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Evening star., 1950-07-23

States and South Korean forces
Friday, was lost yesterday before
a Red attack in regimental
strength, Gen. Macarthur said in
a Sunday communique.
The town is 26 air miles north
Of Pohang where the First Cavalry
Division landed Tuesday in the
first American amphibiouS opera
ton of the war. It is an impor-
tant point on the Reds southern
thrust down the east coas toward
the vital supply port of Pusan,
It also controls highway through
the high costal mountains to the
central front around Yechon.
Gen. Macarthur also reported
Increased" Red pressure in the
area of Hamchang, Is miles
southwest of Yechon which was
taken by American forces Friday
New Taejon Assault Awaited.
Field dispatches reported Rec
armor and infantry building ur
for assault on new American posi-
tions south and east of faller
Taejon where First Cavalry ele-
mentS have gone in as reinforce
ments.
American artillery and mortar'
pounded away moderately through
out the night. Associated Pres
Correspondent William r. Moore
reported from a command post
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Macarthur 10 Make
First Report 10 U. n.
BY the Associated Press

LAKE SUCCESS, July 22.-Gen.
MacArthur's first report as COM
mander of United Nations forces
in Korea will be presented to the
U. N. Security Council early next
week.
The eight-page report reviews
the military situation in which
American and South Korean
ground forces and air and naval
arms of other nations are fighting
under the blue and white U. N.
flag against North Korean Com
munist invaders. 1t reached
Washington today.
Word the report is coming
takes the edge off complaints
voiced by some delegates that the
United Nations collective effort
has not been stressed enough by
Gen. Macarthur. Those who have
seen the report say he speaks with
high praise of the cooperative
effort so far.
Gen. MacArthur's American
troops and American trained
South Koreans are still the only
U. N. troops involved in ground
combat. Bolivia has offered 80
army officers in the only formal
tender so far of troops. A num-
ber of countries have offered
other aid, such as planes, ships
and hospital supplies, but many
have said fatty they can't spare
fighting men.
Belgium was the latest to offer
its help-air transport from the
United States to Korea and back,
This, however, is only "a first
measure" the chief Belgian dele
gate to the U. N. said.
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WI. Kinq,
Ex-Prime Minister of
Canada, Dies at Is
Former Leader Of Liberals
Was Stricken Thursday
With Pneumonia
By the Asseeioted Press

OTTAWA, July 22.-William
Lyon Mackenzie King, rs, former
prime minister of Canada and q
veteran of British commonwealth
and world political affairs, died
tonight at Kingsmere, his sum-
mer home 20 miles from Ottawa
Mr.. Kings physician said his
death was caused by "hypostatic
pneumonia, preceded by an at
tack of acute pulmonary edema'
accumulation of body huid.
Stricken Thursday, he lapsed
into Inconsistencies. and his con-
dition was termed grave earlier
today.
Quit Leadership in 1948.
Mr.. King voluntarily relin-
quished the Prime Ministry and
leadership of the Liberal Party
in 1948 after setting a record fol
holding such posts in the British
commonwealth and empire.
One of his outstanding achieve
ments in Office was the strength
ening of relations between Canada
and the United States. His efforts
in this direction were intensified
during World War II and were
made easier through his close
personal friendship with Presi-
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Mr.. King was a bachelor. Sew
eral nieces and nephews were at
his bedside when death came.
When he stepped down from Of
flee November Is, 1948, he had
ended 81 years, five months and
(Continued on Page A-3 Col. 4 J
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Youth, 19, Tells Court He Sought
Prison Sentence to Avoid Draft

Nothing apparently would suit
Lawrence A. Beach, 10, more than
a year-and-a-day prison term. He
figures it would keep him out of
the draft.
The youth virtually said as much
before an incredulous Judge Thom-
as D. Quinn in Municipal Court
yesterday.
Brought in on a charge of un-
authorized use of an auto taken
from a used car lot last Monday,
Beach waived counsel and hear
ing in the course of being held for
the grand jury under $1,000 bond.
During the proceedings. Assist
ant United States Attorney Martin
j. Mcnamara declared that Beach
told Auto Squad Detectives John
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Nations Population
Reaches 150,520,000
For 19 Million Gain
District Population
36th Among States,
Ninth Among Cities

