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Evening star., 1949-12-04
Use Of Andrews Base
10 o5uppIIementA Airport
Suggested by CAA
- n
Report to Budget Bureau
Rejects Routing Of PIones
To New Baltimore Field
By W. n. Shippen, Jr.


The suggestion that part of An
drews Air Force Base be used as
supplement to National Airport
has been made by the Civil Aero
nautics Administration in a re-
port to the. Budget Bureau.
The confidential report, it was
learned yesterday. rejects the
idea advanced by Maryland men,
bers of Congress that congestion
at Washington's air terminal can
be relieved by routing passenger
aircraft to Baltimore's new air.
port under construction at Friend
ship Church, Md.
The new airport is about 8 miles
south of Baltimore, and some 4C
miles from Washington. The point
has been made by spokesmen TO,
the project that it would have
easy access to the new highway
being developed between Washing
ton and Baltimore.
The CAA. committee appointed
to explore the situation urged i'm
mediate action in view of the
fact that National now cannot
accommodate more traffic during
critical hours, and available sites
in this area are rapidly being
built up into residential subdivi7
Sions.
The experts pointed out that
Washington needs the best air
transportation the industry can
Evening star., 1949-12-04
By the Assoeioied Press

Former Representative Andrew
j. May. Democrat. of Kentucky.
will receive a monthly Govern
ment pension of about $3.50 all the
time he is in prison and for the
rest of his life when he gets out.
But Representative j. Parnell
Thomas, Republican. Of New Jer-
sey, awaiting sentence on q fraud
charge, won't fare SO well because
he isn't as old as May. Thomas
will have to wait eight years be-
fore he starts drawing Govern
|ment pension estimated at $3.50 ?
month.
rcy's conviction on war
: uds charge and Thomas deci-
sion not to defend charge that
he got "kickbacks' from fictitious
employees on his payroll do not
affect their benefits under the
1916 law making members Of Con-
gress eligible for civil service, PEN
sionS,
Evening star., 1949-12-04
British Call on Soviet
To Let World See Fate
.0f 100000 Ba|ts
Lotvions, Esthonions and
Lithuonions Declared Pu,
| In Forced Lobor Comps
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Britair
challenged the Soviet Union today
to let the world see what has
happened to 100000 Balts-Lat-
vians, Esthonians and Lithuanians
who, the British charge, have
teen driven into Russian forced
labor camps.
The Russians remained silent
on the challenge during bitter
British Soviet debate in the
United Nations Assembly.
In a counter blast. Soviet
Delegate Alexander Panyushkir
charged the British were dissent
mating "Goebbels-like propagan-
da" against the Russian govern.
ment. Joseph Goebbels was Naz
Germany's minister of propa-
ganda.
Assembly President Carlos P
Romulo struck all reference te
Goebbels from the General AS
sembly's record. including British
Delegate G. T.. Corley Smith.
angry reply. Mr.. Smith said: "We
had no other connection with
(See u. N. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Corregidor Hero Found Dead
With Service Pistol in Hand
Gen. Moore Feared
He Was Losing His
Mind, Coroner Says
By The Assoeiotsd Press

BURLINGAME, Calf. Dec. g.
Maj. Gen. George F. Moore. COM
mander of Corregidor in the long
Japanese siege, was found dead
near a lonely road last night. a
bullet through his head and hts
service pistol in his hand.
The 62-year-old Texan and his
wife, Lucille. had lived here since
his retirement last August, after
40 years in the Army.
Contents of q note found on
the generals bed were not dis
closed, but Coroner William
Crosby said the soldier, who spent
more than three years in Japanese
prison camps. expressed fear he
was losing his mind.
In 1910, he went to Manila to
take command Of harbor defenses
Shortly before Corregidor fell to
the japanese on May 6, 1912, Gen.
Macarthur awarded Gen. Moore
the Distinguished Service Cross.
After the surrender Of Bataan
and Corregidor. Gen. Moore and
his top commander in the area
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Bridegroom Is Hit
| By Auto 6 Hours
| After Weddinq

