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Evening star., 1953-07-19
Pattern Is Followed.

The procedure for dismissal
of Bagirov followed the pattern
laid down week before last when
Beria men were ousted from
their jobs as interior ministers
in the purged police chiefs home
province of Georgia and in the
rich, populous Ukraine.
Bagirov was by, far the senior
Communist to fall into disgrace
since the sweep against Beria's S
lieutenants began. He is the
first prime minister to go down.
Others May Be Purged.
Other Beria-appointed men in
the Soviet Republic face quick
dismissal and probably much
worse, Western analysts predict,
The spotlight is on these recently
appointed interior ministers:
White Russia: M. I. Baksahov
Armenia: G.. I. Martirosov.
Latvia: N. K. Kovalchuk.
Estonia: v. I. Moskalenko.
Lithuania: P. K. Kondakov.
Moldavia: Joseph L. Mordo-
vets.
Kazakh Republic: Vladimir v
Gubin.
Uzbek Republic: Alexei P
Byzov.
These appointments were an
nounced last April. Probably
similar appointments were made
in other republics at about the
same time.
Appointed in April.
Bagirov was appointed prime
minister April 26 after the
death of Joseph Stain and when
Beria apparently was riding high
In March of this year he became
an alternate member of the
presidium of the Central Com
mittee of the Communist Party
of the Soviet Union-the high
est Soviet Party body. He was
elected full member of the Gen.
trail Committee of the Commu-
mist Party of the Soviet Union
in October, 1852.
In September before he had
been reelected first secretary OF
the Central Committee of the
Azerbaijan Communist Party
the highest party position in the
republic. He was awarded the
Order of Lenin. in 1943.
The charges leveled against
Bagirov were similar to those
which doomed other Beria men
-favoritism and attempt at one
man rule-and stressed the pro-
feSsed current Malenkov policy
that there shall be no violation
of collective leadership"
Bagirov is the third high Rus
sian official known to have been
purged since the firing of Beria
on July 10.
Otner Leaders OuSted.
Earlier last week, Pavel Y
Meshik. Interior Minister of the
Ukraine, and Vladimir G. Deka-
nozov, Interior Minister of Geor-
gia, Beria's home republic, were
ouSted.
The Red purge also has ex-
tended to East Germany where
bloody rioting has been tabled
as one of the factors bringing
about Beria's downfall.
Earlier last week East Ger
many's Red government purged
its Justice Minister, Max Fech-
ner, and held him on a death
punishable charge.
In his place they installed
Red" Hide Benjamin, vice
president of the East German
Supreme Court and a longtime
Communist.
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Mass Polio InocuIation
Approved for Bristol
By the Assoeiated Press

BRISTOL, Va, July 18.-The
United States Public Health
Service tonight approved an ap-
plication for a supply of gamma
globulin vaccine to mass inocu-
late some 10000 children IN the
Bristol area against polio.
The approval came one day
after local health officials re-
quested the inoculation to COM
bat growing incidence Of
infantile paralysis which has &C
counted for g victims in two
weeks.
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New Dupont Plant Starts
On Experimental Basis
By the Associated Press

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, July
18.-The nitrate of ammonia
manufacturing plant of the E. I.
du Pont De Nemours Co. started
producing on an experimental
basis yesterday, o. T. Meyers.
service superintendent, an
nounced.
The nitrate of ammonia is
used in dynamite which is to be
made at the new Potomac River
works of Du Pont. The entire
plant still is operating on an
experimental basis with 1875
production employees.
Evening star., 1953-07-19
Tight Red Empire is Leaking,
At Seams, Gilmore Believes
AP Correspondent
Writes Appraisal

