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Evening star., 1946-10-17
China S Reds Tighten
Siege Of Paoting and
Surround Another City
By the Axsoeiafsd p..ss

PEIPING. Oct. 17-Chinese
Communists today answered the
governments counteroffensive
on the Peiping-Hankow rail line
by Tightening their seige of
Paoting, surrounding another
city and capturing a third.
A large force of Reds was re-
ported moving against Paoting, be-
leaguered capital Of Hopeh Prov
1nce where they have trapped a
government garrison more than two
weeks. The Communists failed in
their initial effort to capture the
city early this month, but have
kept it isolated.
I'm Tientsin, the Catholic
newspaper, Social Welfare,
charged that the Communists
were using 500 Japanese pris-
oners of war as artillerymen in
their siege of Paoting.
cTientsin's Ia Kung Pao said
government authorities had
ceased supplying electric power
to Communicated Harbin in
Northern Manchuria and the
Reds had filed a protest. Har-
bin gets its electricity from the
Hsiaofengnen power plant)
The Communists captured Liuliho
station, 25 miles southwest of Peip-
ing ON the Peiping- -Hankow line.
This appeared to be a surprise
assault to the rear OF government
reinforcements stymied in the
Chohsien- -Sunglintien sector, 40
miles south of Peiping. Fighting
ragged in the Chohsien -Sunglintien
area as the Communists intensified
their offensive along the northern
sector of the vital rail line.
> Government informants acknowl-
edged that Tinghsien, 10 miles south
of Paoting. was surrounded by an
other large Communist force and
Chaohsien, rs miles southeast Of
Shihchiachuang, was under heavy
attack.
The government was transferring
troops from Chahar Province for
a counterof1ensive designed to re-
capture the 90 miles Of the rail line
) held by the Reds.
The Catholic newspaper, Social
Welfare, said 10000 Communists
a counterattack II miles
northwest OF Kalgan-the big Red
military base that fell to the Ma
tionals last week-but were repulsed.
The government reported the cap
ture of IL of the 20 districts in
Jehol Province.
In Manchuria, 1t captured two
towns 80 miles southeast of Fushun
and entered Hsinping, $50 miles
east of Mukden.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
DC. Traffic Conferees
Urge High Collateral
To CurtaiI FMfeitinq

A revision in the system of hx-
ing collateral for traffic offenses,
greater uniformity in setting fines
and penalties and an end of ticket
fixing" were urged yesterday in
resolutions adopted by the I'd an
nual District Trafic Conference.
A year-long educational cam
paign aimed at reaching pedestrians
under 6 and over 60 and drivers be-
tween the ages Of is and 20-the
three age groups involved in most
accidents-is being started now, the
conference was told by Julian Bry-
lawski, Education Committee men,
ber Of the Commissioners Traflc
Advisory Board.
He said $4,000 had been allotted
for a traffic educational program.
The conference also favored fur
ther development Of chemical tests
to determine whether or not mo-
torist Is intoxicated, q review Of the
methods followed by the board con-
trolling revocation of drivers per-
mits and the assignment of single
day a week for each traff1c officer
to present his cases in court insofar
as possible"
Permanent Committee Urged.
A permanent 15-man committee.
to be headed by the president OF the
District Bar Association, which will
devote itself to promoting such
changes in the laws Of the District
Of Columbia as this conference may
recommend" was created by the
conference.
The present method Of fixing col.
lateral, under which trafic Law
violators can post cash sum at
precinct police station and ther
forfeit it without appearing in court
to answer charges, WAS condemned
by Robert D. wise, District assistant
corporation counsel.
He advocated that collateral bt
fixed high enough ito bring thu
defendant into court"
In response to a question from
the audience, Police Traffic In
spector Arthur E. Miller said police
have a plan now to increase col.
lateral, but later explained that he
meant police have the authority tc
set the collateral required anywhere
from the minimum to the maximum
Of the fine that could be imposed
for each trafdc o6enSe,
The permanent committee created
by the conference is to determine
when the 1947 conference will be
held, with the recommendation that
1t be q two-day meeting in place Of
the one-day session held yesterday
in the United States Chamber Of
Commerce.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Civic Association. to Elect

