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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
BY the A.soeio.ed Press

ColumniSt Drew Pearson has
challenged an Internal Revenue
Service claim that he owes $15,-
290.70 in income taxes on pay
ments made to him when a radio
sponsor Cancelled his contract.
A suit filed by Mr.. Pearson in
the United States Tax Court, 1t
was disclosed yesterday, contends
that payments of $10,500 in 1850
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
By The Assessssd prsss

The Laos Legation has pro-
tested that Communist Wet
Mini forces have made violent
attacks" on Laos within the past
week in violation Of the Indo-
Chinese armistice.
The legation said yesterday
the Kingdom Of Laos. one Of
three Indo-C China states, has
protested to the international
Control Commission set up to
supervise the armistice.
Violent attacks have been
made against units of the ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Films of More Than Routine Merit

Films of More Than Routine Merit
ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE"-Excelently played
and a pictorial treat.
"GLENN MILLER STORY"-James Stewart the fOndly
remembered bandleader.
"THE GOLDEN COACH-Lusty Anna Magnani with all stops
out.
"GONE WITH WIND"-The South and the Civil War in
a epic
LIVING 1T UP"-Martin genuinely comic
script.
"ROAD TO BALT-Crosby and Hope q South Seas
jaunt
"a STREETCAR NAMED DEsIRE"-Wel made adaptation Of
the Williams play
"WAR OF THE WORI4Ds"-To the hills. the Martians
here to get us!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17

lege Queen contest at. Asbur!
Park Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17
Cancer Research Aid

NEW YORK.-The American
Cancer Society is sponsoring 285
grants-in-aid for cancer research
during its 1854 program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-09-17

Ed Sulliyon is on vacation. His Little
Old New York" column will be re-
sumed on his return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Arlington Woman Killed,
Three Hurt as Car Upsefs

A woman was killed an three
other persons were injured today
when a car ran of a Southern
Maryland road, overturned and
rolled more than 200 feet.
Crushed to death beneath the
car was Mrs. Margaret Marion
40. of BOLT South Second street
Arlington. Va. Maryland State
police reported.
She died at $50 am. in Cas-
ualty Hospital, about five hours
after the accident on Route S
near Clinton. Md.
The injured were: Georgia Ann
Bonanza. 20. a WAVE at Patux-
ent River Naval Air Base, possible
fractured back and body cuts.
Stanley Kalwara. 20. driver OF
the car, and Steven Mizgalo, 81
Fort Myer soldiers. who suffered
face and leg cuts.
All we're taken to Casualty
Hospital by the Clinton rescue
squad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Robbit Attacks Auto, Chews
Holes in Rudiutor, Loses Life

Mr.. Watkins felt a bump, but
thought no more about it until
he reached NaShville's outskirts
Then. he noticed steam pouring
from his radiator.
Mr.. Watkins pulled into a serv-
ice station where James A. Kirt-
land. who later was to sign the
statement, reached through the
grillwork and pulled out a dead
rabbit. There were three holes
in the copper tubing inside the
radiator screen. And, imbedded
in one Of the holes was part of
one Of the rabbits teeth.
Mr.. Watkins said that he'll
send the expense account and
this biting note to the Offices of
the company-Texas and Pacific
Railway-in Houston, Tex:
Tell me no more tall tales of
Texas jackrabbits. In West Ten
nessee. rabbits have begun at
lacking moving cars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

MEMPHIS. Jan. 26.-What
would you do If q rabbit attacked
your car and bit three holes in
the radiator? And, what's worse,
you had to list the damage in an
expense account?
Charles w. Watkins was equal
to the occasion. He got a signed
statement from the mechanic
who fixed the rabbit-gnawed
radiator.
Cause Of radiator damage-by
rabbit leaping in front of car and
teeth entering tubing" the state
ment read. Rabbit was removed
here"
Here" was Kirtland's Service
Station in Nashville where Mr..
Watkins went on a business trip
last week. Back in Memphis
yesterday. he related this story:
Cruising along through the
rainy gloom Of West Tennessee,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Fight 10 Unite
Alaska Bill 10
Hawaii Dropped
Dworshuk Discurds
Plan, Gives Hope for
Howoiiun Statehood
BY J. A. o'Leory

