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Evening star., 1953-11-08

FORE. He arranges the deal by phone. He is
very glad to have change of scene. besides
picking up five C's. So it will be easy for you
to impersonate him and find out which of our
citizens is hiring out-of-town killers"
Dan phones to tell Kitty he is delayed on
police business, and he rides in one of the two
squad cars with eight other cops to Center
vile. Everything goes smoothly - the ex-
press is tagged and stopped, and Gablepuss
is found in the club car. Sure enough, he is
big guy about Dams build and sort of good
looking, although if Gable in Hollywood ever
finds out the guy is supposed to look like him
he is going to be awful mad
CABE the trigger man is quietly taken off the
train and led into the station-agent's office
to change clothes with Dan. Ten minutes
later Dan gets on the train, which is standing
by waiting. Dan has Gabes gun in his shoul-
der holster, Gabes wallet in his pocket, and
Gabe's suitcase in the rack above him. He
also has wad of gum in his mouth and he is
practicing Gabe's crooked leer.
When the train pulls in he follows the stool
pigeons instructions and goes to a certain
cigar stand in the terminal After about five
minutes he feels tap on the shoulder but
when he turns he does not face a ratty-faced
mobster
Someone has rewritten the script. The tap
comes from silver-gold blonde.
"Gablepuss?" whispers the blonde.
"Gablepuss. mods DAN
Have got to take your word for it?" says
the dame.
Dan pulls out the wallet and pokes it at
her. She gives a quick look and hands it
back. I'm Jiggs, she says The One-and-
Only sent me. Well go swizzle few and
I'll smart you up"
why not?" says DAN His jaws are begin
ming to ache, but he keeps chewing But
don't get to meet the One-and-Only? like
to do business with the front office"
He gets loud laugh on this one Are you
punchy. Gabe?" says the dame The O-and-
o stays out of things like this. He is real
cagy guy. Why, he does not even tell the boys
that work for him about this little job. am
the only one he talks to.
She leads the way to sidestreet dive and
takes Dan to a backroom The barkeep gives
her nod and marches to her table with two
double bourbons without asking any oues
tons. Jiggs gets hers down fast. Then she
leans across the table. I'm dshing YOU out
two C's now." she says and takes two bills
Evening star., 1953-11-08

from her bag. The O-and-O will personally
mltt you the other three if he likes your work.
"Yeah?" says Dan, listening hard
I'VE got hotel room reserved for you
The O-and-O is sort of anxious to get the job
over with. So maybe tomorrow, eh?"
Evening star., 1953-11-08

TW-11-S-S
Evening star., 1953-09-05
POWs Get Revenge
After Yonk Bdres
Their Code to Reds
BY the Associated Press

FREEDOM VILLAGE, Korea,
Sept. 5.-A Florida major told
today how he and fellow pris-
oners agreed to make a propa-
ganda broadcast for the Com
munists, but instead worked out
a code designed to bring aid.
But the broadcast never went
off, said Maj. David F. MacGhee,
| "a. of Tampa, because a fellow
American told the Reds Of the
plan.
1--WE had worked out code
| for q message to tell the U. N.
we needed food and medical sup
plies for 5000 men. The code
was worked out by using the first
letter of each sentence" Major
MacGhee recalled.
He said the prisoners got re-
venge on the informer by telling
the Reds he had tried to assault
Seoul City Sue" who made
propaganda broadcasts for the
Communists.
The Chinese believed the story
| Mai. MacGhee said, and the in
former was punished. He said
he later learned the soldier
turned "reactionary."
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Jewish Veterans Report
Praises United Nations
BY the Assoeiased Press

