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5. L [ 3 1 o L . ¢ 7/ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE &F “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” % VOL. LXVL, NO. 10,254 B - FAIRBANKS 1S HIT BY $300,000 BLAZE 2(9) ”Q » — = PRICE TENCENTS | i MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS %,WLED Alaska Shipping Survey (ONEMORE |FISH TRAP | WINSRS OF Rasy st -oscARY g SLERK I | * IN CRASH = WillBeMade;OneHearing = SNAG HITS | ISSUE WILL ‘ " BUILDINGS = | [ | | { | BESTUDIED , s | Subcommittee, of House| . FIRESWEPT ‘Northern Ho_IeTAmong Es- tablishments Destroyed In Juneay During Augusl; UNSC MEET Russia Opposed Any Sort| of Inquiry on Two ! Asks for Dafa from Leading Subjects ! Inferior Dept. | WASHINGTON, April 26.—Efforts to avert an impending Alukai shipping crisis were announced to-| day by Rep. Jackson (D-Wash), a member of the House Merchant/ Marine committee. | OFTRAINS Ink crastMFilrr:'reG%il?g a;m:'“'gk-_ R.TIEUP - e Info Another least 44 persons were killed when the Burlington Railroad’s fast Ex- position Flyer, racing through Chi- ( cago’s western suburbs at better <'than a mile-a-minute clip, ripped into the road's Advance Flyer yes- terday. ¢+ Thirty-one of the 125 persons in- 10 of the dead have been identified. The crash of the two steel car, diesel-powered trains occurred just 31 minutes after they left Chica- tracks, but after a few miles moved # onto a single center track, with the advance Flyer, which ran on * a faster schedule, in the deal. Big Passenger List The Advance Flyer, carrying 150 to 200 passengers in nine coaches, was bound for Omaha and Lincoln, Nebr. The Exposition Flyer made up of 11 coaches and carrying 175 to 200 persons, was headed for San . Francisco. Two. minutes after the Advance Flyer made an unscheduled stop in this village of 5,287, a terrific crash aroared through the countryside as the Exposition ‘Flyer plowed into the rear of the stn‘lfi “tran. b A moment of tragic;silence was broken by screams and cries for help from the dying and injured. At first there was complete con- NAPERVILLE, I, April 26.—At| jurled remained in hospitals. Some | were in critical condition. All but| ~ NOW SEEN ONMAY{ Officials of Brotherhoods Assert Concessions Must Be Made | (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) | A new threat of a nafionwide tie- go's Union Station simultaneously|up of railroad service appeared on! #at 12:35 pm. CST. on separate|the labor front today, with govern-| }ment action and concessions by the ‘carriers the only avenues open to {forestall a strike of 300,000 train- 'men and engineers on May 18. | Officials of the two brotherhoods,‘ {who delayed a strike last month (pending a study by a government fact-finding board of a dispute over wages and working ruies changes, set the new strike date after re- ! jecting the panel’'s recommenda- | tions. | Union leaders and representatives ‘o{ the roads are to meet in Chica- 80 Monday but in Cleveland, broth- jerhood headquarters, labor obser- ,vers held that the carriers would Le tomerilint -0 i ntound “cencesstiy i Government Seizure Government seizure and opera- tion of the roads also was consid- lered as a course which could pos- Jackson said the committe had| | been notified by the War Shipping iAdmiantmtion that it would dis-| | continue operating ‘the Alaskan | | shipping service after next January| |1. He said during the war the ad-| | ministration has los $10,000,000 an- | ‘nunuy on the operation of the; | lines. i | The Representative said that the! iprivate lines, owners of the steam-| NEW YORK, April 26.