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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
Banker Accused
OF Embezzling
Over S45O.OOO

| PERTH AMBOY, N. J. R A
banker. described as a pillar of
responsibility in the community,
is accused of embezzling more
than $3.50, 900.
The complaint against 50-year-
old William c. HCrley was entered
Monday by the First Bank and
Trust Co. where he was vice pres
dent at an s.. 500-a-year salary.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Al
ex Eber said early today that a
series Of bad investments engulfed
Horley. whom he referred to as a
! very generous man"
He liked TO help people He
made personal loans with bank
funds. "Eber said of the bank vice
president.
Shock and surprise at the EN-
bezZlement news was registered
by church and community officials
who held the mild hammered Hor-
ley in high esteem. He is warden
Of ST. Peters Episcopal Church
and chairman of its trust fund.
Horley. married and the father
OF three children. took an active
part in civic affairs. He is former
chairman Of the Community chest.
Red Cross Director. head of
fund Taising campaign for the Boy
Scouts and former president Of the
local chapter Of the American In
stituie Of Banking,
After a shour quizzing ~hich
ended early today. Eber said that
in order to cover W for the short
ages resulting from bad loans.
fIoriey then took some Of the
bank moray and speculated In
The stock market IL attempts to
reeoap tie loss. This stock market
dabbAns also turned sour and H0r
ley found himself deeper and deep
CT n the red. the county pvosecu-
TT continued
approximately $50 80 of the
loss may be- recovered. Eber said.
adding that the eabezxllng opera
.aags began possibly about three
years ago.
I, doesn't seem al The presen.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
Four Ships To
Be Open For
inspection AID

-Four ships berthed al the L 5
Naval Station. Key West. viii be
open D. the public for inspection
on Armed Forces Day, Saturday.
May II. Captain II Payson. Jr..
local Armed Forces Day Project
Officer announced today
Two Z S Navy ships. the de-
>troycv USS Coates de $751;
and the submarine Barb SIS 220}
vii. be bcrthed st Pier J. and
viii ho.5 open house for visitors
The Coast Guard is also opening
tAa If tae.r tg.n cutters for the
p4a.se@ inspection. the Av.a3ae
and the CGC-8-3403 They vii.
be ces-bea 3: me Coast Guard
a4c&s "a, the Naval Station.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
PARK RALLY
SUCCESSFUL,

A politically-minded crowd of
at least three thousand people
gathered in Bayview Park last
night to hear the last minute APP
peal of various candidates for
public support at today's polls.
Perhaps the stellar attraction
and the "show-stealer" Of the
evening was the fine Key West
High School Band that gave a
nae hour epaeesl befores the
speeches got underway The APP
preciatiYe audience temporary
forgot politics as 1t pridefully
watched the drum maiorettes
twirl their batons and listened TO
the excellent musical arrange
ments Of the band,
Heard repeatedly throughout
the park was 'Ihe town GER
tainly owes a lot 80 Major Dill
Ion for his work with the band.
The Key West High School
Band is now under the direction
Of Harold Casterton. who is ably
carrying ON the work Major Dill
lon started
Speakers
Most OF the local candidates
for public office were present TO
request the votes of the audience.
Out-of-toWn candidates also had
their fair share OF representation
through the support of local
speakers in their behalf The
Keys offlce-seckers. whose race
depended chiefly upon votes
from the Third District, tabovc
the Big Pine Toll Gate. did not
bother 70 appear
Enrique ESquinaldo addressed
the crowd briefly before kellar
Watson took over as Master If
Ceremonies. he touched upon
the subject q the privilege Of
voting and the GatE Of citizens
Continued On Page FjVel
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
Kefauyer
Says Navy
Yard ToCrov
Senator Shows
W ell Briefed
knowledge On
Domestic Affairs