When the census of the District
of Columbia is compared with the
States it ranks 36th. having a
larger population than 13 States.
But when it is counted among
cities it ranks ninth. The prelimi-
nary figures of the Census Bureau
gave this ranking of the States:
/. New York; 2. California; 8.
Pennsylvania; 4. Illinois; 5. Ohio;
6. Texas: 7. Michigan; 8. New Jer-
sey; 9. Massachusetts,; 10. North
Carolina; II. Missouri; IL. Indiana
13. Georgia; IA. Wisconsin; Is.
Tennessee; 16. Virginia; IT. Ala
bama; 18. Minnesota; 10. Ken
lucky; 20. Florida; 81. Louisiana; !;
%. Iowa; %. Oregon; "a. Washing
ton; 25. Maryland; 26. Oklahoma
27. Mississippi; %. South Carolina
90. West Virginia; 80. Connecticut;
81. Arkansas; 80. Kansas; 33. Colo
rado; "a. Nebraska; 35. Maine: &c.
District of Columbia; 81. Rhode
Island; 38. Arizona; 80. Utah: 40
New Mexico; Al. South Dakota
AZ. North Dakota; 43. Montana
A. Idaho; As. New Hampshire; 46,
Vermont; At. Delaware; 48. Wyo-
ming; 49. Nevada.
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Alexandra Couple Married
In Atlanta Railroad Station
By the Assoeinisd Press

ATLANTA. July ga railroad
ticket clerk married a young Alex
andria CVa.) couple in Atlanta S
busy Union Station today. One
policeman gave the bride away,
and another served as best man.
Roland Hardin, 26-year-old bull
dozer operator, and his 21-year-
old bride, the former Ruth Rhodes,
said their VOWS as trains rumbled
by and scores of travellers looked
on.
The couple was returning home
after vacationing in Florida, and
decided to get married during a
stopover in Atlanta. They obtained
marriage license, but couldn' t
find a minister. Finally, they ap-
pealed to officers Joe Moore and
Paul Dodgen, who rounded UP
Ticket Clerk r. B. Clements.
It was legal. The ticket clerk is
an ordained minister,
Evening star., 1950-07-23
China Reds Reported SheIIing
Nationalist Island of Quemoy
Formoso Awaits u S. Decision in View
Of Trumon Bon on Attacking Mainland

month to protect Formosa from
a Red invasion.
One high Nationalist source said
Red conquest of Quemoy could be
a prelude to an invasion of
Formosa.
Or" he added, "they may in
tend to bypass Quemoy altogether
and attack us here in Formosa.
How do we know?"
This source, insisting on ano-
nymity, said that in the past the
Nationalists had been able to break
up such Red concentrations by
air and sea attacks, but that now
Washington had the say.
whereabouts of the United
States 7th Fleet, which is pa
trolling the Formosa Straits, is
not known. The fleet apparent
ly. however, has kept well clear
of the Communist mainland.)
FOrmosa Public Warned.
Before the Quemoy develop
ments, the Nationalists yesterday
chose the mimeographed English
language China News to warn the
Formosan public that danger of
an invasion of Formosa still exists.
The China News said it had
(See CHINESE, Page A-5.)
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j. Wolf and John L. Connors he
took the car $50 they won't get me
in the draft"
Judge Quinn glowered at the
youth. "Is that correct?" he de-
manded.
Yeah, I guess that's about it,
was the response
The law specifies that any man,
otherwise eligible. be disqualified
from the draft if he has been con-
victed of a felony and sentenced
to serve more than a year. Maxi
mum penalty of the charge against
Beach, who lives in the 400 block
of Fifth street NE, is five years,
Even if convicted, he could get
probation, which would leave Rim
as eligible as ever.
Evening star., 1950-07-23

