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Evening star., 1952-03-04
Bulletins
UNIT Bill Wins House Test

The universal military train
ing bill survived q major test
this afternoon as the House re-
jected a move to send the con-
tr0versial measure back to COM
mittee for more study. The vote
was 1876 to 167.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
Kentucky Bars Spivey
LEXINGTON. Ky. P).-Bnl
Spivey, all-America star on
Kentucky's basketball team of
1950-51, said today he had been
suspended from college. Earlier
this week Spivey was suspended
from participating in athletics
at Kentucky because Of his con-
nectiOn with fixing" Of games.
Red Cross Drive Hits 6 Pct.
Workers In the $1,385,3OO Red
Cross drive reported contribu-
tions tOtaIing $S8,079 or 6.36
per cent Of quota at their first
report luncheon today in the
United States Chamber Of COM
merce Building. This was I per
cent more money than was
tabuIated ut the first report
luncheon last year.
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Moran, 0'Dwyer's S Crony,
Gets 124 10 28 Years
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 4.-James j.
Moran, political crony of former
Mayor William O,Dwyer, now AM
bassador to Mexico, was sentenced
today to 1917 to % years in prison
as the master-mind of a $500, ,000-
a-year shakedown racket.
Moran, former first deputy fire
commissioner, was accused OF
leading a ring of f1remen who
lextorted fees from fuel oil equip
Iment companies seeking permits
for installations. He was charged
with extortion and conspiracy.
Moran allegedly led the ring
for q three-year period during
Mayor O'Dwyer's administration
One of Mr.. O'Dwyer's last ac-
tionS before reSigning the may
orally for the diplomatic post in
1850 was to appoint Moran to a
lifetime" $15,000-a-year Water
Board Job.
Evening star., 1952-03-04
100 Killed, 200 Hurt
In Brazil Train Wreck
BY the Assoeiated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Mar.
4.-More than 100 persons were
killed in a train collision near
here today. About 200 suffered
injuries. The wreck was the worst
in Brazil'S history.
A train crowded with commut-
|ers coming into Rio de Janeiro
crashed into a stalled passenger
train near the suburb of Anchieta,
about 10 miles southwest of the
capital.
Bodies were strewn about the
wreckage and some were seen
floating in the nearby Pavuna
River.
ut looked like q battlefield, -
"a survivor, a former soldier, said.
Two cars on the passenger train
were derailed at Anchieta. The
Icommuter train which hit it was
en- route from another suburb and
travelling at a high speed.
Evening star., 1952-03-04
baltimore Questioned
On Trip 10 Red China,
Interviews With Mao
Denies Special Treatment
On 4-Doy Visit in 1897;
Also Quizzed on Book
By Robert K. Walsh

