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Evening star., 1951-03-20
Bookie Says Fines
Paid to City Make
Him an EmpIoye
By the Associoted Press

MONTREAL. Mar 20.-An ad-
mitted bookie told a Montreal vice
investigator yesterday he con-
sidered himself a government en-
ploye because the city made
money in fines levied against his
establishment.
Ludger Audet told Justice Fran
co.'s Caron during the investiga-
ton into alleged police corruption
that he once operated two card
cubs and a book" in the city's
north end and never was arrested
I've spoken to others. and we
always felt we we're like employees
of the government. We were
raided and fines we're paid. 1t was
revenue for the (city) govern
ment."
Evening star., 1951-03-20
Los Angeles Police
Run Out of Forms
For Bookmokers
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 20.-The
new police chief, William Parker,
issued an order two weeks ago for
all convicted bookmakers in Los
Angeles to register at police head
quarters.
The response was surprising and
has created a problem To date
1927 persons have obeyed the
order, but now the police depart
ment has run out of forms for
them to sign. Chief Parker said
yesterday a call has gone to the
printer for additional forms.
Evening star., 1951-03-20

committee in
the Children's
Hospital Com
pletion Fund
campaign.
In the drive,
which begins
on April 10. Mr..
Crigler will be
a S S is d by
Archer Roberts,
manager of the
telephone COM
p a n y. M 7.
Roberts ha S
been n a m e d
vice chairman
Evening star., 1951-03-20
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 20-Big,
rugged faced Albert Anastasia, re-
puted executioner for the Murder,
Inc. mob of a decade ago. sought
in vain today to be excused from
the Senate crime hearings.
He asked that he not be re-
quired to appear because of sore
eyes. However, the committee di-
rected that he be on hand this
afternoon.
AnastaSia. named by former
Mayor William O'Dwyer as the
commander of underworld
troops" of the Murder for Hire
gang, showed up wearing smoked
glasses, and with swollen eyes. He
said he had conjunctivitis, an eye
ailment.
I'D have been glad to testify if
they had called me before" said
Anastasia. who once escaped the
death house on an appeal. 1--WE
been here four days now. Why
didn't they call me before? Now
I'm a sick man"
He said he would go to his doc
tor for treatment before the after
noon session.
Evening star., 1951-03-20
Elizabeth River Tunnel
Section to Be Placed
BY the Associoted Press

NORFOLK, Va, Mar. 2O.-The
first of seven 300-foot underwater
sections for the Elizabeth River
tunnel will be sunk into place
Thursday.
The tube section will go into
position facing the tunnels land
approaches on the Berkley side
of the southern branch. A sec
ond section will be sent to the
bottom in two weeks and bolted
to the first.
Evening star., 1951-03-20
Arqentiniuns Flying Here

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina,
Mar. 20 (P).-Foreign Minister
Hipolito j. Paz and other top
members of the Argentine delega-
ton left by plane today for the
Inter-American Foreign Ministers
Conference in Washington next
week. He is scheduled to arrive
in New York tomorrow.
Evening star., 1951-03-20