—Austra- lia proposed again today that a United Nations Security Counchl Sub-Committee investigate Franco Spain and the delegates then ad- journed for week-end consultations with their governments with Rus- sia alone still opposed to any son‘.l of inquiry. “I think I made myself clear | WASHINGTON, April 26. — A/ study of the Alaskan fish trap sit- | uation to determine whether legis- | lation should be enacted to pro- vide a uniform policy for their al- location is to be undertaken by | the House Merchant Marine and | Fisheries Committee. i Rep., Jackson (D-Wash,), who | {will head a subcommittee to make | |ers operating to the Territory con-|yesterday,” Soviet delegate Andrei!the study, has requested the In- | |tend that when they take over the A, Gromyko, Soviet delegate, m]dlt,erlor Department, which now has | | operation of the service they will| newsmen as he walked to his lim- | jurisdiction over the trap sites, to! \require a 100 percent increase in! | rates to meet the cost. with the Maritime Commission in| |making a complete survey of the; | situation. | cusine. The Council will meet next on Jackson conferred yesterday with|Monday at 11 a.m. Pacific Standard | Secretary Krug of the Interior D‘f'}nme, to consider the latest attempt are allocated by the Fish and Wild- | partment and asked that he join|gy find a common ground for ac- life Service and proposed change | tion. Gromyko came out yesterday ., |against any committee or commis-, He said a subcommittee of which o, jnyestigation of Franco Spainjed to 'work out legislation that he is chairman, will hold hearings: gt the contention that Spain al- would solve the question and pre- | provide the Committee with a com- | | plete study. | Under the present plan fish traps | Qin the regulations have caused pro-‘ | tests from salmon canners. i Jackson said the Committee hop- | here during the summer, in s”“m"",reudy is a proven menace to peace!vent the annual upset in<the fish- | Wash, and Juneau Alaska, in August to gather testimony. He said the committee would try to decide whether government op- eration of the shipping lines, a sub- sidy or an increase in rates would be advisable. He said any rate in- crease was strongly opposed by res-| idents of the Territory. ! il i | STUDENT and that an inquiry would be | merely a “palliative” and excuse for | the regulations. | inaction. Provision for an investiga- | | ticn was retained in the revlud‘ | proposal put before the Council to- ! so p ASS |day by Lt. Col. W. R. Hodgmn,{ Australian delegate. Killedal iing indvstry through changés in| > FLOWN BY ELLIS, . /ALASKA COASTAL Ellis Air Transport and Ala.slm} NGRS AS HOLLYWOOD WAS HANDING OUT its annua! award for “Lost Week- i end”, “Mildred Pierce” and such, the good ship SS Brazil was docking in | New York with two “Oscar” winners—Jennifer Dullea, 10-months (left) I and lan Duncan, 9-months. They were the prize-winners in a contest staged by 465 war brides who arrivi Chicago and lan is en route to his d: HIGHWAYTRAVEL TP.15 GIVEN BY LEONARD SMI Wrahgell’s Me'éiliidéfrkels, Stores, Resfauranis (Close | Saturday for Lack of Food ed from England. Jennifer will go to ad in Baltimore, (International) FAIRBANKS, Alaska, April 20— Flames whipped throush a block of wooden bufldings on Pirst Av- enue yesterday and neighboring structures were menaced before i firemen halted the blaze al the walls of the 100-room Pioneer Fo- tel. Owners of establishments razed- including the Northern Hotel ~es- timated the total demage would reach $300,000. There are no re- ! ports of deaths or ‘injuries. Smoke was discovered at 10 am. yesterday pouring from the base- ment of the Chena Bar and ad- Jolning buildings, The center of the fire itself had not been deter- mined when flames billowed through the Northern Hotel and Ploneer Grill three hours later. 3 COUNTS OF H 1 WRANGELL, Alaska, April zs.—f !Wranzell'a population of 1500 faces! |a food crisis as the 25th day rolled | |around with no boats, foodstuffs! or_supplies, > ‘ h + “There 4 only one boat due to saif| from Seattle, and stopping at ."J points with the exception of| Wrangell’s largest meat marksts NEGLIGENCE IN e Ty Capt. Trondsen, Master of | Wrangell. H fusion. Huge, shining passenger|sibly cancel ' the walkout, while“ coaches were strewn across torn naming a new board or reconvening | tracks, some in tangled wreckage. the old panel to resume iact-find- | | SKAGWAY, Alaska, April 26—, were: J. O. Llano, Jr, G. Kostron- | . | One poultry man here has been! e i i S 1 8 . 