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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-13

TW-11-13-49
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-30
FEDERAL OFFICES AND BANK OBSERVE SEWARD DAY

Federal Offices and the Miners and Merchants Bank were closed today in commemoration of Sew ards Day.
 This is an official Alaskan holi- day for the man who was respon- sible for the purchase of Alaska from Russia for the sum of ST. 2OO,00O.OO on March Both, 1867. This was approximately ? cents per acre.
 Although Secretary Seward was largely responsible for the pur- chase of the Territory, as it was feared that England would seize it, the confirmation of the bill in Congress was secured through the masterly address of Senator Chas. Sumner.
 The treaty was proclaimed by President Johnson on June 30, 1867.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-30
New TOrnadOes Do Much Damage

(Contined rom Page One) business buildings were demol- ished and many houses damaged but none were flattened.
 The tornado in Blackwell struck the south and southwest residen- tial areas of that city of 12,000.
 Both the dead were killed in their homes.
 Canton is only 40 miles south west of Woodward, Okla. where the worst tornado on record struck on April g, 1947, killing 106. Canton has escaped the twist CTS for 30 years, although they have hit all around.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-30

members of the Chamber and ar range for said list to be made up and mailed to me here at the Har- rington Hotel. This is very inn portant.
 Pleased that I can report so fa- Vorably at this time.
 With greetings to the many friends in Nome, and with all good wishes, I am,
 Respectfully yours,
 CARL J. LOMEN.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-30
NOME CONTRIBUTES GEN EROUSLY TO A.C.C.A. FUND

According to the report of the Alaska Crippled Children's Asso- ciation, Nome contributed S146.00 to the fund during the month of January, and S16300 for the month of February.
The Nome nugget., 1949-03-30
Communication
Harrington Hotel, March 24th, 1949.

Gentlemen:
 Following wire sent you today: "House Committee voted out Army Civil Functions bill yeSter- day. Seawall and Nome Harbor items approved as in Budget-Mil- lion twenty thousand. Now before the House. Advise Chamber Com merce. Greetings"
 The bill is not itemized, as yet, but I was given the information, by one of the clerks of the com mittee that all budgeted items had been approved in full. The pream- ble of the bill reads:
 March 23, 1949
 MT. Kerr, from the Committee
 on Appropriations, reported
 the following bill; which was
 committed to the Committee
 of the Whole House on the
 State of the Union and ordered
 to be printed"
 There are several very illumin- ating statements made in the Hearings on Civil Functions is a large volume of 1232 pages.
 On page 1O8 of the Hearings, General Feringa Gone of Nome's good friends), stated to the com mittee:
 "The item for Nome HarbOr, Alaska calls for a total estimated Federal cost of $2,40O,l30. The al- lotments to date applied to con- struction of navigation facilities have been $272,95O, and the tenta- tive allocation before you is S1,- 020,00O, which would leave Sl,- 107, 18O to complete all authorized work"
 Another Army witness, Major Gen. William H. Arnold, Chief, Budget Division, made this state ment:
 "The Federal investment in Nome and vicinity amounts to S21 ,OOO, ,O0o."
 Following Bob Bartlett's testi- mony, the Chairman of the sub committee made this observation:
 MT. Kerr. The Nome sea-Wall project seems to the committee to be very important project to consider. It protects millions of dollars worth of property there be- longing to the United States Gov ernment, also the property of other people,"
 Legislation here is a slow pro- cess, but so long as the steps taken are in the right direction we must not complain.
 The next step will be to hurry it through the House.
 My thought is that this Army Civil Functions Bill will not meet with much opposition in the House following the recommendati n for it's passage by such tough" members as Messrs. Cannon, Ia bor and Wigglesworth.
 We have number of friends who are members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, for which reason know that Nome will be given fair break on that side of the Congress.
 You perhaps have heard that under the law all people who at tempt to influence the passage, or defeat, of any legislation for pay or for "any consideration" must f;lo oe o 1ot1k1,;ct ,,y,4l hotL tho
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Runaways Who Recorded
FarewelIs Held for Parents
y the Assosiossd pr..s. !.


