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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-12
MAJOR MATCHES LAST NIGHT AT
 ELkS L0p-SIDE:E)

Fred Jennings Also-Rans and Claude Carnegie's -Beens took parallel strides to the fore in major league rolling last night at the Elks alleys. Both clubs scored three game sweeps over their respective opponents.
 Carnegie counted the high total of the session, 562 pins, but made way for at least one member of the opposition, Dave Nichols, when it came to marking up the high single line.
 The entire Also-Ran team main- tained a pace that netted the top team totals for both single game and set
 Next league competition on the Elks drives is set for Friday eve ming. when the Merchants loopers gather
 Major league results last. night were:
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STATUS BID BY COAST
 LOOP REFUSED
Surprise Statement by Big Leagues Proxies Rec
 ognizes Potential

CHICAGO, Dec 12-The major leagues have turned thumbs down on the plea of the Pacific Coast League to become the third major league baseball circuit.
 In a surprise announcement after a day-long meeting yesterday, the major leagues said, however, that they recognized the Pacific Coast League as potential major league territory" and offered the coast loop the services. If desired of a cooperating committee. will Har- ridge. President of the American League, joined with Ford Prick, head of the National League in a statement explaining their position in these words
 Major league status is not q matter of legislative definition. It depends upon all of the factors which determine the ability of the member-clubs of a league to give major league opportunities to the players whose contracts they hold. !" The statement went on to say that these factors include the size of the parks, the baseball income available and many others.
 The refusal of the American and National Leagues to accept the Coast League as a third major circuit was no rebuff to Clarence Rowland, Pacific Coast League President.
 We will be back. and not with
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Five Cadet Aces Named on Ap's AM H-Ameriiean
Touchdown Twins, Davis Blanchard, Repedfers
 -Fenimore, Too
By DOB CAvAGNARo

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-The United States Military Academys mighty football team placed five of it's players on the Associated Press l945 all-American eleven an- nounced today. It was the first time in the history of these selec- tions that so many players from one team had been honored in this fashion.
 Selection of three linemen and two ball carriers from Coach Col. Earl Blaik's team not cnly set a precedent numerically, but in the case of the ball carriers-Glenn Davis of Claremont, Calf, and Felix Doc Blanchard of Bishop vile, s. Cit represents the first time since the first Associated Press team was chosen in 1925 that back field teammates were selected two consecutive years
 Army linemen named to the team with Blanchard and Davis were John Green of Shelbyville, Ky, team captain and guard. and the Cadet tackles, Albert Nemetz of Prince George, Va, and Dewitt Coulter of Fort Worth, Texas.
 The 1945 team, selected on the basis of nationwide reports from Associated Press staff men, in cluded two other repeaters in addi- ton to Davis and Blanchard. They were Robert Dale Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A. & M backfield star, and the University of Texas end, Hubert Bechtol of Lubbock, Texas.
 The three members of the 1944- AS backfield were joined this year by Herman Wedeneyer, St. Mary's versatile quarterback from the Hawaiian Islands, who barely nosed out Alabama's brilliant Harry Gil- mer of Birmingham, for first team distinction
 The U. s. Naval Academy's stall Ad4b dltO LII ally GNlJtC44is lNl1A4dA Nl Duden of New York City, was placed at the other end of the forward line with Bechtol Warren Amling. Ohio State University guard from Pana, Ill., was named the other guard with Green, and the center assignment was given to Alabama's big Vaughn Mancha of Birmingham.
 The line, a combination of weight brawn and speed, averages ap- proximately 206 pounds per man. while the backfield, constituting a symphony of coaches dreams col lectively, averages fractionally over 185 pounds per man.
 The 1945 Associated Press All- American lineup:
 End-Hubert Bechtol, Texas.
 Tackle-Dewitt Coulter, Army.
 Guard Warren Amling, Ohio State.
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In the Germany of the Middle Ages, Gothic buildings were gensr- ally initiative of the French.
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BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec l2-Lee Oma, ranking heavyweight from Detroit, walked lackadisically around the ring for four rounds
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Substitutes: Beherends, points. Total points-24.
