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Evening star., 1950-05-18
Switchmen Call Strike
For Tuesday Morning
On 10 Railroads
AFL Union Demanding
40 Hours on Lines in
West and Midwest
By the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, May 18.-Ten Mid
western and Western railroads
were threatened today with a
strike Tuesday morning by 5000
Switchmen.
The walkout was called last
night by the AFL Switchmen's
Union of North America in q
wage dispute.
It came less than 48 hours after
settlement of the crippling six
day firemen's strike against five
of the Nations carriers. The
threatened waikout Is not directed
against any Of the recently struck
lines.
Union President Arthur J..
Glover said in Washington the
{ ike was set to enforce demands
e 4S hours pay for 40-hour
fk-week. The union, one Of
..ae five operating brotherhoods,
was not affected by the 1949 deci-
sion by presidential emergency
boards giving the 40-hour work
week to, incorporating workers.
Mediators' Processes Exhausted.
The strike action, Mr.. Glover
said. will be directed against the
Chicago Great Western; Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific; Davenport,
Rock Island & Northwestern;
Denver & Rio Grande Western;
Great Northern. Minneapolis &
st. Louis, Northern Pacific Termi-
nal Co. of Oregon. st. Paul Union
Depot Co., Sioux City Terminal
Railway Co., and Western Pacific
Railroad Co. The strike deadline
was announced as 6 am. local
time.
A spokesman for the Associa-
ton of Western Railways said
switch tenders, yard foreman
yard brakemen and helpers would
be affected by the strike. The
union. he said, represents about ID
per cent of the men doing this
class of work on the Nations car
riers. The others-some 10000
are members of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen.
All mediation machinery under
the National Railway) Labor Act
has been exhausted, Mr.. Glover
(See RAIL STRIKE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-05-18
U. 5. Embassy Worker
In Korea Held as Spy
BY the Assoeiosed Press

SEOUL, Korea, May 18.-A
Korean translator employed in the
United States Embassy here has
been arrested on a charge of
espionage.
Police Chief Kim Tai Sun said
the translator is Kim Woo Six, %.
He had been employed in the
Embassy since 1947 as a clerk in
the Consulate and since the winter
Of last year as reporter and in
terpreter for the political section
Of the Embassy.
The chief said the translator
told him his life had been threat
ened by Communist North Koreans
unless he obtained information
for them. The chief said Kim
had supplied data for about 10
months, but had never informed
police.
A spokesman for the Embassy
said no statement would be issued
until the affair had been investi-
gated. A minor official said Kim
had attended open sessions of the
Assembly and served as trans
lator at open meetings Of As
sembly members and American
officials.
"All the information he OBJ
tanned for us was available to
any one" this official said.
The arrest of Kim followed ap-
prehension of another Korean
several days ago. The police chief
said the first Korean confessed
and implicated Kim and q third
person not yet arrested.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
HouseUnitVotes
Az Interest Cut
On Tax Refunds
Plan Would Retuin
so Penalty Rote
For lute Returns
~ the AssoeIosed Press

The House Ways and Means
Committee voted today to cut to 2
per cent the interest rate paid by
the Government on overpayments
of taxes that are refunded later.
The rate now is per cent. The
committee decided to keep at s
per cent the rate the taxpayer
must pay If he is late with his
payments.
The Government pays out about
$l00, 900 900 a year in interest on
refunded tax overpaymentS. Statf
experts advised the committee
that cutting the rate from 8 to Z
per cent would save the Govern
ment $67 200, 900 a year.
Some big taxpayers are sus-
pected, in fact. OF deliberately
overpaying their taxes in order to
collect the 6 per cent. Interest
rates being what they are-and
bond yields as low as they are
an overpayment of taxes Is one
of the most profitable safe invest
ments aUman with surplus money
can make.
Plan Written Into New Bills.
The proposed cut is being writ
ten into the new tax bills the com.
mittee is drafting.
1t has made a number Of pro-
posed cuts in taxes. The most
controversial Of these, at least
within the committee. Is q pro-
posed drop from IS to Is per cent
in the tax on long term capital
gains.
The main argument there Is
whether the cut In taxes on stock
and bond deals would help mar
ket spectators more than 1t would
the Nations economy.
The proposal would apply to
trading in real estate and COM
Evening star., 1950-05-18
35 Congressional Game Tickets
Add Up to Camp for One Child

