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Italy Joins Talks on AI|ionce;.
Denmark Nearer Entry in Pact

entirely separate from the arms
program costs. He insisted that
the State Department must
bring the dollar cost Of the secu-
rity program along with the
treaty"
"The State Department doesn't
know what it's doing if it thinks
the Senate will approve this pact
without Congress knowing what
the cost will be Of the military aid
that is already blueprinted," the
Senator asserted.
The treaty itself will pledge the
signers to regard an armed attack
on any Of them as an attack on all
to be resisted by such actions, in
cluding use of armed force, as
each country may determine for
itself, it is understood. The State
Department obviously would like
to avoid a Senate debate on re-
lated rearmament costs as part Of
the general debate on the treaty
itself.
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Filibuster
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rules change. And administration
leaders probably would have to
abandon the fight next week to
prevent the expiration of rent
control on March 81, and the de- I
laying of other urgent business.
Defeat for the Barkley ruling
also would leave the administra-
ton without an effective means
of forcing vote on the civil
rights program later in the ses-
sion.
If Mr.. Barkley is upheld, the
administration still will have one
more hurdle to clear. A favorable
decision for him will mean that
at l pm. tomorrow the cloture
petition itself will be put to a
vote, and that will take two thirds
to actually curb the current
f1libuster.
Even after the application of
cloture. each Senator may hold
the floor for one hour, which could
use up another week getting to
vote on the permanent rule
change.
Should Mr.. Barkley be upheld
today. however. the administration
would have accomplished-for this
session at least-all that the new
rule would accomplish, and could,
conceivably, put off for the time
being efforts to make the per-
manent rules change. The leader
ship would have the knowledge
that at a later date, when the
civil rights bills are ready, it could
count on Mr.. Barkley's backing to
apply cloture to those bills.
Reviews Predecessors Decisions.
The Vice President took nearly
half an hour last night to review
decisions of his predecessors. He
listed circumstances to bear out
his contention that, in the past,
efforts to apply cloture to q pre-
liminary motion have always been
complicated by the fact that other
business was pending at the time.
This is the first time, he argued,
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Sentence Ranging From S Years
To Death Faced by Axis Sally
by the United States Court Of

by the United states court OF
Appeals.
Born in Portland, Me.
Miss Gillars was born in Port
land, Me, in November. 1860. Her
mother was divorced and remar-
ried when Miss Gillars was a
small child and the family moved
to Ohio. Miss Gillars attended
Ohio Wesleyan University, major
ing in dramatics and English. She
left the university before gradu-
ating. however. to study for the
stage at a dramatic school in
Cleveland.
While on the witness stand Miss
Gillars drew heavily upon her
dramatic training as she related
the hardships she underwent while
she struggled to establish a stage
career.
She once appeared in a minor
Jole in a musical revue played, in
'Wrst1ington in the early l920s. she
saMss In 1929 she was working as
a model for a New York sculptor
from whom she borrowed money
to finance her first trip to Europe
On that occasion she said she
went to Paris, admitting she
falsified her age on her passport
application.
Went to Berlin in 1884.
In 1884 Miss Gillars went to
Berlin to study music She said
her mother financed her lessons
for year and then suffered
reverses which made it impossible
for her to continue sending money
abroad. Miss Gillars went to work
as a teacher Of English in the
Berlitz school IN Berlin.
In 1910, just before the fall of
France, the United States ordered
all Americans not on official bust
ness in Germany to return home.
Miss Gillars pleaded for an ex-
tension and was granted a six
week stay. During that period she
went to work for the German
Broadcasting Co. A short time
later. she said, she was summoned
to the United States Consulate in
Berlin and her passport was
"snatched" from her hands.
From 1910 until early in 1943
Miss Gillars was assigned to the
division of the German Radio spe-
cializing in broadcasts to England.
During this period, Miss Gillars
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Rankin 10 Seek House Vote
On Pension Bill March u
BY the Associoted Press

An explosive veterans pension
bill is set to come before the House
March %, despite administration
efforts to head it off.
Representative Rankin. Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, chairman of
the House Veterans Committee,
named that date for consideration
Of his hundred billion dollar
measure under House rule Civ
ing pension legislation privileged
status.
A hostile leadership had previ-
ously refused to give Mr.. Rankin
clearance.
House members said privately
the bill has a good chance to pass,
possibly after undergoing drastic
alteration. But it still would have
to get past an unfriendly Senate
and the prospect of a presidential
veto.
The bill provides for payment
of $50 a month to some 100000
World War and II veterans at
age 65, regardless of financial
need. Ninety days service in the
armed forces is the only condi-
ton of eligibility.
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Red Inquiry Reported
On Turks Interest in
Mediterranean Pact
BY the Associotsd Press

