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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
WEATHER REPORT

Q (This data is for 24-hou pe- . riod ending 7:30 am. PST) . In Juneau-Maximum 34; . minimum 30. . At Airport-Maximum 32; . minimum 27.
 . F o K l. c A s T
 . Duncan and victnity) . Cloudy with light snow . occasionally mixed with rain . tonight and w e d n es d ay. . Lowest temperature tonight . about 32. Highest Wednesday
 . near 35. Southeasterly winds . as high as 25 miles per hour.
 P R E c IPI T A T Q N
 . (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o m. today . City of Juneau-1race . since Dec. 1-2.79 inches; . since July 1-51.67 inches. . At Airport-None . At Airport-.04 inches; . since Dec. Ills inches; . since July 1-34.25 inches.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
Atfends
 UNIV Meefing for
 Wage Negotiation

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-lR-John F. Lewis, President of the United Mine workers, arrived today to participate in negotiations for a new hard coal wage contract.
 It was the first time Lewis had attended session of the negotia- tions, which began last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
SEATTLE HUNTERS FOUND DROWNED
 NEAR STANW00D

STANWOOD, Wash. Dec. 13-tR- Two missing Seattle hunters were found drowned near here today.
 The two men-Richard M. Bog gess, 38, and Howard Marl, AZ, had been sought since their overturned boat was found Sunday. The boat had hole in the bow, and officers expressed the belief the two men were thrown overheard when the boat hit a submerged object.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 13-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 98M, Anaconda 28, Curtiss- Wright 2. International Harvester 29, Ken necott 50as, New York Central 10as, Northern Pacific 1874, U. s Steel 26ss, Pound $280.
 Sales today were 2,080,000 shares
 Averages today are as follows industrials 196.8l, rails 51.20, util- ities 4O.50.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
STEAMER M0vEMENTS

Baranof from Seattle due to ar rive at o'clock this afternoon.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver. Wednesday, Dec. IA.
 Denan scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13

A plan to give Britain and Can- ada new atomic information is opposed in Congress. A member of the Senate House Atomic Com mittee- Senator Edwin Johnson says the information might ulti- mately leak into unfriendly hands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
SWERVED - CRASHES

SWERVED - CRASHES
 After about an hour, the Capital Airliner started down, aided by it's own electronic equipment, and by grand-controlled radar at the air. port.
 As it came down the approach, officials related, it suddenly swerved from the radar path.
 It was the first mishap Capital has had in 30 months. The last crash involving a Capital Airliner occurred in July, 1947, when a four engine plane struck mountain side near Leesburg, Va, killing all 52 aboard.
 This time, the crash scene was not far from the spot where the shattered pieces of an Eastern Air liner carried 55 to their death ill the Potomac last Nov. l, after an aerial collision with surplus P-30 fighter plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13

The Republicans are mapping plans for the 1850 Congressional elections at a meeting in Chicago today. They have budget of nearly two-niillion dollars on which to base their strategy. The budget was approved by the COP finance committee yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13
MT. EDGECUMBE GUEST

Henry A. Wolfson of Mt. Edge cumbe is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-12-13

lContinued on Page Fosr)
Evening star., 1949-07-01
No Transit Strike

The people of Washington will welcome
the sensible adjustment of the dispute
which had threatened the community with
a paralyzing transportation strike.
In dispute Of this kinda wage dis
pute between a public utility and its
emplcyes-there is no excuse for strike
Such an issue can and should be settled by
arbitration
In this instance, after some preliminary
maneuvering, both the Capital Transit
Company and the union were willing to
arbitrate. But they begged down over the
question of how the arbitration board
should be selected
The deadlock resulting from this dis
agreement was broken by the intervention
Of Cyrus w. Ching, director of the United
States Mediation and Cancellation Service.
He proposed formula for choosing an
arbitration board which is fair to both
parties and which should safeguard the
people who use the transit facilities, and
who, in the last analysis, must foot the
bill for any increase in the utility's oper-
ating costs. The Ching proposal has been
accepted by the company and the union,
and the threatened strike is off. 1t seems
to The Star that all concerned have mani
tested sense Of responsibility, and are to
be commended for it.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
The CopIon Verdict

