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Evening star., 1950-11-17
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. Nov. 1.-THE
three purported wills of recluse
Charles Babonet are all bogus, a
handwriting expert declares. And
a half million dollar estate may
go to eight distant relatives.
The report of Clark Sellers. one
of the Nations leading handWrit-
ing analysts, may put an end to
the hopes of a Los Angeles family
and a New Orleans nun who were
left large bequests in the first
will, which was filed by the Bank
of America.
Judge Newcomb Condee set
December IA for a hearing to de-
termine which, if any, will to ac-
-cept-or whether to declare
Babonet intestate.
sMr. Babonet, 81, appeared to
be living in poverty when he died
last August 7. Later, however, in
vestigators found $4,000 hidden
in his house, bank accounts total
ing $120,000, and numerous lucra-
tive oil investments.
Under California inheritance
laws, the estate may go to six
nephews and nieces of Wulkapro-
dersdorf, Austria, and to two
counsins in st. Louis.
All three wills were submitted
anonymously. One was written
on butchers wrapping paper and
found at the door of bank. It
left $100, 900 to the family of Mrs.
Pearl Tyson of Los Angeles, with
$4,000 to go to their friend,
Sister Eugene. New Orleans
teacher.
The other wills were mailed
afterward to Public Administrator
Ben Brown from Sacramento.
Calf, and Denver.
The will naming the Tysons
Evening star., 1950-11-17
MAN Jailed on CHARGE
OF Threats in Letters
10 Senator's Wives
BY The Asseeiaied Press

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. IT.
John J. Fleck, a North Phila-
delphia news vendor. remained
in jail today in lieu of $1,000 Dail
on charges he wrote threatening
letters to wives of several Sem
ators.
| FBI agents arrested Fleck yes
terday. He was given an i'm
mediate hearing before United
States Commissioner Henry P.
Carr, who set bail.
Fleck denied he threatened to
shoot any one as letters disclosed
by Assistant United States At
ltorney Leon H. Fox indicated.
This is entirely a misunder-
standing" Fleck told Mr.. Carr,
I'm a patriotic American and
my boy is in Korea. 7 never
threatened any one in my life.'
| Mr.. Fox said Fleck sent letters
to the wives OF Senators Morse
Republican, of Oregon; Gurney
Democrat, of South Dakota; Pep
per. Democrat, of Florida, and
Holland. Democrat. Of Florida.
Written in longhand, Mr.. Fox
said the letters generally followed
this wording:
IF Senator votes to vest pow
ers in the President he violates
the Constitution (Article /. Sec
ltion u.
| Is, it not then the duty and
the right of the people to get 6
gun and shoot him on sight?"
At the hearing Fleck asked Mr.
Fox for clemency. The United
States attorney replied:
"I talked to you about this In
September. You promised you
would stop writing letters. But
you didn't. Now this has to be
done"
Evening star., 1950-11-17
|3 New Polio Cases Raise
| MONTGOMERY Total 10 81

Three new cases of polio have
been reported to the Montgomery
County Health Department, bring
ing the county's total for the year
to 81.
Two Burtonsville children, a 10
year-old boy and a 12-year-old
girl, were stricken yesterday. A
7-year-old Takoma Park girl was
stricken November Z but the case
was first reported in Prince
Georges County.
Evening star., 1950-11-17
Baltimore Dealer Fined
In Cunudo as SmuggIer
BY the Associated Press

BROCKvHLE. Ontario, Nov. II.
Merrill Rosenfeld, 81, Baltimore
(Md) antique dealer, was fined
SIT yesterday and returned to the
United States after being con-
victed of attempting to smuggle-
$500 American cigarettes and a
food mixer into Canada by way of
the Thousand Islands Bridge, 81
miles west of here.
Witnesses testified customs Of
ficers found the goods in his auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1950-11-17
3WiIs of RecIuse Found BOGUS:
8 May Share $5OO,OOO Estate

stated Mr.. Babonet was making
the bequest because the Tyson
family and the nun gave him "a
day of happiness" by taking him
on a trip to the beach years ago.
Mr.. Sellers report was ordered
placed on file so that 1t may be
studied by attorneys for the vari-
GUS claimants.
Evening star., 1950-11-17