Oficers will be elected at the
meeting of the Bloomingdale Civil
Association which will be held at
the Tabor Presbyterian Church, $50
: S street NV, at 8 pm. Monday.
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Mrs. s. s. Carter, 81, Dies;
Iona ARLINGTON Resident

Mrs. Bessie F.. Carter, 81, died un-
expectedly yesterday at her home,
8l9 N. Garfield street, Arlington.
A native of Kinston. N. G., Mrs.
Carter has lived in Arlington the
Evening star., 1946-10-17
Dr.. Carl McCrosky Dies

MADISON, Wis, Oct. II (P.-Dr.
Carl McCrosky, S., head Of the
chemistry department at Syracuse
IN. " University, died in Madi-
son hospital last night. He had
been in Ill health for more than a
year.
Old water tanks are being used as
Evening star., 1946-10-17

South Africa has postponed post
war immigration plans until Its
housing problem has been solved.
Evening star., 1946-10-17

Old water tanks are being used as
walls for huts in England.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
THREE LIVES LOST IN FIRE,
 ANCHORAGE

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb, 23. Ralph and Ayleen Rossi and their 16-months-old son, Patrick, died in fire which destroyed a five apartment dwelling in East Anchorage.
 A ~neighbor, awakened by the barking of a dog, discovered the blaze and pulled Mrs. R. A. Nelson and her baby Diane, from a smoke filled kitchen. Both were uncons- cious.. A young couple, a mother with four small children and Flor ence Bowen, apartment manager, escaped.
 RoSsi, formerly employed by the Aetna Curtain Cleaners, Seattle, ar rived Tuesday to go into business here. Mrs. Rossi and the baby came here three weeks ago from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
16 ADRlFT IN WRECK
 OF VESSEL
Sea Tragedy Takes Place South of AIeutidns-
 Rescue Graft Out

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Feb. 23.- Rescue vessels fought the stormy North Pacific today for the second time this month to save the people aboard shattered ship - this time the Russian tanker Donbass in distress south of the Aleutians.
 A second Russian tanker, uni identified, removed B persons, in cluding five women, from the wal lowing after section of the broken Donbass, another 24 were left on board to aid in efforts to tow the section to Adak Island. Sixteen more, including the master, were afloat on the forward portion at last reports.
 Two weeks ago fleet of rescue craft saved 485 persons from the liner Yukon after it had gone aground in Johnstone Bay, south of Seward, Alaska.
 How the Donbass came to grief had not yet been learned, but the District Coast Guard office here said it learned the disaster occurr- ed February IT. The Donbass, commanded by. Capt. Goginov, left Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 2, bound for Vladivostok with cap- acity load of gasoline. The Russian tanker Belgoror left Los Angeles on Feb. 10 on the same route. An estimate from Los Angeles placed the crew total at around l65.
 The fleet tug Sari and the USS Gear were sent by the Navy from Adak to aid in the rescue work. The American tanker Puente Hills sent out the first message yesterday, saying it had answered distress rockets and located the after sec tion of the Donbass at a. m. Later the unidentified Russian tanker told of locating the forward section and removing the 23 people from the stern portion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
Work on Twelve Alaska
 Rivers, Harbors projetis
 Eliminated for No Funds

WASHINGTON, Feb 23. = Be- cause of drastic cuts" in request ed appropriations, Delegate Bart 'ett of Alaska says, work on twelve rivers and harbors projects in the Territory cannot be undertaken in the fiscal year starting July l.
 Both the Budget Bureau and the House appropriations Committee made slashes in the funds recom- ,nended by the Army Engineers for he program.
 The Budget Bureau reduced from S117,000, ,OOO to $28,o00000 the En- eineers' request for work in Alaska. Hawaii. Puerto Rico and the Vir- gin Islands, Bartlett said, and $1,- 0U0,000 for the Wrangell narrows project was eliminated before the budget was submitted to Congress.
 "In view of this and because of the existence of. an economy bloc in Congress" he added in state ment, it is impossible to predict when funds will finally be appro- priated so that all 12 Alaska rivers ard harbors projects will be con- structed.
 "As passed by the House, S900,00o has been made available for the i5tikine River project and $55,O0O for Nome Harbor"
 He said the projects for which funds were not made available were Metlakatia harbor, Craig har- Dor, Myers Church harbor, Wran- gell harbor, Wrangell Narrows, Pe- tersburg harbor, Port Alexander, Sitka harbor, Gastineau Channel, Skagway harbor, Elfin Cove and 5eldovia harbor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
Russian Told
 To Keep Up with Ari of War

