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Evening star., 1950-09-15
Shaw's Condition Reported
Takinq Turn for Worse
BY the Associated Press

LUTON, England, Sept. 15.-
George Bernard Shaw, suffering
a fracture of the thigh, took a
turn for the worse today.
The Luton and Dunstable Hos
pital announced that a specialist
in diseases of the kidney and
bladder has been called to ex-
anime the 94-year-old play
wright.
"Mr. Shaw is comfortable" a
noon medical bulletin said, "but
his general condition is rather less
satisfactory"
An earlier bulletin had said the
famous Irish wit ''had a good
night and is quite comfortable.
Mr.. Shaw broke his thigh in a
fall last Sunday at his cottage in
Ayot st. Lawrence. In an emer-
gency operation Monday the
broken ends of the bone were
fastened together with steel pins.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Woman With Flat Tire BIumed
For 1odoy's Tie-up on Bridge

A woman motorist with a fiat
tire got the official blame for a
rush-hour traffic showdown on the
new Fourteenth Street Bridge
this morning.
Several thousand Virginia COM
muters once again found it a
bumper bumper proposition to
get from the neighborhood of the
Pentagon past the controversial
new Fourteenth and D street stop
light.
But Deputy Traffic Director
Wallace Braun insisted it wasn't
the light. At 7::55 he himself
passed the stalled woman motorist
where she had suffered a blowout
between the bridge and the light.
That alone was responsible, he
declared, for q showdown that
Evening star., 1950-09-15
7 House Groups Act
To Speed Amendment
OF Law for Marshall
Bill Moy Receive
Attention of Both
Chambers Today

Legislation permitting Gen
George c. Marshall to become
Secretary of Defense was speeded
to the House floor today by ac-
ton of the House Armed Services
and Rules Committees.
Chairman SABBATH of the Rules
Committee said the special bill
was cleared for House action un-
der a rule permitting only two
hours of debate. .t
He added that an effort would
be made to call up the legislation
for House debate and vote during
the day. A two-thirds vote of
the House would be required to
take up the bill out of order. The
bill also may be acted on in the
Senate this afternoon.
The Rules Committee sent the
bill to the floor soon after it had
been approved by the House
Armed Services Committee by
vote of 18 to Z. Those voting
against the legislation were all
Republicans.
. COP Members Oppose Bill.
Two Republicans-Representa-
tives Blackney of Michigan and
Norblad of Oregon-joined with
Is Democrats in voting to report
the bill. The seven Republicans
who opposed the legislation are
Representatives Short of Missouri,
Arends of Illinois, Shafer of Mich
igan, Elston of Ohio. Towe of
New Jersey, Gavin of Pennsyl-
vania and Myer of Kansas.
If House leaders are unable to
get the legislation called up for
a vote during the day it will go
over until tomorrow, if the House
meets then. or until Monday.
Chairman Vinson of the Armed
Services Committee predicted it's
passage without too much diff
(See MARSHALL, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Atlantic Pact Nations
Convene 10 Work Out.
Europe Defense Plan
Americans Hope Council
Will Agree on Proposal
For German Participation
By Gornett D. HorneF
SA.r sA-ff

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-The
North Atlantic Council convened
here today to work out basic pol
icies for creation of an interna-
tional armed force under single
command to defend Western Eu-
rope against Soviet aggression.
American officials hoped the
council also would agree in prin-
ciple to participation of West Ger
man units in this integrated de-
fense force, but were not expected
to insist on a final decision here.
Secretary of State Acheson did
count on the Council accepting
the idea of an integrated defense
force for Europe. and directing its
military and other committees to
work out the details promptly.
He was one of the first to ar
rive for the session, which started
at 1890 am.
Three-Day Discussion Held.
The European defense problem
and the related question of Ger
role moved into the 12-
nation Council after three days
of inconclusive discussion by the
Vests Big Three Foreign Minis
ters-Mr. Acheson, British For
eign Secretary Bevin and french
Foreign Minister Schuman.
The Big Three recessed their
conference last night with an
nouncement that they were fully
agreed" that immediate effective
steps must be taken" to strength
en- "defenses of the free world
both in Europe and in Asia"
Their afternoon session yester-
day was devoted to Far Eastern
problems. No conclusions on these
(See MINISTERS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Daddy on Way to Die in Korea
Writes Girls Letter to Cherish
Always Do What
Conscience Tells
Is Right, He Urges
BY the Associated Press