ever you may. I admit I helped
him."
Mr.. Kennedy, a former Demo-
cratic House member, was killed
in a plane crash in Washington
in 1949.
Under further questioning by
Mr.. Haley, Costello said he him
self never belonged to a political
organization, never put up any
campaign money and never even
voted in an election in his life.
O'Dwyer Often NettIed.
Mr.. ODwyer, sweating and Oft
en- nettled by questions of Sena-
tor Tobey, did not explain what
kind of help Sherman gave him.
He said only that the idea of as
sistance was Sherman's own.
The former Mayor acknowledged
that Sherman kept in pretty close
touch" with him. But Mr.. O'Dwyer
insisted he kept his eyes open to
the chance that Sherman might
be playing "Costello's game"
g. I heard that ne (Sherman)
had some business IN connection
with betting-that he was heavy
bettor," Mr.. O'Dwyer testified.
Mr.. ODwyer said that at his
with Costello there were
others present, including Sher-
man and Mr.. Kennedy He added
that he talked with Costello about
30 minutes and left. The others
were there when he arrived and
when he left, Mr.. ODwyer con-
tinued.
Mr.. ODwyer said he thought
Sherman probably arranged the
conference with Costello, although
it might have been James J.
Moran. The latter is a long time
O'DWyer henchman who testified
last week before the committee.
His Best Recollection.
"Mr Moran said he was quite
sure he did it," Mr.. HALEY said.
Il am giving you my best recol-
lection Mr.. O'DWyer replied.
Mr.. O'Dwyer said he and Cos
tello went around and around"
with the racketeer insisting he
wasn't interested in any Air Force
contracts.
Did you ask him (CostelloD to
do anything?" Senator Tobey
asked.
NO" Mr.. O'Dwyer said.
Senator Tobey then said it
seemed peculiar that prominent
men always seemed to run up
there ito Costello) and do busi-
ness"
TObey Gets Icy Look.
Mr.. O'Dwyer raised his voice
and looked icily at Senator Tobey.
DO business, sir?" the ex-
Mayor repeated.
Not you," replied Senator
Tobey.
Why did you think it neces-
sary to see Costello?" Mr.. HALEY
asked.
Mr.. O'Dwyer explained an
anonymous letter had linked the
gambler to the wartime contracts
at Wright Field.
why didn't you ask him on the
telephone to come to you?" Mr..
HALEY went on.
THAT would be ridiculous. Mr..
O'Dwyer said. He would not
come"
Did you ever see him a second
time?" Mr. HALEY asked.
Il said I believe I saw him a
second time" replied Mr.. O'Dwyer.
Comedies Point.
Costello said he saw you only
once" F." Mr.. HALEY told the witness.
He could be right" Mr..
O'DWyer conceded.
You testified before the grand
jury LnaC you saw MIN Twice, MI.
HALEY persisted.
That could oe right" replied
Mr.. ODwyer.
Did you ask him (Costello) to
do anything" snapped Senator
Tobey in one of his frequent in
terruptionS.
mo" Mr.. O'Dwyer replied.
The New Hampshire Republican
added that it seemed strange that
prominent men seek their way"
to Costello.
There's a lot of bookmakerS
all over the country, including
New Hampshire" Mr.. O'Dwyer
declared in the heated exchange.
At last nights session, the COM
mittee heard a report on organ
lied gambling in Hoboken, N. j.
The report was made by Albert
Evening star., 1951-03-20

ator McCarran, Democrat, OF
Nevada.
That's not true" shouted Sen
ator Tobey.
I'm under oath and you're
not" countered Mr. O'Dwyer.
I'll go under oath right now.
I hate a four-fusher," snapped
the Senator.
Evening star., 1951-03-20
Crigler Heads Committee
In Hospital Fund Drive

j. R. B. Crigler. vice president
and general manager of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co., will head the business
Evening star., 1951-03-20
Costello Gets Lost;
Always Going Wrong
Wuy,' He Comments
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 90
Racketeer Frank Costello took
a wrong turn in the Federal
Building yesterday while on
his way to the Senate Crime
Committee hearing room.
When news photographers
called his attention to the
error, he smiled and cracked:
I'm always going the wrong
way"
Evening star., 1951-03-20

IA THE EVENING STAT
&" Washington, D. c.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1851
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Moss immunity?

It is unlikely that biological war
fare could start large scale disease
epidemics in America.
DR.. Robert E. Dwyer, former director
of the National Institute Of Health,
told the American College of Physi-
clans in convention at st. Louis that
BW biological warfare) might turn
out like poison gas. In the last war,
he said, both sides were equally pre-
pared but neither wished to start it.
BW was discussed asa new kind of
war. Enemy planes or ships could
spread disease germs. Or saboteurs
could spill germs into water supplies
or into ventilating systems Of huge
Office or theater buildings.
There are a number of defenses
which make doubtful any widespread
epidemics from such causes. DR..
Dwyer said.
One is routine public health checks
on water supplies, food and existing
sanitation methods.
Another is protection by vaccina-
tion.
Another is the difficulty in starting
epidemics. Typhus fever, for instance.
is spread by lice and there are very
few such lice in this country.
Bombings or actual fighting on this
continent would do most to create
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

Forces in Korea; Supreme Com
mander of the Allied Occupation of
Japan, and U. S. Commander-in-Chief
IN the Far East 1t. Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway is his successor.
Mr.. Truman said he ordered the
removal with deep regret" because
Macarthur had been unable to give
"wholehearted support" to U.N. and
U. S. policies. The record is replete
with evidence of his charges.
He Will Return
Macarthur accepted a Republican
invitation to testify before a Senate
Committee. It was to be his first visit
to the us. since before World War II.
For Gen. MacArthur, Korea re-
vived an old battle fought behind the
scenes in World War II. He lost the
decision then when the United States
concentrated on beating Hitler before
going after Hirohito.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
TAXES: State Govt. Problem

lily on gasoline, personal income and
inheritance taxes for its annual bill
lion-dollar levy. New York City is in
the process of hiking its sales tax
from two to three per cent.
Five Oasis
If you want to duck the major tax
bite, there are five states which-mo-
mentarily at least-depend neither on
income nor retail sales taxes. They
are Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey,
Texas and Maine.
All these states, however, have
taxes on gasoline, car licenses, al
coholic drinks, tobacco, insurance
premiums and property.
Texas has a very special tax, a So
called severance tax'' on natural re-
sources. This is imposed on every bar
rel of oil and every cubic foot of ma
tural gas extracted from the Lone
Star state. Last year it brought in
$1O2,7OO,O0O
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Warn U.S..


