The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 20, 1947, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” RE [ VOL. LXVIII,, NO. 10,508 - JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1947 _ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS 30 KILLED IN LOS ANGELES EXPLOSION TB HOSPITAL New Bill BILL TABLED On Liquor BYSENATORS In House Procedure for Making Ap- pointments Would Also Be Changed Two bills to amend the liquor control laws, one to amend the laws relating to highways and traf- fic, and one relating to the meth- od of making pointments to Coffey Sees Insidious Fing- er of Bureaucracy in | "Bread Bill” sion in the after- Following the joint s House Chamber yoster noon, the Alaska Senate retired to its own quarters to work over the remainder of its calendar—with the result that two more bills were add-| Territorial boards and offices were ed to the day's “passed” list mld:inu‘o(!uc(‘d in the House of .Rep-| one measure was laid on the table. resentatives this morning It was House Bill 13 that went H. B. 73, by Reps. Maurice John-| from the fire into the frying pan; son and Meath, adds a new section | evading a threat of indefinite post-|to the liquor control laws to pro- ponement only to wind up on the J beer wine licenses at table. H. B. 13, authored by Rep.ia fes of $300. Under this bill Edward Anderson, calls for a $30,000 only beer and wine could be sold appropriation to establish a tuber-|in limited quantities on premises culosis isolation hospital somewhere so licensed, and the premises could d in the Arctic regions of Alaska not be co: ted “by doors o1 (Second Division preferred — by otherwise” with placed covered by | Authur Anderson) The bill was other types of liquor licenses. Only | tagged “do not pass” by the Sen- male citizens over 21 years of e | ate’s Public Health Committee. In could serve and wine unde addition, its validity was questioned such a license. The Eill also pro. under the heading of “special legis-|vides penalties for violations of the lation.” Act Senator Edward D. Coffey had; The second liquor amendment suggested passing H. B. 13 along to'Lill, also by Reps. M. Johnson and the Finance Committee, but when the Health Committes report was read he immediately switched tac- ties and moved for indefinite post- ponement. The motion lost, 6 to 9, but Coffey immediately followed it up with a move to table, which carried 10 to 5. . Meath, weuld make slight changes in the section on granting licenses In place of requiring Jority of ‘*‘citizens o age of 21 years residing within two miles of the place” indicate their approv- al of the issuing of a license, the Ibill would change the wording tc “a majority of the qualified elect- ors residing within the voting pre- cinet.” The words “citizens over 21 years of age” would be changed to “qual- ified electors” wherever they ap- pear in the act Other Bills Bit of Bureaucracy Another House measure to which Coffey took exception was H. B. 26, authored by Rep. Engstrom. The bill would set standards of vitamin and mineral content for flour and ead sold in Alaska—a seemingly ;:"‘f’:f;’r‘ ?;::5: fi“’:?’e_;_‘ ‘f}‘;{”"g" The laws on highways ana traf- bl T *\fice would be amended by H. B. 75, the worst bureaucracy I've evel "iby Rev. Hoopes. Highway patrol officers would be given the powers | now exercised by U. S. Marshals and severe penalties would be im- posed for driving while drung and seen come in.” He held that if the measure were to be enforced the Health Department woulkd have to put 50 inspectors in the field and likely for reckless driving. would call for “another boat, six| H. B, 72, by Rep. M. Johnson, more automobiles and most pmbv‘px-mv,d% for procedure in makirg ably an airplane.” appointments under Territorial Another Third Division S_enfll.mz laws. -The bill would require the Gunnard Engebreth, 7teplied t0lappointing power to submit names | Coffey’s outburst, stating that thelof persons appointed to the mem- measure is simply intended to Pre- pers of the Legislature from the vent “dumping” of inferior flour jyydicial Division in which the per- upon Alaska’y unsuspecting