davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montana farmer-stockman., 1952-04-01

could be largely eliminated BY seed
treatment.
Black Stem Black stem rust Of
Wheat Rust wheat has received 4
great deal of publicity and rightly
so. It is a very destructive disease
when it occurs in an epidemic form.
A history of stem rust epidemics in
the state indicates that this disease
caused considerable loss in 1916,
1928 and 1888 In these years. the
loss occurred in the eastern one
fourth of the state. Black stem rust
15B has been found in eastern Mon
tana, but to date it has not caused
any economic loss.
Root Rot Another disease that is
Of Wheat widespread in Montana
is common root-rot of wheat. The
name ''rootrot" designates a rotting
or serious infection of a portion or
the entire basal parts of wheat
plants. This disease, under favora-
bic environmental conditions, causes
severe losses. All parts of the plant
may be attacked, but the roots and
bases Of the stems are most seriously
infected.
Many infected seeds fail to germi-
nate, or produce weak, spindly
plants which do not mature prop
erly The lower leaves of infected
plants turn yellow prematurely so
that the field has an unhealthy APP
pearance. The disease can usually
be recognized before the wheat be-
gins to shoot by the yellow leaves,
the brown bases of the stems and
the rotted, brittle, brown roots. The
latter stages are also characteristic.
Badly disease plants occurring in
rather well-defined spots are some
what stunted, turn yellow and die
soon after heading out. The spots are
conspicuous because the straw has
an ashy-grey color in contrast to the
golden yellow color of normal wheat.
The heads are poorly filled with
shriveled kernels, many of which are
b1ack-pointed mostly at the germ
end.
Wheat is adapted to cool weather
during its early period of growth,
and therefore often escapes root-rot
infection if planted preferably be
tween Sept. 10 and IS or as early
Evening star., 1952-10-15

Cleanse ,Oifh Tussy Creamy Masque. A 'lifesaver"
for skin plagued by blackheads, whteheads surface
pmples excess oil. Washes away" CRIME and excess
oil; softens blackheads. purifier! 81, $l.75, So.
Brace ,Oith Tussy Skin Lotion. Lifts "color" to
skin. ST., $l.75
Beauty ,Oith Tussy Medicated Lotion A healing
cover.up and silk-smooth powder base in one Con.
tains wonder drug hexachlorophene. Helps heal and
hide blemishes. 81.
Evening star., 1952-10-15
Prices Of Turkeys Rise as u. S.
Buys to Remove Surplus Birds

officials said. feed manufacturers
have sold on credit to turkey
growers. This has encouraged big
production, and both farmers and
the Government are left holding
the empty feed bag.
Agriculture Department officials
are not yet ready to announce how
much they are paying for the
turkeys they buy, but they say it
does not cover the farmers cost of
production.
The mammoth turkey crop, they
say, has forced wholesale prices
down so that farmers now re-
ceive prices Of only 80 or IS per
cent Of parity-the figure which
the Government considers a flair"
price for growers to get.
Since the Government has been
in the turkey buying market,
wholesale prices have strength
ened more than in the proportion
to the money spent.
Look to Future Crop.
AS a result. agriculture officials
quickly concede that their buying
Evening star., 1952-10-15
Howard 10 Be Chief
|0f District. ersonneI;;
-Four Others Get Posts

