The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, November 16, 1949, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,352 Deadlocked Coal Strike Up to Whi PLANE IS DOWNON ATLANTIC lweny-two—fiarsons Re- ported Aboard Missing- Big Sea Search Starfed | NEW YORK, Nov. 16—(#—Mackay : Radio said today it had intercepted a radio message indicating a United States Air Force Bz29 was believed lost and about to land in the; ocean off Bermuda. I Mackay said the message, sent by the -marine station at Bermuda, ! said: ' “All ships within 100 miles of! “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, Happy Birthday Bermuda please keep sharp lookout for USAF B-29 aircraft 5289 with | USAF markings and silver colored! believed lost and about to ditch | and may transmit signals on 500 kilocycles.” No other information was avail- able here. | l i 20 ABCARD PLANE HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 16— || (M—A United States Air Force B-20 with 20 persons aboard was reported missing today on a flight trom| Riverside, Calif, to Bermuda.| Search planes have gone out from Kindley Field here. The plane was due here at 7:10 am It was believed to have come down in the Atlantic off Bermuda. Four planes are searching the area. The plane had been in radio con- tact with Kindley Field until a message was received that it was going to ditch—come down on the water—within five minutes. The craft, from the Second Squadron of the 22nd Bombardment Group, was one of a number of B-29s enroute from California to Britain, which stop over in Ber- muda. Fifteen such craft already here enroute to England were ordered to remain to take part in| the search. PURGE STARTS, POLAND WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 16—(® —President Boleslaw Bierut has disclosed the agrest of spies, sabo- teurs ‘and terrorists in a drive to wipe out an ‘“entire underground army” in Communist-led Poland. ‘The report on widespread oppo- sition to the Red government was made in a speech last week to the Central Committee of the ruling Communist party and published in detail yesterday in the nation’s press. A Observers believed the unprece- dented revelations indicate a big series of treason trials soon. The Washington Merry - Go - Round By DREW PEARSON ICopyrignt, 1049, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) l ASHINGTON—Two morals can be drawn from the exit of lusty likable, 250-pound Julius A. Krug from the Truman Cabinet. No. 1—It doesn’t pay for a man in public life to be publicized with Hollywood girlies. No.2—The press can’t criticize one of Harry Truman's Cabinet mem- bers if they want him to resign Criticism merely freezes a man in the Cabinet. | In the case of Secretary of mel Interior “Cap” Krug, some of the,; newspapers played up the Johnny! Meyers parties and the Hollywood beauties who entertained Krug when he was chairman of the War Production Board. And at the time this had a tendency to solidity “Cap's” position in the Cabinet— for the President invariably rallies to his Cabinet’s defense when they | are under attack. That, however, was three years ago. And for the past year, Krug| and Truman have not been get-| ting along at all. The sparks have ' Charles Philip Ar thur, Prince of Edinburgh, plump and healthy son of Prince Phiiip and Princess Elizabeth of Great Brifain, poses with his mother in an official portrait Prince Charles was one year old from London. BURGHAM GUILTY OF TREASON WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—®— Herbert J. Burgman, 53, long a clerk in the American Embassy in Berlin, was convicted late yester- day of treason to his country. Instead of coming home with other diplomatic personnel when the United States and Germany went to war, Burgman remained behind and became a radio propa- gandist. He is a native of Hokab Minn, Burgman faces a maximum sen- tence of death, a minimum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. If Burgman heard and understood the vredict branding him as a