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Evening star., 1949-11-26
Truman Party, in Gay Mood,
On Hand for Army-Novy Game
President 'Inspects'
Train to See Thot
All Are Awake
BY Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stuf CORRESPONDENT

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 26.-In
a gay holiday mood. President
Truman and his party arrived
here aboard a 2-car special train
shortly before noon to witness the
50th annual Army-Navy football
game.
just behind the presidential
special came the six-car special
chartered by Defense Secretary
Johnson. His guests included
British Field Marshal Viscount
Montgomery.
Lord Montgomery was in happy
mood, too-and with reason. A
few days ago he glibly talked a
photographer into betting on Navy
and giving MIN 2-to-1 odds, even
though Army was heavily favored
to win. He greeted all newspaper
men today with the stock query
do you gentlemen want to wager
on Navy?"-but found no more
takers.
With the President were Mrs.
Truman and practically the en-
tire White House staff. Their
daughter Margaret, who sings at
Constitutional Hall tomorrow, re-
manned at home. The presidential
party also included Mrs. Truman's
brother, George Wallace, and Mrs.
Wallace
Mr.. Truman spent part of the
time en- route here walking
through the train, shaking hands
with reporters and others among
the more than 200 passengers.
When reporters asked him how
he was betting on the. game, the
President replied:
I'm not betting, but I'm sitting
this year on the Army side.
The President told those seated
in the club car he was making
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Propaganda Agency
0fCzechs Shut by Tito
by the Associoted Press

=. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov.
26.-Marshal Tito padlocked Cze-
choslovakia's propaganda agency
here last night in retaliation for
the closing down of his own
agency in Prague two days ago.
Closing of the Czech Informa-
tion Office cut off the last vestige
of Yugoslavia's S elaborate program
of cultural relations" with the
rest Of the Communicated coun-
tries in Eastern Europe. 1t was
the latest act in the bitter feud
between Tito's independent Com
munist regime and the Russian
sponsored Cominform.
Earlier in the day Belgrade stu
dents. expecting the move in view
Of relations between the two
countries, f1ocked to the Czech
library to pick up medical and
other technical works now un-
available in Yugoslav libraries.
Earlier this week Russia volun-
tarily closed down her propa-
ganda agency. the Home of Gull
ture."
Russia, Czechoslovakia and Po-
land were the only three Cominu-
mist countries to set up big infor-
nation centers here.
Poland's reading room, not far
from that of the Czechs, was
closed down earlier this year after
it persisted in displaying Comm
form propaganda against Premier
Marshal Tito's regime in its win
doWs.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
French Envoy Bars Polish Police
As Aide FIees Home in Warsaw
Ambassadors Demand for Wonont Forces
Retreat as Woman Escapes by Reor Stors

apartment building soon after /
IN. and tried to arrest Miss
Loisel. An Embassy employe liv-
ing nearby telephoned Ambassa-
dor Baelen. who rushed to the
building with Embassy employees.
Foreign correspondents also hur-
reid to the scene.
Mr.. Baelen ordered the police
from the apartment and de-
manded their warrant for Miss
Loisel's arrest. One policeman
said they had no warrant but
soon will have"
Meanwhile, Miss Loisel had dis
covered the service staircase be-
hind her apartment was unguard-
ed. BY way Of it, she went to the
apartment of another Embassy
employe and waited there until
Baelen took her to the Embassy.
French Embassy officials be-
| lieved Miss Loisel was wanted be-
| (See WARSAW. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Brother Of Colombia 5.
Liberal Chief Slain in
Prediction 5kirmishI
Two Other Porty Men Also
Killed in Brush With
MiIitory Police
By the Associated Press

