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Evening star., 1950-06-27
Bandit Kills Himself
When HoId-Up Fails
by the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, June 27.-Frank
ID'Amato, Is, wrote short note to
his wife.
He was going to try a holdup
he told her, and If he failed he
was going to kill himself.
Then he put the note in his
pocket and loaded his 38-caliber
revolver.
Early today, police said, he
pointed it at Salvatore Celentano,
took SO from him, and drove off
in his victims car.
Mr.. Celentano grabbed a taxi,
alerted a police car. and was on
the scene when the patrolmen
closed in.
AS the police ran toward him,
ID'Amato fired. When they reached
him. he was slumped in the car,
dead-a bullet through his temple.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Mediators Plan Talks,
Today With Railroads
Tied Up by Strike
BY the Assosiossd Press

CHICAGO, June 27.-Federal
mediators plan talks today with
representatives from five big Mid
west and Western railroads hit
by switchmen's strike.
Last night the mediatorS had
parleys with representatives of the
AFL Switchmen's Union of North
America.
At that time the outlook for a
quick peace was dim.
The walkout-which has stopped
wheels rolling on four of five lines
began Sunday morning. The
Switchmen want 48 hours pay for
10 hours work.
The roads struck by the 1000
men are: The Chicago, Rock Is
land g. Pacific; the Denver & Rio
Grande Western; the Western Pa
cific, the Chicago Great Western
and the Great Northern.
All but the Great Northern have
stopped operations. The line is
carrying passengers but its freight
service is crippled:
Leverett Edwards OF the Ma
tional (Railway) Mediation Board
announced today's conferences
with the carriers. Last night he
said after the meeting with the
union men that he also hoped to
have joint union-railroad talks.
He did not say when.
The chairman of the Mediation
Board, Francis A. O'Neill said
services of the board have been
accepted by three other unions
standing on the brink of a strike
They are the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen, the Order Of Rail-
way Conductors, and the AFL
Railroad Trainmen, the Order of
Railway Conductors, and the AFL
Railroad Yardmasters of America.
All three will have conferences with
the board today. Their grievances,
too. are on questions Of wages and
hours.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
BY the Assoeioted Press

PLAINFIELD, N. j., June 81
When the strikers came back to
work, the unorganized workers
threatened to strike against the
strikers. so the Arm fired the
strikers.
Thirty workers struck February
2 when the Bronston Hat Co. re-
fused to recognize the AFL United
Hatters as bargaining agent. Last
week they asked for their jobs
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Non Strikers Threat to Strike
Causes Firing of 80 Strikers

back on non-union basis, and
yesterday they reported to work.
But 130 unorganized workers re-
fused to work beside the ex-
strikers. and walked out. So Harry
Bronston, head Of the firm, fired
the ex-strikers. He needed more
than 80 men to run the plant, he
said. and the non-strikers lust
yelled him down" when he asked
them to let picket-line bygones be
bygones.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Armed Man Arrested
Within Ten Minutes
OF Southeast HoIdup'

