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Evening star., 1947-12-21
Curiosity Of Dog Team
Nearly Loses Outfit
OF S|edge Driver
By Comdr. Finn Rome

| Norln American NeWspdpcT huldHCe
RONNE ANTARCTIC RESEARCH
EXPEDITION, Stonington Island,
Dec. 16. (Delayed)-One rarely trav-
els by dog team without gathering
host of anecdotes about the dogs.
It seems that working animals de-
velop an added individuality which
makes for dog stories something for
the better and sometimes :.
Well, the joint British American
sledging party had one to tell us
on arrival at Mount Tricorn
recently.
1t seems that the driver of one
of the three sledges drew somewhat
ahead of the other two. He came
to one of the wonders of Antarc-
tica: A huge lenticular hole, 200 by
$50 feet across it's mouth. The origin
of these huge cavities in the ice,
which appear from time to time in
various areas of the Antarctic,
never has been satisfactorily de-
termined.
Stopped to Peer Over.
Since he was ahead of the others,
the driver decided to stop his team
to examine the hole more closely.
Peering over the edge, he noticed
that its CLASSY walls dropped almost
vertically for more than 100 feet.
He went back then and started his
team. Suddenly, however, the dogs
decided that they, too, would like
to take look. They set off for the
yawning hole. The driver tried fruit
lessly to stop them. Then he tried
to swivel the sledge to one side.
while the dogs pulled harder, moved
! faster. Going in circles around the
great hole, they drew nearer the
sheer sides, with the team now
racing.
They were almost at the edge
before the driver threw the heavy
sledge completely over on one side
and managed to pull the straining
dogs to a stop.
Looked; Then Laid Down.
The three lead animals peered over
the edge and, after satisfying their
curiosity, laid down for a rest. There
being no pull from in front, the
sledge thereupon started to slip side
ways toward the hole. The driver
tried to yell and whip the team into
pulling on the harness again, but
he was kept pretty busy adding his
weight to the sledge to stop 1t slip
ping farther.
Fortunately the drag of the snow
proved enough to stop the sledge and
it was not long before he was safely
off again.
The luckless driver soon noticed
however, that he'd lost his gloves
somewhere along the trail. That
can be serious. But, he was saved
the long trip back when he met the
second sledge following in his path
The lead dog of that team had picked
up the gloves and was bringing them
along in its mouth.
That sort of made up for the
earlier trials.
Evening star., 1947-12-21

other electrical devices on when no
one Is In the house. Short circuits
in tree lights, electric trains and
other electrical devices have been
responsible for many fires, Chief
Murphy said.
: wrappings from gifts and other
combustible material of no value
should be disposed Of Immediately,
he said.
As an added pyecaution, Chief
Murphy said the Christmas tree
should be placed where it will not
block escape from a room.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
MiIitury ENGINEERS to Meet

Col. M. E. Barker, Army Chemical
Corps. will be guest speaker at a
luncheon meeting Of the Washing
ton Post, Society of American Mill
tary Engineers, at 1890 pm. tomor-
row at the BURLINGTON Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-12-21

Federal Bureau Of Prisons, were
among eight chosen to serve on the
Board Of Governors and Senator
Green, Democrat, Of Rhode Island.
was named to the clubs Advisory
Committee.
Evening star., 1947-12-21

Oil men have found that good oil
sites often are found in areas where
there was an ocean and abundant
marine life a million or more years
ago.
Evening star., 1947-12-21

/ Although most sponges live In
tropical waters, some are found IN
polar seas. ~alk
Evening star., 1947-12-21
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r ty outstanding leaders such James M.
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Evening star., 1947-01-12
Report by Navy Board
UphoIds Punishmenfs
Imposed During War

