The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 4, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE B “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXII, NO. 11,084 JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1949 i Scores Killed By Tornado That Hits Arkansas PLANE (R Mngffmufrmro PktT):gm % . BLOOD SHED LSHARP NOTE Government Operationof [TERRIFIC TAKING TOLL g piscussel wewt ecevep| IN B ATTLE | TO RUSSIA | Steamship Line fo Alaska | STORMS OF 14 PROBED ake IN ISRAEL BY POWERS, Proposed by Rep. Jatkson} REPORTED {Favorable Action Expected|{House Speaker Rayburn S8, —Former Executives fo | Has Set Up No Priority v, ieh RBIBRRALY 1% ‘ i Aeronautical Authorities| (Jewish-lraqui Battle|Demand 'OKHOWWha'HaSREpl_Y IS iMany Sections of Nation Seeking Information, Leaves Cenfral Front Become of Thousands | J ~ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS By CHARLES D. WATKINS WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. @ plan for government operation of | steamship transportation to Alas- ka was suggested todav by Rep immk«m (D-Wash.) > WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—®—| WASHINGTON, Jau. 4—®— Speaker Rayburn predicted today|House Speaker Sam Rayburn said that Congress will act before Jan.|tcday he expects all of President 20 to give President Truman more"l‘ruman's legislative proposals to pay—or at least to increase “the!be received “with considerable fav-| Get Pension Also for Legislation ON, N, Struck by Gales-Wintry Seattle Accident in Tense Situation Blasts Take Place SEATTLE, Jin. 4—®— Some- Jan. 4—P— s He said that unless the pi |operators can provide efficient se te TR 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—(®—The TEL AVIV, Israel, (By The Associated Press) where in, the charred wreckage of a DC-3 or by individual question- ing, government investigators hop- ed today to find the answer to emoluments of his office.” And, he told a news conference, he is “very much in favor” of a pen- sion for presidents after they leave | a Jewish- | central Fresh Dbloodshed in Iraqi battle left Israel's front tense today. Israeli and Iraqi troops fought or.” No priority list for legislation has teen set up, however, Rayburn told reporters. Western Powers have never had any word on the fate of atout half of the 890,532 German prisoners of war Russia acknowledged early in JACKSON vice the government should operate shipping between the Territory and Seattle, just as it does from New York to the Canal Zone. The latter service is operated by the Panama Storms in all forms—paced by a serfes of tornadces and a bliz- zard—-left a broad section of the nation from+Wyoming to Loulsiana for two hours yesterday on the | —— potentially explosive Sharon Valley sector. Both sides suifered cas- ualties. An army spokesman said a Jew- ish punitive expedition clashed a crash in which 14 persons died jthe White House. | At his first news conference sincs | Sunday night. Rayburn said Mr. Truman finally |he was chosen to head the House! The “Holiday Special” chartered 'has trimmed the White House food{in the 81st Congress, Rayburn said by 27 Washington and Oregon stu- |bill to around $2,000 a month. He|there has been no high level dis- dents returning to Yale University didn’t say what it used to be. cussion of the future of the House! became a flaming pyre for 11 of | But after the economizing, Ray-|yn-American Activities Committee, the youths and three crew mem- |burn said, Mr. Truman still has only | He declined to predict that Presi- (with Irigi reguiars. Jews said the bers. A $4,200 left out of his $75,000 salary | dent Truman will ask in his annual i Istaeli troops were hunting Arab Afted a long wait -at Boeing €ach year to clothe himself, his wife istate of the union message to Con- | raiders accused of killing two set- Field in freezing fog the twin- |and daughter. Taxes, the food bills,}gress tomorrow. !tlers, kidnaping two women and engined transport roared down the |and other expenses leave only that.i oo i rasponse to a ques-irustling cattle in the area of Tira, icy runway. Moments later it was| “I think,” he said, “that's sha\'mg!