The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 31, 1947, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” [t VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,491 JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1947 PRICE TEN CENTS " MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS BARTLETT WANTS OPINION ON RATES HOUSE ASKS CHANGE IN JONES ACT Teache s Srévlary Raise, Wages and Hours Bills Are Infroduiced Section 27 of the Jones Act came under fire this morning in the House of Representatives when Reps. Harry Newell of Ketchikan and James Nolan of Wrangell in- troduced a memorial asking that this section, claimed to diserimin- ate against Alaska, be amended. “The discrimination of the Jones Act in favor of a few rundown Pu- aining is provided for in the bill A measure to limit the hours of | ! | | | labor in Alaska to 40 hours a week lSENATE B | ll i | o | | and establish a min‘mum wage of | | FIRSTPASSED THIS SESSION ;Upper House Receives| ! Three New Meas- | £1 per hour was introduced by the | Committee on Labor, Capital and | Immigration, of which Rep. Anita Garnick is chairman Raise Teachers’ Pay The pay of school teachers in the First Division would be raised | to 2 minimum of $3,240 and a max- imum of $4050 a year by a bill introduced by Rep. Maurice John- son. The present scale is $2,400 to | 83,000 in this Division. here wouid be | | i i corresponding Safe Flying Program Is Submitted WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.—A pro- 8T the House Commerce Committes to- am for improving safe flying on Field on an inspection trip to Task commercial lines was laid before Forces Frigid and Williwaw in Al- | Gen Devers |Is Coming {To Alaska FORT MONROE, Va. Jan. 31— i Gen. Jacob L. Devers, Commanding General of the Army Ground Forc- es, accompanied by a party of) ground forces and tactical air com- | mand offic will leave by air at| {8 am. tomorrow from Langley MARSHAL'S THROATIS | SLASHED Wm. T. MalToFey Has Nar- row Escape on Steamer | { {aska, it was announced today by raises in the other Divisions: $3,564 | to $4,374 instead of $2,640 to $3,240 in the Third Division and $3,780 to {84590 instead of $2,800 to $3,400 in !the Second and Fourth Divisions. Other bills introduced today in- clude one by Rep. Meath to pro- | vide for calling for bids on service | contracts as well as for purchases; one by Rep. Maurice Johnson to amend the Laws of Alaska relating to costs and disbursements in civil ;day by David L. Behncke, President, AGF Headquarters at Fort Monroe. of the Air Line Pilots Association.| { The committee, seeking the caus®s Major Gen. E. R. Quesada, Com- | Senate Bill 6, introduced late yes- of and a cure for plane disasters, manding General of the Tactical terday afternoon by the Senate's keard the pilots' spokesman supple-| Ajr Command with headquarters at ures Today lF‘lnance Committee, this morning |ment his recently-suggested plenlungl‘.‘. Field, s scheduled to be| became the first proposed act to!for restoration of an independent | pass either house of the Legislature |alr safety board at the current session. { His program includes: E The bill provides a deficiency ap-| 1. More stringent service testing | propriation of $5,000 to the Depart- [0f new aircraft and equipment; !ment of Public Welfare for pay-! 2. Improvement in approach and | ment of Old Age Assistance claims [runway lighting; away for more than two weeks. E'Royalf;mily 3. Provision of better functioning, General Devers’ party, including | While Enroute Here ex-serviceman | Assailed by an | passenger aboard the steamer Al- |uska, U. S. Marshal Willlam T. | Mahoney is recovering at his home | here today from a deep throat gash | which missed being fatal by one- { fourth inch. His assailant, believed insane, was Sam T. King, former Juneau resident and ballplayer i King was in the Marshal's cus- |today when the attack occurred. Proposes Govl. SOLONS ARE Operate Ship, QUERIED ON Lines fo Alaska’ SHIPPING Senator M;QFUSOH Takes Operators Claim They Need Up Big Subject, Rates, '~ Both Subsidy and Steamers, Efc. Increase By CHARLES D. WATKINS Whether the Terriiory of Alaska Goy-|Shall battle the freight rate in- :cruue demand upon which the ship their con- WASHINGTON, Jan. 31. ernment operation of steamshil i o8 8 ¥ p:mmpr\nim have made service to Alaska was held out to- e J |tinued operating of Alaska shipping day by Senator Magnuson (D- Wash) as one of two alternatives|Contingent, was put to the Alasks Legislature today. he believes could solve the Terri- | y tory's shipping problem | A wire from Delegate to Con- Igress E. L. Bartlett was transmit- The Senator, who said he woulditaq Ly the Governor to the two introduce emergenc; . actions, one by Rep. McCutcheon |quring the remainder of the cur—i to regulate outdoor advertising in |rent biennium, ending March 31.