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asked him about the commission
op6 added

asked him about the commission
and added:
1T would have been silly indeed
for me to have placed my stamp
of approval on it if I had any
reason to suspect it."
The Attorney General discussed
the airplane sale which resulted
in the $4,000 commission as he
went before the House Ways and
Means subcommittee investigating
tax scandals and strongly defended
the Justice Department and him
self in relation to Mr.. CaudleS
activities.
The subcommittee headed by
Representative King. Democrat,
of California called Mr.. McGrath
as a witness after having explored
for three weeks Mr.. Caudle's activ-
tiles as Assistant Attorney General
in charge of the Justice Depart
ment's Tax Division. Mr.. Caudle
was fired more than three weeks
0SO Ny 1ColNiCl4I IL uAAlaAs
Plane Deal Discussed.
Mr.. McGrath swung into dis
cussion of the airplane deal of his
own accord after telling the sub
committee that he perceived no
serious irregularities" from what
Mr.. Caudle had told him about
his outside activities while serv-
ing in the department.
He testified that Mr.. Caudle
came to his house and showed him
the $4,000 check he had received
on the sale of the airplane.. He
said he asked Mr.. Caudle if the
parties to the transaction were in
terested in any way in case in
Our department
Then he added:
Il got negative answer and !
concluded he acted in a private
capacity in no way involved in
governmental affairs. I gave my
consent only on his assurance
that this was the case"
The subcommittee has brought
out that the plane on which Mr..
Caudle received the commission
was purchased by Larry Knohls
of Long Island, N. Y, who was
acting as a sort of investigator
for Samuel Aaron and Jacob
Freidus subsequently convicted in
a tax fraud case.
Says He Trusted Caudle.
Mr.. McGrath said he asked Mr..
Caudle at the time what kind of
plane it was. He added that he
thought he was told it was a
$35,000 plane and said it could
have been a 100000 one as testi-
mony before the subcommittee has
indicated.
II gave him my very offhand
opinion" Mr.. McGrath testified.
"and believe I acted no differently
from the way any member of this
committee would have acted"
The Attorney General said he
chad every reason to trust" Mr..
Caudle. He described him as
man with a big heart. a great
friendliness, and one who is de-
voted to his children.
"I liked him." Mr.. McGrath
added, "and I like him now"
With regard to the airplane
deal. Mr.. McGrath said at one
point:
"The whole instance was so
trivial in my mind at the time
it just passed Off"
Caudle's Associates Discussed.
Representative Kean, Republi-
can, of New Jersey pointed out
that Mr.. Caudle seemed to make
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Tone Pleads Guilty

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf. (P).
-Franchot Tone today pleaded
guilty to charge of battery
on COlumnist FlOrabeI Muir and
publicly apolOgized before
courtroom containing about 70
persons. He was given a suS-
pended sentence, placed on pro-
baton for year and fined S4O0.
The writer charged the movie
star spat upon her.
Earlier Story on Page A-27.)
Knoll Lien Filed Here
Larry X. Knoll, who testified
he bought a $4,000 airplane in
a deal arranged by former As
sistant Attorney General Theron
Lamar Caudle, today was
named i'm a 100000 income tax
lien filed in District Court here.
The Bureau of Internal Rev
enue charged that Mr.. Knoll
owed $49,364 for income taxes
for 1850 and $10,9S3 for 194s.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
DC. Segregation Suit
Given Appeals Court

A jurisdictional question in a
case involving an attack on con-
stitutionality of racial segrega-
tion in District public schools was
referred to the United States
Court of Appeals today by the Su-
preme Court.
The high court continued on its
docket an earlier petition by par
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Mob Demands
Blood Of Foes
|0f Mossadegh
Fighting Flares Inside
Parliament Over
Effort to Gust Him
BY the Associated Press

