The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 30, 1951, Page 1

[ HE DAIL “ALL-TLIE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXVI., NO. 11,721 Y ALASKA EMPIRE JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951 MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS g Red Defense Line Hit by Forward UN Units STATEHOOD IS ISSUE INHOUSE Vote Is 10-14 Against In- creasing Membership of Special Committee By BOE DE ARMOND Alaska statehood again became a big issue in a minor sort of way in the House of Representatives this morning. The trouble started shortly be- fore noon and just as the House was about to adjourn for the day. Rep. Jack Scavenius of Anch- orage, a member of the Special Committee on Statehood, moved to have the committee membership increased “by three or more.” Scavenius had previously ob- jected in the House that one com- mittee member — Rep. W. W. Laws of Nome — is a "sworn enemy of statehood.” Other members of the committee are Rep. Mike Stepovich of Fair- banks and Rep. Amelia Gundersen of Ketchikan. Stepovich, who is chairman of the committee, told the House that four is a sufficient number of mem- bers to handle any and all business that comes before the committee. Equa! Representation He also pointed out that the present membership constitutes equal representation from each of the four divisions. Rep. Seavenius said “this is very important committee and more members might produce bet- ter ideas.” Rep. Doris Barnes point- ed out that there had been no ob- jection to the size of the committee when it was set up by the Commit- tee on Committees. The motion to load the committee with additional members lost on a 10-14 vote, all of the Republicans and four of the Democrats in the House voting against it, as well as three of the four members of the Statehood Committee. Minor Skirmishes Although the House had no busi- ness of great importance today, the session was marked by a good many minor skirmishes that provided entertainment for the gallery but did little to cement harmonious re- lations between the members. A motion by Rep. Kay to refer all appointments by the governor to committees for study and evalu- ation before a joint House-Senate session is held was voted down 8-16. Another war developed over the issue of referring or not referring House Bill No. 9, relating to unem- ployment benefits, to the Judiciary Committee. Rep. Stepovich asked that the bill be given to the com- mittee for study; Rep. Kay objected that it was unnecessary. Rep. Stepo- vich won the argument, 17 votes to 7. Child Labor Bill The Washington Merry - Go-Rsand Ry DREW PEARSON (Copyright, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ASHINGTON—It is no secret that the key to Soviet Russia's war-making ability is oil. It is also no secret that Russia does not have sufficient oil to continue a war for more than two or three months. Thus she m get more oil before she starts hostilities. s, This is why the little country of Iran, a land of Nomad tribes and vast oil reserves, may be the key to future peace. Should Moscow be able to take oyer Iran’s priceless oil fields, she would not cn]y have enough oil to wage war, but would also have ac- cess to the Indiah Ocean through the Persian Gulf. This would be- come Sovietized. n view of this, the uncensored mnews of what happening in Iran today is extremely important. This news is that Moscow is wag- ing a quiet and extremely effective campaign to take over Iran by friendly infiltration. Simultaneously the United States has so bungled its diplomacy—including our failure to put through a $25,000,000 loan T_icanunucd on Page Four) is Cold Wave Continues in States (By Associated Press) Waning January dealt out numb- ing cold today that produced stories usually heard only in “Liars’ Club” contests. And there wasn't much relief in sight. The U. S. Weather Bureau in Milwaukee said Lone Rock, Wis., in the south central part of the state had a temperature “estimated” at 53 degrees below zero. The official thermometer there goes only to 45 below. At Cadillac, on the southern pen- insula of Michigan, a» reading of 40 below was taken. Warmer Near Arctic It was warmer near the Arctic Circle in Canada than in many parts of the mid-continent gripped by a bitter cold wave. And it was cold and icy and wet jover widespread areas of the East. Colder weather was on the way, isaid U. S. forecasters, for much of the East and parts of the South. 