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Evening star., 1948-08-29

quired to defend themselves in &
court Of law.
Oath Is Suggested.
(H) Legislation should be adopt.
ed by the next session of Congress
which sharply increases the penal.
ties for those convicted of contempt
of Congress.
% During the course of these
hearings, our committee was
shocked to have before it witnesses
who hold Reserve commissions irl
our armed forces and who refused
TO answer under oath whether OF
not they were, are. or ever have
been members of the Communist
Party. 1t was equally shocking te
have former high officials of the
Federal Government take such 8
position.
The committee therefore recon-.
mends that the armed services re.
woke the commission of any Officer
who refuses to answer this ques.
tion. The Communist Party is nov
accepted in all quarters as not be.
ing a political party in fact but 6
conspiracy working for the over.
throw of the Government of the
United States. The committee fur.
ther recommends that any officia
or employe of the Government who
will refuse to state under oatf
whether or not he is a member Of
the Communist Party should bt
removed, and his name tagged
against any future Government
! service.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Ferguson Accuses
CLARK Of Attempt 10
Smear Miss Bentley
BY the Associoted Press

DETROIT, Aug. 2s. - Senator
Ferguson, Republican. of Michigan
today accused Attorney General
Clark of trying to smear" Eliza
beth Bentley. star witness before a
Senate committee investigating
Communist espionage in the Gov
ernment.
The attempt was a failure, Sena-
tor Ferguson said, because an un-
identified clergyman tipped off the
committee to Mr.. Clark's plan.
The Senator opened his campaign
for reelection to second term in
an address prepared for delivery
before a group of State COP leaders.
Ferguson Outlines Case.
Attorney General Clark, accord
ing to Senator Ferguson, prepared
to give confidential information to
a newspaper columnist in an at
tempt to prove that Miss Bentley,
a confessed former Communist
agent, was "a faker and not to be
believed"
A Senate committee at that time
was considering Miss Bentley's tes-
timony in executive session, Senator
Ferguson said. He set the date as
last July 90.
When the clergyman repeated
Mr.. Clarks alleged statement to
him, Senator Ferguson said, open
hearings were scheduled immedl-
ately before the Attorney General S
smear could get underway.
Story Has Not Appeared.
so far, the columnist's story has
not appeared Senator Ferguson
told the group.
| However, the Senator charged
President Truman and the Justice
Department have refused to turn
over to his committee information
it needs.
Not only has the Department
Of Justice failed to cooperate with
the Senate investigating commit
tee," Senator Ferguson said, but
actually it has at times endeavored
to hinder the committees opera
| tiOns."
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Red Underground
| system At Work

In the past the committee has
Goalt primarily with the open mani
2gtatiOns and activity of the Com
munist Party. From time to time.
however. witnesses have called our
3tjention to the existence of a far
reaching and ramified underground
organization. The Communist Party
has been compared with subma-
rine with its small periscope eX-
H0sed and its destructive apparatus
Ueneath the surface.
The testimony of Elizabeth Terrill
T"ntley and Whitaker Chambers
as disclosed the existence of COM
ract, conspirational rings consisting
NJ Communists within the Govern
,'lent. These rings maintained their
r0ntact with the Communist Party
trough one designated person
.,noWn to them only by pseudo
YIN. This person in turn con-
cted the representative of the So
'pet military intelligence. Through
fhlT single contact the members of
each ring paid their party dues. re-
roived literature and instruction
nd transmitted documents and in
i0rms stion. There is every reason to
believe that the committee has
merely scratched the surface of
these activities. that more of these
groups exist than have been dis
closed by available witnesses. and
that such groups are still operating
within the Government.
This condition provides factual
answer to those who raise the fear
that appropriate legislation may
drive the Communist Party under
ground. The party is in fact and by
its own choice already in large meas.
ure underground.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Unruh Wins Goethe Prize
Nazis Burned His Books
By the Associated Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. %.
Frankfurt awarded the coveted
Goethe prize today to Fritz Won
Unruh. German writer whose
books were burned publicly in Nazi
Germany
The prize is awarded annually by
this city. birthplace of the poet
Goethe, on his birthday, for out
standing literary and humanitarian
achievement on the part of Ger
man writer.
The certificate and a check for
10000 marks $4,000 was handed
Unruh by DR.. Walter Kolb. lord
mayor of Frankfurt, in a ceremony
in st. Paul's Church.
st. Paul's was the meeting place
Of Germany's first national assembly
in 1848.
Mr.. Uuruh fed Germany in 1888.
He reached the United States in
1910. His novel, The End Is Not
Yet" was published in America last
year.
Previous winners of the Goethe
prize include Thomas Mann, Sig
mund Freud, Gerhardt Hauptmann
and other noted literary figures.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Scharffenberg Urges Fight
To End Drinking in u. 5.
By the Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28.-An
all-out campaign against the use
of liquor in America was urged to-
night by w. A. Scharffenberg of
Washington, executive secretary of
the American Temperance Society.
Mr.. Scharffenberg told the Sev-
enth-Day Adventist Youth Congress
that drinking among women is
undermining the home"
More than 5000 youth Of Adven-
tist churches in seven Eastern States
and the District of Columbia heard
Mr.. Scharffenberg's appeal for tenn
perance.
Members Of the Temperance So
ciety, he said, "are convinced" the
only solution to Americas traffic &C
cidents and crimes is total absti-
nence.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