EASTON. Pa, Oct. 22.-Three
teen-age girls, who left Their
homes in Freeport, N. Y, Wednes-
day and mailed back recorded
messages it would be mo use look.
ing" for them, are in custody
here awaiting their parents.
William H. Kinney. probation
officer Of Northampton County
said Mary Lou Gross, IA, Mabe
Batcher. Is. and her sister Bar.
bara, IA, were picked up last night
in nearby Northampton after
they had asked a housewife tt
stay overnight with her.
Mr.. Kinney said the runaways
told him they left home because
their mothers were "too strict
They said they made their way
to Bethlehem and "loafed about
there until their money was gone
They seem glad to be goinf
back home" Mr.. Kinney re.
marked.
They left home supposedly TO,
Freeport high school. Wednesday
morning, but didn't get there.
To their parents they mailed 9
penny arcade type of phonograpf
record with the message: Don't
look for us we know how tc
take, care of ourselves there
are too many places we can e.
for you to find U.S."
Japanese character dolls are be-
ing offered American buyers by
q firm in Osaka.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

the rejection Of the Russian pro.
posal for oil concessions for hall
OF his country to be made to 8
company controlled by the Soviet
DR.. F6hafaq. who is q membe,
OF the s1ranian Mails House OF
Representatives. introduced the
bill which rejected the Soviet
proposal for petroleum CON
cessions.
DR., Shafaq is optimistic that
international cooperation eventu-
ally will be a reality.
His enthusiasm for the United
Nations is Understandable, since
ne was Iranian delegate to the
San Francisco Conference OF
1945 and helped found the United
Nations.
While border incidents still con-
tlnue In Azerbaijan-Dr. Shafao
says the 1ranian press tells of the
kidnapping of II OF the nation
soldiers a month ago who have
not been returned-the Iraniau
diplomat feels his nation will be
able to develop its friendly rela-
tions with Russia.
Russia could be our. best
nelghbor." he says. Certainly II
should be our best market as il
has been in the past. All Iran
would like to come to an under
standing with the Russians, but
we won't give up any of our free
dom"
Evening star., 1949-10-23
New Dollar Deva|uation
Planned, Tabor + Charges:

Representative Taber of New
York. ranking Republican member
Eof the House ApproprAtion1 Com
|mittee, declared yesterday the
Truma an administration has
sought to encourage imitation, not
to halt 1t. He said 1t has reached
the point where 81 won't buy what
you could buy for IS cents 10 years
ago.
1T is no secret that Government
officials are considering further
devaluation Of the American dol
lar, Mr.. Taber said in state
ment. "A Accent dollar would
devalue every savings account, in
surance policy and government
bond. 1t also would give Mr.. Tru-
man an opportunity to pay off
some of his political obligations
by supporting wage increases,
which would increase the Govern
ment's tax take from the working
man and the farmer.
1T is beginning to dawn on the
American family that there is
something f1shy with Washington S
welfare and prosperity propagan-
da. Millions of wage earners have
had one to several increases in
wages over the past few years, and
today they are no better and, In
some cases, worse of than they
were before. Anyone concerned
with the average family's food and
clothing bills should keep in mind
the billions of dollars the Roose-
welt and Truman administrations
have spent in subsidies to boost
prices, and then consider the cost
Of SUCH staples as milk, butter,
eggs and meat"
Evening star., 1949-10-23
|Langer Bill Proposes
|Biq Recreation Center
ForU.S. WorkersHere

When Congress returns in jan
uary it will have before it a plan
to promote organized recreational
facilities for Government en-
ployes.
Senator LANCER. Republican. Of
North Dakota, introduced a bill
just before adjournment to au-
thorize the setting up of Fed
eral Recreation Corporation, with
a board of directors drawn from
an existing semiofficial voluntary
recreation committee.
One of the functions of the
Government corporation would be
to lease or build an indoor recrea-
ton center for Federal workers at
a central location here, on land to
be provided by the Government.
It would include dining facilities,
housing for transients, reading
rooms, game rooms and an audi
torium.
Ihe corporation also would ar
range for the fullest use of parks
for leisure time activities, and
promote national sports festivals.
The bill would require the
corporation to charge prices to
make operations self sustaining in
the aggregate. The measure would
authorize such sums as are found
necessary to carry out its plan. If
the bill becomes law the exact
amounts would have to be passed
on by the appropriation commit
tees.
It was referred to the Senate
Judiciary Committee for study at
the next session.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

