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SATURDAY 1P.M. Edition “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition [ VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,522 JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY. MARCH 8, 1947 President May Visit Alaska During Summer NEW POLICY IS OUTLINED FOR LIQUOR Thorough Ifi\?éSiigation of License Applications Is Adopted - That William C. Jackso! li- cenc> application—for a ¢ for colored folk—that has been kicked around the City Hall for some weeks now, last night touched off a new airing of the City’s stand cn liquer licensing Out of the discussion surround- ing the Jackson application came an order for a new ordinance which will clearly set forth a license approv procedure. The proposed ordinance would require thorough investigatin of an ap- plicant’s character—reaching back ten years prior to application. The Council would provide its Police Committee with sufficient funds to do a real probing job The five Councilmen present last night—Sully absent—voted unani- Ed Nielsen's ordinance, favor of such an Stand mously motion in for Reverses That, however, only half of what Councilman Nielsen had in mind. He voiced a complete re- versal of his long-held stand against issuing any new licenses at all. Recent thinking has con- vinced him his former view was in error, he said. He proposed that the City abandon its hard and fast line against additional licen- and — after the thorough in- estigation he proposed — approach ach application on its merits. Mayor Waino Hendrickson came out flatly against any such pol- icy and his cpposition carried any action over to another day. That included action on Jackson's ap- plication, though Jackson asked for an immediate decision, even if unfavorable which he was told it would have to be if a vote were taken then William the Alaska Association, Eddy, representative of Retail Liquor Dealers applauded the policy of investigation the City propos to follow. He declared the sug- gestion to be one of the finest he has heard and added that he could think of nothing that would help the better clement of the liquor industry more, in its ef- fort to clean up the business. Blamed For Few If he could get every city coun- to make thorough examinations applicants, the Association’ The Washingto Merry - Go- Round By DREW PLARSON WASHINGTON—With hundreds of thousands of war veterans still doubled up with in-laws, housing continues to be the No. 1 problem everywhere in the nation—every- where, that is, except Congre: As far as Congressional leaders are concerned, you would scarcely know the housing problem exists. Though the legislators have been in session two months, and though millions of veterans still are clam- oring for homes, the Congressional batting average has been exactly .000. Here is the box score: o The Senate — After waiting two long -and precious months, Senators of Taft of Ohio and Ellender of Louisiana finally have decided to re-introduce their long-range hous- ing proposal. This is an excellent bill, providing for public-built hous ing, rented at low cost; also for liberalization of loan and mortgage terms for low-income home buyers; also for slum clearance. However, it will not help veterans for at least another year, probably longer. Meanwhile other housing bills have been introduced by Demo- cratic Senators Magnuson of Wash- | ington, Pepper of Florida, Spark- man of Alabama, and Republican Senator Langer of North Dakota. These, however, have not even been considered by the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, to which they have been rendered. Reason is that able Senator Tobey of New Hampshire, normally a fast-mover, has been playing poli- tics on behalf of Senator Taft. He has blocked the other housing bills, waiting for Tait and Ellender to (Continued on Page Four) MINORITY BILL 10 APPROPRIATE TEN MILLION LABOR CONFIDENT - COULD WIN VOTE, - RATHER NOT TRY S “We believe we could win in a | A minority general appropriation referendum on the closed shop, but bill for $10.347.144 to operate the (would rather accomy the same Territory during the next biennium end by defeating Senate Bill 77 in!and a bill to “foster and protect the { the Legislature | economic well-being of the Territory | This was the view expressed by | by improving labor relations in con- with Alas] water a and transportation continental | nection | several spokesmen for wl labor group o talked before a crowd of some |between 200 persons at the CIO Union Hall | United States,” were the main items | last night. Labor expressed itself | in @ long list of bills and nwnmxmhi universally opposed to S. B. 77 as| introduced in the House of Repre- | bein: 1t on legislation | sentatives yesterday afternoon, the | last day on which bills could be | wators Norman R. Walker and ! introduced witho a suspension of SHIP BILL SIGNEDBY PRESIDENT Private Ofieraiion of