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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
ADJ Meet
Slated

Arnold Forster, author of the
best-seller, "The Troublemakers,"
and Chief Counsel for the Anti
Defamation League of B'nai
Birth, will be the featured speak
er at the opening ession of
ADDS 5th annual Southern Re-
gional Board meeting, to be held
in Atlanta on September Is and
IA, it was announced today by
William P. Bloom of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, Chairman of the Board.
Delegates from II southern
states will attend the Atlanta
meeting, which will deliberate on
policy and programs for the
southern office of ADJ for the
coming year.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
ISRAELI SCHOOLS OPEN
WITH RECORD PUPIL
ENROLMENT

TEL AVN, (JTA) - A record
$4,000 pupils of kindergarten
and elementary school age re-
turned to school throughout the
country this week to find the
school week reduced by two to
four hours.
The reduction in the school
week, along with the request to
teachers to work two additional
hours per week without overtime
pay, are designed to cope with
overcrowded conditions and the
lack of qualified teachers.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
LOHBECK VOICES
ANTI-SEMITIC TRADE AT
MACARTHUR RALLY

DENVER, (JTA) = A "Mac-
Arthur for President" rally here
sponsored by Gerald L. K.
Smiths christian Nationalist
Party" was converted into an
anti-Semitic demonstration when
Don Lohbeck, one of Smiths key
aides and principal speaker at the
meeting, launched into an attack
on the 'internationalist- Zionist
Jewish combine" and bitterly as
sailed the Jews.
Lohbeck, who distributed petit
tons to get the names of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur for president
and Jack Tenney of Los Angeles
on the Colorado ballot, said he
was confident that Macarthur
would accept the nomination by
the party's national convention.
He deplored the fact that his vice
presidential candidate, Tenney,
appeared on petitions of the Con-
stitution Party as presidential
candidate.
According to the Intermountain
Jewish News, 90 people attended
the rally at local hotel.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
BARRY GRAY CHARGES
ATTACKERS WE'RE NAILS

NEW YORK, (JTA) = Radio
commentator Barry Gray, victim
last week of a pre-dawn street
smuggling, charged that his assail-
ants were apparently Nazis and
that the smuggling was in retalia-
ton for his attacks on resurgent
Nazism in Yorkville, New York'S
German district and one-time
stronghold of the Nazi Bund.
Gray was set upon by two armed
thugs, one of whom applied anti
Semitic epithets to a friend who
sought to come to Gray's aid.
Radio Station WMCA offered a
$4,000 reward for the arrest of
Gray's assailants.
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ing naflonal or90n1z0nonS.
Spokesman for the two organi-
cations submitted an alternative
plan for reorganization of the
work. Jacob BlauStein, president
of the American Jewish Commit
tee, asserted this plan repre-
sents the farthest we can CO." He
appealed to the conference to
take no action to precipitate the
totally avoidable tragedy" of a
walk-out by the two organiza-
tionS.
Frank Goldman. president of
B'nai Birth. told the conference
that its acceptance Of the pro-
posals by its special Evaluative
Committee would compel the
ADJ and the AJC TO leave the
NCRAC. He rejected suggestions
by Irving Kane. NCRAC chair
man. that the two organizations
could remain within the NCRAC
even though they dissented from
the reorganization plan. He said
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12

every American to pledge that in
political affairs mo faint of re-
ligious or racial animosity shall
trouble our national unity"
Gov. Adlai Stevenson urged the
removal of "fear and prejudice
and the destruction of "the myths
that gpaw at our vitals." He in
sisted that 1--WE can ill afford to
exhibit to the world either incom-
petence or injustice in dealing
with the relations of racial or re-
ligious groups"
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12

