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Evening star., 1950-02-01

! lose because, II convicted, he
would get concurrent sentence
Ford Withdraws Request.
Mr.. Ford-I will withdraw my
request to have the case tried be-
fore another judge.
The COURT don't want to bring
any pressure on you to do that.
Mr.. Ford-No, sir: I do that
voluntarily and freely. after 25
years of trial work. There was
absolutely no pressure or infiu-
ence Of any kind. 1t was the
freest act I have ever done in
my life.
The COURT don't want to put
you in an embarrassing position
Mr.. Ford-No, sir.
The transcript shows the dis
cuSsion then turned to the wire
tapping motion. A few sentences
later:
! The court" ." 1t was nv in
tention to send this case to Judge
Let's, and l have sent word. when
the case first was called, that I
am not sending any of the other
cases to Judge Let's. because
thought I would send this case
to him. in view of what was stated
earlier-and I am still willing to
do it, and you gentlemen can
have your choice.
Counsel Given Choice.
Mr.. Ford-Would your honor
give me one second to confer with
counsel?
The court-Yes. You can have
your choice as to where it will be
tried. and I might say. gentle
men. I have no feeling in the
matter. because it makes no diff
ference with what I am occupied.
Mr.. Ford-Yes; we understand.
The transcript shows that Mr..
Ehrlich then handed the judge a
case he had cited.
The court-Where is this par
ticular passage on which you rely2
Mr.. Ehrlich-I will find it.
Mr.. Ford-In the meantime
may I at this time be permitted
to withdraw my request that this
case be certified to another judgep
The court-Yes.
Jury Tampering Charges.
Conviction of the three men
last week came amidst charges of
jury tampering. On Monday at
torneys for Lewis and Billeci went
to the United States Court of Ap-
peals to ask for the bond Judge
Holtzoff had denied their clients.
They contended the higher court
must rule on what they described
as Judge Holtzoff's misconduct"
and "glaring errors" during the
trial.
Yesterday Judge Holtzof called
to the bench Bernard Margolius,
one of Lewis attorneys who hap
pened to be in court on another
case.
Referring to the charges made
by Mr.. Margolius. Mr.. Collins and
Mr.. Ehrlich in the higher court,
Judge Holtzof was heard to say
and later confirmed that he had
said:
Il see from the newspapers that
you used your Blackstonian priv
ilege. Blackstone said. you know
that every defeated lawyer has
the right to adjourn to the near
est tavern and curse the court" I"
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Around
the
World
l. News in Brief
Army Acts to Improve
Housing in Germany

The United States Army in Ger
many today launched a three-way
attack on shortages and sub
standard conditions in it's housing
following a directive this week
from Gen. Collins, Army Chief of
Staff, for improvement of quarters
for occupation personnel in Ger
many.
European command headquar-
ters in Heidelberg said it will:
l. Renovate and refurnish
houses listed as substandard.
2. Convert excess troop-type
accommodations into family
apartments with furnishings.
3. Construct more apartment
units. Some apartment projects
have already begun.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Reds Curbed in Africa

