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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14
ZINC CROSBY OF BRITAIN" I5 NOW
 IN UNITED STATES
By SAUL PETIT

NEW YORK-"The Bing Crosby of Britain is a rather short man with hair.
 Denny Dennis also has a long face reminiscent of Leslie Howard and a conservative taste in shirts, and at home he's known as a nice noise," which in British show busi- ness means he sings well
 Rated among his country's top three vocalists for the past 10 years. the 34-year-old, five-feet, eight inch baritone has come to the Uni ted States to sing with the Tommy Dorsey band on tour for the next six months, plus another six If the man with the trombone picks up his option.
 \ Dennis and the band leader had never met but Dorsey signed him on the basis of his records, which have been selling well in this country. especially since the Petrillo ban. At home. Dennis sings on radio variety show called Band Call.' His first day here, the British sngef appeared on three disc jockey programs. Although he knew in ad- vance that American radio was commercial, he was a bit nervy'
 (nervous). His second day here. Dennis spent joining two radio and theatrical unions. ~In Socialist Britain" he noted pleasantly, there are two theatrical unions. but you don't have to join. In America, it seems you do."
 But he quickly explained he didn't mind in the least, that he held union cards at home anyway and probably would have joined up here voluntarily.
 AS to the informality of our air waves, Denny finds this pleasant change after the government-owned British radio.
 There is no ad-libbing at home. he explained Performers can't kid each other the way Benny and Allen or Crosby and Hope do here. You can't sing song without being in introduced by the announcer and the announcer must follow script carefully"
 The British announcer Will say simply, Here's Denny Dennis now, singing "The Bluest Kind of Blues" There is no build-up. There is none of our chit-chat before hand-com- ments on somebody's blue suit or ] blue eyes or blue tie which lead the script obliquely into the song. None of the clever things like that,
 Dennis reported Britain has only three disc jockey program Record Roundup" is heard on Saturdays. On weekday evenings there's Fam fly Favorites" and in the morning, "Housewife's Choice"
 The disc jockeys are regular sta- tion announcers who take turns and there's no nonsense permitted-no breaking records on the air or in- suiting performer or casually talk ing to the engineer. As to the post
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14
LESLIE CASHEN E
 SERIOUSLY ILL IN
 SEWARD H0SpITAL

Mrs. Miles GoGKin received word yesterday afternoon that her brother, Leslie Cashen, who has been in poor health for some time, is seriously i'll in the Seward hos pital. His mother, Mrs. Jerry Cash en of Douglas, and sister, Mrs. Albert Schramen. who recently re- turned from the states, left via Pacific Northern Airlines for Sew ard.
 The Cashens are well known res- idents of Douglas and Juneau, hav- ing lived in this vicinity most of their lives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14
PROMOTION DAY
 AT PRESBYTERIAN
 CHURCH SUNDAY

The Sunday School of the Nor thern Light Presbyterian Church will hold their Promotion Day pro- gram May Is at 9:45 o'clock, regular Sunday School time, in the church auditorium.
 The program is scheduled for 45 minutes and all parents are urged to attend. Each class will participate in the program and the junior choii will sing Awards will be made for attendance and special offering for the National Missions will be re- ceived.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14

Continued frsm Page One) of emergency Military leaves were cancelled; holidays were suspend- ed.
 Cairo, Egypt The Egyptian Education Minister said marital law would be proclaimed tomor- row when Egyptian army troops crcss the frontier into Palestine
 (Jerusalem) The Jews appear ed ready. Their army Haganah faced the north, south and east frontiers Every Jewish man and woman from l8 to 35 in the ser vices was mobilized and on the alert.
 The Jews said the Arabs burn ed and captured the religious set clement of Kefar Etzion south of Bethlehem. The Arabs clung also to the west end of Bab Fl Wad gorge blocking the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road. Haganah said Syrian armor is attacking Dan in the north and that Egyptian volunteers have prohed 50 miles into the Negeb Desert in the south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14

HERE FROM ANCHORAGE A. V. Collar from Anchorage is visiting here and staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14
NEW STATE OF ISRAEL
 ANNOUNCED

Continued frsm Page One,
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WAR NE GIVES HISpR0GRAM, SEATTLE TALK

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-14
REPUBLICANS:

Vote for delegates to Republican Territorial Convention, Mckinley, Alaska, June 5, 1948. Obtain ball. lots from MT. and Mrs. Cash Cole at Ticket Booth, 20th Century Theatre, hours 10 a. m. to l2:30 p. m. Saturdays, and 12 noon to 5 p. m other week days. Also join Republican Club for Juneau, AL aska, Commissioner Precinct. 88 2t
 Empire wantadS get. results
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Navy Offers 70 [ J. Sell
200 Used Vehicles

More than 200 mon passenger"
used motor vehicles will. be offered
for sale here soon by the Navy, with
proceeds to be used for purchase OF
new vehicles to replace them.
This will be the first time. the
Navy announced, that 1t will sell
vehicles in this area under the re-
placement purchase provision en-
acted by the 10th Congress. For
merly proceeds of such sale would
have gone into the miscellaneous
receipts" of the Treasury Depart
ment.
The 218 units are Of all types;
pickup, stake, dump, panel and tank
trucks, jeeps, highway-type tractors;
a fire engine and a motor scooter
AS they are not offered under sur
plus or excess property regulations
there will be no priority rights.
The vehicles may be examined at
the Naval Storage Depot, Brandy
wine, Md. from August 80 through
September 3. Catalogues listing the
machines are available from the
Naval Gun Factory Supply Office.
Sales will be by sealed bid with
deposits of Is per cent required
Bids will be publicly opened at the
Gun Factory September 8. 9 and 10
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Stranded Georgia Negroes
Leave Bay City for Detroit
BY the A.soeioted Press

BAY CITY, Mich, Aug. 21.-The
problem created by ZIG Georgia
Negro workers imported for picking
in Bay County fields was eased to-
day when about 80 of them were
transported to Detroit.
The 30 had been living in the
basement of the Second Baptist
Church here, jobless and without
funds.
At Detroit, the Civil Rights Con-
gress said they would be housed
and fed by delegates to a Negro
Baptist convention Jobs will be
sought for them or. if they prefer.
they will be taken back to Georgia,
this source said.
The PIG had been brought to Bay
County to pick cucumbers. v'""-,
the cucumbers did not ripen in time,
many OF them scatter1a. Acouv .v
were returned by truck to Georgia.
Another rs or more eventually went
to work in the fields.
Prosecutor Lyle M. Mccormick,
after an investigation several days
ago, said there was no evidence
that any law had been violated in
bringing the workers North.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Detailed Legal Plans
Made 10 Avoid Hitch
In Axis Sally Case

United States Commissioner Cyril
S. Lawrence and the FBI planned
their reception of Mildred Elizabeth
Gillars-"Axis Sally"-in careful de-
tail four days before her arrival,
it was learned yesterday.
The commissioner said the de-
tails were worked out last Wednes-
day to avoid any possible legal
snarl over the jurisdiction of the
treason suspects arrest here.
Recalling the legal mixup over
Douglas Chandler and Robert H.
Best, finally tried and convicted Of
treason in Massachusetts, after first
being indicted in the District Of
Columbia, Mr.. Lawrence said he
wanted to make the proceedings
against Axis Sally" proper from
start to finish" Chandler and
Best, whose plane was forced down
near Boston in 1916 on its flight
from Europe to the District, had to
be returned for trial in the juris-
diction in which they first touched
American soil.
Got Life Sentence.
Best, the former American news
paperman who served as radio
propagandist for the Nazis for 5000
a month was sentenced last June
80. to life Imprisonment by Federal
Judge Francis j. w. Ford in Boston.
The jurist also ordered him to pay
a $4,000 fine. Chandler likewise
got life Imprisonment.
Best, a native of Sumter, S. c.,
spent a number of years in Vienna
as a correspondent for the United
Press. After Germany declared war
on the United States, he was In
termed with other American corre-
spondents and diplomats at Bad
Nauheim, Germany.
When other internees were sent
to Lisbon for repatriation, Best
chose to remain in Germany. Later
he was charged with making short
wave broadcasts beamed to America
for the German propaganda min
istry while the United States was
at war with the Reich.
Method of Making Arrest.
When Axis Sally's" plane arrived
from Germany at Boiling Air Force
Base at 1870 pm. yesterday, the
following chain of official reaction
was set of:
The moment the plane touchT
down, an FBI agent at the airfield
telephoned Commissioner LaWrence's
Office, where a second agent had
been stationed since noon.
The FBI man in the Office was
told that Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
had arrived In the United States
and in the jurisdiction of the Dis
trict of Columbia, her first point of
contact. Would the commissioner
be notified that a warrant was
needed for her arrest on a treason
charge?
Commissioner Lawrence, who had
prepared the warrant and complaint
N advance, promptly signed both
and got on the phone to inform
the agent on the other end that he
was now empowered to make the
arrest.
Less than an hour later Axis
Sally" stood before the commits
sioner and was formally charged
with treason.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Stripping: (Referring to the
list Of men named by Mr. Cham
ers as underground leaders,. Did
you meet with all these men you
mentioned"
Mr.. Chambers: Yes, l did.
Mr.. STRIPPING: Where did you
meet with them?
Mr.. Chambers: At the home,
the apartment of Henry Collins,
which was at st. Matthews Court
here in Washington.
Mr.. STRIPPING: Did this appara-
tus have a so-called headquar-
ters?
Mr.. Chambers: 1t wasn't called
a headquarters but the ST Mat
thews Court apartment was the
closest thing to a headquarters it
had.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

