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Evening star., 1945-01-05
Genealogical Society
VIII Meet Tomorrow

A panel discussion on Territorial
Migration and Expansion" will be
conducted at a meeting of the Ma
tional Genealogical Society at pm.
tomorrow at Mount Pleasant Branch
Library.
Those participating will be Everett
Edwards, historian of the Agriculture
Department and Agriculture His
torical Society; David C. Duniway
of the National Archives and Louis
C. Hunter and Maj. Albert z: House,
jr., of the Army Air Corps.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
TzOeltth Night Party
Planned BY Wrifers

A twelfth night party h0noring
Eva Grant Marshall, editor OF the
recently issued history of the
Writers League Of Washington, will
be given at pm. tomorrow by Mrs.
Elizabeth s. Tilton and her father,
Thomas A. Simon, at their home,
1928 Kalarama road NV. Special
guests will include officers and COM
mittee chairmen of the Writers
League.
Mrs. Tilton, q past president Of
the league and president of the Dis
trio branch. League Of American
Pen Women, will be assisted by
Miss Margaret Jean Bailey, league
president.
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Karr-MncheII
Ceremony Held

Miss Lois Mae Mitchell, w. A. ".
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A.
Mitchell of Bristol, Conn, became
the bride December 80 of Pfc. Lin
coin Karr, son of Mrs Marian Karr
of Montpelier, VT. The ceremony
took place in the memorial chapel
at the Army Medical Center, Chap
lain Donald C. Stuart officiating
Miss Virginia Holloway Murta
w. A. ", attended the bride as maid
of honor and 1t Atwood Hardin
served as best man for Pfc. Karr
who is on duty at the medical
center,
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.SisterhO0d to Hear
Red Cross Worker

Warren Smith, who has just re-
turned from service with the Red
Cross in the China Burma India
theater of war, will be guest speaker
at a meeting of the Adas Israel
Sisterhood at 1:45 pm. Monday at
the Synagogue, Sixth and I
streets NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-05
Engineer AUXILIARY

Election of officers with luncheon
and program will be held at the
annual meeting of the Womans
Auxiliary, American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
of the District. at 1880 am. Tues
day at $500 Sixteenth street NV.
The program will include a talk
on Spain by Sonora Juan r..
Jimenez. Mrs. Roscoe Catten will
preside.
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Many Prominent 7 exa,zs attend
Sn7itb-Patt0n Nnbtial Rites

The Speaker OF the House Representative Sam Raybun with
sister Miss Rayburn
wedding last evening
sentative and Mrs Nat Patton and Smith,
of Mrs Thomas William Smith of Washington
the late Smith, U. Miss Rayburn
Bonhan, Tex, for the Inauguration January
Woodul
Houston also guests at the wedding reception
Congressional Club were members delegation
their wives.
John w Rusn ofciated ceremony
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Reception Given

Maj. and Mrs. Pollen Banks en-
tertained large company of guests
at a reception Wednesday evening
after o'clock at the United Ma
tions Club. in honor of Princess Eu-
sen1a Ruspoli, Prince Alexis Droutz-
koy and Princess Droutzkoy.
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Hostess at Tea

Miss Marian Grant entertained at
"a tea Sunday afternoon in her home
on Forty sixth street, when those
assisting at the tea table were Mrs.
Leslie Walleigh, jr., and Miss Eliza
beth Avery.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03
More Are Free Of
German PW Camps

Three more Hagerstown men
Harold R. Kiser, Cecil H. Marks,
and John B. Sauls-are free of
German Prisoner of War Camps.
Pvt. Harold r. Kiser, son of Traf-
fic Director Harold Kiser of the city
Police force, escaped from German
prison camp on April II and is now
safely back with the American
forces in Germany. Private Kiser,
whose wife, Mrs Virginia Kiser, and
children live on Route s., was re-
ported as missing in action since
October /, 1914, but was later re-
ported a prisoner of war.
News of his escape came in a let
ter from Kiser, which. his wife re-
ceived last Friday.
Pfc. Cecil H. Marks, husband of
Mrs. Gladys Marks, 141 Ray street,
and son of Mrs. Lena Marks, Sum-
NIT avenue, was liberated by the adj
vancing American army in Ger
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

