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Evening star., 1953-09-09
City Asks Funds to Finish
East Capitol Street Bridge
$4 Million Item Included in Request
For $14, 10000 for Highways 1855

study, plans and cost estimates
of the proposed Anacostia Free
way. This is the thoroughfare
that would traverse Southeast
Washington along the line of
Kenilworth avenue to an area
opposite Jones Point, where the
Highway Department hopes
some day to build a bridge to
Alexandria.
2. $4,000 to which the Fed
eral Government would add $15.-
600 for new Metropolitan Area
traffic survey. This project is
designed to supplement the 1948
traffic origin and destination
survey, on which most of current
highway planning in and near
the Nations Capital is based.
Highway officials pointed out
that population in the Sec
tions originally studied has gone
up 19 per cent and that building
development over the whole area
has resulted in an 80 per cent
increase in traffic density. The
survey, it was said, will bring
the 1948 data up to date, and
will help determine projects in
the highway improvement pro-
(See HIGHWAYS. Page A-16.)
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Alps Glacier Yields
Mummy of Man
Missing Since 1906

VIENNA, Sept. "a man who
died on July 13, 1906, was buried
today in a mountain cemetery
in the Austrian Province of
Carinthia.
The population of the village
Of Heiligenblut was joined at
the graveside by four retired
mountain guides, aged IS to 80.
Forty-seven years ago they
searched the dangerous Pflandl-
schartenkees Glacier in a futile
effort to find a colleague, Kajetan
Schweighofer, who had diSap-
peared on a climbing tour.
A week ago a tourist wander
ing along the glacier crest found
the mummif1ed corpse of young
man in well-preserved mountain
garb. Police established his
identity by a key to a mountain
hut found in a pocket.
Marked with the number 1852,
it had been given to Mr.. Schweig-
hofer early in this century.
Alpine experts said the glacier
which engulfed it's victim long
ago had gradually withdrawn,
freeing Mr.. Schweighofer's body.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Liberte, Freed From Mud,
Resumes Trip 10 U. 5.
BY the Associated Press

SOUTHAMPTON, England,
Sept. 9.-The French luxury
liner Liberte sailed for New
York early today-seven hours
late-after reporting no apparent
damage from a six-hour ground
ing off LIE Havre, France.
The 51,000-ton vessel ran no
risks here She hove to off the
Isle of Wight, a normal pro-
cedure. The $50 passengers
boarding her here were taken
out from the port by tender.
The Llberte stuck in the mud
in a fog shortly after leaving
LIE Havre yesterday. Tugs freed
her at last nights high tide.
Reports received here at that
time said the big ship would
dock in Southampton for pro-
peller repairs but the captain
radioed today that everything
was okay.
The liner carried 1,43O pas
SengeS to New York.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
British Naval Launch
Is Hit by Gunfire
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Sept. 9.-The Admi-
ralty said British naval launch
was fired on in Hong Kong
waters today and that casualties
were suffered. The terSe Admi-
ralty communique did not iden-
tify the attacking force.
A British destroyer was ordered
out to remove the wounded
sailors, the communique said.
The Admiralty announcement
gave this report:
H. r. Motor Launch 1923, a
vessel Of the Hong Kong local
defense force. reports having
been fired on early this morning,
as a result of which she sus-
tanned casualties.
1.-The destroyer H. M. s. Con-
cord has been ordered to embark
the casualties and bring them to
Hong Kong.
Further information will be
released as it becomes available
and next of kin of casualties will
be informed"
The 72-foot motor launch
normally carries a crew of IA.
She was built for seaward de-
fense. Boats of this class are
armed with one 3-pounder or
one 40-mm. gun, plus 20-mm.
anti-aircraft gun.
The destroyer Concord was
fired on herself by Red Chinese
batteries in August, 1850. in the
approaches to Hong Kong. She
was not damaged.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Sergeant Doubles
As Disc Jockey

