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Evening star., 1950-01-03
Produce. Markets

sHaIt1more quotations furnished by thu
Apples1-Market barely steady: demane
stssmaa g t.i :olsI
nahsi s.S ap aoIden %shss Delicious. eR 1o oo
Msy.hs sG RSms ennssvass se ses
/ .0o-25: bushsl boxes Pennsyivania. STAY.
miaa Potateesold eess isT make. aFs dull: 1oopound
sacks. Katahdins, q. 8. is size a. un-
washed, Pennsylvania, paper sacks. Sc
ssns Gs iopoand eo a11' s.sss Ss asun asgd
Sweet, potatoes-Market about steady;
some washed and waxed. doldens. u. 3. s
go: Delaware, Puerto Ricans. q. 8. is
5.; 2:5s-s %; nearby, hsif.oushsi h; hampers s
Snap Beans Barely. STEADY.
Snap Beans--Market barely steady
good -aSslity. strinsisss Black yaientines
a.re aS9s9e sa.I,tI few Ssss dhish as S50 0Tdi.
!, ss;ss sSsSs s''ss
packed loesiiy. founa rords Saias
isssolsat sast, to So eutsz 1si. s0s: ss
sacks: round. florida, Is; North North ecHs caroiins
5oIo,,Dd so:1 oo; OLD ea. market weak New York
0usss! sensssss,a ss.E:ss ssDDss ~..sEsaE: ss!'s'
hoSs. Csleryncahbase-New Eo Jersey. appl'
cusumbers-Market slightly stronger;
5 few Ses. s.sees s6 oo Wsxsd ofsn.r2 5
Poultry Quotations
Poultry.Market dull; receipts liberal:
ssrnadins sn ing light; some stock carried; fryers
esney sna H0 .ns ms.'ls h..ysassh ass sss
20: lightweishts, few 17.1s; others, toe
Few sales to quote.
Livestock Market.
establish price trend iollowins / fairs
s,s lover but sSxs ara bulls ruled fully STEADY
Galves;1S5o: good and choice yealer,
strong to 90 highsr than last Friday;
in narrow demand. fairly steady; good
and choice veaiers largely .29.0o-35. 90,
.ap 90: 90 90 c1s os and msdipm 5000
under yesterday and M isst FH Frd.y: " tsns sani,
sSn,os sSty: afser very sloT start good and
small nnO o ss' P7ase., 7s 0I iso iss 'ssf sai
ISU-Z4U pounds, 1o.bU.76; Z4O-26O
pounds. 15.75-16.25; 160-1S0 pounds,
16.6O-76; sows under 400 pounds mainly
13. 75-A 90; few choice around 800 pounds
1oand!, 1oa hshisss77s sis7s-1soo astS9-'o GOOD 4oo-4'o
sheep-275; run largely comprised rail
Grain Markets.
Flour-Receipts. 4.106 100-pound sacks.
Wheat-.Receipts. none; shipments, 13,-
$50 bushels. stocks. 4.442,636 bushels.
No. red winter, garlicky. spot, domes-
.t~. 2.09; January, 200; No. 8 red win
VI: cornMReseipss. 0's s7o.57i bushels: ship
ments. 100000 bushels; stocks, 3,366,S04
bushels. III
sSSG 5ass:' 'R Ro
Bariey-Receipts. 1921 bushels; ship
ments, 112,614 bushels; stocks, 134.312
Rye-Receipts, 1a7,1la bushels. ship
ments none; stocks, 661 .410 bushels.
Soybeans-Receipts,. 5000 bushels;
shipments, none, stocks. 521.I55 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. 119 tons.
Butter and Egss.
Eggs-Market about steady; demand
4 mediums. 3s.4o; 4 small. $3.50: B
large, 4o-41; current receipts too few
ReceiptsW9Three days) butter. e5. 1855
pounds; eggs. AZ cases.
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Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Jan. 3 R.-Scattered lioui-
dation hit grains at the Board of Trade
today. Observers said that slow export
other futures.
March wheat was a soft spot at the
opening Of today,s session following the
off around q cent shortly after the start
It's weakness Influenced other contracts
The nearby contracts of corn weakened
contracts resisted the decline. There was
soma support for March and May oats
ness, Of wheat. Trading started In No.
vember beans today and at the start solo
sround 16 cents under the July contract
than Fridays close. March. 2.16M. Corr
was unclaimed to ~ lower. March, 1:31
Oats were 20 to 70 lower. March. TN
beans were 1 to Ia lower, March, 2.2sh
and lard was 8 a hundredweight higher
to 10 lower. January, 1857.
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FOREIGN Exchonqe

