The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 29, 1948, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,926 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1948 MEMB[-R ASSOCIATED PR!SS = o ———— PRICE TEN CENTS CENTS ' COMMUNIST EMPIRE IS REPORTED SPLIT Anti- Truman Democrats Starting Campaign Hugh Scoft Is New GOP Chief YUGOSLAVIA o EISENHOWER CANDIDACY SOUGHT NOW Drafl Movement Dlsclosed, by Elliott Roosevelt- Letters Made Public (By The Associated Press) Anti-Truman Democrats pounded their Eisenhower-for-President drums with fresh vigor today. Elliott Roosevelt set off the parade by disclosing a new letter from the General which he said made him optimistic Eisenhower could not refuse “a true draft movement” at the Democratic Na- tional Convention. The son of the late President read the letter last night at & New York rally sponsored by The Americans for Democratic Action. He said it was written June 15 to Leslie E. Schwartz, an ADA offi- | | | | { & UNDINGS — Screen Actor Tyrone Power grins as he stands i © e 0000000 o0 . QUEEN VOTING L4 i . At noon today the first e official count of the contest for Queen of the Fourth e of July celebration was tab- e ulated and here is the vote: e Loretta Keithahn . 56,600 e Tillie Martin 40,000 o Mary Sperling 18,300 e Bonnie Chesney 12,600 o . . $ 000000000 - ,r- ALASKA IS 'GOOD HOST T0 VISITORS University of Washingfon| Glee Club Retfurns South | After Concert Tour SEATTLE, June 20—(P—Seattle’s “good will” tour of Alaska worked Both ways. GOVERNOR THOMAS E. DEWEY OF NEW YORK, named nominee i | criticisms that | AND RUSSIA IN BIG SPLIT ‘ Cominform Makes Bla;fg | Marshal Tito - Fale Is | Mystery - Rumors (By The Associated Press) The multibillion dollar Marshall ;plnn appeared today to be one of | the hidden causes for the startling breach between Yugoslavia and Rus- | sia’s Communist empire in Eastern | Europe. The cominform blast at Premier Marshal Tito listed high among its the Balkan Dicta~ tor was leaning toward the west. Economic souices close to the European Recovery Program in Italy said it is “more than likely that worsening economic conditions and a very strong desire by many Yugoslay circles to receive Marshall Plan benefits contributed to the Bent by the Sésttia Chamber oi| as Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States, ¢ 4 | Commerce to promote good will for | GL MOROUS SURRO with zlxhl florhu Poster Girls at their d | break tetween Tito and Moscow.” leans across the conference table inPhiladelphia’s Bellevue-Stratford | gimilar expressions sounded in Hotel to shake hands with Mrs. Hugh Scott (back to camera) con- |newspapers scattered through the cial. The letter said: “When I made a public state- ebut in St. Petersburg, Fla. ment last January referring to a possible political career, I did it only after earnest study to deter- mine the field in which I might possibly be of some future use- fulness. “I am anxious to do my duty, but felt that it was my own prob- lem to determine whether or not a sense of duty could call me into the T political tield.” Former Talk Silenced It was last January that Eisen- hower, now President of Columbia University, silenced a similar ef- fort by some Republicans to stir a draft move at the GOP conven= tion. - Since then he has repeated- ly reafifirmed that position. Another Democratic group mean- while sought to arrange a meeting with the General. Harry Carlson,| New Hampshire Democratic Na-( tional Committeeman, said last night that he and party leaders from several southern states would seek the Eisenhower interview. McGrath’s Statement But Senator J. Howard McGrath, | (Continued on Page Five) The Washingion Merry - Go- Round By DREW PEARSON by The Bell Syndicate, Ine.) (Copyright, 1948, (Ed. Note— Drew Pearson’s column today takes the form of a letter to his daughter) Washington, D. C. June 29, 1948 Mrs. George L. Arnold, Los Angeles, Calif. My dear daughter, Last week I attended the Re- publican National Convention. And I could not help but wonder as I watched the parades and the enthusiasm and the milling dele- gates whether they realized that what they did at Philadelphia might affect the lives of your son and millions of othér youngsters almost as much as the Declaration of Independence which other dele- gates signed in the same city 30 blocks away a century and a half ago. It was quite a respectable con- vention—no . excessive drinking, no under-the-table deals that I could discover except on patronage; not! even any rebel yells or that pas- sionate frenzy that makes demo- cratic conventions more exciting. The pillars of home-town respect-| ability were there, uninspiring per-| haps, but determined. ‘They nominated two good men— among the best in the country. Purthermore they nominated them in free and open competition, the healthiest thing about the Repub- lican race and the exact opposite of the dog-in-manger attitude of certain Democratic presidents. Unlike the Democrats, the Re-( publicans have developed some tough, hard-working leaders, and their convention benefited from it.