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Evening star., 1949-11-27
.Ex-Presidents
Among 43 Who
Flee Panama
Chief Justice Jurudo,
Who Ruled for Chunis,
Also in Canal Zone
BY the Associoted Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov
26.-Forty-three persons, includ.
ing three ex-presidents Of the
republic and the chief justice o1
the Supreme Court, tonight tooR
refuge in the United States Cana.
Zone from the new government oi
Arnulfo Arias.
The refugees included former
Presidents Daniel Chants, ousted
in police department coup a
week ago; Enrique Jimenez, ano
Ricardo Adolfo de La Guardia
who engineered the ousting o1
DR.. Arias from the presidency ir
1941.
The new government had Or
dered DR.. Chanis' followers ar.
rested just as the refugees fed
Evening star., 1949-11-27

role which Spain may be called
on to play in the event OF another
world confagration.
The conversation took place in
his residence, the Rardo, former
hunting lodge of the Kings OF
Spain since the days of Philip the
Third. Ell Caudillo looks more like
an American professional soldier
than a European general. He
has none of the studied manner
isms of the marshals and f1ve-star
generals in the British and French
armies. Were he taller and the
possessor of a heavier jaw, he
would remind his visitors OF Gen
George C. Marshall.
Spain is one of the most i'm
portant bastions of the Western
defense" continued Franco. 1T
is the rear guard which should
be able to Withstand at any time
the full impact of a sudden ag-
gression. The Importance OF my
country in the Western defense
setup is fully understood by the
Russians. They are Showing their
hand when their propaganda de-
votes time and energy in attack
ing the two countries which wor-
ry the Red general staff the most
America and Spain"
When I asked Franco whether
this was an assumption on his part
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Li|ienfha| Leads PLOT New Soft Coal Strike
To Give Britain Atomic Touch-and- Go as 5.
Secret, Johnson Says Tries 10 Reopen Talks
Colorado Senator Denies
Charge He Disclosed
Doto on Super Bomb
Ry tl,e As.ocioied Prod

Senator Edwin C. johnson
Democrat, of Colorado. charged
last night that David E. Lilien-
thai is the ringleader in a "nefari-
GUS plot" to give Great Britain the
secret of an American super atom
ic bomb.
Senator johnson asserted that
working with Mr.. Lilienthal. re-
firing chairman Of the Atomic En-
ergy Commission, are certain
politicians. scientists and publica-
tions in this country" All of them,
Senator johnson said. are "ac-
lively engaged in a conspiracy"
The Senator also linked the
Washington Post to "this unwise
scheme. He made his charges in
letter to the Post replying to a
Post editorial critical of him. Sem
ator johnson made the letter pub
lie.
Mr.. Lilienthal could not be
reached for comment.
Denies Disclosing Secrets.
The, Post article concerned a
johnson television broadcast in
which he discussed super. atom
bombs. The newspaper had said
that Senator johnson was the
first person officially placed in
the atomic energy program to say
what he did.
In a statement last night. the
newspaper said the johnson letter
failed to require revision of its
earlier article. Senator johnson
contended he spilled no secrets.
Johnson's accusation came after
ia high Government official had
said privately that the Senator's
discussions of atomic weapons on
a television program were a big
factor behind President Truman's
breakdown on talk about defense
secrets.
3
Mr.. Truman on Friday ordered
Attorney General McGrath to
tighten the safeguarding Of atomic
and other security information.
The Presidents action is UNDER
stood to have been directed mainly
at Senator johnson. member Of
the Senate House Atomic Energy
Committee.
Powerful New Weapon Reported.
johnson repeated yesterday,
however, that he does not believe
his telecast remarks had anything
to do with the presidential direc-
tive. And he said again that he
(See ATOMIC, Page A-11.)
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Man Is Shot 10 Death
In Apartment Lobby

