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Evening star., 1951-10-22
Alexandra Man, d,
Found Shot 10 Death

Stanley Warren Eaton. %, Of
the Presidential Gardens Apart
ments. Alexandria, a Government
Iemploye. was found shot to death
in his auto parked in a wooded
section Of Arlington late yester-
day.
A note was found on the front
seat of the car and a .32-calibe1
pistol was clutched in Mr.. Eaton.
right hand. police said.
Police quoted the note in part
as follows: II only bring unhap-
ipiness and too much of it to toe
many people. I want to die anc
be happy"
Mr.. Eaton was pronounced deac
on arrival at Arlington Hospital
Police said the body was founC
about $50 pm. near the inter.
section Of Old Dominion drive ant
North Thirty-fifth street.
Police reported that Harold D
Beaton, a special assistant to ths
Attorney General, discovered tn.
body.
The dead man had been married
about four months. police said
They said his wife Olga, %, sale
her husband was moody at time.
but was not depressed yesterday.
! Mr.. Eaton's mother, Mrs. Elme
E. Collins of 2401 North. Gleb,
road. Arlington, told police hel
son has been despondent severa
years because of a skin diseas,
which required constant medica
tcarp
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Boy, 3, Kills Baby, Hurts Mother
With Fathers Police Revolver

Mark and lodged in his mothers
abdomen. The baby was dead on
arrival at a hospital. Mrs. Bac-
quet was in critical condition.
Mr.. Racquet told fellow officers
that he had been sitting in the
front seat with Ronald. His wife
was in the rear holding the baby.
The parents did not notice Ronald
climb to the rear.
Mr.. Racquet said he had placed
the gun in its holster on the floor
in the rear. The first he knew
| of the shooting, he said, was when
his wife stumbled from the car.
TI1ea noise of the movie gunfire
drq med out the sound of the shot
in TIE Car.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
z Killed, Scores Hurt
In Formosa Quake
By the Assoeiaied Pres,

TAIPEH. Formosa. Oct. o.
Superstitious Chinese popped Of
thousands of firecrackers tonight
trying to appease spirits they
blamed for a day-long series OF
earthquakes.
Two persons were killed and
scores injured by the temblors
which continued tonight.
Many persons who feared their
homes might collapse camped out
Two deaths and seven injuries
were reported from Tainan, a
busy port and railroad center on
the southwest coast.
Central News Agency reported
more than 100 casualties at Hua-
lien. east coast town rs miles
south of Taipeh. Gov. K. c. WI
of Formosa said he received re-
port that 40 per cent of the build
ings in Hualien were damaged
The town has a population OF
about $4,000.
The weather bureau in Taipeh
said the shock at Hualien was
rated as intensity five on a scale
of six.
Two coal mines were reported
caved in near the north coast port
of Keelung, but there was no wore
of casualties.
4 The Weather Bureau said the
earthquakes epicenter was neal
the Nanhu mountains. about S;
miles south of Taipeh.
I Taipeh suffered no deaths OF
serious damage.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
by the Associated Press

! Communist soldiers and airmer
fought for two days in a vain at
tempt to keep Allied naval forces
from capturing a downed MIG-1s
fighter, now providing the United
States with secrets of the Rus
sian-made jets.
This was disclosed today in an
official account by the Defense
Department and Far East naval
forces of the capture of the MIG
last July by a daring naval sea-
air task force which went 100
miles into enemy territory to get
the plane from shallow water near
Hamchon on the west coast OF
North Korea.
The MIG. said the Defenee d.
Ipartment statement. lis the plane
that is undergoing study at
Wright Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio"
The Official Defense Depart
ment account of the salvage op-
Grafton. designated as Operation
MIG Swipe," said that:
1t was under the general direc-
ton of Rear Admiral A. K. Scott
Moncrief of the British navy
Pilots from the British carrier
Glory located the downed plane
and photographed its position on
July IL. Then a United States
Navy helicopter. flying from the
British carriers flight deck
marked the position with buoys
The MIG was in shoal water
through which only shallow-draft
craft could operate through wind
ing channels and heavy current
A United States Navy landing
ship dry-dock "a self-propelled
drydockD carrying a 120-foot util-
ity landing ship with a crane
reached the scene. Personnel ir
Evening star., 1951-10-22
|1hye Asks Suspension
I0f Senate ATTORNEY
Involved in RFC Deal

