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Evening star., 1948-01-18
Truce Gives Dutch
Richest Sections Of
Java and suntaira
Signing Aboard w. shiE
Achieves U. N. Aim Of
HoIting Indonesion War
By ths Associated Press

BATAVIA, Java, Jan. 17.-The
Netherlands and the Indonesiar
Republic signed a truce today
which in effect gives the Dutch
at least temporary control of the
most productive areas of the oil
and rubber rich islands of Java
and Sumatra.
With the signing, the United Ma
tions Good Offices Committee gained
its initial Observation-Disclosures o1
warfare which broke out in the
East Indies last summer. The COM
mittee, which has been engaged in
the negotiations for II weeks, now
faces the task of assisting the Dutch
and Indonesians to reach a f1nal
political settlement.
The truce was signed aboard the
United States Navy transport Rem
vile anchored on Batavia. Identi-
cal cease fire, stand fast orders te
Dutch and Republican troops In
Java, Sumatra and MADEIRA are to
be fully effective 48 hours after the
signing.
IL Principles Agreed On.
Raden Abulkadir, head of the
Netherlands delegation, and Amin
Sjarifoeddin, premier of the Indone-
sian republic, signed the truce agree
ment. Their signatures were wit
messed by the committee members
Dr.. Frank P. Graham of the United
States, Richard c. Kirby o. Aus--ralis
and Paul Van Iceland of Belgium
Mi. Abdulkadir and Mr.. Sjarifoed.
din also signed statement OF Il
principles agreed on as the basis
of future political discussions. The
delegation heads received from the
U. N. Committee six additional prin.
ciples, which are expected to be for.
mally accepted Monday.
The political principles give the
Indonesian Republic the status of
sovereign and Independent state
in the projected United States Of
Indonesia.
Provision also Is made for plebi-
scites in Java, Sumatra and Madoers
within six months to year aftel
the final political agreement il
reached. In the plebiscite areas
residents will decide whether they
wish to join the republic or form 8
separate state.
Based on Van Nook Line.
The truce agreement provides fol
ablishment of a demilltarlzatlon
zone between the forward positions
of the Dutch and Indonesian forces
It is based on the line proclaimed
last August 20 by Hubertus j. Van
Nook, acting Dutch governor gen.
eral of the Indies.
The ivan Nook line" gives the
Dutch most of east, west and north
central Java; the east plantation
coast and the southerpv oil fields
of Sumatra and West Sumatra
around Padang. 1t gives the repub-
lie of south central Java and Su-
matra's mountainous back country
Final boundaries between Dutch
and Republican territory areenot
specified in the truce.
Mr.. Sjarifoeddin told those who
witnessed the signing that the re-
public would carry out the provisions
of the agreement to the best OF its
ability even though Republican cir
cles are disappointed that the truce
finally agreed upon departs SO far
from what we hoped for"
DR.. Graham said the agreement
"by common consent surely will take
its name from the .Renville." Much
of the negotiating was done, aboard
the vessel.
Evening star., 1948-01-18

BY the Associated Press
NEW DELHI, Sunday, Jan. 18.
The trusted followers of Mo-
handas K. Gandhi, warned by
his doctors that his condition
was becoming serious, worked
with feterish zeal today to bring
his fast for peace to a conclu-
sion by noon of this, its sixth
day.
Too weak to sit up, Gandhi sent
a message to a prayer meeting last
night that he was lying on what
truly is a death bedy' and his doc
tors in a bulletin declared the con-
ditions for peace among India's mil
lions must be produced without
delay"
The leaders of embattled religious
communities planned to sign at 10
o'clock this morning resolution
already prepared making themselves
personally responsible for the good
behavior of their followers and
promising that henceforth Delhi will
have the peace Gandhi demands,
Congress Party spokesmen said.
Seven-Point Program.
The spokesmen said the resolu-
tion would be presented to Gandhi
who had enumerated a seven-pcint
program as the minimum that would
sat;cfv him. These points were:
/. Hindus to fraternize with Mos
lens on the next Mohammedan
festival as in the old days.
2. Mosques converted into Hindu
temples or dwelling places to be re-
turned to their original use.
8. MoslemS to be made to feel as
safe as before the rioting.
| 4. Moslems who fed to Pakistan
to be invited with sincerity to re-
turn in safety.
5. The guarantee of Moslem safety
aboard trains.
| 6. No social boycott of Moslems
and a welcome to them as though
they were brothers.
7. Agreement that Moslems have
the right to live where they choose
and establish business and profess
sions without discrimination.
Thousands Pay Respects.
About midnight discordant voices
among a crowd of several thousand
gathered about his quarters again
cried, Let Gandhi die"
But most of the thousands were
there to pay their respects. Earlier
yesterday thousands virtually
stormed his quarters for glimpse
of the feeble Mahatma, in a wild
demonstration of alteration.
Doctors said Gandhi was suffering
from nausea which was proving
very troublesome.
They disclosed that members of
his household were soothing him by
reciting from Hindu scriptures and
repeating the name of Rama, his
favorite deity
The physicians said he was def
- A NTNYrT
Evening star., 1948-01-18
Osmeno, Jr., Acquitted

