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Evening star., 1950-04-11
u. ). Officials Deny
knowledge Of Soviet
Skirmish With Big
Investigation Under Way
By State Department to
Determine Real Facts
BULLETIN

Secretary of Defense johnson
said after a White House con-
ference today that he could
not comment on the Russian
plane incident until he had more
information. Up to early after
noon. he said, the only thing he
knew about the matter was what
he had seen on the news ticker.
BY the Associated Press
United States officials today dis
claimed any knowledge of an
aerial gunfire exchange between
an American B-29 and Russian
planes. But they ordered an i'm
mediate investigation after receiv-
ing Soviet protest of the alleged
incident.
The State Department refused
any comment, except to say that
the Russian protest was the first
information it had received and
that an inquiry is under way to
determine what the facts are.
The official disclosure of the
Soviet protest was made by
Michael j. McDermott, State De-
partment press officer. about an
hour after a Moscow announce
ment.
| Soviet Foreign Minister Vishin-
| sky protested to American Ambas-
sador Alan G. Kirk in Moscow
that the incident took place Sat
urday about 13 miles inside Rus
sian territory. The Russian ver-
sion was that the B-29 fired frs,
and Soviet planes replied.
No White House Comment.
Pending the American inquiry
the Air Force said only that it hac
no official knowledge" of any
such incident.
/ There was no immediate White
House comment on the matter
but Charles G. Ross. presidential
press secretary, said that presum-
ably President Truman had been
informed of it by the State De-
partment.
Mr., McDermott was asked by
reporters whether the State De-
partment knew of any B-29s oper-
ating in the area of Lepaya, Lat
via, which Moscow considers So
Wet territory, last Saturday. He
replied that the State Depart
(See REACTION, Page A-4.)
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Douglas Offers 7 Bill.
In New Move 10 Cut
Annual, Sick Leave
Would ScoIe Vacations
To Years of Service,
With 20-Doy Maximum
By Joseph YOUNG

Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois. today made a new
attempt to reduce the annual and
sick leave benefits of Is million
Government classified employees
Senator Douglas introduced
two alternative bills. One would
provide graduated annual leave
benefits according to length of
service, with a maximum of 20
days year. The other measure
is the same as the Douglas rider
that was beaten in the Senate
some weeks ago on a point of Or
der. This would reduce the 26
days annual vacation to 20 days.
and the Is days sick leave to IL
days.
Noting that his rider had been
beaten on a point of order be-
cause it wasn't germane to an ap-
preparations bill, Senator Doug
las said he is introducing two
regular measures in the hope one
OF them will be adopted through
regular legislative channels.
Wants Hearings on Bills.
These bills provide two
methods Of handling the leave
problem" he declared. TT is my
hope that the Senate Civil Service
Committee will hold hearings and
study this matter in detail and
report whichever one seems to
offer the best solution"
Although he did not say so spe-
cif1cally, it is believed Senator
Douglas feels his bill providing
for graduated annual leave based
on length of service would be the
more desirable solution.
The Douglas proposal in this
regard would give 10 days annual
leave to Federal employees with
less than three years service. En-
ployes with from three to 10 years
service would get Is days. And
employees with 10 years or more
OF service would get 20 days an
nual vacation.
Such provisions as those in
this bill would still be better
than vacations given by virtually
all private employers" Senator
Continued on Page Az, Col. s.
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Four Boy Scouts Found
Dead in Rubber Raft
Adrift on Lake !! Erie
Exposure Kills Youngsters
Who Set Out Lost Night
To Bring Back Canoe
BY the As,oeioted Press

