The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 3, 1947, Page 1

B o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” [ VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,467 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1947 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS SKA STATEHOOD BILL IS IN CONGREDS MANHUNTIS Truman Will' MANBURNED | STAGED IN Read Message T0 DEATH IN| HOTEL FIRE | N. Y. CITYTo Congress Blaze Sweé[;; Through Los? ‘ ity Seventeen Thousand Po-|Will Appear in Person Be- Angeles Hostelry-Scores ! Hang from Windows | lice Searching for Nine | fore Joint Session on Escaped Felons ! Next Monday | ) 9an WASHINGT(;N. fiJan. 3.—Presi- LOS ANGELES, Jan 3—One un-' 17,000 police were ordered today dent Truman completed plans today | identified man was burned to NEW YORK, Jan 3—The city’s to be ready to “shoot to kill” in|to deliver his State of the Union | death and four others were m_|ured| the manhunt for nine felons, one message to Congress in person on| when fire swept through the small, | a confessed killer and another a!Monday at 1 p. m. (EST) if the two|downtown Wayne Hotel early to- former Alcatraz inmate, who stag-|houses are organized by then. | day. ed a daylight escape from ancient; Presidential Secretary Charles G.| Police radio officers A. V. Worth- Raymond street jail in Brooklyn. the break was the largest in the time before a joint session in the held for questioning city’s history. But it was astonish- House of Representatives. ingly quiet and involved no vio-| It will be broadcast by television on the stair: lence. |as well as by the major world net-| Assistant Fire Chief F. E. Wik~ lworks. ler The present schedule is for the dents were hanging from windo “Everything points to accomplic- es on the outside,” declared Albert | 0. Williams, newly appointed Com- | President to send Congress a sec-/and getting ready to jump when 25 were missioner of Correction. |ond message based on a report from| firemen arrived. About Warden Thoias McDonnell at-Dis economic advisory council —on|taken down on ladders tributed the escape to an inade-|January 8, and to follow this OR| Three fire companies extinguish- quate number of guards and to the | January 10 with a budget message ed the flames which virtually de- Isionary serving Alaska Ross told reporters the message will | ington and J. W. Doctors said one By the number of men delivered, | require about 50 minutes reading occupant of the hotel was being 5 because of |an empty gasoline can was found Flying Missionary fo Serve Alaska; Former Gl Makes His Announcement An ' ex-GI,| “My work will be interdenomina- SEATTLE, Jan 3 Clarence Dilley, 36, who says he has|tional” he said today. “It will be seen “how missionary work solved | varied. I want to do rescue work, the liquor problem” at Point Bar-|caFry food to the hungry, help row, plans to become a flying mis-| wherever I can.’ | Bethel Temple raised $1,700 for With three and a half years of |him on New Year's Day. He has army service in Alaska and the|received contributions from various Aleutians behind him, he became Eastern Washington and Oregon a member of the Missionary Avia-|churches and used his own funds|blocked out of his Senate seat to- Congress—first tion Fellowship, composed of form-|to make a down payment on a {er GI's, and has chosen Alaska as plane. His home is in Issaquah {his field. | wash Recommends tha Only cme e r e el Americans Be Permitted - AsOfficers, Labor Unions The SEN. BILBO ~ NOTGIVEN ~ HIS SEAT 'Senate Thrown Info Par- liamentary Battle on | Big Issue Today 80th Congress MEASURE IS In Control of INTRODUCED (00Pers, Meels BY BARTLETT i - ‘House Elects Martin as’ Delegate Loses No Time as - Speaker - Senale in House Convenes in Fight Over Bilbo First Day Session ! | | \ e, Redpia WASHINGTON, Jan 3 — Theo-| (By Jack Bell) WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—Legisla- dore G. Bilbo was temporarily( WASHINGTON, Jan 3—The 80th ! jon (o provide that Alaska be ad- | controlled by Re-\mjtteq (o the Union as the 49th |day, and his Southern Democratic publicans in 15 years—convened to-| g 10 was introduced