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The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25

is given what are termed powers of free conference The report of free conference committee must be accepted In other words, in free conference, both houses dele gate their authority to the free conference members and whatever that group comes up with must be accepted. This is often the answer to that question often heard:
 Why, he voted against his own bill. Why?"
 & * &
 The old blanket primary politi- cal war is on again in the Begis- lature. Two years ago the legisla- ture provided that the voter did not have to declare his party afffl- iation when voting in the primary election Political leaders of both parties opposed the idea and still do because they contend it breaks down the two-party system and also party responsibility. Incident ally, party leaders like to knov who's who when il comes to hand ing out jobs. too The old system was to find out how you voted in the primary The new no party" privilege eliminates this feature. So the strictly political battle is on again among the lawmakers, and almost anything may come of it.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
BILL TO HELP CLOSED
 GOLD MINES IN SENATE

WASHINGTON - The Senate judiciary committee has acted to help operators of gold mines which were closed down during the war.
 It approved a bill which would authorize the Secretary of Treas ury to pay separations in cases where it was found the operators had suffered damages through the close-down.
 Before any payments, a study would be made of the claims by a agency named by the Secretary of Treasury. The agency would make it's own findings and recommendations
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
RETURN HOME

Mrs. John Coulter and Mrs. Geo. Sumption returned home by plane yesterday after spending three weeks in Seattle.
 Mrs. Coulter, who is proprietor of The Gift Shop, attended a gift mart in Seattle.
 They flew from Seattle to Ket- chikan Tuesday and came up via Ellis Airline yesterday. They were met in Ketchikan by Mir Stump tion.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25

the Emblem Club lodges.
 Mrs. McKibben, District Deputy of Division No. 1, will go to Ket- chikan next month to install off cers of the Ketchikan lodge which is in her Division.
 Mrs. McKibben, however, re- ports having had a wonderful time in Juneau as a guest of the Jun eau organization.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
CORRECTION

Contrary to a statement in The Sentinel last week, Mrs. Lou Ella McKibben, who went to Juneau for installation ceremonies of the Juneau Emblem Club last Saturday was not installing officer. The Ju- neau officers were installed by Mrs. Daisy Fagerson, who is Dis trict Deputy of Division No. ? of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1949-02-25
NOTICE

While Mrs. Lloyd Benjamin i south, Mrs. Art Clark will be in charge of the Babee-Tenda ac counts. For information call Mrs Clark at. S603.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Alaskan Statehood Bill
Voted by Subcommittee
BY the Associated Press

Statehood for Alaska was ap-
proved today by the Territories
Subcommittee of the House Pub
lie Lands Committee.
A similar measure for Hawaii
got the subcommittee favorable
vote yesterday.
Chairman Redden of the sub
committee said the vote on Alaska
was unanimous and that the bills
will go before the full committee
next Tuesday. He said he is sure
both will be approved in commit
tee and will pass the House.
The committee heard short oral
testimony in favor of Statehood
for Alaska from Father Paul C.
O'Connor of Hooper Bay, Alaska,
who predicted that it will develop
just as fast as other States Ito
make our State one of the princi-
pal States in the Union"
Interior Department represent
atives and Army officers also tes-
titled favorably.
The sun eclipse in May. 1913,
was photographed and studied by
various scientific expeditions along
a $500 mile arc from lower Burma
to the AleutianS.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Policeman Pleads Guilty
To Sick Leave CHARGES

Police Pvt. Phillip L. Thomas,
80, of the 11th precinct pleaded
guilty today to charges of failing
to report for duty on February 3
and leaving and returning to his
home at unusual hours while on
sick leave from February to 7.
A police trial board which took
the case under advisement was
told that Pvt. Thomas. wife, Mrs.
Elaine Thomas, had signed a COM
plant giving the hours he had left
and returned home and charging
that he threatened her life, flooded
the bathroom, broke furniture and
threw clothing on the floor.
The officer, who is colored, de-
MED he had threatened his wife
or broken furniture. He said he
left home and visited neighbors
to prevent further arguments with
his wife.
On sick leave now, Pvt. Thomas
has been on the force three years
and married the same length of
time, he said. He lives at 2004
Maryland avenue NE.
The case charging Pvt. Gregory
A. O'Connor of No. 13 precinct
with beating a citizen in Prince
Georges County was to be taken
up by the trial board this after
noon.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Mrs. Margaret Luce
Funeral Tomorrow

Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow for Mrs. Mar
garet Towle Luce, so, a retired
Veterans Administration clerk,
who died Wednesday at her home,
IL Parkside road, Silver Spring.
Services will be in St. Michael'S
Church, Silver Spring, and burial
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
Mrs. Luce came to the United
States when she was II years old.
She lived in Washington for 80
years before moving to Silver
Spring 16 years ago. She retired
several months ago from the Vet
erans' Administration after 80
years service.
A widow, she is survived by
two sons, Valentine A. Luce, 1904
Calvert street NV, and Charles
F. Luce, II Parkside road, Silver
Spring; a daughter, Sister Marga-
rita Catherine Luce of the Sis
ters of Charity at Nazareth, KY;
a sister, Mrs. Charles E. Howell
of the Calvert street address, and
three grandchildren.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
HIT iltnriattt

| MONTGOMERY, MARTHA H. In fond
4sW ~eWory ~ Of ,yn Mrs MARTaA ,F H H MoMTGoM-
cry and mother of Margaret D. Mont
gomery and Alma Montgomery Blackmon,
who departed this life March 4, l94s. =
NALsEY x TH YSna1 II aT2g
| NALLEY. who passed away sixteen years
ago today, March 4, 1888 WILL.
NERvIs, MOSES P. Enshrined within
my memory are fondest thogEhtS Of m my
so quietly entered the Realms of Glory"
Ave years ago today, March 4, 1914.
Remembrance is a golden chain
| Death tries to break. but all in vain;
! To have to love and then TO part
HIS LOVING WIFE, LILLE N. NERVIs. :
NICHOLS. ALLENE INEZ. In loving
memory Of our dear little girl, ALLENE
years ago today, March 4, 1890
Sweet is the memory we have for you.
! dear.
We feel your presence ever near
God called you, little one, with Him to
share.
Dear Lord let us mourn not her loss,
For we loved her faithfully:
Teach as to hold up the cross
Until the dawn breaks silently:
THE FAMILY.
ROBINSON. GRACE LOUISE Again we
pause to pay tribute OF love to the
passed from among US nine years ago TO
day. March 4. 1880.
To knew her was to love her and to love
her was to keep
The sweetest thoughts within ones heart
all hidden way down deep:
And though her passing leaves a void that
no one else can fill.
Glad memories of her sweet self are Gear
and linger still HER FAMILY.
ROGERS, NELLIE F. ALEXANDER. In
loving remembrance of my devoted goo
mother, NELLIE F ALEXANDER ROGERS,
who departed this life six years age to-
day, March 4, 1943.
Beautiful memories of one so dear.
| will always cherish with love sincere;
| day that comes with sad regret
And one that ! will never forget.
HER DEVOTED GODCHILD, MIRIAM
| THOMAS STRANGE.
| THAYER. CHARLES c. 1915
When alone in our sorrows and bitter tears
flow,
Unknown to the world you stood by our
And Whispered my loved ones, death
cannot divide"
There's only one last hope we have,
And this we know is true,
Yon can never come to us, dear husband
and dad,
NELSON, ROBERT, CLARENCE, Es-
| TELLE.
WILLIAMS, INDIA ESTELLE. In sad
but loving remembrance Of our dear wife
and mother. INDIA ESTELLE WILLIAMS,
who departed this life thirteen years ago
today, March 4. 1886.
Always in our memory.
! DEVOTED HUSBAND AND CHILDREN.
WOOD. MAY MYERS. In sad remem-
brance of our dear sister and aunt; MAY
MYERS WOOD, who passed into the hidden
life three years ago today, March 4, 1916
The story of our life is brief,
Then sleep We side by side.
FAMILY.
| WOOD, MAY MYERS. A tribute OF love
to the memory Of my dear friend, MAY
MYERS WOOD. who passed away three
years ago today, March A. l946.
| Sis, wait there, sleep there, rest there.
Three years have passed and gone
Since we were forced to part,
But time and space cannot erase
] Your memory from my heart
HELEN.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
CheverIy Man Fined $100
For MoIestinq Girl, 9

A Cheverly CMdD electrician
was fined $1O0 in Hyattsville
police court yesterday after be-
ing found guilty of making in
decent advances to a 9-year-old
girl February 4.
Trial Magistrate Alan Bowie i'm
posed the fine on George F. Hol-
liday, 80, of the 2200 block of
ICheverly avenue, Cheverly. Hol-
liday was accused in a warrant
sworn out by the girls father.
The incident took place in the
basement of his home, according
to Prince Georges County Detec-
tive Richard A. Pearson.
The decision was appealed by
Holidays attorney, Ignatius j.
Keane, and the defendant was
placed under $500 bond. Holiday
pleadeds not guilty.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Arlington Police Investigate
Woman's S Death in Bed

