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Evening star., 1951-08-14
Congress Told Of Risk
Unless Allies Gel Aid
For Several Years
House Report Denies
ReIeeotion Of Aeheson
To Subordinate Position
By J. A. O'Leoy

The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee told Congress today this
country faces the choice of con-
tinuing heavy aid to its allies for
several more years, or run the
risk of standing alone and being
overwhelmed.
The committee defended its &C
ton in shaving the Administration
request for foreign aid this year
from $8.5 billion to $78 billion on
the ground that all of the money
will not be needed within year.
1t also denied that the proposed
new single administrator recon-
mended to direct the program
will relegate" Secretary of State
Acheson to a subordinate position.
After filing the report, members
of the Foreign Affairs group ap-
piled for a special rule which may
bring the bill before the House
tomorrow.
Senate Showdown Delayed.
Meanwhile, joint Senate COM
mittee sharply divided over how
much to cut the administrations
original $8.5 billion request, put
off showdown until the House
acts.
When the joint Senate Foreign
Relations and Armed Services
Committee quit late yesterday, it
had pending a motion by Senator
Knowland, Republican, of Cali
fornia, to chop off $1,275, 900, 900
twice the House cut. 1t was in
the form of a is per cent slash
across the board, applying to the
military as we'll as the economic
assistance.
Democrats promptly called the
Is per cent cut too drastic, ana
Chairman Connally decided to let
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US. Job and LeaveCu
Approval in House
Scheduled Tomorrow
Conference Report Likely
To Serve as Model for
Other 1852 Money Bills

The House tomorrow is sched-
uled to give its approval to the
1852 independent Offices bill con-
ference report. which provides for
a 10 per cent cut in Federal job
funds, as we'll as a reduction of
the present 26 days leave to 20
days for classified employees.
The conference report. which
probably will serve as the model
for the other 1852 money bills
tied up in dispute over the method
to reduce personnel, is expected to
result in the wide
elimination of about 10000 to 50,-
900 Federal jobs.
The compromise, reached yester-
day by House-Senate conferees,
uses parts of both the House-ap-
proved Jensen rider and the Sen
Iate-passed Ferguson proviso.
Few Firings Expected.
Although more than 10000 Fed
eral jobs will be eliminated under
the formula, the actual number of
If1rings is expected to be small.
Most of the reductions can be
made by not filling vacancies.
The bulk of Government work.
ers are not affected by the per-
sonnel reduction drive, since the
Defense, Post Office and Treasury
Departments, as we'll as other scat
tered units, are exempted from
the personnel provisions. These
exempted departments and agen-
cies employ about 1.8 million per-
sons.
Under the compromise agree
ment, the independent agencies
could fill only Is per cent of per-
sonnel vacancies resulting from
regular employment turnover
However, once an agency achieved
a 10 per cent reduction in employ
ment through this method, the
provision no longer would apply
The original se-approved Jen-
sen rider required that at least
"a 20 per cent personnel reduction
take place.
Cut in Funds Request.
The conferees also accepted the
ISenate-approved Ferguson amend
ment to require agencies to make
a 10 per cent cut in their per-
sonnel funds request for 1852.
It was explained that 10 per
cent reduction in personnel would
not necessarily mean a correspond
ing 10 per cent cut in pei sonnel
funds, since the new fiscal year
already has started.
Therefore, the conferees' agree
ment provides that. if the limita-
ton on filling personnel vacancies
fails to achieve a 10 per cent cut
in funds. ar agency must dismiss
additional employees to achieve
this figure.
Easing this provision somewhat
is the proviso that an agency may
make total personnel fund cuts
of 8 per cent and apply the other
p per cent to such operating ex-
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Oats Case May Be Given
To u. N. Economic Council

GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. IA
P).-The United States indicated
today that it may. lay the case of
Associated Press Correspondent
William N. Oats, now imprisoned
in Czechoslovakia, before the
United Nations Economic and So
cial Council, in session here.
Walter Kotschnig, United States
delegate, told the Social Commit
tee of the Council during a dis
cussion of a proposed convention
on freedom of information that
he reserved the right Ito make
ICnn nATIC Dora Az
Evening star., 1951-08-14
Bulletins
Utah Convicts Riot Aooin

