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U. s. Highway 66 passes through an ancient lava flow in western New Mexico, between the cities of Albuqerqus and Gallup. -
Evening star., 1950-01-23
NationaIisfs Bombard
Chapu Near Shanghai
BY the Associoted Press

TAIPEI, Formosa, Jan. "a
Chinese Nationalist warships
bombarded Chapu, As miles south
west of Shanghai, yesterday, an
official dispatch said today.
The attack set off huge fires
and ammunition dump explosions.
Chinese Communist defense works
were heavily damaged, the Ma
tionalists said.
The sea attack followed extern
sive air raids along the Red main
land.
1t was the fleets nearest ap-
proach to Shanghai since that
great port fell to the Reds last
spring. Chapu, on Hangchow
Bay, was an important landing
site for the japanese conquest of
Shanghai in 1887.
The newly reinforced Nation
alist feet, the dispatch said, sailed
from the Chusan islands, 100
miles south of Shanghai. The
Nationalists say the Communists
are trying to mount an amphib-
ious attack on the Chusan Islands
from Hangchow Bay.
Evening star., 1950-01-23

ing his wife, Mr.. Howard said he
did not plan an appeal. He said
today, however, members of Holo-
ber's family and friends had in
sisted that he take the case to
a higher court.
Mr.. Howard said today he will
ask Fairfax Circuit Judge Paul
Brown for 90-day extension Of
the electrocution date, now set
for February Is. Mr.. Howard said
he would file within IS days a
petition with the Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals for a writ of
error. He did not say on what
grounds the petition would be
based.
Mr.. Howard sought during Holo-
ber's trial to-have him found in
sane. Psychiatrists testified for the
defense that Holober was insane,
but prosecution psychiatrists said
he was sane.
Holober also is under indictment
for the murder of his eight-month..
old daughter whom he buried alive
beside the dead mothers body in
shallow grave at the Fairfax
County nudist camp last February
"a.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Woman Clerk S Death
After Collapse Probed

Homicide squad detectives today
were investigating the death of
Mrs. Dorothy T. Graham, 40, a
Government personnel clerk. who
collapsed this morning in her
apartment at 1887 Kilbourne
place NV.
Mrs. Graham had been on sick
leave since last Thursday from
her position in the civilian person.
mel branch of the Army at GRAY
ely Point.
Police reported her dead on ar
rival at Homeopathic Hospital.
Investigation of such circum-
stances often is routine with the
homicide squad.
Mrs. Graham's supervisor, An
thony Clemente, said he was told
that an ambulance was summoned
for the stricken woman by a
friend, Mrs. Ethel Manning, who
shares the apartment.
Mr.. Clemente described Mrs.
Graham as IAN efficient, punctual
worker. She has been under a
doctors care since Thursday. he
said.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The
American Cancer Society today
announced drug treatment for
cancer which it said has kept a
few persons comfortable and pro-
ductive for four years. All had
been given only few months to
live.
The treatment is polysac-
charide, a complex form of sugar,
obtained from germs known as
bacillus prodigiosus. The an
nouncement was credited to DR..
Hugh j. Creech of the Institute
for Cancer Research, Philadelphia,
which has been working for four
years on this cancer sugar.
More than 1870 far-advanced
cancer patients have been treat
ed said today's announcement.
None is considered permanently
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Arlington Man Indicted
In Death Of Mrs. Campbell

Ralph w. Myers, A, an Airing
ton window shade salesman, was
indicted today in connection with
the abortion death of Mrs. Nina
Jean Campbell, 20.
Specifically the indictment by
the District grand jury charges
Myers with performing an abor-
ton on the young woman jan
uary 4. 1t adds that she died as
a result of the operation.
Mrs. Campbell's body was found
in the apartment of Miss Ruth E.
Childs at 1921 Fairmont street
N w. She had been beaten ter
rifically. The indictment charges
that Mrs. Campbell went to the
apartment of Miss Childs, direc-
tor of nursing education at Chill
dren's Hospital, for the operation.
The hospital suspended Miss
Childs from her position.
Mrs. Campbell. the wife of
Carlton Campbell. 81. of 1890
Hillside avenue. Hillside, Md, was
the mother of two young chill
dren. Myers lived at 2110 North
Lincoln street. Arlington.
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Some Cancer Patients HELPED
BY Germ Sugar Treatment