COLLINGDALE, Pa, Sept. 15.-
"A young soldier in Korea took a
piece of notepaper from his helmet
and wrote letter to his two small
daughters back home.
That letter was delivered yes
terdsy to the home of 6-year-old
Rose Marie Mccormick and her
sister, Joan, 3.
Three days ago, their mother
was notified that Pfc. John j.
Mccormick, %, paratrooper vet
eran of World War II and infan-
tryman in Korea, had been killed
in action.
This is what Pvt. Mccormick
wrote to Dear Joannie and Rose
Marie"
This is daddy. 7 want you to
(See LETTER. Page A-41
Evening star., 1950-09-15
$4,000 Koreans Mass
For Rally al Pusan
As Landings Begin
Cheers Greet News;
Speakers Urge Drive
Into Northern Area
By Bill Shinn
Associoted Press War Correspondent

ASSociOreO FteSS WoF @oTteSpoHoSnI
PUSAN, South Korea, Sept. IS.
Fifteen thousand Koreans gath
cred in the Pusan railroad station
plaza today as United Nations
forces made amphihlous landings
far up in Communicated terri
tory.
News of the landings brought
cheers. They had been waiting a
long time for such news.
The mass meeting had been
called to express "a burning de-
sire for national unification" by
abolishing the 38th parallel bound
ary.
South Korean leaders have
feared United Nations forces might
stop at the line, which, from ia
pans defeat in 1945 until June 25,
marked the border between two
portions of the country. A Soviet
sponsored Communist government
was formed north of the line and
a democracy in the south. The
northerners moved to abolish the
division by invading South Korea
that last Sunday in June.
Red Holdings Expanded.
Since then the Communists
steadily expanded their holdings,
driving the South Koreans and
United Nations forces to a small
southeast corner of the peninsula.
But today marked the start of
the long awaited Democatic Of
fensive. The South Koreans want
it to go all the way north.
The mass rally was sponsored by
(See PUSAN, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15

lasted at least Is or 20 minutes in
all four lanes across the bridge.
Spokesman for the American
Automobile Association and a
Virginia bus line made it known
today that they are against the
new arrangements at the contro-
versial intersection.
George r. Hammond, safety di-
rector of the District AAA, said
fatty he didn't consider the new
stop light "justifiable." At least
SO AAA members have complained,
he said, adding he will ask Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp for an
explanation whe nthe latter re-
turns to the city next week.
The A. B. & w. bus line, which
(See LIGHT. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Dr.. Seoerove Denied
Freedom on Bond
By the Assoeloied Press

RANGOON, Burma, Sept. Is
DR.. Gordon S. Seagrave today
was denied release on bail from
Jail, where he awaits trial on
high treason charges.
A special tribunal refused bond
to the ailing 53-year-old Ameri-
can missionary doctor who saved
unnumerable Burmese lives over
almost a quarter of century.
DR.. Seagrave was arrested
August Is on suspicion of aiding
Karen tribesmen fighting for in
dependence. The Burma Sur
Reon" is to go on trial October 8
on three treason counts, conyic-
tion on one of which carries the
death penalty.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Jap TreatyP|
Places NoCurb
On Rearmament
u. S. Seeks No Bases,
But FuYors Control
Over Okinuwu
BY the Associated Press

