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Evening star., 1951-04-07
Rucketeers
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out because no witnesses will tes-
tify against the offender.
In prohibition days, the killings
involved rival bootlegging gangs.
Nowadays, they are spawned from
gambling and the dope traffic.
But the results are the same.
Honest policemen who arrest the
easily identified offender, honest
prosecutors who want to get him
punished for his crime are stopped
by lack Of witnesses. Honest
judges have no choice but to let
killers go when there's no proof
to present to jury.
Story Behind Headline.
This kind of headline tells the
story behind the killers who 60
unpunished:
Key witness plunges to death
while under police guard" That
was Abe Relies, whose testimony
might have convicted a Brooklyn
man arrested six times for murder
but never convicted.
"Mouthpiece for gamblers shot
|gunned in garden" That was Sam
Rummel, lawyer for Gambler
Mickey Cohen and other West
Coast mobsters. A Los Angeles
grand jury said he was killed be-
cause he had decided to spill to
the grand jury what he knew
about gambling syndicate.
"Ex-police officer found dead in
garage" That was William Drury,
the former Chicago police lieu
tenant who was slain while a
Kefauver committee investigator
was trying to get in touch with
him.
The list of murdered witnesses is
long. So is the list of crimes that
|go without punishment.
Case of 11-Year- Old Boy
There is the case of an 11-year-
old boy shotgunned on the street.
The man behind the shotgun was
nearly killed by outraged wit
nesses before the police reached
the scene. But by the time the
case went to trial, there were no
witnesses at all. Terror had closed
their mouths.
In some cases, even the victim S
family will not testify against the
killer. They know the ways of
the "enforcers. They know that
If they talk, they will be killed.
That has happened often enough
to convince them.
So the killers are free to carry
out the laws of the underworld.
And those laws are made by the
men who control the gambling
syndicates and the narcotics trade.
They are not the laws written
to protect John @. Citizen.
Tomorrow: What John @.
Citizen can do about it,
Evening star., 1951-04-07
|Ex-Alexandria Policeman
Injured in Auto Accident

An Alexandria man who re-
signed from the city police force
two days ago was injured seriously
in an automobile accident TODAY
near Warrenton, Va, while on a
trip in connection with his new
job with a finance company.
Donald Evans, "a, of % West
windsor avenue, was brought to
alexandria Hospital with a pos-
sible fractured neck.
Virginia State police said Mr.
Evans automobile ran of of Route
I'll about seven miles east of
Warrenton, plunged down an en-
bankment and crashed into a tree
He was driving a repossessed auto
back to Alexandria. police
said. Mr.. Evans told police he had
swerved to avoid striking an on
coming car.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
House Unit Was Unfair,
Hollywood Pair Assert
BY the Asseeio.ed Press

HOLLYWOOD, April 7.-Gale
Sondergaard and Howard DaSilvs
claim that they were given a fast
shuttle by the House Un-Americar
Activities Committee.
They gave Larry Parks three
and half hours. but they allowed
Howard and me only Is minutes
to defend our attitude" Miss Son.
dergaard told a meeting of the
Arts, Sciences and Professions
Council last night. /.
Both she and Mr.. DaSilva said
the committee was "just an ex-
tension of the old Dies Commit
tee" Miss Sondergaard closed
her speech with the declaration:
II must and do remain a devout,
progressive and anti Fascist Amer
lcan."
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Price Controls Mean
Meat Rationing Soon,
Livestock Men Say

