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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-13
WEEKLY CHILD HEALTH
CLINIC IS THURSDAY

All mothers in the Gastineau
Channel area are reminded of the
weekly Child Health and Well Baby
Conference held Thursday after
noon at the Juneau Public Health
Center.
These conferences are held with
Public Nurses and are for the
purpose of weighing and measuring
babies and pre-school children, as
well as discussing child care prob
lens.
They do not take the place OF
doctors care, but are to supplement
physicians instructions. Conference
hours are from l pm. to $3.50 pm
at the juneau Public Health Gen.
ter, 318 Main st. Mothers who wish
to go and take their young child
rem are asked to phone number 2l8
for an appointment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-13

Leading watermelon producing
states are Georgia, Florida, Texas
and California, in that order.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-13

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-12-13

British and Macarthur
For about five days before Prime
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Court UphoIds Right
OF u. n. 10 Sue j. ).
BY the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, May s.-The
United Nations may now sue the
United States-and it intends to.
Federal Judge Louis E. Good
man upheld the o. Ms right to
institute damage actions in a
hearing here yesterday.
The issue arose when the U. N.
and six shippers filed for damages
in a libel action against the
United States and the American
Pacific Steamship Co.
Basis of the claim was alleged
damage to and shortage in a
large shipment of powdered milk
to Italy and Greece.
Attorneys for the United States
and the steamship company
argued the U. N. had no legal au-
thority to go to court.
Judge Goodman disagreed:
THE interests of the United
States are served when the United
Nations interests are protected
'. The courts of the United
States afford a most appropriate
forum for accomplishing such a
settlement" "
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Auto Dealer and Customer
Shot 10 Death by Bandit
BY the Assecie,ed Press

PHILADELPHIA. May 9-An
automobile salesman and his Gus
toner were shot to death by a
holdup man last night on a West
Philadelphia used-car lot.
Alex Martin. IS, the salesman.
and Daniel Neary. so. died in
Mercy Douglass. Hospital. Both
had been shot in the abdomen.
Benjamin Dearman. who had
accompanied Mr.. Neary and his
wife to the lot. was shot In the
left hand.
The robber escaped in a high
powered sedan. taking 5000 which
Mr.. Neary had brought with him
to make payment on a car. police
said.
Detective James Ryan said the
holdup man was talking to Mr..
Martin in the small Office when
the Nearys and Mr.. Dearman ap-
preached. AS Mr.. Neary and Mr..
Dearman entered. the robber or
dered all three men into an ad-
Joining shed. Mr.. Neary made a
lunge for the mans gun and he
opened fire.
Mrs. Neary, mother Of four.
witnessed the shooting from out
side but escaped unhurt.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
BrookIand Group Backs
SehWab Re-appointment

The Brookland Citizens ASSo-
citation last night voted TO support
James E. Schwah for re-appcint-
ment to the District Board Of
Recreation when his tour-year
term expires on May 80.
MIR. Schwab has become the
principal target Of the Interior
Department and some local Ne
gro groups because Of his oppoSi-
ton TO hi-racial use of District
swimming pools,
One member charged the In
terror Department with trying to
wreck a very conscientious man"
Another described Mr.. Schwao as
AN excellent and very itne man.
especially from our point Of view"
The association also passed q
vote Of confidence for Harry C.
Wender. chairman Of the Rec
reation Board. for his tireleSs
service to Washington In the
swimming pool dispute. in spite
Of mounting pressure on all
sides"
The association also signed q
petition calling for the removal
Of members of the Board OF Ed
ucation who voted to transfer
Central High School to colored
use.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Appropriations
Continued From First Page

flood control-rivers and harbors
section of the 500 billion measure
were not expected to make any
headway in trimming defense ex-
penditures.
And the assertion Of Represen-
tative Young, Democrat of Ohio,
that a United States warship
may have sunk "a strange sub
marine" recently was not expect
ed to hinder the efforts to in
crease military spending at the
request Of Defense Secretary
Johnson. t.s 81 .
Republicans, whose Policy Com
mittee meets today Ito figure out
plan to cut 81 billion or more
from the pending one-package
measure, indicated that they may
keep hands off the 1891 900, ,00O
defense section.
The Air Force would spend its
extra funds for II new aircraft
including medium bombers. me-
dium and heavy transports and
helicopters. and rehabilitate 22e
primary trainer aircraft and con-
vert II medium bombers to tankers
to increase the range of the atom
bomb B-29 groups.
Navy Would Buy New Planes.
The Navy would spend $100 mil
lion for 95 new airplanes-76 OF
them jet fighters. The additional
$50 million would be spent for
anti-submarine warfare weapons
including three new-type, high
speed motor mine sweepers. and
to convert 10 submarines to allow
Evening star., 1950-05-09