The hopes of scores of needy
children rest on the Congressional
baseball game in Griffith Stadium
tomorrow night.
For every II persons who sit
in boxes. or every IS who pur-
chase general admission tickets,
a child can be given a healthful
two-week stay at summer camp.
Congress, the Armed Forces and
the Coast Guard will unite to
stage a spectacle that could not
be held anywhere else in the
country. all in the interest of TAX
ing underprivileged children off
the hot streets of Washington and
sending them to camps in Prince
William Forest Park in Virginia,
where they can swim, play and,
especially. eat and sleep in the
healthful air of pine woods.
The evening will get underway
Evening star., 1950-05-18

with an impressive military dis
play, featuring six bands. four
companies of troops of three
platoons each, a crack drill team
and 48 service women carrying
the State flags,
Promptly at 8 pm. Maj. E. r.
w. McCabe. jr., of the Sd Infan-
try. marshal Of the parade. will
lead his staff onto the field. He
will be followed by the Army
Band and a company from the
Sd Infantry. the Marine Band
and q company Of Marines, the
Navy School of Music Band and
a company of sailors and the Air
Force School Band and q COM
pany Of airmen. These units
will line up behind second base
facing home plate.
They viii be followed by the
(See BALL GAME. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Rent Control
Bill Approved
By Committee
December 81 Limit Set
By House Plan Unless
Cities Extend Curbs
By The Assoeioted Press

The House Banking Committee
voted. 13 to 4, toay for another
year of Federal rent control.
The bill provides. however. that
controls will end December 81 in
cities that do not vote to con-
tinue them until June 80, 1851.
The present rent control law
expires at the end of next Month.
The committees action sends its
bill to the House. The measure,
sponsored by Chairman Spence,
has these main provisions:
l. Continuation of the Federal
control powers to June 30, 1851.
2. Increased local option" pro-
visions whereby localities can de-
termine whether they want fur
ther controls. A city would have
the power at any time to vote out
controls. Once taken off, no rent
ceilings could be reimposed in a
particular locality.
3. Rent controls to end auto
matically December 81 in all locali-
ties where the local governing
body or the people in referendum
do not decide to continue the
controls to June 80, 1851.
Governors Couldn't Veto Action.
Governors of the various States
would have no authority to veto
the action of cities taking them
selves out from under the Federal
rent ceilings.
President Truman asked for a
renewal of the rent law in a spe-
cial message to Congress April 81.
He said "a sudden and simul-
taneous removal of rent controls
on a national scale would pre-
cipitate wave of exorbitant rent
increases"
Mr.. Truman also argued that
rent increases would mean the
average family would have to cut
its spending for food and cloth
ing. He said that would lead to
unemployment.
Labor groups also campaigned
strongly for continuation of con-
trolls.
Wage Demands Forecast.
Spokesman for the CIO and AFL
told the committee yesterday that
If controls were dropped labor
certainly would ask for a new
round OF wage increases.
Mr.. Truman said that controls
are now being dropped gradually.
He estimated that by June 80,
only 8 million rental units would
be under rent ceilings. This COM
pares with a top of Is million
units controlled in 1916.
Millions of rental units have
been decontrolled under the pres
ent law that permits State legisla.
lures to decontrol whole States.
localities to decontrol themselves
and the Federal Housing Ex-
pediter to lift ceilings where he
thinks housing pnessures have
eased.
Evening star., 1950-05-18

'ment. Mr.. Fiddesop could not be
reached today.
His departure. along with that
of Mr.. Manning. leaves only Mrs.
Fainter to serve on full-time
status at the Hyattsville Police
Station. Death of Justice Of the
Peace Irving P. Traband Of Up
per Marlboro last week left the
Upper Marlboro station without
the services Of any full-time
magistrate.
Police complained that the lack
OF such magistrates on duty at
police stations is hampering their
law enforcement efforts. They
said that after making arrests,
they have to spend considerable
time locating one of about IL
justices of the peace at
their homes.
Full-time magistrates receive
$3.50 monthly. Chief Brown rec
commended that three be stationed
at each police station working on
eight-hour shifts and that the
seventh one serve as a Swing
man" to replace the others on
their day OF.
Under the law. magistrates must
be appointed by the Governor.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Snyder Predicts Year
Will Be One Of Most
Profitable in History
Consumer Incomes High,
He Says; Home Building,
Auto Output Cited
BY the Associated Press

