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

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXVIL, NO. 10,857 “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1948 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS MacARTHUR T0 DELAY STATEMENT Will Await Outcome of Ne- braska Primary-Has Lost Face in Japan, Report TOKYO, April 8—P— General MacArthur indicated tonight he would await the results of the Nebraska primary election next week—at least—before issuing any further statement on his Presiden- tial candidacy. His only comment on the Wis- consin balloting, in which he ran second to Harold E. Stassen, was this brief and unrevealing state ment: “One of ine tnings wnich have NEBRASKA PRIMARY BEING WATCHED BY TOP POLITICIANS Dewey, Sta—s?en Now in State-Seven Names Ap- | pear on GOP Ballot | (By The Associated Press) Politicians ng up the appar-| ent Dewey shut-out in Wisconsin waited today for Nebraska’s popu- larity primary to bring the Re-| publican Presidential race into pos- sibly sharper focus. The Cornhusker | show next Tuesday | Thomas E. Dewey's first strength against Ohio Senator | Robert A. ‘Taft, who wound up a| | three-day personal tour last nighx.‘) It also provides a new show-| | down between the New Yorker land Harold E. Stassen, the form- { er Minnesota Governor who romp- jed off with the Wisconsin prize.| state's all—sml" marks Gov. | test of made our country great is that men may thus freely speak their minds and fearlessly record their indivi- dual viewpoints. Let us always preserve it that way.” Observers here could detect no hint of a withdrawal in the state- ment. Its generalized nature con- tinued the aloofness he has main- tained since he announced his availability for “any public duty to which I might be called by the American people.” March 9. Nevertheless, puzzled Tokyo. today's statement Some saw in it a measure of disappointment whlch;balloting will not be binding, how- dri is apparent among his headquarters supporters—although polities are not generally discussed. The Japanese appeared surprised by the results. They conceded that the General had lost face. ———————— ® o o 8 0 0 0O 6 0 WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU (Past 24 hours ending 7:20 a.m. today In Juneau— Maximum, 44; minimum, 29. 4 At Airport— Maximu minimum, 23. WEATHER FORECAST (Junean and Vicinity) Continued fair with some high cloudiness tonight and Friday. Little change in temperature. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau City— None; since April 1, .02 inches; since July 1, 80.99 inches. At the Airport— None; since April 1, .11 inches; since July 1, 48.51 inches. s ev e 00 , 44; » e 00 - e — STEAMER MOVEMENTS Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive 8 a. m. Monday. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday. Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. . Aleutian stheduled southbound Sunday. i The Washington| Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1948, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON — John L. LewisJ would have got a Falstaffian chuckle out of the big Cabinet session to consider what the Gov- ernment should do about him, Cabinet advisers had a hard time deciding how the mine strike could be solved. One group of advisers wanted to bargain with Lewis before slapping an injunction on him. They were: Press Secretary Charles Ross, Ad- ministrative . Assistant John R. Steelman, Secretary of the Inter- jor Krug, who tangled with Lewis last year, and Federal Conciliator Cyrus Ching, former head of the U. S. Rubber Company, whom Lewis had bitterly denounced a few days before. Attorney General Tom Clark then explained . the legal aspects of the Taft-Hartley Act, advising that the Government could get an im- mediate injunction against the strikers. But, he warned, the in- junction was sure to be appealed, which would result in.a long, drawn-out proceeding. “What's the country going to use for coal while this is being fought out in the courts?” he asked. After considerable debate, Secre- tary Krug finally veered round to using the injunction right away. “If we're going to crack do!vn, (Continued on Page Four) Dewey flew into Nebraska last | night for a two-day