The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 10, 1949, Page 6

PAGE SIX ARNOLD TESTIFIES FOR_HARRIS (. IN TRAP TAX CASE Today’s two-hour session of the fishtrap tax case was a legal battle of wits, literally, as even the wit- ness being cross-examingd is a lawyer—and a former judge. The witness, W. C. Arnold, is co- counsel for P. E. Harris and Com- pany, which brought the suit against Tax Commissioner M. P. Mullaney, and for partners in the Mutual Trap Company, intervenors. He is generally called Judge Ar- nold, dating from his years as US. Commissioner at Hyder and Ket- chikan. However, it was chiefly in Ar- nold’s capacity as Managing Direc- tor of Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc., that the Harris Company attorney, Frank L. Mechem, called him to the stand at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A minor contretemps resulted, as the attorney to argue the case cotild not testify, too, unless oppos- ing counsel would waive objection. “I'd rather hear him only once!” exclaimed Attorney General J. Gerald Williams, “but T'll waive— oh, I'll waive!” On direct questioning yesterday, Arnold gave figures summarizing several voluminous detailed ex- hibits, gto show that the Harris Company would have sustained a loss of some $3,900,000 in the eight years just past, had the new tax measure been applied to opera- tions. Incidentally, while answering Mechem's questions, Arnold gave a comprehensive dissertation on the construction, care and operation of | standing and floating iraps. FISH PRICES Mechem'’s questioning was on proper methods of determining the_ fair market value of trap- caught raw salmon. Arnold replied that they are (:ased on supply and demand, and competitive prices of fish taken with mobile gear. He explained that Salmon Industry, Inc, on behalf of the operators, ne- gotiates annually with unions, on behalf of their members. Direct examination ended at 5:40 p.m. yesterday, and court was ad- journed until this morning. Today's cross-examination by the Attorney General tried, so he stated, “to bring out the fact that the standard fish prices are arrived at by collective bargaining and do not represent the true market price, nor are they governed by the law of supply and demand.” This was in pursuance of yester- day’s cross-examination of William J. Fronk, C.P.A, to establish that, even with the increased taxes, the canneries in question would have shown profits. LEGAL DUEL This morning’s interchange pro- vided the numerous spectators with a legal duel in which the fencers used well-sharpened rapiers. With thrust, parry and teint, it was more entertaining than the first two days and involved such trivia as “Your exihibit,” hibit,” and a little repartee over “infinitesmal.” Several times, Judge George W. Folta cautioned Williams that un- due time was fceing taken in “bring- ing out, bit by bit from the wit-] ness, evidence which is in front of you.” Court adjourned at noon, the case continued to Monday. Harris and Company, with the intervening Mutual Trap Company, seeks a permanent injunction re- straining the Territorial Tax Com- | missioner from collecting the in- creased trap tax established by the 1949 Legislature. A temporary restraining order was granted by Judge Folta June 18. DIVORCE GRANTED Jessie Greenwald has been grant- ed a decree of divorce in the Dis- trict Court from Robert Greenwald. Mrs, Greenwald was given custody of their four minor children. FROM BELLINGHAM R. V. Wilson of Wash,, is a guest at the Baranof. “No, that's YOUR ex-| Bellingham, | ALASKA WILL BE REGION I IN NEW BUREAU OF MINES Alaska, usually the last-numbered region of a federal agency gets the first digit in the proposed re- organization of the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Mines, it is learned from the recent memoran- dum sent by Director, James Boyd. Nine areas will be established, | with Juneau as regional headquar- ters of Region I (Alaska. Moving eastward, this time, the| numbers go on from Region II (Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana) to VIII which is on the East Coast and to Virginia and | Kentucky boundaries. | Region IX will ke the Foreign | Minerals Region, “to deal with| | problems involved in the Bureau for the rest of the world.” At present, there is no Alaska director of the Bureau of Mines, as such. G. D. Jermain, head of the Mining Branch in the Terri- i tory, represents the Bureau on the! | Alaska Field Committee. but other branches, such as the Metal - Eco-| {nomics Branch are also established here. | According to Director Boyd, the| recrganization on a regional basis| Ifor the 39-year-old bureau will! | provide “a direct channel of