The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 4, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE = VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,802 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1948 LAMOORE CASE IS ENDED; ARGUMENTS ARE MADE TODAY| BULLETIN— The Jury in the LaMoore case went out at 2:55 e'clock this afternoon and was instructed by Judge Folta to bring in cne of three verdicts: 1.—Without qualifications. 2 —Guilty without capital pun- ishment. 3.—~Not guilty. Bcth sides agreed upon a sealed verdict being returned provided the jury reaches no verdict by 5 e'clock this after- noon. One of the shortest murder trials in history was concluded in' U. S District Court here today where Eu- gens LaMoore has been facing a charge of first degree murder for his | part in the slaying of groceryman Jim Ellen on Dec. 22, 1946. LaMoore was accused of taking part in the murder and robbery at Ellen’s liquor store in Juneau by Austin Nelson who was convicted last year for the same offense and has been sentenc- ed to hang. Nelson, whose execution has been stayed pending the outcome of La- Moore's trial, the chief Government witness but he was not called to the stand to was expected to be| ’ga\‘e his written statement on the| | following day and that LaMoore had been informed by that time that| | Nelson had received a stay of exe-| | cution. Government Rests Government rested its case |at 10:30 am. and defense attorney | Joseph A. McLean then moved that ‘the confession be stricken as being |an involuntary statement. Judge | George W. Folta denied the motion. Robert W. Boochever, Special As- sistant to the District Attorney, gave the opening final arguments for |the Government. He termed La- Moore's offense as a “crime for money” and said that LaMoore and Nelson had “cruelly, cold bloodedly planned to rob Jim Ellen and knew | they had to kill him.” Boochever asked the jury to bring a verdict| of guilty as charged. McLean spoke first for the de- fense. He spoke of the psychological aspe surrounding LaMoore's “al-| leged” confession. He said that the; statement was made from fear and | told the jurors that it should be thrown out. “This,"” said McLean,! “would leave only one verdict.” He' recommended that the defendant be| acquitted. | Third Degree Used ! The | | | Roden then addressed the jury, stating “the third degree is still be- ing practiced in this country.” He told the jurors “it is up to you to/ | believe whether or not this so-called | confession was involuntary.” i Roden also labeled a visit by| | Boochever to LaMoore's cell at the! | Federal Jail as being “improper.” He ;Ihousands of Arabs |Await Orders fo Atfack Jews DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 4—®— +About 600 trained Arab fighters crossed the River Jordon into Pal-| | estine last night. An Arab transpor-| TAX CUTTING MAY | BE DELAYED UNTIL JULY 1 BY SENATE WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—P— Some Senate Republicans are | | | | | thinking of delaying any tax cut until July 1. The bill passed overwhelmingly by the House Monday would carry the tax cut back to January 1. It would lop $6,500,000,000 off the amount taxpayers will owe on 1948 earnings. But GOP Senators said they must hold the revenue loss to somewhere eral offensive” Against Palestine’s tOWn square and through the near $4,500,000,000 to get the Demo- cratic votes necessary to override an expected Presidential veto. Making the tax cut a six-month affair would take $3,250,000,000 off the taxpayers' bills for 1948. But that might not satisfy the Demo- crats over the long run because they estimate the House measure will cut Federal revenues a total of $7,100,000,000 in the 12 full months after July 1. D Prominent Seward Resid_e_m Is Dead SEWARD, Alaska, Funeral services will be held Fri- i day for Joseph P. Doshen, 32, joint | Feb. 4—P—| give his testimony. Gun Locked Up ! recommended that the jury disre- William Kunz, LaMoore’s father-in| gard the LaMoore statement and law, was the only witness called by bring back an acquittal as he said the defense this morning. He testi-| “the other evidence is insufficient.’ fied that LaMoore's gun has been| Roden’s speech concluded the put in the family trunk in November morning session. Gilmore addressed 1946 and had not been taken out the jury at the beginning of the until Deputy U. 8. Marshals Walter |afternoon session and briefly re- Hellan and Sid Thompson called|viewed the evidence presented by for it last year. He said that his the Government and then asked for wife kept the key in her purse and a verdict of guilty as charged slept at night with the purse under her pillow. His testimony took only five minutes and then Henry Ro-’ den, chief defense attorney, an-| nounced that the defense had rested | its case. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON LaMoore's trial yesterday after- noon contained many interesting moments and was especially mark- owner of the Palace Bar, who died Sunday after a brief illness. Doshen, regarded as one of the cutstanding basketball players in | the Territory, attended Franklin High School in Seattle. He was {a former city councilman of Sew- ard. He leaves his widow and two children here, and his mother, Mrs. Martin Doshen, and two sis- of Seattle. i cich, 'CANADIAN SHIP tation officer said they moved into “prepared positions” 35 miles in- side the Holy Land. 4 A source close to Fawzi Bey Al' {Kaukji, Commander in Chief of ‘the Volunteer Arab “People's Army,” es= |timated he now has 7,000 Syrian- |trained men in position inside Pal- |estine, “awaiting orders for a gen= ’Jews - eee o — REAPPOINTMENT - OF GOVERNOR IS | ~ REPORTED LIKELY| SEATTLE, Feb. 4.—»—The Seat- (tle Times, in a column by Assoclate Editor Ross Cunningham, said to- {day that word from Washington, D. |C., states Gov. Ernest H. Gruening is likely to be reappointed Governor of Alaska for another four-year term. Such an appointment is probable | “unless” something occurs to cause President Truman to change his mind,” Cunningham said. H His column went on: i | “And word comes from another; cource in the Capital that if Mr. Truman reappoints Gruening, Re- publicans who control the Senate |are likely to pigeonhole the appoint- ment, by refusing confirmation until after the Presidential ‘election next; fall. “Gruening would continue to servej Republican President is elected the |way would be paved to replace him| |in the Governor's Mansion in Ju- ‘neau with a Republican.” ol omnrellt i PRICE TEN MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS KKK STAGES MARCH, BURN CROSS, YELL FOR 2 COLUMNISTS SWAINSBORO, Ga., Feb. 4—® Hooded night riders of the Ku Klux Klan, 189 strong, rededicated themselves “to the protection of white womanhood” here last night. There would have Klansmen present, said a leader, but others were unable to obtain| sheets, In single file Klansmen marched the white-robed around the resi- deutial section, ending on the courthouse lawn where they “America” On the last note masked leader shouted: “May we rededicate our lives to the protection of white woman- hood?" A torch was then put to a 10- foot cross and as it burned, there were cries of “Where's Drew Pearson? Where's Walter Win- chell?” The syndicated columnists both have written anti-Klan stories. " STEAMER MOVEMENTS Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle today. Clove Hitch, ATC, scheduled to sall from Seattle Feb. 6. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver, Feb, 6. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle, Feb. 7. Baranof, from west, a scheduled {southbound Sunday. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Feb. 4—P—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine ters, Mary Doshen and Helen Opa- '!n the interim, of course, but if a stock today is 37%, American Can 77%, Anaconda 33, Curtiss-Wright 4%, International Harvester 86, Ken- | Inecott 46%, New York Central 13 1-2 {Northern Pacific 18%, U. S. Steel 72%, Pound $4.03%. ROUNDUP OF DIXIE REvLT oN '(QLD SNAP SUSPECTS IN Wew spicurxmion BRANCHING ‘ GANDI‘" (ASEiPresidenrl—&lay Choose; OUT TODAY been more | sang | i Southerner for His Run- Members of RSSS Being! ning Mate Is Report Run Down - Private | (BY JACK BELL) Armies Banned (BY MILTON KELLY) . ‘by the racial issus might influence NEW DELHI, Fet. 4.