The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 10, 1947, Page 1

HE DAILY ALASKA. EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS Al«l. THE TIME" i MEMBER | VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,523 PR[CL TENC 'NTS ew Bill Introduced Would Double Sales Tax SENATEPUTS TRUMAN TO Laryngifis BIG FOUR OK ONPARTY GIVETALK HaltsTruman ALLIANCE CONVENTIONS WEDNESDAY Radio Debul Barn Bill is Re(alled from House - Halibuter | Tax Is Killed ‘ An apparently simple’ amendment to the “Statute of Limitations” was unveiled in the Alaska Senate this| morning as a measure of far-! reaching import and another in the recent series of bills affecting bor The measure, S. B. 104, ps rd the nate by a 15-1 vote, after body had heard attorney H. L Faulkner describe its import. Faulk- ner stated that it rgely affests portal-to-portal pay claims.” The bill would decrease the period in which such claims can be brought from six years to two years Most of the States, Faulkner said are setting the limitation at year and now before the Senate of the United States is an act to make one year the limit also in ap- plications under Federal law. Many other types of actions besices por- tal-pay claims would be affected, Faulkner said, but difficulties now arising are largely under wage-hour laws one He cited the case of the Alaska- Juneau mine, where interpretations reached back some years to hold | 'the company liable for $400,000 in back overtime pay. That amount was settled for $50,000 as far as the government was @onc but since that time several ac s have | pointing \ P oW 3 E, N. Y. March . f WASHINGTON, March 107 M hall | S db !w d D NEW ROCH ll ‘ - Upper House Works Long Wiill Go Before Joint Ses- yasmsgron. st o v Marshall Is Supported by|Widesprea nsasters»;‘ Eririorg sty g b } | daughter was under treatment to- B c D _' 75 U8, w entered the fig} " S Safurday-Billboard sion of Congress fo Tell &i*"ier o et e Brifain as Ministers {Cause Huge Damage psce aier e uniigng crusad Bill " Gone” i ol GreskToisls lmay arerwae Meet in Moscow ‘Escape from Flaming Hofel & G Sesicraas ot neart ciseas - - | There was no immediate White " {at her home here In a busy bdlux(ld\ the Alaska| WASHINGTON, March 10— House announcement of her condi- | By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER T o '1};1\,(:;‘:llf)x:v“:,r (‘hl.m;’ 1‘1“’»‘! ‘»“‘l" i'“ ‘)"".']‘_“”;\;‘x_‘\“" ("“"“' cnate stamped its approval on a | President Truman will address! tion MOSCOW. March 10 (h—Secre=|g ot o) S 0 U O00 Y explon | Lold, her ARl . Oy dozen bits of legislation and pole-|Congress Wednesday. on the; Miss Truman retired to Wash-!tary of State Marshall gave a new In. . OFlalifmn. catined.’ the "“ l‘lx‘{\-ll Nf “”!‘S St o axed five other measures; as well|“wdole Guestion” of the Greek cri-iington by piane yesterday from|push today to the United States|geci'of 1o petsons over the week- H“‘ u‘m“:“ i LY as voting to continue Rep. Alm-|sis, and the critical situation in|Detroit where she was to have, proposal for a four-power Alliance[!nd ”&\‘;ilm s e ot Criis quist’s pension boost bill in pre- Mediterranean area ! sung last night. She is expected tolagainst Germdny, but he was as-1 '0n. an was killed and TOlir] onboeih C\u“.-\n b 1l sent state of suspended anim; tion.