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Evening star., 1950-09-26
80 Trapped and Killed
By Underground Fire
In English Coal Mine
Men Cuught Behind Wall
Of Flame; l20 Survivors
Creep TO Sofety
By the Associated Press

CRESWELL, England, Sept. 26
"A raging underground fire
trapped and killed at least 80 men
today at the Creswell coal mine.
The men were caught behind a
wall of fame from burning rub
Der and timber roof supports and
choked to death by gas and fumes.
Another 120 crept to safety on
their hands and knees. An official
death list issued this afternoon
contained 80 names. Earlier, es-
Inmates of the toll ranged from
SO to go.
Smoke and intense heat drove
back rescuers and hope for the
trapped men was abandoned at
pm. q am. EST, when the fire
had been burning for nine hours.
The decision to give up rescue
attempts and seal off the burning
section of the mine was announced
by Sir Hubert Houldsworth,
chairman of the East Midlands
division of the National Coal
Board. He said a check showed
that 80 men were missing.
More Than 100 Escape.
More than half of the approx
mately 200 men working in the
mine when the fire f1ared escaped,
crawling through dense smoke and
rubber fumes to reach the main
shaft.
This afternoon Sir Huber and
the MineWorkers' Union, in a joint
statement. said that despite rescue
efforts, sit was not possible to
rescue any of the trapped men" !"
The statement declared:
"All possible steps were taken
to combat the fire. but it was i'm
possible to prevent its spreading.
After a full inspection under
ground it was the unanimous
opinion that there was no posi-
bility of any of the men remaining
in the districts affected being alive.
"Just Hell Down Below"
"It was also considered that any
attempt to recover the bodies was
bound to fail and that such at
tempts would inevitably involve
further loss of life.
1T was then unanimously re-
solved that no course remained ex-
cept to seal off the affected part
of the pit. This work is now TAX
ing place"
A long moan went up from wait
ing wives and children of the
trapped men when the decision
was announced.
A rescue worker who came up
at noon described the mine as
"just hell down below" He said
fumes had filled the whole pit.
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Two Firemen Overcome
By Smoke in Alexandria

Two Alexandria firemen were
overcome by smoke while fighting
an oil burner fire early today.
Capt. Lloyd Carver and Ches-
ter Roland, both of the No. 4
Engine Co., were treated at the
scene.
Fire Chief Bernard Padgett said
the fire at TIC South Columbus
street was confined to the base
ment, where it started In an oil
burner.
Evening star., 1950-09-26

ment and the rattle of machine
guns AND rifles.
Seoul is not being spared. II
is fight to the death, with the
Reds defending from houses
ridges and rooftops in a desperate
stand.
tThis dispatch was sent from
Seoul at 6 pm. "a am, EST,
today. Gen. Macarthur in
Tokyo announced at 2:10 pm.
today that United Nations forces
had completed "the envelop-
ment and seizure of the city"
and liberated it "in such man
ner as to cause the least pos
sible damage to civil installa-
tionS.D
Marines Near u. S. Embassy.
At 4 pm. the Marines hac
pushed up Mapo street almost tc
the French consulate only a short
way from the American Embassy
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gunner. The lawyer was noticed
struggling with them. He broke
away and ran. They followed,
dropped him with a pistol shot.
And one learned over him and
finished him off with a shot be-
low the left ear.
Mr.. Drury, long an implacable
zoe of the Capone gang, had Of
fered important information" to
Rudolph HALEY, chief counsel for
the Senate committee headed by
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, Of
Tennessee.
A few minutes before Mr.. Drury
was killed. George S. Robinson. an
assistant committee counsel, tele-
phoned his house and asked the
ex-police officials wife Annabelle
to have her husband get in touch
with him.
Planned Interview.
Mr. Robinson told reporters he
had been asked by Mr.. HALEY to
interview Mr.. Drury.
Mr.. Drury and Capt. Thomas
Connolly were dismissed from the
police force in 1947 after they re-
fused to tell a grand jury the
methods they had used to dig up
evidence in a murder case.
Since then, the two men COLI
laborated on crime stories for the
Chicago Herald-American. Later,
Mr.. Drury established a business
as private detective. He worked
with visiting newspapermen. sup
plying background information on
Chicago's underworld.
In New York, Editor Jack IAit
(See CRIME, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-09-26

