The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 12, 1950, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,502 RED RIVER LEVEL IS UNCHANGED "We Are Still in Danger” Is Warning Issued in Greater Winnipeg ‘WINNIPEG, Man., May 12—(®— The level of the Red River remained unchanged for six hours today but a high Army official warned resi- dents of Greater Winnipeg “we are still in danger.” Brig. J. W. Brice, Deputy Army Commander of Red River flood re- lief, said there is “no proof that the peak river level has been reached.” He urged those who were planning to join the stream of refugees out of the stricken area to “proceed im- mediately with their plans.” The river was stationary for six hours at 29.7 feet. ‘There were light early morning showers—.07 of an inch in the six hours ending at 7 a.m.—but the weatherman said that wouldn’t complicate the situation. The Red River at Winnipeg was at its highest in more than a cen- tury. One-eighth or more of the 70-square-mile metropolitan area, and 540 square miles of Southern Manitoba, were under water. The ‘Winnipeg Tribune estimated that 40,000 residents of the flooded areas had taken refuge in the twin cities. Authorities said unless more rain or snow fell—and that was not ex- pected—any further increase in the river level should be small and ot short duration. The threat remained critical for several residential areas. FEWER HUNTERS - 6OT MORE DUCKS IN1949; SAYSFWS WASHINGTON, May 12—#®—The Fish and Wildlife Service estimated today that hunters killed 18,500,000 ducks and geese last fall—1,500,000 more than in 1948. Albert M. Day, director of the service, said liberalized hunting regulations accounted for the in- crease. The number of hunters in the field in 1949, he said, was 1,676,400, about 10 percent fewer than in 1948. “In addition to an mcrease of 10 days in the length of the shooting season, hunters had greater hunting opportunity last fall because large flocks were concentrated in the steadily diminishing areas still suit- able for migratory waterfowl,” Day said. F “Also, millions of ducks and geese remained in the United States during the mild fall instead of win- tering in Mexico or other southern points, which is their normal pro- cedure.” The Washington Merry - Go - Round Bv-DREW PEARSON ICopyright, 1950, vy Bell Syndicate, Inc.) /ASHINGTON—One of the most significant primaries in the country takes place in Pennsylvania next week. And long-range political ob- servers believe it may help to de- cide three things: 1. Whether the Republicans can cast off the old-fashioned leader- ship which lost them five .straight Presidential elections, 2. Whether the Republicans can elect a President in 1952. 3. And to some extent the Penn- sylvania primary may help to pick a Presidential nominee for 1952. The issue in Pennsylvania is not whether Jim Duff, scrappy red- headed, liberal governor, will get the senatorial nomination. Of that he is almost certain. The real is- sue is ‘whether the famed Grundy machine and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Assoclation, which for years have exploited the state’s natural resources and the state’s political vote, can be unseated. That’s what GOP leaders in other states will be watching. For if Grundyism is definitely and categorically defeated in Pennsly- vania, then it may mean a con- tagious, progressive turning point in the Republican party. Grundy’s Heyday Joe Grundy himself, 86 years old and a staunch advocate of the old GOP theory that a high tariff will cure everything, is now only a i . (Continued on Page Four) “ALL THE NEWS JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, ALL THE TIME” SSOCIATED PRESS MAY 12, 1950 MEMBER Al PRICE TEN CENTS et o et ot Daddy’s Coming Home DENNIS ORDERED 10 JAIL Communisffiader Sen- Joyful over mews that their “daddy” is coming home are Mrs. Ruby Smith of Long Beach, Calif,, and sons, Mike, left, and Pat. Daddy is Navy Chief William C. Smith, captured by Chinese Communists in October, 1948, and held -prisoner since. The Peiping radio has an- nounced that Smith and his fellow prisoner, Elmer Bender of Chicago, have been releasd and will be deperted. (P Wirphoto. FLASH STRIKE OF RADIO OPERATORS 1S ENDED QUICKLY | SAN FRANCISCO, May 12—@—| Radio operators called off a flash | strike after their pickets had tied up the San Francisco waterfront for | four and a half hours and Seattle for three. The CIO American Radio Asso- ciation called the brief strike with- | out warning at ‘4 p.m. (PDT) in protest to an alleged cancellation of their contracts. It started two hours later’ at Seattle, where CIO Longshoremen respected the picket lines at 10 ships. Union President