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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
WITNESSIN SPY PROBE
 IN PLUNGE
Laurence Duggan Either Jumped or Fell" from t6-
 Story Window, New York

NEW YORK, Dec. c1.-tR-- A former State Department official. listed in Congressional testimony as one of six persons in the De- partment who allegedly handed out secrets for Red spies, died last night in a 16-story plunge
 Laurence Duggan, 43, an expert on Latin-Amefican affairs who served in the State Department from 1880 to l944,, dropped to death from a window of his Manhattan office as espionage probers planned to question him.
 The medical examiners office said the circumstances of his death were undetermined pending furth- CT investigation. Police said Dug gan either jumped or fell' = the usual preliminary report pending inquiry.
 Gave Out Condolences
 Rep. Mundt tR-SD), Acting Chairman of the House Commit tee on n-American Activities, re- vealed in Washington that witt ness had named Duggan in secret testimony as one of six people in the State Department who another person had said passed out con- iidential information.
 At the time of his death, Dug- gan was president of the Institute of International Education. The institute. devoted to promoting in ternational understanding and the exchange of students among var- ious nations, was founded with aid from the Carnegie endowment for international peace.
 Indicted For Lying
 The president of the Carnegie Foundation, Alger Hiss-also former State Department official. was indicted on perjury charges recently on the ground that he lied when he denied before Fed eral grand jury that he passed out government secrets to ex-Commun- ist courier Whitaker Chambers.
 Mundt said Duggan, who was an adviser to former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, was named by Isaac Don Levine, editor of the ti-Communist magazine, Plain Talk, in testimony on Dec. 8.
 discrimination
 Tn a partial transcript of Leyine's testimony, released by Mundt, the witness said Chambers had told former Assistant Secretary of State Adolf A. Berle, Jr.. that Duggan was one of six persons in the State Department who allegedly had fun neled out confidential information at various times.
 Mundt, who revealed the trans cript few hours after Duggan's death, said 'the testimony should speak for itself
 Duggan apparently was alone in the office of the Institute of In- ternational Education at ? West 45th St. when he plunged to the sidewalk just off 5th Avenue at ' p. m (EST), police said No witness to his fall could be found. No note was left, and there was no sign of struggle in the office. detectives reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
DEATH WATCH STARTED, ToJ0
(By The Associated Press)

The death watch started for Hideki Tojo, Japan's wartime pre- mier, and six other Japanese war criminals. The U. s. Supreme Court ended their last hope for life. Whey they hang will be sec ret until after the fact.
 Gen. MacArthur said he had non plan to return to the United States. He intends to stay in Japan to "see the job through
 American toughness ended cur rent or threatened strikes by 834,- GOO Japanese workers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
 China Nears
 Collapse Now
Tienisin Completely Isolat- ed Pieping Cut Off,
 Ranking Fighting
(By The Associated Press)


 Nationalist China mover closer~to utter collapse.
 o-government newspapers said Tietsin, the major industrial cen ter of North China, is completely isolated. The advancing Commun- ists had towns ten and IT miles from the city.
 Peiping, the ancient capital and main city in the north, was cut off completely. The modern cap ital of Nanking was brought even closer to the fighting. The Com munists wiped out two trapped ar my groups and whittled down three others that were caged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
95 ESCAPE DEATH,
 BLAZING INFERNO

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21.-R- Flames swept section of the Vest minister Hotel in downtown Phila- delphia today, killing two guests trapped on the third floor. Two other guests and a foreman were burned.
 Ninety-five persons escaped the blazing inferno.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
5fa|in 69;
 Isvigorou,

MOSCOW, Dec. 2l.-tR-Prime Minister Joseph Stalin, apparently healthy and vigorous, reached his 69th birthday today.
 As has been customary for some years now, the Soviet press took no note of the Generalissimos birth day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
.aIk0utS in Bell
 Service Indicated:
 Deadlock, Wages

ST. LOUIS, fDec. 21.-IR-Wage negotiations between the South western Bell Telephone Company and a union of 50,000 employees in five states failed to break dead lock last night and unauthorized walkouts today in some areas were a distinct possibility.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
BRITISH BOMBER
 CRASHES;; , DEAD

MANCHESTER, Eng, Dec. 2l- lR-Seven Royal Air Force men were killed early today when their Lan- caster bomber crashed into an lS00- foot mountain near here. The plane burned after the crash.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
Parking Mefers 10
 Be Used, keithikan

