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Evening star., 1949-07-14
Mid-AtIuntic Net
Entries CLOSING

Entries for the Middle At
lantic tennis championships,
which promise to be the top net
event here in many years, will
close today at 6 pm. at the
Tennis Shop with Bill Shreve,
and at the Kenwood Club,
where the tournament will open
Saturday.
Mems and women's singles
and doubles and mixed doubles
will be played, with the fees So
in singles and ~ a team In
doubles.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Net Gridmen Meeting

The Metropolitan Amateur
Football League will combine
buffet dinner with an early Or
ganization meeting in parlers c
and D of the Willard Hotel at 8
o'clock tonight. President Bill
Strickler. asks representatives of
all Metro League teams to be
present.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
/ Jack Defeats Giosa,
But Is Panned for
Ruthless Tactics
By GEORGE Huber

OdFdSc dIlO IuGll1Coo oCou OoSh,
former lightweight champion and
one of the most colorful figures in
recent ring history. is losing the
veneer of ring decorum he had for
awhile when on top. The Augusta
(Ga.) boy who won acclaim be-
cause of his wild attack and love
for a good fight apparently is past
his peak and as he descends to-
ward the ranks of the boys fight
ing for cakes and coffee he's for
gotten the rules. i.
He's really an old pro now,
making living in the fight racket
the best he can, and the way Jack
fights isn't nice. The fragrant
foullng that was overlooked when
he was champ isn't good to watch
and his performance last night at
Griffith Stadium added nothing to
his prestige nor that of the box
ing business.
Beau the Better Fighter.
Jack clearly was the better
fighter in the Liberty A. c. To-
round main event as he decisioned
Eddie Giosa of Philadelphia, but
it probably will be a long time be-
fore they ask him to fight again in
Washington. He got less of a
cheer as a winner than he did
when he entered the ring, and this
is one town that always had cot
toned to the Beau.
His bolo punch with which he
never did possess good aim was
wilder than ever. He lost points
for hitting low in the first, fifth
and seventh rounds. But Jack
also displayed a kidney punch for
which he was warned by Referee
Marty Gallagher. He used his
elbows and forearms on Giosa S
face, and he held behind the neck
while hitting. Giosa even picked
up a welt on his thigh.
Giosa was given a five-minute
rest during the first round after
being foored by a low bolo punch.
Garry Fats) Barrett, Giosa S
manager, rolled into the ring to
claim victory on a foul. Chick
Wergeles, Beau Jacks manager.
joined the rhubarb to protect his
interests. and the two managers
used lot of strong language be-
fore order was restored.
Commission Ignores Fuss.
Usually after such a display of
managerial wrath the District
Boxing Commission hands out 30
day suspensions at least, as wit
ness the recent case of Manager
John Carter who was a perfect
gent compared with Barrett and
Wergeles last night. But so far
the commission has made no move
to haul anybody on the carpet.
The fight finally continued with
Giosa appearing somewhat gun
shy and with Jack showing little
improvement in his aim. The
Philadelphian had a good left
hook, but Jacks bolo and speed
were too much. Giosa hit the
deck in the second. third and
ninth rounds, but still was around
at the finish.
The crowd was unexpectedly
small. 2,911 customers paying a
gross gate of $6,75225 and a net
of $4,9l7!75. j -,
Joe Gerardello, Philadelphia
middleweight. was a standout on
the fair-to-good prelim card
showing boxing and punching
class before knocking out Wash
ington's Leroy Fleming at 2:30
of the first. In other bouts Bobby
Copeland, 153, New York. won a
split decision over Holly Minis,
152, Washington. in five: Leon
Daughtry. 148. D. c.. knocked out
Miles Jones. 14412, D. c.. in the
third; Julian Keene, 166, D. c.,
decisioned Johnny Holt, 1882,
D. c., in four, and John Pratt,
1853, D. c., decisioned Fred Bailey,
161 10, D. c., in four.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
Favorites Go 10 4th
Eastern Net Round
By the Associated Press


