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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Mayor Gave Advice
On 'Housebreokino.'
Crime Probe Hears
BY the Associated Press

A witness explanation of how he
happened to get four telephone
calls from a gamblers home set
of a roar of laughter yesterday at
the Senate Crime Committees
final hearing.
Hugh j. Strong, Mayor of the
village of Kinnelon Park, N. j.
testified. Afterward, Chairman
IO'Conor gave him a "clean bill Of
health" remarking: Nothing
here reflects on your good name or
integrity"
A former Newark detective, Mr..
Strong denied ever having any
dealings with Abner dongie)
zwillman, reputed kingpin of
Northern New Jersey gambling or
with ANY undesirable elements"
How then, asked Committee
Counsel Richard K. Moser, did it
happen that Mr.. Strong received
four telephone calls from Twill.
mans home in May and June Of
1916.
Grinning, Mr.. Strong explained
he has known Zwillman's wife for
many years, that she had bought
a dog from Mr.. Strong's kennel,
and:
"She called me several times,
asking how she could housebreak
the dog"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Hiser Gets 6O-Day Term,
$1,000 Fine in GAMING

Oscar K. Hiser, so, a Hyattsville
bowling alley proprietor, was SEN
fenced to so days in jail and fined
$1,000 yesterday in Upper MARI
boro Police Court on two gambling
law violations.
Hiser Immediately noted an ap-
peal and was released under $1,000
bond.
Sentence was passed by Judge
Nita S. Human Crane. Hiser had
entered a guilty plea two weeks
ago but was granted a postpone
ment of sentencing until yester-
day.
He was given 80 days and fined
$500 on a charge of possessing
numbers slips and a similar SEN
|tence on a charge of operating a
lottery.
He was arrested on July II ir
a raid conducted by Detective
Charles L. Perrygo. Hiser lives ir
the 400 block of Colesville road
He is a son-in-law of Harry w
McNamee, former president of the
Democratic Board of County Com
missioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Talbot County Prepares
For Effects Of New BRIDGE
By the Associated Press

EASTON, Md, Aug. 18.-Talbot
County has set up a zoning and
planning commission in an effort
to head off the heller SHELTER
mush-rooming of billboardS, tav-
erns and roadside stands.
The step was taken because
many residents fear the area is
due for an influx of 1y-by-nights
when Maryland's big Chesapeake
Bay bridge is put into service next
summer.
Traffic. they reason, is bound to
increase on Route so, which bisects
the county from north to south
and is a main artery to and from
Ocean City and the other holiday
resorts on Maryland's Eastern
Shore.
Another purpose of the new COM
mission is to prevent the indis.
criminate subdivision of land alons
the countys 600 miles of water
front. The people fear a conglom'
Grafton of week end shacks will
spring up. The waterfront is nov
dotted with historic homes anc
big estates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
PrinceGeorges
Board Hears
Notes on Tipoff
Commissioners Seek
Qualification Of Story
On Nelson Ruid

The Prince Georges Count,
Commissioners today tried to un
ravel who said what to whom
during discussions of a possible
tip-off of police plans for raid
They listened attentively as {
/stenographic transcription of {
recorded conversation was read Il
them. Also read were the state.
ments made at their last meet.
ing about that conversation.
The much-publicized recording
that has now reached the com
miSsioners in the form of tran
script is the one that John Will
liam Lewis made of converse
ton he had with Detective Ralph
Bond.
Lewis Brings Recording.
They were discussing the pos
sibility that Charles E. Nelson
admitted numbers hacker and
target of the Senate Crime In
vestigating Committee, got ad-
vance information about police
plans to stop and search a car
travelling from his farm at Ritchie,
Md. The police were looking for
numbers but found only chickens
and vegetables.
Mr.. Lewis. clutching the tape
recording, was ready to play it at
yesterdays climactic session of
the Senate Crime Investigating
Committee but the committee de-
cided against a playback because
some of those mentioned in it
were absent and profanity was
used in the conversation.
County Police Chief F. Allen
Richards brought a stenographic
transcription of the recording
back to the county with him after
appearing before the committee
yesterday.
After telephoning the commits
sioners at their homes the chief
announced that the commissioners
would get together at 10 am.
today to evaluate the "tip-oh"
conversation
Chief Calls Contents Rubbish"
Chief Richards himself labeled
the contents of the transcription
absolute rubbish" but did not
expand his remarks.
Earlier, Commissioner Edward
j. Waters told newsmen, eff there
is anything in the recording which
Justif1es it, we will go over the
police department with a fine
tooth comb and I promise you that
we will not whitewash anything. "
Mr.. Waters said the commits
sioners might decide an investiga-
ton is warranted, even if there
are no startling disclosures.
Detective Bond. testifying be-
fore the crime committee, said
he reported his information about
a tip-off to his superiors before
telling Mr.. Lewis about it in the
conversation that Mr.. Lewis
recorded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

