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Evening star., 1949-04-16
Falling Cliff Starts Big Wave;
Puqet Sound Resort in Panic
800 Flee Homes After 8-Foot WoII of Voter
Rips Docks and Smoshes Boots Near Toeomo

along the dock area were torn out.
There appeared to be danger OF
further trouble. Rearing behind
the homes Of the 800 residents Of
Salmon Beach is a 400-foot cliff
Several hundred yards back from
its edge is a 2-inch-wide and very
deep crack. 1t was this crack,
created by Wednesdays earth
quake. that apparently was the
cleavage line for the big slide
just to the north.
As result of the slide. the sea
is now just 40 yards from the last
house In the village. The crack
In the cliff behind could send more
tons of earth plunging down. 1t
would wipe out Salmon Beach.
Mrs. Carl Pfitzenmeyer, owner
of a store at Salmon Beach said
she was awakened at $40 am. by
a loud, roaring noise. followed i'm
mediately by the heavy waves
sweeping onto the beach.
At the Tacoma Yacht Club. Mrs
Cathleen Emery. wife of the resi-
dent manager. reported immedi-
ately after the Salmon Beach ac-
ton rhythmic movement Of the
water In the yacht harbor began
jostling the hundreds Of boats
there.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
| Midwest Chilled
| By New Snow and
Low Temperature
ty ,,s A,sotletsd Press

CHICAGO, April I6.--The Mid
west shivered In below freezing
temperatures today but skies
cleared and warmer weather was
on the way for Easter Sunday,
The mercury dipped below
freezing during the early morning
from Minnesota into parts OF
Ohio. II was near % degrees
in parts of Tennessee. Kentucky
and Arkansas. II dropped TO 10
at Rochester. Mimi. and was 10
at Rockford. III. Chicago's low
was 81.
Light snow was general over
West Virginia this morning. but
melted as II tell In most areas.
Snow fiurries fell in parts Of
Ohio. Michigan and Indiana and
some were reported as far south
as Northern Kentucky. The storm
brought q foot OF snow 10 Central
Nebraska. Louisville and Nash
vile. Tenn. reported low readings
OF - and the mercury was 81 ut
Columbus and Cleveland.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
New Record for AirIift Equals
Pre-BIockude Tonnage by Roll

ord. The effort to smash the
previous record had aimed at q
new one OF 10000 tons IN one day.
This goal was surpassed by almost
80 per cent.
However. the airlift is shoulder
ing . much bigger burden in
keeping West Berlin alive than
rail- trafic ever did. The Russian
blockade has shut on fuel and
supplies which formerly came into
Berlin from the surrounding Rus
sian zone. The planes have to
bring these now as the trains
never did. Therefore. despite the
growth Of the lift. Western Berlin
industry-and life In general-are
still pinched and held TO = near
minimum supply.
The record was run up despite
Soviet air-to-air firing drills. prae-
tice bombing BY various types Of
raid aircraft and parachute jump
ing In the airlift corridors.
Western ofIiciAls charged these
activities violated four-power SAFE
u rale&
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Moscow Says Pact
Raised Britis'l Budget
Dy the Associated Press

LONDON. April 16.-The Moscow
radio charged last night that the
British working class is being
made to "pay for a new war be-
fore 1t has finished paying for the
last one"
The assertion was made in an
English-language broadcast COM
menting on Britain's new hard
labor" budget. which was ap-
proved by Parliament earlier this
week. The new budget makes
skimpy reductions in taxes and
boosts prices slightly on several
basic foods.
The Soviet commentator de-
scribed the British budget as "the
first tangible result Of the Atlantic
pact"
1.-THE budget is the direct, bgi-
cal outcome Of the Labor gov
ernment's whole policy" the
broadcast said. 1.-THE Chancellor
OF the Exchequer Is simply paying
the bill presented by his colleague.
the Foreign Secretary-paying 1t
ut the expense Of the Nation. He
is translating into terms of butter.
margarine and chees the cost of
the promissory note handed by
Mr.. Foreign Secretary Bevin to
Mr.. (Secretary Of State) Acheson
when Bevin signed the North
Atlantic treaty"
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Czechs Free Woman
Head Of j. ). Relief
By the kssoeiotsd Press

