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Evening star., 1951-04-29
Priests Bodies Found
In South Korean Well ,
Victims Of Atrocities
Believed to Be Catholics,
Number Undetermined,
Says Province Head
Ay tho A.,seiatsd Pres,

PUSAN, Korea, April 28.-Bod-
les Of an undetermined number Of
priests believed to be Catholic
have been found in well in
South Korea.
The grisly discovery was report
ed by Gov. Lee Yung Chin. Of
Chungchong -Nambo Province. In
a touching letter to the central
government In Pusan, he asked
funds to widen the narrow well
so the bodies could be removed.
Huh Chung, Korean minister Of
social affairs. said the priests were
victims Of Communist atrocities
last year. Exact location of the
we'll was not specified, but Korean
Bishop Paul M. Ro. said its de.
scription fitted that of the Fran
ciscan monastery at Taejon,
Identification Uncertain.
It was not clear how the victims
were identified as Catholics.
Some 480 clergymen-Protestant
and Catholic-have disappeared
under Communist rule in Korea
Bishop Ro said that of SO killed
or captured in South Korea, Is
were French. seven Irish, Is Ko-
rean and one American.
The missing American is the
Most Rev. Patrick j. Byrne, apos-
tolic delegate to Korea ano
former rector of the Maryknoll
(See ATROCITIES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-04-29
American Is Shaken
After " Months Of
Red Imprisonment
BY the As.eeistsd Press

VIENNA. Austria. April 28.-
Robert A. Vogeler, pale and shaken
from II months in the hands Of
Hungary's Communist police. got
his bartered release today and
stammered that mental and phys
ical coercion attended his con-
fession to being an American spy.
II am sorry ! did not perhaps
live up to the American tradition
under pressure. he murmured to
reporters at the gate of his home.
ST think there was some truth
in my testimony, which I read
last night for the first time" he
told a later news conference. But
I think under the law any testi-
mony obtained by mental or phys
ical pressure is not legal and is
coerced."
The 39-year-old assistant vice
president of international Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. was
brought this morning to the Aus
trian border at Nickelsdorf. where
he was met by an American lega-
ton car.
He was taken at once to his
home here, where his young Bel
gian-born wife, Lucille, and their
(See VOGEI FER. Page A-3A
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Syracuse Bank Reveals
Shortage Of ST. Million.
by the Assoeiated Press

SYRACUSE, N. Y. April 28.-
A bank shortage of $2.1 million
was discovered after the recent
arrest of two bookkeepers, the
Syracuse Trust Co. disclosed to-
night.
Bank President Harry w. Da-
vies said two depositors had been
permitted to overdraw their ac-
counts by a total Of 50 million,
which repeatedly was to have been
returned later. Their checks were
hidden and the overdrafts con-
cealed through juggling of the
bank books so that their accounts
were not debited, he said.
He did not reveal the depos-
itors' names, or whether the other
500. 900 was drawn by a third
depositor. AL but $150.000 of the
has been made up
through insurance and securities
of the depositors, he said.
The bookkeepers. Bernard e.
Klock. 81. and Leslie L. Root, jr.,
20, were arrested last month by
the FBI on charges Of conspiracy
TO defraud the Government.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
By Crosby S. Moves

Metropolitan Washington-with
government firmly established as
its major industry-has become
an area with an average family
income OF $4.130 a year, a record
number Of young children. and
increasing percentage Of married
person and low unemployment.
This growth of the city and its
environs was revealed last night
as the Census Bureau released
facts and figures about the metro
politan area. based on the 1850
census Of population.
The report also shows:
!. Women still outnumber the
men. both in the city and in the
Metropolitan Area. The propor-
tion-98 males per 100 females
In the area and OIL to 100 in the
city--is about the same as in 1910.
2. The proportion Of whites and
non whites In the city is about
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Average Area FomiIy's Income
Is $4,73O; Census Report Shows
City and Suburbs Also Reach Record Total
Of Young Children; Unemployment Low

