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Evening star., 1950-02-08

of what had been a gay party.
He fell to the floor, weeping.
Douglas Ramey said he ran
several blocks to a tavern and
called an ambulance. But when
police arrived, they found Mrs
Ramey was dead on the bath
room floor. Her head was in the
lap of one of the guests, Miss
Jean Fleming, 90, of 2846 Knox
terrace Sc.
Taken to the No. precinct
station. Ramey telephoned his
mother. Police said he told her
that Mrs. Ramey had run into
, the bathroom and accidentally
was stabbed when she closed the
door on the bayonet.
In his statement to police
Ramey said he had left the apart
ment about l pm. and gone tc
Walter Reed Hospital to meet
Corpl. William E. Mattingly, "a.
When he returned to the apart
ment with Corpl. Mattingly at
p.m., Ramey and his wife hac
words about his absence on hel
birthday.
Ramey had not brought pres
ent for his wife, but told hel
he had purchased something fol
her which would arrive later. The
guests decided each would give
Mrs. Ramey money so she could
buy her own present.
Mrs Ramey was born in STAN
ardsville, Va, and Ramey in
Strasburg, Va. They were mar
ried here in 1947.
Ramey was discharged from the
navy as a seaman, second class.
April 20, 1916, after serving three
years. He enlisted in the Army
in August, 1e48, serving in the
recruiting service. ta
Police said he was often AWOL
during his Army service, overstay-
ing his leaves to visit his home
IhlS apparently was in part due
to fondness for his children,
they said.
Other guests at the party at
the time of the stabbing were
listed by police as Miss Margie
Feeney, 1914 Maryland avenue
NE, and Charles E. Hesse, 81,
Of 1921 Ames street NE.
Ramey, small man with black
hair and a mustache, displayed
no emotion while police uues-
toned him at headquarters.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
Edwards
Continued From First Page.

alive, he refused to make any other
comment.
The confession was key In
the defense case. So was a cart
ridge case found a week after the
bodies were discovered in a lonely
clearing off Chesterfield road. six
miles west of Annapolis and 26
miles from the supposed scene of
the actual killings.
All "Confessions2 Ruled Out.
The court held the confession
was improperly admitted in evil
dence. But it sanctioned the
cartridge case, which FBI tests
indicated had been fired from
Edwards $50 calibre Czechoslo-
vakian pistol.
Judge Collins pointed out that
the tribunal was empowered only
to rule on the admissibility of evi-
dence.
He ruled inadmissible all three
alleged concessions: one made tC
Capt. Kriss. a verbal statement
by Edwards in his cell to Police
Supt. James H. Butler and a
transcription of remarks made by
Edwards in a police car going
over the 26-mile route of the
death car.
| The latter two confessions
were just an echo of what had
been told to Capt. Kriss," the
court said, holding them like
wise inadmissible.
| Mr.. McWilliams has termed the
case "the most sensational and
the most inept criminal investi-
cation in the history of Anne
Arundel County"
The six appellate judges heard
arguments in the ease on Janu-
ary 10.
Evening star., 1950-02-08
keys to Secret Files Obtained
By Miss CopIon, Spy Trial Hears

the couple finally was arrested in
Greenwich Village.
Foley Denies Romance.
A hint of romance was injected
in the trial late yesterday when
the defense sought to show that
Miss Coplon had dates with her
boss.
Mr.. Foley, who was Miss Cop
Ions former boss. spent an un-
comfortable half hour on the
witness stand denying that he
knew anything about the personal
life of the attractive defendant.
IF there were any personal af-
fection between you and Miss
Coplon," Mr.. Palmer asked, would
you, in view of your testimony in
Washington admit it?"
Il would admit anything truth
full" Mr.. Foley replied.
Pomerantz Starts Question.
Abraham Pomerantz, Gubit-
chev's attorney, first asked the
question that limited at a possible
romantic relationship between
Miss Coplon and Mr.. Foley. It
brought spectators, some of whom
were doing, upright in their
seats.
Were you familiar with the
personal and social life of Miss
Coplon?" Mr.. Pomerantz asked.
Before Government counse
could get to their feet, Judge
Ryan said the court sustained ar
objection to the question.
Your honor" Mr.. Pomerantz
said. Il have very good reasons tx
go ahead with this line of ques.
tioning; 7 am laying a founda.
ton for further questioning"
Judge Withdraws Objection,
Judge Ryan withdrew his objec.
tion and Mr.. Foley responded that
while he was not familiar with
Miss Coplon's personal life, he
knew she had an ambition to gel
job with the Central Intelligence
Agency, the Governments new
super-secret intelligence depart.
ment.
Would you say" Mr.. Pomer-
anti asked, that she kept yor
pretty well informed about hel
outside activity?"
/ No MIR. Foley responded. ~
knew she had worked on her mas
ter's thesis at home"
wouldn't you say that you were
pretty close and social at times,
Mr.. Pomerantz asked.
II wouldn't say that" said Mr.
Foley, squirming uncomfortably.
He said he had attended three
office parties with Miss Coplon and
had escorted her home in a taxi
cab from a preview of the motion
picture Hamlet"
1T was raining that night" MIR
Foley recalled, "and I called a
cab and we rode out to her apart
ment at Mclean Gardens and l
let her out and went on home to
my apartment"
Evening star., 1950-02-08
tconti1ued From First Pages


