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Evening star., 1952-04-22

Sunday night, relayed the White
House "alert" to his superiors
Trooper McMorrow was ordered
to put in a direct call to the
White House to confirm the
"alert."
He did and was told that every
thing was to be arranged as re-
queSted earlier"
Morgantown. w. Va, is near
the headwaters of the Mononga-
hela River. which flows to the
Ohio and thence to the Gulf of
Mexico by way of the Mississippi.
Maybe the Williamsburg was TAX
ing the long way around.
But the West Virginia State
Troopers had their orders. They
were to take every precaution to
insure the passage Of the VIII
liamsburg when it passed under
the Morgantown Bridge At 1o:3o
Evening star., 1952-04-22
2 Mutinous Convicts Stabbed
In Fight Over II Hostages
Bloody Bottle Breaks Out in Michigan Prison
Over What to Do With Guards Held by Rioter:

come out of besieged Cell Block
Is, center of the rioting, to make
his radio appeal.
Officials quoted Jarbo as saying
such an appeal might lead to a
quick settlement of the convicts'
grievances against the prison
management.
DR.. Vernon Fox, deputy warden,
announced the result of his at
tempt to achieve a truce in the
mutiny and rioting which has
brought death to one convict and
injured nine others.
DR.. Fox, after comforting with
Warden Julian Frisbie. went this
morning to Cell Block IS, where
the mutineers are holding II
guards as hostages.
After a short conference,
through the prison bars, DR.. Fox
went to the prison kitchen nearby.
There. he got a cart with two big
kettles of food and rolled it into
the cellblock. Then after another
brief talk with Earl E. Ward, a
mutiny leader, and others, DIR. Fox
announced Jarbo's plan.
Despite announcement of the
appeal, tension still gripped the
big prison in the wake of yester-
days wild rioting.
Two hundred State police and
(Sea pR1COM nano AoA
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Crowds Stand in Line for Blocks
ToSee Renovated White House|
5,544 Visitors Admitted in Two Hours
For 5-Minute Inspection Of Mansion

Elderly matrons and aged men
jostled elbows and exchanged ex-
clamations of delight with young
men and young women. All were
mixed with children.
It was predominantlX feminine
crowd.
In the State dining room, Abra-
ham Lincoln's mantle portrait
played second role to the new
dining table. II like the table," a
Michigan mother told her hus-
dpand, "but don't like the chairs. "
II like everything in here" a
voter in back of her spoke up in
defiance.
Inspector H. w. Francis of the
White House police recalled that
in 1948 I'VE had 8,035 through
here in two hours. But those were
school kids and they really travel.
You can't make time with a crowd
like this"
The first arrivals were a Har-
ris (Mo.) couple and their daugh-
ter, a Missourian transplanted to
Chevy Chase, D. c. They got to
the east gate at $50 am, three
and a half hours before the two
hour visiting period started.
A Chicago couple showed up
next. Then two Kansas City
CMo) brothers joined the line.
At 7:45 two New Castle Qnd.)
girls arrived.
Wait Over to See 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Thomas of
Harris have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. L. S. Yeo III of
1897 Jocelyn street NV, Chevy
Chase.
They had intended to go home
last Saturday, but decided to wait
over just to see the White House.
The Thomases and their daugh-
ter expected there'd be a long
line, so we got here early"
They were soon joined by Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan j. Softer of Chi
cago, who mean to leave WASH
ington as soon as they have seen
what sort of place their Chief
Executive lives in.
Meet the President.
Jimmie Gray and Howard Gray,
the Kansas City brothers, stayed
here five days longer than they
had planned.
I'VE hung around so we could
see this place." said Howard. eye
ing the big house cleaning in
the morning sunlight. He is 80,
two years older than his brother.
I'VE met the President" Jim
mie volunteered.
"You did?"
yeah. We were here about
five years ago and we got up early
one morning and bumped into
him on the street. Got to shake
hands with him"
Down the street came the pretty
pair from New Castle.
"Is this all the line?" asked Miss
Mary CarneS.
This is it." some one told her.
1--WE thought it would be real,
real long," said Miss Bernetha
Bond.
80 did l." said Mr.. Softer.
"Why, first wanted us to get
here by 4 am. Glad we didn't"
The whole group began to chat.
IT wish our son was here" Mrs.
Softer said.
Where is he?"
"He'S in Korea. I wish he
could see this with us"
Evening star., 1952-04-22

