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Evening star., 1949-11-17
NeM2Weeks Te||the Story in Fuys Gambling Crusade

In the case Of the latter five,
however. Judge Tamm ruled that
the search warrant was valid.
These five, headed by Murray H.
OF. were taken in the nearby
Maryland raid on State Wide
Sports News Distributors.
In another case, Judge Tamm
suppressed the evidence on the
same basis as he had acted in the
newsstand case-that too long a
period elapsed between the time
an alleged violation was observed
and a seach warrant was issued.
The later case affected Nicholas
Floratos, who is said to be con-
nected with the Macedonia Coffee
Shop.
Time Lapse Cited.
Judge Henry A Schweinhaut
held the search and arrest
warrants in the case Of Fred
erick Whiteoak were issued too
long after the incident mentioned
in the affidavit on which the war
rants were based. That means
no evidence or knowledge gained
by searching Whiteoak's home
can be brought into court.
Judge Schweinhaut also ruled
invalid the warrant to search
Attilio Acalotti's apartment, there
by barring any evidence gained
from that search. The Judge
agreed, however, that the Govern
ment had the right to arrest
Acalotti at another apartment.
The prosecution. therefore. can
use evidence it accumulated at the
time of arrest-if 1t can tie the
evidence positively to Acalotti.
Despite these setbacks, Mr.
Fay is still planning to go ahead
with these cases.
In addition to Mr.. Barbour.
Walter Sonny" Mason has died
since his indictment. He COM
mitted suicide last May.
The case against another de-.
fendant, Simon Best. was dis
missed at Government request
after he had pleaded guilty to
charges based on the same evil
dence in Alexandria. He was
fined $100 and sentenced to 80
days in Jail but the sentence was
suspended and he was put on pro-
baton for three years.
KopeI Trial Tuesday.
In the case of Harry S. Kopel.
co-owner of Hammel's Restaurant,
who was arrested in a raid on
Hammel's along with a waiter,
Walter c. Plummer. trial has been
set for next Tuesday.
With preliminary motions out Of
the way, the other cases have been
set for trial on the following dates:
Defendants arrested In raids on
BARRIERS Newsstand and State
wide Sports News Distributors,
December 10.
Nicholas Foratos. next Tuesday.
Philip Samakow, alias Phil Har-
ris, December I.
Individual cases combining
Acaiotti with Umberto DAmbrosio,
'Acalotti with Whiteoak and Ralph
.Caparotti. Acalotti by himself and
Acalotti with "Snags" Lewis and
Frank Billeci. next Wednesday.
The latter case. however. presum-
ably will be postponed because Of
the current trial In which Lewis
is defendant.
Louis Lieberman, next Wednes-
day.
Henry T. Fish tnnnrrow.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Woman, II, Dies After Fall
In Store Revolving Door

Miss Clara Phelps. u, Of the
Washington Home for Incurables,
died early today at Emergency
Hospital, presumably Of injuries
suffered November when she fell
going through the revolving door
of a downtown department store.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDon-
aid said he was told the woman
had started through the door
when some one pushed it quickly,
throwing the aged woman of
balance. =4-.
> An autopsy is to be performed.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Maryland Woman, "a,
Kills Self With Razor,
BIames Devil for Act

A pretty 24-year old Accokeek
(Md.) mother, who lived in Wash
ington until three weeks ago,
ended her life yesterday by slash1
ing her throat with razor after
writing note saying mo one is
responsible except the devil
The body of Mrs. Jean Helene
Shifflett was found lying face
Evening star., 1949-11-17
PTA to Heur lsuuc Frunk

Isaac Frank, executive director
Of the Washington Jewish Com
munity Council. will address q
PTA Sabbath meeting at $50
pm. tomorrow In B'nai Israel
Synagogue, Fourteenth and En-
erson streets NV. 4,
Evening star., 1949-11-17
Lack Of Warrant voids
Numbers Case Against
Two Seized in Room

