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Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-12-15

higher In the next two or three months
Low prices are stimulating consump-
ton of beef Competition from pork and
poultry probably will be slightly less
than in recent weeks. The armed serv-
ices have stepped up their purchases.
especially of heavy beef. Spain is being
allowed to buy 20 million pounds of beef
in her own currency.
Stocker and feeder cattle prices ap-
pear about low enough to give finishers
normal margin with present prices
for feed and fat cattle They probably
are near bottom and are likely to work
slowly higher through the winter. IF
fat cattle prices rise moderately. mar
gins viii be fairly satisfactory on cur
rent purchases of feeders.
HOGS-Prices will work higher in the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-12-15
H. Schnell Killed
IN Plane Crash

HOWARD SCHNELL, one Of the out
standing purebred livestock auctioneers
in the country and well known to Mon
tana livestock men, was killed in
plane crash near Hermosa, SD. He is
survived by his wife and four children.
Their home is in Dickinson, ND.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-12-15

next two or three months from the II
year low reached i'm early December.
The early winter flood of hogs probably
is passing its crest. Much of the in
crease in the 1855 spring pig crop over
1854 has already gone to market, SO that
supplies during the rest of the winter
probably will show smaller increases
over year previous than in the last
two months.
LAMBS - Prices probably viii adj
vance moderately in the next three or
four months. but may not average quite
as high as last winter because of lower
prices for beef and poultry. The wool
incentive payment on slaughter lambs
viii bring up total returns. Feeding
costs probably will be 10 to 20 per cent
lower than last season Holding for good
finish but avoiding weights over 110
pounds is advisable
WHEAT-Prices will depend greatly
on the amount placed under government
support before the January 81 deadIine.
Placements have Jagged thus far and
unless they speed up in the next few
weeks they will fall short of the 800 mil
lion bushels or more estimated to be
needed to cause any noticeable tightness
in cash markets. The price inducement
to place soft red winter, hard red win
ter and soft white wheat under loan is
rather strong.
Indications of large loan placements,
possibly coupled with new crop trouble
in the Southwest, may bring a moder-
ate rise in the next few weeks. In only
one of the last ten seasons was the price
peak for the crop year reached as early
as November. If prices do strengthen
further, a setback is likely to follow,
with another strong period next spring.
FLAXSEED-Prices at Minneapolis
have advanced to the support level
They are unlikely to go much higher.
Free" stocks on October l were about
10 million bushels of which 21. 6 million
bushels were on farms. Producers prob
ably will sell more freely at present
prices and loan placements will lag, SO
hat s'free' supplies may be ample.
Disappearance of fIaxseed in July-Sep-
ember was sharply lower than a year
'revious
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Prices will de-
line seasonally as production increases
n the next five or six months. Fluid
milk prices are likely to have the larg-
st drop and butterfat prices the least.
returns to dairymen over feed costs
gill be the best in several years.
Prices for manufacturing milk and
after April will depend on the
evel of price supports after that date.
reduction probably will increase one
r two billion pounds to new high i'm
$50, but consumption Of fluid milk and
ream may increase enough to absorb
1ost of the grain in total milk produc-
on.
EGGS-Prices will work downward
s production increases in the next
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-12-15

ags nn pHes spay n0inp
Evening star., 1955-02-14
High Court Refuses to Upset
Religion Proviiso in Adoptions
Also Denies Review Pleas by Lordner
And Roger (The TerribIe) Touhy
Won't You Deliver 1t?

! of his contention that Goth
Centpry-Fox Film Corp. illegally
broke a contract with him after
his conviction in the U. S. Dis
trict Court for the District OF
Columbia in 1850, when he was
convicted on contempt charges
for refusing to answer questions
of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities. Those
questions dealt with member
ship in the Communist Party and
the Screen Writers Guild.
Lardner filed suit against the
motion picture company on the
ground it had no right to dis
charge him in claiming that his
conduct before the House COM
mittee caused him to be held
'in public ridicule. scorn and
contempt" A Federal District
Court jury in Los Angeles de-
cided in his favor, but the ver-
dict was reversed by the United
States Court of Appeals.
The Touhy request for review
involved his attempt to obtain
release from the Illinois State
Prison pending a final decision
on lower court ruling last Au-
gust. Touhy was sent to prison
in 1888 for the kidnapping of
Jake "The Barber" Factor. A
Federal district judge in Illinois
last summer ruled he had been
convicted on perjured testimony.
The United States Court of APP
peals held, however, that Touhy
had to remain in prison until
it acted on an appeal by Illinois
authorities,
Evening star., 1955-02-14
By Robert K. Walsh

