The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 17, 1947, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIR “ALL THE NEWS ALl THE TIME” | —— VOL LXVIIL, NO. 10,529 }U\ AU Cannery Wor HB 110 Would Curb Rales Says Rivers Urges Paséaig'é of House Bill o Provide 24-Hour | Discharge of Vessels Alaska’s most pressing problem' shipping—was discussed in both houses of the Alaska Legislature Saturday afternocon with discussion centering around House Bill 110.| That measure proposes to tack one of the chief reasons for rate increas> demands—delays due to shortage of longshore manpower First the heard Atterney Rivers endors in the hole for es to a freight House, alph J an ace' Senate, then the General F H. B. 110 a the Territory when showdown on in- and passengel rates. ‘The tcrney joint session the present controversy the At- request for a hear him explain of the shipping inviting him toj speak his pi before the Senate sitting alon He reviewed the | challenge by two of the three ma-| jor Alaska ship operators that led; to the Legislature’s decision to| stage an all out fight against am[ Senate followed up General's to state by rate increases. .That decision was| reacked in a joint session resolu-j tion early in the current session and was supported by a memoriall passed by both houses i Threat By sShippers | “At that tim Rivers said, “a’ resolution drafted by the Seattle; carriers had been prepared for in-| troduction in Congr and i the carriers had warned Alaskans not to bring about a suspension of | rate increases or they would stop service. This threat was -potent at the time because the resolution was so drafted that only the Se- attle carriers could get government ships under contract, and under, the proposed contract they would be relived of all obligation to ren- der service while till retaining their contract rights if for any reason their 35 percent overall rate increase was suspended Riv outlined developments since the Legislature determined to fight, stating he had there-] (Continued on Pa!/c - The Washmgion Merry - Go-Round | fwo) | By DREW PLARSON WASHINGTON—Opinion is un-| 2nimous on Capitol hill that Presi- dent Truman’s message on Greece and Turkey represents the most momentous foreign policy step tak- en by the United States since Pres- ident Roosevelt decided to convoy supplies across the Atlantic in 1940 to aid beleaguered Britain. The two moves are regarded as #nalagous. One cast the die in re- gard to Germany The other may[ cast the die in regard to Germany.' The other may cast the die in xe-\ gard to Russia. In fact, the message is so utalr that some of the President’s best friends on Capitol Hill wish he,® would not becloud the issue by the' friendships he keeps. Specifically they are worried over | the fact that spokesmen for the extreme Greek Royalists, against whom a large part of the Greek population is so bitter, appear to have ready access to the White | House. I Shortly before President Truman delivered his historic message, for instance, he conferred with Arch- bishop Athenagoras of the Greek Orthodox Church and Reverend | Thomas Daniels, sometimes known | as Papathomas Daniels, or Daniel | Papathomas. Greek-Americans who know this pair were amazed that they could even get inside the White House, let alone hold a long conference with the President, and later be wined and dined with Tru- mans military aide, General Harry Vaughn.. Not only does the Archbishop re- present the extreme Royalist fac- tion in Greece, but the Reverend | Daniels is one of the most contro- versial figures in the Greek Church. CONTROVERSIAL CHURCH The records of the District of | Columbia Court show that on Feb., 14, 1938 suit was filed by local | Greek-Americans to remove him as | (Continued on Page Four) the calendar in amendment | stage. As rewritten this mcrning and tinally passed, 13-1, with Rivers and Walker nrc. voting, S. B. 61 ! provides: | ! Salaries of $6600 per year for | voted 1 down, { heads, 1000, and the Commissioner of Vet- | |erans Atfairs at $8,000 annually.