INV JCtkCU Ill NVV"
Gambling charges against two
persons were dismissed by United
States Commissioner Cyril S.
Lawrence yesterday because police
invaded a private room without
a warrant. -
Charges of operating a lottery
and possession of numbers slips.
and setting up a gaming table
and permitting gaming, were
dropped against Herman Brooks,
SO, of the 500 block of Peabody
street NV, and Florence E. Sim
mons, >43, of the 500 block OF
Third street NE.
Commissioner Lawrence ruled
that Vice Squad Detectives Paul
Clarke and Howard Ogle had not
been invited to enter a room
where they arrested them Novem-
ber /.
IF this arrest Is sustained,
police will be able to enter any
private room in Washington,
claiming they have reliable in
formation a crime is being COM
mitted there" the commissioner
Commends Policemen.
Mr., Lawrence. however, COM
mended Detectives Clarke and
Ogle. saying they were very fair
policemen who had just reason
to believe gambling was going on
in the rear room Of laundry
in the HOO block of H street
NV, where the defendants were
arrested.
He further commended them
for obtaining warrants before
finally arresting the pair.
Detective Ogle told the COM
missioner he and his partner.
acting on a very reliable tip"
entered the front room Of the
laundry and asked for Mr.. Brooks.
An employe said Mr.. Brooks was
in q rear room but refused to
show the detectives to it.. The
detectives. then pushed open a
door and found the defendants.
The detective said they were
writing numbers and taking
horse bets.
Commissioner Lawrence said he
had no doubt gambling was going
on there" but added that the
room was q private one where
the police could not make an
exploration" without a warrant.
Two Others Face Charges.
In other actions yesterday
Commissioner Lawrence referred
to the grand jury lottery charges
against Clarence M. Simms. 65.
of the. 1900 block of Emerson
street NV. and Sam Leyman
of the 1900 block Of Linton street,
Silver Spring, Md.
Simms, who was arrested October
% in a barber shop in the $500
block of Colorado avenue NV,
told Commissioner Lawrence last
week that he had taken three
horse racing bets as favor to
Sam" He told the commissioner
he was willing to sign complaint
against "Sam." and Leyman was
arrested later the same day.
The commissioner continued
until Wednesday charges Of
operating a lottery and possession
of numbers slips against Edward
H. Trundle, IL, of the 800 block
of Madison street NV.
Two hours later Trundle ap-
peared before Municipal Court
Judge Ellen K. Raedy and
pleaded guilty to the charge of
possession Of numbers slips. He
was sentenced to nay $50 fine
or serve so days. He still must
appear before the commissioner
on the charge Of operating q
lottery.
Evening star., 1949-11-17
By Miriam Gutenberg