Victor A. Howard, secretary of
the District Personnel Board. yes
terday was promoted to the job of
acting chief of personnel in the
Districts Department of General
Administration.
Mr.. Howard'S promotion, which
raises him to a pay grade that
begins at $8.360 year. was one
Of five new jobs to be announced
for the new department Of ad-
ministration.
In the others, Alfred S. Sharlip,
80, acting librarian of the North
east branch library here. was
named reference librarian in the
department. Mr.. Sharlip, who lives
at 5000 Piney Branch road, Silver
Spring. is taking a 5000 cut in pay
to take the new job, which calls
for $4.160 yearly. He has been
with the District library system
for two years.
Named to be organization and
methods examiners were:
Joseph c. Chicherio. 36, of 5009
Oglethorpe street, Riverdale, Md,
a former classification officer with
the Federal Communications Com
mission. His new pay will be 1850.
Herbert S. Thurman, "a, of 1918
North Jefferson street, Arlington,
former official of the Federal
Office of Salary Sterilization.
$4,000.
Milton M. Rhodes, 81, 1902
Burnley terrace, Silver Spring
formerly an organization analyst
with the Department Of Com
$4,000.
Administration Director Schuy-
Ter Lowe said Mr.. Howard proba-
bly, will become assistant to the
chief of personnel when the top
post is filled.
Mr.. Howard, As, has been a Dis
trict Government employe for 26
years, the last Is years of which
he has. served as personnel board
secretary. He lives at 6103 Fourth
street NV.
Evening star., 1952-10-15
Woman Who Took Baby
From Hospital Sought
BY the Assoeioted Press

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-A 6-day-
old girl and an unidentified wom-
an who took her from a hospital
ward before the mother could
claim her are being sought by
police.
New York City police alerted
authorities in 13 Northeastern
States, Florida, Puerto Rico, Cuba
and Mexico after learning of the
child's disappearance Sunday from
a Bellevue Hospital ward.
Police said the infant, the child
Iof Anna and Raphael Hernandez,
was claimed by an unidentified
woman who gave a hospital at
Itendant the impression that she
was relative of the child's par
IentS.
The attendant. Nellie Brown.
was quoted as saying the woman
asked for "the Hernandez child"
produced clothing for the infant,
and took her away without giving
cause to question her action. Miss
Brown said she gave the woman
the baby's feeding formula.
Evening star., 1952-10-15
By jones {. Roper

The Government is buying tur-
keys by the millions of pounds.
This means cheaper lunches for
some school children, bigger in
comes for mariners and higher
retail prices for consumers to pay.
The Agriculture Department
stepped into the turkey market
when official forecasts indicated
this years turkey crop would be
a record-breaker for the third
straight year.
Growers this year may market
50 million birds-11 per cent more
than last year. This would be
about 785 million pounds Of
dressed. ready-to-cook poultry.
Most growers aim their birds
at the big Thanksgiving Day
market. But there are 50 many
turkeys this year, holiday prices
threatened to slip.
Department Steps In.
So the Agriculture Department
started buying to remove from the
market temporary Surpluses OF
turkeys which are resulting in
unfavorable prices for producers" {
Yesterday, the Agriculture De-
partment announced purchase OF
.1.6 million pounds of ready-to-
cook turkey-mostly for delivery
during the Thanksgiving season.
The Government will consider
farmers offers to sell turkeys
until January 81. Eventually, the
Government will give the poultry
to non-profit school lunch pro-
grams and to charitable institu-
tions.
Technically. this is not price
support, but surplus removal" I"
The Agriculture Department can
use up to 10 per cent Of all Amer
lean tariff revenues to finance
surplus removal" This is in
addition to regular Agriculture
Department appropriations.
Feed Sales . Factor.
Agriculture Department officials
blamed part of their turkey
troubles on high-pressure feed
statesmen. In recent years, these
Evening star., 1952-10-15
Montgomery Names Head
OF School Construction

The Montgomery County Board
Of Education yesterday named a
Charlotte IN. c. engineer as the
school boards new director Of
construction.
He is Frank L. st. Clair, jr., 81,
who has held a similar post with
the Charlotte Board of Commits
sioners for the past two years.
Mr.. st. Clair, whose salary will
be $4,000 a year, is expected to
report for work about the middle
of next month. He will succeed
William Whalen, who resigned
earlier this year.
Evening star., 1952-10-15