PELHAM MANOR, N. Y. July
14.-Unseeded Sidney Schwartz of
the University of Miami, fresh
from scoring the first upset in the
Eastern clay court tennis cham
pionships, meets Eddie Moylan,
San Francisco, in a quarter finals
test today.
Schwartz yesterday eliminated
eighth ranked Jack Geller. former
Yale netman, Ga, 4-6. 60,
while Moylan ousted Gus Ganzen-
muller of Sea Cliff, N. Y, 81,
6-3.
Two other favorites reached the
quarter finals yesterday. Fourth
ranked Bill Vogt, Philadelphia,
disposed of j. Gilbert Hall. 6-3,
GO. Sydney B. Wood, veteran
New Yorker seeded seventh, won
two matches. He defeated Tommy
Lewyn, Ga. IS. and William
Lurie, 6-3. 81.
Top-seeded Billy Talbert of New
York, who passed the first two
rounds with a bye and a default,
won his first match yesterday with
a 60. 6-1 decision over Alexan-
der Carver. Talbert is engaged
today in one of the four fourth
round matches slated to fill the
round of 0ght. He faces Alan
Fleming of West Orange. N. j.
Other fourth-round clashes to-
day bring together Irwin Dorfman,
fourth-seeded New Yorker. and
Billy Tully; Tony Vincent meets
Don Wheaton. and second-seeded
Don McNeill of Glen Oaks. N. Y,
opposes Charles Masterson: McNeul
was idle yesterday.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Five years ago-John Marsch,
Chicago sportsman, won Ar
lington Futurity for third
straight year, scoring with Free
for All.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

Three years ago-Bobby
Riggs defeated Don Bulge.
6-3, 81, 6-1, in national
professional tennis final at For
est Hills, N. Y.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
Mobile. 8; Atlanta, 2.
Only games scheduled.
Evening star., 1949-07-14

WESTERN LEAGUE.
pes Moines. 8; Omaha. 3.
Other games postponed.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Work al White House
Starts Tomorrow
(See COAL, Page A-3D

First construction in the S.
400, 900 renovation of the White
House will begin tomorrow, the
Commission on Renovation of the
Executive Mansion announced to-
day.
It said the first work by the
general contractor, John McShain,
Inc, will include the construction
Of fences to inclose the working
areas and the erection Of four
temporary buildings for the con-
tractors Offices. covered storage
and other facilities for the use Of
the working force.
The commission also said the
subcontractor for the underpin-
ming of the exterior walls is ex-
pected to begin work early next
week. This work will be done by
Spencer, White & Prentis, Inc.
Some preliminary work on the
underpinning already has been
done.
The underpinning operations,
the commission said, will be car
ried on concurrently with the work
Of the general contractor in dis
mantllng the interior trim and in
erecting the structural steel franz
ing for the mansion.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Mrs. Chambers Takes
Stand 10 Describe
Memories Of Hiss
Presents Minute Details
Of Various Residences
Of Perjury Defendant
By NewboId koyes, Jr.
Sfor StoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Mrs. Es-
ther Shemitz Chambers, wife of
the Governments ace witness
against Alger Hiss. took the wit
ness stand in the former State
Department officials perjury re-
trial today.
At Mr.. Hiss first trial, which
ended with a hung jury last July
8, Mrs. Chambers strongly rein
forced the claim of her husband
Whitaker Chambers, that his
family was closely associated IN
the 1906 with Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss
who conspired, he says, to pro-
vide him with copies of secret
State Department documents for
transmission to Russian spies.
Mrs. Chambers astonishing
memory for small details of events
transpiring more than IL years
ago was also a principal target OF
attack by Mr.. Hiss lawyers. who
subjected her to whitening cross
examination in that first trial.
Tells of Association.
A pale. bespectacled, plain-look-
ing woman, her straight black
hair tied severely back beneath
the same blue felt hat that she
wore throughout the first trial,
Mrs. Chambers appeared today
wearing a plaid coat which looked
almost like an diversified lumber
jacket.
Under questioning by Thomas
F. Murphy, Assistant United States
the witness Immediately
began describing her life as a
farmers wife in Westminster,
Md, and the period in the 1930s
when the alleged association with
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiss began.
II was sympathetic with the
Communist Party. but was not a
of it," she said. II knew
Evening star., 1949-12-06

