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Evening star., 1951-12-16

about IS feet long. -. The head is
missing"
full page advertisement in The Star
OF December Z, 1901, let it be known that
/. McClure's Magazine, dur
McClure's ing 1902, would print con-
Mooozine tributions by: Booth Tar
kington John La Fargo.
William Allen White, Clara Morris, Ed
win Lefevre. George Washburn Smalley.
Cyrus T. Brady, Sir Harry H. Johnston,
F. Hopkinson Smith, Ida M Tarbell,
F. P. Dunno c'Mr Dooley''). Josephine
Dodge Daskam, Rudyard Kipling. George
AIDE, Frank H. Spearman, Jack London,
Joel Chandler Harris, Robert Barr, Mary
Stewart Cutting, Hamlin Garland. Oc-
tave Thanet, Henry van Dyke, Anthony
Hope, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Sarah
Orne JeWett, w. D. Hubert. William
Barclay Parsons, Howard Pyle, Albert
Sterner and many other writer's and
artists difficult to equal in our own time.
On December 8, 1901, the society
column OF The Star carried paragraph
concerning a birthday
Edith lowry's party for Edith Lowry,
Birthday los Twelfth street Sc.
December 6. Among the
guests were her sister Florence, and her
brothers G. Carter, William and Milton,
Madeline and Lillian Achison, Marion
Kelly, Edna Dodge, Mary Randy, Edna
Smith, Ethel Symonds, Edith Upper,
Genevieve Rose. Vernon Burdine, Perry
Patterson. Selby Burch, William Morton,
Owen Briggs. Clyde Felter, William
Koch. Vernon Kaiser and Walter Ball.
Edith for the past A years has been
Mrs. Robert M. Marshall. Her home now
is at 6112 Seventh street NV, and she
still remembers every one of her guests
of half century ago. "They were
children of the neighborhood." she says,
land we all attended the old Maury
School and later went to Eastern High.
When close my eyes, I can see us
playing in Lincoln Park In the summer
evenings. Marion Kelly is Mrs. Harring-
ton now. She was my pal in 1901, and
Evening star., 1951-12-16

she still is my pal But all the rest were
good friends. too. Those were the happy
days, the golden days when we were
young"
The plan of raising by public sub
scription funds for the erection of an
arch in this city as me-
No Arch for mortal to the late Presi-
Mckinley dent Mckinley" said The
Star for December TO-
1901, has been abandoned by the Will
liam Mckinley Memorial Arch Associa-
tion." This meant that the WASHINGTON
admirers of the murdered Chief Execu-
tive were yielding to his friends in Ohio,
who were soliciting money for a memo
rial at Canton. The local enterprise
was referred to Congress in the hope
that the national legislature would pro-
vide a monument here, but the hope
was frustrated by neglect and eventually
forgotten. About the only memorial of
President Mckinley the general public
ever sees in the Nations Capital is the
cast Of his death mask, which has been
In the National Museum for approxi-
mately SO years.
A paid notice" in The Star of Decem-
Der IA, 1901, announced the death of
Burgess K. Gladmon,
Mr.. Glodmon "one of the old residents
Dies of the District" at his
home, 641 street NE,
yesterday morning" in the 10th year
of his age. He had been businessman
in Georgetown and subsequently an en-
ploye of the municipal government. 1.-THE
deceased had been for nearly half a
century member of the Congress Street
M. P. Church. He was a devoted
father and loving husband, and his
genial, kind and generous disposition
endeared him to all who knew him, and
in his daily life he was noble and strik-
ing example of the beautiful teachings
of Christ" widow and six children
survived Mr.. Gladmon. and members of
the B. B. French Lodge Of Masons were
in charge Of funeral arrangements at
Oak Hill
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Turn the RuscuIs Out

