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Evening star., 1952-08-23
Deaths Reported

CFrom the d. C. Bureau OF vital Statistics
Mary Ennis, 70, Manassas. Va.
Nabors. rs. 3342 Brothers pl. s.e.
James Farley, "A, 36l9 Van Ness st. W
Giuseppe Fusca. "A. 223 E st. NV.
Norman Troutman. 73, 4907 New Hamp
Emmanuel shaver. 73. Washington.
Alice DelVigne 66, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Ehassie sCarliner, "a. 6207 Broad Brancl
Jesse Kahibaugh. az 721 9TH st. Sc.
Thomas Fisher, 62. S19 4th. st. ne.
4Annie Gatewood "a. 90 st. ne.
Samuel Cox. So. 227 O'Neil ct. s.w.
Bessie Epps, "A, 92i o st. NV.
Alma Harris 2S 626 Marion ct. NV.
Evening star., 1952-08-23

Under D. C. ldw, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day. toatt three full days and
receiUe the license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other dnyS.
Evening star., 1952-12-17
Jacob Beam Arrives
lin Moscow 10 Take
Charge Of Embassy
BY the Associufed Press

MOSCOW, Dec. 17.-Jacob D.
Beam, veteran American State
Department officer. arrived in
Moscow today to take charge OF
the United States Embassy.
Mr.. Beam will serve as charge
d'affaires with the rank of min
lister counsellor. He formerly
held the same position in Bel
grade. Yugoslavia.
The Moscow ambassadorshir
has been vacant since October 8
when the Russians demanded the
recall of George F. Kennan on the
grounds that the envoy had SIAN
dered the Soviet Union by COM
pairing life for Americans in
Moscow with the interment he
underwent in Nazi Germany after
Pearl Harbor.
The United States rejected the
Russian charge but had no choice
other than compliance. MIR
Kennan was ordered home fol-
consultation and reassignment.
Mr.. Beam was accompanied by
his wife. He joined the Foreign
Service in 1881. His last pre-
Ivious visit to the Russian capital
was in 1947. at the Big -Four
foreign ministers conference.
Evening star., 1952-12-17
Mount Rainier Man Fined
$500 in State Tax Case

Maryland's court roundup Of in
come tax delinquents continued
today with q Prince Georges
County man in the penalty net
He is Hugh Humphrey. SO, OF
the $500 block of Chillum road,
Mount Rainier.
MIR. Humphrey, an enploye OF
the editorial department of The
Star. pleaded guilty yesterday In
Upper Marlboro Circuit Court to
two indictments charging failure
to file income returns for 1949-50
Chief Judge John B. Gray, jr.,
ordered him to pay $50 and costs
for each violation.
Mr.. Humphreys counsel, George
T. Burroughs, told the court his
client was unfamiliar with Mary
land law and did not wilfully evade
his payments. He added that Mr.
Humphrey has paid all overdue
levieS.
Officials Of the tax unit said
several more indictments are pend
ing in Montgomery and other
counties.
Evening star., 1952-12-17

month by Mrs. Oracle Pfost, DEM
ocrat. who won by 500 votes.
The committee chairman, Rep
resentative Boggs. Democrat. of
Louisiana. said in q statement it
would be physically impossible to
conduct the recount before the
committee expires January 2.
Evening star., 1952-12-17
7 Jewish Congregations To Hold Chanuka|, Parties

the Israel Knesseth, at $3.50
o'clock in the auditorium. Porter
street and Connecticut avenue
NV. Cantor Jacob Barkin will
sing. ~
The Young Peoples Synagogue
will celebrate the event at the
same hour in the home of Harry
I'M. Plotkin. 1851 Hamilton street
INV.
Evening star., 1952-12-17

Two Jewish congregations will
celebrate Chanukah with parties
tonight. Chanukah observes the
successful struggle of the Jews
against the oppression Of Syrian
Greek King Antiochus in 167 BIC.
The eight-day observance opened
Friday night.
Adas Israel Congregation will
hear Joseph Saphir, member OF
Evening star., 1952-12-17
Recount Of Iduho Vote
Ruled Out as Too Late
BY The Asseciotsd Press

The special House Campaign
Expenditures Committee said yes
terday 1t Will not recount the votes
in Idaho's 1St Congressional Dis
trict as asked by Representative
Wood. Republican.
MFR. Wood was defeated last
Evening star., 1952-12-17
BIuckout in ARLINGTON

Several hundred Arlington
homes were blacked out for about
Is minutes last night after an
underground cable was grounded
Ion Columbia pike. Service south
of the pike was interrupted.
Evening star., 1952-12-17
480 Nurses Licensed

RICHMOND. Dec. II R.--Reg-
istered professional nurse licenses
have been granted to $50 persons
who passed the recent examina-
tions. the State Board Of Nurse
Examiners announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1952-12-17
Schaller Also Retiring.