| NEW YORK. Jan P.-Foreign ex.
change rates follow (Grsat Britain IN dol
lars. others in cents: Canadian dollar ii, il
count or Ss.37s q. s. cents. unchanged.
Europe--<ireat Britain, pound, .2:S0h
unedhaneed; ndhan Great Britain 3o.dsy futures
| day futures, 2 .SOhs, up " Of cent; Great
Britain 9n-day futures, 2;s0Is. up Ks Of
UNCHANGED; Italy. Ira, 1914 Of cent
unchanged; Sweden. krona, 1897. un.
changed: Switzerland, franc. free, 1929
unchaneed
Latin America-Argentina, free, 11.2o.
unchanged; Brazil, free, $50, unchanged;
Mexico, IL 81, unchanged.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway

Wheeling e. Lake Erie Railway
earned SIS. .487 $50 or $14.91 in II
months ended November 80 VS..
$8,467 POT or $23.54 a year earlier.
Crude Petroleum Stocks totaled
256 $3.50, 900 barrels on December
a.: a net drop of 1,146,000 from
q week earlier-Bureau of Mines.
Domestic crude decreased 454, 900.
Foreign crude decreased $4,000.
Epod Fair Stores, Inc, stock
holders approved an increase in
authorized Indebtedness to $12.-
000, 900 from SIS, 200, 600. The COM
pauy registered with the SEC $8,-
100000 of 15-year sinking fund
dehentures to retire outstanding
debentlues and bank loans, and
finance expansion.
Kaiser Frazer Corp. will resume
automobile assemblies on January
9. All workers laid off October
al will be recalled. The new cars
to be produced will be called 1850
models. but will be similar to the
1873 lines.
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Listed Bond Values
On Capital Exchange
Around 1949 Peaks
By Edword G. Stone

Bonds listed on the. Washing
ton Stock Exchange ended 1949
at or close to the years best
prices, all but one issue being
above par. Sales were far ahead
of 1948 on account of the sudden
year-end demand for nearly
100000 Capital Transit As which
finished the year at 98A. The
high was 90.
Washington Gas IS. highest
priced bonds on the board, closed
1949 at 1913. the lowest price in
IL months being 120. Georgetown
Gas SIS were at the years peak
of 1914, up six points from the
1949 low.
Potomac Electric Power IS had
one price in quiet 1949 trading,
1854. Terminal Refrigerating &
Warehousing As. also quiet, ended
the year at 1921, well above par.
American Telephone & Telegraph
3lss registered one price, 110A.
Stocks on the exchange were
also very strong, with many peak
quotations in the list.
Export Manager Named.
Rober F. Bourne, born in Wash
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Business Briefs
q ONLY sELHCrED ISSUES