Pvt. Edwin c. coppage's story Of
how he answered a disturbance
call to the apartment 7 minutes
later.
No one told him of the stabbine
at that time. he said, and he die
not learn of it until he responded
to a "stabbing' call at 1909 am
and found Mrs. Ramey on the
bathroom floor.
Ramey told him then that his
wife was injured when he reached
for the rife and fixed a bayonet
to it and did not mention that
he had run the weapon through
a door. Pvt. Coppage said.
Before the hearing began
Ramey broke down and sobbeo
when other members of the party
appearing as witnesses, sought tc
comfort him.
Argued During Evening.
Most of the nine young people
helping Mrs. Ramey celebrate hel
birthday were drinking, police
said. but Ramey insisted that his
wife was not. Homicide Detectives
Lionel Couture and Arthur l.
Weber said two of the guests had
departed before the stabbing at
about / am.
From witnesses they learned
that Ramey and his wife were
biting and swapping" at one an
other throughout the evening
from the time he arrived at the
apartment at 8 pm.
EARLY in the evening Fred and
May were arguing" said Douglas
Ramey, "a, brother of the accused
man who also lives at the apart
ment.
Later she went out to the
kitchen to make soup, and wher
she returned she sat on his lar
in the living room. She went te
the bedroom across the hall from
the living room and he followed
They stayed there about half ar
hour and came back laughing anc
joking"
No One Else i'm Room.
Police said Frederick Ramey
told them he saw his wife go into
the bathroom and believed she
was going to argue and fight with
another girl who was drinking.
Beating on the door and get
ting no response. he got the SOU
venlr rifle out of a closet. Their
he fixed the bayonet and walked
to the bathroom door. He plunged
the weapon through the wooo
about 4 feet from the floor. There
was scream.
Mrs. Ramey. who apparently
had her back braced against the
door. fell to the floor. The door
opened and Ramey saw her lying
there.
There was no one else in the
room, police said.
Ramey rushed out of the apart
ment across the hall, in quest OF
a telephone to call an ambulance
but failed to arouse the neighbors
Then he ran back to the scene
Evening star., 1950-02-08
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fContinued From First Pao,

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recently authorized by President
Truman. But this part of the
hearing was closed and details of
the work were not contained in
the hearing record.
Representative Thomas, Demo-
crat, of Texas, chairman of the
subcommittee took the lead in
criticizing the commission for not
using the competitive bidding
method in its construction work.
He said the COMMITTEES is consider
ing a limitation on the $188, ,000,-
900 and additional funds that will
Evening star., 1950-10-01
Weeks Best Snapshots

HERE winners In the 18th week of The Stars 1850
Amateur Snapshot Contest which closed September
One set of weekly winners remains to be published
weeks from today the four pictures chosen for SIS grand
of the subject classesw appear They
represent in the 18th Annual Newspaper
onal Snapshot Awards to be judged October l6 National
Subject classes Glass A. Babies
Children; Glass B. Young People and Adults Glass c, Scenes
and Still Life, and Glass D, Animal Life.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-28

or BALLS AND DATEs-These pictures highlgh some of
opening day activities at Polo Grounds where 100000 Sam e
Je Jethroe eetfooted outeder with the Boston Braves
nade his MI debut against the NY Giants last week Top
Louis with beaueous Ruby Dallas looking signs his John
Henry for FAM Bottom shows Giants great Bird baseman
prospect Hank Thompson and Jethroe talking old times
In Negro League days.
Arkansas State press., 1950-04-28
pRlvArE READING"
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Ss Dsss .. Birth Reading sOmpl.t. with Lucky Day
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STATE PRESS p O. Box 2,7s, LITTLE ROCK. ARKANSAS
infatuated With Husband. Twin
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year ago married six months ago. We have been
sereney happy few weeks ago. his brother twin to
make us short visit The moment his eyes met NINE knew
n my that he that loved. can see that he
toward although neither Of us has spoken
about IT, He is still here Should reveal my feelings could
Il be that just overwhelmed? feel wretched about the
whole thing. Born June 4, 1926
You're treading dangerous ground-be sensible
and your brohernaw you suspect that he secretly
ads you You know that can't have his love and re-
spec don't kid yourself that would work out Whether
you Of II not love husband not his
brother that he resemble your mate In many
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that you are not In love with your brothern-aw
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MY husband passed and left a business I not phys-
caly able or interested carry with It. The had
working him trust him
did my husband wonder II II would be best for to sell
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but she still sticks Should just 90 ahead and marry?
never have been married and don't know how that would work?
Feb. Z. 1905"
Ans This Is your opportunity to try Il She has her cap
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find you're married You'll like IT, too
o-o-o-0-o-o
Socially Prominent Deb Victim or Tilted Romance
II am perplexed. About eighteen months ago I met
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we dating regularly II taken for granted that we
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and crashed society because Of position he literally gave
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these circumstances? 11-2-26"
Ans Accept gracefully II isn't necessary YOU TO do
lot Of explaining There formal engagement even
thought have thought for time that you
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
Take Profits Out of War