turns clinging to the preserver
treading water while they tried
to attract the attention of other
fishermen in the darkness.
1T was almost like the time
he was on a ship that was sunk
during the war;" said Mrs.
Bridges.
Several fishing boats passed
without noticing them until short
ly after 4 am. when they were
picked up by fishermen and car
ried to shore.
Mr.. Bridges Immediately got
another fisherman to take him
out to his anchored boat. The
three he had helped save were
gone when he got ashore. All
three had been burned, but no
hospital in the area reported
treating them.
Mr.. Bridges returned home with
numerous scratches from the
frantic women-and two four
pound croakers to show for his
fishing.
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Togo Dies in Prison.;
japanese War Leader
Ry the Associated Press

TOKYO, Sunday, July 23.-The
death of Shigenori Togo, one OF
the top Japanese war lords con-
victed on charges of mastermind-
ing the December 7, 1941, attack
on Pearl Harbor, was announced
today by United States Army au-
thorities.
Togo, sentenced in 1948 to 20
years imprisonment. died in Su-
gamo prison. Army officials said
they had no details on the cause
or time of his death. He was g.
When Pearl Harbor was at
tackled, Togo was foreign minister
in the cabinet of Gen. Hideki Toto
premier of Japan.
AS a diplomat, he served in sew
|eral countries and in 1925 was first
secretary in the japanese Embassy
in Washington.
He was found guilty by the In
ternational Military Tribunal for
the Far East of conspiring to wage
aggressive war from 1923 to 1945
and of helping wage aggressive
war against the Allied powers.
Evening star., 1950-07-23
in cautioning the American public
against hoping fora swift victory.

in cautioning the American public
against hoping fora swift victory.
In fact. he said, the public
should not be discouraged or
alarmed to find still further with
drawals in the days just ahead.
1t is, he explained. planned time
gaining maneuver, a part of gen.
eral pattern of resisting steadily
and inf1icting on the enemy the
heaviest losses possible while re-
Inducements from this country
are in transit.
However, this official added that
it was thought here that Gen
Macarthur could stabilize his
lines within matter of few
weeks-that is, get to a point
where suitable supporting artil-
lery fire can. be set up.
The estimates, of course, dc
not encompass the possibility that
the North Koreans might collapse
suddenly for internal or other
reasons or abruptly withdraw tc
the 38th parallel with the propa-
ganda explanation that they have
punished" the South Koreans
for invading" their territory
Light Tanks to Be Replaced,
The 47.5-ton medium tanks with
high velocity 90-millimeter guns
and wide treads to enable them
to operate on the poor Korean
roads and on soft ground will re-
place the outgunned, outclassed
light tanks which have been maui
ed by Red armor.
Together with the stepped-up
air and sea shipment of new tank
killer bazookas, the tanks are part
of the build-up toward the day
when major counterattack can
be launched.
The tanks that Gen. Macarthur
had at the beginning of the hostil-
tiles when Russian built T-34
tanks spearheaded the Red drive
southwark were 35-ton jobs. They
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Carrier Planes Hit
West Coast of Korea
By the Assoeiofed Press

ABOARD A U. S. SEVENTH
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIER, of
Korea, July 22.-Navy carrier
planes turned their hammering
attention today to the West Coast
of Korea and knocked out vital
railroad bridges and Oil install
lations.
After riding out a typhoon for
two days, the Navy launched its
jets, attack bombers and fighters
before dawn but found the wealth
er too thick for the proposed di-
rect support of American ground
forces.
Therefore, the planes roared
up to the 38th Parallel and de-
stroyed one railway bridge and
damaged another in the Kaesong-
Sariwon area.
(Kaesong is just inside the
South Korea border and was
one of the first cities to fall
to the Red invaders June 25.
Sariwon is so miles northwest
of Kaesong and well inside
North Korea.)
The Navy planes also eliminated
five locomotives and set a series
of fires and explosions in a train
of "a cars carrying oil drums
Four power stations, a cement
plant and two locomotives were
on the damaged list.
A few hours later another strike
by Navy jets with 20-millimeter
guns exploded eight of nine big
oil tanks in the Inchon area, 20
miles west of Seoul. se.
The first loss of a naval pilot
was reported in the second of
four planned strikes during the
day.
Evening star., 1950-07-23