Senator Dworshak, Repub-
lican, of Idaho. put new life into
the Hawaiian statehood bill to-
day when he abandoned his in
sistence on tying Alaska to it.
Republican leaders were hope
full his action would enable the
Senate Interior Committee to re-
port the Hawaiian bill favorably
to the Senate tomorrow. It
passed the House last year.
Assured on Alaska.
The Senate committee had
hoped to approve the Hawaiian
bill last week. But an unexpected
switch by Senator Dworshak re-
suited in an 8-to-7 vote to in
clude statehood for Alaska as an
amendment.
The senator said today the
reason for his action last week
was to insure consideration of
statehood for both territories at
this session.
Nov have received assur-
ances that separate bill which
deals with Alaska, will be re-
ported out within 80 days." said
Senator DworShak. This feel
will accomplish the purpose Of
consideration for both territories
this session."
Pledged by Chairmen
The Idaho legislator said the
assurances were given him by
Chairman Butler of the Interior
committee and Chairman Cor
don Of the subcommittee on the
Alaskan bill.
Up to now. Republican leaders
have been pressing for action
only on Hawaii. and last week
House Republican Leader Hal
leck predicted that combining
the two bills would kill statehood
for either territory this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
German Inyents New Paint
Claimed to Resist Atom Rows

BONN. Jan. 26 (NANA) "A
German chemical engineer says
he has perfected q chemical sub
stance which win ward OF deadly
atomic radiation.
Heinz Drath. former German
army research and weapons test
ing expert, has attracted a flood
of foreign offers for production
and sales rights for the anti-ra-
diation substance called "sestra. I"
Walls painted with "sestra"
will repel the atom bombs gam
ma rays and neutrons emanat-
ing from the explosion, Mr..
Drath declares. Air raid shelter
walls ilnpregnated with it are
as effective In neutralizipg the
deadly rays as lead shielding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

Three new indictments charg-
ing narcotics conspiracy and
bribery today were returned
against suspended Police 1t.
Hialmar H. Carper, former head
of the narcotics squad.
One indictment accused Car
per and his former aide, Sergt.
William L. Taylor. of the same
offenses.
Randolph (Catfsh) Turner.
former narcotics ring leader
here. now serving an 8-to-24
year prison sentence. was named
jointly with Carper in one Of the
three indictments. This indict-
ment accused Turner and Car
per of conspiring to peddle drugs
and charged Turner with giving,
and Carper with accepting. pay
of money for protecting the dope
racket.
IL Charges Of Bribery.
In all Carper was accused Of
three charges of conspiracy and
Is charges of bribery. Taylor
was charged with one accusa-
ton Of conspiracy and five
charges of accepting graft.
Turner was accused of one
charge Of conspiracy and two
charges of bribing Carper.
Three indictments in all were
returned before Judge James w.
Morris by a grand jury in the
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Carper was
named in all three. Taylor was
named with Carper in one and
Turner was named with Carper
in the other.
Under the law of maximum
penalty Of $4,000 fine and five
years imprisonment is provided
for conspiracy. while each
charge of bribery calls for a
maximum penalty of $500 fine
and three years Imprisonment.
Replaces Single Indictment.
Today's indictments replace
single indictment returned
against Carper and Taylor on
May %. 1852, in which the men
were charged with conspiring to
violate narcotics laws and accept
ing brides. That indictment was
thrown out last November by
Judge Edward A. Tamm on the
grounds that deputy United
States marshals were present in
the grand jury room illegally
when testimony was being given.
One indictment today accused
Carper and Taylor with accept
ing q total of $4,000 in protec-
ton payoffs from James (Jim
Yellow Roberts. colored. once a
kingpin in the Washington dope
traffic. The payoffs were al
legged to have been made during
the summer and early fall Of
1949.
The indictment also accused
Carper Of giving a description
Of Federal narcotics undercover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Soldiers Home Resident
Found Dead After Fall

A 66-year-old man was found
dead early today. apparently
after falling over a stair railing
and dropping 20 feet in the
Grant Building at Soldiers
Home.
Police identified him as
Waldislaw Liwski. Of no fixed
address. Mr., Liwski. police said.
had lived at Soldiers Home OF
and on since 1915.
Police said Mr.. Liwski ap-
parently had been walking to
the second floor when he fell.
The body was removed to the
District Morgue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Yeggs Loot Two Safes;
Get More Than $1,000

