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Evening star., 1955-03-15

the temporary building can be
torn down.
1t would, he said, create a
serious displacement for some
one else. We would have to move
some offices out of the basement
of the District Building which
have Just been moved in there
to consolidate our reorganized
city departments"
Commissioner Renah Camalier
asked:
why make a goat out of this
tempo? 1t is better looking than
lot of other tempos around
town. think Uncle Sam ought
to get rid Of some Of the others
first. The service center is al
most a landmark
The action gives the Liberty
Bell its second temporary site in
less than five years. 1t was
placed inside the main entrance
of the District Building in 1851
when the District was given one
of more than so copies of the
bell in connection with a Federal
Savings Bond drive. At that
time the Commissioners said it
would remain in the entrance
only until they could decide on a
permanent location.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
More Arrests Expected
In Swedish Spy Roundup
BY the Associoted Press

STOCKHOLM. Mar. 15.-Se-
curity police said today more ar
rests may be made in Sweden s
latest roundup of Communist
spy suspects. Unconfilmed re-
ports indicated the alleged es-
pionage net might extend into
other Scandinavian countries.
I'VE may strike again any
time in a number of places" ar
authoritative police source said
Eleven persons already have
been arrested and foul members
of the Czechoslovak and Ro-
manian legations have beer
banned from the traditionally
neutral nation.
Unconflrmed reports today
said the security police had
asked Danish and NorN egian po-
lice for assistance.
Swedish Foreign Minister Oes-
ten linden in strong protests
yesterday to Communist Czecho-
slovakia and Romania charged
the Soviet satellites with spon-
soring the alleged espionage and
ordered everybody concerned
in their Stockholm legations 10
leave the country at once.
1t was Sweden's third spy
roundup in four years.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
D. c. Liberty Bell Quits Door,
But Shack Remuins in Place

The District Commissioners
today ordered the city's copy of
the Liberty Bell moved out of
the doorway of the District
Building down to Tire sidewalk
in front of the main entrance.
The action came after criticism
by The Star that the Liberty
Bell and the building which
houses the Veterans Service
Center were .luttering up the
front of the District Building
The Commissioners acted on a
recommendation of Commissioner
Samul Spencer that the bell be
moved to the sidewalk and Kept
there until it can be moved
across the street and located per-
manently on the site of the serv-
ice center.
This, however, apparently will
not be soon, Mr.. Spencer said.
He declared there is mo likeli-
hood of moving the shack" which
houses the veterans office. and
cutters up the park in front of
the District Building.
Schuyler Lowe, director of
general administration, told the
Commissioners that there is no
happy answer" to the problem
Of moving the service center so
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Proposal to Clip Bevon Sounds
Like Labor Party Death Rattle
Meeting in Commons Tomorrow Seems First
Of Series of Steps in AttIee Vengeance

ent Attlee, Labor party leader,
is able to carry out at least the
first part of this program of
vengeance against Mr.. Bevan.
He and the entire party leader
ship have promised to resign if
the vote goes against them, and
this threat alone seems likely to
bring the most dubious rank and
filers into line.
1t is also generally agreed that
the move against Mr.. Bevan was
unavoidable, stemming as it did
from his open defiance of party
leaders during the recent defense
debate in the House of Commons.
The British, who stretch the
principle of fair play even to in
clude politics, were openly aghast
at the spectacle of Mr.. Bevan
asking Mr.. Attlee in public to
explain what on earth he was
talking about in his discussion
OF atomic defense. 1t was not
merely not cricket. If he had
taken it lying down. most critics
thought. Mr.. Attlee could no
longer maintain any just claim
to effective leadership of the
Labor Party.
In fact, to the American OBJ
server the parallel between the
Continued on Page AS, Col. 81
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Justice Department
Authorizes Inquiry
Into Milk Industry
3 Attorneys Empowered
To Launch Probe for
Antitrust Violations

Three Justice Department at
torneys today were authorized
to make an extensive investiga-
ton of any alleged Federal anti
trust law violations in connec-
ton with the production and
sale of milk.
Letters of authorization were
filed in the criminal clerks Of
flee in the U. S. District Court
for the District of Columbia.
The letters, signed by Deputy
Attorney General William P,
Rogers. authorize Attorneys John
T. Duffner, Joseph j. Saunders
and Ephriam Jacobs to press
either criminal or civil action.
or both, if necessary, either in
the District or elsewhere.
The attorneys are empowered
to make any grand jury presen-
tation they find advisable in
connection with the investiga-
ton.
Specifically the letters author
ize the investigation of alleged
violations "by certain persons,
firms, corporations, associations
and their members and others
engaged or having been engaged
in the production, processing,
distribution, purchase and sale
Of fluid milk"
The letters did not name any
individuals or firms.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
British Ports in Orient
Won't RefueI JET Tanker
BY the Assoeioted Press

