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Evening star., 1948-02-05
Detectives Look On
As Butler Nearly
Upsets Irish Five
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Butler University's basket ball
team still is aroused over the at
tempted bribery of one of its players.
The attempted bribery occurred
Friday night in a telephone call from
a stranger in New York to Charles
Mas. Mas Immediately informed
his coach. The answer of the But
Ter team was to smother Ohio Uni
yersity, 59-35, on Saturday. Last
night with four teams Of detectives
circulating in the crowd of $500 in
the Butler fieldhouse at Indianapolis,
the Bulldogs nearly upset mighty
Notre Dame. They lost, 53-52, as
Jerry Granny missed free throw
In the last seven seconds.
Butler, trailing by 1877 early in
the game, had rallied to lead at So
40 with less than two minutes to 60.
Then field goals by Jim O'Halloran
and Leo Barnhorst put the Irish in
front by three points and offset a
one-handed basket by Granny just
before his missed free throw that
would have tied the score.
The detectives reported they found
no professional gamblers at the
game.
Temple Licks Syracuse.
Most Of last nights games were
In the East and South.
Temple strengthened its posi-
bility of being invited to one Of the
postseason Journeys by whipping
Syracuse, 1886, on the Orange court
Syracuse at one time led by 12points
at 1920.
Once-beaten Seton Hall rallied to
defeat George Washington, 60-52, as
Duquesne socked Lafayette, 48-36
Fordham trampled Rutgers, 63-49
and Army upset Penn. 51-39.
Potsdam IN. " Teachers fell
from the unbeaten ranks, losing to
Plattsburgh Teachers, 51-40. Rocky
Mountain College, 24-0, is the only
small college quintet still undefeated
compared to two major teams in the
select class, New York University
and Columbia.
An all-time record turnout of $500
at Morgantown, w. Va, saw the
Mountaineers smother Penn State
60-32, to avenge a 50-46 upset by
Penn State few weeks ago.
Western Kentucky Victor.
Western Kentucky likewise turned
the tables on Bowling Green, 66-52
Bowling Green previously had licked
the Kentuckians, 1854, for Western
Kentucky's only defeat in 1S games
Clemson won its first Southern
Conference game by turning back
Furman, 77-52. Wake Forest
squeezed by Richmond, 48-47, in an
other Conference tilt. Georgia Tech
whipped Georgia, 68-58, in the
Southeastern Conference. In an in
dependent game in the South, Navy
handed Duke a 56-46 setback.
Once-beaten st. Louis, champion
of the Missouri Valley Conference
overwhelmed Missouri of the Big
Seven, 1896, while Arizona dumped
the New Mexico Aggies, 65-53, in a
Southwest Border Conference game
Washington State made it two in
row over oregon, 60-59, to virtually
tie Oregon State for leadership in
the Northern Division of the Pacific
Coast Conference. Oregon State has
So league mark; Washington
State. 6-3.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Hursey Now in Training
Still Seeks Opponent

Smuggy Hursey, middleweight
boxer, Is in New York training for
his bout at Uline Arena on February
%. All Hursey needs is an oppon-
ent. Danny Kapilow, who has met
Hursey four times, originally was
named as Hursey's opponent, but
promoters Goldie Ahearn and Al
WE'LL called it off after Kapilow took
bad beating from joey Falcc
TUESDAY,.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
Monn's Quint Assumes Lead
In Major Duckpin League

Huguely at Hi-Skor. Lindsay Stott's
1893 led 629 and 1853 team counts.
Arcade Pontiac, with a 80 victory
over Mapledge Pins at Colonial VII
lage, moved into fifth place. Hal
Babbitt's 377 was the winners edge.
Ell Geib posted 3s1 for Mapledge.
Standings: Mann's Potato Chips,
1924; Burr Heishman, 35-25; VIM
chester Packard, 34-26; WINS Mo-
tors, 1928; Arcade Pontiac, 1882;
Galliher & Huguely, 27-33; Mapledge,
25-35; Senate Beer, 23-37.
Evening star., 1948-02-05
$4,000 Rowe Memorial
Opens Bowie March 2o
BY ths Assoeioisd Prsss

