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EDITORIAL
The Station Belongs Under Dept. OF agriculture

me station Belongs Under Dept. OF AGRICULTURE
AMONG the recommendations made Nv The R,,+lor
Miller Report was that the local Experiment. Station should be
placed again under the Department of Agriculture. This is an
excellent recommendation, and we not only 90 along with
1t but hope that the time is not distant when it will become
a reality.
AN agricultural experiment station belongs under the
department OF Agriculture, Bureau of Experiment Stations
1t is the province Of that Department, and more narticplar-
" that Bureau to set out the policies for experiment stations
to arrange for proper personnel, and to conduct experiments
and carry on the work typical Of stations throughout the 48
states and the territories. It is only natural that the Station
here would take its proper place among the other stations
everywhere and carry on for the benefit Of these islands. and
particularly St. Croix.
WITH the change which will come as the recommen-
dations are approved we look for even bigger and better
things from the Station. Going with the work Of all Expert
ment stations are projects in home economics and extension.
The Home Economics department of the State and Federal
Experiment Stations has done a highly significant and far
reaching job on the continent, and the territories. Concerned
primarily with making proper and effective use Of what is
produced on the farm, the home economics departments
have shown the way for greater economy and more COM
plete rural living. Such a department was not included in
the work Of the Experiment Station here when it was under
the Department o. Agriculture, but there is no reason why
that cannot be done when the change is made.
IN THE past it was thought that the Station devoted
too much OF its time to pure experiments; that highly paid
technicians did nothing but produced new varieties Of plants,
and all to no avail, for the Island could not use them. Such
an argument is not necessarily sound for each particular sec
ton should have its station which will deal with problems
peculiar to that section. Certainly phases Of agriculture such
as plant disease and pest control are vital to successful and
progressive agriculture. And the local station would do well
to conduct experiments along those lines and relieve much
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of the loss which has been met as a result Of neglect IN that
|tleId. But the station could do much more. 1t could develop
into a model farm, using such tools and machinery, and.
such practices as would give the best object lesson in the,
world. .I4
EVERYTHING considered, the transfer Of the local teXx4
pertinent station from the Department Of the interior to the
Department of Agriculture is to be desired. With. all that
has been said we did not mention the matter Of approprias
tons since that was so very evident. Yet over and abovethab
the factors in favor Of the change carry a full justification
without mention Of the matter Of appropriations. ai8 dt d
AS THE Butler-Miler Report is taken up throughout
the several departments in Washington, we know that the
local Administration will keep tab, and plug for the changes
which are desirable, and which will bring benefits to these
Islands. One Of these changes is that Of the transfer IF the
Station from Interior to Agriculture.
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Evening star., 1948-12-26
FOUND.

KEYS-Seven large keys, found on r. I.
ave. NV. bet. 11th and 18th sts WI.
PACKAGE, containing lady's robe new,
In North Arlington on Wed, Dec. 81
owner can have same by identifying, call
oW, 7711, MR.. CANNON.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Is Flee Hotel Fire
In Near-zero Cold
By the Associated Press

COHOES. N. Y, Dec. 25.-Seventy.
five persons fled in the darkness.
and near-zero cold Of Christina.
morning as fire swept the interior
of the Harmony Hotel.
Five residents of the four-story
hotet jumped from second and third
floor windows to fire nets. Firemer
carried Is more down ladders
Seven persons were injured, none
seriously. Police Communicated
taxis TO rush the injured to hos
pitals and to take some of the home
less to institutions where they were
given Christmas dinners. Many lost
all their possessions.
A 62-year-old woman, Miss Mary
Boyd, suffered a back injury in q
jump from her second-tioor room.
The fire was the third in three
months in the 60-room brick build
ing. The hotel was rebuilt 20 years
ago after one Of the worst fires In
the history of this city, IL miles
north Of Albany.
The fire broke out at am. on
the second floor. Firemen, operat-
ing in 4-degree -above-zero weather
brought the blaze under control
after hours.
Much of the hotel was caked with
ice as water froze soon after it
was poured into the building.
One wing was destroyed by the
blaze and much of the rest of the
hotels interior was damaged by
fire or water.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Fire Consumes
Christmas Trees .
| Which Didn'tS Sell

