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Evening star., 1949-11-26
Sailor Arrested
On II Charges
After Wild Ride
Car Enters Fire Zone
At Washington Circle,
Nearly Hits Spectators

A wild ride at Washington
Circle during a fire early today
landed Charles j. Speigle, "a,
pharmacists mate at Bethesda
Naval Hospital, in Municipal
Court on II charges.
Speigle, according to police,
narrowly missed spectators at
fire which routed three families
from the basement and first floor
of a three STORY brick rooming
house at 2211 Washington Circle
at l:57 am.
Police Pvt. Vernie T. Tate. di-
recting traffic at Pennsylvania
avenue and Twenty first street
NV. said he spotted an auto
speeding west on the Ave-
nue. at a 50-mile-an-hour clip.
The driver ignored stop signals by
Pvts. Tate and w. T. ,Vehe, they
said, spun around the circle. ran
over fire hose, almost hit a fire
truck, skidded onto the sidewalk
and continued on around the
circle.
AS the driver spun again into
the circle his car brushed Pvt.
A. L. Dalton. The policeman
hurled a flashlight and smashed
right front window but the driver
sped on, he said, turning into M
street. He was stopped on the
NJ street bridge by Corpl. w. E.
Skinner and Pvt. Donald M. Mans
field. motorcycle policemen.
Speigle. who comes from Akron,
Ohio, was arrested, police said,
and was to appear in Municipal
Court later today on the follow
ing charges:
Assault with dangerous weap-
on. an automobile; driving. at un-
reasonable speed, driving on the
sidewalk, driving over fire hose,
three charges of disobeying off,
cial signals, two charges of not
giving hand signals, passing stop
sign and entering within block
of fire apparatus.
A second fire occurred while all
this was going on. Four persons
were routed from the basement
of three-story brick apartment
building at 1927 Hiatt street NV.
when fire broke out. Pvt. w. A.
Rector of No. II engine company
went to Emergency Hospital for
X-rays for an injured ankle.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Shopping Pace
In D. T.. Stores
Exceeds 1948 !!
/ Weekend Crowds
Swollen by Children
{ Eager to See Sonto

Hitting the department stores
tp droves, Washington has re-
t1rned to its traditional practice
Q opening the Christmas shopping
season as soon as the Thanksgiv-
Ing Day turkey is out of the way.
ECrewds on hand yesterday and
today were slightly larger than
laSt years. and without doubt the
Mggest so far this year, a survey
Of the large strores showed.
With school out. thousands OF
small fry visited Santa Claus, at
the same time giving their parents
a chance to line up Santa's gifts
at the toy departments.
8 Store officials, meanwhile, looked
for a good November December
business period. to offset sales
drops registered during the fall
season.
& 8 Per Cent Drop for Week.
Department store sales through
out the country were down 8 per
cent in the week ended November
10, as compared with last year,
however, the Federal Reserve
Board reported. There was a g.
per cent average drop for the
January November 19 period.
Washington stores, during Oc-I
tober. saw Z per cent drop un-t
der the same period in 1948, but
for the first 10 months in 1949,
ran l per cent ahead of the COM
parable period last year.
P. M. Talbot, chairman of the
department store division of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. blamed sustained
warm weather during October
rather than any basic economic
factor-for the drop in fall sales.
Through midsummer, he ex-
planned. sales were up to normal.
But when the warm weather
continues through October, there
simply isn't the incentive for peo-
pie to buy fall merchandise, he
said.
Night Openings to Be Revived.
With Saturday holidays for
Government workers, there are no
plans for nighto penings by the
department stores, Mr.. Talbot
said. A large group of downtown
speciality merchants, however. will
meet Monday night to organize a
drive for Thursday night OPEN
ings through Christmas and to
discuss permanent night openings
thereafter.
Department store officials said
shoppers this year will find slight !
across-the-board price reductions
under last year, but stressed tha-
the greatest buying benefits will
come in improved quality of mer-
chandise.
There are slight increases in
certain items, one official said, but
heEadded that for the most part
they follow reductions made on
those items earlier in the year.
Late Corners May Suffer.
The stores said gift depart
mentS-including toys-are COM
pletely stocked, but issued the
usual warning that last-minute
shoppers are likely to run into
the usual problems.
Officials said there is a better
supply of large wheeled toys than
last year. and noted heavy sales
already on games, with no out
standing new novelty toy taking
precedence. Stores varied in re-
ports of electric train supplies, but
all warned that manufacturers
apparently are holding production
down to actual store orders. The
steel strike. probably has bene a
factor, one official said, in limit
ing the below-demand supply of
trains.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Montgomery Cob Driver
Injured by Blow on Head

