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Warring and Beard
Secret Probe Was
Launched in 1948
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay tod^y told the story
behind the tax-dodging cases
against Emmitt Warring and Sam
Beard.
The bureau said undercover
agents had started checking on
Warring's tax returns in July,
1948. Mr. Fay enlarged on that
statement with this story:
When the special grand jury
investigation got under way in1
May, 1948, Mr. Fay collected the
names of some 50 persons in the
area who had reputations for
gambling and asked the Internal
Revenue Bureau for their tax re
turns for 1945, 1946 and 1947.
The bureau, he said, either sup
plied the grand jury with the
actual returns or photostats or i
information on reported gross and
net income, source of income, if
listed, and taxes paid.
Low Incomes Listed.
In most cases the reported in
comes rarely exceeded $20,000. In
the cases of both Beard and War-,
ring, the reported incomes were
“not really substantial."
Where the grand jury had ac
tual information that the in
comes exceeded what was re
ported. Mr. Fay turned over the
names to the intelligence unit of
the bureau for investigation.
Beard and Warring were among
them.
In July, 1948—less than a
month after Mr. Fay had asked;
for an investigation in the War
ring case—Warring was called in
by Treasury agents for an inter-i
view. During the questioning.
Warring was asked if he had a
safety deposit box at the Hamil
ton National Bank, as Mr. Fayi
had reported. Warring said he
did have such a box, and after
checking with his lawyer, agreed
to open it for the T-men.
In the box, the agents found
$240,000 in $1,000 bills and one
$10,000 bill. That was the “break"'
that started the long investiga-;
tion and Mr. Fay’s office supplied
other information as it reached
the grand jury.
Grand Jury Tips Used.
In some other cases. Mr. Fay
said, the Internal Revenue Bu
reau slapped tax assessments on
known gamblers as result of tips
from the grand jury. He recalled
one case where $50,000 was re
covered in back taxes.
"The Internal Revenue Bureau
has really done an outstanding
job of following through on these
racket tax returns in this jurisdic
tion," Mr. Fay said.
"This was what we hoped for
when the gambling investigation
started." he added. "We knew it
would take a long time when we
started, but this was our ob
jective.
"We knew we couldn't arrest
people in vast quantities. We felt
the investigative agencies had to
do the basic work. All we could
do was try to direct the investi-.
gation and then prosecute when j
the results of the investigations
were turned over to us.” L
Musicians' Union Voles
For Radio-TV Strike
By the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 13.—Mem
bers of the AFL Musicians’ Union,1
Local 47, voted unanimously to
day to strike against radio and
television networks at 6 p.m.
(EST), tomorrow if such action
is approved by Union President
James Petrillo and the Interna
tional Executive Board.
Local officials said 850 members
attended the meeting at which ac
tion was taken to follow the lead
of the New York local where union
musicians have voted to strike to
morrow .
John Te Groen, president of the
local here, said 400 members of
the union have radio and televi
sion work. He said the musicians
have not had a pay increase since
1947 and have suffered from in
creased living costs and increas-1
ing unemployment in the radio;
and television fields.
Officials of Local 47 said thej
chief issue is wage increases. They;
said a 30 per cent increase is being
sought for staff musicians em-j
ployed by radio stations and sim- j
ilar boosts in other categories.
Abdullah Reported Asking
Truman Aid With France
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Mar. 13.—The Jordan
Legation said today that King;
Abdullah has appealed to Presi-1
dent Truman to intercede with
France against its "harsh policy"
in Morocco.
The Legation said the telegram;
was sent March 3.
It accused France of bringing
pressure on Sultan Sidi Moham
med Ben Youssef of Morocco
which “is both very regrettable
and painful.”
The dispute stemmed from a
demand by France that the Sultan
disavow the strongly nationalist
Istiqlal (Independence) party of
Morocco. The Sultan held out
against this. Then several thou
sand armed mountain tribesmen,
w'ho oppose the Istiqlal, began
massing around Rabat and Fez.
The Sultan thereupon an
nounced that he had come to an
agreement with France, con
temned the Istiqlal and removed
several of its members from his
cabinet.
Occupant of Cabin Dies
In Fire at Clinton, Md.
