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LOCAL ROOD PROBLEMS
REPRESENTATIVE Crawfords report

REPRESENTATIVE Crawfords report to Congress is
full OF much that catches the eye, and provokes comment.
The report, no doubt, has been made with great care and de-
TAIL and Rep Crawford, we believe, is contentious and sin
cere about what he says, and will work for what he believes
is best for these Islands. Among the comments made, refer
ring to local food products, is that the "~visitor-would surely
prefer to taste local products than to be served canned foods
which he could get at home" This reminds the reader that
numerous Stabs have to date been made with reference to de-
veloping this phase of our economy, but nothing real and con-
certed has come, and thus the problem remains.
SO LONG AS reports and surveys and recommendation
continue to be made, little if anything will result, for each re-
port is likely tobe colored by what the reporter sees and feels.
There IS need for a plan, a complete, workable plan which
could be put into operation, and amended and adjusted from
time to time. The food problem, particularly with reference
to local fruits and vegetables and their production and pre-
paration is a matter which a well organized and fully equip
ped experiment station could more effectively handle than
any other agency.
WELL ORGANIZED experiment station has, among
others, a department of home economics. This department,
stated by competent and trained workers in home economics,
attempts to develop foods in a great variety Of ways. Local
fruit and produce are cooked, canned, preserved & prepared
in every possible way SO that the housewife may know what
there is in store for her right at home. These experiments are
carried directly to the farms and homes and demonstrations
conducted 50 that all may see. As for this local station, FIRE
quent groups meetings ought to be conducted with a view Of
taking these ideas to the people who prepare and distribute
food Unless this is done, there will be little or nothing in the
way Of developing what we produce locally And when the
experiment station has done its work, pamphlets are issued,
and from these may be compiled practical recipes.
H PLAN HERE advanced is not at all new. 1t is done
in each and every state, and even as close by as Puerto Rico,
where the local and Federal Experiment Stations engage in
thiS TYNE If work IN coonaration With The Homo Nomonctro
Evening star., 1950-08-18

he had bought the cars. He was
in the used car business, it has
been brought out.
Reports on these purchases
were said to have been included
in a general listing of car sales
in that year, which was supplied
to the Macy subcommittee. 1t
was reported that 1t. Shimon had
bought a four-door sedan in Feb
ruary. de luxe four door sedan
in April and a de luxe convertible
coupe in July.
House records on these trans
actions were not available today,
so reporters asked Mr.. Shimon if
accounts of three car purchases by
him were true.
Eyes, that's right" he said.
But they all went back to Nc
Kee."
/ He said he had turned them
back to the Pontiac agency "be-
cause found they were not what
I wanted"
To this he added land I didn't
make or lose a cent on the trans
action. %
Evening star., 1950-08-18
World Peace Group
Asks Foreign Troops
Withdraw From Korea
BY The Assoeioied Press

PRAGUE, Aug. 18.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Communist
prompted World Defenders OF
Peace passed a resolution today
demanding that foreign troops
be withdrawn from Korea and
both sides be heard in the United
Nations.
The committee ended it's three
day quarterly meeting with a de-
cision to hold a second World
Peace Congress in London No
vember 13 to 10.
It's resolution on how to settle
the Korean war urged that the
legal representatives" Of the five
great powers-the United States,
Britain, France, Russia and China
hear both the North and South
Koreans in the U. N.
Apparently this was in line with
Soviet demands that Nationalist
China give up its U. N. repre-
sentation to the Communist Chi
nese regime and that the North
Koreans be invited to sit in on
discussions of the Korean con-
flict.
The committees resolution did
not brand either side as the ag-
gresSor in Korea, nor did it follow
the Soviet line in criticizing the
U. N. Security Councils action
against the North Koreans.
New York Attorney o. John
Rogge. committee vice president,
said he had abstained from
voting on the resolution. All the
other committeeman voted affirm
atively.
The committee ended it's con-
ference without acting on resolu-
tions proposed by Mr.. Rogge. Yes
terday he met with Soviet Writer
Ilya Ehrenburg in an attempt to
get agreement on a resolution urg-
ing that the U. N. Security Coun-
Gil set up a special commission
of all of its members except China
to study the Korean dispute. He
also had proposed a resolution
calling the North Koreans the ag-
gresSors and amending the So
viet-sponsored Stockholm peace
apAeal" to outlaw not only the
atom bomb but all aggression
from whatever source and by
whatever country"
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Cominform Adopts Timetables
For Future Red Aggression

