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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-08
PENOLOGisT

BostOn's irrepreSsible Mayor Jim Curley is turning his recent prison experience to novel purpose. He is featuring penologists on how jails should be run.
 Curley served time in Fed eral penitentiary on a wartime mail-fraud conviction. When the American Prison Association met in Boston, he readily accepted an invitation to address the penolog- istS.
 T had the good fortune to be a guest of the Government for some months without having to pay, Curley told them. T learned many things. I learned, for example, that if a Judge had good break fast and was on good terms with his wife when he came into court, a defendant usually got light sentence. But if the Judge did not enjoy his breakfast and came into court ill-tempered, it was too bad.
  The defendant would get soaked hard.
 Another thing learned was that practically every college in the country, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Columbia, was represented in my jail. They even had one man from West Point and another from Annapolis. One day went into the prison library and saw a kindly old man who asked me if didn't remember him. It turned out I had address ed the graduating class when he got his degree at the Massachu- sets Institute of Technology"
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being in uniform. they naturally couldn't say anything.
 But now returned home, they are saying a lot-and it's doing the Navy no good.
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MONKEY WRENCH

Behind -the-scenes. the State De- partment has just tossed a rip ping monkey wrench into one of the Presidents favorite projects the St. Lawrence waterway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-08

Some of the current womens swim suits have very closely approached the irreducible minimum. report comes to hand of girl who outgrew her swim suit by gaining four ounces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-08

Boys can't keep their minds on any college sub- ject when scantly dressed girls are present. asserts college professor True, doubt with the exception of course of anatomy.
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BIG QUESTION

The mysterious sudden death of Col. Gen. Andrei Zhdanov has giv- en new impetus to long-held big question in foreign chancellor ies-what will happen in Russia when Joseph Stalin dies?
 Now 68. he has been in poor health for several years. zhdanov was reported to have been one of three potential successors to Stalin. Now that Zhdanov is out of the way. pan-faced Foreign Minister Molotov looms higher than ever as the most likely choice. However, nothing is certain of what will happen in the inner recesses of the Kremlin. Molotov, too, may pine away! sF
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BRUsH-OFF

Navy cnleIS WOulQ pc well dQ- vised to scrutinize the conduct toward Reservists of certain regu- lar officers of the Thirteenth Dis- trict on the West Coast. It smells to high heaven.
 While the Navy Command in Washington is doing lot of huff ing and puffing about it's love for Reservists, these West Coast hot shots" are treating Reservists like unwanted stepchildren. A certain Captain, a Commander and Sec ond Glass hospital corpsman are particularly offensive. This is the Sort of thing they are doing:
 A group of college educators, holding hard-earned Reserve com- missions, reported for a two-week tour of duty. All were making a personal sacrifice to do this. The Commander in charge of Reser- vists Training repaid them for their patriotism by loudly and pettishly informing them that the Navy already had too damn many professors
 The corpsman, while giving the Reseryists a physical check, was even more disparaging And the Captain of the ship to which they were assigned acted as if they were plague-bearing pests. AL though some of them earn several times his pay in their profession,
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The Washington MerrY-6o-Round
By DREW PEARSON

fContirued from Page Che,
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DOckSide Caesar
 Fairbanks News-Mine The West Coast has been plunged into another
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LOOK and LEARN %Syy c. GORDON

What is the sleeper changes position during eght-hor sleep? 3. Which is the smallest of the major planets? What President of the U office father? 4. By the bones or the body connected9 5. What is the largest bird?
 |. ANSWERS:
 1. 2. Mercury, with diameter of about 5000 miles. 3. Calvin Coolidge upon the death of Warren Harding. 4. Lgaments.
 5. albatross
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considerable secrecy, 1t can be au- thoritatively reported that three chief items are under discussion. l. A visit by Chiang to Tokyo
 for a personal barley with Mac
 Arthur.
 2. The creation of an anti
 Communist front in the East.
 3. Reopening of Chinese-Japa-
 nese trade.
 Prospects of Chiang going to Japan are uncertain. His home situation is very precarious. Chi nese economy is in a desperate plight, and the Nationalists' mili- tary position is little better. Due to Nationalist incompetence, re- actionism, graft and treachery Communist strength and armed in- roads are greater than ever before With Chiang now far from a pop ular hero, he may find it difficult to return if he should leave China
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TIDE TABLE
SEPTEMBER 9

