WEDNESDAY, M:ARCHa4, 1951 Chai rman'Accused Of 'lnfluence Peddling • WASHINGTON, March 13-:--(R)--Rep.•Wayne L. Hays (D-Ohio) today accused Republican National Chairman Guy Gabrielson of "influence peddling," saying Gabrielson obtained $18,500,000 in fed eral loans for his own company and charged $lOO,OOO for his services. "It seems Mr. Gabrielson has been doing a little influence ped dling himself," Hays told the House. Hays also declared that two senators put on pressure to get Reconstruction ]!'inane Corpor ation loans for Gabrielson's firm, the Carthage Hydrocol Co. When Hays left the House floor, a newsman asked him the names of the senators, He refused to identify them publicly then but said he would do so on a radio program over MBS at 10' p.m., E.S.T., tonight. Gabrielson could not be reach ed-immediately for comment His office said he was en route by train from New York to Wash ington. Martin Blasts Reply\ Hays' accusation drew an an gry counter blast from Rep. Mar tin (11-Mass.), the House GOP leader, who said the story of Gabrielson's RFC loans was aired in' a Senate report last year. Martin said there was no fraud involved and "no such intim ation." Pointing his finger at Hays, Martin said Republicans want a complete investigation of influ ence-peddling charges whether it House Ups Gambling Penalties HARRISBURG, March 13— VP) —A proposed new criminal code for Pennsylvania, increasing pen alties for gambling, passed 'the House today without excitement. An expected flurry failed to de velop. "Gamblers and racketeers ap parently were afraid to oppose this bill after my threat of retali ation," commented ep. Edwin W. Tompkins (R-Cameron) co-spon sor of the bill. Consolidates Laws The measure, sent to Senate for action, consolidates into one package 'hundreds of criminal laws dating back to colonial days. /t increases the penalties for many other crimes in addition to gambling. Tompkins said last week he ex pected gambling interests to op pose the measure. He warned then he would expose on the, floor of the House "any evidence of gambling interference I find." "I think they (gamblers) real-' ized we were prepared for them and decided to lay off," Tomp kins said today, adding: "They may be planning to hit at the bill when it gets to the Senate." On gambling, the bill doubles the penalty to a maximum of $l,OOO fine and a year in jail,l Bookmakers would be subject to $l,OOO in fines or two years in jail. The same penalties would be imposed on anyone receiving or holding bets. Slot machines and punchboards ar e named a s gambling devices. Veterans' Bonus A bill was introduced in the House to impose a tax of one cent a gallon on fuel oil used in the state. The revenue would be ear marked specifically to pay the cost of the world war two vet, erans' bonus. An estimate was unavailable of the amount of revenue such a tax would produce. But all sources contacted agreed it would be considerable. Phi Sigma lota Meets Tonight in McElwain "A Literary Anaylsis of Un amuno's Novels" will be present ed by Kenneth Ness at a meeting of Phi Sigma lota, Romance, lan guages honorary, at 7:30 tonight in the McElwain study lounge. Mrs. Martha Skaggs will pre sent the second paper, "An Evalu ation of Spanish Literature for Children." A short business meet ing will precede the papers, and refreshments will be served after- hits Democrats or Republicans Hays Has . Information • On the House floor, Rep. Hays said he had received information that testimony taken by the Ful bright subcommittee would show GOP chairman Gabrielson secur ed, RFC loans iof $9,000,000, $3,- 500,00. and $6,000,000 for the Car thage Hydrocol Co. between April 8: 1946, and April, 1949. Gabrielson is President of the Carthage company. "It seems that Mr. Guy Gabriel son has been doing a little in fluence peddling himself at RFC," Hays said, "since his testimony would tend to show he charged his own company, Carthage Hy drocol, $lOO,OOO for his services in securing these loans for it." Management Studies New Gvt. Proposal WASHINGTON, March 13—(. 