It took II yeors to write this story.
Those were the yeors Eddy Gilmore
spent in Moscow os o correspondent
Of the Associoted Press. a. Now he is
en- route home to the United States.
The lack OF normal news sources in
the Soviet Union is more effective
thon censorship os O borier to find
ing out whot goes on there. so Mr..
Gilmore does not pretend to hove oil
the answers. But he does have GER
toin definite impressions, ond this
story sums them up.
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stress and strain. The tightly
jacketed empire is beginning to
leak at the seams.
This has taken place while !
have been living in the Soviet
Union and trying under a cold
calculated state censorship to
report Russia to the outside
world.
Whittier Russia?
Nikolai Gogol. a great Russian
writer of the last century, asked
the question as he compared his
vast, sad and unfortunate home
land to a troika "a vehicle drawn
by three horses) plunging head
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New Volcano Indicated

LA JOLLA. Calf, July 18-
(P.-The possibility of the ex-
istence of second active volcano
off the coast of Lower Cali
fornia, Mex, was seen here to-
day with the report that bubbles
have been sighted rising from
the ocean at San Crlstobal Bay,
$50 miles south of here.
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Everest Conqueror
Tells of Victory

DAY OF TRlUMPH-Fridoy, May
29. 1853. wos the doy mon conquered
Everest. worlds highest mountoin. Sir
Edmund HiIIory. one Of the two who
reoched the mountoin's tip, tells the
exciting story Of thot histosie doy in
on illustrated orticIe on poee A-9.
sEAsHoRE SlDELIGHTs-The NOR.
lin ore biting down ot Oceon City,
Nd, while over at Rehoboth an ort
show is pIonned. News Of the SEQ
shore is on poee CT.
Complete Index. Pdge AZ
Rodio- -TV. Programs, Poses E-4-5
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Youth Admits
Killing Woman
In SCOTS Hotel
Fingerprints Expose
Shoeshine Boy, l9,
In Tugeort Staying

A 19-year-old Pentagon shoe
shine boy. traced through q
painstaking search of hundreds
Of thousands of fingerprints, yes
terday was held without bond
as the confessed killer of Miss
Alyce O. Taggart.
Deputy Police Chief E. E. Scott
announced the confession Of
Clarence E. Watson. jr., colored,
who was seized Friday night in
an eighth-floor apartment at
2100 Nineteenth street NV. Po-
lice said he has a long juvenile
record.
The chief of detectives said
Watson also confessed the rob-
berry and rape at knife-point of
23-year-old airline hostess last
May, and two other robberies,
during one of which a 68-year-
old woman was knocked down
and had to be hospitalized.
Watson's confession came ex-
actly IL days after the savagely
beaten body of Miss Taggart.
45-year-old secretary at the
National Science Foundation, was
was found on the floor of her
bedroom at SCOTS Hotel for
Women, 2131 o street NV. The
murder weapon was Miss Tag
CARTS own duckpin.
Faces Quiz by FBI.
Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton agents were expected to
question Watson in connection
with the murder of John S.
Johnson, 32-year-old Pentagon
mail clerk, whose body was
found stuffed in the trunk Of
his automobile on a Pentagon
parking lot June 80. johnson
had been beaten repeatedly
about the head with a blunt
instrument.
The search for fingerprintS
was credited by police with
leading to the break in a murder
that had terrorized the $50 oc-
cupantS of the women's hotel
and had scores of police working
around the clock.
Trapped by Fingerprints.
Ironically. partial fingerprints
found in two of the other cases
admitted by Watson were what
trapped him. Police officials gave
this account of the climactic
hours of the Taggart investi-
cation:
Police had believed all along
that the man they sought was
the same one who had been
prowling that area for some
time. attacking women.
A f1ngerprint preserved after
the rape-robbery of the 23-year-
old woman, in the 100 block of
P street NV. appeared to match
f1ngerprints of Watson, taken
when he was arrested last jan
uary on charges of tampering
with an automobile and carrying
a deadly weapon. In that case,
a woman, opening the door Of
her parked car at Thirteenth
and E streets NE. saw him
crouched on the floor with
switchblade knife. The tampering
charge was nolle pressed and
Watson paid a $25 fine on the
weapon charge.
Police went in force to Wat
sons apartment at $3.50 pm.
Friday. Two of them guarded
basement exits. Two others
parked in an unmarked car
across the street. Four hlen went
to the eighth floor apartment
where Watson rented a room
from Mrs. D. c. Lambert.
They waited there for four
hours. Then Watson, returning
from his job in the shoe repair
shop at the Pentagon, walked in.
(See 'TAGGART, Page A-5).
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(see GILMORE. Page A-6).
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Temperatures Today.
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(See FOREIGN AID, Page A-5).
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Partly cloudy and hot today. high SO.
Cloudy and warm tonight and tomorrow.
Full report on Page A-2)
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Continued on Page AS, Col. ~
Evening star., 1953-11-10
investments in Scotland
Urged by Visiting Leader