The National Capital Area Di-
vision of the Salvation Army,
which promotes the spiritual,
moral and physical well being of
those In need, is supported 100
per cent by Community Chest
funds.
Evening star., 1950-11-17

Florida has a total of 735 mil
lion acres. OF this, % million acres
or SO per cent are forest land.
Evening star., 1950-07-05

the regular conductor, Burle Marx
Ia Brazilian, will direct the orches.
ira.
The soloists will be Eugene
Conley, Metropolitan opera tenor
and Jorge Bolet. Cuban pianist
The sesquicentennial commission
announced today that no more
reserved seats for the concert
will be sold here, but that the
5000 remaining reserved seats
at the Watergate will be held fol
the Indiana guests. Unreserved
seats still may be obtained at
kits music store.
The women's chorus will sing
at the Senate fountain plaza on the
night of July IL. Gov. Henry
F. Schricker of Indiana will speak,
Evening star., 1950-07-05
10000 Visitors Expecfed For Indiana Honor Day

Nearly 10000 residents of Indi-
ana are expected to visit here
next week when Indian Honor
Day will be observed in connection
with the capitals sesquicentennial
celebration. They will arrive in
special trains and busses.
Two special events-a concert
by the National Symphony Orches-
ira and a concert by a 3,000-voice
Indiana women's chorus-have
been scheduled.
The symphony concert will be
given next Tuesday night at the
Watergate when the orchestra
will give a special Latin American
program. The concert will include
two conductors and two soloists.
In addition to Howard Mitchell,
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Bishop to Attend Conference

The Right Rev. Angus Dun
Episcopal Bishop of Washington
will attend a meeting of the Cen
trail Committee of the World
Council of Churches beginning
Saturday in Toronto, Canada. The
Central Committee conducts in
terim business of the World Coun-
Gil, which meets every five years.
Evening star., 1950-07-05
Egypt Started Turiffs

Tariffs were imposed by the
early Egyptians and Babylonians
Ancient Athens levied a 2 percent
duty of both exports and imports.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
On the Other Hand
Discouragine Days for Democrats;
Republicans Make Political Hay

to cross the border-as our mill
tary men on the spot were con-
vinced would happen-thus almost
certainly bringing Russia and the
United States into open conflict
and the third world war into
being-well, the Democrats would
now be catching hell for that.
shrill Demand for Controls.
The demand is still shrill for
price and wage controls. priorities
and rationing and the condemna-
ton Of the President Is fierce for
not seeking authority to invoke
these war measures. Some Of the
same voices probably would be
heard in loud protest had he
taken the initiative In this. just
as they protested his reluctance
to remove controls the instant
the last war ended.
If every dog has his day, these
surely are the dog days for the
Democrats. They can expect te
be damned for what they do and
what they don't do. from now
until election. They'll have to bt
philosophical about it. But they
don't have to be too philosophical
When a Wherry shouts in the
Senate, 1.-THE blood Of our boy.
in Korea is on his (Secretary
Acheson'O shoulders" the Presi'
dent Is justified in terming the
charge Contemplate" It really
was contemplate, even as politics
Evening star., 1950-08-22