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia. April
16.-Miss Vlasta Vraz, head OF
American relief in Czechoslovakia
was released from prison today
She had been held for a week.
She told an American consul
earlier this week, after being held
| incommunicado three days, that
she thought she was detained for
investigation Of the political activ-
tiles of others.
The American Embassy de-
manded her early release and
asked to be informed of the
specific charges, If any" against
Miss Vraz, who Is from Berwyn,
nj.
Under the auspices Of that Or
ganization. she had distributed
about $4,000. .000 worth of food
medicine and clothing in Czecho-
slovakia since 1945.
Acting Foreign Minister zdenek
Fierlinger told American Ambas-
sador Joseph E. Jacobs that the
release of Miss VraZ had been Or
dered "as one step to better
Observation-Disclosures relations
He said she had been held on
charges Of completely with per-
sons plotting against the country
She came to the Embassy fol-
lowing her release. Consular ofh-
cials saw her to her home.
Miss Vraz is free to leave the
country. She told Mr.. Jacobs that
she would leave as soon as she
tcould close the Offices Of the re-
lief organization
Evening star., 1949-04-16
$4,000 Auto Workers
Start Holiday Early
by the A.soeiatsd Press

DETROIT. April l6. Easter
week end started early for some
$4,000 auto workers.
A series of minor disputes
cropped UP in several plants yes
terday. Others shut down par
TALLY when small groups Of work
ers walked out. saying they were
going to attend Good. Friday
church services.
Ford Local 500 of the CIO United
Auto Workers went ahead today
with a scheduled mass meeting to
consider a possible strike vote.
The giant local accuses manage
ment OF speeding UP production.
But observers said the chances OF
a full-fledged strike were not
great.
The international union would
have to approve any authorized
walkout.
Auto firms gave these reports OF
iayoffs yesterday:
At Ford Motor Co. q walkout OF
church-going workers in a dispute
over the disciplining Of four en-
ployes made II 900 idle.
Chrysler Corp. sent home about
1900 workers. There was
shortage Of bodies at the Plymouth
plant. Operations at the Kercheval
plant were halted when 81 work
ers walked out because they OBJ
jected to the amount OF produc-
ton required Of them.
Briggs Manufacturing Co. stopped
many assembly lines because some
workers left for church services.
accounting for the remainder OF
those idled.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Attorney General S Son
10 Wed Texas Girl tonight
sy ne A,.es.as.s ss.ss

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex.. April
Ie.--Miss Georgia WEIGH. %. Of
Corpus christi and Rauasy Clark.
II, son of Attorney General and
Mrs. Tom CLARK. viii be married
here tonight.
The surprise announcement sss
made nj $50 am. today by Mira.
Weldon d. WEIGH. mother OF the
bride. Her father Ii q procure
dealer here.
The Attorney Gezsrd ard bis
wife arrived here By plane last
night from washtngson
Mrs. WEIGH said the ceremony
Vas tentatively ses for 2 pm. at
the Church Of the Good Shepherd
In Corpus Christi.
Ramsey csark and Miss wesch
both arc students at the University
OF TEXAS,
Contacted si q hot<i herr. where
she and the Attorney General are
stAytns. MSs. Clark ssnfItngay re-
fused 20 discuss ttse raayrisxe.
I'm just tfe boys nsoEher. 40
said. You'll hare 10 talk 10 ksrA
weieh.~
After their arrival Last nigfss.
she Clarks had announced stsat
sney we're In cospas chsasa 10
vsxas friends-
Evening star., 1949-04-16
| SiciIian Bandit
| Offers to Duel for
Control of Italy
BY the Assoeioisd Press

