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Evening star., 1947-04-29
Report Made on Pi|ferage
In Philippine Command
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

MANILA, April 2s.-Maj. Gen.
George F. Moore announced today
that he has made a full report to
the War Department in Washing
ton concerning pilferage of United
States Army property In the Philip
pines.
Gen. Moore, commanding general
of the Philippines Ryukuyus COM
mand, said he believed amy further
Army statements on this subject
should properly come from the War
Department"
Capt. John C. Geddings, CHIEF
of the commands Criminal Inves-
tigation Division, estimated In q
report dated February 3 that losses
Of United States Army property
were running as high as 100000 a
week, excluding those at the air
force installation. The report, re-
LEASED today, said that pilterage was
not noticeably on the increase, "the
gangs doing the stealing are much
better organized. and it would ap-
pear that large number Of Of
dcers are involved" -.-
"Once an item has been success
fully removed from Government
control, it is almost impossible to
recover It," the report added. It
said losses were not confined to
surplus property, but included es-
sential property as well.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Cleveland Firm 10 Build
Biq Moscow Gas Plant
bv the Associoted Press

MOSCOW, April 29.-J. B. O'Con-
nor, vice president of the Dresser
Industries of Cleveland, Ohio, an
nounced today he had signed a
contract with Soviet authorities for
construction of a $6,0O0,000 gas stor-
age plant in Moscow.
Work on the plant will begin soon
and will be completed by the fall
of 1949. A statement issued by Mr..
O'Conncr said:
This plant will liquefy 4,000,000
cubic feet of natural gas per day.
The gas will be taken from the
Moscow-Saratov pipe line and
stored in LIQUID form, to be used for
peak loads and standby service.
"The gas is liquefied by a system
OF extremely low temperature and
refrigeration, the final temperature
in the process being minus 246 de-
grees Fahrenheit. The liquid is
stored at this low temperature and
held in storage at Is pounds pres
sure"
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Purge Of Officials Begun
By Philippine President
By the Assecioted Press

MANILA, April 2s.-President
Roxas today ordered suspension and
investigation of an unspecified num-
Der of government officials "to pave
the way for cleanup campaign"
Malacanan Palace announced that
81 employees of the Bureau of Gus
toms had been dropped from gov
ernment service and that Col
Joseph Ruffy. chief of the quarter
master service of the Philippine
Army, had been suspended pending
investigation.
Mr.. Roxas told his cabinet that
he had promised Congressman Flory
Crisologo he would assist Congress
in getting evidence to support
charges of graft and corruption"
Evening star., 1947-04-29

aid in bringing Dillinger's criminal
career to an end at deportation pro-
ceedings in 1885, when he testified
that he had promised to help her in
having the deportation order dis
missed if she participated In Dill
fingers capture.
Born in small Romanian village,
she went to the United States in
1914, settling in Chicago, where she
married Alexander Suciu. She di-
vorced Suciu in the early 1930s.
On the night OF July "a, 1884, she
pointed out Dillinger as he emerged
from motion picture theater. Dill
linger elected to fight it out with
G-men who called on him to sur
render. and he was shot. to death.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
luciano Quits Jail Briefly
10 Visit Genoa Customs
sy HE Assoesa,sd Pres.

GENOA. Italy, April "a date
with Italian customs officials won
Charles Lucky Luciano a brief OUT
ing yesterday from Marassi Prison,
where he has been confined since
his arrival here April 81 following
his deportation from Cuba.
In an automobile escorted by .
police jeep, the former New York
vice king was whisked from the
prison to the port customs ONCE
where officials were waiting to inter
view him on clearance of the lug
gage he brought from Havana.
After his business with customs
oficials was completed, Luciano and
his baggage were returned to the
prison, where Genoa police plan to
hold him until arrangements can be
made to transfer him to Palermo,
Sicily.
Luciano faces an investigation
there concerning the circumstances
OF his visit to Cuba.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
By Constantine Brown
Stor Foreign Affairs Analyst