AS church bells pealed the advent
of Christmas shortly before midnight
Friday, a small businessman in the
300 block of v street NV. contem-
plated the seasonal hazards of his
trade.
He was Christmas tree merchant
and had overbought.
Soon fire sirens screamed above
the church bells as No. Engine
Company raced to the 300 block of
v street NV. where a great pile of
Christmas trees blazed in the middle
of the street.
The little businessman stood in
the crowd and watched the firemen
extinguish the flames and clean up
the debris. Then he faded away, his
identity unknown and his business
cares put away for another year.
Evening star., 1948-12-26

prising instructors at Stanford
Ohio State, Columbia, New York
and Howard universities; San Fran
cisco State College and members OF
the public schools of Denver, San
Francisco, New York and Philadel-
phia. 1t is in use in schools in many
States, he added.
Lauds Capitalistic System.
"Its written material he said
"lauds the capitalistic system and
practically boasts Of American
achievements in government, indus
try. education and business"
DR.. Pullen said he had written
Mr.. Miles that the series has not
been removed from the approved
list or barred from use in any State
in the country.
He closed his report by warning
that license in the use of epithets
can become dangerous even in a
democracy, the only form of govern
ment that guarantees the right OF
free speech"
Our nation" he said, sis passing
through stage in which charges OF
'subversion' are flying thick and
fast. No thoughtful citizen, who
loves his country, wishes to be a
witch hunter nor, on the othe.
hand, does he wish to be so naive
as to believe there is no danger
to his way of life.
Nor does he wish to see the idea
spread, wrongfully and dangerously
that his nation is on the brink Of
destroying all individual liberties.
If suspicion and distrust are bred
too prolifically, it is inevitable that
as the night follows the day, statism
will be taken over"
Evening star., 1948-12-26

party of any particular group-la-
Dor, industry or the farmer"
Senator Cooper, In two years of
Senate service, has won reputa-
ton for independent voting. He
handled bills dealing with export
import controls, settlement of war
claims aro Federal aid for roads.
He introduced measures to broad
en- social security benefits, to raise
minimum wages from 40 to so cents
an hour, to admit displaced persons
from Europe and to grant Federal
aid to education.
He was defeated last month by
Representative Chapman although
he ran 100000 votes ahead of the
Dewey-Warren ticket. He plans to
return to Kentucky to resume the
law practice he interrupted seven
years ago to join the Army as q
private.
I've had two tremendous expert
ences in the past few years." he said.
Being in the Army and the Sem
ate"
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Nv the Associofed Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 25.-The
Rev. Francis B. German, pastor of
st. Peters Catholic Church here
and q native of Washington, D. c.,
died today as a result of injuries
suffered while trying to comfort the
sick.
On December II the 57-year old
Dominican priest was called to an
apartment by the family of a men,
tally disturbed war veteran. The
family wanted the pastor to help
quiet the man so he might be taken
somewhere for treatment. There
was a scuf11e and the priest fell
down a flight of stairs, breaking a
leg.
Death was attributed to a kidney
complication that developed after
delicate operation on his leg.
Pete Wiebenga, homicide inspec-
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Textbooks
Continued From First Page)

at a public hearing in Montgomery
County "as the best method to de-
termine the issues raised in my
charges"
He also said in his telegram that
"unwillingness to subs stantiate
charges can hardly be assumed in
any event since DR.. Broome Edwin
w. Broome, Montgomery County
superintendent of schools admitted
the charges were true August 8 in
Bethesda"
Rugg Books Not In Use.
Mr.. Miles referred to a meeting
with representatives of the Board
of Education and the county COM
missionerS. A statement released
! by the conferees after the session
said Mr.. Miles had agreed to with
draw his charges with reference to
the Rugg and Bruner-Smith books.
According to a copy Of testimony
by Dr. Broome before DR.. Pullen
last November IL, the Rugg books
have not been in use in county
schools for several years while the
Bruner-Smith books are used only
for reference.
DR.. Broome also testified at that
time that Mr.. Miles had never dis
cusSed the matter further with the
Board of Education.
On the same date, according to
the report. Daryl w. Shaw, princi-
pal of Montgomery Blair High
School, told DR.. Pullen he heard
no Communistic propaganda in Mrs
Lewis talk.
No Adverse Comment Heard.
THE overall picture she presented
of her life in Russia" he testified,
made one feel her preference for
living under our democratic sys-
TEN. Her appearance brought
no adverse comment from the COM
munity because it was accepted as
a normal educational experience by
students, parents and teachers"
! Mr.. Shaw also told DR.. Pullen
that Federal Bureau of Investigate ton
agents who had been in the audi
ence had expressed no adverse
comments to me concerning Mrs.
Lewis talk"
/ Il believe" he testified, that our
democratic way of life cannot sur
vlve if it will not permit and en-
courage a critical examination and
intelligent understanding of other
political, economic and social
systems"
Taking up Mr. Miles charges with
respect to the Rugg books, DR.. Pull
len said they were used in Mont
gomery schools for several years
but were discarded some time ago.
Book Background Explained.
! AS for the Bruner-Smith series,
DR.. Puilen said they are used only
as supplementary textbooks in the
county and have been used in many
schools throughout the country since
they were published more than 10
years ago.
D., Miss C. Mabel Smith, co-author
of the series, has been employed in
the county about 13 years and has
had record which bellies any
communistic influences or tend
encies," DR.. Pullen reported.
The Building America" series, DR..
Pullen said, is published under the
direction of an editorial board COM
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Priest Who Attempted to Ease
Veterans Suffering Dies in Fall

