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Evening star., 1949-02-08

welterweisht boxing champion
ship.
In 1943, he re-entered the Army
as a major and served in military
government in Africa. Sicily and
Italy. AS lieutenant-colonel
he was placed in charge of the
welfare branch of the military
government in Italy. At the re-
quest of Myron c. Taylor, presi-
Dental representative at the Vati-
can, he later obtained inactive
status to become foreign repre-
sentative of American Relief for
Italy, a post he held until January,
1947.
He earned a collection of Amer
lean and foreign decorations
through his service in two wars.
He is a member and past COM
mander of the American Legion;
member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. Disabled American Veterans,
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity: life
member and past vice president
of the American Forestry Associ-
alton, former Boy Scout commits
sioner, former trustee Of Wooster
College and honorary member Of
the Lamplighters Club Of Wooster.
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Of members Of the Allied armies
chosen to attend college in a coun-
try other than their own as a
move in behalf of international
He studied law
at the Inns of Court, London, and
at Trinity College. Dublin.
Mr.. McSweeney did not spend
all his time at the law books while
in Dublin. On the side. he man
aged to win the Irish amateur
Evening star., 1949-02-08

amendment allowing public park
ing would hurt the neighborhood
because it might put a parking
lot, directly in a residential area. u
John c. Jones, a member of the
Fish and Wildlife Service here,
explained the importance of thor
ough rodent control" in the COM
munity.
Refreshments were served after
the meeting, conducted by George
T. Bowman, president. in the home
Of Dr.. Raleigh Gilchrist, 1899
Thirtieth place NV.
Evening star., 1949-02-08
Rezoning for Parking Lots
Opposed by Forest Hills

The Forest Hills Citizens Asso-
citation last night opposed a pro-
posed amendment to the Zoning
Regulations which would allow
establishment Of temporary park
ing lots in residential areas. within
500 feet of commercially zoned
property.
Members contended such an
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Bad Checks
Continued From First Page0

which the payee already has col.
lected and should have on hand
and that consequently he coule
1only attribute the default to "ths
rankest kind Of carelessness."
Cost Put at S. a Check.
The tax Office has estimated ir
the past that each bad check costs
the District IS, but Mr.. Pearson
said he thought that figure could
be revised upward. He has. talked
with officials of two banks about
the possible reasons for the in
crease and they informed him
that there is definite increase in
the number of worthless checks
since the first of the year.
The tax collector said the Dis
trict has never prosecuted persons
for sending in bad checks. This,
he said, is because Of the limita-
ton of the bad check law. He
explained that in order to obtain
a conviction the city would have
to prove absolute intent to de-
fraud.
Last years crop of worthless
checks covered $123,842. Mr.
Pearson said that in former years
the District has received several
hundred bad checks a year.
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day on the Lakeland Victory. an
American freighter. Other Amer
lean ships also may be available.
Mr.. Ward and his staff have
been under virtual house arrest
in the American Consulate COM
pound in Mukden since the Com
munists seized Mukden more than
a year ago. Since receiving orders
to close the Office there last May.
he had vainly tried to get per-
mission from the Communist au-
thorities to leave.
In October Mr.. Ward and four
members of his staff were ar
rested on charges of beating a
Chinese workman. After a month
in jail they were sentenced to jail
terms ranging up to six months.
The sentences were commuted to
deportation and then the whole
staff was ordered expelled.
SAAANACA kA OIOup.
Accompanying Mr.. Ward are Is
other Americans and four Euro
pean employees. In the group are
six women and three children.
Aboard the Lakeland Victory on
the way to pick up the Ward
group were IL newspaper re-
porters and photographers, who
were warned to avoid any con-
troversy with the Communist au-
thorities at Tientsin who might
object to the taking Of pictures.
The Pacific Transport also
sailed from Hong Kong today to
be on hand as a possible alternate
evacuation ship, along with the
Joplin Victory. American officials
in Japan said the Tientsen au-
thorities would decide which ship
could be boarded by the Ward
party.
Prospective windup of the
Ward and Mescnter- Willis cases
will leave two Americans as Com
munist prisoners in Asia. They are
Navy Chief Electrician William c.
Smith of Long Beach, Calf, and
Marine Master Sergt. Elmer C..
Bender of Cincinnati, who have
been missing since they took off
on training fight from Tsingtao,
China, October 10, 1913. Repeated
requests to the Communist au-
thorities for their release have
been ignored.
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said he planned friendly 'ap
proach to his job.

