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Evening star., 1951-09-18
Korea
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replacements from nearby hilltop
positions.
Elsewhere along the Western
front Allied patrols probed beyond
the United Nations line with little
enemy contact. One hill south
west of Chorwon was occupied
against no opposition.
Clashes Flare in East.
Sharp clashes f1ared along the
mountainous Eastern Korean war
front today.
Allied troops captured one peak
with a five-mile view into enemy
territory.
They won the commanding
height after a savage three-hour
hand hand fight against bit
terly resisting Reds.
The hard-flghting United Ma
tions forces swept nearly 3 miles
today in the general area of the
north-south Soyang River. Eighth
Army sources did not pinpoint To-
cation Of the peak.
The Allies, using bayonets and
flamethrowers. have advanced II
to is miles northward in two
waves of tough hill fighting in
Eastern Korea.
The first limited offensive at
tack began in mid-August from
an Allied line that then was 20 to
25 miles deep in North Korea.
That drive carried 4 to 7 miles in
two weeks. 1t cost the Reds their
punchbowl assembly area.
The Allies halted for regroup-
ing, then showed off on a second
limited offensive September 9.
The continuing fresh drive has
carried the Allies northward about
8 miles in fighting that has
matched in savagery anything yet
seen in the Korean war.
Weather Hampers Planes.
Rain and fog cut off the Allies
air support yesterday. But heavy
artillery firepower still backed up
the United Nations soldiers.
Allied planes kept up their
pounding of North Korean rail
and highway routes.
Medium bombers of the 9th
Bomber Command usually dropped
more than 800 Quarter-ton bombs
on a rail yard near the west coast
port of Kyomipo, 20 miles south
of the North Korean capital,
Pyongyang.
xB-26s made four attacks yes
terday on rail yards at Sunan and
Sinanju, on the main railroad line
from Manchuria to Pyongyang.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
MissingW Woman Found
Walled Up in Cellar
BY The Associated Press

PARIS. Sept. 18.-The mystery
of old Nine. Perron's disappear
ance four months ago has been
partly solved by police.
They found her body walled up
in the cellar of her little Hotel du
Theater. in the shadow of the
IEiffel Tower.
Today they are looking for Nine.
ISylvie Paul. 38, who took over
management of the hotel after
Nine. Perron disappeared. They
are also looking for Nine. Perron's S
I10-year-old niece Denise LIE Roy,
who disappeared in August, at
about the same time a North
African friend of Mime. Paul left
Paris.
Curiosity of neighbors about the
old lady's disappearance, whetted
by contradictory stories told by the
younger woman. brought police to
the hotel for a searrh. They noted
fresh cement on the wall. Behind
it they found Nine. Perron's body
in a blood-stained blanket.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
George Hearst AnnuIment
Suit Is Filed in Mexico
By the Associoied Press

