The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 28, 1946, Page 1

- THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,282 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1946 _—— ETTLEMEN F.00DS HIT SECTIONS OF TWO STATES Hundreds Alreadv Made Homeless-Three Deaths Reported-Heavy Loss i NEW YORK, May 28—Floods are raging in areas of North and Central Pennsylvania and also in Southern New York. The damage this morning was unofficially esti- mated at more than a million dol- |3 lars with observers describing losses | as “staggering.” Up to this morning, at least three persons are known to have lost their lives. ! The American Red Cross has, been zlerted to emergency aid toj| move into. areas where hundreds have been made homeless, but| roads are impassable, flying is im-| possible and railroads are operating | under severe handicaps. LAST WAC TO LEAVE Fort Des Moines, As post transportation and convoy ol of 72,141 Wacs had completed train LARGE AREAS SWEPT i WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., May 28— u" COMPEIE"(Y Raging flood waters of the Sus- quehanna River swept over large areas of north-central Pennsylvanis | and southern New York state to- day, damaging millions of dollars worth of property and causing at BY SPA'N GOVIr least three deaths. i The most severe flood in thelseven Hundred Word area since 1936, covered a fifth of the residential areas of this city | of 45000 persons and left the dis- | Miss., walks alone down a silent street once filled with female soldiers. headed for a separation center and then home. U.S. MEEKLY TAKES BLUNT - SOVIET SLAP Molofov's Anti - Russia | Bloc Charge Draws Only . Belitting Comment WASHINGTON, May 28 —Amorl-\ can officials today belittled Foreign Minister Molotov's contention that a British-American bloc waged “an o.fensive against the Soviet Union™ |at Paris. | Secretary of State Byrnes main- |taired silence for the moment, but others declared privately that the | United States delegation to tre} Foreign Ministers’ conference never; ‘had acted “on previous agreement™ with Britain as Molotov contend2d! in a full-page statement in Pravida yesterday. The White House with-! held comment on Molotov’s conten- | tions. § In fact they said the conference. record shows frequent differences: between the American and British on important issues. There was no dcubt in govern- ment and diplomatic circles here that the Molotov charges repre- 'sented the official Kremlin answer to Byrnes' radio report on the Paris 0 F R | G H Ts conference last week. | Officials with years of experience; in dealing with Russia said they |do not believe the Molotov state- ment necessarily constitutes a bad omen for resumption of the Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Paris June 15. , la., Capt. Amelia Smith, ot Osyka, fficer, she had to stay until the last ing there. After four years, she is (International) IS NEEDED MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Win Bends in Spelling Bee sohn Meimney (conter), 13, of Woodbine, Ia., the winner; Mary Mc runne:-up, and Leslie Dean, 12, of Hawthorne, N. J,, whe placed third, wave the savings bonds they received as prizes in the national spelling Manuel Ro bee held in Washingten, D. C, (AP xas B.C.LOGGERS Irafe Union triet virtually isolated. In the oil region near Bradford, Pa, flood damage ‘was estimated, at more than $500,000. Four Days of Rain Statement Issued by Foreign Ministry MADRID, May '28.~The Spanish’/ Foreign Ministry said today that ‘New Challenge Given curity Ccancil by Span- They said Molotov had only re- ‘affirmed Russia's position on several major issues in the usual blunt Soviet manner, and noted that it would ke unusual for any of the. four ministers to talk of concessions | Is Presidentof MAY INVADE As the crest of the flood moved Spain had a “perfect right” to in- east and south today, waters swept Vestigate atomic energy and “can- over banks at Look Haven, Tow- Nnot recognize the competence” of anda and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and in the United Nations in matters af- other areas. ‘fectmg Spain. The flood, caused by four days of, The Ministry distributed a 700- heavy rains culminating in a cloud- | Word statement described as a “Re- burst yesterday, reached a state of Port