SalQ he pldIlIleO b 1IlcllOly dP-
proach to his job.
Says Lewis Has Done Much.
II am one of the fellows" Mr.
Showalter said, who hasn't al
ways cussed John L. Lewis. be-
cause he has done a lot for us
whether we like it or not"
1t was not clear, and Mr.. Lewis
threw no light on the point,
whether the UNIV head will at
tempt to make the new board a
substitute for the board which is
supposed to set policy for the old
fund which includes the 20-cent
per ton contributions of the en-
tire industry.
If Mr.. Lewis does intend to
substitute the new panel for the
old, he will encounter all-out op-
orator resistance. Besides Mr..
Lewis, the old board consists of
Senator Bridges, Republican. of
New Hampshire, as the neutral"
and Charles I. Dawson, former
Federal judge of Louisville, who
was. selected by the operators.
However, Mr.. Lewis twice has
blocked the seating of Mr.. Daw-
son, chosen to succeed Ezra Van
Horn, who resigned. Mr.. Lewis
contends Mr.. Van Horns resigna-
ton never was accepted by the
trustee board.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
WiIdIife
Group Elects Burruss
Special Dispoteh 10 The stor

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Dec.
7.-Lester Burruss has been
elected president of the Spotsyl-
vania County Wildlife Protective
Association, succeeding Wilbur B.
Wallace.
Other officers are Aubrey Ha-
ney, vice president; j. w. Flew
ellen, secretary-treasurer; Arthur
McWhirt, chairman, ways and
means committee; Talmage Ap-
person. chairman, membership
committee: and Mr.. Wallace,
chairman. publicity committee.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Five Overcome, Two
Women Leap From
Blazing Dwelling

An elderly woman was overcome
BY smoke, and two other women
one IS, escaped by leaping Is feet
into a makeshift net yesterday
when fire swept a two-story dwell
ing at 220 P street NV.
-Four f1remen also suffered in
juries from smoke, none seriously,
in fighting the blaze. which drew
three engine and two truck COM
panies and hundreds of spectators,
many Of them school children just
out for the day.
One of the affected f1rmen was
Capt. ]. A. Briscoe. So, colored, of
No. 4 Engine Co., who earlier had
carried Mrs. Annie Strong, 68.
colored, from her filled
apartment at the rear of the build
ing. Mrs. Strong was reported in
fair condition at Freedmen's Hos
pital.
Overcoat Serves as Net.
The two other women made
their dramatic escape before fire
apparatus had responded. They
are Mrs. Lillian Vaughan. IS. who
lived on the second floor of the
brick structure and Mrs. Odessa
Everett, about As, of 1901 Fifteenth
street NV, who was visiting Mrs.
Vaughan. Both women. who are
colored, said they landed without
injury when their fall was broken
by an overcoat held by police
man and several neighbors.
The other flremen treated for
inhaling too much smoke were
Pvts. Robert Foley, %. of No. 3
Truck Co., and Vic Violet, 33, of
No. l Truck, both of whom were
released from Casualty Hospital
within a few hours and Joe An
thony, 35, of No. Is Engine Co..
who like Capt. Briscoe was treated
at the scene and did not require
disqualification.
Woman Found on Floor.
Capt. Briscoe said he found
Mrs. Strong in her smoke-fi filled
apartment, lying on the floor,
after he had heard a faint groan.
Then, feeling faint from smoke
himself, he said. he carried the
woman out to the porch, where
other firemen carried her down
q ladder.
It was after this short period
of fresh air that Capt. Briscoe
thought himself strong enough to
enter the house again. Almost
half an hour later he was forced
to leave and undergo oxygen
treatment himself.
Among others of the nine per-
sons in the house at the time were
Mrs. Sarah Leake and her two
children, Thomas, 4, and Her.
man, 8 weeks. All escaped with
out injury. Firemen said the en-
tire interior of the house was de-
stroyed.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Coal
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(COnC1nueQ FROM fTSC fage.) i.
dustry wide contract which ex-
pired last June 80. Mr.. Lewis is
aiming to have all of his contracts
expire in the early fall, which is
of strategic Importance to him
since that is the time the demand
for coal starts to pick up.
In the agreement, Mr.. Lewis
created a new Board of Trustees
for administration of the welfare
and retirement fund. The new
board is heavily stacked in his
favor. The members are Mr.. Lewis,
Miss Josephine Roche, longtime
friend of the union head who ad-
ministers the present fund, and
Howard w. Showalter, Fairmont,
w. Va, operator and another
friend of Mr.. Lewis.
Tough in Comment.
The big operators were tough in
their comment on the contract
signing. John D. Battle. execu-
tive vice president of the National
Coal Association, pointed out that
MIR. Lewis had not made public
the list of operators signing the
agreement, adding:
"This is a 3o-day contract, I
fear, on the part of some people
wanting to grab some quick dol
lars to keep from drowning"
Joseph E. Moody, president of
the Southern Coal Producers As
sociation, said the contract sign
ing would not "in any way change
our position" The Southerners
have refused to talk further with
the UNIV unless the union agrees
to remove certain provisions from
its old contract.
Operators signing the agree
ment, Mr.. Lewis said, produce g.
$685. 800 tons of coal year. That
is but a minute part of the total
produced at all UNIV mines, esti-
mated on the 1949 rate at about
400, 100000 tons.
In carrying out a policy an
nounced earlier, Mr.. Lewis said
the signatories of the contract
would be permitted Immediately
to work their mines five or more
days q week.
Mr.. Showalter. selected by Mr.
Lewis as the operators welfare
fund trustee in the new agree
ment, is president of the Monon-
gahela Rail & River Coal Corp.
\ which he said produces about
350,000 tons of coal year. He
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Red Korean Broadcast
Raises Hope for Early
Release Of 7 ECA Men
By Gornett D. Horner

