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Evening star., 1949-11-18
Steele Child Custody
Case Interrupted as
Grandmother faints

District Court hearings over the
custody OF 11-year-old Alice Rae
Steele were interrupted suddenly
today when the child's maternal
grandmother Mrs. Mary Thomp-
son rushed weeping from the
courtroom and tainted in the ad-
joining corridor.
The incident arose when
lawyers for Mrs. Mabel Steele,
divorced wife Of Charles Ray
Steele, agreed to have Mrs. Steele
return Alice Rae to her fathers
custody. Mr.. Steele, who re-
married after the divorce, gained
custody of the child after a court
battle which began in 1914.
The former wife was brought
before Judge Henry A. Schwein-
haut today on contempt proceed
ings based on her alleged refusal
to hand Alice Rae over to Mr..
Steele as the court ordered some
time ago.
Won't Be Held In Contempt.
Mabel Steele, Alice Rae and
Mrs. Thompson were In court
when the custody agreement was
announced and the judge declared
he would not hold the former
wife in contempt.
At this point, Mrs. Thompson
rose abruptly from her seat and
dashed from the courtroom sob
bing. Her daughter and Alice Rae
ran after her, the child crying,
"Oh, grandmother. Oh, grand
mother :"
Once past the courtroom door,
Mrs. Thompson fell to the corridor
floor in a faint amid the screams
of her granddaughter and daugh-
ter. Mrs. Thompson revived be-
fore the arrival of the court nurse
but was kept under observation
in the first aid room for about a
half hour.
In an affidavit sworn to last
month. the child declared that her
father and stepmother whipped"
her and that they "sent me to bed
with nothing to eat several times"
Operates Garage Here.
The child also declared in the
statement that one day last Sep
tember her stepmother put a sign
on my back saying I am bad
and made me walk from our house
to school 10 times" Mr.. Steele
took the contempt action claim
ing that his former wife recently
intercepted his daughter while she
was on her way to school.
Mr.. Steele's home in in Chever-
1y, Md. He operates a garage here
in the first block of New York
avenue NV. His former wife lives
In the 1000 block of Belmont road
NV.
Attorney James j. Laughlin
represented Mrs. Steele, while At
torney John Alexander acted on
behalf of her former husband.
A District Court hearing prob
ably will be heard within the next
two weeks on a new motion to
reopen the entire custody issue.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. =" As


Miss Coplon should get back her
lipstick and other personal belong
ings found in her handbag when
she was arrested with Gubitchew
last March 4.
But he decided that the Gov
eminent was within its rights in
seizing without a warrant the doc
uments it claims were found in her
handbag.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

and frigate, interrupted a fall
cruise yesterday to join in the
search.
BY last night the patrol had
covered 100000 square miles of
ocean. Air Force officers in charge
of the operation said If necessary
the planes and ships would criss-
cross over 100000 square miles
of area.
1t. Col. John Cradle. jr.. of
Marsh Air Force Base was pilot
OF the lost B-29.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
Coal
Continued From First Page }


pressure on the mine owners re-
Gently. They admittedly have
been standing by waiting for the
Government to smack down Mr..
Lewis again through use of strike
Injunction.
Mr.. Truman's statement that |
he would use Taft-Hartley If the
coal situation develops into an
emergency brought the cry from
the operators that there already
is one.
Fact Finders Ruled Out.
Joseph E. Moody, president of
the Southern Coal Producers As
sociation, declared in Lexington,
KY, that there already is a ma
tional emergency" Mr.. Moody
added that the President "ob-
viously Is up against a November
80 deadline even though he denies
the existence of a national emer-
gency."
The Southern operators held a
two-day meeting here early this
week. They were so sure the
President would act In the dispute
that they spent most Of the two
days rehearsing what they would
tell a presidential fact-finding
board in presenting their side of
the dispute with Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Truman also ruled out the
possibility that he would appoint
an extra-legal fact-f1nding board
in coal Of the type that helped
settle the big steel dispute. Such
a board would have authority to
recommend basis for settlement Of
the controversy.
Step Declared Up to Lewis.
If he is called on eventually
to use Taft-Hartley, the President
still must use a fact, board be-
fore the Attorney General can
apply for the 80-day strike in
junction. But such boards do not
have authority to suggest means
of settling a dispute.
A spokesman for part Of the
coal industry described the Presi-
dents hands-of policy as good"
THE next move on the checker
board is up to Lewis" he said.
Zone thing is certain, the oper-
ators will not make any over
lures toward a new contract"
Evening star., 1949-11-18
Leesburg Church Opens
Building Fund Drive
Special pi.poteh to The stor