SINGAPORE, Mar. 15.-Brit-
ish officials said today the Fin
nish tanker Aruba-bound for
Red China with a cargo of jet
fuel-will not be given refuelling
service in any British-controlled
port east of Suez.
They indicated that, beyond
these measures, it was impossible
for them to see what other action
Britain could take to prevent
the Aruba's 10000 tons of high
grade kerosene from reaching
Communist China.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat,
OF Arkansas said in Washington
yesterday the United States
should use every persuasion"
to get Britain to take action so
the fuel does not reach China.
Singapore spokesmen for the
Standard Vacuum Oil Co. and
the Shell Oil Co. said, 1--WE will
not supply" bunker service to
the Aruba either here or in In
donesia.
The Aruba, under charter to
a Hong Kong Chinese firm, is
now believed somewhere in the
Indian Ocean.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Stocks Snap
Back; Gains
Are Up to So
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 15.-The
stock market rose healthily in
early trading today.
The tape Jagged as much as
four minutes in the first halt
hour as gains ranged as high
as SO a share after yesterdays
sharp fall.
Some prices shaded behind
their best later as the tape
caught up.
Wall Street experts ascribed
the recovery to a natural re-
action after last weeks slump
and some said today's statement
by Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey before the Senate
Banking Committee in Wash
ington may have helped. He said
the Senate stock market iquiry
may be undermining public con-
f1dence.
Bendix gained SO a share,
Bethlehem Steel SIPS, West
inghouse 81, Royal Dutch Petro-
leum $1.12 and Seaboard Rail-
road So. while American Tele-
phone was off Is cents, Consol-
idated Edison 81 cents and AL
lied Chemical 81.
Two successive waves Of SELL
ing hit prices yesterday causing
the biggest days retreat in nearly
five years. Blue chips as we'll as
speculative stocks fell. The drop
in the Associated Press average
indicated the total ,oss of value
of all securities listed on the
New York Exchange approx
mated 81 billion.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Dulles Urges Hungarians
To Look Ahead T. Confidently
BY the Associated Press

MUNICH, Germany, Mar. Is
United States Secretary of State
Dulles said in a message broad
cast to Iron Curtain countries
today that I'VE can view the fu-
ture with quiet resolution and
confidence"
The message. marking the
107th anniversary of Hungarian
independence day, was beamed
to Hungary and other East Euro
pean Communist-ruled countries
by the American operated Radio
Free Europe.
Urging the Hungarian people
to look with confidence toward
the goal of freedom, the message
said:
Across the difficult days which
lie ahead. the goals of liberty and
justice in the struggle against
tyranny come within clear pros
pect, and we can view the future
with quiet resolution and conf
dence."
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Bank Thief With Kew
0verIooks 100000

DAHLGREN, Va, Mar. Is
The president of the Bank of
Dahlgren said today $8.895 had
been taken from the bank by a
thief who apparently overlooked
another 100000 in his hurry.
H. w. B. Williams of Colonial
Beach said a thief who must
have had a key to the front door
and the combination to the
vault" entered the bank early
yesterday, but took only one of
five cash boxes in the vault.
Mr.. Williams estimated $780,
900 was in the four untouched
boxes.
The bank is less than a block
from the main entrance to the
Dahlgren Naval Proving Grounds
on the Potomac River about 4C
miles below Washington.
Mr.. Williams said the front
door was found slightly ajar by
tellers Monday morning. The
vault door also was open"
He said there were two locks
on the vault door, one time and
the other combination. The time
lock was set to release at 7:3O
Monday morning and the COM
bination lock could not have
been worked before then.
The FBI said none of the five
bank employees was missing. 1t
said there was no evidence the
bank or vault had been entered
forcibly.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Army Transport Pier
Al Fort Mason AfIame
BY the Assoeioted Press

