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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-30
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SEATTLE, Jan. 30.--tRLA news paperman who said he entered many party strategy councils as an ed itorial executive on Communist controlled papers testified today that he knew Harry Bridges, West Coast Longshoremens Leader. and sev- eral leaders of the Washington Pen- sion Union and International Wood workers of America to have been members of the Party
 The witness at the Legislatures Un-American Activities Committee hearing, who said he was a party member from 1927 to late 1889, was Nat Honig, Los Angeles and former Seattle Newspaperman who spent parts of 1884 and 1895 in Moscow as an American Labor Organization Delegate
 The slightly-built copy desk editor from Los Angeles testified that, as Managing Editor of the Western Worker, he attended San Francisco conferences in 1886 for the purpose of drawing Communist Party plans for calling and conducting water front strikes. and hoy Communist members could be recruited during the strikes"
 He said Bridges attended the con- ferences, when he was in the city, and frequently was called "comrade" and addressed others by that title. He said no one but Communists at- tsnded the conferences.
 T know they were Communist meetings" he said, because was assigned by the Secretary of the Communist Party to attend them. :"
 Honig also testified that in Mos COW in 1884 we discussed Bridges as 'Comrade' and I saw a letter from Earl Browder to S. Lozofsky Ca Con- munist International Labor Execu- tive in Moscow referring to Bridges as 'Comrade'"
 He said it came to his attention as Communist official that Bridges was issued Communist Party card under another name.
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ANOTHER CHAR
 BY RUSS
Moscow Radio Says United States Violating Italian
 Peace Treaty

LONDON, Jan. 30.-tR-The Mos COW Radio said today that Russia has formally charged the United States with violating the Italian Peace Treaty by sending U. s. war ships to Italian ports.
 The broadcast said Alexander S. Panyushkin, the Soviet Ambassador in Washington, had sent a protest note to Secretary of State George c. Marshall Wednesday,
 The Radio said the Soviets also sent the note to the French Govern msnt with request to make it's concsnts known to the Allied and Associated Powers which had signed the Peace Treaty with Italyss
 It was the second such protest this week. Yesterday Russia complained to the U. s. and Britain over the proposed reopening of Mellaha air base in North Africa. This protest also charged violation Of the Italian Treaty.
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w 0 BIG FAR M ORGANIZATIONS
 OK MARSHALL PLAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-lR- Leaders of two big farm organiza- tions backed the Marshall Plan for aid 10 Europe today.
 Even as they were telling Senate Committee they support the idea, Republicans brushed off President Truman's new plea for $6,8O0 O00 ,O0o to get it started.
 Senator Taft tR-Ohio) told a re- porter, there will certainly be a cut in the amount
 The farm leaders are President Allan B. Kline of the American Farm Bureau Federation and J. T. Sanders, counsel for the National Grange They gave their views to the Senate Foreign Relations Com mittee.
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Dixie Revolt Moi Worrying
 Demo Party

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-tR- Democratic leaders refused to show nervousness today about a rising Dixie revolt against the policies of President Truman.
 They insisted that harsh words from Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina are no sign there is going to re sort of second secession.
 The solid South may continue to complain about anti-poll tax, anti lynch and no-color Line talk from the White House, they conceded privately. But they said it still will go solidly Democratic when the Pre- sidential election comes in November
 At Columbia, s. C., 49 members of the South Carolina Legislature got into the act yesterday.
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Parents Kick
 On Exams for Youngsters

NEW YORK. Jan. 30,-lR- Par ents of New York City High School ssudsnts have protested that re- cent State Regents History exam was too tough for the youngsters.
 But difficulties posed by the test were taken into consideration, As sistant Superintendent of Schools William A. Hamm said. Students were given the benefit of the doubt if they gave any sort of reasonable answers.
 For instance, Hamm explained, Ii they were asked to name two an- cient sports and replied Anthony and Cleopatra, they got full credit.
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GOLD WAVE LINGERING IN
 MANY AREAS
Rising Temperatures on Way for Aid in Heat
 ing-FueI Problem