SpseioI Dispofeh to The SfoF
LEESBURG, Va, Nov. 18.-The
Leesburg Methodist Church has
set Sunday through November 80
for campaign for subscriptions
to raise $4,000 to build a two
story addition to the church.
The campaign send-off will be
a fellowship get-together for all
members and friends at 3 pm.
Tuesday.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
PIoy in Ookton Tonight

A play, Strike Of the Ladies
Aid" sponsored by the Ladies Of
the Oakton (Va.) Methodist
Church will be given at 8:15
o'clock tonight at the Oakton
School, for the benefit Of the
Eastern Star Home,
Evening star., 1949-11-18

independent existence, Karachi re-
ports, and school children held a
torchlight procession at night.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

Uniforms and work clothing.
which ordinarily can be worn as
regular street clothing are not q
deductible expense.
Evening star., 1949-11-18

assault with a dangerous weapon
because Pvt. Phillips refused to
prosecute.
Evening star., 1949-11-18
Pokistun Celebrates

Booming of guns for 10 minutes
at dawn recently proclaimed PAX
|istan's entry into its third year Of
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Treasury Tries Shocks
To Rout StarIinqs

An idea which has as it's goal
elimination of the starlings at
the Treasury Building now is be-
ing tested in joint experimental
ton by the Department and the
Public Buildings Administration.
Final results Of the tests, which
involve an electric shocking de-
vice, may be made known in four
or five days, officials said.
Now In action on the Fifteenth
street side Of the building, the
mechanism generates about 5000
volts of static electricity, which
shocks the birds lightly when they
alight on exposed copper wire and
frightens them away. No amper-
age is involved. The American
Humane Society has offered no
objection to the method, 1t was
said.
The idea was developed by a
Arm in New York State, and the
Evening star., 1949-03-11
Truck Driver Fined $210
After Chase, 7 Collisions

Alfred Tillman. 40, of the 1900
block of H street NE, received a
total of $210 in traffic fines. or an
alternate 100 days in jail for q
brief but eventful drive in his 10
ton lumber truck March /.
Municipal Court Judge Walter
j. Casey imposed the sentence.
after Tillman, who Is colored,
Evening star., 1949-03-11

device has been installed perma-
nently on the New York State Ed
ucation Building in Albany, after.
it was said, it worked successfully
on the structure.
If it Is found to work in the lin
tied area of the Treasury Building
in which 1t now is being tested,
officials explained the experiment
will be extended to other parts of
the building. The Public Build
ing Administration Will have the
final decision concerning perma-
nent installation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
20 YEARS AGO f {yiT EMPIRE r1ysr;
JULY 81, 1929

The Connors two-ton
o xnder Imperial delivery
ers making
general excitement both ourdough and Chez
Taku country
reminiscent the old the windows of the
supplies ranged around
The attraction the window of the Juneau
Young filled with samples mineral
rock taken Both
education
ment
Mrs Dewey Hospital for
their Glacier Highway
In Douglas
Night Club Dainty
danced arman
Juneau, contributed speciality numbers
Mrs Wendell bridge
headed Mrs Charles Sey Mrs
Sew and children and Miss Lucille Pepoon
Mr. Koby Taku River
theye spend the winter
ball for Douglas against the Ameri
welscattered safetes He
ported by fielding Douglas won to
Weathe So; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
WALL STREETS BONER

1t was not Ben Fairless who
really dictated U. s. Steel policy
regarding the strike - but Wall
Street.
The j. P. Morgan firm, which
finances U. S. Steel, dictated every
move from backstage, with Enders
Voorhees,, chairman Of the finance
committee, acting as chief dictator.
The j. P. Morgan boys even die
tated the telegram which Ben Fair
less sent the White House. The
wire was written in New York and
phoned to Pittsburgh. All Fairless
did was sign his name.
1t was this remote Wall Street
control that caused U. S. Steel to
make one Of the most stupid blund-
ers in the entire negotiation. The
Wall Streeters did not realize that
the union wanted no strike, that
Phil Murray might have difficult
ty obtaining a favorable strike
vote
But when u S. Steel sent its
first abrupt telegram to Truman
turning down fact-finding board
and demanding action under tde
Taft Hartley Act, it swung the
steelworkers Overwhelmingly in fav-
or Of a strike Later, U. S. Steel
had to reverse its position
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21

that one-third of these will be children under is
years of age.
Fortunately there have been, so far no lives lost
in Juneau from swimming.
Swimming is fine exercise, but only for those who
physically fit After learning how to swim, one
should not overdo
Here some rules for safety: Remain in water
of depth equal to your swimming ability Don't dive
in shallow water water of unknown depth. Don't
go swimming Immediately after you eat Do massage
or knead muscle cramp but don't become panic
stricken Don't duck push others under water
They can't breathe while submerged any more than
you Don't swim alone"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
DR.. ROBERT |. SMITH,
ASSISTANT CON. OF
HEALTH, IN JUNEAU

