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name of the colored boy and could
not identify Big Dog further or
give the location Of the latter's
store.
Quit After Arrest.
The witness said he had been
in the numbers business off and
on since the early 1930s and quit
when he was arrested two years
ago. He said he was able to obtain
a license to operate the whisky
business, but could not recall how
he had stated his occupation
when he received the license. The
witness also operates a restaurant
In Seat Pleasant.
The second Government witness,
Leroy Richardson of Capitol
Heights, Md. testified he ran
numbers for Nelson and Nowland
from 1881 to 1899, collecting bets
in Northeast and Southeast Wash
ington and delivering them to va
rious headquarters. A part of this
time, he said, the Nelson's were
living in Northeast Washington
and had headquarters Of the
syndicate in their home.
Trial Judge James r. Kirkland
told the jurors he would not lock
them up during the trial, which
may last a month, but warned
that any departures from his in
structions would be dealt with
"harshly." - If they came to his
attention.
Warned Not to Read Papers.
This warning applied also to
persons with any connection or
special interest in the case. Mem
bers of the jury, the Judge said,
were to discuss the trial with no
one. They were told not to read
about the trial in the newspapers
and to avoid any reference to the
case in radio or television broad
casts. aiss
Each juror was instructed to
report to the court Immediately
any attempt to get In touch with
him regarding the case, either in
person or by telephone. Judge
Kirkland said that, II the Jurors
received suspicious telephone calls
they should try to hold the per-
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son in conversation while callins
on police to trace the call.
1.-The court trusts the jury ane
will not lock it up during thu
trial." Judge Kirkland said. "But
the court will deal harshly with
lanybody who disregards the
courts Instructions"
Charged With Lying.
The double-count indictmen,
against the eight men and eight
women, charging they operated
a lottery and conspired to break
the Districts laws against gam
bling, carries maximum penalties
OF eight years in prison and Sill.
900 in fines or both.
Nelson also is under anothe,
indictment charging him with
lying to Senate crime investiga.
tors.
Five women said to have worked
for Nelson in the Maryland Offices
|of the syndicate are among the
defendants in the conspirac,
trial. They are:
Mrs. Ruby Geary, Mrs. Eliza
beth Brady, Mrs. Mary T. Hutch
inson, Mrs. Ellie Lou Trent and
Mrs. Shirley Mccoy.
The Governments case is being
presented by Mr.. Fihelly and AS.
sistant United States Attorneys
Thomas Walden and Albert Hant-
man.
The Nelson's and Nowlands are
represented by Attorneys T. Ed
ward O'Connell and Frank p
Noonan, while Bullock, Kirby and
Lowry have the law partners,
Charles E. Ford and H. Clifford
Alder, as their counsel.
Attorney Edward Bennett Will
llamS represents the MacWilliams
couple. Other attorneys associated
with the defense include James
j. Reilly and Kenneth Wood.
Jurors Selected.
The following jurors were Sc
lected yesterday afternoon:
John BENJAMIN Ballenger, baker
613 Franklin street NE; Charles
Lorenzo East, wrapper, $3.50 Foote
place NE; Mrs. Marion Whiting
Fadeley, housewife, of 4701 Con-
necticut avenue NV; Lloyd Ed
ward Fuqua, student, of 1106
Twenty first place NE.
Also Lephia O.. Harris, typist, of
1908 Douglas street NE; Frances
D. Hervey. Government clerk, OF
1854 Columbia road NV; Edward
Jones. Post Office carrier, of 90
Quincy place NV; Alvin H. Kent,
Civil Service Commission clerk, OF
1000 Maryland avenue NE.
Also Gordon L. Aldrich, fireman,
employed by Catholic University,
|of 4071 Minnesota avenue NE;
Joseph Roman Carroll, an employe
of the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., of 5615 Belt road
NV; Caesar Henderson, Govern
ment messenger, Of 1926 Summit
place NE, and Theodore H.
Schmid, a pet shop proprietor, of
939 I street NV.
Two jurors were named as alter
mates. They are Mrs. Loretta c.
Adams, a private nurse, Of 3039 @
street NV, and A Make Null
laney, Government stenographer,
of 1856 Third street NV.
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CTewmon Questions
Corlsen's sos Delay

