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Evening star., 1952-09-30
Policeman, Ankle Broken,
Rides Cycle 10 Hospital

A District motorcycle police
man last night broke his ankle
in spill and then climbed right
back on the machine and drove
himself to Emergency Hospital.
Pvt. Edward L. BARLEY, q, of
the Traffic Division was leaving
the scene Of a shooting call at
Eighteenth and N streets NV.
when a pedestrian stepped from
in front Of a car into the path of
his motorcycle.
In swerving to avoid the pedes-
|trian Pvt. BARLEY lost his balance
and as he went down the machine
fell on his ankle.
The policeman righted the mo-
|torcycle. drove it to Emergency
Hospital and was admitted.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Safe Broken Open
In Spite Of Sign
Giving Combination
By the Asseeiatad Press

BLOOMINGTON. Ind. Sept. 30
For years, Wegmiller Lumber
Co. has had a sign on its safe
saying:
There's no money in this safe
This is the correct combination
see for yourself. Please don't bat
ter in the door,"
Frustrated company officials
found the safe, containing only
company ledgers, broken open
again yesterday-the 44th time by
police count.
The company thought it might
try putting a notarized sign on its
new safe-the fifth 1t has had te
buy.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

through its PAGES at a special pre-
view for photographers at the
Aberdeen (Md) Proving Grounds
recently.
Tested for Months.
Ordnance experts have been try
ing out its mobility and firing
capacity for months at the giant
testing grounds, but standard am
munition was used rather than
atomic rounds.
The Army indicated that the
weapon can use either atomic or
standard rounds.
The gun has a caliber of 280
millimeterS - approximately II
inches. This, in itself, discloses
how compactly the Atomic Energy
Commission scientists now are able
to build atomic missiles which at
one time could barely be crowded
into the bomb bay of a B-29.
There was talk at the demon
Istration Of a 20-mile range for
the gun.
This approximates the range for
coastal defense and naval guns OF
somewhat similar caliber.
Twenty miles would be a practi-
cal distance for placing the gun
safely behind friendly lines, firing
over those lines and laying down
an atomic barrage on enemy In
fantry and armor without en-
|dangering friendly troops from the
blasts, heat or radiation.
Standard Rate of Fire.
The rate of fire seemed to be
approximately that of any Of the
large caliber, non-automatic guns
used by the Army and Navy.
This is how the "all-purpose
weapon" looks to visitors:
Its tube is almost 40 feet long
and rified.
The elevation of it's muzzle ap-
pears also to be like that used
in a standard gun.
A two-gun battery is used in
the Aberdeen tests.
Nine other vehicles are used in
support. including two power
generating trucks. The power
unit is hooked to the gun by elec-
trical cable. thus supplying elec-
trical power for traversing and
raising the elevation of the rifle.
Two engine cabs, looking much
like the hauling end of the trac-
tor trailer rigs you see on the
highways. but with heavier con-
struction, supply the power for
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Bank Robber 5Iays
Policeman, Terrorize!
Two Women, GivesUr
5-Foot Bandit Surrenders
After Bomburdment
. Of House With Teur Cos
BY the Assoeioied Press

EAST PROVIDENCE, r. I.
Sept. 30.-A. squat bank robbie
today killed one policeman, sho
two others and temporarily hele
two women as hostages in a com.
Wandered home before surren.
dering to besieging police.
The gunman, described as moi
more than 5 feet tall, invaded the
Offices Of the Industrial Trust Co
branch bank and screamed shrilly
to a woman teller to put money
into a paper bag.
She thrust loose bills into the
bag and the man seized it and
fled, emerging to run face to face
into a. bank guard summoned by
an alarm.
Has Difficulty Leaving.
The gunman leaped into his
carelessly parked car, had diff
f1culty getting away, and headed
for nearby Pawtucket with police
quickly taking up the chase.
He engaged in a running gun
fight with the officers, sending
bullets into the pursuing cars.
John Patineaud of the Paw
tucket police force was fatally
wounded. Two Providence police
men were wounded.
Abandoning his car, the robber
fled into the home of Mrs. Robert
Laprade and forced her to walk
out with him. But when police
opened fire. he fled back into the
house.
NegOtiates From Window.
Another woman. Mrs. Mary
Sandring, was forced by the gun
man to attempt negotiations with
the police from a window.
Police began a tear gas bonn
bardment Of the house and the
gunman came out with his hands
up and surrendered.
Bank officials. making a hasty
check of the funds taken, said
they constituted "a substantial
sum-"
Evening star., 1952-09-30
|ndiunu crush Kills Three

