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Evening star., 1949-08-26
7 in NavyLost
As sSnorke| Sub
Sinks in Arctic
U. S. S. Cochino Goes
Down in Heavy Seas;
Tusk Nearing Norway

Seven persons lost their lives
early today when the snorkel-
equipped submarine Cochino was
lost while on a training cruise
in Arctic waters.
Announcement of the loss was
made by the Navy here.
An explosion in the battery
room and fire destroyed the SUBJ
marine.
Six of the dead were from the
accompanying submarine Tusk,
which went alongside the Cochino
to effect rescue operations. They
we're swept to their deaths by
heavy seas.
List of Casualties.
The lost sailors are:
1t. q. g. Wilson M. Shafer, jr.,
Stanford, Conn.
Melvin B. Hennenberger, jr,
Gloucester City, N. J.
James r. Miller, Liberty, Mo.
Robert L. Pinney. Sturges. Mich.
Robert Brunner, Altoona. Pa.
John Guttermuth, Poquonnock
Bridge. Conn.
One civilian technician also
was lost but has not yet been
identified by the Defense Depart
ment.
The Tusk is proceeding to the
Norwegian port of Hammerfest.
which was declared to pc the
nearest port where medical at
tention may be had.
Injuries Not Listed.
The Defense Departments brief
announcement did not state the
extent of injuries to personnel
aboard the Cochino.
The Cochino was commanded
by 1t. Comdr. Rafael Benitz Of
Ponce, Puerto Rico.
The Tusk was in command OF
Comdr. Robert K. Worthington Of
Oakmont, Pa.
The Cochino and Tusk, two
streamlined Guppi-Snorkel types.
with the submarine Toro and Cor
sair had been temporarily assigned
to the naval forces under com.
mand of Admiral Richard N. Con-
oily and we're engaged in cold
water exercises in the Arctic. On
completion of this training cruise
all were scheduled to return to
their home port Of New London.
Conn.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Sunday Reading -.

City solicitor, United States
attorney, Governor, Solicitor
General, Senator, Democratic
chairman, and now Attorney
General. Those are some OF
the many titles held by J.
Howard McGrath, who Is al
ways on the move, and always
moving up. Staff Writer Rob-
ert K. Walsh studies his career
in Sundays Editorial Section.
Grave economic problems
are facing Mexico and Presi-
dent Aleman Is expected to
dwell on them when he makes
his "State of the Nation" re-
port next week to the Mexican
Congress. Edward Tomlinson,
in a special Editorial Section
report from Mexico City, tells
what goes on down there.
These are but two Of the
many features that supple
ment the usual thorough and
accurate news content Of
Uhr ennhay Star
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Pictures on Page BID
By Nelson M. Shepard

In gratitude for American post
war friendship and assistance. the
Italian government has offered to
cast in bronze two pairs Of gigan-
tic allegorical equestrian groups
to be used at the District entrances
to Arlington Memorial Bridge. the
Italian Embassy said today.
Made In much the same spirit
as motivated the freedom loving
French people to give the Statue
Of Liberty In New York Harbor
the proposed statuary. when
erected. would serve to remind
the millions Of visitors to the Ma
tional CAPITAL Of = new era in
Italian American relations.
Charge d'Affaires Mario Mu-
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Pennsy Smoshup in Maryland
HurIs FIuminu oil in Streets

Washington said that all trains
since the wreck were about 4
hours late In arriving.)
At least 20 cars in the middle
of 4 southbound freight plowed
off the track about 200 yards
south Of the Northeast station at
$50 am. Three Of them were oil
tankers, which burst into flame.
The burning oil surged down the
main street OF the Negro section
and into . creek, where 1t con-
tinued TO blaze.
The noise Of the wreck and the
fash Of fire awoke the whole
neighborhood and sent terror
stricken families into the street.
Witnesses said there were three
explosions, the first right on the
(See WRECK. PAGE A.3.)
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Miners Pension Fund
Run on Unsound Basis,
Van Horn Testifies.
Persons Not Employed by
Contributors Receive
Benefits, Hearing Told