NEW YORK. Jan. IS GA
crewman rescued from the ILL
fated freighter Flying Enterprise
says ne cannot understand why
Capt. Kurt Carlsen did not send
distress signal when the vessel
nrst cracked in a hurricane De-
cember ~. .
1t was a question then and
It's a question now why we stayed
there for 2812 hours without send
ing for help" Clark E. Hall yes
terday told Coast Guard investi-
CATION into the maritime accident.
The 37-year-old seaman. who
comes from Ashland, KY, said
that mo one knew about the ship
being cracked during that time
except the Isbrandtsen (steam-
ship company Office here in New
York"
David Greene, radio officer of
the Enterprise, said he sent only
one message to the ships owner
the day it cracked and no other
message until the next day, when
the vessel listed.
Mr.. Greene of the Bronx said
he then sent an urgency message
followed by full sos" at the
order of Capt. Carlsen.
Two other crew members, who
testified earlier yesterday, criti-
cized Capt. Carlsen and the Is
brandtsen company for not head
ing the ship to the nearest port
after the hull cracked, and for
loading heavy cargo in two holds
and only light cargo in the third.
Capt. Lewis H. Shackelford.
chairman Of the inquiry board,
said Capt. Carlsen will be called
as a witness after he returns. The
skipper is expected tomorrow,
when he is due to receive hero's
welcome with a ticker-tape parade.
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Marlboro Bartender
Fined for ALLEGED Sole

Leo Lagana. 48. a bartender at
the Home Stretch Inn, on the
Marlboro Pike, was fined 500 in
Upper Marlboro Police Court yes
terday for selling alcoholic bever-
ages without a license.
Lagana pleaded guilty before
Judge Nita s. Hinman Crane. He
was arrested Sunday by Prince
Georges Detective Sergt. Charles L
Perrygo Of the Upper Marlboro
station. =
Evening star., 1952-01-15
New Soviet Proposal
For Atomic Control
Welcomed in u. n.
BY the Assoeiaied Press

PARIS, Jan. l5.British Min
lister of State Selwyn Lloyd said
today he welcomed unreservediyI
new proposals for atomic control
made by the Soviet Union.
The British delegate warned the
United Nations Political Commit
tee. however, not to expect a sud
den or dramatic solution to east
west. tension to result from them.
IA MIR. Lloyd said he was not sure
how much nearer this new form
|ula" brought the Russian position
to that Of the West and urged
further study OF it IN the y. Ms
recently created Disarmament
Commission.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Y. VishinSky offered Saturday to
accept International control Of
atom energy at. the same time that
the atom bomb would be banned.
He also offered to accept continu-
ling internationais inspection of
atomic facilities In Russia. Mr..
Vishinsky previously had insisted
Ion immediate and unconditiollM
prohibition of the atom bomb and
periodic inspection OF agreed faciis
lities.
Britain, France and the United
Estates came out Yesterday with q
proposal that these suggestions be
considered by the Disarmament
Commission. ''' g.
Kuzman ". sKisselev Of White
Russia denounced this today as
an attempt to give a FIRST rate
burial" to the Soviet plan.
Mr.. Lloyd replied that this was
"quite untrue" and that the West
ern powers had no intention to
shelve or bury the Russian offer.
/ On the contrary, he said, Il well
come uI1fesefvedly the fact that
ithese proposals have been made. !"
He said they opened "a large field
for careful examination and scru-
Tiny"
;. Mr.. Lloyd repeated that the
West would never agree to prohi-
lbition of the atomic weapon until
,Ievery form Of armament had come
under International control.
/ But, he said. it was useful to see
If more detailed study of the Rus
sian plan in the Disarmament
Commission would lead to a
broadening of areas of agreement
between East and West.
Was Stalin's Idea.
Mr.. Kisselev said the Russian
plan flows directly from the di-
|rectives of Joseph Vissarionovich
Stain"
/ Meanwhile the influential Asian
Arab group of nations-which fos-
tered secret Big Four talks six
weeks ago in an attempt to reach
agreement on disarmament-de-
veloped strong support for the
Western view, it was learned.
Russia wants the full Assem-
bly, to reach a decision on its
offer at this session. She had
agreed earlier, however, to work
in the Disarmament Commission,
which is to study reduction of
both atomic and conventional
arms and report by June /.
Until this new proposal was Of
fered, the Russians had insisted
on an immediate ban on the
atom bomb. to be followed. later
by control measures. The gap
between ban and control mas
been a sticking point for the
West, which does not want to
shelye its strongest weapon before
there are strong guarantees the
peace will be kept.
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Stolen Drugs Found

