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Evening star., 1950-06-13
Swiss Housewives
Told to Stock Up
Emergency Reserve
hN the ASsnrintnd PrA.n

BERN. Switzerland. June lS.-
The Swiss government called on
every housewife today to lay in 20
pounds of foodstuffS per head be-
fore the end of September as an
emergency reserve in case Of "un-
foreseeable events"
The appeal was an amplifica-
tion of government communioue
issued May 3 which said that
preparations for the military de.
fenSe of the country would be in
complete if the economic defense
were not simultaneously prepared
with all possible means"
Housewives should store s
pounds of sugar. pounds Of fats
and 10 pounds of rice, -four and
other dry foodstuffs for each mem
Der of the household, the govern
ment advised.
Switzerland's Secretary Of Com
merce. Rodolphe Rubattel, said
last month that the governments
call for household food reserves
should not be regarded as an in
dication that Switzerland thought
war was imminent. but merely as
a normal precaution."
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Hogan Is Expected
To Take Charge Of
Erickson Prosecution
By the AssscIofsd Press

NEW YORK, June 13.-District
Attorney Frank S. Hogan was re-
ported today to be planning to
take personal charge of the prose-
cution of Bookie Frank Erickson
if he sticks to his plea of innocent.
A jury has leveled so counts
of conspiracy and bookmaking
against the multi-million dollar
gambler. A date for trial may be
set tomorrow.
Mr.. Hogan's appearance in the
courtroom would be the first time
he has acted as trial prosecutor
since 1945.
No reason was given for Mr..
Hogan's reported decision to sup
ersede his aide in the rackets
bureau, Assistant District Attor-
ney Alfred j. Scott.
Mr.. Scott conducted the in
vestigation that led to the grand
jury's charges against Erickson on
May 80.
1t was reported that Mr.. Hogan
considers the 54-year-old bookie
a prime target in the Nation
wide gambling setup.
Mr.. Hogan, district attorney of
New York County (Manhattan)
since 1912, has handled a trial
himself only once. That was the
1945 prosecution of Joseph Fay
and James Bove. union leaders
who were convicted of extortion
and conspiracy in the construc-
ton industry. They drew 812 to
16 years in prison.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Trade Board Units
Drive at 9396 Of Goal

With less than 20 days remain
ing in its 1850 Embarrassing drive,
the Greater National Committee
of the Board of trade yesterday
had reached total of $102,3 1928 OF
i93 per cent of it's goal,
Joseph c. McGarraghy, commit
tee chairman, speaking at the
groups report luncheon in the
Carlton Hotel, announced a VIC
tory luncheon will be held June
20. The goal is $4,000.
Division reports to date are:
Amusements, As per cent of quota;
automotive, "a per cent; brewer
les. II per cent; construction, 72
per cent; distilled spirits. "A per
cent; drugstoreS, n per cent;
graphic arts. 73 per cent; grocers
100 per cent: hotels and purvey-
ors. "a per cent; insurance, 33 pei
cent; laundries, 81 per cent; radio
84 per cent: real estate, 27 PEI
cent; restaurants, "a per cent.
Also storage and moving, 6;
per cent; department stores. OF
per cent; retail mems clothing
stores, 100 per cent; retail wom-
ems clothing stores, SO per cent;
jewelers., % per cent; shoe stores
rs per cent; variety stores, 63 PEI
cent; airline transportation, 81
per cent; local transportation, 81
per cent and miscellaneous, "a
lper cent. ~.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Indonesiuns Won't Let
Red Cross Aid Rebels
BY the Asseeioted Press

JAKARTA, Indonesia, June 13
The Central Indonesian govern
ment refused today to let the In
ternational Red Cross send relief
supplies to the self f-styled, rebel
lious Republic of the South Mo-
luccas." on the island of Amboina.
The government refused, it said
because the Red Cross letter OF
request termed the South Molucca
regime a 'belligerent party" while
the Jakarta government considers
the separatists there are carrying
on an internal rebellion"
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Unbelievable, Way
OF ForeteILing Sex
Too Unbelievable
By the Assoeioied Press

