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The Nome nugget., 1949-01-19
Harlem CIObetrOt- ters Here Jan. %

SEATTLE, (P) - The Harlem Globetrotters, are going to put on their cage stunts in Canada and Alaska.
 Following a game here Sunday, the TrotterS will hop a plane to Prince Rupert, B. C., where they will play January "A and 25.
 The following day they go to Ketchikan for several games in Alaska.
 The schedule includes:
 Wednesday at Ketchikan.
 Thursday at Anchorage after noon and night.
 Friday at Fairbanks, afternoon and night.
 Saturday, January 29, at Nome army base.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-19
EASTERN STAR CONFERS DEGREES

The Order of Eastern Star con- ferred degrees Monday evening on It. and Mrs. Frank Wagner, Jr., with MT. and Mrs. Luther Dunbar officiating as worthy matron and patron.
 The committee for the evening, composed of Loretta Jones, Mar garet Mozee and Ann Jenks, served refreshments after the meeting.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-19
Washington, ID. C., Prepares For Gay Inauguration
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One) Barkley club at formal dinner.
 That was only the beginning. Today the President appeared at a Democratic party luncheon. Then reception given by the Governor of Missouri. T hen a dinner of he Presidential electors. Then a fan tastic concert and stage show known as the Inaugural Gala" to be held in a huge armOry.
 Tomorrow, the big day, MT. Truman will take the Presidential oath at the Capitol for a four-year term. after having been President for years, g months and about 8 days. Then comes a mammoth parade up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House with volleys of war planes shooting across the sky.
The Nome nugget., 1949-01-19

employer during the year with the total amounts withheld, as indi- cated on the adding machine tape. Any discrepancy between these two amounts must be fully eX- plained by an attached statement
Evening star., 1949-02-01
DIP Commission Asks Congress
To Make II Changes in Law
100000 Maximum, Later Cutoff Dote,
Easing Of Quote Provisions Urqed

The Displaced Persons Com
mission today urged Congress to
admit 100000 refugees to the
United States in the next four
years and to amend the DIP act
because it fails in several i'm
portant respects to meet its basic
purpose" of aiding EUROPE S
homeless.
In its first semiannual report to
Congress the three-man commits
sion, headed by Ugo Carusi, called
for IL changes in the law enacted
last year and signed by President
Truman with very great reluctance. -
The changes called for have been
incorporated in bill already intro
duced by Chairman Celler of the
House Judiciary Committee, which
soon will open hearings on the
measure.
Chief recommendations of the
commission are to increase the total
of DPS to be admitted from 2O5 900
in two years to 100000 in four
years, to make eligible for entry
all DPS who became refugees up
to April 81 l947, instead of Deem
Der %, l945, and to eliminate the
provisions that 40 per cent of all
those coming here must be from
the Baltic states and Eastern Poland
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Imports and Payments
Halted by Argentina
By the Assoeioted Press

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 1.-Argen.
tina halted transfers of money
abroad and importation of foreign
goods today in order to permit a
study of her financial policies.
The order came from the Ma
tional Economic Council, headed by
Treasury Minister Ramon 'Cereijo
The council is composed almost en-
tirely of new advisers appointed last
week by President Juan D. Peron
after the resignation of Miguel Mi
randa, who had been council pres
ident.
The council Cancelled all pending
applications for import permits. 1t
ordered government departments
and private importers to return per-
mits already issued.
(New York banking circles said
Argentine holdings of gold and
foreign currency have declined
steadily in recent years. The
council obviously decided that a
stock taking was necessary be-
fore spending any more of these
holdings abroad, New York bank
ers said.)
The council announced the sus.
pension is designed to permit the
government to put in order matters
concerning the granting and use OF
foreign exchange for imports ano
for money transfers abroad.
1t ordered preparation of new
forms and blanks for use by i'm
porters and businessmen wishing tc
send money out of the country.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
West Reich Red Chiei
Gets 3-Month Term
BY the As oeioied Press

