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ton in the House, where all such
charges must originate. Such a
motion goes to a committee.
Usually it goes to the judiciary
Committee which in the present
House is headed by Representative
Celler. Democrat, of New York.
The Speaker. however, could name
a special committee.
!. The committee can approve the
resolution or drop it. If it ap-
proves the next step is a vote in
the House where approval of the
resolution amounts to an indict-
lnent. This is the action in which
the term impeachment" techni-
cally applies.
]. For House approval only ma
jofity of quorum is required. A
quorum is 218 or more than half
Of the 435 Representatives. It takes
more votes if more than a bare
quorum is present.
After House action the case goes
to the Senate for trial. There the
House prosecutes. through a board
of managers chosen from among
the Representatives.
Vice President Presides.
The Vice President presides in
the impeachment trial of lesser
officer. but an impeachment of a
President the Chief Justice of the
United States takes over.
For conviction in the Senate a
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Republican Impeachment Outcries Abote

two thirds vote OF the Senators
present is required. If only bare
quorum of 40 were present the
vote required to convict would be
'33.
Under the Constitution any civil
officer, including the President,
can be impeached for treason,
bribery or other high crimes and
miSdemeanors."
There have been an even dozen
impeachment trials in United
States history. although demands
for such action have been raised
against countless officials. The
major cases were those involving
President johnson. and William
Belknap, Secretary of War, who
was accused Of accepting brides
and tried in 1876. In that instance,
the question of Congress juris-
diction was raised. and the cab
met officer was acquitted.
Only Four Removed.
The only persons actually re-
moved from high Office by i'm
peachment in United States
history have been:
John Pickering, judge of the
District Court of New Hampshire.
impeached in 1903 for drunken
ness and disregard of the terms
of the statutes, found guilty by the
Senate in 1904.
West H. Humphreys, judge of
the District Court for Tennessee,
impeached in 1862 for supporting
the secession movement and act
ing as judge in a Confederate
court.
Robert w. Archibald, associate
judge of the Commerce Court.
impeached in 1912 for corrupt
collusion with coal mine operators
and railroad officials.
Halsted l.. Ritter, judge in the
Southern District of Florida. ac-
cuSed in 1886 of irregularities in
financial transactions growing out
of or associated with fees al
lowed to lawyers. found guilty on
one Of seven counts.
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ST 900 and TunoFish
Among Loot Token
From Residence

Al thief with a prediction for
money and tuna fish took $1,000
in cash and several cans of the
fish yesterday from the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris j. Rishty,
7737 Sixteenth street NV.
Mrs. Rishty reported to police
last night that some one had
forced the latch on the rear kitch-
en- door and ransacked the house
sometime between $50 am. and
$50 pm. She said $500 in $40 and
$40 bills was taken from a paper
bag in a rear bedroom and 81 200
in IS, los and 20sl from a sealed
bank bag hidden in the front bed
room. *
Among other loot taken. Mr.
Rishty said, was "a few cans of
tuna fish. ,
Mr.. Rishty. a merchant. said he
normally did not keep such a
large amount of money at home.
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Prosecution Witness
Aids Defense Case
InHarding Staying

Two acknowledged "buddies'
of ex-bootlegger Joseph F. Nesline
testified for the Government to-
day in District Court, but what
they had to say apparently did
not hurt the defense at all.
The witnesses, John P. Morisi
and James Corsi, were called by
Assistant United States Attorney
Arthur Mclaughlin to bolster his
f1rst-degree murder case against
Nesline in the January 10 slay-
ing of George Paul Harding in
the Hide-Away Club. Harding,
q former friend of Nesline's, was
shot dead by the defendant on an
interior balcony of the after
hours bottle club in Georgetown.
Mr.. Mclaughlin brought out
that both Morisi and Corsi ac-
conpanied Nesline to the Hide
Away the night of the shooting
Neither was able to shed any
particular light on what took
place on the balcony. But under
cross examination by Defense
Counsel Charles E. Ford, Morisi
told quite a bit about what he
knew of Harding's reputation.
Dangerous Character"
"I knew Harding was danger-
Gus character" Morisi related. I'D
had trouble with the character
myself-quite few incidents"
First incident, he continued, in
volved Harding and "a aeighbor-
hood kid we called "Tippy-Toe,' a
quiet fellow who never bothered
any one"
Morisi testified that Harding
knocked I Tippy-Toe down and
stomped on him one night along
downtown Ninth street. @
He hurt Tippey- Toe pretty bad,
1t made me feel sick what Harding
did. So a couple of nights later I
went up to Harding and said.
Listen, George, don't bother that
boy no more Morisi related.
Came Back With Gun.
He said that Harding promptly
kicked at him, wf1ereupon Morisi
knocked him down. The witness
added that Harding got up
jumped into cab and went off to
return an hour later to the same
Ninth street location.
He came flying out of the cab
with a gun in his hand, but I
grabbed the gun and took it away
from him and gave him his just
desserts" MoriSi testified. The
two witnesses said they were un-a
employed.
Joseph B. HoroWitz, co-owner
of the Hide-Away Club. was to
testify later today.
A jury of eight men and four
women is hearing the murder case,
with Judge Alexander Holtzoff.
Principal witness yesterday aft
ernoon was Thomas Wiman. tubby
doorman and assistant manager
of the after-hours' bottle club at
3135 K street in Georgetown.
Mr.. Wiman said Capt. Beverly
Beach of the seventh, precinct
last November had personally
given him orders to keep Harding
out of the club.
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Republican CIomor
Designed os Score, :
Ferguson Declares