CHICAGO, June ia shoe
maker who claimed an "unbeliev-
able" method Of predetermining
the sex of children was told by a
city Judge yesterday to stick to
his last.
Anastas Calendar, "a, was be-
fore Municipal Judge Eugene j
Holland on a charge of distribut-
ing commercial advertising in Lin
coin Park. The cards he passed
out read: do you want a girl?
My unbelievable method will
guarantee your wish. No money
accepted until proof. Consult me
personally"
The Russian-born shoemaker
said the method" was a secret
Greek potion given him by O
Russian midwife who had prede.
termined the sex of a son foi
Car Nicholas II of Russia.
Judge Holland cut short Cal
endar's explanation and fined him
SIS and costs and ordered his zoe
cards destroyed.
Calendar. out of court, told
newsmen that if the wife drinks
the brew before conception, she
will have daughter; If the hus-
band drinks it, the baby will be q
boy.
He appeared hurt when a re-
porter asked what happened il
both wife and husband drank the
potion. You're making fun OF
me-" he said and didn't answer.
Evening star., 1950-06-13

bank and began artificial respira
ton. Forty-five minutes later he
opened his eyes.
Word about the rescue didn't
get out of the neighborhood until
yesterday.
Johnnie was playing with 8
sister, 4-year-old Carol, when he
fell into the overflow torrent from
IA water works plant. Carol gave
the alarm.
Johnnie had f1oated under q
street intersection. through a block
Iof homes and under another
intersection before Doris Jear
caught him.
Evening star., 1950-06-13

Since the 1851 money bill won't
be ready by July /, a continuing
resolution by Congress will be nee
esSary to allow the agencies tc
continue operating next month
And in view of the sharp person
mel cuts voted by the House and
the less severe but still substantial
cuts planned in the Senate, there
a strong possibility the agencies
continuing funds will suffer an
immediate 10 per cent cut.
AttritiOn At First.
Even if Congress allows the
agencies to use one-twelfth ot
their previous years appropria-
tions for July. and perhap;
another one-twelfth in August, il
final action is not completed by
then, the bureau still will have tt
begin pairing their stats mex
month. Otherwise. they woulc
have to make even more severe
personnel cuts later in the year
The initial cuts in personne,
next month probably can be
achieved for the most part BY
not filling the vacancies that oc.
cur through normal personne
turnover. However, as time goes
on, a substantial number of dis.
missals will have to be made.
The picture. however, isn't en-
tirely black. If the Senate's
pending bill is agreed to by the
House-and there are some indi.
cations it will bet will lesser
the impact of the Houses initia
action by SO per cent.
Federal officials estimate thai
at least 60.000-maybe more-ol
the 100000 personnel reductions
can be achieved by attrition-by
not filling vacancies. This woulc
leave 10000 actual firings among
the 2 million Federal employees.
Defense Case Different.
Defense Department employe.
have practically nothing to worry
about. The 2 per cent personne
cuts imposed by the House coule
be absorbed entirely by attrition
AS for the Post Office Depart
ment and the Veterans Admins
tration, the Senate committee il
expected to cut their stats by onl!
per cent. The Internal Revenue
and Customs Bureaus also may bt
slaShed 5 per cent by the Senate
group. instead of the 10 per cent
imposed by the House.
The Senate committee probably
will impose a 10 per cent cut on
the rest of the agencies. All to-
gether, this would total about a
100000 employment reduction.
The issue of banning further
accumulation of annual leave by
Federal employees this year is still
up in the air.
The House has voted to force
Federal workers to use all of their
26 days vacation time this year.
Senate Unit Divided.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee is sharply divided on
this. The Republican members are
all for it. However, some of the
Administration Democrats on the
committee want to kill the leave
ban rider. They argue it's not le-
gal and would cause great hard
ships for the agencies. These Sen
ators point out the personnel cuts
Evening star., 1950-06-13
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny, high about 81 today. Some
cloudinesS tonight, low near "a.
Partly cloudy, warm and more
humid tomorrow with some chance
of scattered showers.
Maryland - Some cloudiness,
warmer and more humid with
chance of scattered Thunderstorm
ers in mountains tonight and over
most of interior tomorrow.
Virginia-Mostly fair and not
as cool tonight. Tomorrow some
cloudiness and warmer and more
humid with chance of scattered
Evening star., 1950-06-13
D. {. Studies Status
OF YMCA After Court
Upsets Tax Exemption