Arlington police today were in
vestigating the death of Mrs. Mary
Crigger Harrison. "a. who was
found dying in her bed at her
sisters home at 5946 Tenth road
north. early today.
Detective c. Burns Presley
said Mrs. Harrison was living at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Clyde
Snow. Charles Dixon, a nephew
said he heard Mrs. Harrison groan
about 4 am. and went to her bed
side. DR.. w. C. Welburn, county
coroner, was called, police said.
A note which indicated the
woman had taken her own life
was found, Mr.. Presley said, but
there were no marks on the body
Mr.. Presley said he did not have
full report of the case but a post
mortem examination was being
made at All on Hospital today
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Woman Saves Baby in Blast
On Little Inch Pipeline
BY the Associoied Press

NORTH VERNON, Ind, Mar. I.
The Little Inch" natural gas
pipeline exploded north Of here to.
day and a farm woman was burned
slightly while fleeing from the
roaring flames with her year-old
daughter.
Her home and a barn were de-
stroyed. The child was not hurt.
Neither was her husband, Lester
Jones.
Mrs. Jones carried her daughter
to a culvert where they covered
as the flames consumed the house
and barn.
The gas burned for two hours
after the blast, which occurred
about $50 am. Pipeline employees
shut off the line at the Redding-
ton pumping station Is miles west
of here and the gas flames died
down. Several acres of farmland
were burned over before North
Vernon firemen controlled the
blaze.
The Reddington pumping sta
ton was the scene of similar
blast several months ago. Todays
explosion was the fourth on the
Inch" lines within the past year
and a half.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Rites 10 Be Held Today
For Mrs. Elizabeth Todd

Funeral services were to be held
at 2:3O pm. today for Mrs. Eliza
beth Ashfield Walker Todd, 78,
widow of DR.. William J. Todd, re-
tired Baltimore physician. She
died Wednesday in the home of
her sister, Mrs. r. S. Litsinger,
1906 Highland drive. Silver Spring
Services were to be in her home,
with burial in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Born here and educated in pri-
vate schools. she moved to Silver
Spring when her husband retired
eight years ago. She was the
daughter of the late Redford w.
Walker, Washington real estate
dealer, and Mrs. Phebe Ann Elliot
Walker.
Besides her sister, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. r.
Bruce Webb, and a grandson, both
OF Canon City, Colo.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Patron With Hammer
Subdues HoIdup Man

One Well-directed hammer blow
was credited today with delivering
tWo-gun-m to the hospital
and saving more than $500 for q
restaurant owner.
The blow was the surprise cli-
max of a holdup at the La Sale
Restaurant, 704 Ninth street NV,
shortly before last midnight. when
the owner, Gennaro Petrillo, so,
was commanded to hand over his
receipts.
Staring at German Luger, Mr..
Petrillo permitted the gunman to
pick up $19234 from the cash
register and two billfolds contain
ing $122 from his pockets.
All this was not lost on a GUS
toner, John Tretick, 40, of 73
Galveston street S.W. He slipped
unnoticed out side door and to
his sign shop a few doors away,
returned with ballpeen hammer,
anu oCCCACo OdSh 1llGO Il4S UOOIIl,
This was about the time the
rather deliberate robber started
marching Mr.. Petrilla toward the
front door, gun jammed in back.
AS the robber passed his booth,
Mr.. Tretick stood up and gave
him solid whack on the head
from the rear.
1 Police booked the man as Urban
Lee Powell, "A, of Roanoke, Va,
and charged him with robbery.
Gallinger hospital said Powell,
knocked out by the blow, recov-
cred for a time but had become
unconscious again this morning.
Searching him. police found a
&. second pistol, this one a 32-
caliber. That's when they learned
both weapons were unloaded.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Senate Group Backs Dent
For RedeveIopment Post