William Stein- berg called off the walkout atter a joint meeting of both AFL and-CIO maritime unions and representa- tives of the Pacific Maritime Asso- ciation, against whom the strike was called. Steinberg agreed to negotiate the dispute, which he earlier had called a lockout. HALIBUT PRICES FAIL T0 REACH YESTERDAY'S HIGH Prices for all sizes of halibut failed to reach yesterday’s high as buyers bid on the 47,500 pounds brought to the Juneau Cold Storage Company late yesterday and early today. Medium halibut went for 18.90 zents per pound, a .10 cent decrease from “yesterday’s price. Large hali- but sold for 17.85 and 17.90 cents, dropping .10 to .15 cent per pound from yesterday’s 18 cents per pound. Chicken halibut, which jumped in orice to 15 and 15.25 cents per pound yesterday, went for 14 cents today Ixcept for yesterday, chicken hali- but has consistently sold at this price. The amount sold today fell more than 100,000 pounds short of the season’s big day yesterday, when 164,500 pounds was brought to mar- ket. A High boat today was the Reliance, which brought 17,000 pounds to port. Next highest with 13,000 pounds was the vessel Defiance, ;ommanded by Frank Olson. Biggest load to be landed here ;o far this season was 40,000 pounds from the Solar, commanded by Dan Twiet, on Tuesday. British Recapiure Ship Seized by Nals (By Ascociated Press) The British admiralty announced ROCKET REACHES 106.4 MILES UP IN STRATOSPHER! ~Tht WASHINGTON, may 12— Navy announced teday that a Vik ing rocket rose 106.4 miles from ¢ launching ship in the mid-Pacitic last night. The Navy said the fligni sei ¢ new altitude record for an Ameri- can-built, single-stage rocket. It wa: the first time a Viking, the Navy’s largest rocket for research in the upper atmosphere, had beer launched from a ship. Rockets launched at the White Sands, N.M., proving ground have reached higher altitudes. A Ger- man V-2 rocket went up 114 miles from White Sands. The Viking rocket was sent ur from the Norton Sound, a Navy tender converted into an experi- mental guided missile ship. The launching was at a point on the equator in the vicinity ot Christmas Island, several hundrec miles south of Hawail. RUSS FUR IMPORTS UP 800%, KILL OFF FARMS, TRAPPING WASHINGTON, May 12 — ® —; Rep. Tollefson (R-Wash) told the House during discussion of Russia imports that a few years ago there were 200 fox fur farms in Wash- ington State while today there u:€ only three. He said imports of Russian furs have increased 800 percent in re- cent years. “There are some 400 mink farms producing furs and-nobody knows how long they will last,” Tolletson continued. “In Alaska the fur trap- ping industry has dropped consid- erably, largely because of the im- portation of Russian furs.” He said Russian furs make up 30 percent of the total fur imports and “because they are produced by slave labor they can undersell any fur on the market and control the raw fur markets.” e 0o 0 0o 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER REPORT In Juneau—Maximum, 51; minimum, 40. At Airport—Maximum, 52; minimum, 39. FORECAST (Juneau and Vielnity) Mostly cloudy with occa- sional light rain tonight. Cloudy with intermittent rain Saturday. Low tempera- ture tonight about 40 degrees 1 British destroyer has recaptured | e the 564-ton British steamer Ethelle Moller, seized by Chinese National-|e ists two months ago. The ship,|e and high Saturday near 52 degrees. = PRECIPITATION tenced for Confemptof Congress in 1947 WASHINGTON, May 12 — f — Communist leader Eugene Dennis today was ordered to jail immedi- ately for contempt of Congress in 1947, Federal Judge David A. Pine di- rected that Dennis, Secretary Gen- eral of the American Communist party, start at once to serve a one- year prison sentence. ! Dennis had asked the court to delay the commitment until June 22. On that date the Court of ‘Ap- peals in New York is scheduled' to hear an appeal by Dennis and 10 other Communists convicted of conspiring to advocate the over- throw of the government. In 1947, Dennis was convicted by 1 Federal Court here on charges of contempt growing out of his refusal to testify before the House Un- The Supreme Court upheld it last May 1. While the appeal in the contempt case was pending, the government 1ad brought the case against Den- nis and 10 other Communist lead- ars in New York. Dennis was given a five-year sent- ance on his conviction in New York. He is free under bond pending hear- ng of the appeal. Dennis acted as his own attorney n the New York case. Joseph Forer, ais attorney in the contempt case, argued to Judge Pine that Dennis hould have a chance to prepare his appeal in the New York case and