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Evening star., 1950-12-11
BY The Associoted Psess

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 11.-Mickey
Cohen's No. l attorney for many
years, Sam Rummel, was am
bushed and killed today on the
steps leading to his rambling home
in Hollywood canyon.
Police believe the swarthy, 81
year -old lawyer was cut down by
gunman who had hidden for
rhours behind a hedge next door.
Mr.. Rummel died a few steps
from his flood-lighted garage, as
he started up the hill toward the
house.
MY God! My God! cried
Cohen, when the news was tele-
phoned to him. "It's not so!'
Mr.. Rummel was hit at a range
of about IS feet with slugs from
a 12-gauge shotgun so old that
police at the scene couldn't i'm
mediately identify it's make. The
gun was left in the Shrubbery Of
the house next door, near trampled
plants which indicated the killer
had waited, possibly for hours.
for his quarry.
The blast hit Mr.. Rummel in
the neck and police doctors said
he apparently died instantly. They
fixed the hour at about 1880 am,
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Mickey Cohen's S lawyers Killed
In Ambush on Steps at His Home

but the body was not found until
six hours later.
The Staying came only two
weeks after Cohen picked two
other attorneys to represent him
before the Senate Crime Investi-
eating Committee. Asked about
the switch, Cohen gave reporters
only a vague answer.
Sammy just represented me in
that other case" said the gambler,
who has seen two other associates
killed in two years and thinks
another pair, long missing, have
been slain.
The suave Mr.. Rummel long had
been a close associate of Cohen.
He occupied $4,000 home on a
densely wooded estate in fashion,
able Laurel Canyon, which runs
from Hollywood through the Hol-
lywood hills into the San Fer
nando Valley.
He often got Cohen out of
trouble and himself was the vic
tim of an arson attempt August 2,
1949. The police arson squad said
a fire within 100 yards of the house
had been set with kerosene. Flames
burned close to the home before
they were extinguished.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Egg Prices Pass 81
In Pittsburgh, but
Decline in Chicago
BY the Associated Press

Pittsburgh housewives are pay
ing 81 and more per dozen for eggs
today while in Chicago wholesale
prices dropped on the mercantile
exchange for the first time in more
than a month.
The Pittsburgh wholesale mar
ket quoted 80 cents a dozen for
top-grade eggs and most retailers
tack on about % cents.
But the Chicago market was un-
changed to as much as Z cents a
dozen lower. Top grades showed
the greatest decline with those
which sold up to IS cents Friday
going today at So.
The price jump in Pittsburgh
was blamed on bad weather and a
move by the Army to buy up sew
eral thousand cases of eggs. This
is the off season for eggs.
E. Wayne Stoker, president of
the Pittsburgh Butter and Egg Ex-
change. took look at prices and
said:
This egg market is simply
crazy"
Mr.. stoker added that prices
probably will continue to climb on
the Pittsburgh exchange for sew
eral days.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Call metropolitan 6262
You Can Help Little Mary
Have a Real Christmas

w dies? fp'''' ''''~ '~' '''~
little Washington girl We'll call Mary could tell you Marys
father died four weeks ago. He had tuberculosis
For the last year daddys illness shadowed Mary
Her mother seldom went outside but spent nearly all the time
being There wasn't much gaety There wasn't always
quite enough food. But daddy there
Now Marys sister has live with grandmother Mary
and her mother have moved into her auns apartment
Marys mother knows she get like the
had before daddy got sick.
QUT the doctor she should wait least She
understand though she's only Looking into MomyS face
too
Some things Mary can't understand When the
had for daddy funeral mother tried
help from the city letter saying the city couldn't help,
since she could go to work.
Then Mary with mother to the Doctors Mary had
Xays Mother smiled with relief when the said Mary
wouldn't have to into the hospital But she didn't smile
what the doctor also saidtha Mary
few months plenty of milk good
time
II MOVING nowhere else to turn mother to the church.
N and the priest got help He called lady Catholic Char
ties and MaryS mother has enough for this months
food and their share of the rent.
This money from the Community Chest. Mary
mother still will be relying Christmas Day they'll
need more for at least two months.
Will Mary and other children like her have the kind food
and they need next year? They w Washington stands
behind the Community Chest. Telephone metropolitan 6262
today-and add Mary to your Christmas list.
See MaryS Picture On Poge A.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

