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Evening star., 1947-07-14
2 More Deaths Feared
In Florida Air Crash
Which Took Il Lives
By the Associoted Press

MELBOURNE, Fla, July IA
The death toll in yesterdays
crash of a DC-3 chartered air
liner which killed 81 persons was
expected to rise today as 2 of the
13 injured were placed on the
critical" list.
The plane, en- route from Newark,
N. j., to Miami with 81 homeward-
bound Puerto Ricans and a crew of
five, crashed in swampy wasteland
near here, cutting a 300-foot swath
through the scrub pine shortly after
4:30 am.
Two children aboard the craft
escaped injury.
With IL of the victims unidenti-
fled mainly because of the confusion
in Spanish names, the Civil Aero
nautics thority investigators
reached the scene early. but would
not comment on their findings.
Identification Hampered.
The plane had been heard from
last as it passed over Jacksonville,
Fla, after leaving Augusta, Ga.
Similarity in the Spanish names
of the Puerto Ricans, a number of
whom were young children carried
in the arms of parents and not listed
as passengers. and the inability of
the survivors to speak English,
hampered identification of the dead.
Bodies were brought in trucks to
the Browley funeral home. where
they overflowed into garage.
A member of the Puerto Rican
resident commissioners Office in
Washington was expected here today
to help with the Identification, and
Brevard Hospital officials, where II
OF the injured were admitted, were
hopeful that one or more OF the
survivors might be able to leave
their beds to help.
Pilots Among Dead.
OF the children who escaped In
Jury, one was a boy. Jose Rodriguez,
3. whose mother, Pura Rodriguez, is
not expected to live She has IL
broken bones. The other child was
Ellen Acevdo, S.
Besides Pura Rodriguez, the other
passenger on the critical list is Car
men Rodriguez, who has broken
back.
Among the dead were the pilot,
Capt. Henry Helm, 36, of Houston,
Tex, and the co-pilot, Roderick
Paul MacKinnon, formerly of
Rochester, N. Y.
Survivor Had Climbed Free.
First rescue workers to plough
through the knee-deep water re-
ported the injured and dead tangled
inside and out of the craft. One
survivor was reported found 300
feet from the wreckage, 10 feet up
a tree and hugging the trunk.
Frank Gonzalez, IL, whose left
leg was broken. told reporters: "It
was dark and we were flying along
and the motor stopped. Everything
was quiet. We slowed down. The
next minute we crashed"
Flight Engineer Wallace Irwin
who was supposed to have joined
the flight crew at Augusta, Ca, was
reported to have everslept, and
missed the trip.
The plane was owned by the
Burke Air Lines of Miami and was
licensed to carry Is passengers and
crew OF three.
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situation when a safe was blown
open and ballots stolen from the
ofnces of the Kansas City Election
Board following the indictments.
After Senator Langer's vote had
enabled the Democrats to block fur
ther investigation this morning,
Senator Ferguson moved that the
committee continue its preliminary
inquiry, but this was beaten by the
same vote.
Chairman Wiley of the Judiciary
Committee explained that the Fer
guson subcommittee was not at
tempting to fix any personal re-
sponsibility at this time, but merely
trying to ascertain by its preliminary
hearings whether there was prob
able cause" for a further investi-
CATION.
AS he left the committee room
Senator Ferguson told reporters he
would have something to say on the
Senate floor about the committees
action. Asked if he had his remarks
reduced to writing. the Michigan
Senator replied that he would
speak off the cuff" explaining he
could be more emphatic that way.
You see. I don't have any
asbestos paper" the Senator added.
Langer, McCarran Join in Report.
Senators LANCER and McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada joined in pre-
senting report against continuing
the investigation from the three
man subcommittee of which Senator
Ferguson was chairman. Senators
LANCER and McCarran wrote sep
arate explanations of their decision,
but joined in the conclusion that the
Investigation proposed by Senator
KEN would be fruitless and produc-
tive OF no good result; that it would
duplicate without reason the activi-
ties of other agencies; that it would
amount to political harrassment;
and that for these and other good
reasons the proposed investigation is
wholly unjustified."
Senator Langer's separate state
ment pointed out that there have
been five other investigations start
ed into the Kansas City situation,
including new inquiry by the JUS
tice Department and a Federal
grand jury.
Senator LANCER defended Mr.
Clark's record as Attorney General
declaring he has demonstrated che
is no respector of persons, parties or
groups
The committee also made public
a seperate statement by Senator
Ferguson, in which he reviewed the
testimony he took at the prelim-
mary hearings: He was alone, how
ever, on the three-man subcommit-
tee in recommending a full-scale
Senate investigation.
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To Curb Speculation