“on‘ he said he did not think Con- ‘a8 Jewish village 16 miles north- a shattered, burning hulk at the |it pretty close. . _igress would repeal the Taft-Hartley {east of Tel Aviy. foot of an earth revetment beside! A presidential pension bill was po 0" Gutright without enacting| (Tira lies in Israel about a mile I ithe first measure introduced in the {west of the Arsh-Jewish partition a hangar. | .. | something in its place. Airport workers braved the gaso- |eW Congress. Offered by Rep. O'-! " o " 1 1, i po vel e g {Toole (D-NY), to give former presi-l I shouldn’t think,” he explained, |line.) The central iront has been qulet | to suzgest,’ o < unassisted. escape. A ik ! . SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, ! ' { van Mercury Drops The mercury ranged from 10 to |15 below to 5 above in western !Kauns. This was disclosed today when )] . railroad Some 45 persons were dead. Hun- the State Department made puhnc.F- A. ZEUSlef. Exe(“hve AS' “I am going Jack-!dreds were injured. Other hun- manding an exact count of the | terior Department call a conlorence|ware marooned in the blizzard prisoners still heid. The fact the > Y [here of business, government and!grea Property damage mounted aent, Talks Out D e nounced 24 hours earlier. —_— |Seattle for immediate developmeat. The heaviest toll of lives and In sharp lancuage, the note re-| SEATTLE, Jan. 4—#®-— Use of of a program that wil furtish al,operty damage was from the | Western Powers early in 1947 that jreserve fleet,” was offered today as|at a cost that is consistent with the|gqg Louisiana and Kansas. 4 The ,all German prisoners of war would |& solution of the Alaska (r:\n.x;x):'ln-lnfled,\ and development of the I'ef-)yymper mill town of Warren, Ark., It said Soviet failure to comply ler, executive assistant (o the presi-| “We are at a pont where I pri- the target of the most devastating with the agreement “can only be dent of the Alaska Steamship Com- vate operators fail to do the Jobipjow. At least 41 were killed and + line-fed fire to rescue 12 of the 10l ‘e " |“that the Congress would pass a breach of faith.” ! Zeusler made his statement in re- (o provide the service by the Gov-|community of 7500. Search was ) students. Four others crawled out d°Nts a pension. At the moment.i, . " ....ojino 4l labor legislation | : 3 Statistically, the noce set out thisiply to a proposal by Rep. Henry ernment, just as it does betweenimade for additional bodies. 1 Herbert Hoover would be eli- | PEQURE. 2 {under the United Nations truce for For 14 there was no | i ¥ | ble. i said he has not dis-|warfare in the south between Is-|Stid they had 890,532 German wariover Alaska shipping. The oconstant Intersuptions An early January. blizzard—cen- Seek Clue To Crash ; cussed with anyone proposals to} v prisoners. Between March 1, 1947, “The immediate solution that sug- |the privately operated service 0,40 today jn northeast Nebraska ! !rael and Egypt, another of the g y the crash, officials of the Aeru-‘SEN ENGEBREIH erican Activities Committee and;i, pajestine last spring 252,395 returned to all four Ger-lto follow through on the authoriza- | |dipped into the ‘Texas Panhandle i . i ! s o Ampb &ague report | AR sections. Since the latter date,!tion made by the last Congress for | Jackson said the Interior Depart- = e (oo yorthwestern Min- tics Administration are seekmg; . ‘E, Rankin (D-Miss.) out of his pres- : cl 1d the answers to these questions: ! ant committee post. ! been ordered to join the Egyptians | 194972 sent into the three Western to private operators at nominal |t be set up for the purpose, eould | " p, jorytures plunged to as low ' g !in the renewed fighting drew offi- | "% {charter hire or at reasonably re- OPerate government service such asi, op"yolow serg in Butte, Mont. i ill-iated plane? Did the pilot dis- i i P Y | i iday. An Isracli army spokesman | Zeusler said that the suggestion to 60 miles an hour swirled heavy it 30 o B e ,said: “Many Israeli commanders EARIH Ho(K lin Jackson's proposal that govom-l falling snow into Huge drifts aver €. ATOIL MASL . - o . y yment operation is more economicall ? b . e wings? Was the plane overlo-ded’?zchomze Republican, is- bringing to !Iraqi army commanders . . . start | jand less strikeé-ridden is a fallacy. Y "Wwestern Nebrasks, western Kamsus, ifighting.” | ,eastern Wyoming, Colorado and Leon D. Cuddeback, CAB region- | bill