YeggS pulled a double header
safe-breaking last night and got
away with more than $1,000
from two separate but adjoining
Offices.
BY the simple expedient OF
poking a hand through a broken
window. they slipped into the
Skinker Motor Co., Inc. at 1916
Twentieth street NV, and
ripped open the office safe. OH
Gals said between $500 and
$500 was removed.
Police said it was q convenient
matter for the thieves also to
slip through q skylight at q
building at POLL M street NV,
which abutted on the motor
company building.
They we're not so fortunte
here. however. and had to settle
for less than 500 from the safe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

The chemist has spent three
years developing his anti-radia-
ton material In cooperation
with scientists at the Brunswick
Technical Institute and the Han
over Technical High School.
Scientists from other German
universities and technical insti-
buttons have Endorsed his dis
covery.
Composition Of "sestra" is, Of
course. secret. but the chemist
says the miracle paint" has a
mineral base. He has obtained
German financial backing and
expects to begin commercial pro-
duction Of the product in March
ct asecret Lower Saxony factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Vests Nervousness Relieved
BY Same Old MoIotov Attack
Allies Better Able to Cope With Familiar
Russian Approach Than Seductive Line

In the same vein, the FIVE
power conference was tied to
chances of international disarm-
ament, The connection may be
mysterious. but the supporting
argument that continuing the
arms race can undermine public
finances and amounts to an
economically untenable policy
strikes a familiar note even to
American ears.
From start to finish. Mr.
Molotov's speech contained nc
surprises. 1t tended to confirm
everything that allied experts
has been predicting about Rus
sian tactics at this meeting
These are:
/. That the Russians will plug
long and hard for five-power
talks on the theory that in a
global settlement they will be
able to balance their assets in
the Far East against their liabil-
tiles in Central Europe.
2. That the Russians will use
the Berlin talks primarily as a
propaganda attack on EDO at
the same time they are exploit
ing every possible flaw in Allied
solidarity.
3. That they will string out
the Berlin talks as long as pos
Sible. insist on discussing the
most controversial matters first
and block early settlement on
every specific issue.
Russians on Offensive.
The Russians. in short, are on
the offensive in Berlin. They
have made it clear from the be-
ginning that they are out to
make this conference a test OF
Western solidarity and they are
setting about 1t with Manifested
determination.
Against this kind Of attack
the Western team considers it.
self well prepared. It is safe to
say that a Russian tone of con-
Citation and concession would
have been received with more
distrust and dismay than all the
harsh words In Mr.. Molotov's
vocabulary.
In the wake Of this opening
salvo from. the Kremlin there
may be little hope Of q settle
ment of the specific problems to
be dealt with here. But there is
real hope that the free world
may come through what looks
like a long ordeal more solidly
united than ever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Holding Any OUs
ByForouk? Feb. 3
Is Claim DeodIine

Any Washingtonian to whom
ex-King Farouk of Egypt owes
money should present his claim
by February 8. the Egyptian
Embassy announced today.
Claims may be addressed to
the Judicial Committee for Sc
questered Property" care Of the
Ministry of Justice, Cairo,
Egypt.
At the same time. the EN-
basSy invited one and all to the
auction Of Farouk'S effects
scheduled at Koubbeh Palace,
Cairo. from February IL through
March 81. Egypt will grant
special facilities to tourists at
tending the auction, the official
announcement said.
The Embassy has catalogS Of
the sale available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
BY Crosby S. Moves
FOREIGN correspondent Of The Stor

BERLIN. Jan. 26.-After weeks
OF nervous speculation about
what Russia might uncork at
Berlin. the feeling here now is
one of profound relief.
If nothing else, Soviet Foreign
Minister Molotov's speech cleared
the air of all doubts and fears
about what the Russians might
have up their sleeves.
Mr.. Molotov walked into the
conference room with sleeves
rolled up. After his opening SEN
fences. it was clear to every one
they were still on familiar ground,
fighting a familiar enemy with
familiar weapons.
First reactions expressed Off
cial disappointment at Mr.. Molo-
TOYS statement. But the fact is
that the West is better able to
cope with the type of attack that
the Kremlin has unleashed than
the more subtle and seductive
line some had expected.
Hits Allied Weaknesses.
This is not to say that Mr..
Molotov's speech revealed either
inept or innocuous tactics. In
attacking all along the line of
Western policy. he has struck
heavily at the points of greatest
allied weakness.
Thus the lingering emphasis
on the danger Of a return of
German militariSm word S
which might have been copied
from any number Of non-Com-
munist French newspapers. Thus
the lengthy argument for five
power conference tied pointedly
to the issue of recognition of Red
China and the resumption of
trade with the Eastern bloc.
Interestingly enough. a con-
siderable part of Mr.. Molotov's
opening effort seemed aimed at
American public opinion. The
thought that recognition of Red
China might end the Indo- China
war was not directly mentioned.
Instead. it was tied directly
with a final settlement in Ko-
rea. with casual advice that a
flve-power meeting would Con
tribute to a removal of a num-
Der of difficulties existing at the
present time in regard to the
Korean question and to the So
luton of certain other urgent
international problems"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
.GIs Explain Why They Prefer
Reds and Peiping Takes Them