—®—A high o folice official said today an inten-! President Truman to choose a south- 'erner as his running maie ‘The speculation among some Dem- ocrats here runs this way: 1. The revolt agalnst Mr. Tru- The RSSS-—Rashtriya Swayam man's 10-point Civil Rights Program Sweak Sangh—has, along with the may never bring about the electoral equally militant Hindu Mahasabha|college results its sponsors predict, Party, been the target of irate mobs but it could hurt the President in since the assassination last Friday,torder states of Mohandas K. Gandhi. The ac- et 2. The late President Roosevelt cused slayer is described as a mem- Ler of Mahasabha. was sufficiently concerned in 1944 The official said the defendants'bY #n even weaker Dixie protest to were being charged with belonging 1088 Henry Wallace overboard. He to an unlawful organization. Ru-|Picked Mr. Truman, a Missourlan, mors swept the Capital that the' for his Vice Presidential nominee. RSSS had been outlawed by Gov- | & i {leader Raycturn of Texas could be {ernment decree. Yesterday the Government issued chosen without strious offense to a decree banning private armies and, éither racial or labor groups in the |organizations that preach violence' North. He would give southern Dem- ‘derats a voice at court. land communal hatred. 1 | Devadas Gandhi said today that' The politicians who talked of these }plans had been completed to con-|things emphasized that they are sign the bones and ashes of his OBy speculating. President Truman father to the sacred Hindu rivers Oflalane knows how seriously he re-| India. Ignrds the southern complaints. His| 1party leaders are inclined to dis- | count them. | - . ! FRITZ KUHN SKIPS FROM | | WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.—P—Pol- | iticians wondered today whether the | cries of Dixie {sive roundup is under way through- i’uu: India of prominent members of ithe militant Hindu organization,, RS3S. NEW ARREST REPORTED BOMBAY Feb, 4.—(®- Reliable! | police sources said Madan Lal, a |Hindu youth accusasd of exploding a {homemade bomb near one of Mo-| s K. Gandhi's last prayeri meetings, has been brought here, from New Delhi by plane. H Although police officially main- { Democrats outraged | 3. Someone like House minority, ‘Even California fo Get Touch of Winter - Snow, [ Rain in Drought Area | CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-—(P— Zero | weather chilled the northern sec- | tion of the country today from the iDukoms to northern New England tas shortage of fuel supplies in some communities continued acute. There appeared no relief for the irigid north central region where temperatures skidded to a new low lof 38 'below. The mercury dip- ped past the -30 mark in parts ° 'of Minnesota and Wisconsin today ,and to a low of 25 below in north- ern New England. Lows includ- ed -31 at Bemidji, Minn, as the !suh-ura line extended from the | Dakotas to Iowa, and -25 at Cari- | bou, Maine. But the current cold snap in | the central states, Federal fore- | casters said, will be ‘“reinforced.” They predicted a large mass of | cold air forming in Northwest Canada will gweep into Minnesota tonight and spread over the area. Temperatures, however, were ex- pected to moderate in the east and New England states. Snow and freezing rain fell in many sections of the country, slow- ing highway travel. A rain belt was reported from the western gull nerthward through eastern Texas and Oklahoma and a wide area of snow extended northwa into South Dakota and emwn': aeross Towa, Missonri, Iilinols, In- diana, eastern Ohlo and parts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Colder weather was in prospect tained strict secrecy, they said inves- tigation of the assassination of the; Indian leader last Friday would cen-' ter in Bomkay, where they say a ‘plot on Gandhi's life was begun. ‘ | Police sources said Madan Lal, a . | West Punjab refugee, is béing asked Sales today were 1,200,000 shares.| Averages today are as follows: ln-{ dustrials 17095, rails 49.88, utilities| 8243, 5 i | for California, with rain and snow N | predicted for the drought area. | smudging was necessary in the citrus belt where temperatures drop- d below freezing. PASSENGERS ARE Jack Lozer, bartender at Blackie's| ¢d by the manner in which it was | ! BILL IS NOW IN six CARRIED ON PNA mIPl Bar, was the first rebuttal witness|conducted compared to the Meeks i called to the stand by U. 8. District | trial of last week. In the Meeks WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—f— Canadian ships would be allowed Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr, Lozer de- | trial, it was the defense attorneys, Ve e to serve Alaska under a bill intro-! TAERY STONEHOUSE, WIFE, RETURN FROM LONG TRIP L e “Most..