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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-01-25

Accountants and the Ohio Society
Taxpayers make more mistakes
in listing their income than any
other type error, according to a
survey made by the Internal Rev
enue Service. 1t is important to
know what to include and what
NOT to include, Look at this list
and see if you can tell which
should be listed as income on
your federal income tax return:
Dividends from an insurance
policy.
Pay of armed forces enlisted
men while in combat or while
hospitalized from combat SER
vice.
Social Security benefits.
Payments received under Work
mems Compensation laws.
The answer is that none of the
above should be listed as taxable
income! There are other forms of
exempt income, too, which you
will find listed in the official tax
instructions. Some of them are:
Other Exempt Income
InheritanceS and bequestS (the
estate may be taxed but not
the recipient).
First 5000 of monthly pay of
armed forces officers while
serving or hospitalized from
active service in a combat
zone.
Railroad Retirement Act bene-
fits.
Certain health and accident
benefits.
Damages awarded by a court
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1955-01-25
INCOME TAX FACTS No. 3
NOT All Your Income Goes In Your Tax Form

CTh of articles income changes The
based information provided by
and the Ohio Society of Certified Public
Evening star., 1955-03-08
CIA
Continued From First Page.)

Washington Memorial Parkway
is to extend through the proper
ty and the Cabin John bridge is
planned nearby. Now the only
road to the site is the narrow
Old Georgetown pike whic h
hardly could be expected to
handle the automobiles of so
many employees. This problem of
how soon better roads can be
built has been entrusted to the
Virginia State Highway Depart
ment.
The site is just a few miles
west of Chain Bridge.
The site is in one of the most
desirable residential sections of
the county. There are numerous
small estates nearby. Next to
the site is the 500-acre Mackall
estate which recently sold to a
group of Texas oil millionaires
who said they eventually
planned to develop the land into
community of small estates.
No rezoning action is neces-
sary to permit the CIA head
quarters because the site is Fed
eral property.
The Bureau of Public Roads
which uses only a small part of
the site for its experimental
work. and employs about 300
people, plans to stay there.
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Atomic Physicist
Wants No Shelter
InHis Back Yard

LINCOLN, Nebr.. Mar. S.-Dr.
Arthur Compton, the renowned
atomic physicist, says he doesn't
plan to build a back yard shelter
for protection from the A-bomb
or H-bomb.
II don't think it's an effective
way of going at the problem,
the professor at the Washington
University of st. Louis said. He
is here to deliver a series of three
Montgomery Lectures at the
University of Nebraska.
Chance of a person finding
himself inside a shelter when a
bomb struck is small" he said.
He criticized what he termed
needless reminders that the
United States has weapons that
could annihilate Russia. There
is no need for such statements
unless there is an intent, and
there is no such intent" he said.
1T only serves as a means of
frightening Russians into an
extreme defensive effort for it
makes them believe there is
danger of American attack"
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Bribery
Continued From First Page)

would move his gambling busi-
ness into the 18th precinct.
June 9-Anderson told Capt.
Thoman that Simkins wanted to
see him. Capt. Thoman met
Smith and Simkins at Bladens-
burg road and Eastern avenue
NE. Simkins and Smith gave
Capt. Thoman $500.
June 21-Smith and Simkins
met Capt. Thoman again at
Eastern avenue and Bladensburg
road NE.
June 29-Winston proposed to
Capt. Thoman that he be per-
mitted to share the protection
payments with Taylor.
July Winston handed Capt.
Thoman 500 to be delivered to
Capt. Monroe.
July 3-Simkins and Anderson
gave Capt. Thoman $500 at an
other meeting at Bladensburg
and Eastern avenue.
July Taylor gave Capt.
Thoman 1901.
July Capt. Thoman gave
Capt. Monroe 500. the July
payment from Winston.
August l8-Winston handed
Capt. Thoman $500, instructing
him to give $l00 to Capt. Monroe.
August 19-Capt. Thoman went
to the 18th precinct and gave
Capt. Monroe the $100.
August 19-Simkins gave $500
to Capt. Thoman.
September 9-Winston handed
Capt. Thoman $500, telling him
to give 500 to Capt. Monroe.
September 14-Capt. Thoman
gave the $100 to Capt. Monroe.
September IA Simkins and
Anderson met Capt. T m a n
later at Bladensburg road and
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Market
Continued From First Page.)

