The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 15, 1946, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” —_— VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,322 JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1946 A _ MEMBER SSOCIA TED PRICE TEN CENTS _———— CURRENTOPA RESTORER IS LAST EFFORT » , | Southeast T-B Hospital July 27 Set for Congress: Now Authorized Communist Forces Atiack aunorization | S€VETal Points as Peace- Adjournment, Whether | wouce of ot : Bill Signed or Not [xuive service Tubercuosis Hospitai Making Stifled for the es lat TRANSFER TO ANS OFFICIALLY OK'D | Needem Establish SITKA NAVY BASE | 'CAPTURED IN Sitka, was received here this| WASHINGTON, July 15—Demo- morning by Don Foster, ANS G NANKING, July 15. — Trouble cratic Leader Barkley, (Ky) indi- eral Superintendent. flared in Manchuria and North cated today Congress is making its| Although the amount of money | China again today as the nation's final effort to pass OPA revival involved in hospital constructior | sporadic peace negotiations were legislation by telling reporters he and cost of supplies has not yetstifled by summer heat. hopes for adjournment by July 27./been broken down from a lump; Meanwhile, American Marine Barkley's statement was made at/sum covering several ANS projects, Corps headquarters in Peiping re- the White House after legislative|the Interior Departm API)A‘OI‘!'IH-EW rted that seven Marines had Jeaders held their customary Mon-|tion act, 1947, approved July 1 by|been capturea by a band of 80 day morning conference with Pres- President Truman, definitely sanc-|armed Chinese north of Chinwang-/ ident Truman. It promptly was in- tions the Sitka institution | tao and hecla prisoner since Satur- terpreted at the capitol as sign| It calls for transfer to the Sec- | day. The band was not identified. that, if Mr. Trumna does not sign |retary of the Interior, without com- Associated Press correspondent the bill next sent him by Con- pensation, “the entire Sitka Naval Tom Masterson also reported from gress, no futher effort will be made base on Japonski Island and the | peiping that Communist troops to extend OPA’'s general authority. Army installations on the adjacent| nad struck at a raliroad station The President indicated he would Charcoal and Alice Island in-| south of Ticntsin, in Hopei Pro- veto the Senate-approved bill as it cluding the land, buildings, and | yince, and launched new attacks stands by commenting yesterday utilities with the drawings pertain- j, (he vivaity of Tsing and that it “couldn’t be any worse.” |ing thereto, and all material and Tginan, at the base of the Shang- Congressional leaders hope to re- equipment of both installations.” tung Peninsila. There are Ameri- move, in a Senate-House confersnce| In addition, the Secretary of ., Marine bases at Tientsin and committee, many of the bans voted War, the Secretary of Navy and the rgjnotao. by thg Senate against the pla_cmg War Assets Administration are au-| qp. yeports were carried in the of ceilings on major commodities. ti erlzv(‘} to \I'm):tr‘l'.((‘x !.ho Dr[rmxlv- Independent Peiping Press, which Passed 62 to 15 ment of the Interior for use of the ..o oot weck reported 20,000 Red Stripped of many price controls, Bureau of Indian Affairs any other troops had opened attacks on Na- legislation to revive OPA passed surplus materials, supplies, and ;o anict outer defenses at Tient- the Senate Saturday 62 to 15. equipment needed to furnish and g The House is scheduled to consid- operate various facilities for hos- Other Chiuecse press reports said er the measure tomorrow. pitalization purposes that 10,000 Communists had as- saulted Chiengehang in Manchuria and reportedly had completed en- circlement o1 the city while others captured Hungfantzu, a bridge- head on the north bank of Man- ‘churia’s Sunga~i river. Twenty tnousand other Reds were reported attacking Chimo, 15 miles north of Tsingtao, while a similar ,humber reportedly fought across Shengyang in an engagement in | the Chiaosien area 10 miles north of Tsingtao. A heavy mobilization of Com- munist soldiers was reported taking Republican committee members Ralph Mize, ANS Construction indicated