The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 21, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXXIV., NO. 11,457 Man, Woman Meet Death in Mornin Survuvors Slghled | Folta Holds Non-Resident Fish Tax Valid Preferment fi)(al Enter- prise Stressed-Discrimin- | ation Claim Is Thrown Out District Judge George W. Folta today handed down an opinion upholding the $50 tax on non-resi- dent fishermen, attacked by the Alaska Fishermen’s Union as dis- criminatory. He heard the case last week, with Oscar Anderson, Secretary-Trea- | (ase Dismissed surer of the union, testifying as a co-plaintiff. Anderson and the un-| jon brought forth four points in| their complaint against the tax,| levied by the past legislature, which | increased fees from $25 to $50 ior} non-residents and from $1 to $5 for| residents of Alaska. | Judge Folta stressed the puxnz! that “encouragement of settlement | and preferment of local enterprise appear sufficient to uphold the tax under (here he cited several previous court cases) and the coury will take judicial notice of the| national policy implicit in many recent legislative and administra- tive measures designed to accom- plish these ends.” PFirst point the Judge brought out concerned the $25 tax impos- ed in 1933, held valid “when the purchasing power of' a dollar was more than double what it is now.” Cites His Previous Case The plaintiff’s contention that admiralty jurisdiction was encroach- | ed was disposed of by referral to the March 1 decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in up- nolding the Territory’s right to re- quire the Alaska Steamship Com-| pany to withhold income tax from | their crews’ wages. Anderson and the union also at-| tacked the case on grounds it in-| terfered ~with interstate commerce. | Judge Folta overruled this ground because the taxable event—the tak- ing of fish—occurs before the fish have entered the flow of com- merce.” A third point was that the tax conflicted with the Organic Act; requirement that all taxes must be | uniform on all classes of subjects, thrown out because ‘unifirmity does | not apply to license taxes.” i Most of the opinion was devoted to the complaint of “discrimina-| tion.” Concerning this point, Judge | Folta said in part: “Evidence has shown the earnings | of non-residents, the difficulty and expense of collecting a tax against | them, detection of evasions, and apprehending of violators. The evi- dence also shows that thousands come to Alaska each year to fish. varying from 20 days in Bristol Bay to two months elsewhere, during| which time they enjoy the protec- tion of the logal government. Roam Far nnd Wide “Among them are hundreds of trollers who come in their power boats, roaming far and wide along 4 (Continued on Page Eight) The Washington Merry -Go-Round pyrieht. 1950. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.) | Bv DREW PEARSON ASHINGTON — One day last December, an American newsman} walked up to a stocky, pipe-smok- ing diplomat in the delegates’ lounge at the United Nations—Vlad- | imir Clements, Foreign Minister | Czechoslovakia. “Mr. Minister,” said the news-| man, “what’s this I hear about a| purge in the Foreign Office in Prague?” “Ridiculous.” ! “A purge which, they say, might even eliminate you.” “Absolutely ridiculous. Look here, | why don’t you fellows print some- | | Juneau caucus A Lnrny, Vu., police court justice has dismissed a murder charge against Mrs. Bertha Parks (center) in the pistol-s Army husband, Robert Franklin death march. Mrs. Parks sits in mother, Mrs. Vera Miller Young (left) of Seattle, Wash., and her son, After -verdict, Bobbie said: Bobbie Parks, 8. fall on my head.” erephoto. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1950 ) ving of her ex- | Parks, a survivor of the Bataan prisoner’s dock in court with her “I'm so happy I could REPUBLICANS, AT FAIRBANKS COMING HERE {Fourth Division Club Has General Services Cut fol Rousmg Meet - Action in Coming Campaign FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 15 —(Special Correspondence) — En- thusiastic members of the Fourth : Division Republican Club met last night and laid plans to attend the Republican caucus in Juneau siart- ing on March 29. The Juneau caucus Wwill be the first general meeting of Territorial Repubhcans since the party split about 16 years ago, and delegations from every division are expected to attend. E. B. Collins, president of Fourth Division GOP club, the ap- j pointed a committee