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Evening star., 1949-08-22
Mother Who Left Iron Lung
For Childbirth Critically III
By the Associated Press

SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. GA
young mother who gave normal
birth to a son although i'll with
poliomyelitis was reported in crit
ical condition today.
Mrs. William B. johnson, 20,
left her iron lung for 10 minutes
Saturday to give birth to 8-pound
Patrick William. her second child.
Her doctor had hardly expected
her to pull through, and her hus-
band was elated when she did.
But the Johnsons still have
plenty OF problems. Hospital Of
f1cials will say nothing more than
that Mrs. Johnson's condition is
still critical. They add that
should her new son show any
signs of polio symptoms, spinal
tap for the disease would be neces-
sary even though it would be hard
on the baby.
Mr.. johnson, himself. is still in
a hospital from heart attack suf
fered last week.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Investigators Hold
Il New Recordings Of
Cohen Conversations
By the Associoted Press

LOS ANGELES, August a.
District Attorney William E
Simpson today announced exist
ence of II new recordings of con-
versations picked up by hidden
microphone in the Brentwood
home of Mickey Cohen, gambling
boss.
Earlier, Mr.. Simpson had an
nounced that the 19 original
records of Cohen conversations,
transcripts of which were made
public recently, were "duds" and
worthless as evidence.
Mr.. Simpson said his Chief in
veStigator, H. Leo Stanley, told
him the only ineligible conver-
sation was one in which Neddie
Herbert, Cohen henchman. was
heard talking to some one about
guns for a man in Chicago. Her.
bert was fatally wounded when
Cohen's party was ambushed July
20 by rival gangsters.
Cohen Found Plants
OF the new recordings, the
district attorney said I'VE don't
know what is on them yet. but
we hope they will shed some light
on Cohen's activities
1t. Rudy Wellpott, ex-vice
squad officer who directed install
lation of the hidden microphones
said that Cohen was bug" cons
cious and had uncovered three
earlier dictaphone paintings in
several of his hangouts before the
police listening post was estab-
lished in April, 1947..
1t. Wellpott, recently indicted
on charges of perjury and bribery
by the county grand jury investi-
eating vice conditions here, con-
flrmed Mr.. Simpsons disclosure
about the 19 "duds." But although
the recording device failed, he
said. earphones in the police
listening post near Cohen S
home functioned perfectly.
Installed Before Home Was Built
The written transcript of con-
yerSations in Cohen's. home, ex-
cerpts from which were published
by Los Angeles newspapers re-
Gently, were based on hand writ
ten notes, not the recordings, he
said.
T. Wellpott said that the police
department installed the listening
devise in Cohen's home before il
was built.
Two officers from the crime lab
oratory, dressed as workers, wired
the house for sound in broad day
light.
"Of course" Mr.. Wellpott said
I'VE picked a day after rain wher
the regular workmen were off,"
He said the whole job was com
pleted in a day and was set ul
several months before Coher
moved in. He said a microphone
was placed in a false bottom of 8
wood box alongside a huge fire.
place in the living room. 1t was
connected by wire to a under.
ground cable and listening post
set up in another house 3 miles
away. 1t. Wellpott added that
the listening post was manned
around the clock.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
128th Jousting Tournament
Won BY Louis K. Proctor
BY the Associated Press

MOUNT SOLON, Va, Aug. o..
Louis X. Proctor, riding as the
Knight of Millboro, today is the
champion of the 128th jousting
tournament at Natural Chimneys.
Mr.. Proctor dethroned last
years winner, Andrew Godsey of
Cumberland. Va. the Knight of
Burley Hall, Saturday in the an
nual revival of medieval pageantry
on the Greensward against the
backdrop of the Natural Chin
neys
Mr.. Godsey placed second in
this years event, and Leon Wi
chael, Sangerville, Va, the Knight
of the Silver Moon, was third.
Twenty-seven riders were en-
tered in the lists at this years
joust.
Evening star., 1949-08-22

m e n already
have been i'm
prisoned.
One of those
now in prison
is under SEN
tence of death
and the other
is serving life.
With thre e
men on their
lonOS anu 1Oul
killings to be
cleared up, au-
tboI'ities admit
tedly are puz-
1lo6
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Free Guide for IVA Trip