CLEANUP IN MOUNT RAINIER
The small but thriving center on
Woshneton's northeast border served
os O headquarters for the local gam
bling fraternity until Iunchroom
operator ond lowyer decided to turn
the roscols out" The story is told
in onother Of Stor Stoff Reporter
George Kennedy's neiehborhood series
on poee Bl.
A SEWAGE PLAN FOR VIRGINIA.
A sewage disposoI deoI between the
District ond neorby communities in
Vireinio would cost substantially less
thon seporote disposed foeilities, &C.
eordine to report by sonitory enei-
neers. The story Of their findings is
on pase Bl.
NEW FACES IN coNGREss-Two
gentlemen from Missouri with long
records for energetic public service
join the Republican ronks in the new
Congress. o. K. Armstrong and
Thomos Curtis ore thumb -noiIed for
Stor reoders on pcse B-7.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
By Froncis P. Douglas

The National Production Au-
thority today issued an order
which further curtails the use OF
natural rubber in automobile tires
and other products. and also is
sued an order to assure rubber for
recapping used tires.
Recapped tires were widely used
during World War II because of
the shortage of rubber.
To increase the use of synthetic
rubber, further cutback in the
already reduced use of natural
rubber was ordered for January
and February. In those months,
the use of natural rubber is to be
cut 28 per cent from the November
level.
The order providing for rubber
for recaps, or retreadS, is the first
that NPA has issued directing an
industry to produce specific pro-
duct. Earlier orders along this line
have been special ones directed to
Evening star., 1950-12-11
u. S. Again Cuts Rubber Use,
Assures Supply for Recops
Industry Directed to Produce Comeback
To Keep Retreod Shops in Operation

specific companies to obtain pro-
duction of certain definite articles.
NPA officials explained that
manufacturer have been cutting
their production of camelback,
which is used principally for tire
recapping, in order to produce
other rubber products. Shops
which do recapping have been
finding it difficult to get materials.
The production agency feared
this would lead to greater use of
new tires. and therefore greater
rubber consumption. and perhaps
close down the recapping shops
with the dissipation of their
equipment. The agency wanted
to keep this equipment available
against future needs.
Another objective Of the order
was to help small business, since
most of the recapping shops are
in that category.
1t directs that camelback be
Continued on Page A, Col. g.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Deccu Increases Prices
On Records 10 Cents
ey The Asseeiated Pres.

NEW YORK. Dec. 11.-Decca
Records. Inc. announced today a
10-cent price increase on its popu-
lar records. Industry circles pre-
dicted other record companies
would follow suit.
The Decca price boost, attrib-
uted to "the ever-increasing cost
of materials and labor" becomes
effective Friday. The price will
rise from rs cents to IS cents. plus
tax. on both the standard 1O-inch
shellac record that plays at 78 rev.
olutions a minute and the 6a- inch
IS rpm. record.
Decca also announced an in
crease from $2.85 to SO on it's black
label series Of 10-inch 331a rpm.
long records. No changes were
announced for others.
Evening star., 1950-12-11

