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Evening star., 1951-08-01

Condensed from book, "Crime in
America" BY Estes Kefauver, Cpr. 1881.
Published by Doubleday, Inc Distributed
by General Features Corp
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Drug Makers TO Replace
Products In Flood Area
BY the Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 1.-Vir-
tually all leading manufacturers
i of drugs and medicine have Of
lfered to replace without charge
all their products destroyed OF
damaged by floods in retail stores
in Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa.
McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
wholesale distributors here, an
nounced earlier they would re-
place all their own 800 products
m a n ufactured at Bridgeport
Conn.
Faxon House, assistant sales
manager, said yesterday nearly
all manufacturers Of the 10000
drug items distributed by the firm
have made similar offers. The
makers include Eli LILLY, Parke-
Davis & Co., E. r. Squibb & Sons,
Abbott Laboratories, Lederle Lab
oratorieS and Upjohn g. Co.
Evening star., 1951-08-01
sraeI Premier Hints
Al New Elections
BY the Associated Press

TEL AVN. Israel, Aug. L.
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion
indicated today that new parlia-
mentary elections may be called
if he fails to form stable new
government for Israel.
The leader of the Mapai Oabor)
Party, which won 46 of the 100
seats IL the Knesset Parlia-
menD in Mondays election,
reiterated his belief that an alb
solute Labor Party majority is
necessary for Israel.
Writing in the party newspaper
"Davar," Mr.. Ben-Gurion said the
Mapai mas been, and will remain,
the pillar of the Israeli govern
ment until elections for the third
Israel Parliament"
The Mapai will have to form
a coalition with some other party
to get the parliamentary majority
needed for support Of a new
cabinet.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion's dilemma is
where to find the needed support
without compromising his party's
program of strong government
direction of the country's econ
Iomy. Failure to obtain 1t could
make new elections necessary.
The conservative General Zion
lists won 20 seats. making it
Israel'S second strongest party. It
is doubtful if the General Zionists
and the Mapai could cooperate
|amicably for long.
The Mapai's announced aim of
Ia left-to-center coalition could
only be accomplished by inclusion
Iof four Arabs elected to Parlia-
Iment on three separate Arab
tickets.
Latest official percentage returns
from the election:
Mapai, 37.1; General Zionists,
1874; Mapam 0eft-wing labor
1913; Religious Workers, 6.S; Free
dom Party, 6.6; Communists, 80;
Liberal ProgressiveS, 3.3; Arabs
Iallied with Mapai, 81; Agudath
Israel (ultra orthodoxy, 2; Sc
Iphardic Jews, 1T; Workers Group
Iof Agudath Israel. 1.6; Misrachi
(religious), is; Yemenite Jews,
I1.2; Arab-Druze, IL.
Evening star., 1951-08-01

Women are barred from jury
service in IA States.
Evening star., 1951-08-01
-AP Photo

ly intended to be on the merit
basis, but which have put us in an
absolute straitjacket."
I was pleased, some months
after our Philadelphia hearings,
to hear that a long-desired city
charter reform had been voted by
the citizens. The victory was
achieved despite the opposition of
Mayor Bernard Samuels' admin
Stration. and, among other things,
will set up machinery to take civil
service out of politics.
The principal racket character
we questioned was Harry Strom-
berg, alias Mig Rosen. a stocky.
swarthy, balding man with in
tensely dark eyes and an annoy
ing habit of repeating almost
every question before giving an
answer.
Was Juvenile Delinquent.
At the age of 8. the Russian
born Stromberg was sent to a pro-
tectory as a juvenile delinquent.
He has been arrested numerous
times since. served time for at
tempted burglary, and admitted to
us he had been bootlegger and.
more recently, a numbers operator
and bookmaker.
It was evident from his grudging
testimony that he had been the
racketS king-pin in the city of
Brotherly Love. Now, Stromberg
argued. he was engaged in the
dress manufacturing business in
New York City. He insisted he had
no connection with the rackets.
The nemesis of Stromberg in
Philadelphia was the assistant SUI
perintendent of police in charge of
detectives, white-haired George
Richardson, who heaped vilif1ca-
ton upon him.
Richardson asserted that Strom-
berg had run his part of the
Philadelphia numbers racket by
remote control from New York,
after leaving Philadelphia around
1914 and still had hand in Phila-
delphia rackets. Eight months
earlier. Richardson had written
the director of the Greater Miami
Crime Commission "Rosen has
connections with the underworld
throughout the entire Nation. So
far as the local mob is con-
cerned, he is their undisputed
leader and is commonly known
as The Mahoff.' Among his fol-
lowers his word is law"
Since testifying before us, Chief
Richardson has been suspended
from duty on a charge that he
had forced the confession" of q
man who had been sent to the
penitentiary for homicide. After
IL years in prison, the victim was
found to be innocent and released
Small Fines Imposed.
Judge Joseph Sloane of the
Common Pleas Court told us that
many of his colleagues on the
bench were content merely to i'm
pose small fines and no jail SEN
tences on persons pleading guilty
of gambling offenses. In five
years prior to 1850, we learned
out of thousands of gambling ar
rests. only two defendants actu-
ally had gone to jail.
However, as our report summed
up: There has been a change ir
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Truman Nominates
a Marines for Grade
I0f Major General