Recreational boat owners plan
ming to cruise the $50 miles of
continuous lakes formed by the
giant dams of the iva may OBJ
tain a free booklet outlining the
marina and mooring facilities
available in the area by writing
t.1e Division of State Information,
lis State ONCE Bldg. Nashville,
Tam
Evening star., 1949-08-22
BorkIey to Address
Western Purty Chiefs
By The Assoeiuted Press

Vice President Barkley and -four
cabinet officers were listed today
as speakers at the Democratic
Western States conference in San
Francisco, September 18 and l9
Land, water and Jobs" will be
big topics at the meeting of party
chiefs from II Western States.
Other speakers will be Interior
Secretary Krug, Labor Secretary
Tobin. Agriculture Secretary Bran
nan, Commerce Secretary Sawyer
Interior Undersecretary Oscar
Chapman and Interior Assistant
Secretary c. Girard Davidson.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Catholics Pray for Peace
And Conversion Of Russia

Prayers for world peace and the
conversion of Russia were offered
today by Catholics here and else
where at masses marking the feast
of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The feast was instituted by Pope
Plus VII. increased with proper
Office and Mass by Pope Plus TX.
and extended to the Universal
Church by Pope Plus XII on May
4. 1914. with the date set perman-
emily for August %. The feast
honors the Immaculate Hca of
Mary as a symbol of her love for
the world.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Kefuuver to Go to Europe

Senator Kefauver, Democrat o1
Tennessee, said today he will leave
for Europe about September l to
attend a meeting of the Inter-
Parliamentary Union and partici-
pate with other Senators in an
investigation Of the Malmedy
trials. He expects to be away
about three weeks.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Yeqqs Rob Cos Stotion

Thieves last night broke into
gas station at 1409 Seventeenth
street NV. ripped the bottom
out of a 1,000-pound safe and
took about 5000 in cash and
checks. Joseph Smith, the owner,
reported to police today.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Civitun Club OUTING

The Civitan Club will hold an
outing tomorrow at the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club.
The program, starting at noon,
will include golf. tennis and pool.
followed by a dinner at pm.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Stoy Home

The 200 budgerigars fparakeets)
didn't bulge when the door of an
aviary at st. Andrews, Scotland
blew open, but the owner, D.
Grieve. lost all his ~bulifinches,
siskins and redpolls.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Third Man Confesses
To Staying Which
Imprisoned Two
By the Associated Press

FORT WAYNE. Ind, Aug. o.
A third man has confessed i'm
plicati ton in a series of Fort Wayne
sex slayings for which two other
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Richurd Strouss Improves

GARMISCH-PARTENKP
Germany, Aug. % (P.-The con-
dition of Richard Strauss. 83-
year-old German composer, is
considerably improved, his family
said today. He has been suffering
from a heart ailment.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Boot Ride Slated Thursday

The Junior Police and Citizens
Corps will sponsor a boat ride at
2::30 pm. Thursday on the S. S.
Robert E. Lee, it was announced
Yesterday,
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Powerful Lights

The lighting equipment at New
York's La Guardia Field would
illuminate 700 miles of city streets.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
ALASKA PEAK lS TO
 BE NAMED EROSION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-tR-The name of Joseph Crosson, famed Alaskan bush pilot who died in Seattle last June, will be perpet- uated in Alaska's Mount Mckinley Ns tional Park.
 The Board on Geographic names yesterday approved naming a 12,- 780-foot mountain and a 12-mile long glacier at it's base after Cros- son, whose many mercy flights in the. Northland brought him lasting renown.
 He first gained prominence in 1931 when he braved a gale in his small plane to fly serum to Point Barrow during diphtheria epi- demic. He also was chosen to fly the bodies of Will Rogers and Wiley Post from Point Barrow to the stat es in 1895 after their death in a plane crash.
 The proposal that Crosson be honored by naming the scenic at fractions after him was made by explorer Bradford Washburn, Di- rector of the Boston Museum of Science The Fairbanks Chambe, of Commerce and University oi Alaska lent their support.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
MAN JAILED, CHARGED
 WITH HITTING WOMEN

A man was apprehended in
 cabin on Douglas Island last night after allegedly having struck three women, one of them his sister, De-
 putty U. s. Marshal Walter Heilan said today.
 The man, Willie Hanson, was
 charged with assault and battery and jailed. His bond was set at 5000, Deputy Marshal Hellan said The Assistant United States At torney here filed a complaint against Hanson this morning a1ter receiving information from people involved Hanson was apprehended when Hellan went to Douglas to investi- gate a reported knife fight on the beach. near the ski trail. The re-
 hort proved to be false, Hellan de-
 clared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
 Fren(hnlan
 Takes Life

HAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 3-|R -One of the Frenchmen expelled from Poland was killed today when he threw himself from French military train in the American zone of Germany, it was officially re- vealed.
 The Frenchman was M. Guy Affray, one of nine French people expelled from Poland as reprisal for French expulsion of Poles.
 The French rail traffic officer at Helmstedt, British zone, said that suicide was suspected. The coors of the train were locked and Affray had apparently smashed 3 window to get out of the train.
 Authorities said his body was later found by the railway line near Offenbach, in the American zone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
KEY ISSUE IN TRIAL,
 BRIDGES
Whether longshore Boss Member of Communist
 Party '450uestion

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3.-iR- Longshore Walking Boss Henry Schrimpf testified in Federal Court here yesterday that west coast wat erfront leader Harry Bridges was an active participant in Communist Party councils during the 1884 gen. eral strike.
 Schrimpf's testimony largely SUD- ported that of John H. Shoemaker, the governments Sunday punch witness" in Bridges perjury trial.
 Both Schlimf and Shoemaker tes- tified that they were Communist Party members themselves at the time and were present at meetings attended by Bridges.
 Whether Bridges was a Commun- ist prior to l945 is the key issue of the trial, being heard before Judge George Harris in United States District Court
 Bridges was born in Australia and was granted United States cit izenship after naturalization hearing in l945. Government at tolneys have presented testimony that Bridges swore then he had never been Communist. They are attempting to prove he was.
 The defense, led by attorney Vim cent Hallinan, has fought to im- peach every witness and to prove that the charges against Bridges are part of giant conspiracy to force the CIO International Lonshore- mems and Warehouseman's chief from the waterfront.
 Defense attorney James MacIn- nes was cross examining Schrimpf when this weeks session ended, and said I'm just getting started"
 Chief Prosecutor F. Joseph Dono- hue said when the defense is fin ished with Schrimpf he will call two other witnesses to corrorborate Schomaker's testimony, then start a new line of attack.
 Cross-questioning was left hang ing when the court recessed until Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
FACILITIES GROUP
 CONTINUES WORK
 ON pWA pR0JECTS

Officials of the Community Fa- cilities Service are gathering again in Juneau after trips to familiarize municipal authorities with rro- visions of the Alaska Public Works Act, and to receive applications for federal aid under that measure.
 However, all are not as close to schedule as Arthur D. Morrell, De- putty Commissioner, who returned yesterday afternoon from his trip to Anchorage and vicinity. He was accompanied by Burke Riley, Ex- ecutive Assistant to the Governor
 Lester Marx, Special Assistant to the Commissioner, was not so fort unate, as the airplane he boarded in Sitka could not get through yesterday He is escorted by Ut. Comdr. Edward P. Chester, Jr., Coast Guard aide to the Governor.
 John Argetsinger, District Engin- eer who will be in charge of the Alaska headquarters office, and Jo- Iseph T. Flakne, Alaska Branch, De- partment of the Interior, have been delayed in completing their mis- sion in and near Fairbanks, ana may remain there next week.
 Meantime, Miss Mary Mieczkow- ski, secretary, has established the new office in Room 115, Community Building, where Morrell will be for several days next week to dis cuss applications with interested persons.
 Joseph Patton, financial analyst from the Denver Community Facil- ities office, arrived Thursday and will accompany Morrell on his re- turn trip to the westward
 Mel Frazier, financial expert from Seattle, was delayed by illness, but plans to fly here tomorrow.
 The Community Facilities Ser vice is part of the General Services Administration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
WEEP PREDICTS 1952vI(T0RY;
 BLASTS COP.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3-R-Vict President Alben w. Barkley started the Democratic Party down thu road to the 1850 elections last night at Jefferson Day dinner thai raised $400,Oo0 for the party wal chest.
 The newly welded Weep" fore cast a Democratic Presidential vic- tory in 1852.
 Speaking to 2,600 party leaders in the grand ballroom of the Wal dorf Astoria, Barkley extolled tho Democrats program and tauntec the Republicans.
 We are now told by those who occupy the position of tree-sitters and hitching-post devotees, that this program is leading us down the road to the so-called Welfare State" he said. we are being told that we are now on the last mile toward collectivism in America.
 These prophets of pessimisnl have not told the American people what part of the Democratic pro- gram is to be repealed.
 "They have not told us how fai back we must go in order to re- cognize Uncle Sam as compla- cent old gentleman sitting astridt the dome of the capital, drawing his salary and doing nothing"
 Republicans responded with fresf attacks on President Truman's pro- gram.
 Senator Bricker tR-Ohio) saic that if he had his way the GOF would wipe out every vestige oi -tooism" and fight the Tru- man Welfare State down the line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
New Strategy IsShaping Up
 ByU.5. Navy