2 to l now. as against about 2.5
to l ten years ago.
3. The number of children un-
der years OF age jumped 127
per cent in the 10-year-period-
a far more rapid rate of increase
than for any other age group.
4. The median age of the popu-
lation is 30.7 years. about the
same as in 1910.
With an area population growth
of 81 per cent during the decade,
expansion in most statistical
categories was to be expected
The population of Metropolitan
Washington-which includes the
adjacent counties in Maryland and
Virginia-now stands at 1,464 400,
compared to 967 .985 in 1910.
The figures show that compared
to. other industries, Government
took lions share of new recruits
for the labor market in the area
See CENSUS. Page A-0A
Evening star., 1951-04-29
II Killed When Plane
Crashes in Violent
Indiana Windstorm
United Air Lines Craft
Explodes After Falling
On Farm Near Airport
BY the Associated Press

FORT WAYNE, Ind, April a.
A United Air Lines passenger
plane plunged to earth and ex-
ploded near the Fort Wayne air
port tonight. killing eight pas
sengers and the crew of three.
There were no survivors.
= UAL in Chicago said the crew
members were Capt. E. K. Swal-
low of Hinsdale, H.. Chicago
suburb: First Officer H. r. Miller,
and Stewardess Beverly Ellis, both
of Chicago.
Three Of the passengers were
student nurses from a South Bend
hospital, en- route home from a
pSychiatric clinic at Massillon,
Ohio.
Henry Facks, a farmer living
near the scene, told a reporter
the crash occurred during a heavy
WlndStorm.. He said he saw the
plane flip over in the air from
about 1000 feet UP and plunge
to earth.
Wreckage Widely Scattered.
Wreckage was scattered over a
wide area of farmland two miles
east of Baer Field, the Fort Wayne
Airport.
The control tower at the field
said the Cleveland-to-C Chicago air.
liner had reported it was turning
east to miss the storm. Wind gusts
up to IS miles an hour were
(See PLANE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-04-29

was performed precisely at 2 am.
Iat the Old Post Office Building
with Engineer Mason E. Cory
doing the honors on the city's
biggest clock. measuring Is feet
in diameter.
The idea of extending daylight
supposedly fitted through Benja-
min Franklin's mind in 1880, but
did not gain wide currency until
World War 7 when Congress de-
creed it as time-saver.
About IS million persons in all
will attune their habits to day
light time, most of them in the
large Eastern cities.
Maryland and Virginia counties
contiguous to Washington-Prince
Georges. Montgomery, Arlington
and Fairfax-and the cities of
Alexandria and Falls Church went
on daylight time.
Train and bus commuters for
the most part will catch usual
trains at the usual time tomor-
row, but through schedules will
remain on standard time. Radio
and television schedules will con-
form to daylight time.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

the White House and sent q tele-
gram to the general, brought no
immediate results. It produced
mixed reactions among Senate
Republicans.
In New York City, an aide to
Gen. Macarthur said no message
had been received from Mr.. Stas-
sen at a late hour yesterday
afternoon. The White House had
no comment, beyond acknowledg-
ing the letter had been received.
Taft Won't Comment.
Several G o. P. Senators were
sympathetic and thought Mr.. Tru-
man should confer with the gen.
eral, but Senator Taft, Republican
of Ohio, one of the strongest critics
of administration policy in Asia.
declined to comment.
Senator Capehart, Republican of
Indiana, called it a publicity
SLuIlL.
Meanwhile, the Senate Commit
tees on Armed Services and For
eign Relations went ahead with
plans to start an investigation of
the Macarthur custer Thursday
Yesterdays developments includ-
ed:
/. Chairman Russell of Armed
Services revealed he has asked
the Pentagon to review the neces-
Sity for continued secrecy of many
documents now marked "classi-
fed" and to "down-grade" as
many Of them as possible.
2. The two committees were
called to meet at 10:30 tomorrow
Evening star., 1951-04-29
British News Write,
Hunts forReLiobIe
LEAK on Inquiry
North American Newspaper Alliance


The search for the forthcoming
"leaks" in next Thursdays in
quiry into the Macarthur contro-
versy already has begun.
Senator Bridges, Republican, oil
New Hampshire. has received q
query from a British correspond
ent here on what arrangements
are being made to leak" details
of the Senate committee hearings
ito the press.
The inquirer, reporter for q
London newspaper, put it this way
Ito Senator Bridges staff:
Your senator is the ranking
Republican in this investigation
We presume he'll discuss with the
Democrats what should and should
not be leaked during the ques-
tioning of Macarthur and the
Joint Chiefs. Would you please
advise what arrangements are
being made?"
The reply:
Leaking hasn't been formalized
Ito that degree in Congress yet"
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Motor Vehicles Total
N,f43,275 in U. 5.
By the Associated Press

