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Mrs. Stepp was in her apart.
ment.
lie kept Offering me a drink
but I didn't want one" the jani-
tor said. Finally / took q glass
Of 1t to make him feel better
and to keep from getting shot. y
About midnight. Stepp said he
was going UP to kick down his
wite's door. The frightened jani-
tor hurried away to call police
Mrs. Stepp said her husband
knocked on the door. but she
did not reply. Instead. she also
telephoned police. A moment
later she heard Stepp call heI
name outside the window.
Before ! could pull the cur
tain back, he fred" she said
THE bullet went by so close II
burned my face. God was with
me-" The bullet lodged In the
facing over the living room door
and Stepp apparently went away
Pvt. Peterson and Pvt. Mike
Kostak Of the Nth precinct ar.
rived with orders to remain q,
the home during the night. Mrs
Stepp went 70 her bedroom with
her 0-year-old son John. Hei
5-year-old daughter. Joy Marie
was asleep In another room.
About $3.50 am. Pvt. Kostal
left, leaving Pvt. Peterson to hole
Continued on Page Ala, Col.
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ENGLISH GIRLS
MEET CANISTER

ADVENTURES Of two British Girl,
in the United Stotes included meeting
o chieoso sonsster. Reed the ex-
elusive story BY Ruth Deem on po,s
BIS.
OLD WORLD STYLES ore the
lotest in the world Of tickle fashions.
Reed EIenfs Foshion Notebook on
pose B-l.
oUTBoARD HoTRoDpINe is q
hobby for on AIexondrio fomiIy. Reed
obout the Potomoe River roeins on
The Stor's Leisure Specimens Poss,
c..
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Estimates Too Low
HOUSEWIFE, FED UP, FIRES HOME
BY BURNING DIRTY CLOTHES

NORWALK Calf. lF1-Sherins deputies say young
housewife set her house afre because
"Ive been doing housework and baby diapers for so
long just got fed UP and blew my stack"
Mrs. Nancy Joyce Stoner 20. started the blaze by
placing stacks Of diapers and dirty clothes In various
parts Of the house and touching matches TO them said
Sergt. AL Long
The blond mother hoped into her with her two
daughters and drove When neighbor yelled that
her house are sergt Long said Mrs. Soner shouted
back:
THAT'S good. Call the IRE department"
She booked suspicion Of Firemen est-
mated damage at $1,000
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radi. a. hold police there he had
been hired to kin Mr.. Dickey.
Chief Scott said Miami Beach
police requested the aid Of au-
thorities here IN an efort %
learn the identity Of the man
behind the plot.
COrradi came to Washington,
and with Mr.. Dickey. was placed
under constant surveillance by a
squad Of six detectives. II was
decided that the Washington
attorney would 60 to the hos
pital and Corradi would report
by telephone TO Spire Williams,
also known as Spire william
Halikas. As, Of Westchester
County. N. Y, the alleged payof
man. that he had beaten Mr.,
Dickey with a lead pipe.
Arrested in Miami
The arrests In the case came
yesterday in Miami Beach. Po-
lice said Corradi. who was to
have been paid q total Of 1000,
returned to Florida yesterday
Miami Beach police arrested
Halikas in an automobile after
they said.
Other officers later arrested
Laris at his home.
1t. r. p. Thompson. Miami
Beach detective. said q dozen
officers. including Washington
Detectives Mark Gray and David
Gould. were In on the apprehen-
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who was fired at once through
the window and twice more
through the bedroom door, and
for a janitor held hostage for
three hours.
Treated at District General
Hospital for cuts on the head
and face, Stepp faced charges Of
assaulting the wife and police
man, Pvt. Warren E. Peterson,
"a, assigned to the force 10
months ago. Armed with q 90
caiiber rifle, Stepp was carrying
100 rounds Of dum-dum bullets
and two knives.
jailed In Previous Threat
Stepp had just served 100 days
for making threats on Mrs.
Stepp. Married 10 years ago, they
have been legally separated two
years.
About o pm. he confronted the
apartment janitor, Wilbert Cum
bingham. 81. in front Of the
building and asked II he had
seen Mrs. Stepp. When Mr.. Cum
ningham answered no. Stepr
gestured with the rife and or.
Idered the janitor to take him tc
his basement apartment.
For three hours. Stepp sat with
his rife on his lap and consumed
q pint Of whiskey. He forced
Mr.. Cunpingham to telephone 9
restaurant where Mrs. steps
worked, which he did. knowing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-10
Two Held in Plot to Kill D. c. Lower
In Rift Over Race Track Construction

