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Evening star., 1952-10-05
Chef Says Clark Used
Improper Judgment
lin Vote Fraud Case
By GEORGE Beveridqe

Chairman Chelf of the House
subcommittee investigating the
Justice Department charged last
might that former Attorney Cen
eral Tom Clark used Exceedingly
improper judgment" in handling
the 1916 Kansas City vote fraud
cases.
However. at the same time, he
l. Said the subcommittee has
turned up mo new or startling
evidence" relating to Mr.. Clark's
part in investigating the Kansas
City matter.
2. Verbally spanked a Repub-
Ilican subcommittee member. Rep
Iresentative Bakewell, of Missouri
for prematurely suggesting that
such new evidence might be in
the ofhng.
Mr.. Clark. now a Supreme
Court justice. headed the Justice
Department from 1945 to 1949
Removed from Files.
Mr.. Bakewell re-awakened in
terest in the Kansas City matter
two weeks ago. Then, he disclosed
the probers' plans to examine
documents which allegedly were
removed from FBI files on order
Of Mr.. Clark.
While he didn't mention Mr.
Bakewell by name, Mr.. Chelf Saic
in a statement last night the
Missourian's comments suggested
startling new evidence might be
produced seriously rejecting upon
the character and integrity o1
Justice Clark"
Mr.. Chelf said he personally i.
convinced Mr.. Clark used exceed.
ingly improper judgment" in moi
ordering a more extensive FB.
probe Of the 1916 vote-fraut
charges. The allegations followed
the Democratic primary in which
EnoS Axtell backed by President
Truman, defeated Representative
Roger Slaughter.
Has Examined Files.
But after examining Justice anc
FBI files, Mr.. Chelf. asserted, Sc.
am of the opinion that there i.
no new or startling evidence thai
adds or subtracts" from fact:
which were in the h ands of &
Senate investigating committee o1
the 80th Congress.
Mr.. Chalf did not identify spe-
Officially the documents referred tc
by Mr.. Bakewell.
He recalled, however, that he
stated when the inquiry began
last March he would mot allow oul
subcommittee to become a sound.
ing-board for malicious statements
or unfounded suspicious anc
added:
Il meant what I said.
I'm all fafirness to Justice Clark
this statement is made in order
to keep the record straight and
to prevent any misunderstanding
of the facts"
Evening star., 1952-10-05
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Evening star., 1952-10-05
|SoIets Name 1O-Man Team
To u. n. Assembly Session
By The As.eeioted Press

%
MOSCOW. Sunday. Oct. s.
Russia today announced a 10-mar
team to represent the U.S.S.R. al
the United Nations General AS
sembly opening in New York Octo-
ber IA.
Foreign Minister Andrei Y
Vishinsky heads the delegation. II
is regarded here as the most i'm
portant representation Russia has
picked for a U.N. session in some
time.
Andrei A. Gromyko, former
Soviet delegate to the U.N. ano
now Russian Ambassador tc
Britain, was second to Vishinsky
on the delegation list.
Other delegates are Valerian A
zorin, Soviet Deputy Foreign
Minister and new delegate to the
U.N.; Georgi N. zarubin, Am
bassador to the U. S., and Arkady
A. Sobolev, Ambassador to Poland
Mr.. Sobolev formerly was an AS
sistant Secretary General of U.N
Deputy delegates: A. M. Kuch-
arrow. foreign minister of the
Uzbek S.SR.; o. o. Yuran, deputy
foreign minister of the Latviar
|S.S.R.; G. P. Arkadyev, head o1
the us. Department of the Soviet
Foreign Ministry; P. Morozov
deputy head of the treaties ano
legal department of the Foreign
Ministry; and S. M. Speranskaya
member of the Presidium of the
Red Cross and Red Crescent soci-
eties of the U.S.S.R.
Evening star., 1952-10-05
3 Trapped u. S. Tanks Rout
] 200 Reds in 75-Hour Fight

