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Evening star., 1951-08-25
.Roomer Lunges al ProwIer, ),
Drives Two From Home

A man recently recovered from
an appendicitis operation fright
ened off two prowlers early today
by springing at one who held A
gun on him.
Raymond Murray, 46, paint fore
man at Sibley Hospital and a
roomer at 1909 North Capitol
street, told police he was awak-
ened about 4 am. to see a colored
youth of about II in the room.
Pointing revolver, the youth
commanded. Don't move" Then
he helped himself to SIS on TOP Of
the dresser.
Mr.. Murray said at that mo-
ment he sprang out Of bed. The
youth fed down the hall. An
other prowler emerged from the
bedroom of Mrs. Kitty Oden. SO:
a waitress and owner Of the home.
The two providers dashed out
through an unlocked kitchen door,
where they apparently had en-
tered.
Mrs. Oden had not awakened.
A search of her possessions re-
vealed a rhinestone necklace was
missing, she said. The second
prpwler. also colored, was about
35 years old.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Stephen Early Estate
Valued at S29,534

Stephen T. Early. who was press
secretary to the late President
Roosevelt. left an estate valued at
$29,534, according to a petition
for administration filed today at
District Court. The petition said
Mr.. Early left no will.
Mr.. Early died August II
in George Washington University
Hospital at the age of 81. In recent
years he had been vice president
of the Pullman Standard Car
Manufacturing Co. He lived at
7704 Morningside drive NV.
His widow, Mrs. Helen w. Early
is beneficiary of Mr.. Early's in
surance, and also owns certain
property jointly held with him.
She now automatically becomes
sole owner of this property, which
was not listed in the petition.
AS there was no will, one third
of the estate goes to the widow
The remaining two thirds will be
divided among his two sons and
a daughter. The sons are Stephen
T. Early, jr., of Charlottesville
Va. and Thomas A. Early of the
Morningside address. The daugh-
ter is Mrs. Helen v. Elan Of St
Louis. Mo.
The estate consisted entirely OF
personal property, mostly in stocks
and bonds.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Gas Explosion Wrecks
Restaurant Near Laurel

A truckload Of bottled gas ex-
ploded yesterday and virtually
destroyed the Hitching Post Res
taurant. 3 miles west of Laurel
on Route 1913.
State police estimated damage
to the structure. which also con-
tanned living quarters, at between
$35 900 and $4,000.
Police said the explosion oc-
Cured about 4 pm. when Joseph
Reed. 18, of Jacksonville, Md,
driver of the truck, attempted to
install new gas tank in the res
taurant. Mr. Reed was burned
by the blast but not seriously.
Fire companies from Sandy
Spring, Burtonsville. Jessups, Saw
age and Laurel brought the flames
under control, but the inside of
the building had been burned out,
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Death With Rifle Ends Year of Worries

to the hospital for a long con-
Ivalescence.
He came home in April, still
sick and highly nervous and con-
fused. His wife didn't seem the
same. He thought maybe the
baby's death had upset her.
One day she told him to 60 to
the store on an errand and when
he came home he saw men tax
ing his furniture out of his home.
His wife told him she was going
away.
And she took Dickie with her.
A few weeks later some one
came to the apartment while he
was away and took the rest of the
furniture.
Mr.. Ward went to his mothers
home to livee. But he was beset
with worries and could not relax.
He was obsesSed with anxiety over
Dickie. He saw him only few
times and he could not find out
exactly where he was living
somewhere in the country"
The head injury pained him
and doctors advised him to return
to the hospital. He didn't want
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Serious Injuries Suffered
BY Arlington Policeman

Arlington Policeman James Null
Inns was injured seriously today
when the scout car he was driving
was hit broadside by truck in
the 1900 block of Jefferson Davis
highway, police reported.
Arlington Hospital said Mr.. Null
lins suffered a fractured left leg
and severe decorations of the body
and left eye.
The truck driver, William r.
Carter. 81, colored. of the 600
block of o street NV, was charged
with reckless driving. He was
jailed. pending posting of $1,000
bond. for court hearing Monday
Police said the scout car was
virtually demolished. They said
the truck, moving toward Alexan-
dria, made a left turn into the
side of the moving scout car. a
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Budenz Either Fool or Liar
]. Carter Vincent SAYS
sv the A.,oeio,ed Pres.