A bizarre murder plot in which
a gunman repeatedly was hired
to kill q prominent Washington
attorney was revealed today with
the arrest Of q wealthy Miami
Beach (Fla.) contractor and the
alleged payof man.
The intended victim. Ray
mond r. Dickey. 40-year-old
lawyer. was hidden away in
Doctors Hospital here where he
was supposedly in critical con-
dition" from a lead-pipe beating
by his would-be assassin.
After q night Of intensive
investigation. Florida authori-
ties said the murder plot also
included plans to slay q New
York lawyer and Miami laundry
firm executive Ernest Limmiatis.
The New York attorney was not
named.
Mr.. Dickey. who lives at 44O6
Macomb street NV. served as
chief counsel for the Senate
Small Business Committee in
1947 and was prominent In the,
group urging the nomination Of
President Eisenhower before the
1852 Republican Convention in
Chicago. He once was mentioned
Is Q candidate for appointment
as q District Commissioner.
Ruse TO Trap Suspect
Miami Beach authorities and
Mr.. Dickey said the plot appar-
entity involved q San Juan Fed
eral Court case in which the
disgruntled contractor, George
Laris. 43. sought 100000 for
work on the SIS million Puerto
Rican race track. Mr.. Dickey
was q member of q syndicate
building the track.
Mr.. Dickey said he entered the
hospital Tuesday as part Of q
ruse to trap the suspected assas-
|sination plotters.
II came to the hospital Tues
day after talking with WASH
ington police" he said. I'VE had
information that / was to be
killed" Police let it be known
that Mr.. Dickey was in crit
ical condition" from mortal
wounds" suffered when he was
beaten with q lead pipe.
Deputy Chief E. z. Scott said
Washington police first learned
of the murder plot last Thurs
day when Miami Beach police
called to say that Alfred Cor
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sion Of Laris and williams yes.
terday.
1t. Thompson said Laris flew
into Miami Beach from New
York yesterday evening. The de.
tective said Laris was photo.
graphed meeting Halikas. Later
he was photographed as he sal
in the payof car with Corradi
who said he was given only $500
because Halikas considered the
job only half DONE"
Woman Arrested
The weird story included the
arrest today Of an attractive
red-haired woman who came tc
the Dade County Courthouse In
a bathing suit to inquire about
Halikas' whereabouts. the AS
ISOLATED Press reported. The
woman gave her name as Marion
Bond and later said she wa,
Marion williams. She was helc
IS Q matef1ai witness.
According to dispatches from
Miami. Mr.. Limmiatis said he
did not know Halikas or LARS
but q former partner with Linz
Imiatis In the laundry business
Peter Van Yaks, said he knew
LARS ven and was acquainted
with Halikas.
Mr.. Van Vaks was quoted Il
saying the whole episode Of M
trigue was "all q terrible mis-
understanding" and that LARS
was q reputable contractor.
Halikas was identified as q
gambler" and admitted having
q criminal record. Florida au-
thorities said. Police said Hail.
kas identified himself as the
former editor and publisher OF
q New York Greek language
newspaper.
Mr.. Dickey said reports thai
he had been associated or friend.
ly with Laris were false.
Startled by Plot
Back in his law office toda,
the Washington lawyer said h
was startled when police frs
told him about the murder plan
1T practically knocked me of
my feet" he said. II couldn'
Isee any reason why Mr.. LariI
would want to kill me-"
In Miami Beach States At
torney Richard Z. Gerstein sal,
the two men were being held OF
charges Of conspiracy to commi
murder. He said they remained
''tight-lipped. neither denyinl
guilt nor offering any informa,
ltion."
/ Mr.. Laris has been describe,
In Miami news reports as tn,
head Of "defunct"i construction
companies. but Mr.. Gerstein sal,
he seems to be "affiuent."
1t. Thompson praised MAN
Beach police rookie Rober
Moore. who gathered much o
the information against Lari
and Halikas. Mr.. Gerstein sal,
the evidence included monitore,
See DICKEY, Page Al
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Ditehins in Atlontie. Pess ADO
10 men from raft early today
after their Navy Paw patrol plane
ditched In the Pacific ITO miles
southwest of here.
The downed crewmen were "all
uninjured and In good condi-
tion." the submarine radioed.
The Navy said the plane, on
routine operations from Patrol
Squadron 28i at nearby BARRIERS
Point. went down after an engine
caught fire.
The crew included: 1t. j. =.
Ahearn, Framingham, Mass; 1t.
Robert z. Melhorn, Manchester,
N. H.: 1t. q. g. Robert L. Burns,
Wall. s. OAK: Ensign Adrian D.
Joki. Red Lodge, Mont: RAJ
dioman d. @. Stewart, Port
land, Greg: Radioman T. J.
Madigan. Redmond, wash;
Capt. r. ]. Hardesty, Wichita,
Kans.: Radarman d. q. Boyer,
Payne, Okla: Ordnancemen c.
w. McCabe, Inglewood, Colo,
and Mechanic T. II. Montague.
Kyle. Tex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-10
German Woman Wins
World Typing Title

