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Evening star., 1951-04-15
The P;rlt to a Fair Trial

In his sapa"ate erinion concurring in the
reversal of t>e conviction of two Florida Negroes
f. rape (the full court had reversed on a
technical ground), Supreme Court Justice Jack
son had this to say: Newspapers, in their
enjoyment of their constitutional rights, may
not deprive accused persons of their right to
: o fair trial"
ID y. There can be no disagreement, certainly,
with this statement of a general proposition.
eh hAnd in the Florida case there was substantial
evidence that newspapers published material
. which, in fact had interfered with the oppor-
tunity for fair trial For instance, as Justice
jackson, who was joined by Justice Frankfurter,
pointed out, one paper, while the case was
pending, published cartoon picturing four
electric chairs (four men were accused of the
: crime) and carrying a caption which said:
sNo ompromise-Supreme Penalty" This was
= clearly prejudicial to the accused, and, one
would think, in contempt of court. No editor
with an understanding of his responsibilities
would publish such material in the circum-
stances of this case.
a, Some of Justice Jacksons other complaints
sdseem less substantial Stories were published,
based apparently on statement by the sheriff,
{ that the accused men had confessed, but no
confessions were offered in evidence at the trial
The evil effect of this was to put the claim of
81 confession in the minds of the jurors, while
the defendants had no opportunity in court to
attack the alleged admissions. A sheriff, how
9 ever is an officer of the court. If he states
that confession has been made, it is not very
realistic to expect newspapers to refuse to
publish such statement. The best remedy in
such situation lies with the courts control
over its own officer.
While the accused men were awaiting trial
a mob burned the home of the parents of one
of the defendants. Other Negroes, frightened
by terrorists, left the community The news
papers reported these things in detail, and
Justice Jackson cites this as additional evidence
that the accused could not have received fair
trial in that community. He may be right in
his contention. But 1t is hardly to be expected
that news of this kind will not be reported
What should be expected is that newspapers
will refrain from reporting such facts In
manner that is calculated to inflame sentiment
in community. When crime such as this
is committed in small town there can be no
such thing as literally fair trial. The sherif's
report of a confession, the burning Of Negro
9 homes by night riders-all such things would
have been common knowledge in the community
If the newspapers had not printed a word about
them. It is quite possible that suppression of
such news might do more to arouse public
passion and suspicion than would its publication
to foster, stimulate and infiame passions already
aroused by the fact of the crime.
The best and perhaps the only true remedy
IN Elese cases lies in change OF venue-in
Evening star., 1951-04-15
The Rood to Foscism
By Bruce Barton

Back In the middle '30s couple of NV
Detroit friends, who had made a lot
Of money In the automobile business, de-
cided they would retire and 60 around
the world. They were simple minded
millionaires, and 1t never occurred to
them to solicit any letters of introduce
tion. In each foreign city they just
dropped in on their local dealer, and he
took them In tow. In Rome the dealer
turned out to be member Of the inner
circle OF the Fascist Party; when they
suggested jokingly that they would like
to meet Mussolini, he clicked his heels
and answered: "T will arrange" So at
2 o'clock the following afternoon they
found themselves walking down the long.
long Office. under the piercing gaze Of
II Duce. But cheerful smile greeted
them. instead Of the famous frown. The
mighty one asked questions which
showed he was right up to date on events
In America. He laughed at his own
jokes and seemed wholly relaxed and
unhurried.
The Americans were pleased but be-
wildered. Finally one of them could
restrain his curiosity no longer. 'Par-
don me, Il Duce," he interrupted, "but
we do not understand. Why are we
here? With all the tremendous problems
that are on your mind, how do you have
time for couple Of unimportant visitors
like us? How do we rate such an
honor?"
The great brow darkened: the voice
became hard and sharp. Obviously, a
suspicion flashed across the great mans
mind that there might have been a mis-
take; that. through the blunder of some
secretary, he might have been deceived.
But they told me you were from De-
trott!" he exclaimed. From the auto
mobile business!"
years." they answered, "and are still
large stockholders in it." as
"Ah!" Il Duce cried, leaning forward
eagerly. II ask you a question" The
question was about the sitdown strikes
then raging In the Michigan automobile
factories-the new communistic tech
nique by which workers seized the plants.
barricaded themselves inside, and defied
the owners and authorities (who did
nothing) to eject them. "You know"
u Duce thundered. "that was just what
they were doing here In Italy when I
came In"
This story flashed back into my mind
when the big labor leaders walked out
Of the meetings In Washington. an
rouncing that they would not participate
in the mobilization program unless they
could have everything their own way.
did not like that. I would have liked
it just as little If the threat had been
delivered by the National Association Of
Manufacturers or the five big farm
organizations. st
This is the way, as Mussolini explained.
that fascism comes. Government re-
treating and retreating. surrendering
and surrendering. Until finally there is
collapse and chaos. And then the Man
on Horseback. - ~
tcopnishs 1881. King Pastures syndieats. lns.I
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Suckers and Winners

