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Refund Application Took GulI,
Tax Men Soy With Stony Look

The Detroit taxpayer, claim
ing these seven days, sent the
following two Enclosures with his
tax return:
/. A note, stating: Just In case
you might think I wasn't sick
and In the hospital on the days
listed, attached you will find one
Of the more than 200 gallstones
that the doctor removed from In.
side Of me. and they don't take
them there things out except In
the hospital"
.. Under transparent tape. q
stone. about q quarter Of an inch
across.
The man Is getting q refund Of
about $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Paper Reports czechs
Must Import More Food

VIENNA, Austria, April 2 (P).
&C o m munist Czechosloyakia
must import more foods because
domestic agricultural production
Is low, Q Prague newspaper says.
The newspaper Rude Pravo
which arrived here today COM
planned that Czechoslovakia must
import immense quantities Of
foods" 1t said industrial pro-
duction must be increased to pay
for food purchased abroad.
Yesterday, Czechoslovakia low
cred prices on some consumers
goods but not of foods.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02

Earthquake Toll
Mounts 10 327
In Philippines
Village Submerged
In Lake TiduI Wave;
10000 Homeless

DANSLAN, Mindanao, Philip
pines, April Q (R.-The death
toll in the disastrous southern
Philippines earthquake mounted
to 327 today with reports from
outlying areas continuing to
paint q grim picture OF terrifying
destruction.
Most of the dead were counted
in the Lake Lanao region of
northwestern Mindanao where
yesterdays mighty tremors
caused a tidal wave which sub
merged an entire village on the
west shore.
In addition to the 327 con-
firmed dead. provincial officials
listed 254 as injured and esti-
mated S. million in crop damage.
Additional millions in damage
was done to churches. public
buildings and homes which coll
lapsed or slid into the lake.
An estimated 10000 persons
were homeless. mostly in Lanao
Province.
Toll May Go Higher
Officials in the capital of Lanao
Province expressed fear the toll
would climb further.
President Ramon Magsaysay
few to the hardest hit cities.
Ozamis in Misanlis Occidental
Province, and Dansalan and
uigan in Lanao.
He climbed on the rubble of
the toppled old Spanish church
in Ozamis and told the in
habitants:
81 am really sorry this had to
happen to you. I regret being
here to view this terrible de-
struction."
Between Balo Airport, near
Iligan. and Dansalan, IL miles
away. were assures and land
slides. High boulders blocked
part of the highway.
Makeshift tents provided tenn
porary shelter for the homeless.
200 Bodies Buried
Gov. st. T. Lluch Of Lanao
said 800 bodies we're buried up
to today.
He said the number of missing
was still undetermined. Here is
the breakdown on the death toll
most Of it in villages in the
Lake Lanao district: Tugaya,
200; Bacolod, 81; Madarnba. 80:
Ganasi, 80; Madalun. 80; Ba-
yang. 2: Masio, 4: Mara1tao, 2;
Wato. /, and Czamis City, /
The Governor said Bacolod Wiz
lage was swept into the lake by
tidal wave killing 80.
Most casualties were due to
drowning when homes built on
stills along the lake shore top
Pied" Gov. Lluch said
A United States Air Force
medical team arrived today from
Clark Air Force Base on Luzon.
Philippine geophysicists head
ed by Arturo Alcaraz said this
quake epicenter was in the area
between Lake Lanao and Iligan,
north coastal city. "This was the
worst earthquake we've had this
century" Mr.. Alcaraz said. II
believe the intensity reached z
or even 8 Con the scale of 10)
In some areas around Lake
Lanao. Fissures indicated ter
rife force"
10000 Homeless
In Manila, a tabulation Of of
fetal figures placed at more
than 10000 the number Of
homeless - mostly In Lanao
Province.
Earlier reports, pieced to-
gether from accounts by the
See QUAKE, Page AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Craven Youth Due
To Return 10 Face
Double kiIIingC Counts
FBl Seizes Suspect
In Florida Motel;
Called 'MentuI cose'