) High tide, 6:06 a.m., 13.4 it. Low tide, 1l:57 a.m., 40 it. { High tide, 1902 p.m.. 15.5 it. { . .
 fs
 Empire wantads get resultsI
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SALES TAX

President Truman has it all fig
Evening star., 1948-08-20
States Rights Democrats
Indorse Virginia Group
By me Asseeiatsd prsss

RICHMOND. Va, Aug. 7o.-Na-
tional leaders Of the Southern
States Rights Democrats backing
the Thurmond-W Wright presidential
ticket yesterday ofIicially approved
the Virginia group headed by Frank
P. Burton, jr., of Stuart.
A telegram received by Levin N.
Davis, secretary of the State Board
of Elections. from Merritt H. Gibson.
national campaign director Of the
dissident Democrats in jackson,
Miss, said:
Campaign led by Frank Burton
Of Stuart. Va, to place names of
Cows. Thurmond and Wright on
ticket has approval of ma
tional headquarters. Please advise
if formal consent of candidates nee
essary."
Mr.. Davis remarked that he didn't
think any further consent was nec-
essary.
The secretary also reported he
talked by telephone with Mr.. Burton
and advised him Of the boards be-
lief that qualifying petitions should
carry the names Of the IL elector-
candidates and of the new party. as
well as the presidential and vice
presidential nominees, before they
are signed by Virginia voters,
Evening star., 1948-08-20
3 Networks Reported
Unaffected by Plan TO
Limit Station Control

The Federal Communications Com
missions plan to limit common own
ersihip or control of standard broad
cast stations apparently would not
affect the four major networks. ex-
cept possibly the Columbia Broad
casting System, radio officials said
In New York today.
The FEC announced yesterday 1t
would adopt rule, limiting such
ownership or control to not more
than seven standard stations by one
person or corporation. 1t. also in
tends to forbid any person or cor
poration from serving as a stock
holder or director of more than IA
standard stations.
CHS, according to reports from
New York, owns seven standard sta
tions but has minority interest in
another. 1t has four FIN stations
and one televiSion station.
The American Broadcasting Co.
has five AM and five FM stations
1t also has obtained construction
permits for Ave television stations.
one of which is on the air.
The National Broadcasting Co.
owns six standard radio stations, as
we'll as three FM stations and per-
mits for three more. 1t has two
teievision stations and permits for
three more.
Under present rules corporation
or person may own or control as
many standard stations across the
country as he can obtain from FEC
authority.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Harrisburg Dentist Heads
Cumberland Valley Firemen
BY the Associated Press


WILLIAMSPORT, Md, Aug. 90
William I. Dando, dentist from
Harrisburg, Pa, yesterday was elect
ed president Of the four State Cum
berland Valley Volunteer Firemen's
Association. He succeeds Charles
E. Daley, jr., Of Hagerstown, Md.
The association includes fire COM
panies in Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia. 1t is
holding its 47th annual convention
here, ending tomorrow.
Other new officers include Cald-
well D. Bradshaw, Martinsburg, w.
Va, first vice president; Robert, L.
Taylor, Williamsport, Nd, third vice
president.
Reelected were C. L. Jacobs,
Waynesboro. Pa. secretary: George
I, Ridgely, Funkstown, Md. treas
urer and the Rev. Benjamin r.
Bluebaugh, Baltimore, chaplain.
A parade is to be staged tomor-
row in which approximately 50 fire
companies are expected to partici-
pate.
At yesterdays business session
fredericksburg, Pa, was selected as
next years convention site.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Rev. 5. |. Corrothers,
Dies; Once Pastor Of
'GaIbraith Zion Church