 Spanish decorations of the Middle Ages frequently combined Moorish and Christian motifs. DRINK KING DLACK LABEL,
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WO0DLEY AIRWAYS
 HAS 10 FROM WEST

On the regular run between An chorage and Juneau yesterday, the Woodley Airways plane in charge of Captain Joe Morris flew the fol- lowing passengers from Anchorage Glen Kimberline, Henry Stott, A. Bennett, Phillip Kerr, John s. Co., oagne, G. Gibson, Sarah Smith, R Hudson, T-5 John S. Roland and Pvt. c. E. Lampkey.
 To Anchorage-Dr. E. Graves, Boyd E. Marshall, Mrs. Mark Me Gevitt, Judy McGeyitt and Nora Pence.
 DRINK KING BLACK LABEL!
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feudin" when he was last with Boston
 Tn return for the 29-year-old son of a one-time big league pitcher, the Red Sox gave the Tribe Vic Johnson, tall, frail left-hand curveballer, and an estimated s5,0o0 in cash, as the ivory market at basebalrs winter meetings finally showed some signs of life.
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Center - Vaughn Mancha, Ala bama.
 Guard-John Green, Army. Tackle-Albert Nemetz, Army. End-Richard Duden, Navy. Herman Wedemeyer, St Mary's.
 Back 1T Robert Fenimore, Okla homa A. & M.
 Back-Glenn Davis, Army. Back-FeliX Blanchard, Army.
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Sports Shorts

CHICAGO, Dec. 12-Jim Baeby, Cleveland's temperamental right handed pitcher, was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Boston Red Sox today, thereby returning to the leadership of Manager Joe Cronin, with whom he was "a
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our hat in hand Rowland com mented today. No group of men can block the wheels of progress. The millions of people in Cali fornia, Washington and Oregon want better than minor league baseball, and we shall demand that their rights be recognized.
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PORTLAND Ore. Dec. 12 n Worlds Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis punched through four exhi- bition rounds here last night look ing puffy at 2l5 pounds The Brown Bomber spared with Big Boy Brown of Chicago for one round, then put Brown on the ropes. Louis barely hit Dave John son of Portland in two-round show of foot and glove work.
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DOUGLAS HIGH NOSE OUT F.D.;;
 SUPPORT WINS


 Although defeated by one point in 9 to 24 game with the Douglas High Huskies. the newly y-organized Douglas Bremen made highly noteworthy showing in it's debut game of the City League Basketball tournament last night in the Doug las High gymnasium. Tn the game E preceding the Douglas match, Sub- port scared to a shattering 51 to 26 ictory over the Signacs
 Fast-moving, strategically circu- lating. the Bremen were a challeng- ing match to the well-drilled Doug las High Huskies from start to fm- ish. The enthusiasm and sprint ing ability shown by the fire fight CTS last night appeared to be the lasting brand that should make their future games exciting to fans - and : dangerous to slow moving teams Shooting by the Bremen was noth- ing remarkable, but could certainly be classified as good. Individual ism was at minimum. The team showed cooperation, little grand standing, and eommendable ability to function as a unit with all play CTS contributing to the overall SCOT ing. Most outstanding of the teams several excellent potentialities ap- pears to be it's speedy circulation. Players weaved in and cut during the game with laudable backing of team rather than individual scoring. Top scorer was Jensent, already familiar to League fans as a play CT on Signac's team, with four field goals.
 Douglas High, as usual, played a clean, sportsmanlike game-not ex- cellent, but steady and competent. Pass work and shooting were both i. fair. FootWork was fast and Husky forwards were more than able to cope with Firemens guarding. High men on the Douglas school team were L. Bennett with four field goals and the goal-trust twins, J. Mccormick and D. Mccormick with and points respectively.
 Supports St0eep On
 Supports team, spiked with stellar shooters Krogman and Kessnick, swept past Signacs men with 51 to 26 score-40 points made by the two forwards alone. Unable to ef- fectively guard the opponent teams offenses or to overcome it's defenses, Signacs floundered in a miasma of pocr playing for the entire game. Despite excellent individual shooting by Mcdonnell Q3 points, and by JCnes @ points, when he could get clear of the guards-the team fail- ed to show any signs of improve ment in general playing over prev iouS performances. The Signacs con- tinue to play a chaotic game of ball that shows lack of practice, lack of i. organization, and lack of team un- >ity. On the other side of the ledger, they continue to show clean sportsmanship and hearty good humor in accepting their. losses and in admitting their weaknesses or errors, characteristic that makes them popular both with the grand- stands and their opposing team mates. In tournament that is being played mainly for good fun and exercise that is probably as . valuable an attribute as any claim- ed by a League team.
