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Of $4,000 bolivianos to the dollar
The Senate action gives Mr..
Siles Zuazo a free hand over the
nations economy for a period Of
one year and then provides for
continuance Of his authority un-
til new laws are drafted putting
the new economic program into
permanent operation.
The president was authorized
TO take steps to set up a new
economic program and halt In
dation:
Sign contracts with foreign
governments, reserve banks, COM
mercial institutions, and float
bond issues in order to provide
capital for a reserve or stabiliza-
ton fund.
Eliminate restrictions on for
eign exchange and re-establish
the nations internal and external
credit. Existing contracts involv-
ing foreign exchange would be
exempted except that they could
be rewritten upon mutual con-
sent.
Approve contracts for capital
investments in all types Of in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Jehovuh's Witnesses
To Open Convention

Jehovah's Witnesses congrega-
lions from Washington and
Southern Maryland viii assemble
tomorrow in the National Guard
Armory in Frederick. Nd. for q
three-day convention.
Glasses in public speaking and
ministerial work will be con.
Quoted at the opening session
tomorrow night. and newly
ordained ministers will be bap-
tiled on Saturday.
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|AF to Swear In New
Buddy Flight Recruits

The sixth group in the Ameri-
can Legion-sponsored recruiting
buddy flights" will be sworn in
to the Air Force tomorrow at the
Air Force Recruiting Station,
8l4 North st. Asaph street. Alex
andria.
The group will receive a delay
in route until January 3 SO they
can spend Christmas at home.
Afterwards they will be flown
to Lakeland Air Force Base. Tex,
for training.
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Reservists Warned
On Quick CuII-Ups

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %
(R.-The 9Th Army yesterday
announced it was telling reserv-
lists in eight Western States to
get their personal affairs in or
der as a precaution toward "fu-
ture emergencies"
1t. Gen. Robert N. Young,
Army commander. said the re-
servists were being advised by
mail that regulations for re-
calling them were being revised.
One of the revisions, he said, en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Church Raises BUDGET

NEW YORK, Nov. % (R.-
The Board Of Foreign Missions
of the Presbyterian Church IL
the United States has adopted a
s$9,l12,398 budget for overseas
missionary work in 195T-the
highest in the church's 120-year
history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
New Labor Contract

MEXICO CITY, Nov. % R.-
Negotiations between the United
States and Mexico for a new
agreement covering contracting
of Mexican labor for United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22
Bolivian President Voted
Free Hand in Economy

LA PAZ Bolivia Nov. % 1-The Senate last night gave
President Herman Ses zuazo dcatora to
out broad Of economic rehabilitation Bolivia
Boivas has been the downgrade since the
nationazed the tin mines and billed the
three big mining companies for $48 million in back taxes
In recent months Bolivian currency dropped an all time low
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22

Older Daughter-You are
mean to me. When Sister and
and l are bad, you scold me
more than you do her.
Mother-That's no way for
you to talk to me!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-22

States farms will begin next
month, Mexican Foreign Min
istry sources report. The cur
rent agreement. signed in 1851,
has been extended and amended
each year since. 1t expires De-
Icember 81.
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Mother-As children grow
older they know better what
they should do or not do.
That's way I expect more of
you than I do of Ann-but /
love you both the same.
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Filipino Claims Empire
In Unsurveyed Pacific

MANILA, May % P).-A Fill.
pino staked claim last night tt
a scattering of uninhabitec
islands, coral reefs. sandbars anc
shoals across a vast stretch Of
the South China Sea.
His action caught international
diplomats mapping. 1t conster.
mated the embassy of Nationalist
China-which has a prior claim
to some of the islands-and left
the usually loquacious Philippine
government almost speeches..
Tomas Cloma, a former news
man and president of the Philip
pine Maritime Institute Nautical
School, not only claimed the en-
pire of about 10000 square miles
west of the Philippines. He even
bestowed new names on So of the
islands, islet. reefs and shoals.
This claim is based on the
rights of discovery and or occu-
patton" Mr.. Cloma's notice said.
He expressed hope that the Phil
ippine government will in due
time officially sponsor" his no.
tice of ownership.
The claim roughly covered the
area between Ill degrees 80 min
utes and 1l8 degrees east longi-
tude and between 7 degrees SO
minutes and IL degrees 80 min
utes north latitude. The area lies
west of the southwestern Philip
pine island of Palawan. The lat
est National Geographic map de-
scribes it as "dangerous-unsur-
veyed."
Mr.. Cloma set out last March,
landed on Itu Aba, largest of the
group, and some other islets,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22
Disciples 10 Buy
New Quarters