- states Iy police to identify persons arrest-| MUNICH, Germany, Feb. 4P reported higher temperatures and led on suspicion of conspiring in the! The Bavarian Denazification Minis- Miami's 72 yesterday was the na- {try announced that Fritz Kuhn, ticn's' high ;former leader of the German-Amer- -lcan Bund in the United States, es- ' clared Dolly Silvers had been pre-|Who were continually having to be Pacific Northern Airlines made; 1946 but had.not been in the bar|Prosecution has been on the re-|duced by Sen. Capehart, (R.-Ind.) = | ssassination. e 3 _ihave returned after nine weeks %% permit her in the bar and “I told| former Territorial Attorney Gen-|said present restrictions threaten Anchorage to Juneau: C. H."Met sent at his establishment for a short| called to task for various legal] time on the -evening of Dec. 21, points. In the current trial, the| A fone flight yesterday and carried at closing time as she had previously ceiving end because of the bril-| In explaining his effort to amend gy nassengers. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Stonehouse testified. He said that he wouldn’t|liant legal mind of Henry Roden, merchant marine laws, Capehart| {vacation in the states visiting re her to leave.” Rodney Hunter was called back to state that LaMoore had been mis- | taken in his testimony. He was fol- lowed by attorney H. L. Faulkner who said that he had never consént- ed to represent LaMoore on a per- jury charge or in any other case. Nelscn Accuses LaMoore Deputy Marshal Hellan was the final Government witness. He testi- fied that Deputy Marshal Thomp- son had not identified clothing worn by LaMoore on the night of the murder. Hellan also related a story of a conversation between LaMoore and, Nelson while both were in the Fed- eral Jail last summer. He said that Nelson had accused LaMoore of go- ing with him to Ellen’s store and that LaMnare had killed Ellen. ! LaMoore Accused According to Heilan, Nelson accus- ed LaMoore of knocking out Ellen with his gun and then asking Nelson to help him carry the unconscious grocer from the liquor store to the grocery store where LaMoore cut and killed Ellen with a knife. Hellan said that LaMoore denied Nelson's} charges at that time, leral, who is the chief defense! | counsel. Jack Lozer, who was a bartender : | at Blackie's Bar on the night of the murder, was the first witness| in the aiternoon. He said LaMoore | | and Nelson had left his place to- | gether shortly after midnight on the morning of Dec. 22, 1946, and’ had returned together about 1 am.! Rodney Hunter was the second ! government witness in the after- | noon session. He testified that he| had szen LaMoore and Nelson in} the entrance to the Ellen Liquor | store after midnight on the monrl ing of Dec. 22, 1946. Hunter said, that he said “Hi, Nelson,” but did | not receive any answer. i Hunter stated that he returned | along Willoughby Avenue about a|son w. Wyatt, the Chairman. | half-hour later and knocked on 5 | Ellen’s door but didn't receive any | | reply. He said that the liquor| store lights were on but that the; grocery store, next door, was only { dimly _lit. He was sure of hisl identification of LaMoore, stating that they had met during the fish-! ing season at the Juneau CxtyI Float. Wore A Tan Coat Hellan also testified that LaMoore| Jasber Frombrough testified that The Washington he had seen LaMoore and his wife | about 9 p. m., Dec. 21, 1946, and | that the accused man was wearing a tan belted overcoat at the time. calf, O. Loveseth, F. Malange. Juneau to Anchorage: Robert; Slieght, Larry Lee, George Freel. | development of the Territory. 