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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Silver Dollars, Toy Bank
Stolen in Alexandria

Seventy-f1ve silver dollars and
a piggy bank containing $40 were
reported taken last night from an
Alexandria home by a robber who
forced the cellar door.
Robert L. Rowland, 104 East
Braddock road. told police he dis
covered the loss when he returned
home about 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19

Sl Ody.
Others elected
were: Robert T.
Lee, Ly n c h.
burg. vice coun-
C ilor; c. S.
Moore. or k
t o W n, secre-
ary-treasurer;;
E. F. Hall. Pu-
laski. conduc-
tor; B. c. CAL
vert, Danv1lle,
warden; B. M.
M / n t er, Mat
t h e W S, inside
I.1. ~ ~,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Special Gifts Committee
Forms for County Chest

Formation of 19-man Special
Gifts Committee for the Prince
Georges County Community Chest
campaign was announced today
by the county Community Chest
and Planning Council.
Co-chairmen of the unit are
j. Robert Sherwood. 4014 Thirty
first street, Mount Rainier, and
w. Carroll Beatty. 1904 Wood
berry road, Hyattsville.
The Prince Georges quota in
the 1891 19 Metropolitan area
drive is $60,435.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Alexandria Police Elect
Boys Camp Governors

Members of the Alexandria po-
lice department yesterday elected
a f1ve-man board of governors
for the Alexandria Police Boys
Camp at Kilmarnock, Va.
Named to the board were Sergts.
Robert Bremen and Henry Grimm,
1t. James Daver. Corpl. William
BayliSs and Pvt. Charles Daver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19

Smith, jr., Grafton, outside senti-
mel; E. c. Fritz, Newport News
trustee. William F. Hampshire
Norfolk, retiring councillor, be-
came Junior past State councillor
L. L. Lam of McGaheysville, was
appointed chaplain.
The officers were installed by
E. B. Wharton, SO, of Richmond,
the oldest past State councillor
Newport News was selected for
next years convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Teachers Farley Gives
Maryland Pupils Holiday
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 19.-Mary-
land public school students will
take a holiday this week while
their teachers discuss "the stuff
that education is made Of"
That's the theme of the 82d
annual convention of the Mary
land State Teachers Association,
which opens a three-day stand in
Baltimore tomorrow. About TO-
900 teachers from throughout the
State are expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Page Board Votes s., 900
For Luruy Memorial Hall
SpeeioI Dispotch 10 The Stur

LURAY, Va. Oct. 18.-The
Page County Board of Supervisors
has donated $4,000 to the Luray
American Legion Center, Inc, to
help complete the war memorial
hall.
The hall, now being used by
civic organizations, was built
largely by contributions from
citizens. It cost about $25, 900.
The board acted on request of a
group Of citizens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Town Council to Meet

The Morningside Md Town
Council will meet at 8 o'clock to-
night in the citizens association
hall. Forest drive and Woodland
road. The town road engineer
will make q report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
Marine Unit Meets Tonioht

Tull-Deeton Detachment, Ma
rine Corps League, will meet at
8 o'clock tonight in Gadsby's
Tavern in Alexandria. to begin a
membership drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-19
CIV. Grimes Of EIkton, Va.
Heads Mechanics Lodqe
Special Dispofeh TO The Ste,

ELKTON, Va. Oct. &c. v.
Grimes of Elkton was elected State
councillor of the Junior Order
United American Mechanics at
the groups convention here yes
Evening star., 1949-11-12
BY the Associated Press

ACAPULCO, Mexico, Nov. H.
The luxurious yacht Corsair, once
the private ship of j. Pierpont
Morgan, struck the rocks and
went aground early today in Aca-
pulco Harbor.
Passengers said there was no
panic" and mo great excitement. "
About 45 passengers and a crew
of 50 were taken of In lifeboats
and small harbor craft.
Port officials said the Corsair
struck rocks a few minutes after
midnight. Although she was go
ing slowly, a large hole was torn
in the bow.
Capt. H. Nedden of Vancouver,
British Columbia, who has skip
pered the former Morgan yacht
more than a year, pointed her at q
small nearby beach, "Ensenada de
los Presos" (Bay Of the Prison.
ers). The vessels bow is sub
merged a short distance of shore
and shipping men said If the cap
tain had not acted quickly the
boat would have sunk, she was
shipping so much water.
While the Corsair was being
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Firm Says BoIivions Accepted
Risk for Any P-38 Damages
Air Disaster Hearing Gets Dramatic Story
Of Rescue of Rios by Boiling Soldier