like tactics of these Communist
conspirators. Finally, in the Jo-
sephson case the Supreme Court up
held the right of a congressional
committee to cite for contempt a
recalcitrant or contemptuous wit
ness. A long series of convictions
and Jail sentences has now resulted
as consequence of cases cited for
contempt by Congress.
Confronted with this situation
the Communist legal cell in America
has lately developed yet a new tao
tic. They now counsel their Com
muniSt clients to fall back upon the
fifth amendment and to resort to
the statement, Il cannot answer the
question on the grounds of self-in-
elimination" when any question is
asked Whereupon a fortnight reply
might expose their guilt or COM
plicity. Utilization of the grounds
of self-incrimination carried to the
extreme and unreasonable extent
now recommended by Communist
counselors could conceivably develop
to the point where all legislative
investigation processes would be
stymied completely and the Com
munists could cloak their conspira-
torial and reasonable activities in
end out of Government by this
device.
New Steps Studied.
This committee is now studying
methods Of legally meeting this new
challenge to constitutional authority
as it has studied past devices devel-
oped and utilized by Communists
for similar purposes. 1t urges the
cooperation and assistance of the
best legal counsel in America to aio
it in arriving at proper course OF
action in the interests of our ma
tional security in this uncertain anC
insecure juncture in our Nation S
history.
The committee recognizes and de-
sires to protect the constitutional
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Present Findings
| And Observations

This committee will issue a final
report on the Communist espionage
hearings just as soon as it appears
that all evidence has been gathered
verified and evaluated. In the
meantime, this interim report is be-
ing issued to acquaint the public
with the salient features of what
has transpired to date. For that
reason, too. the complete tran
scripts of all hearings to date are
now in the hands of the Govern
ment Printing Office and will be
available to the public at an early
date. We are not attempting ir
this report to preview the final find
ings which this committee will
make, since every day brings in new
facts which we must explore anc
exhaust 1t is our purpose to ferret
out and expose every available fact
in connection with the entire es.
pionage conspiracy which the Com
munists have established and oper-
ated in our executive agencies
Until that is done, other interim
reports may be issued. The flna
report will not be delayed a Gay
beyond that necessary to complete
the vast amount of investigation
interrogation, and exploration which
lies ahead of us and the staff in
vestigators and subcommittee which
move forward diligently on thi
vital matter.
Findings and Observations.
AS of this date, however, it is pos
sible to record certain findings ant
observations which we believe viii
be helpful in aiding the public ant
the members of Congress general,
to understand the significance o
what is being uncovered by thes'
hearings.
% 1t is now definitely establish
ed that during the late war ant
since then. there have been numer
Gus Communist espionage rings a
work in our executive agencies which
have worked with and through tn
American Communist Party and it
agents to relay to Russia vital in
formation essential to our nationa
defense and security. RuSsial
Communists have worked hand il
hand with American Communist
in these espionage activities.
2. 1t is established beyond doub
: that there is grave need for Wig
: orous. persistent, and courageou
: continued investigation to determine
the identity of those guilty of pas
offenses, the methods employed il
u the past and ut present to NOV
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Inquiry Said 10 Offer
Compelling Reasons
For New Security Laws