It was an odious offense of which Judith
Coplon stands convicted. The decision TO
hold this former Justice Department en-
ploye guilty of betraying her country to
an agent of an unfriendly foreign power
was not an easy one for the jury to make.
The long hours of deliberation, and the
request for additional instructions from
the Judge indicate that the jurors were
fully aware of their heavy responsibilities.
They have rendered a verdict which was
fully justified by the evidence.
Had the crime charged to Miss Coplon
been less grave, it is possible that she
would have gone free. For the prosecu-
ton of the onetime trusted employe OF
the Foreign Agents Registration Division
would have been dropped in mid-trial II
Attorney General Clark had abided by the
wishes of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton. The difficult question which MIR.
Clark had to decide was whether to proceed
with the trial of woman he believed
guilty of espionage or to safeguard the
integrity of FBI confidential files. He
decided to sacrifice the files-and some of
the FBI's more important sources OF in
formation-rather than turn loose faith
less employe.
Mr. Clark's belief that Miss Coplon
should and would be convicted was well
based. The Government produced mass
of damaging evidence which the defense
was unable to refute to the satisfaction OF
the jury-or of most other impartial
observers. Miss Coplon took full advantage
of all the rights accorded an accused per-
son by the country she chose to sell out.
In Russia she would have had no such
rights If there was any hysteria about
her trial, it was not on the part OF the
Government. The only theatres was that
staged by the defense.
The Coplon case proves that the Com
munist scare" is not all of the red herring
variety 1t demonstrates, furthermore,
that the Government cannot afford to
relax in its vigilance against subversive
elements known to be operating in this
country. And it throws light on why the
Communists have so much hate-and
secret respect-for the FBI. The very
existence of this hate and this respect Is
O reassuring sign to good Americans.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Letters to The Star
Regrets Dropping Of Mr.. Hayes
From the Board of Education

Regrets Dropping Of Mr.. Hayes
From the Board of Education
To the Editor Of The Star:
The failure of the Judges Of the District
Court to reappoint George E. c. Hayes TO
the District Board of Education is fragrant
disregard Of the expressed wishes of large
number of Washington citizens and indicates
lack of interest in the improvement OF
the educational system of the District as 1t
affects the Negro people 1t shows the
urgent need for the people Of Washington
to be given the power to elect their own
officials. But, more than this, the apparent
subterfuge to which the judges resorted
when they said that Mr. Hayes was not
appointed because he had not submitted an
application for reappointment will do moth
ing to maintain the faith of the people in the
sincerity of the judges of the District Court.
Certainly, the judges must be able to appoint
whomever they consider the most qualified
among our citizenry; it is unthinkable that
they would be forced to select only from
among those who have applied for appoint
ment. It Is well-knoWn that many we'll
qualified and willing persons do not submit
applications to render public service.
In connection with this action OF the
judges of the District, 1t is unfortunate that
the new member Of the Board Of Education.
Dr. Phillip T. johnson, felt 1t necessary to
say that segregation cannot be eliminated
until the people are further educated in race
relations This indicates rather outmoded
conception of the education process. It is
well established today that participation in
racially integrated projects is essential to
education in race relations
L. MAYNARD CATCHINGS,
Minister. Plymouth Congregational
Church
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Red Soviet War Prisoners