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. IA (P).
The Utah State Prison at
Point of the Mountain sent a
"plea for help" todsy in what
the State Highway Patrol de-
scribed as another riot"
The Salt Lake County sheriff's
office said "some guards had
been captured by the prisoners"
3 Indicted in Red Roundup
Leroy III. Wood, Communist
Party chairman for the District,
was indicted today by a Balti-
more grand jury on a charge of
conspiracy to advocate over
throw of the Government. Also
indicted were George A. Meyers,
of Baltimore, a party organizer,
and Maurice Braverman, attor-
ney for the pair. The indict-
ments were returned just before
Judge w. Calvin Chestnut was
to begin hearing their pleas for
reduction of $4,000 bont
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(See ESCAPE, Page A-4D
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(See OATIS, Page A-3.)
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(see FOREIGN AID, Page A-3)
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(See CRIME, Page A-3.)
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(See TRUCE, Page A-3D
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Continued on Page Az, Col. g.
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Raid on Nelson
Was Tipped Off,
Lewis Declares
Amateur Detective
Tells Prince Georges
Board of Recording

John William Lewis, key Wit
ness in the Senate Crime InveSti-
eating Committees inquiry in
Prince Georges County today told
the county commissioners that an
unnamed county official had in
formed him the target of a police
raid was tipped off"
Mr.. Lewis said he had a re-
cording of his conversation with
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An Associated Press Newspaper
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(See PRISONERS, Page A-4D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
TAFT DEMANDING
 9T0 1 RATIO FOR TROOPS, EUROPE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-LR-S Sen ator Taft (R-Ohio) demanded in the Senate today that the United States contribute no more than one division to every nine raised by western Europe for it's defense
 Taft, who heads the Senate COP Policy Committee, challenged the Truman administration to submit definite program for sending troops to Europe.
 He said reports made by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower since his survey of Europe have only made the project for snoring up defenses against possible Communist attack more hay and indefinite and un- certain in outline than it was be- for his return"
 For his part, Taft said, he will propose an amendment to any leg islation under which no more than 20 percent of American ground forces and no more than 10 per cent of U. s. airforces could be stationed there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
ARC CHIEFS DIST.
 OFFICES TO MEET
 HERE FEB. 12-14

Chiefs of the Administrative Di- vision in the Alaska Road Commis- sion districts in the territory will come to Juneau before the end of the week to attend meeting o1 office administrators to be con- ducted at the ARC local head quarters office from February + through the fourteenth.
 Main business on the agenda fol the meeting will be discussion o1 general administration matters fol the coming season and a reorgan- ization of the Commission account ing operation.
 Attending the meeting will bt Earl 0. Simmons of Anchorage, H B. Gunderson of Fairbanks, w. V Morris of Nome and Lewis Taylor oi Valdez. Taylor is the son of Ikt P. Taylor, former longtime heac of the Alaska Road Commission, re- tired. He lived in Juneau and is wellknown here.
 The sessions will be conducted by A. F Ghiglione, Assistant Commis- sioner and Don Mill, Chief of the Administration Division.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
LEND LEASE
 TO RUSSIANS
 I5 UP AG AIN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -tA-The United States has formally demand ed that Russia immediately return 672 lease naval and merchant shops loaned her during World War 1T.
 The State Department disclosed that the demand was made in a note handed yesterday to Soviet Ambassador Alexander $. Panyush- kin. Panyushkin is representing his country in the latest of a series ot solar fruitless lend-lease talks.
 The U. S. is asking Russia to pay $500 ,000,0C0 in settlement of a war time account of S10,800,000,00O. Rus sia reportedly has made final offer" of $240,OO0,000.
 Officials said Russian representa- tives have refused to discuss return of the ships, insisting their gov ernment wants to buy the vessels They include 87 merchant ships.
 The U. s. refuses to sell them un- less the Russians settle their oyer- all lend-lease account
 These developments were made public after the Russian newspaper Pravda accused the U. s. of trying to sabotage the talks. The paper said Britain was given better deal than that offered Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

