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then check with military leaders
on rising defense costs.
Mr.. Gabrielson's statement re-
newing his attack on Mr.. Acheson
continued daily G. o. P. assault
begun the day after election by
Harold Stassen. It was extended
by others. including Senator Taft
of Ohio. the party's policy chief
in the Senate.
Backed by President.
Mr.. Acheson, a prime target of
the Republicans throughout the
campaign, said Wednesday that
he has no intention at all of re-
signing. President Truman always
has given him staunch support.
The President, who left for a
Chesapeake Bay cruise on Elec-
g ton Day, has been silent ever
since the vote count made it clear
that compromise with the Repub-
1icans will be necessary in his
conduct of foreign affairs.
An obvious question was how
hard a bargain the Republicans
would try to drive: whether Mr..
Acheson's scalp would be a part Of
their showdown price.
Mr.. Gabrielson served notice
Evening star., 1950-11-12

ambitious programs in the Ameri-
can efforts to stave off Com
munist aggression in Europe. He
took no leading part in the cam
paign but he joined in a G. O p
sponsored statement last August
critical of administration actions
in the Orient.
Might Cool Them.
Senator Vandenberg is not
counted an Acheson booster.
Whatever his attitude toward re-
peated demands for Mr.. Acheson' S
resignation, Senator Vandenberg' S
influence might have the effect
of cooling some of the differences
between the administration and
Congress.
Mr., Gabrielson's statement said
Tuesdays balloting exploded a
number of political myths ex-
plotted by Truman Democrats. He
said the results would show:
l.. A big vote doesn't mean DEM
ocratic victory, but the reverse.
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chairman Of the Wayne Commits
sion, asked Louis A. Urban, city
elections director, to appear and
to obtain subpoenas from the city
election commission for members
Of 80 precinct election boards
which produced the first big error.
She said an all-day hearing
would be held Monday to discover
the pattern Of mistakes.
Both Miss Montgomery and Mr..
Urban said they were convinced
the Detroit errors were the result
Of honest" mistakes caused by
failure to understand instructions
or the fatigue Of late hours.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Husband MispIoces
His Wife and Car.
Police Find Them
By the Assoeiaied Press

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. IL
Axel Lindholm, of Schofield, Utah,
called on Salt Lake City police
today for assistance in locating
his automobile-and his wife.
Mr.. Lindholm said he left his
wife sitting in their parked car
about midnight Friday. Then,
police said Mr.. Lindholm told
them, he forgot where he parked
his car and diligent seach-on
foot-failed to locate.
Police shortly after noon today
found the car parked three blocks
from police headquarters.
Mrs. Lindholm was mapping on
the front seat. Awakened, she
commented: II was beginning to
worry little bit"
AS many as 1000 people a
square mile live in the Ganges val
Iev nf India
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Indian Colleges Teach
Gundhion Philosophy

CALCUTTA. - Universities ell
over India have established
courses in Gandhian philosophy
and recreational centers have
been named after him.
A Gandhi Memorial Museum
now under construction will house
his few personal possessions and
all articles Of historical and SEN
timental value connected with the
great leader.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Dutch Store Lutex

Amsterdam, Holland, has the
first tank station on the European
continent for the storage of latex
with IA tanks of Acton capacity
and three of 18-ton capacity.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Beetle Imprisoned

The first live Colorado beetle
ever reported arriving in Fire came
to Cork on vessel from Hamburg,
Germany, recently-but it was be-
ing held captive in q match box.
Evening star., 1950-11-12
Movies Taken to WiIds

Movies, travelling via truck, now
are reaching six camps In rugged
Australian country where gangs
are working on the Snowy River
ater-conservation projects.
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Christmas Mail Embargo Ends
As Strikers Heed Truman Plea
Workers at Station
And Yurds Return;
Poy Accord Denied