|g10 each, the NO PAY HIKES T0 EMPLOYEES OF TERRITORY Senate Votes Down Uni- form Salary Act-Pass- | es Deficiency Bill | Compromises negotiated over the weekend breathed new life i into the uniform salary act which the Alaska Senate killed | last Saturday. The Senate this | morning honored Author Gun- nard Engebreth’s request to re- scind the death-dealing vot and the bill was returned to top-drawer department heads — a boost of $1,000 from present rates Lut $900 less than originally aske $5.600 per year for heads of minor BESECL & (39000 /nen -"“]‘”’ B "“:"r President Truman (center), speaking before a deputies in major departments ¥ A At far per 1eft are Sen. $5,000 per year for £ ers; a 14 :‘ (k‘ "p;“ ¥l l“'ul. (R.-Mass.) percent increase for other employ-| Speaker Joseph Martin (. > ees. The Commissioners of Health| Harry Vaughn, and Capt. and Veterans Affairs, now drawing more, than the top salary provided, | Committee, made a record trip| were excluded from co age by the | through the Senate. It was passed | measure and the cape C. > | the same afterncon. S. B. 116 calls | tor a deficiency appropriation nr $70,000 for the Welfare D('p;lx(mrnt {or the remander of the v\uz'mn biennium The appropriation would be to pay hcspitals throughout t} Territory for attention given ind \gents since last July, when Welfare reiei of destitution funds for that purpose were exhausted. Though the hospitals took the patients af-| , ter the Department had toid them {it had no money to pay bills, the | was ! total was rded by the Commit- | r sal- that the was which would have their hig aries to continue, along with of the General Manager of Alaska Development Board, deleted. No special provision was made for the ADB Manager and under the bill now, his $12,000 per year would be cut to $6,600. Senator Victor Rivers paved the way for his refusal to vote on! passage of the re-amended revived | Lill (tantamount a “no” vote) by stating the pay figure, nen it used | to $7,200 which the bill carried Arthur Vandenberg (R.-M James H. Foskett. MacARTHUR BIG CHIEFS WOULD END = MAY MEET sssicn of Congress President Senate (for ch.), In center sround are ® Wire photo. OCCUPATION |General Advocales Peace’ Maishiall and Stalin Talk! Would Clarify U. S.- Treaty and Control and | cefeated yesterday, was the least| debt” of the Tel he could support—it would have Greeii: also Hinted merely put the chief Territorial| ¢hat yefusal to pay w mizht administrators nearly on a Pay!,eqt in the hospital raising their par with bartenders in Anchorage olfare cases. P S pAnCH charges for Welfare case | enator Frank Peratrovich frankly Theugh S. B. 116 was passed by ! 1o 13-3 count, it called the Welfare Effective date of the proposed, pepartment in for considerable cri- new salary rates would be April as a ‘just Chairman i tory ticism for over-running appropria- L tions. Senator Coifey suggested Hopes of Territorial department tpa¢ the Department might have yheads, and employees right downmgre success in living within its "the line, that the present Legisla- means if it were to lop off a few ture would sec fit to vote them aicuioads of its field workers salary raise blinked out Saturday A \afterncon when the Senate killed| Tpe Senate already with the the salary. raise bill, "most measures in its history, was S. B. 61, by Senator Gunnard!yomigeq still another bill by Sen- g M Engebreth—termed a “Uniform|.¢,. N. R. Waiker. He announced |Salary Act"—was voted down, 7iihat he plans to bring in a bill |veas to 9 nays. [to require signatures of yet unde- Once before the measure had!iermined percentages of Alaska been on the Senate floor and an|yoters before any referendum could a2mendment written into it. Then it |, was sent back to Finance Commit- tee perusal. Saturday all measures| . red in minor House amend- of the Finance group except Chair- | onic 10 s B, 39 which allows the ma Joe Green joined in vOLng it ;qy” Commissioner to keep certain after fu_x'v.her amendment” at- | tax, records contidential tempts had, failed. | Senator Walker (perhaps imp: As it came back, the bill called'tjent o have his resignation take for salaries of the heads of 14 ma- | eifect) prodded the Finance Com- Jor agencies to be hoisted to $7,500 ! mittee for a report on the three | per year and that figure was the fax pjlls introduced by -him and basis of attack on the whole bill.