The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 30, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASK “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXIIL, NO. 11,235 MISS COPLON IS CONVICTED, BEING SPY FOR RUSSIA By KARL R. BAUMAN WASHINGTON, June 30—P— Judith Coplon was convicted today of being a spy for Russia. ‘The jury convicted her on both counts of the indictment against her. She faces a maximum sen- tence of 13 years in prison and a fine of $12,000. The jury announced its verdict shortly atter 1:30 p.m. (EST) after having her fate in lts hands for almost 27 hours;, Federal Jugge Albert L. Reeves denied a defense plea for a month’s delay and indicated he would pass sentence at 9 am. (EST) tomorrow. She will remain free on bond at least until then. Miss Coplon, 28, a Barnard Col- lege honor graduate, still faces trial in New York along with Valentine /A. Gubitchev, a Russian, on espion- age conspiracy charges. Under count one of the indict- ment under which she was convict- ed. today the maximum penalty is 10 years and $10,000. That count accused Miss Coplon of taking secret reports from FBI files on counter-espionage and sub- version with intent to benefit a; forelgn power (Russia) and injure the United States. The second count, with a top penalty of three years and $2,000, merely charged removal and con- cealment of such material and made no mention of an intended use for it. ASK CONVERSION 10 APARTMENTS FOR MORE HOUSING Comversion into’ apartment rental units of basement or second floor space in existing houses, could be 8 forward step in- solving part of Juneau housing problem, a Chamber of Commerce man told the mem this noon at the club’s meeting in the Baranof Hotel. With the deadline hearing for supplying housing for personnel of the 17th Coastguard District Head- quarters, the Chamber brought the problem up for open discussion on the floor. A plea was made for household- ers to seriously consider the possi- bilities of converting available space to rental units to aid in meeting the need for 40 to 50 apartments for Coastguardsmen. A hiteh in plans for construction of 100 units on a site in West Ju- neau by Seattle contractors was dis- closed. While some hope still re- mains for the completion of the project, there seems to be little pos- sibility of houses being ready for Coastguardsmen, who are scheduled to come to Juneau within 60 days, according to Chamber President Fred Eastaugh. Mayor Waino Hendrickson told the group that a Seattle investor is considering construction of a ma- jor-sized combination store and apartment building, but that after more. thah six weeks of work, no suitable Jand site has been procured in Juneau. Matanuska Asks Queen Entry Possibility that 'Juneau’s Fourth of Jaly Queen might enter competi- tion at the Matanuska Valley Fair for a free trip to Hollywood, was brought before the Chamber. Dis- position of a request from the Fair Association for a Juneau queen en- try was turned over to the Cham- ber’s Fourth of July committee. Two Anchorage men were guests at the meeting. They were Dr. Wendell C. Matthews and Harry Wilson' of the Wilson Cafe. WEATHER REPORT (0. 8. WEATHER BUREAU (This data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 6:30 am. PST.) In Juneau— Maximum, 55; minimum, 44. At Airport— Maximum, 48; minimum, 4. FORECAST au and Vicinity) Decreasing cloudiness to- night. Fair Friday. Low tem- perature tonight about 45. High temperature on Friday near 60. PRECIPITATION (Past 2+ hours ending 7:30 a.m. today In Juneau — 134 inches; since June 1, 745 inches; since July 1, 119.48 inches. At Airport — .95 inches; e since June 1, 535 inches; e since July 1, 69.26 inches. L] o9 e 000000 00 . OAK HURLERS; WIN THUMPING GAME (By the Associated Press) The Hollywooqd <Stars on the rampage again. Smarting from a 4-3 defeat at the hands of Oakland Tuesday night the Stars stormed back last night and lambasted four Acor:n hurlers in a 14 to 2 thumping. Frankie Kelleher's bat really smoking. He smackerooed two In all he drove in seven of the | Stars’ 14 counters. In the secon inning Hollywood scored seven iuns on five hits, including doubles by | Gene Handley and Herb Gorman and one of Kelleher's circul blows. Southpaw Art Schallock went the route for Hollywood, allowing the Acorns eight hits while his team got 15. ‘The win again put the Pacific Coast league leading Stars seven games ahead of second-place Seattle. Portland and Sacramento split {a twin bill. The one that the Solons won, combined with the Oakland loss, put Sacramento in third place