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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14
B JULIET IN 5

ARCADIA, Calf. - The greatest racing establishment in the west, moviemaker Louis B. Mayors ex- tensive stables and breeding farm, is offered for sale. Mayer, who en- tered racing in 1888 as a means of relaxing from his chores as head of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, found that running a S5,O00,000 en- terprise took So much of his time he had none left for picture-mak- ing.
 HAWKING = Nationalist newspa- pers claim thas 100000 Commun- istS have started a new attack on Changchun, former capital of Man churia, and declared that other Red forces were attempting to cut the rail lines whicl4 id.s that city with other Nationalist strong points.
 WAsHINGTON-ser. Wayne L. Morse, tR-Orel, beneves Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower, Army Chief Of Staff. could beat any potential 1948 presidential candidate now on the scene. The ticket on which Els enhower ran would make no dif- ference. Morse said in a radio forum.
 PERHAM, Minn-15 to 20 per sons were injured today in N. P. train crash, during a bowling snow storm. At least three cf the injured were seriously hurt.
 TUSCALOOSA = The resignation Of Frank Thomas as head football coach and the appointment oi Har- old lRed) Drew as his successor were announced here by Dr. A. B. Moore, chairman of the University Of Alabama faculty committee on athletics.
 OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Senate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

Fire Chief Hobart Stoeffel as- sured the ciy council tfc correc- tions would be made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

sons who filed his petition of can didacy with more than 5000 sigma lures.
 Finals in the election are April l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

6 WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court today refused to save Willie Francis. 17-year-old St. Martinville, La, negro, who survived one trip to the electric chair The Court rul- ed that the state of Louisiana still may exact the death penalty even though the chair failed to work properly the first time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14
IMPROVEMENTS AT vy0NNE'S STORE
 DISPLAYED TODAY

Closed Monday to complete im- provements commenced last week end. Yvonnes womens apparel store, in the Baranof Hotel build ing was re-opened today on color ful new footing in the form of rose cclored figured all-over carpeting installed during the closed period.
 Tn addition to the increased at tractiveness of the store resulting from the new bright floor covering, all of the interior has been polished to high brilliance.
 A second major improvement an- nounced by Yvonne Cooper who personally operates the shop, is in- stallation of a new baby clothes shop, specializing entirely in in- fants' wear This specially depart ment is to be located in a separate room at the rear of the main store
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

HALIFAX, Nova 5cocia-a heavy, seaworthy tug pushed out into the storm-tossed Atlantic today to an- swer a call for help from the stea- mer Tecumseh Park. The sos from the steamer $40 miles east of Hali- fax did not say what the trouble was.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

NEW ORLEANS-Physicians are delaying a jaw operation on Mis- sissippi's Senator Theodore Bilbo who is resting in the Touro h. fiTmary at New Orleans. Bilbo is receiving penicillin injections every three hours. and the doctors are hessl-g ...o the operation to give the injS..eions chance to do l. cir work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

TOKYO - A captured Japanese naval order has been read to the International War Crimes Tribunal. The order-dated March goth, l943 instructed Japanese submarine commanders to kill all crew mem bers of all vessels they sank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-14

LONDON-Scotlan Yard is fac- cd with the problem of new fur stealing racket. Police say more than 32-thousand dollars worth of furs have been stolen in the city during the first 12 days of the year.
 WASHINGTON-W Word from the South Polar regions is that the cen tral group of Byrd Antarctic ex- pedition vessels is winning its battle with huge ice Hoes of the Ross Sea. The task force is driving steadily toward Little America.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Old G. u. Hospital Is Deserted
with Potients in New BuiIdinq