The Rev. DR.. Sylvester L. Cor
rothers, 80. pastor Of the Galbraith
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church here for l3 years during the
early 1soos, died Tuesday In New
York. his friends here learned yes
terday.
At the time Of his death, DR.. Cor
rothers was pastor Of the A. NJ. E.
Zion Church Of Westbury, Long
Island, where he celebrated his an
niversary Of IS years in the min
istry last June.
He is believed by his family to
have been one Of the oldest active
ordained ministers in the Nation.
Entered New York Pshtics.
In his post here, DR.. Corrothers
was a close friend OF President
Theodore Roosevelt, his associates
said. DIR. Corrothers had been the
first Negro to run for the Assembly
Of New York, President Roosevelt's
home State.
Born in York. s. c.. DR.. Corrothers
received his doctor of divinity de-
gree from Livinbstone College, Sails
bury. S. C.
His first pastorate was at New
berry. s. c., in 1883, and subsequent
assignments carried him to Newark,
Elmira, N. Y, and Little Rock, Ark,
as well as Washington.
DR.. Corrothers was president of
the National Colored Voters Asso-
citation, and a national organizer
for the Independent Elks OF the
World.
Served Is Prison Char plain.
He had served as prison chap
lain in New York and was active
in civic work there. He was also
president of the national ministerial
alliance of his church.
DR.. Corrothers is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Geneva Robinson Cor
rothers: a brother, four sons and
three daughters, all Of whom are
living in New York except Miss
Thomasine Corrothers, who is an
assistant professor of English at
Miner Teacher College here.
Funeral services and burial will
be tomorrow afternoon in Westbury.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
As "sTHE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.

BY the Assoe;osed Press

BIRMINGHAM, Eng, Aug. 30
Sixteen thousand British automo-
bile workers are on strike in A dis
pute over introduction of American
mass production methods In the
Longbridse plant Of the Austin
Motor Car Co.
Austin is one of the leading firms
In the national drive for exports to
earn dollars for economic recovery.
The dispute began yesterday over
rates of pay based on the speed at
which an American-made multiple
gear cutter could be operated. The
gear cutter was installed Wednes-
day.
One worker assigned to the ma
chine averaged 280 operations in an
eight-and-a-half-hour shift.
Pointing out that the demonstra-
tor who installed the gear cutter
had proved 800 operations could be
completed. the management sug-
gested a piece-work rate fixed at a
Evening star., 1948-08-20
CuItists, About 10 Sacrifice
Children, Jailed in Germany
Nv N. A,see;e,ed Press

HAMBURG. Germany, Aug 90
Police in Oldenburg said yesterday
that they raided a frenzied German
religious meeting just in time to
stop the sacrif1cial Staying of two
children.
The raid was made Wednesday at
q village near Oldenburg. Officers
said the children were 1asned to
chairs and we're to be slaughtered
as human sacrifices.
Fourteen members of the sect
were arrested. The father of the
children was described as the group
leader.
Everlasting prayers" had been
going on since Saturday and were
to continue until Monday when the
cultists expected the world to end.
Police said the children were to be
sacrificed to prevent the sounding
of the last trumpet.
The arrested worshippers were in
. deep trance. They were taken
away in ambulances.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
u. ). Air Units TO Join
In British Exercises
by the Asseeioted Press

LONDON, Aug. 20.-British and
American air units will join next
month in the biggest air defense
games" since the war.
The Air Ministry said nearly 100
American Super Forts based in
Britain, as we'll as American bomber
units from Germany, will take part.
The exercise climaxes a year of
training. 1t will bring out all home
operations commands of the Royal
Air Force, including Royal Auxiliary
Air Force units.
The attacking forces, which will
include the American planes, will
concentrate on the London area.
The attackers, or, Southland
group, will drive in from the con-
ttnent, with its west coast linking
Basel. Switzerland, the Dutch island
OF Ju1st and approximately the mid
point Of the Norwegian coast.
The defending nation, North
land" will take in the English Mid
lands, East Anglia and Southeast
ern England.
Air Marshal A. B. Ellwood, who
heads the British bomber command
will command the Southland force
Air Marshal Sir William Elliott
head of the fighter command, will
direct Northland's defenders.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
38 Owe Lives 10 Skill
'0f AirIiner's Pilot in
Landing Crippled Ship
BY fhs A,soeiotsd Pres.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Passengers
today credited the skill of pilot
with saving the lives of 80 persons
aboard, a crippled airliner.
They we're aboard an American
Airlines ship which. as it prepared
to land at Chicago's Municipal Air
port at the end of It's flight from
Cincinnati. was unable to lower its
nose wheel. An emergency landing
was made at the Glenview Naval
Air Station 80 miles away.
Circled Field for Hour.
AS they came into the municipal
field, Capt. Edward T. Cycon, 80,
and his copilot. Erwin Boldt, both
|of Chicago, attempted to lower the
wheel. Their efforts were futile,
and they circled the field for more
than an hour before going to the
Navy field to land.
With less than an hours supply
of gasoline, Capt. Cycon brought
the plane in tail-heavy. The two
main wheels touched the concrete.
Sparks showered as the plane
scraped forward. finally nosing over
at the end Of its landing.
All passengers left the plane safe
ly. There was no fire, although a
large force Of Navy fighters
stood by. The ship was a two
engined Convair
Passengers Remained Calm.
Afterward passengers were loud
in their praise of Capt. Cycon, who
joined American in 1910. John Rear
don of Cincinnati said The captain
did marvellous job. He said exact
ly what he was going to do, and
then he did it."
L. j. Stout of Indianapolis added,
1T was thrill. 1t broke the monot-
ony of everyday flying. The crew
was so self-assured I never worried"
The stewardess, Agnes Mae
Vaughn. 81. of Chicago. a recent
graduate of the hostess school. said
the passengers maintained complete
calm. No one was injured.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
16,O 900 British Auto Workers
Strike to Bar u. S. Methods