The veXatiouS issue of Soviet Russia s
war prisoners has acquired added emphasis
with the recent return of batch of jap
anese from Siberian captivity. These men,
numbering some 1000, reached their home
land exuding aggressive communism. They
were the first contingent to be released in
many months, despite repeated protests
by General Macarthur against Moscow's
chronic failure to live up to its repatriation
agreement. But they differed radically
from previous patches in more respects
than ideology Unlike most Of their pred
ecessors, who reached home half starved
and overworked, they were in tiptop phys
ical shape. They talked of the abundant
food and good treatment they had re-
ceived, boasted Of their devotion to COM
munism, and told of their intent to help
sovietize japan.
Obviously, these men are the prize ex-
hibits of the heavy indoctrination process
to which all war prisoners in the Soviet
Union have been subjected. Equally obvious
Is the aim Of Moscow to stage demonstra-
ton by its hand-picked converts at time
when it Is under heavy pressure by the
Western Powers to return the war prisoners
still in its hands. The question naturally
arises as to how many of such converts
Russia holds and how their revolutionary
faith will fare when no longer immersed
in the pervasive atmosphere Of Communist
propaganda. So far as Japan is concerned,
experience has shown that many war pris-
oners who professed communism on their
return have been quickly weaned away
from 1t and reabsorbed in predominantly
Communist society. But these stall
warts may be of more recalcitrant type.
Soviet indoctrinators are skilled psycholo-
gists and would take care that this widely
publicized demonstration should not prove
a failure.
The current repatriates declare, among
other things, that they are the vanguard
of $4,000 reinforcements for the Japanese
Communist Party. That figure echoes Mos
cows estimate that the number of Japa-
nese war prisoners still in the Soviet Union
is under 100000. But the American Occu-
patton Authority thinks that at least AGO.
600 such prisoners remain unaccounted for,
while japanese estimates run even higher.
What has happened to that unexplained
balance2 Are they dead? Or are they
deliberately kept back by Moscow until
they are either successfully indoctrinated
or thoroughly worked out7
The same queries apply TO similar dis
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Cunudu's Birthday

Eighty-tWo years ago today the Canaolan
people celebrated their first official BIRTH
day as nation on it's own. July to them
means essentially the same thing as July
to us. Though it is set against back
ground of peaceful evolution rather than
armed revolution, it signifies independence,
self-rule, the formation of a sovereign state
in full control of its own destiny.
For on this day in 1857 Canada, through
the North America Act adopted by the
British Parliament in London, formally ac-
uuired a written constitution representing
a decisive climax in the country's march to
autonomy within the commonwealth of
g nations. Under that onstitution-which
evolved from measures enacted in 1871 and
1S43-the Canadian people have modelled
their executive, legislative and judicial
machinery after Britain's. At the same
time their system is not unlike ours In the
distribution of powers between federal and
provincial authorities. And although still
linked with the United Kingdom by COM
mon allegiance to the Crown, they are
under the 1881 Statute of Westminster
thoroughly independent and in absolute
control of their domestic and foreign
policies.
The United States has a special reason
to be interested in all this and to feel very
close in spirit to Canada today. Nowhere
else in the world is there anything quite
like the relationship that exists between
us. Sharing a great border that is COM
pletely unfortifed, and tied together by a
long history of mutual trust and friendly
dealings, our two countries stand out as
shining examples to all peoples of what
freedom and good neighborliness can mean.
Blessed by immense natural resources and
living together in peace and cooperation,
we have both proSpered In terms OF ma
terial things, our own Nation has achieved
the highest living standards to be found
anywhere, and the Canadians rank next in
that. Nor is there any reason to suppose
that these fine and mutually beneficial
relations will not continue throughout the
future.
Yet nothing should be taken for granted.
The good neighborliness of Canada and
the United States has not come into being
Of it's own accord. 1t has been cultivated
and nurtured, and it must continue to be
cultivated and nurtured. Politically, cul-
turally, economically, militarily and other
wise, the Canadian and American peoples
have to keep working at the task of not
merely maintaining but also improving
their uniquely happy relationship. They
must remain joined together, for example,
In promoting world trade and in solving
the dollar problem-a problem beginning
to press hard on Canada because it cannot
as in the past, get enough dollars from its
exports abroad to pay for its heavy imports
from us.
There are other serious world problems
that bear upon the relations of our two
countries. But if we constantly strengthen
our good neighborliness and promote II
Evening star., 1949-07-01
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Did the United States sign the Ver-
sailles Treaty after World War 1?-D. Mem.
A. The Versailles Treaty was signed by
United States Representatives at the Peace
Conference on June 28, 1919, but it was
defeated in the Senate and was never rati.
fed by this country. The United States
made separate peace treaty with Germany.
@. Is the veto still used in England2-
M. r. c.
A. The royal veto was commonly exercised
prior to the 17th century. Queen Elizabeth
made use Of it and William III vetoed four
measures Of importance. Queen Anne en-
ployed 1t once in 1707 and since then, except
in connection with colonial legislation, the
right has not been used.
O. In flood time how is the height Of
water determined2 In wide channel the
water would not be as high as In q narrow
Once 8. B
A. The Weather Bureau says that the
height Of water in q stream during flood
time as well as when it is not in flood is
determined by means Of cages located at
selected points along the stream. The zero
mark Of each gage sset at some arbitrary
datum plane. For convenience and simplicity
low water or point Of zero now at the site
Of the particular gage, is commonly selected
QS the datum plHuc. La tkuS WY LklC SH80
readings express approximately the depth Of
water in the channel. The width Of the
channel is not considered in determining the
height Of the water level
q. What is the name OF the tree which
has three differently shaped leaves?-F. e. U.
A. The tree in question is the sassafras.
The leaves will range in shape on one twig
from an oval to three-lobed outline, the
"mitten shape" with one lobe at the side OF
the leaf being characteristic.
@. Has the date been set for the next
White House Conference on Children?-F. r.
A. It has been announced that the fifth
White House Conference on Children and
Youth will be held in 1850. in accordance
with the tradition of holding one every 10
years. The purpose of these conferences II
to appraise the health and welfare Of tho
nations children and to set goals toward
which those concerned with the well-being
Of children can work.
Evening star., 1949-07-01

