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Evening star., 1955-01-31
BY the Assoeio,sd Press

LONDON, Jan. 3l.-Prime
Ministers of the British Com
monwealth opened a Today par
ley today under the shadow of
the Formosa crisis. Urgent talks
began Immediately on way to
head of the danger Of a major
Far East war.
Prime Minister Churchill gave
a sweeping review of East West
relations shortly after the seven
visiting Premiers and one Dep
uty Premier-repreSenting SIS
million people-assembled in the
cabinet room OF. his official resi-
dence, No. 10 Downing street.
Aides said the 80-year-old
statesman emphasized the need
for a quick China cease-fire to
avert a possible collision in For
mosa Strait between Red China
and the United States 7th Fleet.
Eden Joins Conference.
Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden joined the premiers' con-
ference after leaving the House
of Commons, where he told
worried British legislators:
"The government will continue
to do everything in their power
to promote agreement tower the
Formosa issuel SO that the
lighting is stopped in this in
f1ammable situation"
Sir Anthony said the first con-
Evening star., 1955-01-31
4-Sfory Auto Agenc,
Burns in Baltimore
By the Associated Pres.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 31.--A IL
alarm fire burned out a four
story automobile agency here to-
day, destroying about IT'S cars,
most of them new. Damage was
estimated at about 81 million.
Many Of the cars were left over
the week end by customers for
repairs. The agency was located
just north Of the city's down
town section.
More than $50 firemen and
70 pieces Of equipment were
called out to fight the blaze at
the Martin Motor Corp. in the
1900 block Of Cathedral street.
Thomas Martin, owner of the
building. estimated the damage,
Top stories of the building
collapsed under the weight Of
the cars when the floors became
weak.
Authorities said 30 families
were evacuated from nearby
apartment houses.
Two flremen suffered minor
cuts when a side wall collapsed
Cause Of the fire has not been
determined.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Sirother Is Sentenced
To 15-Year Term
In Abortion Racket
Six Aides in Hospital
On Fuuquier County
Farm Receive Fines
A. 3 s,or s,otf corre,po,nden,

WARRENTON. Va, Jan. Bic
DR.. George T. Strother, 81, the
surgeon in a lucrative abortion
ring, today was sentenced to a
term of is years In the State
penitentiary at Richmond.
Six other persons who helped
the physician run an abortion
mill in an isolated Fauquier
County farmhouse were given
suspended Jail terms of 10
months each and fines ranging
from $500 to $2,5oO.
All seven were arrested June
Is of last year in a raid by
State and county police on the
farmhouse. about Q miles south
of Paris, Va.
Terms Run Consecutively.
DR.. Strother of Brunswick,
Nd, had entered a plea of
guilty to five counts of per-
forming abortions. Each count
is punishable by three to ten
years. The sentence by Circuit
Judge Raynor v. Snead was
three years on each count, to
run consecutively.
The six co-defendants had
been allowed to plead guilty to
aiding in the five abortions. This
charge is misdemeanor and is
punishable by up to one year in
prison and q 500 to $500 fine.
Three Of the other defendants
were given the maximum fines
totaling $2,500 each. They are
Mrs. Ruth Strother, 38, the doc
tors wife; Mrs. Mary c. Boyer,
48, also of Brunswick, and Mrs,
Helen Grimes, 46, of Alexandria.
Jesse F. Grimes. 40, her husband,
was fined $500.
Frank B. French, 80. of WASH
ington, was fined $1,000, and
Melvin Lee Bainer, %, also OF
Washington, was fined $3.50. All
six of the co-defendants were
placed on five-year probation.
Assailed by Judge.
In imposing sentence on DR..
Strother, Judge Snead said:
After careful consideration. !
am fully convinced that you
would consider any probation
CSee STROTHER, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1955-01-31
AT 81, He Resumes Dream Of ST, 900 Bill

Howard Riley's boyhood dream
was realized but in the cold hight
Of dawn this morning it was only
a dream again.
He had lost his $1,000 bill.
Mr.. Riley. "a. colored. Of lli2
Sixth street NV, sadly report
ed his loss to Second Precinct
police today, and told them Of
his shattered dream.
When he was q boy, and
dreams were important. he told
Lt. Robert l.. Rison, he pictured
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Picture Of Building on Pose AS