Hopes for early release of two
American officials held by North
Korean Communists for more
than two months were raised
today as another group of Amer
leans was believed to be on the
way to freedom after years iso-
lation by the Chinese Communist
regime.
A North Korean radio broad
cast offered to turn the two men
over to an American representa-
tive Sunday at the dividing line
between South and North Korea
The State Department said it had
no official word of such an offer.
Secretary of State Acheson told
a news conference today that an
American diplomatic officer in
South Korea will 60 to the divid-
ing line at the time suggested In
the broadcast, in the hope that
the offer is authentic.
The department was awaiting
confirmation, meanwhile, that
Consul General Angus Ward and
his staff actually had left Muk-
den, Manchuria, on special train
yesterday afternoon as scheduled
Arrangements went forward fol
an American ship to pick them
up at the North China port OF
Tientsin Monday.
First Favorable Break.
The North Korean radio broad
cast picked up here was the first
favorable break in the case OF
Alfred T. Meschter of Kinder
hook, N. Y, and Albert E. Willis
of Brooklyn, who disappeared into
North Korea in late September
Both ECA officials. the two men
sailed as advisers to the crew on
an American ship lent to the
South Korean government. which
presumably was taken to North
Korean port by a mutinous crew
Without any official contacts
with the North Korean Com
munist regime. the State Depart
ment had asked the Soviet gov
ernment to use It's influence in
obtaining release Of the two men
The broadcast suggested meet
ing at II am. Sunday, Korean
time.
Word on Departure Waited.
First word of the actual depart
ure from Mukden of the Ward
group was expected to be Com
munist announcement that the
consulate staff had been expelled.
Mr.. Wards last report to the
State Department. through Pei
ping, was that he and his staff
were scheduled to leave at 2:45
pm. yesterday washington time)
for Tientsin. The arduous train
journey is expected to take from
two to four days. during which he
presumably will have no means Of
communication.
From Tientsen. American Con-
sui Alfred T. Wellburn notified
the Associated Press in Tokyo
that the Ward party is tentatively
to sail from there Mon
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Red War Preparation
In Arctic Reported
By the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Dec. THE Chicago
Tribune, in a dispatch from its
Paris correspondent, today said
Soviet Russia Is making intensive
efforts" to prepare its Arctic
regions for a possible war with
the United States.
The correspondent, Henry Wales,
wrote he had obtained his in
formation from two escapes from
forced labor projects in the area.
: The principal points of Wales
account were:
The two main military bases are
newly created cities, Vorkoutsk
and Tiksi, at the mouths of the
Potshura and Lena Rivers. Other
ports have been developed at the
mouths of the Dvina, OBJ. Yenes-
sci, Ingirka and Amur Rivers.
A strategic railway is being con-
structed from Lake Baikal to the
Bering Sea opposite Alaska, but
the Red Army is utilizing frozen
rivers as its chief highways.
Some 300 meteorological sta
tions have been established in the
Arctic regions.
Mr.. Wales wrote: This infor-
nation and a detailed description
of the operations were obtained
from an eye witness who was SEN
fenced to forced labor on Nova
Zembla, but became i'll and was
evacuated to Vorkoutsk whence
he escaped through the Iron Cur
tain to France"
He added, from bases in Franz
Josef Land, Dickson Island and
Spitzbergen, the Red Army plans
operations via Northern Green
land to Northern. Canada within
easy range of the United States"
Evening star., 1949-12-07
IMcKim Made Member
Of Puqe Finance Boord
speeioI pispoteh 10 The stor