All meetings in Africa of the
pro-Communist African Demo-
cratic rally were forbidden by
France today following armed in
cidents on the Ivory Coast in which
IA persons were reported killed and
10 wounded.
A communique from the French
West African government,reported
many of the casualties occurred
Monday when a throng of 1000 to
5000 persons attempted to take
over the town market of the viii
lage of Dimbokro. Twenty-tw
police and soldiers were among
the wounded after driving the at
tackers out, the communique said.
The A. D. r. has been trying to
seize villages and oust local au-
thorities, the French cabinet was
told today.-AP
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Plane
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to the Yukon British Columbia
boundary. 1t is about 13o miles
northwest of Fort Nelson, British
Columbia.
The first report of the weak
radio signal came from Lach-
Ian Macdonald, an Anchorage
(Alaska) Times reporter. He was
aboard the C-54 cargo-carrying
plane that picked up the signals
while flying south to Fort Nelson.
1t was heard at 1915 am. psf
(3:16 am. EST.
1T was not a verbal distress
signal Mr.. Macdonald said, but
a key signal on the distress band"
New Hopes Raised.
At Whitehorse headquarters the
report raised new hopes. but was
discussed by Royal Canadian Air
Force officers with moderation.
The C-54 which picked up the
signals had an experience of it's
own to demonstrate the difficulty
of communications under present
subzero weather conditions in the
North. Mr.. Macdonald said it
tried to radio what it had heard
to both Whitehorse and Fort Nell
son. but 1t failed to get confrma-
tion that either had heard it.
The new development raised
hopes for survivors from the miss
ing plane after they had sunk to
the lowest ebb after the fifth sue
cessive Gay of fruitless aerial
searching over a vast area of the
Yukon.
The last radio signal received
from the missing C-54 in fight
was from Snag, Yukon Territory.
just across the border from
Alaska. That is about TOO miles
northwest Of the area in which
the new hope was sprung.
Six Survivors Resting.
Meanwhile six persons who mi
raculously survived the crash of
a search plane Monday were rest
ing at Camp McRae, 8 miles south
OF Whitehorse. None was injured
seriously.
"They can be moved in a day or
two and will be flown to the Air
Force Hospital at Fort Richard
son, in Anchorage, Alaska" a
physician reported.
Five of the men were bundled
into sleeping bags and brought to
Camp McRae yesterday on
stretcher sleds after the pilot of
the crashed CAT, 1t. Charles R,
Harden of Graham, N. c., strug-
gled 8 miles through waist-deep
snow in near-zero weather to
reach a Yukon highway and re-
port the near tragedy.
The five other men in the plane
were Capt. Peter M. Berry, An
chorage, Alaska; TiSergt. Forrest
w. Hudson, SO. Three Rivers.
Tex; Eugene Cole. Centrahoma,
Okla; Corpl. Bruno j. Przydzial.
Philadelphia, and Jack Borges,
Anchorage radio station news
editor.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Coal
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not assure an end either of the
three-day week or the current
strikes which have made idle
more than 100000 miners. In
that event the UNIV could con-
tinue its limitation on mining by
dropping those contract demands
which the Government holds to
be illegal.
President Truman suggested yes
terday that the miners and op-
orators submit their contract dis
pute for settlement to a three
man fact finding board to be ap-
pointed by him. There was no
word from either Mr.. Lewis or the
operators as to whether they
would accept Mr.. Truman's prop
osition and none was expected
soon.
In proposing fact finding, the
President was careful to say they
should disregard his idea if the
disputing parties are able to reach
agreement in the negotiations
which began this afternoon.
To-Day Truce Asked.
If the fact-finding idea is &C
Mr.. Truman asked for a
To-day mine truce starting Mon
day. That means resumption of
full five-day-per-week production
of coal. The board would have
so days in which to hold hearings
and make settlement recommenda-
tions to the President.
Then the disputants would have
10 days to make up their minds
whether to accept the findings.
There is no compulsion on the
parties to accept board contract
recommendations.
Mr.. Lewis main new contract
demands are a 95-cents-per day
wage raise and an increase in
fund payments of Is cents
a ton. Present operator payments
into the fund are 20 cents a ton.
While Mr.. Truman by-passed
The Taft-Hartley Act in suggest
ng fact-finding, there are indica-
ions he will invoke emergency in
junction provisions of the law un-
ess full coal production is re-
stored next Monday. That pro-
;edure calls for a fact board
authority to recommend
/ settlement and an 80-day strike
Evening star., 1950-02-01

West Virginia of the House CON. -.
mittee said the Korea -Formosa
combine will be sent to the Rules
Committee today with a request
for an early spot on the House
program.
In the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Chairman Connally
reported the vote for the Formosa
measure as unanimous.
Technically the FormoSa meas
ure only extends to next June
80 the expiration date of an aid
program now set to end Febru-
ary Is. There is now $103,00o,-
900 in unexpended funds for
China available to the Economic
Cooperation Administration.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Red Demonstrators Shot

Nine Communist demonstrators
and two policemen were wounded
yesterday when Communists staged
a big demonstration over a slain
leader at Tripoli, a Lebanese
coastal city north of Beirut.
The demonstration occurred at
the funeral for a party member
who was killed in a clash with
police Sunday. When police to-
day saw grenade in the hand
of one Communist, they opened
fire. Thousands fed, leaving the
coffin in the street.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Korean Funds Tied With Aid
To Formoso for House Vote
BY the Associated Press

Economic aid for Korea was
bundled with similar assistance
for the Chinese Nationalists on
Formosa yesterday, giving the
Korea project new chance in
the House, which turned it down
two weeks ago.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee did the wrap-up job, put
ting together $60.0o0,o00 for Ko-
rea, which is the same amount
originally refused, and $2S, 900 900
for Formosa.
At the same time the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee ap-
proved the s28.Ooo,0o0 for For
mosa. The Senate already has
passed the Korea proposal.
Chairman Kee, Democrat, OF
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Answers by Radio