in the House colleagues promptly moved to pre-|day with the Senate in an uproar today by Delegate Bartlett (D- vent the swearing in of newly! over Senator Bilbo (D-Miss) and | Ajaska). | elected Republicans. | the House ready for business Bartlett originally had intended The tangled situation hefd up| Last minute efiorts to compro- 4,014 the measure until later organization of the Chamber, in Mise the Bilbo controversy failed |y 1he cagsion which 58 Senators were present| When 14 Democratic Senators nr: (A wisTie Ml whk Aot isaL il and eligible to take part in the|@anized for -extended debate’j, ;"0 povay with & request proceedings. | With Secretary iesie L. Biffle, a Democrat, presiding, Bilbo got as far as the Senate rostrum. He | retired for the time being under a | storm of resolutions and motions | that indicated on at least one re- |cord vote that a majority of his ! holdover colleagues preferred to against a bar the Chamber Triumphant Republicans quickly elected Joseph W. Martin of Mass achusetts Speaker of the new House today but Senate organization for Republican-led move to Mississippian from the the 80th Congress stalled in debate | | over seating Theodore G. Bilbo of that hearings be started on it Febrvary 1. His proposal would all of of one | coast, Alaska The bill provides that all citizens shall be entitled to vote for mem- by provide that Alaska, including a distance marine league from the would become the State of WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 ! p Mississippi | House committee on Un-American | Put his c prison’s deterioration. It the Toog) Jpae SIAEEHG OB, L.| molished the interior of the hotel. 56 saide matll the' Cham- |bers of a constitutional convention NOFREIGHT o Ihe i i M‘.ld' js. #o 1_09 f:;:,::nq,,;lvd :(hefl sz:,‘,,::::" ‘:,‘u;i:? Activities recommended today that|bPer has been organized. Martin, first Republican to take to draw the constitution for the I* yeass oia. m, QI8 Mrohtofign. 18| i5ie ‘were BOGHMAM:AINS: u?;! i congress pass legislation permitting! The Parlimentary —maneuvers' over the House gavel in 15 years,|new state if it is admitted to the windowe ase fouel 22| - R i ot o lonly American citizens to “hold of- shabed up this way: was elected 244.to0 182, In a key- Union s Williams and Brooklyn District; 3 e bt s b b eatan il 1 Senator Taylor (D-Idaho) offered note speech he called upon Demo- To Call Convention Attorney Miles F. McDonald said | that while the nine prisoners were ARE IN BLACK EISENHOWER - FORSEWARD |fice in any labor union subject to | Federal laws.” That was one of a dozen legisla- 1 a resolution to deny Bilbo his seat while charges are being inquired in- crats to cooperate with his party in handling such postwar problems The measure would require that the Governor call a convention to i i returning from a prison medical | G tive proposals made in the com-|to further that Bilbo intimidated gas labor laws, taxation and Govern- Mcet within eight months after ap- examination yesterday, one of lhe‘ { 3 mittee’s final report to the House| Mississippi Negroes against voting | ment economy. proval by Congress and provide men climbed up to the cell win- iCargo Sh|pmenis fo Be Re- |on its work during 1946. and that he used his office for| The House then was ready for [or & Drimary election to ‘choose dow, and, using a hacksaw, cut, 2 A veRE— ' & & In addition, the report recom-!personal gain in dealings with war pusiness with two major bills—a Celegates. Delegates would be re- through the bar and saueezed Financia| Reports of Demo-| I ' fused Until Union !menaca that: contract tax reduction measure and a com- Quired to meet the ninetieth day through the opening. ! Fmployment in the Federal gov-| Senator Overton (D-La.), a Bilbo| prehensive labor bill which would 8fter their election to adopt the D e emiment be restricted by law to|supporter, promptly offered a sub-'outlaw the closed shop and force Constitution of the United States INCREASED crats and Republicans ; CANDIDACY " Trouble Settled 1clt12.ens of this country. That second class mailing privi- SEATTLE, Jan 3—Alaska Steam- | stitute motion—to seat Bilbo. Senator Taft (R-Ohio) moved to arbitration of disputes in essential ! industries—already in the Legisla- wipe both these off the slate by a| and draft a state constitution, The measure would direct that the constitution shall make no dis- Are Made Public leges be denied all newspapers and shi Y icials today can- 4 D GO O he R T | periodicals printed in a foreign By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL tive hopper. But at the tinction in civil or political rights motion to tanle. It carried, 38 to other end of the MIAMI, Fla, Jaiz. 3.