traitor he gave no. indication. wlsleling irom a heart ailment, sat slumped in a wheel chair when jury foreman Homer R. Baker, a physicist employed at the Naval Research Lakoraiory, an- gounced the jury had found Burg- man “guilty as charged.” Burgman'’s German wife and his German-corn son, Thomas, 26, like- wise showed no reaction. Both had testified in his behalf, The defense contended (1) that Eergman was mentaliy incompetent when he made the propaganda croadcasts and (2) that he acted under duress. It was Washington's second post- War treason trial. Burgman was indicted in March, about the time another jury in the same court- room was convicting Mildred E. (Axis Sally) Gillars, also a Geérman radio propagandist. She received a sentence of 10 to 30 years and a $10,000 fine. Her \appeal is still pending. “"MIKI" OPERATION SHIPS TO DISCHARGE PUGET SOUND PORTS SEATTLE, Nov. 16.—(#—More than two dozen ships which took part in the Hawaiian Island op- eration” “Miki” will unload in Pu- get Sound ports before Friday. Five—the Mt. McKinley, burn, Union, Winston and Seminole —will unload at Tacoma. Tying up ne at Olympia are the Chilton, Bexar,! George Clymer, Cavalier, Okano- gan, Bayfield, Henrico, Novle and Pickaway. All are attack cargo and | attack transport vessels. Patrol craft are checking into the | Puget Sound Navy Yard at Brem- erton. Wash- ¢ in honor of his first anniversary. on Nov. 14. (” Wirephoto via radio | | | Son Jimmy | Will Run for Cal. Governor Blasts Gov.Wa.rren - WiII? nafion Next June LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 — (# — James Roosevelt is a candidate for the nomination for Governor of | California. | The eldest son of the late Presi- | dent, in a blast at the present “nonpartisan” administration ot | Gov. Earl Warren, however, an-! nounced last night that he will seek both the Democratic and Re- | publican nominations in the pri-| maries next June. Gov. Warren, who has not yet| announced whether he will seek re-election next year, was chosen for a second term in 1948 by win- ning both the Republican and Democratic nominations in the pri- maries. { Roosevelt will te 42 years old next month. He has been a Cali-| fornia resident for 11 years and is the state’s Democratic National Committeeman. Roosevelt’s probable opponent in the primary is George Luckey,| Democratic State Vice Chairman | who conducted President Truman’: Presidential campaign in Southern state in the Truman column betore the national convention. He is the second of the late President’s sons to run for office. His brother, Franklin, Jr, was | elected to Congress from New York last spring. COMMISSIONERS | OF HOUSING ARE SWORN INTODAY WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—(#—De- |fense Secretary Johnson swore in| !three members of the new Defense Department Housing Commission today and told them: | “yowll have a hard job—don't let people seeking favors take up your time.” The three are: Chairmam Bert-| ram E. Giesecke of Austin, Texas; Frank E. McKinney, President of the Fidelity st Company of { Indianapolis, and Clarence H. Low of New York ! The Defense Chief asked the | + Commissioners to bring about uni- formity in military housing. He | Seek Bi-Parfisan Nomi- | California after fighting to keep the | 1949 MIMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS ACHESONIS BACKFROM s BIG MEET g Harry Bridg Bridges Arrives for Trial Innis, arrive at the Federal Building in San Francisco, for start of perjury trial. Robertson (behind MacInnes) and Henry Schmidt (right rear), ILWU officials, spiracy in supporting Bridges' plea for U. S. citizenship. (» Wirephoto. es (second from left), flanked by his attormeys, Vincent Hallinan (left) and James M. Mac- Co-defendants J. R. are charged with con- to sail from | Discusses Many Imporfant Issues wih Newsmen, ' Today's Conference | ——— | [ WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—®—| The United States is protesting to the Ch nese Nationalist government | against a