the joint proposals Contained the
maximum to which at this time
we can go and retain our men,
bership in this organization"
The joint proposals called for
establishment of "joint operating
committees" in each of the six
fields of community relations
work. These committees would be
composed of representatives of
agencies with a record of activ-
ity" in the specific fields, organ
lied on the following basis:
/. Veterans Affairs Committee.
in which the American Jewish
Committee. ADJ and Jewish War
Veterans would have equal repre-
sentation with the JWV repre-
sentative as permanent chairman.
2. Intercultural E du C tt n
Committee, with equal represen-
tation for the American Jewish
Committee and ADJ, "the only
two now operating in this area"
with the possibility Of inclusion
of the National Conference of
Christian and Jews which is not
member of NCRAC.
8. Interreligious Activities
Committee. with three represen-
tatives each for the American
Jewish Committee and ADJ and
six for the Synagogue Council Of
America which is not now a
member of NCRAC.
4. Labor C o m m i t t e e, repre-
senting the Jewish Labor Com
mittee, American Jewish Com
mittee and ADJ.
S. Civil Rights Committee. with
equal representation for the
American Jewish Committee and
ADJ. Sponsors of the plan said it
has not been possible to achieve
collaboration with the American
Jewish Congress but called for
practical steps" to enlarge the
committee to include this agency.
6. A committee ito extend and
increase coordination" between
the American Jewish Committee
and the ADJ in the field of in
vestigation of anti-Semitism.
The joint proposals also would
give representation in the Joint
Defense Appeal to the Council Of
Jewish Federations and Welfare
Funds.
Division of Functions Proposed
BY Evaluative Studies
Committee
The fireworks in the Year-long
battle was centered around the
two proposals for division Of
functions among the national or
CARNATIONS in the community re-
lations field with the NCRAC in
the role of coordinator and policy
agency. and for a national budget
review commission which would
appraise the requirements for the
entire community relations field
and for the individual organiza-
lions and make recommendations
to the organizations and TO the
welfare funds.
The American Jewish Commit
tee and the Anti-Defamation
Continued on Pose FivsI
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
AJC, ADJ Threaten Walk Out Il
NCRAC Votes Reorganization

ATLANTIC CITY (JTA) The American Jewish Committee
League of Bna Birth served notice that
would walk the National Community Relations Advisory
Council annual conference in session here voted
pending reorganization community
ALLEGATION functions the six partcipa
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
PLAIN TALK
BY Alfred Segal
THOSE ANTI-SEMITES


Mr.. Henry Hurwitz of New
York brings to my mind the
whole matter of fighting anti
Semites. and is it being done the
right way and is il worth while
TO keep on spending all that
money on il?
Mr.. Hurwitz is the editor of the
Menorah Journal of which he
sends me the latest issue, devoted
entirely to the subject of what
we are doing about anti-Semitism
and how good is it? In particular
it has to do with the report of
Professor MacIver who, after
thorough investigation, found that
the organizations appointed to
defend us from anti-Semites over
lap and duplicate each others
jobs, waste our substance and are
inept in their activities.
Our three defenders are the
B'nai Births Anti Defamation
League. the American Jewish
Committee and the American
Jewish Congress. They look like
three armies fighting in the
same cause in different direction.
under a variety of competing gen.
erals who have little or no COM
munication with each other.
We the dues-payers to welfare
agencies are the ones who pay
the upkeep of these horsemen
galloping in their diverse direc-
tons.
And. Mr.. Hurwitz tells US. only
recently the Anti-Defamation
League at considerable expense
published a book called THE
Troublemakers" in which 1T
rakes up gluttonouslY all the filth
of the bigots." That is TO say. we.
the contributors. pay for reprint
ing the vile outgivings of psyche
pathic anti-Semites fit only for
the sewers.
Long before Professor Mac
Iver's report, I myself came to
the idea that it's no good for any
group-to say nothing of three
groups-making a vested interest
of fighting anti-Semitism.
It's no good when the handling
of nti-Semitism gets to be a big
business of professionals. To hold
their jobs professionals have con-
stantly to go smelling for anti
Semitism in order to keep US
dues-paYers frightened and alert.
Mr.. Hurwitx quotes Professor
MacIver: "Anti-Semitism is so
eternallY in the thoughts Of those
who work professionally for its
elimination. that they are apt to
exaggeRate the importance OF in
cidents. that they tend to give
them undue public attention and
sometimes take a public stand
that has a boomerang effect.
There is sometimes too great
a readiness to impute guilt by
association. They sometimes act
as though all people who enter
tain current misconceptions about
Jews are evil-minded and intrln-
sically hostile and then are likely
to denounce them instead OF seek
ing to enlighten. On more than
one occasion certain agency has
published charges of anti-Semitlc
behavior against some individual
and then had to withdraw the
charges"
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1952-09-12
Stevenson. Eisenhower Urge Racial
and Religious Cooperation

NEW YORK (JT Both major Presidential candidates
understanding and cooperation religious
in this country in statements made public
Conference Christians which
statements.
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the statements.

