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Evening star., 1948-11-14
Scientists Record Temperatures
OfMore Than 459BeIoW Zero

variations in an electrical circuit.
Ordinary thermometers will not
function at such extreme temper
atures.
The cooling system had been de-
viSed some time ago, DR.. Nielsen
said, but had been operated pre-
viously at only one other institu-
ton in this coutry-the University
of California at Berkeley.
Prof. John G. Daunt, native of
England, and Prof. Maurice C. De-
sirant, Belgian, operated the COOL
ing equipment.
Physicists at Ohio look upon this
weeks achievement as a step to-
ward still lower temperatures. They
plan to build a nuclear cryomag-
netic generator and try for temper
atures estimated at one part in a
million above absolute zero.
Scientists say the new develop
ment in low-temperature physics
will facilitate detailed study of
nuclear problems. All molecular and
atomic motions are virtually frozen
out" at extremely low temperatures.
Such a condition is expected to per-
NIT research into the properties of
the atomic nucleus and its inter-
action with other nuclei.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
; Children Die in Fire
AS Mother Visits Relative
By the Associoted Press

LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 13.-Three
small children were burned to death
here today in bedroom where they
were sleeping while their mother
visited a relative short distance
away.
They were identified as Barbara
Ann Huber, 8; Joseph Edward HUI
ber, 2, and Elmer Paul Huber, l,
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Huber.
Mrs. Huber Historically told fire.
men she left the three children
asleep and took their older brother,
Eddie, 7, with her to visit a sister.
Another child. Mary Magdalene HUI
ber, Is in a hospital.
Fire Capt. C. L. Browning said
firemen broke into the room where
the children had been sleeping in
a double bed.
After we showed in the door we
mad to break out window to re-
lieve the heat, which was terrific, :"
Capt. Browning said.
Origin Of the fire was undeter-
mined.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Police Soy Man Admits
.SIoying Near Cemetery
By the As,oeioted Pres.


ALLENTOWN, Pa, Nov. ia
28-year-old man tonight was
charged with murder in the Staying
of the estranged wife of a soldier
after police said he had signed q
statement admitting the crime.
Rufus E. Keller, captured near
Harrisburg after Mark Hoffman
former sheriff spotted him trying
to hitch-hike a ride, was charged
with killing Mrs. Mary Margaret
Avalon.
The woman's nude and mutilated
body was found in an alley not far
from a cemetery yesterday. Part
of her clothing was found in the
cemetery.
District Attorney Kenneth Koch
reported Keller repeatedly said in a
signed statement that he bore a
grudge against the woman and
killed her to avenge what he termed
a personal wrong.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Bids for Capitol Main
Mark Start in Plan 10
Expand Wafer System

The first step in, the District S
20-year water system expansion
plan has been taken, it was dis
closed last night with receipt of a
$313,OOO low bid for 36-inch water
main which will run under M street
from Eleventh street to Fourth
street NE. to insure an adequate
water supply for the Capitol Hill
area.
District Highway officials said the
pipe project, which should get
under way within a years time, will
not cause much traffic disruption
along M street. The line will be
laid in short sections with only one
lane of the street torn up at any
given time. They pointed out that
M street is not considered main
traffic artery.
The new main. which is techni-
cally described as a first high front
main by water engineers, was rec
commended by he Board of Fire
Underwriters. 1t will supplement
the present feeder main in the same
part of the city,
David Auld, superintendent of the
District Water Division, said the
Leo Butler Co. submitted the s313,-
900 bid. The bids are scheduled to
be examined by the water division
soon, with the contract award prob
ably going to the Butler firm.
The expansion program, which
will be presented to Engineer Com
missioner Gordon r. Young soon,
will cost $70,000,000. Mr.. Auld and
E. A. Schmidt, chief of the Water
Supply Division, said the need for
estimated expansion in the water
system is based on a forecast that
the Districts population will be
1,090,0 900 in 1910. Washington's pop
ulation today is approximately
89S, 900.
The plan calls for eventual in
stallation of three new pumping
stations, new filters. clear water
basins, trunk lines, a new dam across
the Potomac River at Little Falls,
new reservoirs, q large cross town
trunk line from Dalecarlia to the
center of the city and future con-
sinner connectionS
Evening star., 1948-11-14
keoI Van .sooy Elected
Head of Siqmo DeIto Chi
By the Assoeioied Press