speaking cam- | palgn with Stassen likewise on {band for a final ballot drive In all, seven names will appear ton the GOP ballot, including those {of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, sec- jond man in Tuesday's Wisconsin jrace, and Gov. Earl Warren of| | California, the fiith avowed aspir- |ant for the nomination. | The two darkhorses are Senator and House Speaker Joseph | | Martin, Jr, of Massachusetts. { The result of the preferential w. iever, on the 15 national conven- |tion delegates to be picked the !same day. | Taft wound his Nebraska | campaign with reiterated emphasis {on the preparedness theme he, | stressed in most of his 14 barn-| |storming talks. He told a Fre-! {mont audience” he wants a power- ! !ful air force and, while opposed | to universal military training, he | {thinks a temporary return to the {draft may be necessary. | ENROUTE WITH <OV. DEWEY | | THROUGH NEBRASKA, April 8.—| j»m—Gnvemor Thomas E. Dewey,! aware defeat in Nebraska’s pri-| mary might knock vital props from | under his Presidential chanoes,! made a full scale bid today for the farm vote in this agricultural | state. The New Yorker called for' “home-rule” development of the| Missouri Valley Basin, Federal prlcv! support of farm products, exten- | sive soil conservation and maxi- | {mum production of food. “The time has come,” he said in! {a speech prepared for a rally at| | Holdrege, “when we must estab- | lish a strong national policy, first' wp eit | sources, second against waste of | jour soil resources, and third| i\agm‘nst waste of cur food resour- | 1 'NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED BY ELKS New officers tcr the i948-49 sea- son were installed by the Juneau Elks last night at an impressive ceremony witnessed by a large gathering of Elks. Joseph H. Sadlier was installed as Exalted Ruler; F. Dewey Baker as Esteemed Leading Knight; Dar- rell A. Naish as Esteemed Loyal Knight; -and Wallis 8. George as Esteemed Lecturing Knight. W, H. Biggs was installed as Secretary; William Franks as Treasurer; John H. Walmer as Trustee; and Herman M. Porter as Tiler. Appointive officers installed were Harry Murray as Inner Guard; Ed- {win A. Peyton as Chaplain; Pitt { F. White, Jr., as Organist; and Le- Roy West as Esquire. Past Exalted Ruler Norman C. | Banfield led the installing team from the Grand Lodge which in- cluded many other Past Exalted Rulers. Others on the team. were: | Arthur Adams, M. E. Monagle, Lecnard Holmquist, Harry Sperling, | i | George Messerschmidt, N. J, Bav- ard, Ed Eweeney, James W. Mc- { Naughton and Howard E. Simmons. Outgoing Exalted Ruler Victor Power was complimented for the fine work done during the past year. Exalted Ruler Sadlier announc- ed that he will appoint members of the various committees at the next meeting. R. A. Hollingsworth arranger excellent refreshments following jthe meeting. He was assisted by Bill Matheny, Harold Zenger, Cor- tis Wingerson, Leon Alexander and Oscar Cecotti. Happy Smith, KINY folk tune singer, furnished entertainment af- ter the meeting. Earle L. Hunter, R. E. Robertson, | TRUMAN ASKS LARGE SUM, AIR FORCES Immediaie- X;;broprialion of 725 Million Dol- *lars Requested WASHINGTON, April 8—(®—Pres- ident Truman asked Congress to- day for an immediate appropriation of $725,000,000 for expansion of the Air Forces The House Appropriations Com- mittee, to which the President's re- |quest was directed, called a special meeting for this afternoon to con- sider the request. It plans to report to the House next week a Bill carry- in the new funds. The additional money is for use during the tiscal year starting July The President last week notified | Congress that such a request would | be forthcoming. It is part of an ad- ditional $3,000,000,000 to be sought for overall defense purposes for the next fiscal year. O{ the $725,000,000 requested $195,000,000 would be in cash and $530,000,000 in contract authoriza- tions for which cash must be fur- nished later. The Army Air Force would re- That was on | Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan ceive $135000,000 of the new cash and the Naval Bureau of Aeronau-| tics $60,000,000, The bigger-and-better Air Force ve temporarily has shunted aside plans for universal military train-| ing LOUSSAC IS MAYOR AT ANCHORAGE BY 441-VOTE MARGIN ANCHORAGE, April 8—®—An- chorage voted ' ite- mayer out of office. 