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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1951-05-10

Britain denied that China shipments
were helping Reds ''much" in Korean
war.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Montgomery County
IsFirst Community in
Area 10 Top Chest GOA
Districts Big Business
Group, Prince Georges
Fall Behind in Drive

Montgomery County topped its
Community Chest quota this after.
noon.
The county is the first District
area community to go over the
top in the drive. This also is
the first time it has done so since
1914.
The Montgomery quota was
$111,760. The final returns were
brought in at an awards luncheon
held by county campaign lead
ers at the Glenbrook Club. Total
figures. however. were not dis
closed.
Campaign Has 3 More Days.
The $4.050,O0O area-wide drive
still has three more days to go
Chairman Thornton w. Owen
said yesterday that he believes
nearly all the other units viii
top their quotas too, although
Washington's big business group
and Prince Georges County are
tagging.
Now pledged in the overall
campaign is $3.443,173-85 pei
cent of the goal. The Washington
Business-I unit, covering larger
firms. has only 70 per cent of its
quota of $1.498,000 and Mr.. Owen
urged special efforts to improve
its standing.
Alexandria Hopeful.
Montgomery County up to now
was racing neck and neck with
Alexandria. Alexandria still hopes
to go over this week. but it hasn't
made it yet.
The drives final report meeting
will be Friday at the Hotel Wash
ington.
Meanwhile, Chest leaders will
help dedicate the new USO club
at the Belasco Theater tomorrow.
Chest funds will operate the club.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
|Coudie Was Guest in Florida
of Man Facing Tax Lien
Party Included Bureau Counsel, He Testifies
Denies He Knew of Action Against Host

Iof the Justice Departments ia:
division two weeks ago by Presi.
dent Truman who said his OUTSIDE
activities we're inconsistent with
the position he held.
Mr.. Caudle testified that he
made the first flying trip to Palm
Beach as Mr.. Whitehead's guest in
March. 1947, and later trip prob
ably during the summer.
1t was later that he learned, Mr.
Caudle said, that his host was un-
der a tax investigation. He ex-
planned that Mr.. Whitehead hao
called him or had come to see him
personally after revenue agents
had placed a tax lien against his
property. He added that Mr.
Whitehead wanted to know how
to obtain relief.
Adrian w. DeWind, the sub
committee counsel, inquired if
Mr.. Caudle had telephoned to Mr.
Oliphant ITO see what he could do
to have the liens removed or keep
them from being imposed"
'I may have" Mr.. Caudle re-
piled.
Did you ever lean that the day
(See REVENUE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-11-27
By Cecil HoIIond

Former Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Theron Lamar Caudle testi-
fed today that he was the Florida
fishing guest on two occasions o1
a Charlotte IN. c. businessman
who was under tax investiga-
Ition.
He told House investigators o1
tax scandals that Charles Oil
phant, general counsel of the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue. also was
a guest on one of the trips.
Mr.. Caudle insisted, however
he did not know at the time that
Troy Whitehead. the Charlotte
man, was under investigation in
tax matters.
IF I had known that" Mr.
Caudle said. Il wouldn't have
asked Mr.. Oliphant to go along
and I don't think I would have
gone myself"
Mr.. Caudle testified for the
second day before the House Ways
and Means Subcommittee headed
by Representative King, Demo-
crat, of California. The subcom-
mittee is currently investigating
the Justice Departments handling
of tax fraud cases.
Mr.. Caudle was ousted as chief
Evening star., 1951-11-27
VA Aide Held in So, 200 Theft,
2-Yeor Payroll Fraud Barred
Official Accused of Folsifyine Records,
Coshing Checks Of Clerk Who Quit in 1850

A Veterans Administration su-
pervisor today was arrested on
charges of defrauding the Gov
eminent of more than $4,000 by
pocketing pay checks made out to
an employe who resigned from the
Federal service almost two years
ago.
The accused man. John A. Ber-
totti, "a. of 1016 Seventeenth
street NV. was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Cyril
Lawrence on charges Of forging
and uttering Government checks.
He Is supervisor in the special
insurance project service of the
VA. He was held for grand jury
action under $4,000 bond.
According to Secret Service
agents. Bertotti failed to hand In
the resignation submitted to him
in January. 1850. by Charles s
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Rail Union Walks 0ut90 Dismissed Cadets
On Emergency Board Are Ruled Ineligible
Probing Strike Threat For Reappointment
Lack of Confidence Cited
In z Members Named
To Presidential PuneI
By Jones Y. Newton

The Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen to-
day walked out of a presidential
emergency board investigation of
the unions 2-year-old dispute
with the Nations railroads.
The action was announced by
Harold Heiss, general counsel for
the union, shortly after the hear
ling started. David B. Robertson,
president Of the firemen's union.
told reporters that his group would
refuse to take part in the board S
formal investigation of the dis
pute.
Mr.. Heiss said the union was
withdrawing from the investiga-
tion because it lacked confidence
in the membership of the three
man investigating board and also
lacked confidence in emergency
board procedure to provide basis
for settlement of the dispute.
Rail Strike Threatens.
The board was appointed under
Railway Labor Act procedure two
weeks ago by President Truman
to head off the threat of a strike
by the flremen'S union. The rail-
way law calls for a 60-day cooling
off period while an Emergency
Board hears the case of both
parties and makes it's recon-
mendations for settlement.
Carol r. Daugherty, a professor
at Northwestern University, is
chairman of the board. The other
members are Andrew Jackson,
New York attorney, and George
Cheney, labor consultant of San
Diego, Calf.
Cheney Also Protested.
The union counsel said Mr.
Cheney was not acceptable as a
board member to the union be-
cause he has functioned as a
referee in decision of a question
submitted to arbitration by the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, that question being the same
as one of the questions before
this board"
| Mr.. Heiss said that while the
union would refuse to take any
further part in the boards formal
investigation of the long time dis
pute over wages and work hours
firemen representatives would be
glad to take part in informal talks
with the board.
Howard Neitzert, counsel for the
railroads, said the carriers would
proceed to present their case just
as though the union had not
walked out on the hearing.
Pay Increase Demanded.
The firemen, along with
other so-called railroad operating
unions, have demanded 40-houl
week at 48-hour pay for members
employed in railroad terminals
plus a large fiat pay increase fol
members engaged in over-the-roac
operation of trains.
The firemen's union is one Of
four of the operating brother.
hoods which was involved in 8
bitter dispute with the carriers
One of them settled last spring
This was the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen
The Order of Railway Conduc.
tors, headed by r. o. Hughes
started out with the trainmen ir
a joint drive for the 40-hour week
in the yards and big pay boosts
on the roads. They still are work
ing at almost the old rates, but
won't settle on the trainmen;
terms.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Italians Fight Epidemics
Threatening After Flood
BY the Associofed Press

ROVIGO, Italy. Nov. 27.-Car-
|casses of drowned cattle and
horses burned on smoking pyres
today as authorities worked to
avert a threatened outbreak OF
disease in the flooded Po River
.oelta.
Gangs of workmen towed the
dead beasts to fires on high ground
in the Polesine and Rovigo areas
Yesterday fou1 cases of scarlet
fever were reported there.
Officials feared epidemics might
break out as the result of dam.
aged sewer systems and the thou
sands of animals drowned in the
vast flood area,
Evening star., 1951-11-27

serial number. blood type. relig-
Iious afhliation and the name and
address of a person outside the
city to be notified in case of dis
aSter.
The system was proposed by
Civil Defense Director John E
Fondahl. The tags would be sim
liar to Army dog" tags and
equipped with a small chain.
1--WE know we're not going to get
everybody. especially women, tc
wear them around their neeks,
inspector Fondahl commented
But they can be carried in purses
and we can issue instructions ir
case of an alert that they be
splaced around the neck"
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

SPRAWLING cITY-The censu,
Bureau hos come up with figures show
ing how the District ond its suburbs
rank in population among the eoun-
tT's "urbonized oreos." The onoIysis
oppeors on poee B-l.
A FOREIGN POLICY FOR AMERI.
CANS-Senotor Toft coils for the some
policy in the Far Eost os in Europe.
Todoy's chapter oppeors on pose A-3.
REcRUITER IN sKIRTs-M./serst.
Anna Hosstrom is selling" the Marine
Corps to women. How she goes about
it is described by Stor Stoff Writer
Ruth Deem on pose B-3.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
City Heads tentatively Okoy
Identification Tags as CD Aid

The Commissioners today gave
tentative approval to a plan for
providing Identification tags for
District residents as civil de-
fense measure.
A set of two tags could be sold
for SO cents under an offer re-
ceived from private firm.
The city heads, on approval OF
Commissioner F. Joseph Donohue
who was absent from today's
meeting, will sanction use of the
tags under direction of the Civil
Defense Ofice and urge residents
to obtain them.
Of stainless steel, they wouls
( larry the indi"iduals name and ,
Evening star., 1951-11-27
'UncIean Hands Issue
Raised in Test Case
OF Gambling Tax Act
Pleo in Equity Court
For Protection of IIIeqoI
Enterprises Questioned

