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* Crime is big business in the St. Louis area. Mostly, the section’s shadowy activities are centered on illegal gambling. However, the Senate Crime Committee found that this gambling is not merely the innocent, harmless “biological necessity” which James Joseph Carroll, the cantankerous multi-million-dol- lar*a-year- bookmaker, called it. In the past 10 years, there have been 25 unsolved gang mur ders in the Missouri-Southwest Illinois area of which St. Louis is the center—a studied plan of assassinations to control all large- scale commercial gambling and vice. During this time, five major gangs operated in St. Louis: the Hogan mob, the Egan Rats, the Cuckoo gang, the so-called Green Dagoes, composed largely of Sicili ans, and a gang of Americans of Italian descent. An etf-shoot of the Sicilian mob was the Pillow gang, so named be cause its leader, Carmelo Fresina, once was shot in the buttocks and thereafter carried a pillow with him to use when he sat Eventual ly, Freskia, an extortionist and bootlegger, was dispatched with two bullets hi the head and no longer needed his pillow. In Central and Southern Illinois, Jtwo infamous mobs—the Sheltons and the Birgers—operated. We gleaned an indication of the magnitude of book-making from testimorvy of Gambler J. J. Carroll. The 64-year-old Carroll, engaged in some form of horse-betting activi ties since he was 12, admitted that the Carroll-Mooney bookmaking op eration—with huge wire rooms in St Louis, Mo., and East St. Louis, 111.—handles “in excess of $20,000,- 000” a year In bets. Profits come to approximately $750,000, and his own take is approximately $110,- 000 a year. Carroll seemed to have a char acteristic in common with Frank Costello. Costello, a racketeer, wanted to pose as a business man. Carroll, a gambler, glorified him- fcelf with the title of “betting com missioner.” It was Carroll who, in St. Louis, became the first witness to decline to testify before the television ca meras. ‘The whole proceeding out rages my sense of propriety,” said Mr. Carroll, walking out. I prom ised him I would recommend that he be prosecuted for contempt. To avoid this, Carrol) later came to Washington at his own expense to testify. We had more trouble there but managed to get it over by keep ing the cameras off his face. huge 8t. Louis operation was C. J. Rich & Co., a clearing house for bets on major sports, op erating under the guise of a gold- bronzing company. We questioned two partners in this outfit, Charles J. (Kewpie) Rich and Sidney Wy man. Wyman was a dark, heavy-set man who put on a great show of scowling ferociously as he taxed his memory for answers to our questions. “Kewpie” Rich was a pudgy, roundfaced, unhappy looking soul, whs in appearance lived up to his nickname. Neither would quite admit they were in the gambling business. So we compromised by discussing their business as “Operation X.” Their company is less coy. Among other things, we introduced as evidence a circular openly distributed by Rich & Co. which said: “We do not re- ; strict **ur transactions solely to racing. We would* gladly handle wagers «a all other sporting events, ' $: eluding baseball, football, fights elections . . Wyman started off by telling us that “Operation X” grossed about $1,000,006 a year; after he left the stand, he sent in word through his attorney that he was wrong and the correct figure would be $4,000,000 to $$.000,00#. 1 asked the Russian-born Rich why he never had become an Amer ican citizen. He answered he had applied “many a time” but had been turned down repeatedly. 1 Sasked why. He unhcppiiy replied: “On account of the business I par ticipate in.” One aspect of both the Rich-Wy- man and Carroll-Mooney-Grady op- eration that gave the committee particular concern was the admitted involvement of the Western Union Telegraph Co. • ( A raid on the Rich company store house turned up a card index of between 100 and 150 names of West ern Union agents throughout the United States who acted secretly as betting agents for the Rich & Co. The Western Union employees were given “gratuities” to handle and, in some, cases, solicit bets in their communities for Rich. Some even were paid a percentage of Rich’s winnings as a commission. Western Union, of course, found the gambling account highly lucra tive. Rich & Co. received 500 to 1000 telegrams a day. In May, 1950, alone, its telegraph bill was $26,700. The Carroll-Mooney-Grady opera tion was worth $77,749 to Western Union in 1950. Our committee report said: “One wonders whether the Western Un ion’s obliviousness to its public re sponsibility not to permit its facili-; ties to be used in violation of state law, was in part due to the fact Wil liam Molasky. of St Louis, a well-; known gambler, is one of its out standing stockholders.” • • • The committee learned a great deal about William Molasky, the millionaire magazine distributor, whose finger was in many pies. An ex-newsboy, Molasky publishes a scratch sheet for horseplayers, and is a 35 per cent partner in Pioneer News, the bookies' racing news wire. He and his family own 18,050 shares of stock in Western Union, valued at the time of his testimony at $783,000. • • • Louisiana: Fantasia In Law Enforcement In Louisiana, the Senate Crime Committee wrapped up a complete history of local infiltration by the national crime syndicate. Through alliances with home-grown racket eers, these big-town mobsters put gambling and other profitable rack ets on a big-time basis. New Orleans, though it has been cleaned up steadily since Mayor De- Lesseps S. Morrison took office in 1946, became an important provinc ial capital of the East coast Costello- Lansky-Adonis mob. As his procon sul, Frank Costello installed a trusted lieutenant, Philip (Dandy Phil) Kastel, convicted swindler. Then through Kastel, he controlled an important segment of the area's slot machine and gambling casino rackets and effected a working part nership with a local - criminal, Carlos (Little Big Man) Marcello. Marcello, reputed Mafia leader of Louisiana, is building a criminal dynasty that one day may rival A1 Capone’s. • • • In every line of inquiry we pur sued we found Marcello’s trail. The Little Big Man with some of his brothers and aides owned all or part of more than 40 enterprises—all but a few of them illegal. These in cluded gambling casinos, an interest in the local wire service, horse parlors and slot machine com panies. Our report stated: “The commit tee had information that Carlos Marcello and his brother, Anthony, owned a boat used in running nar cotics into the port of New Or leans.” Carlos had been convicted in 1938 of narcotics peddling and had served time for it. We also established beyond doubt that the out-of-state gangsters who came to Louisiana depended on the negligence, the active support, or the participation of some local law enforcement officials. On the day in 1946 that John J. Grosch took office as sheriff of Or leans parish (New Orleans), local newspapers ran a picture captioned “Just a Gift for Johnnie.” It showed the new sheriff standing alongside a brand new Cadillac limousine pres ented him by “unnamed friends.” • • • We heard from the sheriff’s di vorced wife, Mrs. Viola Grosch, a woman who holds, a responsible position at the Tulane University hospital, that in the last six years of their married life together, end ing in 1940 when he was chief of New Orleans detectives, Grosch had accumulated $150,000 which he kept at home in a steel box. She said she had seen him receive money weekly from.a local slot ma chine dealer, and another character, wbo reputedly ran a house of prosti tution, bought all the food for the week. ■ * Next week: The Cleveland Area: “Middletown” of Crime. Condensed from the book, "Crime In America," by Estes Kefauver. Cpr. 1851. Pub. by Doubleday, Inc. Dist. General Features Corp.—WNU. Many Livestock Yards Are Remodeling Ramps Livestock markets across the na tion are continuing in their pro gram of modernization and the installation of step-ramp chutes to replace old wooden chutes that cause great damage to animals. Cattle prefer steps to the old- style cleats. Many animals are in jured and much meat lost from bruising due to the constant prod ding necessary to get the animals up and down the old ramps, cattle men have reported. The Chicago stock yards recently opened 12 of the modern step-ramp chutes. Of concrete and steel con struction, the new chutes are de signed to ease the task of unload ing stock, and insures safe and Cattle prefer steps to the old- style cleats and amble safely down a ramp of the new style unloading dock without the usual prodding. This type of ramp is becoming very popular in markets across the nation. efficient operations. Galvanized steel fencing and grates add to the safety features of the dock area. Waffle-grid concrete floorings pro vide safe footing for animals dur ing the penning process. The first truck to unload over the ramps