Waldemar T. Schaller, Of the
Geological Survey. cited for his
work in mineral research. He Il
retiring after 47 years of Govern
ment service. He lives at 1861
Crescent place NV.
Posthumous awards went tt
Emil B. Fisher and David w. Gil.
lick Of the Bureau of Indian Al
fairs and Nicholas A. C. Smith o1
the Bureau of Mines.
Jean c. Harrington Of Rich
mond. an employe of the Nationa
Park Service, was the only en-
ploye from outof town to be pres
ent yesterday. Morris de Castro
governor Of the. Virgin Islands
was among others cited.
Evening star., 1952-12-17
Gold Medals Given
& Interior Aides for
Distinguished Service

Six District area Interior De-
partment employees have been
awarded gold medals for distin-
guished service.
The awards were presented yes
terday by Secretary Chapman at
a convocation Of department
workers. Fourteen other employees
also were honored, three post
humously.
Recipients living here are:
UnderSecretary Vernon d
Northrop. cited for his work In
administrative reorganization. He
lives at 1913 Worthington drive
NV.
Forbes Also HOnored.
John j. Forbes. director of the
Bureau of Mines, cited for 81 years
OF health and safety work in the
bureau, the Solid Fuels Admins
tration and the Coal Mines Ad-
ministration. He lives at 43O1
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Michael w. Straus, commission
er of the Bureau of Reclamation,
cited for service in conserving and
developing natural resources. He
lives at 2714 Quebec street NV.
Rudolph Dieffenbach, Of the
Fish and Wildlife Service, cited
for work in land acquisition and
river basin conservation. He is
retiring after a. years service in
the Government. He lives at 1901
Kentbury drive. Bethesda.
Harry T. Kelsh, of the Geologi-
cal Survey. cited for development
of a plotting instrument, used in
map-making and for other con-
tributions to science. He is re-
firing after 27 years service. He
lives at 1915 Seventeenth sereet
NV.
Evening star., 1952-10-06
) Boys, All Under 10,
Accused Of Lootinu
And Firing Sears Shed

Deputy Fire Marshal Roy War
field said today three boys-the
oldest 9 years-ransacked and set
af1re Sears, Roebuck & Co.
garden shed at GIL Bladensburg
road NE. yesterday afternoon.
Arthur Jacobs. business man
ager of the store, said fire caused
SIS, 900 damage and an additional
$4,000 worth was caused by
vandalism.
One of the youngsters was hos
pitalized and treated for inhala-
ton OF powdered inSecticide
which they were tossing about the
shed, using bags of the powder as
bombs"
The fire marshal's Office said
it has not yet determined whether
the boys deliberately set the place
af1re.
Ninth Precinct 1t. Francis Dunn
described the interior of the large
shed as "the worst mess I ever
saw"
He said the boys stuffed fertil-
izer in the cash register. He said
Evening star., 1952-10-06

apologized for doing so on the
ground that he was tremendously
pressed for time. His geniality
and sincerity and his grasp OF
the problems. his visitors said
afterwards, made a real impress
sion on them.
The Democrats are making as
much as they can of their argu-
ment that Gen. Eisenhower is a
military man and so not likely
either to understand the farm
problem or to give it the neces-
sary attention. The fact that Gen.
Eisenhower is a Kansan, and grew
up in the Middle West, is an Off
set to this Democratic argument.
In fact, the Eisenhower campaign
in this section bears down heavily
on the premise that the general
is a Midwesterner and will have
great sympathy for the problems
of the Midwest.
Observers here say that Min
nesota is perhaps the most diff
f1cult of all these big farm States
for Gen. Eisenhower to carry.
They predict victory for him in
Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Kan
sas and Nebraska. They add that
if he can carry Minnesota, he
should win in practically all of
these farm States.
Evening star., 1952-10-06