The Government today con.
tended that the Washington man
who is testing the new Federal
gambling tax law is barred from
pleading in a court of equity be-
cause his hands are "unclean."
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Ross ODonoghue cited the
age-old legal doctrine in argu-
ments before a special three-judge
constitutional court assembled
here.
The tribunal, comprised of
Judge Henry w. Edgerton of the
United States Court of Appeals,
Judge Luther w. Youngdahl of
District Court and Judge Robert
N. Wilkin, a visiting Ohio jurist
took the case under advisement
shortly after noon. They did not
announce when they will rule.
Baked at Some Questions.
The court was designated to
hear the complaint Of Hayes l.
Coombs, Al. colored, a newsstand
operator who lives in the 1400
block of T street N w. Mr.. Coombs
applied for his $50 gambling Ii
cense, required by the Internal
Revenue Act of 1851, but he re-
fused to answer certain questions
in his application on the claim
the answers might tend to in
criminate him in violation of the
Constitution.
Judge Edgerton raised the ques-
tion whether the doctrine that a
person who seeks relief in an
equity court must have "clean
hands" applied in the present
case.
''The Governments view," Mr..
ODonoghue responded, sis that
this court is prevented from
reaching the constitutional ques-
ton because Of the clean hands
doctrine.
"A person may not invoke the
aid of equity for the protection of
illegal enterprises" the Govern
ment attorney added.
Tax Act Challenged.
The rejoinder of Mr.. Coombs'
counsel, Myron Ehrlich, to this
view was that "the plaintiff comes
in here the same as If he were
operating a church"
Earlier, Mr.. Ehrlich declared the
tax act is a penalty based on the
conduct of a criminal activity"
and as such should be declared
unconstitutional:
"The only people in the District
of Columbia liable to this tax are
those violating the gambling laws
of the District" the lawyer as
serted.
Mr.. Ehrlich pointed out that his
client filed his license application
on October 81, paid his $50 fee,
gave his own name and address,
but refused to answer questions
dealing with his place of business
or with any Of his associates or
customers.
He based his refusal on the self
determination claim.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

Unger, a clerk in the special in
surance project. Mr.. Unger now
is employed by the State of New
York.
After Mr.. Unger left the Federal
service. checks made out in his
name continued to come to the
special insurance project twice a
month. Secret service agents said
Bertotti pocketed the checks, later
forged Mr.. Unger's signature and
cashed them.
Bertotti kept alive the illusion
of sthe clerk who wasn't there
Secret Service agents said, by
keeping meticulous time records
for Mr.. Unger.. He reported him
in each day on time sheets and
even made sure that the records
showed Mr.. Unger availed himself
Of his full annual leave-usually
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Names Resubmitted by
Three Congress Members
Turned Down by Army
By John A. Giles

The Army now has ruled that
none of the 80 West Point Cadets
dismissed for cheating on exami-
nations last August will be con-
sidered for reappointment.
This was disclosed today after
three members of Congress who
Irenominated Cadets who had been
fired for violating the Military
IAcademy's honor code were noti-
fled that in view of the circum-
stances the appointees would not
be considered for reappointment
1t follows a ruling in September
by Army Secretary Pace that the
go cadets could be reappointec
and readmitted If the institution
academic board approved.
Not Really q Change.
But the three members of Con-
gress-Majority Leader McCor-
mack and Representatives Davi.
of Wisconsin and Clevenger Of
Ohio. both Republicans-receivee
word, not from the board, but
from the adjutant generals Office
at the Pentagon.
An Army spokesman. explaining
the new ruling, maintained tha
the new system "just changes tht
routine a little"
"As a matter of fact, the Aca.
demic Board has never accepted
IA cadet for reappointment wht
was dismissed for violating the
honor code and so, in effect, thu
new policy is not a change" hi
explained.
The spokesman later said the
new policy was arrived at on rec.
ommendation of the academic
board. The plan was approved by
the Secretary, he added.
Entrance Up to Board.
"The discharges given in these
cases are administrative in nature
and will not be a disbarment for
future military service provided
the individual is otherwise quail
fed" said Mr.. Pace on September
I28.
A spokesman then explained
this meant that members of Con-
gress might reappoint some OF
the dismissed cadets, but their &C.
tual entrance would rest with the
academic board.
But, the spokesman said today
the board will have no opportunity
of passing on the 80 cadets.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Late News
Bulletin
u. N. to Hear Red Chorqe

PARIS R-The United Ma
tions Steering Committee voted
unanimously today for . full
general assembly airing of So
Wet charges that the United
States Mutual Security Act
constituted aggression against
the Soviet Union. 4
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Eisenhower Leaves Rome

