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Evening star., 1950-05-01
House Action Awaited as D. c.
Marks Time (Stondord, Thot|s)

Washington marked time
standard time - inconvenienced
but only mildly confused at lag
ging an hour behind the daylight
time observed by other big cities.
The condition - presumably
temporary-resulted from slow
action by Congress in dealing
with daylight saving legislation
for the Capital. There may be
action this afternoon on an in
tended move to take up a House
bill under suspension of the rules.
After leaving the White House
this morning Speaker Rayburn
said he would recognize some"
member on the House floor today
to suspend the rules. This would
permit taking up the District day
light saving time bill of the House
agrees.
"As long as it does not go be-
yond the District, it is all right
with me-" declared the Speaker.
my farmers in Texas want no
part of that"
To suspend the House rules q
two-thirds vote Is required.
AS clock faces stayed unchanged
here while their hands went up
an hour in 81 States yesterday.
transportation companies reported
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few troubles. Radio networks used
rebroadcasts to keep listeners in
tune with the times and had only
one major tangle. Television pro-
grams are showing an hour earlier
here.
Experience guided most travel
ers, especially commuters, in keep
ing confusion to q minimum to-
day at Union Station. railroad Of
ficials said.
I'VE had the same situation two
years ago when Washington re-
NAMED on standard time for q
week until Congress got around to
passing a law" q Union Station
oficial recalled. About the same
number Of people as usual seemed
to have arrived at the usual times
this morning and it doesn't look
like very many got in an hour
early by mistake"
The Pennsylvania and Balti-
more & Ohio Railroads revised
many local schedules. particularly
between Baltimore and Washing
ton, when 1t became apparent
that the District was not yet due
for daylight time.
All trains operate on standard
time but those to New York and
(See TINE. Page A.7.)
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Queen Elizabeth S Nephew
Fined for Drunken Drivinu
By the Asse<io,sd Prs,s

PERTH. Scotland, May 1.-The
Earl Of Strathmore. 32-year-old
nephew of Queen Elizabeth. was
fined f10 t$28) today on a drunken
driving charge His drivers Ii
cense was suspended for one year.
The earl. who had pleaded In
nocent, was arrested last December
after a collision between his jeep
and another car.
Two policemen testified he was
SO intoxicated they had TO support
him while taking him to their
patrol car. They added his speech
was slurred and that they could
smell alcohol on his breath.
DR.. David Miles. testifying for
the defense. said the earl was
highly strung" and would be sure
to be upset by the accident. The
doctor said the earl usually speaks
with a slight stutter and that
excitement would tend to make IL
worse.
The earl--whose name is Tim.
othy Patrick Bowes-Lyon-did NOS
testify. 4
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Democrat Saws
May Be Hoax
Kursten Of Missouri
Calls Many Charges
Old, Asks Inquiry
By Cecil Holland

Representative Karsten, Demo-
crat, Of Missouri today urged an
investigation to determine whether
a hoax, a deceit or fraud" has
been practiced on the American
people in the charges of Com
munism in the State Department.
Mr.. Karsten said he had exam
ined the cases cited by Senator
Mccarthy, Republican, of Wiscon-
sin in his attacks on the State De-
partment. He added that his
analysis shows that many, If not
all of them" were investigated by
House committees two years ago.
The Missourian said he de-
tested communism as much as
any one and hated "the deceit,
the fraud and the intellectual dis
honesty that are inveterate hand
maidens of communism.
Karsten to Speak in House.
He added:
But for these very same rea-
sons I would have complete con-
tempt for any one who, through
deceit or fraud, would seek to in
flame and hoodwink the American
people with the assertion that the
State Department of their Gov
ernment has harbored or is sat-
urated with Communists.
There was no immediate reply
from Senator Mccarthy, who is in
Phoenix, Ariz.. for treatment of a
sinus condition. Mr.. Karsten's
suggestion was made in a state
ment in advance of a speech he
planned to give on the House floor
later in the day.
It came as the Senate Foreign
Relations Subcommittee investi-
eating the Mccarthy charges be-
gan busy week with a hint that
new valuable material" may be
disclosed soon.
The hint came from Chairman
Tydings as the f1ve-man commit
tee prepared to question Miss
Freda Utley in a public session this
afternoon in the Owen baltimore
case.
baltimore to Appear Tomorrow.
Senator Mccarthy has accused
Mr.. baltimore, Far Eastern af-
fairs expert, of being q Communist
and a Soviet agent who has in
fluenced American policy in the
Orient. He has indicated Miss
Utley, who he has identified as
former Communist, will sup
port his charges.
Mr.. baltimore, who has denied
all the accusations, is scheduled
for second appearance before
the Senate group tomorrow.
In his statement, Mr.. Karsten
(Cpn rNNENFTJNTCTC Dorn of
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Capitalism UndersoId
Stassen Tells Chamber
Al Annual Meetinq
Average Worker Doesn't
Know Operations Of
Own System, He Says