Lord Bilsland of Kinrara. one
of Scotland'S leading industrial
lists, concludes a three e-day visit
to Washington today after urg-
ing the investment of American
capital in Scotland.
AS chairman of the Scottish
Council. which is concerned with
development and industry. he is
furthering efforts that already
have given his country a high
proportion sof the United States
postwar business expansion in
Britain.
Lord Bilsland also is publiciz-
ing the Scottish Industries Fair.
which will be held next Septem-
ber.
He came here from New York
with r. A. MacLean, chairman
of the Scottish Industries Exhi-
bition Committee. and DR.. c..
Macrae, secretary of the Scot
tish Council. From Washington
they 60 to Detroit, Chicago. St.
Louis, Houston, Dallas, Los An
geles and San Francisco.
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Bird Dogs Run Near Orange
In 44th Annual Field Trials

Association, and Guy H. Lewis of
Langley. Washington area con-
tractor and president of the Vir-
ginia association.
The trials are being run on the
farm recently purchased by Mr.
Lewis from the State, and being
made into a model farm-game
preserve.
Judges are George M. Rogers,
Mount Holly, N. j.. and George
Suttle. Newport News, Va.
Among the early results, two
Washington dogs were winners.
Derby first brace: Tucks Piscataway
Mack, owned by DR.. Preston A. Nc
Lendonl of 2146 Wyoming avenue NV.
and Valiant Elizabeth owned by Ford
E Young of 5435 Alta Vista road. Be-
thesda.
Second brace: Speedomatic. owned by
z. E. Miller of. Mount Holly. N. j.: The
Knitter, owned by DR.. o. B. Kirby,
Charlotte, N. c.
Third brace: Oakvies. Caroline Bob,
owned by G B. Oakes of South Boston,
Va: Gamewood's BobWhite Lady. owned
by T. H. Maddux. jr of Remington. Va.
Fourth brace: Oakview Teddy owned
by G. Oakes South Boston, and Earl
of Chatham. owned by Clarence Ed
wards of Chatham, Va.
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Youth Given Fine or go DAYS
For Setting False Fire Alarm

Municipal Court Judge Milton
S. Kronheim today sentenced to
a 5000 fine or a 6O-day Jail term
a 20-year-old youth who pleaded
guilty to turning in a false fire
alarm last month.
While sentencing Wardell
Hicks. colored, of the 100 block
of Slxtieth avenue, Fairmont
Heights. Md, Judge Kronheim
declared the public must be pro-
tected against such youthful
offenders.
The jurist pointed out that
Hicks. when arrested. was car
rying 20 packs of matches and
had been drinking.
THE defendant, Judge Kron-
helm said, lis only 20 and for
all intents and purposes he is a
Evening star., 1953-11-10
By james BirchfieId
StoT Stoff Coyresoondant

ORANGE, Va, Nov. 10.-The
44th annual field trials of the
Virginia Amateur Field Trial AS
sociation are being held at the
Hawf1eld plantation near here
today.
The trials. sponsored by Vir-
ginia's oldest bird dog group, got
under way yesterday with the
running of the derby trials for
younger dogs.
Sportsmen from three States
ran Is dogs in the derby, which
will be finished in runoffs this
morning.
The all-age trials. with Al dogs
competing, will begin later today
and will continue through to-
morrow.
Among local dogs running in
the trials are those owned by
Ford E. Young of Washington,
w. N. Oliver of Bethesda, secre-
tary of the Potomac Field Trial
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Interior Department
Backs Broyhi|I Bill
For Jones Point Span

