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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
ROKS UnecOnOmical.
Garfield Murcher
To Step Out Again
January 20 at 81

A 92-year-old Pennsylvania,
who marched in the inaugural
parade for President James A.
Garfield in 1881, is coming to
Washington next month to par
ticipate in the 1853 inaugural
ceremonies.
He is j. Henry Geer of Beaver
County, Pa, an attorney and
charter member of the Lincoln
Republican Club.
The club. organized in 1880, has
participated in all nine Repub-
lican inaugurals in its history and
it will be back for the Eisenhower
celebration January 20, it was an
nounced by Edward r. Carr,
chairman of the parade subcom-
mittee.
The so marchers will dress in
black greatcoats, silk toppers, gray
spats and gloves, and will carry
ked. white and blue umbrellas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Swedes Report Soviet Sub Fleet
Has Many of New York Range
II of 165 in Baltic and Arctic Clossed
As Ocean Going; Total Put at $40

Swedish navy experts and some
times carries more detailed infor-
nation than James about Russian
Iwarships in waters close to Swe-
den.
H4O Known Submarines.
It gave the total number of
known Soviet submarines as $40,
while James put the number at
mo fewer than" $40 in its 1923
edition. For the first time ever,
the staid Swedish publication went
out of its way to report what it
called "a rumor that Russia is to
increase her submarine strength
to $50 by 1885,"
According to the Calendar. Rus
STA has at present 48 submarines
in Arctic waters, 18 of which are
Iocean-going. There are al least
lit Soviet submarines in the Bal
tic, 81 of them ocean-gcing. Fig
ureS do not include midget sub
marines with crew of two, of
which Russia has several.
Russian ocean-going subma-
Irines in Baltic and Arctic waters
for the moment include at least
IS with a range of 100000 900
nautical miles without refueling
The nautical mile is about $3.50
feet, against $3.50 feet for a land
mile.
There are at least 20 more with
range of $500 nautical miles
and eight with range of $780,
1000 miles. The distance between
New York and the Baltic Straits
is about $500 nautical miles.
The best of these Soviet subs
have a top surface speed of 22.5
knots and carry up to 10 21-inch
torpedo tubes in addition to
mines.
The SWedes estimated the num-
Der of ocean-gOing Russian sub
marines in the Far East at IS in
addition to about 80 coastal SUBJ
marines. They gave the figure Is
ocean-going and 35 coastal subs
for the Black Sea.
The Swedish Naval Calendar
reported for the first time that
the Russians are at present con-
structing five 10,000-ton cruiers of
the "Sverdlov" class for their Arc
tic fleet. It said work on these
ships has been going on since
1850.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Operator Crushed 10 Death
In Shaft Of Elevator

A 26-year-old Government
Printing Office elevator operator
was killed early today when he
was caught between the convey
ance and the shaft wall and
dragged six stories upward. The
body then plunged to the bottom
of the shaft.
The victim was David Bailey.
rs. colored. of 218 Parker street
NE. He and another man had
been working on a defective cleo
trical mechanism. Mr.. Bailey was
i'm the elevator on the first floor
of the building at 100 North Capt.
tol street. The other man. Ernest
Barbour. was operating the eleva-
tor by remote control from the
sixth floor.
Mr.. Barbour told police he
phoned Mr.. Bailey to see if the
cage doors were closed and every
thing all right before bringing the
conveyance up. Mr.. Barbour said
he received an affirmative answer
and began the upward movement.
But somehow the cage doors
opened and Mr.. Bailey was crushed
against the shaft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Movie in Sweden
Bars Princess, Ia,
Held Too Younq
By the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 20.-A
Swedish princess was refused a
seat at the opening of the movie
The Greatest Show on Earth"
here yesterday.
Princess Desiree. IA, was invited
to the opening together with her
two elder sisters, Margaretha and
Birgitta.
At the last moment, someone
pointed out that the picture was
forbidden to youths under Is in
this country.
The film company tried unsuc-
cessfully to get a special permit
from the police for the princess
before a red-faced film official had
to call the royal castle and explain
the situation.
The other two princesSes went
anyway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
A tabulation of the worlds
WOrSt cir disasters follows:

A tGbulation OF the World'S
DorSt air disasters tolloDS:
The greatest death toll hith-
erto was the 80 killed in the crash
of a plane near Cardiff, Wales,
March II, 1850.
Seventy three persons died
when the United States Navy
dirigible Akron plunged into the
Atlantic off New Jersey during a
thunderstorm April 4, 1888.
Other major crashes included
that of a Northwest Airlines DC-4
in Lake Michigan June %, 1850
costing So lives, and the death of
SIS persons aboard an Eastern
Airlines plane which collided with
a Bolivian P-38 fighter plane near
National Airport November l
1949.
Here is a list of other major
peacetlme crashes:
August %, 1914 - Fifty-four
killed, IS of them children, by
crash of an American plane into
"a school at Freckleton. England.
June 7, 1949-Transport plane
crashed into Atlantic off San Juan
Puerto Rico, killing So.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Big Military Craft Falls in West>
Takinq Men Home for HOLIDAYS
Major World Air Disasters
Greatest Toll Hitherto Was 80 Killed
In Wales; 70 Died in DirigibIe Wreck

May 80, 1947-Fifty-three killed
when Eastern Airlines plane
crashed and burned near Fort
Deposit, Md.
February Is, 1947-Fifty-three
died in Colombia plane crash.
October "a, 1947-Fifty-two
killed in crash of United Airlines
plane in Bryce Canyon. Utah.
June 10, 1947-Fifty killed
when Capitol Airliner crashed on
Blue Ridge mountainside in .Vir-
ginia.
November 10. 1950-Fifty-
eight killed when Canadian Cur
tiss Reid Air Tours DC-4 crashed
into Mount Obiou near Grenoble,
France.
December Is, 1951-Fifty-siz
killed in crash of nom scheduled
plane at Elizabeth, N. j.
August 81, 1950-Fifty- five. in
Guiding % Americans, killed in
crash of TWA Constellation in
Egypt.
August "a, 1951-Fifty killed in
crash of United Air Lines DC-6E
near Oakland, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Scotch FoiIs to Stop Police

LONDON, Dec. 20 R.-Two
men in a speeding truck tried to
shake OF four pursuing police cars
today by throwing bottles of
Scotch on the street during a 60
mile n-hour chase. The police
avoided the broken glass. forced
the truck into a pole after 10 miles.
arrested the men and accused
them Of stealing the whisky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Train Crosh in Fog Kills 3