Republican demands for the.
impeachment of President Tru-
man gave indication of abating7
today, as realists in the party
concluded that this line of attack
was doomed from the outset.
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan, who has been a.
strong supporter of Gen. Mac
Arthur, said that the move within
the minority party to hail the
President before the bar of Con-
gress was designed as a "scare"
more than anything else. He
pointed out, too. that it probably
would be impossible to take such
punitive action against the Presi-l
dent for the custer of the Pacific
commander. On a question like
that, he amplified, Republicans
and Democrats likely would split
along party lines, and since the
Democrats are in the majority the
opposition couldn't win.
Only one President in history
has been inlpeached, the Recon-
struction Congress bringing An
drew Johnson to trial--and losing
Incidentally. President Truman,
in 1948, bracketed this Congress
with the Republican 80th, then
sitting, as the worst" in history.
Impeachment Talk Rife.
Calls for the Impeachment of
President Truman were not long
in bloSsoming yesterday after the
Republicans got together on Cap
itol Hill. The party leadership
announced that the possibility had
been considered at a private hud-
die Of members of both houses.
That group talked of "impeach-
ments" in the plural. undoubtedly
having in mind Secretary of State
Acheson also.
The Senate heard a fat demand
for such action from Senator
Jenner, Republican, Indiana, who
drew burst of applause from
the visitors gallery. Senator
Nixon, Republican. California,
also raised the issue in telling re-
porters about. reaction from his
home State. But there were. no
parchment. But there we're no
signs of definite steps being taken
by the Truman critics.
Must Originate in House.
Impeachment proceedings rum
this way: y
The first step is the formal mo-
Evening star., 1951-04-12


the annual spring dinner of the
100 directors at the Columbia
Country Club. Mr.. Collifiower is
head of a local fuel company, past
president of the Board of Trade,
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. and the Police Boys
CLUB. He is also a past Exalted
Ruler of the District Elks.
Mr.. Meehan announced the fol-
lowing members of the camp board
Of directors: Dr. Leo B. Gaffney
All Philip Kane. Richard A. Mahar
Rutherford j.. Dooley, Charles P
Maloney, John ]. Carmody, John
F. Donahue, James j. Nolan, Hugh
P Flynn and John A. Reilly.
The camp, at Maryland Point
Charles County, Md, was founded
In 1884 by a group of Washington
business and professional men.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
Argentine Senate Sci
To End independence
Ola Prensa Today
RY The Associated Pres.

BUENoS AIRES, April l2.-La
Prensa, unrelepting critic of
President Juan D. Peron, today
neared the end of its 82-yeal
existence as an independent news
paper.
The Senate made up entirely of
supporters of Gen. Peron. ap-
peared certain to follow the
chamber of deputies today in
voting appropriation of the news
paper. already, closed down since
January by government-supported
moves.
The chamber approved expro-
priation last night. 103 to Is.
I'll Peron Renews Attack.
Senate passage of the bill would
send it to Gen. Peron for his
signature and d decision whether
to reopen the newspaper as a
government organ or to liquidate it.
= Gen. Peron last night renewed
his attacks on La Prensa in a
speech before convention of the
General Confederation of Workers.
He said world capitalistic con-
troll already had been busted
from Argentina but La Prensa
was a beachhead left here by
capitalism"
Gen. Perons said he was in
terested only in protecting liber-
ties desired by the Argentine peo-
pie. rt3s a 'ss
General Isn't Interested.
Liberty others want imposed
doesn't interest me-" Gen. Peron
declared. s
Alberto Gainza Paz, 51-year-old
editor and publisher of La
Prensa, received the news of the
chambers action at Montevideo,
where he had gone to thank
newspaper editors for their sup
port of his cause.
Mr. Gainza Paz, whose family
are sole owners of the paper. fled
Argentina last month to avoid
arrest and 15-day Jail sentence
for contempt of Congress. The
sentence was imposed after he
questioned the constitutionality of
seizure of the newspaper by a
joint congressional committee
March 81.
Evening star., 1951-04-12