for that reason should not go to jail now. Forer said it would be “unfair” to commit Dennis now because of ’he fact that he will represent aimself. Judge Pine told him: “If I followed your suggestion a criminal could stay out of jail for- sver by committing another crime and then representing himself.” GUARDS SLUGGED, ROBBED OF $15,000 BY FOUR GUNMEN THOMPSONVILLE, Corn., May 12—(»—Four gunmen, their faces hidden pehind gas masks, today slugged and robbed three Brink’s zuards of $15,000 in the payroom of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet fac- tory. The four men, all believed armed with shotguns, apparently escaped | in an automobile after they tied the Zuards. ‘The guards were so badly beaten on the head and face they had to be taken to the Mercy hospital in nearby Springfield, Mass., for treat- ment. ” The holdup men were at first be- lieved to be trapped in the plant but a minute search of all corners of the building failed to reveal s trace of them. The money represented the pay- roll of 300 third shift employees of the carpet concern. The daring robbery took place about 4 a.m., EST, about an hour before the third shift was due to leave the plant., The ‘morning shift crew of the plant was kept from entering the plant for nearly three hours while state and local police searched the building. The guards were bound in the small office of the plant’s wool house after each was clubbed twice on the head, apparently with gun butts, police said. Bid Below Estimate (1]} Govljubmifled SEATTLE, May 12—®—A bid $539,000 below the government es- timate was submiitted today for the first actual construction work for; Chief Joseph Dam. on the Columbial River. The low bid of $2,176,813 was by Peter Kiewit Sons Co. of Omaha,: Neb., and Longview, Wash. American, Activities Committee. Dennis appealed the conviction. Pickef Freight Yard T-HLAW HIT ~ kS DESTROYER Four Pennsylvania Railroad firemen picket entrance to Polk Street freight yards at Chicago, as a strike of railroad firemen crippled service on four railroad systems stretching from coast to coast. Penn- sylvania railroad tracks are in background. (Left to right) Jerry Annicks, Fred Allen Don Finn and Tom Mannix, all of Chicage. # Wirephoto. BUDENZ USES CROSS AS CLUB, CHARGES CATHOLIC SENATOR WASHINGTON, May 12 — B — Senator Chavez (D-NM) charged in the Senate today that ex-Com- munist Louis Budenz has used the cross of the Roman Catholic church “gs a club” in the Senate Com- munist inquiry. Nothing that he himselt is a Catholic, Chavez bitterly assailed Budenz’ roles in the investigation of charges by Senator McCarthy (R-Wis) that the State Department harbors Communists. He said of Budenz: “He has been speaking not just as a private citizen. Budenz has been speaking with special emphasis as a Catholic, investing his appear- ances and utterances with an added sanctity by virtue of the fact that he recently went through the forms of conversion to Catholicism. “My ancestors brought the cross to this nemisphere. Louis Budenz has been using this cross as a club.” Budenz was managing editor of the Daily Worker until 1845 when he renounced Communism and re- joined the Catholic Church. He now is on the faculty of Fordham Uni- versity, New York, a Jesuit school. DEMOCRATS PLAN DOINGS, CHICAGO; THREE-DAY EVENT (By Associated Press) Three thousand Democratic chiefs from the 48 states, started con verging ‘on Chicago for their big- gest political show in two years The billing reads: “Jefferson Ju- oilee Celebration,” suggesting an- other of those politiral dinners. But it's to be a three-day affair, starting tomorrow noon with 2 luncheon for women leaders—and ending Monday night with a majo speech by President Truman at the Chicago Stadihm. SEATTLE BANKERS ARE HERE ON 6-WEEK TRIP Two_officers of the Pacific Na- tional Bank, Seattle, have arrived in Juneau for a short stay, on a six-week trip through the Territory. Fowler W, Martin, who makes the Alaska round two or three times a year, is accompanied by Cashier William F. Muehe. Martin is vice president and in charge of Pacific National's Alaska De- partment. 