ling small arms all around US. One
round took my helmet of. The
fire went between our legs and or
both sides Of us, but nobody was
hit"
The Americans jumped of a
l20-foot cliff. Pfc. Wallace C.
Magan of Owensboro. KY. broke
his leg. Pvt. Frank j. Gray, Pue-
bio, Colo, and 1t. Koch crawled
with the injured man through
one mile of enemy territory and
another mile and a half through
no-man's land. Most of the way
mortar shells exploded around
them.
American Sergeant Killed.
Sergt. Estrada's tank mean
while was hit by a Bazooka. He
was mortally wounded but did not
die until reScuerS reached him.
A Communist fired a burp gun
through the hole left by the
baZooka shell. Pvt. Donald Vashon
OF Waterville, Me-. opened the
turret. A grenade blast killed him.
Corpl. Vowel Bolog of Sharon,
Pa, jumped out. A grenade felled
him and North Korean bayonet-
ted him. leaving him for dead
Bolog crawled under the tank and
later was rescued.
Sergt. Estrada and Corpl. Author
C. Lamb Of Chateaugay, N. Y.
tossed grenades out of the tank
and then closed the hatch and
waited for help. The Reds
swarmed all over it, but could not
get in.
The Americans were still there
when rescue came in a five-tank
counterattack.
Evening star., 1952-10-05
Continued From First Page3

tContlnued From First Page)
lawn street, Hillcrest Heights
Washington, D. c.. the tankers
began a one-sided fight. Two tanks
were on a ridgeline. The other
was a quarter mile away.
1t. Koch related:
within Is minutes, we were
surrounded. 1t was so dark we
couldn't see. We (the two tanks
on the crest) fired our 30-calibers
at each other. trying to knock the
North Koreans OF. When q
Communist fare went of. we
could see bodies piled between the
two tanks
1t. Koch, %. was commits
stoned a year ago following
graduation from Norwich Uni
versity, Northfleld. VT. His
home was in Williamstown,
Mass.
He married the former Penny
Murphy at Fort Knox, KY, in
December and was ordered over
seas in early March. Before
entering the service, he worked
briefly at the Navy Depart
ment here.
The third tank was perched on
the edge of an 800-foot drop. Red
mortar and artillery fire ham
mered at it. Sergt. Eugene ].
Gregor. of River Falls, Wis, the
tank commander, could feel the
bank giving way. He added:
I'VE did a lot of praying inside
my tank. Occasionally I tried to
crack few jokes to keep the boys
going. One of the fellows asked
me why my legs were shaking. ]
told him it was because I was
cold"
Shoot Foe Off Tank.
At dawn. 1t. Koch spotted a
Red climbing onto a tank COM
manded by Sergt. Willie N. Estra-
da. Alamo Gordo, N. M. and man.
ming the machinegun on top.
"We shot him off with our 80
caliber," 1t. Koch added.
At daybreak, Sergt. Gregor or.
dered his tank to make a run for
it down the hill. The driver, Pvt
Leonard P. Shurke of Deloit, Iowa
ran over three Reds who were
firing automatic weapons.
Thirty yards down the hill. Red
attacked with bazookas, but the
tanks escaped and reached safely
1t. Koch saw it go and tried
to signal Sergt. Estrade to fol-
low. but the radio was dead.
1t. Koch's tank then took off, with
it's machine gun spraying the road
in front.
BaZOOka Shells Burn Tank.
Two direct Red bazooka hits
halted the tank and set it afire.
1t. Koch and five crewmen
jumped out. He described their
flight this way:
THE North Koreans were fir
Evening star., 1952-10-05
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Evening star., 1952-10-05
7 Bandits Clip Barber
For $500 Before FIeeina

A Fourteenth street barber,
robbed of $500 by two bandits last
night got good description of the
hair of one Of the robbers.
julius Vitiello, who operates a
barber shop at 3418 Fourteenth
street NV. told police one of the
bandits had hair "once brown, now
turning gray" The other. he said,
was a blond.
Mr.. Vitiello told police the men
entered his shop about 1925 Pm.
One Of them carried a snub-nosed
revolver. Neither wore ties. They
demanded money, took the $500
and fled.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

