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Evening star., 1950-03-20
.Storekeeper, IS, Slain
With Ak in Maryland
Essex Resident SOUGHT
Signs Of Terrific Struggle
Found in Wi||ouehby Shop;
Robbery Motive Seen
By the Associated Press

WILLOUGHBY, Md, March
2o.-The body of a 75-year-old
storekeeper-his head split open
by an ax-was found last night in
his general store in this Queen
Anne County town.
Winchester Smith apparently
had put up terrific struggle
before he was killed, said DR.
William H. Fisher, county medica
examiner.
He said there was evidence o,
a terrific tussle," and Mr.. Smith,
living quarters at the rear o.
the store had been torn apart.
Robbery seemed to be the mo.
tive, police said. Mr.. Smith.
pockets were pulled inside out anc
ripped. His friends said hi
usually carried several hundred
dollars in his pockets.
Suspect Sought in Essex.
A pickup order was flashed to
Baltimore police for a resident OF
the Essex area. on the outskirts
of the city. DR.. Fisher said the
man sought lived near Willoughby
during the canning season ano
frequently visited Mr.. Smiths
store.
No other identification of the
wanted man was available. How
ever, police were advised he
probbaly would be driving a 1887
or 1888 Dodge sedan and may be
wearing blood-stained clothes.
Mr.. Smiths body was discovered
by three customers shortly after
II pm. DR.. Fisher placed the
time of death at about $3.50 pm
Police said they believed the
slayer was familiar with the store
because the AK used in the Staying
was kept in a corner behind the
counter, and not normally visible.
After the killing, the blood-stained
weapon was put in its usual place.
Was Eating When Attacked.
Mr.. Smith apparently was eat
ing dinner in his living quarters
at the back of the store when he
was attacked. He had left the
front door open.
The three colored men who
stopped at the store about II pm.
saw the body through the door.
They went quickly to the home
of G. P. WINS, about 800 yards
away. Mr.. WINS called police.
Investigators found several rings,
one of them a large diamond, still
on Mr.. Smiths fingers. But the
big roll of bills he usually car
ried was gone.
Trooper j. w. Eckstrom headed
the investigators who returned to
the store this morning for a day.
light search.
They discovered that John
White. his wife and three chill
dren, who live in a house about
20 yards from the rear Of the
store building. had slept through
the Staying.
Evening star., 1950-03-20
Billion ECACut
Is Voted; Food
Replacing Cash
By the Associated Press

The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee today voted to cut billion
dollars cash from 1851 European
recovery spending and substitute
an equivalent amount of surplus
farm commodities.
The committee overrode admin
istration objections in accepting
an amendment by Representative
Vorys, Republican, of Ohio at a
closed-door session.
The vote, not disclosed, was
said by Chairman Kee to have cut
across party lines.
Mr.. Vorys' amendment slashes
the 1851 cash spending authority
Of the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministration to $1.95o,000, 900, a
fiat 81 billion less than provided
in the administration bill.
Evening star., 1950-03-20
Diplomats and Police MingIe
For Gubitchev's Farewell
Honor Guest Goes on Botoy in Handouts,
Guards Stoy in Cabin Until Ship Is at Sea

eX-G Government girl convicted with
him of plotting to spy for the
Russians.
Miss Coplon was sentenced to &
straight 15-year term. She is free
in $4,000 bail while her appea
is being heard.
Six motorcycle policemen, sirens
screaming. led the motorcade from
the Federal courthouse to the
Hudson River pier where the
Batory was ready to sail Sis
guards rode with the manaclec
Gubitchev in a closed van.
A deputy United States marsha.
told him the North Atlantic was
pretty rough at this time of year
Already Tried Brandy.
Gee, I'll get seasick," the Rus
sian said.
TRY a bottle of brandy" the
officer advised.