old southeast front were but rs
miles from swapping shut a trap
on thousands of enemy troops
being herded into Southwest
Korea.
Observers said they saw van
guards of an armored spearhead
enter Chonan. This is only Is
miles south of United States 7th
1nfantrymen from the Seoul
beachhead who are at Osan, 30
miles south of Seoul.
Fast Big U. N. Victory.
At Seoul, United Nations forces
of SO Communist countries
scored their first big victory in
the q. MS first peace-enforc1ng
venture.
The liberation forces and die
hard Reds inflicted terrible devas-
tation on the city. Seoul is
flaming, smoke-fogged city OF
horror, Associated Press Cores
pondent Don Whitehead reported
from the Marines fighting front.
Not in two wars have I seen
anything to equal the battle for
Seoul"
An estimated 5000 Red Koreans
were making a death stand from
house to house and street to
street.
Flames from burning buildings
licked out at Leathernecks as they
fought toward the American en-
bassy.
Yanks Aim at West Coast.
Associated Press Correspondent
Stan Swinton reported from the
extreme Southern Korea battle
front that United States 25th
Division column smashed more
than 80 miles northwest of re-
captured Chinju Tuesday.
The motorized infantry and
tanks were expected to reach Ko-
rea's west coast near Kunsan
within 48 hours. KunSan is ITO
air miles northwest of Eaman, the
25th Divisions kickoff point II
days ago.
The 25th Division has been
ordered to mop-up all Southwest
Korea. It's drive to Kunsan is
pitched to seal off Reds south of
the seth Parallel in the West.
Mr.. Swinton said the Reds were
killing American prisoners of war
before retreating. Americans re-
(See KOREA, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Forms Prepared for Reds, Fe,
Expected to Sign. Poee A..


leaders, whose District Court con-
viction in New York last October
was upheld by the Court Of Ap-
peals month ago, have in
formally sent word they will ask
the tribunal to review the con-
viction.
The Supreme Courts new term
begins Monday. There is no indi-
cation that the court will act i'm
mediately on the petition. Even
If the review request is granted,
arguments and a final ruling
might not come for several months.
Ruling Applies TO 10 Reds.
The order by Justice jackson
late yesterday applied to 10 of
the II Communist Party leaders
found guilty after a nine months
trial. Eugene Dennis, party sec
retary, is in Jail on a separate
charge of contempt of Congress.
Justice Jackson's ruling was a
defeat for the Government. Jus
tice Department attorneys de-
clared at hearing last week that
the Red leaders should not be
at large in this hour of national
crisis" and that they had re-
(See COMMUNISTS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-09-26

ROME, Sept. 26 (P).-All trains
originating in the Rome and
Genoa areas are being delayed IS
minutes today by a strike of Com
railway trainmen. The
workers, who seek pay raises. were
told to report for duty Is minutes
late. Nom Communist workers are
not taking part In the strike.
Evening star., 1950-09-26
u. n. Diplomats Wary
OF MaIik Peace and
Atom Control Offers
Russians Statement
To Maryland Group Is
Propaganda, U. S. Says
BY the Associaisd Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-United
Nations diplomats SHE'D away to-
day from q quick verdict on new
Russian peace and atomic control
statements branded as propa-
ganda by the State Department.
Interested but cautious, and
careful not to appear to reject
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and they had captured the Seoul
railway station and yards.
On their right flank 7th Divi-
sion units were cleaning up Nam
san Hill, the big South Mountain
park heights that dominate all
of Seoul.
Not in two wars have I seen
anything to equal the battle for
Seoul. This fighting through
smoke filled streets is eerie and
unreal, with flames leaping from
buildings and licking out at the
Marines as they dash down the
debris filled streets and past
buildings crashing to the ground
after the fires have gutted them.
At dusk the sky was aglow with
the fires of Seoul-a great Red
flare that silhouetes the dark
mountains for miles around. 1t
is bonfire of all the bitterness
and hate of war concentrated on
one city.
Reds Choose to Defend City. 6
The Reds chose to defend Seoul.
And the Americans are not spar
ing any building where the Reds
had established defenses. Seoul is
being SCARED and battered ter
ribly-but the Allied high COM
mand is not sacrificing lives to
save the face of Seoul.
And strange things happen In
the battered streets. Such as the
Marine racing down q street into
battle with two live ducks strapped
to his packs and quacking madly,
Such as the Red platoon
that marched out of the flames
and smoke squarely into muzzies
of American guns. :. This was
brief and wild slaughter of the
Communists. And such as
the Red attack before dawn which
came just as the Marines were
preparing to attack.
The Marines could not have
ordered an attack by the enemy at
a better time. American guns
blasted four Red tanks, destroyed
an anti-tank gun and routed the
Red infantry in a three-hour bat
tie.
Shells Poured Into Reds.
In that fight before dawn,
United States artillery poured
1,O96 rounds of explosives into the
Red positions-one of the most
concentrated barrages in this
war. And the Marine line held
fast.
| 1t. Col. Robert w. Rickert said:
'By the grace of God and long
handled spoon we were ready for
them"
At 9 am. the Marines attacked
They moved up Mapo street past
the Seoul prison and toward the
heart of Seo'@'.
Along the Uttered street civil
ians poured out of their homes to
watch the Marines, even though
bullets tipped overhead and occa-
sionally Red shells whistled above
them.
Every few hundred feet were
thick earthen barricades across
the street-thrown up by the Reds
in the last few days. One South
Korean said the Reds forced
American prisoners to help build
the barricades. But could never
confirm this story.
Along with us came a sergeant
with graying beard heavy on his
face. He is Master Gunnery Sergt.
William George Ferrino, 43 and
behind the sergeant was South
Korean carrying an American flag
to be hoisted above the United
States embassy building when it
is captured. ~
Capt. Norman r. Stanford of
|Coo CENYTY no~a cN
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Hiss Prosecutor Takes Oyer
As New York Police Director
Two More Officials
Move to Get Out
OF Department
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-Thomas
F. Murphy. an ace Federal prose-
cutor, was sworn in today as COM
missioner of New York City's po-
lice department in the midst Of q
spectacular graft inquiry.
About $50 persons. including top
FBI officers and special city in
vestigators, were present as Muir
ply took the oath Of Office before
Acting Mayor Vincent r. Impellit-
teri.
simultaneously, two more top
police officials joined former Com
missioner William P. O'Brien in
moves to step out of the depart
(See NEW YORK. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Viennese Reluctance
To Walk on Gross
HELPS Police in Riot
By the Assoeiated Press