N A global sense, the most
America can hope for during
the next 10 years is a period 81
tension rather than all-out war.
That is the rather grim proph.
ecy Of Secretary of Defenss
George c. Marshall.
Warning against what he called 4
!etdoWn IN public support of the de-
tense effort, Marshall said the world
situation has not eased in recent
months despite apparently rising
American optimism.
Every indication we have from
abroad is Of increasing buildup-par-
tlcularly in the satellite countries" he
said.
Rayburn Sees Danger
Speaker Sam Rayburn (D-Tex1 said
ne had it on the best authority thst
We are in terrible danger" because
OF the Russian buildup everywhere.
Earlier in one Of his rare Speeches on
the floor of the House, Rayburn said
Lnere were large concentrations oe
non-ChlneSe" troops along the Man.
churlan border and in North Korea.
Gen. Marshall saw no possibility
1or any early easing of the rearma-
ment program. Even if Russia and the
west do come to terms, the World
War II military leader said, it wotild
be folly to relax military strength un-
III there was concrete evidence Of
gooo iaith. 20
II the present rate of mobilization
and military training is maintained.
the U. S. will be very strong bV The
summer of 1852, he said. AS to weap-
oCns, he said the policy was not to
oulld up huge stocks of planes and
tanks but rather the facilities to turn
them out if the need arises.
Summer Estimate
Whether this country needs mora
than the current goal of $500 O00
men IN the armed forces will depend
upon world conditions this summer.
He said:
Congress is going to investigate
whether the little business man is be-
ing trampled in the mobilization set
up.
Rep. Emanuel Celler (D-NY). chair
man OF the House judiciary Commit
tee, suggested that the nations de-
tense agencies were being advised bv
committees loaded ir favor of big
business. He reported charges that
some of these committeeman, serving
without pay, are merely sales man
ayers for their companies.
New Mobilization Board
The newly-appointed Mobilization
Advisory Board met with the Presi-
dent at the White House to discuss
more effective imitation controls.
The l7-man board was selected bv
the President with Mobilizer Charles
Z. Wilson at its head. It has four other
members each from labor, industry.
agriculture and the public.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

Hoover declared the u. S. Commu-
mist Party had gone into real uader-
ground operation with nothing but a
sham above ground.
Reds Are Wary
During the past year, Hoover said
party membership had been cut by
1O,957 in ruthless attempt to screen
out any persons suspected of being
agents of the FBL
While the Communist Partv has
not yet launched a program of sabo-
tage," he said, ''it is a fact that every
disciplined member has been called
upon to prepare himself to meet .anv
emergency and to be prepared for or
ganiZed violence. Each thoroughly dis
ciplined party member can be re-
garded as potential saboteur at the
party's direction, or through his own
vOlition."
The head G-Man said the Commu-
nlsts have a hard core dedicated to
sabotage and to militant revolt against
this country if and when the time
comes.
4gACA targets
He said their concentration is
strongest in such industrial centers as
New York, California, Illinois. Ohio.
Pennsylvania and Michigan. In such
places, he said, well directed efforts
can do most harm-if war should
come - tovsthe nations productive
might.
Communists have been directed to
infltrate heavy industries such as
coal, steel, rubber, machinery, trans
portatiOn and factories engaged in
vital defense effort. He warned:
interruption of the flow Of military
supplies to our armed services and
the undermining of the civilian will
to resist a campaign Of sabotage could
be as successful as military action
against our fighting forces"
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Medicine
Court Case

Court Case
The Supreme Court has agreed to
review the governments effort to out
law medical and hospital insurance
plans operated exclusively by doctors
societies.
The test case was started in 1948
by the Justice Department against the
Oregon Physicians Service; its spon-
sor, Oregon State Medical Society. af-
tillated county societies and a num-
Der of physician members.
A federal district court at Portland
ruled the defendants had not violated
the Sherman Antitrust Act.
The appeal was carried to the high
court by the Justice Department.
The Oregon complaint has been
generally accepted as testing ground
for other antitrust actions against
doctors societies operated along sim.
liar lines in nearly a dozen other
states.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
FuZZ