Manufacturer Earnings in the
third 1949 quarter totaled 81
300, 100000 after taxes. a gain of
1870 from the previous quarter
but 20% below the same 1948 pc
riod.-SEC and FTC Joint Study
Dividends of $870,00o, 900 were
u% below q year earlier.
Chain Stores Spent a record
$458, 100000 in 1949 for store con-
struction and modernization, q
gain of 80 from the previous rec
ord set in 1948.-Chain Store Age.
The total was 1862 above 1947
expenditures.
Electric and Gas Utilities expect
to spend record amounts this year
for expansion. First quarter ex-
penditures are expected to approx
innate $740.000,000 of the $500
100000 total budgeted for all
United States industry.
Earnings of Transit Companies
for 1949 showed the first year-to-
year gain since 1943.-American
Transit Association. Operating
income was estimated at $74, ,000,-
900 VS.. s43,739,o0o in 1s4s.
Travel Bookings for the spring
summer and autumn of 1850 are
heavier than last year, particularly
because of the Holy Year celebra-
tions in Rome, reported the United
States Lines.
Household Washer Sales Of fac
tories in November totaled 298. TIT
units, a drop Of 1857 from the
previous month and 6.4% below
the same 1948 month-American
Home Laundry Manufacturers
Association.
Bell Telephone Co. of PennsyI-
vania will spend more than, $50
100000 for extensions and addi-
tions this year VS.. $4,000, 900 in
1949.
Paramount Pictures, Inc, has
been dissolved and its plan of re-
organization consummated, said
President Barney Balaban.
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light
& Power Co. Of Baltimore reported
net income of '$7.211,239 or $4.26
a share in II months ended No.
vember 30 VS.. $6,315,575 or $4.16
a year earlier.
H. J. Heinz Co. earned $685.
924 or $1.93 in six months ended
October 81 VS.. $2.962,741' or $1.es
a year earlier.
Wesson Oil & Snowdrift Co,
net income for three months end
ed December 8 was $1,280,432 or
IS cents VS.. $1.306,241 or 81 cents
IN the same 1948 period.
Middle South Utilities Co. and
subsidiaries earned $2,436, ,0Os Or
49 cents in three months ended
November 30, while the parent
company earned $1,418,814 or 20
cents In the same period. No COM
parsons for q year earlier were
given. "a
Seeger Refrigerator Co. net for
three months ended November 80
was $401 ,029 or So cents VS.. ST.
0l8.838 or SO cents In the same
1948 period.
Western Tablet d Stationery
Co. earned $727.447 or $4.14 in
the year ended October 81 VS..
$666,061 or $3.50 in the previous
year.
Nunn-Bush Shoe Co. profit forI
the year ended October 81 was
$426,664 or $2.15 VS.. 1854, ,048 or
$3.13 in the preceding fiscal period.
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
elected Franklin j. Lunding chair
man. He is president Of Jewel Tea
Co. and served as. deputy chair
man Of the bank last year.
American Telephone d -Tele-
graph Co. announced the retire.
ment Of Walter s. Clifford as board
chairman after more than IS years.
service with the company.
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Export Manager Named.
Rober F. Bourne, born in Wash

ngton. edu-
c a t e d in the
public schools
and a graduate
in engineering
from Catholic
University. has
been appointed
manager Of ex-
port sales for
the Colorado
Flu ! q Iron
Corp.
He was with
t he F e d e raj
Power ConmiS.
sion in Wash
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N. Y. Bond Market
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Grk 6s6S pt I'd 9H
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New York Cotton

& NEW YORK, Jan 3 R,.-Cotton fu-
lures turned reactionary In forenoon trad.
commission house and New Orleans SELL
ing.
Easiness in securities and tendency
in the new year contributed to the SELF
ing In cotton. Mil and local buying alb
sorbed offerings on the scale down.
Noon prices were 20 cents bale lower
to cents higher than the previous close.
March, 30.7S; May, 30.6I, and July, 80 oil.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

announced its geologists discov-
cred uranium in the upper penin-
sula of Michigan last summer.
The company has arranged to
carry on development there to de-
termine whether the finding is Of
economic importance.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

