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Evening star., 1951-10-14
Wiley Asks Probe of Influence
OfPorty OfficioIsin ToxSystem
Senator Cites Reports Of Political Fixing
Of Assessments and Prosecutions

James P Finnegan. former st
Louis collector. surrendered there
and posted $1,000 bond on an in
dictment charging he has &C.
cepted bribes.
Senator Wiley urged a nation
wide survey to determine the ex-
tent of political contacts with
revenue agents, and added:
Il have received definite word
to the effect that there have been
substantial contacts made by an
individual or individuals within
the Democratic National Commit
tee with the Internal Revenue
Bureau"
He noted that collectors are ap-
pointed by the President and are
not under civil service.
'The 81 collectors are politically
chosen and they represent a
happy hunting group for political
influence. Such influence can be
exerted by the breaking of the
spirit If not the letter of the tax
law"
In urging the placing Of COL
lectors under the merit system,
Evening star., 1951-10-14
The ForrestuI Diaries
Berlin Blockade and How the Crisis Wos Met;
Trumon Agrees to Cut Arms Spending

the Russians from the trains:
the Russians retaliated by
stopping the trains them
selves, and cargoes Of food
were actually flown into Ber-
lin on April !. But the Rus
slams were not yet prepared
to blockade the city. and this
preliminary crisis soon passed.
The tension did, however.
contribute to an American ef-
fort in the following month";:
% April, 1913.
CABINET.
Mr.. Lovett summed up the
position of Russia in his opin-
ion as being Of dual nature at
the moment; % constant prob
ing to find out the solidity Of
our intent; and (2) a reflection
of their own fear of a preventive
or aggressive war on our part.
Two things. he felt. were con-
tributing to their motivations-
the overexcitable statements,
some by military people, on a
preventive war, and the activi-
ties Of Henry Wallace and his
proposal that the President sit
down with Stain and make a
world agreement.
Terms Outlined in Cable.
He read a cable. which is to
be sent to Bedell Smith (then
Ambassador in Moscow out
lining in general terms our po-
sition and our desire for &C
commodation with Russia plus
our apprehension that any
meeting between the heads Of
the states would prove as futile
and as non-productive as in
the past. Smith was asked his
opinion as to whether a COM
munication addressed to Stain
along these lines-namely, that
America has no aggressive in
tent but neither did she intend
to let Russia dominate Europe
should be sent by the President
or should be explored on a per-
sonal basis by Smith him
self.
ct later was decided that
Mr.. Smith should make the
attempt; it was to lead to a
rather curious result, which
will be described in the next
article.
(Meanwhile, the question
of the military budget re-
manned to be settled. The
President had authorized Mr..
Forrestal to put his supple
mental program. costing $3.4
billion, before Congress, but
at the same time had sent
it for review to the Budget
Bureau. Mr.. Forrestal. him
self was acutely aware of the
(See FORRESTAL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-10-14

|Cavalcade-will herald the cam
|paign's opening. Radio stations
will repeat the program through
the day.
I And tomorrow morning. an ar
nay Of solicitors numbering nearly
I20 900 viii go into action, seeking
the money essential for the well
fare Of thousands Of area needy
in the next year.
Special Wartime Emphasis.
One hundred private welfare
agencies and is hospitals-and the
people they help-depend on the
fund. In addition, the campaign
has q special wartime emphasis
this year. A $320, 900 chunk Of the
goal is for the United Defense
Fund-which supports the USO
and other services to the armed
forces.
A part Of this defense fund will
reopen the USO center at the
Belasco Theater, a servicemen's s
Landmark in World War II. An
other part will help operate the
new servicemen's lounge at Union
Station.
The total goal is nearly $500, 900
more than was raised in last
years Chest drive. But General
Chairman Thornton w. Owen last
might expressed confidence that
the goal can be reached.
To Continue Until Nov. Is.
1--WE believe that victory is not
only possible but imperative this
year." Mr.. Owen declared. "The
100000 asked in support Of
Red Feather services is only 3 per
cent more than last years total.
The additional $4,000 needed
for USO means that every giver
should add as generous an in
crease as possible to his last years
lgift."
The chairman added that "of
course each Of us must give &C
|cording to his own conscience and
resources. But he warned:
The campaign can be regarded
as successful only if the combined
Chest -USO goal is attained. Any
thing less would be tragic failure. !"
First general report in the drive
is scheduled for a week from to-
morrow. Solicitation is scheduled
to continue at least until Novem-
Der Is.
The drive includes nearby
Maryland and Virginia as well as
the District. Three nearby cam
(See CHEST, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Reds Abruptly Adjourn Ponmuniom TeIk,
But Agree to Return. Poae Al