AUBURN, Ind, Sept. 30 R.-
Three persons were killed and two
others injured critically early TO-
day when the car carrying them
home from their factory jobs hit
ia three. The dead were Mrs. Stella
Rhodes, 10: Mrs. Mildred Cravens
20, and Allan McFeters. 23. al Of
Hicksville. Ohio.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

Vernon E. West to draft legisla-
tion to effectuate many of the
points in the Works Committee re-
port.
The Commissioners emphasized
that their action does not mean
they necessarily approve all the
details in the six-year program
urged by the committee.
The main purpose. it was ex-
planned, is to get the recommends
tions in shape for discussion at
public hearings and for submis-
sion to the Commissioners Citi-
zens' Advisory Council. Mr.. West
was given a November / deadline.
Seven Recommendations.
Here are the committee rocom-
mendations that the Commission
lers specified Mr.. West to get to
work on Immediately:
/. An outright cash grant of $68
million by the Federal Govern
ment.
2. An interest-free Federal loan
of a like amount to the District.
3. Authorization for issuance Of
Iup to $35 million in revenue bonds
to start an off-street motor vehicle
parking program.
4. A Is per cent increase in
water rates here.
S. Imposition of a sewer service
tax equal to half of the consumers
water bill. Both the water and
sewer levies would apply to service
provided the Federal Government.
6. Abolition of the 2 per cent
non-business personal property
tax.
z. Amendment of the existing
Motor Vehicle Parking Act to per-
NIT dual use of property for busi-
ness and parking purposes.
Tax Study to Be Made.
In addition to ordering the
legislative drafts, the city heads
instructed Schuyler Lowe. direc-
tor of the new District Depart
ment of General Administration
to study the tax structures of
cities comparable to Washington.
OStenSible purpose of this is to de-
termine information useful in a
reStudy of the Districts tax pic
ture.
Mr.. Lowe also was told to COM
pare the local tax structure with
that of nearby communities and
to analyze his findings in the light
of the public works committees
recommendations. November /
was given as the deadline for these
projects. too.
At the same time the Commits
sioners decided to appoint another
committee to work with the works
committee which is headed by
Francis G. Addison and to work
with individual congressman to
prepare the proposed legislation.
1t. Col. Harry F. Hansen.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner,
who has been secretary of the
works committee through its six
months life, was given the task of
establishing still another commit
tee, to be formed of District gov
ernment employees. It's purpose
will be to prepare the city's case
for presentation to Congress, for
adoption of the Addison commit
tee recommendations.
The Commissioners stressed the
need for organizing the commun-
ity to sell the works improvement
program to a Congress whose
share in District expenses has
dwindled from so per cent to a
paltry 8 per cent.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

Democrats on the defensive over
the Communist question in his
whistle-stop Midwestern tour
which gets under way tomorrow
Gen. Eisenhower flies from here
to Columbia. s. c., today, and will
join his train at Cleveland to-
night.
Gen. Smith. an old comrade OF
Gen. Eisenhower's, said in Wash
ington yesterday that he assumes
Communists have inf1iltrated even
the Central Intelligence Agency:
Furnishes Weekly Reports. =,
Among other things. the CIA
furnishes both presidential can
didates with weekly reports on
what American operatives have
been able to learn about Commu-
mist activities on a worldwide
scale.
Arthur Summerfield, Republi.
can national chairman, said Gen
Smiths statement demonstrated
that the national safety has beer
endangered" by what he callec
''looseness" in Washington security
measures.
Gen. Eisenhower's advisers fee
that the Democrats are particu.
|larly vulnerable on the Communist
issue.
In an effort to appeal to the
women's vote on this subject, the
Republican National Committee
arranged to have former Repre-.
sentative Clare Boothe Luce ol
Connecticut speak on it on a ma.
tional radio-television broadcast
tonight from 10:30 to IL o'clock.
viii Fly to Cleveland.
After his one-shot invasion O
Dixie at Columbia, Gen. Eisen
hover planned to fly to Clevelant
tonight to join his campaign trail
lfor some rest before he begins al
arduous whistle-stopping fora.
with an early morning speech a
bay City, Mich. >
Possibly in anticipation of thi
Intensive campaigning. the gen
eral spent an hour and a half her
last night talking over the genera
lsituation with Gov. Thomas Z
Dewey of New York.
j Gov. Dewey, a native of Michi
tgan, said they talked only abou
'lhow to bring New York into th'
Republican column on November 4
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Big Need 10 Enlarge
Presidents S Offices
Seen by Commission
White House Renovation
Report Says Facilities
Are insufficient
BY the Associoted Press

