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Evening star., 1947-10-17
Officer Sues to Force
Disability Poy Reheorinq

Col. Cornelius Beard, Silver
Spring, Md, veteran of both
World Wars, has asked District
Court to compel military retiring
board to rehear his appeal for dis
ability pay.
The District Court asks that the
Surgeon General be stopped from
exercising domination" over pro-
ceedings of retiring boards.
The suit says Col. Beard hurt his
knee while running to catch an air.
plane in Kansas City, Mo-, and later
in April, 1945, when he fell in a
hotel in Bordeaux, France.
Col. Beard declares that disability
boards held his injuries were not
sustained In line of duty.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Skyline Drive Trip
Scheduled Sunday

The weekend recreational pro-
gram of the National Capital Park
feature an auto caravan tour of
Shenandoah National Park on Sum-
day and jungle jaunt" tomorrow
on Roosevelt Island.
The Shenandoah tour to see
autumn foliage from Skyline Drive
will be organized at the Front
Royal Checking Station on the
drive, mile south of Front Royal,
Va, at II am. Special buses will
leave 1416 F street NV. at 7 am.
For reservations, call Capital Tran
sit Co., Michigan 1858, extension
Evening star., 1947-10-17

path of the safe to the middle of the
street where 1t apparently was lifted
into a car.
The thieves ignored the cash reg
ister which stood invitingly open
with a quarter in it.
Mr.. Costianes' earlier effort to get
help from the police came in the
summer when his Buick turned up
missing. 1t was ultimately found
that a clerk at the Brazilian Aero
nautical Commission, mistaking the
Costianes' car for new one pur-
chased by Brazilian colonel, had
driver the restaurateur's car to New
York and shipped 1t to Brazil. Out
OF that episode. Mr. Costianes got a
new car himself,
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Roosevelt High Students
Adopt Czech Boy, ID

Roosevelt High School students
have adopted 14-year-old Czecho-
slovakian boy through the Foster
Parents Plan for War Children.
The boy, Karel Smolka, lives in
Prague. He is one of four children
of a family who are destitute as a
result of the war. Roosevelt High
School students will contribute a
minimum OF SIS a month for the
support of the boy.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
YIN Fall Dances to Beoin

First OF the falls Saturday night
dances will be held tomorrow in the
YMCA, 1886 G street NV, begin
ming at 9 pm, Lowell H. Quimby
dance chairman, announced. A sev-
en-piece orchestra will play.
Evening star., 1947-10-17
Auxiliary Plans Dance

The newly organized Ladies Auxil-
iary of the Silver Spring Elks Lodge
will hold dance Saturday night at
the Silver Spring Armory.
Evening star., 1947-10-17

BEDROOM FURNITURE
Req 29e.o5 Four-pieee Cherry Mahogany
18th Century Bedroom Suite -169.95
Reg. 1926 Three-pieee Walnut Finish Mod
ern Bedroom Suite 1895
Reg. 1895 Four-pieee 9th Century Mehos-
any Bedroom Suite
Reg. 1925 Six-piees BIeoehed Mohosony
Modern Bedroom Suite 33e.e5
Reg. 2ooo5 Five-pieee 18th Century Mehos-
any Bedroom Suite 1885
Evening star., 1947-10-17

Roomy, han d some ond
strong. 1t hos everything
the travelling man looks for
in quoity 'lueeoee. Mode
Of genuine leather with
waterproof lining. Separate
compartment for shirts.
Bross hardware black
and brown.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
LIFTING THE LID AT JUNEAU

JUNEAU, (P)-The Senate de- votes several hours amending the aeronauticS bill without final ac- ton. It passes a memorial for a landing strip near Sheep Noun tain. II also passes an appropria- ton for Sl0,000 for the game com mission to be used in restocking fur game animals, birds, and fish.
 The Senate passes House bill l2 appropriating S50,000 for vocation al education, also a memorial ask ing the whites be allowed to own reindeer.
 The Senate also passed a memo rial for a road from Wrangell to Mill Creek.
 In a several thousand word mes sage to the legislature, Governor Gruening vetOeS the Senate net in- come tax on mining, stating a number of reasons t will not as Sist the mining industry to rccOVc. from the doldrumS, and will not produce revenue.
 It is a loosely drawn bill and would have repealed the present three per cent gross tax on gold and other minerals, and substitute tax on net profits, ranging from four per cent in the lower brack- cts to eight per cent in the higher ones.
 There has been no attempt as yet to override the veto. This. was the first veto message of the ses- sion.
 The House passes a bill to estab- fish a branch of the University of Alaska in Southeast Alaska. The Senate refuses to accept.
 During the discussion of whites
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The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
Greece, Turkey Documents To Be Made Public
By Alex H. Sinqleton)