BOGOTA. Colombia, Nov. Co.
The brother of Dario Echandia,
Colombian Liberal leader, was ia
tally shot and two other party
men were killed last night in a
prediction day brush with mill
Itary police.
Mr.. Echandia, his party's presi-
dental election candidate until ii
called for a boycott of tomorrow's
election. was walking with a group
of Liberals when the shooting be-
gan, but he escaped injury.
His brother, Vicente Echandia
died last night in a hospital. One
of the Liberal leaders bodyguards
and military police corporal
also were wounded in the affray.
| The Liberal leader laid a charge
with War Minister Sanchez Anna
+ va that they had been ambushec
by 8 or 10 military police ir
uniform.
The government, which is rul-
ing under a modified form OF
martial law, said the fatal shoot
ing occurred while police were
trying to break up a demonstra-
ton by Liberals against the elec-
tion in which a Conservative Is
the only candidate.
Liberals Accuse Police.
The Liberals accused the police
of suddenly firing on them. They
said the Intervention of an army
lieutenant saved the life of Dario
Echandia.
Jaime Cortes, private secretary
to the Liberal leader, said the
police fired 100 shots.
The other two dead were iden-
titled as Luis Ceron and Enrique
Rivero.
The government statement said
about 200 persons, including the
Liberal leader and his brother,
were demonstrating in front Of
the Bavaria Brewery near Plaza
San Martin yesterday. 1t said po-
lice took action when the demon
|strators started to head for the
center of the city.
The Liberals, banned by a state
OF siege from holding political
meetings. claimed they were
merely out for a walk. They said
|Dario Echandia with his brothers
Vicente and Domingo and 10
Others formed the group. which
also included the president Of the
Colombian Senate. two other
Liberal Senators and five Con-
greSSmer.
AS they came to a corner, the
Liberals said, military police sud-
denly opened fire. The Liberals
claimed they were unarmed.
Mr.. Cortes said the Liberals
dropped to the ground near the
lsee COLOMBIA. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-11-26
By the Assoeiotsd Press

WARSAW. Nov. 26.-French
Ambassador Jean Baelen early to-
day held Polish security police at
bay while the French woman En-
bassy employ they sought to arrest
escaped through the back door of
her apartment.
Mr.. Baelen took the woman,
Miss Helen Loisel, to the Embassy.
She is a secretary and acting vice.
consul there.
Two Polish-born wives of En-
bassy employees. living in the same
building with Miss Loisel, refused
to open their door when the police
ordered them out Of their apart
ment.
Don't forget you are still In
Poland" the police told them
through the closed door. Later
the police stationed themselves
outside the apartment building.
Two policemen had entered the
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Atom Leak Crackdown
Laid 10 IeIeyision Talk
By Senator Johnson
Revelations by Colorodon
Disturbed President,
.
High officioI Says
BY the Associoted Press

A high Government official said
privately today that a Senator's
television discussion of atomic
weapons helped touch off a presi-
Dental breakdown on talk about
defense secrets.
But the Senator-Edwin c.
johnson, Democrat. Of Colorado
denied emphatically that the
broadcast had any part in Presi-
dent Truman's action late yester-
day. And Senator johnson reit-
Grated that he thinks there has
been too little secrecy-not too
much-about the atomic energy
program.
The President late yesterday di-
rected Attorney General McGrath
TO tighten up the safeguarding of
atomic and other national secur-
ity information. Mr.. McGrath and
Senator Mcmahon, Democrat. of
Connecticut. chairman of the Sen
ate House Atomic Energy Com
mittee, told newsmen about the
order after comforting with Mr..
Truman for more than an hour.
Neither Mr.. McGrath nor Sena-
tor Mcmahon would say what
had prompted the directive. They
refused to answer questions about
Senator johnson.
Series of Incidents.
But an official entirely familiar
with the reasons for the crack
down order told a reporter:
There has been series of in
cidents endangering security which
disturbed the President, but it is
safe to say that the whole thing
was brought to a head by the
johnson telecast."
The television program to which
he referred originated in New
York on November /. The subject
of the panel discussion was: rs
there too much secrecy in our
atomic program?"
Senator johnson, member OF
the Joint Atomic Committee, ar
gued that there is not enough
secrecy. But during the debate he
asserted that:
l.. This eountry's scientists have
developed an A-bomb which has
six times the effectiveness of the
bomb dropped at Nagasaki in 1915
2. The United States is working
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Gift Suggestions
Listed in Classified
Beginning Tomorrow

