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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
The W ashington
Merry-Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

tcopyrisht. 1850 By Beli Syndicate. 1neJ
WASHINGTON-It is now posi-
BILE to give the complete facts in
the Russian attack on the Ameri-
can Navy plane over the Baltic
an incident which literally made
the capitals of Europe hold their
breath.
Most of the facts are now known
to the Russians, SO the American
public should be entitled to know
what the Russians know. In fact,
the Russians knew of the planes
departure and the nature of its
mission even before it left Port
Lyautey in Morocco, North Africa.
They also knew that. the plane was
equipped with high-powered radar
and electronics equipment capable
of watching amphibian maneuvers
and the flight of Russian rockets
over the Russians most secret
rocket-testing ground-the Baltic.
Just how they knew this is not
known. But it might have been
from the list of Navy personnel
posted on the bulletin board at
Port Lyautey before the plane took
off. The bulletin board was posted
in a public place, and the Navy
lcontinl,ed on PAGE Four
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
BILLION cut
OMNIBUS
BILL AGREED
COP House Leaders Set 10
Whalk Budget : Won't
Touch Defense Money

WASHINGTON, May 9 - ZAP =
House Republican leaders agreed to-
day to try to cut 1896, 100000 from
the $29 ZOO, 0O0, 900 omnibus appro.
priation bill.
The agreement was reached at {;
meeting of the COP Policy Com
mittee.
Rep. Taber of New York, leader
Of the Republican drive to whacE
approximately one billion dollar
from the big measure, said the COM
nittee decided to push amendments
to:
Cd Restrict federal agencies il
filling job vacancies during the fis.
cal year starting July l and %
reduce sums tentatively approved fol
operation of the government.
Taber said if the House rejects
the proposals, they will be tied te
a motion to send the bill back tx
the Appropriations Committee.
The Army, the Navy and the All
Force, he said, will be exempted
from the proposed cuts.
Actually, the House was all Sc;
to add s350,000,00O to the bill fol
national defense spending. Most OF
the extra money would go for all
power
A Congressman's suggestion tina,
a United States warship may have
recently sunk "a strange submarine
was not expected to hurt the caust
Of House members insisting that tht
cold war is too warm to permit
economies at the expense OF ma
sional defense.
Republicans whose policy com
mittee met today indicated tina
they will keep hands-off the sl3,
oil 100000 national defense budge'
already recommended by the Ap-
preparations Committee.
They are expected to go alont
too with a later committee recon-
mendation that an extra $3.50, 00O,0 ot
be given to the Air Force and the
Navy, most of it for airplanes.
The assertion of Rep. Young
D-Ohio) about the submarine sink
ing actually created little stir In
the House. Young said a statement
that the US. warship may have
engaged a strange submarine ano
sunk it with depth bombs"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
Representatives
OF Soviet Union
Walk Out Again

In Bangkok, Thailand. Soviet
Union representatives walked out
of regional United Nations meet
ing over the issue Of seating Chinese
Nationalist delegates. The Russians
had asked that Communist Chinese
replace the Nationalist at the re-
gional economic conference. It was
the oath Russian walkout in protest
against Chang Kai-shek's Nation
alistS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
R.R. STRIKE
IS SET FOR
TOMORROW
Four Major Railroads In
voIved by Proposed
WaIkout of Firemen

CHICAGO, May 9-tR-Railroads
involved in a strike set for 6 am
Qocal time) tomorrow, began plac-
ing embargoes on freight and pas
senger traffic today.
Two of the four major railroads
singled out for a, walkout by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginement announced plans
for curtailing service.
The Santa Fe Railway System
said it is curtailing passenger SER
vice starting today Plans for q
freight embargo remain to be COM
pleted, the road said.
In Washington, the Southern
Railway System issued an embargo
on movement of all freight ano
passenger traffic which cannot
reach its destination or clear Sou
thern System Lines before the strike
deadline.
At Indianapolis, a New York Gen.
trail spokesman said passenger SER
S1ce will be discontinued in Indi-
ana if the strike materializes.
The walkout against the Santa
Fee. the Southern System, anc
western divisions of the New York
Central and the Pennsylvania, or
iginally was to have started April
rs. 1t was postponed two weeks
at the request of the Nationa
(railway) Mediation Board.
The firemen's principal demand
is for second fireman on multiple
unit diesel locomotives. The de.
mand has been rejected by the
carriers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
DISABLED BOAT TOWED
TO SAFETY IN LAZY BAY

