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Evening star., 1951-03-12
House Committee 0Ks
1Szz-Year-0Id Draft,
Service 10 26 Months
UNIT Program Also
Kept, II to IA, Along
With Quick Expansion
By George Beveridqe

The House Armed Services
Committee voted tentatively today
to approve provisions of a draft
bill calling for lowering the COM
pulsory draft age to 1872 and
extending draft service to 26
months.
BY close 17-14 vote, the COM
mittee decided also to keep pro-
visions for a universal military
training program in the measure,
along with draft act changes to
permit immediate military expan-
sion. The vote defeated an amend
ment by Representative Anderson.
Republican, of California. which
would have split the draft expan-
sion--UMT proposals into two
titles.
The actions were taken as the
House committee, behind closed
doors, began a slow section-by-
section consideration of the con-
troversial draft measure. The pro-
cedure is to vote on parts of the
bill as the committee comes to
them, with a final vote on the en-
tire measure.
G. o. p. Amendment Lacking.
Contrary to expectations, Re-
publicans did not bring up during
the morning session an amend
ment which would require that
Congress rule on the troops to
Europe" controversy before any
more United States forces could
be sent to join Gen. Eisenhower
Atlantic Pact army.
Chairman Vinson called an af-
ternoon session in the hope of
completing committee action soon
enough to get the bill through the
House before an Easter recess
But today's slow progress made
prospects of a final committee
vote this afternoon very unlikely
The 17-14 vote against splitting
the UNIT provision represented a
strong victory for administration
members, who viewed the pro-
posed amendment as an attempt
to kill UNIT.
Mr.. Vinson said the committee
also voted by an Overwhelming
margin" against an amendment
by Representative Arends, Repub-
lican, Of Illinois to consider UNIT
in an entirely separate bill.
Draft Age Unanimous.
No vote was taken on the 1872
age proposal or the provision to
extend draft service to 26 months,
the committee accepting these
unanimously.
Mr.. Vinson said the decrease in
the induction age provides that
a man be entirely classified be-
fore reaching the age of 1872, so
that he can be indicted as soon
as he reaches the minimum age
level.
The House bill sharply differs
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Vinson Opposes Move
0fG. 0.P. 10 Tie Troop
Issue 10 Draft Bill
Question Not Reached
Yet; Debate Moy Drog
On for Several Weeks
Bv ]. A Oleov

Cairman Vinson of the House
Armed Services Committee came
out fatty today against a Re-
publican move to tie the troops
for-Europe issue to the draft bill.
"Of course, I'm against it and
I hope it will be voted down." he
told reporters.
The chairman conceded that
the Republicans may be able to
word their amendment so as to
make it germane. The question
was not reached in the closed
session of the House group this
morning, but before the draft
bill is reported, the Republicans
plan to offer an amendment to
delay any commitment of Amer
ican ground forces to Gen. Eisen-
hower's North Atlantic Defense
Command until both houses of
Congress approve the commit
ment.
Indications today were that the
troops-for- Europe debate is likely
to drag on at both ends of the
Capitol for several more weeks.
Other Developments.
Other developments over the
week end were:
/. Senator Taft. Republican. of
Ohio called for an immediate cut
off of economic aid to other ma
tionS in view of the need for con-
centrating on defense weapons for
other non-Communist areas. The
Ohioan indicated he would not
object to limited point four"
program of assistance to under
developed areas.
2. William c. Foster, ECA chief,
proposed that economic aid be
continued beyond 1852 in areas
that cannot be expected to
achieve complete economic inde-
pendence by that time.
There have been reliable reports
at the Capitol that whatever ECA
is voted at this session will be
combined with and closely related
to building up the defensive
strength of the Allies.
This line of thought was re-
flected by Mr.. Foster himself, who
pointed out that much Of the eco
nomic aid program must be put
aside, except in special cases, and
assistance in rearming the free
world substituted for it"
Members of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee expect to re-
ceive from the administration
within a few weeks a single-pack-
age bill covering the next year of
assistance and the rem
nantS of the economic program.
Senate leaders had hoped to get
a final vote in that body before
Easter on two resolutions, approv-
ing with general limitations the
(See FOREIGN POLICY, A-6)
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of long series of voices inquired
Have what?" was the sleepy
response.
A"Why the coat, of course"
That's the way 1t was, every
or 10 minutes another telephone
call, until finally slowly ebbing pa
tience gave way completely and
Mr.. Brannan asked for help from
the telephone company.
The company began intercept
ing calls to the Brannan's West
chester apartment phone, and de-
manding to know the name OF
the party being called. But still
the calls kept coming, until 8 pm.
when peace finally returned to the
household.
Mr.. Brannan got another call
at 1850 am. today from Star
reporter. who had first to clear
it with an intercepting operator.
(See FUR COAT, Page A-3.)
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Red Jets Collide and Explode
While Chasing American F-8O
Bethesda Flyer One Of Four Attacked;
3AI|ied Speorheods Press on Honechon