ROME, April Is. -- Salvatore
Giuliano, Sicilian bandit king. has
challenged 10 members of the
Italian government or their dele
gates to q duel to the death.
Survival-and control of the gov
ernment-would be the prize.
IF win" said Giuliano in a
letter to the newspaper Gironale
de Scilia, II will take over the
government of Italy. If I lose. 1t
will be the end for me-"
Guiliano said he wants to fight
the governments men one at a
time.
The bandit chieftain did not in
dicate q choice of weapons.
Gironals di Stella said his letter
ended with jibes at police meth
DDS Of trying to capture him.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Delaware Farm Youth
And Mother, IS, Held
In Virginian S Staying
Bedford Man Wos First
Buried in Hog Pen ond
Then in Dump Near Dover
BY the Ak.eeioted Press

DOVER, Del, April 16.-A To-
year-old farm youth confessed
early today that he and his
mother murdered a 70-year-old
Virginian the woman met through
a lonely hearts correspondence.
State Police Col. Herbert Barnes
announced.
At a am. press conference. the
Delaware State police superintend-
ent said the youngster had made
a full confession that he shot
Wade Woodbridge Of Bedford. Va,
and that his mother participated
and helped him dispose OF the
body. No motive for the killing
was revealed.
Col. Barnes said the staying oc-
CURED last October 10 but was
not discovered until the latter
part of this week. He said the
victims body was buried tempo
rarily in a pig pen and later re-
moved, burned and thrown on the
Dover city dump. Police found
charred remains on the dump last
night.
Those under arrest were identi-
fed by Col. Barnes as Robert Ver-
non Brennan and his mother. 1ne2
Gertrude Brennan, IS. Roberts
half brother Raymond was held Al
an accessory.
Woman Married Twice.
Col. Barnes said he was not GER
tain of Mrs. Brennan's present
marital status although 1t was
known she had been married
twice. Police were looking for hei
present and former mates.
He said a letter was received
wednesday from relatives OF Mr.
Woodrige In Virginia. 1t informed
State police he had not been heard
from since leaving for Dover the
latter part Of last year to visit
woman he had been correspond
ing with through a lonely hearts
club. The writers Of the letter
didn't know the woman's name.
A. police investigation. Col
Barnes said, disclosed that the un-
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Republican Leaders
Doubt Their Econom,
Drive will Get Far
Toft Not Optimistic;
Others Feor Tox Rise,
Ask Democrats to Act
~ ihs Assoe;otsd Press

Some top Republicans In the
Senate expressed doubt today that
their drive to cut Government
spending will get far.
One Republican leader. asking
not to be identified by name. said
fiatly that this session will see nc
slashes that will amount to any
thing. He said that might make
necessary q boost In taxes.
Another. Senator Taft. Repub-
lican, OF Ohio. said he is hopeful
that Congress will trim Federal
expenses. but added: Il am not
optimistic"
A third. who has led many
economy drives in the past, said he
will 60 along with any cuts sug-
gested by the Democrats but y
won't stick my neck out and pro-
pose any" He too asked to remain
anonymous.
President Truman In his Janu-
airy budget message estimated ex-
penses for the year beginning next
July at s4l. l.85S. .0O0. 900. as
against estimated receipts Of s4o.-
9s5. 600. 900.
That would mean 4 deficit OF
ss73. 900 .00o-not counting items
which have come up since then
like the rearming OF Western Eu-
rope. q project which reportedly
would cost between 81 i.o00. .000, ,00e
and 81. .000, ,0o0, 900.
Over IS Billions Authorized.
Mr.. Truman asked Congress "a
keep the Government out Of the
red by approving $1,000. .o00. 900 In
new taxes. That met with cool
reception from the lawmakers.
But since then. the House has
approved and sent TO the Senate
appropriations measures totalins
more than so .000. 600 900. No
money has yet been, provided for
foreign aid. although Congress
A--a-
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Sunny but Chilly
Is Forecast for
Capitals Easter
Down Worshipers
Fooe Temperatures
In Sos, Rising TO SOS