2. J. Loussac, retired druggist and philanthropist, was over Francis C. Bowden, the in- cumbent, by 441 votes Tuesday, complete returns showed today. He polled 1,089 votes to Bow- den’s 648. Attorney Harold Butch- er was third witn 438 and Auce Hall, the only woman candidate, polled 113. A record total were cast. Donald Rozell, Jack Scavenius and C. D. (Red) Summers were slected to the city council for one- year terms. Incumbent Edward Barber, G. E. Krause and Dan Set- of 2296 votes {against waste of our water re- | chfield were elected to two-year; terms. Buell Nesbett was elected muni- cipal magistrate by a 47-vote mar- gin over Willlam Olsen, the in- cumbent. Anton Anderson was elected to the two-year term on the utilities koard without opposition and M. C. | Edmunds won the three-year term. | John Gorsuch, head of a business college, edged out Robert Bal for the school board. 'DOUGLAS " NEWS { i | | the Douglas Volunteer Fire Depart- |ment is postponed until tomorrow | (Friday) night. | i |ALASKA COASTAL FLIES FORTY-EIGHT PERSONS Alaska Coastal flights yesterday | arrived with 19 passengers and took |cut 29 passengers from Juneau as | follows: From Hawk Inlet: William Hix- on; from Skagway: Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Roehr; from Haines: Jack Hayes; from Tenakee: Mrs. C. Pad- dock and C. Shipp. From Hood Bay: John R. Line, Alice Cox and Arthur Cox; from Ketchikan: Marvin Nelson, V. J. Sturns and H. E. Neipath. From Sitka: Cogswell, Panlson, Atkins, Siddleston, Allen, Harding, Carson, Roy Evensen, Ralph Reed, Tom Dyer, C. McGrath, P. W. Can- field, Willlam and Avalie. Canfield, and Dan and Mrs. P. Canfield. To Sitka: Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Jeffrey, George Lawrence, Max Rogers, R. Ellis and family, and Dr. E. F. Graves. To Rod Bay: Lowell Dalby; to Tenakee: C. Shipp and Wayne Plumbley; to Hawk Inlet: W. Hix- on; to Petersburg: John Olafson and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Douglas. ‘To Ketchikan: Bertha Gray, Don Vinceut and Mark Clayton. i elected | | On account of the boxing events | 'in Juneau tonight, the meeting of | Fishing Industry Warned | SAN FRANCISCO, April 8—®— |Rep. Thor C. Tollefson (R-Wash.) warned the fishing industry today {it faces the stiffest competition in lits history from Russia and other ‘(‘ounlrlfl.‘. i Russia has the most -efficient fishing fleet in the world, Tollefson (said in an address delivered betore the National Fisheries Institute. “On the Eastern shores of Siber- {ia,” he continued, “The Russlans have shown great activity in im- | proving port, dack and harbor fa- icilities. T hope their sole interest here is confined to fish.” | Since the end of the war, Tollef- son said, Russia had attempted to |obtain from' Ecuador fishing rights lin the Galapagos Islands off the West Coast of South America. H | Regional Directors named yes- | terday included:™ Region 5 (Washington, Oregon, | Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Wyo- iming)--J. W. Mendenhall, Ketch- ikan; William C. Eardley, Sr., E. E, | Ruthford, Harold Lokken, Harald Synnestvedt, and W. S. Jensen, all{ | Seattle; E. N. Steele, Olympia; and| | Henry Goodrich, Astoria. | {MULLANEY SEEKS BASEBALL MEET FIRST OF WEEK i M. P. Mullaney, newly appoint- led head of the Gastineau Channel Baseball League, has spoken with {managers of the four teams al- | ready entered and is well satisfied | { with enthusiasm and interest shown by the men. Mullaney talked , with Mierzejewski of the American Legion Club, Red Holloway of the Mocse, Art McKinnon of the Elks and Les Cochran of the Douglas Club which will play this year. All mapagers are now lining . up/ players for the circuit and encour- age any interested persons to con-| tact them at their business loca-| tions or at residences. Prospective | ball players may also get in touch | with Mullaney at the Baranof or with Vice-President of the league, O. R. Cleveland at the Elks Club or his residence. i Mullaney explained that both he| and the club managers are inter- ested in all persons who would like to play