The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 6, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXXIL, NO. 11,086 EXTRA SESSION WILL PUSH TRUMAN'S PROGRAM Bulk of President's Pro- posals fo Be Speeded Through Congress WASHINGTON, Jan. Democratic leaders shrugged off Republican cries of “socialism” to- day as they opened a drive to rush the bulk of Presidént Truman’s tax-welfare-labor ‘program through Congress. i With the idea tnat. the first 100 days are the easiest, Administra- tion lieutenants ‘éharted swift ac- tion. They intend thave some of the wide range of ‘White House proposals ripening ‘fato: final form about the time Mr. Truman takes the cath for a full:fipur-year term January 20. s Senator Lucas coming majority leader in the Sen- ate, keynoted the: y-up re- frain. 7} The Senate, ld, “will 6.—P— | RIl), ‘the up-, EDITORIAL COMMENT ON MESSAGE vy The Associated Press) President Truman's State of the Union message to Congress yester- day has drawn a varying response of sharp criticism and praise from a cross section of American news- papers. . Sample editorial comment: Chicago Sun-Times: “Economic democracy—an idea as old as America . . . but one which de- mands new applications for the 20th century America—that is Mr. | Truman’s message. We believe he has the people behind him in pro- claiming if “Rag-Bag” New York Herald Tribune: Mr. Truman’s proposals “do not total up to a consistent economic or |sccial strategy, in terms either of the ‘planned economy” or of the en- | terprise system. Moderate as it is | in tone and at least superficially 1 \coordinated, it is still a ‘rag-bag'; .message in the Truman tradition, | ‘and its several parts will have to “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1949 Claims U.S. Is Swinging Now fo Left {Comment Made by West-| ern European Press on Truman's Message { LONDON, Jan. 6—P— Western | Europe, most of it under Socialist control, today generally interpreted | President Truman’s state-of-the- |union message as evidence the |United States will move further to (the left. And, generally it was pleased. The Communists were pleased, too—but \for a different reason. They seized! lupon the chief executive’s program | as propaganda to prove social and |economic backwardness in the Unit- ;cd States. AMERICAN WAY In Britain, however, the Indepen- dent-Liberal Manchester Guardian; citeq Mr. Truman’s program as an indication that “socialism is not the| only path for the left. Its goal m::;hti its |take their several chances unsup- (be called the insurance state, method the deliberate shortening fént speed.” hreats of na- | the Truman | proceed with all Republicans saw’ tional bankruptey; spending proj "'l'hey blasted the President's, idea for govern- ment-built steel its as “social- ism.” They bem [ his failure to ask for any 88 in govern- ment costs. Budget Message Monday | Ruinous Socialism The GOP will get another crack' Chicago Tribune: “His legislative at this latter subject Monday when Proposals are for the same ruin- ported by any single, consistent view of the issues of our times.” Philadelphia Inquirer: “It is rea: sonable to interpret this messag ias an effort . . . to reassure busi- ness that there will be no reckless crack-downs. No blows at the es- sense of our free enterprise sys- item.” i fof the odds against the weak, but; 'accepted as characteristically Amer- | vithout abandoning the basically ndividualist way of life which isj ican.” POLITICAL DARING 1 The London Evening Star, a Lib-| eral paper also, said the President| “has surpassed Roosevelt's New Deal in scope and political daring.” In western Germany the press itook a similar line. The Frankfurt Mr. Truman submits to Congress Ous socialism that he advocated on a budget expected to reach $41,- 900,000,000 for the year beginning (the stump. ... there are enough intelligent members in the new i Congress, it is fervently to be hop- |Neue Presse, Independent, said thei |United States “is converting itself from a liberal to a social democracy FIGHTING RESUMED IN CHINA CommunistsTu_rn Deaf Ear fo Plea for Peace- Firing Fol'ows Lull NANKING, Jan. 6.