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be no councilmen to run the govern.
ment.
On the other hand, if the Circuit
Court agrees with the charter sup
porters that a vote January 6 is
valid, the commissioners would not
have time to seek a reversal at
Annapolis. But, if the Court Of
Appeals should decide at some fu-
ture date that the Circuit Court
erred, the election would become un-
constitutional and the elected coun-
cilmen would be thrown out Of
Office.
On the assumption that the ball
loting will be conducted on schedule.
at least two more citizens, possibly
three, will qualify tomorrow as
council candidates. That is the
deadline for filing.
Seven charter nominees are all
ready in the running. Those who
announced plans to file tomorrow
are Mrs. Alma T. Opal, Takoma
Park. and Romeo.W. Horad, colored.
Silver Spring.
Charles K. Davies, jr., Gathers
burg and Bethesda lawyer, said his
proposed filing was contingent on
obtaining the requisite 500 sigma
lures to petitions.
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Warn Again
They Will Force Down
Planes in Soviet Zone
Bv the Assocjutsd Press

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE Russians
today issued their second warning
in little more than q month that
they would force down any Allied
aircraft improperly marked or en-
gagged in "disorderly" flights over
the Soviet zone.
1t. Gen. G. s. Lukjantschenko,
Soviet chief OF staff in Germany,
sent the new warning TO Brig. Gen.
Charley X. Galley, the American
chief of staff. Gen. Lukjantschenko
indicated he was not happy about
the way the first complaint, sent
November 8, was received.
American and British airlift
planes fly in three ell-defined cor
ridors to reach Berlin, 100 miles
inside the Soviet occupation zone.
Ordered to Stay in CorridorS
In answer to the original COM
plant the Americans and British
said all Of their transports are
properly marked and their pilots
operate under orders to stay in the
corridors.
Airlift pilots said it is possible in
bad weather to get outside the 20
mile wide corridors for brief
period without knowing it, especi-
ally if the radio goes bad.
American pilots have orders to
land rather than risk a clash If
Soviet fighter planes insist on it.
British pilots are under orders to
keep flying.
The. British air command protest.
ed a Soviet notice that Russian
Yaks would conduct aerial target
practice in the corridors at. 5000
feet. The Soviet air force notified
the Berlin Air Safety Center that
Russian fighters would fly during
the day at eight points in the corri-
dors. The Russians repeatedly have
posted notices of such maneuvers.
Toll Of Airlift Now "a.
A crew member was killed last
night when a United States Navy
C-54 airlift plane crashed near
Bad Homburg while returning from
Berlin. The death brought to "a
the number Of men killed in airlift
mishaps since the United States and
Britain started supplying Soviet
blockaded Western Berlin by plane
last June. OF the victims II were
Americans and seven Britons.
Miss Diana Day of San Fran
cisco, a United States Air Force
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Navy plane as a passenger. escaped
with slight injuries when the crash
in fog-shrouded Taunus Mountains
threw her clear of the plane.
The Air Force withheld the name
of the crew member who was killed
and of an Air Force officer. aboard
as a passenger, who was seriously
injured. A third passenger, Air Force
1t. Frank T. Heffernan of The
Bronx, N. Y, was uninjured.
Navy 1t. Joseph Morris of Lexing-
ton, N. c., the pilot. was slightly
hurt. He searched the plane after
the crash and found his engineer
dead. The copilot, Ensign George
H. Blackwood of San Angelo, Tex.
received a fractured leg.
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Farley, London Congratulate
Truman, Tell Why He Won