Plans to buy a headquarters
building for the Disciples OF
nations Capital area, which has
area were disclosed today at the
church body's 10Th annual con-
vention in National City Chris
tian Church. Thomas circle.
The announcement, to be actec
upon later today, said that 6
building on Maryland avenue
NE. is being considered for thi.
project. The structure, to cost
approximately $4,000, will serve
as headquarters for the demon.
ination's capital area, which ha.
54 churches and 1880 mem.
bers in Maryland, Virginia
Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Delaware and the District Of
Columbia.
The general secretary of the
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shoals and reefs and staked out
his claim. He didn't disclose what
he plans to do with the islands,
However, they include some fine
fishing grounds.
A Foreign Office spokesman
declined to say whether the
Philippine government would
initiate any formal action.
Vice President Carlos P. Gar
cia stressed that the Cloma ex-
petition was private. But he
added he did not see any reason
why the islands shouldn't be-
come Philippine territory even
tually "by virtue of occupancy
and proximity"
Mr.. Garcia also is Foreign
Secretary. His statement sound
ed like an invitation for Mr..
Cloma to move in and see what
happens.
The Chinese Nationalist En-
bassy declared today that coun-
try would not recognize any for
eign claim to the islands. The
Spratleys, one group in the araa
and once in dispute between
China and France, were used
by Japan as submarine
base and communications CEN
ter in World War II. The main
island. 500 yards long and 300
yards wide. is occupied now by
turtles and sea birds.
The embassy said geographical
records dating back 500 years
were available to attest that the
islands were a part of China.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22
PTA Analyses
Problem Child

SAN FRANCISCO. May % (P).
More than four out of 10 school
children choose not to participate
with their fellows in group fun
OF projects. Out of the with
drawn and lonely 40 per cent.
said Director II. G.. Stark of the
California Youth Authority
come most Of the candidates for
juvenile correctional institutions,
Three thousand delegates to
The 60th National Congress g.
Parents and Teachers heard yes
terday Mr.. Stark and six other
panel experts probe the causes of
problem children.
The delegates separate today
into six field trip sections to see
California demonstrations of
efforts toward The PTA goal of
"a healthy personality for every
child"
Mr.. Stark said his experience
showed that the key problem in
delinquency and juvenile Offend
ing was that some one has to
care enough. for the child in
VOWED, TO do something"
The direction for the real eff
fort, Mr.. Stark said, lies in bet
ter schools, better homes and
better recreation-not in more
parole officers and more correc-
tional institutions.
The Congress Of Parents and
Teachers, he said. is an organi-
cation of the people who care
most"
George Hielte, general man.
aGer of the Los Angeles Depart
ment Of Recreation and Parks,
said handicapped communities
help produce problem children.
The handicapped communities
he meant. Mr.. Hjelte explained,
were those which left recreation
ito the kids themselves. to the
pool hall and the corner greasy
spoon"
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area is the Rev. Thurman p
Boswell. At present Mr.. Boswell
has an Office in the Washington
Federation Of Churches Build
ing. 1851 N street NV.
This move. which will probably
be approved by the convention
follows a recent trend among
local denominations to own theil
headquarters building. Within
recent years the Baptists anc
Lutherans. among others, have
bought structures to serve this
purpose.
The Rev. William T. Pearcy
executive secretary Of the boarc
of church extension, Disciples o.
Christ, will speak at the 6 O'Clock
dinner tonight.
The speaker at the 8 O'Clock
meeting will be DR.. Jesse M
Bader, general secretary of tn,
World Convention of Disciples
of Christ Churches.
More than / 900 delegates anC
visitors are attending the four.
day convention, which ends to.
morrow.
Speakers yesterday stressed
the urgent need for new minis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22