ington after being connected will
the construction of Hoover Dam
He was In the war, advancin,
from lieutenant to lieutenant col
onel. Mr.. Bourne succeeds E. c
Thompson as head of export sales
Mortgage Financing at Peak.
More than $3,250, ,ooo, 900 of lif,
insurance funds went into tn,
financing of real estate mortgage.
during 1949, it was announced to.
day. In the last four years since
the resumption of building at the
wars end, life insurance com.
panies have extended mortgage
financing in the aggregate o1
$1,000, ,0Oo,0 900.
Employees of the Acacia Mutua
Life Insurance Co. made gift.
valued at $4,000 during the Christ.
mas season to the Children's Hos.
pital and the District Home fol
the Aged and Infirm at Blue
Plains.
Robert Thorne, Blue Plains SUI.
perintendent, received a new gian
toaster capable of toasting 72l
slices Of bread per hour, a nev
diathermy and six wheel chairs
Miss Edith Harrington, admins
traitor of the Children's Hospital
was presented an oxygen machine
valued at 5000. The chairman O
the Fund Committee was Lei
Munro.
NA1utuals Enjoy Fine Year.
The National Association of Mu.
tuai Savings Banks announced to-
day. that deposits closed 1949 al
S19,300. 900, 900, highest point In
1873 years service to the Nation
These banks now serve 1880, ,00C
depositors, having gained nearly
2,50G, 900 accounts since VI day
Gains in each quarter in 1949 ex-
ceded the same 1948 periods. 4,
Building and loan associations
will devote a larger percentage o1
their lending funds than ever dur.
ing 1850 to the construction o.
new homes, according to Henry A
Bubb, president of the United
States Savings & Loan League.
An increasing volume of home
loans to World War veterans or
the per cent rate made possible
by the Veterans Administration
guarantee, will be another feature
of. the coming years lending. HI
added.
More Accounts Insured.
William H. Husband, genera
manager of the Federal Saving
and Loan Insurance Corp, re-
ported here today that 1873 mor'
of these associations took insur
ance coverage in 1949 up to No
vember 80, bringing the total tt
2,737 members. This is the larg.
est number admitted in one year
he said. ~
The District Institute of Ger.
titled Public Accountants will Civ.
further aptitude tests at Amer.
lean University on January 7
l.. o. Manley. president. an
nounced.
The first sale of the year o,
the Washington Stock Exchang
was in Washington Gas common
at So, followed by Potomac Pow
er common at 15A and Virgins
Electric Power common at 20
Garfnckel common opened 1850 a
17K while Capital Transit wa
firm at 23h.
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Dividends Announced
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 R.

NEW YORK, Jan. 8 R.-Dividends de-
Pc Stock of Pay
Rate. riod. Record. able.
Extra.
United Corp Ltd SOC 1-31 2-2S
RcguIar.
guaranty Tr Can $1.25 Q 1891 lie
McCabe Grain Ltd A15c @ lila 2-1
Wayne d Tr Poo s 1-20 2-I
Evening star., 1950-01-03

Hourly sales on the Exchange To-day.
II 100 Am. 500 600 1900 noon $40 COO
100 pm. 74o 900 200 pm 900 600
fUnit Of trading 10 shares. sIn bank
ruptcy OF receivership or being reorganized
under the Bankruptcy Act or Securities
assumed BY such companies. Rates OF diyi.
dends In the foregoing table are annual
or semiannual declaration, Unless other.
wise noted, special or extra dividends are
not included. cld Called. x Ex dividend.
stock dividend. Cash or stock. eDe-
slared or paid 50 far this year. PAYABLE
u STOCK, estimated cash value on ex-divi-
or paid after stock dividend or split-up.
Declared or paid this year, an accumula.
this year. dividend omitted, deferred or no
action taken at last dividend meeting.
3 Declared l949 payable in 1910. yLiuuf.
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star., 1950-01-03


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Evening star., 1950-01-03
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 tP.-spot non,
ferrous metals. prices today: Copper, 1sH
12 cents a pound, New York: zinc, 94.
10 cents a pound, East ST. Louis
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. **A-19
Washington Exchange
SALES.

