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Evening star., 1949-05-13
Gaming Case Defense
AtiaeksD.C. Marshal s
Search in Maryland
Womun's Affidavit Hit:
Foy Says Investigation
Conformed With Low

Indictment OF IL Of the Sc men
accused OF gambling was attacked
by defense counsel In District
Court today on grounds the United
States marshal and his deputies
here had no right to serve search
warrants in nearby Maryland.
At the same time. the ofzidavii
signed by Mrs. Bernice Franklin
on which the search warrant lr
the case was based, was attacked
as being devoid OF q single fact Il
Justify issuance OF the search
warrant.
Mrs. Franklin. key Government
witness. iereied eharses against
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay and his once In q
statement today TO the Times
Herald. Mr.. Pay said he wanted
to go over her charge before max
ing any formal statement. but he
had this 10 say In the meantime:
The investigation enf Ram-
bling activities here was conduct
cd in all respects in conformity
with the Law. All the evidence
was submitted 10 the grand jury
and 1t was the Grand jury's action
IN all cases that was responsible
FOR indictmentS--not the action of
my office or OF any one witness.
Judge Denies Moiisn.
The question OF Jurisdiction il,
the gambling cases vas raised BY
Defense Counsel William II. Col
lins when Judge Edward M. Cur
ran announced he was gong 30
deny a motion TO suppress eyi-
dence In the cases of "snaes"
Lewis. described as big shot.
gambler by the prosecutors Of
nee. and - other defendants,
Lewis was arrested nj 1910 Forty
sixth avenue. Biadensi,urg. Nd.
March Is In the course OF a series
of raids by deputy narshals from
The District.
When MIR. Collins read a series
Of cases 70 support his contention
that the marshal here Ia not auth.
orized 70 serve papers outside the
District. Judge curran said he
would not make a ruling ON the
motion until he gets a rpemora-
dunn from defense counsel on pre-
yious cases.
As other motions In the case
came up for argument. Defensf
Counsel Charles Y. Ford concen-
trated ON the Franklin afsiday1t
All one point. Mr.. Ford called
Mrs. Franklin ''an informsr and
said she could be characterized
IN other ways. but shrugged nts
shoulders and said he would let
II go al that.
Charges Are Called yaxue.
Mr.. Ford and Myron O. Enrich
another defense counsel. botl, ecr,-
tended Mrs. Franklins afysdayls
was not based On her personal
knowledge. but on "sognethsuR
somebody told her. "
MF. Enrich also attacked the
indictment as not being specific
enough He contended the d.
fendants do not know exactly vim,
what they are charged and there
Is no way In the world we can
prepare this case for trial. .
Mrs. Franklin. d waitress. s.s
formerly the girl friend Of Astsiso
hcoiottI who has been indicted ON
zsmbling charges ss vel as on
shaxgss he threatened faev life.
United States Commissioner cy-
III 9. Lawrence, waao asralgnea
Acoiotti. said today eharsss made
~ Mrs. Franklin that he pre-
pente6 her from being pre<ns af
ne preliminary hearing or Aro~
offt were ahsrstafSaY s1yssress
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Johnston Sees Vote
On District Sales Tax
As Possible Today
Final Arguments Begin;
No Sign Of Delaying
Tuctics Is Evident
By Don S. Worren