WASHINGTON, (P)-Undersoc- retary of state AcheSon agreed to- day 10 open for public inspection secret "backgrOund" documents dealing with the situation in Greece and Turkey.
 He did so at the request of mem bers of the House foreign affairs committee, now considering PreSi- dent Truman's proposal to use $40O,0O0,000 plus military advice and materials to bolster the two nations against Communist aggres- sion.
 Acheson discussed the Presi- dents proposal generally in two hours of public testimony before the House group yesterday. When he returned for further testimony this morning, chairman Eaton CR.- N, JD inquired about the ''myster- iouS secrecy" of the documents which were handed to committee members yesterday for their per sonal information.
 Eaton said the documents have seemed to create more interest than the grave issue before us. that of major shift in American diplomatic policy.
 AcheSon said Eaton had called his attention to a demand within the committee that copies of the document be furnished the press. He said the state department now planned to do just that with the likelihood that they would be made public later in the day.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
First Easter Seals On Sale In Alaska

Preceding Easter Sunday on April 5, ten thousand envelopes containing Easter seals are being mailed to AlaSkans in the first sale of the seals in the Territory for the aid of crippled children and adults.
 The Easter seal sale in Alaska is being sponsored by the Alaska Crippled Childern's Association, a member organization of the Ma tional Society for Crippled Chil- dren and Adults. Of the proceeds, 9212 per cent remain in the Terri tory for Alaska's program for care of crippled, and the other 712 per cent go to the national organiza- tion, Mrs. Marshall Hoppin, ACCA president, explained. There are TOO known cases of crippled chil- dren in Alaska needing care which these funds will help to provide, she said.
 Mrs. Robert Bartoo of Anchor age is general chairman in charge of the drive.
 Local chairman, Mrs. Donald Lyle, who also worked on last years campaign, has announced that the seals will be on sale as soon as they arrive.
 The brightly tinted Easter seal this year depicts a small boy walk ing with crutch up a path to shining star, and it bears the plea Help Crippled Children"
 Frank Gross, Janesville, Wis, high school student, designed the seal in full colors and received the Michael J. Bowling Memorial.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
Many Communists In Greece

NEW YORK, (P) - The New York Times said today that "an authentic report" received in Washington stated that Communist bands in Greece had a strength of 13,000 and sought to "cut Greece in half" The source of the report was not given.
 The Times story, written from Washington by James Reston, said the immediate military objective of the armed bands was to estab- fish a carridor from the Albanian border east to the Mt. Olympus area on the Aegean sea. In such an event, Greek Macedonia would be sandwiched between the corridor and Aegean to the south, with Yugoslavia and Bulgaria to the north and Albania on the west.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
Navy Launches New Cruiser

QUINCY, Mass. (P)-The navy's first air-conditioned cruiser, the 716-foot Salem tooth ship launched since Pearl Harbor at Bethlehem Steel company's Quincy yards here-goes down the ways Tuesday.
 Except for the super-cruisers of the Alaska class, she and her sister ship, the Des Moines, launched here last Sept. 27, are the largest cruisers yet built for the navy. They are 40 feet longer than their Baltimore class predecessors.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
CIO Demands
 Senator's Removal

WASHINGTON, (P)-Chairman Taft R.-Ohio), bluntly rejected today a CIO demand that Gerard D. Reilly be busted from his job as a Senate labor committee consult ant.
 The complaint against the for mer member of the national labor relations board came from CIO president Philip Murray. He con- tended that Reilly has a "known and demonstrated animus toward organized labor"
 Taft replied: "Mr. Murray does not seem to realize that the time has gone by when the CIO can hope to dominate the executive or the legislative branch of the gov ernment."
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
Knot Ships Sail For Alaska