Italy's Minister of Education
sent an investigator to Turin
today to investigate reports that
two high school students passed
Greek and Latin exams last July
because of answers beamed to
them by shortwave radio.
According to the reports one
student, complaining of ear
aches, concealed his radio under
n heavy bandage he wore on his
head. The other student hid his
receiving set in a cast on a
"broken" arm.
Supposedly translations of
the Greek and Latin texts were
broadcast from a house across
the street from the Vincenzo
Giobeti High School.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
ThoiIond Fights Reds

Premier Pibul Songgram of
Thailand disclosed today in Bang
kok that the Thai defense board
had agreed 'resolute measures"
would be required to prevent the
spread of communism in Asia.
The premier threatened to close
pro-Communist newspapers if they
did not stop publishing Red prop
aganda.-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Parkway
Continued From First Page

tContlnueQ from FlrSt Pdge.)
Of the Maryland State Road Com
testified that Maryland
already has completed much of
the dual parkway from Baltimore
southwark to Fort Meade and
plans to spend a total of $14.-
685 900. 1t would be completed in
the fall of 1851.
Asked by committee member
what the State would do in case
the Government failed to finish
its part of the parkway, Mr.. Rein
dollar said the State could turn
the project into a toll road.
Truman Message Read.
He explained that Baltimore is
going forward with plans to bring
the dual highway into the city al
a width of 400 feet. But, he pre-
dicJed, it probably would be years
before the project could be ex-
tended through the city.
| Mr.. Macdonald read a mes.
sage from President Truman ir
which he asked for passage of thu
Sasscer bill, recommending a 49,
100000 supplemental appropria,
tion.
| Asked the total cost of complet
ing the 1873 miles of parkway t,
Fort Meade, Mr.. Macdonald salt
the President estimated the tots
: cost at $4,000. 900, but the wit
ness gave his personal estimate O
$13 900, 900.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Dewey Budget Provides
Record TT Million Slash
By the Assoc;oted Prose

ALBANY, N. Y. Feb. Gov.
Dewey sent to the legislature to-
day a State budget of 1851, ,722,-
632 that provides for a record
slash of $77,600,0Oo, but no tax
changes.
The present 10 per cent State
income tax forgiveness will be
continued. But Gov. Dewey prob
ably will relax his pay-as-you-go
policy to finance some highway
construction with bonds.
The proposed 1950-51 budget
the first slashed by Gov. Dewey
since 1944-will be the second
highest in New York history. 1t
compares with the 1949-50 rec
ord outlay of 1899 ,287.644.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Recognition Talks Set