Senator Thye, Republican, OF
Minnesota. today demanded sus-
pension of Charles E. Shaver
counsel to the Senate Small Busi-
ness Committee, pending an in
vestigation of his relations with
the Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senator Thye made public 9
telegram to Chairman Sparkmar
of the committee declaring he was
shocked" at reports, confirmed
by Mr.. Shaver, that the counsel
had helped to induce RFC direc-
tors to lend $1.1 million to builo
a luxury hotel in Florida.
/ Loan Never Consummated.
The loan. although approved
never was consummated.
| Mr.. Shaver told reporter he
and Mrs. Flo Bratton, secretary
to Vice President Barkley. haC
visited several RFC directors urg-
ing them to grant the loan.
The loan application was an.
proved in May, 1850, but Harvey
j. Gunderson, then an RFC di.
rector. recalled today that he
voted against it. He explained
that although the luxury hote
project seemed financially sound
he believed it was not the type OF
loan that should be made by RFC
Remembers Only One Visit.
Mrs. Bratton and Mr.. Shaver
an attorney formerly associated
with the law firm of Chase ano
Williams here. probably visited
MN and other RFC directors ir
connection with other loan ap-
pllcations. Mr.. Gunderson said
He added that he could not re-
member any specific instance
other than the visit concerning
the application by a group OF
Detroit business men seeking the
loan for a proposed Chalfonte
Hotel at Miami Beach.
. Former officials of the Senate
subcommittee which last spring
investigated reported favoritisn
in connection with RFC loans sale
the Chalfonte Hotel applicatio
had been tentatively scheduled
for investigation along with man,
other cases. The subcommittee
| did not go into that case.
No Impropriety Indicated.
Other officials at the Capito
disclosed that the Senate subcom.
mittee headed by Senator Full.
bright, Democrat of Arkansas
was informed early this year thai
Mrs. Bratton and Mr.. Shaver
called on several RFC directors
I The subcommittee staff, it i.
explained. decided not to 90 int
the Chalfonte application be.
cause the loan never wen,
through and there was no evi.
dence Of improper influence.
i We had to draw the line some.
where" a subcommittee sourc.
commented, IF we had tried t,
look into every RFC loan appli
cation and every report of peopl.
visiting RFC directors we neve
would have been able to finish.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
.2-Duy Bottle for Downed MIG
Provides u. S. With Jet Secrets

the whole operation included
British and United States Navy
and air arm personnel, Republic
of South Korea Navy men. United
States Army and All Force ex-
.perts.
Salvage operations started or
July 20. While the main parts oi
the MIG were being fished out
and brought aboard the salvage
craft. party was sent ashore tC
pick up scattered pieces of wreck
age and enemy machinegun fire
opened up. Marine flyers from the
American carrier Sicily made two
swings over the shoreline. rocket
ing and strafing the enemy posi-
ticnS until they drove the Com.
nun'sts back into nearby hills.
Then enemy heavy artillery
opened up in an attempt to drive
the salvage party away, but wa:
silenced," the account said. i
noted that in addition to con.
tinuous air cover by carrier plane:
the operation was provided sup.
port by the main batteries of two
British warships, the Cardigan
Bay and Kenya.
On the afternoon of July 81
when the operation was almost
completed. the Sicily warned thai
flight of 80 MICS was headed
for the salvage area. Four Ma.
rine planes took off from the
Sicily and lured the approaching
enemy jets away as the salvage
fleet slipped of into the cover o1
fog bank.
The utility landing craft. with
the damaged MIG aboard. moved
into the we'll deck of the big dry
dock ship, the dock was pumped
out and the whole fleet hustled
off with the prize package of in
telligence.
Evening star., 1951-10-22

their living that way. he said,
but he was not one of them.
II think it would be entirely
unethical for a man to receive q
radio or jewels for his wife, or
anything. if receiving it in any
way influences his action as a
public servant" Gen. Vaughan
said.
OF his acceptance of a home
Ifreezer-other Washington nota-
bles including the Trumans, also
received them-Gen. Vaughan
said it was delivered while he and
Mr.. Truman were in Potsdam
Later, when he learned who sent
it, he said he offered to pay for
| it but was refused.
He said the sender, Dave Ben
nett, president of the Albert Ver-
ley Co., never did business with
the Government and never at
tempted to do business with the
IGOVernment.
On other subjects Gen,
Vaughan said:
/. He's afraid Mr.. Truman
may be prevailed upon-against
his wishes-to return to the White
House for another term. although
I still hope for a miracle"
Gen. Vaughan said he would
"like to see the President relieved
of the necessity of running" again
However, he made no claim to
knowing how Mr.. Truman feels
about his possible candidacy fol-
re-election next year.
i 2. Contrary to popular con.
ception, that ubiquitous Missouri
gang which is supposed to sur
round the President is a very small
group. Actually, I am one of two
lMissourians on the President
staff"
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Teen Town Porty Thursday

