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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-08
TWO TAX BILLS
 INTRODUCED IN
 LOWER CHAMBER

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EhGlESTOM TERM
 FOR ASSAULT X
 UpHEEDBY COURI

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8-R- The U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the con- vietion and three-year prison term of 4. E. Eagleston, for assault with g deadly weapon on Frank Rowley, July %, 1946, at Anchoarge. Alaska.
 Tn a separate opinion. the court also affirmed a civil suit judgment of S37,0oo which Rowley had won from Eagleston.
 Testimony at Eagleston's criminal trial was that the two men had a business quarrel and that Rowley's skull was fractured-presumably by a rake handle, although the jury was uncertain as to the exact weapon.
 Eagleston was sentenced Jan. 10, 1947, to a three.year prison term.
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fund of the Territorial Treasury Machinery is set up for taxpayers remedies, including petitions to the Tax Commissioner and appeals to the courts. It also repeals the net income tax on cannery operations
 Property Tax
 The second of the basic tax bills introduced in the House yesterday, the general property tax bill, pro- vides for a levy of two per cent or 20 mills upon all real property and improvements and all personal property in the Territory.
 The tax will be collected by the municipal tax collector in incor- porated cities or towns and by the school districJ 5a8 collector in in dependent schools districts and half of the tax collected is to be re- mitted to such municipalities or district to be used for school pur- roses only.
 Moneys collected outside of muni- cipa.ities or school districts and half the moneys collected in muni- cipal4ties and districts will be cov- e.ed into the general fund Of the Territorial Treasury.
 Exemptions
 The following exemptions are pro- vded by the bill:
 Property used exclusively for educational, religious or charitable purposes.
 Property of the United States, of the Territory, Of any municipal corroration, independent CT incor- porated school district, puhlic util- fly district and association operat- ing utilities under arrangement with the Plural Identification Ad- mjnistration.
 Household furniture of the head of family CT householder to the value of $200.
 The property of any organization not organized for business purposes whose membership is composed en. tirely of the veterans of any wars of the United States, the property of the auxiliary of any such organ 2ation, and all monies on deposit belonging to such organizations, ex- cept any such property which pro- duees rentals CT profits for such organization.
 Unpatented Claims
 The assessed value of uhimprov- ed, unpatented mining claims upon which the improvement originally required for patent have become useless through deterioration, re- moval or othei wise, is fixed by the bill at $500 per each 20 acres or fraction Of each such claim ex-
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WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT (
 . GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU
 This data is for 24-hour per-
 . iod ending o:3c am. PSF. In Juneau Maximum, 20 { . minimum, 12. At Airport Maximum, 20; { . minimum, 0. { F 0 R E c Al ST tJuncau and vicinity) { Mostly cloudy with snow { this afternoon. Snow mixed . with rain on Sunday. South { . easterly winds Is to 25 mph { . tonight and Sunday. Slow { . ly rising temperatures, high { . est today near 28. A little { warmer Sunday. . F k l. lPIT ZION
 Q (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am today { Q In Juneau City - None; { . since Jan. l, 6.64 inches; { . since July l, 82.70 inches. ( Q At the Airport - Trace; { . since Jan. l, 2.96 inches; { . since July l, 52O3 inches. [
 = 4
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FROM E. c. w. J. Nose of Trail, B. C., is registered at the Baranof
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Vice Commander; Allan c. Marcum of Juneau, Junior Vice Command cd and Adjutant; Cecil A. Roley of Anchorage, Quartermaster; Capt. Gelser, U. s. Army, Fort Richard son, Chaplain; Carl Heinmiller of Port Chilkoot, Haines, Surgeon; J. Davis of Anchorage, Inspector; Andrew Dennis, Anchorafe, Chief of Staff.
 District Commanders present are Verne Metcalie of Juneau and Charles German of Anchorage.
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N n T I q K

Having purchased on Jan. 4, all the property of Santiago M. Cesar including Dew Drop Inn Restaur- ant, on South Franklin, I am not responsible for any debts against the property previous to Jan. 4. (85-6t) F. c. RAMOS.
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STEAMER EsOvENfkTs

Baranot, from Seattle, schedul- ed to arrive Monday.
 Denali, from Seattle, scheduled tc arrive Tuesday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sai from Vancouver January l3.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle January 15.
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COUNCIL CALLS
 SPECIAL MEETING
 FOR NEXT FRIDAY
Water System for Scatter Traet sI Subject Park
 ing Meters Ordered