President Truman today nomi-
mated four Marine officers for
promotion to major general.
Those named for two-star rank
are: Brig. Gen. Thomas j. Cuch-
man. William Q. Brice, Vernon E.
Mcgee and John T. Selven.
The President yesterday ap-
proved the selection of II Marine
Corps colonies for promotion to
brigadier general.
Subject to Senate approval, the
promotions will take effect as soon
as vacancies occur.
2 Are Natives Of d. C.
Two of those selected are ma
tives of the District. They are
Col. Joseph C. Berger, a star
athlete at Tech and Maryland
University in the 192Os and now
Pacific Fleet Marine Force Chief
of Staff. and Col. William w.
Davies who entered the Leather
Inecks as an enlisted man in World
War I and is now on duty in San
Diego.
Others on the list are: Col
Homer Litzenberg, jr., of 2138 Cali
fornia street NV, who is on duty
lat Marine Headquarters; Col
Thomas A. Workman of 42O1
Massachusetts, avenue NV, COM
mander of one of the 1st Marine
Divisions regiments in Korea; Col
Edward w. Snedeker, chief of staff
of the 1st Provisional Marine Bri-
gade when it ended the Korean
fighting: Col. Reginald H. Ridgley,
on duty in San Diego; Col. Will
liam G. Manley. commander of an
iair group in California.
Others Are Listed.
Also, Col. Raymond A. Anderson,
now at Camp Pendelton, Calf. :
Col. Leonard B. Cresswell, chief of
staff of the I'd Marine Division,
Camp Lejeune. N. c.; Col. Samuel
K. Bird, on duty at Marine Head
quarters.
Col. Robert E. Hogaboom of 8
Aspen street. Chevy Chase, Md,
who is Marine liaison officer in the
Office of Naval Operations: Col.
Verne J. McCaul. commander of
the Ell Toro california; Marine
Air Station: Col. Matthew C.
Horner, commander of the Marine
Barracks at Bremerton, and Col.
Arthur H. Butler of the Quantico
(Va) Marine Corps Board.
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Crime in America
By Estes KefouyeF
Former Chairman of
Senate Crime Committee.

In Philadelphia, one of the Ma
tion's largest. most efficiently or
ganized numbers rackets -four
iShes-operating through "a po-
litico-gambler- police tie-up that
makes it impossible for any in
truder to edge his way in from the
outside"
A paralyzing attitude of apathy
seems to hang like an ether mist
Evening star., 1951-08-01

This is the 18th Of series of 20 articles
condensed from the book, Crime IN
AmeGeo," by Senotor Kefouyer.
Evening star., 1951-08-01
An Attitude of Apathy Hangs
Over Police in PhiIodeIphio

this attitude on the part of judges
since the committee held it's hear
ings in Philadelphia. More and
more jail sentences are beginning
to be imposed and it is fact re-
ported by municipal authorities
that the numbers game is nc
longer as easy to carry on in
Philadelphia. -
The committee took note Of a
local "cause celebre." which we
regarded as indicative of the tie
up of gamblers. politicians and
police" Michael Mcdonald, a
Philadelphia policeman, had ar
rested a numbers writer named
Jack Rogers. While Rogers was
being booked, Mcdonald said, one
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Priest Who Intends
To Marry American
Expelled by Church
BY the Associated Press

