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Evening star., 1949-12-10


rival at the Loretto Hospital.
Doctors said he had been shot
nine times, twice in the head, four
times in the left shouler. once be-
low the heart and once IN each
arm. -
His body was found on the side
walk by his wife Madeline. for
mer airline stewardness. and his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Clare Mack.
Police Chief Chris Rooney Of
Cicero said Mrs. Mack told him
that after she heard the shots
she saw a black sedan speed away.
Police theorized two gunmen
killed Christensen. He was return
ing home shortly after 10 O'Clock
after spending the evening with
Leo Kasperski. so. his partner in
real estate business.
Capt. Daniel Gilbert, head of the
States attorney investigators. ad-
vanced the theory that the killing
may have been q case Of mistaken
identity. Gilbert said early inves-
tigation disclosed there apparently
was no motive for the Staying.
Mrs. Christensen also said she
knew Of no reason for her hus-
bands murder. He had served
four years as an assistant States
attorney under States Attorney
Thomas j. Courtney, now Su-
perior Court Judge. In 1910 he
was elected as assessor and q
town trustee in Cicero. He served
two terms before retiring in 1048
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Miss Taggat Hits
Big Gangsters' Here

Little people take the rap for
gambling in the District while the
big gangsters become millionaires.
according to Miss Eta L. Taggart,
president of the Washingtonians
Miss Taggart, who urged her
citizens association last night to
reiterate its longtime stand favor
ing legalized lottery for the Dis
trict, deplored a situation IN
which, she said, the big gamblers
get rich, the little ones bet caught
and the taxpayers get nowhere.
Miss Taggart and her association
would have the Government run
all gambling. In this way, she said,
everyone could gamble legally. and
the Government could balance the
budget with the proceeds and cut
taxes as well. The group passed a
resolution to this effect.
The association opposed setting
up a Commission on Human
Rights for the District as "just
meaning more politics and more
jobs for the politicians.
: In other business. the group
voted to petition Congress to in
crease its welfare appropriations
to the District. It also reiterated
a former stand that Municipal
Court judgeships be given to
"bona fide" residents Of the Dis
trict since, it was said. the sal
aries for these positions are paid
by local taxes.
The meeting was held Ut the
Highlands Apartment. Connecti-
cut avenue and California street
NV
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Pacific Fleet
ontinued From First Page

Blockade the Chinese coast when
american Consul General Angus
Ward was being held by the Com
munists and American merchant
ships were fired on by the Nation
alists, some defense officials
doubted the Navy's ability to un-
dertake such q task. >.
The Pacific Fleet also has been
handicapped in its normal train
ing program by the lack of suffi-
cient vessels, especially when one
or more of the ships were tempo
rarily tied UP in port for one rea-
son or another.
During the last war the bulk OF
the Nays strength was concen-
trated in the Pacific. E..
Structural work which the Navy
yards are performing on the Essex
type carriers will make them al
most equal to the big Midway car
riers. It will permit the use Of
planes-such as the Neptune and
other types to follow-with larger
frames, superior engines. greater
fuel capacity and certain impor-
tant accessories.
The alterations include the
strengthening of deck supports
enlarging the elevators which lift
the planes from the hanger to the
flight decks and installing addi-
tionaI "blisters" to afford bette,
torpedo-resista pee.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Stream Pollution Damage
Here Put al Million Yearly

Damage from stream pollution
in the Washington Metropolitan
Area exceeds $1,000,000 q year,
Harold A. Kemp, District director
Of sanitary engineering. declared
yesterday.
Mr.. Kemp addressed meeting
Of the Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee of the Washington Board
of Trade at the Burlington Hotel.
The expense includes operating
and capital costs of the water III
tration and publication facilities,
silt removal from the streams and
damages to navigation and shore
installations by industrial and do
Inestic wastes, he said.
Between 100000 and $400. 900
worth Of this yearly damage could
be prevented by reasonable abate-
ment practices throughout the
basin, with particular attention to
the Metropolitan Area, according
to the speaker.
Mr.. Kemp said that If the ad-
ditional safeguards to health and
welfare and the indirect benefits
from the protection of fish and
aquatic life are added to these
savings, larger expenditures than
those contemplated for correc-
tive measures are justified.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Kennan Plans 10 Quit
State Departments
Policy Post Soon

