The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 17, 1946, Page 1

l I [ | 1 lled over his chest with i 1’ | ‘Nazi crown prince slipped the dead- | newsmen were taken through the 5 o ¢! its and “happy” to be back after jngs, OPA freed all vegetable fats F IVOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,402 PRESS VISIT MAYBE TIPPED !‘ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME OFF GOERING ‘Where Sufide Poison Came From Still Un- | answered Question | (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) | ‘The answer may be at hand to! 'lone of the questions in the Goering, suicide mystery—how did he come to know it was time for him to take poison if . he was to escape the hangman? It was “suggested today, in a dispatch from Nuernberg by one of | the eight Allied correspondents who | was in on those ast fatal hours.| They had been taken on a tour of | the death row in Nuernberg prison | shortly before the executions were to start. Naturally there was con- | respondents peeking into the small| the condemned men's cells, Commotion Tipoff When they came to Goering, they | outstretched over the army blanket | which covered him; the other fold-: the fist| cicsed. Perhaps in that fist was| the vial of Potassium cyanide. The | commotion caused by the visitors| ' may have served to tip off Goering! that the hour of his doom was al- most at hand. It is possible that in the moment, or moments, that; the G. I. guarding Goering's cell turned his head—it was only human for him to turn around to see what; the stir was all about—that the} ly vial into his mouth. ’ The big mistake, says the Ameri- can correspondent, was when the condemned block in a body. ] might have turned out differently,| he suggests, if the correspondents! had been taken through one or two | at a time. | Big Question Unanswered But the main question—how,| where and when Goering got the| poison—still is unanswered publicly. | The three-man army board which/| is working on that is calling in/ every person who might have had! some contact with the Reichmar-| " (Continued on Page Seven) " Inew indications that American re-| | lations with Russian bloc countries | B fie Washingion Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON—Both the Army and Navy are squawking privately but vigorously to President Tru- man over his determination to bal- ance the budget at their expense. Only way he can balance it is by chopping down Army-Navy expen- ditures. Anyone who looks over the budget sheet of the U. S. Govern- ment can see that that is where the big expenditures are. Most civ- ilian agencies were cut to the bone during the war and have continued | that way. The Army and Navy, however, still’ are padded. Therefore, Truman has already cut 2 billions from the Army and Navy, which brought howls of an- guish from both. The Army main- tained it needed all the $7,263,542,- 400 voted it by Congress and the Navy said it needed all the $4,119,-| 659,300—if they were to keep pace with Russia. | Despite their howls, however,| Truman refused to budge on the| two-billion cut. Furthermore though it hasn't leaked out yet, he plans to cut another billion within the next few days or weeks. _ | | | | | SAVING NAVY DOLLARS Suggestion to Navy Admirals: "l may seem like chicken feed to some | people, but if you want to save a few thousand dollars, take a look at the Naval Air School at Olathe,| Kans., commanded by one of your! own Annapolis grads, Capt. W. M.! Drane, Naval Academy '30. Captain Drane is now tearing down three enlisted men’s barracks which cost $47,700 each to construct| and which were only completed May 7, 1943, in order to use the lumber for quarters for himself, plus quarters for the base's exe- cutive oificer. Meanwhile, houses (Continued on Page Four) JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1946 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS T— PRICE TE PEACE MEET NO FAILURE, - SAYSBYRNES Secrefary Praised by Tru- man-New Rift Between U.S.