which has the blessing of Re- { a5 crally proved less economical and | al director, said his first step will |publicans in the Anchorage area, shocks efficient,” he said. “Experience has' IAN felt here last night at §it [} ords and a wire recording of con- !pire, and again at trol tower instructions to various| Senator Engebreth’'s bill would 1947 that she was holding. reeling today. the text of a note to Moscow de- : : on told a reporter, “that “he In-igreds were homeless and thousands sistant to ASSC Presi- inote had been sent had been an- {1abor representatives in Alaska and|inio the millions. minded that Russia agreed with the [vessels now “rusting away in the|continuous scrvice to the Territory|t,rnadoes which struck in Arkan- 'be discharged by the end of 1948.(tion problem by Adm. . A. Zeus- ritory. 90 miles south of Little Rock, was interpreteq by world opinion as a pany. there is no other alternative except|petween 250 and 400 injured in the jnly {and enact nothing in its stead.” weeks, while attention centered on |Picture: Early in 1947, the Soviets|Jackson that the government take|New York and the Canal Zone 2 January puzzard i Rayburn - e — ! To track down the reason for \change the makeup of the Un-Am- s ap nations which sent troops in- {10 March 1, 1948, they reported igests itself is for the government the Territory are wrecking its econ-{_ o0 "aoraes the plains states, nautics Board and Civil Aeronau- specifically to maneuver Rep. John ¢ |ment or independent agency | Virs giadin e % e some in |trom Cairo that Iragi troops had |the Western Powers know only of it to turn over these reserve vessels | Pacthe | Who was at the controls of the | Fu) R 'he proposes. regard warnings from the control | i tower? Had proper precautions | J Senatoy. Gunnard Engebreth, An- i g iwill be “only- too happy if thel the blizzard belt of the Dakotas, { Did the engines fail? {Juneau the draft of a new tax “Government operation has gen- +northwest Minnesota. 5 4 —M—Strong earth / be a study of CAA working rec-|it was learned today by the Em- ‘B Sos A(E were 7 :also shown that government opera- )= ‘u'clock midnight. ’ ons are not free from strikes, even There were no immediate reportsin the operation of the New York planes on the field. llevy a four per cent tax on - NEW LAWS i | of damage or casualties. - - ifo Canal Zone run.” From them he expects to learn income or a one mill tax on net| the truth of CAA charges that thel worth, whichever is greater, on all | in the Territory. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. - jen security measures. The bill would set fines up to 'Weslern Germany The Washington| Commies New Ad Mel'l' Y s GO - BOlllld i P'RANKF’URT.—G;rmany‘ Jan. 4. pilot ignored advice from the | business done The Anchorage Republican Club ;ta]l today asked Congress to put er conditions prevailing and warn- ing against any takeoff. Company jwhich is a substitute for the in-/protecting the nation's secret codes officials contend a takeoff clear- come and property taxes proposed land intelligence activities. {by the Democrats. ! Forrestal said existing legislation —e——— jRepublicans claim simplicity of jafford needed protection to certain 'l'homas in Hos i' I. _collection and extreme fairness for 'highly secret government activi- p i g |their measure, since it would tax [ties.” s Irlal |s pos'poned'n they believe, the ideal revenue |ter to House Speaker Rayburn, ac- !law for the Territory. Its provis- TRy jlons are based on tax measures J. Parnell Thomas (R-NJ) was inl ynder the proposed GOP hlllj&l0.00!) and imprisonment up to ten Walter Reed hospital today after|companies with offices or owner- |vears, or both, for violations. winning a seven-day ‘postponement|gnsy, outside the Territory would | e iwould outlaw publication, communi- Dl.st'ncl Judge Schweinhaut yes-ipgnies operating entirely in Alaska, jcation or use of restricted materials terday granted postponement to:on the other hand, Engebreth stat- |and codes, but also the disclosure Counsel for the former chairman| iy .. wage earners would not be!paration of codes, or the construc- of the House Un-American ACUVi-| onglized as the bill is in no sense |tion, repair and maintenance of ma- ties Committee pl Thom- | i i s Committee pleaded