Representatives of the livestock
industry predict that if present
price controls are continued meat
will have to be rationed within six
months.
The livestock men, headed by
Alan Kline, president of the Amer
ican Farm Bureau Federation, met
yesterday with Defense Mobilizer
Charles E. Wilson and Economic
Stabilizer Eric Johnston. The
mobilization officials repeatedly
were told that price and wage con-
trolls are, not curbing imitation but
contributing to it and should be
ended.
The delegation urged that in
stead of price controls taxes be
increased. credit curbs be made
more stringent. production in
creased and that the Government
economize.
Mr.. Johnston is reported to
have contended that the controls
must be continued if the economy
lis to be stabilized.
Meanwhile one favorable de-
velopment turned up with the
report by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics that wholesale prices
declined 0.3 per cent in the week
ending Tuesday.
In other developments the
National Production Authority
|clamped more controls on the
use of scarce metals. A IS per
cent cut was ordered in the use
|of aluminium in caps or seals on
cosmetics, wine or liquor bottles.
NPA also took control of metals
used in alloys which are needed
in defense production. These in
|clude boron, calcium, chromium,
cobalt, manganese. nickel, silicon
and tungsten.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
DoIIur
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to the Commerce Department
took possession of 90 per cent OF
the common stock of the old Dol
lar Steamship Line.
In Court Since 1945.
Litigation began in 1945, anc
the case has been through the
Court Of Appeals here three times
each time reaching the Supreme
Court.
The issue: Did the Dollar inter-
estS surrender the stock outright
in return for loans of about $l1
million, or did they merely pledge
1t as collateral? The Government
says it was surrendered without
strings. The Dollar people claim
1t was pledged.
After the Maritime Commission
got the stock, American President
Lines, Ltd, was created as a Della
ware corporation to take over and
operate the Dollar lines. BY vir-
tue of control Of the stock, the
Government has been able to
dominate the company's affairs,
with the Dollar group on the out
side.
Unendorsed certificates for the
stock in dispute actually were re-
turned recently to the Dollar in
terests. But the stock has not
been transferred on the COM
pany's books. and the Dollar
group was not allowed to vote
it in the recent annual meeting
of the company,
Instead of effective posses
SION" the Dollar interests con-
tend, they have ''mere pieces OF
paper" which do not entitle them
to take part in the company's
affairs or to get any dividends.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Pact Signed, Acheson
Asks Unity Of Action

The American Foreign Ministers
today signed Washington agree
ment aimed at the menace of
communism and then heard Sec
retary of State Acheson remind
them that the difficult task of
carrying out their high resolve
remained.
Secretary Acheson, in an ad-
dress ending the urgent two-week
meeting Of the ministers, said he
was gratifled by the outstanding
work that has been accomplished.
There are no stars and no
satellites in our gathering" he
said. I'VE have all won, through a
great achievement because our
fundamental interests are COM
mon interests"
The formal signing of the
Washington agreement which is a
series of resolutions seeking to
grid the Americas economically,
politically and militarily against
any Red threat, was carried out
with all the diplomatic fiourishes.
After the council of the Organi-
zation of American States met to
invite the foreign ministers to join
in the ceremonies, Mr.. Acheson
took over the direction of the
meeting. He asked William
Manger, general secretary of the
organization, to handle the sign
ing ceremony.
Mr.. Manger then called the
foreign ministers of the 81 repub-
lies. in order of precedence. to a
small table where each affixed his
signature to the formal document.
Tonight the final social events
of the conference are to take
place. One is a dinner the for
|eign ministers are giving in honor
of President Truman. Following
that will be a reception by the
same group at the Pan American
Union in honor of Secretary
Acl1eSon.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Senator Hunt 10 Fight
For rFIouridation Funds

Wyoming, a member of both the
Appropriations and District Com
mittees of the Senate, will fight
for funds for early f1uoridation
of the District water supply.
A dentist by profession, Senator
Hunt said the use of fluoride to
reduce decay in the teeth of chill
dren long since had passed the
experimental stage.
District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue, meanwhile, announced
that he would restudy the question
He previously had held that the
program was too costly to be in
cluded in the 1852 city budget
and thought the program was still
too experimental.
District water officials had esti-
mated that the huoridation pro-
gram would cost about 100000
the first year and about $780, ,00C
a year thereafter.
DR.. Marcus H. Burton, presi-
dent of the District Dental So
ciety, said he had advised Com
missioner Donohue that more
than go American cities now are
adding fluorides to water supplies
Several more, including Balti-
more, he added. recently have ap-
propriated funds for the purpose.
He said Commissioner Donohue
had explained that the request
for funds for adoption of the
program here was presented to
the commissioners last month,
long after the 1852 budget was
drafted.
Commissioner Donohue, he said,
had given assurances that the
f1uoridation program would be
started here as soon as funds can
be made available.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Darden Gives Green Light
=. 80. -
To U. Of Virginia Concerts
by the Assoeiaied Press

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
THE Easter concert will be held
on University Of Virginia grounds
April IA after all.
President Colgate w. Darden.
jr., gave the student union the 20.
ahead sign yesterday at the request
of the union.
Robert. o. Hyde of Memphis,
Tenn, student union president,
advised Mr.. Darden that his orr
ganization. had been able in the
past to enlist support of the
student body in maintaining order
and irsuring gentlemanIy con.
duct" -
School officials last month 70.
fused the dance societies the use
of school grounds for the concert
because Of misbehavior at previous
concerts.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Communists Return
10 Guerrilla Tactics
In Indo-China War
BY ire As.oeioisd Pres.

