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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09

The owners Of the propcrt
Ss3 Rondo. MIR and Mira. Bert
Bucknsr, $50 w Central. Mr.. and
Mrs N, A. Finney, As7 Rondo and
Mr. and Mrs. Carter Fletcher 800
~, Anthony,
The families are the only No.
groNa owning property In the area
which In In the heart of the Wis.
conSin resort country,
The property was originally .
farm purchased jointly by the
Finneya and thu BsarlSs In April.
1867, and was divided into lots,
two % which were purchased by
the BucknSrs and Fistchsrn.
The sheriff Of Polk county.
James Moore and tho state deputy
firs marphAll. william g RohAn.
who are Investigating the fires.
stated In interviews that the fires
were deliberately set,
They also stated that they are
% the opinion that ths persons
guilty 0i starting the fires did n
because thsy do not want Me-
Eroes In thu ARA.
Two aetR Of footprints and
prints from two cans, believed 10
ba five gallon cans containing
gasoline and crankcAAa uii were
faund by the sheriff and fire
marshall IsRdinE 10 and from the
scene 0f the second fire that gut
ted the AsArIoa and Finnsy farm
house and the Bucknsr cabin.
Rupert NJ Fisk, real estate and
insurance agent, ~, CroiE Fails,
Wis. VIM sold the farm and In.
suranco % the Finnsya and
searIeA, stated that there had
been considerable resentment
against the Negro families buy
ing IN that section ~ the county.
The land involved II the most
desirable on Zig Round lake and
the four families had spent con-
siderable money making lmprOv.
msniA On the buildings
Two ~ the cabins were new.
having been built this past sum.
msr and according 10 Fisk were
On par with other cabins on tho
lake.
Fisk also said that most ~ the
resentment against the families
seemed 10 him "a have come from
the tavern and grocery store In y
village named Twin Town, that In
about y mile and a half from the
property
Hs told ~ Ons instance whore
he returned money on q lot that
he had sold after the potential
purchaser had been told q dsliber.
ats fsls"hO0d In the grocery store
concerning the property.
P1sk said he has land adjoining
the P1nnsy and BNaTiss farm. that
he divided into ten lots and sold
this past summer. Hs said that he
EoId every iOt and that some piir-
chaasrs inquired about buying
lots from the Finnsys and SsRries.
The EeasrAI attitude % the year
round residents, according 90
MsoFe and Rohan. u somewhat
IndIffsTsnt and most feet that the
families were given = raw deal.
Rohan said that the people %
Wisconsin ARE not gong 10 tOlsr'
ate this sort 0f thing. even though
II may happen In other states and
that we're going 10 try even
harder In this instance 10 find the
guilty psrsons"
FINDING ths aTsonlsts IL going
10 BE- difficult because Of the
time that lApsed betwssn the fires
and when tbsy were reported.
II has been established that the
second fire was started early on
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
LSlaaA 70 SpO0k
70 81. Pod NAAcp

Wflfred c. Leland. Jr-. executive
Director. Minneapolis FEPc VIII
aaareas the g. Paul Branch MA
AcP Sunday Gt Z > m. In Local
No. sie auditorium. SIS Rondo
Ave. after the Installation Of its
oenoers January II, 1854 Ths
puhHe u invited and urged 70
oone
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09

Worry R1wg B~rh09
IN eVViIRUSSn
Harry D King. 714 g. Anthony
Ave did Sunday. Jan e. Funeral
services we're hsid Wednesday.
Jan. 7 at BROOKS FInsrai Home
Ths remains were taken 10 his
native h0rns. Burlington. lows, for
burial
Survivors are tWo brothers. Nor
man and George % Chicago.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
Arson Suspected As Fire
Destroys Summer Homes OF
St. PauIiteS In Wisconsin
BY ED BLACKWELL


Race hacrs burned down cabins and u farm house
belonging TO four 81 Paul Negro families Dec 10 and Jan
The two fires completely destroyed summer homes ocat
oil on Big Round Lake In Polk county Wis., located approx
matey 10 miles northeast of the Twin Cities
The owners of the property Mr. and Mrs H. C. ScArles
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
John W. Pate Dies;
Was Longtime FraternaI
Figure In Northwest

John W. Pate active in fraternal circles the and
of the best known figures in this country
died early Jan at Minneapolis General Hospital where
had been i'll for two weeks
Pate, who lived alone 1885 Fourth So had been
i'll health for about year Friends practically forced him
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
Taft FIatIy Rejects
Plea For Plan To
Halt Senate FiIibuSterS