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 13. Neal
Van Sooy, editor and publisher OF
the Santa Paula (CalifD Chronicle,
to6ay was elected president of
Sigma Delta Chi, national profess
sional journalism fraternity. He
succeeds Luther Huston, chief of
the New York Times Washington
Bureau.
Lyle Wilson, Washington Bureau
manager of the United Press. was
named to the Executive Committee.
Douglas Sousfall Freeman, his
torian and editor Of the Richmond,
News Leader was elected honorary
president, succeeding Roy A. Roberts,
president of the Kansas City Star
The 1949 convention was awarded
to Dallas. Tex.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Detectives Feel Sorryfor Youth
Who Made Up Robbery Story

Robert Hauptmann gave the Park
Police considerable work with his
made-up story Of being robbed by
city slickers. In addition, he broke
the law by not registering for the
draft. Last night, however, nobody
seemed very angry with the ls-year-
old.
On the contrary, a. one detec-
tive put it, Wed like 70 help the
kid out"
Robert first came to the attention
Of Park Police after ne told the
Travellers Aid Society he had come
here from Alaska on a graduation
trip and had been roobcd OF his
money and luggage by three 1nen
who offered to show him the town.
Yesterday, Robert broken down
and admitted he hadn't come here
from Alaska and hadn't been
robbed. His draft card, he admit
ted, hadn't been stolen along with
his wallet. He had never registered
for the draft.
Called "CleAn Cut"
There was something about the
youth that seemed to distinguish
him from the usual runaway. Said
Detective Joe Wirth of the Park
Police investigative, unit: Hes a
clean-cut boy. He just had q bad
start, not very healthy life for
a kid"
After telling his story Of the rob-
berry with imaginative glibness, Rob-
ert told what he said was the true
story haltingly. Detective Wirth
said he began talking when "he
believed we really wanted to help
him."
In the first story, he said his IA
ther gave him the trip from Alaska
as reward for being in the top 10
in his high school graduating class
In his second story, Robert said
his father was an itinerant handy
man, who hadn't wanted him
around. He said he had received
his only schooling from his mother
who once had been a teacher.
Instead Of happy home life in
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Showdown Over Reds
In Canadian Unions
Die in AFt Session
BY the Assoeioisd Press


CINCINNATI, Nov. l3.-The AFL,
with nearly 100000 members in
Canada, called for showdown to-
day with alleged Communists in the
Canadian Trades and Labor Con-
gress.
President william Green told a
news conference that the AFL's big
international unions, which pay the
expenses of their Canadian off,
shoots, are worried over the in
fluence of Communists north of the
border.
AT a preconvention meeting to-
morrow, the AFL's top leaders-the
powerful Executive Council-will
hear o delegation Of Canadian af-
f1iiates call for purge of their own
locals.
Issue Brought to Head.
The issue came to a head over
the recent suspension Of the Cana
dian unit of George Harrison's s
Brotherhood of Railway and Steam
ship Clerks at convention Of the
Canadian Congress. Mr.. Harrison
told reporters the action was taken
at the Victoria CB. c. convention
last month because his union per-
suaded a noncommunist union to
join the AFL Seafarers Interna-
tional Union.
Mr.. Harrison said his union was
restored to membership in the Con-
gress by unanimous vote the follow
ing day, but they were not satisfied
with that.
The time has come for a show
down." he said.
The Canadian Congress was Gre
ated by the AFL, but its conventions
are dominated by delegates from the
local unions, rather than the inter-
national unions, Mr.. Harrison said.
Will Change Method.
If the move to clean out Com
munists from the locals is success
full, the method of picking delegates
will be changed at next years con-
vention, the AFL leader said.
The 800 delegates to the AFL con-
vention, which opens here Monday,
are all selected by the international
unions.
One of the big items at this con-
vention will be the future status
of the AFL's new political league,
which federation leaders credit for
much of the Truman vote and Dem
ocratic victories in House and Sen
ate contests.
Convention Will Recess.
After a meeting of the leagues
30-man administration committee
Monday night, the convention will
recess Tuesday or Wednesday to
resolve itself into a meeting Of
league delegates. They'll decide
whether to keep the league-like the
CLOS Political Action Committee
alive between elections.
The convention also will act on
q proposal to boost the salaries of
President Green and, Secretary
Treasurer George Meaney from $40
900 and $4,000. respectively, to at
least $4,000. Because of John L..
Lewis recent boost to S50000, this
amount may be increased more
than the Executive Council origin
ally intended at meeting last
August.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Gift to Roosevelt
By Tibet Shown
| At Smithsonian

