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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Ex-FBI Agent Named
Chief investigator for
Senate Crime Probe
Robinson, California
Expert, to Rejoin Old
Partner in Inquiry
Bv Miriom Ottenberd

Harold Robinson. former FB1
agent and now chief investigator
of the California Crime Commits
sion, will head the investigative
staff for the Senate crime probe,
it was announced today.
Chairman Kefauver of the spe-
cial Senate Crime Investigating
Committee. announced Mr.. Robin
sons appointment and described
him as "the best man in the coun-
try for the job" ~
Mr.. Robinson's appointment re-
stores a team that served under
the then Senator Truman on the
Senate War Investigating Com
mittee. Mr.. Robinson was the
committees chief investigator
while Rudolph HALEY was it's chief
counsel in 1944-5. Mr.. HALEY was
named chief counsel for the crime
investigation last Saturday.
Expert on Gambling.
Mr.. Robinson was made avail
able through Gov. Earl Warren
of California.
Mr.. Robinson was rated by Mr.
HALEY as an expert in gambling
networks. Mr.. HALEY recalled that
a number of successful prosecu-
tons of gamblers in California re.
suited from Mr.. Robinson's work
and at present all ticker drops
serving gamblers on wire lines
through California have been shut
down.
Before becoming chief investi-
gator for the Truman committee
Mr.. Robinson had served on it.
investigative staff from it's incep.
ton. He is married and has one
son, Harold. jr.
Cooperation Is Pledged.
At a short press conferenc.
Senator Kefauver also said h,
had gotten offers of assistanc,
from all local crime commission
in the Nation, assurances of CO.
operation from top Justice De.
partment officials and IAN indi.
rect message" offering co-opera
ton from the new Police Boare
in Kansas City.
Mr.. HALEY reported he heare
today from United States Attor'
ney George Morris Fay. the pros.
ecutor here. in which Mr.. Fay of.
fered to Cooperate in any wa!
he could. Both Senator Kefauvel
and Mr.. HALEY smiled off ques.
tons when asked if Mr.. Fay
offer could be taken to mean tn,
committee is interested in inter.
state crime affecting Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Steps Possible Soon
To Limit Chest Aid
For Hospital Care
Expected Deficit Cited;
Certificotion Standards
Already frightened
By GEORGE Beveridqe

officials may take steps within
the next few days to limit drastic
ally Community Chest aid to GER
tain types of needy hospital pa
tients, The Star learned today.
The restrictions have been pro-
posed to help offset an expected
deficit in funds available to pay
hospitals for treating patients ELI
gible for aid from the Chest.
At the same time. however, the
Hospital Service Agency, which
rules on whether patients may get
Chest aid, already has frightened
its certification standards. The
agency, officials said. rejected or
referred to other agencies nearly
40 per cent of the 1886 applica-
tons received for hospital bed care
during the first three months of
this year.
In a public news letter. HSA
said its eligibility criteria" have
been restricted Ito a point where
further stringency would mean
danger to the community"
Nevertheless. the further cut
back is being seriously consid-
cred" by officials of the Chest and
HSA. It also has been shown to
a representative of the hospitals.
Main provisions Of the proposal,
it was reported. are:
/. That no Chest money be paid
for treatment Of patients who hold
Group disqualification, Inc, con-
tracts, after benefits under the
CHI policies have run out.
2. That no approval be granted
for patients injured in accidents
where there is a possibility of
claims in favor of the injured.
3. That no approval be given
persons who have come here from
outside the "area of Community
Chest Federation solicitation"
and have not lived here for at
least year.
4. That a limit be placed on
the number Of days of hospitaliza-
(See HOSPITALS, Page A-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
so Passengers Shaken Up
In Accident on B. & 0.
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE. May 16.-Fifty
passengers were shaken up TO-DAY
when three sleepers of the Balti-
more g. Ohio's westbound Metro.
politan Special were sideswiped by
derailed cars of a passing freight
No one was injured.
The accident was on a curve
just outside Camden Station yard.
at the southwest corner of the
business district.
The passenger train had JUS
left Baltimore on its run from
New York to Washington and st
Louis.
A flatcar loaded with heavy
machinery jumped the track OF
the curve as the freight pulled
into Baltimore. It dragged two
oth@ sars off the rails and abou
400 leet of right OF way wa.
ioSS 4p.
Several windows were broker
and one door was smashed in tn,
sleeping cars.
The passengers moved to for.
ward coaches and the special con.
tinued its trip to Warrington II
Q few minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Truman Heads Home
After Blasting Foes
OF Fair Deal Program
Chicago Speech Also
Warns Republicans on
Opposing Everything
Bv Joseph A. Fox
by Joseph a. rox
Star StoH Correspondent