will strengthen retail prices on
turkeys, especially around Thanks
giving.
"But II farmers do not have
incentive to grow turkeys and
they lose money long enough" one
official said, "'they would stop
growing turkeys at all. and con-
sumers wouldn't have any.
perhaps consumers will pay q
Evening star., 1952-10-15

little more this year to assure q
crop next year."
Even with Government buying
this year. the official added. tur-
key prices at Thanksgiving may
be no higher than a year ago.
But they will be higher than they
would be If the Government did
not buy,
Evening star., 1952-10-15
5000 Donate 10 Help Pay For Mccarthy Broadcast

principal speaker at the dinner.
He has announced his talk will
be a report on the background of
Gov. Stevenson.
Llew Morack, the committees
Office manager, said letter writer's
from all parts of the Nation have
contributed sums ranging from
81 to more than 500 to help de-
fray expenses Of the radio-TV
broadcast. The total of the con-
tributions has not been tabulated.
Evening star., 1952-10-15
BY the Associofed Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-A commit
tee arranging a $50-a-plate Re-
publican dinner in Chicago Oc-
tober "a said yesterday more than
5000 persons have contributed
funds to help pay for a Nation
wide radio-TV broadcast by SEN
ator Mccarthy, Republican, of
Wisconsin.
Senator Mccarthy will be the
Evening star., 1952-10-15
3 Killed on Italian Train

VICENZA, Italy, Oct. Is R.-
Three persons were killed and Is
injured yesterday when a fast
Turin Trieste train crashed into q
truck loaded with methane gas
Evening star., 1952-10-15

Whatever YOUR skin type, Tussy has Balanced
Beauty 'Diet" to help you look younger, lovelier.
Let the Tussy "detbeautican prescribe the perfect
''diet" for your skin today. See what beautiful
difference it makes
Evening star., 1952-10-15

WHY does this fabulous new approach to skin
"beauty SUCCEED. when so many others fail?
Because. leach cream, each lotion contains many
different beauty ingredients! Each Beauty 'Diet' is
scientifically balanced like perfect food diet!
Evening star., 1952-01-15
By w. H. Shippen

The growth of. q rich numbers
syndicate with the aid of police
protection was described today a
the gambling conspiracy trial ol
Charles e. Nelson and Is code.
PENDANTS.
The prosecution expects te
prove that Nelson and his wife
Virginia Madge Nelson. built ur
the racket from a shoestring be.
ginning more than 20 years age
to a Sc million enterprise, with
many employees in the District and
Maryland. Y
Assistant United States Attor-
ney John Fihelly said in his open
ing statement that the conspiracy
was Matched in 1890 between Mel
son and a fellow insurance sales
man, Robert L. NoWland.
Mr.. Fihelly said the Govern
ment would produce q witness tC
say thaat Nelson suggested to
Nowland that they turn their tn
surance sales route into a more
lucrative numbers run.
Later, the insurance men left
their legitimate jobs and went
into the racket. with Nowland
doing the managing and Nelson
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Nelson Prosecution Describes
Racket S Growth as Trial Opens
Police Accused Of Protecting Profits
From Numbers Are Among Co-Defendonts

banking the deal with the aid oil
his wife, Mr.. Fihelly said. The
early operations had a headquar.
ters at Nelson's former home ir
the 1900 block of Oak street NE
Nowland. like Nelson, was aidec
by his wife, Mrs. Mary c. Now.
land, the prosecutor said. Soor
the two couples were joined by
Blight H. Lee as the racket grew
and various branches were set ur
across the District line in Prince
Georges County. Mr.. FINELY
added.
BY 1943. Mr.. Fihelly continued
a main headquarters was oper-
ated above a filing station in No
IL precinct, where Inspector AL.
bert I Bullock, one of the de-
PENDANTS. was captain and James
E. Lowry was a detective.
when Madge Nelson came o.
went from this headquarters" Mr.
Fihelly said. "she was always fol-
lowed by Bullock or Lowry, giving
her safe convoy on official police
time"
In 1914, the prosecutor said
the Nowland Associates wa.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