—(®—Commun- ist troops, turning a deaf ear to Nationalist peace pleas, tonight re- portedly peured shot and shell into besieged Tientsin in the north and into encircled Government armies southwest of Suchow. The firing troke a two weeks’ lull. Peace overtures, including a mes- sage from President Chiang Kai- shek at year’s end offering to ne- gotiate “if the Communists really are sincere,” had flooded the couh- try. H The latest was made by the Pel ping city council which voted to ask Communists surrounding that{ city for terms. The North China Commander, Gen. Fu Tso-yi, gave permission for an air drop of the! Pe'ping peace plea. He has been rumored seeking a separate settle- ment of the North China war. { Nanking sources heard that Red| troops commenced shelling Gen.i Tu Li-ming’s surrounded armies| southwest of Suchow from two sides; | I lafter vocal barages from loudspeak- | ers failed to persuade the National- | ists to surrender. | A "Young Turk, GIFTS FROM FRANCE IN FORTY-EIGHT BOX CARS COMINGTOUS. PARIS, Jan. 6.—M—A train of 49 box cars loaded with more than 1,000,000 gifts from France to America left Paris today for Le Havre. The cars will be loaded on the ship “Magellan,” and will sail for New York Jan. 13. U. S. Ambassador Jefferson Caff- ery, at the station to see the train off, hailed it as “a touching ex- pression of American-Franco friendship.” The box cars will go to the Dis- trict of Columbia. One will stay there and the others will fan out to each of the states, to be turned over to the 48 governors. Each car bears a bronze plaque reading: “This boxecar, used in the first World War, is presented by the French Nationa! Railroads to the state of . . . in gratitude for the help given to France by the Amer- ican people.” HALIBUT SEASON CHANGE Request o Made fo Int. Fisheries Com. Meef- ing in Seafle SEATTLE, Jan. 6.—(®—A request GOVERNORIS HOME AFTER Governor and Mrs. Ernest Gruen- ling got a long ride for their mon- |ey—much longer than they had any desire for. It's a safe bet no governor be- |fore ever had such a tough time |getting to a legislature he had ‘called into special—or any other kind—of session. The race against time started in the bright sunshine of Puerto Rico late Sunday night. It ended today in Juneau after running head-on into all the capricous ele- ments of Alaskan and Yukon win- ter weather—fogs, show, ice, snow- slides and the old airmen’s buga- boo of “ceiling zero, visibility zero.” Once, at dusk Wednesday, an Air Force plane, bringing the Gruenings, two legislators and halt a dozen other Juneau-tound passengers, was within a few miles of the airport. Snow clouds moved in like a cur- tain end the flight had to turn ;back for an emergency landing at | Gustavus—five minutes Lefore snow and clouds wrapped arcund that field to the northwest. The travel troubles started Tues- day. Juneau landing possitilities were scratched off at Seattle be- cause of snow-bound field. The Pan |American DC-4 tried Annette. No luck. The big plane probed down lthrough thick overcast to 700 feet. Still no sign of the ground below. So—it was off to Whitehorse. The party felt like selling out for a good idog team after checking prospects there. TOUGHTRIP MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS =~ STATEHOOD IS NOT MENTIONED BY PRESIDENT {Delegate Ba?lieh Makes Statement — Regret Ex- pressed at Omission SEATTLE, Jan, 6. P—A spe- cial Washington correspondent for the Times said today a number of | Congressmen from the far west rexpressed concern over the omis- sion from the Presdent’s state of the union message on the direct plea for the speedy grant of state- hood to Alaska and Hawaii, The President has made such a plea a part of all his former mes- sages on the state of the union. E. L. Bartlett, Alaskan Delegate, said he was certain the President had not altered his position on state- hood. Mr. Truman did say he stands firmly behind his civil rights pr gram, and Bartlett said this cludes statehood for Alaska. “There was just too much to be included in detail in his message and as he has previously asked for ctatehood for Alaska there was no need in repeating that request sep- rately,” Bartlett said. in-} OF LEGISLATURE START HOUSEIS ORGANIZED, S1X SHORT James Nolan Is Chosen Speaker-Senate Sched- ; uled This _A_flernoon | The House of Representatives, short six members tut ablé to mus- ter a quorum, halfway opened the |extraordinary session of the Nine- |teenth Legislature promptly on schedule at 10 o'clock this morning tbut Democratic Senators were con= spicuous by their absence and that Ibody was unable to gather a quorum for the opening. All eight Republican members of ithe Senate are in town with the ar- rival of Senator Willlam