-Soviet Revealed (BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER) WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—Secre- tary of State Byrnes returned to- day from the Paris peace confer- ence and received President Tru- man's congratulations for doing a “most excellent job” at the 21- nation conclave. Byrnes reported to Mr. Truman immediately after arriving home. The 50-minute conierence was the first meeting of the nation’s top foreign policy makers since Henry| Wallace was ousted from the Cab- inet for criticizing Byrnes’ hand- | siderable commotion, with the cor-!ling of relations with Russia. Although the State Department | iron-barred portholes of each of|chief told reporters he could say {nothing about his conversations at the Communis the White House, Presidential Press | Secretary Charles G. Ross repon-}lt‘!')mfll in their siege of Paoting.) ed that Mr. Truman had congrat- /saw him lying in bed—one armiyjateq Byrnes on his work. Ross said the Secretary gave Mr. Truman a “complete report” on the ace conference and that the Chief Executive felt Byrnes had done a “most excellent job.” Byrnes hurried from the White House to his oftice tp begin draft- ‘ing a radio report to the nation! WASHINGTON. —Oct, 17— OPA| temorrow. Not A Failure Earlier at the airport, he had told newsmen the peace conference “made progress” toward writing the peace for Europe. It was not, he said a failure. Byrnes flew to Washington in | the President’s personal plane, “the|to hasten the scrapping of Sacred Cow.” He was in good spir- a three-month absence. Senator Vandenberg who accompanied Byrnes, said there were both “peace credit and | peace debit at Paris but on the jts price ceilings on coffee because | whole the balance shows a net ad-i"dnzn presented by the industry vantage for peace.” Rusz Cenflict Grows Byrnes’ return from the confer-| ence where he was in almost con- stant conflict with Russia’s Foreign Minister Molotov, coincided with are worsening. The latest development was the State Department’s disclesure last night that the United States appar- enly angered by charges of “dollar diplomacy,” had choked off deals to give Czechoslovakia financial help. To Reveal Differences Byrnes' speech tomorrow is ex- pected to cover the whole field of issues betwen Russia and the Unit- ed States—differences given new emphasis by the action against Czechoslovakia which said the United States had concelled a $40,000,000 surplus property credit to Czechoslovakia and in addition had suspended indefinitely a pend- ing $50,000,000 rehabilitation loan to the Czechs by the Export-Import Bank. The primary reason behind this $90,000,000 slap at one of the coun- tries in the Russian bloc was said to be the Czech backing of Soviet | charges at Paris that the United States is resorting to “dollar di- plomacy” in eastern Europe in an effort to advance “American im- perialism,” HOCKEY SCORES Hockey has stepped into the sports limelight. Here are results of games last night: National League Detroit 3; Toronto 3 (tie). American League Buffalo 1;-Indianapolis 1 (tie). Hershey 6; Springfield 4. Pittsburgh 9; Philadelphia 4. Cleveland 6; St. Louis 2. ————————— MANY ABSENTEE, VOTERS The office of the Clerk of the District Court here today reported that a total of 209 absentee ballots has so far been received from First Division Commissioners. Absentee kallots are to be counted here at 2 o'clock p.m. next Tuesday. Out- come of the race for the eighth First Division House of Represen- tatives seat is now dependent upon the absentee tally. (R:Miclly p i PRICES DR AWAIT MOVEBY | commy TRoops AS CONSUMER Chinese Reds_Are Chargedj w o N g T B U Y# with Sending Jap Pris- oners Info Battle | PEIPING, Oct. 17.—Gen. Chen | Cheng, Chief of Staff, said today |the Government's next militar ! move depends upon the Commun-| |ists and that Ngtionals would attack the Chinese Reds' headquar- ters only if the Communists attack | Government armies. | He tcld a press conference Chi- na's civil war was not as serious a threat to international peace as | the Communists have asserted, but ;xhat if there are complications “we | CHIANG FORCES Decontrol System Thrown! Into High Gear with After Clicking (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Prices for livestock, dairy pro- ducts, cotton and grains started| to slide in markets across the na tion today Washington threw the decontrol program into high gear. | Record prices for hogs, cattle e as Wednesd sheep were paid and 'sengers and the | Aeronautics N CENTS ——— SMALL CRAFT TO BRING FOODS NORTH OP13 DEAD IN |AlaskaDemoFinance Chairman (LEARANCE PLANE CRASH }(alls Eledion Repudiation of REFUSED TO IN WYOMING@PQIicies of Preseni Governor (0. VESSELS Craft Is Deifilished when Comes Down in Snow- storm on Level Plain LARAMIE, Wyo., Oct. 17.