Striking railroad yardmen were
returning to work today in Wash
ington and a dozen other cities
following President Truman
warning that the strikes were en-
dangering the security of the
Nation"
But rail unions officials said
there was no truth to a report that
wage-hour dispute which caused
the wildcat" Gripping of rail
transportation had been ended
National (Railroad) Mediation
Board members tried desperately
tc settle the dispute. but their
separate talks with union and rail-
road officials broke up at 2 am
without result.
Negotiations in the 21-month-
old deadlock were to be resumed
later today and there was some
hope that agreement could be
reached.
The movement of traffic in both
the Washington passenger ter
nlinal and Potomac Yards across
the river in Virginia was described
as near normal. Nearly all of
(See RAILS, Page A-3)
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TRUMAN PROGRAMS STATE OF EMERGENCY
Allies Quit Humhyng and Pull Beuhead Into Tight Ring Around PORT
Proclamation by the President

This is the tert of President
Truman'S proclamation OF a
national emergency
WHEREAS recent events in
w Korea and elsewhere
constitute a grave threat to
the peace of the world and i'm
peril the efforts of this coun-
try and those of the United
Nations to prevent aggression
and armed conflict; and
Whereas world conquest by
Communist imperialism is the
goal of the forces of agrees
sion that have been loosed
upon the world; and
Whereas, if the goal Of Com
muniSt imperialism were to be
achieved, the people OF this
country would no longer enjoy
the full and rich life they have
with Gods help built for
themselves and their children;
they would no longer enjoy the
blessings of the freedom of
worshiping as they severally
choose, the freedom of read
ing and listening to what they
choose, the right of free
speech, including the right to
criticize their Government,
the right to choose those who
conduct their Government,
the right to engage freely in
collective bargaining, the right
to engage freely in their own
business enterprises and the
many other freedoms and
rights which are part of our
way of life; and
Whereas, the increasing
menace of the forces of Com
munist aggression requires
that the national defense be
strengthened as speedily as
possible;
Now, therefore, I, Harry S.
Truman, President of the
United States of America, do
proclaim the existence of a
national emergency, which re-
quires that the military, naval,
air, and civilian defenses of
this country be strengthened
as speedily as possible to the
end that we may be able to
repel any and all threats
against our national security
and to fulfill our responsible
tiles in the efforts being made
through the United Nations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16
7o5-Corot Diamond
Found at Premier
Mine in TronsvouI
By the Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa
Dec. 16.-The Transvaals Premier
mine. which produced the Cullinan
diamond, the worlds biggest, and
the famous Jonker, has now given
up third magnificent stone.
The new find is of perfect color
half the size of a matchbox and
weighs 1875 carats. 1t is worth
about 100000 ($168,000). 1t is
described as blue-white and is
being sold in normal trade chan
nels. It's value is in it's perfect
quality rather than its size.
The mine was reopened this
year after several years of mac
tivity. and the big stone was dis
covered in normal operations on
a recovery plant grease table, or
pulsator.
The Cullinan diamond, found in
1905. was more than three times
the size of any known stone. The
Excelsior, $685. carats, until then
was the largest. The Cullinan was
purchased by the TranSvaal gov
eminent and presented to King
Edward VII of England. 1t was
then cut into nine large stones.
The Jonker diamond, weighing
1875 carats, was found in 1884. 1t
was sold to an American for ESQ.,
900 and divided into IL stones,
including Jonker No. /, the largest
emerald-cut diamond in existence.
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will be investigated by party CON-
missions regarding all phases of
their lives and activities"
These mass inquiries will con-
tinue from January IS to June 30.
Present membership cards of
the Socialist Unity (Communist)
Party are revoked and no new
ones will be issued until the
cleanup is completed" Ulbricht
said.
A former Moscow emlgre now in
unchallenged control of the party
organization as general secretary,
Ulbricht declared a new type of
party, modelled on Stains Bolshe-
viks, would emerge.
Ulbricht quoted from Stains
orders in the 192O's when the lat
ter had stepped into Lenin's shoes
and was preparing to liquidate his
former revolutionary comrades
from the party leadership.
1T is necessary for the party to
clean itself of opportunistic ele-
ments, with the goal in view of
maximum unity" Ulbricht quoted
Stain as saying Is years ago.
The Socialist Unity Party is a
Soviet-sponsored hybrid created
(See PURGE, Page A-6.)
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Sunny But Not Warm
Is Week End Forecast