4OIll 44A ~ J. oSN.t
New York, said that present
trading was based much more on
earnings than was the case in
the late 192Os and he wanted to
know if Mr.. Galbraith thought
there would be a bust IN the
present boom.
"It is perfectly possible for the
market to go on up in response
to the enthusiasm of people for
capital gains and there could be
busts," Mr.. Galbraith replied.
But it would be a great ex-
aggeration to say there is any,
thing like the escape from reality
now there was in 1929"
At one point Committee Chair
man Fulbright of Arkansas said
that he didn't think I'VE will
have a collapse next week or
next month" and he added:
But if the market falls, we
would be blamed for it. They
would say that these uninitiated
Senators did it-but don't you
think that this investigation is
justified?"
Mr.. Galbraith replied that a
similar investigation in 1929
would have been very helpful in
lessening the blow of what was
to come and he told Senator Full
bright "the newspapers today
may be unkind to you but the
historians will be very kind"
But I'm running for election
next year." Senator Fulbright
said with a laugh.
The Arkansas Democrat asked
if the witness thought the ad-
vertising campaign being car
ried on by the New York Stock
Exchange to persuade people to
buy stocks was a good thing.
Under present circumstances
I agree that it is risky" he said.
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Flood Waters Cover
More Than 66 PET.
OF Ohio River Basin
By the Asseeiofsd Press


CINCINNATI, Mar. S.-The
hump Of the flooding Ohio River
moved slowly downstream today,
forcing hundreds of families and
businesses from the shore areas.
1t left a wake Of heavy prop
erty damage as 1t spilled out
along its natural borderline sep
arating Ohio. West Virginia.
Kentucky and Indiana.
An estimated $500 families
were affected. In Ohio alone,
some 900 families fed shore
area homes.
The weather bureau at Cincin-
natl called it a major flood"
because more than two-thirds of
the 981-mile river was at least
five feet over flood stage.
OF Disaster Proportions.
The American Red Cross said
that for the purpose of providing
shelter, food and clothes to flood
victims the situation Is of dis
aster" proportions.
Col. j. L. Person, the Ohio
River Engineer. said no accurate
estimate of damage could be
made until reliable reports were
filed. But he thought the figure
would run to several million
dollars.
There has been a good deal
of scattered damage" he said.
"But there has been nothing like
o catastrophe. The low-lying
areas which get wet every few
years are in water now"
The Ohio highway patrol re-
ported early today that more
than 900 Ohio families were
forced to flee their homes. Busi-
ness operations had to be sus-
pended by 255 establishments.
AS the swollen waters spin
down the Ohio, more and more
families will be cast in the role
of river refugees.
The Red Cross said 1000
families in West Virginia. from
500 to 600 in Kentucky and 200
In Indiana had been affected.
Crest at Gallipolis.
The river crested early today
at Gallipolis about 7 feet above
the flood stage of so feet. Down.
stream at Cincinnati the water
will crest at 81 feet Thursday
morning, 9 feet above flood stage.
This will be the highest mark
In seven years. The Ohio reached
64.8 feet on April 18, 1948, here.
Sections of Main street in
Pomeroy. Ohio, the county seat
of Meigs County. were under S
feet of water. The street par
allels the river. Thirty-six homes
were evacuated and As busi-
nesses were knocked out. Schools
were closed.
y At 'CatlettSburg. KY, between
Huntington and Ashland. 1900
persons. or one-third of the total
population, had to leave their
homes. police reported. Eighty
families were evacuated at Hen
derson, w. Va. yesterday and IS
at Kingston. w. Va.
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Eastern avenue. That was the
day of their arrest.
19 Count Indictment.