in the standings, replacing the| Acorns. In the first game the | | Beavers shelled Orval Grove trom the mound in the sixth inning and went on to vin 4 to 2, a seven- inning tilt. But Ken Holcombe had too many curves for Portland in the nightcap, giving up only five hits, and the Solons won the fuil- length contest 3 to 1. San Francisco's Seals moved |from seventh to sixth in the race by whipping the Los Angeles Angels 6 to 2. It was the fifth win of the season for Manny Perez. It gave the Seals a 2-0 lead in the series. The San Diego Padres squared their series at a game apiece whea Kewpie Dick Barrett ninth inning threat and his team beat Seattle 6 to 2. The Padres coasted into the last frame with a 6-0 lead. But the Rainiers put on a stiff rally, got two runs and then loaded the sacks. However, Barrett fanned pinch hitter Jackie Albright to end the game. STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS Pacific Coast League L Pet Hollywood 36 626 Seattle 43 552 Sacramento 45 505 Oakland 4 500 San Diego 47 500 San Francisco 51 457 Portland 50 451 Los Angeles 56 404 Natfonal League w L Pet Brooklyn .41 25 621 St. Louis ... .40 26 606 Philacelphic. 37 32 533 Boston .36 32 523 New York 3 32 508 Cincinnati 271 31 422 Pittsburgh 2 39 400 Chicago 25 42 3713 Yesterday's Results Pittsturgh 7, Cincinnati 3. New York 9, Boston 3. - Brooklyn 5, Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 7, Chicago 4. American League W L Pct New York .. . 43 - 24 642 Philadelphia ‘39 29 574 Cleveland 29 547 Detroit 31 544 Boston 30 538 ‘Washington 35 462 Chicago 42 391 St. Louis 46 303 Yesterday’s Results New York 9, Boston 7. St. Louis 1, Chicago 0. Philadelphia 7, Washington 4. Detroit 4-7, Cleveland 0-8. . STEAMER MOVEMENTS Prince George, from Vancouver scheduled to arrive tomorrow p.m. Princess Norah from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday. Corsair from Vancouver scheduled to_arrive Saturday. Denali from Seattle scheduled to arrive Sunday. Aleutian ‘scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday. Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver July 6. Baranof scheduled southbound Sunday afternoon. ® 0 0 9 0 0 C o0 oe TIDE TABLE JULY 1 High tide, 4:58 am., 15.7 ft. Low tide, 11:34 am, -08 ft. . . . . . . High tide, 18:00 p.m., 154 ft. ® . . R RN NN N ) ® 06000 p 00 00 stopped a was homers, each a three-runner.| 4 STARSBLASTFOUR |FILE SUIT BREAK UP BIG TRUST Adion Is Taken Against| Industrial Empire Con- trolled by DuPonts WASHINGTON, June 30— (®— 4| Attorney General Tom Clark has | filed suit to break up the du Pont industrial empire. ! The Attorney General announced + that the action, under the Sherman and Clayton Antj-Trust laws, was filed this morning in the U.S. Dis- trict Court at Chicago. Among the major demands ot the civil suit are a divorcement ot the E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co, of Wilmington, Del, from General Motors Corp., of Detroit. It also asks that the du Pont family be required to release its holdings, d;acribed as controlling, in the United States Rucber Com- pany of New York. i The suit named as defendants: E. I. du Pont de Nemours, Gen- eral Motors, U. S. Rubber, Chris- tiana Securities Co., Delaware Realty and Investment Corp., Pierre S. du Pont, Lammot du Pont, Irenee du Pont, and all members of the du Pont family related by blocd or marriage to Pierre, Lam- mot, or Irenee du Pont who hold voting stock in either U. S. Rub- ber, Christiana Securities or Dela- ware Realty and Investment Corp. Clark’s statement announcing the suit said that Christiana and Dela- ware Reaity “are personal holding companies of the members of the Gu Pont family.” Justice Department Attorneys said they understood that no one outside of the family holds stock in these companies, which in turn control E, I. du Pont de Nemours Co. 3-DAY WEEK S ORDERED, SOFT COAL MINERS (By the Associated Press) Reversing his traditional policy of “no contract, no work,” miners East of the Mississippi river to work a three-day week starting Tuesday. Lewis' action,. expected by soft coal operators, was announced at White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, where negotiations for a new con- tract are being discussed by the union and the producers. The current working agreement with the operators -expires tonight | but Lewis directed his miners to work the shortened week “to re- move the stresses and strains which could cause industry and public irritation.” Lewis ordered his United Mine Workers to toil Tuesday, Wednes- day and Thursday next week, when