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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
French Hufty Custer
| Defended in Court by
Head Of Blind School

Page Hufty. president Of the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute
for the Blind here, today denied
in District Court that the direc-
tors Of the institute seek dismissal
Of his uncle. French S. Hufty, as
an official on grounds that the
elder Mr.. Hufty opposed sale OF
the school building and liquida-
ton of the institute.
The witness indicated, instead
that his uncle's custer is desired
because French Hufty offered
opposition to a large number of
suggestions made to him after q
new Board Of Trustees took over
earlier this year. =.
From the first day became
president, when I would try to
tell him how to do something or
what to do. he would not want
to hear about it or would not
want to do anything about It,
Page Hufty testified.
The nephew was one Of three
witnesses who took the stand to-
day before Judge Jennings Bailey
as the trial entered its second
week. The institute filed suit last
September claiming that the elder
Mr.. Hufty had resigned his long
time post as manager and that
he should sever active connections
with the school.
French Hufty, through his at
torneys, Jack N. Steinberg and
Julius Aronon, contends that his
resignation newer was accepted by
the Board Of Trustees and that
he later withdrew it..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

formation of a German army tt
help defend Western Europe.
Mr.. Acheson spent last night
in Frankfurt after an eight-houl
stay in Bonn, the first visit by
any cabinet minister of an &C.
cupying power to the West Ger
man capital.
During his Bonn visit. Mr.
Acheson said he had very salts.
factory" talks with West German
political leaders, including Chan.
cellor Adenauer, President Theo.
dor Heuss, cabinet members, par
ty leaders and the Allied high
commissioners. He held a specia
conference with Kurt Schu.
macher. leader of the Socia
Democratic opposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

blighted areas, infant mortality
and death rates from COM
municable diseases are still as
high as the national rates of SO
years ago.
Housing and health united can
share in saving at least 10000
lives that would otherwise be
sacrificed to home accidents, due
to housing defects" he said,
adding:
"Slums of the future are al
ready being built in urban fringe
areas where inadequate housing
has been thrown up to supply
overwhelming demands. The pro-
visions of the housing act for ur-
ban redevelopment should greatly
strengthen the hands of health
officials in dealing with these
problem areas"
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Health
Continued From First Page. J

tCOnClQueQ from F1rSG FageD
venereal disease rates 10 times
as high"
Says Tragedy Is Preventable.
DR.. Scheele said, "the supreme
tragedy is that so much of this
costly illness and death is clearly
preventable."
In tuberculosis control. he said,
"the public health agencies have
fought q long battle. We, now
have tuberculosis in full retreat.
But the ultimate victory win be
retarded by housing conditions
that do nothing but favor the
spread and perpetuation of this
age-old disease.
Nov with victory within sight,
Is 1t any wonder we look to the
housig program to help us free
this generation-not some gen.
GRAFTON yet unborn-from tuber-
euloSiSr"
DR.. Scheele described the Ma
tional Housing Act Of 1949 as
zone of the most significant pieces
Of health legislation passed dur
ing this decade"
Cause Of Rejoicing.
The acts broad implications, he
added. "are breathtaking. We in
the United States can rejoice that
at last the deep desire Of the
American people for safe. health
full. decent homes has triumphed
over selfish interests"
The Public Health Service, DR..
Scheele said, anticipates a great
increase in requests from State
and local health agencies for as
sistance In the development of
programs for the promotion of
healthful housing.
Forward steps in this direction.
:he asserted, would be analysis Of
State and local laws for enforce
ment Of housing standards and
training personnel In an ade-
quate method of appraising hous-
ing quality
Can Speed ConquestS.
/ In the next decade q united
effort by housing and health au-
thorities can speed the conquest
OF some Of the Nations most stub
born causes Of death and dis
ability" h@added.
TN may Of this Nstion'a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Coal
(continued From First Page.