Eastern avenue. That was the
day of their arrest.
10 Count Indictment.
The indictment against the
men contains a total of 19 counts.
The first of which charges them
with conspiracy. The others iN
volve individual bribe payments.
Before the jury was picked
late yesterday, Judge Matthews
turned down defense motions
for dismissal, separate trials for
the defendants and continuance.
Similar motions in the case had
been turned down before by
other judges.
Jack Burnett, attorney for
Simkins, then attacked the le-
gality of the jury panel. arguing
that its selection and qualiflca-
ton was made under court rules
contrary to law. Judge Mat
thews also turned down that
argument.
The trial of the eight men,
all accused of passing money to
Capt. Thoman, of the Gambling
Squad, is expected to last sew
eral weeks.
The Government has listed 10
witnesses 1t expects to call, in
cluding Capt. Thoman, who for
10 months posed as a police
officer willing to accept bribes
but all the while passing infor-
nation along to his superiors.
Other Witnesses.
1t is anticipated that Capt.
Thoman's testimony will be
lengthy and detailed. Other
Government witnesses are:
Police Chief Robert v. Murray,
at whose orders Capt. Thoman,
then lieutenant, acted.
United States Attorney Leo A.
Rover, who conferred with top
police officials from the begin
ming of the case.
Oliver Gasch. principal assist
ant United States attorney, also
in on the secret investigation.
1t. Frank M. Beall, an elec-
tronciS specialist in the Police
Department, whose testimony is
expected to deal with recorded
conversations between Capt.
Thoman and some of the accused.
Capt. John B. Layton, who
headed the investigation and
made most of the arrests.
Inspector Clarence H. Lutz,
head of the police Morals Divi-
sion, and Capt. Thoman's su-
perior officer.
Traffic Director George E.
Keneipp.
Mr.. Keneipp's aide. Edward
Rogers.
Walker johnson of the Coast
Line Purchasing Co.. 1917 Four
teenth street NV. a taxicab
company.
Inspector Lorraine johnson
and Pvts. Lowell Good, M. j.
D'Anna and E. R. Lohr, all of
the Police Department.
! Godfrey M. Thornett. secre-
tary to the Board of Commits
sioners.
Mrs. Dorothy Humphrey, as
sistant to Mr.. Thornett.
| Mrs. Edith M. Corliss, physicist
at the National Bureau of
Standards.
Kenneth Fernald of the Dis
trict Surveyors Office.
Mrs. Katharine Boots, secre-
tary in Inspector LutZ' Office.
| Picked as jurors yesterday
were:
! Sidney Aaronson, so; Milton
Meyers, 40; John C. Redman, "a;
Mrs. Anne D. Hager, So; Luther
Harris. "A; Mrs. Madeline L.
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Churchill as Slight Cold;
Told TO Stay Indoors
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Mar. 8.-Prime
Minister Churchill had a slight
cold today. His doctor, Lord
Moran, advised the 80-year-old
Premier to stay indoors at his
official residence, No. 10 Downing
street.
Sir Winstons indisposition
caused him to cancel an appear
ance at the London Lord Mayors
luncheon today to welcome home
Princess Margaret.
Last Monday a cold kept the
Prime Minister'S wife from at
tending a luncheon given for Sir
Winston by members of the
House of Commons press gallery.
Sir Winston. however, braved
some of London's worst winter
cold last week to lay a corner
stone at the Baltic Exchange.
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Reds al Root Of Attack
On u. 5. Witnesses,
Tompkins Says
By L. Edqor Primo

The Juetice Departments in
ternal security chief told Sena-
tors today that an attack he said
is being made against Govern
ment witnesses and FBI inform
ants has its root in Commu-
mist effort to blunt the inter-
nal security system.
Assistant Attorney GBeneral
illiam F. Tompkins made the
statement while testifying as the
first witness at a Senate Gov
ernment Operations subcommit-
tee heariu on on a resolution to
establish a commission on gov
eminent security.
Seeks TO "Hamstring" FBI.
Referring to the Communist
effort" Mr.. Tompkins said:
1T has as its objective the
hamstringing of the FBI's in
formant system and there is no
more effective way of attempt
ing to do this than through the
demand for a conformation of
witnesses in non criminal
matters"
Mr.. Topkins read a 64-page
statement to the subcommittee
in which outlined the Govern
ment's entire internal security
establishment. He spoke partic-
ularly of the employe security
program, whose objective he said
was Ito make sure that there
is no employe on Federal pay
roll. nor any applicant appointed,
who can because of his posi-
tion endanger the national secu-
rity."
InfOrmants Checked.
Under questioning by Chair
man Humphrey, the witness as
serted that the FBI carefully
checked every informant and
prospective Government witness
and that if the bureau found any
of these persons unreliable it
would report this to the Internal
Security Division.
Toward the end of the session,
the chairman asked Mr. .Tomp-
kins to submit an analysis and
comments on allegations made
by former Senator Harry Cain
against the employe security
program. Mr.. Tompkins replied
that he would submit this to the
committee, and said in passing
that Senator Cain has no re-
sponsibllities" under the security
program. The former Senator
is a member of the Subversive
Activities Control Board.
Evening star., 1955-03-08

Hoffman. 40: Wilbur M. Hurst.
81; Mrs. Catherine w. Isler. 80;
Mrs. Elsie T. Jackson. As; John
G. Perry, 48: Mrs. Leola M. Ken
nedy, 63, and Herbert P. King. 46.
Chosen as alternate jurors
were Lester J. Reese, 38, and
Irving H. Steele. SO.
Evening star., 1955-03-08
Catholics to Give PIuy

