The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 8, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALl THE TIME” [———— VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,779 JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1948 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS _ PRICE TEN CENTS DILLINGHAM CASE CLUELESS MYSTERY NEW VESSEL GOP Slogan COMING ON ALASKA RUN { WASHINGTON, Jan 8. (M The Republican party came up with a 1948 victory slogan today “Vote Republican in 1948—save what's left.” In 1946 it was Machinery for publican national Alaska Transportation Co. Purchases Passenger “Had enough?” running the Re- convention was Handed Qut T0 SLASH |Stalin Dead TRUMAN'S | BERN, Switzerland, Jan. 8.~P—{ { | Two Bern newspapers speculated Sh G w h t virtually completed today with the Ip 0. WashiInglon ;uming of committees on rules _ contests and convention call SEATTLE, Jan. 8. M — S. J.| Clarence Buddington Kelland, Swanson, Vice-President and Gen- | author and National Committee- eral Manager of the Alaska Trans- | man for Arizona, was named as portation Company, announced to- | Chairman of Rules; Ezra Whitla, day that his company has purchased | Idaho, Chairman of Contests; and the passenger liner George Wash-: Gov. Ralph Gates of Indiana, as ington and will operate the vessel | Chairman of Convention Call in the Seattle-Southeast Alaska | Chairman Carroll Reece of the route. The George Washington, 390 feet in length with accommodations for 250 passengers, has been acquired from the United States Maritime Commission. She formerly was op- erated by the Alcoa Company be- tween New York and Bermuda as a cruise ship. Swanson said that bids will be | Naticnal Committee announced the appeintmen PALESTINE PARTITION requested from both Atlantic and | Pacific Coast shipyards for altera- tions to the George Washington which will meet the requirements of the Alaska trade. The vessel is expected to be ready for service between April 15 and May 1. She will be operated pri- | marily as a pasgenger carrier, only | high-class freight and perishables | being accepted for her voyages. >oeo - s e o v v e o000 WEATHER REPORT (U. S. WEATHER BUREAU) (Past 24 hours ending 7:39 a.m. today) In Juneau— Maximum, 41; minimum, 32. At Airport— Maximum, 39; minimum, 28. | Nov. UNSUBJECT | LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 8. — # — After a week interim during | which violence and bloodshed have ‘Swepl across Palestine, the United i Nations will get down to work to- | morrow on carrving out the General | decision to partition ihe | into Jewish and Arab | | Assembly | He Land nations by October 1. At 11 a. m. (EST) Friday, Secre- i tary-General Trygve Lie will open | ithe first meeting of the Five-Nation | | Palestine Partition Commission set jup by the assembly in New York 29, when the plan to split today that Prime Minister Stalin| was dead. The Soviet Embassy Several pfOpOSB'S Reporf'fm London said there was nothing [Marchal| d Pl B | [to the rumor. arshall Reads Flans be- ed Slated for COHQTES‘ Der Bund headlined its story Senat F H IW E b k E | “Stalin Dead?” in one edition, ore enae orelgn sional Wasienaske Put changed this later to “Abdut Relati C et Stalin.” This newspapsr has good elalions Lom. | WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—M— access to government sources in = Most of Presid Truman's ma- | the Swiss capital. It said reports WASHINGTON, Jan 8. — # — or 1948 legislative proposals, par-!of Stalin's death had been the Secretary of State Marshall told his tax reduction and|subject of conversations in the|Ccngressmen today that Russia and ssional wastebasket. | But including rent trol extension, foreign aid, broad- cned social security coverage, minimum wag and ts guarantee in compremise Still others, such health insurance and nilitary training, were lumped the “highly doubtful” category But ieaders of both the Re- publican majority and the l')emt\- ratic minority left little doubt that they look for the President’s | tax and anti-inflation plans to be| ejected after prolonged wrang- likely to lay the foundation for this year's Presidential and congressional elections. Party