2 | | o Il § Cries of Dying ing studies also would result in the | |Steve J. Baloun, 30, longshoreman i stinoff, K. Lohnes; to Wrangell, | Information Before lforced to-kill his flock because of | SEATTLE, Aprll 36.~Three counts ‘The cries of the dying came strike being delayed. | WI" ouI;mr the White Pass and Yukon, was | Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Fabricius. i o A g b d r mostly from the rear coach of the, In Cleveland, J. F. Wiitney, | |accidentally killed last night be-| Armiving here from Ketchikan Siaflmg on TTIDS .‘“Tn" “f“ gL R of negligence have been filed Advance Flyer, where DAssengers president of the trainmen, saig “if | |tween 8 and 8:30 o'clock, while bid-' with that company’s plane were: | | e Wrangell Chamber of Com- against Capt. Chris G. Trondsen, were trapped Others groped in be- the government calls us Lo Wash- | AREHE AL e .A 5 |ding farewell to fellow White Pass! Mrs. Nellie Merrill, Ward Williams, | Ml e b A e X:::tcleeuh?f m:et;uogel:fi?:uol: ll;'n ”s’:z:t:sht of the lll-t;':d Alaska i 4 | , Alasks, — | 5 i Z | Compan: wildérment for escape from the!jngton, we'll o, but the strike or- P} \workers who were leaving on the Mrs. Dolly Soule, Joseph Murphy, the Alaaké Military Highway after Wrasigelk. which is most scute un-‘whlch clg)undod mvu“:: !'ebm‘“m-' May 1, when the Alaskan Depart- less replepished immediately. iary 3 with the loss of 11 lives, ment, U. 8. A, will lift all military " rus !Capt. A, M. Martinson, Assistant { | Skagway!coasm Airlines yesterday flew ‘a | | : 2 . . STR'KERS i:,g:l;:y.ao passengers to and from | "I-fa‘ed Sh'p' Hears ! i o S i | . ! " " g 1 On the Ellis line to Keichiknn‘MOfOHS'S Warned fo Get gfgjfa:; l}o:exs:l‘(u:?’?oo:e Cmmgi Pa" otygrdid to mas of steel wreckage. i Wb ba el S ot e Striking high school students re-|princess Louise. | Chris Henning and Dr. James = 2 ing after Superintendent J. Lester|wharf and struck a fender pile. ! r O e o Saad- | The two unions refected the pan- Mincr, Principal Chester Peterson| Ho was brought up and rushed to! Sitks werer Williows eenciougn, TeStrictions to civilian travel with- 13th Coast Guard District officer, | el's recommendations for a 16-cent ang the entire school board resign- the hospital, but was dead upon ar- H. W. Rice, Imogene Ward Mrs’ Through the night, hours after jn some working rules. The unions| 7 : ; morn:;;lg uf’ olbr.ain full énf;rmano; ! e bty £ g : e ons| parents and taxpayers at & mass. Baloun’s home was in Wadena,' b regarding fuel, accommodations an day. Capt. Ma sald that if accident at 1: fi g | | v »' Frank Marshall; from Sitka, Mar- 5 ”‘h'mh w:tlnu'edl Oforp.mmflgfii’:’;l :zg a:llgi: i:fz \;;agenl::kesc;r. :2-50‘mee‘t1ng last night in the school. Minn., and he planned to go there vin Anselin, R. O. Brown, Charles other particulars of highway travel GOB oFF wnH the charges are proven, Captain bodies, but was discontinued at e Situstion o |siditorium approved & motion toion a visit, leaving on the next Launis, A. Sokoloff, Mrs. Katle | Moy e — 'w Reed il Bt Coal strll‘xe Situation have the resignations held in abey-|steamer. His remains will be ship-, Villoria, |Highway Engineer, issued the warn- ]‘ERR'F ivocation of his captain’s license. '8 were’ convinc In the country's current No. 1 la- ance until Miner and Peterson could |ped home on the next steamer. To W S A oo 5 /ing along with an announcement | The charges, as listed by the “v ; 'appear at a second meeting. | e : rangell: A. McGee, N. ¢nat the opening of civillan-travel | Coast Guard, are: 3 soft coal miners showed no signs of | The students went on strike' H As Burlington officials pursued | peing settled. In Washington, Ed-|Tuesday to demand the dmmssa!]SE“_ BIlBo lASHES fto K'im“,m"’ Roy Anderson, Capt.|inierest” to residents and travelers half-ton German time bomb which | eauipmént in determining his ship’s |ward R. Burke, President-of thelof Peterson and the reffstatement!