The Social Life Committee of
st. Anthony's Catholic Church
Sodality will present Irish
Memories" a play in the parish
hall. at Twelfth and Lawrence
streets NE. at $3.50 pm. tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1955-10-13
Senate Democrats Moy Have
Lot to Say About c Confirmation

Senator Murray terms the
tactics used against him by
the D'Ewart forces as repre-
hensible." They included an
eleventh-hour broadside dis
tribution on doorsteps In Mon
tana of a pamphlet entitled
Senator Murray and the Red
Web Over Congress" which
though new to Montanans, was
familiar in other States where
it has been used in previous
campaigns against Democrats.
1t needed only the change of
name of the Senator and a bit
Of financing which was amply
provided from the East and
Texas.
For his foray into Montana
on behalf Of Representative
d'Ewart, the Vice President
pulled out his stock speech Of
the 1854 campaign with its in
situations that the Democrats
are soft on communism and
Communists and with its ora
torical tricks devised for the
unsuspecting and uniformed
In his audiences. He also cam
paigned in that same style
against other Democratic Sem
ators in the West. Two of
them - Senators O'Mahoney,
Democrat of Wyoming. and
Neuberger, Democrat Of Ore
gon--were, like Senator MUIR
ray, victorious despite the
Nixon campaign. Both also
are on Senator Murray's COM
mittee. Consequently, 1t is
being freely predicted at the
Capitol that the Vice President
and his 1854 campaign will
somehow get into the public
hearings over the D,Ewart
nomination, especially since
the Vice President now is first
choice in the Gallup poll for
the Republican presidential
nomination If the President
isn't a candidate.
The President also got into
the 1854 Montana campaign
with speech at Helena where
he went no further than to
call Mr.. D'Ewart his good
friend" the stock practice for
a President when he mixes
into congressional electins.
In a statement here, In
which he said he had never
been vindictive against polit-
ical opponents in his 20 years
In the Senate. Senator Murray
cited the legislative record Of
Evening star., 1955-10-13
DAVID LAWRENCE
Reds Train Their Guns on Nixon

should let 1t be known to the
powers-that-be In the Repub-
lican Party that If they dare
to place this sinister figure at
the head of their national
ticket for November. 1856. they
will be inviting a first-class
political disaster -.
Prior to the Presidents
heart attack, the workers and
other Democratic forces we're
developing a strong line Of
opposition to the Eisenhower
Administration, mostly upon
domestic issues. The coming
to the fore of Nixon impera-
lively requires that this OPP
position be sharply stepped up.
in the fields of both domestic
and foreign policy.
I'm Nixon the workers and
other Democratic forces in this
country face a representative
Of their most malignant po-
litical enemies and they should
act accordingly by defeating
him and everything he stands
for"
The actual number of Com
munist voters in the country
is small. But the influence Of
the fellow travellers and those
who innocently do the bidding
Of the Communists Is large.
Thus, the Communist Daily
Worker readers include many
who spend all or part Of their
time IN furthering the causes
in which the Soviet govern
ment is interested. The tech
nique is to write letters to
newspapers all over the coun-
try or to use intermediates to
approach the newspapers In
order to get certain lines Of
attack printed.
The active opposition by the
Communists win not hurt
Nixon. It may actually aid
him. The Communists. how
ever, are not depending upon
their own expression Of an
tagonism to Nixon to do the
trick, but upon the allies be-
hind the scenes who they think
may be stirred up to do their
work for them.
tReproduction Rishts Reserved
Evening star., 1955-10-13
Rent on Campaign Headquarters
Is Paid Up to Inauguration Day

in their own States, certainly
where a favorite son is making
an open and strong effort to
control his State delegation.
The advantage Of winning
a State primary which binds
the delegates is twofold. They
also elect the members of the
national committee for the
next four years. thereby
strengthening the winning
candidate in the national party
organization.
The contemplated strategy
limits the job that the Sena-
tor-and Mrs. Kefauver-will
have to do in the preconven-
tion period and will enable
them to concentrate their
energies on key situations.
As of now, Kefauver mana
gers think Of only three States
in which they are sure he
ought to make his best effort
to win the primary. They are
New Hampshire, Wisconsin
and California.
New Hampshire is normally
Republican and has only four
electoral votes. But 1t holds
the lead-off primary March 13
and his victory there--over
President Truman who later
said he was not a candidate
for reelection - started Ke-
Evening star., 1955-10-13
DORIS FLEEsON