of statements made this morn- 276 feet at 7:30 a.m. (EST), five'In8 by a Foreign Ministry spokes- and a half feet above flood stage, Mman.” | with a crest of 30 feet predictec. | The statement said the Spanish In the disastrous 1936 flood which | Position was macde clear in notes damaged millions of dollars worth distributed to foreign missions here of property and made thousands in May 23. It continued: central Pennsylvania homeless the flood waters reached 336 feet here: ment like all other gountriss, has With highways to the north and » perfect right to provide itself west already cut and other roads with adequate means for national due to be covered by the rapidly|cofense, including investigations of rising waters, persons residing in’atomic energy, diplomatic missions low sections were moved to higher |accredited in Madrid have proof of parts of the city with prospects oi the falsity of statements that such a third of the town being inundat- investigations are being made.” ed or cut off. “Although the Spanish govern- Referring to Polish charges (be- (fore the Eecurity Council), the statement said, Spain could not |recognize the competence of an, in- ternaticnal organization whose agreements it had not signed. The Washingto erry- gg -Round By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON—Those who have sat’ in on the hectic closed-door conferences over the railroad strike 1eport that it is hard to say who has been sorest at the prima donna | tactics of “Brother” A, F. Whitney, Bhead of the trainmen—Government officials or the other brotherhood | Jjeaders who were not striking but | weére thrown out of work by the srainmen and the locomotive en-| gineers. | At one time probably the, Presi-| dent of the United States was the; most irked at the grandstanding Mr. Whitney. Truman even had| difficulty getting Whitney to stay in ‘Washington. He was constantly threatening to:'stage an opera exit | to Cleveland without even bother-| ing to advise the White House. | This brought. a sharp wngue-} lashing from the President during, one of their meetings. “What do you mean to do—walk | out on the President of the United States?” Truman roughly inquired of “Brother” Whitney. “No sir,” responded Whitney— and his voice lacked its usual| hrusqueness. ine A “Well, then you had better stayim“‘s"’"' sclerks, service personnel here until we get this thing settled | 2nd guards. ! | 1t also argued the charges were |not treated in accordance with (proper United Nations procedure {and attacked the presence on the sub-committee of “governments who lare in open and public opposition 0 Spain.” SRl NORTHERN KCREA WILL BE ENTERED | -BY U. 5. CIVILIANS Reparafion's Commission-' er with Party to Make Inspection of Area SEOUL, May 28. — Edwin W. Pauley, U. S. Reparations Commis- | sioner, and his party will leave Seoul on a special train tomorrow | night for an inspection trip of | Russian-occupied northern Korea. | They will inspect former Japan- ese industries, resources and equip- ment. With Pauley will be nine ‘Russian Papers or compromise this far in advance., o o ] ! WRANGELL PHONE | COMPANY OWNER ATTEMPTS, LIFE ish Republicans NEW YORK, May 28 — Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Chairman of , !the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, told the U. N. Economic and Social Council today that freedom of information was “absolutely necessary.” Presenting the report of her Commission’s work ttis month, Mrs. . e Roosevelt said that “only free in- C"‘(.‘}:fi“fifi,’g@;fi’g“fif ?r‘ t;le' formation of what happens 10 ywrange) Telephone Company, is in people forms true public opinion.” ¢y hospital in a serious condition “And cnly public opinion can en- 85 the result of a self-inflicted force a bill of rights,” she added. gunshot bullet which entered the “No bill of rights is any good that'cheek and came out at the back of can't be enforced.” his head. Her Commission has proposed nf The alleged suicide attempt oc- world bill of rights. ;currcd at the family home about 3 Mrs. Roosevelt ~said that the 8. m. today. Mrs. McKowan, the Commission on human rights felt Wife, who is scon to have a second s that freedom of information in- child, was asleep at the time. Mrs. cluded all types of communications 'McKowan’s other child by a form- —in radio, books, movies, m“..