elsewhere, sound solutions should be pos
sible. In any case, as the Canadians
celebrate their independence today, they
hardly need to be told that the American
people, by tradition and instinct, are dedi-
Gated to the proposition Of maintaining the
friendliest possible ties with them now and
forever
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Adds to Story About Marriage
OF HohenxOllern Princess to American

OF Hohenxollern Princess to American
70 the Editor Of The star:
In the interest Of historical accuracy,
permit me to correct an error in the AP
story about the marriage, on June 81. Of
Princess Cecilie Of Prussia to Clyde Harris,
Of Amarillo. Tex.
It was reported that the wedding took
place "in the 1.000-year-old castle" Of the
Hohenzollerns at Hechingen, in South Ger
many. The truth Of the matter is, this
magnificent edif1ce is less than century
old. The former ruling house Of the Ger
man Empire and Of the Kingdom Of Prussia
derived its name from the original castle
near Hechingen in the 11th century. It was
destroyed in 1923 and restored in 1454, but
by the beginning of the 10th century little
Of it remained but the chapel. The modern
castle dates only from 1850. when its con-
struction was begun by King Friedrich Will
helm w, OF Prussia, the late Kaiser Will
helm us uncle; 1t was completed in 1867.
the former American Army ofiicer were not
celebrated in q medieval castle, as asserted
by the newspapers.
The House of HohenZollern was divided
IN 1927 into two main branches, the Swabian
and the Franconian. The latter rose to q
position Of eminence. becoming electors OF
Brandenburg in 1415, kings of Prussia In
1701, and German emperors in 1871. The
senior line, the Swabian branch, was fur
ther divided into the lines Of Hohenzollern-
Hechingen and Hohenzollern- -Sigmaringen.
which surrendered their lands to the Prus-
sian branch in 1850. The Hechingen line
became extinct in 1859. A prince of the Sig
maringen branch mounted the throne OF
Romania in 1866. his heirs occupying it
until the recent deposition Of King Michael.
Cecilie is the second Hohenzollern prin-
cess within recent years to marry IN
American, the other being her cousin, Vic
toria Marina Of Prussia, who Is the wife Of
Kirby w. Patterson, with whom land
their two children. Berengar and Marina
Adelaide) she resides ct Springfield, Mo.
Genealogists Of the future viii have neld
Evening star., 1949-07-01