it. That in itself would have a
terrific effect upon the morale of
the enemy air force and its civilian
population.
Strategic bombing was a natural
for our country.
Our plans contemplated a con-
slant, regular build-up in operat-
ing strength until we reached the
greatest number of bombers that
we could maintain. From then on,
our strength would remain con-
slant. In this also we differed
from the technique of operation
of our Navy. They always had a
reserve in depth. Only small por-
ton of their overall effective air
strength was used in combat at
any one time.
Their method of carrying on air
war was probably dictated by the
type of their equipment and the
character of the war theaters in
which they operated, which was
from one small island to another
The carriers could not transport
many planes, comparatively, and
it required many long months for
the islands of the Pacific to have
runways built for large numbers
of planes. Hence. our Navy had
Continued on Page A-3, Col. So
Evening star., 1949-12-06
5 Die in Colombia Clash /,
Second Since Election
By the Associated Press

BOGOrA, Colombia, Dec. GA
crowd of civilians attacked police
at the central Colombian town of
Venadillo Sunday, and five per-
sons were killed, authorities an
nounced today.
The dead included both police
and civilians, the announcement
said, and the military mayor Of
the town was among the wounded.
The gunfight, which the officials
said was led by four known
troublemakers," was the second
assault on local authorities to be
reported since the November q
election in which Conservative
Laureano Gomez was unopposed
for President. The Liberal Party
had boycotted the election, held
under a Conservative proclaimed
state Of siege, a modified form Of
martial law.
Last Thursday a gunman shot
and killed the Conservative Mayor
Of the Magdalena River port town
of Dorado.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
(See HISS, Page AS
Hunt Pressed for Girl, 7,
Missing Near Dallas
Bv the As,oeioisd Press

DALLAS, Dec. 6.-Police and
volunteers searched an area south
of Dallas today for a 212-year-old
girl missing from her home since
noon yesterday.
Becky Ann McClung, tiny red
head, was last seen strolling down
street pulling a red wagon.
Her mother, Mrs. Truman j.
McClung, said she left her daugh-
ter playing in the front yard.
Twenty minutes later I called her
into the house and she wasn't
there any more" she said.
Mrs. McClung and a neighbor
started search. About / pm.
the police were called. AS patrol
cars arrived other neighbors
joined the search. which contin-
ued through the night.
Becky AIMS father is a post
Office worker.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
ICUuGIIlUEU OH rage A-O, OUl. II
Czech Red Press Demands
CoIIectivization Of Farms
By the Assoeiufed Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Dec.
6.-The Communist press today
demanded a big-scale purge of
Czechoslovakia' agriculture and
it's reorganization ION the Bolshe-
vik plan"
Tie Slovak Communist newspa-
pe- Pravda said this was the only
remedy for tagging production and
failure to fulfill government-pre-
scribed crop delivery quotas under
the five-year~ economic plan.
Reorganization on the Bolshe-
vik plan would mean large-scale
collectivization and the organiza-
ton of state farms and collective
farms throughout the country,
displacing the independent farm
erS.
Obrana Lidu, Czechoslovak
Army newspaper, last night de-
nounced the country's Roman
Catholic bishops as enemies OF
our state"
The paper accused the bishops
of playing a two-faced game. 1t
said that while the bishops were
advising priests to accept state
pay and take an oath of loyalty
to the government under the new
church control laws, they also
were issuing pastoral letters
which "still played the enemy
Vatican crusade against our gov
ernment."
Evening star., 1949-12-06
BY the Associofed Press