—General celled acceptance of further cargo : i i | g . i | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3~ Both|Dwight D. Hiseahowet in an inter-- shipments for Seward pending set- |/2ngusge which do not carry full} 3. | Capitol, an_exceptional and wordy °0 account of race ot color, pro- vETS BONUS {the Republican and Democratic Na-|view said today that the mention tlement of an inter-union dispute E’;KHSh tunglaion in peraliel) Then ' Benatar. White l;R'M“"‘-Wl'mlflh‘ over permitting Bilbo m‘:h‘i‘; (l"l:’"d"'t’; of nre“flousmw‘"dflhéz | ¥ 4 i & columns. moved to seat Senator Brewster| gop. third term delayed organi- e state assume the del itional Committees came throughjof his name as a Presidential can-, over manning of cargo winches. 4 S5 serve a d tel elayed organi and labilities of the Territory and BILL READY WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—A bill to' pay all World War II veterans a the 1946 election campaigns with|didate “is not good for the great —The dispute involves CIO long- cash in the bank. R |organization with which I am usso-\shnremen and the AFL Sailors But their financial reports to!ciated.” i Union of the Pacific. congress showed today that: | Eisenhower, the Army's Chief of! Company officials said the The Democrats began the New/Staff, made it plain that he was|freighter Rose Knot, already load- Year with $589,806 less than they thinking as a soldier of the nation’s ed, would be permitted to sail Sat-| started the old one. |future security to prevent the urday, but the freighter Jumper | ‘The Republicans not only |United States from falling victim Hitch, set to sail the middle of I PROPOSED won | (R-Me.), whose name came next in | alphabetical order. Overton mov- led, as a substitute, to seat Bilbo. | Taft succeeded in killing off Overton’s substitute by a 39 to 19 vote. This left the White motion' | pending before the Senate. | zation of the Senate after only one new memker—Baldwin of Connecti- tcut—had taken the oath. provide a public school system, that the Federal government convey to the state all public property and Bilbo, in brown suit and red tie,'all vacant and unappropriated lands, walked up to the bar with a Demo- | including land reserved or with cratic colleague, Overton of Louisi- drawn from entry except lands in ana, to take his oath. Promptly, actual possession and use of th2 Senator Taylor (D-Ida.); objected Federal government and lands re- bonus of $4 per day for home ser-|the election but boosted the size of! vice and $5 for every day overseas|their bank account. | was ready today for introduction by\ Regular reports of contributions Rep. Pace (D-Ga). and expenses must be filed with Pace also plannea measures to|the House clerk by political organ- make terminal leave of enlisted | izations. b | personnel payable in cash March! George Kallion, treasurer, said 15 and to raise the salary liml!slthe Democrats began 1946 with a for veterans participating in the bank balance of $731,294, took in government’s on-the-job training $1,147,871, paid out $1,737,677, and program. |wound up on Dec. 31 with $141,488.] to some possible future “super-!next week, would be held up. The blitz.” | Alaska, posted to sail Wednesday, “From the beginning of the War,|will carry only passengers, mail when my name has been mention-|and baggage to Seward, H. N. Pet- | ed in connection with a possible erson, freight traffic manager, an- | political career for me. I have in-|nounced. | aT e stantly refused to consider such & Alpin J. Peterson, Federal Con- WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — Rep. contingency,” said