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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
WESTERN FEATURES TONIGHT
 CAPITOL THEATRE

A double western bill is given for the weekend attractions at the Cap -tol Theatre starting tonight.
 Roy Rogers trucolor film Spring ime in the Sierras," one of the features, is said to te an adroit mix ture of suspense, comic relief, song and super smooth plotting.
 In this one, the King of the Cow poys, is horse rancher who, with ais pals the Sons of the Pioneers and Cookie Bulltincher tAndy De- yne) sets out to track down the killers of his old friend Pop How ard.
 His initial investigations prove that Pop, an ex-garne warden, was on tie trail of an illegal game mar keting syndicate operating in the vicinity. He also learns that Bert (Hal Landon) brother of his child hood sweetheart, Taffy, Sane Fra zee) is involved in the racket. Ex- cltement is promised
 The hell-for-leather action or g western is combined with a thrill packed whodunit in the latest Gene Autry picture, Twilight on tht Rio Grande,' the other feature.
 The tuneful Cass County Boys lend melodious interlude between the rough and tumble action se- quences. While Sterling Holloway the loconic. thatch-haired comic ambles through with his mirth- provoking antics.
 Excitement ana action aplenty are offered in this screen play which deals with Genes efforts tc round up gang of border smugglers who have slain his partner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
BONDED WAREHOUSE TO BE CONSTRUCTED
 AT ANCHORAGE SOON

To develop Anchorage as distri- button point for the Interior, plans are being made for the construction of a bonded warehouse, which will have a storage space of 170,O0C square feet. A public meeting on the construction of the warehouse was held in Anchorage last week and Kenneti. c. Kadow, Director of the Alaska Field Staff, was the chairman.
 The waref cuse will be privately owned and operated and the facil- ities will be available to all mer- chants and businessmen on exactly the same terms. Half of the ware house space will be refrigerated. It will be operated only as a ware house and will not form base for wholesale or retail operations.
 Kadow, who returned from An chorage on Wednesday, stated that the warehouse will provide facilities for all the Interior and that 1t IS hoped that over a period of time, Anchorage, rather than Seattle, will develop into a distribution center. The storage facilities will also tend to alleviate the harmful effects Of the maritime strikes.
 The warehouse will be constructed on property owned by the Alaska Railroad. Bids on the property will be opened on February 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
LIGHTS GO OUT AT
 FIRE DEPT. MEETING:
 PLAN ANNUAL DANCE

The monthly meeting of the Ju- neau Volunteer Fire Department was held last night at the Firemen's Club.
 Chairman Frank Hermann dis cussed plans for the annual Fire mems Ball to be held February 12. During the meeting the entire de- partment turned out to change hose on truck No. 9 AS fireman Shaw grasped the first length of hose, the
 hall lights also turned out, leaving the situation in the dark. Herman
 Porter soon located the trouble and the project was completed in short orde1.
 Chief Mill announced dril. Jan uary 20 at 7:30 pm. for both com- panies.
 Assistant Chief Neiderhauser and drivers Larson and O'Brien prepared
 and served excellent refreshments
 and lunch.
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DEVELOPMENT BOARD
 MEMBERS HERE FOR
 TW0-DAY CONFERENCE

Members of the Alaska Develop ment Board opened their two-day sessions at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the cffice of Gov Ernest Gruen- ing, chairman, with three of the four other members present.
 Antonio Polet of Nome was un- able to get here, severe weather having held up transportation.
 Members in attendance are J. A. Talhot of Ketch'kan. Fred w. Ak ford of Anchorage and Herb Hilsch- CT, Fairbanks.
 Principal matters of business, ac- cording to George Sundborg. con- srltant, are preparing the Boards program for the coming biennial and recommendations to the Legis- lature.
 These will include a request fol an appropriation of $l5O.000 fol maintenance of an office in Wash ington, D. C.
 catnryn Mack is acting secretary cf the Board.
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COMMITTEES FOR SPECIAL SESSION
 NAMED IN HOUSE