States Army Command and Staff
School at Fort Leavenworth. Kans.
in 1941 and the United States
Army War College in 1947.
Among other decorations the
Colonel held the Silver Star for
gallantry. and an oak leaf cluster
in lieu of a second decoration.
The Smiths were married at
Jefferson Barracks, st. Louis, Mo-,
in 1884.
Besides Col. Smiths widow and
children, survivors include his
mother. Mrs. Kathryn Smith. of
Boonville. Mo-: and three brothers,
Dewey Smith. of Boonville; Deloss
Smith, of Moberly. Mo-, and Duane
Smith, of Pollack, La.
Evening star., 1952-10-05
Wife Held by Military Authorities in Tokyo
AS u. S. Army Colonel Is knitted Fatally in SIeen
Daughter Of Kruger,
World War II General
Confined at Hospital
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Oct. S Sunday Col
Aubrey D. Smith, a handsome. As
year-old Texan died Saturday OF
a knife wound which Gen. Mark
Clark's headquarters said was al
legedly inflicted by his attractive
wife. Dorothy.
Mrs. Smith is the daughter OF
Gen. Walter Kruger, retired
World War II commander of the
United States 9Th Army in the Pa
cif1c campaign.
She was held for observation in
the isolation ward of an Army
hospital in Tokyo while the Far
East command conducted an off,
cial investigation.
Col. Smith, decorated repeat
edly for valor in World War II
and the Korean war, was chief of
the plans and operations division
of the Far East Commands Logis-
tics Section.
Dies 5 Hours After Attack.
He was considered an officer
with brilliant prospects for ad-
vancement and his sensational
death shocked high Army circles
in Tokyo.
The personable colonel. from
San Antonio. was fatally stabbed
about midnight at his home in
Washington Heights, a residential
area for United States officers. He
died six hours later at the Tokyo
Army Hospital.
The Army clamped down tightly
on details but it was reliably re-
ported that Col. Smith was knitted
on the right side while he was in
bed.
A maid was at the Smith home
at the time. She said she was
asleep and knew nothing about it.
A daughter. IA, and son. 16.
were at a neighbor's house. Plans
were being made today to return
them to the United States.
Newsmen were unable to see
Mrs. Smith in the isolation ward
of the 8167th Station Hospital.
Hospital authorities who attended
her during the day said she will
not be allowed to have any vis-
itors-either family or friends
for 48 hours"
Wife's Condition Satisfactory"
However, hospital authorities
said that while she was upset, her
condition was satisfactory"
The official announcement of
Col. Smiths death, released by
the public information Office at
the Far East command at 4 pm.
Saturday. said Smith died at
Tokyo Army Hospital at 6 o'clock
this morning from knife wound
allegedly inflicted by his wife. Mrs.
Dorothy Smith. in their Wash
ington Heights quarters at about
midnight last night. Mrs. Smith
is being held for observation. ;"
Pressed for details. the office
said: AN investigation is being
made by military authorities. Any
action resulting from the investi-
CATION, such as a possible trial,
will be conducted by the military.
This is provided for in the Articles
of War and the administrative
agreement with Japan )"
A veteran of 26 years Army
Evening star., 1952-10-05

service, Col. Smith came to the
Far East Command in August
1850. He served as assistant CHIEF
of staff on the logistics section OF
the 10th Corps in Korea until
January. 1851.
For two months following. he
was chief of the plans section OF
the United States 9th Army in
Korea. Then he was transferred
to the important Tokyo post he
held at the time of his death.
Col. Smith attended the United
Evening star., 1952-10-05
Red General Claims
Russian Invented Tank

PARIS (CDM. Soviet Gen
Zelinsky claims 0 Russian in.
vented the tank in 1915. -
The Russian Army, could have
had plenty of tanks during the
First World War. the general says
If the Czarist government hadn't
put a brake on production
through servility toward the for
eigners."
Evening star., 1952-10-05
Wet Mimi Ignores
Red Cross Request
By the Assoeioted Press

SAIGON. Indo-C China-The In
ternational Red Cross is meeting
only stony silence in its efforts to
send representatives into prisoner
of-War camps of the Communist
led Vietminh in Indo- China.
Repeated appeals have been
made to permit the organization
to deliver much-needed medicines
to French Union soldiers held by
the Vietminh.
French Union captives of the
Wet Mimi long have been reported
suffering because Of shortage of
| food and medicines.
Evening star., 1952-10-05
HiqhIund PTA to Meet