CHICAGO. Sept. 5.-A Jewish
War Veterans Committee sale
yesterday that the United Ma
tions is "the one available mar
ketplace of ideas where millions
Of free people can still choose
between the genuine promises of
freedom and the false lures OF
communism"
The statement was made in a
report to the 58th annual JWV
convention by it's committee on
foreign affairs.
The report, submitted by Com
mittee Chairman Abraham Kra-
ditor of New York, said some
critics Of the U. N. were causing
"a rising clamor for United
States withdrawal from the
United Nations"
But, the committee said, the
U. N. is "the only forum in
which nations can be heard and
Judged by their neighbors."
The committee said that, al
though the U. N. has defects, its
charter sis based on American
not Soviet-principles, and any
member state which violates the
charter must stand revealed be-
fore the company of nations as
an international outlaw"
Evening star., 1953-09-05
BY the Associated Press

HONOLULU, Sept. 5.-Corpl.
"Slick" arrived in Hawaii yester-
day, homeward bound from
Tokyo, and said "it was a mis-
take" that fellow war prisoners
in North Korea were out to get
him because he rated" on them
to the Communists.
Scarcely out Of his teens,
Slick looked young and a little
scared. His hand shook as he
held a cup Of coffee and talked
to a reporter at Hickam Air
Force Base.
"They called me Slick but it
was all q mistake" he said. IT
never squealed on anybody to
the Communists"
Went AWOL Five Days.
Slick admitted there was ami
mostly in camp against men
who were friendly to their Com
munist captors, but he denied
he was one of them.
"I was friendly with every
body. They had nothing against
me-" he said.
Corpl. Slick confirmed he went
AWOL five days from an Army
hospital in Tokyo. He denied
he was trying to run away from
other liberated prisoners.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Ship Due In Today
With 367 Freed P0Ws
By the Assoeioted Pres.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.
Three hundred and siXty-seven
more former prisoners of the
Reds arrive from Korea this
afternoon aboard the transport
Marine Adder.
One Air Force man and five
Marines are aboard; the re-
mainder are Army men.
Approximately 100 of the cap
tives will require disqualification
the Army said. They will be
taken from the ship to Letter.
man Army Hospital after family
reunions.
The others will be processed
for immediate trips home.
Yesterday 104 POWs returned
aboard the Navy's hospital ship
Haven. The men praised treat
ment accorded them on the voy-
age home and most were cheer
full and rosy-cheeked.
Ten of the 104 were brought
ashore in litters. seven of them
tuberculosis patients.
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,
Calf, Sept. 5 R.-Thirty- EIGHT
more former prisoners of war
arrived by plane early today from
Honolulu.
They were expected to be
aboard planes for service hos
pitalS in various parts of the
Nation by late afternoon.
The Air Force said names of
the men would be released later.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Timonium Fair Waits
New Record Crowds
BY the Assoeioted Press

TIMONIUM, Md. Sept. S.
The Maryland State Fair
counted on a heavy holiday bus
tneSs for a large attendance in
crease today \aS it went after a
fourth straight record at the
gates.
Fair Manager John NJ. He'll
predicted that the Single-day
record Of Al ,432 should fall over
the Labor Day week end If the
cooler weather predicted ma
kerializeS.
y The fairs first three days,
Staged during the heat wave,
brew crowds of 1918 WedneS-
day. 12,700 Thursday and H.
$50 yesterday-alI bettering the
corresponding days for 1852.
An added attraction today was
Riddles Day, with children
slated to get half-price rides on
the amusementS.
Also on the schedule was some
more All judging and flower
and plant competitions in the
exhibition hall. Military drill
teams are to parade at tonight's
grandstand show.
Officials said most of the All
youngsters moved their animals
home yesterday rather than
keep them on for the open class
judging scheduled to begin Mon
day. They were glad to get
them out of heat at the fair
grounds. where some of the beef
cattle lost 40 to so pounds dur
ing Thursdays ShowingS.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Didn't RAT on Pals to Reds,
Says Threatened Corporal

