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Evening star., 1952-03-22
nam Points 10 Index
In Urging Decontrol

The National Association oi
Manufacturers urged the abolition
|of price controls in the wake oi
an announcement that the Gov
ernment's cost Of living index
showed a drop Of 0.6 per cent in
February.
But Senator Moody, Democrat
|of Michigan cautioned against
using the drop as an argument
for ditching the controls.
"Suspending controls prema-
turely would be precisely as foolish
as sending fire department home
just because the flames were q
little lower and could no longer
be seen above the rooftop." he
said.
The NAM contended that INC
|price-control mechanism ever de-
vised can ever check or cure in
flation. Only artificial short
ages and emergencies could cause
serious imbalance."
Meanwhile, large increases ir
prices on fresh fruits and vege-
tables, sugar and most grains
pushed the Bureau of Labor
Statistics wholesale price index
up or per cent in the week ended
March 18.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
SoIomons Man Killed
In Cabin Cruiser Fire
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

SOLOMONS, Md. Mar. 22.-
A 79-year-old man died early to-
day in flames which enveloped
his 48-foot cabin cruiser tied to
his private dock here, State police
reported.
He was identified as BENJAMIN
T. Greenfield, who lived on the
boat.
When firemen from the Calvert
County volunteer company reached
him, Mr.. Greenfield was lying
face down on the floor OF the
cabin. about 3 or 4 feet from his
bed. Firemen believe he col
lapsed as he tried to fight his way
from his bed to the open deck.
The fire apparently broke out
about 2::30 am. and burned all
the way to the water line, accord
ing to Fire Chief Henry Poehler.
Mr.. Greenfield was the only
person on the boat at the time,
police said.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Taft Formally Requests
Withdrawal in New jersey
BY the Asseciaied Press

The Office of Senator Taft ot
Ohio announced today the Sena-
tor has made a formal request
that his name be removed from
the New Jersey primary election
ballots as a candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination.
A spokesman said Senator Taft
made the request In a letter to
Secretary Of State Lloyd B. Marsh
in Trenton, N. j. He said the
letter was sent from Wisconsin,
where Senator Taft is on q speech
making tour.
Mr.. Marsh said earlier that
Senator Taft's name could be re-
moved, that the March IL dead
line for withdrawal was merely
advisory.
Senator Taft announced Thurs
day he was getting out of the
Wisconsin race-which would have
pitted him against Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Senator Taft accused Gov. AL
fred E. Driscoll Of political trick
cry in throwing the Republican
State organization behind Gen.
Eisenhower. Gen. Driscoll retort-
ed that Senator Taft was pulling
out because Of reverses in New
Hampshire and Minnesota and be-
cause. the Governor added, Eisen-
hover sentiment was growing in
New Jersey.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
West Agreed on Reply
10 Soviet, Eden Says
by the Asseeioted Press

LONDON. Mar. 22.-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden said to-
day the three Western powers are
agreed on a reply to Russia's pro-
posal for German peace treaty
conference.
He gave no hint Of the nature
Of the reply but said Britain, the
United States and France were
"glad to learn" West German
Chancellor Konrad Adenalier was
in full accord with them.
MIR. Eden returned here today
by plane from Paris where he par
ticipated in three days of con-
ferences on remodeling the Coun-
Gil Of Europe and on drafting q
reply to the Soviet note.
There may be a few details of
drafting still to be settled" he
told reporters at the airport, "but
I hope the reply will be delivered
within a few days.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Eastern Air Lines 10 Cut
Fares HaIf-Cent a Mile
BY the Asseeiuted Pres.

Eastern Air Lines has received
Government approval to cut its
basic air coach fare by one-half
cent a mile, a spokesman for
Eastern said last night.
He said the Civil Aeronautics
Board authorized basic air coach
rate Of 4 cents per mile for East
ern, effective April /. The present
fare is AZ cents a mile.
Eastern said the lower, tariff
will cut the one-way Washington
Birmingham fare from $32 to
$27.30, Washington Houston from
$61.30 to $3.50, Washington
Jacksonville from $28.80 to $25. go,
Washington Miami from $43.65 to
$3.50 and Washington New Or
leans from $47.65 to s41.30.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
I'd. {. Men Reported
Missing in Korea Are
Now Listed as Dead