Inc DISTRICT tax assessor S OIL
fice today was re-eXamining the
entire tax status of the YMCA
here. in the light of a District
Court ruling that "Y" property
enjoys no real estate tax exemp-
tion.
Judge Edward NJ. Curran
reached that decision yesterday.
although he declared from the
bench:
Il can't see why it shouldn't be
exempted. but I've got to follow
the law"
Affected is the status of five
pieces Of property owned and used
by the YMCA: 1928. 1886 and l740
q street NV: 1700 Good Hope
road Sc, and 1916 Twelfth street
NV. which is the Negro branch.
Until recent months, District
authorities apparently shared the
YMCA viewpoint that it was en-
titled to all tax exemption as a
and educational organ
iZation.
1894 Law Cited.
But the Corporation CounSel's
office learned differently when, on
examining a special exemption
statute Of 1894, it discovered the
present YMCA was not included,
Over this long period the "Y''
had not once been dunned for
taxes of any kind, except for an
eight-year period when the then
vacant 1740 G street premises
were used as a profit-making
parking lot.
The matter got into court after
the District billed the "Y" for
1894 real estate taxes for the
fiscal year 1943. This was a year
when the "Y" discontinued its
parking lot operation and began
building a new structure for its
own use.
The District contended that,
while construction was under way,
the property was not actually be-
ing used for charitable or educa-
tional" purposes. hence could not
claim exemption.
Pays and Protests.
The organization paid the bill
rather than risk tax sale of the
premises, but took its protest be-
fore Judge Curran, citing the 1894
exemption law.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
George Lynch, however, used the
law to the Districts advantage
Mr.. Lynch argued that a close
analysis showed that statute ex-
empted only one specific property
operated by the then separate
Negro "Y." This organization since
has merged with the present
YMCA.
Judge Curran agreed after
reading the congressional report
which accompanied the. statute
approved in 1894.
Whether the District intends tc
begin taxing all YMCA property
or to go after any of the taxes
due" during the past so years de-
pends on officials study of the
case as it may be affected by the
court decision.
Walter Bastian, counsel for the
"Y" said today efforts already
have been started to obtain new
legislation by Congress specifically
exempting the organization from
taxes of any kind. Mr. Bastian in
dicated that, failing this, an ap-
peal will be initiated from Judge
Curran's decision.
Evening star., 1950-06-13

thundershowers in west and north
portions.
Wind velocity at 1880 O'Clock
this morning, 10 miles per hour !;
direction, south.
Five-Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity, June 14-18.
Temperature will average slight
ly above normal for Washington,
maximum. 80; minimum, So.
Warm tomorrow, a little cooler
Thursday and warmer again the
latter part of the period. Scat
tered thundershowers tomorrow
and again about Saturday aver
aging around one-half inch.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Mrs. Eliza Marindin, 81,
Dies in PHILADELPHIA

Mrs. Eliza Eliot Marindin, 81
widow of Henry Louis Marindin
former assistant head of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey, died yester-
day in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Marindin had maintained
a home here and in PHILADELPHIA.
Born in Brookline, Mass, she
was the daughter of Edward S,
Ritchie, manufacturer of the
marine standard Ritchie compass
Surviving are two sons, Henri
Louis Marindin of Windewood
Pa. and F. Richie Marindin of
Newtown. Conn. and a daughter
Mrs. Charles ]. Ferguson of New
York.
Private funeral services will be
held in Philadelphia. followed by
burial in Jamaica Plain, Mass.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
50 900 u. S. Gift Boxes
Arrive in Berlin

BERLIN.-Gift packages from
the United States continue to pour
into this city, an American official
says.
John H. Gayer, communications
advisor to American authorities
here, said that more than $4,000
such packages, valued at $3.50, 900
were received by Berlin families
during the first four months of
this year.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Crime
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tributor of publications during my
entire life, cannot, to this date,
interpret a racing form"
Tells of Getting Shares.
AS for Pioneer, Molasky said
his family acquired 1912 shares OF
stock in the company in 1882
at cost of $25,000 and an addi-
tional 22la shares in 1910. The
remaining IS shares, he said, are
owned by William Brown and his
mother, Agnes Brown.
mo one excepting the Brown
and Molasky families have a
financial interest in Pioneer,
Molasky said. There are nc
gangsters, mobsters, racketeers OF
other persons of questionable
character connected with, inter-
ested in or employed by Pioneer
News"
He described the business OF
Pioneer News as distributing and
disseminating information on
sporting events and "other news
of an unusual and sudden nature. y
Molasky said he was So, born in
st. Louis and has two children
and three grandchildren.
Molasky repeatedly refused COM
ment when reporters buttonholed
him after his talk with Committee
Counsel Rudolph HALEY. His
statement was handed out by At
torney Morris Shenker, who also
represented James j. Carroll, the
st. Louis betting commissioner
during Mr.. Carrolls appearance
at the Commerce Subcommittee S
gambling hearing.
Brings Some Records.
Harold G. Robinson, the COM
mittee's chief investigator, told
reporters that Molasky brought
some. but not all. of his records
with him.
Chairman Kefauver of the in
veStigating committee told report
ers he expects President Truman
to issue an executive order any
time now to make income tax and
other Government files available
Mr.. Truman has promised the
committee full cooperation and
the Senators confidently expect to
get the executive order they need
to dig deeper into Nationwide
criminal operations.
In addition to income tax files,
the committee hopes to get access
to such other Treasury records as
those of the alcohol tax unit, mar
cotics division and customs. The
Senators are also particularly in
terested in immigration and nat
uralization records because of the
number of foreign-born racketeers
preying on American cities.
Evening star., 1950-06-13