native con resided.” A majority of these peoples. The measure conforms to!members would have to approve uniform statutes adopted by Aithe appointment Lefore the name large share of the States, includ-icoyld be submitted to the Legisla- ing Washington, Engebreth inform-iyre for confirmation in the of- ed the Senate. fice. Dawes Comments A telegram from Delegate Bart- Coffey questioned if it is 5o im-ijett to the Governor, calling at- portant to protect Alaska natives tention to the need for legislation from non-enriched flour. He asked o permit some Territorial agency Senator L. P. Dawes if, in his ex- t, ac ept Federal Airport funds perience as a physician, he had/gor yse in Alaska, was read in the ever known of any person's dying gouse. The telegram pointed out of bread sent into the Territory. that Ladd and Elmendorf Fields will| Dawes' answer was a monosylabic soon become unavailable to civilian negative. | planes. Although the bill had already g B. 10, to set up a program for gone through second reading with- 5 ance to prospectors was under out alteration, Senator Coffey main- | consideration in cond reading tained that it was in need of CON- | when the House recessed at noon. siderable amendment and object-| e bill, as presented, does not ed to its being advanced for pas-|carry an appropriation, leaving that sage. A motion to suspend the maiter to the distretion of the rules failed, after which there ""“’Ways and Means Committee. Rep. no objection to Coffey'’s request|neCutcheon, unable to pass up an that H. B. 26 be continued in|opportunity to spend money, mov- mendment sigh: led to include an appropriation of| The two bills passed by the Sen-is90000 pu his amendment failed of ate at yesterday's afternoon ses-|yqoption by a 12-12 vote. sion are: o vore witn Cottey. Brownen ana” STEAMER MOVEMENTS Rogge opposed and Senator Northerh Vcyager, from Seattle. | Cochran absent because of illness. idue tomorrow afternoon. The bill was sponsored by Cochran | gaijors gplice scheduled to sail and is another of the measures de"fmm Seattle February 21 signed to whip present statutes in.| princess Norah scheduled to sail to shape for recodification. Inei- from Vancouver February 25 dentally, along with striking the: Square Sinnet scheduied i sail requirement that the Auomey‘,mm Seattle February 28. General's expenditures be approved pjeyeian from west, scheduled to| by the Governor, the bill would|, .y southhound at 8 o'clock to- raise the salary of the Assistant Attorney General from $4,000 to $5,500 per year Minor amend- ments were made in the measure before it was advanced for passage. Veterinarians Transferred H. B. 15, a measure by Rep. Sni- der to transfer jurisdiction over Veterinarians and Livestock In- night. STOCK QUOTATIONS | ®* NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—(P—Clos- (ing quotation of Alaska Juneau | mine stock today is 57, American |Can 93, Anaconda 41, Curtiss- | Wright 5%, International Harvester spectors from the Governor to the| .. 5 i Department of Agriculture along Zfaf'zfif“"»?fi?:f,:;; I;E‘:“I‘”;ace‘a with giving broader powers to the! B LR E Mo S. Steel 761z, Pound $4.027,. Agriculture Department, carried by 4 . # Sy a 15 to 0 vote, without amend-| Sales today were 1,000,000 shares. Dow, Jones averages today are ment. Senator Don Carlos Brown-| . "tollows: industrials 180.74, rails| (Continued on Page Two) 15130, utilities 37.36, | a ficient isfaction to all concern- role in defense of the Territory and ! : g u ors Ipo pass t's the difference, as|by entry of a private firm into ] long as it's a good memorial?” La{the Alaska communications field. | BASIS OF( oF( ‘ | [] asked Senator Cochran declared him- | » . KIllED BY M Memorial Amended self not impressed by Walker's| | R p S. J. M. 10 was then amended to|Anderson, author of the measure,| ! | clude the appropriations sub-|be heard. Anderson, howaver, pass- | : ‘ ! lcommittce among its addresses, It|ed tack word that he did not Report ircm the Aviation Com- enale Upset s o it i s M B e e o e unanimously sed J. M. 1i!portponcment went to vote and municipal airport ownership as af-1 — . = was ved to take the normal was cariizd, 14 to 2, Senators lztll;ml-rm;ih:flhIv for funds ‘Imtlvl' . = 3¢ t i cours the Rules Committee for Brownell and Rivers casting the|the Federal Airport Act was the : Officers Fast on Draw, Get Glory Grabbing Charged {fous: i, b Rules Commitice tor Brma e votes [important iseue under arcassion ¢ Blast Qceurs in One-Story H H H : The ree other measures pass- From House ‘today's Chamber of Commerce B N Notorious Suspect in in Dispute — Three {.," e epuoo| ‘Three more bills came over to|luncheon. Correspondence read by rick Plant of Elec- 2 H H vere te Bill 40, s sore v the Senate from the House this|Curtis Shattuck, chairman of the| . C Wild Shooting Case Bills Also Passed [Sraker: conats bt 25" anpanes by morning: H. B, 22, a child labor | committee, clarified the question o | troplating Co. — Walke d 8. B. 29, which had no'act, referred to Education; H. B. 27,! whether or not a munic m.»ln)_] —— CHICAGO, Feb. 20—P—Police! The Alaska Senate this morning one excited to provide for city zoning and, such as Juneau, can apply for| DENE "EARBY machine gun fire killed Lemer Hen- 'fell off from yesterday's legislative! g p 40 at Senator [‘;,mum...,h\‘um'l:;uzr disposal, to Munlclpr‘\l Af-1funds under the Federal /\"l’“”:“sl ( S ry Pierce, notorious Milwaukee ex- pace, but did succeed in passinglsuggestion 25 amended by the [airs; H. B. 40, defining criminal | Act if the airport is not under| (OMP[HHY WRE[KED convict, in an ambush at a desert- |three bills and one memorial, as{aythor (o cality the type of whole- Status of embezzlement, to Judi- | municipal ownership. s ed elevated station in suburban!well as killing another memor-igale transaction that the measure ux:g,v i K | <18 anawerts TRish G B, 4 Bart- | ety Westchester shortly before midnight ial. {would exer from collection of ut of Senate ‘com! ees came el g 3 ) . last night Passage of Senate Joint Memorial|the Veterans Tax. The purpose of |!hese additional measures !:n:nbnfll';l o ol H(\‘l:'\Aln:‘\‘l‘n-\lV":::'-lEmefgen(y HOSP“GIS Are Detective Joseph McCabe—one of |10, by Senators Coffey and E. B.|the bill is to exempt Alaska whole-| From Transportation—s. J. M. 8. o BF0 o o abblication for Swam ed—Some BOdieS nine policemen who laid the trap|Collins, followed a round of per-|salers for payment of the one-half 40 Pass, to Rules; 8 J. M. 9, doj clel PR, T S0 sed. cone p —opened fire on Pierce, 37, charg- sonality-filled bickering as to whom!on one percent wholesale levy on (¥ to Rules; ‘M. 3B 7, do not| " SCETSl HIE JOF SHET FERPREES: . : . : . | [ pass. to Rules: H. J. M. 8 do not,struction of an admmistration! 10 Ff. Beneath Debris d with murder in the wild Mil-|showld go the glory. No. 10 was!sales retailers, so as to putif { building or runway at the local air- : waukee street-car slaying of histhe first introduced of two mem-|Alaska whol O equal foopiDnss. to TUUEE SR EERE b WIth - R iR G TG ol niece last Jar orials on the same subject receiv-'ing with Ou 2 firms. out recommendation, to Rules; H i: l‘u\l. 4 be I(x_w' Ande k “{ LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20.—#-—At He said Pierce, described by poiice 'ed by the Senate yesterday. It| Senator Engebreth expresse _{J. M. 12, without recommendation, }loWing circumstances ileast 30 persons were killed and enator Engebreth expressed him. ) as a “dangerous maniac,” ignored urges ieral appropriations for | self whilly MAtRten withy til o L : | If a public agenc defined in|more than 300 were injured, 25 orders to surrender and reached for an immediate program of rehabili-|gmendment made, but said hel L¢ Sohate received a communi-fi,. poderal Afrport Act, other than | critically, in an explosion that rock- \ loaded revolver in his overcoat tation of the Alaska Railroad. The would go along since he had not|CoLOn from the Governor, trans-yn, punjoipality concerned, has ed downtown Los Angeles today and pocket same prayer is expressed in S. J. M.