ROME, Nov. ~ R.-Gen.
Eisenhower and his wife left by
plane today tc return to his At
lantic pact command headquar-
ters in Paris. He had come here
to report to the NATO council.
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Sailors Feared Lost
AS TraWIer Breaks Up
BY the Associated Press

CUTTYHUNK, Mass, Nov. 81
Five of six crewmen were believed
lost today after the Gloucester
traWler Mary M. went aground
and broke up off West End Light.
William H. Shepperd of New
Bedford made his way about 10G
yards ashore through heavy seas,
and notified coast guardsmen. MIR.
Shepperd did not identify other
members of the vessels crew.
Coast guardsmen quickly mobil-
ized three planes, the buoy tender
Hornbeam, an 83-foot patrol boat
and two motor lifeboats to search
for the missing men.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Nov
27 R.-Ten men were waging 6
desperate battle today far out or
the Atlantic to keep a leaking
Gloucester fishing trawler from
sinking.
They are the crew of the 92-foo
traWler. Ronald and Mary Jane
skippered by Capt. James Tucker
BY radio telephone. Capt
Tucker informed the vessel
Gloucester agent, Jim Lane, tn,
men were bailing by hand ant
had gained an inch in two hour
on water pouring into her hull.
With a heavy load of f1Sl
aboard. Capt. Tucker reported, tn,
Ronald and Mary Jane was lashet
by 70-mile gale and smitten b,
"a tremendous sea last night.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

Mop Of Census Bureau Interpretation Of
"Urban Washington" Poee AS
lation survey. was defined as an
area including at least one city
with $4,000 or more inhabitants
and the closely built-up suburban
area aroundht."
Census Director Roy v. Peel
presented the urbanized statistics
today in a discussion of sprawling
cities at a conference of the Ma
tional Municipal League, meeting
In Cincinnati. The figures, the
bureau said. were drawn up to
help growing cities, which are
plaguer by problems of daytime
downtown congestion and loss of
downtown business to suburban
centers. as well as by problems
arising from the need for more
schools, fire and police protection
and public services in the suburbs.
Washington's suburbanized area.
the bureau said. contains a popu-
lation of 1,287.333 persons. OF
these, 802,178 reside within the
District and 485.155 live outside
the city limits. the survey shows.
253,423 in Maryland.
OF those outside the city, the
bureau said, 253 ,423 live in Mary
land and 231.732 in Virginia.
In deciding which sections to
include in the urbanized area, Of
ficials said. the bureau generally
has included:
l. Incorporated places with $500
inhabitants or more.
2. Incorporated places Of fewer
than $500 inhabitants, each of
which includes an area with a
concentration of at least 100
dwelling units with a density of
500 or more such units per square
mile. This density represents
about 1000 persons per square
mile, and is normally the mini
mum found associated with a
closely spaced street pattern"
3. Unincorporated areas with at
least 500 dwelling units per square
mile. Boundaries of these areas
follow roads, railroads, streams
and other CLEARLY definable fea-
lures.
Changes Position.
While the Districts population
ranks ninth among the Nations
cities. 10 areas rank higher than
the Washington area.
Far in front is the New York
Northeastern New Jersey area,
with 12,296.117.
The other areas ranking higher
than Washington are: Chicago,
4 4,920.816: Los Angeles, 1896. .946;
Philadelphia, 2,922,470; Detroit,
2 2.659.398: Boston, 2,233 ,448; San
Francisco-O akland, 2.022,078:
Pittsburgh. 1,532.953; st. Louis,
l 400, ,058, and Cleveland, 1888, 500.
Ranking just below Washington
is Baltimore's urbanized area with
1.161 1852 persons.
Based on the 1850 census, off,
cials said, figures show this STEP
by-step picture of urban area
OF the United States population
Of 150.697. 1861 persons, 96. 6.467, ,686,
or ga per cent, live in urban
territory"
In 157 Urbanized Areas.
OF the 96,467 .686 persons, co.
249,1 ,148, or 71.8 per cent, are con-
centrated in 157 "urbanized areas"
The remainder live in other urban
places of $500 or more population.
OF the 69.249.148 persons in the
157 areas, 48,377 ,240 live within
the central city limits, and TO-
871 ,908 live in the "urban-fringe
areas Of the central cities"
The population Of 48,377, ,240 in
the central cities of the 157 areas
represents 32.1 per cent Of the
national population. officials said,
while the 20,871 .908 living in the
"urban-fringe areas" represent
"a a r,er cent nf tho national toto1
Evening star., 1951-11-27
Queen Has Cold

