The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 4, 1950, Page 1

SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,443 DR. SANDER MAY TAKE STAND IN "MERCY KILLING' MANCHESTER, N.H, March 4— (#—Dr. Herman N. Sander’s claim that a cancer patient died before he injected air into her veins still stood today after a stiff attack. ‘The mercy murder trial of the 41-year-old physician was in recess until Monday, when Dr. Sander may take the stand in his own.defense. Attorney General William L. Phinney tried hard yesterday to make a star defense witness say Mrs. Abbie Borroto was “practic- ally dead” and not entirely dead when he saw her last Dec. 4. He failed. The witness was Dr. Albert Snay, who said he found Mrs. Borroto dead a few minutes before Dr. Sander put air into her veins in an apparent gesture of impulsive mercy. Phinney put the word euthanasia into the 10-day-old trial record for the first time with a suggestion that young Dr. Snay, favors such mercy killings. “I have no opinion on euthana- sia,” insisted Dr. Snay. The rapid-fire order in which 23 defense witnesses took the stand yesterday led to a defense predic- tion that testimony might be over by Tuesday. Thus, the case might go to the all-male jury by Thurs- day. NAVY FLIGHTS T0 RESUME ALASKAN SERVICE FROM CAL. SEATTLE, March 4— (# —Navy air transports were ordered back to Alaskan duty yesterday after the Air Force tried for two months to haul freight and passengers to northern points long served by the Navy. In the shuffle, however, Seattle lost the Alaska Navy transport squadron long based at Sand Point Naval Air Station. This squadron, VR-Five, attached to the fleet lo- gistic air wing, will go to Moifet Field, Calif. VR-Five will be replaced by Squadron VR-Three, which also will have its headquarters at Moffet Field. The new squadron will fly irom the California base to Kodiak Adak and other Alaskan points. There were indications that all Seattle-area stops will be made at McChord field, near Tacoma, in- stead of at Sand Point. The VR-Five squadron, which established a perfect air safety re- cord in its long assignment to the Alaskan route, was shifted from the northern service originally when the Military Air Transport Service de- cided to take over the route. Air Force planes based at Great Falls, Mont., since then have been supply- ing Kodiak and Adak, along with mainland Alaska points. The M.AT.S. said in an officia release that the latest plane-shuffle would strengthen its Alaskan Air Transport service. The Washingion Merry - Go- Round (Copyrizht. 1950, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) Bv DREW PEARSON (Ed. Note—Drew Pearson’s col- umn today is another in the series of letters he has written to Washington linders on the American people’s desire for lead- ership toward peace. Today's let- ter is to President Truman.) ‘Washington Honorable Harry S. Truman, Pre- ident of the United States, Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. President: While you and I may not agree on some things, we do, I think, agree heartily on the nation’s desire and need for peace. And I person- ally have a very high regard for your sincerity and devotion to that cause. In that connection I believe you will be interested in a letter which I received from a stevedore In Philadelphia shortly after I visit- ed that city in connection with the departure of the first ship carry- ing the American Legion’s tide of toys to Europe. The letter, signed by Francis A. Mock of 8525 S. Front Street, Philadelphia, follows: “Today I worked on a ship load- ing toys for tots, or tide of toys as the program is called. After loading 12,000 cases of CARE we proceeded to load the toys. I want to take my hat off to the Ameri- can Legion for sponsoring this program. There is a lot of thought pehind it, and you could almost feel it as I did today. “During my lunch hour, I strolled (Continued on Page Four) | tien: 3,14 inches. - “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1950 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS SATURDAY 1 P.M. Edition PRICE TEN CENTS BELIEVES BRIDGES IS ABLE LABOR LEADER DESPITE TESTIMONY SAN FRANCISCO, March 4—#— Ex-Communist Mervyn Rathborne, a main Government witness against Harry Bridges at the CIO Long- shore leader’s perjury trial, said he still believes Bridges is an able labor leader. Reminded