HANOI. Indo-C China, April r.
Communist leader Ho Chi Mini
last night told his Wet Mini di-|
visions in North Indo-C China that
they must return to "hit and
run" war and abandon for the
present their large-scale effort to
oreak through French defenses and
seize Hanoi and Haiphong.
THE present war of movement
does not constitute the best strate-
Icy for now" the Wet Mimi leader
said. "and we are to return to
guerrilla tactics
Hos declaration was heard over
the Wet Mini radio by the French
|monitoring service. The full text
Of his statement was not imme-
diately available here at French
army headquarters.
Held Admission of Failure.
The Ho declaration was inter-
preted at French army headquar-
tiers as an admission that the
recent Wet Mimi campaign. to coll
lapse the French North Indo-
China defense perimeter had
failed. Setbacks suffered by the
Wet Mini in their unsuccessful Of
fensive last January and again
last week in the Dongtrieu and
Seven Pagodas region northeast
Of Hanoi were said to have COM
PEELED a Wet Mini change of
strategy.
In a companion statement tol
that of Ho, Wet Mini commander
in chief. Vo Nguyen Clap, told his
troops "our objective now is not
to march on Haiphong or Hanoi
or even to occupy French posts.
We are to begin new war of at
triton"
New Defense Tactics Required.
Military observers believe the
Wet Mini will undertake series
of strong local attacks all around
the 350-mile-long French north
ern perimeter to inf1ict as severe
as possible personnel losses on
French forces.
Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
will be required to evolve new tao
tics to meet the changed Wet
Mini strategy. His present efforts
have been devoted to bunting Wet
Mini break through attempts on
Hanoi and Haiphong.
A dispatch from Saigon said
the front between Hanoi and
Haiphong suddenly quieted down
yesterday after two ferocious Wet
Mimi assaults. French sources
estimated the CommuniSt-led Wet
Mimi forces lost 5000 men, killed
or wounded.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
California U. Oath
|0f Loyalty InvaIidafed
by Appellate Court
BY the Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April z
The State Appellate Court has
ruled the University of California
loyalty oath invalid and ordered
their jobs restored to 18 profes.
sors who had refused to sign it
In a unanimous opinion the
Third District Court of Appeals
ruled yesterday that the only Legal
oath of public Office in California
is a pledge to support the Fed
eral and State constitutions.
This pledge is required by the
State Constitution.
mo one could be subjected as
a condition to holding office to
any test of political or religious
beliefs other than this pledge
said the opinion written by Asso-
ciate Justice Paul Peek.
Justices Annette Adams and
B. F. Van Dyke concurred.
The ruling supported the stand
OF Gov. Earl Warren, who last
year led a minority fight on the
Board OF Regents against the
oath.
The court called the oath re-
quirement, instituted IA months
ago, "an abuse of discretion BY
the regents" It warned of threats
to academic freedom:
Equal to the danger of sub.
version from within by gradua
whiting away and the resultine
disintegration Of the very pillar.
of our freedom"
The 18 professors who brough1
suit had refused to sign contract.
with a clause reading: "I am moi
a member of the Communists
Party"
They said their refusal was
based on opposition to a political
oath as a test of employment.
The dispute spread to academic
circles throughout the country.
A faculty committee later said
the 18. and 81 others who did not
take part in the suit, were free
OF any Communist affiliation.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Arlington Man Beaten,
Robbed Near Lorton,
Walks 4 Miles for Aid