OF THE WEEK

Harry will get along all right"
President Truman's mother, 90, in
Grandview, Mo.
"Our Nazi war prisoners are be-
ing treated fairly but firmly
Provost Marshal General A. Lerch.
ut is not applicable in all situa-
tons, nor does it lend itself to gen
eraI application by government
mandate" = AFL Pres Green on
guaranteed annual wage.
"NO veteran who left a job in
manufacturing need worry about
stepping back into it, if he wants
it."-Pres. Ira Mosher, Natl. Assn.
of Mfrs, in message to armed forces.
I'm very amicable, peacelOving
man."-Secretary of Interior Ickes.
You're getting cOckeyed--that's
the trouble with yOuw-U. S. Sena-
tor Wiley, of Wis, to Commerce
Secy. Henry Wallace, in debate.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

10 nOlu comfortably DOLl BiIlSIl-
can and Jap troops, yet the laby-
rinth of caves on Bloody Nose
Ridge" only LOO yards from the
airstrip, provides a place of con-
cealment for scores of Japs who've
been hiding there since last Septem-
Der.
73-Day Battle for Island
The Japs continued their organ
lied resistance on Peleliu for 70
days after troops of the First Ma
rine Division made the initial land
ings. Some 10000 enemy dead were
counted when their defenses finally
crumbled on November q. Yet
every few days since then a lone
Jap, or sometimes two or three at
time, have been flushed out of the
caves and killed or captured.
Thirty miles to the north, on Kor-
or and Babelthuap, the main
strength of Jap troops originally
garrisoning the whole Palau group
still remains. Daily bombing and
strafing strikes by Palau-based Ma
rine Corsair fighter-bombers and
Avenger torpedo bombers are serv-
ing to neuutralize the Jap forces
there. Only once since Peleliu was
declared secure have Japs from the
northern Palaus attempted to land
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

on Peleliu Seventy three of them
came down in barges one night.
Seventy-one were killed, two were
captured.
Live in Sealed Caves
Every few nights Marines biv-
ouacked near the airstrip see
flares go up above the ridge and
hear the sound of rifle fire. The
next morning another Jap is buried.
No one knows how many of the
Japs remain hidden around "Bloody
Nose Ridge" Entrances to caves
which were shut off months ago
have been opened and live Japs
have been discovered inside. Con-
cealed openings had let in fresh air;
rain water dripping through the cor
al rock had given them water, and
supplies stored there before the Ma
rines landed provided them with
food.
Most of Bloody Nose Ridge"
stripped bare of vegetation by con-
slant Smelling five months ago, is
now covered with a growth of green
bushes and tall grass. A road runs
up through Dead Mans Gulch,"
and one of the ridges has been
turned into rock quarry.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03
To Remain In Service

Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor Of the
American Medical Association Jour
nal, estimates that 10000 physicians
now in the armed forces will not
be released after the end of hostili-
ties He estimates that 10000 will
be kept by the Veterans Admin
istration, $4,000 by the Army and
Navy, 5000 for occupied countries
and considerable number" to help
rebuild medical services in foreign
countries.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

many, the good news coming IN a
V-mail letter his wife received from
him last week.
Pfc. Marks was taken prisoner
about fourteen months ago.
Capt. John B. Sauls, whose wife
resides at Fountain Head Heights,
has also been freed of a German
camp by the advancing Allied
Armies and is now enroute back to
the United States.
Captain Sauls had been prisoner
of war since>September 30, 1914.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03
Japs Still Found On Peleliu;
Thousands Remain On Palaus
By TECHNICAL SERGEANT DAVID STICl
MARINE Corps Combat Correspondent

PELELIU Palau Islands (Delayed)-Its been than
months American troops first landed Pe but they
still killing Japs here.
Consider that Peeu only miles long and less than three
wide; about the of of those little lakes Wis
farm in Kansas the city of Miami Beach, Fla The
Marine stationed here thinks this island small
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

The New York Aquarium is the
oldest in the United States and one
of the largest in the world.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

Sgt. Calvin B. Hoffman, Jr., hus-
band of Mrs. Eva (Stahl) Hoffman,
1405 Virginia avenue, and son of
MIR. and Mrs. Calvin B. Hoffman,
Roxbury, Md, has been overseas
in the Pacific Theater of Operations
since February, 1914, and is now in
the Mariana Islands, where he has
been based since October. The SER
geant, who is Radar operator, has
sent his wife many interesting and
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