A man was shot to death
through the head in the lobby OF
an apartment house in the 1000
block of M street NV. last night
by an unknown assailant who fled
out the front door.
The victim was identified by
police as Willie Morris, about 80
colored, a bricklayer's helper. He
was dead when police arrived, and
his body was taken to the Morgue,
Another occupant of the build
ing told police he witnessed the
shooting as he was coming down
the stairway. He said the assail-
ant was another colored man.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
By fhs Associotsd Press

PORTLAND, Greg. Nov. 26. -
The Lee Hodgdons learned with
Joy today that th- one eye re-
manning in their family Of three is
apparently going to be saved.
Physicians reported that the all
ment which was threatening tc
blind 12-year-old Mary Hope
Hodgdon seems to have been
halted
"It's certainly wonderful" said
her blind parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Hodgdon. "We can hardly wait
to get her home.
Physicians at the Elks Eye
Clinic Of the University of Oregon
Medical School made the crucial
test this morning.
In an instrument inspection
they found that the operation
made 10 days ago is welding down
the retina of the eye, saving Mary
Hopes threatened vision.
The retina, which records
Evening star., 1949-11-27
North Carolina, Rice,
And Oklahoma Win
Invitations to Bowls

North Carolina, Oklahoma
and Rice scored football vic
tories yesterday that won
them places in major post
season bowl games.
North Carolina. with
Charley Justice playing his
last regular game, defeated
Virginia IA to 7 and thus will
meet Rice in the Cotton Bowl
at Dallas on January 2. Rice
won it's right to appear by de-
feating Baylor 81 to Z for the
Southwest Conference title.
Unbeaten and united Okla
homa trounced Oklahoma A.
g. M. Al. to 0 to be invited to
the Sugar Bowl in New Or
leans. The other team has
not been chosen.
Most teams concluded their
schedules yesterday, but
Notre Dame, acclaimed as the
Nations No. / team, still has
one more to play after romp-
ing over Southern California
yesterday, 80 to O..
"Details in Sports Section.)
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Pittsburgh Fugitive Seized Here
After 3-Hour Talk With Priest

Ito parked car, detectives grabbed
him. He offered no resistance.
| The car bore license plates for
which a radio lookout had been
sent from Pittsburgh yesterday.
Detectives said the man gave no
explanation why he came to
washington. but appeared re-
lieved" by his arrest. They said
he. was unarmed and had about
$100 on him.
In Pittsburgh, Police 1t. L. b.
Rem told the Associated Press
Baker would be returned there to-
day or tomorrow.
He said Washington police
certainly were on their toes to
get him"
He said Washington police had
reported capture Of Baker shorty
after he left a Catholic church.
Loot in the Pittsburgh robbery
was $500 in cash, the Associated
Press reported. Two gunmen
walked into the home Of Jeweler
Irving Schiffman and forced him
and his wife to hand over the
money.
Then. Mr.. Schifman told police,
they ordered him into his car and
(See JEWELRY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1949-11-27

based on the broadcasts of the ra-
dio stations behind the iron cur
tain he replied: Much more than
that. For five years the Kremlin
has been striving to create unrest
in my country. The agents of the
Cominform in Europe are busy
sowing distrust among the nom
Communists in the Western coun-
tries. Bands of terrorists. includ-
ing some Spaniards who fled in
1889 to France, are being organized
and sent across our borders and
although most of them are caught,
neither death nor imprisonment
slows down the activities of these
enemies of civilization. They con-
tinue to make attempts to come
into Spain, as an advanced guard
of the Red army which intends to
send it's paratroopers whenever
Moscow decides that the time has
come for a showdown with the
West"
The generalissimo paused for a
short while when asked whether
anything was being done to frus-
trate the endeavor of Moscow to
inflltrate Spain before an actual
aggression.
I'VE nave taken the necessary
precautionary measures to pre-
(See BROWN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1949-11-27
{ Senators May Urge
Gradual Cuts in Aid
After Tour Of Europe
Thomas Group in London
Fovors Closer Relations
With Spanish Regime
By ths Assoeioied Press