lated from the 17th Decennial
Census preliminary figures of the
48 States and the District.
Ten years ago census enumer-
ators counted 131 $685. ,275 persons.
Fifty years ago the Nation had
only 1895, ,575, approximately half
the present estimated population.
The District figure was an ear
lier-anounced 792,234, a gain Of
about 19 per cent over the 1910
total Of 663,091.
Many Predictions Borne Out.
Many of the predicted trends
were borne out, such as a tremen-
dous gain for California, and
other shifts in population which
will be reflected in a revision
of seats allotted each State in the
House of representatives.
The influence of World War II
and greater farm mechanization
was shown in the migration Of
workers to the city, another move
ment which eventually will bear
on the readjustment of congress
sional districts.
Census officials said the figures
announced last night must be
carefully checked and revised be-
fore steps are taken to re-allocate
those districts. But they said
1948 estimates by the House Post
Office Committee giving Califor-
mia eight new seats. and clipping
three and two each from New
York and Pennsylvania, would not
be off by more than one.
Likely to Gain One Seat.
Other 1948 estimates: Likely to
gain one Seat-Florida, Indiana,
Michigan, Oregon, Texas and
Washington. Likely to lose one
seat-Arkansas. Georgia. Illinois,
Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri.
North Carolina, Oklahoma, and
Tennessee.
Comparing these estimates with
new census figures, Deputy Census
Director A. Ross Eckler said the
greatest departures from the es-
Inmates might occur in the Pacific
Northwest, which did not gain as.
heavily as predicted, and the
South, which grew faster than ex-
pected.
One reason why the congress
sional realignment must wait is
that 100000 of the total United
States figure has yet to be classi-
fled by States. These persons are
seamen and transientS whose
home States are not definitely
known.
Census Bureau officials figure
that, since House membership is
expected to remain at 435, there
will be one Representative for
each 344,O00 persons as compared
with one for each 301 900 per-
sons at present.
The final census count should
be completed sometime before
(See CENSUS, Page A-6)
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Shivers Leads, 4 10 |;
Opponent Comedies
In Texas Primary
Thomas and Monroney
Meet in OkIohomu
Run-off Tuesday
By the Assocfetsd Press

Texans nominated Gov. Allan
Shivers yesterday for his first full
term as Governor while voters in
the adjoining States of Oklahoma
and Louisiana prepared to cast
their ballots Tuesday in Demo-
cratic primaries featuring contests
for the Senate.
Gov. Shiver's opponent in the
Democratic primary in Texas
Case March-conceded the race to
the incumbent early last night
when he was trailing almost -four
to one. Returns from more than
70 of the 254 counties gave Gov
Shivers 100,383 and Mr.. March
26.476.
In Texas, nomination in the
Democratic primary generally il
tantamount to election.
Gov. Shivers, ~, was lieutenant
governor when the death of Gov
Beauford Jester July 10. 1949. put
him into the governorship.,
House Speaker Sam Rayburn
was one of the eight congressman
without opposition.
4 Seek Guill's Post.
Twelve incumbent Democrats
had one or more opponents. In
the Panhandle, four Democrats
sought the nomination for the
post now held by a Republican,
Ben GULL of Pampa. They were
Mrs. Altavene Clark of Amarillo,
Walter E. Rogers of Pampa, Pete
LaMaster of Perryton and j.
Blake Timmons of Amarillo.
Chief interest in Oklahoma
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Vote Pay-off 10 Allow
Wide Open Gambling
Charged by Kefauver
Miomi Bookmoker Tells
Probers Of Doing Fuyors
For Friends in Politics
By Miriom Ottenberq

