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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
Pilot Of Stolen AirpIone
Tied to $4,000 HoIdup

Fairfax County police today
were searching for the pilot of
a missing airplane, which was
reported stolen from Beacon
Airport by a man resembling one
Of the bandits who participated
in the daring $4,000 robbery on
a downtown Washington street
two weeks ago.
The plane was taken May 8
by a man who pretended to be
buying 1t. police said. but was
not reported stolen until yester-
day when the hangar manager
saw a sketch Of one Of the
bandits In the newspapers.
1.-THE District wants to talk
with that pilot about the robbery
very definitely" said Fairfax
Detective Alvin Sanders.
The robbery Of two General
Services. Inc, messengers took
place at Sixteenth and X streets
NV. during the morning rush
hours May 2.
The man showed the Beacon
Field hangar manager an iden-
tification card which indicated
he was an Army lieutenant,
Detective Sanders said. The
automobile which he left at the
airport when he took of has
been traced as q stolen car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

is on duty from 8 am. until 6 or
Z pm. for the days Official duties
and the other is available for
evening driving.
Gen. Pate in his directives on
proper dress has told the corps
his personal preference" was
for Marines to appear in uni
form rather than civilia n
clothes. He said wearing Of
anything other than the Marine
uniform would lead to less pride
in the Marines"
The commandment made this
point even after Secretary Of De-
tense Wilson had loosened re-
strictions to permit members Of
the armed services to doff uni
forms when 1t was desirable.
Gen. Pate did not ban civilian
clothes. but said he preferred the
uniform.
Like other Marine officers,
Gen. Pate has been known to
stop officers and enlisted men
whose uniforms did not please
him. and suggest adherence to
the regulations.
One point emphasized by Ma
rine uniform code is that officers
and noncommissioned officers
should carry swagger sticks with
their full dress ensembles.
Gen. Pate himself has recently
appeared at Marine headquar-
tiers In civilian dress. His choice
Of dress has been based on where
his days appointments would
take him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
Cites Big Commissions

belonging to the Greyhound
rent-a-car service at Tucson,
Ariz., the detective reported.
Detective Sanders gave the
following account OF events
leading up to the airplane's
disappearance:
On May 4 a well-dressed young
man drove UP to Beacon Field
and asked Paul F. thinner,
hangar manager. II he had q
plane to sell.
He gave Mr.. thinner q $500
check as a deposit on q plane,
with the understanding that he
could ny 1t for a checkup by his
own mechanic. He drove away
and returned the next day--May
5-to take the plane TO Dover.
Del.
The man flew back May 8 and
told Mr.. thinner he was going
to call his father to mail q check
for the remaining $4,000.
He returned about 2 pm. the
same day and said the $4,000
would be sent within two days
He then got into the airplane
and took of. the detective said
The check for the $4,000 never
arrived. Yesterday, Mr.. thinner
saw a picture Of one Of the
suspected bandits In the news
paper and called police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
SykesViIIe Patient
Slain, I'd Hunted

SYKESvnLE. Nd, May IS
Especially "A patient at Spring.
field State Hospital for mental
detectives near here fatally
stabbed another patient and es-
capped last night.
Hospital officials identified the
man who fed the grounds as
William Edward Ambrose, 80, q
patient at the institution since
1919.
The victim was Randolph Nc
Donald, 81, admitted in 1899
from Barton In Allegany County.
DIR. Robert e. Gardner, hos
pital superintendent, said both
men had freedom Of the grounds.
He said the men apparently had
sought shelter from a storm in
a building in woods on the hos
pital grounds where the stab
bling occurred.
State police issued q lookout
for Ambrose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
Beck Aide Caught Again
After Wild Police Chase