terday that he supports his stand to
preserve Federal title to tidelands
oil.
Il told the President I disagreed
with him on many things but I
agreed with him on preserving tide
lands oil for all the people," Mr..
Landon said.
There is an enormous reserve
there which may well amount to
almost all the oil produced in the
United States since the discovery of
petroleum in Pennsylvania in the
last century.
Mr.. Landon told reporters he
realizes he is disagreeing with his
own party's platform on tidelands
oil, but said he felt strongly about
the matter.
He said wells already drilled on
the continental shelf and the oil
produced from them should become
the property of the Fedreal Govein-
ment and the income applied
against the national debt. He rec
commended that those who have
drilled wells under State leases be
regarded as treSpaSsers.
| Mr. Farley said the farm, labor
and women's vote were big factors
in the election.
The people didn't want change"
he added. "A sufficient number of
people in every phase of life felt
that the best interests of the coun-
try would be served by the election
of President Truman and a Demo-
cratic Congress.
Mr.. Farley said Mr.. Truman faces
greater problems than any Of his
predecessors and is entitled to the
support of every one.
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|2-Yeor-OId Paints
Body With Iodine,
Is HospitoHzed

A 2-year-old who painted his en-
tire body with iodine was the Dis
trict's most unusual hospital case
last week, according to the Red
Cross Home Accident Survey.
Another 2-year-old pulled at a
telephone receiver and suffered a
bumped head. A very young child
swallowed moth flakes, and cam
phorated oil-instead of camphor
oil-was the medicine a grand
mother gave another child.
In the more serious category, a
small boy injured his head in a fall
from Is steps and a girl, Z, was
burned seriously when her clothing
caught fire.
Adults had their troubles, too.
One young man sliced off a finger
tip while shaving. An elderly man
tripped on his shoestring and broke
his collarbone.
In all, there were 81 cases, bring
ing the years total to 5,645-or 692
more than in the same period last
year. More have died this year, also
-234, compared to 1947's 2ll.
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Appeals Court TO Rule
On Burden Of Proof in
Gun-Carrying License

The Municipal Court of Appeals
will be asked to determine where
the burden of proof rests in estab-
fishing whether gun-carrier had
a license-with the prosecution or
the defendant.
Judge John P. Mcmahon in Mum
icipal Court yesterday ruled counter
to an earlier decision by Chief Judge
Bolitha J. Laws of District Court,
who held the Government must
charge and prove the license point.
In the face Of Judge Laws &C
quittal of an alleged gun toter in
a case last year because no show
ing was made that the defendant
had no license. Judge Mcmahon
yesterday ruled that the burden of
proof in the license point is on the
defendant, not on the Government.
New Trial Move Rejected.
The lower court jurist's ruling
came in his rejection of new trial
motion filed by Attorney Charles
Garlock in the conviction last April
OF Andrew Lee Brown. q. colored,
of the 1900 block of Fifth street
NV.
When Brown was sentenced to
pay a s1O0 fine or serve 80 days in
Jail, Mr.. Garlock announced he
would appeal on the gun license
issue. Judge Mcmahon readily
agreed to the move.
II feel this is very important
matter" he declared. There should
be final decision on this question
by the courts here" The judge
added he was aware that his stand
conficted with that of Judge Laws,
whose decision is now the current
law in gun-carrying cases here.
Last year. Judge Laws set aside
a District Court jury's verdict of
guilty, in the gun-toting charge
against Samuel Waters, A. colored.
first block of M street NV.
The Justice Department appealed
the ruling to the United States
Court of Appeals, which in turn
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Charter
Continued From First Page. J

imperative If lawyers were to oper-
ate on the inf1exible timetable set
up for this case by the Maryland
Court of Appeals.
The opposing sides had agreed to
appeal the Circuit Court decision,
regardless of which way it went.
In anticipation of the appeal,
Chief Judge Ogle Marbury informed
lawyers that the appellate court
would hear arguments in the case
next Thursday. provided briefs were
submitted by Tuesday. The higher
court granted priority to the Mont
gomery case in order to reach a
settlement before the Christmas
holiday recess.
Court Reconvenes Jan. II.
The Court of Appeals will adjourn
for the holidays Friday and is not
scheduled to reconvene until jan
uary H..
Obviously. unless the high court
completes action this week, it's find
ings may be too late to be of value.
II, in acting on the appeal after
the holidays, it should reverse the
Circuit Court, the resulting confu-
sion in Montgomery County affairs
would defy description.
Judge Prescott's disclosure famed
new discussion of the possible legal
complications ahead.
If, for example, the Circuit Court
agrees with the four complaining
county commissioners that a special
election would be illegal, the judges
could issue a temporary injunction
against it. With the Court of Ap-
peals in recess, the injunction would
prevail and no councilmen would be
elected.
If the appellate court should later
overrule the Circuit judges, holding
the election to be legal, there would
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Economic Adjustmen
Becomes PRESSING,
Manufacturers Told

