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Evening star., 1949-04-21
AirIift Smuggling Ring
Cracked, Army Declares
BY the Assoeicisd Press

BERLIN. April 21.-Agents o1
the United States Army's Grim
inal Investigation Division an
nounced today they had cracked
smuggling ring which had been
using the Allied Airlift to bring
black market commodities into
blockaded Berlin.
The agents said they had con-
fiscated So cases of foodstuffs and
silk consigned here under forged
Airlift waybills from Western
Germany and In mislabeled pack
ing which represented the con-
tents as vitality needed industrial
materials.
They reported the seized COM
'modities weighed about $500
pounds and would have fetched
100,0 to 10000 Western marks
tabout $35, ,o00) in black market
sale.
The police said they had ar
rested three Polish nationals and
were questioning about 80 Ger
mans In the case. No Allied per-
sonnel was involved. According
to the CID agents. prime mover
in the ring was a German inter-
national shipping Arm.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
Ex-Wife Seeks 10 Set Aside
Mason Peters Divorce
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SAN JOSE, Calf. April 81 .-~
Mrs. Helen Peters. former Wash
ington. D, c.. beauty queen. will
try to set aside the divorce her
husband, Mason Peters I'd. OBJ
tained In is47. her attorney said
last night. .f.
Mr.. Peters is night managing
editor OF the Washington Times
Herald and one Of seven executives
to whom the late owner. Eleanor
Patterson. wilied the newspaper,
Mrs. Peters. who was Miss Wash
ington OF 1898. Is a fashion COM
mentator here.
Attorney Anthony Anastasi said
Mrs. Peters instructed him TO
begin action seeking TO set aside
the divorce. In view OF nev
Supreme Court ruling The court
last Monday ruled that divorces
may In some cases be yoided If
notification OF proceedings are no,
served personally on the defendant.
Since his divorce. Mr.. Peters
has married Janice Mclaughlin
his secretary. The ceremony took
place last December Is al the
Church of the Annunciation here
Evening star., 1949-04-21
Coal

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the most important that have
faced our industry In many years
Union CO. operation Sought.
I'VE sincerely hope that we may
find a cooperative attitude on
the part Of the union to discuss
these problems openly and COM
pleteiy so that we may find q
fair equitable answer. We want
the negotiations TO produce q
sound. workable and fair contract
so that this great industry of ours
can. not only maintain its present
competitive position. but improve
1t greatly"
Mr.. Lewis had no immediate
comment on the Southern pro-
ducers. He has called the unions
2oo-man policy committee into
session here Monday to frame
union demands for . new
contract.
Evening star., 1949-04-21