Owen baltimore described to q
Senate subcommittee today how
Chinese Reds welcomed him tt
North China and arranged several
interviews with Mao TIE -Tune
while most other foreigners were
unable to go there.
He denied that he got specia
treatment on the four-day visit in
1897. He admitted he later wrote
articles containing f1attering ref
erences to the Chinese Commu-
mist leader and to conditions in
the area at that time.
Rounding out q full week o1
testimony, with the prospect o1
being questioned for several days
more, Mr.. baltimore was SUBJ
jected to stern examination con-
corning apparent contradictions
between his earlier statements te
the Senate Internal Security sub
committee as compared with
statements found in the files OF
Cne lnSCltute OF racine NelaClOnS
Questioned on Book.
Mr.. baltimore, a Johns Hopkins
University professor and former
occasional consultant to the
State Department, was an IPF
trustee and editor for several
years.
The subcommittee brought out
that Mr.. baltimore in 1945 sent
several copies of his book, "Solu-
|tion in ASIA" to Andrei Gromyko
now Russian deputy foreign minis
ter, and to Several other Russian
officials. Mr.. baltimore denied
that he sought to have the book
published in Russia or that he
knew of any plan of that kind.
Subcommittee Counsel Robert
Morris produced a letter in which
(See LATTIMORE. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Strong Earthquake,
12-Foof Tidal Waves
Kill 81 in Japan
Snow and Bitter Cold
Follow Tragedy, Hit
Thousands Of Homeless
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Mar. "A powerful
Earthquake and tidal waves IL
feet high killed an estimated 81
japanese in Northern Japan to-
day and left thousands homeless.
Driving snowstorms and bitter
|near-zero cold hit the area to-
might.
The quake, centered deep under
the Pacific Ocean off Hokkaido
Island, was one of the greatest
shocks ever recorded on the
worlds seismographs.
1t stirred up tidal waves that
battered coast towns, crumpled
flimsy fishing villages and tossed
small boats. The rumbling shocks
knocked down buildings. started
IlandSlides, caves in coal mine gal
Ileries. Unofficial reports said
more than $500 homes were de-
Istroyed.
Five Trains Derailed.
Japanese police said five trains
were derailed, and one turned
over. Three bridges fell.
Three schools and eight build
ings were wrecked, police said.
The United States Army re-
ported 81 Japanese dead. The
Army figure was higher than
police or newspaper estimates, but
a military spokesman said it was
essentially accurate.
One snow swept community
called for an air drop of 1000
blankets tomorrow. But a United
States Army spokesman said "the
relief situation seems to be under
control"
Most of the dead were in and
near the town Of Kushiro on
lJapan's most northerly island OF
Hokkaido. Tidal waves knocked
down warehouses. The quake
touched OF IL fires.
Nine people were buried alive
by . landslide.
Tokyo Not Damaged.
The quake was general north Of
Tokyos Tokyo itself was not
damaged.
The United States 1st Cavalry
Division Is stationed on Hokkaido
|and the United States oath Divi-
sion is on northern Honshu.
They reported no Americans
injured. Under orders Of Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway, the divi-
|sions turned their facilities to aid
the stricken and thousands Of
homeless.
The quake struck at 1924 am.
(3:24 pm. Monday EST.
SeisunSlogists at American uni
versities reported it was one Of
the most severe In the worl in
half Q century.
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Electricity From Atomic Energy
Is 5 to 10 Years Off, Dean Says

use the resulting heat to manu-
facture electricity.
"There is a chance" Mr.. Dear
wrote, "that one or more of these
studies win lead to practical re-
suits and that one or more such
|reactors can be built and in 0per-
alton within i've to 10 years.
"This assumes, Of course. sue.
cess in our research and develop
ment efforts. and that the proc
|lems of safety and security dc
mot cause any undue delay.
1T is also possible that the
cost Of building and operating
Ireactors will have fallen to the
point where power production
alone will be competitive in areas
where power costs currently are
high. It should not be assumed,
however. that within 10 years
such units can be expected to
provide more than ! very small
Traction of the national power
demand.
"a prediction of the extent Of
power production from atomic
energy IS years hence based on
the presently understood knowl-
edge OF the art can hardy be
more than q guess"
Evening star., 1952-03-04

death Of the boy, Robert Wishard,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Wishard of 1853 Fifty-f1rst street
Sc.
The child was brought to the
hospital yesterday afternoon by a
fire rescue squad after a woman
with whom he was staying in
Bradbury Heights, Md, while the
parents worked. became worried
because he was acting strangely. /"
He died at 4:45 am. today.
Will Question Family.
1t. Vincent S. Free and Detec-
tive Sergt. Wilson j. Purdy of
the Prince Georges County police
went to the hospital to talk with
physicians.
The boy had been staying with
Geneva Mcclure of 1905 r street,
Bradbury Heights. Md. while his
father and his mother. Lillian,
were working.
Police said Miss Mcclure told
them the boy was very suscep-
tible" to bruises and had fallen
several times. He fell from a
couch late yesterday morning, she
said, and began acting strangely.
|, She called the fire rescue squad,
which took the boy to the hos
|pital.
Father Returns Home.
The father, who works for q
Brooklyn IN. " firm, had driven
to his job early yesterday. He
was notified there. and returned
home. The mother works for
Kaiser Frazer in the Cafritz Build
ing.
Police questioned the parents
and Miss Mcclure at headquarters
at Marlboro this morning, but
full details were not divulged i'm
mediately.
There were IL bruises on the
boys body, according to a pre-
lminary medical report.
DR.. A. Magruder Mcdonald.
coroner. was to perform an au-
topSy at the District Morgue to-
day with DR.. James ]. Boyd, dep
uty medical examiner for Prince
Georges County. In attendance.
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Truman Renews
Call for Support
OF Revenue Plan
Reorganization Is
VituI to Efficiency.
He Tells Mcclellan
By Cecil HoIIond