New rooms at the Highland
School. Wheaton. Md, will be
open for inspection at the first
PTA meeting at pm. Tuesday
in the building. Parents will in
spect the cafeteria, library and
claSSrooms.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04
One Out OF Three Cuyahoga County
EIiqible Voters Not Registered

when he remembers your interst
enabled him to vote"
Every person who will be 21 on
or before November A, is entitled
to register if he has lived in Ohio
for one year, and in his precinct
40 days.
But it is necessary for you to
register If you have not registered
before,T you didn't vote in 1850
or 1851, if you have changed your
name or address, or If you are a
new resident of Cuyahoga county.
Residents of the county can reg
lister any weekday between now
and September "a at the Board Of
Elections, 1000 East Superior ave-
Registration hours there are from
$50 to 4:30 Monday through Fri
day, and from $3.50 to noon Sat
urday.
Citizens also will have an op-
portunity to register at the reg
ular polling places in their re-
spective precincts throughout the
county on Registration Day, TueS-
day, September 16. On that date
1913 places to register will be
open from 10 IT, 2 and 4 to 9.
"On Registration Day we hope
to see one of the greatest turnouts
of citizens in Greater Cleveland's
history" said Mr.. Ryan. "But no
one need wait till September 16 to
register. He can register any week.
day at the Board of Elections.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04
Two Pastors Are
Attending School

This week DR.. M. Wayne Nc
Queen, pastor of Windermere
Methodist Church and DR.. Earl
r. Henderson, pastor Of the Church
of the Cross are attending the
Pastors School at Delaware, Ohio.
This school, under the, direction
of Bishop Hazen G. Werner is a
preparatory step for the great
Ohio Methodist Evangelistic Mis-
sion which occurs in the Cleveland
area the week Of November 14th.
This Pastors School is followed
by a school for Laymen on Sep
tember 9th, 9Th and 7th, also at
Delaware, Ohio. Several couples
from the Church of the Cross will
attend this, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Waterbury, ST., 1243 Bel
voir blvd. and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Beal, 991 Helmsdale rd. Mr..
Waterbury is chairman of the
Evangelism Committee and Mr..
Beal is Lay Leader of the Church
of the Cross.
Windermere's representative to
the Laymen's meeting will be
Claude Woods.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04

More than 100000 citizens Of Il
and over - over one out of three
men and women legally entitled
to register in Cuyahoga county -
have not yet done so. Those who
fail to register by September "a,
cannot vote on November a.
The Greater Cleveland Citizens
Register and Vote Committee is
conducting an all-out campaign to
get this one-third of all potential
voters to register and vote. This
campaign, non-partisan, and en-
dorsed by leaders of both major
political parties is being partici-
pated in by more than so leading
civic, business, labor, veterans and
other organizations.
The committee is spreading its
slogan, "Take a Friend to Regis
ter" to stimulate a record regis
tration in every one of the 17l3
precincts in Cuyahoga county.
eve assume almost everybody
wants to vote, but those who are
forgetting to register need to be
reminded" says Frank ]. Ryan,
general chairman of the commit
tee. "To remind them we are seek
ing to enlist the aid of the neigh
bors and friends Of all who have
not yet registered.
at is friendly service to take
a friend to register. He will be
grateful to you on election day,
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04

The Herald of Truth expanded
from a single-station effort in
Madison, Wise, where Mr.. Willie
ford and Mr.. James w. Nichols
used teamwork to expand their
local efforts into a small regional
network. Late last year, the High
land Avenue Church of Christ in
Abilene, Texas, assumed sponsor
ship of the program and generated
the support of hundreds of
churches all over the nation. The
program moved to the ABC Net
work last February, starting with
1O5 stations, including WV in
Cleveland. 1t is now being heard
over 21O stations, with outlets also
in Canada and Mexico, and will
soon be broadcast from Juneau,
Alaska, as well.
In addition to his regular week
ly appearance on the A9C Net
work, Mr.. Willeford is on an ex-
tensive speaking tour of the north
and east, while his co-worker,
James w. Nichols, is engaged in a
similar tour of the west and north
west. Both Mr.. Willeford and Mr..
Nichols are currently being heard
over WV in Cleveland each Sun-
day afternoon at 100 o'clock.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04
CIambakes Are The
Call Of The Hour