MILAN, Italy. May 10 @.--
Lore Alt, a 30-year-old German
secretary, last night won the
worlds tipping championship.
She averaged $50 strikes as'-in-
ute in a 30-minute cont st
among more than 1000 compel'-
tors from 20 nations.
Miss Alt was awarded a prize
Of $3.50 and a silver medal by
the Italian, government.
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ment Co. ostensibly was to act
as a loan placement agency in
the sale Of mortgages. It's more
practical use. as brought out in
testimony today, was to use
|Teamster funds to the profit Of
Beck and his associates.
Beck in his association with
The Investment Co. was playing
a dual role-as final judge Of
what mortgages the union should
buy and as a participant m the
profits Of The Investment Co.
Wampold likewise played a dual
role, as lawyer for the union and
as a partner with Beck. He'd
lund's two-sided connection was
as president of the National
Mortgage Co., which did the vast
bulk of mortgage buying for the
union. as partner with Hedlund
and Beck.
Linked to National Mortgages
In addition to this, Beck APP
|parently was tied in with the
National Mortgages, Inc. as the
real figure behind his wife's
n e p h e W, Joseph McEvoy. A
memorandum found in the files
of the Seattle First National
Bank revealed that the bank had
lent Beck money. some of which
was used to bankroll McEvoy as
q $4,000 partner in National
Mortgage.
In three deals involving mort
cages. the investment company
crossed q total Of $23, 398.21 and
|netted, after expenses, $40. AIS. 81.
This money was split three ways,
81. 500. AZ each. among Beck, He'd
lund and Wampold.
The service performed by The
Investment Co. as q loan place.
ment agency drew for it q COM
NISSAN Of one-half Of I per cent
of loans plac0d through it. This
would indicate that Teamster
money totaling $4.67o.642 filtered
through The Investment Co. in
connection with its loan place.
ment activities.
4 Proiited ON Realty
Mr.. Hedlund. under question:
ing also revealed that he and
Beck hka ENGAGED IN Q number
Ipf real estate deals -transactions
THAT proved highly profitable for
the Transfers boss.
The witness. however, vehem-
emily rejected q suggestion BY
Continued ON Page Ais, Col. 1
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Enroged Husband Stages
GunDueIWithPo Iicemon