The Kefauver investigation has i'm
pressed millions and left many in
spirit Of despair. What can be done
to stop the flow Of all these billions of
our resources-which normally should be
devoted to survival in our troubled times
into illegal channels for the corruption
Of officials and other improper uses? I
have thought In this regard that might
prove effective.
People gamble because they don't un-
derstand the meaning Of chance. If
the mathematics course in every high
school included study Of the meaning
Of probability. gambling would decrease
a great deal.
People don't want to be suckers; they
want to be winners. Let them see why
it is that in taking chance on winning,
they take greater chance of being a
sucker. Then they'll quickly turn to
other ways of spending their money. \
j. Milton Stanford.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Not to Be Rewarded

Inefe is no percepClple evidence tnaC tlle
Chinese Communists and their Moscow mentors
have any desire to put an end to the Korean
war. In the circumstances, with all signs
indicating that great new battle impends,
talk about possible cease-fre seems academic
in the extreme. BY the same token, critics OF
the administration are being rather premature
when they speak as If President Truman and
Secretary Acheson we're engaged in a sort of
conspiracy to spring an Asiatic Munich upon
the world within the next few days or weeks.
Nevertheless, it is not surprising that a lot
of voices in Congress and elsewhere have been
raised against appeasement. Wholly apart from
the implications Of General MacArthurS re-
moval, certain recent developments have served,
rightly or wrongly, to feed the suspicion that
many key members of the United Nations are
in mood to deal with Red China on q peace
at-any-price basis. The most important Of these
developments has been the viewpoint oficially
expressed by Britain. This viewpoint is still
favorable to the idea Of negotiating Korean
settlement that would be linked-as advocated
by the U. N. Truce Committee plan of last
January-with an effort to determine whether
to admit the Chinese Communists into member
ship and let them eventually take over Formosa.
The Attlee government has also proposed that
they be invited to participate in drafting treaty
for Japan.
Although the latter proposal has been firmly
rejected by the State Department, and although
the department has re-emphasized its continuing
recognition of the Chang Nationalist regime
and opposition to Peipings admission, our Gov
ernment is on record as having supported the
January truce plan. Among other things, that
plan called for: ~ A Korean cease-fire. (2)
Arrangements under which all foreign armed
forces would be withdrawn from Korea by
appropriate stages" to permit the carrying
out of the General Assembly'S resolution that
the country be popularly elected unified,
independent, democratic, sovereign state" And
(3) creation of special committee which would
come into being with the ceaSe-fire agreement
and be made up of representatives Of the United
States, Britain, Russia and Red China, who
would try to settle such Far Eastern problems
as Formosa's future and Chinese Communist
membership In the u. Ma qualified under
taking promising nothing in advance, but still
holding out potential promise of big gains for
the aggressor.
The President did not make clear in his
still supports this plan as Britain apparently
does. What was said against it last January
however, seems even truer today. It is highly
dubious plan. Though rejected by Moscow and
scorned by Peiping, it is full of Munich-like
possibilities and is particularly repugnant be-
cause it suggests-in spite of its "iffy" nature
a willingness to reward the Chinese Communists
for their aggression by considering them for
early U. N. membership and by dickering with
them over Forrnosa. Appeasement along that
line could lead to terrible moral and physical
surrender. Our country must never be party to It,
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Conscientious Directors Defended

