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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” [ VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,739 JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1947 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ALASKA SHIP CONTROVERSY LEAVING FOR ] BEING HEARD CONFERENCE i Trouble Sta—ris— Regarding Cargoes to Westward- 2 Companies Involved WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—®— A request of the Alaska Trans- portation Company that the Mari- time Commission cancel temporary authority of the Northland Trans- portation Company for service to Alaska was debated yesterday at a conference before the Commission. The government established the interim service last spring to re- place wartme government service and is designed to furnish a bas for legislation for a permanent se vice to Alaska. Under an agreement between the Northland Company, Alaska Trans- pertation Company, and the Alaska Steamship Company, the latter was allocated service to western Alaska, and Alaska Transportation and Northland were restricted principal- ly to service to southeast Alaska. Alaska Transportation contends that Northland violated the agree- ment and during the last summer picked up cargoes in western Al- aska without getting the consent of Alaska rtation as re- quired Lv agicement. T One Company Operatien Albert E. Stephan, counsel for Alaska Transportation, contended that Northland is owned by Alaska Steamship Company and the two are in effect one company. He ask- ed the Commission to deny privileg- es of the Alaska trade to the North- land and allocate to Alaska Steam- ship and Alaska Transportation, government ships operated by Northland, and require Alaska Steam and Northland to operate as one company. He told the Commissicn that Al- aska shippers have been threatened with loss of steamship service by the Alaska Steamship if they ship- ped by the Alaska Transportation Company. Ira L. Ewers and Stanley B. Long counsel for Alaska Steamship and Nerthland told the Commission Alaska Steamship had first re- quested Alaska Transportation to pick up cargoes in western Alaska to speed movement of salmon packs. They said Alaska Steamship had not asked Northland’s aid until Alaska Transportation said it could not give the needed service. Critical Situation “Thus by careful planning and efficient use of Northland’s avail- able tonnage,” they told the Com- mission, “Alaska Steam was able to reijeve the critical situation which developed in the latter part of Juls! in all the salmon producing areas of southwest Alaska.” They contended Alaska Transpor- tation violated the agreement by refusing to cooperate in western quested it, and on those grounds Alaska when Alaska Steamship re- asked the Commission to deny Al- aska Transportation operating pri- vileges. Stephen also asked that besides taking away from the Northland the privilege to operate as a separ- ate compawy, the Commission per- | mit Alaska Transportation and Al- aska Steam to expand service assl cperate to all parts of the Terri- tory. Ralph Rivers, Attorney General of Alaska, attended the hearing and will be heard by the Commission today. — o — FOUR PASSENGERS ARE FLOWN HERE BY PAA; 13 ARE FLOWN OUT Pan American Airways brought in four persons from Seattle yester- day, teok four passengers to Seattle, one to Annette, one to Whitehorse and eight to Fairbanks. Passengers from Seattle were: Mis. Ida Alaen, Jean Holms, Myrtle Converse, Wilbur Irving. Juneau to Seattle: Martin Bran- dall, Irvin Fleek, James Johnson, Eleanor Flack. Juneau to Annette: William Grace. Juneau to Whitehorse: Nettie Morrison. Juneau to Fhirbanks: Erdix Swift, Florence Swift, Diane Swift, Norman Labrecque, Lois Labrecque, Ed Paluska, Howard Smith, Wil- ilam A. Schlobohm. - e FROM SEWARD Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ingram of Seward are registered at the Bar- anof. ; Bohlen, | MARSHALL IS Secrefary of State Faces Problem of Mounting Tension with Soviets WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 —(#— Secretary of State Marshall leaves for London today to put American policy toward Russia to a new and perhaps crucial