Buddhist symbolism and tradi-
tional figures in Chinese folklore
are interviewer on the II gold-em-
bossed silver vessels-the gift of
the Tibetan government to the late
President Roosevelt during the re-
cent war-now on display at the
National Museum of the Smithson-
ian Institution.
They are being displayed in the
foyer of the Natural History Build
ing of the museum.
President Truman recently had
the gifts transferred from the White
House to the Smithsonian. Pandit
Takdak Yongzin Rimpochhe, whose
official title is Regent of Tibet witt
O Silk Scarf" sent them to Prcs!tcn
Roosevelt in thanks for radio ap-
paratus given his government in
wartime.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Holiday Lanes Slated
For Silver Spring,
Bethesda, Alexandria

Merchants in Silver Spring, Be-
thesda and Alexandria are prepar-
ing for the Christmas season with
gaily decorated holiday lanes.
Silver Springs holiday lane win
be along Georgia avenue. Decora-
tiofls are being planned by the Re-
tail Merchants Division Of the Sill.
yer Spring Board of Trade.
The group has appropriated more
than 5000 for street decorations
from the District line to Cameron
street, and merchants in the Silver
Spring Shopping Center are PLAN
ming to spend another $4,000 Tor
special decorations and a Holiday
House.
Ceremonies opening the Holiday
House will be held November 26.
Georgia avenue will be Illuminated
after appropriate ceremonies at
Jesup Blair Park, December 3. Ju-
Illus Diamond, chairman of the Ger
emonies Committee, is arranging
the latter program.
The first Christmas lane display
in many years in the Bethesda bus.
iness section will be lit at 7::30 pm.
November 26, after an official OPEN
ing at / pm. that day.
In addition to lights strung along
the streets, there will be large
Season Greeting" signs at Old
Georgetown road and East-West
highway. At Bradley boulevard and
Wisconsin avenue there will be a
large Illuminated wreath. A Santa
Claus will greet children from his
trailer headquarters and Christ
mas tree will be setup in front of
the Bank of Bethesda.
/ Workmen already are stringing
lights and other decorations along
King street in Alexandria, where
the Chamber of Commerce is di-
recting the holiday lane plans. The
lane tentatively is scheduled to be
/ illuminated November %
Evening star., 1948-11-14

Alaska, he told of moving from
town to town with his parents, never
having q home, never even knowing
where he was born. He told Of run
ming away from his fathers trailer
two years ago and working his way
up and down and across the coun-
try. He said he didn't register for
the draft because he had no home
address to put on the draft card.
He told Of trying to enlist in the
Army last February and being
turned away for lack Of q birth
certificate.
Robert said he related the first
story to Travellers Aid so he could
get some money to tide him over
till he found job He figured, he
said, that after he got q job he
would have a home address and
then could register for the draft.
Both the Park Police and the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation are
investigating the second story be-
cause Robert faces charges Of fail
ing to register for the draft and
making a false report.
Must Present CHARGES.
But police who have questioned
him are inclined to believe the
second story OF the wandering boy.
Officially, they must go to the
United States Attorneys office to
present charges against him tomor-
row. Unof1cially, they would like
to see him get a chance to enlist
In the Army OF get a job.
Meanwhile, Robert is spending
the week end in the First Precinct
cellblock. He went there voluntarily
although the only thing he is booked
for so far is investigation.
| Capt. Mark Raspberry of the Park
Police thought the Children Re-
ceiving Home was more suitable but
the home can't take boys over IS.
None Of us had any extra rooms
at home" said Detective Wirth," sc
We shopped around for the newest
cleanest cell block we could find
There wasn't any place else to put
| him"
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Library Group to Meet

staff Participation in Library
Administration" will be the subject
of an address by John Mckenzie
Cory, executive secretary of the
American Library Association, before
the District Library Association at
$50 pm. Tuesday in the Coolidge
Auditorium, Library Of Congress.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

NV, IL WAS an
nounced yester-
day.
The associa-
ton has as its
executive Secre-
tary w. Vernon
Brumbaugh. a
past president
of the Wash
ington Ira d e
Association Ex-
ecutlVeS.
Other mem
bers of the as
sociation's new
w a S h i n g t o n
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Dies at FootbuII Come

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Nov. 10 tE).
Joseph "A. We'll, 81, president of
the We'll Corset Co. here, collapsed
during the Yale-Princeton game at
Yale Bowl and died enroute to a
hospital.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Publicity Group to Meet

A. K. Van Tine, industrial per-
sonnel relations consultant, will ad-
dress a luncheon of the American
Public Relations Association at 1915
pm. tomorrow at the Lafayette
Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Trade Group Opens
Dupont Circle Offices

The Refrigeration Equipment
Manufacturers ssocia tt n has
opened Offices in the Dupont Circle
Building, 1346 Connecticut avenue
Evening star., 1948-11-14
Reserve Auxiliary to Meet