| gonator Victor Rivers. Green| No objection was voiced to ”"0““““‘ thought the committee would turn heads of minor departments (0| tnem lgose on Monday; but Sena- $6,500 annually, chief assi an.sHm Cotfey was not at all sure of ro $5,500, Assayers to $5,000, or tO;ipa¢ ja general 14 percent yap increase | ! for clerical, stenographic and other minor employeres. Coffey Tries Fail put on the ballot. In other action, the Senate con- A Judiciary Committee report—| adopted—gave a do pass to H. B.| |35 with an amendmgnt. The bill' provides for election of municipal | Senator Edwerd D. Coffey first|magistrates in cities over 3,000 pop- attempted to cut the $7,500 rating|yjation. One amendment changes| to an even $7,000, but the amend- | tpe magistrate’s term from one; jment failed. Later, though, the fi-1{5 two years. Another strikes -out gure was cut to $7,200. ;a large portion of the measure Coffey also. tried to strike outigegling with powers and duties of the “escape” clause which would al- | magistrates. low salaries in excess of $7,200 for essentially qualified department such as the Commissioner of health who is now drawing $10,- Also amended in connection was | {H. B. 102, setting new fees for mo- tor vehicle licenses. The amend- ment adopted increases the fee for, additional sets of dealer plates to. o | same as the fee Ior‘ at amendment too failed. Soven“,m,;e cars in general. te nine was the vote in each case.| The Senate gave unanimous con- | Coffey argued for his first|sent to a request by Senator O. D.| amendment that a raise of the top | cochran that the Governor be ask- pay bracket frrom $5600 to $7.500|cq to deliver to the Senate Senator a year would cost the Territory | walker's letter of r | §104,000 for the biennium. Author | Engebreth answered that his state- SUNDAY ment cutting that rate of pay to! Fire at 6:30 Sunday morning or- $7,200 left a difference of only!iginating from a short circuit in $200 a year each over what Coffey !the galley hearer of the Presbyter- had said he would go along with— | lan Mission boat Princeton-: H.x113 not enough difference, Engebreth.lying at the City Float did minor; held, to defeat the bill. He argued damage to the galley and uused that the salary raise is necessary considerable smoke damage. An» to draw top men. |swering the 1-7 alarm, the Fire De-; New Bill Passes I partment got at the flames through | A 1few bill, S. B. 116 brought in!a port hole and extinguished them | Saturday aiternoon by the Finance without difficulty ! -oo AM. FIRE Guidance of Japan lines still is as bitter here as when cally at the end of the war and more this economic blockade up, e S G e d Guoted what he sald were the | Georgianna White, Fred Henning, Yetilh = country: ords of a United States 11‘01111“““ Frank Kinsey, Edith Robertson. Made Be (harged It is an expensive luxury. But “/‘N‘]{:rkk“ “"‘“‘ I‘]“ ““_“"é“t‘ 4 | Juneau to Seattle—Clarence Nel- ’ we will pay for it or let people A y objected to a BrHUSH igon, Muriel Nelson, Pamela Nelson, | . . Idie by the millions,” he declarcd. " POSal to st up four commiltees | paite Nelson, Wiliam Reed, Marie ef]lll'y Omplalnls 7 LR nsisting of repr | Campen, Clarie Wittanen. | Big Four and each of the 18 smaller left) Adm. tacked any | Pro-Tem Soviet Relations Bv JOHN M. HIGHTOW ALASKA, MOND\\ \l\R(ll l/ 1947 " MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS asks aid for Greece and Turkey. (left william Leahy, ff =) ‘TRUMAN IS TO - END VACATION v MANDATEIN COAL CASE ON MAR. 20 Supreme Court Announ(es ON WEDNESDAY { | Overcast Skles Keep Him Indoors in Florida-No Sun Bathing Either not, it will cost the Onited ; ’\lllll Workers $2,800,000. o= 9 |convictions of Lewis and the UMW kers Demand Wage Increases Truman Asks Aid for Greece, Turkey OFFICIALS OF UNIONS MEETING Industry Proposes Last KEY WEST, Fla, Match 177 Action Will Be Taken 3 Year's Contract Con- President ‘Truman, kKept away | . . om the veacn again by s During This Week | tinue This Season skies, spent this morning reading el | LS telegrams congratulating him on| WASHINGTON, March 17.