You may find just the thing
for your gift list when you
consult the special Christmas
Gift Suggestions column be-
ginning tomorrow in the classi-
fled section of The Star,
This special feature will run
through December % in WASH
ington's leading classified me-
dium-TaE STAR.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Weather Is Fair
And Crisp; Cadets
14-Point Fuvorites
BY ffonClS Stonn
Star SfaH Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 26.-
Army and Navy were to meet in
footballs most glamorous contest
for the 50th time today in bright,
crisply cold weather before the
usual sellout crowd of 100000
spectators, including President
Truman. Viscount Montgomery
and a host of other distinguished
guests. The temperature was
about 40. A brisk wind swept the
field. Kickoff time was 1870
o'clock.
Unbeaten, united and rated, up
to now, as the best team in the
East. Army feigned a 14-point
fayorite over the midshipmen from
Annapolis as thousands of out-of-
towners deluged the city's traffic
system. hotels and restaurants,
recalling that a year ago a Navy
team that was a 20-point under
dog rose to heights and tied an
other unbeaten and united cadet
eleven, 21-21.
Scores of trains from all points
chugged into Philadelphia's down.
town stations. filled with Army
Navy enthusiasts, and more spe-'
cial trains pulled up to within
walking distance of the spurs lead
ing to Municipal Stadium.
Officials of both the Military
and Naval Academies predicted
the largest crowd in history. al
though there are no definite
means of establishing the exact
number on hand. There are 1893
seats in the vast concrete arena,
but last year 102, ,591 citizens were
counted as present and crowds in
the past have been estimated as
large as 104 900.
The Army squad, IS strong,
arrived here yesterday. as did
Navy's contingent. The An
napolis football teams train eased
Evening star., 1949-11-26
u. ). Protests 10 Soviet
On Killing Of GI Near
Russian Zone Border
General Delivers Strong
Note Accusing Sentry
Of 'SenseIess BrutoIity'
By the Associo.ed Press

BERLIN, Nov, 26.-Maj. Gen.
Maxwell D. Taylor filed a strongly
worded protest with the Russians
today on the fatal shooting of an
American Air Force sergeant by q
Russian sentry last night. The
Army identified the dead soldier
as SfSergt. John E. Staff Of Ram
sey. III.
Gen. Taylor charged the sentry
was guilty of "senseless brutality"
The American commandant
carried the protest personally to
Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov,
Soviet commander in Berlin.
United States Army authorities,
after an inquiry. gave this version
Of the incident through spokes-
man:
The sergeant, two soldier COM
rades and a German girl were
"joy-riding" in an official Air
Force automobile in the British
sector near Gatow airfield.
Halted by Soviet Soldiers.
They came to the Russian zone
border without knowing it until a
Soviet soldier halted them at an
obscure checkpoint.
The driver spun the car around
toward the British sector and re-
fused to heed a command to halt
The Russian shot through the back
of the car and hit the sergeant in
the head. He died later in RAF
hospital at Gatow.
The spokesman said the Russian
apparently tried to indicate In
some way or another that the car
should come inside the, Russian
zone"
This the driver refused to do
Two German Peoples Police" on
lSee REPT.TN pooo A-0l
Evening star., 1949-11-26
sy the A,soeiotsd Pres,

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. .a26.-The
Chinese Communist radio today
gave its first account Of the "hear-
ing" given American Consul Gen.
eral Angus Ward at Mukden.
Manchuria.
This is the full account by the
Communist news agency as broad
cast by the Peiping radio and
heard by the Associated Press:
Verdict on the case Of A. Ward
and four foreign employees Of the
former United States consulate In
Mukden, who brutally assaulted
Chinese worker Chi Yu-heng. was
passed by the Mukden Peoples
Court on November 81.
"A. Ward. who led the assault.
was sentenced to six months Inn
prisonnent, while sentences Of
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Panama Crowd Stones
Office Of u. 5.-0wned
Electricity Company
Attuck Follows Publication
Of News Thut Washington
WithhoIds Recognition
BY the Assoeioted Press

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov.
26.-Ofhces of the United States
owned Panama Power & Light Co.
were stoned today. few hours
after publication of the news that
the United States has no diplo-
matte relations with this country.
The stoning was attributed
partly to anti-United States feel
ing but largely to the fact that the
company's Office employees refused
to join in a general strike which
shut down most businesses here
and elsewhere in the republic.
Panama's strong man police
chief. Col. Jose Antonio Remon,
and two of his aides submitted
their designations last night to
President Arnulfo Arias, whom
they swept into Office two. nights
ago, the third President of Pan
anna within a week.
The new President said he would
act on the designations ''in due
course" Meanwhile, Col. Remon,
maker and breaker Of presidents.
still controlled the police-the ma
tion's only armed force.
Regime Already in Difficulty.
Dr.. Arias' regime already was
harried by both internal and for
eign difficulties.
After the United States an
nounced it did not recognize the
new government DR.. Arias told the
public this should be no cause for
alarm and predicted that Wash
ington would recognize him
sooner or later"
A widespread flareup of strikes
and a call for a general strike to
hack i'm r1ama ndS for Cnl Rnnor1'S
Evening star., 1949-11-26
102 Catholic Loymen
Purdoned in SIovokio
By the Assoeioted Press