DR.. Robert L. Smith, Surgeon in
the United States Public Health
Service, has arrived in Juneau to
take up duties as Assistant Com
missioner of Health.
Under the new administrative
setup, DR.. Smith will direct all In
terror health department activities
such as X-ray surveys and special
programs from the Anchorage
Branch Office.
DIR. Smith comes to Alaska from
the New Orleans City Department
of Health where he held the posi-
tons of Acting Health Officer and
Director of the Bureau of Tuber-
culosis Control. Other experience
includes four years in tuberculosis
control work in Wisconsin.
DR.. Smith is a graduate of the
University of Illinois Medical
School and received a Master of
Public Health degree at Tulane
University in 1947.
Following attendance at the
medical convention in Anchorage,
DR.. Smith will return to the Ju-
neau office for several weeks of
orientation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
CAPITAL NEWS CAPSULES
Firing Across Atlantic-Dr. Kar

IL
Compton, chairman of the Research
and Development Board, gave
secret briefing to brass hats re-
Gently at which he reported the
first guided missile, capable OF
shooting across the Atlantic, will
be completed in four or five years
Compton warned that oul
worst bottleneck is a shortage of
hysicists-needed to work on the
atomic bomb, chemical warfare,
and ordnance research. The U. S.
won't be able to train enough
physicists until 1858, he said. Comp
ton bluntly told the brass that he
is working to increase the nations
fire power so that ''hordes OF SOL
diers" won't be necessary.
CensOring Michigan Scandals =
In the secrecy of the Senate Elec-
lions Committee, Senator Knowland
of California has gone to bat for
his friend, Senator Ferguson OF
Michigan, by watering down the
Senate report on vote frauds in
Michigan. Senator Knowland does
not want anything said about il
legal campaign contributions from
Michigan auto dealers, or about
Ferguson's relations with Chrysler.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
Daily Lessons in English %g. L. GORDON

WORDS MISUSED: not "Let proceed on" ON
is redundant
proceed journey" is correct.
OFTEN MsPRoNoUNCED: Bequeah Pronounce the TIL in
nota
MIssPELED Glue glued guey observe the Gluing
SYNONYMS indstinct hazy misty hid
nebulous
WORD STUDY and is yours" Let
mastering word each day. Todys word
passed through High
est words impenetrable o sunlight Milton.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
BRITISH AND !.-3OMB

Real fact about the British
atomic-bomb negotiations is that
Britain has never had any A
bombs stored en- her territory Two
years ago it was planned to send
six bombs to Scotland without the
trigger mechanism-the most secret
part OF the bomb and without
which it cannot explode However.
publication of the plans TO ship
the bombs brought a flood OF pro-
tests and the shipment was called
off.
Meanwhile we have received the
lions share Of uranium from the
Belgian Congo, with Britain getting
only a driyel Naturally this has
ranked.
Furthermore, the British stepped
working on the A-bOmb when we
started joint development during
the war. They gave all thelr
know-how to US, and were working
with American scientists when the
first bomb was exploded.
Since January, 1913, however. We
have not been exchanging military
atomic secrets with the British
only information about peacetime
uses OF atomic energy. The Brit
ish now realize-as DO our scientists
that peacetime uses Of atomic
energy are 10 or Is years off, and
its main current Importance Is
military. Consequently they want
to develop the atomic bomb, anC
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21