The nomination of Edward A.
Dent, District assessor, to another
term as a member of the District
Redevelopment Land Agency was
reported favorably to the Senate
late yesterday by Chairman Nc
Grath of the Senate District Com
mittee.
1t went on the executive calen-
dar for action and may be acted
on today.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Builder Fined, jailed
In G| Housing Fraud
By the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Mar. "A builder
was fined $4,000 today and sem
fenced to three months in Jail for
violating Federal regulations on
new houses he built and sold to
veterans.
A Federal Court jury had con-
victed Theodore Julio. 43, on six
charges of reporting false selling
prices to the Office of Temporary
Controls and deviating from plans
and specifications on which houses
were sold.
His firm. Chinquapin, Inc, was
fined another $4,000.
It was the first sentence i'm
posed as the result of Federal pro-
secution in an inquiry that de-
veloped here more than a year
ago. Hundreds of former service
men complained they had been
cheated on new houses. The FB1
investigated after a spokesman
for the veterans took their COM
plants to the White House.
One builder is in jail for at least
three months because he couldn't
pay $4,000 in fines imposed in the
State courts for violations of the
city building code.
Nineteen other firms have been
convicted on similar charges. Sen
tences are being held in allegiance
pending their efforts to correct the
deficiencies and negotiate adjust
ments with the buyers.
Columbia, Calf, gold-rush
city with a population of $4,000
in the 1850s, now has only about
$50 people.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Dtatha

sMss s1s MANI NAME sMg HR wsdnesdfy d 81. I'M Msreh
Andrew PFce devoted mother rsi s Of Mrs Ber @
nice s. Thomas and Mrs Eula s. Trige
Also surviving are one sister. Mrs Ger
smith 1rodhsT and Te1df BsFnara
noon Saturday friends are invited to call
at the Mcguire Funeral Home. 1870 ~ 9th tn
terment Arlington National Cemetery. 8
THOMPSON, HARRIET. On Wednes-
fss aosps Mrrfh Il g49 rs AedsRdsa deRotea
wife of John Thompson. She also leaves
10 mourn their loss one granddaughter
Audrey Hill two sisters. Mary and Lillian
jackson; other relatives and friends. Re
mains resting. at her late residence, 616
North Alfred st, Alexandria, Va. after
March ), at pm, at the Roberts Chapel
Methodist Church, Rev. C. S. Briggs Of
floating. 1nterment Bethel Cemetery. Ar
WARREN, ESTHER IRENE. Suddenly.
on Tuesday, March /, 1949, at her resi-
IRENE WARREN, wife of the late James l.
and Sarah Green, beloved mother of j.
Rudolph Warren, sister of Mrs. Gertrude
jackson and Wyatt F. Green, grandmother
and Esther Esther F Gaskins M ee She also "eaEea leaVes
four great -srandchidren, other relatives
and friends Friends may call at her
late residence after 3 pm. Friday, March
4: Funeral services Saturday, March s.
at pm, at the Rock Creek Baptist
CHURCH. gath and H sts NV, Rev. Ernest
ARRANGEMENTS by W. Ernest Jarvis Co. 4
WHITE, BENJAMIN, On Tuesday,
hsNJAMN hsSsh VIII aE at nc enssr eayss H9sps @ob1
wife, six children, three grandchildren
and other relatives and friends; Remains
resting at the Janifer Funeral Home, 114l
4. Funeral Sunday, March 6, at l:30
p m, from the above funeral home, Rev
II. A Christian officiating. Interment at
Manassas, Va.
Thursday, March 3. I94a: At her reSidenee,
al = I,rHrv ST. ns ETHEL MARvEITA Ell1
dock and Robert Ernest whitney. Friends
may call at Gawler's Chapel 1885 Pa. ave
NV, where services will be held on Sat,
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
wOoDFORD. LUCY. On Wednesday
March ,, l949, at her residence, 1929 W
st. nH LUCY W00Pf0RD Tte % 9f Ms the
Alta W. Ward and Louise Woodford. Also
surviving are one Eranddaughter; three
atives and many friends, After 10 m
Friday friends are invited to call at the
MCGUIRE Funeral Home, 1920 9th st. NV.
Services Saturday, March B, al 30 pm,
at the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
Interment Harmony Cemetery.
WOODFORD. LUCY OfcerS and men,
bers of the James E. Willis Benevolent AS
socIation are hereby notified to attend the
funeral of LUCY WOODFORD, on Satur-
day. March 3, l949 at 80 pm, from
the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church, on
Vermont ave. between Que and SITS. NV
MRS. MAMIE REEZES, President.
A. E. GASKINS. Secretary.
WOODFORD, LUCY OfncerS and mem
bers OF Osceola Household of Ruth. No.
S46l u O. e wv F. WeG1Eheb are n9Efed Of the
ices Friday March 4, 1919, at p m, at
the MCGUIRE Funeral Home. 1920 9th St.
NV. Funeral Saturday March D, at 30
pm. from the Vermont Avenue Baptist
Church ALBERTA MACKIN. NJ. N G.
ROSETTA S. KNIGHT. w. o. Rec.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Tag|iavini, Opera Star,
Loses Paternity Case;
One Judge Dissents
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-Two of
three Special Sessions justices to-
day named Ferruccio Tagliavini,
Metropolitan Opera tenor, as the
father of a 28-year-old Divorces S
child.
He was ordered to pay $25 week
to Mary Phillips, a singer. for the
support of her 17-month-old
daughter.
The young woman said she was
intimate with MI. Tagliavini in
New York in January, 1947. The
baby was born October 5, 1947.
Justices William B. Northrop
and Alfred j. Hoffman supported
Miss Phillips claim in Special
Sessions Court. Justice Bernald
A. Kozicke dissented.
Calls Charge "Vile Plot"
Mr.. TagliaVini insisted during
his trial that Miss Phillips charge
was "a vile plot" to ruin his career
or disrupt his marriage. His wife
is Pia Tassinari, Metropolitan
Opera soprano.
Thank God for the baby's
sake" Miss Phillips said as she
heard the verdict. Nov she can
get new pair of shoes
However, Mr.. Tagliavini's at
torney, James F. Murray, jr, said
the decision would be appealed
"to the highest court"
He called the decision of the
justices faulty and against the
weight of evidence"
Denies Giving Woman Money.
Mr.. Tagliavini testified during
the trial that he never had been
intimate with Miss Phillips. He
denied a prosecution claim that he
ever gave her any money.
The court directed Mr.. Taglia-
vini to pay S25 week temporarily
for the support of the child,
Florence Cecilia. Payments were
made retroactive to last December
20 when Miss Phillips began her
court action.
The amount may be changed
las conditions require" the court
added.
Mr.. Tagliavini also was directed
to pay $500 for expenses Of the
child's birth and $3.50 toward Miss
Phillips attorneys fees.
Bond Set at $500.
The opera star was granted his
freedom under $500 bond. Defense
counsel had asked the court to
make the figure $4,000 because
it said Mr.. Tagliavini might leave
the country and try to avoid ex
tradition.
( However. Mr.. Murray assured
the court that his client has con-
tracted for singing engagements
''at least until the middle of May,
with the Metropolitan Opera, the
Bell Telephone Co. and the Co.
lumbia Concert Artists, Inc
/ AS the court returned it's verdict
and outlined the financial terms,
Mr.. Tagliavini appeared to pale,
Miss Phillips displayed no emotion
beyond a slight smile.
Miss Phillips testified during the
trial that she met the tenor back
stage when he was appearing in
Philadelphia in December, 1916.
Mr.. Tagliavini claimed that he was
not even in Philadelphia at the
time,
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Benjamin Irving KIock
Funeral Rites Today

Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon for Benjamin Irving
Klock, IS, a farmer and lifelong
resident of the West Falls Church
area, who died Tuesday at his
home in Idlywood, Va, after a
six month illness.
The services were to be in the
Ives funeral home in Arlington,
with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
Falls Church.
Mr., Klock is survived by his
widow, May Richards Klock, and
a daughter, Mrs. Laura M. Cox
of IdlyWood.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Inferior Department
History on Display
To Mark Centennial

The Tooth anniversary of the
Interior Department last night
started off with a Exaggerated
by simulated mine explosion.
Interior Secretary Krug sliced
the birthday cake in the company
of pretty Indian girls, to the &C
compartment of the miniature
blasts from safety demonstra-
ton, put on by the Bureau of
Mines.
Those attending the reception
inspected the museum, which con-
tains records of original land
grants, historical maps and a
picture panorama of the work now
under way.
Senator Anderson Attends.
One of the visitors was Sena-
tor Anderson, Democrat, of New
Mexico and former Secretary of
Agriculture. Another visitor was
John K. M. Ewing of 10411 Am
herst avenue, Silver Spring, Md,
whose grandfather, Thomas
Ewing, was the first Secretary of
the Interior, from 1849 to 1850.
Earlier in the day President
Truman and several members of
his cabinet lunched with Secre-
tary Krug and other Interior Off
Gals as part of the centennial
celebration.
Asks Flood Control Action.
President Truman found it an
appropriate occasion" to recon-
mend vigorous action on such
projects as irrigation and flood
control.
Il urge" the President said,
that the Nation push forward
vigorously with irrigation, hydro
electric power, flood control,
recreational and other resource
development programs of the De-
partment of the Interior and with
all other related resource conser-
vation activities"
The museum exhibit in the In
terror Department will continue
daily through June.