An Arlington man walked 1
miles for help today after he was
badly beaten and robbed In the
woods near Lorton, Va.
Harold j. Lindsay, 27, of 70s
South Twenty first street, told
Fairfax County police his assaii-
ants were two men in Marine
uniform he had met shortly after
midnight in a Washington bar.
Ride Offer Accepted.
The men accepted his offer OF
a ride PARKWAY back to the base
at Quantico. Mr.. Lindsay reported,
but when he got ready to let them
out they ordered him to continue
southwark on Shirley highway.
Pvt. Hilary Jenkins, Fairfax
County policeman, said Mr.. Lind
say gave this account:
AS they neared Lorton, the Ma
rineS ordered Mr.. Lindsay to turn
of the highway and they pro-
ceeded along dirt road into the
woods. The Marines forced Mr..
Lindsay to stop, and beat him
with their fists and with beer
bottles.
Lies Unconscious. =
Mr.. Lindsay apparently lay un.
conscious in the woods for several
hours. When he came to he did not
see his Car, although it was still
and walked miles to the
home Of Donald Clemmer, District
director Of corrections. a
Guards at the Lorton Reforma.
tory summoned Fairfax police,
who found Mr.. Lindsay's blood.
stained car parked near the spot
where he had been left uncon-
scious. Mr.. Lindsay told police
his wallet containing about $50
was missing.
Virginia State police mean.
while are investigating a North
Carolina mans report, that be
was robbed under similar circum-
stances. E
Police said a man, whom they
identified as Bobby Ray Yates, a
Of Charlotte, told them he was
beaten and robbed last night By
two hitchhikers in soldiers uni.
forms. Mr.. Yates told police he
picked UP the pair near the High
way Bridge and was robbed near
Woodbridge. Va. ~,
Police said Mr.. Yates identified
as an amateur boxer who
had come to Washington to see
the Golden Gloves tournament
Thursday night. =.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
.225,OO0 Bees
Keeps ApioHst
As Busy as Any

It was B-day yesterday at the
Berwyn Heights home Of Dr.,
George j. Abrams, University Of
Maryland apiarist. 81
DR.. Abrams had just received
a shipment of 225,000 bees from
Georgia and was busy putting
them in his hives. They will re-
main there until the new apicul-
tural laboratory and experimental
apiary are completed on the uni,
versity's campus in College Park.
The laboratory. incidentally, ID
the first Of its kind on any college
campus in the country. It will be
dedicated June 16, but DR.. Abrams
plans to move in with his bees in
about month.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Hulk Threat TO Execute
Americans Uncovered
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, April THE National
Defense Department today made
public Communist Hulk threat
to execute Americans in the
Philippines because they are the
enemy of our people"
The threat was contained in a
release which the Defense De-
partment said was a translation
OF a report by Hulk Commander
Robert Villa. It told of the March
20 slayings near Manila of John
Hardie. American dairy owner:
Mrs. Hardie and their farm man
ager, Donald Capuano, an Aus
tralian.
The Defense Department said
Villa was killed by army troops
March 81.
The translation of Villas re-
port. as given out by the army,
said Mr.. Hardie refused the bands
requests for money, arms, type
writer's, a radio set and other sup
plies.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Charges Effort
To Block RFC Inquiry;
Refuses 10 Name Man
BY the Assoeiated Press

A mystery man today got into
a story of political intrigue which
Senator Tobey, Republican, OF
New Hampshire. has added to a
Senate investigation of the Re-
construction Finance Corp.
Senator Tobey told the SUBJ
committee at a closed hearing
Wednesday that he had some red
hot information about efforts to
upset the groups investigation OF
RFC affairs.
Qualified sources, asking not
to be named. said today that Sem
ator Tobey told the group under
oath that a man he refused to
identify had given him details
concerning an undercover move
to squelch the subcommittee's in
quiry. He indicated, they said,
that the man Is a Government
official whom all or most of them
know.
The informants said he also
mentioned in his sworn state
ment the names of Donald Dawson
and "in an incidental manner
David K. Niles. Both men are
aides to President Truman. The
lnformants said both may appear
as witnesses.
No one, however, seemed clear
as to how testimony would be
drawn from either. The subcom-
mittee comedies there is a serious
constitutional question whether
Congress has authority to require
a confidential aide of the Presi-
dent to testify.
The subcommittee has named
Mr.. Dawson in report to the
Senate as a member of a political
influence ring which it said had
vast powers over RFC affairs. Mr.
Niles had never before been men,
toned in connection with the in
quiry.
1t was learned the subcommit-
tee had insisted that Senate,
.Tobey recheck the basis for his
accusations with the unidentified
source before the group would cal
a public hearing.
Senator Tobey told reporters
today. I'm ready to CO." and that
he hopes to have an opportunity
by Wednesday or Thursday to tell
his story publicly.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
WestPowers Question
Whether Reds Want
Big Four Conference
By the Associated Press

