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HERE FROM SITKA

Lon Grover and J. w. Grover, from Sitka, are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Mir. and Mrs. W. F. Smith of Sitka are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1948-08-10
Arab Nations Still Undecided
On IsYoeFs Peace Talk Bid

CAIRO, Aug. 10 R.-An Arab
League official said yesterday that
the Arab nations had not yet made
a decision regarding an Israeli bid
for peace talks.
Abel Moneim Mustafa Bey, head
of the Arab Leagues political de-
partment added, however, that an
indication of the probable Arab re-
ply could be found in the fact that
since 1889 the Arabs have refused to
have any conference or other direct
contact with ZionistS.
He said the U. N. mediator, Count
Folke Bernadotte, in conveying the
peace bid from Israeli Foreign Min
lister Moshe Shertok, told the Arab
governments Israeli expects an Arab
replay "as soon as possible"
In Jerusalem, John L. Macdonald,
American consul general, has pro-
tested to the Jewish military gov
ernor of Jerusalem over shots fired
at Americans and at cars flying the
American flag.
He protested specifically an at
tack on Joseph M. Przywatowski, q
civilian consulate guard, who was
shot in the arm last week while
driving to Kalandia airport. He also
protested similar incidents of re-
cent days.
Evening star., 1948-08-10

Phone NATIONAL S745 and we will send our
representative with samples Of the fabric and
designs. You eon choose just the color and
design you like right in your own home!
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Wallace Will Launch
Campaign at Rally
In Bridgeport Aug. Il
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 10-Henry A.
Wallace will open his presidential
campaign formally on August 81 at
a rally in Bridgeport, Conn.
The Progressive Party candidate
will speak at 8 pm. (EDT at Can
delite Stadium under auspices of
the Peoples Party of Connecticut.
The rally will be Mr.. Wallace's
first public appearance since his
acceptance speech at the Progress
sives' Philadelphia Convention on
July "a.
Progressive Party officials, who
announced the rally speech today,
said Mr.. Wallace plans to outline
In more detail than in past speeches
"his program for peace, abundance
and freedom" They said the
Bridgeport appearance will not be
part of the extensive tours planned
by Mr.. Wallace for later in the
campaign.
The Young Progressives of Amer
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Vegetable Growers Told
Sharp Price Drop Is Due
By the Assoeiofsd Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. 10.-Farmers
attending the Vegetable Growers
Association of America convention
were warned yesterday by two ex-
perts to get set for a drop in prices.
History indicates a violent drop
is likely" said Dean w. I. Myers of
the New York State College of Agri-
culture, "but there is a possibility
that the decline may be less violent
this time as result of the restraint
against prices exercised by large
corporations, unemployment insur-
ance and other factors.
"No one knows just when a recess
sion may occur, or whether 1t will
be drastic or gradual" Dean Myers
admitted. But he said 1t is coming,
and told the 800 vegetable growers
to protect themselves by avoiding
overexpansion of credit.
DR.. r. B. Corbett, director Of the
University of Maryland's College OF
Agriculture, agreed with Dean
Myers. Put away a few dollars
and keep away from installment
buying" he advised. "Live within
your income even II it hurts"
Evening star., 1948-08-10

lea said today the Democrats and
Republicans walked out on young
America" by adjourning Congress
without facing any Of the prob
lens" of youth.
The organization said in q, state
ment that "the two old parties,
controlled by Wall Street and the
Dig brass, have outlived their use
fulness to the young people OF
America"
The youth group was founded in
Philadelphia last July 26 by dele
gates from various parts OF the
country to support the program OF
the Progressive Party.
The statement was issued by
Alvin Jones of Freeport, La, and
Christine Walker of Detroit, CO.
chairmen; Seymour Linfield of New
York City, executive director, and
Elsie Wilcox of New York City,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-08-10
Ala THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
3 Of 5 Britons Seized
On 0nEspionageCharges
Released by Israel
BY the Associoted Press

