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Evening star., 1950-05-03
Russians Taking Over
Shanghai, Refugee
Says at Hong Kong
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

HONG KONG. May 3.-Shang-
hal is becoming "a second Russia. ~
one refugee reported as the Gen.
w. H. Gordon arrived tonight
with 735 evacuees from Red China.
The evacuees included 1876 Amer
leans. =
Other passengers included TO
British, 81 French and 377 state
less persons.
The American President liner
left Taku Bar, Port of Tientsin,
last Saturday. 1t brought out the
last United States Consular per-
sonnel from Red China. Walter
McConaughy. formerly Consul
General at Shanghai, heads the
group.
Communists baked an earlier
attempt sponsored by the Amer
lean State Department to evacu-
ate 1900 foreigners on the Cor
don. This trip was a private
venture.
Take Train to Tientsin.
The Reds permitted foreigners,
marooned for months in Shang-
hal. to go by train to Tientsin.
The refugee who said Shanghai
is becoming "a second Russia,
added that when foreigners went
to Shanghai police to get exit visas
restamped, they found Russian
advisers sittign next to Chinese
officials.
The Russians are slowly taking
over Shanghai, he said. but seldom
are seen on the streets.
An American business man said
the foreigner is through in Shang-
hal. The Chinese Communist
regime is deliberately squeezing
him out. he asserted.
Crushing Taxes Imposed.
The American refused to permit
use of his name because "I have to-
return to Shanghai in order to
protect another American whom
the Communists are holding as
hostage. We are trying to close
down for good but the Communists
won't let u.s."
He gave this story:
Chinese Reds have imposed
crushing" commodity taxes. These
run as high as 100 per cent on
cigarettes and cosmetics.
Shanghai authorities demanded
that the British-American To-
hacco Co. pay $1.3 million in COM
modify taxes.
"The Reds won't take over firms
until they are sure they've MIXED
them dry. They want to let the
firms carry on as long as there
is still the slightest chance they
can get their hands on the
monthly remittances in foreign
currencies which must be sent to |
Shanghai to meet employe pay
rolls
Evening star., 1950-05-03

to say why Mr.. Budenz would
make such charges against him
when the two men were not ac-
quainted and never had met, Mr..
baltimore said the former Com
munist was, in his opinion. acti-
vated by extremely sordid mo-
tiveS."
He added he thought Mr..
Budenz spoke out against him for
personal profit" in what Mr.. Lat
timore called "a spectacular Ca
reer" of lecturing and writing SEN
sationally on communism.
II deeply resent the lies he has
told about me-" Mr.. baltimore
added.
Senator Hickenlooper stirred
curiosity by asking the witness if
he ever knew a man named Loomis
and whether Loomis had ever ar
ranged to turn over to Russia in
formation provided by you"
Mr.. baltimore said he did not
know Loomis and the Senator did
not pursue the matter.
In reply to another question
Mr.. baltimore said he never had
sought to place friends in Gov
ernment service. -f
Senator Hickenlooper asked If
Harriet Levine Chi, wife of the
Chinese official named to repre-
sent the Chinese Communist gov
ernment in the United Nations,
was once his secretary.
Mr.. baltimore replied that she
was hired for about a week and
worked in his Office.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
99th Day Entered
In ChrysIer Strike
By the Associoted Press

DETROIT. May 3.-Peace talks
In the long Chrysler strike plodded
on today in the wake of fresh
company-union pickering.
For the time being there were
no further reports of progress on
the Goth day of the strike.
Last nights talks were ad-
journed at l am. (EST) today
without comment. Mediators or
dered a resumption this morn
ing.
Chrysler yesterday accused the
C1O-United Auto Workers of hav-
ing "scuttled" an approaching
sediment" The UAW countered
with a charge of bad faith"
Settlement hopes have blown
hot and cold for a period of weeks
in the effort to return $4,000
strikers to work. A total of 14O,-
600 men in the auto industry are
idle because of the strike.
Herman L. Weckler, vice presi-
dent and general manager of
ChrySler, charged that the UAW
has "haggled" and apparently
does not yet want to settle the
strike"
Walter Reuther, UAW president
denied Mr.. Weckler's charge. He
said Mr.. Weckler's sole contribu-
ton" was "ill-tempered name call
ing and unfounded charges"
Evening star., 1950-05-03