Al-{ aska Vessels fo Start Apr. 15-Rates Up 35 Percent SEATTLE., March 8. (P—An-| nouncement in Washington that President Truman h:4l signed leg- | Don Carlos Brownell, both of whom | voted for the biil, held the referen- | the rules. | islation authorizing a 16-month| dum up as a challenge to labor, | The appropriation bill. by Reps.,Alaska shipping program brought “Lick this thing now and youll|McCutcheon and Huntley, 1ts | respense today 1rom Seattle. Steam- ! be rid of it," Walker told the |$627,786 from the approved estimat .V‘vmp companies serving the Terri-| group. | of 10,974,930 submitted by the Board | tory expect to resume private op-, “Open shop” and “closed shop” °f Some departments are |erations April 15 for the first time | are just phrases which mean v increased and others are sut. but | since the government took over | in general the bill follows pretty | shipping early in the war | little and for where there are doz- ens of definitions, Irving Hill, lob- | closely the Budget Board's estimates byist for the Alaska Territorial{ The bill was referred to the Ways | Federation of Labor, told the group | 2nd Means Committee, headed by | in his opening talk. An exact de-|ReP. L. F. Joy, which has been | finition of the terms b‘,“w“.d;'N“'\»L.\_‘ on its own appropriation | speakers on both sides of the ques-| "' f tion during the entire evening, and | Labor Regulation H. B. 110, introduced by Rep.! them was reach- sets forth the | {no agreement on X Vukovich by request, following purposes 1. To require maximum -nmh-,\-*‘ ment of the citizens and prompt and | Utilities been ridiculed Are have Traps The unions because they favored a referendum A : favored a veferendumi e, i joading and discharge of on fish traps and do not favor one | e e R on this otestion. Fil said sy | Passengers and cargo at docks in | ! o 4 '! l'_ ‘1 o 8 laska and the payment of fair and raps are a public utility” he €0n-| reasonable wages for such services :‘”» i “but the rights of the la-| 3 g encourage the settiement of | DOring Ioen. .4 sialke Lt d! disputes between labor and manage- they should be tre ted with more! neng by collective bargaining and | dignity than fish.” by conciliation, 1nediation and vol “No matter what legislation is|yntary arbitration rather than by passed, the workers will continue | compulsive methods such as strikes | to have a closed shop,” William!gnd lockouts, Wilson, AFL organizer for Alaska,| Employers would be required to ! asserted. There are many closed give employment to bona fide union shops in the country now without. members in ship and dock work. In a contract or agreement, he said,|the event the union was unable to | and some unions prefer to have it: furnish sufficient members to con: that way hey handle disputes by ' tinue the work on a 24-hour basis, taking job action and get them| however, he could hire non-union | settled quickly jmen, first going through the union “Union security is democracy at|and the various employment offices, | work,” Wilson said, and cited the|then in the open market Wagner Labor Act in which, he; The pbrovosed Act id make it | said, the bargaining rights for the:unlawful to make or carry out any | whole group go to the majority. |contract to limit the hours of work | He quoted a letter from William, to a svecified portion of the day or Green, AFL president, on anti-la- ! night H bor legislation pending in Congress | Outlaws Strikes | and various State Legislatures.| The bill would also make it un- Many Congressmen who voted for|lawful to “counsel, command, insti- the anti-labor Case bill and have | 8ate, induce, procure, or (m)s))n‘l'! generally had bad records on labor| With any person to engage in or} legislation were returned by ]argc““""‘“l any lockout, strike, slowdown majorities, despite the fact that!® other concerted action to limit, their records were publicized by | Testrict. interfere with or interrupt i > A “ | water ta 't ' the unions, Green's letter said. | Water tansportation A i . By a 4-20 vote vesterday, the DERRS 0. Disrip | House refused to recede from amend “This bill does not seek merely +ments it had made in Senate Bill | | 28, relating to the office of Attorney ! i i General. Reps. Robert Hoopes, C. | the unions during the next l\\‘n‘D Anderson and M. Johnson were | yea Harold Bowman, AFL re-ijamed members of a conference | presentative, charged. “While the: committee with free conference | unions generally are in favor of re-!powers to reach an agreement with | | | { | a referendum—it seeks to arous and disturb both the people and ferendums, they are not in favor of | 5 jike committee from the Senate. this one, which hits directly at Al-| The memorial asking that Senator askan development and the earning - Walker be named Governor of Al- power of its work Bowman an-' ightly amended and the nounced, ! request was changed to take place at ; Les Grove, of the Alaska Marine|the