not. She then was advised of her
constitutional rights and warned
that any statement she might make
could be used against her.
mo thank you. I don't wish, to
say anything" she responded. Il
shouldn't have agreed with the
charge anyway"
She was asked if she has any
relatives in the United States, to
which she replied, mo, I've been
away so long and I haven't corre-
Sponded with anyone"
Mr.. Kelly then told Mr.. Lawrence
that she had a half-sister in Ohio
who would be notified.
On the plane coming back from
Germany, Miss Samaha said later,
Miss Gillars has said she did not
know whether her mother, whom
she had left in Maine, was still alive.
The Associated Press reported her
mother died in 1947 in Toronto,
Canada, where she operated ROOM
ing house.
Before she was led off by three
United States Marshals to be finger
printed and taken to Jail, she
answered some of the reporters
questions. She said at once she
wouldn't talk about the charge.
E.. EnJbyse E1ienfsRaek. i.
+ "Im sorry to disappofnt you," she
said, II know how 1t is. I was
reporter myself"
She said the flight back from
Germany has been perfectly beau
tiful all the way" and then she told
Poi havineaA aAppeared on the WASH.
ington stage.
Asked what was her reaction on
returning to the United States, she
said 1T is very difficult under the
present circumstances"
The Justice Department made 1t
clear it has gone to great lengths
to build up its case against Axis
Sally" The department said it has
been "a prodigious task" to secure
witnesses in divided areas, ie, Ber-
lin The constitutional definition
of treason adds the requirement that
mo person shall be convicted of
treason unless on the testimony of
two witnesses to the same overt act"
Miss Gillars was located two years
ago in Berlin, living in the ruined
cellars of the bombed-out German
capital. She was arrested but sub
sequently released. During this Pc
riod the Government has been seek
ing necessary witnesses, or docu-
ments, or tangible evidence in war
torn Germany" apparently including
the various sectors of Berlin.
/ Broadcast in 1905.
The Justice Department said Axis
Sally" was employed by the Reich
Radio Broadcasting Co. in 1910 and
that she broadcast on short wave
both before and after we entered
the war. Her most notorious radio
program" the department said, was
entitled Home Sweet Home" From
these broadcasts she was called Axis
Sally" and sometimes 'Midge" by
Allied soldiers. Many of them tuned
in because of the recordings played
between her talks.
After the Normandy landings in
1914, the department said "it is be-
lieved she broadcast series of pro-
grams entitled Survivors of the In
yasion 'FRONT.' These programs in
cluded purported recorded inter-
views with American troops in Ger
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Woman Wants to Check
H Axis Sally Is HoIf-Siste,

CONNEAUT, Ohio, Aug. 81 (P.-
A good-looking dancing teacher
told a reporter tonight, IF Axis
Sally is really my half-sister I must
see that she is not alone in this
thing"
But first, said Mrs. Edna Mae
Herrick, she wants to see the ac-
cused woman, Mildred Gillars, to
make absolutely sure of her identity,
FBI agents plan to take Mrs. Her
rick to Washington.
Il believe that if she Is the same
person charged with broadcasting
Nazi propaganda during the war"
Mrs. Herrick went on, "she did it
unwillingly." - .sY'Et a'-tatf-
She said her half asister was about
10 years older than she and had
been in Europe since 1884.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Chambers said Mr.. Hiss
knew him under Mr.. Chambers
Communist Party name of Carl.
Mr.. Chambers said he was in
troduced to Mr.. Hiss by J. Pet
ers, brains" of the party under
ground.
Mr.. Chambers said Mr., Hiss
knew he was a Communist when
they met.
Mr.. Chambers said Mr.. Hiss
was a Communist at that time,
too.
Mr.. Chambers repeatedly told
the committee he never had Mr..
Hiss car as a gift, loan or by
formal transfer of title. He said
he merely had ridden in it.
Mr.. Chambers said Mr.. Hiss
let him live in the Hiss apart
ment without a lease as a favor
from one Communist to another.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