The problem of economic postwar
adjustment is increasingly promi-
nent this year, a group of manu-
featuring officials attending the
closing session of the two-day Ma
chinery and Allied Products Insti-
tute at the Mayf1ower Hotel was
told yesterday.
Il think everyone who reads the
papers or looks at his own business
correspondence recognizes that the
problem of economic postwar ad-
justment is moving into a. much
more active and pressing stage
this year." Edwin G. Nourse, chair
man of the Council of Economic
Advisers, declared.
A. D. H. Kaplan, Brookings In
stitution economist pointed out that
scme three-fourths of the $4,000
00c,000 budget for the 1949 fiscal
year is chargable to the last war OF
to the effort to preserve peace.
Against this estimated $42 2,0OO,-
900 1000. it appears that provision for
little more than $40, 500, ,OOO, 900 in
budget receipts has been made, he
added.
Deficit in Prospect.
In the peak year of American
peacetime business activity, the
country faces the prospect of a
81 500 100000 budget deficit, Mr..
Kaplan declared. He added that
factors in the maintenance of the
balance of the national economy
should be placed before the general
public to prevent disillusionment
later.
Another speaker. Economic Con-
sultant Robert Nathan, said he did
not believe this Congress and the
would lin any real
wav permit a decline in business
activity to occur"
He said also he felt there was no
doubt there would be another
round of wage increases" and there
may be a slicing down of profits.
Describing progress made in pro-
curement coordination in the last
year or two, 1t. Gen. Leroy Lutes,
director of the staff of the NUM-
tons Board, reported that at least
IS per cent of the 194e purchases
of the National Military Establish
ment would be co-ordinated among
the services.
He cited statistics which show
that 1875 per cent of the items on
the purchase assignment list are
still under study on the question of
co-ordinated buying and 50 per
cent have been determined nor Sus-
ceptible to the plan. The former
group includes electronic compo-
nents, materials handling equip
ment and selected aircraft items,
while the latter includes such things
as fire alarm systems, ice, and op-
tical glass blanks.
The general said that in the
peacetime procurement program the
aircraft category is the only one
making much of an impact on civil
ian economy. He pointed out that
Vic Id1 SAldI vi OllC llOW
goes for payrolls for troops and
of those troops over
seas.
Another speaker, w. J. Mcneil,
special assistant to the Secretary
of Defense. told the meeting he be-
lieved more thought is being given
in the military establishment to
efficiency and better use OF man
power and dollars than ever before.
Imitation hits us exactly the same
as it hits any individual" he said.
He went on to explain that with
prices up, less material is bought
and fewer people are employed, but
IF We can find better ways to do
business. overlaps and duplication
can be eliminated and we have more
money for materiel support" He
said savings thus effected should
go into increased military effective
npSS
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sent the matter to the Supreme
Court
On November %, the Government
withdrew its question rs it necessary
to charge specifically that the de-
fendant in a gun-carrying case has
no license to do SOP" The highest
court then dismissed the Waters
case, and Judge Laws ruling re-
manned the law in this jurisdiction.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay had no comment on
Judge McMahon's decision, other
than to say his office is prepared to
argue the case when 1t Is certified
to the Municipal Court Of Appeals.
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Christmas tree
on the terrace
back of Lisner
Library, 2023 G
street NV.
Sponsored by
t h e Engineers
Council, this is
the tenth year
for the celebra-
ton, which in
cludes lighting
of the tree by
DR.. Cloyd H.
Marvin, univer-
sity president, a
talk by Dean
NR
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Laundryman Robbed
OF Fund for Trip 10 China