President Truman today urged
anew Senate approval of his plan
flor reorganizing the scandal-hit
Internal Revenue Bureau, calling
lit "the most important step" in
providing a tax collecting agency
|of the "highest integrity and ef-
Efficiency"
The appeal was made in a letter
to Chairman Mcclellan of the
Senate Expenditures Committee
now considering the reorganiza-
tion plan.
Senator Mcclellan announced
later that the committee would
meet at 10 am. tomorrow to act
Jon a resolution to disapprove the
reorganization plan. The resolu-
ltion was introduced in the Senate
last week by Senators George,
Democrat, of Georgia, and Milli-
kin. Republican, of Colorado, the
chairman and ranking minority
member of the Senate Finance
Committee.
The Presidents letter was in
terpreted as a move to stave of
threatened defeat in the Senate
for the plan that would take rev.
Ienue collectors out of politics and
place them under Civil Service.
Hopes for Quick Action.
The Mcclellan Committee was
winding up hearings today on the
proposal by hearing further ia
vorable testimony from Revenue
Commissioner John B. Dunlap.
The President wrote:
II have been following with
much interest the progress of
Reorganization Plan No. of 1852,
providing for reorganization of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
understood your committee has
nearly completed it's consideration
of the plan and will soon file a
report to the Senate.
Approval of Plan No. is the
most important step we can take
to give our tax-collecting agency
an organization and management
that will insure the highest in
tegrity and efficiency. ] earnestly
hope your committee will take IA
Ivorable action on the plan and
that it will be approved by the
Senate.
"The millions of taxpayers who
ARE now preparing their returns
are entitled to this progressive
STEP"
Planned for Efficiency.
Mr.. Dunlap, under questioning,
told the committee that the pri-
mary purpose of the reorganiza-
ton plan was to obtain greater
efficiency rather than for dealing
with corruption. AS for corrup-
ton. Mr.. Dunlap added:
/ 1--WE are dealing effectively with
that now"
He agreed with Senator Nixon,
Republican, of California, that
most of the malfeasance disclosed
within the bureau had come from
politically appointed collectors.
He said that James P. Finnegan,
ousted st. Louis collector, and
James G. Smyth, fired as San
Francisco collector, should never
have been appointed. OF Smyth
(See REVENUE, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1952-03-04
French Seasoning?

ties Commission. Observers here
sensed a GOODNESS Of the commit
tee toward taking time for such a
probe in an election year.
Meanwhile, the transit company
pictured a drop of 66.9 per cent
under net income for the same
month last year in it's January
report to the Public Utilities Com
mission. @
Net income for January, 1852
was $36.886. according to the re.
port, as compared with 1,5O4
for the previous January. The
figures reflect a wage increase
granted employees last July. ON.
IcialS said. esse-e lsr~
Concern over Capital Transit
policies came to a head last weel
when j. A. B. Broadwater, presi.
dent of the company, said thu
company either should be allowed
to make a rs per cent profit OF
(See TRANSIT, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1952-03-04
French Open New Drive
In lndo-chinese Delta
BY the Associated Pres.