Representative Broyhill, Re-
publican, of Virginia, today an
nounced the Interior Depart
ment has given official blessing
to his bill calling for a bridge
across the Potomac River at
Jones Point
Mr.. Broyhill released a letter
from Assistant Interior Secre-
tary Orme Lewis to Chairman
Simpson of the House District
Committee, expressing depart
ment views on his bridge pro-
poSal.
The Interior Department for
some time has been in favor of
new Potomac River bridges near
Jones Point and Nebraska ave-
nue.. The department has op-
posed construction of the CEN
trally located bridge at E street
because it will cross Theodore
Roosevelt Island.
Commissioners Undecided.
The District Commissioners
have favored the E street bridge
as the next one to be built with
the other two to follow. At pres
ent, however, the Commissioners
are studying the cost of a central
bridge just south of the present
Fourteenth Street Railroad d
Bridge which would connect
Southwest Washington with
Shirley highway via Reaches
Run.
This Reaches Run bridge was
suggested by the staff of the
National Capital Planning Com
mission. which opposes an E
street bridge. Mr.. Broyhill has
declared in favor of an E street
bridge as well. as one farther
down the river.
Mr.. Lewis letter said:
THE department is convinced
that the construction of a high
way bridge over the Potomac
River from point at or near
Jones Point in Virginia to a
point in Maryland would result
in an appreciable decrease in
the traffic load on the already
congeSted downtown streets of
Washington.
Provides Bypass.
"Such a bridge would provide
bypass for those passenger
vehicles and trucks which do not
have occasion to enter downtown
Washington and which would
use the route along the east side
of the Anacostia River, the
South Capitol Street Bridge, the
East Capitol Street Bridge in the
course of construction and the
Kenilworth Freeway to U. S.
Route / north or to the proposed
Annapolis Freeway."
Mr.. Lewis asked that the bill
be amended to permit the Ma
tional Park Service of the In
terior' Department to have a
voice in the rerouting of traffic.
the relocation of roads and the
taking of other action in con-
uection with the bridge where
these involve park property"
Mr.. Broyhill said it was a
reasonable amendment and he
was willing to change the bill
as suggested.
Evening star., 1953-11-10

juvenile. He comes from broken
home and has an unfortunate
history. I'm sincerely Sympa-
thetic.
But there is another consid-
Grafton that is applicable to these
juveniles, and that is that the
public must be protected"
Hicks, the juriSt said, was con-
Victed of burglary and illegal
entry on March 19, 1851; was
convicted of houSebreaking and
larceny April 81. 1851, and re-
Gently was released from Mary
land reformatory.
I'm a perfect world" Judge
Kronheim declared, I'VE could
devote a considerable amount of
time to trying to rehabilitate this
youth. but this is not a perfect
world"
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Judge CockriII Sees
Smaller Classes as
Reducing Truancy

Judge Edith H. Cockrill of
Juvenile Court last night con-
tended that more teachers and
smaller classes would curb tru-
ancy.
She spoke on juvenile delin-
quency before the Northeast
Boundary Civic Association,
meeting in Burrville School, Di-
vision avenue and Hayes street
NE.
Judge Cockrill said she does
not believe there is single an
swer to delinquency. but that
there are many contributing and
controlling factors, such as the
home and the school.
Finds Insecurity.
She said her experience in
court has showed that many
offenders stay out late at night
and that, in talking to the chill
dren, insecurity of one form or
another in the home is indicated
as a cause of delinquency.
Judge Cockrill said she does
not feel parents are Intentionally
responsible, but that the depres-
sion and the last war have helped
to bring about this condition.
She said some adjustments in
the school program might meet
the more indirect needs of the
child. Along these lines she sug-
gested more teachers, so the size
of classes could be reduced.
This, she said, would reduce
truancy by producing more
satisfactory conditions for the
individual.
COmmends Council.
Judge Cockrill suggested that
more parents participate with
others in small groups, so that
a common ground for discussion
of delinquency and the spread
of corrective knowledge could be
made available.
She said the Commissioners
Youth Council is definitely a
step in the right direction.
Judge Cockrill Endorsed the
efforts of the civic group to set
up Police Boys Club in No.
IA Precinct, which does not have
one at this time.
Charles r Norris. president
of the civic association, directed
the meeting.
Evening star., 1953-11-10
ScaIding Water Is Fatal
To Clinton lMd.l Girl, 7