The Paris visit of Henry A. Wal
lace was less spectacular and sue
cessful than organizers had ex-
pected.
The reason is attributed in Paris
political circles to the fact that many
French politicians, such as Paul
Reynaud, former Premier, decided
at the last moment not to partici-
pate in the receptions and dinners
planned for Mr. Wallace.
The reason for this lukewarm
attitude on the part of a number of
middle f-the-roaders and Socialist
leaders was less the belief that their
presence might be resented in
American official quarters than it was
the fact that they had information
that the Paris trip of the former
American Vice President was in
spired by former French natural
lied citizen, Louis Dolivet, who does
not enjoy high reputation in France.
Mr.. Dolivet, who is editor of the
New York magazine, Free World,
Is man of several names and
nationalities, according to the
French security service.
He is said to have been born in
Romania, where his fathersa was
known @as Brecker. 7 The records
of the French Surete Nationale.
allege that he was known under
the name urdeanu in the late 20s,
when, according to their records,
he was a minor member of the
Third International.
Mr.. Dolivet came to France and
was naturalized, but his naturali-
cation was Cancelled in 1910 by the
government headed by Mr.. Rey-
maud. He now lives in America
Evening star., 1947-04-29
'Womonin Red Who Put Finger
On DilIinqer Dies in Ronuniio
Ano Cumponos Lived
In Timisouru After
Deportation in '36
BY the As.eeioisd Pr..s

BUCHAREST, April 29.--Ana
Cumpanas, "the woman in red" who
put the finger on John Dillinger
that summer night in 1884 when FBI
men killed Americas public enemy
No. in a Chicago alley. is dead.
The Timisoara newspaper Vestul
reported last night that the woman,
known in the United States as Mrs.
Anna Sage, died last Friday In the
quiet town of Tinisoara in South
western Romania of a liver ailment.
She was So years old.
Mrs. Cumpanas was deported by
the United States Government in
1886 because of conviction in Gary,
Ind, for running a bawdy house.
She had lived the life of well-to-
do citizen in Timisoara since then.
Vestul said she complained to the
end of her life that she had been
cheated" by Federal authorities of
$4,000 in reward money for putting
Dillinger on the spot for the G-men.
The told New York reporters when
she was put aboard the vessel to be
deported that she had received
5000 for informing on Dillinger,
and in reply to a question as to
whether she felt she had been "dou-
ble-crossed by the Government in
the deportation proceedings" she
replied:
"I have never felt that way"
Melvin H. Purvis, former FBI
chief in Chicago, acknowledged her
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Europe Wants Peace,
.Stassen Reports
BY the Associofed Press

NEW YORK, April 20. = Back
from what he called "look- k-see
trip" to Europe, Harold E. Stassen,
former Minnesota Governor, says
that I'VE can win peace. for a gen.
Grafton at least, in the world II
America remains strong and follows
wise and humanitarian policies to-
ward the people of all the other
nations In the world"
The Republican leader, inter-
viewed yesterday, said he found Eu-
ropeans yearning for peace and said
this will be an impelling preventive
for war to all governments"
'The sum total of human misery
and suffering coming after this last
war is beyond adequate description, /"
Mr.. Stassen said.
He said he planed to make public
later his conversations with Prime
Minister Stain in Moscow. He said
his visit with the Soviet leader was
''the most significant of my journey"
his audience with Pope Plus was "the
most deeply moving experience, ("
and his meeting with Winston
Churchill, Britain's wartime Prime
Minister, "the most stimulating.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Sheriff Escorts Workers
10 Struck Louisiana Plant
Dy the Assoeioisd prsss

= II.
DERIDDER, La, April 29.-Aboui
200 employees Of the strike-bound
Crosby Chemical Co. plant here were
taken into the plant at am. today
under guard Of Sheriff w. M. Perry
and dozen deputies.
Approximately so State troopers
under command Of Capt. Wingate
White Of the Leesville troop, and
Capt. 1. o. Cooper Of Lake Charles
stood by over hill out Of sight OF
the plant gate.
Capt. White said that his instruc-
tions from Superintendent OF State
Police Hunter Huckaby were not to
escort any workers through a picket
line, but to give any assistance asked
by the sheriff.
Only hye pickets were on duty
and stood silently by while the
trucks carrying the workers entered
the plant gate.
William Varnell, international rep
resentative Of the Union Of Operat-
ing Engineers, AFL, said q public
mass meeting, has been called by
the nine striking AFL unions for
Wednesday night.
Except for one isolated incident
40 miles from here there has been no
violence and no threat Of violence, .
Mr.. Varnell said. There have been
q considerable number Of lies told
about this strike. The mass meeting
will be held to let the people OF this
community hear the unions side OF
the story" IS.
/ Management officials said they re-
fused to deal with the union repre-
sentatives because the AFL had not
been certified by the National Labor
Relations Board as bargaining agent
Evening star., 1947-04-29