in a flight of four F-8Os attacked
by 16 speedy Red planes.
The four F-80s reported they
damaged four other MIG-15s in
10-minute dogfight. That
brought the bag of damaged MICS
to seven for the biggest two days
of jet fighting over Northwest
Korea in this war.
A total of 81 MICS in flights of
10 to 20 each-engaged United
States F-80s and F-86s in four
dogfights yesterday and today.
On the ground, Red resistance
collapsed on the east central front
and faded sharply before three
pronged Allied spearhead along
the west-central sector of the
Allies advancing 70-mile line.
United Nations tank columns
rolled to within 5 miles of Hong
(See KOREA, Page A-5.)
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BY the Associated Press

TOKYO, Mar. IA spectacu-
lar explosion of two colliding
Russian-made jet planes stole the
Korean war spotlight today as
ground action slowed behind re-
treating Communists.
The MICS were trying to make
a tight turn while chasing an
Three From D. c. Areo Listed as Killed
IN Koreo. Poee A-l2
New Typhus Report to Macarthur Insists
Red Army Is Hord Hit. Poee AS
American F-80 Thunderjet. They
couldn't cut it fine enough, COL
lided and exploded.
BEST damn show I've ever been
on" said 1t. Arthur Walton of
Bethesda, Md, one of the pilots
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Corp. as the sole importer of tin
paralleling the action taken in
rubber, when the General Serv-
ices Administration was given
control of all foreign purchases of
that product.
NPA announced that tempo
rary increases of tin allotments
will be permitted in the second
quarter of the year to provide for
the canning of perishable foods
and other essential uses.
More Steel Output Taken.
The agency also took these
other steps:
l. Ordered increases in the per-
centages of steel products which
producers must set aside for de-
fense orders. The increases this
time range from 5 to % per cent,
and are the third time the set
aside percentages have been
boosted.
Where a producer heretofore has
had to accept defense orders up to
Is per cent of his carbon steel
wire production. now the set-aside
is 20 per cent. Formerly, Z per
cent OF electrical sheets and strips
of alloy steel had to be provided
for defense orders; that percent
age now is IS. For eight stainless
steel products, the set-aside has
been increased from Is per cent to
so per cent. Thirty products in all
are affected.
Oil Well Program Set Up.
2. Set up program to provide
steel casing, tubing and drill pipe
for drilling oil wells at the rate
of 43,400 wells year. It is esti-
mated that this program, effective
next month, will require $4,000
tons of these steel products a
NPA said the wells must
be drilled to tap new supplies of
oil and gas.
3. Established a procedure
whereby machine tool manufac-
turers may apply directly to NPA's
division for priorities
in getting tools necessary FOR the
of the machine tool in
dustry to meet defense production
needs.
4. Announced the appointment
(See TIN, Page A-4.)
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Counsel for Roosevelt Rdcewoy
Says He Paid Costello 10000
Gave Gambler Money to Keep Bookies Awoy
From Track, He Tells Senute Crime Probe

what do you attribute Costello's
ability TO get rid of bookmakers?"
II am unable to explain it,"
Mr.. Levy said.
He testified Benjamin Downey,
the late New York State Harness
Racing Commissioner. had warned
him about the bookies. and said,
IF you don't stop it, I'll take
your license away"
The commissioner: Mr.. Levy
said. apparently knew he was
seeking the services of Costello,
named recently by the committee
as one of the Nations crime syn
dicate bosses.
Socially elite crowds attend the
tracks nightly trotting races dur
ing the summer season.
Mr.. Levy conceded he had
known the reputed gambling car
(See CRIME, Page A-3.)
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$28 Million Profit on $100, ,000A|ger Hiss Fails
Invested in Ship Deal Revealed TownReview
By Ex-Lowmoker at RFC Probe By HiehCourt
Refusal to Consider
PIeu Leaves 5-Yeur
Sentence in Effect