BRUNSWICK, Germany, Dec.
20 R.-Three persons were killed
and Is injured today when a pas
senger and freight train collided
head-on in heavy fog between
Seesen and Dernebure in the Brit
ish Zone, railroad officials re-
ported. The freight engineer and
and a postal clerk on
the passenger train were killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Ex-Gov. Hoffman
Admits Role in
Adonis Case
Says He Once Offered
Help in Smuggling
Message to Gambler
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-Former
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman of New
Jersey admits he once offered to
help an ex-convict fight manager
|smuggle message to Joe Adonis,
imprisoned gambler.
But Mr.. Hoffman, the Republic
can Governor of New Jersey from
1885 to 1887, says he did not know
that the fight manager, Aniello
Ercole, had a criminal record.
Moreover, Mr.. Hoffman adds. he
was not himself acquainted with
Adonis. reputedly a top under
world power.
The former Governor, now New
Jersey State director of employ
ment, testified yesterday before the
New York State Crime Commits
sion, which later recessed its cur
rent series of public hearings to an
unspecified date in January.
Anastasia Testifies.
Mr.. Hoffman's testimony came
in the crime commission inquiry
into waterfront rackets which
cost the 81 billion shipping indus
try here an estimated $3.50 million
a year. New Jersey is co-operat-
ing in the investigation because
the port of New York comprises
miles of piers on both sides of
the Hudson River.
Yesterdays late testimony
veered, from the waterfront 10
New York prize fight haunts in
The commission attempt to eX-
pose to public view the activities
OF Albert AnaStasia of Fort Lee,
N. j., alleged lord high execu-
toner of Brooklyn's -for-hire
gang, Murder. Inc.
Anastasia, who also testified
yesterday, declined on grounds of
possible self determination to say
whether he knew Peter Panic,
!reform-seekjng longshoreman who
was murdered in 1899. His body
was found encased in lime IN
1941 at Lyndhurst, N. j.
O'Dwyer Then in Office.
William O'Dwyer, former Mayor
of New York and recently resigned
United States Ambassador to Mex
leo, was Brooklyn District At
torney at the time. Edward A.
Hetfernan, then an O'Dwyer aide.
told the Crime Commission Thurs
day ne had obtained a statement
linking Anastasia with the Panic
Staying.
Last night in Mexico City, Mr..
ODwyer refused to further dis
cuss the Crime Commission testi-
mony except to say, If they have
case against him tAnaStasia),
why don't they prosecutor"
A short time later Harry L.
Towe, Bergen County, IN. j..
prosecutor, said he would seek ar
Indictment if he can get any
evidence Panic was killed in New
Jersey.
The New York Times yesterday
quoted Mr.. O'DWyer as saying in
a telephone interview he could
not have prosecuted Anastasia be-
cause the murder occurred in New
Jersey.
In his statement last night,
Mr.. Towe said he had been in
formed by John j. Breslin, county
prosecutor in 1941, that MIR.
O'DWyer then said Panic was
murdered in New York.
Refuses Query on Visit.
Anastasia, in his testimony yes
terday, admitted he knew both
Adonis and Ercole. but he refused
to say whether he had ever
visited Adonis in Jail in Trenton.
N. j., or whether he had tried
through Ercole to get pass to
visit AdoniS.
Mr.. Hoffman took the witness
stand in the afternoon and was
(See CRIME, Page A-3.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
ALLIED Planes
Hammer Reds
Across Korea
Temperatures Below
Zero, With Snow
On Part of Front
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL. Dec. 2O.-Allied war
planes swept north of the battle
line in zero weather early today
and bombed and strafed Com
munist positions from the west
ern front to the Haeju peninsula
on the east coast.
Scattered low clouds over much
of North Korea in the afternoon
limited Allied air strikes and
kept Communist MIG jet fighters
north of the Yalu River. which
divides North Korea from Man.
churia.
On the ground, Allied and Com
munist riflemen traded small arms
and hand grenade fire in light
contacts along the front as tenn
peratures Skidded below zero and
snow fell in the west.
Reds Driven Back.
A Chinese platoon-24 to 40
men-attacked an advance posi-
ton east of Wire Hill on the east
central front at dawn. Concen-
trated Allied artillery and mortar
fire drove the Reds back after a
35-minute battle.
The sharpest ground fighting
on the western front was north
east Of Panmunjon, where an
Allied raiding party clashed in
zero weather with padded-uni-
formed Chinese soldiers.
The raiders claimed nine Chi
nese were killed and seven
wounded. But they pulled back
when Communist tanks opened
up.
On the central front. Allied
artillery opened up against 100
man Chinese column. wearing
white snow camouf1age uniforms,
moved behind the lines. Results
couldn't be checked.
Propaganda Continues.
The Reds continued their prop
uganda attacks on the central
front yesterday with loudspeakers
and leaflet barrages on White
Horse Mountain.
Leaflets dropped from a light
plane pictured Americans at home
basking in a tropic climate, while
United States soldiers huddled in
muddy foxhiles.
Allied pilots returning from
strikes along the western front
estimated II artillery emplace-
ments and 10 mortar positions de-
stroyed-most of them before
cloudy weather set in.
Earlier United Nations light
bomber pilots reported destruction
of 1870 Communist trucks in their
biggest score in a week of attacks
on Communist transport equip
ment rolling toward the front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Limit on Ammunition
Had Effect Durinq
Bloody Korea Battle
Order to Hold Down
Called Reel Boner'
In Kumhwu Action
By John Randolph
Assoeioted Press Sfoff Writer

TOKYO. Dec. 20.-The ammu-
milton supply problem in Korea,
believed to be of concern to Presi-
dent-elect Eisenhower, had a no.
ticeable effect in the recent bloody
battle for the Kumhwa ridges.
At one point, at the crux of the
infantry fight, a hold-down order
by front-line officers put
"a strict lid en- the amount of ar
tillery ammunition that could be
fired in one day.
Responsible American officers
engaged in the battle called this
"one of the few real boners" OF
the United Nations command in
the KumhWa action.
In Washington, Maj. Gen. Will
liam o. Reeder. one of the Army S
deputy supply chiefs. said Gen
Eisenhower was doubtless talking
about ammunition when he spoke
of certain problems of supply
that needed correcting in Korea
Gen. Reeder said there has been
and still is ammunition rationing
in Korea.
Outshot by Communists.
The hold-down order in the
Kumhwa battle. in effect for sew.
eral days at the end of October
resulted in the Communists out.
shooting the Allies by devastat-
ing 212 to / for a time. Then the
high command threw economy tt
the winds and poured guns anc
shells into the sector in the great.
est artillery concentration since
World War II.
The U. N. artillery quickly domi.
mated the situation, but proved un.
able to suppress completely the
Red guns and mortars.
| The temporary shortage came
at the crisis of the battle when the
South Koreans had been thrown
off Triangle Hill and were trying tt
regain it. They never were able tt
withstand the Red shellfire long
enough to consolidate their gains
Many Republic of Korea leaders
fearing the day when U. N. troops
may pull out. frequently try to
obtain and hoard great quantities
of rifle, mortar and artillery am
munition.
ROKs UnecOnOmical.
Other ROK commanders, with
no experience in supply problem.
since all ammunition comes from
the United States. have often beer
unrealistic and uneconomical n
pumping it out. This has been q
(See SUPPLIES, Page A-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
BY the Associated Press