BOWIE, Md, Feb. 5.-Maryland's 8
turf season will begin with the S10,-
900 Rowe Memorial Handicap on
March 20, Edward O'Hara, general
manager Of the Bowie Track, an
nounced.
The feature is 6-furlong jaunt
for 3-year-olds. Other stakes Of
fered in the 12-day session are the
Bowie Southern Maryland Handi-
caps, both $4,000 contests for
3-year-olds and up, and the $500
Bowie kindergarten for 2-year-olds.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-01
Panama Tense over New Government

PANAMA CITY, Panama, tP)- Panama was quiet but tense as the republic prepared to install a new president today.
 Domingo Diaz Arosemena, 73, will take over the government from outgoing president H. En- rique Adolfo Jiminez.
 Diaz, the candidate of Jiminez' administration in last Mays na- tional election was declared the winner by the election board, all though unofficial counts favored former President Arnulfo Arias Madrid. Arias fled the country and last was reported in exile in Mexico.
 Tension resulted from wide spread rumors that a coup against the incoming president might be
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-01
OLD-TIMER. MARINER PASSES ON

SEATTLE, (P - Earl w. Ray mond, Fl, retired marine engineer, died Wednesday at his home here, after a years illness. He came to Seattle in 1896 and subsequently, sailed all over the world as a ma rine engineer. During the Russo Japanese war he was a member of crew captured and interned for a time by the Russians.
 He was with Alaska Steamship company from 1908 to 1921 and with Libby, McNeil and Libby from 1921 to 1886 when he retired.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-01
Penicillin Dust Cures Colds

CHICAGO, R)-Penicillin dust, inhaled directly into the nose, throat and lungs, has cured symp- toms of the common cold in one to three days, three physicians re- ported today.
 Their study, published in tho Journal of the American Medical Association, showed:
 That of group of 169 common cold patients treated, 42 per cent were considered cured and 38 per cent showed marked improvement.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-01

attempted.
 The national secret police said six persons have been arrested since the security measures were put in force last week. They gave no details of the arrests.
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-01
|COvts. Release
 Texts Of Arctic
 ExplorersM Messages

1905.
 "The Peary Arctic Clubs ship Roosevelt arrived here from New York at am. and made fast to the icefoot under the point of the cape awaiting the turn of the tide to proceed to Cape Hecla.
 "The Roosevelt left New York July 18th, Sidney, Cape Breton, July 26th, arrived Cape York Au- gust 7th and left Etah August IT. Her last stopping place was the icefoot south of Cape Union which she left at 3:3O this morning.
 Personally visited the Alert's cairn at Floberg beach and took letter from Alert's record, copy of which accompanies this. Roster of the Roosevelt's company is also enclosed.
 R. E. Peary, USN. "Commanding the expedition.
 The copy of Mares record which Peary left said:
 Arctic expedition 18th July 1876
 "HMS Alert, at Floe-Berg beach
 C"Latitude 82 degrees, 27 min utes north longitude, 61 degrees, g minutes westD
 "HMS Alert wintered off this coast: Inside the grounded ice 187'-76. HMS Discovery her con- sort, passed the same winter in a Well-sheltered harbour in lat. 81 degrees, A minutes north, long. 65 degrees, five minutes west.
 '"The sledge>creWs after a severe journey over the ice succeeding in attaining lat. 83 degrees, 20 min utes, 30 seconds N. No land has been sighted to the north. Another division explored the coast line to the northward and westward to lat. 82 degrees, 2 minutes N. long: 84 degrees, 56 minutes W. Cape Columbia, the northernmost cape, being in lat. 83 degrees minutes l N. long. 70 degrees. 30 minutes w.
 "Sledge parties frop the Dis covery' have explored the Green 1 land shore for some distance to the nOrthWard and eastward, but the result of the examination is not ! yet known to me.
 "Scurvy attacked nearly all the men employed in sledge travelling.
 Two deaths have occurred: Neils C. Peterson from the effect of a severe frost bite (Which ne- cessitated a part of each foot being amputated followed by exhaustion and scorbutic taint:-and George Port gunner RAMA, who died from scurvy and general debility when absent on a sledge journey; and was buried on the floe in lat. S2 degrees, Al minutes N. "The ice in the Polar sea broke up on the 20th July,-When it per mi s us to move, the Alert will proceed south and join company with the Discovery; both ships will then sail for Port Folke, and most probably thence to England.
 "G. s. Mares,
 Captain R. N.
 Commanding Arctic expedi- tiDp v
The Nome nugget., 1948-10-01