Less than six hours after he
was married. Earl D. Lurton, so,
was struck and injured critically
by an automobile here yesterday
police reported.
Mr.. Lurton was walking with
his bride near their apartment at
AS Burbank street Sc. accord
ing to police. when he was struck
by the automobile.
He was taken to the operating
room at Gallinger Hospital last
night for a compound fracture OF
his right arm. He also suffered
severe head injuries and was de-
scribed as being in critical con-
dition.
The couple was crossing Texas
avenue near Burns street, accord
ing to police, when Mr.. Lurton
was struck by an automobile
driven by Jack 8. Duvall, 20, OF
2604 Dewitt avenue. Alexandria.
Mr.. Duvall told police he was
blinded by the setting sun. He
was charged with unreasonable
speed and held in $500 bond.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Interest in Hiss Trial
Centers on Whether
Wadleigh viii Testif,
Speculation Arises Thot
U. S. May Block Defense
By Not CoIIine Him
By Newbold Noyes, Jr
Stor StoH Correspondent

NEW YORK, Dec. 3. - Federal
Judge Henry w. Goddard has
ordered attorneys in the Algei
Hiss perjury retrial not to an
nounce their witnesses in advance
and this fact makes speculation
inevitable as to what the Govern
ment plans to do about number
of key witnesses in the case.
Most of the interest is now Gen.
tering on Henry Julian Wadleigh
who testified at Mr.. Hiss first
trial that he supplied ex-Com.
munist agent Whitaker Cham
bers with secret government docu.
ments while he was working fol
the State Department in the
1930s.
That first trial. testing whether
Mr.. Hiss lied to a Federal granc
jury in denying he too. gave Sc.
cret material to Mr.. Chambers
in his State Department days
ended with a hung jury last
July g..
Wadleigh Not Yet Subpoenaed.
In his opening statement to ths
jury of eight women and four mer
on November 18, Defense Attorney
Claude B. Cross said he woule
try to prove Mr.. Wadleigh gave
Mr.. Chambers most of the secret
papers the latter says came from
Mr.. Hiss.
It is known that Thomas F
Murphy, Assistant United State.
Attorney, has not yet subpoenaee
Mr.. Wadleigh for an appearance
at. this trial, and observers ar.
wondering whether he may MOI
be preparing to block Mr.. Cros.
from the indicated line of defens.
by leaving Mr.. Wadleigh out o,
the Government lineup this time
The fact is that Mr.. Wadleigh'
testimony is not essential to th'
prosecution case. It serves simpl!
to back up Mr.. Chambers asser
tions about espionage activitie
in high Government circles b.
showing that he was certainly re-
|ceiving secret information from q
least one source. Yet the prosecu
tor might well decide that tn
secret data which Mr.. Chamber
has produced as evidence agains
Mr.. Hiss are themselves sufficien
proof of this point.
/ Legally, it is pointed out, tn
defense's position would be quit.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Citizens Federation Awards
Star Trophy to Mother of 3
Mrs. Henry A. Bartlett
Cited for Work on
Nursery Epidemics

The Federation of Citizens As
sociations last night selected Mrs.
Henry A. Bartlett, 3817 Seven
teenth place NE, the mother Of
three children, as the winner of
The Evening Star Trophy as recog-
milton of her outstanding public
service to the District.
The federation also decided:
l. To seek reconsideration by
the Public Utilities Commission of
its order granting the Washington
Gas Light Co. a 6 per cent in
crease In its rates.
2. TO do all it can to bring to
vote the District home rule bill,
passed by the Senate and now
pending In the House. The bill
became sidetracked IN the House
District Committee. A petition is
now on the Speakers desk to
discharge the committee from
consideration Of the bill. permit
ting it to be brought to a vote.
Mrs. Bartlett was cited by the
federation for working to avert
Evening star., 1949-12-04
10000 Jops Reported
Facing Soviet Charges
BY the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 3.-Three former
japanese army officers just home
from four years in Siberian prison
camps asserted today the Russians
have indicted 10000 Japanese as
war criminals.
The three repatriates told Jap
anese. newsmen the charges in
clude spying. propaganda work,
guerrilla activity and planning a
war of aggression. Some diplo-
mats were said to be included.
There was no confirmation OF
the repatriates' story. Occupation
authorities insist, however, that
800, 200 Japanese held by Russia
still are unaccounted for,
Evening star., 1949-12-04
May Is Receiving U. S. Pension;
Thomas to Get One in 8 Years