net effect, by strangling the coun-
ell IS to strangle the Russians, too.
A former British member Of the
council has written that Gen.
Macarthur 'streated the council
with frivolous derision," and I
heard one important Englishman
say, Macarthur cannot stand to
take advice. It is his greatest de-
feet that he has to do everything
alone '~<
When the general seriously
opened up against the Russians,
his polemics were furious and he
blared like 40 trumpets. Some
people think that his language, no
matter how worthy the cause, was
too violent to be dignifled. He
was not a very subtle performer
with words. But they were words
that the Russians understand.
Recently the Soviet Union pro-
tested at SOAPS purge of the
Japanese Communist leaders. by
means of a letter to the council.
Gen. MacArthur'S reply began, u
have received your note, and have
carefully considered its context in
vain search of some semblance of
merit and validity. Rarely. indeed,
have I perused such a conglomera-
tion of misstatement, misrepre-
sentation and prevarication OF
fact"
Sometimes Uses Lighter Touch.
On another occasion, when the
Russians made objection to the
American occupation of Okinawa,
Gen. Macarthur concluded his
reply, "I cannot accept the integ-
rity of intent of your letter. 1t
can only be regarded as u.
provocative impertinence." Other
letters use words like "callous. I"
''hypocritical." "gruesome." and
blatant" Sometimes, however.
the Supreme Commander used a
lighter touch with the Russians.
For some years he had close
contact with Gen. Kuzma Derev-
yanko, the chief Soviet represent
atiye in Japan, and the two men,
both hearty souls. probably have
a sneaking personal regard for
each other. Gen. Derevyanko re-
turned to Moscow on leave some
time ago. When he got back to
Tokyo. Gen. Macarthur clapped
him warmly on the back and ex-
claimed. "Well, well, I never
thought I'd see you again! I was
sure that once Stain got you back
to Moscow he'd chop your head
off, Y
Gen. MacArthur's military rec
ORD until the catastrophe in Korea
was striking enough to give him a
place among the greatest Of
American soldiers, and no one can
doubt that he was a good admin
istrator. But what really counts
about the General is his ideaiisrn.
The job soap has done in Japan
proved this, even if the job is not
complete. and Macarthur the Re-
former should rank high in his
tory even if Macarthur the Hero
has to be forgotten.
Personal Qualities Explored.
Against this backdrop we pro-
ceed to explore some of the gen.
erals personal qualities, his root
sources of power and attributes.
His dominating characteristic,
next to courage. is probably ego.
Out of this ego. which is meas
Evening star., 1951-04-12

the 1851 Mer-
rick Boys Camp
appeal for funds
to give vaca-
tions to under
privileged local
boys this sum-
meT.
Mr.. Collihow
er's poi n t.
m e n t was an.
n oun ce d last
night by Robert
M. M e e h a n
president of the
n.
1851 M erric C K
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Festival Of Britain authorities
face the task of finding lodgings
for 10000 people nightly next
summer.
Evening star., 1951-04-12
CoMfIower Heads
Funds Campaign
For Boys Camp

James E. Collifiower, head of the
Greater National Capital Commit
tee of the Washington Board of
Trade. has been appointed head of
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on the agenda, the meetlng was
adjourned, The official report
notes soberly that the session
opened at 1908 am. and closed
at 1904.
Some of the British did not like
these methods, even though their
Evening star., 1951-04-12
General Handled Russians
With Invective or Soft Reply
Spoke Language They Could Understand;
His Ego Tronscends Ordinary Vunity
By John Gunther

Gunther and attended meetngthe 1l5thof the
whose meetings Gen. Macarthur
attended proceedings lasted exactly minute Mr.
member called the meeting order and noted
absence minutes of the previous
approved and since there pocedural matters
Evening star., 1951-04-12

This is the fifth in series from John
Gunther's new book, "The Riddle Of
Macarthur.
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summer.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Navy Trying Out
Milk Concentrate
Retaining Flavor