was military air attache at the
American Embassy in Santiago
Chile, from October. l945. to
April, 1948. For his diplomatic
service he was awarded the Orden
al Merito Of, Chile.
His many decorations also in
fcluded the French Criox de
Guerre, the Distinguished Flying
Cross, three times: the Air Medal
~ times; the Purple Heart the
Bronze Star for his activities
behind the German lines. t'the
European Theater of Operations
Ribbon With five battle stars. the
Service Ribbon, American TheateT
Ribbon and the Presidential Unit
Citation.
Mr.. Coffey took his Jet training
with the 4tl1 Fighter Group at
Andrews Air Force Base. He re-
signed his regulat Air FDrce COM
mission September 1, 1948. to
pursue his political candidacy,
subsequently receiving his reserve
rank.
Mine Union Member.
For four years before his flying
career, the legislator was a men,
Der of the United Mine Workers
of America and was employed in
all positions from coal loader to
engineer.
Mr.. Coffey was a member of the
American Legion. the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. the American Vet
Grams. the Elks. the Northfolk
Country Club and the Army Navy
Club.
He married the former Eileen
Mercado-Parra of Ponce, Puerto
Rico, in 1912.
In addition to her, survivors are
their two children, Robert Lewis
III, 4. and Eileen Maria. l year
old; his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. L. Coffey Of Johnstown. and q
brother. John. a student at the
University of Miami, Fla.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
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text OF the reply made yesterday
to the Communists through the
Nationalist delegation In Peiping.
The government stated that
even II 1t had signed. the Red
peace proposals narrow minded
attitude and oppressive spirit"
would have been unacceptable to
both the National army and the
people. The reply charged that
the entire proposed agreement
"smacks OF Communist military
control OF the entire nation.
The statement expressed the be-
lief that the government could
not accept the Red terms because
no lasting peace would result. The
agreement. the government state
ment continued, provided for
total elimination Of the National.
ist army" through amalgamation
into the Communist forces. Polit-
ically the government would be
placed at the beck and call OF the
Communists. 1t said.
The government statement asked
the Communists TO change the
motivating spirit and reconsider
the contents Of the agreement out
Of respect for the peoples inter
ests" The Reds were asked to
join the government In an early
cease fire agreement. F.
The government reply was
signed by ?. Acting President Ii
Tsung-jen and Premier Ho Ying-
chin.
Prepare TO Evacuate.
Government officials were max
ing preparations to evacuate from
all points along the threatened
650-mile Yangtze line. Acting
President Ii ordered the Ministry
of Communications TO prepare for
the evacuation of ell officials from
Nanking.
All but six OF the 40-odd United
States Marines here TO guard the
American Embassy have been sent
to Shanghai In a move to prevent
incidents II the Communists over
run Nanking.
Chinese news dispatches report
ed the seat of the Kiangsu pro-
vincial government was being
moved from Chinkiang. IS miles
northeast OF Marking. further
south to Soochow. midway between
Shanghai and Marking on the
railroad.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
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innocent dupe of the Communists
Adam Mouzenides. the man the
prosecution said fired the CUR
which killed Mr.. Polk, got death
sentence, as did his accused helper
Evangelos Vasvanas. Neither Mou.
zenideAo nor Vasvanas. who are
Communists. have been appre.
hended and both were tried ir
absentia.
The Communists contend Mou.
zendies died in action in the guer.
rilla fighting before Mr.. Polk was
slain.
Few Hear Sentencing.
Only =. q handful Of person:
heard the judge pronounce the
sentences in a low. calm voice
This jury had been out three
hours and II minutes. 1t found
Staktopoulos guilty Of being ar
accessory, but not of premedita-
ton. He was found innocent oi
any other charge.
Both Staktopoulos and his
mother sobbed when they heard
the verdicts.
Although the prosecution had
asked 10 to 20 years as the sem
tence for Staktopoulos, 1t changed
this after the verdict was read
and asked for the life sentence
Only yesterday the court had said
the penalty under the law would
have called for the lighter SEN
tence, but today the court
amended this and said the offense
called for a penalty Of 20 years
to life.
Mr.. Polk was found shot ir
Salonika Bay after telling friends
he was on his way to interview
Markos vafiades, then the leader
of Greece's Communist guerrillas
. Years in Middle East.
Mr.. Polk. "a. had spent two
years in the Middle East as CHS
chief correspondent. He was
born at Fort Worth. Tex. and
attended the Virginia Military In
stitute. Before the war he worked
as a newspaperman in Alaska
Shanghai, Paris as well as in the
United States.
During the war Mr.. Polk WIS
a Navy fighter and dive-bomber
pilot and was wounded seriously
in the Solomons. He was hos
pitalized for q year and cited
for bravery.
After the war, he worked for
a time in the New York Herald
Tribune's Washington Bureau,
covering the White House and
State Department. He went over
seas again in September. i945. and
became q regular correspondent
for CHS in November that year.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
Writ 6. Bowmon Dies;
Founded Coust Resort
BY the Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz., April 21.-Wirt
G. Bowman. rs. founder of the
Aqua Caliente resort, died here
yesterday.
Democratic National Commit
teeman for Arizona from 1882 to
1910, Mr.. Bowman also served
as an Arizona legislator. delegate
to Democratic national conven-
tions, and from 1943 to 1946 was
United States collector of GUS
toms for Arizona.
He started in the mercantile
business in Nogales. Ariz., where
he also engaged in the cattle busi-
ness.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
LOST.