Final arguments were sched-
uled In the Senate today on the
5000, 900 District revenue bill,
with vote possible by the end
Of the day.
Majority Leader Lucas. noting
progress in yesterdays general de-
bate. said he hoped vote could
be taken after about two hours.
At the opening OF the session.
Senate Lucas asked Senator john
ston. Democrat. of South Caro-
lima. what the prospects we're for
vote today and the latter said
he thought IL would be possible.
He said he did not intend TO make
any lengthy discussion.
Senator Neely. Democrat. OF
West Virginia. took the lead In
today's debate and denounced the
sales tax that would apply on all
manner OF purchases from .swad-
ding clothes to winding CLOTH
Delaying Tactics Missing.
As distinguished from Mondays D
session. when Senator Johnston
"fiiibustered" for four and one
half hours against the sales-tax
section Of the bill. there was no
suggestion Of delaying tactics In
yesterdays free-swinging debate.
A half dozen Senator'S talked.
three Of them fairly long. and
several others joined In recurring
exchanges over controversial
points.
Sharp attacks against the sales
tax came from Senator Johnston
and Senators Morse OF Oregon
and Flanders of Vermont. Re-
pablicans.
The bill m a whole was defend
ed by Senator Hunt, Democrat.
OF Wyoming. head Of the District
Fiscal subcommittee: senator
Cain. Republican. Of Washington.
former head Of the same unit.
and Senator Holland. Democrat.
Of Florida.
Chairman McGrath Of the SEN
ate District Committee was ex-
pected 70 take the noor with d
windup appeal for passage.
A move to knock out the exeEnp-
ton for newspapers from the sales
tax was initiated yesterday by
Senator Johnston. with the IN
iorsement OF Senator Morse. dur
ing argument over m sditortaI in
The Star. published "Wednesday.
Levy Not Explained.
This would eliminate newspz-
pers from the exempt list and
make subscribers subject 70 the
Q per cent ievy Thsrs sss no
explanation as 70 nor this would
nuryIv fo the pe1rrfa1e az individual
Evening star., 1949-05-13
chorIes I. Eyons. rs. Dies

uTuSv1LE. Pa. May IL sss<--
Charles r Evans. 70. vice csssl-
dent uf the Universal 6s<sop4
Sseel Corp. sho assassed Ia d.
veaopinx stainless steel. dss1 ~
Tisussiik Hospital today Of i nesrsl
aalmcnt.
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Harbor and Airport
I0f Shanghai PeriIed
AS Reds Drive Near
Two Communist Pronqs
Advancing Closer to
Yonetze Metropolis
BULLETIN

SAN FRANCISCO (P.-Press
Wireless and other radio COM
munication companies report
ed today they were unable to
transmit to Communist-threat
ened Shanghai. Dispatches
from Shanghai were still being
received. however.
fMr. Thompson, Associated
Press bureau chief Is one of the
fen foreign correspondents re-
maining IN Shanghai
Evening star., 1949-05-13
levy Not ExpIained.

This would eliminate Esewsps-
pers from the exempt list and
make subscribers subject % tase
. per cent levy. Thers Vas no
explanation a. 70 hos this would
apply 10 the purchase ~ indisidnai
Wontinued cn pASe A.. Col. ~
Evening star., 1949-05-13

tcontinucd on PAGE As. Col. 2
Evening star., 1949-05-13
Guide for Readers

A. Asscxsas~a eTsxs Ass~~sasss
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(See CHINA. Page A-3,)
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tSee EIsLER. Page A-e.
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1see BLOCKADE, Page A-4.)
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(See MEDICAL PAGE A-4
Evening star., 1949-05-13

s. 9. ~ nss = 90. p, S - .: .s: : s CENTS
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06
U. s. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given tn a t Lowell Edward Lambert entryman together with his witnesses, Mamie Woodman and William H. Fletcher, all of Homer, Alaska, has submitted final proof on his homestead entry, Anchorage Serial Mo- O1225O for the SW14 Sec. 35 T. s. R. 13 w. Sew ard M., containing 16O acres, and it is now in the files of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the District Land Office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate is sued.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Manager Date First Publication Aug. 16, 1949 Date Last Publication Sept. 13, 1949
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06
Sales Tux Comment
(Continued from Page D

Seward Steam Laundry - Mrs. Helen Bern: "I think the 29o Sales Tax is a good thing. Pm in favor of it."
 The Blue Shop-Elsie Blue: "Tm all in favor of 2%o Sales Tax. I think the purpose for which it is intended is for the school and am all for continuing it."
 Mrs. c. M. Brosius: "I feel it is good tax as. it effects everybody Everyone is entitled to all City Services such as police protection etc, and I believe should pay their portion of the whole"
 The Mart Variety-V. R. Zent- mire: "Tm not in favor of the tax
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06

because of the way it is handled. If everyone collected it or paid it, it would be all right"
 Urbach's--Leon Urbach: "Pm in favor of One per cent, not two per cent. People buying in Seward from out of town will not buy in Seward if they have to pay two per cent sales tax. Seward residents will buy out of town to avoid the tax. I would be in favor of one per cent to be absorbed by the busi- ness man."
 Werner's Market - Jack Werner: Lets have the 29o Sales Tax and let everybody pay the city ex- penses, instead of the few property owners So let there be a 21o Sales Tax!"
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06

