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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-09

The Territory of Alaska, which was already buying such trophies as eagles claws and the left fore legs of wolves and coyotes, got into the scalp buying business on May 3, 1927.
 The bounty bill was introduced in the 1927 Legislature by Senator John w. Dunn of Ruby and Senator Charles w. Brown of Nome.
 It provided a bounty of two dol lyars on each hair seal killed east of the 152nd meridian, the meridian just east of Kodiak Island. Evidence of the kill was the scalp, which had to include both eye holes and both ears
 The two-dollar price remained until March 8, 1889, when it was increased to three At the same time, some of the waters of Ber- ing Sea were opened to bounty hunters.
 There have been tales around and about of enterprising individuals who engaged in the wolf-raising business, and it has been asserted that eagles feet are frequently i'm ported from Canada and peddled to the Territory, but the only person actually apprehended in the prac- tice of bounty fraud was a seal scalp counterfeiter.
 This man discovered that with little effort he could cut thirty or forty "scalps" from an average sized seal hide. He used red hot iron to burn in the eye holes and had the start of nice little manufacturing business that might have gone along indefinitely
 But he grew careless and turned out a few freak scalps on which the hair turned the wrong direc- ton. An alert official spotted them and the jig was up.
 The last thing he got out of his scalp manufacturing business was a trip to McNeil Island, and long time to study the hair-growing habits of seals.
 The Territory's scalp-buying bush ness took on boom aspects two years ago after Rep. c Chester Carlson of Cordova introduced a bill for 8 s6 bounty and the Legislature pass ed it.
 At the same time the bounty hunting grounds were enlarged and they now include all of the coastal waters, from Portland Canal clear around to Demarcation Point.
 Since 1927 the Legislature has ap- propriated S578, ,969 for seal bounties. This was enough money to buy 88,- coo two-dollar scalps. 100,323 three dollar scalps. and 16,666 six-dollar soaps, a total of .939 hair seal headpieces.
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Buenos Aires is the capital o Argentina.
Evening star., 1951-12-03

Washington Store Hours:
Monday and Tuesday.
$50 AN. to 6 PM.
Penna. A ve., 7th, 8fh and
d Sts. ". ".
Virginia Store Hours:
Monday, 1870 to $50 PM.
Tuesday, 10 AM. to s PM.
". Fairtas and
N. Krkwood, Arlington
Evening star., 1951-12-03

All prices plus 20qs tar.
Second Floor-Washington and Virginia
Evening star., 1951-02-04
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 3.-Anne
Arundel County Manager William
F. Coburn said today he is think
ing about quitting because the
county commissioners reinstated
Police Chief John H. Souers to
duty.
After five-hour hearing, the
commissioners voted to 2 early
today to return Chief Souers to
duty. One commissioner did not
vote. The chief was ousted Janu-
ary 10 on charges of neglect of
duty.
Testified Against Official.
Mr.. Coburn was member of the
police examiners board who fired
Chief Souers and testified against
him during the commissioners
hearing which lasted we'll past
midnight. After the commissioners
acted, he told reporters:
II do not wish to commit N.Y.
self at this time. Let me merely
Evening star., 1951-02-04

terday. Two Columbia Park md }
men responded to an appeal from
detectives for information about
a car described by the woman,
The men, Frederick Noone, 81,
and William F. Crawford "a
called Pvt. David F. Dudley and
told him car answering the de-
scription had sideswiped their au-
tomobile on a road in the attack
area Thursday evening. They said
they had seen the car in the
Bladensburg area many times.
The men got in a scout car with
police and started looking for
the automobile. Police 1t. Mike
Mulligan of Colmar Manor spotted
the car off Kenilworth avenue in
the Beaver Heights section. Stand
ing beside it was man later
identified as Strait.
Mr.. Pearson said in the glove
compartment was a letter ad-
dressed to the victim. The detec-
tive said she dropped the letter
during the attack.
Evening star., 1951-02-04

challenge the mandate of the
referendum, and also declared the
suit was without merit" He gave
Mr.. Rhinehart Is days-ending
yesterday-to post 100000 bond
II he wanted to appeal.
Judge Temple also granted the
county temporary injunction ef-
fective for so days prohibiting Mr..
Rhlnehart or Others similarly
situated" from taking further legal
action against the bond issues.
The temporary injunction is effec-
tive until March IL. A hearing is
scheduled in Fairfax Circuit Court
on February 10 to determine
whether the injunction should be
made permanent.
The school board on Tuesday
and the Board of Supervisors on
wednesday are expected to con-
slider when to readvertise the
bonds for sale.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
Netherlands Envoy Buys
Estate Near Warrenton
Special Dispoteh to The Stor