The mysterious weekend cruise
of the presidential yacht Will
liamsburg across the Allegheny
Mountains to Morgantown. w
Va, was explained at the White
House today.
West Virginia State police
reached a state approaching ner-
vous prostration over the week
end after the White House
alerted them to guard the Nor
gantown Bridge" for the approach
of the Williamsburg with Presi-
dent Truman aboard.
Quick as a flash the troopers
deduced that sailing the VIII
liamSburg over the mountains
would approach the miraculous.
But they were not going to be
caught mapping.
State Trooper w. K. McMorrow
on duty at Morgantown. w. IA,
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Same Thief Robs
Woman ; Times
78 Days
BY the Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS, April 22.-Mrs
Hazel Allen, clerk in a cleaning
establishment. has lost any illu-
sions she might have had about
honor among thieves.
The same man robbed her yes
terday for the third time.
He had told her in the second
robbery he needed the money for
a sick baby and "this will be the
last time I'll bother you"
Monday he said. II have to
have it just one more time"
He got SIS April 3, $40 April Z
and $28 Monday.
"He walks in like he owns the
place." Mrs. Allen said. Ard he
will before too long"
Evening star., 1952-04-22
n. Y, Pennsylvania
Primaries On Today
BY the Associated Press

Voters in New York and Penn
sylvania, States which rank one
two in presidential-nominating
strength, ballot today for dele
gates who will go uninstructed to
national party conventions.
New York had no presidential
preference race-the battle is for
96 Republican and "a Democratic
delegate seats at the conventions
in Chicago next July.
Pennsylvania's popularity poll
had only two names on the bal
lot, both Republicans-Gen. Eisen-
hover and former Gov. Harold
E. Stassen of Minnesota. Demo
Gratis and Republicans pick &C
delegates each. Ten at-large dele
gates each already have beer
chosen.
Gov. Dewey seemed to have New
York's COP delegates pretty vel
assured for Gen. Eisenhower. But
Senator Taft of Ohio was predict.
ing he would get 90 of them.
Senator Taft bowed out of tht
Pennsylvania popularity race, say
ing 1t was fruitless because dele
gates are not bound by its results
Nevertheless, there may be a sub
stantial write-in vote for him.
In New York City the polls vii
0Y1oy1 from 2 tn 10 nm. and from
noon to 9 pm. elsewhere. Th'
voting is expected to be light.
In Pennsylvania the polls ar
open in the 8,421 precincts fron
z am. to 8 pm.
Pennsylvania Republicans hav
2,860,137 registered and the Dem
ocrats, 1,855,487. With clea
weather forecast througout tn
States a total Of something lik
l.6 million is expected.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Auto Permit HEARINGS
Thrown Open 10 Press
By Commissioners
Issuance and Revocation
Of Car and Taxi Licenses
In District Affected