Laundrymap Sam Chin's plans to
return to China suffered a setback
last night when a holdup man took
about $110 from his cash box. repre-
senting several days laundry re-
ceipts.
Mr.. Chin, 48. operator Of a laun-
dry at 1898 Fourth street NV, told
police he was at work shortly after
7 o'clock when a colored man en-
tered. drew a revolver and ordered
him to lie on the floor behind the
counter. Mr.. Chin said he COM
piled and pointed out the cash box
at the robbers demand.
AS the holdup man fled with the
money. Mr.. Chin reported, he fired
several shots after him with his
own revolver
Police said the laundryman told
them he had been saving his money
with the intention of returning to
China.
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Betty King. Frederlck M
Feiker of the Engineering School,
and introductions by Larry Brown,
president OF the council.
Miss Betty King, 7423 Blair road
NV, will sing Silent Night" as a
soprano solo, and the glee club will
sing carols and lead students, fac
ulty and alumni in other songs.
Next Saturday the glee club will
give its annual Christmas concert
ct Sis pm. in Lisner Auditorium.
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Philosophical Group to Meet

The Metaphysics of Evolution"
will be discussed by w. H. Evans,
vice president Of the Society for
Philosophical Inquiry, at a meet
ing Of the group in the National
Museum at 5 pm. Tuesday.
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CIV Will Open YuIe Season
AT Tree Lighting Tomorrow

The Christmas season will come
to George Washington University
at $50 pm. tomorrow with the
singing of carols and lighting of the
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Iowa Priest Dies at 88

DUBUQUE, Iowa. Dec II lP.-
The Rev. David Lonergan, 88, be-
lieved to be the oldest priest in the
Dubuque Diocese of the Catholic
Church, died at O hospital here
today.
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THE SUNDAY STAR Washington, D. c. " Al
u,
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25
Internation'l News At A Glance
Continued from Page OneJ

Continued from Page One commander in chief.
 One major consideration re- mains. How will such a treaty fare in the United States Congress?
 France moved closer to martial law as the cabinet ordered more troops into strife-torn coal fields. Casualties in three days of fight ing neared 200. At least two min CTS were killed Friday.
 The rike began Oct 4. Since that time France has suffered monetary losses from the strike just about equal to the contribu tions to France under the Euro pean recovery program. The gov- ernment has charged the comin- form fomented the rike with the avoWed aim of Wrecking the ERP.
 The United Nations political committee approved an Arab move to postpone consideration of the Palestine problem for one week. The United States voted with he Arab States. Israel protested the delay.
 In an encyclical made public to- day Pope Plus XII recommended internationalizatio of Jerusalem and nearby Holy places.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25
MACARTHUR OFFERS REDS
 USE OF U. s. ICEBREAKERS

TOKYO, (PD-General MacAr- thur has offered the use of Ameri- can ice breakers and cold weather facilities to the Russians in the hope they won't stop repatriating Japanese prisoners again this win ter
 Last winter the Russians stop ped repatriation Dec. l and did not begin until May. They gave difficult climatic conditions as the reason.
 Japanese, including left wing la Dor unions, have been urging the return of all Japanese held by the Russians. At least 470,000 arc still in Russian hands, allied headIuar- ters estimated.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25
PRICE CONTROLS MAY BECOME NECESSARY

LOS ANGELES, (P)-Secretary of the treasury John w. Snyder, says the time may be near when the federal government should ap- ply price controls.
 He said at a press conference Friday that the most effective way to stop imitation is to check the r.Se of commodity prices.
 If voluntary efforts to check soaring prices proves ineffective, he declarde, then government ac- tion should be applied by all means"
 He added we are pressing close to the danger point
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25
Walter Thompson. who had a