LONDON. Feb. 23.-The Red Army, celebrating its 28th anniver- sary today, was admonished by Generalissimo Stalin ito keep up with the progress of the art of war" and ito advance it."
 Speaking over the Moscow radio. Stalin declared that Russia must still more strengthen her military and economic might
 Although the Soviet has entered peaceful period of des'elopmsnt', the army must guard the nations borders against enemies, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
FISH CATCH
 DURING 1o45
 LARGE ON E
Fishermen Paid Millions Alaska Herring Pro-
 duCfion Increases

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-Com- mercial fishermen received about S230 ,000 ,000 for their 1945 catch the the Fish & Wildlife Service report ed today. This topped by $23,0o0.0 900 the previous high in 1914.
 The l945 production of fish and skellfish approximated 4,40oo00,oo pounds, a decline of less than percent from the preceding year.
 The sharpest decline was in the nations largest fishery. tfe Pacific Coast sardine fpilchard) industry from 1,l36,OO0,000 pounds in 1945 to 832 100000 pounds in 1945. As a result. total production in the Pac- fife Coast states and Alaska fell from 2.l7l 100000 pounds to l,829,- 000000 pounds. Mackerel and sal- mon showed declines, but these were largely offset by gains in tuna and Alaska herring.
 The catch of tuna rose from TO- 100000 to 183 100000 pounds.
 Alaska herring climbed from ll3,- 100000 to l2O.O00,00o pounds AL most all of this catch is used in the manufacture of oil and meal.
 Salmon production declined from 43l ,ooo.0o to 42o,Oo0,000 pounds, while Pacific mackerel fell from 93 100000 to 60.000,oOo pounds.
 Production on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River totaled 2,546,- 100000 pounds compared with 2,333,- GOO, 900 pounds in l944.
 Compared with the average in recent years, more of the fish catch was used in the fresh or frozen state, with less going into canned fish and by-products.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
YAMA5HITA IS HANGED
 ON GALL0W5
Shameful Death Meted Out fo Despoi|er of Man.
 ila with Two Others
BY JAMES HAIsrMA


 MANILA, Feb. 23.--Lt. Gen. Tom- oyuki Yamashita, one time bemedal- ed conqueror of Singapore, was hanged on flood-lighted gallows before dawn today as Japanese war criminal. wearing patched and slouchy American khaki fatigues.
 His last words prayer flor the Emperor's long life" the despoiler Of Manila died in disgrace at 3:02 a. m. in cane field along with two subordinates; his body was sew ed up in canvas. and he was carted away to a nameless grave among soldiers whose misdeeds sealed his doom.
 Denounced by General MacArthur as having failed utterly his sol- dier's faith" the stolid, 60-year -old man had been stripped of his uni- form and all military appurtenances before he was executed 30 miles southeast of Manila near Los Ban- os where his soldiers year ago butchered 1000 Filipino civilians.
 Shameful Death
 Two convicted torturers. a lieut. enant colonel who once headed the dreaded Japanese secret police in the Philippines, and civilian in- terpreter, shared with him a death considered the most shameful by their countrymen.
 Yamashita. whose. soldiers ran wild In defeat in 1914 and i945 in losing the Philippines after Hon. mas men had opened the way to conquest in 1922, walked up the 13 steps to the scafford in company with Buddhist priest.
 T will pray for the Emperor's long life and his prosperity for ever," were his last words.
 But, earlier, when the execution orders had been read to him, ke had prepared statement. Given out in broken English by an inter- preter. it was a mixture of self deSense, and gratitude:
 T was carrying out my duty as Japanese high commander of the Japanese army in the Philippine Islands ;. I don't shame in front of God for what have done when have died 5. have had good treatment, kindful attitude from your good-natured officers .. I don't blame my executioners. I will pray God bless them"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
National Seluriiy
 Council Advocated
 By Retired General

