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Evening star., 1950-09-22
Bv Thomas l.. Stokes

By Thomas L. SfOkeS
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-What
are the Russians up to?
The fact that this question is
asked on every side as the United
Evening star., 1950-09-22
By Constantine Brozpx

1t is high time that the Big
Three. and particularly our Brit
iSh and French friends, cease to
regard Atlantic Pact membership
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-16
Three Die In Seattle Fire

SEATTLE, (P) - Three men, one of them aged and blind, died early Saturday in fire that swept through the upper floors of a three and one-half story apart ment house.
 At least three others were in- iured. The remainder of some 60 tenants fled to safety, many in their night clothing.
 The dead were identified by po- lice as Robert Leroy Donaldson, about 70 and blind; Ben Long and Fred Wood (ages unavailable.
 The three victims were found on the third floor, where the two alarm fire started just before one a.m., and gutted most rooms be- fore it was controlled.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-16
HONOR ROSA B. HAGEN AT
 SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY

The Midnight Sun Rebekah Lodge surprised Rosa B. Hagen with a birthday party Sunday af- ternoon at the home of Mrs. Lu- ther Dunbar.
 Mrs. Hagen, who was seventy eight years young, has been an ac- tive member of the organization and served many years as secre- tary.
 She was ShoWered with many lovely gifts, after which refresh ments were served.
 Those members who were able to attend were Edith Yenney, Charlotte Swanberg, Grace Ed man, Maude Taff, Minna Erik, Billee Frye, Helen Dunbar, Carrie Lee, Theresa Mcdonald, Anne Jenks and Christie Waldhelm.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-16

A familiar voice says Number please" from four pm. until mid night, as Jeff Jefford, who was operator here for many years re- sumes her work with Alaska Tele- phone and Telegraph Go. for the winter.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-16

MT. J. J. Dillon. who just re- turned from Unalakleet this morning states that the Square Sinnet is due to arrive this after noon at three-thirty. Unloading will start as soon as weather is favorable.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-16
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. FRANK MARTIN

The funeral of Mrs. Frank Mar tin was held from the Catholic Church this morning with the church filled with the many life long friends of the family.
 Mrs. Kenneth Sly and Mrs. Lynn Magee, daughters, arrived from Fairbanks yesterday to at ted the funeral and be with their father.
 Burial will be made at Belmont Point.
The Nome nugget., 1950-10-16

Hawaii lies about 2,1O0 miles southwest of San Francisco and approximately 3,4OO miles east of Yokohama.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-12-26
The
CsadG RocGc4
BY Mildred Kirkpatrick

Delegate Bartlett has two bills
pending before Congress. One
is to exempt the 25 per cent diff
ferential pay of Civil Service
employees from federal income
tax, the other to consider the
differential as part of the basic
salary for retirement purposes.
| have never been much i'm
pressed with the pay differential
in the first place and can see
no justice in allowing an exemp-
ton on it. Alaskan residents are
not allowed any kind of exemp-
ton for the cost of living which
hits them even harder than it
does the government employees
who receive a differential to
cover that cost. Why should that
% per cent be tax exempt? |
cannot see the Delegates point
of view.
The Tax Court of the United
States has upheld a decision
of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue that the 25 per cent
differential paid administrative
ly in 1945 and 1916 was not
exempt from payment of income
tax. 1t was stated that Congress
intended to grant the exemption
to foreign service employees to
assist personnel in meeting Off
cial requirements at posts to
which they were sent and that
employees were merely given
additional salary because living
costs in Alaska were high and
that part of the salary should
not be exempt any more than
any other part of the salary.
This decision was made in a
test case in which M. E. S. Bru-
nellie, Clerk of the Court at
Anchorage, contended that the
% per cent differential pay
should be exempted under Sec
ton 116 Cd of the Internal Re-
venue Code whereby federal
employees in foreign service were
allowed exemption on costof
living allowances.
During the years in question
1945 and 1916, and prior to
that, the differential to employees
! in Alaska was paid through
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-12-26