Washington d. C., January 6, l953-Senator Robert A.
Taft majority floor leader blunty turned down pleas Of
civil rights delegation which today sought his support in the
effort to curb the fbuster by adoption Of rules at the
opening of the Sd Congress The Ohio Republican told the
delegation headed by Maer White exeenve secreary Of
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
REv. HENDERSON
ogFTIATEs AT

Rev. T. J. Hsndsrson. assistant
pastor Of zoa Baptist church
baptized three members Sunday.
Jan a.
This In TIE nrut time In his
ministerial career Rev. Hsndsrsoa
has baptined msmbeEu.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09

the National Association for the
Advancement Of Colored People.
that IN his view the Senate is a
continuing body and a. such In
not required to adopt rules at the
beginning Of each new Congress
AZ does the House Of Representa-
tives.
The delegntion consisted Of rep
ressntatives Of 80 national organi-
Eations comprising the Leader
ship Conference Of Civil Rights
which has been spearheading the
drive for a change In Senate
Rule "a. Under this rule the vote
Of o. senators II required To shut
off q filibuster Civil rights advo-
Gates want q rule which will per-
init limitation Of debate by ma
Jority vote.
Cleveland Republican, Asks Aid
John p. Kellogg, Republican
member Of the City Council Of
Cleveland, opened the half-hOur
conference with a statement urg.
ing Senator Taft TN the interest
Of Negro Republicans TO take the
leadership in fighting for . change
In Rule 70 To enable the passage
Of civil rights Legislation"
In response. the Republican
senate leader asserted that the
party caucus. upon his recommen.
dalton. had decided that the Sen
ate 10 a continuing body. and. ac-
cordingiy, there would BE- no
change in the rules at this time.
He admitted that the present re-
qulrenent for % votes 10 invoke
cIoture IL too stringent and
should be- reduced 20 a lesser num-
Der. but added that he was un-
willing 20 attempt q change at
this time. He went on 10 say that
he believed the 81 votes for clo-
ture could be obtained. ~ the
senators are sincere and interest
ed" after the policy and program
on civil rights have been eStab-
lished by Presidsnt-eIsct Dwight
d. Eisenhower and the Republican
policy COMMITTEES.
Clarence Mitchell. director of
the NAACP Washington Bureau,
observed that u has been impOs-
EIble to get the necessary - votes.
According 20 his estimate. bassd
on past votes and commitments. q
maximum Of 50 senators IN the
ssrd Congress can b counted on
10 vote for cIOture on civil rights
measures
Dt.aSO~s DixIeerat Te-Bp
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
D..uSV~s Dl1Ieerat rs-up

senator Tan expressed dis
agreement with the point made
By Councilman Theodore Berry u
Cincinnati that the Republican
Party BY adopting new rules
under Taft's Ieadership had an Op-
poTtunity % stop bargaining with
the Dtxieerats and make . liberal
record free Of the threat 81 the
mibustsr. He said that the
SoatheTnsFs did not always vote
with him and that he did not eS-
peet their support for his welfare
program.
Joseph Ranh. counsel % the
United AUtonobdIs Workers. CIo.
VINO prepared an exhaustive brfsf
holding that the Senate 10 not .
continuing body. challenged Sen
ator Tsft'a eontsntion that the
Senate does not have the same
obligation - the HOuss 10 adopt
IcOatih1ed on page f0urJ
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-01-09
WANTS NOT SELEiSH

The Negroes wants are not entirely sell
fiAh and do not affect his group economy
alone. The settlement OF his problem win
lead 10 q realistic Interpretation OF demo-
carcy'a faith. These wants are the test
% democracy, They are not necessarily
new, although their expressions have taken
different forms through the years, A. q
matter Of fact, the Negro wants what he
has always wanted and yet he has had
different ways Of saying tt,--Dr Charles
Wesley
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-01
Rustlers Beware
Stockmem Organize, Use Planes,
Radio to Check CattLe Tbievimg
, By BILL STELLMON, Roging Reborter