ball, and not only those| who have had a great deal of past| experience. “We want a big league | this year,” Mullaney said, “and i the only way to accomplish this| ;s to have a wide assortment of players.”” Mullaney went on w; isay that he is very much inter-| csted in talking with anyone who jwould like to enter a team in the’ circuit, and that heads of the lea- | ;ue would do all possible to as.slst; ;wlth such a move. | When the field is in shape prac-| | tice sessions are scheduled at the ibal] park. Right now the area is pretty well frozen up and plans are tentatively underway for arti- ! ficial thawing to expedite the date | of opening workouts. Cleveland is attempting to devise a means burning the field. A meeting of the heads of the |clubs and players is hoped for (the first of next week, and Mul- {laney asks that all interested fol- iow the sports page for a definite date. | | | 1 | e JWC GIVING POTLUCK DINNER ON APRIL 21 | The Juneau Woman's Culb held their regular business meeting in the Alaska Power and Light Pent- house yesterday afternoon. The club voted to send a contri- kution to the Salvation Army and to the Alaska Crippled Children’s Association for their Easter Seals It was decided to hold a potluck dinner on Wednesday April 21, at 6:30 o'clock at the Scottish Rite Temple in honor of the Douglas Woman's Club mem- bers and their husbands. Due to the hugh success of the potluck dinner held last November it was thought fitting to end the season with another of these good food and good fellowship get togethers. 1 i | form of a luncheon at the Bara- not Hotel as the report of the nominating committee, election of officers and other business an- time. All members are urged to at- Wednesday afternoon, May 5 at 2 o'clock. ————— BELLINGHAM VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Cox of | Bellingham, Wash., are staying at the Baranof Hotel. of | evening | The May meeting will be in the| nouncements will be made at that| tend. The meeting date will be| LONGSHOREMEN MIGHT PICKET JUNEAU SPRUCE Local Union Refused Juris- diction Over Barge Loaders Local longshoremen have been turned down by the Juneau Spruce Corporation in their request for Jurisdiction over men loading JSC Iymber barges. At a meeting last night, between JSC officials and representatives of the CIO Inter- national Longshoremen and Ware- housemen's Union and the CiO Bawmill Workers Union, the Spruce Corporation refused to discharge thrée SWU men and hire six ILWU members to take their place. S, Hawkink, Juneau Spruce mahager said today that he was perfectly satisfied with the present conditions and had no desire to make a change. He said that if he hired the six ILWU men to take the place of the three SWU workers, the ILWU wotld insist on a six hour day with time and a half wages for more than that period in addition to time and a half for work done before 8 a. m. and after 4 p. m. He said that the ILWU insisted that the time and a half pro- vision would also apply when its men had worked on a boat, else- where in the harbor, and then come over to Juneau Spruce, no | matter what time of day. Hawkins said that the ILWU threatened to put a picket line in front of the Juneau sawmill. He declared that the SWU repre- sentatives had said they would be forced to respect the pickets and thus shut down the sawmill. If the ILWU does force a shut- down of the mill, Hawkins stated that Juneau Spruce will sue the Union under the provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act for damages caus- ed by loss of operations and revenue. He explained that in meeting * de. competition for lumber, Juneau Spruce has to take a loss on its ireight costs and also pay higher costs of operations and nigher wages than its competitors in the States. He said that the company can't stand the extra expense which would be incurred oy the ILWU demands. The Sawmill Workers Union told Hawkins that it doesn’t want to shut down the mill, but it would pe forced to respect the picket unes. Hawkins said he believes that the sawmill workers have veen “misled” by the longshore- men. STATEHOOD BILL IS GIVEN BOOSI, SAYS BARTLEIT WASHINGioN, April 8.