too, to give the farmers full op-
portunity to express their views
and take part in any reorganiza-
ton Of the farm policy of the
Federal Government.
Farmers Reticent on Intentions.
The farmers have been ex-
tremely reticent about how they
will vote. The Democrats are
doing their best. aided by the
Farm-Laborites, to convince the
farmers that a return of the
Republican Party to power mean
lower prices and even hard times
for the American farmer. Gen.
Eisenhower, however, has i'm
pressed those who have heard
him with his sincerity in his
offers Of backing for the farm
program and its improvement.
In Milwaukee Gen. Eisenhower
held a conference with five lead
ing Minnesotans who few there
to talk about the farm program.
He received them, first, while he
was getting a haircut. He
Evening star., 1952-10-06
Calls NAT0
Dangerously Weak
In Military Power
By the. Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 6.-Gen. Mat
thew B. Ridgway says the North
Atlantic Treaty Organizations
military strength is dangerously
inadequate" and is surpassed by
the. Soviet Unions.
Gen. Ridgway and DR.. James B.
Conant. president of Harvard
University. were honored last
night by Freedom House, a private
organization dedicated to the
zone World" idea Of the late
Wendell L. Willkie. Both were
announced recently as winners of
the groups annual freedom
awards.
In his speech. recorded on Aim
at his headquarters in France,
the supreme Allied commander in
Europe asserted that he rejected
''as unjustified and dangerous the
premise that potential aggressors
do not want war, are not ready for
war and will not precipitate war;
There can be no excuse for any
Slackening Of effort in buildinp
|NATO defenses," Gen. Ridgway
said. until the present power
ratio between Soviet capability for
attack and ours for defense
swings to NATO's favor.
COnant Criticizes Draft.
DR.. Conant. in his address, said
the present operation of the Sc.
lective Service Act is far from sat-
lsfactory." He said it is "uncer-
tain and unfair. and hence it /:
not conductive to good morale
among men OF military age"
The Harvard president. who was
Evening star., 1952-10-06
Lincoln
Continued From First Page.

Congress. And there is where I
take my position.
He got in his lick on this issue
early Saturday morning at Du-
luth before Gov. Stevenson had
an opportunity to raise it against
the Republicans or against Gen.
Eisenhower. The congressional
settlement of the co-ops tax prob
lem is the so-called Taft-Kerr-
Aiken amendment, authorizing
co-operatives to deduct from cor
poration income taxes the savings
that are regularly returned to
members in cash or credits. II
was adopted during the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Gov. Stevenson, a few hours
later, also declared his intention
OF doing right by the farm co-ops
on the tax issue.
Gen. Eisenhower's stand was OF
intense interest in farm centers
OF the northwest, center of farm
co-operatives development in the
country.
Gen. Eisenhower, it is expected,
will run strongly in the small
towns of this State. It's a very
considerable vote. But to offset
the expected big vote for Gov.
Stevenson in the Twin Cities, in
Duluth and on the iron range
from organized labor, the general
must get a large proportion of
the farm vote. His supporters
here feel that he has gone q long
way on that road by his pro-
nouncements on farm policy which
his administration, if he is elect
ed. will follow. He has promised,
Evening star., 1952-10-06
Church Of Christ Services
Are Unmo|ested in Rome
by the Associated Press

ROME, Oct. GA little con-
gregation of As Italians prayed
and sang their hymns in the
American-led Protestant Church
of Christ here yesterday after the
government permitted it to re-
open under terms of the Italian
treaty of friendship with the
United States.
Evangelist Cline r. Paden of
Brownfield, Tex. described the
turnout as normal in size, ex-
planning I'VE only opened our
Rome church six weeks ago."
He had expressed fears in ad-
vance that some of his church
members might stay away after
the experiences of two Sundays in
which Italian police blocked the
church doors and banned services
g There was no mention during
the services of the three-week
fight against the police ban, which
was lifted Friday after confer
enceS between the United States
and Italian governments.
Evening star., 1952-10-06
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Oct. 6.-The Army to-
night disclosed that Col. Aubrey
D. Smith tried vainly for 80 min
utes to stanch the flow of blood
from his mortal stab wound while
his dazed wife, clutching a knife
sat on the bed opposite his.
The wife, Dorothy, daughter OF
famed Gen. Walter Kruger, is
accused in an official announce
ment by Gen. Mark Clark's head
quarters Of "allegedly" Staying he1
husband. It did not say what
prompted the Staying, or whether
charges would be filed.
Col. Smith died at dawn Sat-
urday, six hours after a knife was
plunged into his right side while
he was lying in his bed at his
Tokyo home.
The 45-year-old officer from
San Antonio. Tex, was chief OF
the entire plans and operations
division of the logistics section of
the United States Far East Com
mand.
Has PSychiatric Examination.
His attractive wife is undergo
ing psychiatric examination at an
Army hospital nere. There are
two children. Aubrey, jr., Is, and
Sharon, IA.
The Army said it confiscated a
hunting knife from the house.
The Army said Japanese maid
testified she entered the Smiths
bedroom and found the colonel
lying across mis- bed holding his
bloody right side. She said Mrs.
Smith was sitting On her own bed
holding a knife.
The Army quoted the maid as
saying she took the knife from
Mrs. Smith and hid it in the
downstairs living room before
summoning help. The knife found
in the living room was a. hunting
knife.
The maid summoned a neigh
Dor, 1t. Col. Joseph S. Hardin.
Evening star., 1952-10-06

