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Evening star., 1954-09-15
China RedsFree
American Trio
Held IS Months
All Thin, Pale and IIk
One Admitted U. S.
Woged Germ War
By the Associated Press

HONG KONG, Sept. 15.-
Looking thin, pale and i'll after
18 months in Communist Chinese
captivity, two American cor
respondents and ship captain
from Brooklyn crossed into Brit
ish Hong Kong today.
One 'of the trio, National
Broadcasting Co. Correspondent
Richard Applegate. 81. of Med
ford, Greg. told a news confer
ence that after months of soli-
tarys confinement in a Canton
Jail and long hours of question:
ing, he admitted the Americans
waged germ warfare in Korea.
II thought they either would
leave me in that prison until I
rotted or that they would kill
me-" he said.
The Reds released Mr.. Apple
gate, International News Serv-
ice Correspondent Donald Dix
on, 25, of New York, and Mer-
chant Marine Capt. Benjamin
Krasner at the Lowu border
bridge. A United States consul
late car brought them the 40
miles to the Peninsula Hotel at
Kowloon, on the mainland across
from Hong Kong.
Tells of Long Grilling.
Mr.. Applegate gave this ac-
count of his grilling about the
alleged germ warfare in Korea.
which he said began after the
Reds found out he had been q
war correspondent in Korea:
The first time he was ques-
toned, he got angry and shouted
back, That's a lie. There were
no germs dropped in Korea"
The Communist interrogation
pounded the desk and yelled.
"You lie! You lie! If you don't
tell the truth, We'll kill you. Go
back to your cell and think
awhile"
After long hours. Mr.. Apple
gate continued, he began to con-
>fesS to the germ warfare, but
the Reds quickly challenged:
"You lie. Your confession is
different from the American
flyers"
Didn't Know Desires.
"I could not confess what they
wanted because I didn't know
what they wanted, until they let
! a translation Of Russian stories
get into the cell. I knew then
5 what they wanted to hear and
, I gave it to them. After that
: I started confessing to being in
5 Chinese waters and everything
= else they asked.
"I found out the Reds wanted
me to lie so I lied plenty. I lied
II pages of lies. They told me
that even the wind from Hong
Kong contained germs. agreed"
Mr.. Applegate said he believed
the Communists had benefited
the Chinese materially by halt
ing graft, opium smoking and
drug traffic, "but all at the ex-
pense of the personal liberty OF
the people.%
China is a police state-as far
as could see it was no different
: from a Fascist dictatorship. Be-
= fore this happened to me was
! reporter, and as reporter ]
Y tried to stay neutral in the cold
(See AMERICANS, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1954-09-15
BY the Associeied Press

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 15.-Presi-
dent Eisenhower may have re-
jected the Williamsburg as a
Presidential yacht, but the Navy
apparently hasn't given up try
ing to make at least a part-time
sailor of him.
A sleek, 92-foot cruiser named
the Barbara Anne is being re-
built and refurnished here, to be
available for Presidential use.
Delivery is expected in about
three weeks.
After weeks Of hush-hush
work on the boat. White House
sources said late yesterday it
will be available for the Presi-
dent. There was no indication
that the Barbara Anne would
take the place of the much larger
Williamsburg.
The Williamsburg, which had
Evening star., 1954-09-15

Mr.. Dulles trip, said the Secre-
tary notified the foreign minis
ters of the EDO countries that
he will not visit France, Italy,
Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg.
Mr.. White said the message ex-
planned that lack of time pre-
vented his visiting their capitals
on this trip.
The hastily arranged program
forced Mr.. Dulles to record on
film and tape a television-radio
report, which planned to make
to the Nation at 8:45 o'clock to-
night.
Mr.. Dulles will be reporting
to the Nation on the Manila
Conference. The Dunn on
(WTTG) television etworb
planned to carry the filmed ver-
sion of the speech at 8:45 pm;
CBS-TV (WTOP-TV), at 11:3(
p.m At 1915 pm. tape record
ings were scheduled for the
American. Mutual and NBC
radio networks.
Taking Several Aides.
| Accompanying Mr.. Dulles or
his fight tonight will be AS
sistant Secretary of State fol
European Affairs Livingston 7
Merchant; Chairman Robert r
Bowie of the Policy Planning
Staff; Assistant Secretary OF De
fenSe Struve Hensel; Rod o.
Connor. special assistant to MI
Dulles: Coburn Kidd, State De
partment officer in charge o
German political affairs; Bel
Moore, director of the Office o
European Regional Affairs; Mil
dred Osbjornson, Mr.. Dulles sec
retary, and a security officer.
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Washing Machine Sold
First Day by Star Ad