Ezra Van Horn. coal-producers'
trustee for the United Mine Work
ers' Welfare and Retirement Fund.
today told the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee the pen
sion plan was being operated on
an unsound basis and would go
bankrupt"
He attacked in many respects
the pension system as 1t has been
operated since April Of last year
under decisions by the other two
trustees-John L. Lewis. head of
the miners union. and Senator
Bridges. Republican, of New
Hampshire.
Testimony already taken by the
Senate committee in its inquiries
into small business and monopoly
practices has brought out that
Mr.. Van Horn has been consist
emily outvoted by Mr.. Lewis and
Senator Bridges on, all issues re-
garding the $1oo.ooo,oeo pension
program.
Sl1,oo0,00o Monthly Outlay.
Under questions from Senator
Capehart. Republican. of Indiana.
Mr.. Van Horn said that since col
lections of royalties on the ton
mage of coal mined was begun In
1916, to create the welfare and
retirement fund. receipts totaled
between $l45, 5,000, 900 and $780,
000, 900. The balance as Of July
81, he said, was $4,000, 900 and
that benefits paid amounted to
about $1l ,000, 900 a month.
The producers trustee renewed
the coal operators protest that
under the pension plan put into
effect by Mr.. Lewis and Senator
Bridges, benefits are established
for all miners who are members
of the United Mine Workers. over
so years of age regardless OF
when they had retired and wheth-
er or not they had been employed
by any of the signatories" to the
1913 wage agreement.
In criticizing the present PEN
sion plan, Mr.. Vah Horn listed as
among things of substantial i'm
portance" his finding that the res
Evening star., 1949-08-26
2Musked Gunmen Shoot
Chicago Bonk Guard
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Two masked
runmen shot a bank guard three
times today in an attempted rob-
berry block from the Live Stock
National Bank at the Union Stock
Yards. The men carried shot
runs. =
The wounded man is John Nc
Fadden, 81. He was shot while
accompanying q bank messenger
from the bank to the Exchange
Building inside the yards.
The two men fed in a green
sedan without obtaining any loot.
Bank officials said they did not
know how much money the mes
senger was carrying.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
,AMG Provides $500, 900
For 1850 Passion Play
BY the Assoeioied Press

OBERAMMERGAU, Germany,
Aug. 26.-The American Military
Government approved today q
Bavarian government loan Of L.
000, 900 West marks (about $780,
00O) to finance the 1850 Oberam-
mergau Passion Play.
The play has been presented
every decade for the last 300 years
with few Interruptions. There
were lapses in the Franco-Prus-
sian war and in World War I and
II. The tercentenary in 1884 drew
400 900 persons.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Hurricane Passes
Nassau and Heads
For South Florida
120-MiIe Winds Likely
To Reach Moinlund
This Afternoon
~ the Assoeiotsd Prsss

MIAMI, Fla, Aug. 26.-A trop-
icM hurricane with winds up to
120 miles per hour passed north
OF Nassau. Bahamas. today and
headed for Florida. .-
All South Florida was braced for
the storm which whirled toward
this wealthy Atlantic resort area
at a rate of IS TO 20 miles an hour
on q west-northwest course.
If the present course Is main
tanned, the hurricane will strike
the mainland a short distance
north of Miami this afternoon.
Due to Hit This Afternoon.
In a bulletin at noon the Weather
Bureau said that should the storm
keep its present course its center
would reach the coast in the
vicinity of Fort Lauderdale about
o'clock this afternoon. -.
"The greatest danger is expect
ed from Fort Lauderdale to Stuart.
where winds will be strongest and
shifting from northeast through
east to southeast with high tides"
the advisory said.
The Weather Bureau said Miami
will be on the weaker side of the
disturbance. It ordered north
east storm warnings for the Flor
ida West Coast from Fort Myers
to Cedar Keys. The warnings
were lowered on the Florida Keys
south of Key Largo.
Hurricane warnings remained up
over q 142-mile stretch of the
Florida East Coast from Vero
Beach south to the Greater Miami
area and inland to include the
Lake Okeechobee region.
Blow Light at Nassau.
The center of the second hur-
ricane Of the season passed nearly
over or slightly north of Nassau
shortly after 1880 am. Highest
winds were reported at rs miles
an hour in gusts. The wind did not
reach the hurricanes top velocity
in Nassau. since that British col
ony caught the weakest side OF
the storm.
However, all electric current
failed last midnight. Most tele-
phones were working, however.
Strongest winds were recorded
about 3 am, decreasing to 40
miles per hour at am. The
second half Of the storm was ex-
pected to produce winds, Of 80 to
30 miles per hour.
Weather officials said the storm
was moving northwest at about
10 miles per hour. headed for
Bimini and the South Florida
coast.
There was no immediate esti-
1See HURRICANE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Sir Harry Lauder
Reported Weaker
BY the Assseiefsd Press