LIVESTOCK MEN as a whole
have a reputation for killing their
own snakes" Generally, too, they
prefer to do it alone But when it
becomes necessary, they can band
together-and time and again they
have-to take care of a common
problem.
Many of their first associations
and their accomplishments are part
of Montana history now, but not so
with the problems. They still exist,
though some have changed with
modern conditions, and present-day
stockmen once again have found
they must organize to meet them.
In the last two or three years,
local livestock protective associa-
tons have muShroored in nearly
every section of the state as stock
owners got together to deal with
one of those old-but-new problems:
That of protecting their stock from
the modern rustler.
Altogether, approximately 20 local
associations now are active in the
state. Some operate quietly; others
quite openly. Most hire field man
or rider. Several offer standing re-
wards for information leading to
the conviction of anyone stealing
livestock from a member of the as
nj
ness of their members and law en-
forcement officers to get the job
done.
Expanded Interests
A few have expanded their inter
ests to include educational or re-
search projects and at least one, the
Meagher County Livestock Assn,
has underway an active advertising
and marketing program for its MEM
berS.
But however they operate, all
have managed to stop at least part
of their stock losses.
One group in Beaverhead County
| brought the Montana-Idaho border
country under control by financing,
collectively, several riders in addi-
ton to their regular crews. Sheri-
dan County stockmen, next to the
North Dakota border, hired local
rider and stopped serious losses that
had been going on for years Neigh
boring Valley and Roosevelt County
men did the same. Several local
groups have organized in southeast
ern Montana and cut losses there.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-08-01

Actually, stockmen in some areas
have stopped major cattle losses
simply by being organized. They
may never catch a thief but they
have, by showing their interest and
concern, helped put local stock law
enforcement on a level where it
really protects them.
Too, the fact that there is an as
ISOLATION does much to eliminate
what is often cattle thief's best
protection: The natural reluctance
of livestock folks to talk about their
losses. A man may lose a calf or two
even have fair idea of what hap
pened to them-but not say or do
anything about it. Get a group to-
gether, though, and losses, even sus-
picious circumstances. are quickly
reported.
Suspicious Circumstances
A northern Chouteau County
rancher stopped in at the Fort Ben
ton courthouse last fall to turn in
the license number of stock rack
equipped pickup seen frequently in
his area. 1t was an out-of-county
license.
''This guy keeps driving on the
county roads and always slow, like
he's really looking things over" the
rancher reported.
The information was turned over
to Forrest Frosty) Latin, field man
for the Choteau County Livestock
Protective Assn, and Latin started
to investigate. AS it turned out, he
didn't have to look far to find the
curious driver. The license number
was his own.
Of course, nothing came of that re-
port, but similar ones have led to
uncovering a 'stray" cow or lost
horse, sometimes court case. More
important, this type of vigilance by
the stockmen often serves effectively
to deter the would-be rustler.
This Chouteau County association
was sort of pressured into existence,
as many other state associations
were, by heavy cattle losses. In 1851,
members estimate, cattlemen in the
county lost between $4,000 and $780,
600 worth of cattle, far too many for
normal disappearing. Once organ
lied and with Latin on the job as
full-time field man, their loss last
year was cut to less than $4,000.
The association was started in
early 1852 and set up to include all
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Ex-Captive Doubts
Reds Converted GIs
By the Asseciatad Press

RICHMOND. Va, May 6.-An
Arlington attorney who spent 16
months in a Chinese Communist
Jail doesn't think captured Amer
ican soldiers fell for Red propa-
ganda. ....
They gave me all sorts OF
lectures, but I don't pay any at
tention to them" said r. T.
Bryan. jr., Of 4219 South Twelfth
road.
"And I don't think any GIs
are going to believe the nonsense
they preach, either"
Mr.. Bryan was born in China
while his parents were serving as
Baptist missionaries. After re-
turning home for his education
at the University of North Caro-
lima. he went back to China to
practice law.
Later he became municipal
lawyer in Shanghai and as such
prosecuted more than 10000
Communists.
Arrested early in 1851, he was
subjected to torture while In
prison. After keeping him for IL
months, the Communists released
him one day for reasons that are
still q mystery to Mr.. Bryan.
Evening star., 1953-05-06

the interests Of the United
States" Justice officials can
didly said that they didn't want
the authority primarily for Sc
curity cases, but to get rid Of
incompetents.
:. A number of Civil Service
Commission officials feel the
House action yesterday goes a
long way in removing the threat
to employe job protection rights
as contained in the Lloyd-La-
Toilette Act of 1912 and in the
Veterans Preference Act. They
say that had the House approved
the arbitrary firing powers, it
would have set a very bad prec-
edent so far as employees civil
service job rights are concerned.
VA-The Veterans Administra-
ton. which for many years has
held the unenviable reputation of
having one Of the worst person
mel policies in Government, seems
well on the way to ridding itself
of this stigma.
Under Francis r. Kerr, VAS
new personnel director, the
agency is making rapid strides
toward effecting a progressive
personnel policy. Mr.. Kerr and
some of his top aides appear
determined to end some of the
vindictive and petty personnel
practices that have gone on in
the agency for many years. VA
employees certainly will be be-
hind Mr.. Kerr in everything he
does to clean up the situation.
X \ \ n
GPO-John c. Senour of Be-
thesda is reported to be the
choice for Deputy Public Printer
in the Government Printing
Office. Meanwhile, the printers
and other craft trades union
officials at GPO meet today with
new Public Printer Raymond
Blattenberger to renew negotia-
tions for new pay raise. Nego-
tiations with Mr.. Blattenberger's
predecessor were broken off when
the unions charge the pay raise
offer was too low.
X X
BUREAU OF STANDARDS
Despite the last-minute reversal
by Commerce Secretary Weeks,
which kept DR.. Allen v. Astin
on as director of the National
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Short Urges Custer
Of Officials LackinQ
Will 10 Fight TO Win
By the Assoeiatsd Press