WARRENTON, Va, Feb. g.
Herman van Roijen, ambassador
from The Netherlands, has pur-
chased Eastwood, near Warren
ton, the estate of Mr.. and Mrs
Juan Ceballos.
The purchase included approxi-
mately ITO acres with an old
clapboard farmhouse type resi-
dence which has been modernized
and improved by Mr.. and Mrs
Ceballos.
Ambassador and Mrs. van Roi.
jen and their five children viii
take possession May 8. and it i:
understood will make their home
here.
The Ceballos have rented Nep.
tune Lodge, WarTsnton and plar
to build later in the spring or
Lees Ridge.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
County Panel 10 Discuss
Aqer Road School Needs

County and school officials will
take part in a panel discussion
on the needs of the Ager Road
School at 8 pm. tomorrow in
the school. The discussion is spon-
sored by the Mothers, Fathers and
Teachers Club of Prince Georges
County school.
Panel members will include
County Commissioners Edward j.
(Ned) Waters and H. Wilson
Spicknall, School Supt. William
S. Schmidt and Mrs. Henry
Schaeffer. member of the Board
of Trustees of the Ager Road
School.
A survey by the Board of Trus-
tees shows that at least eight ad-
dltlonal classrooms will be needed.
Plans OF the Board of Education
call for 4-room addition.
Evening star., 1951-02-04

Thomas c. Turner. a Marine flyer
who lost his life in Haiti in 1881.
Force Outgrew Quantico.
Despite wide expansion of IA
cilities, the Fleet Marine Force
soon outgrew Quantico and moved
to Camp Lejeune and Cherry
Point, N. c.
1t was Maj. Gen. John A. Le-
jeune who was the moving force
behind bringing the place to its
present status. The general, 18th
Marine commandant. refused to
accept the obvious results of Gal
lipoll-that amphibious operations
weresoutside orthodox warfare.
He ordered the research and
the experiments started. From
the long study and application
came Tentative Landing Oper-
ations Manual" in 1885. Adopted
intact by the Navy in 1898 and by
the Army in 1941, its tenets still
constitute today's amphibious
bible"
Quantico's Breckenridge Library
contains probably the finest COL
lection of material on amphibious
warfare in the world.
Today, under command of Mai
Gen. Franklin A. Hart. a veteran
OF Roi-Namur. Saipan, Tinian and
Two Jima, the Marines are still
at it-seeking, finding and test
ing new techniques and equip
ment.
To fulfill the obligation, the
schools are divided into two major
components-the Educational Cen
ter and the Landing Force De-
velopment Center.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
County Manager May Resign
Over Reinstatement of Souers

say that. in view of what has
transpired. I am considering hand
ing in my resignation.
A surprise witness, Katherine
SkWeres, secretary to the Board of
Police Examiners, testified that
Chief Souers' dismissal notice was
written before he was given a
hearing before the examiners.
Final Vote Taken.
When the vote finally was taken,
those favoring Chief Souers' re-
inStatement were Chairman Ralph
L. LoWman and Commissioners
j. Irving King, Frank WINNER, IT,,
James Crosby and Henry c.
Wigley.
Those opposing were Clarence
E. Tyler and Frank w. Wilde.
George Frank did not vote.
The dismissal came after State
police, without Chief Souers'
knowledge, made raid in the
county that netted seven persons
and 1892 numbers slips, plus
several thousand dollars.
Evening star., 1951-02-04

The Educational Center. COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Randolph
Mccall Pate. is responsible for Of
ficer training.
The Landing Force Development
Center. under command of Brig.
Gen. G. c. Thomas. handles tao
tics, techniques and equipment.
Under it comes the Landing Force
Tactics and Techniques Board and
the Equipment Board. Eventually
the Development Center will in
clude representatives of the Army,
Navy and Air Force.
Everybody's working.
Commanding officer of the Air
Station is Col. A. w. Kreiser, a
combat flyer who at 49 is getting
ready to start on helicopters.
Capt. j. M. Jefferson, jr., "a,
who trained with the 18th Air
borne in Japan, has among other
duties, the public information of
flee, but he'll Jump from an air
plane every time I get chance. ~
Still Marine at IS.
M.ISergt. Harry D. Hartley, rs,
Oldest active Marine in the busi-
ness after A years of it, is in
charge of reclamation and salvage,
but he's no desk man.
He stayed in because "after this
long. the pay iss good" He dis
counted that reason when he
joined. Il got $3.50 a month
then. I've been in so long I've
cut-groWn my longevity"
The town of Quantico can't
begin to handle its big housing
problem. Neither, for that matter,
can the immediate surrounding
area. A roster of home addresses
Evening star., 1951-02-04