States district attorney in st,
Louis. wrote Caudle on Septem-
Der l. 1919, and remarked he
had heard the Sachs case was
making the rounds"
Suggested Prompt Action
Mr.. Watson said in the letter
the case covered the years 1912
AS and added: II suggest the
statute of limitations is now
running on one of those years
and will soon be running on an
other.
ut is not my purpose to try
to influence your decision, but
Iof course you realize that prompt
action will be helpful. :"
Sachs was fined $4,000 in
1881 for tax evasion, but escaped
a prison term on a plea he was
ill.
The Government tried to in
Itroduce eight checks made out
to Caudle on a royalty interest,
but Federal Judge Rubey M
Hulen upheld a defense conten-
ton there was no evidence to
show that Caudle received the
cheeks, dated from September
lis, 1850 to April 10. 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22

Hadley OF independence, Kans.
secretary-treaSurer of the Sin
clair Crude Oil Co.
The Government contends At
torney Harry l. Schwimmer gave
Connolly the checks to get help
for Schwimmer's client. Irving
Sachs, who faced criminal prose-
cdtion for income tax evasion.
Fraud Plot Charged
Connolly. Schwimmer and T
Lamar Caudle, head of the JUS
tice Departments tax division
under Mr.. Truman. are on trial
on charges of conspiring to de-
fraud the Government by hold
ing up the tax case against
Sachs. st. Louis shoe manufac-
turer.
Arthur B. Cunningham, of
Miami. Fla, former attorney
in the Justice Departments tax
division, is expected back on the
witness stand today.
Mr.. Cunningham yesterday
identified exhibits which in.
dicated he tried four times ir
1850 to bring prosecution in the
case. but without success.
A letter was introduced into
evidence showed the late Drake
Watson, when he was United
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tiers. and also emphasized the
obstacles churches face interest,"
ing young men in a religious
career.
DR.. Hollis Turley, executive
secretary of the denominations
pension fund, warned that there
must be no compromise with
educational standards in the
drive to bring young men into
the field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22
Group to Honor Mother

The Central Business ASso-
citation will honor Mrs. Walter
Maloney. D. C. Mother of the
Year, at a dinner meeting at
$3.50 pm. tomorrow in the Chan
Itilly Room of the Hamilton
Hotel.
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IWooIson Unchunqed

DULUTH, Mimi. May ~ R.
Hospital attendants reported
no change today in the condition
of Albert Woolson, 100. last
Union Army soldier. confined to
st. Luke's Hospital with lung
congestion. Mr.. Woolson has
been hospitalized since Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-22
Oil Royalty Checks
To Connolly Identified

ST LOUIS, May % Q-An oil company official has iden-
ted 25 checks oang $148 payments from oil royalty
to Matthew Connolly when he appointments secretary
to former President Truman
The checks introduced into evidence at Connely
conspiracy trial yesterday after they identified by L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-27