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Feb. /.
Max Reimann, West Germany's
Communist leader, was sentenced
today to three months in Jail for
encouraging discrimination against
Germans who aided the Allied mill
tary government.
Reimann was convicted by Brit
fsh military government court in a
trial harried by Communist demon
Strations.
Immediately after the announce
ment of the judgment, Communists
demonstrated in the streets of Dues
seldorf. Kept at distance from
the courthouse by scores of German
police, they marched about half
mile away with placards readin,
Freedom for Max Reimann"
Reimann smiled as two British
officers led him from the dock. His
wife, who had been sitting among
the spectators. attempted to rush up
to him as he was led out, but she
was halted by the officers. Later the
court president, H. S. Mech, per-
mitted her to join her husband in
the corridor.
Mech, in his finding, said the So
year-old Communist leader violated
military government regulations in
a fragrant manner" Reimann was
accused of telling an audience OF
5000 Germans that those who CO.
operated with the Western Allies
particularly with regard to the in
ternational Ruhr authority, would
be regarded as "Quislings' who
would have to account to the Ger
man people for their actions.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
BY the Assoeioted Press

The Truman administration today
threw its influence against moves
in Congress for pensions for all
veterans.
Veterans Administrator Gray told
the House Veterans Committee
that the proposal could not be con-
sidered in accord with the program
of the President"
The committee is studying legis-
lation, backed by several veterans
organizations, which would give all
veterans of World Wars I and II a
pension of $50 a month at age go
and Of $50 at IS. There would be
additional payments in event the
veteran had any disability, whether
or not the disability was due to
service with the armed forces.
The committee called Mr.. Gray
primarily to get estimates of what
the plan would cost.
He said it would cost nearly ST.
100000, 900 its first year and that the
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Recognition Stirs Hope
For End of HostiIities

Renewed hope for termination O.
the hostilities between Jews ane
Arabs was held out by American
officials today as this Government
extended full recognition to tht
new Republic of Israel and tht
British = supported Kingdom O.
Trans-Jordan.
President Truman formally well
coined the two countries into the
family of nations late yesterday. In
granting de jure recognition to
Israel, which means that the gov-
eminent there is viewed by the
United States as the lawful one
President Truman carried out an
other campaign pledge.
Hitherto, only de facto recogni-
ton has been extended. This is
simply recognition that a govern
ment is functioning.
Will Exchange Diplomats.
The next step will be the exchange
of full diplomatic representation.
A new American envoy at Tel Aviv,
capital of Israeli, may have the
rank of Ambassador. The present
representative is James G. Nc
Donald. at Jerusalem. who has been
mentioned prominently for the post.
Eliahu Epstein, 1srael's represent
ative in this country, likely will get
Evening star., 1949-02-01

and that 80 per cent must be
farmers.
The commission said the effect of
the present "cut off" eligibility date
would be to make at least $4,000
more DPS in the Western zones of
Germany and Austria eligible for
admission. The commission said
about $1,000 are Jews and major
ity OF the remainder Catholics
President Truman had pointed to
this provision in declaring the bill
Disseminated against Jews and
Catholics.
In asking for revisions of the law
the commission said several provi-
sions defeat the objectives of the
program" by creating "administra-
tive hurdles" The commission said
that despite ''the loyal cooperation
of its entire personnel in Washing
ton through continuous evening
and week end work" it has been i'm
possible to keep up with the paper
work. The commission said it must
have more money to hire more en-
ployes if the job is to be done as
required by Congress.
One provision suggested by the
commission and contained in Mr..
Celler's bill would admit $4,000 DPS
who entered Western zones after
(See DPS. Page A-6,D
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Capital Transit to Begin Serving
Music to Bus Riders Monday

entry into the music business, the
first radio-equipped bus owned by
the w. M. & A. Bus Line was put
into service a week ago.
r. A. Chew, traf1lc manager of the
company, said there has been nc
unfavorable comment. In fact, last
Sunday an elderly woman became
so interested in a radio sermon she
rode past her stop to the end OF
the line and had to take another
bus back.
AS in the case Of the Capital
Transit receiver, installation of the
radios on the w. M. g. A. line Is
being paid for by a radio station.
Station WWDC-FM Is underwriting
the cost of the receivers on Capital
Transit, while WBUZ-FM is paying
for the work on the w. M. & A. line.
Both stations plan to sell COM
mercials for the programs, splitting
the profits with the bus lines.
Ben Strouse, one of the owners of
WWDC, was the man who promised
the commercials would be brief and
conservative"
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Little Taft-HartIeys'
To Be Target Of AFL
Information Program
Federation Will Publish
Weekly Newspaper and
Take Time on Radio
By jones Y. Newton
Stor Stoff Correspondent