2 1') —A formula for bringing union leaders back into the mobiliza tion program Has been approved by union repreientatives and is being studied by management, in formed sources reported today. The compromise was described as a proposal to double the strength of the Wage Stabiliza tion board, giving it 18 members and empowering them to settle a broad field of labor disputes. At present the board is only a policy making group. Acceptance has been voted by the united labor policy committee, the sources said. This body speaks for the CIO,. the AFL and some other major labor groups. Economic Stabilizer Eric Johns ton is repoited to be in favor of the compromise. Red Embassy Is To Atom Secret NEW 'YORK, March 113—(IP)—TI;e Russian embassy in Mexico City was linked in testimony today to a spy ring accused of stealing some top United States atom bomb secrets. Former Army Sgt. David Greenglass, 29, a confessed mem ber of the:'iing; described the embassy as the,key point in an escape route for spies when the FBI ,got too close on their trail. Greenglass said he was instructed specifically by his brother-in-law, Julius Rosenberg, an accused spy, in the procedure for contacting - the Russian am bassador in Mexico last June. Rosenberg ; 33, an electrical engineer, is on trial in federal court with his wife, Ethel, 35 (Greenglass' sister), and radar ex pert Morton Sobell, 33, on a charge of conspiring to spy for Russia. The witness said Rosenberg be came alarmed after the arrests of Dr. Klaus Fuchs in England and Philadelphia chemist Harry Gold in the United States on espionage charges. Greenglass, who previously was employed on the atom bomb pro ject at os Alamos, N.M., said THE PENN STATE "The Shoii-Off" This is Native Comedy in its Best Sense. —Richard Watts, Jr., New York Post Home News • George Kelly's All Too Unfamiliar Comedy of Philadelphia and Philadelphians... —Robert Garland, Journal American Schwab Aud. March 15, 16, 17 TICKETS. NOW ON SALE AT STUDENT UNION THE DAILY COLLEGIAId, STATE COLLECA, PENNSYLVANIA Committee Tables'Troops' Amendment To Draft Bill Reds Trade Space For More Time TOKYO, Wednesday, March 14 --(R)—Chinese Communist forces Tuesday traded space for time to build a new mountain line in cen tral Korea, breaking off contact along most of a 70-mile front. Allied air and artillery ham mered the retreating Reds. Allied I ground troops moved up to within 22 miles of the 38th parallel with out determined opposition. Heavy . Communist supply movements from both northwest and northeast Korea toward the battlefront were reported, how ever. More than 1,500 vehicles were sighted in the past 48-hours, hinting that a big new battle still may be brewing just south of the 38th parallel. Reds Defend Highway Front dispatches said the Reds seemed intent on defending an east-west lateral highway running from the battered Communist held capital of Seoul in,the west, through the central Korean base of Chunchon to the east coast. Chunchon, is eight miles south of the old political boundary be tween' North and South Korea, and 14 miles northwest of Hing chon. 1 - 16p4chon is the Red army ' corps headquarters and assembly area now menaced by three con verging allied columns from the right, left and center. Chinese Yield Ridge In - pulling back the Chinese yielded without a fight a strategic crest of ridges and hills south of Hongchon. It was from 'this line that the Reds tried to burst through at Wonju and Chipyong into southeast- Korea in a bloody repulsed, mid-February offensive. Rosenberg told him to leave the y country "as soon as possible." Greenglass said Rosenberg gave him these detailed instructions: Go to Mexico City. Write to the Russian ambassador. Say some thing favorable in the letter about the Soviet position in the United Nations an'd sign it "I. Jackson." Three days later go to the statue of Columbus in Mexico City with a travel guide. You will be ap proached by a "contact" man. Comment to him that "it is a magnificient statue" and add that you are from Oklahoma. The contract will identfy him self by saying there are more beautiful • statues in Paris. Then he will give you money and a passport. PRESENT By GEORGE KELLY Linked Theft PLAYERS WASHINGTON, March 13—(?'P)—The House Armed Ser vices committee refused today to tie onto the draft and 'Uni versal Military Training bill a rule against sending American troops to Europe 'without the direct consent of Congress. The vote was 21 to 14 to table an amendment by Rep. Towe (R-N.J.) There is no debate on such a motion. There were strong indications, however, that heated discussion of the Re publican-backed p 1 a n was only postponed until the legislation comes up in the House itself. That may