above the right temple with a 80
caliber semi-automatic revolver
the bullet passing through tht
head. 1t was not a service re.
volver, but belonged to the police.
man.
1t. Cox's wife. Mrs. Margaret
Cox, was on the first floor of the
three story. brick row house Wher
she heard noise about 7:30 am.
Going to his second floor bed
room, she found 1t. Cox's body
stretched across the bed. His
right hand dangled over the side
the revolver resting on the fool
beneath it. He was dressed ir
trousers and sports shirt, but wore
no shoes.
Mirror PrOpped on Table.
Propped on cracker box on a
table beside the bed was a mirror
which 1t. Cox customarily kept in
a closet. Police assumed he looked
into the mirror at the time the
fatal shot was aimed.
No notes were found in the
room. Mrs. Cox told police hel
husband, who would have been 4C
years old December 20, had beer
worried about loss of weight anc
depressed about his health. How.
ever. he had refused to 60 to the
Fire and Police clinic or to his
private physician, she said.
Dr.. Edward S. Nicklas, the
family physician. said he had moi
seen 1t. Cox professionally fol
two or three years but thought il
likely that. with the loss Of
weight. he might have worried
about a disease which had killed
his father. DR.. Nicklas pronounced
1t. Cox dead at sos am.
Conference at Headquarters.
At police headquarters, a con.
ference was held in 1t. Cox's
office. Present were Inspector
Walter H. Storm, assistant police
superintendent; Inspector Charles
Sullivan. chief clerk: Detective 1t
Hoyle D. Secrest. administrative
assistant to the chief of detectives
and two District auditors.
1t. Cox was described as one
of the hardest working police.
men on the force. He worked
long hours, and the nature of hi;
work, which included the drafting
of department budgets, and the
supervision of purchasing and
accounts. subjected him to con.
siderable strain and tension
friends said.
LII. Cox was appointed to the
force October Is, 1885, and two
years later moved into the CHIEF
clerks Office. to which he since
has been attached. He was made
a sergeant July S, 1914, ard q
lieutenant August l, 1947.
Leaves Wife and 3 Children.
Neighbors said the Coxes moved
into their rented home about sever
months ago. Two weeks ago Mrs
Cox took job in an education
Office. Last year she was made
president of the District Congress.
of Parents and Teachers.
1t. Cox also is survived by three
children, James. jr.. 15l2; Glrarc
D., 13, and Elizabeth NJ. 12.
The body was taken to the S
H. Hines funeral home.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Truman Calls Bi-party Session
On Plan to Declare Emergency;
u. N. Unbeaten> Macarthur Says
Economic Aides
To Confer on
Controls Today
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman today called
congressional leaders of both par
ties to a White House conference
at 10 am. Wednesday to discuss
1.-The proclaiming of a national
emergency and related matters"
The White House announce
ment of the midweek session was
made as the President conferred
with leaders of his own party pre-
liminary to a late afternoon ses-
sion with top economic advisers at
which he will take up price and
wage controls.
Leaving the White House after
this mornings meeting, House
Speaker Rayburn said that the
President still has a "lot of pow
ers" left over from World War II
because this Government, techni-
cally, is still in state OF war
with the Axis since formal peace
treaties have not been negotiated.
While the scope of the powers
that would be evoked by national
emergency declaration was not
Immediately clear. Mr.. Rayburn
said he thought that the Presi-
dent would feel freer to use"
those he has with a new declara-
ton.
Taft Included in Farley.
Price and wage controls could
be invoked with a simple execu-,
tive order.
In summoning the Wednesday
conference, the President included
Senator Taft, of Ohio. chairman
of the Republican Foreign Policy
Committee, who has not sat in on
earlier bipartisan meetings grow
ing out Of the international sit
uation.
Also asked were Vice President
Barkley; Speaker Rayburn: Sen
ate Majority Leader Lucas. Mi
nority Leader Wherry and the
chairmen and ranking minority
members of the foreign, armed
services and appropriation COM
mittees of both Senate and House.
The statement announcing the
meeting said "the President is
particularly anxious now. as al
ways, to continue and strengthen
the bipartisan approach" to
world problems.
There also were indications at
the White House today, that
President Truman would go on
the air before the week is out to
tell the American people what
new restrictions are in prospect
on the home front in the struggle
against world communism.
Rumors Gaining Support.
With Washington alive with
rumors over the week end that a
national emergency proclamation
was in prospect along with new
economic controls. Stephen T.
Early, acting White House press
secretary, told his morning news
conference that the Democratic
congressional leaders-Who in
cluded also Mr.. Barkley, Senator
Lucas and House Majority Leader
McCormack-were talking over
the emergency situation with
President Truman at their weekly
meeting.
He also announced the eco
nomic advisers would be in at
4 pm. today to discuss controls.
Those asked to attend are: Chair
man Symington of the National
Security Resources Board, the
Presidents Council of Economic
Advisers, Economic Sterilization
Director Valentine. Price Admin
istrator Disable, Wage Stabiliza-
ton Director Ching, and w.
Averell Hartman, the Presidents
special foreign affairs advisor.
Mr.. Early recalled that at the
1900 Eh6FPcENCV PAGE A-14)
Evening star., 1950-12-11
AP Reporter Injured,
Another Is Missing
| After MosIem Attack
By the Associated Press