Hair Hormone
If you are losing your hair, don't
lose hope. A new hormone may re-
store it.
It's not for sale and won't be prob
ably for another six months to a year
but already 10000 people-presum-
ably bald-Want it.
The discovery is so new that it's
known thus far only as the new
Philadelphia hormone.
1t was announced February % bv
Albert Roberts, president of the
United Research Laboratories in
Philadelphia. He said it is a pituitary
gland hormone, in the form of a
cream, which he found while extract
ing the Acth pituitary hormone which
has no effect on hair.
Roberts said then his company
would not offer it to the public until
independent scientific investigation
showed its value. Nevertheless more
than 10000 inquiries poured in by
mail.
More than 800 doctors requested
samples. They were sent an agree
ment offering the hormone for re-
search only, provided they pay the
cost OF the hormone and make their
available to the company.
The cost to doctors is 10 dollars for
80 miligrams. That's a rate of 5000
a gram.
Roberts said the cream grew hair
In five weeks on two bald heads.
Two universities repeatedly are in
terested but they want to run a two
year experiment which would require
substantial funds. Several other hos
pital physicians offered to make elm
ical tests but, Roberts said, they
asked considerable sums for expenses.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Farms
Changing RUroI Life

AAa&
Only three states-the Carolinas
and California-show an increase In
the number of farms from ig40 Ia
1850, the Department Of Agriculture
has found.
The nation now has about 5,3T9,O00
farms, drop of at least 100000 dur
ing the first five postwar years and
at least 100000 below the l940 total
A number of trends during the last
decade have contributed to this slump.
according to Roy v. Peel, farm CEN
sus director. They include:
/. Combination Of small farm, into
larger ones, most pronounced west
of the Mississippi.
z Decrease in the system Of tenant
farming, most pronounced in the
South.
3. Shifting Of many former agricul-
tural workers to city industries.
4. Expansion Of metropolitan cen-
ters gobbling up acreage for residen-
tial suburbs.
States which slumped heavily II
the number Of farms include Alabama.
Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky.
Mississippi, Missouri. Montana, Ne
braska, New York, North Dakota
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania. Texas, viz
ginia and West Virginia.
North Carolina had the greatest
number Of farms Ia 1850, a total 81
286,905. Tiny Rhode Island had the
smallest state total 2.596. The Districi
OF Columbia had 28 farms. comnaran
with 1So in 1925.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
More & More

The trend is toward more and
higher taxes.
The states, which collect only about
% per cent as much as the federal
government in taxes, are looking
about for new sources of revenue. The
states need it to meet increasing costs
OF building roads, schools and provid-
ing public services.
The Tax Foundation, a 13-year-old
non-partisan, tax-exempt research
and educational organization sup
ported by private individuals and
business groups, recently queried
state governors on their intentions.
More in Prospect
Eighteen governors said tax in
creases were urgently needed in their
states. A few promised to try and
hold the line. Only four said thew
wanted lower taxes.
Last year the total of all taxes coll
lected by the 48 states was Just under
$9,OOO,000,000. OF this sum, sales. gas
oline and tobacco taxes accounted for
$4,000, ,OOO OOOO-13.7 per cent more
than in 1949.
The sales tax idea is growing stead
lily. Twenty-nine states now have il
and other states are considering it.
Georgia inaugurated a three Der
cent sales tax on April 1. Maine is
considering it.
Among the hOld-outs is the wealthy
state of New York, which relies heavs
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
SideIiahts

Q In Commons, British Chancellor Of
the Exchequer Hugh Gaitskell re-
freshed himself during his two-hour
budget speech by slipping orange Juice.
laced with rum. His predecessor Sir
Stafford Cripps was a teetotaler and
sustained himself on budget day with
pure orange juice. When Hugh Dali
ton was chancellor he faced the ordeal
fortified with milk, spiked with rum.
9 The princess born to the King and
Queen Of Siam in Lausanne, Switzer-
land. has been named Lotus of Pre-
cious Stones" J" The name was chosen
IN conformity with Buddhist custom
after a careful study Of the horoscope.
the time Of birth and the longitude
and latitude Of the place Of birth.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

troversy.
The basic dis
pute is wheth-
er in the global
fight against ag-
gression the west
ern powers should
concentrate upon
Europe or Asia.
The President
ousted Macarthur
from all his Pacific
posts: Supreme
c o m m a n d er,
United Nations
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Quote