dispute, and Mr.. Ching is believed
to think the same thing should
be offered to the parties in the
coal stalemate.
Truman May Invoke Law.
Appointment of any such board
would be accompanied by an ap-
peal by President Truman to the
miners to stay on the job and not
walk out December /, when their
present three week armistice ex-
|pires.
AS an alternative. the Presi-
dent may invoke the Taft-Hartley
Act, which also provides for a
fact-finding board, but one with
out power to make any recon-
mendations. The big factor in
favor of using the labor laws
emergency provisions is that it
also calls for seeking an 80-day
Injunction, which, would keep the
miners in the pits until late jan
uary under court yorder.
i. Mr.. Lewis has 3defed cont
hack ,to-werk orders nnetwo. occaI
sions in recent years, and they
cost him and the union $3.50. 900
in contempt nes-upheld by the
Supreme Court. The reasoning
goes he would hardly jeopardize
the unions treaspst by refusing
to obey another Taft-Hartley Act
injunction, in the opinion Of Gov
eminent labor advisers. '''N'
Fine to Be Paid Today.
The latest fine. $1,420. 900, was
to be paid by the union in District
Court today or tomorrow.
Mr.. Lewis has made only gen.
| eral demands for an increase in
| the 20-cents-per-ton welfare roy
atty, q shorter work day and
higher pay. He says that would
/ add 80 OF IS cents to the cost
Of ton of coal. but that the
operators could absorb it out Of
profits.
The operators offered Mr.. Lewis
an 18-month extension of his
present contract, but with tight
er controls on expenditures from
the welfare fund. and guarantees
that the liable and willing to
work" and memorial period"
clauses would not be used for ma
tional strikes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Chennuult Sees Macarthur

TOKYO, Nov. IA R.-Retired
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, head
OF. Nationalist China s largest com
mercial airline still in operation,
had lunch today with Gen. Mac
Arthur. Gen. Chennault, strong
advocate Of American aid to the
Nationalists, declined comment
about the conversation. He said
he was in Japan for two or three
days visit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Leslie SIoper, Art Critic.
Dies at Boston Opera

BOSTON, Nov. leslie A.
Sloper. 66. art. music and dra-
matte editor for the Christian
Science Monitor. died yesterday
while covering a performance Of
the Rossini Opera. "The Turk In
Italy," at the Boston Opera House.
He collapsed while sitting with
his wife, Margaret, and was dead
on arrival at Peter Bent Brigham
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Lord BoIfour's Daughter
Murries ERP Official
BY the Associated Press

LONDON. Nav. lathe Hon.
Jean Bruce, Is, third daughter Of
Lord and Lady Balfour of Bur-
leigh, was married Saturday to
John Shirley Ward, jr., 81, Of Pas
adena, Calf. ...
They have gone to the conti-
nent for a honeymoon and plan
to live in Paris where Mr.. Ward
is stationed as an American OFF,
cial of the European Recovery
Program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Jurisdiction
Continued From First Page

regulate rates for this daily stream
Of interstate travel.
'It is also argued here that the
orders should be set aside because
they are conf1scatory. But the rec
ord fails to show that this issue
was properly presented to the ICC
for it's determination. Therefore
the question of confiscation is not
ripe for judicial review"
unfortunate Results" Seen.
The dissenting opinion warned
that the majority ruling may
have unfortunate results"
Its unlimited language" the
minority stated. sweeps into the
hands of the commission the
regulation of all local transporta-
ton that carries a large proper
ton OF passengers destined or ar
irving from out-of State points.
For example the courts ruling
would seem to include the New
York City commuter. traffic NOV
Ing by local bus,SAstlbway and
fstreetcar service on its way to
and from interstate buses"
Holding that its wartime de-
cision in favor Of ICC jurisdic-
ton in a joint fare arrangement
10 longer prevailed, the minority
tDted that the Capital Transit
Co. no longer operates interstate
routes to the Pentagon and other
nearby Virginia points.
1T is not an interstate carrier
over the route for which it now
is required to sell through tic
kets," the minority explained
Therefore the court opinion
finds it necessary to rely upon
the stream Of passengers be.
tween the District and Virgins
to put Transit under the Motto,
Carrier Act as engaged in inter
state commerce so far as il
transports, in the District pas
sengers with an ultimate out-of-
state destination. We do not
believe the act permits such q
construction. Clearly the act i,
limited to operations in inter-
state commerce"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Clark Urges Maryland
Ito Take Over River,
Farm Il for Oysters
BY the Assoeiatsd Press