The American workman today
is grossly misinformed about the
operation of his own economic sys-
tenn, Harold E. Stassen. president
of the University of Pennsylvania,
told the United States Chamber
Of Commerce today.
AS far as the workers of the
world are concerned. he said. mod
ern American capitalism is the
most undersold economic system
in all history. and socialism and
communism are the most oversold.
Mr.. Stassen addressed the 38th
annual meeting of the Chamber
at luncheon which came in the
midst of the first three days Of
meetings.
His address followed speeches
by Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio and Herman w. Steinkraus,
president Of the Chamber. Sena-
tor Taft urged an awakening to
"the direct attacks by socialism" +"
Mr.. Steinkraus' theme was that
"a united Nation at home is the
best answer to the world situa-
ton"
Warns of Drift.
Mr.. Stassen, former Governor
Of Minnesota and an unsuccessful
contender for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1948,
told the $500 members attending
the meeting that if American
workers thoroughly understand
our economic system they will
never change it.
If they get to understand it
thoroughly thye will force both
major political parties to, stop
the drift towards socialism in
America" he continued.
If they get to understand it
thoroughly this country will re-
tain such freedom and such eco
nomic power that it will definitely
win the cold war and roll back the
tide of communism and oppres-
sion. Above all, the winning of
the cold war will make it more
and more unlikely that third hot
(see CHAMBER, Page A-3.)
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handling the transmitting ma
chimes, UP said its operations here
and elsewhere were almost nor
NAL"
The walkout was called by the
AFL Commercial Telegraphers
Union at II pm. last night, the
first of its kind against any of the
three major news services.
70 Walk Out in Washington.
Here 19 operators and 3 main
tenance men walked out of the
UP Offices in the National Press
Building and set up a picket line
along Fourteenth and F streets.
After a Commute delay in
transmission to allow strikers to
leave the bureaus, operations were
resumed here and throughout the
UP network with the emergency
help.
UP said it was able to furnish
slightly curtailed service to it's
clients across the country, in
cluding three newspapers and
eight radio and television stations
here. It also continued operation
here of the City News Service,
which has about 100 clients.
Had Sought SIS Raise.
Editorial employees belonging to
the American Newspaper Guild
here performed only their usual
duties in conformity with policy
set about~a year ago.
Negotiations for all the strikers
had been handled in New York.
Originally the union asked a SIS
(See TEI ETYPE Page A.5)
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By Harold B. Roaers

A new SIS million building to
be constructed here for the Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corp. was
approved today by Senate Pub
lie Works Subcommittee.
The subcommittee. headed by
Senator Holland, Democrat, of
Florida. will report favorably to
the full committee a bill author
izing the building. to be paid for
from the FDIC's own funds.
The bill for this purpose, in
troduced by Chairman Maybank
OF the Senate Banking Commit
tee, was amended by the Holland
subcommittee to include the
authorized figure of SIS million.
There was no estimate of cost in
the original Maybank bill.
Property Purchase Approved.
The Holland subcommittee also
approved and ordered sent to the
full Public Works Committee a bill
authorizing purchase of property
on jackson place at Pennsylvania
avenue NV, adjacent to the Blair
House. now the residence of Pres
ident Truman during alterations
on the White House.
This bill was amended to con-
form almost exactly with a House
measure already approved by the
House Public Works Committee
and ready for action on the House
floor soon.
Both bills would authorize pur-
chase of five lots and their build
ings owned by the Carnegie
Foundation for International
Peace and the A. w. Mellon Edu-
cational Institution.
Parkway Bill Due for Action.
The Senate Public Works Com
mittee also plans to take UP for
consideration later this month a
bill for completion Of the south
section of the ong-pending Bal
timore- Washington parkway.
The Senate measure, sponsored
by Senators Tydings and O'Conor,
Democrats, Of Maryland. is SINH
lar to House bill already ap-
proved by the House Public Works
Committee and ready for House
action.
This legislation would authorize
construction Of the divided park
way from Washington to q point
near Fort Meade.
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munist Party in the United States.
Real party members were not in
evidence as the 1900 residents of
Mosinee began their one-day trial
Of life under Soviet rule. However,
copies Of the Daily Worker and
pamphlets denounclng the Amer
tcan-Legion sponsored demonstra-
ton were distributed to homes
some time Saturday night.
The surprise element appar-
emily was maintained even for
city officials in on the planning.
One Of the co-ordinated assault
teams Of six armed men each
dragged protesting Mayor Ralph
e. Kronenwetter from his bed into
the snowy street. He faced Joseph
(See MOSINEE pape AS,
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Five-Day Police Week
Gains Endorsement
OF House Committee
Measure Would Require
Addition of 300 Men
To Metropolitan Force