ELLENSBURG, Wash, May
is (R.-Norman Gessert. sought
for questioning by the Senate
Rackets Committee about the
financial dealings Of Transfers
Union Boss Dave Beck, ST., was
served with a subpoena here
early today.
The handing Of the subpoena
to Gessert. q cousin Of Beck's
wife. ended q cat-and-mouse
game that extended over wide
areas Of the Pacific Northwest
the past monh.
The subpoena was served by
Deputy United States Marshal
James Clark on Gessert after he
was nabbed by Ellensburg police
as he tried to elude Marshal
Clark and other Federal officers
in a high-speed auto chase
through the streets Of this Gen.
trail Washington city. ia miles
southeast Of Seattle.
Marshal Clark served a sub
poena on Gessert Monday but
Gessert ignored 1t because the
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subpoena directed him to report
to the committee May 8. Then
Gessert vanished.
Last night Clark located Ges-
sert at an Ellensburg motel,
registered under the name of
Peterson. GeSsert refused to
answer the door despite repeated
demands that he come out.
Clark decided to sweat 1t out"
until Gessert emerged. Shortly
after midnight Gessert dashed
out Of the motel room, leaped
into his car and sped away.
The Federal officers pursued
Gessert. who was picked UP by
Ellensburg police on a speeding
charge.
Taken to the city jail on the
speeding charge. Gessert at first
refused to identify himself.
Released after posting SIS bail
on the speeding charge, Gessert
said he would go to Washington
and testify before the committee
after comforting with his at
|torney. Samuel B. Bassett Of
Seattle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15


sible, it will be an education for
him, because he does not know
now how it can be done.
The President was asked why
some Of the Republican leaders
in Congress take issue with him
on the size Of the budget.
He pointed out that budgets
are made up from Is months to
two years in advance and there
fore it is always possible for
either the Congress or the exec
utive to do some squeezing out
as more accurate figures become
available. But he said that
when the congressional leaders
talk about cuts of the size now
being discussed. he has no ex-
PLANTATION for their reasoning.
His attention was called to
some critics who believe more
complete unification Of the
armed services Is the answer to
a lower budget.
Supports Unification
The President said he was a
great supporter Of uniflcation
when he returned from World
War II. but the subsequent leg
islation did not go as far as he
would have preferred.
The President agreed that con-
siderable saving on defense is
possible from further uniflcation
on disqualification and procure
ment Of supplies. He said
Continued ON Page Az, Col. 1
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Works Report
Delay Expected
Muy Be Too Late
For Congress Action
By JAMES G. DEANE

The Districts new public
works program may be completed
too late for major legislative ac-
ton before next year. it appeared
today.
Richard P. Dunn. chairman Of
the citizens committee drafting
the program. said today the new
plan will not be ready until the
end Of May. or the first week Of
June. Today was the original
deadline.
1t still may be possible for the
District to ask Congress for quick
action on any specifically urgent
projects recommended by the
committee. however.
Use Of Surplus Urged
One city official suggested that
the city might draw on some of
the extra SIS million Just real
lied by the new income tax law
for any such urgent projects. The
District Commissioners, however.
have made no commitments az
yet on what they may do In the
way Of carrying out the new pro-
gram. assuming that they APP
prove It.
Meanwhile increasing GOODNESS
toward any idea Of increasing
taxes in order to finance the
new program appeared today Ia
be developing among city off,
Gals.
One said that any new tax
increase in the forseeable future
is out Of the question, especially
IN view Of the Unexpectedly high
income tax receipts.
The individual income tax
which this year was expected tc
yield $l1 million, instead pro.
See WORKS. PAGE Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
Luxembourg Princess
Is Mother of Twins

LUXEMBOURG. May Is (R.
Princess Josephine Charlotte
OF Luxembourg had twins early
today, a boy and a girl.
The mother is a member of
the Belgian royal family. She
married Prince Jean, heir to the
grand dukedom. April 9. 1858.
Luxembourg's ruler is the
Grand Duchess Charlotte, Prince
Jeans mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
BY EARL H. vOss

