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Evening star., 1949-11-20
Lewis Calls Trustees,
May Seek Resumption
|0f Welfare fund Use
Tolks Set Tomorrow;
UNIV Chief Faces Fight
With Bridges on Plan
COAL, STEEL Output Near Ca
pacity After Strikes End.
Page Ar.
By the Assoeioted Press

John L. Lewis is believed to be
planning a move to start some
welfare payments to his miners
If he does, he is expected to have
a fight on his hands.
The belief is based on his call
for a meeting of trustees of the
United Mine Workers pension
and welfare fund here tomorrow
The issue over resuming pay
ments is: In the absence OF an
agreement with the operators
can funds legally be used which
they paid in to the welfare fund
after the last contract expired
July. /?
Senator Bridges. Republican
of New Hampshire said that he
and the third trustee of the well
fare fund. Charles I. Dawson
had been summoned by Mr.. Lewis
for the session. Mr.. Dawson is
the new representative of the
coal operators on the fund. Sen
ator Bridges is neutral member
and the third trustee is Mr.. Lewis.
Lewis Silent on Plans.
Mr.. Lewis did not announce
what he has in mind.
+ Whether his move may have
some bearing on the threat to re-
sumo the soft coal strike on
December ! was not indicated
11no COAL. Dano A-Ql
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Today 10 Be Warm,
Windy and Cloudy

The temperature was climbing
last night and the Weather Bureau
predicted today will be warm
windy and cloudy.
From a low of A degrees at s
pm. yesterday. the temperature
rose to 48 degrees at 10 am. The
forecaster said the mercury prob
ably will rise to about So degrees
this afternoon. Cooler weather
will return tomorrow.
The light ran which fell here
yesterday afternoon was the tail
end of a storm which covered
highways in the mountains OF
Western Maryland with 3 inches
Of snow. cinder crews were sent
out to work on the mountain roads
for the first time this season.
Washington escaped the sub
freezing weather which spread
over most OF the South early yes
terday, the forecaster said. be-
cause winds here kept the air n
motion. The temperature fell to
% at Rome, Ga. 28 at Atlanta
and in the mid d-twenties through
out most of Alabama and Missis-
sippi.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Panama Rebels
Hand UItimlatun1
ToPresident
Seize Police Station,
Three New Officials,
Surround Palace
BY the Assoeio.ed Press

PANAMA, Panama, Nov. 19.-
Rebellious Panama police officers
tonight sent an ultimatum to
President Daniel Chants, jr., to
resign by 2 am. dam. EST.
The Rebels earlier had placed
troops about the presidential pal
ace and throughout the city. They
also seized three new police Of
ficials appointed by the president
in a shakeup of the department.
The Rebels also were in control
of the police station.
The seizure occurred while the
department was holding ousted
Police Chief Col. Jose Antonio
Remon under arrest at the presi-
Dental palace.
Just before the ultimatum, Pres
ident Chanis called the seizure
of his new officials "an act of re-
bellion."
II am remaining president, u
he said. until I am killed because
I am determined the law will pre-
vail" He did not elaborate on
this statement.
The ousted police heads besides
Col. Remon were identified as 1t
Col. Bolivar Vallarino. deputy
chief, and Mai. Saturnino Flores
third commandant.
The President said he had de-
cided to remove them because OF
Irregularities in the beef cattle
slaughtering business and com
mercial bus routes. with which he
said Col. Remon was connected.
Government Minister Abilio Bel
lido as well as the three new ap-
pointees were seized on their
arrival at central police headauar-
ters and were held incommuni-
cado. The three are Col. Rogelio
Fabrega, former Panamanian con-
sui in New York, chief: Maj. Oscar
Ocana and Maj. Manuel Pallau.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

George Washington confounded
the experts by walloping George
town, 2B-7, yesterday at Griffith
Stadium in the final game Of the
regular season for both teams. The
Shah Of Iran was among the spec
tators, witnessing his first game Of
American football.
Tulane knocked Virginia from
the ranks of the unbeaten, 28-14
at Charlottesville. in a game that
may have cost the Cavaliers
post-season bowl bid. Participants
in the Rose Bowl appeared to have
been selected. however, as Califor-
MIA romped over Stanford, 1914
to win the Pacific Coast crown
while Ohio State tied Michigan
TT, to share the Western Confer
ence crown with the Wolverines
Ohio State is expected to be in
vited to meet California in the
Rose Bowl as Michigan is ineligi-
BILE this year.
North Carolina rebounded from
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Hoyos Upset by 6. W., 28-7;
Tulane Stops Virginia, 28-14