modate passengers who travel by
daylight time, and the belated
shift here will not materially
affect their schedules.
For the airlines. the switchover
in Washington will put an end to
the confusion encountered since
Sunday by passengers to points
like New York City.
The trip from here to New York,
explained an Eastern Airlines Of
fetal, takes one hour and three
minutes. Since Sunday, some
passengers found that, according
to their watches, the journey took
two hours and three minutes to
New York. which went on daylight
time Sunday, and only three min
utes from New York to Washing
ton.
Some Radio Juggling. ''
Contrary to the custom in the
transportation field. the radio net
works have been based on day.
light time since last Sunday. Some
network programs are being heard
at the usual time. however, be-
cause they were recorded and
piped in one hour later.
Since television has no such
canning" process. all network
shows coming in here since Sum-
day had to appear one hour ear
lier. according to standard time,
which meant that some stations
had to drop some network pro-
grams because of conflicts with
local shows.
With the change tomorrow, all
will come back into line once
more, on the daylight time sched-
ule.
Along with the thousands of
clocks that will have to be set
ahead sometime tonight or to-
morrow morning will be the so
that control traffic lights.
The program" clock, which
operates most of the downtown
traffic signal lights, can be set
ahead of time to take effect later
at 2 a.m.-and no difficulty is
contemplated, officials said. How
ever. the other clocks will have
to be reset individually. These
clocks determine the hours of
operation for the lights.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Time
Continued From First PageO

and few minutes later the Dis
trict Commissioners ordered the
shift.
The Commissioners today Off
cially notified administrative off,
GERS of suburban communities
Of the time switch.
The Senate previously had
passed legislation authorizing the
Commissioners to decide each
year whether the District would
have daylight time. However, the
House on Monday passed its own
bill authorizing the switchover
for one year only.
And at 12:48 pm. yesterday, the
Senate, on a unanimous consent
motion, agreed to the House plan.
The quick action in getting the
bill formally enrolled and sent to
the White House repeatedly was
at the insistence of President
Truman. who signed it at S pm.
Nearby Sections to Act.
Nearby sections of Maryland
and Virginia have been authorized
to go along with Washington
Montgomery and Prince Georges
County commissioners are to order
the change in conformity with the
District plan.
The Arlington County Board
announced the time switch to-
day. while the City Council OF
Alexandria acted on a resolution
Saturday to put daylight saving
into effect as soon as action is
taken in Washington.
Fairfax County residents, &C.
cording to member of the County
Board, will be directed to turn
their clocks ahead early tomorrow
although the change will not be-
come official until the ordinance
has been advertised for two weeks
Prince Georges Gets Ready.
Although the rapid enactment
of the change came as something
of a surprise, it did not catch
transportation facilities mapping
Railroads, inter-city busline.
and airl:nes vii continue to oper.
ate on standard time. However
most had made an overall sched.
ule change last Sunday to accom-.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Queen Elizabeth Launches
Brifain's Biggest Carrier
BY the Assoeioied Press

BIRKENHEAD, England, May 8.
Elizabeth today launched
the biggest aircraft carrier ever
built by Britain-the 36,800-ton
Ark Royal. The new ship replaces
it's famous namesake sunk by the
Nazis in World War II.
The addition will bring Britain's
heavy fleet carrier strength to
seven. Tine 803-foot long vessel
will carry the latest jet fighters
and will be able to launch long
range bombers. 1t is expected to
be ready for sea duty in 1852.
James Fighting Ships lists
three large United States fleet
aircraft carriers, all of $4,000
tons displacement. They are
the Coral Sea, Franklin D.
Roosevelt and the Midway.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Testimony in Senate
Brings Raid on Office
Of New York Bookie
By the Assoeieted Pres,

NEW YORK, May 3.-The dis
trict attorney yesterday raided
the Park avenue Office of Frank
Erickson, million-dollar gambler,
and carted away a truck load OF
alleged betting papers.
The raid was the direct result
Of ErickSon's admission before a
United States Senate committee
Friday that he runs a law-break-
ing $12.5-million-a-year national
bookie business in New York.
Manhattan District Attorney
Frank Hogan's Office said Erick-
son has been under investigation
for more than a year. but it was
his open admission of illegal op.
erations that touched off the raid.
Raid Kept Secret.
The raid, in the center of Man
hattan's richest apartment and
fashion district, took place In Sc
cret yesterday morning.
1t was not disclosed until short
ly before midnight last night.
No arrests were made but Erick-
son and his lawyer. Sol Gelb, were
on hand.
Mr.. Gelb later said he would go
before General Sessions Judge
John A. Mullen-who issued the
warrant-and try to get the pa
pers back today. He will charge
the seizure was illegal, he added.
Mr.. Hogan's aides said the pa
pers, filling filing cabinets and
portfolios, deal with horse race
betting and gambling on other
sports events.
Close Check Planned.
The investigators plan to check
them thoroughly to see if they can
find grounds for prosecution.
Erickson's Office in the Park
Avenue Theater Building is listed
under the name of his brother,
Leonard j. Erickson, invest
mentS."
Erickson told the Senators he
pays his brother $4,000 a year
Ito take his money to the bank"
On the Senate committee stand,
Erickson denied ever paying pro-
lection money. He said that in
30 years of book-making in New
York he had been arrested only
three or four times and convicted
only once-for lettering.
Erickson told the Senators he
takes not only local bets, but
serves as a national "bookies'
bookie" by accepting other gam
bler's "lay-off" bets by long dis
tance telephone.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Delivery Delayed