A sunny bat chilly aay IS .eEe-
Cd asi for Raster here tomorrow
with ovrgcoais indicated fcs ths
thousands who vtil attend tire
sunrise services 10 celebrate the
Resurrection
BY att<rnooa the tefnreIaiaYe
Is expected 10 eliFns 70 tire
upper sos
President and Mrs. Truman ard
their daughter Margaret viii ee
amoae the Easter efufyhxoers.
Miss Truman viii be here frcsn
New York for the week end.
The crowds expected 10 gather
on church lawns and other cut
door places 10 hail the dawn ct
Easter will encounter tempera-
uires OF 81 in the city and as log
As 30 10 81 degrees in the SIeures.
the Weather Bureau said
Winds 10 Add 10 Chill
The chill gili he intensified BY
winds Of IS 10 20 miles an hour
The winds will ahate 10 shosis
10 miles an hour In the afternoon.
according TO the District fore
caster
The Board OF Trade estimated
today that about 2se. 900 yisstofs
would see the sights Of the Capt.
tai over the week end They have
been pouring into the city by
train. bus and automobile In
eluded are q number Of hish
school senior classes IN special
buses making Easter sightseeing
tours.
Tomorrow sunrise service viii
start q day that will climax Raiy
Week. taking worshipers from tfae
mourning and fasting Of chrissis
death on Good Friday 10 the sx-
ultins cries of He Is Risen" on
Easter Sunday.
Later In the morning. the reg
ular Easter Sunday services in
churches OF tho city will be held.
A note OF hope and prayer that
the uneasy peace of the past year
will become q Arm peace IN the
coming IL months will pcrsads
the pulpit messages Of the day.
Earliest OF the sunrise services
| tomorrow will be the eighth an
nuai worship on the heights OF
Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Biadsns-
burg road at the District line.
Sponsored by the Organized Bible
Glass Association OF Washington.
the services will begin with > call
| of reveiiie by Francis ID. Stevens.
Navy Band. at s:2s am. A con-
cert by the Navy Band. conducted
by 1t. Comdr. Charles Brendlrf,
will start at 4:65 am,
| The Rev, Or, Fred q. Holloway.
president OF Drew University. Mad
| ison. NJ. j.. will be the speaker.
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/ Continual on pg "A Column }
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Police Question Two
In SociaIite' S Shooting
sy me Assoe;ossd Press

DARIEN, Conn, April i6.--
James A. Baker. ~. member OF
a socially prominent family. uri-
derwent an emergency operation
today after collapsing from gun
shot wounds In his abdomen and
an arm.
Police Sergt. Harold Curtis said
Mr.. Baker told him he had been
shot, but collapsed before he could
give any details.
The sociaiite's condition was
listed as fair at Norwalk Hospital.
Sergt. Curtis said two OF Mr..
Bakers neighbors were picked up
and held without bonds on an
open charge for questioning.
He identified them ss Pierre Z.
Berry. 81. who said he was m
investment broker with . New
York once. and Dorothy L Nor
rison, 80, q stenographer.
Police quoted Mr.. Berry as say
ing he heard . noise outside nis
home and went out into the yard
armed with . .45-caiiber auto
matte pistol. He saw man stand
Ing near the house and fired hse
shots at him as he ned.
Miss Morrison vas taken 70
headquarters with Mr. Berry after
the latter told police sl1e was u
his h0me at the tins md would
|corrcborate his story.
Mr. Baker Is the sCu q the late
James A. Baker. jr. cne-time
crack revolver markznan and
member OF . championship United
states Olympic shooting team.
Ths father died In 1s79 and wflled
his entire collection Of firearms 70
the Darien Police Department
Evening star., 1949-04-16
EorIy Eoster Bunnies
Wallace Beery, Film Veteran,
Dies of Heart AiInent at so
Hard Boiled Roles
Made Him q Stor
For IS Yeurs
ey the Associated eress