An official source said today
that plans for peace with Japan
contemplate no limit on the right
of the Japanese to rearm.
This official, who may not bs
identified by name, said that the
United States will ask for no nili-
ta1y bases in Japan, but favcrs
United States control over Cki-
nawa under a United Nations
trusteeship.
American plans were said to
call for an arrangement by which
United States forces would under
write the security of Japan with
troops, somewhat as American air
forces are currently stationed in
England to bolster Western
European defenses against the
threat of aggression.
This report on American views
followed President Truman's an
nouncement that he has directed
the State Department to go ahead
with preliminary negotiations on
a Japanese peace treaty with rep
resentatives of the 13 nations
which are members of the Far
Eastern Commission.
Russia to Be Consulted.
Soviet Russia is one Of these and
is expected to be consulted In dis
cussions to be held during the next
two months in connection with the
new session of the United Nations
General Assembly.
If Russia persists in its demand
that the peace treaty be dictated
by the Big Four Pacific powers
including Communist China-the
discussions are expected to be Of
short duration.
President Truman refused to
say yesterday whether the United
States would then favor going
ahead without Russia.
We will cross that bridge when
we come to it. he told questioner.
Winding up the occupation and
writing a treaty has been held up
for three years by the treaty pro-
cedure dispute and the global
struggle with Russia. Disagree
ment between the State and De-
fense Departments over future
American relations with Japan re.
portedly contributed to the delay.
u. S. Ready to Proceed.
Mr.. Truman's statement and
the developments leading up to
it made plain that the United
States now is determined to go
ahead, presumably in agreement
with Britain and France. Peace
treaty plans are currently under
discussion by the Big Three West
ern Foreign Ministers at New
York.
1t was reported in New York
last night that Secretary of State
Acheson has informed British
Foreign Secretary Bevin and
French Foreign Minister Schuman
that the United States is ready to
begin informal talks on the de-
velopment of a Japanese peace
treaty.
Mr.. Truman's statement said:
ut has long been the view Of
the United States Government
that the people of Japan were en-
titled to peace treaty that would
bring them back into the family
of nations. =.
1.-THE United States Government
now believes that an effort should
again be made in this direction
and I have therefore authorized
the Department of State to initiate
informal discussions as to future
procedure. in the first instance
with those governments repre-
sented on the Far Eastern Com
(See TREATY, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15
By WiIIiom Jorden
Associated Press War Correspondent

WITH UNITED STATES End
DIVISION, Korea. Sept. 15.-At
least three American soldiers were
thrown into a roaring fire by
their North Korean captors on the
western front recently. their
buddies testified.
The grisly tale of this latest in
a series of Red atrocities against
American prisoners came to light
during a United States End Divi-
sion investigation today.
The Americans were captured
when the Reds overran an ad-
vance command post the night of
August 81. The American posi-
ton fell during the first Com
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Yonks Say Three u. S. Coptives
Were Thrown Into Fire by Reds
Some Wounded Men Tossed Into Bloze,
Witnesses Tell Army Inquiry Boord

munist drive that rocked United
Nations defenders back on their
heels.
A number of witnesses told the
Army inquiry board they saw
their fellow soldiers, some of them
wounded. thrown into a roaring
fire which apparently had been
built for that purpose.
Sergt. Lester Marcum had a
squad of Americans and South
Koreans manning a 75-mm. gun
on the perimeter of the overrun
command post. He said he was
about 200 to 800 yards away.
Sergt. Marcum said he saw
three Americans thrown into the
fire by the North Koreans. He
(See ATROCITIES. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Gen. Macarthur
Directs Attack
Behind Red Line
Landing May Prove
Climoctic Operation
Of Allied Campaign
By Russell Brines
Assoeioted Press War Correspondent