MANILA, Sunday Jan. IS (Pl.
A three-judge court which nine
months ago sentenced him to life
for treason yesterday acquitted Ser
gio Osmena, jr., son of the former
president of the Philippines. The
action came on a defense motion
for a new trial. One of the three
Judges dissented. Osmena was ac-
cused of organizing a trading COM
pany during the occupation to OBJ
tain war materials for sale to the
japanese.
Evening star., 1948-01-18
Federal Spotlight
On WMAL Today

The Federal Spotlight with
Joseph Young, The Stars pop
ular Government news coll
umn, becomes a weekly radio
feature beginning today on
WMAL at Sis pm.
In addition the-column now
appears every day in the week
except Mondays and Satur-
days.
Evening star., 1948-01-18
Flanders Offers Plan
To 'Modernize' Home
Building, Cut Costs
Senator Asks Congress
To Support Program Of
Encouraging Production
By Robert J. Lewis

Senator Flanders, Republican,
of Vermont, chairman of joint
subcomittee on housing costs,
last night urged Congress to
support a 14-point program to
"modernize" the building indus
try in an effort to reduce the
price of homes.
In 185-page document, sub
mitted to the Joint Congressional
Housing Committee, Senator Flan-
ders said Congress should make
every effort" to encourage large
scale site construction and factory
production of houses.
Congress, through loans or in
surance, should take the initiative
In encouraging builders to modern
lie their techniques now and facili-
tate the entrance into house build
ing of those who are able and willing
to break new industrial paths"
Two SPECIFIC Bills Urged.
Two specific pieces OF Legislation
were asked:
1. Amendment of the National
Housing Act to provide Govern.
nlent, aid for financing planning
plant and equipment, and working
capital for large-scale develop
ments."
2. The section of the same act
which provides for insurance OF
loans to prefabricated housing man
ufacturers, due to expire in March,
should be extended in time, en-
larged in scope, and administered
more expeditiously.''
Industry Reorganization Asked.
Terming reorganization of the
housing industry on modern in
dustriaI basis one of the basic
solutions to the excessively high
costs prevailing in the industry y
Senator Flanders said it would
tend to stabilize the industry and
eliminate restrictive practices which
have been the result OF uncer-
tainty."
The report also recommended that
the Federal Trade Commission and
the Justice Department be granted
adequate funds and instructed to
prosecute and police vigorously dis
tributors, wholesalers and others
connected with the housing industry
who are engaged in practices in
restraint of trade"
The report also suggested that the
Joint. Housing Committee Should
investigate the high profit margins
now prevalent in the industry and
consider action to reduce them. y
Gamble Expresses Interest.
At a press conference in Senator
Flanders Office in connection with
release of the report, the Senator
said some points of the program
we're "pious hopes" that would not
require legislation.
10 Chairman Gamble of the full COM
mittee, who attended the conference
said that while he had not read the
entire report, he was very much
interested" in 1t.
Senator Flanders said he was
greatly concerned about high profit
margins" in the housing industry.
costs are getting so high it's be-
coming difficult to finance the
houses" he said, and added he was
dubious about whether Government
should support inflated values"
Evening star., 1948-01-18
WhottheRussions
Are Saying of Us