TEL AVN, Israel, Aug. 10
Israeli Magistrates Court today
freed three Of five Britons held on
espionage charges. The other two
were ordered held an additional 10
days without bail.
Thomas Hawkins and Frederick
Sylvester were returned to custody,
while Michael Bryant, Anthony
Downes and Alfred Leech were freed
when the prosecution told Judge
Eliezer Malchi there is insufficient
evidence to ask them to face
charges"
All five defendants were officials
of the Jerusalem Electric Corp. They
were arrested by Irgun zvai Leumi
in Jerusalem July 6 and turned over
to the Israeli government for in
vestigation and possible trial.
Britain made the arrest of the
five men the subject of a formal
Evening star., 1948-08-10
I626 Cadets at Norfolk
For Amphibious Troininq
BY the Assoelotsd Press

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 10.-The
Army transport Daniel I. Sultan
arrived at the naval base yester-
day and debarked 626 West Point
cadets who will participate in oper-
alton Camid III.
The operation, which opens to-
day and continues through August
40, will consist of a series Of exer-
cises designed to give the cadets
and Annapolis midshipmen an idea
of amphibious warfare techniques
Evening star., 1948-08-10

protest to the United Nations
Security Council.
The first full diplomatic mission
to Israel arrived last night from
Russia, headed by Soviet Minister
Pavel Ivanovitch Yershov.
The Soviet party totaled II per-
sons, including three attaches and
three secretaries. They arrived at
Haifa yesterday aboard the Russian
steamer Nakhodka.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
| Democrats Win'Round
In Connecticut Battle
BY the Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Dec g.
Connecticut Democrats won a pre-
liminary court skirmish today in
their battle to have the November
2 election returns declared official.
The State Board of Election
Canvassers, composed Of three Re-
publicans, announced recently that
it would inspect voting machines
used in five municipalities to de-
termine whether there should be a
Statewide recount.
Democrats, challenging the boards
right to conduct recount, sue
ceeded today in obtaining Superior
Court order preventing the canvas
sers from inspecting the machines.
Lawyers for the canvassers and for
the Republican Party did not oppose
the Democratic request for the order
pending another court hearing to-
morrow on a second motion filed by
Democrats in the involved litigation.
Democrats, through the motion to
be argued tomorrow, seek to compel
the Board of Canvassers to certify
the elections results or explain why
not.
On the basis OF unofficial returns,
Republicans won Connecticut's eight
electoral votes, but lost to Democrats
three congressional seats, the gov
ernorship and all but one Of the
other State Offices at stake.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Court Stays Order
Barring Joint Fares

The three-judge court which
handed down a ruling November II
knocking out Joint fares by the Cap
ital Transit Co. and two Virginia
buslines, today issued an order stay
ing their earlier ruling pending ap-
peal.
The joint fares had been ordered
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The court decided that the
IICC went beyond its jurisdiction in
that act and that the Public Utili-
ties Commission in the District holds
the regulating powers.
Edward Dumbauld, special assist
ant to the Attorney General, rep
resenting the ICC, said today that
steps would be taken to perfect the
appeal of the case to the Supreme
Court He said the appeal has been
authorized by both the Solicitor
General and the ICC.
Under a temporary injunction
granted earlier by the three Judge
court Capital Transit has been col
lecting 6 cents additional from Joint
fare riders. 1t gives a receipt, re-
deemable If the joint fares ulti-
mately are upheld. The court stay
would operate to continue this COL
lection.
The 6 cents is additional to the
l6-cent joint fare of which the Vir-
ginia lines receive 8 cents and Capt.
tai Transit z cents. The Virginia
lines are the Alexandria, Bancroft
e. Washington Transit Co.. and the
Washington, Virginia .& Maryland
Coach Co.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
BY the Assoeioted Press