We feel favored that Dorothy Thomp-
son should have deemed worthy Of
notice the case Of Robert Kitchener,
sentenced for obedience to conscience
to q term more severe than that given
for quite serious crimes. It is a fact
that our Constitution forbids Congress
to make any law that will interfere
with the exercise of religious belief. It
is true that Congress in making its laws
has given honor to such prerogatives
by making provisions for exemptions.
Yet we observe that judges, as well as
other American citizens, lose their
Evening star., 1951-04-15

action. and to its long continued use.
Fluorine Is said to be powerful corro-
sive acid. It attacks glass and porce-
lain. Hence, its derivative might be
destructive to some kinds of dental
filings and plates.
The contamination of water supply
system by medication is wrong In prin-
ciple. and should not be permitted, as
there are other and better ways Of pro-
ceeding without the use of compulsion.
r. s. White.
Evening star., 1951-04-15
Critic.
Fluorine Critic

Now it is proposed to add medicine to
our drinking water supply, so that If
one wishes a drink of pure water he
is compelled to drink a medical pre-
scription.
Fluorine in drinking water may help
some children, but on the other hand
it may be harmful to some people, espe-
cially those who are sensitive to it's
Evening star., 1951-04-15

transferring the trial to locality not directly
interested in the case. It is doubtful that fair
trial. the fairest possible trial, can be had in
any other way in case of this kind.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
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Dear Santa:
 l am a little town, just over IS years old, and my name is Seward. I am trying hard to be a good little town, but, Mr. Santa Claus, t always seems like I'm getting spanked for the things that others do.
 So her~'s what Id like for Christmas, AIT. Santa Claus. I'd like to have a chance to do my chores in peace for a whole year I'd like to have all these water front disputes settled for a long time to come, in a way that's fair to everybody. I'd like to be able 10 move all the freight possible, and by every possible Way-by rail AND by truck.
 Now I realize, MT. Santa. that this is pretty large order for little town like me. Usually 1 have to leave these things uo to people like the railroads and the steamship companies and steVedorjng corDoratio0s and in irrational unions. But every time they have a sQuabble, I go hungry. Not only that. but sometimes I get spanked, besides going to bed without any supper.
 Maybe what I am really ask inc for, MT. Santa. is a MUNICH PAL PORT-one that I can oDo- rate myself-One that won't be closed down every month CT two. I'll promise to take goo1 care of if, and share it witl everybody.
 And MT. Santa-if I cant havo it this year-could you just put if on your list for some time in the future?
 (Signed
 A patient Little Town.
 Seward, Alaska
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
eeward To Join In Road Opening

The SeWard-AnchOragc high way will be officially dedicated in Girdwood Friday at 2 pm. E. L. Bartlett, Congressional delegate from Alaska Governor Grucning and Dale |. Doty, as si5tant secretary of the Interior, will participate in the program which will b. attended by high military officials and represent atives from Anchorage and Sew ard.
 \ public ceremony and dinner dance, sponsored jointly by the Chambers of Commerce of both cities. is scheduled tJr Thurs day night q: ' o'clock in the Alcutian Gardens, Anchorage. Clarence P Heating and other members Of the Seward Cham Iar of CCr,r-rroe. Mayer Eugene Lanier and others from Seward will attend both ceremonies.
 A caravan of cars is being ar ranged to leave Seward Thurs day morning and another Friday morning. Cars will leave from the newspaper office between 8.:30 and 9 am. Persons wishing transportation are asked to con tact the newspaper before that time to arrange for Q ride .'' Seward labels for cars can be obtained at the office,
 SPECIAL BUS
 Fares were announced today by the Matanuska Valley Bus Lines for tue special trip 10 Gird- wood, leaving Seward Friday morning. One-Way fare, Seward to GjrdWood, will be S5.12, in c4udlng tax, Rouad-riD, Seward 10 GirdWood and return, S9.26, including tax. Passengers from Seward desiring to make the trip on through to Anchorage follow ing the dedication ceremonies at GrdWo0d, may do so at the fol lowing rates: Seward 10 Anchor age, one way, 57+8, r0und-trip, seward 10 Anchorage and return, S13.46.
 Buses will leave the Seward bus depot at $50 Friday morn ing, October 19, for the cere- monies, arriving at approximate ly 11:30 pm. the bus line an nouncCd
 A special b1s will leave Sew ard at 8.30 Thursday for the round trip 10 Anchorage.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
CITY COUNCIL. NEWS -

