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Evening star., 1951-02-27
French Ask Soviet 10 Meet
On Agenda for Big -Four
BY the A,,eeio,ed Press

PARIS. Feb. 27.-The French
Government in a statement today
urged the Soviet Union to accept
the Western powers invitation o
arrange an agenda for Big -Four
foreign ministers meeting on
problems affecting world peace.
In the latest exchange between
Russia and the Western powers
on such a meeting, the West sug-
gested that the deputy foreign
ministers meet in Paris March 5
to arrange the agenda and fix a
date for a Big Four meeting
Russia has not yet replied.
The French position was con-
tanned in q statement issued at
the Foreign Ministry in response
to what it said was a newspaper
mans question on Frances atti-
tude toward Soviet note OF last
January 20. In that note Russia
charged France with violating
terms of a Soviet-French agree
ment not to rearm Germany.
Issuance Of the statement was
taken to mean that France does
not intend to reply formally to
the January 20 note.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Harry Gross Talking
On Bribes 10 Police
By the Associoted Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Harry
Gross. one-time Brooklyn bookie
.czar who has declared he paid
81 million year protection money
to police, says he finally is talk
ing" to a grand jury.
Gross spent 80 minutes with the
rackets-probing Brooklyn grand
jury yesterday.
When he entered the grand jury
room he was grim and nervous.
When he left, he was smiling
cheerfully.
Aren't you going to talk to us?'
a reporter asked.
I'm doing enough talking in
there" he replied.
District Attorney raiders broke
up Gross big betting empire last
September. He readily admitted
he bribed policemen to keep his
$20-million-a-year gaming ring
going.
He refused, however, to name
the police who took the money.
More than so police-some in
high position-have quit since
Gross got into trouble.
The 34-year-old former book
maker is awaiting sentence on his
plea of guilty to IS counts of book
making and one of conspiracy
His sentencing has been delayed
to give him a chance to talk and
thereby possibly win leniency. He
has been in Jail ever since his ar
rest. unable to post $250,000 bail
as material witness.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Quinn Gets Maximum
Sentence inContempi

Thomas Quinn. field organizer
of the United Electrical. Radio
and Machine Workers of America.
late yesterday was convicted Of
contempt of Congress and SEN
fenced Immediately to serve four
months to year and pay $1,000
fine.
Judge James R. Kirkland heard
the one-day trial without a jury.
Sentence was imposed when De-
fense Attorney David Scribner
said his client wanted to be sem
fenced at once. The sentence
given him is the maximum.
Quinn, 33, of Pittsburgh, was
convicted on a single charge Of
contempt of Congress for refusing
to answer a question on August
II, 1949 before a four-man SUBJ
committee Of tic Ecusc Cc,.-.l1it-
tee on Un-hmerican Activities.
The question asked him was
whether he ever was or ever had
been a member of the Communist
Party.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

We've always stopped by the
wayside to enjoy life"
This formula, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
| liam N. Moore of 6542 Maple sve-
nue., Chevy Chase. Md, agree. is
the chief reason why the octogena-
rian couple are happily celebrat-
ing their 62d wedding anniver-
sary today.
Fortunately" Mrs. Moore, 81
said, my husbands work as a
patent attorney allowed him from
one to three months vacation every
year. We always took it together
"a group of similar interests has
made us compatible, too. He used
to sing and / played the piano
and we both like baseball and
politics"
Mr.. Moore, IS, has an outlook
all his own on marriage. IF we
were married 100 years I'd never
be worthy of that little woman,
he said. My wife has always
been.my sweetheart. She's one in
million"
They were married in 1889 in
Somerville, Mass, Mrs. Moores S
home. They met two years before
while he was visiting a relative
there. After their marriage they
came to Washington, Mr.. Moore's
native city, and lived here until ID
years ago when they moved to
Chevy Chase. They have two
daughters, Mrs. Ruth Camp with
Evening star., 1951-02-27
French Election Law
Faces Two Tests Today
by The Asseeiaisd Press

PARIS, Feb. .27.-France's cab
met and Parliament each face q
showdown today on how to con-
duct the next central election,
scheduled for November.
The National Assembly Is to
vote this afternoon on whether to
take up the governments plan for
conducting the elections, a plan
designed to cut Communist men,
bership by drastic modification OF
the present system of proportion
al representation.
Premier Rene Plevin has al
ready termed this vote a question
of confidence. II the Assembly
votes not to consider the proposal,
his three party middle OF the
road coalition cabinet will resign
Before the Assembly vote the
cabinet meets to decide its future
course in the debate on the cleo
toral law. 1t may decide to quit
III Parliament does not f1nally
adopt it's voting plan.
The present House was elected
in 1946 under a system OF out
right proportional representation
membership according to the
total vote-favoring the Commu-
nists.
The government proposes a
modification-a system Of states
in each department county, with
a runoff retaining some features
of the proportional method OF no
candidate receiving a majority.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
|Myrno 10y to Wed
State Department
Aide, Friend Says