cured. Most of them seemed to
receive at least slight benefit. Be-
tween 20 and 80 per cent were
helped in one or more of sew
eral Ways-tumors shrank, pain
disappeared, weight increased,
appetite returned, more or less
normal activity was resumed and
there was sense of Well-being .
What this sugar treatment will
lead to was not predicted, but
DR.. Creech said there is enough
announcement to work on these
sugars for at least 10 years.
Similar sugars We're at the base
of the famous Coley's fluid which
years ago was said to have caused
some sensational cancer c.-es.
The fluid was ai..c- = Id when
the medical pl- ession was un-
able to get consistent good results
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Top Military Advisers
To See Truman Today
On Draft Compromise
House Committee Fovors
Extending Law Only
On Standby Bosis
By the Associated Press

President Truman called in his
military chiefs for White House
meeting today. One topic report
ed due for review is whether to
accept a compromise extension of
the draft law.
Mr.. Truman has asked Con-
gress for a three-year extension
of the Draft Act. which expires
in June. But members of the
House Armed Services Committee
have indicated at hearings they
would favor keeping the law alive
only if it is watered down to a
standby basis"
Chairman Vinson asked Secre-
tary of Defense johnson last Fri
day to find out whether the ad-
ministration would accept such
version. Secretary johnson re-
piled he would bring the matter
up at today's White House con-
erence.
In addition to Mr.. johnson
those called to the meeting were
Gen. Omar Bradley, chairman OF
the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen
Hoyt Vandenberg, Air Force chief
of staff; Admiral Forest P. Sher-
man, chief of naval operations;
Gen. j. Lawton Collins, Army
chief of staff; Secretary of the
Army Gray, Secretary of the Navy
Matthews, Secretary of Air SYM
ington and 1t. Gen. John E. Hull,
head of the Weapons System
Evaluation Group.
Gen. Hull's presence also led to
speculation there might be some
discussion of the big question of
building a super hydrogen atom
bomb.
The compromise draft plan
calls for keeping the law on the
books. But no men could be
called up and inducted unless
Congress approves by a joint
Senate House resolution.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
By Chris Mothisen

In last-minute change oi
plans, Speaker Rayburn said to-
day the House would spend the
afternoon considering the Alaska
statehood bill.
This was to have been the day
for Chairman Lesinski of the
House Labor Committee to bring
up the controversial FEPC anti
discrimination legislation. But
Mr.. Rayburn dashed the hopes of
FEPC hackers Saturday by saying
he would recognize Chairman Kee
Of the Foreign Affairs Committee
to call up bill to facilitate United
States participation in several in
ternational organizations.
Then. a few minutes before the
House convened today, Mr.. Ray
burn told newsmen Mr.. Kee had
decided not to seek the floor.
AS to FEPC, Mr.. Rayburn said
he didn't think the atmosphere
in the House at. this time was
favorable for consideration of
such controversial measure. He
pointed out that there had been
"a terrific and rather bitter fight"
in the House last Friday over a
proposed rules change, which had
left a lot of heat and some ill
humor."
Committee Discharge Asked.
Mea eanwhile, Representative
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr., Demo-
crat-Liberal, of New York, took
steps to bring the FEPC bill to the
floor by another means. When
the House met, he filed petition
to discharge the rules committee
from further consideration of the
measure. To be effective, the
petition must be signed by 218
members of the House.
I'm filing this petition" Mr..
Roosevelt said, because FEPC is
business that is long past due in
the House"
The rules battle, in which the
administration scored a humping
victory with substantial Republi-
can assistance, would have ended
the procedure under which Mr..
Lesinski had looked for his chance
to call up FEPC today.
The rule, which the House re-
tanned Friday, permits the chair
man of a committee which has re-
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Couple Sought in Staying
OF Virginia ABC Agent
By the Associated Press