There must be a host Of voters who
as /, have strung along with the present
national administration, hoping and at
Tunes believing that its record, if weighed
in the balance, would be in favor of the
common good. Now many no doubt,
VIII JOIN me In the slogan, Turn the
Rascals Out" The principals in this
administration have abused our patience
too long without retribution. Recent
disclosures Of irregular activities of of
ficlals connected with the Bureau of
Internal Revenue are simply added evi-
dence Of gross incompetence among
many who hold important positions of
public trust. Although indiscretions. lack
OF supervision of subordinates, waste in
employment of personnel and unwit-
tingly being the dupes of criminals NAV
not be criminal acts, they are never
theleSs disastrous to our national and
international reputation.
Turn the rascals out Are we to help
Justify the claim of dictators that our
form of Government is decadent by pro-
viding proof thereof?
Ex-Trumanite.
The people of America are becoming
dangerously apathetic about scandalous
conduct in public affairs in sports, in
every aspect Of life. They apparently
are accepting. with a kind of cold
blooded cynicism. developments and ex-
posures that would have shocked them
10, Is or 20 years ago.
The gravity Of this public attitude
speaks for itself. Its by-products are
such things as juvenile delinquency,
crooked sports events, racketeering In
hitherto respectable fields, the flagrant
waste Of public funds by Government
and brazen demands for more tax money
to fill up the holes caused by extrava-
gance.
Should this trend continue, 1t can
have but one conclusion. Recently a
United States Senator put 1t this way:
II think 1t is high time we had a re-
vival Of moral indignation among our
people If they don't get mad,
honestly fear for the future"
No one can dispute the sound basis
for his fear. This Nation was founded
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Fifty Years Ago in The Star IL.

The following paragraph from the
Woman's Home Companion appeared in
The Star on November
Reading FOR %. 1901: "It is absolutely
Girls indispensable that the
modern girl, in whatever
position she finds herself whether that
of one of the worlds workers or that
of a girl of leisure, should give every
day portion of her time to reading. In
this way only can she keep abreast of
the times, sharing its best thoughts, un-
derstanding important movements and
learning her own attitude toward the
world and the duty which she owes to
it. She must read her daily paper care
fully, selecting with discretion and con-
science the one which she will read regu-
larly. She wants to choose one whose
editorial opinions are recognized and
quoted, whose attitude is fair and which
treats large questions with tolerance and
honesty"
From Gossip from Gotham" in The
Star dated November 90, 1901. readers
=. :. of SO years ago learned
Sisoh'ic that: "a gigantic dinosaur.
0hioSouI WHICH naQ Deen DufleQ De-
meath the mountains of
Wyoming since the Jurassic period, is
now exposed in its entirety to the light
of day where persons can look at it
and try to realize how things appeared
when such monsters roamed about the
face OF the earth. 1t is true the dinosaur
is not in the flesh but it's petrified
skeleton is almost complete and IS feet
of it are now on, exhibition at the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History. :.
Many scientific men and others promi-
nent in other ways have visited the
museum, where many new things
are on exhibition for the first time.
This great creature, or what is left of
him, holds court in the east wing on
the fourth floor. and, incidentally, he
takes up nearly the whole length of the
big room. The great fossil was found
inbedded In shell rock in Central
Wyoming two years ago. Originally.
the animal is supposed to have been
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Peace Proposals

II it were possible to put a letter
before the cruel. calculating eyes of
Stain, the most frightening words he
could read might be: Stop before it's
too late. The Lord and the little people
OF the world will eventually destroy
you"
After the communications he received
from the U. N. and the State Depart
ment, such blunt warning would be
sure to rock the Kremlin. Has our
Nation ceased to produce leaders with
courage enough to stand up and defy
this worldwide Murder, Inc?
In Korea we haggle patiently and
politely in big tent and hold our fire
on the battleline while Red jets gradu-
ally assume control of the skies. In
Europe our citizens are imprisoned and
terrorized while the diplomats eagerly
dispense fabulous amounts in ransom.
AT home and overseas crime and cor
ruption are paying off handsomely and
our domestic and foreign enemies are
exploiting the situation to the ultimate.
The U. N. has failed. in most re-
spectS. to live up to its bright promise
and at present Is engaged in a timid
"talkathon" with the very masters Of
aggression 1t was designed to combat.
AS three positive steps toward real
world peace I propose that we rewrite
the U. N. charter and use the Declara-
ton Of Independence as a basis for a
new document; throw the U. N. flag in
the discard and fly the old Don't Tread
on Me" serpent Of Colonial days in It's
place, and ask for divine guidance dur
ing the coming elections.
Mac Cook.
Evening star., 1951-12-16
BY Frederick Brown Harris
Minister, Foundry Methodist Church;
Chaplain. United States Senate.