was nine before Korea) there isn't
a man who hasn't working
knowledge of every weapon and
piece of equipment.
They hardly have time to get
into the history of the place.
In preliminary work on its his
torlcal background, Corpl. Larry
Ashman of Baltimore sets down
the first known gunfire as an
Indian attempt to ambush Capt.
John Smith and IA gentlemen
mariners" near Occoquan Creek
in 1907.
Its then-deep port was a base
for privateers fitting out for raids
on French and Spanish shipping
and Virginias short-lived, 72-ves-
sci navy of Colonial days used it
The Confederacv fortified near
by areas at Matthias Point and in
Quantico. Troops of the North and
South trod its acres.
ltS modern history goes back tC
the early days of 1917 when rapid
expansion of the Marines became
necessary. BY May of 1917, a week
after the declaration of war or
Germany, a detachment of Ma
rines commanded by Maj. Chand-
ler Campbell arrived for garrison
BY the end of World War I
Marine barracks were filled again
but only long enough to get the
duration troops back home. Soon
this place housed complement
barely big enough to keep it in re-
pair. but from it sailed Marines
going to the banana wars" in
Latin America.
There was even talk of disband-
ing the corps.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
Annapolis Newsman
Again Heads State S
Press Association
By the Associoted Press

BALTIMORE, Feb. 3.-Elmer
M. Jackson, jr.. vice president and
general manager of the Annapolis
Evening Capital, today was re-
elected president of the Maryland
Press Association.
Norman Harrington, general
manager of the Easton Star DEM
ocrat, was named vice president
for weekly members of the asso-
citation. C. Neill Baylor, general
manager of the Hagerstown Her.
aid and Mail, is vice president for
daily newspapers.
They were chosen at the closing
session of the MPA meeting here
today.
Other Officers Listed.
Other MPA officers include Mrs
j. Reed Bradley of the Bethesda
Record, secretary; John McCor-
mick, Westminster Times, trea-
surer; Dan Tabler, Centreville
Record Observer, sergeant = at :
arms.
Board of directors include Eu-
gene T. Cunning, assistant man.
aging editor of the Cumberland
Times; Neil H. Swanson, executive
editor of the Baltimore Sunpapers;
Miss Gertrude Poe. Laurel News
Leader; George B. Delaplaine, jr.
Frederick News and Post; Charles
Gerwig, Ellicott City Times; Will
liam Kerbin, Snow Hill Demo-
cratic Messenger; and Arthur
Brigham, Silver Spring, Maryland
News
Vote Machines Favored.
Among resolutions adopted were
those favoring Statewide use oi
voting machines and creation Of
an association executive commit
tee to guide MPA officers between
association meetings.
The MPA also advocated, that
in the event of war news censor.
ship the censorship be admins
tered by an independent Govern
ment agency responsible only tt
the President; with a civilian serv.
ing its head; and a voluntary
Evening star., 1951-02-04
Appeal DeadIine Past,
Fairfax Plans Action
On School Bond Issue

The way again appears clear for
Fairfax County to sell school con-
.struction and courthouse addition
bond issues totaling nearly $l1
million.
Paul Rhinehart, jr., of Vienna
failed before the deadline last mid
night to post 100000 bond which
was required before he could carry
his suit challenging validity of the
bonds to the Virginia Supreme
Court of Appeals.
Robert j. McCandlish, jr., at
torney for the County Board OF
Supervisors, said he believes fail
ure OF Mr.. Rhinehart to post the
bond removes all existing Legal
barriers to sale of the bonds.
Rhinehart "Still Hopeful"
But Alfred j. Anton, attorney fol
Mr.. Rhinehart, let it be known
that his client still is hopeful oi
carrying the case before the ap.
PSoAo SOdA
THE inequities of this thing are
SO apparent that the Court of Ap-
peals should have an opportunity
to review the Fairfax Courts opin-
ion in the case. This matter will
be carried to the higher court in.
sofar as we are able to do so," sale
Mr.. Anton.
The attorney did not indicate
what course of action was con.
templated.
The county has been unable tt
sell the two bond issues since they
were approved in referendum
last May because of several suit!
by Mr.. Rhinehart. His lates
claims the bonds should not b.
sold because annexation suits b,
Alexandria and Falls Church ar,
expected to remove some lane
from the county, reducing the ia,
base.
Suit Was Dismissed.
The suit was dismissed Januar,
19 by Judge J. Jordon Temple O.
Petersburg, sitting in Fairfax Cir.
cult Court. Judge Temple held i
was too late for Mr.. Rhinehart ts
Evening star., 1951-02-04