trail Korea. A communique today
covering action up to 6 am. a
pm. E. S. T. Saturday, said some
were "still in progress"
Fighting tapered of in the
hilly east but the 9th Army COM
munique said the United States
I'd Division attacked and secured
the high ground on the northern
part of Heartbreak Ridge"
The central attack, the third
stage of the Allied summer and
autumn offensive. ground forward
against only a moderate Chinese
Communist resistance.
South Koreans, on Flanks.
The three divisions, the United
States oath with the South Ko-
rean I'd and 9Th on the f1anks,
seized hill after hill on the front
south Of Kumsong, 80 air miles
north Of Parallel 80.
The rocket attack in the west
saw 300 rounds of Russian-made
rockets fired within a period of
an hour against a sector held by
the United States 1st Calvary
division in the Yonchon area, 35
miles north of Seoul.
The rockets appeared to be of
the 132-mm Katushka type, fired
in banks from trucks. The Reds
used such rockets last month and
again about week ago on the
western front. but not in such
numbers.
Eighth Army headquarters an
nounced, meanwhile, that the
week Of war ending Friday had
cost the Communists nearly 49,
TOO casualties.
The announcement, calling the
estimate rock bottom figures from
front-line estimates. set the num-
ber of killed at $500, the wounded
at 1900 and the captured at 1877
II Hills Seized.
Most of the reported action
ragged along a 22-mile-wide stretch
of the central front, which en-
braces the old Communist iron
triangle" buildup area.
Seventeen hills in the area were
seized. the biggest some 1000 feet
high.
On the eastern front, American
and attached French troops of the
United States I'd Division still
were rubbing out Red bunkers or
the northern slopes, of Heart.
break Ridge"-an operation des.
cribed as among the bitterest
mopping-up battles of the war.
The Allied stabs on the centra
(See KOREA. Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1951-10-14
By Cecil Holland

Senator Wiley, Republican. of
Wisconsin. saying he has received
reports of political fixing" in the
country's tax gathering system.
yesterday urged an investigation
Of any influence by the Democratic
National Committee in the affairs
!of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
He said he and other Senators
have been informed there is a
considerable amount of political
fixing within the bureau-f1xing
of tax assessments, fixing of
recommendations to the Depart
ment of Justice for criminal
prosecutions" He demanded that
Collectors of Internal Revenue be
put under Civil Service.
His request for an investigation
was made to Chairman King of
Ia House Ways and Means sub
committee now investigating scan
dals that have rocked the bureau,
including charges of shakedowns,
Lucrative sideline activities and
other irregularities.
The latest development in the
scandals came yesterday when
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Is. Ceiling on Reormoment

(At the end of March. 1948.
in the midst of the contro-
versies over increasing the
military budget, a telegram
from Gen. Clay in Berlin an
nounced that the Russians
had demanded the right to
inspect rail and truck traffic
into the Western sectors of
the city. Gen. Clay proposed
to order his train guards to
shoot if necessary to keep the
Russians off. In Washing
ton on March 81 there was
an almost continuous series
of high-level conferences. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Forrestals
notes.:
81 March, 1948.
The following suggestions
were considered:
!. That the President send a
message to Stain pointing out
that implementation Of the
Russian proposal might create
an incident which might be
provocative Of war.
2. That he call into confer
ence the majority and minority
leaders Of the House and Sem
ate.
3. That instructions be sent
to Gen. Clay indorsing his pro-
posed action. with a qualifica-
ton that he be told that his
guards would not use their
weapons except in self defense.
4. It was also suggested that
immediate communication be
had with the British to see
whether they had taken action
identical to ours and given SIM
liar instructions to their train
guards.
At Mr.. Lovett's suggestion
the proposal to have the Presi-
dent address a communication
to Marshal Stain was dis
carded because it would add
disproportionate emphasis on
this incident and might con-
vince the Russians that they
had. secured precisely the effect
they were after.
Feared War Hysteria.
The President on his own ini-
tiative decided against calling
in congressional leaders because
Cd it would become immedi-
ately known. and ca, it would
add unnecessarily to the crea-
ton of a war hysteria.
The question of concerted &C
ton was disposed of by a ticker
announcement that the British
did not propose to stop running
their trains and that they would
maintain armed guard person.
mel on them.
(Gen. Clay was told to bar
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Both Motions Firm es Dispute on Iron Oh
Goes to U. N. Council. Poos As