Long before the Presidents mes
sage to Congress, farsighted Sen
ator Lester Hunt of Wyoming had
helped draft Sc emergency laws
providing for every type of con-
troll conceivable. These were draft
ed by a subcommittee under Sem
ator Hunt, and were to be rushed
through Congress at the drop OF
the first Russian bomb.
Despite this network of war con-
trolls, however, nothing has been
sdone about the basic problem of
taking the profits out of war.
For years, wise old Bernard Bar
UGH has been urging the control Of
war profits. If you conscript mems
lives, Baruch has argued, you mus.
also conscript such less valuable
commodities as factories, raw ma
terials, and profits.
However, Congress did not act
prior to World War II, and SO far
there is no proposed law ready foi
the statute books which woulc
conscript profits in case of World
War III.
During World War II, most of
the nations big corporations rolled
up terrific profits, even after de-
Quoting the excess-p profits tax.
However, Bernie Baruchs sage adj
vice still is being spurned.
Senator Hunts committee is also
considering how to replace Congress
in case it should be wiped out by
surprise atomic blast.
The Constitution gives state gov
errors the right to appoint U. S.
senators to fill unexpired terls.s
.. However, there is no legal way to
replace Congressman before their
|, terms expire, except by special
elections. In an emergency, how
ever, the government may not have
time to wait for such elections.
i Legislation for special elections
! is not yet on the books, though
some seniors have urged that it
I be passed and kept on legislative
ice. The idea would be to stock
pile legislation much the same as
{ strategic materials are stockpiled-
, to save time in case of sudden en-
/ Urgency. However, Stuart Syming-
ton, the new NSRB chairman in
charge of mobilization planning, is
against this idea. He would stock
pile the plans, rather than the
! actual legislation. Then Congress
could make last-minute changes
and keep the legislation up to date
before passing.
, Note-Symington is one of the
few who vigorously favor Baruch's
proposal that profits in industry
! be conscripted as well as mems
lives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21

couraged correspondents to expose
mis- Interpretations of Japanese mil
itary supplies, GIL and G-2, which
had classified information relating
to the matter, took exception to the
resulting stories and efforts. of re-
prtal were taken agaiaxts 2tEaezst
one correspondents
rStories on the purge the CEN
sorship protest continued, -'includ-
ing many facts supplied by CO.,
caused their authors to be branded
personally by General Macarthur
assamong the most. dangerous men
in. Japan,1 sNvS
Observers are now wondering
whether MacArthur's censorship
may not have caused not only the
American public but perhaps the
general himself to get the wrong
view of what was happening in
Japan and Korea. 1t was following
MacArthur's assurance that he
could guarantee" success that
President Truman made his fate
full Korean decision. Obviously
Macarthur himself was not fully
informed at the time he said this.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
FISH MARKETING CONDITIONS

Most interesting to Aaskans, with the fishing in
dustry important is, the quarterly report of
the u s. Fish and Wildlife Service which says
relatively favorable period is foreseen for the market
ing of fish and fishery products during July August
and September.
Certain elements in the market situation may
cause more active competition with fishery products
however. These factors include the probability of a
Slight but fairly general decline in food prices, which
should follow the gradually increasing harvest of farm
crops and the increasing slaughter of livestock as fall
comes on. Diligent merchandising will also be re-
CURED to offset effect of the large amounts of fish
in cold storage.
The outlook report also deals with regional varia-
tons New England the Pacific Coast and the Middle
Atlantic States will period of heavy production,
while the South Atlantic and Gulf States will show
some seasonal decline in fishery activity. The States
in the Great Lakes will show reduced local pro-
duction and greater reliance imports of fresh
water fish.
The outlook reports specific business conditions
and market situations in the fishery industry Among
the factors discussed the general economic situa
tion conditions the food industry, food prices and
international trade in fishery products ...
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
ABOUT NEXT u. s. MARSHAL