test Traveling in President Truman's original plane, the Sacred Cow, Marshall scheduled a 1 p. m. (EST) take-off for the Big Four Foreign Minist, conference. His chief traveling companion is Charles E.! State Department coun- color and veteran adviser on So- viet relations. Marshall's announced goal is the same elusive objective of four pre- vious sessions: (1) Agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Molotov on a peace treaty with Austria and (2) a decision on at least the main outlines of a German settlement. But while those are the immed- iate prokblems, the underlying issue is the mounting tension between Russia on the one hand and the Western Powers on the other. Pointing up that issue, the Brookings institution, a private re- search and education agency, de- | | | | i s clared in a report made public today that a continuation cf the present “nightmare” of Big Power relations could result in war at any time The previous Foreign Minister's ssion ended in complete stale- mate on both the German and, Austrian questions. This time, if Russia again balks“ France may join the United States and Great Britain in setting up a “trizonal area” engaging their combined occupation zomes in| western Germany. | Russia would be left in control of eastern Germany, but this step would not necessarily mean mak- ing peace with Germany without the Soviets. There has been no official sug- gestion that Marshall has adopted the proposal advanced by former Secretary James F. Byrnes and Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) that the Western Powers break the deadlock by writing their owx peace treaty. would promise A trizonal area some of the advantages sought by the United States and Britain in merging their areas earlier this lyear. These include restoring western Germany to at least part- ial celf support and shifti limit- .} ernmenta® athority o Ger- .ACT BE ABOLISHED Principals in Greatest Royal o | | BRIDEGROOM—Philip Mountbatten, scion of the Greek royal family, who married Princess Elizabeth. C. OF C. ASKS SEC. FOUR POINTS OF 2 WHEELER-HOWARD TRUMAN'S PLAN ARE CONSIDERED WASHINGTON, Nov, 20.—#— The Senate Banking Committee de- cided today to go ahead immed- iately with a four-point anti-infla- tion program but delayed action on President Truman's request for standby price-wage and limited ra- tioning contrel power. | Chairman Tobey (R-NH) said " p@ committee will gin consideration The Chamber of Commerce today a resolution prepared by attorr E. Robertson asking the e: ection 2 of the so- called Wheeler-Howard Act of 1936 whicn enables the Secretary of In- terior to set aside Indian reserva- ticns on claims of aboriginal rights. Th Chamber met at its weekly luncheon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel, with President J. S.!next week of legislation to continue | MacKinnon presiding. rent controls, restcre allment The resolution, read by Secretary buying curbs, tighten bank oredit Fred Eastaugh, wé to the effect and possibly increase margins for adopted that ¢ Juneau Chamber of Com- |buying on the commodity exchang- merse maintains that the welfare es. oi (ne Territc:y's citizens, Indianj These four of the 10-points laid and white alite, wou enhanced down by Mr. Truman in his pro- by the prowapé ut?zotion of pulp gram to combat high living costs resour in the '_..gass National already have been designated as the Forest. | subject of hearings by the Senate- The establishmcas o reservations | House Economic Committee. delays and handieaps the develop-| Describing the price-wage and ra- ment of Alaska, and increases the tioning recommendations of = the instability and uncertainty of land President as “nebulous,” Tobey told ownership, according to the state- & News conference he expects to ment. have more information about what he & inistrati is seeking after Congress alone, tne resolution the adm tion is seeking. afte conference tomorrow with Trea- 2 i continues, has the power to end the shoulder< v Sel ary Sny | —— e lactual or pretended authority ex- ”"_’r‘l ;“"ef;“; bn,\de:. i Y ¢ creised by the Secretary of the In-' "fil:“;ub;m ‘(.:;i‘s:)n “;’y‘ "'mi. ricr C vith aboriginal | - " " % o : | SIE‘MER MOVEMEN“ ’“’“C‘ in cqngERiibay ans Banking Committee for hearings Ring Splice scheduled to sail frem Seattle today. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Nov. 21. Baranof scheduled to sail from | Seattle November 22. i i | rights. ]ap])wpria(e legislation which will kegin Monday should not bhe approved in the special ses- sion of Congress. He declined to sa however, whether biils may be introduced scon on the other six points of the President’s program Senator Hugh Butler, chairman iof the Senate Public Lands Com- mittee, and Delegate Bartlett will ,be requested by the Chamber to introduce and press to enactment ! Copies of the resclution and pro- S % aptlc, f,mm. s scheduled'nm] of ‘the act will be sent to n toseurb fhe ¥iking cosh of ‘"outhbou‘nd Path sund;iy ;Chambers of Commerce throughout e 6 i the Territory and along the west "7 /' e 2 coast, as well as to the United e American people are get- ‘The Washington Merry - Go-Round| | By LREW PEARSON WASHINGTON — Most | economic achievement of the Roos- | [evelt administration probably was ;me Securities and Exchange Com- | missicn, established to protect gul- |lible investors in the stock market. | |Even Republican critics admitted such a commission was necessary.| Working very quietly behind the | scenes, however, the money boys ‘have new just about sucked the {SEC into the Wall Street groove.j Lecated in Philadelphia, away from |the focus of the Washington spot- notable | missioners so that the street now seems to have little to worry about. | Latest move in Wall Street’s SEC | {infiltration is a plan to Make SEC| | Commissioner Edward Hanrahan president of the business he is now | suppesed to regulate. Wall Streeters | |are secretly seeking to hire him as change. { Haines Cutoff during*the winter,, ‘and 2 in Spokane. 'paid president of the stock ex-t‘S“DDhe-*‘ in both places. States Chamber of Commerce. It was decided that the Chamber will join the Pacific Northwest Trade Association. A resolution, proposing U. S. maintenance of the price range under which they are living today,” the New Hampshire Senator declared. “The paramount situation in the country is prices and we in Congress ought to have the guts and the intelligence to imd a way to meet this problem.” R Longtime Resident 0f Skagway Is Dead Mrs. Rhea Smith sold tickets {0 SKAGWAY, Alaska, Nov. 20— the P-TA Color Variety ShoW gleon Johann Ask, longtime resi- which will feature Alaskan films gent of Skagway, died in a Se- and movies of the Fourth of July gttle hospital Tuesday afternoon celebrations. Only visitor at the following an illness of pneumonia luncheon was Dr. Clayton Polley of according to advices received here. Juneau. He is survived by his father, C. Further nominations for C. of C. w. Ask, 1810 North 54th Street,-Se- will be iforwarded to B. Frank Heintzleman at the Association Convention to be held December 1 The proposal provides that the Canadian government will be auth- orized to exchange, to build and maintain certain sections of its highway in the- United States. light. the SEC has now become “just another commission.” Muchofiicers were made from the floor. attle, one sister, Mrs. Don McKay, !more important, Wall Streeters; A Pan American fiim, “Wings of Skagway, and two brothers, Karl |have carefully wooed SEC Com-|Over Ireland,” shown by Eckley and Harry C. Ask, of Seattle. > CITY COUNCIL MEETING Guerin, constituted the program. FIX UP SKI CABINS | A man was sent up by the Forest | Other than routine matters, little Service to the Douglas Island Ski business is anticipated for the re- Trail today to repair windows in gular meeting tomorrow night of both the upper and lower cabins.' the Juneau City Council. Bids will Yesterday, he replenished first aid be aecepted and opened on the sale ! of the Police Department auto and SR S, 203 the new telephone ordinance will change is Emil Schram, but his contract. contains a - juicy clause permitting him to resign any time (Continued on Page f’ou;) | Present head of the stock ex- TAYLOR RETURNS have its second Ike P. Taylor, Chief Engineer of Waino E. Hendrickson hopes that the Alaska Road Commission, re- the Council will receive a commit- turined via