Mrs. D. r. wos in the market for
a new washing machine, but wonted
70 sell her old one first. Placing q
small won't od in The stor Classified
proved to be the right soies procedure.
She sold the item the first doy her
I'D appeared.
When you wont TO buy. trode or
sell O miscellaneous item-whether
it's q washing moehine, picture
frome or baby eorriose-tell il to the
long established audience Of The Stor
rsadsEA
Because it produces the best re-
suits The Stor publishes more elossi-
fed ods thon the other Washington
newspapers combined.
Tell IL, sell il through The stor
Classified. Phone Sterling 5000 and
osk tor on I'D -toker.
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Picture on Pose B-l

costa end of the South Capitol
street bridge had 149 cars in its
460 spaces.
At the same time. United
States Park Police, at the request
of the District government. elm
mated all-day parking on the
Mall from Third to Fourteenth
streets NV, an area which has
been a haven to hundreds of all
day parkers. The new limit is two
hours.
Park Police Chief Harold
Stewart said: 1--WE realize we
have dislocated the lives of a lot
of people. but we plan to be
lenient on enforcement for a
while"
BY mid-morning, when Mall
parking space would be at a
premium under the old ground
rules. the streets were only 4O
per cent occupied, Chief Stewart
said.
The situation on the fringe
parking lot was much the same
Almost without exception, the
plan was hailed by motorists but
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Administration Cuts
s. Billion in Arms,
Pledges More Power
Humphrey Says U. 5.
Will Be Able to Meet
Any Likely Situation
By Joseph A. Fox

Ine EISENHOWER aQmlnlSCra-
tion has Topped So billion of Of
contemplated arms expenditures
for the current fiscal year. but
with a promise that the outlay
of $41.9 billion will support the
most powerful and efficient
fighting force the United States
has ever maintained short of
war"
The program as now blue
printed means that the Nation
will be strong enough ito meet
any reasonably fores e.e a b l e
situation" Treasury Secretary
George M. Humphrey told a news
conference yesterday
$64 Billion in Spending.
The Secretary and Budget Di-
rector Rowland r. Hughes, dis
cussing an overall revision of
budget estimates, disclosed that
total expenditures for the year
now are expected to be $64
billion. This is $1.6 billion under
the figures that President Eisen-
hover sent to Congress in jan
uary, but deficit estimates at the
same time have taken q big
jump. and now stand at $4.7 bill
lion. instead of the $2.9 billion o1
the January budget.
Declining tax receipts, to which
a falling-of of business activity
has contributed, and an increase
in the cost of general govern.
ment-largely in agriculture
and housing outlays-are respon.
sible for this situation.
| ] Debt to Go to $274 Billion.
| If these regular midyearly esti
mates of income and outgo stant
up, the public debt next Jun,
80 will be $274.5 billion or within
| SOS billion of the new ceiling Sc
by the last Congress.
| Conditions then will determin,
If the administration will seel
another increase in the deb
limit, Mr.. Humphrey indicated
Secretary Humphrey and Di
rector Hughes were questioned
closely about the cut in securit
expenditures, which would b
$4.3 billion under last year an
$8.4 billion below the 1853 peal
But Mr.. Humphrey emphasize
that the new program was be
ing projected without any refer
ence to current disturbing devel
opments in both Western Europ
and Asia. He has just returne
from a meeting of the Nations
Security Council in Denver.
When reporter suggested ths
(See BUDGET. Page AID
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Dulles Flies 10 Europe
Tonight for Talks on
New Defense Plans
Records Report to U. S.
On MoniIo PorIey for
Rudio-N Broadcast