 Box scores in last nights games are as follows.
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then sprang into action to knock cut Prentiss Hall, young Buffalo hght-heayyweight, in the fifth round of the feature bout last night before s,676 fans in Me morial Auditorium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-07
Army 10 Have 500 Fewer
Generals by End Of Year
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Army will have about 500
fewer generals at the end of this
month than it had at its peak
strength of 1,540 last July.
The War Department announced
this today in connection with a
further detailing of plans reported
last September for a cut in the gen.
eral officer roster through retire.
ments and reduction of wartime
rank.
With the roster reduced to l,040
by the end of the month, the Army
plans a continued cutback which
will place the total of generals at
$40 next June, when the size OF the
Army will be reduced to 1880, 900.
This will compare with about 100
general officers on duty prior to
Pearl Harbor.
The Army said that under pres
ent plans further reduction in the
number of generals will be made al
the rate of about 100 in each OF
the first four months of 1916 and
so each in May and in June.
Many generals scheduled for re-
duction In rank will elect to retire
if qualified, the department said
but it is unavoidable that men with
distinguished records will revert to
lower ranks as the program is car
ried out" The department asserted
that it appreciated fully the services
OF these men who contributed Sc
much to the successful war opera
lions" anG that reductions in grade
resulted only from the demobiliza
ton of the Army as whole.
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turn has as his assistant E. E. Dam
ly. 3207 Foxhall road NV. WASH
ington, who also IS an associate
counsel
The staff also includes Capt. Luke
Lea of Nashville, Tenn, as aide to
Mr. keenan,; Raymond P. Norville,
1921 Buntz road, Lakewood Ohio,
investigation expert, and these asso-
ciate counsels:
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Fihelly, 1887 H street NV,
Washington; Judge Edward S. Dell,
Middletown, Ohio; Robert M. Do
nihi, Nashville. Tenn; Joseph F.
English, 1920 Norton place NV,
Washington; Henry Austin Haux-
hurst, Cleveland, Ohio; Carlisle
Higgins, Greensboro, N. c.; Sol S.
Horwitz, Pittsburgh, Pa; G. Osmond
Hyde, A Baltimore street, Kensing-
ton, Nd; Otto Lowe, Cape Charles,
Va; Wortherwin Mckinney, Ashe-
vile, N. c.; Frederick Mignone, New
Haven, Conn.,. Col. Thomas H. Nor
row, Cincinnati. Ohio; Henry r.
Sackett, Gary, Ind; Amos Wood
cock, Salisbury, Md.
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leased at some reasonable figure for
SO years to a holding company rep
resenting the nonprofit private hos
pitfalls to participate in the center.
His plan also would require the
District government to repay the
United States a portion of the prof.
ect coSt-the amount to be deter
mined by Congress. Gen. Fleming
took the position that while the
Federal Government has a definite
responsibility in the project. to as
sure health protection for Govern
ment workers, the District taxpayers
also should share In the cost.
w. E. Reynolds, public buildings
commissioner. recommended that
the cost of the project be estimated
at not less than $18,O0O,000, includ-
ing not only the hospital buildings
and equipment, nurses home and
other facilities, but the land.
Warns of Costs.
Mr.. Reynolds warned that con-
struction costs are still rising and
that the cost of the site is uncer-
tain. The site may cost as little as
$500,000 or as much as $4,000, 900,
depending on the location, he said.
The need for prompt provision of
new hospital facilities also was
stressed by George Garrett, presi-
dent of the Board of Directors of
Emergency Hospital; DR.. William M.
Morgan, associated with Garfield
Hospital. and William r. Castle,
president of the Garfield Hospital
board.
Gen. Fleming said that counting
additional beds to be provided in the
new George Washington and
Georgetown University Hospitals,
there is current shortage of at
least" TOO beds.
Mr.. Garrett said the lack of ade-
quate and modern facilities created
appalling conditions and that
Emergency has been forced to turn
away as many as 40 prospective
patients in single day. He also
said the Federal Government has
a real obligation" because of the
number of Government workers nv-
ing or working here. At Emergency
40 per cent of patients are Govern
ment workers or members of their
families, he declared.
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thus diminished Its effectiveness, VI
the report continued.