Gubitchev shook his head. INC
good. I tried that once"
Il suppose they'll give you a
parade when you get back to Mos
(See GUBITCHEV, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-03-20
First Group Of B-@s
For British Arms Aid
Leaves Here Today
Johnson and Franks
To Watch Tokeoff
At Andrews Field
BY the Associoted Press

The first group of about Il
American B-29s takes off for Brit.
ain today under the 81 billion arms
aid program to strengthen Western
Europe's defenses.
-Four of the reconditioned bomb
ers, manned by American crews
leave Andrews Field this after.
noon.
The numbc, of B-29s for Britain
has been kept secret, but Informed
diplomatic sources set it al
about IS.
Officials to Be on Hand.
Defense Secretary johnson and
British Ambassador Sir Oliver
Franks were to be on hand at the
airport for the ceremony formally
turning the planes over to the
British.
Forty-eight American Hellcat
fighters and Helldiver bombers
were loaded aboard the French
aircraft carrier "Dixmude' at
Norfolk. Va, March 8. These were
the first American weapons given
to an Atlantic Pact nation but
they are not expected to arrive
at 8iZerte, the French naval base
in North Africa, for some time.
Additional carloads of Ameri-
can military equipment now are
piling up at East Coast ports for
shipment aboard regular CONNER
cial vessels to other Western
European nations.
Government officials told a re-
porter it will be 'only a matter of
days" before American arms start
moving to Belgium and the Meth
erlands. Shipments to Italy are
at least two weeks off.
Accent to Change.
The accent thus far has been
on air and naval craft. Twelve
destroyer escorts and two sub
marines, mainly for France and
the Netherlands, are being ref1tted
by the Navy at East Coast ports.
But IN the next few weeks huge
quantities of supplies for the West
European ground armies - rifles,
machine guns, tanks. bazookas
and other equipment-will begin
moving.
Evening star., 1950-03-20
March Is Income Tax Tally
Put al S635,379,897
BY the Associofed Press

Cash income tax payments to-
falling $685., ,379, ,987.23 were tailed
March Is, the day after the 1949
income tax return deadline, the
Treasury reported today.
The single-day tally amounted
to more than per cent Of total
collections of this kind throughout
the preceding eight and one-half
months OF this fiscal year. which
began last July L.. h.
The Treasury estimates it may
take about two weeks to open all
the last-minute envelopes and tab
ulate the receipts.
Evening star., 1950-03-20
Robberiies Here
Drop 81 Pei. in
Year, FB| Says
Washington Leads
Nation in Aggravated
Assaults, However
By Miriom Ottenbero

The FBI reported today that
Washington had 1878 per cent
fewer robberies last year than the
year before
Washington still led the Ma
ton. however. in aggravated as
saults-that is, cases of shooting.
cutting, stabbing, manning, poi
soning, scalding and acid throw
ing.
The FBI. in its semiannual COM
pilation of crime reports from
more than 4.200 police agencies.
estimated conservatively that a
crime is committed somewhere in
the Nation every 18 seconds.
The report on crime trends
increases and decreases-showed
that Washington did not consist
emily follow the national pattern.
Nationally, burglaries increased
by 8.4 per cent; robberies, by rs
per cent; larcenies, by 48 per cent:
aggravated assaults, by 2 per cent.
Only criminal homicides and auto
thefts showed a decrease.
In Washington, homicides
showed an increase over 1948. So
did the number of aggravated as
saults. All other major crimes
decreased however
Washington's Record.
A comparison of Washington's
crime record in 1949 and 1948 as
we'll as where Washington stands
in comparison with other cities
reporting to the FBI follows:
Homicides-Eighth in the Ma
ton for 1949 with 7S cases; 73
in 1948.
Robberies-Eighth in the Ma
tion for 1949. with 68S cases;
1923 in 1948.
Aggravated assaults-First in
the Nation for 1949. with 4.314
cases; 4,049 in 1948.
Burglaries-Sixth in the Ma
ton for 1949, with 4,151 cases;
4.543 in 1948.
Larcenies involving more than
$50-Seventh in the Nation for
1949. with 1,977 cases; 1893 in
1948.