Chinese warship’s firing on an American merchant vessel. Secretary of State Acheson told a news conference today that an | mmediate protest is being made | against this endangering of Ameri- | can lives. i Acheson also that | Chnese Communist of | American Consul Anzus | Ward at Mukden presently re- moves any possibility of consider- | ing recognition of the Chinese Com- | munist government. | He said soms2 progress is being mad: In efforts to obtain the re- | lease of two ECA officials held by! he Communist regime in northern | Zorea, | Russia in response to an Ameri-| | can request is taking up the matte: [ with the Korean Communist author- | ities, Acheson said. | Acheson discussed the Far East-i orn situation after first summariz- ing his meeting in Paris last week | f] Co 5 with the British and French For-| eign Ministers and his subsequent | "SLAUGHIER trip to Germany. | '] While declining to go into any " e letail on the Paris Big Taree Con- | ACOUi"Al wou ference, Acheson emphasized toat | complete = agreement was reached | Bv lEO“ JO"ES on German problem: He said be| was greatly impressed ty the pro- gress which Western Germany %) | PATRBANKS, ' Alaska, Nov. 16— making in its political reconstruc- {P—A jury of nine men and three ion. {women returned a verdict of man- The Far Eastern nated the questions and answers|is) in another in the retrial of Leon which followed his prepared state-| jones formerly of Vancouver, ments. Wa: terday. O A A | * Jones was accused of the ax slay- ling of Donald R. Harris and Carl MUSHER IS [Abnstrom at Little - Gerstie 'July 20, 1947. » The jury found Jones innocent lof Harris' death and convicted him 3 Ifcr Ahstrom’s death, after 17 hours land 15 minutes of deliberation. At an earlier trial, Jones was !convicted of first degree murder |in both cases and sentenced to life /in the penitentiary. This finding |was reversed by the Ninth Circuit | Court of Appeals in San Francisco, FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Nov. 16—(# which ordered a retrial. —Cecil A. Moore of Lewiston, Me.,| Judge Harry E. Pratt, who pre- mushed on wheels down the Alaska |sided over both trials, will sentence Highway today. {Jones on the manslaughter charge The Maine dogmusher is on the later. first leg of a 5000 mile trek by Testimony at both the trials tB1d dog sled from Fairbanks to his of heavy drinking and quarreling Maine home. He will mail cachet|before the double Kkillings. Jones envelopes to stamp collectors along and Harris had gone together from the route to raise funds for aja construction camp to Little Gers- children’s welfare program. |tle. Ahnstrom, an elderly prospec- “We're rolling right along and|ior, was a resident of Little Gerstle. the dogs are settling down to the | —n job nicely,” Moore said yesterday o e e tent“Moove creex STEAMER MOVEMENTS Lodge, 24 miles south of here. He explained the wheels by say- | Freighter Chier Washakie sched- ing there was insufficient snow uled to arrive at 11 o'clock tonight. for runners. Moore expressed the Preighter Square Knot scheduled hope of reaching Big Delta in about (to sail from Seattle Friday for four day | Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Hain- —_— es and Skagway. q Denali scheduled AFL SAILORS MAY -2t | Princess Norah scheduled to ar- ! Go ouI o“ SIRIKEI rive at 8 am. Friday and sails | § |[south at 11 am, H Baranof from west scheduled VOIE BE'“G IAKE" southbound Sunday evening. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16—(P— Sh h ' I No Members of the AFL Sailors Umon" a o 'an w of the Pacific held stop-work meet- s s wer. oot s iy Dty Offficial Maf to discuss negotiations for a mew contract with maritime employers, Beln Rolled ouI There is talk of a walkout—but g the decision will not he known| until Monday when strike ballots| WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—(®— are returnable. The United States rolled out the Federal Conciliator Omar Hos- |official carpet in a big way today kins said he has not been inrormed: for the arrival this afternoon of that any strike date has been set. the youthful Shah of Iran on a The AFL Sailors are seeking a month-long state visit. pension and welfare plan; wage| A personal greeting from Presi- increases from $10 to $25 a month, | dent Truman at the airport, and a and retention of jurisdiction on|crowded round of ceremonies, din- coastwise vessels and ships in the|ners, and a tour of the Pacific Alaska trade. | Coast were on the program. They et were intended to impress the 30- MARRIED HERE vear-old ruler with Margaret Cossette of Nome be- friendliness for his Middle Eastern came the bride Emil Taasevigen of country. issues doml- | gayghter in one slaying and acquit- | American | FROM CALIFORNIA also commented that he saw 1o Juneau in a ceremony performed by flown on several occasions. One scathing letter written to the Sec- Wuulnued ou Fage Four) Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Langberg of reason why military housing in Arlington, Calif.,, are stopping at Alaska should cost more than dwel- the Baranof Hotel. ling units for civilians, |U. 8. Commissioner Gordon Guay | Witnesses were Wesley M. Wil- liams and Katherine B, Willjams George Rapuzzi of Skagway is stopping at the Baranof Hotei. Snyder Parly Is Nearing Tokyo | | Secretary of.the Treasury Johnl Snyder is reported today on thel I last leg of his flight to Tokyo. Juneau Coast Guard Hvadquar-' ters has advised the Snyder party plane left Shemya island, near the Western tip of the Aleutians, at 3 am. today (Pacific, Standard Time) for Tokyo. The plane had arrived there at 8 pm. Tuesday, nearly 11 hours after leaving Ju- | neau and after refueling at Kodiak. The party includes Rear Adm. Merlin O'Neill, who has been} nominated as Commandant of the Coast Guard, Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska, and Mayor Jack Talbot of Ketchikan. ACA CARRIES 55, TUESDAY TRiPS l Fifty-five vassengers were carried ( yesterday oy Alaska Coastal Air- lines, as they brought in 25 per- isons to Juneau, took out 27, and carried three between osher points. They were: % To Sitka: ¥Fred W. Lueneburg, | Ben Mullen, G. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Max Bayer, Miss Swenson, Alice Thorne, William L. Porter, | James White, Herbert Bartlett., | To Hoonah: Iren Sarabia, Frank Sheakley, Nick Moses, George An- derson. To Elfin Cove: Mr. and Mrs. C. . Hubbard; to Gustavus: Ray Downing. To Haines: A. F. Ghiglione, Geo Tapley. To Ketchikan: T. B. Ericson, B. P. Syenson, Charles Mountjoy, Kate Smith, Ray Peratrovich, Rev. Rol- and Armstreng, Dorothy Whitney, william L. Paul, Jr. From Ketchikan: Harold McRob- erts. ) From Sitka: John Jagar, Ed Fa-! jdaoff, Fred W. Luneburge, G. Gra- Iham, C. Knysle, J. Bracelen, Con- rad Stevens, Tild Jones, Johnson. From Angoon: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gamble; from Pelican: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rowning. From Haines: Melvin Cettit, Mel- vin Walker, Orval B. Nevers, Mr. and Mrs. Morris D. Langberg, Mr. |and Mrs. J. Loosier. Rapuzzi, Jay. Larry Lindstrom, R. E TOWA VISITOR Edward M. Pettit of Indianola, Ia. |is registered at the Baranof Hotel ANCHORAGE VISITOR Jack M. Walden of Anchorage is | stopping at the Barano!f Hotel. SEATTLE VISITOR Gene H. Harrls of Seattle is a guest at the Baranof Hotel | cto { From Skagway: Pete James, Geo. HARD TIME N SECURING JURY, "BRIDGES' CASE SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16—#- Union affiliations of prospective jurors came under close scrutiny today in the Federal Court trial ot Longshore Leader Harry Bridges. The government exercised its second challenge to remove Robert F. Coffman, a member of the AFL Warehousemen'’s Union, from among those who will hear the perjury and conspiracy charges against Bridges. Next prospect to be examined was Edward Johnson, who said he was a member of Local 10 of Bridges' union, Questioned by Federal Judge Georges B. Harris, “Jolinson said he 'was| acquainted