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Evening star., 1948-01-10
Bauer Believes
Gobbe| Salary
Wds0verpaid
Charge Features
Six-Hour Session of
GreenbeIt Hearings

Hearings on mismanagement
charges involving two Greenbelt
town ofiicials are believed ended
following a six-hour session held
last night marked by an ex-Mayor's
"has evidently been receiving excess
pay" since his appointment to the
job in 1916. The hearing ended at
2 am. today after being in session
since 8 o'clock last night.
Former Mayor George Bauer's
charge was directed at James T..
Gobbel before a Community Inves-
tigation Committee which has heard
evidence at four hearings during the
last month. Committee members
were undecided whether to summon
more witnesses.
Mr.. Bauer cited testimony in
Wednesdays session quoting Mr..
Gobbel as saying he had received
pay at q rate of $8,151 last year in
stead of a recommended $500 be-
cause the adopted budget, by falling
to specify his exact salary, could not
legally be changed from that of the
previous year.
IF Mr.. Gobbel's statement is cor
rect" Mr.. Bauer declared, then he
has evidently been receiving excess
pay since July 1916 because no ap-
preparation ordinance has been
passed to increase his salary above
the original $500 since then"
sTJrdersfa udinrn Cited.
The ex-mayor added that he and
at least one other councilman
thought 1t was understood" that
the official should get a substantial
reduction.
Mr.. Bauer, however, admitted
under cross examination by commit
teemen that the council never did
specify formally the amount to be
paid.
He explained this action was not
taken since Mr. Gobbel had recon-
mended reducing his pay to $500
in his 1947 budget message.
"He included that figure in his
budget recommendations and the
practice of previous years showed
those schedules had always been
incorporated In the budget itself"
Mr.. Bauer said.
Gobbel Denies Policy.
At the last session, Mr.. Gobbel
denied that was the policy toward
the managers budget schedule.
An alleged reimbursement" OF
$4s1 made by Mr.. Gobbel to the
town treasurer last April for salary
"overpayments" was termed by Mr..
Bauer the result of statement the
then Mayor had made shortly before.
II simply announced in public I
wanted to investigate the towns
finances" Mr.. Bauer said.
Questioned on why the council
was not familiar with the details
of employees salaries, the ex-mayor
replied: 1t is the managers job
to advise the council on finances
land not the reverse"
Budget Breakdown Asked.
Councilman John A. Cain, who
served with Mr. Bauer, said that
at one time last year the council
asked for q budget breakdown but
the manager never granted the
request"
At the close of Mr.. Gains state
ment, Committee Member Elizabeth
Harrington announced all members
of the last council would be sum-
moned to testify on 1947 salary
details.
Mr.. Gobbel also was the target
of former Policeman John E. Bolton,
who charged he was twice suspended
from the force without explanation.
In his only appearance on the stand
last night, the manager explained
the suspension was the result OF
conduct unbecoming an officer. Mr..
Bolton admitted he had been pre-
viously reprimanded for drinking
while IN dlltv and in uniform
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Chest X-Roy Canvass
Slated in Bethesda Area

Bethesda Chevy Chase area homes
soon will be canvassed by repre-
sentatives of the Montgomery
County Chest X-Ray Survey, who
will inform residents where and
when they can have free chest
examination.
DR.. G. B. Clsndenin has been ap-
pointed chairman of the house-to-
house canvass by John M. Mc1n-
erney, survey chairman.
For three weeks beginning Febru-
ary II permanent x-ray unit will
be located in Bethesda's downtown
shopping area. A mobile unit also
will be in operation at the same
time.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Health Program Series
Broadcasts Announced

The first in Q series of 15-minute
radio programs on health education
will be broadcast over station WGAY
at 10:45 am. Monday.
The series, designed for school
classroom instruction, will continue
for II weeks. Outlines for use by
teachers have been distributed by
the County Board Of Education.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Missing Former Consul
SOUGHT in Washington