| Announcement of Mr. Truman's|take part in the broadcast pro- sured the support of only Brilam‘s;o injured in the explosion| ll‘lxl,llf(‘ u‘)mv‘lu “dmu PW:L Most conspicuous of the bills giv- | decision to go before a joint ses-|gram next Sunday night Ernest Bevin as the Foreign Min- gy, night at a gas compressor ‘d‘“‘i‘ R -,;nd ey Latngran en passage by the Senators is the sion at 1 p. m. that day were made > isters Council met in snow-mantled {geaiion near Blackwell, Oklahoma ‘(l:'l'wl'vrl \‘-usu:mn\' m‘ 5% ("w Butrovich-Green “convention bill” by Senator Vandenterg (R-Mich) | Moscow Lo consider peace treaties For more than an hour, a 100-| (Ve VOSSR sa e, ot which is now set to signal a new ! and the White House after an hour. (ARN'VA[ OUEEN ior Germany and Austria foot column of flame roared upl oo 04 '10“, remembered.” round in the hattle royal of oppos-|and 20 minute co of the! The Ministers cpened the mO-fram the station OUITIe. & -‘L' ing Republican factions in the President and Congres lead- | AND ATTENDANTS mentous session with little cere Three men trapped by flames in House. It has the same aim as the ers mony as a snowstorm swirled overian Indianapolis rooming house | HAND GRENADE lS House-defeated measure for direct — Vandenkor head of the Sen- this capital of the Russias | were ong th victims. Two Shaabin. of nubionsl ookaiditasces ave Moteion Relatiche. . oaikmsities DUE IN SEA]’]’[E Forelen Minister Georgss Bidaulé]eb e Diipiitl atkils HbH] and national convention delegates|told reporters that Mr. Truman of Prance was reported o be ten-|their home at Des Moines, Towa,| THROWN A'I' ROXAS to remove the thumb of “boss” would speak in behalf of the pro- tatively agreeing to support the!went up in flames Albert White from the buttons con-; pesed Greek loan JATTLE, N 10:—(®—Tae| four-power pact sponsored by thel ‘A Chicago apartment fire cost —_ trolling the Al blican Par- ales G. Ross, the Pre: s queen of the Fairbanks,| United States only if it was part|three lives. A 79 old man| MANILA, March 10.—®-—A hand ty. But, S. B. 84’s approach is dif-|p ecretary, said the s ka, Winter Carnivz \d her|of a broad pattern to keep Ger-{in Norwich, N. Y. died after his grenade exploded 20 feet from ferent not as yet finished—will take four maids-in-waiting will many impotent. He insisted that clothing caught fire Manuel A. Roxas tonight as he It would establish a m of di-|about 20 minutes to deliver. It here sometime today to Lz the other parts must mclui‘h- pun-‘ In York, Pa., about 175 guests making mfv l.““\lvkp‘:l.“h be- visional and conventions likely will be broadcast over all for a week before returning tical separation of the Ruhr from|cscaped injury in at theifor n lurge crowd In favor of for cach party nization of |Fadio networks by air to their home Germany, a central government seven-story Hotel ( 'J\v}.‘l.«]’ v\luchi(ln- A,m.”“‘tn ‘pnru\_ |‘1““‘~Lc(-‘m‘" party lines, endorsement of can-| RO5s would not elaborate on this' The royal quintet includes Queeniand a low ! of industrial pro-|caused dame tentatively esti-lon which Filipinos will vote to- pi 5 - .y | brief announcement | Donna Diamond, daughter of anjduction imated at $350,000 Police said the'morrow s, e O O e of| “The President is going before Air Forces sergeant at Ladd Field.| Marshall told correspondents he|guests cvacuated the structure| It was announced that the Pres- i niatlonal Qe84 lee. ALRNTAN B8 -Gl se at 1 p. m. Wednes- |near Fairbanks, and Shirley Holm-| was gowng to press for the <,e|manl“nk vehearsed drill ident was uninjured, but a pho- platforms, all could come only from: . o5 = Ly o qdress the joint! strom, Shirley Tonseth, Helen Lew- | disarmament and. demilitarizatids ther destructive fire in which ! tographer who was taking his pic- the various convention ‘.lnfu,(v Aml“ icn on the situation in the js and Dorothy Grabowski, her at- treaty originally proposed by Ja lmei‘nfl one was injured swept a city|ture was wounded in the side and co-author John Butrovich Jx Nt £n | tendants F. Byrnes, his predecessor. Bevin block of Danville, Va 1 u‘k pointed out, all members of each Tpocigiq the session between| They will be accompanied by!is known fo favor the Byrnes plan| In Philadelphia, a fire raged for| The grenade was trown at 1040 party would know that the