BLAND, Va, Jan. %. = State
and county authorities today
sought a man and his wife in con-
nection with the death of Floyd
F. Vincent, Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board agent who was shot
and killed near here last night
while on a liquor raid.
Mr.. Vincent was 6 1t as i-e
entered the home of watts l. IN
in the Holly Brook section OF
Bland County, according to au-
thorities at the State Correctional
Farm at White Gate. T
Evening star., 1950-01-23

served in Moscow, in the course
of which I carried out assign
ments in various European capi-
tails. But for the last four years,
from October, 1888, until I broke
loose from the spy network in
1887, l was stationed in the
United States as a ull-f1edged
operative.
I set down these dismal facts
in deep regret-for the best years
of my life squandered on false
cause and for helping steer some
decent Americans into the swamps
of Stalin's underground. But
shall not pretend that I am filled
with shame, since I did what
did for no mean or mercenary
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Lewis Allowed Delay
Until Feb. Ito Answer
u. 5. Injunction Plea
Some Miners TrickIine
Back to Work, but Most
Stoy Awoy From Pits
By Robert K. Welsh

John L. Lewis and the United
Mine Workers today got a delay
until February / for the District
Court hearing on a Government
request for an injunction to stop
the three-day work week.
The suit filed by General Coun-
sci Robert N. Denham of the
National Labor Relations Board
was to have been heard Thursday
Judge Richmond B. Keech
granted the postponement at a
joint request of both sides several
days ago. Mr.. Denham was re-
ported to have agreed that the
union was entitled to more time
to map it's answer to the plea he
submitted after three weeks of
preparation.
The postponement came as
several thousand miners trickled
back to the pits. The $1,000 who
signifled in weekend votes that
they intended to accept the "sug-
gestion" of Mr.. Lewis and return
to their jobs on the three -day-a-
week basis would make only a
dent in the $4,000 ranks OF the
94,150 who have walked out in
recent weeks.
Unfair Practices Charged.
The injunction suit to be heard
February l by Judge Keech de-
veloped from unfair practices
charges brought against Mr.. Lewis
and the union by mine operators.
The operators accused the UNIV
president and the union of de-
manding new contract terms that
would violate the Taft Hartley
Act. They also asserted that the
three day week order by Mr.. Lewis
was a device to force signing of
the new contract terms.
AS for any back-t-work trend
today, union officials in Pennsyl-
vania, West Virginia and Ohio
said they could not tell until later
today what the picture would be
in perspective"
There also was a prospect that
further picketing might discour-
age back-to-work movements in
various areas.
Meetings of United Mine
Worker locals in Southwestern
Pennsylvania indicated many dig
gers wanted to hold out for a
showdown on their ''no-contract-
no. work" strike
Sentiment in some other places
repeatedly favored continuance of
the walkout as a protest against
the Lewis order for a three-day
instead of full work week.
Mines Near Pittsburgh Start.
A few mines near Pittsburgh
started shifts this morning, with
no sign of picketing. The Pitts
burgh Consolidation Coal Co. s
big No. 10 mine was operating.
In the Uniontown Pa.) sec
ton, center of steel company
mining operations, only the Colo
nial Mine No. 3 was working. It
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Ex-Waiter Identifies
Bineci as Pickup Man
For Numbers Bets
Trial Of Lewis, z Others
Nearing Close; Witness
Tells Of Making Plays

Frank Billeci, one of three de-
PENDANTS in the District Court
trial of William (Snags) Lewis,
was identified today as man who
picked up numbers bets at a down.
town restaurant.
The witness was James T. Trice,
former waiter at Wearley's Res
taurant, 418 Twelfth street NV
He left the witness stand, walked
around the counsel table and put
his hand on Billeci's shoulder in
making the identification.
Belize, Lewis and Attilio Aca.
lotti are on trial on gambling
charges. They were arrested il
the sweeping gambling raids con.
Quoted last March by Unitec
States Attorney George Morri.
Fay.
Walters Check Identified.
Trice also identified a duplicate
walters check with 10 and Is cent
numbers bet noted on it as his
personal play. The check was
one of many papers seized in the
raid on the headquarters Lewis is
accused of maintaining in Blad-
ensburg. The idcntiflcationsc came
as the prosecution neared the end
of its case.
Trice said he usually gave his
number plays to a cook in the
restaurant. He said he had seen
Billeci pick up the bets four or
five times.
Sometimes, he said, when he
wanted to make a play after the
pickup, which was between 1890
and l pm, he would go into the
street to locate Billeci.
Tells of Initial on Corner.
When shown the walters check,
Trice said a capital "S'' written
in the corner stood for his nick
name, which he said was Single
Action" The term, he said,
designates one of the methods of
playing the numbers.
The witness said that on sew
eral occasions he had seen Billeci
talking to man named "Yorkie"
next to the restaurant.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney William Hitz then called Ber-
nard Del Negro, one of the men
arrested in the Lewis raid. Trice
identified Del Negro as "Yorkie. "
Del Negro was one of the 13 CO.
defendants in Lewis first gam
bling trial which ended in a hung
jury several weeks ago. D.
On cross-examination, Billeci's
attorney, Myron Ehlrich, brought
out that Trice once was patient
at Mount Alto Hospital. The wit
ness did not know whether he was
in mental observation ward but
said it was a locked ward
The defense got into the record
that Trice is charged with an as
Evening star., 1950-01-23