connection with the arrest of
the defendant-Detective Sergts.
James Powell and Herman Kan
der; Precinct Detectives Gordon
B. Colbert. Carl A. Rudbeck and
Richard R. Crawford, and Pvt.
Francis N. Savage.
Connected with the Identifica-
ton Bureau and mentioned be-
cause of their work in connection
with the case - Sergts. Robert
Sandberg and Joseph Bohannon,
Corpl. John H. Hayden and Pvts.
John B. Singleton, John F. Norris,
Fred w. Mcleod, A. B. Masters,
R. D. Mcclure, R. T. Joiner, H. l..
Pilling, H. Tucker, C. T. Tate and
J. S. Titus.
Members of the First Precinct
specially mentioned because of
their work in connection with the
case-Precinct Detectives Maurice
j. CaSem and Olof J. Schelin,
Probational Detectives Nicholas
Genua and Arthur L. Weber, and
Pvt. John B. Cline.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
DonneII Seeks Investigation
0fJudge Kern S Nomination
BY the Associated Press

Senator Donnell, Republican, of
Missouri said yesterday that at
the Senate'S next executive session
he will ask consideration of its
confirmation of John w. Kern for
another 12-year term on the
United States Tax Court.
Judge Kern, who is from Ill
diana, is the presiding judge of
the court and was confirmed on
April Is along with two other
members of the court who were
reappointed.
Senator Donnell read to the
Senate complaint he had re-
ceived from o. o. Owens, a Tulsa,
Okla, oil operator. that Judge
Kern sis so lacking in integrity
that he is unqualified" to serve
on the court.
The Senator said he was not
expressing any opinion of the
charges made by Mr.. Owens but
felt they should be investigated.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
West End Citizens HoiI
Police in Lunsburqh Cuse

The West End Citizens ASsoci-
alton last night voted to write a
congratulatory letter TO the Met
ropolitan Police Department for
apprehending a suspect in the
recent Lansburgh Department
Store murders.
In other business. the group
empowered its executive commit
tee to act for 1t during the sum-
mer and then adjourned until
October. The meeting was held at
the No. 3 Police Precinct. X street
near Twentieth street NV. and
was conducted by Walter F. Was
son. president.
Evening star., 1950-05-09

gan by outlining the difficulties
faced by police.
"At the time the murders were
discovered, the Commissioners
were informed. investigators were
unable to obtain any clues of
immediate value because of the
large number of employees whose
fingerprintS could be and were
almost everywhere about the
premises and because of the fact
that it was very easy for any
person to enter the store during
the daytime and any one of hun
dreds of persons familiar with the
store could have committed the
crimes"
Police Got Break" in Case.
The process of questioning hun
dreds of witnesses was still going
on, it was noted, when "a break
in the case came by the perpetra-
tor committing another crime"
The commendation then went
ON to report that the modus oper-
andi in the assault and robbery
of Jack Latzof, a drugstore clerk
made Tyler q good suspect" In
the Lansburgh cases.
Tyler, the report added. agreed
to submit to a lie detector test "to
prove that he had no connection
with the Lansburgh cases. The
report went on to say that Tyler
when shown the positive reac-
tions on the lie detector charts
made detailed written confes-
sion.
In the confession, the Commits
sionerS were informed, Tyler said
he killed the night watchman "be-
cause they interfered with hi;
plans to rob the store"
The report disclosed for the
first time that store officials as
well as detectives were on hand
when Tyler re-enacted the crime
''in detail" Saturday night.
The following members of the
department who participated in
handling the cases were specifical-
ly named in the commentator.
Maj. Barrett, Assistant Supts
Robert S. Bryant and Oscar j.
Letterman, Capts. Howard "
Covell and Robert v. Murray and
Its. Richard j. Felber, Michael j,
Mahaney. Albert Hit. David Nc
Cutcheon. Joseph Shimon and
Harry Blackman.
Assigned to the investigation OF
the murders-Lts. Felber and Ma
haney, Detective Sergts. Lloyd B
Furr, Lawrence A. Hartnett, Clar-
ence r. Winemiller, John L. Sulli-
van, Charles Burns, Murray Kut-
ner, Herbert c. Young. William
w. Friel, Grayston w. Chapman
Irving Lubore and Bernard D.
Crooke, and Precinct Detectives
Theodore r. Haage and Peter M
ZaZanis.
Instrumental and helpful in
Evening star., 1950-05-09
-AP WirephOto.