where the canal and the Mediter-
ranean meet. were ordered to a
nearby army camp as a precau-
ton.
Two ships. Empire Test and
Empire Kent. bore replacement
troops to Port Said. Egyptian
locomotive engineers refused to
pilot troop trains from that port
to 1smailia, so miles away. so the
soldiers made the trip in motor
trucks.
Normal Replacements."
A British military spokesman
said the two ships brought nor
NAL replacements" for the Suez
base. He added that the Empire
Kent continued to Mombassa In
East Africa after discharging a
few service personnel at Port Said.
British military sources said
other normal precautions" have
been taken, including the strength
ening Of sentries around the Suez
base and the restricting of leave
for troops.
The Egyptian cabinet held a
long session today to discuss the
Vests defense proposal. Re-
liable Egyptian political inform
ants said they doubt that the offer
will change present Egyptian
policy.
Leaders in the government s
move to cancel the 1886 treaty
with Britain and end joint Brit
ish- Egyptian rule of the Anglo
Egyptian Sudan hope to rush the
necessary legislation through the
Cabinet and Parliament Monday
night. King Farouk then would
sign the bills, and they would be-
come effective Tuesday morning.
Showdown Looms.
A showdown may come soon
after. Some observers fear pos
sible mob violence against West
erners in Egypt. However, police,
acting under government orders,
have clamped on strong controls.
Some Egyptians here are wor-
ried over possible British retail
alton for breaking the treaties.
They fear that Britain may fight
back economically by stopping
payments on sterling balances due
to Egypt or by refusing to buy
Egyptian cotton. Britain still
owes Egypt more than $700 mil
lion from World War II. Last
year British mills took about a
third of Egypt's cotton crop, the
backbone Of the country's econ
omy.
Cairo observers see little likeli-
hood that Egypt will be willing
to discuss details of any Middle
Eastern defense command until
Parliament acts Monday on the
Suez and Sudanese questions
| (See EGYPT. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-10-14
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Evening star., 1951-10-14
$4,o50, Campaign
For Community Chest
To Open Tomorrow
Solicitors Stort Big Job
Of Raising Funds for
Area Welfare Work

The District areas $4.050, 600
Community Chest drive gets roll
ing tomorrow.
Today is Red Feather Sunday.
Pastors have been asked to make
appeals for the Chest to their con-
|gregations.
At 1880 am. a television-radio
show - called the Red Feather
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Missing virginian Feared
kidnap Victim in Manila
By the Assoeio,ed Press

MANILA, Sunday, Oct. IA
Police today investigated the dis
appearance of Harry Harris,
Norfolk, Va. 31-year-old business
man reported missing since yes
terday morning.
His wife told police Harris left
his office to keep an appointment
and had not been seen since.
Police said they feared Harris, an
assistant manager of a Manila
Laundry, had been kidnapped.
Harris came here three years ago.
He has two children.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

MADRID. Spain, Oct. 13. B.-
Representative Mack. Democrat
Illinois. who is making a sole
goodwill fight around the world
arrived here today from Lisbon
Portugal. He plans to leave Mon
day for Amsterdam. The Neither
lands.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

nome for $Zf,-
500 to the first
person who
coIIed in re-
sponse TO O Stor
classified ad.
He soys the
buyer ph oned
him minutes aft
or the first edi-
tion Of The Stor
was out, and his
phone wos busy
the entire doy
the I'D oppeored.
He praised par-
n. "a
Evening star., 1951-10-14
4-Day-0Id Baby Missing
From Indiana Hospital
BY the Asseeioied Press

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Oct. IS.
"A 4-day-old baby disappeared
tonight from the nursery of st.
Anthony's Hospital.
Police Capt. Arthur L. Menke
said the child. Lawrence Lyons,
son OF MIR. and Mrs. James Lyons,
was one Of Is babies in the nursery
Eve have no clues" he added, ''it
just looks as If somebody wants a
baby"
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Reds Lash Allied Line
With First FuII-ScaIe
Rocket Attack Of War
Central Korea Drive
By U. N. Forces Coins
Up to Three Miles
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