Screen Actress Myrna 10y anc
Rowland H. Sergeant, Deputy AS
sistant Secretary of State for Pub.
lie Affairs, will be married some
time this spring, a close frienc
said today.
Miss 10y could not be reached
for confirmation and Mr.. Sar-
geant replied, mo comment" to
reporters query, but the frienc
insisted the wedding is set fol
sometime between Easter and tbs
end of May"
Miss 10y has been living ir
Washington in recent months. She
is a member of the United States
Ina tional Commission for UNESCO
1t will be Miss Logs fourth
marriage. She was formerly the
wife of Arthur Hornblow, film
producer; John D. Hertz, jr., ane
Movie Producer Gene Markey
whom she divorced last year.
Mr.. Sergeant, 80, has been ir
his present job since 1947. Before
that he was chairman Of the
Technical Industrial Intelligence
Committee of the United States
Joint Chiefs Of Staff.
Mrs. Alice T. Curran, who was
executive assistant to Mr.. Sar-
geant when he. was Acting Assis-
tant Secretary of State for Public
Affairs, introduced him to Miss
10y.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Attempted Sabotage
In Strike Charged
BY the Associated Press

SALISBURY. Md, Feb, 81
Officials of a struck Snow Hill
poultry plant charged today some
one entered the place between
shifts and attempted to sabotage
two vital pieces of equipment.
The busy broiler belt on the
Maryland Delaware peninsula has
been crippled by a strike of truck
drivers for eight days. The
drivers, members of an AFL
teamsters' union. are seeking a
wage clause in their work con-
tract and some production work
ers belonging to another AFL
union have left their jobs in SYM
pathy.
officials of the Snow Hill plant
said some one had tried to re-
move plates at the top of an ice
making machine and shut off the
air intake of the boiler.
Had the plates been removed
from the ice machine, the spokes-
man said, escaping ammonia
would have killed the chickens
held for processing. The boiler
might have exploded.
w. A. Easom, secretary-treas-
urer of the teamsters' union. said
he understands Federal investiga-
tors are working on the dispute
Mr.. Easom reported Paul B.
Reynolds, president of the union,
started calling today on seven
more plants which he threatens
to close down unless they hire
some of the strikers and handle
the glut of chickens.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Eight Nationalist Leaders
In Puerto Rico Convicted
By the Asseeiated Press. )

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Feb
27.-Eight Nationalist leaders were
convicted today on charges of
destroying Federal property in
Jayuya during the unsuccessful
revolt of October 80.
Judge Thomas H Roberts did
not fix date for sentencing. They
were returned to prison without
bail.
The anti-United States group
was headed bv P'n'''" Canales
and her cousin, Elio Torresolc.
Elio is the brother of Griselio
Torresola. who was killed trying
to assassinate President Truman
The group was found guilty OF
breaking into the Jeyuya Post
Office, breaking down its doors
and windows, setting it afire and
destroying mail.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Skipper Of Missouri Sent
To Da|gren Navy Center
BY the Assoeioied Press

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 27.-
Capt. Irving T.. Duke of Richmond
who took over command of the
battleship Missouri last April, II
to be transferred to the Nava
Proving Ground at Dahlgren.
Capt. Duke took over the Mis-.
souri, three months after she rar
aground in Chesapeake Bay. The
Missouri has participated actively
in the Korean war. shelling Com.
munist coastal installations.
The Navy described the shift
of Capt. Duke from the Missouri
as a routine transfer" His sue.
cessor will be Capt. George c
Wright, who has been aboard the
Missouri since last month. The
change of command will be effec-
tive, the Navy said, as soon as the
new officer can be oriented in his
duties.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
q Soldiers Hurt by Blast
OF 'Dud' Mortar She'll
Ry fhe As,ocinied Press