come this week. Chairman Vinson (D-Ga.), w h announced today's action after a closed meeting, said he hopes to get the bill out of the the com mittee tomorrow. Big Obstacle Removed The tabling of the Towe amend ment, presumably killing it as far as the committee is concerned, got one of the last big obstacles out of ,the way of final action on the measure by the commitee. That group, considering the bill section by section already ha s stamped approval on its provi sions lowering the draft age from 19 to 18% years, extending draf tees' service from 21 to 26 months, and setting up a Universal Train ing program to take effect when the present emergency need for actual service by draftees ha s passed. Senate Bill Is Similar The Senate has passed a gen erally similar bill for drafting at 18, with those nearest 19 to go first, and a service term of 24 months. Perhaps the highest hurdle re maining in the bill's House com mittee path is a section, already in it, setting a ceiling of 4,000,000 on manpower in the nation's armed forces. Speech Club Hears Guest Iline Fife and Margaret Raabe, both assistant professors in the Department of Speech, were guest speakers at the Graduate Speech club symposium last Sunday evening at the , Hugh Beaver room in Old Main. Miss Fife, who received her Ph.D. at the Louisiana State uni versity, spoke on the subject of her dissertation, "Drama in the South During the Civil War." Dr. Fife said, "The theater through out the Confederacy flourished during that period like it never had before and as it never has since." Miss Raabe, staff member of the Speech and Hearing clinic, summarized her visit to the John Tracey clinic, a non-profit organ ization directed by Mrs. Spencer Tracey, wife of the actor. The clinic, named after their son who suffered a hearing loss, is designed to teach parents how to train their hard-of-hearing children. TRANSPORTATION NOTICE EASTER VACATION TAKE A TIP AND MAKE YOUR TRIP BY GREYHOUND For the convenience of PENN STATE STUDENTS, SPECIAL BUSES will be provided for the EASTER VACATION and will leave from the PARKING LOT, SOUTH of RECREATION HALL AT 6:00 P. M. TUESDAY, MARCH 20. 1951 RESERVATIONS for the SPECIAL BUSES will be made with the purchase of your ticket at the GREYHOUND POST HOUSE. ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY 10:00 P. M. MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1951 MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY AND AVOID THE RUSH "ALL STUDENTS DESTINED TO PHILADELPHIA WILL BENEFIT BY THE IMPROVED SERVICE OVER THE NEW EXTENSION ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE" For Additional Information, Call GREYHOUND POST HOUSE 146 North Atherton Street Phone 4181 PAGE M!4' Costello Balks At Questioning NEW YORK, March 13 (p)— Camera shy Frank Costello balk ed at Senate crime probers' ques tions today for fear he might lay himself open to deportation or. income tax troubles. The big-time gambler speci fically refused to say how much money he is worth. Costello also refused to appear on television and made the re fusal stick. He said he didn't want to make a spectacle of himself. Spectators See Hands As a result, hundreds of thous ands of TV spectators to the Sen ate crime committee's biggest hearing yet saw nothing but the well-manicured hands of Costello —the man the investigators have termed the nation's top crime syn dicate leader. His face was not shown. The hands fidgeted , endlessly on TV screens while Costello testified in a squeaky, nervous voice, laced occasionally with the accent of his native Italy, Voice Broke Costello's voice broke at times, apparently as a result of an at tack of laryngitis for which he said he was being treated. Costello, through his attorney, George Wolf, described himself as outraged by the senate commit tee's interim report a few days ago that branded him a national crime syndicate leader. Agricultural Engineers To Hear Ag Official The American Society of Agri cultural .engineers will hold its meeting tonight at 7 o'clock in 105 Agricultural Engineering building. The speaker for the evening, James Wise, District Conserva tionist for the United States De partment of Agriculture, will talk on the topic of soil conserva tion in the east. Dance Programs Invitations • Form Letters CommercialPrinfing Glennland Bldg., State College
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