A man was burned to death
last night when fire destroyed his
one-room frame cabin on Route
5 about a mile south of Clinton,
Md.
Firemen identified him as Ar
thur Buckler, about 45, who lived
alone at the cabin. Members of
the Clinton Volunteer Fire De
partment said the cabin was al
most destroyed when they ar
rived after neighbors reported the
blaze.
AT JUDICIAL CONFERENCE—Judge Henry E. Edgerton (left)
with Chief Justice Vinson (center) and Chief Judge Bolitha
J. Laws of the District Court here at today’s judicial conference
of judges and lawyers. —Star Staff Photo.
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Warring
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agents began investigating War
ring’s tax returns in July, 1943.
As in the case of Beard, the dis
coveries of the tax agents were re
ferred to the Justice Department
for possible criminal prosecution.
In 1939 Warring was sentenced
to a term of three to nine months
in prison for income tax evasion.
His brother Charles »Rags> and
Leo Warring were let off with
fines of $2,500 eachjan tax evasion
charges.
At that time, the Government
charged the three brothers were
operators of a $2 million a year
numbers game bank.
The three brothers were charged
W'ith evading approximately $28,
000 in Federal income taxes over
a three-year period.
The District Assessor's Office
lists only two properties here to
Emmitt R. Waring: square 1800,
lot 17, identified as 3900 Macomb
street N.W., and square 37, lot 805,
identified as 1115 Twenty-fourth
street N.W.
Sentenced for Jury Tampering.
The first trial of the Warring
brothers resulted in a hung jury.
The second trial broke up in a
mistrial when Judge Bolitha Laws
was told attempts had been made
to influence jurors.
Emmitt Warring was sentenced
to serve two years and two months
in prison on a jury-tampering
charge before his third trial
started.
After his release from prison,
police believe Warring lost little
time in regaining control over the
numbers game racket.
He has avoided any brushes with
local police, but the size of his
income attracted attention of un
derworld gunmen, who invaded his
home in January, 1950, and took
$22,400 in cash and a diamond
ring. N
Gunmen Arrested Later.
Three men identified as the
gunmen were later arrested in New
York and Pittsburgh and jailed
for crimes in those cities.
Warring was donunced over a
Nation-wide radio network re
cently by Broadcaster Robert
Montgomery, who castigated Met
ropolitan police for failing to ar
rest local gambling bosses.
Maj. Robert J. Barrett, superin
tendent of police, has been quoted
as offering an immediate promo
tion to any policeman who could
arrest Warring and make a case
against him stand up in court.
Richitt Incident Recalled.
Warring was the central figure
in a controversy that rocked the
Police Department last March
after Capt. Anthony Richitt re
ported Warring had visited him in
his office in the Third precinct
and made a gesture which he took
to indicate a promised payoff.
The visit occurred after the
House District Crime Committee
reportedly asked Maj. Barrett for
an explanation of the lack of
gambling arrests in the third and
seventh precincts where Warring
reportedly operated.
Capt. Richitt said Warring re
ferred to Maj. Barrett as “the
boss” and expressed a desire to
co-operate with the third precinct
commander.
Jaunty, and looking much
younger than his 43 years. War
ring sparred with the committee
when he was called before it. He
flatly denied he had ever given
money to a policeman or re
quested any one to make a payoff
for him. He also denied he had
ever talked to Maj. Barrett about
the Crime Committee’s interest
in the lack of gambling arrests
in the Georegtown precincts.
Stood on His Rights.
Warring blandly stood on his
constitutional rights and refused
to answer any questions relating
to his business or the activities
of his associates. He refused to
let the committee look at his in
come tax returns, but volunteered
the information that he paid an
employe of the Bureau of Inter
nal Revenue to make out the re
turns on the basis of information
he furnished.
Later Charles E. Ford, War
ring’s attorney, told the commit
tee that he was aware his client
had a reputation in the commu
nity as “a fair and honest gam
bler.”
Financier Leaves Million
For Iron Curtain Refugees
By tht Associated Press
SANTA BARBARA, Calif, Mar.
13.—An international financier
has left $1 million to help persons
who have fled to free lands from
’’countries absorbed” by Russia.
