The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 23, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXIL, NO. 11,127 JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1949 DRASTIC FISH WILL SUPPORT MODIFICATION ~ - OF JONES ACT. | Alaska Steam President, Gives Green Light, Can- | # adian SE Alaska Service | Active support of modification ot' the Jones Act sufficient to permit the movement of passengers from|' Skagway, Haines and Hyder to other ! Southeast Alaskan ports, has been. assured ‘by G. W. Skinner, President | of the Alaska Steamship Co. Announcement of Skinner's sup-; port of the Jones Act modification was received in a communication today by Kenneth J. Kadow, di- i % Selected by Arfists -« ! TRUMAN HITS CRITICS WITH VERBAL GUNS Defends Military Aide . Against Attacks "Smart Aleck §. 0. B.'s’ . WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—(®— | Critics of his administration haa |personal and blunt notice today ’fmm President Truman that no 1 “8.0B.” is going to intluence his 1' 1 - MEMB ER ASSOCIATE PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS REGULATIONS F i Business as Usual | appointments. ! Some 200 persons—-members of | the Reserve Officers Association and i their wives—heard Mr. Truman de- !liver that startling pronouncement {in an earthy, matter-of-fact, im- rector of the Department of Interior Alaska Field Staff. Support has also been assured for continued movement of ore from Hyder by Canadian vessels, pro- vided the modification is limited to three years. In his letter to Kadow, Mr. Skin- ner said: . We feel that the Canadjan lines should be allowed to carry passengers in either direc- tion between Skagway and Haines and other Southeastern Alaskan ports. We have never objected to nor opposed the bill allowing Cana- dian lines to handle ore from Hyder, | i: | promptu talk last night at a ain- ¢ |ner honoring Maj. Gen. Harry #.| i , Vaughan, his military aide. [ ! The diners were brought to sharp | attention as Mr. Truman departed ., |from his homey, neighborly style ‘and turned to artillery language: “Now, I am just as fond and just as loyal to my military aide as 4 am to the high brass, and I want ‘you to distinctly understand - that | {any ‘S.O.B’ who thinks he can : . icause any of those people to be | 9 e g k ' discharged by me, by some smart § . : 4 , |aleck statement over the air or in !the paper, he has got another think Waiting passengers cheer a Philadelphia Transportation Company bus as it starts operation after the end of a 10-day strike. Transit employees, voting at a mass meeting, approved the end of the walkout and in the case of Skagway-Haines, " passengers, we shall be very glad to render any assistance we can in! making this possible, providing the period covered by the Act is nmit.eda to three years.” i The legs of actress Linda Darnell (left), and the thighs of swimmer Esther Williams (right) were listed amcng selections of the Artists’ League of America in naming the “ten most perfect features in the world” belonging to outstanding women. (P Wirephoto. Kadow will talk to Alaska Steam-; ship Company officials in Seattle’ on Monday to clarify the nature and | details of this support and will make a further announcement later. ————————— RUSS LANDS AREPURGING PROTESTANTS (By The Associated Press) Western church officials in Gen- | \ | (By the Asscciated Press) | eva said the throttling of churchin- ! i countries is so rigid, -carefully FoR u S wAR planned and executed, it appears wn authority, possibly the Cominform. | The life sentence given Juseijinister of Armed For(es and the forthcoming trial of 15| Protestant church leaders in Bul- : s Moy | bat Preparedness Western churchmen said hun- isters are in prison or enforced re- tirement; that Christian churches; Rus: minister of armad fortes sorship; and that relations with {to maintain “constant combat pre- foreign churches are being broken. |paredness” against the United ————— Marshal Nikolai Bulganin issued ian order of the day commemorat- Admitted to St. Ann’s hospital isary. It said among other things: yesterday were Harold Westman,| The ruling circles of the United Cunningham. world domination by force, pursue Discharged from St. Ann’s was'!a policy of aggression and of un- —_———— stances, the Soviet armed forces The wash-n ion must indefatigably maintain con- l g Ihlgh level.” Then he asserted that Russia is throughout the world.” By DREW PEARSON The theme was echoed in the Sat- (Copyright, 1949, by Bell Syndicate, Iric.) Government and Army leaders of 4 t n redicted catas- Train—Here T fm riding on freight |, Fed counisy P trains again. © Of coutsq “these| ;" ong British imperialists and super-de luxe treatment, thanks to b2 e the courtesy and generosity of the riding with them brings back mem- | ories of the days when I rode in ter World War I. M. Charles d’Hagues, the French with the Gratitude Train, describes these boxcars as “tres fatigue.”' “very | tired,” have been everywhere, seen of memories is tied up i them.! These are the same type cars that ' Serbia, during and after the first oy { fluence in the Russian-dominated to have .been dictated by a central ! Cardinal Mindszenty in Hungary | . ' Advises “Constant Com- garia are the most spectacular de- dreds of church officials and min- are being forced under state spon- !told his millions of soldiers today States. ;ing the” Red Army’s 31st anniver- Mrs. Ralph Beistline and Mrs. Jack | States, which seek to establish their Donna Lee Eneberg. leasing a new war. In these circum- stant combat preparedness on a MBHY iy GO " ROlmd constantly “striving for lasting peace ellite state of Poland. Aboard The French Gratitude trophe for what they called Ameri- French freight cars are getting —————— American railroads. But anywa similar boxcars in the Balkans af- railway mechanic who is traveling Perhaps because they are { everything, a world of sentiment | France sent down to aid her ally, e (Continyed on Page Four) (ITY COUNCIL IN SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT AT 7:30 Mayor Waino Hendrickson has called a special meeting of the Juneauy City Council for tonight at 7:30 o'clock. It chiefly concerns a new de- velopment in the Gold Creek pro- ject. Further action may be tak- en in connection with floating the $260,000 paving bond issue. Stalehood Being Delayed By Spokesmen of Indusry, - Asserts Delegate Bartleft i | { WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.—(P— | Delegate Bartlett of Alaska said to-' day representatives of Alaskan in- dustries are trying to delay con- avon of e bill to give the itory statehcod. Representatives o industry op- posing statehood arc reported to have asked for delay in considera- on of the bill because it is not nvenient for them to leave Juneau here the legislature is in sessicm.”‘ artlett said in a statement. “It was argued that the bill re- rted by the Hpuse Public Lands Committee last spring has not been ublicized in Alaska. “That is not in accord with the facts. “All of the amendments were cov- ered in press dispatches. “If Congress waited until it was nvenient for the last witness to appear, very little legislation weuld ever be enacted.” Bartlett said he expected the ter- ritorizs subcommittee of the House Putlic Lands»Committee to consid- er the bill week after next. “It is well recognized here,” he said, “that those seeking postpone- ment are simply trying to employ delaying tactics.” Bartlett said he wouldn't be sur- prised to hear some opponents to statehood argue Alaska should not come into the union “until the world haq arranged a pact to outlaw war and a thousand years set aside to see if it would work.” He said those opponents have a | financial stake in the Territory but | are not willing for it to have state- hood. o Alaskans, he continued, want statehood and do not intend to be directed from their goal by a group the majority “feel do not have the best interests of the Territory at heart.” Cabinet Crisis Is Boiling in Finland (By The Associated Press) Another government crisis boiled in Finland. A strange combine of rightist farmers and Communists continued their fight to oust Pre- mier Karl A. Fagerholm. The farm- ers want higher prices for their products and lower taxes. The Communists want more Finnish love for Moscow. 1 “No commentator or columnist !names any members of my cabinet, ise]f. and when it is time for them to be moved on, I do the moving,— I TONED DOWN b ! The official transeript of Mr !leased later by the White House, omitted any reference to the term, 1commentator and columnist, has - criticized Vaughan for accepting a Argentina. stood outside the Argentine .presented, taking down the names ol ithose attending. country is spending billions a‘road to help democracy, and {en thousands of words about saving idemorracy, his military aide partly faccepting a high decoration from 'a military dictator who has ridi- | talks about.” Mr. Truman ‘made no reference i-:olummsv. had this comment “If Mr. Truman is trying to dis {then he, too, has another think |f:oming. jor my staff. I name them my-} nokody else.” | Truman’s off-the-cuff talk, re- “S. O. B." Drew Pearson, radio cecoration from President Peron of lembassy the night the medal was Afterward; Pearson said that while while President Truman has spok- ‘nullified this talk—and money— by lculed all the things that Truman 'to Pearson in his brief talk. The \courage the right of fair comment, { coming.” i OFFENSE IS CHARGED NEW YORK, Fep. 23—(®— The | president of the International | Council of Christian Churches said today that President Truman’s lan- jguage at a dinner in Washington ilast night was “an offense against ‘Chris!ian people.” The Rev. Carl MclIntyre, presi- dent of the Council, called on mei President to “apologize to thel jAmerican people” in a telegram sent to the White House. ¢ The International Council, a the- ologically conservative body unaffil- jated with the World Council of Churches, _includes 61 Protestant groups from 29 countries. In this country it claims a membership of about 1,500,000 in 15 denominations. EGYPT, ISRAEL IN ARMISTICE (By The Associated Press) Egypt approved an armistice with Israel, which largely aftirmed Jew- ish victories in the Southern Negev desert of Palestine, The Israeli cab- inet already has accepted the