brought 24 head of Hereford and Angus steers shipped by Carroll Snola of Onslow, la. Cracked Com Found Best Feed for Suckling Lambs Tests made at the University of Kentucky experiment station indi cate cracked yellow shelled corn is the cheapest and best ration for the creep-feeding of suckling lambs. Experiments carried on over a period of nine years compared cracked yellow corn with mixtures of feeds. These included cracked corn, crushed oats and pea-sized lin seed oilmeal; cracked corn and commercial milk substitute, and a third ration composed of “sweet feed” made of com, oats, bran, lin seed oilmeal, mollases and salt. The experiment was conducted under the most controlled conditions possible, Kentucky educators re ported. The conclusion of the experiment ers: “None of the three more cost ly mixtures showed any consistent or significant superiority to corn alone in rate of gain, efficiency of gain or market finish of the lambs.” The experiments were not de signed to answer the question of whether creep-feeding pays, but rather to determine what rations are best for creep-feeding under Kentucky conditions. Baler mmm® Jii&M NEXT YEAR, WE EAT BETTER Agricultural Bureau Predicts More Food WASHINGTON—Food supplies in this coemtry will be large enough next year to allow people to eat a little better, the Bureau of Agricul tural Economics has predicted. The Bureau also pointed out that the dietary average for the current year is slightly above average. { Consumers will probably pay • slightly higher prices, however. In • forecast of the 1952 outlook, the bureau said it appears there will be more poultry products, beef, fluid milk, ice cream, fats and oils, ex cepting butter, frozen fruits and fruit juices, frozen vegetables and dried fruits available next year. Declines were forecast in the con sumption of butter and sweet pota toes, with production of these two items on the way down. Farm pro duction costs also are going up. • This automatic oaler is a good example of how machin ery is saving manhours on the farm. The baler can package a ton of hay in less than half the time needed by hand meth- dfls. With only the tractor driv er in the field, this machine automatically picks up hay, slices it, presses it into com pact packages and then ties the bale with two. strands of twine. Further information is available at local machinery dealers or in the local hard ware stores. Rice Is Most Important Food in the World Today Although most Americans believe the statement exaggerated, rice is the most important food crop in the world today. It is the basic food of more than half of the world’s population. In recent years the cul tivation of rice has increased in this country, but in Asia it is the important crop because it is virtu ally the only food millions of people have—their means of sustaining life Stuff the Turkey with Goodness (S** Rjtcipes Below) Hail Thanksgiving! THANKSGIVING is one time of the year when traditions and tradi tional foods take the spotlight. Din ner on this big day wouldn’t be com plete without turkey and the trimmings, like a favorite or suc culent stuffing, cranberries in a relish, pumpkin pie and of course, the edi ble centerpiece of nuts and fruits! Most of us have a favorite stuffing recipe, one handed down in the family or one of our own varia tions to please the family. It may be sausage, combread, strong on the sage, celery or onion, fio matter what the source, however. Thanks giving is the time to stuff the tur key, and with a good stuffing. • • • AS WITH MOST very old recipes with such definite character, sooner or later the old recipes are mod ernized and given changes which make them more typical of today’s food preferances. Here is the recipe in its modern form which is unusu ally fluffy and richly moist: •Fluffy Poultry Dressing (For 16-12 pound turkey) 2K quarts fine bread crumbs 1 cup butter, chicken fat or substitute 2H cups quick, rolled oats, un cooked 1 cup raisins 1 cup chopped nutmeats 1 tablespoon poultry season- . tag 2 teaspoons Skit K teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon baking powder 94 to 1 cup water Rub butter or chicken fat into bread crumbs and toast in broiler or hot (425*F.) oven until golden brown. Add rolled oats, raisins, nut- meats, seasonings and baking pow der, mixing thoroughly. Sprinkle water over surface, stirring lightly until dressing is of deUirOd moist ness. Stuff lightly into neck region and body cavity of the bird. Note: Many delicious variations can be