dele- | | gated responsibility.” Each regional | director will be responsible directly | to the director, with the Washing- | ton office serving “more in the capacity of consultant.” | | Director Boyd gives no lndlca-; tion, in his general memorandum ! to his staff, as to when the re- organization will become effective. He indicates that it will take con-| RAINIERS LOSE AS FLETCHER IS PUT OUT OF NIGHT GAME (By the Associated Press) Guy Fletcher, Seattle’s 22-game winner, got chased from the mound in the first inning—by the umpire. As a result, the San Franciscd Seals hopped on Fletcher's three successors for a 13-2 Coast League victory last night. Guy threw his glove to the ground in disgust when Umpire Bill Doran called one of his pitches a ball. Doran thumbed him from the contest. Guy protested and had to be escorted from the mound. Steve Nagy, the victor, gave up only five hits and had a big night at bat himself. He got two douvles, a single and was hit by a pitched ball. He scored once and batted in a pair to insure his 14th triumph. Meantime, the pennant chase continues at a torrid pace. With but 17 games to go, the Oakland Acorns, defending champions and currently in second place, thumped Sacra- mento 5-3 to move within three games of loopleading Hollywood. Hollywood bowed to San Diego 3-2. The Padres did it in the ninth inning, Allie Clark clouting a pinch- homer with one aboard to give Lyman Linde his 13th win. Rain forced postponement of the Los Angeles game at Portland. They will make it up with a double-| | siderable time, and that there will | be places for all present staff mem- | | cers, although not necessarily m" . equivalent capacities. | i No indication is given as to| | Alaska personnel, nor has Jermain | ! any information on the subject. E | '(OMMIE PURGE | STARTED, CHINA (By Associated Press) Authorities in China’s wavering EYunan province began a purge of | Communists today. Gov. Lu Han| of this southwest province last week declared his independence of the Nationalist government. But he is now reported lcack in the govern-| ment fold. Acting President Li Tsung-Jen lof Yunnan issued an order for the immediate dissolution of the pro- vincial people’s council. The official Central News Agency said peasant uprisings were spread- ing in North China and Communist forces were not strong enough to cope with them. RULES, REGULATIONS ON FHA INSURANCE Commissioner Franklin D. Rich- ards, Federal Housing Administra- tion announces rules and regula- tions governing FHA insurance on privately constructed military hous- ing have been signed and are in the mail to all field offices and ap- proved mortgagees. The new act, designed to assist in relieving housing shortages af- fecting both civilian and military | employees of the national military establishments throughout the country, amends the National Hous- ing Act by adding to it a new Title V1II which makes special provision for FHA insurance of mortgages on rental housing to be built by private capital for these employees and their families. Insurance under Title VIII par- allels that currently available under ! Section 608 and provides for in- surance of a maximum mortgage of $5000,000, representing not more than 90 percent of replace- ment costs and not more than $8,100 per family unit except that where the need will be better served by single-family dwelling units the mortgage principal may be as much | as $9,000 per family unit. The in- terest. rate may not exceed four percent. Home and Remodeling of Any Kind and Size Is My Interest CALL OVE HANSON Douglas 352 Repair header this afternoon. | STANDINGS OF THE CLUBS Pacific Coast League Hollywood Oakland Sacramento Seattle San Diego San Francisco . Portland Los Angeles National League w Et. Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Bosten Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago 84 American League w 82 83 9 . 80 0 ... 58 .. 48 43 L 49 53 56 58 65 80 89 90 New York Boston Cleveland Detroit .. Philadelphia Chicago St. Louis . Washington SEATTLE RAINIERS DRAWING BIG, GATE SEATTLE, Sept. 10 — (® — The Seattle Rainiers are nearing a new all-time Pacific Coast League kaseball attendance record in Seattle. Through last night, 527,917 fans have paid to see the fourth place Rainiers in their home games. The high Seattle mark is 548,368, set in 1947. To top it, 20451 fans must show up at the remaining two playing dates tonight and to- PUNTER IS WANTED IN HUSKY LINEUP i 10—{M—Coach SEATTLE, Sept. Howie Odell punter to get his Huskies out of tight year. No one has been picked yet, but showing promise are Fritz Apking and quarterbacks Don Heinrich and Washington spots this morrow. t THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE —JUNEAU, ALASKA CARDINALS ARE GIVEN SLAMMING BY VANDER MEER. By RALPH RODEN | A hero in Brooklyn, a bum in St.