expiration of the term of the ! Workers Union asserted that Alas- | Present Governor instead of im- ka has never been affected by a|mediately. i strike of Alaskan workers, but “this i Liquor Bill Untabled | lis asking for trouble.” He seemed; H..B. 51, which would set up a | | confused on the purpose of a refer- | Board of Liquor Control, was finally | endum. however, “if the people,lifted from the table by a 13-11 vote vote against the closed shop, that, 2nd IS to be “specifically amended will make it against the law, won't; The Senate bill to increase the| iton | motor fuel tax to two cents a gallon ( !was passed by the House without | 11 change after attempts to exclude | ! commercial fishermen from the ad- | their initial talks but were hegkled | 9itional ane cent, to raise the fax to | |three and a half cents, had been | | somewhat by union members dur-} i 4 defeated. ing the questioning which mllowed_‘ e s ) i uni e Walik el feiea o hfi:"i whether or not to hold a night ses- | fdapninsto Tight &, v0 €| sion, the House adjourned until 10 | closed shop at the polls Ju'clock this morning. \ “I did not, and do not, believe | S \ 8. B. 77 is an anti-union measure, | - |or I would never have voted for it,” | Senators Speak Senators Walker and Brownel, | were received courteously during ! Senator Brownell said. “But how ® Ml » can labor ever explain to the pub- & _“ EATHER REPORT L2 lic about the closed shop and get|® Temperatures for 24-Hour e | its problems acri to the public|® FPeriod Ending 7:ov o'Clock e} | unless this is all brought out in the| ® This Morning. L open,” he asked. “This question of | ® d 2k the closed shop cannot be settled, ® m ‘m"m‘f* Jaxbnum, 48; "9 | here in Juneau. There is tgo mucp!® Minimum, 29 e pressure. The only way is fo taie|® At Alrport—Maximum, 42; | o [o minimum, 2 > | Others who spoke during the|® 2 (i |evening - included Senators Enge-|® WEATHER FORECAST e | breth, Peratrovich and Rivers, Reps.| ® Opasyand yiplyltr) 1 | Frank Johnson, G. E. Almquist and | ® Fair with morning fog this o! |Mrs. E. E. Engstrom and Cm_h;- afternoon and Sunday. Not i Hennings of the CIO. ‘l. much change in temperature. @ { - S o 3 o PREUIPITATION . CHANGE IN NEB ! @ (Past 24 kours ending 7:30 a.m. today) @ e | o In Juneau — none; since © Mrs. Magnhild Bogue has been|e March 1, 2:09 inches; since e ! ‘:lpp()inll:d Secrétary of the Nurses| e July 1, 69.86 inches. H Examination Board to take the| At Airport — .02 inches; e! |place of Mrs, Mary Keith Neill| e since March 1, .77 inches; o who recently resigned. Mrs. Bogue| ® since July 1, 45.04 inches. . was a former member of the Health | e . | Department staff. /o ® @ v o o ¢ o o 0o o o‘ | brighter { authori During the interim the Maritime Commission will continue to pro- vide service to 2 | Under the program the Commission will provide ships to the Alaska p Company, the Northland Transportation Company and the Alaska Trans-| portation Company for Alaska routes | new Stean The private operators will stand} all losses, the government will res| ceive 75 percent of the profits over! 10 percent, and rates will be in-| creased an estimated 35 percent. G. W. Skinner, President of 1he‘ laska Steamship Company, saidi the three shipping concerns expect ! to sign contracts with the Maritime “ommission early next week t “The contract assures us the right to draw on surplus Maritime Commission tonnage as needed for the trade. One serious problem, however, is the complete lack of suitable passenger ships for . the Alaska run. There just aren't any of that type to be had,” Skinner said. e Alaska Transportation Com- pany will continue to urge passage of legislation for construction of American-flag passenger ships for Alaska, J. A. Talbot, newl hairman of the firm's directors, declared. Waterfront observers while the shipping picture looks today than it has for the still a possibility that sometime, of a hitch. The act signed by the President es a rate increase that may mount to 35 percent Alaskans have objected to the rate hikes in the past and wate: front observers say if the new rates are protested enough to force the Commission to suspend the tariff, the private operators might ke forced to suspend operation - o \PRESIDENT MAY TALKMONDAY ON GREEK SITUATION WASHINGTON, March 8.