the West. BY forcing the United
States, the only Western power
with sufficient strength to fight
Communist aggression, to bleed
itself to death in series of petty:
wars all over the world, the Rus.
sian Politburo believes the Red
goal can be reached without risk
ing a major war, he said.
However he emphasized that
Russia was prepared for an all
out clash if it came and would
not shirk its duty to the cause,
in the face of a determined United
States stand.
When some of the delegates
grumbled that the brunt of the
job, according to this Soviet plan,
would fall on the shoulders of
Russia's puppets, Vishinsky turned
the meeting over to Palmiro
Togliatti, Italian Communist
leader, who explained that the
sacrifice had to be made for two
reasons.
First. he said it is imperative
that Russia,S strength be pre-
served intact until the last
moment to give the Socialist
Fatherland the margin needed
over the United States if a general
war breaks out.
Second, Togliatti told the as
sembled comrades, Russia's power
must be conserved to enable her
to build up a Socialist paradise Of
plenty throughout the world after
the final victory of Communism.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
By Leonard }. Schweitzer
North American Newspaper Alliance

NEW YORK, Aug. 18.-Alterna-
tive timetables scheduling the next
steps the Communists will take
along the path of aggression, were
set up at meeting of Cominform
leaders which took place in east
ern Germany last month.
News of the decisions taken,
which amount to ratification OF
instructions brought to the meet
ing from Moscow by Soviet For
eign Minister Andrei Vishinsky,
has just been received here by a
reliable anti-Stalin German Com
munist who maintains close con-
nections with dissident elements
within the Cominform.
Timetable No. Ito go into ef-
feet in the event of an American
defeat in Korea-calls for period
of quiet to lull the Western world
into believing that an era OF peace
lies ahead. After six months or
so of marking time. the Com
munists will then strike in Europe,
most likely against YugoSlavia.
Success there will be followed by
other blows against the peace, al
ternating between European and
Asiatic targets. Indo-China, Bur-
ma, Berlin, Western Germany,
France and Italy are all on the list.
Native Communist parties will
bear the brunt of the attack but
will be handsomely reinforced by
volunteer" detachmentS and reg
ular Soviet units in disguise.
Timetable No. 2-In the event
of an American victory in Korea
calls for immediate blows
against the same targets to keep
the West off balance and its
strength dissipated.
The Cominform delegates,
about rs in all, met under cover
of fraternal attendance at the
Congress of the Eastern German
Communists. Besides delegates
from the Cominform proper. rep
resentatives of the various ASiatic
Communist parties were in at
tendance.
VishinSky harangued them at
great length. explaining that the
Kremlin believes the time has
come for an all-out drive to crush
Evening star., 1950-08-18

dent Of the Hughes Tool Co., the
officer said.
Senator Ferguson had gone to
bed but was called to the tele-
phone when the "Mr. Dietrich"
said it was very important" Pvt.
McHale said. The caller wanted
to have conference with the
Senator, the officer testified.
Senator Ferguson replied that
he was agreeable but that, if a
conference was held 'it would be
before the full Senate Investigat-
ing Committee" the witness said.
After the hearing yesterday
Senator Neely, Democrat, of West
Virginia, one of the wire-tap-
ping probers, commented that
Senator Ferguson certainly had
made very proper" reply.
Testimony on Macy.
Other officials said this was the
only mention of Senator Fergu-
son, who previously had given re-
porters complete denial of any
connection with reported wire
tapping.
The testimony of Pvt. McHale
yesterday also brought in the
name of Representative Macy,
Republican, of New York. for hav-
ing written a letter commencing
the services of 1t. Shimon and
two of his one-time assistants.
Mr.. Macy. during the 80th
Congress. conducted House in
quiries into complaints of "gyp-
ping" by automobile dealers dur
ing the car shortage. Mr.. Macy
previously has said he had called
on Maj. Barrett for aid in run
ming down inquiries in that in
vestigation and was given the
assistance by 1t. Shimon.
Says He Bought Three Cars.
1t. Shimon, asked by reporters
today about reports that in 1948
he had bought three new cars
from Mckee Pontiac, said that
Evening star., 1950-08-18