DOUBLING IN BRASS-The story
Of q Silver Spring Air Force sergeant,
who is q port time disc jockey on a
Miehieon stotion, is told in todoy's
Here and Abroad column on poee B-8.
LADY DIVING PRo-zoe Ann Jen-
sen, the pretty Olympic diving ehom-
pion, hos put aside the rigorous troin-
ing Of on omoteur and hos turned
professional os teacher. The wife
Of BoseboII Stor jackie Jensen soys ot
last she's begun TO live. Her story by
Mary L. Vouehon is on pose BIZ.
BOY LOOK IN STYLES-The school
girls this season ore confiscotins mos
cuIine foshions for practically every
thing. For on up to- the minute report
by Eleni, The Stor's foshion editor, see
pooe B-l.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Commissioners Urged to Unity
Drive Against Delinquency
Crime Increase, Other Conditions Roise
Need for Coordination, Group Says

Chief Judge Leonard Walsh of
Municipal Court and Edward j.
Flynn. managing director of the
Washington Criminal Justice
Association.
They agreed on the need for a
co-ordinating group appointed
by the Commissioners and re-
porting directly to the Commits
sioners.
At the same time, Edgar Nor
riS, who headed the flow-defunct
Board of Public Welfare and is
a member of the new advisory
committee on welfare, said he
will raise the question of a Com
miSsioners' co-ordinating group
for juvenile delinquency at the
first session of the new welfare
advisory committee on Friday.
And Ferdinand v. GraySon,
executive director of United
Community Services, said he
would discuss the possibilities of
(Caa nr7r rNyNTII1Ar/Sxy r. 1c>
Evening star., 1953-09-09
By Miriam Ottenbero

A call for the District Com
missioners to take the leader
ship in co-ordinating the work
of the various public and private
agencies dealing with juvenile
delinquency came today from a
former Commissioner, a clergy
man, the chief judge of NUM-
cipal Court and a crime expert.
All of them agreed that juve-
nile delinquency and crime have
reached the point where the
Commissioners should use their
authority to get all the agencies
working together, instead of 60
ing separate ways without uni
fed community support.
The statements came from
Canon Richard Williams of
Washington Cathedral, chair
man of the Juvenile Court Ad-
visory Committee; former Com
missioner F. Joseph Donohue;
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Star to Publish Outis' Story
OfTWo Years in Czech Jail

ernment and his trial was de-
scribed as a mockery of Justice
Mr.. Oats was A. p. corre-
spondent in Prague. He was ar
rested in April, 1851. and SEN
fenced to 10 years in prison.
Last May the Czechs released
him.
On his return to the United
States physicians gave Mr.. Oats
thorough examination and
started medical treatments.
Finally they permitted him to
work an hour a day in writing
his own story and as the treat
ment progressed he was able to
devote still more time to it.
Evening star., 1953-09-09

William N. Oats own story of
his capture and two years i'm
prisonment by the Czechoslovak
government is soon to be pub
lShed.
The Associated Press CORE
spondent has written a series of
articles which will appear in The
Star starting next Sunday.
The Associated Press says Mr..
Oats will relate in these articles
how the secret police tof the
Communist government went
about obtaining the "confes-
Sions" they used to bolster their
charges that he was a spy. These
charges were denounced repeat
edly by the United States Gov
Evening star., 1953-09-09
.4-Percenter
SdysHe Was
'|ndiscreet'
House Unit Releases
Secret Testimony
Of 6. O. P. Official
BY james (. Roper