at the gathering, said he believed
that, beginning in early 1851,
every able-bodied young man on
reaching 18 should have been in
Quoted for two years military
service with mo deferments for
farmers, industrial workers or COL
lege students"
Gen. Ridgway said the free ma
tionS would fall short of meeting
NATO's 1852 commitments while
1858 commitments are still to be
negotiated.
However, Gen. Ridgway said,
military power in Western Europe
is far greater now than it was
when the North Atlantic Treaty
was drawn up.
Candidates Send Messages.
Messages were read at the din
ner from President Truman, Dem
ocratic Presidential Candidate Ad-
lai E. Stevenson and Republican
Presidential Nominee Dwight D.
Eisenhower.
Mr.. Truman said the United
States cannot afford to follow
the advice of rash and impatient
men who would lead us into ad-
ventures that might precipitate
worldwide war;"
Neither can we listen to those
faint-hearted pessimists who tell
us that our country should re-
frain from exerting its power and
its moral leadership in the struggle
for peace and freedom" he added
Gen. Eisenhower said Gen. Ridg.
way and DR.. Conant were trans
lating great ideas into positive
action for the benefit of free peo.
pies everywhere"
Gov. Stevenson wrote that Gen
Ridgway was helping Ito harness
not only the military but also the
economic and, I hope one day, the
political resources" Of Western Eu.
rope"
Evening star., 1952-10-06

E. Fields, son of Mrs. Dorothy E.
Minor. 1913 Fourth street S.W.
Wounded were:
Capt. Walter B. Sanderson, jr.,
81, whose wife lives at 1916 Gales
street NE.
Pfc. Joseph L. Littleford, Is. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Littleford,
1147 Morse street NE.
Corpl. Leroy Hill, jr., %, son of
Mrs. Sarah Hill, $500 K street NE.
Missing in 1850.
Pvt. Fields had been reported
missing in action after an infantry
ATTACK near Haman on September
z, 1950-about one month after he
landed in Korea.
He had enlisted in the Army on
April 10 of that year and was home
on furlough the next month, Mrs.
Minor said. Pvt. Fields, native of
'Culpeper. Va, was reared in the
District.
He attended Shaw Junior High
School and Dunbar High School.
He was an only child.
Capt. Sanderson was wounded
September 10 by mortar fire while
leading group of men up to the
fighting at "Old Baldy" hill, his
wife, Mrs. Junita H. Sanderson,
said.
Capt. Sanderson, who was at
tached to headquarters of the Sd
Battalion, 38th Infantry Regi-
ment, was hit in the arms and
legs. He wrote from a hospital
in Japan that his wounds were
mot serious"
Capt. Sanderson served in the
Army during World War II. He
was recalled in July, 1851, and
landed in Korea about last April.
Capt. and Mrs. Sanderson have
a daughter. Leslie, S, and an in
FAINT son Walter.
Wounded by Mortar.
Pvt. Littleford, who was with
Company E, 38th Infantry Regi-
ment. was also wounded Septem-
Der 19 by mortar fire. He was hit
in the arm and leg during an at
tack and is now hospitalized in
Japan.
He had enlisted when he was
II on September 3, 1851, and left
for Korea last February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Littleford have
another son in the Army, Pvt.
Melvin Littleford, who is stationed
at Ft. Meade.
Corpl. Hill was wounded Sep
tember 4 in the shoulder and
hip by mortar fire while checking
his men after an enemy attack,
he said in letter to his mother.
He had landed in Korea near the
end of last year.
Evening star., 1952-10-06
Army Reveals Col. Smith Tried
To Stonch Blood, Wife Nearby

