The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, July 26, 1946, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,332 STRIKE THREATS CLOUD PACIFIC COAS — - SOVIET ATOM | _ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Sme— PRICE TEN CENTS —— | “JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1946 OPATOLET All Set for Soap Box Derby Race Sunday ALASKA SHIPS SWEATER GAL, BATHING BEAUTY PLAN DEBATE MERCHANTS BARELY AVOID OPENS TODAY . Gromyko Gi_ve—n Ball, But Facing Overwhelming Opposition NEW YORK, July 26. — Soviet Russia, in the face of overwhelm- ing opposition, prepared today to seek a showdown on her preposal for an international convention out- lawing the production and use of atomic weapons. Soviet delegate Andrei A. Grom- yko, who two days ago rejected the key points of the U. S. Atomic| Centrol plan, was scheduled to open debate on his own proposal| before a committee of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commis- sion at 1 pm. (PST). Jackson's Com. To Begin Meef HereAugust 15 been discussed both formally and informally by the 12 delegates and so far has been supported only by Pcland. It appeared, therefore, that the proposal had little or no chance of approval. A majority of the' delegates, led by the United States, have taken the position that a strong system of controls must be established be- fore the United States could be ex- pected to give up her advantage as the only nation known to have atomic bombs. Herbert V. Evatt, Australian Minister for External Affairs and first Chairman of the Atomic Commission, recently de- seribed the Soviet proposal as “Im- possible.” Gromyko, however, has continued to stick to his own plan and, at his request, it was placed on the agenda of Atomic Commission Committee No. 2, which is charged with the task of drafting an atomic control plan. A U. S. spokesman, emphasizing that the American delegation had in no way changed its position as A FLUFFY ANGORA SWEATI shoulders of lovely Adele Jergens as the blonde actress graces a Hollywood ER keeps the burning sun off the diving board. CInternational) | TEXANS HAVE ASGOVERNOR Lone Star fle Climaxes Heated Race af Polls | Tomorrow Solutions fo Fish Trap and Transportation Prob- {ems Sought Washington, July 26—A Con-' DALLAS, Texas, July 26.—Texas’ gressional committee which hopes heated first Democratic primary to solve the questions of steam- campaign, with an even dozen can- ship transportation for Alaska and didates in the race for governor, allocation of fish trap sites in Ter- will reach a climax tomorrow when ritorial waters will open hearings a predicted 1,400,000 citizens will in Juneau August 5. | cast their votes. | i Rep. Jackson (D-Wasn) chairman' The senatorial race heads the with Sen. Tom Con- CHOICE OF 12 a result of Gromyko's opposition of a subcommittee of the House long ballot, to the Baruch plan, said: “We will Merchant Marine and Fisheries now let Gromyko carry the ball committee will head the investiga- for a while and listen to what all tions and will be accompanied by nally, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, considered an easy winner over four minor op- PAY LOSSES Some Pricefies Granted as Revived Agency GetsBack in Action WASHINGTON, July 26—Price Administrator Paul Porter said to- | day that in general OPA will not “rush to the rescue” of merchants who “paid high prices in anticipa- tion of unloading at still higher prices.” OPA rolled back into action earl- fer in the day with a series of| pricing orders, many granting price | increases over June 30 levels (when| the agency lapsed). Decontrols were ordered in many instances. | Among immediate price hikes| granted were those on coal, shoes a long list of lesser items. and As these orders came out in a| steady stream, Porter said in a; statement: “When it appeared certain that| the country faced a period during! which there would be no legal price | control, we very quickly advised usiness and industry that price in- ;| ases that might occur d\lring" the interlude without a statute would not afford a basis for per-| manent increases.” ‘ The Administrator continued, “We | shall follow the general principle that we shall not rush to the rescue of sellers who paid high prices in anticipation of unloading at still higher prices " Tre OPA chief said that all food sellers should go back to their June 30 ceilings, except on items decon- | trolled, until notified of any| changes in their suppliers’ ceilings. | 4-MAN COMMI ITTEE IS TOURING U. 5. COAL MINES; ALSO ALASKA WASHINGTON, July 