An enraged husband just released from occoquan
house and bent engaged in wild shooting match
with policeman planted in the wes home early today
Six eight shots fred inside and outside the apart
men at 2l Twelfth street before policeman over
powered Robert stepp &c. knocking him with
the butt Of his gun.
It night Of terror for the wife NJ stepp S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-10
D. {. Tax Yield
Tops $16Mi||i
SIS Million WindfuII
Is Fiscal Problem
BY JAMES G. DEANE

District officials revealed today
that this years District income
tax collections have topped on
cial estimates by SIS million.
The city had estimated 1t
would collect Sill million. Actual
receipts total $l6.5 million.
The tax windfall disclosure
was anticipated earlier this week
when william N. Mcleod, jr.
clerk Of the House District Com
mittee. predicted that the city's
income tax return would far ex-
coed ofncial expectations.
Mr.. Mcleod, citing q predic-
ton made by congressional ex-
perts last year, said he thought
me yield would be at least SIS
million more than the city's es-
innate.
Ofiicials today credited thu
windfall partly to the introduc-
ton Of Withholding by q new
tax law enacted last year. An.
other major factor was the low.
'eFing Of the basic individual ex-
'emption from $4,000 To- 81 900
bringing n thousands Of new
taxpayers IS :
Payment Is Issue
The windfall poses q delicate
financial problem for the Dis
trict Commissioners. The city
heads are committed to seeking
Ia full SIS million Federal pay
ment from Congress. The House
voted $40 million and the city
heads have announced their In
tention to seek the remaining
So million from the Senate.
The new windfall. officials con-
|ceded. could put the city in an
awkward position in arguing fol
this additional financial assist.
ance..
However, Schuyler Lowe, the
Districts general administra.
ton director. in disclosing the
new tax return figures, said all Of
the extra money could easily b
applied to meeting the city,
public works backlog.
Works Plan Studied
A citizens committee Is now
drafting q giant new works pro-
gram, and Mr.. Lowe said the
Commissioners undoubtedly viii
consider earmarking either al
or most Of the extra revenue h
launching this program.
The extra revenue could also
be applied to some pressing
operating needs. however. Amonl
these Is a proposed expansion Of
public assistance payments. A
big expansion Of the city's parole
and probation program also Il
under study. and the new money
could help in financing this.
Another effect Is likely 10 b,
to give a green light to som,
$250,00 worth Of proposed new
income tax exemptions. Repre-
sentative Smith. Democrat o
Virginia, is sponsoring bill
which would grant special $50
Exemptions to the blind ant
persons over IS. as we'll as fiatl!
exempting social security bene'
fits and special group of presi'
dentially appointed ofiicials.
Estimates Too Low
The tax windfall constitute
an embarrassment for Distric
tax officials. A year ago the
predicted that the new incoml
See INCOME, Page Al
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|Leheney and amounted to about
$50, 900. Leheney, a one-time
|Teamster official who later
became head of the Union Label
Department of the AL, died in
1916.
The testimony, before the
Senate committee investigating
labor and management affairs
came from Donol Hedlund, presi-
dent of National Mortgages, Inc.
and an associate Of Beck's in
sundry financial deals.
$4,000 Held in Trust
The story unfolded in this
way:
Mr.. Hedlund testified that
when Beck's best and closest
friend" Leheney died. Beck un-
dertook to raise a memorial
fund among unions for the bene-
At of his widow. The fund
amounted to close to $4,000,
and was held in trust with Beck
as trustee.
In May, 1856. Beck and He'd
Ilund Jointly purchased ST.. 407 .03
worth of mortgages. The money
they used was advanced to them
by the Transfers Union on
Beck's authority. with the mort
cages assigned as collateral.
The mortgages were held for
six or seven months. during
which time the homeowners
whose houses were mortgaged to
Beck and Hedlund had paid Oh
$40, 26983. Thus, the mortgages
were worth SCI. 1921 at the end
Of December Of last year.
The mortgages. however, has
been bought at q discount. Their
face value at the end Of the year
was Ell, 407.03.
On November Is. 1856, Becl
wrote Mr.. Leheney's widow ant
told her he thought 1t would b
o good idea to invest her none.
in first mortgages. AS trustee TO
the Leheney memorial fund. Becl
early In January purchased from
himself and Hedlund the mort
cages he and Hedlund ha,
bought with money lent By tn
llllHio1ls as trustee for the L'e'
Iheney fund, Beck paid <1l. 601 z.
and on the deal he and HcdluEi,
jointly made $ll.5s5oa
Explains Deal
In explanation Of the rather
complicated deal. Hedlund tolt
the committee that he and Bech
had bought the mortgages at 8
discount but that he. Hedlund
insisted on selling them on theii
face value. He said. also. that
although the money had moi
been distributed out Of a COM
mon fund, he and Beck were tc
share and share slike in more
than $1,000.
The questions and answers got
rather complicated at times. ow-
ing to Beck's triple role in this
las wen as other transactions
First. as the salaried interna-
tional president Of the Team
sters. Beck was lending Teamstel
money. Secondly. as q partner
with Hedlund in q joint venture
he was receiving Teamstel
money as q loan, thus becoming
simultaneously borrower and
lender. Third. as trustee for the
Leheney fund. he was In effect
buying from himself mortgages
which he had bought with money
which he had loaned to himself
Three-Way Setupe
Hedlund testified that he
Beck and Teamster Attorney
Simon Wampold. set themselves
up in an operation called simply
The Investment Co.. which was
capitalized at $3.50. Each part.
ner contributed $3.50. and shared
equally in three-way splits oil
funds.
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Beck's Profit
On Memorial
Fund Cited
Shared Net on Mortgages Sold
To Widow Of His Best Friend
By CECIL HOLLAND and WILLIAM HINES