LONDON, Nov. 26.-Six Amer
ican Senators. winding up swift
tour of Europe. said at a press
conference tonight that they
might advise a gradual scaling
down of American aid to Europe.
The committeeman were pleased
with many evidences Of economic
revival and improved morale in
Western Europe.
II am more gratified than I
can tell by what I have seen. "
Said Senator Thomas, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, chairman of the
touring committee. .
All said they believed the time
has come for the United States
to cooperate more closely with
Spain in the stimulation of COM
merce.
IA Countries Surveyed.
Senator Thomas said the COM
mittee has surveyed IA countries.
Britain is the last to be visited
before returning to the United
States Monday.
All felt more or less strongly
that the time to reduce American
financial aid to Europe is ap-
preaching.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat
of Arkansas, expressed belief that
the time to trim American assis-
tance is at hand, but that the
need varies in different countries
He foresaw a gradual reduction
in appropriations and said he
would "like to hope Britain may
have had enough assistance by
1882"
Senator Robertson, Democrat
of Virginia. said Europe has just
about overcome its production
difficulties.
"Its a selling problem now
selling to each other. and to u.s.
he said. Economic integration is
the next big job"
Disagree on Aiming Reich.
The Senators, who met British
and American correspondents in
the British hospitality center of
Park Lane, disagreed vigorously
whether Western Germany should
be permitted to have an army.
Senator Thomas said If the
proposal is agreeable to Britain,
France, and the Bonn govern
ment, he believed rearming should
be encouraged.
In taking this stand, Senator
(See SENATORS. Page AID
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Truman Sees Cadets Cruch
Navy, SO to 0, Before 1O2,443
GoIiffo Leeds Army
In Most Decisive Win
In Service Grid Tits

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 26.-A
hard-driving, all-possessive Army
football team. smarting under
criticism for a weak schedule and
a close squeak over the University
of Pennsylvania, rose to unparal-
leled heights today to bury Navy.
$50, before President Truman and
102. .443 spectators and clinch its
sixth Eastern championship in
seven years. -.
It never was a contest on this
cold. windy afternoon, when the
temperature was IS degrees when
the game started and somewhat
lower as it progressed and the
score mounted.
Never in the 50-year history Of
the service rivalry was 1t more
one sided and only once-back in
1903 when Army won. 20 to s.
has an Army or Navy team scored
so many points in a single game.
Long before the game was over,
numbed and disconsolate spec
tators began leaving the huge
Municipal Stadium.
Thus did Army complete its
(ContinIIed an Page B-1 Cel4.)
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Edge Of SnowbeIi Due
To Reach City Today

The southern edge of a minor
snowbelt was scheduled to reach
Washington early today, but un-
less calculations go wrong. it won't
be anything for, either kiddies o,
snowplows.
Milder temperature. with a high
Of 48 degrees, considerable cloudi-
ness and cooler tomorrow night
was the forecast. Fair and con-
tinued rather cool was predicted
for Monday.
Very light snow was falling In
Morgantown and Elkins and other
West Virginia points early last
night. the bureau said. It is this
snowbelt, the forecaster said
which may touch the Washington
area as it moves northward.
The high yesterday was 40 de-
grees, the low 81.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
China Reds Jail
us. ViceConsu|
In Spying Case
Strongest Protest
Ordered; Judd Asks
Blockade by Navy
By Gornett D. Homer

American Vice Consul William
N. Stokes has been seized by
Chinese Communist authorities al
Mukden. Manchuria, in connec-
ton with spying charges" the
State Department was informed
yesterday.
Mr.. Stokes, 26, of Staten Island
N. Y, is Consul General Angus
Wards chief assistant and was ir
charge of the Office while the
Communists held Mr.. Ward in jai
for month on assault charges.
His seizure shattered State De-
partment hopes of getting the
consular staff out of Mukder
without further trouble after the
Communists released Mr.. Ware
Tuesday for deportation"
The department Immediately
ordered "the strongest protest
made to top Chinese Communist
authorities at Peiping. They had
ignored protests in the Ward case
Judd Calls for Blockade.
Representative Judd, Repubh-
can, of Minnesota. member OF
the Foreign Affairs Committee
called for Navy blockade of the
Chinese coast until Mr.. Stokes is
released.
I'VE should have begun a naval
Evening star., 1949-11-27
OfficioIs Hope to Get
Union to Postpone
DeudIine for WuIkout
Bv James Y. Newton