Argentina has passed new Law
giving the government powers to
fight speculation, high prices and
uSury.
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Governors
Continued From First Page.)

brought criticism from the camps
of other potential candidates for
the Republican presidential nomi-
nation of 1948.
Gov. Dewey continues to insist,
however, that he is on vacation
trip" with Mrs. Dewey and their
two sons-broken only by his at
tendance at the Governors Con-
ference and that he will not be
drawn into a discussion of affairs
outside of New York State, or his
future political plans.
On the need of a definite delinia-
ton of tax sources between the
Federal and State governments, Mr.
Dewey was fluent.
THE Federal Government. the
States and the local governments
have taxes which overlap" Mr.
Dewey said. referring to income,
cigarette and gasoline taxes as
examples. There is constant
struggle for taxing power between
States and their subdivisions and
the Federal Government"
Cites Reversal Of Fiscal Picture.
He said this condition had been
recognized by the Governors for a
number of years; that committee
to study the subject, composed OF
members of Congress and OF the
Governors Conference had been Gre
ated and was at work with tech
nical staff. The research of this
committee, he said, would be re-
flected in the round table this after
noon.
Reversal of the fiscal picture has
taken place." Gov. Dewey said
For IA years the Federal Govern
ment has been collecting heavy
taxes and subsidizing the States
Now the National Government is
staggering under huge debt. Many
of the new services which the people
are demanding and to which they
are entitled, I believe, should come
from local and State governments.
He said the Governors Confer
ence was intent on "long-range
effort to bring order out of con-
dition that was almost chaotic u
Many adjustments must necessarily
be made between the Federal and
State governments on the subject
of taxation before the problem could
be dealt with satisfactorily.
Would Give Up State Income Tax.
He expressed entire willingness to
give up State income taxation, in
order to leave that source of rev.
enue to the Federal Government,
since it already is source from
which the Federal Government de-
rives q large part of its revenues
He could not. he said, propose rer
peal of the New York income tax
law until the Federal Government
agreed to eliminate many OF the
local taxes, as an offset.
| Caldwell Reports on Activities.
At the opening session this morn
ing, Gov. Millard F. Caldwell OF
Florida, chairman of the conference
gave a brief accounting of the ac-
/ tivities of the organization during
the last year and outlined the issues
which must be tackled. His state
.ment followed an address Of welcome
by Gov. Herbert S. Nav Of Utah
host to the conference, which is at.
tended by a larger number Of Gov
ernors than ever before-a total o.
As Governors of States and 3 Gov.
ernors of Territories.
Gov. Beauford Fl. Jester of Texa!
discussed the paramount duty of ths
Estates to accept responsibility fol
fSafety on the highways today. HI
warned the Stetes thet If they dc
rot make g better recore, the.
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would find the Federal Government
moving to police the highways.
Gibson Discusses Housing.
The responsibility Of States