Less than 10 minutes after a
southeast liquor store operator
was robbed Of $22S, a suspect with
AS calioer pistol was captured
today at Fourth and X streets S.W.
Edward J. OConnor. IS. a for
mer Army master sergeant. identi-
fed the man as the gunman who
held him up in the liquor store at
1904 Minnesota avenue Sc,
Mr.. O'Connor grabbed hts IS
caliber revolver after the gunman
left and fired three shots as the
robher fed in a new automobile.
Then he called police.
Description Broadcast.
Corpl. r, H. Wolfe and Pvt.
John R. O'Bryan Of the eleventh
Precinct broadcast a description
Of the rohber and his automobile
TO the police radio dispatcher i'm
mediately after they arrived at
the store
A Traffic Division cruiser on
patrol In the Southwest was among
the cars alerted by the dispatcher
when he broadcast word of the
hold up, A few minutes after
receiving the robbers description,
officers in the cruiser spotted the
man and forced his car TO the
curb.
The man offered no resistance.
Police said the AS caliber gun and
the money taken from the store
were found under the front seat.
Posed as Customer.
Mr.. O'Connor said the man first
posed as customer when he
entered the store and priced
several brands of liquor before
drawing his gun and saying: All
right, let me have il"
Mr.. O'Connor emptied the cash
register Of about $35. and the
bandit said, that isn't all, get
in the back room"
After the man threatened him
with the gun Mr.. O'Connor said
he produced 5000 which had been
set aside to pay the sales tax.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Battle Must Decide
On Bazile Inquiry
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, June 27.-Any &C
ton on a request that a special
session Of the General Assembly
be called to investigate charges
leveled against Circuit Court
Judge Leon Bazile is up to Gov
Battle.
The Governor had no immedi-
ate comment yesterday on the
accusations, which Judge Bazile
branded as a tissue of lies" They
were made in a letter to the Gov
ernor requesting the special ses-
sion by Horace T. Morrison, COM
monwealth's attorney Of King
George County.
In his letter. Mr.. Morrison at
tackled Judge Bazile's conduct OF
a trial which saw a Coast Guards
man acquitted on a charge of at
tempted rape. He said he was
ready to testify before the proper
body" on other instances in which
he alleged Judge Bazile had vio-
lated his oath of office.
The judge countered with a
statement that the real reason for
an attack on him grew out of
what he termed Mr.. Morrison S
inability to draw a proper in
dictment in a perjury case"
Mr.. Morrison's charges consti-
tuted the second attack this year
on Bazile, who serves the Fifteenth
judicial Circuit. HIS re- e-election as
judge was opposed during the
General Assembly's 1850 session
by q group headed by Delegate
William j. Gibson Of Fredericks-
burg. .r .e.-~-.. -. .-.. '~stat.>o
AT that time, Mr.. Gibson
charged Judge Bazile had beer
guilty of conduct unbecoming q
judge. but the legislature subse-
quently reelected the Judge fol
another six-year term.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Special Police Unit Formed

Takoma Park has organized a
special unpaid police force to serve
as civilian defense unit in case
of a bombing or other catastrophe.
Mayor Ross H. Beville and the
city ceuncilmen named themselves
and four private citizens as men,
bers of the group. Citizens ap-
pointed are Clarence E. Werback,
Robert E. Mohr, John w. Coffman,
ir.. and Elmer J, White.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District of Columbia-Mostly
sunny with highest temperature
in low COS today. Clear with a
moderate breeze, cooler and less
humid tonight and tomorrow.
Lowest tonight about 81 degrees;
highest tomorrow about 80 de-
grees.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair,
cooler and less humid tonight and
tomorrow. Lowest Maryland tenn
perature from SIS to go degrees
tonight. Lowest in Virginia to-
night from Sc to 81 degrees in the
west and from so to 65 degrees
in the east.
Wind velocity at 1880 o'clock
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Hong Kong Reports Firing
In Area OF Nationalist Isle
BY the Assoeioted Press

HONG KONG, June 27.-Inter-
mittent gunf1re was heard today
from the vicinity of Lintin Island,
five miles west of Hong Kong. and
may mean Chinese Nationalists
and Communists again are fight
ing for the island.
It was last in the hands of the
NationaliSts who use it as a base
for the blockade of the Pearl
River estuary leading to Canton.
Other islands in the vicinity
were abandoned last month by the
Nationalists.
Many Hong Kong residents re-
ported hearing the distant firing.
but there was no reliable report
on what was happening on the
island.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

this morning, 4 miles per hour;
direction, northwest.
Five Day Forecast for Washington
and Vicinity. June 27-July 2.
The temperature will average
slightly below normal for the
period. The normal maximum for
the Washington area is IS degrees,
normal minimum 66 degrees.
Moderate temperature tomorrow
becoming slightly warmer Thurs
day. Little variation toward end
Of week.
Scattered showers likely about
Thursday night and again toward
end of week. Total amount of
precipitation about one-third inch.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

other gifts from the Most Rev.
Patrick A. O'Boyle. Archbishop
Of Washington. honoring him for
40 years of continuous service at
the hospital.
DR.. Caylor also received a Gold
Miraculous Medal from DIR. Philip
A, Caulfleld. hospital chief of
staff, on behalf Of the Sisters Of
Charity. This presentation was
at luncheon at the nurses home.
Reunion activities included
discussion Of treatment of stomach
and old age diseases, cancer de-
lection and obstetrics, and a golf
tournament and other sports ac-
tivities.
Other association officers elected
yesterday are DR.. Caulfleld, vice
president; DR.. Frank j. Sanzaro,
secretary; DR.. Vincent B. Hunger
ford. treasurer; DR.. Jean Paquin.
historian; DR.. James P. Lyons,
chairman of the committee on
awards DR.. Louis Goffredi, chair
man of the scientific committee:
DR.. Kenneth Mccoy. chairman Of
the editorial committee. and DR..
Frank S. Pellegrini, chairman OF
the membership committee.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