Alger Hiss failed today in his
effort to have the Supreme Court
review his perjury conviction.
The tribunal in its list of orders
refused to consider the case.
The refusal leaves standing the
conviction and five-year sentence
given Hiss on a jury's finding that
he lied in denying he fed Govern
ment secrets to Russia from his
high State Department Office.
Justices Reed. Frankfurter and
Clark disqualified themselves from
considering Hiss appeal.
Justices Reed and Frankfurter
testified as character witnesses for
Hiss at his first trial but not at
the second trial which resulted in
the conviction.
Justice Clark was Attorney
General at the time the Govern
ment prepared its case against
Hiss.
May Ask Reconsideration.
Hiss now can ask the high court
to reconsider it's refusal to accept
his appeal. If that request is
turned down-and the courts
agreement to reconsider is rare
Hiss will have to go to prison and
begin serving his sentence.
Hiss has been at liberty under
$4,000 bail since Federal Judge
Henry w. Goddard sentenced him
January Is. 1850. Last october he
took his case to the Circuit Court
of Appeals in New York, which
unanimously upheld the lower
court in a decision handed down
December 7.
Attorneys for the 46-year- -old
former State Department official
carried the appeal to the Supreme
Court last January q.
Hiss conviction on the perjury
charges. January 81, 1850, climaxed
two lengthy and dramatic trials
which pitted his reputation as
gifted public servant against the
damning testimony of Whitaker
Chambers, former senior editor of
Time Magazine and self confessed
ex-Communist spy courier. Mr..
Chambers swore Hiss supplied him
with secret material in 1887 and
1888.
Both Trials Held in New York.
Both trials were held in New
York. The first, which ended with
a hung jury on July 8. 1949. was
presided over by Judge Samuel H.
Kaufman. whose handling of the
case came in for sharp congress
Sional criticism. The second trial,
before Judge Goddard, involved
80 days Of testimony and argu-
than million words
from 100 witnesses and a battery
of lawyers.
Prosecutor in both trials was
Thomas F. Murphy, New York's
new Police Commissioner, then
serving as an Assistant United
States Attorney.
The juries in the two cases were
asked to cut through a maze of
conflicting testimony on peripheral
issues in graphing with two es-
sential problems:
l. Did Hiss lie to a Federal
Grand Jury in 1948, when he
swore he did not give State De-
partment secrets to Mr.. Chambers
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Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

FRIENDSHIPS PAsT-only q stone
vol and iron mermoids remoin Of the
extroyosonzos of the old Friendship.
Stor stoff Reporter George Kennedy
reeolls those Days os he views the
successor to Friendship-MeLeon Cor
dens-on Poee B-l.
THEY KNOW THE ANSWERS-Ths
high school Quiz EN- on the Air"
series produces some foney answers
ond new challenger. A progress re-
port on the Iotest contest oppeoB
todoy on Pose All.
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week. Don't woit until the 2 pm.
Saturday deodIine. Coll Sterling 5000.
An efficient stoff of telephone I'D
takers is on duty from. 8 am. to 9 pm.
weekdays and from II ON. to pm.
Sundays.
The Stor's classified section-"the
peoples market ploee"-sets results.
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beardAIIiance
With Erickson
Is Disclosed
Washington Gambler
Arroiened on Charge
Of Evoding Taxes
By jones J. CulIinone
Stor Staff Correspondent

