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Weather Forecast Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; slightly cooler; lowest tonight about 42; gentle to moderate winds. Temperatures today—Highest, 59, at 2 p.m.; lowest, ‘From Pres s to Home Within the Hour’ Most people in Washington have The 46, at 6 am. om the United States Wea From the U trd Sie on P Closing New York Markets, Page 20. ther Bureau report. ake A-2. 88th YEAR. No. 35,059. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Epening Star WASHINGTON, D. (., FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1940 —FIFTY PAGES. *%x* Heavy German Losses Indicated As Allies Bring Artillery Into Action in Battle Near Roros ¢ British Warplanes Reported Active In Trondheim Area NAZI PARTY FINANCIER fulfills threat to reveal story of flight from Germany and pleas with Hitler to world. Page A-4 By the Associated Press. STOCKHOLM, April 26.—Re- ports reaching Swedish news- papers late today indicated the allled and Norwegian forces on the front below Trondheim have inflicted considerable losses on German advance units, forcing them back to a point 5 miles south of Roros. The allied troops, coming down the Glomma Valley from their concen- tration point at Storen, brought light artillery into action. Behind the Nazi advance column, German units were reported digging in in the Osterdalen (Valley) some 10 to 15 miles below Roros, after re- tiring from that city. Artillery had come into play by late afternoon on both sides, and the cannonading could be heard from the Swedish frontier, some 20 miles from the scene of the fighting. (Reports reached London that Norwegian bands descended in the rear of the Germans who ves- terday drove as far as Roros be- fore retreating south of the city and had destroyed their line of retreat back to Elverum and Oslo, the Chicago Daily News foreign service reported.) New Equipment for Allies. There was eWdence, also, that the allies had received new aerial equip- | ment. German air activity in the Trondheim sector fell off consider- ably. and there were reports of minor air battles in several places between British fighter planes and German bombers. One German plane was reported ghot down after a fight with three British planes over the Swedish frontier. The British also were said to have curbed German air activity at their | Namsos landing point, above Trond- | heim, by installing anti-aircraft bat- teries, Roros, from which the Germans | retired when the allies moved down | from Storen, is 70 miles southeast of Trondheim. In the Gudsbrandsdalen Valley to the west another flying Nazi column | appeared to have bogged down at Ringebu, some 160 miles south of Trondheim. French Arrivals Reported. The British position around Trondheim itself, meanwhile, was reported improved by the s_rrival of | crack French troops, including For- eign Legionnaires and Alpine sol- diers. The Germans continued, how- ever, to pour a steady stream of | reinforcements into Trondheim by | air transport, each capable of carry- ing 30 men. There also were re- ports that a German ship had man- aged to evade the British blockade and enter Trondheim Fjord with supplies. The German situation at the| Arctic port of Narvik was said to be becoming more precarious. Some sources estimated that the Nazi force there, carrying on from moun- tain positions around the town with | the aid of munitions flown in by | plane, now numbers less than 500 men. Fighting Between Small Units. In general the fighting throughout Norway appeared to be between small units, maneuvering swiftly for position. All reports agreed, how- ever, that the German detachments, regardless of their size, were armed to a highly effective degree with automatic weapons. British forces attempting to close in on Trondheim from the north were reported being held at bay near " (See STOCKHOLM, Page / Quebec Women Win Fight for Suffrage By the Associated Press. QUEBEC, April 26.—Quebec wom- en have regained the right to vote in provincial elections and to seek seats in the Provincial Legislature. A law restoring to them full rights of franchise was enacted yesterday. It will become effective January 1, 1941, In 1834 women lost their provincial franchise, implicit in the Constitu- tional Act of 1791, and could not vote at all until a measure enacted dur- ing the World War gave them the vote in federal elections. Those Dogs So many Star readers have asked for copies—suitable for framing—of those lovely dogs drawn by James T. Berryman and appearing as the sports cartoon in Wednesday's Star, that a limited number of eopies on heavy, glossy paper will be made available to Star readers who want them. You may have a copy by ealling at the Business Office counter, first floor, Star Build- ing, after 3 o'clock this after- noon. ‘The price is 5 cents each. As there will be a limited number, you should get one as soon as they become available. & Drive to Capture Trondheim g, Costly, Stowe Says First Imperative Task Is to Shatter Nazis’ Aerial Control in Namsos-Lake Snasa Area ‘ToBeLon | By LELAND STOWE, cago Daily News PForeign Correspondent. Chi | OSTERSUND, April 26.