. claimed the
stoppage would cut the company's
Nationwide production by 80 per
cent.
The union seeks a Is cents hourly
wage increase, health and welfare
fund and improved vacations, the
spokesman said. Another union Of
ficial said the 25-cent demand later
was reduced to Is cents, but the
company offered only a 71a cents an
hour raise. The contract expired
Monday.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
500 Dockers Strike
In Belfast in Demand
For WithhoIdinq Tax
RY the A,soeioted Press

BELFAST, Northern Ireland,
Oct. 21.-Fifteen hundred dock
ers struck today because the
government won't let them pay
their income tax through week
ly payroll deductions.
Paying once a year, leaders
of the unofficial one-day DEM
onstration said. leaves most
workers fiat around income tax
time.
Evening star., 1948-10-21
Marshall Sees Greek,
Burmese Ministers
By the As,oeioted pre,,

PARIS, Oct. 2l.-Secretary OF
State Marshall conferred today
with Foreign Ministers Constantin
Tsaldaris of Greece and U Ohm OF
Burma. Both their countries are
nghting Communists. Informed
sources said American aid was dis
cussed. Gen. Marshall has just re-
turned from Greece.
Evening star., 1948-10-21

tSee U. NJ. Page A-5.D
Evening star., 1948-10-21

tSee CLAY, Page AS.
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(See FRANCE, Page ABB
Evening star., 1948-10-21

See PALESTINE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1948-11-07

IF YOUR wind is good and you're
L looking for slick workout, try
badminton-on-ice. It's the worlds fast
est sport, guaranteed to make you wish
you had stayed in bed. Canadian Hugh
Forgie got an idea. mixed hockey with
badminton. Here's what happened.
Photographs by Allan Could
Evening star., 1948-09-12

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ot the most modern dairy barns III
silos. bank barn, 45x6o feeding shed,
2Oxl1s, for steers; 3 houses; farm is
completely fenced. Price. $4,000.
FRED B. CUSHMAN, REALTOR
$40 Frederick pike. Gaithersburg, Md.
Evening star., 1948-09-12
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