Larcenies involving less than
$50-Sixth in the Nation for 1949.
with 8.490 cases; 1924 in 1948.
Auto thefts-Thirteenth in the
Nation for 1949, with 1,172 cases;
1,438 in 1948.
Some Variations in Figures.
A check with Washington police
showed some variation in the fig
ures because Washington includes
pickpocket thefts and purse
snatching under the heading Of
robberies, while the FBI in it's
Uniform Crime Reports lists these
two crimes under larcenies.
For that reason. the FBI report
showed 3O6 more petty larceny
cases than Washington police
would list as petty larceny in
their own statistics. The FBI
report thus also showed 381 fewer
robberies than Washington police
would list The FBI also showed
more grand larcenies than Wash
ingtOn police include in their sta
tistics since some of the work of
Ipickpockets and purse -snatchers
amounted to more than $50 in
loot.
The FBI, however, stood by it's
figures showing a sharp decline in
the number of robberies here. An
FBI spokesman pointed out that
it's statistics for 1948 did not in
clude pickpocket and purse
(Sea CRIME Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-03-20
Alexandria Man Dies
After Fall Down Stuirs

An Alexandria man last night
died of a broken neck suffered in
a plunge down a flight of stairs
at 400 South Alfred street.
Police identified the dead man
as Frank Henderson, SO, colored,
who lived in a shack at the rear
of the Alfred street address.
Evening star., 1950-03-20

State Department, if unanswered
will further weaken the United
States in it's conflict with world
communism"
DR.. Jessup, who returned last
week from diplomatic tour. to
the Orient, went before Senate
Foreign Relations subcommittee
to answer charges by Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin that he has had IAN unusual
affinity for Communist causes"
and has sponsored an organiza-
ton cited as subversive.
The Ambassador buttresSed his
denials of the charges with letters
from former Secretary of State
Marshall and Gen. Eisenhower
president of Columbia University
praising his loyalty and commend
ing his opposition to Communism
Gen. Marshall's letter said he
was shocked and distressed by
the attack on Ambassador Jessup
Gen. Eisenhower wrote that mo
one who has known you can for
a moment question your devotion
to Americanism."
Emphasizes Harmful Effects"
Ills attack on the Mccarthy
charges that Communist and fel-
low travellers have been and are
engaged in the State Department
was made in a fighting statement
that emphasized again and again
"the harmful effects of the ac-
cusation on the foreign policy OF
the United States.
After denouncing the Mccarthy
charges and stressing their effect
on the conduct of American diplo-
macy in the 'cold war;" DR.. Jes-
sup declared:
"I am not a Communist and
never have been Communist. I
am not and never have been a
Communist sympathizer. I have
never knowingly supported or pro-
NOTED any movement or organiza-
ton which I knew had as it's OBJ
iective the furtherance of Com
munist objectives."
Backs Effort to Stop Reds.
DR.. Jessup added that he sup
ported "wholeheartedly the
efforts of those whose official re-
sponsibility it is to see that Com
munist and Communist sympa-
thizers are kept out of our Gov
ernment."
DR.. Jessup's testimony was given
before an audience of several
hundred persons who packed the
caucus room of the Senate Office
Building. They broke into ap-
plause when the tall, thin-faced
diplomat concluded his statement
Chairman Tydings of the sub
committee warned against "any
demonstration"
Hickenl0oper Demands Files.
The subcommittee Immediately
became involved in a wrangle over
the demand by Senator Hicken-
looper, Republican, of Iowa, that
steps be taken to obtain loyalty
files on persons accused by Sem
ator Mccarthy.
He said there had been IAN in
excusable delay" in getting the
(See JESSUP, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1950-03-20

~~~~~~-~-~-- -~--~~~~~~~~
press for a reconsideration an an
nouncement said.
Meantime. the American Presi-
dent Liner Gen. w. H. Gordon,
to which the foreigners were to
be ferried. has been ordered to
remain at Hong Kong. The land
ing craft were ordered to remain
at sea.