that 1t. Shimon has been en-
gagged in wire-tapping activities
and there is some evidence tC
show that he received money in
addition to his regular salary fol
this work"
The letter then said the sub
committee understood that the ta3
returns of 1t. Shimon, whose resi-
dence was given as 1907 Ellison
street. West Falls Church, Va, hac
been sent to the collector of Inter
nal Revenue at Richmond, Va.
The subcommittee" the lettel
continued. may be materially
aided if the income tax return.
from 1910 to the present time
could be made available to US"
References in Ford Letter.
In the letter to Mr.. Ford, Chair
man Pepper said the subcommit-
tee lis informed that agents of the
FBI and officials of the Depart
ment of Justice took statements
from certain witnesses" in connec-
ton with the presentation of the
Shimon case to the Grand Jury
here earlier this month.
The subcommittee has in
structed me-" Chairman Pepper
wrote, Ito request that these state
ments be made available to the
subcommittee since they will ma
terially aid us in the investigation
we are conducting"
Repeatedly Denied Breaking Law
Before today'S session of the
committee. 1t. Shimon repeatedly
had acknowledged, in a Police
Department inquiry, that he did
eavesdropping work, but he de-
MED any violation of law.
Much listening was done 1t
Simmons former aides have
testified. on the wires of Mr..
Hughes.
About that time, there was an
issue over a Government subsidy
for a proposed merged overseas
airplane service, in which both
Mr. Hughes Trans World Air
ways and the Pan-American Air
ways would have been concerned.
One Of the questions to be asked
1t. Shimon, Senate sources said,
is about his reported conversation
with Henry Grunewald, repeatedly
1947 employe of Pan American.
Shadow Reported Identified.
Senate investigators yesterday
acknowledge receipt of infornla-
ton about the heretofore mySteri-
ouS man who had shadowed SEN
ator Brewster in the 1947 inquiry.
Mr.. Van Arkel said he would
discuss with the Pepper Subcom-
nittee whether efforts should be
made to bring him here for tes-
timony.
Senator Brewster has told re-
porters he authorized a payment
Of about $100 to 1t. Shimon for
expenses he said the police official
had reported in chasing the
shadow" away.
The name of Senator Ferguson,
who conducted the 1947 Hughes
hearings, got mention in yes
terday'S Senate testimony, but
officials moved promptly to clear
him of improper implications.
Quotes Alleged Hughes Aide.
Pvt. McHale testified at the
open hearing yesterday that,
while he was listening in one
night on telephones of the Hughes
suite in the Mayflower Hotel he
overheard call to the residence
of Senator Ferguson. The call was
made by a man identifying him
self as Noah Dietrich, vice presi-
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Churchill and Aft|ee
To Debate Urgency Of
Emergency in Korea

LONDON, Aug. 18 (CDN) -
The news from Korea has been
bad - but it hasn't jolted the
British government into the
feeling of urgency Winston
Churchill would like to see.
AS headlines tell of the Com
munist breakthrough on the
Korean front, Mr.. Churchill
fumes because Prime Minister
Attlee refuses to recall Parliament
before September IL, the date al
ready announced.
A radio battle between Mr..
Churchill and Mr.. Attlee is in
prospect. Mr.. Churchill is slated
to give the reasons why he wants
Mr.. Attlee to recall Parliament
at once to deal with the emer-
gency, and the Prime Minister is
expected to follow him on the air
in answer. The broadcast will be
August 26, or perhaps sooner.
Newspapers on both sides of the
fence have taken up the cudgels.
The Laborite London Daily
Herald maintains that Mr..
Churchill only playing politics
like the Republicans in Ameri-
ca" trying to make political
capital out of a dangerous inter-
national situation.
The London Daily Telegraph,
on the other hand, declares: 1--WE
are in situation where the gov
ernment ought not to need prod
ding to do the obvious"
Meantime, it has been an
nounced that some orders for war
supplies have been placed, under
the new rearmament program.
But the program is getting off to a
slow start pending indications of
just how much help will be forth
coming from America.
Moreover, the British govern
ment has no intention of SWITCH
ing to wartime economy. Next
week. Charles Spofford, American
chief of the North Atlantic Treaty
Council of Deputies, will be add
ing his efforts to prod the British
into faster and greater effort.
But judging by the way the
defense effort is set up at the
moment, it is quite likely there
will be more talk than action for
some time to come.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
DR.. Camper Resigns
Progressive Party Post
BY the Assoeioted Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 18. - DR..
John E. T. Camper, colored ply
sician, yesterday resigned as
Maryland chairman of the Pro-.
greSsive Party and from the party.
He described as 'just too much"
the party's official position that
the war in Korea was provoked
by South Koreans and that Amer
ican forces have no business
there. He has been chairman for
two years.
ITO me-" he said. "it is not my
country, right or wrong but my
country or no country I want
to live with my conscience"
Evening star., 1950-08-18
U. S. Sues Duncan Sisters