The Justice Department re-
ported today it has cracked a
Havana = Miami alien smuggling
operation and Is rounding up 26
aliens slipped into this country
since September.
Attorney General McGrath an
nounced the arrest Of two Grand
Rapids (Mich.) men in Miami.
They are accused Of flying the
aliens into this country.
The accused men are Gaylord
Saxton and Charles Cramton,
both 26.
In addition, Mr.. McGrath said.
three of the aliens have been
picked up in New York City. He
added that the Justice Depart
ment hopes to have the others in
custody shortly.
5 Saxton and Cramton were ar
rested at q Miami rooming house
yesterday and charged with alien
smuggling.
Conviction would carry . pos
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Robson a Flop
As Prague FIocks
ToHeQr James
By the Associated Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. Dec.
6.-Although hailed by Commu-
nists as a hero, American Negro
Singer Paul Robson today proved
a box Office flop in Prague when
pitted against Harry James and
his trumpet.
Recordings of both American
artists were featured at the
Gramoton Record Theater.
Half an hour before the James
music began at 3 pm. a crowd
had gathered at the doors. After
an overflow audience had jammed
all standing room, ticket sales
were suspended.
When the Robson show began
at $50 pm. half the theater's S
seats were vacant.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Jordan Charges
Reds Got Radar
Equipment Here
Says He Ripped Out
Devices in a Planes,
Fifth Went Through
partial Transcript of George
Racey Jordun's Testimony on
Page A-7J
BY the Assoeiofed Press

or i've SSSCCfpIeQ fTeSk
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-George
Racey Jordan, former Air Force
major, told today of ripping secret
radar equipment out of four
planes bound for Russia in the
war, but said a fifth with the
same material reached the Soviet
Union.
Mr.. Jordan told a news con-
ference he snatched the equip
ment from four planes at the air
base at Great Falls, Mont. But
another plane made it to Russia
from Washington without stop
ping at Great Falls and baked
him. he added.
The eX-major was an expedit-
ing officer for lend-lease supplies
to Russia at the Great Falls base
in the war.
Tells of Finding Equipment.
He told the news conference he
first found the radar equipment,
which he never had seen before,
in a CAT transport destined for
the Russians.
Mr.. Jordan said he telephoned
his superior officer, a Col. GitZ-
niger, at Wright Field. Dayton,
Ohio, and asked him about the
equipment.
Good God," Mr.. Jordan quoted
Col. Gitzinger as replying. Don't
tell me they got radar equipment.
Rip it out"
The former officer said he COM
piled. Three other planes arrived
en- route to Russia with the same
equipment, he said, adding in each
case, II ripped out the radar."
Gen. Arnold (Gen. H. H. Ar
mold, then chief of the Army Air
Force would just as soon have
given away his right arm as that
radar." Mr.. Jordan declared.
Fifth Plane Takes Off.
However. fifth plane took off
from Washington with Mai. Gen.
A. I. Velyaev, chief of the Russian
Purchasing Mission, aboard, MI.
Jordan said.
"He got into the plane" the
former officer said, land I heard
later that he dumped out in the
grass at the end of the runway
all the other unnecessary equip
ment and baggage and took off.
Evening star., 1949-12-06

We in the United States Air
Forces have always been firm be-
levers in the principle of strategic
bombing; pin-point bombing done
at high attitudes. in daylight. We
have differed from our Navy in
that regard. They leaned to dive
and low altitude bombing. We of
the Air Forces believed that if we
carried bombing to points where it
hurt our enemy most he would be
forced to defend himself in the
air, and thus there would be a
war of attrition between the op-
posing air forces which we would
win.
Reasons for Conclusion.
We came to that conclusion for
the following reasons:
/. Our planes and combat crews
would always be as good as. if not
better than, those of our enemy.
2. We had capabilities of pro-
ducing more planes and combat
crews than any other nation:
hence, we could stand the losses
incurred and our enemy could not
8. We had a precision bomb
sight of remarkable accuracy. It
would get better as time passed.
4. We would be able to build
up our aerial strength until We
reached our peak, and then hold
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Young Launches
Move TO Reopen
Soft Coal Talks
G. & O. Head Sees 2
Leading Operators;
Anthracite PorIey On
By jones Y. Newton