Warren L. Stephenson, WASH
ington's new "four-percenter,"
admits that he was indiscreet
and working to the disadvantage
of the Government when he
tipped off California manufac-
turer about competitors bids to
build rocket launchers for the
Navy.
This was disclosed today when
a House Armed Services Subcom-
mittee made public the tran
script of secret testimony it took
on the case.
Mr.. Stephenson was executive
secretary of the Eisenhower In
augural Committee and worked
last summer to win the G. O. p.
presidential nomination for the
late Senator Taft of Ohio.
Denied At First.
Testimony made public today
showed that Mr.. Stephenson at
first denied, but later admitted
trying to win a $2.000-per- month
salary or 4 per cent commits
sion on special rockev iauncher
business he might be able to OBJ.
tain for Century Engineers. Inc.
of Burbank, Calf.
He relayed to the Century firm
information about Navy plans to
buy the rocket launcher, and
claimed he had knowledge Of
what contracts would be let to
what companies unless Gen.
tury hired him to get Century q
bigger share of the business.
Mr. Stephenson acknowledged
that he gave Century this them
classified information.
Transcript Quoted.
Subcommittee Counsel John j.
Courtney asked: You know as
businessman that it would be
to the disadvantage of the Gov
ernment to nave disseminated to
competitors. or to bidders, in
formation as to the amount Of
bids that had been received from
bidders prior to negotiation by
the Government, did you not?"
Mr., Stephenson: II certainly
did"
Mr.. Courtney: "You knew 1t
would work to the disadvantage
of the Governnient?"
Mr.. Stephenson: well, !
didn't sit down and figure that
out, Mr.. Counselor. but I knew
it,"
Knows Right From Wrong.
Mr.. Courtney: "You certainly
knew it,"
Mr.. Stephenson: Eyes. sir; I
knew it. I know right from
wrong"
Mr.. Courtney: What you did
you did with full knowledge Of
this fact?"
Mr.. Stephenson: "Well, I
would say-I might say I was in
discreet about it."
Mr.. Stephenson said he got
information about Navy procure
ment plans on two slips of paper
from Stanley L. Bishop, a busi-
ness tIpster. Mr.. Bishop testi-
fed that he got his information
while hanging around coffee bars
at the Pentagon.
Puffed' Information.
Mr.. Stephenson acknowledged
that he elaborated on some of
the information he says he got
from Mr.. Bishop. He said this
(See TESTIMONY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Member Of Board
That Tried Bullock
Accused by Ford
Detention in Drunken
Hit-Run Case Charged;
All Three File Deniuls

An unidentified member of the
Police Trial Board which heard
misconduct charges against
suspended Police Inspector AL
bert I. Bullock today was ac-
cused of being detained, but
later released, in drunken
driving-hit-and-run case on De-
cember %.
The charge was made before
the District Commissioners by
Attorney Charles E. Ford, who
is appealing the Trial Boards
guilty findings.
Mr.. Ford declined to identify
the board member to whom he
referred. He also refused to
state the year in which the
alleged incident occurred. He
stood pat on this statement to
the city heads:
'On December %, one mem
ber of the Trial Board was taken
into custody in the County of
Fairfax for drunken driving and
hit-and-run. He agreed to settle
the case and after police officials
were called in to help him, he
was released.
All Issue DenialS.
Each of the board members
promptly issued denials.
Board Chairman Robert c..
Cogswell, former District rent
control administrator, declared:
II assure you it (the statement)
had nothing to do with me d.
rectly or indirectly. I have
never been arrested in my life"
Assistant Engineer Commits
sioner Harry F. Hansen, an
Army colonel, declared: 1T
wasn't me. I have never been
arrested all my life, in or out of
the Army"
District Director of Correc-
tions Donald Clemmer declared:
IT deny completely ever having
been booked or arrested for driv-
ing intoxicated, or anything else,
at any time, in my life"
Told of these denials after
ward, Mr.. Ford emphasized that
he was careful to say taken into
custody" rather than arrested.
Mr.. Ford made his charge in
an effort to show that the mem
bers of the board were not quail
fled to try Inspector Bullock. The
police official was found guilty
last month of violating the police
manual by refusing to file Dis
trict income tax returns for 1916
48, and for refusing to explain
approximately $4,000 in appar-
emily outside income during that
period when asked to do so by
Police Chief Robert V. Murray
and by the Senate District Crime
Investigating subcommittee.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
(See BULLOCK, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Welfare Center Marks
SaIerno' S Anniversary
BY the Associoted Press