Washington police today were
asked to be on the lookout for Alex
ander Galbraith, former British
consul at Pittsburgh, who ~disap-
peared December 81. The missing
Persons Bureau is checking hotels
and other places here.
The Associated Press, in dis
patch from Pittsburgh, said Mr.
Galbraith was tentatively identi-
fed as a passenger aboard a Balti-
more g. Ohio train bound for Wash
ington last Tuesday.
Mr.. Galbraith was released re-
Gently by the British consulate.
Oficials here said he was employed
on q temporary basis in 1899 and
was one of a number of wartime ap-
pointees let out as an economy
measure.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Woman Dies After Husband
Finds Her Unconscious

Mrs. Ellen Ruth Ross, AZ, died at
Emergency Hospital this morning
after she was found unconscious by
her bed in the Harrington Hotel by
| her husband, L. F. Ross.
Mr.. Ross found his wife when he
awoke in the other bed about $50
M, police said Death apparently
was from natural causes, but the
body was removed to the Morgue to
await an examination by the Coro-
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross were perma-
nent residents of the hotel.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Convention to Hear DuIcun

Charles B. Dulcan, ST., vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Hecht Co., Washington. will be a
leading speaker at the 37th an
nual convention of the National
Retail Dry Goods Association,
which opens a four-day session in
New York on Monday He will
speak on Sterilization for Pros
perity."
Evening star., 1948-01-10

The District government is
scheduled to receive more than
$4,000 toward establishment OF a
playground in the neighborhood OF
Seventeenth and Church streets
NV, as the result of a ruling made
yesterday afternoon by Justice F.
Dickinson Let's of District Court.
The ruling came In connection
with a bequest made by the late
Robert Stead Of Philadelphia and
Washington, who willed a piece of
property at Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania avenue Sc. for play
ground purposes as a memorial to
his first wife, the late Mrs. Mary
Force Stead. Mr.. Stead died about
five years ago.
During years that followed, other
Fairgrounds were built in the
southeast. Meanwhile, it was felt
by District authorities and the
American Security g. Trust Co.,
trustee of the southeast property,
that it would be impractical to
build a playground on the site. The
company then brought suit asking
for an Interpretation of the inten-
tions of Mr.. Stead.
Bank Helped Pick Site.
Justice Let's ruled it was the gen.
eral charitable intent of Mr. Stead
in the will to establish a playground
for the children of Washington as a
memorial to Mrs. Stead. The ruling
permits any proceeds of the south
east property to be applied to a
playground at Seventeenth and
Church streets, which has been Sc
lected by District authorities in CO.
operation with the American Sc
curity & Trust Co. Had Justice
Let's ruled the charitable bequest
void, the proceeds from the south
east. property would have, gone to
Mr.. Stead's heirs.
The District government was rep
resented in the court proceedings by
Assistant Corporation Counsels
Oliver Gasch and Harry Walker.
Attorney A. Murray Preston repre-
sented the American Security &
Trust Co.
Harry Wender, head Of the Board
Of Recreation, today expressed graf
ification at the decision and said his
group will take up the problem OF
developing the area when 1t meets
next Tuesday afternoon.
Had Planned Center.
For a number of years, Mr.. Wender
said, the board has planned major
recreation center with all kinds OF
athletic facilities and shelter
house. In fact, the name of the area
was changed from the Jamaica play
ground to the Mary Force Stead
playground at the boards request
before the Stead heirs filed the suit
just settled, he said.
Mr.. Wender said the bequest will
be kept in a trust fund and that
while part of the principal will be
used to develop the playground the
remainder will be used to provide
income for maintenance fund
Construction and development may
be delayed some time, he added
because of current high building
costs and the fact that a number
Of houses will have to be removed
before the area is cleared.
Evening star., 1948-01-10
Bible Series Announced

The Garrett Park Seventh-day
Adventist Church will hold the first
in a series of Sunday night Bible
services at 7:30 pm. tomorrow in
the Kensington (Md) Fire hall.
Evening star., 1948-01-10

CAESAR REWARDS KINDNESS-Caesar of Danewood, 7year
old Great Dane handed out books rewards to Joan Barrett
TO- Of ITO Hamin street Me- and Carol Beach, H. of 716 Hamn
street NE yesterday at the Animal Rescue League II street
NV for their kindness to animals The girls recently tried to
the life of another dog Caesar belongs to Miss Katrina
Hines of the Westcheser Apartments Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1948-01-10