The Bolivian governments
denial of ownership of the P-38
fighter that precipitated an air
disaster here on November l was
challenged today before the CAB
inquiry into the deaths of SIS per-
sons by the president of the
Washington firm which obtained
the fighter from surplus war
stock.
Paul. Aubin. president of the
Universal Air & Marine Supply
Co., said the Bolivian Government
had paid $1,000 down in Septem-
ber on a purchase price of $15,500
when the plane was ready to be
flown away from Seymour. Ind.
Maj German Pol of the Boli-
Wan Air Force and Capt. Eric
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Widespread Strikes
se
Threatened in Greece.
BY the A.seeiatsd Rfsss

ATHENS, Nov. 12.-Widesprea6
strikes threatened today in Greece.
two days after the Marshall Plan
chief for the country, Paul Porter,
asserted there was absolutely No
justification" for wage increases
at this time.
There have been minor rum.
blings in past weeks from labor
centers indicating fiat demands.
would be made for general 20 per.
cent wage increases. ~ y,
The General Confederation o&
Labor issued q statement sayinx
it was "regrettable" that Mrs'
Porter had been "misled" by the,
government, which the labor group
said is seeking to fortify itself n
order to protect the iniquitoue
interests Of those who exploit the
people,"
Workers in seven banks aia-
their intentions to call .,
strike. The labor center Of Piraeus
Mediterranean port town adioin-
ing Athens--said it was planning q
protest meeting to consider what
action would be taken. '5,r
The millers and railway unions
Of Piraeus announced . threes
hour work stoppage - . profess
~.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
BIackmer Reported king
Visa for Return 10 France

Henry M. Blackmer, 80-year-old
millionaire who fled to Europe Is
years ago rather than testify in
a congressional investigation of
the Teapot Dome scandal, report
edly was in Washington today
completing passport arrangements
for his return to France.
He came back to this country
several weeks ago and recently
paid a $40, 900 fine in Federal
Court In Denver on an income tax
evasion charge.
A Justice Department official
disclosed yesterday that blocks
against his long-frozen assets In
American banks were removed
even before Mr.. Blackmer's re-
turn from the European exile.
Those assets have been estimated
as high as $4,000, 900.
State Department officials re-
fused to comment on the passport
arrangements. Negotiations be-
tween the State Department and
an applicant are strictly conf1den-
tial so far as the department is
concerned, they said.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Wave of Cold Air
May End Record
| Mild Weather

Cold air pushing down from
Canada and a storm moving this
way from the Midwest will COM
bine to drive away the delightful
Indian summer weather Washing
ton has enjoyed this week, the
Weather Bureau predicted today.
Indian summer will continue to-
day and most of tomorrow, how
ever, the forecaster said. But
there will be increasing cloudiness
and late tomorrow showers will
mark the return of more normal
November weather."
The temperature, which broke
an all-time record for November
II when it reached 78 degrees at
$50 pm. yesterday, will hover in
the low 70s today and drop to
about 48 tonight. Tomorrow the
temperature will be in the low Cos
and by Monday it will be down in
the sos. the forecaster predicted
Evening star., 1949-11-12
BY ths Associated Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-One of
the most "entrancingly, terrible
sights on EARTH" says the Rev.
Bernard r. Hubbard, is the North
Pole.
Father Hubbard, known as
"the glacier priest" has spent
% years in the Arctic. He has
just returned to the United States
to teach geology at Santa Clara
University, Santa Clara, Calf.
The 6l-year-old priest gave a
graphic description yesterday OF
the North Pole area, which he
said probably never has been
reached by any one on foot.
"At 80 degrees north latitude,
where the Pole should be, there
Is only q nightmare jigsaw puzzle
Of ice foes" !" he said. Year around
the Ice Is about 40 feet thick. It
floats In an ocean averaging 900
feet deep. Buffeted by strong
currents and tremendous circular
winds that whirl across the polar
ice pack, these jigsaw pieces make
no fixed pattern.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
BY the Assoeioied Press