—P— Delegate Bartlett of Alaska hailed | final House committee approval of i the Alaska statehood bill today as |a “real victory for those who be- ilieve Alaska can prosper as it | should only if it becomes a state.” | But the bill has a long and | possibly tedious path to travel be- fore it becomes law and Alaska {is admitted as a state. It must | first be approved by the House | Rules Committee and then by the House. From there is goes to the Sen- ate Intericr Committee which pro- | oubly will order hearings held on |the measure. If and when that committee approved the measure, | it must be passed by the Senate. Indications were that this long procedure might prevent it reach- ing the Senate floor this year. Bartlet said the action of the | Public Lands Committee in elimi- Enntlng from the measure words | zranting recognition of tribal rights in the Territory did not impair rights of Indians, Aleuts and Es- | kimos in the proposed new state. | “Quite obviously the question of | those rights will be settled in oth- ler ways than in the statehood | bill,” Bartlett said, “If that settle- {ment is by legislation, considera- |tion can be given to the subject |in a way not possible in the state- | hood biil.” During discussion of the amend- ment eliminating recognition of tri- |bal rights, Bartlett told the com- mittee he would rather see them |remain in the bill but would not object to the elimination. The approved measure would in- |crease land the Territory will re- ceive by a million acres and turn jover to the new state control of !us fisheries, fur and game. ———.———— — { PETERSBURG VISITOR | B. White from Petersburg is in | Juneau and staying at the Baranof Hotel. |UNION OFFICIAL - SAYS EDNA BAY . CREW WAS FIRE IWA May File Charges of Unfair Labor Practices Against Juneau Spruce KETCHIKAN, Alaska April 8--| John Rahm, Secretary-Treasurer of ! the I. W. A. local here, charged that | 40 to 50 men were fired at Edna Bay tecause of efforts to form a| union. He said he is awaiting word | from Commissioner of Labor Henry | A. Benson before considering {il-| ing an unfair labor practice charges | against the Juneau Spruce Corpora- tion In a letter dated March 23, 1948, E. 8. Hawkins JSC manager wrote Rahm: “This is to notify you that you will not be allowed on our prop- erty at Edna Bay and furthermore you will be expelled by force if nec- |essary. We will not tolerate any interference with our operation from | your local or any other local.” | Rahm said that NLRB certifica-' tion has never been mentioned in communications with Hawkins. | S | Hawkins, in Juneau this after- ncon explained his letter to Rahm declaring that he had ordered him away from the Edna Bay camp be- cause it is private property anc Rahm had no right to be there. Hawkins denied the charges tha' the men were fired. Said he: “the men refused to work, so I refused to continue feeding them and re- quested them to leave the property as they were trespassing.” He 2greed with Rahm that NLRE certification had not been mention- ed but said that it was not neces- sary as it is contained in the law and that subject had been taker for granted. Commissioner Benson talked witk Rahm this morning by telephone and advised him to notify the NLRE that a labor dispute is in progress He elso told Rahm to arrange fo: transportation of the men from Edna Bay fo Ketchikan, He said that Rahm informed him that the union will prepare its case at Ketchikan. Sawmill and logging operators are scheduled to hold & meeting Sunday in Ketchikan to! discuss an industry contract with the TWA. — e ee CARPENTERS ARE WAITING RESULT OF FRIDAY MEET Negotations between Juneau AFL Carpenters and the nine members of the Juneau Contractors and Em- ployers Association have apparently reached a standstill pending the' outcome cf an employers’ meeting | tomorrew night, The meeting cull-‘ l ! ed by the Association will be of a private nature between the Associa- tion members and all other inter- ested Juneau emproyers or organ-’ ized labor. It will be held at the Elks Club. : | In the meantime, Earl Estepp,| President of the local carpenters’! union, answered charges by the contractors that living costs would continue to i-se wii) wage in-! creases. Said Estepp: “Statistics available from U. 8. Government sources do not show living costs and