By james {. Roper

Secretary Of State Dulles ar
ranged to fly to Europe tonight
for emergency conferences with
leaders of Great Britain and
West Germany.
They will consider how to plan
European defenses without the
Eden Reaches Pois to Sell EDO Sub
stitute. Poge AT
American-backed European De-
fense Community, which France
killed.
Mr.. Dulles expected to leave
Washington about pm, flying
directly to Bonn. He will confer
tomorrow with West German
Chancellor Konrad, -Adenauer.
On Friday, he will fly to Lon
don to see Prime Minister Win
ston Churchill and Foreign
Minister Anthony Eden.
Returning Saturday.
Mr.. Dulles will leave London
Friday, arriving in New York
Saturday. From there. he will &C
to his retreat on Duck Island in
Lake Ontario, before returning
to New York for the United Ma.
tions General Assembly opening
Tuesday.
State Department Spokesman
Lincoln White, in announcing
Evening star., 1954-09-15
School Officials List
Enrolment by Race

MITIGATION STATlSTICS-Dis-
trict public school officioIs todoy re-
ported how enroIIments turned out
Monday when pupils enrolled for the
first time on q non segregated bosis.
See poee AS.
NEW ENVOY FROM SPAIN-Don
Jose Morio de AreIizo, new >Ambos-
sodor from Spain, and his fomiIy will
orrive here soon to take port in Dip
lomotic life. For q report on him see
pooe B-3.
Evening star., 1954-09-15

Space went begging today as
the District opened it's free fringe
parking lot, but optimistic Off
cials considered the initial turn
out a "step in the right direc-
ton"
After the morning traffic rush
subsidized, the lot at the Ana
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Pukistun OfficiuI Arrives

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. IA
R.-The Foreign Minister of
Pakistan, Sir Mohammed Zafrul-
Ia Kahn, arrived by Pan Amer
lean clipper yesterday, en- route
to New York to head the PAX
istan delegation to United Ma
tions. The stately, white bearded
man was accompanied by his
aide, Farhat Ali.
Evening star., 1954-09-15
u. ). 10 Use New Law
In Campaign Against
World War Il Spies
Agents to Be Flushed
With Aid of Witness
Immunity Statute
By L. Edgar Primo

Armed with the new witness
immunity law. the Justice De-
partment is preparing an all-out
campaign against American
members of four groups identi-
fed by witnesses as World War
II Soviet espionage rings-two of
which operated in the Nations
Capital.
Although officials of the de-
partment's new Internal Security
Division would not comment,
The Star has learned that the
Government will use its new
legal weapon to seek indictments
of members Of:
l. The Nathan Gregory Silver
master group, headed by the
former official of the Agricul-
ture, Labor and Treasury de-
partments. This apparatus was
identified by Elizabeth Bentley,
self former Soviet
courier. in 1948.
2. The Victor Perlo group, di-
rected by the former employe OF
the Office of Price Administra-
ton and the Treasury Depart
ment, and also identified by Miss
Bentley.
Jury Hears CHASER.
One of the alleged member.
of the Perlo group was brought
before a Federal grand jury here
Monday. He Is Harold CHASER
a former $40, ,000-a-year Treasury
Department employe.
According to the House Com
mittee on Un-American Activi'
ties, Miss Bentley stated "tha
members of the Perlo group hae
informed her that Hiss of the
State Department had takel
Harold CHASER and two O.
three others. and had turned
them over to the direct contro
of Soviet representatives operat
ing in this country"
3. The espionage net at tn
Radiation Laboratory, Berkeley
Calf, members of which al
legedly passed atomic secrets t.
Russian consular officials.
1 4. The atomic espionage RIM
headed by Arthur Alexandrovitcl
Adams. a Soviet master spy, VIII
eluded trailing FBI agents in
crowded New York subway an
disappeared in 1945. The Adam
ring obtained secrets from Amer
ican nuclear scientists at tn
Columbia and Chicago Universit
laboratories.
American Traitors.
In addition, the new attemp
to bring American traitors t
justice will reach into the rim
identified by Whitaker Cham
bers, which included Alger His!
a former State Department OF
fetal convicted of perjury.
Under the new statute, tn
Attorney General may reques
an order from a Federal Distric
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Dulles 18th Trip
| Outside u. S. Runs
MILEAGE to 1928