| | .+ (Continued oo Page Four) [ {serves can retire RETIREMENT (REDITNOW Scene,Army DEWEYS - TO RESERVES, WASHINGTON, June 29— President Truman today signed a bill providing retirement benefits for Reserve officers and men of the Army, Air Force and Navy. In a statement, the President said “the way is now open to the development of an Reserve as an integral part of the United States armer forces.” For the first time, Reserves are given retirement credit for time| spent in the Reserve. Heretofore, they have been entitled to pensions only if they had enough time on' active duty or were disabled in ac- tive service. Upon reaching the age of 60, Re- if they have been in the IRleserve 20 years or longer. Those now in the Reserve must have been in active service during World War I .= World War II FOUND, SAFE ANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 29. —{A—Mr. and Mrs. Jim Upson were found safe at Nuka Bay, southwest of Seward, by a Safeway Alrways plane from Seward late Monday, it was learned here today. The Upsons had motor trouble with their new cabin cruiser which they had just received from the States. Upson. is chief dispatcher of the Alaska Airlines at Anchor- age. The couple was reported missing since Saturday. s G AN STEAMER MOVEMENTS Aleutian, from Seattle, in port bound west. Princess Norah from Vancouver, due at 4 p. m. today, sailing for Skagway at 11:30, returning Fri- day morning at 8 and sailing south one hour later. Freighter Square Sinnet, from Seattle, due sometime Wednesday | night. George Washington scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver tomorrow. Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle July 1. Baranof scheduled to sai! Seattle Saturday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from {from Vancouver Saturday. ——————— HERE FROM HAINES James B. McCandless, visiting frem Haines, is now in Juneau, staying at the Baranof Hotel, everready | Alcanlsto Be (M—In one of the most extensive military maneuvers since the war's| end, Canadian armed forces will| stage a 10-day | the Alaska Highway. | The exercise, scheduled for Aug. | 16-26, was ordered yesterday by the Western Command. It will be un- | der command of Maj. Gen. M.H.S. \Penhale commanding officer of the ! E Western Command. It is designed to “familiarize | western officers with conditions of | Canada’s vast nerthwest,” umcers state. | tween Edmonton, Fort St. John, B. C.,, and Whitehorse, Y. T. e ® & & o v o " 0 0 0 0 . . | WEATHER REPORT °* I (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) o Temperatures for 24-hour period ¢ . ending 7:30 this morning . e In Juneau—Maximum, 53; minimum, 46. - \TWENTY LEAVE ABOARD LOUISE neau at 8 o'clock this morning and sailed south about an hour later taking twenty passengers from here as follows: To Seattle: George Parks, Miss Helen Sinnote, C. B. Holland and wife and Fred McCluskey. To Vancouver: G, W. Rooke, R. Redpath, W. Zimmer, G. C. Patter- son, E. J. Carney, W. Bauman, R. Johnson D. Black, P. Caron, H. IKI'OVE. T6 Prince Rupert: H. Omicilo, M. | Leftruck and N. Daneo. Maneuvers| EDMONTON, Alberta, June 29.— ! “problem” around | Problems will cover the route be- | o | might lead to war, Dewey sald: i' At Airport— Maximum, 54; e | ® minimum, 44. . . FORECAST . (Juneau und Vicinity) ® Mostly fair tonight and ® Wednesday with highest e | e temperature near 60 degrees e {® Wednesday. . |® PRECIPITATION . ® (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today @ In Juneau — .19 inches; e ® since June 1, 3.70 inches; e ® since July 1, 9653 inches. o ® At Airport — .12 inches; e e since June 1, 3.7 inches; e e since July 1, 55.20 inches. . ’r . . jo e 06 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 o THIS MORNING The Princess Louise arrived in Ju-| Adams, K. Cavanaugh and B. Cos-| WARRENS, (By The Associaed Press) { Governor Earl Warren and nis ‘(Amuy are the guests of the Thomas rl:. Dewey's today at the Dewey rarm Inear Pawling, N . For the three teen -aged Warren daughters and the Dewey sons, it will be a social affair—with a swim- ming party thrown in. But for their tathers, today's con- ference will be an election campaign -strategy affair. | { | G-O-P presidential candidate | Dewey is expected to call on vice| | presidential nominee Warren to carry a large Share of the vote- get-‘ Mng burden in the west. \ Gov. Dewey said the Russian blockade of the America, British and French sectors of Berlin constitutes “a grave situation.” The Republican nominee told a