leaders privately predict- ed this outcome for statehood for Alask and Hawaii—"Perhaps | | Hawaii, but not Alaska at | time,” said a top Republican e eee form as in NEW OPPOSITION 10 : PULP DEVELOPMENT con- | high-“ civil | the day in Moscow.” emed likely to/| l this ! state | ing SEN. WALKER SEES - lation plans, appeared head- | Federal Council, chief executive au-= the Communist Party w therity of Switzerland “There is a serious backgroun to these reports,” Der Bund said. It called the rumor “the topic clear. Moscow ed this newspaper was not has a national | pondent compulsory | - ‘'VOICE OF AMERICA' How it learn- No Bern corres- ill “oppose and sabotage” the European recov- d | ery program at every turn, but that he'ha$ “no doubt” the United States of |can undetrake it successfully Marshall went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to plead for an adequate, prompt and effectively administered program The greying soldier-diplomat told the members the “great projec would be difficult enough in “a normal international political cli- mate” and would be neither “sure easy” in view of the natural IS GIVEN APPROVAL; ::.civi. ©i. > gy difficulties and the Communist op- ALLEN IS MANAGER WASHINCTONM Jan., G- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has unanimously ap- proved legislation authorizing the | Department’s “Voice of America” foreign broadcasts. The committee acted after be- iniormed that the Amem‘an ssador I George is Secretary of State Mar- choice for the long- vacant po ¢ of Assistant Secretary of State | Public Affairs. In- this posi- ticn, Allen would have charge of the radio programs and related activities. to 6—(M— | put Western Eurove position Marshall read to the lawmakers a 5,500-word statement spelling out the administration's plan to help ack on a foun- stability. Then 1dation of economic at the ond, he said: “There is no doubt in my mind that if we decide to do this thing we can do it successfully.” D e - DEADLINE ON “FOREIGN AID WEATHER FORECAST ® | Palestine was finally approved. The (Juneau and Vicinity) . lcumml.‘xsmn will elect officers and | Administration officials said that Territorial Senator morman R.| President Truman is expected to IS EXTENDED Cloudy vith occasional @ |plunge into the task of working out heavy snow showers and !methods for carving up the Holy Southeasterly winds 20-30 ‘Land in the face of violent Arab mph tonight. Occasional upposmun light snow showers Friday with Southeasterly winds to ! 15 mph. Cooler. . Szo 000 J I ' PRECIPITATION in Jeweis is (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 1.n. today) o i e, < Taken in Daylight since Jan. 1, 109 inches; since July 1, 6281 inches. R bb y B ' At Airport— .28 inches; e o er r reme' o“ since Jan. 1, 085 inches; e ce July 1, 37.16 inches. 3 BREMERTON, Wash, Jan. 8.— e o s o o o @ el P—Detective Lt. John Plouf said| B B L=l {today two armed men rokbbed Sam | Epstein, a jewelry salesman, of TWO ARRESTS MADE 1$20,000 in diamonds in a daring daylight holdup on a downtown Edward Lindoff was hooked as drunk and Billy Scott as drunk and disorderly yesterday by Police. The Washington Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON DIPLOMATIC NOTES FOR DREW PEARSON A plot by the Dominican = Republic to send an armed invasion against Venezuela is charged in a “White Paper” circulated among Latin- American Ambassadors here by the Venezuelan Embassy, Written in | Spanish, the paper accuses dicta- tor Trujillo of harboring Venezue- lan enemies and purchasing arms for them in Brazil. At proof, a phetostat is attached of an in- tercepted letter from Trujillo's private secretary to the Domini- can foreign offices around world. Translated, the letter declares: | “The Honcrable President Trujillo has charged me to communicate to you that it attend to the exiled Venezuelans, enémies of the Caracas, who are residing in or who pass through your jurisdiction Inform them that they will find in the Domin- ican Republica a good refuge, hos- | Navy men who volunteered a res- | x personal | €U attempt and who were hurled |1 5uis signed today with the Twen- [Kennecott 49, New York Central| pitality und