George F. Kennan, State De-
partment counselor and director
of it's policy planning staff, plans
to resign in about six months.
Associates said Mr.. Kennan in
tends to devote himself for two or
three years to writing and study.
1t is understood that he has re-
ceived proposals to work for edu-
cational organizations and for in
dependent writing which would
yield him considerably more in
come than his SIS, 5,000-a-year
Government salary.
After two or three years Mr..
Kennan might come back to the
State Department, according to
friends, who said he has spoken
Of his plans as involving sabbath
cal leave"
One of the top American ex-
perts on Russia, after % years in
the career Foreign Service. Mr.
Kennan was picked last year by
former Secretary of State Mar
shall to head a new staff for long
range policy planning. Both Gen.
Marshall and Secretary OF State
Acheson have leaned heavily on
his advice.
Mr.. Kennan is credited with
thinking out the original policy
of containment" which the United
States adopted early in the ,"cold
war" TO stop the spread OF COM
munism into Western Europe and
the Middle East.
He has served two tours OF duty
in the American Embassy at Mos
COW, once before and once during
World War II.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Trumon and Pace Give
Close Study to Budget

BY q SteR Ceusspsndsnf ct The Sssr
KEY WEST, Fla. Dec. To-
President Truman today was
rounding out the second week OF
his vacation and also attending
to little business during his holi-
day here.
The President was giving par
ticular attention to budget fiscal
year 1850. going over this question
lat some length with Budget Di-
rector Frank Pace, on whose
shoulders rests the responsibility
for presenting the Federal finan-
cial sheet on which Congress will
work In early January.
Mr.. Truman also was giving
some time to the rough draft Of
his state of the union message
which also goes to Capitol Hill
in January.
It Is on the policies laid out in
these two messages that the DEM
ocratic Party will go to the people
next fall.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Special Grand Jury
To Consider Staying ol
3 Conner Children

A special grand jury Of Alex
andria citizens is expected to be
called within two weeks to con-
slider charges against John Steven
Conner, 38-year-old construction
engineer charged with killing his
three children Wednesday morn
ing.
Commemorative Attorney How
ard w. Smith, jr., said the jury
definitely will be convened this
month and most likely before
Christmas.
Conner Detected in Cell.
Conner sat dejectedly in a jail
cell yesterday while the two lit
tie girls and the boy he shot to
death were borne to their graves
in Mount Comfort Cemetery. Al
exandria.
The children. Stephanie, IL;
Michael. 8. and Cecilia, S. were
killed by blasts from a .20-gauge
shotgun in the Cameron Valley
housing project. Their father
said he killed them because he
feared they would inherit his
mental depression.
Retain Defense Attorney.
Two hours after the funeral
services Ben Day Of Gold Hill,
Oreg.. q brother-in-law of Conner,
said Mrs. Conner had retained
Alexandria Attorney T. Brooke
Howard to handle her husbands
defense. Mr.. Day said:
Mrs. Conner was unable to
attend the services this morning.
She Is calm and will remain with
friends for the present. She has
not seen Mr.. Conner. but will at
the earliest opportunity"
Mr.. Day said these relatives
attended the solemn high requiem
mass at st. Mary's Church and
the burial:
Mrs. Ernest ]. Smith Of Med
ford, Greg. mother of Mrs. Con-
ner: Guy w. Conner. Portland,
Oreg., grandfather of the children;
David E. De Almond, Medford, an
uncle of Mrs. Conner, and Mrs,
Robert Marble, Portland, sister OF
Mrs. Conner.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
$4,000 Hat Is Displayed
During Geographic Lecture

A $4,000 hat set with tur-
quoises was one OF the novelties
provided by Nicol Smith for the
National Geographic Society's lee
ture audience at Constitution Hall
last night.
The hat. weighing 8 pounds. was
worn by the deposed Queen Of
Ladakh in Western Tibet. The
general effect was that Of q hood
ed cobra preparing to strike. Mr..
Smith said. A lighter and cheap
er model. with a dozen or so
turquoises left OF, was worn by
the Queens companions Mr..
Smith said.
Ladakh is q glacier -bound sec
ton Of the Himalayas. In Himis,
a valley behind a 13.000-foot
mountain wall, Mr.. Smith photo
tographed the Skushok, the
6-year r-old spiritual leader revered
as the reincarnation Of his prede-
cessor.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Sergeant Killed as Stacks
OF Fireworks Are Set of
BY the Assoeioisd Press


.TURRELL, Ark. Dec. l0.-A 90
year old Army sergeant. trapped
in a small service station. was
killed yesterday when stacks OF
Christmas fireworks ignited.
Maurice E. Minis of Clanton.
Ala, died as he crouched IN a
corner In an effort to shield him.
self from the fury Of exploding
rockets, firecrackers and Roman
candles.
His cousin. william e. Clackler,
%, also Of Clanton, escaped by
plunging through a glass door.
The operator of the service sta
ton, Ed Haskett, followed Clackler
to safety.
Clackler said the fireworks were
set off when a penny package OF
lighted firecrackers was tossed on
the floor.
He said he and Minis were on
their way to Seattle, where Minis
was to report for duty. They
stopped at tlse service station TO
repair a fat tire.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Brightwood Citizens
Protest Pay Question
lin Census Next Year