made by adding any of the follow ing: sliced, cooked chestnuts, oys ters, mushrooms or cooked sausage. • • • ANOTHER TYPE of turkey dress ing which probably originated in the South has now become famous throughout the country. This, too, is a light, fluffy dress ing with a slightly crisp texture from the celery and -green pep per. The sau sage is optional but it, too, adds its own distinctive flavor. The corn- bread may be made in advance. Sausage Cornbread Dressing (Fqr 12 pound turkey) 1 pound pork sausage meat 1 cup diced celery 94 cup minced onion 94 cup chopped green pepper 2 teaspoons salt 94 teaspoon pepper 5 or 6 cups corn bread, crumbled 6 cups soft bread crumbs 2 eggs, beaten 1 to 194 cups water Pan-fry .pork sausage meat Drain. Cook celery and onion in 94 cup sausage drippings for <6 min- LYNN SAYS: Plan to Have Delicious Turkey When you can move the drum stick easily up and down, the turkey is cooked as necessary. Or, press the fleshy part of the drumstick, protecting the fingers with a cloth. If done, the meat feels soft. It’s wise to salt the inside of the body cavity before putting in the dressing so that the meat near the inside will have enough flavor, and so the stuffing will retain what salt it has. THANKSGIVING DINNER Cream of Oyster Soup Bread Sticks Salted Nuts Celery Sticks Roast Turkey Giblet Gravy •Fluffy Poultry Dressing •Toasted Croquettes Baked Squash Buttered Green Beans •Cranberry Conserve Hot Rolls Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream and Toasted Pecans Beverage •Recipes Given utes. Add grqen pepper and season ings, mixing thoroughly. Com bine with corn bread, bread crumbs and ccoked sausage. Add beaten eggs. Sprinkle water over surface, stirring lightly, until dressing is of desired moist ness. Stuff lightly into neck region and body cavity of the bird. • • • Those with Scotch ancestry are probably familiar with a Scotch Oat meal dressing, truly an heirloom recipe. This old-fashioned recipe is still used in the “old country” as well as many homes where tradi tions are cherished and carried over from generation to generation. Here is the unusual recipe with its main ingredients, rolled oats, onions and sage. Scotch Oatmeal Dressing (For 10-12 pound turkey) 4 cups quick, rolled oats, ux> cooked 194 cups butter or substitute 2 small onions, finely chopped 2 teaspoons salt 94 teaspoon pepper 194 teaspoons sage Rub butter or substitute into rolled oats until they just hold to gether. Mix in onions, salt, pepper and sage. Stuff lightly into neck region and body cavity of the bird. • • • HERE IS ONE interesting way of preparing sweet potatoes for the^ big dinner: •Toasted Croquettes (Makes 6) 2 cups mashed sweet potatoes 1 teaspoon salt 94 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon lemon juice 6 marshmallows 94 cup cereal flake crumbs Blend mashed sweet potatoes with salt, pepper, brown sugar and lemon juice. Shape in balls around the marshmallows. Roll in crumbs and brown in a moderate (350°F.) oven foy 15 minutes. Or, dip in slightly beaten egg, then in crumbs and deep-fat fry. • • • •Cranberry Conserve 1 quart cranberries 1 cup chopped raisins 2 oranges, ground 3 cups sugar 94 cup chopped walnuts Wash cranberries; cover with water, beat to boiling and simmer until tender. Put through sieve or food mill. Add chopped raisins and ground orartges. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes. Add sugar and sim mer over low heat until thick. Stir in walnuts. Chill before serving or seal in hot sterile glasses. When dinner is set for a certain time, start roasting the turkey a half an hour or so ahead of schedule to avoid delay at serving time. This allows time for longer cooking if necessary, time to make gravy, re move the trussing and arranging the bird on the platter. Have some good, smooth gravy with your turkey. Use 6 tablespoons of drippings with an equal amount of flour blended into it until smooth. Then add slowly 4 cups liquid (water, milk or broth) and cook, stirring until thickened. Two-Way Daytimer Fits Nicely 3Y DR. KENNETH i. FOREMAN SCRIPTURE: Exodus 18-23. DEVOTIONAL. READING: Deuteron omy 6:18-25. All Men Need Laws Lemon for November 18, 1951 Dr Foreman W HY do we need so many laws? Why can’t we trust people to follow their conscience? There are two reasons why we can’t do that: Some people won't follow their con sciences, and sdme other people have crooked, inaccurate and dull con sciences, — if they did follow them they would be wr on g most of tile