Both May, who is due to start
serving eight months to two. years
in Federal prison at Ashland, KY,
starting tomorrow, and Thomas,
who faces the courts decision on
his nolo contendere plea next Fri
day, were among the first to make
themselves eligible for the oen-
sions.
Although May, then chairman
of the House Military Affairs
Committee, was defeated for re-
election in 1916, the Kentucky
Democrat paid the required $2,716
lump sum contribution and. ac-
cording to House sergeant at ;
arms spokesrnen, started drawing
his pension early in 1947. Because
he then was an ex-member and
already was past the retirement
age of So, he made no further pay
ments.
Thomas can't draw a pension
as long as he is member Of Con-
(See MAY, Page A-3o
Evening star., 1949-12-04
u. 5. Demands China
Warships Quit Firing
On American Vessels
Note to NotionoIists
Protests Attock on
Croft Near Shanghai
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

In a strong note OF protest, the
United States has demanded that
the Chinese Nationalist govern
ment warn its warships that they
cannot fire illegally on American
vessels running the China coast
blockade.
The State Department disclosed
yesterday that the rebuke was
delivered Friday to Chinese For
eign Minister George Yeh in
British Hong Kong.
Whereas Secretary Of State
Acheson had emphasized in q
news conference Wednesday that
he wished all American ships
would stay out of the "hazardous"
Shanghai area. yesterdays note
hammered the reverse side of the
case-insistence that Nationalist
warships should not illegally at
tack American vessels.
The protest was directed spe-
officially against the attack Mon
day on the Isbrandtsen Lines
vessel. the Sir John Franklin. It
was entering the Yangtze river
leading to Shanghai. Previously
the State Department had pro-
tested an earlier attack on Is
brandtsen's Flying Cloud in the
Shanghai area.
4 Points Made In Note.
The new note made these ma
jor points:
/. The United States. from the
beginning of the blockade last
June, has refused to admit its
legality for many reasons.
2. The attack on the Sir John
Franklin was carried out "indis-
criminately and wantonly" and
was "unjustif1able and contrary
to the law and practice Of ma
tions."
3. The United States Govern
ment therefore holds the Chinese
Nationalist government fully re-
sponsible for any losses sustained
by American nationals as re-
suit of these reckless acts"
4. The United States views Sc
riously the attack on American
life and property and requests
that the Nationalists prevent an
other incident OF this nature"
The department appeared to
draw q distinction between what
nation has = right to do in its
own waters, and m attack which
Evening star., 1949-12-04
McCabe Says Treasury
And Federal Revenue
Work in Harmony
Directive Fixing FiseoI
Authority Is Approved
By Boord Chuirmon

Chairman Thomas B. McCabe
of the Federal Reserve Board yes
terday gave Congress a picture of
harmony and cooperation be-
tween his board and the Treas
ury in solving monetary problems,
in contrast to the sharp criticism
of Treasury policies voiced Friday
by his predecessor, Mariner S.
Eccles.
The mild-mannered, pleasant
spoken Mr.. McCabe was on the
witness stand before the joint
House Senate Economic subcom-
mittee for, three hours without
ever mentioning the Eccles
charges that the Treasury's de-
sire to finance the public debt as
cheaply as possible has interfered
with the power of the Federal Re-
serve Board to regulate the supply
of money and credit as means ol
combating imitation.
Mr.. Eccles is still a member o1
the Reserve Board. but President
Truman put Mr.. McCabe in his
place as chairman 10 months ago.
The whole tenor of Mr.. Nc
Cabe's testimony coincided with
that of Treasury Secretary Snyder
that the two agencies have been
getting along we'll.
Mr.. McCabe refused, however,
to comment on a report that
within the past week the Treasury
had disregarded a Federal Re-
serve Board request for delay in
announcing the refunding terms
On Government certificates ma
turing in January. Mr.. McCabe
said he could not go into that
without violating a confidence
between the Federal Reserve Open
Market Committee and tn e
Treasury.
The Reserve Board chairman
questioned the wisdom of having
Congress attempt to draw up a
directive, spelling out more pre-
cisely the powers of the Treasury
and the Reserve Board to expand
credit in time of recession and to
tighten it up when imitation is on
the horizon. He agreed. however
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Book Supplement

The Stars annual book sur
vey and readers guide appears
as a special supplement with
this issue. 1t presents an
evaluation OF books published
in 1949 under the classification
OF fiction. biography, history,
Americana, world affairs, sci
ence, childrens books, poetry.
criticism and others. Designed
to serve the full range of
readers interests in all age
groups, books in each field are
reviewed and discussed by
Star staff specialists, and
well-known guest contributors
present authoritative articles
on the American literary
scene.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