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swallow the remainder of Berlin
and we tell them that what they
now hold under their rod they will
also have to surrender" he said.
Attack on Meeting Reported.
The Soviet-licensed news agency
Adm reported tonight band of
youths attacked SED members
after meeting today in the Tier
garten in the British sector of
Berlin.
AN aged worker" was injured in
the head by stone, the agency
said. 1t alleged that a West Ger
man policeman took part in the
attack
The British public safety Office
said it had no report of such an
attack although public safety off,
GERS were present at the meeting
place.
The news agency also reported
that the SED Executive Committee
today welcomed the initiative of
the workers" who Stormed the city
IOulISlA 4oSt WCCh. IL illNlUCu
mot to grow weak in the fight. but
to lead all forces against the catas-
trophe policy" of the city govern
ment.
The Soviet-controlled Berlin radio
said tonight members of the SED
had asked that the Western Berlin
mark be declared valueless.
In addition. the radio said the
SED had asked that a winter emer-
gency program be set up with nine
Berlin citizens to be named to act
with an SED group.
The Russians today released an
American newspaper correspondent,
four United States soldiers, and
three Germans arrested and jailed
last night in the Soviet sector of
Berlin.
The correspondent was John j.
Meehan. 26, Freeland, Pa, of the
United Press. Seized with him were
the three Germans, employees of the
United Press and the New York
Herald Tribune.
Evening star., 1948-08-29
Brituin Prints More Stamps

To meet the growing demand fol
postage stamps, Britain plans te
produce 100000 stamps a week.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

Another Communist spy
ring in the Government. Miss
Bentley testified, was headed
by Perlo and included Kramer
and six other former officials
in important Government
positions.
right to use the fifth amendment
but the Communist Party has now
resorted to the extreme of invoking
this constitutional right as a cover.
all for any and all activities whether
possible incrimination may or may
not be involved. They have en-
ployed it as device for refusing tt
provide the committee with any per-
tinent information concerning Com
munlSt activities in America.
Evening star., 1948-08-29

committee in its investigation, there
Is no question but what the public
would now have full information
concerning all the ramifcations of
the espionage rings.
The committee has proceeded to
obtain this information in every
way possible and eventually will
see that it is presented to the pub
lie, but the committee deplcres the
fact that the executive branch of
the Government will in no way aid
the committee in its efforts to pro-
tect the national security from
those who are doing everything
they can to undermine and de-
stroy it.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
Second Tox Notice To DeIinquenfs

The city council has voted to send out a second notice to delin- quent taxpayers. Collections have been very god to date it was been very good to date it was cil meeting it was decided to give Gus Manthey a credit of $40 on his taxes in return for work done on the new fire hall.
 Bills presented by the City Clerk at Mondays meeting were approved by the council and en- tered in the minutes. They were as follows: sPat's Garage, $3186l; i; Hamilton's Garage, $84.86; Bill Estes, $27.20, and City Express, S888.OO.
 Other bills presented by the Seward Electric System were ap- proved also. They were for the purposes listed: bonds and inter- est, $6760.85; payroll, s301O.0O, and other bills amounting to $489O.74 making total of Sl4,661 .59.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
Railroad Aid TO Ship Emergency Is Appreciated

Ross Mann, president of the Sew ard Chamber of Commerce and ad- juster for the damaged cargo of the ship Southeastern, said yester- day that the work of moving the cargo of the ship is nearly com pleted. All goods from that ship have been removed from the dock.
 The 30 tons of meat has been placed in the local cold storage plant, and it is expected that two carloads will be moved today. Word has come to the Record that the buyers of the meat have ac- cepted it at the full price.
 Cooperation from The Alaska Railroad in this matter has been beyond all expectations, Mann said. From overall policy right down to such small things as han ding telephone calls efficiently for him, the services and courtesies extended him by the railroad have been valuable in the extreme.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
Search Goes On for Whitey Barnett

