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Evening star., 1955-07-10

The three wore broad smiles
and appeared in good condition
and good spirits as they walked
across the 20-foot long bridge
over the Shum Chun River into
Hong Kong's free territory.
Bell was the first of the three
across. He was wearing a cheap
European-style suit and a black
raincoat. He had a big grin on
his face. a
Cowart followed by a few
steps. He wore slacks, a white
shirt, no tie and had black rain
boots on his feet.
The third man, Griggs, was
the only one of the three carry
ing a parcel. He also carried an
extra pair Of shoes.
The three American turncoats
had come back to the free world
almost exactly two years after
the Korean War ended and they
renounced their country for
Communism after years in Red
prison camps.
They were met on the Hong
Kong side of the border bridge
by British immigration author
Evening star., 1955-07-10

Ilating the Federal kidnapping
law by taking the three across
the State line into Mississippi.
The fugitives. who were popu-
lar with radio and television
audiences in the Montgomery
area, had frequent calls for out
side entertainment appearances.
Prison officials co-operated in
arranging, when possible. to let
the singers make such appear
ances as a goodwill gesture" to-
ward the public. They did not
charge for their services.
Kilby's Warden C. P. Burford
promised that when and If the
flown song birds" are brought
back to prison they probably
will be given a little more time
to sing together"
Mr.. Grantham, the guard who
went with the group to sing at
an American Legion meeting,
was overpowered by the convicts
while in the station wagon. He
was bound and gagged, along
with those who refused to &c
with the fugitives. and put out
on the highway.
One prisoner managed to free
himself and walked to q farm
house. where he telephoned
Sheriff c. z. Farmer.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Bus Mounts Curb,
Kills Man, Woman

NEW YORK, July 8 (P.-A
Fifth Avenue bus mounted a
curb and plowed into a knot of
people tonight, killing a man
and a woman.
Police said William Kelly, 80,
the bus driver, told them he had
Just discharged passengers at the
far north end of his run at
Mitchell Square, l67th street
and Amsterdam avenue.
He stepped on the gas to turn
around, but when he lifted his
foot from the pedal, he said, the
bus kept going.
The bus lurched onto the
safety island in the square and
plunged into the passengers who
had just gotten off. Then 1t
knocked down a subway entrance
railing and crashed into a parked
car. where it stalled.
Police identified the dead as
Aaron Ornstein, 10. Of the
Bronx, and Mrs. Josephine Coz
zens.
Several women were treated
for shock at Vanderbilt Clinic of
;he Columbia Presbyterian Medi-
Ical Center.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
BY l.. EDGAR PRINA

An American University part
time law teacher has testified to
the House Committee on Un-
American Activities that he was
a member Of three different un-
derground Communist cells in
the Federal Government in the
1930's and 40's.
He is Herbert Fuchs, a part
time faculty member Of the
Washington Law School. He
lives at 1920 Forty-ninth street
NV. and mas a private law Of
fee in the Dupont Circle Build
ing.
Mr.. Fuchs made his statement
to the House Committee in closed
session. He testified that he
joined the Communist Party in
New York in 1884 and quit it
here in the late 40's.
The committee is expected to
call Mr.. Fuchs soon for question
ing in a public hearing.
The Star has been informed
that Mr.. Fuchs. while willing to
talk freely about his own affilia-
tion with the Communist Party.
has steadfastly refused to iden-
tify other members of the un-
derground cells. He refused,
yesterday, to comment to news
men on the matter in any way.
He told the committee he
Joined the first such covert Red
apparatus upon his coming to
Washington in 1896 to take a
post with the special Senate
committee investigating the Ma
tion's railroads. group then
headed by Senator Burton K.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Eisenhowers Golf
In oO's (Deqrees)

