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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Shoulders 10 Fiqht
Perjury Indictment
BY the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31.-Former
Police 1t. Louis Shoulders, a
veteran officer who has survived
Investigations in the past, now
is prepared to fight a Federal
perjury indictment in an AFTER
math of the Greenlease kid
mapping.
1t. Shoulders, smiling for
photographers, posted $4,000
bond here yesterday to remain
free while awaiting a call to
Kansas City by Federal author
tiles. The bond was put up by
professional bondsman.
The date of 1t. Shoulders ar
raignment has not yet been an
nounced, but his attorney, Henry
G. Morris, told newSmen:
If 1T becomes necessary to
enter plea. it certainly will be
one of not guilty"
Mr.. Morris said 1t. Shoulders
would fight the perjury charge
"all the way" and will meet
the issues as they come"
A Kansas City grand jury
Tuesday charged in its indict-
ment that the 55-year -old for
mer st. Louis policeman gave
false testimony in describing his
handling of suitcases containing
a portion of the record 5000, 900
Greenlease ransom money.
A little more than half of the
ransom still is missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Woman Surprises
Housebreaker, Routs
Him With Slap

A woman visitor from Arizona
yesterday surprised a house,
breaker at 2501 Calvert street
NV. and gave him a real West
ern reception before he fed.
Mrs. Grace S. Boyce, Of Pres
colt. Ariz.. slapped the man in
the face and in turn was hit in
the ribs with a gun she said the
intruder welded.
Mrs. Boyce. of 1888 McGill
terrace NV. was visiting a
friend Mrs. Pearl E. Overman,
Sc. who has an apartment at the
Calvert street address.
Shortly before 4 pm, Mrs.
Boyce and Mrs. Overman were
about to enter the apartment.
AS Mrs. Boyce unlocked the door
she saw a man about to enter a
closet. When he saw her, he tried
to pull her inside the doorway.
Then she slapped him in the
jaw, and he swung the gun at
her. Then, he ran out Of the
apartment, and was last seen
running down Calvert street.
The man is about 5-feet, IL
inches tall, weighs about $50
pounds, and is between Is and
80 years old, police reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Man and Woman Held
On Lottery Charges

A District man and woman,
arrested yesterday in a Southeast
restaurant were scheduled to face
lottery charges in Municipal
Court today.
Charged with operating a lot
terry are John w. Truslow. 50, of
318 c street Sc, and Peggy Bell,
As, of 642 G street Sc.
Police said undercover men
made plays with the Bell woman
In the Farri's Restaurant, 1856
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. where
she works as a waitress. Police
said the waitress took the slips
to Truslow who was sitting in
q booth.
Police said they recovered
numbers slips and marked money
from TruSlow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

unions 1854 legislative program.
A pay increase, retirement liber-
alization and unemployment COM
pensation benefits are expected
to be high on the agenda.
X y 4 i
OVER TIME - Meanwhile,
Chairman Carlson of the Senate
Civil Service Committee has the
committees professional staff
drawing up a bill that would
increase overtime payments to
Government employees. Senator
Carlson is expected to sponsor
the measure.
Government workers now re-
ceive time-and-one-half pay
ment for overtime on only the
first $1,000 of their salaries, with
the overtime rate decreasing
from that point ON. The result
is that employees in the upper
and middle salary brackets actu-
ally get less than straight time
for overtime work. The proposed
Carlson bill would provide time
and-one-half payments for over
time on the first $4,000 of an
employees salary.
\ 4
BRIGHT NOTE - Agriculture
Department officials say that the
vast reorganization in the de-
partment is being accomplished
without any violation of en-
ployes' job rights.
1t had been feared that some
Agriculture employees would be
Unanswered out of jobs during
the reorganization. but this has
not proved to be the case.
A top Agriculture official, in
reporting that employees job
rights had been respected, re-
marked: THE newspapers of late
have carried news only of those
departments that are said to be
tamper1ng with employees civil
service principles"
y X y
ROTH CASE-William C. Do
herty. president of the AFL Ma
tional Association of Letter Car
rierS, has invited other Federal
employe groups to join with his
organization in setting up the
Committee to Preserve the Civil
Service System.
The committee will furnish
legal and financial aid to Leo
A. Roth. the dismissed Justice
Department attorney, who is
asking the U. S. Court of Appeals
to reverse the Federal Court de-
ciSion which held that civil serv-
ice employees whose jobs are
transferred to an excepted sched-
ule can be summarily fired.
-. listen to Joseph Young's radio edi-
ton OF the Federal Spotlight each
saturday at 1880 pm. over WMAL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Plane With 81 Families
Turns Back on Flight
By the Assoeioted Press