MEMPHIS, May 18.-Secretary
of the Treasury Snyder said to-
day that 1850 will be one OF the
most profitable business years in
our history"
There is sound basis for con-
fldence in the business outlook
for our Nation" he said in a
speech prepared for the 60th an
nual convention of the Tennessee
Bankers Association.
Reciting that business profits
this year "are less likely to be
held down by inventory losses
since commodity prices have
shown firm trend for nearly q
year." Mr.. Snyder questioned
whether new capital outlays by
business will be cut back as much
as was earlier estimated.
He said strong points in the
business picture include high level
home building. auto production
and consumer incomes and spend
ing. '.
The Treasury chief. a native of
neighboring Arkansas, described
the growing labor force as "one
of the Nations biggest assets
for future progress" but added:
ITO realize our full potential
for business profits and national
income, new Jobs must be de-
veloped In step with our growing
population. In the longer run,
as our population grows. new jobs
must be created by the initiative
and vision Of both management
and job seekers"
Evening star., 1950-05-18
'One Lost Chance
For Tax Dodgers
Urged in House
BY The AssseIe'sd Press


Representative Forand,
Democrat. OF Rhode Island,
proposed today that the Gov
eminent offer tax-dodgers
zone last chance" to come In
and settle up-before the
Justice Department cracks
down with prosecution.
Saying he believes income
tax evasion runs close to S5
billion a year. Mr.. Forand
suggested the House Ways
and Means Committee write
an amnesty" provision into
the new tax bill 1t now Is
framing.
His proposal would allow
persons who have avoided
their Federal income tax pay
ments to pay what they owe.
plus a so per cent penalty,
plus interest--and make q
clean breast Of 1t. That would
bar the door against criminal
prosecution.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Chicago Transit to Stop
To Honor Labor Leader
BY the Assoeioted Press

CHICAGO, May 18.-Ali Of Chi
cago's streetcars, elevated trains
and buses under operation of the
Chicago Transit Authority will be
halted for one minute at 2 pm.
today in a tribute to a dead labor
leader.
The one-minute cessation will
coincide with the beginning of
funeral services for Joseph J.
Kehoe. president Of Division 24l
Of the Street Car Mems Union
and acknowledgement AFL leader.
The tribute was authorized by, the
CTA Board.
Mr., Kehoe, SO, died last Monday.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
By Miriom Ottenberq

Senate crime probers are ex-
pected to plunge into an inyesti-
CATION of alleged tie-ups between
Bookmaker Frank Erickson, a
Florida gambling house and a
group believed to be members of
Detroit's Purple Gang.
This was indicated today as
the special Senate Crime Investi-
eating Committee scheduled a
meeting to map their initial ap-
proach to interstate crime. r
In another development a COM
mittee member, Senator Tobey,
Republican, of New Hampshire
said possibilities are very hot"
that Senators will consider per-
jury charges against Erickson.
It was thought likely the COM
mittee would lose no time de-
veloping the interstate aspects of
the disclosures made in New York
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Bees Delay Mail

BALLSTON SPA. N. Y, May Is
F.-A swarm of bees delayed the
mail yesterday. The bees gath
cred on the rear of a mail truck
as John Lumnianick drove from
the post Office. Mr.. Lumnianick
hurried back to the post Office.
Two beekeepers collected the bees
and the mail moved again. nearly
an hour late.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Crime Inquiry Seeks to Link
Erickson With Detroit Gang
New York Prosecutors Report Studied;
Tobey Hints at Perjury Charges

yesterday by Assistant District
Attorney. Alfred H. Scott.
Mr.. Scott told the court in
New York that Gambler Erickson
gets cut from gaming room
operated at the swank Colonial
Inn, located near Hallandale, Fla,
between Miami and Hollywood.
Hallandale is the train stop for
the Gulfstream Race TracF
The prosecutor reported the
Florida gambling house netted a
profit Of $685., ,538 in one year COR
Erickson and its Florida and
Detroit owners. He said Erick-
sons per cent cut netted him
$34,276 for that period.
The Florida Crime Commission
which has been working on
gambling manipulations in that
State, is thought to have q
(See CRIME, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-05-18