protection, as well as political. Do all that is! possible to convince them that they should come to reside in our coun- try.” Biuntly, the White Paper adds: “The Venezuelan government has concrete proof that the Domini- can Republic has had under its auspices for some time an armed movement against Venezuela, com- (Continued on Paz’e’f-‘ofir) City | is his wish that you| Bremerten street Road blocks were established im- mediately by the State Patrol and +Plouf said he did not believe the men had been able to get out of the immediate area. He said Epstein told him | bandits drove up in a black dan as he walked along the side walk. They leaped from the car, brandishing pistols, took the jewels away from him and drove away. SURVIVORS OF SHIP WRECK IMPROVING, KODIAK HOSPITAL E KODIAK, Alaska, Jan. 8—®— The 10 survivors of the cannery tender Spencer, rescued from an hcv Alaska Peninsula cliff refuge |Ixu- days after their New Year's| the | yesterday. Some of the men still suffered from badly frost-bitten feet, but | the two women, Mrs. Gus Skon-| berg and her daughter, Alva, wme | expected to be released tonight. | Alva plans to marry the vessel's skipper, Capt. Axel Carlson. S. J. Homola, carpenter’s mate | 2-¢, Johnstown, Penn., one of three | into the icy waters but made shore | safely, was discharged from the . base dispensary. E. W. Kelley, | seaman 1-c, Rochester, N. Y., suf- | fering frost-bitten feet, will re- main a few days. e DIVORCE GRANTED Dora Kuich was granted a di- verce in U. S. District Court here yesterday aftermoen from Ar- thur A. Kuich. just before noon. ! Walker of Ketchikan told members |send Allen’s nomination to the of the Juneau Chamber of Com- genate soon. — merce todsy that the development S WASHINGTON 148 8- :'kfwf“q‘f\;’(‘;’zn!":(‘)"l;‘;d‘e‘:“);’;‘:;g“;g‘ofi':. ALLEN ATTOINTED Senators Taft (R.-Ohio) and George WASHINGTON, Jan. 8—®—!D-Ga) predicted today it prob- | lems of Southeast Alaska, but warn- | ed that efforts to develop the in- dustry must be actively revived m|A”m ithe face of new opposition. He sald that the Juneau Chamber |25 Assist is in a position to take the leading ng the battle to a suc- part in carr !cessful conclusion. Walker said that in Petersburg | 'he noted a large shipment of machinery labeled “sawmill machin- ery” destined for an Indian fisher- man at Kake, even though no saw- mill is contemplated there according to businessmen from Kake. Walker said it is probable that this is a new move on the part of Indian attor- neys to block the pulp development program and that if similar ship- | ments are sent to Kasaan and Hyda- tburg he will feel quite certain of it With valuable machinery on the | President Truman today announc- ed he is appointing George V now Ambassador to Iran, ant Secretary of State for Public Afiairs. Presidential Press-Secretary Char- les G. Ross made the announce- ment 1or the President. Allen, a native of Durham, N C., will succeed William Benton who recently resigned. The post carried with it direc- tion of the State Depdartment’s “Voice of America” broadcasts and other foreign information pro- | grams. Allen, 44, was understood to be | Secretary of State Marshall’s choice for the job. There was no immediate an- nouncement of a successor to Al- ground, probably paid for by the len as Ambassador to Iran. government, he said, the Indian at- | ‘loxne}s will be able to oppose legis- | {lation paving the way for private development of the pulp industry by ! asserting that they already have | "arge investments on the ground \while the pulp companies have \x-othmg Stating that the fishing mdustry lin Southeast Alaska will continue to be in a poor shape, Walker said | "l\al “we must establish the pulp |industry or face some grave fi- mancml problems.” Chamber unanimously rlorsed a five-point program for Al- aska which the Seattle Chamber is | | (involving 85 Chambers of the West- |ern States. Guests included M. P. Goding ol’ Nolmm\ B. Wigutoff of the Fisher, {Products Laboratory of Ketchikan, | station KF‘QD of AnLhurage JOE LOUIS SIGNS NEW YORK, Jan. 8. — (R—Joe |tieth Century Sporting Club to de- fend his heavyweight title against | | ponent mutually