news conference here that he had |been discussing the Berlin crisis with John Foster Dulles, his Foreign ‘Affalrs Advisor, “Twice a day now |for several days.” Asked if he thought the situation | { “We must not even consider such| | possibilities.” He said he planned a “full length conference with Dulles shortly” and the the Berlin blockade would be' 'on the Bgenda UNFAIR PRACTICE CHARGES AGAINST UMW MEMBERS WASHINGTON, June 29—(P— |Robert N. Denham, National Labor Relations Board General counsel, issued an unfair labor practice com- {plaint today against District 31 of | {John L. Lewis' United Mine Work- ers of America, Denham charged that UMW mem- ters obstructed entrances of four West Virginia coal mines and refused to let non-union workers come over |the miners’ pension dispute in March. The complaint is based on charges filed by four firms. | i | S e - | AREDONDO - VAGABOND OFF WAYS THIS WEEK At the Northern Commercial Ways, the Redondo, owned by Red Clark, is expected off the ways the latter part of this week after extensive repairs. Work on the cruiser Vagabond, property of the B. M. Behrends Bank, is also ex- pected to be finished by the end of this week. The present Northern Commer- cial work at the Subport is schedul- ed to be finished today. GUESTS: e t‘céptl\'e to our music and charming’ % {of major Alaska cities, the 28-man | group arrived home by Pan Ameri- 'WORK STOPS | Hotel. the city within the territory, the| tour resulted In fostering better | understanding of Alaska's problems among the group of prominent uni- | versity gtudents, Director Dean | Charles W. Lawrence said. “We found Alaskans are the most hospitable people in the world,” said Dean Lawrence. “Everywhere | e went we found them most, re- hosts besides!” Completing their strenuous tour | :an Lllppcr last mght | AT 9 PLANTS, C10 WALKOUT CHICAGO, June 29—/—Nine In- ternational Harvester = Company plants employing more than 35,000 persons were closed down today by al walkout of CIO United Farm Equip- ment Workers. Two plants continuing production, the company reported. One, employ- ing 3,200, is at Canton, Ill. The other, employing 850, is at Rock Falls, TlL | Union members walked out as| their negotiators met in Chicago in efforts to work out a new contract; to replace on that expired at mid- night. Negotiators met briefly this| morning then recessed until 1 p.m.| The company said the recess wflhl asked by union representatives afler ¢he company made new contract pro- | posals. PIONEER RUDOLPH | ‘DIES IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, June 29—1M~—Chmles Rudolph, 85, a pioneer resident of the state, died yesterday. He came to the Oregon Territory in the middle 1880's and joined the Alaska gold rush in 1898. He ran al hardware store in Valdez for 17 years and was federal jailer in Juneau| for eight years tefore coming south. Mr. Rudolph resided in Alaska for over 50 years and left Juneau in 1933. Survivors are Master Sergeant Tom Rudolph of Juneau, Kenneth Ru- dolph of Port Angeles, Mrs. Jewell Strixnes, Bell Flower, Calif., Clar- ence Rudolph, Fresno, Mrs, Loretta| Lynch, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Helen Benson, Seattle. He is also survived by 16 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. i LSRN * FROM KANSAS Josephine Werner, here | | from | | Garden City, Kansas, is a guest at| the Baranof Hotel. A = ANCHORAGE VISITOR Bernard Holmen, from Anchor-| | three month vacation in the States.|of Juneau, the Baranof | < ‘ age, is a guest at | chusett;; gratulating her on the slection of her husband, Hugh Scott, Congres- man from Pennsylvania, as the new Republican National Chairman succeeding Carroll Reece. USSATLANTA DROPSHOOK IN CHANNEL Navy Cruiser Arrives for Reports Claim Casualties | One Week Visit in Juneau The USS Atlanta was scheduled to drop its anchor in the Jjuneau harbor between 3 and 4 o'clock this aiternoon preparatory to its one week visit in Alagka's Capital. An official reception committee head- ed by Mayor W. E. Hendrickson went on board immediately to ex- tend the City’s welcome. Included in the committee were Lieutenant Commander Edward P.' Chester, Jr., USCG, Naval Aide to the Governor of Alaska;; Com- {mander E. V. Carlson, Captain of the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Wa- J. 8. MacKinnon, Cap- tain, U. 8. Naval Reserve; Chief of Police Bernard O. Hulk; Keith, Wildes, Chamber of Commerce; | Joseph Mangan, Junior Chamber of Commerce; Mary Valentine, {and members of the press. The committee was to make ar-| rangements for entertainment of | the ship’s personnel during thelr: |stay in Juneau, including trips to Mendenhall Glacier, fishing trips, visits to the Territorial Museum, baseball games and other sports events. Also on the calendar are an Ofiicers Dance tomorrow eve- ning and dances for crlisted men on Thursday and Friday. | A special warning was issued to, potential mountain climbers against attempting the ascent of ]u(ul' mountains without guides, >-o - SlO(I( QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 29.