State Department officials said TO-
| day their vital codes are under con-
slant checks to prevent the betrayal
of American secrets to foreign gov
ernments. .'~
Whether prewar diplomatic mes
sages between Washington and
American embassies abroad were as
secure from prying eyes is in grave
doubt as a result of disclosures dur
ing the congressional spy inquiry.
However, Acting Secretary OF
State Lovett said yesterday the
whole system of safeguarding such
messages has been transformed in
recent years. He declared the codes
now are as secure as experts know
how to make them.
Complicated machines are used in
the State Department., as well as in
the armed services, to change the
wording of official messages into glib
berish Which-at least in theory
only another, identically set machine
can reduce to the original form.
Frequent Checks Made.
Off1cials said that in addition a
special cryptographic unit makes
frequent spot checks for any sign
of flaws. Amy suspicion that the
code has been compromised brings
an immediate order to change it.
In 1887 and 1888 such a change
would have meant destroying code
books used to decipher messages.
Those were the years during which
large numbers of top secret" and
other classified documents were
pilfered from the State Depart
ment and copied by Communist
spy ring, the House Un-American
Activities Committee has been told.
Even now, officials said, basic
,change in the communications
security system may be difficult and
expensive.
They recalled that when youth
full Sergt. James McMillin deserted
his post in the Moscow Embassy
last May, State Department code
machines in every part Of the world
were changed at a cost of about
$4,000.
Sergt. McMillin had worked in the
embassy code room. The State De-
partment said he deserted because
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Stripping Testifies
In New York Jury's
Espionage Inquiry
by tie Asseeiotsd Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Robert E.
Stripping, chief investigator for
the House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee, appeared today
before the spy-investigating Fed
eral grand jury.
Mr.. STRIPPING appeared the day
after a committee member had de-
clared in Washington that indict-
ment of Whitaker Chambers by
the jury would make it impossible
for the investigators to get at others
in the plot.
Mr.. Chambers, confessed one-time
Communist courier and now SEN
ior editor of Time Magazine,
touched off the reinvigorated in
vestigation by both the jury and
the House committee with new &C
cusations last week.
Identity of today's jury witnesses
had been closely guarded by Gov
ernment sources who also were si-
lent on progress of the investiga-
ton.
Accompanied by Appel.
Mr.. Stripping was accompanied
by Donald Appel, an investigator
for the Un-American Activities
Committee.
Mr.. Appel was one Of the COM
mittee staff members who went
with Mr.. Chambers to the latter's
Maryland farm last week at the
home Mr.. Chambers revealed the
microfilms of vital Government
documents hidden in a followed
out pumpkin.
Representative Nixon, Republican,
of California, member of the
committee, said yesterday it was
certain that the grand jury will
indict Chambers for perjury" /
Also waiting to testify today were
the Hiss brothers, Alger and Donald,
and three FBI agents.
At least four new witnesses ap-
peared yesterday, including a news
paper copyreader, a Manhattan at
torney and an attractive "mystrey
brunette"
Reporters caught peek aboo
glimpses of the woman. dressed en-
tirely in black, as she twice entered
the jury chamber from a waiting
room. She left the Federal court
house in some undetected way.
Other New Witnesses.
Besides Donald Hiss, yesterdays
new witnesses, whose identities were
learned. we're:
Nathan L. Levine, Brooklyn at
torney and nephew Of MIR. Cham
bers.
David Carpenter of Nyack, N. Y,
described as a copyreader and book
reviewer for the Daily Worker, Com
munist Party organ.
Mr.. Chambers was asked by news
men about a Daily Worker report
that there was a discrepancy in his
previous testimony before the House
Un-American Activities Committee.
The paper said Mr.. Chambers told
the House committee that he left
the Communist Party in 1887, but
some of the alleged spy ring docu-
ments he produced later were dated
February, 1898.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
British Navy Sends Gift
To Santa Barbara, Calf.
Nv the As,aeinfsd Prsss

PORTSMOUTH, Eng, Dec. g.
The British Navy said thanks for
your hospitality" to the citizens OF
Santa Barbara, Calf, yesterday
with gift of silver statuette Of
st. Barbara-patron saint of gun
ners
Capt. p. v. Mclaughlin, COM
mander of the Royal Navy gunnery
school here, presented the statuette
to Capt. w. S. Parsons, commander
of the American stores ship Mercury
who promised to forward it to Santa
Barbara's mayor
The statuette is a copy of the fig
ure which forms the principal badge
of the gunnery school.
Capt. Mclaughlin said the gift
was token of the navy's thanks for
hospitality extended to Capt. r. Bos-
well and the crew of the British
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Deciphering of American Codes
Almost Impossible, Officials Say