II went out and got drunk and
missed my plane and decided to
stay drunk" he said.
He returned voluntarily to the
hospital.
Slick said he had been ques-
toned by military intelligence
officers after his release, but in
dicated he had been cleared.
A Hickam intelligence officer
who broke up the conversation
said Corpl. Slick was not in any
kind of custody and would go
home just like other returning
prisoners.
Told Chaplain of Threats.
Fellow repatriates aboard the
plane showed no indication they
had heard public reports about
Slick. One of them said the
young corporal was treated the
same as everybody else.
The group will leave Hickam
today after an overnight rest at
Tripler Army Hospital. Their
plane is scheduled to arrive at
Travis Sunday morning.
Slick was repatriated August
IL and originally was to have re-
turned home by ship. He was
flown to Tokyo for aerial evac-
uation to the United States after
he told a chaplain Of threats
against his life.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
| Two More Skeletons
Found in Philippines
By the As,eeiafed Pres,

MANILA, Sept. 5.-Philippine
Army troops yesterday found
skeletons believed to be two
American SergeantS missing
from a United States Army topo-
graphical team, the Daily Mirror
reported today.
Films, books and empty am
munition cases were lying near
the skeletons, which were located
in jungle country northeast of
Manila, the newspaper said.
A third skeleton was found
earlier in the same area.
An uncivilized cannibal tribe
known as "Jungos" live in the
area
A search was started August
"a when three American service
men of the 29th Typographical
Team from Sangley Point Nava
Base, disappeared after their
boat had been driven ashore by
a tropical storm.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

Korean Aid Fund
EmbezzIers Face
Death Rhee Says
By the As.oeiaied Pres,

SEOUL, Saturday, Sept. 5. -
President Syngman Rhee stern
ly warned yesterday that he
would order the execution of
any Korean caught embezzling
even a penny" of the millions
of dollars in economic aid from
the United States and the United
Nations for rebuilding Korea.
Mr.. Rhee said I'VE are CRATE
full to President Eisenhower and
the American people" for the
immediate grant of 5000 million,
part of a billion dollar program
over a 8 to 4-year period. 3
He also expressed appreciation
for the $3.50 million approved by
the United Nations for recon-
Struction for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1854.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Jack Martin Named
Presidential Aide
By the Associated Press

DENVER, Sept. 5.-President
Eisenhower yesterday made sew
eral changes in White House
staff assignments in a move to
strengthen White House liaison
with Congress.
He appointed Jack Martin.
formerly chief aide to the late
Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio,
to be one of his administrative
assistants and advanced Gerald
D. Morgan, until now a second
ary aide to Gen. Eisenhower, to
the rank of administrative as
Sistant. Both will work on legis-
lative matters.
Another appointment was that
Of Maj. Gen. Wilton B. Persons,
presently a special assistant to
the President, to be deputy
assistant. Mr.. Persons will serve
under Sherman Adams, Gen.
Eisenhower'S chief aide, with
the aim of relieving Adams of
some of his work load.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Two Nearby Virginia Soldiers
Freedin Latest POWExchunqe

Two prisoners of war from
nearby Virginia were repatriated
last night after each had served
almost three years in Red prison
camps in Korea.
Sergt. NC Randall j. Briere,
80, whose wife, Esther, lives at
322 Fairhaven avenue, Alexan-
dria, was the first man of the
275 released last night to step
into freedom at the Allied Re-
ception Center.
M/Sergt. Staney s. Tripp, "a,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S.
Tripp. Manassas, was the other
nearby man released.
Mrs. Briere got her first word
OF her husbands repatriation
from The Star.
Scarcely able to speak, she
Stammered out:
"Oh, gee, that's wonderful"
Catching her breath, she went
on, You just don't know what
you've done for me. Thank you.
I've got to call his folks in Mas
sacn1setts. Sergt. Briere is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Briere of Taunton.
Letters Reached Wife.
Sergt. Briere was captured Oc-
tober 81. 1850. He has managed
to get several letters through to
his wife. one of which described
his condition as being "as good
as can be expected"
During World War II, he served
for 3l2 years in the Pacific the
ater. Mrs. Briere is an Air Force
stenographer at the Pentagon.
The couple has a 4-year-old
son, Joseph Arthur.
Sergt. Tripp. native of Ma
nasSas, was captured in Decem-
ber, 1850, while fighting with the
I'd Division. He was able to
notify his parents of his capture
by letter before his name ap-
peared on the Communist list of
prisoners given out in December.
1851.
Sergt. Tripp attended Bennett
School and the Manassas Voca-
tional School. He worked as a
welder for a time before entering
the Army in January, 1949. He
was sent to Korea shortly after
the Communists launched their
attack across the 38th Parallel.
1t. FOrsythe Returning.
Another Washington area
man, First 1t. Frederick w.
Forsythe, jr., 20. missing since
January 10, when he was radar
operator on a B-29, which was
shot down, is due to come home
soon. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick w. Forsythe, ST.,
OF 5505 Volta avenue. Sunny
brook, Md. and was released
Tuesday night by the Commu-
niStS.
His mother said she had not
heard from him since he dis
Evening star., 1953-09-05