80 Americans Included.
Nearly 1000 foreigners, includ-
ing $40 Americans. had planned to
leave probably tonight in the first
such general evacuation since last
fall.
The United States ordered all
remaining American diplomats and
consuls out of the country two
months ago after the Communist
authorities at Peiping seized Amer
lean consular property there.
Apparently the Communist au-
thorities at Shanghai had 'un-
warranted apprehensions" that the
landing craft were not commercial
vessels, the State Department said.
1t said they were strictly COM
mercial craft, turned over to the
American President Lines. The
two vessels are LISTS Qanding ship
tanks widely used during World
War II in assaults on hostile
beaches.
The LISTS were to be used to
ferry the foreigners to the liner
because the north channel of
the Yangtze River has been re-
ported mined by the Chinese Ma
tionalists as part of a Nationalist
blockade against much of the
Communist-held mainland.
State Department Surprised.
The last minute refusal to let
the evacuation proceed apparently
took the State Department by
surprise, although a number of
American businessmen at Shang-
hal have been denied exit permits.
These necessary permits, how
ever, have been granted to many
American officials and others. In
cluded among those desiring to
leave are many invalids, the de-
partment said.
Its announcement was issued
after Hong Kong news dispatches
reported the hitch in arrange
ments.
First news of the Communist
action came from j. j. Bergman,
manager of the American Presi-
dent Lines in Hong Kong, who
said he had talked with APL' s
branch in Shanghai.
Angus Ward Case Cited.
Mr., Bergman said Communist
officials had refused entry to two
American LISTS en- route from
Japan to Shanghai for the loading
operation.
A high APL official accused the
Chinese Communists of pulling
another Angus Ward" with the
mercy ship Gen. Gordon.
Mr.. Ward, former United States
consul general in Mukden. and
his staff we're held virtual pris-
oners there 13 months before Red
officials permitted them to leave
the country.
The APL official said the Reds
apparently we're stalling on evacu-
alton clearance as long as possible
to compensate for the loss of face
they are suffering by wholesale
evacuation of foreigners from
Shanghai.
The official stressed that the
Gordon will not sail from Hong
Kong unless Chinese Communist
officials give an absolute guaran-
tee the evacuation will be per-
United to come off without hitch.
The Gordon had been scheduled
to sail from Hong Kong at mid
night I'll am. EST for interna-
tional waters off Shanghai.
The LISTS were to transport
evacuees through Shanghai har-
(See EVACUATION, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-03-20
Late News
Bulletin
BIGGEST Plane DAMAGED

SAN ANTONIO, TEX. (R.-
An explosion ripped out wing
fuel cell of the XC-99, worlds
largest military land plane, and
injured eight workers 1T Kelly
Air Force Base today.
Evening star., 1950-03-20
China Reds Bar
.U.S.Evacuation
Ships From Port
Plan to Ferry 1000
In LISTS to Liner
At Shanghai Baked
BY the Associoted Pless

The State Department said to-
day the Chinese Communists have
blocked a mass evacuation of
Americans and other foreigners
from China by a last-minute re-
fusal to let two landing craft reach
the city.
American representatives on the
scene have been instructed to
Evening star., 1950-03-20
Jessup Denies Any Red Tinge,
Blasts McCorthy's Charge as
False and Dangerous to Nation
Ambassador Says
Instruction Hurts
Position Abroad
By Cecil Holland

United States Ambassador Philip
C. Jessup declared today that
charges he is pro-Communist are
mot only false but utterly ire
sponsible" and reveal shocking
disregard for the interests of our
country"
DR.. Jessup also said the insinua-
tions against himself and the
Evening star., 1950-03-20

Partial Text of Jessup Attack on
MeCorthy's Charges. Page As
Legislation Studied for Commerce De-
portment Firing Red Suspects. ps. A-3
Evening star., 1950-03-20

Red China Rulers Seen Running Into
Trouble Consolidating Gains. Page A-4
Evening star., 1950-03-20

(See CRIME, Page A-3D
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(See EVACUATION, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-03-20

tSee TRUMAN, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-03-20

An Associated Press Newspope
Evening star., 1950-03-20

tSee BUDGET, Page Al.
