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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13
RED FORCE
 EXPANDING
 ODER FRONT
Three Groups Disposed fol Berlin AssauIt-Siege
 on Konigsberg

BULLETIN-LONDON, March 13-A German broadcast to- night declared that at least nine Soviet Divisions have crossed the Oder River be- tween Kuestrin and Frankfurt and are attempting to beat to- ward Berlin.
 The Berlin radio tonight said Red Army forces are striking toward the German Capital City from Kietz on the Oder's west bank, opposite fallen Kuestrin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON ut Col. Robert s. Allen now on active
 service with the Army.

WASHINGTON-G prison- CTS of war get such excellent treat ment in American hands that the Russian Government has now ac- 'tually asked that it's civilians ln- side Germany be treated as prison CTS after they are liberated by the Allies.
 There are about 100000 Soviet civilians held as forced laborers inside Germany, and their status has been the subject of signifi- cant controversy.
 When U. s. and British Armies first began liberating these work slaves they were held as prisoners of war, but soon deluge of com plaints came from Red Army of ficers that the Russian civilians were being insulted.
 Whereupon the Allies segregated Russian work battalions and put them into refugee camps where they were given rations similar to that of the civilian population.
 However, civilian ration are so meager in France and Belgium that the Russians, have now re- versed themselves and want all Russians captured or liberated by the Allies to be treated as prisoners of war. This means that they will get the same food as German prisoners who get the same ration as the American or British Armies.
 The whole question of handling displaced people, including slave laborers, refugees, and war pris- oners, is one of the major Allied headaches. Some 10,000,000 people are involved.
 Note: The French, who also com- plained when the Allies treated their repatriated citizens as war prisoners. have now changed their minds, are pressing the U. s. and Great Britain to treat all non- collaborationist Frenchmen freed in Germany as prisoners so they will get Allied rations.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13
GEkMILL TO
 COME BACK
 TO ALASKA
Attorney Rodsis Seattle FB| Agents in Statements
 Made 10 Jury (

SEATTLE, March 12-(Delayedt- Attorney Henry Clay Agnew, in behalf of his client, Mrs. Ruby Hazlewood, has filed with the United States Attorney and Federal Bureau of Investigation, a demand for the $l,500, restitution money, taken from Lynn J. Gemmill at the time of his arrest by FBI agents.
 Agnew represents Mrs. Hazlewood in a civil action filed recently in Seattle charging Mrs. Cleo Patricia Wilkins allegedly stole a trunk valued in excess of $10.000 and asks restitution.
 Gemmill is eager to return to Juneau where he is United States Attorney for the First Division of Alaska. He will return to active status following acquittal on the charge of seeking a bribe of $3.000 and accepting $1,500 from Mrs. Wilkins. Gemmill was placed on leave of absence following his ar- ItSJ Here Oil lNOptiIlUtI f..
 FBI Castigated
 Gemmill's attorney, Will C.. Beardslee, in his closing arguments before the jury of 10 men and two women last Saturday morning, bit- terly castigated the Seattle Federal Bureau of Investigation agents for arresting Gemmill "after such a short. flimsy investigation" He termed the investigation 'incom- petence of the rankest sort" and said Gemmill was not even ques- toned by United States Attorney lille, and that reporters were brought in before the hearing ended. Apparently, the FBI agents were overlooking no bets to have a field-day of publicity while the agent in charge was out of town" Beardslee said.
 No Cop As Dumb As FBI Beardslee further attacked the FBI for sticking to an 'un- -Emeri- can regulation" that prevented the Juneau agent from revealing in- formation. which might have cleared Gemmill immediately
 You would not even find a Seattle Policeman making such a stupid investigation. They might arrest an innocent man but they would not blacken his name before completing an investigation" said Beardslee.
 Judge Aids GemmiII
 Judge John c. Bowen, of the Federal bench, instructing the jurors, who returned the verdict of acquittal in l2 minutes. declared that Gemmill, as a United States Attorney, had a right to receive money from defendant to return tc it's rightful owner.
 During the trial, .Gemmill re- peatedly claimed he had accepted the $500 to return to Mrs. Hazle- wood, operator of a house of ill., fame in Sitka, as part restitution for her loss.
 The Sunday Post-Intelligencer carried two-column picture of Mrs. Gemmill with her arms over her husbands shoulders. She said she never for a moment entertained any doubts of her husbands inno- cence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13
Hiqh Grade Alcohol ToBe Produced from
 Wood (hips, 5awdusi

