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Evening star., 1951-02-28

Of corruption of law enforcement
officers and connivance with GRIM
inal gangs in practically every
city in which it held hearings
with only one or two rare ex-
ceptions.
Elsewhere in its report, the
committee asserted:
That there is an underworld
government" which, if not curbed
could become the basis for a SUBJ
versive movement which could
wreck the very foundations of this
country"
Confined to No One Section.
That the top racketeers do no,
restrict their operations to one
section of the country but fire.
quently are found operating in
entirely different areas and in
dividual gangs and gangsters enter
into profitable working relation
ships with each other.
That the Continental Press
Services facade of legality" is q
sham and that the wire service
through agents and subagents
steals news from race tracks and
supplies this news through direct
and indirect channels to book
makers operating in violation OF
the law throughout the country.
That there is evidence that the
wire service is being used tc
siphon off the profits Of local
bookmakers.
That the traditional methods OF
law enforcement apparently are
ineffective in dealing with or
ganized crime in many localities
and many law-enforcement agen-
cies are not equipped properly to
cope with organized crime. "even
If they had the will to do So"
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Arlington Grand Jury
Hears Testimony OF.
|Ex-EmpIoye Of Lano

A former employe of an Arling-
ton pinball distributor was the
first witness today before the
county grand jury which resumed
its investigation Of the Arlington
Police Department.
He is Francis Griffith, 35, of
Alexandria, who, officials said, was
formerly employed by Sam Lano
of Falls Church. Lano at one
time was a slot machine distribu-
tor in Prince Georges County.
Md, and recently was convicted
of operating pinball machines in
Arlington, which could be used for
gambling.
Mr.. Griffith was closeted with
the grand jury for more than an
hour and half and refused to
comment on the nature of his
testimony when he came out of
the jury room. Earlier he refused
to tell reporters his street address,
but said he is unemployed.
The grand jury was to resume
it's inquiry later today after a
recess.
On February 20 the five jurors
asked for a recess after they had
questioned police about an un-
successful gambling raid last Oc-
tober. The jurors heard testi-
mony from four policemen and
from a three-man investigating
committee. The policemen said,
after testifying that they knew of
no tip-off of the October raid.
commemorative Attorney Den
man T. Rucker declined to say why
Mr.. Griffith had been called and
he would not name the other per-
sons he said he had summoned
to appear before the jury later
today.
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paigns of the Florida and Missouri

palgnS OF Gne tIOr1Qa ana MlSSOuTl
Governors.
In another section, the commit
tee declared:
There is no direct evidence OF
the payment of protection money
to any high State official in the
Florida story of the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee. The
committee, however, points to the
apparent connection between the
$780, 900 contributed to the guber-
natorial campaign of Fuller War
ren by William Johnston, an
associate of Capone mobsters, and
the designation by the Governor
of w. O. Crosby as an investi-
gator to conduct gambling raids
which, by peculiar coincidence
only involved S & G. Syndicate
bookies. The raids ceased as soon
as Harry Russell, an associate
of Johnston in the Capone mob
was taken in as a member OF
the S. & G. Syndicate.
Benaggio Cited.
"In Missouri, one can perceive
a more than passing connection
between Gov. Smiths appoint
ment of two members of the
Kansas City Police Board who
favored a 'wide-open town and
(Charles) Binaggio's support dur
ing the election. Binaggio, whe
had important gambling interests
to further, went so far before his
Staying as to offer former At
torney General McKittrick a bribe
to withdraw from the guberna-
torial race. Binaggio's statement
as reported by McKittrick, was:
I have to have a Governor"
The committee said that, at the
local level, it received evidence
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Critics Forum to Hear
Review of Crusade

The Rev. James M. Gillis. for
mer editor of the Catholic World,
will review the recently published
book, Americas Second Crusade, "
at a meeting of the Critics Forum,
Catholic Thought on the Best Sell
ers, at the Mayf1ower Hotel at
$50 pm. tomorrow
Chairman of the March meet
ing of the forum will be William
R. McAndrew, general manager of
the National Broadcasting Co. in
Washington.
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Chinu-!ndiu Book Trade

NEW DELHI (P.-India is ex-
changing books with Communist
China. The Chinese government
has sent a number of volumes in
the Chinese language to the Ma
tional Library at Calcutta. Some
Hindu and English books on India
are being selected by the govern
ment here for presentation to
China.
Evening star., 1951-02-28

The only laboratory in the
world devoted to research on hg-
mite, low-grade coal. is oper-
ated by the Bureau of Mines at
Grand Forks, N. Oak.
Evening star., 1951-02-28
Meter or Better?