Teen-agers must give clothing
contributions to attend a Teen
Town Halloween party in the
Jewish Community Center at Z
pm. Thursday. Teen Town, a
coed club, is sponsoring the affair
to aid the American Relief for
Korea drive.
Evening star., 1951-10-22

PRESIDENT truman Is expected to sign into law
sometime this week the $500 to $500 wear paw
raise for Federal classified employees and the s4oO
to $500 measure for postal workers
Treasury officials say the retroactive lump sum
for the period back to July will probably not be
forthcoming until the following pay period after
the initial increases given. This is because of
the considerable bookkeeping work that the
various agencies must do in totaling up the indi-
vidual retroactive amounts for their employees.
For the benefit of Government employees.
here is a table comparing their present salaries
With the increases voted them by Congress. The
upper line OF each grade shows the present pay
and the bottom line shows what the new salary
will be.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Heads Club Group

FREMONT. Nebr.. Oct. % pr
Robert Ward. jr.. of st. Benedict s
College. Achison. Kans.. was
named vice president of the Mis-
|sissippi Valley Southern Region
International Relations Clubs
which ended a meeting in Fremont
Saturday.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

drizzle in east portion late tonight
and tomorrow morning. Low to-
night $3.50 degrees.
Virginia-Cloudy and mild to-
night and tomorrow, with oc-
casional drizzle in east and south
portions late tonight and tomor-
row morning. Low tonight 56-62
degrees.
Evening star., 1951-10-22

District of Cloudy
today. high near 70 degrees.
Cloudy tonight, low 60 degrees,
with light drizzle late tonight and
tomorrow morning. Cloudy and
mild tomorrow afternoon.
Maryland-Cloudy, mild tonight
and tomorrow with occasional
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Official Accused by Pearson
Hits CHARGES, Won't Resion

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. % Up.
An Internal Revenue collector
charged with irregularities by
Washington Columnist Drew Pear
son-sayS he will "stay on the
job until these false charges have
been disproved."
Lipe Henslee, 48, collector in
the Tennessee district since 1899,
said last night he had contem-
plated resigning earlier because of
his health.
However. he said he changed
his mind after hearing Mr.. Pear
sons broadcast, which said Mr..
Henslee soon would be involved
in the Nationwide probe into
charges of irregularities in inter-
nal revenue.
The commentator said Mr.,
Henslee operated slot machines at
a country club the collector owns
at Dickson, Tenn, Mr.. Henslee's
home town, about 43. miles from
Nashville
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Mrs. Rosenberg in Tokyo

TOKYO. Oct. % tP1.-Mrs. Anna
M. Rosenberg. Assistant Secretary
of Defense. arrived in Tokyo to-
day for tour of Japan and
Korean armed forces installations.
She is expected to be in the Far
East about 10 days.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Dock Strike Reaches.
Staten Island Piers;
First Violence Erupts
By the Associcted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Tht
|mushrooming strike of rebel long
|shoremen spread today to Slater
Island and threatened to tie III
the entire port of New York b!
|nightfall.
Police headquarters reported
dock work almost at standstil
in Manhattan, Brooklyn ane
Staten Island. A general worl
|stoppage also was reported on tht
New Jersey waterfront. but tht
full impact of the strike ther,
was not Immediately clear.
Idle longshoremen, Wildcattinf
since Monday against the order!
|of their union leadership, gathered
in large groups-sometimes a.
many as several hundred-at piel
entrances.
The strikers are protesting the
terms of a new wage contract
ratified recently by majority ot
the $4,000 LILA members from
Maine to Virginia.
Flareup in Brooklyn.
They want a 25-cent-an-houl
pay increase and revision of sew.
eral other contract clauses. Th.
new contract gave them a l0-cenr
hourly boost. bringing averag,
wage to S2.10.
AT many points along thu
water front pickets carried sign.
reading, "Longshoremen on strike
respect our picket lines"
The first police report of VIC.
lence in the walkout came from
Brooklyn. where two strikers wer.
injured in a brief skirmish with
nom strikers.
Frank Nawrocki, a strike leader
was reported cut by flying glas.
when rocks broke a window in hi.
automobile. Another striker wa!
hit in the face by a rock.
Fist Fights Quelled.
Several fist fights quickly wer,
quelled by emergency polio,
squads.
Scene of the disorder was al
the foot Of Hamilton avenue
where the freighter Heina, tn.
only ship being worked in Brook.
lyn, was loading.
The strike on Staten Island tiee
up seven military ships of the mil.
itary sea transportation service.
Brig. Gen. Edward H. Lastayo
commanding general OF the New
York Port of Embarkation, how
ever. denied rumors that troop
would be used to do the strikers
work.
| The Holland America line
passenger liner, Ryndam, docket
at Hoboken this morning with 81
passengers. A special detail Of 81
longshoremen unloaded the ship
mail and passenger baggage bu
refused to touch other cargo.
| Customs officials, surveying re
suits of the tie-up, said they hat
not yet determined how man,
ships were affected.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
RATS, Protective and Custodial.