KETCHIKAN, Dec. 21.-tR-The city council has authorized the city manager to buy as many parking meters as are needed here. The Ket- chikan business association has re- commended their use
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
Fire Is Today
 Free Republic
(By The Associated Pressl

Fire became a free and indepen- dent Republic today
 President Sean T. O'Kelly signed the island out of the British Com monwealth.
 The bill repealed the External Relations Act which has empower ed the British King to accredit Irish diplomats. This was the last thin tie between Britain and Ire- land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
 ON STAND,
 spy PROBE
Denies that He Mentioned Laurence Duggdn as Giv-
 ing Out Information

NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-tR- Whitaker Chambers today said he never had received any State De- partment papers from Laurence Duggan who plunged to his death last night.
 Duggan, 43, former high-ranking State Department official, had been accused in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee of handing out secrets for Red spies.
 This testimony, the committee said, was given by Isaac Don Le- vine, magazine editor. The committee said Levine testified that Chambers told Adolf A. Berle, Jr., former Assistant Secretary of State, that Duggan was one of a group who supplied him data. Chambers is confessed former Communist courier.
 In Pro- Soviet Bloc
 Chambers said today that he had mentioned Duggan's name to Berle in 1889 as member of the pro-Soviet bloc in the State De- partment. But the one-time cour- fer said he had not mentioned Duggan as one who furnished him documents.
 Chambers made his statements to newsmen at the offices of the Federal grand jury Investigating al- legged Communist espionage.
 At the same time a grand jury witness, former Assistant Secre- tary of State Francis B. Sayre, told reporters that Duggan had render ed great service" to the State De- partment during his employment there.
 Did Name Duggan
 Referring to Levine's testimony, Chambers said:
 Tt would be more proper to say I mentioned six people. I men, toned MT. Duggan, but I did not mention all those people as having turned over those papers. I did not name Mir Duggan as passing papers over to me"
 Rep. Mundt tR-SD) of the Un- American Activities Committee yes- terday said he believed there is more than slight possibility" that Duggan's death was foul play, and that police should investigate that possibility.
 If foul play is involved" Mundt said, fit might lead directly to the Communist espionage conspira- tors"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21

(By The Associated Press)
 Russian troops blockaded the road between Berlin and Stolpe, the Ger man farming village mile from the city which France promised to return to Soviet occupation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
SOLDIER IS KILLED
 AT ARMY BASE,
 FORT RICHARDSON

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Dec. 21- lR-A Fort Richardson soldier was killed by a crane boom in the sur plus property yard of the army base yesterday afternoon.
 An autopsy was scheduled in the death of a second soldier. who was found dead in a barracks. Cause of his death was unknown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21

War Minister Anastasio Somoza, the boss of Nicaragua, told investi- gators his country was not involved in the invasion of Costa Rica as charged The Costa Ricans engaged rebels 40 miles north of San Jose. the capital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21
WEATHER REPORT

. GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU)
 > This data is far 24-hour per-
 . iod ending 0.3c am. PSF. } In Juneau Maximum, 34;
 D minimum, 30. , At Airport-Maximum, 32; , minimum, 27 , F % k F. c A s T . tJuneau and Vicinity
 Mostly fair and colder with
 lowest temperature near "A degrees tonight and Wednes- day.
 } F R F CIP "A IT ION Pkst 24 hou.s ending 7:30 am today In Juneau .23 inches; since Dec. 1, 3:30 inches; since July l, 70.47 inches. } At Airport - .37 inches;
 since Dec. 1, 7.16 inches; since July 1, 47.66 inches. c c
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-21

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Evening star., 1948-12-09
Virginia Bar Names
Standing Committees
By the Assecioted Press

WEST POINT, Va, Dec. 9.-Davld
Nelson Sutton, president OF the Vlr.
ginia State Bar Association, yester-
day announced the personnel OF
standing and special committees for
1948-9.
Mr.. Sutton said the association
now has a record membership OF
more than 1900.
Frank S. Tavenner, jr., Of Wood
stock was named head Of the bar
associations Standing Committee on
Admissions.
Its members include David j.
Wood, Charlottesville; r. A. Bickers,
Culpeper; J. M. H. Willis, Fred
ericksburg; Charles Henry Smith,
Alexandria; Frank M. Wray, Ber-
ryville: Curry Carter, Staunton:
George D. Conrad, Harrisonburg:
Wilbur c. Hall, Leesburg, and Law
renee w. Douglas, Arlington.
Chairmen of other committees in
clude:
On legal education and admission
to the bar: j. Sloan Kuykendall,
Winchester.
On library, legal records and legal
literature: Thomas j. Niche,
Charlottesville.
For younger members of the bar:
E. Waller Dudley, Alexandria.
Among those serving as district
chairmen on the Membership Com
mittee are George M. Cochran.
Staunton. and Caldwell c. Kendrick,
Arlington.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
VD Campaign Opened
In Prince Georges and
-Four Other Counties