A wife in Cairo, Egypt. got a
divorce because her husband
awakneed her every night to listen
to poetry and beat her when she
! objected.
Evening star., 1951-02-28

Human beings are believed to
have lived in Carlsbad Caverns.
New Mexico, 1000 years ago.
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President |ndorses Price Order;
Says Controls Are Necessary

President Truman said today
that he is backing completely
Price Stabilizer Michael DiSalles
beef price control order. He add
ed that controls are necessary and
will continue to be enforced.
The President said that the sit
uation now is just as it was in
1916, when public clamor brought
the end of meat rationing. He
commented that it was just a case
of people hollering when their
toes are stepped on.
The President pointed out to
his news conference that he had
approved the price order on beef
before it was issued.
First part of the beef order
took effect yesterday, when new
ceilings were put on wholesale
beef Dollars-and-cents ceilings
in butcher shops are due Monday
and eventually the order is de-
signed to bring a 9 or 10 cent
rollback for the consumer.
Cattlemen have protested the
rollback plan vigorously and meat
Industry spokesman have pre-
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-mander, recently was quoted as
saying it would be "a tremendous
victory for the United Nations
if the war ended with U. N. forces
in control up to the 18th Parallel.
Disagrees With Smith.
'I am just wondering" Senator
Smith continued, whether a
statement like that was cleared
with the Department of Defense
or whether that was a statement
that Gen. Ridgway was justified
in making without clearance?"
Gen. Marshall said it had not
been cleared but sharply disagreed
with Senator Smiths view that it
was the type of statement which
you criticized Gen. Macarthur
for"
Gen. Marshall said:
II don't think that there is sufh-
Gent of a parallel, there, Senator
We have, for example, had no gen.
eral public discussions regarding
the 38th Parallel so far as the COM
manders in the field and the Gov
eminent here in Washington"
Reference to Truman Stand.
This was apparently in reference
to the administrations position
that Gen. Macarthur. in his pub
lie views urged a more forceful wal
in Korea than President Truman
and his advisers have been advo.
eating.
During other questioning by
Senator Smith, Gen. Marshal
testified that John Foster Dulles
(See MARSHALL, Page ABB
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VA Backs Hospital in Barring
Korea Veteran Medina Surqery
Cancer Victim Told
Conflict in Asiu Is
Not Officially War

Top Veterans Administration
officials today completely backed
up the action of the manager of
a Tucson (Ariz.) veterans hospital
who refused admission to a
Korean combat veteran because
the Korean conflict is not
recognized war"
Under present law. the officials
said, veterans not discharged be-
cause of service-connected dis
ability are in the same status as
peacetime soldiers. Asked under
what conditions VA hospitals
could be opened to such veterans.
a spokesman said:
''It would take either a new
law by Congress or a declaration
Of war"
The veteran, ex-Marine David
r. Arellano, jr., 81, was taken to
(See VETERAN, Page A-3.)
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Rollins College Students
Strike Against President
By the Assoeiaisd Press