them to travel great distances I'M
derwater without surfacing.
Mr.. Young's statement about
the sub sinking stirred little in
terest in the House. He said
that he didn't dream" or "get
out of my mind" the story that a
United States warship may have
engaged a strange submarine
and sunk it with depth bombs. "
A Navy spokesman said that
the department was investigating
all reports of foreign subs in
coastal waters and had yet to con-
firm any such reports.
Three Suggestions Offered.
Republicans hoped to reach
agreement on a plan to reduce
appropriations without disturbing
national defense. They had three
major suggestions on how to ac-
complish this:
/. "A provision banning the fi1-
ing Of normal vacancies in Fed
eral agencies next year which
Representative Taber. Republican,
OF New York said would have up
to $500 million.
2. Designate individual items
for reduction and incorporate all
the cuts into a single motion on
a roll call vote. thus saving an
estimated 81 billion.
3. Add a provision directing the
President to reduce all appropria-
tions, except national defense. by
$3.50 million, a plan advocated by
Representative Thomas, Democrat.
of Texas.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Woman Found Unconscious
With Stove Gas JETS Open

A young mother was found un-
conscious last night on the floor
of her kitchen with all four gas
Jets Of the stove turned on. ac-
cording to police.
Mrs. Helen Phillips, 81. Of SO H
street NV. was discovered by her
husband and other relatives who
said she was lying on the kitchen
floor. The Phillips 21-month. old
son who was sleeping IN a bed
room. was not affected by the
fumes. Police said the stove ap-
parently had been on only a short
time before the odor of gas was
detected by relatives living at the
same address.
Mrs. Phillips was admitted to
Gallinger Hospital for mental OBJ
servation.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Arlington Youth to EnteI
West Point July

Norman A. Matthias, jr., son of
Col. and Mrs. Norman A. Matthias
of 3411 North George Mason drive,
Arling ton, has passed West Point
entrance examinations and will
enter the Military Academy July l
under a Virginia National Guard
appointment.
The 19-year-old Sullivan School
senior here has been active in the
Virginia National Guard since re-
turning to this country with his
family from Germany two years
ago. Col. Matthias, West Point
graduate in 1926, is an instructor
at the Industrial College of the
Armed Forces, Fort McNair.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
House Group Probe
On UNIV Signals
In Coal Strike Seen
BY fhs Associetsd Press