The 84-foot fishing vessel Cape
Spencer of Ketchikan, disabled yes
terday morning when its rudder
broke, was brought to Lazy Bay ON
the south end Of Kodiak Island
early today, according to Coast
Guard headquarters here.
The Cape Spencer, whose listed
owner is Egil Hansen of Ketchikan,
was taken in tow yesterday after
noon by the fishing vessel Harmony
As miles west of Cape Alitak. The
two vessels were escorted to Lazy
Bay by the U.S.S. Mohopac. a US.
Navy ship based at Kodiak.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
GREEN SAYS AL.
Will MEET Go
FOR LABOR UNITY
lRy Associated Press

The AFL said today that it is will
ing to meet with the CLIO in an
effort to form a united labor organi-
cation. President William Green--in
letter to CLIO President Philip
Murray-says the AFL will work
for unity of "all forces and group
ings Of organized labor" At the
same time, Green chides Murray for
failing to consult the AFL before
announcing his labor unity proposal
some weeks ago.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
GIVE GERMANS
FREE ELECTIONS
with Strings
(By the Associated Press

The Russians have agreed to So
called free elections in Berlin-but
with strings attached.
For one thing, they want all &C.
cupation forces withdrawn. And
they want the present occupation
rules strapped permission for Com
munists to campaign throughout
the city, sector boundaries elimin-
ated and the vote restored to all
most all former Nazis. To the west,
the conditions look extremely fav-
orable to the East German Com
munistS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska from Seattle scheduled to
arrive at 7:30 o'clock tonight.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver pm, tomorrow.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
INVASION CRAFT
REPORTED SUNK
(By Associated Press

At Taipei. capital of Chiang's For
mosan stronghold. the Nationalist
Air Force reported it sank the bet
ter part of 1890 Communist inva-
sion craft poised for an assault on
Formosa. The small craft were
trapped in surprise raids on the
ports of Swatow. Annoy and Foo
chow, the Nationalist said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
National Defense
Appropriation Is
Passed by House

WASHINGTON, May 9-tR-The
House tentatively approved today
a one-package $29, 496, 1888 OO8 appro-
priation bill providing $14,296, 487. 300
for National Defense.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
MRS. CROSBY TALKS

NEW YORK, May 9-tR-Tht
New York Post said today thai
Bing Crosby's wife, Dixie Lee, has
denied they are planning a sepa-
ration.
In a telephone interview with
Earl Wilson she was quoted as
adding, "As far as I know there
won't be one until I give the
green light or he does"
In Paris, Crosby had denied
knowing about the strained rela-
tons" with his wife, reported by
one of his attorneys and his brother
Larry Crosby.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May = Closing
o,,otation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 8, American Can
11sb Anaconda $685., Curtlss-
Wright ga International Harvester
271b Kennecott 555s, New YORK
Central IA, Northern Pacific 1874,
US. Steel 32A, Pound $2.80B.
Sales today were l,720.0OO SHARES.
Averages today are as follows; in
dustrials 217.4O, rails 56.36, utilities
1929.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09
HWU MAN IN

Bob Kinney Of Seattle is at the
Gastineau Hotel. He is with the
HWU.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09

Ray Lehto of Painesdale is stop
ping at the ,Gastineau Hotel. He is
with the Bureau of Public Roads.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-05-09

CONTINUED on Page Four
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WEATHER REPORT
F o r E c A s T
duncan and Vicinity


. Mostly cloudy with rain
. showers tonight. Steady rain
. Wednesday. Little change in
. temperature with lowest to-
. night AZ and highest We'd
. nesday 48 degrees. South
. easterly winds is to Is miles
. per hour.
. p r e C / p T A T o N
. past "a hours ending 7:30 am. today {
. City of Juneau-0.74 inches;
. since May l - I'll inches;
. since July 1-67.05 inches.
. At Airport = 0.36 inches;
. since May = O.79 inches;
. since July 1-43.42 inches.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Falls Church Council
OK Charter Chances

The Falls Church Council last
night approved several changes in
the city's proposed new charter.
One provides for joint control
of subdivisions within one mile of
the city limits by the city and
neighboring counties. Originally
this provision applied to three
miles.
The council, in it's special meet
ing, discussed the charter which
now is being considered by the
General Assembly. Other changes
approved were:
Authority of the council to bor-
row up to 100000 without a ref
erendum now would be limited to
revenue producing projects. Ear
lier drafts did not include this re-
striction.
Emergency ordinances could be
adopted by vote of a majority of
the council rather than two
thirds vote, as originally pro-
posed.
Councilmen would take office
September l in election years,
rather than in July. Elections
would be held in June. The date
of taking Office will conform to
State law.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Motion for Dismissal
Of $1,000 Poll Tax Suii
Filed in Alexandria