Communist treatment of the
American consul general at
has dealt a sharp new
setback to Communist China's
chances of obtaining American
recognition any time in the fore
seeable future.
Top State Department officials
are privately burned up" at the
way in which local authorities at
Mukden have handled the case
of 56-year-old Angus Ward. They
are irked. too. at the cold shoul-
dering which the American Gov
ernment has received in its at
tempts to get any information on
the matter from national Com
munist leaders at Peiping.
Mr.. Ward has been held in jail
at Mukden since October "a. Two
American and two European
members of his staff have been
held with him. All are charged
with having beaten a Chinese en-
ploye early in October as the re-
suit of an alleged wage dispute.
The State Department disclosed
Evening star., 1949-11-12
127 Rescued as Yacht Corsuiir,
Once Morgon's, Runs Aground

beached passengers were assem-
bled at their boats and when the
boats touched water they had only
a very short distance to 60.
The rocks are about half a mile
of shore, in sight of one Of the
large resort hotels, Hotel de las
Americas.
The Corsair is a 343-foot vessel
of 2,699 tons. Mr.. Morgan built
1t in 1880 as his private yacht. It
became a warship and has since
been turned into a cruise ship.
Aboard was John M. Allen,
Seattle. general passenger agent
Of Pacific cruise lines. which
operates the Corsair for Skinner
and Eddy Of Seattle, the owners.
Mr.. Allen attributed the crash
to steering engine failure, al
though he said the exact cause
had not been determined.
Among the passengers was Mai.
Gen. David Prescott Barrows, for
mer president Of the University Of
California, and his wife.
II was the second grounding Of
the Corsair In IL years. She went
on the rocks In 1887 In Nassau
Harbor. Bahamas. with Mr.. Nor
gan aboard.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
6 Germans Convicted
In Dismant|ing Case
" the Assoeiotsd Press


HAMBURG, Nov. IA British
court today found the owners Of
Germany's largest shipyard guilty
of Illegally attempting to evade
dismantling.
Rudolf Blohm, senior partner Of
Blohm g. Voss, was ordered to
pay a 5,000-nlark fine ($1,250) or
serve five months in prison.
His brother. Walter. was ordered
to pay 10000 marks ($2.500) or
serve 10 months.
-Four other defendants found
guilty were sentenced to prison.
They were Otto Dalldorf, IL
months; Heinrich Lorenzen, IL
months; Max Andreae, IL months
and 1000 marks l$500) fine or
three more months Imprisonment;
Karl Heidenreich. nine months.
When the court told Rudolf
Blohm to stand to hear his SEN
tence. approximately twoscore
spectators in court stood also.
Most were Blohm Il Voss en-
ployes.
Judge O'Hanlon later suspended
all sentences after defense coun-
sci said they would appeal the
verdictS. The defendants were
released on condition that they
take the case to the Court OF APP
peals.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Election Of Quirino
Is Taken 10 Court
BY the kssociofsd Press

MANILA, Nov. 12.-Foes. of
President Elpidio Quirino today
launched a court attempt to block
him from a new term as head Of
the Philippine Republic.
Three leaders Of DR.. Jose P.
Laurels Nacionalista Party filed
q suit in the Philippine Supreme
Court as trickling returns from
Tuesdays national election con-
tinued to give Mr.. Quirino COM
Portable margin.
The suit asked that Solicitor
General Felix Bautista be re-
strained from serving on the Elec-
ton Commission which is making
the official canvass of votes. It
contended Mr.. Quirino's replace
ment of Commissioner Francisco
Enage with Mr.. Bautista the day
before the election was illegal.
Mr.. Bautista's appointment gave
Mr.. Quirino's Liberal Party two
members on the three-man COM
mission. Mr.. Bautista has not at
tended any commission meetings
In another action. Laurels
hackers filed with the commits
sion Q petition asking annulment
efvotes from seven Quirino strong
hold province+Negros, Occiden-
tai. Cebu. Lanao, Bohol. Nueva
Ecija, Pampanga and Sorsogon.
Irregularities were alleged In all.
Ohdcial returns to the commits
sion late today gave Quirino $685.
as votes to Laureps 790,674.
Third party candidate, Jose Ave-
limo, trailed with 242,299.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Football Crowd Jams
Dance Ticket Windows