LONDON, Mar. 11.-Diplomatic
sources said the British Embassy
at Ankara informed the Foreign
Office today that Russia has
inquired" about Turkeys inter-
est in a Mediterranean regional
defense treaty.
Turkey is urging Mediterranean
powers Of like mind to organize a
Mediterranean alliance which
later could be linked with the
projected North Atlantic treaty.
Turkish Foreign Minister Nee
meddin Sadak has had talks on
the subject with British Foreign
Secretary Bevin and Foreign Min
listers Robert Schuman of France
and Constantine Tsaldaris of
Greece during the past few weeks.
British diplomats said Russia
could be expected to express
strong dsapproval Of Turkish en-
try into mediterranean accord
if and when the alliance begins
to take shape. Russia since the
end of the war has made over
lures for Turkey for joint control
of the Dardanelles-the entry to
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that IAN uncomplicated, bold,
stark motion, without anything
else on the calendar-without
anything else before the Senate
has been presented"
Mr.. Barkley also relied heavily
on his belief that the Senators
who wrote the original cloture rule
in 1917 intended it to apply to any
part of Senate business, and not
merely to bill which the Senate
has formally voted to take up.
Walter White, secretary Of the
National Association for Advance
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(COntlnued from f1rSI fdge.)
reasonable act. The testimony
Of Heinrich Schnell and Ulrich
Haupt. who played the roles of
Miss Gillars' husband and son in
the radio melodrama. supported
the allegations of the overt act.
Schnell created a sensation
when he refused to take an oath
on the Bible, because he said he
did not believe in God.
Mr.. Laughlin had pleaded with
the jury to ignore the testimony
of the prosecution German wit
nesses. contending that no Ameri-
can citizen should be placed in
jeopardy by the statement of
erstWhile followers of Hitler.
Six and a half weeks were con-
sumed in the trial of the small.
gray-haired woman, who lefs~tne
United States In 1894 for a-Eip
to Algiers In North Africa. She
was hired as a broadcaster for the
Nazi short-wave radio in 1910.
Her passport was revoked by the
United States Embassy at about
the time she began her broad
Feared for Life.
Miss Gillars contended that,
after her passport was revoked.
she was left at the mercy of the
NaziS, who made it clear she
would die in a concentration camp
unless she continued her propa-
ganda broadcasts.
The Government introduced %
recordings of Miss Gillars' broad
casts and called 26 witnesses to
support it's contention that she
was a traitor.
Miss Gillars freely admitted
making the broadcasts but insist
ed she had remained a patriotic
and loyal citizen throughout the
war.
Mr.. Laughlin said he will file
motion for a new trial today. con-
tending that Judge Curran'S
charge to the jury was inflamma-
tory.
Should he fail to win a new
trial, Mr.. Laughlin said, he will
file petitions demanding that
Miss Gillars' case be considered
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Slot Machine Owners
Accused Of Big Plot
To Buy Off Officials
BY the Associotsd Press