VIENNA, Sept. 26.-Tradi-
tionally, Viennese automatic
ally obey the injunction:
Keep off the grass"
Nobody in Vienna walks on
the grass in a public park,
and this was a big help to
police today in battling Com
munist rioters.
At one point, number of
Communists climbed an iron
fence surrounding the Volks-
garten peoples garden) in
an attempt to outf1ank po-
lice. A policeman yelled:
Get off that graSs!"
The Communists retreated
meekly.
Evening star., 1950-09-26
; General Hospitals
To Be Reopened 10
Care for Wounded
Units Were Closed During
Johnson Economy Drive;
Other Activution Due

The Defense Department soon
will begin reopening three gen.
eral hospitals which were closed
during the Johnson economy drive,
to accommodate the increase of
Korean war wounded, it was
learned today.
Coupled with the hospital ex-
pansion are plans for early draft
calls of physicians. A flow of
about 1000 Korean war wounded
weekly to this country in the next
two months is anticipated.
The three hospitals to be re-
opened are Valley Forge at Phoe-
nixville, Pa; Percy Jones at Bat
tie Creek, Mich, and Murphy at
Waltham, Mass. In addition a
number of station hospitals pri-
marily to care for four National
Guard divisions and smaller Guard
elements already called to Federal
service as result of the Korean
war, also will be reopened, Chair
man Vinson of the House Armed
Services Committee announced.
Units on Standby Basis.
All the facilities were closed un-
der an economy program by for
mer Defense Secretary johnson
prior to the outbreak of fighting
in Korea. The units have been or
a standby basis and can be opened
on short notice, high official of
the Defense Department said.
This official said there would
be no lack of hospital accommo-
dations to take care of war wound
ed, and he added that at the
time the facilities were closed
they were not needed under nor
NAL peacetime requirements.
DR.. Richard L. Melting, Defense
Department medical director, and
Carl Bendetsen, consultant to the
Army Secretary. and several other
Defense officials yesterday con-
ferred with Chairman Vinson and
Chairman Rivers of Subcom-
mittee. which investigated the
original hospital curtailment pro-
gram, with reference to the open
ing plans.
$4,000 Beds to Be Provided.
Mr.. Vinson told reporters the
Valley Forge Hospital will be re-
opened Immediately; Murphy Hos
pital by November / and Percy
Jones by December /.
In addition, Mr.. Vinson said,
expansions at nine military posts
will provide almost $4,000 addi-
t1onal beds by the first of the
year.
He said the camps and forts
where expansions will be made
are:
Attefbury, Ind; Carson, Colo. !;
Bragg. N. c.; Benning, Ca, and
Campbell, Ky.-500 beds to be
opened in each in October.
Hood, Tex. $50 beds to be
opened by November.
Edwards, Mass, and Pickett,
Va, $500 beds each to be opened
by December.
Gordon, Ga, 1000 beds before
the first of the year.
Airlift of Wounded Increasing.
The Military Air Transport
Service revealed today that it has
brought more than 500 Korean
war wounded to Washington since
the beginning of hostilities, and
(see HOSPITALS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Mats Score 4 on | Hit,
Lead Yankees, 5 10 |
Special Dispatch to The Stor