names appeared on the paper but
earlier only two of them had been
made public. Those named earlier
were Blight Lee, who was down for
$9,191 on the sheet, and Don Post
of Santa Monica. Calf, with
$20,156 by his name. Post was
identified as the man whose name
headed an account in Nelson's
numbers ledger.
Committee Counsel Downey Rice
referred to the same sheet when
he asked Mr.. Main about the
$1,129.52 payment from Nelson.
When Mr. Main said he didn't
want to incriminate himself, the
committee made no effort to per-
suade him to tell what other
things the money represented.
Mr.. Main, who described himself
as a grocer, is former chairman
of the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
member of the Democratic State
Central Committee and has held
office as chairman of the County
Welfare Board, chief of the Seat
Pleasant Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, town clerk and treasurer of
Seat Pleasant.
The raid that failed got another
airing. John William Lewis, Dis
trict electrical inspector turned
amateur sleuth, had unveiled it
in his testimony before the COM
mittee last week and went into
it again with the added embel-
lishment of a tip-off before the
county commissioners earlier this
week.
There was general agreement
among Mr.. Lewis and the county
policemen on these facts: A car
from the Nelson farm, in which
Mrs. Nelson was one of the pas
sengers, made regular trips to
North Beach, Md, and thence to a
resort called the Ranch House
which was a suspected settlement
point for a numbers operation. On
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
3 Ex-Prince Georges Officials
Deny knowledge Of Puyoffs

was president of the Board of
County Commissioners; Ralph W.
Brown, who was the target of
much criticism during a term as
police chief, and former Sheriff
T. Ward Martin.
Mr.. Martins predecessor, R.
Earle Sheriff, last year was SEN
fenced to serve a year and day
and pay a $1,000 fine for income
tax evasion after Government
agents testified he admitted re-
ceiving $4,000 in protection
money from Washington area
gamblers. The agents said Earle
Sheriff told them he did not
know from whom the money was
received.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

Three former Democratic Of
ficials of Prince Georges County
declared today that they have no
knowledge of gambler protection
payoffs during their administra-
ton.
The present sheriff, Republican
Carlton G. Beall. appearing
yesterday before Senate crime in
vestigators, quoted Charles E.
Nelson as saying he and Sam
Beard had paid county officials
$22, 900 a month for police protec-
ton under the Democratic regime
which was ousted last January.
The former officials who said
they knew nothing of such activ-
lily are Harry w. McNamee, who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

the day the car was to be stopped
and search, the search revealed
nothing but chickens and vege-
tables.
Before the county commits
sionerS, Mr.. Lewis said a county
official had told him he had in
formation that Nelson was tipped
in advance about police plans and
the numbers car was diverted.
Mr.. Lewis at that time refused to
reveal the source of his informa-
ton, but said he had made a
recording of the conversation dis
cussing the tip-off. The commit
tee refused to turn over the re-
cording, but said Mr.. Lewis
informant was Detective Ralph
Bond, one of the policemen on
the futile raid.
When the committee decided
against playing back the record
ing, Mr.. Lewis, Detective Bond,
Chief Richards and two others
who had participated in the raid
plans-Detective Sergt. Purdy and
Detective Perrygo-all gathered at
the witness table to talk about it.
Each raised his hand to speak, in
typical classroom fashion.
Detective Bond testified that
two days after the raid he was in
formed of the tip-off by Mr.. Pun
Iphrey, who told him the numbers
crowd had to swing into action
fast to divert the numbers car
back to Washington. Senator
IO'Conor asked Detective Bond
three times if he believed Mr.
Humphreys story. He replied
variously:
II don't see any reason why he
should tell me that stuff if il
wasn't true" And:
well, I was in doubt" And:
"Of course, 1 believed it,"
Detective Bond said he had re-
ported the tip-off story-without
revealing his informant-to CHIEF
Richards, Sergt. Purdy and Detec-
tive Perrygo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Tobacco Marts
Clear Last Of
50 Leaf
Southern Maryland
Auctions Average
48c Per Pound
By J, [. MichoeI