1 Snow fell in Houston, Tex., and | the mercury dropped to 25 above. Temperatures were below freezing all the way to the Rio Grande Val- ley. The cold threatened citrus and vegetables in the rich agricultural region. Mounting Death Toll There was a mounting death toll | attributed to the cold and icy weather. Hundreds suffered injur- ies in falls on icy streets. Schools closed many areas in the East and Te: by ice storms, in the Midwest and West by cold weather. Travel on highways was slowed. Many air flights were can- celled. Communications were dis- rupted in some areas because of ice-coated power lines. The cold air. missed only twoj parts of the country — the extreme Southeast and the Far West — fore: casters said. Wisconsin and Minnesota report- ed the lowest marks in the early, morning — 45 below at Lone Rock, | Wis., and -37 at St. Cloud, Minn. It was -23 at Mason City, Ia., -19 at Milwaukee. -14 at Chicago. -7 at, Lansing, Mich,, and -1 at St. Louis. | In Pac. Northwest The Pacific Northwest’'s cold wave brought temperatures rang- ing down to 47 below, a power shortage and flood threats today, but the weather bureau said the worst Was over. The report of minus 47 came from Austin, in Eastern Oregon’s Blue Mountains. The Oregon Highway Department recorded 28 below at Meacham and Seneca, also Blue Mountain towns. Baker, Ore, had 16 below and Bend minus 12. Eastern Washing- ton wasn't far behind, with Ellens- burg 14 below, Yakima minus seven and Omak minus three. At Princeton, B. C., 200 persons were evacuated from flooded homes yesterday as the Tulameen River was backed up by an ice jam. Flood damage in the town, 180 miles east of Vancouver, was estimated unof- ficially at $40,000. DOUBLEHEADER GAME TONIGHT AT 7:30 IN JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL Tonight's games in the Gastineau Channel league played in the Juneau High school gymnasium sees Juneau High school Crimson Bears play the Imperial Imps in 'the lead off game at 7:30. Second game pits the Co- lumbia Iumbermen to play the Arctics. STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YOR.:, Jan. 30 — Closing| quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3%, American Can 99, American Tel. & Tel. 151%, Ana- conda 41'%, Douglas Aircraft 102%, General Electrie 55, General Motors 50, Goodyear 172'%, Kennecott 76, Libby, MeNeill & Libby 9%, North- ern Pacific 35%. Standard Oil of California 95%, Twentieth Century Fox 21%, U. S. Steel 47%, Pound 2.80%, Canadian Exchange 94.81%. Sales today were 2,480,000 shares. Averages today are as follows: In- dustrials 249.61, rails 86.19, utilities! 4221, | » 000 3000000000000 00000 0 FRENCH DEFENSE BUILDUP WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 French Premier Rene Pleven said today France is building up her strength steadily to do her full part in the North Atlantic Al- liance against Communist aggres- sion. Under the defense buildup now in progress, he said, France will have 20 regular divisions in Europe by the end of 1953, with 100,000 more men under arms than at the outbreak of World War II. “France is your ally and not just a fair weather friend,” he pledged Americans. Pleven addressed the National Press Club after a second session with President Truman in his series of conferences here. They turned to Western European defense prob- lems after having dealt yesterday { with the defense of Indochina. Strengthening Ties Pleven said he came to Washing- ton with one main idea in mind— “to strengthen the ties that bind our two countries and all members of the Atlantic Alliance.” France's recovery since libera- tion from the Nazis has shown that “the Communists couldn’t stop us,”: Pleven said. Pleven praised the selection of General Dwight D. Eisenhower to head the North Atlantic forces and said “we are proud to call him Su- preme Commander.” This was the final day of a two- day conference between the Presi- dent ‘and Prémier. They were re-!| ported discussing a wide bracket of top order subjects, ranging from France's battle against Communist insurgents in the jungles of Indo- china to dangers arising from France’s own large Communist party SAILORS UNION GETS BLISTERING BY COURT .IUDGE; SEATTLE, Jan, 30— ([®— With blistering criticism of union offi- cials, a superior court judge has ordered the Sailors Union of the Pa- cific to reinstate 10 seamen expelled at a trial conducted in their ab- sence. Superior Judge Theodore S. Tur- ner ruled the 10 Seattle men were expelled from the AFL union “in direct violation of the fundamental constitution of this same union.” The 10 were ousted by the SUP at a union trial in San Francisco while they were at sea on the mot- orship Island Mai} Judge Turner, in a decision hand- ed down late yesterday, held the seamen were not advised of charges against them, and were not given written notice of their trial or hearings. Judge Turner compared the Sea- men’s ouster to Hitler Germany “where they sent carloads of Jews to Poland in the dead of winter.” “Probably Hitler, too, thought this was necessary for his system to survive,” the Judge added. The men ordered reinstated were ncc\fsed of supporting John A. Ma- honey, a union member expelled by the SUP’'s San Francisco head- quarters after questioning the policy of union officers. e 0o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER RIPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning In Juneau Maximum 25; minimum, 12. At Airport 18; minimum, 3. Maximum, FORECAST Cloudy with some snow flussies tonight and Wed- nesday. Lowest temperature near 20 tonight. Highest ‘Wednesday near 30. Easterly to northeasterly winds as high as 25 miles per hour. PRECIPITATION 'ast 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today City of Juneau — Trace. since Jan. 1 — 395 inches; since July 1—41.94 inches. At Airport — None; since Jan. 1 — 2.25 inches; since July 1—30.25 inches. 