Two Washington men previous
|ly reported as missing in action
in Korea are now listed as dead
and another District man has
been wounded in Korea. the De-
Tense Department announced
last night.
Capt. George Ebert Gray, hus-
band of Mrs. Loretta S. Gray, 637
Keefer place NV. and Pvt. Will
lard ]. Sibley, husband of Mrs
Ethel Sibley. 2712 Ontario road
NV. have been reported dead.
Marine Sergt. Edward L. Nc
Keefer. son of Mrs. Elizabeth Nc
Keefer, 1440 Columbia road NV.
lis in a hospital in Japan recover
ing from concusSion and an arm
injury, he wrote his mother.
Capt. Gray had been missing
since April 5. when his F-51
lighter plane was seen to crash
behind enemy lines. A veteran OF
10 years in the service, the 81
Iyear-old captain held the Dis
Itinguished Flying Cross and the
AIR Medal. won during 102 fighter
missions during World War II.
He had been in Korea three
weeks, and was on his 18th mis-
sion when he went down.
Pvt. Sibley, 80, had been miss
ing since July 5, 1850. He entered
service in 1916 after living here
IA years, according to his wife
and was on occupation duty in
Manila before going to Korea
His body is expected in San Fran
cisco Sunday night aboard the
Iran Victory. according to the De-
Tense Department.
Sergt. Keefer was wounded
March 8, the Defense Department
said. A native of Washington, he
has been with the 1st Division.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Rescue Party Finds 7 Dogs
Dead Of Cold on MI. Puqh
BY the Assoeiaied Press

DARLINGTON, Wash, Mar
22.-Death beat six expert noun
tain climbers UP the sides of Mt
Pugh and took the lives of two
of the three cougar dogs which
had been marooned at the 1000
foot level for Is days.
The valuable animals were
found dead yesterday by the
mountaineers who braved the
hazardous. snow-covered face oi
the 7,150-foot mountain in day
long climb.
The third dog-younger and
spryer than the others-had
escaped by leaping from the
ledge. It's tracks showed it was
heading towards civilization.
The two dogs died of cold, not
hunger. veteran woodsmen said.
Such dogs have been known to
survive many days without food.
Cleo Riddle, their owner, said
all three dogs were alive Thurs
day he had watched them
through field glasses as they
fought of eagles which attacked
them.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Call for Women's S Revolt
Is Cited al Red Plot Trial
BY the Associaied Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. a.
Women must be ready to bear
arms for the Socialist revolution,
Federal conspiracy defendant
Loretta Stack is quoted as telling
q 1948 Communist Party meeting.
Mrs. Stack. one Of Is California
Communists on trial here. yester-
day heard FBI Undercover Man
Timothy Evans, jr., testify:
"She said women were to play
the same role they played in Rus
sia to bring about the revolution
and in overthrowing the present
economic system, not in part, but
In its entirety. :.
Women If necessary should
make their household activities
secondary, and take up arms side
by side with men to bring about
the dawn Of socialism"
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Judge Scott Notes
Decline Of Prejudice

Judge Almond w. Scott Of
Municipal Court last night pointed
to certain encouraging signs" in
the District that would indicate a
lessening in racial prejudice.
He addressed a testimonial din
ner Of the Bloomingdale Civic AS
sociation, which honored four
Negro civec leaders. It was held IN
Baldwin Hall, Howard University,
with more than 800 persons
attending.
One of the signs Judge Scott
pointed to was the forthcoming
re-opening of the National 1'heater
for stage productions on a nom
segregated basis.
The jurist praised Clifton Fadi-
man, Ed Sullivan. Paul Whiteman,
Horace Heidi and Milton Berle for
the opportunities these radio and
television personalities have given
youthful Negro performers to show
their talents.
In supporting his contention
that racial prejudice is breaking
down elsewhere, Judge Scott told
|of the time the Brooklyn Dodgers
baseball team was playing an ex-
hibition game with the Atlanta
(Ga.) Crackers. Every one rose
and cheered when Jackie Robin
son, Negro player on the Dodgers,
scored the winning hit. Judge
Scott said. showing that regardless
of color. a laudatory act still
drew admiration.
Those honored, who received
citations of distinguished service,
were Mrs. Jacqueline A. Cuney and
Mrs. Minnie L. Wright, 25-year
members of the Bloomingdale
Civic Association: DR.. Paul Cooke,
chairman of the Washington
American Veterans Committee
and secretary of the Catholic In
ter-racial Council. and Mrs. Mary
Church Terrell. acknowledgement
civil rights crusader, who received
special praise from Judge Scott.
harrington Parker, head of the
civic group. presided at the dinner.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Sonia Henie Cancels Show
In New York Over Bond
BY The Assoeiatsd Press