}basic navigation instruments; Alaska, and one by Rep. Garnick | The measure was moved to today's| 4. Consideration of conditions that} to amend the Laws regarding the | calendar by the Rules Committee, Tesult in excessive pilot fatigue; legislation au-ichambers of the Legislature this thorizing the Maritime Commlxslonlmommg' for theif gplnlnn. i to provide war-built vessels at nom-!grecced to the Governor and to the /inal charter hire to the three gyention of Andrew Nerland, Pres- get Sound ships is blocking move- | ment of goods and passengers to| Alaska in derogation of the Terri- | tory’s development and the nation- The gash was madé with a pocket | knife concealed in a towel. The at- | tack occurred in a ship corridor Is Going fo al security,” the memorial says. It continues: “Freight rates unaer free compe- tition would open up hauling or‘ cargo from the eastern United States to the port of Prince Rupert, B. C., and thence in Canadian bot- | toms to Alaska coastal points at two-thirds of the existing rates from Seattle. “The Territory declines to be powers of the Commissioner of La- collection of wage claims. No Agreement On Rules ‘While attempting to adopt per- manent rules for the present ses- sion, the House this morning.found itself tangled in a flurry of mo- ;tluns and once had to back up and | | start over. A recommendation by‘ ! the Rules Committee that Rule 49 |and under suspended rules, was! bor and detailing procedure for quickly passed on Second and Third (€Nt In aireraft, such as fire !ni Readings by unanimous vote, with | | emergency clause. | | Three new bills were added to the | Senate’s growing list this forenoon: | 8B 17, by the Committee on BEdu- | eation, providing for increased { aries to school teachers, principals | and suverintendents. | SB 8, by Educauion Commiiiee— | i ljus: outside a stateroom’ in which | | King had been held. | A report on the incident, dictated |by Marshal Mahoney, discloses: | ~England bade| King, reported to be an African farewell for three and one-half |Campaign veteran of World War | months today to the Royal Family, | (T, boarded the ship at Seattle, as they made final preparations W' bound for Seward. Shortly out of hoard the battleship Vanguard for | Seattle, he was reported “acting | & 'R-day voyage to Gouth Africa. |queer.” King told the ship's Pur- Travelling by special train to | ser. Dave Doran, that people were, Portsmouth, King George VI, Queen | “Wwatching him.” 5. Elimination of dangers inher- South Africa LONDON, Jan. 31 flight. --- HOUSE MEASURES “w present steamship lines serving theljoan; of the Senate, and Oscar Gill ;t;:;itu;};é::;(:';s;xch a plan was lhn-ispm‘k”' of the House, Delegate ! Bartlett's wire says, in full: A conference between the .shlp? “This radiogram dictated in pres- operators, Maritime Commission ence of Gilbert Skinner and Stanley representatives, a House Merchant Long of Alaska Stsamship Com- Marine subcommittee and Alaskans pany and Northland Transportation worked out the legislative propos-!Company. al “They cesire to know what my The legislation will also authorize position will be with reference to the Maritime Commission to insure' proposed congressional authoriza- the vessels, recaptura all 0 browbeaten,” the memorial states, be changed to permit passage of a | Provides deficiency appropriations| FOURTH DAY, JAN. 30 above tion glving Maritime Commission 3 | . . - | , as laska 'six pe i eir i b | @ | totalling $282,099.23 for support of Elizabeth and the Princesses Eliz-| Thursday morning, as the Al |six percent profit on their opera- ample authority to charter gov- and proposes o fight increased fooulon for the previgus queston abeth and Margaret Rosé were to | Was traversing Wrangell Narrows, tion and coordinate the service of Bills Introduced freight rates with all weapons at 1ts disposal with the view that the by a majority rather than a two- | Schools, transportation of = pupils thirds vote was lost by a vote of and tuition to incorporated towns 15 to 9. ! for the remainder of the school bi- | HB. 8, by Rep. McCutcheon—To | secure an expression o1 opinion of embark late this afternoon amidst northbound, Rurser Doran asked the three lines—The Alaska Steam- a ceremonial display by the RAF, Mahoney to assist in capturing aship Company, The Northland ernment ships to Alaska operators and to provide hull insurance without charge to operators, thus problem should be solved on the| jthe voters of Alaska on the ques- national level with temporary re-| Royal Navy and picked military man who was on the foc'sle head,|Transportation Company, and the providing indirect subsidy, on in- tion whether the practices of fish- ennium ending June 