greeted al the latter junction
by other PLAYERS who apparently
were extending fluctuations and
salutationS.
At this point. however, the
man in black pointed at the
energetic hitter in accusing
fashion and proclaimed You're
Quit" A generous individual
seated in juxtaposition to me
volunteered the information that
the hitter had not contacted the
second bag with his foot as he
passed it. However. as soon as
the arbiter made his remark, a
general hub-bub arose, the like
OF which ! had never witnessed,
even at the plenary sessions of
the Economic Council for Eu-
rope. with the Soviet members
in attendance.
Drinking utensils we're cast
upon the playing field. Even
glass bottles containing nom
spirituous liquids were thrown
about with great abandon.
Nothing more of great moment
occurred during the rest Of this
remarkable sporting event, and
so ! am forced to conclude with
only one remark. which I feel
in all fairness should be di-
rected at the athlete who pro-
PEELED the ball beyond the wall.
This remark is: We'll struck at,
fellow"
APPROPRIATIONS-The Sen
ate Appropriations Committe
again has changed its time -tabl
on reporting out the big one-pack
age 1851 money bill. The bill ha,
been scheduled to be reported thi
week. but committee members nov
say it probably won't be acted o.
until next week.
A factor is the committee
failure to reach final agree
ment on the Houses Taber
Thomas and Jensen personne
economy amendments.
The situation seems to be tina
the Senate group will tone dowl
the House bill somewhat. but i
undecided as to how much thi
modification should be.
BE sure to listen at Gas pm.
every Saturday oper WMAL, The
Star station, to Joseph Young's
Federal Spotlight radio broad
cast featuring additional newS
and Uie10s OF the Government
scene.J
Evening star., 1950-06-27
War on Fireworks

Fairfax County police have an
nounced they will wage whole
sale war" against the sale or pos
session of illegal fireworks.
AS evidence of this policy, 10
persons already have been arrest
ed. Three of them paid $50 fines
yesterday.
Were going to have a safe
and sane Fourth of July if it's at
all possible" said Sergt. Lewis H.
Shumate, school safety policeman
for the c0Ilntvn
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Police Poy Raise Unchanged

The Montgomery County Per-
sonnel Board has turned down a
request to raise the county police
salary scale to the level OF that in
the Metropolitan Police Force.
The board yesterday stood firm
on it's recommendation. already
approved by the County Council.
of pay increases ranging from 500
to $500. Captains will receive
5000 more and the police depart
ment's only inspector will get
5000.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

TeSuH In the
Senate killing
the Houses ac-
ton in trim
ming their civ
ilian personnel.
While the de-
fense agencies
Jared much bet
ter than other
Gov ern m eut
bureaus in the
House measure,
they did take a
2 per cent cut
in the Taber-
Thomas amend
Evening star., 1950-06-27
News Guild Advised
10 Help Establish New
Papers, Create Jobs
By jones Y. Newton