SAIGON, Indo-C China, Mar. A.
French bombers and heavy artil-
llery pounded the Communicated
lViet-Minh in a string Of fortified
villages southeast of Hanoi today
iIt signaled a new drive to wipe
out enemy infiltrators in the Red
River delta.
The French high command said
tfighting centered along the Bam-
boo Canal, 70 miles southeast o1
Hanoi.
The command said the opera
Ition was progressing favorahly
against one Viet-Minh division.
Evening star., 1952-03-04

business. Mr.. Dean said. He pre-
dicted that the first atom-run
generators will supplement pres
ent facilities in areas where the
cost Of making electricity is high
Mr.. Dean outlined atomic elec-
tricity prospects in cautiously
worded letter to Representative
Jackson. Democrat, of Washing
ton. MIR. jackson had asked Mr.
Dean when the United States
could count on getting electricity
from atomic energy.
Mr.. Dean replied that several
engineering groups are studying
how to build a nuclear reactor
that can be used to make fia Jon
able materials and simultane4 4asly
Evening star., 1952-03-04
'StuIin's Troion Horse
Workers to Be Used
While Communists
Stoy in Background
By WiIIiom |. Ryon
Associated Press Foreign News Analyst

ASSoctoied FEeSS Fofei0n news AnulySf
VIENNA.-A danger signal is
going up over Western Europe to-
day. It is not a war alarm. It is
a warning against a Stalinist Tro-
jan horse.
A mighty fifth column is being
organized with utmost care to
serve Kremlin Imperialism. 1t is
Ia long-range program. dia-
Igrammed, this Trojan horse would
have its belly in Central Europe
land its feet reaching out in many
Idirections-to Europe. to Italy
Ito Western Germany, to Greece
the Middle East.
Nom Communists, including
many Americans in official capac-
Iity, say the fifth column has
reached proportions of alarm and
lis still building-carefully. The
Soviets have a chain of command
running from the Kremlin through
the Cominform and into tight
Organization with headquarters in
Vienna.
The overall brain of the Comm.
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Wilson Calls on u. ).
To Extend, Strengthen
Wage-Priee Controls
Will Need Strong Lows
For Two More Years,
Senate Unit Is Told
By Froncis P. DouoIos

Defense Mobilizer Charles E
Wilson today asked Congress te
extend and strengthen the De-
fense Production Act, with its
wage and price controls for two
years and asserted this is no time
for the Nation to lower its guard.
"At least two more years of hard
work are ahead of us before we
reach our present goals of mili-
tary strength and productive
power" he said. Extension of
the authority contained in the
Defense Production Act is essen
tial to carry out our task to end
the tension and danger that now
grip the whole free world-to win
genuine peace"
Mr.. Wilson testified before the
Senate Banking Committee which
opened hearings on the extension
of the act which expires at mid
night June 80. Committee Chair
man Maybank said the hearings
would be limited to representa-
tives of national organizations,
but that any one may file a state
ment.
Satisfied With Rent Law.
Indicating that the committee
lis generally satisfied with the rent
control law, Senator Maybank
said there would be no hearings
on rent control but that persons
complaining about the operation
of the law will be heard.
Mr.. Wilson asked restoration of
limited slaughter quotas to aid in
controlling meat prices; repeal OF
the amendments voted last sum-
mer which permit higher ceiling
prices to manufacturers, whole
salers and retailers to reflect
higher costs; removal of the re-
strictions on credit controls and
other administration measures.
He particularly criticized the
Capehart amendment, which per-
mits manufacturers to obtain
higher ceiling prices to reflect
post-Korea cost increases. He said
this provision seriously hampers
the fight against imitation.
Sees Further Increases.
"It requires the Office of Price
Stabilization to permit increases
in ceilings beyond what is fair and
equitable" he said.
Increases in ceilings ranging up
to Is per cent and estimated to
total in the neighborhood of $3.50
million have already been taken, u
he said. "And the vast bulk of the
increases is still ahead"
He told the committee the re-
Taxation of credit controls die
tated by Congress last summer
makes it impossible to meet ade.
quately the inflationary threat
that may come if consumers throw
themselves into the inStallment
market again. AS the result OF
congressional action, down pay
ments in installment buying were
reduced and the pay-out time
heightened.
Mr.. Wilson held out this pros
lpect:
by the end of 1854 we should
have substantially attained oul
goals for military strength and we
will have passed the peak of ex-
penditures needed for the program
as it is now foreseeh.
Unless the world picture has
changed by then. we should be
able to cut back expenditures sub.
Istantially, because we will have q
|good position of defense. Oui
problem then will be to maintain
and replace, rather than to &C.
Icelerate."
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Eleni to Review
New Paris Fashions