At least two more weeks will
pass before the public gets the
answers to two of the questions
raised 10 months ago when United
States Attorney George Morris
Fay embarked on his much-pub-
licized anti-gambling crusade. II
appeared today.
The questions:
Has special grand jury found
enough evidence to warrant Mr.
Fay's estimate that a $100. .000, ,000-
Ia-year gambling racket flourishes
here?
win a regular jury determine @
link actually exists between Wash
ington bookmarkers and operatives
at a Maryland establishment
which the Government contends
was a gambling headquarters?
The answer to the first ques-
ton lies in the pages of report
filed by the special grand jury
yesterday and promptly sealed by
Judge Alexander Holtzoff. With
that report the special grand jury
went out of existence.
Due to Ask Reports Publication.
The answer to the second ques-
ton will be found in the acquit-
tai or conviction of William
"snags" Lewis and 13 others now
on trial in District Court on
charges of violating District gam
ing laws from a Maryland head
quarters. The case is expected to
last another two weeks.
Presumably. Judge Holtzon
sealed the grand jury's report to
await the outcome of the trial.
II can also be assumed that Mr..
Fay. who has made the anti
gambling crusade the most spec
tacular aspect Of his administra-
ton, will urge publication OF the
report at the earliest possible
moment.
The special grand jury, en-
paneled May II, 1948. had made
no report ON its findings until
yesterday. Last March Is. how
ever. raids prompted by informa-
tion brought before the grand
jury resulted in 36 arrests. The
following month, the 36 were in
dicted,
Immediately after the raids. Mr.
Fay talked freely.
The purpose Of the grand jury,
he said. was to see how 1t would
be possible to curtail and control
violations of the gambling laws
and other District statutes re-
sulting from the open operation
Of racketeers In this area.
Communications Called Key.
He declared the grand jury had
found that the key to the opera
'tions Of the professional gamblers
he said was the use Of telephones
and telegraph tickers, through
which District bookies maintained
constant communication with
Maryland "ticker drops"
To put a crimp in this COM
munications system, Mr.. Fay noti-
fed the telephone company that
more than 800 subscribers were
using their phones to violate Dis
trict gambling laws.
At the same time, the telegraph
company was told news tickers
were carrying race information to
Is nearby Maryland locations.
The telephone company served
notice 1t would remove the phones
and the telegraph company took
out the tickers.
From that point on, while the
special grand jury continued to
meet at wide intervals, Mr.. Fay
started on a legal obstacle courSe
Evening star., 1949-11-17

Henry E. Fish, tomorrow.
Evening star., 1949-11-17

N autopsy Is to be performl4
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Senate Debate Put OFF
On Reciprocal Trade

The Senate Democratic Policy
Committee decided tssdAy 70 put
of the noog nKhi over sxtssaaoa
OF the Reciprocal Trade Act. prob
aply until next week.
Majority Leader Lucas ssid tlsa
committee did not dikcslm tss
relative positions Of tfe labor bail
and the North Atlantic treaty be-
cause both Of those issues app~AY
70 be Rt least three weeks IN the
future
Delay On tire reciprocal ssAcs
debate resulted mainly from tSs
absence Of Senator Gecwse. D~tro-
erst. OF Georgia. In caaafEs o. That
subject. Senator oe1gEs h n
Emsrgsnry Hospital for . ehseklap
fo.iowing q cold
In the meantime Senator lAscaa
announced tlss following Senate
program
The Asgxaltaiss Department sp-
preparation egii s1day. fasspwec eY
the Army esvsi fgaaetanaa hssi.
winch contains river ard haThcr
and food ecsstral pFo3ewae tsps
bsgl % correct weaknesses In TIE
Armed serv1e Merger ASty ana
n HoQAs hs!l 6ea sgng wgsa tkse Cen
sssl Iniel.azenes Asscry.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Truman Sits Tight on Army List
DESPITE Senate Probe of Delay

fact 1t was submitted shortly be-
fore the resignation Of former
Army Secretary Royal. and that
President Truman wanted Mr..
Royall's successor to have q look
at it. His successor has not been
named.
Press Secretary Charles q. Ross
gave no reason for the Presidents
attitude.
1t was understood that MIR.
Truman informed Senator Tydings
that the whole matter could have
been cleared up by q telephone
call TO the White House.
The list came over from the
Army Department. which under
routine procedure. submits the
names of officers who are eligible
for advancement when and II va
cancies occur.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Acheson Rejects Talk
OF Pacific Alliance
Despite Peace Perils
Plans to Give Congress
Modest Cost Program
To Aid Backward Areas
By Gornett D. Horner