MOSES LAKE, Wash, Dec. 90
A giant Globemaster transport
plane taking servicemen home for
Christmas crashed and burned
near here today with 1872 aboard.
There were some dead. some
injured and some escaped I'M
hurt" said Maj. P. w. Wassum.
Air Force public information
officer.
There was no immediate esti-
mate of the number of dead.
The CHA, biggest United States
military plane in service. crashed
from an undetermined cause
about 2 miles off a Larson Air
Force base runway at $50 am
PST).
Had Just Taken Off.
1t had just taken off on a flight
to Kelly Air Force Base at San
Antonio, Tex. Maj. Wassum said
most of the passengers were serv-
Lcemen "hitch- hiking" a ride home
for Christmas.
The crash was the second
Globemaster loss in six weeks, and
the latest in series of tragic mil
itary plane accidents. Another
CHA smashed against an Alaskan
mountain November %, killing So.
There was no immediate break
down of crew and passengers, but
Globemaster normally has a
crew of about IL.
Was on Routine Flight.
Mai. Wassum said the Globe
master was making the hop to
Texas as routine training
flight" with servicemen taking
advantage of the trip to get home
for the holidays.
The CHA, as big as a five-room
house and capable of carrying as
many as 200 combat troops.
crashed only moments after the
takeoff from its Eastern Wash
ington base. Gasoline spilled
from broken wing tanks and
flames shot up.
Rescue crews dashed to the
scene. The injured were rushed
to hospitals at the airbase ano
nearby Moses Lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Winter Arrives Officially
TomorroW-With Rain

Winter officially puts his frosty
finger on the country tomorrow
and the prospects are that the old
man will get a dousing.
The Weather Bureau predicted
rain this afternoon or tonight,
continuing until tomorrow after
noon. Winters official bow is
scheduled for 4:44 pm.
The first winter night will be a
chilly one, with temperatures
dropping just below freezing. the
bureau said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
GIobemaster Plane.
Carries 200 Men or
$4,000 Pound Cargo
Huge Transport Called
Most Versatile Croft;
First Flown in 1o4o

The giant Douglas C-124 Globe
master-of the type which crashed
today-is capable of carrying any,
thing up to $4,000 pounds-diver-
sifled general cargo or 200 troops.
The Air Force has said that the
Globemaster will fly such ar oper-
alton $40 nautical mileS-more
than 1000 statute miles-and re-
turn to base without refueling.
The planes gross weight is IT'S, 900
pounds.
Huge clamshell doors in the
nose of the aircraft provide an
opening II feet inches high and
II feet inches wide. A built-in
ramp permits vehicles to drive
or be rolled through the nose
doors into the cavernous fuselage,
which provides 10,450 cubic feet
of usuable cargo space
Has Built-in Elevator.
Loading and unloading is adj
ditionally facilitated by an cleo
trically operated elevator which
can pc low ared to the ground from
the center of the cargo seatiol.
Developed by Douglas englnea rs
in cooperation with the Ma seriel
Command the olal.e has a aceed
Of more than $50 miles Der hour
and a service ceiling of 10000
| feet. The first C-124 was flown
in November, 1949.
The four-engined plane has a
wing span of 173 feet 3 inches, a
length of 1877 feet 2 inches and
a height of 43 feet inches.
Called Most Versatile Transport.
The Air Force has said that the
Iall-purpose transport is probably
the most versatile and flexible
cargo and troop carrier in the air
designed to give swift global
mobility to military personnel and
supplies"
The huge plane, a comparative
newcomer to the transport field, is
beginning to replace C-54s in the
Korean airlift. 1t carries four
times as much cargo and -four
times as many passengers as the
C-54. 1t is the only cargo plane
that can carry an MIA light tank
The CHA is a two or three
decker, according to need. The
lowest deck, about 512 feet deep
is for small cargo. The man deck
will hold a single item measuring
II by II feet. It can be converted
into an upper and lower compart-
ment by lowering a steel panel
from each side. Head room on
both decks is feet 2 inches
Seats Hung on Removable Posts.
Two sets of web seats are hung
on removable posts in the center
of the plane. Litters or seats are
also fitted on each side of the
plane on both decks.
| Fully loaded, the Globemaster
can carry 1877 litter cases and
attendants or 200 combat troops
with personal equipment. How
ever. it has never carried a ca
pacity load as far as is known at
the Pentagon.
Each CHA is valued at about
SO million.
| All personnel has to be care
fully trained in operation of the
giant plane. Even truck drivers
and fork-lift operators receive
special training.
Pilots Prefer Big Plane.
The majority of the pilots who
have flown both C-54s and C-124s
say they prefer the latter ana
that it is an easy plane to fly
i In the air there is a tendency
to veer sideways, possibly because
J the controls are SO sensitive pilots
have not yet become accustomed
to them. Passengers feel no dts.
comfort. noweve,
The pilots sit rs feet above
the ground. Despite its bulk the
CHA has considerable maneu-
variability.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 20.
according to official
Swedish estimates. has at least 165
submarines in Baltic and Arctic
waters-and at least u of them
are ocean-going.
Many of these Russian subs have
a range which would enable them
to make two trips from the Baltic
Straits to New York and back
without refueling.
These estimates are included in
Sweden's 1853 Naval Calendar. a
Swedish counterpart to James
Fighting Ships" 1t is compiled by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Wife Sues Henry Give, II