JUAREZ, Mexico, Sept. ia
suit has been filed in civil court
to annual the marriage of George
Randolph Hearst, son of the late
Publisher William Randolph
Hearst, and his socialite wife of
six months, Sandra Ranbeau
Spencer.
1t is based on the grounds that
the marriage allegedly was con-
tracted before Hearst's divorce
from Sally Hearst, his former
wife, became final.
District Attorney Raymond Lugo
Of Juarez filed the suit yesterday.
Under Mexican law, a divorce
decree becomes final "a hours after
1T is granted. provided neither
party contests.
The district attorney claims Mr..
Hearst and Mrs. Spencer were
married before the "a hours had
elapsed. The couple was married
on March II, 1851, in the Juarez
civil registry. the same day Mr..
HearSt's divorce decree was
Igranted
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Former Policeman
Agrees 10 Testify
In Brooklyn Graft
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 18.-An ex-
policeman, who once bossed Harry
Gross multimillion-dollar gam
bling empire while Gross took a
vacation agreed in court today to
testify against accused grating
policemen.
Tall, handsome James Reardon,
now a resident of Westport, Conn,
appeared with his lawyer to make
a stipulation that he will be avail
able to take the witness stand for
the prosecution.
His offer came as the trial of
18 retired or suspended Brooklyn
policemen moved into its vital
stages, with Gross, the star wit
ness, expected to take the stand
later today.
Gross allegedly paid out 81 mil
lion a year to bribe-taking po-
licemen to protect his $40 million
bookmaking business.
Admits Running Syndicate.
Mr.. Reardon, named as a CO.
IconSpirator but not as de-
fendant in the case, has admitted
to authorities that he ran Gross
syndicate for a time in 1850 while
Gross was in California.
| Kings County Judge Samuel S.
Leibowitz advised him that, in
volunteering to testify, he was
making himself accountable un-
der New York laws of perjury
and contempt. despite his Con-
Inecticut residence.
I Asked if he understood this
Reardon nodded and said quietly
Eyes, / do"
Finally Shows Up.
Mr.. Reardon, held in protective
custody for a time when the case
first broke year ago, dropped out
Iof sight when the current trial
first started. But he showed UP
later at his home, saying he simply
had been thinking over his role in
the case.
On the witness stand for the
second day. James McElroy, police
department chief of staff, con-
tinued to answer questions out
lining the organization and oper-
ations of the department.
1 Dapper, perfume-loving Gross
probably will be- on the stand at
least three days for the prosecu-
ton.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
BattIeship Iowa Sails
For Open Ocean After
Test Off San Francisco
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10
The mighty battleship Iowa, her
mothballs snapped for salt spray,
gives her green crew a taste of
open water today.
It's the second day of a shake
down for the 58.O00-ton dread
naught-the biggest and fastest
battleship in the world.
The Iowa, just out of a 21a-year
Information at Hunters Point
Naval Shipyard here, had her first
trial run yesterday.
1t was all in San Francisco Bay
Today she goes through the Gold
en- Gate for maneuvers around the
Farallone Islands.
Skipper Is Delighted.
Capt. William r. Smedberg, the
Iowa's skipper, was delighted" So
was his green and excited crew,
most of whom had never been on
Ia battleship before
II haven't one officer who has
ever served on a 16-inch gun
Iturret." Capt. Smedberg said, "and
only five of my enlisted men have
had 16-inch gun experience"
The skipper wasn't bothered,
however. Well make up for it
lin training" he said.
He spoke fondly of the mighty
vessel which carried President
Roosevelt to the Teheran con-
ference and then joined the Pa
Icific Fleet late in World War II.
Handles Like Destroyer.
She's a perfectly beautiful
ship" Capt. Smedberg said. She
handles like destroyer.
This is no battleShip. This is
the heaviest cruiser in the world
and we can do anything a cruiser
can do. We can go 1900 miles
without refueling.
What I'd like to do in case of
a really big war, I'd like to take
this ship and a nice, fast small
aircraft carrier and go all over
the world. He'll, I don't want any
destroyer screen. We catch a
torpedo, We'll catch a torpedo.
1t might slow us down a bit, that's
all"
The Iowa is the last of her class
ito return to active duty. Her
sister ships Missouri. Wisconsin
and New Jersey already are with
the feet.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Woodward's Explains
Changes in Buildings
And Plan for Tunnel