0 00 300 0 0 —p— thel “ececcoce CONTROL SYSTEM STUDIED Protits May Be Limited- Unfreezing of Large Blocs Coming Up By HAROLD W. WARD WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 A plan to control prices by limiting profits was under government study today while wage stabilizers pressed for their first major policy state- ment designed to free large blocs of wage earners from the pay freeze of last week. A new “margin of profit” system of price controls was advanced as one way to replace the dead-halt ordered last Friday on price mark- ups. Price Administrator Mlchneli V. Di Salle said the plan, under, which sellers would have to peg prices at cost plus a fixed margin of profit, might be ordered by the end of the week. The plan Di Salle said he is con- sidering would limit profit margins all along the line from manufactur- er to retailer. The Friday price or- der fixed price ceilings at the high- est level between Dec. 19 and Jan. 25. Wages were sealed at Jan. 25 levels. Orderly Retreat In the middle of the struggle for an orderly retreat from the temp- | orary wage-price freeze, Wage Sta- bilization Board Chairman Cyrus S. Ching called on the public to “have patience.” “So much more progress can b made,” he said, if the nine wage experts could be left alone. How- ever, the first wave of mail after the Friday order wasn't mountain- ous. Most of it was from policemen, firemen, school teachers and others who wondered whether their wages were to be stablized. 2 ‘Wages-Salaries The answer was to be forthcom- ing in one of the earliest state-: ments of the board. Wages and sal- aries of the 4,000,000 Federal, state and city employes are fixed by legis- lation and ordinances, and therefore they were left out of the generall stabilization program in World War II. ( Some members of the wage board favored an immediate interim form- ula which would apply to all work-| ers in the future, clearing the way« for completion of negotiations ml hundreds of industries, now at a standstill because of the order. That should come first, the labor mem- bers argued. NO BLACKOUT AT PRACTICE ALERT | TONIGHT AT 7:30 The first practice alert for Juneau will start tonight at 7:30 with a two or three minute series of short blasts from the fire alarm signal and end approximately 45 minutes later with the regular all clear signal of 1-1 < No black-out will be required but pedestrians are to take cover in the nearest building or their homes, whichever is the most convenient. Cars traveling at the time of the alert signal are to continue to their destination as quickly as possible but drivers are to observe the exist- ing traffic regulations. No person is to be on the streets until the all | clear is sounded and traffic will re- | sume at the same time. Everyone is reminded not to use the telephone for the duration of the alert except in case of emerg- ency such as sickness, fire or other serious emergency. SITKA BANKER HERE Harvey J. Brown, Sitka banker, is here for an Alaska Bankers Asso- ciation meeting which begins Thurs- day. He is at the Baranof Hotel. | STEAMER MOVEMENTS | Bararof from Sesttle in port andl schedu’ed to sail for westward at} 4 this afternoon. Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 p.m. Wednesday. Denali scheduled to | Seattle 4 p.m. Friday. | PROBABILITY YOUNGER MEN BEDRAFTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—(P—A former defense official said today he thinks it probably will be neces- sary soon to draft both 18 year olds and young married men. Tracy S. Voorhees, former Un- derseceretary of the Army, gave this opinion to the Senate Prepared- ness Subcommittee. Members of this committee have been debating whether it would be best (1) to draft married men under 26 who have no children, or (2) extend the draft to 18 year olds as recommend- ed by the Defense Department. Senator Saltonstall (R-Mass) asked Voorhees which move he thought would be wiser. Voorhees replied that he fav- ored taking 18 year olds first but added: Question of Thming “It won’t make very much dif- ference except in timing, in my personal opinion. We are going to have to take them both over the next 18 months or two years.” Both the Senate group and the House Armed Services Committee are holding hearings on legislation to extend the draft to 18 year olds as a move toward eventual universal military service and training (UM- ST) for all physically fit beginning at that age. 1 Voorhees and two World War IT; scientific leaders, Dr. Vannevar Bush and Dr. William C. Mennin- ger, joined in urging an immediate start on UMST. While these three were testifying efore the Sefate group, Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary of Defense, told the committee the Defense Department is opposed to raising the draft age above 26 years of age. 