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20 (R.-
Illustrator Henry Gives sixth
wife, Actress Burnu Acquanetta.
20. has sued him for divorce,
charging mental cruelty. Miss
Acquanetta, once the screen mate
of Tarzan, was married to the
71-year-old artist last year. They
separated December !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Giant Plane, 748 Aboard,
Lands With Engine Dead

SUNNYVALE, Calf, Dec. 20 (E)
A giant Navy Constitution landed
safely yesterday after fire
knocked out one of its engines
in flight.
The plane, carrying 100 passen-
gers and Is crewmen, came in at
a slower speed, but the pilot, Navy
1t. J. R. RAIDER. said the 92-ton
craft was operating normally.
The Lockheed plane-one OF
two in existence - landed on
three engines at nearby Moffett
Field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Hibok Hibok Erupts

MANILA, Dec. 20 (P).-Thick
smoke clouds that resembled an
atomic explosion today boiled from
Mount Hibok Hibok as the Philip
pines killer volcano" underwent
a minor eruption. Philippine News
Service said people were warned
to evacuate the danger area on
the southern island of Camiguin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Former Carolina Judqe
Is New CONGRESSMAN

BENcH TO CoNGRESs-A new
Democratic Representative in the House
will be George Adams Shuford, 81, a
former North coroIino Superior Court
judge. He is introduced to Stor reoders
on poee B-6.
FAMILY clRcLES-Four new op-
pointments announced by Gen. Eisen-
hower's headquarters will bring as many
families to the Washington scene.
You'll find something about them on
pose B-6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Edinburgh Flies Solo
After Month of Lessons
BY the Associated Pres,

LONDON, Dec. 2O.-The Duke
of Edinburgh made his first solo
fight today after a month of fly
ing lessons.
The 31-year-old husband Of
Queen Elizabeth took trainer
plane into the air on his own
for Is cautious minutes, then
turned in what his instructor de-
scribed as "a very good three
point landing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Guide for Readers

Amusements BIZ Lost and Found A-3
Churches A 0-l3 Obituary 49, AS
Classified - B-6-ll Rodio-Tv 49, Ais
Comics ALI IS Reel Estote- BIS
Editorial --A-4 Society. Clubs B-6
Edit Articles -A-SSports "A -A-s-9
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StocksinSpotIiqht

NEW YORK Up. Following are the
sales (add 00), high, low. closing price and
net change of the 90 most active stocks
for the week:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Giant C-124 Had
Just Taken Off
From Air Base
BULLETIN

MOSES LAKE, Wash. (P.-
A giant Globemaster Christ
mas Special" flying servicemen
home for the holidays crashed
with 1872 aboard today and the
Air Force announced there were
101 known dead-the worst &C
cident IN aviation history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Special Roto Copies

Permanent copies of The Stars centen-
NAL rotogravure section on extra-heavy
paper can be bought separately for 10 cents
at the business counter in the lobby of The
Star Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20
Weather Forecast
temperatures Today.

Rain. starting today or tonight. high
about 40. low SO. Rain early tomorrow.
Full report on Page A-2.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20

(See CRIME. Page A-3D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-12-20

An Associated Press Newspaper