A House committee may air
charges that John L. Lewis, by
"secret signals" to his United Mine
Workers, fouted back-to-work
court order in last winters coal
strike.
Representative Jacobs, Demo-
crat, of Indiana said he was is
suing a subpoena today for Mr..
Lewis appearance next Monday
before a House labor subcommit-
tee investigating union democ-
racy" and labor union practices.
Mr.. Jacobs said Mr.. Lewis will
be questioned to "get the facts
in the case of a UNIV member
who lost his job and was fined
$50,000 by the union in a dispute
developing out of the work order.
The mine worker is Lloyd H.
Sidener. deposed president of the
UNIV loyal at Canton, Ill. He
has said that Mr.. Lewis gave one
(back to work. signal for the
court and public. and another for
the men"
I'VE want to know whether
Sidener was thrown out of his
Job through undemocratic and un-
fair procedures" Mr.. Jacobs said.
Reports that I receive indicate
he was. We want to get the facts
at this hearing"
Two Other Faced Subpoena.
Mr.. Jacobs also ordered sub
poenas for the appearance of Mr..
Sidener and Bernard j. Beasley,
executive board member of UNIV
district IL, embracing the Illinois
coal fields.
Mr.. Sidener, a shovel operator
for the United Electric Coal Co.,
at Canton, already was in Wash
ington. He told his side of the
story to newsmen in the Office of
Representative Velde, Republican,
Illinois.
Mr.. Sidener said that Mr.. Lewis
secretly countermanded a public
back k-to-work order issued by the
union after a Federal court in
junction was issued February II
against continuance of the work
stoppage.
And because he tried to return
to work, the former union officer
said, he was fined $50,O00 and
deprived of the right to work. 1t
would be impossible to pay such a
fine, Mr.. Sidener said.
"Whistle Blew One"
Mr.. Sidener said that after the
back-to-work order was issued.
Mr.. Beasley informed him that
Lewis said the whistle blew one. 4"
In mine field parlance, Mr.. Siden-
er explained, this meant no work.
He said when a mine whistle blows
one blast, it is a signal to miners
that no coal will be loaded the
next day.
When he reported for work any
way, he continued, the company
had to bar him because no other
miner would work while he was
on the job.
Mr.. Sidener has filed unfair Ia
Dor practice charges with the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board at
Chicago against the UNIV, Mr..
Lewis. the coal company. the Can.
ton local, and Hugh White, Dis
trict IL president.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Murders
Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page.)
told the story of his visit to Lans-
burgh's with Tyler.
The husky young defendant
kept his eyes averted, even when
Roy pointed to him for identifica-
ton purposes, and said he had
known Tyler for nine years.
Tells of Trip Through Store.
Roy said when he went to the
store with Tyler, his companion
went first to a storeroom Ito see
fellow about borrowing some
money"
Then. Roy went on. Tyler took
him to the second and then to
the sixth floor. Tyler, he said,
took him back downstairs and
showed him where a window on
the mezZanine floor had been
sprung and could not be locked.
Roy said Tyler also showed him
some cases ON the NTH floor that
might contain money and pointed
out the booth where the guards
stayed at night.
Roy said Tyler told him that
any time they needed money, the
store was where they could get
1t. But Roy said he told Tyler
he had just served time and did
MT want to get mixed up in this
thing"
Tries to Kick Photographer.
In answer TO questions from De-
fense Attorney Maurice r. Weeks,
Roy said he asked Tyler about
the murders the next day and
Tyler told him "he didn't have
anything to do with it,"
Emotionless through most of the
testimony. Tyler put his head down
on his arms when Detective Sergt.
Lloyd B. Furrs told of Tyler re-
questing him to"get your pencil
and do some writing" That, Sergt.
Furr said, was at 4 pm. last Sat-
urday afternoon and what he wrote
down was Tyler's confession.
The jury deliberated less than
IS minutes before voting to hold
Tyler for grand jury action. The
defendant. securely handcuffed
started out Of the room with bowed
head, but reused himself enough
to attempt-but miss-kicking a
photographer.
Storm Cites Men.
In commencing the 81 police
men, the Commissioners approved
the recommendation of Acting
Supt. Walter T. Storm, who
reported:
II believe that more time and
effort was spent on these cases
than any others ever handled by
the department and more persons
were questioned and more clues
and tips investigated than in any
other case on record in this de-
partment."
Inspector Storm said he did
not believe one policeman could
be singled out as responsible for
the success.
II feel it was the combined ef-
forts of an outstanding group of
investigators who worked method
ically. capably and intelligently in
following out information, tips,
possible clues wherever any in
formation could be obtained" In
spector Storm reported.
Cooperation Is Stressed.
The inspector said the solution
of the cases was the result of long
hours of hard work, day and
night. He called attention to the
"wholef1earted spirit of co-opera-
ton" of the investigators, and said
every man associated with the
cases gave every bit of his time
and energy" in closing the cases.
In addition to those cited by
name, Inspector Storm said other
members of the precincts and bu-
reaus assisted by furnishing in
formation or locating suspects.
The blanket commendation he
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Bride Killed on HONEYMOON

ROCKINGHAM. N. c.. May
(P).-A honeymooning couple from
Binghamton, N. Y, en- route to
Florida. was in an auto collision
here yesterday and the bride, Mrs
Joseph Polskie. was fatally in
jured. Their automobile collided
with a jeep and overturned. The
driver of the jeep was not hurt.
Evening star., 1950-05-09
Copru for Britoin Sought

The government of the Sey-
chelles Islands is urging produc-
ers to sell their copra-needed for
making soap and margarine-to
Britain rather than seek higher
prices in the open market.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-26
Missing Witness
Claims Mental
BlackOut In NYC

MT. VERNON, N X, April 26.
-tP).-A witness who turned up
missing IN Washington last night
this morning teleplioned his vito
and said he had 'had a blackout."
However, there is no indication,
as yet, what happened between
the time John Huber disappeared
from his Washington hotel and
his call, ostensibly from New
York City.
Described as a one-time in
former for the FBI, Huber had
been subpoenaed by the Senate
at the suggestion of Senator
Joseph Mccarthy. Huber's testi-
mony was expected to form part
of the case Mccarthy has been
building against the Far Eastern
expert, Owen baltimore.
At the time of Huber's disap-
pearance, his felloW-witness,
Lawrence Kerley, suggested that
there may have been foul play.
Continued On Page Fouri
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-26
Arrest Wilson
On Complaint
OF DR.. Moore
Claim Man Is Pracliciu 9
Medicine Without
licenses; Hearing Al
200 PM. This Friday