The House District Committee
today unanimously ordered a ia
vorable report on a bill to author
ize f1ve-day week for Metropoli-
tan, Park and White House police
men.
The measure may come up for
House action next Monday unless
District Day is set aside again to
let the House finish its work on
the omnibus Federal appropria-
tions bill.
The bill for a shorter police
work week was recommended last
week by the Public Service SUBJ
committee, headed by Representa- =
tive Davis of Georgia. who also
heads a special subcommittee in
vestigating law enforcement here.
The change would require the
addition Of 800 men to the Metro
politan force. at a cost of more
than 100000 in the first year
and more later as the extra men
win their automatic pay setups.
Action on Pools Postponed.
The District Committee today
considered but postponed action
on the bill by Chairman McMil-
Ian to transfer control over swim
ming pools from the Interior De-
partment to the District Com
missioners.
A special meeting on the issue
is scheduled for Wednesday at
1890 am. The delay was ordered
to await a report from Interior
Secretary Chapman.
The Interior Department re-
Gently announced 1t would refuse
to transfer control over the pools
to the District Board of Recrea-
ton in the lack of an agreement
that the pools would be operated
on non-segregated racial basis.
Ancostias pool was closed last
summer after incidents when
colored swimmers appeared. Nc
Kinley, a white patronage pool,
turned into one for colored when
most white swimmers quit using it.
Chairman Mcmillan released a
report from A. E. Demaray, as
sociate director Of the National
Parks Service. showing that all
but one Of the six pools showed a
net loss last year.
Takoma Pool Profitable.
The Takoma pool showed al
profit of $3,58e.63. The others
showed losses as follows: Nc
Kinley. s3.275.e1; Francis, s4,-
326.49: Banneker. $155.15: Ana
costa. $2.458.4l. and East Po-
tomac. $452.02.
The House committee today
approved 4 measure to amend the
1906 charter Of the Presbyterian
Congregation Of Georgetown to
an increase in church
holdings and TO change the date
Of the annual meeting
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with Scheve started about a year
before the shooting. which took
place December 10. He said he
was engaged in business, selling
prison-made wallets, at the time
Scheve first approached him and
suggested they work together.
RigSbee said he refused.
He said among the things
Scheve wanted him to do was
to make trips to New York and
bring in supplies" He explained
that he meant supplies of NOR
phine. heroin and stuff like that"
He also wanted me to do a
little killing for him." the witness
said. Il told him I didn't care
to do it."
Under questioning by Defense
(See RIGSRET pape A-2)
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Justice Douglas Planning
To Cross Iran on Horse
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN, May supreme
Court Justice Douglas plans to
ride across Iran on horseback this
summer, United States Embassy
source announced.
Justice Douglas, who went
mountain climbing in Iran last
year, expects to arrive in July on
vacation and ride from Azerbai-
jan. in the north, across the rug
ged countryside to the far south,
the informant said.
Gerald Dooher, embassy attache
who accompanied Douglas last
year, is TO make the trip with him.
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Yoshidu Regime Stoys

TOKYO, May / up. Prime
Minister Shigeru Yoshida Liberal
Party beat down. 256 to 143. a
motion Of non-confidence tonight
in the lower house of Japan's Diet
(Parliament). The motion was
pushed by opposition parties ex-
cluding the Communists.
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Soviet Gets Ribbinq
In Belgrade Parade
Marking May Day
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BELGRADE. May Rus
sia got a ribbing in the May
Day parade here today.
One cartoon carried by the
paraders depicted Russia as
the captain of a boat on the
Danube with the pro-Comin-
form satellite countries at the
oars. The captain urged the
oarsmen to pull harder while
he lolled back comfortably at
the tiller.
There were other floats de-
picting the rift between Mar
shall Tito and the Soviet-led
Cominform. They drew jeers
and laughter from the crowds.
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BY the Asseeiaied Press