The question Of whether there
will be another soft coal strike
Thursday was one of touch-and-go
last night as the Government tried
hard to bring about resumption
of contract talks between John L.
Lewis and the mine operators.
Federal officials believed if ne
gotiations can be started again
Mr.. Lewis and his United Mine
Workers would postpone the strike
deadline they have set for mid
night Wednesday.
An early decision, perhaps to-
morrow, was expected from the
main group of operators-those
from the North and West-as to
whether they will start talking to
Mr.. Lewis and his miners. Mr..
Lewis was represented as alto
gether willing to meet with the
mine owners who broke off talks
with him late in october.
The invitation of Southern op-
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Doctors Save Girls Lone E ye,
asst One Left in Fumily Of 3

images, had been breaking away
That cost Mary Hope the sight
of one eye some time ago. It
was starting to destroy the sight
of the other, when the operation
was performed.
The girl, who all her life has
been the eyes for her blind par
ents, will remain In the hospital
about a week longer. The heal
ing isn't quite complete.
I'VE certainly will celebrate
when we get her home" the IA
ther said. But she won't cele-
brate by reading all those letters y
Hundreds Of letters and a score
of packages, sent from throughout
the country. are stacked up in the
Hodgdon home.
We're saving them till Mary
Hope is back" the father said.
"But friends are going. to read
them to her. We're not going to
run any risk Of straining her eye" )"
Evening star., 1949-11-27

Chief Justice Rosendo Jurado
one of the signers of the Supreme
Courts ruling Thursday that DR.
Chanis was the constitutional
president, also fed.
Remains in Canal Zone.
Government Minister Alfredo
Aleman said no arrest order had
been issued for Justice Jurado OF
any other member Of the Supreme
Court. However. reliable sources
said the chief justice had refused
DR.. Aleman's invitation to return
to Panama and preferred to re-
main in the Canal Zone.
Forty-two of the refugees. in
cluding some children. are stay
ing at the Hotel Tivoli in Ancon,
c. z. The hotel is operated by q
United States government corpo-
ration. the Panama Railroad Co.
While under American jurisdic-
ton the refugees are pledged not
to undertake political activity.
DR.. Arias' reason for ordering
the arrest of Dr. Chanis' followers
was not disclosed. However. re-
ports said the move was made to
Illustrate a counter-coup.
Mounted Patrols Out.
Mounted police patrols galloped
along deserted Central avenue,
Panama's main thoroughfare. The
entire city is paralyzed by a gen.
eral strike protesting continuance
in power of Col. Jose Remon, po-
lice chief who led the Sunday
coup, and his two deputies, Col
Bolivar Vallarino and Maj. Sa-
turnino Flores.
These three have already tend
cred their designations. which DR..
Arias said he will consider in
due course" However, they are
still in command of the 2,000-man
police department, the country's S
only armed force.
It was reported that the three
police executives were demanding
that they be replaced by their
friends, however, and not by men
loyal to DR.. Arias.
Stoning Broken Up.
Police gunfire broke up a group
stoning businesses in the city
wounding two men. one of them a
student.
Dr.. Arias, in direct radio
(See PANAMA. Page AID
Evening star., 1949-11-27
| VMorino Is Fired
By Panama Regime
As Envoy to u. S.
By the Assotioted Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama,
Nov. 26-The New govern
ment announced tonight the
cancellation of the appoint
ment of Octavio A. Vallarino
as Panama's Ambassador to
Washington.
Mr.. Vallarino had served
under ousted President Daniel
Chanis, whose regime was
overthrown in a police depart
ment coup November 10.
Assistant Secretary of
State Edward G. Miller. jr..
said yesterday in Wash
ington that diplomatic re-
lations between the United
States and Panama do not
exist.)
Evening star., 1949-11-27
British Foreign Office
Suspends Red Suspect
By the As,oeioied Press