in cross-examination yesterday of words of praise he formerly had uttered for Bridges, Rathborne said he belicved then and still believes Bridges is an able labor leader with an enviable re- cord in helping the nation's war effort. Rathborne was shown ja thick batch of letters in which, in 1945, he asked members of Congress demand dismissal of deportation proceedings then pending against Bridges. The letters called the pro- ceedings “a blot on the conscience of the American people.” Rathborne sair he wrote them and mailed them “because that was my business in those days.” _Bridges has been on trial since November 14 on charges of lying when he swore at his 1945 citizen- ship hearing that he was not and never had been a Communist. Two union aides who testified for him, Henry Schmidt and J. R. Robertson —also are on trial, charged with conspiracy to defraud. The trial is in recess until Mon- j day. Defense attorney Vincent Hal- linan indicated he might finish his cross-examination of Rathborne hen. Catherine Williams Is Honored at Party On Eighth Birthday Catherine Ann Williams was hon- ored at a festive party yesterday afternoon on the oceasion of her eighth birthday anniversary. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.| Gerald Williams, and the party was in_the family home. Mrs. Ray Day had made an elab- orate “candy house” cake, complete to garage containing a miniature yellow automobile. ‘The candle-lit cake centered a table hright with i yellow daffodils and pin. carna- cions. Pink baskets filled with candy were place favors. Thomas Blanton, Sandra Bell and Jack Albrecht won the prizes at the target games which absorbed the youngsters. Other guests were Jeannie and Robert Bell, Allison and Charlene Armstrong, Stephen McPhetres, Larry Sheppard, Kathleen Toner, Colleen Pearson, Carl Orme, Dolores Kay Mclver, Sharon Sears, Joan Downing, Donna Lucas, Kay Estelle Ghiglione, Kathy Keating, Margot Stevenson, Merrily Peterson, Dottie Devinney, Ronald Peterson, Marvin Wilson, Tommy Whiteside, Leanne Miller and Lee Hagmeier. Catherine Ann’s 5-year-old brother, James Douglas Williams, also joined in the fun. TEMPERATURE IN FEBRUARY VARIED; RAIN, THEN WARMER Temperatures continued below normal for the first part of Febru- ary, but rose near the end of the month to bring rain and warmer than normal weather. Average cloudiness was high, but in general the clouds were thin, and did not result in much precipi- tation; the precipitation total for the month was nearly one halt ot normal. Extreme warm or cold tempera- tures were not recorded, and pre- cipitation, although light, was re- corded each day of the month. Airport Data Highest temperature: 45 in 1945; this February 41. Lowest tempera- ture: —12 in 1949; this February 3. Mean maximum temperature: average 31.5; this February 283. Mean minimum temperature: aver- age 20.1; this February 18.4. Mean monthly temperature: normal 27.5; this February 23.4. Total precipita- tion: normal 4.20 inches; this Feb- ruary 2.22 inches., Maximum wind: SE 36 mph; this February SE 29 mph. Average cloudiness: average 79 percent; this February 98 per- cent. Peércentage of possible sun- shine: average 33 percent; this Feb- ruary 23 percent. Total snowfall:! average 159 inches; this February | 27.8 inches. | 1 City Data Highest temperature: 43; lowest temperature: 5; mean maximum temperature: 29.4; mean minimum temperature: 20.7; mean monthly temperature: 25.0; total precipita- How fo Get that Name on Dotfed Line-with a BANG! FARMINGDALE, N.J.,, March 4— (P—Mrs. Betty Kornfeld listened carefully while two salesmen tried to sell her an accident insurance policy and a newspaper subscription yesterday in her home. Suddenly there was bang. The oil burner had exploded After the salesmen, Al Liftschitz and Frank Trask, had carried Mrs. Kornfeld and her grandmother a territic from the house, shut off the power ! DISAPPEARING ALASKA SALMON CONFERENCE SET SEATTLE, March 4—(®—Investi- gations of Alaska’s diminishing sal- mon runs will be reviewed by Dr. William F. Thompson, Director of the University of Washington Fish- eries Research Institute, and his staff at a salmon research confer- ence here next Friday. More than 300 salmon cannery executives, brokers and representa- tives of associated industries will and cleaned up the debris, Mrs. | hear the scientists’ report on