By CECIL HOLLAND and WILLIAM HINES
Senate Investigators told today that Union
President and associate made profit 500
mortgages sold to memorial fund set for the benefit
of the widow of Beck's "best friend"
Beck according the testimony the trustee the
fund.
The fund by contributions people
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Lodge, Interior Secretary Seaton, Treasury
Attorney General Brownell, Commerce
Secretary Weeks, Welfare Secretary Fol-
som, Civil Defense Administrator Pearson.
Budget Director Brundage lin center),
Defense Mobilizer Gray, Labor Secretary
Mitchell, Postmaster General Summer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-10
WASHINGTON
PREFERS
USING
STAR
CLASSIFIED
WHEN
APARTMENT
HUNTING
BY NEARLY
z to |

A recent American Research
Bureau survey proves, when
II comes to- finding apart
ments, Washington area
readers use Star Classified by
a margin Of nearly 2 TO l
over any other classified Sec
ton In town.
To find just the apartment
you've been looking for see
Star Classified, today. II
you want to rent an apart
ment quickly advertise in the
productive columns OF WASH
ington's preferred classified
medium.
CALL STERLING $1,000
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Sub Rescues 10
Ditched in Pacific

HONOLULU. May 10 R.-
The submarine Bream rescued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-10

Seven U. s. Airmsn Rescued After
Ditehins in Atlantic. Poes ADO
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Three-Way SetupS

Hedlund testified that he.
Beck and Teamster Attorney
Simon Wampold. set themselves
up in an operation called simply
The Investment Co.. which was
capitalized at $3.50. Each part
ner contributed $3.50. and shared
equally in three-way splits OF
funds.
The purpose of The Invest
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WEATHER FORECAST