they would seek to Engineer and Carlos Holland, ANS amend the recommendation on the Field Secretary Clerk, left for Sitka floor by moving that the House today to confer with the Naval immediately concur in the Senaté commanding officer and Army au- version without sending the mill to thorities thera. concerning a time conference. That action would send suitable for the official transfer. the bill to President.Truman. Their report will be made back The new measure would revive to Mr. Foster's office here. (Continued on Page Fight) SHNSP R The Washingto Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON OPA and restore price control ceil-, - ings as of June 30. It would re- instate rent controls, with the pro- loAN I RU I field where they have adequate Nol‘ llKElY FOR laws. | Limit Price Controls " Price controls, however, would not SOME"ME YEI place betwcen Harbin and the be replaced on meat, poultry, eggs, | Chiamusze-Peia area northwest of butter, cheese, milk or other dairy = S - | Harbin. grain, livestock or poultry feed, nor Probably wvili have to wait until Marines were scouring the country- on any form of tobacco. Petrol- next year ai least for a loan even side north of Chinwangtao search- 4 a fraction cf the size of the $3,-{ing for tle missing Americans, 750,000,000 credit Congress okayed whose jeep was recovered in the Saturday tor Britain. village of Hsinanchuang where they The Kremlin reportedly is inter- had gone to purchase ice for their 1000 from this country. a nearby bridge on the Peiping- Little has been heard of a Rus- Mukden railroad. slan loan since the United States ———r | some months ago notified Moscow Jot a witingnees 1o aiscuss it pro- RICHMOND REVIEWS { vided Russia would agree to talk pkOGRESS MADE o" viso that states take over in this products, cotton seed, soybeans, WASH‘M;YON, July 15—Russia, Strong detachments of American | ested in borrovzing about $1,000,000,- detachment, which was guarding |at the same time about her trade (Editor’s ‘Note—This Is the |, jations ywitn the Balkans and second of Drew Pearsom’s col- |,ihor greas within the Soviet! MAR'"E WAYS HER umns on how the Nazi Pro- |qohere of influence. | pagmlda' machine functioned | "Any such ioan would have to| Volney Richmond, Sr., head of in the U. S. A) |come threugh the export-import the Northern Commercial Company, | bank unlike the one to Britain and his son, Howard Richmond, WASHINGTON — The Cross-eX-| yhich late Saturday won a 219 to/who with Volney, Jr, acts as co- amination of Nazi diplomats by Lhe; 155 House vote of approval, fol- manager of the corporation, arrived U. 8. Army in Germany throws Sig- ' oying Serate clearance previously. here last Saturday to inspect the piticant light on the Justice De-| only president Truman's signa- Marine Ways project now under partment’s eiforts to convict VAI-|yre js pecded before London can'the company's construction in Ju- fous American citizens charged .iur¢ graving on the money, in re- neau. with spreading enemy propaggndg‘mm for which the British have, Expressing satisfaction with against theii country and indicted| ;i omised to work for freer world work's progress, the two men said for s_edm?n. : ‘U‘nde. The ioan is to be repaid by they expected the Marine Ways to This trial has been held in SUS | the year 2001. Some officials be- be open sometime in October. pense for two years, but some of|jeye the first money will be ad-| Following inspection of the pro- the confidentia! evidence now gath-{yapceq this veek. |ject, the Richmonds left for White- ered in Germany may be conclu-; oSN 5o 7 GO |horse, Y. T, this afternoon. They the slve. i ! will make a complete tour of Alas- Below follow excerpts from this | SIO(K ouoTA'"o |ka, visiting each one of the 32 com- hitherto unpublished testimony, ! STWDLS lan]}. establishments in the Ter taken by Capt. Sam Harris from' NEW YOR&, July 15. — Closing tory. The trip will take them the former fiist secretary of the quotation of Alaska Juneau mine through Fairbanks, Anchorage, German Embassy in Washington, stock today iz 7%, Alleghany Cor- Nome, and scores of other points. Dr. Heriberi von Strempel. | peration 5%, American Can 98! They expect to finish the tour Previously, the Washington Mer-|Anaconda 46, Curtiss-Wright 7%, around the first of August and ry-Go-Round bhad told how George Internationcl Harvester 45'i, Ken- return to company headquarters at Sylvester Viereck, nephew of the necott 57'i, New York Central 24,'seattle. Kaiser, had used the late Senator Northern Facific 28'%, United Cor- Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota, ex-!poration 5%, U. S. Steel 88%, Congressman Hamilton Fish, ex- Pound $4.03%.. Congressman Stephen Day of Il-| Sales today were 1,170,000 shares.