The Commissioners today
opened to the press future hear
ings of the boards handling revo-
cation and restoration of drivers
permits and hackers licenses.
The city heads acted on recon-
mendation of Traffic Director
George E. Keneipp. Both Com
missioners F. Joseph Donohue and
Gen. Bernard L. Robinson made
clear they favored the move dur
ing telecast over Station WMAL-
TV last night.
Reporter Attends.
A reporter for The Star broke
precedent, so far as Traffic De-
partr1ent officials could recall, by
sitting in on a hackers hearing
this morning before the city heads
acted.
The reporter merely walked into
the meeting, traditionally closed to
newsmen, and sat down. Neither
Mrs. Mary A. Silver. chairman,
nor Capt. Marshall Gore of the
Police Traffic Bureau, who were
conducting the hearing, asked
him to leave.
Mrs. Silver explained she had
heard the Commissioners express
their views on the television show.
Attitude Has Varied.
Chairman of both the Board of
and Review of Hack
ers' Identification Licenses and the
Board of Revocation and Restora-
ton of Drivers Permits. Mrs. Sill
yer has taken an on-again, off,
again attitude toward attendance
by the press.
On Friday, she told The Star.
the drivers permit board did not
object to the press attending the
sessions. Yesterday, she said news
men would be barred unless the
city heads ordered otherwise.
The Commissioners were ques-
toned on this statement during
'The Commissioners Report" pro-
gram last night.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Second dPiIotC Conyicte(
For Refusing 10 Fly,
FinIetter Disc|oses
Captain in Mississippi
Given 3 Months and
Dismissed From Service
By John A. Giles

Air Force Secretary Finletter
disclosed today that a second pilot
had been convicted by court
martial of charges growing out Of
refusal to fly.
The Secretary, at a Pentagon
news conference, identified the
pilot as Capt. Carl j. lizard, "a, of
Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi,
Miss.
He reported that Capt. lizard was
charged with "feigning illness to
avoid flying duty" and sentenced
to three months in prison and dis
missal from the service. But the
commanding general Cancelled the
prison term in his review, the Sec
retary added.
Previously, it had been disclosed
that 1t. Verne Goodwin of Biggs
Base. in Texas, had been convicted
of willful disobediance of order
and sentenced to two years in
prison and dismissal from the
service.
IA Flyers Involved.
The Secretary stated that IA
cases of flyers who refused to take
to the air had been brought up.
Two of them were dismissed after
a pre-trial investigation at Ran
dolph Field, in Texas, and the re-
naming 10 are being investigated,
Mr.. Finletter reported.
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Air
Chief Of Staff, told the same con-
ference that the majority of cases
so far reported involved fear of
combat rather than fear of flying" :"
Mr.. Finletter issued what he
called a Qualification of existing
practices" regarding pilots who re-
fuse to fly. However, it was re-
called that the document, dated
last Wednesday, followed closely
the high-policy meeting of top
present and retired air generals.
Training leading to flying
rating has always been and must
remain entirely voluntary" Mr..
Finletter wrote to his military
personnel advisory council, headed
by Maj. Gen. Edward B. Lyon.
$50 long as the rated officer is
physically and professionally
qualified, and so long as his Serv-
ices are needed in a rated ca
pacity, voluntary suspension from
a flying status will be approved
only under the most unusual cir
cumstances.
Physical Examinations Set.
He then went on to state that
individuals seeking non-f1ying
status who otherwise exhibited an
incapacitating fear of flying were
to be examined by physicians to
make certain they are given
proper treatment.
Efforts on the part of an in
dividual. declared professionally
and physically qualified, to avoid
hazardous duty, and in particular
training for and actual combat,
indicate he has failed to live up
to the standards of an Air Force
officer, and he should be separated
from the service" he declared.
Mr.. Finletter said that neither
o. the cases involving the two
pilots who were court-martialed
had yet reached him for final re-
view.
Asked how the pilots refusing
to fly would be separated. Gen.
Vandenberg commented that when
al officer flew Government air.
planes and drew fight pay he
lowed certain obligations to the
Government.
Surely he should not be able to
|quit without some onus on him il
Ihe just doesn't want combat" the
general declared. 4
Evening star., 1952-04-22
1t Takes 10 Men
To Deliver q Letter