Vajta IS now at Ellis Island, N. Y
awaiting deportation proceedings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23

in the Congress; judiciary and police systems would be revised; would have jurisdiction over our fisheries.
 If the Territory becomes state he says, we could levy an tax and make other revisions to meet any added expense Rep Crawford "believes Alaska is willing and able to raise the necessary to support staehoodp and statehood would mean large increase in population.
 Certainly the changes statehood would bring to Alaska would not automatically remove the present barriers to the development of Alaska. The problem aboriginal rights still looms as biggest obstacle to the development of Southeast Alaska and must be removed before expect any activity in the pulp manufacturing field. Neither would statehood prove a cure-al for our steamship transportation problems, land law troubles and financial difficulties.
 Crawford suggests that though statehood would cost the people of Alaska more in taxes this could be remeded by levying income tax. It would have to be stiff income and far no legislature has had majority in favor of such tax.
 But it also should be noted that Butler also sug- gests a revision of present taxes. apparently recognizing that Alaska has serious financial diff culties as a Territory
 The Federal Highway Act could be extended to Alaska without statehood. As a matter of fact bill to accomplish this purpose already has been intro duced in the Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
WINFIELD HOME GETS UNCLAIMED
 THEATRE ITEMS

Children at the Winfield Home. near Lena Point, are to receive a large amount of clothing which they had not been expecting because of the generosity of several Juneau citi- zens. Homer Garvin, Manager of the Capitol Theatre, has donated all un- claimed items from his theatre to the children at the school.
 These items, forgotten by theatre patrons, include handkerchiets, glow es, mittens, hats, sweaters, coats, rubbers, umbrellas, and many other items including even one bathing suit. They were sorted out Saturday afternoon by three members of the Juneau Business and Professional Women's Club, Mrs. Rhea MacFar- .ane. Miss Florence Thiel and Miss Helen Case.
 After sorting through the large amount of unclaimed items, the wo- men took the clothing to the Triplex Cleaners where the proprietor, Sam Shabaldak, has promised to clean the items without charge. After ev- will be delivered by the BPW to erything has been cleaned, the items Miss Minnie Field at the home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
Stassen's Invasion
Washington Post)

tWaSnlngJOn POSt)
 Harold E. Stassen, who has gained something of reputation for attacking Republican sacred cows, has again resorted to the unorthodox by entering the May Ohio presidential primary. It has been gen. erav accepted that Ohio is the personal province of Senator Taft and that the Ohio delegation is pledged to support his candidacy for the Republican nomina- tion Not since 1920 has an Ohio favorite son been challenged his home ground Governor Stassen explains his unusual action by noting that the Ohio primary is the only place where there be clean cut test of his differences with MT. Taft foreign and domestic policy since Senator Tafts name has not been entered in other State contests-though as
 result of Stassens invasion of Ohio Taft forces have voiced their intention to counterattack in Nebraska Tn this connection it is perhaps significant that MT Stassen has refrained from filing in New York fact which may be read either as indicating a possible rapproachnent between Stassen and Thomas E. Dewey or recognition by Stassen that the New York dele gation is sewed up tight.
 It is hard to believe that MT. Stassen entertans any serious notion of capturng the Ohio delegation If that is his purpose then he seems to nave deIDer- ately chosen to butt his head into stone wall something, incidentally that he has done elsewhere, in for example, the Pauley expose, where his failure to give specific information invites the charge of political mudslingng. Of Ohios 53 Republican dele gates at the most are regarded possible Stassen adherents. That is hardly enough to set any wild Stassen hopes in motion, though MT Stassen may view the Ohio primary a sounding board by Wnlch to enhance his standing in other States. In any event is obvious that there be no genuine test either of Stassen-Taft differences or of relative strength in Ohio. In other words, what IS likely to ensue is sluggng match without any real meaning. That is regrettable for MT. Taft and MT Stassen represent the extremes ill viewpoint among COP pres- dental asprants and broad determination of the issues within the party n advance of the convention is certainly something to be desired.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
20 YEARS AGO f fyf% HE EMPIRE
FEBRUARY 23, ls4s