President Eisenhower believes
the Soviet Union is growing
more serious about disarmament
but today declined to say there
is as yet any real" hope that
agreement is near.
At his regular Wednesday news
conference he told a reporter the
adjective real" in describing his
hope is not quite justified.
The world certainly must not
lose all hope. the President said,
but the achievement Of agree
ment is going to be difficult.
Mr.. Eisenhower announced he
thinks Soviet leaders also are
feeling the pinch of building and
supporting tremendous military
organizations.
Cites Production Data
He noted that the Soviet gros,
national product is only about
one-third as large as that of the
United States. Part Of this Rus
sian disadvantage is Offset, HI
quickly added, by the Soviet sys.
TEN of accommodating capital.
Taxes are imposed abruptly
even brutality. in the Soviet
Union, he commented. He re-
called that repayments on gov.
eminent bonds were recently sus'
pended by Soviet Party Bos!
Nikita Khrushchev.
The United States cannot op.
crate that way, the President OBJ.
served.
Nevertheless, he believes thai
because Of the pressure Of mod
ern, complicated and costly ar
maments Soviet leaders ar,
growing more serious in dis
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tend the meeting as that is IAN
individual matter"
He also said the committee
which held an all-day meeting
yesterday on the unions prob
lens and Beck. had finished its
work and was ION the way
home" No arrangements were
made. he added. for another ses-
sion with Mr.. Meany.
In agreeing to the meeting,
Mr.. Meany rejected a proposal
by the committee to discuss
Beck's suspension. The ALL
CLIO head was understood to be
insisting that the Transfers be-
gin q housekeeping with custer
Of Beck as the first step, or face
suspension by the federation.
Union Hearing May "a
The union itself will have q
hearing May "a on charges that
it is under the domination OF
corrupt influences, with burden
of complaints being Beck's ac-
tivities.
Beck has been accused by the
Select Senate Committee inves-
tigating wrongful practices in
labor management relations Of
taking more than $4,000 OF
union funds for his personal use
He also has been accused OF
using his official union position
to obtain favors and financial
returns from employers and
others.
The 62-year-old Transfers
boss, who invoked the Fifth
Amendment on all the charges
and declined to answer the com.
mittee's questions, has refused
to admit he has engaged in any.
thing wrong. He has given ne
indications that he would ster
aside as the union president but
instead has announced that HI
plans to run for reelection Il
another f1ve-year term at the
Continued ON Pare Ala. Col. Z
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Reds Shell Island

TAIPEI. May is R.-One Of
the tiny islands helping to make
Red-held Annoy what the Ma
tionalists term a dead port was
|shelled by the Communists last
might. . The defense ministry
said the Communists fired los
rounds at Erh Tan Second TAM
but caused no damage or cas-
ualties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

held in Mr.. Meany'S Offices in
the AFL-CIO headquarters at
the request Of the committee
headed by Einar o. Mohn, ex-
,ecutive vice president Of the
Ceamsters.
I'VE had a very pleasant meet
ing" said Mr.. Mohn on leaving
the meeting. I'VE discussed the
general problems as they affect
the Teamsters Union"
Mr.. Meany offered no COM
|ment.
Schnitzler on Hand
In addition to Mr.. Mohn the
conference was attended by
these Teamsters vice presidents:
James r. Hoffa Of Detroit,
Thomas L. Hickey of New York,
William A. Lee of Chicago and
Josephy Diviny Of San Fran
cisco.
William F. Schnitzler, ALL
CLIO secretary treasurer, sat
with Mr.. Meany in the meeting.
The meeting was held amid in
dications that some top Team
sters officials we're demanding q
general housekeeping in the face
of charges pending before the
AFL-CIO that the union Is I'M
der domination Of corrupt in
fluences."
There were reports that some
|of the unions leaders were in
sisting that Beck resign or take
leave Of absences pending dispo-
sition Of charges against him.
Beck Hearing Monday
Beck is scheduled for q hear
ing before the AFL-CIO Execu-
tive Council Monday on his sus-
pension as q vice president Of
the federation and council men,
her.
Mr.. Mohn said the committee
which was named by the Team.
sters Executive Board to considel
the Beck problem. would not at.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

american people next Tuesday
night on "The Need for Mutual
Security in the Waging Of
Peace"
The first reactions from Cap
itol Hill indicated that the Prea.
ident made little Roadway last
night in changing the minds Of
the leading economy advocates.
Whether he was more success
full in convincing the jury Of liv-
ing room listeners will have to
await the flow of mail into
Washington later in the week.
Early in today's press con-
ference the Presidents attention
was called to reports that a
House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee has tentatively chopped
about SIS billion from the PEN
tagon's request for more than
$50 billion in new military funds.
The President said the De-
tense Department had pointed
out that 1t could take a cut OF
$500 million due to changes in
lead time on construction work.
But the President added that II
the House committee can 60 be-
yond that and find 50 billion
more in what he described as
honest cuts, he would want to
see how it could be done.
He made it clear that he does
not think 1t could be done with
out damage to security.
Fears Trouble Along Line
He reminded his questionel
that he has been in the business
Of defense planning. for a long
time and added that If we are
going to trifle with defense in
that way Thy cutting $2.5 billion)
he believes we are going to be In
trouble somewhere along the
line.
The President emphasized that
he has not seen the details Of
the reported House cut but re-
peated that II such a cut is pos
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
100000
TheftHinted
Extremely
BY WILLIAM HINES and
l.. EDGAR PRINA