TEHERAN, Iran, Dec. 11-Op-
position Deputies made bold bid
today to topple the government Of
Premier Mohammed Mossadegh
as nationalist mob battered on
the Parliament (Majlis) gates.
shouting for the blood of the aged
Premier's opponents.
But the frail Premier in two
and-a half -houI speech defend
ing his regime. said he would stay
in Office unless and until the
Malls voted him out. The ses-
sion ended after his speech.
Inside the packed building sew
eral persons were injured as sup
porters and opponents of the gov
ernment fought briefly with fists
and feet, delaying the Parliament
session.
When the Malls chamber final
ly was cleared of press and pub
lie and the session opened. oppo-
sition Deputies at once shifted to
words to attack the Premier, whose
Ioil naturalization program eject
ed the BritiSh-oWned Anglo-Ira-
nian Oil Co. and ended Trans
chief revenues from oil production.
Yelling at the top Of their lungs.
the opposition accused Mr. Mossa-
degh of leading Iran into terror
and ruin and demanded that ne
resign.
Troops Held in Readiness.
The crowd outside. realizing
that the eight-month-old govern
ment was at stake. raced for radio
loudspeakers to hear the broad
cast of the session.
Some 500 army troops. armed
with rifles and bayonets. were
parked outside the building in
trucks.
Opposition Deputies didn't heed
the clamor outside. AS Mr..
Mossadegh walked unsteadily to
the rostrum his opponents m the
chamber jeered. booed and banged
on their desks in an angry up
roar. ....
Mr.. Mossadegh threatened to go
outside to deliver his address, but
finally yielded the floor to oppo-
nents. telling them to talk first.
The Premier had been slated to
deliver an ultimatum to the West
to start buying Iranian oil within
10 days. If the West did not. pre-
sumably the Oil would be offered
/ to the Soviet bloc.
4 In the square outside the build
ing, Nationalist orators earlier
had whipped the crowd to
frenzy. yelling death to the op-
. position deputies"
Some Armed With Sticks.
The Nationalist followers of Mr..
MosSadegh predominated in the
crowd in Malls square. Some
were armed with sticks. No Com
munists were in sight among those
rushing the parliament gates, nor
in more hundreds lettering in the
Sunlit square.
Y Some AZ Observation-Disclosures,
newspaper editors and actors -
have been in refuge inside the
building during the week end,
charging they we're in danger
from Nationalist n1obs who sacked
newspaper offices and a theater
during Communist Nationalist
riots last Thursday.
( The deputies and newsmen
charged Thursdays riot-in which
eight persons were .killed and
more than 200 were injured-was
fomented by government officials
to crush all opposition in advance
of national elections expected to
be held about December 20.
The government has denied their
charges.
Iran has a tradition that sane
tuary may be sought in the Parlia-
ment building.
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a practice of associating with peo-
pie with bad records and asked
Mr.. McGrath if he makes checks
on such matters as head of the
Justice Department.
mo sir, do not" the Attorney
General replied.
He added that he had never
heard the names of some of the
people Mr.. Caudle had been asso-
ciating with until they were
(See REVENUE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-12-11
|Prober Charges
Waste in Army
Auto Dealings
Still Buying Parts
With l04- -Yeqr Supply
On Hand, He Finds
By the Associated Press