home of Gambler Emmitt Warning
nor has Warning ever visited his
home. The only contacts between
the two were on official police
business.
Gamblers Grow Wealthy.
4. Eight or 10 of the areas
better-known gamblers have grown
increasingly wealthy during the
last 10 years, for more than four
of which Mr.. Barrett was police
superintendent.
The latter admission, which
came only after persistent ques-
tioning, led Senator Nicely. Demo-
crat, of West Virginia to berate
Mr.. Barrett for not doing enough
to eliminate or reduce organized
crime here.
Every one who knows anything
about this situation" said the
Senator, knows that gambling on
such a scale as exists in Washing
ton cannot possibly happen unless
the police officers are crooked and
are in league with the gamblers
and have knowledge of their oper-
ations.
Major, do you believe that
eight or 10 men or even two OF
three men can, with a notorious
racket, become wealthy in the
District of Columbia without the
cooperation or at least without
the utter absence of interference
by the police?"
Could Happen Anywhere.
''That could happen anywhere
even in West Virginia" retorted
Mr.. Barrett.
There has been gambling since
the beginning of man. They even
gambled over Christ's cloth
ing"
"We won't hold you responsible
for that" the Senator shot back
He went on to say that once in
West Virginia he helped dry up
his hometown so thoroughly that
"a wild goose nylng overhead hao
to carry his own canteen."
The ex-chief said he had known
Warning for many years, had
talked with him at headquarters
about a safe robbery. passed him
on the streets and seen him at
previous Investigations. but that
u j
He said the two also had con-
versed on occasion by telephone
about such things as the $21 ,00O
holdup at the Warning home two
years ago.
The witness explained he called
Simkins to his home for question
ing in the shooting because he
Continued on Page A-4, Col, L.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
ID. {. Sheds Oyercoais
In 60-Degree Weather

Overcoats took another holida,
IN the District area today.
The Weather Bureau said tn,
thermometer might register {
balmy 70 this afternoon. BY moor
the mercury was pushing so.
Tomorrow will be a little cooler
but Snowstorms are definitely
passe for q while, according to the
bureau. The long-range forecast
issued today anticipates showers
and more mild weather Friday,
and more rain Sunday-but
strictly no snow.
Yesterdays high temperature
was IS. But southern breezes will
have to be more potent than ex-
pected to beat the Ial-January
record of n.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
10 Pct. Increase in Service Pay
by House, 269 to 80
Passed Under Rule Boring Amendments,
Measure Now Goes to Senate for Action

Iutes, prohibiting amendments anG
requiring a two-thirds majority
for passage. Its hackers fear any
other procedure would bring many
amendments.
Many members favor the raise
but want it limited to enlisted
men and low-ranking officers.
Strong opposition comes, also
from bipartisan group includ-
ing Representatives Taber, Repub-
lican. of New York and Smith
Democrat, of Virginia. Mr.. Taber
said the cost of the bill, an esti-
mated 1872 million dollars an
nually, makes it prohibitive at this
time.
The House Armed Services Com.
mittee, which unanimously ap.
proved the measure last year, in.
lsists the bill be acted on immedi.
lately despite objections that vot.
on big spending bill so early II
the session puts members up fol
reelection on a spot.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Charity Posters
On Traffic Light
Poles Now Taboo

The District Commissioners to-
day barred charity organizations
from putting campaign posters on
traffic light poles. The Commits
sioners also ordered the Commu-
nifty Chest to take it's old posters
of the poles.
The action came after Traffic
Director George E. Keneipp pro-
tested the signs confused motor
lists and created traffic hazards
Mr.. Keneipp said he complained
to the Community Chest a month
ago and officials promised to take
down their signs. but nothing has
been done.
Commissioner John Russell
Young and Engineer Commissioners
Bernard Robinson voted to bar
such signs from traffic poles In
the future. The third Commits
sioner. F. Joseph Donohue, did moi
vote. He is chairman OF the
Washington March of Dimes cam
paign. n
Evening star., 1952-01-15
By The Asseeiassd Press