PAA today from a four tee report on the possibility of con- weeks trip to Washington, D. C. verting the AB Hall to general re- and Seattle. creational purposes. . ting bitter and ugly over the tragic' reading. Mayor odern Times Marriage of M | | i ; e /s i g ; e tia ROYAL BRIDE—A new portrait of Princess Elizabeth of England, who was wedded to Philip Mountbatten. BULLETINS LONDON — Buckingham Palace announced tonight that henceforth Princess Elizabeth will be known ctficlally as the Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh. Her consort will be known as Prince Philip, Duke of BEdinburgh. Thus Philip was Prince again only nine months ON STAND IN OWN DEFENS after he. denounced his Greek WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—-P— Erincedom to become a British cit- Ma). Gen. Bennett E. Meyers izen. branded ‘“‘entirely false” today stor- s of his getting $150,000 from MEXICO CITYThis & a MK‘A\,HIIOI\ Electric Company, and | :llny in Mexico. South of the border | they're celebrating the 37th anni- | versary of the 1910 revolution—the ash which overthrew dictator President Porfirio Diaz and started | Mexico on the road to democracy. swore that Gen H. H. Arnold, then |Chief of Army Air Forces, knew |akout his 1943 aviation stockhold- | Ings From the witness chair of the Senate War Investigating Com., the retired Air Force Purchasing Officer declared that if given op- portunity he would answer “all the charges” made against him in the committee’s hearings. The first he came to grips with in detail was the testimony of Car- mine S. Bellino, Committee Investi- gator, that Meyess worth of aviation stock in February 1643, but reportéd to Air Force superiors in writing that he owned nor= In summary, Meyer'’s account and contentions on that wer 1—His written report was “true” hecause he did not have “personal possession” of the stocks. He said he had turned them over earlier to Ila Rae Curnutt, whom he later ma d, as collaterial for $33,000 he got from her. (Why she had given him the $33,000 was not de- veloped) . 2.—After he made the written re- port he went to General Arnold and gavg him the full facts. Thus, Meyers contended he made a full and complete report to superiors, part of it oral. | PARIS—Leon Blum, France's 75- year-old ailing elder statesman, was expected to begin organizing today ta “common sense” Cabinet that !may determine whether or not the infant Fourth Republic will explode in civil war. | WASHINGTON-—The Association of American Railroads has placed sharp curbs on freight shipments !to Canada. The Association’s action today followed new import restric- tions imposed by Canada to con- | serve ner dollar balances. | LAKE SUCCESS—Britain today rejected one of the key pdrts of the newly drafted proposal for par- titicn of Palestine into separate Jewish and Arab countries. Sir Al- exander Cadogan said Britain coulc nét agree to share the administra tion temporarily with a five-coun- try United Nations Commission as recommended by a Palestine Sub- committee of the General Assembly. CLEVELAND — Federal Judge Paul Jones today held the Housing RNy and Rent Act of 1947 unconstitu- ® e 0 v v e 0 00 0 . WEATHER REPORT Temperarure ror 2¢-Hour Period Ending 7:30 o'Clock This Morning tional, declaring it was beyond the power of Congress to enforce local rent controls under the cloak of war emergency when peace had re- turned “in fac e In Juneau—Maximum, 39; e | _ e minimum. 30. . | BERLIN—United States General e At Airport—Maximum, 33; e iLucius D. Clay was bitingly at- e minimum, 21, . 'tacked today, and in a personal e WEATHER FORECAST . fashion, by the Soviet-licensed e (Juneau and Vieinity) . | newspaper Am Mittag. The news- e Occasional light rain to- e “papur described Clay as a saber e night and Friday, warmer. ® | rattler. It did not use Clay’s name, ® increasing southeasterly @ but there was not the slightest pos- e winds tonight becoming as @ sibility of mistaking the target of e high as 29 m.ph. Friday. . the verbal assault. H PRECIPITATION @ (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today) @ WASHINGTON — The Navy an-/e ' In Juneau — None; ® nounced today that 23 of 45 Navy e since Nov. 1, 640 inches; @ civilian employees cited on accu-, ® since July 1, 48.06 inches. L] sations of disloyalty have been dis- o At Airport — None; ® charged or have resigned in the ® since Nov. 1, 289 inches; @ past six menths. Most of the cita- e since July 1, 30. inches. . tions involved charges of Com- » @ @ 8 @ ¢ o 0 0 0 o 0 o munist activity. i ——— - | - - I WACHUSETT OUT AGAI Indian Boy (harged USCG Cutter Wachusett returned | H D 'h to Juneau yesterday after com-f‘ In s'abblng ea pleting its trip to Echo Cove in an-, FAIRBANKS, ska, Nov. 20.