 Sentenced

NEW YORK, Feh. Convict d perjurer William w. Remington today was sentenced b maximum term of five years in prison and fined s2,000.
 The 33-year-old former govern- nlent economist was convicted by a Federal Court jury last night which decided he lied when he swore he never had been Communist. The jury deliberated less than five hours.
 Sentence was imposed on the tall, handsome defendant by Federal Judge Gregory r. Noonan who pre- sided over the 32-day trial.
 Remington heard his fate pro- nounced with grim-faced compo- sure. Then in a brief address to the court he once again denied that he never had been a Communist and asserted he was confident that will be vindicated."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
1 } KILLED, 20 INJURED,
 EXPLOSION

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. --lR- At least IS persons are reported killed and another 20 injured in an explosion that ripped through the Minerals Building of the Minnesots Mining and Manufacturing com- pany plant today.
 The Ramsey County coroner's of- flee said there were eight dead in hospitals and six or seven more bodies that we can't get out"
 Ancker (city) hospital said it had at least 20 injured persons and that ambulances were bringing them in by the load"
 Persons at the scene said lat least 40 persons were taken from the building. Faces of the victims were blackened and several were screaming and moaning in pain.
 The explosion occurred in the var nish plant, located in the Minerals Building, six-story structure. Fire broke out.
 The blast occurred in 12 below zero weather.
 Minnesota Mining and Manufact- uring Co.,, manufactures, among other things, abrasives, cellophane tape under the trade name of Scotch Tape" and undercoating materials for cars.
 The blast blew out two sides of the Minerals Building.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

ond reading in the House this morning but generated no fireworks.
 Several amendments were adopt ed. most of them limiting the ac- ticns of the proposed committee. Franklin said he did not entirely sgree with the amendments but was willing to go along in order to save the bill
 Membership of the committee would be changed by one amend ment. The bill originally provided shat the committee consist of the speaker of the House, President of the Senate and two appointive members. The amendment provides for the election of two members in the House and two in the Sem ate.
 Wants Substitute
 Rep. Kay urged that no action be saken on the Franklin bill until his own bill to create @ legislative coun- gil comes before the House. He said this bill will do all the things the Franklin bill will do, and many other things.
 Rep. Franklin contended that the Kay bill IS too broad in it's scope and will be too costly.
 A bill introduced this morning oy Rep. Scavenius seeks an appro- Driation of $150,O00 for expenditure by the Department of Health to assist in the purchase, construction, repair end operation of facilities to improve and protect community health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

strike came after President Tru- man ordered the Army to take appropriate action" to return the railroads to full operation
 At the same time, the Army put into effect hourly wage boosts ef- fective as of last Oct. l, for men who have had no increase since September, 1948.
 It said the wage hike would be temporary, pending final settle ment of the wage-hour dispute be- tween rail management and the unions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
Other Telegrarus

Rep. Kay said he had received a number of telegrams, including one from the Democratic organization of Anchorage, approving the me- morial, but he did not offer to read them.
 Rep. McCutcheon said he resent ed the word treason" and asserted that nowhere in the memorial is anything that could be construed as reasonable.
 No action had been taken, on the motion to strike the independence" section of the memorial at the time the House recessed for lunch.
 Other Action
 Another controversial measure, Rep. Franklin's bill to create a special Investigating committee of the Legislature, went through sec-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
FROM TULS SEOuAu

Visitors from Tulsequah, B. C., include J. Choenegko, c. Robinson. and A. c. Jacobson, who are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
a. E s. MEMBERS

Requested to attend funeral of ST. Dorothy Durgin, Carters Mort uary, Friday, 2 o'clock.
 By order of Worthy Matron
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RIGHT 10 SECEDE iS
 Al ISSUE:
Continued from Page One)