Southern Maryland tobacco
warehousemen today are clearing
their floors of the 1850 crop after
selling 35 million pounds at an
average of approximately 48 cents
a pound.
Nine acution marts in Anne
Arundel, Charles and Prince
Georges Counties handled the
areas major product during a
sales season which began May 10
and ended yesterday.
Auction markets last year sold
Al million pounds at Ascent
average.
An expected season round price
of SO cents a pound failed to ma
teriallze because prices declined
steadily during the last two weeks
and fell sharply yesterday. On
some markets, growers rejected
bids at final sales and took their
leaf back home.
Shipments to the Baltimore
hogshead market, which remains
open all year, have so far ap-
proximated 3 million pounds and
a relatively small amount re-
mains in growers barns.
Price Is Supported.
Government supports for the 81
grades of type 80 leaf were adj
ljusted this season to return an
average of 1875. The correct
average cannot be determined I'M
til final figures have been received
from the Baltimore market, which
has not adopted the Federal grad
ing and price floor system.
Federal price supports will not
be offered in Maryland next year
because growers rejected Govern
ment acreage curbs in a refer
endum last fall. A new vote, to
be taken late this year, will de-
eide whether the system will be
restored in 1858.
The Maryland Tobacco Cooper
alive, implementing agency for
the support system, this year made
non-recourse loans to growers or
Is per cent of the total sales
The figure is double that of last
year.
Coop Manager Paul T. MacKie
said the increase is chiefly due tt
low bids offered for leaf damaged
last fall by rains during the curing
season. Tobacco men generally
agreed that the 1850 crop was o
substandard quality.
I Warehousemen could not esti
mate Immediately how much out
of-State tobacco was sold thi!
year. Area farmers have fearee
these imports would lower prices
/ Foreign Labeled.
Walter B. Posey, tobacco spe
cialist of the University of Mary
land, said a new law requiring
foreign" tobacco to be so labeled
probably would eliminate doubt:
formerly held by buyers as to the
origin of offerings.
Tobacco shipped from Kentucky
and sold this year in Maryland
brought an average of 30 cents g
pound. Mr.. Posey said, and thai
received from Virginia abouts II
cents. In prior years, some lea.
from the same States has brought
as much as the true type 80 be.
cause buyers did not Immediately
detect the difference.
AS auction operators prepared
to close their doors, planters be.
gan harvesting a crop which ma,
equal or exceed the record Al
million pounds grown on $4,000
acres in 1916. Tobacco Seeding
were set out this year on $1,000
acres in Anne Arundel, Calvert
Prince Georges and st. Mary
Counties =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18

for a trial. Meanwhile, the Senate
Crime Committee story broke.
States Attorney Lancaster con-
firmed what Sheriff Beall had said
with reference to his part in the
matter. He added that he hoped
to lay a trap for Nelson. He said
he wanted Sheriff Beall to tell
Nelson that Chief Richards was
20. K" for a deal, and then to
have the police chief accompany
Mr.. Beall on a visit to Nelson to
complete negotiations. In this
way, the attorney said, they would
obtain corroborative evidence
against Nelson for trial on
charges of attempt to bride.
A passing reference by Sheriff
Beall to bank Irregularities pre-
coded Mr.. Mains appearance on
the witness stand. Questioned be-
fore Mr.. Main was fellow bank
director, William H. Limerick, who
is also a gas station operator.
Last May, began Mr.. Limerick,
the State bank examiners called
the attention of the bank direc-
tors to an unsecured loan which
the committee later said was for
$4,000. The note, Mr.. Limerick
said, was signed by Rowland and
his wife. Mr.. Limerick told the
committee he understood it was
by Mr.. Main and
he heard it was endorsed by Mr.
Main, although he didn't know
that for sure.
Mr.. Limerick said he went tt
see Nelson about the loan because
he understood Nelson and Now
land were business partners and he
hoped Nelson would pay off the
loan Ito save the bank embarrass-
ment.'
Nelson told me-" said Mr.. Linn.
erick, that he had heard Nowlano
had a numbers hit and NoWlane
owed Nelson $4,000. Nelson sale
he was going to run Rowland of
his place if he showed up ane
they weren't going to be partner
any more"
Since then, Mr.. Limerick said
Rowland has put up collateral tt
secure his loan.
Mr.. Main took the stand to sa,
he had told Rowland he Woult
have to produce a statement of hi
net worth and the bank woult
have to get a credit rating. H
said he told the bank he woult
approve the loan if the credit rat
ing and statement of worth wer
all right. Mr.. Main denied tn
loan was a hurry-up proposition
and that it was granted befor
the bank got a credit rating OF
Rowland.
1t was then the committee sud
, denly shifted its interest to a lon
| sheet of paper which had been in
, troducd earlier as a ''recapitula
ton of payouts to individuals il
: 1947," taken from the Nelson rec
| ords. 1t, wss brought out that l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
District Boy, },
Girl, Is, Killed
In Auto Mishaps
Child Darts in Front
OF Car While Playing,
Brings D. c. Toll to So