CLEVELAND. April 1.-THE
bodies of four boys who had
drifted overnight on a little rub
ber raft were rescued from the
Wind-chopped waters of Lake
Erie today.
A Coast Guard picket boat
pulled their bodies off the craft.
Crewmen applied artificial respir-
alton while the boat sped for
Fairport harbor.
But when it arrived, Coroner
w. r. Carle pronounced them
dead. He said they had died Of
exposure.
The group had been swept into
the lake at dusk last night when
they went after a drifting canoe.
Dozen Planes Searched.
An air-sea rescue force of a
dozen planes had conducted a
search for them.
Thinly clad in cotton shirts and
blue jeans, they had been tossed
by waves which were whipped by
gusts up to so miles an hour.
They had no food. water or flares
on the yellow raft.
All four were members of Boy
Scout troop in suburban Euclid.
The war surplus rubber raft,
drifting along bearing the bodies
of the boys. was first sighted Is
miles northeast of Cleveland by
a BIT.
The plane crew. believing the
youngsters were still alive dropped
a 21-foot skiff, equipped with two
outboard motors near the little
six-man raft and then dropped
red flare to guide the picket boat.
Asked Aid of Tug.
On arrival at the scene the
picket boat asked the fishing tug,
Albert S. to swing the raft into
the lee of the tug so the Coast
Guardsmen could pull the boys
into their boat.
The boys were identified as
David Lee Hahn. 13: Roland
Reimer. 13: Richard Bauer, 10,
and William Won Hof, IA.
Went 10 Call Son.
Clarence E. Hahn, father of
David. told how the boys were
cast adrift. He said he went to
the shore near East 185th street
at about 6 pm. to call his son
home.
The boys were about 1000
yards OFF shore and moving
steadily out" he said. Il ran to
a telephone and called the Coast
Guard
The boys had set out in pur-
suit Of a drifting canoe when the
breeze carried them out into the
lake.
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Slash of 8 Pct. in Relief Checks
Ordered by DC. Welfare Chief
600 on Rolls to Get 81 to S. Less;
Deficiency Bill Now Before Congress

Persons on relief will be cut 8
per cent May /, Gerard M. Shea.
director of the District Depart
ment of Public Welfare, an
nounced today.
This means that about 6,700
persons now on relief rolls will
get from 81 to IS less on the
checks they receive May /.
The reason for the cut, Mr..
Shea said. is that a greater num-
Der of persons are asking for re-
lief and the funds appropriated
this fiscal year were based on a
lesser number.
The Welfare Board has asked
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Japanese Coming Here to See
Cherry Trees He Gave CAPITAL

IF it hadn't been for this media
ton. Japan would have been
thrashed," Ozaki wrote. THE
japanese didn't realize this be-
cause the government only publi-
cized Japanese victories. There
was even widespread dissatisfac-
tion with the peace treaty.
But I thought something must
be done to thank the United
States. so I sent some cherry
Ozaki has served in every Diet
since the first in 1890. He recalled
japanese propaganda early. in the
war that the cherry trees had been
cut down. u didn't believe it,"
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SEOUL. Korea, April IL lR.--
The Ministry of Home Affairs an
nounced today the Korean general
election probably will be held
May 80. Secretary of State
Acheson insisted last week on
early elections and a balanced
budget as requirements for con-
tinued American aid.
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Big Shot First
Soviet Planes,
ProtestAsserts
Incident Occurred
; Days Ago Over
Lotvio, Note Says
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. April IL. - Russia
charged today that an American
military plane opened fire three
days ago on a flight of Soviet
fighters over Latvia, and said one
Of the Soviet planes fired back.
A Soviet protest, lodged with
the American embassy in Moscow.
Identified the plane as a B-29
bomber, but United States Air
Force headquarters at WieSbaden,
Germany, said the plane in ques-
ton may have been a missing
Navy aircraft sought since Satur-
day in the Northern Baltic.
Air Force officials said this
plane, Navy version of the B-24
bomber, was not armed.
This plane had 10 men aboard
when it disappeared on a round
trip flight from Copenhagen, Den
mark, to Wiesbaden, Germany.
Called the Privateer, it had four
engines like the B-29. United
States planes have been searching
for it since Saturday.
Incident Inside Latvia.
The Russians reported the shoot
Ing took place roughly $50 miles
east of Copenhagen. They gave
the site as Lepaya IibaW on the
Baltic Sea, and said the plane
penetrated about 13 miles into
Latvia, which is regarded by Mos
COW as Soviet territory.
Foreign Minister Andrei Y. vi
shinsky, in his protest to Amer
ican Ambassador Alan Kirk, said
the plane bearing American
Identification marks" was sighted
south of Lepaya last Saturday.
Owing to the fact that the
American plane continued to
penetrate into Soviet territory, a
flight of Soviet planes took off
from nearby aerodrome and de-
manded that the American plare
follow it and land at the aero
drome," the protest added.
THE American plane not only
failed to comply with this demand
but opened fire on the Soviet
planes. Owing to this, an ad-
vanced Soviet fighter was forced
to open fire in reply, after which
the American plane turned to-
ward the sea and disappeared"
Vishinsky Denounces Incident.
Mr.. Vishinsky denounced the in
cident as a gross violation of the
Soviet frontier and IAN unheard
of violation of the elementary
rules of international law"
United States Air Force head
quarters at Wiesbaden had no re-
port that any American military
aircraft, aside from the Navy
plane. was flying in the Baltic area
Saturday.
Air Force officers said that if
the Russian report was true, the
missing Navy plane may have been
damaged by Soviet fighter fire to
such an extent it could not reach
place of safety.
The Air Force quoted crew
member of the missing plane, who
did not make the flight, as saying
the craft did not have any wea-
pons or ammunition aboard-but
that one officer may have carried
a .45-caliber service pistol.
Yesterday two Copenhagen news
papers asserted the United States
was using the search for the miss
ing lane as pretext for recon-
naissance of Soviet territory. 1t.
Gen. John K. Cannon. command
er of the United States Air Force
(Spe RUSSIA pooe hd\
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-~~~~~-~--~
mittee investigating the Nc
Carthy charges, said that Mr.
Budenz will testify at a public
hearing at 1920 am. Monday.
Senator Mccarthy, Wisconsin
Republican, gave the name of Mr.
Budenz to the committee as one
who would back his charges that
Mr.. baltimore is or has been q
member of the Communist Party
Mr.. Budenz, one-time managing
editor of the Daily Worker, re-
nounced the Communist Party in
1945 and is now a professor at
Fordham University.
Senator Tydings said that Mr.
baltimore, Far East expert who
has denounced> the Mccarthy
charges as false end malicious
will be given an opportunity, if
he desires, to reply to the Budenz
testimony Immediately after the
open hearing.
Cross Examination Barred.
Senator Tydings said however
that Mr.. Lattimore's lawyers
would not be permitted to cross
examine Mr.. Budenz. He added
that they could submit questions
through members OF the investi-
eating committee.
The committee has repeatedly
turned down requests by Senator
Mccarthy to question persons tes-
tifying on his accusations.
Senator Tydings also announced
two additions to the staff of the
investigating committee.
These are Robert Morris, of
New York City, and Frederick
Aver, jr.. of Wenham, Mass, as
assistant counsels.
Named at Senator's Request.
They were named upon the re-
quest OF Senators Hickenlooper, of
Iowa, and Lodge, of Massachu-
Setss. Republican members of the
subcommittee. The two men will
assist Edward P. Morgan, chief
counsel. and two other assistant
counsels.
Senator Tydings said that a
subpoena for Mr.. Budenz' appear
ance would be issued this after
noon. Mr.. Budenz is now on a
visit in Michigan. Senator Nc
Carthy was not present at the
closed meeting of the investigating
committee this morning when the
decision was reached to have Mr..
Budenz testify at the public hear
ing next week.
He submitted the name of Mr..
Budenz to Mr.. Morgan yesterday.
and said he expected to give
names of other witnesses to the
Evening star., 1950-04-11
Sheriff Is Given Year
In Prison, $1,000 Fine
For Evading Taxes
Probe by Grand Jury
Planned Into Charge
Of Protection Money
By John V. Horner
Stor Stoff Correspopdent