Sional investigators were told today
that before the Korean conflict
the Army was buying certain
automotive parts although it al
ready had a 104-year supply on
hand.
John L. Shaffer, investigator for
an investigating committee headed
by Representative Hardy, Demo-
crat, Of Virginia said he had
learned that on looking into pur-
chaseS of the Army's tank auto
motive center here.
He said his investigation covered
a total of 206 parts common to
vehicles. Years of supply
on these parts. he testified, ranged
from one to 104 years.
Based on what usage?" he was
asked
THE highest ratio of usage be-
tween 1916 and 1949," Mr.. Shat
fer replied.
Says Costs Were Doubled.
Mr.. Shaffer also told the in
vestigators of more instances in
which the Army doubled some
costs by buying through middle
men rather than direct from
manufacturers.
AS an example, he said, the CEN
ter bought trucks and replacement
parts from the Mack Manufacture
ing Co. Of Allentown. Pa, al
though Mack purchased 100 pei
cent of its parts from other manu-
facturers. Mr., Shaffer contendeo
that the Army paid double the
original price by buying the re-
placement parts from Mack rather
than from the manufacturer.
Mr.. Shaffer also said the center
followed the same practice with
REQ Motors of Lansing, Mich.
which in turn bought "a per cent
of its parts elsewhere. The re-
placement parts cost the Army
$50 million and REQ only S56 mil
lion. Mr.. Shaffer testified.
HOffman's Opinion.
Representative Hoffman. Re-
publican, of Michigan interposed
Then your contention is that
the Ordnance Department could
buy these parts cheaper than
Mack could supply them?"
Mr.. Shaffer: Yes. sir"
Mr.. Hoffman That's not my
experience with Government
agencies"
Mr.. Hoffman contended that
due to the need for increased
personnel. it would cost the Gov.
Iernment more to buy it's own part.
than to permit Mack, REQ ane
others to purchase them for thu
Government.
Mr.. Hardy said, "the whole mat
ter involves subsidizing such COM
panieS to keep them in business.
Substituting Everybody.
Mr.. Hoffman replied, we're
subsidizing every one else now
any way"
In opening the week long in
quiry yesterday, the committee
was told by Mr.. Shaffer that the
practice of buying through mid
dlemen cost the defense effort
more than $500 million in excess
profits during the past three years
Top executives Of the auto in
dustry were expected to be calico
to testify.
General Motors Corp, Electric
Auto-Lite. Studebaker, Timken-
Detroit Axle Co. and Chryslel
were among those singled out fol
criticism.
Chairman Hardy exclaimed al
one point in the hearing:
why should a parasite get 8
profit for performing no economic
services just to get a little rake
OFF,"
Evening star., 1951-12-11

ents of several Negro children who
were refused admission to the
Sousa Junior High School. That
petition asked the Supreme Court
to order the setting UP of a spe-
cial three-judge court in the Dis
trict to pass on constitutionality
of the school segregation system
here.
A request for such a court was
rejected in District Court last
spring. In addition to asking the
Supreme Court to direct forma-
ton of three-judge court, the
parents also filed an appeal with
the Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1951-12-11

own gun and fired twice through
the car.
The chief retreated to a safer
position down a slight embank-
ment and emptied his gun as the
man ran around the filling station
Patrolman Harrison. who had
been on the other side OF the
highway. fired two or three times
at the fleeing figure. The two po-
licemen then entered their car,
(See ROSS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Big Four Far Aport After Secret ToIks on
Disarmament Effort. Poee Az
NATO Report Prods Eight European Coun-
tries TO Step Up Reormine. Poee A. 10

the floor as a delegate and chal-
tlenged the Assembly to clothe
Europe unofficial parliament
with real executive authority.
He spoke as both the Assembly
and its upper house, the Council
of Europe. appeared hopelessly
deadlocked over moves toward
European unity. Neither the As
|Sembly nor the council has power
to enforce decisions. The As
Isembly passes on recommenda-
tionS to the council-a committee
of foreign which in
turn makes recommendation to
national governments.
In a rousing grafton punctuated
by applause, Mr.. Spaak declared
the Assembly had adopted a
"timid policy" in proposing weak
and limited international "polit-
Evening star., 1951-12-11
McGroth Gives His Approval
OfCoud|e's 10000 Commission
As Action of Reasonable Man.
Sow Nothing Seriously
Irregular in Aides
Story, He Testifies
By Cecil Hollond

Attorney General McGrath to-
day strongly defended his ap-
proval of a $4,000 commission re-
ceived by T. Lamar Caudle and
said he believed he "acted in that
case as any reasonable man would
have acted"
Mr.. McGrath said he saw no
danger signal" when MI. Caudle
Evening star., 1951-12-11