i Ire Committee on Committees of the House of Representatives, made l39 assignments to 19 House stand ing committees in a report submit ted yesterday afternoon by Chair man Jack Conright and adopted by the House.
 | Forty-one of the committee as- signments were from the First Di- vision, 37 from the Third, 31 from tie Fourth and 30 from the Second Division.
 Committee chairmen were not named by the Committee on Com mittees and are to be selected by the members of each committee. All ap- pointments are for the extraordi- mary session only.
 f Largest committee in the lot is the important Ways and Means with IA members, including three from the First Division, two from the Sec ond, five from the Third and four from the Fourth. In the 1947 session fthe Ways and Means Committee had 10 members.
 { Second committee in size this year | is Fisheries, Fish and Game with 13 members. Six of them are from the First Division. two from the Second, three from the Third and two from the Fourth. : MEMBERSHIP DISTRIBUTED On the whole the membership on the various committees is fairly well distributed among the four divis- ions, but there were few omis- sons. The Second Division failed to place a representative on the Ed u tion Committee and the Fourth Division does not have representative on either the Muni- cipal Affairs or Veterans Legisla- tion committees. The First Division does not have a member on the Transportation, Commerce and Navi- eaton Committee.
 Busiest committee members will be Representatives Dale, Amelia Gundersen and Aylmer Rydeen with nine assignments apiece. Reps. c. A. Pollard and Percy Ipalook have eight assignments apiece while Doris Barnes, Abel Anderson, Will liam Egan and Glen Franklin have seven each.
 At the other end of the scale, Rep. Chester Carlson and Rep. Frank G. Johnson have but three commit tee assignments apiece, Rep. Alfred Owen, Jr., and Rep. Jack Conright have only four each.
 COMMITTEES
 The fol W ng are the House Standing Committees for the Extra prdinary Session:
 Ways and Means-First Division: Barnes, Gundersen, Jensen; Second Division: Beltz, Rydeen; Third Di- yision: Conright, Egan, Heating, McCutcheon, Owen; Fourth Divis- on: Angerman, Dale, Franklin, Taylor.
 Banks, Banking and Corpora tions-First Division: Gundersen; Second Division: Rydeen; Third Di- vision: Conright, McCutcheon; Fourth Division Taylor.
 Judiciary and Federal Relations First Division: Almquist, Anderson; Second Division: Ipalook. F. L.. Johnson; Third Division: Heating, McCutcheon; Fourth Division: Dale, Taylor.
 Education-First Division, Gunder- sen, Barnes: Second Division: Beltz; Third Division: none; Fourth Di- vision: Dale, Franklin.
 Public H h, Quarantine and Morals-First Division: Gundersen, Hope; Second Division: Ipalook, Ry- deen; Third Division: Pollard; Fourth Division: Dale, Miscoyich. Elections. Election Laws and Nile aee-First Division: Almquist; Sec ond Division: Rydeen; Third Divis- ion: Egan; Fourth Division: Dale. Engrossing end Enrollment-First Division: Frank G. Johnson. Barnes, Second Division: Ipalook; Third Di-
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SKI RACES
 ON SUNDAY

President Neil Taylor of the Ju- neau Ski Club said today that there would be classification races Sum- day, January at the Second Mea- dow on the Douglas Ski Trail. Any one interested in trying out at these races is extended an invitation to do so. The ski tow will be running both Saturday and Sunday so as to give six CTS two good days at the Meadow.
 Those skiers who haven't tried out the slope at Evergreen Bowl are missing some good night skiing we hear.
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vision: Pollard Fourth Division
 Franklin, Miscovich.
 Fisheries. Fish and Game-First Division. Anderson, Barnes, Gun dersen: Hope, Jensen, Frank G Jonhson; Second Division: Beltz Rydeen; Third Division: Carlson McCutcheon, Owen; Fourth Di- vision: Angerman, Taylor.
 Agriculture-F.rst Division: An jarson; second Division: F. L. Johnson; Third Division: Ega n, Pollard; Fourth Division: Dale, Franklin. Miscovich.
 Labor, Capital and Immigration First Division: Almquist, Anderson, Gundersen, Frank G. Johnson; Sec ond Division: Beltz, F. L. Johnson; Third Division: Carl s on. Owen; Fourth Division: Angerman
 Municipal Affairs-A n I O n, Barnes, Hope, Jensen; Second Di- vision: Ipalook; Third Division: Egan, Heating; Fourth Division: none.
 Mining and Manufacturing-First Division: Anderson; Second Divis-
 on: Beltz, F. L. Johnson, Rydeen; vourth Division: Angerman, Dale, Franklin, Miscovich.
 Printing and Purchasing First Division: Almquist. Gundersen. Jen- sen; Second Division: Ipalook Third Division: Pollard; Fourth Di- eision: none.
 Roads and Highways-First D.vis-
 ion: Almquist; second Division: l lpalook, Rydeen; Third Division Carlson, Heating, McCutcheon, Pol | lard; Fourth Division: Franklin Miscovich.
 Territorial Inst.tutions-First Di- vision: Almquist, Barnes, Gunder- sen; Second Division: Ipalook, By deen; Third Division: Egan; Fourth
 Division: Dale.
 transportation, Commerce and
 Navigation-First Division, none; 1 second Division: F. L. Johnson ] Third Division: Egan, Heating, Ow- ems, Fourth Division: Franklin. i Rules-First Division Hope; Sec ond Division: Rydeen; Third Divis- , ion: Conright, Heating, 'McCutch- con: Fourth Division: Angerman Taylor
 Veterans Legislation-Firs Divis- .on: Anderson; Second Division
 Ipalook; Third Division: Conright Egan, Pollard; Fourth Division None.
 i Public Welfare First Division Barnes, Gundersen, Hope; Second i Division: Beltz, F. L. Johnson Third Division: Pollard; Fourth Di- i. vision: Dale.
 LEGISLATIVE STAFF i, w. c. Auld, former Ketchikan l restaurant man, was elected Ser geant- at-Arms by the House during
 yesterdays afternoon session and a report by Rep. Frank Angerman
 Chairman of the Committee on Permanent Help, was adopted. The
 follow ng persons have been hired : for the extraordinary session: 1 Mrs. Tom Moore, Assistant Clerk 1 Mildred Meters Hansen. judiciary clerk, Edwin L. Stewart. enrolling
 clerk; Robert G. Daugherty en-
 crossing clerk; Sandy stevens
 watchman; Mrs. Janet Sey, door.
 keeper; Glen Kirkham, messenger Patricia McAlister Metcalfe, Mar.
 guerite B. Clark, Eleanor Hinke
 Lenore K. Campbell, Mrs John M
 Floreske, Mrs. Winnie Junge ane Mrs. Frank Cashen, typists.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