In time to house about 200 university
students when the fall term begins.
Before this can be done. the in
terror will have to be thoroughly
cleaned and repainted. and some al
terations will be needed. The hos
pital beds and closet space will serve
equally well in an altered role, but
the provision of suficient shower
facilities presents problem.
Large Dining Room Planned.
Georgetown authorities plan to
make one large dining room out OF
two wards on the second floor. which
have been used for nurses meals.
Some of the wards may be converted
to extra classrooms, as may the
amphitheater where medical stu
dents once watched surgeons per-
form delicate operations.
Before remodeling can proceed
the nurses remaining In the hos
pitals northwest wing must be
moved to the new" wing of the old
hospital, section on N street and
Prospect avenue NV. built about 2c
years ago. This wing adjoins the
new nurses home on Prospect
avenue where the rest of George
towns nurses now live. It will be
sealed of from the main part Of the
hospital when the latter Is converted
to dormitory space.
Authorities expect the nurses to
begin occupying their new quarters
next week.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Canada Protests US. Move
To Bring Back Coal Cars
~ the Asseeiatsd Press

OTTAWA, Aug. IA govern
ment source said today that repre-
sentations were being made to
Washington concerning an order of
the United States once Of Defense
Transportation prohibiting ship
ment of American coal over Cana
dian National railway lines after
midnight tomorrow.
The source expressed concern that
the government-owned Canadian
railway system might be partially
crippled by the embargo, issued yes
terday in Washington on the ground
that the Canadian lines had failed
to return coal cars from Canada In
satisfactory time.
Meanwhile. IN Moncton, N. b.
transportation authorities said the
embargo probably would result In
serious bottleneck in the movement
of coal mined in the Maritime
Provinces. They explained that
Canadian railroads lacked sufncient
cars to haul all Canadian coal anc
that American railway cars which
have found their way into the
Maritime Provinces have been usec
to haul out coal on the return trip
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Court-MarfiaI Considers
Hirshberg Cruelty Case
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-In closed
session a Navy court-martial board
today weighed the evidence present
ed during the three-week trial of
Harold E. Hirshbcrg, 2s-year-old
chief signalman, accused of NAL
treating fellow Americans while he
was section leader in q Japanese
prison camp in the Philippines.
The final arguments of the de-
fense and prosecution, in which con-
trssting descriptions of the defend
ant were given, were completed
late yesterday. The board of five
Navy captains, . commander and a
Marine lieutenant colonel heard 16
prosecution witnesses and nine for
the defense.
1t. Comdr. Fred H. Frey, trial
judge advocate. described the ac-
cused petty officer as q staggering
little Caesar" who mistreated the
men under him, informed on them
to Japanese guards and irstigated
beatings they received at the hands
Of their captors, all to bolster his
own safety or comfort.
1t. Comdr. John ]. ONeil, defense
counsel, pictured the accused as a
victim Of warped and abnormal
conditions In war prison where
mems emotions and Judgment be-
came contorted.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Boat Saves 9F|yers
From Bering Sea
BY the Asseeiatsd Press

KODIAK, Alaska, Aug. 12.-Nine
crewmen and passengers, swept
from the wreckage Of their crashed
Army Catalina flying boat into the
Icy Bering Sea, where survival is a
matter of minutes, wHe rescued by
a lifeboat from a Navy cargo ves-
sci, the 17th Naval District reported
today.
The big plane flooded quickly
when the bombardier's plexiglass
nose window crumpled during an
emergency landing In the bay ct
st. George Island, easternmost OF
the Pribiloffs. The incident oc-
CURED Sunday.
Those aboard scrambled out to
the wings, where they chung until
heavy seas broke their holds and
swirled them away from the sinking
plane, the Navy said.
A lifeboat from the U. s. s. Acher-
mar, loading seal pelts in the har-
Dor, put out as soon as the hying
boat crashed, arriving in time to
pull the nine men to safety.
None suffered more than minor
exposure The naval district head
quarters said the names of only
four were Immediately available
They are o 1t. Lowe. pilot: Maj
Ralph Sims, Anchorage, and two
passengers, c. L. Williams, Kodiak
and Manning Clement, Anchorage
Evening star., 1947-08-12
List Of 800 Lobbyists May Form
Bosis Of Probe, Monroney Says