Asserting that Alaska had been exploited first by the Russian no- 5ility, then by United States Sen ators and U. s. President, he blamed the statehood delay on the Republicans, Dixiecrats end the Alaska Salmon Industry.
 Telegrans Read
 Rep. Doris Barnes read a tele- gram from the Anchorage Republ- can Club, William H. Olsen, presi- dent, urging repudi.tion of the me morial.
 we consider the proposal i'm mature and irresponsible. reflectin. lack of judgment and emberrass- ing and disgraceful to the people of the Territory and damaging tc prospects for early admission of Alaska to the Union" the telegram said.
 Another telegram, signed by the common Council of tEe City of Kodiak and Mayor Lee c. Bettinger who is also member of the Alaska Statehood Committee, was read by Rep. Stepovich.
 This telegram expressed shock and anger that members of thf Legislature should dare to suggest treason"
 It continued: we cannot expect full measure of freedom when we refuse to follow democratic proce- dure to attain that goal. The strength of the Union of State lies in acceptance of majority de- cision. If we cannot attain state hood by following that rule we can not expect to be accepted" The telegram urged the defeat of this expression of immaturity and disloyalty by a body of mer who do not represent the morals and thinking of the loyal American citizens of Alaska"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
SALT LAKE VISITOR

Mrs. Aida c. Dixon of Salt Lake City, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
WYOMING VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. A. M. Grant of Cody, Wyoming, are stopping at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
SEATTLE VISITOR

Baxter Felch of Seattle is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

It noted that the principal recom- mendation was for general ac- counting office. Its job would be; To develop standardized account ing procedures for operating terri torial departments; to maintain general accounting records; to pre- pare periodic financial statements for the territory.
 "If. at the current session of the legislature, legislation could be enacted to establish this agency and provide it with authority to do the things enumerated, we believe the major step will have oeen taken toward accomplishing the desired objectives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
ANCHORAGE VISITOR

Victor R. Davis or Anchorage is 9 Juneau visitor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
FROM MARYLAND

Douglas West of Silver Springs. Md, is stopping at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
KETCHIKAN VISITOR

A. L. Florence of zetchikan is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
ARMY WILL
 TAKE OVER
 RA!LR0ADS.

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
Competent Head

toward accomplishing the deSlreo objectives.
 Competent Head
 "The success will depend to Q large degree upon securing com petent administrative head for this agency and providing him with ade- quate appropriations, personnel and authority. He should be divorced from political considerations"
 The letter suggested, for that reason. that the new officer be ap- pointed rather than elected
 Butrovich expressed regret that a representative of the firm will not be in Juneau until March. He said that will make it too late for the legislature to do much confer ring with him because of the pileup of legislation during March.
 Butrovich said many provisions for auditing have been ignored or violated. He said some audits which should be available to legislators now have not been possible because funds were exhausted in the long and detailed audit that was re- quired to finish the job in the treasurers office = an audit which he said showed a total of about s37,cOO in defalcations between 1888 and the time Of the checkup.
 Introduced Today
 Two bills and two joint memorials were introduced in the senate's morning session, before adjourn ment to 10 am. Friday.
 They were:
 By Steve McCutcheon D-Anch- orage) = to provide that no person shall be eligible to appointment to territorial board or commission while a member of the legislature.
 By Gunnard Engebreth (R-Anch- orage) = to empower directors of lTGGDeDQGIlG SCIlOOl Niloti lNOo OC 9S' y a sales tax up to per cent in school districts if it is first approved oy popular referendum vote of the dis trict's residents.
 Senate joint memorial 2 - (by Engebreth) = to ask the Secre- tary of Interior and the heads of congressional land committees to investigate the recent controversial staking of a claim on valuable school gravel land at Anchorage with an eye toward preventing "prl- vate exploitation and gain" from lands which were set aside for sup port of common schools.
 SJM3 (by Engebreth) = asking the President and Congress to al- low the Territory to issue bonds ul to a limit of $12,5OO,oo0 for schoo buildings. A similar memorial 1T the house proposes a $9,0O0,0Oo pono issue. A similar proposal was de- feated in the 1949 senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
Wolverine Bounty

A new bill introduced by Reps Laws and Madsen would provide a bounty of $50 apiece on wolverines with an appropriation of $4,0Q0
 A bill by Reps. Carlson and Egan would boost maximum old age as- sistant benefits from S8O to $90 9 month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
MINIMUM WAGE ACT
 IS PASSED

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
COATS naHLLHNERY

want to take advantage of these dras- tic reductions and probably add sev- cral new dresses to your wardrobe. Come early and shop leisurely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
3RD DIVISION FIGHT ON DELEGATES