ABOARD PRESIDENT TRU-
MANS SPECIAL TRAIN, May 16
President Truman was return
ing home from his Western trip
today after calling for defeat OF
Fair Deal foes in the November
congressional races and warning
the Republicans that political
oblivion is the fate of a party
that is against everything that
is for the good of the people"
The President loosed the double
barrelled blast in Chicago last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Bolivion Strike Called

LA PAZ, Bolivia, May Is (P.-
AL labor unions affiliated with the
Bolivian Confederation of Workers
today declared a nationwide gen.
eral strike to begin at midnight
tomorrow. The strike call followed
the declaration OF a state OF
emergency-a modified form OF
martial law-by the government
yesterday because Of Q teachers
union strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

night when he faced cheering
singing overflow crowd of $4,000
in the West Side Stadium at the
windup of the Democratic Party's
three-day Jefferson Jubilee and
delivered a fighting speech that
is due to set the pace for the con-
greSSional races.
Slamming away at the oddly
assorted groups" and backward
looking Senators and Representa-
tives" who have "hobbled" the
administration. the President de-
clared that II hope that by next
January some Of the worst OBJ
structionists will be removed"
The biting admonition to the
Republicans was delivered as he
jibed at the tactics of Victor
Continued on Page AS. Col. -
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Inc, at noontime dedication cere-
monies.
This Is almost like an omen
from heaven" said Mr.. Meyers.
"The sun is shining and the
underpass is finished"
Commissioner Young said the
traffic snarl that existed at Dupont
Circle and forced construction of
the underpass presented a chal-
lenge to engineers striving to save
Washington's downtown business
district from the decay that has
settled on such sections In many
other cities.
Washington's broad streets and
engineering ingenuity in coping
with the multiple intersections
<H. vYHyr>v-- =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
lute News
Bulletin
Czech Quits at u. NJ.

LAKE SUCCESS R.-yIad-
imir Houdek. CzechosIovak dele
gate TO the United Nations,
broke with the Communist-
dominated Prague regime today
and quit his job with the U. N.
delegations. He IL the second
Czech delegate TO resign since
the February, 1913, coup In
which the Communists seized
Sower In Csecheslovakia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Missouri Mother, 10,
Beers Quods; One Dies
BY the Assoeiofed Press

KIRKSVILLE, Mo-, May 49,
Quadruplets were born last night
to a 19-year-old mother at a
hospital here. One of them-a
girl-died five hours later.
DR.. Martin L. Riemann said the
surviving babies were alive and
well. Two boys and one girl lived
Mrs. Potter gave birth to twins
less than two years ago. The twins
did not survive.
I'VE knew there would be twins
at least" DR.. Riemann said. 1--WE
expected triplets-and got quad
rupletS."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Chang Forces
AbandonChusarl
Blockade Base
10000 Evacuated
From VitoI Islands
South of Shanghai
By the Associofed Press