NASHVILLE, Ark, Jan. 15.--A
surprised, 38-year-old farm wife
who was expecting twins gave
birth to quadruplets last night.
The babies, three boys and a
Igirl. were born to Mrs. Haggai
Ponder. the mother of eight other
children, at her small farm house
|2h miles north Of Murfreesboro,
Ark. 20 miles from Nashville.
The first child arrived at 7:lO
|p.m. tCST). The others followed
lat 7:l5. 7:30 and 7:45.
DR.. M. y, Duncan, who was
with Mrs. Ponder at the time, said
the mother was doing nicely.
DR.. Duncan said he was just as
surprised as the mother. He also
was looking for twins.
Mrs. Ponder didn't have much
to say when she came oYa from
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Mother Expecting Only Twins
Has QuodrupIets in Arkansas

under the anesthetic. DR.. Dun
can said her only remark when
told she had given birth to four
babies. 7 was expecting two"
It was q different story for her
husband. Leonard Ponder. Al.
Accompanied by three women
|neighbors. MIR. Ponder drove to
la Nashville hospital with the ba-
|bies. He drove the auto; the
women carried the infants.
Mr.. Ponder reported to the
might nurse on duty With these
words:
Tive got four little babies and
they're all mine. "
The infants were placed in IN
lcubators. They have not been
weighed. A hospital attendant
said they we're doing wen.
The Ponder's other children
weren't present for the arrival
|of their new brothers and sister.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
u. n. Checks CHARGE
Allied Bombs Killed
10 P0Ws in Korea
Red Truce Neeotiotors
Also Report so Wounded
In Attack on Comp
BY the Assoeiated Press

MUNSAN, Korea, Jan. 15.-The
United Nations command today
began checking a Communist re-
port that Allied bombs killed at
least 10 prisoners and wounded
go in a Red POW camp.
Red truce negotiators said a
U. N. plane bombed a North Ko-
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Crime Probers Question Barrett
On Contacts With D.C.GambIers;
Nicely Denounees Lax Regime
Ex-Chief Says He
Met La Fontuine
In Boston Hotel
By John v. Horner

An attempt to show a link be.
tween ex-Police Chief Robert j
Barrett and big-scale gamblers
here. and stinging rebuke tc
the retired officer by Chairman
Nicely. marked today's Senate in
vestigation of District crime.
Under exhaustive questioning
the former police superintendent
testified:
1. During the l94S World Series
in Boston he attended a party ir
a hotel suite occupied by the late
Jimmy La Fontaine. notorious
gambler. He added, however
that he left soon after he learned
La Fontaine was there. &
2. Roger (White-Top) Simkins
was in the Barrett home in 194S
to be questioned about a shooting
at the Brass Rail Restaurant
Simkins, owne14 of the restaurant
is reputed to be numbers writer
8. He has never visited the
Evening star., 1952-01-15
City Heads to Buy
Transcript of Hearing
To Study Testimony

The Commissioners decided
today to buy copies of the Of
fetal transcript of the Senate
District Crime Investigating
Committee hearings.
The Board of Commission
ers unanimously approved the
suggestion of Commissioner
Donohue.
Mr.. Donohue explained that
inasmuch as a number Of
policemen have been sub
poenaed to testify, it is the
city heads responsibility to
see il any administrative ac-
ton would be in order once
the hearings have ended.
Evening star., 1952-01-15