who called an ambulance and
then went to the Smith home.
Col. Hardin said in an inter-
view that Mrs. Smith appeared
to be in coma and also needed
disqualification. He made the
necessary arrangements.
Wife Now More Lucid.
At the 8,167th Station Hospital,
Maj. Gen. William E. Shambora,
surgeon general of the Far East
Command, said Mrs. Smith sis
under observation for psychiatric
reasons. I understand she is now
more lucid and making some inn
provement. She is under PSYCHE
atric evaluation, which has by no
means been completed"
Gen. Kruger was commander
Of the United States 9Th Army in
the Pacific campaign in World
War II. He now resides in San
Antonio.
Gen. Clark's headquarters said:
investigation further revealed
that Mrs. Smith remained at home
during the evening of October 3
(FridaO and that Col. Smith was
home the entire evening with the
exception of one, and possibly two,
absences from his quarters. He
retired at 1890 pm. The maid
stated Mrs. Smith went to bed at
approximately 1890 pm. and she
heard no disturbance prior to be-
ing called at approximately 1890
am. by Col. Smith.
Investigation revealed that an
proximately midnight on October
3, Col. Smith, while lying in his
bed adjacent to that of his wife,
Mrs. Dorothy K. Smith, was
stabbed in the right side with a
knife. Col. Smith after attempting
to stop the flow of blood from the
stab wound for approximately 30
called the japanese
housemaid who was living in the
colonel's quarters and instructed
her to summon 1t. Col. Hardin.
who resided nearby"
Evening star., 1952-10-06

they broke open and scattered the
contents of a dozen sacks of grass
seed. Insecticide was sprayed over
20 bushels of apples. he declared.
The boys took several thousands
of plant bulbs which had been
assorted according to variety and
mixed them, finally wetting the
whole mess down with water, he
said. s..
While 1t. Dunn said he was not
permitted to identify the boys be-
cause of their age, he revealed
that two of them were white and
one was colored.
He added, the boy hospitalized
was white. The other two have
been turned over to their parents
to await action by juvenile author
titles.
Evening star., 1952-10-06
Self-InfIicted Wounds
In Korea Are Fewer
Than in Last War
BY Elton c. Foy
Assoeioted Press Stoff Writer

In the Korean war. as in all
others. there are some soldiers
who deliberately wound them
selves to get out of battle or out
Of the Army.
But the Army believes, although
it can't prove it one way or the
other. that the number in this
war is comparatively small.
In response to questions, the
provost marshal generals Office
today made a spot check of rec
ords of the Far East Command
from the period July 1. 1851, to
June 30, 1852. The Office said
the check showed only seven cases
which were established definitely
as Self-inflicted wounding.
Cases Hard to Detect.
However, other Army officers
with long experience in such mat
terS point out that it is difficult
to detect and prove an actual case
Of Self-inflicted wound. Almost
the whole burden of evidence rests
on the surgeons in the field who
treat wounded men and on checks
made at the scene by investiga-
tors. And they must rely pri-
marily on the type of the wound
Cncluding whether suspicious
powder burns from close firing of
a weapon and the location of the
woundD.
But, if a case can be proved, the
going is rough for the soldier who
tries it.
He is guilty Of violating Article
us Of the Universal Code of Mill
tary Justice, dealing with malin-
gering and avoidance of duty.
There is a maximum sentence of
seven years hard labor and dis
honorable discharge possible-and|
In time Of war the maximum pro-
visions may be suspended and
even heavier sentence imposed.
If Investigations show the man
was Of sound mind at the time
he deliberately wounded himself,
he receives no disability payments
upon discharge.
Self-wounding is an act of ut
most desperation and usually aris-
ing out Of fear of battle which
the soldier hasn't yet experienced.
Old timers of the Army say they
have noticed the majority of cases
are among men who have not
yet seen much action.
1945 Cases Recalled.
Veterans Of the European cam
paign say there was a compara-
lively high incidence of self-in-
f1icted wounds just before the
Normandy invasion because some
soldiers thought the highly touted
Nazi storm troopers would NOV
them down. Cases rose again later
in the war when soldiers became
weary.
There is a difference in the
Korean war which may explainI
the apparent low incidence oil
Self-inflieted wound cases. Inl
World War II there was no rota-
tion system. The system in Korea,
under which the average man can
figure he will start home after
anywhere from II to about IA
months, makes a difference in SOL
dier thinking, say the experts. He
has a known, definite, time when
he can expect to get through with
his job.