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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Senate May Complete
Upset Of Veto on
Liquor Tax Today
By Gene Goodwin
Sfur SsoH Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 24.-The
Maryland State Senate is ex-
pected today to follow the lead
Of the House and slap down
Gov. McKeldin's veto of the con-
troversial bill increasing Mary
lands liquor tax 5 cents a fifth.
It's a Democratic bill and the
Democrats hold an 1911 margin
In the Senate. They'll need all
Is votes. because it takes that
many to override a veto, but they
are expected to pick up a Re-
publican vote or two for good
measure.
10 Republicans Bolt.
The Republican Governor
vetoed the. legislation yesterday,
but was overridden in the House
last night. 1922. because 10 of
the 35 House Republicans bolted.
The Democrats needed "a
votes to beat the Governor. Sup
port Of seven more Republican
votes would have saved the day
for the administration.
The House. in another action,
last night shelved the perennial
bill to control development
within 200 feet on either side of
major highways. The House
defeated the measure, 64-33,
after opponents charged that it
was an invasion of property
rights and an unhealthy extern
sion Of the States condemnation
powers.
Push Tag Fee Delay.
Meanwhile. more evidence OF
determination to seek a years
postponement of scheduled in
crease in motor vehicle license
fees was available today from
the Senate Finance Committee
The Senators in a session that
extended past midnight per-
sistently hammered at the State
Roads Commission to concede
that a delay until 1856 won
seriously harm the 12-year high
way building program.
Russell Mccain. the roads
chairman. insisted that the So
million the scheduled increase of
about 80 per cent would pro-
duce represents considerable
amount Of road mileage"
React Doubtfully.
But the Senator's reacted
doubtfully. especially after hear
ing the roads commission officials
report that the cost of building
some of the contemplated roads
will cost 81 million q mile.
The finance committeeman
are weighing a postponement
proposal by Senator Malkus,
Democrat. Of Dorchester. The
higher fees are scheduled to go
into effect next year to follow
UP an increase Of / cent in
the gasoline tax to help finance
the 1858 million program.
Inspection Bill Killed.
The bill to give Maryland COM
pulsory automobile inspection
apparently is dead for this SEES.
sion of the Legislature. although
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Hearings
Continued From First Page.)


which is the subject Of a special
report elsewhere in The Star
today.
"We have sought this legisla-
ton thinking we were doing a
real public SERVICE" he said.
This is the only tFederaD Dis
trict Court in the entire Nation
with jurisdiction in this field.
We believe these cases ought to
be put in the hands of the high
est-grade lawyers who could be
persuaded to accept appoint
ment We are urging this solely
on the basis of merit and moth
ing else"
Commissioner Spencer said he
believed the proposed court could
be established for a net addi-
tional cost of a little over $780,
900 per year and he advocated
that the city's share of operat-
ing the District Court be re-
duced from go per cent of the
total to 40 per cent. He esti-
mated that this would be approx
imately enough to ofs1t the
added cost.
Judge Tamm expressed the
conviction that separate family
court would be less costly in
the long run than the addition
of three more judges to the Dis
trict Court bench. Some lawyers
IN Washington are advocating
more District judges as the best
solution to the docket jam in
the Federal tribunal. Judge
Tamm's figures were based on
the assumption that less sup
porting personnel would be re-
quired in special Family Court
than in the Offices Of three more
District judges.
Judge Kirkland said the BUSH
ness Of District Court is increas-
! ing by leaps and bounds, the
case load for the judges being
the greatest of any Federal
courts throughout the United
States. He declared that with
proper machinery a large num-
Der Of domestic relations cases
never would get on a court docket
to take the time of judges and
run up costs of administering
justice.
The hearing then adjourned
until 10 am. tomorrow.
Favored by Is Judges.
All Is Of the District judges
here favor the legislation, as do
the Judicial Conferences of the
United States and the District OF
Columbia. The District Bar Asso-
citation voted against it recently
and sent several members to
Capitol Hill to testify in OPPOSE
ton.
At a joint meeting of the
Woman's Medical Association
and the Woman's Bar Associa-
ton last night Judge Laws said
this is the third attempt of the
District jurists to improve
Washington's domestic relations
system.
The first step cited was the
creation of the Office of domestic
relations commissioner, which
has not been fully effective be-
cause there is no way to compel
litigants to cooperate.
Counsel Attempt Failed.
The second was the attempt
several years ago to provide mar
riage affairs counsel. Although
this proposal was approved by
the bar associations Domestic
Relations Committee. 10 to 2, the
association rejected the idea.
Judge Laws said the idea of q
separate court, advanced by the
judges of District Court. won the
concurrence of the late Chief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Reds Shift Official
In Republic Of Georgia