UNITED STATES 9Th ARMY
HEADQUARTERS, Korea (Sun-
day., Oct. 14.-A three division
Allied attack gained up to three
miles Saturday all along Q 22-
mile front in Central Korea, but
the Reds lashed back in the west
with their first full-scale rocket
attack of the war.
Eleven Red counterattacks
struck Allied lines In West Cen
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Revo|ts Baked
By Venezuela
And Argentina
Military Leaders
Crush Outbreak of
Bombs and Gunfire
BY the Assoeioted Press

Revolutionists struck with bombs
and gunfire in Argentina and
Venezuela yesterday but were
crushed by swift counter blows by
military leaders.
In Buenos Aires, bombs exploded
at the home of Gen. Francisco J.
Reynolds, president of the
Supreme War Council, and at the
council Offices adjoining his home.
Federal police blamed the bomb
ings on the same elements who
promoted a brief, unsuccessful re-
volt against President Peron's ad-
ministration September %.
In Caracas. Venezuela. the three
military junta announced it had
crushed a widespread revolt
headed by Communists and the
Ioutlawed Accion Democratica
party.
The Argentine War Council has
been trying leaders of the abor-
tive revolution that President
Peron's forces crushed last month.
80 Seized in Venezuela.
The revolt in Venezuela broke
out simultaneously in several
towns. In each town government
officers beat the rebels who left
dead and wounded behind as they
fled.
Eighty suspected of leading the
conspiracy were reported arrested.
In a nationwide broadcast, In
terror Minister 1t. Col. Luis Felipe
Lovera Paez, q member of the
Ijunta, said the uprising was sched-
uled to start yesterday with an
attempt on the lives of the iunta.
A bomb was thrown at the
three men as they were leaving
official ceremonies at the Plaza de
Colon, but the military police es-
Icort intercepted it and it proved
a dud.
Col. Llovera Paez told Of these
incidents:
An armed group seized offices
of the national security police in
Puerto la Cruz. Anzoategui state,
but the authorities counterat-
tackled and the rebels fed.
At dawn. 30 armed men entered
the bus terminal at Valencia, state
capital Of Carboro, and Demon
Hrated for a general strike. The,
fed when police intervened.
Terrorism Baked.
The insurrectionists captured
government buildings in the towns
of Rio Caribe, Tunapuicito and
Saucedo in Sucre state yesterday
and seized arms and ammunition
The ringleaders planned terror
istic acts in Maracaibo. Barquisi-
meto. Valencia, Puerto La Cruz,
Caracas and other cities, but quick
action by police prevented serious
uprisings.
Captured documents showed the
rebels were directed by a special
Accion Democratica committee
which organized action brigades
throughout the country.
President Romulo Gallegos,
leader Of the Accion Democratica
party, was ousted in 1949 by the
Venezuelan army. He is now in
exile in Mexico. His government
was replaced by the junta, which
stated that it would act under the
Constitution of 1886 with certain
amendments and promised early
elections. Last May the junta
named 15-man electoral board
which is setting up machinery for
constituent assembly elections.
Buildings Bombed.
In Buenos Aires two bombs
rocked the Supreme War Councils
office and the nearby home of The
councils president, Gen. Reynolds.
early today. Windows were shat
tered, but no one was injured.
The council, under Gen. Rey-
nold'S leadership, has been court
martialing army, navy and air
(See REVOLTS, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1951-10-14

LONDON. Oct. 13. (P.-A sneak
thief last night raided the home
of DR.. Clement Price Thomas, the
surgeon who operated on King
George VI, while the doctor and
his wife were at a hospital dance.
Jewelry valued at several hun
dred pounds" was stolen.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

tieuIorIy the woy Stor I'd toker wrote
ond laid out his od.
You, too, will be pIeosed with re-
suits from Woshinston's Number One
classified medium. Phone Sterling
5000 today.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Star Ad Sells $27, 500
House to First Caller

THE Stor got the quickest results
I've ever seen and I've been selling
for 30 yeors." soys q Washington
groin deoler who sold his Silver Spring
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Egypt Cabinet Weigh,
West Pact Proposal;
Suez Tension Grows
British in ConoI Area
Strengthen Sentries,
Cut Down on Leaves
Nv the Associo1ed Press