Woodward & Lothrop today
announced details of moving OPP
erations going on within it's two
downtown buildings facing each
other on G street NV. between
Tenth and Eleventh streets.
Overall purpose of the moves.
the first major rearrangement of
the buildings since Woodward &
Lothrop bought the North BuiId-
ing in 1916, was described by
Donald Buckingham, vice presi-
dent in charge of merchandising.
credit and advertising. as an ef-
fort to concentrate the selling
functions Of the store in the main
building and the lower floors of
the North Building. Popular price
merchandise will be in the down.
stairs stores of the two buildings.
Tunnel to Run Under Street.
A main feature of the change
will be an access tunnel under G
street connecting the two down.
stairs stores. Completion of the
tunnel is expected late in October
Concentration of popular priced
goods in the downstairs stores is
designed to serve the tWo-fold
purpose Of easing shopping for the
customer in these departments
and enable the store to streamline
its operations, Mr.. Buckingham
said.
Completion of the rearrange-
ment. expected to cost about
100000, will see all of the Main
Building except the ninth floor de-
voted to selling operations. A few
Offices and the clothes altering de-
partment will remain on the ninth
floor.
All of the North Building above
the second floor will be devoted to
non-selling departments
800 Employees Involved.
A major move in these depart
ments has brought the controller S
Office and charge authorization
department from the service
building at First and M streets
NE. to the fourth floor of the
North Building. The transfer in
volved about 800 employees.
Another new feature of the
North Building will be a 300-seat
auditorium for store members on
the third floor.
The rearrangement,. except for
the tunnel. is expected to be COM
plete by the middle of October,
Mr.. Buckingham said.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
AFL
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tant. If anything, in 1850 too
much emphasis was placed on
having all branches of labor pub
licly listed as sponsoring every
pamphlet or billboard under
some such title as United Labor
Political Committee.
Taft Race an Example.
I'm some instances that only
played into the hands Of our enc
mics, who pointed to our own
publicity and said. See, the labor
bosses have teamed up to purge
me-
I'VE should try to avoid letting
our enemies make labor, as such.
the issue. If our enemies can,
they will try to divert voter at
tention from their own bad rec
ords."
In the outstanding example the
AFL teamed with the CIO and
other labor groups to defeat SEN
ator Taft. Republican, Of Ohio
for reelection last year. The
labor purge charge was played up
by the supporters of Senator Taft.
who won handily.
The AFL said that the tactics of
1850 should serve as previeW of
what We can expect in 1852 only
on an even larger and more vicious
scale" 1t added that "reactionary,
anti-labor candidates" after ex-
periencing defeat in 1948 decided
not to discuss issues at all. They
relied on huge expenditures Of
money, character assassination
and outright Misrepresentation"
The AFL declared war on Sen
ator Knowland. Republican. OF
California, who will be candidate
for reelection next year. 1t said
he voted wrong 10 times out of II
votes.
He voted against both economic
aid and military aid to Korea. He
voted against the Voice of Amer.
ica. He voted against Point Four
which is our best bet in the Orient
He voted against troops for Europe
and against war contract renego
tiation."
The AFL said "the reasol
Knowland seeks publicity on for
eign issues is to smokescreen hi
anti-American domestic record.
President William Green opene,
the AFLs convention yesterday
saying:
/. The United States must hav
a show down for victory" in Ko
rea so as to get our troops out @
Asia with honor" and regain
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Veteran
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United States consul there as an
interpreter,
! The committee spokesman said
Mr.. Hvasta, whom he described as
a gay young man. did not leave
the country in 1948 after the Com
munistS took over He married
the former Gabriela Donis. a
beautiful Slovakian girl. and con-
Itinued his widespread association
with his Czech friends.
Probably as a result of taking
pictures of various Czech festivals
and public meetings. he came un-
der suspicion and was arrested and
tried by a secret court in October,
l1948, DR.. Krajcovic related.
10-Year Total Sentence.
He received a three-year SEN
tence on June /. 1949. and lost
his appeal on April 26, 1850, ac-
cording to DR.. Krajcovic. He was
then given an additional seven
year sentence, bringing the total
sentence to 10 years.
His wife also was arrested and
thrown in prison. Dr. Krajcovic
said. However, she became seri-
ously i'll with tuberculosis and was
released and is assumed to be hos
pitalized somewhere in Czecho-
slovakia.
DR.. Krajcovic declared the State
Department has been aware Of the
case and that an especial cham
pion of the fight to release Mr..
Hvasta was Representative Rodina
of New Jersey, He also pointed
out that when President Truman
recently denounced the new Czech
Ambassador and demanded the
release of Mr.. Oats, Mr. Truman
made reference to other cases in
volving American citizens held in
the unist-dominated coun-
try. Mr.. Hvasta was one of these
to which he referred, according to
DR.. Krajcovic.
| The report concerning Mr..
Hvasta's torture was received
from the escaped prisoner by
Michael Bosak, a Slovak publish
er in Scranton, Pa.
! Fresh Air Cut OF.
| The report said that it was
impossible for any one who has
not been a political prisoner at
ILeopoldov, where the Navy vet
eran is believed held Ito imagine
that IL. this twentieth century
still exists such torture cham
ber."
The Communists have covered
the windows of Mr.. Hvasta'S cell
with tin plates. cutting off fresh
air and sunlight, the report stat
ed. It added: '.s
THE prisoner is worse than
buried alive. He is not allowed to
see from which side and how
many people are beating him.
THE result was terrible. He
had to go through the entire pro-
Icedure of torture and Calvary
agony. Mr.. Hvasta finished in the
Iso-called 'Kazamet.'
The former prisoner described
the Kazamet as windowless dug
out infested with rats and insects.
where prisoners went three days
without food, three without water
and then three more of "casti-
Igation."
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Senate Republicans
Reported Split Over
Opposing Jessup
By the Associated Press

