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Evening star., 1951-09-17
Belly Landing Saves
Plane Carrying s.;
Other Crashes Probed
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Sept. ia Florida
bound plane crash-landed yester-
day and the pilots expert han
ding of the crippled ship was
credited with saving the lives of
So persons aboard.
Pilot-Capt. B. j. Mountain of
Miami, Fla, was lauded for max
ing an excellent" belly-landing
of the converted twin-engine
Army C-46 in a field near Midway
Airport. Capt. Mountain brought
the ship down shortly after get
ting airborne when the left engine
failed.
The plane was badly damaged
and both engines were torn away
in the wheelS-up landing but none
of those aboard was seriously in
jured.
Al Treated at Hospitals.
Thirty-Seven passengers plus
the crew of four were treated at
two hospitals and others were
examined by doctors at the scene.
Fourteen persons were hoSpitalized
but their injuries were described
as not serious. A 4-month- old
child was among the injured.
At Flagler. Colo, a Civil Aero
nauticS Board official says CAA
regulations obviously were violated
in an air show plane crash which
killed 20 persons.
Seventeen persons were injured
A stunt plane plunged into closely
parked cars and spectators during
the air show in this small farming
town Saturday.
Regional CAB Chief R. P. Par
shall. directing an inquiry today
said:
1T was obvious the pilot was
too close to the crowd"
Inquiry Not Determined.
He said it would be five days
before it will be known if there
is to be a public inquiry. The de-
cision. he said, will be made in
Washington.
In another crash four persons
died yesterday when a private
plane fell and burned near Che
halls, Wash.
A light private plane carried
two men to death last night when
it crashed into a thickly wooded
area near WaycrosS, Ga.
In the Chehalis crash a four
place private plane plunged into
a COW pasture minute after TAX
ing off, and caught fire. Two of
the dead were thrown clear of
the wreckage. Residents of the
neighborhood pulled the bodies
of the other two from the blazing
plane. The planes engine was
operating at full throttle when it
crashed, witnesses said.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Policy Of Deferring
Top Students Retained
BY the Assoeiaied Press

College students who get gooC
enough marks will continue tc
be deferred from the draft despite
larger draft calls, a Selective
Service official said last night.
Only a substantial change" ir
the size of the armed forces, now
set at 3.5 million, would change
the present .deferment schedule
for college men. Daniel Ofner, gen.
eral counsel for Selective Service
told a radio audience.
| But larger draft calls and fewer
deferments for other draft eligi-
bles. Mr.. Omer said, are inevitable
because military manpower is tn,
scarcest wartime commodity ir
America"
He said the rejection rate i.
running about so per cent, which
he called very high" and tha
only about 10000 men a month
are attaining the minimum draf
age of 1872. The draft call TO
October is $4,000 men, highes
since last spring.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Mrs. America Probe Set
Florida Official Saws
BY the Assoeioied Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Sept. II
New Jersey Gov. Alfred Driscol
has ordered an investigation OF
the Mrs. America contest, says
Beverly Grizzard. Florida adver-
tising commission director.
Mr.. Grizzard said he had pro-
tested to the governor after sew
eral judges announced the most
votes had gone to Mrs. Central
Florida-Mrs. Peggy Creel of St
Petersburg-though she was given
third place. Mrs. New York City
was the announced winner.
James King of the New Jersey
Conservation and Economy De-
partment telegraphed Mr.. Griz-
zard yesterday that Gov. DriScoll
has ordered the mayor of Asbury
Park to make an inquiry and clar.
ify the situation.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Conference Arranged.

Conference Arranged.
John B. Toole, former treasurer
of the Lithofold Corp, testified
last week that Mr.. Boyle, on Feb
ruary %, 1949, arranged a con-
ference between Lithofold Corp.
officials and Mr.. HiSe after the
board had turned down the origi-
nal application.
In connection with the activities
of Mr.. Green, Mr.. Prince told the
subcommittee today that he
thought Mr.. Green was employed
during 1949 and 1850 only by the
Lithofold Corp He disclosed that
Mr.. Grfeen told Mr.. Dry that he
used to work for Bill Boyle"
Mr.. Prince added that he person.
ally had no knowledge that Mr..
Green lever had any influence
with Mr.. Boyle"
AS the subcommittee entered
its fourth day of open hearings
members differed on whether
Testimony showed that Mr.. Boyle
helped the company get RFC loans
in 1949 and took pay for such help.
| But several Democratic as well
as Republican members said there
would be no such uncertainty
about Mr. Boyle's appearance as
there was in the early stages OF
another Senate subcommittee in
quiry in hearing Donald S. Daw-
son. In that earlier probe of "in-
lf1uence and favoritism" affecting
RFC the subcommittee eventually
questioned Mr.. Dawson, an ad-
ministrative assistant to the Presi-
dent.
Subcommittee Chairman Hoey
Democrat, of North Carolina
promised that Mr.. Boyle will have
a chance to tell his side Of the
story"
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Strike
Continued From First Page.