The House Committee Un-Amercan Activities is now
engaged in learning the truth fay of what members call
"diaetricay opposed testimony by Whitaker Chambers
In session August and by Ager Hiss in open session
later Subsequently, both questioned at secret
sessions which identified Mr. Chambers
he had known George Crosey" On Wednesday,
Chambers Mr. Hiss will meet face to face to testify
further what they said and closed sessions AS
committee member put it, Somebody is lying Following are
major points which the two disagreed in their
public testimony shown by the committee transcripts
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Prof. Roqutz to Speak

Lowell j. Ragatz, professor OF his
tory at George Washington Univer-
sity. will speak on England Still
Has an Ace Up her Sleeve" at a
luncheon of the Civitan Club at
1890 pm. Tuesday, in the May.
flower Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Chambers Testimony Hiss Testimony
Communist Party Leader-Or Not?

Mr.. Hiss Gn his prepared state
ment): I am not and never have
been member of the Communist
Party. I do not and never have
adhered to the tenets of the Com
munist Party. I am not and
never have been member of any
Communist Front organization.
l have never followed the Com
munist Party line directly or in
directly. To the best of my knowl-
edge, none of my friends is a
Communist.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Fort Knox Team to Visit
.MorYIond, Virqinio Posts

A 3rd Armored Division indoctri-
nation team from Fort Knox, KY,
will visit Fort Eustis, Va, and Fort
George G. Meade, Md. to instruct
officer and enlisted trainers.
The team will be at Fort Eustis,
September lila, and at Fort Meade,
September 14-16.
Policies and procedures of the
Universal Military Training Unit at
Fort Knox will be demonstrated.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

man hospitals with strong empha-
sis on German POW and hospital
kindness and treatment" the de-
partment said.
After the war "Axis Sally. re-
ceived Christmas amnesty from
American authorities at Frankfurt.
She then was quoted by German
papers as saying: THE longer the
peace lasts the more we note that
Hitler's ideas were and are correct"
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Chambers: Describing
visit to the Hiss home) Mrs.
Hiss attempted while I was there
to make a call which I can only
presume was to other Com
munists, but I quickly went to
the telephone and she hung up
and Mr.. Hiss came in shortly
afterwards and We talked and I
tried to break him away from
the Party. AS a matter of fact,
he cried when We separated.
When I left him, he absolutely
refused to break.
Mr.. Mcdowell, Republican of
Pennsylvania: He cried?
Mr.. Chambers: Yes, he did. ].
was very fond of Mr. Hiss.
Mr.. Mundt, Republican of
South Dakota: He must have
given you some reason why he
did not want to sever the rela-
tionship.
Mr.. Chambers: His reason was
simply the Party line.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Chambers: Mrs Hiss was
also a member of the Commu-
mist Party.
Mr.. Mundt: Mrs Alger Hiss?
Mr.. Chambers: Mrs. Alger Hiss.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Mundt Questioning Mr..
Hiss: You realize that this man
whose picture you have just
locked at, under sworn testimony
before this committee, where all
the laws of perjury apply, testi-
fed that he called at your home,
conferred at great length, saw
your wife pick up the telephone
and call somebody whom he
said must have been a Com
munist. plead with you to divert
yourself from Communist activi-
ties. and left you with tears in
your eyes, saying, Il simply can't
make the sacrifice?"
:, Mr., HissaI do know that he
said that. I also know that I am
testifying under those same laws
to the direct contrary.
Mr.. STRIPPING (at another point
in the questioning): You never
recall any individual whether
under the name of Chambers or
any other name coming to your
home in Georgetown and such
a conversation as this?
Mr.. Hiss: 1 certainly do not.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Chambers describing an
underground organization of the
Communist Party): I knew it at
it's top level, group of seven or
so men from among whom in
later years certain members of
Miss Bentley's organization were
apparently recruited. The head
of the underground group at the
time I knew it was Nathan Witt,
an attorney for the Natio-4al La
Dor Relations Board. Later, John
Abt became the leader. Lee Press
man was also a member of this
group, as was Alger Hiss who, as
a member of the State Depart
ment later organized the con-
ferences at Dumbarton Oaks, San
Francisco and the United States
side of the Yalta Conference.
Mr.. Stripping (chief committee
investigator, later in the ques-
tioning, referring to Mr.. Hiss and
others named by Mr.. Chambers
"Were all of these people men,
bers of the Communist Party?'
Mr.. Chambers Yes"
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Mr.. Hiss said he knew Mr..
Chambers as George Crosley",
a free lance writer.
Mr.. Hiss said he first met Mr..
Chambers when the latter came to
Mr.. Hiss in search of material for
articles when Mr.. Hiss was legal
assistant to the Nye Munitions
Investigating Committee.
Mr.. Hiss said he did not know
Mr.. Chambers was Communist.
Mr.. Hiss denied he was a Com
munlSt.
Mr.. Hiss, according to COM
mittee sources. said variously
that he sold the car to "Crosley",
that he threw it in" as part of
an apartment suitcase transac-
ton and that he gave him the
car.
Mr.. Hiss said he sublet the
apartment to Crosby" and
lease was signed.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
ChiIeun Production Cut