—The crash of a chartered eastbound passenger plane killed all 10 pas- 2w of three dur- ing a heavy snowstorm on the level plains three miles west of here early today The plane, identified by Administration a Civil spokes- will rely upon the good will of other powers for us.” punctured by the impact of arrivalj | The Communists answered the of tens of thousands of animals. Government's counter-offensive on at principal markets i the Peiping-Hankow rail line by, At Chicago hogs aropped $2 to| tightening their seige of Paoting, St. | surrounding another city and cap- turing a third. (In Tientsin, the Catholic news- paper, Social Welfare, charged that s were using 500 | Japanese prisoners ol war as artil- $7 a hundredweight and at Leuis nearly as much. In Omaha, livestock trucks lined | up for 2': miles to unload. { At Kansas City, where an all-! night stream of animals glutted' the market, and elsewhere the| trend was downward. l e ———— (COFFEE LID Cattie and sheep quotations also wavered from the Wednesday peaks. } At New York, wholesale butter | 1 iprices cracked 7 to 8 cents per pound. ! | The sharp break was attributed | to a strong consumer resistance | to retail levels of $1 a pound and i more. | Cotton futures in New York broke today removed price ceilings from'g10 a bale. icoffee as it speeded up the de- ,control drive. | The price agency said it has ap- proved a decontrol petition on both, green and roasted coffee at all lev- lels of distribution. As the White House New York cheese declined 1 to 6 cents a pound ‘ Eggs declined 1 to 3 cents per: dozen in New York. At the grain futures markets in' Chicago wheat lost the limit of 5 prepared cents a bushel. wage >->o i | controls along with food price ceil- ! FDR INSISTED |and oils—Margarine, mayonnaise land salad dressings—from Federal |restraits. | The agency said it agreed to lift ON SHIPMENTS { | ‘and obtained by OPA" indicated, |that “supply and demand were ap-| proximately in balance.” | i The action represented the first |formal approval of a petition for| |removal of ceilings on requests of| one of OPA’s industrial advisory! committees. 4 Lend-Lease Commitmemsi Ordered Fulfilled, Re- The petitioner was the coffee in-; dustry advisory committee. | | OPA must act on such petitions {within 15 days and 1t pomtea ot gardless of Effect |that today's action came 10 days 1 jafter the decontrol petition was} WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—Presi-! accepted. |dent Roosevelt’s insistence in 1942, | Ithat Russian lend-lease promise { |be fulfilled “regardless of the ef-| {(HARGES MADE fect on any other part of our war | program” prompted official War ! Production Board concern. | BY RUSSIA"S | WPB members accordingly in- |structed Chairman Donald M. Nel- AGAI"SI jAps son to tell Mr. Roosevelt of the | “drastic effect” his stand was hav- ling on the entire American pro- TOKYO, Oct. 17.—The Japanese duction schedule. repeatedly violated their non-ag-| This became known today with |gression pact with Russia by publication by the Civilian Produc- |searching and attacking Soviet tion Administration of the minutes' ships during the war, the Russian of the War Production Board and prosecutor S. A. Golunsky said to- its predecessor agencies—a flve-: day to the International War vclume report on top-level produc-y Crimes Tribunal. tion problems from June, 1940 to He presented documents report-|October, 1945. ! !ing also that Russian crews were Mr. Roosevelt wrote WPB March mistreated. He said the Japanese 17, 1942; noting that shipments to went beyond their rights under Russia were far behind schedule| |international law in searching | and, the published minutes related, | | ships, many of them plying be- that “many shipments have beenf tween the United States west coasthUiCEd in a position subordinate to and Vladivostok with food andi other requirements.” | clothing. ! i | i i 1 / i | | “The President stated his wisl Golunsky said he expected wfthe document went on,:“that all] conclude Russia’s prosecution Mon-|Materiel promised under the Mos-| day. He has yet to present Japan-|COW protocol be released for ship-| |ese army officers captured when|ment at the earliest possible date, {the Red Army overran Manchuria |regardless of the effect on any oth- |and northern Korea. |er part of our pregram.” | — - —— "Cease Fire” Order }Afl Seeks Change In Hou_sing Plansg : 4 | Delayed in Bafavia | CHICAGO, Ill, Oct. 17— TheI BATAVIA, Oct. 17. — Further meetings of the joint Dutch-Indo- smerican Federation of Labor has nesian Truce Commission were de- gasked the administration to revise its