John J. Mum. Is, of the TOO
block of I street Sc. was ad-1
mitted to, Suburban Hospital.
Bethesda. early today with severe
head cuts, the hospital reported.
Mr.. Mum, q cab driver for q
Montgomery County firm, was said
to have been struck over the head
as he sat in his cab in Bethesda.
His condition was said to be fair.
County police were investigating.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Dr.. CoIdweII to Speak

DR.. A. Brown Caldwell. pastor of
the Walbrook Presbyteria n
Church, Baltimore, and an official
of the Maryland State Synod OF
the Presbyterian Church, will be
the speaker at the Layman's As
sociation service in the Rockville
Methodist Church at 8 pm. to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1949-11-26
Four Corners Forum Set

Eugene j. Butler, Chevy Chase
attorney, will speak at the second
monthly forum of the st. Berna-
dettt's Church, -Four Corners, Md,
at $3.50 pm. Monday in the school
auditorium. He will discuss Fed
eral Aid to Education.
Evening star., 1949-11-26

w WllASl1 oSS04 1 SA
on the east
bound side of
Benning oa d
b e t W e e n the
Kingman Lake
An d. Anacostia
River Bridges.
This section of
roadway is be-
ing resurfaced,
following h e
re m ov al of
streetcar tracks.
Witnesses,told
1t. William j.
Iiuo,.n I. naan Of
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
BOY ASKS FOR
DRINK OF WATER:
BEATEN TO DEATH

WAYNESBORO Ca, May 11.-7tR
"A tenant farmer was sentenced
to death yesterday for killing a
three-year-old boy in fit Of anger.
w. r. Hobbs was sentenced to
die in the electric chair July 8 for
the murder Of William Anderson
last winter. The jury was out
less than half an hour.
Hobbs was arrested after car
penter, called to the Anderson
home to build a casket, noticed
large welts on the childs body and
notified the sheriff.
Police said Hobbs later confess
ed that he had kicked, beaten and
finally bitten the youngster to
death in fit OF anger.
David Anderson, 10. testified his
brother had cried for water during
the night. He said Hobbs became
enraged and took the three year
old boy out Of the house. When
Hobbs brought him back. he was
dead, David said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
next MOVE
IS UP TO
RUSSIANS
Coming Big-Four Confer
ente Success Depends
on Soviet Union

WASHINGTON, May II - -
Secretary of State Acheson indi-
Gated today that success of the
coming Big-Four Conference on
Germany will hinge on how far
the Russians will 60 along with
plans already laid out by the West
ern powers.
He told a news conference the
United States intends TO demand
full guarantees of civil rights for
the German people and will not
accept any proposals which do not
provide for such guarantees.
Whether solutions can be
reached. Acheson declared. depends
on whether the Russians will make
or consider proposals that will not
retard in any way the successful
agreements already made by the
Western powers for fitting Ger
many into the family of free Euro
pean nations.
The meeting of the Big -Four
Foreign Ministers opens at Paris
May %.
In setting the limits of American
maneuvers at Paris. Acheson went
further than any top American
official had gone to suggest pub
licly that if major compromises are
tc be made for agreement on Ger
MANY they will have to he made
by Russia.
Acheson praised to the limit the
accomplishments OF the Berlin air.
lift pilots and credited their eff
forts with defeats Of the Soviet
blockade of Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
Death Penalty
Upheld; Dotior
To Die in Chair