LONDON, Nov. 26.-A Foreign
ONCE official has been suspended
because he is believed to be 8
Communist.
A Foreign Office spokesman said
tonight that neither details nol
the officials name could be given
The spokesman said the man wa
given two weeks leave. Mean.
time, he can appeal his case to q
special three-member tribunal.
The government began more
than a year ago a purge OF COM
munists from posts where they
had access to state secrets.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
District in Quandary
AS Drive-in Cafe Bar,
Bridge Approaches
Rouds Bureau Demands
Acquisition Of Acre
Near Highway Spons
By Jerry O'Leory, Jr.

The District government, the
Bureau of Public Roads and the
Hot Shoppes, Inc, are tied up in
three-way impasse over one
acre of property at the Virginia
end of the Highway Bridge that
may seriously interfere with the
proposed new bridge to replace
the Highway span.
The Hot shoppe now stands or
this land. It is an island of pri.
vate property surrounded BY Fed.
orally owned land that is intend.
ed for approaches to the new
East Bridge-practically complet.
ed-and the approaches to the
projected second new bridge.
+ It Is owned by the Hot Shoppes
Both the District and the Public
Roads Administration want the
land for bridge approaches and
connecting links with the George
Washington Memorial Parkway
and the Pentagon traffic pattern.
Long Wanted by District.
District officials have had their
eyes on the parcel since prewar
days when the late Capt. H. C..
Whitehurst was highway director
At that time, the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
way Co. owned the controversial
acre but had leased it to the Hot
Shoppes, Inc.
The improvements and build
ings, however, were the property
of the Hot Shoppes.
1T is not clear what arrange
ments were made between Capt.
Whitehurst, the railway company
|and the Hot Shoppes but District
officials believe the city has a
moral commitment to leave the
Hot Shoppe where it now stands.
Tells of Agreement.
j. w. Marriott, head of the Hot
Shoppe chain. said that when the
District purchased the land for
the bridge approaches, Capt.
Whitehurst agreed that the Hot
Shoppe would stand and not be
bothered.
He described the restaurant as a
very valuable business" and said
the company was not interested in
moving it.
Plans for the two proposed
bridges were drawn up at that time
and filed away. They did not con-
template elimination of the Hot
Shoppe, officials say.
But early this year, the PRA
analyzed the situation, saw that
the time was approaching for con-
fNrx%in,,oI ~, pnuo All rn1 ~
Evening star., 1949-11-27

0AAAAS VIVA
mander of
t he A i r
Force. Gen.
eral Arnold
e x pre- S ses
plainly and
vigorou S ly
t h e A ! r
Force point
of view in
the heated
m i Ii t a r y
u n ifcation
controversy.
In his first
article Gem
Evening star., 1949-11-27