Jack Wilson was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Chief Dep
uty Sheriff Frank Weber for al
legedly practicing medicine with
out a license. Weber made an
investigation after receiving a
complaint by a local physician,
DR.. Herman Moore.
Wilson, employed at the Ar
cade, a shooting gallery and tat
too parlor, on Duval street, was
charged with administering Vita
min B-1 and penicillin injections
with needles.
His bail was set at $1,000 and
hearing was set for 8 a. m. to-
day in the offices of Justice of
Peace Ira Albury.
At the hearing this morning
Wilson requested the services of
an attorney and Albury moved
the hearing to Friday at ZOO p.
M, to allow the prisoner to OBJ
tain counsel.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-26
ASK INCREASE OF S35O,OOO,OOO
FOR 1851 MILITARY BUDGET
Secretary Of
Defense johnson
Recommends
Increase Today

WASHINGTON, April 26.-(R.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee has recommended increas-
ing the 1851 military budget by
$50 million dollars. The raise
was recommended following a
plea by Defense Secretary Louis
Johnson 10 tighten the nations
defense against Russia.
Johnson explained that the
Russian atomic explosion had
come earlier than we had expect
ed and as q result it meant a com
plete revaluation of defense
plans both by the United States
and the North Atlantic treaty ma
tons.
Among other developments
bringing about a Tightening of
armament and defense plans,
Continued Or Page Six)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-26
100 Attend Second
Anniversary OF
XIV. Kiwanis Club

KiWanis Clu5 of Key West
celebrated its second anniversary
last night at the South Beach
Restaurant. About 100 persons
were in attendance, including
guests. from Miami Beach, Coral
Gables, Hollywood, and Ojus. u
DR.. Allen Shepard, President
of the local Kiwanis Club pre-
sided over the meeting and in
troduced the principal speaker,
District Lieutenant = Governor
Ray Sterling. Ray lauded the
formation of the Kiwanis Key
Club, a junior civic club conduc-,
ted by the Senior Youth of the
local high school, under the gui-
dance of the Key West Kiwanis
Club. He urged the Key West
club to get 1907 attendance for
Continued On Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-26
Send Four Found
Guilty OF Robbery
10 Raiford Today

Sheriff Berlin Sawyer this
morning released Lawrence J.
Ciervo, Esteban Fernandez, Ar
tmando ('FMexican Joe"). Fernan-
DEE and George Acevedo to au-
thorities from the State Peniten-
tiary at Raiford. Handcuffed and
heavily guarded the four men
were led from the county Jail
and placed in the fourteen pas
senger prison truck.
The quartet was convicted Of
robbery in the brazen hold-up of
MONS Place" on Stock Island.
Lawrence j. Ciervo, who turn
ed Stale's evidence Received a
sentence of one year in prison,
while bis accomplices in the rob-
bery each received four year
terms.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1950-04-26
Congress Bottles
Tough p obIeRl1 Of !.
Rent Controls
Compromise Musi
Be Reached Or
All Controls Go
Off June 30, 1850
BY WALTER BREEDE. JR.
Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON, April 26.-It's
quite battle they're having in
the Senate Banking Committee
these days on the question of Fed
eral Rent Controls, which are
due to expire this summer.
It's up to Congress to decide if
the present rent law is to be ex-
tended beyond that date, or to
be revised or allowed to vanish
into the limbo of forgotten legis-
lation.
The pressure is being applied
from all directions.
President Truman, the Mayors
of the big cities and the Govern
8ors of sone states want present
rent controls extended "as is"
Some real estate and landlord
groups regard rent controls as
anathema and want them killed
outright.
Congress members. caught in
the middle of the fight, are talk
ing about compromise legisla-
ton.
The present rent control law
is due to 90 off the books at mid
night on the 30th of June, unless
Congress acts before that time to
extend it.
Here's what the present rent
law does:
It gives the Federal Housing
Expediter authority to hail land
lords into court for rent over
charges. He can sue them for
three times the amount of the
overcharge. Until the present law
was passed. only the injured
tenant could sue. But now legal
action can be instituted by the
Federal Housing Chic, or his
local agents,
The present rent law also gives
the housing expediter control
over evictions. If a landlord
wants to evict tenant he has to
get the expediter's okay first.
And here's another provision
the landlords say they don't like;
Under the present law, landlords
applying for permission to jack
up rents have to show their books.
They have to prove they have
spent money on Improvements
and repairs-or that they are not
taking in what the government
regards as a fair net operating in
come.
Under present legislation, the
expediter must end government
controls whenever state wants
to take over that job on its own,
or whenever a state legislature
decides that controls are no long
er needed. And if a town or a
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