Sentences ultimately received by
Navy men convicted by general
courts martial during the war were
held to be substantially reasonable
and just in a report to Secretary
of the Navy Forrestal, released last
night. It was made by the Navy
General Court Martial Sentence Re-
view Board.
Although the report found that
sentences originally imposed by
courts martial were often severe
and in some cases excessive, it said
that by the time the cases came
to the board, after the Secretary of
the Navy had acted on them, they
generally were not subject to
criticism"
The board reviewed 2,115 cases.
In 593, or 20 per cent, it recon-
mended that the man be restored to
duty, and in 1923, or Is per cent,
that the sentence be reduced. In
"a cases, or one per cent, the board
recommended remission of eonfine-
ment and discharge.
In the remaining Ito cases, or
SIS per cent, it recommended no
change in the sentence. All the
recommendation were unanimous.
All but Is of the boards 2,115
recommendation have been ap-
proved by the Secretary of the
Navy and all have been put into
effect. In one case, the Secretary
mitigated the sentence, in IA, he
modified mitigations that were rec
commended, and in IL he disapproved
the recommendations and approved
the sentences that had been i'm
posed.
The report noted that. in deser-
tion cases, where death could be
imposed, the average sentence in
876 cases considered by the board
was 3.8 years after the review by
the naval authorities. This was
reduced to 3.4 years after review by
the board. OF those cases the
board recommended restoring 20
per cent of the men to duty, re-
duction in sentence in 28 per cent,
and no further action in % per cent.
Arthur John Keeffe. professor of
law, Cornell University Law School,
is president of the board and Felix
E. LarkiI, law secretary to Judge
James G. Wallace of the Court of
General Sessions of New York is vice
president. Other members are Ad-
miral c. P. Snyder, U. S. N. retired
former inspector general of the
Navy; Capt. Hunter Wood, jr
u. S. NJ, head of the Enlisted
Discipline Section, Bureau of Naval
Personnel; Capt. J. A. Lyon, U. S.
C. G.; Capt. C. G. Hines, Medical
Corps, U. S. N; 1t. Col. E. N. Muir
ray, U. S. M. c., and Comdr. A. W.
Dickinson, U. S. N. r.
The board was appointed last
April to review all general court
martial cases, and an exhaustive
study was made of each case. The
technique followed was considered
the most enlightened practice in
modern criminology and penology
The board urged that the proceed
ures it used be adopted permanently
by the Navy.
Evening star., 1947-01-12
Thunderbird No. | Sale
To Gen. Yount Approved
Rx The Associated Press

y The war Assets Administration
announced approval of the sale OF
Thunderbird No. l Airfleld, Phoenix,
Ariz., to the American Institute for
Foreign Trade, a diplomatic train
ing school, at 100 per cent discount.
Sale of the former Army training
field was tentatively approved last
spring, but transfer was held UP by
House Surplus Property Committee
criticism of the speed with which
the transaction was accomplished.
The committee, in a recent re-
port, reiterated this criticism but
raised no other objection. 1t added,
it's belief, however, that Congress
cid not intend that the discount
granted in sales to educational in
stitutions should be applied to new
schools.
The institute is sponsored by a
group of Arizona men, headed by
1t. Gen. Barton K. Yount and 1t.
Col. Finley Peter Dunno, jr.
Evening star., 1947-01-12
Additional Ga||inger Ward
Found for VenereaI Cases

Due to a low admission rate for
other acute contagious diseases at
Gallinger Hospital, one ward OF the
contagious pavilion there is being
made available for the treatment OF
syphilis.
This ward will be an addition to
the SO beds in the present Rapid
Treatment Center and will be used
for the increasing number OF in
fectious syphilis patients needing
hospital treatment.
This ends a search of year for
additional facilities for rapid treat
ment of syphilis" DR.. George G..
Rutland, Health Officer said yes
terday. The search included ex-
ploration of the possibility of using
a hospital ship, which was to be
docked at the Municipal Wharf.
When this did not prove feasible.
plans we're made to convert the
Toner School, Twenty-fourth and
IF streets NV. into center, but
the cost of reconversion exceeded
the appropriation and had to be
abandoned.
Since the opening Of the Rapid
Treatment Center in July, 1o43,
more than 5000 cases have been
treated as in-patients.
The Rapid Treatment Center staff
is headed by DR.. Joseph F. ziemba,
assigned by the Public Health Serv-
ice to Gallinger. He has been sta
toned here since July /, 1916, and
assumed duties as physician-in-
charge September l, upon the reas-
signment of DR.. Sidney Olansky,
who had headed the center since
it's beginning in 1943.
Evening star., 1947-01-12
King Reviews Battles
In Pacific Campaign
For Sojourners