30, 1947. | |armed with a fireaxe with which Alaska Transportation Company. Another committee recommenca- lief forthcoming as a sensible, fore- | investment which would| sighted pay oif many feld in the years to come, and as the only solution compatible with the national inter- | est.” Labor Bills Introduced Eight new bills were introduced in the House this morning, many of them having to do with labor. A measure which provides for semi-monthly pay periods for all employees in the Territory, estab: lish methods and time of paymenis and set up the Territorial Depart- ment of Labor as the enforcing agency with authority to take as. signments and bring suits for c lection, was introduced by Rep. Gill. Rep. Anita Garnick introduced a bill relating to and resiricting child labor in the Territory. The mea- sure would prohibit minors under 16 ye of age working in mines, canneries, refrigeration plants, log- ging camps or factories. Minors under 18 would not be permitted to work in sawmills or on boats ex- cept those owned and operated by the minor’s parent, and boys under 16 and girls under 18 would not be allowed to work in restaurants. ‘Working hours for minors are eight hours a day and forty hours and six days a week. Apprenticeship Thé Washington Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON—The one Georg- | jan who increased his stature in the current undemocragic political tug of war now raging over the State Capitol in Atlanta is ex- Governor Ellis Arnall. Only a handful of people know it, but Arnall was almost lynched the night Herman Talmadge staged his power “putsch.” Arnall knew his life was in danger, yet he re- fused to call for help. For four hours he remained quietly in a tiny corner office of the Capitol, rejecting pleas that he call out the troops to protect himself. Arnall had only seven people with him in his office to ward off an angry mob of howling Talmadgites call- ing for his head. Once they burst in the door, got their hands on his clothes, sought to jerk him out of the room. Calmly, Arnall per- suaded them to go back. Finally,; Assistant Attorney General Dan Duke and State Guard Commander Collins urged Arnall to send for | the troops. “No,” replied Arnall. “This thing cannot be decided by force. The people are the only ones who can decide it. It may take some time before the people learn the truth about what’s happening here to- night, but learn it they will. If we use troops there’ll be bloodshed and that will play into ‘tue pre- (Continued on Page Four) SB 9, by Victor C. Rivers—Pro-| units. "terim basis not exceeding 15 months, tion to permit the making of | % | viding for additional annual leave 2;m:c:$:x£ Livh:llxl‘lsuor:,l::;x:mt:ad and sick leave for territorial ems | F o g . 8 WaS oovees and providing a terminal | carried on a vote of 14 to 10 but g 1 4 leave fund with appropriation of i final adoption was postponed until $5,000. | tomorrow when Reps. McCutcheon | ", " i H s mnved. ftiTacnisdieE. | All three new bills were referrea | b il econsidera- |, the Finance Committee. | Teacher salary ranges that would | | The House adjourned shortiy be- be provided by SB 7 are: First! | | fore noon until 11 o'clock tomOrrow | Division, $3,000 to $4,400; Third Di- | { moening }\'Ls)on $3240 to $4640; Second and | { 5 R { Fourth Divisions, $3,400 to $4,800. p Pay ranges for school superintend- ‘AN(HORAGE (H!EF ents would become; First Division, | | 183670 to $5,775; Third Division, | OF 970 to $6,075; Second and Fourth | poll([ OUEIS Divisions, $4,170 to $6,: The act ke g | would become effective July 1, 1947. ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 31— SB 9 would provide two and one- | City Manager A. J. Koenig an- half days of annual leave pel i nounced today that Chief of Police| Month and one and one-fourth days | A. R. White had resigned and mat}:-(-cumulanve sick leave per month | about 12 men of the 16-man force | 10r employees of the Territory. | were remaining to form the nu- | Neither annual leave nor sick leave | cleus of a new organizatic i, icould accumulate to exceed 60 days. | White said he had actually lum_iTermmfll pay for unused leave led in the resignation several dByS!would be allowed upon separation ago and that “nine members of the | [FOM service. g Iforce have gone out with me | Senator N. R. Walker's fish trap | Koenig said that White told mm'rclerendum measure, SB 3, was re- (two months ago he wished to pe | Ported out of the Fisheries Com- relieved of his duties, but neither | Mittee this morning with a recom- | |gave additional explanation. ivmended amendmex\t and was sent | Detective Sgt. Elmer Johansen is to Rules. Fisheries Committee | |acting as chief while City officials| Chairman Frank Peratrovich gave | seek a successor for White. They|it & “Do Pass” the others on his indicated they might select a man | COmmittee reported the measure {from the States. | “without recommendation.” | | Upon completion of its order of | business this morning, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning | | | | |nor over Territorial ing Ly means of fish traps rhould pe abolished. Re‘~ired to Fliction Committee. H.B. 9, by Jiep. McCutcheon—To authorize searches for lost planes and appropriate $75000 for this purpose. To Judiciary Committee. H.B. 10, by Reps. Maurice John- son, Joy, Coble and Meath—To cre- ate office of Assistant to Prospec- tors. To Mining Committee H.B. 11, by Rep. Hoopes—To pro- vide for a Blanket Primary Elec- tion Ballot. To Elections Commit- tee. H.B. 12, by Rep. Engstrom—To expand vocational training facili- ties and services in Alaska, appro- priating $100,000. To Education Committee. H.B. 13, by Rep. Edward Ander- son, to establish an isolation unit for the care of tuberculous persons in the Arctic Regions of Alaska. To Public Health Committee. H.B. 14, by Rep. Snider—To auth- orize the Commissioner of Agricul- ture to establish minimum stand- ards regarding type and construc- tion of barns and facilities for live- stock with reference to sanitation and grading of milk. To Public Health Committee. HB. 15, by Rep. Snider - To transfer jurisdiction of the Gover- veterinarians and livestock inspectors to the De- partment of Agriculture. To Com- mittee on Public Health. H.B. 16, by Rep. Frar.k Johnson— To provide for aksentee voting The Vanguard, the newest and he was keeping the Mate from lnsgest of Britain’s battle fleet, is C'osing in on him. The man was ‘séneduled to leave Portsmeuth har- King. Befare the, Marshal could.gn Alaskan commerce. bor before dawn tomorrow, escort- finish dressing, the Mate brought ed by two cruisers, one destroyer King, handcuffed, to Mahoney's and an aircraft carrier. | stateroom. Because of the cold wave, the| Mahoney escorted the handeuffed King and Queen cancelled their King to breakiast, the first meal! plans for a state drive from Buck- he had eaten since boarding the ‘ingham Palace to Waterloo Sta- €hip at Seattle on Tuesday. King, Lo, chereby disappointing many | consumed a large breakfast. He pomp-loving Londoners and pro- Was then confined in a stateroom | vineial visitors who, despite the bit- 'With Maurice Nystrom, one of five ter temperatures, expected to show prisoners Mahoney had in custody up early to be sure of good spots for transfer from Ketchikan to Ju- along the official route. i neau, Instead of travelling in a color-i Later in the morning, Mahoney entered the prisoner’s room to dis ‘ ful horsedrawn procession, the Roy- o al Family chose to motor slowly to cover him rubbing his face with a' the station in order to receive the towel. King complained about be-| plaudits of the crowds. Large num- |ing cold and hungry. The Marshal | bers of people gathered along the started to take him out for more | 75-mile stretch from London to food, and had King ahead of him| Portsmouth to bid farewell to the just outside the stateroom when| Royal Family. |King turned and thrust the towel| The Vanguard—ninth vessel of at Mahoney's face. ’ that name in the British Navy—| Until that action, it had not been| has been magnificently fitted out known that King was keeping 4| for its good will mission. Steel ca- pocket knife (Boy Scout type) con- bin bulkheads haffe been brightly cealed in the towell. Bleeding pro- decorated, curtains hung over port- fusely from the deep knife gash| holes and furniture moved from the 'that resulted—a wound that later, Royal yacht into the Royal state- required nine stitches to close—! rooms. No stops will be made before Mahoney dodged more blows Capetown. {launched by King and backed into South Africa is reported to be the stateroom. There the Marshal planning a huge welcome designed held a towel to his wound with to surpass anything of its kind ever one hand, with the other hand he! ' Bartlett's The plan also authorizes the Ma- so there will be sufficient exper- rine Commission to adjust tariffs lence to demonstrate what form, if (any, permanent Federal assistance Yesterday Delegate Bartlett (D- Should be given in Alasku maritime Alaska) sharply attacked this pro-: Situation vislon, saying he advised the Terri-' "These operators have informed tory to fight any rate increase e there will be no point in hav- Bartlett said that the increase D8 Congress act, if thers is terri- sought would amount to 58 per- tOrial opposition to proposed rate cent above 1041 rates. increases which would have effect i «of suspending those increases, be- COunselA(I::kl?; :‘v:;:’:()mpnm” {cause under those circumstances op- Sariiath ' dehtinusdl Warnes Alu:fcralors would be forced to