ASSoctofeQ FfeSS war (oHSSPondenr
WITH GEN. MACARTHUR ON
THE INCHON FRONT, Korea
Sept. 15.-Gen. Macarthur re-
turned to combat today to direct
bold military gamble which he
says may break the backbone of
the North Korean army.
At the head of his 18th amphi-
bious landing. Gen. Macarthur
sent American Marines storming
into Inchon to open a second
front 165 miles northwest of the
southeastern beachhead.
Will Stay in Korea.
He is remaining indefinitely in
Korea to run what may be the
wars climactic campaign.
Gen. Macarthur told seven ac-
'companying correspondents the
main objectives were to sever the
vital Red communication in the
Inchon and Seoul bottleneck and
then crush the Communists be-
tween the expeditionary force and
the American 9th Army.
The Reds lack the strength to
hit both Allied forces simultaue-
ously.
IF we can accomplish what we
aim at" said the 70-year- -old gen.
eral. "his (the enemy's) condition
will rapidly become critical"
Flew Ahead of Typhoon.
Gen. Macarthur flew from
Tokyo September IL ahead of a
typhoon and boarded the invasion
flagship off Southern Japan.
Today ne watched with a smile
as the first part of his planned
operation unfolded perfectly in a
rosy dawn.
Three and one-half hours after
the Marines had made the initial
landing on Wolmi Island, Gen.
Macarthur with top generals and
admirals cruised in a small launch
within rifle range of the enemy
off a second beach on the edge
of Inchon. The Marines swarmed
ashore on that beach later in the
afternoon.
Allied shells whizzed over the
launch, bombarding the beach as
Gen. Macarthur cruised past.
There was no answering fire.
New Commanders Named.
With the Inchon landings came
new ground force commanders.
Heading the 10th Army Corps is
Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond
Gen. Macarthur chief of staff
Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith, COM
mands the 1st Marine Division
Rear Admiral James Henry Doyle
is the amphibious attack COM
mander.
The landings were observed also
by Vice Admiral Arthur Struble
7th Fleet commander, and 1t
Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd, jr.
commanding the feet marine
force in the Pacific.
Macarthur Confident.
Gen. Macarthur was confident
but serious. He opened his second
front on the gamble that Russia
and Communist China would stay
out. He also gambled that the
highly developed American am
phibious techniques could over
come the dangers of landing or
mud flats and sea walls - the
toughest landing areas officers
said they ever had seen.
The general told correspond
ents in conference in his cabin
September 13: Everything the
enemy shoots and all additional
replacements he needs have to
come down through Seoul.
1--WE are going to try to seize
that distribution area, so that it
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1950-09-15
lceIundic Transport
Missing on U. S. Hop
BY the Associoted Press

REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Sept. IS.
-Icelandic Airlines reported to-
day a Skymaster transport en-
route to New York has been miss
ing since 1925 o'clock (7:25 pm.
EDIT last night with a crew of
seven aboard.
The plane, last heard from 40
minutes out of Reykjavik. had 10
dogs in its cargo. Search planes
are securing the area for the miss
ing craft.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Two Electrical Unions
And GE Agree on
Contract Terms
CIO Group Will Get 10c
Raise and Living Cost
EscuIotor Clause
BULLETIN

The CIO-Electrical Workers
and General Electric Co. today
agreed on contract terms to end
a strike of 10000 workers
threatening to spread through
out the company's 116 plants.
The agreement calls for a 10
cent hourly wage increase, about
half of which already has been
in effect since July l, and a cost
of living wage increase arrange
ment patterned after the Gen.
eral Motors-UAW contract.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Hail Causes Heavy Dumuoe

JOPLIN, Mo-. Sept. Is (P).-
Joplin was pounded by a terrific
hailstorm early today which,
according to MAJOR insurance
adjustment companies. caused a
loss exceeding 81 million. Repre-
sentatives of the companies estl-
mated that roofs of $500 to 5000
dwellings and buildings were
wrecked or badly damaged by
the jagged hailstones, which
measured up to nearly inches
across.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Harvester Strike Off

CHICAGO, Sept. IS (P.-In-
ternational Harvester Co. said to-
day the Farm Equipment United
Electrical Workers has called off
a strike of $4,000 workers without
accepting a company wage offer.
Evening star., 1950-09-15
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. ia ten
tative settlement on "all contract
issues" was reached today by the
General Electric Co. and the
United Electrical, Radio and Ma
chine Workers of America. inde-
pendent.
The announcement, first made
by the union, was confirmed later
by spokesman for the company.
The UE, claiming to represent
$4,000 workers in 46 General
Electric plants, said negotiations
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Have You Played
PuZ-L-Race?
Turn to Page C-3