BALTIMORE, April 11.-R
Earle Sheriff, former sheriff of
Prince Georges County, today was
sentenced to serve a year and a
day in prison and to pay a fine
OF $1,000 for evading Federal in
come taxes while he was in office.
Immediately after the sentence
was imposed. a Prince Georges
County official announced plans
for grand jury investigation of
Government charges that part OF
Sheriff's unreported income came
from $4,000 in protection
money" from Washington area
gamblers.
Ignatius Keane. assistant State S
Attorney for the county. said he
would ask the Justice Department
for whatever evidence it has in
this case, along with a request
that agents of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau be available to testify
before our grand jury"
May Present Record Tomorrow.
Mr.. Keane said the request
would be transmitted within 80
minutes to Assistant Attorney
General Theron Lamar Caudle
in charge of the departments tax
division. The attorney said he
hoped to be able to present the
Federal record to the county
grand jury tomorrow morning.
Sheriff was sentenced by Fed
eral Judge w. Calvin Chesnut on
his plea of guilty to a four count
indictment. Each count charged
tax evasion in one Of the years
from 1943 to 1946. The Govern
ment claimed a total tax due of
s10,430.76.
Fhe 55-year-old former sheriff
paid this claim yesterday. He is
also subject to interest and penal
ties. which are yet to be computed
by revenue agents.
Deplores Sources of Income.
The year and a. day sentence
normally makes a prisoner eligible
for parole in four months, de-
pending on good behavior. Fed
eral officials who took charge of
Sheriff after the court session
said they were not prepared to
state where he will be imprisoned
In pronouncing sentence, Judge
Chestnut deplored the Sources and
nature" Of Sheriff's income. He
referred to statements made a
week ago by Assistant United
States Attorney Norman P. Ram
sey. to the effect that the defend
ant frankly admitted receiving
money from gamblers. Mr.. Ram
sey said the admission was made
(See SHERIFF. Page A-3)
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Morocco, about three months ago.
friends here said.
His wife, the former Jane Graft,
was a civilian clerk in the Navy's
Bureau of Personnel until last Fri
day when she left for her family S
home in New Orleans.
1t. Seeschaf, a native of New
York, enlisted in June of 1941 and
became a pilot in 1913.
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the Commissioners for a deficiency
appropriation of $4,000 to tide
them over until the next fiscal
year. beginning July l.
The Commissioners have for
warded the request to Congress.
No action has yet been taken on
the appropriation. SO the board
decided to make the cut.
If Congress allows the de-
ficiency, those on relief will get
back the 8 per cent cut they re-
ceive in May in the June checks
fSee PFJIEE pooe AoN
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BY the Associated Pres,