PRAGUE, Nov. 26.-The Slo-
vakian Board of Commissioners
today announced pardons had
been granted to 102 Roman Cath
olic laymen sentenced during the
church-State fight.
It was the latest in series Of
amnesties granted since the gov
ernment pushed through its
church control law.
Although details were not given,
It was believed some Of the Slovak
laymen were arrested in last sum-
mer's clashes when parishioners
sought to guard their priests from
arrest.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
France Proposes
To|nc|ude Reich
In United Europe
Paris Assembly Boeks
Strpsbourg Plan and
Policy on Germany
BY the Assacioisd Press

PARIS, Nov. 26.-France's Ma
tional Assembly in historic move
today called on Western Europe
to unite in a political and eco
nomic federation that would in
clude Western Germany.
The French Assembly is the
first European Parliament to in
dorse recommendations of the r.
nation European Consultative As
sembly, which met last summer
at Strasbourg and called for a
united Europe.
After tour days of almost con-
tinuous debate the Assembly also
approved the governments gen.
eral policy toward Germany
which calls for relaxing occupa-
ton controls by Western powers
in exchange for security guaran-
tees. The guarantees would guard
against possible future German
militarism.
Session Lasts All Night.
The resolution supporting the
federation plan and the Western
Allies policy in Germany was
adopted 327 to 249, after an all
night session.
The recommended inclusion of
Western Germany in the proposed
federation paves the way for the
Bonn republics government to
take part for the first time since
the war in the European family
of nations.
The Assembly approved Ger
many's admission as an associate
member into the Council of Eu-
ropes lower parliamentary house,
the Consultative Assembly. Such
membership would not give Ger
many representation in the more
powerful Committee of Ministers
the Councils upper house.
The resolution was presented by
members of the three big political
parties that make up the present
coalition government of Premier
Georges Bidault-the Popular Re-
publicans tMRP), the Socialists
and the Radical-Socialists tmod-
|erate).
Eight Points in Proposal.
? It called for:
/. Establishment of a European
political authority within the
shortest possible. time. The Stras-
bourg Assembly first coined this
phrase to designate the proposed
supernatural body.
2. Unification of European
economies through the Marshall
Plans Organization of European
Economic Cooperation.
3. Censure of the European
Councils IL foreign ministers for
refusing to give more powers to
the Consultative Assembly as rec
commended at the recent Stras-
bourg session.
4. Putting the OEEC under the
European council.
S. Western Germany's admis-
sion into the Consultative Assem-
bly, on condition the German S
(See FRANCE. Page A-2.D
Evening star., 1949-11-26
nter-Fraternity Group
Recommends Action
On Race Restrictions
Organizations Urged
To Take Such Steps
As They Moy Elect

The National Inter-Fraternity
Conference today recommended to
fratelnities that they take such
steps as they may elect" to elimi-
nate any provision they may have
against accepting members be-
cause of race or creed.
The conference adopted, 36 to 3,
a committee resolution noting that
many fraternities have never had
restrictive provisions. The resolu-
ton cited "fraternities who do
have selective provisions" and said
they should consider the question
in the light of prevailing condi-
tions and take such steps as they
may elect to eliminate such selec-
tivity provisions"
Eighteen of the groups author.
lied to cote at the conference re-
Trained from voting.
Action Against Subversion.
A resolution presented late yes
terday had recommended to all
fraternities that they repeal any
bylaws, statutes o rrules which
discriminate against any college
student because of his religious
faith, color or creed.
The resolution adopted today
stated that the issue of discrimi-
nation is of concern to many
interested persons" Membership
in fraternities. it said, is a ques-
ton of individual responsibility of
the groups themselves.
The conference also adopted a
resolution referring to all frater-
mites the strong program against
subversive activities in colleges
discussed at a recent round table
of the conference by several
speakers including Attorney Cen
eral McGrath. The conference
recommended fraternities partici-
pate actively in moves to combat
subversEe activity.
Standings Disappointing.
Col. Ralph w. Wilson, Lexing-
ton. KY, scholarship counselor of
the conference reported fraternity
scholarship for the previous col
lege year l947-48 was, to say
the least, a very humiliating and
painful nightmare. Out of SO
college fraternities," he wrote,
"only 16 were above the all mems
average. -
1.-THE other 43 fraternities
ranged from just under the all
mems average to a point of shame
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Princess Eugenie to Wed
Austrian Prince Monday
By the Asseeiotsd Press