Senator Estes kefauver. with dry
wistful humor, told Key Westers
yesterday that he found 1.-The Little
White House very attractive so
attractive that he hopes to come
back to it and stay awhile His
statement brought laughs from an
audience of approximately three
hundred people.
The Senator arrived in Key West
yesterday at AGO and was officially
greeted by Frank Bentley and Bill
Neblett. Mayor c. B. Harvey, At
torney julius Stone, c. Sam B.
Curry, John Blackwell, Jr., Bob
Youmans and many other promin-
ent Key Westers were also present
at the airport.
The Senator was taken ON a quick
trip to the Navy Yard where he
met Captain Adell and had a look
at the Little White House. He then
swung back to the Elk's Club An
mex where he made brief speech.
Telling the audience that he
| had always been interested in the
local navy establishment because
he serves on the Senate Armed
Services Committee, Senator Ke-
fsuver predicted that the Yard
was going ITO grow. and grow.
and grow
He mentioned the fine shrimp in
dustry that has developed locally,
said that he realized the unique
problem presented to the town by
its water supply shortage, and 9TH
erwise showed a well-briefed know
ledge on domestic affairs.
cRiTIclZES GOV. WARREN
Kefauver claimed that Florida's
governor, Fuller Warren, was
fighting him in every way possible.
He credited his fight against organ
lied crime and the opposition to
this fight as being the resl cause
of his apparent laa ii popu-
larity in Florida. But actually,
he said. "many of the good
people are for me-
Today'S primary will profoundly
effect the picture of the present
political race. the audience was in.
formed. The underlying, patriotic
rebel spirit of the South was APP
pealed TO b! Stressing the fact that
until now, no Southerner has ever
stood a chance to get in the White
House. Today'S picture offers hope.
SP PEAKS IN MIAMI
Senator Kefauver left Key West
al $50 pm. He was scheduled to
speak at Coral Gables at 100 and
to appear on televiSion in Miami
at 1890.
Mrs. kefauver spoke briefly to
the local audience while the Sena-
tor was touring the Yard. She men
toned that she ha dbeen following
that man" for a long time. and
she hoped that the public would
now do likewise
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
Ridgway To
Leave Monday

TOKYO ~ -- Gen. Matthew B.
RIdg.ay. supreme United Nations
commander ard head of the United
States forces in Japan, viii leave
Monday 81 route 10 his new as
slgnment as supreme Allied com
mander in Europe.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
2755 Voters Cast Their Ballots
By Z Noon Today; Total Vote
Expected To Reach 8000-85OO
VandaL Said To
Haze Tempered
With One Machine

A steady stream of Mon
roe county voters marched
to the IA precincts in Key
West starting at z this
morning to choose their
Governor, State Representa-
live, Sheriff and other key
officials in the first primary.
The voting seemed to get
off to a slow start even at
he big precincts No. Ia and
No. |. 1t picked up at noon
however, with PISS votes
recorded at that time.
Total vote is expected TO reach
oetween 5000 and 1850 by 7 to-
light when the polls close. This
out of the 1881 registered
oters in the county.
The Board of Canvassexs
viii meet In the courtroom of
the County courthouse TO count
the absentee ballots moi earlier
than 10 o'clock tonight.
They have to wait for the ma
chine votes to be transported
down the Keys from Tavernier,
Islamorada and Marathon. A
Sheriff's escort will be provided
the Keys election officials so
they can rush down II. S. / to
Key West and counting can be-
gin,
Supervisor OF Registration
Sam Pinder. County Judge Ray
mond r. Lord and Monroe Coun-
ty Commissioner Gerald Saun-
ders will be waiting for the ma
chine vote and then will proceed
Immediately with the 98s absen-
tee ballots that have been turn
ed in by mail and in person for
this election.
Since the ballot is such a long
one the Canvassers do not ex-
pect to finish their bsentee
count tonight. II was said at the
courthouse, however. that any
candidate who gets 500 of the
absentee ballots plus his MAORI
~ Of the machine vote would
definitely be elected.
A tour of the II precincts be-
tween noon and ! pm. showed
that the following number Of
votes had been cast per polling
place:
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06
Tone May Drop
Adultery Charge

Los ANG ELES = - Legal hos.
Titles in the Frsnchot To0e Bar
bsra Psyton marital dispute have
been Postponed for week al east
Lawyers for the movie actor and
bis *Ife told the court Monday
they may b. able 10 reach an
agreement on Miss Fayson's TEN
pesrary aAmony claims.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-05-06

plnder started work al 5 this
morning getting the polls opened
and checking machines with Gus
todlan Alfred Jones. Since then
he has been tied 10 his phone at
he Courthouse listening 10 COM
laints, checking names and pre-
nets.
a machine al Precinct IL
ocked and delayed voting.
Precinct No. I which is al No. .
Fire Station had to delay its
Soting until almost Q a. IN. be-
cause the registration slips
were not availahls. ore person
said. Another complaint came
n thai the lever At the big
Poinciana precinct No. IL did
not work. Still another COM
plant thai some vandal had
tempered with the machine
there and sealed down fha
lever over . candidates mama.
~nd@r with only one clerk
C.. Mrs, Edna Mae. Ballman,
Continued On Page Four
Evening star., 1952-02-13
a Of 5 Parties in Iraq
Oppose New Oil PACT
BY III. A:,eeia,sd Press