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Mar. IL.
The California Commission on
Organized Crime today accused
Nationwide slot machine interests
OF a grand scale criminal con-
spiracy" to buy off Government
QfficialS-or purge them.
:. The commission estimated the
raeket's annual bribery expend-
Nures at 100000, 900.
: An investigative body created by
the State Legislature. the COM
mission submitted it's 56-page
report to Gov. Warren. The COM
mission is not empowered to take
legal action to suppress alleged
unlawful activities. 1t recon-
mended corrective legislation,
however.
The commission reported it had
learned through undercover agents
it sent to Chicago meeting that
the slot interests were out to get
Gov. Warren and Mayor Fletcher
COWlOIl VI bOS a1lStleS.
Costello Named as Head.
The commission named Frank
Costello of New York as the re-
puted national head of the slot
machine racket. 1t said Benjamin
fBugsy) sSiegel, who was slain In
gangster style at Beverly Hills.
Calf, two years ago, was a Cos
tello associate.
The report said others prom
inent in the racket included Eddie
Vogel, identified as a member of
Chicago's capone syndicate. and
George (Bebe) Toffenelli. "a
rackketeer from Blue Island, ILL.,"
The commission said the big
directing force of slot machine
operators is Coin Machine Insti-
tute, Chicago, and that commits
sion undercover agents. attended
the Institutes convention there
last January.
From the extraordinarily frank
discussions" of corruption, the
commission said, its investigators
learned at the convention:
1T is the common practice of
slot machine operators throughout |
the country to pay 10 per cent to
20 per cent of their gross profit
for protection and graft.
Corps of Lobbyists Reported.
IF the gross take of the
national slot machine racket is in
the neighborhood of $4,000, 100000
annually. as it probably is, it is
evidence that 20 per cent of this
amount. or S4O0.000,000 is being
spent annually by the slot machine
racketeers for bribery and corrup-
ton Of public executive officers"
Additional large amounts are
being spent, said the report. on a
corps of lobbyists and a legal and
public relations staff"
The Coin Machine Institute .
planned to devote an Increased
amount of money for public pur-.
poses in California in l948," the
report said.
From these and other-evidences
of CMI's activities and purposes,
1t becomes clear that one of CMI's
activities is the furtherance of a
criminal conspiracy on the grand
scale.
The organization and its men,
berS are engaged in a planned.1
assault on all branches of govern
ment: EXECUTIVE, legislative and
judicial alike.
"CMI's plan and it's technique
of buying and selling executive,
legislative and judicial officers like
sacks of potatoes to use Huey
Longs phrase, is the perfect blue
print for plutocratic gangster gov
ernment."
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help concepts in the pact" imply
that all members will contribute
something, Mr.. McDermott said,
"the amount and nature Of the
contribution Of the United States
will be determined by the Con-
gress."
Legislation to authorize the
arms assistance program will be
submitted to Congress about the
same time as the treaty, he said.
He added that the program is
mot firm enough" yet to estimate
it's costs. Unofficial estimates run
upwards of $1.OOO,OOO,O0O for the
first year for aid to European
members of the Atlantic pact. plus
hundreds of millions for other
"global" commitments such as the
Greek Turkish program.
George Contests Plan.
Senator George. Democrat. OF
Georgia took issue with the idea
of considering the Atlantic pact
Evening star., 1949-03-11

ment of Colored People, said last
night that Senate Democratic
leaders told members of an "anti-
fi}ibuster conference" yesterday
that there was evidence OF. deal
between some Democrats and Re-
publicans to prevent changes in
the cloture rule and the Taft
HARTLEY Act.
Evening star., 1949-03-11
U. S. Returns LuureII Gems

MANILA, Mar. II (P).-JeWelry
seized by United States forces
from Jose P. Laurel, japanese
puppet president of the Philip
pines, has been returned. President
Elpidio Quirino handed jewels in
sured at $4,000 to Mrs. Laurel
Yesterday.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19
W. MEDFORD

The Third annual. Shiloh War
Veterans Memorial Services,
sponsored by the w. Medford
Progressive Vets Club, will be
presented at Shiloh tomorrow,
Sunday, 1O:45 am. with the pub
lie of all races, colors and creeds,
invited. Featured speaker will be
the ". James Clemente, former
y. my chaplain, whose
me Mrs. Emma Clarissa
Ciem, was voted The Amer
lean Mother of 1916 and whose
father is an A. M. E. Zion bishop.
Now pastor of the Rush A. M. E.
Zion Church, Cambridge, tomor-
morrow's guest speaker also
comes here in the role of com
mander of the Isaac Taylor Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars. There
is no question that the Rev. Mr..
Clemente is vastly qualified to
speak to the veterans and their
many relatives who should fill
Shiloh tomorrow to pay honor
and appreciation Of the boys both
living and dead, who fought for
democracy. A co-speaker on the
program will be the well known
372nd veteran, Steve Douglass,
commander of the William E.
Carter Post, American Legion.
There will be an excellent must
cal program. Immediately fol-
lowing the church exercises there
will be the annual pilgrimage to
the new Veterans War Memorial
for the laying of the wreath. Ev-
eryone who has had anyone in
the service during world wars one
and two should make it must"
to be present tomorrow. We
urge you to be early to get a
seat.
The spirit of democracy was re-
fiected on Lincoln's Birthday
Sunday program observance with
a splendid inter-racial pulpit ex-
change as the Rev. Albert w.
Garner of Lowell, preached at
Shiloh while our own pastor,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19

tenor, sang a beautiful number
just before the sermon. In the
afternoon, a short program pre-
coded a tea and social session
called the Allen Day Tea. Par
ticipating on the program were
piano solos by Ernest G. O'Ban-
youn and Iris Burke; baritone
solo by George Bennett; reading
by Braddella Galloway; vocal So
10 by Gertrude Debnam. At
night, pageant, depicting
scenes in the life of Richard AL
len, was shown. The script was
written by Rev. Wilfred Griffith,
and the whole affair was voted
a big success. The days pro-
gram was given under the di-
rection of Charles Bourne to
whom Pastor Galloway turned it
over, and everything was OK'd
by the pastor and carried out in
the most approved way. Among
others participating were Rev.
Johnson, Forest Worten, Asa Da-
Wis, Rev. Adams.
NOTES
The Gordon College Choir,
Charles D. Mathewson, director,
will give a a concert at St.
Bartholomew Church, Sunday,
Feb. 81 at 4 pm. Others on the
program are Darnley Corbin, or
ganist, and Paul Pretiz, pianist.
The concert is sponsored by
Youth Fellowships of the Evan
gelical United Brethren and St.
Bartholomew Episcopal chur-
ches.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19
W. Z. Carter Pos
Auxiliary