housing plans for veterans so, ferred until tomorow as Premier Sutan Sjahhir of the “Indonesian that there will be more apartments built for rent and fewer one-family | ithe man as a two-engine craft ated by the Nats Air Transport Service, a private concern operated by former naval fliers, was enroute from Oakland, Calif, to Chicago, and was to have stopped at Chey- enne for refueling and a change of crew, the CAA said. No stop was scheduled here. Acting Coroner E. K. Knight of Albany county said the twin en- gined craft was demolished when it plummeted to earth on a level field just north of the airport about 1 a. m. Bodies and wreckage were strewn over an area of 300 square yards. Knight said there were eight men and three women aboard in addition to the piot and co-pilot. Knight and county sheriff’s of- ficers and polige searched the area and wreckage with flashlights and removed 11 podies. Two of the vic- tims died iater in the Laramie hos- pital. The* acting coroner said one of the bodies was hurled from the wreckage into a barbed wire fence Some of the bodies were found 75 yards from the plane, and others beneath bits of debris. State Highway Patrollman E. E. Peters said the plane skidded for 300 yards before the crumpled and twisted fuselage cames to a stop One motor was thrown 30 yards from the fuselage, and another motor and landing wheel 50 yards from the spot where the body of the plane came to rest. Knight said eight of the pas:en- gers were sailors. DREAMBOAT (REW T0 BE DECORATED WASHINGTON, Oct. 17—The B- 29 Pacusan Dreamboat arrives in Washington today and medals awaited its crew members for their historic top-of-the-world flight from Hawaii to Cairo. The men will be decorated by Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, commander of Army Air Forces, who ordered the big plane’s non-stop flight to demonstrate that this country is open to air attack across the Polar ice cap. The Dreamboat arrived at West- over Field, Mass., frcm Paris yes- terday in the unofficial record time of 12 hours, 20 minutes. This bettered the old unofficial mark of a TWO Constellation plane by two hours and 11 minutes. Two weeks ago the Dreamboat flew non-stop from Hawaii to Cairo, a distance of more than 10,000 miles in 39 hours and 26 minutes. Col. Clarence S, Irvine of St. Paul, Neb,, pilot of the Dream- boat, is the holder of numerous long-distanct records. There were reports he may be asked to lead army’s proposed round-the- world flight of a group of BAWO- JS next month. Maj. R. B. Snodgrass, Seattle, is one of the crews’ flight engineers. .- Elliott Roosevelt Quits His Position NEW YORK, Oct. 17. — Elliott Roosevelt, son of the late President has resigned as President of Em- pire Airlines, Inc., because of the press of “other activities and per- sonal obligations.” Roosevelt’s resignation is an- nounced by Dean Alfunge, chair- oper- | (CHANNEL DREDGE 15 YACHT CLUB PROJECT HERE | Announcement that the Juneau | Yacht Club had successfully nego- tiated with the Territorial Engi- 'neer toward surveying Gastineau | Channel preparatory to having it | dredged was the “special news” leased last night belore members of the Yacht Club at their meeting in the City Council Chambers. | Long a sorely needed project here, the channel dredging is the first major work for which the Yacht Club, formed this year, has ssumed responsibilty. Jack Fletcher was officially elec- ted Commodore and other officers | were elected as follows: Rod Dar- william E nell, Vice Commodore; Dr. Blanton, Rear Commodore; E. Hunter, Treasurer; Dr. C. C. C ter, Trustee for three year period; Magnus Hansen, Trustee for two year period; Dr. J. O. Rude, Trus- tee 1or one year period. Confer With Smith After discussion as to what depth and width the channel should be dredged a committee was appointed to work with Engineer Leonard Smith and get the project undev- way immediately. This committee is composed of Cash Cole, Hansen, and Edmund Krause. The channel dredging is a num- ker one project for the club this year, officers said, but there are others being planned. “All of them are designed to aid both the boat men and Juneau in general,” Vice Commodore Darnell announced. Charter Closed | Last night was the dead line for charter membership. The club now has 79 such members and the char- ter has been closed. This does not | mean, however, that other persons may not join the club, ofiicers hastened to explain last night. “We want every boat man on the Channel to be a member, not only boat owners, but operators, or people interested 1n boating—in ,fact, the more we can get into the | club, the more good we can do for |the city of Juneau,” Jack Burford (of the club said. The club also went on record as objecting to the removal of the 8. Coast Guard office from Ju- neau, and as favoring the return o1 the Inspectors cffice which has bcen vacant si the retirement of John Newmarker. - Adm. Waesche Diesin East WASHINGTON, Oct .il.