TEN TO oNE-lt tokes O score Of
men just to deliver one letter within the
District. Stor Stoff Writer james G.
Deone continues his series Of stories on
local moil service on Pose B-I.
TOUGH ASSIGNMENT - Robert
Daniel Murphy. one Of the stote De-
portment's foreign service trouble
shooters, becomes the United Stotes'
first postwor Ambassador to Jopon.
Mr.. Murphy's background Of deIieots
hondlins Of explosive situotions is
brought out in on editorial feoturs
by 6onett D. Homer on Pose Asl2.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Spectacular Atomic Bomb Blast
Jo|ts 800 Troops Stationed
Only q Miles From It's Zero Point
Explosions S Heat
Singes Observers
10 Miles Away
By Bill Becker
Associoted Press Staff Writer

ATOM BOMB SITE, New, April
22-One of the most spectacular
atomic bombs ever detonated
jolted observers 10 miles distant
today and gave $500 troops an
experience they never will forget.
It probably was the largest
bomb ever dropped on continental
Use Of Atomic ToctieoI Weapons Changes
Thinkinq Of Warfare. Poee A
United States soil. The smoke
blotted out the troops who were
within four miles on ground zero.
The bomb burst AZ seconds after
release at $50 am. (PST, 1890
pm. EST from an Air Force
plane flying at 10000 feet in
typical high level drop.
Despite brilliant sunshine, the
flash was visible IS miles away in
Las Vegas. Seven minutes later,
the Southern Nevada gambling
capital rumbled with the concus-
sion.
Observers Neck Twisted.
The shock twisted this observ-
er's neck one minute after the
flash. The fireball lasted some
where from four to 10 seconds.
The bomb formed a big mush-
room before the conclusion hit
ground zero and raised the fami-
liar dust column.
The heat from the blast singed
observers faces at News Mob.
Most wished they were in fox
holes like the troops.
The mushroom went through
a series of colors; rush, yellow,
violet, and then turned snow
white. Finally, above $4,000 feet
an ice cap formed and separated
from the main ball-shaped cloud.
Trucks Rushed to Troops.
Trucks moved in almost imme-
diately to pick up the troops be-
fore the radioactive dust could hit
them. Several secondary fires
started, veteran observers said.
These were indicated by darker
smoke appearing through the dust
base 212 miles wide.
The bomb itself was show enough
for any one.
Thirteen minutes after the burst,
the main cloud was drifting to-
ward observers and still retained
rust and yellow shades. although
predominantly white.
The base dust column was
twisted across the sky, blotting out
the peaks 20 miles away. It was
q mile across. Instrumentation
planes droned overhead, tracking
radiation.
Observers who were at Bikini
were uncertain whether it eX-
ceeded the biggest blast there in
1916.
Air Support Readied.
About Is minutes after the
blast, the troops air support
120 paratroopers-were TAXED
across the edge of the salt flats
to be ready for takeoff.
Their job was to jump behind
the atomic smoke curtain but at
q safe time after it lifted.
The troops got a very severe
shock, the Acc told newSmen.
They were braced in their Az
foot-deep foxholes, but there could
be no doubt that some of their
necks were twisted, too.
Acc observers used to watching
blasts from News Mob said this
was "a real big one."
Civilians in No Danger.
At 9:52-22 minutes after the
burst-the big cloud was spread
out perhaps at 10000 feet and
(See A-ROMR. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Hannegan and Karst
Named in Testimony
On Surplus Deal Fee
St. Louis Lowyer Says
He Planned to Divide
Fund With Party Chief
By Robert K. Walsh