A 16-year-old girl and 3-year-
old boy were killed in separate
traffic accidents last night.
Miss Valencia West, colored, of
As H street NV, was killed in a
crash on Route 5 two miles north
of T. B., Md. Maryland State
Police said the auto in which Miss
West was riding ran off the road
at curve and crashed into a
utility pole.
The driver of the car, Lawrence
S. Miller, 81, and his wife, Mrs.
Julia Ethel Miller, 16. both COL
ored, of PIT F street NV, were
treated at Freedmen's Hospital for
numerous cuts and released. Al
phonso Williams, 81, colored, Of
1912 Kent street NE, another
passenger, suffered broken right
leg.
Runs in Front of Car.
John Grinder, 3, son of Mrs.
Marion Grinder of 901 F street
IS.W., was killed when he darted
from behind a parked truck into
the path of a car near his home.
Witnesses said the boy was
playing on the sidewalk with his
brothers when he suddenly ran
into the street. Driver of the
auto, police said, was Norman G.
Cole, 26, colored, of 942 E street
S.W. No charges were filed.
The boy was pronounced dead
at Providence Hospital. Surviving
in addition to his mother are six
brothers. all of the F street adj
dress. The death brings the Dis
trict traffic toll to SO for this year,
compared with 40 at the same
date last year.
Littleton Morris, 81, of 1443
Massachusetts, avenue NV, was
injured critically yesterday after
noon when his auto was in a COL
lision with truck on Route 40,
about 3 miles south of Elkton, Md.
Suffers Fractured Skull.
Union Hospital officials at Elk
ton said Mr.. Morris suffered a
fractured skull, a compound frac-
ture of the left arm, scalp cuts,
Ipuhctured lung, a fractured COL
larbone and internal injuries.
The truck was driven by Frank
IS. Lamagro of Baltimore, police
said. He was unhurt. Both the
truck and the automobile were
demolished.
Joan M. Miller, II, of 65O1
Barnaby street NV, suffered
head injuries and leg cuts when
She was struck by car while
she was riding a bicycle in an al
ley at the rear of 6315 Utah ave-
: nue. NV. Driver of the auto.
police said, was Catherine S.
Burgess, 81, of 6451 Barnaby
street NV. No charges were filed.
: The girl was admitted to Chill
dren's Hospital.
Three Injured in Collision.
! Three persons were injured ono
crltlcally, in a two-car collision at
the intersection of Routes 3O1 and
225 near La Plata, Md, last night.
4 Lemuel ]. Thomas, colored, %,
OF Wayside, Md, driver of one car
was admitted to Physicians Me-
mortal Hospital, La Plata, with a
fractured skull.
Treated at the same hospital for
less serious injuries were Kenneth
Eckstrom, 20, and Kenneth Null
enburg, %. both passengers in the
second car, which was driven by
James A. Burton. All three are
sailors stationed aboard the U. S.
IS. Wright docked at Norfolk, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Richmond OPS Aide Named

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 10 (P.-
William F. Bailey, region w direc-
tor of the Office of Price Stabiliza-
ton, announced yesterday the ap-
pointment of Frank G. Palmer as
chief of the automotive branch.
Region w covers Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, North Caro-
lima and the District of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
San Murino Blockade Ends

SAN MARINO, Aug. 18 R.-
Italy lifted her 2-year-old block
ade of this 38-square mile Com
munist republic today. Italy,
which entirely surrounds the in
dependent state, acted after San
Marine agreed to close its gam
bling casino.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-08-18
Two Flee Reds in Germany

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 10
P).-Two 19-year odd refugees
from Red-ruled East Germany
reached Sweden last night in a
rickety half-submerged sailing
dinghy. They asked to be kept
In Sweden as political refugees.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
GIN Profits Fabulous