CHICAGO, Jan. 30.-tR-- Colo weather fingered in parts of the midwest and east today, increas- ing the heating-fuel problem, but rising temperatures were on the way to many sections of the cen tral, southern and mountain states
 Shortages of fuel still affected scores of communities and be- came more acute in some areas fol- lowing the several recent colo snaps. Industries across the coun- try forced to close because of the curtailment of gas supplies have made idle more than 250,000 work CTS
 Today's coldest weather was irl scattered sections of the country with below zero temperatures re- ported in the Dakotas, Michigan northern New York and parts of New England.
 Cold Air spreads
 A fresh mass of cold air over Lake Superior moved into Michi- gan, spread across the middle At lantic states and into New Eng land. Saulte Ste. Marie. Mich, reported a low of I'll while marks Of below zero prevailed in north ern lower Michigan.
 Below zero temperatures hit northern New York after a bliz- gard swept the area with a snow fall measuring from 10 to 12 in- ches in Watertown. The mercury dropped to IA at Canton, N. Y early today
 Fuel Shortage
 New York's fuel shortage promp- ted the State Fuel Coordinator to request oil companies to regulate deliveries, with home owners, pub lie institutions and food pro- ducers to have priority over non essential users. Many homes in the metropolis are without heat and public buildings and hospital are running low on oil. Residents in some apartment houses faced with fuel shortages have moved into hotels.
 The cold wave in Texas, with a week of snow, ice, rain and be- low freezing temperatures, appear ed ended and warmer weather was forecast Sixteen deaths were attributed to the cold weather in the last seven days. The heating fuel problem eased after three million gallons of butane gas were released from refiners and indus trial users for domestic use.
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Swap of Alaska Fur Seals
 For Maine Seed Lobsiers
 Is Proposal Advanced

AUGUSTA, Me. Jan 30.-tR-Al- aska fur seals and Maine seed lob- sters may be swapped to give AL aska a lobster industry and Maine seal offering something more than amusement for youngsters at the beach.
 Emery F. Tobin of Ketchikan. Alaska, Editor of sporting publi- cation, expressed interest in lobster ing in a letter to Richard E. Reed, Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries Commissioner.
 Reed suggested seed Holsters might be traded for bull seals. The fur seals would be crossed with Maine
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hair seals in an attempt, Reed said, to produce a seal worth hunting.
 The whiskery black heads of Maine seals popping up oftshore de- light bathers. Fishermen. whose nets and traps seals damage, accept them much less cheerfully.
 Nearly worthless commercially, the seals have propagated unmolest- ed. If the Alaskan strain improved the skins, the control problem would take care of itself. Reed believes.
 Outright sale of Maine seed lob sters is illegal. Reed said. An ex- change in which Maines industry might benefit would he permissible.
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times won a few dollars in gamb- ling at the Plantation, but said his biggest winnings amounted to only approximately $l50. He claim ed that he had never been drunk at the Plantation.
 Kalinowski also claimed to have met Campbell in Meeks' room at the Keystone about 9:30 a. m. on Dec. 9, l945 He identified Camp bells picture and said that. he couldn't be mistaken. He accused Meeks of lying when the latter said that Campbell had not been in his room.
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} BULLETS
 TAKE LIFE
 OF 'BApU'
Killer, Hindu from Poona, i, Quickly Arresied-W World
 WideConeern Expressed
lBY c. MILTON KELLYl


 NEW DELHI. Jan. 30.-4R--Mo- handas K. Gandhi was shot to death tonight by one of the Hindus he led tc independence.
 The frail and wizened little polit- ical and spiritual leader was the target for three bullets fired at close range at his prayer meeting on the lawn of the sumptuous Birla Man sion, the estate of an Indian indus trialist who long had supported Gandhi. He was 78.
 Police arrested the assassin im- mediately They said only that he was Hindu from Poona. He was held incommunicado at Police head quarters.
 So5bing bitterly, Gandhis person. al secretary. s. Kalyanam, told the Associated Press.
 'Bapu is dead" Bapu is the affectionate name for Gandhi, meaning father To mil lions of his followers, he was known as Mahatma. or great-souled one. His full name was Mohandas Kar- amchand Gandhi.
 Gdndhi Slumps DoiUn Bystanders said Gandhi slumped forward as the third shot rang out He seemed unconscious as he was earned to his quarters in Birla House. The secretary said death followed within half hour.
 A crowd of several hundred per sons formed about Birla House, many of them weeping.
 Death came less than year after he achieved his lifes main goal of independence from Great Britain for the teeming subcontinent of In- dia. Paradoxically, however, Gandhi considered his triumph failure be- cause India and her AGO 100000 peo- pie were divided into separate dom inions of India .tHindW and Pakis- tan (Moslem). The partition resulted in bloody, destructive communal warfare between Moslems on one side and Hindus and Sikhs on the others.
 His Last Fast
 It was in an effort to end the bloodshed that Gandhi undertook this month the last of his many lasts. After five days in which he threatened to starve himself to death. Gandhi broke his fast Jan. 18 on the pledge and counsel' of friends in 10th dominions. He said they had assured him of complete unbroken friendship between all communities.
 During the tense days of his fast, some of the more militant shouted Utterly in the streets and before his living quarters.
 Let Gandhi die"
 But there was every indication that this was the view of a tiny min- ority, embittered by communal war fare
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