its defeat by Notre Dame to edge
Duke, 21-20, and capture thu
Southern Conference title. Tlle
Irish continued their winning
ways with a second-half surge
that carried them to a 28-7 tri.
umph over Iowa.
Yale trampled Harvard. 29-6
and Princeton, reiening Big
Three champion, outlasted Dart
mouth, 1913.
Oklahoma continued unbeater
after a gruelling struggle with
Santa Clara, 1921. Baylor
smacked down Southern Metho-
dist, IS to 26. and Rice mastered
Texas Christian, 20-14, to set the
trappings for their game mex,
week that may decide the Cotton
Bowl host.
Tennessee punctured Ken.
tucky's conference title dream
|6-0, and howl-minded Villanova
polished OF North Carolina State
1871.
"Details In sports section.)
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Legion Head Urges
Force 10 Free Ward
BY the Associated Press

George N. Craig, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
called on the Government yes
terday to use the armed forces,
if necessary, to obtain the release
of American Consul General An
gus Ward. held prisoner by Chi
nese Communists.
Mr.. Ward and four members
of his consulate staff at Mukden,
China, have been jailed by the
Communists since October a.
The State Department has issued
repeated assurances that it is do
ing everything possible to obtain
their release. but has reported
that so far it has been unable
even to make effective contact
with the Chinese Communist au-
thorities.
Mr.. Craig issued statement
saying the United States stands
"ridiculed before the world as be-
ing unable or unwilling to protect
its own em1ssaries.
1T is a tradition as old as this
country to use the persuasion Of
force when necessary to protect
the rights and lives of American
citizens abroad" Mr.. Craig went
on. "The necessary stage of the
incident involving Counsul Gen
eral Ward has long since passed.
"The American Legion" he said
calls on the Government to serve
notice on Communist leaders In
China that Consul General Ward
and his associates must be re-
leased unharmed by an early
specified date, or armed forces
will be dispatched to obtain theii
release"
Evening star., 1949-11-20
sy the As.oeioted Press

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Nov. 19
I-Sergt. Ralph E. Hawes of Ashe-
vile, N. c., was credited today
with spotting the two life rats
carrying the Is survivors from the
B-29 which ditched in the Allan
tic off Bermuda Wednesday.
Certainly I was excited, espec-
tally when I saw men in the raft,
Sergt. Hawes said.
The pilot of the Air Force BIZ
that found the RATS, First 1t
Edward Lynch, New Haven. Conn.
said some of the survivors were
so weak it took them As minutes
+ to transfer from the RATS to q
lifeboat dropped from the rescue
plane.
Sergt. HaWes, who was watch
ing the sea from the port side
of the plane, said he spotted the
RATS at 1::30 pm.
There was no mistaking what
I saw-there were two life RATS,
he said here later.
previously we had false
alarm by one of the other spoilers
and we circled and found nothing
This time I was sure as we cir
cled, and all of us then saw the
life RATS
1t. Lynch. 28. the son OF Mr.
and MS. Walter L. Lynch, was
born in Washington, but spent
much of his life in New Haven
Evening star., 1949-11-20
| Wiley Proposes
| W LegisIoting
las Atom Defense
By the Associotsd Press

Senator Wiley. Republican. OF
Wisconsin, who has repeatedly
expressed concern over the posi-
bility of an atomic attack that
would destroy the Capital, sug-
gested yesterday that Congress
consider plans for:
l. Legislating by television.
2. Administering the Nations s
affairs from a mobile capital,
mounted on a railroad train.
At the same time, he renewed
his demand that defense planners
take immediate steps to disperse
key Government units. He ex-
pressed skepticism that any plans
have been made for dispersion
and defense of the civilian popu-
lation in the event Of a sudden
emergency.
He said legislators could gather
around television sets in 80 or 4O
points scattered around the Ma
ton and cast their votes.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
China Red Recognition
Reported Approved by
British Commonwealth
Time to Act Is Question
For Brituin and 7 Other
Motions After ToIks
CHENGTU EXPECTED TO BE
Chinese Nationalists Next Ref
uge. Page Al.
By the Associotsd Press