4 The Seattleites went first to An- chorage three weeks ago for the second annual convention of the Alaska Bankers' Association, then to Fairbanks and other places in the Interior. Before coming here they also went to Cordova and other cities to the westward. The bankers plan to be in South- east Alaska for another three weeks. Muehe was to go to Sitka today, Martin to Skagway tomor- e e A S S R A S SRS - Y B s Bt Eidla b S T e e s iR B B B I PR bt SO dord B RIS s R AR A seized by the Nationalists for run- aing their blockade of Communist China, was retaken without a fight, the admiralty safd. SEVERSON VISITS ! Herman Severson of Petersburg is at the Baranof Hotel. (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau—0.06 inches; since May 1 — 282 inches; since July 1—67.76 inches. ® * At Airport — 0.14 inches; e since May 1 — 189 inches; o since July 1-44.02 inches. Col. E. C. Itscher, district Army|row, both planning to return here engineer, who opened the bids, said | Sunday or Monday for several days. the government fair cost estimate Ty e —— O'REILLY HERE . Royal and Eleanor O'Reilly, who are busy getting their Taku Lodge in shape for the summer season, was $2,715,868. FROM TULSEQUAH | _Mrs. D. 8. Brown of ‘Tulsequah, B.C, is at the Baranof Hotel. ! are guests at the Baranof Hotel. Rail V Breaks Out as 200,0001dled CHICAGO, May 12 — (M —More thousands of railroad workers join- ed the ranks of the idle today-- laid off by the deadlocked fire- men’s strike against four major carriers. Workers in many other key in- dustries 'also were getting layo!f notices and others were threatened with forced idleness. The three- day-old strike by 18,000 firemen ap- peared to have made idle nearly 200,000 workers already, including some 150,000 rail employes. There was, however, t first flareup of violence cr. some of the strikebound lines. Shortly after two freight trains { were reported ambushed and fired upon near Knoxville, Tenn., the Southern Railway Lines suspended all operations in the area. A spokesman said the move was made to protect the road employes. An acting fireman on one train was shot in the arm. Pickets outside the Knoxville switch yards denied they fired any shots, but said they were stoned. There were other minor disturb- ances on the strikebound New York Central lines in two Indiana cities. The Southern, The New York Jentral and a third struck carrier— Thé Santa Fe—are operating only amergency skeleton service. The Pennsylvania, struck West and North of Harrisburg, is not oper- ating in the strikebound area. CHICAGO, May 12—M—Strik- ing railroad firemen today made a new proposal to end their crippling walkout on four big lines. Terms were not made public. A high management official, who eclined use of his name, said the Jffer could prove the “break” that would end the three-day walkout. “If there's a break ending the strike, it'll come awfully fast,” other ources said. U.S. mediators who gave up ex- haustive efforts to cut short the strike within a few hours after it started Wednesday nfade a new try * it settlement today. CITY MANAGER OF ANCHORAGE QUITS ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 12— M—City Manager Donald Wilson 1as resigned. He d he will take a 90-day vaca- tion after June 21, his second anni- versary as City Manager. He said he may returnt to Anchorage from his vacation trip and go into busi- ness. The City Council accepted the re- signation without naming a succes- sor. The city managership is a $10,000 a year job. Wilson was War Assets Admini- strator for Alaska before taking the Anchorage post. He had taken the War Assets position when he left the Army. His Army service was with the Engineer Corps, much of it in the Territory. In civilian life, he was with the Blackstone Gas and ' Electric Co., ‘Woonsocket, R.I, for 15 years. i5|en(e'*;ifstnicrlous ON - WEST GERMANY | MAY BE EASED iThree Foreign Ministers | Discuss Proposal at i London Conference (By the Associated Press) ‘The Big Three Foreign Ministers at their London conference today jdiscussed plans to give the Wes! | German government fuller powers. The, Foreign Ministers of the United States, Britain and considered easing occupation re- strictions on Germany during a dis- cussion of their overall problem— how to bolster Western defenses against the threat of Communist expansion. The plan, presented by American ¢ | against critics of his OFLABORGAIN Truman Fires at Critics-So- cialism Charge "Absurd’ -Sheep Are 'Black’ BUTTE, Mont, May 2—i¥— President Truman said today he will not “cease to fight” for the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Labor Law. “The’ Taft-Hartley law hangs over he head of labor, threatening to destroy the gains of 15 years,” he said. “There 1t Wit nang until we are ible to replace it with a law that s fair to management and labor uike.” The President, in one of a series of major talks on his cross-country crusade_ for the fair deal, said in 1 prepared address: “That is something we must do, not only for the sake of labor, for the sake of the whole country. “I believe profoundly that the Taft-Hartley act is a substantial in- fringement of the basic treedom to bargain collectively.” Mr. Truman's address, arranged for the