New York, Jan. 30.-Closing quo- tation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4, American Gan 79, Ana conda 33A, Curtiss-W Wright 5, h. ternational Harvester 89 l-2, Ken necott 46, New York Central l4ss Northern Pacific 20ls, U. s. Steel 75. Pound $403A.
 Sales today were 870,0o0 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: In- dustrials l74.75, rails 5l.68, utilities 32.63.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle am tomorrow.
 Jumper hl.ch scheduled to sail from Seattle February 3.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle, Feb. 4.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver, Feb. 6.
 Denali, from west, scheduled southbound am. tomorrow.
 Aleutian. from the West, sched- uled southbound pm. Sunday.
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Copyright, 1948. by The Bell Syndicate.
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 " ASHINGTON- For thirteen long years under Franklin Roose- welt the Navy had the inner track at the White House. Now, under ex-Captain Harry Truman, former commander of Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, the situation is re- versed.
 Political reports from various parts of the country indicate that Truman's loyalty to his personal doctor, Brig. Gen. Wallace Gra- ham, will cost him perhaps a mil lion votes. The public seems to resent the fact that Graham, sit- ting at the right hand of the President, speculated in the grain market, even more than they re- sent the speculations of Ed Pauley, who wasn't so close to the Presi- dent. Nevertheless, Truman re- mains loyal to the Army doctor.
 Meanwhile, almost unnoticed by the public is the fact that Rear Adm. James Foskett has left the White House for sea duty" Ad- miral Foskett is the Presidents former Naval aide. Actually the reason for his exit is not necessity for going to sea, but the fact that he had a row with the Army the Army in this case represented by Maj. Gen. Harry Vaughn.
 General Vaughn, former manu- lecturers representative in St. Louis, who used to train with Tru- man in the Missouri National Guard, has got the President into all sorts of personal pickles. But despite that fact, he continues to
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Jatqueline Homer
 Is 10 Be Ward of
 Juvenile Court

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3o.-lR-- Jacqueline Horner, 15-year-old run away from Hollywood prominence and piano exercises, has been made a ward of the Juvenile Court and, to- day, was reluctantly awaiting trans portation home.
 Juvenile authorities said the .pret- ty plano prodigy would be returned to her mother, Mrs. Clara Horner, as soon as transportation could be arranged.
 She was found in San Francisco Jan. 21 after an eight-day search Police located Jackie in hotel room with 19-year Wallace Wells of Hood River, Ore, Navy Seaman The two told authorities they had done nothing wrong. Investigators agreed.
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YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Meeks concluded testifying in his own behalf about one-third of the way through the after noon session yesterday. He told the courtroom that Didelius, the former FBI agent, had told him it wasn't necessary for an attor- ney to be present when he signed a statement for the FBI. With prompting by Defense At torney Monagle, Meeks said he was not permitted to call William L. Paul, Jr., who he had already retained.
 At this point, Monagle attempt ed to read a fopy of the Empire for Dec. 10, 1945, which carried a story concerning the finding of Campbell's body and which, he said, was read in part to Meeks that evening. The jury left the room while the point was argued, and was finally denied by Judge Folta.
 When the jury returned, Mon- agle argued that the reading Of the article by Chief of Police John Monagle to Meeks had caused mental worry and anguish to the
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WEATHER REPORT
GU. 8. WEATHER BUREAU