Washington Gas common-10 at 25h.
Potomac Electric Power common-35 at
15A, at 15A, at 15hs, 100 at 1ohs,
100 at 15As.
Virginia Electric g. Power common-50
at 20.
Garhnckel common-30 at 1Ths.
itol Trapsjt-o0 o3h
Evening star., 1950-01-03

Lee Rubber q Tire Co. has ap-
pointed B. Herbert Lee as adyer-
tising manager.
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Freight Loadings in the. week

ended December "a totaled 623,-
303 cars, a drop of 49, from
the previous week, but 2.4% above
the like 1948 week-Association
OF American Railroads.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
N. Y. STOCK EXCHANGE

FURNISHED By the Associated Press.)
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Sales
Stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate. 90. High. Low. 1915 chse
ABBOTTLl 6Oa 8 SON SOLz SOFA -
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Employment Council
To Meet on Relief Cut

The District Council on Unem-
ployment and Relief and the
Building Laborers Local No. IA
AFL, will hold a special meeting
Tuesday on the impending cut
In relief checks.
Gerard M. Shea, director Of the
District Department of Public
Welfare, has announced persons
on relief will be cut 8 per cent
May /.
The Commissioners have asked
Congress for a deficiency appro-
priation of $4,000 to tide the
Welfare Board over until the next
fiscal year beginning July /.
This appropriation, which would
permit restoration of the cut, has
not yet been acted on.
The meeting was announced by
the Rev. R. Benjamin Kirkland
chairman of the council. He said
plans would be considered for
action in favor of the appropria-
ton.
The meeting will be held at
$50 pm. at Laborers Hall, SIS
New Jersey avenue NV.
Other matters to be considered
will be action on an expanded
unemployment compensation law.
and the creation of jobs through
a public works program.
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Chicago Alumni Club Here
To Hold Dinner 1uesday

President Ernest Cadman Col
we'll Of the University of Chicago
and DR.. Harold c. Urey, the atomic
scientist, will address a dinner of
the Chicago Alumni Club of Wash
ington at 7:45 pm. Tuesday at the
Hotel Statler.
Master of ceremonies at the
dinner, which will be preceded by
a reception at pm!., will be H, R.
Baukhage, ABC commentator and
member of the class of 1911.
Mr.. Colwell will take on "Our
Hundred Acres Tomorrow. DR.
Urey, who is professor of chemistry
at the university's Institute of
Radiobiology and Biophysics, will
discuss "Neutralizing the A and
H-BombS."
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Man Dies of I'd Heart Attack
After Refusing to Go to Hospital
| to another call and found

sponded to another call and found
Mr.. Norris unconscious. They
were unable to revive him and he
was pronounced dead by DR.. An
drew J. Brennan, 1925 Aberdeen
road, Bethesda.
Mr.. Norris is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Mary Louise Norris
his father, William Norris; Sis
ter, Mrs. Gertrude L. Funk, all
of the Lincoln street address; a
brother, Frank Norris. Clinton,
Mo, and a daughter. Mrs. Mary
Jane Plunkett, Mutchen, N. J.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. Tuesday in Humphreys
funeral home. Bethesda. Burial
will be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-04-16

A 43-year-old Bethesda man
who refused to go to the hospital
yesterday after receiving emer-
gency treatment for a heart at
tack, died two hours later at his
home after suffering another
attack.
He was Robert L. Norris of 5607
Lincoln street, parts manager foI
the Williams Nash Motors, Be-
theSda.
Members of the Bethesda Chevy
Chase rescue squad said they were
called to Mr.. Norris home yester-
day morning. They said they
urged him to go to the hospital,
but he refused.
About an hour and a half later,
squad members said, they re-
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Governor Inuuqurotes

DENVER, April Is P).-Walter
w. Johnson, 45-year-old Pueblo
insurance man, became Colorado's
32d governor today in a five
minute ceremony. He is a Demo-
crat. He succeeds William Lee
Knous, who had resigned the post
to become United States District
Judge for Colorado, effective only
minutes before the ceremony.
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Lost of the Bushmen
Studied by Scientists

To study the vanishing Bush
men. Africa's most primitive race
an expedition from Rhodes Living
stone Museum. recently visited
Barotseland in Northern Rhodesia
Salisbury reports. The last remain
ing tribes now number a total Of
about 26,00O, mostly living in the
Kalahari Desert.
Evening star., 1950-04-16
Bundits Steel Daughter