DETROIT, Mich, - The General
Motors Corp, biggest money-maker
in the country, received war orders
totalling 500 million in the first
quarter Of 1851, president Charles
E. Wilson revealed in the .company's
quarterly report to stockholders.
Profits before taxes during the
first three months of this year were
S405 million compared to 1851 million
for the similar 1850 period.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08
Sen. Johnson's Peace Resolution Draws
Support of Mine-MiIl Officials

Denver-The four top Information
al officers of Mine-Mill last week sent
Memorial Day eve message to Sen
ator Tom Connally urging speedy and
favorable action on the Johnson Res
olution for an armistice in Korea.
dissolution published in full in last
weeks Voice.-Editor.)
The telegram, signed by President
John Clark, Vice Presidents Orville
Larson and Charles Wilson, and Sec
rotary Treasurer Maurice Travis, ex-
pressed belief the Johnson proposal
presents the American people with
an honorable method whereby war in
Korea can be halted and a first step
taken toward ending the serious
threat of World War III.
The resolution, introduced May II
by Sen. Edwin Johnson of Colorado,
has been referred to the Senate For
eign Relations Committee, of which
Connally is chairman. Text of the
officers message to Con-
nally, follows:
con behalf of 10000 non-ferrous
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08

Accident Board while Walter P.
Coombs was chairman, to investi-
gate the responsibilities and proceed
ures of the Idaho Compensation Co.
Delay and inactivity on proceeding
with the investigation have caused
comments and aroused some dissatis-
faction in labor circles among many
who have for years sought a COM
plete investigation Of the Idaho COM
pany's compensation policy.
Words like "whitewash" are being
banded about, but it is entirely pos
sible the new chairman needs time
to acquaint himself with all the facts
to move with certainty in the case.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-06-08

a great industrialzaton that excessive irrigation
might be somewhat subsidized by power revenue
is out the window as long as the eXlstlhg coh-
tracts effective.
Of course. Uncle Sammy probably sell most
of his surplus power to whatever private power COM
pany controls the field where the dam and power house
is located Prudent business practice on the part OF
the purchaser will naturally dictate sales price some
what, perhaps considerably, less than 1t would cost
the private power to produce the energy itself How
ever don't be alarmed by little thing ike thls Ma
tonal policy has now reached stage where the big
ger Big Business becomes the more help it needs AT
least the help it gets by the simple of
helping itself to such help For confirmation see
April 16 issue of New Republic magazine)
enlightened and edited when | learned that
old friend Montana Power Company seems to be
more effective barganer than other large power COM
panies of its class Under general wheeling con-
tract, covering Montana east of the Continental d.
vide it gets from one four mills per kilowatt hour
depending wheeling distance For wheeling Can
yon Ferry Power from East Helena Great Falls there
is flat payment of $4,000 per year. For wheeling
Bonneville power to REA Co-ops in Western Mon
tana it gets from Hungry Horse Dam additional
kilowat hour of power for each kowatt hour deliver
ed | have either insufficient knowledge insuffic-
lent skill to compute the average wheeling rate with
eXactness After good deal of study of the several
contracts believe it will average not less than Il
mills for each kilowatt actually wheeled.
FOR EASTERN MONTANA and Western No. Da-
kota and running far south Pierre &c. Dakota the
Montana Dakota Utility Company wheeling rates of
1.069 to 1925 mills per klo-watt hour. For guam
tty of power wheeled in of the company pur-
chases of $4,000 klowatts per year, the wheeling rate
goes up to 1247 to 1868 mills per ko-watt haur In
Eastern North and South Dakota and Minnesota the
Northwestern Public Service Company did very well
for itself 1t may be, of course that boosting the
dlo-watts up and down the mountain ridges of
Montana is more costly process than chasing them
along comparatively level lines in the two Dakotas
and Minnesota
Except in dire emergencies and breakdowns, l
suspect that little of it will be done, but under the
general scheme of contracts the private power COM
panies have the right to wheel their powerall their
power-over such transmission lines Uncle Sam
my has This at the rates Uncle Sammy pays
for wheeling his restricted customer power pri-
vately owned lines. This is nice friendly arrange
ment that makes the contracts look more mutual In
the matter of expense if nterconnection meter read
ing etc, it seems to that Uncle Sammy is gen
orally the gentleman who picks up the dinner check.