that Thom-i ., 1 sividual income tax. chines used in transmisson. “nervous or mental disturbance” at ® o v o 0000 00 this time. WEATHER REPORT (U. 5. WEATHER BUREAU iod ending 6:3° am. PST. In Juneau— Maximum, 42; minimum, 34. minimum, 33. FORECAST (Juneau and Vieinity) tonight becoming continuous light to moderate rain to- morrow. Southeasterly wind tower on “below minimum” weatn- | |is a proponent of the measure lnew and stronger force into laws ance was given. | Senator Engebreth and Anchorage |is “far too limited in application to | those with ability to pay, making! This assertion was made in a let- WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—(P—Rep. now in use by many states. of his trial on fraud charges. !pay on the same basis as com- T e Jan. 17 ied, the fisherman, carpenter and {of eny information regarding pre- as' life might be endangered by a —— - This data is for 24-hour per- At Airport— Maximum, 37; Cloudy with rain showers 20-30 miles per hour. Little s —(M—West Germany’s Communists|® Bv DREW PEARSON !annvunced tonight they were cut-|® 1Copyrigh i h 'xi.’?‘ Bell Gradicate. | 1he Communists in eastern Ger-|® many. the mystery over !né bungled in- |ficials interpreted the Comuyistl' telligence report which almost{move as a tactical one, possibly|® companying a proposed bill to light-' onlyl - FAIRBANKS | PAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. 4. |»—Five B-50's |than Air Base, Tucson, Ariz, al- Iready have had a sample of what {they flew north for—cold weather. Temperatures eased above the zero mark yesterday for the first time since the big four-engined 1hombers of the 43rd Group's 65th Squdron landed at Eielson Air Force Base last week. They will {Arctic training. When they arrived the mercury was snuggled down to nearly 40 below zero. More of the real Arc- tic “McCoy” is on its way, so the weatherman said; despite the sud- den rise. The B-50's, second group by Lt. Col. William C. Bacon, of Tucson. REPORTS MARINES | QUITTING CHINA ONLY PREMATURE SHANGHAI, Jan. —iM— An American source has labelled re- 4 - WINTER AT |Secretary of Defense James Forres- | from Davis-Mon- | be staticned there temporarily for ! sent | o |here from Arizona, are commanded | ting all “organizational” links with|® WSH!NG’I‘ON— looks as if | American military government o.’-|' caused American mobilization last)Preparing the way for direct rela- ® st ports of American Marine with- | Increased costs of government \operation, Zeusler said, were cer- itain to be reflected in either high- ier rates or higher taxes. He suggest- jed that the government do all in its jpower to aid private industry in the - (o"IRADI(IED efficient handling of the Alaska i trade. | { “We are willing to do everything possible not to further increase MOSCOW, Jan, 4—®—The Com- rates, des‘!zile th‘e }‘lvigher msL»s of Imunist newspaper Pravda has con- i‘“’"““""' he saln. “We ave askimg tradicted President Truman's re- |the cooperation of labor, shippers cent statement that Russia failed 304 the people of Alaska. Ito carry out her agreements. i “We still believe, that with proper Pravda said that the Presidenvs |encouragement _."":" the govern- remarks are . . . “a complete con- | MeNt: We. as a private company, giv- | tradiotion. to th _jen the oppertunity to operate un- ally g ‘;Ect’:..""m and gener- | iested, can render efficient and This was the first mention bylregular service to Alaska, and there- ! e & g &1 [the Soviet press of President Tru- |3 “CrVe 25 @ vial link in the na man’s comments on Russian-Amer- " propen i ican relations. e H . MAYOR IMPRESSED Communiss Are BY MAINTENANCE | Asked, Ease Alms I o 1 BERLIN, JHY;. 4—M—A Russian- { F ('Iv S'REEIS licensed newspaper in Berlin has e publ'shed a demand for an easing jof Communist aims in the Soviet | zone of Germany. The demand was | written by a German pastor, who i Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson, just jreturned from a month's leave Out- Iside, is very much impressed with}™' !v.he fine cooperation Juneau citizens Sa"f"l The i majority of our {pave given the street dcpflrtmenl'pe‘pet "d"" east and _WE;; wish lin the “weather crisis.” n‘:)]];;s:e levelopment in a arxlsv,l ! “There are almost no complaints; | 5*"5¢- | People move their cars as requested,” | s i AN i the mayor said today. The city BOMBARDMENI | créws certainly appreciate it. ! “George Martin has had doublel ~ FAIRBANK Surprises Occur as Interior Seeks Pursuit of Culture FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jand.