davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Grand Jury
Continued From First Page.)

questioned for more than an hour,
refused to indicate what infor-
nation the probers had sought
from him.
"They just wanted to listen to
my blarney." Capt. Murphy said,
"and bask In the sunshine OF
my remarks" So - =. t ~ \. q, g
Private Suspended.
The grand jury called for the
appearance of the 9Th precinct
commander several days ago after
one Of his subordinates. Pvt. Ray
r. Swank, was suspended after
telling newspapermen that there
was widespread gambling in the
9Th precinct,
While waiting to enter the jury
room. both Sergts. Beach /, and
Smith professed complete ignor-
ance of why they had been called
In Prince Georges County au-
thorities were preparing to open
tomorrow their investigation oil
the numbers racket. Prince
Georges authorities have dis
closed they have statements from
former girl employees Of Mr.. Mel
lson duplicating three Washington
policemen In the racket.
The Prince Georges investiga-
tors will hear the first of "25 O,
80" witnesses as they delve inte
"a complicated mass of evidence
compiled in three-way prelimin-
ary investigation set of by the
Senate Crime Investigating Com
mittee last summer.
Duplicated i'm County.
AS in the District, the key figure
there viii be Nelson. a resident OF
Richie, Md. who was described
by the Senators as overlord of a
|$6 million numbers racket that
blanketed parts of Maryland
Washington and Northern Vir-
|ginia.
But revelations this week by
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Tuxes a
Continued From First Page.)

protest against what he called the
most reckless spending spree
in history. ..-
The House will act first, and
Republicans there may move to
send the bill back to conference,
just to get protest vote. Senate
Majority Leader Mcfarland will
call the measure up in that
branch later in the day.
Only the tax bill and four re-
naming appropriation measures
stand in the way of congressional
adjournment. and leaders still
hope to ring the curtain down this
week until January g..
This is the third tax boost to
be voted by Congress since the
Korean war started. and is the
second largest.
Withholding Rate Going Up.
Millions Of wage earners will
begin to feel its effects when the
payroll withholding rate goes up
in November from 18 to 20 per
cent. This is to cover an increase
Of more than ii per cent in the
tax levy each individual now pays.
Consumers also will find higher
excise taxes in effect on November
/ on alcoholic beverages, cigarettes,
gasoline, automobiles and a vari-
ETY. Of other products. In a few
cases, the tax has been scaled
down. kilograms hereafter will
be taxed Is per cent instead OF
IS per cent.
The bill exempts home owners
from the capital gains tax If they
sell their present dwelling and buy
another within a year. An 49,
month period is allowed If a new
home is being built.
Co-operatives to Be Taxed.
This measure inaugurates new
corporation levies on co-opera-
tives, mutual savings banks and
building associations.
The bill also carries a rider
which will prevent the Federal
Government from denying public
welfare grants to State which
opens its relief rolls to public in
spection. The only condition at
tached to the rider is that the
names Of relief recipients must
not be used for commercial or
political purposes. Inclusion of
the rider is a victory for Indiana,
which was denied Federal aid re-
Gently after it passed a State law
permitting inspection of its relief
rolls.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Negro Minister Heads
County Group in Virginia

CHURCHVILLE. Va, Oct. 10
A young Negro pastor today heads
the Augusta County Ministerial
Association. a predominantly
white organization. The Rev.
M. H. Tynes, a Yale graduate in
his late 20s. was elected yesterday.
The association takes in practi-
cally all the churches in the coun-
ty and many in Staunton. It has
operated on an interdenomina-
tional and interracial basis since
1t was formed six years ago.
The exact number of Negro
pastors in the association is not
known, but there are only half a
dozen Negro churches in the
county.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Pori-MutueI Workers
Extend Picket Lines
by the Assoeieied Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-AFL
pari-mutuels workers extended
their picketing activities from
Laurel race track to Baltimore to-
day. assigning men to parade out
side the Offices of Gov. McKeldin,
the State Racing Commission and
the American Totalisator Co.
The employees have been pick
citing the track for eight days In
a jurisdictional dispute.
Two men walked outside the
Totalisator company, and others
were assigned at the Mathieson
Building. where the Governor
maintains an Office suite, and the
Maryland Trust Building, which
houses the racing commission.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Egypt
Continued From First Page.