See Page D-2 for the
fifth installment of Erie
Stanley Gardner's mystery
thriller, "A Man Is Miss
ing"
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Stories Related
To Page 7 News
Relating to Stoplight,

Relating to StOplight.
Agriculture Department Com
plant Led to Installation of
Light. Page B-1
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Guide for Readers

Amusements Obituary A-12
Classified d. Puzzle Race C-3
Comics D-12-13 Radio Dill
Crossword D-12 Serial Story, D-2
Editorial A-1O Sports C-1-4
Edit1 Art'les ALL Woman's
Finance Ale Section B-3.R
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Weather Forecas st

Mostly sunny with some cloudiness. High
est upper 70s Fair tonight with lowest
around 5S. Tomorrow partly cloudy. Gull
report on Page A-2)
Evening star., 1950-09-15

(See G. E., Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15

An Associated Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1950-09-15
Phone Sterling 5000

Wsshington's Greet Home New.pope
might Final 1oc Additional
Evening star., 1950-09-15

(see MINISTERS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-09-15

(see ATROCITIES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-09-15

(See LIGHT. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-10-21
EvoneeIistic Campaign
At Luther Rice Memorial

Luther Rice Memorial Baptist
Church will hold evangelistic cam
paign October % through Novem-
ber 5. Services will be at 7:45
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Orqunized Bible Glasses
By Dr.. Poqe Etchison

teach the lesson. The Vaughn
Class will conduct service at
Blue Plains on Friday at 7::30 pm.
The Omega Glass Of Waugh
Methodist Church has formed q
new society known as 1.-The
Knights of the Green Ribbon"
The Marietta Smith Glass of
Georgia avenue branch, Bethany
Baptist Church. will hold its an
nual business and social meeting
at the home of Mrs. Grace Law at
8 pm. Monday.
The Susanna Wesley Glass of
Metropolitan Methodist Church
will hold a meeting at the home of
Mrs. Waldo Haldeman at 8 pm.
Tuesday.
The Mizpah Class of National
Baptist Memorial Church will hold
a business meeting Tuesday eve
ming.
The Organized Bible Glass As
sociation will hold Westminster
Conference Echo Meeting" at Ep-
worth Methodist Church at 8 pm.
Tuesday. Moving pictures of pre-
vious conferences will be shown.
The OBCA Quartette will sing and
there will be a social hour. How
ard M. Stackhouse. executive vice
president, will outline the program
for the year.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Lutheran Atonement Church

"Disciplines of the New Life" is
the theme of the Rev. Paul L.
Reaser. pastor of the Lutheran
Church of the Atonement at 8
and II am. Sunday. Members OF
the Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star,
will be guests at IL am.
An all-Bach concert by the
Gault string ensemble will be
given at 4 pm. All are invited.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Columbia u. Chaplain
To Speak Tomorrow
AT the Cathedral

DR.. Albert A. Pike, chaplain of
Columbia University, New York
City, will preach at 4 pm. tomor-
row at Washington Cathedral.
DR.. Pike was curate of st. Johns S
Church here from 1914 to 1916.
He was ordained to the diaconate
In 1914 and to the priesthood in
1916 by the Right Rev. Angus Dun.
Prior to his appointment by Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower to the
chaplaincy of Columbia Univer-
sity in 1949, DR.. Pike served as
rector of Christ Church in Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, beginning in 1947.
The Very Rev. John w. Suter,
dean of the cathedral, will con-
duct the litany and ante-com-
munion service at IL am.
The Rev. Crawford w. Brown,
canon precentor, will conduct his
second Lessons in Living" serv-
ice at 5 pm. in Bethlehem Chapel.
Evening star., 1950-10-21