The Moscoao radio, broddcdsti'll
in Czech to Europe, said.
"At the last meeting of the
United Nations General As
sembly, reference was made to
warmongers who are using the
United States propaganda ma
chine. Appropriate decisions were
taken aiming at tanning these
criminals of the pen. Some
American statesmen, however,
seem to assume that this does
not concern them and that they
are entitled to aggravate the
psychosis and poison the po-
litical atmosphere Of the world"
Evening star., 1948-01-18

DETROIT, Jan. IT, P).-Henry
Ford II, president of Ford Motor
Co., disclosed today that he and his
wife will sail for Europe, February
4, for an inspection of the firm S
European holdings. He plans to visit
Ford units in Paris. Copenhagen,
Stockholm, and in Dagenham, Eng
land, and Cologne, Germany.
Evening star., 1948-01-18
Star to Publish Hull Memoirs;
Time Will Build Peace, He Says
Wartime Secretary Of State Warns
Nation Against Losing Faith in U. N.
By Gornett D. Horner

and patience still necessary to build
world peace in the opinion of Corden Hull Americas elder
statesman behind story of his u umu
years Secretary of State will be published seay in
The Star beginning week from tomorrow
Evening star., 1948-01-18
Gandhii' 5 Followers
Rush 10 End His Fast
By Meeting Demands
Religious Leaders Will
Assume Responsibility
For Peace in Factions
By the Assoeioted Press

U. N, ASKS India and Pakistan to
Avoid Aggravating Kashmir Situa-
ton. -..9 Page AS
Evening star., 1948-01-18

(See SPECULATION, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1948-01-18
Ford Going to Europe

(See GANDHI, Page A-12.)
Evening star., 1948-01-18

(See WALLACE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1948-01-18

(See WEATHER, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1948-01-18

(see OKLAHOMA, Page A-12J
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-21
Coal Miners Get
 8O-Day Strike Ban

WASHINGTON, -(P) Judge T. Alan GoldsbOrough today is sued a ban against a cOft-coal strike for about 30 days.
 This injunction replaces a tenn porary court order which John l.. Lewis was found guilty of viol- ating. It was Lewis disregard for the temporary order which brought him a $20,000 fine per onally and the United Mine Work CT a $1,4OO,OO0 one yeterday for contempt.
 Lewis still faces the possibility of further fines, or even jail, on a contempt count and has tele- graphed the miners his wish that they get back to work.
 Goldsborough approved the in junction on the plea of a gov ernment attorney that ."the pub lie interest remains in peril' and strike still exists.
 Lewis lawyers fought against it with the argument there is now no strike and that the injunction, issued under the Taft-Hartley Law, was unconstitutional.
 The Justice Department pre- sented coal association officials who testified that many thousands ! of miners were idle as late as yes terday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-21
John l.. Lewis And
 UNIV Workers Are Fined for Contempt
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) case.
 Lewis attorney, Welly K. Hop kins, filed notice of intention to appeal the contempt conviction. This was done right after sent ence was imposed.
 While Lewis sat stOny-faced, Goldsborough told him in pass ing sentence:
 If this court was to use it's individual judgement it would inn pose a prison sentence"
 But the judge added that he was only one man and was ac- cepting the advice of the govern ment.
 Assistant attorney gerenal H. Graham Morrison had recommend ed only fined and said nothing about prison.
 When he proposed them, Nor. ison reminded the judge that Lew is and the UNIV were "seconc offenders" Morrison said the court should discipline these defendants sui ficiently to impress upon then permanently" that they must obey the courts.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT SECOND DIVISION, TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
 IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- TATE OF PATRICK C. KIRWAN, Deceased,
 NOTICE OF HEARING ON FIN AL ACCOUNT AND DETERMIN- ATION OF HEIRSHIP. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that M. J. Walsh, Administrator herein has filed in this Court his Final Report and Account of his doings as Administrator, and that the 12th day of June, 1943, at the hour of 1000 o'clock AM. of sad day, at the office of the aforesaid Court, Nome, Alaska, has by Court Order been fixed as the time and place for a hearing and settlement of the said Report and Account; and also at such time and place the Court will determine and name the heirs or beneficiaries of this estate.
 Objections, if any, to said Re port and Account and proof of heirship will be heard at this time. Dated the 18th day of April, 1948.
 M. J. Walsh
 Administrator C. C. Tanner,
 Nome, Alaska.
 Attorney for the Administrator Pub. April l4, 21, 28, & May 5
 l94'
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-21