in some additional revenue and tc
strengthen our economy"
Desirable Revisions Delayed.
He insisted, however, that many
of the important and desirable re-
visions which should be made must
be postponed until the budget situ-
alton improves.
I'VE should always keep in mind
that the maintenance of a sound
fiscal position on the part of the
Government is a long-range mat
ter. Nothing could be more fool
hardy than to attempt to bring
about balanced budget in 1851
by measures that would make it
impossible to maintain a balanced
budget in the following years"
Spelling out the excise rates
where he said reductions are most
urgently needed" the President
specified those on transportation
of property and persons, telegraph
and telephone communications
and the entire retail range, in
cluding such items as toilet prepa-
rations, luggage and handbags.
These rates, stemming from war;
time policies, run as high as 25
per cent.
And, with obvious reference to
the current move in Congress to
cut excises without regard to any
other action that may be taken
on revision of the tax structure,
the President insisted that any
reduction be ito the extent and
only to the extent that the result
ing loss in revenue is replaced by
revenue obtained from closing
loopholes in the present tax laws. -
Lists Targets in Evasion Drive.
President Truman set up four
major targets in treating the eva
sion factor: Excessive depletion
allowances" for the oil and min
ing interests; exemption accorded
educational and charitable organ
izations; the liberal treatment ac-
corded insurance companies and
the devices by which individuals
take unfair advantage of the
difference between the tax rate
on ordinary income and the lower
tax rates on capital gains.'
Hitting the oil and gas deple-
tion allowances, the President
cited as Shocking example a
case in which one oil operator was
able to develop properties yielding
nearly $5.000.000 in single year
between 1943-47. without payment
OF any income tax, while at the
same time. "it was necessary to
collect an income tax from people
earning less than $40 week"
On the subject of educational
and charitable taxation, Mr.. Tru-
Evening star., 1950-01-23
Citizens Join
Forces in Plea
For School Aid
Southeast Witnesses
Cite Deficiencies at
D. c. Budget Hearing
BY Don S. Worren