long to be saleable. These fish
are chiefly young king salmon.
1t ran about 81 killed per thous-
and pounds of saleable fish.
These fish are killed because 90
Der cent of them are hooked
through the gills, and hook
through the gills means dead
fish, altho in most cases the fish
sWims away upon being released.
These statements are being
made not with the idea OF in any
way condemning a specific type
of gear, but to remind everyone
that Fish Traps are not the only
offenders in this respect. In fact
any and every type of gear is
bound in the natural course of
events to destroy some young
salmon.
Really from a pure destruc-
ton standpoint there is a quest
ion. but that the gill net is the
least destructive of all types of
gear. Yet for some half baked
reason it is illegal to fish with a
gill net anywhere in southeast
ern Alaska with the exception of
a very few small areas. One
would certainly think that a gill
net could fish anywhere a seine
or trap could, but this is not the
case.
However. as to the Fish Traps,
we shall never forget that they
are special privilege for a faV-
ored few, and those few 80 per
cent are non-residents.
In the next installment Will
explain the abuses and monopo-
listic tendencies of traps and
there are plenty of them.
Yours truly,
Edmund Bob Lane
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-12-26
Letters 70 The Editor:
To the Editor,

10 the Editor,
In the last installment on Fish
Traps, we dealt with their effici-
ent points in part.
Now looking at the issue from
a conservation point: The des-
truction wrought on young sal
mon is from my experience vast
ly overrated While they do DIES
troy some small salmon, other
types of gear also destroy young
salmon.
We will take seines for exam
pie AS | stated earlier | put in
ten seasons at this type of fishing
and have seen not infrequently
young salmon six inches or SO
long by the thousands brailed
into hold of a boat This usual
~ happens in outside fishing.
Secondly, we will take the
salmon troller. The last three
years kept track of the number
of small king salmon killed. By
small | mean fish too small to
sell as they must be rs inches
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-12-26

administrative decision and was
considered as part of the basic
salary for Civil Service retire
ment purposes. In 1949 Con-
gress approved the payment Of
cost-of-living allowances not to
exceed rs per cent as addition
al compensation" The Bureau
of Internal Revenue refused to
recognize the additional compen-
sation as liable for income tax
exemption, and the Civil Service
Commission also refused to ac-
knowledge it as part of the en-
pioye's basic salary for retire
ment purposes.
Having been a Civil Service
employee, myself, | feel that it
should be calculated in the re-
tirement pay, which is based
upon the highest sum received
per month before retirement.
But, at the same time, why
should it be exempt from income
tax? And why does not Delegate
Bartlett simply abide by the de-
cision of the Court on this issue,
but push the second Bill since
he realizes, according to his
statement, that only one of the
two can be enacted?
If, however, Congress does
decide to exempt the % per
cent differential pay from in
come tax, then by all means,
let's have cost-of-living exemp-
ton for every Alaskan tax
payer. We pay So per cent more
for the privilege of living in
Alaska, but have only the ex-
cmptiOn that is granted those
living under normal costs in
the States.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-12-26

To be safe driver It is every
Individual responsibility o
drive a mechanically safe We
hicle.
Evening star., 1950-06-19
sy he As.eeioted Pres,

ELKHART. Ind, June ia
33-year-old father Of six who un-
dertook to dig a well on Fathers
Day spent two hours trapped by
cave-in with only q hose to
breathe through.
The well digger. II. Milton Ran
dali, survived through quick ac-
ton of a neighbor and was pulled
out unharmed by Elkhart and
Goshen f1remen.
Mr.. Randall and the neighbor,
Vernon Sysinger, were digging the
well at Mr.. Randall's suburban
home. They were down 18 feet
when a pipe broke, and MFR. Sys-
niger climbed out to get wrench,
The sandy earth caved in. bury
ing Mr.. Randall completely except
for his left hand. With it Mr.
Randall pointed to his head. Yell
ing for help, Mr.. Sysinger Scooped
the dirt away from the buried
man and got a garden hose to him
Evening star., 1950-06-19
Truman and Johnson Talks
Slated al R0A Convention

President Truman and Defense
Secretary johnson will speak at
the opening session of the oath
national convention of the Reserve
Officers' Association at the May
flower Hotel June 23-July1.
Army Secretary Pace will be the
principal speaker at the annual
banquet June 80 and other high
defense officials also will take part
in the meeting. which 600 dele
gates are expected to attend.
National President John P.
Bracken, announcing the conven-
ton plans today. said the final
meeting would be devoted to elec-
ton of officers and that the new
president would be an Air Force
reservist. The association rotateS
its presidency among the three
armed services.
Evening star., 1950-06-19
Assemblies Banned.
Jop Police Permit
Red Cross Ceremony
by the Associated Pres.