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April
l6.-Death has taken Wallace
Beery. so. who combined homely
good -humored face and BOOM
ing voice into a multimillion dol
lar screen career.
Mr.. Beery. a veteran of 36 years
in films, died Unexpectedly last
night at his home. He had been
under treatment since last No
vember for a heart condition.
At his bedside we're hts divorced
wife, Mrs. Rita Beery; a brother
william Beery: his adopted daugh-
ter. Carol Ann. and q nephew
Noah Beery III.
Mr.. Beery was known to mil
lions of moviegoers for his roles
rrnrU nee Az
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Express Employees
Vote 10 End Strike
sy ,i,s As.oess,sS pssss

NEW YORK. April is.---Sesen
thousand Railway Express Agency
employees today voted to end their
five-week- old work stcppage and
return TO work Monday.
The vote was taken at = meet
Ing Of clerks and freight handlers
employed by the agency In the
metropolitan area.
About 5000 drivers made Idle In
the long dispute also VIII be sf-
feeted.
Daniel J, sullivan. district gen
erai chairman OF the AL Brother
hood OF Railways and Steamship
Clerks. declared the vote for re-
turning 10 work WAS unanimous.
He ignored two or three hands
raised In dissent. About 3.2Oo
union members attended the
meeting. The baiIo. was binding
on MI 1000 clerks and freight
handlers.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Foreign Minister Due
To Head Red Bulgaria
In Premier Absence
Announcement Expected
Today on Successor
To III Dimitrov
BY the Assoeioisd Ptess

SOFIA. Bulgaria. April 16.-
Foreign Minister VASTLY Kolarov
is a likely candidate to succeed the
ailing and absent Premier Georgi
Dimitrov. for the time being, at
least.
There has been no official state
ment concerning who would take
over the helm while Dimitrov is
away. The government merely an
nounced Thursday that he is Ill,
and has gone to the Soviet Union
on home leave" for medical
treatment.
An official statement Of some
kind is expected from the Foreign
Office today.
Kolarov. q close friend of Dimi-
trov. is a deputy premier who re-
Gently has been given a front seat
role in Bulgaria's international af-
fairs. He has been associated with
Dimitroy since they went through
a revolution together in 1922.
Considered Qualified.
He has seemed to At well into
his increased responsibilities dur
ing Dimitrov's illness, and is con-
sidered qualified by the govern
ment to run things until Dimitrov
returns.
Informed circles here deride
suggestions abroad that Dimitrov's
trip to Russia means that he has
retired as premier or secretary
general of the Bulgarian Commu-
mist Party.
Bulgaria has two other deputy
premiers, Kimon Georgiev and
Alexander Obhov. Georgiev Is a
former premier and former for
eign minister. Obhov is a men,
ber OF the Agrarian Party. ct
seems unlikely that an Agrarian
would get the post).
There were four deputy premiers
until Traicho Kostov was fred
recently, charged with having
strayed from the Communist
Party line.
Purge Had Been Forecast.
The Balkan correspondent OF
the Frankfurter Rundschau in
Germany reported from Sofia
Wednesday-the day before news
about Dimitrov was made public
in Sofia-that the ailing premier
might be next on the Cominform's
list.
Rundschau is looked on in
Frankfurt, capital of the Ameri-
can occupation zone, as truly in
dependent. It's correspondent said
Dimitrov already had been re-,
buked twice by the Kremlin and
added:
Its is very doubtful whether
the present purge conducted by
the Cominform throughout the
Eastern satellite countries will
save Dimitroy a third time"
He said the Bulgarian boss had
been slapped down before for
=
Evening star., 1949-04-16
.DisputeBrewing
In Senate0ver
Aid for Chinese
Bridges Asks Probe
Of Policy, AssoiIs
.Acheson's S Attitude