A 2-year-old Clinton (Md)
girl died in Providence Hospital
yesterday as a result of being
burned by Scalding water in her
home on Sunday.
The victim. Melinda S. Dent,
was the daughter of MI. ard
Mrs Joseph E. Dent Of Wood
yard road. Clinton.
According to police she was
burned on As per cent of her
body when she pulled over a
pan of boiling water from the
kitchen stove. She died at
$50 pm.
Besides her parents, Melinda
also is survived by a 6-week-old
sister. Mary Jaqueline.
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Mrs. Walker Denied
New Trial in Baby
Brokerage Case

Mrs. Reva Walker, convicted of
breaking the District baby brok-
erage law, was denied a new trial
today by Municipal Court Judge
Milton S. Kronheim, jr.
Mrs. Walker, Al, of the 3400
block of University lane, Col
lege Park, Md, was found guilty
October % of transferring a baby
to New York couple.
The child belonged to Mrs.
Gladys Hinkle of the 1900 block
of Tenth street NV. Also ac-
cused in the case is Charles E.
LaWrenson, 20, of the College
Park address. The charge, a
misdemeanor, is not extraditable
and he has not been served a
warrant in Maryland. District
authorities, however, seized
Lawrenson'S car when they ar
rested Mrs. Walker
Decision Based on Record.
Today Judge Kronheim told
Mrs. Walkers attorney, Joseph
DeLeo, that his. previous de-
cision was based entirely on the
record and that publicity had
nothing to do with it.
Judge Kronheim said that Mrs.
Hinkle, at best, is an unfortunate
creature" He added there was
no doubt that, Mrs. Walker as
sisted in placing the child for
adoption.
Lawyer NOtarized Papers.
During last months trial. a de-
fense witness who identified him.
self as Abe Fribush. an attorney
and accountant in the 1000 block
of Vermont avenue NV, was
ordered by Judge Kronheim to
leave the stand Ito protect his
rights" He testified that he no.
tarized the adoption papers. but
received no fee.
Today Judge Kronheim called
Mr.. Fribush'S testimony "a vacu-
Gus performance" and added
that if he had not indicated that
the baby brokerage law had not
been followed, I'VE may not have
had this case today"
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Few Stores CLOSING
AS Area Pauses in
Armistice Salute

The Unknown Soldier, eloquent
symbol of the Nations war dead
when he was enshrined after
World War I. becomes even more
symbol tomorrow.
His tomb will be the focal
point of solemn observance this
Armistice Day as the country
pauses during an uneasy truce
in the Korean war.
President Eisenhower and rep
resentatives of foreign countries
will place wreaths at the tomb,
beginning at IL am.
Weather Forecast.
The weather is expected to be
partly cloudy with high tenn
perature in the SOS.
Banks, with the exception of
those in Alexandria. will be
closed in the District, nearby
Virginia and Maryland. Public
schools here and in Alexandria
will be closed, as will all paro-
chial schools in the Archdio-
cese of Washington.
Federal and District govern
ment workers will have the day
off.
Public schools in Montgom-
cry, Prince Georges, Arlington
and Fairfax Counties will be
in session. Parochial schools in
Arlington and Fairfax Counties
will be open, and in Alexandria
parochial schools will be open
except st. Mary's, St. Joseph's
and st. Mary's Academy.
Few Stores Close.
Few business houses in WASH
ington will close, although Safe
way Stores have posted notices
that they will close for the day,
the Merchants and Manufac-
turerS Association reported.
President Eisenhower will place
a wreath at the Unknown Sol
dier's Tomb at IL am. At 11:30
am, in the Arlington Cemetery
Amphitheater. Army Secretary
Stevens and American Legion
Commander Arthur j. Connell
will speak. The Naval Academy
Choir and the Army Band will
take part.
Laying of WreathS.
Legion members will join color
guards from the military services
and other patriotic groups will
present a colorful tribute to the
war dead.
Presentation of wreaths at the
Unknown Soldiers shrine will be-
gin at 9:45 am, with one from
French Ambassador Bonnet.
British Ambassador Sir Roger
Makins will place his country's
wreath at pm.
Churches and patriotic groups
will hold individual ceremonies
in all parts of the city.
Evening star., 1953-11-10
Officials Pay Increased