GU. 5. WEATHER BUREAU , (Past 24 hours ending 7.3o am. today Tn Juneau Maximum. 36; minimum, 32. At Airport Maximum, 34; minimum, 3l. WEATHER FORECAST Duncan and Vicinity Mostly cloudy with occa- ) sional snow flurries this af- terncon. Cloudy with occa-
 sional snow mixed with rain tonight. Variable cloudiness } Saturday and little change in temperature. PRECIPITATION , tPast 24 hours ending 7:30 a m t)da y In Juneau .28 inches: since Jan. 1. 1l.09 inches; since July l, 728l inches. At Airport 20 inches; } since Jan. I, 6.86 inches; since July l, 4318 inches.
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DRUNK AND DISORDERLY

Rachel Scott was sentenced to serve three months in the Juneau Federal Jail yesterday afternoon by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray on a charge of being drunk and disorderly.
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NINTH DAY FOR TRIAL
 OF MEEkS
Witness Says Accused Man Couldn't Have Bought
 Campbell Watch
Both sides rested in the Meeks case at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon.

William E. Didelius was the only rebuttal witness to take the stand for the government this morning at the first degree murder trial of George Harrison Meeks continued in U. s. District Court here today.
 Didelius, who was an FBI agent at the time of the murder O. Clarence J. Campbell, a 28-year-old Seattle construction worker, pri- marily reviewed some of his pre- vious testimony today and made few additions.
 Objects To Testimony His appearance on the witness stand was opposed by Defense At torney M E. Monagle on the grounds that Didelius had been present in the courtroom two days earlier at time when he was not on the witness stand. This is con- trary to the court rules, but Fed eIal Judge George w. Folta over ruled the objection because Mon- agle could not furnish proof as to the length of time the witness was present.
 Didelius testified that when Meeks signed a written statement in the presence of Jack O'Connor, as a witness to the signature, the accused man had declared the facts in the statement to be true. On cross ss-examination, the former FBI agent admitted that Meeks had not been under oath at the time he signed the statement
 Statement Incorrect
 Didelius also declared that he had told Meeks that the Plantation Club at Anchorage had been clos ed during the time he said he had won money in gambling there but that Meeks had stood by his state ment and insisted it was the truth.
 The former FBI agent also testi- fled to hearing a conversation be- tween Meeks and John Kalinowski at the formers room in the Key stone Rooms. He said that Meeks had asked Kalinowski to leave town so that he could not testify that they had taken a drink with Campbell in Meeks' room on the morning of December g, 1945.
 Didn't Buy Watch
 Questioned on his tracing of the dead mans watch, Didelius told that he traced it through a Se- attle source after it was brought to him by Nathan Skinner. He said that Amy Ebona, who, with an unidentified soldier, occupied Meeks' room for about an hour on the morning of Dec. TO- had told him that she was positive Meeks could not have bought a watch from the soldier.
 He also went over his disposition oi the slain mans clothing, which he said were not disposed of until after Meek's first trial. The bloody, torn and dirty clothing were burn ed by him and the remainder turned over to U. S. Commission CT Felix Gray for shipment to the mans parents. He said that the FBI was not asked for this cloth ing by Meeks or his attorneys.
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ANCHORAGE MAN HERE

w. J. Swift of Anchorage is stay- ing at the Baranof Hotel.
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TRAGIC LOSS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.--lR- President Truman, grieyed over the assassination of Mohandas K. Gandhi, today was said to regard the Indian leaders death as "a tragic loss to the whole world"
 Presidential Secretary Charles c, Ross thus described MT. Truman's
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SEWARD VISITOR E. Guest of Seward is registered at the Baranof Hotel
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The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

(Copyright, 1948. by The Bell Syndicat
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Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-08-19
! +LAYTONSVILLE+ ;
Mrs. J. Thomas HoaVes
Gaithersbur0 sS5-J-6