The Census Bureau came in for
another blast last night when the
Brightwood Citizens Association
went on record protesting against
any questions on personal income
when the 1850 census is UNDER
taken.
The citizens were told that per-
sons are to be questioned on
whether their income is over $l0,-
900. If under that sum they will
be expected to state the amount.
The association voted to request
the Census Bureau to delete this
question from reports next year.
Census Bureau officials have
announced that every fifth person
interviewed by field workers will
be asked to state his total income
for the preceding year, without
reference to a $4,000 limit.
The question Of the associations
boundary lines came up for dis
cussion as the result of a recon-
n1endation presented at a recent
meeting Of the Manor Park Citi-
zens' Association that would have
cut deep into the Brightwood ter
ritory. George r. Hess, president,
informed the association that he
had taken the matter up with the
geological survey division, Interior
Department, now engaged in pre-
pairing a typographical map Of
the city.
Hessaid the Brighthood area at
one time covered the whole Of
Washington north of Florida ave-
nue. to the District Line and, as
the population grew, this large
area was divided into small areas.
For many years past the Bright
wood area was bounded by Hamil-
ton, Underwood. Seventh and
Thirteenth streets. The Manor
Park recommendation would es-
tablish its western boundary on
Ninth street from Missouri avenue
to Whittier street NV.
Miles C. Stearns was appointed
chairman of a committee to sur
vey transportation problems and
submit a report. Mrs. Christine
Cheves was appointed recording
and corresponding secretary.
Attention was called to danger
Gus conditions existing on the
Matthew G. Emory Recreation
Center on Georgia avenue between
Madison street and Missouri ave-
nue. NV. The District Commits
sioners will be urged to clear the
land Of all underbrush and level
the center with a view to its de.
velopment next summer.
The meeting concluded with an
address by Bernard M. Suttler Of
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton on Parent Delinquency"
The meeting was held in the Paul
Junior High School.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Deformed Boy Who Killed
Brother Gets Probation
ly the A.seeiatsd Press

FORT WORTH, Tex. Dec. To-
A l4-year-old boy who killed the
brother who made fun Of his de-
formed left hand will be put on
some sort Of probation
He won't be sent back to his
Arlington, Tex. farm home, Judge
Robert Young decided yesterday.
Cabe Tatum, jr., told the judge
"ever since ! can remember I have
been beat up, kicked around and
treated badly"
He told officers that Raymond.
the 18-year-old brother he shot to
death at their home Sunday, con-
stantly made fun of his deformed
left hand. calling him "one-arm
Kildee."
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Government Workers
Strike Averted in ItuIy
BY tho Assoeinfsd Rrsss

ROME, Dec. 10.-A 24-hour
strike set for today by more than
1.000, 900 government workers was
averted when its organizers de-
cided to await further parlia-
mentary discussion Of proposed
pay increases.
A committee Of agitation called
of the strike after the Senate
decided to continue discussions Of
the pay legislation Tuesday.
The government has proposed .
10 per cent increase for govern
ment workers. Labor confedera-
tions say this Is not enough.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Plane Slips Into Chengtu
10 Remove ) u. S. Women

CHENGTU. China, Dec. 10 R.
"A Lutheran plane, the st. Paul,
slipped into Chengtu in the night
to evacuate two American women
missionaries-and left for Hong
Kong with three.
Miss Lorraine Behling and Miss
Martha Boss of the Lutheran mis-
sion were startled by a midnight
messenger saying their plane was
waiting.
A telegram sent them four days
earlier was not delivered and the
two feared they would be stranded
here for the imminent Chinese
Communist occupation.
An unscheduled passenger was
Miss Mary Shearer. Freeport. Pa,
a Methodist missionary. She had
been trying vainly for days to get
IpaSSage out.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Gen. Armstrong Takes Oath
As AT Surgeon General
By the Axsocioiad Press

By me N$SotTofed FTesS
The Air Force got new sur
geon general yesterday-Maj. Gen.
Harry G.. Armstrong
An authority on aviation nedi-
cine, he was sworn in by the air
judge advocate general, Maj. Gen.
Reginald c. Harmon.
The ceremony took place in the
ONCE Of Gen. Hoyt s. Vandenburg.
Air Force chief of staff.
Gen. Armstrong is a native OF
De Smet, 8. D. He was engaged
in the private practice Of medicine
in MINNEAPOLIS in the 1920S.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
aeftoFfco Hotel Opens
o at Ceremony
kssoeiufed Press