26. — The | Above is Frank Hughes, (15), sponscred by the Barancf Hatel, all set in his cady for lea ng the ramp at the tor of the Twclfth Street Hill next Sunday at 2:30 o'cicck in the atfernosn, when the Soap Box Derby race will be run, the victer te go to Akron. There are 19 entered cars ore all as trim at that of Hughes. as weil as durability. Fast time i; expected to be made as the e All cars are to receive final inspection tenight and will be rlaced in Connors in the Soap Box Derby and their s are built for to be kept there until taken out by the young drivers for the Sunday race. Demands that 22 Nazis | OnTrial Be Convicled Of 12,000,000 Murders; WHEELER URGED TO FREE RUN NUERNBERG, Germany, July 26. —Justice Robert H. Jackson de- manded on behalf of the United States today that all of the 22 Nazi leaders on trial on war crimes charges before the International Military Tribunal be convicted as “conspirators” to wage aggressive War. Opening the prosecution’s sum- | mation for the Allied Nations against Herman Goering and his 21 co-defendants after eight months of testimony and debate, Jackson BOUNDARY OFFICIALS IN JUNEAU Hon. Noel J. Ogilvie, Interna- for Canada, and John A. Ulinkki, Inter-' Boundary - Commissioner ticnal Boundary Commissioner national for the United States, arrived here this morning on the Princess Nor- ah after a two-weeks inspection tour of the Canadian-Alaska boun- | dary lines. Charged with the task of keep- ing the Canadian-American line of demarkation clearly defined, the men have been reviewing work be- ing done by the two Canadian sur- TIE-UP TODAY Work Slowat;rln by CIC Unionists Charged in California Ports (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) The west coast longshore situa- tion today is far from anything that would be created by one big happy family. The long, winding Pacific coast waterfront is dotted with open squabbles and many dan- ger points, Reading from north to south, AFL unionists meet at Seattle to- day in what has been described as jan atomic bomb labor conference. | together The meeting was hastily shuffled by State Federation of { Labor president Evan Weston after | CIO and AFL longshoremen started | 1 | | | i open feuding on Seattle docks. The CIO workers turned aside help from Tacoma AFL workers, thus precipitating the discussion. Federation president Weston promised today's meeting will de- velop enough news to make an earthquake. The hottest fight is blazing in California. It has coastwise impli- cations. The verbal brawl flared today when CIO longshoremen— answering an employer charge of a work slowdown—accused the Pa- cific Coast Waterfront Employers Assoclation of trying to provoke a strike. Soviet Gets Preference The Association. started the ball rolling with an assertioh that long- shoremen were discriminating against privately-operated Ameri- can flag vessels. The employers— especially Walter Wilkinson™ of Los Angeles—said that in one instance longshoremen unloaded a Soviet vessel at the rate of 20 tons per hour per gang. And the same day, Wilkinson continued, a War Ship- ping Administration boat was un- Reentry offi;ntana Sen- declared: vey groups, who since last Spring ator Would Put Truman on Political Spot “Adolf Hitler's acts are their acts.| His guilt is the guilt of the wh()l(“ dock and every man in it.” Jackson was follcwed by the® chief British prosecutor, Sir Hart- the delegaies have to say about Rev. Herter (R-Mass), Rep. Bland ' ponents. ~0al mines administration announc- | his proposals.” |(D-Va) and Delegate Bartlett of g o) 0on of Texas' 21 represen-|€d today that investigators have S ramoT Y {AlRSks ; tatives are seeking renomination. been sent to the west to study con MAR | »Al’gcr completing the AL‘““""Hnlton W. Sumners, Dallas and d_tticns in coal mining communi- hearings, which are expected 10 prit; G. Lanham, Fort Worth, an- | ties. | LODZ, Poland—Officials of Lodz formerly apologized to Russian authorities for the destruction of the Red Army monument here, blewn up by a bomb. The city council decided to rebuild the mon- ument. The Washington , Merry-Go-Round take about a week, the committee noynced their retirement. Luther will hold hearings on the Alaskan| s johnson, Corsicana, resigned to questions in Seattle August 12 and|pecome a judge of the U. S. Tax go tp Portland, Ore., for hearings court. Sam Russell, Stephenville, jon fishery problems of the Colum-!s yetiring because of ill health. bia River on August 13. A : | There are five major candidates Acticn Must Be Taken | for governor: Homer P. Rainey, de- | Jackson said the Alaskan trans- posed president of the University‘ |portation problems had reached a |point where action to insure steam- ;ship transportation to the Terri- |tory must be taken early in the Inext session of Congress. At a recent hearing before the Maritime Commission here, private of Texas; attorney general, Grover Sellers; railroad commissioner| Beauford Jester; former railroad commissioner © Jerry Sadler and Lieutenant = Governor John Lee Smith. | The new team goes to the so- called Denver area, including Col orado, New Mexico, Arizona, Cali- fornia, Wyoming, Eastern Idaho, | Utah, Montana, Washington, Ore- Dol gon and Alaska. | Similar investigating teams have been sent or soon will be sent to other mining areas. The CMA is making a study of medical, sanitary and welfare con- ditions as part of the agreement which terminated the soft coal strike. The team making the investiga- ley W. Shawcross, who declared the prisoners were guilty of 12,000,000 murders. He declared they participated in WASHINGTON, July 26. — Sen. weeler (D-Mont) said today he is being urged to run as an independ- ent in the November Montana sen- have been clearing vistas and erect- ing monuments along the Alcan ! Highway and the Klehini River ar- cas. The vistas now cover a length f five miles and are from 30 to 40 ieet in width. Such work, the men said, insures accurate dissemination Jf boundary data for aviators, iand i piop pe swners, and transportation officials. atorial election — a course that and directed “the cold, calculated.| ginee no fortresses or other in- might put President Truman on a deliberate attempt to destroy na-|tallations are used by either Can- cal spot. !tions and races, to disintegrate tht|.q, or the United States in pro- traditions, the institutions and thej very existence of free and ancient states through murder conducted like fome mass production industry While Wheeler told a reporter he has mede no cf cisions, he said in- fluential Republicans as well as tecting the boundary, a clear de- .nition of line areas and the laws under which they are held is es- | | | loaded at a rate of little more than two tons per hour, On top of this barrel of gloom sits the scheduled strike, August 1 of walking bosses. They want a coastwise contract with employers. If they walk off the job Thurs- day, moit west coast shipping tied up. Strike Threat Averted At Seattle a threatened strike of 50 ship and dock watchmen, which a union leader said would tie up Alaska Steamship Company opera- of mev“""s' was averted just before the By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON—Most distressing political development in the Nation is the weakening of public confi- dence in our democratic legislative system. Wire-pulling for war profi- teers by Congressman May of Kentucky, Congressional dawdling over OPA, the influence of cash campaign contributors over Con- gressional voting, all have weaken- ed confidence in Congress at a time when we can’t afford lack of con- fidence. This writer happens to be one who believes Congress can be, us- ually is, a bulwark of our demo- cracy. Furthermore, most of its members are honest, conscientious, hard working. They are a true, cross-section of the American people —which is the essence of demo- cracy. A small minority, howevyer, can damage the reputation of the rest. Long ago, Congress should have adopted rules of conduct to pro- tect its own reputation. But, since it covers up rather than purges way- ward members, this column will call the roll of Congressmen who vote for the pocketbook interest rather than the public interest. Here is the first rollcall: Rep. Frank B. Keefe, Wisconsin Republican—led fight to defeat leg- islation for national cemeteries to bury war dead. Instead, he advocat- ed and won out on a plan to bury war dead in private cemeteries in USA—which means large profits for private cemeteries. Most people 't know it, but Congressman Keefe is president of Lakeview (Continued on Page Four) ship owners formerly operating the Alaskan service warned the com-| |tion in the west is headed by | Navy medical officer, Commander | John F. Shronts of Woodstock, Ill Brifain fo Reduce | mission they would not again op-| ierute the lines unless they were |and includes Lt. Comdr. Glenn S. | i i LL] 2 " Buie of Patrick, S. C., Lt. Comdr. assured of sufficient income to S b ' ' “ ' ck, ; imake a reasonable profit from the| u san Ia y o Charles J. O'Neil of Rye, N. Y, | business. | and Chief Yeoman C. B. Cook of Columbia, Miss., clerical