OADSOu DlSCuSSCS xlVuSA4ASs
The responsibility of States and
local governments to protect
streams and lakes from pollution of
tkeir waters was emphasized by
Gov. James H. Duff of Pennsylvania.
Gov. Ernest w. Gibson of Yer
ment, in an address on housing" "
recommended that each State make
its own study of housing needs and
draw up program. Then, he said,
the State could urge such great or
ganizations as the American Legion
TO organize nonproflt housing cor
porations in all critical areas" He
criticized the real estate lobby
vigorously, and also the War Assets
Administration; the first for its sell
fish propaganda and the second for
it's failure to release critical building
items needed for the construction of
new homes for war veterans.
Herbert Supports Taft.
While Gov. Dewey refused to be
drawn into a discussion of national
politics, other Governors were less
close mouthed.
Gov. Herbert virtually threw the
Taft hat into the ring for the presi-
Dental nomination next year in a
press conference. Senator Taft
will be Ohio's candidate for the
presidential nomination next year," "
he said, adding that it had been
settled definitely. How Senator
Taft would fare as candidate in
other States, however, he refused
to forecast.
Gov. Herbert said he believed mo
one has the national convention
tied up" and that he believed many
of the large States would send dele
gates pledged to their "favorjt
son. candidates. making it imp Y
sible for any candidate to win no
ination on a first ballot. In d
cussing the Taft candidacy-whic
has not been formally announced
Gov Herbert took occasion to reply
to rumors that he himself might
make a try for the. presidential
nomination.
I'm not a candidate" he said,
laughing.
Evening star., 1947-07-14
Woman Glider Pilot
Killed in Iowa Crash
BY the Assoeioted Press

DAVENPORT, Iowa, July IA
Betty Seaton, %, holder of a privat,
pilots license, was killed last nigh
when the glider she was pilotint
crashed near an airfield here.
Harland Kahl, airplane pilot wht
ws towing the glider, said he cut j
loose at 1000 feet. and it went init
a loop and crashed in a plowed field
A defective wing was blamed for tn,
accident.
Evening star., 1947-07-14
LOST

SHEEP DOG, shaggy coated, female, rusty
gray matted fur, very nervous and timid
about 20 pounds: name Bertha; near
Baileys Cross Roads, Va. Reward. Phone
WALLET. brown, with initials m. d. 81;
ident. and money orders issued to Milton
D. Stewart, 1747 18th st. NV Reward.
Days, DI. $500, Ext. 455; eyes,, GE 59O1
Box Derby: reward. Finder please cal
FIR. $500. Ext. 552 lis
FOUND
DOG. large. black, male, retriever type; no
collar; vicinity 18th and Crittenden st.
NV. Al. 7142 or SH. 3749-
WRIST WATCH. in vicinity Cleveland
Rsrk. WO. 5.s2.
LAHGr. BEsUTIFUL DOG. male, with
call WO ot9,
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Let The Stor Follow
You on Vacation!

To keep up with Washington
happenings during your vaca-
ton, subscribe now for mail
delivery of The Star. Just mail
in your name, the delivery
dates and vacation address,
together with payment in
advance for the period you
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ings are as follows:
Daily and Daily Sunday
Sunday Only Only
1 month --- 1.25 rs - so
/ week ---- 80 rs lS
Remittance can be made by
check. express money order or
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LOST
BIFoCAEs. rose colered, plastic rimmed :
nisht. 1aflaAS reward. erd NA. $50: 's' ---lN'
COCKER SPANIEL, red. male: vicinity OF
reward. TE. so67. IT
COCKER SPANIEL male. light red. white
feathers, on rear and tail. answers 10
Son; vic. Conn Conn. and Newark NV. Re-
DOG, bull terrier, brindle. white chest and
reward 1874 Eye St ne, II. 6ss2.
GLASSES, prescriptions, lost SATURDAY.. 3
p,m., Beverly Beach; blue case. Reward
CLASSES plastic tram nassnv lost st.. Ws
and and 4sth' Reward. EN-. 6ass.
GRUEN WATCH; lost Sat, in Arp store
lot in back of store. sH. 7769. -16
IRISH SETTER PUPPY. white star on
dsssds eaf Hi fanaay ReSafd in OK Eea 4so
KIITEN; about mos old red red striped
Hospital, Bethesda, Sunday night. SH.
LADY'S BAG. Friday night, between E st.
and So5istitgsio1;s tut soS Keys money and COM
FEEkDGEsE E PUP: PUP. satnTdsy: ta tan r.ma and
sing; reward. Call ordway 66sS be
RINGS (2), / diamond in white gold Set
nf geaeh IN ssndsy july sen
m1ptal value. Reward AID. 1879 after S;so
sCoTTIE, male. name ..Tiipmy.,; yieinit,
ward. Phone EN-. 1915. Ia
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Vote Fraud
Continued From First Page. }