A split was reported developing
among Senate Republicans today
over whether to fight against Pres
ident Truman's nomination of Am
bassador Philip c. JesSup as a
United Nations delegate.
Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio was reported to have told
some of his colleagues he doubts
that the Republicans could stop
the confirmation of MIR. Jessup.
1t was said to be Senator Taft's at
titude there is little to be gained
IN a losing fight. Only a simple
majority is needed to confirm.
However. Senator Mccarthy,
Republican, of Wisconsin. who has
accused Mr.. Jessup Of having IAN
affinity for Communist causes" is
expected to offer vigorous opposi-
ton to confirmation. Mr.. Jessup
has denied Senator McCarthys
charges.
The Senate Republican Policy
Committee. headed by Senator
Taft, postponed any action on the
Jessup appointment until Sem
ate Foreign Relations subcommit-
tee holds hearings on the nomina-
ton and those of other q. N. ap-
pointees.
Taft Cautions Colleagues.
Senator Taft was understood to
have cautioned his colleagues
against making the Jessup case a
party matter. This would seem to
indicate he doesn't see eye to eye
with Senator Mccarthy on the
question.
The Republicans indicated,
however. they want to question all
of the proposed U. N representa-
tives about their attitude toward
Red China. Besides Mr. Jessup,
those named as delegates include
Warren R. Austin, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Representatives
Mansfield, Democrat, of Montana
and Vorys. Republican. of Ohio.
Six alternates were named.
Senator knowland. Republican.
of California made public in the
Senate yesterday letter from
Mr.. Truman acknowledging re-
oa;o% oF n oor,1ro,,,o;oa finy1 iyo x1-I, ioI,
56 Senators said they were op-
posed to United States recogni-
ton of Red China or her admis-
sion to the U. N.
The Senators said they would
consider a japanese treaty with
Red China to be adverse to the
best interests of the people of both
Japan and the United States"
Knowland Favors Questioning.
President Truman wrote Sena-I
tor KnoWland that lit was kind
and thoughtful of you to send me
the petition signed by so many
Senators"
Senator Knowland told Senator
Malone, Republican. of Nevada, in
debate he doesn't intend to offer
a reservation to the Japanese
peace treaty. But he said he thinks
the u. N. delegates ought to be
questioned about their attitude
on these issues.
Senator Sparkman, Democrat,
of Alabama, was named to head
a Foreign Relations Subcommittee
to hold hearings on the U. N.
appointments.
Chairman Connally of the full
committee said he will name al
subgroup to study the appoint
ment of Chester BoWles, former
Connecticut Governor and former
World War II price control ad-
ministrator. as Ambassador toI
India.
Senator Taft told a reporter
he thinks the Republicans might
be successful in opposing Mr..
Bowles' nomination for the New
Delhi post on grounds he % is
IAN extreme leftist," (2) has had
no diplomatic experience, 81 and
isn't of the temperament to deal
with problems which may arise
in relations with India.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
SheIIine Out Too Soon

LINCOLN, Ill, Sept. 18 (P.-
Postmaster Floyd burst says Lin
coin residents are careless readers.
They already have begun buying
2-cent stamps for postcards and
Accent stamps for letters. Actually,
such an increase merely has been
proposed in Congress-not ap-
proved.
Evening star., 1951-09-18

Igoe, jr., Hartford Insurance Co.;
Ivan M. Fuqua. Fuqua Insurance
Co.; Graham T. SmallWood. Jr.
Trans World Airlines; Stanley II
Luddeke, Acme Adjustment Co.
and Robert M. Poole, Riggs Ma
tional Bank.
Also, Eugene L. Freeman, Sears
Roebuck & Co.; Louis F. Bohraus,
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.; Norman A. Hayter, Dr.. Pepper
Bottling Co.; Arthur K. Jacobs,
Sears, Roebuck & Co.. and Lee
Baxter, American Building Asso-
ciatiOn.
Evening star., 1951-09-18

Eleven business leaders have
been named area chairmen for
Business Unit II. covering smaller
firms, in the Community Chest
drive.
The unit is headed by William j.
Haggerty. The campaign, seeking
$4,050,000 including $320,000 for
the USO. will open publicly Octo-
ber Is.
These are the Business II area
chairmen:
Thomas H. Boyd, John Hancock
Life Insurance Co.; Armiger l.. ia
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Hog Vaccine on Market

NEW YORK, Sept. Is (P.-Led-
erie Laboratories announced yes
terday they are placing a new hog
cholera vaccine, Rovac, on the
market. This vaccine was an
nounced in medical journals last
month.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Dentist Burned FutuIIy

BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. l8
(Pl.-Dr. H. Hansford Hill, West
Virginia dentist recently employed
by the Louisiana Hospital Board,
burned to death in his dental
trailer at Leesville yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
BrookeviIIe Church Meet