WINDSOR LOCKS. Conn.,,
Dec. 31.-Because one of its en-
gines sounded a little rough"
a Transocean Airlines plane
turned back to Bradley Field
here last night when it was an
hour and a half out of New York
on a flight to Germany with 20
women and their 40 children.
TranSocean, a non scheduled
air line, provided another plane
and the party Of servicemen's
wives and children was on its
way again after a two-hour de-
lay.
One of the pilots of the first
plane told a reporter: zone of
the engines sounded a little
rough when we were about an
hour and half out of New York
and we decided to play it safe
and come back here. That was
ALL"
While the crew took the Incl
dent calmly, some of the moth
ers herding small children into
a restaurant seemed quite upset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Sidney Solomon Named
Democratic Funds Aide
BY the Assoeiosed Press

Appointment of Sidney Salo-
mon, jr., of st. Louis as finance
director for the Democratic SEN
atorial Campaign Committee for
the 1854 campaign was an
nounced today.
The committee chairman, SEN
ator Clements, Democrat, of
Kentucky said in announcing
the appointment that 1.-THE Sen
ate races in 1854 are among the
most important in our recent
congressional history, and our
committee is going to make every
effort to see that the important
task of fund raising for Demo-
cratic candidates is carried on
with vigOr"
National Democratic Chair
man Stephen A. Mitchell, in
separate statement, said the ma
tional committee will Coop
crate with Mr.. Solomon and help
him in every way"
Mr.. Solomon, a former ma
tional committee treasurer, is an
insurance executive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
BY the Associated Press

Representative Coon, Republi-
can, of oregon said today tax
payers will be saved more than
$40 million in the next year or so
because he and two colleagues
on a House Appropriations sub
committee turned up such things
as:
Living quarters in Bonn, Ger
many, las flush as a country
club" half-empty warehouses
in Paris a gardener at an
unoccupied house in Nice, France.
being paid $2.400 a year.
Mr.. Coon said one Of the SUBJ
committees formal recommended
tions will be that the State De-
partment get a better site in
MarSeilles to replace property
purchased in the French Med
iterranean port city.
Mr.. Coon declared it was in a
section frequented by prostitutes.
A State Department spokes-
man said the department has
decided to sell the site. which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Col. Maxwell F|eminq
Killed in Accident
On Shirley Highway

Marine Col. Maxwell Fleming,
60, retired, was killed last night
in an automobile accident on
the Shirley highway. in Alexan-
dria, Va.
According to witnesses, the ac-
cident occurred shortly before
1880 pm, while he was driving
his car south on the highway.
between the overpass at Semi
nary road and Duke street.
His car. Alexandria police re-
ported. struck the left rear Of
car driven by Robert w. Hoo
version. 16, of 2045 South Twelfth
road Arlington. After hitting
the car. Col. Fleming's auto
mobile ricocheted over traffic
island and struck a tractor
trailer going north.
Thrown From Car.
The trailer was driven by
Steward w. Hall. "a, of Min
eral. Va. Col. Fleming's car
then caught on fire and he was
thrown out of it.
The first man to reach him
was Pvt. Joseph Kidwell of
the Park Police. He pulled Col.
Fleming away from the flaming
car.
Col Fleming was pronounced
dead on arrival at Alexandria
Hospital.
A native of Conshohocken,
Pa, Col. Fleming entered the
Marine Corps in 1917 after
graduating from Pennsylvania
State College. He won the Sill
yer Star in World War I. par
ticipated in the Nicaraguan
campaign and was at Camp Lee
jeune in World War II. until his
retirement in 1914.
He has lived at his home in
Park Fairfax. Alexandria. since
that time.
Leaves Wife and Son.
Survivors include his wife
Elizabeth and a son, Marine
Staff Sergt. George D'a Fleming
of the Naval Air Station, Ana
costa. He also leaves brother.
DR.. George r. Fleming of Cham
bersburg. Pa.
Funeral services will be at 2
pm. Monday at Fort Myer
Chapel with full military honors.
The body is at the Demaine's
funeral home, $40 South Wash
ington street. Alexandria. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
I. {. Gamble, Player
In Dance Band, Hangs
Himself at Cottage