its blackest and clouds hide the stars.
But even stars hidden by earth-born
clouds fight In their courses with those
who go on dreaming of a white Christ
mas.
Dreamers always own the future, for
to dream is but to see tomorrow's white
ness of God who cannot be defeated.
Dreamers have even been pioneers Of a
divine discomfort. They have caught the
vision of a better day, of finer order,
of cleaner. kindlier world They have
believed it and sung it and painted it
and preached 1t. until the vision has
been brought to earth. Amid all the dis
locations and betrayals and hopes de-
ferred of day like this, the Christian
church rightly goes on singing John
Addington Symonds' great hymn:
These things shall be: A lottier race
than e'er the tDorld hath kno,0n shall
rise"
A correspondent writes about that very
hymn: "The bitter, disillusioning ex-
periences of the Second World War and
its aftermath have made such senti-
mental. wishful thinking dangerous and
irrelevant j.. how can We expect our
people to sing about 1oftier race 4. /?
The race seems to be more debased, not
loftier, and the prospect viewed from
any point of realism grim, if not hope
less"
Alas. here is man tempted to scrap
his dream. But il these are the worst
times. then it is the hour for those who
really believe in Christmas not to aban-
don hopes and dreams and ideals. 1t is
time to cherish the thought of true
progress and look forward to the day
when. by Gods grace, loftier race shall
arise
with fame of freedom in their souls
And light OF knowledge in their eyes,"
A part of the SOLDERING responsibility of
the church in a day when convulsions
and denominations and tribulations
blacken the earth is to keep alight the
beacon of hope and toll for the dawning
of the day when these things" not only
shall be, but are. For in the blackest
night His Star, which, remember, first
blazed in the East. still rains its fire.
And SO, in the light of that Star, let us
sing with faith undimmed and jubilant:
I'm dreaming OF White Christmas
When East and West shall brothers be,
When mans hates no longer shall
blight,
And tUhen all earths ChriStmastides
are Uhite.
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Mr.. OIiphont Tells His Story

When Charles A. Olphant resigned earlier
this month as chief counsel of the Bureau of
Internal Revenue he said in part: II find it
beyond the limits of my endurance to protect
my name and the reputation and the prestige
of the office I hold in the face of baseless and
scurrilous charges given public currency, how
ever irresponsible the source. must now,
on my own part claim the personal privilege
of terminating that service, when attacks,
vilihcationS, rumor and innuendo are beyond
the point of human endurance"
That statement lofty in tone, sounded as
though 1t had come from man who had been
stood the test of Mr.. Oliphants own testimony?
Mr.. Oliphants specific objection in his letter
of resignation ran to the King Committees
decision to bring into the open the unsubstan-
tiated charge by Abraham Teitelbaum that he
had been the target of $5O0,O0O shakedown
attempt by Washington clique, to which Mr..
Oliphant's name was linked.
Whether, under the circumstances the
committee should have permitted that accusa-
tion to be made Is debatable. There is evidence
that there was an attempt to shakedown Mr.
Teitelbaum. There is also evidence that Mr.
Oliphants handling of the files In a tax case
against Mr.. Teitelbaum was unusual. But there
is no evidence that Mr.. Oliphant was connected
in any way with the shakedown attempt, If, In
fact, there was such an attempt. So perhaps it
would have been wiser and fairer for the COM
mittee to have withheld from the public record
the hearsay complaint as to the Washington
clique.
But what of Mr.. oliphants protests con-
cerning attacks vilification, rumor and innu-
endo" which had made 1t impossible for him
to protect the prestige and reputation of his
office? These are some of the things that his
own testimony establishes: That he permitted
the statute of limitations to expire in criminal
tax case, thereby making prosecution impossible,
at the behest of congressman; that he told
T. Lamar Caudle that Senator was after his
income tax returns that he few to the World
Series, prize fightand horse race in the plane
of friend who was in tax trouble and In whose
case Mr.. Oliphant disqualified himself; that he
maintained close relationship with that dubious
figure, Henry (the Dutchman) Grunewald and
accepted favors from him; that he accepted a
gift of a camera from James Finnegan, ousted
st. Louis collector of internal revenue and that
Evening star., 1951-12-16

beautiful buildings and landscaping all
paid for out Of tax funds.
Surely the Great White Fathers of
the District would not permit a railroad
to lay its tracks down a street of this
sort. To me, the situation is comparable.
These huge trucking concerns are COM
petitors OF the railroads and are, of
course, necessary development in our
American way of life. But they should
be confined to definite truck routes.
n. o. Trucks.
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Letters to The Star -.
Pen-11dnes may be used if letters carry
t0riterS' correct names and addresses.
All letters are subject to condensation.