Walter Thompson. who had shop here a year ago to repair glasses and sell curioS returned after an absence of over a year, during which time he has exhib- tied his watch collection, which has been his hobby for many years, all over the country. He has
 eceived recognition for the fine antiques which he has acquired, all of which are reported to be in working order.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25
Monday. October 25. l948

t'ASiiooIs NSASASL ASs 1SES
 The chance that Russia might agree to a compromise and lift the Berlin blockade was reported slightly better" today.
 Foreign minister Juan a Bra muglia, the acting security coun- cil president who made that fore cast, delayed for two hours the meeting of the security council to give the big four diplomats a chance for last moment talks. The answer from the Kremlin to the proposal probably will be decisive.
 The compromise, put up by six lesser powers, called for immedi- ate removal of the blockade; the use of the Russian mark as the sole currency for Berlin by Nov 20; and a meeting by Nov. 30 of the big four council of foreign ministers to talk over all German problems.
 The issue has been before the U. N. since the three western pow CTS accused Russia of endangering peace by blockading Berlin.
 Washington and Paris dis patches spoke of impending moves for a military alliance of the United States, Canada and the western European union of Bri tain, France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.
 Foreign ministers of the western European union met in Paris and were reported to have this atop their agenda. There also seemed chance that French and Belgian plan for a western Europe parlia- ment, with consultative authority, might be adopted.
 It was reported in Washington that the union or the United States might issue bids to a conference soon after the Presidential cleo ton next week to talk over a mili- tary alliance between North America and the union.
 Italy, Iceland, Norway, Den mark and possibly other coun- tries, where the communists are not in control, may join the talks at some time. The U. s. Senate passed a resolution last spring ad- vocating the association of the United States with nations having common security interests.
 The security council called a | meeting for tomorrow to take up Egypt's complaint that Israel is fighting in the Negev desert of southern Palestine, de- spite acceptance of a U. N. cease fire order. U. N truce observers said the Jews were attacking on
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The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25
Walter Dowd is in receipt of

Walter Dowd is in receipt of a letter from his father Jack DoWd, now with the ACS in Seattle stat that young Jack DoWd, who was a senior in high school this year has enlisted in the U. s. Air Corps and is now receiving his basic training in San Antonio after which he will go to a special Air Corps school in Illinois for train ing as aviation mechanic.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25

William Reese has been added to the police department last week and will act as desk sergeant to assist the ely police in their work.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25

Tex Ziegler. owner of the Igloo Commercial Co.,, accompanied by OrWan Scovill, are in town for a few days on business and will be returning to Igloo soon.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25

MT. and Mrs. William Wood of the Alaska Steamship Go. office departed yesterday for the winter home in Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-25

MT. and Mrs. Nick Ezukameuw are the parents of a baby girl born Wednesday at the hospital.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-14

tarily. They are there primarily to keep the Army and Air Force installations open in case of war. They also do rescue work, e0- gage in research on cold weather equipment, gather weather data, operate long-range radar stations, and learn how to stay alive at the Arctic Polar Indoctrination Sch pol in Nome
 Red Enigma: Occasionally, unirS come in from the outside to con- duct maneuvers. The Russians are uncomfortably close. The Alaska mainland is separated from Siberia by only 58 miles of the Boring Strait. Midway in the Boring Strait is Little Diomede Island, which is owned by the United States. Fly ing over it pilots can look down on Big Diomede, which is owned by the Russians and is only 2 miles away.
 Precisely what forces the Russ ians have assembled in Siberia no one can say, except, of course, the Russians themselves. American
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-14

doing so is now based in Alaska, although the Air Force does have 100 planes at Eielson Field, 26 their millions of slave laborers are miles from Fairbanks and known until recently as Mile 26.
 It has a strip wrom which it could launch B-36s carrying atom bombs. Whether or not it has the atom bombs in Alaska is question able. Momentarily, at least, the question is academic because the Air Force has no B-36s, although presumably such planes could be moved there quickly in case of need.
 The 10000 officers and men are spread over Alaska's 586,400 for bidding square miles-one-fifth of the area of the United States from Point Barrow down to the chain of volcanic islands that is tipped by Attu.
 The majority are in the Yukon Valley, around Anchorage and Fairbanks, for that is the part of the country nose valuable mili-
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-14

In he Adak Chief of Party In the fall of ls7 he appointed 10 fill the he late Leonard Smith Territorial Highway Engineer he office he seeks Few in the Territory beer equipped by education experience and professional ability handle Territorial High way Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works.