A campaign against venereal dis
eases has been started in five
Southern Maryland counties, includ-
ing Prince Georges.
DR.. Thomas S. Englar. health Of
ficer of Prince Georges County, re-
ported yesterday that an expert
mental program based on case
finding" and venereal disease edu-
cation has been started under spon-
sorship of the Maryland State De-
partment of Health and the United
States Public Health Service.
Also included in the project,
which is similar to one previously
started on the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland, are Calvert, Charles, St.
Marys and Anne Arundel Counties.
The five-county program is part OF
a Nationwide campaign.
The Maryland counties have been
selected because they are considered
as 'predominantly rural" DR.. Englar
asserted. Similar VD programs al
ready are in progress in other locali-
ties on a Statewide scope and in
metropolitan communities such as
Washington and New York City
he added.
Under the Southern Maryland
program, two specialists will locate
and interview persons who are pos
sible sources of infection and will
carry on the education project
within Prince Georges County. One
man each will be assigned to the
other counties. The entire program,
which is expected to last several
months. is under the supervision of
DR.. Robert H. Riley, director of the
State Department of Health.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Brothers Cleared on Charges
OfViroiniu Mountain Still

Mr.. Bowers said he called pol'ce
about the still after having an
argument over a setback game with
Addie and Rufus.
Alcohol Tax Unit Inspector
Charles Cheek said the still was To-
Gated about 500 yards up the side
of mountain from the house where
Rufus and Addie were staying. A
path led directly from the still to
the house, Mr.. Cheek testified. Mr.
Bowers said he owned the house
where the Dodson brothers were
staying and had ordered them to
leave after the card argument last
June.
Mr.. Cheek said Addie and Rufus
told him they had found" the still
and had taken "a few drinks" from
it. Rufus said he was half drunk
the day of the card argument. Both
brothers admitted previous convic-
tions for similar offenses but denied
they had anything to do with the
still near their house.
Addie said he cut wood for liv-
ing, and Rufus said he had just
finished helping Senator Byrd pick
apples down at Byrdville."
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Higher Turkey Prices
In Prospect for D. {.

Turkeys will cost Washingtonians
more for Christmas, food experts
here said today. because the avail
able supply is less. Present prices
range from IS to 80 cents pound
wholesale, but may go even higher,
they explained.
One wholesaler listed several rea-
sons. Production Is 80 per cent less
than last year. he said, and cold
storage holdings were cleaned up
when prices went to 80 cents a
pound for heavy toms last summer
and they were used by the hotels
and restaurants. Further, he eX-
planned, 10 per cent of the avail
able turkey supply was used up at
Thanksgiving. More turkey was
eaten than is usually consumed at
that season, he declared.
A lot of turkeys are being sold
now, because of the high prices,
that would not ordinarily be sold
until January, he declared. Tur-
keys that ordinarily would be
shipped to Washington from the
West are not coming in such VOL
ume as previously. This is at
tributed to higher freight rates and,
due to the war boom, Western COM
munities are built up and using the
supply there.
While turkeys are going up,
housewives can take some comfort
in the fact that eggs are coming
down in price around G cents d
dozen, food experts said. This is
due to the fact that hens are now
resuming laying.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
1000 Eastern Reservists
To Train on Missouri

A total of lis District area Naval
reservists will board the battleship
Missouri at Norfolk, Va, on Janu-
ary 9 for two-week training
cruise in the Caribbean. the Po-
tomac River Naval Command an
nounced today.
The announcement said some
billets still are available and advised
interested reservists to apply i'm
mediately. Fifteen officers and 100
enlisted men will be taken from this
area.
The 45,10O-ton Missouri will be
undertaking her first assignment
since President Truman last week
vigorously denied published reports
that the Navy was sending her to
join the "mothball" fleet.
She will head an impressive fleet
of two carriers. four cruisers, eight
destroyers and four mine-layers.
Aboard will be more than 1000 re-
servists from the eastern half Of
the United States.
Another cruise for $50 reservists
from the New Orleans area will leave
that port aboard four destroyers
January %.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
School Equalization Hearing
For Gloucester Continued
BY the Assecioted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. "a hear
ing on the equalization of white
and Negro school facilities in Glou-
cester County has been continued
to December IA in Federal District
Court here.
In the case, Judge Sterling Hutch
eson has ordered the Gloucester
School Board to show cause why 1t
should not be cited for contempt.
The show-cause order was issued
on petition of counsel for Gloucester
Negro school children. The petition
charged the school board failed to
comply with an injunction that
ordered the board last July to equal
lie Negro and white school facilities
in the county.
Yesterday witnesses for the school
board and witnesses for the pupil.
plaintiffs told the court what hao
and had not been done by the boaro
In the way of equalizing facilities
since the issuance of the injunction
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Hearing Held on Charges
OF Hunters Lodge Gaming