the problem that it became commer- cially feasible to turn that stuff you can't eat into something you can drink (but it isn't recommend edD.
 Sometime this summer, out in Flu gene, oregon, factory will get un- der way which will produce high grade alcohol from wood chips and sawdust. It may be the forerunner of scores of factories which will take the pressure off grains for alcoholic production.
 The importance of this shouldn't be brushed off. Under wartime con- ditions, the average production cost of alcohol is around 90 cents a gal lon. The range is wide. Alcohol produced from molasses costs about one-third of that. Alcohol from grains runs up to almost twice that.
 Production ot a high-grade pure alcohol from sawdust and wood chips will have a cost quotient in the lowest brackets. Officials in the Forest Service already have worked it out, but they are being cagey about committing themselves until costs under actual production conditions at the Eugene plant are determined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13
BELIEVE TIT OR NOT

The Office of Defense Transpor- tation, the Army, Navy and the Office of War Mobilization have a joint board which passes on all requests to hold conventions. Last week. believe it or not, the ODT
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13
FROM SEATTLE

Earl Davey. Seattle, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13

The Sunday Post-Intelligencer carried a two-column picture of Mrs. Gemmill with her arms over her husbands shoulders. She said she never for moment entertained any doubts of her husbands inno- cence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-13

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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14
IENrER MOVIE SAVE THESE EASY RULES

.. All persons in Continental United States-its
territories and possessions United States Armed
Forces personnel everywhere may enter-except en-
ployes of Pepsodent Division and Lever Brothers
Company their advertising agencies and their fami-
lies Contest subject to all Federal and State
regulations.
g. Major prize winners will be announced on the
Bob Hope radio program as soon as possible after
the contest closes Complete list OF winners will be
sent to anyone sending stamped, self-addressed
envelope.
y. Contest closes Sunday November 1, l945 All
entries must be bostrno,ked before midnight OF that
date and received before December /. 1915.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

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4. Write on any sheet of paper. Be sure TO print
your name and address clearly. Write one side OF
the paper only.
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81, Illinois. Send as many entries as you wish, but
each entry must be accompanied by a box top Tor
facsimie) from any size package OF Pepsodent Tooth
Powder. Use sufficient postage.
=. Entries will be judged on originality and sincerity
by independent judges. Duplicate prizes in case OF
ties Judges decisions are final No entries returned.
All entries and ideas contained therein become
property of Pepsodent Division of Lever Bros. Co.
Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

It'seasy for any one who ever owned
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ing that easy contest sentence we all
strengthen our determination 20 help
America by keeping our war bonds. So
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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14
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Detroit evening times., 1945-10-14

Imagine owning a brand new postwar
Jeep! A genuine WHY'S Jeep the tough
little glamour car of World War II
now thrillingly improved for postwar
civilian uscl
That exactly what hCeniy grand prize
winners will ViH in this exciting new con-
test. And lots of big cash prizes, too!
Evening star., 1945-11-13
Funeral Services Held
For GEORGE J. Houqh, Is