Eleni The Stars Foshion Editor, will
report from Poris beginning tomorrow
on the new collections now being shown.
She viii tell you whot Dior. SehioporeIIi
and other fomed designers for the COM
ing season.
Eleni also will interview leodins per.
sonolties in the Paris world foshion.
A speciol feature will be an interview
with On American career gid in Poris.
Reed her articles in the WoI ms Sec.
tion Of The Stor beginning tomorrow.
Evening star., 1952-03-04

Q meeting at 10 am. tomorrow a
report by Representative Patter-
son. Republican, Of Connecticut
on the latter's one-man inquiry
into the transit firms policies.
The report calls for full in.
vestigation Of Capital Transit ano
recommends that the Interstate
Commerce Commission be giver
jurisdiction over the company in
stead of the District Public Utili-
Evening star., 1952-03-04
in District Transit Setup
By House Group Held Unlikely
District Committee to Receive Report
Tomorrow on Survey by Patterson

Pressure of other business may
dampen chances for a full House
District Committee investigation
of the Capital Transit Co., it ap-
Ipeared today.
Chairman Mcmillan. however,
will lay before the committee at
Evening star., 1952-03-04

form Communist information or
ganization, essentially a successor
to the Comintern) is Georgi NAL
enkov. He is one of Stains dep
uties and possibly his heir. NAL
enkov's chief lieutenant is Mix
hail A. Suslov, one of the Secre-
taries of the USSR Communist
central committee. The general
staff for Europe includes Palmiro
Togliatti in Italy, Jacques Duclos
in France and Walther Ulbricht
in East Germany.
Soon the world will be hearing
a new slogan from the East;
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Prince Georges Police
Probe Death Of Bow, ;;
Bruises Cover Body
Child's Behavior Alarms
Women Coring for Him;
Skull Fracture Is FotoI

A 3-year-old Southeast Wash
ington boy, his body covered with
bruises, died in Casualty Hospital
today during an operation for a
skull fracture.
Prince Georges County police
opened an investigation into the
Evening star., 1952-03-04
News Conference conceIed

President Truman today called
Ioff his weekly news conference
scheduled for 4 pm. Thursday.
Press Secretary Joseph Short said
MIR. Truman needed the. time to
work on his mutuals security
speech Thursday night. "
Evening star., 1952-03-04
Thieves Get $50o,000

KARACHI, Pakistan, Mar. 4 (R.
Thieves in daring daylight
robbery today got 100000 worth
'of gold and diamonds from a
jewelry store. They entered from
the roof before the shop opened.
Evening star., 1952-03-04

April Hearing Sought on Bill to EstobIish
Tronsit Commission. Pose AS
Ruling Seen by June os High Court Heors
Tronsit Rodio Issues. Poge AZ
Evening star., 1952-03-04

Chairman Gordon Dean Of the
Atomic Energy Commission said
today the United States may be
manufacturing commercial elec-
tricity from atomic energy in i've
or 10 years.
But that doesn't mean present
power companies will go out Of
Evening star., 1952-03-04
IStulins Troion Horse
Russia Groon,s Labor Unions
To Help Undermine Europe
Background