The Supreme Court today re-
fused to interfere with a MaSsa-
chusettS State ban on adoption
of children by families of a
different religion.
In a session that lasted less
than Is minutes the court also
issued orders denying review
petitions in separate cases af-
fecting Ring Lardner. jr., a for
mer Hollywood screen writer,
and Roger (The Terrible)
Touhy, a prohibition era gang
ster.
In the Massachusetts, case
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Goldman,
of Lynn, Mass, had sought to
adopt twin children who have
lived with them since birth in
1851. They contended the chill
dren's mother, Mrs. Pearl Dome.
had consented to the PROPOSED
adoption although she is of the
Catholic faith and they are
Jewish.
The Massachusetts State Su-
preme Judicial Court ruled, how
ever, that a State law prohibiting
adoptions in such cases does not
violate either the equal protec-
tion clause of the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution or the First Amend
ment's provision concerning free
exercise Of religion. The Massa-
chusetts court therefore upheld a
Probate Court denial of the
Goldman request.
+ The Lardner appeal grew out
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Power Failure Halls
New York Subways
By the Associosed Press

NEW YORK, Feb. l4.-A large
part of the city's transportation
system was halted by a power
failure today. delaying an esti-
mated 650.0OO passengers.
Many we're caught in subway
trains stalled between stations
and others on trains in East
River tunnels. No panic was re-
ported.
Most subways, elevated trains
trolley buses and trolley cars OF
the Brooklyn Manhattan Divi-
sion stopped at 5:35 am. when
a generator blew out at a Brook
lyn power house and put seven
other generators out of COM
mission.
BY 8:15 am. all trains were
leaving terminals on time. But
slight -to-10-minute delays.
due to accumulation of passen-
gers-continued until about 8:45
am, when rush hour traffic be-
gan to taper off.
Stations had been jamSned and
there were crowds on street
corners.
The worst centered in Brook
lyn and Queens. Trains were cut
off from Manhattan.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Pride and His Flagship
Sail From Formosa
BY tho Associated Press

TAIPEI. Formosa, Feb. IA
United States Navy press officers
said today Admiral Alfred M
Pride and his flagship, the heavy
cruiser Helena. departed from
Keeling yesterday.
The admiral and the cruiser
arrived yesterday with the final
group of ships from the Tachens
area after completing the evac-
uation Of Nationalist troops and
civilians. The ship is en- route
to a classified destination"
The three groups of United
States Air Force F-86 Sabrejets
will start pulling out tomorrow
for Okinawa and Luzon.
All three squadrons which few
here for the Tachen evacuation
will leave. One squadron is to
be stationed here. The Air Force
said it would be from the 5th
Air Force.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Better Films of Presidents
News Conferences Predicted

news programs on NBC radio
and Dumont television, told a
reporter that TV audiences were
getting a distorted" version Of
the Presidents voice because Of
inadequate equipment. He said
he had refused to use some Of
the films on his program because
the sound track was almost
unintelligible."
Mr.. Snyder, commenting on
Mr.. Beatty's suggestion that the
conference room be equipped
with permanent sound recording
devices. recalled that former
President Truman had suggested
the construction of q special
news conference room as an
addition to the White House but
Congress had not provided the
funds,
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Automobile Sold
First Day by Star Ad

When Mr. c. D. decided TO sell
his automobile he turned to Wosh-
ineton's biggest classified medium
to do the selling job. Ploeins q
smoII I'D in The Stor Classified pro-
dueed o buyer immediately. He sold
the used cor the first doy his cd
appeared.
In addition to eorryins more used
cor DDS, The Stor publishes more
totol classified ods than the other
Washington newspapers combined
beeouse il produces the best results.
II you hove something to buy,
trode or sell. no matter whot the
item or items. tell it to the long
established audience Of The Stor
readers, You'll enjoy Fost results.
Phone Sterling $1,000 ond ask
for an ad-toker.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
BY the Associated Press