time. Why can’t we have just the Law of Love? Love is im portant, to be sure, but “love” by it self doesn’t tell us what to do in any concrete case. And besides, too many people have no love to speak of. • • • Are Bible Laws Out of Date? WELL then, can't we get along with the Ten Commandments? They cover everything, don't they? They do, to be sure; but only in a very general way. What we need is something that gets down to cases. Surely, you might think, the ancient Israelites could have gone along pretty well without laws. But God wanted them to have laws. They could not be a nation with out them. In Exodus 21-23 we have a simple code which is the earliest known group of laws applying the Ten Commandments to ac tual conditions and situations of living. Christiana are not alto gether agreed about whether the laws in Ex. 21-23 (and else where in the Old Testament) apply to us today. The majority of Christians look at it like this: The Ten Command ments, as great sign posts and standards, are everlastingly in force; the other laws (as those in Ex. 21-23) were meant for that par ticular nation. When that nation disappeared, the laws went with it, just as (for example) the laws of Rome perished with the Roman Empire. • • • Getting Down to Cases TJOWEVER, while these laws were A* not directly intended for us, and are not all usable by us, they are well worth our study, because they are examples of how the great basic principles of the Ten Command ments were once applied in prac tical living, and they give us valua ble hints on the way to apply the Ten Commandments in our own times. One Illustration of this point can be seen in Ex. 21:28-36, the Law of the Goring Ox. The Com mandment reads simply: Thou shalt not kill. Bat what if the killing was done not by a man but by his ox? The law goes into the question of responsibility in an interesting way. Not many readers of these lines own oxen,—more likely tractors or station wagons! But the principle of responsibility for damage, the principle of criminal negligence, is as good today as it was in 1200 B.C. • • • “Right” Isn’t a Sum S OME of these laws, indeed, could be taken literally today. For in stance, take Exodus 23:2, first part of the verse. This says pretty clear ly something that millions of jjeople to this day don’t understand. It means this: The number of people who say a thing is right, or is wrong, has nothing whatever to do with the question, IS it right or wrong? Most young peoplev at least, have the notion that if “everybody does it” it must be right. Not at all. The Judge of all the earth is God, not a majority vote. A thing can be made legal by a majority vote in a legislature, parliament or the like. But not all the congressmen from Maine to California can make a thing right just by saying so. Yet how many people In our time settle the liquor question (for example) by looking, so to speak, at the score board! A majority of onr lawmakers voted to make the sale of liquor legal; so “it must be right.” “Everybody I know” says it's all right, so “it must be right.” Every once in a while it dawns on some smart person that the right and wrong of the liquor question can’t be settled, for a Christian, by u simple counting of votes for and against. The number of cocktail parties in New York, Washington or Denver doesn’t settle the question. It has to be studied from a Christian point of view, and the big question is not: How many people do it? But, Is it right for those who are their "broth ers’ keepers”? 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Box No. City mm POUND for POUND, use NUrW' / •ny other baking powder Cooking Spinach The only water needed when cooking spinach is that which clings to the leaves during the washing process. • • • Strawberries High-quality strawberries should be firm, bright red in color, uniform in size, and free from sand and dead leaves. • * • Market Hint Beware of buying fresh peppers with surface blemishes, for there may be much waste if the blemish extends through the outer wall. • * • Russian Dressing Chopped green peppers can be used in Russian dressing to be served on salads, or in tartar sauce for use with fish. • * • - . Daily Quota One medium-sized pepper will provide more than a person’s daily vitamin-C requirement, as well as generous amounts of vitamin A. Good Source of “C” Fresh ripe strawberries, when served whole or immediately after being crushed, are a good source of vitamin C. 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