The will of William Zimdin, 71,
who died March 4, was filed for
probate yesterday and it set up a
trust fund to aid refugees from
tyranny. A native of Esthonia,
Mr. Zimdin fled the Bolsheviks in
1917, then left Germany when
Hitler came to power. He came
here 10 years ago.
He left another $1 million to
relatives, including his wife, busi
ness associates and servants.
Judicial
(Continued From First Page.)
Youth Corrections Act which
would include the District will be
presented to the conference at a
closed session this afternoon.
In general, the Youth Correc
tions Act provides a highly flex
ible system for handling young
offenders. It sets up a special
youth board in the Justic Depart
ment to which youthful offenders
can be committed by the courts
for indefinite periods up to six
years for correctional treatment.
If a judge decides the youth
requires more than six years’
treatment he can commit him up
to the maximum sentence for the
offense. To guide him in his deci
sion the judge may also request
a full study of the offender’s case
by a special group of experts set
up for the purpose.
The new setup gives great lati
tude to authorities in the type of
institutions to which offenders
might be sent—ranging from in
stitutions of maximum security
down to special schools, farms and
work camps. The offender could
be released at any time authori
ties find him ready to return to
society.
"Hailed Everywhere.
“Taken all in all,” Mr. Bennett
told the conference, “the act has
been hailed everywhere as the
most progressive step taken to
ward the improvement of the ad
ministration of justice. It is my
honest hope that the District will'
take measures to avail itself of
this law and the facilities which it
offers."
Under the arrangement worked
out oy the special committee, Mr.
Bennett said, the District will pro
vide its own facilities for handling
offenders but could also contract
with the Federal Government for
the use of its institutions. This
arrangement, he said, would not
appreciably add to the tax burden
of the District which now pays
$600,000 a year for use of Federal
facilities.
Extension of the Federal act to
the District received the indorse-;
ment of Chief Justice Vinson who
described the legislation as a great;
step forward.
The proposed amendment, he
said, might make it possible for
the District to “be again a model
for the rest of the country in re
spect to this legislation.”
Considered Temporary.
Leo A. Rover, former United
States Attorney, and member of
the District Parole Board, said the
use of Federal institutions for
treating District youth offenders
is considered temporary.
“The time will come,” he said,
“when we will be able to secure
enough funds to treat our own
boys in our own way.”
The conference also considered
the possibility of setting up a
separate court to handle domestic
relations cases, now under the
jurisdiction of District Court.
The suggestion was opposed by
Jean M. Boardman of the District
Bar Association who declared that
the present treatment of domestic
cases here “is the most thorough
and most intelligent anywhere in
the United States.” The impor
tance of such cases, he argued, is
illustrated by the fact that “there
is more money involved in matri
monial cases than in all other
types of civil cases heard in the
courts.”
Serious Backlog Cited.
District Court judges who would
like to rid themselves of domestic
relations cases should remember
that “jurisdiction is created for
the American people and not for
the pleasure of judges,” Mr.
Boardman said.
Other speakers pointed out that
domestic relations cases compris
ing one half of the civil cases
heard by District Court judges
create a serious backlog on court
calenders.
Leroy McKinney of the Wash
ington Bar Association suggested
that the speedup disposition of
cases either a special court should
be created on the Municipal Court
level or that a special domestic
relations branch of District Court
shouud be set up.
Soviet Parliament Votes
Warmongering a Crime
By th« Associated Press
MOSCOW, Mar. 13.—The Su
preme Soviet (Parliament) last
night passed a law making war
mongering a major crime. There
was no opposition to the meas
ure. passed in the presence of
Prime Minister Stalin.
The law said that spreading
war propaganda “in any form
whatsoever” is a crime against hu
manity. The punishment:
“Persons who are guilty of war
propaganda shall be called to
justice and condemned as the
most heinous criminals.”
The Soviet Union now applies
the death penalty to crimes
“against the state,” which would
include this offense. Similar laws,
carrying the death penalty in East
Germany and China, have been
passed in Soviet satellite coun
tries.