Herbert A. Friede, District su-
perviSory electrical engineer, to-
day received a grade promotion
with a salary increase from So
$50 to $4,000 year.
Evening star., 1953-11-10
George Mason PTA

= The George Mason Junior
Senior High School PTA will
meet at 8 pm. Thursday in the
school library. Falls Church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-04
Traffic TIe.Up Sc.

Z BALTIMORE R-Personnel op-
Grating MaFylaad's tell bridges win
take cover and al traffic on the
spans VIII Be stopped during tbs
statewide AFRAID alert later this
month.
Ths test Is planned for the week
OF Sept. 20.
Paul Z. Sutherland, eivll de-
Tense eoordlnator Of the State
Roads Commission. said the traf.
&c holdup VIII last only q few
minutes on the toll bridges over
chesapeake Bay and the Potomac
Patuxent and SusQuehanna rivers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-04
Red Aggression
Is Anticipated

TORONTO. Ont. R-Rstired Us.
IA. Gen. Albert c. wedsmeyer
says that nov the korean War
appears over. Il IL reasonable 10
assume Russia. Inspired aggression
viii turn some ether part of The
world into . battle-ground.
wedemeyer tod . news eonfe.
eace here yesterday that Indo-
china would likely be The next
trouble spot lie added that he
eouldn't rule cot the chance Il
further fighting In Korea OF new
outbreaks IN Western Europe OF
Iran.
ne se-yeaFcld general. who
commanded ne China theatre Of
war from 1854 10 iess. Is now q
high official Of q Us. manufae.
turing concern. FIe came here from
New YORK 10 visit the Canadian
National Exhibition.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-04
News

A surprise farewell party was
given By the Boy Scout troop No.
81 for their scoutmaster, Arthur
Boaa and his wife Betty at the
weekly meeting last night.
Arthur Is leaving 10 attend the
University Of Florida NEXT week 10
finish his college education. Betty
i SONS along to keep up bis NOR.
ale.
As the couple came through the
door The troop stood NJ attention
50 that they had 70 walk between
an honor guard. Gary MaFis. Sen.
Tor Parol leader. presented 10
Arthur . heautiful desk set ard %
Betty q beautiful set Of table linen
In appreciation Of her endurance
and kindness 10 the troop that took
up 50 much Of her husbands time.
The table was beautifully decor.
ated with the theme of college foot.
ball and the eolors Of the Unlver.
slty Of Florida. Mrs. Barbara WI.
Iiams and Mrs. Dorothy Lewis did
the decorations. Refreshments were
prepared and served hy Mrs.. D.
Williams. Mrs. ID. Lewis. Mrs.
Alice Roberts and Mrs. Helen
Bourne.
Guests Of the affair we're Jackie
Delaney. Jack Smlth, Assistant
Scout master, Josie Sanchez, Jr.,
Assistant Seouimastsr. Ramon
Lewis, Claude Spears, and George
Ehrhart. committee men from no
tary club. sponsor Of the troop.
Bernard Frank. Scout Commission.
er, was unable 10 attend. therefore
he sent . note Of appreciation %
Arthur Cor his work In building an
troop No. So and expression q re.
grsa 60 have him leave. which was
read TO the troop and guests By
Gary Maris.
Fua was had BY all.