Mayor Eugene Lanicr opened the r gular city council meeting Monday night 10 finish LID all business pending, including the payment of bills.
 As part of the old business the mayor accepted with regret the decision of Richard Myers to refuse the position of superinten- dent of the water company, upon acquisition of the facilities by the city.
 MT. Lanier thanked the re- tiring councilmen for their sup port and hard work during their two years in office. Tn outlining the forward steps made by the municipal government during that time, he named the new fire hall and city offices, pur- chase of several pieces of heavy equipment, all of which is debt free. The purchase of the Brow nell Homestead property, com
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Reds vdifhelrowinq
 Frou, , S'ow AdvoaCe Of U.N. lHfan+ryren

US. Eighth Army Headquar- tors. Korea ? - Allied infantry men drove 10 within rifle range of kunlSoug on the central front today.
 Chinese q lenders retreatcd slowly before the advancing US. 24th Division and the South Korean Sixth Division.
 The Allies gained 300 to 2,000 yards in the fifth day of their drive toward the Reds Central Korean bastion.
 The R ds were described off cially as slowly withdrawing.
 Whether this was general along the entire 22-mile sector remained to be seen. Ii was still possible for the Reds to make stand south of kumsong.
 Allied intantrymcn trapped a pocket of Chin SC on the highest peak guarding the southern aD- proaca t2 kumson9. First csti- mates placed taa number of trapped Reds at about 800. But 9 br.efing officer said slacken- ing resistance as American and Colombian troops attacked the crests indicted the number may nave dWtndled
 The 24th Division moved 1000 yards forward to close the last gap in the trap around the Reds.
 We're going in and clean them 0gt said u. Col. Albert L. Thornton Of Birmingham. Ala.
 To the east. the Republic of Korea FOKH Enghth Division drove against 2.000 to 5000 foot ridges iii an effort to keep pace with the central push.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
TWO CHILDREN SAVED BY EELICOpTER
South San Francisco

South San Francisco ,P - A Coast Guard helicopter last night used it's rotor blades to blow to safety two children stranded on a raft in San Fran cisco Bay.
 On the raft were 13-year-old sharon Lee Bicrke and 9-year- old David Priellip.
 A Coast Guard boat could not come close enough 10 the raft because of shallow water. And the helicopter pilot was afraid to descend and pick up the chill dren for fear of upsetting the raft.
 So the pilot approached the raft from the open bay side, using the air push from it's rotor to blow the raft a quarter mile and onto mud flats.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
,sineers ! ToFioIdFareweI'Dance

Capt. P. II. Blum. Special Services Officer of the 3Otn Ea- giheer Topographlcal Battalion. has issued : public .avitation 10 everybody in 5 ward 10 attend the party and dance Saturday evening at the Civic Center.
 : aovcA-piece band from EI- meaGoct Air Force Base WlI} provide music toc tAa dance. l m ? r O m D u eatertainmcat is promised, the nature of Wllc3 Was no. disclosed. ! treatments Nil be served U al guests at II o clock and ,he dance Will be n luU swing fr.-n Il am.
 The Engineers 4ru zi,.ng the dance in appreciation for the cooperation and friendship of the people of Seward through out their stay h Ire. I've nave really enjoyed this summer, and wish to show the people how We feel"
 There will be absolutely no admission to the dance or the party. Everybody s invited.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17

pletion of the high school build ing, expansion of the power plant and the beginning of a new hospital system occurred under this council They laid the groundwork for the purchase of the water facilities and com pleted negotiations for a sewer system, except for the passing of a bond issue which cannot oe done without another special election.
 Council then adjourned.
 The new council opened with the swearing in of MT. Lanier as mayor and the oath of office of three new councilmen, K. Dale Greene, Col. C. E. John son and Max Hamilton.
 Mir. Lanier announced his ap- pointments as follows: Fire Com missioner, A. c. McRae: Police Commissioner, Col. Johnson;
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S1rc3o sreigi'1er and I3 h!ea Missing
By Frank LocEerbY