More than 200 Veterans Of
WORLD WAR 2 have already
Joined William d. Byron Post
1886, VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS of the UNITED STATES.
ALL OVERSEAS VETERANS
ARE INVITED TO JOIN. Adj
dress inquiries to Box 1874, Ha-
|lgerSt0wn, or phone 1881.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Ewes, Fountain
Head Heights, now have four sons
serving their country-Carson,
John, Ferris and Robert-while a
fifth son, Walter Curtis, was also in
the Service, but has now received
an honorable discharge.
Seaman &c Carson Ewes, whose
wife, the former Miss Phyllis Kib-
Ter, is making her home with her
parents while her husband is in the
Service, has been in the Navy about
two years. For the past five
months he has been serving aboard
mine destroyer in the Pacific and
is now in the vicinity of Okinawa.
Seaman John Hudders Ewes,
whose wife, the former Elizabeth
Foreman, and their three sons, John
Hudders, Jr., Richard Carson, and
David Ferris, make their home at
1909 Potomac avenue, was recetly
indicted into the U. S. Navy and
is now taking his boot training at
cambridge. Prior to entering the
Navy he had been employed at the
Fairchild Aircraft Division for five
years.
Lieut. Ferris Ewes, who has been
serving as supply officer of the Air
Transport Command in the Euro
pean Theater of Operations since
March, 1913, has now returned to
the States and is stationed at Gore
Field, Montana.
Pfc. Robert Ewes, who was
wounded in action on December 6,
1914, is now recovering in a hospital
in England. Robert was wounded
in the leg when a German mine ex-
ploded, just six weeks after leaving
the United States for overseas serv-
ice, and his parents did not even
know he had been in action when
they received word that he had been
wounded.
The fifth son, Walter Curtis Ewes,
entered the Service a little over a
year ago and after serving with the
Infantry for four months in Texas,
was honorably discharged. He is
now student at the University of
Pennsylvania
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

Here is news of the two sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Allan ]. Beard, of
Funkstown pike-Robert and Will
lam.
S/Sgt Robert D. Beard, whose
wife resides at 227 South Prospect
street, recently returned from over
seas and is now enjoying a we'll
earned furlough with his wife and
parents. He is also getting ac-
quainted with his young son, who
arrived on April End.
The sergeant was tail gunner on
the Eighth Air Force BIZ Flying
Fortress, Ida Wanna and the
story of his exploits was told in our
issue of April 5th.
S/Sgt. William A. Beard, a mem
Der of the Infantry, who was re-
Gently stationed at Camp Maxey,
Texas, has now been transferred
overseas.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03
Greeted by Girls After Crash Landing

fighter pilot, couldn't believe
his eyes when he was brought
ashore after making a water
landing in his disabled Cor
sair.
There, standing on the dock,
were four of the most bcauti-
full girls he had ever seen.
He wondered IL he had
lrIr,nnad his head anainst the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03
q ~ Nlws OF !.! ovR
3KX u; I I "H 1EHat"
who are
serving with the Armed Forces.

unusual gifts, obtained in Hawaii
and other Pacific islands.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

Pfc. George v. Williams, Jr.,
whose home address is Hagerstown
Route 2, has been awarded the
Bronze Star, according to a news
release to the Globe Independent
from the Public Relations officer of
the 117th Infantry, Both Division.
Pfc. Williams is with his outfit in
Germany.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

Second Lieut.. Russell C. Urich,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Urich, 629
South Potomac street, who has COM
pleted IS combat missions in the
European Theater of Operations, as
bombardier on BIZ, has returned
to the United States and is now en-
joying a 20-day furlough with his
parents, after which he will report
to Miami. 1t is interesting to note
that Lieutenant Urich's pilot, on all
his missions, was Lieut. Robert Mar
tin of Funkstown.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