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. IS
Fire broke out On Pier 2 at Fort
Mason today and the entire outer
reach of the pier appeared to be
aflame.
Fort Mason embraces the
United States transport docks, a
facility of the San Francisco
Port of Embarkation. The big
troopships from the Orient dock
there.
Three alarms were sounded
within 10 minutes, calling in fire
equipment from outlying Sec
tons of the city.
The transport Gen. A. E. An
derson was tied up at the ad-
joining wharf, but was believed
to be in no danger. Another,
the Barrett, was inbound to Pier
2, but was diverted.
The blaze was believed to nave
been started by workmen in
Stalling new piling.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Thomon Tells of Bribe Deal
For Gambling in 18th Precinct
Testifies on Phone Calls to Monroe
Clearing Way for Numbers Drops

The police captain said the
next call. at 1920 pm, came
from Anderson.
Anderson told me he heard
that Bozo Taylor had been ar
rested that he had heard
he had done some talking" Capt.
Thoman said. He said he heard
he had done some talking about
him and wanted to know if I
knew anything about it. l told
him l was there the whole time
that Bozo Taylor was questioned
and I didn't hear anything about
his name being called out"
Then Called Monroe
After that, Capt. Thoman said
his. next telephone call was to
Capt. Monroe.
what did he Capt. Monroe)
mean when he said 'One?'" AS
sistant United States Attorney
Edward P. Troxell asked.
Judge Burnita S. Matthews up
held a defense objection to the
question, and Capt. Thoman was
not allowed to answer.
The next day, Capt. Thoman
said, Capt. Monroe called him at
TAO pm.
He called and I told him 1
hadn't heard anything yet. and
he said he was going to the Le-
gion for awhile that evening""
Capt. Thoman told the jury. Il
told him 1 wasn't going to wait
either; I was going out"
Recorded Calls
Capt. Thoman said that he re-
corded each of the telephone
talks by means of a tap on his
own telephone.
Capt. Thoman, in his fifth day
on the stand as a Government
witness, began playing for the
jury more recordings of talks he
testified he had with some of the
eight men on trial on bribery and
conspiracy charges.
Capt. Thoman said yesterday
King expressed fear of an i'm
pending squeeze against his num-
bers operation, as Roger (White-
top Simkins, SIS, colored. moved
back into the game in Washing
ton.
A recording OF the talk was
played late yesterday for Judge
Burnita S. Matthews of U. S.
Continued on Page "A, Col. 5.)
Evening star., 1955-03-15
BY Crosby S. Noyes
Europeon Corresoondent Of The Stor

LONDON. Mar. l5.-The po-
litical tumult here is beginning
to sound more and more like the
death agony of the British Labor
Party.
At this point, most serious OBJ
servers are wondering whether
the Socialists will survive their
present effort at self-purif1cation
by looping off Aneurin Bevan
and the important limb of the
Labor movement which he rep
reSentS.
The answer will be clearer
after tomorrow when Labor's 293
representatives in the House OF
Commons meet to consider the
proposal of party leaders to
withdraw the whip" from the
fiery radical. In British political
jargon, this means throwing Mr.
Bevan out of the parliamentary
group-an action decided on las
week by Labor's shadow cabi-
net" This presumably would
be followed some months from
now by a move of Labor'S Ma
tional Executive Committee to
expel Mr.. Bevan from the party
altogether.
There is little doubt that Clem-
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Byrd Confident
Senate Will
Defeat TaxCut
Sees 5 Democrats
Joining in Vote
Today Against Bill
By J. A. O'Leoy