! MIAMI. Feb. 1.-THE American
Federation of Labor today read
led a huge public information
program aimed at, among other
things. repeal of restrictive labor
laWs-"Little Taft Hartleys" in
Is States.
The big program is a joint enter
prise of the AFL proper and its
| political arm-Labors League for
Political Education. 1t includes the
publishing of a weekly newspaper
the first to be undertaken by the
federation; five-times- -per-week
radio news broadcast on a national
hookup and the production of spe-
cial educational motion pictures. ~
Those enterprises were in the
final planning stage before a meet
ing of the Administrative Commit
tee of the league, held in conjunc-
ton with the annual AFL Execu-
tive Council sessions here.
keenan, Gives Warning.
Joseph D. keenan,, director of the
league, said the recent Supreme
Court decision upholding the con-
stitutionality of State bans on the
closed shop, means, in effect that
We must he prepared to fight 4S
Taft Hartley laws, although only 16
States have regulations restricting
in some way, the closed and union
shop types of union security"
Mr.. Keenan, declared 1t had be-
come evident since the high court
decision that efforts will be made to
pass laws restrictive of unions in
all. or nearby all, of the States
which do not have such laws.
"Anti-union forces already are lay
ing plans to exploit the decision, y
Mr. keenan, said. land we must do
our best to beat them to the punch. u
Bill Has Long Way to Go.
The administration substitute bill
for the Federal Taft Hartley Act
now being aired by the Senate Labor
Committee, contains provision
which would knock out State restric-
tions On closed and union shops Sc
far as interstate commerce is con-
cerned.
However, Mr.. keenan, pointed out
that not only is the administration
bill long way from becoming law
but large percentage of the AFL's
membership is employed by firms
not engaged in interstate commerce
and whose activities are therefore
not affected by such regulatory
Federal statutes.
The Political League Committee
is laying plans for strong member
organizations in all States, with
special emphasis on perfecting Or
ganization in the 16 States already
having restrictive laws. In poll tax
States, drives will be undertaken
to see to it that union members
/ pay their taxes so they will be
eligible to vote.
Plans to Work in States.
The league plans to work hard
in the State Legislatures in the
effort to get repeal of restrictive
laws and prevent enactment of
new ones.
First test of the AFL drive, Mr..
keenan, said, will come in Delaware,
where the Legislature will decide
by March l closing date of the ses-
sion whether to repeal Little Taft
Hartley there. Mr.. keenan, de-
scribed the Delaware law "as the
worst of all the State acts" and said
Evening star., 1949-02-01

A lot of sbus riders will roll to
work to the strains of radio music
beginning next Monday, the Capital
Transit Co. announced today. They
will strike a commercial every now
and then. but it's promised that
advertising matter will be "brief
and conservative
Frequency modulation receivers
are being installed in five or six
buses, and they should be ready by
the beginning of next week.
Decision to 60 ahead with the
plan to provide carefully select
ed" program of music In the Capital
Transit passenger vehicles was
reached last March after a guinea
pig" radio-equipped bus was put in
service.
Transit company officials said 90
per cent of passengers at that time
approved the idea. The percentage
of satisfied riders increased to 96
during the rush hour, they said.
While Capital Transit planned its
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Vatican Denies Negotiating
For Release Of Stepinac
BY the Associated Press

VATICAN CITY, Feb. IA high
Vatican source denied today that
the Roman Catholic church was ne
gotiating with Yugoslavia for the
release of Archbishop Alojzijc
Stepinac.
This source said there was no
foundation to reports published
abroad that Yugoslavia had offered
to free the archbishop, imprisoned
for alleged war crimes, if the Holy
See would reassign him elsewhere.
The Vatican, this source con-
tinued, holds Archbishop Stepinac
entirely innocent" of offenses Of
which he is convicted. Hence. it
said, his liberation must be "ac-
cording to the rights of man"
rather than a result of negotiations.
The archbishop, head of the Ro-
man Catholic church in Yugoslavia,
was sentenced in 1946 to 16 years
at forced labor. He was accused of
collaboration with wartime Croat
terrorists.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Marking Warns Reds
Against Raising New
Issues in Peace Talk
Ii Governments MESSAGE
To Communists AssoiIs
Irrelevant Demands
BY the Associoted Press