{heen present to take t in en- '1‘]‘"_"'1".”' N ,:,".v _n_".mnnihfi"‘(" /’\ L} good title to the airport or landing | was felt for miles McCabe raxed Pierce with 16 11 co-authored by Senators VICtor|action of the original veterans' act. gmmcers oves. efviltan e of (| &F€d. the municipality may obtain| It destroyed the one story brick shots at a distance of 10 feet, kill- | C: Rivers and Gunnard Engebreth.ipme said he still thinks the wording | [aqq Fiem Army gir denots ang|@ Satistactory lease from the own- plant of the O'Connor Electro-plat- ng him instantly. Andrew Aftken, NO: 11 followed No. 10 into the hop-iof 5. B. 40 is very poor and that {:k--u i l‘””m. m‘”; % 'lm” |‘:m-> ing public agency and apply for,ing Company, where some 25 per- Deputy Chief of Detectives, several Pe PY approximately five minutes.ithe Senate will find that half of pocoe (he Legislature designed tolfunds offered under the Airport,sons were employed, together with weeks ago warned police to “have| Upon introduction yesterday, altax now collected from wholesalers|, oo “n‘v l;,‘_‘_"m,ml agency “_;. ct four nearby residences. Other your weapons ready at all times” Need for haste was expressed due will disappear. He asked if the .. pt Federai airport funds peing! Mayor Waino Hendrickson ex- buildings over a four block area n dealing with Pierce |to the m“,t that a congr )v)l\qlJSena!'n realize that the people ,qniniciereq by the Department of | plained that the city does not have : Were W ked P o R S sub U:l?”;‘]”(‘:k.(‘v"”\ z[x{.:pmpn.mf:u le n,“m ul,!'. 1‘n ;'):v\_v" the 0ss taX somerce. The Delegate advised|the necessary funds to acquire a The plant was a® §22 East 1100 a ain a fe 1. s now dealing with the matter. 0 would be exempted the need for such an authorization.|clear title to the airport unds ' Boulevard, a mile scuth of the clvic after he alighted from the elevat- 10 was referred to the Transporta- | Consumer ¥ ¥s ed train. He walked up a catwalk tion Commitjes with instructions| Engeprath was answered by from the depressed tracks to the to report it back to the floor to-'\walker that, since the consumer station and through the door. He day—an instruction later expanded pave all the tax in the end, the was the only passenger to get off to direct that S. J.'M. 11 be Con- offect of the bill will ke to relieve the train. sidered by the committee Jointly.ine consumer of paying one and As ne walked into the street, Mc- with No. 10. The Committee {0~ |ons-half percent. This, Engebreth Cabe called to him: “Raise your day ieported out No. 10 with & getlaved-to be “specious reasoning.” hands. We are police office: “do pass” tag and No. 11 “without| prowynell also objected to the Pierce turned toward McCabe, recommendation.” Committee Chair- 1)1 ang voiced the only vote with his left hand outstretched as man William Munz explained that!,.aingt jts passage. He: said no though to ward off a blow. McCabe | his group had thought it only fair ¢ne had shown him how much tax said he saw Pierce's right hand to give its blessing to the prior|ij. ey uld lose by it steal into his right overcoat pock- Measure and to withhold Opinion| e bl was passed and the et. McCabe fired as did police Chief 0n No. 11 because the committec cyergency clause adopted by a 15 Darrel E. Schusler of suburban'could hardly recommend passase of i(; one vote. Wheaton. Pierce fell, mortally |both. | Consideration of S. B found wounded. Immediately the report on No. 10 walker strongly arguing & st re- Police said they found Pierce’s was read, co-author Coffey thank- peal of his Alaska Criminal Inves- loaded revolver in his overcoat ed the committee for its prompt tigation Department. He cited the peeket and a roll of thin aluminum 'action, then moved that the mea- 1939 amended law to show that wire which, Aitken said, he had us- sure come before the Body in sec- the measure now on the books ed to bind the hands of some of ond reading right away. could do no harm and would cost his robbery victims | Wants Haines Added money to repeal Following an expression by Sena- Passage of S. E. 27, he argued, tor Engebreth, Rivers moved for-in- would put the Ter-itory to needles: clusion of his own and Engebreth's' expense to repeal “a good bill BENSO" meS HAAS names as joint authors of No, 10./which in effect “supplements sup- ON SHIP "Eup HERE Coffey and Collins objected. pression of crime.” No good citizen E enator Don Carlos Brownell objects to being fingerprinted R mildly questioned such action as maintained. Commissioner of Labor Henry A. settimg a bad precedent; but Sena- Senator Collins who Benson has wired to Michael J. 1or N, R, Walker's verbal attack Walker in the unfavors Haas, Alaska representative of the upon the motion was far from mild. & split committee report, concurred U. 8. Department of Labor now in!wajker viewed the move as an at- with Walker's view ‘The measure Washingten, recommending that tempt to climb up on the “band- now on the statutes “has merit,’ the Juneau longshoremen pcrtorm‘_wagm,' of a measure that is pop- be said; why throw it out? work aboard the strike-bound ylarly favored. He inferred that Gestapo Law Square Knot here at the regular the authors of S. J. M. 11 had It was Sengtor O. D. Cochran, scale of wages under standard pro- rushed introduction of their mea- author of S, B. 27, however, who cedure for all commercial opera- sure as scon as they saw the prior proved champion of the debate. He tions. memorial appear. Walker held that!referred to Walker's arguments as Benson's wire reads as follows: |Senators Cotfey and Collins ob- being similar to the used to sup- “Square Knot dispute resulting in ' jected “with good cause” to shar- port the “Gestapo of the Nazis." tieup and placing Alaska Steam ing credit with the authors of | Walker’s act, now on the books, he on unfair list at Juneau port has'No, 11. The authors of the first said, would cost out $75 been referred to the Chief of En- memorial deserve had joined gineers in Washington |maintained. |the new Alaska Code. How many “Sailors are employed aboard the| Walker’s attatk led Senator votes would the law get if sub- ship by Alaska Steam as cargo Engebreth to ask “privilege” in mitted to referendum? he asked, handlers at the regular scale, but. which he denied publicity seeking. then conclud “No officer of the local longshoremen have been re- He declared that his name appears Territory has ever had sufficient placed by casual labor hired by on only one measure yet intro- sympathy with this Gestapo law to USED at a reduced scale. Contem- duced, whereas Walker's is upon ap- ' invoke it.” plated Seward unloading by long- proximately 50 percent of measures Roll call on S. B. 27 showed an shoremen at regular scale. lintroduced this session. “Is Sena-|11 to 5 majority for passage. Vot- “This department recommendsiml' Walker concerned . with the ing no were Senators Brownell, the Juneau loading conform to the People back home?” he queried, Collins, Dawes, Green and Walk- accepted prewar work pattern and|and received a prompt affirmative er Juneau longshoremen perform the from Walker. “Very much so," said work aboard ship at the regular the Ketchikan senator. no dis; question- assed with practically |cussion, except Walker scale of wages under standard pro- Motion Withdrawn ing of one bit of verbiage, was S. cedure for all commercial ()pe,-,,_l Eenator Rivers then rose to with- B. 29, which makes slight revis- tions. Please bring this to the at-;draw his motion, but first threw ions in the qualifications of ap- tention of the Secretary of Labor |Pack at Walker the issue of “good plicants to the practice of law in and chief of Engineers.” |taste” which Walker had tossed at'Alaska. The bill was unanimously - — — {him some days ago regarding an- passed. other matter. Rivers stated that The measure killed off by ghe Housewives; Stores (losed Saturday was mere chance that had brought House Joint Memorial No. 9, by A warning is given to housewives measures {No. 11 to the Senate in ond | Rep. Carl Anderson that stores are closed on Saturday, ' single bill. {place. He said he could recall In National Security several similar occasions in the past The measure was led to slaugh- |when the names of authors of like ter by the Rules Committee. In had been joined on a line with that group’s report, Chair- (It is understood that bills on the' matter are not in preparation.) ‘ Tre Senate recessed until 2 o'clock