con-j,. ", and congression- ' Miss Lulu Fairbanks of Seattle, In- | gyronoly ; {two hours last night hcross the!p. m. onto the grandstand in JEnflons gere 0 e ey 8 al leaders of both parties was de-:ternational Secretary of the Sour-| arenall disclosed that he had Street from Independence Hall, for (Plaza Miranda, in front of historic they were held—not when hand-'y,.q 5 an outline of the Nearidoughs of Canada and the Uni-|yiressed the importance of the pact d time threatening the historic|Quiapo Chureh picked delegates returned home. His gy * yiuation and to an “inter- |ted States. Miss Fairbanks was an |y pocoote BPOEEAE € evench | Structure. Another Philadelphia | Roxas left immediately for s, pUnted Up AL o0eu ange of views honor guest at the carnival which' g o SR T 8 0 be able! fie, confined to the ninth floor Malacanan Palace, his official r still rankling *Black” GOPers ofl In talking to reporters, Van-!ended. Saturday o atee fo the proposal only on|of,ihe Sheraton Hotel, resulted in!idence i Shia Fousth daian; Sawhol e - naliyhiory 5t | s o AR o 1o casualties | Police threw a cordon aroun invited to White's convention last. gy President has discuseed | The carnival queen and her party ”','fi‘f'::m,“,'l‘\_m‘,f{m:’;[de declined In New York City, seven fire-(the whole area in an attempt to year at Anchorase. with us in great candor the situa-{arrived in Juneau this afternoon ', * ot TN SN TR EEENC men were bumned by sticky, burn-‘ocate the Would-be assassin, who Demos To kiont [tion involved in connection With!shortly after 3 o'clock on a plane rzuz(m meeting. Authoritative in- ing chemicals that expioded in the'had not yet been apprehended.| Though it is the Republicans who the proposed Greek o lof the Golden North Airlines. The g ool HEC S < 0Nt Mar. basement of a factory bullding|The huge crowd was thrown into are expected to pitch battle on the “He will come to Congress atiparty was met ab.the afrpart by g y"Coc ' loboeq to day nere as|WHETe they were “wetting down Iz\ panic by the explosion measure in the lower body, it was'noon Wednesday to @ joint session|the Fairbanks Legislators, and are ']m;, ik l')'.“,\w,\. to make real pro- after bringing a blaze under con-; — - —_ the Democrats who bared blades in of the House and Senate to dis- ! being entertained at a small, im- ”_b <% x;w;' A trol IMRS pRA" DAUG"IER the Senate Saturday, with Senator!cuss the whole situation.” 1,,,-(~m],m luncheon at the Baranof ”’:’“ 5 ’k‘\ -n_(m mnn,* g > | . [ N. R. Walker depicting the case of | - Hotel prior to continuation of their “;;f AR e o ; I HERE ENROU“ HOME Standin o pple “fsnbmm lm‘folult- (OMMITTEE gt MOLOTOV'S VIEWS | | Mrs. Harry Ef, Pratt and daugh- convention system. He was answ Anmversanes LONDON, 3 'nnm Seattle for a visit with Judge 1 Pratt, i District Court here Minister Molotov told his American, ed by Senator Joe Green, that the British bill does not establish the conven- who is holding a term of the They will con- and French mday tho fnm rqurs [accd a task counterparts | VOTESTO 0K Are Celebrated OUTL WEEKEND | Senator N |in ready in effect. ! Celebrating wedc anniversar- ;‘;bh h“d If_’ ,’O"" work,” the| pan American Airways reported|Panks near the en Anti-White Republicans got in {es which took place on March g, D oxcoW madio saic he following xu],wn in 'm((i’ out ! their bit by emphasizing that the, iduring various past years. i . T of Juneau over the weck en: 20 YEARS_pRIN(E procedure that would be set up by party took place at the “""“f‘ > 'flm‘fb _Tf«'»'f"\:w Seattle to Juneau: Fred Iu\)lu S. B. 84 “can’t be worse than what | SR o .. |Creek Country Club last evening, |, MOSCOW, March v 4! Marvin Vaile, Helen Pratt, Andrea| Guy S, Prince, artist, who con- . S ratic party WASHINGTON, March 10—~ 50 By e obthe Forelgn Ministers did