. TAIPEH, Formosa, May 49,
Nationalist China tonight an
nounced abandonment OF the
Chusan Islands.
The official announcement, com
ing on the heels of vows by the
Nationalist to defend the islands
to the death. said 10000 troops
were evacuated.
Only yesterday a Nationalist
general from there, who insisted
that he not be named. said the
battle for the Chusans had not
started.
The islands were extremely i'm.
portant to the Nationalist. From
that base 100 miles southeast OF
Shanghai an effective air anc
naval blockade of the big Com
munist port had been carried on
Nationalist Cause Hits Low.
In view of the Nationalist re.
treat from the Chusan Islands
their cause hit a new low. But
Gen. Chow Chih-jou. chief Of
staff of the Nationalist Army, at.
tempted in Central News Agency
statement. to excuse this defeat
and such it must be considered
by saying the Nationalist hoped tc
smash 'the scheme of the Soviet
imperialists and the Chinese Com
munists in starting a joint often
sive and meeting the Reds over.
all strategy.
I'm our anti-C Communist wal
the general staff has made new
dispositions of the armed forces
so as to deal a heavier blow to the
enemy at most favorable time
and place and has therefore VOL
UNFAIRLY transferred our naval and
air forces from the Chusan archi-
pelago to Taiwan (Formosa)."
The Chusan abandonment could
have only a shocking implication
for the rest of Asia part of
which will meet shortly in Baguio,
the Philippines, to discuss eco
nomic blocks to the Communists
advance.
Left to Chang Kai-shek and his
dwindling forces is only Formosa
with its 7,454.886 population. The
Nationalist say they have 100000
fighting men on Formosa.
Vows Fight to Death.
Earlier today. Chang Kai-shek
pledged to die defending Formosa
the only island left to the Ma
tionaliSts-if he cannot beat back
the Communist tide that previ-
ously swallowed all of mainland
China.
There have been great military
debacles but the Nationalist de-
feat on the mainland was un-
precedented in the history of the
world" the Nationalist president
said.
Nov we've retreated to For
mosa, the last stronghold of the
Kuomingtang (Nationalist Party
and I cannot retreat any more
even if I wanted to.
There is now nothing left but
honorable death for country OF
return to the mainland"
Chiang's pledge was made in 8
speech to high officers.
(The Reds only today trum-
peted the story of how they tore
from Nationalist hands the
blockade base of Tungshan, 60
miles south of Annoy. The Com
munistS said Red Gen. Chen
Yi's forces shelled the island for
four hours after dark Friday,
stormed ashore at 10 pm. and
in six hours won complete con-
troll. The account was broad
cast by Peiping radio, heard in
Tokyo. and was carried in Hong
Kong newspapers
The Nationalist expect the
Reds to invade Formosa, 100 miles
from mainland China, before Sep
TENDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

had brought Mr.. Lie halfway
round the world to see the Russian
leader.
Diplomats speculated that
China's representation in the U. N.
was major topic at the discus
sions. No details of the talks were
disclosed. but 1t is not thought
here that the Russians showed
any signs of modifying their re-
fusal to participate in any U. N.
organization in which Chang Kali
shek's government is represented.
Russia has demanded that the
Peiping government of Mao TIE
tung be recognized as China's rep
resentative in the United Nations.
Molotov and Vishinsky Present.
Present with Mr.. Lie and Mr..
Stain at the meeting were Vice
Premier Molotov and Foreign
Minister Vishinsky. The inter-
view came after Mr.. Lie-seeking
to ease East-West tension-had
conferred with President Truman
in Washington and with top Of
f1cials in London. Paris and here
In Moscow.
The Commute interview was
considered a rather long one for
the Soviet Premier. It was con-
Sidered here that Mr.. Lie and Mr.
Stain discussed not only the
China question but other basic
points of East West tension as
we'll.
There was speculation that Mr.
Lie might discuss his talk with
Mr.. Stain at news conference
he has scheduled tentatively TO,
tomorrow.
The Lie-Stalin interview hac
been preceded by careful prepa.
ration by both the Russians ano
the U. N. official. Mr.. Lie arrived
last week. He conferred first. fol
80 minutes, with Mr.. Vishinsky
This was followed by a long inter.
(See STAIN. Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

tied. all-Pullman to Chicago, at
4:30 pm. (EST) and any other
trains it could organize through
out the day.
End of the strike also meant
the return of about 100 Pennsyl-
vania employees here and $50 me-
chanical workers laid off by South
ern at Alexandria. 1t also def
nitely assured 1900 Southern
employees at the main Office here
and Alexandria shops of continu-
GUS work. They were threatened
with lay-offs Thursday.
About 80 maintenance employees
at the Washington Terminal Co.,
also were called back to work.
The railroads acted rapidly
after the strike settlement at
am. today. Calls for crews imme-
diately went out, as mechanical
tSee TRAINS. Page A-6)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

BONN. Germany. May Is R.-
Former French Premier Paul Rey.
maud arrived here today to see
Allied and German officials on
Frances plan for pooling French
and German coal and steel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Milk Producers
And 2Dairies
Found Guilty
Two Others Acquitted
Of Priee-Fixing; Judge
Imposes Small Fines

The Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Association. its secre-
tary-treasurer. Bruce B. Derrick.
Richfield Dairy and Safeway Stores
Lucerne Milk Co, today were found
guilty by District Court Judge
Alexander Holtzof Of conspiracy
to Ak milk prices.
At the same time. Judge Holtzoi
found Alexandria Dairy and Har-
vey Dairy not guilty.
The judge. noting that there was
no "evil intent" fined the aSSocia-
ton $500, and Richf1eld. Lucerne
and Mr.. Derrick. 500 each.
In the case of Mr., Derrick. the
juriSt suspended the fine.
Defense Attorney William B.
Leahy, after the courts finding,
observed that there had been only
technical violations" and Judge
Holtzoff nodded agreement.
To Recommend Appeal.
Counsel for the association an
nounced that they would recon-
mend to the associations board of
directors that the case be appealed.
Judge Holtzoff withheld final
imposition of the sentences.
The courts finding brought to
conclusion the trial which
opened May 2 and produced II
days Of testimony.
Judge Holtzoff's decision came
Just "a hours after he had granted
an acquittal motion for three
other defendants, Chestnut
Farms-Chevy Chase, Thompsons
and Wakefield Diaries.
Judge Holtzoff, commenting on
the position of Harvey and Alex
andria Diaries. said, There is no
evidence that they knew they
were part of any conspiracy"
Prosecuted by Winn.
Mr.. Leahy. in his closing argyll
ments today. had maintained that
a plan for classifying and pricing
various grades of milk sold by the
association was legal and In the
public interest. He also had in
sisted that contracts between the
association and the distributors
in which the association guaran-
teed to supply them their full
needs did not "of itself violate the
law"
The Governments case was pre-
sented by Robert H. VIM, special
assistant to the attorney general.
Mr.. VIM has handled the Gov
ernment's phase of its antitrust
fight against the defendants for
more than two years.
The court in its ruling yester-
day held that evidence submitted
during the trial showed the three
distributors acquitted yesterday
had had no written full supply
contracts with the producer group
since 1888.
Full Supply Contracts.
But. in the case of the other
diaries. the court found they had
full contracts. including a price
classification plan. Such con-
tracts are price fixing scheme"
and in violation Of the Sherman
antitrust act, Judge Holtzof held.
The judge noted that farmer
co-operatives, such as the as
ISOLATION. are exempt from pro-
visions Of the Sherman Act until
they enter into agreements with
mon farmers" At that point,
co-operatives' immunity ends, he
added.
However, had the association
taken advantage Of the Federal
Marketing Act. which provides
for the fixing of prices by the
Secretary Of Agriculture, there
would have been no violation of
the Sherman Act. the Judge held.
The association withdrew from a
Federal marketing order In March,
1947.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

Text of Presidents Address ct Demo
crotic Jubilee in Chicago. Poge A-IC
Republicans Pick Toft to Answer Trvmon
in Speech Tonight Poge A-l0
Democrats Oppose Hiring Reds But Also
Condemn "Smeors". Poge AS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Underposs at Dupont Circle
Dedicated in Carnival Mood
Gen. Young Formally Turns Over
Tunnel to People of Washington

In carnival mood, residents of
the Dupont Circle area and the
Connecticut avenue businessmen
today accepted the $4.8 million
underpass from the District Com
missfoners on behalf of all the
people Of Washington.
The sun broke through low
hanging clouds at the moment
Pictures Of Deduction Of Dupont Circle
Underpass. Pase 81
Engineer Commissioner Gordon
r. Young formally turned over
the underpass to the people of
Washington. represented by Hor-
ace J. Meyers, president Of the
Connecticut Avenue Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

Soviet Cuts Eost Reich Reporotions Bin.
Pdse As
Soviet Charges iran Uses U. S. Experts
to Survey Border. Poae As
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
China Representation
In u. n. Believed Tonic
OF StaIin-Lie Farley
Russion Leader Confers
For 90 Minutes With
Lake Success Chief
AXafhe Assoeirtsd Rrss,

MOSCOW. May TO- Prime
Minister Stain and United Ma
lions Secretary General Trygve
Lie talked for 80 minutes at the
Kremlin last night.
The conference climaxed the
save the u. N" mission which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

Continued on Page AS. Col. IL
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(see UNDERPAss, Page A-50
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tSee TRAINS, Page A-6.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16
Guide for Rea d ers

Denv.r, Daily CENr
- S1AAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-05-16

(See TAXES. Page A-3.)
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(See STAIN, Page A-6.)
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Continued on Page AS, Col. S.
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Mostly sunny with high in low los today.
Fair tonight, low near So tonight. Tomor-
row partly cloudy with high near 10.
Full report on Page A-2)
Midnight, SO 6 am. So II am. 81
am. So Sam. SO Noon ---62
am. So 10 am. 80 1pm. --65
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-07-13