Representative Short, Republic
can, of Missouri called today for
a house-cleaning of foreign policy
officials who lack the will to
fight and win"
He also said the nited States
should tell the Communists it
will resist any invasion of Thai
land by Red forces now slicing
across Laos kingdom in Northern
French Indo-China toward the
Thai border.
1--WE just simply have to call
a halt" to Communist aggres-
sion. said Mr.. Short. chairman of
the House Armed Services Com
mittee.
1--WE could do it, if we had
some men in the right place.
The people voted for a change.
But there are too many hang
overs who lack the will to fight
and win"
Mr.. Short declined to name
those he had in mind but he
blamed the State Department for
preventing a military victory in
the Far East. His remarks were
similar to those made several
weeks ago by Senator Mundt.
Republican, of South Dakota,
who has called on Secretary Of
States Dulles to clean out of the
State Department as many as
several hundred holdovers from
Democratic administrations. Sen
ator Mundt said last week there
had been encouraging" progress
in that regard.
Mr.. Short also said in an inter-
view the United States should
end what he termed "phony"
truce talks in Korea until the
Communists agree in advance
to permit unifying the country.
There will be no place in
Asia without unified Korea" "
he said.
Evening star., 1953-05-06

.
against the provision were such
Republicans as Chairman Rees
of the House Civil Service Com
mittee, Chairman Rogers of the
Veterans Affairs Committee and
Representative Broyhill of Vir-
ginia.
The chief credit for defeat of
the arbitrary firing power goes
to the veterans organizations,
which saw in them a definite
threat to veterans rights. The
American Legion sent kilograms
to each member of the House,
urging the defeat of the rider.
Such groups as the Veterans of
Foreign Wars and Disabled
American Veterans also entered
into the fight.
The main argument raised
against the riders was that they
weren't necessary because of
President Eisenhower's new
Government security program.
And it was pointed out
that the new security pro-
gram provides for at least
some procedural. safeguards for
employees in the way of hearing
and the right to know as much
Of the nature of the charges
against them as national security
permits.
The Commerce and State De-
partments had such authority
during the past few years for
security purposes. But the re-
sentiment against this power
gathered momentum last week
when the House Appropriations
Committee extended such powers
to the Justice Department "in
Evening star., 1953-05-06
Korean Armisiice
Talks al Dead End;
u. n. Plan Inks Nam
BY the Asseeiaaod Press

PANMUNJOM. May Ga
United Nations truce negotiator
today said Zero" progress had
been made toward a Korean
armistice after the Reds rejected
a proposal to free $4,000 North
Korean prisoners who refuse to
go home after a truce is signed.
The Reds again ignored the
allied nomination of Pakistan. as
neutral custodian Of 48,50O pris-
oners who refuse to return to
their Communist homelands.
Instead, Gen. Nam II charged
the allied proposal was void Of
reason" and unworthy of re-
futation." He reiterated the
Red demand that baking cap
tives be shipped to a neutral ma
ton and that the functions of
the neutral be ironed out before
deciding anything else.
u. N. Suggests Civil Status.
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison
suggested that the $4,000 North
Koreans be freed Immediately
after a truce is signed and that
they be given civilian status, SO
they could settle anywhere in
Korea.
He made no mention of Chi
nese captiveS who refuse re-
patriation. Some observers
speculated that the u. N. COM
mand might be willing to listen
to a compromise plan which
would send Chinese to the neu-
trail custadian while leaving
Koreans in Korea.
The Reds want all 4S,500 sent
bodily to the neutral nation
pending a decision as to their
future. They insist that all will
want to 60 home once their
fears have been quieted by ex-
plantations.
Nam Shows Anger.
The U. N. says the captives
must remain in Korea under
neutral supervision until they
make up their minds where they
want to go. Many prisoners
have vowed to kill themselves
rather than leave Korea. the
allies said.
After Gen. Harrison made his
proposal, the Reds took a one
hour and 48 minute recess. Gen.
Nam returned and rejected it in
angry tones.
Allied spokesmen said the
usually poker-faced Nam showed
anger in his facial expressions
and by speaking in short, clipped
sentences.
Negotiators will meet again at
II am. Thursday g pm. Wed
nesday EST in the tiny truce
hut.
Gen. Harrison told newsmen
the Red questions were an effort
to draw allied delegates into "in-
terminable discussions on side
issues
Evening star., 1953-05-06
District Family Seeks
News Of Son From
POW. Who Met Him

