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Evening star., 1949-12-08
Contradictions in Statements
Admitted by AcoIottIs S AccuseI

about $50 or 10 o'clock in Mr.
Epstein's office.
They asked me all sorts OF ques-
tions and then asked if I minded
if they took some Of the questions
and answers down. I said didn't
mind at ALL
Did they then summon q
senagrapher," Mr.. Hitz asked.
"Yes," Miss Franklin replied.
Document Notarized.
She added that the statement
was completed about 2 o'clock the
following morning and that she
initiated the pages. signed the
document and it was notarized. ~
who else was present during
the questioning?" Mr.. Hitz asked
Mason Peters-I believe he was
one of the sports editors" Miss
Franklin responded.
Mr.. Hitz asked If she did not
know Mr.. Peters was one Of the
seven men who at that time owned
the Times-Herald. The witness
replied in the negative. Mr.. Peters
now is night managing editor OF
the paper.
Near the completion of more
than six hours on the stand. Miss
Franklin said. under cross-exam-
ination, that her glass was kept
filled with liquor while she was
making her question and answer
affidavit at the Times-Herald.
did the fact that your glass
was kept filled with Intoxicating
liquor influence you to tell some
thing that was not true?" Mr..
Ford asked.
NO" she replied.
Persons in Picture Identified.
Mr.. Ford then showed Miss
Franklin a newspaper clipping OF
a photograph which appeared In
the Times-Herald shortly after
the interview. He asked If she
would identify those In the pic
ture. Miss Franklin replied she
was in the picture along with
Acalotti, Mr.. Epstein and q Ste
nographer who took notes on the
statement.
The witness who corroborated
Miss Franklin's story that she
was threatened by Acalotti was
Miss Ruth Ensor of the 1900 block
of Twelfth street NV, waitress
in a Fourteenth street restaurant
near Thomas Circle.
Miss Ensor declared Acalotti
was In her apartment on March
when he received Q telephone
call. She said she heard Aca-
lotti say: g.:
"Bernice. I told you not to call
me here. I want you to quit
your talking. II you don't shut
up I'll smash your face in"
Took Acalotti to Task.
Miss Ensor said she and Nola
Andrews, another waitress who
shares the apartment with her,
took Acalotti to task for using
such rough language. She said
Evening star., 1949-12-08

the statement at the Times-Her.
aid.
Did you say, at that time, that
statements you previously had
made about Acalotti swere all poll
tics as far as you were con-
|cerned?" Mr.. Ford said.
II don't recall" the witness re-
piled. "Will you let me see the
statement"
Admits Making Statement.
In her testimony today, how
ever, she admitted, under cross
examination, that she had made
the statement.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

against the police officers. Assist
ant Police Chief Floyd Truscott
said he felt it would be "inap-
propriate" to comment while the
trial was in progress.
Miss Franklin said regular
meetings occurred in Mr.. Cohen's
Office between Acalotti. Fred
Whiteoaks, Frank Billeci, Amberto
(Chi-ChD D'Ambrosio and others.
They settled up bets and accounts,
she said, and accepted 'layoff"
money from Acalotti on race and
numbers wagers.
The meetings took place about
once a week, she said. Earlier
the witness had testified she lived
with Acalotti in his apartment in
the 900 block of Fourteenth street
NV. from about February. 1948,
until shortly after Thanksgiving
of that year.
During part of this time. she
testified, she helped him operate
his numbers and race betting
business and was well acquainted
with his associates. She added
she continued the association
occasionally" after leaving Aca-
lotti's apartment in November of
1948.
He met Miss Franklin, she said,
while she was employed at the
Merry-Land night club, near L
and Fourteenth street NV, and
the association continued after she
went to work for the Thomas Cir
Gle Restaurant.
Miss Franklin then began her
story of how she first took her
story to the Post.
Under cross-examination. she
said she telephoned the news
paper and arranged to meet
Richard Morris, Post reporter,
in a public room at the Raleigh
Hotel.
Later, she said. they went to an
office In the Union Trust Build
ing, where they met another re-
porter, Jack London, and others
and her statement was prepared.
She added she met Mr.. Morris
the following day and signed an
affidavit which had been prepared
on the basis of her previous oral
statement.
A few days later, she said. she
made her statement in the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. Several
months later, she said she signed
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Red Sweep Reported
In North Korea Vote
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Dec. s.-The Com
munist-led United Democratic
Front of Northern Korea scored q
near shutout in elections Of dis
trict peoples committee 0ocal gov
ernments),, Moscow radio reported
today.
The central election commission
of the Soviet-supported North
Korean Peoples Republic reported
Evening star., 1949-12-08