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec, 3-tR-- Admiral Forrest P. sherman has disclosed that the Navy is shaping new strategy calling for the use of atomic weapons and guided missiles in submarine warfare.
 The Chief Of Naval Operations outlined the new concept in an address at the Naval Academy. His comments obviously were directed at Navy critics as we'll as the future Admirals.
 Without mentioning Russia by name, he said another power has a submarine force larger than ours.v This, he asserted, lis a potent argument for the United States to possess, not an equal number of submarines, but anti-submarine Naval elements of greater effec- tiveness !"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
REDS START FINAL DRIVE,
 WEST CHINA
By Associated Press

The civil war in China entered it's final phase today as powerful Communist forces penetrated west ern China, last haven of Chiang kai-Shek's Nationalists. There seem ed little or nothing which could prevent the victorious Reds from engulfing all the Chinese mainland with its 457,00O,00o population.
 The Nationalists, who fled Chung Esging Wednesday, tried to set up their capital in hopelessly over- crowd Chengtu. The Communists cut the highway between Chengtu and Running. They also severed the route between Chengtu and Chungking. Soon the Nationalist refugee regime will have to move cn again; where is uncertain.
 Chang is leading the Nationals forces. Although ke announced his retirement some tire ago in favor of acting President Lii tsung-Jen, ne IS expected to resume the Pres idency. Ii, who is at outs with Chiang, will leave Hong Kong by plane Monday for the United Stat es. Aides said he is suffering from "a stomach aiiment and he has private reasons for his trip tc Washington.
 The Communist regime of Mao e-Tung issued a warning against sheltering fleeing Nationalist lead CTS. The warning said that 'any country which gives shelter to the Kucmintang reactionary arme forces must be held responsible for its action and bear the responsibil- ity for all the ensuring consequent ces.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
FIERYLAvA
 THREATENS
 IN SICIL Y

GATANIA, Sicily, Dec. 3-tR- Fiery lava from erupting Mt Etna today threatened the little Sicilian town of Maletto but an official source at noon said the burning flow had slowed down" consider atly several kilometers from the town of 3.6oo inhabitants.
 The police chief of Catania, who reported on this most advanced of several flows from Mt. Etna, said the pressure of the eruption ap- peared to have decreased because new craters were acting as safety valves"
 He estimated the "pent-up'' lava now was flowing from at least ten openings in the mountains side.
 Varying reports said from three to nine new craters had appeared on the side of the volcano.
 A youth who saw the dawn erup- tion of the main crater said it looked like a 'monstrous pyrotech- nic spectacle
 "Geysers of flames and sparks scared out of the main crater" he said. There was great roar, then silence. It was like looking at a color movie without sound" The youth said at an altitude of 4,O00 feet. on the erupting side of the volcano, the air was "heavy and almost unbreathable."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
PRESIDENT WORKS ON
 MESSAGE E
Will Ask for Strong Civil Rights Program : New
 Housing Regulations

KEY WEST, Fla, Dec. 3.-tR-
 President Truman moved ahead to- day with plans to ask Congress fol la strong Civil Rights program while this country speculated on the range of his anti-discriminatior policy in federal housing. The White House gave full en- dorsement to a statement by Sol icitor General Philip B. Perlmar
 in New York that future housing projects can not expect federal aid If they write clauses against ten ants of any color or creed.
 The full extent of this ruling
 awaited further clarification. Meanwhile, the President resumed work on the "State of the Union
 message he will deliver to Con-
 gress in January in which he vii renew his demands for: l. A Federal anti-lynching law. 3. Repeal of the poll tax as a requirement. for voting for Federal officers.
 3. A whole series of other laws
 designed to ban discrimination against Negroes and other minor ity groups.
 This same message, to be deliv- cred in person, also will call fol repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act ano the passage of measures MT. Tru- man advocated in his l948 election campaign
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
ELk5 WILL HOLD ANNUAL SERVICE
 IN MEk0RIAN