TANGIER, Morocco, Aug. 25.-
John Carter Vincent, American
Consul General here, today called
onetime Communist Louis Budenz
"either a misinformed fool or a
vicious and subservient liar"
Mr.. Vincent made his comment
in answer to statements by Budenz
in Washington Thursday before a
Senate committee.
Mr.. Budenz said MIR. Vincent
was a member of the Communist
Party. according to "oft1cial" party
reports he received while in the
organization. Mr.. Vincent said he
does not know Mr.. Budenz.
Mr.. Vincent has served in
numerous posts in China, as di-
rector of the State Departments
Oflce OF Far Eastern Affairs and
as Minister to Switzerland.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
National Bankruptcy
Threat Seen by WSB
Industry Members
Living Cost Index Spurs
Wornine; Food Chain to
Seek Higher Ceilings
BY the Assoeioied Press

Jockeying among economic
groups to keep abreast of each
other is leading toward national
bankruptcy" in the opinion Of in
Idustry members of the Wage Sta
bilization Board.
Their grim warning on sky
rocketing imitation came yesterday
as the Governments living-cost
index hit a new all-time high and
a Nationwide food chain, Safe
way Stores. Inc, moved to get
higher price ceilings on key gro-
cery items.
The Wage Boards industry
went along with the
boards labor and public members
in approving a regulation allowing
employers to give automatic pay
raises when living costs climb.
The industry members said the
ruling was necessary because
farmers. manufacturers, distrib-
utors and retailers now generally
all get upward revisions in prices,
as the economy changes, by vari-
Gus "escalation" techniques such
as the operation of parity for the
farmer.
Parity is pricing formula de-
signed to give farmers a fair price
for their products. It shifts
every month with the cost of the
things farmers have to buy.
However" the industry mem
bers warned. "it must be pointed
out that escalator arrangements
are not based on sound, economic
principles and can quickly lead to
grave dangers" They added:
Putting all workers, manufac-
turers, farmers and merchants
-on oscillation may easily prove
the first step to national bank
Iruptcy.
1T resembles the kind of self
generating and rapidly COM
pounding imitation that at first
adjusts the value of the wage
dollar every six months, then
every three months, then every
month, then weekly, then daily
s(See IMITATION, Page A-50
Evening star., 1951-08-25
By james J. cuIIinone

In the basement of his mothers
home. at 108 Ridge road S. E.,
Gordon Ward, 81, pressed a .22-
caliber rifle against his head and
ended his life a few minutes be-
fore 10 am. today.
You don't know what worries
are" he had told his brother Bry-
son just before he went down to
die.
Life had seemed pretty good,
though, to Gordon Ward a year
ago. He loved his wife, who had
just presented him a new baby as
a playmate for his little son Dickie,
whom he adored. He was an iron
worker and he had a good job.
Then. according to his lawyer,
Milton Lewis, and members of his
family, this is what happened to
him:
About eight months ago an iron
beam fell on his head, seriously
him. While he was in
the hospital the new baby died.
The doctors let him out to attend
the funeral. but he had to return
Evening star., 1951-08-25
CARE Director in Rome
Dies in Six-FIoor Plunge
BY the Asseeiaied Press

ROME. Aug. 25.-Geofrey p
Baldwin, so, retired United States
brigadier general and director
general here for CARE, jumped OF
fell to his death today from the
sixth floor of an Office building
police said.
Gen. Baldwin was from Battle
Creek. Mich. CARE-Co-operative
for American Remittances to Eu-
rope-is a relief organization.
Police gave this account:
Shortly after noon he climbed
to the sixth floor of the CARE
Building in Via Lucullo Palace
Then he either fell or jumped
down the staircase.
Gen. Baldwin had been awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross
the Silver Star and the Victory
Medal for his World War I serv-
ices.
He was q 1916 graduate Of West
Point. Three years ago he was
given a decoration by Pope Plus
XII.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Sharp Ridgwoy Answer Leaves
Truce Talk Renewal Up to Reds
BIistering Note Rejects Allegations
IT, NJ Forces Violated Neutral Zone

manufactured" that it did not
merit q reply.
The next step was up to the
Communists. Gen. RidgWay'S
scathing message gave them a
hard choice.
The harShly worded reply was
sent to Kim II Sung. North Korean
premier, and Gen. Peng Teh- Huai,
commander Of Chinese Red forces
in Korea.
1t was first broadcast over the
Armed Forces Radio, then deliv-
cred to Chinese liaison officer at
the Red outpost Of Panmunjom. 8
miles east of Kaesong.-
The last paragraph left the door
open-just a crack-for a resump-
ton Of talks.
Gen. Ridgway said, when you
are prepared to terminate the sus-
(See TRUCE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-08-25
BIOS Attack Rashin, 20 Miles
From Siberia, Where Macarthur
Was Denied Permission to Bomb
IS Super Forts
Raid Port Yurds,
Roll Facilities
BY the Assoeie,sd Press