—Adm. Russell Randolph Waesche, 60, war- time commandant of the Coast Guard, died at the Nayal Medical Center in nearby Bethesda, Md., today. Waesche, a native of Thurmont, Md., was head of the Coast Guard from June 14, 1936, until his retire- ment last Dec. 31. After his retirement, President Truman designated him as one of the elder statesmen for National Defense, a group of ten top-ranking !military and naval deaders. Waesche was graduated from the |Coast Guard Academy in 1906 became a full admiral on April 4, '1945. He is survived by his widow |and three ‘sons, two of them offi- |cers in the Coast Guard and the 'other in the Army Air Force. - | Ashes of Stilwell | - Scaftered on Pacific | SAN FRAICISCO, Oct. 17.—The |ashes of General Joseph Stilwell | were scattered over the Pacific | Ocean today. The same three crew U. Duke and Duchess. SEATTLE, Oct. 17.—Edward Cof- fey of Anchorage, Democratic fi- nance chairman for Alaska d here today substantial gains made by Republicans in the recent A ka election should not be construec as a trend against the Democrati Party. He said in a statement prepar- ed for newsmen that “it does indi- cate a definite trend again nest Gruening, the present Gover- nor of Alaska.” His statement continued “The people of Alaska I en decisively and have v ed their opposition to the present Governor and his policies. The proof lies in the fact, not that Re- publicans were elected, but that candidates whose previous record the \ted proves they were aligned with Governor, were decisively lef def at the polls “The results demonsirate a con- dition recognized in the Territory of Alaska, namely, that Alaska can never develop and its population increase in accordance with the policies of the national Democ administration C Ernest so long as Gruening is governor. “The, effect of Gruening’s pol- icy is to retard development rath- er than to encourage it Proof of this is the fact that no important industrial development has taken place while Gruening has been governor, nor can there be any improvement while Gruening is governor.” Coffey was also President of the Tertitorial Senate at the last ses- sion. -~ DUKE, DUCHESS OF - WINDSOR VICTIMS " OF BOLD ROBBERY (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Europe has haa its second big mystery in 24 hours—and this time it'’s a case for Sherlock Holmes on his own home grounds. Only a few days after their ar- rival in England, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor have been the victims of a sensational burglary. Thieves broke into the iashionable ountry estate of the Earl of Dud- ley, where the royal couple are guests, and stole a considerable amount of jewelry belonging to the Just how much was stolen is not yet re led. But the Duchess, her- self, is d to have a collection of blue sapphires, rubies, diamonds, emeralds and other worth about $1,000,000. » The shrewdest brains in Scotland vard are on the job. Apparently the burglary occurred y.v:‘burday for the detectives were summoned late last night to the Earl's home at Sunningdale, in Surrey. That's near the famous racing center of Ascol and only an hour’s drive from Lon- dcn, Scotland Yard hunted all ticuzh the night for clues—but if the detectives iound any, it's their owh deep secret. There are two theories: one, that (it was a second story job. The Duke turning detective, joined Scotland Yard authorities in searching the grounds. They were seen to pay special attention to a fire escape leading to an open window on the second story of the Earl's home, Ednam Lodge. The other theory is that the burglars walked boldly threugh the main doorway and intc the suite occupied by the former Eritish Kiug and his Ealtimore- born Duchess. During recent months there have been a number of daring burglaries in and around London. Beatrice Lillie, the actress, lost more than “512.000 in jewelry and other valu- \nbles a couple of weeks ago. Bems e e Truman Will Address UNA in N. Y. Oct. 23 WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.