bling 10 Acres; Unclassified Excava-
ton 95 900 CuYd.; Unclassified Ex-
cavation for Structures 500 Cu.Yd.;
. Unclassified Excavation for Borrow
5000 Gu. Yds.; Overhaul 1000 Sta.
Yd. Special Overhaul of Borrow TO-
600 Cu.YdMi; Crushed Gravel or
Crushed Stone Base Course 1850 Gu.
: Yd.; Concrete 100 Cu.Yd.; Reinforce
ing Steel, Government Furnished,
$4,000 Lb.; Treated Timber, Govern
ment Furnished, 80 M.ftb.m.; Cor
rugated Metal Culvert Pipe, Govern
ment Furnished, $50 LIMIT; Sec
tional Plate Pipe, Government Furn-
ished, liz LIMIT; Treated Timber
Piling, Government Furnished, 1850
LIMIT; Structural Steel Piling, Gov
eminent Furnished, !480 LIMIT. Prof.
est 1-D6,E4 is 2.703 miles in length
and is located approximately miles
south of the City of Ketchikan and
the principal items of work are ap-
proximately as follows: Clearing 16
Acres; Grubbing 8 Acres; Unclassi-
fled Excavation 10000 Cu.Yd.; I'm
classified Excavation for Structures
1900 Cu.Yd; Unclassified Excavation
for Borrow $4,000 Cu.Yd.; Overhaul
225, 900 I'D; Special Overhaul of
Borrow $1,000 Cu.YdMi.; Crushed
Gravel or Crushed Stone Base
Course 9,10O Cu.Yd.; Concrete go Gu.
Yd.; Reinforcing Steel, Government
Furnished, $500 Lib; Corrugated
Metal Culvert Pipe, Government
Furnished, $3.50 LIMIT; Bids on
these two projects will be received
separately or as combination of the
two. Plans and specifications may
be examined by prospective bidders
at Bureau of Public Roads, 419 Fed
eral and Territorial Building, Ju-
neau, Alaska; Bureau of Public
Roads, 208 Broadway Oak Building,
Portland, Oregon; Associated Cen
eral Contractors of America, Ben
jamin Franklin Hotel, Seattle,
Washington; Associated General
Contractors of America, Multnomah
Hotel, Portland, Oregon; Associated
General Contractors of America,
304-3O6 Central Building, Anchorage,
Alaska. Where copies of plans and
specifications are requested, de-
post of $1,000 will be required to
insure their return. If these are not
returned within Is days after open
ing of bids, the deposit will be for
feited to the Government. Checks
should be made payable to the
Treasurer of the United States.
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
tanned at the office & Bureau of
Public Roads, 419 Federal and FER
ritorial Building, Juneau, Alaska,
and Bureau of Public Roads, 208
Broadway-Oak Building, Portland,
Oregon. H. A. Stoddart, Division
Engineer.
First publication, July 10, 1949.
Last publication, July 81, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
BRITISH CONTROL URANIUM

Uranium is still one of the scare
est metals in the world. The Rus
slams have been searching franti-
cally for it, have German slave
labor combing southern Germany.
The British, meanwhile, are bless
ed with a virtual monopoly of
uranium, first through Canada,
second through their financial and
political held over Belgium. The
British claim they have made con-
siderable progress in making the A.
bomb, though they still probably
lack the secret trigger mechanism.
President Truman, in outlining
the British position at the secret
Blair House meeting last week, was
sympathetic. He felt that national
pride was involved, that we must
put ourselves in Britain's shoes.
Nevertheless, because of England's
close juxtaposition to Europe, and
easy bombing range from Russia,
he-and the others-did not want
A-bombs manufactured in England.
The solution may be more eX-
change of information, plus joint
production in Canada.
Note-Some critics inside the
Truman Cabinet point out that we
armed Britain during the war, fl
nanced her after the war, and now
face Britain's desire to manufac-
ture A-bombs and at the same
time conduct one-sided trade with
Russia and Argentina. In brief,
we finance an ally over whose pol
icies we have no influence.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
TIP FOR FAIRBANKS

The Fairbanks School Board is faced with the
serious problem of finding adequate housing for IL
new and several regular faculty members within the
next two months says Superintendent of Schools Mrs
Marietta Pilgrim according to the Fairbanks News
Miner
Now here is tip Fairbanks
Juneau faced the same problem.
All right-the Independent School Board purchased
apartment house. partially relieving the situation
here.
Perhaps this suggestion might aid you, up there
in the interior
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
alaskan Pilots"
Fairbanks News Miner

Fairbanks News Miner
Seldom have the rewards OF faith and persever-
ance been more inspringly exemplified than in the
successful climax to the long search for Pilot Bill
burlington and DR.. and Mrs. Melville T. Cook
The rescue of these three-foresaken by many as
beyond hope survival after disappearing it seemed
from the face of the earth a week ago Sundays an
achievement in aviation, the spirit of it, which will
be remembered with the historic searches for Carl
Ben Eelson and the lost Russian world filters of earlier
decades.
AS individuals, Alaskan filters have gained world
respect The brand of aviation that has become
standard here unquestonably has sprung from the
peatedly demonstrated assurance that when help is
required. help is provided.
In this instance filters in the uniform of the
United States air force and the insignia of the Tenth
Rescue squadron have proven for all time if proof was
needed that they Alaskan pilots in every sense OF
the term which is commendatory.
Military airmen rode the skyways, peering ground
ward for more than 400 hours in tine undimnishing
search for this young pilot and aged couple from
louisiana Together with civilian pilots already prac-
ticed in the tradition Of assistance to the crashed
and grounded they covered of 275,O00 square
miles
The cost in time labor, maintenance and fuel
has not as yet been calculated, was it ever con-
sdered.
The rescued castaways-ful of humility for being
such bother and causing much anxiety'-are
profuse in their gratitude to Alaskans and especially
the flying Aaskans in uniform.
Those of us who sat on the misunderstanding
many who could offer no more than prayer IN the
vearvng search for three fellow men who seemed
doomed to perish-eagery echo the sentiments OF the
survivors
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
GUESTS IN JUNEAU,
VISITORS FROM NORTH,
ARE ENTERTAINED