show a marked improvement in
catching auto thieves so that for
the fiscal year of 1856, the
clearance rate amounted to 1877
per cent.
For other crimes, Washington
police cleared 96.2 per cent of
the murders and non-negligent
manslaughters compared to 92.7
per cent nationally; 100 per cent
of the negligent manslaughters
compared with 85.1 per cent
nationally; 99.5 per cent Of the
rapes compared to 1875 per cent
nationally; 68.2 per cent Of the
robberies compared to 42.8 per
cent nationally: 90.1 per cent of
the aggravated assaults COM
pared to TIA per cent nationally :
59.3 per cent Of the burglaries
compared to 32.1 per cent ma
tionally; 49, per cent of the
thefts, compared to 81 per cent
nationally.
All Gain But RObberies
Nationally. all categories of
crime but robbery showed in
creases during the first half of
1855, ranging from 2.8 per cent
increase in aggravated assaults
to a 1913 per cent increase in
auto thefts. Robberies decreased
by IL per cent.
Locally, murders increased by
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39.l per cent but this was not
regarded as a significant trend
first because it represented an
actual increase from % to 80
cases. Secondly, Chief Murray
pointed out that the 1855 fiscal
year, which included January to
June, 1855, showed fewer MUIR
ders reported than in any fiscal
year since 1880.
For other serious crimes here.
rape went UP As per cent, rob-
berry decreased by 1913 per cent
to the lowest point for a COM
parable period since 1851. ag-
gravated assaults decreased by
31.7 per cent under the new
method Of calculating them or
by SO per cent under the old
classification of them; burglary
decreased by ~ per cent, repre-
senting the least number Of
cases reported for a comparable
period since 1916; larcenies
other than auto theft increased
by 81 per cent, and auto thefts
increased by 1874 per cent.
For all cities reporting to the
FBI, washington ranked 18th in
murder, 18th in robbery. sixth in
aggravated assault, 10th in
burglaries. 18th in larcenies over
$50. 18th in larcenies under $50
and 10th in auto thefts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-27

waited assaults. Figuring these
cases on the old basis. the actual
reduction in crime here amounts
to IL per cent.
Chief Robert v. Murray said
that. with the equivalent Of
nearly a 2.500-man force now on
the streets. he hopes the crime
rate will show an even larger
decrease for the entire year,
Bear Out Star
The FBI and police figures on
the conviction rate bear out find-
ings by The Star. in a series Of
articles in July. which commended
that the majority of death car
drivers here in the past 10
months have escaped penalty.
During 1855. only 27.3 per cent
OF those charged with negligent
homicide here we're actually con-
victed. The national conviction
rate for negligent manslaughter.
principally traffic killings, was
Ala per cent.
The conviction rate for aggra-
waited assault here was lat per
cent. compared to the national
average of 1873 per cent. The
conviction rate for non-fatal
knifings, shootings. poisonings,
scaldings and acid burnings in
cluded those found guilty Of a
lesser offense. Police reported
that only SO or 81 per cent Gf
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those charged with aggravated
assault were actually convicted Of
that offense.
For most other serious crimes,
the District bettered the national
average for convictions. These
included murder and non-negli-
gent manslaughter with a 98.1
per cent conviction rate COM
pared to the national average Of
81 per cent; rape, TOT per cent,
compared with 58.2 per cent ma
tionally; robbery. 76.4 per cent.
compared with 76.5 per cent;
burglary, 1915 per cent. compared
with 1874 per cent; larceny, SO
per cent, compared with 72.5 per
cent; and auto theft, $50 per
cent, compared with 63.5 per
cent.
Higher Solution Rate
In clearing cases by arrest,
Washington police solved 55.7
per cent Of their serious crimes
compared with a national aver
age Of 28.4 per cent during 1855.
In only one category-auto
theft-was the District below
the national average. Police
across the Nation cleared 29.2
per cent of their auto thefts.
compared with a 1855 per cent
clearance rate here. Chief
Murray said his force went on to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-27

The midyear crime figures
show serious crime across the
Nation increased by l44 per
cent during the first six months
Of 1856. The FBI predicted
that if this trend is not reversed
during the second half Of the
year, crime totals at years end
will reach the 2.5 million mark
for the first time.
In Washington, the FBI figures
show a rs per cent decrease in
serious crime for the first six
months of this year. Changes
were made during 1855. however.
in the classification of aggra-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-27
Eisenhower Urges
Fair and Open Trial
On Poznun Riots