EnVoys from Britain and India
were under orders today to go to
Peiping, capital of Communist
China. for preliminary talks on
establishment of full diplomatic
relations.
The British consul general in
Marking, John Colvile Hutchinson,
was given the mission for his
country. while A. K. Sen, India s
charge d'affaires at Nanking, will
represent the New Delhi govern
ment.
The talks, it was said in London,
will be on preliminary and pro-
cedural matters only" ."-AP.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
HoItzoff
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shows that MI. Ford first raised
the question of another judge in
! open court, as follows:
Mr.. Ford-May it please Your
Honor, on behalf of the defendant
Acalotti, I have requested the
Assignment Commissioner to tell
me at the earliest possible time
to what court this case may be
sent. Depending upon which
court it will go, I have certain
action to take in behalf of the
defendant. Until that is known
to me, am not in position to
take the action.
Lawyers Called to Bench.
The Court Judge Holtzoff)
Will you gentlemen come to the
bench, please.
(At the bench).
The Court-What is this all
about, Mr.. Ford?
Mr.. Ford-I am wondering to
what judge the case will be as
signed. If the case is going to be
kept here, I am going to ask your
Honor to disqualify yourself as
far as Acalotti is concerned.
The Court-We do follow the
usual practice, of course, that if
a defendant has been tried and
convicted before one judge, in an
other case he will be assigned to
another judge, if that is requested.
Under those circumstances, I am
perfectly willing to send it to
another judge-although actually,
now that have said that, I might
add this, that it wouldn't make
any difference to Acalotti, because
I generally impose concurrent SEN
tences. So he is not apt to suffer.
However. if he prefers another
judge, that will be done.
Mr.. Ford-That is why I can't
file motions until I know the judge
to which the case is assigned.
Willing to Shift Case.
The Court have always fol-
lowed the practice, If a defendant
to take his chances with
another judge, of sending the case
to another judge, if possible. He
has no legal right to that, of
course. We do it just as a matter
of grace. In district having only
one or two judges, you can't do
it; but we have followed this policy
in an effort to lean backwards to
protect the defendants. So I am
going to assign this case to an
other judge.
Mr.. Ford-That solves my
problem.
The transcript goes on to show
Judge Holtzoff said that before
he sent the case to another Judge,
he would hear all the prelim-
mary motions in the case.
AS the morning wore on, he
listened to the attorneys arguing
these motions. Finally, they
came to a motion requesting per-
mission for defense counsel to
examine the United States At
torney on whether any of his evi-
dence was obtained through wire
tapping. The judge said he
thought that should come up as
part of the trial.
Wire-tapping Discussed.
Defense Counsel William H.
Collins, representing Lewis, told
Judge Holtzoff that Judge Mat
thew Mcclure, at Lewis earlier
trial, had not permitted a hearing
on the ire-tapping question.
The transcript continues:
The court-Come to the bench,
please.
CAT the bench.)
The court-If this case were
tried before me. I would permit
that, because ] regard that as part
and parcel of the trial. But you
gentlemen don't want to try this
case before me.
Mr.. Ehrlich (Myron G. Enrich
representing BillecD-I didn't say
did not, your honor.
Mr.. Ford--I was the only one
The Court-And. as a matter o1
fact. your client has nothing to
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Austin in Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin
Islands, Feb. / (P.-Warren r.
Austin, American Ambassador to
the United Nations, is touring the
Virgin Islands today in his trip
through the Caribbean. He will
be entertained at dinner tonight
by Acting Governor Morris F.
de Castro.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
New Bulgarian Premier
Elected by Parliament
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Feb. Par
lament today unanimously elect
ed Vulko Chervenkov Premier
succeeding the late Vassil Kolarov
Chervenkov is considered the
strong man" of the Bulgarian
Communist Party. A Vice Premier
under Kolarov, he recently re-
turned from visit to Moscow
He is apparently the sparkplug
of a Bulgarian Communist purge
of the unreliable elements in the
party.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Nationalist Chinese
Ask Entry Permit for
10000 in Indo-China
By the Associated Press

HOLLOW. Hainan Island. Feb.
1.-Nationalist China officials have
asked French permission to let
10000 trapped troops escape from
South China across the Indo-
China border.
The Nationalists then want the
soldiers evacuated by sea to Hal
nan Island off the South China
coast.
Reliable information here indi-
Gates the French are giving a cold
shoulder to the proposal. Another
request that some $4,000 interned
Nationalist soldiers in Indo- China
be repatriated is getting the same
treatment. They were interned
after they crossed the border to
escape Communist troops.
Fourteen American missionaries
intend to stay on the exposed
northern coast of this South
China island whether Chinese
Communists attack or not.
There are 10 women and four
men in the Presbyterian mission.
1t sponsors church school and a
168-bed hospital.
The missionaries include Mary
Taylor, Omaha. Nebr.:; DR.. and
Mrs. Stuart P. Seanon, Princeton,
N. j.; Dorothy Mcdonald, Beaver,
Pa, and Caroline Beugle, War
wick, N. Y.
Sixteen French and one Spanish
priest also intend to carry on
their work. They are attached
to the French Catholic Mission
on Hollow headed by Bishop
Dominique Desperben.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Soviet Rejects Protest
By France on Wet Nam
Rebels Recognition
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. Russia today
rejected Frances note of protest
against Soviet recognition of the
rebel, anti-French regime in Indo-
China.
Soviet Ambassador Alexander
Bogomolov sent the French note
back to the Foreign Office with a
statement that "the government
of the U. S. S. r. does not consider
1t possible to receive such note" "
The French note, delivered to
Bogomolov last night, was a
sharply worded warning that Rus
sia's recognition of the Ho Chi
mimi regime in Indo-C China would
"gravely impair Franco-Soviet
relations"
Bao Dai Held Legal Ruler.
France said in the protest that
recognition of the Moscow trained
Ho Chi-minh's guerrilla govern
ment was a violation of interna- :
tional law.
The only legal government of
the three Viet-Nam states of Indo-
China, France contends, is that of
former Emperor Bao Dai, who was
installed by the French.
French troops have been fight
ing jungle war with Ho Chi
minis forces in Indo-C China for
three years.
Ho Chi-minh's regime has been
recognized by the Chinese Com
munist government of Mao TIE
tung and has been accused by the
Nationalist Chinese of receiving
active military aid from the Com
munists.
Father Was Mandarin.
Ho Chin-minh, meaning the
man who sees clearly" is only
one of the picturesque names as
sumed by the leader of the Wet
Nam republic recognized by Rus
sia. The name is pronounced Ho
Tyee Meenum.
Details OF his life are obscure,
but French officials say his real
name is Nguyen Tat Thanh and
that he has been a leader of
Asiatic communism since the
earliest days of the party.
He was born in 1894 or 1892
His father was mandarin of the
old Annamite empire, with a posi-
ton roughly corresponding to
lieutenant governor of a small
province.
Nguyen Tat Thanh, the young
est OF three children, settled in
Paris after the war and took a
job as retoucher in a Photographic
studio. Here he got to know some
Eof the men who now lead the
French Communist Party.
Went to Russia in 1923.
The young Annamite Communist
went to Russia in 1928 for train
ing as Communist agent.
In the late 1920s and early
1930s he lived the precarious life
OF Communist organizer in Siam
1ndo-China and Hong Kong, where
the British jailed him for 1s
months. He was sentenced to
death in absentia in Indo-China
In 1910 he appeared at Yenan
the capital of Chinese Com
munists. Chinese Nationalist
later got hold of him and put him
in prison for a year and a half,
After they let him out, he slipped
over the border into Indo-C China
with TOO followers and in 1914
established himself in an area
nominally held by the Japanese
After the japanese surrender in
1945, he proclaimed his Wet Nam
republic.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Berwyn
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sailor afterward pursued him TN
successfully.
.22 Revolver Used.
Young Clay was shot to death
with two bullets from % caliber
revolver while he was tending the
Kirwan Sunoco Station No. 2,
alone about II am. on December
6. Detectives said he was robbed
of about $120. He was the son of
a well-known Berwyn real estate
dealer.
Phelps only statement to detec-
tives last night was, There is
honor among thieves and I am a
thief" Detective Wolf reported.
Evening star., 1950-02-01
Nationalist Morale Boosted
By Formoso Aid Promise