= EJuAN. Puerto Rico. Dec.
N| Luis Munox Marin
Nh b arraw of more than 500
- including military figures
II [ovie stars-at the formal
3 g last night Of Caribe Hill
A1 lerto Rico's new $500, 900
2 hg the honor guests were
admiral Daniel z. Barley,
Is Ander of the Caribbean Sea
ltier; members of Gov. Mu-
4 insular cabinet; Eddie Rick
d kker. president of Eastern
hines; David Rockefeller. as
& It manager of the foreign
( |tment of the Chase National
a and movie stars Robert
bon, Frances Langford, Don
EAche and Jose Ferrer.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Opinion in Congress
Divided on Method
OF Cutting Expenses
By the Assoeiotsd Press

Lawmakers greeted without sur
prise today the news that Presi-
dent Truman won't submit bal
anced budget to Congress, but
they split on what to do about it..
Representative Reed, Republi-
can. of New York called the an
nouncement by Budget Director
Frank Pace "a bitter Christmas
present" for Americans AL
though 1t is not wholly unex-
pected"-and demanded cut in
spending.
But Senator Thye. Republican,
of Minnesota said that while he
favors economy, he opposes the
view of most of the colleagues
with whom he travelled to Europe
that the cuts should be made in
foreign recovery funds.
Mr.. Pace made his statement
about the budget outlook yester-
day at Key West. Fla. after a
conference with Mr.. TrunI.n. Mr..
Pace said there Is little probability
of balancing the Federal budget
next year unless Congress votes
new taxes.
Congress Cold to Tax Rise.
Congress members already have
made it fairly plain that they
don't take kindly to the Idea OF
raising taxes. Mr.. Reed said in
his statement:
"On the eve Of Christmas the
overtaxed American who is, now
paying more than Is per cent Of
his income to be governed is told
that he will have to dig deeper
next year.
"The people Of the Nation have
received a bitter Christmas pres
ent from the Government, the
news that it will cost them q lot
more dollars to let the Truman
administration govern them"
Mr.. Reed didn't say where he
thinks Federal spending should be
cut, but a great many lawmakers
have pounced on foreign outlays
as q suitable item for budget
cutting.
Impressed With ECA.
Senator Thye told a reporter he
is as interested as anybody else
in reducing spending. But he
added that he Is so impressed
with the operations Of the Eco
nomic Recovery Administration
in Western Europe that he will
hesitate to vote to reduce that
fund below the figures to be
recommended by ECA Director
Paul g. Hoffman.
Washington is doing lot of
guessing about the budget. Many
here think military expenditures
will be cut back to $4,000. .000, 900
in the new proposals, a saving of
"a. 600. .000. 900 under the present
years outlays.
Besides this and a cut Of 81 $780,
000, 900 in foreign aid, Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia has
suggested cuts of $4,000, ZOO, 900 in
civilian outlays of various kinds
and 81. 900, 100000 in veteran pay
ments.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Chang Flies to Formoso
After Talks ia Chenotu

TAIPEH. Formosa, Dec. 10 (P)
Chang Kai-shek few into this
new Nationalist capital late last
night.
He arrived from Chengtu, which
had been his capital only 10 days
His party included his elder son
Chang Ching-kuo.
Chang lunched yesterday In
Chengtu with Gems. Hu Tsung-
nan and Yang Sen and Gov. Wang
Ling Chi Of SzechWan Province.
Then he left for the airport,
Beside the driveway he saw
doubtless for the last time. a
bronze statue Of himself. q.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

last night near
h Is suburban
Cicero home.
Christensen, q
one-time foe Of
gambling in the
su b VI b, was
shot down by a
barrage Of bull
lets from gum
men as he STEP
ped from his
automobile and
started to cross
the street to his
home. He was
Evening star., 1949-12-10
China
Continued From First Page.)