Robert R. Young, head of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad,
stepped in as an intermediary in
the long soft coal dispute today
while John L. Lewis repeatedly
was ready to sign the first agree
ment of the year with some Ken
lucky operators at his Office here.
A spokesman for the c. & o.
said Mr.. Young met at his New
York Office with two leading coal
operator representatives and then
left presumably for a conference
with United Mine Workers Off
cials.
All of that was happening as
new contract negotiations between
the anthracite mine owners and
UNIV got under way. also in New
York.
Meeting with Mr.. Young were
George H. Love of Pittsburgh,
chief spokesman for the Northern
and Western soft coal operators.
and Joseph P. Routh. chairman
of the board of the Pittston Co.
of New York, a coal mine holding
company.
Seeks Resumption of Talks.
Mr.. Young was attempting to
bring about resumption Of con-
tract negotiations between the
UNIV and major operator groups.
Contract talks have been broken
off since October. His interest
in the dispute stems from the
fact that the c. & o. is one of
the Nations largest coal-carrying
railroads.
Were anxious to get the rail-
road back working" the c. g. O.
spokesman said of Mr.. Young's
peace efforts.
Kennedy Heads Union Group.
A UNIV committee headed by
Vice President Thomas Kennedy
entered the wage talks with the
hard coal operators. However,
the anthracite industry tradi-
tionally does not sign contract
until agreement is reached in soft
coal. The two agreements usually
contain nearly identical terms.
A representative of the Pike
County Truck Coal Operators As
sociation said in Pikeville, KY,
that officials of the group would
sign a contract with the UNIV
here today. The agreement re-
portedly provides for a 35-cent
per ton union welfare fund and
SIS a day for the average miner.
That is an increase of Is cents a
ton on operator welfare payments
and 95 cents a day in wages.
Indicating possibly another
break in the operators ranks,
John P. Busarello, UNIV district
president at Pittsburgh. an
nounced the union expects to sign
about rs soft coal operators in
this district to contracts within
10 days" He refused to identify
Evening star., 1949-12-06

Instead of landing at Great Falls,
he went on to Russia and that's
how missed him.
Mr.. Jordan said the Soviet gen.
erals departure from Washington
was reported in newspaper stories
and pictures.
Asked to Conceal Names.
Mr.. Jordan said he had been
asked by the House Committee on
Un-American Activities, before
which he appeared yesterday, not
to divulge the names of the mys-
terious "Mr. X" and "Mr. Y" men
toned in connection with alleged
shipments of atomic materials.
I'm going to stand by that re-
quest" the former officer said.
"Mr. x" and "Mr. Y" are two
officials Of the Roosevelt admin
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Wife Warns Jordan
Of'Stronge PACKAGE
But It's Only Jelly
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-For-
mer Maj. George Racey Jor-
dan told reporters today his
wife had just telephoned him
to say she had received a
strange package" at their
home on East Forty-Fourth
street.
He cautioned her not to
open it and instructed her to
call police at the East Fifty
First Street Station.
It turned out to be gift
package of jelly, however.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
US. Breaks UpMiomi Operation
Which Smuqq|ed in 26 Aliens