will leave agencies so Shorthanded
the bureaus will have to ask some
OF their employees give up some Of
their vacation time to put out the
workload.
This issue still has not been set
tied. The committee probably
won't vote on 1t until the other
parts of its bill are ready-in
about three or four weeks.
BE sure TO listen at 6.45 pm.
epery Saturday oper WMAL. The
Star Station. to Joseph Youno's
Federal Spotlight radio broad
cast featuring additional neps
and UieipS OF the Government
scene
Evening star., 1950-06-13
l8-Month Kushmir Truce
Broken; Il Are Sloin
eY ihs AssoSlotad Presa

NEW DELHI. June 13.-The
first breach in the Kashmir cease
fire truce in Is months was re-
ported here today.
The newspaper Statesman in a
dispatch from Jammu. in the
southwest corner of the northern
state for which India and Pakis-
tan are disputing. said at least 81
soldiers were killed in a four hour
gun battle between Pakistani
troops and Kashmir state troops
under Indian command.
The newspaper said the shoot
ing apparently was caused by the
Pakistanis' crossing the KaShmir
border in search Of timber.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
George Urges Passage
OF Social Security Bill
To Ease Relief Burden

Chairman George of the Senate
Finance Committee opened debate
on the new social security bill to-
day, urging the Senate to pass it
rs a step toward reducing the
direct relief burden on both the
Federal and State Governments.
I'm urging adoption of this bill,
your committee is mindful of the
fact it does not do the whole job, /"
Senator George said. Public as
sistance can be reduced to mini
mum only If those already old,
and who have not been afforded
the opportunity to participate in
the contributory system, have
their needs met through a method
other than assistance"
The Senate bill, which Senator
George hopes to see passed in
q week, differes in several major
respects from the House version,
approved a year ago.
increases leverage.
1t will add nearly 10 million to
the 35 million individuals now cov-
cred by the contributory old-age
retirement system. For the first
time. it provides old-age insur-
ance for the self-employed and
for some farmhands and house
hold domestics.
1t raises the minimum pension
from $40 to $25 a month for one
individual, with increases all along
the line for those with higher
wages and longer service. 1t raises
the maximum allotment for a re-
tired worker and his dependents
from $85 to $3.50 a month.
The Senate version keeps the
old age payroll tax where it is
at p per cent each on employer
and employe-until 1856. 1t also
continues to base the tax and re-
tirement benefit on the first So
900 of annual wages. The House
raised the base to. $500, and the
administration may try to boost
1t to $4,000, which would mean
higher payroll taxes and greater
monthly benefit payments.
2.9 Million Drawing Pensions.
There are 80 million persons
drawing old age pensions today,
and about the same number get
ting direct public assistance from
the Federal and State govern
ments because they had no op-
portunity to earn a pension under
social security.
The Senate bill seeks to make
It easier for many workers now
approaching IS to become eligible
for pensions by reducing the
period in which they must work
in covered job.
On the other hand, the Senate
bill eliminates House plan to
start paying pensions for disability
as we'll as old age. The Senators
decided this innovation needs
more study.
After the Senate passes the bill
1t may take a joint conference
committee a month to work out
a final agreement, but enactment
of the bill in some form before
adjournment is expected.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Mrs. {. {. Galloway,
Wife Of Dentist, Dies

Mrs. Charles Calvin Galloway
II, whose husband has practiced
dentistry here since 1905, died this
morning in George Washington
University Hospital after an ill
ness of six weeks.
Mrs. Galloway, a District area
resident since childhood, lived at
425 Brookside drive, Kenwood, Md.
She was active in the Daughters
of the American Revolution and
was a past worthy matron of the
Eastern Star, Takoma Park chap
ter.
Mrs. Galloway was one Of the
oldest living members of the Ma
tional City Christian Church
where she and her husband were
married. They celebrated theil
50th wedding anniversary ir
January, 1949.
Born in Cincinnati, she lived ir
Memphis. Tenn, before moving tc
the District. She made her home
in Takoma Park for 35 years until
moving to Kenwood five years ago
Mrs. Galloway was a graduate OF
Mount Vernon Seminary.
In addition to her husband, DR.
Galloway, she leaves two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Claude Allen Cook. AIS
Brookside drive, and Mrs. William
E. Adams of Houston, Tex, and
five grandchildren.
Her body will be at the Hines
funeral home, 2901 Fourteenth
street NV, until funeral serv-
ices at 2 pm. Thursday at the
National City Christian Church.
Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
'emperatures In Various Ci
48 Dead in Jop Floods