—(#—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau | mine stock today is 3%, American {Can 85, Anaconda 38%, Curliss- Wright 7%, International Harvest- | er 32%, Kennecott 58'%, New York Central 16%, Northern Pacific 26%, {U. 8. Steel 80, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 820,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: industrials 188.48, rails 61.80, util- ities 35.54. e GEORGE PARKS LEAVES Former Goveizor George ' A. Parks left here this morning on| | poard the Princess Louise for a When he returns to Juneau this fall, he will enter private business.| ;in the violent quake. (International Radlopholm FUKUI AREA SHATTERED Will Mount to 2500 Dead, Injured By FRANK L. WHITE FUKUI, Japan, June The shattered Fukui area rel! new | earth tremors tonight government officers estimated Mon- day’'s eathquake casualties would mount to 2,500 dead and huured Japanese. No new damage was reported. All Americans in the stricken area escaped serious injury. American reliet reached the quake scene to aid the injured and homeless, { | non-Communist parts of Europe. The Italian radio said martial law had been declared in Yugoslavia but this was denied in Belgrade. ROME American diplomatic sources in Rome said Russia may he Luilding up a case to send troops in- to the country. They pointed to the cominform’s mmph‘g& !m famation of Soviet militdry lists and the diseredit of the Soviet | Army." BY QUAKE PRAGUE—The opinion in Prague was that the cominform had told Tito: “You have done wrong. Con- ifess and do better, but we don't think you can.” ETOCKHOLM -~ Stockholm's lb- eral Tidningen asserted, probably with too much optimism, that “the iron curtain is crumtling.” There | was no reason to believe that Russia, - !controlling the cominform and the —®—1little countries of Eastern Europe, {cowld not force Tito out if it pleased Military | the Kremlin, | | Military government officers said | 200 children were crushed to death when a motion picture theatre collapsed -in the first shock. At school 22 more children and two adults were reported crushed. Maj S. Army First Corps Commander, returned to Kyoto {rom Fukui and said he doubted the death list for Gen, Joseph W. Swing, U.| | 1 the whole stricken area would ex- | ceed 300, but the total injured may eventually reach 5,000. He said there was no evidence of tidal waves striking the shore from the Sea of Japan. The Governor of Fukui Prefec- ture estimated 3,155 were killeX (The Tokyo newspaper Asahi gave the number of dead and injured in the Prefec- ture at 16,000. It reported 300, 1000 homeless.) west of Tokyo. any | | (Continued on Page Five) SRR e oot B 1S QUIET TODAY IN BELGRADE iYugoslav Communisfs Re- ject Cominform'’s Charges By WALTER WELEBIT BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, June 29 —I#—The Yugoslav radio broadcast |tonight a statement of the central committee of the Yugoslav Commu-~ nist Party rejecting the comin- form’s charges against Premeir Marshal Tito and his government. At the same time, the committee Pukui is 200 miles|cailed upon party members to close their ranks even tighter and to ex- Americans here who went mmugh’ert more effort in building up So- the ‘quake,’ if Pukui, which was leveled by, Superforts late in the war, hit by an atom bomb. CASUALTIES TOKYO, June 29—#—The Fukui { said it was almost w“fl“sm in the country. The statement was released several w,,,‘houn after it was reported abroad, |without any apparent foundation, |that troop movements and martial law were rumored in Yugoslavia. For Belgrade, outwardly at least, ! Military Government team late to-|it Was a quiet summer afternoon. to Tokyo the following for the entire night sent casualty estimates |stricken area: Photographs of Premeir Marshal Tito, who was denounced yester- day by the comintorm, and Prime Fukui City and 39 villages—esti- | Minister Stalin of Russia are in mated dead 3,155. Seriously injured—7,752. Buildings damaged—30,721. Fukui City estimated dead—1,000. - NTION TO WED INTE their accustomed places in the So- viet-Yugoslav bookshop in the square below this correspondent’s office. The general atmosphere in Bel- grade is calm, with daily life con- tinulng as usual and no extra se- David Crocket, of the U. S. Coast |curity measures apparent anywhere. and Rose Houston, both applied yesterday U. 8. Commissioner Felix Gray a marriage license. Guard, to for |appears to be very little possibility | ‘The government is in complete control of the situation and there lol’ a disturbance.