Girl Scouts of Troop Il met yes- terday in the Resurrection Lutheran Church for the first meeting Of the New Year. The meeting WAS called to order by our President, Minalou Schultz, and then the roll was called.
 We sang some songs, then played a game of Jump, Jim Crow" and our accompanist, Virginia White head, played a few selections for the troop, including Rumble
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Air Express News

Latest VA figures show that near ly 1,410,00c World War II veterans have borrowed more than s7,700, ,000,- 00c under The American Legion sponsored CT Bill for homes, farms and businesses.
 The Courtney Lawrence Post POP of The American Leglon at Medina, Ohio. has presented a cheek for $2,123.50 to the community hospital there as the net proceeds of it's an- nual carnival.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
Girl Scout
 News Iienls

The meeting oI Troopr10 Girls Scouts, was brought to order by Dorothy Richards, yesterday, in the aseme mt of the Presbyterian Church. he
 We decided to have Mother Daughter tea Saturday afternoon, January 29.
 Next week, we are going to elect new officers and discuss plans for our valentine dance. We were re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07
GIRL SCOUT CALENDARS

Douglas Girl Scouts wish to an- nounce that they have a limited number of their Girl Scout calen- dars left. Anyone wishing one may receive them at the Feusi and Jen- sen Store.
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DOROTHY sTEARNs ROFF

Glasses now enrolling: Tap, Ac- robatic, Eccentric, Character, Bal let, Boys acrobatic class. ladies ex- ercise classes, ballroom instruction for beginners. Phone Red 575. 86 l6t
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HO5plTAl N0Iks

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for surgical attention were Mrs. Gudinund Winther, James s. MacKinnon and Kenyon Mac Lean.
 John Willard of Haines was ad- mitted to the Government Hospital last evening.
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MOVE HERE
T. JENSEN TO SEATTLE

Thomas Jensen left Wednesday for Seattle via plane, after spend ing the Christmas holidays with his brother Marcus Jensen and family here, and a sister, Marion Jensen Of Juneau
 Jensen was called to Seattle to attend an annual business meet ing of salesmen for Schwabacker Brothers, hardware firm, for which he is an Alaska representative. Jensen's headquarters and home are at Anchorage.
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Boogie,' which we enjoyed very much We adjourned the meeting. RUTH ANN BLOOMQUIST,
 Reporter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-07

There are about $500 fires an- nually in U. s. theatres and amusement places.
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w E l. c 0 M F

To the Legislators and out of town visitors to the Salmon Greek Country Club. SC St
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minded to bring our dues next week. Refreshments were served, and the meeting adjourned.
 PATSY GOFORTH,
 Reporter.
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TIDE TABLE
JANUARY 8

Low tide, 1::39 am, 4.9 it. High tide, 8:07 am, 140 it.
 Low tide, 14:53 pm, 40 it. High tide, 20:58 pm, III it.
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DGDlJGaKlAS
 NEWS
REP. FRANKLIN ARRIVES