MILAN, Italy. Aug. Luciano
Negrini said today he had beer
expelled from priesthood in the
Roman Catholic Church and that
he was racing with time to get le-
gal permission to marry American
born Claire Young.
Miss Young, 81, is held ir
jail here awaiting deportation
August 6.
From her cell she asked the
United States Consulate for clear
ance. to marry the former mis-
Sionary she followed here from
Chicago after they fell in love.
A police official said Mrs. Eileen
Young. the girls mother, has
asked American authorities to re-
fuse clearance for the marriage
which is required by Italian law
on the grounds she is not rational
Hopes to Go to U. s.
A terse official notice from his
church superiors said he was lex
PEELED" Mr.. Negrini said.
He said This means now I car
freely do what I want" and added
his first act would be to marry
the young girl who loved him SC
much she tried to throw herself
from a police station window or
July % when she was refused per-
mission to remain in Italy any
longer.
IF possible we will go back tc
the United States, but that is not
important now" Mr.. Negrini told
a reporter.
This is a race against time,
the 43-year-old Negrini told re-
porters after he had visited the
daughter of a Loyola University
professor in Chicago at her prison
Mr.. Negrini. former missionery
to China who met Miss Young
during a Embarrassing visit to the
United States, said he will apply
today for the official papers re-
quired for marriage in Italy. One
of the papers required of for
eigners is clearance from their
consulate saying there is no OBJ
lection to the marriage.
Sailing Set For August.
Italian authorities have an
nounced they will ship Miss Young
home aboard the United States
liner Independence August s. She
was jailed Saturday after she
tangled with police authorities
who refused to renew her expired
permit to stay in Italy.
But the new marriage plans
may put off the deportation order
Mr.. Negrini was allowed to see
Miss Young yesterday after an
nouncing his willingness to marry
her. She came to Italy last month
despite the strong opposition OF
her family. with the avowed inten-
ton not to leave until she had
married the priest.
Miss Young sent a request to
the Consulate for clearance for
the marriage and said if it was
refused she no longer wants to be
considered an American citizen.
Mr.. Negrini said that, at the
suggestion of Deputy Police Chief
Gabrielle Mundo-who has taken
on the peculiar role of cupid
jailer-he will see Miss Young in
the prison again this afternoon
and ask her to write a letter to
Italian authorities begging for
giveness for the hysterical action
which got her imprisoned.
IF Claire agrees to write the
letter." Mr.. Negrini said, II hope
that she will be able to regain her
freedom tomorrow"
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Cleric, 80, Named Head
OF U. of Santu Clara
by the Assoeioted Press

SANTA CLARA, Calf, Aug. /
The Rev. Herman Hauck. S. J.
professor of English at the Uni.
versity of San Francisco, las
night was named president of tht
University of Santa Clara. He i.
80, one of the youngest men evel
to head the century-old Catholic
institution.
Father Hauck succeeds the Rev
William C. Gianera, S. j., presi.
dent of Santa Clara since 1945
The latter's new assignment wa!
not announced.
The university normally change.
the presidency every six years.
The new president studied a
Yale, and served as an English
professor at Santa Clara il
1936-37-3S.
Women are barred from jur,
Evening star., 1951-08-01
Breuk for Tuxpuyers

During the recent election cam
paign, French tax collectors were
advised by the Ministry of FL
nance to use "the utmost cour-
tesy" in dealing with taxpayers.
Evening star., 1951-08-01

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over the police department. One
judge who agitated-finally with
some succesS-for sitter action
against the numbers racketeers.
told the Senate Crime Committee
frankly that the big fry just
didn't seem to get caught.
Evidence indicated that Phil
adelphia is organized by the num-
bers operators into various geo.
graphical territories, each with its
own numbers bank" Public
Safety Director Samuel H. Rosen-
berg told us he understood that
was the way the racketeerS op-
Grated. We questioned Rosenberg:
@. Are you aware that it is
common knowledge. in connection
with that gambling operation,
that payments are made to police
officers?
Rosenberg: I have never been
able to prove that. We have asked
for proof, and have never been
able to obtain it!
One of the worst handicaps in
administering the police depart
ment, the safety director stated,
was the Philadelphia system of
civil service regulations. original
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Auto Victim Identified
AS Retired Editor
BY the Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Sept. IT
The body of a man killed yes
terday in a hit-run automobile
accident was identified today as
that of Waldo L. Cook, 86. editor
of the Springfield Republican until
it suspended publication five years
ago. Mr.. Cook was struck while
crossing a street.
A native of Woonsocket, R. l., he
Joined the Republican staff in 1888
and became chief editorial writer
in 1911-a post he held until his
retirement.
He leaves a son, Sherburne.
Police arrested Thomas j. Sui
livan, 26, at his home last night
as the driver of the automobile
He was charged with leaving the
scene Of an accident, driving SO
as to endanger, driving under the
Influence of liquor and drunken
ness.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Court Delays Decision
On ChristoffeI Bond
BY the Assoeioted Pres,