! BY 1927, construction of perma-
nent barracks and buildings was
approved by President Coolidge.
The expansion confined itself
largely to that quarter -mile-wide
shelf along the Potomac shore,
but dwellings for Marine families
and some barracks started climb
ing the hills to the west. Some of
them are still there and. modern
lied, are still in use as multiple
dwellings.
Today, with its neat. tree-lined
approaches. trim brick buildings
and Well-kept schools and shops,
/ it is a city. The town of Quantico,
reached by crossing one street
and passing a sentry. is a suburb
of 1900 persons.
The Marine base has theaters,
three swimming pools. golf
course noted for its rugged ter
rain and well-tended greens, two
Libraries, hostess house cafe
terra and clubs for officers and
n-commissioned men.
While business began to i'm
prove for the Marines, a balloon
company and aviation elements
moved in to operate out of Brown
Field-a single. cross-wind run
way bounded by hills. swamp, high
tension lines and a railroad.
j Reclaimed marsh land brought
construction of the new Turner
Field, now vast expanse of con-
crete literally dotted with twin
rotor helicopters - the Piasecki
flying banana" or flying sau-
sage" 1t was named for Col.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
of base personnel reads like a map
of East-Central Virginia.
New Apartment to Rise.

of East-Central Virginia.
New Apartment to Rise.
There are quarters for about
$50 families on the base. Else
where and not too far away are
low-cost housing Developments
one of them with the familiar
name of Midway Island" Ground
lis being broken for a new 400
unit modern apartment cluster
near Triangle on Highway No.
One of the first ports of cal,
for new arrival-if he is mar
ried and eligible to live off the
base-is the housing Office on the
base. On the list provided there,
he may find something at a price
he can afford to pay and at a
distance not prohibitive.
If not, he's a house seeker on
his own.
Quantico Town can't help the
situation much The Marines are
the towns biggest business and
virtually its only livelihood, but
it is compatible situation.
Quantico townsmen. including old
time Marine John Adams, 54, now
the town police sergeant, look on
them "as good boys"
They're as ardent supporters of
the Marines fine football. basket
ball and baseball teams as the
commandant himself and thus
far they've had lot to celebrate.
At Bernie Tierney's and Mamie
Kaila's Sportsman's Restaurant
there has been a free steak din
ner for every touchdown.
It's a good thing they don't pay
off on Purple Hearts.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
Maryland Paro|ee, Al,
is Held in Attack on
.72-Year-0Id Woman

A 41-year-old Maryland peni-
tentiary parolee yesterday was
charged with raping a 72-year-old
Bladensburg woman last Thurs
day.
He is Norman Richard Strait,
4700 block of Nicholson street,
Riverdale, the father of two boys.
Less than three years ago he was
convicted of a morals offense in
volving an 11-year-old Seat
Pleasant school girl. Police said he
was paroled a year ago from a
5-year sentence imposed in April,
1948. He is truck driver.
Strait was picked out of a
seven-man lineup at the Hyatts-
vile police station by the grey
haired spinster he is charged
with attacking. The victim, who
was hospitalized after the attack,
still is suffering from shock and
leaned on the arms of two police
men in entering and leaving the
police station.
Prince Georges States Attorney
Carlyle j. Lancaster, who queS-
toned Strait, declared police did
an excellent job in apprehend-
ing the man. Mr.. Lancaster said
a hearing would not be held un-
til February 10 because of the
condition of the victim.
Detective Richard A. Pearson
said an examination by DR.. James
I. Maloney on Thursday estab-
lished that the woman had been
raped.
Mr.. Pearson quoted the woman
as saying Strait offered her a
ride as she walked along Kenil-
worth avenue Thursday after
noon. Tired, and grateful for the
offer. she got in. But instead of
taking her home. he drove to an
isolated spot behind the Prince
Georges Country Club and beat
and raped her. She told police
she struggled with the attacker
for more than an hour. Later he
drove her home
A break in the case came yes
Evening star., 1951-02-04
200 Foce Maryland Druft

BALTIMORE, Feb. 8 (P.-
State Selective Service headquar-
tiers estimated today that more
than 1900 Maryland youths will
be drafted to fill the States quotas
for Army inductions In March and
April,
Evening star., 1951-02-04
Honey Production Down

