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Evening star., 1951-10-17
Odds Against AttIee
Lengthen in London
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. II. - Heav,
betting on Winston Churchill
and his Conservative Party to
win the October rs British elec-
ton drove the odds still longer
against the Labor Government
today.
In the books of Douglas Stuart,
one of the nations biggest BET
takers, hackers of Prime Minis
ter Attlee's Labor Party can put
up f2 to win Ct. Conservative
supporters must bet 60 to win
f2.
The odds reflect the weight CT
betting money on both, sides, not
the bookies' opinions. a Stuart
spokesman said. A few days ago
Mr.. Stuart was Offering 3 to
against Labor and / to 4 against
the Conservatives.
In the last general election, in
February, 1850, betting odds
proved an accurate indicator OF
the outcome. The handbooks
then made the Labor Govern
ment a to 6 favorite and offered
s to 5 against the conservatives.
The odds were close and SO
was the election. Mr.. Attlee
|scraped home with thin overall
majority of six seats in the 6xS
Seat House OF Commons. 81
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Historian Stain
Alters Tito From
Hero to Coward

MOSCOW, Oct. II (NANA) -
In addition to making history
Joseph Stain has the unusual
ability of remaking it. A CON-
parison of the Russian encyclo-
pedia of 1948 with that of 1851
reveal that it completely changes
the status of Marshal Tito from
hero to villain. In the 1948 Com
munist encyclopedia. Tito is the
liberator of Belgrade. In the 1851
version, Tito. called a coward. is
said to have deserted his troops
and hidden in Italy.
The texts follows:
Soviet encyclopedia. 1948: I'm
the beginning of October, units of
the Red army linked up with the
Yugoslav national hero, Marshal
Tito. On 20 October, they to-
gether liberated the capital of
Yugoslavia, Belgrade
Soviet encyclopedia, 1851: "The
liberation movement was at that
time experiencing a difficult crisis,
and the Titoite commander left
Yugoslav territory and hid with
the British and Americans in
Italy. Partisan units were aban-
doned and left to themselves. The
Red army then completely
smashed the German forces, lib
Grated the territory of Serbia, and
created the decisive conditions for
the complete liberation of the
whole of Yugoslavia and Albania
from the German Fasci aggres-
sor."
Evening star., 1951-10-17
BY the Associoted Press

MIAMI. Fla. Oct. 17.-Gen.
Macarthur declared today that
he had "unquestionably wrecked
a secret plan to let Formosa fall
to the Communists and permit
Red China to enter the United
Nations.
In a ringing attack on the ad-
Iministration's military policy, the
Iousted five-star general told the
American Legion convention:
There is little doubt that the
yielding of Formosa and the seat
ling of Communist China in the
United Nations was fully planned
when ] called upon the enemy
commander in Korea on March "a
to meet me in the field to arrange
Iarmistice terms.
He said he made this call be-
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Ad Man, Aided by Byrd, Unable
To Get Off Pentuqon MuiI List

Ipostman burdened, but to see how
much money was being wasted in
the name of recruitment.
Senator Byrd agreed, and
pleaded with former Secretary
Marshall to release Mr.. Ballard
from the status of a captive audi
|ence. The plea got no results.
This time. Senator Byrd's Office
disclosed today, the same plea has
gone to Defense Secretary Lovett,
but Mr.. Ballard wrote from Balti-
more that the packages and broch-
|ures not only are coming in, but
in greater quantities than before.
Senator Byrd has refused to
give up. He is determined, his
aides said, to win out for Mr..
Ballard.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
SWomen, Ex-Workers
For Nelson on Hand as
County Probe Opens
Presentation of Evidence
Started in Prince Georges
Gambling Inquiry

