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Evening star., 1951-08-12

to the home folks. Cases are on
record where the poison-pen let
tiers revealed" that the CT had a
new girl friend, a social disease or
had even been killed.
An FBI spokesman disclosed
the bureau is swamped with anony-
nous letters accusing certain in
dividuals of being communists.
Since the FBI always investigates
such charges, the writers may
serve only to hamper an important
job. And. of course, damage can
be done to an innocent persons
reputation by such accusations.
Some Go to Jail
"A SURPRISINGLY large number of
writers have been sent to Jail or
to asylums for this poison-pen
practice, while others, whose pre-
vious records are clear, have been
sternly lectured and given a real
scare.
However, even a poison-pen let
ter may achieve happy result. A
Young man left a government
agency and found his mail was not
being forwarded. He wrote a let
ter to himself at the old agency
and in unprintable language
voiced his opinion of anyone
who would open mail - ad-
dressed to someone else. Postal
inspectors refused to prosecute,
said it was one of the few poison
pen letters they had ever handled
that seemed fully justified. Mail
addressed to the young man is
now being forwarded - unopened
and without comment. The End
Evening star., 1951-08-12

ENEROUS How many
" gifts did Queen Mother Mary
Of England rscei'e for her birthday
20 truckloads.
GA, Gary, Ind.
BREAK Hot0 can Canadians
get their income tax knocked DOWN.
BY serving in Korea. The Gov
ernment will allow them ST tax
exemption for each day of service.
- TIP, Boise, Ida.
SALT Where has enough salt
Evening star., 1951-08-12

recently been discoUered TO supply
the word for $4,000 years.
In Denmark. The world, Incl
dentally, consumes about l6,O0O,-
600 tons year.
Mrs. A. J.. Washington, D. c.
SNAPS H0W did the Air
Forces ne,U aerial reconnaissance
camera make out tn teSts1
A test picture made at an alti-
tude of almost nine miles was 50
clear that two golfers on a green
and the make of some automobiles
Evening star., 1951-08-12

AOulNUlVNS . 1VlOVN wi "A
Continued from page nineteen
NAL person not used to seeing
depravity and obscenity on such
grand scale. Women don't work in
the labs. and they are closed to
visitors.
Tragedy has resulted from this
type of thing. The post Office cited
a case of murder and suicide when
a wife received a snake in a candy
box. She thought her husband
mailed it because he knew of
her mortal fear of reptiles, and
she shot him. Then she shot her
self. Later investigation showed
the husband innocent.
Nowhere is there freedom from
the poison pen. CTS who have
shown messages from their loved
ones to thoughtless pranksters
have been victimized when the
pranksters sent false information
Evening star., 1951-08-12

near the clubhouse were easily
distinguished.
-M.H.M., Washington, D. c.
PRIZES What extra induce
nent is offered citizens of Turin,
Italy, to r0te!2
BY a lottery. The voting card
number of each person who casts
a ballot is put into an urn from
which there is a drawing for cash
and prizes. MS, Chicago, III.
TROUBLE -. Why is General
Eisenhower Worried about the ,Oage
problem in his Atlantic Pact army?
Pay varies so from nation to
nation that an American top ser
geant would be earning more than
the French colonel above him.
R.T., Denver, Col.
PENALTY HoW many Nazt
war criminals hare been hanged
since the end Of World War II?
The seven that were hanged
recently brought the total to 282.
-K.B.W., Shrepebort, La.
Evening star., 1951-08-12

pen letter writing? This question
was put to one of the most emf
nent psychiatrists in the country.
DR.. Winfred Overholser. superin-
tendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital
at Washington, D. c., where a
stable group of poison-pen writers
are receiving psychiatric treat
ment.
ut is a sign of increased in
security, uncertainty and anxiety
on the part of people living in
these troubled times" he said.
The whole world is upset and
this is one way people take it out
on Others"
People have more to worry
about now than in normal times"
the doctor said. The writer's of
such letters are not necessarily
psychotic or mentally i'll, accord
ing to the doctor. but they are
probably disturbed"
Veterans >>P0p OFF"
PSYCHOLOGISTS connected with
the Veterans Administration had
a somewhat similar answer. They
added that veterans who have
relatives in service overseas are
apt to get nervous and pop off. D."
Also the hot issues" of the day
tend to excite and anger the aver
age veteran who thought he had
helped arrange peaceful world"
But all the doctors contacted
agreed on one interesting point:
the letters are, in most cases, an
indication of cowardice.
A visit to one of the post-office
laboratories would shock a nor
Evening star., 1951-08-12
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Evening star., 1951-05-29
Ocean City Officials Clear Out
Slot Machines and Gambling