A Community Fellowship"
meeting will be held at 4 pm.
Sunday on the Brookeville Md
church lawn. Neighborhood choirS
have been invited to participate
in the congregation singing.
Evening star., 1951-09-18
Judy Garland Is Home

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 18 (P).-
Judy Garland is back home from
a f1ve-month European tour, hefty
and happy. Il don't worry about
my figure any more" she told
/ friends
Evening star., 1951-09-18
$50. 900 Paid in Accidents

ANNAPOLIS. Sept. 18 (R.-The
Maryland, State Accident Fund
paid out more than $750,000 and
took in more than 81 million in
collections during the fiscal year
ended last June 80.
Evening star., 1951-03-23
Readers Corner,

Glendale: From a recent maga-
zine story: "a tomboy, Louise is
summed by the other more effete
children" Since when have chill
dren been effete?-V. K. B.
Answer: Writers frequently mis-
use effete. I suggest paging Mr.
Webster: "Effete: exhausted of
fertility; no longer capable of pro-
ducing young: worn out with age;
barren" This is the exact mean
ing of the Latin effetus from which
the word effete comes. See any
Latin dictionary.
Ell Paso: And now you have a
Pronunciation Clinic! It is my
idea that the word clinic comes
from some Greek word referring to
"a bed and it's use, therefore, is eX-
clusively medical.-Dr. M. S. o.
Answer: Clinic is from the creek
kline, bed" from klinein, Ito lean:
to recline." But the word is not
exclusively medical term. 1t may
be used of any institution for study
ing, analyzing and correcting Or
treating anything, as, 60. a voca-
tional, child-guidance, or psy-
chiatric clinic. Merriam Webster's.
Fort Bragg: Please tell us If an
apostrophe is necessary after the
word wears" in the following
Evening star., 1951-03-23
Take Ny Word for 1t By f,ook Colby

sentence: He Is q veteran of more
than nine years service.-Capt
A. I. r. -s...
Answer: Yes. mime years serv.
Ice" is correct. Also: Three weeks
vacation; eight hours pay: three
hours delay, etc.
@. Overheard at flower show
"... display OF lovely kuh-MA1L-
yuhs." Right?-J. J. w.
A. The flower camellia was named
for a Jesuit, Georg Josef Kamel
who, it is said, brought the plant
to Europe from the East. There
is no sanction for the mail" souno
of the second syllable. Better
rhyme the second syllable with
either "fell" or feel thus: Kuh.
MELL-yuh; or kuh-MEEL-yuh
The latter prevails in American
usage.
@. Will you please give the origin
Of the word profane?-M. McC.
A. The word profane has the sur
prising literal meaning of outside
the temple" from the Latin pro,
before, outside Of" plus fanum,
temple" Originally the word
designated that which was secular
not devoted to or concerned with
religion: 1t was simply the opposite
of sacred"
Evening star., 1951-03-23
Uncle Ruy's Corner

ashore together; sometimes there
are hundreds in a herd. When pos
sible, they find a sandbar at the
mouth of a river and spend hours
resting on it and enjoying the sun
shine. Sometimes they swim up
stream in a river for many miles.
Leopard seals commonly are only
four or five feet long, and their
weight is from $50 to $50 pounds.
The babies in this group are
known for noise they make which
sounds like long 'ma-a." This
sound is a bleat, something like that
made by a sheep. The adult seals
do a great deal of barking.
The little seal is taught to swim
by it's mother. She may give it a
ride on her back. If mother seal
tries, she can swim half a mile in
two or three minutes.
Instead of having thick, soft fur,
these seals are covered by coarse
hair. This is the reason for the
name Of chair seals"
| npwn In the Antarctic there Ia
Evening star., 1951-03-23

The fierce beasts known as leop-
ards have spots on their fur, and
this fact helped to bring about a
name for another kind of animal
Some seals are spotted and have
been given the special name OF
leopard seals" or "sea leopards.
They also are called "harbor seals.
In Alaska and British Columbia
people usually speak of them as
hair SEALS"
Whatever name we use for them
these seals are visitors to both the
Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North
America. They range from the
Bering Sea down to California, and
from northern parts of Canada
down to the New England coast
Now and then, but seldom, they are
seen as far south as North Carolina
Leopard seals are fond of going
into harbors. This explains why
they are spoken of as "harbor seals.
| Many seals seem to be able tc
sleep in the water, but leopard seals
are different. They go to the land
(or to chunks of ice) for rest.
| Dozens Of leopard seals may swim