TAIPEI, Formosa, Feb. l (P).-
American congressional action
assuring Formosa of $4,000, 900
economic aid boosted Chinese Ma
tionalist morale today.
Nationalists hoped this would
be the forerunner of additional
help to this financially pressed
island.
High quarters repeated past es-
Inmates that it would take about
$100, 100000 to stabilize Formosa's S
economy.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

When your child's upset because
of Childhood Constipation" do
you add to his discomfort by giving
smalldoses ofa harsh-acting adults
laxative? Do you risk upsetting his
nervous system by forcing him to
take a bad-tasting laxative? Play
safe. Give Fletcher's Castoria. the
thorough laxative made especially
for children. So gentle, it will not
cause discomfort. So pleasant tast-
.sng, children take it gladly.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

Syria has sent a representative
to the United States to study all
aspects of tourism, Damascus re-
ports.
Evening star., 1950-02-01

Venezuela recently ended its
first national convention on for
est protection.
, 1950-11-03
St. Croix Reception
Planned for
Govt. SecY Ambrose

administrator and Mrs. Tay
lor have issued invitations for
an official reception at Govern
ment House, Christiansted, on
Saturday afternoon, Novem-
Der 4th, in honor of Govern
ment Secretary Ambrose.
Governor and Mrs. de Cas-
tro and Government Secretary.
Ambrose will arrive in Saint
croix on Friday afternoon to
spend a few days.
, 1950-11-03
Severed Prominent
Men PutiUnder Guurd.
Since PR. Revolt
early enactment.

Special guards have been as
signed to several prominent
United States Government
officials since the outbreak of
the Puerto Rican revolution.
Among those now under "a
hour guard are Ambassador
Warren Austin, Gen. Dwight
Eisenhower and Secretary Of
Interior Oscar Chapman.
President Truman would,
not discuss the attempt on his
life at his news conference but
did show much emotion, the
broadcast said, on the death Of
the guard. He said he still feels
the same way about the Puer-
to Ricans. They are American
citizens and he still favors
their right of self-determina-
ton. The President noted that
tomorrow the Puerto Rican
people will vote on their own
constitution.
, 1950-11-03
Mornviuns TO Hold
Cake. Comfy Sale
Tomorrow Morning.

Members Of the Friedensthal
Moravian Church will hold a
special sale which will include
cakes, cookies, candies, etc, at
the Annex Building in Chris
tiansted, tomorrow morning
beginning at 10.
Proceeds Of this sale will go
toward the erection Of a good
solid fence around the Mora
Wan Cemetery, which, Rev.
Colin Williams said, will add
something to the general APP
pearance Of our town.