HONG KONG, Jan. Is OH
a hotel room police today foun6
about 500, 000-worth Of anti blot.
les and medicines they said were
stolen Sunday from the Ameri.
can transport Cavalier. Five Chi
nese. four men and a woman
were arrested.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Records Fall by Thousands

LANSING. Mich, Jan. is R.-
The record library of Radio Sta
ton wills, mushrooming over the
years. collapsed today in a heap.
More than 1000 records fell off
shelves and racks-but only one
was broken. It was: How About
That MeSS2"
Evening star., 1952-01-15
KooIin From North CuroIinu

RALEIGH, N. C.-All the prim-
larry kaolin produced in the United
States comes from North Caro-
lima. It is used in the manufac-
ture of porcelains and china.
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Constantine Brown:
An Armistice With Time limit
Unless the Reds Accept, Eisenhower Will Follow
MocArthur's Plan for Speedy End to War

There are inevitable specula-
tons about the practical conse-
quences of the Eisenhower-Mac-
Arthur meeting in New York.
These range from Eisenhower
planning to offer his "old COM
mander" a key position to CORE
late the strategy of our armed
forces in Europe and Asia to the
meeting being merely a gesture
on the part of the President
elect to satisfy the many adj
mirers ofthe ousted general that
he is not being ignored by the
new administration.
Until after Eisenhower's inau-
guration the real story of the
more than two-hour discussion
Wednesday will remain secret
and subject to conjectures, since
neither Eisenhower, Macarthur
nor Dulles will make any revela-
tons even off the record.
But those who have been close
to both generals in the past
agree that our next President
feels that MacArthur's views
and plans on Asia are sound.
He has analysed them ever since
Macarthur was fired and on his
recent trip to Korea found the
generals responsible for our
military operations there, Mark
Clark, James Van Fleet and 9TH
ers. in full agreement with the
basic strategy of the former
supreme commander.
In few words the plan is said
to be to offer an armistice with
a time limit to the Reds. If they
continue their present tactics,
the allied forces holding the
38th Parallel would be ordered to
take the offensive.
The consensus of the military
men in the field is that we have
the capability of taking the Of
fenslve provided certain weak
nesses are remedied immedi-
ately.
The often-expressed thought
that a victory in Korea would
help materially to preserve
peace in Asia and possibly in
other parts Of the world is by
no means 'demagoguery."
Chinese defeat at the hands of
the Allies would have powerful
repercussions throughout the
Asian continent where our loss
OF face has contributed more to
increase the Muscovites' hold on
the people than anything else.
The reverberations of a sue
cesSful offensive in Korea
which military men consider as
certain-will affect not only
Asia, but Europe as well. It is
recalled that the morale of the
NATO nations and particularly
those on the European CONT
nent was greatly raised by the
victory at Inchon and the de-
Struction Of the North Korean
armies.
Europe was singing hosannas
to MacArthur's military genius
when his calculated risk proved
a complete success at Inchon.
The same Europe could not find
sufficient harsh words for him,
however, after the Chinese en-
tered the ARRAY and compelled
us to withdraw with consider
able losses.
The little enthusiasm dis
played by the NATO to speed
up preparedness efforts is due,
among other things, to the lack
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Fletcher KnebeI:
Potomac Fever

House G. promise Eisenhower they'll try to bal
ance the budget before cutting average person
in this country needs sound dollar-even his
poyes to give outside jobs who doesn't
want competition privaejob weeks from
presidential commission that the spend
another 81 billion health programs idea is to i'm
work harder to pay the new
taxes for it.
Eisenhower asks that the reto,ched
to make him look cheerful people want to remember
their President wearing se-and way they'll see him
State cv-defense leaders tell Truman has given
only Zip service" to civil defense administration failed to
take the most elementary the ballot boxes
were left wide
The empoye suggestions the taxpayer
$50 million last The suggestions everything except
what do with that money he's already going
down for the last time.
President Truman makes Acting House Press secre
larry Roger Iunoy his official press secretary Harry
Ceo OF an actlng secretary He
himself the next time Harry mentions Eisenhowers name
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David Lowrence:
Naval Blockade Would Aid Peace
Britain Crcumvents American Embargo Against Ceyon
And Thus Helps Red Chinese Obtain Tools of War