In order that a reasonable and amicable arrangement may prevail, to the mutual satisfaction of both parties. the City Council will ask residents of the Scatter Tract to confer with officials of the Juneau Water Company at special meet ing next Friday evening.
 At a December meeting, J. Mall colm Greany, president of the Seat ter Water System, requested ser- vice from the Juneau system.
 At last nights Council meeting, City Attorney Howard Stabler read portions of Ordinance No. 306 granting a franchise to the Juneau Water Company, showing that it is a public utility, and that the com pany agreed to provide water to residents throughout the city.
 As the proposed service involves an extension of mains, Council members were unanimous in want ing the work done before the pro- posed street paving in that area.
 Next Fridays special meeting will be at o'clock in the Council Chambers A large audience is eX- pected
 Numerous matters for civic im- provement came up for considera- tion. On most oi them, the Coun- cil already has taken preliminary action.
 It was voted to advertise Mon day for bids on equipment needed to wire the Small Boat Harbor, bids to be opened at 10 am. Jan- uary 2l, for consideration at the regular meeting that evening. Ac- tion on electrical equipment is nec- essary this early because the spec ial submarine cable cannot be de- livered for three months.
 Council members urged vigorous action by all interested in the dredging of Mendenhall Bar May or Waino Hendriekson reported U. s. Engineers officials as saying that the project was approved two years ago, but "stateside projects" seem to have priority Attorney Stabler was asked to prepare resolution to be sent to Alaska Delegate E. L. tBob) Bartlett and others in Washington, D. c.
 The mayor also reported that the U. 5. Engineers soon will initiate work to pave the bottom of the Gold Creek Hume for some 450 feet, out of a recent emergency appropriation, with more work lat CT If funds are available.
 The Council voted to order 2G0 parking meters, which will be giv- en an 18-month trial As the city receives 25 per cent and the com pany 75 per cent, the meters pay for themselves.
 There was constructive discussion regarding more suitable moorings for Coast Guard and ACS boats stationed in Juneau.
 Requested by the Welfare Board to share in the cost of engaging a child welfare worker for Juneau, the Council declined, due to lack of funds beyond the current bud get.
 The police committee was asked to give report at the January 2l meeting on the two-way car ra- dio system recently proposed by Frank A. Metcalf, chief of the Highway Patrol, which would share the cost
 Two members of the Territorial House of Representative were in the audience at last nights meet ing-Mrs. Doris Barnes of Wraugell, former mayor there, and Mrs. Amelia Gundersen of Ketchikan.
 All Council members were in att tendance. They were Edward Niel sen, George Jorgenson, J. P. Christ ensen, James Larson, J. A. Thibo- deau and Burr Johnson.
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GIRL FOR GREENEWALDS

A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Robert Greenewald in St Ann's Hospital on Thursday afternoon The baby tipped the scales at seven pounds two ounces.
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TO HEALTH DEPT.

Miss Mildred Nelson of Milwau- kee, Wis, arrived here yesterday from the States to work with the Department of Health. She is stay ing at the Baranof Hotel.
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GARRISON IN CAST

Richard Garrison, who suffered a spinal fracture when he was caught under a snow laden marquee on Monday, was placed in a cast yesterday. He is reported to be resting comfortably today. Dr. C.. c. Carter and Dr. Phillip Moore, orthcpedic specialist, were the at tending physicians. Garrison is at St. Anns Hospital
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DON'T MISS InE AUCTION SALE

New and used merchandise, Sum- day, 2 p. In., Juno Auction Mar ket, 731 E St. White Bros. It
Evening star., 1949-12-11

A SIGNAL on the radio
IA marks the correct time.
Listeners glance at their
watches or clocks, reset them
if necessary. But few are
aware of the source of these
authoritative announcements
that regulate the Nations
timepieces.
Quietly and with little fan
fare the Naval Observatory.
Massachusetts, avenue at
Thirty-fourth street NV,
makes continuous studies of
the stars, adjusts its master
clock on the basis of as
Economical findings. and
flashes accurate time every
other hour to Annapolis, Nd.
for radio distribution to the
world.
From the observatory's hill
side site scientists study the
heavens through some of the
most modern astronomical
equipment In the world. Sew
eral of the time-determining
machines were developed
there and have been the sub
tect Of inquiries from a num-
ber of foreign countries. The
Navy astronomers cooperate
with scientists Of many ma
tions in the exchange of in
formation that BENEFITS tim
ing throughout the world.
Briefly. this is how time Is
determined: An astronomer
on a platform near the roof
of the observatory looks down
through a tall. vertical metal
tube that resembles an oil
we'll casing-one of the only
two Photographic zenith tubes
In existence. (Both were de-
veloped at the observatory
This instrument determines
just when a star crosses the
meridian, the north-south
line passing / directly over
head at the observatory.
The light of a star shines
pinpoint size to the base of
the tube. where it is reflected
In a pool of mercury. Acting
as q mirror, the mercury
sends the beam OF light back
Evening star., 1949-12-11