mot say whether British troops
Iclashed with crowds who attacked
the camps. For a while COM
Imunications between Cairo and
the suez area had been cut of.
Crowd Halls Parliament.
In Cairo. a wild anti-foreign
demonstration hailed the approval
last night by a cheering Parlia-
|ment Of legislation ordering the
British out Of the strategic Suez
area and the Anglo Egyptian
Sudan. Another law headed for
passage proclaims Egypt's King
Farouk as King of the Sudan,
which has been administered
Jointly by Egypt and Britain under
treaty terms.
A crowd Of more than $4,000
greeted Prime Minister Mustapha
Ell NahaS Pasha. leader of the
anti-British drive, as he arrived in
Cairo after taking the parliament
tary acts to King Farouk in Alex
andria for signature.
Strong police forces extricated
the Prime Minister from the crowd
jamming Cairo's main railway
station and the square outside.
Several persons were injured in
the crush, but the crowd dispersed
later without incident.
Sudan Backs Policy.
All newspapers today published
statements Of two Sudanese po-
|litical leaders supporting Egypt's
policy Internationally. These are
Ell Azhary and Noureddin Bey,
heads of the two factions of the
Ashigga Party. THE party advo-
Gates union OF Sudan with; Egypt.
Representatives Of the [ British
Sudan agents Office here said
there were no demonstrations in
Khartoum. capital of the Sudan
In Beirut, Lebanon. the in
formation minister said the
Syrian and Lebanese foreign
ministers meeting there dis
cussed the Egyptian situation
and declared their governments
would support Egypt fully)
| Demonstrations broke out spas
medically in Cairo. but there were
no reports Of serious incidents in
the capital.
Egypt had threatened to cut
communications and supplies to
the canal forces an dto pull out
workers hired by the British as
soon as parliament passed bills
breaking Egypt's treaties with
Britain. ~
The parliament approved such
Legislation last night. Egypt also
turned down a five-power Middle
East defense pact in which she
would have shared the job of de-
tending the vital canal with Brit
ain, the United States, France and
Turkey. -N
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Two Marine Generals
Named for Promotions
BY the Associated Press

President Truman yesterday
nominated two Marine Brigadier
Generals, Walter w. Wensinger
and Edwin A. Pollock, for tenn
porary appointment to the grade
of major general.
Mr.. Truman also asked the
Senate to confirm the appoint
ment of Col. Verne j. McCaul as
o brigadier general.
Gen. Pollock is director OF
plans and policies of the Marine
Corps and lives in Arlington. Gen
wensingel legal aide to the COM
mandant pf the Marine Corps
also lives " Arlington.
Evening star., 1951-10-16

Carlyle j. Lancaster, States At
torney for Prince Georges, indi-
Gated that at least three Wash
ington policemen have been i'm
'plicated with Nelson by county
witnesses. t--j.. s.tsE.
The county police also are un-
|der scrutiny.
County Sheriff Carlton G. Beall
told the Senate committee that
Nelson offered him $4,000 a
month for the privilege of "re-
lsuming' numbers operations in
Prince Georges. The sheriff had
said that Nelson shifted his base
tof operations after the reform
Republican administration took
Office last January.
Elected on Reform Pledge.
Like Sheriff Beall, Mr.. Lancas-
ter was elected on a campaign
pledge to clean up organized gam
bling and corruption. In the wake
Iof the Senate disclosures, he or
dered Investigations which were
conducted separately by Sheriff
Beall, by Police Chief F. Allen
Richards and by two officers on
loan from the State police depart
ment.
The county investigators said
that at least 100 persons have
been interviewed and Mr.. Lam
caster said he now plans to call
about Is or 80 of these.
Chief Richards told reporters
that the list of those interviewed
include IS persons who were once
employed by Nelson or are sus-
pected of having been employed
by him. Sheriff Beall said that
most of the 40 persons he ques-
toned about the gambling situa-
.tion talked freely.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
FLYER Killed in Crosh

LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.,
Oct. 16 R.-Second 1t. Robert A.
Pitts. 21-year-old son of Col. and
Mrs. Frederick r. Pitts of Winter
Park. Fla, was killed in the crash
lof an F-84 Thunderjet yesterday.
He was engaged in routine gun
merry training mission. H.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Two Contractors to Help
Revise Electrical Code

The Prince Georges Electrical
Contractors Association last night
selected two of its members to
help revise the county electrical
code.
They are Charles H. Sullivan Of
Hyattsville and Roy C. Kletz of
Mount Rainier. They will meet
tomorrow night with the County
Electrical Board and county elec-
trical inspectors.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Six From D. {. Area
Among 332 Masons
Elected 10 33d Degree