studies Kornfeld signed up. FRENCH REDS FIGHT UNLOADING FROM AMERICAN SHIPS (By the Associated Press) The French clamped a gag on debate of its anti- sabotage bill today after a 24-hour session in which Communist Depu- ties fought with fist and filibuster | >ure to block the measure The controversial bill introduced on the eve of arrival in French ports of American arms aid would authorize the goverment troops to insure the unloading of military cargoes. It also tightens up security controls aimed at thwarting Communist attempts to top the unloading of American arms. In one of the stormiest sessions of the French Parliament, the Com- munists used every delaying tactic s in the book to block the legisla-| tion. They fought guards with fists. They staged sitdown strikes on the Assembly rostrum. They used two- hour long delaying speeches. They fought with their fists’ on the Assembly floor and a near riot broke out in the Assembly corridors. The Communist benches cheered when one party member, referring to the American arms shipments, declared: “The boats will come, but they will not be allowed to unload.” The Communist, Georges Gosnat, shouted: “This program, pushed under- the pressure of the Ameri- cans, is leading us to the gates of war against the Soviet Union.” Another Communist Deputy, Ger- ard Duprat, held the rostum for more than seven hours until guards- men evicted him. Miss Fagerson Is Hostess at Bridal Shower, Miss Mary Lou Fagerson was hostess last night in her home at a delightful miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs. Dan Anderson (Jac- kie Martin) a bride of a month. The shower, incidentally, was held on the 30-day “anniversary” of Mrs. Anderson’s marriage. The table was gayly set with spring flowers and iris and had as a centerpiece a large, decorated cake flanked with white candles, topped with a heart and inscribed with the names “Jackie and Dan.” Canasta was played during the evening. Invited guests were Mesdames Norman Cook, Charles Forward, Floyd Fagerson, George Martin, Bert Linne, Charles McLgpd, Ed- ward Keithahn and the Misses Loretta Keithahn, Carol Olson, Jean Hermle, Peggy Forward, Arline Godkin, Sarah Linehan, Margaret Atkinson, Carmen Mantyla, Flor- ence Cather and Betty Forward. At close of the evening the bride was presented with many lovely shower gifts. FROM HOONAH Mr. and Mrs. Jack Templin of Hoonah are guests at the Baranof Hotel. ® 0 o © WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum 41; minimum 34. At Airport—Maximum 38; minimum 33. FORECAST @ ana Vienity) Cloudy with mixed rain and snow flurries tonight becoming mostly cloudy with occasional rain shower. Low-' est temperature tonight 34 degrees and highest Sunday near 40. ePRECIPITATION @ (Past 24 nours ending 7:30 &.m. today City of Juneau—.64 inches; since March 1—1.22 inches; since July 1—59.47 inches. At Mrport-—;n inches; since March 1—56 inches; since July 1—39.25 inches. National Assembly { | in Bristol Bay, Kodiak, and South- east Alaska. MOOSE WOMEN TO INSTALL UNIT AT PETERSBURG The Juneau Chapter of Women of the Moose will have the honor of instituting a chapter in Peters- 2, a, ceremony they plan for Sat- urday, March 25. Mrs. Edna Card made the an- nouncement at the meeting last night on receipt of official instruc- to use|tions from Zola Kenney, grand re-} corder, at Mooseheart, Il Plans are being made to send all officers and members of the drill unit to Petersburg March 24, to help with final details of organi- zation. A large attendance of Ju- au Chapter members also is urg- d. Arrangements were discussed when Women of the Moose met last night, and they also completed plans for their part in the basket social and barn dance which the men’s lodge is giving tonight in the Moose Hall. All members are asked to bring basket lunches and join in the fun. Berna West was named chairman of the food committee with Myrtle Converse, Opal Sharmon and Ludie Auld to assist. A special initiation ceremony was held for Marion Stevenson. Members of the ways and means committee were in charge of enter- tainment and refreshments after the chapter meeting. The next met- ing will be March 16, when further arrangements will be made for the Petersburg installation. YOUTH SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES BEING PREPARED Questionnaires aj® now being prepared for sending out to all