RictuFe oE pulutH9 ON Eo9e A-0
|
Fourteenth street NV. which
the newspaper will occupy undel
a long-term lease.
Bernard Kilgore,. president anc
publisher of the paper, said the
purpose of the new operation Il
to provide better service for SUBJ
scribers in the Washington area
and sections of the East and
South.
Publishes on Weekdays.
The Wall Street journal pub
fishes weekday mornings, except
Saturdays, Sundays and general
legal holidays. It contains finan-
cial and business news and car
ries a condensed version Of
general news.
Washington will be the fifth
city in which the Journal has q
publishing plant. Editions with
the same basic news content now
are printed in Chicago. Dallas.
San Francisco and New York.
The Washington publication
actually will be identical with
the New York edition, carrying
the same news and advertising
Capital expenditure will ex-
ceed 81 million. The newspaper
expects to run of about $4,000
copies daily at the start. About
so per cent of the Journal circu-
lation is handled by mail.
Remodeling work on the two
story building will begin imme-
diately. The plant will be de-
signed to house the newspapers
Washington. News Bureau. head
ed by Albert E. Clark. as well
as the Washington staff Of Bar
ron's National Business and
Financial Weekly, and the Wash
ington facilities OF Dow Jones
News Service, both affiliated
publications.
To Have Own Presses.
The building will contain the
necessary presses and composing
room.
The actual printing process
will be accomplished with the
help Of electro-typesetters re-
fnotely controlled In New York.
The machines punch tapes
which win be fed into type
setting machines here and at
the other Journal regional
plants. These machines are now
used for all editions Of the
newspaper.
MIR. Kilgore said the news
paper is looking forward to
further expansion after q cir
culation jump Of from 2S4, 900
to $4,000 for all its editions
during the past year. Five years
ago the circulation stood at
i47.0oo.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Burglar Forgets Where He Is
And Winds Up in Police Cell

seven inches of steel and con-
crete and was only one inch
from getting into the safe when
he unknowingly tripped a bur-
glar alarm.
Phoenix told police he had a
portable radio tuned to police
calls while he worked to open
the safe. He heard cali direct
ing police to investigate a
burglar alarm ringing at SIG
North Clark street. but paid no
attention because he believed he
was in the 400 block.
He wasn't. He was at $40.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
By Joseph Young

Civil Service Commission
Chairman Philip Young today
defended the administrations S
per cent classified pay raise pro-
posal in testimony before the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
In answer to questions asked
whether the proposal wasn't too
low. Mr.. Young said the S per
cent figure represents the funds
the administration believes the
Government can afford to spend
for this purpose"
1917 Increase Sought.
Chairman Johnston of the
committee and several other of
the groups Senators have spon-
sored a 10 per cent average pay
raise bill for classified and pos
tai workers.
'In general, we find that pay
rates for employees in the lower
classification act grades COM
pare favorably with prevailing
pay for similar jobs outside the
Federal Government" Mr.. Young
declared. He added that pay
rates in the middle and upper
grades have Jagged behind pri-
vate industry. The. administra-
tion's plan would provide in
creases ranging from $125 to
$500 a year.
May Lift Ceiling.
Mr.. Young said that If Con-
gress votes to increase the pay
Of its own members, the adminis-
tration will then propose lifting
the present $4,000 a year classi-
fed salary ceiling and further in
crease the upper bracket en-
ployes.
Asked by Senator Pastore.
Democrat, of Rhode Island.
whether President Eisenhower
would veto q pay raise in excess
of 5 per cent. Mr.. Young said
he could not speak for the Presi-
dent. He added, however. that
"any excessively high pay raise"
enacted by Congress stood a good
chance of being vetoed.
In his testimony Mr.. Young
said the pay raise would aver
age about $205 and would cost
5000 million. He added that
the administration proposed that
agencies absorb one-third of
this cost through attrition--not
filling some personnel vacancies
and through other economies.
Incentives Sought.
"We believe that the proposed
pay adjustments are as fair as
possible within the limitations
previously described" Mr.. Young
said, referring to the $14.800
classified pay ceiling and the
cost factor involved.
I'm these proposed schedules,
we have established more signifi-
cant differences between pay
rates Of successive grades" the
csc chief declared. The new
schedules are designed to provide
adequate financial incentives to.
encourage employees to strive for
higher jobs involving greater re-
sponsibilities. Employees win re-
ceiye more appropriate recogni-
tion in terms Of pay as they
move to higher jobs on the basis
OF increased knowledge, ability
and experience"
Mr.. Young said the proposed
changes relieve as far as prac-
Evening star., 1955-01-31

himself some day with q $1,000
bill. all his own.
It was in his mind as he lazed
along the, river bank In the sum-
mer sun. or as he trudged tc
school in the chill Of winter.
When he went to work, he
remembered. and saved his pen-
MES and nickles and dimes. When
he had enough $40 bills. he got
. 500 bill,
And. finally. there were enough
500 bills and Mr.. Riley traded
them for crisp $1,000 bill. and
his dream was realized. He put
Evening star., 1955-01-31