—@® President Truman. probably will make an announcement on the. Greek situation Monday after he | confers -with Congressional leaders The White House announced this | today as the British Ambassador and Acting Secretary of State Acheson discussed Greek problems at the State Department. The Ambassador, Lord Invercha- pel, told reporters in response to a question that .he had not delivered any note to Acheson. Asked if Greece was discussed Inverchapel replied: an't you use your heads?"” > ! Presidential ~ Secretary Charles Ro discussing the meeting of Mr. Truman with Congressional and government leaders Monday, told reporters: “In all probability there will be ome announcement at that time as to his plans regarding the Greek situation.” Ross declined to elaborate on thi crisis brought about by Greek ap- peals . for financial assistance to bolster her economy. This caus:d the President to cancel his project- ed 16-day trip to the Caribb area, which was to have started to- day. - - MISS BRANDEBURY RETURNS Miss Alice Brandebury, Director of the Division of Social Services of the Welfare Department, re- turned to Juneau Friday by plane alter attending the funeral services of her mother, Mrs. Edward Brandebury, who died suddenly February 2 at her home in Min neapolis, ‘Proposal Is Advanced for [} v HEADIN' FOR KANSAS _ 1ra Kyle and his wife, Minnie, roll out of Los Angeles on wagon wheels with their livestock en route to Parsons, Ka TRUMAN TALKS FOR RED (ROSS ALL-ALASKA TOURNEY IS IN MAKING Juneau-Anchorage fo Play at Baskethall The sounding scorer’s horn dec High Crimson B Alaska Basketball C last night of the aring the Juneau 's a5 Southeast 1ampions again, HARRY S. TRU- MAN is shown as he spoke over a dio breadeast re- started anew the rumblings of a | four-network r. bigger tournament ahead the All- cently, opening the 1947 Red Cross Alaska Championship Fund Drive for 000,000. On Last year it was impossible to play | disaster call constantly, the Red an All-Alaska tourney because no' Cross nceds funds for this mercy championship team was determined laber. The Red Cross, in the last in the Wesward. This year An- year handied 271 disasters in the chorage holds honor. Sueh & yyjed States, the largest annual tournament could be held either at e iSRGy ol e el number in the organization’s his- Juneau or Anchorage tory. There are many arguments, pro and con, on the subject of inter- scholastic Considering 1ch thing mmodaticn: acti BARTLETT WILL eved that great deal of accomplishment DROIESI (I.OSE comes from this type of activity L The Pete urg enunused OF HAINES ROAD over participation in an All-Ala tourney, had made local plans o ) v ) ) - P\““ gy o Lx WASHINGTON, March 8. — (P prs. L Delegate Barlett (D.-Alaska 16 playing 0. 3 : today he is protesting to the eliminated vhe pledged $25 to n after b Viking student body local school board Department & me to Anchorage Senator Mag ( D.-Wash.) The close association of the Ju- made a similar p da neau High School student body and irtlett said in ment the Petersburg High School stuc Closing the Haines Cut-off is the body certa t deal to st sev D do with their offer of material aid. 'be deait £ The Vikings will be much a par- NO more impert ad ir ant in the All-Alaska Tourney the Territery spirit, as will the J-Hi's, “The cut-coff offers possibilitie The high school team is comdosed Combinati ) of some of th it 5 ws in tation to I Alaska th ould chool and if it is necessary that have gonc way toward de- they travel, they will ably represent VelOpir the entire study body. They are good | “The fact that iada has decid- sports and their long string of vic- ,€d to clese the road up my tories speak for itself | opinion that there fs urgent neces- ¢ FRRIE sity for the'United Stat ind Can- ada to take action for a coordinate plan looking to protection of both pRI(ES jUMpiNG | countries and Alaska in the matter ' of highway transportation. From a mil standpoint this is of urgent CONGRESSMAN FOR AN INVEST'GATION WASHINGTON, March 8 P necessity.” D Former Officer of culture committee tc tfind out| D. Sh what as ade t C of cost- ! I'I cent in six months BRIDGTON, Me, March 8 » In statement accompanying | 5 fon requesting the inv Brigadier General John F. Good- igation, the dean of the House!'man, USA (ret) 55, Waco. Texa said “prices are rising” and native and veter i both new propaganda is underway, Wars, died today t against consume the last Ness. remaining control 1t ar| Gerwral Good W nd rice” heére last fall after service “This Republican Congress is fill-! Aleutian Islands, was a 191§ ed with pity for the poor little uate of the U. S. Military Academy rich boys with their hands in the and won five decorations in World consumers’ pockets, he said. War I ocodile tears wa away cam- He leaves his widow, Mr ' paign promises.” Goodman, and two sons, John -ee - Jr., of Waco, and Thomas of Bridg- About one-third of U factory ton, The family said uld rkers process or fabricate m be in the National Cemets L produced on farms ! Arlington, Va 1,800 miles away. MORE SNOW, MORE COLD - INBRITAIN By THY ASSOCIATED PRESS In Britain, more snow fell today and 10,000 troops were marshalled to help clear traffic lanes out of London. Authorities said $12,000,000 already has been spent on snow re- moval. Forecasters glumly predict- ed that the cold wave-—-the worst in living memory of the British people—is likely to continue for an indefinite peried - BULLETINS YORIZ gular in moderate Some shares that vesterday recovered lower. frre- today down were Stocks were trading