Chairman Kefauver of the Sen
ate crime hunters said last night
the committee has uncovered evi-
dence that racketeers are paying
off public officials in votes to run
wide-open gambling.
Just back from a road trip that
took him to Miami, st. Louis and
Kansas City, Senator Kefauver
said protection for gamblers was
bought with votes as well as
money.
He said he had found instances
in Kansas City where "Sheriffs
looked the other way because a
fellow had a lot of votes" Pay-offs
in votes, he added, applied to
both city and county officials.
Secret Testimony Revealed.
Along with these disclosures,
the committee made public secret
testimony taken in Miami last
May 26 and 27. In these hearings,
an acknowledged big-time book
maker testified he did favors'
for friends in politics" and a
sheriff explained that gambling
places operated openly because
"the city wants it liberal"
/ Although gambling has been
stressed in the early hearings,
Senator Kefauver said the COM
mitee plans to look into violations
Of Federal statutes, including mail
fraud, lotteries, fugitives from JUS
tice and dope traffic.
Distributions of narcotics will be
one of the targets of forth
coming inquiry in Tampa, Fla,
Senator Kefauver indicated. The
committee has been told that
Tampa is a headquarters for the
operations of Malta, the Sicilian
"black hand" society that repu-
tedly engaged in the dope traffic
along with extortion and murder.
More Miami Hearings Seen.
Along with the Tampa investi-
cation, he said, the committee will
have to hold more Miami hearings,
as well as open hearing in Kansas
City and st. Louis.
In Kansas City, Senator Kefau-
yer said, the committee made a
number of inquiries about the
Staying of Charles Binaggio. the
political boss, and even visited the
scene of the slaying-a club on
Truman road - but uncovered
nothing new.
What the committee did find,
the chairman said, were firm con-
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Opposition Parades
And Breaks Windows
As Leopold Returns
Soldiers and Police
Shield BeIeion King
Ending 6-Yeur Exile
BY the Associated Press

BRUSSELS, July 22.-The re-
turn of King Leopold, III, from
six years in exile set off militant
demonstrations by his foes ir
downtown Brussels tonight.
Windows of the pro-King Cath.
olic newspaper Libre Belgique
were smashed.
In Martyrs Square, Socialists
vowed, with upraised fists, to drive
48-year-old Leopold from ths
throne.
Leopold supporters heckled the
demonstrators, led by ex-Premiel
Paul = Henri Spaak, and were
chased down side street. Some
OF the demonstrators broke oper
a newspaper truck and scattered
the contents in the street. They
were seeking copies of Libre Bel.
giQue, but that truck contained
other newspapers. Police arrived
after the incident was over.
Communists paraded in down.
town boulevardS.
Resistance Ordered.
The SocialiSt-controlled Belgian
Trade Union Federation ordered
the labor movement to open re-
sistance against Leopold "at the
opportune moment" A special
manifesto said:
Leopold III dare not face pub
lie opinion nor the people oil
Brussels. For us, Leopold III is
no longer King of the Belgians
even less of the workers"
These were highlights of the
mixed reception of the monarch
who bid somberly by radio for a
national unity-recalling the ma
tional motto that Unity Is
(See LEOPOLD, Page A-50
Evening star., 1950-07-23
Nation Has Enough Food for All,
Agriculture Department Says
Report Seeks to Discourage Hoording,
But Comedies Possible Price Jump Soon

civilians in the United States are
expected to continue at about the
same high level as in the past
two years." the report prepared
by the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics declared.
Even if the Korean situation
results in some increase in mill
tary procurement of food in COM
ing months, supplies available for
civilians would not be noticeably
affected" it stated.
The agency said the principal
effect of the Korean war for the
next six months is likely to be
the strengthening of consumer
demand as employment and con-
suner incomes rise with the i'm
(See FOOD-PRICES, Page A-2)
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Big Aircraft Carrier,
In Fastest Crossing,
Gets Planes to japan
Rx the Assoeiaisd Pres.