on character. The essence of demo-
cratic government is belief in the
basic loyalty and good will of the indi-
Vldual citizen. If the people of the
country continue to humor corruption in
any form, to shrug off each days scan
dals, to make up excuses for the inex-
cusable, then moral decay is bound to
bring about the destruction of our de-
mocracy.
Think it over and. get mad about 1t.
Then do something about it.
Reader.
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Annoyed by Trucks
Leo T. Farrell.

do hope some constructive action re-
suits from your recent editorial on
trucks on Shirley Highway.
Also please try to keep huge freight
trucks off Constitution avenue. noted
l6 OF these monsters within four-block
length OF the avenue. They increase
traffic hazards, and disf1gure the archi-
tectural beauty Of these SHOW place"
streets which are lined with expensive,
Evening star., 1951-12-16
Finnegan obtained some clothing for him at a

Finnegan obtained some clothing for him at a
discount
There is nothing in this line of conduct that
Is violation of law. But it is hard to recon-
cile 1t with the self painted picture of Mr..
Oliphant as public official whose primary
concern was the preservation of the reputation
and the prestige of the Office he held And if
Mr.. Oliphant has suffered personally from
vilif1cation, rumor and innuendo it appears
that he very largely has only himself to blame.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
Sven Karen Injured Aboard ihe Aloha

Sven Karen, crew member on the fishing vessel Alona, fell into the engine flywheel and was badly hurt, according to information received by district Coast Guard headquar- ters early this morning.
 The report stated that "the mans leg was almost completely torn off . The message was received at 12;3O am. and the cutter White Holly from Ketchikan left at ? am. to meet the Alona which was enroute to Ketchikan from Clarence Straits Delay in leaving was caused by an attempt to get doctor to go along However a medical corpsman went on the cutter and administered blood plasma Karen was taken t6 Ketchikan hospital. No report was given on his condition other than compound fracture of tht { left leg above the ankle"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28

VISITORS FROM CALIFORNIA
 w. L. Cooley and Roberto Battle of San Carlos, Calif., ere registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
Mail Pitk-up 10 Begin in 0tfober, Says Postmaster

If was announced today by Post master Crystal Jenne that Juneau will have pickup mail delivery ser vice beginning in October. Ten box es will be placed in the business districts and neighborhood areas and mail will be delivered to the central post office. In the business districts there will be a morning and afternoon pickup service while neiphborhood boxes will be emptled once a day.
 The Femmer Transfer Company was low bidder for the contract to provide a vehicle for use of the post office department. Femmer bid was tentatively accepted peno- ing final decision from Washington, D. c. Three other bids were also submitted.
 Bid Five Times
 Because of U. s. Post Office re- gulations which establish a maxi mum rate that postmaster could pay for vehicle rentals, Mrs. Jenne stated that bids were advertised five times before an acceptable one was received. On the last bid, the Post master General said that regula- tions would be waived for Alaska and that the lowest bid would be acceptable even if it exceeded the maximum rate of go cents an hour The company renting the vehicle which will be driven by post of- flee employee, must also provide gasoline and oil and take care ol the maintenance. The car will also be used for special delivery service
 Home Delivery Sought
 Mrs. Jenne recently received ( letter from Delegate E. L. Bartlett stating that he had requested that the post office department inaug. urate home delivery service in Fair banks, Ketchikan and Juneau. An. chorage is the first and only city in Alaska to have home mail de livery and the service started there on September 6. In letter to Bart lett, Joseph J. Lawler, assistant pos master general stated that an in vestigation would be made in Ju neau, Fairbanks and Ketchikal on the need of home delivery ser vice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
Link Won't
 Divu|geHi Sources
Reporter Refuses 10 Tell Where He Got
 Information on Boyle