The number of motor vehicles
on the Nations road made a.
record one-year jump of 4,472 ,685
In 1850 to reach total of 49,i43,-
275, the Bureau Public Roads an
nounced last night.
Passenger automobiles ac-
counted for 1881 sol of the in
crease in reaching total of 40
3l5,l75-roughly one for every
four persons in the United States.
All the machines together, the
bureau report said, Travelled some
450 billion miles. That would equal
about $500 round trips to the sun
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Loyalty Board Is Given
Right 10 Fire in Cases
OF Reasonable Doubt
Truman Order Restores
Wartime Power to Dismiss
Suspected U. S. Employees

The Loyalty Review Board yes
terday was restored its wartime
authority to discharge Govern
ment employees about whose loyalty
there is reasonable doubt"
Long advocated by heads of
the Civil Service Commission and
the review board itself, the more
stringent loyalty standard was
approved in an executive order
issued by President Truan.
The order amended a March,
l947. which said the board must
show reasonable grounds" for
believing an employe was disloyal
to his country. Under this inter-
probation, the board had to prove
a person disloyal before he could
be dismissed or denied employ
ment in the Government.
"Best News in Months"
Hiram Bingham, chairman OF
the Federal Loyalty Board, called
the Presidents action "the best
news I've heard in months"
Mr.. Bingham's board initiated
the movement last February with
Ia resolution suggesting the amend
ment. It gained momentum In
the Civil Service Commission and
Chairman Robert Ramspeck sent
lit along to Mr.. Truman urging
immediate action.
Mr.. Bingham hesitated to esti-
mate the number of Government
employees who might be affected
under the Sterner qualifications.
He believed the number would be
very small, perhaps not more
than 100 or 200."
Whether old borderline cases
will be reopened for further ex-
animation appeared doubtful. Mr..
Bingham said that policy will be
determined at meeting of the
Loyalty Board, which he expected
to call together in Washington
from various parts of the country,
probably within two weeks.
To Aid Purge of Reds.
Mr.. Bingham saw the new regu-
lation as a big boost to ferreting
out Communists in the Govern
ment.
1T has been difficult to elimi-
nate Communists since they went
underground because they have
successfully lied" he said. Com
munists are taught to perjure. It
is extremely difficult to prove a
person is a Communist, but 1t is
not so hard to tell whether he is
lying"
Under the reasonable doubt"
standard. a person suspected of
perjury might be banned from
Government service.
"The new practice also will be
better for the individual" Mr.
Bin g h m added. This way
when he is refused work in the
Government on a reasonable
(See LOYALTY. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-04-29

within 4 miles of Seoul, were
making an orderly withdrawal
around the war-wrecked city.
One of the heaviest concentra-
tionS OF gunf1re in TIE Korean war
covered the withdrawal. War
ships off the west coast Joined
with l05mm Howitzers in blasting
the advancing Reds.
There was every indication the
300. .000-man Red force in the
West intended to drive through
Seoul before halting to regroup.
They were heading toward q
defense arc 80 miles long drawn
tightly north of the city. Barbed
wire and gun emplacements boil
stored the line. +
Reds May Be Out of Gas.
Red forces in the center showed
reluctance to follow up United
Nations troops abandoning Chun-
'chon, Is miles northeast of Seoul.
There were indications the
Chinese power drive was running
out of gas" Associated Press War
Correspondent Robert Eunson re-
ported from United States 9Th
Army headquarters in Korea.
Red casualties of 1900 yester-
day shot enemy losses past As, 900
for the offensive. which opened
a week ago today. 1
Fresh troops will have to be
brought up to take the place of
the ragged and battered first wave
OF the estimated half a million
Chinese troops now in Korea" Mr..
fEunson said.
The front line forces went in
to battle with eight days supply
or rice. The supply will be ex-
hausted by tomorrow.
United Nations forces aband-
oned Uijongbu. IL miles north
|of Seoul, without q fight last
night.
Columns Menace Seoul.
Chinese columns were driyine
down two roads toward Seoul. One
moved due south from Uujonabu,
A second rolled southeastward
from <Munsan, 81 miles north.
west of Seoul.
Rearguard Allied elements
stemmed the Communist advance
until the main body of U.N. troops
could move into their new defense
lines north of the Han River.
night that a short lull appeared
the main north road nearly :
miles north of Uijongbu and shot
up the astonished Reds.
Reporting from the Western
front. Associated Press Core
spondent John Randolph said lasi
An Allied tank force struck uu
to have set in after six days OF
intense Chinese offensive.
so far. he reported. "the Allies
have not been able to stop the
death-scorning Red divisions. but
on the other hand the Reds have
not been able to get the major
oreakthrough they wanted - the
only thing that can defeat the
U. N. army and justify the Com.
munlsts' abnormal losses"
Scouts Fall Appears Near
The fall of Seoul. however. an.
peared close at hand. OF politica,
value only, it is considered a death
trap for anyone who tries seriously
to defend it. The Reds have twice
captured and twice lost it since
invading South Korea last June
The Red stab at Seoul with at
least Al divisions remained the
most serious threat on the entire
front. Heavy Allied equipment
moved from Seoul to the south
bank of the Han River.
Along the central and eastern
fronts, the Allies also retired,
leaving a no-man's-land between
them and the slow-moving Reds
The Allied withdrawal was or.
derly. Nothing was left behind
Streams of United States 9th
Army vehicles poured southwark
under leaden skies by day and
night.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Almond Unhurt as Mine
Blasts Ammunition Truck
BY the Assoeioied Press