NEW YORK. Mar. 22.-Sonja
Henie yesterday Cancelled sched-
uled two-week appearance here of
her ice skating troupe because of
q demand for q 81 million bond
against audience seating acci-
dents.
At a performance of her re-
view in Baltimore March Z, a tenn
Iporarily erected seating stand col
lapsed, injuring hundreds. Her
attorney said almost 800 suits for
nearly S. million damages have
been filed as a result.
The ice show was slated to open
here Wednesday night at a Bronx
National Guard Armory. Miss
Henie had contracted for stands
here with the same firm that built
the stands in Baltimore.
Her attorney, Jerry Giesler, said
armory officials here previously
requested only a 100000 bond
against accidents, but after the
Baltimore mishap, demanded a 81
million bond. He said Miss Henie
has been unable to raise this
amount in time.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Morris Uses Direct Pleas
For Power Of Subpoena
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 22.-Newbold
Morris says subpoena powers con-
'stitute an Indispensable tool and
that he is making a personal plea
to win Senators and Representa-
tives TO this viewpoint.
! The Senate Judiciary Commit
Tee denied him the powers re-
Gently.
Mr.. Morris, Government ciean-
up boss. told newsmen here yes
terday that he is trying In per-
sonal contacts with leaders OF
Congress 'to make them realize
how important this tool is" He
noted that no action is ''irretrac-
tibie.'
|. Another Government depart
ment win receive q group Of In
come questionnaires Tuesday OF
Wednesday, Mr. Morris said. but
he did not identity the depart
ment He has given 596 Of the
queStionnaireS to Justice Depart
ment personnel.
MIR. Morris arrived here from
Washington to spend the week
end with his family.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Doctor Loses Radium;
Finder Faces Danger

A small lead cylinder contain
ing 100 milligrams Of radium Is
missing somewhere in Washing
ton and any one who finds it
should exercise extreme precau-
tons to avoid serious radiation
burns.
DR.. Isidore Lattman Of the
Washington Medical Building,
1901 I street NV, conveyed this
information to police yesterday,
He said he '.loSt or misplaced
the radium after he used the cap
sule in treating q patient at
me0pathic Hospital on March 8
DR.. Lattman said he recalls
leaving the hospital with the
radium and was under the impress
sion he placed It I'm the glove COM
partment Of his car. He searched
for the radium yesterday morning
and could not md It. Inside the
lead cylinder are 10 needles. each
containing 10 iniIligrams Of ra-
dunn. The radfum. DR.. Lattman
said. Is valued ct $500.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Federal Photographs
Dies as Car Strikes
Maryland Bridge

George w. Sands, Is. Govern
ment photographer of 3108 Sixty
third avenue. Cheverly, Md, was
killed early today when he lost
control Of his car as he was driv-
ing home, Prince Georges County
police said.
Police said Mr.. Sands car hit
a guard rail on KenilWorth ave-
nue. as he neared a narrow bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks. a short distance over the
District line. The car then turned
over.
Police believe Mr.. Sands fell
asleep at the wheel. He was alone
in his car, returning from q date
in Washington. The accident oc-
Cured at 2:40 am. and Mr.. Sands
was pronounced dead at the
scene.
The victim was a photographer
Tor a secret Government agency,
his family said. He also was the
official photographer for the Tux
edo-Cheverly Volunteer Fire De-
partment, in which he was very
active, and did considerable free
lance photo work. mostly for The
Star.
Mr.. Sands, who was a native of
Southeast Washington and a 1914
graduate Of Mckinley Tech High
School, lived with his brother and
sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
G. Sands. and his mother, Mrs.
Lillian E. Sands. at the Cheverly
address.
He also is survived by a sister,
Mrs. Lenore Reilly Of Albuquerque,
N. Mex. His body was taken to the
Lee funeral home, Fourth and
Massachusetts, avenue NE, pend
ing funeral arrangements.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
NationaIists Say MoIofov
Runs Asiafic Underqround
BY the Associated Pres.