TOKYO. June l9.-The
Empress Nagako and the Red
Gross almost fell victims Of
the current police restriction
on assemblies. but the police
figured out a face-saying so
luton.
The Empress is scheduled to
preside over the 5Sth general
meeting of the Red Cross
Thursday. Police informed
Red Cross officials public
meetings were forbidden.
They concluded. however,
that the Red Cross session
was not q meeting at all. it
was a ceremony" Cere-
monies are okay.
Evening star., 1950-06-19

tions throughout the country for
the last year.
Accompanying them on the trip
will be Arthur Gimbel, a l6-year-
old student of Lincoln, H., who
was selected as the typical high
school student. His community was
invited to send representative
after contributing scholarship to
the American Field Service.
Evening star., 1950-06-19
40 Foreign Students Open
24-Day Tour Of Country

Forty foreign students began a
24-day tour of the country here
today.
The tour is sponsored by the
American Field. Service. 1t opens
with three day stay in Washing
ton, during which the visitors will
participate in a forum at the
World Bank, attend sessions Of
Congress and be addressed by Sec
retary of Treasury Snyder.
The students have been attend
ing schools, colleges and institu-
Evening star., 1950-06-19
Breathing Through GordenHose
Saves Man Trapped by Cove-in

MIR. Randall breathed through the
hose.
MIR. Randall's wife, Judy. called
the fire departments. They re-
placed the hose with a regular
fresh air line and began to dig.
The Randalls' six children, the
eldest IL. stood nearby crying.
Firemen dug for almost two
hours. Finally they lowered a
rope to Mr.. Randall and looped
it under his arms. Slowly they
drew him out.
Evening star., 1950-06-19
Shirlington Restaurant
REGISTER Looted of Sl0O

Thieves who broke into a Shir-
ington restaurant last night loot
ed a cash register of $1G0, Arling-
ton police reported.
Policemen Donald Kidwell and
Creighton Marshall found a rear
door open at the China Inn. 2774
South Randolph street, about 2:15
am
Evening star., 1950-06-19
HospituI Mental Cases

INDIANAPOLIS More than
81 per cent of all hospitalized
persons in the United States are
suffering from major mental dis
orders.
Evening star., 1950-06-19

ADVERTISEMENT.
Evening star., 1950-03-05

for $500, went to Mr.. Steele for
his courageous and enterprising'
story of the Five per centers'
which led to a Senate investiga-
Ition last year.
In memory of Raymond Clap
tper, newspaper columnist who was
KILLED during World War II, the
taward has been presented to an
outstanding Washington reporter
annually since 1945.
Four on Jury.
A jury of four newspapermen
selected Mr.. Steele for the 194s
honor, reporting that his five
per-center" story and follow-up
l'was an exemplification OF the
earnest search for facts, the con-
tinual and fearless battle for ac-
cess by reporters to the sources of
information which characterized
the great correspondent in whose
honor the prize is awarded"
The judges added that they
wanted especially to praise the
kind of Jack Steele journalism
which takes the public behind
Washington's facade of official
news"
Members of the judging COM
mittee were John Crider, editor of
the Boston Herald and Traveller;
Frederick H. Kury, editor and
publisher of the Adirondack Daily
Enterprise, Saranac Lake, N. Y;
George E. Stansfield, former man
aging editor Of the Hartford
Comm Courant, and George w.
Simpson, Washington correspon-
dent for the San Angelo (Tex.)
Standard Times.
Mr.. Steele, who lives at 1900
Eighteenth street NV, is 35 and
has been with the Herald Tribune
13 years. He came to the papers
Washington bureau in 1945. Since
1947 he has supervised Herald
Tribune coverage of Congressional
affairs.
875 Attend.
A capacity audience of 875
members of the association and
their guests attended the dinner
at which Mr.. Kent was installed
into Office.
In addition to President Tru-
man, Cabinet members, Con-
gressional and Armed Service
leaders and many out-of- town
notables were among the guests.
Peter Lind Hayes, television,
movie and night club comedian,
headlined sparkling entertain
ment program, entitled Spring
Evening star., 1950-03-05