Funeral services were held last
Friday for George j. Hough, 70. re-
tired Department OF Agriculture met
alurgical chemist, who died in
George Washington University Hos
pital on Tuesday. Interment was in
Rock Greek Cemetery.
A resident of the District since
1912, Mr.. Hough lived at 41l0 Emery
place NV. He was born at Albany,
n. Y, and was the son of the late
George Washington Hough, noted
astronomer and director Of the Dear
born Observatory at Northwestern
University for many years, and En-
ma G. Shear Hough.
Mr.. Hough was a graduate Of
Northwestern University. Before
coming to Washington he was en-
gagged in mining engineering in Mex
leo and Colorado. He was on the
staff of the Bureau of Standards a
few years before going to the Bureau
OF Soils Of the Department of Agri-
culture, from which position he re-
tired in June, 1912.
He is survived by two sons, George
w. Hough of this city and Frank E.
Hough of Falls Church, Va. His
wife, Mrs. Albertina Heynemann
Hough, died in 1922.
Evening star., 1945-11-13
TotaIiiarian Centers
Routed, Argentina Claims
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 13.-The
Argentine government has carried
to the extreme its zeal for suppress
ing and extinguishing all centers of
Nazi, Facist or totalitarian inspira-
tion," the Foreign Once said last
night In communiQue reiterating
the nations complete adherence to
the Chapultepec agreement.
The bulletin, apparently prepared
for presentation to the other nations
of the Western Hemisphere, said the
governments action "honors the
country's sworn word and assures
continental unity and harmony"
At considerable length the docu-
ment set for the measures taken to
strengthen alien property controls,
close German and Japanese schools,
eliminate German and Japanese So
cieties and suppress publications dis
seminating "antidemocratic propa-
gsnda."
The government has taken over
SO firms, has interveneddn the man.
agement OF So others and has 81 still
under investigation, the bulletin
said.
1t promised the speedy deporta-
tion to Germany Of German in
ternes, including the crew of the
Graf Spec and all suspected Nazi
agents.
Evening star., 1945-11-13
Plane
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from the river and about 3 miles
from the main administration
building of the factory, the Navy
reported
It had cut diagonally across the
river toward Indianhead and in
crashing had torn down a number
of trees.
Two Jump to Safety.
Although the pilot. an unidentified
lieutenant commander, had told the
passengers he would attempt to land
the plane, his body was not found
in the wreckage and it was assumed
he had leaped at the last moment.
The Navy refused to release the
names of the missing, but said all
were men.
Ordered by the pilot to leap when
fog repelled their efforts to land, 1t.
Comdr. Henry Mears and WAVE
1t. q. g. Caroline Bohannon, 40
were the two who bailed out to
safety.
Taken to the Naval Dispensary at
Indianhead to be treated for ex-
posure, 1t. Comdr. Mears said he
was the fifth and last of the pas
sengers to leap. He fell into the
middle of the river, swan to shore
and notified the Naval Air Station
at AnacoStia.
The naval ofiicer, who said he was
stationed in Washington, reported
1t. Bohannan was the first to leap.
She also fell into the river. was
picked up by a fishing boat and
spent the night In the Indianhead
Dispensary.
This morning Comdr. Mears and
1t. BOhannon were discharged from
the dispensary and started back to
Washington where the WAVE is en-
ployed In the executive offices of
the Secretary Of the Navy. She is
from Miami, Fla. and lives here at
1899 N street NV.
Navy reports said the plane, run
ming short of fuel, first attempted
to land at Washington but was
| thWaFted by fog.
Evening star., 1945-11-13
Go|dsborough Denies
Injunction Against
Bus Terminal Pickets

Justice T. Alan Goldsborough of
District Court today refused to grant
temporary restraining order
through which the Greyhound Ter
minal of Washington, Inc, seeks to
halt striking bus drivers from pick
citing the terminal at Eleventh street
and New York avenue NV. The
strike has tied up bus travel on
many Greyhound lines north and
west.
This case is typical of cases all
over the country" the jurist COM
mented in terming the situation
distressing" He then ordered the
case set for hearing on its merits
as soon as possible.
The question of the restraining
order came up last Tuesday, but
was continued to permit attorneys
to file additional data on whether
the strike-bound Pennsylvania
Greyhound Lines, Inc, controls the
terminal.
Justice Goldsborough today, how
ever, was not asked to rule on this
question, but merely to decide
whether the temporary restraining
order was to be handed down.
In supporting his decision to re-
fuse the temporary restraining or
der, the jurist declared there was
no doubt" that the Norris-La Guar
dia Act, which precludes court juris-
diction in labor disputes in most in
stances. would certainly go far
enough to<protect in this case"
The union was represented In to-
days action by Attorneys Allen r.
Rosenberg and Warren Sharfman
and the Terminal Corp. by Attorney
Henry I. Quinn.
Mr.. Quinn previously argued that
there was no labor dispute with the
terminal, from which he said bus
lines ran under contractual agree
ment. He said the picketing was
unnecessary to keep out Pennsyl-
vania Greyhound buses because they
are not running. He added that the
terminal would see that the line did
not use the terminal during the
strike if the union would agree to
withdraw pickets.
Four other bus lines not involved
in. the strike, Richmond Greyhound
Capital Greyhounds Lines, Inc; !; At
|lantic Greyhound Corp. and aBlne
Ridge Lines have contracts to use
the terminal. The Richmond and
Atlantic buses cross the picket lines
but the other two lines will not, 1t
was said. 1t also is claimed shat
telegraph and telephone company
employees refuse to cross the picket
lines.
Evening star., 1945-11-13
New Canadian Tariff Rates
Cancelled After Attack
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, Nov. 13.-New tariff
rates, which were announced In the
Canadian budget and blasted by the
Liberal party as a reversion to a
protective tariff policy. have been
Cancelled by the government, which
reafIirmed its support Of free trade
principles.
A widespread controversy. over the
rates centered about q protective
tariff of 20 per cent proposed against
a certain type of steel tubing. This
tariff was directed against the
United States, which before the war
was this country's principal source
for the product.
About 80 items were involved In
the proposed new rates. The tariff
increased did not apply to goods
from empire countries, which con-
tinued under the free list.
Finance Minister J. l.. Ilsey, an
nouncing last night the government 8
decision to cancel the new rates
asserted that 1.-The government has
repeatedly expressed the view that
in the interdependent world of today
prosperity is indivisible, and that the
prosperity of any nation cannot long
be maintained without a restoration
and expansion of international COM
merce."
Evening star., 1945-11-13
Veterans Hit Use Of Hornet
To Brinq Home Civilians