In its investigation, the commit
tee said. it interviewed separately
members of the board of inquiry,
Mr.. Gin and Mr.. Rotkin, assuring
each person the statements were forI
the Welfare Board and not for other
persons.
This committee unanimously
agrees that the Jail is lacking in|
discipline and is operating ineffi-
GENTLY and, therefore, recommends
that immediate steps be taken toi
install efficiency and discipline, the
report said.
"The jail discipline is bad as evil
denced by all witnesses, by delays in
reporting to the police at the time
OF escape, by the inexpertness of
search (shakedown), by the absence
of procedure sufficiently explicit to
permit responsibility for the escape
to be fixed"
See Interference by Gill.
The committee added that it felt
the resident superintendent in
ability to perform his full duty was
due in large degree to interference
of Mr.. Gill.
Our investigation shows that the
resident superintendent is charged
with duties under the general super
intendent. We find the resident
superintendent authority was d.
minished as consequence of the
direct dealing by the general super
lntendent with special concern for
matters of discipline"
The committee also said it found
Board Of Public Welfare rules were
not being followed in their entirety
Yesterday Mr.. Gill charged We'll
fare Board officials with re-
sponsibility for the jails con-
dition because they left q half
built" institution when it was re-
modelled in 1939-40. He also said
Mr.. Huff had neglected to furnish
Institutions Committee members
with copy Of the superintendent
report on jail conditions which had
been issued week before.
Because they had not read the re-
port, Welfare Board members acted
without knowing true conditions at
the jail, Mr.. Gill said. He said he
sent copies of the report to the
board before yesterdays meeting !,
but understood they were never dis
tributed
| Mr.. Gill's report advocated imme-
date expenditure of up to $1,000, 900
for Jail Improvements and spared no
adjectives in describing the institu-
ton as a sinecure for potential
escapes
There are only entrances to
this Jail, but IL exits, - he said, point
ing to numerous doors leading into
two courtyards. The steel wire
gates opening into them were in
adequate, since they can be scaled
or contraband slipped through the
openings, the superintendent said.
Recommends Inclosing Wall.
He recommended a wall around
the entire structure, with at least
eight towers, and electrically op-
Grated gates for both vehicles and
pedestrians. He said the west en-
trance should be closed and that
the guard at the east entrance, now
exposed to any gangster's guns.
should be protected by bullet-proo
glass.
| Mr.. Gill said the visiting room
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pointing Welfare Board members,
the latters recommendations should
be upheld.
Mr.. ellis chances for public
hearing appeared to rest with the
Commissioners. 1t was understood
the Commissioners are authorized to
call a special hearing panel, before
which Mr.. Gill could present his
case.
1t appeared doubtful if civil serv-
ice procedure calls for a hearing,
since the custer effort was based on
charges of jneff1ciency and did not
involve possible breach of civil
service rules.
Code Requires Notice.
Under rule II of the civil service
code, Mr.. Gill has an opportunity
to answer the Welfare Board in a
written statement. The board, in
turn, Is obliged to furnish Mr.. Gill
with a complete written form of the
charges leading to his dismissal.
1iC bodl UOOh It's dCtlOu ny
unanimously adopting a report of
its Committee on Institutions, which
investigated the jail administration
and physical aspects after five pris-
oners escaped November "a. -Four
of these still are at large.
Mr.. Huff said he cared to make
no comment on Mr.. ellis inference
that the custer movement was of
a personal nature.
The Institution Committees re-
port said it unanimously agrees
that the Jail is lacking in discipline
and is operating inefficiently."
More Details Coming.
Members of the committee said
more details Of their decision would
come later, after Mr.. Gill had
Offered a defense"
The Institutions Committee re-
port charged both Mr.. Gill and Mr..
Botkin attended sessions of a board
of inquiry called by Mr.. Gill to
investigate the jail break after tell
Ing the Welfare Board they would
not attend, and so permit full and
free expression of persons testifying
before the board"
The report said the committee
had moved into the jail to inquire
into the progress of the inquiry and
other matters" when it appeared
the inquiry was not making salts
factory progress.
This committee feels that one
reason it received such a negative
report is that the general superin-
tendent did attend the inquiry and
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IolltlilueO from First Page,
another war threatens the very ex-
istence of civilization and we must
act firmly"
Plans Outlined.