of the WileS OF woman 1t termed
a Soviet agent. o~~
The change from the old hand
codes" to machines was made in the
early stages of World War II.
,Deciphering Almost Impossible.
Until then it was considered pos
sible for a patient expert to break
almost any code. provided he had a
sufficient number of original mes
sages to work on in seeking the de-
ciphering key.
But with the infinite number oi
combinations which can be made by
shifting levers or other controls or
the present machines, officials are
convinced now that such decipher.
ing Is almost impossible.
They are sure that a one-time
code-that is, a machine setting
used only once-for ultra secret
communications-just cannot be
cracked"
This much information is public
property. But officials are not put.
ting any Of the code machines or
OlSP1ny. NOl dlC tIICy WulAiIS u
describe in detail how they work.
After messages between Wash.
ington and diplomats abroad art
encoded into jun1bled words and let
ters they are no more secure thar
before against being copied by for.
eign governments. They are simply
turned over to commercial radio ane
telegraph systems for actual trans.
mission.
Documents Classified.
All documents transmitted in code
are classified according to the or.
der of Importance attached to then
by the sender. The State Depart
ment uses the same system on clas.
snication as the armed services.
Top secret" documents-those in.
volving national security to a su.
perlative degree-usually are reae
by only handful of officials. Other.
may be stamped secret "confiden
ial" or restricted
An interdepartmental group rec
commended last year that the same
classification system be extended tt
all Government departments. Tht
White House shelved the propose
after widespread protest that i
could mean suppression of legiti
mate news.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Mrs. Annie Sprat|ey Dies;
Wife Of Virginia Justice
~ the Associoted Press

HAMPTON, Va, Dec. 10. - Mrs
Annie Woodward Spratley, So, died
at her home here last night after
an illness of six months. She was
the wife of Justice C. Vernon Sprat-
ey of the Virginia State Supreme
Court of Appeals.
Funeral arrangements have not
been announced.
Mrs. Spratley, native Of Mid
dleseX, was the daughter of the
late w. w. Woodward and Kate r
Woodward. She moved to Hampton
with her parents in 1900. She was
a member of st. Johns Episcopal
Church here.
Surviving besides her husband
are son, c. Vernon Spratley, jr
of Williamsburg; two daughters, Mrs
w. F. Metts of Hampton and Mrs
j. B. F. Dice of Fort Slocum, N. Y;
two brothers, Phil T. Woodward OF
Hampton and DR.. Fletcher D
Woodward of Charlottesville, and
seven grandchildren.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Arkansas Mechanic 10 Die
For Staying Of Nurse
BY the Assoeiofed Press

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Dec "a
28-year-old motor car mechanic
must pay with his life for Staying
a young nurse whom he raped on
their first date.
A Pulaski Circuit Court jury yes
terday convicted Thomas Edwin
Black of murder in a verdict that
carries an automatic penalty OF
death.
Black testified that he and 25-
year -old Betty Jane Mccall parked
at q secluded spot early September
% after they had been dancing at
a night club and that the nurse
offered very little" resistance tc
his advances.
Later, Miss Mccall bit his hand
he said, when he sought to pacify
her during small argument and
he struck her.
The next thing I remember ]
was lying on the left side under the
steering wheel and she was over or
the other side" Black said. -
thought she was asleep"
Black later drove the nurses
bloodstained body to police head.
quarters.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Otto 5. Boyer Funeral
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Otto Sternoff
Eever 81, former Government off,
cial and labor management rela-
tions specialist, will be held at 10
am. tomorrow at Fort Meyer Chapel
Burial will be in Arlington Gene
terry. with full military honors.
Mr.. Boyer, a former official in the
Office of Defense Transportation
and former member of the National
Mediation Board, died yesterday at
Garfield Hospital after brief illness
Honorary pallbearers will be
Arthur Altmeyer, commissioner OF
the Social Security Administration
Gordon Clapp, administrator of the
Tennessee Valley Authority; Arthur
Gardiner, State Department trade
adviser; George Harrison, president
of the Brotherhood of Railway
Clerks; Michael w. Straus, Commits
sioner of Reclamation, Interior De-
Favtment, and r. G. Wagenet, direc-
Ar of the Bureau of Employment
Sec,<ity, Federal Security Agency.
The Rev. Gregory Locke, post
chaplain. will officiate.
When John D. Rockefeller died in
1887, 1t was announced he had given
more than $3.50 900 for philan-
thropic and charitable purposes
the largest group Of such gifts ever
Evening star., 1948-12-09

i Soviet espionage efforts at that time.
Mr.. Levine said Mr.. Chambers dealt
with only 10 per cent of the papers
flowing to Russia from go or 40
Government agencies" He said he
knew of 10 espionage rings operating
here.
Asked why Mr.. Chambers wanted
to see the President, Mr.. Levine re-
piled that the effect of the Stalin-
Hitler pact shook him to his
foundations.
mfr. Chambers knew" he said,
that If Stain couldn't supply oil
and grain to Hitler, he could give
him the disposition of United States
troops"
Mr.. Nixon commented that Mr..
Chambers, when he first appeared
before the committee on August 8,
gave less information than he had
previously presented to Mr.. Berle
and various Government agencies
over a period of years.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