Evening star., 1950-03-20

Cloudy with rain beginning this afternoon
or tonight and ending tomorrow. High
today about So Low tonight near 40
Full report on Page A-2D
Midnight--33 6 am. 29 II am. AZ
2 am. 81 8 am 32 Noon 46
4 am. 80 10 am. Al pm. 48
Evening star., 1950-03-20

(See GUBITCHEV. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-08-09
BY The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. o.
All the sailor wanted for saving
the baby girls life was the little
heart charm from it's necklace
just for luck. He has it now.
MY husband said to give it to
him." said the baby's mother,
Mrs. j. S. Olsen.
She sent it to the Evening
Tribune. which presented it to
the sailor today.
Mrs. Olsen wrote that the
sailor-who told her his name
was John Burgher-was the only
motorist who would stop Sunday
night in response to her frantic
roadside appeals.
A tire on her automobile had
gone fiat between Long Beach
and San Diego. Then the 2-year-
old girl broke her necklace. The
heart charm lodged in her throat.
She became blue and uncon-
scious.
The sailor, Mrs. Olsen wrote,
tried to slap and shake the charm
free. Failing in this he put his
finger down the baby's throat.
"I was going to stop him." the
mother wrote, "but a friend he
was with told me to let him alone,
that he knew what he was doing"
The sailor freed the charm, but
the baby appeared to be dead. He
tried artificial respiration
But still she did not breathe.
wrote the mother. so he put his
mouth to hers and blew in. Then
I noticed her little chest begin tc
Evening star., 1950-08-09
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Al
AUGUST .

1943 declared in an opinion that
because the country was at war.
it did not constitute a reason for
scrapping the Bill of Rights" Mr..
Leonard agreed to file a supple-
mental motion to vacate and set
aside Judge Harris order revok-
ing bail.
The court gave Special Prose-
cutor F.. Joseph Donohue until
tomorrow to answer Mr.. Leonard's
motion. Mr.. Leonard then said
he would need "a hours in which
to reply.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Israeli Assembly Backs
Medical Aid to Koreu
BY The Assoeicied Press

JERUSALEM, Aug. 9-The
Israeli Parliament last night ap-
proved a cabinet decision to send
medical missions but no ground
forces to aid United Nations
forces in Korea.
Motions by the leftist opposition
calling for debate on the cabinets
action were overwhelmingly de-
feated after Foreign Minister
MoShe Sharett said Israel was
acting in accordance with her OBJ
legations under the U. N. Char
ter
Evening star., 1950-08-09

appeal on a perjury conviction for
saying he was not a Communist
when he became an American
citizen in 1945.
Federal Judge George B. Harris
revoked this bail and declared
Bridges was a dangerous menace
to the internal security of the
country at the time of the Ko-
rean war.
Yesterday three judges of the
Appeals Court heard arguments
by Bridges attorney, Norman
Leonard, for renewal of his bail.
Mr.. Leonard recalled that Su-
preme Court Justice Jackson in
Evening star., 1950-08-09

reports "Camel's
smooth = smoking
mildness sure
agrees with my
throat. And for
t a st it 8
Camels, tool"
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Bridges Freedom Plea
Studied by Court
BY the Associated Pres.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. o.
Harry Bridges plea for freedom
from Jail on bail was taken under
submission by the United States
Court of Appeals yesterday.
The action apparently meant
that the CIO longshore labor
leader would remain imprisoned
at least until the end of the week.
The case admittedly was with
out precedent. Bridges had been
at liberty on $4,000 bail pending
Evening star., 1950-08-09

Brazil reports the first soften
ing on spot coffee prices.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
n
Is n a Nationwide Survey
~ ore Doctors
Smoke Camel IS
THAN AMY OTHER CIGARETTE!