1 Canadian vessels now may carry passengers and supplies only be- | tween Canadian and Alaskan points, not between Alaskan ports. e LR DEMOCRATS PAY $100 FOR DINNER WASHINGTON, Feb. 4—®— The Democratic faithful are coming to the aid of the party with $100 bills. For this, they will get a din- ner. | “Record-breaking reservations" for the Jefferson-Jackson dinner here, Feb. 17 were reported today by Wil-| e o s o s e o WEATHER REPORT (U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU (Past 24 hours ending 7:20 a.m. today In Juneau— Maximum, 34: minimum, 26. At Airport— minimum, 15. WEATHER FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) Continued clear and cold tonight and Thursday with lowest temperature in Ju- neau near 20 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. tyday In City of Juneau—None; since Feb. 1, .06 inches; since July 1, 7287 inches. At the Airport— None; since Feb. .1, .04 inches; since July 1, 4322 inches. © 0 o 0 0 0 0 o 0 | e e - LEGION AUXILIARY TO ( HOLD RUMMAGE SALE o! o4 Maximum, 33; . o, L | . 3 ol ® . As a result, he said, the main tallrcom of the Mayflower Hotel, which seats 900, isn't big enough and the dinner will be split into two sections. One will be at the May- floweer, the other at the Statler. 1 NEW TAXI-DRIVER; | SON FOR BURNETTES 248 The American Legion Auxiliary | Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Burnette| anncunce the. arrival of a son born late yesterday afternoon at St. Ann's Hospital, The baby weighed six pounds even and joins two. brothers and one sister. for a regular business meeting. It was decided to hold a rummage sale April 6, at the Dugout and all | members are asked to save any | He said he had known LaMoore | The Bur-| | since 1942 at Sitka. jnettes have been in Juneau about | william Kunz, LaMoore’s father- | four years. Burnette was formerly |in-law, stated that LaMoore had |employed at radio station KINY as| | worn a tan overcoat all the time!an engineer, and is now driving for | up to Ellen’s murder but that hefthe Yellow Cab Co. hadn't seen the coat since that| R g AR time. | ANCHORAGE VISITORS { The government rested at 2:30| Frank Melang and Olaf Lovseth| m (cf Anchorage are registered at the Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, by Thé Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON—For two years| | Skagway basketball rummage left from their spring house cleaning and to call or take it to the Dugout. It was also voted that the Ladies ( Auxiliary would assist any organi- zation with entertainment of the team during i their visit in Juneau. Anyone ; wishing to give assistance are ask-| ed to call Mrs. Ray G. Day at| the Agriculture Department has| P. been ‘trying to crack the “iron| | Green 575, or Mrs. Silva Zenger at] Defendant On Stand { Hotel Juneau. latives. Mrs. Stonehouse reports that the weather in the states is much colder than in Juneau, es-! around the Columbia River Bhe stated that they were pecially area, in several storms and there was o {a lot of ice, snow and rain in 1he; IUBDAY H.IG“IS Seattle area. While in the states they visited ® | their parents, Mrs. E. Edwards Ot‘terdu Seattle and Mr. and Mrs. Stone- house of Vancouver, Wash., also their daughter, Harriet Stonehouse, ® |who is attending the Willamette growarq Rufus, Therese Brady, Eu- ed reports said he was to be trans-| College in Salem, Oregon. e LATE FILING The filing of Jack Calvin, Sitka businessman, for the Territorial House of Representatives on the o | Republican ticket was just recelved | Alica Curtis, Norman DeRoux, Wal-: ification law. ® | today by Clerk of the Court J. W.|ter Kieweno, Robert Turner. ® | Leivers from U. S. Commissioner ' @ Ernest Dennis at Sitka. The fil-!amy Montgomery, M. Weiss, oilng will be permitted because it|Collins, Clarence G. Legas. ® . was received at Sitka on Feb. 1| beiore the deadline. e WROTE BAD CHECK Harry Eskelsor. has been arrest- ed at Petersburg on a warrant met last night in the Post Dugout| from Juneau, charging him with Lindley, Eisie Lindley, Richard Lind- larceny by check. Bond was set at $1,500. He will be returned here for trial, e .