‘er marriage was asleep in a room zines and the press.” {just off the kitchen where the The report of the sub-committee shooting took place. on the status of women was giy- -Ib an interview, Mrs. McKowan en by Mrs. Bodil Begtrup of Den- said she did not know of any rea- mark, Chairman. She proposed that |Son for the attempted suicide, but a United Nations conference on 52id McKowan had threatened her the status of women be called and l!ife and the babies many times. that governments not now grant- | McKowan, who fotn'xerly worked ing full suffrage to women do so.|t Wrangell Institute, bought the While the Economic and Social ;;l";:‘::eb SGIpANg. fl:‘e years l’igf’(' i = . | He een attempting to sell i Council received reports of com: Vi ithior tawnt ot Wrahgal) beoatine of mittees, the Security’ Council’s sub- | . 4 committee investigating Spain met‘tmnc‘“l difficulty in operating it in a secret session. | The sub-committee weighed a! challenging suggestion from Spnn-[MuRDERED 2 MEN ish Republicans that they and un 7 specified allies might seek to over- | los‘l' lIFE I“ Guu i throw the Franco regime by {m—ce| unless the United Nations topk ac- | INGLEWOOD, Calif., May 28.—A discharged worker at ths J. C. tion against Franco as a threat to! world peace. fPenney department store returned 'to the establishment here late y2s- \terday, shot and killed the man- ager and assistant manager, and |then was mortally wounded in a s:gun battle with police, officers re- | ported. PN -1 Play Up Sirikes I In United Stafe | Police Capt. Henry Stevenson said MOSCOW, May 28.—Articles on & o {the former employee, Paul Joseph strikes in »the United . States Te- | Dohanyos, 35, had been discharged ceived a big play in the Russian a month ago. Harry Hammerland press today, and (the ' newspaper the manager, and Maurice Knud- Trud published four' New York and|sen, assistant manager, were shot! Philippines B.(.CAPITAL From Truman Inaugurated at Manila in Plan Massive "Lobby”’ as: Republicans_M‘ake Hay a Outdoor Ceremony Ringed by Guns | MANILA, May 28—Ringed by | sub-machineguns against reported | assassination plot, Manuel A. Roxas today became President of the Philippines Commonwealth. The guns of his guards were si-, lent; no untoward incident marred the cutdoor inaugural, staged on a sun-warmed rostrum from which | the 54-year-old soldier-politician ' pledged: A quick end to lawlessness now ilent “in some few provinces;’ ly remedcies for the economic ills of the needy, the jobless, and farm tenants; and close relations with the United States for the new Republic, to be born July 4. Some 50,000 Filipinos cheered his arrival at the inaugural scene, cen- ter of a wmetrépolitan area still' littered with the wreckage of war. Retiring President Sergio Os- mena, who was expected to escort Roxes to the platform, did not ar- rive. There was no explanation of his absence. A U. S. 86th Divisicn Honor «Guard escorted High Com- missioner Paul V. McNutt to the rostrum a few minutes after Roxas’ arrival, and the consular and diplo- matic corps turned out en masse| for the ceremony. | Loved in January, | Accused of (rime in May | SAN' DIEGO, Cali, May 28.— Mis. Lucy Malcolmson, 35, was free today under $10,000 bail in grand theft charges brought by Lt. Col.| Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, the said, in January but accused her of crime in May. \ Last week Boyington, top-rank-| ing fighter pilot before his capture hy the Japanese, filed the com- plaint charging Mrs. Malcolmson | with the theft of more than $9,000 | believed *, lengsheremen’ New Threat in Present Strike Situation VANCOUVER, B. C. May 28— The striking loggers of British Col- umbia brought their power to bear on the newsprint industry today by panging the “hot” label on logs at the Powell River Company pulp mill which produces the paper used in many United States newspapers. At the start of the loggers' strike two weeks ago the pulp mills were to have enough logs to for three weeks. The seamen’s and in- land boatmen’s unions had agreed not to handle any logs labeled as “hot” by the CIO International Woodworkers of America, but no such action had been taken up to the present. carry them of ls of the company declar- ed they had no “hot” logs on any operations, that all