Chance OF showers tonight. low "a. Warm,
humid tomorrow, probably with scattered
showers. Gull report on Page A-2.)
Temperatures Today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-12
Red ,In'k-Aqoin
~ SYLVIA PORTER

A recent New Yorker cartoon
pinpointed II perfectly. 1t
showed a Senator at his desk in
Washington saying to his cam
paign manager:
Joe. we've got TO find a way
TO make 1t damned clear TO the
folks back home that, when I
say I'm utterly opposed to
handouts, ! don't mean ALL
handouts"
It's an amusing way 10 ex-
press a rule Of politics-say 1t.
but don't mean 1t: mean 1t. but
don't say 1t; baGegab and
pussyfoot.
And ! suppose we have TO
expect both the administration
and Congress to be living up to
the rule at this time Of the
year--only a few weeks before
a new session Of Congress
meets. a new budget is SUBJ
mitted. new programs are pro-
posed or old ones are opposed
and both parties start playing
politics for keeps.
Blunt Things
But I'm not a politician. I'm
Joe" and I detest all forms
Of bafilegab and pussyfooting.
So here ! go. saying some blunt
things about what's shaping up
In the areas Of economies and
finance.
Are we heading for another
era Of red ink in the Federal
budget?
Yes. we are. And it1l be close
to a financial miracle II we
avoid one in the very near
future.
For. Of course. defense SPEND
ing is going way up and It's
going up right away. Neither
the Defense Department nor
Congress is going to wait until
the new fiscal year starts. in
July. 1858. TO raise spending in
an attempt TO meet the Soviet
missile challenge. Let's not be
misled by any Of this talk OF
only moderate" spending in
creases lin the future"
Other types Of spending are
not going down. The nondefense
budget is heading higher. too.
And Congress is more likely 10
add to programs the admins
tration proposes than to slash
into them.
At the same time. the Treas
ury viii not be taking in as
much money in taxes as it ex-
pected to as recently as a few
months ago. The business re-
cession is cutting into corpora
ton profits. and when corpora
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YOUR
MONEYS WORTH

tons earn less. they pay less
In taxes.
Budget Precarious
The budget is In q precarious
balance this minute. Add a few
billions In spending. subtract a
billion or so in income, and
what do you get? You get a
return to a budget deficit in
this current fiscal year and a
return TO a deficit in the next
fiscal year. In plain talk--red
ink.
Does this mean we're due for
another infiationary whirl?
No-not for a while anyway
1t does mean that the econ
omy will get a new stimulant
at q time 1t definitely can use
one and 1t does mean that the
Governments own deficit will
help pull us out Of the i057-50
business downturn.
Is the $275 billion ceiling on
the public debt going TO be
raised?
It's hard 10 see how 1t can be
avoided. The debt is humping
against that ceiling now. and
the borrowing TO finance high
,er defense spending is stu TO
come.
viii Congress balk at raising
this limit?
No. Senator Byrd. chairman
Of the Senate Finance Commit
tee. has been the man most
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-12
FarQuhar Named Partner
Of Alex. Brown & Sons

Norman Farquhar has been
admitted as a general partner
Of Alex. Brown q Sons. mem
bers Of the New York Stock
Exchange. subject to approval
by the exchange.
, Mr.. Farquhar joined the
Washington office Of the in
vestment banking firm as a
registered representative in
1913 and became sales man.
ager in 1855. He is president
Of the Washington Bond Club.
A native Of Sandy Spring.
Nd, and an Army veteran of
World War II. Mr.. Farquhar
was with the Savings Institu-
ton Of Sandy Spring before
joining Alex. Brown e. Sons.
He has been vice chairman
Of the Invest in America Week
committee here for two years
and also is Invest in America
chairman for Southeastern
Group. Investment Bankers
Association Of America. He is
q graduate of Episcopal High
School in Alexandria. the UNI
versity Of Virginia and National
University Law School.