——— FROM YAKUTAT Mrs. G. 8. Clark and Mrs. Phyl- lis Ward of Yakutat are regis- tered at the Baranof Hotel. e IN FROM BIT] Fred Grush of Sitka is staying at the Gastineau Hotel. e TACOMA MAN HERE Charles W. Hughes o1 Tacoma, | | icaped from a German internment ' jeamp at Dacnau this morning. ‘ I Kuhn was jajled in July for pos- islh.le trial as a Nazi offender. He jhas been held since without trial. | Kuhn, who had become a United Warne fo C . As Supervisor of Adivities in Alaska WASHINGTON, reb. 4. (P—Se- PAA CARRIES 40 PASSENGERS ON | i | | { |Btntu citizen by naturalization, was { {deprived of his citizenship in 1943 Pan American made flights yes- and deported to Germany in 1945, y and carried 40 passengers: First reports from the German- |as follows: operated internee camp sald Kuhn‘fi;et:;y ::_J;:c g'!:;:‘;rrmg‘ :"m; | Seattle to Juneau: Roscoe Klump,;escnped from guards as he was be"Dlvldmn today, rupgnub‘uuy Tor | Hyman Mosecritz, Reinholt Brust, ing taken from his cell. U““’“mm"deparxment programs in the Paeific Northwest, including Washington, |Oregon, Idaho and Western Mon- |tana. 3 Assistant Secretary William E. Warne, Krug sald, will' have similar supervision for activities for Alaska. - & | At that time Munich Public Pros-{“El BARGE “RMMM. 5 Lo e esaer it ve crnevea. 19 PLANNED AT HAINES i“on account of his extraordinary, ) Isupport of the Nazi regime by pro-| SEATTLE, Feb. 4.—The Alaska Juneau to Annette: Frank Kay,' (Jeanne Kay, George Dunn. | pagandist means.” | Frelght Express Corporation, new |common carrier firm operating tug- Fairbanks to Juneau: Dick Codd.} e e — and-barge service to the Territory, | Juneau to Fairbanks: Thomas! | Brown, Pauline Washington, Alex-! ]plnm construction of new terminal i | [facilities at three Alaska ports, Pre- {HERE FROM SOUTH ander Miller, Bob Winslow, Bert |sident L. B. DeLong said today. l War Department approval has i | | been obtained on plans for a $1,500,- 000 {nstallation at Whittier and con- | 'The Baranof from the South dock-|struction will start in April, he said. jed at 1 am. at the Alaska Steam- A 50-year lease on the site has been | géne Hawkins, Robert Sleight, G. G.ferred to Nuernberg as a possicle’ |Legas, Woodrow Reynolds, Lany;wlmess in American war crimes trials | Le. there. ! Annette to Juneau: J. Earl Jack-: Kuhn had lingered in Dachau &man, Wilbur La Roe, Mrs. W. Ll’alnce last July 24, when denazifica- |Roe, Emestine Zollman. tion authorities seized him for pos- | Juneau to Seattle: Fred Henning.|sible trial under the German denaz- C. M. Anderson, Harold \ley, 8. C. McAfee, Edward Strunk, | Georgia Strunk. Juneau to Whitehorse: Mildred ; Hoges. e ship dock, with the following pas-| sengers from Seattle and Ketchi-, kan: 5 | From Seattle: Mrs. Roy Avrit, J.| HAAS NEW WEATHER | Bunuu FOREuslmiO Bishop, Miss M. Barrow, J. C‘ | A ‘new voice” has been heard|land, V M. Collier, Lillian Fouts, lately on the Weather Bureau broad-|C. M. Hughes, Mrs. Bartara John-' casts over KINY. Behind it is the|son, Carol Johnson, infant Johnson, |latest addition to the Weather Bur- Peté Leness. |eau Forecast Staff, Maurice J. Haas.| Mrs. R. Maynard, Russell Mayn- | { | | | | 1 negotiated with the Interior Depart- | ment. Service will be continued to Seward. At Anchorage, dock construction is also planned, as well as barge-grid and warehouse facilities. Barge Ter- minal faeilities will also be con- structed at Haines. All three waterfront installations |will provide for loading and dis- |charging vessels under cover, De- Wash., is staying at the Gasnn-‘, Roden called LaMoore to the TR | 374 ior arrangements. curtain” and inspect a Russian pro- | ject that might teach us new les- sons in how to conquer the south- west's great “dust bowl” But re- peated appeals for a look-see have been turned now hy the Russians.| As a result, the Agriculture De- | stand to_testify in his own behalf. IN FROM| HAINES During his entire testimony, La-| W- Muncaster and T-5 Henry Moore was asked to speak morej I- Sait, Jr, of Haines are stay- slowly because of his rapid fire|ing at the Hotel Juneau. statements which were made too{ R i LA fast for the court reporter, Mil- AC FLIES FIVE The next meeting will be a so- cial affair in conjunction with the Post, to be held at the Dugout. e | ,Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Stewart, Jr., |are Juneau visitors this week at dred Maynard, to take down on paper. partment will not stiffen its own hospitality toward Russian agricul- ture missions. He said that he had first met) Alaska Coastal made a flight'the home of Mr. Stewart's father, ]yesterday and carried five pas-|the Territorial Commissioner of | sengers. | Mines. Stewart, who is the Alaska | The Russian project is a scien- Nelson in the Juneau jail in 1943.1 | but that he did not know Neison | Sitks i, Juneau: Fred Grush. Hoonah to Juneay: Henry Moy. tific “shelter belt,” planted