Telephone MAIN 135
 VOTE RS For sound representative government
 elect For Delegate to Congress: E. L. (Bob) BARTLETT For Attorney General: J. GERALD WILLIAMS For Auditor: FRANK A. BOYLE For Highway Engineer FRANK A. METCALF For the Senate: EDWARD ANDERSON
 HOWARD LYING For the House: WILLIAM E. BELTZ
 GEORGE P. MADSEN
 ALMER RYDEEN, Nome
 FRANK DEGNAN,
 Unaalzleet All of the Democratic Candidates are pedged l. To the support of our schools and the University of Alaska.
 2. To seek economy in Territorial Government. 3 To enact an equitable tax program to support our Territorial institutions.
 4. To give equal opportunity every citizen in ac- cCrdance with the rights guaranteed by the Con- sutOn and Laws of the United States and the Territory of Alaska
 ,. To grant pensions and financial support of the pioneer and needy commensurate with the needs of the times
 6. To support the right of the people to elect their Governor.
 '. To the passage of Municipal Airport Act to pro- vide all communities with adequate air service. 8. To work for fair and reasonable regulation of child labor for the protection of our children. 9. To the improvement and expansion of high way system in the Second Division. 10. To the enforcement of all laws including the liquor laws
 H. To work for additional home facilities for pioneer men and women.
 12 To work together for the bettermen of the Terri tory in harmony and without self-nterest. WILLIAM E. BELTZ-House of Representatives Born Bear Creek Alaska, 1912. Raised in Candle, Selawk and Haycock where he attended the local schools High School work pursued at home under supervision of Sue L. Ausey Now employed as carpenter Morrison-k -knud- sen contractors Fairbanks. Resident of Nome 10 years Married 5 Children
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-25
Peasant Table Built
From Full Pattern

nINE out on this gayly deco
- rated, easy-to-build Peasant
Table. Ideally suited for use on
porch, lawn or dining room. Full
size pattern simplifes making and
decorating.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1948-06-25

80. NJ, NlOrtaT IS
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Evening star., 1948-03-16
Dr.. White to Lecture

Dr.. Priscilla White Of Harvard
University Will speak at Z O'Clock
tonight at the Christ Child Conva-
lescent Farm, Northbeck, Md, 1t was
announced today. The lecture Is
sponsored by the Christ Child
Society.
Evening star., 1948-03-16
SIayik Finds Comfort
In u. 5. Foreign Policy

American policy is moving In the
right direction to prevent further
aggression by Russia In Europe, DR.
Juraj Salvik, former Czechoslo-
vakian Ambassador, said last night.
DR.. Slavik. who recently resigned
as representative OF his govern
ment, now Communist dominated,
was honor guest and speaker at the
second Of q series Of celebrity inter-
views given in the Shoreham Hotel.
Prior to questioning by reporters,
he discussed the Communist coup.
He said it was successful, although
the great majority Of people are
against communism.
In pointing out that the methods
Of the Communists were the same
as those used by Hitler, DR.. Slayik
Evening star., 1948-03-16

At least 4,000,000 Americans have
some form Of heart trouble, accord
Ing to the American Heart Associa-
ton, Inc.
Evening star., 1948-03-16

emphasized that the Czech fate,
like Munich. was o strong warning
to Europe.
The District ''voteless" League Of
Women Voters served as hostesses,
with Mrs. John Thomas, District
league president, presiding. Mrs.
Harold A. Stone, vice president Of
the National League of Women
Voters, introduced DR.. Slavik and
acted as moderator during the press
interview which followed his talk.
Dr.. A. Powell Davies, minister Of
All Souls Unitarian Church, who
returned recently from Czechoslo-
vakia, also was present.
Other guests included Mime. Sla-
vik, Mrs. Davies, r. K. Nehru, IN
dian Minister; Supreme Court Jus
tice and Mrs. Wiley Rutledge, Sen
ator Mcmahon, Democrat, of Con-
necticut and Mrs. Mcmahon: Rep
resentative Kefauver, Democrat, of
Tennessee and Mrs. Kefauver:
Francis H: Russell, director of the
Office Of Public Affairs, State De-
partment, and Mrs. RUSSELL. Miss
Anna Lord Strauss, president of the
National League of Women Voters,
and Mr.. Stone.
Ar 1east nOn nm A~..-i-.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
-AP Wirephoto.