United Nations forces?
According to all available in
formation the Reds are in bad
shape and have taken such pun
ishment that they are no longer
capable, by themselves, OF main
tanning sustained offensive.
Under these conditions will Mos
cow give the green light to the
lis battle-hardened Chinese Com
munist divisions on the Man
churian-Korean border to rush to
the assistance of the weakened
North Korean satellites? This Is
by far the most momentous ques-
ton with which our military and
political men now are faced.
Attempted Rush Job.
The battle WEAKNESS OF the ko-
rean Communists is not surpris-
ing. Trained and guided by the
Soviet general staff officers they
attempted a rush job. expecting
to occupy the whole of South
Korea early in September. They
rushed into the battle everything
they had, in hope Of achieving
a quick victory regardless Of cost
Human lives are of no conse-
quence to the Russians, as was
shown during the last war. Under
the guidance Of Muscovite gen
erals the North Korean command
adopted the Soviet policy Of ruth
lessness with the enemy and with
its own men.
From the very beginning of the
campaign our main problem has
been to trade space for time and
delay the enemy's advance as
much as possible without unduly
heavy loss to ourselves. Eventu-
ally the American forces grew ir
number and obtained some loca
successes which bolstered greatl!
the almost disintegrated Soutf
Korean army. It rallied and wa!
re-equipped with reserves Of wa,
materials from our stockpiles II
Japan and Okinawa.
The Southern forces regainet
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Bad News on the Hill
Truman Threatens. to Veto Budget Bill
Over Non.Defense Cuts, Franco Loan

ards for Franco to meet COM
parable to the restrictions hedg-
ing Marshall Plan funds. II Spain
will make the reforms it ought,
he insisted, it can borrow what 1t
needs through other channels.
He assailed Frances police
state repression of civil and re-
ligious liberties. AS a Baptist, he
said, he could not countenance
frances treatment Of BaptiSts
and Methodists.
This might have afforded an
opening for Senator Robertson to
suggest that Mr.. Truman's fellow
BaptistS. including his own pastor
here. oppose his plan to send an
Ambassador to the Vatican. Sen
|ator Robertson. however, Is q
gentle person, who operates very
much In the shadow Of his IRON
willed senior colleague. Senator
Byrd. His whole thought was es-
cape. II was never so glad to get
out Of anywhere in my life" he
confessed when he was safely
back in the Senate.
The Presidents battles with
Senator Byrd are an old story. He
recently said there were too many
Byrds in the Senate. Senator Byrd
got some Of his own back last
week by helping axe four Try-
man nominees, including a Vir-
ginian. The Senator also points
out that the 10 per cent economy
complained Of will amount to
only $500 million out Of $42.5
billion.
Senator McCarran, author Of
the Franco amendment, has long
tormented the White House In
big and little ways.
The President has q strong
case against the methods en-
lployed by the Senate; his sug-
gested remedy Of o veto. however
Is a drastic one.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
This Changing World
New Moves by Moscow Expected
AS Red Tide Is Turned in Korea

confidence and within less than
two months the remnants, some
40. 900 men, again became fight-
ing army. Meanwhile. American
replacements reached Korea, to-
gether with a considerable num-
ber of Pershing tanks and heavy
artillery.
The Air Force was reinforced
with bombers from the United
States and it was able to start
tactical bombing. The number
of naval anits was greatly in
creased. The Navy has been In
a position in the last three weeks
to offer substantial tactical sup
port to the ground forces because
it had more carriers, cruisers and
destroyers than at the outset o1
the campaign.
Reckless With Material.
In their dash toward Taegr
and Pohang, the North Koreans
hoped for a quick victory. princi-
pally because the Allies had prac.
tically no reserves. They were
reckless, not only with human
lives. but also with their wal
material.
The North Koreans are begin
ming to feel the pinch today
because cur planes have heavily
damaged their lines Of communi-
cation and because they have
taken severe losses in their per.
sistent onslaughts. In their at.
tacks on the Southern front tht
Red divisions have not been abl'
to put any tanks into action.
The morale of the North Ko'
reans also shows signs Of de-
terioration. An army which thinks
it has its adversary on the rur
and sees victory within easy reacf
is more easily affected by setback
than is a force which unfiinch'
ingly takes heavy punishment.
The present encouraging pic
ture is accepted. however, with
caution by top Army men, botf
in Tokyo and in Washington. Ths
reason for this caution Is that W.
have no inkling yet Of what
Russia will do next in Korea
VIII Moscow order the Chimes
Communists into the battle line
on the basis of the mutual assist.
ance treaty signed in the KremliI
last January between the repre-
sentatives Of the puppet Korean
and Chinese Red governments?
Jacob Malik. the Soviet repre-
sentative at the United Nations
has taken great pains to describ
the American and South Koreal
governments as aggressors, prin
cipally, 1t is believed. to permi
the Chinese Communists legally
to rush to the aid of their allies
Anticipation Of such a move con
siderably worries our militar,
leaders.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Ali
n,