It In his wallet, but took II out
now and then to look at ii.
He fnemorized the serial num-
her--I.-O0 O0O42S72-A.
Last night. he missed his wal.
let. and q frantic search failed
to turn 1t up. He went to the
Second Precinct. and told the
lieutenant his sad tale.
He figured he had lost the
wallet either around Fourteenth
and r streets NV, or around
his home. II. Rison asked banks
and business houses to watch for
II.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Who Bought Lovely
Arbremont Esfute?

MYSTERY DEEpENs - The new
owsss ef the bsautituI 7o-aers sstsie,
Afbfsmont, will not be known until
he--os shs--movss ia this spring. says
the Washington and New York oi-
tofssy who handied she purchase.
Pegs B-3.
NEW FACES - Esseae siIsr, new
Representative from ksasscky, Is .
veteran Of both WorId Wars and oiso
the Army and Navy. See Page AS
for profile Of M. siIsf IN the series,
New Faces in Congress.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Supreme Court Finds
Prizefighis and Plays
Under Trust Laws
Warren Reeds Opinions
Involving Boxing Club
And Shubert Cuse
BULLETIN

The Senate Judiciary Com
mittee today voted to hold a
closed hearing February % on
the nomination of Judge John
Marshall Harlan to be an as
sociate justice Of the Supreme
Court. Chairman Kilgore said
committee members had had
"a lot of protest" about the
nomination.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
By Robert K. Walsh

The Supreme Court held to-
day that professional prize fights
and the production, booking and
presentation of legitimate the
ater plays are subject to the
Federal antitrust laws.
Chief Justice Warren read the
opinions in separate cases in
volving the international Boxing
Club of New York and the
Shubert theatrical interests.
The court was unanimous in
ruling that theatrical produc-
tions come within the trade and
commerce construction of the
Sherman antitrust law. JUS
tices Minton and Frankfurter,
however, dissented from the
majority finding that profess
sional boxing, likewise. comes
within the jurisdiction of that
law.
Victory for Agency.
The decision In each instance
was a victory for the Justice
Department. The Government
had appealed to the high court
from actions by lower Federal
courts in dismissing complaints
against the international Boxing
Club and the Shubert interests.
The cases were dismissed mainly
on the ground that the Supreme
Court in october, 1858, decided
that professional baseball was
not a business within the scope
of the Sherman Act.
The decisions today did not
rule on the merits Of spec'ec
charges by the Justice Depart
ment against the international
Boxing Club or the Shuberts.
The high court ordered that the
cases be sent back to Federal
District courts in New York for
possible trial as civil antitrust
suits against those defendants.
Chief Justice Warren's opinion
in the boxing case noted the
Governments report that reve-
nue. from the sale Of television,
radio and motion picture rights
of championship fights averaged
more than 25 per cent of the
total receipts of such matches
tSee COURT, Page A-49
Evening star., 1955-01-31
By ,he Assoeiosed Press

CHICAGO, Jan. 3l.--Success
was only an inch away for Clar-
ence Phoenix today, but he for
got where he was and as a result
wound up in q police cell.
Police said they seized the 4S-
year-old former circus performer
in the North star Loan Bank
on the near north side amid q
collection OF tools they said he
had used in an attempt to hack
his way into the firms safe
Detectives said Phoenix had
spent 10 hours chopping through
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Woshing Machine Sold
First Day by Star AID

Mrs. T. D. vas in the market for
o new washing moehine, but wonted
to sell her old one first. Placing an
inexpensive want I'D in The Stor
Classified proved to be the right
soles step. She sold the wosheS the
first day her od oppcored in Wosh-
inston's biggest classified medium.
Year in and year out The Stor
produces the best yeor- round results
Tor classified advertisers. That's why
Il publishes more classified ods thon
the other Washinstoa newspapers
combined.
II you won't to buy. trede OF sell.
no mattet what the item or items.
tell il to the long established osdi-
ence Of The Star redders. Phone
Sterling 5000 and ask for on
ad-toker.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Senutor Potter in Berlin