agreeable to the {champion and the promoter “about une 23" at a site to be determined i F | SEATTLE VISITORS | | D. B. Hart and George Butler| of Seattle are 'Baranm. stopping at the {and Ken Laughlin, Manager of radio | FOR CHAMP MATCH | Jersey Joe Walcott or any other op- | | en- ! to present Monday to a conference | Eve wreck, were all mdunpwveg Cedar Falls, Towa and Skagway: | the | condition, hospital attendants sail |Frank Wright, Sitka canneryman CHICAGO NEWSPAPER WILL COVER SPORTS TRIP FROM JUKEAU The Chicago Tribune vlan !publicize the trip of two Juxr’m \sportsmen to that city for its an- | {naual sports how. This was revealed {today by Milo Clouse, President of | |the Territorial Sportsmen’s Associa- | tion, who received a long distance | telephone call yesterday from How- |ard Larson, the Outboard Motor enca at Chicago. Larson told Clouse to send photo- graphs and telegrams at several | |places along the route of his trip Club of Am- are driving to the exposition - STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Jan. 8. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4%, 79'%. Anaconda 34%, Curtiss-Wright 5%, International Harvester 917, 15%, Northern Pacific 20%, U. S.| Steel 77%, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 390,000 shares Averages today are as follows: In- | Division, is a Juneau visitor today. lwith disorderly conduct utili- | He is on his way back to Sew’lrd‘Cuun Monday she failed to con- A dustrials, 180.60; rails, 53.27; ties, 33.92. ———— - —— LIGHT KEEPER HERE Donald E. Baker, Sl-c of ping at the Baranof. Executive Secretary of | o Chicago. Clouse and Buck Harris | American Can | the Eldred Reck Light Station is stop- ably will be July 1—three months later than the administration’s tar- get date — before any long range European recovery program into effect. And Senator Ball (R.-Minn.) said, I'without naming a new date, that “there is no chance” Congress will meet the April 1 deadline set by the !State Department for final Con- gressional approval of the Marshall Plan. Taft and George agreed in sep- arate interviews, however, that Con- | gress might vote additional stop gap assistance to tide some Eurrpean na- tions over a part of the April-July interval they foresee Last month during the special ses- |sion Congress appropriated $540,- 1000,000 in stop gap aid for France, Italy, Austria and China. This pro- oram is scheduled to wind up Abril 1, but Taft and George said they believe the money may last until June. > Deep Sea Fishermen -'Taking Yote Whether To Stay Independenl SEATTLE, Jan. 8—#— In an ¢lection which will end January 27, | the Deep Sea Fishermen’s Union {will decide whether to remain an independent union or afiiliate with the AF of L or CIO. Carl Ness, | Seattle business agent said today. If sentiment i found to favor affiliation with one of the big ‘umon groups, another election will | be held to determine which one| shall be joined | The wnion also is electing offi- | cers. Harold Grotle, incumbent, |and Stanley Strom arg contesting | | for the position of Secretary-Treas- {urer. Ness is unopposed for attle business agent, and Helge | Pedersen, also the incumbent, for |Ketchikan business agent. - | INGRAM VISITS HERE | R. C. Ingram, Chief of the Pub- {lic Roads Administration Seward |after a vacation in the States, |former Juneau man, Ingram plans Ito visit here about two days. ‘ - > oo HERE FROM OHIO L. J. Carey of Cleveland, Ohio, is staying at the Baranof. goes Se- | LOAN OFFERED TOU. ALASKA BY J. WOOTEN ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan, 8-— M—James Wooten, president of | Alaska Airlines, has offered to loan the University of Alaska §25,000 without interest if the peo- ple of Alaska raise the remaining needed $225,000 to keep the University open in 1948-49. He was in Fairbanks Monday, visiting with busine’smen and the Chamber of Commerce. ‘I now have my home and family in Alaska and I want the same educational and cultural ad- vantages for my children as it we lived 1n the states,” Wooten said “This is an Alaska Airlines’ gesture to help build Alaska. Who will match my offer?” Alaska's Governor, before leaving for Anchcrage, said