CENTRAL FRONT, Korea, April
28.-Lt. Gen. Edward M. Almond,
commander of the United States
10th Corps, narrowly escaped
death or injury today when an
ammunition truck hit an enemy
road mine only Is yards from him.
The mine was buried in the
shoulder of a road over which
thousands of Allied trucks and
vehicles had passed in recent
weeks.
The driver of the truck was
injured but Gen. Almond and
others in the immediate vicinity
were not harmed.
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Picture on Poee A-S


deal which usually costs an hour
of sleep repayable in five months
when Standard time again is
turned on.
Officially, it happened at 2 am,
Some wide-awakeS chose that as
the hour to turn clocks ahead one
hour. Others regretfully spun the
hands before retiring at an ear
lier hour. Still others forgot to
do either.
Around the District Building it
was no fun for a crew assigned
to turn up each Of 200 clocks by
hand. Elsewhere in the District
and Federal Government more
than $4,000 electrically controlled
time pieces were adjusted by one
button in each building.
Something Of q yearly ritual
Evening star., 1951-04-29

VsSH1s 0sG SSt
entificolly de-
signed, pionned
to toke off five
70 10 pounds
in nine days but
still supply need
ed sitomins, min.
erals and pro-
teins. A speeiol
Introductory or
tiele oppeors to-
day in the Stor's
Women's Section
Evening star., 1951-04-29
District Loses One Good Hour
will Recover 1t in September

Sixty minutes were lifted from
the lives of every Washington area
resident last night and it'll take
until September 80 to get them
back.
This was the beginning of day
light saving time, an annual or
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Reds Advancing
Han River
To Seize Seoul
Foe Heading Toword
U. N. Defense Arc
North Of City
By the Asseeiated Press

TOKYO, Sunday. April 29.-
Chinese Reds today reached the
Han River northwest Of Seoul and
surged down the north bank in a
bid to break through into the
apparently doomed Korean capi-
tai.
The Allies. who earlier had
pulled their defense line back to
Evening star., 1951-04-29


reports contents last night. He
termed the much-revised docu-
ment hard d-hitting."
Committee Chairman Kefauver
who relinquishes the chairman
ship after the report goes to the
Senate, describes the report more
conservatively. He called 1t a
very factual account" of what
the committee learned during the
past IL months when it has visited
more than dozen cities and in
terviewed over 800 witnesses.
"StrOng Language" ON ODwyer.
Mr.. HALEY told a reporter that
the city-by-city analysis of crime
will include great deal of ma
terial uncovered by investigators
but never brought out at the pub
lie hearings.
The New York section, accord
ing to committee source, will
(See CRIME. Page A-41
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Ex-Bekoir ChopIoin and Odenton Soldier
Are Killed in Koreo. Pose AT
Other Notions Must Build Up Forces
in Korea. Austin Says. Pooe AS
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Lose 5 to 10 Pounds
With Nine-Doy Diet

The Stur todoy introduces O new
nine -doy diet by Josephine Lowman,
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