John G. Minor. vice president,
Organized Bible Glass Association,
will speak to the adult Bible
classes of the Central Methodist
Church, Arlington, Va.
The Mems Bible Class Of Lu-
theran Church of the Reformation
will have DR.. Page Etchison of
the American Bible Society as
guest teacher.
Mrs. Myrtle Powell, of the Or
ganized Bible Class Association.
will speak to the adult classes of
Ryland Methodist Church.
The Templemen's Bible Glass
of Temple Baptist Church will be
taught by the Rev. Virgil M.
Hobbs.
Edwin M. Wright will speak to
the Clyde Kelly Glass of Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church on
"Old Testament Prophets, and
Ethical Growth"
The Harrison Bible Class of st.
Luke's Methodist Church will have
as guest teacher, Herbert H. Nc
Murry.
Arthur L. Hayford will present
the lessons to the Trinity Mems
Class of Trinity Methodist
Church.
The Homebuilders Glass of Ma
tional City Christian Church will
be taught by DR.. Wilmer Souder.
He speaks on Practical Chris
tianity."
The Rainbow Glass of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church
will hold a dinner business meet
ing Friday at $50 pm. The Eel
low Workers Glass will be taught
by DR.. Samuel w. Stewart. Percy
D. Williams will teach the Graham
Couples Class. His subject will be
Peter. Putty and Granite" Glen
Whistler of the American Red
Cross will speak to the forum on
that organization.
The Burial Class of Calvary
Baptist Church will be taught by
Mrs. Clarence w. Crawford! A sup
per will be held Friday evening.
The Bell Class observed it's seth
anniversary. DR.. Viola Reece will
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Albright Memorial Church

Sunday will be DAY of Ded-
ication" at Albright Memoria
Church and roll call of all men,
bers. At $50 pm. there will be a
workers conference. At 7 pm
the motion picture, Second
Chance" will be shown.
On Wednesday and Thursday
the women will hold turkey din
ner and bazaar for the benefit
of the church building fund.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Washington Fellowship

Strangers in the House of God
will be the topic of DR.. Herbert
Haslam of Philadelphia, Sunday
at 4 pm. at Friends Meeting
House, 2111. Florida avenue NV,
as the Washington Fellowship in
augurates its seventh year of
monthly interracial and interfaith
worship services.
Evening star., 1950-10-21

Michael War;, pastor of Luther
Rice Church, also is former as
sistant pastor at Metropolitan
Church.
Evening star., 1950-10-21
RuHirrurtatt

Sat, Oct. 81. 8 pm: SPIRITUAL ASPECTS
OF THE WORLD CRISIS" Theodore
Heline, Pen Women's Studio, 1851
Columbia Rd. NV. ..,,>,m,,,,pr
oun' ING THE BIBLE TO THE MODERN
MIND" Corinne and Theodore Heline.
Christian Rose Cross Church. 2400
18th st. NV, Palm Room.
sp.m.: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE
DIE?" illustrated with lantern slides
showing inner plane conditions.
Education, 1898 Conn. Ave. NV.
Mon. Oct %. 8 pm: "WAGNER's RING
OF THE NIEBELUNG." portraying the
Rise and Fall Of Our Civilization" IL
Mstrated. Corinne Heline. Pen
Womens Studio "
Tues. Oct. "a, 5 pm: "RECONSTRUC-
TION OF THE SOCIAL ORDER IN
CONFORMITY WITH MANS THREE
FOLD NATURE Theodore Heline
Pen Women's 50 Studio.
All Welcome Free-WiH OneHng
Evening star., 1950-10-21
Memorial Dedication
For james Pottenqer

A new manual arts building al
Mulungwishi Mission School in the
Belgian Congo will be dedicated
this month to the memory oi
James Pottenger, Washington
missionary, who died June 10 after
having served at the mission two
years.
Mr.. Pottenger held a masters
degree from American University
and formerly resided at 404 Shep-
herd street NV. His widow
Geneva, is continuing to teach al
the school.
A fund is being raised by Cal
vary Methodist Church, which
sponsored Mr.. Pottenger's mis-
sionary work, to equip the build
ing.