such popular places as Rick's Raft,
the Inlet Casino and the Pier Club.
Half a dozen bootleggers. who
found it highly profitable to run
whisky in from Virginia for Sun
day consumption, are under fire
and some will be prosecuted.
Sheriff Lynch said he took up
where he left off four years ago in
an effort to make Ocean City more
popular to a higher type clientele.
The revocation of the liquor
license at Rick's Raft is throw
back to a raid there in 1946 when
the sheriff broke up "big crap
game" and conf1scated $500, he
said. States Attorney Sanford
recently used this evidence to cut
off the flow of liquor there until
July Is.
The Inlet Casinos license was
revoked on charges of selling tc
minors, and that of the Pier Club
popular dance han, for the same
treason.
Ocean City officials believe the
cleanup will stimulate, rather thar
lretard resort trade. Reservations
indicate q good attendance Me.
Imorial Day.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Bastian Dismisses
Suit 10 Save Nazis

Federal Judge Walter M. Bastian
today dismissed the suit before the
District Court seeking to prevent
the execution of seven condemned
Nazi war criminals.
In dismissing the complaint,
Judge Bastian told Attorney War;
ren Magee, who is defending the
Nazis. that he will not extend his
order which stays executions Of
the seven until June 5.
He told Mr.. Magee he will have
to take his case to the United
States Court of Appeals before
next Tuesday.
MIR. Magee has said his next
move will be an attempt to get
the Court of Appeals to order the
death sentences commuted to life
imprisonment.
He argued they could not be
executed since the West German
constitution forbids capital pun
ishment. They are in prison at
Landsberg.
He also argued that a state of
peace now exists between Ger
many and the United States.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
District c Commissioners Open
Meeting oPress forFirst Time

social information on juvenile
court cases. The commissioners
decided to ask Corporation Coun-
sci Vernon e. West to draft pro-
posed legislation to accomplish
this.
A public hearing to give District
residents an opportunity to ex-
press their views on rent controls
here. A hearing was scheduled
for 2 pm. Monday.
Six appeals from District Ii
cense Board decisions. They de-
MED some, approved some and
overruled the board in others.
Plans to receive President Gallo
Plaza Lasso of Ecuador when he
comes here June 20. They acted
to set up a citizens committee for
the reception.
The reporters then were asked
to leave while the city heads con-
sidered number of administra-
tive actions to be announced later
Adolpth Turner, special assist
ant to Commissioner John Rus
sell Young, said he considered the
open session progressed as quickly
(See COMMISSIONERS, Pg. A-4.)
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Plunge Off Taft Bridge
Kills U. 5. Worker

A Labor Department employt
plunged 125 feet to his death to.
day from Taft Bridge to the lower
roadway leading to the Zoo.
In the pockets of Gilbert Lyman
Priest, SO, of the Royal Hotel, III
Eleventh street NV, police found
a will and a note, dated today
and addressed ito whom it may
concern. Contents of the docu-
ments were not disclosed.
Police said a witness saw Mr.
Priest crossing the bridge about
11:O5 am, and without hesitation
drop from the east side to the
roadway below.
Labor Department files identi.
fled Mr.. Priest as claims ex.
aminer in the Bureau of Employe'
Compensation, and noted that h
had been in i'll health for veal
and under a physicians care
missing work frequently.
Mr.. Priest joined the depart.
ment in 1887 and worked steadily
except for a period between Au.
gust, 1943, and February, 1916
when he was in the Army.
Personnel records listed Mr.
Priest as being married, but police
were unable to locate RELATIVES
| Immediately. He had lived at tn,
hotel for about six weeks. A
Evening star., 1951-05-29
By Horriet Griffiths

Reporters took seats at the
Commissioners board meeting for
the first time today as the city
heads started a new policy of
opening some of their traditional
ly closed sessions to the press.
The Commissioners are trying
out the new practice on a basis
of letting reporters hear them
make high-leyel policy decisions,
and then going into executive ses-
sion on administrative matters
dealing with the internal working
of the city government.
The press today heard the Com
Imissioners make decisions on the
following matters:
A proposal to bring the District
under the scope of the Federal
Youth Corrections Act of 1850
The city heads heard top officials
|of the court and prison system
recommend the measure and then
decided to seek a court report
from the budget Office.
A move for amended juvenile
court legislation to provide Dis
trict agencies with background
Evening star., 1951-05-29
By james Y. Newton