The Senate Rackets Commit
tee counsel, Robert F. Kennedy,
said today that "it would APP
pear" that the 100000 Dave
Beck says he got as loans from
the Teamsters Union was stolen
rather than borrowed"
Mr.. Kennedy made this OBJ
servation during his questioning
of A. M. Burke, vice president
Of the Occidental Insurance Co.
of Los Angeles, who testified
that his firm, on Beck's request,
lent the Transfers chief $273, 000
in 1851.
Picking up a memorandum on
the loan which the COMMITTEES
obtained from Credentials files.
Mr.. Kennedy asserted that the
Internal Revenue Service would
be interested in it. He noted
that the t"only liability" Beck
had listed in a financial state
ment he submitted with his re-
quest for the loan was $234.000
to the First National Bank Of
Seattle.
Fails to List Loan
The counsel asserted that Beck
had said that the 100000 he
got from the union before this
time was a loan to himself.
But Beck says here Tin the
memo on the financial state
ment) that the only liability
he had was to the bank" Mr..
Kennedy said. "He says nothing
lat all about a loan from the
union"
The counsel concluded at
would therefore appear that the
money was stolen rather than
borrowed" Beck's assets, accord
ing to the insurance company's
memo, in March, 1851, totaled
I$1,052,715.65. Mr.. Kennedy noted
that Beck had declined to give
details Of the salary and other
payments he was receiving from
the TeamSters Union and that
the labor leader explained in the
financial statement that his SAL
airy was small but that he loved
his work.
Sought Return Of Statement
Under questioning, Mr.. Burke
said that either Mr.. Beck or
Simon Wampold," Teamster
counsel. had called him at 4:25
pm. one day. either In 1858 or
1854, and requested that Occi.
dental Immediately return Beck,s
financial statement.
He said it was very imperative
that he have it." the witness as
serted. II mailed it that night"
Mr.. Burke said that his caller
(Beck or WampoldD did not tell
him why the statement had to
be returned. nor did he inquire.
He also told the committee that
the insurance company did not
keep a copy Of the statement.
Mr.. Burke said that last year
Occidental held 257 policies on
the }. Western Conference Of
Transfers totaling 1881, 004,750.
The policies covered life, acci-
dent. sickness. disqualification
and surgery insurance. The pre-
miums on these policies came
to $25.192,678.
Beck Got Lowest Rate
The witness said Beck got his
$273 900 loan at an interest rate
of 3.5 per cent, the lowest rate
charged to any one of 635 bor-
rowers in 1851. The others paid
from 4 to 6 per cent. Mr.. Burke
explained that Occidental gave
Beck a low rate because he was
Continued on Page Ala, Col. I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
Eisenhower Is Hopeful
But Cautious Arms Cut

armament negotiations in Lon
don.
This comes about, he went on,
because Of an awakening sense
of responsibility everywhere as
the world moves farther into the
nuclear age.
Soviet leaders cannot escape
the logic Of world events as they
are developing, the President
said.
Studies Inspection Plan
Earlier in the press conference
he had declined to indicate
either acceptance or rejection OF
yesterdays proposal by Secretary
Of State Dulles that Alaska, Can
ada and Siberia might be the
best place to test reciprocal ae-
rial inspection with the Soviet
Union.
Achieving foolproof inspection
and control system TO verify any
arms limitation plan agreed upon
has been the principal stumbling
block in the past IL years search
for a disarmament formula.
The American Government
has not yet adopted a test aeria
inspection, President Eisenhower
said today. The whole matter
is still under the most earnest
study, he added.
Just where the Government
position might wind up-wheth.
er supporting the State Depart.
fnent Arctic plan or some othel
proposal, the President said HI
could not now indicate.
Earlier there had been report.
the United States had proposed
at the London disarmament talk,
that a European area might alst
be laid out for mutual aeria
inspection and exchange OF mill
tary-installation blueprints.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
SAND TRAP WOES?
READ MIDDLECOFF