This is q tale of tragedy that
mothers and fathers of boys who
are riSking their lives in Korea
will not be happy to read-and
yet it may be one Of the things
that will cause the Eisenhower
administration to consider Sc
riouSly the wisdom of a naval
blockade to help bring peace in
the Far East.
Red China needs rubber for
tires to be used on trucks and
motor vehicles Of all kinds and
on airplane wheels. These are
essential for war operations
against American boys and the
soldiers Of other United Nations
battalions.
Rubber has been embargoed,
so Red China can't get it from
most Of the producing areas of
the world.
But Ceylon is now exporting
rubber to Red China in ever
increasing quantities. Whereas
Red China didn't buy much rub
Der in 1850, the figures show
that it stepped up its purchases
from Ceylon in 1851 and now
has more than trebled the 1851
purchases.
Naturally the American Gov
eminent didn't like it and began
making representations about it
to Ceylon. which is a British
dominion. But since Ceylon
isn't member of the U. NJ, it
has refused to shut off its ex-
ports of rubber. Red China,
moreover. dangled the promise
of rice to the Ceylonese. Every
body knows China needs rice for
its own people and shouldn't
be exporting the commodity at
all. But the Ceylonese cabinet
on october II, 1852, approved a
barter deal whereby the Ceylon
government agreed to sell 22,312
tons Of rubber for 10000 tons
Of rice-a very attractive deal
for the Ceylonese. When a ton
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manent department gets It's
hooks into it.
Commented an old Army type
from his sanctum in the Penta-
gon: Il am perfectly certain we
are still investigating the mill
tary potential of the bow and
arrow here, if I could only find
the people who are doing it.
But then I probably couldn't
persuade their Congressman they
ought to be fired"
Just what Secretary Sawyer, q
conservative Democrat, had in
mind is hard to tell. His new
effort reflects neither the Tru-
man nor Eisenhower foreign
policy. In fact, in fomenting po-
tential strife among the incom-
ing Republicans. he has done the
President and his party his first
favor since taking Office.
He took his impressive COM
HlIICee 10 Europe a1Cer the elec-
ton when he was a lame duck;
a type Of journey that when
done by a Fair Dealer like Oscar
Ewing is criticiZed-most justly
as mere junket. However the
Sawyer committee included busi-
nessmen and bankers, the new
aristocracy of presen t-day
Washington. replacing the
Roosevelt eggheads and Truman
MiSSourianS.
There is much agreement here
with many of the Sawyer stric-
lures, including his caustic COM
ment that the actions he pro-
poses would not require another
staff study" Indeed. they didn't
even require Mr.. Sawyer's, in
formed observers feel.
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American experts who ex-
anime the overall situation in
the U. s. S. r. have become in
creasingly convinced that Stain
will not risk the unleashing Of
a third world war involving
Russian forces unless he has
more than an even chance Of
winning it.
And while admittedly the
U. s S. r. forces can obtain q
spectacular initial victory in
Europe and the Middle East.
the Red general staff realizes
that early successes mean little.
They remember that Hitler had
taken over most of Europe in
the first two years of the war
and yet he and his allies were
utterly destroyed.
All these considerations add
up to the fact that unless the
Reds in Korea accept the adj
vantageous armistice terms Of
fered them in July. 1851. the
new administration will not
hesitate to put in effect the
Macarthur precept that there
is no substitute for victory"
And under the present uncer-
tain conditions of the world,
the chances are that an allied
victory in Korea under Ameri-
can leadership would have q
SOLDERING effect on the men in
the Kremlin. They have had
their own way all over the world
for too long a time because of
the timid attitude of the West
ern nations.
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rural electric co-operatives In
its license to the New York
Authority, and that is just what
it is being urged to do by repre-
sentatives Of municipalities and
co-operatives who have ap-
peared before it in the last
several days. It has that power
under the original act Gre
ating it in the Hoover Admin
istration.
How much of a stake is in
volved for New York and New
England consumers was ex-
planned in the public hearings
by Alex Redin, general manager
of the American Public Power
Association. representing over
700 publicly owned utilities in
81 States. There are 1875 mu-
nicipally owned electric systems
in New York State and the New
England area serving some 300,-
900 customers in a region with
population totalling nearly l
million persons. These sys-
TENS, he said, "are handicapped
by the fact that their wholesale
power costs are more than dou-
BILE those in areas where there
has been extensive development
of hydroelectric power which
has been marketed in accord
ance with the principles of long
established congressional poll
cieS."
The big stake for consumers
all over the country is recog-
nized by the utilities. If the