Congress has not been too inter-
ested In curbing- the activities of
lobbyists, but some day we are going
to get Congress that is interested
in the subject and q lot Of people
are going to have some tall explain
ing to do"
While more than 800 lobbyists
have registered, he continued, II
have no doubt that many who
should have signed up have failed
to put their names down."
When and II an investigation IL
ordered, the Oklahoman said, 1t viii
be simple matter to check the
names OF known lobbyists against
the names on file In the Senate and
the House. The law provides pan.
alties ranging up to q 5000 fins
and years imprisonment for fail.
ing to register.
Mr.. Monroney said he believed
lobbyists have been "as effective
this session-if not more effective
rs they have ever been in the past"
Evening star., 1947-08-12
ChingDiscussesPoIicy
Of New Mediation Unit

Cyrus 8. Ching. first director of
the newly constituted Mediation and
Cancellation Service, discussed policy
with President Truman this morning
and later told reporters that he be-
lives that this setup affords an
opportunity to make q contribution
to industrial peace"
The 7l-year-old labor relations
expert refused to make any predic-
tions about the operations Of the
agency, created under the Taft
Hartley Labor Act, but he asserted
IT think one of the most important
things is to encourage people in
every way to settle their own af-
fairs"
He said he believes this is funda-
mental" in operating the service.
which has been divorced from the
Labor Department, and he thinks
|it Is the intent of the law. We'll
do tina best we can," he told re-
porters.
Mr.. Ching, long time director of
industrial and public relations for
the United States Rubber Co.. plans
to relinquish his duties there
around the first of September.
He said that he was going back
to New York to straighten up some
matters because he wants to be
entirely clear Of his private affairs
when he takes over In washington
He does not intend to take the
oath of office until he comes here
prepared to enter on his new task
and he said he would designate
someone to act for him between
August a., when the new agency
takes over, and the time he starts
work.
His meeting with President Tru.
man was the hrst since his appoint
nent.,
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Maryland Schools
Expect 10 Increase
Quotas Of Teachers
BY the Asseciafsd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. l2.-The State
Department Of Education announced
today that reports from county
school superintendents indicate they
will be able to fi,l all teaching posi-
tions for the first time since before
the war.
The reports attributed the avail
ability of teachers to increased pay
scales by the 1s47 General Assembly
The minimum for teachers with de-
grees was raised $4o0 to $4,000 q
year.
The superintendents said the sup
ply of instructors with degrees
would enable the counties to dis.
pense with many teachers holding
emergency wartime certificates.
In addition to filling vacancies
that have existed for years, most
counties will be able to increase thei,
STATS.
Montgomery County's teacher sit
uation has vastly improved" since
last year. the school superintendent
ofiice said. That county does moi
limit salaries to the Statewide
teacher pay scale. but uses the scale
for comparison to insure that Mont.
gomery County teachers are not paid
less than In other areas, the ofice
said.
The Montgomery County scales
were listed as $4,000 to $4,000 a year
compared with $l,700 to $500 for
merly paid teachers without college
degrees; $2,500 to $4,000 annually
compared with $500 to 5000 fol
those with bachelors degrees. ant
81, TOO to $500, compared with g..
100 to $4,000 for those with masters
degrees.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Trans Jordan King Plans
'AH-Syrio' Conference

AMMAN. Trans-Jordan. Aug. Il
(P. - King Abdullah of Trans
Jordan said yesterday he soon
would issue a proclamation propos-
ing a conference OF "all Syria" to
plan a union or federation Of Syria
Lebanon, Palestine and Trans
Jordan and insure "the complete
end Of the danger Of zionism."
During an interview. the King
exhibited a draft copy Of the proc
lamation in which he plans to ap-
peal "to the regional governments
of all Syria" to convene q confer
ence for these purposes:
/. To draw a plan for . union
or federation within the limits Of
international treaties, national as
pirations and joint regional in
terests."
2. To consider the issue OF union
or federation as one concerning the
Syrian states land the will of the
Syrian people alone"
3. To draft reservations 'neces-
sary to safeguard nationally and
internationally acquired rights with
in the limits Of the United Nations
Charter"
4. To assign the position Of Pales-
tine in relation to q united or fed
Grated Syria "in a manner that
insures a complete end Of the danger
OF Zionism."
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Elizabeth Focinq
Problem of obey
In Wedding Vows
by me Assecie.sd Press