for world peace without being
prosecuted"
I'VE are not Communists" de-
clared Sergt. Richard Gordon of
East Providence. r. l.. though
some Of us hope to be-" He
read from a prepared statement
which he said was approved by
every man in the group.
The Americans, in individual
interviews later. voiced Red
propaganda catch-phrases and
praise for the Communist COM
mand. They looked newsmen
squarely in the eye as they an
swered questions.
Why did they choose Commun-
ism?
Sergt. Larrance v. Sullivan,
Omaha: THE American people
know how the Negro is treated
in the United States. Definitely
this is one of my reasons
of course, my desire to work for
world peace is the main reason.
I can't speak out for peace in
America without being perse-
cuted."
Pfc. Morris r. Wills, Fort
Ann. N. Y: People who voice
an opinion for peace in the
United States are prosecuted
and their voices suppressed.
There is not a democratic gov
eminent in the United States az
long as McCarthyism and Nc
Carranism are allowed to exist
the people cannot be allowed
to fight for peace.
There Is no freedom OF
speech -. people In Office In
the United States were put there
by those who hold monopolies
and control money.
The propagandists in the
(COntinued on page A Nn1 ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Senate Group Votes
7-6 for Confirming
Beeson 10 NLRB Job
Nominee Is Approved
On Straight Purty Line
After Stormy Session
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Labor Committee
today approved Albert c. Bee
son by a straight 7-to-6 party
line vote as a member of the
National Labor Relations Board.
The vote came soon after
John L. Lewis denounced the
Eisenhower appointee as a
"self-styled union-buster."
And. Immediately after the
vote, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis hurled charges at each
other from the committee bench.
Senator Lehman. Democrat,
Of New York. accused Republic
cans Of IAN attempt to steam
roller the nomination through
the committee without hearings
sufficient to disclose all the
facts"
Three republican members &C.
cused the Democrats of delay
ing tactics" and "steamroller
in reverse"
Session Is Stormy.
The vote came after a stormy
session during which Chairman
w. Alexander Smith read into
the record a telegram from Mr..
Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers. Mr.. Lewis said
Mr.. Beeson. formerly a San Jose
(Calif) businessman. possesses
an astonishing bias" against
union labor.
Senator Smith called the
message "a wonderful display of
rhetoric.
Mr.. Lewis had said:
1T is inconceivable that any
Senator who takes the time
to read the record would in good
conscience unleash, with the
power Of Government behind
him. such a raging protagonist
of the exploiters of LABOR in the
Nation"
This was the voting lineup:
For the nomination Smith of
New Jersey. Ives of New York,
GrisWold of Nebraska. Purtell of
Connecticut. Goldwater of Ari-
IONA. Cooper of Kentucky and
Upton of New Hampshire, all
Republicans.
Against: Murray of Montana
Hill of Alabama, Lehman of
New York. Nicely of West Vir-
ginia, Douglas of Illinois and
Kennedy of Massachusetts, all
Democrats.
Mr.. Beeson has told the COM
mittee he would tackle his work
on the NLRB without bias. He
said he thought the NLRB under
President Truman had admin
istered the Taft-Hartley law to
favor labor over management.
Carey Protest Heard.
During an explosive half-hour
session before the voting, the
committee heard James B. Carey,
secretary-treasurer of the VIC
describe Mr.. BeeSon as "in-
capable Of being fair and impair
tial in administering a law which
affects labor and management SO
profoundly"
Senator. Ives disputed Mr.
Carey's testimony that Mr.
Beeson's business background
made him unsuitable for the
job.
Senator Smith had been on
the point of offering to extend
the hearings until tomorrow so
that Woodruff Randolph, presi-
dent of the AFL Typographical
Union, could testify But Sena-
tor Ives protested Il say we vote
now. Nothing that I will hear
can change my mind. I've heard
all I want to hear. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Three New CorperIndictments
Filed in Drug and Bribery Case
Seret. ToyIor and Catfish Turner Also
Indicted on Conspiracy Charges