LURAY, Dec. Robert Nc
Kim, Luray druggist, qualified In
Court here as the citizen member
of the Page County Finance
Board. He will serve a four-year
term starting January /.
Other members Of the board
are the County Treasurer Buford
Mauck and County Clerk Robert
Huffman.
Evening star., 1949-12-07

"Leghorn" hats actually are
made in Fiesole, a suburb Of Flor
ence, Italy.
Evening star., 1949-12-07
Crocodile Yields Licenses

Hunters in Malaga recently shot
a crocodile and in its stomach
found two 1949 dog licenses.
belt and three empty beer bottles.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Hershey Faces Threat
OF Strike by 4,4W
Workers Saturday
Br RE tssee,Gtsd Press

HERSHEY, Pa. June 30.-Resi-
dents Of this town tnat chocolate
built watched with deep interest
today developments that threaten
TO end in strike OF 440o Hershey
workers on Saturday.
A work stoppage-voted Tuesday
night by members OF local 464.
AF'L Bakery and Confectionery
International Union-vould viz
tually tie up the entire community
starting Saturday morning.
Affected would be the huge plant
of the Hershey Chocolate Corp,
the soap factory. laundry. lumber
mill. furniture factory. two hotels
and the telephone and water COM
panies.
Yesterday. John o. Shearer
president Of the local. said Is
workers in the power plant may
take part in the walkout as mem
bers OF the union.
/ The walkout-which would come
In the wake of a long standing
union shop dispute-preSented the
possibility that Pennsylvania
l947 public utility law might be
brought into full play for the first
time. A union contract requires
all new employees to join the locaI
within a specified period after
employment.
|, Under terms of the law-calline
for compulsory arbitration of any
utility strike affecting public
health or safety-Gov. James H
Duff could declare a state oi
emergency.
Refusal by either the company
or union to arbitrate or q sub
sequent strike or lockout coulc
result in a six-month jail sentence
for individual officials or q fine
up to $4,000.
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Fairfax Health Directory
Now BEING Compiled

A directory OF all available
health services and facilities In
Fairfax County is being compiled
by the Fairfax County Health De-
partment
TIE booklet Is being assembled
because of numerous requests for
| information about health activ-
tiles and programs, DR.. H. c.
Bradford, County health director,
said.
/ Agencies and organizations
which conduct full time health
programs will be asked for data
he said. The department wants
also to list activities of all local
civic groups which have health
projects such as churches. wom-
ems clubs and fraternal groups.
Applicants interested in being
/ included in the Health Service
Directory should write Madge Fl.
Longley Of the Health Depart
ment. Deadline for entries is
July IS.
Evening star., 1949-06-30

coast -eoas; tour and a tribute
TO Father Flanagan, founder O.
BOYS Town.
Certificates OF good NIL we're
presented By the club 10 Cana
dian ofnciAls for their eo-ppera- .
ton in spreading goodwin hn the
United States and Canada Ger
tificates we're also presented by
George H Wallace. president Of
Evening star., 1949-06-30
Touring Club TO PIon
Trip to West Coost

The Washington Educational
Touring Club viii hold q special
meeting at pm tomorrow a. the
Garnet Patterson School. Tenth
and U streets NV.
Plans will be made for the sec
ond goodwill and educational
Evening star., 1949-06-30

the club. 70 Thomas r AA.oae
director O. information and cGI'
iQral relations @. The Canadian
Embassy. Representative Ro&sal
Democrat. Of NeR YORK Pau! II
kInSel. director OF tgasw! xrysSe
National Education Association
and Mrs. Rooe.; L Vann. presl
dent treasure: G. T6e p!stsolrE, b
Courier
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-23
WICKERSHAM DAY TOMORROW

Lest forget, tomorrow is designated James Wickersham Day by action approved on March 19 by the Alaska Territorial Legislature The measure was introduced by Senator Anita Garnck and is the Alaska Laws Chapter 63.
 So that oldtimers may have their memories logged and newcomers will know what the day means, the following is the complete text of Chapter 63:
 Section l. It is the intent hereof to honor the memory of James Wckersham by giving official recognition of his many years of service for Alaska evidenced of the following facts and events namely:
 (al It he who with Judge Brown and Judge Moves 1900 organized Alaska into three judicial div sions, one of which, to-wit, the Third he became District Judge the duties of which office he discharged with distinction up to the time he became Alaska Delegate to Congress in 1908.
 (b) It was he who named Fairbanks in 1903; it was he who moved the court to the metropolis of the Interior and dedicated the first Courthouse in Fair banks July 4 1904.
 Co It James Wickersham who in 1903 organ ized and led the first expedition ever to attempt to climb Mount Mckinley, the highest peak on the North American continent
 (d) It was he who introduced the bill creating the Mount Mckinley National Park.
 (e) It was James Wickersham who secured pass
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-23