Chairman Byrd of the Senate
Finance Committee expressed
confidence today the Senate will
defeat the Democratic substitute
to cut individual taxes and raise
taxes on corporations and their
stockholders.
Senator Byrd, who has led the
fight against the substitute. said
he believes five Democrats will
vote with the administration.
If the Republicans do not lose
more than two on their side
the vote, due this afternoon,
would be 49 to As against the
substitute.
Only two Senators were def
nitely known to be out of the
city-Senators Kennedy, DEM
ocrat. of Massachusetts and Mar
garet Chase Smith, Republican.
of Maine. Senator Kennedy is
recovering from an illness and
Senator Smith is in Europe.
Robertson Opposed
Senator Morse, Democrat, Of
Oregon started the final round
Of debate in support of the sub
stitute. while Senator Robertson,
Democrat. of Virginia announced
he is against it.
Senator Robertson said he rec
ognizeS taxes are too high, but
insisted it is not scientific to
write a tax bill on the Senate
floor. without committee hear
ings. He also warned that no
one knows whether the United
States will be involved in war
in the Pacific within the next
year.
Young Wavers
Republican lines bent some
what today as Senator Young,
Republican, of South Dakota, dis
closed he had notified G. o. P.
leaders he is reServing the right
to support the Democratic move.
Republicans had counted on
losing only Senator LANCER of
North Dakota from their Al
members. They expected back
ing from about four to six Of
the 40 Democrats.
Senator Young's declaration in
an interview that he did not feel
himself bound to go along with
the G.. o. P. apparently was a
blow to administration, sup
porters. Some said they also
were fearful of losing Senator
Case. Republican, of South Da-
kota. Senator Mccarthy. Re-
publican, of Wisconsin, declined
to say how he would vote.
Senator Long. Democrat, Of
louisiana, said he was sure of
two G. o. P. votes land if we
can get two more We can win"
Both supporters and opponents
of the Democratic proposal said
the outcome could turn on which
side has more absentees.
Democratic Dissenters
The biggest Republican asset
in the tax fight has been the
support of Democratic Senators
Byrd and George of Georgia
against the substitute. 1t has
been expected at least two other
Democrats would vote against
the substitute.
If the administration beats the
main Democratic substitute which
(See TAXES, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1955-03-15
By Jock Jonas

Two police officers made ar
rangements by telephone to gel
a numbers racketeer into bust
ness in the 18th precinct, 6
Federal Court jury was told to-
day.
Capt. Todd o. Thoman, jr.
said he discussed the setup with
Capt. John B. Monroe, suspended
18th precinct commander or
trial on bribery and conspiracy
charges, when he called Capt
Monroe at 10:15 pm. last June 8
II asked him if he knew
Burnie-I meant Burnie King
but I didn't use the name King,
Capt. Thoman testified. "He
stated that he did. 1 told him
that I had a proposition he
might be interested in. 1 tolc
him that King would like to get
! located in No. II.
Asked How Much
Il asked him how much he
wanted.
HE stated One
IT said, Will that be enough?
"He said, Well, make it two
then
Il told him I expected a cal
from King the next day anc
would let him know"
King and Capt. Monroe are
among eight men on trial in
U. S. District Court for the Dis
trict of Columbia. The others
are probationary detective
George C. Prather, suspended ir
the 18th precinct; Roger white
top Simkins. IS, colored; Albert
H. CReal Estate) Smith, As: John
| Lefty Winston. AZ. colored
Curtis M. (Bozo Taylor, 80, COL
ored, and Charles (Geechie
Charlie) Anderson. 40, colored.
Busy Evening
Capt. Thoman's testimony this
morning indicated he spent a
busy evening on the telephone
last June 3.
First. he testified, he got a
call from King about S pm. He
said King asked him if he had
talked to the two fellows we
had talked about and I told him
no, I hadn't had a chance, and
would he call me back later"
Earlier testimony had disclosed
that King was worried about the
arrest of one of his runners. and
had asked Capt. Thoman to "get
things Strengthened out" with
the two precinct men who had
made the arrest.
Capt. Thoman said King called
back again at GAS pm.
, Locating Drops
king told me he was making
arrangements to get his numbers
Office located and his number;
drops located" the captain testi-
fed.
Il told him to let me know
when he found the places. Their
l asked him if he would like tc
be located in upper IL. He said
we'll. it wouldn't make any diff.
! ference.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Mrs. A. r. Sells Piano
Through Star Want Ad

When Mrs. A. R. decided TO sell her
piano she didn't run up and down the
seoIe tf ideos os TO how best she
could tind buyer quickly. She struck
Just the right soles note otter she
placed U wont I'D in The Stor CIossi-
tied. Sh. sold the piano the first doy
her od appeared.
Like Mrs. A. R.. Il you have some
thing to sell ond wont TO hit O re-
sponswe solcs chord tell it to the
mony people who reod The Stor
ClossIied every doy.
It's cosy to place on od in The Stor
Classified. Just phone Sterling 5000
ond osk for on od-toker.
Evening star., 1955-03-15

NEW YORK, Mar. Is (Pl.-
Maj. Gen. E. l.. M. Burns. chief
Of staff of the United Nations
truce supervision organization
for Palestine. arrived by plane
today to report to the United
Nations on the raeli-Egyptian
clash Of February % in which
46 were killed.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Bulletin
Red Cross at S608,778