SEATTLE, (P)-The freighters Rose Knot and Terminal Knot were en route to Alaska today af- ter installation of temporary port able electric heating units ended a dispute over heating facilities yes terday.
 The two vessels, whose depart ure had been delayed several days, sailed last night.
 Demands by the sailors union of the Pacific and the marine cooks and stewards union for large boil CTS and sealed quarters brought a guarantee by the maritime com mission that all such vessels would be equipped with new boilers as they became available, not later than next Oct. Is.
 A tie-up of 12 Knot" type freighters serving Alaska had been threatened.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21

TOKYO, (P) - Passenger car production in Japan is "a long way off," although the nation bad ly needs transportation, Allied headquarters industry division re- ported today.
 J. z. Reday, chief of the division said there was no indication how soon foreign automobile manufac- turers might reopen their assem- bly, plants in Japan. This step pre- sumably could not be taken unt l Japan is reopened to foreign trade and investments.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
NEWS IN BRIEF

BLOOMINGTON, III. CP)-Dep- uty Sherifis sped to nearly a score of establishments in surprise raids in search of gambling machines. The deputies who stopped at a downtown pool hall didn't take time to find a parking place ana when they returned from the rai1 they found police had given them a traffic violation ticket. Sheriff Curtis Gilberts said the raid was worth more than the $l fine as sessed the deputies for double parking.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
Seeing The Legislature From The Gallery
By Mildred Hermann)

Governor Gruening yesterday vetoed the bill repeating the gross lax on gold and substituting there foe a graduated net income tax on all mining. He gave as his req sons that the bill was so poorly drawn that it was fatally defective and cited the opinion of attorney general in that connection. Also stated that the new net income tax proposed by # would produce no revenue for the Territory. The faults specifically mentioned in the bill were that it fails to define gross income on which the net in come tax would have to be based and throws the doors open to multiplicity of law suits to collect the taxes. Also that it allows for double depletion, once to the oper- atOr and once to the lessor and re- pealS the severance tax which all mining states have provided to compensate the state for loss of it's natural wealth through mining op- eratiOnS.
 The Senate this morning over rode the veto by vote of l3 to 3, but the House has not yet acted upon it. l. is believed the House will sustain the veto.
 The House this morning refused to receive a new income tax bill. The motion losing by one of the necessary Is votes.
 The Munz-COffey bill providing for setting up an aeronautics com mission with headquarters in An Chorage passed the Senate yester- day after the Senate had heard testimony from Marshal Hoppin, president of Alaska AirlineS and John ManderS, attorney for the same, in support of it. Some diff Culty has developed over the man. her of eleCting members of the commission; Munz holding to his desire to infringe on the executive powers in that respect.
 The property tax bill and license revision bill, numbers 2 and 3 re- Spectively of the Rivers Walker tax program are now on the Sen ate calendar. They have been de- layed two days because of Walk
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The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
Alaska Broke Yet Legislature Passes No Tax Bills
(BY Mary Valentine)

Resident QNS) Correspondent
 JUNEAU, Mar. 20-AlaS<a is broke and the l947 regular session of the Territorial legislature in it's last week has killed the only two tax bills of any value. These bills, property tax and an income tax, both interpreted as fair and req Sonable by the attorney general Ralph J. Rivers, and by other tax legislation authorities, were killed in the Senate late Wednesday. All the reasons in the book were used as excuses against the bills, but the concenSuS was that AlaSkanS, if their legislators represent their demands, do not want to be taxed, and do not want progress.
 This statement came from buSi- ness men and local residents of the capital of tine last frontier.
 Contrasted with the recent ma jority vote for statehood, which might be interpreted as progress, and the minority bills introduced in both Houses, bills for more schools, better hospitals, a south ern branch of the University of Alaska, a pre-nuptial physical ex- animation law, tighter liquor control law, enriched wheat prod ucts law ito fortify the vitamin lacking Alaskan diet, and others the question of a possible contra dictiOn may arise. A few social legislation bills have been passed by both Houses and been signed by Governor Gruening. The only tax measure of any might left is a gross income tax bill now on the table in the House.
 This bill takes a left hook at the little guy and leaves industry, con- Struction corporations etc., un- touched. In addition to the refusal to pass tax legislation that will cover all possible taxable groups, appropriations have been cut to nearly nothing, and the years ahead may be lean for even those legislators who see no need for taxes.
 Alaska was in shaky financial shape before the legislature con- vened last January twenty-sev- enth. Governor Greuning in his message to the joint Houses made constructive suggestions to answer
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The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21