The Joint Ways and Nean-
Committee sponsored a paper
drive Sunday, Feb. IS. Many
thanks to all those who contri-
buted. The chairman, Com
mander Steve Douglass, apollo
gizes Tor not collecting every
ones paper. Owing to an acci-
dent there we're few people
missed. Next drive viii be some
time in March.
The Prize Whist Party for the
benefit OF the Girl State will be
held Feb. %. Saturday evening,
at Mrs. Mallory's house, 81 Balm
bridge st. Good prizes and deli
cious fried chicken will be
served.
In March the Girl Scouts
Troop l5s will have their annual
Tea.
The Joint Ways and Means
Committee will have a Night
in Monte Carlo" Friday, April ~.
President Lucille C. Barnes is
making the last call for dues by
March /. 1e4o.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19
CAMBRIDGE
WESTERN AVENUE
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. w II. Smith pastor

Services are at IL AM. and Z
PM. The church is still alive,
new members are still coming in,
we are happy to say. Sunday,
Feb. 20, at 3 PM. the Mission
aries are presenting a new
speaker full of fire and inspira-
ton, Rev. Fred Vann, pastor of
st. John Baptist Church of Wo-
burn. Don't miss hearing him.
The program committee, Mrs.
Bessie E. Pearson, chairman,
have planned some wide awake
programs for the next three
months. Don't miss any Of them,
if you do you will be sorry. On
the fourth Sunday in February
at 3 PM. we are presenting the
Twilight Gospel Singers and
other groups in a musical feS-
tival. All are welcome.
On the first Sunday in March,
Rev. w. Marvin Gibson and his
Gospel Chorus of Union Baptist
Church of Cambridge will be
at Western Ave. at 3 o'clock
Come and hear this great man
of God and his co-workers. Or
Thursday. March 10, Mrs. Bal
lard and the Gospel Chorus o.
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Bos'
ton, are giving the devil run
Come and see him go, at 81
PM. On March 7, the Boston
Jubilee Singers will Just tax
over for the evening and VIVA
a time they will have Don
miss the mfor they are good.
ST. PAUL A. M. e. CHURCH
Rev. B. A. Galloway, Pastor
The church was well filed al
day last Saturday, the day beinl
set aside in honor of the found
er of the A. M. E. denomination
Bishop Richard Allen. In thu
morning Rev. William James O.
Toledo, Ohio, electrified the con
gregation with a stirring dis
course which traced many Incl
dents in the life of Bishop AL
len and drew timely comparis-
ons. The Senior and Junior
Choirs were both on duty, as
well as the Temple Singers un-
der Lottie Strother, and the So
dality Singers, under Gwendo-
Ign Phillips. Harold Bedford,
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19
MAIDEN
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. Earl w. Lawson, pastor


Race Relations Sunday: Rev.
Everett C. Cummings, pastor of
Glendale Baptist Church, guest
speaker; theme, "Am I My
Brothers Keeper" Rev. Lawson
in exchange used his theme,
"The Nature of Christian Neigh
borliness." Youth Fellowship was
in. charge at night; theme How
and Why Do We Segregate Our
own" Several papers were
read. Rev. Lawson was Broth
erhood speaker at the Parish
House, Deacon Elmer l.. Valen-
tine, leader. Mr.. Hiram Thomp-
son, operated on recently, is a
patient az Baker Memorial Hos
pital. Gen. Hospital. Sunday.
Feb. 20: Brotherhood Breakfast
$50 at Parish House, Mr.. Ralph
Johnston, executive secretary o.
| the Governors Council, CUES
speaker. Mr.. Champlin Jones
guest soloist. The second ami
versary sermon of the Ushe
Board, Mrs. Doris Jackson, pres
ident, will be at $3.50 PM. wit
Rev. Robert A. Moody of Hart
ford, Conn, speaker. Music b
the ushers' chorus. A Valentin
Tea was given by the Five Folt
| Club at the home of Mr.. Ralpl
T. Hensey, Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Beatrice Simmons, pourer
Others on committee: Mesdame;
Olive Whitaker, Arabella Hin
ton and Ethel Johnson. The In
termediate Basket Ball Team
rested the past week but the
Seniors with their six man team
outdid themselves. The team
was composed Of Harold Spar
row, Jr., "Slim" Hensey, Billy
White, Turner Rose, Wilfred
Thompson and Tommy Howard.
They won from the First Bap-
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19