with trees to save the soil from eros- ion. Reportedly it was started more than 50 years ago, but Ameri- can soil experts didn't learn of it until after the war. By visiting it, they hoped to learn new meth- very well. His testimony was al- most identical with that he gave |in Nelson's defense at the latter’s | trial last year. LaMoore declared that he and his wife saw Nelson at 11 p. m }Rcad Commission Superintendent jat Valdez, will remain here about { | eua Hotel. e FROM HAINES Edward Hrudy and Forrest Young of Haines are registered at the Gastineau Hotel. S e SEATTLE VISITORS J. 8. Jeffery, traveling sales- man, Richard Codd, and Clarence Ball, all of Seattle, are register-; Juneau to Hoonah: Mrs. Sarah|three weeks and then make a trip|ed at the Baranof Hotel. Jewell, Mrs. Williams, Hugh Dan- iels. ——— KETCHIKAN MAN HERE T. R. Curtis of Ketchikan is the Gastineau Hotel. ( | | to the states for his first vacation |in 18 years. | ARSI ‘3 MRS, ROWLAND TRAVELS Mrs. Lewis Rowland left today | AN SR J'ROM CHICAGO, ILL, H. Moskwitz of Chicago, I, registered at the Baranof Hotel. S e IN FROM SITKA Haas was transferred to the Ju-jard, H. L. McDonald, Mrs. H. L,imnz said. |neau Weather Station from Balti-| McDonald, Floyd Ogden, Mrs. Floyd Stee! freighter barge 730 loaded at | more, Maryland. While at Baltimore,| Ogden, Judy Ogden, Bob Ogden, Tacoma today and will return here his work included marine forecasts;Bert Proctor, R. E. Sheldon, Mrs. R.|tomorrow for more loading, leaving for the Chesapeake and Delaware|E. Sheldon, Harry Stonehouse, Mrs, Friday for Seward. |Bay areas, agricultural forecasts !or’l-urry Stonehouse. e | Maryland and Delaware, and airway forecasting for the British Overseas Airways flights to Bermuda. Aft;r graduating from the Univer- From Ketchikan: Lynn Boyer, Dr. MRS. GEORGE R. MARSHALL Rae Carlson, H. Curtis, M. Dollinter,, PASSES AWAY IN SOUTH C. Hennings, B. Hoffman, Mary Word has been received here of Hurley, J. 8. Jeffery, Mrs. J. 8. Jef- the death of Mrs. George R. Mar- | sity of California at Los Angeles|fery, L. Kann, Mrs. E. Ryfus, Ken shall at Longview, Washington. Mrs. several years ago, Haas received nd-!'n-arton. Joe Woodford, John An- Mar-iall, a former Juneau resident, |ditional forecast training at the Weather Bureau Office in Sloux ICny. Iowa, before transferring to Baltimore. Mr. Haas will fill the position va- cated by forecaster Burt Lindley, derson, T. Austron, Joseph H. John, was the widow of the late George Frank Matson. | R. Marshall, former Juneau business | Thé Baranof sailed at 8:30 o'clock man who died last week at Longview. [ this morning with the following pas-'The Marshall's are survived by a |sengers for the Westward. son, Dr. Kenneth Marshall, a Long- To Cordova: Mrs. J. B, Hnnermnn.f view dentist. Puneral services will be - Dec. 21, 1946, in front of the Alas- | 'egistered at kan Hotel and that' Nelson went ! e via PAA for Muskegan, Mich, on! Charles Whittmore of Sitka with them to Blackie's Bar where | LONDON—The Earl of Derby,|an extended vacation with her par- | staying at the Baranof Hotel. he left the LaMoores and went | British War Secretary during lhfa ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Corbett, and | - elsewhere while they entered the | First World War, is dead as his|her brother and sister. Mrs. Row- ANCHORAGE VISITOR ! country home near Prescot, Lan-|land hopes to return by the end of C. A. Metcalf of Anchorage Cashire. He was 82 years old. April. staying at the Baranof Hotel, who left Juneau Tuesday to become supervising forecaster at the Fore-| {cast Center at Fairbanks. { & | ey, e, o8 lhor(. Steve Chutuk, L. A, Connor.; FROM SEATTLE Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thompson; The Baranof is scheduled to return| Mr. and Mrs, B. Hoffman are s|of Sitka are staying at the Hotel Sunday from the Westward south- here from Seattie and are regis- Juneau. Lound. |tered at the Hotel Juneau. To Valdez: W. L. Applegate. | held Thursday February 5, for Mrs. To Seward: Margaret Gilbert, Marshall, Clarice Fish, Ernie Hillquist, L. Lind- ods for controlling the restless top- | soil in our own southwest. Despite Soviet secrecy, however, the Agriculture Department so far has turned the other cheek and - - — (Continued on P;ze Six; (Continued on Page Four)