sBy the Assoeia tsa Preses. stssaefs ri
Z HONOLULp, NOV. .l3.r-The Anerr
icant Veterans Committee, cla aimf1R
more than 1000 members, yesterday
announced it had sent a letter to
Chairman Thomas Of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee protest.
ing use of the carrier Hornet to re-
turn 1000 civilian workers to the
mainland.
Basing its protest on an article in
Stars and Stripes, the committee
told Senator Thomas thousands OF
servicemen find it dif1icult to under
stand the sudden precedence OF con-
tractual over moral obligations.
The Navy had explained it used
the Hornet to return civilian Pearl
Harbor workers because the Govern
ment brought the workers to Oahu
under contract that they be re-
turned when the work was done.
Stars and Stripes last week re-
ported the Navy had explained that
military personnel eligible for dis
charge were not ready for the home
ward trip. The newspaper, however,
said there were several thousand
eligible men here.
Evening star., 1945-11-13
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fer, Republican, Of Michigan; Els
ton, Republican, Of Ohio; Harness,
Republican, Of Indiana; Fenton.
Republican, Of Pennsylvania. and
johnson, Republican, of California.
Against the inotion-May, Demo-
crat, OF Kentucky; Thomson, Dem
ocrat, of Texas; Brooks, Democrat
OF louisiana; Sparkman, Demo-
crat, Of Alabama; Kilday, Democrat
Of Texas; Davis, Democrat, of Ten
nessee: Skies, Democrat. OF Florida
Stewart, Democrat, of Oklahoma
Winstead, Democrat, Of Mississippi; !;
Holifleld, Democrat, of California
Melvin Price, Democrat, of Illinois
Roe, Democrat, of New York; An
dress, Republican, of New York:
Martin, Republican, Of Iowa, and
Luce, Republican, Of Connecticut.
Representatives Thomas, Davis
and Roe were absent but were re-
corded by proxy.
The decision of the committee to
continue the hearings followed ma
neuVerS 10 postpone actlon started
last Thursday by a coalition Of Re-
publican and Democratic members
led by Mr.. Short. At that time the
Missouri member had marshaled q
majority who wanted to drop the
bill. but his motion was ruled out
of order on a technicality, and the
chairman hurriedly recessed the
hearings until today.
In response to questions by COM
mittee members today, Secretary
Patterson said he would not favor a
peacetime draft for years service
II he were sure there would not be
another war.
If I were perfectly certain" he
explained, that the United Nations
Organization would work from the
Evening star., 1945-11-13
Lack Of Technique
Blamed ior trouble
With Artificial Legs