MACKINAW. Ill. (P).-A mail
carrier about to start on his
rounds picked UP an old pouch in
the Mackinaw post Office. In it he
found postcard mailed by Mrs.
Horace Boyd of Roberts, ILL.,, to
Mrs. Henry Parmele of Mackinaw
The carrier delivered it. Distance
Travelled by the card: so miles
Elapsed time: IL years.
Evening star., 1950-05-03
Hatfield Tribute Tomorrow

A memorial tribute to the late
Judge Charles S. Hatfield of the
United States Court of Customs
and Patent Appeals will be held
at II am. at the court tomorrow.
Judge Hatfield died February 9.
Evening star., 1950-03-09

loyal. It is his duty to find out
why this loyalty board declared
her loyal-Without even question
ing her-when they had a report
from the FBI showing that she
belonged to considerably more
than % Communist-front organi-
cations"
First Case Mentioned.
Miss Kenyon was the first case
mentioned by Senator Mccarthy
at the opening hearing yesterday
She promptly denied the charges
that she was connected with Com
munist-front organizations and
declared:
Senator Mccarthy is a liar.
He is taking cowardly refuge in
his congressional immunity to
smear innocent people"
The Wisconsin Senator brought
into his discussion of the Kenyon
case the names of DR.. Philip c.
Jessup, the State Departments
Ambassador-at-Large now work.
ing on Far Eastern policies. and
Mrs. Dean Acheson. wife of the
Secretary of State. He said both
had been listed as sponsors of
organizations declared subversive.
Senator Tydings said any per-
son accused by the Wisconsin Sem
ator will be given a chance to
testify in his or her own behalf.
If the accusations are made in
an open hearing the accused will
be heard in the same way, SEN
ator Tydings explained. But such
testimony will not be taken until
Senator Mccarthy has completed
his statement, the chairman add
ed.
From Lake Success, the Asso-
ciated Press reported that persons
who had seen Miss Kenyon in
action as a U. N. delegate de-
scribed her as a vociferous critic
of Soviet policy, sometimes going
beyond the official American posi-
ton to express her personal anger
against Russian claims.
DR.. Jessup Mentioned.
Senator Mccarthy said Miss
Kenyon had been a supporter of
the American Russian Institute,
which he described as a Commu-
nist-front organization. 1t was
in this connection that he men,
toned DR.. Jessup as a sponsor of
the same group at one time.
DR.. Jessup was reported en-
route home from the Far East,
where he has been making a
State Department survey and
there was no immediate comment
from him. Senator Mccarthy
said he would have more to say
later about DR.. Jessup's unusual
affinity for Communist
causes"
Mrs. Acheson's name was in
cluded in Senator McCarthy's
statement in discussing Miss
Kenyon's alleged connections with
the League OF Women Shoppers
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Miss Kenyon 10 Address
Medical College Dinner
by the Assccicfed Press


PHILADELPHIA, Mar. 9.-Dor-
othy Kenyon will speak as sched-
uled tomorrow night at the Tooth
anniversary dinner of the Wom-
ems Medical College. Donald c.
Rubel. chairman of the colleges
Board of Corporators, said today.
Mr.. Rubel, in a formal state
ment, said accusations made in
Washington by Senator Nc
Carthy, Republican. of Wisconsin
that Miss Kenyon is a member of
% Communist-front organizations
would not affect the planned pro-
gram.
Miss Kenyon was invited to ad-
dress the dinner three months
ago, Mr.. Rubel explained. adding
"She will be our speaker"
He praised the former New York
municipal judge and former
United States delegate to the
United Nations for her "disin-
guished career on the bench and
in advancement of women both
nationally and internationally"
Evening star., 1950-03-09