their 10-day vacation ends. There- after, he said, the men will work on Monday, Tuesday and Wednes- day of each week. WASHINGTON STRIKE In Washington, the nation’s capital was threatened with a strike of its public transportation workers. Workers who operate Washing- ton’s street car and bus service have schiguled a strike vote for 12:01 am. Friday to back up de- mands for a wage hike. A scheduled strike of some 4,400 workers at the Hershey Chocolate Corp.,, Hershey, Pa—set to start Snturdly—would virtually cripple the entire city. The wage stoppage, result of*a union shop dispute, was voted Tuesday by the AFL-Bakery and Confectionery Workers union. The strike, if carried out, will affect the Jersey Chocolate Plant, the soap factory, laundry. lumber mill, furniture factory, two hotels and the telephone and water com- panies. OTHER LABOR NEWS Other labor developments cluded: 'BAND PRACTICE The Juneau City Band will prac- tice tonight at 8 o'clock in the Grade School auditorium and all present and former members are in- urged to attend and be on time for | 2 once over of marches. John | L. Lewis today ordered - soft .coal JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1949 Yote for With the deadline nearing, mid- night tomorrow, three candidates | for queen on the Fourth added to votes right up smartly. Pretty little Carmen Mantyla | came into the Empire office before noon and plunked down 15,200 vates .| which put her into fourth place, | Her added vote was the largest dur- | ing the past 24 hours. Juanita Diaz and Martha Ne bould scored up to noon today h Annabelle Poe in second place ahd Betty Haynes fifth. The standings: Juanita Diaz Annabelle Poe ... Martha Newbould Carmen Mantyla Betty Haynes ... SWIMMING POOL FUND AT $1,300; LAST SHOW . TONIGHT Juneau Lions will go on thetuir over KINY for a full hour tonight from 8 to 9 p. m. for their fourth radio show to raise funds for heat- | ng the Evergreen Bowl Swimming Pool. Licns took in more than $700 last night to raise the fund total to about $1,300. Tonight’s program will conclude the Lions' radio shows, but the club announces that contributions will be | gratefully accepted from all who have not been contacted by telephone op the radio program. CONDITIONS - OF WEATHER ALASKA PTS. ‘Weather conadiiions and temper- stures at varfous Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 a. m, 120th Meridian Time, and | released by tke Weather Bueau. Juneau follow: Anchorage .. 42—Partly Cloudy Barrow 30—Partly Cloudy Bethel . #he 42—Rain Cordova . ss—hrtly Cloudy Dawson ... i oo 43—Rain Edmonton so—Partly Cloudy Fairbanks 42—Partly Cloudy | Haines ..., . 44—Drizzle Havre 3 47—any Cloudy Juneau Airport .. 44--Rain Annette Island . v 48—Rain Kodiak 3 41—Pnrlly Cloudy Kotzebue 37—Partly Cloudy McGrath 39—Partly Cloudy NOME ...t .. 36—Drizzle Northway ... .. 40—Ciloudy Petersburg : e 46—Rain Portland 42—Partly Cloudy Prince George 38—Partly Cloudy Seattle . 46—Fog ‘Whitehorse 42—Cloudy Yakutat . 42— Partly Cloudy GIRL WHO T00K SHOT AT WAITKUS DECLARED INSANE CHICAGO, June 30 — (M - In the 19-year-old girl admirer who shot first caseman Eddie Waitkus today was adjudged insane and committed to Kankakee State hos- pital. ‘The girl, Ruth Ann Steinhagen, appeared in felony court with the man she shot. After preliminary pleadings she was bound over. to the grand jury. A true bill was immediately voted and the indictment returned before Chief Justice James J. McDermott of Criminal Court. This was shortly after Waitkus, sitting in a wheel chair, confronted the girl for the first time since she shot him in & hotel room June 15. AIR RAID MADE ON SHANGHAI KILLS 82 (By Associated Press) The Communist administration Shanghai yesterday. No bombs fell in:the Chapei district. 'is the mountain laurel. ) Ath Queen their totals today, jumping their | rapid-fire disposal of legal routine,! foreigners ave reported (the' government has frozen among the casualties. Most of th¢|union’ funds ‘to prevent other U.S. Steel 21, Pound $4.03. STRIKE AT FAIRBANKS fast Minul; Eompromise‘ Will Only Prevent Min- ers Walking Out | | | ring an unlooked-for last-minute compromise, the 200-member Fair- banks Mine Workers' Union will strike this midnight against the United States Smelting Company in support of wage demands. | The walkout is expected to affect some three hundred other workers and would instantly cut off power supply to 60 percent of the city of Fairbanks. The mining company power plant supplies all but the central business section of the city, which receives its power from the