the General dur-' cijiator, said he would fly to Sew- Knutson (R-Minn.) today complet- ing an interview at an 1nspect£on|ard tomorrow to arrange for ne- ed work on his bill to reduce in- IN BILL lof the Army's Pratt General HOS-|gotiating between the unions. He | dividual income taxes, with the big- | pital in suburban Coral Gables. mi {said he had invited Alaska's Gov- 8€st cuts going to those in lower “I have not changed my ) income brackets. World War II veterans were paid | a bonus of $1 daily for home ser- Ray R. Dobson, assistant treas-; urer of the Republican committee,; “The Army is definitely non- ernor to attend the Seward meet- % | The widely-heralded Republican ' DETROIT — The nation’s auto-| | mobile industry is expected to pro- | duce 1,215,310 cars and trucks dur- |ing the first quarter of this year. | NEW YORK — A broadcast from London says that the first big de-| parture of United States Marines from North China began today when the entire 7th Regiment and offered a resolution to block S°rved for public schools and Naval the Mississippian pending a further 0il reserves. inquiry. Transfers Senator Ferguson (R-Mich,) was The bill would transfer to the iready with a similar resolution |State all Alaska property used in from the Republican majority al- !P? conservation and protection of ready committed against Bilbo. But !isheries and of fur and game ani- many of these Republicans had Mals. It would give Alaska the not yet taken the oath and con- | Same jurisdiction over fisheries and sequently lacked a vote. And iu‘mm’r natural resources as granted opposition to the Republican move, 0ther states. It reserves sections 14 Democratic Senators organized |16 and 36 in each township for the support of the University of Alaska. vice and $125 for overseas duty, listed contributions of $1,097,404, | partisan and national in character, E g tax cutting measure was revised at!p o for “extended debate” in Bilbc’s i RS A TR arded th e s. S ‘The measure would require th: but Pace declared that civilian and expenses of $817,728 for lastiand any talk that tends to cloud} tha Bt gaea hotare 118 sohediiuh |7 T G VRN SrpimpOrt | behalf. ; constihitia mmwfin dec‘::o: wages were higher during World year, leaving the GOP $279,676 to|the soundness of that feature isi | introduction at the noon convening i e | In the White House President === " 4 ' War II and that th the good 'not to the best interest of the! | BOYS TOWN, Neb.—Firc destroy- | rruman heard and saw the open-|oc, N€ld In not less than 5 nor ‘ar that the costs of liv- the good. jnot to the best interes of Congress. of the more than 100 days after conven- ed the top floor 5-story ing House proceedings by means ing was up tremendously now. | e | United States.” i i Knutson, who becomes chairman! .. o1 puidi | the ° | H , S Iding e fa s | on adopts constitution. it he ol coves o ERNEST EHLER NAMED | == _ NOW IN EFFECT IN o s i s "wave 160 2 1 e e o felevinn LR SR L personnel. The World War 1 bonus| | | |and Means Committee, originally | poqy pyre } L aAeet was installed temporarily |oq tno bii) provides that the gov- was paid only to those below the A€ CHOIR DIRECTOR AT 'had announced plans for a 20 per| d [in the President’s office and en-|emor of the Territory must call an rade of major. e ik avdi® el heasecres] abled the Chief Executive to keep % g cent cut “across the boards” for v Thirty sts election of officials of th E { W NEW YORK — Thirty-five guests | pace with the House organization. # biviior, s AURMEDRE S bpasted Holv ml"l" (HUR(H everyone. were driven to the streets today| " rpne Radio Corporation of Amer- state, one representative, two U. S In a statement today he said: me Minister Mackenzie ! while firemen battled a tire in the Senators and any other officers pro- { | i | i ‘ . i ¥ o 7 'Pri TH8 hdleman ooy he SIS lwulia i ica provided Mr. Truman with a'yideqpe “the constitation. 