Al- askan communities, large and small to gather information.on living con- ditions of children and youth. The survey is sponsered by the Commission on Children and Youth and is being made on a national basis, taking in all states and ter-, ritories in the union. A complete study of existing conditions, after being gathered by questionnaires and other methods, will be discuss- ed at the White House from De- cember 3 to 10. President Harry Truman called the conference to find out what the youth of today are being cond fronted with, and will lead in for- mation of steps to improve condi- tions and to give the best possiblc service in health, education wel- fare, labor and recreation. The Department of Public Wel- fare in Alaska, directed by Henry A, Harmon, will take an active part in the promotion and develop- ment of a good working commis- sion in the Territory, and will assist in every way with the commumity questionnaires, he said. The commission has no connec- tion with the welfare department he pointed out, the program be- ing entirely separate and on & national rather than a state o Territorial basis. “The Department is very much interested,” he said, “in any pro- gram which tends to improve social conditions and make various com- munities better places in which children can live)” The welfare board, which met early this week, met with com- mission members on the final day of their session, and were address- ed by Hugh J. Wade, federal se curity officer for Alaska, who taking part in the commission’s work. “Although the commission is a separate program from these op- | erated by the department,” Harmon said, “nevertheless, the department and its staff of social service work- ers will také an active part in the promotion and development of 1ts work, and will assist in every way possikle with the questionnaires be @ © 0 o 0 o o o o o|ing circulated” INEARLY FVERYONE | WILLFILE, REPORT, { ATTACH MARCH 15 Ides Bringmble Dead- line for Income Tax Re- turns-Fed. and Terr. it & “Beware the Ides of March.” Besides being the customary dead- line for filing Federal income tax returns, March 15, 1950, will bring & similar deadline for the Alaska Net In e Tax for the first time. This act passed by the 1949 Legis- lature was retroactive, and thus is effective for the entire year 1949. Q. Who must file? A. (1) All persons having income exceeding $100 not subject to the withholding provisions. Husbanc and wife may file the Alaska Indi- vidual Net Income Tax Return form “Deptax 600"—in order to assure benefits of the split-income provisions under the Federal in- come tax laws, attaching thereto 2ll Alaska withholding receipts. (2) Persons having income from 50! 5 within and without the Ter- ritory. Such persons should obtain he special instructions availahle from the Tax Commissioner, or from divisional offices of the Taxa g»w Department. These computa- ons are on an allocated basis Q. Who need not file? (Beware of this one.) A. Employees whose total income consisted of salaries and wages on which the tax was withheld and reported on form “Deptax W.R. 500,” or of such wages plus not morc than $100 of other income. However, the Withholding Receipt must be forwarded to the Tax Com- missioner, Box 2751, Juneau, on or before March 15. In this connection, Tax Commis- sioner M. P. Mullaney has a word of warning that may be worth a re- fund—or a bill for more. “It is very rare,” he said, “that the amount withheld represents the exact amount due for income tax To be eligible for the benefit of any Féfid due to overpayment, by the withholding provisions, a return must be filed on form ‘Deptax 600. “Otherwise,” Mullaney explained “that is the only case in which re- turns need not be filed: persons whose employers have withheld tax and who received not more than $100 outside income. “Please,” he urged, “repeat that the withholding receipts must be sent in by March 15, whether a re- turn is filed or not.” Mullaney called attention to In- struction No. 5 on Form 600: This provides that, on request by the Tax i Commissioner, any taxpayer must furnish “a true and correct copy” ot any tax return he has filed with the United States Collector of Internal Revenue. Every taxpayer must notify the Tax Commissioner in writing ot any alternation in, or modification of, his Federal income tax return and of any recomputation of tax or