BALTIMORE, Mar. IL. - An
alliance between Sam Beard and
the multi-million- dollar bookmak-
ing operations of Frank Erickson
in New York was exposed before
a United States Commissioner
here today when the wealthy
Washington gambler was ar
raigned on income tax evasion
charges.
Beard, long reputed to be the
dominant figure behind gambling
operations in Washington, was
held under $4,000 bond by United
States Commissioner Ernest Vol
kart on charges of evading income
taxes in 1914.
The Government charges he
owes $478.000 in taxes and pen
alties for that year.
Revenue Agent Testifies.
Only one witness, Samuel Ford,
an Internal Revenue agent, took
the stand today. He testified
that Beard, in his 1914 tax re-
turns, reported a net income Of
only $l6,751.76 after deductions.
The return broke down the gross
income sources as follows:
From partnership in the
Liberty Athletic Club-$8,577.34.
Interest-$5.0 .005.43.
Rentals-$3,75430.
Investigation disclosed, Agent
Ford testified, that in 1914, Frank
Erickson sent checks totalling
$180,000 to Washington which
were finally indorsed by Beard
and cashed at the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank.
Erickson, who is now serving
two years on a multiplicity Of
gambling charges, admitted that
the checks were intended for
Beard, Mr.. Ford testified.
Made Out to Other Persons.
The agent said Erickson told
investigators the checks were
made out to other persons at
Boards request. Several indorse-
ments appeared on each of them
before Beard signed the final
Endorsement, the agent said.
No indication of the receipt Of
any money from Erickson ap-
peared anywhere on Boards 1914
tax report, Agent Ford testified.
At this point, United States
Attorney Bernard j. Flynn said
the Government rested it's case
and Boards attorneys moved for
dismissal of the charge, contend
ing that no evidence had been
introduced to show that Beard
received any income for himself
merely by cashing nine checks.
''The money may have been re-
payment of a loan or it could
have been that he merely in
dorsed them as a favor and
turned the money over to some
one else-there are hundreds Of
explanations of how he could
have signed the checks without
receiving any income from them,"
Mr.. Kenney said.
More Witnesses Demanded.
Beard chewed gum nervously
while his attorneys, Michael
Gould of Washington and Thomas
E. Kenney of Baltimore argued.
The attorneys demanded at the
outset full hearing before Com
missioner Volkart. Mr.. Flynn
protested that the Government
was not ready "for a full-dress
hearing but added that he was
prepared to prove a prima tac;e
case against the rotund defendant.
Mr.. Gould demanded during the
hearing that the Government pro-
duce additional witnesses to sup
port its charges. The burden of
proving that Beard received more
(See BEARD. Page A-4.)
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All Pig Tin Controlled; ;
Domestic Users Get Il
Only by ALLEGATION
RFC to Be Sole Importer;
More Steel Output
Token for Defense
By Froncis P. Douglas

The Government today took
control of all pig tin and ruled
that domestic users of the metal
can obtain it only on ALLEGATION of
the National Production Author
ity.
At the same time NPA desig-
mated the Reconstruction Finance
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provides this
service to pre-
vent q flood of
telephone coils
as the 3D.
ing deodline op-
prooehes, es-
peeioIIy on Sot-
urdoy q fter-
moons.
So place your
Sunday classified
nd eorIv in fhe
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Three Witnesses Slated. Poee AS
sets, admitted that he and Joseph
H. Rosenbaum took part in form
ing a firm that had only 100000
in capital but got a $40 million
loan from an insurance company
to buy the ships.
Mr.. Casey and Mr.. Rosenbaum
. were associated in representing
several loan applications before
the RFC.
The ship deal apparently mad
no direct connection with RFC.
Senator Capehart, Republican, of
Indiana. declared, however, that
"there is a lot to be uncovered in
this matter and I hope the sub
committee will get to the bottom
of it,"
Name Is Not Revealed.
Mr.. Casey would not disclose
the name of a man he said became
a Government official shortly after
the sale of the ships by the COM
pany. He promised to give the
subcommittee that name as veil
as complete list of stockholders
and tax records of the concern.
The company was called the
American Overseas Tanker Co and
had "twin," the Greenwich Ma
rine Co., which was under Pana-
manian registry, Mr.. Casey testi-
fed.
Mr.. Casey revealed that he in
vested $4,000 in the company and
later sold his stock for $270,000.
Mr.. Rosenbaum and Robert w.
Dudley. Mr.. Casey's brother-in-
law, who is in Mr.. Rosenbaum's
law firm. were minor stock par
tlcipants" in the twin companies,
Mr.. Casey explained.
Casey Absolves Rowe.
The only clue that Mr.. Casey
would give to the identity of the
stockholder who later became
Government official was that "he
wasn't Mr.. Rowe" He was re-
ferring to c. Edward Rowe, his
former Massachusetts law asso-
ciate who was appointed a RFC
director last August. Mr.. Rowe is
scheduled to testify later this week
In the subcommittee's general in
quiry into influence and favoritism
affecting RFC.
Before going into Mr.. Casey's
reported connection with Mr..
Rosenbaum in negotiating for
$6.3 million in RFC loans to the
Central Iron & Steel Co. of
Pennsylvania, the subcommittee
started firing questions about the
ship buying activities.
Some of Mr.. Casey's answers
drew from Senator Capehart a
charge that:
You are trying to insult the
intelligence of this committee. I
don't like to be made fool of !"
Two Separate Purchases.
AS related by Mr.. Casey, there
were two separate purchases of
ships from the Maritime Commits
sion. He said he and Mr.. Rosen-
baum represented a client, whom
he would not identify, in buying
two tankers about three wears
ago.
At about the same time, the
American Overseas Tanker Co..
and the Greenwich Marine Co.
were formed with Mr.. Casey as
president.
Those companies, Mr.. Casey
said, paid a total of between ST
and So million for five ships which
originally cost the Government
about So million each.
The companies later sold the
ships for total of $2.8 million,
practically all of which was profit,
he added.
This profit. he explained, ma
terialized because the companies,
meanwhile, had leased the ships
to the Standard Oil Co of New
Jersey for enough to cover all
original costs to the companies.
Asked the name of the COM
(See RFC, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Harry K. Green Dies