Gil Rich wellknovn travelling bride the former McGivery Kikan call the trade the westward They were registered at the Gastneau
 Alleys opened to the public Steve and Petevich the owners
 the previous evening given in the Elks Shrine in charge of the event were Walter B Heise John Dunn Home Nording Dr G. Freeburg
 day merchants Federal and offices.
 from the south and Gus George left for tie south;
 Mccormick newlyweds hivaried by large party at Douglas home the previous night
 Fred Hennng arrived south the Alameda He had 
 Warren c4edd purchased here by the T J
 Weather: High. low. 30; clear
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
TWO STATEHOOD VIEWS

This month we have seen two important Con eressona opinions statehood for Alaska-one rom Senator Hugh Butler chairman of the powerful Senate Committee on Public Lands and also chairman of the Interior and Insuar Affairs Committee the other from Rep Fred L. Crawford chairman of a subcommittee of the House Committee on Public Lands
 Both Congr7ssmen toured Alaska with committees last wear and held numerous hearings, gathering in- formation but the views expressed are opposite
 Senator Butler says that the most important ques- tion right now is not statehood but developing the Territory He suggests that all efforts and attention be centered on this question right now He believes that Southeast Alaska will be ready for statehood before the rest of the Territory particularly we are successful in securing pulp mill development for this area senator Butler suggests this six-pon program for Alaska:
 l. Means be found for cheaper marin1 trans portation
 9 Canadian ships be permitted to carry pas sengars and freight between Alaskan ports ana to them
 B Settle the aboriginal rights question to clear title to land.
 f. Stimulate the tourist industry.
 B. Construct as many roads as possible with the limited funds available but coordinate such program with Army roads
 G. Revise the land laws and revise the Territory 5 tax structure
 Rep Crawford recommends that Alaska be granted statehood He cites as of the benefits: that the Federal Highway Act would be extended to Alaska Alaska would have two Senators and Representative
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
BACK KSTAGE AT JEFFERSON DINNER

All of this was the subject of intense backstage discussion during the Jefferson Day dinner.
 Helping to spark the discussion was a dynamite-laden column con- tributed by old curmudgeon Harold Ickes, pointing out something many people had forgotten-that it's the exception rather than the rule for Vice Presidents to be reelected.
 out of six Vlce Presidents who become Presidents of the United States, only two succeeded them selves-Calvin Coolidge and Teddy Roosevelt
 Four others were thrown out by their parties as unsuited to hold office further Vice President John Tyler, who became President on the death of Henry Harrison, was discarded by the Democrats. Willard Fillmore, who entered the White House on the death of Zachary Taylor, proved to be a flop and was not renominated by the Whigs. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was almost thrown out before the end of his term, while Chester Arthur, who took over after Garfield'S assassin ation, was denied the Republican nomination to succeed himself.
 In other words, American histor- ical precedent has recognized the fact that the Vice President of United States is usually political accident and has treated him as such when it came to new nomina- tions to the non-accidental job of President.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
KAISER FOR PRESIDENT

One net result of these discus sions is move to run Henry Kaiser, the big West Coast ship builder, in the Democratic pri- maries in California, probably also in Oregon and Washington. Kais- CT, an independent businessman who has fought the big monopolies, would be a new fresh face on the political scene, and the American people are getting awfully tired of old political faces.
 If Kaiser can take delegates away from Truman in the trial heats on the West Coast, then the myth about renominating the little man already in the White House will be pricked for good.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
Daily Lessons in English v %y. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN sUSED Anne has less dresses than her Say, FEWER dresses
 OFTEN MIsPRoNOUNCED: Versatile til as as in IL first syllable.
 OFTEN MISSPEILED: cornered not CAPITA, CATTY
 SYNONYAdS Companion confederate, pice, ally partner.
 WORD STUDY a three times and it is yours Let us increase our vocabulary IMMUNITY exemption punishment harm loss "A guilty of actual breach good morals than fashionable etiquette
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23

Woodrow Wilson sqEeaked through again only by the skin of his teeth. Then the Democrats fell apart-the Al Smith Northerners vs. the McAdoo Southerners-untii 1892.
 And in 1852 it took a major de- pression and an inept Republican to put a Democrat back in the White House, after which 1t LOOK the strong personality and leader ship oi Franklin Roosevelt to keep us there.
 That strong personality IS gone now. And we're going to have to get a new strong personality back at the helm if we are going to win in l948.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
HOSPITAL NO7Es