that Wooten was to be congratulated for his stand and that similar offers should be made by other Alaskans “We cannot allow the University my to close,” he said. “It would be a shecking betrayal of our youth and our veterans.” e ——— e REGULATIONS FOR 48 HALIBUT SEASON T0 BE CONSIDERED The n- SEATTLE, .hl\ 7 » ternational Halibut Commission will (open ,a three-day meeting here Tmnsd.nv for consideration of regu- lations for the 1948 halibut fishing son. The commission members expect- ed to attend are Edward W. Allen, | Seattle, President; G. W. Nickerson, Prince Rupert, B. C. Secretary; Miton C. James, Washingtion, D. C., and A. J Whitmore, Vancouver, B. |C. The meeting is expected to draw ‘lcpresenlanves of fishermen and fishing vessel owners from Seattle, ‘Brlllah Columbia and Southeast Al- aska. One of the suggestions reported to be coming before the commission !is a fishermen’s proposal for a later opening date on the halibut banks. - Eggless Thursdays . ToBe Eliminaled WASHINGTON, Jan 7.45—- Proposals to set up meat rationing machinery on a stand-by basis won the endorcsement today of Senators Ives (R.-N. Y. and Murray (D.- {Mont) . While the meat issue simmered, President Truman's | Committee decided to eliminate egg- less "Ihursdays after this week but to continue its Appml for meatless Tuesdays. James A. Stillwell, Food Con- servation Director, announced that this step is being taken because of a seasonal increase in the supply of ‘eggs. -, ‘Dancer Having Hof Time Over {Hot Dance OKLAHOMA CI']Y Jan. 8—m—! Evelyn West, visiting burlesque |queen from Los Angeles, is still having trouble cooling her {wood dance routine down to official |Oklahoma City temperatures. She was first arrested at the Club Jamburve on Dec. 27 and charged | In Police | vince the judge her dance was “clas !sical” and paid a $20 fine and costs. Last night two art critics from |the vice squad dropped in at lclub and reviewed her latest show They charged her with disorderly leoncuct all over gain. and Fairbanks will | of Alaska | Cabinet Food i Holly- | the lEUROPEAN AID Opinions Are Expressed d0n Only Rumor (AN SUCCEED Truman's Recommendafions DESPITERUSS For Statehood, Alaska, Hawaii WASHINGTON, Jan 8. M President Truman in his message to Congress yesterday on the of the Union” said he favored ad- mission of two new states to the Union—Alaska and Hawail. ‘I believe that the time Jcome” he said, “for Alaska Hawali to as states The President made mendation in the first his speech dealing rights. “Our has his recom- section of with civil goal,” he said, “is to | secure fully the essential rights of our citizens.” A hearing was conducted on the Alaska Statehood Bill last session by the the House tee, but its made. Senatorial reaction to the state- hood recommendation of the Pres first Lands has Public report not been ident was mixed and indicated a! desire for more information on the | Territories before deciding on the issue | | Commments of other Senators: Hoey (D-NC)—"F am not in fav- | or of statehood ior the Territor- |ies. I am more inclined to favor it for Alaska than Hawaii 1 do mnot believe Hawaii is ready for statehood new." Jchnson (D-Colo)—I am in fav- or of Alaska.” Ball, (R-Minn)—"I am pretty strongly inclined to support state- hcod for both Territories.” Knowland (R-Calif.)—"I mend the President’s recommenda- tion of statehood for Hawail, I faver its earliest consideration in the Senate.” Rob: on (R-Wyo)—“T am not in favor of statehood for Alaska I have an open mind on Hawaii Ecton (R-Mont)—*“I don’t know much abcut Hawaii. I feel that the of Alaska would pro- development ceed to a much greater extent if} we give Alaska statehood.” - DISABLED RUSSIAN SHIP NEAR JAPAN STILL FOUNDERING! | TOKYO, Jan, 8 waves lashed the disabled Russian ship Dvina off northeast Japan to- day, but her condition was regarded | as imoroved and officials considered towing the vessel and her 780 pas- sengers to safety Three rescue ships were hlandmg by and six others were hurrying to- ward the leaking vessel, which had been pounded by massive waves 24 | hours. The heavy seas prevented any attempt to remove the pas- sengers during a day-long, American