Six Washington area residents
were among 1872 Scottish Rite
Masons elected to the SD Degree|
today at the biennial meeting of
of the 33d Degree Scottish Rite
Masons of the Southern jurisdic-
ton.
The area men honored are Ray
mond N. Babcock, Paul B. Crome-
lin and Arthur G. Fessenden, ALL
of Washington; Benjamin A. P.
Doehrer, Silver Spring. Md, and
Edward r. Clark and Harry F.
Kennedy. both of Alexandria, Va.
4 Gov. McKeldin of Maryland,
four House members and Is WASH
ington area residents were amongl
1,044 Masons of the 32d Degree tol
be made Knight Commander of
the Court of Honor.
ID. C. Men Knights.
The Representatives are Wayne
N. Aspinall, Democrat, of Colora-
do; Edward H. ReeS. Republican,
Of Kansas; Thomas ]. Steed, Dem
ocrat, of Oklahoma. and William
H, Harrison. Republican, of Wyo4
ming.
The Washington residents elect
ed are Guy H. Birdsall, Thomas H.
Dyer, Joseph H. Harding. Charles
F. Jeter, Forrest H. Rarick and
James H. Rees.
Nearby Maryland residents cho-
sen are George M. Fulmer of Ken
sington, Loring M. Graham of
University Park and Orville E.
Megby of Silver Spring.
Nearby Virginia residents elect
ed are Robert w. Brown, Falls
Church: Manuel j. Davis and LeoI
Schimel. both of Arlington; Her.
bert D. Berry. John E. Posey. Har-
old w. Reid, sr.; John r. Schafe,
Harry P. Shaffer and Jack A. Sui
hvan, all of Alexandria.
Meetings End Friday.
Others honored in this category
were Gov. Peterson of Nebraska
and Marion Price Daniel, attorney
general of Texas.
, The five-day meeting, which
opened yesterday and closes. Fri
day. is being held in the House
of the Temple, 1893 Sixteenth
street NV.
Wreaths were placed at the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier in
Arlington Cemetery and at the
Tomb of George Washington in
Mount Vernon by officers of the
Supreme Council. /
Sovereign Grand Commander
John H. Cowles of the Southern
Jurisdiction, at Mount Vernon
called Washington the greatest /
man and the greatest Mason this
country has ever produced"
Foreign Countries Represented.
He then asked Douglas Fraser
sovereign grand commander of
the Supreme Council of Canada,
and Frederic H. Stevens, sovereign
grand commander of the Supreme
Council Of the Philippines. to as
sist him in placing the large floral
piece on Washington's tomb.
Supreme Council representatives
from 10 foreign countries are at
tending the sessions. More than
500 members are expected at the
meeting during the week.
President Truman, who is q 33d
degree Mason, will meet the group
at 3 pm. tomorrow in Blair
House.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Baltimore Zoo Hires
Woman to Take Care
OF First Gorilla
By the Asseeiaied Press

BALTIMORE, Oct. 16.-The
Baltimore zoos first gorilla is
going to be kept by a woman.
The zoo yesterday hired
Miss Martha G. Hunter of
Bellefont. Pa, to take care of
Robert, its $4,000 gorilla.
Arthur r. Watson, ZOO di-
rector, in announcing the ap-
pointment said women are
excellent gorilla keepers.
Evening star., 1951-10-16
Pukistun
Continued From First Page.)

N~SAASAAeASA = ASAA4 Aot 1 uSCst
favors "jehad," or holy war
against India on the Kashmir issue
The assassination brought thu
Moslem world to the brink of 6
new crisis at time the western
powers are trying to shore up de.
lenses there against the threats oi
communism. All Islam, from Mo.
rocco to Jakarta. is restive. Only
this week. Egypt has voted tc
throw the British out of the Suez
Canal zone. and to shun a de-
tense alliance with the United
States and other western powers
Iran and Iraq, with their oil riches
are other sore points.
Mr.. Liaquat was the fifth Mos
lem leader killed this year. He
had been prime minister of PAX
istan-flrst premier of the coun-
try formed in the splitting OF
India-since August 1947. He took
over top leadership of the nation
in September. l948. upon the
death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah
founder of the Moslem League
and Pakistan's first governor
general.
Pakstan is one of the recipi-
ents of point four" aid from the
United States. Mr.. Liaquat Wis
tied President Truman in Wash
ington last year when he and his
wife toured the United States.
Threat Of War Seen.
Preliminary reports described
the country as quiet following the
assassination, but diplomats said
cool judgment would be essential
to keep the Indian Subcontinent
out Of war.
The prime minister had arrived
in Rawalpindi today for a 6-day
tour Of the northwest frontier
bordering on Kashmir.
Extremists Active.
Ofncials in neighboring India
long have been aware that ex-
tremists in Pakistan have been
trying to push the government
into a more forceful Kashmil
policy. Last March a group oi
alleged plotters. headed by the
Pakistani Army. chief of staff. was
arrested and charged with ut.
tempting to overthrow Mr.. Liza
quat and make war on Indian
forces in Kashmir.
Rawalpindi is in an undfsci-
plined frontier area which also il
the scene Of many movements OF
tribesmen for autonomy.
Kashmir. predominantly Mos
lem in population. acceded to
Hindu India after the partition of
the subcontinent, because it was
ruled by a Hindu Maharajah at
the time. Pakistan disputes India S
claim and troops have been facing
each other across q line Of demar-
cation while the United Nations
tried to settle the ominous quarrel.
Worked for Partition.
The hard-working Prime Minis
ter was q brilliant speaker and
skilled debator VINO did much OF
the spadework that achieved the
separation Of Pakistan as a state
in the 1s47 partition of India.
It became Mr.. Liaquat's lot tc
pilot the new state through Its
early formative years when one
crisis followed another in its af-
fairs with neighboring India.
Evening star., 1951-10-16