NANKING, Feb. Lii Tsung-
len's government, showing new
life, sharply warned the Com
muniSts today to cease making
irrelevant demands If they want
peace.
A statement attributed to the
acting presidents Office told the
Reds the government was still able
to fight, but that continuation of
hostilities was undesirable because
the people can no longer bear
civil war"
The message, presumably sent by
radio. said:
If you keep raising irrelevant
issues. one today and another to-
morrow, We will find it impossible
to meet your demands. We believe
since both sides agreed to Mao
Tze-tung's eight points as the basis
OF discussion it is proper that other
conditions should be subjects for
discussion around the peace table
If you say that certain condi-
tions should be executed first, then
why is it necessary for us to hold
a peace conference at alp"
3 Demands Anger Ii.
What angered Lis government
was three recent demands of the
Reds. They were for the rearrest
of 1t. Gen. Yasutsugu Okamura
former japanese commander ir
China acquitted by a Chinese mill.
tary court last week; the detention
of all Red-described Chinese wal
criminals" and complete recognition
of the local Peiping peace pact.
The statement indicated the gov
ernment and the Communists were
still far from position where they
would be able to seat delegations
around a conference table.
Within itself the Ii government.
peace hopes frightened. Friends
said the acting president was de-
termined to exhaust every peace
possibility before abandoning Nan.
king, the capital.
They said he had managed to per-
suade Premier Sun Fo and other
ministers to return here from
Shanghai. Ii they said, has aban-
doned plans to go to Canton imme-
diately. His government is sched
uled to begin functioning there
Saturday.
Ii was pictured as making prog
ress in his effort to get the Execu-
tive Yuan Cabinet to hold its
next meeting here.
3 Peace Bids Approved.
Although he is working for peace
nationally, at least three separate
regional peace bids have his ap-
proval. They are by Marking city
councilmen, and leaders in Shang-
hal and Hankow.
All three are in early stages which
closely resemble the situation at
Peiping two weeks before that city
surrendered.
Should the Communists insist on
the arrest of those they term war
criminals" as prelude to the open
ing OF talks on national scale,
Ii faces an apparent insurmount-
able obstacle.
Even though he and the Com
munist leaders should agree On the
terms Of peace, it Is unlikely the
Executive Yuan, whose members
are on the Red list, would approve
or implement it.
Ii. his friends say, is still study
ing the situation and is bent on
showing the Communists he really
(See CHINA. Page Az
Evening star., 1949-02-01
bunche Invites
All Arab States
To Israeli Talks
AbduIIuh Welcomes
Bid: PurIey Site
By the Associated Press

AMMAN, Trans s-Jordan, Feb. l
DIR. Ralph Bunche, the United
Nations mediator for Palestine
invited Trans-Jordan and all
other Arab states today to armis-
tice talks with Israel. King Alb
dullah of TranS-Jordan said he
welcomed the invitation.
The site for the talks has not
been decided.
'Tel Aviv dispatches said it was
likely talks would be arranged
at RhdoeS when the current
Egyptla n-Israeli negotiations
there ere conclGded.)
King Abdullah said:
We welcome she invitation and
hope that the conference will lead
to a satisfactory resolution of the
Palestine case. I am keen to have
the other Arab states collaborate
with. me in this meeting. Every
body mas remembered that Pales-
tinians have given me the RESPONSE
bllity Of resolving their problems by
war or peace, which l plan to do"
1t was reported earlier in Tel Aviv.
provisional capital of Israel, that
the Jewish state had proposed ar
mistice talks with King Abdullah's
government.
The proposal was transmitted to
King Abdullah some time last week
by an Israel official reliable source
said. The talks with the neighbor
Arab kingdom also would be held at
Rhodes either with or without
United Nations sponsorship, he
added.
Full legal recognition of both
Israel and Trans Jordan by the
United States has been expected to
speed a settlement of the Holy Land
war. However. this informant indi-
Gated the overtures to Trans-Jordan
were made before full American
recognition was announced by Wash
ington.
The same source said another pro-
posal for three-way talks by Israel,
Egypt and Trans-Jordan at Rhodes
had been dropped after Egypt re-
jected the suggestion.
Recognition Is Hailed.
Hailing the full recognition of his
state. Prime Minister David Ben
Gurion said last night that Israel
intends to seek friendship both with
the United States and Russia, and
to press for peaceful relations with
her Arab neighbors.
He outlined the policy of the gov
ernment in q broadcast, his first
since Israel's elections which gave
his Mapai Party the largest vote of
any single party. Mr.. Ben-Gurion
spoke shortly after the United
States announced it was recogniz-
ing as legal the government of
Israel.
Mr.. Ben-Gurion said Israel also
intends to seek an alliance with
Arab states and support the United
Nations. The government must have
a policy of full equality for all citi-
zens, regardless of race. religion
and sex. he said, and engage in
economic planning.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Railroads Reported Offering
Wage Hour Proposal Today
BY the Associated Press