Bigger and better executive Of
fees for the President are recon-
mended by the commission which
directed the rebuilding of the
White House.
The six-man group said in It's
final report that existing facilities
are insufficient, scattered and Gin
consistent with efficient and well
CO. -ordinated management of the
executive branch Of the Govern
ment."
Since structures larger than thu
existing east and west wings might
mar the White House and it.
grounds, the commission proposed
a comprehensive study of thu
problem by a new special body in.
|cluding representatives from
Congress and the executive
branch. But whatever the answer
lit said there need be no changes
i'm the rebuilt White House it.
self, which now is "strong anc
stable and capable of resisting the
strains Of many years to come.
McKellar Heads Board.
The commission, headed by Sen
ator Mcclellan. Democrat, oi
Tennessee. filed it's final report or
the four-year. $5,761 900 renova-
tion job with the White House
and Congress.
The recommendation of new
executive Offices concluded a de-
tailed, 115-page report on the re-
building, which was undertaken
after engineers decided the execu-
tive mansion no longer was safe
Photographs, some in color, ot
the new interiors and of stages ir
the reconstruction, helped tell the
story.
The chief executive and officials
who work closely wit, him require
some 10000 square feet to house
approximately $50 persons. the
commission said. II such agencies
as the Budget Bureau, the Ma
tional Security Resources Board
and the Central Intelligence
Agency were added, there would
have to be room for 1900 or 1900
persons.
"Space for important uses such
as conference rooms, filing of con-
fidential and important letters and
documents, cabinet meetings, press
conferences. and the like, is en-
tirely inadequate" the report said.
1ss Rooms in building.
To the report, the commission
appended such information as a
oom-by-room list of new fur
niShings, donations, and the So
contractors who had a hand in
the work. The structure, it was
brought out. now has 1872 rooms
all told. three elevators, 20 fire.
places and 18 family and guest
bedrooms. The most expensive
phases Of the job were mechanical,
installations, including plumbing.
$675. 900. and electrical work,
$603, 500.
There are only two fixed tele-
vision sets. but wiring would par-
NIT TV in almost every room.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Earl Browder and Wife Held
On Charge of Denying Red Link
Accused Of Lying
In Application for
Her Naturalization

The FBI today arrested Ear
Browder, former head of the
American Communist Party, and
his wife Raissa on charges of max
ing false statements at a naturali-
zation hearing.
Attorney General McGranery
said the arrests in the New York
area were made Immediately after
a New York Federal grand jury
indicted the pair. The indictment
charged the Browders lied by say
ing Mrs. Browder, seeking nat
uralization in 1949. never was a
member of the Communist Party.
Browder, 81. who twice ran for
President on the Communist tick
ct and twice served Jail sentences,
was ousted from the party in 1916
after policy disagreement.
He was picked up by FBI agents
on a street in downtown Manhat-
tan. Mrs. Browder. SIS, was ar
rested at the Browder apartment
in Yonkers.
The indictment, Mr.. McGranery
said. included four counts against
Mrs. Browder and one against her
husband.
The indictment cited four spe-
cif1c statements which the grand
jury believed to be false. It al
legged that Browder lied when he
specifically swore his wife never
was a party member.
The Russian-born wife of the
ex-Red leader narrowly escaped
deportation a decade ago. She
entered the United States Illegally
in 1888 and was ordered deported
in 1910. However, the deportation
order was lifted in 1914, after a
lengthy hearing. Later, she was
permitted to make a legal entry
and. subsequently. filed her petit
ton for naturalization.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