determination of deficiency (whether with or without assess- ment.) A full statement of the facts shall accompany this notice, which must be filed within 20 days atter such change, and #the taxpayer must pay the additional tax or penalty thereunder. The Alaska Net Income Tax Aci is based on the Internal Revenuc Code (Federal Income Tax Act) This provides that every citizen o1 resident of the United States hav- ing a gross income of $600 or mor¢ during the year, or as much as $11.54 a week, must file a federal tax re- turn. Even minors must file it they satisfy these requirements. The Alaska act incorporates. by reference, many of the provisions ol the Federal code, including that portion which refers to the with- holding of the tax from salaries and | wages paid to employees. The act levies a tax equal to ten (10) percent of the total income tax that would be payable for the same taxable year to the United States ... without benefit of the deduction of the tax payable to the Terri- tory on income from within the ‘Territory. Offices of Mullaney’s Territorial Department of Taxation resemble a beehive of industry, as staff mem- bers handle from 2,000 to 2,000 pieces of mail daily. Many of these are from other districts, with nu- merous enclosures, so there are more than 5000 individual items each day for processing. These are chiefly on income tax matters. JIM NORRINGTON HERE Here briefly, but enjoying every | minute, was James Norrington, Pan | American World Airways station | operations manager, Whitehorse. 1!(011 Territory Wednesday, went to Seattle, and arrived here yester- day. He was booked on this after- noon's northbound PAA flight. I l Norrington left his home in Yu- |8, COAL PEACE SIGNING UP; MAY DIG MON. Lewis Wins 70 Cents Daily Boost - Southern Oper- ators Still Holding Out WASHINGTON, March 4- Coal peace negotiators drove h: today to get last night’s sudden wage agreement into legal contrac form, with the aim of signing to- day and digging Monday. The accord, giving John L. Lewis and his United Mine Workers sweeping gains, but not all they asked for, was reached at a late night session after a day of cres- cendoing pressure. While the lawyers struggled with contract phrasing, the move for egislation to authorize government eizure of the mines all but stopped in Congress. Chairman Lesinski (D-Mich) of the House Labor Committee said the agreement in principle reached v Lewis and a major group of op- erators makes action by his group) today unnecessary, “We are going to stand by—that’s all," Lesinski said. Meanwhile the Southern opera- ors, only holdout against the new terms, caucused to determine their position. The Interstate Commerce Com- mission, coincident with the speed- up of settlement moves, cancelled a proposed new cut in railroad pas- senger service. Probably Monday The 372,000 miners, hard-hit atter | nearly a month of idleness, prob- ably will troop back to work Mon- day if remaining details can be worked out and a contract signed this weekend. With the nation down to the bot- tom of its fuel bins, and industry almost to its knees, the 10-month- old deadlock started to crack with startling speed yesterday. After hours of negotiating, gov- ernment miediators announced that Lewis and major operators had agreed on “fundamental principles”! for a new contract. Southern opera- tors still are balkMg, but they were expected to fall in line. 70 Cent Boost The terms were not announced formally, but numerous sources on both sides agreed Lewis had won: (1) a 70-cent boost in the miner’s daily wage to $14.75, and (2) a 10- cent hike in the 20-cent tonnage royalty on coal production for the union’s welfare fund, which pays for pensions and other benefits. The surprise agreement came on the heels of an appeal by President Truman for power from Congress to seize the strife-born industry. He acted after the government had failed to end the strike with a Taft- Hartley Act court injunction against the miners. With peace in sight, Congressional ‘eaders were ready to junk the seiz- ure plan. Will Study, Anyway But White House sources said the wdministration bill will go ahead vith one of Mr. Truman'’s recom- mendations—a study of the “sick” soal industry. The President said he industry’s declining markets, uncertain work year, and severe competition from other fuels are the underlying causes of its con- .inuing