age of the Organic Act, the Home Rule Bill that declared Alaska an organized Territory of the United States and created the legislative assembly elected by the people of Alaska.
 (f) It was James Wickersham who wrote the first Statehood Bill for Alaska and introduced it to Congress october IS, 1916 tAlaska Day).
 (g) It was he who introduced and eloquently fought for the passage of the Alaska Railroad Bill he being the first delegate afforded the privilege of speaking before joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives in behalf of the Alaska Railroad the speech lasting hours
 (h) It was James Wickersham's far vision for AL askas educational system that led him to introduce the Territory and establishment of the Agricultural College and School of Mines, which is now known as the University of Alaska.
 d) By endless toll and great expense he collected numerous books, documents maps and early Alaskan items dealing with the discovery and development of Alaska these recorded in his Biblography of Alaska Literature index of Alaska from 1724 to 1924 many of these records books pamphlets and other articles of literature are inestimable value the historian and are preserved in the Wickersham Memorial Li- brary now the nucleus of the Alaska Territorial Library.
 Section g. August 24th of each year is hereby designated Wickersham Day in honor of James Wick ersham, said day to be the occasion for school as- sembles with appropriate programs and other suitable observances and exercises by civic groups and the public in general
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-23
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE
AUGUST 23, 1929


 of and Emmett Botelho after several days brought in samples for Hunter, left the Princess the States visit of several weeks
 B. the Eighth Annual South September announced by F. Mullen, of Directors.
 Whittier Customs, returned the Rogers Skagway and Sika Seattle attend teachers opening Seattle.
 Mrs Foue accompanied left Alice planning Los Angeles where Dick to be in during was operating canney William accompanied by Mrs Douglas etter all-aroun the victory.
 Mcconnell Douglas who accompanied Assistant Super the AakaJuneau had returned expected for Taku River
 Finland and nuner- Hammer from her brother Europe the New Ideal Shop.
 Weather: cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-23
hAN(Y JANE GLASS,
 BORN JULY l8, HAS
 MANY RELATIVES HERE

Friends in Juneau have recelv- ed announcement of the birth of a daughter, Nancy Jane to Mir. and Mrs. Hans Glass of Los Altos, Calf, on July Is.
 Nancy James mother is the form- CT Jane Clark, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Chester Graff, of Los Altos, and Nancy Jane has several cousins and aunts and uncles in Juneau who are hoping to meet her when next they go to Califor- mia.
 She is a grandniece of Bert Caro, and great grandniece of Mrs. Lottie Spickett and Mrs Charles Hooker, and a cousin-about third Cousin of Jack Burford. And she is the first grandchild of Mrs Graf, the former Georgia Caro, and first great-grandchild of Mrs. Guy Whit nak of San Francisco, formerly of Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-23
RAILROAD LINK, B.C.-FAIRBANkS,
 GETS APPROVAL

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-tR-lA bill to authorize a railroad link between Prince George, B. O., Canada and Fairbanks, Alaska, was approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee today.
 The proposal is aimed at bolster ing Alaskan defense by improving transportation facilities.
 An identical measure has been approved hy the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
 The House Bill, introduced by Repa Jackson (D-Wash) calls for survey work, location, engineering and negotiation with Canada everything short of actual con- struction.
 Jackson said he hoped to bring the bill before the House by unani- nous consent this week. Previous estimates have placed the cost of building the railroad link at 2Oo,O00,00O, Jackson said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-23
ATOMIC PROBE

Democratic members of the joint Congressional Atomic Committee will try to force report this week on the long-drawn out investigation instigated by Sen. Bourke Hicken- looper, R., Iowa. The probe has been cut of the limelight for weeks while the committee studied secret personnel records of the Atomic Energy Commission.
 Some of these records have made spicy reading.
 There are reports on the sex life of workers in atomic plants. The workers were checked by FBI loyal ty agents.
 Rep. Henry M. Jackson, D., Wash, asked Hickenlooper what the connection was between these reports and his case against the Atomic Commission. These people might disclose valuable secrets un- der the influence of love or liquor," he replied
 One reason for the committed delay has been Hickenlooper's ab- sence. He has been in Iowa mend ing political fences. He faces a