A st. Louis lawyer today in.
volved the late Postmaster Gen,
eral Hannegan and former Demo.
cratic Representative Karst o1
Missouri in a Government Surplu.
property deal.
Testifying before the Senate In.
vestigations Subcommittee, Jane.
A. Waechter admitted he die
practically nothing" to earn 9
$25. 900 case fee from a st. Louis
company. He was hired to helr
the concern buy former Army
buildings for about $4,000 from
the old War Assets Administration
in 1949.
The witness said he talked with
Mr.. Hannegan and had planned
to split the fee with him. He
declared, however, that Mr.. Han
|negan never took any money.
Mr.. Hannegan, who died about
two years ago, had no Govern
ment Office in 1949 and no posi-
ton with the Democratic Nation
|al Committee, of which he for
merly was chairman.
Discloses Loan to Karst.
Mr.. Waechter disclosed he him
self lent $4,000 to Mr.. Karst al
about the time the $4,000 fee
was paid by Kenneth Baker
president Of the J. B. STREET. &
Co. of st. Louis. The $4,000 ir
three installments, he testified
went first to Lee B. Schumacher
who turned it over to Mr.. Karst
Mr.. Karst then was a member
of the House.
Mr.. Schumacher refused to an
swer subcommittee questions. Mr.
Baker testified yesterday that the
STREET. company retained Mr.
Waechter in the summer of 194s
because Mr.. Schumacher advised
them that they would not get the
surplus property unless they haC
the right" attorney.
The subcommittee did not insist
on answers from Mr.. Schumacher
It noted that he is under indict.
ment in st. Louis Federal Court
on perjury charges growing Out
of the recent trial of former In
ternal Revenue Collector James
P. Finnegan..
Call Described.
The name of Mr.. Hannegar
came into the testimony wher
Mr.. Waechter told how Mr.. Schu-
macher called about the posi-
bility of getting the property fol
the Street, company.
The witness related that Mr.
Schumacher explained he haC
been advised by Mr.. Hannegan tc
get in touch with Mr.. Waechter
He declared that this meeting was
in June. 1949, and no mention o1
a fee was made until a month
later.
Mr.. Waechter admitted his
only work was to talk with Mr.
<c. e,rr~~rr,o
Evening star., 1952-04-22
March ] Population
Is Set at 156,197, 900
By Census Bureau
By the Assoeio,ed Press

The Census Bureau today
estimated the population of
the United States on March
at about 156.197 900.
This was 2,707 900 above
the estimate for the same day
a year ago and was about S
million, or "a per cent, above
the figure for April /, 1850
the last formal census. ~
Evening star., 1952-04-22
House Votes SIS Million
For Missouri Flood Relief
BY the Associoied Press

The House today passed a bill
providing $25 million for disaster
relief in the flood-stricken Mis-
souri, Valley.
Passage was by voice vote and
was the first action taken by the
House since its return from an
11-day Easter vacation. The bill
now goes to the Senate.
The new funds will be supple
mented by approximately $6.7
million left over from funds
appropriated last year for food
lrelief.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Bulletin
Belt Highway Idea Backed

A Senate Public Works sub
committee today approved in
principle the proposed belt high
way around the District and
voted $50 million for similar
projects throughout the Nation.
An amendment proposing $36
million for a belt road here was
rejected, however.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
By Richord RODGERS

Thousands of sightseers, loaded
with cameras and babes in arms,
turned out today for personal
Of the renovated White
House, open for the first time in
four years.
The big crowd that stretched
for blocks along the eastern and
Evening star., 1952-04-22