The Stars radio stations
WMAL and WMAL-FM will
broadcast a recorded trans
script of the tax investigation
hearing tonight from 8 to 8
o'clock.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Bulletins
DiMoggio Quits Baseball

NEW YORK (P.-Joe Di-
Maggie, veteran New York
Yankee Outfielder, said today
he would not play baseball
again.
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Truce Negotiators
Run Into TangIe on
Prisoner Exchange
Subject Is Token Up
After Reds Yield to
Allied lnsistence
BY the ASsoeioted Press

MUNSAN. Korea, Dec. Ii
Truce negotiators discussed ex-
change of war prisoners today for
the first time and Immediately
tangled on how to do it.
The Communists proposed all
prisoners be released by both sides
Evening star., 1951-12-11

lndiseretion or Wrong doing? Criticism
of Coudle Stonds. Poee A-3
Shorp Rise Reported in Tex Froud Coses;
Prosecutions Pushed. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1951-12-11

High Court Rules Ohio Poper Violotes
Anti Low. Pose AZ
Evening star., 1951-12-11
BY the Associated Press

STRASBOURG. France, Dec.
l1.-Belgium's Paul-Henri Spaak
leading advocate of European
unity, resigned today as president
of the European Consultative As
Sembly. He denounced European
politicians-especially British rep
resentatives-for pleading special
interest and blocking unity plans.
The former Belgium premier
and foreign minister then took
Evening star., 1951-12-11

Trumon Once Criticized Ethics Of Fronk
Cohen Of Empire Corp. Poee A-3
Evening star., 1951-12-11
Stock Deal
Won n'tCost Him Job,
Democrats Believe
Porty Choirmun Seeing
Truman Todoy;; Session
On Policy Is Indicted
By Robert K. WoIsh

The $4,000 profit made by
Frank E. Mckinney. Democratic
national chairman, from a 81 900
common stock investment in a.
now bankrupt company brought
some Democratic demands for q
fuller examination.
Party and congressional sources,
however, saw little ground for
Evening star., 1951-12-11

U. N. Jets Bottle Reds After Air LuII;
Ground Action Also Light Pose A-8
Evening star., 1951-12-11

(See MCKINNEY, Page A.:
Evening star., 1951-12-11

Cloudy today; high 46. Cloudy. windy to-
night; low SO. Tomorrow, cloudy, clearing
in afternoon. Full report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1951-12-11

(See BECK, Page A-10.)
, 1951-11-05
Tdylors to Remdin
In ST. Croix
Until Next Spring

Former Administrator Harry
E. Taylor and his family will
remain in St. Croix until next
spring before moving back to
the mainland.
After residing here in tropi-
cal climate for the past twenty
one years it would naturally
be difficult for the Taylors to
move to the mainland during
the W-rter season.
, 1951-11-05
Commission Gables
Tribute to Former
General

ST. CCROIX, Nov. 3 = A tri-
butte was paid by the Ca
ribbean Commission at its
Thirteenth Meeting here to
Lawrence w. Cramer, first
Secretary General who recent
ly completed a Swear term of
office. Mr.. Cramer was a for
mer governor of the us. Vir-
gin Islands.
The tribute was in the form
of a telegram to Mr.. Cramer
proposed by A. Wiltor I'D
French Commissioner from
Martinique. 1t is as follows:
caribbean Commission, 1t
present holding Thirteenth
Meeting in St. Croix, us. Vir
Continued on page ~
, 1951-11-05
Rev. Viggo Mengers
OF Lutheran Church
Dies in Moline