tier he has never seen before, or
get a caulifiower ear. free OF
charge, from a man who doesn't
know him from Adam, and prob
ably would much rather be throw
ing uppercuts and left hooks at
friends.
Maypole Dancing.
The more frivolous visitors to
Stockholm are urged to attend the
Maypole dances. which are held
during the summer months. If the
tourist likes to dance he had better
try Maypole dancing, because that
is about all the chance he will have
to shake his feet. The few dance
places are all closed in the sum-
mer, save for the outdoor ones in
Skansen, Stockholn's big park.
Every day at $50 folk music is
played and the dances wear old
folk-costumes. Few visitors have
costumes with them. however, hav-
ing used what spare luggage space
they had for rugby scrimmaging
uniforms and wrestling trunks.
There is no such thing as going
to q cabaret in this town. It is for
Evening star., 1950-08-22

don't like 1t. In fact, they hate
it and they hate even more the
dread prospect that looms up be-
hind it, the threat of a third uni
versal war and all that that
would mean. The average citi-
zen, not having followed closely
the shifting play Of world forces.
wonders how we got into the pres
ent situation, a situation he likes
less each day the war progresses
and the need for men to hight
it reaches closer to or actually
into his own home.
Situation Made to Order.
Politically, the situation is made
to order for the party out OF
power. It has a ready answer
for the bewildered citizen: the
whole thing Is due to the blunder-
ing Democratic administration!
The fact that there has been
little real difference, on the
whole, between Democratic think
ing and Republican thinking In
the matter of foreign policy and
of military preparedness in the
past few years, is carefully ig-
nored. The people cannot be ex-
pected to remember that. Any
thing that can now be made to
seem a mistake is being dragged
out to embarrass the Administra-
tion-even in some instances by
Senators and Representatives who
participated in making the al
legged mistakes.
1t seems only the other day
that Louis johnson was being
hailed as a national hero for his
successful efforts to cut the huge
military budget and hold the
armed services down to figures
the big taxpayers thought the
country could afford. He is nc
hero in those same quarters to-
day. Johnson" says Business
Week, for one, "has had no ade-
quate conception Of the defense
policy needed to match the for
eign policy Of this country, wob-
bly, as that has been. :. Nothing
he has done in Office would Sc
become him as the leaving Of it,
We have poured close to a half
billion dollars into Korea since
the end Of the war with Japan,
but the bitter complaint now is
that we didn't spend as much
more to equip South Korea with
the big guns. tanks and planes
that might have stopped the North
Koreans at the border. If this
had been done and If the South
Koreans had then been the first
Evening star., 1950-08-22

hidden by law, and has been for
a long time, to eat and watch q
show at the same time. Ask any
Swedish person why this rule was
made and he'll tell you that he
has no more dreaming idea Of the
reason than you have. Really, the
rule doesn't make any difference
as there are no shows to see wheth.
er you're eating or not.
It is impossible to get into an
eating place in Stockholm after
twelve o'clock. When midnight ar
rives the doors are locked. the
kitchens shut down. and the Prime
Minister himself couldn't get q bite
to eat.
Distributed by McNausht Syndicate, Ine.)
Evening star., 1950-08-22