UNITED STATES 9Th ARMY
HEADQUARTERS. Korea, Aug
25.-United States B-29s today
for the second time in the Korean
war bombed Rashin, Red supply
port 20 miles from Russian ter
ritory which Gen. Macarthur
wanted to knock out early, in the
war. y
Thirty-f1Fe Super Forts hurled
more than 800 tons of bombs on
,-RaShin (Najin) in clear weather.
The Far East Air Forces in
Tokyo gave no report of damage.
But it said 100-pound and 500
pound bombs were dropped on the
ports marshalling yards and rail-
road facilities.
The Super Forts met no anti
aircraft fire or enemy planes. ALI
returned safely to their bases in
Japan and Okinawa.
Attacked First Last Year.
Almost so B-29s hit Rashin in
the first attack, August IL, 1850.
They struck by radar in heavy
Evening star., 1951-08-25
By the Assoeiat.d Press

TOKYO, Aug. 25.-Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway today sent a
blistering message to top Red
commanders in Korea and left it
up to them whether armiStice
talks would continue in Kaesong
The supreme Allied commander
said he was willing to resume ne
gotiations, halted by the Reds.
But he rejected as malicious
falsehoods" Communist accusa-
tions that United Nations forces
violated Kaesong's neutrality.
Reds broke of the talks two
days ago. They demanded sat
isfactory" answer to their charge
that a United Nations warplane
attacked Kaesong to murder the
Red delegation.
Gen. Ridgway's reply said the
charge was so utterly false, so
prepoSterous and so obviously
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Expectont Mother Dies
Of Polio; Boby Saved
BY the Assoeioied Press

KANSAS CITY. Aug. 25.-An
expectant mother died Of polio
yesterday but surgeons saved her
baby by performing an operation
Immediately.
The mother was Mrs. Constance
Hersh. 80. She became i'll August
8 and had been in an iron lung
since August IL. The baby was
expected to arrive in, another
month.
Doctors placed the six-pound
baby girl in an incubator. They
said her condition was good.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Federal Probers Hunt
Sabotage in Wreck
Fatal 10 50 in Plane
FBI and CAB Launch
Inquiries; Bodies Token
From Debris on Horses
BY the Asseeiaied Pes.

OAKLAND, Calf, Aug. Is (P).
-FBI and Civil Aeronautics Of
ficials opened Investigations to-
day into the crash of United's
newest type airliner, as searchers
went over a hillside 20 miles south
of here for the last of so broken
bodies.
Object of the FBI probe is to
determine whether sabotage
caused the DC-6-B to plow into
the fog-shrouded hill a few mo-
ments from the end of its trans
continental flight yesterday.
The FBI, in announcing the in
lvestigation. would not elaborate
Ior comment whether it was rou-
time.
The Civil Aeronautics Boards
investigation was to cover all
phases Of the accident. Regional
Investigator Ralph A. Reed said
it would last several days but the
CAB probably would know some
time today whether the ship had
strayed from itSlanding course. as
several residents of the area sug-
geSted.
United Airlines said last night
searchers quit after bringing down
perhaps Al bodies. most of them
on horseback. They were to re-
turn today for the other nine-or
Whatever can be found of them.
The so victims included the six
man crew and all A passengers
eight children, nine women and
33 men. The ship was flying to
Oakland from Boston. It had
stopped at Hartford, Conn; Cleve-
land and Chicago.
Pilot N. w. Hedden, Redwood
City, Calf. last radioed that he
was coming in for a landing at
5:27 am, seven minutes before
ne was scheduled to arrive at
Oakland.
The big ship struck the hillside
and f1ew apart in a burst of flame
several minutes later. There were
no close witnesses or survivors.
Kin of Victims Arrive.
Bodies were being taken a mile
and a half to a grammar school.
Relatives Of some of the victims
were arriving to attempt to iden-
fifty their loved ones.
To aid in identification Of the
smashed bodies. the FBI ordered
a crew of flngerprint experts and
technicians flown from Washing-
ton.
A bulldozer cleared a path up
the bruShy, rocky hill and down
the tangled ravine where many
|of the bodies had been hurled.
The big Douglas transport was
smashed in thousands of pieces.
1t had cost United about 81 mil
lion and was put in service with
(See PLANE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-08-25