tor, said police would investigate the
case and then leave it to the at
torney general to decide whether
there would be any prosecution.
Earlier Mr.. Wiebenga had said
there would be no investigation.
Father German took his vows
for the priesthood in 1912 and was
ordained June Is, 1917, at the
Dominican House of Studies, Cath
olic University, Washington.
Before coming here in 1884 as
assistant pastor at st. Peters,
Father German was a chaplain in
World War I and had served as
pastor of Holy Rosary Church,
Houston, Tex; st. Louis Bertrands
Church, Louisville, KY; and Holy
Evening star., 1948-12-26
HeIpIessWomon 70, Lies
3 Days by Husbands S Body
BY the Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 25.-A
7O-year-old Birmingham woman
told today of lying helpless for three
days near the body of her husband
Mrs. Julia Margaret Gore, an in
valid, was found in her Northside
apartment Christmas Eve by neigh
bors. The body of her husband,
John L. Gore, lay nearby.
She was taken to a Birmingham
hospital, where an attendant said
her condition is fair" She is be-
ing treated for shock and malnutri-
ton. An attendant said Mrs. Gore
was able to talk little today.
The paralyzed woman was un-
able to reach food or call for help
during the three days she lay near
her husbands body.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
7 Die in Fire as Girl, ID,
Fails in Rescue ATTEMPT
BY the Associotsd Press

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Dec. Is
"A wall of flames kept a 14-year-
old girl from rescuing members oi
her family as seven persons died to-
day in Christmas morning fire.
-Four of the victims were children
and one, not yet identified. was be-
lieved to have been a soldier.
The girl, Shirley Fisher, jumped
from a bedroom window of the one
story frame dwelling and her
screams reused neighbors as she
tried to break through to the others
trapped in the dwelling.
She is in critical condition in
Middlesex General Hospital suffer-
ing from burns and cuts.
Fire Chief Arthur c. Jaque said
the blaze probably was caused by
an overheated stove where a Christ
mas turkey had been cooking.
The dead, all Negroes, were iden-
titled as:
Mrs. Hazel Fisher, 43, her two
children, Barbara, 8, and Patricia,
10; another daughter, Mrs. Doris
Kirkman, 26, and her two children
Ronald, 6, and Coya, 4.
Identity of the seventh victim is
not yet known, police said.
One story Of the origin Of the
term blue Monday" is that in the
18th century naval commanders
noted offenses during the week
and arranged f1oggings for pun
ishment each Monday, hence BLACK
and blue MOndaVn
Evening star., 1948-12-26

Name Church, Philadelphia. He
became pastor Of st. Peters in
1916.
He had no close living relatives.
Funeral plans are incomplete.
Evening star., 1948-12-26

The Spanish armada which sailed
against England $50 years ago had
130 ships, 5000 sailors and $4,000
troops.
Evening star., 1948-12-26
Los