wages paid the average worker moving in! unison during the eleven year per-| iod from 1937 to 1947." i “A New York building contrac-| tor,” he continued, “compared pri- ces of houses and workers incomes | | from 1939 to 1947. In 1939, it took the average carpenter 817 days to ! make enough money to purchase | a $10,000 home. In 1947 it took | the same carpenter £89 days to make enough money to purchase the same home at 1947 inrrensed-f‘ cost prices.” The Union president also pointed only when work is available ‘and when climatic conditions are such that the work can be done. Still, they must continue consuming fcod and clothing every day of the year." He also argued that the proposed escalator clause, which the con- tractors have refused to discuss, would provide for a downward wage adjustment as well as wage increases every six months pro- viding the cost-of-living changes in the same direction. - INTENTION TO WED Robert Thomas Keller and Rcberta Mae Clement, both em- ployees of B. M. Behrends Depart- ment Store, have applied to U. 8. Commissioner Felix Gray for a marriage license, i i out, “carpenters work and are pald& lon the air collision of a Soviet| | AT CENTER TONIGHT | dall Recreation Center will feature | vice class: Jerry Richardson and | bers of the Juneau Volunteer Fire | Department BRITISH, GETTOUGH pany Transports for Air Freedom (By The Associated Press) Britain and the United States threatened again today to wuse| fighter escorts for planes over the| Soviet Zone of Germany unless the| Russians give more assurance of | air freedom along the International Corridor to Berlin, A British spokesman said the Rus- | sians new reply to British protests fighter and a British transport Mon- | day was unsatisfactory and thel British once again might alert/ tighters, A U. 8. spokesman said that, if the PBritish call in fighters, the Americans will do likewlse for their air transport. In Munich it was revealed that 17 passengers and three crewmen of a Ozechoslovak National Airlines slane seized the transport while it was en route from Prague to Bratis- ava, imprisoned the pilot at gun-| point and flew the craft to the U. 3. vone of Germany. The 20, whe said they wanted to get away from the Communist Regime in their sountry, will remain in Germany. The pilot and the other five pas- sengers will be returned to Prague. Arab officials in Jerusalem said an Arab Judean Army Commander. Abdul Khadder Husseini, cousin of the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem, was killed in an assault which retook mount Kastel from Haganah, the Jewish Militia. Berlin's crisis appeared to be ris- ing again. The Russian Commander l ruled out four-power investigation | of Monday's crash and called the| British version of the collsion &1} lander. 11 BOUTS PLANNED FOR FIGHT TRIALS Tonight's boxing at the Town he following bouts in order: (1) Bantamweights in the no- Jim Long, both of Juneau. (2) Middleweights, novice class: Jim Vuille of Juneau and Robert 3. Lee of the Wachusett. (3) Light heavies, novice class, james Washington and Fred Wallls, soth of the Wachusett. (4) Featherweights, novice class: Sharles Pledjer of the Wachusett and Ken Hildreth of Juneau. (5) Middleweights, novice class: Rocky Hunter of Juneau and George Robbins of the Wachusett. | (6) Light heavies, novice class: Arthur Anders of Hoonah and Phil Novak from the Wachusett. (1) Heavyweights, novice class: Bob Thomas of the Wachusett and Donald Watson of Juneau Spruce. (8) Welterweights, open class: Percy Hunter and Jack Looke, both of Juneau. (9) Light heavies, novice class, Wayne Atter of Juneau and Bob Rowland ot Columbia Lumber. (10) Lightweights in open di- vision: Angelo Guinzi and Mike Caliento, both off the Wachusett. (11) Last fight will be heavies| in the open division, with Jim Serrell of the Wachusett and Jerry Coletti. Judges: Hank Harmon, Hollie| Hollingsworth and C. V. Brown. Referees: George Kuhns and Lesg Cochran, Timekeeper: Bud Christian. | Announcers will be Jack Carroll and Ross Wheeler. The fights will o'clock this evening. e — FIREMEN IN TUXEDOES begin at 8} | Three tiremen, dressed in tuxedos answered a 2-1 fire alarm last night at 513 Willoughby Avenue, where they “assisted” other mem- in