to the nation at l pm. and pm.
q am. and 2 pm, EST today.
Either because the Communists
were embarrassed by the news
paper headlines on scenes of riot"
or because they were satisfied with
the publicity, they calmed notice.
ably after first morning editions.
Woman Bit Guardsman.
These newspapers told how desk
tops were ripped off, clothes torn
and enc guardsman was bitten
on one hand by a woman Com
munist member in the wild all
night session.
The turbulence began even be-
fore the anti-sabotage bill was
taken up in an effort to delay its
consideration. Communist Herard
Dupart held the rostrum for more
than seven hours before Republi-
can guarosmen ousted him and
his fellow Communists in a bloody
fight.
Returning to the chamber with
torn clothes and scratched faces,
the Communists cheered Georges
Gasnot, who declared of American
arms shipments:
THE boats will come, but they
will not be allowed to unload.
This program, pushed under
pressure of the Americans, is lead
ing us to the gate of war against
the Soviet Union"
Dockers Seek Pay Raises.
The dockers' strike was called
as protest against landing
American arms in France under
the North Atlantic pact. and also
as a protest against sending arms
to Indo-China to fight Ho Chi
Minis Nationalist guerrillas. A
part of the dockers' demands in
clude pay raises.
Though the Communists appar-
emily faced ultimate defeat in try
ing to prevent. passage of the
measure, parliamentary experts
Evening star., 1950-03-05

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Evening star., 1950-03-05

This would leave HSA with a sur.
plus of nearly $1,000.
More than $4,000 worth OF
claims due the hospitals for jan
uary have been held over for
February. however. under an
agreement with the institutions,
Mr.. Smith said. This agreement
provides that claims for patients
who still are in the hospital at the
end of month will be paid dur
ing the following month.
February claims and receipts
have not yet been compiled, Mr.,
Smith said.
Costs Offset Decline in Cases.
This year. for the first time,
HSA is using charges of hospitals
for the services they give as a
possible basis for payment. For
each patient, HSA pays hospitals
on the basis of average billings for
the actual service given. the hos
pitfalls daily costs of operation, or
$14.80, whichever is lower. The
average operating costs of Wash
ington's hospitals is $14.80 a day.
HSA recentlv has been issuing
weekly statements to present its
problem to the community" Last
week. it pointed out that its hos
pitalization fund was 26 per cent
below the estimated need for the
year.
Evening star., 1950-03-05

Tonic for 1880" He was ac-
companied by his wife. Mary
Healy. ..
Other performers included
Morton Downey, tenor. and his
trio; Jules Munshin, comedy star
I of the hit movie, "On The Town; !;
the Charlivels, whirlwind Euro
pean team; Lima Romay, movie
singer; Clifford Guest. ventrilo-
quist, and Susan and Fred Barry.
ballroom dance team.
The music was by Sam Jack
Kaufman and his orchestra. The
United States Navy Band. directed
by 1t. Comdr. Charles Brendler,
played during dinner.
Succeeds Nixon.
AS new president of the associa-
ton, Mr.. Kent succeeds Robert G.
Nixvon of the International News
Service. Other new officers are
Joseph H. Short, of the Baltimore
Sun, vice president; and Jack
Doherty, of the New York Daily
News; James L. Wright, of the
Buffalo Evening News, and Carl
Levin, of the New York Herald
Tribune. members of the executive
committee
Mr.. Levin and four other mem
bers contributed to the entertain
ment a skit depicting the hard
life" led by reporters covering the
President on bis vacations in Key
West, Fla. The cast included Will
liam Henry, of the Los Angeles
Times; Frank Holeman, of the
New York Daily News; John l..
Cutter of the United Press, and
William H. Lawrence, of the New
York Times,
Evening star., 1950-03-05

predicted they might succeed in
softening it somewhat.
The powerful Socialist group,
which has withdrawn from the
Bidault cabinet and which holds
the life of the government in it's
hands, has shown some sympathy
for the Communists in the debate.
The Socialists dislike any law
that could be used to punish Or
ganizers of strikes, even if the
strikes are for political purposes.
They joined the. Communists in
one defeated motion to adjourn
this morning. On several points
they abstained because they would
not support the government but
did not wish to join with the
Communists.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
White House Press
Hears Truman Hint
Retirement in 81