| onyer; grom Ketchikan,' T. J.|petween the Canadian border and iy A " !position February 3 and 4 between i i oore, Fred Huston, E. J. Lofquist, pajrpanks, suddeny started ticking two days'p, ven rsland and Point Etrington. ; ou' AI puBlISHER { ago after resting harmless for five 5 (Continued on Page Two) The Washington Merry - Go- Round Eleven coaches were overturned | jsfactory seftlement is reacho turned to their classes this morn- Baloun fell from the edge of the Ryan. sk o i 1 bt ‘ in the Territory, are warnad this AN"'E' F!"Allv 'announced today. yer. hourly wage increase and changes eq yesterday afternoon. | vival. 'L. Reinke, Jesse Moore, Bob Thorne, ! A hearing will be held later to- W. Leonard Smith, Territorial ed all casualties had been account- | por dispute, the walkout of 400,000' 4 £ French; to Petersburg, L. M. Jund; | “ ‘ on thé Alcan should be of ‘great LONDON, April 26.—“Annie,” the' 1. Failure to use sounding |8 ia- | | Southern Coal Producers Associa- of three teachers. { Chris Mcody, Mrs. E. J. Lofquist, | The Territorial Highway Patrol i tion, said “the country will have to 3 H " . Failure to use a patent log to feel the pinch” of short coal sup-| ::fi:g‘: !“0""’ from Wrangell, \wi)l take over Patrol duties. It ex- i:“zbmtsz' t’;z:npz;k' 11"331?;:ls““5" in determining the ship's cor- plies on reconversion before John e i [pects soon to have Headquarters 8t wu.” po' o homb disposal . squadFeCt Position. To Haines, Jim Chureh; to Skag- Tok Junction, 207 miles from Fair- tonight The blast Buckingham Palace, 350 yards away ! REV. G, E KNiGHT | OF LIFE MAGAZINE: ARR!VB HERE mn } i way, Viola Seger, Mrs. J. C. Hay, banks, where motorists may obtain WASHINGTON, April 26—Sena- | C. H. Bloomquist; to Hoonah, De- information on road connections be- { tor Theodore G. Bilbo (D-Miss.) to- | borah Osborne, A. Morgan, C. J. twcen Fairbanks, the border and L. Lewis, President of the AFL | United Mine Workers, will disclose his specific demands. Labor disputes continued to keep | \ 3. Negligently operated the ves- . s2l at a greater rate of speed than ok L o, miwnrmnled under conditions of visi- ! bility, By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON—It didn’t get in- to the papers, but President Tru- man sat down the other day with Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson and Democratic National 4 Gommittee Vice-Chairman Dick Nacy to discuss the Southern re- , bellion against Bob Hannegan. Nacy told Truman that the Southerners were up in arms over the last erroneous letter sent out of ‘National Committee Headquarters ing Democratic leaders to pick good candidates this time. . The letter was interpreted by Southerners as indicating a purge 7 of all Democrats; so Nacy told Truman that Dixie Democrats now ,.wanted a new letter from Hanne- ‘gan endorsing all Demogratic mem- Ltbeu of Coagress for re-election. Truman replied that he would agree to do no such thing. He said that if the Democratic National Committee endorsed all Democratic members of Congress, it would put Democrats who entered the pri- | marles at a disadvantage. The President was thinking particularly of certain districts where Demo- ' crats may be booted out in the primaries by other Democrats who very much agrée with the Truman program. Pinally the President said: “There will be no new letter. The National Committee has ad- mitted its error. I am fully satis- figd that Bob Hannegan knows how to run his own affairs. I am going (Continued on Page Four) and signed by Bob Hannegan, urg- | about’ 100,000 forced to quit work | because of shortage of coal. i (Government'sOrder [For Salmon Explained WASHINGTON, April 26.—Dele- gate Bartlett of Alaska says the i government’s order setting aside 33 percent of this year’s Alaska sal- mon catch for export to foreign countries was meant to include the needs of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Th figure does not, he said, in- {clude Army and Navy needs. e - STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, April 26.