| Louis dnd just another pitcher to the fans in the other major league cities—that's the thumb nail sketch on Lefty Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds. Here's why: A hero in Brooklyn—beat the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-1, last night to keep Brooklyn within a game of the| leading Cards. Bum in St. Louis—the triumph was Vander Meer’s third of the year aver the Red Birds who have beaten him only once. Just another pitcher to the rest of the league—outside of clipping the Cards, Vandy has won only two | other games, one against Philadel- | phia and a shutout over Chicago. The Cards squared off against Vander Meer chuckling over the! Dodgers’ 10-1 (ceating by the New| York Giants in the afternoon at Ebbets Field. The smiles faded in the fourth inning. Vandy, who a week ago tonight was belted for 11 hits in less than four innings by the Cards in a game that wound up in a 9-9 15- inning tie, yielded a run in the| first and then slammed the door. | The Reds, who had bowed u' times and deadlocked the Cardinals once in their last 12 enounters, cracked Al Brazle for three runs in the fourth with the aid of two errors and were never headed. | Three more Reds crossed home in the fifth to insure Vander Meer’s | 22nd triumph of his career agsmstl the Cards. The Cards have beaten the Red Lefty 15 times. Lefty Dave Koslo turned back the Dodgers, scattering nine hits while! the Giants mauled Preacher Roe, Ralph Branca and Rev Barney for 13 solid whacks. . AMERICAN LEAGUE | The Boston Red Sox stormed back into the American League pennant picture as Ellis Kingder| pitched the millionaires to a bril- liant 7-1 conquest of the pace- Isetting New York Yankees. Kinder gave up four singles, walked nine and fanned eight in fashioning his 19th victory of the season .and his ninth straight. The triumph moved the Sox to withinva game and a half of the Yanks: Johnny Pesky started the Red Sox scoring with a two-run homer in the third. Bobby Doerr clouted his 18th off starter and loser Ed Lopat in the fourth and the Sox were in. ‘The third place Cleveland ;In~ dians advanced to within five games of the Yanks, beating the St. Louis Browns, 5-2, behind the| six-hit pitching of rookie Mike Garcia. Philadelphia turned tkack ‘Washington Senators, 5-2. The Chicago Cubs ripped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-1, before 7,905 fans, smallest Pittsburgh night crowd of the season. ‘The scheduled night game be- tween Philadelphia and the Braves in Boston was rained out. The De- troit Tigers and Chicago White Sox were idle. STAN MAXWELL IS SIGNED BY IRONMEN SEATTLE, Sept. 10—(®—The!| Ceattle Ironmen of the Pacific Coast Hockey League .have signed left winger Stan MaxXewll, form- erly of the New York Rangers. Owner Frank Dotten said yester- day Maxwell scored 30 goals in 38 the is shopping for a games with the Lethbridge, Alta, team last year. He is from North Bay, Ont. Now is the time for cleaning and repairing your fur coat. Let us give you a free estimate. Martin Vie- Don O'Leary. tor Furs, Inc. 95 1t Alaska Coastal Alrfines spot on the globel And aLasK ehwing Stuit$bownd? enables you fo arrangs —through your local ficket agent—your passage %o the States on Pan American, and then to any’ for you who buy tickets In Shka, Hoonah, Tenakes, Skagway, Kaies @nd similar communities, ACA reserves a special block of seats 3o that its passengers share equal prierity with those Who buy tickets la Juneaw w % B Southeastern WOMEN NETTERS LEAD ENGLISH IN PHILADELPHIA, Sept. The United States women’s tennis team carried what seems an in- surmountable 3-0 lead over England into the second day’s Wightman Cup play at the Meerion Cricket Club. The British must win all four of the remaining matches if they are to end America’'s 18-year hold on the cup. Doris Hart, runner-up for the U.S. championship, opened the cup play by trouncing Mrs. Jean Walker- Smith Bournemouth, 6-3, 6-1, in the No. 2 singles. Mrs. Margaret du Pont U. S. ‘champlon. then mowed down Eng- land’s No. 1 singles player, Betty Hilton, 6-1, 6-3. In the doubles match, Miss Hart and Shirley Fry, Akron, O., required only 32 minutes to dispose of Jean Quertier and Mrs. Holly Blair, 6-1, 6-2. FIGHT DOPE Only two fights last night and here they are: g i At New York—Kid Gavilin, 150, Mrs. 154%, Luzerne, Pa., (10). At Robinson, 154, New York, stopped Benny Evans, 157, Oklahoma City, (5). B.B. STARS Stars of games played Friday are: Pitching—Ellis Kinder, Red Sox, pitched Boston to a 7-1, four hit triumph over New York, walking nine but striking out eight to move Boston to within game and a halt of pace-setting Yanks. Batting —Dale Mitchell, Indians, homered and tripled, drove in two runs and scored two to lead Cleve- land to 5-2 triumph over St. Louis. LEADERS IN B. B. are: NATIONAL LEAGUE Batting — Robinson, Brooklyn, .345; Slaughter, St. Louis, .341. Runs Batted In — Robinson, Breoklyn, 115; Kiner, Pittsburgh, 104. 