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23--A re- tired general today advocated crea- ton of a National Security Coun- cil in place of the proposed unifi- cation of the armed forces.
 Brig. Gen. H. c. Hoidridge. West Point graduate and army careerman for 27 years, made the suggestion in memorandum to Rep. Holi- field (D-CaD. member of the House military committee.
 The council. Holdridge said. should be composed of representa- tives of the House and Senate. the Army, Navy, Air Forces, State De- partment, and leaders in the fields of science, industry. education, la- Dor, agriculture and religion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
'QUIT MAN(HURIA' DEMONSTRATIONS
 SPREAD IN CHINA
Declarations Made Sino- Soviet Treaty Contrary
 to Atlantic Charter
BY SPENCER MoosA

CHUNGKING Feb. B. Some delegates to Chinas National As sembly denounced the Yalta secret agreement giving Russia rights in Manchuria as new quit Manchur- ia" demonstrations spread to sev- eral cities todey-Red Army Day.
 A statement issued by a number of Assembly delegates said the agreement, on which the Sino- Soviet treaty was based. lis con- srary to the Atlantic Charter and all other declarations of the United Nations"
 It asserted that the agreement constituted dark stain on Sino- American and Sino-British rela- tions. It especially regretted the involvement of "our American friends, who always have stood foi justice and friendship between the United States and China.
 Twenay nationally known scholars yesterday charged that the late President Roosevelt, in the Yalta agreement, traded Manchuria te Russia for her support in the Pa cific war.
 About 4,000 students from Peipe Hot Springs, a resort 50 miles north of Chungking, staged today's anti Russian demonstration here. Simi- lar parades were reported iron Shanghai, Nanchang, capital ol Kjangsi Province, and elsewhere.
 As the Chungking students marched, the Soviet Embassy helc Red Army Day reception. whicf was conspicuous by the absence o q normal 1,500 to 1000 Chinese gate crashers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
THE HARD WAY

REMINGTON, Kansas Mrs. Warren Ives will be able to use her new clothes lines just any day now. Or at least as soon as the Rev. Ives, her husband, hauls few more wheel barrows of dirt.
 The pastor needed his wife's in- junction to build a new clothes line and he built one-strong and high so high his wife on tiptoes could not reach it.
 That is why he is now getting his daily dozen by moving dirt with a wheel barrow, bringing the level of the ground closer to the line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
MUTINY OF
 INDIAN NAVY
 BROKEN UP
Over 200 Killed, Thousand Wounded in Disorders
 Street Mobs BattIed
By G. Milton Kelly

BOMBAY, Feb. 23.-The British announced breaking of the Royal Indian Navy mutiny both ashore and afloat at Bombay today amid continuing civil disorders.
 As strikes developed here and in Calcutta, Mohandas K. Gandhi ap- pealed to his countrymen to end this thoughtless orgy of violence. :"
 Casualties in Bombay since the beginning of the riots Thursday were estimated from city hospitals reports to total 210 killed and more than 1900 inured. Of these 75 civ 1llans were killed and 250 injured today up to pm. (5:30 am. East ern Standard Time.) two constables were killed and 50 policemen were wounded
 Street Mobs Rattled
 British troops and Indian police Lattled street mobs.
 "On the whole," said a British communique issued in Bombay, the situation shows improvement. To- tiay rioting occurred in some areas of the city and there has been ser- ious rioting in the mill area"
 General Headquarters in New Delhi announced that the striking Indian seamen, numbering almost 12,000, both in barricaded barracks :n Bombay and aboard scores of small war vessels in the harbor had
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
ARGENTIANS
 COOLING OFF
 FOR ELECTION
Three Million Voters Go 10 Polls on Sunday to
 Choose President