to, Mr.. Lewis said. but reluctantly
had consented to seek further hos
pitalization next week.
Then he received notice to re-
port to the district attorneys Of
flee at Police Court yesterday to
discuss a complaint made by his
wife that he was holding some
of Dickie's clothing, Mr.. Lewis
said.
He didn't go because he said
he didn't have the clothing and
didn't want any more worries.
He received another notice to re-
port last night. He was told to be
at Municipal Court at II am.
That's what he was talking
about with his brother this morn
ing.
you don't know what worries
are" he told his brother. All ]
want is Dickie and can't have
him"
His brother heard the shot and
ran downstairs. Mr.. Ward died in
his arms.
Apparently q suicide said 1t.
Richard Felber Of the Homicide
Squad. -
Evening star., 1951-08-25
85MiIIion for Voice
Is Voted by Senate
After Hard Fight
House Figure Accepted,
With Republican Group
Toking Leading Role

The Senate has passed a gen.
eral appropriation bill carrying
81 .258, 100000 for the State De-
partment and other agencies after
overriding strong opposition to
add $22 million to the Voice of
America program and related ac-
tivitieS.
The measure passed by a voice
vote last night after a group of
Republicans led a successful fight
to restore funds for the State
Departments international pro-
gram to $85 million. the amount
approved by the House.
The roll call vote on the in
formation funds was So to Is. It
carried over the bitter opposition
of Senator McCarran. Democrat,
|of Nevada, who read from a
magazine Reporter" which he
Said printed and distributed all
over the world "scurrilous" arti-
cleS about him.
Censorship Issue Raised.
Critics Immediately raised the
issue that censorship was being
attempted. Senator Mundt, Re-
publican, of South Dakota, who
led the fight for the voice funds,
said that while some of the mag
azines sent out by the State De-
partment were critical of Senator
McCarran, others that had been
distributed praised him.
I'VE don't want to be clipping
out the pages the way Hitler had
to do." Senator Mundt remarked.
The bill now goes to conference
between the House and Senate on
minor differences in separate ver-
sions passed by the two chambers.
AS passed by the Senate the bill
carries $227.877, 900 for the State
Department: $182, ,137 900 for the
Justice Department; $609, 500, 600
for the Commerce Department.
and 25.936.0 for the Federal
judiciary. It provides funds to
operate the agencies for the fiscal
year that began July /.
Aside from the addition to the
Voice funds, the Senate added to
the committee-approved bill $780,
600 for the Justice Department.
OF the sum, $70,600 was ear
marked for a youth correction
board and an additional $500, 900
for antitrust law enforcement.
Douglas Leads Vain Fight.
Senator Douglas, Democrat, of
Illinois led an economy fight on
the entire bill, but was defeated in
every instance. He contended the
State Department was overstaffed
and the funds for Federal aid to
highways was too high.
The main floor fight, however.
centered on the international
funds. Senators Benton and Nc
Mahon, Connecticut Democrats.
were among those who took part
(See VOICE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Senators Order
Probe Of Boyle
And RFC Loan
Full Inquiry Into
Grant to St. Louis
Concern Promised