company produced lumber for them.
He explained that he thought the
prospective financiers were looking
for a means of investing money"
But, he added, at one time he might
have had the impression that the
people who would advance the
money wanted lumber"
Refuses to Back Down.
Notwithstanding a hard grilling
by Warren E. Magee,. chief counsel
for May, and Charles j. Margiotti,
head of counsel for the Garssons,
Mr.. Fields refused to back down in
his basic testimony that he and
May started the lumber company as
a joint enterprise In 1943
He said he had placed so much
confidence" in May that he never
Checked up on who were officers
of the company" or on Mays opera
ton of it. He knew May was Ken
lucky process agent" for the COM
pany, he added.
He admitted May wrote a letter
discharging him as manager in
March, 1914, because the company
had prodaced no lumber. He testi-
fed, however, that as early as Oc-
tober, 1943, he was restive about
the proposition and felt everything
wasn't all right" So he "let things
drift" and practically quit work, he
said.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Slayer Not at Beatification
OF Girl, Monastery Says !
BY the Associated Press

ROME. April 29-Reports that
the killer of Maria Goretti attended
her beatiflcation ceremonies in st.
Peters Basilica Sunday were denied
today by the father superior of a
Franciscan Monastery where the re-
pentant slayer works for the monks.
Father Anselmo, superior of the
monast, Y at Ascoli Piceno. said the
slayer, A sssandro Serenelh, decided
"it woulo 'otA have been opportune"
to attend |. Ceremony.
Msgr. EnrN Pueci's Vatican News
Service said ( -nday ysthat Serenelli,
who was the incipal witness in
Maria's behalf a the Investigation
for her beatificatic was among the
10000 pilgrims In ST. oeter's.s
Sereneli served 27 ears of a 30
year sentence for killine the 7-year-
old girl in 1902. Now s., he Is en-
ployed at the convent I50 miles
from Rome, performing mainly
menial tasks He is know, q Fa-
ther Stephano.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Airline Judge to Marry
For Fifth Time Todoy

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Apri! o.
Actress Airline Judge today will
marry for the fifth time.
She will wed Henry j. (Bob) Top
ping, jr.. of New York. 1t will be
his third marriage.
The ceremony is scheduled to be
performed at 6 pm. by Dade County
Circuit Judge Charles A. Carroll
at the home of John Paul Riddle,
aviation school executive.
Woolworth Donahue of Long
Island, N. Y, and Palm Beach, will
be best man. and Mrs. Averitt L.
Brown of New York will be maid of
honor.
Following the ceremony, the couple
will leave on Mr.. Topping's 54-foot
yacht, "Snuffy' for a honeymoon
in the Bahamas.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
MaIaya Rubber Plantation
Guarded After Labor Clash
BY the Assoeioted Press

PENANG, April 29-Police main-
tanned a heavy guard today over a
North Malayan rubber estate owned
by the Malayan-American Planta-
tions-afnliate of the United States
Rubber Co.. where police clashed
yesterday with 800 Indian Chinese
'laborers. One laborer was killed,
five injured and two police hurt in
the skirmish.
Police Chief Ian Macmillan OF
Kedah State, where the plantation
is located, said police went to the
estate at the request of the mana
ger to investigate a laborers' mass
meeting. The disorder resulted when
police tried to arrest Chinese la
borers who refused to disband the
meeting.
This is the first flare up since a
series of clashes occurred between
labor and police on Kedah estates
last February.
Evening star., 1947-04-29
Wo|Ioce's Paris Trip Sponsors
Blamed for Cool Reception

and is prominent among New York
leftist groups.
Mr.. Wallace's trip to France was
preceded by a formal invitation
signed by. former Premiers Leon
Blum and Edouard Herriot, former
Air Minister Pierre Cot and men,
ber of the National Assembly
Maurice Schuman. This letter of
invitation was published in the
Paris press.
OF the signers of this letter Mr.
Cot and Mr.. Schuman are closely
affiliateG with the Communist Party
Mr.. Herriot is reported by Mr..
Reynaud to have stated that he
did not give consent for the letter
to carry his name, but could not
publicly disavow his signature for
reasons of courtesy toward the for
mer American vice president as we'll
as for domestic French political
reasons.
Mr.. Blum, now rs, is said to have
signed the letter simply because of
his personal regard for Mr.. Wal
lace, whom he had met in Wash
ington, where Mr.. Blum last sum-
mer represented the French gov
ernment in negotiation of the
French loan.
Plans had been made when Mr..
Wallace left the. United States to
make his stay in Paris the triumph
of his European visit. In order to
make a spectacular occasion of his
stay members of some leftist parties,
of their opposition to
present Communist trends, were
asked to join in the celebration.
1t was only after the names of
the sponsors became known that
regrets began to pour into head
quarters of the organizing COM
nittee, with the result that the
visit was somewhat of an anti
climay
Evening star., 1947-04-29
F FurtwoenqIer IssCIeured