First Sgt. Francis Fratianni, son
of Mrs. Jessie B. Fratianni, 1874 N.
Locust street, who, with his wife
(the former Miss Bette Vaughn)
has been enjoying Today furlough
with his mother, left on Sunday to
report back to his base at Fort Riley,
Kansas. First Sergeant Fratianni
has been in the U. S. Engineers
Corps about two-and-a-half years
and for the past ten months has
been training recruits.
S 1/c Van B. Kershner and S &c
Wayne H. Kershner, sons of Mrs.
Elsie Kershner, 829 Florida avenue,
were home together last week, the
first time they had seen each other
in year. Seaman Van has just re-
turned from Belgium and England.
He returns to his ship on Friday.
Cpl. Clifford c. Kershner, another
brother, is now in the Air Forces
ground crew, after serving as a gun
ner, and has received the President
ial Citation and the Oak Leaf Clust-
err.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-05-03

ny bumped his head against the
panel he landed but the sight refused to fade
ashore the girls walked by and him win
smiles.
girls members Of IelIzapop
pin Review" q USO camp show, which staged for
according Sergeant Walter F. Macke Ma
rine Corps combat correspondents
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17

by the taxpayers a whole throughout the nation.
 4 Petition the Federal government to grant sub sides Alaska steamship carriers to make up deficits in operating costs.
 Naturally any increase in rates would have to be borne by the people of Alaska alone and in the long run the steamship companies would suffer So it seems that an increase in rates is not the solution.
 The second suggestion-elminate excessive war time costs-sounds good but likely will be difficult to carry out Find any business that has been able to eliminate increased costs of doing business brought about by the
 The last suggestion-a subsidy-is believed by most who have studied the problem to be out of the question
 This leaves one solution-to have the government operate the shipping lines. The Juneau Chamber of Commerce recently adopted report asking that con- sideration be given to legislation which would allow the U S. Maritime Commission to operate the vessels, if that is the only way higher rates can be avoided
 Alaska Delegate Bartlett has introduced a bill which would authorize the Alaska Railroad to operate the ships
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17

Clark, on the other hand, main- tained that the U. s. Supreme Court should decide this question.
 In taking this position, he was going directly counter to Ed Pauley, close friend of Truman and Clark, who gets most of his lush oil in- come from lands under the Pacific Ocean just off the California coast. Also Clark's hometown Congress man, Judge Hatton w. Summers of Dallas, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, pushed through a bill taking the question of submerged oil out of the hands of the Su- ureme Court
 But despite all this, the Attorney General went down to Jacksonville, faced the convention of hostile state attorneys, told them they were absolutely wrong, and said he was going full speed ahead with his Supreme Court case.
 Said California's Attorney Gen. eral Bob Kenny to the Attorney General of the United States:
 You fired the first shot at Fort Sumter. Don't you know that the Civil Wars over?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17
P-TA to Hear Debate
 Al Meeting Tonight

A question which is much before the public at the present time, whether we should have compulsory military conscription for male citi- zens between the ages of IS and 25 years, will be the topic of debate at the regular meeting of the Juneau P-TA at 500 p. m. tonight in the study hall of the high school audi torium.
 Members of the debating team will be Affirmative: Chairman, Del bert Hanks, Dr. J. o. Rude and Wai- no Hendrickson. Negative: Mrs. D. G. Taylor, Chairman; Mrs. James Cole and Mrs. Burr Johnson.
 Although the approaching holiday season is demanding a great deal of time these days it is hoped that all P-TA members will make an ef- fort to attend this meeting All in- terested persons are cordially in Vited to attend.
 Delicious refreshments are being planned by the following committee: Mrs. H. w. McCrea, Chairman; Mrs. R. H. Stewart, Mrs. John Rundall, Mrs. Harold Essy, and Mrs. Don Miller.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17
HOROSCOPE 'The stars incline
 bstt do not compep
TUESDAY, DECEMBER Is

Benefic aspects conflict with ad- verse planetary influences today. The morning is under a sway unfavor- able to foresight and clear judg- ment. The later hours are fortun- ate for persons with initiative.
 HEART AND HOME
 Women are under the best poSsi- ble direction of the stars today. They will make a success Of holiday festivities. It is a happy wedding day and promising to romantics, young and old.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Black markets will flourish in many parts of the world through the winter. Fuel will be secretly offer ed at high prices in the United States.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Training of youth for future citi- zenship will be of nationwide con cern. Organizations that instill patriotism and principles of good living will enlist many Americans. Schools for mothers will be con- ducted with renewed interest.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 The stars seem to indicate much secret opposition in Japan to re- forms of all sorts. Danger from treachery is prognosticated for the new year.
 Persons whose birthdate 1t is have the augury of year of drastic changes in thought and mode of life. Children born on this day may be stubbornly independent and determ- ined to follow their munitions. Many will be rarely talented.
 Copyright, l945)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17
Inconsistency in Wyoming
est. Louis Star Times)