he replied that ne olunt cart
and that If she doesn't keep hel
mouth shut I'll shut it for her
Miss Franklin yesterday testi'
fed that Acalotti paid off" a
least three officers then attached
to No. 2 precinct.
The 35-year-old waitress, a di'
vorcee and mother of six children
testified further that, while Sh'
was living with Acalotti and help
ing run his gaming business, HI
met regularly with other gambler
in the office of Herman Cohen
street sales manager for tht
Times-Herald.
Says She Saw Payoff.
Asked If she had ever seen Aca'
lotti pay off any police officers
the witness replied in the affirm
ative.
Judge Holtzoff then asked hel
If she could name the officers.
There was one by the name o1
Burns and another, a Pvt. Morri'
son, and a Sergt. Fridette
that's all I can recall" she said
Earlier, the witness had given two
additional names.
Can you give the full name.
Of any Of these men," Judge
Holtzoff asked.
NO" was the reply.
"Or their assignments?"
Morrison was assigned to mum.
ber two," Miss Franklin said. She
added she thought" Burns was 8
precinct detective at No. 2, ano
Fridette a night hawk for a while.
Explains might Hawk"
Asked to explain night hawk,
she said it was her understanding
he had to check up on policemen
on night duty to see that none
were out on their feet"
Acalotti. "a. who operates 9
newsstand near Thomas Circle, Ii
charged with threatening Miss
Franklin shortly after she ap.
peared before the grand jury
early last March and a sec.
ond time following her statements
before the United States commits
sioner on March Is.
Miss Franklin told the court
she was divorced recently from
Hector v. Cecchini, said to livt
in Suitland, Md.
Denies Abandoning Children.
She added she had placed hel
six children In the home Of {
neighbor in nearby Maryland OF
the advice Of the Public Welfar.
Board OF Prince Georges County
The witness denied an implica.
ton by defense counsel that shs
abandoned" her children wher
she went to California severa
years ago.
After this trial Is completed
Acalotti will face three trials or
gambling charges as the result o.
information supplied by hi
former girl friend. The trials are
tentatively scheduled for next
month.
Neither the District Attorneys
Office nor police officials would
comment on what action. II any,
will be taken to follow up Miss
Franklin's unexpected charges
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Continued From First Page

men and a Times Herald circula-
ton official in connection with
her version Of Acalottis alleged
gambling activities.
Today she was given a 25-pagt
statement which she identified Al
having been made and signed BY
her at the Times Herald Office or
May II. Defense Counsel Charles
E. Ford asked:
us it not a fact you said, 1T /.
all just politics as far as am con-
cerned'?"
Judge Alexander Holtzof askee
to what the word 'it" referred.
Mr.. Ford then read a previous
paragraph in the question and an.
swer document. He asked the
witness if she was correct wher
she said:
II have come to realize thi:
thing is bigger than I am. 1t Ii
all just politics as far as I an
concerned"
What did you have in mind
when you made that statement
Mr.. Ford asked.
II don't know what I had In
mind" Miss Franklin replied.
Question From Aff1dayit.
She suggested that more OF the
preceding statement be read. and
Mr.. Ford read a question from the
affidavit. It was How do you feel
about the whole picture at this
point?"
The witness then said she re-
membered the question and an
swer and that she had made q
true statement at the time.
Under questioning by Assistant
United States Attorney William
Hitz, Miss Franklin said she spent
last night at the Wardman Park
Hotel by direction of the district
attorneys Office because she was
AFRAID to go nome" Nothing was
brought out. however, to show who
she might fear.
The witness said that last May
Acalotti came to a restaurant
where she worked and asked her
to meet him at Fourteenth and
H streets NV. to talk things over
when I arrived" Miss Frank
lin said, "He was with a man
later learned was Sidney Ep-
stein. a reporter for the Times
Herald"
Talk In Newspaper Office.
1--WE got into Mr.. Epstein's car
and drove around Hams Point
The two men talked to me and
Mr.. Epstein asked If I had got
ten into something didn't real
ize and If I thought he might
be able to help make things easier
for me-"
'He suggested we go back down.
town and we entered the Times
Herald Building. We talked until
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Daughter, a, Visits
|Wth Ritu Hoyworth
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec.
8.-Rebecca Welles, 4-year-old
daughter of Rita Hayworth, movie
actress, arrived here today with
her. nurse to visit her mother,
who is expecting another baby
Rebecca is the daughter Of the
movie actress and her first hus-
band, Orson Welles. She has been
living in another part Of Switzer-
land.
Miss Hayworth now is married
to Prince Aly Khan.
Evening star., 1949-12-08
Arios Lops One-Fourth
.Off Prisoners Terms
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