Lag4s ieId, Azores CIer- ila4 and other uou-Ly4lg Ar Force workers today are servlng as volunteer scanners in the in tense StarCa for < .14ss.ua str5.o- irel g1tcr plane .,tn Il meu aboard.
 Visibility was good as Jalled States ana Portuguese military planes combed the Worth Atlaa- tic for a distance oI o55 miles west of here
 But no sign has been found so far of the Military Air Trans port Service MATSJ plane re- ported missing on q routine flight from here 10 Westover Air Force Base in Massachu- sets Monday.
 The rescue planes gre con ducting route ana area search. :" flying at an elevation of approx lnately 300 feet above sea level.
 At this altitud= visibility over the search area Is good, accord ing to rescue control officers at Flight 5, Seventh Air Rescue Squadron here.
 The search plane crews are augments by the volunteer scan ners, working in shifts of two hours.
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to Whittier and Anchorage, ac- cording to announcement from the offices here. The SS Susitna and John Quick, which have been standing by at the Seward dock, left for Whittier in the night.
 Longs ore equipment and dock Workmen employed by the rallroad-chcckers, timokeepers,
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bic looms for lin as Violence 6 as in Egypt

|o r - Ismailta in the Fanal area was an armed
 brist.ing with machine |nd tanks today. As both and Egyptians rushed re- |mentS there Britain faced |ou9la in the Aaglo-Egyp- |udan.
 leader of .sN powerful |yptian SudaneSz AShigga |called upon the people oi for a campaign of dis |nce to British authorities in the campaign 10 drive |itons out Of the land over Egypt now has proclaimed Farouk the sole monarch. he Suez Canal area, the reported that the Lanca- |uslli-rs. military and RAF and the Egyptian police h control Of the situation the city Of 50,Oe0 was
 by violent r.otlHg yes ! sh parachute troops. $500
 were taking off from p, Cyprus. only 300 miles 10 reinforce the British Canal zone, where at least and possibly r persons killed in yesterdays s vic |Ptian officials sad six
 army trucks yer burned |RrWise destroyed by moOs violence yesterday. Other
 said at least ' trucks urned.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17

Seward, the southern terminus of The Alaska Railroad.
 The dispute is between the independent Longshoremen's $ and Warehousemen's Union and the Northern Stevedoring Go.
 Skinner said Alaska Steam sailing to Seward would be halt ed until the situation is re- heVed.'
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17

billing clerks, etc..-Wcrc trans ferred to Whittier today to ex- pedite the work of unloading the ships that were diverted to that port
 Several foremen from Seward also accompanied the equipment, and, 1t is presumed, will take over the management of the work there.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
WO SHIPS MOVE TO WHITTIER

Rttle r - The striko-boumd
 of Seward, Alaska, has
 dropped as port of call he Alaska Steamship CO, i've immediately, D. E. ! Ter, vice president and gen |nanager, said yesterday.
 nner said the strike, now fifth day, has made it inn ble to discharge cargo at
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17

"The national defense pro gram of Alaska is seriously aG- fected by this strike which is interruptIng the movement of cargo for Army and Air Force installations" he added.
 Alaska Line and CoastWisc Line ships are all being diverted
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
STORES CLOSED THURSDAY, ALASKA DAY

All grocery stores and inc bank will be closed Thursday, October le. in observance of Alaska Day.
 This is in compliance with the listed holidays proclaimed by Mayor Lanier in March. 1851.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17

i;nqton ? Secretary e Acheson said today the
 States supports the stand British in upholdlng their l in the Suez Canal area
 Egyptian pressure.
 son also told a news con
 that the United States regards as without = the action of the Egyp- overnment in cancelling 6 Anglo-E Egyptian defense
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17
II WILL DOCK AT
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passenger ship Denali ck at Whittier Thursday E. A train will leave Sew b::30 to make connections |tage for the Whittier ming passengers will e regular boat train into also at Portage.
Seward seaport record., 1951-10-17

US. Eighth Army Headquar- tors, Korea ? - Allied infantry nen drove 10 within rifle range ot kumSoug on the central front