In the impressive riUual of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Juneau Lodge No. 420 will conduct the annual memorial ser vice Sunday afternoon at 2:3C o'clock.
 Joseph A. Mclean will give the eulogy in a program featuring mu- sic by the choir of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church and the singing of the 91st Psalm by Miss Frances Paul.
 William w. Reedy is choir direc- tor, and Mrs. Carol Beery will play the Chopin Funeral March" anc piano accompaniments.
 On the tablet Tn Memoriam' are the names: William A. Holz, heimer, Past Exalted Ruler; F. E Carothers, George B. Smith, Fred B. Crowell. Harold o. Kemmer John c. Thomas, Arthur J. Ficken Harry I. Lucas and George F. Shaw Conducting the traditional BPOE services will be these officers: F Dewey Baker, Exalted Ruler; Wallis George, Esteemed Leading Knight;
 LeRoy West. Esteemed Loyal Knight: Edwin Peyton, Esteemed Lecturing Knight; Stuart Houston Chaplain; Cortis Wingerson, Els quire; w. H. Riggs, Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
U.5. Spends Large Sum on kesearlf

-HrNGTCN, Dec. 3-R- Presidential adviser John R. Steel- man said last night the government is spending more than ever before on scientific research, surpassing even its wartime expenses for that purpose.
 Figures offered by Steelman and other speakers at science-indus- try meeting indicated that the gov errment and private interests to- gether are spending at the rate ot almost $2,Ooo,0co.ooo a year for scientific research and development work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
COMMANDING OFFICER
 OF A(S GOES SOUTH

Col Fred P. Andrews, command ing officer of the Alaska Communi- cations System. departed from Ju- neau by air yesterday for Peters burg and Ketchikan.
 He was to carry out an inspec- ton of the ACS establishment in Ketchikan. Col. Andrews had been in Juneau to attend the communi- cations and transportation meeting called by Kenneth Kadow, Interior Department Field Committee chief.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
The w ashington Merry Go Round
 D.. DDCrXHy DEAQCON
By DREW PEARSON
Copyright. ls4s. by Bell Syndicate. In

Copyright. ls4s. by Bell Syndicate. Incl WASHINGTON = Very quietly this week, Negro was made vice. chairman of the party which once went to war over the issue of slav- cry.
 The Negro is Congressman Will liam Dawson of Chicago, and the man whose place he is taking as ce-chairman of the Democratic National Committee is Boss Frank Hague of Jersey City.
 The change was engineered by Democratic National Chairman Will liam Boyle and has an interesting background.
 The vice-chairmanship of the De- mocratic National Committee long was held by Mayor Ed Kelly of Chicago. Kelly, an active Roosevelt man, made the position important. After his retirement as Mayor, the vice-chaimanship went to Boss Hague of New Jersey, who last month suffered crushing defeat. At that time Hague announced that he was ready to resign as vice. chairman of the committee, and Bill Boyle expressed the hope privately that he would.
 I'd grab his resignation in a minute" Boyle told friends.
 This week Boyle acted. William Dawson, long a Democratic mem- Ter of Congress from Chicago, last January was the first Negro Con- gressman to become chairman of a Congressional committee. As head
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
Spy Charge
 Gets Denial
(By Associated Press>

In Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, one of 10 White Russians charged with spying for the Soviet Union has denied the charge before a peoples court. The accused, a former cap tain in the Russian Czars army, admitted he collaborated with the Nazis during the war, however. A Russian priest yesterday admitted he was partially guilty" to the long list of charges in the indict- n.ent linking him with the Ger mans during the occupation and the Soviet Union afterwards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
COAST GUARD
 PLANE CRASHES
 NEAR C0RD0vA

KODIAK, Alaska, Dec. 3-R-A Kodiak-based Coast Guard plane crashed on landing at Mile. .13 near Cordova yesterday.
 The pilot, It. tjg) Louis Hopper and other occupants were not in- jured, although plane damage was described as great"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-03
WAITS FOR sToRK IN LAUSANNE

WILLING away time waiting for stork, glamorous Princess Ally
 Khan, former Hollywood star Rita Hayworth, plays with pet dog in Lausanne, Switzerland, chalet finternationdi Soundphotop