this ternoon, with the heavy end| of its calendar still ahead. ! S e JUNEAU STATEHOOD, ASSOCIATION WILL! MEET THIS EVENING, Encouraged by action of thel Territorial Legislature which this{ (week passed a memorial to Cun-: |gress urging statehood, the Juneau ( | Statehood Association will meet in| the City Hall chambers at 8! o'clock tonight to go further into the bill requesting the Legislature to appropriate $100.000 to set up| jan Alaska statehood lobby in Wash- {ington, D. C., to promote the| statehood movement before con-; gressional committees. | i Invitations have been extended toi he'some of the lawmakers to Alll’n(”““d the House on the stand '?lk"““ Cash be President all members [ the |Cole meeting and asks that le half of present and a general invitation 1s|Pers. ‘extended to all others interested inj statehood. { S eee ) 'ALASKA SHIP GARLAND | PICKETED AT SEATTLE) [} SEATTLE, Feb. 20—M-Thej Sailors Union of the Pacific have i picketed the little motership € ' land, operated by the Berger T lea-: [ 7 to re- portation Co., a cooperative firm in jin addition to the Third Divisione: the credit, he peal and $100 to carry over into which the 14 crew members are | Were Mayor Carl Veve part owners. Heinie Berger, President, said the | union demanded that these partners | ! join the union—"“which we refused ito do. We operate a ccoperative company. Each man has an inter- lest in the business and we feel we | should not be compelled to join the | union. 1 i “There is only one thing for us to |do and that is to carry the case {into the courts. We expect to apply for an injunction.” | Berger said the Garland, a for- | mer Army vessel, had taken aboard and only means of taking advan-;center, where the blast was plainly tage of the matching funds under felt the Airport Act would be through' Emergency hospitals were swamp- the lease aforementioned 'ed and scores of persons were taken President Norman Taniield gave D Private automobiles to other a report on the recently formeq DOsBltals. Scme bodies were found chapter ‘of Alaska Crippled Chilg- | beneath ten Zeet of debris. The ex< ren’s Association which is mnow Plosion was followed by fire. nown the Juneau-Douglas! ~The whole area seemed to, go Chapter. He explained the purpose, P it smoke similar to the pictures we've seen of the atomic bomb ex- as program, and needs of the new or- 4 paniztion. and told. the. membors | Plosions,” said Battalion Pire Chict that the local chapter hoped tc "“I””:""‘ Tynan, who witnessed the raise a substantial sum through the | 74 B 1 Police said “it was the worst holo- purchase of individual memberships, | 3 and mentioned that the | omugs ey e EMERY S Filipino ! Club had a PIO o reatest accident in Southern Cali- ady sent in $100. Dr. Ir s ik 4 J. O. Rude circulated among uw;lij’;‘a‘_‘,‘ kinge < the. earthquake iuf members i following Banfield’s ap- peal and sold 44 new memberships | _ & a3 during the luncheon period. | - Moreithsr o0 SUBKHOGUES ERTERE Ernest Parsons re-introduced the |1 the vicinity were destroyed Alaska Development Board issuc ,"W’"'”“"' any occupants were killed and read a list of 13 organizations | W45 not determined. in the First Division who were in| Screams of the dying and injured whole-hearted support of the Board, | "dded to the confusion caused by President Banfield said letters had | \10WSands of spectators who throng- been «dispatched to both the Senate' ¢4 the vicinity, others sought vainly (for relatives in the stricken region. As crumpled bodies were borne out on stretchers, laid on sidewalks |:m(l tagged for identification, fire- {men delved with the Parked Autos Destroyed by the Chamber last week following the decision and vote of the mem- shovels in Legislative guests invited to at- (e 2 2 e tend today's luncheon comprised | 4P searching for other victims. the members frem the Third Divi- | 4-Comunaie Blghs Nire Satbadintions wers An emergency morgue was set up icn and made { by Charles W. Carter, Program | # private mortuary, and® all Chairman, Legislators present were ! Available ambulances — city and Glenn Barnett, Walter E. Huntley, | ©0Unty -were rushed