criticized American pilots who
allegedly broke down under tor
ture and made germ warfare
confessions"
Army 1t. Col. Robert N. Alb
bott, 38, of Rochester, N. Y, who
was freed today. said SO out OF
100 men who signed Communist
propaganda statements did so to
save their lives.
Signed No Statements.
Col. Abbott said he never
signed any statements nor did
he make broadcasts but he
thought the Reds could "break
any man" if they made up their
minds to do so.
He said this was because
Americans were not prepared for
Communist indoctrination-they
don't know enough about COM
muniSm."
Col. Abbott said the Reds used
starvation as a weapon to ex-
tract confessions"
"An empty stomach has no
conscience" he said.
Another American returned to-
day was Maj. Stephen Bettinger,
29-year-old Sabre Jet pilot of
Denver, Colo, who DESTROYED
four MICS and probably downed
one before he was shot down
July 20, seven days before the
armiStice.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Ending Of Blockade
Protested by Seoul
As Peril 10 Security
BY the Associated Press

SEOUL, Sept. 5.-The South
Korean government said today
it has officially protested the re-
cent order of Gen. Mark w.
Clark United Nations COM
mander, eliminating the Korean
sea defense.
A foreign ministry statement
described suspension of the
blockade line around Korea as
premature and a great security
risk"
The Korean defense zoue was
set up last summer to prevent
the infiltration of Communist
agents and the smuggling of
contraband goods into South
Korea. The blockade line pa
trolled by U.N. warships ex-
tended from a few miles off
North Korea southwark beyond
Cheju Island of the south tip of
Korea on the west. The line
ran down the center of the ia
pan sea on the east.
The defense zone was elimi-
mated August 81 by Gen. Clark
after signing of the Korean
armistice.
Evening star., 1953-09-05

appeared in the Korean fighting.
She does not know just when
he is coming home. but is over
joyed to know he is safe, after
months of terrible wondering"
About March, 1850, 1t For
Sythe married a Eugene (OregD
girl. He attended the University
OF Oregon, graduated in Febru-
ary, 1851. and was shortly there
after recalled to active duty.
Born in White Hall, Md, 1t.
Forsythe attended George Wash
ington University, where he
studied business administration
Six years ago he returned to the
District from Oregon with his
parents. He was a part-time
employe in the advertising de-
partment of the Washington
Post while he was attending the
university here in 1949. He was
employed by the Haynes Litho-
graph Co. in Silver Spring for
time.
During World War II 1t. For
sythe served for two and half
years in the Air Force.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
.3S Yank Prisoners
iunedAnti-U.S. Note
Rather Than Be Shot
BY the Assoeisssd Pres,