Secretary of State Acheson to-
day turned a cold shoulder to
suggestions for a Pacific pact
along lines of the North Atlantic
security alliance, despite what he
called serious dangers to world
peace" in Asia.
He told a news conference that
the time was not ripe for Pacific
defense alliance. He pointed out
that the Pacific situation differs
from that in the North Atlantic
area where there was a solid
foundation" on which to build
collective defense arrangements.
Mr.. Acheson also:
/. Said a modest" cost program
to carry out point four Of Presi-
dent Truman's inaugural address,
for technical assistance to
help develop backward areas of
the world. will be ready for sub
mission to Congress during this
session.
2. Urged approval of q pending
House bill which would enable
$4,000 refugees who have fled from
Communist dominated Eastern
European countries during the last
three years to come to the United
States as displaced persons.
8. Asserted that elections in the
Soviet zone of Germany indicated
that the population Of Eastern
Germany was overwhelmingly
against the Communist program.
He remarked that the unexpected
ly large number voting against the
Russian sponsored candidates
demonstrated extraordinary cour-
age.
4. Urged approval of the inter-
national wheat agreement sub
mitted to the Senate for ratifica-
tion last month, asserting that 1t
would help assure stable conditions
in the international wheat market.
Evening star., 1949-05-18

President Truman is going to sit
tight on an Army promotion eligi-
bility list, which is currently the
subject of a Senate Armed Services
subcommittee inquiry. 1t was
learned today. The subcommittee
investigation was instituted last
week because Of complaints that
the list was being held up.
The President. 1t was said In
White House quarters. Is not
Obliged to act on the list and has
so advised Chairman Tydings OF
the Senate Armed Services Com
mittee.
Senator Russell. Democrat. OF
Georgia, head Of the subcommittee
named for the inquiry, said he
understood that the White House
delay on the list was due q the
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Time or to See Dutro
Ordered for District,
Federal Employees

District and Federal en-
ployrs were 10 be excused from
work from an hour 10 tao
hours early this afternoon 20
give them time 10 reach the
route OF the parade for Fres-
ldent Dutra Of BFaEil
District workers we're 20 be-
released At } 30 pm and Fed-
eral departments. by orders
from the White HOUSE. ~err
90 excuse employees between 4
and I so O'Clock.
Clerical and administrative
employees of the public sehools
were to act of at , pm, but
students were not released
early. since classes end al ,
Evening star., 1949-05-18
HeartyWeIeome
Ready for Dutra,
Now Flying Here
Trumon Will Present
4-Foot B,rthdoy Cnke
To Brozillon President

President rslFsra 0Aspaf TN-t.A
O! HFagA tGsak 90 A. . ~ ara
today from kry west. Pa 10
Pgrss6eni Truman ana az s!.-osgt
pubic welcome lsens after ha
plane lands a. National Airport
at pfA
T1e tao Presidents al Iaas
81 The hsaa G. = so~eAE meter
Cace t,on tae asfpagG 10 Hair
House through downtown tAns-
nuE Entagrx heSiccked w3th 100 zoo
American and brazilian rAgs
President pugra is "a TO-DAY ard
ne @!l receive a birthday cake
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Communist Student Defends
Scholarship, Insists He's Loyal
Tells Atomic Hearing
He'd Reject Foreign
Control Of Party
sy the Asseeioisd Press

Hans Freistadt, avowed Com
munist, told members Of Congress
today that If his Atomic Energy
Commission fellowship Is taken
away. the same sort of thing may
happen later to a militant New
Dealer. a Progressive, or even a
Republican,
The Austrian born student de-
Tended his Communist beliefs but
at the same time asserted he Is
loyal to the United States. He said
he would quit the party II he
believed 1t to be under foreign
control.
MIR. Freistadt, whose fellowship
has stirred up q congressional in
.quiry into the Aces multi-million
dollar scientific educational pro-
gram, appeared before the Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Com
mittee.
He Is a student at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina. His ST.
600 fellowship for the study OF
physics is to become effective
July /. 1949.
Earlier, Senator O'Mahoney
Democrat. of Wyoming. chairman
of a Senate Appropriations Sub
Evening star., 1949-05-18