Northern Commercial Company plant. Harold R. Conn of Seattle, Re- gional Commissioner for the Fed- eral Conciliation Service, succeedea in getting the parties to agree to a meeting today, their first since the dispute bezan, but neither side was hopeful of a settlement. At a special meeting last night, union membeérs voted unanimously to shut down the mining company power plant completely, blasting the hopes of Fairbanks residents who felt the union might continue to keep the power flowing even though' the rest of the plant was | struck. Frank Angerman, Mine Workers' Organizer and a Fourth Division thember of the Alaska Legislatuse, said the union is asking a 35-cent hourly increase on wages now ranging from $1.14 to $1.95 an hour. The mine workers independent union has argaining authority for all employees of the company, whether they are union members or not. “The last strike at the U.S. Smelt- ing Co.—in , 1941—lasted 30 days. Union shop and wages were at issue at that time. Dislressed Fishmg Vessels Now Safe SEATTLE, June 30—®— Four fishing vessels in trouble in Alaska and Washington waters the past few days were reported safe today by the Coast Guard. The 48-foot halibuter Mae West, which caught fire off Point Hilda, in Stevens Passage in Southeast Al- aska, was towed into Juneau by a cutter. ' The fire was under control when the Coast Guard boat arrived. was towed to deep water by a boat from the Quillayute River lifeboat station after going aground in the Quillayute River off the Washing- ‘ton coast, and the Sandra Lee, adrift in Clallam Bay yesterday, was towed to Neah Bay. Taken in tow by the Coast Guard cutter Cahoone whea her engine broke down, the J. E. Edwards of Seattle, arrived in Sitka last night. A fifth boat, the Suzanne, a hali- but fisher, unloaded 1ish Tuesday at Pelican City, near. Juneau, and went . to. sea again. It had been fishing near Kodiak Island and had been unreported two weeks. Senator Jackson Is Flying fo Fairbanks WASHINGTON, June 30— Rep. Jackson (D-Wash) left last night by plane for Fairbanks, Al- aska, where he will be chief speak- er PFriday at exercises marking the Tetirement of President Charles E. Ausiralia Also Freezing Funds; " Strike Sloppage | . (By Mloclaud Press) There js & slight prospect for Lhe settlement of Australia’s crippling | miners’ strike. Leaders of the 24,000 in Shanghai announced today that (striking miners have agreed to mMine stock today is 3, 82 persons were killed and 99 in-|confer tomorrow Wwith the Austra- | Can 90, Anaconda 26%. Curtiss- jured in the Nationalist air raid on |lian Counci} of Trade Unions which | Wright 87, International Harvester has a settlement plan. Meanwhile | ali unions , from - ‘aiding 'the miners. More than 500,000 workers are idle liveries to factories, IS FEARED FAIRBANKS, June 30— (P—Bar- | The Stampede, a 39-foot troller, Bunnell of the University of Alaska. | A. EMPIRE, MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS 7 14 PRICE TEN CENTS JACK O'CONNOR RETIRES FROM FEDERAL SERVICE FWS Staff Gives Informal Office Party for Promi- nent Official “Good luck, Jack!" was written in pink frosting on the cake for a very informal party this morning. “Good luck, Jack!” read the clev- er scroll-like card on which were dozens of signatures—a card accom- | panying a handsome gift. | And “Good luck, Jack!" was spok- | en from the hearts o1 fellow work-| ers at the little affair honoring Charles John O'Connor, in the| office of the director of the U. 8.| Fish and Wildlife Service. | | | in Alaska where there is a hunter or fisherman, retired from govern- ment service today. But those who have worked with him say it will not be a slippers-by-the-fire kind of retirement. O'Connor plans to make a trip| Outside to visit relatives, then do he has near Fairbanks. mits retirement after 20 years for federal enforcement officers, O'Con- nor has been in public service many more than a score of years, and in numerous branches, Most recently, he-has been en- FWS Field Station. Previous to that he was with the Bureau of Blologi-~ cal Survey and the Alaska Game Commission. Earlier, he ‘had been agsociated with the U. S. Marshal's office. His first Alaska work as an officer of the law began November 1, 1914, in Fairbanks, on the Fire and Police Department forces. During his whole public career, O'Connor has been concerned prin- cipally with law enforcement in Alaska. Coffee was served this morning in Olarence 1. Rhode's oftice, where' the big conference table was laden with goodies — coffee, sandwiches, nuts, candies and two cakes, besides the large gayly wrapped gift, Most of the girls on the staff | had helped with the refreshments; Artist Mary Westfall had painted the amusing figures on the “Good luck, Jack!