Eight women. most of them
described as former employees oi
Charles E. Nelson, began parading
before the Prince Georges County
grand jury today as the county's
Ilong-awaited gambling investiga-
ton got underway.
Nelson, Ritchie fMd.) horse
breeder and admitted financial
hacker OF a big-time numbers
syndicate. is now under indict-
ment in the District on five per-
jury counts. He is the key figure
in the new county inquiry and in
the continuing gambling investi-
Igation here.
Prince Georges County Sheriff
Carlton G. Beall identified mos
of today's county witnesses a.
one time aides to Nelson. H,
had said earlier that more thar
20 women formerly employed By
Nelson have confirmed a stor,
from another former employe i'm.
lplicating at least three Washing.
ton policemen.
Sworn in Open Court.
The same unnamed witness wa.
quoted as saying Nelson employees
would be picked up at their home.
and shifted around frequently ir
Prince Georges and Calvert Coun-
ties to handle the numbers racket
bookkeeping.
The women waiting to go before
the county grand jury today were
sworn in by Circuit Court Judge
Charles c. Marbury in open court
Another witness, Mrs. Mary T
Hutchinson of Seat Pleasant, Md.
was excused so she could testify
today before the District grand
jury. which is also meeting today
on a stepped-up schedule in its
expanding rackets probe.
Judge Marbury refused to per-
NIT the court clerk to release the
names Of the witnesses until after
they have testified. on grounds
that publication might possibly
"obstruct Justice
Two Witnesses Named.
Two of them were known to be
Mrs. Mary Rogers of Capitol
Heights and Mrs. Helen Brown of
Maryland Park. Md. Another was
listed as Mrs. A. P. Geary of
Capitol Heights.
According to Sheriff Beall, Mrs.
Continued on Page A-4. Col. a
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Macarthur Claims He Wrecked
Plan to Give Formosu to Reds
General Tells American Legion You Cont
Profitobly Negotiate With Communists

cause of the Reds fundamental
military weakness, and added
THE opposition I expressed to
yielding Formosa and seating Red
China =. unquestionably wrecked
the secret plan to yield on these
issues as the price for peace in
Korea. There followed the violent
Washington reaction in personal
retaliation against me for what
was actually so normal a military
move"
In effect. the general said that
ne had been relieved of his COM
mands because he wrecked the
secret plans" to turn over For
mosa and permit Red China to
enter the U. N. as the price of
peace in Korea.
Calling for use of greater pow
Evening star., 1951-10-17
BY the Associated Press

| CAIRO. Oct. 17.-Ismailia il
the Suez Canal area was an armed
camp bristling with machineguns
and tanks today, and as both Brit.
ish and Egyptians rushed rein
forcements there, Britain faced
new trouble in the Anglo Egyptian
Sudan.
| One leader of the powerful pro-
Egyptian Sudanese Ashigga Party
called upon the people of Sudan
for campaign of disopedience to
British authorities there in the
campaign to drive the Britons out
of the land over which Egypt now
has proclaimed King Farouk the
sole monarch.
In Ismailia the British reported
that the Lancashire Fusiliers,
military and Raj forces and the
Egyptian police were in control
of the situation after the city of
$4,000 was rocked by violent riot
ing yesterday.
A release distributed in Cairo
by the RAF said almost all the
shops and buildings Tin ISmailia)
are closed and the town resem-
bleS an armed camp"
British parachute troops, $500
strong, were taking off from Nj
COSTA, Cyprus. only 800 miles
away, to reinforce the British in
the canal zone. where at least
seven and possibly IL persons were
killed in yesterdays violence.
Ismailia was divided into two
sections. the western part held by
British troops grimly alert behind
barbed wire. with Bren guns nos
ing through. The section was
completely blacked out last night.
No lights showed from any build
Evening star., 1951-10-17
North American Newspaper AIIiane.

Two Secretaries of Defense
though prodded by a leading
United States Senator, have failed
to get Baltimore advertising man
of a Pentagon mailing list for the
last six months.
The Baltimorean. E. c. Ballard,
wrote Senator Byrd, Democrat, Of
Virginia. early this year that he
had tried in vain to have a deluge
|of brochures, postcards, blotters,
leaflets and other direct-mail re-
cruitment advertising stopped.
The Pentagon, Mr.. Ballard
charged. had refused to take his
name off the mailing list. Il out
ragged him not only to han his
Evening star., 1951-10-17

~~F>~>->~~--->-~-~->~
itors' Association called to present
President Truman with a copy
|of the resolution adopted at the
recent San Francisco convention
opposing the Presidents order "as
a dangerous instrument of news
suppression.
Defends Order.
The delegation was headed by
Herbert F. Corn, managing editor
of The Evening Star, president of
the Managing Editors Association,
who told reporters that an effort
would be made to comply with the
Presidents proposal.
AS he has done before President
Truman defended the order saying
that he thought it was a good one.
The opinion was expressed by
John Colburn. managing editor of
the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
that it was going to be ''hard to
sell the administration on sug-
gested changes.
The editors were with President
Truman for about 40 minutes and
then went into a lengthy session
with Press Secretary Joseph Short
for further discussion.
The statement they prepared
for reporters follows:
"We presented our resolution of
the Associated Press Managing
Editors Association to the Presi-
dent and went over with him some
of the specific objections set forth
in the resolution.
Clarification Invited.
1--WE discussed particularly the
definition of 'top-secret, secret,
confidential and restricted Cinfor-
mation) and the President urged
that the Associated Press manag-
ing editors suggest clear definition.
Lack of appeals machinery
was discussed and the President
suggested Mr.. Short is the proper
tribunal for appeals but he in
vited suggestions for clarifying
this.
THE President said he would
not hesitate to modify the order
on the basis of constructive sug-
gestions as long as the basic safe
guards to security were main
tanned"
The Presidents new order ap-
plies the same restrictions on
classified information in all agen-I
cies as previously was invoked by
State and Defense Der Ftments.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Troops Reinforced at ConoI,
New Sudan Trouble Inpends
Natives Called On to Conduct Campaign
Of Disobedience Against English