The complaints OF Amputees that
artificial limbs furnished by the
Government are no good have been
caused more by their failure to learn
to walk properly on the appliances
than by major defects In the arti-
fetal legs themselves. Walter Bura,
Veterans Administration director
Of prosthetic appliance services,
said today.
Mr.. Bura Is = 3l-year-old inventor
who lost leg flve years ago in
diving accident and Is credited with
"revolutionizing" the Army's care
Of amputees.
His plan, outlined at = press con-
ference, calls for instruction Of the
amputee who left Army hospitals
before the new Army program went
into effect last month.
Program Adopted.
The program, he revealed, calls
for new-type limb-metal instead
Of fiber, development Of muscles 10
the men win be strong enough to
walk properly and then individual
walking instruction. Mr.. Bura said
one hospital now has the metal legs
and others will get them as soon as
the Army can get the parts.
Here's what Mr.. Bura plans to do
in the Veterans Administration:
Write to each veteran who has lost
a limb, urging him to air his COM
plants about artificial limbs or the
treatment he has received from the
agency.
Survey all appliances and con-
denim those that don't come up to
a satisfactory standard.
Set up in the Veterans hospitals
a program to provide correction OF
muscular defects that prevent cor
rect walking. secure proper appli-
ances and give instruction in walk
ing techniques.
Wants Patents Freed.
Get the artificial limb manufac-
turers together and try to persuade
them to set up standards for good
appliances and to pool patented
features. The Veterans Admins
tration will offer to buy the patents
or persuade the manufacturers to
let their competitors use them on
a royalty basis.
Mr.. Bura said he believed ampu-
tees could best understand the
problems of fellow amputees and
an effort will be made to set up an
advisory committee of amputees
with engineering background, as well
as to put amputees into the ofIices
where veterans 60 for assistance.
IF there's anything an amputee
wants most, it's to walk as he did
before he lost his leg" said Mr..
Bura. That's what we want to
teach them"
Evening star., 1945-11-13
tart wouldn't advise this prs.

start wouldn't advise this pre.
gram" 9
Asked BY Representative johnson.
Republican, Of California, what
there was in the world situation at
present to make this legislation
urgent, Mr.. Patterson replied: "In
the world today, for the time being
at least, it's military power that
talks"
Answering other questions. the
Secretary said: Il believe that If the
United States had had even q re-
spectacle military machine In 1914
there would have been no World
War I, and II we had had such
machine in 1899 there would have
been no World War II. People like
Hitler are not complete fools"
Mr.. Patterson told the commit
tee that If universal service became
q law, military authorities plan
tentatively a permanent Regular
Army Of 100000. On the other hand,
he said, they figured that If Con-
gress did not approve of universal
service the country would need .
Regular Army of 1,700, 900.
Mr.. Patterson did not agree with
some members that many young
men would be deferred from going
to college II they had to put in a
year Of military training after their
18th birthday. He said he thought,
on the contrary, many would be
stimulated by their training to go
ahead with their education after
ward.
He also said that young men with
special qualifications undoubtedly
would receive technical training in
the Army Of great value to them
after they completed their basic
training, which might be three
months more or less.
Mr.. Patterson did not concur with
suggestions that a solution to ma
tional security might be found In
expanding the National Guard and
the ROTC units of schools and coll
leges. This, he said, would be valu-
able. but could not replace q year
of intensive training. fz<s
Evening star., 1945-11-13
Two Hurt in Baltimore
As Elevator FuIIs 30 Feet
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 13.-Two per-
sons were hurt last night when an
elevator plunged 30 feet into the
basement Of . Baltimore depart
ment store.
Mrs. Jean Caplan, 81, customer,
suffered possible compound leg
fracture while Irving Goldberg, ele-
vator operator, was treated for back
injuries at University Hospital.
Police said the elevators cable
snapped. Two policemen and three
firemen worked 10 minutes before
freeing Mrs. Caplan and Mr.. Gold
berg from the car.
Evening star., 1945-11-13
RoiI-HeIicopter Tieup
Proposed at Herring
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. ia tie
up between rail and the helicopter
shuttle service for transportation
progress was proposed yesterday by
Ralph Budd, president of the Chi
cago, Burlington g. Quincy Railroad
Co.
Mr.. Budd laid his plans for or
ganizing an air division before q
Civil Aeronautics Board hearing.
In an interview he said that II
rail passenger transportation was to
meet the challenge of competitors,
1T must find way to provide better
and more luxurious service. We pro-
pose to have helicopters f1y from the
small communities to the nearest
railroad station"