STRATHAvEN, Scotland, Aug
26.-Sir Harry Lauder, famed
Scottish comedian. who is gravely
Ill at his home near here. was re-
ported weakening this morning.
Lauder, 10. has been Ill since
Monday with uremia and blood
clots on the brain.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Navy Court Of Inquiry
To Meet Monday on
B-36 Memorandum
Air Force Exoneruted,
But Other Navy Men
May Enter Picture
d. HL.:e A~Ai:eA.
By Chris Mothisen

Naval aviation circles seethed
with speculation today as to how
many more persons in and out
of the service may be drawn into
the B-36 memorandum case
through further investigation by
a Navy court OF inquiry and Spe-
cial Counsel Joseph B. Keenan, OF
the House Armed Services Com
mittee.
The committee recessed its in
quiry into Air Force procurement
of the six-engined bomber yester-
day until October S, after clearing
defense officials of fraud. collu-
sion or dishonesty. And, in the
last stages of the session. Cedric
r. Worth, the Navy Department
civilian aide who wrote the mem
orandum limiting at irregularities,
said he was completely mistaken.
Mr.. Worth, now suspended from
his job as special assistant to
Undersecretary of the Navy Dan
Kimball, said the critical docu-
ment was his own idea.
But Mr.. keenan, said. as the
recess began. that "the infection
may be wider and deeper than it
appears"
Wants Higher Ups"
II don't think we're at the end
of the road on this yet," he said.
The former Japanese war crimes
prosecutor said he hopes to estab-
lish definitely whether. any one
higher up in the Navy had a hand
in the sniping at the Air Forces
intercontinental bomber, which is
intended as a fast. high. long-fly-
ing wagon for the atom bomb.
Meanwhile. Navy Secretary
Matthews ordered a court of
inquiry convened here Monday
under Admiral Thomas C. Kin
kaid to investigate the circum-
stances under which the unsigned
memorandum was prepared and
circulated among members of
Congress.
Mr.. Worth, former Navy COM
mander. newspaperman and film
scenarist, testified he wrote the
memorandum on his own initiative
because he was disturbed about
trends in planning of "the defense
structure, and that is particularly
related to the B-36."
In a punching windup by Mr..
Keenan, late yesterday, he con-
ceded he had made a grave
error" in preparing the document,
had been convinced Air Force pro-
ponents of the. B-36 were sincere
and was made certain during the
hearing that no "skullduggery"
was involved.
Wants Defense Scrutinized.
His abject admission that, in
the words of Mr.. keenan,. he had
done "a great disservice to the
American people" was relieved
only by his declaration that he
still thinks a congressional COM
mittee, or some other Impartial
agency. should take q close look
at the Nations current defense
plans.
Such a study still is on the COM
mittee's hearing agenda and may
be taken up when the inquiry is
{See B-36, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Oil Refinery in Fiume
Reported Set Afire
" the Asseeie,ed Press

, TRIESTE, Free Territory, Aug,
26.-Fire has broken cut In the
Romsa oil refinery In Fiume,
Yugosiavia. the Italian news
agency Astra reported here today
The agency said the blaze was
believed to have been set by
saboteurs.
The IRE spread to the refinery
after firemen had been called to
fight . blaze In Z small building
there.
Evening star., 1949-08-26

ROME, Aug. 26 (R.-Cavendish
Cannon, American Ambassador to
Yugoslavia, arrived here last night
on q short personal visit. He was
accompanied by Mrs. Cannon.
They will return to Belgrade
Monday.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Chinese Reds Advance 4,
fo Border Of Canton 5
Kwangiung Province
Communists Are Reported
lao Miles From City
After Tokine ; Towns
By the Asseeiofed Press