Harry X. Green, II, commits
sioner of Revenue for Arlington
for more than 30 years, died at
his home, 1407 North Barton
street, Arlington, this afternoon.
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Phone The Star Now
For Sunday Want Ads

The Stor classified advertising de-
portment can toke dds week or
more oheod Of the dote they ore
TO appear in the poper. The Stor
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Annexation Review Granted

RICHMOND, Va. (P.-The
State Supreme Court today
agreed to review an annexation
courts award of approximately
seven and a half square miles
of Fairfax County to Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Late News
Bulletins
No Word on Chandler

MIAMI BEACH (P.-After
they had been in session little
more than an hour today in
their showdown meeting on
whether to renew Albert B.
Chambers contract as baseball
commissioner, the 16 major
league club owners telephoned
the former Kentucky Senator
to return to the meeting room.
This indicated some decision
had been reached, but at 1850
pm. no further word was
forthcoming. Earlier story on
Page A-13.)
Evening star., 1951-03-12
Casey Tells Of Buying
Ships With $10MiIIion
Insurance Firm Loan
By Robert K. Welsh

An unidentified Government Of
fetal was involved with a former
Representative and a Washington
lawyer in buying ships from the
Maritime Commission and selling
them later at a $2.8 million profit,
a Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. brought out today.
Former Representative Joseph
E. Casey, Democrat, of Massachu-
Grond Jury Begins Study Of RFC Cose.
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Johnston Strikes WoII in Effort to Re-
solve Labor oDM Dispute. Poee A.
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(See CRIME. Page A-3D
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(See HISS, Page A-6.)
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(See BEARD. Page A-4D
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An Associated Press Newspol
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Grond Jury Begins Study Of RFC Cose;
Three Witnesses Slotted. Poee AS
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(See DRAFT, Page A-3)
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(See KOREA, Page A-53
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tSee DAYLIGHT. Page A-6J
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(See RFC, Page A-6.)
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Cloudy, high SO today. Cloudy, low SO to-
night. Tomorrow, continued cold and
cloudy. Full report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1951-04-01

told the producer when she was making a
pitch for the circus role. That line, spoken
with fervor only Betty is capable of, got
her the job.
To be sure, Mr. De Mile says today that
he never for moment considered anyone
else. But Betty was taking no chances. When
she wants anything, she goes after it with an
intensity that is frightening. Even if MIR. De
Mile had been reluctant, her campaign would
have worn him down. She eliminated cam
paign of f1attery and wheedling with huge
floral display - hundreds of flowers clustered
and shaped to form circus figures, Must
have cost her close to $1,000
Made for the Role
Today there is no doubt in anybody's mind
that Betty was right. She was made for the
role, and the role was made for her. What
other movie star would have practiced - as
she did on the trapeze bars in her children's
play yard-for months in advance? Who else
in Hollywood would have risked the bruises,
the cuts and calluses that Betty is nursing
even to this day?
She was quartered for a full winter with
the Ringing outfit in Sarasota, Fla,
while the picture was being made, studying
under world famous aerialist Antoinette
Concello. Her dressing room lacked running
water. other conveniences were few and
meager. Circus people lead rather hard life
while they are working; harder than most
folks. But Betty is the kind of girl who
would enjoy it - the same as she enjoys
without apology the luxury of her swimming
pool and palatial home in Brentwood.
The only thing Betty can't endure is dull
ness and peace. The only risk she will not take
is the risk of being bored. The End