logs on hand were produced before the strike started and any moved since that time have been .taken from the bocming grounds to the mill by unicn boatmen. Mcost w: enroute, they added, befcre t ke sta ed. As this new threat developed Chief Justice Gordon Sloan, Fed- eral mediator, was holding hearings at which both the union and the employers were to review their case, The union seeks wage increases of 18 cents an hour—a drop from the original 25-cent demand—and a 40- hour week. The operators nave of- fered a $1 per day boost. Justice -Sloan said his findings would be submitted to both parties for their opinions and then for- warded to the Fe partment. At the same time the L.W.A. call- ed for a march of loggers on Vie- toria, the capital. One union offi- {Marine hero who loved her, she! .. gaid he believed 3,000 men might take part in this massive “lobby.” -~ Here's Warning deral Labor De-" | principals of his Reparations Com- ! four Washington dispatches on the lin their office in the mezzanine subject. / A Tass dispatch from Washing- ton on President Truman’s speech ‘floor. | Other employees called police and | Officers Dick Shoemaker, Ted Hew- and try to show a little more Coop-‘ They will be the first U. 8. civ- eration,” snapped Truman. WHITNEY IN REVERSE Inside fact is that the disastrous| railroad tie-up was close to settle- | ment last Wednesday, the day be- fore the five-day truce ended.Then, (Continued on Page Four) | ilians to enter northern Korea since 1938. The Russians have per- | mitted only a few U. S. Army offi-| cers in their occupation zone and the Japanese barred visitors before that. ite. | Tass dizpatches from the United | Pauley told a press conference’ States said ‘“government enacts|hanyos' pocket indicated he belicved}l“‘v"w by Municipal Judge A. F. ! the length of bis stay was indefin- | special legislation directed against!himself the victim of persccution|Molina. Her .preliminary hearing so delivery may be made to- 1!1:\dc unions and striking workers.” in the store, before a joint session of Congressison and Frank Runyan called to| said that the President asked Con-|Dohanyos to give himself up. In-| eress to approve “agspecial legisla- |stead he fired,and 18 shots were ex-| tion directed against strikes.” {changed before Dohanyos fell, a, A sub-head over a collection of bullet in his head. | Police said a letter found in Do-| g e o o men. ‘mov. 10 HoUsewives - ington said, for the care of his o' .lllneill three children. Sheriff’s deputies began a search for Mrs. Malcolmson. Yesterday she appeared here with attorney | Richard Cantillion of Los Angeles, | was booked at the county jail and | was released on -surety bond ap- | Heuvewives must take notice that grocery stores, bakeries, and meat markets will be clos- ed on Thursday, Memorial Day, and they should check their “wants” for over the holiday i was set for June 26, morrow. T OF COAL STRIKE NEARS GOVERNMENT, LEWIS NOW NEAR ACCORD All M ajo§fiovisions of New Confract Reported foHave Been Reached BULLETIN Washington, May 28.—Settlement of the coal strike appeared imminent to- night. An informed official passed the word that the gov- ernment and John L. Lewis had agreed on all major pro- visions of a new contract. Pending final signature, the agreement was still subject fo possible changes. But a quali- fied informant who may not be named said the new wage scale is expected to follow the pat- tetn of an 18! cent increase in the basic hourly pay with overtime provisions which will net the miners $59.25 for a 45-hour week compared with their present $63.50 pay for a 54-hour week. SETTLEMENT. PREDICTED WASHINGTON, May 28.—8ena- tor Hill (D-Ala) Deputy - Adminis- trator leader, predicted today the {coal strike would be settled within — |48 hours “unless something very s ! unforeseen occurs.” Turnihg Away | i i | i i rthy, (left), 13, of the Bronx, N.