"Stockholm.
The funny thing is that the
traveller wouldn't get any argu-
ment in Stockholm. People here
are in full accord that while their
city is one of the loveliest on
earth, it offers little more friv-
olity than a court-martial pro-
ceeding.
Ways To Put I'm Time.
I was tipped OF to Stockholm's S
lack of joire de vivre by the guide
book. Happy Days in Stockholm, -
which I purchased on arrival. No
night clubs or bars are mentioned.
because there are none in
Sweden's capital, but the author
makes it clear that there are lots
| Of ways for the tourist to put In
his time.
He lists the names Of several
public ping pong parlors and in
his billiards section says. g. there
are four fairly large billiard halls
in town for the tourist who has
set his heart upon Carolina OF
Carom." The tourist is welcome
at any Of the one hundred and
twenty-odd sports grounds main
tanned by the city and, as the
guide book most thoughtfully
points out. anyone foresighted
enough to bring along football
togs can participate in a rugby
scrimmage "of the very best
Cambridge type" And If the
tourist has been wise enough to
pack his gym trunks he can
"freshen up his slightly rusty tao
tics in wrestling or sparrine
matches"
What fun! What hospitality!
Name another city where the visi-
tor is perfectly welcome to have
his vertebrae snapped by a wres-
Evening star., 1950-08-22

the W ar in
K ore a n d
while the Pres
ident'S decision
to d e t e n d
S outh Korea
m e is with h
general approx
al that doesn't
mean that the
war is "popu-
lar." !" T h e
| American peo-
pie are deter
| mined to &c
| through W 1t h
Evening star., 1950-08-22

8 r e q I ! y out
n u m b e r e d
Allied force e S
h a v e inflicted
a bloody defeat
on the aggres-
Sor.
The n e It 10
days will be de-
ci i've. What
will Moscow do?
Will it accept a
failure. or order
the Chine S e
Communists to
enter the battle
s~-A &Ha
Evening star., 1950-08-22

One Is the
Byrd % Bridges
amendment or
dering him to
make a 10 per
cent cut across
the board in all
n o n - defense
e KIP e n ditures.
The 9th er is
the McCarran
a m e n d m e n t
prov vidin g a
500 millio n
loan to Franco
Spain.
Evening star., 1950-08-22

N e W Y ork =.
Buenos Aires,
or half q dozen
others.
But ask him
to n a m e tn e
non-gayest and
your traveller
probably will
look at you
as II to ask,
ID = b v = II b !!
D o n t y o u
know?" q n d
then answer In
q Gle ar a n d
ringing ton e ,
Evening star., 1950-08-22

In unVar- Dor's Fiees0n'
nished Missourian. the President
has made his sentiments plain to
a number Of Senators. They in
turn are spreading the bad news
to a Hill which has just begun to
plan hopefully for a Labor Day
or mid-September adjournment.
Another budget battle would al
most certainly mean an exasper-
ating delay.
First Reactions.
Incredulity and "he can't do
that to US" sputterings were the
first reactions Of Majority Leader
Lucas and others up for re-elec-
ton. Remembering. however, that
their President can be extremely
stubborn on occasion. they have
begun working on the conferees
who have still to determine the
fiiaal shape Of the bill that goes
to Mr.. Truman for signature.
They now think they can ditch
the Franco amendment; Of the
other they are not so sure.
Senator Robertson Of Virginia
is one who caught the full storm
Of Presidential anger. Senator
Robertson went to the oval study
to discuss another matter; he
found Mr.. Truman loaded for bear
and Byrds.
The President jibed at the
Senate for not having the courage
and will power to make selectively
the economies it wants him to
make with a meat-axe. He re-
called the many opportunities the
Senators had had to economic on
rivers. harbors ETC., before they
passed the buck to him.
They are forcing on him the
worst possible methods, he COM
planned. since 1t hurts vital opera
tions as much as any padded pay
roll.
AssailS Franco State.
The President sailed into the
Franco amendment as out of
order. unjustified and injurious to
our relations with our European
allies. He pointed out that the
amendment did not set any stand
Evening star., 1950-08-22
,Bv Constantine Bro,cn