The Rev. Viggo Mengers of
the Lutheran Church died at
his residence in Orono, Maine
on October Il, it was learned
today, through a letter sent by
his wife to a friend.
Reverend Mengers, a former
college professor, and one Of
the most brilliant pastors ever
stationed in these islands, was
with the Christiansted Luth-
eran Church for four years,
from 1884 to 1888.
He is survived by his wife
and a daughter, the latter a
professor at one Of the main
lands universities.
, 1951-11-05
E. F. Fl. De Vriendt
Named Sec General
OF Cdrib. Commission

E. F. H. de Vriendt of the
Netherlands has b cen named
Secretary-Genera Of the Ca
ribbean Commission during
the 18th meeting held in Gov
eminent House here last
week. He succeeds to the post
formerly ED by Lawrence
w. Cramer, former governor
of the Virgin Islands, whose
term expired last September.
Mr.. de Vriendt has been an
employee of the Royal Dutch
Shell since 1926 when he en-
tered upon general secretarial
work with the Caribbean Pc
troleum Company in Maracai-
DO. Nine years later, in 1895,
he was transferred to the head
office, Battafsche Petroleum
Mil, at The Hague, as General
Assistant to the area manager
for South America.
In 1888 he became assistant
manager for Shell in Ecuador,
in charge of an exploration
venture, concerned with indus
trial relations, general admin
i~stration, concession matters
and contracts with govern
ment officials.
In choosing Mr.. de Vriendt,
the Commission was bound bv
the rule that the same nation
Continued on page 4
, 1951-11-05
Bill to Extend
Ndtiondl Guurd Act
To v. |. Introduced

Governor de Castro has re-
ceived information from the
Office of Territories that on
the request of the Department
OF the Interior Senator Rus
sell has introduced S 1889, a
bill to extend the National
Guard Act to the Vir gin
Islands.
The bill is a very simple one,
defining the word territory"
to include Hawaii, Alaska,
Continued on page A.
, 1951-11-05
Mrs. Anitu Dickinnon
Is New Psychologist
For St. Croix

Mrs. Anita Dickinson was
appointed to the position of
Psychologist for the St. Croix
Mental Health Division on
October 20. She succeeds DR..
Edmund Schletter, who re-
signed earlier this month for
personal reasons.
Mrs. Dickinson comes to St.
Croix from New York Univer-
sity, where she taught anthro-
pology last year, and the ugh
School of the Little TX e d
School House, New York, Tor
which she was psychologist.
She obtained her Bachelors
degree from the University Of
California, and her Masters
degree from Teachers College,
Columbia University, after
which she studied in Paris at
the Sorbonne. Returning to
the US. in 1910, she entered
the William Allanson White
Institute of Psychiatry where
she was a student. In New
York she studied also at the
NY. School of Social Re
search and at Columbia U. She
has also been a Psychologist at
the La Fargue Clinic and at
the New York Consultation
Center, and at Clubhouse in
Continued on page ~
, 1951-11-05
Former Gov. Pinero,
DR.. Pico Resign
Cdrib. Commission

ST. CROIX, Nov. 3 - J.T.
Pinero, former Governor OF
Puerto Rico and DR.. Rafael
Pico, Chairman Of the Puerto
Rico Planning Board, an
nounced their intention of re
signing from the Caribbean
Commission during the course
of the Thirteenth Meeting OF
the Caribbean Commission
here.
DR.. Pico has been a Commits
sioner since 1916, the year Of
the Commissions inception,
and Government Pinero since
1948. Unanimous regret was
expressed by the other Com
missioners at their departure.
Evening star., 1951-11-08
NCAA Likely to Reject Appeal
Against Sporton-Irish TV Ban