t0d8y:|prabt Abderson Verinette, HATYY| femse Tl with i we now have.” Democratic party' . oo oo atomic Energy Com- Those obeerving their anniversar- Folyiany approvodiihis s |- att, pxe ¥lfessed he strangled h i stalwart Edward D. Coffey agreed ¥ ies were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank B A C. Smith. Thomas Sop a nylon stocking in their home on with them; declaring he would vote, Zittee today 'U“d] i ";_‘: in[:l (lm‘: Hermann, Mr. and Mrs. Arthyr UOD Of Prussiaas a German stale. p, wieman, Mrs. Caroline | Seward Street last October, was for the bill because “nothing any | frmation of David B Lilenthsl 8|, 4, p "Ny “ana Mrs. Hal Sheldon,| Received reports from the fnan-| o yorcon Mary Anne Culbert- this afternoon sentenced by Judge btk R it b Sulsmiited Chairman of the Atomic ENE8Y;\. ™. ;4 Mrs. william Paul, Jr, Cial commission on Trieste son, Fred Carlquist, Louise Cox,|Harry E. Pratt to 20 years in pri- Senator Gunnard Engebreth, con- | COmmission 0] {Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fagerson, Asreed that Deputy Foreign Min- p o1 ooy ” Gerald Cox, William : son silersd 8 miember of the White! 1he comumljtee also appro .'d,“;:' whose anniversary was March 5, isters would meet simultaneously to g, | Prince had entered a plea of Republican camp, joined Democrat '!‘w;m“;‘;”\,“r D‘:’ Rf,bm‘.: e |Other guests were Miss Frances discuss German and Austrian prob- “niye piie susay, William Colzs, | guilty to the charge of manslaugh- Walker in voicing opposition. He “ l‘S . T Pike us mm‘“bgn ul Wiseman lems. ek b = _/Paul J. Westfall 1)«»:}:.1“ E. West-! ter, waiving both grand jury indict- said he would favor any really con- | “14 Sumie A The party gathered at the, Heard a request by Russia to in- gy~ johp Talpot, William Welch, | ment and jury trial ATy Sighad 2 " _iof the Commission, and Carroll iy o 0y Tdame homes for ' ject the Chinese situation into the nratia Al clarence Foss Alson | gL | ‘Cunlmued on I’m/c Six) | Wilson as general manager. {cocktails before going to the Club ! discussions and a United States re- yyonen | \CED TO PRISON | Senator Bricker “R'om‘“ COBEL for dinner. |Quest to discuss the progressive car Ford, Edgar Jenkins, Carl| Two men were sentenced to pri- The Wa h' JOIL e Ohie colicasue, Senator Tatt, foagtes withdrawal of occupation 1roops " Schiat, ~ Chester Noreer. MES.| son terms this morming a1 the U M o el 1 Europe Jeanne Lawrence, Elizabeth Knight,|s. District Court. In the case of shington = o « i el Folcy | smmn MOVEMENTS | e e Lo |5 i o e e ot MerrY'GO'Bounfl(u”\“x:uu“l(m dr‘z;xf:nir l‘\‘nn-n\;\“lfi,(: Reef K PO e T el TR LS T i A Mv:,l::f]:::‘r""u,:;;( ’::(‘1:.\" h:'\rf,'”. was repre »l'x‘llr(l by llr:')\f‘ R ‘i\iv & Lihe Tennessee Valley AMOTIY. [pep L § » WEATHER REPORT o Norherson ek o and s v By DREW PXARSON ! Senator Connally (D-Tex) and| ppincess Norah, from the South,! ® Temperatures for 24-Hour e ““poia 0 "0, “5iean Leslie e D [;;}l]l\' AR Vandenberg (R-Mich), Who werein port. Sails for Skagway at 11:30( ® FPeriod Ending Tiov o'Clock @ pqppgyy L en bty WASHINGTON - As a military | attending a White House confer-|tonight. 3 This Morning. : Ktohikan tp Juneau: Dr. Geo,PRbgmied @ o s N man, General Marshall planned two | ence, voted by proxy 4 Denali, from the south, schedul- ® S Warmoth 3 e ot ooy ar- great offensives. One was In 1018| All the names mow go to thel led to & Vo atout 7 o'elock Tuss.