labor troubles. Attorney General McGrath said that the final settlement arrange- ment would prompt the government to drop its plan to appeal a federal court ruling acquitting the UMW ot contempt. The Justice Department had brought charges against the union for the miner’s defiance ot a court no-strike order. FROM WHITEHO! James Norrington of Whitehorse, Y. T., was an overnight guest at the Baranof Hotel. Other residents of the Yukon city there are Mr. and Mrs, Clyde G. .Wann. SEATTLEITES HERE Among Seattleites registered at the Baranof Hotel are Mr, and Mrs. Arthur R. Moson, L. O. Givan, E. D. Erskine, O. T. Finney of the Standard Oil Company and Ray- mond C. Wood of Libby, McNeill and Libby. STEAMER MOVEMENTS Baranof from Seattle due Tues- day. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday, March Denali, southbound 4 a.m. Mo~ } Tho CITY, TERRITORY . REACH AGREEMENT | ONLAND TRANSFER| A resolution was passed by the Territorial Board of Administration vesterday clearing the way for transfer of four city-owned lots to the Territory as a site for construc- ion of a new Territorial Building here It ended a month-long deadlock during which city and Territorial officials argued over requirements set up in an ordinance calling for a special election to consider the proposed property transfer. Delivered to Mayor Waino Hen- drickson yesterday afternoon, it was read at the regular meeting of City Council last night. The resolution, stating changes it favored in an earlier ordinance, made necessary the drawing up of a new ordinance to take the place of one passed in its third reading several weeks ago. The origina! ordinance contained certain sec- tions setting up requirements tc which the Territorial Board of Ad- ministration found objection. Last night saw first reading of the new version of the ordinance which contained three major changes: Major Changes 1. The Territory will be required to purchase the lot upon which the City Hall stands and the adjacent lot from the city for $60,000. The money paid to the city will be used to purchase a site for a new Municipal building and to pay tor razing the A.B. Hall and City Hall In the original ordinance, the Territory was to have purchased an acceptable site for a new municipa: building for Juneau and turned it over to the city when an option on the City Hall property and the va- cant lot next to it was taken up. 2. The City of Juneau will give the A.B. Hall property and the vacant lot adjacent to it to the Territory “at no cost and free and clear ol any lease requirements.” The earlier ordinance would have given the Territory responsibility tor negotiation with L. A, Sturms for the remaining three years of the five year lease he holds on a part ol the A.B. Hall. Sturms has cold stor- age facilities in the building. City Removes Buildings 3. The city will remove all build- ings on the property when proper assurances have been made by the { Territory that contracts have been let for construction of the new building, and when payment of the $60,000 has been made. The sal- vaged material will belong to the city. Under the former ordinance, the Territory would have had to bear the expense of tearing down the building. The new ordinance also did away with the option on the City. Hal property and the vacant lot next to it by requiring payment for the property. The new ordinance states that the property will not be conveyed to the Territory “unless prior to January 1, 1951, the Territory, in good faith, has actually entered into a firm commitment or contract for construction” of the Territorial Building on the property. ‘The ordinance has yet to pass \n its second and third reading, and after its passage the proposal will be submitied to the voters in Ju- neau for ratification or rejection. “In the opinion of the Common Council of the City of Juneau il would be to ihe advantage of the city and its inhabitants to secure the construction within the City o1 Juneau of the new Territorial Building authorized by Chapter 105 of the Session Laws of Alaska for 1949,” the new ordinance states. A special meeting of the counci! will be held next week to pass the new ordinance in its second reading | FROM OHIO Ruth W. Thomas of St. Rectory, Port Clinton, Ohio, is a guest at the Baranof Hotel, REMAINS TO SITKA The remains of Olaf Ove, 63, Sit- ka fisherman who died here