GOLF DOCTOR Cory MiddleeoH
tells you how to get from the sond
trops TO the green. Reed his new
series, "Doetorins Your Colt" stort-
ing todoy in The Star on pose ca.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS ore a
dwindlins bond Of warriors. Reed their
Armed Forces Week story on poss
All.
WOMEN WARRIORS will take port
in the ceremonies Of Armed Forces
Week. WAcS. WAVES, SPAks,
Women Marines and WAFs will Join
in the festivities. See pess B-6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
Eisenhower Warns
House on Defense
SIS Billion Cut
Continues Bottle to Stem Tide
Of Economy Rising in Congress
BY ]. A. O'LEARY

President Eisenhower warned today that the re-
pord House cut of SIS billion in defense funds would
be trifling with national defense
He made the statement as he continued in his
weekly press conference today the battle he began on
radio and eevision last night to stem the economy tide
that has been mounting against his budget in Con-
greSS.
After the Presidents news conference the White
House announced that he will make another talk to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

telephone solicitors will work for
it only when they are desperate.
Another operator, Mr.. Linowes
said, "unhesitatingly ines checks
made out In the name Of the
charity to pay for personal assets
and obligations"
Waldron z. Leonard, director
Of the District Department Of
Veterans Affairs. and president
of the Metropolitan Area Coun-
ell Of Veterans Organizations,
told the subcommittee how pro-
fessional solicitors have collected
substantial sums for themselves
in the name Of veterans.
He said he had been told by
employees for these operators
that they average from $4,000
to $4,000 on these questionable
drives and have flve or six Diff
ferent benefit" drives carried
on simultaneously from various
locations.
Letters Back Curbs
Col. Leonard handed the COM
mittee letters from all the armed
services veterans posts and hos
pitfalls In the Washington area
stating emphatically that they
would not participate In these
alleged benefits"
Harold w. Starr. general
counsel for the American Red
Cross. said the Red Cross sup
ports the detectives Of the bill
but wants the American Red
Cross exempted because 1t is
already under Federal super
vision and the Defense Depart
ment makes an annual audit.
The Washington Board Of
Continued on Page Az, Col. 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
President Coils

President Eisenhower went
golfing at the Burning Tree
club this afternoon with his son.
Maj. John Eisenhower, and his
press secretary. James c. Hag-
erty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

ulSClOSure OF Lnelr OperaClonS.
The subcommittee, headed by
Senator Clark. Democrat of
Pennsylvania. also heard some
who either want drastic
Of the measure or
oppose it entirely.
Mclaughlin Backs Measure
Commissioner Robert Z. Nc
Laughlin headed the favorable
witnesses. The Commissioners,
he said. are very anxious to have
the measure passed on the
theory that the public win get
needed protection when It Is
fully informed how money Is
raised for charity and how 1t
is spent.
Sergt. Joe Chenault Of the
Police Departments special in
vestigation squad said he had
investigated countless complaints
about questionable charities, but
under existing laws police have
no authority to require an ac-
counting from suspected charity
racketeers. Reporting that "the
situation has grown progressive
ly worse" he predicted that the
pending bill would give police
efficient tools to correct abuses.
David F. Linowes, chairman Of
the Citizens Committee for Reg
ulating Charitable Solicitations,
said the take" Of questionable
charities here Is difficult to de-
termine because they flourish
in the dark. never boast of sue
cess. keep few records and do
not publish financial state
ments."
Cites Big Commissions
Mr.. Linowes cited one organi-
cation where telephone solicitors
receive a 40 per cent commission,
and where an average solicitor
working steadily for about six
hours. raises 500. He told OF
another local outfit where the
organization is sold from one
group to another and its methods
are such that even professional
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15
SOMETHING TO BARK ABOUT
District Called Easy Prey
For Charity Rocketeers
Senators Hear Parade of Witnesses
Booking House Bill to Curb Operations
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG

Washington givers today pictured easy prey for
charity racketeers who pocket an estimated
alf-million dollars here annually.
This picture drawn by parade witnesses tesfying
before Senate District subcommittee in favor House.
passed legislation to curb charity rackes here by full
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

Foes Of Soil Bonk Fund Coin House
Support. Pose ALI
Act for People OF Sink, President Tells
6. o. p. Psse ALI
President Asks Peaceful Suez Test BY
lsroeI. Pooe All
Admiration for Gen. Lee keoffirmed by
President. Poge ALI
Text on Pose ALI