| President of B. M. Behrends Bank linois to cisseminate Nazi propa-: Dow, Jdues, averages today are|here, returncd to her Juneau home ganda. These revelations brought as follows: industrials 200.68, rails| by PAA plane Saturday, following vigorous deniels. |63.04, utilities 40.45. her son, Ben Mullen, north from However, here is the official tes- | San Francisco by about one week. timiony : Mrs. Mullen has been residing in Captain Harris: Did Viereck ever STEAMER MOVEME"“ !San Francisco for the past five mention the rame of Senator Lun-l Aleutian, from Seattle, schedul-|years. She expects to return there deen to you? 'ed to arrive tomorrow afternoon. |for about a month, around the Von Strempel: Yes. He told me! Princess Louise scheduled to sail first part of September, after that he was an old friend of his | from Vancouver 9 p. m. Wednesday. | which she wil! return to reside per- and that when the president of the| Estebeth scheduled to sail for | manently in Juneau again. German Red Cross came to the!Skagway at 11 tonight. United State: Viereck claimed to| Princess Norah scheduled to ar- have arranged that Senator Lun-|rive at 6 o'clock tomorrow morn- deen pronounce the after-dinner ing from Skagway and sails south welcome speech. lat 9 a. m. Q. Did Viereck ever mention that| Alask, from arrive Wednesday bound, BB DU L MRS. MULLEN RETURNS Mrs. J. F. Mullen, wife of the (LR D SMITH, BRIDE BACK Bringing his new bride with him, ant to the Governor of Alaska, has west, scheduled to morning south oo A SIS e L 3 (Continued on Page Four) jattle, President’s Letter Protests | “Smear” of Old Sen- | ate Colleague vote-pulline power of letter from President 15. The friendly Truman en- counters 4 test tomorrow in Mon- |tana's Democratic primary, which finds James Roosevelt, son of the late President and at least two la- bor organizations bucking Sen. Burton K. V/heeler's renomination bid Lined upon one side are Wheeler and Mr. Tiuman, who protested against the “smear campaign” he said was being made against his old Senate colleague, On the other are: Wheeler’s opponent; vel whe urged Ericksen in u statewide radio ad- dress because, he said, Wheeler went to “a iery dangerous extreme Lief Erickson, James Roose- nomination of in opposing policies designed for the protection of our nation critical times; the CIO Brother- hood of Pailway Trainmen; Sena- tor James F Murray (D-Mont) and some members of the National Farmers' Tnicn. Criss-Cross Contentions The Senate Campaign Tnvestigat- ing Committec has pushed into this criss-cross of alignments to dig into: (1) cententions by Wheeler that he has been subjected to “un- ne and; (2) a some- counter assertion by Acting Chrairman Edwin C. John- son (D-Colu) said he probably will call the gioup together tomorrow to hear Ncw York and Montana witnesses tcstify about Wheeler's claim that a recently published book attempied to “smear” him. The Ccmmniittee’'s investigation thus far diclosed a letter from Mr. Truman describing a. ‘sheer distortions of the fact” assertions that Wheeler is an enemy of rail- road labor and expressing the hope that “the smear campaign against Burt Wheeler” would stop. The Wheeler leuter is the first political pronouncement of its kind President Tiuman has made, out- side of his own state of Missouri. Pcliticians are watching its effect in a race that overshadows other volitical coniests this week. Arizosa, Arkansas and Wyoming held primaries tomorrow that have attracted litile outside interest. In Arizona, indications point to the renomination of Senator McFar- ‘land. Reps. Harless and Murdock, and Gov. Sidney R. Osborn, all | Democrats. In Arkaiisas, Negroes may parti- ,cipate in a Democratic primary | where war veferans are trying to unseat Reps. Hays, Harris and | Cravens. F&i other Democratic | Congressmen are unopposed. Voters | will pick *heir gubernatorial nom- | inee in a orimary July 30, separat- led from the national election in an | attempt to bar negroes. [ In Wyoming, chief interest lies ‘m the choice of a Republican sen- atorial nominee to run against Sen. | O'Maheney, Democrat, who is un- iupposed for 1enomination. Former {Gov. Nels H. Smith and State ! Treasurer Earl Wright are trying Ilor the GOP nomination. 