CHICAGO, Feb. IA settlement
proposal repeatedly was ready to be
made by representatives of the Ma
tion's railroads today as they re-
sumed wage and hour negotiations
with officials of l6 incorporating
unions.
The unions, if unable to reach
settlement, can legally call a strike
of the 100000 incorporating en-
ployes. However. they have been
negotiating with the carriers the last
three weeks in an attempt to settle
the dispute. Both sides have re-
ported progress"
A report by presidential fact
finding board recommended a pay
raise of 7 cents an hour and adop-
ton of the 40-hour week, instead
of the present 4s, effective Septem-
ber l.
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Former Football Star,
Five Others Missinq in
Wisconsin Hotel Fire
Most of 48 Guests Saved
As Firemen Of Four Towns
Fight BIoze at Ripon
BY the Associoied Press

RIPON, Wis, Feb. 1.-Six per-
sons, including a former college
and professional football player
were missing and presumed deac
in a fire which destroyed the
Grand View Hotel here early to.
day.
Police Chief Ira Dunham listed
the following as missing:
Lloyd Wasserbach, Madison, Wis
former member of the University of
Wisconsin and Chicago Rockets
football squads.
Albert Bleich, Madison.
Robert Wingler, Iowa City, Iowa.
Charles Wendtland, 80, a perma-
nent guest and part-time employe
of the hotel.
Miss Alice Callan, 50, principal of
grade school here.
Miss Clara Solverson, 81, a book
keeper for the Ripon knitting Co.
Wasserbach Was Tackle.
Mr.. Wasserbach was a tackle on
WiSconsin's varsity squads of 1910
Al and AZ, and was a member OF
the Chicago Rockets of the ALL
America Football Conference in 1916
With Mr.. Bleich and Mr.. Wingler he
was employed in the construction of
a power transmission line in the
Ripon area.
There were approximately 4s
guests in the hotel when the fire
broke out Its origin was un-
determined Firemen from Ripon
and three nearby cities still were
pouring water into the ruins this
afternoon.
Embers Delay Search.
Police said it would be several
hours before searchers could get into
the embers.
The blaze electrified this college
town of 1000 residents and most ol
them hurried to the scene.
Mrs. c. w. Umbreit, who lives two
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Administration OpposesPension
For All Veterans, Gray Warns

cost would rise annually thereafter.
Mr.. Gray said he was neither ia
voring nor opposing the legislation
in his role of administrator.
But IN a report presented to the
committe, he noted:
THE Bureau of the Budget has
advised that in view of the factual
data contained in this report and in
the light of the Presidents policy as
expressed in his recent budget mes
sage, enactment of the bilD could
not be considered in accord with the
program of the President"
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. (R.-
The Pennsylvania General Assembly
has approved proposed $500, 600, 900
bonus for veterans of World War II.
The bonus measure was passed by
the House last night after being
previously approved by the State
Senate. 1t now must be voted on
in Statewide referendum next
November. 49,
Evening star., 1949-02-01
Hulk GuerriIIus' Bose
In Luzon Captured
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

MANILA. Feb. 1.-The Philippine
constabulary reported today the
capture of the Sierra Madre Noun
tain headquarters Of the Hukbala-
hap guerrillas operating in Central
Luzon.
Constabulary patrols routed 300
Of the Communicated peasants
after three-day engagement which
began Thursday, headquarters re-
ported.
In a separate clash near the
Candaba Swamp, north of Manila
guards killed three guerrillas and
sized five guns, headquarters added.
The guards reported one weapon
was a submachine gun Of Czecho-
slovakian trademark.