NNOGltlIluCO H1OA ~ oV d6C'
unconfirmed rumors placed the
Reds only Is miles away-on
the eastern side Of the Water
Dragon Hills. That greatly
increased the suspense in
Chengtu.
VIRTUALLY all traffic in
Chengtu was military-troops
withdrawing from the north
west flowing into the already
jammed city. Most were afoot
but some squeezed sardine-
tight into trucks.
Civilians locked themselves
in for the night. Doors and
windows were shuttered. Streets
looked eerie. sinister. The only
light in the streets came from
square paper lanterns which
shopkeepers are required to
hang outside their doors.
(Three American missionaries
all women-who had all but
abandoned hope of being evac-
uated, were flown out on a
transport which slipped in dur
ing the night0
Guerrilla War to Start.
The imminent fall Of Chungt,
will mark the end Of organized
resistance on the Chin,
mainland-and begin an era o
guerrilla warfare for them.
Ut was as guerrillas that the
Communists launched their
campaign that reached its great
success this year - engulfing
now some 90 per cent Of China
proper.
cat Taipeh, Formosa new
Nationalist headquarters - the
air force reported all Of its
transports were being sent to
Chengtu to evacuate' troops.
CNationalist ofiicials-already
In their fifth capital Of the
year-expressed confidence they
could hold Formosa three to six
months without American aid.
Beyond that, they said. both
economic resources and mill
tary supplies would be so heav-
lily taxed that defense would be
greatly impaired.l
Yunnan. which fell today. wa
the Nationalists' last province il
China. In the extreme southwest
it borders Indo-C China and Burma
Evening star., 1949-12-10
9 Bullets Kill Attorney
AS He Leaves Car 10
Cross Street in Cicero
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

CHICAGO, Dec. l0.-Frank j.
Christensen. a., a former Cook
County (Chicago) assistant States
attorney, was slain gangland style
Evening star., 1949-12-10
by the AssoeIctsd Press

pAdAAVSs
He advocated the latter course.
Refers to Atomic Inquiry.
Gen. Groves said the only safe
way to regard the recent reported
atomic explosion in Russia Is to
assume the Russians have an
atomic bomb as good as the first
one the United States exploded In
New Mexico.
Gen. Groves made only slight
reference to congressional in
vestigations of reports that atomic
information leaked to Russia
during the war.
He called for a thorough sitting
of evidence relating to such re-
ports. -
Gen. Groves was the last Of the
afternoon speakers at the closing
business session Of the MANS
54th annual Congress Of Ameri-
can Industry.
At the closing dinner last night
Carlos p. Romulo of the Philip
pines. president Of the United
Nations General Assembly. said
that the Assembly "has kept
afiame the torch of freedom and
peace" He declared that man
kinds desire for peace will not
be denied"
Most Of the days session wal
devoted to management labor
problems.
MANAGEMENT and labor were
called on by businessmen to &C.
|cept the human and personal sides
OF their relationship.
The lack of personal touch and
mutual confidence was described
as the greatest stumbling block
ON the road to industrial peace.
Delegates also had before them
. program Of permanent prog
ress" which called for cutting the
cost of government. reducing the
national debt in good times. ane
reducing taxes to encourage In.
centive.
The British governments ma
tionalization Of industry was de-
scribed as a short cut to ruin; 9
road that may lead to commu-
nism.
welfare State" Feared.
Social security was termed "so-
Icialism's greatest racket "se-
ducer" that lulls the public into
allowing the state to do for then,
the things they should do fol
themselves.
The welfare state" was called
a danger to the well being and the
freedom of the workers. dicta-
torship Of the few over the many
The labor management philos-
ophy Of MANS new top man was
described at the first news con-
ference of President-elect Claude
A. Putnam Of Keene. N. H.
Mr.. Putnam, who is president O.
Markem Machine Co.. advocated
a fortnight and human handling
of labor problems In keeping Will
the New England town meeting
atmosphere. His company makes
wer-driven equipment for mark
ing all sorts OF goods and con-
tainers. It employs about 20l
people. 1t has no union but h
counts union leaders among hi
friends.
Mr.. Putnam expounded hi
theories from the viewpoint Of tn,
small businessman but he sais
they were equally workable in BIZ
business.
AS an example Of the industria
peace his business has enjoyed, h
pointed to its record Of never 1
lay-oh since It's inception in 1911
Theodore r. Iserman, New Yorl
attorney, hit out at powerful
unions, which he said are enjoy
ing monopolies of labor.
Evening star., 1949-12-10
Austrian Figures

VIENNA.-Austria, in 1948. had
69, 900 marriages, $4,000 births
and $4,000 deaths. The only fig-
ure which decreased since 1887
was the number of deaths.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Bones Of q dinosaur 100, ,000. 600
years old have been found ia
Queensland. Australia.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

NEW HEIICOPTER SEATS 12-Brdgeport Conn-The H-19,
new military utility hecoper for the Air Force through
test flight op the factory of the skorsky Aircraft Division
of United Aircraft Corp builder The copter the ground
in lower photo seating capacity for 10 passengers and
crew of two designed speed OF 100 miles hour and
cruises at az -AP Wirephotos
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Cod liver oil is often used In
tanning leather.
Evening star., 1949-12-10

Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Williams. of
Eversham. England. forgot their
golden wedding until six weeks
later.