J. s. Doyle: T'm in favor of 18.. think there would be less com- plaints."
 Orlander's: I am opposed to it. Put on a special school tax and I'll pay it. have always been in favor of anything for our schools and hospital, but a Sales Tax on top of the Federal Excise Tax of 209o is hard thing to collect in my busi- ness."
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06
Hope News . . <.

MT. and Mrs. Roy Mitchell and their daughter were in Seward Fri day and Saturday. MT. and Mrs. Bill Humes were also in town Sat urday accompanied by Bill Humes' mother.
 Leslie Brattain returned by air from Anchorage last Friday and spent the night at the home of Homer Boe before returning to Hope.
 The annual Labor Day Dance was held Saturday night in Hope.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06
GEORGE A. LINGO.
U. s. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that Joseph Hoffman, entryman, to- gether with his witnesses, Virgil Vernon McMillan and Ray P. Marx all of Niniichik, Alaska, has sub mitted final proof On his home stead entry, Anchorage Serial O12O9O for NV A NEA, SW14SE14, NE . for NWANE14, SW14NEl4, NE14- IA w., S. M., containing 16O acres and it is now in the files of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, and if no protest is filed in the district land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, said final proof will be accepted and final certificate is- sued.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Manager Date First Publication Aug. g, 1949 Date Last Publication Sept. 6, 1949
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06

U. s. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Min nie A. Decker has made applica- tion for a homesite under the Act of May 26, 1884 (48 Stat. 8O9) An chorage Serial No. 012688, for a tract of land described as Lot "A" of the Lakeview Group of Home sites situated about 2015 miles North of Seward, Alaska, on Sew ard-Hope Highway and Alaska Railroad, Plat of U. s. Survey No. 2531, containing 405 acres, and it is now in the files of the District Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned land should file their adverse claim in the district land office within the period of publication or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Manager Date First Publication July 26, 1949 Date Last Publication Sept. 20, 1949
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-06

LEGAL ADHERTToING
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15

ing 1949, but he has given indica-
tions that he will make an alfout
attempt in 1850.
Reason for this is that the new
year will end up with election of a
new congress and Brannan believes
ne has a potent political weapon in
his farm plan, especially among in
dustrial voters.
If the plan fails to make any
Roadway in the 1850 congress, Bran
nan is expected to attribute such
failure to Republican opposition
although Democratic farm strength
in congress is as much opposed as
the Republican farm strength.
NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL
One of the nations newest
farm organizations. the National
Potato council. held its first an
nual meeting in Washington.
Nov. 1928. adopting a resolu-
ton calling attention to the fact
that "a serious situation arises
in the problems of SURPRISES
that permits our efforts TO be
dissipated by virtue of the i'm
portation of Canadian potatoes"
The council recommended that
the United States regulate the i'm
portation of an agricultural COM
modify which merely enhances an
already overburdensome surplus
problem"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
Keeping in Touch With Washington
Eye Marketing Costs