assistant All Fish Exchanges {In Seattle Close; { They estimated it would requixe: {67 to 100 percent additional freight| . s g8 | Relief Organizafions irates to make the operation profit-! b 3 able. | WASHINGTON, July 26—UNRRA The lines now are being operated officials expressed surprise today at h | ticism of himself also was involved. lamcng peliticians as an endorse- Democrats have asked him to make > | sential for a continuation ! a three-man race of the contest in the gas chambers and ovens”| ,..con¢ cooperative relation be- |20 d‘eudune today with the aid that now lies between Democrat of ceath camps. ¢ ween the two countrles, the Com- |°f & Federal conciliator. Leif Erickson and Republican Vales! For the first time in several| \ioiioners said. { Conciliation Service Commission- N. Ecton. months there hardly was an emp- Ex % il er Harry Lewis intervened in an at- ty seat in the court room. | xample of Gooperation | tempt to settle the dispute between Any decisioni by the Montanan Rudclf Hi the third ranking| Since (he signing of the Treaty|ine gteamship company and the to reenter the fight for the Senate German before he parachuted into{of Ghent carly in the 19th century |gprague Stevedoring Company and it he has held 24 years would Scotland and started his incredible| 10 internationol boundary disputes ¢ne GrO.warehousemen and Wa- upon Truman either to extend insanity hoax, only de-| ave arisen h,‘ tween Canada and, gorrront Scalers' Union. again or withdraw the helping hand fendant missing beside Martin Bor-|-he U. S, Commissioner Ogilvie( mne walkout was called off, he gave Wheeler in the July 16 pri- mann,"tried in absentia but often |satd. fact, he added, couldiaqijan Lawrence, union business marve tormed dead. justifiably stand as an example "!‘agcm said, after the companies Cnce when Jacksod was relatin Low the German army, y and air force grew, paunchy Hermann Goering and Grand Adm. Erich Raeder started a heated argument that military police had to break up. At that time the President called for an end to the “smear campaign” said opponents were making ainst Wheeler, adding that cri- letter to Wheeler's campalgn manager was interpreted generally ——————— ment of the incumbent’s candidacy. .ntelligent cooperation and mutual trust for the rest of the world to ollow. Stretching across the entire U. 8. and along Alaska, the inter- national boundary covers 5,600 miles, marked by approximately 8,000 monuments. Commissioner Ulinski said regu-| lar inspection and maintenance of the monuments or markers, was a agreed to begin negotiations im- mediately, with a final agreement retroactive to today. The union had charged the companies refused to enter negotiations on the issue of junion recognition, Lawrence said. | He said last night that if no | settlement was reached by noon to- day, pickets would be placed around | Jackson’s sub-committee expects ito be able to decide, after holding ‘These officials told reporters Lhat] Britain already has made available the full amount of the two contri- |the hearings in Juneau and Seattle, butions she pledged totalling $624,- by the War Shipping Administra- 2 report in the London Daily tion, which asked for a rate in- Graphic which predicted Bruainlp . n( ‘ . " crease after losing money on the would reduce “substantially” her | "‘e On IISIOIl ! |line during the war. vlcontributions to the relief organ-| PR | Who To Concrol =raps { 152108, | SEATTLE, July 26—Revival of OPA fresh fish price ceilings to- day caused closure of the Seattle fresh fish exchanges as fishermen refused to list catches on the boards Proposes Upping of Govemgrf Salaries iplers 50 and 51, at which the leading factor in seeing that this|gienmers Alask: laudable relationship continues. 4, Laking and Oduna | were moored. Boundary Commissioner for l‘.;‘ years, and an affiliate of the In- ternational Boundary Commission whether authority over fish trap il 650,000. No further contributions sites shall be lodged in the Terri-:‘mm any UNRRA members are tory of in the Federal government.! N- If it decides the Territory should m“"emplatefi' me{. fa‘d' isinc; ¥ have jurisdiction, the problem wil RRA ends its activities In Burope | . lon December 31 and in the Far {be turned over to the Temmry,w; atasoh §1 i |but if it decides the Federal gov-| o o crnment shall have jurisdiction, legislation to provide for allocation| .8 |of the traps will be proposed in M ' ( 'md 1::2ngress.r 2 i l ““s er ons s and will keep. Other salmon ves- The Interior Department, which| H M d I | sels, on their way