REP. FRANKLIN ARRIVES
 Glen Franklin, member of the Territorial House, Fourth Division, arrived yesterday by plane to at tend the extraordinary session of the Legislature.
 Franklin, miner in the Fair banks area, has been spending the winter with his family in Doug las. He and Mrs. Franklin and two daughters went outside to spend the Christmas holidays with thelr parents. His family is leav- ing Seattle by steamer today, for their home here.
 MOVE HERE
 MT and Mrs. Howard P. Andre sen and Mrs. Andresen's mother, Dora Schmidt, have moved to Douglas, taking one of the E.V. PHI units on Front Street. MT. Andresen is an official of the medical division of the Alaska Ma tive Service.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Senators Ask Delay
In Ma|medy Case

A Senate subcommittee asked
President Truman to suspend the
executions of IL Germans con-
demned to death on charges of
machine = cunning SO captured
American soldiers in the NAL
medy massacre"
Chairman Hoey of a Senate in
vestigating subcommittee said in a
telegram to Mr.. Truman at Key
West, Fla, that the executions
should be suspended pending "a
thorough and impartial investiga-
ton"
If the executions are carried out
now. he said. lit might result in a
serious blemish on the war crimes
program of the United States"
A military civilian commission
which reviewed the case has set
forth some disturbing facts
about the conduct of the trials,
the Senator said. Some Of the
evidence brought to light, he said,
show the conduct was "abhorrent
to our system Of justice"
Among other things. the review
board found that the German
were allegedly put through mock
trials" to obtain confessions from
them.
Evening star., 1949-03-12

forcibly taking from the de-
fendant her passport while this
country was not at war did not
constitute an act Of expatriation.
Court Conduct Hit.
Mr.. Laughlin contended that
the trial was conducted in a
circus atmosphere" and that the
defendant did not receive a pub
lie trial because not all Of the
spectators were provided with ear
phones through which to listen
to recordings Of Axis Sally propa-
ganda broadcasts.
Mr.. Laughlin emphasized that
the jury. in acquitting Miss Gillars
of seven of the eight overt acts
of treason alleged against her in
the indictment. rejected the testi-
mony of a number of former
soldiers who testified for the Gov
eminent.
1A}By convicting Miss Gillars on a
single overt act the defense at
torney said, the jurors indicated
they believed the testimony of
Mr.. Schnell and two other Ger
mans.
The jury's verdict exposed Miss
Gillars to penalties ranging from
death down to five years i'm
prisonment and q $4,000 fine.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Mrs. Jessie Walters Dies;
Widow Of House Member

Mrs. Jessie Woodruff Walters,
"a, widow of Representative An
derson H. Walters, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, former publisher of
the Johnstown pa Tribune,
died yesterday at the Shoreham
Hotel after a long illness.
Mrs. Walters, the former Jessie
Octavia Woodruff, had made her
home at the Shoreham for the
last II years. She was a member
of the Molly Pitcher Chapter of
the Daughters of the American
Revolution here and of the Con-
gressional Country Club.
, Representative Walters served
in Congress from 1913 to 1915.
from 1919 to 1923 and from 1925
to 1927. He died in 1927.
Mrs. Walters was the sister of
the late Harry D. and Lucian D.
Woodruff of JohnstoWn.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow in the Lee fu-
neral home. Fourth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NE. Burial
will be in JohnstoWn.
Evening star., 1949-03-12

all the Time. / Df' IH"so"'
don't see why old men should be
debarred from having a family.
Evening star., 1949-03-12

Camera planes have scared
poaching fishing ships away from
New Zealand waters.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
2-BiI|ion Slot Machine Racket
Expose Finds Costello Silent

racket operators of slot machines,
bookmaking parlors, punchboards
and various corrupt gambling for
months.
The inquiry has developed a
bitter squabble between Gov.
Warren and Attorney General
Fred w. HoWser. Gov. Warren
has accused Mr.. Howser of lax
enforcement: he has denied it.
The Governor has said prose-
cution of a dozen top people"
under CALIFORNIA; S criminal con-
spiracy law would put a speedy
end to the slot machine racket.
He said the law should not be
used in minor misdemeanor cases.
Other Rackets Held Operating.
The attorney general retorted
there were as many slot machine
locations taxed by the Federal
Government during Gov. War
ren's administration as attorney
general as now.
He added other rackets-besides
slot machines-are being prac-
ticed in the State and asked:
These statements of fact cause
the query. What crime are they
(the commission) studying?"
The criminal conspiracy law
was supported by Gov. Warren
and the District Attorneys Asso-
citation Of California in 1943. Mr..
Howser. then district attorney Of
Los Angeles County, opposed it.,
saying it was vague and nebulous.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Chinese Peace Talks
Wait on Formation
OF Gen: Ho'sCabinet
ey the Associafsd Press