mated Association of Street, Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach
employees of America (AFD wants
higher wages and a pension plan
The buses which usually carry
about $4,000 passengers daily op-
Grated only main routes today
Eleven buses were scheduled dur
ing the morning and evening rush
hours. and five at other times
Some serviced the Forestville
division, which includes Washing
ton. District Heights and Suitland
and others ran in the Seat Pleas
ant division, including Bradbury
Heights and Kent Village. A local
also operated between Bradbury
Heights and Barney Circle.
Two Of the main points affected
were the Census Bureau and An
drews Air Force Base. The buses
did what they could to carry en-
|ployes to and from work there.
80 Drivers in Walkout.
About 80 drivers and IL me-
chanics are involved in the walk
out. They had been negotiating a
new contract with the company
for several months.
Originally they asked a 32-cent
hourly wage increase and pen
sion plan. Just before the strike
was called the union had receded
to II cents an hour and cents
an hour for pension. The COM
pany offered 9 and 3 cents.
Leslie Altman, company presi-
dent, said that was all allowable
under the Wage Sterilization Act
and that the company could af.
ford to pay no more.
Union spokesmen said the $1.3s
hourly paid drivers and $3.50 paic
top mechanics was lower than any
wages paid other bus lines in thi:
area. They compared the wage!
with $1.70 paid Capital Transit
drivers, $1.65 to Arnold Lines driv.
Iers and $1.55 to A. B. g. w
drivers.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Crows Have Last Crow

PLYMOUTH, N. c. (P.-Dt
crows read newspapers? w. "
Haya, Washington County farm
agent for the State College Ex-
tension Service, thinks they do
Hays says the County Wildlife
Club recently arranged a "crow
shoot" when the crows came in
to roost-or were supposed to
The event was we'll publicized in
the local paper. "The crows
says the county agent, must have
read the paper, since only one
crow made his appearance.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Senator's Meet Today
|0n Diplomatic Posts
For BowIes and Jessup
Rx the A.soeinted Pres.

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee may decide today
whether to plunge into possibly
bitter dispute over the nomination
of Philip Jessup as United Ma
ltions delegate,
Chairman Connally called the
group together for a. session at
which action on the japanese
peace treaty also may be discussed
An administration lieutenant
who asked not to be quoted by
name told a reporter that insis-
Itence on the confirmation of iMr
IJessup's appointment may involve
the Senate in a months battle
and delay adjournment plans.
Hearings on Bowles Asked.
Senator Hickenlooper, Republi-
can ,of Iowa. already has asked
that hearings be held on the
nomination of Mr.. Jessup ano
that of Chester Bowles, former
Connecticut Governor and OPA
administrator, to be Ambassador
to India.
Some Republicans oppose Mr.
Bowles on grounds he isn't trainec
for the New Delhi job.
The expected fight against Mr.
Jessup, however, is based pri.
marily on the Far East policies h;
had a part in shaping. Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wiscon.
sin, has accused the ambassador
at large of having IAN affinity fol
Communist causes" Mr.. JessuI
denies it.
If the committee decides to hole
hearings and bring the appoint.
ment before the Senate, admins
tration lieutenants may have tt
abandon efforts for an early Oc.
tober Senate adjournment.
They predicted that in such g
case the Senate will take a si1
weeks recess before tackling tn,
Japanese treaty.
There is every confidence il
the administration camp that tn,
treaty will get the necessary two.
thirds approval.
Malone to Fight Treaty.
Senator Malone, Republican, Of
Nevada served notice yesterday
he intends to fight against ratifi.
cation of the treaty, which HI
called "a dangerous step towarc
the total loss of Asia to Russia.
He also predicted in a state.
ment that the ''showmanship" oi
Secretary of State Acheson at the
IEreaty signing conference in Sar
Francisco would not save the cabi.
net members job. He said Mr.
AcheSon will be out within the
next four to six weeks"
The Presidents political ad.
Ivisers have told him he must gel
rid of Acheson," Senator Malone
said. "As politics is the most i'm
lportant thing to Mr.. Truman. he
lis going to follow this advice, but
before taking the step he per-
mitted his old friend to put or
the show in San Francisco
Evening star., 1951-09-17
RFC

Continued From First Page.)
amount and the Board of Direc-
tors on February %, 1949, had
voted to disapprove the applica-
ltion.
Evening star., 1951-09-17