Mexico City Embassy
Of Reds Pictured as
Fleeing Spies' Haven
(Continued From First Page.)
had obtained information on a
fabulous space ship plan.
The witness said Rosenberg, an
electrical engineer, had told him
he got information on the “sky
platform project” from “one of
the boys”—not further identified.
Greenglass described the space
ship plan only briefly:
“Julius said it was some large
vessel on low gravity suspended
between the moon and the earth,
and as a satellite it traveled
around the earth like the moon.”
The purpose of the ship, or how
far the project ever was advanced,
if at all, was not explained.
Gave A-Bomb Data in 1945.
However, there has been talk of
such an undertaking in scientific
circles for some time. It might be
used—if successful—as a platform
for weapons, among other things.
ureenglass said he gave the
data on the newer type atom
bomb to his brother-in-law in
September, 1945, about a month
after the earlier model was adopt
ed on Hiroshima.
The witness said he got his in
formation while working at Los
Alamos.
Judge Irving R. Kaufman cleared
spectators from the courtroom for
a brief time after Greenglass men
tioned casually that he had com
piled a 12-page description of an
atom bomb.
The sketch, he said, was a
duplicate of the one he had given
Rosenberg.
Asking the spectators and news
papermen to leave, Judge Kauf
man said he was acting "in the
interests of national security.”
Later he recalled newsmen and
explained the information had
been "declassified” by the Atomic;
Energy Commission for trial pur
poses.
"We're going to trust to your
good taste and judgment as to
the publishing of portions of the
testimony,” the judge said to re
porters.
However, he said the data w'ould
be reclassified after the trial. He
asked the court stenographer not
to transcribe his shorthand notes.;
Surprises in Testimony.
Greenglass’ testimony on the
atom bomb came near the end of
the trial’s fifth day, and it con
tained a number of surprises.
He said the Hiroshima bomb—
the first one dropped on Japan—|
was “the only bomb of that type
which was made.”
He also related that Rosenberg
had described for him in January,
1945, the Hiroshima bomb, which
was not dropped until seven
months latert-on August 6, 1945.
Greenglass also testified that
Rosenberg told him he had taken
a proximity fuse while working
as a Signal Corps inspector at an j
DAVID GREENGLASS.
Accused of passing atom secrets
' to Russia.
—AP Wirephotos.
DR. WALTER KOSKI.
Brings new light to atom
spy trial.
Emerson radio plant and had
given it to the Russians.
Defense counsel protested that
i this testimony was “inflamma
tory” and demanded a mistrial,
but Judge Kaufman denied the
motion.
Greenglass also brought up the
name of Harry Gold—the first
mention during the trial of the
Philadelphia bio-chemist who has
been sentenced to 30 years in
prison for espionage.
Lens Mould Sketches.
The witness said he had given
Gold and Rosenberg sketches of a
highly confidential high explosive
lens mould used in the making of
atom bombs.
Greenglass sketched what he
said were copies of drawings he
turned over to Rosenberg and
Gold.
Dr. Walter Koski, Johns Hop
kins University physical chemist,
examined the copies. He said they
were sufficient to give an expert
essential information on what was
going on at Los Alamos.
In fact, the scientist said, they
were "substantially accurate rep
licas” of sketches he himself had
drawn while working at Los Ala
mos in 1944 and 1945.
Illustrated Principles.
Dr. Koski said the sketches
| were used in a Los Alamos ma
chine shop — where Greenglass
was employed.
Looking at one sketch, Dr. Koski
said:
“It does illustrate the important
principles involved.”
One of these principles, he said,
was the use of an explosive lens to
produce a "symmetrical converg
ing explosion wave.”
He said also the lens was con
cerned with "implosions,” in
which the force concentrates and
increases, unlike an explosion,' in
which the force is exerted in gen- j
eral outward directions.
“Was implosion one of the re
actions implicit in the atomic
bomb?” asked United States At
torney Irving Saypol.
“Yes,” said Dr. Koski.
Auto Makers Protest
Plan to Treble U. 5.
Tax on New Cars
Ey the Associated Prost
Automobile manufacturers pro
tested today that trebling the
Federal tax on new cars would im
pose a fantastic burden on a
major industry geared directly
into America’s industrial and busi
ness life.