BALTIMORE, Nov. IA for
mer chairman Of the Tidewater
Fisheries Commission. suggested
today that Maryland could ignore
Virginia, take over most of the
Potomac River and farm it for
oysters.
John E. Clark. Bel Air attorney
and commission chairman during
a stormy interlude last year. said
he thought Maryland has right
to do so because 1t owns the river
bed.
An ancient compact gives Vir-
ginia equal fishing rights in the
boundary river, Mr.. Clark said
but the privilege may be limited
to migratory fish and the natural
growth Of oysters"
That would leave few bivalves
to Old Dominion watermen, Mr.
Clark indicated in lengthy
fishery study he presented to the
Board of Natural Resources.
Natural oyster production "has
all but ceased" in the Potomac, he
reported. ....
Calls Title Undisputed.
Public and private cultivation
of oysters for the exclusive bene-
fit of Marylanders offer POSSIBLE
tiles "far in excess Of that small
acreage upon which the citizens
of the States of Maryland and
Virginia now forage" he said in
a prepared report.
Maryland has clear and I'M
dispuated title to the river bed"
Mr.. Clark said. The compact of
1885 exchanged equal fishing
rights in the Potomac for free
passage Of Maryland bound ships
through the Virginia capes, but
Mr.. Clark had this to say:
There is no indication that the
State OF Maryland granted to the
State Of Virginia or it's citizens
any rights or privileges in the
soils or submerged lands of the
Potomac River, but only In the
fishery Of the waters everything
these soils"
Mr.. Clark said he could not
assert fatty that Maryland has
authority to seize the river bot
tom ana harvest everything that
grows from its own paintings. But
he insisted there are Substantial
grounds" for the theory.
Urges Further Study.
He urged conservation officials
and the attorney generals Office
to explore "the full rights of the
State before proceeding further
to share the management Of, and
the harvest from, the oyster in
dustry Of the Potomac River with
the State Of Virginia and her citi-
Zens."
Joint control of Potomac oys-
tering and Chesapeake Bay fish,
ing has been approved by the
Maryland General Assembly, with
Gov. Lanes backing.
Creation Of an interstate au-
t thority requires concurrences BY
the Virginia legislature and Aap4
prevail by Congress. In he past
Virginians have been COO. toward
similar proposals.
Mr.. Clark himself figured none
Of Maryland's warmest fishery
controversies. While commission
chairman he rowed with George
[T Harrison, one Of two other
members, over enforcement and
conservation policies.
At one point, Gov. Lane asked
for his resignation. Mr.. CLARK
apologized for a harsh letter he
had written the Governor and
stayed on.
His tenure came to an abrupt
end last winter when the Senate
refused to confirm his appoint.
ment. David H. Wallace, a career
official in the department, was
then named chairman.
BY virtue of his Office, Mr.
Clark also served as chairman Of
the Board of Natural Resources
before which he appeared today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14
Bozoor at Church Friday

A bazaar will be held from to
10 pm. Friday at Sixth Presby-
terrain Church. Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets NV. A turkey
dinner viii be served from $50 to
7p.m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-14

1itical adviser, James Riddleberger
At three points in Europe yes
terday the three principals in the
Paris foreign ministers conference
gave more indications-but nc
concrete details-of what they
had decided.
British Foreign Secretary Err
nest Bevin, told a Labor Party
rally in Woolwich. England, 1--WE
can only hope the results Of these
discussions will be the beginning
of the ending of the age-long
fsud between the French and
Germans"
French Foreign Minister Rob-
ert Schuman in q speech at Metz
limited that France had obtained
concessions from the United
States. After saying Germany
should have a place in Europe
but nothing more than her
place." Mr.. Schuman added:
IF we refuse to put our clocks
on Moscow time. we should not
on the other hand always put
them on American time. In GER
tain fields. on the contrary, it il
America which puts her clocks or
European time"
At Bonn, Mr.. Acheson told re-
porters the Foreign Ministers
decisions should contribute
nightly" TO German recovery,
He said the conference had dis
cussed dismantling Of Germany
industry which the German'
want 10 stobEbut not the possible
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
REPLY |5 MADE TO
 JACKSON
F. A. zeusIer, Executive As sistant 10 ASSC Presi-
 Gent, Talks 0uf