Special Dispatch TO The Stor
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-The
Washington Mats scored four runs
on one single in the first inning
and another tally in the second to
lead the New York Yankees, S to
/. at the end of two innings.
Tommy Byrne went wild in the
first and walked five men, in
Guiding Mickey Vernon, who was
hit by a pitch. With the bases
loaded and two runs walked in,
Mickey Grasso singled to drive in
two more runs. Byrne was re-
placed by Fred Sanford.
Evening star., 1950-09-26

any really sincere Russian olive
branch, they pleaded for more
time to study declaration by
Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister
Jacob A. Malik to a group OF
Maryland peace petitioners yes
terday.
The declarations were made
public by a Soviet delegation
spokesman about the time dele
gates were going into an afternoon
u. N. Assembly session where
speakers harped on one theme
Soviet words are not enough,
Russia must prove It's intentions
by acts.
Delegates Consulted.
Although American delegation
members declined comment here,
the State Department in Wash
ingt0n early last night said its
indictment of Mr.. Malik's pro-
posals was framed after consul
tation with the delegation men,
bers.
Mr.. Malik's spokesman an
nounced that the Maryland group
which had distributed a peace bal
lot in that State similar tc
the Soviet-supported Stockholm
peace petition" but not connected
with 1t, presented four questions
to the Soviet diplomat and that
he answered yes" to all of them
The questioners, headed by
(C0pfiplled m paoe A To1 ~
Evening star., 1950-09-26

Picture Of Zoos Boby Giroffe and Mother
Pose AS
couple of Nubian giraffes from the
Egyptian Sudan.
Today Claire was busy being Gu
rious, giraffe trait, according to
her keepers, and also giving her
legs test runs" The test runs
proved wobbly and firing. But
when Claire gets her pedal ex-
tremities Strengthened out 9TH
take a week. her height will climb
to 5 feet, according to DR.. William
Mann, Zoo head.
in about six years when Claire
has matured, she'll stand neck
and neck with her mother at IL
feet up. Right now. though,
Claire looks like a child's toy edi-
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Trap Closed as 1st Cavalry Tanks
JoinUnits Advancing From Suwon
Junction Made
Between Osun
And SuWon
BULLETIN
BULLETIN

SEOUL (P. - An Army
spokesman said American troops
south of Seoul had made con-
tact with 1st Cavalry tanks
speeding up from the old south
east beachhead. If the link-up
is solidified thousands of North
Korean troops will be hopelessly
trapped in Southwest Korea.
The first contact was made when
two 1st Cavalry tanks met units
of the 7th Division between
Osan and SuWon.
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Bv Russell Brines

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent
TOKYO, Sept. 26.-Gen. Mac
Arthur announced today the lib
Grafton of Seoul from North Ko-
reans who held the capital in Red
bondage almost three months.
Fiery mop-up fighting still ragged
in the city.
Aerial observers reported that
fast-striking cavalrymen from the
Evening star., 1950-09-26

Zoo officials today were nursing
la 41a foot tall baby.
Baby" is Claire Giraffe. born
last night to Bob and Kitty, a
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Jackson Leaves Reds
AT Liberty, Appeal 10
High Court Awaited
II Convicted Lost Fall
In New York Expected
To Ask Review Soon

An order by Justice Jackson al
lowing Communist Party leaders
to remain free until the Supreme
Court rules on their case was ex-
pected to be followed this week
by their appeal from conviction of
conspiracy to advocate forceable
overthrow of the Government.
Court officials said today that
attorneys for the IL Communist
Evening star., 1950-09-26

Correspondent Finds Gen. Coy at Every
Known Korean Danger Spot. Pose Ais
Evening star., 1950-09-26

U. N. Council Expected to Approve lndo-
nesia Membership Quickly. Pose "A
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Marines Mopping Up in Seoul,
Devostotedby byFoe's sDeoth Stand
street-by-Street Bottle Makes Metropolis
Flaming, SmokeFiIIed City of Horror
By Don Whitehead
Associated Press War Correspondent

SEOUL Sept 2-This is flaming smokefled city of horror
today
raging and black dome of smoke hangs in
the sky as a fearsome signal of destruction
Street by street the Marines are nearing the heart OF the city
behind throwing heavy artillery and lombard
Evening star., 1950-09-26