ing and the dark streets were
empty except for patrolling Brit
ish jeeps.
The Egyptian sector was pa
trolled by Egyptian police on a
24-hour emergency alert.
Egyptian officials said six Brit
ish Army trucks were burned OF
otherwise destroyed by nobs in
the violence yesterday. Other
sources said at least II trucks
were burned.
Ismailia government officials
said British troops armed with
Bren guns and tommyguns swept
into and encircled the western
sector in large numbers at the
first outbreak of mob violence.
The government officials said they
were locked in their Offices until
closing time and then escorted
home in police trucks.
British tanks were seen parked
along the road several miles out
side Ismailia. and a number of
Bren gun carriers were seen
headed toward Ismailia in the late
Afternoon. From Cairo the Egypt
ians sent police armed with rdes
The usually we'll informed Jour-
nal d'Egypte said the Egyptian
supreme court is studying a gen.
eral mobilization law and that this
may be promulgated by degree
because of the urgency of the sit
uation.
AS for the Sudan. Mohammed
Muir Ell Din, chief of one Ashigga
Party faction. said Sudanese
would refuse to obey orders from
the British governor general, Sir
Robert Howe. He said Sir Rob-
Iert will not be able to find enough
IjailS" to imprison all Sudanese
iwho diSobey British orders.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's stor

RISING TENSION IN BERLIN-Tbs
forrestol Dioaes shorpIy emphasize the
rising tension over the Berlin bloekode.
even to the extent Of mapping pIon
to be used Tin event Of war" The
late Defense Secretary, eommentino on
the Berlin Moscow situotion on the 7oth
doy Of nesotiotions, declared "oII per-
sons concerned in it are close to a
stote Of exhaustion" Another instuIi-
ment Of the diaries oppeors on poqe
A-3.
APPEAL TO NURsEs-Foeinq a eriti.
col shortoge Of sroduote nurses, the
Washington Groduote Nurses Associo-
tion reports slow production Of its
appeal to retired nurses to return to
work. Blood donors ore fueine deIoys
with their contribution becouse Of the
lack Of nurses at bI eenters ond
hospitols. Story on pk 81.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Senator's Propose
New Code OF Ethics
For Federal Workers
Government Conduct
Is forget Of Report;
Penalties Suggested

A new code of ethics for Gov
ernment employees, members OF
Congress and businessmen who
deal with the Government was
recommended today by a Senate
subcommittee.
Aimed at many of the practices
that made headlines in recent in
vestigations. the chief proposals OF
the subcommittee are:
l. That members Of Congress,
Federal officials who earn $4,000
or more a year and officers OF
national political committees re-
veal their income from all sources
once a year.
2. That Government employees
be liable to summary dismissal if
found engaging in any one of five
the subcommittee would
have Congress declare improper,
though not illegal.
Would Set Up Commission.
3. That Congress pass a reso-
luton Immediately. setting I'D a
15-member Commission on Ethics,
to carry on a two-year study of
numerous other suggestions for
raising the level of conduct in all
agencies and in Congress.
The report was filed by Senator
Douglas, Democrat, of Illinois, and
concurred in by the four other
Senators who joined him in hold
ing hearings during June and
July. The others are Senators
Neely of West Virginia and Hum
phrey of Minnesota. Democrats,
and Aiken of Vermont and Morse
of Oregon, Republicans.
Although joining in the forgo-
ing remedies, Senator Aiken also
filed separate views, in which he
said: .The present state of affairs
is the inevitable result of one party
being in Office too long" He sug-
geSted the voters bring in a new
broom to sweep clean.
Replying to this, Senator Doug
las told reporters he would like
to know whether the same prin-
ciple would apply to Vermont, "
which has always gone Republican
in national elections.
The five acts for which the sub
committee proposes dismissal from
Government service are:
"(a) Engaging in any personal
Evening star., 1951-10-17