—Although heavy Anglo-French rein- Iforcemem,s may have reached | Formofoss on Tuesday night, Apr: gif even a superior and completely armed allied force could throw | the Germans back more than 60 miles—from above Steinkjer down :to the outskirts of Trondheim—in less than several weeks. | the northern approach, the struggle for Trondheim looks like a | long and costly affair, now that the<- | western powers have lost a full two | weeks before landing a real expedi- tionary force in the northern war | theater. 1t looks like an exceedingly tough military setup for the following rea- sons. 1. Because the British and French expeditionaries have only two roads and one railroad down which to transport troops and equipment. 2. Because 3 feet of fast-melting |the two roads virtually impassable for transportation, and these quag- mires will remain as terrible, or | more so, for at least another month. 3. Because the Germans, by driv- ing the British out of Steinkjer, can Now use one or more cruisers and several destroyers to shell the shore road. More than half of the 60-odd miles from Steinkjer down to the outskirts of Trondheim can be | blanketed ruthlessly by the Nazis' of the route. 4. The only ways that the Ger- man naval guns can be put out of action would appear to be two: Either allied warships must silence snows have rendered at least one of | naval artillery—perhaps two-thirds | the Namsos area since we left il 23, it would be most remarkable From the four powerful Agdenes forts | which block the narrow entrance to Trondheim Fjord, or, by aerial bombardment, they must knock out the five German war vessels, in- cluding at least one cruiser of the Deutschland class, which are said to be safely inside Trondheim Fjord. German infantry may still be limit- ed in the Trondheim area and it may be true that only 1,800 German troops advanced along, and secured, | the main road.on the eastern side of the fjord all the way from Asen to Seinkjer in less than two weeks. Nevertheless, the Nazi ships serve as floating fortresses for the German infantry. So long as these war vessels are immune to attack most of the Germans’ left flank from | Steinkjer down to Trondheim itself | will be continuously strengthened by | artillery fire from the two fjords. | This naval artillery, so long as it can continue to function without | embarrassment, is likely to prove to | be worth several thousands of Ger- man troops. 5. Finally, the first imperative task | (See STOWE, Page A-5. | Forced fo Refreat South of Dombas, 'Brifish Admit Germans Are Supported By Artillery and Low-Flying Planes By the Associated Press, man forces, supported by artillery and low-flying planes, have forced allied troops to “limited withdrawals” in a bitter fight south of Dombas, Norway, the War nounced today. Word of these fresh reversals came on the heels of officially admitted setbacks for the British at Steinkjer Wednesday and Lillehammer yester- day, which British military sources summarized with the statement that Germany had taken “the first trick” in Norway. Ministry an- Trondheim, is a railway junction on the main line from Oslo to Trond- heim through the Gudbrandsdal. This line is joined there by another coming south from Andalsnes, the sea port which is reported to have been one of the British troop land- ing points. Both Sides Speed Men, Guns. It is thus a vital point between Oslo, 150 miles to the south, and Trondheim, both held by the Ger- mans. Both sides were said to be racing guns and men toward a de- cisive action around Trondheim. The communique announcing the “limited withdrawals’”’ supported the comment of neutral military ob- servers that it was extremely difficult for lightly armed troops to hold positions against strafing airplanes co-operating with artillery and armored vehicles. Although British military sources conceded that Germany had “the best of it” in the air in the opening phase, the Air Ministry announced that Royal Air Force fighting planes and anti-air- craft guns had brought down eight enemy planes and damaged nine others in “vigorous offensive action” in Norway yesterday and last night. For the first time the ministry announced action by R. A. F. planes in the north. The communique stated that “five of our aircraft are missing” and others had been dam- aged by bombing attacks. Oil Tanks Reported Blasted. The R. A. F. attacks on German airplane bases in Norway and Den- mark were said by the Air Min- istry