— swer to a call for medical assist- (P—Steve® George, 17-year-old In- ance. The woman who was reported ' dian, was bound over to the Grand in serious condition there was!Jury yesterday on a charge of stab- treated cn the spot ! bing another Native, Solomon John, After spending the night in port,'to death after a fight at Circle the Cutter sailed again at 8 o'clock ' City. He was brought here by a De- this morning to deliver mail and puty Marshal after a hearing betore supphies to various Copst Guard | Commissioner Charles Rogers of ght stations in this area. Circle Hot Springs. MEYERS GOES owned $35,000 | "FORBETTER, PRINCESS FORWORSE” ELIZABETH IS PLEDGED BRIDE NOW Royal Couple Wed, Ride 21-Year-Oid Royal Girl Is Through Cheering Married fo Philip Mount- ( Crowds-Honeymoon batten in Abbey By TOM WILLIAMS { (Russell Landstrom, Associat- LONDON, Nov. 20.—®-—Princess i ed Press staff writer, has hand- dlizateth and her Prince were led. ncws of . Britain's Royal m d today in Westminster Family fer six years, includ- | Abbey, rode tack to Buckingham, ing the tour ¢f South Afi%a Palace through streets jammed with last winter. This morning he more than a million cheering Brit-| occupied one of the coveted ons, and departed tonight fer meir‘, seats in Westminster.) ‘honeymoon in southern England.| i Before only 3,000 kings, queens By RUSSELL LA TROM jand commoners but with the world| [L,ONDON, Nov. 20.—#—Elizabeth Ell,bunmg in, the heiress to the future Queen of Britain, was mar- |throne ‘moved regally down theiried to Philip Mountbatten at nave of the ancient cathedral on’' westminster Abbey tod L 4 e and | becumo the' brids of L4, Prulip| cmor, of Hedleval spleodor; fysed ot atien. AT SRR wonl 1vmulnn magnificence, which ; . 5 :" | deeply moved some 3,000 guests proclaimed Duke UflEdmh‘:)‘E“r N from the world over. & oerermony fcompleted: by thel ., o1 veareold ‘Princass :rmbi??;flz ‘;r "(ifln::g‘rll?s:txnlrl‘1:j more fair, was radiantly ha.ppl;?vl:: Ry " g . the few seconds of quiet granted to ‘;hm and her bridegroom before the opb retvrn procession to Buckingham tars | Palace, she contided to intimates “ithat she was overwhelmed by the drama of the ceremony rooted in ay in a cer- Promie To Obey i The 21-year-old Princess’ . sparkled below her diamond {She wore an ivory satin gown rich {in embroidery and pearls. A She greeted her 26-year-old| the nation’s finest traditions, bridegroom at the altar and lhey: Th undero {knelt Dbefore the Primate of All| goy lips lrem::edov:l:“});] England. She promised to love, PN Philip cbviously was nervous too— 1as the couple received first the con- ey ; : b gratulations of closest kin and then :;:"’1 to i1:)\_( f\ll<l‘fh1°rf5" ';“n’ fOr the thunderous ovation of the mul- | or worse, for richer, for yiqe qutside the Abbey, most poorer,” in the traditional Church| ey "ErHR, S S00eY, most sa- of Englar ' . i ol it Fn-pukirlx(;:sr::rzlt?:}queem among ooDE Hor: onp slignt mighap-— Niiem | the' Dawes Quee;xl Mary which many did not notice because 'saw the ritual. Ambassador Lewis O elF obscured positions in the ! Douglas represented President Tru- ;;\:l::: sl:l;‘chx.";:‘gl'nlly IDUicars i Sy t —f edding service, meti- culcusly planned weeks ahead of The ceremony over, the couple [moved to the Chapel of St. Edward' UM and rehearsed last night, as- cherish and obey the former Prince | jof Greece and Denmark. He prom- | | | | !the Confessor. cended to its impressive climax i without hitch. | Overwhelmed Sole Mischance { 1In the chapel, the Princess' lips. The sole mischance came as the |trembled as she ! told friends she bridal party moved slowly from iwas overwhelmed at the ceremony.