to the spot. Twelve fire companies fought the flames set up by the blast. The first person found dead was a boy of 13 or 14 who had been peddling magazines on a bicycle rcute a block from the plant. A long William Egan, C. A. Pollard, Osear Gill, Senators Victor Rivers, Gun- nard Engebreth, Senator Don Carlos Brownell and Senator Ed Coffe Guests attending today'’s meeting tad of Pe- | Plece of pipe hurtled down and | tersburg, Jack Conway of Sitka,|CTUshed him James Robinson of the Shelder| Fire Chief John H. Alberson Ia- belled it the city’s worst explosion, { Twenty-one persons were killed e iwhen the Los Angeles Times build- ing was dvnamited on Oct. 1, 1910, “Only a miracle prevented a ma- {jor disaster,” he said P A solidly-built six-story building A“(HORAGE FIRE Yacrcss the street absorbed most of |lht- concussion, he said, preventing the blast from levelling the entire ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb, 20— |block to the ground. Fire Chiel George Neal today said| Bedies Badly Burned a careless smoker was telieved tol { Alderson said some of the bodies Jackson Junior College and Harry Leo of Anchorage. | ons destined for Alaska {sible to deterniine sex | when the 'l]:ickv‘(s appeared :lhrw e ‘&1!’){'[‘11:-" (};:y';llnr-m::(mtl\l:x were almos? {""Bd' Gosster, business agent for| ViCtms i the Tuesday plaze) ¢ FRORE HEEE MO 6O the union, was not immediatelyi"er¢ Joseph Higgins, formerly off "o, ™ g it ! avallable for the union's side of the | 2051 Mass, and Montana; Walt- [16 T/ 5 i Wiy i r er Loomis, about 60, formerly of{ One of the dead identified as controversy. .Seward. Alaska: and John H. Con-iFrank B. Bertrand, about 40. At e |nors, 54, of Livingston, Mont least one of the victims was a wo- Vit offered today for House \NOUFS after being removed from| - ..“",I,r.d., l'hrv;nlr.lf..i:r e {0 Ouioms dsvate s proposal that |20, AOMHEL by, Matthow Ilakod e e e 2 A i : s ate : A {was hurtled through the air by the | Britain swap her western hemis- “'nonioe (0 the hotel and per- hammering concussion said it was {man Walker moved indefinite post- |Phere colonies for needed capital oona) property was set at $100,000.| Worse than anything he saw in Washington's Birthday. Orders must | Presicent Nerland put an end to|ponement—in the interest of na-;“"d goods from the United StAtes.iapoue 50 persons were routed from | combat be placed early tomorrow for the the wrangling after Senator Coch-|tional security. 3 § R {their rooms by the fire | “And I was in the battle for weekend. ran had expressed probably the The memorial urged the Federal| LAKEVILLE, Conn Julian - >oe - { Manila,” he said. “My car just FOSER B4 k) most pointed comment of the Communications Commission to act| Strtet, 67 novelist and essayist,| TODAY'S SCORES flew up into the air and sailed morning: “This body met at 10 favorably on applications for li-|died suddenly at his home here| | sideways.” SEATTLE — The Northland gclock; it is now 11 oclock,” the censes for a private communica- | yesterday. | Games played this afternoon, up' ™ plpert s Olson, 22, a metal spini- Steamship Co. has been advised Nome Senator said. i ltions network in Alaska. Walker| A ito press time, in the Gold Medal yop working directly across the that the North Sea, now aground on' President Nerland declared that said high Army offi had in-! WASHINGTON The AFL wili| Tournament, resulted in the fol-|gieat said he thought somebody a reef near Bella Bella, may be he had known the day previously formed him of Alaska Communica-|decide in the next day or two when 'lowing scores had dropped an atomic bomb. floated during Sunday's abnormally |that Senators Engebreth and River:s|tions System plans for expenditure|to meet a CIO committee to discus: Sheldon Jackson J. C. 53; Wa- wyoy could see the shock wave. high tide. Patching operations are were drafting their memorial. How-|of $60,000,000 on the ACS system|merger of the big 'abor organiza- chusett 3 TR o being rushed, he stated, it should be suf- to prepare it for a vital strategicjtions, a high AFL official s«id today. Imperial 38, Moose 24 (Continued un Page Two) i ever,