|® T Juneau—Maximum, 40; o VgEON ol WP Mo 'r'l';“o‘;f‘» j:“"‘cli:a';;;,:"""l "”’]“‘w’l‘ ‘?x“::_}‘ when he charted for General Pel-\S(xuu- floor for consideration. day morning. \‘o minimum, 29 ® | Donnell, Walter Klinkhammer, wiih B Gannon nd shing the transfer of one million, Connally was recorded only 01\‘ Square Sinnet, from the south,|® At Airport Maximum, 40; ® wraio G H. Goss, Katherine Haitls fiaia sanh \‘j““m_‘d o aRTe men from St. Mihiel to the Meuse- | the Lilienthal nomination. Chair-|due about the end of this week. ‘ ® minimum, 30. ® Kehoe, Ernest Burnett, Fred Wag- Ie o A & day in the penlten- Argonne front, plus 40,000 tons of { man Hickenlooper (R-Towa) said Northern Voyager scheduled wi. B ® ner, Hazel Iv Mary Meehan, tia ;(a 2 ‘wnu’ru il b’ sdrve ammunition, 34 hospitals, 93,000 the Texas Senator explained he’sail from Seattle March 12 ® WEATHER FORECAST ® 1.4 wildes, Keith Wildes od“émmm_m”‘ e e horses, 164 miles of railway and 87|did not know enough about the'! Aleutian, from the west, schedul-|® (Juneau and Vieinity) . John Likness® Dolores Pmmcr"scmmco S e depots—all in a week’s time with other nominees to cast a vote nn;vd southbound at 10:30 a. m. on;® Fair and not much change @ yrjjdred Harshburger, Beulah Lee, 3 s 10 enemy aviator discovering it. | them, | ¢ in temperature with gusty ® parry Souder, Earl Smith, Jack| 3 FORTLAND BROTHERS The other was in the last war| Bacher, Strauss and nack | - ) | ® northeasterly winds tonight e Byrie=. Wallace P;Iul.am'l)nn'xlll E. West- when as Chief of Staff he planned| were approved by a vote of 8 to 0,| FIRE ALARMS | ® and Tuesday. ® Juneau to Ketchikan Leslie| i ficer Bartiat 4,‘ (,,,f. on, arriv- the historic landing on Normandy.| with Connally abstaining Juneau Fire Department answer- | ¢ PREUIPITATION ® Parrott P bl 1 weskenid ahd These two offensives, great a DU ed three minor alarms which were | (Past 24 Fours endine 7:30 a.m. today) ® | Juneau to Whitehorse: Jo Kirk. | €d In Juneau over the hienti they were, in some respects will uut | turned in during the pa hours. In Juneau — none; since ® ywood, Kenneth Kirkwood are registered at the Baran 0 be as difficult as the two gredtwwlie o' Kenlu(ky \ The first, at 6:15 Sunday evening,|® March 1, 2:09 inches; since ® Juneau to Fairbanks Gc.,.-y,cim S peacetime objectives which Georg {was a 4-9 alarm, turned in for an|e® July 1, 69.86 inches. Warmoth. £ e D Marshall as Secretary of State mu. overheated stove in a house across' @ At Airport — None: e > XY .m‘ e ik |" '-,' 4 5 attempt to win at the conference ! Sellamf paSSGS onjrmm the Home Grocery on Wil-|e since March 1, 77 inches; o FOUR FROM SEATTLE ‘)(.,A, lli':’u‘:’an :::LH:“I ’{),”{l‘-h/;“:n 2 beginning in Moscow today. Those | | loughby Ave j® since July 1, 4504 inches. ; -;Jlock% L:‘nm:l X ”w' g two objectives are | WASHINGTON, March 10.—(®- At 1 am. today, a 2-l alarm | @ ® ® v & s o w ® @ ® ¢ Registered at the Bnran.m over e c) »;;‘ e e o ‘“". 1.—A permanent peace treaty with|Mrs. Alken W. Barkley, 64, wife of | was turned in, for a minor shmglej A o - the weekend were Mrs. Herb lj““ ‘dl" (b ”:rl Il% e L e the nation which has caused every!the Kentucky Senator, died at 8!1lire caused by chimney sparks in a SIOCK ouol""ous rence, E. B wzfmnm'.\h und‘ h.‘;{, !BAIIL e l-’o major European war in the past am. today after a long illness.|house across from the Totem Gro- |/ Rostad, all of Seattle. Willlam W.| T o century—Germany Death was attributed to a heart! ; on Willoughby Ave. An hour; NEW YORK, March 10.- -Closing Read, with the American Illv-duo.s.s.: B wm" ." -“m : a8 2—The end of our present suspi- | attack later, at 12 noon, A 2-3 alarm was, quotation of Alaska Juneau mine also registered from Seattle B L L et ens cious, chip-on-the shoulder rela-! Mrs. Barkley, the former Miss!turned in for another roof blaze, stock today is 5%, American C - e 8 the south via 28 PARALER1 ; § o | 93 p a 384 g ) FFICIAL HERE | route to Seattle, Chicago and New tions with Russia and the estab-!Dorothy Brower, was born Nov. 14,| at Knutson's cabius, just past Cole’s 93, Anaconda 38%, Curtiss-Wrig ATCO OFFICIA St i tas ) als lishment of a permanent friendship| 1882, at Mayfield, Va. She and Dock on Willoughby. Damage was 5%, International Harvester 80 oo s g Ble fgups. i o1 qul‘ with the nation which can be our|Senator Barkley were married June minor in both cases. Kennecott 45%, New York Central A. Talbot of Ketchikan, Presi- tend a life insurance conve ;s most disastrous enemy. | 23, 1903. e --o 5 18'2, Northern Pacific 19%, U. S. dent of the Board of Directors of | e ’*f.