An unbroken wall of silence sur rounds the disappearance of Whitey Barnett, Seward flyer who sent radio message to the effect that he was lost with only a 2O- minute supply of fuel left last Sun day evening.
 Bad weather has hampered the searchers in their strenuous efforts to locate the missing plane. Many planes have taken part in the search, which so far has proved fruitlesS.
 The fact that so far no oil slicks have been sighted on the waters of the search area leads many to believe that Barnett may have made a landing in some isolated spot from which he will eventually return.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
New Bus Line Is Started By Gene Lanier

A 25-passenger Yellow Coach of modern type was brought to Sew ard this week by Gene Lanier, when he returned from his trip Outside. The bus will be used to carry city passengers, Lanier said yesterday.
 A few trial runs will have to be made, Lanier said, before a sched ule can be published, but the pur- pose will be to furnish convenient transportation to people who must travel from outlying districts to the shopping center in Seward,
 It is also proposed to run bus service on the highway. So far it has not been determined whether service will extend all the way to Kenai, or whether they will make arrangements to pick up passen- gers at Mile 53. At any rate, there will be service to Moose Pass regu- larly.
 The 25-passenger bus, while not new, has been completely recondi- toned from a new motor to new leather covering on the seats. A new motor and tires, besides many spare parts were brought up with the bus.
 The bus is vehicle designed for passenger transportation with all the safety features incorporated into the design. It is built on a short, narrow wheelbase which makes it especially adaptable to the roads over which it must travel on the Kenai Peninsula.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
MAYOR FINDS SEWARD'S TROUBLES NOT so BAD

Mayor Lanier returned to Seward last Tuesday with gratitude in his heart that he had only the prob lems of Seward to contend with, after visiting with the mayors of cities like Seattle and San Diego.
 San Diego's mayor said that no official has ever known trouble till he has great city on his hands and no water That area usually has an annual rainfall of 27 and one-half inches compared to the two inches that have fallen this year. Lanier said that they are growing lettuce and celery in river and lake beds, and San Diego is one city that hopes it's population will not increase and put a greater demand on its water supply.
 Lanier offered to trade a couple of our streams for a block or two Of paVlng and the San Diego eX- ecutive replied that for two such streams he would personally cut the paving into one-foot squares and carry it up here.
 Mayor Lanier reported that when he visited Seattle he found that Mayor Devin is working overtime to find basis for setting the ship ping strike. since that seaport de- bends almost entirely on trade and commerce.
 On his return trip, Mayor Lanier with his new bus
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
Clean Health Bill G1Uen Sew0rd By Territory

The latest Territorial report on communicable diseases gives Sew ard clean bill of health for the F diseases included in it's statisti- cal report.
 Mrs LaPreil Bic said yesterday that the good record is due to the health consciousness developed in the people of Seward by the per sistent work on the health educa- ton plan. Both local doctors, Mrs. Bic said, are worthy of praise for this type of work. They have been most interested in preventing ill., ness and contagion and the results have been great benefit to the people of Seward
 Both the clinical and educational work of the Public Health and Welfare Council have been very effective Public Health Nurse, Mrs. LaPreil Bic, said that at the last immuniZation clinic 45 children received immunization treatment That is record number, since the largest number heretofore has been 32. Two years ago the number ot children receiving treatment was sometimes only three or four.
 The City Council, at it's meeting on Monday evening, October 9, approved a check to the Seward Department of Public Health for payment to the Health and Well fare Council in the amount of $135O for services extending over a period of year and half and ending with July 1949.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
Shipping News