up to a Photographic plate in
an automatic camera. Four
pictures are made as the star
crosses the meridian, and the
time of each Is recorded. Sub
sequent studies of the posi-
tions Of each star and the
clock times Of the exposures
enable astronomers to de-
termine the error of the OBJ
servatory's master clock.
Corrections as small as a
few thousandths of a second
may be made several times
each day on the master clock.
This timepiece Is a tall panel
with a large dial and controls
on the back that resemble
those Of an ordinary electric
clock. However. in place of a
slow pendulum. there Is an
intricate crystal oscillator-a
tall vacuum tube in which a
small square of quartz Is sus-
pended between condenser
plates. The crystal vibrates
at a frequency Of 100000
times second when an al
ternating voltage is placed
across the condenser plates.
Several other clocks run with
the master clock to provide
an accurate check.
Since the observatory was es-
tablished in 1874 to supply the
Nations naval and merchant
fleets with astronomical data
necessary for safe navigation,
its activities have been ex-
panded to serve in many
fields. Time that was accu-
rate enough for the mariner
of a century ago is not exact
enough for the electronics en-
gineer of today. Radio and
television are two fields that
particularly benefit from the
modern efficiency of time de-
termination. In addition to
the evening studies, daily OBJ
servations Of sunspots are
made and photographs Of the
solar surface facilitate discov-'
cry Of flares and other activity
affecting communications.
Findings Of the astronomers
are released in several regular
Evening star., 1949-02-09
Exhibit Of Handicraft
From DPS Opened
By Mrs. Truman

Mrs. Harry s. Truman opened
an exhibit of handicraft from the
Displaced Persons Camps in
Europe yesterday at the Washing
ton World Affairs Center in the
Metropolitan Club Annex building
at 1712 H street NV.
The exhibit will be viewed today
by members of the diplomatic
corps. Tomorrow and thereafter
as long as interest continues. it
will be open to the public on week
days from 2 to Z pm.
The exhibit, which contains
some remarkable wood-carving,
costume dolls, metal work and
needle work. was sent to this
country in the days when the
camps were under UNRRA super
vision. The material was to have
been used in setting up a museum
or historical exhibit on the work
of that international agency.
The unopened cases were in
herited by the International Re-
lief Organization of the United
Nations. Recently their existence
was brought to the attention of
the newly organized Washington
World Affairs Center, a service
center for international activities,
Arthur Sweetser, head of the
United Nations information office
here, is chairman.
One of the most remarkable ex-
hibits is a model of a large bake
oven-a coal burner of FURNISHED
steel and cast iron, with brass
trimmings.
Some of the stuffed animals
were made of the gray German
uniform cloth. The plastic cand-
labia in the exhibit was made from
plexiglass of planes shot down.
Among the first visitors we're
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Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Robert
Low Bacon and Miss Ruth Saffron.
The last, an employe Of RO. had
just returned from a tour of the
camps. She said the DPS are
getting O betted diet and that the
camp population is now down to
523, 900. A year ago it was 700, 900,
and the peak was 100000.
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Famous Cases in District Court
By John CIoeett Proctor

On February 27, 1901, Congress
passed law establishing courts
for the District Of Columbia. and
from that time on we have at
least had our own bench and
bar. The first case tried was that
of the Commonwealth Of Virginia
VS.. Leap. on an indictment for
selling spirituous liquors illegally.
Following this closely was the
trial, conviction and execution OF
Patrick McGurk for numbering his
wife. McGurk, we are told, rode
from the jail, then on the north,
side of c street, between John
Marshall place and Sixth street,
to the place of execution, in a
cart, much as did those who were
beheaded by the. guillotine during
the French reign of terror in
1893.
On January 10. 1918, Patrick"
a slave, was hanged for assault
ing a white woman, the gallows
being erected on D street between
Third and Fourth streets.
In the early days there seem
to have been just as many homi-
cides and other crimes committed
here as there are today, in pro-
portion to the size OF the city.
Some punishments appear, too. as
being ridiculously insufficient, as
was the punishment meted out to
Isaac Norris, convicted OF man.
slaughter and fined $40 and given
IL months in jail. In several
cases they evidently legally exc
cuted the prisoner and then failed
to keep a record of the matter.
Dollar Homicide
In 1910 Nathan Turner. alias
Collier. while intoxicated. rolled
on a child. which he evidently did
not know was in the bed. crushing
it to death: for this he was as
sessed 81 and given six months in
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Current Exhibitions