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 23.-Ar- gentina's turbulent presidential campaign entered compulsory 24- hour cooling off" period today, as record total of more than 3.000,- | GOO voters prepared to go to the polls tomorrow in the nations first general election since 1887. Both candidates for president Col. Juan D. Peron, former vice. president who is supported by the Lobor Party, and Jose P Tambor- mi, who has the backing of a four party coalition known as the Dem acratic Union-expressed confidence jn victory.
 A state of siege, which had ban ned the holding of political meet ings without a permit, was lifted at midnight. However, the effect was nullified by an old law prohi- viding for the 24-hour cooling off" period, which forbids all political activity the day before an election.
 Meanwhile, soldiers and police patrolled downtown streets of the capital city, keeping vigilant watch on the movement of crowds.
 The presidential campaign, which ilas been marked by frequent dem- onstrations and bloodshed, moved toward dramatic climax last night with these developments:
 l. Peron warned in radio ad- dress that if there were any elec- ton fraud. violence would resul: which would be remembered for centuries"
 ?. Police announced the arrest of at least IA men, some of whom were identified as Communists, in what the law officers termed a "terroristic' plot to make trouble in the elections.
 3. Peron, in a reply to U. s. State Department Blue Book charging him with having colla- borated with the Nazis, accused the United States Of spying in Argen- tina. His answer, 64-page Blue and White" book, contained what purported to ne facsimile of an Argentine court martial report which sentenced German Jew to prison for giving secret data to John w. Lang, former U s. Mili- tary Attache.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
The W ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-It isn't going to Dc announced, but President Tru- man has suggested that Secretary of State Byrnes take action regard ing a handful of men in the State Department who, as result of dis closures in Canada, are suspected of being either in league with or very sympathetic to Soviet Russia. Secretary Byrnes, however, has decided to move cautiously. There will be no prosecutions as in Can ada-at least for some time-but one or two State Department of iicials may be dropped"
 There are two reasons for making no arrests in this country: 1 IF 1. American law does not permit the same a1tiop as in Canada, where suspected officials are being held incommunicado. Under the McNabb Act, an arrested person in the United States has to be ar raigned immediately and any state ment he makes prior to arraign- ment cannot be used as evidence.
 2. The information seized in Can- ada is circurnsLantial as far as most American officials are concerned though some of it is extremely in- eliminating.
 For instance, the Russian who surrendered in Ottawa gave the code name of one man in the State De- partment with whom the Soviet communicated cnce every two weeks by courier The code name does not give strong enough evi- dence regarding the officials idenz tity to permit prosecution. But his usefulness to the Government is ended and he will be dropped.
 In other cases, it is difficult tc ascertain whether certain U. S. of ficials gave information to Soviet officials because of an excessive desire to work for international reace or whether they actually be- ,,eved in Communist doctrines. Tn most cases, it is believed, the for iner is the case.
 Secretary Byrnes, former mem- per of the Supreme Court, and the Justice Department agree that civil liberties must be carefully pre- served, despite the fact that they have been under considerable pres- sure, from the Army and Navy to take contrary course.
 As far as can be ascertained, nc American official was guilty of re- yealing any secret of the atom Lomb, though this cannot be saie of the British.
 Meanwhile, those under suspl- cion are under careful scrutiny
 Note-One State Department of ficial whom Pat Hurley strongly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
TURN ABOUT

WASHOUGAL, Wash, Feb. 23.-- A woman leaned toward Grover A. J. Surbeck with the usual whisper, Have you any butter?"
 Surbeck whispered back his usual No"
 Then maybe" beamed the wo- man. You'd like to have the two pounds extra I churned this week. '
 Before the grocer was able to recover from the shock and answer Yes a storeful of customers swamped the woman and swept off with her butter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
hangIed Mass of Ruins in Wake Of
 Fire in Michigan

MUSKEGON, Mich, Feb. B. Two-third of block in the heart of this city's business district lay a mangled mass of ruin today-a fire loss of $l,500,000.
 Five business buildings, stretch ing 254 feet along the city's main business street. were wiped out. No one was injured in the blaze. fought by 100 firemen. Fifty city and state police kept back throng of 30,000 on-lookers.