ATHENS, Nov. 26.-Princess
Eugene of Greece will be married
to Prince Raymond di Tore ct
Tasso here Monday.
The princess is the daughter Of
Prince George OF Greece and Is q
cousin of King Paul of Greece and
the Duchess of Kent. Born IN
1910, Eugene is divorced from Po-
lish Prince Dominique Renier
RadziWill. I'D
Prince Raymond is also known
under his family's Austrian name,
Thurn und Taxis.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Senators Blast
Indies Secrecy
0nECASpending
Meoeer Facts Made
Available, Soy Four;
Plan Investigation
BY the Associated Press

BATAVIA. Java. Nov. 26.-Four
American Senators winding up a
three-day investigation of Mar
shall Plan spending in Indonesia
expressed dissatisfaction today
with the "meager facts" they were
able to dig up. They said they
will ask for an investigation when
they get back to Washington.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, OF
Louisiana, chairman of the Sen
ate Appropriations Subcommittee
said in a news conference, 1--WE
do not want to draw conclusions
on how the money was spent from
the facts provided U.S."
He said they were not satisfied
with information furnished either
by Dutch or American sources.
1--WE have watchdogs here which
are not watching the financial in
terest of the American people, -
said Senator Ferguson, Repub-
lican, of Michigan.
Funds Halted for Time.
Economic Cooperation Admin
istration money which reached the
Indonesians as part of Holland S
allotment was cut off by the Amer
ican Government when the Dutch
launched military offensive
against the Republic last Deem
Der.
Resumption of payments
amounting to S37,000,000 was an
nounced recently from Washing
ton.
Some Indonesians in the past
accused the Dutch of using the
money for military equipment.
The Dutch have persistently de-
MED the charge officially.
Senator Ferguson said:
I'VE have been told that 80 per
cent of the ECA allotment was
spent in Indonesia on rice and
textiles, but we cannot get cor
roborative details on exactly how
much was given and how it was
spent from the Dutch or our own
people" ..
He said his committee will ask
the Senate to look into the mat
ter unless details are forthcoming
soon.
Use to Pay Debts Reported.
Senator Ferguson said he heard
that large portion of the ECA
aid was used towards reduction
of the internal debt Of the area.
That is, not it's purpose he
said. land object to money being
used that way, whether it is by
Holland, Indonesia or Great Brit
ain, while America is >going in
debt to furnish the aid"
Senator Green. Democrat. of
Rhode Island said he did not dis
agree with the other Senators.
but said he had not been able to
get enough facts on which he
could base a criticism of the
spending.
The fourth member of the
world-touring group. Senator Jen-
ner. Republican, of Indiana said
they were scheduled to leave this
evening by plane for Manila en
route to the United States.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
BULLETIN

Vice Consul William M.
Stokes, Angus Wards chief
aide in the American Consulate
at Mukden. has been seized by
Communist authorities in con-
nection with Spying charges"
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Coast Guard Reaches Aoop
With I D. {. Men Aboard
BY the Assoeiotsd Pres.

!. NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 26.-The
Coast Guard said early today that
the cutter Travis had put a line
aboard the disabled sloop Good
Hope off Charleston. s. C.
The 63-foot sloop with FIVE
aboard was spotted from the air
last night after radioing for help
earlier in the day.
The Travis reached the disabled
craft shortly after midnight about
100 miles east of Charleston. The
sloop, owned by a Washington
man. was taking water and wal
lowing heavily in extremely
seas. the Coast Guard
reported.
After getting a line aboard, the
Travis hove to to await improved
weather.
A Coast. Guard plane from Eliz-
abeth City. N. c., spotted the Good
Hope after planes from st. Peters
burg, Fla, were unable to locate
the vessel which had given a posi-
ton so miles east OF the Savannah
Light Ship.
Those aboard the yacht are
Robert O. -Scholz. an architect Of
3700 Massachusetts, avenue NV,
the owner: Robert g. Wilson, jr.,
2480 Sixteenth street NV; two
seamen. Holger Deuland and Henry
Davis, both of Annapolis. and d
cook whose name could not be
learned.
Evening star., 1949-11-26

(See ATOMIC. Page A-2o
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(See GAMBLING, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-11-26

(See PANAMA, page A-2..
Evening star., 1949-11-26

(See FRATERNITIES, Pg. AS,
Evening star., 1949-11-26

(See FRANCE, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1949-11-26

(See BERLIN, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1949-11-26

(See TRAINS, Page A-3.D
Evening star., 1949-11-26

Continued on Page Bill, Col. %
Evening star., 1949-11-26

Sunny and cold, high around 40. Cloudy
tonight, low about % in city, 20 in suburbs.
Tomorrow cloudy, warmer, some chance of
light rain. (Full report on Page A-20