ALLIGATOR BAG, ladys, brown, vic. Broad
Branch rd. and Stephenson pl. NV,
Thursday. Finder entitled to all money
5SG.
BTLLFOLD, striped silk, on F St, between
tn and 18th. Reward. AT. 5265.
BILLFOLD. brown, containing money and
driving permits. District and Virginia
lost in or near Lerner Shop. 14th st. NV
II found please return to 1921 T st. NV.
Apt. 81, NO. 5540. Reward.
BLACK KITTEN. with white spot on
threat, child's pet; reward: vic. of Wood
bne, and Leland, Chevy Chase, Md. OIL
S6S.!
CAT; large, white. answers to name Of
LADY; lost IN vicinity OF 18th and <
TR. 4043. Reward.
COIN PURSE. brown Ieatherette; in Nc
Lean Gardens Reward. MRS. HITCH
Wo. 0736.
COCKER SPANIEL. black with white shirt
front, wearing thin brown collar, no tags
los: in October: named Butch" Indian
FOxHOUND, tan, male. harness, D. c. taq
2lO; lost vicinity 1925 Rhode Island ave
ne. Reward. DE. 1855.
route 18Th and swami to 18th and and E
Hobart $500, Ext. 40.
GOLD WATCH, lady's, with gold band anc
initials M. L. s. on back, Dec. %, in o.
Out Vi cap, 1ct0 ana COluInDla TQ. TO Stf
and Pa. ave Reward. EX. Zoo, Ext
2l7s
PLaTINA FOX JACKET, Dec 90, 1913
between Union Staten and goth and F
SITS. NV Reward. Call DU. 6Sl2.
POCKETBoOK, lady's, black leather, con
tanning valuable, papers, cash checks. bani
book boob glasses, keys, etc Thursday 1Im day eye;
or MI. 6262
RING, Turquoise, Wed. 10th and @ NV
car platform or Nd. car. Sentimental
value only. Reward. DI. 7947.
RINGS. class, diamond-ruby finger ring
left on washstand in ladies room, in Silve
Spring Hot Shoppe. Reward. ia 9576.
SPITZ, small, white, black spot on tail
brown spot on ear, answers to name c
Jack: wandered from home Dec. 23
Reward. HO. 1850, 2306 N Capitol. =
WALLET. black, with money and blu
ticket possibly, on sc. bus Dec "A; re
WALLET, mans brown, Thursday. bet
2 and pm, downtown; containing iden
tincation papers. drivers license an
money. Liberal reward. NO. 1915.
WATCH. lady's, Longine- Wittnauer, vel
low gold, vicinity Of Sears on Wis, Wed
afternoon. Reward. Call EN-. 1907.
WIRE HAIRED TERRIER, male clippe
hair. named Skip; vic. Leesburg pike, ii
N. Fairlington. Reward TIE. 2146
WRIST WATCH, Iady's, white gold. Gruen
Tuesday, NV. Reward. VI $500.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
The NOME NUGGET Wednesday. October 20. ls4s

Seattle operators of Alaska ship ping lines to accept a union offer to release strike-bound vessels.
 The plea was contained in an "open leteer" signed by Alaska Gov. Ernest Gruening, Delegate E. L. Bartlett, Atty. Gen. Ralph J. Rivers and commissioner of labor Henry A. Benson.
 The letter asked the shippers to reconsider their turndoWn of the unions willingness to sail all Alaska ships under pre-strike con- ditions, with terms of any west coast agreement becoming retro active.
 In reply, M. G. Ringenberg, president of the waterfront em- ployers of Washington, termed the letter "the same old pious plea of appeasement that has issued from some politicians in Alaska in other forms in recent weeks"
 Ringenberg reiterated the oper- ators' determination not to deal with striking unions that he said are under irresponsible leader ship"
 "The letter is written to the wrong people," he said. "It should have been addressed to the rank and file of the unions who have it within their power to throw out their irresponsible leaders ."
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
Employers Refuse To Negotiate With "Irresponsibles'
Continued from Page Oue) ballot. FoiSie wrote:

tC0ntlnued from Page Oue) ballot. FoiSie wrote:
 "The problem, as you well know is the future administration and observance of any contract be- tween ourselves and the ILWU, under its present leadership"
 He accused the union leadership of 14 years of responsibility. Wa terfront employers have refused to negotiate with unions whose lead CTS have not signed non-commun- ist affidavits which are required by the Taft-Hartley law for serv- ices of the national labor relations board. Brides has not signed such an affidavit.
 The longShoremen demand a 15- cent raise from base pay of $1.67 cents an hour. The employers of fered 10 cents but withdrew all offers when negotiations broke off.
 Four Seafaring unions are allied with the longshoremen in the strike.
 At the same time, Alaska gov ernment officials again urged
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
Many Dead In Chilean Eruption