~ The man of the board of the airline members who flew Stilwell on his White House announced today that | Repuklic” departed for Jogjakarta in a British plane to confer with homes for sale. The convention also demanded | his cabinet. His departure further delayed is-|that Congress be called back into suing a formal cease fire order,special session to enact the Wag- | although both sides have directed i their lorces to avoid hostilities. which operates wholly within New York State. D The original name of the Brook- ley Dodgers. missions over China and Burma, { carried the ashes to sea in his per- sonal plane after circling over the | Stilwell home at Carmel, Califor- ner-Ellender-Taft general housmg‘lyn Dodgers was the Brooklyn Trol-'nia. It was their last assignment bill. frem their former commander. President Truman will address the| opening session of the United Na- tions assembly in New York Oct. 23 — e A swarm of bees at maximum has a population of about 50,000. Seattle C-(fi Aiding in Compiling Relief Cargo Lists SEATTLE, Oct. 17.—Burt Nelson, chairman of the maritime strikers ncrthwest - Committee for Maritime Unity, announced yesterday that food and livestock feed would be given strike clearance for shipment to Alaska, if carried in small craft “privately owned and having no charter connections with any steamship company.” He said machinery was being set up to clear such craft, including fishing vessels and small freight b ts “We the on are not on strike against people of Alaska, but we are strike against the shipowners and stevedoring companies,” he ad- ded. Suy rvising selection and alloca- tion of relief shipments to Alaska will be Mayor Willlam F. Devin, Seattle; John L. Lichtonwalnor, of the U. 8. Department of the Inter- for, and Lt. Comdr, Edward Ches- ter, personal representative of Al- aska's Governor.. A minor dispute over quarters assigned a boatswain on the Army trcopship Chanute Victory was scttled yesterday to permit it to sail for Alaska. Nelson said small, independent vessels are available m this area and their owners have signified their willingness to carry relief supplies to all Alaska ports. Several craft with cargo capacity of 120 tons or less, are expected to start loading in Seattle as soon as shipping details are worked out, the union official reported. PROSPECTS BRIGHTEN Prospects for one or more relief vessels to be cleared from Seattle to bring emergency supplies to Al- askan communities now without hip service due to maritime strike appcared to brighten today, the Governor was iniormed in a wire from his naval aide, Lt. Comdr. E. P, Chester, who is in Seattle repre- nting the Governor in the nego- tiations. An estimate of the tonnage of es- sential cargo for each Alaska port is being prepared by Arthur Gan- on, manager of the Alaska Divi- sion cf the Seattle Chamber of | Ccmmerce, Chester reported, and added 'he number and type of relicf vessels that may be cleared will depend largely on the to of vitally essential cargo required by ecach port.” Cemdr. Chester said the Unicn was demandir tha nergency supplies be via mull independent rier ¢ that an Alaskan steamship lint freighter would not be cleared un- less it is last resort. The cargo clearance committee was still in session today and Ches- ter reported he expected an answer later in the day as to what ship or ships would be cleared. All towns in the Territory in need of supplies have wired their needs to the Gov- ernor’s Office and have placed their orders with Seattle whole- salers, All Alaskan communities are down on supplies of all kinds and some, such as Wrangell, Petersburg, Skagway, Haines, Valdez, Cordova. Seward and Kodiak are without many essential food items such as meat, eggs, butter, milk, canned milk, fresh vegetables and canned fruits. Some of the communities have been without a ship for more than 40 days. Wrangell reported it had not had a supply ship for 47 days. The Governor has been in daily contact with Seattle and Washing- (Continued on Page Eight) STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Oct. 17. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5', American Can 84, Anaconda 38%, Curtiss-Wright 6, International Harvester 73%, Kennecott 46':, New York Central 15%, Northern Pacific 19%, U. S. Steel 70, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 1,310,000 shares. Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 171.76, rails 47.50, utilities 34.68.