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Evening star., 1951-10-24
House Unit Issues Subpoena
For New York Tax Collector
Who Failed to Appear for Quiz
z More Suspended
As Internal Revenue
Scandals Are Probed
By Cecil HolIond

A subpoena was issued today
for an ousted New York collector
of internal revenue after he failed
to make a scheduled appearance
before a House Ways and Means
Subcommittee investigating scam
dals in the Nations tax-collecting
system.
Chairman King issued the sub
poena for Joseph P. Marcelle.
whose resignation 'for the good
of the service" was announced by
the standardized Bureau of In
ternal Revenue last night.
The bureau followed that action
by announcing the suspension of
two more agents in New York
and then asking reporters a short
time later to withdraw the story
because it was ''premature."
New York Agents Listed.
No further explanation was
given for the request. The original
announcement said the additional
agents being suspended are
Theodore Isaacs of the upper New
York City division. and Elias
Schulman, a deputy collector in
the first New York district in
Brooklyn which Mr.. Marcelle
headed.
Commissioner John B. Dunlap
had said Mr.. Isaacs was suspended
pending completion of investi-
cation of his testimony before
special agents of the bureau re-
garding his financial condition
and other matters
Mr.. Schulman was suspended,
it was said. pending an "investi-
cation of charges of misconduct"
Sixth to Be Ousted.
The subpoena for Mr.. Marcelle,
sixth revenue collector to be
ousted or suspended in recent
months, called for his appearance
before the King subcommittee to-
morrow.
Mr.. King said Mr.. Marcelle. who
was in Washington yesterday, ;,
agreed to testify voluntarily.
However, a telegram delivered
to the subcommittee this morning
said he would not appear without
a subpoena.
Shortly before noon the sub
committee learned from one of its
agents in New York that the
ousted collector had telephoned
his Office from somewhere in New
York, but had not appeared there
or at his home.
Files to Be Safeguarded.
Mr.. King said the subcommittee
has requested the bureau ito take
all Of the necessary steps to see
to it that none of the files in Mr.. |
Marcelle's Office is tampered with |
by Mr.. Marcelle or anybody acting
for him."
He added that Mr.. Dunlap, new
commissioner OF internal revenue,
is expected to appear later to dis
cuss with the subcommittee "the
issues involved in the resignation /
of Collector Marcelle."
Mr.. King explained that the
subcommittee had followed in the
Marcelle case a regular policy of
not serving a subpoena on any
Government official who agreed
to appear voluntarily before the
investigators.
This is the first occasion on
which any Government official
who has agreed to make volun-
tary appearance has violated his
word" Mr.. King said.
Mr.. King also announced that
an investigation would be made
Of Lipe Henslee. who was sus-
pended as revenue collector att
(See REVENUE. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1951-10-24
NavyGunsCoveI
British Vessels
Clearing Suez
Cairo Warns Rioters
But Tension Mounts;
Trucks Let Through
By the Associated Press