'SHATTUCKS RETURN """ FROM TRIP SOUTH Curtis G. Shattuck, Mrs. Shat- :‘luck and their two young sons, Al- |len and Rober, returned to Juneau |by plane Saturday after a six weeks vacation in the Pacific Northwest |—Where weather was not as good |as Juneau’s. | Combining business with pleasure, Mr. Shattuck accompanied his |father, Allen Shattuck, on a brief trip to San Francisco and made !several overnight trips out of |Seattle. But, most of the time he was busied with golf and teach loll- ing when there was sun, he re- | ports. | The Shattucks visited with Mrs. |Shattuck’s parents in Seattle and (were able to see several old Jun friends, among them Mr. and Mrs Charles Smith, Executive Assist- Eugene Kirsten, who recently went| |south to live in Seattle, and Mr friends here, - NORTHCHINA TRUMAN PULL - | in | . e o BULLETIN—The Northern Voyager was refloat:d at 3:28 o'clock this afternoon. Freighter Northern. Voyager of the Alaska Transport ition Company went agreund cn the south side of the rock dumyp about half a mile from Juncau during 2 dense fog in the early morning hours today and was high and d revor Davi position of the craft. floated off during t Apparently the ship is not damaged and neither is the cargo which co Northern Vayager passed up Juncau last week during the longshore stril freight and was coming to Juncau when she went ag ound. Engravi NATIVE RIGHTS ACTION BEFORE APPEALS COURT SAN FRANCISCO, Jjuty 15—The Ninth Circuit ‘Court of Appeals, sitting -en ‘banc, has taken under advisement a suit brought by thc | Tee-Hit-Ton Indian tribe of Alaske [ against’ the Department of the In- terior in. a controversy over fishing rights. The Indians charged the Inter- 1or Department forbids commercia fishing in an area in Southeast Alaska, including Salmon Bay anc Barnes Lake, which they contended theirs by right of “aboriginal possession.”, They contended fur- ther that the Department permit- ted commercial fishing below the waters they want to fish, thereby reducing the runs of fish. The suit was brought to enjoin enforcement of the Alaska Fishery Act and Regulations by the Alaska Fishery Management Supervisor of the U. 8. Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice GARDEN (LUB PICNIC POSTPONED ONE WEEK The picric planned by the Gar- is returned home here. He went,south|and Mrs. Bob Duckworth, who ask- | dcn Club oa Wednesday has been on May 2, L0 be married at Se-led to be remembered to their many postponed one week. This is the announcenent made today. y when the tide went out. of the Snap Shoppe, when daylight came this morning. Capt. Harry Clark, in commaad of the stranded vessel s afterncon’s high tide by a powerful army tug and cther craft of the Juneau fleet. MIHAILOVIC (ONVICTED, ~ SENTENCED Former Chétnik Leader, 10 Others fo Die Before Firing Squad BELGRADE, July 15.—Gen. Dra- ja Mihailovic, former Chetnik lead- or, and 10 of his 23 co-defendants were coNvicted today by a Yugoslav miltary court on charges of col- laborating with the Germans and were sentenced to die before firing squads. The bushy-eyed Mikailovic, the first undereround leader to attract wide attention during the war, was ziven eight and a half hours to ap- peal for lenicncy from the Presid- ium of the Yugoslav Parliament. The deadline is 8 p.m. (11 am | (PST). i Unconfivmed reports s ecutions would be private, provided | the sentences were upheld, and | that the penalties would be exact- ed swiftly. Mihailo! ¢ became Minister of (Canlin}u’d on Page Eight) id the ex-! Above are two views of the freighter on the sandy beach, taken The pictures clearly give the said he expected to be sists of 480 tens for June: The went to Skagway and discharged inzs by Larry Parker. THOUSANDS OF 61 LOANS REPORTED MADE T0 VETERANS SEATTLE, July 15.