4 The waShlngion The Vestry of the Church of thel IN (ONGREsss ¥ 4 . BUtRE dn that bart of the-Angasnla] 2o O¥ I RS H:"'l Sniy el sisnliar; fo S0 Pina- Elect Officers I Holy Trinity announces that Ernest| i ng Will Receive of taxpayers which is in excess of | pPITTSBURGH A six-alarm|ned for houschold use. It has @) After the election the' President -inch screen | Ehler, tenor, has been appointed as| |would be required to issue a pro- WAHRINGTON, Jas, 3—Maulges) 300,000 is reduced by 105 percent.”| firo eqrly this morning destroyed |choir director. Mr. Ehler Merry- G_p -Round By DREW PEARSON | WASHINGTON — One big thing| the new Republican majority can: do for Congress is to revive old-| A pocketbook Congressman is suc-j of Congress from both major par-! who has|ties opened a drive today to pre-| left the city for an xndeflnlte;vem strikes which affect the pub- period of time. lic health or safety—including coal Miss Coffin left Juneau shortly|strikes. Lefore Christmas and at that time; The drive faces strong opposition.* Mr. Ehler assumed directorship ot!/m proposals to compel unions and ) employers to settle their dlsputes] ceeds Miss Ruth Coffin, Vestry meeting on Decemter 26. [labor but by wide segments of in- | became a Honors Tonight W. L. Mackenzie King, who was born in Canada and has headed the government longer than any- one else, will receive Canadian citizenship papers tonight. In general he added, “incomes above $300,000 are unearned.” CARPENTER UNION “Canadian Citizen” oni Jan 1 as the Dominion’s new Citi- PAY, ANCHORAGE i scarce lumber, planing mill and] | storage shed of the Hilltop Lum-| ber Company. A shift in the wind | prevented destruction of many| inearby frame houses from which occupants fled in night clothes. rocked Tokyo today. They rattled {windows and shook chandeliers,| The first House session of the|clamation admitting Alaska to the 80th Congress recessed at 2:22 p.m.| Unjon (EST) until Monday. | The measure would appropriate [$100000 for expenses of the con- {vention and election. He’da Ihree_Tru(k f The new state would have one Jjudicial district with terms of Fed- D fashioned standards of morality the choir on a temporary basis, < DEMA“DS HIGHER o g . {eral court held at Juneau, Anchor- when it comes to pocketbook Con-[but has continued as director fol- short of walkouts or lockouts arej 'I'heoolzrime Minister, along with P ARRYO ,1w“ sas smcks; (onvoy a' Falfbanksufl Fairbanks and Nome annual- : gressmen. {lowing his appointment at the last|being fought not only by organized 2,000,000 other Canadians, formally each lasting about five seconds,! v It would provide that no person i one who thinks more of his ket-| The director has already planned|dustry as well. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 3.—De- A ‘. s I ) book interest than the puh‘l);)cc in- |some interesting music for the Epi-| Rep. Howard Smith (D-Va) in.lmnshlp Act went into effect. He - { but only momentarily startled resi- |layed on the way about two wgeks, :gl E‘;iglbl;:atfl:: :e‘;fif:;‘:é‘ Aal:ék: terest, and in Tecent years there!phany, Lent and Easter seasons, troduced a lengthy labor bill this|remains with other Canadians a, ANCHORAGE, Jan. 3.—Carpen-dents of the Japanese capital. Some | Albert Herda, heading a three- ... orficial P f have been far too many of same.|Which will include a cantata dur-|afternoon. : “British subject.” iters failed to appear for work on!residents claimed to hear a rumble. truck convoy from the States, ar-| o 2R i L | ing Holy Week. For this Sunday| One provision is designed to force! Tonight’s ceremony will launch 13 projects in backing up their de-! e PN S rived here New Years Eve over the| Here is how is works. When Sen-|he has prepared a trio of male|arbitration of disputes in the most{a National Citizenship Week dur- mand for higher wages. " | FIGHT BETWEEN ORTIZ, |Asska bighway. One truck broke STEAMER MOVEMENTS . ator Elmer Thomas, Demm‘-hoflvotees for an offertory number essential industries. ‘;:15 which similar events will bel ‘The union, with 375 members, " through the ice b(‘l“fl‘r"}"d“-\fl" Square Sinnet, from Seattle, due Oklahoma, was making speec] es;whlch includes Geoffrey Goss, Will-| Another would outlaw the ciosed eld throughout the Dominion, with 'seeks a closed shop with a mini- Ku' KONG vou"G SE]' .