LONDON, Nov. 19.-Eight Brit
ish Commonwealth nations were
reported today to have decided
they would recognize the new
Chinese Communist government.
But when is still a question.
Official sources disclosed that
representatives of Britain and
seven other governments met in
London last Tuesday and all ac-
cepted the principle of recognize
ing the Peiping regime Of Mao
TIE -tung.
India and Canada were said to
favor an early move. while South
Africa and New Zealand advo-
Gated deferring action rs long as
possible.
Delay Till January Seen.
British Foreign Secretary Bevin
was reported to have taken a
middle of -the-road stand. The
others were represented by their
high commissioners in London.
They are: Canada, India, South
Africa, New Zealand, Ceylon, PAX
istan and Australia.
Mr.. Bevin, informants said. told
the meeting Britain herself is un-
likely to act before the first or
second week in January for these
reasons:
1. The United States has told
Britain and France it would be
most unfortunate if any big
Western power recognizes the
Peiping government out of concert
with its partners - at least until
the United Nations General AS
sembly ends talks on the dispute
between the Chinese Nationalist
government and the Soviet Union.
Premature Recognition Opposed.
2. The Netherlands has told her
North Atlantic treaty partners
that premature recognition would
give new heart to Indonesian
Communists and might upset the
recent Dutch Indonesian agree
ment to set up the United States
of Indonesia before the new year.
8. Australian general elections,
December 10, and New Zealand
elections, November 80. would be
out Of the way by that time and
the Chinese issue would not be
risked as a football of common
wealth party politics.
It was reported here that
Chinese Nationalist authorities
have placed orders for SIS, ,000, ,000
worth of arms and ammunition in
France, Belgium and Spain. The
| informants said four firms that
obtained the orders were told they
would be paid in American dollars
direct from the United States.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Display of Hopsburg Collection
Opens at Gallery Here Today
At Least Million Visitors Expected to See
Masterpieces During 2-Month Exhibit

collection of art for five weeks
last year.
The gallery will be open to the
public weekdays from 10 am. to
SPIN. On Sundays, except today
the hours are from 2 to 10 pm.
The centuries-old art cargo
from Austria arrived here a
month ago. Unpacking and plac-
ing of almost 800 varied items
of art has been a science that
required many days of work, pa
tience and expert care.
The result, noted in a previeW
yesterday, not only sets off the
separate art pieces to good ad-
vantage but also adds to the con-
yenience of the individual visitor
even in a large crowd.
Titles of paintings and names
(See ART TREASURES, Pig. As,
Evening star., 1949-11-20

Bulletin
Crash Kills Soldier

A soldier identified rs Pvt.
Thomas r.. Coleman, about 49,
Of Fort Delvoir, was killed late
last night In q collision between
= motorcycle he was riding and
= car about . mile and = half
east Of Franconia, VI, on
Route 64l.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Holiday Gift Column
,Storts Next Sunday
In Star Classified

Beginning next Sunday The
Star will publish, as a conven-
ience to advertisers and read
ers, a Christmas Gift Sugges-
ton column every day in the
classified section through De-
cember %.
Classified ads in the COL
umn, will offer for sale both
new and used articles suitable
for Christmas gifts.
The Stars regular classified
rates will apply.
For further information just
phorie Washington's leading
classified m edium - THE
STAR. Sterling 5000.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
; Die as Freight PIan'
Crashes in Flames
Info Detroit House
2Crewmen and Mon
In Demolished Building
Killed; 4 Others Hurt
(pieture IN Pace A-3,J
picture on Page A-3.j
. By the Assoeiutsd Press

DETROIT, Nov. ia big
freight plane laden with Christmas
gifts crashed today in mass OF
flames.
Three persons were killed as the
twin-engined DC-3 plunged into
house, unleashing blazing tor
rent of gasoline.
The two crewmen.. Arthur Dedee,
26. of Brooklyn, N. Y. the pilot,
and o. L. (Gus) Morrow, 81, OF
Hackensack, N. j., the co-pilot,
were trapped in the wreckage.
Their bodies could not be removed
until two and half hours later
Harold Witzke, 36, died in Sara
toga Hospital. He was taken from
the demolished house with both
legs almost cut off. Four other
persons in the house were injured
one seriously.
j. E. Scott, research chief OF
Meteor Air Transport Co., owners
of the ship, said engine failure
was apparently the cause. The
Civil Aeronautics Board began an
immediate investigation.
Hero of the crash was Raymond
Perry, owner of the house.
"I saw it coming" he said
Couldn't believe it at first. 1t
just looked mighty low. Then
there was a terrible noise. I saw
it bounce off the house next door
Il grabbed my wife and we ran
Then everything fell apart"
Mr.. Perry said he showed his
wife, Edna and his 14-year-old
daughter, Judy, through a window
as the house crumbled, around
them.
| Another occupant of the house
Mrs. Bertha Witzke, rs, mother o1
Harold, managed to get to the
back porch were she was trapped
When rescuers finally got to her
|
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Chest Leaders Seek
Another S350,0O0
Before Thanksgiving
Volunteer Solicitors
Urged to Speed Work,
Reoch Cool Quickly