a statement saying she takes the
PRESIDENTS move as a cause for
optimism.
The following statement was
given out at the same time the
committee forwarded a formal
petition to the White House ou-
posing the council-manager plan
OF reorganization:
The Citizens Emergency Com
mlttee for the Reorganization of
the District of Columbia Govern
ment has received an expression
OF regret from the White House
that the President will be unable
to receive a delegation from this
joint committee to present the
opposition of an overwhelming
majority of the citizens of the
District to the Budget Bureau plan
of reorganization.
Many Requests Received.
1--WE have been advised that the
White House has received so many
requests from interested groups
and individuals for the same op-
portunity that to allow one and
deny others would be impossible.
"The chairman Of the Citizens
Committee considers this declina-
ton for an audience with the
President as q cause for optimism
1t Is inconceivable that an advo-
cate OF the rights of the people,
such as the President has always
been. would thrust upon the citi-
zens Of the District of Columbia a
type Of Government which would
take away every vestige of citizen
participation and to an almost
unanimous concentration of op-
position has been expressed, with
out giving them a full opportunity
to be heard.
"The President has generously
stated that he will welcome and
will personally give full consider
alton to all expressions of views
sent to him by all interested citi-
zens and organizations"
Mrs. Bartlett said the White
House informed her around noon
that the President intends to give
personal consideration to the
views of the citizens. Sentiment
here is predominantly opposed to
the council-manager form Of re-
organization advanced by the Fed
eral Budget Bureau.
Petition Drafted.
The committee finished draft
ing its petition to the President
just before receiving word that
MIR. Truman cannot confer per-
sonally with the delegates.
In its opposition to the council
form, the committee de-
clared that type of government
would be a questionable expert
ment which would result in con-
fusion rather than progress"
At the same time the group,
which represents 10 organiza-
ticns, which in turn represent
scores of member groups, gave
"wholehearted support" for the
District commissioners own re-
organization proposal. This con-
templates retention of the three
Commissioner government.
Decision Due Tomorrow.
The president is due to decide
which form of municipal govern
ment reorganization he prefers
after a discussion at 3 pm. to-
morrow with the District Com
missioners and Federal Budget
Bureau officials.
Mrs. Bartlett, first vice presi-
dent Of the Federation of Citi-
zenS' Associations, signed the pc
tition with these civic representa-
tives:
Woolsey w. Hall, Federation of
Civic Associations; Thomas J..
Groom, Washington Board of
Trade; Mrs. c. D. Wright. Dis
trict Federation of Women's
Clubs. and Martin A. Cook. vet
eranS organizations.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Pictures on Poee 81

northern sides of the White
House grounds waited good
naturedly to get into the gleam-
ing mansion. But some who stood
in line for two hours were a
bit disgruntled to be pushed
through" in five minutes.
BY official count. 5.544 visitors
toured the mansion during the
two-hour period from 10 am. to
noon. It was the public's first
chance since November, 1948.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

TICIuTes on To9e A-3
ringleaders in the bloody out
break, reached the agreement in
truce talks held outside a prison
block.
Jarbo will speak over the prison
radio at 2 pm. in an effort to
calm the prisoners, whose ram
page caused an estimated So mil
lion damage at the worlds largest
prison.
Jarbo, one of the original 179
mutineers, apparently agreed to
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Manager Foes
10 See
Truman Fails
Emergency Groups
Request Refused
With Regret

President Truman today an
nounced with regret" that he is
unable to grant an>audience to the
Citizens Emergency Committee on
Reorganization to hear their views
on revamping the District gov
ernment.
Mrs. Alice M. Bartlett. commit
tee chairman, Immediately issued
Evening star., 1952-04-22
Wanger Found Guilty
On Reduced Charge
BULLETIN

SANTA MONICA, Calf. (P).
Movie Producer Walter Wan
ger today was sentenced to four
months in jail for shooting his
Wife'S agent.
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Other Stories on District Reorganization
on Poee 3D.
Evening star., 1952-04-22
BULLETIN

JACKSON, Mich. P9.-Mutin-
Gus prisoners staged a bloody
battle in their besieged cell
block today after a dispute over
what to do with II prison guards
they hold as hostages. Two of
the prisoners were stabbed and
badly beaten in the melee. 1t
ended when the stabbed men
were tossed out of the cell block.
BY the Associoted Press
JACKSON. Mich, April GA
leader of mutinous convicts at
riot torn Southern Michigan
State prison agreed today to ap-
peal to his fellow inmates to stop
heir mutiny.
Prison officials and Inmate Rus
sell Jarbo, termed one of the
Evening star., 1952-04-22

Senote Roll Coll on Curling Seizures.
Poee A.