\n\ ey Both, cbviously, are interdepend- | SR Ch D N HOLLYWOOD, Calif, — Victor Steel T1%, Pound $4.02% the | Alaska Transportation Com-| WHITEHORSE MAN ik ent. And if Marshall can win real| ~ VISITOR FROM OLYMPIA potel 557, pioneer film actor and Sales today were 830,000 share iy, and member of the Alaska| G. W.Goodbrand, registered 1;>L1 friendship with Russia, the treaty, Paul W. Wiseman, from Olympia, one of the original Keystone cops, Averages today are as follows )pment Board, has arrived in Whitehorse, Y. T, & A\r\l‘yn .“.u- | Wash., is a new registrant at the died Saturday night. He was torn industrials 17519, rails 48.90 - Juneau &nd is registered at the neau on Sunday and is at the Bar- (Continued on Page Four) | Baranof Hotel over the weekend. in Lafayette, Ind ties 36.04 Baranof. anof been The the filed by harm A-J, individual employees. has all been done to ulkner declared in need for protection future situations. ! greed to Robert- son. Claims covered by the bill are those based upon statutes. The bill passed the Senate with | only Frank Peratrovich voting against it. It c eS Al emergency clause. to a similar Faulkner's remarks wer entirely by attorney R. E. against I p | Committeewoman 10 DIEIN Mrs. Carrie SENATE GIVES REVENUES EXPLOSIONS (hapman(ati OK TO PORTAL EARMARKED FAVORED AND FIRES Dead at 88 PAY MEASURE FORSCHOOLS House Passes Bill fo Raiss Tax on Fish Traps of Large Companies The graduated license tax on fish traps, set up by the 1046 Special Session of the Legislature to cover multiple ownership of traps, would be revised upward in all except the lowest bracket by bill which was d by the House of Represen- tatives this morning Under the Act passed last year all fish traps paid a tax of $300, and the first, second and third traps owned by one person or firm paid the same amount The fourth through the tenth traps owned by one firm paid $400 each, while all traps over 10 paid $500 each. In addition, all traps were assessed $4 per thousand on all fish they caught 100,000 over s it was amended before passage this morning, the House bill sets up the following schedule First through the third traps, $300 each Fourth through tenth traps, $450 each Eleventh through twentieth traps, $600 each Twenty - first ps, $700 each Each trap over 50, $800 each The tax on fish caught in excess of 100,000 by a single trap remains at $4 per thousand Referendum Fails 15 B. 100, which would have pro- vided for a referendum by the voters as to whether or not it is desirable to have the direct election of Na- tional ~ Committéemen. National and Delegates to National Conventions, failed to pass the House on a tie vote of 12 to 12 this mornnig The House had previously killed a bill which would have put the direct election of party offic into ef- fect. Opponents of that measure through fiftieth t targued at the time it came up for “Compulsory Arbitration” Another measure in which labor | is vitally concerned went onto the Senate table, as a compromise R. Walker attempted to withdraw his “compulsory arbitra- tion bill,” S. B. 93, but ran into opposition from several sources, notable from Senator O. D. Coch- ran—one of the fathers of the Clos- ed Shop Referendum. Walker stat- ed he wanted to clear the way for Rep. Steve Vukovich's bill covering | only water borne transportation “the most serious problem.” As quick way out, Senator E. B. Col- lins, the other author of S. B proposed to lay Walker's measure on the table. The motion carried, 13 votes against Brownell, Cochran and Rogge The Senate today quickly voted passage of two bills carried over from Saturday: Senate Substitute for H. B. 76 and Rep. Hoopes' H.