Meanwhile Internal Revenue officials have informed
agencies that the back employees will be
rate in effect when the payments made
This means that the made after November
when the Withholding taxes effect there will bigger
tax slice taken out of the retroactive would
if the back pay given before date
Some agencies they will try beat the November dead
line but others the vast bookkeeping work extremely
difficult to get the retroactive their
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Delaney GOT ; Cars
On $3.50 Cash Outlay,
Tax Probers Told
By Cecil HolIond

House investigators were told
today that Denis w. Delaney, in
dicted former collector of internal
revenue in Boston received a
1949 Cadillac and two new Chev-
rolets for a total cash outlay of
$3.50 and trade in Of a 1947
Cadillac. The deals were with
two Maldin tMaSs.) automobile
agencies which were under tax
fraud investigation at the time, it
was testified.
The teStimnoy came from John
j. Callahan, a Boston revenue
agent, as a House Ways and
Means subcommittee continued it's
investigation of scandals which
have rocked the Governments tax
collecting system.
Another witness, Thomas E.
Scanlon. told the subcommittee
that Delaney was only "a part
time collector"-spending only a
few hours a day in his Office, and
sometimes not turning up at all.
Mr.. Callahan related the De-
Ilaney automobile dealings under
Questioning by Adrian w. De-
Wind. the subcommittee counsel.
He said in reply to questions that
he had been assigned to black
market automobile investigation.
S4,250 Allowance on Car.
The witness testified that De-
laney bought 1949 Cadillac
from a Maiden (Mass.) agency
and received a trade in allowance
of $4,25O on his 1947 car, and
paid only the difference of $3.50
in cash. He added that the agency
made the deal after Delaney and
a third person called on the firm.
The two Chevrolets were bought
from another Maiden agency and
the final payment was not made
until August 3. 1851. two years
after the purchase. This was after
Delaney was fired as the Boston
collector and shortly before he was
indicted by a Federal grand jury
on charges including bribery.
/ Mr.. Callahan testified that both
automobile firms, owned by BROTH
ers, were under fraud investiga-
tions at the time Delaney made
the deals for the new cars.
The subcommittee also sched-
uled testimony during the day by
Undersecretary of the Treasury
Foley.
! Subcommittee members indi-
Gated they would question Mr..
Foley about the methods of en-
ploying collectors of internal rev.
enue, positions that are presiden-
TALLY appointed. The investigat-
ors want to know what Treasury
checks are made before a person
receives the political appointment.
! 10000 to Get Questionnaires.
! Meanwhile, the Treasury and
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
prepared to send out, at the sub
committees request. a question
naire designed to develop the f.
nancial condition of large num-
ber of revenue agents. collectors
and employees.
| Officials agreed reluctantly to
submit the questionnaires to about
10000 of the bureaus $1,000 en-
ployes. John B. Dunlap, new
commissioner of internal revenue.
was preparing message to his
staff urging full answers to all
Questions as the best means of
proving 1.-The integrity of the reve-
nue. service to the public"
| The questionnaire asks detailed
information about the net worth,
sources of income, security and
other holdings and personal data
regarding the revenue workers
and members of their immediate
families.
I The matter was reported on
the program for discussion at a
three-day conference of bureau
field representatives and officials
starting here today.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
Red Chinese Retreat
BeforeU. n. Infantry's S
Central Korean Drive
BY the Assoeioted Press