WINTER PARK, Fla, May 10.
"A student committee called q
walkout of Rollins College stu
dents for today.
Many classes were empty, others
had only four or five students at
tending.
The committee, elected by the
student body in March, said it
wants to bring to a head the
Juror over plans to dismiss a third
|of the faculty and resulting de-
|mands for the resignation of DR.
Paul A. Wagner as president.
Another student group opposed
the walkout. but the committee
said it represented almost the
entire student body of $50.
DR.. Wagner has been under fire
from faculty, student and alumni
groups since the announcement
that % of the rs faculty men,
|bers would be dismissed and in
Intercollegiate athletics dropped this
fall.
Trustees have held two meet
|ings without announcing a deci-
sion. Another has been called for
May Is here.
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sized the point. He said his men
are in excellent spirit, at the high
est peak of determination, and
I'VE are ready for the enemy now
and at any time in the future"
An 9th Army spokesman said
5000 North Korean Reds who had
threatened to outf1ank Seoul were
either killed or routed.
South Koreans were hopping up
remnants of this force today west
of the Seoul-MunSan road. AS
ISOLATED Press Correspondent John
Randolph said Reds, fighting a
delaying action, were firing down
on the republicans from the hills.
The tank-infantry patrol on the
highway ran into no opposition
On a neighboring highway be-
tween Uijongbu and the 38th
Parallel, another armored force
hit a small Chinese screening unit
10 miles north of Seoul.
Other armored forces roamed
(See KOREA. Page Asp
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Britain Expected 10 Drop
Recognition Of Red China
BY the Associated Press

TAIPEH. Formosa, May 10
Foreign and Chinese quarters in
Taipeh predict Britain will with
draw recognition of Red China
in three to six months.
Britain recognized the Chinese
Communist government January 6.
1850. The Reds have not recip-
rocated.
Official Nationalist quarters re-
fused to say whether the Chinese
Nationalist government would &C
cept re-recognition by Britain if
London breaks off relations with
Peiping.
Diplomatic relations between
Britain and Nationalist China
ceased when London recognized
the Reds. However, contact has
been maintained between the
British consulate in Formosa and
the provincial government of For
mosa, which serves as a channel
to the national administration.
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Senate Group Calls
Ramspeek 10 Testify
On Federal Pay Rise
Civil Service Body's
Plan for So Pct. Hike
Is Called inadequate

The Senate Civil Service Com
mittee today called Chairman
Robert Ramspeck of the Civil
Service Commission to testify be-
fore it tomorrow on the Federal
employe pay raise legislation.
The commission proposed last
night to the Budget Bureau that
the administration support a 6.s
per cent pay boost for Federal
and District Government CLASH
fed employees.
Committee sources said today
the group was dissatisfied with
the commissions proposal, feeling
that it was too low.
1--WE don't think that the COM
mission can justify the SO pei
cent figure, because figures will
show that private industry work
ers have received greater raises
than that during the past two
years." a committee official said
Draft 10 Per Cent Boost.
The Senate committee is draft
ing a bill that tentatively calls fol-
a 10 per cent pay raise for all Gov
eminent classified employees. To.
morrow's hearings will start at
$50 am.
The csc said the So per cent
raise would be in line with the
average salary increases for work.
ers in private industry and fo1
public employees in city, State anc
county governments. The com.
mission recommendations were ex.
pected to be transmitted to the
Budget Bureau today and the bu-
reau was to forward it to thu
White House for clearance.
Normally, this would mean thai
the report would reach the Capito
next week, officials said.
The administration severa'
weeks ago decided to support q
Government pay raise, but had
not reached accord on the exact
amount. Administration officials
were working on a Z to 8 per cen;
pay boost figure, but the pay raise
figures for private industry anc
other public employees caused the
commission to revise the figure
downward slightly to SO per cent
The various Government EN-.
|ploye unions have been seeking 6
II per cent Federal pay raise.
Union officials said the com.
missions SO per cent propose
was "far too low"
Pin Hopes on Committee.
They're pinning their hopes or
the Senate Civil Service Com.
mittee to report a more liberia
bill.
Meanwhile, the Senate grour
plans to report on the Federal pay
legislation soon after receivins
THE administrations report. Com.
|mittee sources say that if the re.
port is received early next week
(See PAY, Page A-53
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Korea Veterans to Get
Same Care as Others,
Truman Indicates

President Truman declared
today that Korean veterans
should get the same treat
ment from the Government
as other service people do
and he emphasized that they
will.
His comment at a news
conference was prompted by
a question about refusal of a
veterans hospital in Tucson,
Ariz., to receive a combat vet
eran Of Korean fighting be-
cause this country is not Of
ficially at war in the Pacific.
The President said the Vet
eran's Administration was
simply obeying the law in this
instance, and 1t was up to
Congress to change the law.
Bills providing disqualification
in such cases are now before
Congress.
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OPS Rule Jai|s Butcher
Handling Stolen Meat
By the Associated Press