CAMP ROBERTS. Calf. Feb,
IT. Twenty-three soldiers were
injured by the accidental explo-
sion of a 60-mm. mortar shell
yesterday.
Nineteen required hospitaliza-
ton. One was reported critically
wounded and three hurt seriously.
1t. Edward F. Stewart, COM
manding Company c of the 1401st
Engineers Combat Battalion, said !:
THE company was marching in
an extended platoon formation
through a training area when one
of the men picked up what ap-
peared to be a dud. He was
warned to put it down and one
way or another threw or dropped
it. AS he did so the shell ex-
ploded."
No names were released.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

can project, does not minimize the
Importance of air power and pro-
vided Congress approves the char
acter and number of forces.
Senator Connally told newsmen
he will not accept the Taft speci-
fcations as part of the resolution
the two committees are expected
to bring out. That resolution will
not have the force of law, but will
ask the Senate to approve the
sending of a fair share" of Amer
lean troops TO the international
army.
Senator Russell, co-sponsor Of
the Connally proposal, added:
I'VE have gone long way in
telling the world that we are going
to send four more divisions to join
the two we already have there.
If We also disclose pledges of what
the European nations plan to do,
it won't be long until we have to
say just where each division is
going to be placed"
No Welshing, Wherry Says.
Senator Wherry, the first wit
ness today, said American tax
payers have poured more than SO
billion dollars into Europe since
the war as morale builders" and
Congress, in the North Atlantic
pact, has spread the shield of the
Monroe Doctrine" over the pact
countries.
He said there will be mo welsh
ing on that obligation, but. in the
light of all the evidence, this
Congress has the right to deter
mine the character of our aid"
A large part of Senator Wherry's
| 7,000-word statement reviewed
the testimony of other witnesses
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Former D. {. Man Found
Dead in Virginia Creek
by the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Feb
27.-The body of George Michael
Heumann, 40, formerly Of 3213 M
street NV, in Washington, was
found yesterday on the bank OF
Aqua Greek in Stafford County
Mr.. Heumann had come to
Stafford County January % from
Washington to work on a farm
He was reported missing February
4. according to Sheriff A. r. Mac
Gregor.
DR.. L. F. Lee, county coroner,
said the cause of death had not
been determined. There were no
signs of violence, however, DR..
Lee said.
Before going to Stafford Mr.
Heumann had lived at the M
street address with his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
S. E. Atwell. He was a native of
the District. Besides Mrs. Atwell
he is survived by his father,
George Heumann, who is. a pa
tient at the District Home for
Incurables, and a brother, Victor
Heumann of 613 Hamilton street
NV.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

In this process, the. Senate Re-
publican floor leader took sharp
digs at Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of
New York and Harold Stassen,
former Governor of Minnesota,
the two leading Republican advo-
Gates of all-out cooperation with
Western Europe on the ground
as we'll as by sea and air defense.
Senator Wherry said:
Give the President a blank
check to send American boys any
place, and for any purpose. that
the President alone determines is
in the interest of national secur-
ity, and Congress becomes mere
rubber stamp to appropriate the
taxpayers money"
Evening star., 1951-02-27
| |Anti-Moscow Italian Reds
10 Open Offices in Rome
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Feb. 27.-National head
quarters of a new anti-Moscow
Communist Party will be opened
inRome next week. Rome news
papers reported today.
About $4,000 copies Of a mani
festo outlining the reasons for
their desertion of the Stalinist
ranks are reported to have gone
out from Aldo Cucchi and Waldo
Magnani, the two leaders of Reg
gio Emilia Province in the RED
north" who rocked the party by
their designations.
The anti-Communist press is
saying many thousands OF Italian
Communists will follow Cucchi
and Magnani in the independent
movement-the Italian brand OF
Titoism. Thus far the newspapers
have listed % Communist leaders
throught the country who have
bolted. and reports are coming In
Of group designations of card
holders.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
| Wisecrock by Taft
| On Bombs in MoIone's S
| Stote Draws Louqhs

Senator Taft of Ohio, some
times called "Mr. Republican"
is not the champion humor-
fst in the Senate, but he drew
laughter from the crowd at
tending the troops-for- Europe
hearing, when he observed:
eve have so many atom
bombs we throw them around
in Nevada, even when Sena-
tor Malone isn't there"
Senator Malone of Nevada.
is one of the most outspoken
Republican critics of admin
istra ton foreign policy.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Foreign Policy
. Continued From First Pa