NEW YORK-HISS AND BROTHER APPEAR FOR HEARING
Ager ght former State Department Official and his
brother Washington attorney and also
former empoye Department. pictured they
Federal Courthouse yesterday before Federal
grand jury brothers have been accused by Whitaker
Chambers Communist agent of being
bers prewar Communist underground operating in Wash
ington -AP Wirephoto
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Parent
Continued From First Page)

of the family, and SO did We" said
Mr.. Heinlein. She never wanted to
leave"
Mrs. Parents survivors are her
one daughter, a granddaughter and
two great-grandchildren. But five
others believe they have place in
the list. Besides Alden. Ruth and
Billy, there were two other Heinlein
children Mrs. Parent helped to raise.
Sally, 20, left home for the Mission
Helpers of Sacred Heart Convent in
Towson, Md, only three months ago.
And Nancy, 18, was married last
May and went to Wyoming to live.
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
was to hold an autopsy today.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Accidents
Continued From First Page.)

nard S. Mossburg, SO, of 64t
Fourteenth street NE, was ir
critical condition at Casualty Hos
pital with broken right leg, head
injuries and cuts and bruises after
what police described as hit and
run case at Fourteenth and n
streets NE. at ABS am. today.
Mr.. Mossburg was thrown q feet
when he was struck by a car while
he stood on a streetcar loading plat
form. Police said the car was mov-
ing west on H street at a fast rate
'of speed and continued without stop
ping after the accident.
In seroius condition at Emer-
gency Hospital with possible
broken back is Mrs. Molly Everhart
40. of 3738 Kanawha street NV.
who was struck at 7:30 pm. yester-
day at Connecticut and Nebraska
avenues NV.
Patrol Wagon Overturns.
Police listed the driver of the car
as Rico Franzoni, 3S, of the 26OC
block of Wisconsin avenue N. w.
a driver for Mount Alto veterans
hospital.
An 11th precinct police patrol
wagon overturned last night while
responding to an emergency call
slightly injuring Pvt. Charles r.
Macarthur, Al, of 3470 Twenty third
street Sc, of the l4th precinct.
Police said the patrol wagon
driven by Pvt. Bernard w. Best
%, of 1867 Good Hope road Sc
started to pass an unidentified mo-
torist who had halted in the mid
die of the street at East Capitol
and Forty-ninth streets NE. The
car turned left into Forty ninth
street, and the patrol wagon swung
sharply to the left and overturned.
Pvt. Macarthur was treated at
Gallinger Hospital for decorations
of the right hand, and returned to
duty.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Wallet Holding $19
Found in Branches
OF Christmas Tree
BY the Assoeietsd Press

pf he ASSoSioISo TIeSS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. o.
John Mauch found a wallet
containing $19 on a Christmas
tree yesterday, but Santa Claus
didn't put it there.
Examination disclosed the
wallet was the property of
Kenneth Hancock, SO, of Quill
Gene, Wash, who evidently
lost it while cutting down the
30-foot silvertip fir in Wash
ington. Mr.. Mauch was setting
it up in an Office building here.
He wired Mr.. Hancock of his
find and, said he'd send his
wallet right back.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

cruiser Kenya when she visited
Santa Barbara in September, 1s47.
It was also, he said. "emblematic
of the enduring comradeship" be-
tween the American and British
nayfes.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-14

Latin countries will
such recognition What such the attitude
the United States? Should the u continue
its present policy of immediate recognition of Jewish
State? a
the countries the Soviet bloc would first
enter into relations with the Jewish State? should
British opposition official recognition? At present
President Truman feel that misguided
advisers who him change partition steeshp
But the question of Jewish immigration still bohering
He still believes that limited Jewish immigration exceeding
5000 immigrants month could the Arabs and permit the
negotiation of truce