Picture Of Zoos Boby Giroffe and Mother.
Pose A-3
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Phone Sterling 5000

Woshinston's Greet Home Newspaper
sNiRht Final 10c Additional
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(See SEOUL, Page A-60
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DELEGATES Consulted j.
ItoIiun Reds DeIoy Troins

Continued on Page A-4, Col. A.
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(See COMMUNISTS, Page A:
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An Associated Press Newspaper
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(See KOREA, Page A-60
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(See CRIME, Page A-31
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Lote New York Markets. Poee A-l9.
Evening star., 1950-09-26
We Gather Forecast

Mostly fair, high in mid60s today. Fair
tonight, low so in city and A in suburbs
Tomorrow cloudy, warmer. Full report on
Page A-2)
Evening star., 1950-09-26
Carrier Home Delivery

Evening and Sunday
$1.50" Per Month
Evening star., 1950-10-10
Mi. Pleasant Community
COOPERATION Stressed

The Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association last night came out of
its summer recess to hear SYM
postum of talks aimed at better
community cooperation.
The speakers included Thomas
A. Wilson, president of the Mount
Pleasant BusinesSmen's Associa-
ton; Capt. Thomas Rasmussen of
No. 10 Police Precinct, and j.
David Britt, editor of the North
west Shopper. each of whom gave
the association something of his
view of area problems.
A fourth speaker, from outside
the community, was Donald M.
Bernard, advertising director of
the Washington Post, who told
the group the secret of success for
any community effort at improve
ment lies in the heart and deter
mination of it's members.
During it's business session, the
association contributed SIS toward
the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations in it's court fight over an
increase in gas rates and backed
the North Washington Council of
Citizens Associations in its ef-
fort to have a lighted stadium
built at Coolidge High School.
Accordion duets by Craig
Chance and Dino Kontsis pro-
vided entertainment for the meet
ing, conducted by w. Elwood
Baker, president, in the Mount
Pleasant Branch Public Library,
Sixteenth and Lamont streets
NV.
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Continued on Next Pasel
Evening star., 1950-10-10
]. P. Lynch Reflected
.Bv Brentwood Terrace

Jerome P. Lynch has been
elected president of the Brent
wood Terrace Citizens Association
for the ninth consecutive term.
Others elected at last nights
meeting include:
Ralph w. Donnelly, vice pres
ident; Mrs. Alex Street. secretary;
H. Francis Hunter, treasurer; Mr..
Lynch and Calvin c. Harrington,
delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations, and Mr..
Donnelly, James F. Estep and Mrs.
Shirley Larson, delegates to the
Northeast Council of Citizens
Associations.
Evening star., 1950-10-10
; D. G. Area Musicians
Runners Up in Contest

Three Washington area musi-
clans were runners-up in the re-
cent contest of the National Cap
ital SeSquicentennial Commission
for "The Sesquicentennial March" ."
They were: Rolla G. Onyun,
Veterans Administration employe,
who is a former dean of the Dis
trict Chapter of the American
Guild of Organists; Master Sergt.
Louis Severino, of the Marine
Band. and Toby Tyler, director of
the Christensen School of Music
and Conductor of the Washington
Gas Light Co. Band.
Alfred P. zambarano, of Prov
idence, r. l., had been announced
previously as the winner.
Evening star., 1950-10-10

prisoner was gone. Then they
all looked at the lieutenant Curl
ously, waiting for him to speak.
He sank defatedly onto the chair
the prisoner had just been
propped in. Hes not going to
be brought to trial. The D. A. S
Office says to turn him loose"
Some one asked. What is it,
politics?"
''No. Not altogether, anyway.
Here's how they lined it up to me.
Severn has been executed for that
crime. The mistakes been made.
To bring this guy to trial now
will unleash scandal that will
affect not only the D. AS Office.
but the whole police department" Z"
He got up with a sigh. 1--WE got
to go up now and get him to sign
a waiver"
The handful of men stood
around for a minute or two longer.
Each one reacted to it according
to his own individual tempera-
ment. One did remark: "I wouldn' t
have felt so sore, If it hadn't been
a policeman"
One by one they drifted out.
Until there was just one left be-
hind, Detective Rogers, hands
cupped in pockets, staring down
at the floor.
His turn of mind? That of a
zealot who has Just seen his cause
betrayed. That of a true believer
who has just seen his scripture
Knocked.
Indignant detective quits force
to haunt cop-killer in tomorroiD's s
soul-Searing inStallm,ent of DOU-
BILE JEOPARDY
| (Copyright Cornell woolrich; illustrations
| copyright, King Features Syndicate. Inc.