Townley Epps (Tee) Gamble, a
Washington dance band must
clan, was found hanged at his
Beverly Beach summer cottage
yesterday, Anne Arundel County
police reported.
The 46-year-old musician was
found by William J. Collision, Off
duty Anne Arundel policeman.
who lived near him. Mr.. Collision
entered the house about noon
yesterday after other neighbors
were unable to get an answer at
the door.
Police said his body was hang
ing from a closet door frame. He
had emptied his pockets and re-
moved his eyeglasses, police said.
DR.. Elmer G. Linhardt, Anne
Arundel medical examiner, ruled
the death a suicide and said Mr..
Gamble had been dead about IL
hours.
Mr.. Gamble lived at 1907
Queen Anne's drive, Bethesda.
He was a clerk in the Silver
Spring post Office.
For the last 20 years Mr.. Gam
BILE had played with David Nc
Williams orchestra. He was first
saxophonist with the band. He
had played at several Montgom-
cry County cotillions.
Associates said Mr.. Gamble
had been depressed and nervous
recently. He begged off playing
an engagement Tuesday night
Mr.. McWilliamS said.
Mr.. Gamble is survived by his
estranged wife and a teen-aged
daughter, Mr.. McWilliams said.
His mother and a brother also
are living.
The body was taken to the
Warner E. Humphrey funeral
home. 8434 Georgia avenue. Sill
yer Spring. Funeral services will
be held there at 1880 tonight.
The body will be removed to
Petersburg, Va. for burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

even though he had a "satisfac-
tory" performance rating. The
department contended that it
followed the proper procedure,
since it gave him 30-day no
tice of dismissal. plus a letter
of charges.
The appeals court, however,
ruled that this was not enough.
It declared that the Efficiency
Act of 1850, which set up the
present Government employe
performance rating system. spe-
officially provides that employees
doing unsatisfactory work must
be given a 90-day warning period
before they can be fired.
During this period the en-
ploye is given notice that his
work must improve or he will
be fired.
Since the Efficiency Act ap-
plies to all Government workers,
the court ruling applies to veter-
ans as we'll as non-veteran en-
ployes.
Government legal officials are
expected to decide within the
next few weeks what further
action to take. One possibility
is an appeal to the Supreme
Court.
incidentally, the courts de-
cision does not apply to loyalty
or security cases, nor would it
interfere with the Presidents
authority to reclassify positions
through executive orders and the
like. 1t applies to cases where an
employee is charged by the agency
with being inefficient or incom-
petent in his work.
The Navy worker in the test
case was employed at Cherry
Point. N. C. His attorney is Mar
Gus Borchardt of Washington.
y
LEGISLATIVE GOALS-The
executive council of the AFL
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees will meet Janu-
airy 4 to 7 in Miami to map the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Army 10 Clip Year
Off Reserve Duty for
Draftees in Six States
by the Assoeioted Press

Draftees who get out of the
Army in the next six months in
six selected States will have time
clipped off their obligatory re-
serve status because the Army
wants to try an administrative
experiment.
Beginning tomorrow and ex-
tending through the first half Of
1854, each draftee in six States
who has completed two years of
active duty will be handed a
mobilization assignment to an
active Army. National Guard or
a reserve organization.
Five Year Limit.
If another war comes during
the next five years he will report
Immediately to his assigned unit.
If it doesn't come, the draftee
doesn't have to do anything, al
though the Army hopes he will
join an organized reserve unit or
the National Guard and take
regular training, including sum-
mer training.
But whether he joins an Or
ganized unit or doesn't, a draftee
living in New Jersey. Pennsyl-
vania. Georgia, Texas. Wiscon-
sin or Washington will have one
year cut off the six-year obliga-
tory active reserve status re-
quired under the Draft Act.
That doesn't apply to draftees
in the other AZ States and the
territories. The six States were
picked by the commanders of the
Nations six Army areas. each of
which include several military
districts or States.
What the Army wants is to
find out, primarily, is how the
experimental system would work
Nation wide. Essentially, it is
an exercise in mobilization ad-
miniStration. Secondarily, the
Army hopes that at least some
of the released draftees actually
will take interest and report for
periodic training.
Can't Compel Duty.
If they don't there is no way
the Army can compel them or
any other ex-draftee to be active
in the reserves.
It is a. problem the Army has
attempted to solve by induce
ments and proposed legislation.
The law specifies that each
draftee, upon completion of &C
tive duty. must join an active
reserve unit to keep up his mill
tary training. But there is no
punishment provided if he does
not. And all but a small per-
centage of those who have COM
pleted duty in the Army are
ignoring the mandate.
The Army has been hesitant
about demanding that the draft
law be changed to provide an
enforcement penalty. action
which could be politically un-
popular.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
The Weather Here and Over the Nation