Unit No. 4 of the Fleet Reserve
Association Ladies Auxiliary will
hold a dinner at pm. tomorrow at
Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

E. Mills, public relations director,
and Harry Fouts, head of the sta
tistical and credit division.
Evening star., 1948-11-14
) Georgia Papers Boost
Subscription Rates
BY the Associofsd Press

ATLANTA, Nov. 13-Atlanta's two
daily newspapers. the Constitution
and the Journal, today increased
subscription rates by five cents a
week.
Effective tomorrow. the newspa-
Ipers. daily and Sunday, will be 40
cents a week when delivered by car
rier.
Street sale and news stand prices
Of 5 cents daily and Is cents Sunday
remain the same
Both newspapers said the price
increase was necessary because of
increased cost Of newsprint and
mounting costs of operation.
Delivery boys will receive share
Of the increase.
Evening star., 1948-11-14

COLUMBUS, Ga. Nov. 13 (P. -
The Columbus Ledger Enquirer
newspapers today announced an in
crease Of 5 cents week in subscrip-
ton rates for carrier delivered pa
pers.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Worlds GEANEST wash!
Oh, what a wonderful washday! Into
your machine goes Tide and out
ON your line goes the cleanest wash
you ever hung up! Tide gets your
whole family wash cleaner than any
soap or any other washing product.
Tide leaves clothes free from dirt,
and actually removes soap film, too.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

Actually BRIGHTEHS coIors!
Surprise! Just see how pretty and
gay your soap-dulled wash prints
look after Tide removes the soap
film that's masking their bright
ness. Tide actually brighfens them
=. and does it safely, too. With all
its terrific cleaning power, Tides
truly safe for all your washables.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-08
CONTRACT DISPUTE,
 ALASKA SHIPPING,
 WILL BE STUDIED

WASHINGTON, June 8.-lR- Government officials said today a shipping contract dispute affecting the Alaskan trade probably will be included in a Presidential fact-find- ing study now being made for the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts.
 President Truman has named a five -man board to study all phases of the maritime contract disputes. An all-coast strike is threatened for June 15.
 Two panels of the Board have begun their fact-finding job in New York and San Francisco. Offi- cials here said the San Francisco panel probably will decide whether to include the Alaska phase of the dispute.
 Unions of the West Coast sug- gested today that the Alaska phase should not be included in the fact finding because some Alaska ship ping lines are no affected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-08
ROTARY CLUB SEES
 ALA5kA PICTURES OF
 BIRD, ANIMAL LIFE

Showing of colored slides depict ing Alaska birds and animals in their natural habitat taken by Malcolm J. Creamy highlighted the Rotary club meeting today noon in the Gold Room q the Baranof Hotel. Creamy described the indi- vidual pictures of wildlife as he pre- sented the slides.
 Ellis Reynolds presided at the meeting in the absence of Homer Garvin who left yesterday for a visit in the States.
 Members decided to purchase tick cts for the Winfield Homes 40 child ren so that the youngsters may enjoy the University of Washington Glee club concert here Sunday afternoon.
 A date has not been set yet for the Rotary picnic, the committee re- ported.
 Next meeting of the Rotary club will be July 6 in the evening at the Baranof Hotel when 35 South Bend Indiana Rotarians and Rotariannes will be visiting Juneau.
 Guests of the club today were Harry Morgan, A. Polet, George Ross of Seattle, a Lion; John Elli- son of Shelton, Wash, and Dr. Phil lip Moore Orthopedic surgeon of Mt Edgecumbe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-08
HOLY LAND
 BATTLING INCREASES
Russia Announces Entrance Into 0bservanle-U.
 5. Is Bumped
(By The Associated Press)

Arab troops fought within eight miles of Tel Aviv in Israel Territory today. while politicians weighted the 50-50 chance for a truce.
 The Jews themselves acknowl- edged the loss of Wilhelma, eight miles east of their seat of govern ment. The place is within heavy artillery range of Tel Aviv, but there was no indication the city was in any immediate peril.
 The main action in the shooting war was g miles south of Tel Aviv at Jsdud, and 30-odd miles to the northeast around the strong Arab triangle in North Central Palestine.
 The Jews said one or more Egyp- tian naval ships landed reinforce ments on the coast to relieve 1000 of their expedjtionary force which the Jews asserted were trapped at Isdud. The Egyptians said they cap tured Meisanim (Nitsanim), three miles southwest of Isdud, killing or wounding 220 Jews and seizing no more as prisoners. Arabs in the tri- angle held firm.
 Russia finally made her move to get both feet into the Palestine Act. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko said Russia wants to send her own military observers to Pales- tine. The United States was upset, Russian Troops. whether observers or fighters, were exactly what the United States does not want in Pal -1asssae. The nsssssians ctteza. ret',se .to leave when time runs out. Recent cases in point have heen Northern Iran. Manchuria and Denmark's s Bornholm Island.
 But just how the United States expected to send her military ob- servers into Palestine and yet keep the Russians out was far from clear.
 The Arabs promised their reply to- morrow to Count Folke Bernadotte's Palestine truce proposal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-08
34 FROM SEATTLE
 BY PAN AMERICAN