/. SINGAPORE, Dec. 11.-One
Associated Press correspond
ent was injured and another
was missing in riotous Singa-
pore.
Tom MaSterson, 38, chief of
the Associated Press bureau,
suffered a broken leg and
other bodily injuries at the
hands of a Moslem mob.
Larry Allen. AZ, a native of
Mount Savage, Md, who wrote
early accounts of the disor-
ders, was with Mr.. Masterson
at the time of the attack and
is missing.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
BY the Associoted Press

TOKYO, Dec. 11.-Gen. Mac
Arthur flew to Korea today for a
look at his heavily hit United Ma
tions command. He said it re-
mains unbeaten, relatively secure,
and able to battle the Chinese
hordes.
His secret visit to both the
northwest and northeast fronts
Text Of Macarthur Settlement on Return
From Koreo. Pose Al
Marines Fight Out Of Red Trop After Two
Weeks in Freezing HE'LL" Poee AZ
Four D. c. Servieemen and Three From
Neorby Listed os Casualties. Pose Az
came as the last elements of
$4,000 bone cold, unshaven Amer
lean Marines and ughboy S
streamed down onto the Hamhung
coastal plain from a series of Red
traps near Changjin Reservoir.
A huge feet stood off Ham
lungs port of Hungnam. But
whether it would evacuate the
weary, outnumbered United States
10th Corps units in the northeast
remained to be seen. The north
west front was relatively quiet.
Guarded Optimism.
There was a note of guarded
optimism in Gen. Macarthur s
statement to correspondents after
he returned to Tokyo from his
quick trip to the war fronts. He
had conferred on the spot with
his top generals.
'The United Nations command,
in spite of it's recent heavy fight
ing. is in excellent shape. with
high morale and conspicuous self
confidence" the U. N. commander
said. Although heavily outnum-
bered, it has come through in a
superior manner"
1t was the generals first state
ment to correspondents on the
Korean campaign since he per-
sonally directed the Allied end
the-war offensive at daybreak
November pa push turned into
a full retreat the night of No.
vember 25 by bugle- -blaring
hordes of Chinese infantry.
Concerned About Forces.
1t was evident that Gen. Mac
Arthur was concerned seriously
about the condition of his forces,
particularly the United States 1st
Marine Division and units of the
Army's 7th Infantry Division
which battled through a frozen
Chinese-lined hell for two weeks
on both sides and south of the
Changjin reservoir in Northeast
Korea.
A Marine spokesman said the
last elements of the 25,000-man
escape force completed the haz-
ardous. winding descent from
snowbound mountains ringing the
big hydroelectric reservoir to the
coastal plain leading to Ham,
hung.
(The $4,000 figure for the
escape force came from Associ-
ated Press Correspondent Stan
Swinton. who was on the spot.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Picture on Page A