PARIS, April THE Big Four
Deputy Foreign Ministers met for
az hours today and a British
spokesman said afterward the
Western powers "are beginning to
wonder" whether the Russians
really want a meeting of the Big
Four Foreign Ministers.
The deputies have been in ses-
sion here five weeks trying to
work out an agenda for such a
meeting. The British spokesman,
asked if there had been any
change of atmosphere, replied:
"The Western powers started
with the intention of reaching an
agreed agenda for a Foreign Min
isters' conference. Now we have
begun to wonder if the Soviet
Union seriously wants the results
they say they do
He said the Western deputies
do not feel they are qualified to
make policy decisions, but "here
comes Mr.. Gromyko (Soviet Dep
uty Foreign Minister) and says to-
day that it would be useful and
advantageous to make it clear
that the deputies are for a reduc-
ton in ornaments"
The four will meet again Mon
day.
Since the deputies still are far
apart on several vital topics, their
talks may drag on another week
or longer.
No date has been suggested for
the proposed meeting of the for
eign ministers and no deadline has
been set for the agenda being
drafted by the deputies.
The delegates of France. the
United States, Britain and Rus
sia wrangled for four hours yes
terday without making any prog
ress. Each side-the three West
ern powers aligned against Rus
sia-supported its own proposed
list of topics for discussion by the
foreign ministers. Neither side
gave way nor did any of the dele
gates suggest any compromises.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
British
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Thursday, Gen. Macarthur dis
paraged politicians and diplomats
for fighting the war with words
only. and demanded an all-out
ANTI Communist effort in the Far
East. including the opening of a
second front on the Chinese main
land by the use of Chang Kai-
shek's Nationalist troops now on
Formosa.
There were signs elsewhere that
"a full-scale campaign was devel-
oping among Labor members of
Parliament to have the British
government adopt a tougher line
toward Gen. Macarthur.
Will Nally yesterday proposed a
motion in the House of Commons
declaring mo confidence" in Gen,
Macarthur.
Another Labor member. Michael
FOOT, asked today in a letter to the
London Times: HAS not the
time come for us to state that
British troops will only be allowed
TO serve a United Nations COM
mander who will not betray the
confidence and defy the authority
of that body?"
Peace Prospects Believed Impaired
He said Gen. MacArthur's "in-
tolerable behavior" in threatening
to take the war to the Chinese
mainland has gravely impaired
peace prospects in Korea.
In his speech, Mr.. Younger re-
inforced the impression of diplo-
matte observers that reports of a
British-American split over the
next moves in Korea were correct
despite Foreign Office denials.
MIR. Younger said, "As in all
alliances, even among friends
there are natural differences of
policy"
He did not say what the differ
ences were. Washington reports
yesterday said Britain wanted q
new and somewhat definite peace
proposal to go to Peiping. The
United States was said to object
TO giving the impression that the
o. N. is suing for peace.
The Foreign Office denied the
report OF a split" both yesterday
and today. A spokesman told q
news conference today that Amer
1can and British objectives in
Korea remained the same and
that talks were going on in Wash
ington almost continuously" on
future Korean moves, including a
possible reStatement of U. N. aims.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
NotionoI Site Recommended

RICHMOND, Va. April Z R.-
The World War II Memorial Com.
mission has recommended unan-
imously the area at the north end
of Lee bridge, between Belvidere
and Second Streets here, as the
site for million-dollar memorial
building. -,
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Narcotics
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know the defendants are going to
jail. But they doubt that prison
will be the result If tried in a
Federal court. he asserted.
Deputy Commissioner George w.
Cunningham Of the Narcotics Bu-
|reau said he has no fault to find
with the Federal judiciary, point
ing out that the law does not
require them to give heavy SEN
tences.
Mr.. Cunningham observed, how
ever. that in areas where long
sentences are meted out the of
fenses are less.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Mock's Grondson in Debut

PHILADELPHIA, April 7 R.-
Connie Mack, Sd, grandson of the
president Of the Athletics. makes
his Ivy League baseball debut to-
day. He is playing second base
for Pennsylvania against Prince
ton.
Evening star., 1951-04-07
Chest Group to Meet

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, April
z (SpeciaD The board of direc-
tors of the Charlottesville and
Albemarle Community Chest will
meet April 18 at the Monticello
Hotel to act on recommendations
of the budget committee.