One of our local Cadets, AL
Kountze Jr., made his debut in
concert last week with the MTIS
Beginners School Band at the
Chevalier Auditorium. AL plays
clarinet. Friends and local
members Of st. Bartholomew
Church have asked us to an
nounce a prize whist and pokeno
party next week, Feb, "a, by the
Rector's Guild. Thanks to all
those who sent in news this
week.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19

the YWCA on Chatham st. sun
day afternoon.
DO not forget the sacred con-
cert with Roland Hayes at the
Auditorium Feb. 20.
The Ellis Spring Garrison are
holding their banquet and dance
March II at GAR Hall on Pearl
st. Tickets are now on sale.
The Atlantic City Sea Gulls.
a group Of fine basket bali play
ers, met The Town Talk players
in a fast game Of basketball
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 5. at
Mechanics Hall. The Sea Gulls
were no match for the Town
Talk players who have two play
ers who know all the tricks. Last
Sunday the game was between
the Town Talk players and the
New York Clowns.
A correction on last week. Miss
Harriet Gray was elected Sun
day School Superintendent. and
Charles Wilson, assistant. OF
Sunday School of the John ST.
Baptist Church.
I had a nice chat with Cath
crime Gully, formerly of Worces-
ter, now residing in Brooklyn.
N. T., who was called to the bed
side of her friend, Mrs. Mary
Perkins, who is very Ill at City
Hospital. Catherine tells me
that brother Wendall who was
trumpet player with Noble Sissle
for many years is now with
Lionel Hampton. Wendall Is one
! of Worcester's children who has
: made good.
: Be sure to read Teen Topics by
; Rikki. 1t is written by Worces-
? ter's Jeanne Harris who is now
s. residing in Boston.
e Mr.. and Mrs. Charles storm,
n of Assonet st. Barbara Ward)
le are receiving felicitations. The
stork paid them a visit last week
2 Are you sensitive to discordan
notes in music? Then yol
g should be to words that are mis-
pronounced. / have often won
ed dered why so many people us
n the word "goomsy when spealxin
ne about that tissue which holds lii
n teeth. / have searched for tina
word everywhere and / can't I'm
rs 1t. We should be as meticulou
Z in our speech as we are in on
N dress. Ihaye never heard doc
tor or dentist call it by am
Z other name but gum or gums
= when speaking of both upper
and lower.
Rev. Jesse Connors has been
! given the Office of Chaplain of
: the Ellis Spring Garrison,
Mrs. Frances Anderson and
little daughter. June. both met
! with bad falls on the ice last
week and were confined to Doc
tors Hospital Mrs. Anderson
fell on the ice as she was about
to get into a cab after visiting
June at the hospital. Both are
now recuperating at home, 20
Glendale st, Mrs. Anderson is a
member of the Inter-racial
Council
My eye caught this line a short
while ago and I thought how
true it is. "One half Of the world
believes n creating scandal,
while the other half believes in
believing 1t"
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19

list, "a to II, in the first game
and 75 to IA in the second game
from the Nazarene. Mr.. Fred
Gibson, business manager. Rev.
Williston Holbert, pastor of Zion
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1949-02-19

Baptist, Lynn, will be the speak
er at the afternoon service, Feb.
~, when the newly elected ON
GERS Of the church will be in
stalled.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-02-17
Touch Rent Control Law Needed
By Nation AFL Tells Congress

far-reaching than the Administra-
tion bill introduced by committee
Chairman Brent Spence 3D., Ky.).
"The sharp increase in rents in
the past Is months has been due
in large measure to the serious
weakening of the rent control pro-
gram caused by the amendments
of 1947 and 194S," Henle charged.
Here are the provisions that the
AFL wants in a new rent control
bill:
1-Extension for a two year
period or until such time as the
President or Congress shall deter
mine that it is no longer necessary.
2-Strengthened en- f o r ement
powers to the Administrator to sue
for treble damages and to seek
criminal prosecution of repeated
and wilful violators.
3-Regulation of evictions by
the Administrator, including the
right to regulate speculative or
manipulative practices and evic-
tions.
4-Change in the status of local
boards to make them
truly advisory only, and establish
ment of a national advisory COM
mittee consisting of representa-
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