modities, as we'll as to stocks and
bonds. The committees action
brought an immediate dispute
among its members.
Representative Combs. Demo-
crat, Of Texas called the suggested
cut grossly inequitable," and said
its main benefits would 60 to stock
market SPECTATORS ard high
bracket taxpayers while those In
the lower brackets would suffer.
New Yorker Defends Move.
Representative Lynch. Demo-
crat. Of New York countered by
calling the committee action an
excellent" move which would
stimulate business and add 800
million a year to the Govern
ment's income.
II approved by Congress, the
committee recommendation would
have this effect:
/. The maximum tax on long
term capital gains would be
slashed' from the present rs per
cent to 16 per cent.
2. A capital asset would have
to be held only three months
instead Of six-in order for its
sale to be considered as either a
gain or loss for income tax pur-
poses.
The first provision would apply
to transactions by individuals
only; the second would apply TO
deals by both individuals and cor
porations.
Owners Gain on Long Holdings.
BY law. a gain or loss from the
sale Of such property held longer
than six months may be computed
along with other income and de-
ductions for tax purposes. This
means a savings to persons with
Incomes taxed less than so per
cent.
Those with higher income taxes
may compute profits from such
transactions separately, in which
,ase there profits cannot be taxed
more than IS per cent. Losses
rom such deals may be partially
deducted IN computing taxes on
,ther income.
II the stocks. bonds or other
property are held for less than
tx months. they are taxed under
he regular income tax rates.
Mr.. Combs blasted away In o
tatement at the committee move
o ease the tax restrictions on
uch deals. He denied that ths
'ction would serve Its intended
'urpose.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Israel Gets 10 Tons Of Toys

HAIFA. Israel. May Is P.-
Ten tons Of toys. sent from the
United States for children In Is
raeli immigrant camps. arrived
today. The toys were collected
by the American Legion for un-
derprivileged children In various
parts of the world.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
I'D Child Is Born
To Ontario Couple
BY the Assoeioted Press

ANSONVILLE, Ontario, May IS.
Mrs. Robert Page. 43. yesterday
gave birth to her 22d child. The
oldest is q. Three children died.
Three boys and one girl are
married, two boys work in Sarina,
Ontario, and six children still are
going to school in tAis Northern
Ontario community.
We're not sure where the rest
are" said Mr.. Page, a laborer,
who collects more than $50 a
month in government family al
lowance.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
West Sets Up High Command,
Orders Necessary Forces Built
To Defend Europe Against Reds
II Atlantic Nations
Announce Permanent
Committee Creation
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 18.-Atlantic
pact foreign ministers set up a
permanent high command tonight
and ordered it to develop the
armed forces necessary for the
defense of Western Europe.
Each of the IL foreign ministers
will appoint a deputy to serve on
the permanent committee.
The appointments will be made
with the least possible delay" so
that the deputies can proceed to
appoint a full-time chairman
from among their members, the
foreign ministers announced in
communique at the close of their
four-day session.
This was in line with an agree
ment to set up a high command to
block communism, whether it
tries armed attack or Trojan
horse" conquest.
Meetings Held Too Infrequent.
The communique said:
"A years experience has shown
that on the political side the
meetings of the council have been
too infrequent to permit a suff1-
cient exchange Of views on mat
ters of common interest within
the scope of the treaty.
"On the military side the Stra-
tegic concept of the treaty has
been adopted and defense plan
drawn up, and the corresponding
estimate of the necessary forces
Is being established.
"The next step is to put these
plans into effect by taking further
measures in the direction of COM
mon defense. the division of f1nan-
cial responsibilities and the adap-
tation and development of the
necessary forces"
Tasks Given Priority.
The communique said the per-
manent high command will exc
cute policies and be responsible
"for formulating issues requiring
decisions by the member govern
ments."
The highest priority tasks of
the permanent council will be:
/. To coordinate the work of the
North Atlantic Councils Defense
Committee, its Defense Financial
and Economic Committee and all
other agencies established under
the treaty.
2. Recommend to governments
the steps necessary to get CO.
ordinated plans into operation for
the defense of the North Atl~ M !
area. rrN
American Seen Likely Chic
The high command probabt
will be headed by an American.
European newspapers have been
full of speculation about who the
council head would be. Those
mentioned include w. Averell
41d1 1I1d41, 1Of1AlS dk1AbdOodQO1 aO1
the Marshall Plan; Robert A. Low
EFT, former Undersecretary of
State; Gen. Omar A. Bradley,
chairman of the United States
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, wartime
supreme Allied commander in
Europe.
The IL nations which agreed on
this plan are the United States,
Canada. Britain, France, Italy,
Norway. Denmark, Holland, Bel
GUM. Luxembourg, Portugal and
Iceland.
Agreement was achieved only
after considerable Soul-searching
by some European members who
fear they will be used only as
expendable bases in the event of
Russian armed aggression.
They were told the West must
adopt bold strategy of strength,
(See MINISTER'S Page A-AO
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Swallows Toothpick, Dies