withdraw Kans that If they fought the in-|jon ‘erviicy HAYe discusied with crease, shipping service would be some compromise figure less than discontinued to the Territory at o ! e L overall 35 percent increases they . cuggest, over and above existing Rep. Jackson (D-Wash), chair-|rates, but they have rejected such man of the Merchant Marine sub- proposals, contending that while committee, said his understanding|they have no sure knowledge their was that the steamship companies'figures are correct, because of im- had not asked for a 58 percent in-!ponderables having to do with pos- crease. isible military cargo, labor practices He said that in 1942 the Maritime and other factors, the figures do Commission has authorized a sur-,represent to the best of their beliet charge of 16 percent and that the minimum increases necessary for Alaska Transportation Company |80ing operation. now said it would need an addi-| “They have suggested, if labor tional 23 percent increase and Lhcl-\‘lm'lllml improves® to pre-war Alaska Steamship Company had standard they could and would de- said it would need an increase of 35, crease tariffs on own motion, with- percent. iout urging from Maritime Commmis- Counsel for the steamship com-|Slon; and they have assigned to panies reclined to comment onl@bor practices principal cause for statamant or the m“,jat least half propoced increases. {Cperators say they will not, under I:my circumstarnces, resume private mc,opernuan on March 1st, or when- jever government operation suspends, tif Territory takes case to Maritime {Commission and is successtul in situation. Can't Take Raise “Alaska is paying all of freighit charge it can stand at the present time,” Magnuson said. \PAN AMERICAN FLIES ON 'THURSDAY, NORTH, SOUTH Pan American Airways yesterday completed schedules between Se- attle and Juneau, carrying passeng- ers both south and north and from Ketchikan to Juneau. The passeng- er lists carried the names of the| following persons: Seattle to Juneau—William Sax: ton, Mrs. Ida Hart, Dick Chamber- lain, Joe Morris. Ketchikan to Juneau—Louise Mil- | ler, Kenneth Bowman, William Wil- | son. Juneau to Seattle—Annis Barrett, | Beatrice Soper, David Davis, George Dooley, Virginia Kanouse. Hotel accommodations were not available for all stopover passeng- ers. Pan American officials made arrangements for Mrs. Ida Hart to stay overnight at the home of | the Rev. and Mrs. Willis R. Booth. STOCK' QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Jan. 31.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 5%, American Can! 195%, Anaconda 40%, Curtiss-Wright | 5%, International Harvester 75%, Kennecott 487, New York Central |19%, Northern Pacific 20%, U. S. {Steel 6%, Pound $4.027%. Sales today were 1,310,000 shares. Dow, Jones averages today are| as follows: industrials 180.44, rails/ 150.87, utilities 36.92. i i i i | i at 11 o'clock. Yesterday afternoon, the Terri- torial Institutions Committee an- nounced to the Senate that Febru- ary 12 has been tentatively set for the beginning of the biennial in- spection trip to the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka. The trip is to be made by boat. ———e——— 0 o 0 ofe S v v oo WEATHER REPORT Temperaturés for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock ‘This Morning. In Juneau—Maximum, minimum, -10. At Airport—Maximum, - minimum, -17. WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Cloudy and not quite so cold tonight with occasional light snow 1lurries. Clearing and colder tomorrow with continued gusty northeast winds. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 Lours ending 7:30 a.m. today) In Juneau — 0 inches; since Jan. 1, 872 inches; since July 1, 71.89 inches. At Airport — 0 inches; since Jan. 1, 476 inches; since July 1, 44.25 inches. e ® o 0 s v 0 0 0 ¢ 0 undertaken in that part of the used a pitcher to fend off King. AR CORON through postmasters in localities five or more miles from U. S. Com- WA“R S"UA"O" |S ooy, o1 ™o vty | YNCHANGED; FAUCETS NOT ALLOWED OPEN Joint Memorials Introduced ‘ ! Juneau Water Company Super- H.J.M. 3, by Rep. Egan—Seeks a Congressional appropriation to con- struct a combined courthouse, jail intendent Minard Mill today esti- and Federal offices building at Val- mated that the water situation is dez. To Judiciary Committee. ALASKA LINCK IS | Houses above Seventh street are, many of them, without water be- cause the pressure has been lower- ,ed by too many faucets left run- ning. A statement appearing in yes- NEWSPAPER WOMAN Dunl"fi SBSIO" terday’s Empire urged householders A to keep their water taps open. This Alaska’s Alaska Linck, twice elect-' Was in error, because if faucets ed to the Territorial House of Re- are left running in the lower parts Presentatives from the Fourth