™ card, and everyone had chipped in for the fine new type- writer someone had learned that Jack wanted. IOIJRISIS RETURII FROM SPECIAL BUS TRIP TO INTERIOR A first in Alaskan tourist travel proved to be a “grand trip” for 15 Juneauites who returned yesterday after a two-week trip from Juneau to Fairbanks and Anchorage by bus. The special charter bus run to Fairbanks for the VFW convention and operated by EL. (Red) Hollo- way marked the first time for bus travel between the Alaskan Pan- handle and Interior. Tourists made the last lap of their trip from Haines yesterday af- ternoon by Alaska Coastal Airlines. The bus will be brought here by the Chilkoot barge tomorrow. The group spent four days in Fairbanks, then left on a 150-mile side trip to Circle Hot Springs where several of the party took to the air for a flight with a bush pilot over the Arctic Circle. The bus tourists drove to An- chorage for a two-day stay before returning south over the Glenn Highway, Alaska Highway and the Haines Cutoff. With stopovers every night and comfortable seats, the trip was not at all tiring, according to Ethel Finlayson, secretary at the Bureau of Reclamation, who made the trip, She said she feels she has really seen Alaska. Others who returned yesterday were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nelson, Louise Skinner, Allen Marcum, Harold Fennell, Pat Burns, Pete Snyder, Lorraine Mix, John Kiox, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Lohr. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, June 30.—(M—Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau American | 24%, Kennecott 44%, New York | Central 9%, Northern Pacitic 12%, Sales today were 580,000 shares. Averages today ‘are as follows: The state flower of Pennsylvania |due to the strike tying up coal de- industrials 167.42, rails 42.58, util- ities 34.41. 4 Jack O'Connor, known everywhere | some prospecting on a copper claim | While a recent authorization per- | iorcement agent for the Juneau! | Cascade range. SENATE PASSES JUlY 4 BOAT RACE ] [PARADE T0 BE HELD SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8 The annual Jul_v 4th boat races will be held Sunday evening, July |8, at 8 o'clock. The races will fol- low a boat parade with prizes for | the best decorated. Prizes amount to $500 to be |awarded for the race winners. The fcllowing races are scheduléd for outboards with these horse- power designations: 5, 10, 16, and 122 followed by a free-for-all. There will be races for inboard racers with two classes according to speed land design. Trollers and haltbut boats will race in the two classlh~ | cations, | All boat owners are urged to be in the Loat parade and races. Entry blanks are available at Cowling Motors with the entry list' closing at noon, July 3. Entry fee is $l. A scow has been arranged for and will be anchored off the Ju- neau Cold Storage dock where rac- ing boats may tie up and to ac- commodate the starter and judges. { At the starting scow, instructions | will be given to racers as to the | meaning of starting flag signals and rules. DONJAC ENTERED IN LAST- LEG OF RACE, CAPITAL-TO-CAPITAL A total of 10 cfu\q;u are entered ifi'the Prince Rupert-Juneau leg of the Capital-to-Capital Cruiser Race which .ends at the Douglas" bridge the afternoon of July 16, at 1 o'clock. | | with owners and sponsoring yacht club: Donolie, R. J. Hart, Jr., Brem- erton; Jeanne, George Moore, Queen City; Carmelita, Norton Clapp, Seattle; Conquest, H. B. Garrett, Bremerton; Klatawa, C. L. Klieves, Bremerton; Nika, George M. Ross, Queen City; Spunky Two, Dr. J. Wayne Graham, Everett; Devshir, J. H. Smith, Portland; Donjac, J. B. Burford, Juneau; Ai- leen, George H. Patton, Nanaimo, B.C. The cruisers are due to arrive at Nanaimo, B. C., on July 9, on the Olympia-Nanaimo leg of the race, July 13 at Prince Rupert, July 16 at the Douglas Bridge. The local yacht club will welcome the arriving cruisers at the conclu- sion of the race and computation of winners will follow immediately. At 7 o'clock that evening a cocktail party will be held at the Baranof for the visiting yachtmen with the awarding dinner to be held at 8 o'clock. On July 17 trips for the visitors have been planned to Mendenhall Glacler and points of interest around Juneau. The following day there will be conducted tours to| Glacier Bay and Tracy Arm. Boats of all different speeds will be in the