at first said he did not see the
book until Saturday morning but
was reminded he had testified
Saturday that he looked at the
book last night"
He then said, according to Mr..
Maher, that he remembered see
ing the book Friday night and
noticed the erasures.
Locked Up Book.
The officer was asked why he
did not call the erasures to the
committees attention on Satur-
day, and he replied that he be-
lieved the committee would call
for the book anyhow, Mr.. Maher
said.
Pvt. Reid was quoted as saying
that. on Saturday, he took the
book and locked it in a file case.
Asked why he had done this, he
replied he thought something
would come of the erasures later.
Pvt. Reid was quoted as say
ing he moved an ink eradicator
set from his desk to a place be-
hind the rail at the same time he
locked up the book because he
didn't want to be suspected of
anything" When Mr.. Maher said
the evidence tended to show per-
jury, he was asked:
"Who is believed to have COM
mitted the perjury?"
Il am not prepared to say at
this time" Mr.. Maher replied. He
emphasized that, while Maj. Bar
rett is directing" the inquiry, he
is not personally participating in
questioning the witnesses,
Evening star., 1950-03-09

A one-eyed hunter at Fort Vic
toria, South Africa, has shot his
301st lion.
Evening star., 1950-03-09

that later merged with the Con-
gress of American Women.
Later Secretary Acheson told
reporters that Mrs. Acheson re-
called having paid 50 some years
ago to the Washington League of
Woman Shoppers and receiving in
return list of Washington stores
classified as to how they treated
their employees.
The Secretary added that Mrs.
Acheson could not recall she had
been a sponsor of the league.
When she heard the list of spon-
sors read, the Secretary added
she said it looked as if her social
position was going up-the list
sounded like a Social Register.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Mercy Killing
Continued From First Page.)
accused doctor arrived at her bed

accused doctor arrived at her bed
side.
Mr.. Wyman recalled the testi-
mony OF several witnesses. includ-
ing other nurses. that they had
been unable to obtain a pulse fol
up to two hours.
THAT story" said Mr.. Wyman
"was in the hands of the prosecu-
ton before this case went to the
grand jury"
The defense lawyer accused the
prosecution of withholding vital
information from the grand jury
that indicted DR.. Sander. Among
the information withheld, he said
was evidence from Nurse Rose and
DR.. Albert Snay.
DR.. Snay testified for the de-
fense that Mrs. Borroto was dead
before given any injections.
+ Cites Vein Distractions.
Referring to the nurse, Mr.. Wy
man said "she is the same Miss
Rose that the State relies on to
show there was life because the
patient was gasping."
Il can't speculate on what hap
pened to this witness in the mean
time" he declared. Something
happened"
He then reminded the jury that
several witnesses had testified that
Miss Rose told them there would
have been no case against DR..
Sander if she (Miss Rose) had
been called before the grand jury
Mr.. Wyman told the jurors that
two State pathologists-Dr Rob-
ert Miller and DR.. Milton Helpern
had told the jury nothing about
distractions in the vein running
from Mrs. Borroto's wrist to her
heart until they were cross
examined.
Both sides concede DR.. Sander
made the injections in that area
of the left arm.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Committee Members
Doubt They Can Agree
On School Aid Bill

House Labor Committee mem
bers were dubious today about the
chances of reporting out any kind
of Federal aid-to-education bill.
The difficulty was the one which
has plagued the group since it be-
gan consideration of the assist
ance plan-the extent, If any, to
which church-operated schools
should be aided.
Yesterday the committee voted,
81 to 3, against a proposal to deny
any part of the proposed Federal
grants to parochial schools. Tues
day it had voted. IL to 9, against
using some of the money to help
pay bus transportation costs Of
parochial and private school pu-
pills.
Neither Side Satisfied.
AS the battered bill stands, nei-
ther side in the controversy is sat-
isfied.
I'm not optimistic now about
getting any satisfactory bill
through the committee" Repre-
sentative Kelley, Democrat. of
Pennsylvania commented. If one
does get through, he added, "it
will be by a very close vote"
Actually the ballots merely left
unchanged the affected provisions
of Senate bill the committee Is
trying to rewrite.
The measure leaves participation
by church and private schools to
the rules of the individual States.
Some States give one form Of aid
or another to such schools and
some do not.
To Act on 2 Amendments.
Up for consideration today are
an amendment by Representative
Burke, Democrat. of Ohio to ear
mark rs per cent of the Federal
aid money for teachers salaries
and another by Representative
Powell, Democrat, of New York to
put in an anti-segregation restric-
ton on ALLEGATIONS.
The bill in general provides for
$500 million in Federal aid to be
distributed to the States largely
on the basis of need, to help raise
educational standards.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Rure Operation Saves Life