TAIPEH. Formosa, Mar. a.
The Nationalist Defense Ministry
today said Vyacheslav Molotov,
former Soviet Foreign Minister
and Premier, is supervising oper-
ations Of a reorganized and ex-
panded Communist underground
in Japan, Indo-C China, Burma. the
Philippines and other parts of
the Far East.
The ministry said Mr.. Molotov
had his main base at Chita in
Siberia and that he Travelled oc-
casionally to "such key points as
|Peiping and North Korea"
Mr.. Molotov's title now is senior
deputy premier.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Australian AirIines
Official Complains
OF Detention by U. 5.
BY the A..oeio,.d Pres,

SYDNEY, Australia, Mar. o.
A senior official of the govern
ment-owned Trans-Australia Air
lines said today he was barred
from entering the United States
last month and was held a pris-
oner by United States immigration
authorities in Honolulu for l3
days without explanation.
Herbert Maley, deputy technical
superintendent of the air line, said
at Melbourne he was stopped at
Honolulu on his way to San Diego
by plane to attend conference
Of operators Of Convair and other
Consolidated Vultee planes. He
left Australia February 16.
An airlines spokesman said it
has referred the matter to the
Australian government with the
view that a top level protest will
be made to the United States.
Mr.. Maley said he refused to
answer immigration officers ques-
tions about his political beliefs.
II said I was entitled to keep
them to myself. I cannot under
stand why I was held. I am not
a Communist. I never have taken
part in any political gatherings
in Australia or the United States.
I know nobody in America outside
persons at the Consolidated Vultee
factory which I visited in 1947
for TAA, the only time I have
been in the United States"
He said he was refused entry
to the United States and was told
he could not return to Australia
until permission was granted by
Washington.
Henry E. Stebbins, United
States consul in Melbourne, said
tonight he did not know why Mr..
Maley had been barred from the
United States. He had issued a
visa to the Australian official.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
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onto chinks in the wall Of the
well. she managed to lift Mary
above the water.
Mr.. kaufman jumped from the
third floor and hobbled with an
injured ankle into the cellar. He
and a workman fashioned a seat
and sling with a piece of wood and
a rope.
Mrs. kaufman was SO chilled
by the water she couldn't hold
onto the rope and child. too. but
she got a leg over the board seat
and was lifted out by the two
men. Mary was. unconscious, but
soon revived.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Definite Lead Traced
by IreIan in Search
For Missing Drug

United States Attorney Charles
NJ. Irelan today was pursuing 4
definite lead" indicating that q
large quantity Of marijuana
leaked into illicit channels last
summer after it was confiscated
Iby Metropolitan police.
The lead developed from "a
totally unexpected source" Mr..
IIrelan said, while he was investi-
eating a 99-pound discrepancy
between the amount of marijuana
first reperted seized by police last
June and the amount listed as
Icontraband in report to his
office.
Called a Mistake.
The information uncovered by
Mr.. Irelan yesterday conflicted
with police explanations that a
mistake was made in estimating
the weight Of the marijuana
seized in. the automobile of John
r. Weatherbee, %, of New York.
At the time of Weatherbee's
arrest by 1t. H. H. Carper, sus-
pended chief of the police mar
lcotics squad. and Federal agents,
lit was estimated that 1869 cloth
bags found in his car contained
1913 pounds of lnarijuana, a mar
Icotic weed used to make "reefer''
cigarettes. When the case reached
court, however, the figure had
dwindled to 99.4 pounds.
Inspector E.. E. Scott, chief of
detectives, explained yesterday
that police had merely guessed
at the weight of the sacks at the
time Of the seizure and the true
figure was not reached until the
marijuana was weighed at the
Federal Bureau of Narcotics.
To Explore It Fully.
Mr.. Irelan indicated the case of
1.-THE missing marijuana will be
fully explored by the grand jury
Attention of the Senate District
Crime Committee was focused on
the missing marijuana early this
week when Herbert Buckle JawS)
johnson testified that Randolph
Catfish Turner, indicated as
boss of a local drug ring, told
him he had been given a pound
of the confiscated narcotic by 1t
Carper.
Myron G. Erich, attorney for
lit. Carper and Detective Sergt
William L. Taylor. also suspended
from the narcotics squad, said
every ounce of the marijuana
seized from Weatherbee's automo-
bile was turned over to Federal
narcotic agents who were present
when Weatherbee was arrested
1t. Carper and Sergt. Taylor
will be invited" to appear before
the grand jury next week, Mr.
Irelan said, to give their version
|of the sensational testimony oi
James M. (Jim Yellow Roberts
convicted drug peddler, before the
Senate Crime Committee. Rob-
lertS testified he paid bribes reg
|nlarly to 1t Carper to obtain I'M
munity from narcotic squad raids
The special grand jury also viii
hear testimony next week on the
Iextent of prostitution and black
mail rackets in the District. Mr.
Irelan said.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia and vicin-
ity-Cloudy and mild probably
with scattered thundershowers
this afternoon and tonight. High
near so today; low tonight about
so. Tomorrow, mostly cloudy, and
windy. turning colder with rain
ending the morning.
Maryland-Mostly cloudy with
showers and scattered thunder
Evening star., 1952-03-22