sion studio, with no cheering au.
dience to spur him on, was a diff.
ferent speaker from the smiling
witty candidate who has been en-
tertaining the voters on his cam.
paign tours.
Gambling on his faith that ths
election can be won by talking
plainly to the American people
the Democratic nominee defended
the necessity of hating Commu.
mist aggression in Korea and &C.
cused Gen. Eisenhower of failing
to make his own position cleal
on the major issues of the cam.
paign.
Tells No Funny Stories.
There were no funny stories, nc
laugh-provoking lines in this re-
port to the Nation, and the first
batch of 100 kilograms received
here up to midnight all expressed
approval.
One, from a Yale law student,
classed it with the Gettysburg
Address. Another said, Tonight
we heard a statesman" Many
others, including several from
Washington, called it "magnif1-
cent"
Gov. Stevenson built his speech
around four subjects: Korea; How
serious is the Communist danger
in this country; Is prosperity in
danger?; and, How can the high
est integrity and efficiency in Gov
ernment be achieved?
Stepping from his plane here
after midnight, Gov. Stevenson
told reporters he picked those
subjects because a survey of his
mail for two weeks showed them
to be the issues raised most fire.
quently.
Discusses Korean War.
AS to the Korean war, Gov
Stevenson said that if the Com
munists had not been stopped
there, and East Asia was falling
bit by bit, those who criticize the
Korean Intervention might nov
be saying that Harry Truman
and Joseph Stain were boyhoot
friends in Outer Mongolia"
In the issue of Communists il
Government, the Democratic nom
inee said these mortal enemie
cannot be permitted to get clos,
to the bloodstreams of America.
He said this can be accomplishet
without slandering innocent peo
pie, by close screening of Govern
ment employees, and through tn
FBI.
AS to integrity in Government
he contended the problem of cor
ruption and graft is one of indi
vidual morals, not q question o
which party is in power. He tool
(See STEVENSON, Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Truman Charges Eisenhower
Harmed u. S. in AS With His
Advice on Soviet Friendship
Says General Should
Be Honest Enough
To Admit BIunder
Ssar Stoff cerrespendent

HAvRE, Mont, Sept. 30.-Presi-
dent Truman bluntly charged to-
day that Gen. Eisenhower did a
great deal Of harm to this country
in 1945. while commanding gen.
eral Of the forces in Europe, when
he said that he saw no reason
why Russia and the United States
would not remain the closest OF
friends"
Continuing his bare-knuckle at
tack on the Republican presiden-
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Gromyko Goes to Moscow

LONDON. Sept. 30 (P.-Soviet
Ambassador Andrei Gromyko left
here today by air for Berlin en-
route to Moscow for what he de-
Scribed to reporters as routine
consultations"
Evening star., 1952-09-30
S New Type
OF Serious Speaking
Gets Good Reaction
Witticisms Abandoned,
Governor Defends US.
Actions in Korea
Ru A 0I anns
BY J. A. O'Leory
Sfor .Stuff Correspondent

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Sept. 30
Gov. Stevenson was getting a good
reaction today to the new type of
serious. blunt fireside chat he
delivered to the nation by tele-
vision from Chicago last night.
The Adlai Stevenson who sat at
a desk in the stiffness of a televi-
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Eisenhower 10 Make
Campaign Issue Of
Reds lniiItration
Seeks to Put Democrats
On Defensive; ToIks in
Columbia, S. c., Today
RlUl ETlN
BULLETIN

Gen. Walter Bedell Smith
said today he has supplied both
Gen. Eisenhower and Gov. Ste
venson with an amplification Of
his testimony that Communists
probably have penetrated the
Central Intelligence and other
Government security agencies.
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Boys Dorken Neiqhborhood

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 80 (P.-
It got pretty dark last night in
the Brookside Park area on the
east side. Police said a gang of
boys shot out 40 street lights with
air rifles,
Evening star., 1952-09-30
By Elton c. Fay
Assoeiosed Press Military Affeirs Reporter

Assoeiotsd Press MiIiturY Affairs Reporter
The Army has unveiled a new
85-ton atomic gun and shown that
it can roll nimbly across fields into
position to fire uper-explosive
barrages within 20 minutes.
It is the worlds first atomic ar
tillery piece.
The gun, which the Army calls
an "all-purpose weapon" was put
Evening star., 1952-09-30