AAN AA4AA&~4 A&eA4A 4NN ~ 1RaR[A A&0A4A4
Convention today heard a sugges-
ton that 1t throw its full resources
behind a movement directed to
the establishment of new news
papers.
A committee was set up at the
second session of the guilds 18th
annual convention at the Statler
Hotel to consider a resolution
which could result in the guilds
entry into the publishing busi-
ness. The committee win report
before the meeting ends Friday.
Sam B. Eubanks. guild execu-
tive vice president. in describing
the resolution, mentioned a goal
of 100 new newspapers and 10000
new jobs in the industry. which
he said the union should assist in
reaching by 1856.
Job Shrinkage Alarms.
Mr.. Eubanks expressed alarm at
the shrinkage of jobs for news
papermen caused recently by fail
ures and mergers of newspapers in
number of cities.
One thing the committee will
study is a suggestion by Mr..
Eubanks that the Guild use its
500, 900 defense fund in an effort
to create new jobs. He also said
the guild should consider estab-
lishment of a daily newspaper of
its own which would serve as a
pilot plant to set standards by
which performance of other news
papers could be judged"
The resolution, Endorsed by the
guilds International Executive
Board and introduced today by
President Harry Martin. said:
THE ANG intends to
acquire facilities necessary to the
publication of newspapers. Where
advisable it intends to work in
cooperation with other trade
unions. civic groups and interested
individuals to create newspapers
dedicated to the public interest"
Press Monopolies Scored.
The resolution added that mo
nopolieS and the collusive prac-
tices of some in the industry have
betrayed the moral obligation of a
press. operating under a consti-
tutionally guaranteed freedom, to
present the news fairly and COM
pletely."
Mr.. Eubanks assailed the opera
ton of what he described as a
"diabolical international newsprint
cartel" which, he said, kept the
cost of paper high and by con-
trolling distribution actually de-
cided which newspapers should
continue to operate.
He blamed the shutdown of the
New York Sun last January and
the death of scores of smaller
papers directly on the high cost
of newsprint.
Mr.. Eubanks said that he would
file a statement with a House
Judiciary Subcommittee investi-
eating monopolistic practices
which would disclose operations
of the newsprint cartel.
He charged that the big news
paper publishers were condoning
the restrictive price operations Of
the newsprint industry. He said
the excess profits of the industry
lover and above what would be
reasonable" is about 500 million
a year and that 1T is coming out
of our own pockets"
Tonight the Guild will hold its
annual banquet at the Statler.
Addressing the 800 delegates to
the unions 18th convention will
be Morris Ernst, prominent New
York lawyer who once served the
Guild as general counsel.
Tomorrow the convention will
hear a speech by President Tru-
man at 4:30 pm.
Another speaker will be Secre-
tary of State Acheson, Thursday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

This wouldn't necessitate any
firings, but it would mean that
some vacancies couldn't be filled.
Defense officials say it is "ab-
solutely necessary" to fill these
job vacancies as they occur.
All, THESE ECONOMISTS-The
employees publication of the Eco
nomic Cooperation AdminiStra-
ton tells about the ECA economist
who saw his first baseball game
and made the following report:
Since it is generally consid-
cred that teamwork among Eu-
ropean nations is an essential
element in the integration of
Europe, I thought it useful to
examine teamwork. as evidenced
on our athletic playing fields.
at close hand. Accordingly, I
secured transportation to place
known as the Griffith Stadium.
there to watch a team called,
I believe, the Red Stockings,
from Boston. Mass. play the
Washington American League
Baseball Club, which Is more
popularity referred to as the
Senators, although what rela-
ton beyond a rather close phy-
sical proximity this appellation
has to our august congressional
body. I have been unable to
determine.
I arrived in my seat precisely
at 3 o'clock. Post Meridian, East
ern Daylight Time. in time to
hear a large. black-suited indi-
vidual, who I understand, is
regarded as a sort of arbiter,
order the players in stentorian
tones to engage in play. He
uttered the cryptic message,
PLAY ball!"
At once. a player advanced
with a wooden instrument and
taking his place at about 20
PAGES from the hurler of the
ball, proceeded to wave the in
strument menacingly. Eventu-
ally, as one Of the hurler's throws
sped close, he struck the ball In
mid flight and sent it to another
player equipped with a glove.
: In fact. I observed that all of
the men standing on the green
sward wore these gloves. The
game went on in this manner,
with variations not worthy of
comment. for some time.
: Eventually. and I found this
noteworthy, a Red Stockinged
player; one Theodore Williams
by name. faced the hurler. This
fellow was obviously an utterly
lazy and shiftless player, despite
his monstrous size. Not once did
he lift the club from his shoul-
der and eventually the hurler
tired Of throwing to him refused
apparently to throw any more.
On this development, Mr.. Will
liams then walked slowly to a
sandbag on his right.
Other players seemed to run
at full speed to this place but
Mr.. Williams, thoroughly
dispirited chap, merely walked
to the spot. Mr.. Williams did
this each time he faced the
hurler. After reaching the first
locality, he would sometimes run
from that sand sack to the next
and so on. until it became bor-
ing to watch.
An interesting development
arose toward the middle of the
game. A large-framed Senator
player addressed the ball and
delivered of himself an enthusi-
astic blow which sent the ball in
such a trajectory as to elude the
hands Of a gloved player stand
ing in front Of distant wall.
Behind the wall, the spectators
grasped at the ball eagerly and
seemed to pass it from one to
the other in great haste.
I nearly neglected to report
that. while this strange action
was proceeding. the player who
smote the ball trotted to the
first sand sack, thence to the
Evening star., 1950-06-27