sible penalty of five years in prison
plus $4,000 fine for each alien
Illegally brought in.
Mr.. McGrath said that Saxton
and Cramton charged between
$500 and $500 for each alien
brought into Florida by air. but
made no charge for children under
6 years of age. He said that four
young children were among those
who entered Illegally.
The Justice Department gave
this account Of the breaking up
of the operation:
The FBI and the immigration
Service had been jointly investi-
eating the suspected operation
for some time.
They located three Illegally
entered aliens In New York city.
These were named as Ella Stern
Fried, 81; her brother, Ignatz
Stern Fried, q, and Henryka
Czlenowa, all apparently Ro-
manians.
The two Frieds were flown to
(see ALIENS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Consul Ward Reports
He and Staff Are Due
To Quit Mukden Today
Phones Word to Peiping
On Arrangements for
Tokine Train to Coast
NATIONALISTS STEP UP De-
mand for Chang to Resume
Presidency. Page Al.
BY the Asseeiaied Press

Presidency. Page Al.
By the Associated Press
American Consul General Angus
Ward reported today that he and
his consulate staff have arranged
to leave Mukden at 3:45 am.
Wednesday (2::45 pm. EST today =.
About % members of the con-
sulate staff and their dependents
expelled with MIR. Ward by the
Communists, are expected to
board a train for the 700-mile
trip to the North China port of
TientSin.
Mr.. Ward was under orders to
leave Mukden by am. Wednes-
day q pm. EST today.
Mr.. Wards latest report was
telephoned to Consul General o.
Edmund Club in Peiping and re-
layed to the State Department.
Freighter Ready to Sail.
Officials hoped there would be
no new red tape obstacles to de-
parture of Mr.. Ward and his
party from Tientsin once they get
there from Mukden.
From Kobe, Japan, the Asso-
ciated Press reported the freighter
Lakeland Victory was ready to
sail tomorrow for Taku Bar, off
Tientsin, to pick up Mr.. Ward
and 27 other Americans.
Mr.. Ward will determine the
destination Of the Lakeland Vic
tory after he boards it. The ship
may return to Japan or may pro-
ceed directly to the United States.
Ii on Way to U. S.
Meantime Ii Chung-jen, the
Chinese Nationalists' acting pres
ident, is en- route to the United
States on a visit which may have
a direct bearing on future Ameri-
can relations with the tottering
Nationalist regime.
Coming here ostensibly for
treatment for a serious stomach
ailment, Ii left Hong Kong by
plane yesterday and is due in San
Francisco tonight.
The State Department was ad-
vised that he plans to go imme-
diately to New York City for hos
pital treatment, arriving at noon
tomorrow.
LIS trip was sanctioned by
Secretary of State Acheson and
he is travelling on a diplomatic
visa with the status of a chief of
state.
However. officials have contin-
ued to insist that the purpose OF
his visit is personal as far as is
known here.
The Nationalist leader presum-
ably is eager to submit a plea for
renewed American aid, unless he
has given up hope that it would
be effective. President Truman
has a $75.O00,000 fund at his dis
poSal for expenditure in the gen
eral area of China" as part of
the new $1.314,000, 900 arms aid
LEGISLATION.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Indonesiun President
Selection Due Dec. IS
By the Asso :iofed Press

JOGJAKARTA, Java, Dec. g.
Mohamed Hatta, Premier Of the
Indonesian Republic. told Parlia-
ment today a national preparatory
committee named to set up new
government will choose a Presi-
dent December Is. It is regarded
as certain that President Soc
karno will be named to succeed
himself.
The republic is scheduled to
become part Of the United States
OF Indonesia, sovereign though
linked to the Netherlands crown.
by the end of this month.
Evening star., 1949-12-06
Tosconini Is Appointed
Italian Senator for Life
BY the Asseeioted Press

ROME, Dec. Cts Senator
Arturo Toscanini now.
The famous conductor was
named a life time Senator of the
Italian republic yesterday for his
contributions to the world of
music.
President Luigi Einaudi made
the appointment to the man who
left his native country during
Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship.
Toscanini, born in Parma, Italy.
in 1867, lived most of the time of
his self-imposed exile in the
United States. Since the war he
has returned many times to Italy
to conduct concerts there. n