FREEDOM VILLAGE, Korea,
Sept. 5-A United States Army
major said today he and 81 other
officers signed an anti-American
Communist letter in 1850 because
if they had refused some would
have died "as sure as there is
a God in heaven :"
Maj. Newton Lantron, 80, of
Mesa, Ariz.. said so far as he
knows, mo American had any
part in writing the letter. It was
written by the Communists and
handed to us to sign"
Only Is Signers Still Alive.
The letter, signed by the SO
American officers, was read by
RusSia's Jacob Malik to the
United Nations.
Lantron said he remembered
that the letter criticized the
United States but he cannot re-
member just what it said.
OF the 80 who signed, only 13
are still alive, Maj. Lantron said.
"One was shot by The Tiger
"a North Korean) on the death
march from Manpo, another was
shot in camp for what reason
we do not know. The others
died from starvation and lack of
medical care" he said.
Faced Tommy Guns.
Maj. Lantron said the SO off,
GERS who signed the anti-Ameri-
can letter were herded together
at Pyongyang "and guards with
tommy guns lined up ahead of
u.s."
THE Communists held an
election to determine which Of
us were to read what they had
written-but the guns were lev
eled at the group" he said.
The major added that in addi-
ton to threatening to shoot the
officers, the North Koreans
threatened Ito turn the Korean
civilians loose on U.S."
He shuddered as he told of
watching Korean civilians tor
ture South Koreans and Ameri-
cans.
Some Of the things they did
were awful" he said.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Page County to Buy
Neqro School Site
SnseioI Dispatch 10 The s,ar

LURAY, Va, Sept. S. - The
Page County School Board has
authorized purchase of a site for
a new consolidated high school
for Page County Negroes to be
located in Luray near the present
Andrew Jackson High School.
The new building will cost
about $250,000 and will be built
with B5ttle fund money.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
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POWs
CONTINUED From First pageD

\NOAlGA4AuCU rIOIu cIISC FaB6D H
whom the Communists said
confessed" to germ warfare
charges.
3. The Allies said they would
turn back on the last day 1877
Chinese and 2.255 North Kor-
cans, boosting the total repatri-
ated to 75,797-many more than
the $4,000 the U. N. command
f1rst promised to return.
The Communists also prom
ised to release tomorrow one
South African, eight British.
four Turks and one japanese.
10 Short of Promise.
This will raise to 12,753 the
number of allied POWS returned,
10 short of the 12,763 the Com
muniStS said they would Iiber-
ate.
But the Reds have since said
more than 20 non-Korean ana
300 Korean prisoners refused
repatriation and will be turned
over to the Neutral Nations Re-
patriation Commission for dis
position.
Both sides said the final fig
ures would include all prisoners
who want to return, including
any who had changed their
mind at the last minute.
KOje Rioters Held Back.
While the Reds held back
until the very last airmen they
charged spread bacteria over
North Korea, the U. N. COM
mand was doing the same with
the leaders of the bloody Koje
Island POW camp riots,
The U. N. command would not
confirm it officially, but tomor-
1.nrx,'e hl1J will
Evening star., 1953-09-05

District and vicinity-Oc-
casional rain and cooler tonight.
lowest near so. Tomorrow,
mostly cloudy, and cooler with
chance of some rain.
Maryland and Virginia
Cloudy tonight, with showers
and cooler in the interior. lowest
ranging from $3.50 in the west
to around 70 along the coast.
Tomorrow, mostly cloudy and
cooler with some rain likely,
mostly in the east.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
KnowIand Visits Formosa
On Fact-Finding Tour
BY the Asseeiated Pres,

TAIPEH, Formosa, Sept. s.
United States Senate Majority
Leader Knowland arrived today
from Okinawa for a one-week
visit to this Nationalist Chinese
island.
The California Republican, a
strong supporter of Nationalist
China, is on a fact-finding tour
of the Far East.
Greeted at the airport by
American and Nationalist off,
oials, Senator Knowland went
to the United States Embassy
for a briefing, then called on
Nationalist leaders.
Later he dined with President
and Nine. Chang Kai-shek.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Korean Police Arrest
Ex-Leader as Traitor
By the Assoeioted Press