Spoke kesmen for Southeast
Washington groups Joined forces
today at House hearings on the
1851 District budget to demand
more school facilities for the area.
Witness after witness. teStifying
before the Bates subcommittee Of
the House Appropriations Com
mittee, protested present over
croWding and part-time classes
and said the situation would grow
worse in the next several years.
Recurring applause greeted
speakers as they called for a start
in the next fiscal year on two
new elementary schools and a
new junior high and a new senior
high, as we'll as more play space.
A score of witnesses were heard
this morning, but when Chairman
Bates, Democrat of Kentucky.
found II more were scheduled, he
announced an additional hearing
for this afternoon.
Guard Fight Echo Heard.
The Bates subcommittee also
heard an echo of the two-year
battle over command of the Dis
trict National Guard. Under a re-
organization effected last summer,
the President. acting on the advice
of the Army's National Guard
Bureau, assigned Brig. Gen. Will
liam H. Abendroth to be a full
time commander of the District
Guard.
Col. Charles M. Myers, retired,
for many years senior instructor
in the District Guard, protested
to the subcommittee today that
the assignment of a full time COM
manding general controvened q
1909 act on the District Guard.
Col. Myers also protested that
under the present set-up there is
insufficient protection for the
guards equipment at the Armory.
you could walk out of there
with a machinegun," he declared,
land no one would stop you"
Three-Way Control Hit.
He attributed this largely to
the three-way control over the
Armory, including the command
ing general. the Armory board,
and the District Commissioners.
Col. Myers said that citizens
associations throughout Washing
ton had recommended that a Dis
trict resident be named head of
the guard here to succeed Brig.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, who served as
commanding general of the Dis
trict Militia on a part time salary
basis.
During the last year, there were
quarrels between Col. Leroy S.
Mann. commanding the 260th
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group, and
Col. Peyton G.. Nevitt, adjutant
general of the guard, later placed
on an inactive status, as to who
was the head of the guard when
Gen. Cox was absent.
Col. Myers told the subcommit-
tee II think I know what would
have happened" had residents Of
Washington had the vote to de-
eide the guard control issue.
Witness for Schools.
Among witnesses who champ
ioned the cause of more school
facilities now for Southeast
Washington were DR.. Otis Farley.
speaking for 20 Southeast organ
izations; Mrs. G. H. Craig of the
Stanton School PTA; Harry Hor-
ton, for the Patterson School
PTA; Howard A. Nessen of the
Washington Highlands Citizens
Association and Mrs. Annie Stein,
for the Southeast Club of the
Progressive Party.
Mrs. Stein protested that un-
less more action is taken now to
TSoo n = pTInCET po0c AoI
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Fire in Senote Building
Is Put Out Quickly

Firemen quickly extinguished a
fire in an electric freight elevator
motor in the basement of the
Senate Office Building early
today.
The buildings cleaning force
detected smoke on the fourth
floor as it funneled up the ele-
vator shaft on the ! Delaware
avenue and c street side of the
building. Firemen put out the
blaze in matter of minutes,
about 6 am.
Evening star., 1950-01-23
'ProbersToIdAEC'
First Learnedof
Atom Leak in 48
Uranium Got to Russio
In 1943 Despite Effort
To Corner Supplies
By Miriom Ottenbero

The Atomic Energy Commission
didn't learn until 1948 that the
Armys wartime efforts to corner
all uranium supplies had failed,
an ACC official said today.
1t was then they found that
Russia had received 1000 pounds
of uranium compound in 1943,
Lawrence c. Burman, director of
the Acc licensing division. told
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities. Mr.. Burman
was an officer with the Manhattan
Engineering District, the atom
bomb project, during the war.
The witness said the Manhattan
District took rather strong meas
ures" to control the sale of uran-
ium in February or March, 1943.
These measures to block uran-
ium supplies at the sources we're
taken after the Russian request
for 200 pounds Of uranium oxide
and 220 pounds of uranium nitrate
was approved.
Didn't Know 1t Was Shipped.
The committee through previous
testimony has heard that Russia
received not only this 420-pound
shipment, but also two 50O-pound
shipments of uranium compound
and a few pounds of impure
uranium metal.
What the committee now is try
ing to find out is how Russia
managed to get the 1000 pounds
and who gave the final approval
for its shipment. 1t. Gen. Leslie
R. Groves. retired, wartime chief
OF the Manhattan District, told
the committee that he had ap-
proved issuance of a license for
the export of the 1000 pounds to
find out if Russia could locate
a supply in this country.
But, he added that he did not
know until l948 that the material
actually had been shipped.
The committee questioned Mr.
Burinan extensively on how the
Ma llatian District tried to corner
the uranium market end what
efforts it made 70 make certain
that all requests for Uranium ma
te-ials vert through It's hands.
"Gentleman's Agreement"
Mr.. Burman, who was in
charge of procuring special ma
terials for the atomic project, said
the project arranged with one
contractor to purchase all the
uranium he could find in the
hands of pottery manufacturers,
who had been using it for decora-
tions, and from any other ware
houses.
This contractor, Mr.. Burman
explained, entered into a gen
tleman's agreement" to sell only
to the Manhattan District and
so far as Mr.. Burman knows, the
company never sold to any other
concern.
An arrangement, the witness
went on, also was made with the
Shattuck Chemical Co., of Den
yer, Colo, not to make any sales
without permission of the War
Production Board. Mr.. Burman
explained that on uranium mat
ters the WPB simply acted as a
front for the Manhattan District