Police had their hands full
before a dance at Uline Arena
last night as an estimated 5000
persons tried to get to three ticket
windows at one time.
The dance followed a football
game at Griffith Stadium between
two colored teams. North Carolina
College and West Virginia State
College. The crowd at the game
was estimated at 10000.
Police said that after the game,
spectators fiocked over to the
arena for the dance. Several
fights broke out as the crowd
clamored for tickets and about
200 persons broke in through a
rear door. they said.
At this point, 10 policemen on
the scene called for reinforce
ments and the crowd was made to
line up before the ticket windows.
No arrests we're, made.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Glacier Priest Calls North Pole
Nightmare Ice Jiqsuw Puzzle

Some are round, others are
fiat and many sided like a fan
tastic geometric dream. Cracks
of open water are sometimes miles
in length. The ice foes grind to-
gether with an awful power.
Pressure ridges. like miniature
mountain ranges, criss-cross the
jam.
AT the center Of this mass, one
Of the most desolate, lifeless and
entrancingly terrible sights on
earth, is the North Pole. I do not
believe that any man could have
succeeded in setting foot here
the top Of the world"
Father Hubbard said that only
recently has it been possible to
Ak the North Pole by means of
electronic beams aimed from Alas
ka to intersect at the Goth merid-
ian.
Air Force patrol flights and
weather flights are now made
regularly over the Polar Ice pack.
he said. and the North Pole has
been circled at high altitude
about 800 times.
Evening star., 1949-11-12
By the Asseeiofed Press

LAKE SUCCESS, Nov. 12.-The
Western powers rejected today a
Venezuelan suggestion for a United
Nations mediator to attempt a
solution of the East-West atomic
impasse.
Speaking for the majority group,
Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton. Can
ada, said he and the other Western
delegates did not believe such ac-
ton at this time would be appro-
pirate. He told the Special Politi-
cal Committee of the u. N. As
sembly the West preferred to
continue the consultation of the
six atomic countries in an effort
to reach agreement.
Proposal Made Tentatively.
The suggestion for a mediator
was put forward tentatively by
DR.. Carlos E. Stolk of Venezuela,
but it never was advanced as a
formal proposal.
Terge Void, Norway, put his
country behind a Canadian pro-
posal for the Assembly to instruct
the six countries - the United
States. Britain, China. Canada,
France and the Soviet Union-to
continue their talks.
He said the Soviet Union now,
from its own experience in atomic
energy development, should be in
better position to agree to con-
troll plan. He said the sovereignty
argument, advanced by Russia
should not be an obstacle to q
solution.
John Hickerson, American As
sistant Secretary Of State, yester-
day gave the United States an
swer to Russia's claim that the
Soviet Union uses atomic energy
only for peaceful land clearing
purposes.
U. S. Sharing knowledge.
Mr.. Hickerson said the United
States is both using and sharing
its atomic knowledge throughout
the world for medical and re-
search purposes. He called on the
Russians to say what they are
doing on a share basis.
Then Mr.. Hickerson said. IF
nations have devices that can
level mountains, they also have
devices that can level cities.
That is why the United Nations
'(majority) plan provides for an
international cooperative to take
over such dangerous materials
and facilities and to make sure
they are used for peaceful pur-
poses ONLY"
Evening star., 1949-11-12
U. 5. Delays Action
In Coal Strike, May
Urge Fact-Finders
Suggestion Is Expected
Next Week.; Lewis Offer
Meets Cool Reception
By james Y. Newton

The Government today planned
no immediate move in the soft
coal dispute, but probably will sug-
gest early next week that John L.
Lewis and the mine operators sub
nit their controversy over a con-
tract to a presidential fact finding
board empowered to suggest set
tlement terms.
There was no tendency on the
part of either the Government or
operators to jump at Mr.. Lewis
offer yesterday to meet with Cyrus
S. Ching, Federal mediation chief,
''or anybody else," including the
mine operators.
Mr.. Ching said he had no pres
ent plans to call a new coal peace
conference and no move is planned
before Monday at the earliest.
Lewis Opposed to Board.
But when the Government does
step in it probably will suggest the
dispute be submitted to a fact
finding board of a type that helped
(see COAL, Page ADD
Evening star., 1949-11-12
Czech Priests Ordered
By Reds 10 Take Oath
Without Reservation
Interior Minister Soys
Church. Dictuted' Chance
Will Not Be Tolerated
BY the Assoeioted Press

PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia, Nov.
IL. - Czechoslovakia's Catholic
priests were told today they must
swear a fiat oath Of loyalty pre-
scribed by the Communist-con-
trolled government and ignore
reservations demanded by the
church bishops.
These reservations were that
priests could take the oath unless
it is in contradiction to the laws
Of God and the church and the
rights Of man."
The order came from Vacla,
Nosek, Communist Interior Min.
lister.
He declared in q speech before
q nationwide conference Of of.
ficials Of the Czechoslovak Re-
gional National Committees that
the government would not toll
crate any church-dictated altera-
tion in the loyalty oath.
New Law Requires Oath.
The oath is required under the
new control law. which makes
the clergy Of all denominations
civil servants paid by the state
and gives the government control
over church appointments. f.
nances and administrative affairs
Nosek added a boast that the
government had won its fight to
force the Catholic church to yield
to state control and that "even
the West is recognizing this"
He declared that the papal de-
cree Of accommodation of mil
liant Communists had been q
failure in Czechoslovakia ano
warned that any Catholic church
man who still sought to execute
it would be arrested.
Nosek indicated that, now that
Evening star., 1949-11-12
7 From District Killed
4 Hurt as Brakes Fail
On Mountain Curve
Crash FotoI to Woman,
Boy in West Virginia
Travelling to Funeral

A woman and child were killed
and four other Washington resi-
dent injured seriously yesterday
when their car went out of con-
troll and missed a curve on Cheat
Mountain, near RowleSburg,
w. Va.
Killed when the car struck two
trees were Mrs. Claudia c. Hall,
so, and John Webb. 6, great
nephew Of the dead woman.
All six occupants of the car
lived at 1890 S street Sc, where
George A. Hall. IS, husband of
the dead woman. has operated a
flower business for the past four
years. ...
They were taken to Memorial
Hospital in nearby Cumber-
land, Md.
DR.. H. v. Deming. deputy medi-
cal examiner of Allegany County,
said both victims died of skull
fractures.
Brakes Apparently Fail.
Listed as in serious condition
at the hospital are Mr.. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Wellington, both
so, sister and brother-in-law of
Mrs. Hall, and Edith Ann Webb,
13, sister of the dead boy. Both
children are grandchildren of the
Yelbingtons.
Authorities said Mrs. Hall was
driving and that the brakes of the
car apparently failed to hold as it
rounded a curve on a 3-mile
downgrade.
Neighbors said the family left
Washington yesterday morning to
attend funeral in Louisville, KY.
In an accident here last night
three persons were hospitalized
and three others treated for minor
injuries and released.
The accident occurred at Forty
ninth street and Sheriff road NE.
Police said a car driven by Willis
c. Dowdy, 48, colored, of 1903 Fifth
street NV, and another driven
by Jessie L. Smith. 81, colored, of
1888 Bass place Sc, collided at
the intersection.
Car Overturned.
The Smith car was overturned,
police said. and three of its pas
sengers were admitted to hospitals
for cuts and bruises. They are
Ruth Hounshell, 81. colored, Of
5201 Central avenue Sc. who was
Evening star., 1949-11-12
u. S. Officials Irked at Joi|ing
Of Consul by Chinese Reds
Handling Of Cose DeoIs Shorp Setback
To Communist Hope for Recognition

Thursday that the counsul gen.
eral at Peiping. o. Edmund Club,
had sent a letter to Gen. Chou
En-lai, the Communist foreign
minister, demanding Mr.. Wards
release and asking information
about him. The department said
that no reply had been received.
Officials are now confronted
with the problem Of what to do
next in the case. Two courses ap-
peared open as speculative posi-
bilities.
One is to address the strongest
possible protest to the Communist
leaders at Peiping. State Depart
ment officials repeatedly feel that
Mr.. Ward, an official Of the Ameri-
can government. has been treated
in a "barbaric" manner though
they have up to now avoided say
ing so publicly. .
Another move would be to bring
the case before the United Nations.
The Chinese Communists. with
Soviet backing, are expected at
some point to make a bid for the
Evening star., 1949-11-12

Rios Bridoux, the only survivor Of
the crash, had agreed that the
Bolivian Government should as
sumo full responsibility for any
damage that might be incurred as
a result of flying the plane" Mr..
Aubin told the inquiry.
Capt Rios, 80, director of
Bolivian aviation, was the pilot
of the P-38 that chopped an
Eastern airliner in two while both
aircrafts were approaching the
same runway just south Of Ma
tional Airport November l, killing
all SIS aboard the airliner. Mai.
Pol earlier had told the inquiry
that the Bolivian Government had
denied ownership Of the war sur