Bandits entered the home OF
Abraham Leon, peasant, near
Chilcancingo, Mexico. After beat
ing his wife and younger children
they carried off the elder daugh-
ter, 13, who has not been heard
from since, Mexico City reports.
Evening star., 1950-07-20

action Sin accordance with the
evidence and the law"
Florida law prohibits race tracks
or their owners and stockholders
from making political campaign
contributions. Mr.. johnson is
principal owner of four dog tracks.
The Greater Miami Crime Com
mission yesterday wrote Gov.
Warren demanding that he direct
the appropriate authority" to
prosecute Mr.. johnson.
During Senate committee
hearing in Miami last week c. v.
Griffin, former close adviser to
the Governor, and Lou Wolfson,
Jacksonville millionaire, testified
they Joined Mr.. johnson in con-
tributing $154,O00 each to Gov.
Warren'S 1948 campaign.
Evening star., 1950-07-20
BY the Asseeioied Press

KANSAS CITY, July 20.-The
Senate Crime Investigating Com
mittee today studied testimony
dealing with race wire operations
and gambling in the Kansas City
area.
The committee will wind up a
two-day closed-door hearing to-
day.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee, the committee chair
man, said witnesses at yesterdays
session told of race wire opera
tions and gambling enterprises.
Among the witnesses was Tony
Gizzo, gambling partner of Charles
Binaggio, North Side politician,
who was shot to death in his DEM
ocratic headquarters April S.
/ Witness From Penitentiary.
The committee also heard testi-
rnony by r. Robert Cohn and
Hampton S. Chambers, former
members of the Kansas City Po-
lice Board.
One witness was brought here
from the Federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kans. He was Nor
ris (Snag) Klein, gambler who
is serving a one-year term for vote
fraud. Senator Kefauver said
Klein gave the committee valu-
able information.
Senator Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire, committee
member, arrived by plane last
night to participate in the in
quiry. Senator Kefauver, his in
vestigators and counsel had been
conducting the hearing without
other committee members because
of the Korean war situation.
Denies Gamblers Helped.
Hearings were held in Miami,
Fla, and st. Louis before the in
vestigation moved to Kansas City.
Senator Kefauver told newsmen
that John H. Hendren, State
Democratic chairman, denied re-
ceiving any contributions from
gangsterS or gamblers for Gov.
Forrest Smiths 1948 campaign.
However, Mr.. Hendred admitted
receiving $4,000 from William Mo-
lasky. st. Louis race wire serv-
ice operator. But said he didn't
know what business Molasky was
Ia when he accepted the gift.
The first two witnesses called
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The racing news official is
William Molasky, vice president of
Pioneer News Service of st. Louis.
Molasky wanted to recommend
some one for appointment to the
st. Louis Board Of Police Com
missioners by Gov. Smith, Mr..
Porter said.
II was told to inform Molasky
that If he wanted to recommend
five men they would be considered
but that he could not be assured
any of them would be appointed
and if he wanted to make his
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enote Crime Probers Question Partner of Charles Bnoqqo

before the committee were Mr..
Cohn and Mr.. Chambers, both of
whom were removed as police
commissioners by Gov. Smith in the
upheaval which followed the BIZ
maggie Staying which never has
been solved.
Since the hearing was closed,
the specific testimony given by Mr..
Cohn and Mr.. Chambers could not
be learned. 1t was recalled, how
ever. Mr.. Cohn said after his re-
moval that he once had informed
Gov. Smith of a bribe offer made
him by Binaggio to "open up a
few joints" Mr.. Chambers also
told Of being subjected to severe
pressure by Binaggio, who support
ed Mr.. Smith for Governor.
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Warren Weighs Action
Aqoinst Compoiun Donor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, July 20
R.-Gov. Fuller Warren said
today he will study testimony that
William II. johnson contributed
$154, 900 to his campaign and take
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contribution on that basis it would
be accepted" Mr.. Porter said.
Gov. Smith did not appoint any
Of the persons Molasky recon-
mended.