44; Musial, St. Louis, 28. Pitching—Wilks, St. Louis, 11-3, .786; Newcombe, Brooklyn, 15-6, 4. AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting—Williams, Boston, Kell, Detroit, .337. Runs Batted In—Stephens, Bos- ton, 145; Williams, Boston, 143. Home Runs — Williams, Boston, 37; Stephens, Boston, 36. Pitching—Kinder, Boston, 19-5, .192; Parnell, Boston, 21-7, .750. -355; We're It'’s ing togethe ilies. in Juneau. WIGHTMAN PLAYING | 10—P— Cuba, outpointed Rocky Castellam,l Omaha, Nebr.—Sugar Ray| | Leaders in the major taseball leagues through games of Friday Home Runs — Kiner, Pittsburgh, | |CAPT. DANIELSON IS T0 COMMAND FREIGHTER VIC SEATTLE, Sept. 10—(®— Capt. Adolph Danielson will command thé Alaska Steamship Company freighter Victoria which sails late today to begin a new Southeastern Alaska freight service. The Victoria will sail cvery sec- ond Friday throughout the fall and winter season. Calls on the first voyage will include Ketchikan, Ka- saan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Ju- neau, Hoonah and Sitka. The port of Pelican will be made on alter- nate voyages beginning September 23 and Haines and Skagway on alternate voyages beginning Oct. 7. Captain Danielson is a familiar mariner in Alaska and Puget Sound waters, He joined the Alaska Steamship Company in 1821 as quartermaster of the Northwestern. By 1936 he had advanced through the grades to the command of the Depere. Since that time he has served on many company vessels | as master and pilot. 15 CARRIED ON PNA FLIGHTS YESTERDAY | Flights yesterday by Pacific Northern Airlines carried 15 passen- gers with six arriving in Juneau | and nine departing. From Anchorage, passengers were: H. Seidman, R. S. Moore, Dr. E. Albrecht, Charles Burdick, A. S. ‘Thompson, John Bowen. | For Yakutat: Mr. and Mrs. Frank | Edwards, Victoria Carlson. For Cordova: C. Trowbridge, J. *W. Oakly. For Anchorage: Jack Cummings, Jeanne Cummings, S. €. Makley, Lloyd Babcock. | WILBASEBALL (By the AssociateG Press) A change of scenery added up to ".heir first victories last night for | Spckane and Wenatchee in the | Western International Baseball League playoffs. Opening on their home field atter two play-off series losses to Ya- kima, the Spokane Indians whipped the league champs, 16 to 15, in a batting free-for-all. The Spokes scored seven runs in the sixth frame. The Wenatchee Chiefs let loose with four runs in the seventh be- fore a home-town crowd to beat ‘Vancouver, -9 to 6, after dropping a pair in Canada. 3 Democrat Herbert Lehman today the U. 8. Senate to fill the unex- pired term of New York’s Robert Wagner. Lehman's opponent is likely to be Republican John Fos- ter Dulles, who is holding a tem- porary appointment. . The Undersecretary of the Army announces in Tokyo that no back- seat drivers will interfere with the work of General MacArthur. opens his campaign for election to} 'SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1949 GLOBAL ARMS BILL DRAWN UP; GIVEN APPROVAL BY COM. Carries One Billion Dollars for North Atlantic Pact Nations WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—®— A special Senate committee today approved a $1314,000,000 globa¢ arms bill with $75,000,000 earmark- |ed for anti-Communists aid in the | Far East. By a vote of 19 to 3, the com-l bined Senate Foreign Relations and j Armed Services committees stamp- ed approval on the arms measure' which carries $1,000,000,000 for re-| arming North Atlantic pact nations. President Truman asked Congress for a $1,450,000,000 arms program— but he included nothing for Chi-, na or the Far East outside of Ko- rea and the Philippines. H The House voted for a cut ot ! $580,495,000 in the President’s total | and also offered nothing for Cm-i na. i The Senate bill falls only $135,-| 990,000 short of the total Mr. Iru- man asked. 3 Only minor matters remain to be | ironed out before the committees | take a final vote on. the arms bill Monday, Chairman Connally (D- Tex) of the Foreign Relations Committee told reporters. FROM FAIRLANKS Jim Dobson and Howard Wilcox of Fairbanks are guests at the Baranof Hotel. SERVER STERLING ROUND INTERNATIONAL Serves: meot or Aoh cokes, fried or serombled oggs, woffes, siced tomatpes o cucumbers, croquels. 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