AUSTIN. Tex, May 1l--tR-The
Court of Criminal Appeals today
ruled DR.. Lloyd I. Ross, San An
tonic surgeon, must die in the cleo
trio chair for murder in the STAY
ing of Mrs. Gertrude York.
The court refused Dr.. Ross mo-
ton for rehearing of its rejection
last Nov. of his appeal from the
death sentence.
-Four members OF the York family,
prominent in San Antonio, were
slain ON the morning of Sunday,
May. Is, l947, ON country road.
They were Willard York his wife,
Gertrude; their son, John, 8; and
Mrs. Mary York. York's 67-year-
old mother. The York's 13-year-
old daughter, Ann, was the only
member Of the party to escape
death by shooting. DR.. Ross was
tried only in the death of Mrs.
Gertrude York.
The Ross and York families had
been friends for years. The de-
Tense sought to show during DR..
Ross trial that he had cracked
up after he had lost his savings,
about $l50,000 which he had en-
trusted to York for investment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
MAY AVOID
INCREASES,
ANY TAXES
Rigid Government Econo-
mics Urged Doughion
Talks with Truman

WASHINGTON, May ll.-lR-
Rep. Doughton (D-NC) head of
the ax-writing House Ways and
Means Committee, said after a
White House call today that he
favors rigid government economies
to avoid tax increases.
Doughton told reporters Pres
ident Truman had asked him to
come to the White House for a
general discussion of the tax situa-
ton and other matters. Dough-
tons committee has made no move
yet to frame tax bill in line with
the Presidents January request for
$4,0O0,000,o0O in new taxes.
Doughton said he hopes it will
mot be necessary" to impose new
taxes because they might effect
business adversely"
In response to questions, he
said he thought the President knew
how he felt. But he did not say
what Mr.. Truman had told him.
Doughton made it clear that his
committee will not make any de-
cision on what to do about taxes
until it completes consideration of
proposed changes in the Social Sc
curity Act. He indicated it would
be at least a month before any
tax discussion can be held.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
GARMENT UNION,
PROTESTS KILLING
UNION ORGANIZER

NEW YORK, May 11-R-Some
$1,000 garment workers have been
ordered off their jobs tomorrow for
a four-hour mass protest against
the Staying of a union organizer.
Union leaders claim William
Lurye, 40-year-old organizer for
the AFL International Ladies Gar
ment Workers union. was slain. by
hired assassins" of anti-union en-
ployers.
He died yesterday of stab wounds
inflicted by three unidentified men
who attacked him late Monday in
a hallway of a midtown building
while he was on an organizing tour
of garment district shops.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
DEFENDANT IN spy
TRIAL SHEDS TEARS
(By The Associated Press

tBy The Associated Press
For the first time in the twelve
day-old trial, defendant Judith
Coplon verged on tears.
Throughout the trial, newsmen
have commented on her relatively
gay behavior. In fact, one news
magazine dubbed her Miss Gig
gles.' When shown this news
magazine, Miss Coplon redeemed
with anger and ratified the mag
azine, saying: MY father died since
all this started and now this will
kill my mother
The 27-year-old former Justice
Department employee is accused of
stealing government documents for
transmission to a foreign pow
er, Soviet Russia. After this trial
is over, Miss Coplon faces still
another trial with co-defendant
Valentine Gubitchev, Russian
who has been on the Soviet United
Nations staff.
In court, the defense attorney for
Miss Coplon said that a tipster's
desire for money may have set off
the FBI investigation which event.
ually eliminated in the arrest of
Judith. Coplon and Gubitchev.
Although the government conced-
ed that it sometimes used tipsters,
the government witnesses and at
torney would not reveal today in
court who it was that caused the
FBI to begin investigation in this
spy case.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
Bank Cashier
Confesses 10
Taking Money
Admits Disappointing
Over $4,000 in 20
Year Period

SEATTLE, May l1.-tR-A So
year-old bank cashier with a fond
ness for horse racing and trap
shooting confessed last night, the
Federal Bureau OF Investigation
said, to Incorporating 4,994.65
j. B. Wilcox, FBI special agent
in charge, reported Ross Ellsworth
Worley of Bothell admitted taking
the money over a 20 year period
from the Bothell State Bank.
Worley was charged with viola
ton of the Federal Reserve Act,
specifically for making false en-
tries in the accounts OF bank.
Arraigned before U. S. Commits
sioner John Burns, he was releas-
ed on $4,000 cash bond.
After his arrest, Worley told
FBI Investigators:
This has been praying on my
mind for years, l am certainly re-
lieved now that it's all over"
Wilcox said Worley took small
sums of money after deposits were
made by patrons OF the indepen-
dent bank. Then, Wilcox said, he
juggled bank accounts in accord
ance with the loss. He kept a
complete record of the money he
took, the agent said.
Worley said he spent the money
on horse racing and to further his
interest in trap shooting.
A. Dean Wortnington, bank
president, said the loss was discov-
cred Monday morning by the Fed
leral Deposit Insurance Corporation
while investigating the banks
books.
He said that the loss was COW
cred by insurance and that full
payment was made yesterday to
the bank.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
MongreI Dog
Hero; Saves
Little Master