Washington will have ample
sunshine this week end, but ii
won't be very warming, the
Weather Bureau said today.
Cold air, spreading eastward
from the Midwest will keep tenn
peratures in the upper 30s today;
drop them to "a in the city and
18 in the suburbs tonight and
gradually get back into the 30s to-
morrow, the forecast said.
The high yesterday, after day
which closed with driving rain,
was 48 degrees. The low early to-
day was 81.
Temperatures dropped to Is be-
low in Northern Minnesota and
the Great Lakes region had snow.
A snowfall of 6 inches hit Central
New York State.
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China Reds Reported
Creating''Y Youth Army
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEI. Formosa. Dec. 10
The China Union Press said TO-
day Prime Minister Stain and
Chinese Communist Leader Mao
-tung have decided to con-
script 3-million-man youth
army in China "for the coming
world war"
1t said the army would be
trained by Russians.
The CONSUMPTION, according to
the news agency, was being car
ried on throughout Red China
and applied TO all able-bodied men
between the ages of 18 and %.
1t said the quota for Kwangtung
Province was fixed at 100000 men.
with the deadline set for the end
of next March.
The Chinese Nationalist Defense
Ministry said many young men in
Kwangtung Province have Joined
Nationalist guerrilla forces to
escape CONSUMPTION. The ministry
also said many soldiers of the Red
Kwangtung-Kwangsi column de-
serted, fearing they would be sent
to Korea.
1t said the people in the prov
ince were unloading Chinese Com
munist currency and boarding
American greenbacks, Hong Kong
dollars. gold and commodities.
The ministry said members Of
the Flood Gate Brotherhood, one
of the most powerful secret So
cieties in China, participated in
raids against two towns east Of
Canton. Many Reds were re.
ported killed.
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Hundreds Thronq
Post Offices Here
To Post Yule Gifts

The 39-hour strike-induced mail
embargo was lifted at 11:15 am
today, sending hundreds of per-
sons to the post Offices with
Christmas packages.
Minutes after Postmaster Cen
eral Donaldson announced that
all types of mail would be &C
cepted, long queues began forming
at post Office windows.
To help release the f1oodtide,
Washington post Offices were to
remain open after regular Satur-
day hours. The City Post Office
at Massachusetts avenue and
North Capitol street. best equipped
to handle the rush. will accept
packages until midnight.
The Benjamin Franklin Station
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania
avenue NV. will remain open
until 10 pm, and all other sta
lions were 10 serve the public un-
til $50 pm. Money order ano
other service also will be offered
AS Washington and the Nation
thus were released from the pre-
Christmas mail tie-up, the Capital
also made other quick steps to-
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Soule said. 1T is the same sea-
wave tactic they used in China
Ito rout Chang Kai-shek's Ma
tionaliSts).
"They try to overrun one par
ticular position. It's a ferocious
attack. They blow bugles and
whistles and suddenly strike in
such numbers they are bound to
overrun some of us.
You just have got to kill them.
That's the only thing-stick and
kill them"
Defend Tiny ToehOld.
Gen. Soule is commander Of the
United States Sd Division. It's
American, Puerto Rican and South
Korean infantrymen with their
backs to the sea are defending the
(See KOREA, Page A-3)
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and otherwise to bring about
lasting peace.
I summon all citizens to
make a united effort for the
security and we'll being of our
beloved country and to place
it's needs foremost in thought
and action that the full moral
and material strength of the
Nation may be readied for the
dangers which threaten us.
1 summon our farmers, our
workers in industry, and our
businessmen to make a mighty
production effort to meet the
defense requirements of the
Nation and to this end to elm
mate all waste and inefn-
cheney and to subordinate all
lesser interests to the common
good.
I summon every person and
every community to make,
with a spirit of neighborliness,
whatever sacrifices are neces-
sary for the welfare of the
Nation.
I summon all State and 10
cal leaders and officials to
cooperate fully with the mill
tary and civilian defense
agencies of the United States
in the national defense pro-
gram.
I summon all citizens to be
loyal to the principles upon
which our Nation is founded,
to keep faith with our friends
and Allies, and to be firm in
our devotion to the peaceful
purposes for which the United
Nations was founded.
1 am confident that we will
meet the dangers that con-
front us with courage and de-
termination, strong in the
faith that we can thereby Sc
cure the blessings of liberty to
ourselves and our posterity."
In Witness Whereof. I have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the United
States of America to be affixed.
Done at the City of WASH
ington, this 10th Day of De-
cember, in the year of our
Lord 1850, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States
of America the 175th.
(s) HARRY S. TRUMAN.
BY The President:
Dean Acheson
Secretary of State.
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States may be able ito repel any
and all threats against our ma
tional security and to fulfill our
responsibilities in the efforts being
made through the United Nations
and otherwise to bring about last
ing peace"
The proclamation was signed by
the President at 1920 am. in his
White House Office with only few
officials present.
Mr.. Truman also issued an
executive order establishing the
Office of Defense Mobilization to
coordinate and direct the vast
mobilization efforts that will be
carried out during the emergency.
Announced in Broadcast.
Plans for the emergency dec
laration and an order setting up
the Office of Defense Mobilization
were first announced by President
Truman in his Nation wide radio
and television broadcast last night
in which he outlined new auster-
ity program for the country and
gearing the economy to vastly
strengthen military forces.
In the proclamation, as in his
address last night, Mr.. Truman
said recent events in Korea and
elsewhere constitute grave
threat to the peace of the world"
The proclamation declared that
world conquest by Communist
imperialism is the goal of the
forces of aggression" and that the
increasing menace requires the
strengthening of this country's
defenses.
II summon all citizens to make
q united effort for the security and
well-being of our beloved country
and to place it's needs foremost in
thought and action that the full
moral and material strength of the
Nation may be readied for the
dangers which threaten u.s." the
President said in his proclamation.
Many Powers Now Effective.
The Presidents declaration of
a national emergency brought
into immediate effect a substan-
tial number of powers which he
may now exercise. A 13-page list
of these laws compiled by the JUS
tice Department and released by
the White House included author
ity for the President to control
all radio and network activities
authority President Truman has
said he has no intention of using.
The emergency powers also give
the President and other admins
trative officials authority to ex-
tend enlistments, to recall retired
officers to active duty, grant pro-
motions. requisition vessels and
(See EMERGENCY, Page A-5)
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Democratic Leaders
.AssaiIG.0.P. Demand
For Acheson Custer