A motion to dismiss poll tax"
suit brought by an Arlington wom-
an was filed in Alexandria District
Court yesterday.
The suit, brought last month by
Mrs. Jessie Butler, 56, colored, asks
$4,000 damages because she was
not permitted to register as a
voter. Mrs. Butler attempted to
register but Mrs. Mary Thompson,
county central registrar, refused
because Mrs. Butler had not paid
her poll tax.
Mrs. Buffers suit also seeks to
have State poll tax laws declared
unconstitutional.
Earlier Motion Filed.
Attorney General j. Lindsay AL
mond, ir, earlier filed a motion
for dismissal of the suit as applies
to members of the State Electoral
Board and election officers of Ar
lington's Woodlawn Precinct.
- The motion filed yesterday by
Attorney John W. Jackson was
for Mrs. Thompson. 1t declares
the suit fails to state a justiflableI
claim for damages.
The complaint. Mr.. Jackson
said, refers at length to an al
legged conspiracy of discrimination
against Negroes in Virginia, but
does not allege that Mrs. Thomp-
son had any part in such alleged
conspiracy.
The motion said that the COM
plant shows on it's face that Mrs.
Thompson had good cause to re-
fuse registration in carrying out
State laws.
Suit Alleges No Claim.
Mr. Jacksons motion argues
the plaintiff has waived her claim
to punitive damages since she
has appealed to a court of equity
for relief,
Mr.. Jackson declared the COM
plant does not allege that the
plaintiff was not assessed for a
poll tax or that there is any dis
elimination against Negroes in
Arlington in application of the
poll tax laws.
Mrs. Butler is represented by
Attorneys John Locke Green,
Frank L. Ball and J. Foster Hagen
Evening star., 1950-02-17
7 Men Jailed for Keeping
Girls, 1914, Out All Night

Two men received jail sentences
in Montgomery County Juvenile
Court yesterday on charges of
contributing to the delinquency of
a minor.
William Mayhem, 20, of Layhill,
near Wheaton, Md, was sentenced
to six months in the Maryland
House of Correction, and James l..
Hunt, "a, also of Layhill, was SEN
fenced to three months in the
Rockville Jail.
The men were charged with
keeping two Silver Spring girls
out all night February 2. The
girls, IA and 13, were picked up in
a Bethesda bowling alley, accord
ing to testimony before Judge Al
fred D. Noyes.
Both girls were found delin-
ouent and placed on probation.
Judge Noyes said Mayhem, who is
married and has a child, had been
going with the 14-year-old girl
about year, although her par
ents had asked him to stay away
from her.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Charges Of Child Neglect
Against Couple Dropped

Charges against a former Col
mar Manor couple for neglect of
their four children have been dis
missed by Prince Georges County.
Roy D. Bright, county parole
and probation officer, said the
defendants. Marvin E. Arthur, 80,
and his wife. Martha, %. now are
living on a farm near Charlottes-
vile, Va. He said the children,
ranging from 16 months to 8
years. have been returned to their
custody by the county Welfare
Board.
The Arthurs were arrested De-
cember Z after Colmar Manor po--
lice reported finding both intoxi-
Gated and the children living in
filthy conditions and badly in
need of food.
Mr.. Bright said he visited the
Arthurs in their new home and
said it presents an entirely diff
ferent picture from the one in
Colmar Manor He added they
are now about 40 or II miles from
the nearest tavern
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Neighborhood Concert
Invitations Ready z
For Coolidge High

Invitations now are being
distributed for the next
Neighborhood Concert by the
National Symphony Orches-
ira under the sponsorship of
The Evening Star.
This concert will be held at
8 pm. Monday. February 27,
in Coolidge High School, Fifth
and Tuckerman streets NV.
Cards of admission, which
are issued without charge,
may be obtained at Coolidge
High School, Paul Junior
High School, Brightwood,
Shepherd Park, Takoma, Ru-
dolph, Keene, Whittier and
Barnard Elementary Schools;
Holy Name Academy, Nativ-
ity Parochial School. the Rec
reation Department at Six
teenth and Lamont streets
NV, and at the business
counter in the lobby of The
Star Building.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Shepherd Farm in Montgomery
Changes Hands for $4,000