peace lterms. The break in the Arab front |agmnsl the new Jewish state seemed |to forecast peace betwen Israel and |the other states of the Middle East. The accord is a triumph for the United Nations, which forced an end to fighting in which the Jews had won victory after victory in tie David and Goliath combat. - ee——— PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y, - (»—Newspaper are given raincoats here on wet days. The local news- l | man wraps the newspaper up in a |tor MacKenzie request harbor im-|spread plot against the Communist- wax paper bag before delivering it. | and service was started again. (® Wirephoto. SENATE VOTES BENEFIT BILL FOR TEACHERS By BOB DeARMOND Teachers who are not to be re- tained in any incorporated school system in the Territory must be so notified by the School Board b; March 15, unless the Board can show cause why the notice was not possible, under the provisions of & ’ill passed unanimously this morn ing by the Senate. The bill also enables School Boards to make contracts wit sehool superintendents for terms up to three years. Considering the unanimous final vote, there was a great deal of dis- cussion over the one-page bill. Dr. James C. Ryan, Territorial Commissioner of Education,” was called to the stand to make a state- ment and answer questions regard- | ormulated the spray were in Ber- ing the bill. Making clear that he spoke as an ndividual and not-for the Territor-| ial Board of Education, Dr. Ryan aid he thought the bill a good one Teachers, he explained, are fre- quently not notified that they will not ze retaineq until late in the| j.jaeq the sec ] school year, and it is then difficult | pnoy for them to find other positions It is difficult, Dr. Ryan said, to attract good school superintendents: to the Territory when they can anly be assured of a one-year term. In Present Law Senator E. B. Collins contended | that School Boards are now author- ized to hire teachers or superinten- dents for any length of time they see i1t “That portion of the bill is un- necessary,” Senator Collins nbserted.‘ “All these bill making foolish amendments to our laws merely tear our new code to pieces.” He offered an amendment to eliminate that particular portion o: the bill but his position found little support and only Senators Collins and Peratrovich voted for the amendment. “This is the time to clarify the law and make it specific,’ Senator Jones said. “Senator Collins may be right about what the law says, Liquid Death Spray Potent IsDiscovered \Secret Poss;s;d by Rus- sia, Germany-American Causes Destruction MOUNTAIN VIEW. Calif,, Feb. 23.--(M--Russia quite possibly has the secret of a Nazi-developed liquid dexth spray potent enough o wipe out whole divisions of men n the open, says an American offi- er who helped destroy the weapon. But Germany didn't use the pray, and Russia probably would not for the same reason—it con- taminates the area for too long 1 period, in the opinion of Maj. James M. Grahem, a U. S. Army Engineer. The two German scientists who lin when the Russians took over ind more than likely were taken ‘n hand by the Soviets, Graham | says. Whether chemical analysis ot the iguid by ite American captors ‘aham didn't Graham had charge i disposing of the spray, named 71abun atter the names of its two inventors. He disclosed scme of the details in Mauntain View. Hidden stocks of Tabun—125,000 | tons of it—were found by American inteiligence officers in Bavarian caves. Engineers built huge tfires in pits to destroy the liquid. Graham described Tabun as a nerve poison not unlike snake ven- m.in its effect. Only quicker. A spot of it the size of a dime drop- ped on the skih would kill a man !in two minutes unless wiped oft but it has been interpreted differ-| ently. Both School Boald and City Councils have been held to one year contracts.” Senator Frank Barr introduced an aefonautics bill this morning, cre- quickly. ———————— Plot Is Discovered To Overihrow Govt. 0f Czechoslovakia (By The Associated Press) In Prague a Communist official has charged that at least 28 gen- erals in the Czechoslovak army have ating a Department of Aviation and | been engaged in a plot to over- providing for administration of mo- tor fuels tax revenues from air- row the government. The charge was made during dis- planes by this department. The bill | cussion of a bil! for a new purge of was referred to the Transportation | suspected Committee. Haines and Hyder Memorials introduced by Sena- (Continued. on Page 2) | | 1 reserve officers, This official’'s statement was the ‘first confirmation of the arrest of a large number of officers in a wide- dominated government. HOUSE KILLS BILL T0 BAR | | By JIM HUTCHESON | from Territorial boards and com- {on reconsideration. i The House passed it originally Mcnday by a 14 to 8 vote, The vote today was 12 for and 11 against, but 13 votes are needed to constitute a House majority and one member was absent. Rep. Glen Franklin, Fourth Divis- ion Democrat, let the argument which defeated the bill today. He contended the number of public- spirited and qalitied persons for Territorial boards is limited, par- | ticularly in the case