TOKYO, Sunday, July 23.-
A big American aircraft car
rier loaded with reinforcing
war planes arrived here today
after what is believed to be
the fastest Pacific crossing
eight days and seven hours
from the United States West
Coast.
TheN, ,000-ton carrier. iden-
tity of which can't be revealed,
also brought what its officers
believed was the largest num-
ber of aircraft ever carried on
a f1attop. Navy Capt. Cameron
Briggs commanded.
Evening star., 1950-07-23

Council + beginning in London
Tuesday.
Ambassador Charles M. Spot
ford. special American envoy who
left by plane for London yester-
day, will determine how far and
how fast Atlantic pact nations are
willing to go in pressing more o1
Western EuropeS industrial pro-
duction and manpower into mill
tary service.
Mr.. Spofford carried instruc-
tions from President Truman and
Secretary of State Acheson to gel
new Atlantic Treaty machinery
into high gear fast and begin
planning how to increase the
speed and scope of rearmament
throughout the Atlantic defense
area.
Meanwhile it was learned that
this Government will promptly
supply arms to Yugoslavia il
Soviet satellite countries attack it
No Advanced Aid Seen.
All indications are, however
that no American military aid
will be given in advance, partly
because Premier Marshal Tito's
forces are considered adequately
equipped and partly because such
action now might be considered
provocative.
Yugoslav Ambassador vladimir
Popovic has been pressing Ameri-
can Government and Information
al Bank officials for a new dollar
loan, but so far has no assurance
of early action.
However, the State Department
has decided as matter of policy
that Tito must get the basic f.
nancial assistance he needs to
keep going. Thus if action by
the International Bank on his
$25 million loan application is
not forthcoming soon, the Ameri-
can Government may give an
other loan through the Export
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but there was no major ground
contact.
Communist patrols probed at
new defense lines of the First
Cavalry. The First Cavalry also
sent out patrols to scout Red
positions and concentrations.
Skies were clearing. 1t was be-
lieved American aircraft would
have opportunities to return to
full-Scale attack after being ham
pered by bad weather.
The American artillery concen-
trated on roads and valleys where
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1950-07-23

Population TotoIs for All the Stotes and
District Of Columbia. Page AS
Some FoctuoI Odds ond Ends on 1850
U. S. Population Count. PGge AS
Listing Of 100 Largest U. S. Cities
Reveals Close Bottles. Poqe AS
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u. ). Counter-Drive
In Korea May Come
In hid-FaII or Spring
Heavier American Tanks
Will Arrive on Peninsula
Within Next Few Weeks
By John A. Giles

Heavier, harder hitting Ameri-
can tanks will arrive in Korea
within a few weeks but it may be
mid-fall or even next spring be-
fore a major counter offensive
against the North Korean Com
munists can be launched, high
military official said yesterday.
The official, who cannot be
named, thus joined several others
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Census Figures Show
Greatest Growth .
For Any Decade

The United States now has
$50, ,520,0 men, women and chill
dren, a 10-year gain of nearly 10
million persons, the Census Bureau
estimated last night.
This swift growth, greatest Of
any American decade, was tabu-
Evening star., 1950-07-23

Government sought to persuade
the public to go easy in their
food buying in the face of re-
ports from many sections of the
country of boarding, following
the outbreak of war in Korea.
Supplies Of food available to
Evening star., 1950-07-23

First Korean cosuoIty Returns: There.
No Place Like u. S. Page Al
CTS Fought Way Through Fire. Tanks.
Shippers to Flee Tueion. Page Al
Men Of 10Th Infantry Given Medals fol
Broyery in Korea. Pose AS