Alexandria police today made
preparations to return 22-year-
old Charles Earl Craven from
Jacksonville, Fla, to face muir
der charges for the double
Staying of his grandparents.
The grandson. described by
police as a mental case. was
captured by Federal Bureau of
Investigation agents yesterday
at a Jacksonville tourist cabin.
He had been the object Of a
13-State search since March %,
when the bodies Of Ernest c.
Craven. 81, and his wife Annie,
81, were found in the kitchen
of their apartment at 1l3 North
Columbus street, Alexandria. Mr.,
Craven had been stabbed %
times and his wife had been
stabbed seven times. A medical
examination indicated they had
been dead q week or more.
Memory Started Search
The memory of q veteran
officer on the Alexandria police
force started the search for
Craven.
The day that the bodies were
found 1t. Lawrence Padgett re-
called that Mr.. and Mrs. Craven
had a grandson who had been
arrested in q stolen car two
years ago after he escaped from
the Lynchburg (Va.) State
Training School for the feeble
minded.
Capt. Thomas Woods, chief Of
detectives in charge of the MUIR
der investigation. said police
were without clues the afternoon
the bodies were found when 1t.
Padgett came forward with the
information about the grandson.
Capt. Woods tried to pick up
young Craven right away, but
found that he had left home the
day before.
The trail led to Fredericks-
burg, Va, where police learned
Craven was seen March %. From
there police had no definite in
formation on his whereabouts
until Fairfax County police 10
Gated an acquaintance of Cra-
ven's who had been told by the
suspect that he was heading for
Florida. More definite informa-
ton was received yesterday, and
the FBI went to the tourist cab
in where he was staying.
Issue Murder Warrants
Murder warrants were issued
against the grandson March IS,
after police found a long hunt
ing knife that belonged to him.
He left home the day before
the bodies we're found.
The FBI Joined the search for
Craven last week when Fairfax
County police learned that he
might have gone to Florida.
Craven lived at Ida in Fairfax
County with his mother. Mrs.
Douglas Hall. and her husband.
James H. Gale, special agent
In charge of the FBI Richmond
Office. who announced Craven's
arrest, said the suspect tried TO
flee through a rear door Of the
tourist cabin when agents closed
in on him.
Craven was taken before
United States Commissioner T.
". Cashen in Jacksonville after
his arrest, and was arraigned on
a Federal fugitive warrant. Com
missioner Cashen ordered him
held under $4,000 bond. He
was placed in the Duval County
Jail, where he will be held until
See CRAVEN, Page AS
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Auto Kills Woman
Dashing Across Road
Near Woodbridge
Cor Hits BicycIist. IS;
Driver Arrested on
Hit-ond-Run Charge

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Resolution Urging Chang Quit
Motsu, Quemoy Seen Doomed
Morse and Lehman Would Exempt Islands
From Free Hand Given Eisenhower

[ OF nuclear war" through cut
backs in Army ground forces,
I'm reducing steadily our abil-
ity to fight on the ground. while
placing steadily increasing reli-
ance on nuclear weapons deliv-
cred by air" Senator Symingtorl
said, I'VE may well be commit
ting ourselves to Q path from
which there can be no turning
back-world devastation result
ing from the use Of the hydro
| gen bomb.
1.-THE policy OF this adminis-
/ tration to cut ever deeper into
our already heavily reduced mill
itary forces while at the same
time q line may be drawn as To
| where the Communists shall and
shall not go--is leading Us to
the brink of nuclear war"
Danger Of Russia.
Senator Symington said Rus
STA may already have caught up
with the United States in de-
veloping atomic weapons.
."If war should be forced upon
u.s." he said, "this country, de-
spite all its continuous boasting
about its superior airpower. can
not as of today lift and prop
erly support a single Army di-
vision.
And this despite the fact that
we have formally pledged our
allies to support them on the
ground as well as In the air."
During q furry of Senate de-
bate yesterday. the President got
a wide range Of conflicting adj
vice on Quemoy and Matsu.
First, Senator Mccarthy. Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, argued
that If Mr.. Eisenhower made it
crystal clear to the Communists
that they will have to get by the
American Navy and Air Force to
take the coastal islands the
chances are extremely good that
the Communists win not dare at
tack,
A few moments later Sen
ator Morse denounced the Presi-'
dent for remaining silent. He
argued that Mr.. Eisenhower has
delayed too long In notifying
the world that this country will
"stay within the framework of
international law"
!. Senator Morse contends that
this country would violate In
ternational law in defending the
Quemoy or Matsu Islands be-
cause it has no territorial rights
there. The Oregon Senator said
he favors defense of Formosa
because the United States has
that right until final decision
is made as to ultimate sover-
eighty over Formosa.
Scott Speaks.
Next came Senator Scott,
Democrat, Of North Carolina. de-
claring 1T Is better that the
President not reveal his precise
intent about the islands at this
time. but let's pray to God that
he has made UP his own mind
about what he plans to do"
Lets hope that his position
is firm and that he will not be
presumed or tricked into con-
flict by war-minded leaders OF
the Republican Party" Senator
Scott continued.
The North Carolina Democrat
was making his first major
speech. and his theme was that
the Eisenhower administration
has drifted into q state Of con-
fusion.
Senator Scott recounted q List
See POLICY, Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
BY J. A. OLEARY