consumers have not yet walked
up to it. The long campaign
of the utilities to destroy the
preference clause has been
stepped up now since the cleo
ton. and they hope to capitalize
the opening offered by the New
York case still further in the
new administration. They see
an opportunity in the evident
intent of the Eisenhower adj
ministration to shift emphasis
to State and local, rather than
Federal, development of power
projects, which would permit
use of the New York case as a
precedent.
This is all a part of the big
drive to take away from you
what you have gained, through
your Congress, over many years.
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program. in which rubber plays
a vital part.
How can the United States
put an end to the violations of
the spirit as well as the letter Of
the embargo against the Com
munist forces in Korea and
their suppliers-Soviet Russia?
To get from Ceylon, for in
stance, to Red China ports,
Communist vessels are used. In
any other war a blockade would
be established to search and
seize vessels carrying contra
band cargoes. High American
officials have refused to impose
such a blockade because, as one
man phrases it, this would be
IAN act of war" Yet the Ko-
rean operation is bigger than
most wars in American history.
In fact, the casualties are be-
ginning to compare already with
American losses in World
War I. -.-..-
BY OBTAINING vessels in the
waters Of the Indian Ocean and
in the South China Sea, our
blockading Navy could order the
ships to turn back to their ports
of origin. Blockades are GUS
tomary in wartime. but in the
Korean war, while it has become
customary to kill and wound
tens of thousands of American
boys, still some of the govern
ments allied with us, and sup
posed to share our views
against Communist imperial
ism, are not cooperating.
It's a sad story which the
next administration will have
to tackle. For the Truman re-
gime, despite revelations of this
kind by committees of Con-
gress, has neglected to impose
a blockade, which is one of the
most effective ways to put eco
nomic pressure on Red China
and help force a truce.
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defeat United States-Canadian
joint development.
They look hopefully to this
case as a precedent to destroy
the so-called preference clause
as it applies generally and under
which consumers in many other
parts of the country have en-
joyed low rates. This is the big
stake for consumers of power
all over the Nation.
The utilities are in a fair way
to breach the redoubt unless the
Federal Power Commission acts
to protect the public interest.
For testimony before the FPC
has disclosed that the New York
Power Authority does not in
tend to follow the long-estab-
lished Federal preference policy,
but to allot only a very mini
mum share Of power generated
at Niagara to municipalities and
co-operatives, and with this dis
tribution in the hands of pri-
vate utilities, though under the
Authority's general supervision.
The New York Power Author
ity takes this attitude despite
the fact that. as far back as
1916, it recommended prefer
ence to public agencies in mar
keting power in an agreement
it signed with the Army's
Corps Of Engineers. That agree
ment was in connection with
the plan then proposed to have
the Government build the prof.
ect and turn it over to the State
authority for administration.
Also. in its amended applica-
ton submitted September 10,
this year, the Authority said:
"The St. Lawrence hydro devel-
opment should be primarily for
the benefit of the people of the
State as a whole and particu-
larly the rural and domestic
consumers to whom the power
could economically be made
available so as to permit domes-
tic and rural use at the lowest
possible rates and in such man
ner as to encourage increased
domestic and rural use of cleo
tricity."
The only recourse now to
protect the public interest is
for the FPC to specify prefer
ences for municipalities and
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Of confidence of many Euro
peans in the ability of the
American forces to defeat even
an Oriental army such as that
of the Chinese Communists,
who depend to a great extent
for their military supplies on
Russia. thousands of miles from
the battlef1elds.
Many experienced military
men who are not under the in
fluence of the political thinking
of the present administration
believe firmly that the effects
of America reasserting itself as
a strong military power will be
felt not only in Asia but also
in the European satellite coun-
tries. In recent weeks a number
of American diplomats have
expressed the belief that Russia
would not bulge from its present
attitude If the allied forces
should attack the Reds in Korea
and push them back beyond the
Yalu River, bomb their military
installations and airfields in
Manchuria and blockade the
coast of China.
Until a few months ago the
Air Force was forbidden to at
tack areas such as Rashin on
the North Korean Siberian Dor
der lest it might provoke a
serious diplomatic incident with
Moscow. Our bombers recently
have bombed Rashin and the
entire area on the Siberian and
Manchurian frontiers and we
haven't heard a peep from the
Kremlin.