TOKYO, April 1.-THE Japa-
nese patriarch who gave Wash
ington its famed cherry trees will
visit the United States soon to see
them.
Yukio Ozaki, 80, recalled the
gift today in a newspaper article.
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He said he sent the trees while
Mayor of Tokyo to express Japan's
gratitude for President Theodore
Roosevelt's mediation in the Rus
so-Japanese War in 1905.
Evening star., 1950-04-11
.F|ash|ight Clue
Hints Robbery
In Store Killings
Murdered Guards
Equipment Found
Near Cashiers Coqe

A robbery motive in the knife
murders of two watchmen at
Lansourgh & Bro. department
store was indicated today when
detectives revealed that the fash
light of one victim was found out
side the cashiers cage on the
mezzanine floor.
The intruder or intruders ap-
parently had fed in haste, Drop
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See Cherry Bloom Man" Among Letters
to the Editor. Pose A-1o
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ping the flashlight of John c.
Carpenter. 66, of sos G street
S.W. Police believe the slayers
thought they had disposed Of
everybody inside the big store
early Friday, and were surprised
in a burglary attempt when 4
metal worker called for the watch
men.
Two metal workers. who had
been repairing double doors on
the Seventh street side of the
ground floor, called for the
wstchmen shortly before they
found Mr.. Carpenters partially
bound and gagged body in the
entry-way of a mems room on
the street floor.
Cage Contained Cash.
Police believed Mr.. Carpenters
fash light was taken after his
pockets had been rified for keys.
He was stabbed several times
with the same butcher knife
which, police say. had been
plunged few minutes before in
to the other guard, Oliver r.
Hess. 81, of 1924 Massachusetts
avenue NV, in a freight ele-
Vator on the sixth floor.
The robbers apparently were
trying to obtain entry to the
cashiers cage. which contained
a number of bags of silver coins.
when they heard the workmen on
the floor below them. 1t would
have been easy for intruders to
have slipped by the workmen
down one stairway and out
through the e street door, later
found unlocked with the inner
key still in place.
Detectives said it was DOS
sible also that the intruders could
have remained hidden until after
Mr.. Carpenters body was discov-
cred. When this occurred, one
workman. unable to find an out
side telephone connected, ran to
notify police while his companion
guarded the Seventh street door.
Another development today was
delivery at headquarters of an un-
identified pair of gloves said to
have been found in the stores
tearoom kitchen from which the
murder knife was stolen.
Detectives were told they had
been found by policeman search
ing for clues soon after the bodies
were discovered.
Guard Had Kept Key.
Possibility that the key 10
the E street door was obtained
from Mr.: Carpenters body wa,
strengthened by the statement of
another guard. who had worked
with him for four years-Walter
B. Sheldon, IS, of 7l2 Sixth
street Sc.
Mr.. Sheldon, whose absence be-
cause OF a back injury resulted
In shift in the schedule which
placed Mr.. Carpenter and Mr..
hess on duty early Friday, said
Mr., Carpenter had insisted on
Keeping the key to the E street
door in his possession, or in the
possession of the man watching
the ground floor.
Mr.. Carpenters wallet, with
the bills untouched, had been
'See MURDERS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1950-04-11
Late News
Bulletins
Pilot Hurt BoiIinq Out

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (P.-Rob-
ert Sanders, AZ, Riverdale, Md,
received a broken leg and head
cuts when he bailed out of his
small private plane at 1000 feet
near BaySide State Park at
Sandy Point today. He was taken
to Anne Arundel General Hos
pital. Parts of his plane fell on
the lawn of an inn overlooking
Chesapeake Bay.
Power Worker Shot
NARROWS, Va. (P.-A 32-
year-old power company en-
ploye and father of seven chill
dren was shot to death today at
his home in North Narrows.
State police said Drewey Blak-
enship, a revolver wound in the
back Of his head, was found
sprawled across a bed in his
five-room residence.
Police Break Picket Line
HAGERSTOWN, Md, (P.-
The strike bound Victor Prod
ucts plant was reopened today
after q wedge of policemen got
plant officials, office workers
and others through a 100-man,
picket line. An official of the
CIO United Auto Workers union
was charged with disorderly
conduct for blocking a door to
the building.
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Budenz 10 Take
Stand Monday
In Red Inquiry
Senator MeCorthy's
Mystery Witness
Is Ex-Communist
BY Cecil HoIIond