GILLESPIE, Pa, May 1I.-Ih1--
A little mongrel dog was the toast
of his neighborhood today for per-
forming the greatest heroism OF
its kind-saving its master
The dog, Chubby, jumped into
the fray when he saw his master,
Jackie Stricken, 4, being mauled
by a larger dog. Chubby fought
the dog until family members res
cued the child. Jackie is in fair
condition at hospital where at
taches said one ear was torn off
and facial nerve paralyzed. The
boys grandmother said the large
dog suddenly attacked the boy
while the two were playing in the
yard.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
Investigation Of
War Crime Trials
Now Demanded

WASHINGTON, May ia
A demand for a Senate investiga-
ton of all Army war crimes trials
in Europe has been made by SEN
ator Joseph Mccarthy Of Wiscon-
sin. Mccarthy told Senate Arm
ed Service Subcommittee that he
has received flood of letters and
kilograms making serious charges
far beyond the Malmedy cases.
The Malmedy trial is the one in
which Army personnel were charg-
ed with being brutal in their
treatment OF German defendants
accused OF the massacre Of 512
American prisoners of war and
Belgian civilians. A score of wit
nesses still remain to testify in
the committees probe of the trials.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
Raising of One Barrier In Cold War Due Today
Eagle Scout
Faces Charge,
Killing Girl

ROANOKE, Va, May l1-iR Lee
Scott, l6-year-old Eagle Scout and
church choir member, today faces
a charge of murder for the church
Staying of Dana Marie Weaver, 15-
year-old schoolmate.
Detective Capt. Frank H. Webb
in an unprecedented press con-
ference last night, announced
simply that Scott had been charged
in warrant signed by Police
Judge S. r. Price.
This is all that I can give you
at this time" Webb said.
Webb, however, did tell reporters
that Scott had directed police to
an alley where a coffee sack MISS
ing from the church was found
He said Scott also told them where
they could find his clothing, which
police later found darkly stained.
Dana Marie's body was found
Monday morning by the janitor OF
Christ Episcopal church in the
church kitchen. There were signs
of desperate struggle by the girl.
Her fingernails were broken and
two pop bottles, one of them
smashed, were on the floor.
Police said the girl apparently
had been dubbed TO death with
a bottle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
PENSION BILL
FOR VETERANS
IS up IN COM

WASHINGTON, May ll-tR-A
dissension-split House Veterans
Committee today approved modi-
fled pension bill adding about $l0,-
000, 100000 to existing veterans
benefits over the next SO years.
The new bill in effect liberalizes
and writes into law regulations OF
the Veterans Administration already
in force for disabled and needy
veterans. It is a follow-up to a
billion dollar measure
which failure to pass.
The final committee product
contained an amendment by Rep.
league (D-Tex) barring pensions
for veterans able to work more
than half time.
The unemployability requirement
was hostly opposed by Chairman
Rankin (D-Miss). He voted against
it in committee and threatened to
carry his fight against his own
committees bill onto the floor Of
the House.
Emerging from the committee
room, where members drew up a
final draft behind closed doors,
Rankin told reporters:
1.-The league Amendment cuts
out six-sevenths of the World War
I veterans aged 65 or over. 1t is
the worst blow they have received
to date since the Economy Act OF
1888"
The Economy Act reduced vet
Grams pensions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
SOAP SALESMAN
STEALS $1,000;
PLEADS GUILTY