occasion here during the visit
that there were Communist in
fluences in his country. But he
declared that the religious con-
victions of his people would pre-
vent spread Of Communism.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
AFL Painters Bar SorreII
From Office for 5 Years
RY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 27.-Her-
bert Sorrell, head of the movie
labor group which staged a series
of strikes against studios in 1916
and 1947, is barred from office in
the AF'L Painters Union for five
years.
Mr.. Sorrell said yesterday he will
fight the ruling. which he dis
closed accused him of Communist
tendencies. He denied the charges
Mr.. Sorrell has been business
agent of the Painters Motion Pic
ture Local 644 for IA years. He
still is president of the Independ-
ent Conference of Studio Unions
which conducted the long and fire.
quently bloody movie strike.
The independent group even
tually lost its jurisdictional battle
and most movie workers now are
represented by the AF'L Interna-
tional Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Employees. The CSU still has
minor studio contracts.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
U. 5. Gold Stock Drops
ST. Billion as Foreign
Economy Improves

The United States lost SIT bill
lion of its gold stock in 1850, but
the Federal Reserve Board looked
on the movement as favorable and
said it helped counteract strong
inflationary pressure" here.
The Nations gold amounted to
1928 billion at the end of the
year, and represented about two
thirds of the entire gold reserves
of the world with the exception
of Russia.
The Federal Reserve Board said
in it's Bulletin for March that
1850 was "the first full year since
the war in which there was a net
gold outflow from the United
States"
Foreign Economy Improved.
From the end of 1945 to Au-
gust. 1949. the United States gold
stocks increased by almost IS bill
lion. This resulted from foreign
countries, their productive ca
pacity crippled by the war, being
forced to buy from the United
States.
The turn in the tide, according
to the Reserve Board, reflected
improved economic conditions
abroad as result of the success
of the American foreign aid pro-
gram. Devaluation of foreign cur
rencies helped make foreign goods
cheaper for American buyers and
this contributed to a shift in the
trade balance.
The United States continued to-
lose gold in the early part of 1851.
But the reserve board described
the reports of flight from the
dollar" as unrealistic. 1t pictured
the shift as wholesome situation.
Three Factors Responsible.
The increase in foreign gold and
dollar reserves was laid by the
Reserve Board to these three fac
tors in addition to the industrial
recovery abroad:
/. A decline in the United States
export surplus from $62 billion in
1949 to 81 billion in 1850.
2. Foreign assistance grants to-
falling more than the export
surplus.
8. An increase in the flow of
private capital abroad in the final
quarter of the year. The Reserve
Board said this came from fears
of further deterioration in the in
ternational situation" as we'll as
from infationary developments in
the United States.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
American Legion Presents
Toys TO German Orphans
BY the Associated Press