SEATTLE, Jan. 4.-tR-- Use of vessels now trusting away in the reserve fleet was offered today as a solution of the Alaska transporta- ton problem by Adm. F A. Zeus- Ter, executive assistant to the presi- dent of the Alaska Steamship Con- pany.
 Zeusler made his statement in re- ply to proposal by Rep. Henry Jackson that the government take over Alaska shipping.
 "The immediate solution that sug- gests itself is for the government to follow through on the authoriza- ton made by the last Congress for it to turn over these reserve vessels to private operators at nominal charter hire or at reasonably re- duced costs" Zeusler said.
 Zeusler said that the suggestion in Jackson's proposal that govern ment operation is more economical and less strike-ridden is fallacy
 Government operation has gen orally proved less economical and efficient" he said Experience has also shown that government opera tions are not free from strikes. even in the operation of the New York r.. Conol 2o,oo ,r,,p
 Increased costs of government operation, Zeusler said, were cer- tain to be reflected in either high fer rates or higher taxes. He suggest ed that the government do all in its power to aid private industry in the efficient handling of the Alaska trade.
 We are willing to do everything possible not to further increase rates, despite the higher costs of operation" he saia. We are asking the cooperation of labor. shippers and the people of Alaska.
 We still believe. that with proper encouragement from the govern !ment, we. as private company, giv- len the opportunity to operate un- molested, can render efficient and regular service to Alaska. and there by serve as a vital link in the na- Itional defense program
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
pR0p05AL5 OF
 TRUMAN TO BE
 WELL RECEIVED
House Speaker Rayburn Has Set Up No Priority
 for Legislation

WASHINGTON, Jau. 4-lR- House Speaker Sam Rayburn said today he expects all of President Truman's legislative proposals to be received with considerable fav- or"
 No priority list for legislation has ceen set up, however. Rayburn told reporters.
 At his first news conference since he was chosen to head the House in the 81st Congress, Rayburn said there has been no high level dis cussion of the future of the House Un-American Activities Committee
 He declined to predict that Presi- dent Truman will ask in his annual state of the union message to Con- gress tomorrow
 However. in response to ques- ton, he said he did not think Con- gress would repeal the Taft Hartley Law outright wit hout enacting something in its place.
 T shouldn't think" he explained, that the Congress would pass a bill repeating all labor legislation and enact nothing in it's stead"
 Rayburn said he has not dis cussed with anyone proposals to change the makeup of the Un-Am- erican Activities Committee an specifically to maneuver Rep. John E. Rankin (D-Miss.) out of his pres ant committee post.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
5HARpN0TE TO RUSSIA
 BY POWERS
Demand 10 Know What Has Become of Thousands
 of War Prisoners

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-lR-The Western Powers have never had any word on the fate of about half of the 890.532 German prisoners of war Russia acknowledged early in 1947 that she was holding.
 This was disclosed today when the State Department made public the text of note to Moscow de- manding an exact count of the prisoners still held. The fact the note had been sent had been an- nounced "A hours earlier.
 In sharp language, the note re- minded that Russia agreed with the Western Powers early in 1947 that all German prisoners of war would be discharged by the end of 1948 1t said Soviet failure to comply with the agreement can only be interpreted by world opinion as a breach oe faith"
 Satisfactorily, the noJe set out this picture: Early in l947. the Soviets |said they had 890,532 German war prisoners Between March l, 1947 and March 1, l948, they reported 252,395 returned to all four Ger man sections. Since the latter date the Western Powers know only oi 194,972 sent into the three Western zones.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
PLANE CRASH
 TAKING TOLL OF IA pR0BED
AerondutiCdI Authorities Seeking Information,
 Seattle Accident