PANAMA CITY. Panama, Dec.
"a special decree by President
Arnulfo Arias today cut by one
fourth the terms of almost all
persons in Panama's prisons
in recognition Of the nations
mothers day.
The only exceptions were those
prisoners convicted for "atrocious"
crimes and second offenders.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

that 99.99 per cent Of the $685.
FO02 registered voters cast ballots
and 500 per cent Of the votes
were for the candidates of the
front. The elections were held
December 3.
There we're 13, ,254 deputies elect
ed, including 2,146 women. in 803
districts.
Evening star., 1949-12-08

plane plant to Prairie, Tex, from
Bridgeport, Conn.-an area which
he said is already hard hit by un-
employment.
~
The union chief said the ma
chinists aren't trying to tell de-
fense leaders what's best from a
military standpoint. They just
want to be sure, he said, that the
military men are taking the eco
nomic consequences into account.
, 1949-08-23
The CLERGY SPEAK

Soon after our Lords bap-
tism men began to be attract
ed to Him. Two of them had
their interest quickened by the
words Of a preacher. Behold
the Lamb Of God," said John
the Baptist. AS it must ever be
if men are to know Jesus for
themselves, the men drew clo-
ser and spoke to Him enquir-
ing of where He dwelt. He re-
piled in a way which encour-
aged them, and at the same
time challenged them. Come
and see," were the kindly
words they heard, but were
they prepared to respond?
They accepted the invitation
and one of them remained as
a disciple, taking Jesus as His
Master.
1t is possible for this story
to be repeated tomorrow in
Church, and Sunday School
and Open Air Service. Whe-
ther it IS or not will depend
again upon those who preach
and upon those who listen.
Jesus is the same yesterday,
today and for ever.
Rev. Colin Williams
Nisky Moravian Church
St. Thomas ". 1.
, 1949-08-23
To ELISHA AME BovILL:

Ike notice that an application for the adoption of Louisa
! has been made by James Alfred Donovan and Anita C.
n, in the above entitled action; and you are hereby re-
on or before September %, 1949, in the District Court
Islands at Christiansted, ST. Croix, to. then and there
;, if any you have, why said application should not be
, 1949-08-23
Cool Drinks
T~RANDAILER N
Nutritionist

TA1IlOI1S The local fruits used
as a drink the soursop is very
popular. Because the fruit is
fibrous it must be strained for
making into a smooth liquid.
The soursop's most signifi-
cant contribution to our health
is in riboflavin, sometimes call
ed vitamin G. In the vitamin.
list this nutrient is as difficult
to obtain in recommended
amounts without eating GER
tain food as are the minerals.
calcium and iron. For an ap-
probation of the role of vita
min G.: it is concerned with the
smoothness and degree of oil
ness Of the skin; eye disturban
ces as strain which is not cor
rected by glasses, a feeling of
roughness as grains of sand.
under the eyelids and oftimes
easily watering of the eyes
are examples of a deficiency
OF the nutrient. The soursop is
an asset to the nutrition of the
community in that the most
abundant sources of vitamin
G are liver, red meats, dark
leafy green and milk. These
foods are not always available
to the general population in
the amounts needed because of
either high cost, low income or
supply.
AS for vitamin C, the sour
sop is equal to tomatoes. Lime
juice is sometimes added to
improve the taste of the drink
and incidentally the vitamin
c is increased. Although not
as good as the taramind for cal
cum and iron, it is not entire
ly lacking in these minerals.
The soursop is one native.
fruit I did not have to learn to
like, my first taste was most
enjoyable. Besides being a re-
freshing drink, it is an impor-
tant source of vitamin C not
counting the vitamin c which
may be found in several other
local foods. This makes an
other cool drink which brings
valuable food materials other
than calories for its purchase.
-4
, 1949-08-23