compromise figure of $50 operations
per shift.
Workers rejected the proposal. re-
ferred the dispute to their shop
stewards and started stay-in
strike.
The stewards called on other men
throughout the factory to stop work,
and sent 1000 men home when they
reported for the night shift.
Today most of the workers clocked
in. but spent the morning talking
and playing cards while the stewards
held another meeting.
H. Marsh, district secretary of the
Amalgamated Engineering Union,
said the strike was unofficial.
Austin has been producing about
1000 vehicles a week, many of them
light cars for the American and
Canadian markets. A statement last
week reported the company's dollar
earnings in the United States and
Canada were averaging more than
$3.50 900 a week.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Airline Fares 10 Go Up Auxiliary Of Legion
1917 Soon;Free Meals To Present Awards al
May Be Discontinued Convention Ioniqht

Presentation of membership cita =
tions and other awards, along with
reports of officers, will occupy the
second session of the 23d annual
convention of the American Legion
Women's Auxiliary. starting at 8:15
O'Clock tonight in the Commerce
Department auditorium.
At the opening meeting last night,
several hundred auxiliary members
heard Watson B. Miller, Commits
sioner of the immigration and
Naturalization Service, declare there
is need for more organizations such
as the Legion. which are devoted
to maintaining the fabric of Amer
ican life"
You and other groups" Mr..
Miller said, have learned the su-
preme Importance OF mans eternal
brotherhood to man. and you know
that our type Of democracy must be
won every day"
Notes Interest in Immigrants.
Mr.. Miller praised the Legion
women for their interest in Ameri-
caniZation classes for immigrants
in schools throughout the Nation.
Citing the admission of 161 900
aliens to this country in the last
year, Mr.. Miller pointed up the i'm
portance of his agency's day and
night vigilance against those who
are unworthy or incapable Of our
ideal" of government.
Guests at the session included
representatives from numerous
patriotic and veterans organiza- =
tions, including the Gold Star
Mothers of America, the Catholic
War Veterans, the Jewish War Vet
Grams, the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
the Daughters of 1912 and the
Spanish War Veterans.
Fries Warns on Schooling.
Special greetings were extended
to a number of past District de-
partment commanders. Among
them was Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries,
retired, who cautioned the parents
to "look out for their children in
schools"
Look after them" he warned,
80 there won't be millions more like
Miss Bentley, who never learned
enough about our Government to
keep away from Communism
Gen. Fries referred to Miss Eliza
beth Bentley, avowed former Com
munist, who has told the House
Un-American Activities Committee
she never studied civics in school.
Mrs. May Clarke Hilleary, District
department auxiliary president,
conducted the session. Music was
provided by the Navy School of
Music Band.
The auxiliary will end its three
day meeting with q session tomor-
row night, at which election of new
officers will be held.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
'Dumonf Station Plans
|N Tower in Arlington

Television Station WTTG is
planning to move Its transmitter
from the Harrington Hotel to
new location near Lee highway and
Edison street. Arlington.
M. NJ. Bitrleson. chief engineer
OF the Dumont network station,
said the shift was decided on be.
cause the present transmitter site
is too low.
He said the new transrmitter tower
will be AS feet high with . 40-foot
antenna pole, 1t will be erected on
a 365-foot ground elevation. Con.
struction is scheduled to begin in
about six weeks, Mr.. Burleson added.
Part Of the present tower will
be used for relay purposes, he said.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Arios ond Wife Arrive
In Guatemala by PIune
BY the Assoeioted Press


GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala
Aug. 20. Arnulfo Arias Madrid
former president of Panama, and
his wife arrived here by plane last
night.
When they took of from San
Jose, Costa Rica, it was believed
they might continue on to Mexico
DR.. Arias registered in a hotel on
his arrival in the Guatemalan
capital, but his wife said she and
her husband plan to leave the city
today.
DR.. Arias was ordered to leave
Costa Rica because the government
decided his activities could not be
allowed. The Panamanian govern
ment charged last week that he was
in Costa Rica to organize followers
for an invasion of Panama, where
he seeks to make political come.
back.
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Spanish War Veterans
Open Encampment Sunday

The 50th national encampment of
the United Spanish War Veterans
will be held here Sunday through
Wednesday. The encampment will
begin with memorial services in Con-
stitution Hall at 8 pm. Sunday. Sem
ator Martin, Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, will address the session at 9 80
am. Monday in Constitution Hail.
The parade Of States and the mill
tary ball will be held in the National
Guard Armory Monday night.
Maj. Gen. Hugh Drum will speak
at pageant at the Sylvan Theater
on the Monument Grounds Tuesday
Evening star., 1948-08-20

A 10 per cent airline fare
boost is coming soon-with the
added prospect that free meals
in flight will be ended.
Present fares average about SIS
cents mile. The new rate of just
over cents will be the highest in
nearly Is years. 1t will take effect
either in September or October, de-
pending on when all the paper work
can be completed.
That outlook is the result of a
precedent-setting conference called
by the Civil Aeronautics Board to
talk over the industry's financial
crisis
Day Devoted to Problem.
The f1ve-member CAB met with
presidents and other top officials
of the 16 trunk airlines yesterday
and devoted almost the whole day
to the fare increase and free-meal
problems.
Free food aloft has been tradi-
tional with the airlines. While
generally rated as an attraction to
business, some airline officials say
it is merely a bow to necessity in
that it simplifies the problem.
Airplanes cannot carry kitchens
able to offer a menu such as the
railroads have, nor can they make
extended meal stops as the bus
lines do.
Chairman Joseph J. O'Connell of
the CAB told a news conference
that, while there Is no formal agree
ment on the increase. the board be-
lieves all airlines have accepted it..
Asked what would happen If any
one did not 60 along. Mr.. O'Connell
said he hadn't even given any
thought to that idea.
Meals Cost s11 100000 a Year.
He compared the situation to that
Of year ago when the airlines
agreed to their first increase in
years. Later they made a second
boost. Each amounted to 10 per
cent.
Airline fares reached their lowest
point in 1916. They averaged as
cents mile then. In 1885 the aver
age was SIS cents.
As for ending free meals-esti-
mated by the CAB to cost the air.
lines $4,000 a year-Mr. O'Con-
nell said:
IF the board had had to come
to a conclusion today. it would
have voted-at least by a majority
to end free meals"
In view Of the discussion. how
ever, he said the board will study
the question further.
The industry lost $22 900 600 last
year and is doing little If any bet
ter this year. The losses have piled
up in the face of record volumes
Of passenger, express and freight
traffic.
Mr.. O'Connell said the CAB
favors the idea OF family pan"
promotional fares such as that
proposed by American Airlines.
Under that plan, wives and minor
children may travel with q hus-
band or father for half fare on
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednes-
days Air travel normally is the
1iphtast IN fh0ce dove
Evening star., 1948-08-20
Veterans Of 66th Armored
Start 2-Day Reunion Here

Veterans Of the Seth Armored
Regiment. unit which served in
World War II from Africa to Ger.
many. met here today at the Shore
ham Hotel for a two-day reunion
of the Regiment Association.
About 100 persons. including wives
OF the members, are expected to
attend, according to Curtis M. Clark.
5405 Worthington drive, Westgate.
Nd. secretary. Today was to be
devoted to informal conclaves.
A business session will be held at
ii am. tomorrow. when new officers
will be elected and association busi-
ness discussed. A banquet at 7
pm. tomorrow will end the festivi-
ties.