LONDON, Feb. "a. Tbilisi
(Tifllis) Radio reported today
that Mikhail Yevstafievich
Topuridze had been switched
from minister of state control
to prosecutor for the Soviet
Republic of Georgia.
The change came after a
weekend announcement that
BOIL persons have been purged
from the Communist Party in
the Soviet State, birthplace of
Stain and executed former
Security Police Chief L. P. Beria
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Woman Surprises
Husband as He
Pulls $3.50 HoIdup
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. "a
"There 1 was in the shop TO hovo
some clothes cleaned and what
happens? My husband c..nIs Al
with a gun in his hand and holds
up the place.
why. I almost died." Mrs.
Betty Economu, %. told officers
yesterday, minutes after her
husband surrendered to police.
James Economu, 81, recently
paroled from San Quentin, said
ne turned himself in to clear
his wife in the $3.50 holdup.
"She had no connection with
the holdup. She surprised me in
that cleaning shop" Economu
told police.
Mrs. Economu was released
but her husband was held on
suspicion of robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24

Justice Fred M. Vinson. It was
agreed that domestic relations
cases require "a certain quality
Of technique" on the part OF
judges. which Is different from
that in ordinary cases they hear
he said.
Judge Laws told the women,
at a dinner at the Sulgrave Club
that there is nothing in the
pending proposal that would en-
danger due process Of law. He
assured them the rights Of all
litigants would be protected.
Instead of inhiblting the work
Of lawyers. a family court system
would help them through the
investigative and collection pro-
cedureS, he declared.
Denies Court Inferior.
Apparently in answer to an
expressed fear that the proposed
court would be an inferior tri-
bunal. Judge Laws asserted moth
ing could make it inferior unless
one means judges.
Il doubt that President Eisen-
hover would appoint inferior
judges. or that Attorney General
Brownell would recommend them
or that the Senate would ap-
prove them" he said. "All OF
them realize the Importance OF
getting good judges for a court
Of this kind"
He said the SIS. 900 salary pro-
posed for the three family court
judges was fixed the same as
the District judges salary sc
they would not be inferior. He
said the term of Is years was
advocated because this is a leg
islative, rather than a consti-
tutional court. But he said the
length of the term could be
extended. If desirable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-24
Effort 10 Recommit
$3.50 Million Budget
Beaten in Richmond
By Alex R. Preston
Sfar Staff cerraspondent

RICHMOND, Feb. "a - The
House of Delegates was thrown
into an uproar today by a mo-
ton to recommit the $3.50 mil
lion budget bill but after an
hours debate turned it down, 43
to 81.
After a well-planned but high
ly confidential movement had
spread among members, the mo-
ton caught administration lead
ers by surprise. Delegate j. May
nard Magruder Of Arlington ex-
ploded the bombshell.
The budget bill had been re-
ported to the floor only a few
minutes earlier after approval
late yesterday by the Appropria-
tions Committee.
Object of Motion.
Object of the motion was to
send the bill back with inStruc-
tions for the committee to add
81 million more in appropria-
lions. This is the amount that
would be credited on bills Of State
income taxpayers next Deem
Der. The budget bill also would
have suspended the tax credit
law for this year.
Underlying purpose was to
force a Senate committee to
bring back to life the House
approved bill to suspend the
credit law for three years.
The budget bill contained as
surances that State funds will be
provided during the next blen-
mum for two segmenLS Of the
George Washington Memorial
parkway in Arlington and Fair
fax Counties.
About 100 amendments to the
STAB million budget submitted by
former Gov. Battle increased the
net total by about $4.5 million.
An amendment by Delegate
John c. Webb of Fairfax.
whereby fast-growing areas, like
Washington's suburbs, would re-
ceive more recognition for an
nual increases in school enroll
ment, was not included in the
bill.
Nevertheless, all areas of the
State will receive more State aid
to education than was contem-
plated by the former Governor,
who had allowed SLABS for each
teacher. The fiscal experts raised
the States share of teacher SAL
aries to $1.550 in the first year
Of the two-year period and to
$1,000 in the second year.
Effects Stanley's Promise.
This would carry out Gov.
Stanley's teacher salary increase
promise. providing the localities
come up to a minimum of local
effort. spelled out in new
language.
The budget bill carries over
into the 1856 fiscal years the
unspent S150.000 in the current
budget for the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway.
The State money must be
matched dollar-for- dollar by the
localities and the total is to be
matched by the Federal Govern
ment in order to carry the park
way upstream from it's present
terminus at Spout Run toward
Great Falls.
The second parkway item Is an
amendment to the budget bill
offered by Delegate j. Maynard
Magruder of Arlington. for an
additional 100000 as the States
one-quarter share toward pur-
chasing the property of the
Worthington Oil Refineries. Inc,
which is just upstream from Key
Bridge.
The company's plant, which
refines used motor oil. caught
fire last March. It has not been
operated since.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Army Plans Administrative Experiment