BAGDAD, Iraq, Feb. 13.-Foui
out OF five Iraq's political parties
announced today they viii oppose
ratification Of the governments
new oil agreement with the Iraq
Petroleum Co.
The agreement with the COM
pany, owned by American. British.
French and Dutch interests, gives
IraQ SO per cent Of the profits OF
better than $42 million annually
The opposition move leaves only
the Constitutional Union Party Of
Premier Nuri AL Said supporting
the agreement and pressing for Its
ratification at this session Of par
lament.
The other parties want greater
concessions from the company and
insist that no parliamentary action
be taken until after summer cleo
tionS.
Five members OF the 1ndepend-
|ence Party resigned their seats In
the House OF Representatives In
protest against the agreement
The Socialist Party said the agree
|ment did not guarantee full IraQi
interests out Of the most impor-
|tant economic resource on which
the future progress and prosperity
LOT our country depends"
Evening star., 1952-02-13
|Nehru Defeats Silent Holy Man
lin Race for Purliument Sect

returned to campaign vigorously.
Three other opposition candi-
dates won q total OF 7.139 votes.
Mr.. Nehrus Congress Party has
a commanding lead In the ma
tionaI elections which began In
October and are still continuing
district by district.
The silent holy man said in q
message to newsmen he was happy
Mr.. Nehru won and added he had
planned to resign in Mr.. Nehr1's
favor even II he had won.
He said his purpose In opposing
the Prime Minister was only to
show the amount Of opposition in
Allahabad to the Nehru govern
ment's Hindu code bill which con-
fers on Hindu women rights which
their western sisters have long
taken for granted.
His purpose having been served.
he said, he would now return TO
religious seclusion and meditation.
But he added:
II viii raise my voice again i
Nehru persists ID interfering with
the Hindu religion. Z
r.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
By Mortin S. Hayden

e 4
A new search Of guarded files
LOT the AYny,s Ga section has
uncovered one of the two missing
reports on the controversial mas
|sacre in Russia's Katyn Forest Of
III, 900 Polish officers, 1t was an
nounced today.
Mai. Gen. A. r. Boiling, chief
of Army Intelligence. said yester-
day the set Of original documents
sent to the War Department In
1943 by Col. Henry !. Szymanski.
then American haison ofiicer to
Gen. Wladyslaw Anders' Polish
Army In italy. had been uncovered
in dead" Army files in Aexan-
dria, Va.
It was revealed Monday that
when q congressional committee
investigating the Katyn mystery
learned Of Col. Szymanski's report
and asked for it. the Army had
to admit that 1t was gone. along
with . later report from Col. John
Van Vliet, who visited the death
scene In 1943 and, like Col. SKY
manski. gave the Pentason . re-.
port indicting Russia for the
crime.
aWe made 4 new searsh, Gen.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
King to Press New York Probe
Of Taxes Despite Jury Action
House Unit Decides to Continue Inquiry
On West Coast Before Returning to Capital

the attorney after repeated ef-
forts to arrange for him to appear
before the subcommittee's staff or
in a closed meeting to discuss the
matter had produced no results.
The case involves o possible
$39, 900 tax deficiency as well as
reasons why an investigation Of
the matter by the scandal-hit
Revenue Bureaus intelligence unit
here was kicked about for many
months after being brought to the
bureaus attention.
The subcommittee decided 70
continue its inquiry here despite
sharp resentment over the Justice
Departments actions In ordering
a Federal grand Jury convened IN
Brooklyn to investigate tax nat
ters. The subcommittee members
claim they had q specific under
standing with the Treasury De-
partInent and Secretary Snyder
that such a move would be held
up until the House group had
completed its own intensified In
vestigations Of revenue officers In
the New York area.
Representative. King withheld
Evening star., 1952-02-13
BY the Asseeiat.d Pres.