| the altdr, up carpeted steps, to the {But she moved sedately with the Chapel of St. Edward the Confes- ILridegroom to their glass coach, sor, who founded Westminster Ab- as London’s church bells rang out, bey, and they progressed the mile back Little Prince Michael of Kent, ito Buckingham behind the Windsor|a page, stumbled twice, tugging u£ grey horses. London's voice Went the pride's long lacey l;-aln but not jup in jublication at the occasion,| josing his grip. Quickly Princess ithe greatest ceremonial this War- aagar ¢ X waret Rose, chief bridesmaid, battered capital has seen since gepped forward and steadied u:‘e [ Elizabeth’s father came to the g4 ithrone in 1936. Y (At AR BRI ratanition ®" b omentarily confused, Michael shot a glance at his mother, the elegant Duchess seated with Eliza- beth’s family on the north side of the sanctuary, and then passed on while the organist drove full power into the Psalm of Praise. Colorful Ritual That was a human touch to the stately, colorful ritual, which seem- icouple cut the six-foot, 600-pound 1wedding cake with the sword the I Duke, attired in his Royal Navy uniform, had worn at the wed- ,ding. Europe’s royalty toasted (them in champagne. | The couple made two appear- ances on a balcony to receive the ‘plaudn.s of thousaigds jamming J [the Mall, St. James’s and Green °d to take hold of every heart in | Park. the majestic cathedral where so L s e much of Britain’s genius of ages ‘gonv is entombed. | The fi L ' NEW PRESIDENT OF Lot 1ak apiable o tha. repoORes GARDEN (lUB IAKES and the last note of the impressive i 1 | music, were known to all before | F i this day of public rejoicing, but the [ OVER WEDNESDAv,cmnMnns of the spectators gave —_— many shades of intimate drama. éMMPWH:l;:‘:;;ylh:oG:fi:;e club vot- Queen Mary, 80 years old, wit- e 7 out of|nessed the marriage oi the grand- ;thvu fn_: iy 3-‘0“ench to the Boy | daughter ghe idolizes. and Girl Scouts. The meeting was | > |held at the hcme of Mrs. Ernest! Gruering w.ith Mrs. B. D. Stewart | g M DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT In order to avoid conflict with jother clubs it was decided to hold, (‘u(um l’o BE “EI'D I the C'arden Club meetings the third | ‘Tue ,day of every month, starting in | '0"'6"' l" ('I'o' H‘ll January with this new schedule. | Thanking the members for their| Delegates will be elected to the splendid cooperation throughout Democratic Divisional Convention, her term of oifice, Mrs. Josephine !0 be held December 11 in Ketchi- Boyd, retiring president, turned | Kan, at precinct caucuses tonight the gavel over to Mrs. W. J. Walk- 2 8 oclock in the CIO Hall cr. As newly elected President for A% First and Gold Streets. the 1948 term, Mrs. Walker pledgea| The Divisional Committee has harsalf 't e hir hest” appointed Mrs. Phyllis Maynard A letter was read from Mrs, Jack |25 ¢bairman for Precinct No. 1, Fletcher thanking the club for a 'ilam A. Holzheimer for Pre- bon voyage book and telling of her|¢in¢t No. 2, and Mrs. Harold B. travels through the southern states. Cronr008 for Precinct No. 3. It was decided to provide Christ- The thres Juneau precincls ase mas tray favors for the patients Sltllle‘d to. M d_e‘ega_lh' and all at St. Ann's and the Government .emoLra(s o0, tequasted.. o - he Hospital. Members will meet MO“_‘pxesent fi $he. caticus. day December 15 at the home of By BN Mrs. Gruening to make these fa- - STOCK QUOTATIONS Mrs. E. L. Keithahn and Mrs. | Floyd Fagerson demonstrated how; NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Closing {to make holiday decorations from quotation of Alaska Juneau mine cones, evergreens, seed pods, and stock today is 4's, American Can ]muon, such as charm strings with|84's, Anacenda 36%, Curtiss-Wright bells, place cards, table centerpieces 5%, International Harvester 87, |and mantle decorations. | Kennecott 49%, New York Central The hostesses served tea after the | 13'2, Northern Pacific 20, U. S. program. | Steel . 77%, Pound $4.03%. - - Sales today were 960,000 shares. HERE FROM WRANGELL Averages today are as follows: Earl C. Intolubbe of Wrangell indvstrials 183.17, rails 48.77, utili~ is staying at the Baranof Hotel. |ties 3391,