seat, but was defeated in November
by the Republican, Representative
Reeves.
The question before the Judiciary
Committee was whether the Attor.
ney General made an adequate in.
vestigation last fall of charges BY
the Kansas City Star of ALLEGED
vote frauds in the primary race
for Mr.. Slaughter's seat.
Led by Senator Ferguson, Repub.
lican, of Michigan, Senate sub
committee conducted preliminary
hearings last month. It obtained
testimony to the effect that the
FBI did not make a full-Scale in
vestigation last fall.
10 Indictments Returned:
Following a preliminary FBI re-
port, the Attorney Generals Office
decided no Federal laws had beer
violated. Later, however, a Missouri
grand jury returned more than II
indictments under State law. Nation.
wide interest was attracted to the
Evening star., 1947-08-09
SUBURBAN sALE-MARYLANp.

MT. RAINIER-S1o,500; $4,000 casn
1902 Bunker Hill I'd. near stores. schools
less condtion s a tRroushoa5 f a pit oil % faps iars
0 wAhcRoF iheRe sFe PARRs fSess
Only Only $500 ss:soepDsi.soo DI cash. s45 per mo:
oored ate ds z acys Fl gFSaPd hSk shisks!
#SS5 ;SSS 5s5i5iY bsii 81 n Mt. Rainier Nd: SS
silver sFRiNG AREA-sFick. bunsalow m y,
ura 9fds@ un gsfI era hzfa ahEAs s'isa Sea
WHEAToN AREA~slo,5oo: very, attrac.
tive white asbestos shingled bungalow. :
fully insulated; Ha-acre lot beautiful,
landscaped white board fence, lily pond
etable garden. Call to inspect, EDW C
HOLMEAD. Realtor. SH. $500 till 9 pm
NEW STONE BUNGALOW. 2 bedrms., ful
lot. This home has all modern conven
and is near transp: 1 wish you would
come ana 4T see TINS h9me We think am it is
PREwAR RI1 BEAUTIFUL BRICK Cape Cod
liv. rm: 14x18. din. rm, kit. stove anc
large pine-paneled rec. rm., brick fireplace
loft. bar. maids rm. in bsmt.; unfin
attic; screened front and rear porches
This home is made of best materials anG
is the type we are all longing for. TIMES
REALTY CO. UN. 2200, Open 90. $
OWNER WILL SACRIFICE lovely brick
home in Hyattsville: oil heat. rec. rm., 2
tiled baths 4 bedrms.. den. lge living rm
with firepI, built-jn garage. screened side
norch; 6 yrs. old. A gift at only S16.75O
Call Mr.. Reamy. UN. O313. with ALVIN
EPL1NG. 5s0S Baltimore ave. Hyattsville
GARRETT PARK-A very veII-con strucfe,
brick house on deep level lot close t
transp. Has a modern liv. ,rm. with at
tractive fireplace. din. rm. opening ontt
lge. rear porch, strictly modern kit, on
1st a. The End fl. has, 2 lEe bedrms. anc
tiled bath; full dry bsmt.. gas heat. PRICED
very reasonably.
Kensington-Two brick Cape Gods. So.
$50 each.
Kensington-Excellent houses for GIs
earning SO or more per wk.; $4,000
$4,000
Kensington--White clapboard, S13,25O.
M. P. SHOEMAKER. Jr, Broker. Ii
Howard ave, Kensington, Md. PL. 1146
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HOUSES WANTED TO BUY Cont

From oWNER-Reasonabiy priced home,
about. $4,000 or less, in good Northwest
Or suburban section. Box 252-Y, Star
HOUSE, 10 or more rooms, on large lot;
must be close to transp. and suitable for
private school: will cooperate with other
brokers Jim Britt, AT. 22e9, VI. 1915
NEARBY VA. OR MD.-Have two clients
very anxious to obtain rambler. or Cape
COD; around $4,000 cash. Call at once,
Jr, & BRO 10
Evening star., 1947-08-09