in, will stay out [through the Fish and Wildlife Ser- | Is Uwn Mode ar:unm we get things straightened vice has jurisdiction over trap sitesl tout.” | v, ordered llo- e {now, last spring ordered & veallo-| ARKANSAS CITY, Kas, July 2. SOUTH ON VACATION cation o . TR BIREE, 8| 1, M. Taylor, 79-year-old retired| s Karl Theile and daughter, {big commercial fisheries controlled i ;e tired of waiting for & new| gosemary. are passengers south on the majority of them, owning 25/ . his 1946 Ty, P 8 ioer. dedided to creste f6 owh the Princess Norah. They plan to to 80 sites each. . Only Congress Can Solve 'Vm;d:linstalled el _|vacation in San Francisco. ) oFEePOw: ————— The cannery reprosentatlves v er engine in a 1926 model T Ford| WASHINGTON — Secretary of pésed the proposed changes, Saying |, ., ¢ ue the jalopy “runs like a|State Byrnes has disclosed that because of “confusion” as to prices. C. J. Dando, manager of the Fishermen’s Cooperative Associa- tion, said three salmon vessels were in “but we closed the exchange and | told the fishermen to hold their {catches until tomorrow, that we | may get a ruling from Washington, D. C. The fish are fresh-caught ADD TWO CLIPPERS WASHINGTON, July 26.—Legis-| [lation to increase the salaries of| 'o AlASKA FlEEI;‘hc governors of Alaska, Hawuii.l | Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands | from $10,000 to $15,000 a year was SEATTLE, July 26—To handle introduced in the House yesterday its record-breaking Alaska air|py Delegate Bartlett. travel demand, the Pan American| et World Airways announced today | YACHT CRUISE that it will add two Douglas DC-3| Guests leaving Juneau this after- | Clippers to its fleet of five. Both|,oon ahoard the yacht Acquila, for| were transferred from its Latin |, weekend cruise to Wrangell and| American division. | return, will include: the Governor, “Schedules will be stepped up to,and Mrs. Gruening, Attorney Gen- 5 1 i . 2 Mrs. Ralph J. Rivers, 35 round trips . weekly between | €ral and { i S, les attle and Alaska” Acting Man- | Henry Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Charl a . ! Burdick. Fred Hanford of Wrangell| ager Lewis Lindsey said. The cwol added planes will carry 1,500 pass- | Will be with the party for the cruise engers and 30,000 pounds of freight |south from here. ( monthly, giving the Alaska fleet| The Acquila has been chartered, 2 combined monthly aggregate of |for the cruise by Wrangell millman PAN AMERICANTO | recalls 5,000 ‘passenger seats and 100,000 |F. V. Wagner. for 40 years, Mr. Ogilvie last visit- ed Juneau in 1938. His first trip to the Territory was 37 years ago and he still holds many graphic mem- ories of the Capital City at that time. The Baranof Hotel, he de- clared today, is one of the nicest | hotels he has seen, and compares favorably with those in cities many times the size of Juneau. In 19C, he stayed at the Occidental Hotel and in 1938 at the Gastineau. He pleasant associations with both the late Governor Thomas Riggs and Governor John W. Troy, and is looking forward to renewing his agquaintance with the present Governor. Commissioner Ogilvie is appoint- ed by the King of England and his full title reads, “His Britannic Ma- jesty’s Injernational Boundary srdtfitfifrfifons NEW YORK, July 26.—Closing ;quotation of Alaska Juneau mine Istock today is 7%, American Can 195%, Anaconda 46, Curtiss-Wright { 7%, International Harvester 93%, Kennecott 54'4, New York Central 22%, Northern Pacific 267%, U. S. Steel 87, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 980,000 shares. Dow, Jones averages today are {as follows: industrials 197.63, rails 1 61.17, utilities 40.24. R ! LAVERNE KENDALL HERE | Laverne Kendall and chidren re- turned from a two-week vacation (In Anchorage. They have registered at the Gastineau, — e ! HERE FROM ROCHESTER they would cause great loss of fish | | dream.” food if put into effect on such| short notice. They maintained the| TO Prove it, he plans to drive his |dream-model to Capfmia starting (Continued on Page Five) | tomerrow. the Anglo-American Cabinet Com- mittee on Palestine has recom- mended a partition of the Holy Land. | Commissioner, Dominion Geodesist, | pounds of cargo monthly. Twentyj ~ ~— B i eh BRI i flight crew members have been put| Spaghetii originated in China| on here and the maintenance staff|and was introduced in Europe! increased 10 percent, through Italy by Marco Polo. Geodetic Service of Canada.” Muriel and Virginia Carpenter, _____ of Rochester, N. Y., are registered (Continued on Page Threel at the Gastineau Hotel.