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 87%, Alleghany Cor- poration 6%, American Can 96%, Anaconda 47%, Commonwealth and Southern 4%, Curtiss-Wright 7%, International Harvester 93%, Ken- necott 58z, New York Central 26%, Northern Pacific 29%, United Cor- peration 5%, U. S. Steel 82%, Pound- $4 03%. ‘Sales today were 1,210,000 shares. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 204.59, rails 63.66, utilities 43.27. —————— FROM KETCHIKAN Mrs. G. Waltman, a resident of Ketchikan, has arrived in Juneau. She is staying at the Baranof. | idle about 725,000 workers, including | (HUR(H;(ONFEI!EIKE The Rev. G. Edward Knight,| former pastor of the Methodist Church here, and now Superinten- dent of Methodist Ohurches in Anchorage, arrived in Juneau to-| iday by plane and expects to remain | about two weeks. He was joined| by Mrs. Knight, who flew in from Ketchikan earlier in the week. Planning to iattend the Alaska |next Friday, May 3, the Rev. |night will be present at the local| Church Conference to be held Sun- jday evening, the Rev. Robert Treat announced. During their stay in Juneau, the Rev. and Mrs. Knight K are the| guests of the Rev. and Mrs. Treat. PROPOSAL MADE, PRESENT STRIKE OF CANNERY WORKERS SEATTLE, April 26.—Members of | the cannery workeérs union were holding a closed meeting today to act on an undisclosed offer made by the Alaska Balmon Industry, Inc, to settle their strike, which started last Saturday. Optimism was expressed by Al- bin I. Peterson, Federal Coneiliator, that a settlement would be reach- ed. The latest proposal was présented lat a negotiations méeting last night, Peterson said. day applied the term “Nigger-lovers” to Henry R. Luce, publisher of Life Magazine, and his wife, Rep. Clare Boothe Tuce (R-Conn.) Holding the Senate floor in op- position to the recent Life Maga- zine which characterized him as| “the worst man in the Senate,” the ! Mississippian told his colleagues | that Life's recent appaisal of 33 Senators whose terms expire nexti January, was “the greatest lie in| Martin, Mrs. C. J. Martin; from Hoonah, Alton Cropley, V. L. Lo-!| Paul Sam Hanlon, and James Knudson. Smith, Adress, Hushand | Victims, Robbery Whitehorse. At the present time, said Smith, | gan, Pat=icla Daniels, Louisa'Kane, there are no travel accommodations on the Alaska Highway between Big Delta and the Border, and travel- rs will do well to segk information before starting an extended trip. James J. Connors, Collector of Customs for Alaska has announced that a Customs Office will be es- tablished at Tok Junction, possibly in the next week or so. The offi- |Church Conference which begins| the history of the American press,”! BALTIMORE, April 26.—Jewelry cer in charge of this station will and was publisied by a “Negro and clothing owned by screen act- undoubtedly represent the Immigra- Social Equality Outfit.” ress Dorothy Lamour and her hus- tion Service also, he said. He add- Referring to Luce and Rep. Luce band, Willlam Ross Howard 3d, and|ed that the public will be kept post- as “Papas Luce Fickle and Capri- valued at $27,803 were stolen from ed on any new developments along cious Clara,” Bilbo told the Sen- their car near a downtown hotel|this line of travel, ate: “If this pair of Nigger-lovers had | thelr way about it, they would de- | |feat 22 of my colleagues and my- | self.” { Bilbo said he thought it strange |that 8ix of the 10 Senators who achieved - the Magazine's approval are Republicans. » “Even Mortimer Snerd, of Edgar Bergen's radio show; would under-| stand from these percentages that community if a person has to pay| | the fickle and capricious Clara and to enter his church,” he said. it papa Luce are trying to wreck the Democratic majority on this floor,” he said. | — e FROM THE STATES ! Arrivals from the States, regist-’ ering at the Baranof yesterday were: Laurence A. Dalmers, Dead- wood, Idaho; E. D. Smith, Seattle; G. H. Brown, Seattle; Fred W.