witn Bridges and the two co-defendants in the case. “Isn't it a fact that vour judg- ment might te colored in favor ol the defendants because of your long associations with them on the waterfront?” Judge Harris® asked Johnson, “No, I wouldn't say that—not it they are wrong,” Johnson replied. NO TRACE OF VESSEL PATRICIA SINCE APRIL Coast Guard in Scutheast Alaska | s still on the lookout for the 40- ‘oot troller Patricia, last seen in April. Deputy U. 8. Marshal at Wrangell aid the el was last sighted off Elephants Ncse on Wordnofski Island heading for Thorne Island in April, Aboard were J, H. Daly, and a man named Parson, Other informa- tion indicates that Charlie Ander- son who lives on Thorne Island may have accompanied the two men on a trapping expedition to Lake Bay. Requests for information were sent to all ports in Southeast Al- aska but have yielded no further news. TIDE TABLE NOVEMBER 17 Low tide 5:00 am, 17 ft. High tide 11:17 am., 18.0 ft. Low tide 5:46 p.m., -05 ft. High tide 11:56 pm. 16.1 ft. . . . SUN R . NOV . te House MEDIATION ATPRESENT, FRUITLESS Ching fo Make Report Di- | rectfo Truman Re- garding Situation WASI"INOTON. Nov. 16— Federal Mediation Chief Cyrus S. Ching today turned the deadlocked coal dispute over to the White House for action. Ching reported to John R. Steel- man, President Truman's assistant, | that further attempts to get union | leader John L. Lewis and coal ap- erators into an agreement seemed | useless. . After seeing Steelman at White House he told reporters: “It is our considered judgment | that further mediation at this time would be fruitless.” | Ching said he was filing a writ- | ten report covering the coal case with President Truman this atter- | noon. HOUSING PROGRAM SPEEDED WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—#-— | President, Truman launched the |Public Housing Program today by {approving loans totaling $20,375,400 [to 108 cities for the planning of {low-rent h for a half-million | ns. !"The loans will finance the surveys “and planning for 134,500 dwellings {in 27 states, Puerto Rico, and | Washington, D. C. | Mr. Truman's action was an- inounced by John Taylor Egan, |Commissioner of the Public Housing iAdmlnmrnMon. % o8 %1 Egan said loan contracts will be | the | |slgned as rapidly as possible with ;lhe local housing authorities. The loans, the first to be made under the long-range housing act approv- ed this summer, are preliminary lw later financing arrangements | which will permit the start of con- | struction. The housing developments {launched today are to be undertak- en within the next two years, BARANOF BRINGS 29; $IX 60 T0 SEWARD The Baranof of Alaska Steamship Company docked last night, bring- ing 23 passengers from Seattle, ihree from Ketchikan and three from Wrangell. She picked up six | bassengers for Seward. They were: From Seattle: Mrs. Stanley Bas- kin, Virginia Baskin, John M. Bell, Ivan Lee Catron, Mr. and Mrs. | George McGrath, Linda McGrath. Rex Fox, Gene Harris, Harriet Hay- | don, Iva James, Arlene James, | Kenny James, Alice James, Shir- ley James, F. R. Norton, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Strang, Carol Strang, Cynthia Strang, Mary Zender, Alf Ekaflestad. From Ketchikan: Mrs. G. Atkin- ¢on, Mrs. Pearl Morgan, Bruce Mor- gan. From Wrangell: Peter Hansen, | Dick Hansen, Bishop Willlam Gor- | don. | To Seward: Willlam H. Kilah, | Mike Galavin, Victor Saunders, Jr., | Mrs. Alice Bell, V. B. Stephens, R. J. Zerna. . STOCK QUOTATIONS + NEW YORK, Nov. 16.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 98, Anaconda 27%, Curtiss-Wright 7%, International Harvester 277%, |Kennecott 50, New York Central ;10. Northern Pacific 13%, U. S. | Steel 24%, Pound $2.80. | Sales today were 1210,000 shares. | Averages today are as follows: industrials 189.37, rails 48.03, util- Iities 39.11. FROM WASHINGTON | John M. Bell of Washington D is|C. is stopping at the Baranof Ho- tel FROM YAKUTAT Betty Vrooman of Yakutat stopping at the Baranof Hotel