When Senator Estes Kefau-
yer returns from the Orient
next week, he will find waiting
for him a campaign headquar-
tiers at Pennsylvania avenue
and Thirteenth street NV, on
which the rent is paid UP to
Inauguration day, 1856. This
mark Of loyalty and confidence
Is the work Of two lawyers,
william Roberts Of Washing
ton and Bradley Eben Of
Chicago.
It will be a surprise to the
Tennessee Democrat, who
doesn't even know 1t was con-
templated. 1t will be equally
a relief to his Senate staff who
have been struggling with a
mounting volume Of Kefauver-
for-President mail and visitors.
Certain decisions about
which Kefauver has been con-
suited to a degree also await
his return.
Kefauver managers now take
the view that he should not
enter all the primaries as he
did In 1852. They are ruling
out, for example. all those
where the results are not bind
ing upon the convention dele
gates.N Nor do they feel that
there is anything to be gained
by challenging favorite sons
Evening star., 1955-10-13
POTOMAC FEVER
FLETCHER KNEBEL

Buckingham Palace may let Princess Margaret marry
Group Capt. Townsend emergency measure Nothing
less than royal wedding viii get Florence Chadwick
out Of the English Channel
Ike tells his doctors he's rereadng adventure novel
for the 3Oh time Ike hates cheat This he knows how
the plot ouand doesn't have to sneak look at the
last page.
be careful picking Vice Presidents Now Mr. Mitchell
conventions don't pick Vice Presidents They trap em-as
guy out Of the hall.
Harry Truman he learned at Pctsdam that Russian
leaders pgheaded" Poor Harry Lost his shirt TO
the pigheads-and his party to the eggheads
-
Tammany Hall Sapio goes California to "learn
what the people thinking" California Democratic leader
IF happen to think Of Gov Hartman do get penny
for my thoughts?".
The Army says It's got machine that type In 30
languages Aside from the return Of the stick this
the greatest thing for warfare since the invention Of the
coffee break
Evening star., 1955-10-13

With the approval by Iran
Of the Middle East defense
pact. the free worlds bastion
against Communist aggression
now extends In q solid belt Of
land from the Mediterranean
Sea to the snowy Himalayas
Of Pakistan. The action in
Teheran closes a major gap
existing up to now in the de-
fensive wall, and immeasu.
rably enhances the military
position Of the West in that
vital area of the world.
There were long and weary
months of negotiation behind
the Iranian decision. during
which the highest American
foreign policy officials were en-
gagged in the promotion Of the
crucial talks and setting inn
mense store by their outcome
It has been no secret here that
the GOODNESS of the Arab ma
tions to the Middle East pact
was and Is q matter Of grave
concern to the West. The adj
herence Of Iran. therefore, was
considered Of the utmost inn
portance II the entire plan
were not to be o failure In the
eyes Of the world and an extra
feather in the Kremlin's dip
lomatic cap.
Led by Egypt. the Arab ma
tions Of the Middle East have
pointedly refrained from OUT
right association with NATo
or with Western defense plans.
They have taken the not un-
reasonable position that. 80
long as the United States and
Britain support the hated State
Of Israel and support her ar
mament program, they can
have no military association
with the West. Only Turkey.
Iraq and Pakistan, among the
Moslem nations Of the world.
have openly associated them
selves with the West In NATO
or the Middle East Defense
pact.
The recently confirmed Of
Evening star., 1955-10-13
Kefuuver Bockers Hard at Work

fauver as a serious candidate
in 1852. The Eisenhower
boom got of the ground in
New Hampshire In 1852 also.
Wisconsin, a clue to farm
temper, win always be remem-
bered as the place where
Wendell Willkie bit the dust
in an attempted comeback in
1914. It is q next-door neigh
Dor to Adlai Steyenson's State
of Illinois. Kefauver antici-
pates close race there.
California is of peculiar in
terest in 1856. Democrats think
they have their best chance to
carry it in years, due to the
Republican family fight which
finds Gov. knight trying to
cut Vice President Nixon down
to size, with Senator Knowland
at the very least bearing it
bravely.
Objective observers report
that Kefauver is very popular
in California. In an attempt to
head him of. National Com
mitteeman Paul Ziffren has
begun to line up a Stevenson
delegate slate. This contest viii
get going very soon. Kefauver
supporters claim they will win
1t three to two.
1t is difficult to see how Ste
venson can duck the Kefauyer
challenge in States Of such i'm
portance. He might skip New
Hampshire and get away with
it but hardly Wisconsin and
California.