CAIRO, Oct. 24.-GunS OF Brit
lish warships covered British mer-
chant ships clearing through the
Suez Canal today against orders
Iof the Egyptian government.
The Suez and the Cairo areas
we're quiet after violent outbursts
lof anti-British rioting. and the
government issued stern warnings
against new outbursts.
But tension between the British
and the Egyptians quickened. A
British naval spokesman in Cairo
said Egypt deliberately was try
ing to make things difficult" for
the British at the canal entrances,
Port Said and Suez and that the
Egyptians broke a previous ar
rangement to clear British ships
carrying supplies for Britain s
military forces in the canal zone.
Guns Bristle Along Canal.
British navy officials issued a
communique saying that as a re-
suit the navy now is issuing clear
ance certificates stating that
Egyptian clearance was withheld
Illegally" Thus far, no British
ships have been delayed.
The British maintained a brist-
ling armed defense along the Suez
Canal. The cruiser Gambia and
the destroyer Chevron were re-
ported at Port Said. The destroyer
Chequers and the frigate Cygnet
were said to be at Suez. Egypt
has ordered the British to get out
of Suez and Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan.
The British military announced
it had lifted-for a 24-hour period
only-the ban on oil tanker and
truck traffic between Suez and
Cairo. The ban was lifted at
dawn today, but military
spokesman declined to say why it
was lifted for a day only. All
tanker and truck traffic between
Suez and Cairo had stopped at
dawn Tuesday.
ESQ Trucks Go Through.
The modification permitted $50
oil trucks to 60 through from Suez
to Cairo, Egyptian officials said.
Most rail- traffic in the canal area
still was banned by the British.
Egyptian informants said the
oil trucks were let through after
British officials Of the Shell Oil
Co. told the British military that
Oil installations at Suez would be
damaged If distribution stoppage
caused a shutdown. The Egyp-
tians have interpreted the ban as
a squeeze on Egypt's oil supplies
to force return Of Suez area
dockworkers to the job Of unload
ing British military supplies.
A British spokesman said, how
ever. that as far as he knew there
AAoN DCCA 4AO PlOOCCb 4lOlu o1lCl1
or any other company on the
British oil ban.
Gift From hartman Reported.
The pro-government newspaper
AL Balagh quoted Interior Min
lister Foud Serag Ell Dim as say
ing all was quiet today and there
were no new incidents in the
canal zone.
AL Balagh said Queen Narri-
man, King Farouk's bride. mad
given $500 (about $4,000 toward
aid for families of Egyptians
killed in canal zone incidents last
week and that Princesses Fawzia
and Faika each gave $500.
AL Balagh said the Egyptian
Foreign Ministry soon would pre-
sent new note to the British
Embassy protesting British acts
Of aggression" in the canal zone.
Two such notes alreday have been
handed over.
Evening star., 1951-10-24
Graveyard Bar Wakes Up

DETROIT. Oct. "a P).-The
graveyard bar" was tombstone
quiet for o while. A gunman
walked in yesterday and an
nounced that "this is a holdup."
Two patrons and Barmaid Mary
Hollowell were locked in a rear
room. The bandit took $125 from
the cash register and escs bed.
Evening star., 1951-10-24

TOKYO, Oct. "a P.-Gen.
Clifton B. Gates. commandant of
the United States Marine Corps,
arrived today. He conferred i'm
mediately with Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway, the supreme Allied COM
mander. Later he talked with Rear
Admiral Ralph o. Ofstie, acting
commander of Far East naval
forces.
Evening star., 1951-10-24
kossadegh, Acheson
Continue Oil Talks in
Suite at Walter Reed
Hope for Settlement Rises
As Irunion Expert Flies
Here to Join Negotiations