The White House and State De-
partment remained silent today on
a formal demand by congressional
Republicans for the custer of Sec
rotary of State Acheson.
However, congressional Demo-
cratic leaders bitterly assailed the
move that crystallized among the
Republicans during the day in the
form of a resolution calling for the
removal of Mr.. Acheson and "a
thorough housekeeping of the
State Department."
Speaker Rayburn called the Re-
publican action "a tragic mistake"
and Senate Democrat Leader
Lucas said it was IAN invitation to
Stain to strike anywhere"
The party stand calling for the
immediate firing of Mr.. Acheson
was taken by House and Senate
Republicans at separate confer
enceS during the DAY.
Cooperation Pledge Added.
The Senate Republicans acted
at a late afternoon meeting and
adopted by a vote of % to a
three-paragraph statement ap-
proved earlier in the day by the
House party members. However.
the Senate Republicans added to
it a pledge of cooperation that
was drafted by Senator Taft of
Ohio.
The text of the resolution was:
In this critical hour, confidence
of the American people in their
leadership is essential to our
security.
"It is completely obvious that
Secretary Acheson and the State
Department under his leadership
have lost the confidence of the
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last American left Hamburg. He
was Capt. Albert Wells of Mon
terey. Calf, who made a final re-
connaissance.
The dull thunder Of demolition
charges began at dawn. Black
smoke plumed up again and again
as the strategic heart of Hamburg
was blown up by Army engineers
The Chinese Communists al
ready were on the ridges directly
overlooking Hamburg as the
Americans pulled out of the
wrecked inland city at 1890 pm
10:30 pm. EST Friday. The
Chinese later moved into Ham
lungs northeast suburbs.
Refugees Choke Roads.
Tens of thousands of terror
stricken refugees swarmed over
the frozen fields and down the
roads in desperate effort to
reach the United Nations beach
head before the last bridges were
blasted.
Second 1t. John M. Norton, 81
of Centre, Ala, raced his jeep up
the muddy road, firing his As
automatic in the air in a desper-
ate effort to. frighten back the
refugee columns before the four
span east-west railway bridge just
south of Hamburg was blown.
AS the last Americans pulled out
of town Reconnaissance 1t. Martyr
L. Burke of Brookline. Mass,
turned the Hamhung courthouse
and Jail into an inferno with
demolition charges, hand grenades
and "Molotov Cocktails" Records
of the U. N. civil administration
were destroyed with the building
which exploded in a great sheet of
flame.
Puerto Ricans Last to Leave.
The last infantry troops-Puerto
Ricans of the Sd Division-pulled
back over the 1,050-foot highway
bridge south of Hamburg in jeeps
just about noon.
They had been holding the ridge
line north of the city A few
hours earlier they had beaten
back a 300-man Chinese attack.
1t was an unforgettable scene:
Towering columns of black smoke
flecked with dancing flames; the
(See HAMHUNG, Page A-5.)
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First Completed Leg
0fSuperhighway 10
Baltimore Is Opened
Road Is Among Most
Beautiful in Nation, Lone
Says at Ceremonies