dlrected rescue effort. - ALASKA COASTAL FLIES| 22 PASSENGERS BEWIEEII HERE AND TULSEQUAH Alaska Coastal A)rlmes carried 22 passengers yesterday, all bc-v.wem Juneau and Tulsequah. Passengers to Tulsequah were E. Sawchuk, Mrs. M. Cox, Eltzabp Cox, Mrs. N. Williams, Fenton Wnl- liams, Wilfred Williams, L Marczew- liez, Mrs. K. Richardson, Teller, D. Walter, A, Moore, J., Walter, Bel- mont. | Tulsequah to Juneau: J. Volpy J. Samples, W. Farr, D, Steise, R Kershner, J. Fr W. B. Tobey, ! N Ritchie, A. M D BAND PRACTICE TONIGHT AT 8 The Juneau City Band will ])l"d(’- tice tonight at 8 o'clock in Grade School Auditorium and Di-| rector Alfred Ventur asks that all members show up. He new selections, just | the publishers, that will be put in ! rehearsal for coming events. -> | HERE FROM ANCHORAGE | Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Douglas and R. L.'Barnes of Anchorage are ! staying at the Baranof Hotel. ‘ “State | and | be admitted to the Union | human | Territories Subcommittee of | Commit- | com- ! - (M—Fifty-foot | the | has many | 4 veceived from | | DEATHS OF ALASKANS - UNSOLVED | 'Bodies of Griffen, Ernestus Taken fo Anchorage- [ Mrs. Grlffen Critical ANCHORAGE, ALI\k.l Jan. 8— overy of the unmarked bedies of two Alaska men, appar- |ently killed together in a home in the isolated Bristol Bay settle- | ment of Dillingham, confronted au- ! thorities today with what appear- P led to be a clueless mystery. | The victims were Harold W, (Tubby) Griffen, 45, former pro- | fessional football player and busi- ness man, and Martin Ernestus, 42, fisherman and cannery work- Mrs. Griffen, found in the Er- nestus home with the two dead | men, is reported in a critical con- jdition at Kanakanak. A visitor | from Dillingham reported she has a fractured wrist and possible skull fracture, Bodies | been of the two men have flown here by the Federal | Bureau of Investigation agents. Neither man had been knifed or shot, the FBI said, and a four- | hour autopsy falled to disclose the cause of death. Their organs will | be sent to the FBI laboratory in Washington. | Griffen, weilknown in the Se- | attle area, was a football center at | the University of Iowa in the mid 1 1920's and on graduation organiz- | :d and played on the Portsmouth, Ohio, Lions, cne of the early pro .octball teams. - He later came ‘wnst and graduated from the Uni- }verslty of Washington law school. Subsequently he went north to the Bristol Bay area to manage the Lowe Trading Co. Post own- led by his sister, Mrs, Marguerite | Bradford, of Bellevue, Washing- [ton. He also managed the Bris- ! tel Bay Chamber of Commerce. - (Extra Pay for | Flying Going fo Be Studied Now WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—M— A House committee will be asked | next week to make a thorough study of the system under which the Armed Forces grant fifty perceni extra pay for flying. Rep- resentative Carl Vinson of Georgia, lll)p -ranking Democrat on the Arm- ed Services Committee, announced | today that he would request the 1 study. ' At the same time, Vinson said he believes in overhauling the en- | tire flight-pay procedure to limit 1~.uch pay only to personnel actu- |ally on ilight duty. At present, flight pay is given to any offi- r who flies four or more hours |eur')\ month, provided his minimum | flight time is 100 hours a year. - -oo Endorsemem Given ‘ Wallate Causes Big - Split in AL Party 8.—\M—The { NEW YORK, Jan. ~ | State Executive Committee of the | American Labor Party announced |it had endorsed the candidacy of | Henry A. Wallace for President, | causing a split in the party. Shortly after the announcement | of the executive committee action ;v\u» released to the newspapers, | representatives of the powerful | Amalgamated Clothing Workers, | and the United Automobile Work- ers (CIO) walked out of the stormy | closed meeting and announced their nations from all p(mls - STEAMER MOVEMENTS 1xum smme due Satur- ! Al;\.\ku Puncv\s Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver January 9. Clove Hiteh scheduled to sail from | Seattle January 9. | Aleutian scheduled to sail from | Seattle Saturday. Denali, from west, southbound Sunday. scheduled