SALERNO, Italy, Sept. e.
Ten years ago today American
shock troops stormed the Italian
mainland across Salerno's sandy
beaches.
Under sunny skies of peace,
Americans and Italians today
commemorated that bloody
World War II battle with SOL
emn dedication of a monument.
The donations from veterans
and friends of the United States
5th Army had not been used for
the customary stone figure. In
stead a living monument was
erected-a children's nursery
and child welfare center which
the Boys Towns of Italy will
operate on behalf of the inn
poverished "bambini" of south
ern Italy.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Company and Union
To Resume Talks in
Transit Dispute Oct. 7
Will Be First Session
Since June 26; Lessons
Possibility Of Strike
By Tom Burke

A tWo-month deadlock in con-
tract talks between the Capital
Transit Co. and it's union en-
ployeS has been broken and
both sides will meet with the
Federal Mediation Service on
October 2, it was announced to-
day.
Martin J. O'Connell, regional
director of the mediation serv-
ice, said the bargaining session
will be held at IL am in the
Tariff Building, Eighth and F
streets NV.
The last bargaining session in
a dispute over additional pension
benefits sought by the union
was held June 26, Walter j
Bierwagen, president of the
transit workers union, said.
Gould Strike If Talks Fail.
Announcement of the meeting
date apparently disposes for the
time being of any possibility of
a strike. The union has author
lied its negotiators to call
strike if they feel a complete
breakdown in negotiations oc-
ours.
The mediation service has
been attempting to set up new
bargaining session since an eff
fort to settle the dispute through
an impartial fact-flnding board
proved fruitless. Company Of
ficials refused to participate in
the fact-f1nding move. which had
the Endorsement of the District
Commissioners and the media
ton service.
The union. Local 68g, Anal
gamated Association of Street,
Electric Railway and Motor
Coach Employees of ~ America
(AFL), expressed its willingness
to cooperate with the fact
finders.
Others to Participate.
Mr.. O'Connell said D. Yates
Haefner of the regional media
tion office and Clyde M. Mills,
assistant director of the Federal
service, will participate in the
meeting.
The dispute involves a union
demand for increased pension
benefits and its assertion that
failure to agree over the bar
gaining table requires settlement
of the dispute by arbitration.
The company maintains the
present pension plan is adequate
and denies any requirement to
submit the dispute to arbitra-
ton.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
u. ). Doctors in Rome
Call Cancer Infection,
Cite Micro-0rganism'
Anti-Serum Reported;
Other Scientists Look
On Paper With Reserve
BY the Assoeiated Press