NANKING. Mar. 12.-Gen. Ho
Ying-chin became premier of
Nationalist China today. and the
Legislative Yuan approved his
appointment by Acting President
Ii Tsung-jen to succeed DR.. Sun
Fo. who resigned.
The vote in the Legislative Yuan
was 200 to 80.
Peace talks with the Communists
now wait on the formation of Gen.
Hos cabinet.
Nomination of the former De-
fehSe Minister was confirmed
after a personal appeal by the
Acting President for speedy ap-
proval. Ii made his request at
morning reception for the legis-
lators. They carried it out in an
afternoon session.
No Communist Reaction.
There has been no Communist
reaction to Ho as Premier. He
had been considered the most
likely man for the premiership
since Sun resigned Tuesday.
A compromise choice for Pre-
mier. Ho is expected to strengthen
the position Of the Central Gov
eminent in what is left OF Ma
tionalist China. This, in turn
will bolster Lis hand in peace
negotiations with the Reds.
Ii has been trying to bring back
the Central Government as a
strong force.
Even under Chang Kai-shek
the government never was able to
extend actual control over all OF
this vast country. When he "re-
tired" as President January 81
the Central Governments power
disintegrated. Most of the power
passed to regional or provisional
leaders.
Seeks to Build Support.
Ii has been inviting local lead
ers to conferences in an attempt
to build up support Of the Marking
government. He still is meeting
resistance. South China leaders
have been particularly hard to get
They have not even accepted his
invitations.
But Ii is making some headWay
His government is in better shape
either for making peace or carry
ing on the three-year civil war.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
New Anti.U. ). Film
Draws Soviet Crowds
BY the Associated Press

MOSCOW, March 12.-"Meet-
ing on the Elbe," the new film
showing Russia as the defender
of European culture against de-
picted barbarians from across the
Atlantic, is drawing capacity
crowds in Moscow.
It's music is by Dmitri Shosta-
kovich.
The picture has such touches
as these:
An American stealing German
technical information from the
Russian zone Of Germany.
An American general importing
cigarettes in half a dozen trucks
for speculation.
A courageous Russian occupa-
ton official defeating nefarious
American plans on all fronts.
1t was on the Elbe that Amer
ican and Russian forces finally
met in the last days Of Germany
bisecting the enemy.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Errors and Prejudice
Charged in Motion for
New Axis Sally Trial
By Jones J. CulIinene

District Court Judge Edward M.
Curran today was confronted with
q motion for a new trial for Miss
Mildred E. (Axis Sally Gillars on
the ground that his own demeanor
toward the defendant prior to
her conviction as traitor had
been "prejudicial."
Chief Defense Counsel James j.
Laughlin filed the motion late
yesterday. just as the Office of the
court clerk was closing and after
Judge Curran had left for his
home.
Arguments on the motion prob
ably will be heard some time next
week. The usual procedure. if a
motion is denied. is for the judge
to pronounce sentence imme-
diately thereafter.
Mr.. Laughlin contended all of
the questions propounded by
Judge Curran during Miss Gillars
trial. which ended Thursday, were
beneficial to the prosecution and
sat no time did he interrogate a
witness or take any steps favor
able to the defendant"
Other Points Cited.
Other points in the motion
we're:
The court violated accepted ju-
diCial practice in comforting with
representatives for the prosecution
out Of the hearing of the de-
fendant and without notice to or
consent of the defendant.
The court erred in refusing to
permit evidence intended to show
that sentence to a German con-
centration camp was equivalent to
a sentence of death. And that
the court was "manifestly unfair"
in instructing the jury that, as
matter of law, fear of a concen-
tration camp did not excuse an
act of treason.
The court erred in permitting
recordings of Miss Gillars' broad
casts to be introduced in evidence.
''inasmuch as this was a violation
of the rule against self-incrimina-
ton"
The court erred in holding that
1t was without power to summon
witnesses from Germany.
Court Errors Charged.
The court erred in refusing to
permit evidence as to the results
Of the defendants broadcasts.
The court was in error in at
tempting to silence the jurors
after the jury had been dis
charged.
The court erred in instructing
the jury that the evidence as to
the oath of allegiance to Ger
many, which Miss Gillars testified
she took a few days after Pearl
Harbor, was not sufficient to prove
she had committed an act Of ex-
patriation.
The court erred by not provid-
ing counsel for the defendant
with. a copy of his instruction
before closing arguments began
The court erred in allowing the
witness, Heinrich Schnell, to tes-
tify after he stated he did not
believe in God.
The court erred in holding that
the action of the Government in