GETTYSBURG, Pa, July 9
P).-Pfesident Eisenhower and
his son, Maj. John Eisenhower,
played golf together today in
Sweltering weather. The temper
ature was in the mid COS, with
a sunny sky.
John Eisenhower is making his
first visit to his parents Gettys-
burg farm since the farmhouse
was rebuilt. He and the Pres
ident were in a foursome that
played 18 holes at the Gettysburg
Country Club.
The Presidents son, who ar
rived yesterday with his wife and
three children, is about to take
up new duties at Fort Belvoir,
Va, near Washington.
Others in today's foursome
were the country club pro, Dick
Sleichter. and Marshall Norling
of Denver, an old friend of
President and Mrs. Eisenhower
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Soap Box Championship
Won by Donald Duvo||;;14
5000 at l4th Annual Derby Thrilled
As He Beots RiyoI by Tenth Of Second

bama avenues on Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, was John B. Moore
sr., of 303 Hume avenue, Alex
andria, who said: "This looks like
it's going to be a great race"
Mr.. Moore was in a position to
know. He had witnessed seven
Washington derbies and two
years ago he saw his son, John,
jr., crowned the city champion.
Rain Hinders Derby
Racing got of to q delayed
start at about 10 am. After only
a few heats had been run. q
drizzle came.
Racing continued although
the racing times were slowed by
the wet track. Nevertheless the
surface was accurate" and they
had little difficulty steering, the
boy drivers reported.
AS a matter Of fact. only one
accident of consequence oc-
CURED.
Police Private Herbert L.
Smith, of the Third Precinct,
suffered a severe cut on his left
ankle when Car No. 100. piloted
by Tommy Cooper, Of 1900 Good
Hope road Sc, Swerved as il
crossed the finish line and
rammed into the policeman or
the curb. Pvt. Smith was treated
at Casualty Hospital.
Race drivers got a big send
off each time they left the start
ing ramp for the downward run
of 975 feet. At the starting lever
for the 14th year was Haywood
Saunders, ex-commander of the
District Department of the
American Legion.
Heat Everv 80 Seconds
Three-car heats were loosed
every 80 seconds. They were
timed by three judges and six
timers from the District AAU
After the racers passed the fin
ish line, the cars coasted to a
stop on an upgrade near Branch
avenue. They reached an aver
age unofficial time Of about 2t
miles an hour.
The Derby continued without
incident until 11:10 am. when
a heavy rain chased drivers ano
spectators to cover. Shortly aft
erward, Howard P. Bailey, gen.
eral chairman Of the Derby and
assistant to the managing edi-
tor of The Star, stopped the
race until / pm.
During the delay, the hungry
Continued on Page A-10, Col. F.;
Evening star., 1955-07-10
"A. u. Law School Teacher
Tells of Former Red Ties

Wheeler, Democrat. of Montana
Mr.. Fuchs testified that the
cell was composed entirely oi
staff members of the Wheeler
committee-himself and three
others.
A couple of years later. &C.
cording to his testimony, Mr.
Fuchs took a post with the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
and Joined the Communist un-
derground unit there.
At the beginning of World
War II, the witness related, he
transferred to the War Labor
Board. He was sent to Denver
and there joined a third Red
unit, composed of employees OF
the board.
When he returned to the NLRE
in 1916 he rejoined the Com
munist cell there, Mr.. Fuchs told
the committee. When he left
the Government some time later
he held the position of solicitor
of the NLRB.
The committee has been anx-
ious to find out whether Mr..
Fuchs can shed any light on the
Red underground cell identified
by Whitaker Chambers, con-
fesssed former courier for a pre-
war Soviet spy ring in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Chambers has charged
that Nathan Witt, one-time Sec
retary to the National Labor
Relations board. was a member
of this group. along with several
other Government lawyers in
cluding Alger Hiss, Lee Press
man and John Abt.
Evening star., 1955-07-10

tiles and Miss Margaret Strathie
of London, British Red Cross
representative. who handed the
men cabled greetings from their
families in the United States.
The British officials told the
three men they were being ad-
mitted to Hong Kong colony as
prohibited immigrants"
The official told them they
would be in technical custody"
until they were taken to the
immigration Office and their
status was cleared with waiting
American consular officials.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Tito and YugosIovs'
Envoy to US. Confer