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The new proposal aiso would
declare that the resolution Con-
gress passed In January. author
izins the President to take such
steps as he deemed necessary
for the defense Of Formosa and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02

Carthy, told O reporter that
tenant informed her three weeks
ago that q car was on the lot
with q man In back who looks
asleep"
Lot on District Property
Mrs. Mccarthy said she did
nothing about it, because the
parking lot is actually District
property and she did not feel
responsible.
At 8:l5 am. today Reginald
w. Turnkey. a resident of the
apartment, was walking Pat. his
German police dog. Pat tugged
on his leash as they passed a
green 1913 Pontiac sedan and
Mr.. TURNKEY noticed a strong
odor. That was how the body
was found.
The car doors were unlocked.
The window on the drivers side
of the car was rolled halfway
down. The car keys were in
Mr.. Jones pocket.
Police and hospital records
told their story.
In October, 1949, Mr.. Jones
was admitted to District General
Hospital after slashing both
wrists. He was treated and re-
leased.
On March n. 1854. Mr.. Jones
wife, Mrs. Bertha Margaret
Jones, SO, a housewife, plunged
from an eighth-f1oor window Of
the MunSey Trust Co.
Grieved Over Blind Baby
Police attributed her suicide to
grief over the blindness Of her
5-month-old baby - the first
the couple had had In 10 years of
married life. The baby had cata-
racts on both eyes.
It was then Mr.. Jones vowed
that he couldn't live without her.
And he cried, who's going to
take care of the baby?"
On June 16, 1854, Mr.. Jones
slashed both wrists. Agtin he
went to District General Hos
pital. He was diagnosed as an
extreme Oppressive, but was re-
leased when his mother, Mrs.
Ann Jones, took him out on her
own responsibility.
On November IL. 1854, police
got a missing -persons report
from Mr.. Jones sister. Mrs.
Eleanor Clark. She told police
that Mr.. Jones had been missing
from their home at 4545 Con-
avenue NV. since Mo-
vember !.
Their mother told police he
had left after 4 disagreement
and she hadn't seen HIM since.
She thought he was working on
i playground, although the Rec
reation Department had no
record Of his employment with
the District.
So Mr.. Jones dropped from
sight until the dog sensed some-
thing wrong with the green car
This morning and pedestrian
stopped long enough to investi-
gate.
No notes were found in the
car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Andrew Chapel Opens
Centennial Program

: 100 YEARs--Ths Andrew Chapel
Methodist Church. On Lsesbuss pike
10 Foirfax County. has Q proud con-
sresotion. boastias Or rich io0-yesr
history and Q bright future. rs cen
tennial eeIsbsotios viii open Mondoy.
Pope 40.
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Z
Inc vlsitors, togetner Win
thousands OF washington cit
:.
oe'o''s Q. e"e''y e'osso" stNe' eo...
rose 40
izens and the .Iananese cherry
tlossons themselves we've blessed
hv weather better than anvone
had dared hone for The wealth
or RureaII safd tomorrow will be
mild hit there is q chance of
occasional rain.
THE CROWDS NJ visitors were
the biggest az the wear 81 far
wing with the pink and white
blossoms for attention was an
18-year-old beauty from the
State of Maine. chosen last night
to rule as Cherry Blossom Queen
over q two-day pageant at the
Jefferson Memorial.
win ne crowr.d TO-DAY
Miss Jeanne RAYMOND n
-
freshman student at Mary
Washington College, Fredericks-
burg, Va. was crowned at to-
days 2 pm. opening ceremonies
by Secretary of the Interior Nc
Kay.
Miss Raymond won the coveted
title last night at the festival
grand ball at the Shoreham
Hotel. More than 1000 invited
guests held their breath as Vice
President Nixon spun the gi-
gantic wheel of fortune" to
select the blue-eyed, brown.
haired beauty from a field of So
princesses representing the
States and territories of the
United States.
IA. Me,n. soes a. .o.. ~.
Nation" smiled Mr.. Nixon. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02
Stocks IN The Spotlight

sales ladd OOj. high. low, clcsing price
and net chanee qf the 20 most active
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Japan S Foreign Minister
Plans United States Visit