in coming before a committee of
the United States Senate to utter
such nonsense" Mr.. Wallace de-
clared. Il say it is an affront to
the dignity of a great and honor
able body over which I had the
honor of presiding for four years" !"
Alsop Also Testifies.
Mr.. Wallace and Joseph Alsop.
a newspaper columnist, appeared
at their own request at an open
session of the Senate subcom-
mittee investigating possible sub
versive influences on United
States policies in the Far East.
They asked an opportunity to
deny charges by Mr.. Budenz, for
mer Communist leader, that Mr..
Wallace's recommendations con-
Icerning China helped the Com
munists" and were guided" by
Owen baltimore and John Carter
Vincent, who accompanied MIR.
Wallace on the trip to China.
Today's hearing opened with an
explanation by Mr.. Wallace of
the circumstances under which
ne wrote pamphlet, Our Job
(See WALLACE. Page A-14l
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Police Weren't FIirtino

VAN NUYS, Calf. Oct. II (A)
Two policemen were trying to
fiirt with her, said Actress Jac-
Queline Blanchard. so she started
blowing her auto horn in self
protection. The court fined he,
$40 yesterday. however, after the
officers testified she was honkine
to pass a car and was exceeding
the speed limit.
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Strikes Grip Monteyideo

MONTEVDEO. Uruguay, Oct
IL R.-Widespread strikes causec
hardship to this capitals 0,0oC
residents for the third consecutive
day today. No gas was available
for cooking and heating. Meat
was scarce and bus transportati1
was so per cent of normal. ~
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Red Youth Group Coins

MOSCOW, Oct. II R.-The
Young Pioneers, Russia's Com
|munist organization for children
now has 10 million members
Throughout the USSR. an official
announcement said today. The
Young Pioneers had 6 million
members when the last figuXe was
|given in 1887.
Evening star., 1951-10-17

Allies chorse Enemy Is "Up to Oh
Tricks" Of Delaying Truce. Pose A.
Fear and Beouty Of Flying Told by PiIo
Before Dying. Poee Al,
United States Oath Division ane
the South Korean 9Th Division
The Allies gained $500 to 2,00t
yards in the fifth day of theil
drive toward the Reds centra
Korean bastion.
The Reds were described Off.
|cially as slowly withdrawing"
Whether this was general along
the entire 22-mile central sector
remained to be seen. 1t was still
possible for the Reds to make
a stand south of Kumsong.
Resistance Slackens.
Allied Infantrymen trapped q
pocket of Chinese on the highest
peak guarding the southern ap-
|proach to Kumsong. First esti-
mates placed the number OF
trapped Reds at about 800. But
la briefing officer said slackening
resistance as Americans and Co
lombian troops attacked the
|crests indicated the number may
have dwindled.
The oath Division moved 1000
yards forward to close the last
gap in the trap around the Reds
Were going in and clean them
out" said 1t. Col. Albert L.
Thornton of Birmingham, Ala.
oath Division information officer
United States troops and Co.
lombian infantrymen began the
assault. Artillery covered them
from newly captured flanking hills
40 Hills Taken in Five Days.
More than 40 hills have been
captured in the flye-day advance
on KumSong. Three United Ma
tions divisions have advanced
miles along a 22-mile front. Al
lied artillery moved up to strate-
gic peaks where it could blast
Kumsong. the main Communist
bastion on the central front.
To the east. the Republic of Ko-
rea 9th Division drove against
(See KOREA. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1951-10-17
.AP Managing Editors
Give Truman Protest
On His Security Order
President Indicates He
Is Open TO Suggestions
For Directive Changes

President Truman today told a
group of newspaper executives
that he was open to suggestions
for revising his controversial Sc
cuMty order on classification of
Government information. He
stressed that "he would not hesi-
tate to modify the order on the
basis of constructive suggestions
as long as the basic safeguards
to security were maintained"
The delegation representing the
Associated Press Managing Ed
Evening star., 1951-10-17