extinguishing a small roof fire at 11:05 pm. Two other tuxedoed firemen reported to the Fire Hail as standbys. ‘The five formally dressed fire- men were caught by the fire alarm at the installation of new officers at the Elks Lodge. Incidenmlly.1 only minor damage was caused by the fire. A el MG HERE FROM PETERSBURG J. P. Gabestad from Petersburg is in Juneau and registered at the Baranof Hotel. | the Russian commander | threatened by | 357, Curtiss-Wright PRICE TEN CENTS RUSSIANS p U.S.ALSO PLANTOUGH AIR RULES 'Fighter Escorts fo Accom-| Rule Out 4-Power Inquiry Into Recent Crash-Place ' Blame on British (By The Asscc:ated Press) The Russians today ruled out a four-power investigation of the British-Soviet plane collision over Berlin Monday and called the Brit- ish version of the crash a slander. Marshal Vassily D. Sokolovsky, in Ger- many, blamed the British Yor the crash., He declared that unless he is assured the British will observe lour-power flight rules, the Rus- sians “will take measures for the protection of the safety of air araific over the Soviet occupation zone." Sokolovsky did not say whether he intended to use tighter planes. The British and Americans alerted {ighters for escort duty after the Mcnday incident, but rescinded the order when the Russians gave what the British called ‘ja satisfac- tory explanation.” The crash killed 14 aboard the British plane, including two Ameri- cans and the Soviet fighter pilot. Sokolovskly said? the Russlans will agree to British-Russian inguiry, but ¢ tour-power investi- ation is nc® warranted. Russics Grab U. 8. Gen. Lucius D. Clay, the U. S. military governor, said in ais monthly report today the Rus- sans and their satellites have jrabbed the lion’s share of indus- trial reparations from the U. S. ne of Germany—nearly twice as much as was delivered to 12 west- srn allied nations, Russia, despite the crucial April i8 Itallan elections, appeared ready: w0 veto Italy's application for mem- oership in the United Nations. 3he msists” that all Yormer German allies, inciuding Finland, Rumania, iungary and Bulgaria, be admit- xd In a bloe. Mcscow accased Italy of two .eace treaty violations, Tass, the soviet news agency, attacked the ome government's plans for 400,- 0 watchers at the polls. Implying hat the poll watchers would be med, it said Italy thus violated ‘he clause limiting her armed and Jolice forces to 300,000. Tass said .he other violation lay in stalla- on oi machine guns on Italian cargo vessels, 1taly's Communisis wiiacsed the etter-writing campaign of Italian- Americans in the United States wrging defeat of the Communists n the elections. In Trieste free territory, the Brit= sh and Americans announced lim- ted power will be transferred to ocal civilan hands in the zone Jdonday, but Communists will be barred from taking part. Heffman In Action In Washington, Paul G. Hoffman, .he new boss of the multi-billion dollar European recovery program swung into action. Congress tem- oorarily shunted aside plans for aniversal military training and put added pressure behind a drive for a bigger and better U. S. air force. With an eye to her defense needs, America is seeking more oil irom watin America, officials said in 3ogota, where the ninth Interna- Jdonal Conference of American States is in progress. In Palestine Palestine, Jerusaiem was a critical water shortage in the continuing Arab- Jewish strife. Unofficial sources said Arab attackers cut a water Jlpeline from Ras Elein, 15 miles northeast of Tel Aviv. A Jewish convoy of about 50 (rucks, the second in three days, arrived in Jerusalem with food for the Holy City's 100,000 Jews. Haganah, the Jewish militia, es- corted it on the perilous journey. e STOCA QUUTATIONS NEW YORK, april 8.—M—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine- stock today is 5%, Anaconda 6'2, Inter- national Harvester 90%, Kennecott o4%, New York Central 14%, Nor- thern Pacific 20%, U. 8. Steel 147, Pound $4.08%. Sales today were 1,060,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials 178.80, rails 54.92, util- ities 33.74. e e ——— TACOMA VISITORS Earl Shipley and Joan Thomp- son, both of Tacoma are staying at the Baranof Hotel. - e ——— JUNEAU YATCH CLUB Members, no meeting tonight. \ In