EDUCATIONAL.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
'AirpIone 'Buzzing' Fishing Party
Crashes Into River, Killing Two
Pilot Had Offered Ride
To Companion Who
Had Never Flown

Two men were killed yesterday
afternoon when their light plane
crashed into the Potomac about
four miles below Alexandria while
they were "buzzing" friends in q
fishing party they had left only
about an hour previously.
The pilot of the light two-seater
was Curtis Oakley, 81, civilian en-
ploye in the paint shop at Andrews
Air Force Base, of 431l Royal
street, Suitland, Md. His COM
panion had been identified at an
early hour today only as William
Barnes of Washington.
The plane, which had been rent
ed at Hyde Field. Clinton, Md.
was said by spectators to have
made two or possibly three low
passes at small fishing boat neal
the center of the river when il
plunged into the water and sank
almost instantly.
Neither the bodies nor the plane
had been located at an early hour
this morning. The accident oc-
Icurred in about % feet of water
Evening star., 1951-04-08
PAGES Visit in Hawaii
Classified Top Secret
By the Associated Press

HONOLULU, April 7. - The
Army today classified as top secret
the movements of Army Secretary
Pace, who was due here today.
The sudden increase in military
secrecy led to speculation that
the new tests of atomic weapons
at EniWetok might be imminent
Mr.. PAGES departure for a two
week tour of the Pacific was an
Inounced in Washington earlier in
the week. His itinerary was an
Inounced as including Hawaii,
Wake Island, Guam, Tokyo. Ko-
rea and Manila. He was in Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, yesterday and
was due to take off for Hawaii
last night from Travis Air Force
Base, Calf, but after leaving
Colorado his movements were of
the record.
The Army Secretary could be in
Hawaii today, and probably was
but all the military professed to
know nothing about it. An Army
spokesman said instructions from
Washington forbade all news OF
his trip.
1t. Gen. John E. Hull, deputy
chief of staff for administration
| is in the group. He commanded
the last atom bomb task force
lat Eniwetok in April and May.
1948.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
II Killed as AirIiner
Hits Coast Mountain
On 2O-Minute Flight
Passengers Include
Many Sevicemen, One
On Way to His Wedding
By the Assoeioted Press

SANTA BARBARA, Calf.
April 7.-Twenty-two persona
many of them burned and man
gled beyo d recognition, died in
the crash Of a Southwest Airways
plane last night.
Rescue teams, hacking and
crawling through dense mountain
growth familiar only to deer and
mountain lions, reached the
wreckage today about % miles
northwest of here.
Many of the dead were service
men. -Four of them were colonels
and one of them a private who
was enroute to his own wedding
in Beverly Hills.
Flight Normally 20 Minutes.
Many were still fastened tc
their seats with safety belts. The
plane became lost on a flight that
normally takes only 20 minutes
from Santa Maria to- Santa Bar
bara.
Air Force Capt. John Alden, in
charge of rescue operations, said
the bodies were scattered over q
wide area in Rubio Canyon. just
west Of a 4,000-foot mountain
Evening star., 1951-04-08
c. Major Can't Say
Why He Decided to
| Stoy off FotoI FIiqht
By the Assoeiatsd Press

SAN FRANCISCO, April Z.
An Army major, who almost
joined four fellow officers
killed last night in the crash
of a Southwest Airlines plane,
said today he could not ex-
plain his decision to take an
other flight.
Maj. Sterling r. Nelson of
Washington, D. c.. said they
had arranged for their return
flight before they came to
California.
He planned to join them,
then decided to keep a pre-
vious reservation on another
plane and to meet them in
Chicago; flying on to Wash
ington with them on the same
plane.
Maj. Nelson said he is with
the Office of the Assistant
Chief of Staff G-1.
Evening star., 1951-04-08

islands. Fanatic militarists had
just made a brief abortive revolt
against the Emperor for surren-
dering. Gen. MacArthur's decision
to accept the capitulation on the
Missouri in Tokyo Bay before
more than a handful of American
air-borne troops arrived has been
called the greatest gamble in mod
ern history Professors who stu
died Japan all their lives, military
experts who knew every nook and
Granny of the japanese character,
thought that Gen. Macarthur was
taking a frightful risk. There
would be guerrilla warfare for
years within 10 miles of Tokyo.
No American administrator would
be safe without permanent heavy
guard. The country would blaze
with a permanent flame of hatred
for the conquering Americans.
And so on.
The Macarthur party landed at
a pockmarked Kamikaze strip
Atsugi, and the General put up
for the night in the New Grand
Hotel in Yokohama, the only one
in operation. 1t was filthy, de-
crepit, and alive with small animal
life. The Japanese staff, petrified
at what was going on. managed to
dig up steak for dinner. Gen.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Tough Narcotics Bill Full Appellate Bench
Pledged After Charge To Reconsider Dispute
OF u. ). Court Laxity With District judges
Court to Sit En- Bonc
For April 80 Hearing
On Bondsmun License