fronted with the QUESTIONABLE
One. it was said, didn't bother tc
quit formally. but lust put on
his hat and coat and left"
The subcommittee circulated
the financial QUESTIONABLE as q
part of its continuing investiga-
tion of the bureaus New YORK
offices while holding public hear
ings here on the scandals in the
tax-collecting machinery in st
Louis and Boston. =
Circulated Among $1,000.
Secretary of the Treasury Sny-
der agreed last week to have the
QUESTIONABLE circulated among
most of the bureaus $1,000 off,
cials and agents throughout the
country.
1t is designed to give the Gov
ernment an added check on those
charged with collecting at present
tax rates about $50 bsllion a year
1t requires answers on such ques-
tions as net worth. sources OF
income outside the Government
and real estate and security
holdings.
Chairman King of a House
Ways and Means subcommittee
investigating scandals in the Gov
ernment's far-flung tax system
confirmed the reports the agents
had refused to fill out the ques-
tionnaire.
He said five or six" of the
agents have been subpoenaed for
testimony at a scheduled hearing
here Friday on why they have re-
fused to furnish information on
their net worth.
Names Not Disclosed.
The number of the witnesses
was indefinite for the reason, 1t
was said. one agent whose testi-
mony is desired left suddenly for
Florida. It was not known whether
he could be located and brought
back here in time for the hearing.
None Of the names of those
Subpoenaed was revealed.
1t was indicated the subcommit-
tee would go thoroughly into the
refusal Of the agents to furnish
the requested information, and
would ask the witnesses to give
under oath the answers sought in
the QUESTIONABLE.
Some. it was said, had refused
fatty to fill out the QUESTIONABLE.
Others reported an increase in
net worth of as much as $25, 900
over relatively short time, but
refused on advice of counsel to
furnish checks or other requested
data.
Six Bank Accounts.
One agent who has been ques-
toned. 1t was learned. acknowl-
edged having six bank accounts.
But. according to investigators.
he suffered a lapse of memory
when asked to name the banks.
Mr.. King said last week the
subcommittee has learned that
many revenue agents are living
on a scale far beyond their Gov
ernment salaries. He added that
the members had been shocked
to receive such explanations of
income as unusual skill at bridge
and poker and IAN infallible sys-
tenn" of betting on the horses.
The subcommittee postponed
until tomorrow another public
hearing on the scandals in the
bureaus Boston Office after a
snarl developed in the $5.7 billion
tax-boosting bill that required q
full committee meeting.
For tomorrow's hearing the
subcommittee called as witness
(Sep REVENTTE papo A.AA
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Wallace Tells Senators
Not 10 Fall for Story
Presented by Budenz
1914 Mission to Chino,
lPR Pamphlet Explained
Before Security Unit
By Robert K. Welsh

Former Vice President Henry A.
Wallace urged Senate subcommit-
tee members today not to fall
for" charges by Louis Budenz
that MFR. Wallace followed the
Communist Party line in recon-
mendations resulting from a 1914
mission to China.
Never have I seen such un-
mitigated gall as that of this man
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Some New York
Tax Men Refuse
Data on Incomes
One Grobs Hot, Bolts;
Others Quit as They
Get Questionnoires
BY Cecil HoiIond

Several agents in the New York
office Of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue have refused to fill out
questionnaires on their net worth
and some have based their refusal
"on advice Of counsel" it was
learned today.
Some of the agents were re-
ported to have resigned when con-
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Chinese Reds Retreat
As U. n. Troops Smash
Almost 10 kumsonq
Allied Infantry Trops
Pocket of Foe on Peak
On Approach to Town
BY the Associuied Press

UNITED STATES 9th HEAD
QUARTERS. Korea. Oct. 17.-Al-
lied infantrymen drove to within
rifle range of Kumsong on the
central front today.
Chinese defenders retreated
slowly before the advancing
Evening star., 1951-10-17

Jessup Firmly Denies He Foyored Move to
Recognize Red Chino. Poee AZ
Evening star., 1951-10-17
Senators Move
1oMeet House
On Tax Measure
New Steps Slated
To Reach Accord
After Bills Defect
By J. A. O'Leon

The Senate Finance Committee
lacted this morning to open the
way for a new conference with
the House over the sidetracked
tax bill.
The House threw congressional
adjournment plans into confusion
Evening star., 1951-10-17

House Unit Reported Probing Criticism
OF Justice Department. Paqe ABB
Evening star., 1951-10-17

House Roll Coll Turning Down Tex Bill
Conference Report. Paee A-3
Evening star., 1951-10-17

(See TAXES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-10-17

CONTINUED on Page A-1s, Col. S.
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Continued on Page A-l8, Col. /.
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Continued on Page A-4, Col. 8.
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Picture on pase AZ.
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.(see WALLACE. Page A-14.)
Evening star., 1951-10-17

(see REVENUE. Page A-4,o
Evening star., 1951-10-17

Allies chorse Enemy Is "Up to Old
Tricks" Of Delaying Truce. Pose "A
Fear and Beouty Of Flying Told by Pilot
Before Dying. Poee A-l6