The vacancy caused by the death of the First
Divisions U. S Marshal is given the following edi-
torial by the Ketchikan News
apparently there will be plenty of applicants for
tho successor of the late William T. Mahoney, u S..
Marshal of. the First Division with headquarters in
Juneau. fs...,e..t ,;A
1.-THE appointment is a nice Juicy political plumb "
meaning that there will be plenty of wire pulling.
Naturally it will go to Democrat, since the Demo-
Gratis in power.
Let it be said that Bill Mahoney, even though a
staunch Democrat did not let politics interfere with
his duties United States Marshal This editor
knew him period of many years. He was a
Western man and afraid to speak out against
any sort of injustice
We can only hope that his successor will measure
up to his standard.
Regarding this phase of the subject, possible can
didates mentioned by the Wrangel Sentinel, which,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
Daily Lessons in English " q. L. - GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NISUSED: He AWAY all the apples,
!; WAY tears
OFTEN NISPRONOUNCED: syllable
the first
OFTEN MIssPEILED: Gecent).
(Soith African antelope DIFF,
SYNONYMS, Talisnan, symbol So +
STUDY word three times and is yours Let
vocabulary
opposing constituted authority 1T
O youth"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
MODERN ETIQUETTE 81 $oRrRrA rrr

the wedding should
be mailed?
mailed before the weddng They
mailed possible after the usually
member the girls family this
the handke
chief dinner table? tet
much better nothing ALL the handker-
chief quickly possible stfi
O. If playing golf together without caddes
should the both bags? sfgrr
u A.. should carry
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
I HESE DA Y S
u 2
GEORGE f. SOKOLSKY
5000 YEARS OF WAR

Korea, peninsula at the end of
continent, is a tale of 5000 years
OF almost constant invasion, devas-
tation and struggle for independ-
ence Out of China and Japan,
out Of Manchuria and Siberia, hare
come hordeS seeking to own this
"sea of mountains, "a beautiful
country, poor in agriculture, not
too rich in mineral resources, but
on the sea.
For some reason, man, in his
history, has been pulled, as by q
gravitational force, to the sea.
Even when it offered nothing hut
unknown terrors, the storing and
the curious pushed their way TO
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
Capital News Capsules

No More POlltlcklng-PreSlden
Truman has now s5unked plans for
a whistle-stop campaign this fall.
He was scheduled to go to Calf
orniass STOPPING to help various
Dernccratie candidates en- route, but
the war crisis has changed every
thing fhe President will now stay
close to- Washington, will make
almost mo trips unless the war
situStion vastly improves.
War Powers Senators Taft and
Bridges have made independent
surveys to see exactly what war
powers the White House has lett.
These surveys indicate that Tru-
man still has the power to allocate
scarce raw materials, such as rub
Der and steel; so Republicans plan
to go over Humans request for
war powers with fine tooth comb
They will grant him more powers,
but only after considerable debate
and a lot of nagging.
Hidden Russian Navy-It is now
learned that Russia has a much
larger Navy than we. ever suspected.
The surface ships have been hid
den in the Black Sea, while rile
subs are chiefly in the South Pac-
ific and Baltic. The thing that
worries u. 8. war chiefs most is
that a Russian sub might sink an
American troop shir-which would
be another sinking of the Maine
and mean world war.
Truman's Public Relations White
House advisers admit privately that
the Presidents public relations are
extremely bad. Some people blame
this on press secretary Charlie Ross,
but those in the know realize that
it is chiefly the President himself.
Even after being carefully coached,
he is apt to make off-the-cuif
statements which have unfortunate
reverberations When he announ-
ced the Korean decision, Truman
missed a great opportunity to go
before the public with a fireside
chat explaining the real issues. His
failure to do this has led to
mediocre morale on the home front
and growing isolation in some quar-
tiers. He is now trying to make up
for this omission.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-07-21
'DENFE5IVE ALERT
AT ALASKA BASES
(By Associated Press

Military forces in Alaska are at
their posts today in defensive
alert" designed to foil any Pearl
Harbor disaster in the Territory.
Air and ground defenders are
ready "a hours a day to swing into
action within seconds if enemy
forces are detected approaching the
coast of Alaska. " 81 reHra.f5 q
.t --7T- ~ = ----T--- u. sas
SUNSET COVE LOGGERS
The Carlson brothers-Elmer and
Edgar-loggersi from Sunset Cove,
are stopping at the Gastineau: ~
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it should be borne in mind is controlled by Lew
Williams, Acting Governor,
Dan Mahoney, son of the late marshal
Deputy Marshals Sid Thompson and Walter Hell
Ian, of Juneau.
Deputy Marshal Rogers Of Sitka.
John Walmer of Juneau, former clerk of the court.
Dr. Leslie Kicker of Ketchikan, formerly in charge
of the Census taking in this district.
Jack Davis highway patrolnan and former chief
of police of Juneau.
c. A. Pat Carroll former mayor of Skagway.