BERLIN, Jan. 81 tRl.-Senator
Potter. Republican. of Michigan,
arrived by plane today for a
three-day inspection tour of
United States military units sta
toned here. He came from AL
SAGE, where he attended week
end ceremonies marking the 10th
anniversary of the battle Of Coli
mar in which he lost his legs.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
New Envoy Arrives

NEW YORK, Jan. 81 R.-
Manlio Brosio, newly appointed
italian Ambassador to the
United States. arrived today
aboard the liner Cristoforo Co
lombo. He succeeds Alberto Tar
chiani In Washington.
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Wall Street Journal
To Publish Edition
In Washington Plant
Paper for District Area
And South to Be Identical
With New York Issue

Plans for publication of an
edition of the Wall Street Jour-
nal in Washington for distribu-
ton here and to points east and
south were announced today,
The newspaper will be a branch
of the one now printed in New
York and distributed here.
Publication will begin in the
late spring in q building at lois
Evening star., 1955-01-31
Wreck Kills Six Pienickers

TOOWOOMBA, Australia. Jan.
81 R. A truck carrying a
party Of children to a Salvation
Army picnic plunged over a cliff
near here today, killing six per-
sons. including the driver. and
injuring Is.
Evening star., 1955-01-31

tSee COURT, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1955-01-31

Today.
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tsee MINISTER'S. Page A-s)
Evening star., 1955-01-31

Al Assoeioted Pres Newspoper
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-02-15

crease the growth of this grass So he
got some lengths of 8-inch diameter
canvas hose which he attaches to the
gate outlet in the ditch and directs wa
ter onto different parts of the slope.
The water then drains down the slope
and is collected in the head ditch be-
low.
No Erosion
On the heavy sod this causes no ero-
sion and achieves the purpose of irri-
eating the grass, thus producing much
additional pasture and saving the cost
of drop structures.
The kind of help that Slim obtained
is available to farmers and ranchers
living within locally organized Soil Con-
Servation Districts. Technical assistants
tailored to Individual places is aiding
many new farmers on resettlement
projects as we'll as ''old timers to
apply their efforts scientifically for
improvement of land and increase
in earning power. Long established
ranches and farms are frequently
''modernized'' and improved with this
help. Soil Conservation Districts have
no money to loan or to give away, but
they do provide help to the land opera
tor that will enable him to conserve
his soil, water and plants while pro-
ducing bigger crops. Thus his right to
free enterprise can be protected.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-02-15

feed them in winter. Careful manage
ment of irrigated pastures to allow
irrigation and grazing in rotation on
four to six fenced pastures can do
wonders in forage production.
The grass is grazed at its most nu-
tritious stage of growth-grazed quickly
to prevent trampling and wasted feed,
then moved, narrowed, irrigated and
allowed to grow undisturbed until the
next grazing period. Fertilization each
spring with phosphate fertilizer
keeps the grass in top condition for
rapid growth. Slim knows this, and is
looking forward to the time when he
will have the desired pastures seeded
and cross-fenced, with black cattle graz
ing on the lush grass.
With land clearing, leveling, irriga-
ton development and pasture seeding
going on in addition to regular farming
operations, this ranch is busy place.
At one place on the main ditch where
district technicians recommended con-
crete drops to lower the water to a
field head ditch, Slim went one better.
He figured the drops would be expen-
sive and would serve no purpose except
to lower the water from one ditch to
another without erosion. The interven-
ing land is well Sodded in native west
ern wheatgrass, and water would in
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-02-15