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART. Con-
stitution avenue and Sixth street
Paintings. SCULPTURES by masters.
dulbenkian collection ot Of, Egyptian sypti.n
sGt.''ues art. Gaiiatin Ha I beauest. Vienna
after ) pm: today. Picture Of
sanna," by Tintoretto, with talks
M.rsaTes n aase fa soaton aso also soS next suns
next mex sunday, "Viennese Art Re-
covered From the Salt Mines" at
pm, by Perry B. Cott' assistant
chief curator.
NATIONAL MUSEUM, National Col
avenue and Tenth stree.~-Ameri-
Thayer centennial exhibition.
through December H.. Metro
politan State Art Contest through
Of Graphic Arts. Independence ave-
nue and Tenth street--Prlnts by
Stanley Hayter, through Novem-
ber ~.
FREER GALLERY OF ART. Twelfth
street and Jefferson drive-Ori-
entail and Far Eastern arts Paint.
exhibits. Thayer centennial ex-
hfbirion, through December.
coRCoRAN GALLERY OF ART. sey.
enteenth street between New forK
avenue and = street American tsa
". A. Clark collection. Photo
graphs Of famous artists, by Kath-
crime Young.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL, GALLERY.
1900 Twenty first street-Paint-
ings and prints. .
ARTS CLUB, 2017 street-Lano-
scape Club exhibition.
DUMBARToN OAKS CoLL,ECTIIsoN'
Byzantine art.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and K
riette Lauterman, through Novem-
ber Mitchell Jamieson's Potomac
drawings, through next Saturday.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: East e;a,9, GsP,.
orozeo and California exhibitions,
TEXTILE MUSEUM. $3.50, S street
RUGS, tapestries and other textiles
of the Near and Far East and Peru.
Open Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day. 2 to pm. Admission by
card. obtainable at once OF George
H.Wl NsS''' Myers $50 f'''ee"'A ''Fs''
WATKINS GALLERY, American Uni
versity campus-Sculpture show.
WHYTE GALLERY. 1878 Connecticut
apeuue-Original Christmas cards.
Exhibition by Gates. through NO.
GECRGE WASHINGTON UNIvER-
SITY LIBRARY, 2023 6 street
Exhibition by Charles Walther.
PAN AMERICAN UNION, Seventeenth
and c streets N.W.-Photographs
by Elena Hosmann. through NO.
venber.
CHEoUIRE HOUSE. ao2 King street.
MISUNDERSTANDING by Marceila
Comes.
PLAYHOUSE THEA1ER GALLERY,
T27 Fifteenth street-Exhioltion
by the Campbells.
SILVER SPRING ART GALLERY.
92I6 Flower avenue. Silver Spring.
Md.-Work By Cupoli and Higss.
BARNETT ADEN GALLERY, 127
Randolph place N.W.--Sixtn an
niyersary exhibition, through NO
venber.
UNITED NATIONS CLUE. Nineteenth
and r streets N.W.-Exhibition oy
Theodore Lux Feininser.
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY
ART, 1929 New York avenue
Modern textiles.
GINN,s ART CENTER. 1914 Georgia
avenue. Silver Spring-.Palntlngs
by Helen Bsrton Goodwin, through
November 26.
BLOW Associates, 1918 II street NV
Oils by Eugenie McEVos.
Evening star., 1949-11-20

Jail. Polly Bevens, fol. manslaugh-
ter committed in 1911, was fined
IS and given one day in Jail.
which reminds us Of the case OF
Miss Elizabeth M. Flagler. who, In
1896, was given three hours in
jail and fined $500 for shooting
and killing Ernest Green, colored.
It is said she actually served two
hours and Is minutes. 3s#
William Fitzgerald, convicted Of
manslaughter at o very early date,
was fined $50 and kept at Govern
Iment expense for 80 days. Michael
Clark. a mulatto. who killed his
wife about 1918, did not fancy the
idea Of being hanged. and escaped
from the Jail just before that
event was to take place. He was
never recaptured.
But three legal hangings took
place in the District during the
first so years of the city's exist
ence.
In 1926 Jonathan Devaughn, an
overseer, and one of those exc
cuted, paid the penalty for the
murder Of a Mr.. Martin, a white
smith. The crime was committed
near what used to be called
Moore's lane. above Florida ave-
nue. and between First and Third
streets NV.
According to an old account. " the
son Of Mr.. Martin, having been on
Moore's land, Devaughn. then the
overseer, took his hat. A few days
thereafter Mr.. Martin and his wife
went out to obtain the hat. when
Devaughn set the dogs upon them,
and Mr.. Martin was fired upon by
Devaughn and killed. When an
attempt was made to arrest De-
vaughn he fired upon the officers,
Evening star., 1949-11-20
Invitation Show and Public Opening
OF Viennese Treasures at Gallery
By Florence S. Berrymon