rear platform of his cross- country special train, was one of a series in which he has been trying to whip up sentiment for the fair deal. The President said that the “avowed intention” of the sponsors of the Taft-Hartley law “was to strengthen the hand of manage- ment.” ‘Was Clever Law “To do this,” Mr. Truman said, “they devised a clever law which insidiously undermines the strength of labor unions.” Truman also struck back “fair * deal” program. - “You sometimes hear it said—and T.think > ance [ sy lunatic fringe among the reaction- aries—that the government prom- ises to make it possible for people to live without working. They say our government programs would make us a nation of dead-beats and loafers. That, of course, is absurd.” The President, in two addresses and British delegations, would give | yesterday, fired back at critics who the Bonn government full diplo- describe his “fair deal™ program as matic voice abroad. It would give| heading down “the last mile toward the Germans power to issue visas and control their customs. The plan also would unfreeze im- Soclalism.” Speech at Gonzaga In a speech at Gonzaga Univer- portant internal controls, leaving | sity in Spokane, Wash., Mr. Truman the Bonn .government fairly free|appealed to Congress to pass a pend- to rule its people. However, the|ing Fair Allied High Commissions would re- Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) bill. In his call tain the power to veto legislation | for enactment of the civil rights conflicting with the international| pjll, the President said “we can aims of the occupation. advance the common welfare with- The French delegation was lesf!out harming the dissenting minor- inclined to relax these controls. A communique issued yesterday ity.” Earlier, Mr. Truman dedicated said the basic problem is how to|Grand Coulee Dam, in Washington step ‘up plans for the defense of|State, with a ringing denunciation Western Europe without destroyingiof the “timid or short sighted or the two-year-old United States| selfish” people who oppose sum~ plan for European economic recov- | public power projects. ery. The Big Three foreign ministers today agreqd on a general policy Baa, Baa, “Black” Sheep Spokane, Wash., May 12 — (/) — of incorporating Western Germany ) pPresident Truman stopped off at into Western Europe, economically|the junior livestock show here yes- and politically. terday to present prizes to the No details were given but it was) young winners. But things didn't go understood to be a continuation o! present policy projected into the future. " @ The ministers also issued a for- mal statement condemning the Sov- fet Union that it has repatriated all German jprisoners of war. 1 The ministers “have agreed that .they will take all possible steps to obtain information bearing on the fate of prisoners of war and |civilians not yet repatriated from the Soviet Union and to bring ab- out repatriation in the largest pos- sible number of cases.” . The ministers also promised tc do what they could about repatriat- ing Japane: prisoners of war. * 28 ARRIVE ON PAA Pan They were: Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Helvig too well. First there were the sheep. Every time the President finished a sent- 2nce during his short talk, the ani- mals gave out with a shrill “Baa, for its announcement |y, » As Mrs. Truman shook with laughter, the President commented: “They must be Republican sheep.” A few moments later, officials pinned a big blue ribbon on the chief executive’s coat lapel. Ob- viously pleased, he remarked:, “I don't know whether I'm a prize pig or what.” Wanfs Assessment Work on Mines fo FLIGHTFROM SouTH| Be Suspended Again WASHINGTON, May 12 — (B — American World Airways|Rep, Stockman (R-Ore.) introduced | brought 28 passengers to Juneau|a bill yesterday to suspend for a early this afternoon from Seattle.|year the requirement that $100 | M. Aasboe,|worth of work be done annually Eleanor Achayok, Margaret Ballard,[on mining claims. He said in a statement that be- H. Berry, Christiansen, Duane Christiansgn, |cause of the high cost of labor ’Dun Currence, Jack Dodge, Alma{and materials $100 spent annually Dodge, Merlin Estabrook, Iris Foss,|to improve mining claims is not | Arne Hammerose, Henry Harstad,|enough to do any worth while work. Jack Harlan, Mrs. E. Holloway and| In fact, he said, it was just a infant, Pat Holloway, H. Jenner |waste of labor and materials. the Rev, K. Nebel, William Picketts. G. W. Robinson, A. G. Sexsmith, William Smith, Lucille Smith, Karl Lent, ann Joe Bartol. FROM UNGA Mr. and Mrs. P. W, Tate and Ione, Wollarth, William Zmaeff, O. H.|of Unga, are registered at the Bara- nof Hotel.