SEATTLE, Jan. 4.-tR- Some where in. the charred wreckage of a DC-3 or by individual question ing, government investigators hop ed today to find the answer to a crash in which IA persons died Sunday night.
 The Holiday Special chartered by 27 Washington and Oregon stu dents returning to Yale University became flaming pyre for II of the youths and three crew mem bers
 Afted a long wait at Boeing Field in freezing fog the twin engined transport roared down the icy runway. Moments later it was a shattered, burning hulk at the foot of an earth revetment beside a hangar.
 Airport workers braved the gaso- line-fed fire to rescue 12 of the students. Four others crawled out unassisted. For IA there was no escape.
 Seek Clue To Crash
 To track down the reason for the crash, officials of the Aero nautics Board and Civil Aeronau- tics Administration are seeking the answers to these questions:
 Who was at the controls of the ill-iated plane? Did the pilot dis regard warnings from the control tower? Had proper precautions been taken to clear ice from the wings? Was the plane overloaded? Did the engines fail?
 Leon D. Cuddeback, CAB region al director, said his first step will be study of CAA working rec ords and wire recording of con- trol tower instructions to various planes on the field.
 From them he expects to learn the truth of CAA charges that the pilot ignored advice from the tower on below minimum" weatn- CT conditions prevailing and warn- ing against any takeoff. Company officials contend a takeoff clear ance was given.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
MORE PAY FOR PRESIDENT TO
 BE DISCUSSED
Favorable Action Expected -Former Executives 10
 Get Pension Also

WASHIN GTON, Jan. 4.-tR- Speaker Rayburn predicted today that Congress will act before Jan. 20 to give President Truman more pay-or at least to increase "the emoluments of his office"
 And, he told a news conference, he is very much in favor" of pen sion for presidents after they leave the White House.
 Rayburn said MT. Truman finally has trimmed the White House food bill to around $2,000 a month. He didn't say what it used to be.
 But after the economizing, Ray burn said, MT Truman still has only $4 200 left out of his $75,000 salary each year to clothe himself, his wife and daughter. Taxes, the food bills and other expenses leave only that
 T think" he said, that's shaving it pretty close"
 A presidential pension bill was the first measure introduced in the new Congress. Offered by Rep. o. Toole CD-NY), to give former presi- dents a pension. At the moment only Herbert Hoover would be eli gible,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
F0RRE5TAL
 DEMANDING
 NEW LAWS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. -R- Secretary of Defense James Torres
 tai today asked Congress to put new and stronger force into laws
 protecting the nations secret codes and intelligence activities. Forrestal said existing legislation is liar too limited in application to afford needed protection to certain highly secret government activi- ties"
 This assertion was made in a let ter to House Speaker Rayburn, ac- oompanying a proposed bill to tight en security measures.
 The bill would set fines up to
 $1O,0O0 and imprisonment up to ten years, or both, for violations. Forrestals proposal not only
 would outlaw publication, communi- cation or use of restricted materials
 and codes, but also the disclosure
 of any information regarding pre-
 paration of codes, or the construc-
 ton, repair and maintenance of ma-
 chimes used in transmission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
b.505 FACE
 WINTER AT
 FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. A. lR-Five B-50's from Davis-M Mon- than Air Base, Tucson, Ariz., al- ready have had sample of what they flew north for-cold weather
 Temperatures eased above the zero mark yesterday for the first time since the big four-engined bombers of the 43rd Groups 65th Squdron landed at Eielson Air Force Base last week. They will be stationed there temporarily for Arctic training.
 When they arrived the mercury was snuggled down to nearly 40 below zero. Mere of the real Arc tic Mccoy" is on it's way, so the weatherman said; despite the sud- den rise.
 The B-50's, second group sent here from Arizona, are commanded by It. Col. William c. Bacon, Of Tucson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-04
MAYOR IMPRESSED BY MAINTENANCE
 OF CITY STREETS

Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson, just returned from a months leave Out side, is very much impressed with the fine cooperation Juneau citizens have given the street department in the weather crisis" There are almost no complaints people move their cars as requested, the mayor said today. The city crews certainly appreciate it.
 George Martin has had double shifts on in the business district and today his crews started sanding residential districts. He says they can try to take care of pedestrians now!''
 Equipment on 24-hour duty in- cludes two bulldozers. two icity graders, two scoopmobiles and sev- eral additional trucks.
 A number of extra men have been put on. It is essential to keep the drains open, and one man can keep only two or three drains clear