ARLINGTON. VA.-Det. brick. new-house
condition, rms and bath, living porch,
lot 55x14o; carrying charges approx. $50
Inspect o call LaprS weir sANpoa 1Nc
2 Dupont Circle. DU. 1894; ewes, Wo.
SOME YEARS AGO builder was build
ing this home, but was doing such an
Locates conveniently in Lyon Park and
stairs st floor pe pian n has na attractive give iiy.
rm, full din. rm., brieht. pleasant kit.
Plus Plus one t,,u additional room for den or
5is5Ss srSEfr tisi1 so s5ss' rs
decorating ,' now. for one of these s-rm..
2-story, brick homes. with finished rec;
as s5js,nR ssgDDsS W;n. s.S5t
tancs o. shopglng; buses and ss ooS sehsols +
for 81. M. .o + BRoYHLI CO. Xriinsssn
Builders and Realtors, CHI. $500. 10
NEAR CHEyERLY-- New. modern de-;
5Ox200.. Priced right for quick sale CT
approved with So 900 down; To inspect,
NEAL NEAR H PENTxGoN nsSs BLDG. 7os orme st..
onA o5 b5ck oil hom
modern tiie hath tiny with shower @ fuii base- es
nent with playroom, NICE front porch.
flowers to care for and playground in rear
for kiddies; move in st once; low price.
BROWN. DU. 3a05 10
A LITTLE ON THE ENGLISH sIDE-Brick
BUNGALOW with u acre of ground including
fruit trees, attractive entrance, lge. ad-
Joining liv. rm with fireplace, full din.
rm. including chair rail. bright kit. 2
full sized bedrms. and tiled bath, all on
one f.: stairway to lse. unfinished attic;
full bsmt. Some additional features are
o.a.-c. heat copper plumbing. copper down
spouting. This home is located close to
Falls Church about one block of of Lees-
burg pike and 20 reasonably priced at
s12,o50 that the owner viii accept g!
contract, ARLINGTON REALTY CO. 22Q4
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tcoutinued on Next PassJ
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Doctor Plans Vacation Trip
Into Jungle to Collect Snakes

A motor trip into the jungles OF
Central America to collect snakes
is DR.. Wayne Randel's idea of a
pleasant vacation, and his wife
agrees.
The young physician, who has just
completed his interneship at George
Washington Hospital, plans to leave
Washington in late July and drive
through Mexico and as far south as
the roads permit.
DR.. Randel, now u, began collect
ing snakes at the age of back in
Oklahoma. Since then, he has fol-
lowed the hobby in Florida and
Mexico and in the vicinity OF Wash
lngton, whenever he could find the
time from his studies.
His wife grew accustomed to find
ing DR.. Randels pets in the bathtub,
although the couple now lacks
| space" Mrs. Randel said, to keep the
doctors live reptiles in their home
al 4713 Colorado avenue NV.
DR.. Randel will take a temporary
job as house physician at the May
flower Hotel during the regular
physicians July vacation. Upon his
return from Central America he
plans to go on active duty in the
Army.
The couple has made arrange
ments to transport their car by
coastal vessels around impossible
Evening star., 1947-06-28
House Unit Backs Bill
For S45,OOO CrisfieId
Small Boat Harbor
BY The kssoeieted Press

The House Appropriations Com
nnittee yesterday recommended s45,-
600 for construction of a small boat
harbor at Crisfeld, Md, but provided
no funds for other requested Mary
land projects, which included COM
pletion of the Savage River Dam in
the western part of the State.
The Crisheld projects was one Of
a group recommended in the War
Department civil functions appro-
priations bill.
Other requested projects which
failed to gain recommendation
included:
Improvement of the Island Greek
channel entrance on st. George
Island, st. Marys County estimated
cost $4,000.
Establishment of a channel at the
mouth of Mill Creek in Anne Arun-
del County, estimated cost $4,150.
Establishment of a channel at St.
GATHERINGS Sound. st. Marys Coun-
ty, estimated cost $11 500.
Improvement of the channel en-
trance at the mouth of Cadle Creek,
Anne Arundel County.
The Savage River Dam. aimed at
preventing floods in Westernport
and Luke, Md, and Piedmont and
Keyser, w. Va, was started in 1899
under WPA and is 65 per cent COM
pleted. No work has been done on
it since 1912. Representative Beall,
Republican, Of Maryland estimated
that from s2,000,000 to $4,000, 900
was necessary to complete it.
Representative Miller, Republican,
of Maryland told the committee at
hearings earlier this month that the
Crisfield project was necessary for
completion of others there, including
erection of a $4,000 University of
Maryland laboratory for marketing
and packaging of fishery products.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
$1,000 Damages Awarded
In Sidewalk Fall Here