LONDON, Nov. q P.-A cold
forced Queen Elizabeth to cancel
two scheduled public appearances
today. ...
Evening star., 1951-11-27
District Ranked 11th
In 'Urbanized Areas
Among U. 5. Cities
Survey Designed to Help
In Loss of Business
To Outlying Centers

The District and its suburbs
rank 18th in population among
the "urbanized areas" of the
United States, the Census Bureau
said today.
An "urbanized area" for pur-
poses Of the bureaus latest popu-
Evening star., 1951-11-27

(See OHIO, Page A-14.3
Evening star., 1951-11-27

(See FRAUD, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-11-27

Mop Of Census Bureau Interpretation Of
"Urbon Washington" Poee AS
Evening star., 1951-11-27

CLOUDY, windy. cold today; high A.
Cloudy. cold tonight; low 80. Tomorrow,
cloudy. cold. Full report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1951-11-27

(See CZECHS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-11-27

(See REVENUE. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-09-11
Falls Church Accents
Annexation Appeal

The Falls Church City Council
has agreed to proceed with appeal
OF its annexation suit against Fair
fax County.
The council last night also in
structed Horace Edwards, the
city's annexation attorney, to at
tend the next council meeting to
discuss cost of the proceedings and
other phases of the suit.
The State Supreme Court of
Appeals is expected to hear the
case next month. The city ap-
pealed a decision of a three judge
court at Fairfax denying a petition
to annex 10.75 square miles Of
adjacent county territory.
AT the suggestion of Councilman
Samuel E. McCrary. it was voted
to ask for brief monthly reports
from each city board or commits
sion, including the school board.
A protest was ordered sent to
the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. of Virginia urging re-
tention of the exchange letters
FA in the Falls Church area.
Councilman James E. Durant
said Falls Church businessmen feel
they would be harmed if their
exchange is changed to jefferson.
Evening star., 1951-09-11
Battle 10 Act in Dispute
lover Milk Contracts
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. IL
Gov. Battle said yesterday he wa;
prepared to take action the next
time a State milk contract i;
awarded to make sure the COM
monwealth got an adequate sup.
ply at a reasonable price.
Gov. Battle said he had dis
cussed with A. B.. Gathright, di-
rector of the Division of Purchase
and Printing, charges of lack oi
competition on obtaining milk fol
the Medical College of Virginia.
He noted the supply was con-
tracted for until the latter part OF
this year. He added:
IF, at that time, there appears
to be evidence of lack of COM
petitive bidding, we will ask the
Department of Purchase and
Printing, with the assistance OF
the attorney general, if necessary
tot investigate the situation, to
the end that an adequate supply
of milk be secured at a reasonable
price"
The governor said Mr.. Gath
right had stated that although
unit prices of Richmond dairies
bidding on the MCV contract hao
been the same, there had beer
some differences in discounts Of
fered over the years.
Evening star., 1951-09-11
Falls Church School Board
Answers Charges Tonight

The Falls Church School Board
will appear before the City Coun-
Gil at 8 o'clock tonight in Madison
School to answer charges of NAL
administration made by a group
of citizens.
State school officials who con-
ferred yesterday with Supt Irwin
H. Schmitt, the School Board and
members of the City Council are
expected to attend tonight's
meeting.
The State officials are R. Claude
Graham. director of research and
planning and chairman of the
remember group; Frederick
T. Hyland, assistant supervisor OF
school buildings, and Thomas T
Hamilton, director of secondary
Education.
Meanwhile, officers of the Madi-
son School Parent Teacher Asso-
citation urged large attendance
at the meeting and issued a state
ment expressing confidence in the
present board and pride in its
record since taking Office two
lyears ago.
Evening star., 1951-09-11
Prince Georges Reinstates
Suspended Police Private

Pvt. Emmett F. G. Gray, Prince
Georges County policeman sus-
pended last week, has been rein
stated and ordered back to duty
today.
Police Chief F. Allen Richards
said a hearing which Pvt. Gray
was to receive before the county
commissioners today has been
called off.
Pvt. Gray, 81. who has been on
the force six years, was suspended
last Tuesday by the chief on a
charge of conduct unbecoming an
officer. The charge involved de-
rogatory statements Pvt. Gray
made about Chief Richards.
The chief said today he is salts
fed that the officer has been suff1-
GENTLY punished with the week S
suspension.
Chief Richards also suspended
two other officers last week in
what he termed a breakdown on
violations of discipline. Sergt.
John Dent and Pvt. George Ro-
land Of the Upper Marlboro sta
ton were suspended for one week
for lettering in a bar while on
duty,