The Navy is experimenting with
q new concentrated milk which
not only looks like the real thing
but is supposed to taste like it.
Mrs. Anna M. Steele, food spe-
cialist for the Navy Department
said today that most of the naval
personnel at Jacksonville, Fla.
who have tried the new beverage
claimed they could not tell the
difference.
The new liquid looks like very
heavy cream. 1t is made by re-
moving two-thirds of the water
which constitutes about 81 per
cent of milk. To change it into
milk again. two parts of water are
added for each part of the con-
centrate. Mrs. Steele said the
concentrate can be frozen and will
keep that way for three or four
months.
The milk fluid is being supplied
to the Navy by the Chestnut
Chevy Chase Dairy here.
1t has been shipped to naval bases
in Virginia. Connecticut. Florida
and Cuba for galley, try-outs on
ship and shore.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
New Fare Increases
Posted by Bus|ines

Notices that a A to so per cent
fare increase will become effective
at 5 am, next Friday, have been
posted at terminals and in buses
of two suburban lines serving
nearby Virginia.
The Capital Transit Co., which
participates in a transfer agree
ment with the two companies, has
opposed the new increase, although
tSe company will receive larger
amount for each transfer pass
enger Accommodated.
The Capital Transit Co. will
not post notices of the fare in
creases because the increases are
to be collected by the Virginia
companies. a spokesman said.
The two companies. the Airing
ton, Barefoot & Washington, and
the Washington, Virginia & Mary
land (Arnold Lines, serve big
Federal installations across the
Potomac in Virginia.
Rates authorized to be put into
effect after 10 days notice to the
travelling public would raise fares
from 16 to % cents where trans
fers are used and from 10 to Is
cents cash or three tokens for
20 cents on the suburban lines
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Father Dunn 10 Speak
AT Unity Octave Rites

The Rev. William K. Dunn, as
sistant national secretary Of the
Catholic Near East Welfare Asso-
citation, will be the speaker at the
Chair of Unity Octave Service at
8 o'clock tonight in the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Catholic University.
Father Dunn will talk on "Re-
turn of the Oriental Separatists. "
This is the 18th observance OF
the Unity Octave. which is q
prayer movement for the reunion
of all Christians with the Roman
Catholic Church. It was started
in 1908. The Octave this year
will be held nightly at the Ma
tional Shrine through next
Thursday. ......
The Most Rev. Paul Yu Pin.
Archbishop Of Nanking, China,
will preside at the service tonight.
THE only solution for the world
crisis is the submission of the
whole world to Christ" the Rev,
Theophane Murphy, director OF
the Graymoor Fathers Mission
Band, declared at the opening
service last night. This submis-
sion to Christ is not achieved
merely by a change of sentiment
but by an actual and fervent
membership in His Kingdom, that
is, the Catholic Church"
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Probe Of Sex Parties
Brings designations

Two Government officials have
resigned as the result of disclos-
ures Of unusual sexual practices
by a group being investigated by
a grand jury. police said today.
The grand jury has heard evil
dence by upwards of 20 witnesses
at intermittent sessions the past
month, and may report. it's find
irgs next week, it was said.
A police officer said one of the
designations occurred in the Op-
erations Research Office, an Army
Department agency operated by
Johns Hopkins University.
The man, said to hold a "sensi-
tive position, resigned when con-
fronted with police and Army
evidence, it was said.
The second resignation was that
of an official in the Defense De-
partment. He was accused only
Of witnessing the indiscretions
and his superior said he was guilty
Of IAN error in judgment"
The police officer, who would
not be quoted by name, said both
men and women participated in
the parties.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Gard SwindIer Gets
SUSPENDED Sentence

A Plattsburg IN. " man to-
day was given a suspended SEN
tence in District Court and placed
on probation for two years on a
charge of swindling a Baltimore
man out of 81 ,450 by using marked
cards in a blackjack game in the
Ambassador Hotel here last Octo-
ber.
Judge F. Dickinson Let's. gave
the defendant, William T. Murphy,
27, a suspended sentence of from
one to three years after being told
Murphy had made complete resti-
tuition to William H. Englemann
of Baltimore, the man swindled.
In another case, Judge Let's
gave Clarence E. Davis, 35. colored,
of the 400 block of Fifty-third
street NE, from two to six years
on a charge of stealing $3.50
worth of motion picture films
from Ernest H. Bannister, colored,
of the 6100 block of Clay street
NE.
Hector Bauchamp, 19. of the
1400 block of N street NV. was
sentenced to from one to three
years by Judge Let's on. charges
of unauthorized use of two auto
mobiles and of damaging one of
them.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Fund Drive Pressed
For Completion Of
Children S Hospital