kSSNs
ANTIQUE GARNET NECKLACE with pend
ton to Hotel Mayfower, Sunday, April
mrs. i; II. HASTINGS, phone Me. IS. $500.
ave. and NJ Reward MISS BROWN,
DI. 3412 before 4:30 pm. -22
BRIEF CASE, light brown leather. lost Fri.
owner Reward. MR.. MEHR. RE. 2ls0;
ewes. OIL. S55S. ------- --..2
CAMEO BRACELET. from the willard to
the Mayfiower by taxi. Suitable reward.
CIGARETTE CASE, mans, initiated, gold
and silver; IN cab to Airport Pm, Pm Ell rra-
say ASTIl Il RE LssTai ss ESt 5e~sTd
COAT, long, gray cloth, red plaid lining.
COCKER. light brown. young female: lost
Viz v,.. John r Roberts hemes' Can Al Ss'o'
COCKER SPANIEL, black with white fore
pa es~s ResarSs mSs' Iu, Htl' s4sa M Oh l0'n an0
DIAMOND RING, lost in ladies room
o'DonneLS Restaurant, Wed eve. :. Re-
DIAMOND RING. lady's; vicinity. upper
14th St. NV. Reward 1405 Meridian
pi. NV.
EYEGLASSES, on 14th st. ne. Reward.
ICell DE 5466. -------------
IRISH SETTER, female; answ: TO Lady;
Call GIL. ss45. ------------------,---
LADY's INNER BILLFoLD. containins
SIS, receipt. for pictures; vic. 14th st.
NV. Reward: MI: 639e. e.---------.--.
LINK BRACELET, small, yellow gold; cab
at s:45 am. April 90. Reward. Cal
RE. 4142, Ext. 5342. Ewes, RE. e5S2
MINK SCARF, skins; in cab from Union
station via Wardman Park, Cathedral
Davenport and Linean ave. Reward. Wo
POCkETBOOK, very small, red; vicinity
n. Y. ave. and north bldg. q woodward d
Lothrop. Reward. ME. l914.-------
deaf, brown; strayed sun. Reward. After
g, DU 097S. pU. ss96. 20
RING, mans, maroon stone: lost In vie.
5000 and $500 blk; Georgia ave, Reward.
stones weighing 1.20 carats and 4 small
stones weighing 36L100 carats in or near
Capitol Theater. Reward. Cas- sterlins
SILVER BRACELET. wide links; near lsth
and N; Palm Sunday. Reward. Or 5s33.
TERRIER. tan, and white, male. answers
vic. N. Capitol; reward Can Ho. o745
AID 6S09 40 Seaton pl NV. "a
WATCH. mans, Bulova; at Gwynn PARK
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WRIST WATCH iadys. Relide, gold iink
chain. Reward. Days, RE 1S20v Ext
4OS7: ewes. Ma. 24s3. Ext. 116 -21
WRIST WATCH, lady's, sold, Emerson;
Capitol Theater VIC, April Is. FR, 0s7O
RE. 5000 Ext. 20. Reward. 24s
TWO MEXICAN sERAPEs fbiankets5. in
w. a. L. shopping bag, at Tenley Circis
bus stop. OR, b064.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
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crewmen were still aboard the
sloop.
Wheel House Struck.
Chief Petty Officer David Heath
said the Amethyst went aground
when q Communist shell hit the
wheel house and jammed her con-
trolls.
The sloop's guns. trained on
Communist positions. we're quick
ly put out of commission by Red
fire. he said.
Heath said at this point a white
flag was raised but the Commu-
nists kept on firing. The British
sailors were ordered to abandon
ship and the men swan 200 yards
to the soulxshore of the river.
The chief ty officer said the
swimmers wsIe machine -gunned
and some casualties were suffered
More British ships, the Belfast
and Constance. are en- route to
the Yangtze. a London Admiralty
statement said.
Aboard the London was Vice
Admiral A. c. @. Madden. second
in command OF the British Far
Eastern station.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
-Four Pulaski Men in Boat
Hunted on cIayior Lake