to have blasted oil tanks on Oslo Fjord, a seaplane base and four large ships northwest of Stavanger. British fighter aircraft now in Norway, it was authoritatively stated, had landed on a frozen lake which is being used as a temporary air base. They are expected to give valuable aid in breaking down the continuous German bombing at- tacks. Military sources, meanwhile, con- ceded Germany at least temporary aerial superiority because of her (See LONDON, Page A-4) Panamanian Ship Sinks In Collision Off England By the Associated Prese. LONDON, April 26—The Pana- manian ship Bobbie sank following a collision off the southeast coast of England last night, but its crew of 28 reached a.southeastern port today. The Bobbie, unlisted in Lloyd’s Register, collided with the 1,089-ton Netherlands steamer Midsland, LONDON, April 26.—Strong Ger- key railway point in South-Central | Dombas, 110 miles southwest of | Nazi Planes Blast Allies fo Prevent Foothold in Norway 11 Aircraft Destroyed, Four Vessels Hit, Germans Declare | By the Associated Press. BERLIN, April 26—Germany’s | mighty air force is blasting without pause to keep the allies from carving solid footholds in Norway while Nazi land forces race to ‘establish themselves in strategic positions. That motorized columns had been thrown into the fray against the Germans was disclosed here for the first time by DNB, official news agency, which said: “The German air force again | actively supported the operations | of troops on the ground. Several | motorized columns successfully were | attacked by German planes. “Enemy troops left the road and sought refuge in forests as soon as German planes appeared on the scene. Vehicles abandoned by flee- ing enemy troops were destroyed by bombs so the enemy was unable to proceed further.” Air Blows Recounted. | The German high command, de- picting widespread air action yes- terday against the allies on sea, land and in the air, claimed: A British minesweeper and a trangport were beached after being hit by German air bombs off the west coast of Norway, a tanker was struck and began listing, smoke clouds billowed from a torpedo boat, and’ an explosion occurred on an- other vessel. Harbor facilities used by the allies were destroyed. Eleven allied airplanes were de- stroyed on the ground. Aiding, the Nazi land drive, Ger- man warplanes bombarded allied troop concentrations, marching col- umns and fraffic centers. Bomb Splinters Damage Planes. As for the allied air war against the Germans, the high command said several German planes were damaged by splinters during a Brit- ish attack on an airport near Trond- heim while Oslo was attacked dur- ing the night, though without mili- tary damage. {By Allies and Swiss Nazi T_ransporisT Crossing Baltic, French Report German Wurplohes Escorting Ships, War Office Says By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 26—The French War Ministry said today that sev- eral German troopships had left Baltic ports, reflecting fears of an invasion of Sweden. A ministry spokesman said that it was not known whether the Ger- mans were bound for Sweden or to reinforce German troops in Norway. This question, he said, is “tomor- row's secret.” Earlier Reports Confirmed. French military officials said Wed- nesday that German troops were being embarked at ports nearer Sweden than Norway, and there were reports then that transports were leaving. ‘The French said that these reports had been confirmed today. The spokesman added that British and French warships were alternat- ing in patrolling the Skagerrak, en- trance to the Baltic Sea from the | North Sea. A “very tight” blockade is being maintained, he said. Should troop ships be bound for Norway, they would have to dare| the allied fleets because they would | have to steam through the Skager- rak. They would not have to go through this water to reach Sweden. Planes Accompany Ships. German warplanes accompanied | the Nazi ships, according to the War Office spokesman. On the day before yesterday, he said, a French patrol met a German flotilla in the Skagerrak and sank | two Nazi torpedoboats. Last night's rain clouds reduced | the western front air activity to| occasional reconnaissance flights by both French and German forces, while sporadic artillery in the Saar region marked the land action. On Wednesday the War Office had interpreted the embarkation at Ger- | man Baltic ports as an “evident menace” to Sweden following the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. A spokesman pointed out that the German troops were mass- ing directly opposite Southern Swe- den and well to the east of the Danish Strait. Couple Burned o Death In Fire Near Dumfries A man and his wife were burned to death early today when flames leveled a frame house about 3 miles | north of Dumfries, Va. | The charred bodies of the vic- | tims—Owen Carroll, 58, employe of | the District disposal plant at Cherry | Hill, Va., and Mrs. Nettie M. Car- roll, 51—were found in the ruins by firemen, hours after the blaze was discovered. | Although the fire could be seen | easily from the heavily traveled ‘Washington-Richmond highway, the house had burned almost to the ground before firemen were sum- moned. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll were believed its only occupants. | Investigators were at a loss to explain the origin of the fire. Mrs. Carroll is survived by four | children of a former marriage, Ray- mond and James Brammell, both of | Arlington County; Mrs. Laura Oliver of Woodbridge, Va., and Mrs. Lena | Griffin of Indianhead, Md. Economic Pacts Signed By the Associated Press. BERN, April 26—After seven months of negotiations, economic agreements have been signed be- tween the allied powers and Switzer- land, under which Switzerland may obtain supplies for her own use in return for guarantees that they will not go to Germany. The accord with France was signed at Paris and that with Great tain at Bern—both yesterday. ‘The negotiations had been pro- longed on one hand by Swiss deter- mination to retain economic inde- pendence and neutrality despite the allied blockade of Germany and, on the other hand, by the allied effort to obtain maximum guarantees that the Swiss gould not supply Germany. Switzerland already has an im- portant trade treaty with Germany, negotiated several years before the The German troops in Nerway (See BERLIN, Page A-3) war began and renewable every six months. It was prolonged three months ago. Page. Amuse- Obituary... A-12 ments_ A-16-17 | Radio_ Comics__ C- Society. Editorials.. A-10|Sports.__ } Finance ___ A-19| Woman's Lost, Found. C-5| Page Foreign - Allies’ drive for Trondheim to be long, costly, Stowe says. Page A-1 Narvik bombarded by British again, Berlin announces. Page A-1 Nazi transports crossing Baltic, French report. Page A-1 Allies advance on German forces in Central Norway. Page Aql British admit fresh retreat on rail- way south of Dombas. Page A-1 Hitler urged to turn back by former financier. Page A-4 National of Agreement reached on changes in Jjob insurance tax. Page A-1 House action on wage-hour changes seen after test votes. Page A-2 Civil aviation schools boost pilot output fourfold. Page A-3 Long orders gambling stopped in Louisiana. Page A-3 Wheeler not vice presidential candi- date, friends assert. Page A3 ) Summary;f Today's Star Page. Washington and Vicinity Bruce to visit Radcliffe stronghold in Carroll. Page A-2 Radcliffe charges Bruce seeks office to tighten power. Page A-2 Georgetown garden pilgrimage will e held tomorrow. Page B-1 Trial of five union leaders recessed to Monday. . Page B-1 Doctors to appéhl anti-trust case on Mondsy. * Page B-1 Restoration of Soott Circle under- Jpass funds asked. Page B-1 Editorial and Comment This and ,That. Answers to Questions, Letters to The Star. David Lawrence.. Alsop and Kiutner. Frederic William Wile, Constantine Brown: Chrles G. Ross. Miscellany City News in Brief. Vital Statiséics. Service Orders. Bedtime *Story. Letter-Out. Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-11 Page A-11 PageA-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page B-2 Page B-7 Page B-12 Page C-10 Page C-10 | services contributed to operation of Star delivered () Means to their homes every evening and Sunday morning. Associated Press, THREE CENTS. Western Union Named By Federal Jury on Race News Charge Wire Company and 18 Individuals Accused Of Conspiracy By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 26.—A Federal grand jury investigating use of wire and radio services in dissemination of horse-racing information returned three indictments today charging | the Western Union Telegraph Co. | and 18 individuals with conspiracy | to violate Federal laws. | One indictment charged the West- ern Union and 11 others had en- gaged in dissemination of race news over interstate wires and had op- erated a lottery. The second charged four Chi- cagoans with violation of the Radio Communications Act, alleging they had used radio facilities for distrib- uting race news. The third indict- ment charged three other persons with violating the lottery laws. Result of Annenberg Case. United States Attorney William J. Campbell said the indictments re- | sulted from investigation of race| news services that developed fol-| lowing abandonment of the Nation- | wide News Service by M. L. Annen- berg, wealthy publisher. Mr. Campbell said the principal ! agency for the recently developed facilities was the Continental Press Service with headquarters at Cleve- | land. He said “big-time gnmbling} racketeers” were behind the devel-| opment. | Annenberg, who on Tuesday‘ pleaded guilty to one count of an! income tax evasion indictment, gave | up his country-wide race news serv- | ices last fall in the face of Govern- | ment indictments which alleged such a lottery. Former Annenberg Aides. Ten of those indicted were for- | merly associated with Annenberg’s | Nation-wide News. Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson, to whom the | indictments were presented, issued bench warrants for all 18. Mr. Campbell promised “further | developments” by the grand +jury before its scheduled dismissal May 4. Western Union was charged with “wilfully conspiring” with 11 indi- viduals to violate the lottery laws prohibiting the carrying of prize lists over States lines. The Government interprets the transmission of pari- mutuel betting odds and prices paid on winning horses as lottery prize lists. Among those named in the first indictment were: James M. Ragen, sr., Chicago, for- mer general manager of Nation-wide News Service, Inc., who was indicted in the Annenberg income tax and lottery cases last summer, Arthur B. McBride, Cleveland, an associate of Ragen and head of the Yellow and Zone Taxicob Cos in Cleveland. Tennes’ Nephew Named. Lionel C. Lenz, Cleveland, nephew of Monte Tennes, former General News Bureau operator and former technical superintendent of Nation- wide. General News Bureau was a race horse results distributing agency. Thomas F. Kelly, Cleveland, fath- er-in-law of McBride and former branch manager of Nationwide at Baltimore, Thomas J. Ryan, alias Frank ‘Walsh, New York City, formerly in charge of Consolidated News Serv- ice, an Annenberg affiliate in De- troit. He now is operating in Ho- boken and New York City, the Gov- ernment said., Morris Wexler, Cleveland, asso- ciate of McBride and former Na- tionwide distributor in Ohio. Russell L. Brophy, Los Angeles, Ragen’s son-in-law and former as- sociate in- the Southern California News Bureau at Los Angeles. The bureau, the government said, car- ried racing news service alpng the West Coast. Alfred Goodman, former Nation- wide representative in Houston, Tex., now operating in Boston, Atlantic City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. * Clodius in Budapest BUDAPEST, April 26 (®.—Dr. Karl Clodius, Germany’s economic expert and trade agreement negoti- Winning Contract. * gmu Ray's Comer. ;TOS8~ Pussle. Nature's Chlldren. Page C-10 Page C-11 Page C-11 Page C-12 ator, arrived today for the reported purpose of seeking an incresse In trade between Hungary and the Reich. Double Blossom Cherry Trees Due to Bloom This Week End The double-blossom cherry trees along Riverside drive in West Potomac Park and around Hains Point should be in full bloom this week end, the Office of National Capital Parks said today. The parks office said that many persons consider the double blooms superior to the single blossoms around the Tidal Basin, although they are not so widely known. Large throngs are expected to see the display, Francis F. Gillen, act- ing superintendent of National Capital Parks, said. Bulow Sees Death For Quota Amendment To Ramspeck Bill Senator Is Doubtful Of Civil Service for Temporary Agencies BULLETIN. The Senate today approved the action of its Appropriation Com- mittee in striking from the Labor Department-Federal security sup- ply bill a House rider that sought to apply a State quota rule to non-civil service appointments in those agencies. By J. A. O'LEARY. A prediction that the Senate Civil Service Committee will strike from the Ramspeck bill the House amend- ment barring civil service status to Government workers from over- quota areas was made today by Chairman -Bulow as the committee ended public hearings on the meas- ure. Senator Bulow also revealed that, while he favors uniform applica- tion of civil service to all employes in permanent departments, he is still in doubt whether temporary agen- cies should be brought under the sys- tem. He said his present opinion, at the close of hearings, is that the measure is “very broad” but, ex- pressed belief it will be reported to the Senate in some form. The House quota amendment would affect thousands of non-civil service workers appointed from the District, Maryland, Virginia and 14 other States. Those areas have more jobs than their quotas under the apportionment law. The amend- ment provides that incumbents from them could not be brought under the merit system until all other Jjurisdictions reach their quotas. Senator Bulow said he would call an executive session of the com- mittee to act on the bill as soon as the testimony has been printed. The committee heard two more witnesses today, Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell of the League of American Civil Service and Miss Theresa F. Scanlon, who spoke in behalf of former