Two Washington parents to-
day hoped to get additional IN
formation from a repatriated
prisoner of war who had seen
their son in Red prison camps
in Korea.
The former prisoner. Pvt.
Louis Kerkstra of Byron Cent2r.
Mich. listed Pfc. Nicholas Tos-
ques, jr., as one Of the Ameri-
cans he had met in Communist
prison camps. Pvt. Kerkstra re-
leased the list of names on ar
rival for treatment at Percy
Jones Hospital, Battle Greek.
Mich.
Pfc. Tosques. "a, is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas v. Tos-
ques of 1908 Eighteenth street
NE. He was captured April IS,
1851, while serving with an ar
tillery battalion of the oath Dlvi-
sion.
Mr.. Tosques, a Bureau Of En-
craving printer, said his wife
planned to get in touch with
Pvt. Kerkstra as soon as possible
for any details he has about their
son.
The family, he said. has re-
ceived several letters from Pfc.
.Tosaues. The last, received
three weeks ago. was dated No
vember S, 1852. The son wrote
that he was in good health. "but
he sounded pretty homesick,
with Christmas coming around
|. again." Mr., Tosques said. !
/ Mrs. Tosques has written
weekly letters to her son, but
the messages coming from Ko-
rea indicate that few have been
received, the father said.
He said his son served for
about six months in the Army
near the end of World War II,
and was employed as an appren-
tice printer after his discharge.
He re-enlisted in July. 1850, a
month after outbreak of the Ko-
rean war, and was sent to Korea
a short time after.
Evening star., 1953-05-06

Bureau of Standards, reports
from the agency indicate that
empioye morale is very low.
Bureau employees, while over
joyed that Mr.. Astin was re-
tanned, are upset over the move
to restrict further research. prof.
ects at the bureau. IF carried
out. this would mean q substan-
tial reduction in bureau jobs,
probably as many as TOO. The
move to cut down on military
research projects at the bureau
and shift them to private indus
try was ordered by Secretary Of
Defense Wilson. MIR. Wilson re.
portedly made the move with the
approval Of Secretary Weeks.
As a result, a number Of key
scientists and other personnel at
the bureau are reportedly looking
for other jobs.
%.RAA
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Navy Bureau Of Ships needs q
supervisory contract specialist.
Grade GS-15, $10,800 a year.
Apply to Room 2422, Eighteenth
and Constitution avenue NV.
.. The National Institutes of
Health at Bethesda need operat-
ing engineers. electricians and
helpers and elevator operators
and mechanics. $2.420 to $3,740
a year. Apply to Room 1921,
Building 10. The NH is 10.
Gated at 5000 Wisconsin avenus,
just north Of Bethesda. Sid
ney M. Groom. jr., has been ap.
pointed special assistant to In.
terror Department Solicitor
Clarence A. Davis. William
S. Tyson. former Labor Depart-
ment solicitor, has opened a
private law office here specialize
ing in labor relations and labor
law. Meritorious awards
have been made to the following
employees in the Bureau Of Ac-
counts, Treasury Department:
Francis j. Domick, Richard z.
Burdsall, Albert G. Carter, Nor.
man c. Copp, Max Feinstein.
Sulo Gomsi, Mrs. Margaret
O'Brien and Ards v: Smith.
The ILLINOIS State Society will
hold its May dance at 10 pm.
Saturday in the Shoreham
Hotel. The Society of Fed
eral Translators meets at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the conference
room Of the National Archives
Building. Four Mutual
Security Agency employees have
received awards for meritorious
suggestions. They are Carter
dePaul, A. r. Gale. Mrs. Anne
ODonnoghue and Mrs. Eliza
beth M. Paulisch. Everett
A. Totten has received q meli-
torious suggestion award at the
Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing. -. Arthur M. HILBERT, jr.,
an employe of the Army De-
partment's Adjutant Generals
. ONCE. has received the first cash
award approved by that once.