—(® SEATTLE, March 17—P—Offi- his daughter’s radio debut The Supreme Court orderad today|cials of several unions were called He decided to fly back to Wash- {pa jt5 mandate in the John L.|this afternoon to confer on the lington Wednesday, leaving shortly|peywis case be issued on March 20! Alaska Salmon Indust pro- |after lunch with a view to having| 11 gays ahead of customary time. posal that last year's contract con- jdinner in the White House The government had asked theltinue for this season. The weather keing too chilly for.court to act immediately to en-| Joseph T. Jurich, International swimming and too cloudy for joce jts decision against the|President of the CIO International sunbathing, Mr. Truman slept untiliyeyis and the United Mine Work-|Fishermen's and Allied Workers' 1 *U \;:'hWk‘ again, fi‘““\mg "I_“‘"‘”‘ ers {Union, called the meeting. f‘ :)ll:d\k b“l"'mbl m‘l(“"fb" later. He| . Gourt's decision requires that| I. A, Sandvigen, business agent D T N |within five days after its mandate for Hope Lodge, International (s is issued Lewis must withdraw a|Association of Machinists (Inde- “" [notice to the mine workers thatjpendent) said “It would not be a |the union’s working contract with strike as such, but if we do not ithe government is ended !get a better offer the men just {would not go to work.” The unions had already demand- jed wage increases and other changes in the working agreement ifor disregarding a U. S. District| Some 20,000 workers are involv- [Court order against last fall's u.m("d ) and Hous lAB R Blll trike, the high court reduced a| PRI e Maj. Gen. s 500,000 fine against the union| [to $700,000 v & | It said, however, that the ori-| , Several amendments to H. B. 110, ginal amount of the fine should | which se ks to regulate loading be collected if Lewis did not with- and discharging of ships in Al-!draw the order. i F I N A l l Y aska by providing for the hiring; A $10,000 lmc against Lewis was; of additional longshore employees, | upheld. i were made in the House tlu\‘ The effect of today’s ruling is toj mmmng and just before the noon bar the door against a new walk- ' N R recess the bill was advanced to:out on March 31 tl.:.d reading and was expected to Lewis ended last fall's strike by come up for final action during|ordering the miners to work un- 1 B8 the afternoon session itil March 31 | DETROIT, March 17.—(®—Mar- Most of the amendments udupt-' Under normal procedure, the Su-!garet Truman, 23-year-old daugh- led this morning were minor in!preme Court’s mandate (order in,ter of the President, today look- eharact Section 6, which pro—icunnecflon with the contempt de-jed back on a “big thrill her vided that “It shall be unlawful to'cision) would not have rcached the'triumphant debut as soprano solo- {counsel, command, instigate, in-/lower court until March 31. That'ist with the Detroit Symphony or- (Iuro procure, or conspire with any!would have left five days d\nlnu‘chestra. persons to engage in or assist injwhich he miners could have re-j A host of tributes, including any lockout, strike, slowdown, or,mained away from the pits with- high praise from Conductor Karl cther concerted action to limit, ro-!om teing subject to the full|Krueger, greeted the youthful col- strict, interfere with or interrupt{amount of the original fine toratura’s appearance last night on water transportation,” deleted | > a coast-to-coast broadcast. ed a plea for wider particivation by national approval sepa t » The from Ketchikan to Sitka—W. sen; gUDSTivics £ 1R B 0 BIORPOD. | smallerbigtions ting the peace ARRIVE BY pAA | A. Lindman and L. A. Hanson; from | deadly in its final effect "\: L:'u]‘p for Germany Ambassador Robert Ketchikan to Pillars Bay—R. M. | ‘nmir‘ e g e sy Vi n‘]_)hv urged a fermula that would 58 1S from Wrangell to Juneau Japan. “has got to be allowed \0Mit 26 countrics, instead of the! pyn American Afrways completed | —Miss Marcla Siskin and Miss M. 10 tcade’ with that porél k Ra went ir powers and 18 aller countries | regula hedules over the week- {Kert: from Ketchikan to Juneau— o We've gob o &ake’ e cretofore invit to present their end, in svite of fog and general bad 1 O. F. Benecke, N. C. Banfield and #hie hahis uih Ha "oven'nméxlt ‘“”‘l vs to :»lw deputie L“mll’,“' weather in the Juneau area, The Mr. and Mrs, Alex Holden. | Iput it in the l\;fl]ds of pm‘_q_‘ » phy’s list added Mexico, Bolivia, following passengers were reported: From Hoonah to Juneau—Edith | rarace 5 Iran and the Philippines. Seattle to Juneau—Leonard Shan- Bean, George Dalton, Rudy I.stuu,s' MacArthur said Japan was Murphy was opposed ' by Soviet | pon “Mrs Carol Oliver, Mrs. Hazel | 304 Mrs. George Dalton; from Sitka | mboroughly skbRustige (‘('(mr)m(‘ Deputy - Foreign Minis Petrich, Douglas Mildred | %0 Juneau—W. F. Stuart, Max Pen- Vishinsky, who d he od, E. B. Whitmarsh, E. H. Rostad, | Harshburger, Leonard Ehman rately rather | Vena Crone, G. H. Elliott, C. B. Fin- ‘hf;‘wf:‘“ ;:fui“'ful;f&fi "_a’l’:i::‘m han admitted by a general formu \.;wefi?bi':o::r‘gpifst"llfim:"‘ C:‘:E | negan, Mrs .Munz. W. Stuart and | her needs. The, difference must |ty seman einioct . Vihioahs ion Grove, Frances Stoltenow ! ‘be. filled by the Allies. If we k 1 the same subject, Vishinsky at- | g5 Munson, Rolland Ingram, Ed- | Two Labor leaders tion by Turkey | warg " Roncone, Charles White, T. D. Hockman, Ethel Hockman, | wASHINGTON, March 17— (% T0 BE MADE TONIGHT 5, Vet said the British ;usw;s‘fi‘a”u‘:‘:“w‘:; gl }!;:x“{ cd today & motion to bring perjury i was a “large, deep sea with no charges against Harold Christoffel "OKYO, March i7. 'OW, March 17. - from the bill. Also deleted was a { She planned to return to Wash- |al MacArthur today advc F reign Minister Council convened 'provision that each separate ‘lm,.y’Al SKA OASTAL ‘ington sometime today with her early end of the military muum- ion today amid on which a violation of the Act! A ( isinging teacher, Mrs. Margaret {tion of Japan a elimi; of | ex] Prime Minister | occurred would be considered a' Armstrong Strickler, and "rest be- an Allid Headquarters' posit talin and U ecretary of State 'separate offense, punishable by al AlRlI“ES (ARR'ES fore making any plans.” under a form peace trea on Marshall soon would > 4 meet- fine of up to $500 and ,m[,,.,s,,,,_i | Detroit music critics comment- ations should be: as ¢ which might have a far-reacking \ment up to six months : b ed that Miss Truman's voice “was fect on Soviet-American relations. | Other amendments adds to thei| 39 ovER WEEKE“D'““' and well-controlled,” but noted Control nce” of British Foreign Secretary Ernest pill the provision that ship op-| i“one of two lapses from pitch.” n’s demc should Bevin was reported to have drafted erators shall at all times cooper-| alacka Coastal Airlines over the | 1N€Y agreed that her talent was then continue unds rvision of ¢ letter to Soviet Foreign Mnister ate to get maximum utilization of | :k‘ ','; 'fm; ‘l“ rl”Lm:S t‘l‘”" 4“1;("'““‘"( despite her inexperience the United Nations, MacArthur V- M. Molotov icjecting Molotov’s lavailable manpower by Stag3ering | megemmnn Peteraourg, Wrangell | AS for Miss Truman herself, she correspondents in his first 70Posal for a special conference on 'the arrival of ships in any POrt.