YANGTZE BRDGEHEADS re-
ported demanded by Chinese
Reds. Page AZ.
Another Senate row over Amer
ican policy in China was brewing
today in the wake of a demand by
Senator Bridges. Republican. OF
New Hampshire. for an inquiry
into the State Departments atti-
tude toward the Orient.
Ever since the close Of the war
some Republicans in both houses
have felt the administration is
concentrating too much on halting
communism In Europe while it
spreads IN the Far East.
The latest f1are-up came over
Secretary Of State Acheson' S
Thursday letter. opposing the bill
of Senator McCarran. Democrat.
of Nevada. to have the United
States give China a 81 SOC. 900 900
loan for military and economic
purposes. Mr.. Acheson said such
a program would involve this
country In an undertaking of so
great a magnitude that it would
almost surely be catastrophe"
Says China Got 2 Billion.
In this letter to Chairman Con-
nally of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee, Mr.. Acheson
said that China had been given
more than $4,000. 900. 600 in Amer
ican aid since VI day. but that
this had not stemmed the Com
munist forces.
There is no evidence that the
furnishing of additional military
material would alter the pattern
of current developments in
China" he wrote.
Senator Morse. Republican. OF
Oregon remarked: IF what the
Secretary says is true. 1t is sad
and late admission of fumbllng
and bumbling China policy"
Senator Bridges. a long time
critic of administration policy
toward China. termed Mr.. Ache
sons letter a "thoughtless. tact
less. unfriendly and damaging
act"
THE Secretary of State could
hardly harm the free Chinese
more If he were to dispatch Amer
lean divisions to fight with the
Chinese Communists" the Senator
declared. adding:
II think the Congress anu the
people ought to know why Mr..
HAcheson would write so and who
in the State Department is relied
upon for advice regarding the vital
China problem.
Full Dress Probe Urged.
Senator Bridges said Mr.. Ache
sons views are absolute proof
there ought to be q full dress in
vestigation by Congress OF the
State Departments position to-
wards China ."
The State Department said Mr..
Acheson had no comment on SEN
ator Bridges charges.
Senator Fulbright, Democrat, OF
Arkansas sided with Mr.. Acheson.
saying, I'm not disposed to send
ing money over there"
ANY relief we send will be to
lCn CHINA pana A-3l
Evening star., 1949-04-16
BULLET IN
Nots' Game Called OFT

The exhibition game ached-
uled between the WashingtRn
Nationals ana Baitimone Orb
eIes this afteFnesn uas called
on at / pm. beeanss sf cold.
The teams WIN meet temerrsw
at Baltimore at : s'clsck IN the
Mats, Anal tuneup before Nom
days opening Americas League
game with PhiIadeIphia at
Grimth Stadium.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Jups Plan PuyrolI Cut

TOKYO, April Is R1.-The
Japanese government plans to cut
100000 from its payrolls In pre-
lectures and in .five major cities
informed sources said today. The
reduction is part Of streamlinine
program ordered by the United
States to balance the government
budget and to cut the cost Of the
occupation.
Evening star., 1949-04-16
Dealers Defend Cos Price Boost
Scored by AAA as Uniustified

Gasoline dealers said today. IN
commenting on m American Au-
tomohiIe Association protest
against higher prices. that . slx-
tenths Of . cent retail increase
here this month resulted largely
from crude Oh costs affecting re-
finers' JkontA
An American Petroleum. Insti-
tute cfscial IN the washington Of
f,ce Indicated that William r.
Hoyd. organization president IN
Neu York. would reply Monday 10
. request from AAA President r.
,. 6chmunk 70 explain higher
gasoiine prtces.-
Evening star., 1949-04-16

Mr.. 6ehmunk declared In . let.
ter TO Mr.. Boyd today that oil
industry trends and The seneral
cost of Isvtna Index at this tssns
should bring lower prices On Ras-
oitne. Yet. from April 1. ie4S. 10
last March l. the price has Eone
up Q cents 3 gallon. be declared.
Adding IN the tax. this meana
that the average nn0t0riss must
pay ahoot ~ D yeAr nsore st
present prices than he did three
years axo. the AAA oksciai said.
washington dealers for The most
part reserved comment until the
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