BOSTON, R)-Postmaster-gen- eral Robert E. Hannegan today spiked reports that he intended to resign either from the cabinet or as Democratic national committee chairman. "I have no plans to re- sign from anything" he told news men as he left Massachusetts Me morial Hospital where he under went an operation to relieve high blood pressure.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21

SAN JOSE, Calf. (P)-San Jose milk drivers and plant workers ended their 15-day strike last night to resume deliveries today. The AFL teamsters union voted ap- proval of a wage settlement, re- troactive to Feb. l, which conceded an hourly wage of SIP a day for a five-day, 40-hour work week.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
JERUSALEM (P)-A British D,

JERUSALEM (P)-A British po- iceman was killed and five other Britons were injured last night by a bomb explosion on the highway between Haifa and Tel Aviv. An official announcement said the men were returning to their quar- ters near Hadera after visiting q motion picture theater when the blast occurred.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
WASHINGTON, Duty free cop

WASHINGTON, Duty free cop per imports would be limited to 100000 tons in one-year period if Senator Mcfarland D.-ArizJ, has his way.
 He wants to amend legislation passed by the House and pending in the Senate which would suspend duties on copper imports, without any tonnage limits, for two years.
 Mcfarland and 10 other Sena- tors have signed his proposed amendment.
The Nome nugget., 1947-03-21
SALONIKA, Greece (P)-Greek

SALONIKA, Greece (P)-Greek government troops were reported ready to begin full-scale opera tions against guerrillas in the neighborhood of Mount Grammos near the Albanian border.
 Alexis Kyrou, Greek liaison of- ficer with the United Nations Bal kan investigation commission here made a formal announcement of the planned drive last night.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Bond SET al $4,000
In JeweIry Holdup

Melvin T. Salter today. was or
|dered held in bond totaling $15,50C
for grand jury action on charges o1
robbery, grand larceny and viola
ton Of the Harrison Narcotics Act
Salter, who is so and lives in the
1900 block of E street NE, was ar
rested yesterday in connection with
the $4,000 holdup theft of diamonds
from the Runk g. Seastrom Jewelry
Co., 1921 Connecticut avenue NV.
October 25. He was ordered held in
$4,000 bond on this charge by
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage this morning.
The grand larceny charge, In
which bond of $500 was set, accuses
him of the theft of portablesradio
from the Calvert Radio g. Appli-
ances Co., 2645 Connecticut avenue
NV, last Wednesday. The mar
cotics charge is coupled with the
grand larceny count and accuses the
defendant of possessing heroin on
the same date.
Commissioner Turnage was told
by Defense Counsel Leo j. Michaloski
that Salter already Is under $4,000
bond on a housebreaking charge
here.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
TriipIets
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ported, however, that the same
doctor had delivered triplets there
year ago.
Shortly after birth, the infants
were placed in an incubator, where
they will remain until they have
reached normal weight. Two were
reported to have weighed slightly
more than pounds at birth, the
other slightly less.
More fortunate than many young
parents, the Spoffords have just
moved into a tWo-bedroom apart
ment in Jamaica, Long Island, and
think they can manage it" with
the latest additions to the family.
Mrs. Pauline F. Spofford, mother
of the children, came to Wash
ington to be with her mother, Mrs.
Arthur H. Fawcett, 1735 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV, when the babies
arrived.
Mrs. Fawcett said multiple births
were rarity in her family, but
said she believed twins had been
born in Mr.. Spoford's.
Mr.. Spoford was ordained min
lister in the Episcopal faith several
years ago. The couple has been
married two and a half years.
Evening star., 1947-01-10

eral workers be used only for legiti-
mate Federal service"
A union spokesman said he had
evidence that Public Buildings Adj
ministration guards had served cof-
fee at Arlington Farms cafeteria,
that charwomen had washed dishes
in the new War Department Build
ing, and that other outside en-
ployes had done bus. work at Nc
Lean Gardens cafeteria.
GSI denied these accusations and
also fresh charges of strike break
ing tactics" The union charged that
its pickets had gathered evidence
that newly hired employees had
slipped through tunnel into the
Social Security cafeteria kitchen,
that Others had reported to work at
the Langston cafeteria before pick
cts went on duty, and that still
others were delivered to the main
Navy Department cafeteria in vege-
table trucks.
Evening star., 1947-01-10