|Creek, B. C., and Fort St. John, Tuesday. I against any curbs on cotton specu-|ian Forkes, and Jack Fletcher. In|shop. And a third would forbid several Provincial Premiers also re-\mum hourly wage of $236 for a 40- B. C. The last 1000 miles was| jymper Hitch, from Seattle, due i lation at the very same time his|the number each voice will take a|collective bargaining on an indus- l’celv_ing citizenship papers to mark hour week, and double time for Fon I.A 0" MAR(H “ made about on schedule, Herda ., o v the middle of next week ¢ wife was speculating on the cot-isolo part. Other interesting an-|try-wide basis—such as autos and’their new status. work in excess of eight hours. | said. Saflor ‘Splice, scheduled w.wu ton market, Thomas was not work- thems will be used during the next|steel, both of which suffered crip-| —————— | Contractors have offered a $2 an, ‘ s SRS, o Rt f » ing for the public interest. He few weeks. | ikes last year. H AUTO PLATE DEADLINE {hour wage, with time and a half; LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3.—Maulin’ = % | pling strikes last yi 4 3 L - L was working for his pocketbook | e g A J i { ifor overtime and double time for|Manuel Ortiz, bantamweight title- HAND IS BROKEN “_z:"g:m‘t‘]’e“’t;)d;“‘d““’d to sail interest. H i WASHINGTON — e Comp-| Territorial Highway Engineer W. holidays, with an open shop. I holder, will defend his champion- ;s : | And when Congressman Prank | ESJMK QUOTATIONS | troller of the currency today issued, Leonard Smith said today that the| The union wage scale is based|ship here March 11 against Kul 108 Mga JSiloy, wellksiown lotal | Eripess Novals sohedtiied fo e | Keefo, Republican of Wisconsin,| N YORK, Jan 3 — Closing|a call for a statement of the con-|date of deadline on the purchasing On Cost of living figures in Seattle|Kong Young of Honolulu. It willl dressmaker suffered painful injur- from FRCcoiver SO & led the fight to ban natiorial ceme- quotation of Alaska-Juneau mine|dition of all National banks at of auto plates will be announced as of March, 1946, with 41 percent be a 15-round contest in Olympic ies recently from a broken hand ~ teries for war heroes, putting across stock today is 5‘@, American Can | the close of business Tuesday, Dec.| next week. The new auto plates differential for the Anchorage area.| Auditorium. ‘which was injured in a fall on my:Seat\lu January s: going westward a profitable plan for private ceme- |91, Anaconda 30%, Curtiss-Wright 31. !are on the way from the States| T B The National Boxing Association | streets. |after calls at Ketchikan and Ju- teries a the very same time he was |5’ International Harvester 7%, OIS gl - A ' now. MULLANEY RETURNS ordered Ortiz to defend the title. neau. = president of the private Lakeview Kennecott 50%, New York Centralj JERUSALEM — Widespread al-l L i O P 4 { B It will be the little Mexican's 17th | _North Sea, scheduled to sail from ' Memorial Cemetery at Oshkosk, he|18%, Northern: Pacific 204, U. S.|tacks were made by the Jewish un- HERE FROM SITKA | Commissioner M. P. Mullaney of | defense. He beat Young last year|® ; +| Seattle January 10. was not working for the public in- Steel 71%, Pound $4.03%. derground last night on British! Arriving from Sitka yesterday!the Department of Taxation, who|in Honolulu in an overweight| Union Oil Tanker Victor H. Kel- Baranof, from west, scheduled Fl terest but for his own pocketbook Sales today were 880,000 shares. | military installations, in which at and registering at the Hotel Junenu}hns been in the States for the|match, ley is reported due in Juneau eith- | early next week. : | Dow, Jones averages today are|least one British officer was slain were Mark Jacobs, Sr, Frank O.'past several weeks on business, is ————— er Sunday or Monday. It is south-| Denali, being discharged at Sew- interest. (Continued on-P_afle Four) as follows: Industrials 176.76, Rails and a score or more persons were 50.84, Utilities 36.76. wounded. Williams, C. J. Zuboff, and Frank expected back from Seattle this | week. G. Johnson. In Cuina the chrysanthemum is bound from Whittier on a routine ard, no definite time of arrival utilized in food. supply trip. J scuthbound in Juneau.