The United States Court of Ap-
peals today postponed it's decision
on whether to revoke the $4,000
bond put up for Harold Christoffel
by the Civil Rights Congress.
Christoffel, former Milwaukee
labor leader, has been free on the
bond since April 6, 1850. 1t was
posted after his perjury conviction
and sentencing to q two to six
year prison term for denying to q
Congressional committee he was a
Communist.
His appeal is expected to be
heard by the Court of Appeals
within a few weeks.
The Justic Department wants
the $4,000 bond revoked. The
issue arose after four Of IL con-
victed Communists in New York
jumped their bond which also had
been provided by the Civil Rights
Congress.
Chief Judge Harold Stephens OF
the Court Of Appeals announced
Friday after a hearing on the
bond question that the court
would rule either last Saturday or
today.
No explanation was given by
the court clerks Office for the de-
lay in the ruling. It is expected
soon, however.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Six Fugitives at Large
After Alabama Break

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. II
(P.-An intensive search for the
six Draper Prison convicts still at
large continued throughout Ala
bama today after the capture of
a ringleader and four other
escapes.
Latest to be taken were three
prisoners who were flushed by
bloodhounds between Elmore and
Coosada near the prison at Speig-
ner, Ala. They wereSnabbed early
today by dog wardens who trailed
them into a lake in front of the
prison main gate.
Guard M. H. McCord said the
three were unarmed. They were
not Immediately identified.
Convicted Murderer Frank
Green and Milton Wesson were
surprised and taken without a
struggle near here last night by
Highway Patrolmen Ed Owens and
Jack Hudson.
Draper Warden B. r. Reeves
said Green was a ringleader in
the daring escape Friday night.
Nineteen prisoners broke for free
dom after a guard had been
Slugged and five others over
powered at the prison.
Still unaccounted for was Leo
Self, one Of the States most no.
torious deSperadoes.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
BY the Assoeioied Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. II. - A
plump. haired man and two
hool-teacherish women left their
apartment in a quiet suburban
section of Baltimore yesterday for
a leisurely Sunday stroll through
nearby Druid Hill Park.
AS they did, three cars glided
away from the curb in front of
the apartment house.
A man in one auto held a radio
microphone in his hand. The
cars seemed to be communicating
with each other by horn signals.
A woman standing on the side
walk remarked in low voice:
There goes the FBI."
Daily, residents of this peaceful
neighborhood watch an intrigu-
ing cloak-and-dagger operation
in which a 24-hour-a-day watch
is kept on three Baltimoreans
awaiting trial on Communist con-
spiracy charges.
The three are Philip Frankfeld,
former head of the Communist
Party in Maryland; his wife, Mrs
Regina Frankfeld. who was dis
missed from her post as a public
school teacher here. and Mrs.
Dorothy, Rose Blumberg, Couch
er College graduate whose hus-
band was once a Johns Hopkins
University instructor.
So dogged the vigil has become
that there isn't much attempt at
concealment any more.
Today in phone call to news
papers, Frankfeld protested the
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Ickes Foresees Taft
AS 6. 0. P. Nominee
By the Asseeiated Press

CHICAGO. Sept. 17.-Harold L.
Ickes says Gen. Eisenhower could
take the Republican nomination"
for president, "but not on "say
nothing, do nothing basis"
The former Secretary of Interi-
or wrote a Chicago friend, Harry
G. Green, that if Gen. Eisenhow-
er should be nominated "he would
win easily :. unless the situation
should change drastically."
However, Mr.. Ickes stated his
guess" was that Senator Taft
of Ohio "is likely to win the NOM
nation"
This prediction, he said, "is
based on the experience of 1912
when Theodore Roosevelt, despite
his great strength and ability,
could not wrest the nomination
from the elder Taft"
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Girl Who Married Gentle Wins
Right to Virginia Inheritance

chant. In her will Mrs. Robinson
left the estate to her three chill
dren Herbert, Judith and Leonard.
The will provided. however, that
If any of the children married
some one not a Jew, the inheri-
tance would be forfeited.
The daughter married Homer
Petit, a Gentle, last January.
Mr.. Petit now is in the Navy sta
toned at Norfolk. The executors
Of the estate, Herbert Robinson
and Joshua Robinson, then filed
suit against her.
Mrs. Petit. represented by Wyatt
Timberlake, jr., filed an answer
to the suit stating that the pro-
viso was an invalid restraint upon
marriage" The compromise ended
the necessity for further court
actor
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Old Cars Huffinq
And Putting Along
Leg of Race
BY the Assoeietsd Press