| B. 75. One measure was killed H. B. 59 “Must sill” would extend Compensation coverage Alaska Act marine in line with a recent Fed- extension by Congress. Coch- ran, Chairman the Judiciary Committee wrote the sub- stitute, labelled it a “must bill It “imperative” that the Legis- lature pass the measure, he said. order that Alaskans emy Hl“ SSHB 176, ployment under the workers, eral Unem- to ot which in maritime industries can partici- pate in Unemployment Compensa- | tion benefits; otherwise the 3 per- cent of payrolls that employers are now required to contribute will go entirely to the Federal government If the Legislature extends the cov- erage, 27 percent of those contri- | butions will go into the Alaska Un- employment Compensation Fund, to be drawn upon for local benefits Cochran estimated that over $200,000 already has been contribut- | ed by Alaska employers in the fish- | ing industry, which has been held aside, waiting for the Legislature to act. That amount, and much' more to follow, would go to the! Federal government if the Legis- | lature does not pass the bill Cochran again expressed his in- tense dislike of methods used by | UCC officials to get the bill passed in just the form they want. The only questionable feature of the measure provision extending coverage to all maritime employees in covered industries, whereas the Federal law now requires contribu- is a (Continued on Page Siz) \ parently, ' sire ¢ 5 o o } ge that the people of Alaska have no desire to elect the Commit- teemen and other party officers. Ap- however, they had no de- to put this to a test at the polls Voting against the referendum bill this worning were: Almquist, Ed Anderson, Barnett, Engstrom, Gar- nick, Hope, Huntley, Frank Johnson McCutcheon, Ost, Pollard and Snid- er Additional Sales Tax By 17-7 vote the House sus- pended the rules this morning and llowed Rep. Maurice Johnson to roduce H. B, 116, which would set up @ new one per cent tax on g es and a half of one per cent on pross wholesale sales. The tax would be set up along the same lines as the present Veterans Tax, passed last year, and revenues ved under it would go to the Territorial School ¥und, Ihe wax would «nd on March 31, 1940, the same time as the present tax. It is estimated a i that the tax would raise up to $3.- 000,000 a yi A House memorial which asks that Congress pass a bill to set up machinery for extinguishing abori- ginal rights in Alaska, was pi by a 19-4 vote, with one g this morning. Also passed was a all first, id, third and fourth class mail ad- dressed to persons in the three northern Divisions of Alaska be sent from the United States over' the Alaska highway /(':-n[lnu?(l on Page Sit) .o - NGRAH FROM SOUTH Canadian cess memecrial asking that 500~ Pacific steamship Prin- Norah arrived from the south this af won at 2 o'clock, and is due to sail this evening at 11:30 o'clock for Skagway. Disembarking in Juneau were following passengers: Frederick Alexander, Carmen Banchero, Mile Bjerknes. Elsie E. Blackmoore. Car- men L. Camphell, Louise Games, Gerald E. C Anne M. Casey, Mary Champn Xandria Cochran Pearl Conorey, Curtis E. Bird, Rob- ert C. and Betty Lou Dreier. Fern Eaton, Gay H. Elliott, Ruth Gareia, Gilbert T. Sundman, the P ! Maurice W. Goding, Harriet K. God- ing, Lorne W. Henderson, Florence Lockwood. Leona J. McCormack, Andrew MacDonald, Bud and Oneita Metzgar, Fred Pickle, Mary E Reischl, William J. and Jean Seng- er, Carol Sly, Evelyn M. Sorenson, Dora Scott, Glen and Esther W and William Your