Secretary of State Dulles
flight to Europe tonight will
mark the 14th time he has
been out of the United
States since he became Sec
retary on June 20, 1858.
After this trip, he will
have travelled as Secretary
1928 miles-about equal
to six times around the
earth, making him easily the
most-travelled Secretary of
State in history.
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Bulletin
Title Eiuht Postponed

NEW YORK (Pl-Tonight's
heavyweight title bout in New
York between Rocky MarcianO
and Ezzard. Charles has been
postponed because of rain. 1t
will be held tomorrow night.
Earlier Story on Page C-1.)
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Six More Gaming Suspects
Hunted in Police Bribery;
CAPTAIN and Detective Held
Whitetop' Simkins,
Six Others Seized
In Alleged Puyoffs

Police moved quickly today to
clean up the remnants Of q
bribery conspiracy following the
arrest of q police captain and
probationary detective charged
with accepting graft from at
least 13 gamblers.
Caught in q trap sprung sud-
denly last night were Capt. John
B. Monroe. 48-year-old COM
mander of the 18th Precinct and
former gambling squad chief.
ana Probationary Detective
George c. Prather, Al, Of the 18th
Precinct.
Also rounded up were seven
men accused of paying protec-
ton for gambling interests. To-
day the city was being searched
for six others named as Cocoon
spirators.
Held in $500 Bond.
The policeman and seven
other accused men were released
In $500 bond each by United
States Commissioner Cyril 5.
Lawrence today, and the hear
ing continued until October D.
When no further arrests were
Immediately forthcoming. police
moved to swear out warrants lot
the other six wanted gamblers.
Last nights arrests followed
more than 10 months of under
cover work headed by Gambling
SQUAD 1t. Todd o. Thoman'
credited by Chief Robert v. Muir
raw with exposing the corruption
and consenting to work along
with the suspects in supposed
league with them.
Simkins Arrested.
Top figure in the gambling
suspects under arrest was Roger
CWhitetop) Simkins. SIS, colored
who gave his occupation as q
real estate man, but who has
figured more prominently in ex-
tra-curricular activities.
Others held were George Lee
Langley, 40, of the $500 block OF
North Florida street, Arlington;
Charles easy Charley Ander-
son, 40, colored. of the 1900 block
of Oates street NE; Joseph A
Chase, 40, colored, of the 1900
block of Second street NV.
listed as a hotel operator; Othelle
washington, a., colored, OF the
1000 block of Flagler place NV
listed as a farmer; Curtis M
(Bozo) Taylor, 80, colored, OF the
5000 block of Thirteenth stree
NV. and Wallace w. Beach, a.
of the 1900 block of Buchanan
street NE.
All but Beach were picked ur
last night. Beach was added tt
the list about 5 am. today.
Payoffs Made Last Night.
Ironically, police said, Simkin
and Washington were arrested
after each had made his regulal
payoff last night at customar.
rendezvous points with 1t
Thoman. Police said Simkin
turned over $500 and Washington
$3.50 for what they thought wa
an investment in uninterrupte'
business.
United States Attorney Leo A
Rover, who attended near
midnight press conference witt
Chief Murray and other officials
said he would begin presenting
evidence to the grand jury Mon
day. He said he believed tn
Government had an extraordi
narily strong case.
Mr.. Rover said the case woul
be presented by Assistants Joh
F. Doyle and Edward P. Trox
well.
Ehrlich to Represent Officers.
Attorney Myron e. Ehrlic
was retained to represent Cap
Monroe and Detective Prathe,
Attorney Charles E. Ford said h
would represent Langley. viii.
Evening star., 1954-09-15