Organized labor was set today
for an attempt to raise the ceiling
on wage increaSes-probably to
permit pay boosts of Is per cent
above levels of January Is. 1850.
The present general ceiling is
10 per cent, but the Government
has made numerous exceptions for
Icost-of- living increases provided
by contract and in cases where
workers in past years have trailed
the general upward trend OF pay,
The Wage Sterilization Board
has said it would adjust the wage
ceiling upward to allow for in
Icyeases in living costs which have
taken place since the 10 per cent
formula was written several
months ago.
| But it was certain that the in
Evening star., 1951-05-29
South Africans Clash
In Race Issue Protest
BY the Associated Press

CAPETOWN, South Africa, May
29.-About so persons were in
jured last night in rioting out
side South Africa's parliament as
an estimated $4,000 persons dem
onstrated against a bill to place
colored voters on separate rolls.
Demonstrators clashed with
police when they were barred from
following their leaders into the
Parliament building to register
their protest.
Police charged, clubs swinging
after the demonstrators tossed
torches into police Gordon
around the building. About 60
persons. including two policemen
received minor injuries in the
melee.
The demonstration was organ
lied by the new War Veterans
Committee, which has waged a
Nationwide campaign against
the legislation on grounds that il
is unconstitutional.
Thousands of colored veterans
and colored civilians joined in the
demonstration.
The legislation which ha.
aroused the storm of protest i,
part OF the white supremacy pro.
gram OF the government headed
by Prime Minister Daniel F
Malan.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Special Dispotch 10 The Star

OCEAN CITY, Md, May 29.-
This popular seaside resort, with
Its hundreds of one-armed bandits
will look mighty different when
the seasons first holiday crowd
invades the boardwalk Memorial
Day tomorrow.
Gone will be the slot machines,
the dice tables, the horse-betting
rooms and the numbers opera
tors. The Sunday bootlegger also
will be gone.
This is the promise of Sheriff
Edwin D. Lynch, who has been
busy of late putting the clamp on.
The cleanup campaign. insti-
gated by States Attorney John L
Sanford, jr., when he took Office
this year, has wiped out the hall
dozen emporiums which in previ-
Gus years operated wide open
Sheriff Lynch said.
Slot machines, which have jim.
gled merrily on the boardwalk, ap.
parently have been put in cole
storage or sold as d result of the
States Attorneys ultimatum.
j Three beer licenses have beer
picked up, putting the pinch or
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Two-Year Extension
OF Foreign Trade
Program Assured
Conferees Quickly Settle
Differences. Bill Should
Be Passed Next Week
By J. A. O'Leov

The administrations foreign
trade agreement program virtually
was assured Of two-year extern
sion today.
Conferees quickly settled differ
ences between the House and
Senate late yesterday over the bill
to continue the Presidents power
to cut tariff rates on imports from
countries which grant reciprocal
concessions to American exports.
The conference report is ex-
pected to go through the House
Thursday and the Senate a day
or two later. 1t should reach the
White House for signature next
week.
In extending the law. however,
Congress has attached several new
restrictions, including:
/. A revival of the peril point
clause. first enacted by the Re-
publican 80th Congress and later
repealed by the Democrats.
2. Authorizing the President to
suspend or withdraw the benefits
of trade agreements in the case of
Russia and her satellites.
8. Calling for an escape clause in
trade agreements.
4. Containing a specific directive
to the President to take such steps
as may be necessary to prevent the
importation of seven varities of
furS from Russia or Communist
China. Furs included are ermine,
fox, marten, weasel, kolinsky, mink
and muskrat. Russia could con-
|tinue to export other goods to
United States buyers, but with the
regular tariff rates applying.
The peril point" provision,
against which the Democrats made
no serious fight this year, author
ICES the Tariff Commission to ad-
wise the President when it fears
a proposed tariff change would
imperil an American industry.
The President could still make
the final decision, but If he dis
agreed with the Tariff Commission
he would be required to state his
reasons for doing so.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Pilot Starts Non Stop Flight
Over North Pole inMustunq
Cupt. Blair Expects
To Make Hop From
Norway in 10 Hours
By the Associated Press