that for the first time in the history
of the United States Government,
that Government is going to face
the question of the Communist
Party in the United States"
Mr.. Chambers pointed out Peters
at yesterdays hearing as the man
he has been talking about in con-
nection with Communist infiltration
into key Government jobs.
Feters, 54, native of Czechoslo-
vakia and now a resident of New
York, was subpoenaed under the
name of Peters but identified him.
self as Alexander Stevens. Charged
originally with entering this country
without valid visa, Peters, ap.
peared at an immigration and nat.
uralization hearing to answer the
Governments move to deport him
Mr.. Chambers has testified that hi
first saw Peters in 1928, when 81
met him in the Offices of the Daily
Worker in New York City," Mr.
Chambers at that time was editor
of the New Masses magazine.
The witness said Peters introduced
him to Mr.. Hiss, who is now head
Of the Carnegie Endowment for In
ternational Peace. Mr.. Chambers
had testified previously that Mr..
Hiss was a. member of an elite"
Communist underground group in
the Government. Mr.. Hiss has de-
lied this
Evening star., 1948-08-31
f-86 JET 10 Seek Record
AT Cleveland Air Races
BY the Associoted Press

CLEVELAND, Aug. 31-The Air
Force will attempt to set new
world speed record with its North
American F-86 jet fighter at the Ma
tional Air Races Saturday.
The present record is 650796 miles
per hour. set by Marine 1t. Col.
Marion E. Carl at Muroc, Calf, Au-
gust 25, l947.
Air Force officials announced the
Forthcoming attempt today and said
1t would be the flrst time in modern
aviation history the public will have
an opportunity to see a world speed
record attempt.
Because weather is such an im-
portant factor, the F-86 will make
the run each of the three days OF
the National Air Race program
However, if new record is set on
Saturday. the runs Sunday and
Monday will be merely untimeo
demonstrations.
/ The pilot of the speed runs will be
Maj. Richard L. johnson of the All
Materiel Command fight test section
at Wright-Patterson Airbase neal
Dayton, Ohio.
The F-86 will make the attempt in
full combat readiness, carrying ma
chine guns and ammunition.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
German Constitution
Talks Open Tomorrow
BY the Asseciotsd Press


BONN, Germany, Aug. 31.-Dele-
gates from Western Germany
headed today for this Rhine city to
form a West German government
despite heated Russian opposition
The task of a parliamentary
council. convening tomorrow, will be
to agree on a constitution for the
British, American and French zones
leaving the door open for the
Russian zone to participate.
BY stressing the open door, the
conferees hope to counter a Com
munist-sponsored propaganda cam
paign charging the proposed gov
ernment would split Germany.
Military governors of the three
Western zones are expected to at
tend the opening ceremonies. Esti-
mates on the length of the confer
ence run from two weeks to two
months.
Steps toward forming a govern
ment are based on recommendations
by a six-power conference of the
United States, Britain, France and
the Benelux countries in London
last June.
The IL German states Gaender)
OF the three Western zones will have
% delegates here. The Western sec
tors of Berlin also will send dele
gates, although it has not been
determined whether the political
framework evolving at the confer
ence will include Western Berlin in
its scope.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Loud Noise at San Dieqo
Rates as Navy Secret
BY the Associated Press

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Aug. 31.-A
loud noise and column of dust rising
from the vicinity of the Navy elec-
tronics laboratory startled residents
in the Point Iona area last night.
A Navy spokesman said there was
mo explosion" but added: II can't
tell you what they saw or heard; it's
classified"
Clifford Croome, an engineer who
heard the noise and observed the
column of dust or esmoke. said a
terrific screaming noise like a jet
engine when it's open up" inter-
rupted his family dinner.
He said column of brown dust
or smoke rose $50 to 200 feet in the
air and settled quickly to earth. He
said the noise stopped as suddenly
as 1t started.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Reds Ask Punishment
OF MPs in Jeep Chase
BY the Associotsd Press

BERLIN, Aug. 3l.-The Russians
have demanded the punishment OF
American military policemen who
pursued a speeding Soviet ieep
through Central Berlin Friday night
The Russian-li licensed German
news agency tADN said yesterday
the Soyiets also asked the Ameri-
cans to foot the bill for damages
in the incident.
The demands, the agency said
were made in strong protest
written by 1t. Gen. M. I. Dratvin
the deputy Soviet military governor
to his American counterpart, Mai
Gen. George P. Hays.
American sources said a speed
ing amphibious jeep ran down a
United States military policeman
during a wild chase that began in
the American sector of Berlin and
ended in the Russian sector. The
Americans opened fire after the jeep
drove through some roadblocks.
Adm said Russian Sergt. A, /
Schilenko was severely wounded -
The Americans protested the in
cident to the Russians Saturday
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Infirm Man, u, Lies Trapped
In Ditch 38 Hours After Fall