SENATOR MOODY ExPoUNDs-A
veteran Washington correspondent until
he was appointed to succeed the Iots
Senator Vundenbers, Republican, Of
Michigan, Senator Bloir Moody out
lines his views on foreign policy for
the first time. Poee 40.
WESTERN EURoPE's TRooPs-Moi.
George Fielding Eliot discusses the
number Of troops reody for the defense
OF Western Europe in the second Of
two ertielss summarizing the miIitoy
situotion there. Pose AT.
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Complete Index. Poee AZ
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Ceiling Prices Are Put on Beef;
Expected to Result in Reduction
Of 9 Cents Per Pound by Fall
Curbs From Farm
To TubIe to Come
In Three Steps
By Jones Y. Newton

The Government last night an
nounced ceiling prices on beef al
the way from the farm to the
dinner table and predicted the
new curbs will reduce meat mar
ket prices about cents per pound
on the average.
There will be, however, little
immediate change in consumer
Evening star., 1951-04-29

on poee Dill. Menus will appear dolly
on The Sters Women's Poss this week.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

Text of OPS Statement on Beef Price
Controls. Pose AS
Grocery Prices Rise Tomorrow on Many
Items. Page All
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Senate Crime Report
To Get Tough With
Some Public Officials
Final Version to'Come
Out Tuesday; EorIy
Accounts Repudiuted
By Miriam Ottenbero

The Senate Crime Investigating
Committee expects to "get tough"
with number Of public officials
in it's long-awaited final report,
now postponed until Tuesday.
Committee Counsel Rudolph
HALEY gave that forecast of the
Evening star., 1951-04-29

New Roeket-Buster to Check Underworld
Tox Returns. Puge Abb
Evening star., 1951-04-29
Result Of Peace Bid
Sent TO Truman and
Macarthur in Doubt
Stussen's Reconciliation
Move Produces Mixed
Senatorial Reaction
By ]. A. O'Leury

Outcome Of the move by Re
publican Harold e. Stassen to re-
store peace between President
Truman and Gen. Macarthur "for
the good Of America" remained
in doubt last night.
The peace role adopted by Mr..
Stassen when he left 4 letter at
senators EquoIIy Divided on Strategy
in koreon Wor. Poee AS
Macarthur Reviews loyolty Day Parade
Of 10000 Morehers. Pose AS
U. S. Reds Ordered to Use Custer oi
Macarthur in Peoee Drive. Poge ALI
Evening star., 1951-04-29

(See LOYALTY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-04-29

(See POLICY, Page A-s)
Evening star., 1951-04-29

(See DEAL, Page A-3.0
Evening star., 1951-04-29

(See CRIME, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-04-29

within miles. Of Seoul, were
making an orderly withdrawal
around the war-wrecked city.
Evening star., 1951-04-29

(See PLANE, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1951-04-29
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Edition 10 cents additional.
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Evening star., 1951-04-29

See CENSUS, Page A-80
Evening star., 1951-10-09

the October 9th Of The Saturday Evenns entitled
Secretaries Wand-Despeay" Washington finding
that the three items in shortest supply the cold
raphers and The shortage secretaries stated be
Washington
in every important defense center. 3 t
The Post Robert Ramspec Chairman Of Civil
Evening star., 1951-10-09
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Evening star., 1951-10-09
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Evening star., 1951-10-09
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Evening star., 1951-07-31
By Art Edison

Supreme Court justices, labor
leaders, chiselers, j, P. Morgan,
such famous military men as Gen.
Macarthur and Gen. Sherman
and at least one President-fellow
name of Abraham Lincoln-have
appeared to testify before Con-
greSS.
But few have had more atten-
tive audience than that waiting
yesterday for a somewhat f1orid,
pudgy gentleman of "a.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb was on
the stand, having come to talk
to a House Judiciary subcommit-
tee which is studying whether
baseball violates anti-monopoly
laws.
It was fairly obvious from the
start that the congressman were
first of all fans and secondarily
lawmakers, at least with Ty Cobb
before them.
They seemed little awed by the
great man. Every question was
respectfully phrased. The old
needle, an instrument usually kept
handy for Investigations like this
wasn't brought out.
1t was Mr.. Cobb this and Mr.
Cobb that. And why not? Every
kid has dreamed of being a great
baseball player. The inscription
on Cohb'S Hall of Fame plaque al
CooperStown, N. Y, says he led