race, with each skip- per racing against his own predict- ed log or predicted running time. All hoats theoretically should arrive at the bridge at 1 o'clock the after- noon of July 16. The crulsers will leave Prince Rupert on the f{inal leg of the race at intervals according to their speed with the slower boats leaving first. Penalties for infringement of the | tules and for fallure to run the dis- | tance between central points as pte- dicted make it a highly interesting race. A high degree of seamanship will determine the winner, Weather Conditions Over U, S. Still Bad (By Associated Press) The weather story is bad in sec- | tions of both the East and West. The Easterly drought is now & month old. A hot, rainless June has damaged farm, vegetable and fruit crops in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. The most serious etfect of the dry spell is said to be on puture‘, ‘and. At the same time, the Kla- math Basin of Oregon has been hit by the worst frost in the w- ing season i 19 years, Dllmge in grain and poulo fields upw: Yeavy. There is snow along the| [} The boats entered are as follows, | ., LABOR BILL WITH BASIC PROVISIONS OF T-H LAW; TRUMAN LOSES \VASHINGTON‘ .,'unt 30, (A— The Senate today passed the labor bill constructed by Senator Taft (R-Ohio). The vote on passage was 51 to 42. It contains the basic provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act and marked a sweeping victory for the Ohio Sen- ator in his duel with the Truman Administration over repealing the T-H law. It was a crushing defeat for President Truman, who during the 1948 campaign pledged repeal of the measure. Senator Lucas of Illinois, the | Democratic leader, predicted before the vote that Mr. Truman will veto the Taft bill if it reaches him. to the House. The Senate rejected a proposal to write into the bill a provision to get the President to treat the Hawailan waterfront strike as a na- tional emergency. The bill, still to be acted on by the House, empowers the President to selze plants or seek injunctions to halt labor disputes that threat- en the national health or safety. TRUMAN CONTINUES FIGHT WASHINGTON. June 30, —(#— President Truman said today he is going’ to continue to iight for the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act as hard as he can. His ccmment came at a news conference, Mr. Truman declined, when ques- tioned, to say whether he will: 1. Veto the Taft bill if it reach- es him. He sald he will pass on the question only Aflfl the legisla- tlon is before him." 2. Seek 1o defeat Taft for re- election to the Senate, Taft comes up for election next year, ‘He - also told ‘the: that no builn-man has to pay a go-between to get ‘a government contract; Bernard M. Baruch was badly misinformed when he accused the Administration of taking a ‘needless gamble” with national se- curity. INDUSTRY BILL NOW BEFORE BRITISHERS (By Associated Press) The House of Lords has voted to ‘delay nationalization of the fron and steel industry but the move has little power to stop the gov- ernment from going ahead with its program, The Peers voted to postpone the date for taking over industry from May 1, 1850, to October 1, 1951. A general election must be held be- fore August, 1950. It would give the Conservatives a chance to take power. They are publicly pledged to kill the industry bill, However, in effect, there |is nothing the House of Lords can do to stop government plans to bring steel into state hands. The government plans to take over the Industry. by May 1, 1950, The Lord’s power to delay passage of Bills for two years will be cut to one year Ly December when a heavy labor majority passes for the third time a bill to trim powers and make it law, Commons already has passed it on two readings. Predided Many Will Die in Traffic Holiday Accidents CHICAGO, June 30—M—The Na- tional Safety Council estimafed to- day that 200 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the three- day Fourth of July celebration. WIL BASEBALL Final scores of Western Interna- tional games played last night are: Victoria 5-6, Tacoma 2-2. Spokane 4, Salem 1. Yakima 3, Wenatchee 0. Bremerton at Vancouver, rain. SECOND SON BORN TO . JOHN E. DAPCEVICHS' A second son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John E. Dapcevich Monday merning at St. Ann's hospital. The baby, to be named David Alan, joins a 16-month-old brother, John,Rich- ard, Materpal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leo Jewett. Paternal grandparents are Mr, and Mrs, Sam | Dapcevich. Senate passage sent the measurc * i | ’ !