The Nays part in World War II
was sketched last night by Admiral
Ernest ]. King, before the National
Sojourners. a Masonic organization.
New officers were installed by the
Sojourners at their annual banquet
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
Admiral King described confer
ences he attended with President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill. The speech was mainly
a review of the Nays part in the
Pacific war.
Installed as president of the Dis
trict Sojourners was Brig. Gen.
Harry R. Kutz. Vice presidents in
stalled included Brig. Gen. John w.
N. Schulz, Comdr. William G. Ship
man, Comdr. Eulan 1. Snyder. 1t,
Col. Horace r. Higgins and 1t.
Con1dr. Fred P. Guthrie.
Also installed were Col. S. Bcttel-
helm, jr., secretary; 1t. Comdr. T.
Odon Mathews, judge advocate;
Comdr. George B. Tribe, surgeon;
1t. Col. Paul M. Filmer and Capt.
Nathan Williams. marshals.
/ Capt. George K. Fraser, U. S. N,
was named historian.
Trustees include Maj. Charles F.
Roberts, DR.. j. B. Lloyd, Rear Ad-
miral w. r. Furlong, Col. Ernest
Il. Lucas. Col. r. D. LaGarde and
1t. Col. Howard B. Rumsey.
The Marine Band provided music.
Toastmaster was Brig. Gen. Robert
H. Dunlap, president of the WASH
inpton chapter of the organization.
Evening star., 1947-01-12

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Evening star., 1947-01-12
Court Rules Calendar Is Right:
Not Every Month Has 80 Days

trial In q minimum wage law case
In which Edward Jones. trading as
the Jones Deluxe Inn, is named de-
fendant
The defense, In its brief sub
mitted on December 10, contended
Mr.. Jones was entitled to jury trial
since the offense involved is pun
ishable under the District Code by
a maximum fine of 500 or mot
more than three months imprison-
ment." Under another section OF
the code, it was pointed out that
an accused person is entitled to
trial by jury where the penalty may
be more than $500 or more than
80 days Imprisonment"
Defense Attorneys Joseph Fitz-
gerald, jr., and G. Dean Reasoner
argued that the calendar year should
be the basis for calculation. Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Richard
w. Barton, on the other hand. main
tanned in his brief that the solar
month of 80 days applies.
Noting that the District code does
not define the word Judge Nelson
cited a fistful of legal precedents
where a month" was interpreted as
the period varying from 28 days to
81 days.
Thus the only reasonable con-
struction to be placed is that three
months means calendar months, /"
the jurist wrote.
No date has been set for the> trial.
The charge against Mr.. Jones COM
prises eight counts alleging viola
tions involving three women en-
ployes in his restaurant in the 5000
block of Benning road NE.
Evening star., 1947-01-12

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Evening star., 1947-01-12
the Florida Coast was 40 miles an