0E
WASHINGTON, D. C.-With net
farm income about $4,000, 100000 be-
low the $18, 0O0, 000, 900 peak of 1947,
the spread between what the farm
er receives for his product and what
the consumer pays for it is getting
greater attention in official Wash
ington.
Over the past year farmers
have been receiving about one
sumers, but farm prices have
been drifting downward while
marketing costs have remained
constant.
The farmers share in the retail
food dollar declined from 50 per-
cent in July, 1913, to 40 percent in
October, 1949. On the other hand,
the share for marketing agencies
rose a corresponding amount.
The largest single item interview
ing between the farmer and con-
sumner are labor charges of one
kind or another.
This emphasizes the need for an
improved system of marketing farm
products to keep pace with greater
farm output.
Increased efficiency in farm pro-
duction has virtually outmoded the
5s-4v,1,,410o @xrc+ano II fhrnofnnc fn
outstrip the ability to find profita-
BILE markets.
Farmers, with less labor, are pro-
ducing about 4 percent more than
they did before World war 2. On
the other hand, officials believe that
the surface has hardly been
scratched when it ONE to mar
keting efficiency.
"A senate agriculture subcommit-
tee, headed by Senator Guy M. Gil
lette of Iowa, is now looking into
this problem.
John L. Thompson, assistant adj
ministrator of the Production and
Marketing administration, said the
department was working hard on
the distribution problems which are
resulting in losses to farmers and
consumers alike.
He cautioned, however, that it is
a long, tough job.
He gave these illustrations:
1. Demands by consumers fol
more service have been one factor
tending to offset if not surpass the
savings derived from efficiency il
marketings.
2. A long run tendency in addin,
to the cost of milk in many flute
milk markets has been the strin
gency of health requirements.
8. Problems in rail transportation
including high freight costs, box ca
shortage, delays, inadequacies of re
~frigerating systems and high termi
nal costs.
4. Wholesale produce markets i
many cities were old when the hors
and buggy were stylish.
5. Multiplicity of state laws re
garding the labelling and transpol
tation of agricultural products.
OPPOSE Grammar PLAN
With the two big national
farm ORGANIZATIONS, the National
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
POWER ONLY FOR REA

Rural Identification Admin
istrator Claude r. Wickard, who
will administer the new Rural
Telephone program. does not
think rural electric co-opera-
tives should go into the tele-
phone business.
He thinks this field can best be
served by existing systems or new
organizations, rather than the REA
co-ops.
"At this time the major contribu-
ton of electric co-ops to the new
program seems to me, in the light
of the provisions of the new act and
its legislative history" Wickard has
informed the electric co-ops, "to
lie in the direction of advising rural
people regarding the possibility of
getting telephone service through
other local organizations.
I'm other words, at this time it
appears desirable that the electric
co-operatives confine their opera
tions to the power service field rath-
er than enter the telephone bust
ness"
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
SUGAR QUOTAS DEBATED

Annual sugar quotas. TO be
made public some time in De-
cember. probably will be high
ell in 1850 than in l949 because
of an expanding population. in
creased consumption and a short
supply now on hand.
The 1949 figure was $500, 900 tons,
with Cuba given the right to sell
the U. S. 3,O92,976 tons, Puerto Rico
providing 1,091,401, and the balance
coming from domestic beet and cane
producers, Hawaii and the Philip
pines.
USDA has already heard various
factors in the sugar industry testify
on what they think 1850 prospects
will be.
Among those heard were bakers,
bottlers, confectioners, representa-
tves of r~efineries, domestic produc-
ers and foreign producers-the lat
ter mainly Cuban.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1949-12-15
OPPOSE PLAN

With the two big national
farm organizations. the National
Grange and American Farm Bu-
rear Federation. solidlY united
against the Brannan plan. the
secretary of agriculture will face
tough Shedding in trying to sell
the program TO the 1850 ses-
sion of congress.
Secretary Brannan didn't wag
such a tough fight for the plan dun
Smyrna times., 1949-12-08

is the 1850 theme song of an
nouncement advertisements ap-
pearing in 2,915 newspapers with
a leadership exceeding forty-seven
millions. Full-page space was used
in 29 key cities on announcement
day with other newspapers carry
ing advertisements ranging down.
ward from 119 inches. A heavy
newspaper follow-up campaign is
scheduled. Pontiac announcements
were carried by 1901 radio stations
Smyrna times., 1949-12-08

in the social room of the First
Presbyterian Church, corner of
Strawberry Street and Tazewell
Avenue, Cape Charles, Va. Mrs. D.
G. McMunn and ladies from the M.
E. Department will oficiate as
hostesses. A fine program of en-
tertainment, refreshments and door
prize is planned for their Yuletide
festivities. All members attending
have been requested to bring mex
Smyrna times., 1949-12-08

in $50 cities and over 4S television
outlets, probably the most concen-
trated use OF these media by an
automobile manufacturer. Seven
teen national magazines with a
comgined leadership of twenty-sev-
en- millions, will carry Pontiac an
nouncement advertisements. Full
color spreads will be used in The
Saturday Evening Post, Life and
Golfers. Other magazines will
carry full-color single pages.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-08

pensive gifts for exchange at the
party. Notices have been posted
over the Delmarva Division extend
ing a cordial invitation for the
wives and daughters of P.R.R. em-
ployes to attend this affair, and a
full attendance is expected from all
points on the division.
Smyrna times., 1949-12-08
P.R-R. CHRISTMAS PARTY