Community Chest leaders hope
to keep UP full steam this week
in their $3,99l,719 wide fund
drive. despite the interruption OF
the Thanksgiving holiday.
At least $350,000 of the remain
ing $1.23O,0 is hoped for at the
weeks two report meetings, tomor-
row and Wednesday. Chairman
Frank j. Luchs would like to gel
$500, 900.
Thereafter, the leaders are
hopeful that volunteers will use
every available hour to complete
solicitation and carry the drive te
a quick finish.
Mr.. Luchs announced Friday
that the campaign would con-
tinue until it's goal is reached. AL
units have been asked to step ur
their efforts. especially the lag
ging counties and some business
groups in Washington.
Best performance in the cam
paign so far is the big Govern.
ment divisions 80 per cent, com.
pairing with SO per cent for the
drive as a whole. Government
with the largest quota, made 81
per cent last year and is counted
on this time for it's full quota.
|: At the other end, Montgomery
Prince Georges. Arlington ane
Fairfax counties are trailing badly
with none of them yet up to 81
per cent. Only Alexandria, amone
out-of-town units. has pulled
ahead to achieve II per cent ane
take the runner-up position ir
the entire drive.
Campaign leaders are making
no guess-publicly, at least-or
1See CHEST. Page A-3,) +
Evening star., 1949-11-20
3-Nation GroupSoiIs This Week
For .2-Yeor Stay in Antarctic
Norwegian British Swedish Expedition to
Leuve ID for Winter in Queen Maud Lund

and South African observer, as
well as a Royal Air Force flight
of two aircraft and five men.
The interior of Queen Maud
Land has never been explored, al
though photographs of parts Of II
we're taken by a German exped!-
ton from the air in 1938-39.
They revealed remarkable snow
free and ice-free mountain ranges
standing above the Antarctic ice
cap, and receding glaciers which
may be associated with evidence
recently accumulated of climatic
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Pictures on Page A-5.)

The connoisseur, the curious
and other visitors expected to total
more than a million will start
looking today at the Hapsburg
collection of paintings, sculpture
armor and other treasures on pub
lie display at the National Gallery
Of Art.
This special exhibition. valued
conservatively at $80.000,000, will
open at S pm. today. 1t will con-
tinue daily thereafter for two
months. Closing time tonight il
10 O'Clock.
The prospect of at least a mil
lion visitors also seems conserva-
tive to gallery officials. They re-
called yesterday that $4,000
viewed the showing of a German
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Brussels Man Lives
After 100-Foot Drop
by the Asseeiofed Press

BRUSSELS, Nov. 19.-Passersby
watched a 47-year-old Belgian
fling himself from the Brussels
Palace of Justice today, drop 100
feet and crash through the root
of an automobile-and live.
Before jumping, Francois Stroy-
ems OF Brussels calmly smoked q
cigarette and removed his hat. He
is now in q hospital, badly injured,
but doctors report his life is not in
danger.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
West Europe Rearms
In Fear Of Russians,
u. 5. Says in U. n.
Soviet Charges Threat to
Itself in Asserting Thot
Its Arms Are Peaceful
U. S. AND BRITAIN Urge U. N.
Approval Of Plan for Libya,
Somaliland. Page Al.
ay the Assoeiossd Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 1s.-The
United States said today it is
helping Western Europe rearm
because the West fears the inten-
tions of the Soviet Union. Russia
replied its intentions are purely
peaceful and that it, not Western
Europe, is threatened"
Assistant Secretary of State
John D. Hickerson, chief Ameri-
can United Nations expert on
atomic energy. spoke for the
United States in a Special Politi-
cal Committee debate on q pro-
posed world census of ordinary
mon atomic) arms.
He backed the American pro-
gram of arms aid to European
countries. instead of disarmament,
in brief. blistering passage of a
speech reply to Soviet charges
that the United States wants to
uUlllIldbC tilc WOIlQ.
Disarmament Not Opposed.
"The nations of Western Europe
are not arming themselves because
they are opposed to disarmament" "
Mr.. Hickerson said. "The United
States is not assisting them in
their efforts because it is opposed
to disarmament.
"They are rearming themselves
and the United States is helping
them to do so, because they feal
the intentions of the Soviet
Union"
Jacob A. Malik, Soviet deputy
foreign minister. replied that Mr.
Hickerson's statement was a dis
tortion of truth"
Renewing Soviet charges that
the United States hopes to rule
the world through use of the "ag.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
(See HOSPITAL, Page A-7.)
Czechs Ban Used Book Sole

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Nov.
~ P.-The Czechoslovak govern
ment today stopped the sale of
secondhand books, thus cutting off
the last source of books lacking
Communist approval.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Survivors Aboard
Cunudiun Vessel;
Condition Weak
B-29 FLEET GROUNDING May
Last for Weeks. Page Al.
By the A,socioied Press