NEW DELHI. Feb. 13-Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru today
was elected to the national parlia-
|ment from Allahabad. his home
district, He defeated silent holy
man and three other opposition
candidates.
Mr.. Nehru polled 233.571 votes.
His immediate rival was Q candi-
date sworn to silence, bearded
|Prabhu Dutt Brahmachari. .
Hindu Sadhu (holy mani who
Ipolled Sc, ,7l8 votes.
Sadhu Brahmachari, rarity IN
politics. gave Mr.. Nehru the silent
treatment during the campaign.
He had taken an oath. as Q means
LOT self-purification. never TO speak.
Despite the pledge, he presided
lover mass meetings and silently
received the homage and applause
lof his followers. Saffron-robed
llieutenants spoke for him. Be
cause Of his strong stand. Nehru
abandoned earlier plans not to
visit his home constituency and
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Cuban Police Chief 0usied
After Ex-Official Is Slain
~ .ihe As,esinied Prs..s

HAVANA, Cuba. Feb. 13.-The
gvernment today ousted Cuba's
National Police chief following the
gangster-like killing last night of
Alejo Cossio del Pine, radio sta
tion owner and former interior
minister.
The government announcement
said Col. Cecilio Perez Alfonso has
been replaced In the police post
by 1t. Col. Juan Consuegra, an
other army officer.
Mr.. Cossio was shot dead at
close range BIZ two men as he sat
In q downtown cafe with friends.
Three others were wounded by
the volley. Including . represents
tive in congress. Radio Cremata.
His foot Was grazed BY . bullet.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Home County 6. O. P. AssoiIs
Charles Toft, Indorses Rival
Senator's S Brother
Urged to Quit Roee'
For Governor
BY the Assoeiated Press

CINCINNATI. Feb. 13.-Charles
IP. Taft's home county Republican
Party scorchingly denounced him
last night and indorsed a rival Of
his for the G. o. p. gubernatorial
nomination, State Senator Roscoe
r. Walcutt.
The party's action came as Sem
ator Walcutt was urging the Gin
|cinnati attorney and brother OF
Senator Robert A. Taft, Republi-
can, Of Ohio, to get out OF the race
and let two "clear-cut" Republic
transformer Gov. Thomas J.
Herbert of Cleveland and himself
battle it out for the nomination
for governor of Ohio.
The Hamilton County q. o. r.
organization left no doubt that
its snub of Mr.. Taft was deliber-
ate. 1t bitterly attacked the Gin
cinnatian's candidacy and his
past record, mentioning {particu-
larly his "16 jobs under the New
Deal and Fair Deal administra-
tionS."
1t accused him, too, Of having
associates and supporters who
"have fought tooth and nall in
Evening star., 1952-02-13
North Dakota Tax Official
Fired for Irregularities
By the Associated Press

FARGO, N. Dak., Feb. 13.-
Theodore j. Naumann, deputy
collector Of internal revenue IN
charge of the Minot Office, today
was relieved of his duties for al
legged irregularities.
/ Announcement Of Mr.. Maui
mann's removal was made by j
r. Lamb. collector for. North
Dakota.
Mr.. Lamb said the action was
taken after investigation by spe-
cial agents Of the intelligence di-
vision of the bureau.
Mr.. Naumarn was informed by
the bureau that it has evidence
proving that he is unsuitable for
the revenue service" He has beer
with the service since December
%, 1912. but has been on annual
leave since last December 81.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Lost Kotyn Massacre Report
Found in Decd Army Files.

Boiling said, @and found that. by
some error. the Szynlanski report
had been put in the dead files
under the heading Poland We
found there his original covering
letter Of May Is, 1943, to Mai,
Gen. George v. Strong, then chief
of Intelligence. and eight Of the
nine appendices he inclosed with
that report. The ninth, we now
learn, was forwarded to Nurem-
berg at the time Of the war crimes
trials.
Gen. Boiling said the original
documents had now been forward
ed to the House committee which
already had received copies trans
mitted by Col. Szymanski from
his personal flles.
/. Representative Machrowicz.
Democrat. Of Michigan. who orig
inally uncovered the fact that Col.
Szymanski had made his reports.
commented on Gen. Bollings'
statement:
"I.m glad to learn they have
found part Of the documents he
said. hut they still have on their
hands the problem Of the Van
vliet report which Is gone, with no
record on the top-secret register
Of It's disposal. It seems obvious
some one must have taken that
one"
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Featured Reading
Inside Todoy's Star