The Shepherd farm near Pooles-
vile, one of the largest farm
properties in that neighborhood,
has been sold, it was learned to-
day.
The 925-acre tract, which in
cludes one of the biggest patches
OF Elk loan in Montgomery Coun-
ty, has been sold by it's last owner,
James Huntington Symington,
brother of Secretary Symington of
the Air Force, to Hugh M. Beshers,
2914 Kanawha street NV, for
merly an engineer with the Atomic
Energy Commission.
The property was owned for
many years by John 3. Shepherd,
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Virginia Baptist Group
Votes 10 Oppose u. 5.
Ties With Vatican
BY the Associated Press

NORFOLK. Va. Feb. 1.-THE
Virginia Portsmouth Baptist Asso-
citation voted unanimously last
night to oppose United States
representation at the Vatican.
Later the group heard a talk on
what was termed "a vicious cam
paign being waged against the
public school system by the
Roman Catholic Church.
The associations resolution will
be submitted to President Truman
by Dr.. Glenn Leroy Archer next
Friday.
Dir. Archer is executive director
of Protestants and other Ameri-
cans United for Separation of
Church and State.
Our organization is defeating
the design of the Roman heir
archy." he said. The American
public school, long the pride and
joy of all the world, is now the
object of vicious attack from
Maine to California by men
schooled in totalitarian way of
life. Freedom of expression is
termed a plague by the presi-
dent of Georgetown University
THE Catholics" DR.. Archer
said. ARE. teaching that engage
meat of any religion other than
Catholic is a sin-and doing it
at pubic expense" through what
thesspeaker said was the diversion
of public funds to the Roman
PChurch by Catholic-controlled To-
cal school boards"
DR.. Archer said the Catholics,
under the cloak of humanitarian
appeal seek to break in the
wall between church and state -
He closed his talk by paying my
respects to the brave fight of the
Roman Catholic Church against
Communism" but added that
America is not required to &C
cept clerical fascism and revert to
the Middle Ages to save itself
from Communism.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
PercyL. Hanson Gets
Arlington Finance Job

Appointment of Percy L. Han
son, So, of 1902 North Lincoln
street, as director of finance for
Arlington County was announced
today by A. T. Lundberg, county
manager.
The appointment is effective
Immediately. Mr.. Hanson sue
ceeds Elmer F. Newell, who re-
signed to accept a position in
Montana.
During the war Mr.. Hanson
acted as director of industrial ac-
counting for the Office of Price
Administration. He has also
served as chief of the production,
research and construction ac-
counting for the Atomic Energy
Commission at Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Traffic Lights Planned
On Lee Boulevard al
Park and Fillmore

Experimental traffic lights will
be installed on Lee boulevard at
Park avenue and Fillmore street
in Arlington within 80 to 80 days.
The Virginia Department of
Highways. which made the an
nouncement, is studying pro-
gressive system of traffic lights
west from the Pentagon network
The new installation will be OBJ
served closely as part of the study.
A 12year old Arlington boy,
Fred Lehman. lit South Aberdeen
street. was killed by an automo-
bile as he crossed the boulevard
at Park drive January 27. His
father, Howard Lehman, was
among Arlington Forest residents
who had requested a traffic light
at the intersection long before
the accident.
Results of the Lee boulevard
study. likely will govern recon-
mendations concerning pro-
posed similar system on Columbia
pike, the department announced.
Lee boulevard's traffic ills can
be solved completely only by con-
struction of grade separat ton
structures at intersecting streets,
engineers said. They explained
however, that no funds are avail
able. Meanwhile, they said, "ad-
ditional control measures are es-
sential."
Traffic lights will cause def
mite delay" it was said. The
Park avenue and Fillmore street
installations will provide a gauge
of the additional delay and will
aid in determining whether the
advantages of a co-ordinated sys-
tenn of traffic lights would offset
the disadvantages" the depart
nept said
Evening star., 1950-02-17
'49 Alexandra Deficit
Listed at S52,043;
Less Than Feared