to charter a plane for the delegation from this division. Troubles Healed “Every Republican who can pos- sibly get'away should attend this meeting,” said John Butrovich, Territorial senator from the Fourth Division, “for it marks the healing of party troubles and we should all have our say in the formulation of policies.” Expected to be discussed at the is, among other things, the nomination of a Re- publican national committeeman. According to party rules, the com- mitteeman must be nominated at a public meeting by ‘a group repre- senting the entire Territory. At last night's meeting the GOP cfub members also laid out a policy for the coming campaign in the outlying districts. Prominent Re- publicans -in each precinct were named, their qualifications discus- ised, and a number were elected | vice-presidents of the club for the coming year. End Corruption These officers will lay the ground- work for the coming campaign anc prepare the way for delegations ol candidates who will stump the en tire Fourth Division prior to the | October elections. “We must visit every village alont the Yukon and every town in the interior,” said President Collins “and let these people know what we stand for and how we intend to end the corruption in the Terri- torial government.” Visitor at last night’s meeting was Ed Garnick of Juneau, deputy thing true about my country? WhY | commissioner of labor for Alaska. don’t you tell the story of OUr Garnick will remain in Fairbanks great advances in agriculture a""“mr about two weeks and pians tc industry, under the Communist re-| gime, instead of p)inting silly rumors about purges.” Clements wouldn't call them silly rumors today. He has now been | purged. Note—Reason for the latest| Czech purge probably was to pave| the way for a complete taking over | of Czechoslovakia by Russia: Hith- | erto the country has been run by'Dl::\nned before the April primaries, | of San Francisco, are registered at Czech Communists. But Poland is et e e g, _ (continued on Page Four). show films on safety to various civic and social organizations. As in all Republican meetings this year, emphasis last night was (on party unity. It was brought out | that several former Democrats have | already joined the GOP ranks and , have promised support in the com- ing elections. Another meeting of the club is but no date has been set. PUBLIC WORKS HERE LOPPED 3 MILLIONS Nine Million-Doubt Al- aska’s Ability fo Pay | By CHARLES D. WATKINS | WASHINGTON, March 21—(#— The House Appropriations Com- | mittee cut funds for carrying on the Public Works Program in Alaska to $9,000,000 cash. The budget requested an nppro-‘ priation of £12,000,000 and contract | authorization of $13,000,000. The committee said: “It is the intention of the com- | mittee to slow down the progr | of this program until fuil cam)d- eration can be given as to its de- sirability, value and the ability of | the communities where the con- struction is to be performed to re- pay 50 percent of the total costs. “The committee has grave doubts | that many of the communities will | be able to meet obligations which they may assume under the con- | struction program.” | The committee said it is “of the opinion that many of the construc- tion projects contemplated are not, practical from a financial stand- | point and that the burden would be gr for the Territory to assume. Under a provision put in the muv by the committee before a project | can be approved it must be cer by the Secretary of Defense as being of value to the defense program. The program under the General; Services Administration contem- plates construction of $70,000 000 | worth of public works by local com- munities in the Territory over a| five year period and requires that | cities, towns and the Territory must epay 50 percent of the totad, cost. ’ For the current year the GSA had 1,000,000 cash and $4,000,000 con- ract authorization to inaugurate| the program. H | i JUNEAU CITY BAND PRACTICE THURSDAY| The Juneau City Band members sad a lively practice last night in the Grade School auditorium and | Director Joseph Shofner announced | that another practice will be held Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the same place. Nineteen members of the band showed up last night and went through & lively practice of marches to be played Friday night at the circus doings of the Lions and Rotary Clubs in the High School | gym. | too FROM SAN FRANCISCO Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ostler