tial nominee, the President said
that the generals advice carried
great weight" then, and perhaps
If he had given us better advice in
1945 we wouldn't have had so much
trouble in waking up the country
to the danger of Communist i'm
perialism in 1916, and 1947 and
1o48."
The Presidents blast was incor-
porated in a speech for midday
delivery at Havre, as he moved into
Montana. where he'll be playing
the whistle stops for the next
couple Of days in behalf of the
Stevenson-Sparkman ticket and
the senatorial candidacy of Repre-
sentative Mike Mansfield.
Will Attend Dam Ceremony.
From Havre, the President was
moving further into North Central
Montana for a ground breaking
ceremony later today at the site
Of the projected $12.8 million Tiber
irrigation dam, a unit of the Mis-
souri, Basin development near
Chester.
The Get Eisenhower" strategy
the President was pursuing today
was a followup of the battle plan
he unveiled yesterday in North
Dakota, in opening his 15-day
whistle-stop drive from coast to
coast.
It marked the first time that the
Democrats had really cotton away
from the kid glove approach that
thus far has characterized the
campaign, and served notice that
Mr.. Truman, at least. was operat-
ing on the no-holds- barred theory
from now on.
Gen. Eisenhower has charged
the administration with fumbles
and failures in Europe and Asia in
dealing with the Russian threat,
and Mr.. Truman went on the rec
ord to show that the former five
star generals foresight was not
nearly as good as his hindsight."
Cites 1945 Statement.
The general. Mr.. Truman said,
told a congressional committee in
November of 1945 that "there is
no one thing that guides the policy
of Russia more today than to
keep friendship with the United
States"
1T is true that we were all
trying immediately after the war
to find a. means for living with
the Russians on a peaceful basis, "
President Truman continued. II
don't blame the Republican can
didate for his part in that. But
he ought to be honest enough to
admit his blunders about the Rus
SianS."
Gov. Stevenson, the Democratic
presidential nominee, recognized
the Soviet menace in 1945 and
1916 when he was in Europe on
an important mission" for the
Government, Mr.. Truman insisted.
The President also challenged
claims Of the Republican Party
that "it has been out in front
against the dangers of commu-
nism," saying 'it simply isn't
So"
He blamed old guard Repub-
licanS for the rehabilitation clam
or after World War II and said
that "even as recently as last
summer they were voting to cut
appropriations which we need to
make our defenses strong"
Mr.. Truman also accused the
Republicans of making political
capital out Of the Korean war
and thereby building up their
strength in Congress in the 1856
elections to the extent that-with
the help Of a "few Democrats
they could block progress.
Their campaign of 'fear anc
distrust this year." he continued
is designed to "scare and fool yor
into voting for them. so that they
can again control the United
States as they did in 1882"
The President devoted the frs
Evening star., 1952-09-30
By jock Bell
Associated Press Stoff Writer

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-Gen
Eisenhower will make a campaign
issue out Of Gen. Walter Bedell
Smiths assumption that the Com
munists have penetrated every
American security agency.
The Republican presidential
nominee will try to throw the
Evening star., 1952-09-30

Text Of Stevenson Address Covering Issues
Of Compoisn. Poge "A
Evening star., 1952-09-30

Gen. Smith Soys He's "Certoin" Red.
Hove lnfiltroted ClA. Pose As
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Commissioners
Back I Points
In WorksP Plan
West Is Instructed
To Prepare Bill on
1919 Million Program
By John w. Stepp

The District Commissioners, act-
ing as a board. today indorsed in
principle the 1919 million capital
program recon-
mended by the Citizens Advisory
Committee on Public Works.
At the same time, the city heads
instructed Corporation Counsel
Evening star., 1952-09-30

Text Of Trumon Speech criticizinq Eisen-
hover l945 Actions. Pose AZ
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Russians Help
In nkorea,:Says
u. 5. Officer
Thousands Reported
In Rear Manning
Anti-Aircruft Guns
BY the Assoeiofed Psess

SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 30.-A
highly placed United States 9Th
Army officer said today there are
several thousand Russian troops
in rear areas Of North Korea in q
support capacity"
This officer said in an interview
that the Russians were technicians
Evening star., 1952-09-30

$6.2 Million Recovery for D. c. Roods From
General Fund Urged. Pose 81
Evening star., 1952-09-30
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Evening star., 1952-09-30

Picture on Pose B-l
Evening star., 1952-09-30

(See STEVENSON. Page A-7.)
Evening star., 1952-09-30
Let's Get Out the Vote!

Only % per cent of eligible Arlington
County residents voted in 1948. Be sure to
register by October 4 at the courthouse
(open $3.50 am. to p.m. Monday y-Friday).
There's not much time.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

through its PAGES at a special pre-
view for photographers at the
Aberdeen (Md) Proving Grounds
lrecently.
Evening star., 1952-09-30

Continued on Page AS. Col. l.,