| piers ey, Ho e Tommie | considered it a “big thrill,” and d press conference China. Bevin took a stand similar | Today is the last on which bills| i BaY: Hoonah, Sitka, Tenakee sqiq sne “enjoyed every minute of y in the war. to Marshall's but in addition Was may Le transmitted from one " “um 5]"“""’ et SRV T cclined {o spegify when he 'ePorted to have stressed that Brit- house to the other except by al toe, TOUOWIDE & Dpassengers were| an authoritative source set Miss throught peace negotiations should “" viewed the Chinese matter as gyspension of the rules, and the N',ned' 0 ch.mkd“ d.Ml a“djT""’““"‘* fee for the concert at K i ib (o Sl o he believeq it rimarily between the United States 'House' had on its calendar 14 ”‘“-“i\qal? Paul Z{H;(l‘h. ;»[{k;}n:nle”-—fi; ‘R l'at least $1,000, perhaps $1500." should be within & matter of @nd Russia. and memorials besides H. B. 110.| gornn 10 e o e Mioikie, | The exact sum, he said, would it the long He Somme diplomats said Bovin's ye- | DXt on the Mat: fop Um~un-:-;3n.>u_w“:l’l’;w g R ugmi("v:“";pl’obkfbly be decided upon sometime ined to speculate on the ovted letter showed a British trend this afternoon was H. B. 116, 0)Eman; to Tehakos-—Mrs; Eanson| 298 e U PIOIRbIE ngth of additional sup- | ward a secondary role in issues on Pll;;;;lr;(; S[ E;;)‘.:;)‘:;nv.\ tax for “"‘!L. L. Smith, Marie Osterbach and | Heaaid Japk e which she could g fully seek a bt ""- A‘Juck Deverish; to Warm Sprmgzs——I i 5 a con- outral line W. Wardell. 1 L”.l.u“_” v(u.w. ic :)Ifmkfl(lt‘ In a meeting of Deputy Foreign ; Trom Wrangell to Xetchikan HlGH wINDS Economic warfare along those yp b WEP e o che 22 pASSENGERS | Mrs. Erlich and son and Carl Jacob- TAKE LIVES - IN BRITAIN LONDON, March 17.—(P—A toll of 13 deaths and property damage | of millions of dollars was levied by (high winds which swept in from the Atlantfe last night and blew themselves out over a still flooded and snowbound Britain today. » The night winds attained a veloc- ity of 98 miles an hour at times. unrooting trees, deroofing building.: and wrecking houses. Most of the dead were victims of falling trees and debris. Five were | killed when houses collapsed. A fall- !ing pipe killed another, and two school girls were crushed to death lin a bus which was struck a falling |tree. A man was found dead this ! morning under a fallen tree outside his home near Leicester. Two cyclists | caught in the gale were crushed by ( g hotia ‘F.gfm::;b(;r)tl;fi[x:ta:‘LILJZAKP;LL‘::.]‘a“d Robert Buse, leaders of the|trees. Another victim died of head The awarding of the automobile| LGS Kathrine Sears local CIO-United Auto Workers ! injuries after being bowled over on Hlsice, BELH0" eloskintoniaht L o1s, Mary Nickols Margaret Ma. | CPAMmers plant in Milwaukee Twenty German prisoners-of-war the Capitol Theatre. NEW YORK, March 17.—Closing cauley, Horace 800 aanilan Chairman Hartley (R-NJ) called | were seriously injured when a tree The car has been on display here 0uotation of Alaska Juneau mine | yincou to Pairbanks Helen | ® barred-door session for dx.scu.\-ismashed in the roof of a hut at for over a week and has elicited >'0ck today is 5%, American Can pyatt Andrea Pratt, George Mulkey, ion of the motion by Rep. John F.|their camp north of London. much favorable comment, 04, Anaconda Curtiss anht,L_ F. Blake, ' Kennedy (D-Mass.) | o - .- International Harvester 79% . Christoffel ¢nd Buse, in an ap-| TWO FROM LOS ANGEL ONE ARREST, s WEEKEND nnecott 45, New York Crnlldl pearance before the committee, de- | — 17%, Northern Pacific 187 U. S. AWVS MEETING {nied being Communists. Yesterday, ~Miss M. Kert and Miss Marcia Juneau City Police made one Steel T1l, Pound $4,02's A |the committee received testimony | Soskin, traveliing together from arrest over the weekend. At 4:30, Sales today were 640,000 shares Regular monthly meeting of the that they were. It came from Louis | their residence in Los Angeles. Cal- o'clock this morning, Ernest Paddy Merrill-Lynch averages today are AWVS will be held Wednc=day,| Buder once a Communist Par j"mmu arrived in Juneau over the was arrested and jailed for being follows: industrials 173.36, rails|March 19, at 5 o'clock, it was an-|leader and now a professor ;u‘\\'crkvml from Wrangell and are at under the influence of liquor. 25, utilities 35.65. jnounced today Fordham University ‘the Baranof Hotel