ROME, Sept. 9.-An Ameri-
can research group today pic
tured cancer as an infectious
disease, like tuberculosis OF
syphilis, caused by a tiny or.
ganiSm.
Presenting a series of papers
to the sixth international Con-
gress of Microbiology, the group
claimed to have isolated the
micro-organism.
It's members said they have
obtained an anti-Serum from
bodies of animals infected with
the disease and that the anti
serum weakenS and sometimes
destroys the cancer-causing or
ganism.
The reports were read by DR..
Virginia Wuerthele- Case, DR.. Ell
eanor Alexander-Jackson, DR.. W.
L. Smith and DR.. G. A. Clark,
all associated with the Presbyte-
rian Hospital, Newark. NJ
They said their study of can
Ger induced in white mice and
guinea pigs ''has led to the con-
cept that cancer does not consist
of a localized tumor alone"
Organism Seen in Blood Stream
Instead, they pictured it as q
generalized disease caused by
an organism in the human blood
stream. It is present in almost
all animal life, including human
beings, the group declared.
Generally it is held in check
by immune bodies built up by
the individual tumors and other
signs of cancer appear when
the balance is destroyed by irri-
tations or other outside causes,
the. papers said
The work is admittedly pre-
liminary in nature, and some of
the other scientists attending
the session were inclined to look
upon the report with consider
able reserve.
The New Jersey doctors said
the micro-organism has been
isolated from blood and tumors
of hundreds" of cancer patients
and animals. They did not de-
fine the exact methods.
while normal carriers Of this
organism are found, 100 per cent
of blood from patients with can
Ger have given positive culture
in a special BROTH" they re-
ported
Infects Small Animals.
When the germ is injected in
mice and guinea pigs, the ami
mails later develop cancer, they
said.
Rabbits and sheep, when in
oculated, were said to have pro-
duced potent immune bodies y
From these bodies the group said
it obtained anti-sera which
caused the cancer-producing cells
to group together and lose mo
tility"-or ability to move. When
the micro-organiSm is exposed
to the anti-sera in strength it is
actually destroyed, according to
the papers.
DR.. Alexander-Jackson said the
anti-sera showed encouraging
results" but termed the work
highly preliminary in nature
DR.. Wuerthele- -Caspe said fur
ther studies "in the uses of the
vaccine and anti-sera as diagnos-
tic and therapeutic measures are
in progress.
Evening star., 1953-09-09

Vinson Vienette: Sports Fan ond Pol
to Sons. Poee "A
and visitors will be received from
4 o'clock this afternoon until 10
tonight.
Memorial funeral services will
be held at Washington Ca
thedral at 2 pm. tomorrow. with
the Right Rev. Angus Dun, Bis
hop of Washington, officiating.
President Eisenhower will in
terrupt his Denver vacation to
attend. He will fly here. arriv-
ing about GAS am. tomorrow
and go directly to the White
House. After the funeral service
he will fly back to complete his
vacation.
Former President Truman, who
appointed the late Chief Justice,
is coming from his Missouri home
for the rites, at which members
of the court will be honorary
pallbearers.
The Chief Justice will be
buried in Pine Hill Cemetery
at his old home in Louisa, KY,
at 2 pm. Friday. The family
has requested that no flowers
be sent, but that, instead. contri-
buttons be made to the Heart
Fund.
Gen. Eisenhower yesterday
proclaimed a 30-day period of
official mourning, with flags on
public buildings flown at half
staff.
Meanwhile, speculation con-
tinued on a successor to the
Kentuckian. The name of Gov.
Earl Warren of California led
the list Of those mentioned as
possibilities. There was no hint
from Denver as to where Gen.
Eisenhower's choice would lie,
but there was a feeling that he
would not delay action. because
the new term of court opens Oc-
tober 5.
If no Chief Justice has been
named by then, Associate Justice
Hugo L. Black, senior member of
the court, will preside. The court
does not need . full bench to
operate.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Tax Lien Is Filed
For $5,48o,936
BY the Asseeioted Press

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. "a S.
489,936 income tax lien against
Samuel Tilden Haas, Cleveland
attorney, was filed here yester-
day. 1t is the biggest lien ever
recorded in Dade County.
The Governments tax claim
against Mr.. Haas covers the
period from 1910 to 1850. The
lien was filed here because he
repeatedly owns valuable Miami
Beach oceanfront property.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Vinson' S Body 10 Lie
In State Today; Rites
Planned Tomorrow
Eisenhower and Truman
To Attend Service at
Washington Cathedral

The body of Chief Justice
Fred M. Vinson was to lie in
state here today as longtime
friends and associates paid their
last respects to the jurist who
died of a heart attack early yes
terday.
The casket rests at Gawler'S.
1855 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Friday Night Deadlines
For Sunday Classified Ads

The following schedule of headlines is in effect for
acceptance of Classified Ads for The Sunday STAR
10 PM. Friday by Telephone
P.M. Fridoy at Lobby Business Counter
PM. Friday at Classified Branch Offices
Sunday Death Notices and Lost e Found Ads
Accepted Until 8 Pm. Saturday.
Additional telephone ad-takers on duty every
Thursday and Friday to provide prompt and efficient
service Please place your Sunday Classified Ads early
possible.
Sterling $4,000
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Australian Budget Asks
12406 Income Tax Cut
By the Assecioted Pres.