WASHINGTON R-Draftees who
get out of the Army in the next
six months in sig selerted states
will have time clipped off their OBJ
Iligatory reserve status because the
Army wants to try an administra.
tive experiment.
Beginning today and extend
ing through the first half of 1854,
each draftee in six states who has
completed two years of active duty
will be handed a mobilization as.
signment to an active Army, a Ma.
tional Guard of a reserve organi-
cation.
If another war comes during the
next five years he viii report i'm
mediately to his assigned unit. II
lit doesn't come, the draftee doesn't
have to do anything, although the
Army hopes he win join an or
ganized reserve unit or the Nation
al Guard and take regular train
ing, including summer training.
But whether he joins an organ
ICED unit or doesn't, a draftee liv
ing in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Georgia, Texas, Wisconsin OF
Washington will have one year Gu
off the six-year obligatory activ,
reserve status required under thu
draft act.
That doesn't apply to drafteel
in the other AZ states and the terri
tories. The six states were picked
by the commanders of the nation!
six Army areas, each of which in
cludes several military districts Of
states.
What the Army wants to find out
primarily, is how the experiment
tai system would work nate wide
Essentially, it is an exercise ii
mobilization administration. Sec
ondarily, the Army hopes that a
least some of the released draftee.
actually will take interest and re
port for periodic training.
If they don't there is no way thu
Army can compel them or any 9th
er ex-draftee to be active in The
reserves.
1t is a problem the Army ha.
attempted to solve by inducement!
and proposed legislation. The Law
specifies that each drattee, upor
completion of active duty, mus
join an active reserve unit to keer
up his military training. But there
is no punishment provided if ht
does not. And all but a small per
centage of those who have com
Ipleted duty in the Army are ig
Inoring the mandate.
The Army has been hesitan'
about demanding that the draf
law be changed to provide an en-
forcement penalty, action which
could be politically unpopular.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
FOR CRYIN'
OUT LOUD
HAPPY NEW YEAR,
BY C. GONZALES MENDOZA

Swami Mendoza Is seated Be.
fore his crystal ball today peering
into the future. 1854 has much In
store. Mystic Mendoza will reveal
some Of the events that win trans.
pire this year. Clip this column
for future reference. You viii be
amazed at the accuracy Of my
predictions; in fact, ] viii be
amazed too.
Prediction Of Things To Come:
ID The incumbent County Com.
missioners, the give-away boys,
will find tough Shedding in their
fight for reelection. That $500 q
month salary they voted for them.
selves strictly gravy viii haunt
them.
(2) Startling disclosures concern.
ling unidentifiable flying objects
(Flying Saucers) will be made By
the Air Force.
go The Planet Earth viii be
plunged into the holocaust Of atom.
lie warfare.
az II (3) does not occur (Let %
Iprayl) the Boston Red Sox viii b.
the new Worlds Champions Of
Baseball.
I go An attempt viii be made on
the life Of Senator Joe Mccarthy
Iof Wisconsin.
J (6) Strange new findings Of the
Planet Mars viii be made ~ q
swings closer to Earth.
% Astounding medical discov.
feriesl Especially in Cancer -.
search.
! 90 Ex.president Truman win r..
visit Key West.
That's all for today's column.
Don't you think II is enough? One
more before signing off. There WI
lbe many hangovers todayi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
!5!:s ss|,s,,I7