The White House hopes for
improvement in the quality of
television films taken at Presi-
dent Eisenhower's news confer
ences.
Murray Snyder, assistant
White House press secretary in
charge of radio-TV arrange
ments. said yesterday he agreed
with a complaint by Commen-
tator Morgan Beatty that the
present setup is "makeshift" and
added:
There are any number of
shortcomings, but ] think i'm
provements will be made as we
go along with future confer
ences."
Mr.. Beatty, who broadcasts
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Was q Communist Prisoner
By Squadron Leader
A. R. Mackenzie

OTTAWA walked into the
pilots room of the 139th Squad
ron. 51st Wing of the United
States 5th Air Force, on Decem-
ber 4, 1852. and found my name
posted on the warning board for
a mission the following morning.
Our outfit was stationed about
20 miles south of Seoul. I had
Joined the group two weeks pre-
viously for a tour Of temporary
duty as a fighter pilot on loan
from the Canadian government.
The tour was to last either SO
missions or six months, which,
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Representative Reuss
Well Known Here

NEW FACE--Representotive Reuss.
new Demoerotie Congressman from
Wisconsin, is we'll known in the Dis
frict. where he hos held q number Of
posts. Meet the Representative in
onother Of the series, New Foees in
Congress, on Pose BIO.
HERITAGE WEEK-comsro tours
through old Alexondio in the foot
steps Of Robert E. Lee ore being en-
courosed os port Of Alexondrios
Heritage Week. Stor Writer George
Kennedy tells the story on Pose 81.
YOUR DRIvING-Foilure 10 yield,
the right Of woy to another car
caused 2.795 accidents here last year.
See Pose B-l for o discussion Of this
often misunderstood troffie rule.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Stubborn Fire Fought
Al New Underpass

Four fire companies struggled
nearly an hour today to
extinguish a stubborn fire in the
construction work of a new
underpass at Kenilworth avenue
and Benning road NE.
Actual damage from the blaze
was slight. but firemen had
difficulty in reaching its source
in the construction forms.
The underpass will connect
with the new East Capitol
Street Bridge. Firemen were un-
able to determine how the fire
started.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Agreement Reached
In Railway Walkout
BY the Assoeioied Press

ATLANTA. Feb. 14.-Strikine
Southern Railway trainmen be.
gan returning to their jobs to-
day after a four-day walkout.
Nearly 1000 workers were in
volved here and at Knoxville and
Chattanooga, Tenn.
S. A. Scarborough, president ol
the Atlanta local of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, said
a settlement had been reached
with officials of the roalroad.
The strike began at Knoxville
last Thursday when 800 switch
men quit their jobs in protest
of a company order banning
warming fires in the yards.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Several Hurt in Blast
AT Linseed Oil Plant
BY the Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. IA
powerful blast in a linseed oil
extraction plant touched off
a rapidly-spreading fire and
rocked Minneapolis northeast
industrial area at 10 am. today.
Several persons were injured.
Police said seven persons were
taken to Minneapolis General
Hospital. Others were being
taken to other hospitals.
A fleet of ambulances and all
available fire apparatus were
dispatched to the scene. The
plant, owned by Cargill, Inc, is
surrounded by oil storage tanks.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Suit Charges SchenIey
Gained Stock Illegally
BY the Assoeioted Press

Attorney General Brownell to-
day filed an antitrust suit
against Schenley Industries,
Inc, charging it made illegal ac-
quisitions of stock in Park g.
Tilford Distillers Corp.
The civil action against
Schenley, one Of the "big four"
in the whisky business, was
brought in the Federal district
court at Wilmington, Del.
1t asks for court orders re-
quiring Schenley to divest itself
of the Park & Tilford stock, and
requests that the court mean
while enjoin Schenley from vot-
ing the stock 'or in any way at
tempting to exercise control" of
Park & Tilford.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Prince Bernhard in US.
On Unofficial Visit
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK. Feb. 14.-Prince
Bernhard of the Netherlands ar
rived by plane today from Am
sterdam for an unofficial f1ve-day
visit.
Aides said the Prince, husband
of Queen Jlliana, is arranging
a conference on social and eco
nomic problems of the Western
democracies. The conference is
to be held in a European city
in about two months.
The Princes plane was four
hours ahead of schedule. He
has reservations to leave for
Amsterdam Friday.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Number Of Worlds Jews
Is Placed at 11,867,OOO
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-The
American Jewish Year Book, dis
tributed today. puts the worlds
Jewish population at 1887 900.
1t said the figure is one-half
of l per cent of the estimated
world population of 2.5 billion.
The year book, distributed by
the American Jewish Committee.
reports the United States has S
million Jews, Russia 2 million and
Israel l,488. .470. Germany, which
once had 100000, now has only
$4,000. Great Britain has $50, 900
and France 100000.
In the Western Hemisphere,
Argentina has 100000. Canada
100000 and Brazil 10000.
Evening star., 1955-02-14