The Chief Washable arrived in Seward Wednesday, October 27, with two million feet of lumber for points along the railbelt.
 The Standard Oil tanker bound for Seward is reported to have notified the Coast Guard that one of it's boilers was out of commis- sion, but was still making out un- der it's own power in the heavy weather.
 A second railroad barge is re- ported due to leave Seattle on Mo- vember 2 with cargo of food stuffs.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
LOCAL PoSTOFFIcE HANDLES LARGE AMOUNT OF MAIL

Three big truck loads of mail came into the Seward Postoffice this week With the mail that came in on the barge last night, the weeks total will run we'll over 800 bags. That means a lot of work for the force at the Postof- flee Instead of a steady stream of mail coming in daily, they get it all at once and have to work like beavers to keep it moving to the public
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
Railroad Barge Arrives After Rough Trip

After having been tied up at Yakutat to wait out the bad weather encountered earlier in the week, The Alaska Railroads Barge 754 arrived at Seward at six o'clock yesterday evening. Of the 2220 tons of food and supplies in it's cargo 152 tons are consigned to Seward
 Eighteen Railbelt communities will get a share of the cargo. Es- sentials are due for Woodrow, Moose Pass, Gulkana, Matanuska, Jonesville. Wasilla, Talkeetna, Cur ry. Summit, Cantwell, Healy, Sun- trana, Nenana, College. Fairbanks. Palmer and Anchorage
 Stewards consignment consists of Wallboard. feed. and foodstuffs
 Woodrow will get 2.7 tons of supplies. and Moose Pass over half ton.
 odih ol thS SOIlSlSlS of essential items such as food, feed, and building materials
 Supplies for small Railbelt com munities have thinned out prob ably more dangerously than in the towns, merchants declare.
 The 754-the ARR's barges are numbered-sailed from Seattle on Oct. 20 A second railroad barge is tentatively scheduled to leave &c., attle about the first of the month
 Order for the operation of the barge service came from the In- terior Department the first of Oc, tober. This is the second time in ten years that the ARR has run a shipping service to Alaska because of a maritime strike
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
RADIO STATION OFFERS SERVICES TO CITY

Mir w. J. Wagner. head of the Alaska Broadcasting Company, which is opening the new radio station here, has offered to the city the facilities of the station for po- lice and fire calls, accidents, and other emergencies. It is expected, too, that ships and planes will find the local station valuable aid to navigation.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
AT THE NEW SEWARD HOTEL

Bruce Cruikshank, KIBH, Sew ard; Mrs. Dominic Kelly, Lake View; MT and Mrs. Hans Hae- meister, Anchorage; Jack Molly neux, Seattle; George R. Jones, Anchorage; Bailey Covey, Anchor age; James c. Connors, Anchor age; Larry Moore, Wm. Akers, Ray Boyd, E. J. Kunz, and w. D. Mo Kinney, IT,. all of The Alaska Rail- road, Anchorage; MT. and Mrs. Geo. Hayden, Alfred, Smith, Jay Pierson and A. Sambo of Anchor age.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
BIRTH CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE

The following birth certificates are available at the Public Health Nurses office:
 Marilyn Ann Toloff
 Judith Eileen Painter Gilbert Wood Ferguson Jeanette Sue Davis
 Anne Woodan Rome
 Marshall George Rome, Jr. Sharon Ann Quayle Michael William Gillem Dawn Renee Trevethan Kenneth Dale Nyman Scott Francis Roth
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
ARR PHOTOGRAPHER TAKES SEWARD PICTURES

Dick Chase, photographer for The Alaska Railroad, has been in town for several days taking pie lures for the railroads publicity department. Weather permitting, he intended to get shots of the ar rival of the railroad barge as we'll as of the dock area. He climbed Mount Marathon for the purpose of taking a good view of the whole city, but by the time he got up there the sun had dipped behind the mountains.
Seward seaport record., 1948-10-30
ARMY TO INSTALL MOORING FLOAT

Major J. s. Grygiel. acting chief of operations of the Corps Of En- gineers, Seattle District, announced that application has been made by department of the Army 70 con- struct float for mooring small boats in Resurrection Bay. Any ob- jections to this float from stand point of navigation should be filed by November 5 with the Army En- gineers.
 The site selected, for the float is north of the small boat harbor.