plus the fact that Ennis haA tnied
70 suppress them.
Dexter knew that I hsA ne
letters, but wouldn't use them in,
any shady way-that I waG, IN
fact. about to return one Of them
10 MorrlSSey. He knew further
that Doran and / would probably
spend an hour or so drinking and
talking. So he got a tire iron from
a parked car, broke into my place
and started 10 search for the
letters"
The friendliness Wa eune from
Dexters face and voice. 'rAnee'
things VIII have 10 be proved.
Marry
Il have proof" said Martin.
still speaking to Cloud. Tn saw
ing It for the right SPOT IN the
meantime, Searle was also wor-
ried about the letters. knowing
they could send him to prison
unless Ennis hberality improved.
He telepSoned Barbara, reason
ing that i would be to her inter.
est to help him and that il cash
were needed she could provide
it. end Barbara agreed 10 meet
him at my place, not moving
exactly what the situation wM
"Sea-se got there first He
found the door open and sar-
prised Dexter in his burglary. I
imagine Searle guessed Dexters
intentions and rushed him In q
drunken fury, and in self defense
and probably with q right
good will also--Dexter caved N
Searle's skull with the tire iron.
Dexter found those Letters Of
Barbaras in Searle's pocket and
took them, thinking they naight
come in handy: later whea he
decided they were TO Sazcuruus
to keep. he mailed them b yosl.
Cloud, perhaps with some idea
Of fixing your thoughts 90 Bar
bara as a suspect He didn't search
further for the other letieEA i
think he saw Barbara N TIC
neighborhood a. he went away.
and I'm pretty sure thGt Clara
belle had q gimpse o. him be-
fore she got into she taxi Then
Barbara reached tue aparimcnt
and then showed No.
&c b esaIlase1
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
THE NEW YEAR

The year 1854 enters the worlds stage today with
the United States and Soviet Russia giants compel
ing for influence in every section of the world The
year brings with it much hope anxiety for change
and the outlook today is certainly improvement
that OF year ago. two years ago. three years
ago.
In the first place. the United States is better prepar
ed today to meet challenge aggression than at any
time since World War H. The armament program be-
gun hurredy in 1850 nearing completion, and there
fore comparative advantage enjoyed by the
Communists in recent years has been considerably
whitfield The us. Army today is supplied with modern
tanks modern and large enough and well enough
trained, to be expanded rapidly.
The United States Navy has, to large extent been
demobiized and work is under way several modern
carriers and atomic submarines. In addition the air
Of the Navy has been greatly modernized and is being
expanded. The United States Air Force packs more
power 1854 enters the world stage than it has ever
packed before The year 1854 promises the first guam
ty deliveries of the newest heavy jet bomber the B52
In addition, the Air Force has fighters on the
way, an impressive supply of F-86 jet fighters, and
number of medium jet bombers This countrys atomic
sockpe said to be tremendous and quantity produc-
ton OF hydrogen bombs is to get under way during
1854.
We dwell us. military strength to point out this
strength improves chances for world peace Had the
United States undertaken such rearmament program
IN peaceful world such strength might constitute
threat to peace However, in a world with aggressors
ace the only sure way of keeping the peace is for the
democracles to pack enough retaate against
aggression.
This year. for the first time three years. the Unit
ca States enters new year without having its sons dying
on the battefeds This year, them brings with it
hop than any since World War H.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01

and Lenin street, two Of Kiev's
main thorofares.
In Moscow there are beggars to
be found in many places, but once
again particularly around places Of
worship. They swarm about the
main Jewish synagogue, one Of
four said still to be In operation,
and about the so or so churches
throughout the capital.
Communists insist all this rep.
resents only the remnants of the
Czarist regime-which died away
36 years ago. The churches, too,
are placed in that category.
Russians say there are IS Ortho.
dox churches in Moscow today
This would mean, on the basis Of
probable population, about one
church for every lbs, 900 persons
The churches invariably are
overcrowded on church holidays
There are fairly large number.
Of young people, middle-aged anG
well dressed people and even army
officers at the services. This hello
true throughout the provinces. But
it is also true that In the main
those who attend the church serv
ices are old people and women
If there are children present, i
is because the women brough
them.
There are no young people at al
to be found in what churches re
main for sects other than the Rus
sian Orthodox. The Roman Cath
Iolic Church, in the shadow o
Lubianka prison in Moscow, ha,
only old men and women in at
tendance at services conducted b,
a Lithuanian priest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Whale Steak