Pan American flights yesterday brought 34 persons here from Seattle and took 13 from Juneau to Seattle as follows:
 From Seattle: John Shaw, Paul Fromberg, Ray Coffee, Eddy Wolfe, Harry Meridith, Charles Scott, John Alvin, William Cochran.
 Perry Ellington Annar Johnson, Edward Liston, Robert .Cocoran, James Rude, John Tnommason.
 William Hanson, Francis Nelson, Vivian Johnson and infant Jerry, John Johnson, Fay Johnson, Rita Johnson.
 Robert Keiltinski, Dell Winner, B. Sandstrom, Elmer Kogben, Paul Holm, ST., Paul Holm, Jr., George Transtrom.
 Kenneth Kent. Alice Kent, Don McMorran, Henry Owen, c. A. Lac cock, Antone Scavani.
 To Seattle: MT. and Mrs. J. w. Leivers, Charles w. Perry, Vera Maier, Ben Mullen, H. Hollister, Tom Liston. John Dille, J. H. Whit ney, Les Merhens, Max Beebe, Nes- tor Bretz and Mrs George Wilcox.
 To Whitehorse: A. A. Wright.
 To Fairbanks: MT. and Mrs. Carl Hardin, Mrs. Bess Cross and daugh- ter, Evertt Call and c. w. Jordan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-08
TRUMAN IN SUN VALLEY,
 WEST TOUR
Is Promised Twelve Idaho Votes for President al
 Democrat Convention

SUN VALLEY, Idaho, June B. R--P President Truman got physical and political lifts in Sun Valley before departing today on an auto mobile tour of Idaho apparently in mood for fence-mending and "a fighting campaign" for the White House.
 The political lift came from promise by State Chairman Dan Cavanagh of Idaho's l2 votes in the Democratic National Convention.
 The other was ride 1900 feet up this Union Pacific resorts Dol lar Mountain" in one of the chair lifts used by ski jumpers from all parts of the world.
 The President conferred for 25 minutes with 25 Idaho Democratic politicians in the Sun Valley cot tage of w. Averell Hartman, "rov- ing ambassador and former Sec retary of Commerce.
 Emerging, Cavanagh told report CTS they had assured the President of Idaho's convention votes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-06-08

VFW AUXILIARY
 OFFICIALS WILL
 ARRIVE AT 5p.M.

Officers of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars organizations are to greet the two officials of the Wo- mems Auxiliary who arrive here this afternoon at 5 o'clock aboard the Steamer Baranof.
 The visitors are Mrs. Dorothy Mann, National President of the VF'W Auxiliary, from headquarters in Kansas City. Mo. and Mrs. Grace H. Davis, National Secretary Treasurer, also of Kansas City.
 The official greeting party will be composed of Department, Post and Auxiliary officers. These in- clude Mrs. Betty Mccormick. Na- tional Deputy, Chief of Staff of VFW in Alaska; Mrs. Bonnie Jo Gronroos, Juneau Auxiliary Presi- dent; Vern Metcalfe, VFW Post Commander; John Mclaughlin, De- partment Commander. and Allan Marcum, Junior Vice Commander of the Alaska Department. Other representatives of the units here will also greet the visitors at the dock.
 A no-host banquet will be held at ' o'clock in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. American Legion Post and Auxiliary members are asked to join VFW members for the banquet. Following the meet ing Alaska movies will be shown for the entertainment of the guests.
 Tomorrow there will be noon luncheon and a visit to the Min field Home for the visitors. Mrs. Mann will give a radio talk be- tween SIS and 3:30 tomorrow night before the initiation cere- monies to be held in the Moose Lodge Rooms at S.30. Thursday Mrs. Mccormick will entertain with breakfast at the Baranof before the visitors leave via PIMA for the westward.
 While in Juneau, Mrs. Mann plans to study veterans programs in connection with education and disqualification for the Territory's veterans.