KINGSTON. Jamaica, Dec. 8
ER.-Lord Beaverbrook, publisher
of the London Daily Express and
| Britain's wartime minister Of
supply, arrived at Montego Bay,
Jamaica. yesterday in chartered
plane. He will spend vacation
at his winter residence there.
Evening star., 1949-12-04
BY the kssoeiofed Press

by the kssoeiofed Press
DALLAS, Dec. 3.-Notre Danes
Fighting Irish thundered 81 mag
nificent yards to a touchdown in
the last minutes today to beat
Southern Methodist 27-20 and
finish four years without defeat
on the football field.
It marked the thirty eighth
game that the Irish have played
in the four-year period. with 36
victories and two ties. Thus, Notre
Dame finished the season as ma
Evening star., 1949-12-04
Probe 10 Stiff
Hopkins Atom
Leak Charges
Mcmahon Tells Stoff
To Investigate Story
Of Uranium Gifts

i<A-1A oGNAAJ4lO I1dlluS-oll
Policy in Alberta for Loaded
CATS Going to Reds. Page Al.
ARMY OF SPIES would harass
U. S in Red War, Expert Says.
Page AT
Chairman Mcmahon of the
Joint Senate House Atomic Ener-
gy Committee yesterday directed
the committee staff to investigate
charges by former Air Force
captain that atomic bomb ma
terial and secret United States
documents were turned over to
Russia during the war with the
approval of a high American Of
fetal.
According to statements made
by the former officer, G. Rscey
Jordan, in a radio broadcast Fri
day night. the materials and Sc
cret documents were given the
Russians with the approval of the
late Harry Hopkins. Mr.. Hopkins,
confidant of the late President
Roosevelt, was lend-lease expediu-
ter.
Some of the shipments were Of
uranium, which the Russians re-
ferred to as bomb powder" Mr.
Jordan said.
There were immediate congress
sional reactions yesterday, and
also statements casting doubt on
Mr.. Jordan's story.
Extent of Probe Not Disclosed.
While Senator Mcmahon direct
ed the committee staff to make
an inquiry, he refused to say
whether a full committee inves-
tigation would follow He said to
the Associated Press at Norwalk
Conn.,:
From what I have been told
about the broadcast 1t occurs to
me that the patriotic and efficient
military men who were directly
responsible for the security OF our
atomic bomb project can throw
some light on the matter. I have
requested our committee staff to
inquire from these gentlemen
what they know about It,"
During the war and until jan
uary !, l947, when the Atomic
Energy Commission took over. the
bomb project was carried out by
the Manhattan District Of the
Army Engineers.
johnson Calls Charges Serious.
Another member Of the Joint
committee. Senator Edwin c.
johnson, Democrat. of Colorado,
described the charges as serious
and said they Should be cleared
up or explored by Congress. He
would not say whether the Atomic
Energy Committee or some other
congressional agency should go
!! into the matter.
! Senator. Hickenlooper of Iowa
former chairman and now ranking
Republican member of the joint
committee. likewise was unde-
cided whether there should be g
full-scale investigation. But. he
said, the committee will want tc
see what is behind the story.
Its very important thing,
he said at Fort Dodge, Iowa. I'll
certainly sounds like Russia nigh,
have been able to develop an atom
bomb more quickly because o1
this"
Senator Mccarthy, Republican
Of Wisconsin, who is not a mem
ber of the Atomic Energy Com
mittee, asserted that If that com.
mittee does not make an investi.
CATION he will. urge that one be
made by the Senate Investigat.
ing Subcommittee headed by Sen.
ator Hoey, Democrat. Of NORTH
Carolina.
| Says Hopkins Ph0ned Him.
Mr.. Jordan made his charges In
the course of an interview by Full
ton Lewis, jr. He said that during
the war he had been stationed al
Great Falls, Mont. It was a way
station for lend lease planes being
Evening star., 1949-12-04

Gen. Jonathan W. Wainwright.
with other officers and American
and Filipino enlisted men, were
harshly treated by the Japanese.
In his long captivity Gen. Moore
was moved to prison camps in the
Philippines, Fornosa and Japan,
finally ending up in Manchuria,
where liberating troops freed him
in I945.
Gen. Moore later took over other
tSee MOORE. Page A-s1
Evening star., 1949-12-04

tional champion for the seventh
time. It also was the thirty y-eighth
victory for the Irish since they
were last defeated in 1945 and
this was the tenth season in
81 years of football that the Irish
were undefeated and united. The
tie games in the 38-game string
were in l948 and 1916.
Today's game was one Of the
all-time thrillers of southwestern
football history. The men of
Evening star., 1949-12-04
1See PROTEST. Page AS.
Hungary Loys 5-Yeur Plan