MELBOURNE (P.-Doctors at
Queen Victoria Hospital saved the
life of a 3-day-old baby by cutting
an opening between its stonlacll
and intestine 1t was a rare onc"-
alton that has been performed only
once before in Melbourne. An a.
ray had shown the baby had no
opening between his stomach and
intestine.
Evening star., 1950-03-09
u. 5. Opposes Move
To Seat China Reds in
U. n, Acheson Says
By Gornett D. Homer

The United States is opposed tx
new move to seat Chinese Com
munist representatives in the
United Nations but will accept 8
majority decision in the matter
Secretary of State Acheson made
this clear at news conference
late yesterday, contrasting the
American policy with what he de-
nounced as Russia's arbitrary
attitude"
Mr.. Acheson said each U. N
member will have to make up its
own mind on a proposal by U. N
Secretary-General Trygve Lie that
China's U. N. seat go to the gov
ernment actually ruling the Chi
nese people. Diplomats agreed
this proposal would give the seat
to China's Communist regime.
Will Accept Decision.
The Secretary added that the
United States will vote against any
attempt to unseat delegates of the
Nationalist government of China
but will accept the parliamentary
decisions Of United Nations organs
on the matter"
He declared that RusSia's boy
colt of U. N. agencies where Ma
tionalist delegates now represent
China showed by contrast that the
Soviet regards the U. N. more az
"a forum to conduct it's owr
propaganda" than as an agency
to advance human we'll being.
At his news conference, Mr.
AcheSon also:
Disclosed that the Chinese
Communists are attempting to
prevent American 'key" business
men from leaving Shanghai by
denying them exit permits.
2. Asserted that the "falsity" o1
charges on which Michael Ship
kov, former Bulgarian employe o1
the American Legation in Bull
garia, was sentenced to Is years
in prison for spying. was revealed
in Mr.. Shipkov's earlier affidavit
telling how Communist police tor
ture made him sign a "confes-
SION"
Council to Meet Soon.
3. Predicted a meeting Of the
North Atlantic Council in April
or May, and said it is possible that
he and the British and French
Foreign Minister may meet sep
arately about the same time. The
topics to be discussed remain to
be settled with the other govern
ments.
4. Revealed that the United
States has protested to the Chin
ese Nationalist government
against air attacks last month on
two American merchant ships at
Tsingtao as unlawful damaging
of American property and unnec-
essary endangering of American
lives.
The new move to settle the dis
pute with Russia about China's
seat in the U. N. was disclosed
yesterday. Mr.. Lie revealed thai
he had circulated a memorandum
on his proposal among U. N. men,
ber governments.
At Lake Success, T. F. Tsiang
Nationalist China's delegate to the
U. NJ. called Mr.. Lies proposal g
deliberate attempt to prejudice
China's case"
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Bipartisan Group
On Strikes Urqed

Senator Watkins, Republican
of Utah has proposed a 81
member bipartisan commission
to investigate strikes and "othel
Interruptions of work in indus
tries essential to the national
welfare"
Senator Watkins-who criti-
cized President Truman's proposal
for a survey Of the coal industry
on the ground that it wouldn' I
deal with the question of critical
strikes-introduced a bill yester-
day calling for creation of q
group to look into:
/. The underlying causes and
effects of strikes. slowdowns, and
other work Interruptions.
2. Whether industry-wide bar
gaining should be permitted "tc
be continued under the protection
of federal laws"
s. whether the present eX-
emption of labor unions under
existing anti-monopoly laws
should be continued and whether
the repeal of such exemptions
would adversely affect " the
legitimate objectives Of labo,
unions ="
4. What, if any, changes art
desirable in existing labor laws
to correct iniustices to labor
unions, employees or the public.
S. Whether it is possible to pre-.
vent such Interruptions to work
through revised or improved
methods of mediation and concili.
alton.
The commission would consist
of five Senators, five Representa-.
tives, the director of the Fedora
Mediation and Cancellation Serv.
ice, and 10 members to be named
by the President.
Evening star., 1950-03-09

Continued From First Page
Evening star., 1950-03-09
Birds Skip Vacations

CHICAGO (P.-Some Of the
birds skipped their southern vaca-
tions this year. Members Of the
Chicago Ornithological Society say
they have seen a number Of birds
which usually go South in the WIN
ter. The reasons: The weather has
been milder and feed has been
available.