Isubcommittees, said the group
plans to hear Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder and Justice De-
Ipartment officials.
At the same time Mr.. King
announced that hearings sched-
uled in San Francisco had been
postponed until February 4 to
allow more time for preliminary
investigations. These hearings
had been scheduled to start Mon
day.
Mr.. King said the hearings here
will not consider the particular
aspects of President Truman's plan
for reorganizing the Revenue
Bureau except as they coincide
with previous suggestions ad-
lvanced by the subcommittee. The
reorganization plan was submitted
Ito Congress yesterday by the Presi-
dent and received a cool recep-
ton from most lawmakers who
commented on it. The plan has
been referred to the House Com
mittee on Expenditures.
Matters to Be Studied.
Mr.. King said the hearings here
next week will include these mat
ters:
/. Recommendations for the re-
moval of collectors and other tax
Officials from politics and bringing
them under civil service.
2. Changes in methods for deal
ing with criminal tax fraud cases.
8. Abandonment by the Revenue
Bureau of the so-called health
policy" in tax fraud cases.
4. Abandonment or revision of
the bureaus voluntary disclosure
policy.
S. Proposals for streamlining of
tax Offices and agencies along more
practical and efficient lines.
6. Strengthening of the field
Organization of the tax agencies
and analyzing the proper distribu-
ton of function between the field
and the Washington headquarters.
z. Bolstering of the bureaus
self policing methods.
Seek Broad Views.
Mr.. King said the subcommittee
wishes to obtain the views of the
Treasury and Justice Departments
on the various proposals. He
added that the subcommittee also
will be glad to receive testimony
from representatives of bar asso-
Citations and similar groups having
a direct interest in tax administra-
ltion.
Chairman McClellan of the SEN
ate Expenditures Committee said
his group will decide probably at
a meeting tomorrow when to start
hearings ON the Presidents pro-
posal.
A constitutional majority in
leither branch of Congress-218
in the House and 40 in the Senate
can turn down the plan.
Senate Majority Leader Nc
Farland said he had found some
objections from Senators from
smaller States to having district
rather than State regional col
IlectorshipS.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Picture on Pose AS.

FStuIe on T09e 40.
man of the National Security
Training Commission, told the
House Armed Services Committee
he is mot enthusiastic" about the
"vulnerability" of prospective
UNIT trainees in that regard un-
der existing law.
Mr.. Wadsworth was the first
witness at the opening of hearings
on an operational plan suggested
by his commission. Committee
Chairman Vinson noted that Con-
|greSS last July adopted the prin-
|ciple of UNIT and the House COM
mittee hearings viii deal only with
methods suggested for carrying
out the program.
Wages Full Scale Start.
Besides discussing the probable
status of UNIT trainees as men,
bers Of the Reserves after COM
|pleting six months of basic train
ing, MFR. Wadsworth also told the
committee.
|. The program should start on
as full a scale as possible and not
on piecemeal basis. He esti-
mated that about IL million
youths reach the age of 18 every
year and that about $4,000 of
these would be admitted to train
ing.
2. According to Defense De-
partment estimates. the program
would cost about 81 billion the
first year and then 50 billion year.
Qualify Physically.
8. The commission believes that
the UNIT program should be linn
tied to physically qualified men
but that Congress should consider
the adviSability of setting up a
semimilitary course of
training for young men unable to
meet the physical standards.
4. The commission has changed
its mind and no longer believes
it needs an Office of program
analysis or general counsel.
Representative Short, Republic
can, of Missouri, ranking minority
of the committee. was the
first to raise the question as to
whether UNIT graduates" might
not suddenly be called to active
duty in Korea or somewhere else.
Mr.. WadsworthI replied that he
knew nothing in the law to pre-
vent active duty calls. for those
men.
Evening star., 1952-01-15
Third Television Station
In Soviet Opened in Kiey
BY the Assoeiussd Pres,

MOSCOW. Jan. 15.-Russia's q
third television station has begun
operating-on Saturdays and
Sundays only-the Literary Ca
zette reported today. It is In XIV
capital Of the Ukraine, and is said
to be much better than stations
opened earlier in Moscow and
Leningrad.
The Gazette said more than
1000 residents Of Kiev have tele-
vision receivers and their station
lis expected to start o full schedule
In May or June.