Gov. Lane of Maryland today
officially dedicated the first COM
pleted leg of a 29-mile-long s27
million superhighway between
Washington and Baltimore.
+ The Governor cut a black and
gold ribbon shortly before noon
and opened the Baltimore Wash
ington Expressway section to pub
lie travel.
Mayor D'Alesandro of Baltimore
and other officials, including State,
city and county officers, civic and
political leaders, as well as rep
resentativeS of the engineering
profession, witnessed the program.
The ceremony was held on a
hill near the Patapsco River
Bridge, about a mile south of the
Baltimore city line.
After the event, the Governor
and other members of the party
drove to the Friendship Interna-
tional Airport, which is connected
to the main expressway by a 1b-
mile-long spur road.
A Road for Tomorrow.
Gov. Lane told the gathering
that the e<pressway "can prop
erly be called road for tomor-
row." He called it one of the
most beautiful highways in the
Nation. designed to handle the
traffic problem for the next 20-5O
years. There is no cross traffic
on the expressway.
Gov. Lane said he has been told
the highway is designed not for
immediate use but rather for
future traffic which will be built
up in greater volume. There is
authority to control encroach-
(See HIGHWAY Page A-6)
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Downtown Power Failure
Halls Elevators, Machinery

Electric power in the direct cur
rent network over most of the
downtown area failed shortly
after noon today, stalling ele-
vators and machinery.
Potomac Electric Power Co. Of
flcials said cause of the break
down had not been found Is min
utes after the stoppage, but they
indicated it might be found in
sub-station number 20, on Tenth
street NV, between E and F
streets.
Some linotypes, all of the stere-
otyping equipment and elevators
in The Star Building were halted,
delaying for about Is minutes
running of the State edition.
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10000 More British Troops
To Be Moved Into Germany
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. 16.-Britain to-
day ordered the transfer of at
least 10000 trained British troops
to Western Germany. She now
has some $4,000 men posted there,
including one armored division.
The British War Office said the
troops were to be moved from
posts in Austria, Trieste and Brit
ain. They will include armored,
infantry and anti-aircraft units.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-12-16

LONDON, Dec. Is (P.-Gen.
Macarthur has been named Man
of The Year" in a poll conducted
by the London Express which
claims more than 100000 circu-
lation. The poll named Winston
Churchill Man of the Year in
Britain"
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Situation Is Fluid,
So Is Password
But Wrong Fluid
BY the Associated Press

WITH U. S. Sd DIVISION
IN KOREA. Dec. Is. The
password was scotch and
soda"
They picked up a captain
during the night and hauled
him in for questioning.
When challenged by a SEN
try he had mumbled, "Bour-
bon and water
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Pathos, Destruction
And Terror Grip City
As 10Th Corps Leaves
Thunder Of Demolition
Charges Begins at Down;
Refugees Choke Roads
By Ston Swinton
Associated Pres. War Correspondent

NORTHEAST FRONT, Korea,
Dec. 16.-Pathos, terror and epic
destruction were apparent today
as the United States 10th Corps
pulled back from Hamburg into
the crescent-shaped perimeter
around Hungnam in Northeast
Korea.
A Red North Korean flag was
flying over one house when the