Iranian Premier Mohammet
Mossadegh today summoned hi
chief oil expert to join him here
stirring hope of a new move te
settle the British -1ranian oil dis
pute.
Suggestions for resuming nego-
tiations with the British were re-
ported pressed upon Mr.. Mossa.
degh by President Truman at q
Blair House luncheon yesterday
Secretary of State Acheson anc
Assistant Secretary McGhee car.
Iried on the discussion Of a com.
promise with the fran Iraniar
leader in the latter's suite at Wal.
ter Reed Hospital today. Theil
conference began shortly before
noon.
Kazem Hassibi, Trans under.
secretary of finance and chief
architect of the naturalization
of the British-owned Anglo Iran
ian Oil Co., was summoned sud-
denly to Washington and left Iran
by air today, the Associated Press
reported from Teheran.
Settlement Plan Seen.
The Teheran dispatch said il
was felt there that the summon
ing of Mr.. Hassibi to join in the
Washington conferences indicated
that the Truman-M Mossadegt
luncheon yesterday may have pro.
duced a plan for settlement, pos.
sibly an international company tt
handle sales.
A State Department spokesman
said that in conferences with tht
Iranian Premier here American
officials "are exploring every ave.
nue. and leaving no stone un'
turned" in an effort to get nego'
Itiations resumed between th'
Iranians and British.
Broad outlines of one sugges.
ton to Mr.. Mossadegh, an in.
formed source said, were:
l. Iran to operate her own OF
facilities with the help Of Western
technicians who might be British
supervised by a manager from
outside Iran but not of the same
nationality as the technicians.
2. The Iraniap oil to be sold al
la discount" to the British whG
would handle its marketing
throughout the world.
This was just a suggestion tc
lget negotiations between British
and Iran going again, the source
said. Mr.. Mossadegh's reaction
was not learned. But his sum-
moning of Mr.. Hassibi indicated
he was considering some action.
Arrived Here Yesterday.
Mr.. Mossadegh arrived in Wash.
ington yesterday from Philadel.
Iphia at President Truman's invita-.
ton. Mr.. Truman repeatedly EN-.
Iphasized to him at their luncheon
meeting that it is vitally necessary
to resume the flow of oil from Irar
to the Western world.
Mr.. Mossadegh, who consider
himself in too frail health to bt
far away from hospital facilitie,
for any length of time, settlee
down in the executive suite at thu
Army's Walter Reed Hospital las
night for the duration of his visit
here.
He was accompanied to the hos.
pital by his daughter and physi.
clan son, and by Maj. Gen. Wal.
lace Graham, the Presidents per.
sonal physician.
Evening star., 1951-10-24
Collins Leaves Indo-Chinu

HAIPHONG, Indo- China. Oct.
|24.-Gen. j. Lawton Collins,
United States Army Chief Of staff,
left today by air for Manila after
10 three-day inspection tour Of. the
|Indo- China fighting front.
Evening star., 1951-10-24

The Korean war Is creating a
tremendous" demand for blood.
President Truman declared today
in an urgent, Nationwide appeal
for donors.
Speaking at the cornerstone
laying at the American Red Cross
Dr.. Seheeie Denotes Blood After Seeing
Need in Koreo. Pose B-l
new building at Twenty-f1rst and
u streets NV. Mr.. Truman urged
"the people Of the District-and
people all over the country-to
give blood through the Red Cross
$50 the great work Of saving hu-
man life can 60 forward.
More is needed than Is being
gwen" he said.
Mr.. Truman said:
Il am glad to take part in lay
Evening star., 1951-10-24


gambler payoffs today highlighted
the fast-moving District area
racket probes.
In Prince Georges County, where
the grand jury was expected mo-
-~--
Pictures Of Figures in Gomblins Indiet-
ments. Pose As
mentarily to return approximately
10 gambling indictments, ex-
Sheriff Earle Sheriff turned up
in testy mood to testify. Sought
with a summons for several days.
Sheriff insisted he did not know
until last night that he was
wanted.
AS the county inquiry neared
its close. the grand jurors also
called John William Lewis. He
is tha< District employe whose off,
time sleuthing was credited with
starting the ball rolling for sub
sequent probes by the Senate
Crime Investigating Committee
and District and Prince Georges
grand juries.
Key Figure in Controversy.
In the District the grand jury
appearance of Capt. Richitt-key
figure in bitter police depart
ment controversy last year-led
to speculation that the expanding
inquiry may be extending to EN-
mitt Warning. reputed numbers
boss in the third and seventh
precincts. 1t was Capt. Richitt's
transfer from the third to the
eighth precinct, and his charges
that Warning referred to Police
Chief Robert Barrett as "the boss"
that precipitated the police row.
1t ended with Capt. Richitt max
ing a public apology to Maj. Bar
rett.
Capt. Richitt also may have
been called in connection with the
grand jury investigation of the
ninth precinct. where he served
three months after being pro-
NOTED to captain in 1948. Prose-
cutors have said past as we'll as
present ninth precinct officials
will be called in the top to-bottom
investigation of reported gam
bling activities in that precinct.
After spending nearly 80 min
utes before the grand jury, Capt.
Richitt gave mo comment" re-
ply when asked If the grand Jury
had questioned him about War
ring.
Other Developments.
There were these developments
stemming from the District grand
jury's mass indictment of 16 CO.
defendants on gambling conspir-
acy charges Monday:
!. Police Inspector Albert I.
Bullock. Detective Sergt. Robert
Kirby of the homicide SQUAD
and ex-Detective James Lowry.
all under indictment, pleaded
not guilty in an advanced
arraignment before Chief Judge
Bolitha j. Laws today. Judge
Laws gave Attorneys Charles E.
Ford and Clifford Alder two weeks
to file motions and set a tenta-
tive trial date of November 90
the same date tentatively for the
perjury trial of Charles E. Nelson.
Nelson. a co-defendant in the con-
(See GAMBLING, Page A-51
Evening star., 1951-10-24
BY the Associoied Press