yester- day morning, will be sent to Sitka aboard the Square Sinnet. Funeral services will be held in Sitka. FROM PETERSBURG Mr, and Mrs. Douglas Colp and Mr. and Mrs. Lester L. Wingard all of Petersburg, are among guests at the Baranof Hotel. ELTENREICH BACK Bud Seltenreich of Fairbanks has returned from a side trip to Annette Island and again is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel. BUD FROM HAINES Haines residents registered at ay. Lucidor, di Sunday. southbound due 2 p,mi the Baranof Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sheldon, Lon Protiva and Paul Warren, STATEHOOD FATEUPTO THE96 MEN Bitter Fith.s_Expeded in Upper Chamber-Butler Main Obstacle WASHINGTON, Mirch 4—(P— Alaska’s bid for statehood, approved in the House and endorsed by Presi- dent Truman, headed today for an uncertain fate in the Senate. The House passed a statehood bill yesterday, 186 to 146, after a bitter fight. There were signs of even stronger Senate opposition. Senator Butler (R-Neb) predicted last year that neither Alaska nor Hawail would reach their statehood zoals at this session of Congress. The House is scheduled to take up the Hawaiian measure next week. House members from the more populous states attacked Alaska's qualifications for statehood in yes- terday’s debate on grounds that its population is too small. They pointed out that Alaska, with about 100,000 population, would have the iame representation in the Senate s New York or California, with populations exceeding 10,000,000. Hawall's Delegate Farrington, a Republican, retorted that the sys- tem of equal representation in the Senate was decided upon by the founding fathers of the nation. He said Hewail and Alaska should not be penaiized for it. After passage of the Alaska bill, Farrington opened debate on the Hawaii measure. Truman Urged Both Th Alaskan and Hawaiian bills have been moving hand-in-hand. The President mentioned the two together in urging their approval in his state of the union message. Farrington and Delegate Bartlett of Alaska, a Democrat, have teamed up in the fight to get the two bills House passage of the Hawall bill would dump both statehood mea- sures in the lap of the Senate In- terior Commitee. Two years ago .his committee, then headed by But- ler, but now its ranking Republican member, allowed a House-passed Hawall bill to die without action. If the Alaska bill surmounts the Senate hurdle, the Territory would have to wait a year or more betore it achieves statehood. This would be the procedure dur- ing that time: 1. A constitutional convention would be called and held. 2. The convention would be ap- proved by the President. 3. A general election would be held to name two Senators and one Representative, 4, The result would be reported to the President, who then could proclaim Alaska a state. Money Came Back The Territory was purchased from Russia in 1867 for $7,200,000. The price aroused considerable opposi- tion and the deal became known as “Seward’s Folly,” getting its name from President Lincoln's Secretary of War who handled the arrange- ments. Since then the afea has returned its purchase price to the United States many thousands of times over. Alaska became a Territory in 1912, the same year in which New Mexico and Arizona were admitted to the union as the 47th and 48th states. During arguments that proceeded the roll call, Rep. Crawford (R- Mich) challenged the opposition as unmerited and sald Alaska would be more useful as a state than a Ter- ritory in this country’s detense set-up. He said the strengthening of U.S. defenses in Alaska would come through increased settlement and development, and added that now there is no one in Congress “who can vote to defend the people of Alaska against the monopolistic powers primarily opposing this bill.” Crawford defined these ‘“powers” as the shipping and fishing in- terests. FIRE VICTIMS REMAINS TO BE SENT TO SPOKANE The remains of Marshall B. Ross and his wife Shirly, both of whom perished when their home on Gla- cier Highway burned Sunday morn- ing, will be shipped to Spokane, Wash,, for burial, leaving for Seat- tle aboard the Denali. They will be sent to the Smith Funeral Home in Spokane, Don Skuse of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary said today. Mr. Ross’ mother, Mrs. J. D. Ross, resides in Millwood, Wash., a small community near Spokane,