Government em- ployes and discussed problems that confront them in seeking reappoint- ment. - Mrs. Worrell advocated bringing all employes in permanent depart- ments into the civil service, but did not favor the bill as written. As it passed the House the bill would vest discretion in the President to ex- tend civil service to any non-civil service group, with incumbents passing a non-competitive examina- tion. | decided ' Jobless Tax Accord Provides for Cut in Pay Roll Levy House Subcommittee Decides to Recommend Liberalization of Act By DON S. WARREN. Shelving controversial issues for the present in the hopes of obtain- ing action at this session of Con- gress, the Judiciary Subcommittee |of the House District Committee today to recommend changes in the District Unemploy- ment Compensation Insurance Act calling for tax reductions to em- ployers and some liberalization of benefits to the jobless. Announcemen of the decision was made by Chairman McGehee after informal conferences with other members of the group this morning shortly before the House convened. The proposéd amendments will be placed before the full District Com- mittee Monday, the plan being to seek House approval at the next District day May 13. As reported by Mr. McGehee and Representative Dirksen, Republican, | of Tllinois, the subcommittee de- | cided to postpone action on the relative merits of the proposed em- ployer experience rating system and a sliding scale plan for granting payroll tax rates lower than 2.7 per cent. For weeks members of the subcommittee have been debating | these issues. Fear was voiced that if this argument continued all hope of any action at this session of | Congress would fade. Main Points in Argument. The following main points were reported to have been decided upon with the idea of providing a short, | simple and non-controversial meas- use which would have a good chance | of passage by the House: | 1. To reduce the present District | payroll tax of 3 per cent, which is the highest in the country, to 2 per cent, the new Federal poli not counting on preferential rates | which may be adopted in some | Jjurisdictions under operation of approved employer experience rat- ing systems. 2. To limit the application of the | pay roll levies to the first $3,000 of the salary of any covered employe. This is in line with the new Federal policy adopted by most States. The l[mltn}tion on the tax, no matter how (See JOBLESS INSURANCE, A-12) | Injured Boy, Left to Die, Identified by Sister By the Associated Press. STOYSTOWN, Pa., April 26—The victim of what Coroner F. E. Sass described as the most brutal death in his experience was 13-year-old Kenneth Putt of near Huntingdon, Pa. A sister, Miss Leah Pitt, made the identification yesterday nearly 24 hours after the boy’s body was found between two vacant summer cabins on the Lincoln highway near here. She said he left home Tuesday to hitch-hike to visit another sister near Pittsburgh. Dr. Sass theorized the youth had been struck by an automobile and left to die by a frightened motorist. Placed under one of the cottages, the boy revived sufficiently to crawl into the open before dying of shock and exposure. The coroner said cuts and bruises on the body would not have been fatal. Vanishing Act Solved by Police Who Learn to Stand and Wait A colored man snatched a purse from Anna McSweeney, 910 Massa- chusetts avenue N.W., near Twelfth and G streets N.W., last night, taking to his heels with $7 and a crowd in pursuit. When the crowd raced around a corner, he had vanished, apparently miraculously. Men looked into parked automo- biles, behind them and even under them. After a time they grew dis- couraged and left, but two policemen who had joined the chase remained. “He must have done it with mir- rors,” remarked Policeman S. R. Russell to Policeman T, C. Sulli- van. “Everybody says he neither went up, down nor across this street. They waited quite a while and then time began to hang even heavier on the hands of their quarry. Suddenly there was a gasp, and a man’s form descended beneath a car at the curb beside the officers. The fugitive, it developed, had dived under the car and raised himself up into the under carriage. He had been holding onto the springs while he braced his heels against the radius rods. He clung there until the patience of the policemen drained his strength. With what energy remained, how- ever, he clambered out, raised him- self to his feet, and hit Policeman Sullivan in the eye. The officers, a little later, booked the suspect for investigation. 