LOS ANGELES R-You slice II
about an inch thick and fry it
quickly in butter, the biologist
said. What have you got? Whale
steak.
Nutritious, juicy, soft, and high
in protein" went on the biologist,
DR.. Raymond NJ. Gilmore of the
u. S. Fish and Wild Life Service.
Gilmore also told the Western
Society Of Naturalists Tuesday
that in creating a market for the
meat lies the only hope for saving
the whaling industry. He said veg.
etable oils have ruined the whale
oil market.
Some whale meat, said Gilmore,
lis being shipped to Eastern mar
kets from Norway and Iceland. It
sells for So cents q pound, a price
which can be greatly decreased
! if demand increases.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
Simmons, Mature
Star In Drama

"Affair With a Stranger" which
co-stars Jean Simmons and Victor
Mature opening Sunday at the
Islander Drive-In Theatre, may
well rank as the seasons most
revealing drama of marriage and
morals.
Filmed from a screenplay by
Richard Flournoy, this new RKO
Radio film tells the romance of a
lovely Manhattan model and a
struggling young Broadway play.
wright. After their marriage they
are happy until he meets with sue
cess. When he also meets blonde
without conscience, in the per
son of the star of his new play
and they play the game of kiss anC
run, it takes all of the wife's fem
mime understanding to keep theil
marriage from heading for break
up.
The two stars give warm anC
human portrayals and the entir,
cast contributes to the general ex
cellence of the production. Monte;
Lewis not only supplies an excel
lent performance as the "other wo
man" but sings a new Sam Coslov
ballad, affair With a Stranger,
with the skill and charm whicI
has made her a leading songstres
of the juke boxes and air lanes
Jane Darwell, Dabbs Greer, Wal
|ly Vernon, Nicholas JOY. DIV
Carey and Victoria Horne ais
have major roles.
"Affair With a Stranger" wa
directed by Roy Rowland and Pre-
duced by Robert Sparks. 1t ma,
safely be included among the bel
ter current cinema attractions.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-01-01
DON Isl;SsEl

gance kept him broke most at
the time. So. being used to de,
pending on his wits. he eoncocted
a typical scheme.
'He had worked for the
Morning Record and knew Ennis
pretty thoroughly. He knew that
Searle and Barbara had been
engaged and that Ennis would
do a lot to avoid any hint OF
scandal. Dexter. not MorrLSsey,
decided 10 make Ennis pay for
Searle's populations He revealed
his plan to MorriSSey. who had
twenty-five thousand to gain and
nothing 10 lose: and ! suppose
Morrissey suggested to Searle,
with suitable emphasis, that the
only way he could save his r.eck
was to threaten to make q scan
dial unless Ennis came through.
what do you say to that, Nor
rissey?" Cloud asked.
Morrissey considered. i don'i
want any more criminal charges
thrown at me, but il might have
been about like Marty says.
"Dexter's next job was to sell
the story to Doran. VINO saw its
news value but not the trickery
behind it." Martin vent OF. That
would impress both Searle and
Ennis with the need of decisive
action, because even If the Rec
ord story was killed there was
danger of other papers picking il
up unless Clarabelle and Dexter
could be bought of. Then if il
worked, Dexter wouldn't have to
support Clarabelle, who would
get back her twenty-eight thou
sand. and probably Dexter would
get a cut in whatever Mortissey
realized"
Twenty per cent" Morrissey
affirmed. .s>>s-<.
| 1T was going all right, after
i all, Martin thought. He said
But Ennis's lack of hberality
threatened to spoil everything
and Dexter resolved on desperate
measures. More pressure would
have to be put on Ennis, and one
way to do it would be to make il
appear that the Star was about to
get hold of the letters Morrissey
! and Clarabelle had given me,