SEOUL, Sept. 5.-South Ko-
rean national police arrested
their former assistant director
this week wor plotting to over
throw the Republic of Korea"
it was announced today.
The police investigation sec
ton said Kim Sang Bong. who
was assistant director of the
national police until last sum-
mer, was arrested Tuesday on
charges Of plotting to over
throw the government By form
ing an underground political
party"
Names of the other Koreans
police said were involved in the
"treachery" were not disclosed.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Powerful Light Used

NEW YORK.-The most pow
erful sea-navigation light Of its
kind in the world has been in
stalled by the Coast Guard in the
Ambrose Light vessel 80 miles
from New York. The beam has
a power of 5,560,O00 interna-
tional candles. If the earth were
fiat, the light would be visible
for "a sea miles.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Kansas City Bombing
Is Fifth in Week
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

KANSAS CITY, Sept. S.
Another business building was
bombed here last night-the fifth
in the last week.
The big front windows of the
Glass and China House, a glass
and chinaware shop, were blown
out by the explosion.
Operators of the store said they
had no idea why the place was
bombed. Previous blasts have
occurred at two clothing stores
an auto agency and a grocery
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Two MATS Planes Vino
Home With II POWs
By the Assoeioted Press

TOKYO, Sept. 5.-Two mill
tary transport planes with Al
liberated Americans aboard are
headed toward the United States.
The first plane, with 18 aboard,
left yesterday and was due at
Hickam Air Force Base at Homo
lulu at 11:30 pm. The second
transport. carrying 81 ex-POWs,
took off just after midnight to-
day.
The planes were the 18th and
goth freedom flights" and raised
to 205 the total of men flown
from Japan to the United States.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
Six-MOnth Ordeal.

Wind - Northerly at 1913
miles per hour tonight.
District Medical Society rag
weed pollen count for "a hours
ending at 9 o'clock this morning
ZIG grains per cubic yard of air.
River Report.
(From U. s. Engineers)
Potomac River clear at Harpers Ferry
and at Great Falls; Shenandoah clear at
HarperS Ferry.
Humidity.
tReadings, Washington National Airporto
Yesterday Pct. To-day Pct
Noon - 90 Midnight ~
pm. - 30 s am. ---- 90
3 pm ~ 10 am. ~
Evening star., 1953-09-05

include the riot leaders, in
cluding North Korean Col. Lee
Hak Koo.
The contingent of DTS Amer
leans returned today was by far
the largest group of United
States troops sent back in one
day. All appeared in good
health.
The Reds also handed back "a
Britons and one Australian, II
South Korean soldiers and two
South Korean women Red Cross
workers.
The allies delivered about 2,400
North Korean POWs, who turned
up with a new propaganda trick
as they arrived at the exchange
point.
Instead of the usual shouting
and flag waving, the Reds were
called sharply to attention by
the leader of each truck. then
bowed their heads and wept in
unison.
Three Americans returned to-
day we're airmen who said they
refused-even under torture and
threats of death-to confess"
they dropped germ bombs.
The three. members of a B-26
crew shot down in February.
1852. were Capt. Byron A. Dobbs.
33, of Clio, Mich; 1t. James L..
Stanley. "a, of Decatur. Ga, and
Sergt. Richard Abbott of Wells
vile. N. Y.
Six-Month Ordeal.
They said that for about six
months they were kicked,
slapped, stripped naked and
forced to stand in driving rain,
thrown into holes and some
times deprived of food and
water.
1t. Stanley was sentenced to
death and actually placed before
a Chinese firing squad but he
still refused to confess to germ
warfare.
The three airmen said they
had agreed among themselves
not to make false confessions.
1t. Stanley and Capt. Dobbs
Evening star., 1953-09-05
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on Aug. 81 and Sept.
Lowest 22 on March 2.
High and Low Of Last "A HourA
High-92 at 3:15 pm.
LoW-76 at ZOO am.
Evening star., 1953-09-05
PrecipitatiOn.

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital fcurrent month to date)
Evening star., 1953-09-05

The Sun and Moon.