UNITED STATES 9Th ARMY
Korea, Oct.
24.-Fifteen Allied tanks again
today shot up battered Kumsong
on the central front as a great
jet battle ragged across North Ko-
rea in the fourth straight day of
air fighting.
The 5th Air Force said one led
jet was shot down and anoi Ter
Son Of Stor's Gorden Editor Killed in
Koreon Plane Crosh. Pooe All
Evening star., 1951-10-24
D. +. Grand Jury
Hears Ritchitti in
Surprise Move
Earle Sheriff Turns
Up to Testify in
Prince Georges Probe

The surprise appearance OF
Capt. Anthony Richitt of the 9th
Precinct before the District grand
jury and the Prince Georges
County quizzing Of the ex-sheriff
who admitted getting $4,000 in
gambler payoffs today highlighted
the fast-moving District area
racket probes.
In Prince Georges County, where
the grand jury was expected mo-
Evening star., 1951-10-24

Mostly cloudy with high about "a fol-
lowed by showers in late afternoon or
early evening. (Full report on Page A-2)
Temperatures Today.
Evening star., 1951-10-24
Gen. Cutes Arrives in Tokyo

(See REVENUE, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1951-10-24

tsee GAMBLING, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1951-10-24

Pictures Of Figures in Gombline indiet-
ments. Pose As
Evening star., 1951-10-24

(See RED CROSS, Page A-4D
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
CALL FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids will be received by the City Engineer City of Ketchi- kan. Alaska up to and including 10 a. m. May "A, 1851 for furnish ing labor to construct 405 lineal feet of float mooring facilities and refastening anchor cables at the City Float, Ketchikan, Alaska. Bids must be accompanied by a bid guarantee of no less than five per cent of the total bid amount. Proposal forms, plans and specifi- cations may be obtained from the City Engineer, Ketchikan, Alaska, or from the Territorial Highway Engineer, Juneau, Alaska. Five (5) dollars deposit will be required said deposit to be refunded upon return of plans and specifications.
 Bids will be opened publicly in the City Council Chambers, Ketchi- kan, Alaska at 10 a. m. May "A, 1851 and formal contract entered into between the City of Ketchi- kan and the lowest responsible bidder for construction of these fa- cilities. The right is reserved to re- ject any or all bids received.
 Last pub: May IS, 1851
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
Place To Shoot

Land withdrawal, always a touchy subject with Alaskans, is in the works again. The army has asked to have 771,920 acres. an area of 30 by 40 miles ant contain ing some 1900 square Tn les or more than the entire area of the State of Delaware, withdrawn from the public domain in the Gulkana- Copper Center district on the Rich ardson Highway for use as an ar tlllery range. A public hearing has been set for May 19 in Anchor age on the request In view of the national defense program and the aim to make Alaska defendable in case of attack, there probably is some merit in the Army's request. but 1t would seem that there are plenty of waste acres in the Inter- for which could be used for a tar
 get range rather than the focal point where the Glenn and the Richardson highways intersect and the routes where most of the road travel in Alaska is centered. But. Of course. that may be what the boys want---use of the roads. At any rate, it sure makes our feeling or security mount down here in Southeast Alaska. @A
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
Airport Act Extended