blockade a year ago when they
first started this line of action. y
said Mr.. Judd. a former medical
missionary in China. Failing
this, we should have mobilized the
forces of world opinion-some-
thing we didn't try until a few
days ago."
Representative Mansfield, DEM
ocrat, of Montana. also a member
of the Foreign Affairs Committee
proposed that the State Depart
ment lay the matter before the
United Nations and call for quick
measures to free Mr.. Stokes.
Mr.. Judd said he was not de-
manding direct military action
against the Chinese Communists
But he said:
There are types of action that
can be taken short Of war and
we had better take those steps il
we want to keep the respect Of the
Asiatic people"
Taken From Consulate General.
Mr.. Ward reported he was un.
able to learn whether Mr.. Stokes
actually was accused Of spying
was wanted as witness ''or ir
what capacity"
Mr.. Stokes was removed" from
the Consulate General at 8 am.
Saturday C pm. Friday, Wash.
ington time). the first repor'
said. Nothing more had beer
heard about the young vice consu
at the last report, nearly sever
hours later.
The State Department said Mr.
Ward reported that Mr.. Stokes
"had been taken to court with.
out warrant by Chinese Com.
munist authorities for a hearing
in connection with spying
charges 80
It appeared possible that Mr.
Stokes might be questioned briefly
and then released. But official.
here feared more critical lsitua-
ton might develop.
In any event, the State Depart.
ment asserted "categorically'' tina
ANY allegations that members o.
the Consulate General Staff a
Mukden engaged in espionage art
ridiculous and absolutely false"
The department said it pre-.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Arrests, Expu|sions
Continue in French
Dispute With Poles
Warsaw Presses Roundup
As Puris Government
Orders 9 More Ousted
By the Assoeiafed Press

WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 26.--
Poland rounded up a group OF
Frenchmen and France deported
nine more Poles today in the eye
for -an-eye struggle set Oh by the
arrest Of a French consular at
tache in Poland last week.
Each nation accuses citizens OF
the other Of spying.
Diplomatic circles here view the
chain reaction with some alarm.
They say the affair might easily
get out of hand and snap diplo-
matte relations between Paris and
Warsaw.
The Polish Foreign Ministry an
nounced the arrest of Antoine
Bottle, French vice consul in War
saw, in reprisal for the French
arrest Thursday of Joseph Czec-
zerbinski, the Polish vice consul
at Lille. Police picked up Mr
Bottle at 4 am.
The French embassy told OF
other arrests. An embassy stenog-
rapher. Sophie Milczynska, and
a consular stenographer, Elda
Pennone -Chelmonska, were among
those held. Both are French citi-
zens. A Polish stenographer OF
the French Institute, Helene Kurc-
zaba, also was arrested. Reports
to the embassy indicated the ar
rest Of four Frenchmen in other
cities.
Ambassador Saves Aide.
French Ambassador Jean Baelen
personally intervened last night
and held off security police seek
ing another embassy worker, Miss
Helen Loisel. She escaped down
a back stair of her apartment
and was escorted to the embassy
after Baelen, summoned by tele-
phone, stopped the raiders with a
demand to see their warrant. They
had none.
Today blue-uniformed Polish
militiamen in pairs patrolled the
street in front of the French en-
bassy. Embassy officials said both
the embassy's and their own priv
ate telephone lines were being
tapped.
Everything was quiet around the
homes of the French diplomatic
staff. No police were visible at
these residences.
A bed was set up for Miss Loisel
in the Office OF the first secretary
of the embassy. Two other women,
IC.. n0YTC po0a AIRY
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Air Force Articles
By Gen. Hap" Arnold
Start Tuesdoy

Beginning Tuesday The Star.
will publish the first OF a..
series of articles by General
Hap. Arnold, retired war.
Evening star., 1949-11-27

eral Arnold writes on "Free- !
dom of Speech VS.. Loyalty"
Don't miss this timely series
appearing every Tuesday and
Friday in THE. STAR.
Evening star., 1949-11-27
d By Constantine Brown

(By Air Mai)It is difficult for me as the head
Spanish government understand the hostile aoe OF
this than all Wee
nations before the danger from the
Generaissimo unlike of his country
this the military
Evening star., 1949-11-27
Franco Declares u. S. Is Erring
By Failing to Give Aid to Spain
Russons Are Alert to Foct That His Nation
Is VitoI for Vests Defense, General Says

wH Spain play the North Atlantic Alliance to
oppose Communism? decision Which must soon De
faced bu the Western deocracies Constantine Bron The
Stars oreiqu affairs analyst recently interviewed Gen. Franco
presented hereaDithJ
Evening star., 1949-11-27

(See STOKES, Page At
Evening star., 1949-11-27

(See COAL, Page AS.