CANTON. Aug. 26.-Red forces
pushed to the Kwangtung border
today.
A Nationalist army spokesman
admitted the Southwestern Kiang-
81 town of Lungnan had fallen to
the Communists.
private reports. which are
reliable. said Kiennan and
Tingnan. too. had been taken
by the advancing Communists.
(This wsuld put the Reds
within 40 miles or less of Can d
ton, the provisional Nation
alist capital, and on the Kwang-
tung province border. Canton
is the provincial capital OF
Kwangtung)
$4,000 Reds Attacking.
About 10000 Communist troops
were said by the Nationalist to be
hammering at the border points
The attack rolled up along roads
which lead, south of Kukong. ar
important railway point l25 mile.
north of Canton.
This drive could isolate Kukone
and roll direct to Canton. Mill
tary observers in Canton regard
Kukong 50 highly rs a defense
point that they say when it is at
tackled the battle for Canton itsel1
has begun. '
A Nationalist Army spokesman
declared the Communist troops
would not dare 90 far along this
route because of the Nationalist
threat to their western flanl
farther north.
The private reports say further.
(Sa> (yITNA Pare A.3) -.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Snow Falls on Pixies Peck

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo.
Aug. IS Snow fell on Pixies
Peak last night. Motorists were
advised to use chains. although
the fail was light.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Senate
Seeks Vote on
Service Funds
Drive for Economy
Threatens Action;
Interior Bill Passes
By the Associated Press

~ wv %ssoSsuIeo FISSb
Turning into the final lap on
appropriations almost two months
behind schedule. Senators aimed
today at passage Of a whopping
$14 800, ,000, 900 money bill financ-
ing the three armed services.
That would clear the Senate
appropriations docket except for
five measures it already has ap-
proved. but in q form different
from the House versions. Bills in
that category total close to $l5,-
ooo. 900. 900.
A bitter argument about cutting
Government spending still threat
ened to slow action on the last of
the Senate bills.
The huge defense measure. to-
gether with all other bills supply
ing annual funds for Government
agencies. should have been cleared
before July /. That is when the
current fiscal year began.
Interior Bill Passes.
Late yesterday the Senate put
on q burst Of speed. It completed
work on 4 1868 ,000, 900 appropria-
ton for the Interior Department.
Then it whizzed through a $780,
oo0. 900 odds-and-ends appropria-
ton bill. .-..
Finally 1t began work on the
big military bill.
Senator Elmer Thomas, Demo-
crat, OF Oklahoma said about ST.
zoo. 600, 900 had been Clipped OF
the total Allowed BY the House
when it passed this measure
April 13.
About $434, ,o0o, 900 of these saw
ings, Senator Thomas said. would
be made by Secretary Of Defense
johnson, while the rest would
come from cutting back House,
approved plans to expand the air
forces.
Truman Ordered Service Cut.
Mr.. johnson took q first step
toward those savings Wednesday
with the announcement that 1885,
600 civilian workers and $4,000
Reserve officers now on active duty
are being dropped by the Army,
Navy and Air Force.
President Truman told his news
conference yesterday that this
economy moye-unpopular where
it hurt most-was taken on orders
from the White House,
Indications were that the Sen
ate would 60 along with that plan.
as well as another by its Appro-
priations Committee to cut $275,-
600. 900 from stock-piling funds
previously voted by Congress in
other bills.
But a fierce argument appeared
certain over the plans Of Senator
Mcclellan, Democrat. of Arkansas
to offer a rider to the final big
money bill that would direct Mr..
Truman to save up to $4,000, ,000.-
900 of funds already voted by
Congress for the current year.
Lucas Opposes 1t.
Majority Leader Lucas ref used
to allow this economy move to
come up as a separate measure
and said he would lead the fight
against it as a rider to the military
bill.
1T is too great a grant of pres
idential authority" Senator Lucas
told a reporter.
The Mcclellan proposal. which
has backing of many Republican.
would direct the President to cut
from to 10 per cent from all
money bills passed by Congress.
Senator Mcclellan claims the
backing Of So Senators-just one
short of the two-thirds vote re-
quired to cinch the plans inclusion
in any bill, whatever objections
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Evening star., 1949-08-26

(See MINERS PENSIONS. A.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
Cannon VISITING in Rome