BUDAPEST, Dec. 3 R.-Hun-
gary plans to invest 81 ,000. .000, 900
forints fabout $l,100. .000, ,000) in
| the new 1ive-year plan beginning
January /. 1t was announced
tonight.
Evening star., 1949-12-04

epidemics among the newborn In
hospital nurseries. It said she al
most single handed brought about
revision of Health Department
regulations, and inclusion in the
(Sae PENETRATION Page A-4)
Evening star., 1949-12-04

(see AIRPORT. Page A-70
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(See URANIUM, Page A-70
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(See COAL, Page AID
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(See ECONOMIC, Page AS
Evening star., 1949-12-04
| Beuverbrook in Jumoicu

(See HISS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1949-12-04

(See HOUSING, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1949-12-04

CONTINUED on Page B-1. Col. H.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-08-13

Tense attorneys at one point what
they would consider reasonable
bail. He said that he would rem
der a decision within a few days.
The four CRC attorneys arg
ued that the N. ]. Supreme Court
decision had, in effect, found
them innocent of any crime.
Attorney Bloch pointed 10
Judge Hutchinson's charge to the
jury in which the judge himself
indicated that the state rested
its case almost entirely on con
fessions" allegedly made by the
defendants: the attorney then
csied The N. ]. Supreme Courts
rejection of confessions" OBJ
tanned by torture.
Saying that the prosecution
had no case without these con-
fessions, and that the N. j. SUI
preme Courts decision was con-
firmation of the innocence Of the
Trenton Six, Attorney Royce de-
clared that the defendants had
been framed.
The attorneys pointed to the
suppression of vital evidence by
the prosecution, charge upheld
by the N. j. Supreme Court de-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-08-13
MASS RALLY
FOR BENDERS

William Patterson of New
York, national director of the
Civil Rights Congress, will head
an impressive list of speakers at
a mass rally in defense of Harold
Benders, Jr., it was announced
Wednesday by the Joint Action
Committee to Defend Benders.
Patterson, active leader in such
civil rights fights as the case Ct
the Scottsboro boys, and the case
of the Trenton Six, is now the
executive director of the Civil
Rights Congress, tne national or
ganization which has led the fight
in many of the outstanding civil
rights cases today.
Young Blenders, victim of a
brutal beating by MIA change
collector, Gerald Ball, was re-
Gently found guilty of assault and
battery upon the MTA employee.
The decision, widely condemned
by observers of the trial, is being
fought by Benders' attorneys. An
appeal has been entered in the
case, and viii be heard early in
September.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-08-13
TRENTON 6" Judge May Change
Mind On Admitting Men To Bail

TRENTON, N. ]. = Arguing a
precedent - making motion be-
fore Judge Charles P. Hutchin-
son, Executive Secretary William
L. Patterson of the Civil Rights
Congress and three other CRC at
torneys, o. John Rugge, Soloman
Golat and Emanuel Bloch, asked
that the Trenton Six be admitted
to bail in spite of the fact that
they are technically charged with
a capital crime. Present were
three Of the six.
The prosecutor, arguing against
the motion, referred to the Tren-
ton Six as confessed killers" and
was sharply rebuked by Mr., Pat
terson who charged that the
prosecutor was refusing to recog-
nize the authority of the N. ].
Supreme Court which on June
80 declared that confessions OBJ
tanned under duress were mad
missable, and reversed the death
sentence Of the Trenton Six.
Judge Hutchinson, who pre-
sided at the world famous trial
of the Trenton Six, asked the de-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-08-13

cision, and to the fact that 2 Of
the 3 "eyewitnesses" called by
the prosecution could not iden-
tify any of the Trenton Six, and
that the third admitted to having
been rehearsed by police and had
lied under oath.
The attorneys warned that the
prosecution was attempting to
turn the six defendants against
one another in the hope of
frightening some of them into
Cooperating with the prosecu-
ton. In lieu of evidence which
the prosecution cannot get be-
cause it never existed, declared
the lawyers, it resorts to tor
ture, terror, and intimidation of
the defendants.
Mr.. Patterson urged that let
tiers of encouragement be sent to
the Trenton Six. Letters have
to be individually addressed 20
any one Of the six defendants
c/o Mercer County Jail, Tren-
ton, New Jersey. The names Of
the defendants are Coils Eng
fish, Ralph Cooper, Mckinley
Forest, John Mckenzie, James
Thrope, and Horace Wilson.