OSLO, Norway, May 29.-Air-
liner Capt. Charles Blair started
ia nonstop solo flight over the
North Pole today in the converted
Psi Mustang fighter in which he
set the nonstop New York-to-
London record last January 81.
Fairbanks, Alaska, is his des-
tination.
Carrying sacks of polar airmail
5000 letters-Capt. Blair took
off from Oslo'S Gardermoen All
Base. He planned to land al
Bardu, in Northern Norway, fol
refueling this afternoon, ther
leave Immediately on the non
stop hop of $500 miles across the
top of the world.
Capt. Blair, 4l-year-old Pan
american Airways veteran from
Port Washington, N. Y, again is
flying the Excalibur III, the single
seated fighter in which foul
months ago he crossed the Allan
tic in 7 hours and 48 minutes
Evening star., 1951-05-29
South Koreans
Push Is Miles
North Of Parallel
Other Allied Troops
Advance to Within
a Miles of Yongeu
BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Wednesday, May 3d.
South Korean troops stabbed for
ward a dozen miles Tuesday
against little or no opposition to
seize the east coast port of KAN
song, 26 miles inside North Korea.
Other United Nations forces on
the Central front gained control
|of an important ridge overlooking
the escape route for thousands of
Korean and Chinese Reds at the
eastern end of the Hwachon
Reservoir.
The Allied push was designed to
slam the door on Red troops still
south of the reservoir, a pooled
dispatch said.
The Allies were within miles
southeast of Yanggu on the last
|ridgeline leading to that strategic
town.
Reds Fight Bitterly.
The Reds fought bitterly to de-
lay the Allied troops on the noun
famous central front, but gains
Iof as much as 4,500 yards (almost
I3 niles were scored by powerful
Allied tank and artillery supported
task forces.
Two Chinese divisions were
wiped out in four day battle on
the central front, south of the
38th Parallel. The United States
9th Army said the Chinese lost
$4,000 men-killed, wounded or
captured-in the single battle.
Smaller, but equally stubborn
fights ragged across Korea north Of
Parallel 38. Allied troops were
held to limited gains. Stiffest ac-
ton was in the center of the pen
insula where U. N. troops tried
to seal off all Hwachon Reservoir.
South Korean troops were
strung along the south bank Of
the reservoir, about 4 miles east
of the dam site United States
Marines were on the western end.
American infantrymen fighting
through strong opposition gained
one mile today in their drive to
reach its eastern end.
/ Task Force Begged Down.
A delayed and heavily censored
dispatch from Associated Press
Correspondent Tom Bradshaw
said a powerful U. N. task force
begged down Monday northeast
lof Inje.
Allied casualties in Inje itself
were heavy" Mr.. Bradshaw re-
ported. Reds poured sporadic fire
' from the surrounding hills into
the town-"a leveled area of mud
huts, interspersed with dead Chi
nese and horses"
Reds lining the hills northeast
OF the town slowed the tanks to
a crawl with series of road blocks
and neavy mortar and automatic
weapon fire. and finally halted it.
On the western front, armored
patrols Monday probed through
Yonchon. 6 miles north of Parallel
38 and 35 miles north of Seoul But
when infantry moved up they
found Communists on the hill
tops everywhere. The Reds
opened up with 766-mm. fieldguns
and an artillery battle fared.
Try to Block Yanks.
Associated Press Correspondent
John Randolph reported these
Reds apparently were fighting to
block Americans from their Chor-
won assembly area.
Nasty hill fights developed all
! (See KOREA. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Commissioners Ask
Change in Court Act
Relating 10 Secrecy
Drafting of Amendment
To Await Report on
Judge CoekriII's Order
By Miriom Gutenberg