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (R.-
The onetime "Topsy and Eva" of
the vaudeville stage, Sisters Vivian
and Rosetta Duncan, were sued by
the Government yesterday for So
26630 in allegedly unpaid income
tax and interest. The Govern
ment claims Rosetta owes ST.
997.6 and Vivian $1,268.61.
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Canada Railway Workers
Refuse 10 Postpone Strike
BY the Associated Press

OTTAWA, Aug. 18-Canada' S
railway workers yesterday rejected
a Canadian government proposal
for a 30-day postponement of a
general railway strike called for
next Tuesday. But they agreed
to resume further negotiations be-
fore the deadline.
President Donald Gordon of the
Canadian National Railways and
w. A. Mather of the Canadian
Pacific Railways wired union
representatives urging resumption
of negotiations.
Evening star., 1950-08-18

thropic organizations to gain pub
lie good will. These contributions
of course, are deductible from in
come for tax purposes"
Florida Findings Cited.
In support of these generaliza-
tions, it cited these Florida find
ingS:
The S g. G gambling syndicate
operated with the protection OF
the Miami Beach Police Depart
ment and the Dade County sheriff
and apparently under cover of a
complacent city council, "at least
one of whose members was proven
to have had profitable financial
dealings with syndicate members. "
The syndicate, the evidence in
dicates, had advance information
on police raids.
One deputy sheriff lived up
to a Florida adage" that a sheriff
can retire after one term in Office.
The Broward County sheriff,
since suspended. not only aided
and abetted law violations but
personally participated in a ma
jor violation-partnership in
gambling enterprise.
The Dade County sheriff ac-
cumulated large amounts of prop
erty while in Office for which he
could offer only vague explana-
tions.
A special investigator for Gov.
Fuller Warren Of Florida got his
information from a Chicago
racketeer, Harry Russell, to make
raids on S & G syndicate bookies.
A mutual friend" of the inveSti-
gator and the racketeer was Will
liam H. Johnston, one of the trio
who contributed heavily to Gov
Warren's campaign fund. Rus
sell succeeded in getting a one
sixth interest in S & G.
At several points in the report,
the committee described testi-
mony of some of the witnesses as
incredible, evasive or in direct
contradiction of other testimony.
The report listed these results
to date:
Counsel for S & G announced
iC is being dissolved. The Brow
ara County sheriff has been Sus-
pended and his brother, a deputy
sheriff, has resigned.
State Inquiry Begun.
Grand jurieS in Dade and
Bloward Counties are consider
ing evidence on gambling and
those protecting gamblers. The
Florida legislature has opened it's
own crime investigation.
The Florida Governor has
warned the States 81 sheriffs and
1877 constables to end gambling
within 80 days or face summary
The Florida State Racing Com
mission has announced it will in
vestigate campaign contributions
by those connected with horse
and dog tracks. The committee
noted, however, that Mr.. john
ston, one of the Warren campaign
contributors, has been given rae
ing dates for his four Florida
dog tracks for next season.
The committee commented
parenthetically that Louis Wolf
son, Jacksonville millionaire
whose group owns controlling in
terest in the Capital Transit Co..
also contributed $150.000 to Gov.
Warren but apparently had no
connection with any other mat
ters discussed herein"
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Wire-T Tapping
Continued From First Page)