Oppenheimer case had nothing
to do with his leaving the Acc
He pointed out that DR.. Smyth's
term as an Acc member runs to
June 80, 1856, and said the Presi-
dent could not have forced his
resignation. DR.. Smyth was ap-
pointed by President Truman on
May 81, 1949.
The commissioner, who is 81
years old, plans to return to
Princeton University where he
Continued on Page A-8, Col So
Evening star., 1954-09-15

Stotes. Pages Az and A-3
ator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin, easily won Republic
can nomination for an 18th term
as secretary of state despite re-
pudiation by the Republican
State organization.
Voters in New Hampshire, New
York, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Wisconsin, Colorado, Utah, Min
nesota and Washington picked
nominees for five Senate and 90
House seats, for six governor
ships and a host of other State
and local offices. The vote was
reported light in several States.
Senator Upton, 70. was defeat
ed by veteran Representative
Norris Cotton, 81, in three-way
race for the G. o. P. nomination
to serve the last two years of the
late Senator Charles w. Tobey's
six-year term. Running third
was Wesley Powell, a 37-year-old
attorney who four years ago came
close to unseating Senator Tobey
in the primary. In recent years
Republican n nom mination has
meant election in New Hamp-
shire.
Highlights of other State pri-
maries:
COlorado-John A. Carroll,
a former member of the House
and one-time adviser to Presi-
dent Truman, won Democratic
Senate nomination from Mayor
Quigg Newton of Denver.
Minnesota - Senator Hubert
Humphrey, Democrat, and Va
Bjornson, Republican State
treasurer, scored runaway vic.
tories in their quest for sena-
torial nomination. Mr.. Bjorn.
son and Senator Humphrey vii
meet in November.
Massachusetts, - Bay Stat,
Democrats nominated Stat,
Treasurer Foster Furcolo, a for
mer House member. to battl,
Senator Leverett Saltonstall, Re
publican, on November 2. Rober
F. Murphy decisively defeated
Francis E. Kelly, several time
a State Office holder, for tn,
Democratic gubernatorial nom
ination
VermOnt-Joseph B. johnson
an industrialist and comparativ,
newcomer to State politics, VOL
the G. o. P. gubernatorial nom
ination. Mrs. Consuelo North
rop Bailey, Republican speake
of the Vermont House, becam
the first woman ever nominate,
for lieutenant governor in Yer
mont history.
Utah-Mrs. Reva Beck Bosom
scored an easy win and becam
the Democrats nominee TO
Congress in the I'd district. Sh
will battle Representative Viii
liam Dawson, a Republican, VIII
ousted her from her House sea
two years ago.
New YOrk-Four Republica
House. members won renomina
ton despite opposition. The
included Representative Stuyve
SAINT Wainwright II, an out
spoken critic of Senate
Mccarthy, who defeated pro-Mc
Carthy William P. Shea.
Washington-Hugh B. Mitch
ell, former United States Senate
and House member, won Demo
cratic nomination for q fres
try at a House seat. Forms
State Representative AL Canwe
: seemed bound for a big win ovl
three rivals for Republica
nomination for Congressman
at-large.
Evening star., 1954-09-15

LONDON, Sept. is (P).-Yugo-
slavia's President Tito has &C
cepted invitations to visit India
and Burma, Belgrade Radio said
today. The dates have not yet
been fixed.
Evening star., 1954-09-15
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Tito to Visit India

Continued on Page B-1, Col. 4.
Evening star., 1954-09-15

Details Of Yesterdays Primaries in Nine
Stotes. Pages Az and A-3
Evening star., 1954-09-15
Senator Upton
Chief Casualty
In Primaries
Loses to Cotton
In New Hompshire;
Nine Stutes Vote
By the Assoeioted Press

Republican Senator Robert w.
Upton of New Hampshire was
the most notable casualty yes
terday as primary warmups in
nine States produced party can
didates for the November elec-
tions.
In Wisconsin Fred r. Zim-
norman, 74-year-old foe of Sen
Evening star., 1954-09-15