Presidential trial balloon watch
ers got the idea from; a remark
by President Truman last night
that he may not be a candidate
in the 1852 election.
He spoke 'for the record" at
the dinner of the White House
Correspondents Association, Mr..
Truman said he hoped the cor
respondents would invite him back
two or three more times until he
retired to private life. That ap-
peared to be the basis for the
speculation that he might not be
candidate.
In a brief, light talk, he also
said he also hopes the correspond
ents will continue to invite him to
their annual affairs after he
leaves Office.
Mr.. Truman's future plans are
subject for speculation even
among his closest advisers. Some
day they expect him to seek re-
election in 1852. Others believe
he will retire at the end of his
present term.
Mr.. Truman's brief remarks
followed his introduction at the
Hotel Statler party by Carlton
Kent of the Chicago Sum Times,
newly elected association presi-
dent.
Jack Steele Wins.
Jack Steele, of the Washington
bureau of the New York Herald
Tribune. was presented during the
dinner with the Raymond Clapper
award for distinguished Washing
ton reporting in 1949.
The award, including a check
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Chest to Pay Hospital if Fund Is Inadequate

people eligible for hospital care
at expense to the District gov
ernment.
Last year, he said, HSA paid
claims for only $1,000 days of
hospital care and 45,478 clinic
visits, compared with claims for
88,324 days of care and 88,705
clinic visits during 1948.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Johnson and Vinson
2 Guys Named Joe
To Elevator Operator

Secretary of Defense John
son and Chief Justice Vinson
ran smack into security regu-
lationS at the White House
Correspondents dinner last
night.
Because of the presence of
President Truman, elevators
were ordered not to stop at
the mezzanine floor-where
the dinner was held. An ele-
vator operator heWed strictly
to the line, declining to let the
Secretary and Chief Justice
off until a newspaperman
aboard explained the situa-
ton.
Evening star., 1950-03-05

Mr.. S1ith said last night that
increased rates of payment to
hospitalSmore than offset de-
crease y the number of HSA
cases dung 1949. A decrease of
80 per Fnt of 1e4S cases, he
said. wal caused by a Commits
sioners' Fder which made more
Evening star., 1950-03-05
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limit debate and end it's mara
thon session at l pm.
But when the Assembly resumed
at 4 pm. yesterday the flow OF
Communist speeches continued
The Cloture, voted 315 to 180, was
a victory for Mr.. Bidault, but
each Of the Communist deputies
was still allowed by the rules tc
speak five minutes on each pro-
posed amendment-and the Com
munists were ready with a lot OF
amendments.
Despite the oratory and inter-
ruptions, however, the bill inched
forward on a series of minor
votes. Mr.. Bidault declared he
would keep the house in session
until the measure passed.
He also planned radio speeches
Evening star., 1950-03-05

Get Bryant the Leader
from Standard the Leader =.
switch to automatic gas heat.
Never before have you been
able to buy such luxury heat
ing at such a bargain price.
No money down, pay as little
as $40 monthly.
Evening star., 1950-03-05
Warm Air
Furnace

II you have a worn out air.
conditioning unit, we can in
stall this Bryant Warm Air
Furnace using your present
ducts at small cost and on
terms as little as &l0
monthly.
Evening star., 1950-10-22
Service Set Activities

On Friday Mr.. John Palmeter will
hold a reception for the engaged
couple and to honor newlyweds
Maj. and Mrs. Hugh Richardson.
Saturday Miss Mary Stuart
Montague Price will give a 6-to-8
party at her parents home on
Rolling road.
Miss Carollata Pardini will en-
tertain Sunday, November S, and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Sheldon Potter
have a kitchen shower scheduled
for November II. Maj. and Mrs.
Richardson will entertain for the
bridal party November 10.
Last evening Capt. and Mrs.
Bernhart H. Fuetsch entertained
at dinner at the Army Navy
Country Club in honor of their
house guest. Mrs. Russell r. Roger
of San Diego. Cal. =
On Friday evening Capt. and
Mrs. Fuetsch attended the class
of 1880 reunion at the Bethesda
Naval Officers Club.
1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Anthony K.
Kaires will entertain this after
noon at a 6-to-8 o'clock reception
at the officers Club, National
Naval Medical Center.
Coming here via New York from
their home, Hunters Point, San
Francisco, Comdr. and Mrs.
Charles D. Hemphill are guests of
Comdr. and Mrs. w. A. Damn at
their home in Bethesda.
A round of parties await Capt.
and Mrs. w. K. Rhodes of Norfolk,
Va, who will be here visiting
friends for several days. On
Tuesday they will be with Capt.
and Mrs. Robert Lockhart and
then go to the home of Capt. and
Mrs. A. P. L. Dudley. who will give
dinner for them Friday. Satur-
day the Dudleys and the Rhodes
will attend the football game at
Annapolis. After the game the
Rhodes will return to Norfolk.
and the Dudleys will remain over
night with Capt and Mrs. William
Smedbery III.