ELLENSBURG, Wash, May IL
R-Raymond F. Young's situation
seemed to boil down to this today:
either sell bars or cell bars.
The 32-year-old soap salesman
was placed on probation yesterday
foI five years after pleading
guilty to theft of $4,000 from the
Fred Gilmour Grocery Store in
Kittitas.
In deferring sentence. Judge Jay
A. Whitfield ordered Young to re-
pay $4,000 raised by Mrs. Young's
relatives as partial restitution and
to repay, within one year, an addi-
tional $769.12. plus court costs.
Young admitted Is thefts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
STOCK QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, May l1.-A- Clos
ing quotation of Alaska Juneau
mine stock today Is 81, American
Can so, Anaconda 27h2. Curtiss-
Wright as, International Harvest
er 247s, Kennecott 43. New York
Central l0Ts, Northern Pacific las.
U. S. Steel II, Pound $4.03 3ll6.
Sales today were 10000 shares.
Averages today are as follows:
industrials l74.70. rails Alt, util-
tiles $3.50.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
REDS BAT 10 WIN
OVER GIANTS. ~


NEW YORK. May l1--lRl-Cin-
cinnati's HOWE Fox pitched and
batted the Reds to a Az victory
today over New York, swapping the
Giants seyen-game winning streak.
Fox limited the LEADERS to
six hits, including an eighth in
ming homer by Jack Lohrke. The
highlander helped himself to his
second triumph of the year with
two-run single in the sixth in
ming.
Three other National League
games tonight.
In the American League Chicago
beat Boston IL to 8.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
3 ABOARD pNA
TUESDAY FLIGHTS

Pacific Northern Airlines carried
80 passengers on flights yesterday
in and out of Juneau as follows
From Anchorage: Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Jenkins, Col. Everett Epson,
1t. Col. F. Clark, Major Phillip
Habbe, Major H. A. Koehler, Frank
Berry, Carl Bunnell, p. w. Holzgraf,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Anderson, Alex
johnson.
From Cordova: R. Kearns, Joe
Fasano, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Cen
ardine.
To Yakutat: Mrs. M. Merrill.
To Anchorage Miriam Ristipe.
Frank Apaluk, AIDE Jaskar, Will
lam Burger, LOmen Hansen,
Frank Blackburn, Joe johnson,
Ralph Clark. A. Holmes, AL An
derson, Earl Urlman,. Wilfred
Blake, Art Keller.
To Cordova: o. T. Finney, Joe
Malutin, William Tellford.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
The W Washington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
Copyright. 1899. By Bell Syndicate. In

WASHINGTON Today the
Berlin airlift is suspended and the
pilolS and ground crewmen who
performed the greatest air feat in
history at long last get rest.
What they and the nation may
not know, however, is what intelli-
gence reports from Russia say
about their work. They say that
the Berlin airlift has done more to
increase American prestige in Eu-
rope than anything else.
Even behind the Iron Curtain,
the facts of the Berlin airlift are
known. The Russians couldn't
keep the news out. The feeding
of city of 100000 people by
air. day in and day out, was too
staggering a story to suppress. 1t
was a great human story, spread
not by newspapers, but by word
Of mouth. E.
The Soviet government not only
couldn't suppress it, but was wor-
ried about it.
So the pilots and ground crew.
men, as they ease up on their la
= -. - - = -->
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
new TRIAL FOR
N0RDGREN DENIED

Judge George w. Folta today de-
MED the motion for new trial
OF Kurt G. Nordgren, Petersburg
fisherman. Attorney Howard Stab
Ter filed the motion April 20.
Nordgren was sentenced to IA
months IN Mcneil Island Peniten-
tiary and a 5000 fine. on one OF
Alaska's rare bribery convictions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
Thousands Dropped
From Unemployment
Rolls in Washington

OLYMPIA, Wash, May 11--tR--
A drop of 3,142 persons from the
states Unemployment rolls last
week was reported today by F. A.
Hardy, acting state employment Sc
curity commissioner.
The decline brings the total of
39,5O6 persons, Of whom 30.924 are
covered by the state act. The re-
mainder are veterans. ii
Jobless persons received $3.50, $50
in state funds and $l76,26l in fed
eral funds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-11
Governor Dewey
VISITING ENGLAND

Goyeror Thomas Dewey is in
southampton, England. The 1913
Republican presidential candidate
says he is eager to study British
politics and agriculture-and then
go on to Germany and inspect the
Berlin airlift, II, as the Governor
puts it, there's any Of it left