GEORGE H. T. DUDLEY
Attorney for petitioners
Office & P. O. Address
Charlotte Amalie, v. 1.
Evening star., 1949-09-06
NEW sAFE.T.LATch

o,Iv Kenmore hos it! LOCKS
n, burners when not in use.
h keys or tools-noth'ne
70 lose. Protect en''o'e"
from burns.
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10
US. Department of the Interior Bureau of Lund Management NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that liar riett E. Williamson, widow of Featherstone w. Williamson, has made application for a homesite, Anchorage Serial 0957O, under the act of May 26, 1884 GAS Stat. 809), for a tract of land embraced in U. s. Survey No. 2497, situate on the east shore of Kenai Lake on Spur of Seward-Hope Highway about g A miles north of Seward, Alaska containing 500 acres, latitude 60' 24' %" N. longitude l49' 22' w. (approx. at meander corner No. 1. and it is now in the files of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- tersely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claims in the local land office, An chorage, Alaska, within the period of publication or thirty days there- after or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Manager. Date First Publication Mar. 29, 1949 Date Last Publication May "A, 1949
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10

LEGAL ADVER7TSING
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10
U. s. Department of the Interior Bureau of Lond Management
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that Charles Elmer Hansen, has made application for a homesite, An chorage Serial 011386, filed under the act of May 26, 1884 (48 Stat. 809) for Homesite No. 35, Plat of U. s. Survey No. 2522, of the Slaughter Creek Group of Home sites, situated on Kenai Lake about IA miles easterly from Cooper Landing, Alaska, latitude 6O' 3O' 09' N., longitude 149' AT w. con- taining 4.47 acres, and it is now in the files of the District Land Of- flee, Anchorage, Alaska. |v
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the local land office, An chorage, within the period of pub lication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the pro- visions of the Statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO
 Manager Date First Publication, Apr. 5, 1949 Date Last Publication, May 31, 1949
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10
HELP WANTED
FOR RENT

SPACE ON MAIN ST. for office or
 other business. See Leo Douglas
 at Northern Bar. 88tf
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The G.adGe Roe9e4

Human nature is indeed an in teresting subject, and there is lot of it in Seward. Here we are launching campaign for the City Beautiful in the face of great odds and one hears approval on all sides. Yet there is an undertone of grum- bling disapproval at the same time. Let them stay in the states" l heard some one say. "We don't want more people anyway"
 It is human nature that prompts this surprising expression of a self ish desire to keep the new coun- try untrammeled by rules and reg ulations, this freedom" which we enjoy and which keeps us here in preference to the confining life StateSide
 find a strange echo in my own heart of that sentiment A con- scious desire to build up barrier against progress, a wish to keep things as they are, to remain un- disturbed in cocoon of content ment, an unwillingness to be jared out of lethargy-perhaps sort of mental Information.
 We must, however, shake off
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utilities, public schools, fire and police protection and the social life which is a prerequisite of modern living, the tax will be &C., cepted as just another necessary evil. With the rapid increase in the number of automobiles it is easy to see why our jealous council seized upon new source of reve- nue. We can only hope that the income will be great enough to finance the contemplated improve ments.
 AS Americans it is our privilege to grumble and gripe but if we want good city we have to pay for it and we usually come through in the end.
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10

1 that attitude and accept the fact that civilization" is moving into Alaska, and the wheels of progress once set in motion will not be stopped, nor would we if we could, | put one obstacle in the way of that progress, really, because progress is the American way and we are American-Thank God!
 The inward feeling of opposition is simply nostalgia echo of the primitive which is in us all, and we cannot have modern conven- fences for living and remain pri- mitive any more than we can live in Alaska and Hawaii at the same time.
 Let us then, put aside our dream ing and build ourselves a city. A city to be proud of, city which is already part of history, which has fought for existence since the time of it's inception and whose fight is not yet won. The respon- sibility is now ours, the present citizens and home owners, to make the city attractive to new settlers. The location is the most beautiful in the world, we must not allow our home town to become man. made blot upon the perfection of it's surroundings.
 In order to keep streets clean, build sidewalks for the safety of our children, provide safe and clean recreation for our people, We l must have a solvent and stable city government. And in order to have such government we must back up our city council, not only with the money they ask for but with our public support, if their efforts toward improvement are to i amount to anything.
 i There is considerable objection being voiced concerning the new city auto tax, not, we must admit, ! without some foundation. There are now 800 or more automobiles licensed in Seward, and the new tax of $20.00 each for private cars, $25.00 and $35.O0 each for com mercial vehicles for "the privilege of using the streets" is a severe blow to small business and to the man whose car is necessary for transportation to and from his work. The argument Is that Seward is not large enough physically to warrant such tax; that many of the cars using the streets are owned outside the city limits, mak- ing them free of this tax liability and throwing the burden upon the city car owners.
 This problem is one which is faced by every city that imposes such a tax and it does have an element of the unfair, it does without doubt have a tendency toward discrimination. There will be some families forced to leave the city for the outlying districts. but for those who are willing and able to build in Seward where they can enjoy the benefits of public
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10