°Y,, Wirephoto) i | mass picketing by organized’ labor (in retaliation against ‘the city gov+ {ernment for refusing to recognize {a union paralyzed public transpor- and madé An ¢ workers {dle. ¥4 Hill's statement on the coal sit- {uation, was made after he talked . with parties on both sides. He sald 'he understood all *are in agree- § ment on principles for settlement.” | Earlier, a conference betwecn John L. Lewis and Secretary of the ' Interior Krug was postponed for more than three hours because neither side “was ready” for the next move. A strike of maintenance men and bus drivers left Augusta, Ga., with- out public transportation. In Rochester In Rochester, three hours before the picketing began the State Fed- | | ' | Wallace, Pepper Fay- ored by Switch Hint WASHINGTON, May 28 — The big unions, brimming with political wrath for President Truman, drop- ped some oblique hints today that they might switch to another stan- | dard bearer, with Henry A. Wallace and Claude Pepper heading the list eration of Labor and City Manager 0f; Ancontanies. I Louis B. Carwright had announced Capitol hill politictans agreed the o dispute had been settled with Secretary of Commerce and Sena- the help of Gov. Thomas 8. Dew- tor Pepper (D-Fla) are the Mke-'eyA However, a joint APL-CIO stra- hf:sz beneficiaries in any such uhmiuu committee denied settlement of allegiance, but they wanted more y.4 peen reached, and added “the concrete evidence that one might: yomonstration is on.” be in the making, The worst transportation tieup The general oplnion appeared to in Los Angeles’ history was brok- be that it is too early to tell whe- en today when buses resumed op- ther the administration’s handling- erations following setflement of a of the strike emergency has ended 25 day strike of 4,000 operating em- the 13-year-old labor-Democratic ployees of thé Los Angeles Transit coafition. { Lines. Street. car service was ex- However, the way Republicans pected to be restored temorrow, appeared ‘c be seizing on the sit-, The dispute was settled yester- uation provided Democrats food for day when the AFL Transportation hought. i Union accepted a company com- Lawmakers noted that both for-|promise offer ¢f a $1.23 hourly ba- mer Gov. Harold E. Stassen of gic wage, with A guarantee of 44 Minnesota, and Senator Taft (R-|hours a week and time and a half Ohio) were among the first to join | thereafter. with the unions in urging Conzreul Meanwhile, the threat of a na- to go slow in empowering the'tionwide shipping strike took shape President to draft workers striking after the CIO National Maritime against the government. Stassen, | Union, one of five maritime and possible contender for GOP 'dock workers' uniens set to wali Presidential nomination in 1648, out June 15, rejected a wage in- labeled the proposal “totalitarian.” |crease offer as “completely inade- While political speculation]quate.” mounted, three of the nation’s most: The offer—A §13.50 mpnthly wage prominent labor leaders comment- | bocst and overtime adjustments— ed on the program Mr. Truman!was made by 39 Atlantic and Gulf proposed Saturday for coping with | Coast ship operators. strikes in vital industries during; Joseph Curran, NMU President, the reconversicn period. | said his union's membership re- CIO President Philip Murray was, jected the proposals “as completel; among the latest to blast at Mr.' inadequate” and added, “this plac- | g ‘Truman’s proposal. | es the responsibility for solving the In a telegram to all Senators, situation in the maritime industry !Murray contended that “in a mo-'upon the operators on a national ment of wild hysteria an attempt | hasis.” is being made to stampede through | Congress legislation which has as its sole aim the destruction of the' SI“K m"ms labor movement of this nation.” | e | PABHGE S, ! NEW YORK, May 28.—Closing 1 FROM THE STATES {quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | ! stock today is 9, Alleghany Corpor- ! Arrivals from the states register- stion 7', American Can 103%, An- ing at the Baranof yesterday were aconda 49, Commonwealth and as follows: Harvey Hoff, Seattle; Southern 5%, Curtiss-Wright 8%, Van G. Kirk, Highland Park, Ill.; International Harvester 100%, Ken- iN. Rink, Seattle; Helen W. Meyer, necott 59%, New York Central 27%, {Santa Barbara, Calif.; George H. Northern Pacific 33%, United Cor- { Patton, Seattle; A. A. Fagerberg, poration 6%, U. S. Steel 80%, {San Francisco, Calif.; Harry L. Pound $4.08%. {Wilson, James H. Bond, Seattle; Sales today were 2,220,000 shares. George Moore, New York City; A.! Dow, Jones averages tcday are Harry Bliss, Seattle; F. M. Cald- as follows: industrials 211.70, rails | well, Bremerton, Wash, 68.06, utilities 43.71,