As the story goes. Greek worriors hid
in colossal wooden horse and got
through the wolls in ancient Troy.
When darkness fell. the warriors come
out Of their "Trojon horse" and let the
Greek prmy into the city. Today COM
munism hos evolved the skeleton Of q
new Troion horse-in Europe. 1t is
being built up for Moseow's use as the
Kremiin needs it. Mr.. Ryon. who is tour
ing oreos odioeent to the iron curtain,
tells about it in revealing series Of
articles Of which this is the first. =
Evening star., 1952-03-04

operation as a rowing radio sta
ton for the Voice of America, the
President recalled two centuries
! OF happy relationship with the
countries now in the grasp of the
Communists, and added:
To-day, the aggressive policies
OF your rulers are forcing us to
arm to defend ourselves. But we
cannot find in our hearts any hate
against you. We know that you are
suffering under oppression and
persecution. We know that if you
were free to say what you really
believe, you would join with us
to Danish the fear of war and
bring peace to the earth.
"Your government, with its
newspapers and radio, may try to
make you believe that the United
States is a hostile country. bent
on war. But that is not true. l
want you to know that our high
est aim is peace and friendship
and an end to the horror Of
war"
Vessel Is Commissioned.
The President spoke as the COM
missioning exercises were held at
the Municipal Pier. There also
were talks by Secretary of State
Acheson and Wilson Compton, ad-
miniStrator Of the United States
international information pro-
gram. Cabinet. Congress and
other officials attended the cere-
mony.
Secretary Acheson declared that
"Our greatest ally" in the effort
to combat communism is "the
truth"
Mr.. Compton recalled that to-
days ceremony wassbeing held on
the 10th anniversary of the estab-
hshment of the Voice of America,
which he described as the voice
of hope, friendship and good wilf
throughout the world"
Mr.. Truman's message was re-
layed to Europe. Latin America
and the Far East over 81 Ameri-
can and British transmitters. I'm
mediately after the English Ian
guage broadcast, the speech was
translated into Is languages and
rebroadcast.
The Courier's voice. 150,-
000-watt medium wave transmit
ter-has a 1,000-mile range
against the wall of interference
with which the Soviets try to keep
foreign radio programs from get
ting into Russia.
Its first stop after shake
down cruise into the Caribbean is
expected to be in the Mediterra-
mean, and then it will move from
place to place as the opportunity
offers to get the most effective
use OF IRON Curtain-p piercing ia
cilitieS.
May Build Similar Ships.
The 5.S00-ton cutter, which
carries 10 officers and 80 crew.
men, is the first floating broad
casting station to be developed by
the State Department. and if it
works out well. others may follow.
The tranSmitter is said to be three
times as powerful as the largest
American commercial tranSmitter.
The Courier is commanded by
Capt. Oscar c. B. We've. who re-
ceived the ships flag at today's
ceremonies from Donald McQuade,
national commander of the Catho-
lie War Veterans.
At the same time, Mrs. Hiram
Cole Houghton, president of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. presented short-wave radio
receiver to Mr.. Compton for de-
livery to a womanS group in Iran.
The ceremony was held on the
main deck of the Courier and
many Of those in attendance had
to brave a cold drizzle while the
event was in progress. Mr.. Tru-
man spoke from a covered stand.
Afterward, he inspected the ship.
District Commissioner F. Jo-
seph Donohue made the address
of welcome and said to the ships
company, May God be with you
on your mission"
Evening star., 1952-03-04
'ProbersSeek
Other Ways 10
Use FIuorides
House Members Ask
About Pointing Teeth.
Pill or Milk Sources
By james {. Roper

The House Committee on Chem.
icalS in Food today groped for .
way to reduce tooth decay without
putting fluorides in the public
water supply.
The committee heard two promi-
nent health organizations repeat
Evening star., 1952-03-04

U. S. Cent Prosecute After acc Tip Cove
lond Deoier Big Profit. Pose A.
Evening star., 1952-03-04

Delaney Receives 1000 Letters Protestins
Voter Fluoridotion. Pose A-8