Without tolerance, without
understanding of each other or
without spirit of brotherhood,
we would soon cease to exist as
a great nation" General Dwight
D. Eisenhower said. He called on
Evening star., 1952-08-28

Revenue personnel in killing"
or stopping such cases.
This so-called partial report"
was made to me about 5 pm. I
requested the grand jurors to re-
main in their seats until I had
finished reading the report.
When I had read it, I told the
grand jury, among other things,
that only one paragraph in the
partial report" met with the
courts approval and that was
the concluding paragraph which
said the investigation would
continue; for I said to the grand
jury, the investigation as con-
templated and directed by the
court, had not yet even begun.
I told them that I would recall
them later and give them more
detailed instructions.
Prior to the submission of this
report, Mr.. Ellis M. Slack of the
Tax Division, Department of
Justice, had come from Wash
ington to st. Louis. Mr.. Slack
was brought into my Office by
United States Attorney Drake
Watson and introduced to me
by Mr.. Watson. Mr.. Slack said,
Judge Moore, I have wanted to
meet you and shake your hand
ever since you sentenced
Shearer," Shearer being a tax
evader whom I had sentenced
some time previously. Mr.. Slack
further stated he was in full
sympathy with what I was try
ing to do in regard to the tax
situation,
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Was Asked If He
Would Have Report

Several hours before the grand
jury made its partial report, "
Mr.. Watson, the United States
attorney. had come to my Of
flee and asked If I would like
to have a report from the grand
jury. I told him that in all the
years I had been directing the
grand jury. I had never had a
grand jury make a report other
than to return indictments, or
no true bills. Two or three
times Mr.. Watson repeated, "I
thought maybe you might like
a report" The only reply I
made was that, if any report
they made would be in aid and
turtherance of the investiga-
ton I had directed, he and the
grand jury would be in much
better position to know than
who had not the slightest idea
they might want to report.
Mr.. Watson then left, repeat
ing as he went out the door,
Il thought maybe you would
like a report" Next I heard
was several hours later, when
I was notified the grand jury
was in the courtroom and de-
sired to make a report.
(Signed GEO. H. MOORE.
Subscribed and sworn to be-
fore me this 10Th day of Au-
gust, A.D., 1852.
(Signed JACOB PONSTEIN.
Notary public. Ottwa County.
Mich. My commission ex-
pires September II, 1855.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Recalls CoudIe Quoted
As Giving Co Sign

In about an hour or so, Mr..
Watson saw me and said, well,
judge, I have got the go sign"
I inquired What did they say"
and Mr.. Watson said he had not
talked to Mr.. McGrath person.
ally, but that he had spoken to
Mr.. Caudle, according to my
recollection at this time, and
that he had said well, if the
judge takes that position there
is nothing to do but go along"
On March /, 1851, I charged
the grand jury, which had been
impaneled on January %, 1851.
with respect to the income tax
laws; within a few days the
grand jury returned seven in
dictments for criminal tax fraud.
Then they interrupted their
deliberations to make what they
termed a partial report" on
March 81. 1851, finding there
had been no instances of
criminal tax fraud cases eman-
ating from the Eastern District
of Missouri since December 81,
1916, wherein alleged influential
lawyers had been successful in
influencing Bureau of Internal
Evening star., 1952-08-28
LOST.

LOST.
BOSTON TERRIER, black with white
markings. male; answers to "Jiggs"; vic.
10th and Quincy ne. Liberal reward.
BRACELET, sterling Mexican silver; dat,
crest and 1st and Independence ave. Sc,
Non: ,dn9 mornins' No. 80 streetcar. Rev.
CAT, siamese; lemaIsi, ansWsTs tc name name
COAT. long, gray; in black cab Sat. noon.
in front of Statler Hotel en- route to Un-
ion Station. Call managers office, shore-
COCKER SPANIEL PUFFY, brown. about
s wks se6i; ela; in area, Annandale. Va. Gall
DIAMOND RING. vicinity Of Dupont Circle
S9 So ss!; sses' setEssn Ess g. and 10 D' seSsrd
ENGLISH SETTER, male; vicin. Georeia
ave. and Kenyon st. NV. Reward. IA.
GRAY CAT. white paws and breast, an
swers to name Of .'Jilr'; in vicinity, Of
LARGE RING. topaz: set in gold; possibly
ward. r. ". EMERSON, i6si North
Greenbrier St, Arlington. CHI. 317S.
and @ NV. Finder retain money. Please
return papers and wallet to M, AL
BRIGHT, 1744 st. NV, or call WI.
s.ei SIS. NV. sum reward T No. a7 4756. s'n 9S sas
XMAS SAVINGS BOOK, So cash, in small
brown envelope. Reward. sH: 734s.
REWARD
Female police dog. Answers name of
Patchie. 10h years old. FR' 2s600o
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Slack Quoted as Saying
Nothing Will Come of 1t