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Nov. 1S.
Eighteen American airmen were
rescued from rubber liferafts in
the Atlantic late today after sur
viving the ditching OF a B-29
bomber that killed two of their
mates. They had spent three days
on the open sea.
The Canadian destroyer Haida
took them aboard.
Official announcements in Ham
tlton, Ottawa and Tampa, Fla.
told of the break in an epic search
by air and sea.
survivors In weak condition" 7"
said a radio message from the
Haida.
She is expected to land the men
here about noon tomorrow.
Ship In Heavy Gales.
Canadian naval officials in Hall
fax said the Haida was encoun-
tering heavy gales. If the weather
ouiets down, they said the sur
vivors may be transferred to the
aircraft carrier Magnificent, which
is accompanying the Haida, SO
they can receive more adequate
care. The carrier has better medl-
cal facilities, including a small
hospital.
The hunt started when the
bomber crew. with navigation
equipment failing and fuel gone,
radioed Wednesday morning that
1t was making a crash-landing.
A BIT bomber sighted the
survivors two RATS in mid-after-
noon about $50 miles northeast OF
Bermuda and dropped a life boat.
Then it summoned surface craft
and circled above the men as an
aerial guidepost.
The rescuing destroyer, the
Haida, was one CT three Canadian
warships diverted from autumn
maneuvers to the search.
The hunt for the bomber, lost
on a flight to England from March
Air Force Base, Calf, had CEN
tered northeast of Bermuda for
about SO hours after two flares
and faint radio signals were re-
ported in that area. Search pilots
last night reported sighting trail
OF debris which might have been
from the plane.
Names Not Disclosed.
The names of the rescued and
the missing were not disclosed.
However, March Air Force Base
announced Wednesday night. that
1t. John Cradle, 81, of that base
was in command and issued list
of all aboard. The plane, from
the Second Squadron of the 22nd
Bombardment Group, was one of
q group of B-29s being sent to
Britain under rotational train
ing system.
Fifteen of it's mates had landed
safely in Bermuda when it strayed
In bad weather and was forced
into the sea. The other B-29s
remained to help in the hunt.
Canadians and British joined the
Americans in the search.
First news of the climax came
from Brig. Gen. James E. Briggs,
commanding general at MacDill
Air Force Base. Tampa. Fla, and
general director of the search.
Word that a destroyer had picked
up the 18 was relayed to him
through the Kindley Air Force
Base here.
Canadian Naval Service head
quarters in Ottawa identified the
destroyer as the Haida. She and
q frigate had cruised with the
carrier Magnificent in the hunt.
1t. Comdr. E. T. G. Madgwick was
commanding officer of the Haida.
The search cost the lives of five
other B-29 crewmen yesterday.
Taking off from MacDill Base for
sweep over the Atlantic, they
were killed when engine trouble
developed and their plane crashed
Evening star., 1949-11-20
By |. P. Kirwon
Director Of the British Royal
CeoorophieoI Society

fWOTlG cOpyT1gHL TeSeTDeu.
Copyright in the United States
of America by the Ne1D York
Times Co. and the North Amer
ican Newspaper Alliance.)
LONDON, Nov. 10. - The Nor
wegian- British Swedish Antarctic
expedition, which is sailing next
week from London to the Nor
wegian dependency of Queen Maud
Land to spend two years in scien-
tific exploration. Is the first of its
kind in polar history.
The expedition, which is
organized by the Norwegian Polar
Institute, will sail under the Nor
wegian flag, and the wintering
party of IA men will be led by the
Norwegian polar explorer, Capt.
John Giaver.
The British party of four scien-
fists will include a Canadian and
an Australian, and the ship will
also carry an official Australian
Evening star., 1949-11-20

LURES SSHL OUcE Oy LNe NOT-
11egidn = British StDedish
Antarctic expedition, 1DiH
be published exclusively in
Washington in The EDening
and Sunday Star under an
arrangement among the North
American Newspaper Alliance,
Ne1D York Times and London
Times.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

Rodio Programs, Pose CO
Complete Index, Pose AZ =
Evening star., 1949-11-20

(See RESCUE, Pase A-40
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Ne,os dispatches and pic

fSee ANTARCTIC, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1949-11-20

(See U. N. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1949-11-20

(See FREIGHT PLANE, Pg. A-3)
Evening star., 1949-11-20

(See CHEST, Page AS.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

(See COAL. Page A-8)
Evening star., 1949-11-20

(See ART TREASURES, Pg. AS