Whangpoo and Yangtze Rivers at
their juncture.
Two miles upstream from Woo
sung Nationalist gunboat machine
guns were beating back a Com
munist thrust from the East
toward the Whangpoo.
= Planes Overhead.
Government Mustangs, Liber-
ators and Mitchell Bombers were
overhead. Black puffs of Red anti
aircraft fire appeared to be keep
ing them high.
AL along the West bank Of the
Whangpoo, Nationalist troops oc-
cupied trenches. LAUNDERING Am
tracks patrolled the highway
They were prepared to lay their
fire across the narrow river If the
Reds push close enough
Mai. Gen. K. s. WI. artillery
commander here. wanted to know
IL the United States was sending
further ammunition and supple.
to Shanghai. He said his gun
ners on the west shore Of the
Whangpoo had held the Commu-
nists along the same line they
had occupied for the last five
days. The line runs from Sut.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Policy Cut Admitted
By Witness at Hearing
by the Assoeictsd Press

A witnes told Senators investi-
eating alleged cash 'knickbacks"
on marine insurance business
today that he received Sis 900.
but he refused to say what he did
with the money.
Gustav w. Vogel. former secre-
tary of Pan Atlantic, Inc. New
York freight forwarders. refused
to answer on the ground he might
tend to incriminate himself.
The Senate investigating COM
mittee did not attempt to force
him to answer. Committee Coun-
sci William P. Rogers said that
to do so might give Mr.. Vogel
immunity from possible prose-
cution.
Mr.. Rogers told reporters he
already has spoken to the District
Attorney In New York about the
case and will forward to him the
complete record of the hearings.
Earlier, Harry Carr, former
treasurer of the freight forward
ing company. had refused to an
swer questions about certain
checks placed in evidence on the
grounds he might tend to In
criminate himself.
In testimony yesterday. Mr.,
Vogel was said to have received
thousands of dollars from an In
surance brokerage firm for insur-
ance he placed on American
financed cargoes to Poland.
Senator Hoey. Democrat, OF
North Carolina said Joseph Fuchs
president of Pan Atlantic. also
would be questioned.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
.CopIon Defense Win!
Point as u. ). GiyesU Up
FBI Agents Notes
Agent Who Questioned
Defendant Produces
l3 Hondwritten Poees
by Jones J. CulIinone

The defense scored q point at
the espionage trial OF Judith
Coplon in District Court today
when Justice Department attor-
neys surrendered the handwritten
notes made by FBI agents when
they questioned the brunette de-
fendant after her arrest In New
York on March 4.
Prosecutors John NJ. Kelley. tr..
and Raymond P. Whearty. who
had protested vigorously against
defense demands that the conf
DENTAL records be introduced
into evidence. called Special Agent
r. Scott Miller to the stand this
morning to identify his notes.
Produces I3 PAGES Of Notes.
Mr.. Miller said he took q Lead
ing role In the Interrogation OF
Miss Coplon.
He produced l3 pages of hand
written notes made by himself
and three other agents. Other
notes were destroyed after they
were dictated to stenographers,
he said. He produced pfotostatic
copies OF the typewriter tran
scription OF the notes that had
been destroyed.
Judge Albert L. Reeves late yes
terday reiterated his support OF
Defense Attorney Archibald Pal
mer's demand that the prosecution
produce the daily reports made by
agents who trailed Miss Coplon
to three meetings In New York
with Valentine A. Gubitchev
a Russian engineer employed by
the United Nations. The Govern
ment contends she turned over
to the Russian some Government
documents.
Cites Departmental Order.
Mr.. Kelley called Judge Reeves
attention to Departmental order
issued by the Attorney General
which forbids the disclosure OF
confidential FBI reports.
I'm familiar with the iav." "
Judge Reeves told Mr.. Kelley.
and there's nothing secret in
what he tMr. Palmer is asking
for. Now I'll have 10 instruct you
10 produce those reports"
When he appeared at court this
morning Mr.. kelley said the Jus
tice Department had not granted
him authority TO produce the re
ports In fun. but he would attempt
TO comply with Mr.. palmer's de-
mands by placing FBI AGENTS on
the stand and having them idsn-
tify photostatie copies Of selected
portions Of their report.
Evening star., 1949-05-18