Before returning to Washing
ton a few days later, Mr.. Slack
told Mr.. William K. Stanard, a
highly reputable member of the
st. Louis bar, that Judge Moore
may talk about smoke but
there is no fire and nothing
will come of this tax investiga-
tion." Mr.. Stanard himself
told me this.
The partial report" submit
ted by the grand jury was the
first and only report of such a
kind I had ever received in my
experience as a Federal judge.
Illness prevented me from TAX
ing further action earlier, but
on April 80, 1851. I reconvened
the grand jury and recharged
them to continue their investi-
cation.
On or about October II, 1851,
two days before he relinquished
his Office, I talked with Mr..
Drake Watson, United States
attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict of Missouri. Mr.. Watson
was then showing unmistakable
signs of ill health, which re-
suited in his death two months
later on December Is, 1851.
Mr.. Watson told me he had
been wanting to see me because
he had something he wanted to
tell me, but he said it was SO
difficult for him to get around.
We had met in the first floor
corridor of the United States
Court House and Custom House.
I said II will come to see you,"
and Mr.. Watson replied, 'No.
that is not necessary, I can tell
you now. I have wanted to tell
you about the partial report of
the grand jury" I said Drake,
you seem to be weak and in
great physical discomfort, don't
tax your strength; I rather
imagine I understand about
that without your telling me-. I
have always thought that report
was prepared under your direc-
Evening star., 1952-08-28
FOUND.

ANIMALS, lost or unwanted. Can WASH
NGTON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUk u
o st. NV NO. $3.50.
CAT, young, male, solid black with white
tip on tail, yellow eyes; vic. Alex. Owner
or good home. KI. 9-3959.
COLLIE, female, black with white mark
ingS: vic. Alex. Owner or good home,
XII. 9-3959.
DOG, part terrier, male, brown with white
name ars K1 S.aa5e' ""ei VI s0oo
GLASSES, in vic. Agriculture Bldg, on
Tues, Aug. 26. Owner call RE. 4142.
Ext. 1903.
HOUND TERRIER, mixed, male; brown
with white markings: vic: Alex. Owner
PARAKEET, blue female budgie. vicin-
itv 3rd and Gallatin sts. NV. IA.
1884 after $50 pm.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Draft of Report Read
To Slack Over Phone

Mr.. Watson continued and
told me that Mr.. Slack wanted
to have the draft Of such a re-
port submitted to him before it
was presented to, the grand jury
and that accordingly the report
was read over the long-distance
telephone to Mr.. Slack in WASH
ington and that Mr.. Slack ex-
pressed his satisfaction with it
and said it was just what he
wanted; that it was short and
definite and to the point and
should bring the whole thing
to a close.
After Mr.. Watson told me
about Mr.. Slack's part in urging
the report, I said, Drake, I
think that in fairness to me and
yourself and the grand jury and
in the interest of justice, the
grand jury should be informed
of Mr.. Slack's attitude and the
part he played in bringing about
the report. Mr.. Watson said,
"Oh, I think the grand Jurors
know all about it."
I asked him, What makes
you think that?" Mr.. Watson
said, Because Henry Butler, the
foreman of the grand jury, was
present in my office when the
report was read over the phone
to Slack and heard my end of
the conversation. I know Butler
was there, and I feel pretty sure
that Clinton Whittemore, the
deputy foreman was also pres
ent, as well as one or two others
of the grand jury"
A few weeks ago, some time
either in June or July of this
year, the two assistants to the
United States Attorney, Mr..
Marvin Hopper and Mr.. Will
liam Costello, were in my Office
Evening star., 1952-08-28
Didn't Tell Superiors.