UNITED STATES 9Th ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, Korea, Oct.
22.-Chinese troops faded away
through the fog shrouding the
central Korean front today, aban-
doning two hill masses to advance
ing Allied troops.
American tanks rumbled into
flaming Kumsong for the second
time in three days, shot up the
former Red stronghold for four
hours, then Withdrew to their own
lines.
The two hills taken are the
highest yet seized on the 15-mile
Kaesong front.
The Reds put up hot fight on
one ridge line for a little while.
Then they Withdrew. and the
United Nations infantrymen ad-
vanced unopposed through the
mud.
Despite the soggy going. the
advance was so rapid engineers
had a hard time keeping up with
the infantrymen.
Forty-two Chinese didn't bother
to retreat. They surrendered.
A front line officer estimated
Red casualties in the To-day Of
fenSive would exceed $4,000.
Ground Action Eases.
Ground action quieted all along
the front as liaison officers COM
pleted arrangements for resuming
truce talks. but the air over
Northwest Korea famed with six
Jet battles.
Returning American pilots re-
ported they probably destroyed
two Russian-type MIG-15 jets
and damaged another. The
United States 5th Air Force said
all American planes returned
safely.
The two probables were re-
ported after a Commute battle
this afternoon between IS Ameri-
can F-86 Sabre jets and more
than so MICS. The damaged
MIG was hit in fight between 20
MICS and nine F-S4 Thunderjets.
A total of 1872 Red jets were in
volved IN the six battles. Most
of the engagements were between
MICS and Thunderiets or F-80
Shooting Stars after the Allies
raided Red rail lines.
Artillery Fires Past Kumsong.
The Navy reported the United
States cruiser Helena steamed to
within so miles of the Soviet
Siberian frontier, blasting a 175-
mile stretch of rail lines with her
8-inch guns.
United Nations artillery kept the
battle blazing on the central front.
A front line dispatch reported an
estimated 500 Chinese were killed
by artillery firing over flaming
Kumsong into Red troop concen-
tratlons in the hills to the north.
A U. N. tank patrol entered the
former Red stronghold briefly
Saturday. Another patrol pushed
to within 600 yards of the city
today without finding a single
Chinese.
The town. to the east Of the
Reds former iron triangle. is 80
miles north of the 38th Parallel.
Elsewhere along the front only
patrol actions were reported.
Evening star., 1951-10-22
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Two or Three Weeks Wait
Expected in Retroactive Puy
By Joseph Young

Although Federal employees will their
the first period after the
into law they probably to wait another two or three weeks
Oiiectin fherr
Evening star., 1951-10-22

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, SO. on June 2.
Lowest. II on February g.
High and Low Of Last "A Hours.
High, 66, OF 2:15 pm.
Low, 53, at 12:40 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast AZ
Evening star., 1951-10-22

Wind-Southeast, 8 miles per
hour, at 1880 am.
River Report.
tFrom u. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls: Shenandoah clear at
Harpers Ferry
Evening star., 1951-10-22
The Sun n

Rises. Sets.
Sun, today 6:25 $50
Sun. tomorrow - 6:56 5:I9
Moon today 1859 pm. 1:36 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned Cn
one-haf hour after sunset.
I Preeipitati ti0n.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date).
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1951-04-28

he would quit his pre-occupation
with the monopoly sideshow.
Opposition party attacks on a
cabinet officer are common. But
Sawyer Is being repudiated most
theoretically by his own party.
His latest idea. Newspapers.
he tells Ohio newspapermen.
should refrain from printing
some news for national secur.
ity'. As he has nothing TO do
With military strategy. attend
ing newsmen quickly dubbed II
a plea for Sawyer security.
He said. 1t censorship would
l am sure. make the task Of the
public official much easier"
But Atty. Gen. J. Howard Nc
Grath. who operates out In the
open told newsmen there are no
plans for m implied. disguised,
direct or indirect censorship.
Undoubtedly. Gems orshi ~
would suit Sawyer. Just recently
this column reported how
House Judiciary Committee.
headed by n. Y. Democrat Rep.
z. Celler. condemned a Sawyer
plan 10 use half billion Ameri-
can dollars 10 finance a new alu-
ninum plant for Alcoas Cana
dian affiliate.
e,Nssionsi Federation Of Independent Business