BONN, Germany, Mar. 81
American Legionnaires who once
fought in Germany as soldier.
handed out gifts of toys here to-
day to German orphans.
1t was part of the Legion-spo
sored Tide of Toys" program
which is distributing S million toys
to children in II countries.
One hundred rosy-cheekeG
youngsters in a Catholic children's
home grinned as Earle Cooke, Le-
gion commander. handed them
the toys donated by American
children.
Little year old Ursula,
scrubbed pin kand wearing bright
new ribbons in her braided hair,
gravely handed Mr.. Cooke a Ger
man doll in return, then reached
up and gave him a big kiss of
thanks.
Franz Bleucher, West Ger
many's vice chancellor, called the
exchange victory of peace and
friendship over the bitterness of
war"
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Wrecked Oil Truck Sprays
Church, Burns II; One Dead
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Mar. 27.-A near
North Side church was virtually
destroyed by fire today after a COL
1ision of fuel oil truck and an
other truck sprayed the structure
with blazing oil.
The oil truck driver burned to
death in his cab. Police identified
him tentatively as Francis Weber
36, Burlington, Wis.
The oil transport carened into
the side of st. Matthews Meth
odist Church at Oak and Orleans
streets on the Near North Side
and the flaming fuel sprayed the
brick building, which also was
virtually destroyed.
The driver of the light delivery
truck, who gave his name as Wal
ter A. Mack, &c. was held by
police for questioning.
Fire Marshal jeremiah Nc
Auliffe estimated damage to the
church, owned by a Negro con-
gregation, at $4,000.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
Texas Crime Inquiry
Hears Mickey Cohen
Tried 10 Muscle In
BY the Associated Press

AUSTIN, Tex, Mar. T.-Gam.
bier Mickey Cohen tried to muscle
in on the wire rackets and bookit
services" in Texas last July, State
Police Director Homer Garrison
told the Texas House Crime Com
mittee today.
Cohen and a companion made
the effort In Houston. Mr.. Garri-
son said, where the West Coast
operator contacted a son of Vim.
cent Vallone. Vallone was killed
lin so-called Malta Staying. Mr.
Garrison testified.
The legislative investigation o1
organized crime in Texas begar
before a standing room only Grove
under the glare of televisior
lights.
Contempt Action Possible.
Cohen did not show up. There
was considerable speculation thai
the committee would cite him fol
contempt.
When last heard from. Coher
stood fast on his previous de-
mands-no plane ticket to Texas
no Cohen.
The committee also stuck by it!
decision that getting here wa!
Cohen's own problem.
At his Los Angeles home Coher
said he was not taking a plane tt
Texas today "or going there b.
any method Of transportation"
Cohen Sees Publicity Angle.
He made no further commen
on the investigation committee
which he said earlier wants pub.
Evening star., 1951-03-27

world order of free nations of
which we are a part"
He warned that the Western
Hemisphere cannot be made safe
by building a wall around it" and
asserted that supporting the bat
ties for freedom in Europe and
Asia is "the only course that can
lead to security or peace or free
dom"
Would Build Economic Strength.
Emphasizing that "the success
our common defense program
depends upon our economic
strength" he called for measures
on the economic front to:
/. Increase production of stra-
tegic materials.
2. Establish the principle OF
sharing our burden fairly as a
result of diverting manufacturing
capacity from many civilian items
to defense purposes.
3. Do "all we can" to carry on
such long-range projects as de-
veloping greater food production
better education, better health
services. more roads, dams and
power plants and otherwise build
ing up "our economic strength in
much broader way"
Output Reinsurance Given. .
Conceding that mobilization
creates many difficult practical
problems like shortages of basic
materials, Mr.. Truman tried to
assuage Latin American fears of
a cutoff in the flow of civilian
goods from this country. But he
warned the Latin Americans not
to expect too much.
1--WE must act together to meet
essential civilian needs" he said,
land at the same time we must
act together to be sure that
scarce supplies are limited to es-
sential uses. We must try to
prevent wild and speculative price
movements in our international
trade. whether in raw materials
or manufactured products.
Evening star., 1951-03-27

Mangalore, a minor port in In
dia's Madras State, is about to
have large airport.
Evening star., 1951-03-27

Biography of Friend-Want to know more about tbe
beginnings THE present THE ta,s promise of friendly
metal that touches your life many different ay2 Write 70,
yoar free copy of Tbe Romance Of Nete Dept 67a The
international Nickel Combauy Inc, New York 5, NY
Evening star., 1951-03-27
|HitIer's Armored Car
Is Robbed of $175
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONG BEACH. Calf, Mar. ~,
Adolf Hitler's personal armored
car is not burglarproof.
Some one stole SITS from its
trunk compartment, Harry K.
Arslan of Chicago, showing the
car on a nationwide tour, told
police yesterday.
Evening star., 1951-03-27
u. S. Distress Signal
Flies Over PorIey
Until Hastily Fixed
By the Associated Press

The American Flag flew
upside down over the meeting
of the Foreign Ministers of
the Americas today.
Observers in the Interior
Department Building noticed
the flag, over Constitution
Hall across the street, after
it had been up more than an
hour. The error thereupon
was promptly corrected.