In spring the boys feel gallant And the girls feel buoyant.
The Nome nugget., 1948-04-21

Iceland's parliament, more than 1000 years old, is the oldest in the world
The Valley settler., 1948-03-19
NEWS NEWS

Mss l-ary Lauder and Mrs.. Edna Garberg
spent the weekend in Palmer.
number Of Valley people attended the fun
eral Of Vincent Stephan which vas held
from the Elk's Lodge in Anchorage at 2 pr
on Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Linn returned from the States
this last week. She has been visiting
relatives and friends in Kansas. Hrs.
Linn reported some rather cold Weather for
Kansas.
Mr.. and I.rs. Rex Ehrhart and son visited
in Pzlmer with the Ccal Rasmus sens this
past week end.
n. and l,rs, Vincent Stephan Sr. and
daughter, Lucille, parents and S lister Of
Vincent, deceased, and Harold of ra1mer,
flew to Renal with RS. Betty Stephan and
children Sunday afternoon following the
funeral.
TO DOTS 6. A DASH we're featured in the
program at the Community Hall on ,.onday
niGht Of this eek, TWO local Girls,
Peggy Hanson and Ruth Johnson zero the
two cots. 9hev appeared With the Little
Theatre group fen the Fort,
Kiss Carolyn Johnson ras also in 3aInor
on l-onday evening.
The Valley settler., 1948-03-19

The shalrocks Basketball team is due to
play the anchorage loose this coming Sat-
urday night in the local gymnasium.
Mrs. Louis odsather vas re OK end guest
With her parents, I,r. and RS. Don Iruin.
l.r. and Hrs. Oliver orl:a rere W from
Anchorage for the -lhs dance and Initt ion
last Saturday evening.
Evening star., 1948-08-01

Examine the skin between your toes tonight! Is
it cracked, raw? These signs often mean that
your feet have been infected with Athletes Foot
organisms. They multiply fast in warm weather!
Evening star., 1948-08-01

At the first sign of cracks between the toes apply
Absorbine Jr. Pour it on-ful strength, night
and morning. Remember the report of medical
scientists: with applications of Absorbine DR.,
out of victims got relief!
Evening star., 1948-08-01

DIRECTIONS: Apply Absorbine Jr. full strength,
night and morning For supplementary treatment,
place cotton saturated with one part Absorbine Jr.
and two parts water between the toes over the
affected part and lightly bandage Guard against
reinfection! Boil socks at least fifteen minutes to
kill the organisms. Do not share towels bathmats
Dust Absorbne Powder in your shoes every day.
If your case is abnormally stubborn or severe, and
does not clear up with Absorbne Dr. your doctor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-01
MOOSE CLUB PARTY
 IS GIVEN TEEN-AGERS

There is a special treat in store for the teen-agers of Juneau and Douglas on Friday night, thanks to the generosity of the Moose Club.
 Eager to be helpful to the local Teen-Age Club, the members of the Moose Club are turning their clubhouse over to the boys and girls on Friday night, September 8, from 10 o'clock to midnight.
 The teen-agers have decided to make use of the occasion to raise some much-needed funds for their organization, so there will be an admission fee of 50 cents at the door for everybody and during the party donated cakes and other food will be for sale.
 All teen-agers, whether or not already members of the Club, will be welcome. This is the last Friday night party before the start of school and it's planned to make the affair a sort of student mixer"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-01
CABLE BARGE E
 IN JUNEAU AREA
 MAKING REPAIRS
Lenoir Goes to Haines then Returns Here 10 Work on
 Local Petersburg Cable