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28- R - Theodore Link, reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, refused to- day to divulge to Senate investiga- tors the sources of his published charges that Democratic Chairman William M Boyle, Jr., received S8,- 30O in connection with govern nent loan.
 Link, testifying under oath before the Senate investigations subcom- nittee, said we obtained our infor- nation from very reliable source out that he could not name the iource "at this time."
 The matter is far from dead with us," the reporter said.
 Link challenged part of Boyle's ,estimony yesterday.
 Boyle told the committee that he personally had informed Link hat American Lithofold Corp, a St. Louis printing firm which got she loans, paid him only $1.250, and hat the money was legal retainer fee which had nothing to do with the loan.
 Link said Boyle was vague" and told me he didn't remember what ne got" at an interview before Link wrote his articles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
SOROPTIMISTS PRESENT GUN
 TO HUNTER WARD GARRETT

Soroptimists Friday had a special visitor at their luncheon meeting at the Baranof Hotel. It was Ward Garrett to whom was presented the clubs 3O.O6 rifle, complete with leather case. Garrett, surprised by the presentation, declared himself to be ready now for the hunting season. Ernest Ehler and Norma Johnson conducted the ceremony.
 At the business meeting, presided over by President Gertrude Wetzel, it was decided to purchase four stu dent tickets to the Juneau-Doug- las concert associations winter ser ies. Laura MacMillan conducted a quiz on Soroptimist procedure ana it was announced that the meet ing next Friday will hear reports from all committee chairmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
Price Lists Must
 Be Posted Says ops

Retail service establishments which have not yet filed their price lists with the Territorial Or flee of Price Stabilization are now in violation, Fred G. Hanford, ter ritorial director, said today.
 Deadline for filing was September 25. On that date, service businesses coming under the provisions of Ceiling Price Regulation 34 were required to file list of their prices with OPS. In addition, they are required to post their ceiling prices in their place of business.
 Ceiling prices, as determined by the regulations, are the same as those which service establishments had in effect during the period December 19-January 26 and which were frozen under the General Cell ing Price Regulation, Hanford said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
STEvENsONS ARE HERE

MT. and Mrs. Ira B. Stevenson of Tioonah are stopping at the Ho- tel Juneau for a few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
Development Board Head Impressed with Canadian Progress

Don Goodman, President of the Alaska Development Board, in Ju- neau on his way to Anchorage after attending the Pacific Northwest Trade Association meeting at Mis- soula. declared himself impressed with the industrial progress of British Columbia.
 "The Canadians are not asking anything from their national gov ernment, yet they are offering in- ducements to private capital that are resulting in spending tremendous amounts of private investment money in the Canadian provinces, Goodman said.
 About the Alaska Development Board, Goodman has great hopes. Alaska must have an industrial economy to take the place of It's present war economy. Especially in western Alaska. In Anchorage thousands of people have invested heavily in new homes, new busl- nesses, new apartment houses. Al present we are financed by military spending. Some day the present military boom will collapse and we must have stable industry of some kind to take it's place" Goodman declared
 Goodman said that he knew that the members of the Development Board were interested only in the progress of the territory. We have no interest in politics. Our policy f that the development board is tt be entirely non-political," he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
Fifth Liberty
 Ship Assigned Alaska Steam

SEATTLE, Sept. 2S-R-The lib- erty ship Clarence H. Watson has been aliocated to the Alaska Steam ship Company by the Federal Mar itime Board for operation under general agency agreement, the firm reported today.
 This is the fifth vessel assigned to the company for operation under the national shipping authority. It brings to 29 the number of vessels sailing under the company house flag. They are carrying grain to India as well as operating between Alaska and Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
pNA Inaugural Flight Will Be
 On 0ttober 1

PORTLAND, Sept. 28-R-Paclfic Northern Airlines will inaugurate Portland -Seattle-Alaska service on Monday with the ' am. departure of a DC-4 from the Portland inter- national airport.
 Gift packages will be aboard from Oregon mayors to the mayors Of AL aska cities. A. G. Woodley, Anch- orage, president of Pacific North ern who organized the line l9 years ago. will be a passenger.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
MARRIED THURSDAY

Rose Dickson and Ivan Lee Cat ron were married yesterday alter noon in the courtroom of the U. 5 Commissioner. Judge Gordon Gray read the VOWS for the couple. AL tendants were Ruth B. Cox and Cliff Johnson. MT. Catron is construc- tion worker in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
FROM CORDOVA

Ed E. Bilderback and Eric John- son of Cordova arrived here yes- terday on PIMA and are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-09-28
FROM ELFiN COVE

MT. and Mrs. c. ". Hubbard of Elfin Cove are stopping at the Gas tineau Hotel