told the 11-nation U. N. Security
Council that no useful purpose
would be served by U. N. discus
sions of a cease-f1re.
Soviet. Delegate Arkady A
Sobolev declared that the cease
fire question was too limited and
applied to only a few small is
lands.
"a bigger question has to be
considered" he said. THAT
question is to lessen tension"
Sir Pierson said the British
government had been engaged
in consultations with other gov
ernments and stands ready to
discuss any concrete proposals to
end the difficulties.
He added:
"The Council should not try
today to push matters forward
The wisest course is to adjourn
without taking a final decision. .
He said, however, that the
Council should continue to watch
the problem with the closest
attention.
Mr.. Sobolev made his declara-
tion in explaining his vote
against placing on the Councils S
agenda a New Zealand proposal
to seek a cease-fire. The Council
overrode Soviet objections and
agreed by a vote of 9-1 to in
scribe the question. Nationalist
China abstained.
The Council also agreed again,
as it did January 81, to consider
a Soviet charge of United States
aggression against China and a
demand for the withdrawal of
United States forces from For
moSa.
Chief United States Delegate
Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., called
the Soviet item "a preposterous
cold war fraud without the
slightest basis of fact"
AS soon as the agenda was
adopted. New zealand's Sir Leslie
Munro led off the general debate
by expressing regret that Red
China had rejected a Councils
invitation to take part in the
FormoSa discussions.
Evening star., 1955-02-14

WICHITA FALLS. Tex, Feb.
IA (P.-Donney Dee Taylor, IL,
was electrocuted yesterday while
flying a kite with long piece
Of thin wire. Justice of the Peace
M. N. Newman said the kite ap-
parently came in contact with a
high voltage wire.
Evening star., 1955-02-14
Murray Asks
Jury Probe in
Brutality Case
Cites 'Fuirness to All
Concerned; Rover
Volts FBI Report

Police Chief Robert v. Murray
today asked United State At
torney Leo A. Rover to present
police brutality charges made by
two used car statesmen to a
grand jury as soon as possible
lin fairness to all concerned"
Chief Murray said he acted
after comforting today with
Deputy Chief Clarence H. Lutz
and Inspector Roy Blick, both
of whom have been in on the
investigation of charges that
members of the morals division
beat up the two statesmen at
Police Headquarters Wednesday
night.
Neither the police investiga-
ton nor the one conducted by
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton has been completed yet.
Will Wait for FBI Report.
Mr.. Rover said he has received
Chief Murray's letter but will
wait until he receives the Federal
Bureau of Investigations report
of it's inquiry before making any
final decision on presentation to
the grand jury.
The FBI report must go first
to the civil rights division of the
Justice Department. afte. which
Mr.. Rover will confer with repre-
sentatives of that division about
how the case will finally be
handled.
In his letter to Mr.. Rover,
Chief Murray said: Il would like
to request, in fairness to all
concerned, that this matter be
presented to a grand jury-aS
expeditiously as possible-where
all witnesses may give testi-
mony under oath.
Pledges Police Assistance.
ANY and all members of the
Metropolitan Police Department
who may be of assistance, in
cluding the accused officers, viii
be willing-and anxiouS-to ap-
pear and testify"
Chief Murray expressed the
hope for early and favorable"
action on his request. y
Earlier, Inspector Lutz said he
planned to interview the doctors
who examined one of the COM
plaintants to get their theories
on how the injuries were received.
One complainant. Steven r.
Kotecki. of 2605 Twenty-ninth
street Sc, was found on X-ray
examination to be suffering
from a Clipped bone near his
right elbow, broken toe. a
fractured rib and a cash on his
shin.
Mr.. Kotecki, in an affidavit,
sWore he received these injuries
from q beating by two detectives
in the interrogation room of the
police morals division at head
quarters.
Detective Tells of Scuffle.
One of the detectives accused
by Mr.. Kotecki. Detective Billy
Smith. has given Inspector Lutz
a statement saying he scuffled
with Mr.. Kotecki while arresting
him at used car lot at 227 K
street NV, where the latter was
employed. Both Detective Smith
and Detective Louis A. Fochet,
also named by the complainants,
have denied beating the pair at
headquarters.
The other complainant, An
thony H. Celani of 636 Belle
View boulevard, Alexandria,
joined in the affidavit with Mr..
Kotecki. They swore they were
numerically beaten"
Inspector LutZ said he was
still taking statements from po-
licemen. When he has completed
these and talked to the examin-
ing doctors, he said, he will in
teryiew Mr.. Kotecki and Mr..
Celani. He said he expected to
complete the investigation no
sooner than Wednesday.
Evening star., 1955-02-14