BY the Associated Press
MOSINEE, Wis. May 1.-The
pajama -clad mayor was dragged
into the snowy street and the
chief of police was executed
today as a mock May Day Com
munist insurrection clamped an
iron hand over this paper mill
community Mt sunrise.
Police Chief Caryl Gewiss was
theoretically shot down in his
headquarters for failure to turn
over his Offices to the reds. Lead
er Of the flying squad which took
over the police station was Ben
jamin Gitlow. who once was the
real secretary-general of the Com
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Foo DeIuys PIunes

NEW YORK, May / (R.-Rain
and foggy weather today disrupted
domestic plane service into and
out Of La Guardia Field. Airport
officials reported 80 flights can
eeled. Most Of them were be-
tween New York and Boston and
New York and Washington.
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ment Of the American Telephone
& Telegraph Co. said that when
Is telephones turn up in one home
the bookies themselves rather
than phone company men have
done the installing.
Testifying before the Senate
Commerce Subcommittee studying
a bill to bar interstate passage of
gambling information, Mr.. Landon
insisted the telephone companies
do not want the business OF
bookieS.
Senator Kefauver, Democrat. OF
Tennessee. told the witness. how
ever:
Your company isn't as inno-
cent as you would have 1t ap-
pear"
Has Resolution Pending.
Senator Kefauver's own resolu-
ton for a Nationwide gambling
investigation has been awaiting
Senate action for months. but AZ
a guest at today's session he
sparked the questioning OF the
telephone company spokesman.
The witness also came in for
a rough time from Senator Tobey,
Republican. of New Hampshire.
He wanted to know If the tele-
phone company has served notice
on any of last weeks witnesses
that their telephones would be re-
moved for illegal use.
Subcommittee Chairman Me-
Farland said Senator Tobey was
referring to Frank Erickson and
James J. Carroll. both Of whom
acknowledged before the subcom-
mittee last week that they ac-
cepted bets via long distance
telephone calls. Senator Tobey
said he was also referring to Frank
Costello, reputed gambling over
lord.
Repeatedly advocating removal
of big shot gamblers phones. Sen
ator Tobey told another telephone
official you've got the power to
do 1t II you have the righteous In
dignation."
Mr.. Landon argued that the
telephone company was not q law
enforcement agency.
do you think the telephone
company should aid and abet IL
legal use of phones by not doing
anything about it?" Senator Tobey
asked.
Thinks Authorities Should Act.
The witness said no to that but
added If a witness had acknowl-
edged doing something illegal the
authorities ought to get him"
To Senator Tobey's suggestion
that phone operators listen in on
long distance calls from race
tracks and report suspicious ones
to the company. Mr.. Landon re-
torted, I'VE don't feel our opera
tors should be eavesdropping on
these calls"
Senator Kefauver was the first
to bear down on calls from the
race tracks.
He asked the witness what he
would think If a thousand long
distance calls went out from q
phone near Hialeah Rack track
during the racing season and
none went out during the follow
ing weeks.
Mr.. Landon said that would look
but he said the COM
pany does not make an analysis
Of where calls are going.
Kefauver Sees No Cooperation.
Senator Kefauver wanted to
know what the company would do
If 1t discovered that 500 worth
Of calls were being made each day
from telephone near Hialeah
race track to Continental Press
Service in Cleveland, home of the
(See GAMBLING, Page A-3)
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Soviet Parades Jets,
4-Engine Bombers in
Moscow May Day Fete
Million March for StoIin
As His Son Leeds DispIoy
Of Russion Aviution
BY the Assoeioted Press