The Alaska Communication Sys- tenn Cable barge Lenoir, which in- stalls, repairs and maintains ACS submarine cables, arrived at Ju- neau Sunday and remained only long enough to unload supplies and equipment for use at the ACS station before leaving for Haines.
 At Haines it will put ashore equip ment to be hauled by truck to the three ACS Repeater Stations along the Alaska Highway, (Big Delta, Cathedral Bluffs, Northway). Carry ing a complement of "A civilians and six military personnel, the Lenoir left Seattle on August 24 enroute to Juneau but stopped first at Ketch- ikan, Wrangell and Petersburg to unload supplies and equipment for use at the ACS stations there.
 The barge is scheduled to return to Juneau tomorrow and take aboard a load of ACS submarine cable just recently shipped to Juneau by scow from Adak in the Aleutian Islands. ACS technicians aboard the Lenoir will then replace approximately 40 miles of old ACS cable between Ju- neau and Petersburg and make im- prcvements to the cable circuits in that area. Repair of these cable circuits will make possible in the near future the inauguration of com mercial telephone service between these two cities, and also provide Petersburg with long distance tele- phone service to the U. S. via ACS facilities at Juneau.
 Also scheduled TOT repair Is the ACS submarine cable between Petersburg and Wrangell which will permit restoration between the two towns of the commercial telephone service that was recently interrupted due to a cable severance.
 This was announced today by Col. T. J. Fully, Commanding Officer of the ACS. The barge is explained by Malcolm w. Armstrong with It. Nels H. Ahlstrom in charge of re- pair and maintenance operations.
 Col Fully also stated that the barge will make port at Juneau two more times before returning to Seattle, once on September 29 to make repairs and improvements on the carrier terminal equipment there and again on october 3 to take aboard any ACS cargo for Seattle. On both occasions the barge will remain for one day only. 4sf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-01
TB PROGRAM E TOPIC, K|WANIS
 MEETING TODAY

That Alaska can have one of the lowest tuberculosis rates in the U. s. within IS years if an adequate health program is carried out was stated by pr. Duncan B. Chalmers, Director of Tuberculosis Control .of the Territorial Health Department, who was speaker at the Kiwanis meeting today.
 Chalmers said that the greatest need in Alaska today was adequate hospital bed space for the active cases. He said that before the TB problem can hope to be solved the known carriers will have to be isolated.
 Following Chalmers resume of the TB problem, the meeting was turned into an open forum on the subject, with all the members par ticipating.
 Guests at today's Kiwanis meet ing were Robert billiard, National Field Representative of the Amer ican Legion and Kenneth L. Clem, New Superintendent of the Douglas Schools.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-01
 MADE IN SCHOOL
 BUILDINGS HERE

During the past summer, con- siderable amount of work has been
 done on the buildings and equip ment of the schools in the Juneau
 Independent School District. In the Juneau Elementary School 36O desks have been resurfaced and finished so as to provide a smooth writing surface. Seventy new desks are now due to replace the oldest lof those now in use. These will be placed in the sixth grade rooms of Miss Olson and Mrs. Weidman. The second anSl third floor railways have been repainted; the heating plant has undergone a recondition- ing; two blocks of open knife cleo tric switches have been replaced by safety boxes.
 The High School gymnasium has been completely repainted on the inside in white and cream. The playing floor has been cleaned and vanished and the lighting system rewired. Both the boys and girls dressing rooms have been re1inished i with new ceilings put in to replace the crumbling plaster and all walls and woodwork. The boys shower room floor has been resurfaced with sanitary non-skid plastic and the walls refinished with tile board The water of the showers is now controlled by mixing valves.
 In the high school classrooms, all
 floors have been cleaned and var
 nished. The cooking room has been
 repainted and the tables has been faced with fiber glass tops.
 The Willoughby School has been completely washed and cleaned on the inside and given a new coat Iof paint on the outside. Classroom clocks are now on order for in- .stallation.
 The floors of the Tee Harbor School have been painted and an adequate storage flor fuel oil IS ,now being put up. This latter will remove the necessity of carrying in fuel oil in five gallon cans.
 The work during the summer has been carried on under the direction of the Superintendent. using local workmen and the regular Janitorla r staff of the schools. This staff is ? composed of Oscar Lundquist, head
 ,ianitor; Charles Johnson, Alec Rus Isell and Andrew Gibson. Parttime , ,members of the staff are Mrs. Mary Burke, Mrs. Elina Kunnas and Mrs l Stona Dapcevich.