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yes 'terday were Howard D. Mclean for surgery, Mrs. Jean Peterson and Roy Floberg for medical treatment, and Mrs. Russell Angel, whose baby girl was born Sunday at 5:43 pm. and weighted 10 pounds.
 Discharged from St. Ann,s over the weekend were Mrs Charles Feist and baby girl; Eugene Duga- qua, John Osborne, Robert Ander- son, R. c. Sudler, and Mrs. Harold Wiesman and baby girl
 Admitted to the Government Hos pital over the weekend were: Jim my Hanson, for medical treatment; Martha Cherinoss of Chinega Is- land and Jessie Stephen of Palmer fer medical treatment.
 Lucille Campus of Wrangell was discharged from the GovernmeisS Hospital and returned to her home Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
SENATOR THOMAS PAL

Senator Homer Ferguson has been striking pay dirt in closed door hearings on Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma and his broker-crony specualtors. Ferguson recently discovered that Ralph Moore, one of the closest pals of Senator Thomas. had paid no in- come taxes in l946 and deducted S59,000 as expenses" in his in- come return for that year. Moore has been in on various deals with Thomas.
 Here are some excerpts from the secret record:
 Ferguson-"You did not pay an income tax?"
 Moore-"That was in l946"
 Ferguson-"You say you are a farmer and you duduct 1000 for being a farmer from your tax re- turn. Yet you list $10,000 of this for expenses at the Hotel May flower Gin Washington. How can farmer take that off?"
 Moore-"I just added it up. That's what it came to-"
 Fergusorl-"Well, if you ate meal at the Mayflower, would you charged that up to a farming op- eration?'
 Moore-"I don't make much money farming"
 Ferguson-"Then there's another
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
MODERN ETIQUETTE Sy ROBERTA LEE

O. permitted front when someone IS event? shout, angry but one justified in asking person to please sit down Then Ii the abusive the request call a usher immediately
 the recipient of gift from group of persons is necessary o of thanks each
 A of thanks to the group is necessary o claiming promised dance?
 which the girl should
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23

item in your return of S2,500 for soft and hard drinks. Will you explain how farmer can deduct something like that"
 That's what I paid for and gave away to people"
 Note-Moore came to Washington from Texas a few years ago al most penniless, now is reputed to be worth a quarter million-obvi- ously not made in farming.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
PATCHWORK-QUILT PARTY

Other gossip going the rounds of Democratic leaders sounds like this:
 Let's be frank and admit that the present Democratic coalition is a patchwork quilt, kept together by hairpins and baling wire. But it has to stay together in order to win.
 In 1912 it won with Woodrow Wilson only because there was a split between Taft and the Teddy Roosevelt Bull Moosers. In 1916,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
LOOK and LEARN h (. GORDON

many horsepower energy Niagara Falls calculated o
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 caleraisng States of the Union?
 What have number of world? city the beautiful n
  l horsepower Sixteenth Amendment and of Nazareth Napoleon Bonapare 5. Rio de Janeiro.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
GOLD MEDAL AWARD
 FOR LEONARD BERLIN

Leonard M. Berlin, Cadastral En- gineel at Juneau for the Bureau of Land Management, is in Washington for a few days. MT. Berlin while in the Capital will receive the Congress sional Gold Medal Award for parti- cipation in the 1939-l941 Byrd Uni ted States Navy Antarctic Expedi- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23

better to get a new captain, even if it means mutiny, rather than continue allegiance to captain who's hell-bent on running the party ship on a reef.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
N o T I c E

N O I C
 Any one having bills against the estate of Mrs. Maude McMullen, please present them to Mrs. Otto Anderson, 908 Eighth St. before May l. 815 St
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Taku Pnsf Nh. hnnn

Meets first and third Fridays. Post Hall, Sew ard St. Visiting Com rades Welcome.
 H. s. GRUEN1NG. Com mander; J. c. BRADY, Adjutant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
T I D E T A E L E
FEBRUARY "A

High tide, 1::52 a. m., TIA it.
 Low tide, 7:44 a. m., 08 it. High tide, 13:45 pm, 19.3 it. Low tide, 20:12 pm, -3.9 it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23
The Washington MerrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-23

Gil Rich welknown travelling man. arrived with ms DIT orner McGlvery of Ketchikan to call on the hen go to the They registered at the Gasnea