WHEN WAYNE (SLINI) WENBURG
took over the stewardship of 1 ,24O acres
of land on Clear Creek near Clearmont.
Wyo., he was attempting to do the
thing that many young men of this
era fail to accomplish. To start from
scratch, with little backing except bare
hands and willingness to work, might
have been stumbling block to some
one with less pioneering stamina.
A willingness to sacrifice present
pleasures for the benefit of future
gains has kept him going in the face
of declining prices and retarded agri-
cultural markets. His wife, Margie,
and son, Andrew, have been the kind
of influence that could help prevent
Encouragement from becoming defeat
Andrew is the young man who may
some day take over the reins and
continue the business of beef produc-
ton started by his father.
Through the Back Door
Slim is, at heart, beef cattle man.
With land and equipment to pay for,
entering directly into production of
beef cattle was too much to tackle.
But Slim believes that if you can't get
in the front door, there is an entrance
at the back, so he has pursued the
policy of producing grain crops to meet
expenses while building up the ranch
to produce hay and feed crops and
gradually acquiring the beef herd in
the process.
Carrying pure Black Angus cattle
on shares one year left him with calves
to start the herd. An old horse barn
converted to dairy barn designed to
produce grade A milk provided the
facilities to go into the dairy business
temporarily, and by breeding the Hol-
stein cows to Black Angus bulls, the
calves are beefy The heifer calves
from this cross are being saved to
mother beef calves sired by Black
Angus. With II black calves now pro-
duced from the cross and Al expected
this spring, the beef operation is well
on the road Slim figures that even
tually he will have enough beef pro-
duction to drop the dairy end and con-
centrate on beef production from native
range land and irrigated pasture. How
long will this transition take? Well,
that depends on several things, such as
prices of milk and grain, rate of de-
velopment of irrigated pastures, and
,ther considerations.
In the meantime, 81 dairy cows are
producing at rate of over 800 lbs. of
per year The cows are from
,urebred herds in Wisconsin and in
>ache Valley, Idaho The 1858 average
was 1892 lbs. milk testing
z per cent butterfat for a total of
2641 lbs. butterfat per COW.
Irrigation Development
Grain and alfalfa hay raised on the
anch provide the basic ration. About
20 acres of land have been developed
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-02-15
Started From Scratch, Now Has
Good Beef Herd
By HARLAN N. TULLEY, Range Comservationist


for irrigation since Slim took over the
ranch. This makes a total of about 3O'
acres of cultivated and hay land De
velopment has been in cooperation witt
the Dutch Creek-Clear Creek Soil Con
servation District, where the ranchel
and district representative talk over the
possible improvements and decide upor
a plan and the order of establishment
The district also provides Sos technical
help to lay out engineering and man
aging practices as the rancher finds
need for these guides in establishment
of work on the ground.
With so acres of land now in alfalfa,
the hay production meets the needs of
livestock feeding. Irrigated pastures are
being developed for present and future
needs. About Is acres in intermediate
wheatgrass and acres in Lincoln
bronze grass has been supplying sum-
mer pasture for several years. A new
seeding of 40 acres of intermediate
wheatgrass, alfalfa and clover was
started in production last year. The
seeding was at the rate of 10 pounds
wheatgrass, one pound alfalfa and one
pound of red clover per acre. About
20 acres additional irrigated pasture is
planned to be seeded this spring, using
intermediate wheatgrasS with legume
on so acres, and tall wheatgrass with
legume on 20 acres; both at the rate
of 10 pounds wheatgrass and 2 pounds
of legume per acre. On these new pas
ture seedlings, weeds are moved while
green to keep a clean stand, and only
light fall grazing is permitted the first
year, so that root crowns are not dam
aged.
Condition of Range Improved
About $40 acres of native range land
makes up the balance of the ranch, and
that is receiving special attention with
the purpose of building it up to its
highest productive capacity. One reser-
1oir and one pit for stockwater have
been built, and another reservoir is
planned. New line fences have been
,uiIt and cross fences repaired. The
'ange condition class on this land has
from fair to good as judged
" the district technicians. This means
hat proper stocking rates and sum-
ner rests have encouraged the taller,
more productive grasses to Increase
nd production is now higher than for
1erly.
Slim figures he could now pasture
bout 125 head of stock year-round, get
ng about three months grazing on
lie native pasture land and the balance
n irrigated pasture and feed. The feed
g period in this area usually runs
bout three months, which would re-
lire about 125 tons of hay for the
eriod. Eventually, with about 200
,res in irrigated grass-legume pasture
Id 100 acres in grain, it will be pos
bic to build the beef herd up to about
head and raise the hay necessary to
Montana farmer-stockman., 1955-02-15

Slim Wenburg and John
R0urett discussing reIa-
tive merits of some of
the dairy herd cows.
Wenburg is a supervisor
of the Dutch Creek Clear
Greek Conservation Dis
trict and Beurett is work
unit cOnservatiOnist with
It h G s oil Conservation
Service. (SCS photos by
Harlan Tulley)
Arizona sun., 1955-12-09
Pilgrim Rest Baptist

The morning message by Pastor
II. Y. Stevenson, last Sunday morn
ing, was eff Any Man Come With
Me Let Himself Deny Himself" "
Two candidates. for membership
received the right hand Of fellow
ship.
Rev. Stevenson also brought the
message at the evening service at
which time the Lords Supper was
administered.
The senior choir regrets the loss
of Mrs. Savannah Canada, pianist,
who is now making her home in
California.
Sunday afternoon at pm. the
Pastors Aides will sponsor a
program.
-Florine Johnson, reporter.