Rescued after being trapped fol-
SO hours in a roadside ditch, Henry
Dressed, 72-year-old grandfather
was resting comfortably today at
his home in Silver Hill. Md.
Members of the family said Mr.
Dressed apparently suffered only
from loss of strength and q few
bruises despite lonely ordeal dur
ing which the temperature scared
to 81 degrees.
He fell into a 3-foot ditch on St
Boniface road. about $50 yards from
his home on Holly Tree road, at S
pm. Saturday, when he stepped
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Average Tax Payment
Hits S344 in '46-47,
But Misses AS Mark
BY the Assoeioied Press

Tax collections by Federal, Stat
and local governments figured ou
to an average of $34446 for each o
the 144,OoO, 900 Americans during tn,
year ended June 80. 1947.
The Census Bureau in reportin.
this today noted that the Fedora
Government. as usual, got the lion
Share-S257 So against S4684 for. tn
States and $4026 for local govern
ments.
Total tax collections of the Fed
eral, State and local government
combined were $40 SOB 900 ,O0O-near
ly a fourth of the 1947 national in
come of $2O2 2,5O0,O 100000. But thi
was s3,445 100000 below fiscal 1945'
record high tax total.
U. S. Collected 81 Billion.
The bureau put the Federal Gov
ernment's tax take at S37 ,060 900, ,00C
down $5.541 900 900 from 1945's rec
ord high, chiefly because of repea
of the wartime excess profits take
on corporations.
State and local government take!
partly offset the Federal tax declin,
by climbing to new peak totals
Sc, ,745 100000 for the States ant
S., 1877 100000 for the local govern
ments. This upward trend has con.
tinued since then.
In addition to taxes, the three
government levels picked up $780,
100000 from fees for services O.
various kinds making their tota
general revenue $52,1O0,O00O0O fol
fiscal 1947.
Below 1945 Record.
That, too, was below the $55 5,0OO,.
100000 record of 1945. although il
was S1,100,000,000 higher than the
1916 figure. 1t was l16 per cent
higher than the 1912 total.
Individual income taxes provided
IS per cent of all governmental rev.
enue in 1947, yielding 18,300, ,OOO, ,0O(
or $l27 person on the average
Next in Importance were taxes or
sales and gross receipts Gncludine
Federal excise taxes and customs
duties), which amounted to Sill.
300, 100000, or $79 per person. They
accounted for % per cent of tota
governmental revenue.
Sales Levies Rank High.
Corporation income taxes &C
counted for II per cent, property
taxes II per cent, and all other taxes
accounted for another 10 per cent
Five per cent of all governmental
revenue came from the "nontax
sources.
For State and local governments
the largest single source of revenue
was property taxes, which yielded
S5,500,000.000 or $38 per person in
l947. Local governments got three
fourths of the total.
Sales and gross receipts taxes
primarily State rather than local
levies-ranked next as a source of
revenue, providing 100000. AL
other taxes Of State and local gov
ernments yielded $1,000 100000. The
Federal Government provided them
with 81 200, 100000 in aid.
Evening star., 1948-08-31
Landscape Worker Held
After Arson Case Hearina

Clyde r. Eanes, 26, a landscape
worker of the 67O0 block of Mac
Arthur boulevard. was bound over
Tor action of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Circuit Court grand jury on an
arson charge, after a hearing yes
terday in Bethesda Police Court.
Trial Magistrate Warren Brown
Ing held Eanes in $500 bond. He is
accused of setting fire June 81 to a
dwelling occupied by Mrs. Sarah
Highly, on Capital Transit Co. prop
erty at GIT Macarthur boulevard.
Judge Browning imposed a $40
fine on Mrs, Carrie Virginia Day.
29o0 block of M street NV, on a
charge of assault and battery upon
Mrs. c. A. Myers. 1922 Clifton street
NV. Mrs. Day. a matron at a Glen
Echo Park restroom. was charged
with striking Mrs. Myers when the
latter inquired about a billfold she
had left in the restroom.