 The news wires the other day devoted a lfdozsn lines report from Cheyenne concerning the pur- chase by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission of the entire town Lost Cabin Wyo and 56000 acres of ranch land
 If certain persons in Wyoming are in the frame of mind they were said to be in year or so ago, there is trouble abrewing in old Cheyenne. Wyoming, if anyone has forgotten, is the State whose officials and other prominent citizens became almost hystercal when the late President Roosevelt set aside parcel of scenic land to be known the Jackson Hole Ma tional Monument Too much of Wyomng's far-flung acreage already publicly it was argued The idea of the President of the United States designating few thousand more to be preserved in it's natural state so that all Americans might enjoy It for generations to called capricious en- croachment on local rights.
 The area of privately owned land set aside for the Jackson Hole National Monument is 49960 acres, and 33 795 of these acres had been acquired by John D. Rockefeller Jr, for the specific purpose of turning them over to the government for a national play ground If Wyoming could make such a fuss over 499O6 acres at Jackson Hole, how can it tolerate conversion of 58Oo0 acres at Lost Cabin into State game preserve?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17
REPUBLICAN ROW

It didn't leak out at the time, but there was some bare-knuckled scuffling before Congressional Re- publicans approved their statement of aims and purposes" later adopted by the National Commit tee meeting in Chicago
 The big bone of contention was proposal by Representative Leslie Arends of Illinois that the Republi- cans should favor a law barring campaign contributions by labor organizations. This, of course. was aimed at the CLOS Political Action Committee which helped elect Roosevelt.
 The Arends proposal ran into storm of protest in the closed door caucus of House Republicans It was finally howled down by a militant bloc of objectors including Representative Angell COre1 |, Baldwin, (N. V. Bender (Ohiol Bolton (Ohio), Garfield (N J), Case (N. J9, Corbett (Pa), Don dero (Michl. Dirksen qllD, Vol verton IN. J9, and Welch (CaD .
 Much to the amazement of everybody. old line Republicans Rich of Pennsylvania and Robsion of Kentucky also spoke against the ArendS proposal to ban contribu- tions from labor organizations. Representative Buck of New York, Harness of Indiana and Knutson of Minnesota all de- manded that the labor clause be left in the COP statement; as did Congressman Halleck of Indiana, Chairman of the Drafting Com mittee.
 This contingent argued that Re- publican candidates couldn't ex- pect much nancial aid from labor groups anyhow, so they might as well favor ban on labor con- tributions to both parties
 LeVel-headed Everett DirkSen of Illinois was quick to condemn such reasoning, stating that it was absurd" to include the Arends proposal in a statement of COP policy He declared that labor groups could easily get around" the proposed ban if they wished by organizing citizens committees to make campaign donations.
 If we come out for this, it will be apparent to everybody that we are hitting at particular labor groups" he added. T am whole heartedly against it."
 The PAC went after me in the last election, but that isn't the issue here, chimed in Wolverton of New Jersey If we want to do the right thing, we'll vote this
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17
STEAMSHIP PROBLEM

While some would have us believe that the steam ship companies operating vessels to and from Alaska simply want raise rates in order to make excessive profits it is generally accepted, We believe that the operators have definite problem on their hands They face this problem higher operatona costs will make impossible for them to operate as private operators and still make profit.
 Four general solutions to the problem have been suggested.
 l. Raise freight rates high as l08 per cent which will give the companies a fair profit-some- where between and per cent return on investment.
 9 Eliminate wartime excessive costs to provide for more efficient operation
 3. Have some government agency operate the ves- ses under present rates with the losses to be absorbed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-17
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER IT. 1925

Gov George A. Washington for his Alaskan affairs While Seattle planned Committee the Seattle Chamber Commerce.
 participating hard in preparation little operetta Woman the Shoe which following Proceeds to be used toward financing the Southeast Alaska School Meet
 the Princess Mary to spend holidays Seattle with her daughter Miss Mildred Hooker attending Holy Names Academy there
 L. many editor of the Anchorage Times the Alaska Matanska Coal Mining Company visited in Juneau Alameda port He was to spend the holidays.
 making preparations open store m the former Day Building planned handle several lines tables tion business.
 Miss Esther Minneapolis Mrs Homer G Nordling had arrived for extended visit here
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