MOSCOW, May Roaring So
Wet air force planes staged their
most spectacular peacetime air
show over Red Square today with
Prime Minister Stain and more
than a million Soviet May Day
paraders looking on approvingly.
Big four-engined bombers led
the laundering air armada that
featured the annual parade in Gel
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MinorCIashes
Mark BerIin's
May DayFetes
Western Youths Stone
East Zone Police as
Million Demonstrate
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BERLIN, May 1.-More than q
million Berliners massed near the
East-West borders in this nerve
center Of the cold war today in
rival May Day demonstrations,
but calm police action on both
sides prevented major violence.
In this shattered city where
East meets West across piles of
rubble, swirling crowds estimated
to number at least 100000 on
each side staged the biggest May
Day demonstration in Berlins
history.
Stones flew and there were some
minor fights. but police dispersed
the unruly elements in time to
prevent rioting.
Reds Stage 6-Hour Parade.
On the Communist side of the
Brandenburg Gate-on Unter Den
Linden. where Hitler's legions
once Observation-Disclosures once
again heard the thunder Of
marching feet in regimented uni
son. The Communists were stag
ing a Moscow-like six-hour parade
featuring the newly trained So
Wet Zone police army. It looked
like a dress rehearsal for the
forthcoming Whitsuntide demon
strations of May 28 in which some
fear the Communists may try to
take over all Berlin.
On the other side of the gate. a
multitude Of at least a half mil
lion - Berlin's nti-Communist
mayor said there were $1,000
heard Western German speakers
blast Russia and the Communists
Between these two opposing
multitudes were thousands of East
and West sector German police
lined up along the secteor borders,
backed on the Western side by
thousands Of Allied occupation
troops alerted for trouble, and
guided by reconnaissance planes
and helicopters.
Eastern Police Stoned.
It was apparent that both police
forces were trying to make May
Day-international Labor Day of
the Socialists since 1889-pass
without head-on collision and
bloodShed.
AS the Western rally broke up,
police tried to channel the crowds
back in an orderly fashion. Sew
eral thousand. led by young men,
filtered through police lines and
dirfted down the East-West Sec
tor border to Potsdamer Platz, a
huge circular area where the Brit
ish-American and Soviet sectors
come together. This has been the
scene OF many serious collisions.
Some of the Western demon
strators started stoning East Zone
police who were barring the way
to the Soviet sector. West Ger
man police Immediately called UP
reserves, and, with the aid of loud
speaker trucks. broke up the bud
ding riot. The demonstrators
were forced out of stoning dis
tance. East Zone police kept their
tempers and did not try to re-
taliate.
Other Incidents Reported.
Several other minor incidents
were reported. but there was no
bloodshed.
Zone potentially dangerous
incident occurred in the An
halter railway station in the
American-occupied sector, the
Chicago Daily News reported.
Soviet-controlled railroad police
arrested German for remov-
ing Communist posters from an
incoming train. Western police
(See MAY DAY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-05-01
Rigsbee Testifies Scheve Tried
ToHHe Him to Kill Snogs Lewis
Defendant Tells Murder TrioI Thot Big Joe
Planned to Take Over Syndicate Here

James A. Rigsbee testified in
District Court today that the slain
gambler, Joseph H. big. Joe)
Scheve, once tried to hire him as
triggerman to murder William
(SnagS) Lewis.
Rigsbee. accused of the pool
hall shooting of Scheve last win
Evening star., 1950-05-01
SIS Million Building
For FDIC Approved
By Subcommittee
Federal Agency Will Pay
For Work From Own Fund
Property Purchase Voted
BULLETIN

The House today passed and
sent to the Senate a bill to
authorize the Government to
buy several privately owned
properties at the corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Jack
son place, near Blair House.
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UP Te|etypists Strike.
But News Operations
Are Almost Normal
IS Domestic Bureaus
Affected; n Persons
Leove Their Jobs Here

United Press teletype operators
and maintenance men struck for
higher wages today here and at "a
other domestic bureaus of the
news service.
With supervisory employees and
workers from other departments
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Hong Kong May Day Quiet

HONG KONG, May l P.-Two
grenades exploded. injuring five
persons, and three unexploded
grenades were found here today.
Otherwise May Day passed peace
fully.
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Chrysier and Union at ODDS on Settle
nent chances. Page Al
Phone Strikers Return to Work, Ending
Thredt Of Tievp. Poqe 81
Service Workers End New York Aport-
ment Strike. Pose AT
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Betting Phones
Not Company's,
Attorney Says
Bookies' Own Experts
Set Them Up, He
Tells Senote Probers
By Miriom Gutenberg

A telephone company spokes-
man today told Senate gambling
investigators that wiring experts
set up phone batteries for book
makers without phone companies
knowing anything about II.
S. Whitney Landon. general at
torney for the long lines depart.
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Prosecutor Describes Quinn Gomblins
Operations Here. Pose 81
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ter. took the stand this morning
at his first-degree murder trial.
He also testified that Scheve
had told him he planned to move
into Washington and take over the
syndicate" Government objec-
tions prevented further elabora-
ton of this testimony.
Rigsbee said his acquaintance
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Report Of Grond JUY Spurs kensos Citys
Fight on Rocketeefs. Pose AZ
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(see COMMUNISTS, Page A-3)
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(See MOSINEE, Page A-6.)
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(See RIGSBEE, Page A-3O
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(See TINE. Page A-7.)
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