BERLIN, April 20 (R.-Wilhelm
Furtwaengler, noted German con-
ductor, has been cleared by the AL
lied Denazification Committee in
Berlin on charges Of having lent his
prestige and influence to nazi-ism,
1t was learned authoritatively today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
Double Wedding Is
 Saturday Nighi Event

Lucille Moore became the bride Louis LemieuX and Margaret 3urnaby the bride of Marvin Knorr in a doub!s wedding ceremony solemnized at T o'clock Saturday evening at the Methodist Church, with the Rev Robert Treat off ciating.
 Both trides were lovely in spring suits of blue, with pink accessories, and each had a corsage Of pink rosebuds
 Mrs. Joe Johnston and Mrs. Trudy Nelson were the matrons- of honor. They wore pastel dress maker suits and had corsages of pink carnations.
 George OBrien and Joe Johnston were best men for the bridegrooms
 Following the ceremony a we'd ding dinner was held at the Salmon Greek Country Club. In addition to the wedding party, guests were MT. and Mrs Zalmain Gross and MT and Mrs James Wellington
 Both MT and Mrs Lemieux ana MT. and Mrs Knorr are wellknowr in Juneau, and are receiving con- gratulations from their many friends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
SUNRISE SERVICE DRAWS MANY 10
 EVERGREEN BOWL

Approximately 150 people gath cred 10 stand about on the cold grass of Evergreen Bowl early Eas- ter morning, as the rising sun first touched the mountain tops.
 There they were led in the Eas- ter Sunrise Service by young peo- pie representing various Juneau churches Zack Gordon presided and Coast Guardsman w. R. Peter son, Jr, led the singing, which was accompanied by a quartet of trombones.
 Miss Frances Barlowe gave a solo, with John Coins accompany ing at the small portable organ Other young people read the scrip ture, led the prayer, and gave short statements Of what Easter means to them. After the bene- diction, the crowd broke up and went out; and the birds were left to continue their early morning af- fairs alone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
Rear Adm. Stone, viyatious Italian,
 Married in Rome

ROME, April 7.-.R-Rear Adm Ellery w. Stone, 53 former head of the Allied Control Commission for Italy whose second wife divorced him in February, was married today to Contessina Renata Arborio Mella di Santelia a viyacious Italian in her twenties.
 Stone, a pre-war communications executive now on terminal leave in the United States Naval Reserve, re gently entered the Catholic Church.
 Stone, a native Of Oakland. Calf. but in recent years a resident of New York, before entering service was an executive of the Interna- tional Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. It was understood the couple would leave soon for the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
OUT TO BREAK HUGHE5' TIME ROUND GLOBE

NEWARK, N J., April 7.-R-- Newark airport officials said today thet the proposed around the world flight by Chicago pen nanufactur- CT Milton Reynolds would get off probably tonight, but the planes radio operators-faced with several short circuits in the communica- tions equipment-estimated it would take at least two days to correct the electrical difficulties
 Reynolds himself said he would make no further announcements until three hours before his take eff in the converted A-26 Douglas bomber flown here yesterday from Roosevelt Field, Long Island. Off cials there had refused permission for the around the world takeoff, because of what they said was an excessive gasoline load.
 Reynolds, an experienced pilot, will serve as navigator aboard the plane, named the Reynolds Bomb shell It will be piloted by Capt. William P. Odom
 Reynolds is seeking an unoffi- cial 55-hour record for the world circling flight. The present mark is 91 hours set by Howard Hughes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
EASTER pARADES IN EUROPE WERE
 ALI CKURCHWhRD
tBy THE ASSOCIATED pREss)


 Thei1 was little indulging in luxuries Sunday as Europe ob- served it's second Easter of peace. Crowds Hooked to churches Of all denominations But few took part in the traditional Easter par ades of fashionable clothes and Easter egg hunts for children Luxuries were scarce and expen- sive throughout Europe.
 Unfavorable weather kept stroll CTS off the avenues in many coun- tries.
 It was damp and windy in Paris and the Champs Elysees was al most deserted
 In Denmark, snow and rain forced thousands to abandon trips to the country
 TE5re was a snCWstorm in Mos cow, where Easter is observed Sun day under the orthodox calendar Parts of England had bad wealth er. But Italy and Norway had blight skies for Easter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
Trumans kiiend
 Easter Services