President Eisenhower has chal-
lenged the Communist rulers Of
Poland to give a genuinely fair
and open trial" to persons ar
rested in connection with the
Poznan riots Of last June.
The Polish Communist au-
thorities have announced that
trial Of some persons in connec-
ton with the riots would start
today.
Mr.. Eisenhower issued a state
ment late yesterday asserting
that a fair and open trial would
provide tangible evidence that
some so-called Stalinist meth
DDS will be abandoned in prac-
tice as well as in theory"
This was a challenge to Com
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munist contentious that many
Stalinist methods have been
eliminated under the current
regime in Moscow.
Mr.. Eisenhower made clear.
however, that he doubts the
Poznan defenders will get fair
trial.
Whatever the outcome. he as
serted. there can be no perma-
nent solution Of the situation in
Poland until the Polish people
are given an opportunity to elect
a government Of their own
choosing"
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viction rate than the Nation as
a whole. For two crimes-ag-
gravated assault and negligent
homicide--the majority of the
accused escape either prosecu-
ton or conviction.
Lower Conviction Rate
The result: Washington's over
al conviction rate last year was
SSH per cent of those accused
compared to national average
of ST. per cent.
These are highlights of the
semi-annual FBI Uniform Crime
Reports, released today. COM
pared with local police figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-27
Crime Rote Drops Here,
Rises Sharply in Nation
Inv MIRIAM OTTENBERG

Crime in Washington is going down while the Nation as
whole registered its sharpes increase in 10
Washington police clearing crimes at nearly twice
the national
after police make their arrests the percentage of those
convicted substantially below the national
z serious Washington higher con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07

confused by Mr.. Masters play
of the diamond suit. Il thought
you told me-" he said, always
to play the king from an ace
king holding in following suit
to a trick"
That's the correct and &C
Icepted procedure" replied Mr..
Masters. smiling. But in that
fact lies the reason for my sue
cess in playing the way I did
on this hand. Defending against
the old fox here. unorthodox
play is sometimes the only hope.
HE knows / always play the
king from ace-king. Therefore,
when I played the ace first it
practically denied holding the
king. Dale might have suspected
some kind of hocus-pocus, but
he couldn't be sure. Especially
when I played my ace promptly
instead of going into a long
trance"
But wasn't your play danger
ous?" Mr.. New persisted. Sup
pose Dale had held the queen
doubleton of diamonds?"
Impossible" Mr.. Masters re-
piled. MY partners lead was
Iunquestionably a fourth highest.
He led the four spot. I had the
trey and deuce. So if he had
three cards higher than the four
and none lower, he had exactly
four diamonds. And therefore
Dale had three"
Copyright. 1885, General Features Corp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-07
A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

Little Rock: AS a girl I re-
member hearing the question.
How does your corporosity
sagaciate?" What did it mean,
III there are such words?
A. In the 1800s the man about
town greatly delighted in daz-
zling the ladies with such spec
tacular doublets as "needcessity;
sanctimoniouslyfied; betweenity;
grandacious; Slantendicular; go
Iaheaditiveness: savagerous: SOL
emncoly; universanimous: teeto-
taciously; automatically"
He who ran away in disgrace
was said to have "absquatu-
lated" HE was catawamptious-
ly chawed up" was said of a de-
feated politician. Such jabber-
wockian expressions, at first
merely humorous slang, soon be-
gan to appear in serious writing:
I'VE will have a flambustiouS
time" Putman's Magazine,
January. 1868. HE is nothing
but a miserable slangwhanger to
whom nobody listens" = New
York Evening Mail, May, 1870.
He was q regular cantanker-
GUS fellow with whom nobody
could get on" - Longstreet
Sketches, 1854. The Chicago
Evening Post, February. 1871,
used flip floppussed" in the
meaning of the modern term
played out" Putman's Maya
zine, September. 1853. referred
to "a strapping. robustious fell
low with immense whiskers." In
a story. with the Comanches,"
1867. a seriously wounded In
dian-fighter was said to have
been right smartly man,
moxed." Sam is rather twisti-
cal, states the New Englander,
June, 1870.
Americans found these fla
vored fabrications satisfying
despite Cor perhaps because of
the frenzied howls of the purists
And to this day the American
vernacular continues to be enliv-
ened by such 10th century dou-
BILE talk as: gallivant, cantanker-
GUS, catercornered, highfaluting
Sculduggery, Shenanigan, scala
wag, bamboozle, tomfoolery, he'll
ter-skelter, lopsided, demoralize
lit is reported that Webster said
it is the only word he had ever
inventedD.
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