Charges of permitting gambling.
selling beer after hours and permit
ting whisky on the premises were
brought against Hunters Lodge, To-
Gated on Route 2l1 in Fairfax
County, at a license revocation
hearing in Alexandria yesterday.
The charges grew out of a raid
at the lodge during a party given
by the Arlington Optimist Club last
month John N. Sebrell, jr., hear
ing officer, said he would make
recommendation in the case to the
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
ABC Inspector w. w. Duncan, jr..
described a horse race game he said
was in operation at the time of the
raid, and said he saw glasses of
beer and whisky on tables although
it was after midnight.
C. K. Vance, 506 North Highland
street, Arlington, operator of the
lodge. said William r. Schreck of
the Optimist Club told him special
dispensation had been obtained to
permit operation of the horse race
game. He testified that he "let the
Optimists run the SHOW"
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Western Shore Plans Court Orders Retria|
Study Of More Funds Of Case Involving
For Schools and Roads Policy Down Payment
Rx the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. 9-The Court
of Appeals yesterday ordered new
trial to determine whether man
who died 13 days after making a
down payment on his first premium
was covered by life insurance.
1t will be up to a new Baltimore
jury to decide whether executives
of the Eureka Maryland Assurance
Corp. agreed to an insurance sale
made by one of their sub-agents,
the court ruled
1t reversed a decision of the Balti-
more Superior Court, where a jury
awarded the heirs of Albert Herman
Samuel the face value of a $4,000
policy, plus interest.
Agent Not Authorized.
Eureka said its sub-agent. Joseph
I. Cohen. was not authorized" to
tell Mr.. Samuel that his insurance
was in effect.
Mr.. Cohen said he sold the policy
over lunch on April 20, 1914. saying
that a $40 deposit would be "suffi-
cient' to put the policy into effect.
Within two weeks Mr.. Samuel died
of a heart attack, three days before
he planned to pay the balance Of
the S535 first premium.
The Appeals Court refused per-
manent alimony for Mrs. Rose Gold,
52O8 Illinois avenue, Washington,
who left her husband Reuben rs
years ago. Mr.. Gold. who owns a
restaurant in Baltimore, denied his
wife's charge that he had been
running with" another woman be-
fore the separation.
Cases Under Amusement.
Among cases taken under advise
ment after oral arguments were the
following:
/. Appeal of Maxwell Swami. farm
worker and steam shovel operator,
8710 Livingston road, Washington,
from l0-year Jail sentence imposed
by Prince Georges County Circuit
Court on charges of breaking into
Blandford's tavern and stealing $25
worth of whisky on October 81.
1947.
2. Appeal Of dressmaker Margaret
M. Wirth from a Baltimore court
order granting William Frederick
Wirth, a chauffeur, divorce and
custody of their 7-year -old daughter.
They were married at Alexandra,
Va, on December 81, 1887. She
objected to her husbands '.insistence
on going to Washington to bowl
in the National Bowling Congress
April 13, 1947
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Prince Georges Safety Patrols
Are Let Off for Christmas Party

Supt. Ralph w. Brown, Perry O..
Wilkinson, chairman of the county's
delegation to the Maryland House
of Delegates; Samuel H. Harvey,
dairy owner and a former legislator,
and John w. Helm, county school
transportation supervisor.
George r. Hammond, director of
safety and education for the auto
mobile associations Washington
division, was master of ceremonies.
Group singing was led by Prof. Har-
Ian Randall of the music aepart-
ment of the University of Maryland.
. The nearly two-hour program also
included musical entertainment by
five Bladensburg High School STU
dents, Bill Mackey, Rickard Felix,
Earl Moore, Craig Chance and
Stanley Smith.
A similar party for approximately
$50 Negro patrol boys and girls OF
the county was to be held today at
the Fairmont Heights Elementary
School.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Alexandra Wafer
Bond Issue PENDING