Washington's chances Of sue
cessfully appealing the college
football television ban this Satur-
day appeared remote today. ac-
cording to Max harrington of
George Washington University. a
member of the National Collegiate
Athletic Associations TV Steering
Committee.
Harrington said he contacted the
committee chairman. Ralph Furey
of Columbia, this morning and ex-
pected a decision later in the day.
But if / had to bet which way
the committee will vote." Earring
ton added. I'D have to bet the
answer will be no.
Harrington himself is in favor Of
lifting the blackout. first of this
seasons pair on football telecasts
in the Washington area, but he
doesn't think the other members
of the committee will agree.
Will Poll Other Members.
"Furey doesn't agree with me, ]
know" harrington said. How
ever, under our agreement, he is
obliged to poll the other members
He will be very fair-minded about
it. but except in the case of that
Detroit station. the NCAAt has
been turning down all appeals
And when I say appeals, mean
there have been dozens from all
parts of the country"
Other members of the Steer
ing Committee are Bob Hall Of
Yale and Tom Hamilton of Pitts.
burgh.
The Detroit decision was re.
versed, harrington said, because
the National Broadcasting System
station there was the only one
that could get a signal out ol
Lansing, Mich. site of the
Evening star., 1951-11-08

Notre Dame Michigan State
game.
Originally, that station was
asked to feed the game to the
East, but not to its own clientele.
Harrington said. But that was
too much like my asking to ride
in yor car and, after you agree
my telling you to get out"
Washington Fans Protest.
Washington fans have been
bombarding both Farrington's Of
fee and WNBW-TV in protest of
the "blackout." especially in view
of the fact that Baltimore, site
of the Maryland-Navy game
Saturday, will telecast the Michi-
gan State-Notre Dame game
There is no college game sched-
uled for Washington this week
end.
The NCAA has blacked out each
city twice. harrington explained
in order to test the influence OF
TV on attendance figures. Wash
Iington's second blackout will,
come November "a, when Mary
land plays West Virginia. The
Baltimore area on that date will
get the Michigan-Ohio State
game.
harrington. while not in accort
! with Furey on this weeks black.
up 81 yards per game and holdins
| (See TV, Page C-2.)
Evening star., 1951-11-08
Eagles Get Pollard
From Yonks, Drop
Bosh Pritchurd
BY the Assoeiated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Nov, 8.-Full-
back Al Pollard. one of the stars
Iof West Points 1850 team who
was dropped from the Military
Academy in the cribbing scandal
has reported to the Philadelphia
Eagles and will be available to
play Sunday against the Cleve-
land Browns in one of the days
top National Football League
games.
This was announced today by
Vince McNally. Eagles general
manager. who said the 23-year-old
Pollard was obtained on waivers
from the New York Yanks.
To make room for Pollard, the
Eagles have asked waivers on vet
ieran Halfback Bosh Pritchard
one of the mainstays in the l94e
and l949 championship drives
Pritchard. out action because OF
injuries last year. has played in
most Of the Eagles games this
season.
Pollard is bigger and younger
and figures to add speed, size and
youth to the Birds lineup. Coach
Wayne Millner indicated that he
plans to use Pollard on offense
although the former Army stal
played both offense and defense
with the Yanks. He also may be
used as placekicker, since he was
an expert in that line while play
ing at West Point.
Evening star., 1951-11-08
Wisconsin Threatens
To Walk Away With
Defensive Honors
BY the Associated Press

. NEW YORK, Nov. 8.-WiScon-
sin may not win the Big Ten
championship. but the Badgers
are threatening to run away from
the country in the race for the
top defensive team of the year
After holding Indiana to 81
yards on the ground and nothing
through the air last week. Wiscon-
sin boasts a yards yielded per-
game average of 1893, according
to figures released today by
the National Collegiate Athletic
Bureau.
Next in line is Denver with a
1857 mark. followed by Kentucky
with 1888.
On the ground. San Francisco
heads the list by virtue of the
Dons tossing Santa Clara for a
net loss of l8 yards last week
That gave Frisco an average OF
37.4 given up overland. Wisconsin
is second in that department with
n, followed by Notre Dame with
80.
Washington and Lee is at the
top of the heap in pass defense
for the third straight week, giving
(See WISCONSIN, Page C-4)