States would have to go to the
defense Of Western Europe, under
article 5 of the treaty, but he
added: Congress still would have
something to say about the char
acter of aid" Article 5 declares
an attack on one of the IL treaty
nations shall constitute an attack
on them all.
Senator Wherry, an advocate of
concentrating on air strength to
deter Russia. had charged earlier
that "our preparedness effort is
being strangled by antiquated, ex-
ploded theories of ground war
advocates in the Pentagon."
Senator Connally told Senator
Wherry I'VE are sending weapons
to Europe now. Are they being
sent as fowling pieces. to kill rab-
bits?"
Il don't know of any people who
are being killed by them now" re-
piled Senator Wherry. 1T might
be that some are being used to
kill rabbits by troops out on recre-
alton"
Taft Plan Opposed.
Earlier, Democratic leaders
turned down the Taft plan to re-
uulre congressional approval of the
general character and number" OF
troops for Western Europe.
Senator Connally and Chairman
Russell of Armed Services-both
rejected the substitute resolution
offered by the Ohio Senator.
During his three hours in the
witness chair late yesterday Sen
ator Taft concluded that, since
American troops are already in
Germany, it would be reasonable
to join the international army un-
der Gen. Eisenhower provided it
does not become major Ameri-
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Chinese Nutionolists
Capture Two Islands
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEI, Formosa. Feb. 81
hinese Nationalist guerrillas
have captured two small islands
off the China coast, they reported.
One island taken by the guer-
rillas aboard junks was identified
as Tapeng, in the Bias Bay area,
about IS miles northeast Of Hong
Kong.
The other island is Nanpeng,
off the South China coastal town
of Yeungkong, 125 miles south
west OF Canton.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

whom they live. and Mrs. Richard
Booth of Oroville, Calf, a grand
daughter and a great grand
daughter.
"It wasn't love at first sight,
they reminisced today, "but we
were both certain we'd see each
other again.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

- - -. ~ ,tASIA - 41liWau-
kee.-Bedecked in the SPAN
gled costume she wore to
international fame in the
roaring 20S, Gilda Gray relaxes
in her dressing room after the
first performance of an at
tempted comeback. The one
time Ziegfeld star and former
queen of the shimmy, admit
ting to 49 years of age, ap-
peared in a side street cafe
and was the hit of the show,
which also offered a couple of
strip teasers. Miss Gray,
thrice married, has recovered
from four bedridden years in
Colorado. -AP WirephotO.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
Beggors Beg Jobs

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan R.-
An estimated 10000 people here
are looking for another means of
making a living. The reason: {:
Begging has been made an offense.
Evening star., 1951-02-27

Dieting or not, your
body needs the food
elements Lucerne Milk
gives you. A normal
weight control or
reducing diet can be
designed around four
daily glasses of Lu-
cerne. ="
Evening star., 1951-02-27

Accidents in the home caused
about $1,000 United States deaths
in 1850.
Evening star., 1951-02-27
ESSiE |. ELLIOTT,
Home Economist
m c0Oking

Being homogenized,
the extra cream
content of Lucerne
is distributed evenly
through each quart.
And Lucerne is
standardized-extra-
rich - so your milk
using recipes always
come out right"
Evening star., 1951-02-27
After Confirming Lucerne's Extra Richness
Forum Members Made These Additional Comments
on flavor
THEA LOGAN,
Nursery School
Director

II think youngsters
will take to the flavor
of Lucerne Milk. My
children really enjoy it
- because Lucerne 10
a much richer, better
tasting milk"
Evening star., 1951-02-27
ADVERTISEMENT.
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Compares Blue Bonnet
Loves Ii Best!

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PIMA. Compare BLUE BONNET Mar.
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Evening star., 1951-02-27
on cost

with 2 children in the
family, the cost of milk
is important. With all
Lucerne's extra rich
ness, there's no extra
charge for Lucerne Q
Milk. It actually costs
less than home-delivered
milk"
Evening star., 1951-02-27
MARGARET FlAHERTY
Registered Nurse
on food energy

Gas nurse at Uni
versal-International
Studios, / know how
active people need the
extra food energy
value that's in extra
rich Lucerne."
Evening star., 1951-02-27
MONA SCHAFER,
Noted Nutritionist
on nutrition

"Lucerne has more OF
the vitamin A children
need for sturdy growth,
and more Of the vitamin
D they need to build
strong bones and teeth"
Evening star., 1951-02-27

LUcERNE checked for richness against S
non-premivm miIks leading
in goIIonoge sold inWoshinston, &c. area
Milk Forum (left rght) andng EssIE L. ELLIOTT Home
Economist THEA LOGAN, Nursery School Director Seated:
BETTY LAURIE Hospital Dietitian Mona SCHAFER Noted
Nutrtioni; MARGARET FLAHERrY, Registered Nurse.
This group studied reports independent milk testing
laboratory These reports checked LUCERNE for
Cor richness faor) against homogenzed mks leading gallon
age sold this premium prices Unanimously the Milk
Forum confirmed the following fact:
"LUCERNE MILK richer than these leading homogeuise1
uiks sold in this area.
Evening star., 1951-12-12