Bernard M. BaruCh: Our con-
sistent, unWavering policy must
be to pace ourselves in relation
to Soviet military strength and
the dangers of war. We must
maintain sufficient ready military
power to deter aggression. But
we must also avoid bankrdpting
ourselves through a military eg-
tablishment too costly to main
tain"
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

an understandable distaste for send
ing troops into battle without ade-
quate protection. He said that pro-
lection consists of using overpowering
force on the foes staging areas.
Macarthur bridled at what some
called the diplomatic bait" offered
Chinese Communists for negotiated
peace. AS a soldier, he believed China
would call halt only when it was
made to realize defeat is inevitable.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

This first embarrassed then infuri-
ated diplomats at Lake Success, Paris
London and Washington.
MacArthur's critics accused him of
departing from military problems to
engage in discussion of political policy.
AS United Nations commander, Mac
Arthur stressed repeatedly that the
Allies can win in Korea only by
expanding the war to Red China.
As U.N. commander, Macarthur had
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

In MacArthur's eyes, Korea must
nave turned the clock back 10 years
to those early bitter days of the Pa
cltic war. Again he was fighting a
shooting war in Asia with inadequate
forces. And again his own country was
Dypasslng him to send fresh troops to
Europe
Since the outbreak of the Korean
war, Macarthur expressed his views
publicly on number of occasions.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
KOREA: The Case Of General Macarthur

ME removal of General Of the
1 Army Douglas Macarthur
eliminates a fundamental dis
pute between military and diplo-
matte thinking over Asia. Ii is an
ISSUE Soggy with years of con-
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
NATION: Germ War Boaey

health hazards, DR.. Dwyer said. Dam
age to sanitary facilities would spread
would kill most germs in, a contami-
intestinal diseases, and there would be
danger of tetanus or blood poisoning
and other infections if civilians were
wounded.
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20
Red SGbOteUrS Ready
TO Hit u. S. Industry

A Director Edgar Hoover told committee behind
closed doors that the current fifth 4327
known Communists is far greater to this nation any time
curing the last war with Japan and Germany that the
widening r between Russia and the powers brought
soou an mtenscaon of subversve activities within the United
Milford chronicle., 1951-04-20

fAlI Righls ReseT0ea. AZ Nsl0featarssJ
Evening star., 1951-11-18

THE "AUSTlN SETLo" is q superior white
broodcloth shirt. Its strong points are the Man.
hotton tailoring that conforms to mans
contours :. the rich and Iustrous fabric . . ..
the Size-Fix feature thot assures permanent
fit SIoped, low band collar with stoys, barrel
cuffs Sizes Ia to II, sleeves 81 to IS.
Sc
Evening star., 1951-11-18
BY the Associated Press

ROME, Nov. 17.-All roads lead
to Rome. these days-at least from
Washington. Some Italians have
given the Eternal City the nick
name "Piccolo Qittle) Washing
ton"
United States Cabinet officials,
congressman and bureaucratS are
tiocking here in unprecedented
numbers. The North Atlantic
Treaty Organization Council meet
ing opens November "a. the U. N.
Food and Agricultural Congress
beginning Monday and a record
run of off-season congressional
off-season junkets are the reason.
Gen. Omar Bradley. chairman
of the United States Joint Chiefs
of Staff, arrived today. Secretary
of Agriculture Charles Brannan is
due tomorrow. Next week Secreary
of State Dean Acheson. Secretary
of Treasury John Snyder. Secre-
tary of the Army Frank Pace,
Evening star., 1951-11-18
H. S. Officials Flock to Rome Dubbed Piccoo Washington

lima; Lantaff, Democrat, of Flori'
da; Mrs. Cecil M. Harden, Repub.
Ilican, of Indiana; Brownson, Re.
publican, of Indiana. and Meader
Republican of Michigan. They
are on a round-the-world trip or
the Military Air Transport Serv.
ice.
Senator Ellender. Democrat. o1
Louisiana, of the Senate Agricul'
ture Committee is due tomorrow
for the FAC conference. Repre-
sentative Mack. jr., Democrat, OF
Illinois. plotting his own plane or
"a flying friendship tour" is also
due tomorrow.
Six members Of the House Bank
ing and Currency Subcommittee
will fly in Tuesday from Austria
They are Representatives Spence
Democrat, of Kentucky; Burton
Democrat. of Virginia; Fugate
Democrat, of Virginia: Hays
Democrat, of Ohio; Barrett. Dem
ocrat. of Pennsylvania. and Mich