(See PRICES. Page A-3)
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(See B-36, Page A-4.)
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tSee STATUES, Page AL
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See F1VE-PERCENTERS, A
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(See CHINA, Page A-30
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Evening star., 1949-06-05
3 European Nations
To Cut Trade Barriers
By shs Assoeicied Press

PARIS, June 4.-Eight tor
European economic leadsrs.reach.
ed agreement today on breakins
down trade barriers between
Western European nations re-
ceiving Marshall Plan aid.
Details were not Immediately
made public. but w. Averell
Hartman, ambassador at large
for the Marshall Plan. expressed
satisfaction over the fact that the
nations reached an accord on q
program Of liberalization Of in
ter-European trade"
The eight leaders. top economic
ministers from countries receiving
American aid, started their talks
yesterday on ways for European
countries to pay for trade among
themselves.
Paul-Henri Spaak Of Belgium
president of the Organization fol
European Economic Cooperation
VIII submit today's agreement tc
the governments of the Marshall
Plan countries for approval. De-
tails probably will be disclosed
then.
Evening star., 1949-06-05
Danish Paper Oppose,
Mrs. Mesta as Envoy
by the Assoeiofed Press

COPENHAGEN, June 4.-Den-
marks biggest daily newspaper
commented adversely today on re-
ports that the United States might
appoint q woman ambassador to
Denmark.
The Conservative newspaper
Berlingske Tidende said editorially
there are reports that Mrs. Perle
Mesta, first hostess In Washington
of the Democratic Party. is "ex-
pected to be appointed diplomatic
representative Of the United States
in Denmark" The newspaper said
the reports were causing hesi-
fancy"
The newspaper made 1t clear it
had no objections to the proposed
appointment because Of sex. But
lit asked for "a proof that Amer
lea is considering her new role
toward the small European ma
tions with the same sincerity as
| the one with which we look at 1t. !"
The newspaper pointed out that
America has previously been rep
resented in Denmark by q woman.
Mrs. (Ruth) Bryan Owen, about
whom all have the finest memory
both as q woman and as q min
ister."
It said: nowadays, In diplo-
macy you do not ask questions
about sex. but about qualifica-
tions, and especially If the quail
ifications are In harmony with the
conditions under which they
should be used"
Evening star., 1949-06-05
Dimihov In Saniiarium
Near Moscow, lass Says
o. As Assss s@s~s sssss

LONDON. Sunday. June "a
TaAs dispatch frnEn scstA said 10.
dAy Bulgarian Premier oeosgl p4-
aitToy. uzlaergusns medical tExal-
mens In Russia. IL suffering frpGn
sugar Diabetes. . ilvsE eoncitscn
and other eonp.iea taonA
The Bulgarian government an
nounced April 10 that pgmilrcv
had been granted o leave 81 alb
senes to 80 % The ussR for
treatment vassil koiarov. VICE
premier and foreign minister. has
been acting premier,
The TASs dispatch, distributed
by the Soviet radio monitor. said
Dimitros Is ''belng treated In q
clinical sanitarium near Moscow
under conditions Of the greatest
care. by Soviet medicine.
Evening star., 1949-06-05

field Of atomic energy, Congress
has purchased defense package
sight unseen and has only most
general idea of what the package
contains.
In a letter he wrote to Senator
Mcmahon May rs, a few days be-
fore the hearings began, Mr.,
Lilienthal said he believes the
"chief question" to be whether
this country is weak today in
atomic weapons and materials,
and in their production. Mr..
Lilienthal's letter added that ut
can be stated categorically that
the record in this respect is a
proud one"
Meanwhile, DR.. Edward u. Con-
don. director Of the National Bu-
reau Of Standards. who has come
in for some congressional criticism
himself. came to Mr.. Lilienthal's s
defense.
He told a graduating class at
Walter Reed Hospital Friday night
that Mr.. Lilienthal is doing a
splendid job" but is now getting
public recognition in the form to
which it so often comes in Amer
lea to our best public servants"
DR.. Condor said when Mr..
Lilienthal's nomination as Acc
chairman came before Congress
two years ago, ''he absorbed an
amount Of psychological punish
ment that must be at least equiv
slent to what they say 1t takes to
extract those exquisite confessions
that often grace the trials in a
Communist court"