storms. Low tonight, As to so. To-
morrow, mostly cloudy with rain
ending in the morning. Windy
and turning colder tomorrow
afternoon and night.
Virginia Showers and scat
tered thunderstorms. Low tonight
of so to SIS in the west and north
portions, and 55 to go in the SOUTH
east. Tomorrow, showers ending
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Lincoln
Continued From First Page J


may not do, group of Nebraska
business and professional men are
hard at work organizing q general
write-in campaign for all candi-
dates for the presidential nomi-
nation who are not formally on
the ballot, both Republican and
Democratic.
This drive now has been
formally launched by Frank H.
Woods, chairman of the board of
the Lincoln Telephone and Tele-
graph Co.. and John H. Agee, a
Lincoln businessman, who Is chair
man. He stressed that the drive
will be non-partisan and will at
tempt to educate voters on how to
cast write-in ballot.
Since both Senator Kefauver
of Tennessee and Senator Kerr
Of Oklahoma have entered the
Democratic presidential primary
and are on the ballot. the write
in campaign will scarcely affect
them, although the Democrats will
be urged to use their privilege of
writing the names of President
Truman, Gov. Stevenson of Il
linois or any other candidate of
their choice on the ballot.
Taft Strategy Debated.
It looks very much to Nebraska
Republicans as though Senator
Taft, having withdrawn from a
showdown with Gen. Eisenhower
in the New Jersey presidential
primary on April Is, has elected
to engage in a contest with the
general in territory more to his
liking.
Senator Taft has many sup
lporters among the Republican
leaders Of the State, in addition
to Senator Butler and Represen-
tative Buffet. Most of the dele
gate candidates-for places in the
Republican National Convention
ARE either committed to the
Senator or believed to be for him.
The Taft withdrawal from the
New Jersey contest has been crit
icized here. One of the Senator's
supporters. who did not wish to
be quoted, said:
Perhaps the Senator believed
that his withdrawal would be less
harmful to his chances than a
defeat which was looming on the
horizon in New Jersey"
Evening star., 1952-03-22
'Dud' Bomb Kills Z Children

MANILA, Mar. 20 R.-Chil-
dren playing in a ricefield Friday
at Mabalacat. near the United
States airbaSe at Clark Field,
found a Japanese World War II
"dud" bomb. They tampered
with the mechanism and the
bomb exploded. killing two chill
dren and injuring eight others.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Ten Homes in Kentucky
Smashed by Tornado
BY the As,oeiotsd Press

HODGENVILLE, KY, Mar. %.
"A tornado struck here shortly
after midnight last night, demol-
ished the Larue County Fair
grounds and several houses and
injured an undetermined number
Of people.
No deaths were reported.
Hodgenville is about 60 miles
south of Louisville.
Patrolman~ c. G. Phelps said
40 or IL houses" were blown
away.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Egypt and Britain Meet

CAIRO. Egypt. Mar. % R.-
Prime Minister Ahmed Naguib
|Hilaly Pasha and British Ambas-
|sador Sir Ralph Stevenson met
today. repeatedly to discuss set
thing the British h-Egyptian quarrel
lover the Suck Canal.
Evening star., 1952-03-22
Airmun Reqoins Sioht

A French airman. completely
blind after an accident a few
months ago. now is plotting light
bombers in Indo-C China following
Ia corneal graft operation.