Mr.. keenan, is concerned with the
trials of top flight classifications-
cabinet members, army, navy and
air officers and industrial leaders
who for any purpose whatsoever
Joined in a plan to rule outside
Japan by brute force"
Outlining preliminary plans for
the trials-which win involve more
than $50 war crimes suspects-Mr.
keenan, said the groups of defend
ants would be built around time Pc
RODS in which they were active.
They will 60 back to July, 1887,
when the China war started.
Mr.. Keenan, said trials probably
would be free and open. The &C
cused would be given fair notice of
charges against them so that they
might prepare for trial either
through their own counsel, If de-
sired, or appointed counsel.
Penalties would be within elastic
limits" and be at the option of
the court under a court charter
which will be issued, he said
Asked what penalties could be ex-
pected, he replied that every civilized
country has penalty that fits the
offense Of persons whose acts mean
loss Of life to innocent people-a
strong indication that the prosecu-
ton will ask for death.
May Be Tried Twice.
Mr.. keenan, said that if a jana
nese committed crimes in more than
one place he could be tried wherever
convenient. A man can be tried
twice, he said.
Asked specifically if the Philip
pines had been asked to send repre-
sentatives to the court, Mr.. keenan,
replied that the Commonwealth at
least would be asked to name some
one to the prosecuting agency.
Invitations have been extended to
all Allied nations, he added.
The staff accompanying Mr.. Kee-
nan here for the long war trials lob
includes Is secretaries, the first civ
ilian women to reach Japan from
the United States since the war. All
but two were from Washington. The
two exceptions: Marjorie C. Bastrup
OF New Mexico. and Myrtle B. Aills
Of Raleigh, N. C.
Washingtonians Named.
The Washingtonians: EVELYN
Alexander, $40 Woodward Building:
Ruth Anderson, 1922 Upshur street
NV; Selma M. Betar, 5000 Thir-
tenth place NV; Virginia Bow
man, Bowen Building. Lucille C..
Drummer, 200 Walnut street NV.
Frances Casey. $500 Connecticut
avenue; Evelyn Cordell, Roosevelt
Hotel: Clair Elinor Farrell, Meridian
Hill Hotel; Eleanor jackson 119 d
street Sc; Hannah Kato, 1912 Hol-
brook terrace Ne; Grace Kanode
Lewellyn, 1925 Forty third street
NV; Margaret Moose, 1026 Fiji
tenth street NV; Jewell Newman.
1884 Sixteenth street NV; Mildred
Rich, Harrington Hotel; Willianna
Settle, al jefferson street NV.
John Darsey. 1901 Argonne place
NV, heads the STAN as executive
assistant to Mr.. keenan,, and in
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should be moved from its present
quarters in the rotunda and housed
In q small addition to the Admins
tration Building. Under the pres
ent arrangement, one guard controls
the rotunda and 1t should be a
simple matter for an armed man,
with the aid Of one confederate, to
gain control of the entrance and
free whomever he pleased, Mr.. Gill
said.
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He scoffed at the soft iron bars
and factory sash" windows which
invited escapes and called for more
observation windows and catwalks
near the cells occupied by felons.
The rotunda should be control
center with prison official always
on duty there, he said.
Sixteen storage and work rooms
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cluttered with all sorts Of materials
and accessible to trustees, gave thu
superintendent particular quaIms.
"All this represents necessary
stores and maintenance equipment
plus the accumulated junk Of 10
years. he said. This labyrinth Of
rooms under the main floors offers
an unlimited opportunity for hide
Always and contraband."
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Locomotives cars, equipment. all these have been
thought out designed, engineered, developed and
built by people for people. They of value
only as they people.
We Of the Pennsylvania Railroad try keep in mind
always: everything we do is measured by how we
help people, how get along with people, how we treat
people Our greatest reward in having people think
well Of Us =. because We have served them well!
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-28

OF pain. The legless, the armless, the sick. and
wounded gave themselves for our Victory. What can
we give them in return?
Surely not words. Not the empty brightness of a
New Years greeting. For these, above all. deserve
their country's best.
It's up to you to see they get it!
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> It's New Years Day.
Inc eyes of the wounded watch you Their faces
follow your progress down the long lines of white
hospital BEDS
ooud ,o" smile at them and say, "Happy New
lear! The words would stick in your throat!
FOR them, this New Year holds no promise, except