Replace dustcIineine cloth shades with whisk-cIeon
fbreelos! Toss away fineer-spotted shades in fovor
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while 29e gives you your choice Of translucent fibre
elos. They're heavy weight ;. won't buckle from
heat like most shades priced so low Interesting
modern texture diffuses light in an eye-restfuI glow
=. neither harsh nor dimmed. Hond-Ioced top and
bottom. Designed so simply you can use them toste-
fully with traditional as we'll as modern lamps Red,
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and Parkington Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1951-10-15

dealers are invited to attend these
meetings which are designed to
explain the many recent price
regulations concerning meat, and
to answer questions.
There will be two more meet
ings tomorrow, one at 2 pm. and
another at 8 pm. The last clinic
will be at 8 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Brotherhood Meeting

Col. Victor c. Swearingen of the
Air Force will speak on the Muir
emburg trials at a Resurrection
Lutheran Church Brotherhood
meeting at 8 pm. Wednesday ir
the church, North Washington
boulevard, Arlington, Va.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
District OPS 10 Brief Meat Dealers on Rules

The District Office Of Price
Sterilization will hold the first
of four open house clinics for
Washington's 1000 retail meat
dealers at 8 o'clock tonight. in
the District OPS Office, $40 Sixth
street NV.
District Price Director Vincent
A. Holmes said all local meat
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Two D. c. Girls Elected

Two Washington girls have
been elected to Offices at Trinity
College. Miss Patricia Kicker, 4301
Van Buren street NV. has been
elected treasurer Of the freshman
class. and Miss Helen Hayes, 6408
Utah avenue NV, has been
elected secretary Of the Washing
ton Club
Evening star., 1951-10-15

Clay. ST., 1911 Corcoran street
NV. He was one of three metro
politan area servicemen listed as
wounded by the Defense Depart
ment last night.
A tank gunner with the Eighth
Army's Gath Heavy Tank Battal-
ion. Corpl. Clay has been in ac-
ton since April %. He volun-
teered for the Army just after his
graduation from Cardozo High
School in 1850.
Describes Being Hit.
His mother. Mrs. Catherine
Clay, said he wrote her the day
after he was hit to say that the
wound was not serious. In sec
ond letter, written on September
"a, he described being hit. He
wrote:
Il got off the tank, turned my
head slightly to the right-about
that time I got it right in the
neck"
Also listed as wounded was Pfc.
Charles r. Gray. who is the 20
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles M. Gray, 1875 Thirteenth
street Sc. He was hit by NOR
tar shell fragments in the back
and head on September IL while
fighting with the First Marine Di-
vision near Heartbreak Ridge.
From letters he has written
home, his parents said he has un-
dergone three operations since
being wounded. He was evacuated
by air from the front and is now
In an Army hospital in Japan.
Youngest of 3 Brothers.
Pfc. Gray, a former Labor De-
partment employe, Joined the Ma
rlne reserves in November, 1949,
and was called to active duty on
November 2, 1850. He disembarked
at Pusan last May 3 and was as
signed to Company E, I'd Battal-
ion, 7th Regiment of the 1st Ma
rines. He is a graduate of Eastern
High School.
Pfc. Gray is the grandson of a
Congressional Medal of Honor
winner during the Spanish Amer
ican War. His grandfather, Rob-
ert Blume, was. Navy seaman
on the U. S. S. Nashville and was
given the Medal for bravery dur
ing a naval action near Cuba.
The youngest Of three brothers
who entered the service together
in August, 1850, Corpl. Ernest r.
Bower, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert L. Bower of 6144 Shadyside
avenue, Capitol Heights. was also
on the departments list.
The Army Casualty branch atI
the Pentagon said he was slightly
wounded on September %. He was
with the 23d Infantry Regiment,
I'd Division. Of the 9th Army.
Corpl. Bower and his brothers,
Prince, 25. and Mac, 81. drove to
the Washington recruiting office
on August 8, 1850. The two
younger Bowers went along to
park the car while Prince ar
ranged to rejoin the Air Force.
But they followed him into the
office and signed up, too. Prince
is sergeant in the Air Force now
and Mac is an Army Pfc. and ex-
poets to be. sent to Korea within
a few weeks.
Evening star., 1951-10-15
Ex-Army Drummer
Is Wounded by She'll
Fragments in Korea

A District soldier who quit as a
drummer in an Army band last
January to join his friends over
seas was hit by shell fragments
On September 18 while serving in
Korea.
He is Corpl. James E. Clay, jr.,
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James E.