TOKYO. April 2 (R.Foreign
Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu
said today he had asked United
States Ambassador John M. Al
lison to arrange for him to visit
the United States.
Mr.. Shigemitsu, also deputy
Prime Minister. said he wants to
go next week to further
strengthen" United States-Ja-
pan ties.
The veteran diplomat signed
the Japanese surrender and
served seven years as a war
criminal.
He wants to reassure America
that although Japan wants to
promote trade with the Commu-
nists, she also desires to keep
strong United States ties.
The State Department says It
has no ofiicial word on a visit
from Japanese Foreign Minister
Shigemitsu. but is always inter-
ested in visits from representa-
tives Of friendly foreign coun-
tries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-02

Details Of Cherry Blossom Festival sell.
Pose Alb
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Mild Weather
Boosts Pageant
Al Tidal Basin
Beauty From Muine
Crowned as Queen
Of Blossom Festival

Washington bulged with holi-
day-minded tourists today. eager
to be In on the climax Of the
annual Cherry Blossom Festival
at the Tidal Basin.
The visitors, together with
thousands of Washington cit
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See ACCIDENTS. Page A.,
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internal injuries.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
NEWSPAPER PASSES BUCK
GIVES DISGRUNTLED MAN ST

CHARLESTON. W. Va P-By the simple expedient
of passing buck" Charleston Daily Mail announced
yesterday uphoding the integrity Of the newspaper
profession
reporter for the newspaper framed dollar bill
to Paul Groves Of South Charleston Chesapeake and Ohio
railway clerk who said that amount had been due him since
1927 by Catlettsbwg Ry) newspaper reporter
Mr. Groves said he the reporter the dollar his
wedding day he wanted copy Of the local paper sent him
showing that marriage license had been issued He
received the paper.
Last week his 28th anniversary he finally got mad
nough to write letter to the Boyd County clerk.
1t wasn't known what paper reporter Mr. Groves
fered to- but the clerk turned the letter the editor
Of the Ashland Independent.
Mr. Groves had addressed his letter to the editor "of
the which had reporter present when he issued
his license
He explained the circumstances and told the editor
IF you not In position to favor with said copy.
please have him (the reporer) repay my dollar plus
lawful interest"
Evening star., 1955-07-13
Dirksen Will Fight Slash
In Foreign Aid by House

Dirksen said. referring to the
drastic House cuts. Some of
those cuts will be restored If
have my way"
The reductions left the new
foreign aid total at $2.6 billion
as against a budget request for
$3.2 billion.
Senator Ellender, Democrat Of
Louisiana, made it clear, how
ever. there is division in the
Senate group over restoring the
cuts. He said he favors sticking
to the House total or going lower.
The COMMITTEES heard Secretary
Of State Dulles and Harold E.
Stassen, until recently head of
the Foreign Operations Admin
istration, defend the urgent need
for the budget estimates yester-
day.
Evening star., 1955-07-13
House Democrats Pushing
Social Security Expansion

cost SIT billion q year. The
benefit provisions also would take
effect on New Years Day.
One senior committee Demo-
crat predicted the bill would win
House approval without the
slightest doubt" A committee
Republican conceded "it's a darn
hard thing to vote against"
The proposal, backed by
Democratic chiefs, would allow
social security benefits for some
100000 more women. by lowering
from 65 to 81 their eligibility
age.
About 300,0 disabled work.
ers could start getting payments
under another provision lower
ing their eligibility age from 65
to so.
Some 100000 professional
workers-including lawyers and
dentists, but not doctors-wouId
be brought under the social Sc
curity system for the first time.
To pay for the new benefits,
the social security tax would be
boosted from 2 to az per cent
on both workers and employers
for an overall increase from 4 to
5 per cent.
So far the Eisenhower admin
istration hasn't taken a direct
stand on the bill. But it has said
social security changes should
be thoroughly studied before
being written into law.
Some Republican House STRAIT
egists, who lost a move for open
hearings on the bill, were count
ing on the Senate to delay the
Democratic-sponsored plan. They
noted Chairman Byrd, Democrat
of Virginia, of the Senate FL
nance Committee has said he
favors extended hearings.
Representative Boggs of Louis
lana, a Democratic Ways and
Means Committeeman, said, on
the other hand, there would still
be plenty of time to hold hear
ings" in the Senate between now
and Congress adjournment
expected around August !.
Evening star., 1955-07-13