1 o, present District law provides for no| George Neilson Named Judge 0f Police Court Assistant Corporation Counsel to Succeed Curran on Bench (Picture on Poge A-2.) President Roosevelt today sent to the Senate the nomination of George D. Neilson, 33, an assistant corporation counsel since 1934, to be a Police Court judge. Mr. Neilson, a resident of Wash- ington since 1929, will fill the va- cancy caused by the resignation of Judge Edward M. Curran, who be- came United States attorney several weeks ago. Mr. Neilson, who is stationed at Rolice Court as a prosecutor repre- senting the District, is a former newspaper man and becomes the second within a month having news- paper experience to be named to a high post in the District. John Rus- sell Young, White House correspond=- |ent for The Star, recently was named District Commissioner. Studied Law at G. W. U. The judge-designate studied law at George Washington University, receiving his bachelor of laws de- gree in 1933. Previously, he attended the State College in his native State of Utah, being awarded his bachelor | of science degree in 1928 and his master of science in 1929. He was born in Logan, Utah, the son of P. M. and Cornelia Neilson. Unmarried, he lives at 3423 Porter | street N.-W. | At one time Mr. Neilson was the correspondent for three Utah news- papers and formerly was with the | United States News here. In 1931-2 | he was a business specialist with the Commerce Department. He was admitted to the bar short- |ly after graduation from George Washington and the following year | was named an assistant prosecutor for the District by the late W. W, Bride, corporation counsel. Indorsed by Thomas. | _Mr. Neilson is a member of Delta | Theta Phi, national honorary legal fraternity; the Junior Board of Com- merce, the District Bar Associa- tion, the Junior Bar Associa- | ton. He also is a member of Pi | Delta Epsilon, honorary journalistic fraternity. | Mr. Neilson was indorsed for the | Judgeship by Senator Thomas, Dem- \ocrat, of Utah. He is & member |of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. His hobbies are | hiking, swimming and golfing. In his new post, which pays $8,000 | annually, Mr. Neilson will be asso- ciated with Judge John P. Mc- Mahon, the presiding jurist, and | Judges Walter J. Casey and Ho- bart Newman. The appointment will be for six years. Issues Statement, Mr. Neilson made the following statement to the press soon after his appointment was anounced: | "I deeply appreciate the high | honor which the President and the | Attorney General have bestowed upon me. I shall strive always to justify their confidence in me. | “As a judge, if confirmed by the Senate, I shall carry forward the lib- eral, intelligent and fair views of my former associate in the corpora- tion counsel's office and predecessor, {Judge Edward M. Curran. | “I fully realize the nesponsibility which will be mine. Foremost among my efforts will be to work for a united Police Court bench, so the general public good always will be its guide. | Proper Consideration. | “As a prosecutor, I have learned | to appreciate the value of close co- | operation with the District attor= |ney’s office and the corporation | counsel’s office. After all, the mem- | bers of these two offices are public | servants to the same extent the judges are, and my policy shall be gladly to give proper consideration to their opinions and recommenda- tions. I shall not lose sight of the fact that I once was a prosecutor myself. v “At the same time, I shall expect the Police Department and the prosecuting authorities to present g00d cases. I always have attempted to exhibit a spirit of fair play, and I shall continue to do so as a judge. The evidence must be produced to convict. For it is important in a democracy that the rights of the individual shall be jealously guard- ed, and the courts must provide the machinery through which these rights are safeguarded and guar- anteed. “In this spirit I shall strive to serve the people of the District of Columbia.” Scalise Under Ifimem On 53 Extortion Charges By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 26.—George Scalise, ex-convict president of the Building Service Employes’ Interna- tional Union (A. F. L.), was named today in a 53-count indictment charging conspiracy and extortion. The indictment lists alleged ex~ tortions totaling $97,150, with the victims including operators of hotels and rooming houses in New York as well as members of the unjon. Named as a co-conspirator with Scalise was Isidore Schwartz, a union official, who, with his brother Louis, also an official, is already under a separate indictment for conspiracy to extort. Scalise allegedly exacted tribute from hotels and union members, whose rank and file includes char- women, porters and other low-paid workers. If convicted, Scalise wouid be liable to a 15-to-30-year senteyce on each of the extortion counts and a 1-to-3-year sentence on the con- spiracy charge. He now is free on $40,000 bail. He has denounced the charges as “political.” §