(Continued from Page One)
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Evening star., 1951-09-21
death of Mrs. DeButts in Fall Ruled Suicide

DR.. Christopher j. Murphy,
deputy coroner, issued a certi-
f1cate of suicide last night in the
case Of Mrs. Margaret Blair de-
Butts, 81, wife of a prominent
Southern Railway official.
She plunged II floors to her
death from their top-f1oor apart
ment in the Kennedy-Warren
3l33 Connecticut avenue NV,
late yesterday.
Her husband, Harry A. deButts,
is vice president of the Southern
Railway in charge of operations
and widely known as a railroad
executive.
Homicide Squad detectives said
Mrs. deButts left a note indicating
Idespondency because of Ill health.
The note was found on a desk in
the apartment.
Feared Blindness.
The police said Mr.. deButts told
them his wife was ailing for some
time. She lost the sight of one
eye about five months ago and
was going blind in the other eye.
In addition, Mrs. deButts had in
testinal trouble and was under the
impression she had cancer. Her
mother, Mrs. Hugh Blair, of Shef-
field, Ala, died of cancer last April.
Shortly after 4 p. m, Mrs. deButts
apparently jumped out of a win
down, which was found open in the
living room, with the screen up
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and a chair nearby. Police had to
break the safety chain on the door
of the apartment to gain admit
|tance. ..-
The body was discovered by
Herman Frickle, a painter in -.
building, on basement-level
landing in the rear of the apart
ment house. Mrs. deButts was
pronounced dead by an Emergency
Hospital physician. The body was
taken to the Morgue and identified
by Mr.. deButts after he returned
from his Office.
Returned From Upperville.
Mr.. deButts has farm in Up
perville, Va, and for the last three
years has maintained the apart
ment in the Kennedy Warren. The
couple came in from Upperville
last Monday after spending the
week end there. Mr.. deButts re-
turned from a one-day trip yes
terday and, on his arrival in the
city, called his wife. She was in
good spirits when he talked to her,
he said.
Capt. jeremiah Flaherty of the
homicide squad said dark clothing
was laid out on a bed in the
apartment. and he said he as
sumed this was the clothing Mrs.
deButts wanted to be buried in.
Daughter Survives.
Mrs. deButts was the daughter
of the late DR.. Hugh Blair of Shef-
field, Ala. She was graduated
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from Judson College, Marion, Ala.
She and her husband met in
Sheffield when he was a division
superintendent. They were mar
ried on June I, 1922. In addition
to Mr.. deButts, a daughter, Mrs.
George M. Page of Austin, Tex,
survives.
Mr.. deButts joined the South
ern on July s, 1915. beginning as
a student apprentice. He rose
successfully through the ranks as
track supervisor. trainmaster, di-
vision superintendent, general su-
perintendent at Danville, Va, and
general manager at Charlotte,
N. c.. until his promotion to vice
president in charge of operations
here in 1897.
Funeral services for Mrs. de-
Butts will be held at ii am.
(EST) Saturday in Trinity Epis-
copal Church In Upperville. Burial
will be in the cemetery there.
Evening star., 1951-09-21
Tin Production Up

THE HAGUE, Sept. 81 (P.-
World production of tin over the
period 1950-1 reached 167 900 tons
compared with 10000 tons in
1949 and 151,5o0 in 1e4S, the Tin
Review, issued by the international
tin study group here, reported.
Average annual production in
1859 was I'll, 900 tons.
Evening star., 1951-05-03
Natural Gas Distributors
Ask Ban on New Users
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, May 3.-~The
State Corporation Commission was
asked yesterday to permit restric-
tions on additional natural gas
service in several Virginia cities
The request was made by spokes-
men for the Virginia Gas Dis
'tribution Corp.
We're in business to sell natural
gas and naturally don't want a
freeze" said John Partridge, an
official of the company. But such
a freeze is necessary to protect
our present customers"
What the company wants to dc
is stop all conversions to gas heat
ing either in present homes OF
houses now under construction
There would be no limitation on
natural gas service for cooking
Mr.. Partridge said tremen-
dous demand for natural gas with
a resulting shortage in the sup
ply had prompted the firm to
petition the commission to ban
additional gas for heat.