The second phase Of a $545. 900
fund drive to finish the new Chill
dren's Hospital building was under
way today. Members of the Spe-
cial Gifts Committe and others
met at a luncheon in the Carlton
Hotel yesterday to map plans.
Charles D. Drayton. general
campaign chairman. presided at
the meIng attended by members
OF the special gifts. business. medi-
cal, national corporations and as
sociation committees. They will
make their first report at a lunch
con meeting Thursday in the
Washington Club.
Meanwhile. at yesterdays lunch
con, Judge j. Edgar Murdock of
the United States Tax Court.
chairman Of the Advance, Gifts
Committee whose campaign was
launched previously. reported his
group already had passed its
$100, 900 quota.
Third phase of the fund-raising
drive will come later this year
when .city-wide solicitation is be-
gun. 49,.
The additional s545. 900 needed
because of increased building
costs will be added to a buildine
fund of So ,003, 900 raised previous
ly through gifts and grants. OF
this amount, SIS million was
raised in former drive completed
in 20 months.
James H. Lemon, president oi
the hospital: Miss Edith Torking.
ton, administrator. and DR.. 10.
seph Wall. chief Of staff. spoke a
yesterdays meeting. They pointed
out the hospitals patients in
creased from 1896 in 1910 tc
1882 in 1850. and the laboratory
showed a 41,37S increase in re-
ports during the same 10-yeal
period.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
) Accused Bank Robbers
To Stand Trial Feb. 26

Three men accused of robbing
two local bank branches of sums
totalling $64,006 today were or
dered to stand trial in District
Court on February 26.
Judge T. Alan Goldsborough in
setting the trial date set bond for
the three at $4,000 each.
The men, indicted last Monday,
are Christopher Tassos, "a; Mich
olas J. Carrigan and Leon Miskin
both %.
One indictment accuses them of
robbing the Forty-ninth street
branch of the National Metro
politan Bank of Washington OF
$35.755 last December 7. A second
indictment accuses them of rob-
bing the Shepherd Park branch OF
the Hamilton National Bank OF
Washington of S28,251 last Feb
ruary II.
If convicted on all charges, the
trio would face possible maximum
penalties of from Is to rs years
each.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
ID. D. Johns Will Head
| StabiIization Office
BY the Associated Press

Daryl D. Johns will head Region
Four of the Economic Stabiliza
tion Agency with headquarters ir
Richmond.
The region includes Virginia
West Virginia, Maryland anc
North Carolina. 1t is one Of l;
being set up to administer con.
trolls.
The. Office will be at 900 North
Lombardy Street.
Mr.. Johns. who will be ir
charge on temporary basis. will
open the Richmond Office between
January rs and February /.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
Byrd Sees Funds Ban
If FEPC Is Set Up
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Byrd. Democrat. o1
Virginia predicted today that
Congress will refuse to vote money
to operate a Fair Employment
Practices Commission if President
Truman sets one up on his own
The President indicated at his
news conference yesterday he may
be thinking Of setting up an FEPC
by executive order. Subsequently
IL Republican Senators offered 9
bill to set up compulsory FEPC
by law. Similar bills always have
been shelved in the past.
Senator Byrd said he doesn't
believe Congress wants any FEPC
set up by executive order. How
ever, Mr.. Truman might use
emergency funds to get under way
commission which would be
charged with attempting to pre-
vent race discrimination in de.
fense hiring. The President as
sured reporters that when the
time comes to do something about
it. it will be done. He added that
he won't do it Illegally.
Evening star., 1951-01-19
III. A. Ward, Leader in Fairfax
Civic Affairs, Wins Star Trophy

Harold A. Ward, a leader in the
campaign for a change in the
form of Fairfax County's govern
ment. last night was awarded
The Star Trophy for outstanding
service to the county in 1850.
Mr.. Ward was selected by COM
mittee of the Fairfax County
Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions. The presentation was made
by Howard Bailey. assistant to
the managing editor, at a ban
quet held by the federation in
the Penn-Daw Hotel.
Federation delegates and their
guests heard Gen. Jacob L.
Devers, retired, speaker of the
evening, say that civilian defense
is IAN individual responsibility
Gen. Devers is director of North
ern Virginia civil defense.
Mr.. Ward is the first to receive