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, July
9 R.-Belgrade radio reported
tonight the Yugoslav Ambassa-
dor to Washington, Leo Mates.
was received today on the Ad-
riatic island of Brioni by Presi-
dent Marshal Tito.
Mr.. Mates returned to Yugo-
slavia for the announced pur-
pose Of consultations with the
Foreign Once.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
REDSKIN REPORT
BEGINS TOMORROW

Beginning tomorrow in The stor's
Sports Section, don't miss Lewis
Atehison's reports on the Washington
Redskins as they stort their pre-
seoson training schedule on the West
Coost.
Mokins his comp with the Red
skins, The Stor's pro- -footboll expert
will bring you the Iotest. on-the spot
news eoverose Of doinss with the
copitors pro-footbull tribssmen.
Remember, beginning tomorrow in
the Sports Section. reod Lewis Atehi-
son for an authoritative, on-the-
scene report Of preseason Redskin
football activities.
Reed The Stor rssuIory. Phone
Sterling $4,000 for convenient home
delivery Of The Evening Ster
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Scientists Warn Nations:
Peace, or Monkind's End
Einstein and Six Other Nobel Winners
Join in Appeal to Worlds Leaders

Of this or that nation. continent
or creed, but as human beings,
of the species man,
whose continued existence is in
doubt"
The Nobel Prize winners who
signed the statement were DR..
(physics). Prof. Percy
w. Bridgeman of Harvard Uni
(physics), Russell Otter
ature), Prof. Herman j. Muller
of Indiana University (physiol-
ogy and medicine), Prof. Cecil F.
Powell of Bristol (England) Uni
(physics). Prof. Hideki
Lukawa of Kyoto (Japan) Uni
versity (physics).
French Communist Frederic
Joliot-Curie, also a Nobel Prize
winner In chemistry, approved
the statement. but Russell said
his name arrived too late for in
clusion in the press copies.
The other signers weres Prof.
Leopold Infeld of the Univer-
sity Of Warsaw, joint author
with DR.. Einstein Of two books on
physics, and Prof. Joseph Rot
blat, University of London phys
icist.
Refusing to sign for one rea-
son or another were six Nobel
Prize winners-Otto Hahn and
Max Born of Germany, Neils
Bohr of Denmark. Wolfgang
PAUL. Of Switzerland. Kari
Name Seigbahn Of Sweden and
Lord Adrian Of Britain.
Others who declined to sigr
were DR.. Homi j. Bhabha o1
India, president of the U. N
atomic energy conference sched-
|uled in Geneva August 8-20,
Soviet Academician D. v. Sko.
beltzyn, who has helped plan tht
conference, and Prof. Alexander
Haddow Of Britain.
The appeal was ignored b!
two American Nobel Prize win
|ners, Chancellor Arthur H
Compton of Washington Uni
versity in st. Louis and Prof
Harold c. Urey Of the Universit!
Iof Chicago, and a Chinese phy'
siciSt, I, SEE Kuang.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
$500 Blaze Hits
Area Suniturium

A second alarm was sent in
early today at a fire in the
Chestnut Lodge sanitarium in
Rockville, Md, but the blaze was
under control before additional
companies reached the scene.
No one was injured in the
blaze, firemen said. Damage was
confined to one room in the
institution, and loss totaled
about $500, the Gaithersburg
Fire Board said. .
The sanitarum is at 500 West
Montgomery street. Firemen said
the blaze was apparently started
in a closet by a patient.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Pentdgon 10 Hit
Reserve Bonus
Will Tell Congress
Duty Is Mandatory
BY JOHN A. GILES