An application of the Alexandra
Water Co. for permission TO sell
So 500 900 of first mortgage and COL
lateral trust bonds is pending before
the Virginia State Corporation Com
mission. it was reported from Rich
mond yesterday.
Gardner Boothe, attorney for the
water company. said it is planned to
sell the bonds to pay current out
standing debts and finance new
water facilities at the recently ac-
uuired Lake Delafield on Occoquan
Greek. Mr.. Boothe explained the
sale would amount to reflnanclng
to obtain more money for the COM
pany's expansion program, planned
around the new reservoir.
The water company informed the
sec it wants to sell the bonds to
two insurance companies.
Acquisition of the new water
source was disclosed last week by the
water company. At the same time
it was disclosed that the Virginia
Water Co. had been formed as a
subsidiary of the Alexandria Water
Co. to handle distribution OF water
in Fairfax County.
In addition to supplying additional
water to the Alexandria area, the
water expansion program is expected
to make water available to a large
portion of Fairfax County. Lake
Delafield formerly was operated by
the Occoquan Hydroelectric Power
Co. as a source of electric power for
a small area.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Trial Of Five Continues
In Numbers Racket Case

The trial of five persons accused
of gambling in connection with the
numbers racket was to continue in
District Court today. The defend
ants include Sam Morgan, AZ, of
Silver Spring, Md, who was in
dicted last June with five others.
Charges against one of these per-
sons. Mary Charles. 81, of the first
block of Rhode Island avenue NV,
were dismissed due to her arrest
having been ruled illegal.
The trial of the others is being
held before Judge Edward H Cur
ran and a jury. The other four de-
PENDANTS are Beatrice Campbell, 49,
of the 1900 block of Fourth street
NV; Jency Garrett. Al, of the 60C
block of Aker street NE; William A
Brown. 30. of the first block of L
street NV, and Otis James, %, of
the 400 block of E street NE, all
colored. They are being prosecuted
by Assistant United States Attor-
ney Joseph F. Lawless, jr.
Evening star., 1948-12-09

Approximately 800 boys and girls,
all members of Prince Georges
County school safety patrols, took
time out from classes yesterday to
attend their annual Christmas
party.
The affair, held at the Cheverly
Theater, was sponsored jointly by
the American Automobile Associa-
ton, the county police, Harvey
Diaries and the Sidney Lust theater
chain.
Featured guests were Richard A.
Mansfield, retired District police in
spector and now safety director for
The Star; Harry Gilmer of the Red
skins and former University Of Ala
bama star; Andy Farkas, former
Redskin, and Charlie Keller, one
time University of Maryland stall
wart who now is baseball regular
with the New York Yankees.
Others included County Police
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Phi Lambda UpsiIon
initiates II at Y. P. |.
Speciol Dispoich 10 The Sfor

BLACKSBURG, Va, Dec. "a
faculty member, three postgraduate
students and 13 undergraduates
were initiated into Phi Lambda
Epsilon, honorary chemical society
at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
last night.
The faculty member, DR.. Frederic
S. Orcutt, professor of biology, also
delivered the principal address.
Undergraduates included Robert
P. Cox, Warrenton; William H.
Darnell, Harrisonburg; Robert E.
Davis, Blacksburg; Raymond c.
Rhodes, Dayton, and James H. Tay.
lor, Winchester.
Phi Kappa Phi, honorary schol-
arship fraternity, has initiated the
following: Robert P. Butler, Orange;
Eugene E. Culpeper, Hickory; Rob
ert H. Davis, jr., Washington; Will
liam M. Herring, Falls Church, and
Benjamin L. Partlow, Staunton.
Evening star., 1948-12-09
Blue Ridge Parkway Link
Now Open 10 Buena Vista
By the, Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Dec ga Ma
tional Park Service official said
yesterday Virginians have a sur
prise in store for them" on a recently
completed 46-mile link of the Blue
Ridge Parkway.
Thomas j. Allen. regional director
of the park service, said this latest
addition to the Virginia-N North Caro-
lima Parkway runs from the south
ern tip of the Shenandoah Park
southwark to a point just west of
Buena Vista.
The park service official said the
next Virginia project on. the Blue
Ridge Parkway probably will be the
paving of a 5O-mile stretch of road
extending south from where the
parkway crosses the James River
to a point just north of Roanoke.