the Florida Coast was 470 miles an
hour.
The Phantom's presence at the
maneuvers marked Its hrst public
appearance.
Meanwhile, nine of the Nations
top speed pilots were ready to COM
pete for the $4,000 unlimited, free
for-all speed classic on the closing
day of the maneuvers tomorrow
The race. open to all pilots with
planes capable of doing 275 miles
an hour or better, will be 225-
mile event flown over q 15-mile
triangular course.
Two Brothers Win Honors.
A pair OF Miami brothers took top
honors In the Biscayne Limited,
feature race in. the $1,000 75-mile
event for planes Of from $50 to 600
horsepower. Richard G. Granere
placed first with his converted Army
Ats and Jimmy Granere was
second.
Steve Whitman Of Oshkosh, Wis,
won there-run Of the 81 .000 Miami
Light Plane Handicap. The race,
which had been ordered voided fol-
Evening star., 1947-01-12
Nays Twin-Jet Plane
Makes First Public
Bow at Air Show
BY ,he Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla. Jan. 1.-THE Nays
pew twin-j jet carrier-based Phantom
streaked across Miami's master air.
port runway today, just AZ minutes
after it took off from Jacksonville,
to thrill a crowd of 10000 at the
18th. annual All-American Air Ma
neuvers.
1t. Comdr. William Wright Kelly
of Newcastle, Pa, was at the con-
trols as the propellerless craft COW
cred the slightly more than 800
miles In the fastest time ever re-
corded for a trip down the Florida
East Coast.
Average 470 Miles an Hour.
Although the official time Of take
of until the plane touched the
runway here was one hour, the AZ
minute run was clocked when the
pilot made contact with the Miami
control tower.
Comdr. Kelly, who flew the plane
from the Mcdonnell factory in St.
Louis, said his average speed down
Evening star., 1947-01-12

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Evening star., 1947-01-12

How long Is q month In the eyes OF
the court?
A seven-page brief filed by the
Corporation Counsel's Office to the
contrary, Municipal Court Judge
George D. Nelson is satisfied that
each month is as long as 1t appears
on any kitchen calendar.
Judge Nelson issued a ruling to
that effect Yesterday when he srs-
tanned defense motion for jury
Evening star., 1947-01-12
Second Charter Hearing
SET for Gaithersburq

The second of a series of public
hearings sponsored by. the Mont
gomery County Charter Board will
be held at 8:15 pm. Tuesday at
Gaithersburg High School.
The hearings are held to obtain
suggestions from county residents
concerning provisions of proposed
charter to be made public May S.
The charter will be voted on in the
November, 1948, general election.
Members of the board are Col.
Norman Ames, chairman; G. Rust
Candy, vice chairman; Howard P.
Ba.tey, secretary; James j. Hay
den and William G. Hanson.
Evening star., 1947-01-12
Dr.. ". Il. Dodge. Retired
Racing Figure. Is Suicide
BY The Associated Press

LEOMINSTER, Mass, Jan. IL
DR.. william. H. Dodge, 50, retired
veterinarian and prominent figure
at harness racing in the East for
more than a half century, shot and
killed himself today in his rooming
house. Associate Medical Examiner
John J. Curley reported. A pistol
was found beside the body.
DR.. Curley said Dodge had been
in iii health for some time.
Evening star., 1947-01-12

lowing 4 protest by participating
pilots on opening day, was l5-mile
event for 1916 stock model planes
of 100 horsepower or less. Conner
Starting Of Hahira. Ga. was second
and Tom Davis Of winston Salem.
m. G. was third.
Evening star., 1947-01-12
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Evening star., 1947-08-05
Scientist Hunts TiIIodont Fossil,
Animal Resembling Rut-Beur

Maybe this story should have been
Clipped out on stone tablet by
caveman-writer about $4,000 900
years ago.
1t concerns the tillodonts, weird
family of animals, some OF which
apparently looked like combinations
OF rat and bear Among the earliest
known warm -blooded creatures, they
appeared on earth early in the
Eocene geological period, or abou.
the time the caveman was around,
according to the Smithsonian In
stitution.
Bones of the tillodonts are among
the fossil speciments being hunted
in the West this summer by DR..
c. L. Gain, Smithsonian Institu-
ton paleontologist. They became
extinct within a few million years.
The family appeared to represent
one of natures imperfect expert
ments and the tillodonts relation
ship to existing types of mammal is
obscure. The largest of them must
have been about the size of a brown
Evening star., 1947-08-05
yesterday