CAIRO, Egypt. Oct. 13.-Ten-
sion frightened in the British
occupied Suez Canal area tonight
as Egypt weighed a last-minute
offer from the West to join in a
Middle East defense pact.
British officers strengthened
sentry posts and restricted leaves.
Reliable informants said British
military families in Port Said,
Evening star., 1951-10-14

Friendship House. . Community Chest
Agency. Lives Up to Its Nome-Poss 4
Of The Stos Pictorial Mosozine.
Evening star., 1951-10-14

(See REvoLTs. Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1951-10-14

(See CHEST, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1951-10-14

tsee INTERNAL REVENUE. A-3.)
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Weather Forecast

Mostly sunny with high in the middle
COS. Tomorrow. fair with little change
in temperature Full report, Page A-2D
Yesterdays Temperatures.
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Surgeons Home Robbed

Continued on Page "A, Col. l.,
Evening star., 1951-10-14
Mack Reaches Madrid

(See EGYPT. Page AS,
Evening star., 1951-11-04
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Evening star., 1951-04-16
Women Are SuppIonting Male Borbers in Proeue

hold. They make up the entire
STATS of three of the 1870 barber
shops in this city of a million
people. The plan-in line with a
broad manpower program in Com
|munist-led Czechoslovakia-is. to
cut the number of shops to 500
Iall stated by women. Girls of is
now are being trained as BARRIERS
lin a technical school.
Evening star., 1951-04-16
BY the Asseeiased Press

PRAGUE. - If everything goes
according to plan, the time will
come when there won't be a man
barber left in Prague. The men who
now work in the barbershops will
be IN offices or mines or factories
and women will be working in
their places.
The women already have toe
Evening star., 1951-04-16

To collect this illicit toll. the crime
monster used bribery. intimidation and
murder. It copied big business tactics
to consolidate its gains until in 1850
the United States Senate appointed
Committee on Crime Investigation,
headed by Senator Estes Kefauver of
Tennessee. with Rudolph HALEY as
chief counsel.
Evening star., 1951-04-16

Observation-Disclosures OF big Jim" Coosios Empire
Evening star., 1951-04-16

For months the Kefauver committee
visited big cities. investigating crime
conditions locally. The climax came
at the New York hearing. held in the
law chambers at Foley Square in
March, 1851. Principal target was
Frank Costello. reputed boss of one of
Americas two great crime associations.
Evening star., 1951-04-16

Crime. giant octopus. has stretched
greedy tentacles to every corner Of the
United States. Each years take" Of
more than $40 billion is sucked into its
voracious NAV. To reap such profits
the crime monster has muscled in on
many forms of free enterprise. thus
threatening to break the backbone Of
American economy.
Evening star., 1951-04-16

Under barrage of questions oy
Counsel HALEY. Costello on one occasion
walked out Of the conference. risking
charges OF perjury and contempt. His
35-year career at stake. Costello faced
the disaster that has overtaken crimes
big shots" under whose rule the crime
monster has fattened upon the Amer
ican public.
Evening star., 1951-10-31

and with the proviso that either
the commissioner or the Indians
may cancel it with the consent of
the other.
Mr.. Avery, principal spokesman
for the Indians, protested that Mr..
Myer should have no power to
dismiss the tribal attorney. Mr.
Curry asserted it was against legal
ethics for an attorney to be under
the influence of a third party.
Evening star., 1951-10-31
} Indians Visit D. {.
To Press Tribal Plea
BY the Asseeiated Press

Three Paiute Indians from Ne
vada reiterated yesterday their
intentions of "squatting" in Wash
Iington until Secretary of Interior
Chapman acts on their plea for
the right to pick their own tribal
attorney.
They contend the right has
been denied them by Indian
Commissioner Dillon Myer.
The trio-Avery Winnemucca,
Albert Aleck and Warren Topy
all from the Pyramid Lake Reser-
Ivation at Nixon. Nev.-unfolded
their story at a news conference
With them was their attorney
James Curry of Washington, and
officials of the National Congress
of American Indians.
Mr.. Curry's two-year contract
with the Indians ran out last
spring. Mr.. Myer has said he will
renew it for another two years
mot 10. as sought by the Indians