WASHINGTON, April T, tR-The First Family of the land attended Easter services at a little Virginia country church which had been at- tended by the first president, Geo. Washington
 President Truman, Mrs. Truman and their daughter, Margaret, tcok advantage of a warm and sunny day to drive to Pohick Episcopal Church, about six miles from MT Vernon.
 During the service the Trumans occupied the George Washington pew. Mrs. Truman and Margaret already had attended one service in St. Johns Episcopal church in Washington, at eight o'clock in the morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
 HAVE LEAD IN
 JAP ELECTIONS

TOKYO, April 2, lP-The uneX- pectedly good showing put up by Japanese Conservatives in Satur- days election is viewed by observ- CTS as an indication of two i'm portant trends.
 For one thing, they say, it shows a strong vote of confidence for General MacArthur and it's also a distinct reprimand to left wing Japanese labor leaders.
 The election was for the Cover norShip of Tokyo Prefecture. In casting their ballots the voters snubbed the Communists, encourag- ed the Socialists and obediently supported strong local Conserva- tive political machines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
N0kTHWIND
 IS TIED up
 IN SEATTLE
North Pacific PdfroI Boat, Never in Alaskan Wat CTS, Back from Antarctic

SEATTLE. April 7.-tR-Built for patrol in the North Pacific, but never yet in Alaskan waters, the Coast Guard Cutter Northwind lay tied up at it's home port for the first time in nearly a year today after battling the huge ice Hoes of the Antarctic.
 The icebreaker returned yester day after leading the way for the Byrd Antarctic eXpediticn
 Naval and civic dignitaries were on hand to greet the vessel and it's crew of 150 who made head lines when the cutter lowed the Yessick, Yancy and Mt. Olymphus to safety after they had been threatered by ice packs.
 As soon as the ship docked the crew members were given their first state-side liberty since Dec. 3 when the expedition left Nor folk, Va, for the South Polar seas,
 Three dignified mascots-Rock- hopper penguins destined for the city zoo-returned with the vessel.
 Capt. C. w. Thomas of Seattle said the 6,900 ton Northwind, one of the most modern ice-breakers in service, probably will resume its regular station here for patrol in the North Pacific.
 It was built for this area, but so far we've never seen the Alas kan waters We've teen too busy elsewhere" he added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
MINISTER'S SON
 ADMITS SHAVING
 OF CHURCH SEXTON

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, April 7.-IR-- Chief of Police P. Croy Keller said today 16-year-old Stuart Allen Foster. son of the rector of Christ Episcopal Church, had admitted the staying of John Frank t,c church sexton. who was bludgeor d to death last Tuesday.
 The chief said young Stuart told of having "a sudden urge to kill'' and of dropping coins On the floor so that the sexton would stoop to pick them up. Chief Keller said the youth struck the man with a heavy hammer.
 In addition to beating him to death, the slayer used an electric drill to punch two holes in the victims abdomen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
ARMY TRAN5p0RT PLANE CRA5HE5;
 FOUR ARE KILLED

DECATURVILLE, Tenn, April ', iR Three of the four victims of an Army transport plane crash Satur- day were identified by Col. R. Baez, Jr., Commanding Officer at Smyr- ma Army Air Base today.
 He said they were: Col. James l.. Travis, 35 Army Air Forces Rep resentative at Los Angeles aircraft plants whose parents, MT. and Mrs John L. Travis of Portland, Ore, said yesterday they had been mo- tified of his death.
 Capt B. B. Brown, Army Medical Corps officers of Gainesville, Fla.
 William Pounds, a civilian em- ployee of Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
 The fourth victim was identified by the War Department as Ken ton Case, a radio announcer of Honolulu.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-07
CONFIDENCE
 VOTE GIVEN
 MalhRTHljR
Japdn's Leftwing Leaders Suffer Decided Setback
 in Tokyo Prefecture
By RUSSELL BRINE5

TOKYO April 7.LR-A strong vote of confidence for General Macarthur and a distinct repri- mand tc left wing labor leaders appeared evident today in the un- expectedly convincing Conservative victory for governorship of To- kyo Prefecture.
 Still incomplete returns from Saturdays election gave the Con- servative incumbent a margin of more than 88,oO0 votes over his Socialist rival in what had been expected to be tight race In l946, left and right were separted by only 5000 vote.
 In effect, the Japanese voters appeared to be endorsing Mac Arthurs action in halting the pro posed general strike which left ing labor groups had scheduled for February-partly as test of strength With the Allied command CT himself
 Throughout Japan. voters snub- ped the Communists, encouraged the Socialists and obediently sup ported strong local Conservative political machines
 The Socialists picked up 2.0C0.- cc0 new votes to register 24 percent of ballots cast in the race for 46 governorships.