195-pound member of the Amund.
SEN High School football team
Last birthday his weight wa.
down to 95 pounds. Now it is 70
He is paralyzed from the neck
down.
Twice in the last year the enc
nearly came. Once 1t was a bowe,
obstruction. Then a bladder in.
fection. His temperature went tt
LOT degrees and he was in q coma
for four days.
But each time the youth
snapped back, eager to resume his
studies so he can catch up and
graduate with his class in JAN
uary.
For six months after the acci-
dent. he hovered between life and
death. Then the Chicago Board
OF Education sent tutors and he
resumed his studies. Now he has
nearly caught up.
Paul's birthday isn't until next
Thursday. but the celebration has
been moved up to Tuesday this
year so he can observe it with his
buddles on the Amundsen football
team. They'll be busy in a prac-
tice session Thursday,
Evening star., 1949-10-23
Truman Fare Deal Hit
By Republican Chairman
BY the Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. o.
Guy c. Gabrielson, chairman o1
the Republican National Commit
tee, said today President Truman's s
program is not fair deal" at all
but fare DEAL"
He said in addressing the Con-
necticut Council of Women's Re-
publican Clubs: "All of us pay
the fare, and, SO far as Connecti-
cut and many other States are
concerned, it is an extra fare
train with subnormal service"
He jabbed at ''our present spend
thrift Democratic administration"
and at Mr.. Truman's unsuccessful
fight to get Senate confirmation
Of Leland Olds' reappointment to
the Federal Power Commission.
j Mr.. Truman's efforts in behalf
sof Mr.. Olds, he said, were ""the
most brazen attempts in all of
our history to browbeat the
Senate"
Evening star., 1949-10-23

herself on whether she favored
such appeal rights. However. she
told Mr.. Sharkey she was inter-
ested in the problem and invited
him to discuss the matter again
with the commission at an early
date.
POSTAL LEAVE-The failure
of House conferees to insist on an
additional five days of annual
leave for postal workers brought
an acrimonious debate on the
House floor last week when the
postal pay measure came up for
action.
Representative Fulton, Repub-
lican, of Pennsylvania tried to
pin down Chairman Murray on
the House Civil Service Commit
tee as to whether his group would
try again next year to get the
additional leave that was stricken
from the House-Senate postal pay
measure this year.
'Is this the end of the street.
car line for postal employes?"
asked Mr.. Fulton.
II do not know where the gen.
tleman's streetcar line ends, y
snapped Mr.. Murray. How do I
know what the committee is going
to do next year?" he added as he
refused to commit himself on
more annual leave for postal
workers.
When Mr.. Fulton kept persist
ing on an answer to his question,
Mr.. Murray finally shouted:
II decline to reply further to
the gentleman from Pennsyl-
vania."
AS reported here last week,
House Senate conferees on the
Federal and postal pay legislation
decided to strike out the House
provision for an additional five
days of annual leave for postal
workers, with the understanding
that the whole question of Gov
ernment annual leave will be re-
opened next year.
There is a move afoot among
some members of the House and
Senate Civil Service Committees
tn increase the r,reSent 15 davs
postal annual leave to 20 days and
to cut the present 26 days annual
leave of the Governments classi-
fed workers to 20 days, SO as to
even things up
Joseph Youno's Federal Spot
light radio broadcast is heard
eUery Saturday at Sis pm.
oUer WMAL, The Star station.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
BY the Associutsd Press

/
CHICAGO. OF. ga para
lyzed youth, who won't give up
his hopes and plans for the fu-
ture, will celebrate a birthday an
niversary next week that no one
else expected him to reach.
Paul Nelson, jr., will be 18.
When his spine was severed in
an auto accident in August, 1947,
doctors said he might live only a
few days. When he celebrated his
1t7h birthday last year, everyone
but Paul thought it would be his
last.
You see, Paul doesn't know he
is doomed. His thousands of we'll
wishers throughout the country
who learned of his plight are
keeping secret the "only lie" Paul's
father ever told him. None of the
flood Of cards he has received tells
him his condition is hopeless.
Paul thinks a nerve in his spine
is being squeezed by broken bone.
He dreams of a vacation in Ar
kansas. letter in collegiate foot
ball. a college degree and a career
in law.
The youth once was a strapping
Evening star., 1949-10-23


DR.. Shafaq pointed out that 750
Iranian students now are studying
in this country, and that his ma
ton has received the help of
American agricultural and indus
trial experts in advancing Trans
seven-year improvement plan,
which he described as one Of the
Shah's most cherished projects.
Shah Pahlavi was invited to visit
the United States by President
Roosevelt. but conditions at the
time prevented his acceptance.
The Invitation was renewed by
President Truman.
DR.. Shafaq says the Shah Is
coming not only for a formal visit,
but because he wants to investi-
gate personally "the great prog
ress of this country, especially in
mechanics. agriculture and irri-
CATION"
The Shah expects to visit the
Far West while in the United
States to make a personal study
of irrigation projects.
The Shah, although young-he
is only 29-is described by DR..
Safaq as thoroughly mature. But
in addition to his serious aspect
he is an ardent sportsman. He
flies his own Bit plane, likes to
ski and plays excellent tennis.
He is determined that Iran shall
remain at peace, but keep her
freedom and self-respect. He
took a leading role in. Trans f1rm
stand against Russia after incl
dents on the Azerbaijan border in
1916.
He also took the leadership in
Evening star., 1949-10-23
"a American Tourists.
Rescued by Air Force
From Guatemala a Flood
BY the Associated Press