NEW BRlDGE-The Districts plans
for building aaother bridge seross the
Pofomoc River ore eollidins with ether
plans for the Theodore Roosevelt lslond
in the middle of the river Jones G.
Deonets series on highways Of the future
outlines this controversy On pose Ais.
sTRIcTER Observation-Disclosures
and Philadelphia hove rsiifement sys-
rem for policemen and firemeH thot b
mach tougher thon the Districts Jock
Jonos continues bis discussion u the
problems Of retirement here il STORY
On page B-l.
GOVERNMENT AND GoD-Ths en-
rent to which the stots should begin.
terested IN the church IS discussed 10
fodsys inssalIment ef the series BY
George Cornell Of the Associated Press,
dslvias INTO the sse-old conflict be-
tween the Two. See poss IA.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Phillips, U. 5. Explorer,
Reported in New trouble
By shs As.oeiaied Press :

CAIRO. Egypt. Feb. 13.-Amer-
lean Explorer Wendell Phillips
and some of his expedition to the
ancient capital Of the Queen OF
sheba in Yemen are reported in
trouble again.
An Arab news agency dispatch
from British Alden, Yemen's
neighbor. said MIR. Phillips and
some of his party are being de-
tanned but did not explain who
was OBTAINING them or why. Some
Of the archaeological group were
said to have fled to Beihan, or
the Yemen-Aden border.
Mr.. Phillips. whose home is al
Concord. Calf, and several of hi,
party were seized by local tribes
men and held for q short time
last year. The group represents
the American Foundation for the
Study Of Man. It has been digging
at March - Sheba's traditional
capital-in the desert interior oi
Yemen.
Evening star., 1952-02-13
By Cecil Holland
Stor StaH corrsspondenf

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13.-
Chairman King said here today
his House Ways and Means sub
committee investigating tax.scan-
dals will carry through on a pos
sibly sensational inquiry into con-
ditions In the New York area re-
gardless of the Administrations S
action in ordering q Federal grand
jury probe of the same matters.
Mr.. King made the statement
after the subcommittee. In a
lengthy session yesterday. decided
to go ahead with its West Coast
inquiry before returning to WASH
ington to begin hearings on the
explosive New York situation.
The subcommittee also decided
to go into public hearings here
today on q new and heretofore
undiscloSed tax matter involving
George r. Davis, prominent San
Francisco attorney and Northern
California manager for President
Truman in his 1948 presidential
campaign.
MFR. King issued a subpoena for
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Mcclellan Opposes
Administration 5 Tax
Reorganization Plan
soys Present System
Would Work if Two
Foults Are Eliminated

President Truman's plan to re-
organize the Internal Revenue
Bureau met further trouble in
Congress today when q Senate
Committee chairman declared the
only things wrong with the pres
ent system is the way it is ad-
ministered and the shortcomings
of Presidential appointments.
Chairman Mcclellan Of the
Senate Expenditures Committee,
and Frederick J. LaWton. director
Of the budget. wrangled over the
reorganization proposal ~ the
committee resumed hearings. The
plan already has been approved
by the House and viii automat-
ically take effect March is unless
rejected by the Senate.
Opposed BY McClellen.
Senator McClellen. however,
made clear that he opposes the
provision whereby present collec-
tors Of Internal Revenue would
be eliminated and replaced by IS
district commissioners and about
10 deputy district commissioners.
all to be selected on q Civil Service
basis.
"I Just can't see how this
would be an improvement over
the present SYSTEM" the commit
tee chairman said. 1.-THE Presi-
dent could remove q collector
right on the spot now, but under
the new plan you would freeze
them in for life. The fault Is
not in the system. but In the
way it Is administered"
He called attention to q recent
instance in which the Civil Serv-
ice Commission reinstated two
employees who had been fired by
the Customs Service. He con-
ceded that In the case Of several
internal revenue collectors. par
ticuarly that Of James p. Fin
negan In st. Louis, the President
failed to act promptly to remove
them after disclosures Of impro-
prieties in office.
Mr.. Lawton contended that the
proposal for civil service appoint
(see REORGANIZATION. A-3)
Evening star., 1952-02-13
Snow, Rain or Both Due
In Washington tomorrow

Winter weather which could
bring snow. rain or both. to
Washington tomorrow moved
slowly over the Middle West and
Southern plains today.
The Weather Bureau forecaster
said ''it's moving so slowly it has
even backed up in places"
Colder weather. derived largely
from cold air masses coming
down from the North over the
Mid-Atlantic and Northern States,
lis a certainty for tomorrow.
The forecast calls for a low Of
las tonight, colder tomorrow and
the nebulouS prospect of snow.