A District Court jury yesterday
returned a verdict for $1,000 in
favor of Edwin E. Elliott, 80, against
the District Government for injuries
he suffered in 1945 when he tripped
and fell into window well and
stairwell along the sidewalk in the
200 block of E street NV. His
injuries included a hip fracture.
The suit charged the District was
negligent in permitting such dam
eerous condition to exist unguarded
along public property.
Mr.. Elliott. who formerly lived
Evening star., 1947-06-28
| [Mistinguette, 90,
| Still q Fuvorite
| OF Music Halls

Don't worry and get plenty Of ex-
ercise." So prescribes Mistinguette,
still favorite of Paris music halls
whose clients have applauded her
for three generations.
Her identity papers show she Is
So, but officials in the little French
town of Chalon sur Saone say their
records show that Jeanne Bourgeois,
her real name, is &c. American SOL
diers who saw her sing and dance in
Paris during the war could hardly
believe that she was already vet
eran performer when their fathers
saw her in World War l.
Since her latest face lifting, she
looks almost the same as when she
did apache" dances for doughboys.
Her figure is trim and slender and
her famous legs, insured for 30
100000 francs, are shapely in ultra
sheer nylonS.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Highway Designer keefer
Refires After 81 Years

F. C. Keefer, a senior craftsman
for the Government who designed
the Mount Vernon Highway ano
many other nationally known roads
retired last night after 81 years
of Federal service, Is of them in the
design department of the Public
Roads administration.
MIR. 'Keefer, who lives at 1911
Noyes drive, Silver Spring, Nd, was
given an Office surprise party at
the close of his last day on the job
His friends greeted him in the
office of Deputy Commissioner H
E. Hits, of the PRA, and presented
him with a wallet containing a
substantial sum in commemoration
of his years of service.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
Steel Union Witness
Ruled Within Riqhfs

! Justice David A. Pine of District
Courts yesterday afternoon held that
Emil Costello, described as an i'm
portant officer of a steel workers
union, in Milwaukee will not have
to answer a question before a
District grand jury as to whether
he Is, or ever was Communist.
Mr.. Costello has been a witness
before a grand jury investigating
charges that Harold Christoffel and
Robert Buse, officials of the United
Auto Workers Union in West Allis,
Wis, had falsely denied before a
House subcommittee last March
that they are Communists. The
charges grew out of an investiga-
ton which was under way by the
Evening star., 1947-06-28

Jungle areas. DIR. Randel recently
discussed his plans with Zoo Di-
rector william M. Mann, who hopes
to obtain some specimens as re-
suit of the trip.
DR. and Mrs. Randel will be ac-
companied by friend, Erma
Hughes, former WAVE, and now a
Navy Department employe, who
lives at 100 Quincy street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
House Education and Labor Com

House Education and Labor Com
mittee.
After Mr.. Costello, refused to say
whether he was a Communist, on
grounds of possible self -incrimina
ton, Attorneys John S. Pratt and
Frank H. Patten, both special as
sistants to the Attorney General
took the matter into the court. They
sought ruling to require him to
answer the question.
Justice Pine dismissed the action
brought by the Government counsel,
after holding that Costello was
within his rights in refusing to
answer the question.
Evening star., 1947-06-28
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
SATURDAY

in the 1900 block of G street NV.
is now a resident of nearby Mary
land, it was said. Mr.. Elliott was
represented by Attorney James p.
Donovan. Justice jennings Bailey
presided at the trial.
Evening star., 1947-06-28

California Indians made fish
hooks of bone and abalone shells
before the white man came.