than 200 for
m er internes
and staff mem
berS.
S | X I e e n
w a S h / n 6 ton
physicians were
made honorary
a S ociatio
members at a
dinner at the
Kenwood Coun-
try Club. One
Of the group,
DR.. Claude c.
Caylor, received
a Scrnll and
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Woman, al, Is Beaten
BY the Associated Press

ROANOKE, June 27.-Mrs. w.
c. Mccormack, At, wife of a rail-
road machinist, lay at the point
of death in a hospital here today
with a crushed skull as a result
of blows inflicted yesterday by un-
known persons.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
City MANAGER Plan Coins

A proposed ordinance setting up
the procedure for filling the
strong city manager" position
provided in the new Falls Church
charter received preliminary
council approval last night.
An amendment to the suggested
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Providence Alumni
Elect Samuel zoIa

DR.. Samuel Zola was elected
president of the Providence Hos
pital Alumni Association at a re-
union yesterday attended by more
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Maryland and Virginia
News in Brief

measure directs Mayor Albert M.
Orme to appoint a committee to
advertise for applicants. A public
hearing on the proposal will be
held July 10.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
The Federal Spotlight
The Federal Spotlight
Tense Situation Fails to Spur
Extra Defense Agency Hiring
By Joseph Young

Despite the Federal officials
there are current plans ask Congress for additional
to hire employees for the defense effort.
Unless the situation takes definite for the the
defense and security agencies probably will with about
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Temperatures in Various Cities.

Salem, Mass, was once known
as the pepper port because so
much pepper was imported
through there.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

River Report.
tFrom g. EneineerS)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and ct Great Falls; Shenandoah cloudy
at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1950-06-27
Heads School Association

Mrs. G. A. Justusson. AMMAN
dale. last night was elected presi-
dent of the Fairfax School Emer-
gency Association as the group
voted to remain in existence.
Originally formed to promote q
SOS school bond issue, the asso-
citation feels 1t should continue in
operation until classroom over
crowding and other school prob
lens are met.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

Mississippi was the first State
to establish State supported
women's college.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

have now.
However, defense officials are
hopeful that the latest events will
Evening star., 1950-06-27

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital (cuTrent month to date):
Evening star., 1950-06-27

The Sun ana Neon.
Evening star., 1950-06-27

fFurnished by United States Coast an
Geodetic Survey
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-01-07
A STATE FACES BANKRUPTCY

Dorothy Thompson devoted one OF
her late newspaper columns to conditions
in the state Of Washington. That common
wealth, she said, lis now up against the
inevitable crisis of the welfare state-the
same crisis the British people have had to
face, namely, the rude awakening that
there, amt no Sanity Claus.
The trouble stems from a remark
able measure. called the citizens security
act,,s which was passed in 1913. Now, to
quote Miss Thompson again, this pros
porous and progressive state faces bank
ruptcy. Although the people voted to in
crease the already advanced social secur-
ity benefits, their representatives have not
dared to vote the taxes to finance them.
That would explode the happy idea that
something can be obtained for nothing.
The result is a deficit approaching $780,
100000.
A study of the condition of this state
is recommended to all advocates of social
lied medicine and cradle-to-the-grav Soc
ial security. There are families here who.
taking advantage of the multiple POSSIBLE
tiles of state aid, are drawing down $500
per month and refusing. naturally, jobs
at $200sto $3.50
Exactly this policy wrecked the Ro-
man empire =,
The state of Washington has been
singled ont in this instance because it has
gone to an explosive extreme, But other
states are being tempted to follow the
same path. And the national government,
with its huge deficits in spite of near-re-
cord income, is the worst offender of all.
May we learn before it is too late that this
kind of social security can only mean
social and economic disaster,