Four divisions of the Metro
politan area Red Cross fund
campaign today reported Sl42,-
668 in contributions received
since the last campaign re-
ports a week ago. This placed
the collections to date at $685.
77S or nearly 43 per cent Of
the campaign goal Of S1,424,-
900.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
BULLETIN

Roger (Whitetop) Simkins.
reputed numbers car here,
offered $500 a month for police
protection of his numbers
racket, Capt. Todd o. Tho
man, jr., told a Federal Court
jury today. Capt. Thoman
said the offer was made during
an automobile ride with Sim
kins last June 7.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
J. P. Collins 10 Retire
Al Eastern High School

John Paul Collins has applied
for retirement as principal of
Eastern High School effective
next August 81.
Mr.. Collins said today he is
acting on the advice of his ply
sicians. He has been suffering
from a heart condition.
He has been at Eastern for
10 years. 1t was one of the
city's first two white high schools
to be picked fol large-sca ra-
cial integration last fall.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
De Forest Stricken
With Pneumonia
BY the Assoeioted Pres,

SANTA MONICA, Calf, Mar.
15.-Dr. Lee de Forest, 81, called
the father of radio, is seriously
i'll in st. Johns Hospital with
bronchial pneumonia.
However, DR.. w. L. Marker
said the inventor was improved
last night. He entered the hos
pital yesterday. The physician
said DR.. de Forests vitality is
helping greatly in the battle
against the disease.
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Major Admits Error
In Peress Promotion;
Overlooked File Flag
Application Professor
Says Cord Referred
To Confidential Dutu
By james Y. Newton

An Army major admitted to
Senate investigators today that
he erred in processing DR.. Irving
Peress' application fo1 promo
ton to major in the Armv Dental
Corps.
Maj. Floyd E. Van Sickle. jr.,
was the first witness called in
the Senate Investigations sub
committees full-scale probe into
the promotion and honorable
discharge of DR.. Peress, the for
mer Army major who has been
described as a Fifth Amendment
Communist.
He took the stand after Chair
man Mcclellan, Democrat, Of
Arkansas charged that the Army
has made it apparent that it is
unwilling to disclose all the
facts" in the Peress case. SEN
ator Mcclellan barred details of
differences he has had with
Secretary of the Army Stevens
in connection with subcommittee
efforts to get investigative re-
ports on the case.
Reminder Overlooked
Maj. Van Sickle, now stationed
in Germany, was in charge of
processing applications for COM
missions under the Doctor
Dentist Draft Act at the lst
Army Headquarters in New York
at the time the peresS case was
handled.
He told the subcommittee that
in approving the then Capt.
PeresS request for promotion to
major in September, 1853, he
"overlooked' a reminder on the
captains status card that there
was information on him in the
confidential file. The notation
referred to the fact that Army
Intelligence had informed 1st
Army Headquarters the previous
September 5 that it had started
a full-scale loyalty investigation
of the dentist.
In processing the request for
promotion, Maj. Van Sickle had
written that DR.. Peress appeared
qualified for the rank of major.
He received the promotion No
vember 4, 1858.
Major Not Reprimanded
Subcommittee Counsel Robert
F. Kennedy brought out the fact
that although the Army repri-
manded two officers for alleged
mishandling of the Peress case.
Maj. Van Sickle was not one of
them.
Neither did his name appear
on list of % officers who had
something to do with the Peress
case. furnished the Senators by
the Army last year.
Inc opening OF the PereSS IN
vestigation was punctuated by
several clashes between Senator
Mccarthy, former chairman of
the subcommittee, and Wilbur
M. Brucker, general counsel of
the Defense Department, as
signed as counsel for Army wit
nesses in the hearing.
At one point Senator Nc
Carthy accused the administra-
ton of a conspiracy" to call off
an investigation of Peress at the
time Senator Mccarthy headed
the subcommittee.
January, 1854, Meeting Cited
The Wisconsin Republican
charged that the Conspiracy"
was Matched at a Justice Depart
(See PERESS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1955-03-15
Woman Mayor Like
GIorified Housekeeper

RUNNING CITY--Moyor Katherine
Elkus white Of Red Bonk. N. j., told
the WoInen's National Democratic
Club thot woman Mayors Job is
like q eIorified housekeeping prob
lem with some good public relations
ond infinite patience thrown in.
Page 6-l.
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BuueII. Union Stotior redeop, picks
verses from St, Matthew os his dolly
source OF comfort in A Thought for
Today on poee A IS