These people are evading the
loan laws by. doing a buy -and-
sell business at a profit of Is per
cent every Is days or $50 per
cent per year without benefit of
a money-lender's license. The
second -hand license is $50 per
year, a money lenders license is
$500 per year. Pawnbrokers'
signs all over town mislead peo-
pie who really want to make a
loan"
Mr.. Klein limited that he would
like to launch an investigation
|of the matter he had Just read
and probably of the police de-
partment in regard to their en-
Iforcement of the loan laws.
The issue of second hand
dealers was interjected in the
hearing on the legislation which
dealt with two other entirely diff
Iferent businesses, namely the
Esmall-loan and pawn-brokine
businesses.
The small-loan section of the
measure was approved for the
Washington Board of Trade by
Justin L. Edgerton, chairman OF
its law and legislation commit
tee, with one amendment. He
requested that the provision thai
a person applying for a license
to operate a small-loan business
should be required to prove. that
he had capital assets of $4,000
instead of the bills figure OF
100000. He said the boarc
committee had not made a study
of the pawn-broker's section oi
the bill, which had been added
later to the small-loan bill:
Mr.. Edgerton cited the amount
Iof business done by small-loan
firms in both Maryland and
Virginia, and especially in near
by counties as one reason why
lit would be we'll to encourage
the revival of this kind of busi-
ness in the District.
Evening star., 1955-07-13

Senator Dirksen let it be
known today he will make a
fight in the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee to restore at
least a part of the $627.9 million
the House cut from the Presi-
dents foreign aid estimate for
the next IL months.
The Illinois Republican has
just returned from a f1rst-hand
inspection Of free world defenses
both in Asia and in Europe, and
will report to the committee in
closed session today on what he
found.
He was accompanied on the
tour by Senator Clements, DEM
ocrat Of Kentucky, now acting
Majority leader, who also will
make a report.
There is some repair work
to be done on this bill," Senator
Evening star., 1955-07-13
House Unitto AirD.C. Bill
To Revive Pown Business

hoped to conclude the hearings
today.
Mr.. Klein threw a surprise
into the hearing by indicating
he had learned the police al
ready are making an investiga-
tion of secondhand dealers for
allegedly doing a pawn-broking
gusiness.
Declaring he was amazed" by
a report that had reached him
in writing, Mr.. Klein read from
"a document on the subject, the
source of which he did not iden-
tify.
There are 542 licensed Sec
ond-hand dealers in the Dis
Itrict," Mr.. Klein read. 1900 are
doing a pawn-broking business.
Evening star., 1955-07-13

Legislation to revive in Wash
ington the small loan and pawn
brokers businesses will come be-
fore a House District subcommit-
tee tomorrow for the specific
purpose of hearing any oppon-
ents of the bill.
This was announced by Sub
committee Chairman Klein,
Democrat of New York at the
specific request of Representative
Broyhill, Republican of nearby
Virginia. Mr.. Broyhill said he
personally knew some opponents
who wanted to testify.
Mr.. Klein reluctantly agreed
to session tomorrow morning
at a room to be designated later,
although he had personally had
Evening star., 1955-07-13
By tn. Associated Pres.

House Democrats had their
plan for broadening social Sc
|curity benefits well on the road
today, confident 10 would at
tract many Republican votes.
House leaders planned quick
action on the politically appeal
ing bill to help older women and
disabled workers. It may be
called up Monday under proce-
dures barring amendments.
However prospects for Sen
ate action at this session were
considered slight.
Approved 21-3
The House Ways and Means
Committee yesterday approved
I21-3. the bill which provides for
a one percentage point social
security tax hike starting next
January l to pay for the new
benefits, expected eventually to