SANTIAGO, Chile, [P) - Forty persons are reported dead and 200 missing in a violent eight-hour eruption of the Viplarrica volcano of Cautin Province, 400 miles south of here.
 Damage may reach 50,000 coo pesos ($1, ,500,00O.
 Reports indicated the lava flow ed to appoint between the resort town of Pucon and Villarrica, both on the bank of Lake Villar- rica and about six miles apart. Farm huts were engulfed. Pucon was isolated except by boat. h. habitantS of the mountainside fled as fire-fighters and medical crews were rushed to the area from nearby communities.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
Explosion
 Kills Four

TEXAS CITY, Texas. (P)-Four persons were burned fatally and about 40 others injured in a gas explosion and fire which swept a line of automobiles at a blocked railroad crossing here last night.
 Fire Chief Fred Dowdy of Texas Ci y said the explosion was caused by the igniting of an accumulation of manufactured gas which had leaked from a pipeline alongside highway 146, near the Stone Oil refinery.
 Witnesses said the gas, which hung in the roadside ditches in a visible fog, went up in huge puff of flame. The soaring blast burned l6 automobiles waiting for a string f tank cars to pass the railroad crossing.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20
CHAMBER HELD
 BUSY MEETING
 TUESDAY NIGHT

of the Chamber of Commerce met ' for another of their popular sup per meetings at the Pioneer Hall, with Bud Harper presiding.
 President Harper reported on committee activities since the last meeting He reported that ways and means committee to raise necessary funds to complete the breakwater project, appropriations for which will be brought up be- fore the next Congress, was ap- pointed and is composed of Luther Dunbar, Carl Dewey, Carl Lomen and Grant Jackson.
 He stated that the Chamber was also working with the City and Council in a study to try and inn prove the conditions seen on our streets in the evenings and to try an curb the situation. Nee ings have been held with Army off cials who are cooperating.
 The subject of housing was pre- sented by A. Polet who reviewed factors about same, calling the Chambers attention to the fact that on the legislative program presented to the 17th Legislature, four years ago the Chamber recommended a Housing Commit tee, which subsequently, was ap- pointed and also how the Cham Der recommended, to the last Leg islature appropriation of Federal funds for urgently needed housing throughout Alaska.
 He also called to attention the report of the Alaska Housing Au- thority as circulated by the Mug get last Friday, showing that all the other Divisions in the Terri tory have taken advantage of the opportunity given and have not only built homes, but large rental housing projects throughout the Territory.
 Second Division has not taken advantage of the housing authori- tvs privileges, he sta ed, and he recommended the Chamber ap- point committee to study the sit uation seriously and hold meetings with any and all individuals who so desire to own a home, so that the legislators may become ac- quain ed with the needs of the community.
 Mrs. Bochman called attention to the fact that the proposed breakwater only extends 5000 feet, or halfway across the city of | Nome's waterfront and urged that the amount be doubled to meet the growing needs of the town. She stated that housing has 10 extend eastward and only by the protec- l ton from the sea can it do so. She stated her confidence in Nome's expansion.
 MT. Hilky Robinson recommend the construction of apartment houses as the best method of fur nishing housing, as many people here are transient.
 The meeting adjourned until the next supper scheduled for Novem- Der 2.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-20

All work and no play makes jack and lots of it.
Evening star., 1948-10-31
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Evening star., 1948-10-31

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Evening star., 1948-09-10
Protection for Clerks
In SHORTAGES Studied

The District Minimum Wage and
Industrial Safety Board today had
under consideration a proposal for
wage order that would protect
manufacturing employees and whole
sale clerks from having to cover
cash register shortages from their
salaries.
The suggestion was made by As
sistant Corporation Counsel Clark
F. King at a public hearing before
the board last night In the Munich
pal Center Building. Mrs. Albert
w. Atwood, acting chairman of the
board. said Mr.. Kings proposal will
be taken under consideration by the
board.
The board is now working on a
new wage order governing the man
ufacturing and wholesale trades
The proposed new order would raise
minimum wages from s14.50 to $26. .4C
for maids and cleaners and from SIT
to $50 for production and Office
workers.
The higher wages are based on
the February cost-of- Living figures
Mr.. King said his proposal was
calculated to protect employees who
use the same cash register from
having to make up shortages out of
their own pockets. He said he did
not know of any instances in the
wholesale industry where this prac-
tice is followed. He called his pro-
posal insurance" against any situ-
ationS which NAV arise