The industry’s objections to the
proposed tax boost were presented
to the House Ways and Means
Committee by A. E. Barit. He is
president of the Hudson Motor
Car Co. and chairman of the Tax
ation Committee of the Automo
bile Manufacturers’ Association.
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder proposed last month that
the manufacturers’ tax on new
cars be increased from the pres
ent level of 7 per cent to 20 per
cent.
Mr. Barit told the Tax-drafting
Committee the existing Federal
levies on automobiles already are
“highly discriminatory.” Taken in
conjunction with other Federal.
State and local ta.xes on the auto
industry, he said, the taxes on
the average new passenger car rep
resent 24 per cent of the price
paid by the motorist. If the ex
cise rate goes up to 20 per cent,
he said, the proportion of taxes
will rise to almost one-third of
the total delivered price.
— :
Trujillo Controls Imports
CIUDAD, Trujillo.—The Do
minican Republic has placed
automobiles, tires, spare parts,
and steel in any form under im
port control.
Austrian Citfes Plan Fait*
INNSBRUCK, Austria.—Austri
an trade fairs will be held this
year at Vienna, Graz, Dornbirn
and Innsbruck.
Pianist Bauer Dies;
Internationally Known
For His Concert Work
By the Associated Pres*
MIAMI, Fla., Mar. 13.—Harold
Bauer, internationally-known con
cert pianist, died yesterday at the
age of 77.
He had been in a hospital since
mid-January with a heart condi
tion and a kidney ailment.
A widely known interpreter of
Brahms, Schumann and Franck,
he spent the autumn of his life
teaching and lecturing at music
schools across the country.
He had been wintering in Miami
for several years serving as music
counsellor to the University of
Miami School of Music. His
permanent home was at St. James,
Long Island.
Born in London, the young
Bauer started out as a violin
prodigy and made several success
ful European tours before switch
ing to the piano.
He made his debut in Paris in
1893 and first appeared in the j
United States in 1900 with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Later he was guest soloist with!
most of the famous orchestras of:
the world
Survivors include his widow, the j
former concert pianist, Winnie:
Pyle.
Italian Premier in Britain,
Bids (or World Recognition
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Mar. 13.—Alcide de
Gasperi first Italian Premier to!
visit Britain since Benito Musso- I
lini’s visit 28 years ago, arrived;
last night for talks designed to re
store his nation as a world power.1
With him was Count Carlo!
Sforza, his foreign minister, rein
forced bj a small staff of advisers
whose composition reflected the
general nature of the scheduled
three-day discussions.
Mrs. Mary C. Chrisman,
D. C. Resident, Dies
Mrs. Mary C. Crisman, 67, a
lifelong resident of Washington,
died Sunday at Sibley Hospital
after a month's illness. She lived
at 231 Missouri avenue N.W.
Mrs. Chrisman was born in the
old Washington Barracks, now
Fort Lesley J. McNair. Her par
ents were Army M Sergt. Henry
H. Newman and the former Mary
Muelstein. She attended South
west schools.
Mrs. Chrisman had been em
ployed as a seamstress at Raleigh
Haberdasher for more than 20
years. She was the wife of Harry
Chrisman, who was associated
with the Calvert & Rogers Moving
Co. before nis death 17 years ago.
She was a member of the Pa
triotic Order of America and at
tended Westminster Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs.
Jeremiah Flaherty, wife of Capt.
Flaherty head of the Police
Homicide Squad; seven nieces and
a nephew.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p.m. tomorrow at her residence.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill
Cemetery.
Plane Crash Story
Named Wrong Owner
By th« Associated Press
ONTARIO, Calif., Mar. 13.—
J. T. Caswell, operations manager
of Pacific Overseas Airlines, which
has headquarters here, said yes
terday that the plane which
crashed in Hong Kong Sunday,
killing 26 persons, belonged to Pa
cific Overseas Airlines, Siam
Limited.
Mr Caswell said Pacific Over
seas Airlines sold its Siam inter
ests to Siamese Airways in Decem
ber, 1948. 4n Associated Press
dispatch Sunday erred in saying
the plane belonged to Pacific
Overser* Airlines.
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