& Electric power rationing in Chile
has lowered industrial output and
reduced the income of industrial
workers. ...-.
Evening star., 1948-08-22

Shanghai, China, has half a mil
lion more males than females in its
total population of 4,630,515, report
ed recently after a census.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Did Hiss Know Chambers or Not?

his statement that $50 far
him Chambers committee
pursued the question of identification folowss
Mr. STRIPPING You have MIR Chambers?
absolutely nothing MI STRIPPING
STRIPPING showing Hiss picture taken of Mr. Chambers
this picture Mr. Hiss and ask
resembles this picture
the individual have looked at all
able hold Of think it yesterdays
If this picture Mr. Chambers
particularly unusual looking He looks like lot Of people
chairman of this committee
in that
faceious seriously I
that would like
would better able to tell whether I
had he here today?
"Car"-Or "Crosley"-IdentifcatiOns Conflict.
Mr.
evening hotel The meeting took place behind
the testimony the at that time
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Meeting Place for Underground-Or Not?

Mr.. STRIPPING: 1t was at Henry
Collins apartment in Washing
ton, D. c., that Mr.. Whitaker
Chambers testified that the men,
bers of this Communist appara-
tus within the Government met.
Did you ever go to Nj. Collins
apartment in St. Matthews Court?
Mr.. Hiss / am not sure I ever
went to any apartment he had
in st. Matthews Court. 1 have
in the course of the years been to
number of apartments and
dwelling houses where Mr. COL
lins resided and he has been to
my house.
Mr.. Hiss lin answer to whether
each of the others named by Mr..
Chambers we're at the Collins
apartment when he visited
there:) To the best of my recol-
lection. do not recall the men I
have already testified about in
answer to your questions being
present.
Evening star., 1948-08-22
Was Mrs Hiss Communist-Or Not?

Mr.. Mundt: She MRS Hiss
has never been a Communist?
Mr.. Hiss: She has not. Again
I must say under oath to the
best of my knowledge I think
my knowledge is better than Mr..
Chambets on that.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-24

and son were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Donovan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilson
were hOnOred with a baby girl be-
ing born to them on Friday a week
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver TESTERS
guests on Sunday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Simpson of Harring-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Roma Mariner
and daughter and her friend of
Milford.
On Wednesday evening Fred
Banning of Milford was a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Jester.
Mrs. Luella Golden is in the
Kent General Hospital, Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey King were
visited by Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey
west Of BridgeVille on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Kitchens
visited Carl Belts of Milton re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Clendaniel
called on Mrs. Lizzie COnowav of
CannOns on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Wagamon
and two daughters of GEORGETOWN
called on Robert Clendaniel and
family on Sunday; also Sunday
evening callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Clendaniel, Mr.. and Mrs.
preston Donovan and family, Mr..
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-24

Miss Belle McKague of Alillsboro
has been a house guest for a few
days Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. LOCKER
man and daughter.
Callers Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
LoOckerman and daughter were
Chief Justice Charles /. Richards Of
Georgetown, Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton
Loockerman Of Drawbridge, Del.
Mr.. Axel Hallengrin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Winnie CaVander, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rawlins Stuart and Mrs. Glenna
Adams who was a luncheon guest
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Anthony
were in Milford Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams
and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Adams were
at RehObOth Beach, Sunday.