Senate investigators formally
announced today that Senator Nc
Carthy's mystery witness against
Owen baltimore is Louis Francis
Budenz, 58-year-old former Com
munist Party leader.
Chairman Tydings of the SEN
ate Foreign Relations Subcom-
Budenz, Active Red for 10 Years, Now
Just os Active Foe. Poqe Al
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Killer Must Have Known Victims, Injured
Lonsbureh Gvord Say,. Poqe Al
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Guide for Re a d ers

An Associated Press Ne~spop,
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(See COMMUNISTS, Page A-4.)
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(See RELIEF. Page A-2)
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
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Koreo to Vote Moy 30

Continued on Page Az, Col. s.
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ping the flashlight of John c.
Carpenter. 66, of 506 G street
S.W. Police believe the slayers
thought they had disposed Of
everybody inside the big store
early Friday, and were surprised
in a burglary attempt when 4
metal worker called for the Watch-
Evening star., 1950-04-11

(See LEGISLATION. Page Al.
Evening star., 1950-04-11

(see MURDERS, Page AID
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-02-04

You can only loaf so long until the
grocery bills, the rent and few
dozen other items begin inroads on
that few bucks you've been able to
slash away in the bank so, we
are back at work again.
But when you've been in this bus
mess for as long as have you get
kinda like the late Bill Robinson,
you just can't stay away from the
footlights. You get so that you stand
lip and take bows when someone
turns on floorlamp in the living
room.
Besides, the trials and tribulations
of an entertainer are pretty small
as compared with the It's and It's of
civilians" Now you take me, for
instance, if you'd like to. First 1 got
my kicks by going into the opening
of the Greenwich Village Inn, which
has been under wraps for the past
two years. They opened up with a
big splash and big floor show, so
I went in for two weeks.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-02-04
GIANTS SHIFT
THOMPSON TO
THIRD

NEW YORK - CAMP - Henry
Thompson, former K. G.. Monarch
and st. Louis Brown infielder, has
signed his 1850 contract with the
New York Giants.
The 24-year-old speedster will be
shifted from second base to third,
Manager Leo Durocher announced
Eddie Stanky, acquired from the
Braves, will take over second, while
Alvin Dark, also from Boston, and
lanky Bill Jennings from Indiahapo.
polls will battle it out for the short
stop berth.
Thompson, an adaptable player
who has been at shortstop, second
base and in he outfield is expected
to clamp down the hot corner. In IS
games with the Giants last season
he hit .2S0 and connected for nine
home runs.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-02-04

Now, that was a ball. Besides my
own guys 7 had a big band behind
me again and it was pleasant ex-
perience for little variety. And all
of my favorite people in town man
aged to get down and say hi got
lot Of nice newspaper reviews from
my Manhattan columnist pals
and it was fun being back in New
York again and enjoying the Bo.
hemian atmosphere Of Greenwich
Village.
Aside from the fact that someone
broke into my dressing room and
made off with a dozen of my best
suits, it was good experience.
And now that we New Workers
have had about all Of the Califor-
mia weather we can expect now
that the shows are about to start
falling, my manager has very
thoughtfully booked me into the
Beachcomber night club in Miami
Beach!
What hard life. I'll be Glowing
with the Ritz Brothers every night,
making with the hi-de-hos, and
meeting bunch of old friends
again. And every day I'll get to baslx
in the sun, go swimming, and do all
of the things rich guy does ON his
vacation.
And all of the time we were in
Cuba it was nothing but one fiesta
after another. Nothing but good
wine and good times.
All, yes, it's a hard. hard life we
entertainers lead. Don't you feel sor-
ry for us?
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1950-02-04
Six Applicants To U.
OF N. c. Law School
Denied Admission

RALEIGH, N. C. - amp - me
six students from the North caro-
lima colleges Law school, VINO
sought admission to the University
of North Carolina law school, were
ruled ineligible for admission" by
Dean Henry P. Brandes here last
week.
The denial was based on an
opinion recently given by state
Atty. Gen. Harry MCMILLAN Whlch
claims facilities at the college are
substantially equal" to those at
the university.