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 3 (P).-
An estimated 3.031 900 pounds of
honey produced in Virginia dur
ing 1850 was about per cent
less than 1949 production.
Evening star., 1951-02-04
censorship modelled after that o1
World War II.

censorship modelled after that of
World War II.
Reporter Watson is Cited.
Earlier, the association cited
Mark S. Watson, military cor
respondent with the Baltimore
Sun, for making the most notable
contribution to Maryland journal
ism last year. He was cited for
his series of stories from WASH
ington "analyzing and clarifying
the defense needs of the United
States and thereby contributing
not only to the public under
standing but actually to protec-
ton" of this country.
The association toured the new
multi-million Sunpapers' plant be-
fore adjoining its three day
meeting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-22
BY Al CODY

words in the language than those
which had been hurled at him.
Something bigger than himself
was here. and was he controlling
il, or it hing And which way did
he want 1T
Malta ellison. seated near the
front. was watching with shining
eyes. He took his own away from
her with an effort. and stared at
sight of Deal Hathaway. near the
opposite side of the tent from
Ten-Spot Lolo.
Hathaway, at least, was not i'm
pressed. His lip curled scornfully,
then deliberately he stood up.
lifted the flap at the side and went
out into the night.
There was contempt and as
surance in the man. Qualities
which did not have the power to
disturb Gentleman Jim. But some
thing else did have thct ability.
He was talking himself into
corner ~ into a position from
which soon there would be no
retreat.
"Ye're s scoundrel and a liar.
/ say. ard tonight We die for the
black-hearted migrate and hypo-
critic that We are!"
1t was the same voice that had
created the earlier disturbance.
He couldn't mistake it. Now the
face was before him, lined and
weather beaten, sh wing the
marks of the years. of time which
had not dealt gently. 1t was
capped by thinning white hair,
the eyes cleaning and fanatical:
The old man had raised up sud
denly. crawling out from under
the platform on which Gentleman
Jim stood. After being thrown
out. he must have crept' back. yuns.
der the shelter of the newly
raised platform.
Now. as he raised to trembling
erectness. a thin shabby figure,
he held a six-gun. In the sudden
silence the click of the hammer
was loud and iirmistakable as he
cared it back. 80
Here was more than fanaticism.
This was hatred. dark as the
brooding shadows of the tree in
the coulee behind them. On other
when peril threatened.
Gentleman Jim had been swift to
respond. but now he seemed
frozen.
But the old man was slow. and
his purpose motivated him to the
exclusion of all else. He was too
intent to think about the crowd. |
and thew were upon him before.
he could shoot. Only his age and |
manifest frailness saved him FRONT
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1951-12-22
HANGMAN'S COULEE

| being hustled toward the hanging
| tree.
threats and imprecatlons. Gentle
man Jim stood taut. MS eyes sun
| fixed on the spot where the ola
| man had risen up so snuoeniy.
Iaiari Black-hearted insratel
The words had stabbed before.
but they had been like thorns
along the trail, ripping away a
mans coat, scratching to the skin.
This time. with protection torn
| off, they struck deep. He came
quietly down from the platform.
| the spell broken. Still. this oppo-
sition had increased his popular
ity. fused the. crowd behind him.
What he wanted was to get
away, and there was no place to
go. A man could not outrun his
| thoughts--or his conscience. What
was it that Happy had said? That
he had no conscience?
Abstractediv he agreed to after
noon as we'll as evening lectures.
What did ii matter now? Malta
walked beside him. not speaking,
respecting his mood. Having her
beside him was somehow com
forting. Only when they paused
outside the house did she speak
Something is troubling you
said. and half-lifted her hand
as If to lay il on his arm. then
withdrew it. Il wish that there
was some way in which we could
helo. You're doing so much for
u.s."
AS he made no reply. she went
on. half-timidly.
TT has to do with that man.
doesn't it--McGilroy is his name.
! think. He lives a couple of miles
out of town. just he and his wife.
They're very poor And of course
they feel alien here. | suppose.
for they've always lived off by
themselves and been left pretty
much alone"
HE and his wife?" Gentleman,
Jim repeated. "And they are poor.
you say2"
"Verv poor. And verv much
alone. He-well. they both seem
a little strange-queer. perhaps.
t. the rest of us, Probably we
seem as much so to them. What
l mean isl wouldn't take it roo
hard. the wild things he said
about you"
'It's usually the truth that
hurts" Gentleman Jim answered
quietly. sand I find that there's
too much of truth in his words 10
brush them aside. But thank YOU.
Miss Malta. Your sympathy is a
real comfort"
tTo be eantinuedl