The House Committee always writes
the original appropriations bills.
Here are some other indications
that this will be an economy
minded Congress:
Representative Brown, Republi-
can, of Ohio introduced bill for
the appointment of commission
to streamline the executive depart
ments, as Congress already has re-
organized itself.
Chairman Byrd of the Joint Con-
gressional Economy Committee, filed
a report, repeating his frequent plea
for a reduction in number of Gov
ernment employees.
"Our Government is still over
manned" said Senator Byrd. Our
Government is still gneedlessly over
governed and the taxpayers are
still needlessly overburdened."
Taft Promises Welfare Aids.
Although urging personal tax re-
duction, Senator Taft promised his
New York audience extension of
Federal aid to the States for hous-
ing, welfare, education and medical
care, as well as some expansion of
social security. He limited his tax
reduction proposal to rates on per-
sonal incomes, contending that cor
poration and excise levieS can wait
another year.
Senator Taft also said that the
Presidents economic report to Con-
gresss was inconsistent" and that
"peeking around all the corners OF
the report we see the whiskers Of
the New Deal"
The President had recommended
that $indllstry sponsor lower prices
while labor settle its bid for higher
wages on the basis of what the
individual management was able
to pay.
Senator Taft said the report
recognizes that the best method of
bringing real purchasing power to
consumers is through the reduction
of prices rather than the increase
in wages" ......
Sees Hedging, However.
He added, however, that sit
hedges on the question like politt-
cal report instead of a courageous
economic statement"
Evening star., 1947-01-10

tains there is no lockout and opposes
further a contract extension be-
cause it said the union gave no
valid excuse for a 16-day delay in
negotiations last month. GSI also
takes the stand similar extensions
have caused GsI to prepare for dis
ruption of service to patrons on three
separate occasions.
Original demands of union in
clude 20-cent an hour increase
for all employees. Negotiations for
both sides accepted a Government
compromise of cents an hour,
pending ratification. The union
membership three days later re-
jected the compromise on grounds
they would receive none Of the
originally demanded benefits such
as increased annual leave, sick leave,
a welfare fund and arbitration of
suspensions or discharges.
Evening star., 1947-01-10
Employment Pickup
Seen by hid-harch;;.
B,OOO JobIess Here

Jobs will be harder to find here
for, the next two months, but the
employment picture should bright
en- BY mid-March, Ernest v. Con-
molly, associate director of the
United States Employment Services
District Office, predicted today.
Mr.. Connolly estimated that U.s.
900 men and women in the Wash
ington area are now unemployed.
That includes about 10000 job
seekers registered in the employ
ment Office here for industrial
workers, 1000 in the white COL
lar" Office and an estimated 1000
who are looking for jobs on their
own.
The number OF visitors to the en-
ployment office always goes up after
Christmas holidays, but this year
the total of unemployed is larger
than at any time since before the
war, Mr.. Connolly said.
Several Causes Listed.
He attributed the situation to
several things. First, construction
has reached a new low. Builders
who were willing to gamble on bad
weather aren't willing to take on the
additional risk of material short
ages, he said. Also, wholesale and
retail establishments which had
been absorbing workers laid off
by the Government and war plants
started laying off workers them
selves shortly before Christmas.
Added to these job-seekers were
those who lost their jobs before
Christmas for other reasons but
didn't want to look for another
one until the holidays were over.
The large majority of employers
here, Mr.. Connolly said, have indi-
Gated they will not need any more
workers for at least two months.
More Jobs by Easter.
BY mid-March, however, when
stores start selling their Easter
finery and the weather permits wide
open construction, MIR. Connolly said,
more jobs will be available again.
Meanwhile, the Virginia State EN-
ployment Service reported that Alex
andria, Arlington and Fairfax Coun-
ties have reached a near balance OF
supply and demand in labor because
of the coal strike, which reduced
employer requirements.
Government workers living in
these nearby areas, according to the
report, have been let out at the rate
of 500 in two months, but non-
Government activities have shown
stable employment.