and son, | the Gastineau Hotel. | favorable House action of the mids | trom j[for Washington, D. C., /1 PRECIPITATION TRUMAN TO “Give 'Em —I'El—l' Spe to Be Made-Will Talk Chicago Demo Rally" KEY WESP, Fla, March 21--® -~President Truman will address & MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS Democratic rally in Chicago May 15| in connection with a cross-counity speaking tour which will carry hum | into the Pacific Northwest. This trip, which will include dedi- cation of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington, was confirmed officially today by a top White House official, who said a formal announcement will be made later. Meanwhile, Press Secretary Charles G. Ross disclosed that Pres- ident Truman sent a telegram fo Chairman Spence (D-Ky) of the House Banking Committee urging dle income housing bill. Mr. Truman plans to give the country another taste of his rear platform “give ’'em hell” speeches | of the 1948 campaign, using the op= portunity to enlist voter pressure for “fair deal” measures, during the cross-country trip. Present plans contemplate a Pres-| idential speech at Grand Coulee,; northwest of Spokane, about Mly 11. The Chicago speech, in solmer Field, will wind up the trip. Mrs. Perkins, “NW Pioneer Diesat 92 SEATTLE, March 21—Mrs. Kulh—\ erine L. Perkins, pioneer nurse in; Nome, Alaska, at the turn of the| century and widow of a former Un- iversity of Washington regent, died | here Sunday. She was 92 years old Mrs. Perkins and her husband, Col. William T. Perkins, graduated the University of Michigan in 1884, where she studied medicine He was a law graduate. The couple practiced their respec- tive professions in Bismark, N. where Perkins was a Colonel in the North Dakota National Guard. Col. Perkins moved north with the gold rush of 1898 and prospected unsuccessfully. In 1900, M; kins joined him in Nome, wherc they operated a general store until 1908. There Mrs. Perkins put her medical training to use and deliver- ed some of the first white babies born in the far north village. After their return to the states Col. Perkins organized banks at Roy, Oakville, West Seattle and Kirkland. Perkins died in 1947. A nephew, C. F, Kuenhle of Win- etka, Ill, survives, President Moore Of U. Alaska on Washingfon Trip FAIRBANKS, Alaska, March 21 —(®—Dr. Terris Moore, University of Alaska President, left yesterday to attend a meeting at which plans will be laid for an Alaska science con- ference, tentatively scheduled for November. The conference is plan- ned primarily for government of- ficials doing scientific research in the Territory. ® 0 o v & 8 o ¢ WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum 39; minimum 33. At Airport—Maximum 39; minimum 29, FORECAST (Junean and@ Vicinity) Partly cloudy tonight with variable cloudiness Wednes- day. Lo tonight near 30 and high Wednesday about 42. @ (Past 24 nours ending 7:30 & m todar L4 City of Juneau—.01 inches; ® since March 1—2.85 inches; e since July 1—60.10 inches. . At Airport—Trace; ® since March 1—85 inches; e since July 1—39.54 inches. o 0 0. 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 ’ " munists in the Deps Twenty-six of the 40-man crew of the Navy net tender Flder are shown prior to their rescue. The men a and dragging a sea anchor. phnto via radio from Honolulu. NAME OF "TOP |RUSS SPY” IN“"°"°'"° nSIATE HANDS Mc(arihy Says He Was ' Hiss"-Boss-Tydings Says | No Names Forthcoming By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH WASHINGTON, March 21—(#— Senator McCarthy said today has handed Senafe investigators “the name of the man-—connected with the State Department—whom I consider the top Russian esp.on- age agent in this country The Wisconsin Republican made the statement to newsmen. Reports circulated meanwhile that the Siate Department is urging President Truman to open FBI and all mher government loyalty files to the Sen- ate Committee looking into Mc- Carthy’s charges there are Com- tment The “top Russian agent” was de- seribed by McCarthy as Alger Iiss one-time boss “in the esplonage ring in the Department.” Hi , former State Departis mn[m‘, Ralph Edwin Church (R-II) requests being five percent. official, has been convic charge that he lied in denying he handed secret U.S. documents to i courier for Russia. McCarthy’s statement va. prompted by another one madc at 1 news conterence late ye ay by Senator Tydings (D-Md). Tydng is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee \\)m') iooking into MecCarthy's cc tions that there are 57 c; ing Communists in the State De- | partment. “Up to the present time,” Tydings declared, ‘“neither Senator M Carthy nor anyone else has given us the name of a single person who| is accused of being a Communist on March 8. McCarthy has publicly accused nine persons of being pro-Com- munist or otherwise bad security risks, He has turned over 106 other names to the committee for study behind closed doors. Tydings said McCarthy has not lodged definite charges against anyone on' the list of 106 McCARTHY SUMMONED WASHINGTON, March 21-—(P— Senate investigations called Sen- ator MecCarthy (R-Wis) into closed session today to demand de- | he| Blaze re shown drifting in three life rafts Fourteen men who stayed abeard the E |Sprmg s |Given Mixed (By Associated Press) Spring got a wet, cool and windy reception in nation today. Snow fell over many parts of the central states when the spring season officially arrived last night at 8:36 p.m, (PST). A light band| of snow extended from Kansas| and Missouri northward to the; :Canndinfl border. A fresh tall mm-?—one Bl" 'Or 40 Ag“ntles\ {sured up to six inches in eastern| Nebraska, | Rain mixed with snow was in prospect for much of the central| ipart of the country. One to four tinches of snow was on the ground, in eastern Maryland, \(ongressman - 21— P— WASHING' I'ON M1nh died Com- alge years old, collapsed and {today at a Congressional mittee hearing. He was pronounced dead by Rep. |«.m’~x- of Nebraska, a physician. The hearing was being he by | he F Committee on EDxecutive penditu: ations in the National Lahor Re- ations Board. Chairman Dawson (D-IID) said [(mum was giving the group his {views when he apparently sulfer- jed a heart attack. i Dawson said that in the midst of a2 sentence Church gasped for lhream then slumped in his chair Church, a lawyer whose home was Evanston, Ill, was elected (o { the Hous the 13th Tllinois District. STOCK QUOTATIONS | NEW YORK, March 21—Closing’ quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American | 117 Anaconda 28%, Curtiss- wright 8%, International Harvester | 2672, Kennecott 51%, New York Central 13, Northern Pacific 15%, U. S. Steel 32, Pound $20..80% Sales today were 1,400,000 shares are as follows rails 5521, util- Averages today | industrials 208.27, many parts of the| | | ] major programs, res on proposed reorgan- s seven times to represent | p Can | 2 TRAPPED IN FIRE IN HOUSE, DIE 'One Victim Believed Coast Guardsman - Other longhme Resndent Flames billowing into the dark- ness took two lives early this morn- ing when the upper floor of a duplex dwelling at 426 East I'irst Street was gutted by fire. Found dead in the charred ruins were Mrs. Margaret Curran Taasi- vigen, 46, and a Coast Guardsman ‘snld to be an enlisted man from | the cutter Storis. Coast Guard officials would not 1release his name until his next-of- | kin have been notified, but they | said his remains have been posi- tively identified. City police said he is believed to be Wallis S. Windiey. Two men escaped unhurt from P2 the burning apartment. one of | them carrying a two-year-old child n this ucrlnl phom made just | . and a Tife boat all tied together | With bim. Mrs. Erna Mae Zutelt, | who lived in the ground floor apart- er were later rescued. ) Wire- ment, made her way to safety with | her three children. i The fire had burst through a win- fdow by the time it was discovered ;~hultly after 3 am. by a neighbor, .Luler Funk, who.resides in the K()bkl Apartments. He telephoned |an alarm to the fire department DEBT 200 Io iand then went to the aid of Mrs. | Zutelt. | E i Alnnunl;lon Explodes- E A ( H 0 F u S Ammunition was exploding in the | flaming building and the fire had 129 Bllllons Cut Five Per| Cent from Truman Request, Lttt prfiemp ey ey yarvery e eaten into the roof when the fire- 200 feet up the East First Street stairs, pegan pouring water on the strueture. Spectators, attracted lames, lined Gold Street. The fire was brought under con- trol within 30 minutes after the | firemen reached the Scene, but the bodies of the victims could not be removed until nearly an hour later. deticit-boosting Bodies Are Found government spending bill—repre-| The body of Mrs, Taasivigen, who senting a $200 outlay for every|WAs also known in Juneau as Mrs. iman, woman ‘and child in the naJC“‘“EW’v was found by firemen in tion-—was approved today by thej !a hallway between the kitchen and Hohse