Alexandria went $52,O43 into
the red during 1949, it was dis
closed yesterday. The city's fiscal
year ended December 81.
The deficit was much less than
city officials at first had feared. BY
May of 1949. councilmen realized
revenues were falling short. The
situation grew worse until coun-
cilmen ordered drastic cut-backs
in city expenses.
Alexandria had counted on an
income of 1895, ,624 last year but
revenues fell almost S450,0OO
short. BY cutting the budget
nearly 100000. the city was able
to hold the l949 deficit down to
S52,043.
Added to past deficits, last
years loss brought the city's total
deficit to $97 7,095.52.
Principal. cause for the over
estimated income was budgeting
of 100000 surplus which
councilmen said never existed.
It's inclusion in the 1949 budget
was one of the reasons council
men listed for firing Nicholas A.
Colasanto as city manager.
Other revenues which fell short
included real estate taxes, $1,7o0.-
600 budgeted and S1,659,131 COL
lected: business and automobile
licenses, 100000 budgeted, s528.-
725 collected: street openings,
100000 budgeted, $5,405 collected:
fines and costs, $4,000 budgeted,
s67,3 collected.
The city also had expected
S35 coo profit from the bicenten-
nial celebration which was a
financial failure.
Income which exceeded budget
expectations included delinquent
personal property taxes, penalty
and interest on taxes, and build
ing and plumbing permits.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Arlington School Board
To Open Cafeteria

The first School Board operated
cafeteria in an Arlington element
airy school will open March l3 at
Kate Waller Barrett.
The School Board also an
nounced that second cafeteria
will open at the new Yorktown
School in April.
Cafeterias in both schools will
be in additions now under con-
struction.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Fire Insurance Rates
Reduced in Virginia
BY the Associoted Press

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1.-THE
State Corporation Commission
yesterday ordered cuts in fire in
surance rates estimated to save
policyholders $729,665.
The reductions will affect farm
and country property, and resi-
Dental property located beyond
the reach OF. city fire departments
Other reductions cover mercantile
buildings and contents, and GER
tain categories of public buildings
and industrial and commercial
establishments.
The commission acted on a re-
port from its commissioner of in
surance, George A. Bowles, that
net profits of Virginia fire insur-
ance companies were above the
limits set by the commission.
Evening star., 1950-02-17

an official of the Department of
Agriculture. 1t has on it the re-
mains of the largest Indian viii
lage found in the Potomac VAL
ley above Great Falls. 1t long
has been favorite hunting spot
for students of Indian culture.
Purchase price of the property
was reported to be about $50, 900
and real estate men believe it
to be the largest farm transac-
ton in the county in recent years.
The sale was handled by Charles
Jamison of Dickerson, Md.
Mr.. Beshers plans to raise beef
cattle. The Beshers raised cat
tie in Illinois before coming to
Washington in 1941.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
CoroIe Highlands Group
Elects Frank ZuIesuk

Frank Zalesak has been elected
president of the Carole- Highlands
(Md) Citizens Association for
1850.
Other officers named were AL
Brown, vice president; John Muir
chake, jr., secretary; Warren G.
Thompson, treasurer; Macy Volk,
assistant treasurer, and Mrs. Mary
Davies, recording secretary.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
z ArIingtonions Attend
School Principal Session

Two Arlington Junior high
school principals are attending
the 34th annual convention of the
National Association of Secondary
School Principals in Kansas City,
Mo.
They are Miss Lena M. Wolfe of
Claude A. Swanson, and c. Clin-
ton Cone, Thomas Jefferson
Junior High.
Evening star., 1950-02-17
HyottsviIIe Scouts Plan
18th Charter Proqrum

Boy Scout Troop 201 will hold
its 10Th annual charter program
at 8 O'Clock tonight at the Hyatts-
vile Presbyterian Church. The
troop is sponsored by the church.
A special agent of the FBI will
address the group and the boys
will show fluorescent signs they
have made. Scoutmaster w. w.
Walton and his assistant, A. G.
Farwell, will present to the boys
their membership cards for this
wear
Evening star., 1950-02-17
Man Held on Another Charge
Convicted by Numbers Slips

Numbers slips found on an
Arlington man as he was being
jailed on another charge led to his
conviction in County Court yes
terday.
George Washington Clarke. 20,
colored, of the 1900 block of Lee
highway. was fined $50 and costs
and given a suspended jail SEN
tence of 80 days. He had pleaded
not guilty to operating lottery.
Clarke was arrested Monday on
a bus by Falls Church police after
Arlington issued a lookout for him
as q housebreaking suspect. He
Evening star., 1950-02-17

was turned over to Arlington
police, who charged him with
breaking into hardware store.
Before taking Clarke to cell,
police searched him and found the
numbers slips.
Through Attorney William j.
Haitian, Clarke told Judge Harry
r. Thomas he found the slips on
the floor of a rooming house. He
denied paying for the slips or in
tending to sell them.
The breaking and entering
charge was dismissed after q
hearing.