—(® in a season of untoward surprise iplan to continue their pursull of jand northwest. culture, regardless. Yesterday's final attraction was the appearance of Amparo Iturkti, pianist sister of piano-master Jose Tturbi. During the first part of her con- cert, Miss Iturbi said she found the piano flown here specially tor her use was “uneven in actlon.” As many in the audience watched open-mouthed, 10 of the largest men present went out during intermis- slon in 30 below zero weather, and lugged a second piano across the strezt from a music store. The con- cert was finished uninterrupted. But recently, famed Negro con- tralto Carol Brice became weather- bound in Juneau and had to post- pone her trip here for two months Then came Metropolitan Opera stars Lansing Hattield and Marita Farell. Hatfield became indisposed early in their program and sud- denly walked off stage to leave the astonished Miss Farell to finish the concert alone Despite all this the Fairbanks Cencert Association is going ahead with plans for a 1949-50 season Snow falls inches. ‘inches of snow on the ground. ranged from 3 to 8 Chadron, Neb., reported 32 ‘Trains and busses in many parts jof the storm area halted opera- tions awaiting break in | weather. Highways Blocked Many highways were ,Schools in several {were closed. Business and industry | —Fairbanks concert goers, a little|were forced to slow or curtail op- |dazed after Sunday's final incident erations in some sections. The storm moved northeastward Colder weather |is forecast for sections of the north central states, Two Thousand Stranded | Some 2,000 travelers were strand- ,ed in northern Colorado and south- (eastern Wyoming—areas hardest 'hit by the icy blasts for the last |two days. Airplanes were to fly over the snow-swept plains, weath- er permitting, to hunt for ranch- ers and motorists in trouble. Stock- ymen expressed fear cattle losses would be heavy. Colder weather was forecast for leastern Kansas after a varied jmenu of weather—for the state— tornadoes, hail, rain, snow, thund- er and lightning over a 24-hour period. More Tornado Results Tornadoes which hit in the jwestern part of Kansas cdused mi- inor damage in comparison to the devastating blow at Warren. Two persons were killed when a twister hit near Haynesville, La., and two lu!,hen; lost their lives when one Islruck near El Dorado, Ark. Some V],wo score were injured as the tor- nadoes skipped over parts of north- the blocked. communities change in temperature with lowest jonight 36 and high- drawals from North China as pre-|shifts on in the business district, convinced it can't happen again.! - > - spring is now on the way to be-(tions between western Germany’s Communist party and the Comin-|® west Louisiana and Arkansas. mature. and today his crews started sanding | SINGAPORE, Jan. 4. —D— A| “1 ing solved The Army is trying to hush it up, but it was Gen. Lucius Clay who set off the false alarm leading to the worst case of war jitters since Pearl Harbor; Actually, it probably wasn't Clay’s fault. He had warned the Army Department last March that Russia might be prepering to attack. He added that his esti- mate was based not on military evidence, but upon the Russian at- titude in Berlin, As it turned out, Clay was right in sensing that the Russians were up to something. But he sensed the wrong thing. What the Rus- sians were up to was not war but the Berlin blockade. When Clay made his report to Washington, lights burned several nights in the Pentagon building while the intelligence experts diag- nosed the situation, and pieced to- gether various reasons why he was right. « . (Continued on Page Four) formation Bureau). " No Disloyat Data” | For Over 2 Milllon: - . WASHINGTON, January 4—P—|e A total of 2,342,922 persons have been given a clean bill of health in the federal employee loyalty check program, FBI Director Hoover reported today. Hoover said that numters of loy- the Ciyil Service Commission mark- ed “no disloyal data.” —e— — DOYLE CISNEY HERE | Doyle Cisney, Fish and Wildlife |Service assistant district Bear. J. Edgar alty forms have been returned to form (Communist International In-|® agent 1and marine engineer, has retumsd:lor the Puble Roads Administra- {from Petersburg to be present at tion, and John B. Reher, PRA. Ithe overhaul of the vessel Black design engineer, went to Sitka to- When completed, he will day, for work that will keep them industrials 17549, rails 5222, util- million dollars worth of goods to est tomorrow 42. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau — 2.72 inches; since Jan. 1, 4.82 inches; since July 1, 80.£8 inches. At Airport — 138 inches; since’ Jan. 1, 152 inches; since July 1, 5089 inches. ® ® o 0 0 0 0 0 00 * l Other Naval and diplomatic sourc- ®les half-heartedly deny that the ® (3000 Marines are leaving their bar- ® lracks at Tsingtao (Ching-Tow). ®| A dispatch from that naval base ® Ihad said that the Marines would ® |quit Tsingtao by January 25. An ® | American spokesman in Shanghal ® iccmments: “That report isn't] ® {wrong; it's just premature.” Mean-; lwhile talk of peace continues to mnm mvmms spread throughout China, — e Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle January 7. S'o(K ouo"l'o"s : Denali scheduled to sail from Se- attle January 8. NEW YORK, Jan, 4—®—Clos- Princess Noraii scheduled to ar-|ing quotation of Alaska Juneau rive at 9:30 o'clock tonight and |mine stock today is 3%, American sails south at 11 o'clock. Can 81%, Anaconda 33%, Curtiss- ——————— Wright 7%, International Harvest- WYLLER, REHER TO SITKA (er 26%, Kennecott 53%, New York | Chris Wyller, district engineer Central 12', Northern Pacific 16%, U. 8. Steel 697, Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 640,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: ' . . . take the craft back to Petersburg.there until the end of the week. ities 33.45. \Britain, Poland Are Lindbergh Leaves residential districts, He says theyBritish navy destroyer laid down a | can try. to take care of pedestrians jtombardment to cover the landing | now! yof a rifle company on the West Equipment on 24-hour duty m<|Cufls! of Malaya today. The eom-: cludes two bulldozers, two 'city ‘pany’s attacking a concentration of graders, two scoopmobiles and sev- |Communist rebels in the continuing | eral additional trucks. apti-Communist drive in Mnlnyn,' A number of extra men have |RAF planes also covered the troop been put on. It is essential to keep |landing, which was the first of its the drains open, and one man can kind in the campaign. keep only two or three drains clear.! i To Sign Food Pac Alaska; Reporied rowpon, s 1w suan| NOW 'in Germany and Poland are expected to sign a trade agreement this week that| WIESBADEN, Germany, Jan. 4 will swap Polish food in excha {M—Charles A. Lindbergh arriv- for British machinery and raw ma- ed unannounced in Germany yes- terials. One London (Daily Mail) estimates that agreement will bring two hundred staff of the U. S. Air Force. Britain within five years, Alaska conducting a survey. King George Goes For Ride in Auto LONDON, Jan. 4P King George VI left Bucking- ham Palace today for the first time since Nov. 11. He went for a short automobile drive with the Ailing |Queen before lunch > Captain Jacobson Is Named (ommander SEATTLE, Jan, 4P Steamship Company announced Some of the cold weather in the plains and mountain states ldrmed intn sections of the Pacitic Coast. The mercury dropped to two below at Spokane, Wash., and to 4 above at Winslow, Ariz. It | (Continued on Page Six) . EAPLOSI | MIDLAND, Mich., Jan. 4—®— This city has been the scene of an explosion and a spectacular fire at a Dow Chemical Company plant. The blast rocked the city of 16,- (00. Windows rattled and homes is undetermined as yet. that Capt. Ludwig Jacobson will be! Only one person—a plant worker newspaper terday to be .a special adviser on|master of the SS. Abigail Adamx,"«hu been reported injured. the technical affairs to the ' chlef, of |Liberty ship taken under charter by the line last week. The Adams Whittier and Seward. The nu' was brought undeér con tril after about an hour. Only Col. Lindbergh was recently in'is scheduled to sail January 15 for few persons were at work at time of the explosion. N Alaska 'were shaken. Damage at the plant