TOKYO, June 13 (P.-At least
48 persons have lost their lives ir
continuing floods and landslides
accompanying the week-long tor
rental rains sweeping the Tokyo
area. Seventeen others are re-
ported missing and 10 injured.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
By the Associoted Press


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, June 10.
Quick thinking and fast running
by teen-age girl saved the life
of a toddling boy who fell into a
foaming ditch.
Everybody else rushed to the
spot where Johnnie Shores, 2. fell
into the rushing water Sunday.
Doris Jean SchatZ, II. streaked
for the entrance to an under
ground culvert three blocks away.
She grabbed Johnnie's ap-
parently lifeleSs body a few feet
before he would have disappeared
from sight. She lifted him to the
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Duqon to Run Aqoin

Daniel A. Dugan, chairman OF
the Arlington County Board
local governing body-last night
was nominated by independents
to seek reelection.
The 34-year-old Civil Service
Commission employe is complet-
ing his first four-year term after
having won a political upset in
1916 by defeating Edmund D
Campbell, Democrat. Since then
the non-pa1tisans have WreSted
control of the five-member board
Evening star., 1950-06-13
Right to Picket Protested

The Virginia Supreme Court
will hear an appeal of a case
challenging a State law banning
picketlng.
It is unconstitutional because ii
abridges freedom of speech, ac-
cording to a petition for a writ
of error filed by Grace McWhortor
who was flnel $3.50 and sentenced
to three months as the result OF
an incident in a 1949 strike at
the Roanoke Garment Co.
She was charged with interfer-
ing with another worker and
using insulting and threatening
language. The law makes its
Illegal for any one, 'by use OF
insulting language" to attempt to
induce another to leave his job
Evening star., 1950-06-13

fSQeral e III =
ployment b y
about 200, 900
jobs. AS dis
close d here
weeks ago. the
Senate Appro-
priationS Com
mittee will
m Q dify tn e
H ouse action
con sid er ably,
voting for about
a 100, 900 reduc-
ton in Gov
ernment per
conno1
Evening star., 1950-06-13
'CooI-OH Period Urqed

A committee of judges and
lawyers suggested today that some
thing be done to keep divorced
persons from remarrying before
the ink is dry on the decree"
The State Bar Association pro-
posed no changes in existing
grounds, but said a 30-day waiting
period requirement would make
it impossible for a remarriage to
be declared invalid if an appeal,
now permitted within the 30-day
period, resulted in the divorce be-
ing set aside. The recommended
tionS went to Gov. Lane.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-06-13

DR.. Harold P. Morris of Silver
Spring. will be awarded The Eve
ming Star Cup for outstanding
public service by the Montgomery
County Civic Federation.
The group also elected Walter
H. McClenon as president last
night.
DR.. Morris will receive the
trophy at the annual banquet
Evening star., 1950-06-13

Monday at Kenwood Country
Club. He was cited for work on
the Montgomery Junior College
Advisory Council and for an ex-
tensive survey into the economic
effect of large-scale housing.
The federation asked the County
Council to veto a recently-paSsed
bill establishing a Department OF
Public Libraries and called for
100000 to be spent to complete
land acquisition of the George
Washington Memorial parkway
along the Potomac River to Great
Falls.
Evening star., 1950-06-13
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Agencies to Begin Personnel
.Attrition Cuts by JuIy7
BY Joseph Young

Federal will pairing their
about weeks
begins July l. and the heavy personnel
the them alternative
EMPLOYMENT hough Congess around taking
Evening star., 1950-06-13

Andrew Jackson was the first
American President to ride on a
steam railroad.
Evening star., 1950-06-13

Qnal actlOn on the oIle-paChaSS
1851 money bill until late July or
August.
The House has voted to cut
Evening star., 1950-06-13
US. WEATHER eUREAU MAP
nanartrnant af car,ne,fa

Fair weather will be the tonight early
in most OF the Nation for scattered showers the
Great Lakes and the northern half of the Mississippi Valley and
along the North Pacc Coast will be the north
eastern quarter OF the country
the Northern and Central Plains with little temperature change
expected elsewhere -AP Wireph0t0.