SPOKANE. Wash, May 10
Cloy Magnuson. meat market op-
orator charged with violating price
regulations, has been sentenced to
six months in a Federal road
camp.
Officials said Magnuson was one
of the first persons prosecuted in
the Nation under a new Office of
Price Sterilization regulation gov
erning meat dealers.
He was sentenced Tuesday after
he pleaded guilty to charges of not
keeping proper invoices of owner
ship and transfer of 1850 pounds
of beef.
Assistant United States Attor-
ney Frank Freeman said Magnu-
son knew the meat had been stolen
because che unloaded it at 4 am.
Sunday morning and paid only 30
cents a pound for it,"
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Arias Yields, Restores
1916 Constitution in
Move 10 Keep Office
Disputes Presidency Of
Ponomu as Assembly -.
Sweors In Arosemenu
BY the Associoted Press

PANAMA CITY. Panama, May
10. - President Arnulfo Arias
bowed to police and public pres
sure today and ordered restora-
ton of the 1916 constitution
which he strapped Monday. BY
this action, which won over police
support, he hoped to stay in
Office.
His decision came after a day
and night Of rioting in which at
least 8 persons were killed and
ITO wounded or injured as angry
crowds surged through the
capitals streets. clamoring for
the Presidents custer.
Mr.. Arias' hold on the presi-
dency was disputed by Vice Presi-
dent Alcibiades Arosemena, who
was sworn in as President before
the National Assembly just before
midnight.
The Assembly which Arias had
dissolved Monday, met in a news
paper Office, set itself up as a
high court. and impeached the
President. Then it summoned the
Vice President.
Backed by Strong Man.
Mr.. Arias got powerful backing
today from Col. Jose Antonio
Remon. Panama's strong man and
the head of the national police
the country's only army.
Declaring what the people
wanted has been achieved" by
Arias' return of the 1916 charter,
Col. Remon announced his sup
port of the President. Such sup
port could be decisive.
Mr.. Arias' decree multiplying his
earlier action in replacing the 1916
constitution by the 1941 charter
was issued after he and Col. Re-
mon had negotiated through ennis
saries for hours last night.
Police headquarters today hailed
the decree as a lofty and patriotic
! (See PANAMA. Page A-5.)
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dicted beef shortages and black
marketing will result.
Signs increased today that
cattlemen are planning to hold
back a large part of their stock
from slaughtering markets in the
face of the new regulations.
Cattle receipts at the IL major
Midwest markets have dropped
drastically this week, the Agri-
culture Department reported. Only
10000 cattle were received up
to today, a 26 per cent dip from
the same four-day period last
week, and 10 per cent under a
year ago. Receipts last week, or
the other hand, were the best
since late January.
The grazing season now is get
ting under way, and farmers will
be able to keep cattle on the
range for another six months il
they choose to do so, a depart
ment expert pointed out.
Continued tight beef supplies
were reported by packing houses
and wholesalers here, although
(See BEEF, Page A-5.)
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Picture on Poee AS.