ever was completed first. I had
already flown four missions.
That night wrote to my wife,
telling her that I had as yet
not tangled with any MICS. but
was hoping for better luck on
this mission. AS a fighter pilot
with the Royal Canadian Air
Force in World War II, I had
Evening star., 1955-02-14
San Francisco Called
In Running by Hall
For Convention Site
6. o. P. Leader Says
Eisenhower Hopes
Dote Is Set Lute
By Gould Lincoln

Republican National Chairman
Leonard Hall said today after a
conference with President Eisen-
hover that San Francisco is
very much in the running" as
the site of the 1856 Republican
National Convention.
Mr.. Hall said. however, that
the President has left the actual
selection of a convention CITY to
the Republican National Com
mittee. He also reported that Mr..
Eisenhower reiterated his hope
that the convention could be held
later in the year than in the
recent past so the presidential
campaign can be shortened.
The G. o. P. chairman told
reporters after his visit with the
President that there was no dis
cuSsion of the possibility of
another Eisenhower candidacy.
but he again expressed his belief
that the President would be
nominated.
Choice of Three Cities.
Chairman Hall said there are
now three cities in the running
for selection as site for the
convention next year-Chicago.
Philadelphia and San Fran
cisco. San Francisco's eleventh.
hour bid for the convention will
be considered by the site commit
tee of the Republican National
Committee when it meets here
Wednesday, along with the bids
of Philadelphia and Chicago.
The decision will be made by the
national committee on Thursday.
after it has received the recon-
mendation of the site commit
tee and also listened to repre-
sentatives of the three cities.
San Francisco has not had
national convention of either
of the major political parties
since 1920. In that year the
Democrats met there and NOM
mated Gov. James M. Cox, of
Ohio for President, and Frank
lin D. Roosevelt. of New York
for Vice President.
Chairman Hall said that he
was still considering a date for
the Republican National Con-
vention and that the issue was
clouded by the fact that Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut and Ohio
require early certification of
candidates for the ballot. Mr..
Hall has preferred a late date
for the Republican national
convention, even as late as Sep
tember.
Democrats Pick Chicago.
The Democrats have selected
Chicago as place for their ma
tional convention. Democratic
National Chairman Paul M. But
Ter today announced that the
date of the Democratic Conven-
ton has been tentatively ad-
vanced to July % next year.
The Democrats had originally |
picked August 81 and then |
moved up to August l3. The
July % date may also be |
changed if Massachusetts and |
Connecticut change their State |
laws.
In Boston an effort was begun |
today to amend a law requiring
certification of candidates IA
weeks before the election and |
seven weeks before the primary
Chairman Hall said that the
fact the Democrats were meeting
in Chicago would not be con-
trolling factor in the selection of
. city for the Republican Ma
tion Convention. He was asked
If there had been a discussion of
the denomination Of President
Eisenhower at today's conference
which was attended by Attorney
General Brownell and Postmas-
ter General Summerfield, two
(See REPUBLICANS, Pg. A-2.) '
Evening star., 1955-02-14

Conodion Air Force Squadron Leader
A. R. Mackenzie wos shot down
while fighting for the United Notions
in Korea. For two years he wos
prisoner of the Chinese Reds. Mac
Kenzie endured isoIotion, privotions.
and the cunning Of eoptors trying to
breok his will power. His story, be-
ginning here, throws spotlight on
the mind and moroIs Of the Peipine
Chinese al time when the tote of
the II Amerieon oirmen held BY
Chino is O grove threot to world
peoce.