Women's Aid of Delmarva Division
To Hold Annual Christmas Party
Mrs. T. NJ. Goodfellow, Superin-
tendent, Delmarva Division unit of
the Women's Aid of The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, has announced that
they viii hold their annual Christ
mas Party and general meeting at
2 pm, Thursday, December 18th,
Smyrna times., 1949-12-08
PONTIACS NEW 80 MODELS

Pontiac Announces 80 Models with
Greatest Ad Campaign
To announce its 1850 models
Pontiac Motor Division has en-
barked upon the largest new model
advertising campaign in its his
tory, according to Harry j. King
Ter, general manager. Dollar For
Dollar You Can't Beat a Pontiacp'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-13

timers in other parts of the
county say Confederates
wouldn't walk through the
village after nightfall.
Both sides, incidentally,
used for their military opera
tions the first comprehensive
map of Loudoun drawn in
1850 by the Goose Creek
Quaker, Yardley Taylor. Trav-
cling the dirt roads with a
small viameter attached to
his buggy wheel. using a COM
pass and making later correc-
tons for elevations. he pro-
duced a chart of surprising
accuracy which is valuable
even today.
When Goose Creeks post
office was established, its citi-
Gems chose to adopt the name
of the Great Emancipation. AS
Lincoln" the town is as in
dependent as she was as
Goose Creek" She consis-
tently votes Republican and
harbOrs an active WCTU
chapter. -Solange Strong
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-13

by Goose Creek Quaker Sam
uel Janney, superintendent of
Indian Affairs under Grant
and author of authoritative
biographies of Penn and Fox,
1t is now a private home.
Vigorously abstaining from
alcohol. profanity and mill
tary service, the Friends
weathered the French and In
dian War and the Revolution
largely by submitting to tax
levies to hire substitutes.
During the Civil War. how
ever, their abolitionist senti-
ments made them natural
Union sympathizers. Many
young Quakers were read out
of meeting" for enlisting, and
found themselves on the front
lines facing Confederates Who.
with gun raised, told them:
Friend, It's a pity, but thee
are standing where I am
about to shoot" Goose Creek
was a notorious underground
station relaying runaway
slaves to the North, and old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-11-13

grown by 1918, when a larger
brick one was built across the
road. Abandoned in 1885 by
orthodox members, who re-
fused to worship any longer
with Hicksite dissenters, it
gave way to still another
church where the Friends all
worship today. Soon. the
older brick structure, now
being restored, will be used
again.
Loudoun's Quakers have be-
queathed to the county far
more than meetinghouses. In
the early days, existing in the
midst of large estates whose
owners were heavy drinking
foxhunters and slave-owners
on the English colonial pat
tern, the Friends produced
their own North-derived cul-
ture and chung to their prin-
ciples. The stone houses they
built look more Pennsylvania
than Southern Georgian.
Small, compact, close to barns
and springhouses, they shell
tered people who chopped
their own wood, hauled their
own water, and grew prosper
Gus thereby.
Never worked by slaves,
Quaker farms were always
small enough for one man and
his family to handle profit
ably. Two hundred years ago
the Friends practiced the ad-,
vanced agricultural methods
known as the "Loudoun sys-
tenn" which Thomas Jeffer-
son so admired. Their use of
lime, five-year crop rotation
and deep blowing has left
Loudoun land more fertile
than almost any in the South.
Quaker schools were among
the earliest and the best. One
open to all existed in Lincoln
as early as 1915, and ran the
year round, allowing only two
weeks vacation during wheat
harvest. Springdale, an acad-
envy devoted to the education
of girls, was one of the first
of it's kind. Founded In 1899