GUATEMALA CITY, Guate-
mala. Oct. 22.-Fourteen Ameri-
can tourists. marooned for 10 days
by floods and landslides, were
brought here today by United
States Air Force plane.
This was the second rescue mis-
sion by the Panama Canal Zone
squadron. which picked up three
other tourists earlier this week.
Today's group had been marooned
at resort near Lake Atitlan.
Those rescued included DR.. and
Mrs. j. G. Arbogast, Miami Beach,
Fla: Mr.. and Mrs. William Long,
I.amesa, Calf; Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns Rick, Santa Maria, Calf;
Miss Edna Duge, Greenwich,
Conn: Col. and Mrs. Clyde Kelly,
Fresno, Calf; Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Tinsman. Beverly Hills.
Calf; Miss Muriel Fisher, San
Francisco; William Won Husen,
San Anselmo, Calf, and John De-
faria, San Francisco.
Meanwhile, President Juan Jose
Arevalo told newsmen today that
Guatemala faces at least year
OF great misery" as a result of
the floods which laid waste her
lands and took hundreds of lives.
The immediate suffering is
great and acute, but that is not
the worst of the situation" Mr..
Arevalo told newsinen. ..:The
worst is yet to come. The next
six months will find acute short
ages Of foodstuffs and afterward
at least six months more economic
distress before the nation strug-
giles back on its feet"
Mr.. Arevalo said the picture is
particularly grim because Guate-
mala is an agricultural country
and the floods ruined thirds
Of her crops.
He said the latest estimate
placing the death toll at 500
might go higher when communi-
cations are restored and fuller
information becomes available.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

COMMISSION OF
the United Ma,
tions. said yes
terday in an in
terview at the
Ir a n ian En-
bassy.
DR.. Shafaq is
in Washington
helping m a X e
arr a ngements
for the visit Of
Shah Moham-
med Reza Pah-
lavi. who will
arrive Noyem-
knr &c
Evening star., 1949-10-23
BY the Associotsd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct.
pa pretty brunette held on a
first degree murder warrant in
the killing Of her husband. 1t.
Andrew E. Madsen of the United
States Air Force, cried today. II
loved him dearly"
II had no reason to cause him
any HARM" Mrs. Yvette Madsen.
%. told her lawyer at the Wies-
baden Air Base Hospital, where
she is being treated for shock.
The lawyer. Elmo Cover of
Cumberland, Md, reported she
broke down and wept for the first
time since the lieutenant spun to
the floor in the Madsen home
early Thursday with a 45-caliber
wound in his heart.
"She Is completely upset by the
tragedy" Mr.. Cover said. 1T is
really quite pitiful."
Shot to Death After Party.
1t. Madsen, 32-year-old World
War II veteran from Oakland,
Calf, was shot to death as he
returned from a party at the home
of friends which Mrs. Madsen had
left a few minutes before. Inves-
tigators said Mrs. Madsen had
taken exception to something said
by another woman at the party.
Mrs. Madsen was taken to
hospital Immediately after the
shooting. She left it to make a
brief appearance in a United
States District Court yesterday.
Her arraignment was set then for
Monday.
Mr.. Cover said it would be up
to her doctors to decide whether
she would be able to attend the
court session. He expressed the
opinion that, whether she attended
or not, she would require addi-
tional disqualification for shock.
The attorneys. meeting with
Mrs. Madsen was their first since
he took the case yesterday. He
said he did not talk with her very
long because of her wrought up
condition and because it was mot
the time nor the place."
He said before the interview that,
from a cursory examination of
the facts. it would appear she has
an excellent defense"
2 Phases Puzzle PrObers.
Two phases of the case puzzled
Air Force and Army investigators.
One was the lack of any obvious
motive. The other was how q,
woman. If one did. could have
welded heavy service pistol with
such accuracy that Madsen was
killed almost instantly by one
shot.
A mysterious note found in the
MadSen home was expected to
play part in the case. Investiga-
tors said it had been classified as
secret and would be revealed only
when submitted as prosecution
evidence.
Friends said the Madsens ap-
peared to be a normally happy
couple. Madsen had entered the
Frankfurt military post golf
tournament scheduled for Sunday.
Evening star., 1949-10-23