An actual fact not guessa thorough national poll not just
you smoke, Docor?" The brand named most CAMEL!
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Sailor Gets Boby's Neck Charm
He Asked for Saving Its Life

move. knew that God gave that
sailor the strength to save my
baby"
The Tribune found the sailor at
the San Diego Naval Hospital,
where he is a corpsman first class.
In her excitement Mrs. Olsen
apparently had forgotten to give
him the charm when he said that
was all he wanted. Her letter said
she and her husband and baby
were leaving for Denver. 1t gave
no address.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
DECORATOR
MELANIE kAHANE

states: "Yes, I
made my own
Camel 30-Day
Mildness Test. 1t
was fun IT. s
Camels for me !"
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Noted Throat Specialists Report Of Camel Smokers
Not One Single Case of Throat
Irritation Due to Smoking CAMELS!

Yes, these were the findings of
noted throat specialists after a
total Of 2,470 weekly examina-
tions of the throats of hundreds
Of men and women who smoked
Camels-and only Camels-for
80 consecutive days.
Evening star., 1950-08-09
NEWSPAPERMAN
W. LONcCOOD

remarks Camel
flavor and mild
ness get my vote !
IT'S Camels for
me, for keeps !"
Evening star., 1950-08-09
Cpu&dtian,
PILOT MARY
MORRISON

says: "Camels
passed my srnok-
ing test. They
agree with my
throat. And what
flavor !"
Evening star., 1950-08-09

Doctors in every branch of medicine
surgeons, throat specialists, physicians
were asked to name their favorite ciga-
rette. The brand named most Vas CAMEL!
If you're already Camel smoker, you
can readily understand the doctors prefer
ence for Camels. IF you've never given
Camels real day-to-day tryout, make your
own Camel 30-Day Mildness Test.
It's the sensible test! No short cuts. No
tricks You don't have to base your decision
on a one-time, one-puff comparison. Not
just quick inhale or exhale. Instead, you
smoke Camels regularly. for 30 days. You
judge Camels choice tobaccos on a steady,
pack-after-pack basis. You use your own
"T-Zone" as your proving ground. Compare
Camels for mildness-for flavor. Then de-
eide! When you make the Camel 30-Day
Test, you'll know why.
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Miss Dewing Woodward, ,
Noted Artist, Dies at "a
BY the As.eeiotsd Press

MIAMI. Fla. July 13.-Miss
Dewing Woodward, "a, one of the
Nations leading painters, died
yesterday after a short illness.
She was the daughter of John
Vanderbilt Woodward, a cousin
of Cornelius Vanderbilt. and be-
gan painting at the age of IL.
She studied in Paris and returned
to this country to establish a home
in the Catskills. where she began
the Blue Dome Fellowship" an
art colony whose members painted
and drew beneath the open sky.
Her works hang in many lead
ing museums including the Louvre
in Paris, the Corcoran Gallery in
Washington and in the White
House. ~
Evening star., 1950-07-13
Richard J. Earnshaw, ST.,
Funeral Director, Dies

Funeral services for Richard J
Earnshaw, ST., go. a funeral direc-
tor at Lees funeral home, will be
held at 2 pm. Saturday at Lees
Fourth and Massachusetts, avenue
NE. Burial will be at Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Mr.. Earnshaw died Monday at
Baker Hospital, Martinsburg, w
Va, after three-year illness. He
lived at 3949 r street Sc.
Mr.. Earnshaw was born in
Washington and attended schools
here. He had been with the un-
dertaking establishment for 80
years.
He was veteran of World War
I and member of the Naval Ma
sonic Lodge No. 4.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs
Bertha Cole Earnshaw; a son
Richard, jr.. of Suitland, Md; a
stepson, Henry T. Rinck, jr., and
two stepdaughters, Mrs. Dorothy
Beall and Mrs. Leona Tucker, all
of Washington; two sisters, Mrs
George Fischer and Mrs. Helen
Smith, both of Kensington, also
survive.