more appreciable snow in sight,
it seemed likely that most roads
would be almost normal by to-
morrow, which the Weather BIZ
reau said would be considerably
cloudy.
The danger of fresh coatings
OF ice. coming after the thaw.
was seen for tonight. however.
and road experts advised use of
chains outside the city.
Schools in Falls Church, Fair
fax County and Loudoun County,
where the snowfall was heavier.
closed for the day. impossible
secondary roads also gave un-
expected holidays to Prince
William and Charles County
children. Others in the area re-
manned open.
Snow Covers Wide Area.
The snow ranged from Western
New York State to the Tennessee
Valley, bringing freezing tempera-
lures to the Southeastern States
and burying Northwestern Virginia
and Eastern West Virginia under
8-inch falls.
washington traffic was slowed
by the snow and sleet, which be-
gan falling shortly after noon
yesterday, but quick work by the
Districts sanding brigades pre-
vented any serious bottlenecks.
To the District fleet, working all
night. Capital Transit added 10
sanding and two sailing trucks.
and put a sweeper on the street
car tracks. There were some street
car delays because of cars stalled
on the tracks.
/ Bus Schedules Delayed.
! American Automobile Associa-
ton was busy yesterday answer
ing 300 trouble calls. mostly be-
cause of slipping off roads or
failure to make hills.
7 Bus schedules to the south.
principally between Washington
and Richmond, we're delayed for
long periods last night by a COM
bination of slippery roads and
a tractor trailer which jacknifed
across Route l midway between
Fredericksburg and Richmond.
Cars were lined up six abreast
/ for more than miles on either
side of the stalled truck. Icy hills
tied up traffic at Valley Camp and
! Triangle.
| One bus which left Richmond at
7:30 pm. and was due here at 10
pm, did not arrive until $40 am.
The 35 passengers spent the night
alternately sleeping and walking
around the bus as it stalled be-
Kind skidding vehicles.
Minor Accidents Reported.
The snow coated almost all Of
Virginia and Maryland. Some
highways in Western Maryland.
particularly U. S. Route 40, were
reported in dangerous condition,
and police were insisting that cars
be equipped with chains.
A few minor traffic accidents
were reported here and on the
highways, but the very fact that
traffic was slowed to trickle avert
ed more serious collisions.
Low visibility slowed up opera
tions at National Airport last
night, delaying landings for 40
minutes or so. The runWays were
kept open, however. and most
flights left on schedule despite
heavy icing conditions.
The city of Clifton Forge, Va,
got its municipal water system
back in operation last night after
about 1000 persons we're without
water for So hours. The water
mains were ruptured Thursday
afternoon when rain swollen
Smiths Creek overfowed near
the city reservoir.
Evening star., 1950-12-11

cverturning and burning automo-
biles.
About 5000 Malayans stormed
for three hours at the Supreme
Court building, where a hearing
was underway on an appeal to
return the 13-year-old child,
Maria Bertha Hertogh, to her
Malay foster mother and her Mos
lem school teachers husband.
Then thousands of fanatic Mos
lens raced toward the Catholic
convent, where the girl and her
Dutch mother were reported in
hiding.
After eight hours, the mobs still
(See RIOT Page A-4N
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Lost u. S. Units
Escape Red Trop.
Head for Coast
BULLETIN

The Marine Corps announced
today that the 1st Marine Divi-
sion suffered more than 80 per
cent casualties in its desperate
and successful fight to break
out of a Chinese trap in Korea.
This implies possibly 5000 to
1000 casualties.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
ST. Johns Accepts Co-eds
After 264 Years Of Men
By the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. list
Johns College announced today il
will accept co-eds next year fol
the first time since it opened ir
1896.
The decision to accept women
was announced by Richard R
Cleveland, chairman of the Board
of Visitors and Governors.
He said about so girls are ex-
|pected to enroll along with go mer
in next September's freshman
class.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Chino General Executed