CANBERRA, Australia, Sept.
9.-Australian Treasurer Sir Ar
thur Fadden presented to Par
lament today a budget calling
for a 1919 per cent income tax
cut.
He told the house Of repre-
sentatives the government be-
lieves bold tax reductions are the
best way to cut costs.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Greeks Propose Plan
ToMeet Quoke Damage
BY the Assoeioted Press

ATHENS. Sept. O. Greece's
government proposed an emer-
gency finance program today to
raise an estimated Sc million
annually for reconstruction on
the three Ionian islands devas-
tated by earthquakes last month.
The program put before Par
lament provides for revenue
from acknowledgement foot
ball pools and increases in cigar
ette and real estate taxes and
postage.
Evening star., 1953-09-09
Pole on Korea
Truce Team
10 West
Civilian Interpreter
Is Given Refuge
By U. S. Army

SEOUL, Sept. "a Polish
member of a neutral nations
truce inspection team in South
Korea today fled from his Iron
Curtain countrymen and has
been given political asylum by an
American air base commander.
the United States Army an
nounced.
The Pole made his dramatic
break as an airplane was warm
ing up to take his inspection
team back to North Korea.
"It's my last chance" he told
American officers.
The Army identified the man
as Jan Hajdukiewicz, %, a ci-
william interpreter with neutral
nations inspection team at Kang-
nung, on Korea's east coast.
At Kangnung Since Aug. "a.
The Army said the Pole and
other members of his team of
Polish, Czechs, Swedes and Swiss
had been at Kangnung since
August "a.
Mr.. Hajdukiewicz was stand
ing on the Kangnung airfield
with other members of the truce
team at $50 am. today as an
airplane was warming up to
take the team back to North
Korea.
The Army said the Pole went
to an American officer attached
to the unit inspection team, Maj.
Edward Moran, Westernport,
Md, and said he was afraid" to
go back to Communist control
and did not wish to return.
The Pole said he asked asylum
because of 'long-standing oppo-
Sition to communism.
Given Protection,
The Army said: "In line with
traditional United States policy
of protecting and assisting polit-
ical refugees, the air base COM
mander, Col. Harold r. Babb,
Dalton, Ca, Immediately placed
the man under custody for his
protection"
Col. Babb said there was no
disturbance by other members of
the Poles group.
The Pole was flown to Seoul,
but the Army declined to say
where he is.
Col. Babb described him as
handsome, weighing about 100
pounds and standing S feet 8.
He said Mr.. Hajdukiewicz was
wearing an olive drab uniform.
It was reported without con-
firmation that Hajdukiewicz has
a mother and father in Poland.
Commission Meets Thursday.
Maj. Gen. Sven GrafStrom,
chief of the Swedish delegation
to the Neutral Nations Super
visory Commission, said the
commission will meet Thursday
at Panmunjom.
The interpreter was the latest
of his countrymen to seek refuge
from his Communist-governed
land in the free world. Two
Polish airmen-Lt. Franciszek
Jareski, 81, and 1t. zdislaw JAZZ
wenski, %, flew Soviet-made MIC
jet planes out of Poland to the
nearby Danish island of Born
holm in the Baltic Sea earlier
this year.
Jan Cwiklinski, captain of the
Polish liner Batory on which
Gerhardt Eisler escaped to Eu-
rope in 1949, jumped his ship in
London in June to win asylum.
Other Poles have fled their
Red-ruled land by ship, train
and other means to reach free
dom in Sweden, West Germany
and elsewhere.