Munz of :Nome, but the Democrats were Ishorthanded 'by one man, Senator \Frank Barr of Fairbanks. A Senate isession before Barr's arrival might |mean the election of a Republican |as President of the Senate, hence the absence of the Democrat mem- bers who, by staying away, prevent “The President, I am ronfident, is a quorum for convening the upper just as strongly in favor of state-|Lody. hood for our territory as ‘e ever| Senator Barr was expected to ar- was. I feel he will reiterat: that rive here sometime today from An- feeling beforeé long. nette Island where he landed Tues- i The Times correspondent said;dny night from a Pan American |Beftlett rushed from the floor at plane which had overheaded Juneau tthe conclusion of the Presidem'a‘on a flight from Fairbanks. jmessage to request an early ap-| NOLAN 18 SPEAKER lpmntment at the White House. ! Representative James Nolan of | Senators Harry P. Cain (R-Wash.) |wrangell, serving his second term and Wiliam Knowland (R-Calif.) i, the House, was unopposed this The best chance to get out on the [cxpressed regret at the President’s back-track to the capitol was- the|’ailure to stress statehood for both |White Pass and Yukon Railway tojterritonies. Rep. Henry M. Jackson (D-Wash ) said he felt sure the ,morning for Speaker of the House. The nomination was made by Rep. Stanley J. McCutcheon of Anchor- age, who is said to be in line for July 1. | Skagway. j that the halibut season be opened ia month early this year will ke laid {before the International Fish Com- mission by the Deep Sea Fisher- |men’s Union. Also Woman, But general Congressional re- ed, to turn down most of Mr. Tru- {for which the well-being of the| action indicated that Mr, Truman man’s unsound proposals. 1t masses is more important than the stands a good chance of getting there are not, the people of the |Wealth of the few.” | many of the things he proposed United States are in for a bad two| In Berlin, however, Russian-, Sure, it would be accommodating | President omitted specific reference the gpeakership during the regular ito the governor. It would move upito territorial statehood as he omit- session which convenes on . Janu- train departure time to 7 a.m. next ted reference to veterans affairs nnd!“y 24. Rep. Aylmer Rydeen of morning. development of the Columbia river,: Nome amended McCutcheon's nom- yesterday in his rsonally-deliver- \licensed newspapers reported the: 3 4 P . message under the headlines “Tru-! d Staf f the Union sage. " L s man Wants Higher Taxes,” and! ! years.” | New York Times: “We do not |see eye-to-eye with the President Hono_rg_d,GOP i+ Busmess Agent Harold Grotle {said the union will ask the com- missicn to open the season April But a few hours later the W. P. & 'Y. R. learned that two snow slides had roared down onto its tracks, only bacause those issues were part|ination to make it for the special of planks he discussed in gcnenl.lungon only. p—_— ! Speaker Nolan, thanking the STATEHOOD CHANCES GOOD |p, R c::,::s‘ef:’:::;';?m some |on the Tait-Hartley Act” or “sup- |“Truman Exposes Shocking Abus- form looked good for: (POt of farm prices . .. But—. 6% i A tax increase, but possibly not | these two points excepted—we find | They "f“ph”‘”d “;g“‘tv they the full $4,000000,000 he asked | Ourselves in agreement with me,;lalmeld was the Pres 9.";5 :0“;‘: (largely from big business) and in 'Purposes at which Mr. Truman m;]}rmal ;)n oL oH lutv: i dar ? { a form that may S@ié/Congress but '3iming . . . Better housing, bet- w;»x‘ng: Ak lufx oy 0“{ a‘: see not be fully pleasing to the Presi- (T health, better schools, broad- | t& hk"c exll; Dz;:“ O“f 9 % ":]E"mn' dent: e er social security, more areas re- ;iworherss—a ‘;:e RYOIlie Ahemes Taft-Hartley Labor Law repeal, claimed, as TVA has reclaimed) n the Communist press. with the modifications of the Wag- ' °n€ mammoth valley—surely alli embers for their consideration, Republican Senators Com- plete Naming of Pol- icy Commitfee WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—(®—Re- 1 to provid: better marketing con-|taking out a mile of telegraph line :ditions Lefore the heavv salmon |aiwi covering the rails 15 feet deep llnndlngg are checked in. for as much as 300 feet in one of ! The commission will meet here!the spots. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. ' (It was not until a U. S. Airjday he thinks the chances of !"""fxrlm may be enacted. ————————— |Force C-47 landed the group at Gus- | hood for Hawail and Alaska are| john Hedde, University of Alas= i ipuklican Senators today named one! {of their “young Turks” and theI only woman Senator to the power-; SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. Jan. 6.'ggkeq them to forget any differ- —®—Oscar Chapman, Assistnm;m”s they may have and to work ISecretury of the Interior, saild tO-|together so that a basic tax pro- {tavus last night that they heard| ‘most favorable.” [ka student, was unanimously elected \about a new slide having taken a! He told a news conference it Was|Clerk of the House this morning. locomotive off the rail line they hadenss‘E]e Congress might act within| OATHS ADMINISTERED figured they'd be travelling). !the year. Chapman was _here as l! U. 8. District Judge George W. AIR FORCE TO AID irepresentative of the United States|polta administered both the Federal ALASKARR ner Act that Mr. Truman suggest-"‘hese are proper objectives . . .” ed and possibly some others—in- cluding the non-Communist atfi- davit in some Economic e not the standby pri ity or the steel- er he requested. ;. Welfare' tion Welfare legislation, such as aid to education, social. security ex- pansion, housing..and raising of the minimum level. His plan for prepaid medical insurance, how- ever, remains in the doubtful class. Farm benefit changes, though there may be .a fight over this which would cros§ party lines. but possibly -wage author- t bullding pow- Reciprocal try agreements ex- i tension. On “Doubtful” List On the “doubtful” list lawmakers were placing Mr. Truman's civil rights program, his appeal for uni- versal military training, his pro- posal for Federal control of the tidelands, and his request—for the] fifth time, he said—for authoriza- tion of the St. Lawrence seaway. Even without these, the prospects would point to a tremendous re-|quring the past year. The largest of | versal of the record of the Republi- can-controlled 80th Congress. Democratic leaders made it plain they intend to strike while the Truman popularity iron is hot. What trouble might arise as the months go on, no one professed to know. Sells Refrigerator To Eskimo When Mercury 43_B_elov: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6—(P— The Philco Corporation was hand- ing out bouguets today to Les Nor- land, a Fairbanks, Alaska, dealer. The company said that in recent months he added several Eskimo housewives to his list of customers. Here’s what Philco reported: “Recently Norland sold a re- frigerator when the mercury regis- tered 43 degrees below zero. As promised, he made delivery the same day even though the truck delivering the refrigerator froze! up on the way to his customer’s house.” Los ‘Angeles Times: “He has de- manded more of Congress than anybody could accomplish if it re- ‘mained in continuous session throughout his four year term. . If Congress takes him at his word . . . the nation is in for a tough jand disturbing time.” NUGGETS TAKEN T0 SEATTLE BY MINER; ALASKA CLEANUP SEATTLE, Jan. 6.—®— Alaska istill is a gold country and some | prospectors are making a good liv- |ing, according to H. N. Nagley, {who arrived in Seattle last night on the Alaska Line’s Steamship De- |nnli with a chest containing $2,000 jworth of nuggets. Nagley, veteran Alaskan, whose home is at Talkeetna, 112 miles north of Anchorage, said he also shipped a quantity of fine gold i | |the nuggets was worth $75. Nagley said that placer miners on Cache Creek had taken out more than $60,000 worth of gold during {the past year. The Washington Merry-@- Round Bv DREW PEARSON ICopyright, 1948, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.) WASHINGTON Inside fact about the Indonesian war is that the United States received ample notice it was coming. Merle Cochran, American mem- ber of the United Nations Good Offices Committee in Indonesia, warned the State Department by cable one month before the attack. ]He reported that the Dutch were piling up supplies—most of them‘ ‘made in America—preparing to iwipe up the Indonesian Republic, even while the U. N. mediators (Continued on Page Four)- THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN DIE, HUNGER, (OLD SHANGHAI, Jan. 6—®— ’I'he‘ :cold streets of Shanghai in De- |cember yielded 4,727 dead. Benevolent societies reported that 3,879 of them were children. Some were abandoned by parents who| could not feed and house them. The deaths were caused by cold and hunger. IMAJ. GEN. AKIN ON INSPECTION ACS STATIONS SEATTLE, Jan. 6.