Alaska will benefit under the Federal Airport Act, which makes it possible for the GAIA to assist the Territory up to 75 per cent in construction of air fields and float facilities, until June 30, 1858. Un- der the original act passed in 1946, airport aid would have concluded June 30. 1853, but the Congress has extended by Public Law S46 the period for 12 fiscal years, or until 1858.
 The Legislature, during it's re- cent session, passs d a memorial ur- ging a million collars be appropri- ated by Copa ress for obligations prior to July l, 1852. The present setup, according to Delegate E. L. Bartlett, is that there is now in the Federal treasury $8OO,O00 for AL aska airports and there is an ap- propriation request for $2O0,O0O which will bring the amount avail able up to the memorial request. Federal help on airplane float fac illties, such as the one in Wran- sell and other Southeast towns, comes out of the airport act mon iss.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04

In line with price and wage con- trols, expansion of the rent control program in Alaska can be antici- pated With the wind up of the old wartime OPA, rent control con- tinued on, but in very modest fla shion. Plan now is to revive it on more active scale with offices probably to be opened in Ketchi- kan, Anchorage and Fairbanks in addition to the Juneau headquar- ters. A new rent control chief----A. Bandettini----has been assigned to the Territory and already is on the job He replaces Walter Walsh. who has gone over to the Alaska Native Service.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
TUOHY REPLACES KOCH

Father J. c. Tuohy of New York arrived here yesterday to replace Father M. E. Hoch as Pastor in charge of the local Catholic church.
 Father Tuohy was recently in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, before coming here.
 Services this Sunday will be at 7:3O and 10 am. at the parish church and 8:30 am. at WrangeIl Institute.
 Father Hoch left Wrangell a week ago Tuesday for Rochester, Minn., where he will undergo spec alist treatment at Mayo Clinic for an eye infection, on the recommen- dation of Dr. J. o. Bangeman.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
Andy Johnson, Pioneer Man,
 Passes Here

Last Saturday morning Andy Johnson, 75, pioneer Alaskan and former Wrangell merchant, died here in Wrangell after a finger ing illness.
 Johnson was born in Bo Tsle- marken, Norway and with his brother, Ole, came to the United States in the late 1800's. They settled first in Michigan.
 In 1898 they both came to AL aska and mined around Fairbanks.
 Ole Johnson later came to Wran- gell and started what is now the Wrangell Electric and Supply store. Andy joined him here in 1924.
 They worked together until 1885 when Ole died, then Ady ran the store until he sold out to Charles Early and Virgil Newman in 1g46.
 In the summer of 1947 Andy re- turned to Norway for a visit and was taken ill and unable to re turn to Wrangell until early spring in 194S. He visited brother and halI-sister in Norway. The brother Is the only survivor of MT. John son as his half-sister passed sey- efal months ago His brother, Ivar, and family live in Pos Grunn, Nor way.
 Johnson was stricken with a stroke a week ago Sunday and never recovered consciousness.
 Funeral services were held last Tuesday afternoon from the Epis- copal Church with Father Hugh Hall officiating. The Red Men lodge, of which MT. Johnson was a member, was also represented at the church and cemetary.
 Pallbearers we're Olaf Hansen, Arnt Sorset, Frank Webb, Einar 0ttesen, Ray Wheeler and Neil Grant. Honorary pallbearers were Jorgen Roaming, oscar Carlson, Tom Elswick, Cliff Kilkenny. Fritz Angerman and Sid Harrington.
 In addition to his brother. Mr. Johnson leaves behind many close friends who will miss him.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
SID HARRINGTON HERE