Unfortunately for the more than
500 Navy Department workers
who recently lost their jobs here,
the new hirings won't return too
many of them to their jobs. While
Navy isn't slated for more civil
ian reductions in the near future,
it likewise doesn't plan to do very
much hiring. And it doesn't fit
into the military assistance pro-
gram. which will be handled by
the Army and State Departments,
and the Economic Cooperation
Administration to a lesser degree.
The best chance for displaced
Navy Department careerists here
is the normal turnover of per-
sonnel in the department through
designations, retirements and other
factors. Navy has given these
careeristss first crack at any new
job openings.
GREATER JOB PROTECTION
"A group of AFL Government
employe leaders recently called on
Civil Service Commissioner Fran
ces Perkins to urge that Federal
workers be given greater job pro-
lection rights. Heading the dele
cation was Charles Sharkey. a
vice president of the AFL Ameri-
can Federation of Government
Employees.
Its very ironic that most
Americans think that Government
employees can't be fired and have
the greatest job security in the
world" Mr.. Sharkey told Miss
Perkins.
Actually" he continued, "Gov-
ernment employees have less job
security than workers in private
industry"
Mr.. Sharkey pointed out that
non-veteran Federal employees can
be fired in 10 days or less by their
agencies, without even getting a
hearing. He urged that the COM
mission take the lead in obtain
ing appeal rights for Government
employees who lose their jobs.
"All Federal employees should
have the right to appeal their
firings to the Civil Service Com
mission and the. right to confront
and cross-examine those who are
responsible for their dismissals, u
Mr.. Sharkey said. He added that
the considerations which pre-
vented such conformation in
loyalty cases did not apply In Or
dinary dismissals. =
Miss Perkins did not commit
Evening star., 1949-10-23
1000 5tevedores Due | Loved Him Dearly,
To Return 10 Jobs in Widow He|din Staying
Hawaii by Tomorrow 0fU.S Officer Asserts
By the Associated Press

HONOLULU, Oct. 22.-HaWaii's s
1000 union stevedores are due to
go back to work tomorrow or
Monday. ending a strike that is
now ITS days old.
The last remaining minor issue
which has delayed a back-to work
order was due to be settled short
~ at Mahukona, on the island
of Hawaii. Only 23 non -stevedor-
ing employees of the Hahala Sugar
Co. are involved there.
If we can't reach a settlement
there, We'll continue the strike at
Mahukona and put everyone else
back to work." said Jack Hall, re-
gional director of the striking CIO
International Longshoremen's and
Warehousemen's Union. An en-
ployer spokesman confirmed that
work was expected to start by
Monday at the latest.
Message Sent to Bridges.
The union strike committee
sent a message to President Harry
Bridges on the mainland authoriz-
ing immediate cargo-handling for
Hawaii in anticipation of formal
settlement.
Agreement on the major wage
issue over which the strike was
called May l, was reached October
6, but settlements at the five other
island ports, where union men,
bers have duties other than ship
loading, caused a delay in ending
the strike.
Final language Of the outport
settlements was being drafted by
full union and employer nego-
tiating committees
The main settlement called for
"a raise of IA cents an hour I ow,
to $1.54. and an additional seven
cents next March /. The union
had sought a 32-cent raise.
Subsequent piecemeal agree
ments for non-stevedore work
called for Scent raises.
The territory Of Hawaii con-
tinued today to operate dock IA
cilities which it seized August IL,
under a special law that put the
territorial government into the
stevedoring business. The law pro-
vided, however, that the facili-
ties could be returned Immediately
on formal notice that the strike
was over.
Strike Cost s150,0Oo, 900.
The bitter strike of nearly six
months is estimated to have cost
about $150.000, 900 directly.
Sixty million dollars worth OF
raw sugar and $4,000, 900 worth
Of canned pineapple are piled up
in the islands.
Unemployment during the lat
ter part of the strike rose to a
territorial record of 10000, or Is
men out Of every 100 employable.
Costs of living rose rs to IS per
cent. with some special items up as
much as 200 per cent.
Pay cuts have been widespread,
due to disruption Of the island
economy. Some cuts ranged as
high as 40 perc ent and a few
reached go per cent. Few have
yet been restored to pre-strike
levels.
Evening star., 1949-10-23
BuIgor Press Director
Relieved From Duties
BY the Associated Pres.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Oct. a.
Vladimir Topencharov has been
relieved from his duties as deputy
foreign minister and press direc-
tor because Of passing to another
service" the press department an
nounced tonight.
No details were given on Topen-
charoy's change Of status. The
announcement said the move was
made "by decree of the Grand
National Assembly's presidium.