plunged Bonds NEW WASHINGTON The White House announces the resignation of Edwin W. Pauley as President Tru- Im Reparations representative jand as U. S. member of the Allied | Reparations Commission | WASHINGTON--The government will ask the Supreme Court Mon- day to knock out the possibility of a soft coal stoppage March 31 by handing down immediately its mandate against , John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers, WASHINGTOI4 The House today announced | signation of Joseph F. Mc Ambassador Uruguay, April 30 White the re- urk effective as to WASHINGTON-Rep Tenn) proposed toddy that save $33,000,000 in the by cutting the interest me tax refunds in two (D- Con- 1948 rate Gore ON-—The omic Energy Commit | vote Monday morning | recommend confirmation of David E. Lilienthal and other members of the Atomic- Enerby Commission SHIN! At- to Senate plans whether to VIENNA-—The Ministry announced large Nazi d been leade: Genel Austrian Interior today that a underground movement smashed and that 57 " including a former al, were under arrest WASHINGTON Banking Committee mended passage by 3 of a bill extendin until March 31, 1948 The today Senate recom- 10 to sugar controls and transfer- a vote of ring admnistration_ from the OPA to the Agriculture Department i - .- WNAA ELECTS a dinner-business session Women's National Aeror tion eld the Country the of autical Salmon Wednesday officers the Asse Creek night, elected Prej ce Club following were dent, Mrs. Charles Carmody President, Mrs. Tom Dooley Secretary - Treasurer Mr Alex Young, and to Board of Directors M John Doolin IN TOWN Charlie Raatikainen. from Peli- can, is registered at the Gastineau Hotel | Truman, and their daughter, Mar- | Bre | member, i by Crawford |tors TRUMANS TO COME WEST IS REPORT Distinct Possibility Presi- dent, Wife, Daughter May Come North SFATTLE, Mavcn 8.--#--A visit Washington State and Alaskas this summer by President and Mu: garet, is a distinct possibility, the Post-Intelligence: id today teliable Washington, D.C, sources have revealed that the Trumans ex- pect to make the trip the montk following the adjournment of Con- but will make no formal an- nouncement of their plans until near time for their departure, the newspaper declared In Olympia, Governor Wallgren comme nted that the President I standing invitation to visit ington State and “has indicated he will come out when he can.” Truman spent nearly 8 1944, as the guest of gren at the State President week in Ju Governor pital S eee - Hawaii's Plea for Staiehood Is Given Int. Dept. Approvai By RISON B. HUMPHRIES WASHINGTON, March 8 [ 2 Statehood for Hawalli and Alasks has been indorsed by Secretary of the Interior J. A, Krug at # Con- ressional Committee hearing. Krug was one of the first wit- nesses to testify before the Housa Public Lands Committee as it b consideration*of legislation to n Hawaii the 49th State. The group will open a similar hearing on state- hood for Alaska on April 16 After the Interidr Secretary had urged statehcod for Hawaii, Rep. Crawford (R.-Mich.), a committee asked him how he relt about the general policy of admit- ting offshore areas to statehood, a tion Craword said Congress will ¢ Lo face. Krug replied he supports state- hood for Alaska as strongly as he does for Hawajl. For Puerto Rico, he said he eadorses the recommen- dation of the late President Frank- lin D. Roosevelt and President Tru- man to “find out what they really want.” ““Je're not ready for the state- hood question in Puerto Rico,” he . added, “and the Virgin Islands are considerably behind that.” Krug said Gen. Doug Arthur told him he favor: for Hawaii at this time. In response to another question Krug said he believes ‘this Congress, at this sesson, should s Mac- statehoed grant statehood to Hawali without any further delay.” Rep. Larcage, (D-La.) chairman, and two other members of the sub- | committee which recommended Ha- wallan statehood last year added their pl for immediate admission of the Territory e MARGARET TRUMAN IS READY FOR DEBUT AS RADIO SINGER DETROIT, garet needles as a March 8 Truman is, on waiting for her singer. three daughter has Detroit hotel a day and a5 possible {P-—Mar- pins and radio debut For day the President’s been secluded in a practicing two hours getting much sleep But, explain her men- naturally excited Truman goes on the tomorrc night with the Detroit phony orchestra. She will sing several songs, including two Italian melodies, & Cuban folksong, and a religious classic. Dr. Carl Kreug- or, the conductor, predicts she'll make a If as a colatura as she's Miss air name for 1 soprano .o - DELHI — Official showed today that been killed and in riots this week in vince, current trouble India split by relig differences in its independence NEW here had reports 192 persons 580 wounded Junjab Pro- spot in an us and political struggle toward

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