In an unusual move, the United
States Court Of Appeals has de-
cided to sit en- banc-with all
nine judges on the bench-to re-
consider a hot issue between it.
self and the Is judges of District
Court.
The hearing April 80 will be
one Of the few such occasions
in history. Customarily the judges
sit in groups of three members.
The case provides an unusual
legal situation. The Is trial
judges, in effect, are trying to
convince their Superiors that the
higher court erred in a recent
decision. The District judges are
asking the appellate court to re-
verse its stand on a question in
volving their jurisdiction.
Legal Questions Important.
They will not appear in person
at the rehearing but will be rep
resented by counsel in much the
same manner that lawyers repre-
sent individual clients. Their case
will be argued by Solicitor Gen.
eral Philip Perlman. who inter-
vened as a friend of the court.
The legal question involved far
overshadoWs the Importance of
the lawsuit which is basis for the
case. Furthermore, the question
at issue differs from one posed in
a previous appeal, in which the
same lawsuit was carried to the
Evening star., 1951-04-08

parade of legislative and execu-
tive-branch witnesses to the effect
that the Federal bench is failing
ito crack down adequately on
narcotics peddlers.
Only harsh treatment here and
in other soft" Jurisdictions will
curb the drug traffic, the sub
committee was told. 1t heard
Testimony that the District is one
Iof these soft" spots, where mar
cotics peddlers get off with light
sentences.
COntrasted With Other Cities.
Witnesses contrasted the situa-
tion here with that in such places
as Brooklyn. Minneapolis and
Memphis, where drastic sentences
for narcotics law violators has cut
down significantly on the drug
traffic.
Representative Harrison, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, asserted that
Congress has to pass legislation
because discretion is not being
wisely exercised by the Federal
courts"
Some judges here, Mr.. Harrison
said, have been extremely lax
in Furnishing any kind of crime. I"
He did not name the jurists.
Mr.. Harrison called for statis-
tics from the Narcotics Bureau,
Treasury Department, on the
average sentences. probation and
other information from various
Federal districts.
Sentences Here Called Weak.
Deputy Commissioner George w.
Cunningham Of the Bureau said on
the witness stand:
In the District of Columbia,
sentences have been uniformly
weak in narcotics cases."
He declared that in 1948-49.
the minimum sentences in Balti-
more were about equal to the
maximum sentences given here in
narcotics violations. He was quick
to add that sentences in Wash
ington have been increased in the
past two years, but he said they
are not as severe as in several cities
summed by the underworld be-
.(See NARCOTICS, Page A-50
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Truman Letter TELLING
Sawyer 10 Keep Ship
Stock Is Disclosed
Directed Secretary in so
To Retuin z Million Shares
Claimed by DoIIor Line
By Robert K. Welsh

A letter by President Truman
directing Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer to keep million shares
of steamship company stock
claimed by the r. Stanley Dollar
interests came to light yesterday
in contempt of court moves agains'
Mr.. Sawyer and others.
The United States Court of Ap.
peals announced it would issue
formal orders, probably tomorrow
telling Mr.. Sawyer and the min,
others to "show cause" Thursda,
why they should not be held il
contempt for failure to turn owe
stock control of the American
President Lines to the Dollal
group.
Issuance of that order as vel
as another instructing the II
persons to take no action "incon
sistent with strict compliance
with earlier rulings by the Cour
of Appeals had been expected yes
terday.
Judges Study Proposals.
Proposed language of the order
was suggested by the Dollar at
torneys after the "show cause
citation was issued late Friday
Judges Bennett Champ Clark ant
Wilbur K. Miller studied the pro
posals until d-afternoon yes
terday but apparently deferred
final announcement until Judg,
E. Barrett Prettyman had an op
portunity to study them.
The three judges, on severa
occasions since 1945, ruled OF
various aspects of the fight be
tween the Government and tn
Dollar interests for control o
the President Lines. The contro
versy has gone to the Suprem
Court three times.
1t took on a cross-country as
pect last week when Federal Judg,
George B. Harris in San Fran
cisco granted an injunction t,
prevent the Dollar interests from
taking control of the APL pend
ing outcome of litigation begun
by the Government in his court
The injunction bans transfer O
80 per cent of the APL voting
stock to the Dollar group.
Got u. S. Loan in 1888.
In 1888 the old Dollar Steam
ship Co. turned over that stool
to the former Maritime Commits
sion after getting Government
loans. The Dollar attorneys con
tend this was simply collatera
for the loan. The Government
declares that it was an outrigh
surrender of the stock.
President Truman's direct par
in the proceedings came out yes
terday in detail, although his nam,
had been mentioned several time
in the course of the litigation
Dollar attorneys told the appeal
court last week that the Govern.
ment attempt to reopen the liti.
cation all over again in the sui
in San Francisco was at the direc.
Cion of the President.
Last November 80, according tt
tSee DOLLAR. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1951-04-08
10 Russian Fishing Ships
Seen in English Channel
BY the Associoted Press