PULASKI. Va, April 2l.-The
Pulaski County lifesaving and
first-aid crew undertook an inten-
sive search of Claytor Lake short
ly before noon today for four men
reportedsmisSing on boating trip.
The quartet was tentatively
identified as Leon Rockwell. Pu-
laski grocer. MARVEL Owens. p. E.
Marshall and Bentley Morris.
An associate Of Mr.. Rockwell
here said the four were reported
last seen about 4 pm. yesterday
In q metal cupboard motorboat
Evening star., 1949-04-21
81 Combat Missions.

His 81 combat missions were
over Yugoslavia. Italy. France and
Germany. On July IL, 1914. he
was shot down at an airfield be-
hind the German lines. evaded
capture and then operated with
the Maquis, the French forces OF
resistance, before returning to the
American forces a month later.
After World War II Mr.. Coffey
Evening star., 1949-04-21
Parks Office Accused
OF Holding Up Funds
For Public Golf Links

sF0r Pubic O0lf LINKS
- The National Capital Parks was
+ accused of not spending money it
: could have used to improve the
@public golf courses here and of
= :. r.".neglecting" its responsibility in a
: report released today by the Dis
:, trict Recreation Board.
The much-discussed- hith-
: erto secret report-flnally was
Z made public. over objections Of
Irving c. Root, superintendent of
1.-The parks office. He contended
the report was biased and mac
], curate. The document was pre-
9 pared by board committee,
headed by James z. Schwab.
~ Mr.. Root said his office had an
for every charge made by
1.-The report but preferred not to
: { fight the case in the press. He
said an answer had been sent to
1.-THE House Public Lands Sub
:Ncommittee which will resume
on the golf situation on
2.
~ ~ Mr.. Robert is a member of the
:Recreation Board.
- - Only 20qo Spent.
- The report charged that only 20
saper cent. or 1881, Of an ac-
s@cumulated rehabilitation reserve
fund was spent over the four years
from 1914 through 1947. This
zSarnounted to about $50 year per
ss.asSshole. it added.
~ The total expenditures during
sssthe five years of the contract, in
! 7cluding 1948, was $30,311, an aver
age of $7,557 year, or less than
500 hole, the report continued.
This higher average was produced
by spending $1,000 in 1948, after
complaints Of golfers in october,
1913, it said.
A balance of $37,359 remained
In the fund as of December 81.
1948. the report said. 1t pointed
out that Mr.. Root has stated
$2r693 was obligated to be spent
at a later date. The balance of
about $4,000 would be divided
= equally between the Government
and Mr.. Leoff1er, it added.
Neglect Is Charged.
" Under the terms Of Mr.. LETTERS
last contract. he was required. on
request of the Interior Depart
'"m ment, to spend up to per cent of
annual gross receipts to pro-
. vide new or rehabilitated facilities
not considered as part of normal
maintenance. This provision is
- the rehabilitation fund referred
to by the Recreation Boards
report.
-. The report charged that the
, National Capital Parks "has neg
, 'lected to discharge its own re-
sponsibility in regard to the public
golf courses" by not requiring that
the money be spent.
r., The situation in the squabble
: over who will operate the golf
courses here is this:
S. G. Leoffler has operated the
courses for the past % years as
concessionnaire for the Interior
Departments National Capital
Parks. His f1ve-year contract ex-
pired January l and has not been
renewed. But c.. Girard Davidson,
Assistant Secretary of Interior,
has promised he will get it again.
The Recreation Board has been
: trying to get the contract to oper-
ate the courses. Also interested Is
the Cleveland Concession Co..
represented locally by Ray c.
Alvis, a sports promoter. 7rBa =
A House Public Lands Subcom-
mittee has begun an investigation
of the golf situation at the request
of Representative Rivers. Demo-
crat,. Of South Carolina who intro
duced bill that would prevent the
Interior Department from letting
another golf contract without con-
gressional authorization.
Evening star., 1949-04-21
Britain Reported Moking
Protest to Communists