"I did not know what evidence
had been produced before the
grand jury and therefore was not
i'm a position to say what should
or should not go into any report
to the grand jury. After the re-
port had been read to me over the
telephone, I dismissed the incident
from my mind. To the best of my
knowledge I did not report to my
Isuperiors that a report was being
Evening star., 1952-08-28

the expression in talking to him
that the situation calls for
surgery and cutting to the bone"
I told him that I had a grand
jury that had been impanneled
several weeks before and de-
sired to direct their attention
to the tax situation and that I
would like to know if I could
count upon the assistance of the
Department Justice.
Mr.. McGrath replied that he
would have to give the matter
consideration and that he would
let me know. I said, well, I
hope you will let me know as
soon as possible for the 18th day
of March is near at hand, and
I am fearful the Statute of
Limitations may prevent prose-
cutions of some cases if not
filed before that date" and I
added please let me know in a
couple of days if you possibly
can as to whether I can count
upon your help. I reminded
him again of the Importance of
immediate action because of the
nearness of March 18th. He
made no further reply.
I waited four and possibly
five days. and not having heard
from the Attorney General, I
spoke again to United States
Attorney Watson and told him
of my conversation with At
torney General McGrath, and I
said to him Drake, I haven't
told you before and I didn't tell
Attorney General McGrath, but
I have recalled the grand jury
for Thursday of this week and
I have already written my in
structions that I intend to give
them. all except one paragraph,
and that I cannot prepare until
I know the attitude of the De-
partment of Justice. Whether I
can look to it for help or not"
I further said to him that I
wished he would call the De-
partment of Justice and let it
be known that I would have the
grand jury in on Thursday and
charge it to begin an investiga-
ton into the income tax Situa-
ton, and I expressed the hope
that he would advise me at
once as to the attitude of the
Department.
Evening star., 1952-08-28

submitted as II never occurred to
tme that the report was,read to me
'iIfor that purpose.
II have had % years Of Govern
ment service. I can truthfully say
that during that time I have never
tdone anything to hinder, slow
down, or block the returning of
an Indictment"
Pressed for Explanation.
Mr.. Slack was pressed several
times by Representative Keating.
Republican, of New York for :
more elaborate explanation of
what Mr.. Caudle told him to do
during his one-week visit to
st. Louis.
But the witness insisted that
he could recall no specific instruc-
tions other than that he was to
work with the grand jury and
added: "Mr. Caudle was man
who didn't go into any great de-
tall"
"That impresses me as a very
scattering instruction, If you are
telling us all that was told you,"
Mr.. Keating replied.
At one point. the witness said he
was told by Judge. Moore in St.
Louis that steps should be taken
to get rid Of James P. Finnegan,
former st. Louis tax collector. Mr..
Finnegan was indicted. later last
year by the grand jury and sub
sequently convicted of misconduct
in Office.
Comment Passed On.
On his return, Mr.. Slack said, he
told Mr.. Caudle what Judge Moore
had said. The two, in turn. passed
ithe comment about Mr.. Finnegan
talong to former Revenue Com
missioner George Schoeneman and
Charles A. Oliphant, former chief
counsel of the tax agency.
Referring to his time in ST.
Louis, Mr.. Slack said that "you
could feel it in your bones when
you walked down the street that
something was wrong in the col
lector's Office"
i Mr.. Slack said he reviewed
, about Is cases in st. Louis which
had been listed on the back of al
envelope. He has been unable tt
locate the envelope. He said HI
made no formal report on these
cases to his superiors because
they were under Internal Reve.
nue. Bureau and not Justice De.
partment jurisdiction.
!, Indictments Up to Jury.
); He said his purpose in st. Louis
was to give the grand jury advice
about policies on tax cases anc
/. the reasons for them, Mr.. Slack
l said. But he added that he felt
he had made it clear that the
decision Of whether to return in
dictments in specific cases was
!. entirely up to the jury.
Evening star., 1952-08-28
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ton by some of your assistants,
probably Marvin Hopper and
Bill Costello. and that you prob
ably acted on a nudge from the
Department of Justice" Mr..
Watson answered, "You are
right. that is what happened.
Ellis Slack wanted such a re-
port, one that would bring the
matter to a close, and he fur
ther told me that he had talked
with you and that that was your
wish also"
I responded, 'Well, Drake, I
reckon you know now without
my telling you that such a state
ment was untrue"