HOUSE.: rooms and bath. East
 of school on 1st. Avenue. $5OO0, terms. See R. K. Peden. 85-96pt
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10

FIVE-ROOM stucco house, lots,
 on 3rd Ave. Ready to move into.
 Call Madison 85. 85-92p
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10
REMODEL B & B FOUNTAIN

The B & B Fountain which was closed last week for remodeling and redecorating, was opened for business last Saturday. The foun- tain has been rebuilt to permit more floor space and more eff cient fountain service. The same number of patrons may be seated as before.
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10
CORRECTION

The City Clerk of Seward re, ceives straight salary of $350 per month, according to Mayor Eugene N. Lanier. In story about the appointment of the new city clerk the Record erroneously reported that the clerk also receives a salary as magistrate and fees for other work
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10

BUTLER HUT, fully insulated, to
 be moved. $500. Call Garfield 48 or Madison 2. Wilma Estes.
 89-90c
Seward seaport record., 1949-05-10

GAS BOAT, 28', new Marine Gray no engine with 3-1 reduction.
 John Monfor, Kenai. 84-90p
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-13

Robert Weston and Martha Halle
Spann and the widow of the late
James B. Horn.
She is survived by two sisters,
Miss Liza Weston Spann and Miss
Annie Spann, both of Moss Point,
and three brothers, James Rus
sell of Tucson, Ariz., B. H. of
Sampson, Ala, and Bragg D.
Spann of Moss Point.
Funeral services were held on
Sunday afternoon at the First
Presbyterian church following a
brief service at Fails funeral
chapel. The Rev. Walter Bader,
pastor of the church, officiated.
lnterment was in the Griffin
cemetery.
Pail bearers were Gregory
Wood, L. K. Mcintosh, Albert
Graham, Paul Williams, Mac Fair
ley and F. w. Cirlot. Honorary
pail bearers were w. T. Mcleod,
Paul Cirlot, j. Rollins, John Me
Arthur, o. K. Koski and j. E.
Thomson.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-13
NEWS FROM
Fort Bayou
By MRS. w. E. MONROE

Mrs. Lynn Seymour was the
recent guest of Mrs. Richard Sey-
mour of Ocean Springs for sew
eral days.
Ellis Hamilton Of Hurley and
Mr.. Robinson of Laurel were bus
mess callers on Fort Bayou farm
ers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Lockard
and daughter of Meridian were
callers at the R. NJ. Spaulding
home Tuesday. After visiting Mr..
Lockard's brother, James, and
family of Vancleave they mo-
tored to Gulfport.
Ernest Mallette, who has been
i'll for some time, was taken to
Jackson County hospital a few
days ago. His friends are glad to
learn his condition is improved.
The Rev. H. D.. Walker and
daughter of Fontainebleau Wis
tied Mrs. Vernon Walker Sunday.
Lester Mallette, Jr., who has
been spending his furlough with
his parents, left Tuesday for
Clear Point, N. c., where he is
stationed.
Frank Raymond, Deputy In
spector of customs, spent the
weekend at the Raymond Farm.
Mrs. Ernest Mallette and Mrs.
Charles Wardrop and son were
visitors in Pascagotf1a Monday.
The Rev. Brian Broadus of Es-
catawpa was a caller at the HUI
bert Mallette home Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. Adolph Henriques
of Biloxi spend Sundays at their
country home in Fcrt Bayou.
The lovely roses and baskets of
flowers decorating the Methodist
church Sunday were presented
by Mrs. Clara Cicoria in honor
of Mothers Day.
Mrs. O. E. Atwell is recovering