CONTINUED on Page A-4, Col. A.
Evening star., 1954-09-15

(see AMERICANS, Page A-S
Evening star., 1954-09-15

(See BUDGET, Page AID
Evening star., 1954-12-22
Ali Forre Clears Aides
Ii Berlin Girl SPY Case

WIEsBADEN. Germany. Dee.
~ United States Air Force
headquarters IN Europe said to-
day that exhaustive inyestiga-
ton" indicates none Of its per-
sonnel gave Berlin girl spy Irm-
gard Margarethe Schmidt any
classified information.
An investigation Il continuing,
however. to determine whether
there was any impropriety Of
conduct (which would form the
basis for disciplinary or admin-
istrative action the Air Force
statement added.
Miss Schmidt, "a. was sem
fenced to five years in prison BY
q high commission court In Ber-
lin yesterday when she pleaded
guilty to spying for the Russians.
Prosecutor Thomas Lancian
Of Everett, Mass. told the court
that q United States military
officer had taken more than q
friendly interest in the girl" It
was reported unofficially by an
authoritative source that the
officer was an Air Force colonel
who had been shipped back to
the United States two months
ago.
Evening star., 1954-12-22
900 Reward Paid
For Burglar ! Arrest
IN SIroIIler Robbery

FREDERICK, Dec. 20
$I 900 reward has been paid for
information leading to the arrest
and conviction Of ElWOod n.
Rice of Baltimore for the $23. ESQ
robbery at the home Of
Dr. George Thomas Strother.
Brunswick physician.
The payment of the reward TO
an unidentified BaItilnorean was
announced yesterday BY Edwin
p. Nikirk, attorney for DR..
Strother.
Yesterday Rice. 8 24-year-old
nlilihand. began serving 3 four
year term In the House Of Cor
rection tor his part In the rob
berry.
Waived Jury Trial.
He waived q Jury trial and
was convicted Monday In Cir
cult Court here. StiIl to be tried
on robbery charges is John
Henry Beardsworth. also Of Bal
timore.
DIR. Strother. facing a prison
term himself for operating what
police called an abortion mill"
on a farm near Warrenton. Va.
told police burglars took the safe
from his spacious home In q
suburban section Of Brunswick.
He and his wife at the time
were In Virginia. where DR..
Strother pleaded guilty to per-
forming flve aborti0ns.
Read Of Arrests.
AT the time Of their arrest.
police quoted Rice and Boards
Evening star., 1954-12-22

r *
H. L. Rust Co. was named second
vice president. Joseph Addison,
IT,, Of the real estate Office Of
william Throckmorton. was
elected OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Elected to the chapters Board
of Governors were Harold F.
Gates, william L. Oren, jr.. and
Leady w. Scale.
In distributing Christmas
bonuses for the 25th year In q
row to employees Of the Cherner
Motor Co. and the Shirlington
Motor Co.. President Joe Cherner
predicted that the firms would
have a record year In 1855.
The former company has q
Evening star., 1954-12-22

Ford leadership in washington
and the latter has . Lincoln
Mercury leadership IN the Shir-
Iington business center OF nearby
Virginia.
The House and Hermann
Furniture Co. and the National
Furniture CO. win distribute
Christmas bonuses to employees.
Grocery Group Elects
1. NJ. 6rifath. ir. Washinston
supervisor for American Home
Foods. was elected president Of
the Grocery Manufacturers' Rep
resentatives Of washington. He
succeeds Myles A. Cameron.
Other new officers: George
Buchiy, flrst vice president:
George Hardy. second vice presi-
dent: Otis Barnes, secretary;
Harry r. Kent. treasurer: KEN
meth L Kuurtz, recording sec
retary.
Elected directors were: John
]. Baldwin. David Bond. n. E.
Brawner, H. Irwin Cook, Law
renee w, Fitzgerald. Charles B.
Moran.
Taxes for 1854" win be the
subject of discussion on Radio
Station w WDC's District
Roundtable" broadcast from
day. December 26, 1880 to II
1880 TO II pm. Sunday.