| Simpson, Berkeley, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs. Enk Lofquist, Isabelle Frank, Dorothy M. Wren, Seattle. late last night. L BARRIERS AWAY | CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Park-| ing meters in front of St. Mat-| thew's Roman Catholic Church| woud be “an affront to religion,”| the Rev. Joseph W. Kavtaugh told the town council. “It's a sad commentary on this| The Council voted to amend its' parking meter ordinance to exciude church property. | (A 7 L R } WASHINGTON, April 26— The Civilian Production Administration is considering restoration of war-': time controls on the sale of am-| munition to sportsmen hunters. | An..official of the agency who‘ | Huston, Lakeport, N. H., J. P. withheld use of his name said to- day “this may be necessary be- cause of the worldwide critical shortage of lead. HAINES CUTOFF WASHINGTON, April 26-—The State Department is seeking infor- mation whether Canada intends to maintain its part of the Haines cutoff on the Alaska Highway. Senator Magnuson (D-Wash,) said today he was assured Secretary Byrnes would make the inquiry. The Haines cutoff from Haines, Alaska, running through Canada miles, connects with the | Territorial highway system and is an important artery of traffic. Magnuson said it was important that the road be ke‘gc open. IN POLICE COURT Willie James, charged with drunkenness was given a suspended sentence of 30 ‘days in ’nfl when arraigned afternoon in Police Court before Judge J. W. Holzheimer, Dan Brown, Sr., also charged with drunkenness was fined $25. but there was no damage. \ Residents in the St. James Park area had been instructed to keep! their windows open to prevent their | shattering if the bomb goes off. ® | Queen Mother Mary, who has re- mained at her Marlborough house residence despite warning, moved from the Park side of the palace to the other side of the building. King George, the queen and two; princesses are still vacationing at| Windsor Castle. “ <> PNAFLES WEST | WITH 19 ABOARD On ils outgoing trip to Anchor-} age and Cordova yesterday, Pacific Northern Airlines’ coastliner, with Captain Ernie Davis, First Officer! Richard Ferguson and swwndeu: Elly Crene, flew a total of 19 pas- sengers from the Juneau Airport. Leaving for Anchorage were: El- eanor Lucas, Alex McDonald, Fran- cis Ramos, Joseph Toten, Douglas' Mead, Lorna Furbush, Pedro Quin-i to, Rasmus Nielssn, Lee Barber, Vernon Maxfield, Harold Thomp- | son, Elaine Glass, Jack Van, Angela Van, John Breining, Elizabeth, | Niclson, and Lloyd Race; for Cor-| |dova, Joe Pinkston and Jack Han-, {over, | P | 0. S. SYNES HERI | Mr. and Mrs, O. 8. Syne of !:x-I jcursion Inlet are guests at the Bar- | ancf. | { B ) H. C. SHIPPING HERE | H. C. Shipping, a resident of Platinum, is a guest at the Baranof. Martinson sald the charges were made as an “outgrowth of the in- vestigation conducted by the hear ing board in Seattle and Alaska. ‘The charges are an adminisira- tive action, as distinguished from ciyll or criminal, and were filed by the hearing boafd with the Coast Guard’s marine hearing unit at Beattle headquarters. The action was taken under navigation snd in- spection laws administered by the Coast Guard, officlals explained and the only issue invoived is whether Captain Trondsen can re- tain his master's license. ALLIED NATIONALS BEING RESTRICTED, HUNGARY, REPORT BUDAPEST, April 26. — Russian Military authorities in Budapest have imposed travel restrictions on Allied Nationals in Hungary ac- cording to U. S. sources here. These sources, who declined to permit the use of their names, said the Americans and British were informed at the March 23 meeting of the Allied Cantrol Council that no one would be allowed to travel in Hungary without a pass signed by Maj. Gen. Levushkin, Head- quarters Chief of the Council. oA o N N L A. F. PARKERS HERE Mr. and Mrs. A, F, Parker have arrived here from Gustavus. They are staying at the Baranof, . | in Conflagration d oy