District and vicinity - Clear
and colder tonight with lowest
about q in city, % in suburbs.
Tomorrow, some cloudiness and
slightly milder in the afternoon.
Maryland - Some cloudineSs
and colder tonight, lowest 1922
west and 24-28 east portion. To-
morrow, rather cloudy and be-
coming slightly milder by after
noon in west portion.
Virginia-Clear and colder to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
New Year 10 Bring
Income Tax Relief
OF 10 Pei. 70 Millions
BY Robert K. Welsh

Millions of taxpayers will start
the New Year with some relief
tomorrow and the possibility of
. few further savings later in
1854.
An income tax cut of about 10
per cent goes into effect for ap-
proximately so million persons.
The excess profits tax goes out
of existence for almost $4,000
corporations.
The social security tax auto
matically increases from ~ to 2
per cent each on employees and
employers. The Eisenhower adj
ministration hopes Congress will
soon return the rate to the pres
ept III per cent. Strong oppo-
Sition to such a freeze has de-
veloped especially in the House
and among powerful Republic
cans.
Reed to Seek More Cuts.
One Of those most influential
of the Republican opponents of
a social security tax freeze,
Chairman Reed of the Ways and
Means Committee. has served
notice, however, that he will
push for still another cut in in
come taxes. The New York Re-
publican also has announced he
will oppose any move by the adj
ministration to continue corpo-
ration taxes at So per cent after
April / On that date they are
scheduled to drop to Al per cent.
along with reductions in many
excise taxes.
The income tax cut starting
tomorrow means drop Of So
billion annually from Treasury
revenue. The end of the excess
profits tax. extended by Congress
for six months beyond its earlier
scheduled expiration date last
June 80, will lop of another 50
billion. These are the first tax
cuts Since 1870.
More than IS million taxpay-
ers will see almost immediate
effects of the income tax cut.
These are the people whose pay
mentS are made in the payroll
withholding arrangement. The
amounts withheld will be re-
duced from 20 per cent to 18
per cent.
Less Take Home for Some.
The increase in the social Sc
curity payroll tax nevertheless
will Offset the drop in the in
come tax rate for many persons
in the lower income brackets. In
some instances their take-home
pay may be slightly less than it
was during 1858.
This is what tomorrow'S in
come tax cut will mean, on an
annual basis, to taxpayers in
selected income groups:
For q single person with no
dependents. the percentage re-
duction in tax is 90 per cent
at $4,000 income. 1t climbs to
1917 per cent at $4,000 income
and then drops to 7.3 per cent
ut $4,000 and 1.9 per cent at
100000.
For a married couple with two
dependents, the percentage re-
duction starts at 90 per cent at
low income levels, climbs to 10.7
per cent at $4,000, then drops
to IA per cent at 100000 and
1.6 per cent at 81 million.
The minimum rate on taxable
income drops from 22.2 per cent
to 20 per cent. The maximum
rate on income above $500 900
drops from 90 to 81 per cent. And
the total rate for any one tax
payers overall income drops
from SO to 81 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Boy Seized by Police
For Swearing at
Passing Scout Car

Swearing at police Melted
a disorderly conduct charge
yesterday.
Police reported a 15-year-
old colored youth was play
ing ball on a lot with some
other youths as a police car
drove by.
who's afraid of the -
police?" the 15-year-old
shouted.
The scout car braked to a
halt and the boy was ar
rested. Police prepared court
papers against him today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

night, lowest 1925 west and 25-
% east. Tomorrow, fair in south
and some cloudiness in north,
becoming slightly milder in the
interior by afternoon.
Winds-Mostly westerly at Is
Is miles per hour tonight. west
erly at 1920 miles per hour to-
morrow.
River Report.
From q. 8. Engineers)
Potomac River cloudy at Harpers Ferry
and clear at Great Falls: Shenandoah
cloudy at Harpers Ferry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Funds for Junkets
Seen Limited ONLY
By Amount Available
By the Assoeioted Press