colonel. is resident Of Gainesville
Fla, operating an aviation con-
Sultant service there and in New
York.
Was RAF Adviser.
Born in Florida in 1912, Mr.. Alison
was graduated from the University
of Florida in 1886 in engineering
and business administration.
Joining the Army Air Forces in
1896, he was commissioned in the
Regular Army in 1887. He went
to England early in 1941 as adviser
to the Royal Air Force on opera
tion and maintenance of American
airplanes.
He accompanied Harry Hopkins
and Gen. Joseph T. McNarney te
Russian in July, 1941, as adviser or
American aircraft available fol
lend-lease.
He was American air attacne te
the Soviet government in 1941-c
and later in charge of lend-lease CO.
ordination in the Persian Gulf area
for the first six months after United
States entry into the war.
Years Combat Service.
AS fighter pilot, he saw one
years active combat service in the
1923 period. He was credited
with shooting down the planes while
a fighter group commander In
China.
He left the Army Air Forces ir
1946 with the following combat dec
orations: Distinguished Service
Cross. Distinguished Flying Cross
Silver Star, Purple Heart, Legion OF
Merit, Air Medal and British Dis
tinguished Service Order.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

NEAR and had somewhat the same
appearance and gait. It had clawed
bear like feet. The skull was rather
large for the rest of the body but
this did not necessarily mean any
great intelligence.
Although some of the tillodonts
were no larger than squirrels their
teeth were strongly suggestive of
those of an enormous rat.
Some excellent early Eocene ma
terial has been collected in the past
in the Huerfano formation in South
ern Colorado. So. DR.. Gain will start
his fossil hunt there and later in the
summer he will proceed to the
Bridger Basin in Southwestern
Wyoming.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

the alternative of As days in Jail, fol
falsely reporting to police he had
been robbed and stabbed by three
men. He telephoned the report to
headquarters from Freedmen's Hos
pital, where he was treated for a
knife wound in the shoulder. Later,
police said, the man admitted a
woman had cut him, and he didn't
want any trouble"
The same judge fined Louise Mer-
Ger Nelson. 80, colored, of the 400
Evening star., 1947-08-05
Fines Levied Against Two
For False Fire, Theft Calls

False reports to firemen and police
yesterday brought fines or alterna-
tive Jail terms to two persons In
Municipal Court.
Judge. John p. Mcmahon fined
Willie Brown, 38, colored, of the 1900
block Of Sixth street NV, $50. with
Evening star., 1947-08-05

named John r.
Alison to sue
ceed William A.
NJ. Burden, who
resigned Ju n e
30. The ap-
poin t ment is
subject to Sem
a t e confrma-
ton. The title
is a new one
under a law Civ
ing Commerce
t Wo assistant
secretaries.
Mr.. on,
" no W a. a n
ARMY Air Forces
Evening star., 1947-08-05
MARYLAND Price Suit Filed

BALTIMORE, Aug. 5 (P.-Alleg-
ing wartime overcharges for indus
trial alcohol in excess of OPA CELL
ings, the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. yesterday filed a treble damage
suit for s164, ,54841 against the Sher-
wood Distilling Co. of Westminster,
Md.
Evening star., 1947-08-05

block of Delaware avenue S.W., $50
or 80 days, for turning in false
alarm at fire box at Delaware ave-
nue. and E street S.W. Pleading
guilty, the woman said a man had
Evening star., 1947-08-05
2o Millions on RuruI Routes

There are ,442, 900 miles of rural
free delivery mail routes in the
United States serving an estimated
29,641 900 people.
Evening star., 1947-08-05
John R. Alison, Named
To Aeronautics Post,
Is Ex-Fighter Pilot

A one-tim- tighter pilot with six
Japanese planes to his credit is the
new Assistant Secretary of Com
merce for Aeronautics.
President Truman vesterdov
Evening star., 1947-08-05

oeen her and she thought in
people are supposed to pull the box
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