The Pentagon will send it's top
manpower experts to Capitol
Hill tomorrow to argue that ex-
servicemen should be compelled
to enter active reserve units.
rather than be lured in by means
of a bonus.
Defense spokesman will fatty
oppose a proposal that the vet
erans should be offered a $400
bonus to volunteer as reservists.
Through Secretary Of Defense
Wilson, the department already
has expressed opposition to the
idea that the reserve components
can be properly maintained with
Iout compulsion.
Carter L. Burgess, assistant
defense secretary for manpower
made clear in an interview yes
iterday that the administration
in no way favors the bonus pol
icy advocated by Chairman Rus
sell Of the Senate Armed Serv-
ices Committee.
Hearings Resume Tomorrow
Mr.. Burgess will be the chief
witness when the committee re-
sumes hearings tomorrow on the
controversial carrot and stick
legislation which has had a
checkered career In both the
House and Senate.
| Mr.. Burgess told a reporter
the Pentagon still favors the
House bill which provides COM
pulsory reserve training for
draftees and enlistees after they
complete at least two years OF
active service.
The total active-reserve obli-
cation, under this measure
would be six years except for be-
tween 100000 and 100000 youths
who could volunteer for six
months active training and then
Igo into the reserves for 71a
years.
"The bonus plan affords nc
See RESERVES, Page A-6
Evening star., 1955-07-10
NAWas Hit
In the Dark
Senator Releases
Summary Of 1853
WenzeII Report
By JAMES Y. NEWTON

A charge that iva was
attacked by the Eisenhower ad-
ministration "in the dark, be-
hind its back and with no chance
to reply" came yesterday from
Senator Kefauver. Democrat Of
Tennessee.
Senator Kefauver, chairman
of the Senate anti-monopoly
subcommittee investigating as
poets of the Dixon-Yates private
power project, delivered that
blast in releasing a summary
Of a 1853 report by Adolphe H.
Wenzell recommending the carv-
ing up Of the iva and eventual
sale of it's power functions.
Mr.. Wenzell, former New York
investment banker who served
in 1858 and 1854 as a consult
ant on power matters to the
Budget Bureau, has become a
central figure in the Dixon
Yates controversy.
Senator Kefauver said that
at the time Mr.. Wenzell was
advising the administration on
power questions he was assist
ant vice president and a director
of the First Boston Corporation,
which later became financial
agent for Dixon-Yates.
The Tennessee Democrat said
the Wenzell report indicated a
change of administration policy
in favor of private power and
against projects like the iva.
Presidents Views Noted
Shortly after Senator Kefau-
yer issued his charges, the White
House replied that President
Eisenhower's views on IVA had
not changed.
Murray Snyder, assistant
White House press secretary,
saying that Mr.. Eisenhower
views on iva were well
known. referred reporters to the
President press conference re.
marks of last july 81. At the
conference. the President said
anyone who suggested the ad-
ministration's Dixon-Yate plan
was an attempt to destroy IVA
was-to put it in the mildest
way he knew-in error.
He said there was a question
as to how far the Government
should go in building steam
power plants but declared he was
prepared to support the IVA
as it now stands.
Mr.. Wenzell recommended in
his report the transfer of Twas
power activities to "a fully-tax-
paying corporation, the entire
capitalization of which in the
first instance would be owned by
the United States"
Would Keep Some Control
Under his proposals, TVA
would continue 'its flood control
and its navigation activity by
retaining ownership of all
of the multiple-use dams and
retaining control Of the opera
tions of the dams so as to main
tain the primary objectives (ot
TVA) of flood control and nav
igation."
Mr.. Wenzell also suggested
that IVA should get out of the
fertilizer manufacturing busi-
ness, and that its activities ir
the field of resource develop
ment" properly were the func.
,tions of State or local govern
ments.
Mr.. Wenzell. now an official o1
the International Bank for Re.
construction and Development
See nTYON. pore "a
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Senators Ready
.ToProbeD.
Drug Racket
Hearing on Tuesday
To Call PeddIers
And Dope Addicts
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG

A full-scale Senate investiga-
tion Ct the narcotics traffic in
Washington-with test / m o n y
from both addicts and dope
peddlers-will be launched here
Tuesday, The Star learned yes
terday.
The inquiry. aimed at un-
covering the loopholes in District
law through which addicts main-
tain their sources, will be con-
Quoted by the Senate judiciary
Committees narcotics subcom-
mittee.
Senator Daniel, Democrat of
Texas, subcommittee chairman,
told The Star that Washington
was chosen as one of the target
cities for the nationwide investi-
cation because ION a population
basis, Washington rates high in
addictS, arrests and convictions. u
The subcommittee has been told
that the latest count showed 887
known addicts here.
Senator Daniel said that pre-
|liminary investigation shows
that enforcement officials are
handicapped here in their attack
on the dope traffic because the
District lacks some Of the laws
that aid enforcement in the
states.
Room for Improvement
1--WE will probably come up with
more recommendations dealing
with the narcotics problem ir
the District than in any othel
place." he declared. "A lot car
be done here in the way of new
legislation. Congress has failec
to provide the city with every.
thing that could be hoped fol
to deal with the narcotics prob.
lem"
Here are some of the targets ol
the two-day public hearings:
/. Doctors who knowingly OF
unknowingly are keeping addict.
Supplied.
2. Peddlers who escape pros.
Iecution because the District.
Uniform Narcotics Act fails te
cover barbiturates and synthetic
drugs used by addicts.
8. Operation Of the District!
Ipioneer law for compulsory com.
Imitment Of addicts - including
the reason why the narcotic,
ward at District General Hos.
Ipital has never been used fol
laddicts. what If anything tht
Commissioners have done tt
Continued ON Page AS, Col.
Evening star., 1955-07-10

cials broke up early last night
after a three-hour and 45-min-
|ute session.
The protracted conference led
to the hope that something
might come out of the meeting.
But there was little to nourish
the hope save the length of the
meeting, various maneuvers OF
the participants, and the anxiety
of Washingtonians to avoid the
prospect of another week of traf-
fic tangles and no transit service.
complicated by the summer heat.
Report "No Progress"
At one time during the session
Walter ]. Bierwagen, union pres
Iident, and Bernard Cushman,
attorney for the union. con-
Iferred separately with members
| of the union executive board. At
another time Mediators Gilbert
S. McCutcheon and James A.
Holden left the conference room
to permit the opposing parties to
hold discussions in the absence
of the mediators.
But when the session ended
the general report was. mo
progress"
Nothing accomplished" Mr..
Bierwagen said, But as long as
people are willing to talk there's
some hope"
Mr.. Cushman's comment was,
I"No chink of light has ap-
Ipeared." j. A. B. Broadwater.
Capital Transit Co. president.
land E. Cleveland Giddings, vice
president, left in advance of
other company officials. Said Mr..
Giddings:
Were still on dead center. We
haven't moved an inch either
way. It all comes back to the
Question, where are we to get
the money to pay the union?"
! ID. C. Chiefs Meet Today
The District Commissioners
Chairman Samuel Spencer, Rob-
ert E. Mclaughlin and Brig. Gen.
Thomas A. Lane-plan to meet
informally today. Mr.. Spencer
said they wanted to hash over"
some tangled factors of the
strike situation.
Mr.. McCutcheon said he and
Mr.. Holden would be in touch
with company and union officials
today. He said meetings with
each side separately we're a pos
sibility, but that would be de-
cided today.
Mr.. Bierwagen said yesterday
afternoon he planned to seek a
meeting tomorrow with Louis E.
Wolfson, company board chair
man. But last night he was
doubtful about whether such a
meeting would develop. Com
pany officers, he said. had been
discouraging.
The union president said on
other occasions he had talked
with Mr.. Wolfson on employe
problems. He said he had found
the talks helpful and that Mr..
Wolfson responded to our needs
in good spirit"
Mr. Wolfson is due in Wash
ington tomorrow. In answer to
See TRANSIT. Page AS
Evening star., 1955-07-10
BULLE IN
Missing Editor Found