FOLKSTONE, England, April 7
Ten Russian fishing ships sailed
through the English Channel to.
day. They are believed en- route
to Vladivostok. Siberia, just north
OF Korea.
The Eaval correspondent of the
London Daily Herald. organ of the
ruling Labor Party, said the ships
may be manned by Russian sub
marine officers.
Evening star., 1951-04-08
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

ABc OF THE CRIME PRoBE.-John
9. Citizen is beginning 10 reoIixe that
Americas recIeteers ore living off
him ond is demanding that something
be done about it. Eighth ond lost
criticize of Q series. Page AS.
THE MILITARY -scENE.-BeIoium
hos tried neutrolity in two wors and
hos found thot it doesn't work. Maj.
George Fielding Eliot tells Of BeIsion
reormoment as port Of Western de-
tense in the fifth Of O series of
articles written following on inspection
tour OF Western Europe. Pose AS.
Evening star., 1951-04-08


plosive in his comments on Gen.
MacArthur's recent comments on
Far Eastern affairs-and particu-
larly his letters urging the use of
Chinese Nationalist forces to open
a second front against the Com
munistS in Asia.
Mr.. Truman conferred at the
White House yesterday with De-
fense Secretary Marshall and Gen.
Bradley, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. Usually we'll
informed sources said the prin-
cipal purpose of the conference
was to discuss what to do about
Gen. Macarthur and his state
mentS.
Final Decision Delayed.
1t was said, however, that no
final decision was reached on
what to do about the Far Eastern
commander, himself, or his pro-
posal for much broader action
against the Chinese Communists
than he has been permitted thus
far to take. The Generals views
were expressed in a letter to
Representative Martin, Republi-
can, of Massachusetts, and re-
leased by Mr.. Martin last week
during the course of debate in the
House on the draft and universal
training legislation.
Gen. Macarthur added fuel to
the feelings in Washington and
elsewhere over his comments by
another statement saying the re-
lease of 10000. South Korean
troops from the United Nations
forces involved political decisions
beyond my authority" That COM
ment was made in message to
one OF the editors of the maya
zine Freeman" ~ 4
Debate over Gen. MacArthur's
views swirled in statements and
comments in the Capitol-all pro-
jected against the somber warn
ing earlier in the week by Speaker
Rayburn that all the forces ar
rayed against United Nations
troops were not Chinese Commu-
nistS and that there was a ter
rible" danger of World War III.
Taft Sides With Macarthur.
Developments and comments
included:
Senator Taft, Republican, Of
Ohio, sided with Gen. Macarthur
and in statement to a reporter
said that Chinese Nationalists
should be given American arms to
invade the Chinese mainland and
take the pressure off our boys
fighting in Korea"
2. Senator Kerr, Democrat, of
Oklahoma, opened up with a blis-
tering attack on Gen. Macarthur
-"MacArthur the magnificent" as
he called him-and said his "one-
man act is wearing the patience Of
the rest of the team mighty thin -
The Oklahoma Senator, the first
Democrat to voice publicly his
smouldering resentment over the
Macarthur statements, said "Jhe
time may be nearer than we think
when the overall cost of keeping
Macarthur as the theater COM
mander will be greater than tic
value of his position with the
AsiaticS."
3. Senator Ferguson, Republi-
can, of Michigan, asked Secretary
Marshall and Secretary of State
Acheson for statement on what
the political considerations may
be" against using all South Korean
forces in the Korean fighting. The
Senator said he was greatly dis
tressed'' by the reports that 120,-
600 South Korean troops were
being released
Hurley Demands Action.
4. Patrick j. Hurley, an Ambas-
sador to China under President
Roosevelt, demanded in a state
ment that the administrator
take the wraps off" Gen Mac
Arthur and "allow him to employ
the forces necessary for the sue
cessful performance of his mis-
sion"
5. The Indian government asked
(See MACARTHUR, Page A-4.)