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, Sept.
17.-With a hiss Of steam and a
popping of pistons. two ancient
automobiles today clattered into
the final stretch of their Chicago
to-New York race.
The vehicles, with two aged
drivers at the wheels. left here at
1920 am. (EDT) to travel via
Taconic State Parkway, Sawmill
River Parkway and Henry Hud-
son Parkway to New York City.
With IS miles to go the oldsters
are on the brink of settling a half
century-old argument-which was
faster, the steam automobile or
the internal combustion engine?
The race should be over this
afternoon.
Jack Brause, 76, driving a 1918
Stanley Steamer, was confident Of
victory. He had 42-minute lead
over Rube De Launty, 70, who is
hot-rodding it in a 1911 Stoddard-
Dayton gas buggy.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
West Virginia Fugitive
Held in Fairfax Jail
Picks Lock and FIees

A convict, who in 1949 escaped
from a West Virginia peniten-
Itiary, was at large again today
after breaking out of Fairfax
County jail.
James Wayman Tyree, 80, got
out of the Fairfax Jail yesterday
morning after apparently picking
the lock Of his cell door and
walking through two unlocked jail
doors. according to Sheriff John E.
Taylor.
Tyree was being held in the
Fairfax jail for West Virginia
authorities. who said he escaped
from the State penitentiary at
Moundsville on June Z, 1949. Fair
fax police picked Tyree up Sep
tember 8 on a charge of possessing
stolen property and subsequently
they reported he was a West Vir-
ginia fugitive.
Sheriff Taylor said Jailer Henry
Ayers discovered Tyree missing a
few minutes after am. Tyree
had been in the cell when it was
checked about 20 minutes earlier.
A small piece of metal found
inside Tyree's cell might have
been used to pick the lock, the
sheriff said. A door leading into
the cell block had been unlocked
to permit the hourly check of
prisoners. and the side door of
the Jail leading outside was un-
locked because breakfast was be-
ing carried in at that time.
Sheriff Taylor said he planned
to make a full investigation of
circumstances surrounding Ty-I
ree's escape. New Fairfax jail
facilities are included in plans for
the county courthouse addition.
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Cloak and Dagger Watch Kept
Daily on 3 Awaiting Red Trial

vigil as "haraSsment amounting to
virtual house arrest"
The FBI had mo comment" on
Frankfeld's charge.
Four top echelon Communists
under similar indictment in New
York fled bail and have not yet
been found.
AS the three walked toward the
park for their stroll yesterday, two
men who had been standing across
the street closed in behind them
A third man left a parked auto
mobile and Joined the other two
men on foot. The trio walked
quietly behind the Frankfelds and
Mrs. Blumberg to the park.
The vigilant Shadows kept
their distance, but remained in
sight at all times.
Mrs. Blumberg was freed on
|$17,500 bail on August 90, the
same day Mrs. Frankfeld left jail
on $4,000 bond.
Inc TWO women ana Frankfeld
had engaged in several legal bat
ties to have the amounts of their
bail reduced. Bail for the women
was originally set at $4,000, and
for Frankfeld at 100000.
Frankfeld was released from Jail
September 5 after his bail was re-
duced to $4,000.
At the bail reduction hearings
United States Attorney j. Bernard
Flynn had warned: Some of
these people will not be present
after the jury comes in for their
trial"
The trial date has not yet been
set
Evening star., 1951-09-17
Spseiol Dispotch 10 The stor

LURAY, Va, Sept. 17.-Mrs.
Judith Robinson Petit, 10, has
won her right to an inheritance
although she violated a term Of
her mothers will by marrying
some one not Jew.
BY a compromise agreement
filed in the Page County Clerks
Office, she will receive $40, ,480 dur
ing the next six years. The COM
promise was made. it was said, in
order to avoid the hazards of
litigation. Had she not married
outside the Jewish faith her in
heritance would have been $28, 800.
Mrs. Annie Robinson, mother
of Mrs. Petit, died in December,
1949, q few months after the
death Of her husband, Willie
Robin On, prominent Stanley mer-