crepancies between Soviet and Allied esti
mates of German war prisoners. Moscow
admits to only about 100000 of them still
in its hands, whereas Allied estimates
approximate 100000 and German esti-
mates run far higher than that. Taken
together, the Japanese and European cap
tives of the Soviet Union constitute one of
the blackest chapters in Moscow's postwar
record,
Evening star., 1949-07-01

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although 1t Is permissible for
t0riter kno,0n to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brtet.
Evening star., 1949-07-01

Experiments reveal that eggs explode in
the new electronic cooker. Our thoughts,
again, are with that unsung laboratory
aide, the wife who picks up after the
genius
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Questions and Answers

A reader can ct the answer TO- any question Of
fact by writing The Washington Evening Star In
formation Bureau, 316 EYE street NE, Washing
ton 2, D. G.: Please inclose three t3) cents for
return postage.
Evening star., 1949-07-01

Babies" says the famed physician, "are
more important than atomic bombs"
Moreover, in the case of babies, the worst
has happened. They are no secret to the
Russians.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
To the Editor Of The star:

Hawaiis dock strike has brought conster-
nation to many friends Of the islands. 1t
is hoped that the President and members
Of Congress have read the two-page adver-
tisement which appeared in your paper and
will feel justified in appropriating funds to
start an airlift, Operation Kau Kau."
The Hawaiians are our people. They are
proud to be called Americans. We cannot
let them down.
I have lived among them and they have
my highest regard.
"Kau Kau" is slang phrase for food,
pronounced Cow cow" s. NJ DOWS.
Evening star., 1949-07-01

AS FSA Director Ewing correctly says,
education Is at the crossroads You'll
recognize 1t by the school sticker on the
bag, and the practiced thumb, soliciting
a lift
Evening star., 1949-07-01

day. tracing the royal ancestry Of these
American families back to the once omnip-
otent Hohenzollerns and their connections
MILTON RUB1NCAM,
President Pennsylvania Historical Junto.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Echoes From Strike
In Honolulu


We understand that you have mentioned
our CIO dockworkers strike. and we wish
to thank you. The Governments indifier-
ence to our trouble has really been some
thing We were better of December 7. 1s4l.
because we did have ships Of food Now
there are 10 ships in the harbor that the
CIO will not unload. Any way, the fruit
and vegetables are spoiled. So what?
Honolulu. MRS. CHESTER BROWN.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Testifies to Pleasure Over
Meridian Hill Production
ia fha Editor of 1,ha Star.

Like the other members Of the audience
who surrounded me, I very much enjoyed
"Amphitryon 80" at the Meridian Hill Park.
Once again we have theatre, and Of very
high caliber, in Washington. The Washing
ton Theatre Festival is to be congratulated
for its contribution to the culture Of our
community. DIR. ALICE 8. VENEzKY.
Evening star., 1949-07-01
Believes in Separation
OF the Races as Democratic Practice


OF the Races as Democratic Practice
To the Editor Of The Star:
There is SO much talk about segregation
and democracy. but there are two races of
people-white and colored-and they are not
supposed to mix.
The colored people have all the freedoms
and advantages Of the white race. They
have schools. churches, Fairgrounds and
the right to vote. They have the chance
to make all these advantages as good or
better than the white controlled. and I
wonder If the people who want segregation
done away with think 1t is democratic to
force on others something they do not
want.
If the colored race did not have all these
freedoms, it might be right to complain,
but I think when the white race does not
want to mix with the colored, it is the
white people who are being Disseminated
against and their rights should be considered.
PEARL LAYF1ELD.