TAIPEI, Formosa, Dec. II (P).-
Chinese Nationalist reports from
the mainland said today the Chi
nese Reds executed former Ma
tionalist Gen. Yu Ying-chi at
Swatow port opposite Formosa
November %. They said Yus wife
betrayed him to the Reds.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
British Troops Battle
Singapore MosIems in
Riot Over Dutch Girl
Mobs Threaten to Burn
Convent; Europeans
Attacked on Streets
By Larry Allen
Press FOREIGN Correspon

AssocIdfeo FTest FoTeI9h IoTesponoeM
SINGAPORE, Dec. 11.-British
troops with bayonets moved into
the riot-torn streets of Singapore
tonight to battle fanatical mobs,
stirred to a frenzy by the court
fight between a Dutch mother and
a Malayan nurse for custody of a
white child.
Hundreds of soldiers in trucks
raced through the downtown sec
tors where the mobs were battling
police, attacking Europeans and
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Late News
Bulletin
Contempt Appeal Won

The Supreme Court today
threw out q contempt sentence
given q grand jury witness who
refused to answer questions
about alleged Communist ac-
tivitieS. An 80 decision over
turned the one-year Jail sem
tence imposed at Denver on Mrs.
Patricia Blau who refused to
answer the questions because
she said she might incriminate
herself. 4
Evening star., 1950-12-11
French Premier to Visit
D. 6. Late This Month
BY the Associoied Press

PARIS. Dec. 11.-French Pre-
mier Rene Pleven will visit Wash
ington late this month or early
in January. authorized govern
ment circles said today.
The informants said he would
not leave Paris before the National
Assembly votes the annual budget
for next year. By law this must
be done before the end of this
year.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Two Killed When Light Bomber
Crashes Near BoI|inq Field

Two men died early today when
their twin engine light bomber
crashed in an approach to Boiling
Air Force Base.
The Douglas B-26 Invader, en-
route to Boiling from a cross
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Police Budget Officer
Found Dead at Home
'0wn Pistol at Bedside
Wife Hears FotoI Shot;
1t. james H. Cox, 80,
Worried About Health

1t. James H. Cox, budget officer
for the Metropolitan Police De-
partment, was found shot to death
today in the bedroom of his home,
1846 Park road NV.
Homicide Squad Capt. jeremiah
Flaherty said 1t. Cox was shot
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Queen Mary Improved

LONDON, Dec. II (P).-Queen
Mary, who has been suffering from
a cold and cough. had her first
outing today since November 10.
The Queen mother, 83. went for
a drive in her car.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Are Your Dollars Here?

Here the latest returns those
Chests call to date
Number of Calls .. los
Amount Pledged
Evening star., 1950-12-11
New Korea Peace Plan
Is Expected Today as
Is Nations Confer
U. N. Motion Believed
To Provide Ceose-Fire,
Buffer on PuruIIeI SO
By the Asseeiotsd Press

LAKE SUCCESS. Dec. IL
Thirteen Asian and Middle East
countries met behind closed doors
today to consider final terms of a
new Korean peace plan. They
were expected to submit the plan
to the Political Committee of the
U. N. Assembly later in the day.
India's Sir Bengal Rau, leader
OF the peace efforts, said he still
Chions Doubts Using A-Bomb on Rec
China Would Help. Poee A.;
Attlee Flying Home After Useful Tolk.
in U. S. ond Conodo. Pose Al
Russio Coils on U. S. and Britoin to Hall
Aggressive" Actions. Page Al
had received no word from the
Chinese Communists as tc
whether they would accept 8
previous appeal to halt at the 38th
parallel.
Details Of the new plan were
kept secret, but informed quarters
said the resolution would include
an appeal for a ceaSe-fire and
probably would urge creation of q
demilitarized buffer zone along
the 38th parallel, old dividing line
between North and South Korea.
Debate Continues.
The conference was held while
the Political Committee, in 6
nearby room. continued it's debate
On six-power resolution de.
(See U. NJ, Page A-5.)