Two seven branched candelabra,
caught with clusters of white glad
iolus and two altar vases of the
same flowers were arranged in the
chancel of East Cleveland Congre-
gational church Saturday, July 9Th
for the wedding of jeanette Wood
ard, and Fred Querine. Rev. Earle
c. Hochwald, the minister, per-
formed the service at two o'clock
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Dennis Woodard
of 184S Rosalind ave. and was given
in marriage by her father. She
wore a lace patterned sheer gown
over white taffeta. The fitted bo-
dice was fastened with a row Of
tiny buttons from the Queen Anne
collar to the waistline. The full
hooped skirt fell into a chapel
train and she carried a beautiful
cascade of mixed white tuberous
rooted begonias with ivy.
Mrs. Donald Hubbard, the ma
tron of honor, and Miss Alma
Brundage and Miss Sally Sammons,
the bridesmaids, wore aqua en-
broidered sheers modelled after the
bridal gown, but having short
sleeves instead of the long sleeves
worn by the bride. They carried
Colonial bouquets. the matron, of
honor's bouquet having roses in
the center. Their mitts matched
their gowns in color.
Susan Miller, a neice of the
bride, was the flower girl. She was
dressed in pink dotted swiss and
her colonial bouquet contained car
nations, centered with rosebuds.
Mr.. Donald Hubbard was best
man and James Querin, brother
of the bride escorted the guests
to the pews.
All guests invited to the church
were also invited to the brides
home after the ceremony where
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-07-13

T. R. Manley of Western Re-
serve University, the Horticulturist
of the Garden Center will speak
during a tour of the Valley Vue
Trail Gardens. Here they will see
the featured Hemrrocallis, Greek
for Beautiful for a day., day lilly.
1t blooms, pest free from June until
September, being in it's prime dur
ing July. There are many new
splendid, unusual varieties of the
lilly, which gardeners are increas-
ingly anxious to include with their
perenials.
Mrs. Robert ]. Irwin and her
committee are checking cars to
provide transportation for the
group meeting at Caledonia School
at noon on Wednesday, July 10Th.
Mrs. Richard P. Wolf, Social
Chairman who provides the month
ly corsages for the President, Mrs.
William H. Olson, plans to serve
beverages to all box-holders. Hos
tesses of the day are Mrs. E. A.
Dill, Mrs. P. P. Kramer, Mrs. j. R.
Colville, Mrs. A. H. Taylor and
Mrs. E. F. Wolfe.
GARDEN PARTY
The Daughters of st. Ursula,
which is the Mothers Guild of Ur-
suline College, will sponsor their
annual garden party on Thursday,
July goth, at one o'clock. 1t will
be held on t he Campus at Amadeus
Hall, 2214 Overlook rd.
The committee, headed by the
president, Mrs. Robert Ward, 1928
Stanwood, is working to make this
another eventful occasion, merited
by the observance of the Ursuline
Centenary. There will be lunch
con and cards, apron and baked
goods, booths, entertainment.
tainment.
Mrs. Charles Shannon, 1843
Burnette ST., is planning tallies and
cards; Mrs. Thomas Dempsey,
1857 Fay ST., aprons; and Mrs.
Martin Mclaughlin, 14015 Su-
perior, tables.
Reservations made not later than
Monday, July 18th, will assist in
estimating attendance and assure
Ursuline hospitality for all. For
tickets call Mrs. Ward at MU.
1-S455.
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No~ M~A

Always on the alert for the best
and latest horticultural develop
ment; ready to learn and expert
ment; sharing knowledge on Hy-
droponic; donating and planting
new Firechief Petunias in the
community; and now - holding
their yearly box lunch picnic -
that is Hilltop Garden Club.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-07-13
WAIT TWO HOURS

Two, hours after eating is not too
long to wait for a swim. Two
hours under the shade of a tree
is better than an eternity in the
shade of a tombstone.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-07-13

"Look before you leap" is an
old adage which can prevent many
needless accidents. The weight of
body hurtling into the water
gives the diver tremendous speed
Both diver and swimmer can be
injured seriously. Play it safe.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1950-07-13

Don't duck the non-swimmer-
1t always subjects him to the most
intense fear - Ducking is dan
gerous.