Visitors from Anchorage and
Fairbanks in Juneau are Mrs. A. B.
Hayes, Mrs. j. c. Shepard and
Mrs. Marion Wood Mrs. Hayes,
whose husband is Alaska manager
Of Northwest Airlines in Anchorage
and former mayor of Juneau, ar
rived recently by Pacific Northern
Airlines and is visiting at the home
Of her mother, Mrs. R. P. Nelson.
Mrs. Shepard, former Juneau
resident, now lives in Fairbanks
where her husband is with the
Alaska Road Commission. With
Mrs. Woods, of the Fairbanks In
surance Agency, Mrs. Shepard
drove over the highway to Haines
for their Juneau trip. Mrs. Shepard,
who has been visiting friends il
Juneau is now guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Sabin at their sum-
mer home. Mrs. Wood is the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. John Win
Their, Jr.
Among those wnu have enter
tanned for the visitors have been
Mrs. Ray Taylor, Mrs. w. A. Chip
perfield, Mr. and Mrs Ike Taylor,
Mrs. Keith G. Wildes, Mrs. A. F.
GhigNone, Mrs John WHITTIER,
ST., Mr. and Mrs. M E. Monagle.
Mrs. Hayes will remain in Ju-
neau for about a month visiting
her mother, her sister, Mrs. Ger
trude Naylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Nelson and George Nelson.
The Fairbanks visitors will re-
turn to the interior by Haines and
the highway.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
SAFETY IN SWIMMING

Now that the swimming pool in Evergreen Bowl is
in use and there is swimming at nearby beaches
a little information safety in swimming might not
be amiss.
During the recent July weekend there was an
Appearing total of 256 deaths reported through the
nation. This is good time to note the warning of
the National Safety Council that 1000 Americans
expected to lose their lives this year by drowning and
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21

GENERAL SERVICES ADMIN
ISTRATION, BUREAU OF PUBLIC
ROADS JULY Is, 1949. SEALED
BIDS will be received at the office
of the Bureau of Public Roads, 419
Federal and Territorial Building,
Juneau, Alaska, until 900 Am. on
August 8, 1949, and then publicly
opened for furnishing the materials
and performing the work for con-
structing Alaska Forest Highway
Projects 1-B7,G3 and 1-D6,E4, Grad
ing, Surfacing and Bridge, Tongass
Highway, Tongass National Forest,
First Judicial Division, Territory of
Alaska. Project 1-B7, G3 is 1879 miles
in length and is located approx
mately 6 miles north of the City Of
Ketchikan and the principal items
of work involved are approximately
as follows: Clearing Is Acres; Grub
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
INVITATION TO BTD

Notice Is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Com.
missioner of Veterans Affairs, Terri.
tory of Alaska, for the sale of the
following described property:
Tract Nc. :, containing .O65
acres of land, Tract No. Q con-
tanning approximately $500
square feet of land, together
with a three-bedroom dwelling
situate thereon, and all per-
sonal property on said premises
located at 222 West Seventh
Street, Juneau, Alaska.
Each bid must be enclosed in a
sealed envelope, addressed to the
COMMISSIONER OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS, BOX 1921, Juneau, AL
aska. Bids will be received on OF
before the 9th day of July, 1949, al
the hour of 1000 o'clock A. NJ, and
opened at Room 900, Federal Build
ing, Juneau, Alaska.
The Commissioner reserves the
right to accept or reject any or al
bids.
First publication, July 16, 1949
Last publication, July Is, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-21
MODERN ETIQUETTE R RyoRrRrA LEE

passing pitcher the table other
the handle be turned towards the
VIII S it?
A.
O. Is it necessary
and congra of friends?
A Yes; is expected to do
bride gift of kind for her
their wedding day?
A. Yes; gift for his personal