—®— Major Gen. Spencer B. Akin, chief Signal officer of the United States Army, inspected Alaska Communication System installations here yesterday. Col. Preston Corderman, the Army’s Alaska Signal officer, flew here from Anchorage to confer with General Akin on Signal Corps activities in Alaska. General Akin was accompanied on his tour here by Col. Fred P.| ’Andrews, commanding officer of Alaska Communication System, which provides virtually the entire communications service for Alaska. General Akin is making a tour of gnal Corps activities on the Pac- ic Coast. 9 Reported Killed By Poisoned Liquor i GLASGOW, Jan. 6—P—A de- !tective’s report ‘sald today poison liquor killed nine persons who died i Si ifi i here after two parties helq early Airways and is staying at ‘the industrials 18022, rail; 5362, util- woma this week. jwhen the GOP chose ful GOP Policy committee. They are Senators Ives of New| York and Margaret Chase Smith of | Maine. Ives was one of those who| led an unsuccessful revolt against continuing Senator Taft of Ohio as chairman of the Policy group. Taft was re-elected as chairman on Monday. The membe Committee was meeting today of all Senators. The Republican Policy Committee works out party strategy in Iloorl scraps over legislation. i In addition to Mrs. Smith and| Ives, the GOP elected Senators Bridges (NH), Cordon (Ore.), Van- denberg (Mich.), and Hickenlooper (Iowa), to the policy group. Fiver other members gained places its le last Monday. They include Millikin, Young (ND), conference secretary; Wherry (Nebr.), floor leader; Saltonstall (Mass.), Wwhip, and Taft, Policy Committee chair- man. rship of the Policy! completed at aj Republican e "Mercy Killings" | Are Advocated by Over 30q gl_ergymen NEW. YORK, Jan. 6.—(®—Three protestant and jewish clergymen united today in urging enactment of legislation to legalize, “mergy Kkill- ings” under proper safeguards. In a petition mailed to state legts-i lators, the clergymen advocated a law which would permit physicians to “end the physical existence of an individual at his request when afflicted with an incurable disease causing extreme suffering.” The petition specified that “mercy death” should be administered only with court approval following in- vestigation by a court-named med- ical committee. FROM PETERSBURG George Beckett of Petersburg lr-! rived yesterday via Alaska Coastal ) Baranof Hotel. EQUIPMENT (OMING UP Two Steamers Have Mater- ial Aboard Including " "Snow-Burner” SEATTLE, Jan. 6—(P— Alaska Railroad equipment, held up by tie-up of Ocean Tow, Inc., tugs ind barges, is being shipped north by steamships from Seattle and. Portland, it is learned. Shipments for the government- cperated railroad sailed for Whit- tier last night aboard the SS Chief Washakie from Seattle and the SS John Cropper from Portland, it is reported by A. R. Sessions, Seattle representative of the railroad. Cargo aboard the vessels includes refrigerator cars, flat cars, passeng- er coaches, diesel locomotives, rail- road ties, lumber and generator supplies for the railroad, Sessions said. Also aboard the Washakie is what Sessions calls a "snow-burn- er,” a mobile machine for clearing snow from railroad tracks by scoop- ing it up and melting it. Meanwhile, no settlement was in {hundred and 79 New York State|sight in the Seattle jurisdictional dispute between the American Federation of Labor Inland Boat- men’s Union and Congress of In- dusirial Organizations Marine En-! gineers Beneficial Association over control of tugboit engineers. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Jan. 6.—P—Clos- ing quotation of American Can| stock today is 83%, Anaconda 34z, Curtiss-Wright 8%, International Harvester 27%, Kennecott New York Central 12%, Pacific 16%, U. S. Steel Pound $4.03%. Sales today were 1,150,000 shares. resigned and will spend the winter; Averages tcday are as follow: ities 34.11, : '(omn;isslone 5574, | Northern | The Air Force piane was in { Whitehorse by sheerest happen- stance. It had been delayed two Ihours while seeking clearance for a Canadian officer into Fairbanks. That gave the Canadian army brig- adier time to hear atout it. That Iset the wheels in motion. { Crosswinds were so bad that Sen. William Munz, the veteran Nome bush pilot, couldn't even wheel his | Stinson two-engine plane out of the {hangar. “It wouldn’t last for two minutes in that wind,” he remarked, as he and his wife joined the C-47 passen- jger list. (Munz already had spent ja weck tryinz to get from Seattle ito Juneauw). The air force boys took the C-47 ff in frigid gusts that whipped powdered snow around the runway like an Oklahoma dust storm. After the buffeting the plane took on the flight, Lt. Victor Whittier, the pilot, commented: “It wad the toughest flight I ever made. The cross-winds were up to { 1 (Continued on Page Seven) Mrs. Efi;fifl;med { To Nat. Commission ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 6.