LONDON, Aug. l2.-The govern
ment may have to decide whether
Princess Elizabeth will promise to
"obey" 1t. Philip Mountbatten in
their November wedding, the Lon
don Star said yesterday.
A prayer book which q Church OF
England bishop sent the Princess as
q gift contains the marriage service
omitting the word "obey" and also
the older service which binds even
q queen to mind her husband.
While this will enable the Princess
to compare the two services, the
Star said, there is q snag. Only the
"obey" version has parliamentary
approval. Parliament In 1879 turned
down the revised prayer book, but 1t
nevertheless has come into wide use.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
BY the Assssiatsd Press

Representative Monroney, Demo-
crat, OF Oklahoma said today the
file Of about 800 lobbyists compiled
under provisions Of the Congress
sional Reorganization Act may form
the basis for an eventual full scale
investigation Of lobbying.
Mr.. Monroney is co-author of the
1s46 Reorganization Act which re-
quired. among other things. that
persons interested professionally ir
influencing legislation must register
with the clerk Of the House and
the secretary Of the Senate.
The file on lobbyists will put q
lot Of people on a hot seat when We
get around to investigating them,
Mr.. Monroney said In an inter-
view.
Some people do not realize that
we now have information that will
be invaluable at some future date
Mr.. Monroney said the present
Evening star., 1947-08-12
BY Thomes 6. Buehonsn

Outside the old Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. q sign still warns
all who pass: Zone of Quiet. All
Unnecessary Noises Prohibited"
But inside the red brick building
no babies cries are heard In the
delivery room. no anxious nurses
pace the corridors, no doctors re-
spond to the urgent summons Of
the communication system.
On the front door, a notice typed
on Georgetown stationery advises
visitors: This hospital Is closed. In
case of any emergency, 80 to the
new hospital, now located at $500
Reservoir road NV"
Other Sisters Take Over.
Georgetown patients were moved
en- masse two weeks ago to the new
building next to the Georgetown
Medical and Dental School.
The Sisters Of st. Francis, who
had cared for the sick for so many
years at the old hospital, left shortly
afterward for new assignments
turning their duties over to the
Sisters OF Charity OF Nazareth, Ky
For the moment. the building
stands deserted. save for the nurses
who still have their living quarters
In one wing. But it won't be empty
long.
Georgetown University oficial,
hone to have the hospital rooms cor,.
verted into overflow dormitory space
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Big Names Reported
As Agreeing 10 Serve
On Loyalty Board
BY Joseph Young

Civil Service Commission officisls
disclosed today that "seme biz
names" have agreed to serve on
the Federal Loyalty Board which
will play a main role in the FORTH
coming investigation OF Government
employees.
The officials declined to make
public the names of these men until
the entire 25-n1an panel Is chosen.
Ofhcial announcement regarding the
board Is expected sometime next
month.
1t is known that commission ON
c!als have lined up some outstand-
ing members OF the legal profession
The commission has sought, among
others, former members of the Su-
preme Court and the various Fed
eral courts, to serve an the board
Some From Universities.
Also. some Of the members are
expected to come from some of the
Nations outstanding universities
where they are serving In top jobs.
The jobs will be on . part-time
basis. with members serving In
panels of three. They will be paid
on an expense or a per diem basis
The board will determine the
standards to be used in adjudging
whether person is disloyal or sub
versive, and will be the last court
Of appeal OF employees found guilty
OF those charges.
There has been some difiiculty
encountered by the commission in
completing the selection OF the
boards personnel. Some prominent
men have refused to serve, assert
Ing 1t would be q "thankless job. y
Bitter Criticism Seen.
One who refused to become q
member of the board expressed The
belief that the loyalty board would
be bitterly criticized by both the
extreme right and the extreme left
The reactionaries will accuse the
board of coddling radicals, and the
Communists and left-wing elements
will charge us with conducting q
witch hunt" he declared.
Meanwhile, the commission and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
later this week or early next week
will make public the regulations
that will be followed in regard to
the preliminary investigations of
Federal workers. The program is
expected to get under way next
week.
May Take up to Year.
The preliminary investigations,
however. are expected to take any,
where from three months to a year,
depending on the size Of depart
ment or agency involved. The
smaller bureaus are expected to
complete their preliminary work
much sooner.
Each Federal employe will be
fingerprinted again, and will sup
ply the commission with background
information.
The fingerprint and name checks
will then be checked with FBI files.
Any derogatory information turned
up will result In q full -fedsed FBI
Investigation Of the employs In
volved.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
loo, 900 Wigs Per Yeor
Sold to U.S.. Women
BY fhs Asseeiatsd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. IA beauty
secret was barred today at a con-
vention Of the National Beauty Cul-
turists League.
American women buy more than
100 900 wigs q year, said Charles r.
Richardson, Philadelphia wig maker
Mr.. Richardson himself sells about
900 pre-fabricated hairdos q year to
beauty parlors. alto apiece,
Evening star., 1947-08-12
u. S. Government Officials
Studying Trade Agreement
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