Capt. Sid Darlington has return ed to Wrangell and the Stikine River after an absence of almost ten years. lie arrived last Saturday afternoon fom Oak Harbor, Wash.
 This summer he will help out the Ritchie Transportation Con- pany by piloting a river boat on Che Stikine.
 With his brother, Hill, Barring ton formerly owned and ran the transportation service on the Stikine River.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
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The local Girl Scouts will have their second Annual Court of A wards next Tuesday afternoon at 4:30, it was announced this week by scout leader, Mrs. Frank Webb. The short program will be held in the Civic Center and refresh ments will be served by the girls.
 < * *
 Tomorrow afternoon at the Civic Club meeting the Girl Scouts are providing the entertainment. They will demonstrate the methods used in distributing information to the tourists visiting Wrangell in the summer. Civic Club members will be treated as tourists by the girls Yesterday afternoon the Girl Scout Troop Committee met to make plans for the annual cookie sale and arrange for registering the troop. Summer camp plans were also discussed.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
VA MAN HERE

Al Zenger, Sr., field represent atiye for the Veterans Administra- tion, will be in Wrangell next Thursday and Friday to aid vets with any problems they may have veterans rights. His headquarters will be in the U. S. Customs office in the Federal build ing. Zenger is the father of Ned Zenger, local U. s. Deputy Collector of Customs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE
Looks Like Erickson

Indications are that Everett Erickson. assistant to Dr. James C. Ryan, Commissioner of Education, will be appointed Commissioner to succeed Dr. Ryan when the Board of Education meets next week in Anchorage. Ryan. who has resign ed effective in June. will become Superintendent of Schools in Fair banks. Erickson formerly taught English in Juneau High School and later went to the University of Alaska where he was on the teach ing staff for several years before joining the Department of Educa- tion with pr. Ryan. He is consider ed among the top educators of the Territory.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
Seal Hunters
 Hired For
 Stikine Flats

After a meeting with local fish ermen last Monday evening at the Bjorge Hall, c. l.. Andersen, Ter ritofial Director of the Alaska De- partment of Fisheries, announced thls week that two hunters have been hired to kill off the hair seal on the Stikine Flats. The seal are a fish destroyer.
 Hunters hired were Cliff Xiii kenny, who starts hunting today, and Bert McCay, Sr., who starts on Monday. Both men furnish their own equipment and are paid $500 8 month for themselves and their equipment. They are not allowed to collect bounty on the seals kill ed.
 Louie Mcdonald, assistant to An derson, arrived here yesterday to sign the hunters up for period extending to September 15.
 The recent Legislature approp- riated S50,000 for the Department of Fisheries to use for seal con trol during the current biennium.
 Plans call for expending the big gest amount of the money in the Copper River area, Anderson said, with the next largest amount in che Stikins area.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
ACCOUNTANT HERE

Everett w.. Buness arrived here last Sunday to take over the Wran- gell office for Charles Marler, Pu- bile Accountant, Ketchikan.
 Buness graduated from the Uni versity of Washington in March and came here from Ketchikan, where he had spent week get ting familiar with the business.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
FIFTH BIRTHDAY FOR MISS HALL

MSS Margaret Jane Hall eelebra- ted her fifth birthday last Mon uay afternoon with a party at her parents home, given by her mother.
 The guests enjoyed games, cake and ice cream.
 Those attending were Carol Ev- ans, Bugsy and Doug Nelson, Steve DYorak, Linda Goodrich, Linda Lucas, Alta Newman, Bob Moore, Karen Campbell and the guest of honor's brother and sister, Hughie and Susan Hall.
 Mrs. Paul Evans and Mrs. Art Nelson assisted Mrs. Hugh Hall with the party.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-05-04
vANADIAN CUSTOMS HERE

t.. -tau~sOit arrived here last -usu.uay itom the Prince Rupert .-44ee ol the Canadian Customs to .lalntan Canadian customs in N fangelI during the summer sea son on the Stikine River. He came ap to Petersburg on the Canadian Doat and flew from there to Mran- gell.