BUTTE, Mont, (P.-Editor
Howard Rushmore Of Conf
Dental Magazine, missing since
early Thursday, was located
in Butte tonight.
A Butte Montana Standard
reporter said he talked with
Mr.. RushmOre and that the
editor said he had left Chi
cago without leaving word to
track down q Chicago Commu-
mist Party leader.
Earlier story on p. A-21)
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Iona Transit Sessions
Fail to Break Strike
Union Chief
Hopes to Talk
ToWoIfson

District and Federal officials
put in long hours yesterday
pressing for a solution of the
transit strike. But at the end
of the day the contending par
ties remained as immobile as the
streetcars and buses have been
for the last nine days.
A meeting of Federal mediat-
ors and company and union off,
Evening star., 1955-07-10
THEATER MIRACLE
AT STRATFORD

SHAKESPEARE FETE - Comedies
onnuoI festival eommemorotins The
Bord's plays is hoiIed by Dromo Critic
Joy cormody on Pose Ell.
US. AccIDENTs-Why do some
: sections Of v. S. Route ! in neorby
Virginia take heavy troffie toll
while Others ore relatively free Of
accidents? Stoff Writer Smith Hemp
stone anoIyzes the potten from po-
lice and militoy reports on Pose A-9.
Complete Index, Pose Az
Rodio-Tv Prosroms, Pss. E-7-s
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Nv STEED EVANS

Donald Duvall. IA, of 3458
Pennsylvania avenue Sc, yes
terday beat out 161 other boys -
win the 14th annual Washington
Soap Box Derby before about
5000 spectators.
You might say the new cham
pion was born to his title.
On July IL, 1941, his mother.
Mrs. William A. Duvall. was a
Derby Heot Results ond Other Stories
Pose A-l0
spectator at the Washington
Derby. After watching several
heats she was taken to Columbia
Hospital and gave birth to the
new city champion.
In beating the biggest field of
derby entrants ever to register
for the schoolboy classic, Donald
was calm and confident. Though
his margin of victory over
Irunner-up Warren Crosby, IL
|year-old class B champion, was
just one tenth of a second. Don
aid was unruffled.
Crowd Halls Winner
That was mSre than could be
said for the enthusiastic crowd
which remained at the race de-
spite several drenchings from
skies that were clear for only
the last half of the days races
As soon as Donald, a Souss
junior high pupil. flashed to VIC
tory. the crowd nearly swampeo
him. A police Gordon was neces-
Isary to make room for photo.
Igraphers and a newscaster for 9
Nation wide radio hookup.
The Derby was sponsored BY
The Star in cooperation with
the District Department of the
American Legion and the Chev.
rolet Dealers of Metropolitan
Washington. The T. H. Keatine
award was presented to the
champion by Everett P. Feely
regional manager of the Chew
rolet Motor Co.
Enthusiasm was the keynote
of the day. One of the first spec.
tators at the track. which ex-
tended between Branch and Ala
Evening star., 1955-07-10
$500 Escape Fire

KONYA, Turkey. July 8 (P.-
Twenty-Five hundred persons
we're made homeless today by a
fire that destroyed the nearby
village of Debucak. Two small
children were lost in the blaze.
Evening star., 1955-07-10

Review Of the Tronsit Week, on Assess
met Of Louis Wolfson's Role in
Transit Here. Poge AIS
Questions ond Answers on Copitol Tron-
sits Ability to Poy. Pose A-2S
Many Downtown Stores to Reopen Sot-
urdoys During Strike. Pose Ala