GONDON, Aprn I'll tF).-brllaln
was reported unofficially today to
have protested to the Chinese
Communists against the Smelling
Of British ships on the Yangtze
River.
The Admiralty did not say who
fired on the London. which re-
torted with her 8-inch guns. A
British statement issued In Nam
king yesterday blamed Chinese
Communists for shelling OF the
sloop Amethyst and the destroyer
Consort. That attack killed a
seamen and wounded %.
Britain has important concen-
trations Of naval strength-the
exact extent Is an official secret
at Hong Kong. whence the Con-
stance and the Belfast were dis
patched. and also at Singapore. =
A Navy spokesman in Singapore
said Vice Admiral A. c. G. Madden
second in command of the British
Far Eastern Fleet. was aboard the
London. en- route from Hong Kong
to Shanghai, when the Amethys,
was fired on. He ordered the
cruiser to head toward the scene
OF the shelling. and she was
miles from 1t when she was
attacked.
u. S. Facilities Offered.
Later the Singapore spokesman
said the London and the Black
Swan went to Shanghai. where II
was expected the wounded would
be transferred to the United
States Navy hospital ship Repose,
whose facilities were offered.
Unofficial reports here said the
British consul In Peiping was in
structed to protest to the Chinese
Communist authorities. The For
eign Once said 1t could not con-
firm this.
The Liberal London newspaper,
the News Chronicle, said Britons
would ask why the British ships
were travelling on the river with
the Chinese civil war about to
break out again in all its fury.
1t asked If 1t was absolutely neces-
sary for the Amethyst to make a
voyage to Marking just at this
time.
The conservative Daily Graphic
said the vessels were in the
Yangtse by right, to protect Brit
Eish lives.
Asked about this. q Foreign
Once spokesman told a news con-
ference British ships we're entitled
to be in the Yangtse because Brit
ain had the consent Of the Chinese
government.
Evening star., 1949-08-26
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Evening star., 1949-08-03

Wrapped in CeIIophane!
The whole building front Of the new
Franc store will be celIophsne- wrapped
with big ribbon around it. Come see
the ribbon cut at 1000 am. Thurs.
day. August Z
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04

Serve three salads on one plate
for luncheons: one of shrimp or
crabmeat, another of well-seasoned
cottage cheese, and third of chop
ped vegetables.
Don't toss away leftover green
vegetables such as asparagus, peas
or green beans. Mix them with chop
ped celery, hard-cooked eggs and
mayonnaise. Serve in lettuce cups.
Sauteed bean sprouts, sliced
mushrooms, celery and onion may
be added to eggs while you scram-
BILE them for & delicious Chinese
dish.
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04
Moisture Conservation
HELPS With Wheat Crop

A 3O-acre field that had produced
little during the last few years,
even with favorable moisture con-
ditions, produced a good wheat
crop, according to the Kansas state
college extension service.
"A combination of things made
the land productive again." a con-
servation district cooperator said.
''Use Of sweet clover, seeded in the
spring Of 1916, for green manure
and terracing, and contour farming
for moisture conservation were i'm
portant.
The land, he explained, was badly
eroded. The soil was thin, dense and
hard to work. It had not produced
q decent crop in the previous six
years and was practically idle land.
GullieS were plowed shut after
the terraces were built, so that the
whole field could be contour farmed.
In addition, grass waterways were
developed and more terraces plan
ned.
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04