Pepper relayed the story. 1t. Shi-
mon was asked directly to assist
Miami, Fla, police in catching a
fugitive. He said this was done
because he had been to Miami
and police there knew him.
Reporters asked whether 1t
Shimon had made any statements
about receiving compensation for
his wire-tapping work. Senator
Pepper replied, 1--WE haven't got
to that yet"
The Senator was asked If in
quiries had been made of 1t.
Shimon about a $1,000 bill he is
to have been given while
he was chief investigator at the
United States attorneys Office.
Senator Pepper said that question
had not yet been reached. but
we will ask him about it,"
Tells of $1,000 Bill
1t was Pvt. John McHale, for
merly detailed as one of 1t.
Simmons assistants in special in
vestigation. who testified yester-
day at an open Senate hearing
he had seen the $1,000 bill which
he said the lieutenant had
pocketed.
There has been no testimony as
to what this $1,000 bill was for.
Senator Pepper said 1t. Shimon
had admitted he had done wire
tapping at various times since the
early 1930s. He said the witness
tolo of having been "compen-
sated for one hotel bill" in con-
nection with work he had done
for Miami police. He said this was
fo~ a room at the Occidental
Hotel during a 1947 overlapping
operation.
Says Officials Knew of One.
Chairman Pepper said 1t.
Shimon had listed only one in
stance since 1910 where police Of
ficials or the District Attorney
knew he was doing wire-tapping.
He said that was in connection
with attempts to locate a fugitive.
But it seems that in other
;aseS 1t. Shimon was doing wire
,apping on his own" Senator
Pepper said. He seemed to be
'ery adept at it and skilled in
he science"
Maj. Robert J. Barrett, super
of police, has advised
he committee there has been no
overlapping done with Police
Department approval or direction
since 1910.
Letters to Snyder, Ford.
Senator Peppers request for of
icial information on 1t. Shimon
,ame in the form of letters to Sec
'etary of the Treasury Snyder and
20 Peyton Ford, assistant to Attor-
ley General McGrath.
He asked Secretary Snyder for
the production of the income tax
returns of the officer dating back
TO 1910.
The request to Mr.. Ford called
for information justice officials
collected for presentation to the
grand jury in the recent inquiry
into 1t. Simmons activities while
he was attached to the Office of
the United States attorneys office
here.
In the letters to the Treasury
and Justice officials, Chairman
Pepper asked for prompt atten-
ton and reply. He asked this
because he said the committee
believed the requested information
would be of material assistance
to the subcommittee.
Probe Financial Transactions.
In the letter to Mr.. Snyder,
Pepper said:
The subcommittee has inter-
ested itself in certain financial
of 1t. Shimon. From
information presently available
to the subcommittee, it appears
Evening star., 1950-08-18
Crime
Continued From First Page)
schemes to defraud States of
taxes on race bets.
More Officers Urged.

schemes TO detraud states OF
taxes on race bets.
More Officers Urged.
7. Bigger appropriations for
"grievously understafTed" Federal
law-enforcement agencies and
possibly larger salaries for many
of their agents.
The committee favored enact
ment of the Senate bill
curbing interstate shipment of
slot machines. but said it was
not yet ready to recommend the
Senate-passed bill barring inter
State transmission of gambling
information.
The report emphasized that
racketeers have invested large
sums in legitimate enterprises
1t promised to name Names al
a later date.
In most cases." the committt
said. these are enterprises ir
which gangster methods have beer
used to obtain monopolieS so that
their vicious practices taint other
wise legitimate business.
They have particularly beer
attracted to enterprises in which
large amounts of cash are han.
died or which have had black mar
ket profiteering potentialities, such
as hotels, restaurants, night clubs
meat and provision companies
liquor stores, beer and whisky dis
tributorships, automobile dealer
ships and distributorships, small
steel companies.
Control Some Banks.
Recently, transportation COM
panies and public utilities, which
have large purchasing programs
have been added to the list. They
control some banks and are in a
position to provide large sums OF
cash capital for many purposes.
The report said the racketeers
were able to compete unfairly with
legitimate businessmen because o.
their piles of cash and theil
vicious methods"
AS for the operations of tn,
criminal syndicates, the commit
tee said they are characterized b.
their attempts to gain monopolie
through intimidation, violence
connivance of public officials ant
political pressure.
Usually these criminals indulg
in political activity in order t.
obtain protection for themselve
and oppression for their competi
tors. They contribute generousl,
to local bpevolent and philan