LONDON, May 18 (R.-A coro-
ner's jury found today that
Thomas Newman, SO. was killed
by toothpick. He swallowed the
toothpick and it cut a blood
vessel in his intestines, causing
q fatal hemorrhage.
Evening star., 1950-05-18

'(See ARSON, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1950-05-18

(See CRIME, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-05-18

(See MINISTERS, Page A-43
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

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its romance, debt or
wv war it seems as if every gen.
Grafton has to learn by experience.
Son would avoid lot of headaches
if he would take old Dads advice
about some of these things. But he
would also miss a lot of thrills and
lose the satisfaction of profitin' by
his own mistakes. The Almighty APP
parent1y intended man to develop
character through struggle. And aft
er all the young fellow who knew all
the answers would have little to
look forward to. But it's little hard
on the old man once in a while to
see the boy catch his chin under
the closeline that threw him when
he was about the same age.
Considerin' what we are standin'
in the way of income and excise
taxes now. our forefathers must
have been pretty quick tempered
TO start revolution over measly
little tax on tea.
That city farmer down the road
isn't goin' to buy a new truck this
spring after all. He spent most of
the winter tryin' to outsmart the
slot machines in town. The one
armed bandits won.
With Brannan tellin' all the con-
4
port program is TO them. and seri-
Gus minded taxpayers figurin' how
much the secretarY's production
payment plan would cost. If doesn't
take much of a prophet 10 figure
how farm legislation IS goin' TO
fare in congress.
Dogie johnson says grand opera is
where the tenor gets stabbed in the
back, and then sings instead of
bleedin' to death.
Foxtail Johnson of Arizona
Farmer says. Il hear so many bad
things about my neighbors that I
plumb hate 'em. Sometimes I hear
good things about 'em too. but I
never Poy no d4tSu11ou 10 soCn
gossip.
Martha is becoming quite con-
cerned about the country's military
situation. She has seen so many
group pictures of the joint chiefs
of staff in a wide variety of poses
in newspapers and magazines lately
that she doesn't see how they have
any time left to look after their
| work.
After havin' a disastrous depres-
sion in the 30s and a roarin' boom
in The 40s. it would be nice if we
could enjoy little quiet NORM
alley in the SOS.
A young inferno, who walked past
the psychiatric ward each morning
and watched one of the inmates go
through the motions of winding
up and pitching an imaginary ball.
was finally asked by one of his
friends why he stopped daily and
watched the screwbaIl go through
his act. "Well," he answered, ''it
things keep going the way they are
I'll be in there some day catchins
for that guy, and I want to get ontt
his curves"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01
Montana Farmer-Stockman

Published twice month, on the 1st and 18th,
by The Montana Farmer, Inc. Great Falls,
Mont Entered as second class matter at the
Postoffice at Great Falls, Mon m@
tana under act of March g. 1879 oeaS5zsfso
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

Considerin' what we are standin'
in the way of income and excise
taxes now. our forefathers must
have been pretty quick tempered
TO start revolution over a measly
little tax on tea.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

That city farmer down the road
isn't goin' to buy new truck this
spring after all. He spent most of
the winter tryin' to outsmart the
slot machines in town. The one
armed bandits won.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

After havin' a disastrous depres-
sion in the 30s and a roarin' boom
in the 40s. 1t would be nice if we
could enjoy little quiet norm
alley in the SOS.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1950-05-01

Foxtail Johnson of Arizona
Farmer says. Il hear so many bad
things about my neighbors that
plumb hate 'em. Sometimes hear
good things about 'em too. but
never pay no attention 10 such
gossip"