Di- of town they take the pressure vision, last year an unsuccessful down to a point where no water candidate for the Senate, is in Ju- €an be put in mains to houses in neau attending the 18th session as the higher districts. a representative of the Fairbanks R T News-Miner and the Daily Alaska Empire. Introduced on the floor of the ! rhere will be no basketball game House yesterday by Speaker OSCar inig evening as had been scheduled Gill, former Representative Linck petween Juneau High School's acknowledged the Speaker'’s COU~ Grimson Bears and the Douglas tesy and returned to the press table pign gchool because the weather is where she will assist Empire repre- 4,5 oold. sentatives Bill Clark and Bob De- DDA Armond with the same sincere and pAINBOW GIRLS TO thoughtful effort that she gave to HAVE BUSINESS MEET her job during three sessions as a member of the House of Repre- sentatives. regular business meeting Saturday While in Juneau Mrs. Linck’s afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Scot- residence is the Baranof Hotel. Her tish Rite Temple. All members are home is in Fairbanks. urged to attend. The Rainbow Girls will have a |honey's party as guard, came out of an adjeining stateroom and closed with King, only to suffer {several blows and knife thrusts that | penetrated Reed’s clothing but did !cub just over the heart and his hat} |was punctured. ! Other prisoners then joined in the of iron_ pipe torn from a bunk,g {succeeded in subduing King. | | Marshal Mahoney was edl |aboard ship by a physician pas- senger, Dr. Valee, and was able to‘ {leave the ship when it docked here| 'today. His condition was described today as not serious. ! | King is being held in the Federal | Hafl here with no charge against him as yet. It was report-| led that King later remarked that, if Mahoney had not entered the| \stateroom at that time, he (King) | !would have killed Nystrom. { -0 INSTALLATION OF | . PIONEERS TONIGHT A joint installation of Pioneers and Auxiliary officers will take | place tonight at the regular meet- | ings of the two organizations in the Odd Pellows Hall. O. D. Coch- ran, Grand President of Pioneers, will be installing officer Following the installation there | will be refreshments and entertain- ment, “There should be no freight rate in- crease to the Territory. can not stand any more. ent rates are too high “If the present emergency legis- ‘The pres- not wound him. Reed's jacket Was|jation proposed by the Jackson sub-!passenger service. committee does not meet the re- see is government operation of th about the same as it was yesterday. 'fray and, using a chair and a piece service to Alaska.” The War Shipping aAaministration ; and the Maritime Commission have operated the Alaskan steamship as agents. Congress ordered the lines return ed to the operators on February 28. The private owners said service filed | would be discontinued unless a rate | increase was allowed R SENATE MEASURES FOURTH DAY, Jan. 30 (Bills Introduced) *SB 5, by Green and Coffey—To cover into the General all unexpended appropriations of the Alaska National or Territorial Guard. Finance and Judiciary SB 6, by Finance Committee Appropriating $5,000 to Department |of Public Welfare for Old Age As-' sstance during remainder of bien- nium ending March 31, 1947. Rules Committee. It .slmply‘ Treasury | {cecuring rate suspension. | “Skinner informs me, rate in- .creases on order of 15 percent above iuxhung_rulen would be possible if Territory willing to do without Under interim cperation plan, operators are limit- | quirements the only alternative Il;d to profit of six percent on own nvestment, with recapture clause providing extra profit, if any, re- vert. Understand there is yet no definite conclusion as to what per- |centage reversion would go to gov- |service since 1942 with th: owners|ernment and what percentage to ! cperators. | “Since operators state positively suspension of service only alterna- iMve to rate increases, it would be idle to press for congressional legis- lation if there is no general agree- ment on interim plan | “Under these circumstances, and {although I have previously indicat- led in press statement my view that rate increases on order proposed would be crippling to territorial economy, I now feel as legislative | Yepresentative of the Territory, it {1s essential for me to have, at earl- {iest possible moment, reasoned con- iclusions of legislative and executive |branches of Territorial government as to “First, What I should do with respect to proposed legislation? and, “Second, and more important, 'What position of Territory will be ! regarding proposed increases? | “Suggest necessity for prompt consideration this vital prokblem and would appreciate your advising [Continued on Fage Eight)