4 feet high at q public reception
in front OF the District BUILDING
Truman O. Present Cake.
In this unuslial ceremony, prob
ably the first of It's kind In the
history OF Washington wtleon-
ing celebrations. President Tru-
man will present the cake while
the Marine Band plays Happy
Birthday
Secretary Of State Acheson de-
clared II was a great pleasure
for him 10 join In welcoming the
Brazilian president
Brazil and the United States. 50
he said. have for many decades
been Joined through common
ideals and principles DurinR this
long period relations between the
two countries have reflected a
Sameness OF purpose and desire.
characterized by = cordial. never
varying spirit OF cooperation and
mutual help,
Il am confident that the visit
OF the very distinguished president
Of our great sister nation wtll serve
to refresh and strengthen these
traditional bonds ''
A crowd of thousands Is ra-
pected 10 witness the parade and
the city's ofTiclAl welcome IN eere-
monies at the reviewing stand At
the District Building about
AS pm
Plane Eseart Assigned.
An escort OF ie Marine cofaalr
planes vas assigned 10 meet the
Brazilian Presidents DC-3 plane
near Raleigh. N. C. and Ae-
company II 10 Washington,
During the airport ceremonies
eight Air Force T1aunderlets are
to fly in formation. Another eiEft
jets will Join an additional ~
Marine corsairs nj 4 30 pm. for
a flying SALUTE" over the parade
route.
Col. Edward l. Push win com
mand the Marine nyers from
Cherry Point, N. c. Col c W
Mccoplln. commander Of the sIst
Air Group at Turner Air Force
Base. Albany. Ga, vii Lead the
JET plsneA
The Brazilian President IA re-
turning q Wait made by pFsaidsnt
Truman TO that country In IRs7.
He will be- the guest Of prrsadrnt
and Mrs. Truman NJ q state din
ney In the Carlton Hotel tonight.
and wiil remain in Waahington
until Saturday afternoon Ne
then will so 70 sew YORK and
other sections Of the United States
before flying back 10 Brazil on
May II.
He wilI stay st Blair House to-
CONTINUED Oh Page A-5. Coi,
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Vice Admiral Badger
Reported Back in
Yongtze Estuary
Ry the Assoeiotad Press

SHANGHAI, May 18.-Vice
Admiral Oscar c. Badger, the
United States Western Pacific
naval commander. repeatedly
sailed from Tsingtao to the
Yangtze estuary today aboard
the Ell Dorado. his flagship.
An unconfirmed report here
said an American cruiser also
was in the vicinity.
Sixteen Americans left
Shanghai aboard an Lei for
the safety of the American
ships.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
Manassas Man Killed as Car
Is Hit by Southern Train

Dalton D. Martin. 80. Manassas,
Va, was killed yesterday when the
car In which he was riding struck
a Southern Railway train on route
674, near Manassas.
Police said the driver Of the car,
Willard s. Mohler of Bull Run. a
Fairfax County deputy sheriff,
told them he did not see the train.
He was slightly injured.
Evening star., 1949-05-18

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil. May
l8 R.-Five officers were reported
killed and almost 200 wounded
today when a shell exploded in
mortar during q training demon
stration at Gericino Field, about
Is miles from Rio de Janeiro.
Evening star., 1949-05-18
NationaIists Battle
To Keep Shanghai 5
Sea Gateway Open
Communist Forces Seem
To Be Closing In on
Metropolis for Kill
By Amos Londmon
Assoeiofsd Press Foreign Correspondent

CHINESE NATIONALIST AR
TILLERY HEADQUARTERS,
Woosung, May 18.-Government
forces are desperately holding of
Communist assaults aimed at clos
ing Shanghai's gateway to the sea.
But Red armies approaching
the city from the East seem to be
closing for the kill.
From this headquarters I saw
fires burning at Kaochiao on a
mile-wide sand spit between the