! agents to Roberts. It also
charged Carper with phoning a
| tip to Roberts that Federal war
rants charging dope peddling
had been issued for Roberts and
"Tinky." to whom he was then
married.
Meeting at Club Noted.
Both police officers were also
accused of conspiring with Rob-
erts to peddle opium derivatives.
The indictment recited that Tay-
lor had met Roberts at the
Washington Golf and Country
Club. Arlington. Va, on July l.,
1919, and asserted that both
Carper and Taylor received ST.
900 from Roberts the same day.
A second Indictment charged
Carper with taking 5000 from
convicted dope peddler Ann
Simcoe as protection payoff. One
meeting with the Simcoe woman.
the indictment charged, was in
the narcotics squad Office at po-
lice headquarters April Is. 1851.
Carper also was charged with
tipping of the woman to pend
ing Federal and local police
raids.
Link to 'Bucklejaws."
A third indictment accused
Carper and Turner of conspiring
with Herbert tBucklejawsj
Johnson. also a convicted dope
peddler, with conspiring to sell
narcotics. johnson, while named
as a co-conspirator, was not
named as a defendant.
Carper also was accused in
this of receiving 5000 from Tur-
ner for protecting Turner's dope
ring. The indictment quoted
Turner as telling johnson that
Carper wanted monthly pay
ments of $500.
The current case was pre-
sented to the grand jury by
Assistant United States Attorney
Frederick Smithson. Mr.. Smith
son was assisted by Assistant
United States Attorney E. Riley
Casey. Much of the investiga-
tive work was done by Police
Detective Ivan WurmS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26

VATICAN CITY. Jan. Is (R.
The Vatican press Office an
nounced today Pope Plus XII
was suffering from a slight in
disposition" A general audience
scheduled for tomorrow has been
cancelled as q precautionary
measure because he had been
showing some signs Of fatigue
lately, it said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
BoIIet Nets $650,000

LONDON, Jan. IS (Pl.-Brit-
aims celebrated dollar-earning
dancers, the Sadlers Wells Ballet,
returned to London today after
a 19-week tour of the United
States and Canada which Melted
them over $3.50. 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Prosperous "a Seen
By Board of Trade

JUST AROUND THE CORNER
A rosy prosperity outlook for the No
tion and the Copitol oreo in 1854 wos
predicted todoy at the Boord Of
Trode's business outlook conference
at the Shorehom Hotel. For detoiIs
see pose B-l.
LUCKY NUMBER l0-The num-
Der 10 become importont Yesterday
both to woman and on ombuIonee
ottendont, but for different reasons.
The coincidence is explained in Life
IN the U. S." See poee 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
BY the Associated Press

PANMUNJOM, Wednesday,
Jan. 27.-The 81 Americans who
turned their backs on home de-
nounced yesterday conditions in
the United States and asked to
be accepted as free men" under
Red rule. Today Peiping said
the Reds agreed.
After the 81 had held q press
conference in the neutral zone
347 Pro-Red Prisoners Tell Their Story
in Settlement. Pose A
Army Reody to Act on DishonorobIe
. Discharges for n. Pdee A
saying they would prefer for the
present to live with the Reds,
Peiping radio announced a move
to bring this about.
The broadcast said the Red
senior officer on the Military
Armistice Commission had asked
official permission for Com
munist Red Cross workers to GO
into the neutral zone tomorrow
and take custody" of the 81
Americans, one Briton and 1926
South Koreans for the trip north
Will Return Sometime.
Earlier the Reds had refused
to take custody on the conten-
ton this would violate the arm
istice. Their new position was
that the armistice machinery fol-
processing such prisoners already
has been wrecked. allegedly by
the United States.
At the neutral zone press con-
ference, a spokesman for the q
Americans said they expected to
return to America "at some time
in the future when we can fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-26
Lute News
Bulletin
JeIke Scion Missing

J6IKG 0CIUH WISSIHy
WHITE PLAINS, N. +. up.
John Faris Jelke III, .
member Of the cleo family, is
missing in the Gulf Of Mexico
area in an Air National Guard
fighter plane, Guard head
quarters reported today.