American and South Korean
Republican forces have turned
the tide against the Red in
vaders-temporarily, at least. The
Evening star., 1950-08-22
Bv Doris Fleeson

President Truman is threaten
ing to veto the omnibus $42.5
billion budget because 1t contains
two provisions he purely hates.
Evening star., 1950-08-22
By LoweH MeHef

These are discouraging days 1o1
the Democrats. The outlook for
November has grown a bit bleak.
The political issue has become
Evening star., 1950-08-22
McLemore
Stockholm Offers
Little FrivoIity
Bv Henry McLsmoye

STOCKHOLM.-Ask any trav-
eler to name the gayest city in
the world and he'll have to think
q bit before settling for Paris, Rio,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Chess Can Be
Chi|d's Play

NIGHTS and castles, kings and queens aren't fairy
IN tale creations to girls who competed for honors in
the 1850 British Girls Chess Championship Held at
the St Bride Institute in London the fourday tourna
men posed problems far tougher than school homework
to the contestants who ranged age from to 49, They
to the game
Evening star., 1950-09-07

to keep his son-in-law from leav-
ing with the child.
Daynes, asked what caused the
rift in his marriage, replied:
"Mother-in-law trouble. I still
love my wife and baby but her
whole family kept interfering in
our affairs. I want to take Laurel
back to the States. I want to take
my wife, too"
Eunice, her father and brother
Warwick few to Paris Tuesday
night after French police con-
firmed that Daynes and the child
had arrived here.
They located Daynes in the Ho-
tel Chateau Frontenac and Mrs.
Daynes went there for a talk with
her husband.
After they had talked an hour,
she ran from the room screaming
Hes got a knife. Break down
the door. Please protect my baby"
Her brother seized q fire axe
smashed down the door, rushed in
and grabbed Daynes by the throat.
The two men fought on the bed
while reporters and photographers
milled about the room. Police
finally broke up the brawl.
After the clash Daynes and his
wife had another long talk.
Later she confirmed the recon-
ciliation, saying "Yes - that's
Evening star., 1950-09-07
Mrs. Mccullough Denies Intent
To Act as Judge of Jean Muir

the listing of Miss Muir in a book
entitled Red Channels"
The actress was dropped from
the show, "The Aldrich Family, y
by the sponsors. General Foods
Corp. Miss Muir denied any
Communist affiliations or SYM
pathieS.
The Times quoted Mrs. McCul-
Tough also as saying that she had
not authorized use of her name
as a member of the Radio Com
mittee of the Joint Committee
Against Communism in New York
The committee is made up of
leaders of veterans groups and
patriotic societies.
The Radio Committee has an
nounced that it plans to cleanse"
the broadcasting industry of per-
sons suspected of being Russian
sympathizers.
II don't want to be a part of a
committee that sits in Judgment.
Mrs. Mccullough was quoted as
saying.
The Times said Rabbi Benjamin
Schultz of the joint committee
said Mrs. McCullough's statement
that she was not a committee
member was news to me-"
Mrs. Mccullough, a Greenwich
Comm housewife. was the de.
fendant in libel suit brought
by Dancer Paul Draper and Har.
monica Artist Larry Adler. The
trial ended in a hung jury some
months ago.
They sued her after she made
public statements charging the
performers with Communist SYM
pathies and connections.
The Times said Mrs. McCul-
Tough made clear that she was
not changing her attitude on op-
position to Communism and
thought she had a right to pro-
test Miss Muir's appearance.
But it was not setting myself
in Judgment on Miss Muir" she
was quoted as saying. II was
just exercising my right of pro-
test.
IT think that the General
Foods should have been as re-
spectful of Miss Muir's rights as
they were Of my rights in pro-
testing"
Later the actress expressed ap-
probation for Mrs. Mccullough S
honest and candid statement
the Times said.