—(® —Mrs. Robert Atwood has been named Alaska's representative to serve on the National Commission on Children and Youth. She will attend a Washington, D. C., meet- ling on February 3. It is the first time that a person has been chosen 'to represent the Territory. { e, —— | AtNenana Quils Affer 25 Year NENANA, Alaska, Jan. 6.—P— 1 1%, |Mys. C. C. Heid, United States Com-and Nevada | missioner here for 25 years, has {with & sister in the States. Another n, Mrs. George Sullivan, suc- ceeds her, (at the inauguration of Governor Luis Munoz Marin, STORMS " SPREAD OVERU.S. (By The Associated Press) Distress signals flew over wide areas today on the nation's weath- er map. The worst victims of weather’s elements were the Rocky Mountain and western plains states; four southern states and the rich cit- rus area of California and Ariz- jona. | and plains states struggled 2gainst seemingly insurmountable cdds in dramatic manner in at- tempts to recover from the winter season's worst blizzard. Flood Waters Flood waters spilled from rain- swollen rivers in four southern states—Mississippi, Alabama, Ten- nessee and Georgia—forcing thous- ands from their homes and isolat- ling several communities More sub-freezing weather hit areas in the California-Arizona citrus belt and losses in the in- dustry were estimated at $20,000,- ain There also was the threat of new ifloods in the northeastern section jof the country. Heavy rains fell from the Carolinas northward along the Atlantic Coast to New England. Cold Areas | The blizzard had finally blown iout of the Dakotas and western 1 Nebraska. No fresh snow fell, the Ivllnds diminished and temperatures iwege in the 20's. The coldest areas in the country today were in Utah 10 below at Milford, iUtah, and -10 at Ely, Nev. Red Cross officials sald more than 2,200 persons fled from their homes 1édnunuul on Page Five) The snow-bound Rocky Mount-| jand Territorial oaths of office to {17 members of the House this morn=- ‘ing and the 18th member, Rep. ‘ |Clarence Keating of the Third Di- vision, arrived whiie the ceremony was being performed. | OPENED BY WILLIAMS | Lew M. Willlams, Secretary of Al- ,aska, formally opened the extra- ord'nary session a few minutes after fm o'clock and a prayer was offered by Dean C. E. Rice of Juneau. Following the administering of the oaths of office, Rep. James Nolan was elected Temporary Speaker without opposition and Sec- retary Williams named Represen- tative Doris Barnes of the First Division, Avlmer Rydeen of the Sec- ond, Stanley McCutcheon of the Third, and Frank Angerman of the Fourth to escort him to the Speak- er's Rostrum. Before turning the gavel over to Rep. Nolan, Secretary Williams an- |nounced that Governor Ernest |Gruening will deliver his message to the Legislature at 11 o'clock tomor= row morning. The message is expect= ed to follow the lines of that of two years ago, advocating the pas- sage of basic tax legislation includ- ing property and net income taxes. COMMITTEE NAMED | A Committee on Committees and a Committee on Help were named by Speaker Nolan after which the House adjourned until 2 p.m. today. ‘The entire morning proceedings oc= cupied 35 minutes, including a 13- minute recess. Reps. Doris Barnes, Jack Con- right, Aylmer Rydeen and Essie R. Dale were hamed to the Committee ion Committees and Reps. William lL. Beltz, Andrew Hope, G. E. Alm~ iquist, Frank Angerman and Atel |Anderson were named members of |the Committee on ‘Help, the com= mittees to choose their own chair- men. | House members who were absent |durlng this morning’s session were ’Qlen Franklin, George Miscovich land Warren Taylor of the Fourth Division: Percy Ipalook of the Sec- ond Division and William Egan and Chester Carlson of the Third Di- vision. They are expected to arrive here as soon as transportation is available, “(Continued on Page Eight)