A Senate Investigating subcom.
mittee today scheduled hearings
into charges that st. Louis firm
received Reconstruction Finance
Corp. loans with the assistance of
William M. Boyle, jr., chairman
of the National Democratic COM
mittee. and Government officials.
Chairman Hoey said an inquiry
into the controversy will begin as
soon as all facts are assembled.
probably early next month.
Last month the st. Louis POST
Dispatch charged that the RFC
approved $685., 900 in loans to the
American Lithofold Corp. after
Mr.. Boyle was retained as a COM
pany attorney.
Young Also Accused.
The paper also said that E.
Merl Young, whose name figured
in the investigation of influence
Ipeddling, and James P. Finnegan,
resigned st. Louis internal reve-
nue. collector, had assisted in
bringing political pressure to eff
fectuate the loan.
Following closed session to-
day, Senator Hoey said the SUBJ
committee had decided, on the
basis of a preliminary staff in
vestigation. to examine the loans
together with the dealings of this
corporation with other officials or
agencies of the Government, in.
cluding the employment of Will
liam M. Boyle. jr."
There is no effort to prejudge
the case, but merely to develop
the facts and to clarity the situa-
tion," he added.
Demands for a -fiedged in.
vestigation had been made by
Republican Senators Capehart Of
Indiana and Bricker Of Ohio in
a minority report of the Senate
RFC Investigating Subcommittee.
Charges Denied by Boyle.
The challenge was thrown down
after Mr.. Boyle fatty denied the
charges and President Truman
backed UP his party chieftain with
a statement clearing him of any
completely.
The st. Louis newspaper said
American Lithofold, a printing
firm, twice failed to get the de-
sired loans despite efforts of Mr..
Finnegan and later OF Mr.. Young
It was said the loans came
Through after Mr.. Young, former
RFC examiner, telephoned the st.
Louis RFC Office from Washing
ton. that "the Democratic Ma
tional Committee is interested in
the Lithofold Corp. loan" That
was in December, 1948.
$4,000 Fee Reported.
1t was said that Mr.. Boyle
received total of $4,000 from the
firm. and that Mr.. Finnegan was
on the payroll for 81 900 a month.
In denying any connection with
the loans, Mr.. Boyle said he was
retained by the printing firm for
a short time in 1949 and received
Sl,z5O for general legal services.
The newspaper charged the pay
ments to Mr.. Boyle started soon
after the loan was completed. Mr..
Boyle said he resigned from the
nrm to take over the full-time Job
as national Democratic chairman.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Income Tax Increase
Of Il Pct. Agreed on
By Senate Committee
Group Meeting Todoy;;
Eusing Of Corporation
Boosts Is Indicted
By J. A. O'Leory

Income taxes of most wage earn
ers will be raised only II instead
of 121a per cent if a tentative de-
cision of the Senate Finance Com
mittee is accepted by Congress.
The committee went back into
an unusual Saturday session amid
indications it also win ease up
somewhat on the corporation in
Icreases voted by the House when
lit passed the $7.2 billion revenue
bill in June.
Other DECISIONS reached by the
Senate group late yesterday were I:
i. Elimination of the House plan
to apply the withholding system
of tax collection to dividends, in
terest and royalties.
Capital Gains Boost Beaten.
2. Struck out the House pro-
vision for a boost in the capital
gains tax from Is per cent to a
fraction above % per cent.
8. Voted to give heads of house.
holds only a fourth instead Of
half the benefit of income split
ting already made available to
married couples.
| Revising a plan announced
earlier in the week, the Senator's
actually adopted two methods OF
computing the new defense tax
on individuals. in order to make
the increases more equitable as
between low and high income
groups.
The new formula. which Chair
man George said is still subject
to possible changes before the bill
is reported, provides that:
Choice of Two Methods.
An individual may add a fiat
II per cent to the income tax he
pays under existing law, or he may
add to his tax bill 8 per cent of
his taxable income after deduct
ing the tax due under existing
law, whichever is the lesser.
The committee will make public
later tables showing how this for
mula would affect each income
bracket. In the meantime it ap-
Ipeared that for most wage earners
the II per cent fat increase would
be more advantageous.
Senator George estimated that
above $4,000 a year, the alterna-
tive 8 per cent of taxable income
less existing tax would be more
advantageous.
The Senators fixed November
as the starting date for with
holding the tax boost from pay
envelopes. The House had in
tended to start the increases on
September /, but the Senate is
running far behind on its legisla-
tive schedule.
The decisions made thus far
bear out advance predictions that
the Senators are shooting for a
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Evening star., 1951-08-25
Train Crash Toll Of 20
includes 6 Americans
By ihe Assoeiuied Press

METZ, France. Aug. 25.-The
death toll from a crash OF two
crack international express trains
stood at 20 today. Six of the dead
were Americans.
More than 80 persons were in
jured, including seven American
soldiers.
The American dead included
four soldiers, an educator and a
woman.
The crash occurred yesterday
when a train bound from Basel
Switzerland, to Calais, France
smashed into the rear of one
bound from Frankfurt, Germany,
to Paris. The Frankfurt Paris
train was standing outside the
.Sanry-Sur-Nied station near here.
Evening star., 1951-08-25
Americans on Formosu
Officially Put at 664
BY The Associuisd Press

TAIPEH, Formosa, Aug. 25.-
The United States Embassy said
today there are 664 Americans on
this Chinese Nationalist head
quarters island--26 military per-
sonnel and 800 civilians.
The Embassy said it announced
the figures to correct inaccurate
rero~AS abroad. -