of the univ isity Board of Regents. He sald ! the Governor has had difficulty in finding satisfactory regent ap- pointees. Deteat of the bill came despite a new amendment to allow legisla- tors to serve out present Board terms. Statehood Memorial A statehood memorial to Presi- dent Truman and congressional leaders appeared in the House as another highlight. Introduced by Speaker Stanley McCutcheon, It asks for enactment of legislation at this session of Congress to pro- vide for admission of Alaska to statehood. It cited by national party plat- form commitments on the issue and said it has “long been the aspiration | of the people of Alaska. It said the statehood sentiment | expressed in. the 1946 reterendum “has continued to grow until the people now are virtually unanimous {in their desire that Alaska shall | speedily become a state.” | Another memorial introduced in |the House by Rep. Andrew Hope, | Sitka Democrat, asks the highway | 'engineer and the board of road commissioners to build a three-mile road between Yakutat and the fishing grounds on the Situck Riv- er. It said the only link now is by {for fishermen who agreed to sell | their catch to the firm Meeting Tonight The House has an overtime ses- sion scheduled for tonight In the debate over the banning of legislators from boards, and the banning of board members to elec- tion as legislators, tribute was paid particularly to Senator Andrew Ner- land, chairman of the Board of Regents, and opposition was ex- pressed tc forcing him to relin- quish either position. Other legis- lators cited were Sen. Howard Lyng, membar of the Publie Wel- | fare Board; n. Victor Rivers, l (Continued on Page Two) LEGISLATORS A hill to bar Alaska Legislators missions iailed in the House today | a Libby, McNeil and Libby railroad | RULES FOR §.E. ALASKA GIVEN OUT Section Dmd‘ed Info Two Areas-Fall Fishing, Trap Clos:es éllnounted | | ! ! i | ! ‘ The most Jd-astic regulations In tthe history of the salmon industry, “designed primarily to rebuild the ydedlining pink salmon runs of Southeast Alaska,” will be in ef- fect for the 1949 season. f The most important changes to-* ward conservation involve restric- tion of seine fishing and gillnetting in specified areas; a fall season of only 10 days, a change in the meth- od of closing salmon traps, aerial identification of boats, and the jkeeping of- statistical records by buyers and processors. The amended Alaska Commercial | Fisheries Regulations for 1949 will « become effective 30 days after pub- lication In the Federal Register. The document was signed Feoruarv 19 by Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug. Copies of the new regulations soon will be available at U. 8. Fish and Wildlife Service offices. Final draft of the regulations as approved by Secretary Krug was made after hearings in Alaska and Seattle. g The most important of the new regulations are: 2 8. E. ALASKA AREAS 1. Southeast Alaska has been divided into two areas: Northern Bection' Hicludes il waters north of: Sumner Etralt to Cape Spencer. Southern Sectlon, Sumner Strait and southward, ' In the Northern Sect'on, trap and seine fishing will be permitted from August 22 to September 3. In the: ¢ ! Soutnern Eection, from August 15 to September 3. | In voth of these major divisions lspecm regulations will cover gill- jnet fishing n the Stikine, Taku +and Snettisham areas, and trolling |generally will be subject to little | further restriction than in past years. The excepted areas, where a special season for seine fishing ;was permitted in 1948, such as Tena- |kee Inlet and the outer section of |South Prince of Wales District, will i be abolished this year as being un-« 1desirable from a conservation stand- ‘polm. and of little significance from | h |an economic peint of view. FALL FISHING 2. Fall fishing in Southeast Alas- Ika will be permitted during the pe- irlod from October 5 to 15 only, in six specified areas where important |chum salmon runs occur. These are yExcursion Inlet, Hood, Chika and |Security Bays, Port Camden and Cholmondeley Sound. Fish and lWfld.ll(e Service patrol craft will be stationed in these areas, and all ‘fishing ‘boats will register in ahd ‘out during the open season. TRAP CLOSURES 3. Method of closing saltnon traps during any closed period has been .changed by directing that. heart {walls shall be lifted to a height of at least 4 feet above the water on floating traps, and to the capping jon plle traps. The opening of the (heart wall so created must be at |least 25 feet in length and extend (Continued on Page 2) 50-STARRED WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 #— E. L. Bartlett, Alaskan delegate to Congress, presented Prosident Trv- man today an American flag with 50 !stars‘ for use if and when Alaska and Hawail obtain statehood. The President has recommended that the two territories be admitted as states, . PBartlett said the President prom- ised that the flag would be the first to fly if the two territories tecome part of the union as full fledzed stotes. . The flag, which bas six rows of seven stars and one of eignt, 'was donated by the Alaska Terri‘orial Federation of Labor. )