The Commissioners today Off
cially asked the District Corpora
ton Counsel to prepare proposed
amendment to the Juvenile Court
Act.
Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue suggested that the drafting
await a report from the director
lof the Department of Public Wei
fare showing how it has beer
crippled by Judge Edith H. Cock.
|rill's secrecy order.
The proposed amendment
would:
Specify the. kind of background
or social information with respect
to persons who appear before
Juvenile Court which is essential
to welfare agencies.
Designate the agencies en-
titled to that information to per-
init the kind of advice which was
made available under previous in
Iterpretations of the act.
Proof to Back Legislation.
Mr.. Donohue said he felt the
District was faced with a situation
where it was spending millions OF
dollars of public money, but could
not spend it in the best interests
iof the people because of q lack OF
information.
He said the purpose of the re-
port he is seeking is to establish
Ithe fact that without this infor:
nation the agencies were not able
Ito function according to thei1
statutory responsibilities. He said
lit would be the kind of proof that
would be necessary to support pro-
posed legislation before a commit
tee of Congress.
Before the board meeting al
which the action was taken, Mr.
Donohue had indicated he woulc
oppose any efforts by Judge Cock.
ri1 to use her secrecy order as ar
opening wedge to gain widespread
amendments to the Juvenile Court
Act.
The Commissioner said his pro-
kposal to have the law changed
was an emergency measure to OBJ
tain immediate action land I want
lit considered. as such"
Judge Won't Change Practice.
Commissioner Donohue proposed
changing the law after Judge
Cockrill fatty refused to return
to the long standing practice Of
letting court workers discuss their
cases with other social agencies
After a meeting with Commis-
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Flyers New Use
OF Hook: 7oCut
Red Phone Line
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. May ga
Navy flyer found a new use over
Korea for the metal tail hook or
his Corsair plane.
Ordinarily it is used only to stor
the plane when landing on the
deck of an aircraft carrier.
Marine Capt. George E. Mouza.
kis was on a flight Sunday ovel
Korea from his carrier. the U. S
Bataan, when he spotted some
Communist telephone lines. Hi
swept down low. lowered the hook
and ripped loose the enemy'i
communications.
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Britain Appeals 10 Iran Administration Seeks
For Ta|kson Some Kind To License All Firms,
Of Oil Naturalization DiSaIIe Reveals
Morrison Tells Commons
London Seeks Negotiation
In Goodwill Atmosphere
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 29.-Britair
pleaded with Iran today to nego-
tiate the critical Iranian oil issue
i'm an atmosphere of good will
taking full account of the dan
gerous potentialities of the pres
ent situation"
The British statement. delivered
by Foreign Secretary Herbert
Morrison in the House of Com
mons, rejected one-sided Iraniar
action in Matchmaking the giant
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.. and sale
Britain is ready to accept some
form of naturalization of her OF
interests in Iran.
Moscow issued another propa.
ganda blast on the dispute today
Its Literary Gazette charged Brit
lain with trying to blackmail Irar
and frighten the Iranians with
military force.
Mr.. Morrison told Common.
that Britain's Ambassador, Sil
Francis Shepherd, has informed
Iran that Britain is ready fol
some form of naturalization ot
Iranian oil provided the action il
satisfactory in other respects.
However, he said, so far tn,
Iranian government has not seer
fit to respond in any way tt
(Britain's) repeated suggestion
of negotiation" On the contrary
he said, Iran has indicated sh,
intends to go ahead on her owl
with the naturalization program
Britain's government control
the Anglo -Iranian Co., sole ex
Iploiter of Iranian oil. The Iran
ian Parliament has pushet
Through naturalization law tax
ling over the British holdings.
Mr.. Morrison said the British
government could not accept
Ione-sided action by Iran, who's
government has indicated it woult
go ahead on its own with the ma.
liberalization program. He sait
Britain in particular noted witt
satisfaction that the United State
IGovernment has spoken publicl!
against the unilateral cancella
tion of contractual relationships
and actions of a conflscatory ma.
ture."
Mr.. Morrison's prepared state.
ment gave an account of the dis.
Ipute which f1ared after the Mos.
sadegh government began its cam
paign to take over Britain's bill.
lion-dollar oil company. Ther
he told the House the British gov
ernment earnestly hopes wise
counsels, taking full account o
the dangerous potentialities of tn
present situation, will prevail il
'ITeheran and that negotiation
can be initiated in an atmospher,
of reason and good will"
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Condition Of Fanny Brice
Takes Turn for Worse
BY the Associofed Presx

HOLLYWOOD, May 29.-Fanny
Brice, 59-year-old comedienne who
suffered a cerebral hemorrhage
last Thursday, has taken a turr
for the worse. and physicians in
dicated that death might be only
a matter of hours.
Miss Brice, the Baby Snooks'
of radio, was stricken in her home
She has been in a coma at Cedars
of Lebanon Hospital since.
NBC said Carmen Dragon anC
his orchestra, the regular mu-
sicians for the Fanny Brice show
will take over the program tonight
Evening star., 1951-05-29
Agencies Told 10 Supply
Scarce Materials TO Allies
BY the Associated Press

Mobilization Chief Charles E.
Wilson today ordered defense
agencies to provide for adequate
shipments Of scarce supplies to
nations allied against the threat
of Communist aggression.
In a formal policy declaration
Mr.. Wilson also called for efforts
ito promote the adoption of SINH
lar measures by the other free
countries.
Mandatory means. such as pri-
critics and delivery directives to
American producers, should be
used when necessary to make GER
tain that friendly powers receive
materials needed to support their
defense programs and basic do
mestic economies, Mr.. Wilson said.