—The Veterans | Administration Guarantee ’fice an-| work nounced today lending agencies nave made 7,054 G. I loans veterans of the four 285,662, erans Administration has teed. $13,133,935. An additional 3,043 loan applic tions for an now are in the process of consumated by VA regional ces in Washington, Oregon, Montana and Alaska. Idaho, Home loans constitute of those made by lending of the Northwest, with the Total amounts of these lc orded to date are 635; business—$2,857,408, -—-$924,619. and farm IMMUNIZATION CLINIC TO BE HELD WEDNE The tion clinic day, July 17, o'clock in the 108, Territorial Building. Dr. C. C. Carter, Heullth Officer, will clate regular monthly immuniza between 10 estimated $11,784.759 | being | 1 ALASKA AIRLINES bulk agencies business loans second and farm loans third.: s rec- home-—$23,503,- h’l).\Y; will be held on Wednes- and 12 Health Center, Room olfi- ORTHWEST PORT TIE-UP CONTINUING U.S. MARINES MONTANA SET| Northern Yoyager Ashore | Near Rock Dump SECOND WORK FOR TEST OF — | STOPPAGE AT SEATTLE SET Ship Loading at Standsfill as Longshoremen Stage Protest Meeting SEATTLE, July 15.~The walk- out of approximately 2,000 Seattle longshoremen today apparently will last another 24 hours as a sec- ond work-stoppage meeting was called for 8 a. m. tomorrow. The Northwest Committee of Maritime Unity (CMU) went into session today after the Union local met, while Seattle waterfront ship loading came to a virtual stand- still. The longshoremen are protecting what they term a delay in the pay- ment of retroactive wage awards. Meanwhile, steamship companies { awaited the longshoremen’s decis- | ion and its effect of sctedules. Th> Alaska steamship Company's De- nali is to sail with 300 passengers Wednesday for Southeast Alaska | ports and the Young America with cargo only, is due to leave at the same time for Bristol Bay. g BYRNES CLAIMS PROGRESS, ROAD BACK TO PEACE Stale Secretary Will Make Radio Reporf to Na- tion This Evening WASHINGTON, July 15.—Secre- tary of Statc Byrnes drafted re- ports today for President Truman and the nation on the halting pro- g toward reestablishing peace in Europe. The cabinei officer, just return- ed from the four-power foreign Ministers conference at Paris, plans to address the nation by radio to- night at 6 p.m, (PST) over the Mutual and NBC networks. Diplomatic authorities looked to that speech for a new estimate by Byrnes on wnether the western powers and Russia are developing greater or less cooperation. Also the Secretary may emphasize his intention to piess for another For- eign Ministers meeting later this | summer to tackle anew the prob- llems of German and Austrian | peace-making. Landing alt Washington Airport i yesterday to regeive a warm greet- {ing from President Truman, Byrnes | summed up the 28-day Paris meet- ling this way for himself and his colleagues, Scnators Connally (D- P and Vandenberg (R-Mich): very happy to be home, and I know I speak for our delegation when I say wc made scme progress on the road back to peace.” In a few minutes chatting with 1 the Pr sident, he arranged to make his first 'onal report at the White House today and told news- men he would talk on the radio { tonight. Ahead are two busy weeks of for ti:e Secretary, who expects to return to Paris by July 29 for | i i i 101 the opening of the 2l-nation con- Northwest { ference on peack treaties for Ital states and Alaska for a viue of $27,- i n Of the loan total the Vet- guaran- | Finland and the Balkan states. EDWARDS NAMED TRAFFIC MANAGER July 15—Lt. Comdr. wards, veteran airlines traffic executive, has been appoint- [ed General Traffic Manager of Al- aska Airlines with headquarters in Anchorage, company officials an- nounced here Saturday. The new wppointee was with Na- tval Air Transport Service 41 months |during the war and formerly was ith the Mid-Continent Airlines and Braniff Airways. Appointment of A. K. Kinsman as General Traffic Manager for the line in Seattle also was an- nounced. 3 GRS L LR The earliest spoon was a chip or splinter of wood. 0 2