Another clambake party is that
being planned by the East Cleve-
land Fraternal Order of Police AS
sociates, stag affair to be held
Wednesday, September 17th at
MacKinnon's Grove, 2295 Green rd.
There will be sports as well as the
bake which will be served between
the hours of and 8 o'clock.
Planning the affair are Billy
Kirby, Paul Broer, Bob Browski,
Bob McNeeley, John Rondini, and
Tony Tomsic.
Tickets may be had by calling
James r. "Bob" Mylott at the
Flynn Froelich Funeral Home,
1902 Euclid, UL. 1-4141. Deadline
for reservations is6eptember 11th,
one week from today.
It's clambake time and once
again the Exchange Club plans q
Family bake. 1t will be held Sun
day. September 7th at the Larry
Rohlfings home in Chardon, a most
delightful spot for such an outing
Exchange members like clam
bakes so much, that they are join
ing with the East Cleveland Bus
mess Association for clambaks
Wednesday, September 10th al
Bud Marsh's, Lake Shore Boule
ward at Lost Nation I'd. This af
fair, strictly stag, starts at 7 pm
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04
Mrs. Bolton S First
Fall Appearance
is At Windermere

The Honorable Frances P. Boil
ton, who represents Ohio's 22nd
District in the United States
Congress, will be the speaker on
Wednesday, September 10th, when
the Womans Society of Christian
Service of Windermere Methodist
Church holds its first fall meeting.
Her topic "Woman's Duties as
Citizen, will serve to inform and
to challenge her listeners to as
sumo their full share Of civic re-
sponsibility. The address will be
followed by a question period. This
will be Mrs. Bottoms first appear
ance in the Cleveland area this fall.
Preceding the program there will
be a Society business meeting at
1O:45 am. in the Homebuilders
Room. Since this is the first meet
ing of the season it is hoped that
each circle will be well represent
ed. Luncheon will be served prompt
ly at 12:45 in Austin Gymnasium
by Circle l under the leadership
of Mrs. Roy Gilmore. Reservations
should be made with the church
office by Monday noon, September
9th.
Devotions will be conducted by
Mrs. Thomas Sta rding, and vocal
selections presented by Miss Mir
lam Long. The afternoons pro-
gram will start at / AS pm. Any
cne wishing to hear Mrs. Bolton is
cordially invited to attend.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04
20 FREE Tickets

You can get pair of cOmpli-
mentary tickets to the Shaw
Hayden Theatre by reading the
ads in this paper. There are
ten names in ten ads scattered
through the paper. If you find
your name, just clip the ad and
take it to the Shaw Hayden
Theatre and you'll get two free
tickets.
Tonight, Friday and Saturday
nights see Ginger Rogers, David
Wayne in WE'RE NOT MAR
RIED." Same feature Sat. Mat.
plus serial.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday:
Will Rogers Jr., Jane Wyman in
THE STORY OF WILL ROC
ERS."
Next Wednesday see Linda
Darnell in "ISLAND OF DE-
SIRE"
Check all the ads and maybe
you'll find your name. If not
this week, be sure to look next
week. There1l be ten names each
week good for 20 tickets at the
Shaw-Hayden Theatre.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04

to a close Sunday morning, Sep
tember 18th with Home Coming
and Communion service at 1880
o'clock. The preacher will be DR..
Alfred NJ. Wagner of Faith
Church, Columbus. This will be a
homecoming for DR.. Wagner as
well as other former members of
Hope, since he was the first pastor
of the church which began in 1919
with 16 charter members. He
served for 81 years, or until the
coming of the present pastor, Rev.
Grotefend. The first sermons were
held in a lodge hall on Superior
ave. NE. & 105th st. Later small
frame church, and then in 1920 a
church on Ashbury ave. N. E. was
home.
Following the worship and COM
munion service reminiscing hour
or two will be enjoyed as all gather
around the dinner tables in the
parish hall. This program will also
be informal. Presiding will be
Walter Sutter, president of the
congregation.
DR.. Ebert spent four years of
his early life in Cleveland, his
father, the Rev. Adolf P. Ebert
being pastor of Peace Lutheran
Church at that time. He did his
undergraduate and seminary work
at Capital University and in 1945
his Alma Mater conferred the hon.
orary degree of Doctor of Divinity
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-09-04
School Zone
Slow Down
Or Else

Some schools started this week
and others will get under way
Monday. Thousands of young
sters will be on the streets at
various hours of the day. They'll
have a lot on their minds, and
won't be thinking about traffic.
That's your job.
Throughout the city are areas
plainly marked IS DOL
ZONE" They call for greatly
reduced speed and extra watch
fulness. Police are unable to
watch them all, sG it is up to you
to be extra careful.
And, it is our sincere hope that
every motorist who speeds
through a SCHOOL ZONE is
given many days in Jail to pond
er on the error of his ways.