A magnificent gesture of friend
ship Is represented in the superb
exhibition Of art from the Vienna
collections, lent by the Austrian
government, which will be in
augurated at 8 pm. today with an
invitation preview at the National
Gallery of Art, and will be open
to the public from 5 to 10 pm.
today and for the next two
months. The gallery is one OF
four institutions responsible for
bringing the exhibition to the
United States, the others being
the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York City; the Art Institute
of Chicago and the M. H. De
Young Museum, San Francisco,
which will have the exhibition in
succession.
Many reports and illustrations
which have appeared in The Stars
news columns over a period OF
months, have acquainted WASH
ingtonians with the history Of the
collections, identity of some out
standing treasures, and something
Of the colossal task involved in
protection. packing. shipping and
installation here. Every one has
thus followed" the collections
from London's Tate Gallery to
washington. understands some
thing of the problems, and why
10 paintings were returned to
Vienna from Britain.
: Such is the interest of the 131
old master paintings on view. the
renowned tapestries, bronzes. jew
elry and other objects by gold
smiths and silversmiths, nine suits
Of armor and an armored horse
and rider, with a number Of other
groups, that it is not possible to
do justice to them all, in one
Sundays columns. Consequently,
only the paintings will be men
toned here today.
The Austrian Government has
lent some Of its greatest treasures
and many other works of very
high rank. If some art lovers who
visited Vienna before the war
(and London last summer) look
In vain for certain others Of Vien-
mas world-famous masterpieces,
they should remember the regret
full explanations of DR.. E. H
Buschbeck, curator Of paintings
at the Kunsthistorisches Museum
about the fragility of certain
works, differences In climate, and
additional considerations.
Venetian Group Outstanding
The Renaissance Venetians are
sunlptuously represented with IL
paintings by Titan, seven by Tin
toretto, four by Veronese, and one
or more by others Of the school
An explanation of the large num-
Der of works by Venetians Of the
Renaissance is given in the excel
lent catalogue. which has a his
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but without effect. Devaughn
("against whom the public feeling
here runs highD on affidavit had
the trial removed to the. Alexan-
dria courts, but it did not avail
to save his neck, as he was con-
victed and hanged June 81, 1927"
Gardiner Forgery
A case with very dramatic
ending was that of DR.. Charles
Gardiner. a local dentist. accused
in 1853 of forgery. At the close OF
the Mexican War. the story is re-
lated, and in accordance with the
treaty of Guadalupe Hildago, the
United States assumed the pay
ment of the claims of her citizens
against Mexico, and board OF
commissioners was appointed to
examine and decide on such
claims.
Among others who appeared
Evening star., 1949-11-20

before them" according to the
"reminiscences Of the late Judge
Walter S. Cox, "was a DR.. Gardi-
.ner, who claimed a large amount
of damages for having been ex-
PEELED from the ownership OF a
valuable silver mine in Mexico,
and broken up in his business. He
actually obtained an award OF
some $4,000 or 5000, and re-
ceived the money from the Treas
ury. It was afterward discovered
that the whole thing was fraud,
and he was indicted and tried in
the Criminal Court. : Mr. Henry
May. who was specially employed
to assist the district attorney. then
Mr.. Fendall. Maj. Mordecai Of the
Engineer Corps, and perhaps one
other, were sent to Mexico to in
vestigate. They found that mine
was q myth, and there were forged
title papers in the Mexican land
office, artificially stained to give
them the appearance Of age, and
other evidence Of the fraud.
"All this evidence was presented
to the jury. A Mexican judge was
brought on to testify as a witness.
In the course Of the trial one Of
the most important documents
disappeared from the trial table
under the very eyes of counsel,
and no one doubted that DR..
Gardiner had spirited it away.
though it was not proved. The
jury found him guilty. He was
seen to put something into his
mouth. He was carried at once
over to the Jail. and in less than
so minutes was a dead man. He
had swallowed poison-Strych chnine.
it was suppoSed-as soon as the