Weekend guests of Mrs. Lillian
Warfeld and her daughter, Mary
C. were Mrs. Mary Presson and
daughter, Lillian, of Catonsyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Small are
spending several days this week
with friends at Hershey, Pa.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott of Rockville
was supper guest on Wednesday
night of DR.. and Mrs. Harold
Mitchell:
Weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Howes were Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnny Brown of Dayton,
Howard County. "H'
Miss Georgia GIascock is a
house guest for two weeks of her
sister and brother-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clagett Warfield.
Mrs. Grace N. Fraley and Mrs.
Ethel B. Taylor entertained the
w. S. c. S. of St. PaHl's Church
on Thursday.
Sunday School Board Meeting
of St. Paul's was held on Monday
at s P. M. at the parsonage.
The Young Women's Bible
Glass of Wesley Grove, Woodfield,
met on Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Joseph c. Hawkins.
The Official Board Meeting of
st. Paul's will be held at the
church on Monday, August %, s
P. M. The Sunday School is plan
ming it's picnic at Braddock
Heights on Saturday, August 2S.
Come and have lovely day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Miller
and sons, Buddy and Bobbie of
Wheaton, spent last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Thomas Howes.
Mrs. Sarah Dwyer of Baltimore
spent several days last week with
her father, Elgee Riggs, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tessier of
Hyattsville were weekend guests
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. White. Their Sunday
dinner guest was Claude DuTeil
of Alexandria.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-08-19
State Officials
Consider Easing
Of Income Tax

James J. Lacy, State Comptrol-
ler, in a radio address disclosed
that under his direction, a study
of the State Income-Tax structure
had been underway for some time |;
with a view to considering the
feasibility of easing taxes through
the raising of exemptions.
Mr.. Lacy, in discussing the pres
ent General Fund surplus, which
on June 80, 1948, was $2O,473,-
515.04, said, Every effort should
be made to use the existing surplus
to afford tax relief.
II have thought for some time
that probably the best manner of
handling the surplus that has de-
veloped is by its granting relief
through the medium of raising the
exemptions under the income-tax
law.
"Last March when l assigned
Mr.. Walter E. Kennedy to reor-
ganize the State Income Tax Divi-
sion, instructed him among other
things to make a study Of the
State income-tax structure with a
view to considering the feasibility
of raising the exemptions.
"Despite the additional work
placed upon the incorne-tax diyi-
sion by the Sherbow plan, which
became effective this year, this
study has begun.
"Mr. Kennedy conferred with
Judge Sherbow Judge Joseph
Sherbow, of the Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City, and Assistant
Attorney General Richard Case,
two of the principal members of
the committee that prepared the
plan reorganizing the State Tax
structure, to discuss the prelimi-
nary plans for such a study.
"This work was begun and will
be completed as rapidly as possi-
ble."
In describing the difficulties that
had been faced in arriving early
in 1947 at accurate estimates of
revenues for the two-year period
ending June 80, 1949, Mr.. Lacy
urged adoption of an annual bud
get.
"In November, the voters of the
State will have an opportunity to
approve an amendment to the
State constitution calling for an
annual meeting of the Legislature,
which would permit an annual
budget rather than the two-year
budget that presently is in effect"
he said. so ~
II urge the voters to approve
this amendment"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1948-08-19
Sandy Spring Neighborhood

the fire house. The following slate
of officers will be presented to the
annual Department meeting in
September: j. Arthur Smith,
commander; George Hurd, assis-
tant commander; Reuben Hett,
1st. sergeant; Charles Gregg, End
sergeant; Spencer Brown, Jr.,
3rd sergeant; Vernon Dantz, 4th
sergeant.
Mrs. Mary Lou Mann of Allan
ta, Ca, went home on Thursday Of
this week. She has been visiting
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. George Coffee.
The Little Garden Club met
this week at the home of Mrs.
Herbert o. Stabler. Mrs. Howard
C. Hill and Mrs. Francis Kirk
who left on Saturday for her home
in San Antonio, Texas, were
guests at the meeting. Besides the
usual flower arrangements, Mrs.
T. Lamar Jackson told of her trip
to the top of White Mountain in
New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark B. Wilson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Brown
spent the past weekend in Ocean
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Stabler
went surf fishing this weekend at
Ocean City.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fink of
Hamilton, Va, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard B. Thomas Jr.,
over the weekend.
"The Neighbors" met on Thurs
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Keith Himebaugh. Mr.. Himebaugh