Picture on Poee AS.
am. as the Kensington, Chevy
Chase and Silver Spring Volunteer
Fire Departments fought the
flames.
Montgomery County Fire Mar
shall Charles Howe and Chief Har-
ry Hawkins of the Kensington de-
lpartment said they believe the fire
was set by children. Two blazes
in trash baskets have been discov-
cred since Christmas.
Today's fire apparently broke
out behind a piano in the audi
forum of the old part of the
building.
Glass Doors Blown Out.
Malachai williams, colored jani-
tor, said he locked the building at
$50 pm. yesterday and returned
at 1880 am. today. He went to
the basement to work and shortly
before $3.50 felt a blast of air and
heard a muff1ed explosion. Glass
doors from the auditorium were
blown out.
Mrs. Patricia Reynolds, a
teacher, also felt the blast on the
second floor and said she heard
Ianother instructor, Miss Mildred
Wolfe. on the first floor. cry out.
The building filled with smoke al
most Immediately.
BY the time flames were ex-
tinguished two hours later by
three volunteer fire departments.
the interior of the auditorium had
been burned out. A hallway and
classrooms were Scorched and
damaged by smoke. A cafeteria
beneath the auditorium and two
classrooms, also in the basement,
were damaged by water and
smoke.
Bees, Fish Rescued.
Mrs. Osceola Joiner, another
teacher, brought colony of bees
and some pet fish from the build
ing. There were no children In
the school at the time.
Later. however, 11-year old
Neill Clapp rescued" two white
mice from a new section of the
building after the principal, Mrs.
Agnes H. Cain, had closed a fire
door separating that building
from the old structure.
The broom school was built
in 1918 to replace one previously
destroyed by fire. It has wooden
floors. The five-room addition
was built in 1913 and is fireproof.
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Ridgwoy Sees Korean
War Hating Red Aim
To Dominate World
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, May Lit. Gen.
Matthew B. Ridgway said
Thursday the United Nations
battle in Korea may have
started the defeat OF commu-
niSm'S efforts at world domi-
nation.
The U. N. commanders
comment was contained in an
answer to 1t. Gen. James A.
Van Fleet, Allied field COM
mander. congratulating Gen.
Ridgway on his nomination to
full general.
Gen. Ridgway said it is
quite possible" that history
will record that the crest of
the Communist wave has been
broken against your arms and
that the flood of this
menace, reaching it's high
mark on your front, there
after began it's recession"
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Britain Decides 10 Hall
All Rubber Shipments
To Red China in 1851
Action Follows Churchill
Demand for Move to
Keep U. S. Friendship
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 10.-The British
announced today it is
cutting of all rubber exports to
Red China for the rest Of 1851.
The decision was made known in
the House of Commons a few min
utes after Winston Churchill de-
manded such a step In the interest
of better relations between Britain
and the United States.
He told Commons, during de-
bate ON export of strategic mate
rails to the Chinese Reds that the
Labor governments policy on rub
Der and other matters involving
Peiping is impairing British-Amer-
lean relations.
Hits China Recognition.
eve should stop at once
abruptly. permanently and de-
cisively-exports of rubber to
China" the Conservative leader
said.
"This would clear the air. II
would be a step that everybody
could understand and might well
be the prelude to a whole hearted
agreement with the United States.
Mr.. Churchill said Britain's
recognition of Red China in 194s
had much offended" America
and added that as a result Brit
ain is Gin the illogical position
of having diplomatic relations
with Chinese government for
mally censured by the United Ma.
tons, and which is engaged ir
attacking United States soldiers
United Nations soldiers and also
our small contingent in Korea.
Tells of Earlier Shipments.
Before opening of the debate
Sir Hartley Shawcross, president
Iof the Board of Trade, told Parlia.
ment that Britain and it's col
onies had sent 1857 million worth
of goods to Red China in thu
(See BRITISH, Page A-3)
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statements dealing with the
troublesome matter of the 38th
Parallel, the dividing line between
North and South Korea, had not
been cleared with Washington.
Testifying for the fourth day be-
fore the Senate Foreign Relations
and Armed Services Committees
on the Macarthur controversy
Gen. Marshall asserted this coun-
try should never yield" to giving
Communist China a seat in the
United Nations.
He explained that recognition of
Communist China and the ques-
ton of Formosa will be excluded"
in any discussion of a cease-fire
order in Korea.
Allies Approve Blockade.
The Secretary also testified
that Great Britain and France
have come to the point of approx
ing this country's proposal for an
economic blockade of Red China.
Though we have made that
much of a gain" Gen. Marshall
said in reference to lining up
stronger United Nations support
for stronger efforts against Com
munists in the Far East.
Gen. Marshall was questioned
by Senator Smith, Republican. of
New Jersey, about the Ridgway
statements.
The Senator pointed out that
Gen. Ridgway, who succeeded
Gen. Macarthur as Far East COM