The State Department in
formed a congressional commit
tee today that the use of foreign
counterpart funds by junketing
congressman is limited only by
the amount of such funds avail
able.
And any detailed accounting
of how the money is used by
the Congress "is a matter of
concern to the committees" the
travelling members represent, the
department said.
The information was given to
Chairman Hoffman of the House
Government Operatings Com
mittee in a letter signed by AS
sistant Secretary of State
ThruSton B. Morton.
Data Wanted in Probe.
Mr.. Hoffman had requested
the information to aid him in
general investigation of con-
gressional inspection trips, often
called junkets. The Defense De-
partment has promised to report
next month on the number of
congressman given free trans
portation in military planes this
year.
Mr.. Hoffman said his interest
in the use of counterpart funds
stemmed from published reports
that travelling legislators were
demanding and in some cases
receiving almost unlimited guam
titles of foreign funds ostensibly
to pay their expenses while
abroad.
These local currency funds are
deposited by countries in ex-
change for United States A.
nancial aid. They may be spent
only for purposes which have
this Governments approval.
At Committee Request.
Their use by travelling cong7;
ressmen is authorized by law,
Morton wrote Mr.. Hoffman, and
they are made available at the
request Of congressional commit
tee chairmen.
Early next year, Mr.. Morton
said, the State Department will
have complete reports on how
much foreign money Congress-
men have obtained while travel
ing abroad this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

is atisfac-
tory and a
chance to im<
prove t h e ir
work in that
t i'm e before
they can be
fired.
T he tie S t
case involved
a Navy De-
partment ci-
william e m :
ploy'e W h o
was fired on
charges Of in
o% to - n =,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Democrats to Meet

The District Democratic Club
will have luncheon meeting at
1890 pm. Sunday in the Wom-
ans National Democratic Club,
1926 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
The Federal Spotlight
Firing Without oO-Doy Notice
May Be Tested in High Court
By Joseph Young

Another court of tremendous
ployeS the involving the
nefcency charges without giving 9O-day
ing period
The u Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
recently ruled that employees *----
be given at least 9O-day ;o,. os.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
Wood in vioIins

A violin contains approx.
mately 10 pieces of wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31
US. WEATHER BUREAU MAP
Oapayssnens Of comMesee

Light forecast for tonight for the extreme
Northern England Northern Lakes and the
Northern Rockies. Rain expected in the higher
regions Of theNorhwes Pacific while rain is predicted
for the coastal plains Cooler temperatures forecast for
Florida with little change elsewhere ZAP Wirephoto Map
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

Crown Owns Forests
The Crown owns 80 per cent
of Canada's forest areas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-12-31

The Sun and Moon
The beacon of Dillingham., 1953-04-30
Ice GOES OUT

Ice GOES OUT
Tho Nenana Ice POL won't out April 20
at 3,45 Pine Tt is reported chat nina
winning tickets were on tao time, many Of
them being composed Of 'poo1s'. The sum
o. TIE pot this year was about 100000.
DON'T forget the VIC. %. BAZAAR on
Nay 2lst. IF you can donate any
old clothecs magazines
o?.d toys, potted plants
discarded jewelry or
white elephants
Do 50. This takes the cocperevion Of alll
The beacon of Dillingham., 1953-04-30

He passed around the cigars IN honor Of
the new "1cy"e Mother appeared later in
the day to 5he ana zemer- Of all whs Saw
her; until sac Finally .ound out about
the hoaxsoe
...he slept blissfu1ly through the be-
ginn1ngs Of a fire in 7ed which had been
made ky his little daughter. he reused
In time to drown it out before damage was
great...
...The big Guy took the side Of the
industry; the guy with the glasses was
strictly pro-union. that Was the basis
Of bar brewl. Later someone said to
the second that he should sue the guy hs-
cause it's breach Of -aw TO take q sock
at anyone wearing glasses -.
...That'll just about save my faco...
Tim going to order more glasses though
just in case...
The beacon of Dillingham., 1953-04-30
T H z B E A G 0 n

This editorial sheet is published when
it is possible to gather together paper
tnou gllts and ttnlee oand when something
happ ems to make news I Muriel Spears will
take the bows as we'll as the frocksr.
The beacon of Dillingham., 1953-04-30
IT thank You, Mothert

Head bowed in deep humility.
Hands clasped with such sincerity.
Your strength Of prayer was left to me,
7 thank you. Mother.
Back rent in years Of drudgory,
Could not effece your lev5.ty,
But blended work with gaietys
thanh you, Motllore -
Your heart bro1e as death oraftt1y
Teak loved ones rroer:non: ously,
But your sacrifice was ptttor free.
7 thank you, lothers