Appropriations Committee. ! the bedroom of the upstairs apart- | Grim reminder of the cost of | ment. The Coast Guardsman’s body more than half of its total| Was in the bedroom. |is (w:m])used of items for national; Mrs. Zufelt said she first knew including charges xruwmg‘Uf the fire after she had been out of World War 1I. The bill car-|awakened by the sound of someone ries $]3,911,127,300 for the Defense|gliding off the roof of the porch. ! Department, $5,801,762,795 for the| She rushed out with her children, | Veterans' Administration and $947,-| Morrell, 9, Dana, 7, and Denise, 10 970,000 for the Atomic Enemy'munuh old. She said she observed Commission. |a man standing near the building | There were no deep cuts in any|holding in his arms the “baby girl the average re-|the lady upstairs had been taking President Truman's| care of.” But| The man she had seen was Jimmy there is a move in the House to|Manning, a Douglas fisherman. He send the bill back to the commit- | told police he had gone to the apart- |tee for a further $1,000,000,000 cut|ment with Mrs. Taasivigen, a Coast jor more. | Guardsman, and Ernest Hayes, a The committce vote was not of-| Juneau fisherman, for a- “feed of ficially announced, But Rep. Tnbex\dam.s" after “partying downtown.” (R-NY) said all Republicans pre- | He said he could remember nothing 1t voted against approving thr-;ul the fire. bill on the ground it was “too| When asked if he had carried big.” He said all Democrats vutedhhe child to safety, he said, “I for it. There are 47 Democrats and | guess so0.” 18 Republicans on the committee. Slated for House debate next week, the bill wraps into a single measure for the first time in mod- ern history the appropriations of | asleep in his waterfront cabin. more than 40 federal agencies. Not| The fire-damaged building i included are foreign aid and mili- | owned by John Maurstad of Juneau. tary assistance funds and so-called | He said the building was partly in- ranent and indefinite appro-| sured. Fire Chief A. Minard Mil priations, aggregating $11,592,751,053. | said the upper part of the building The bill's total is $1,567,900,504| was a total loss and the lower floor |less than the President requested|suffered some heat, smoke anc | and; if approved by Congress, would er damage. result in an estimated federal de-| (Cause of the fire could not be I ficit of $4,153,682312 for the 1951|determined, Fire Chief Mill said fiscal y tarting next July 1.| This is the second double tragedy The appropriations provided are|que to fire in the Juneau area in for that year. |less than a month. Mr. and Mrs. -Tn actual cash, the bill appropri-| Marshall B. Ross lost their lives ate 266,403,664, which is $1-| February 26 when their Glacier | 385,377,504 less than the President| gighway log house burned to the | requested and $832,014,180 less than | gpound, | was provided for comparable ac-| | tivities this year. | In addition, it provides authority for government agencies to enter into contracts totaling $1,778,626,500. by the By William F. ArSogast H WASHINGTON, March 21—/ IA $20,045,030,164 | defense, ' Church Dies . Making Talk | duction under Found Asleep | He told the . police he thought Hayes had slid off the roof. Alter | the fire, police officers found Hayes Child to Hospital The two-year-old child <aved from the flames by Manning was taken to St. Ann’s Hospital by police ' Seattle Saturday. ® | Th ® thi o 12 TIDE TABLE e year. MARCH 22 High tide 3:42 am., 165 ft. Low tide 10:10 am. 0.0 ft. High tide 3:14 p.m, 142 tt. Low tide 11:10 pm., 3.0 ft. Baranof from Seattle o|ly at 11 o’clock tonight. Princess Norah from Vancouver | e due at 10 o'clock tonight and sails | e for Skagway at midnight. |o Denali scheduled to sail from e . is ® | 48 G e @0 e ® @ % @ o ! pointed ® would mean a reduction of $979,- his sum s $182,523,000 less than e President sought and $1,8177,408,- less than was provided this Future appropriations normal- ry to finance these 8 are neces ®{ authorizations. The Appropriations out that 9,060 in {inz in the planned fiscal year 1951, Committee | the cash cuts| government | officers after arrangements ,had | been made by the Red Cross. The child could - not immediately be identified. Neighbors knew her only as “the baby who was living up there.” Red Cross officials said they {had not found the child's parents |and that the baby would be turned |over to the department of welfure. | Funeral services for Mrs. Taasivi- (Continuec on Page Two)