During the past three years many
experiments have been made with
varied forms of 2, 4-D to control
wild garlic and wild onion. Tests
with sodium salt of 2, 4-D were un-
successful. Esteron A and the
anime liquid salt formations, how
ever, gave good control when used
at the rate of three to four pounds
Of 2, 4-D acid equivalent per acre.
Apparently the amount of water
used makes little difference in the
results obtained. AS many az 125
gallons per acre and a few as five
gallons per acre were applied with
equal success.
For pasture work, observers
agree that Esteron A may be some
what more effective than the anime
salts, but because Of the possible
danger from volatility Of the esters
Of 2, 4-D, it is suggested that the
anime liquid salt be used where
susceptible plants grow in immedi-
ately adjacent areas. Gawns, for
example, with adjacent flowers
and shrubs).
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04

cup. Make white
sauce Of butter,
flour, salt. pepper,
milk and oyster
liquor. Arrange
layers Of corn,
oysters and white
sauce in a but
tered baking dish.
Top with crumbs.
Bake in a moder-
f.) oven for is to
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04
STUFFED Fish
(ServeS 6 = 81


Select fish weighing to 4
pounds. Clean. Rub salt inside and
out. Stuff with bread stuffing made
by mixing 11s cups bread cubes with
" teaspoon salt, rs teaspoon pepper,
Va teaspoon thyme or marjoram and
" onion, minced. Slowly add 8
tablespoons melted butter.
Close the cavity of the fish with
toothpicks or skewers and draw
edges together by lacing with string.
Brush with melted fat and place in
baking pan. Bake for IS minutes in
a very hot (450o f.) oven. Then re-
duce heat to 400 f. and bake for As
minutes longer.
GSrnish fish with parsley and
lemon wedges. Serve with a sauce
made of cup white sauce to which
mas been added 2 hard-cooked eggs,
chopped, or tablespoons capers or
Va cup mushrooms, chopped.
Stuffed Fish Fillets
(Serves ~
2 cups soft bread crumbs
u cup chopped, cooked or can
ned mushrooms
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04

QUESTION: 'My bedroom has
two doors with opposite faults;
when unlatched, one will not stay
open, the other will not stay closed.
Can this be corrected by adjust
ment of hinges? Is it something an
amateur can do"
ANSWER: The trouble in both
cases is because the pin of the
lower hinge is not directly in line
with that of the upper hinge. To
check on this, use a plumb line
that is, string with a small weight
tied to one end. If you hold the
loose end of this at the bottom of
the upper hinge pin, the weight
will show you which hinge needs
resetting. The door originally was
set with the hinges in line, and the
trouble has come because of settle
ment that has somewhat distorted
the door frame. It may be that
moving one hinge will be enough,
although possibly a small adjust
ment of both hinges will be easier.
When you have decided what to
do, open the door part way, and
Jam books or blocks urder the
Duter corner to take the weight.
You then can remove the hinge pin
Of the hinge that is to be shifted,
and do whatever is necessary. Take
off the hinge plate on the door
frame, and pack the screw holes
with wood putty. You might find
it necessary to place SHIN Gin the
form of a piece of cardboard or
thin piece of woody under the Of
Tending hinge.
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04
Esteron "A Results
In Wild Onion Curbs
Wild Garlic also Found
Vulnerable to Solution

Wild garlic and wild onion long
have been two of the most trouble
some weeds in southern lawns, pas
lures and certified grass and grain
seed production fields.
AS lawn weeds, these plants give
the lawn an uneven, ragged appear.
ance and produce a very disagree
able onion odor when. moved. In
pastures, dairy cattle feeding on
these plants produce milk with an
off flavor which is of great concern
to dairymen in several states. Seed
production has been limited by the
presence Of wild onions in many
fields because of potential contain
nation.
Arizona sun., 1949-03-04
Bathtub Fairly Recent
Innovation in America

Although many Americans con.
slider the daily bath essential to
good health, most of their prede-
cessors of a century ago never saw,
much less bathed in, a bathtub in
the home. For pre-Civil War
Americans, bathing was a luxury
indulged in a hut alongside the
home. The White House got its
first bathtub during Lincoln't term.
The first all-iron tub was installed
In New York City In 1870.