BY the AsSoetofed PFeSS
Government officials are studying
the British tax on American motion
pictures to learn If it violates Anglo
American trade agreements.
One Official, who asked not to be
identified, said the matter almost
certainly will be discussed when
British emisSaries arrive here for
conference on relaxing terms Of the
British loan agreement.
I'VE are giving the whole matter
very careful study to see how it
affects several agreements we have
with the United Kingdom" he said.
Besides the loan agreement, he list
ed the reciprocal trade agreement
of 1888 and the double taxation con-
Yention Of i945.
Evening star., 1947-08-12
British Movie Owners
Call ON Government
To Reconsider Tax
~ the Assoeioted Press

LONDON. Aug. 12.-The owners
of Great Britain's $4,000 motion
picture theaters declared today they
Cannot continue" without Holly
wood pictures.
They urged the Labor government
to reconsider the rs per cent tax on
foreign Aim earnings. which pro-
voked American film companies to
embargo all shipments of feature
pictures and short subjects to
Britain.
rs 1t your deliberate intaition to
obliterate the British Aim Industry
the Cinematosraph Exhibitors As
sociation asked Prime Minister
Attlee in q letter published after an
emergency meeting.
"The confiscation of Is per cent
of the earnings in this country of
American Aim companies, without
an alternative supply being avail
able, could only lead to the with
drawal of the American companies
from this market. =
Without their product, We can
not continue"
Loan Violation Denied.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
Hugh Dalton. rejected in the House
of Commons suggestion advanced
by Eric A. Johnston. president Of
the Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors Of America, and others
that the tax violated terms of the
So, ,750, 900 900 American loan agree
ment.
II do not accept this allegation
he said.
Mr.. Dalton indicated. however,
that there might be further Amer
ican- British discussions on the tax
by saying mo doubt" the United
States would wish to express views
ON the matter in forthcoming talks
on Britain's program to conserve
dollars.
The British exhibitors. who rely
on Hollywood to furnish approx
mately 400 of the 450 films they
show annually, asked that "the earl
lest indication may be given for q
resumption of negotiations with the
American Aim companies"
Situate Outlined.
Otherwise, they argued, Britain :
film industry faced the following
situation:
ga Under plescnt contracts. We
can continue for about four to six
months normally,
"(b) Probably, with the few new
films available and the American
reissues. we may be able to continue
for another six months. by which
time cinemas all over the country
will be closing in dozens.
"(c) British Aims numbering about
Is annually cannot fill the gap, nor
can any substantial increase be ex-
pected while present studio short
ages continue.
I'D As soon as cinemas start
closing, British studios will also close
and our stars will leave en- masse
for Hollywood as the only place
where they can flnd employment"
Evening star., 1947-08-12
Gen. Cruiqie Assigned Here

DAYTON. Ohio. Aug. IL lP.-Maj
Gen. Laurence c. Craigie, chief OF
engineering of the Air Materiei
Command here for the last two
years, yesterday was transferred to
Army Air Force Headquarters In
Washington to become chief OF the
research and engineering division.