'SENATE MEASURE | WOULD INCREASE INDIGENT RELIEF (By Jim Hutcheson) Three bills and a memorial were introduced in the territorial Sen- ate's brief morning session today. Sen. Apita Garnick (R-Juneau) dropped in a bill to increase terri- torial indigent relief payments to $60 a month from the existing $30. She said such payments to persons who fail to qualify for old age pen- sions or unemployment compensa- tion formerly got $60, but that they were cut to $30 under a re-discov- ered 1929 law. Sen. Frank Barr (D-Fairbanks) Introduced two bills to make chang. es in criminal laws. He has put in four of the total of six bill: intro- duced in the Senate to date. One of Barr's measures would tighten up the law on checks writ- ten without funds in the bank to cover them. If done purposely, or if funds are not provided within two days of notice, it would be a misdemeanor. The penalty could be a year's imprisonment, a $1,- 000- fine or both. Barr said the measure was prepared because gov- ernment attorneys say that under present law a conviction on an NFS check is almost impossible be- cause intent to defraud has to be proved. Barr's other bill proposes modifi- cation of the penalty aaginst per- sons under 21 in certain rape cases. The present law provides life im- prisonment of three to 20 years in certain cases, involving juveniles. The joint memerial, by Sen. Ed. Anderson (D-Nome), asks the mili- tary and federal officials to react- ivate Marks air force base at Nome, It said the inactivation of the field “leaves that section of the territory vulnerable to attack and invasion.” It adds that “vulnerability of the ! Nome area could well expose all of the territory to ultimate enemy at- tack and invasion.” The Senate met only briefly and adjourned until 10 a.m, tomorrow. With little on the Senate slate yet for action, Sen, John Butro- vich (R-Fairbanks) suggested an afternoon session so committees could dig into their work. Butro- vich heads the important finance committee. NORBY MAN IN JUNEAU M. J. Klepser, Norby Supply Co. sail from, representative from Seattle is stop-! Rescue Sqdn. at Elmendorf Airbase ping at the Baranof Hotel. men, ; 11 Elderly Persons Die, | Flash Fire BULLETIN—HOQUIAM, Wnsh.,i Jan. 30—(P—At least 15 persons died | in this noon’s fire at Hoquiam kill- ing at least 15 elderly persons. Many of approximately 30 residents in home, ill and unable to walk, were trapped in beds. HOQUIUM, Wash, Jan. 30—/P— At least 11 elderly persons died | today in a flash fire that whipped through a rest home here. Earl 8. Coleman of the Pinnick- Coleman Mortuary said 11 bodies had been brought there from the two-story, wooden McClary Rest Home. “They say there are more to come,” he said. The fire started shortly before noon in the big frame house which housed about 35 men and women, all of them aged. “The fire spread like a flash,” said fireman Bret Hart. “By the time I got there on the second call for firemen it'had spread through the whole building.” Cause of the fire was not deter- mined immediately. Coleman said he was told that an explosion was reported in a com- bination furnace-laundry room in the basement. Firemen from both Hoquiam and the nearby city of Aberdeen were called ' to fight the fire. COMPENSATION CASES BEING SETTLED HERE| The Alaska Industrial Board was scheduled to hear evidence on a workman’s compensation case today involving Valentino Baltazar Vs. | Alaska Packers Association for loss 1of hearing while engaged in air- plane travel. Commissioner Henry A. Benson and Attorney General J.| | Gerald Williams, also of the Board, heard the arguments. Five compromise settlements were heard and approved yesterday. Mil- ton Jenkins, who suffered total and permanent disability from a back | | injury, was granted $6,900 from the Healy River Coal Co. In the case | of George Luke vs. the Lomen| Commercial Co., for the loss of a leg caught in the bite of a towline, the settlement was made for $2,700. Vincent Castro vs. Chignik Fisher- | {ies got $100 for the partial loss of an index finger. The Ole Loid vs. Petersburg Lumber Co. case Wwas settled for $90 for the one-third loss of a little finger. Two cases presented were held { for additional evidence. They were: R. C. Elliott vs. Birch Morrison Knudson, Fairbanks for a claim for medical care and disability compen- sation, with William Paul, Jr., ap- pearing as attorney; and the case of Blanche I. Cerino vs. the Cor- dova Model Cafe for a back injury involving permanent disability which was held for further medical | examination. Paul and R. E. Rob-| ertson were the attorneys. Decisions on two cases will be made within a few days. They were: | Luther Noey vs. Alaska Plumbing and Heating of Anchorage, a hernia case, with attorneys, M. E. Monagle, Bailey Bell and Robert. Boochever; and Linda M. Johnson vs. Libby, McNeill and Libby involv- ing loss of memory arising out of | an airplane crash in Bristol Bay in 1948. Attorneys were Boochever and Robertson. FROM PETERSBURG Ole Hatlen of Petersburg is stay- ing at the Gastineau Hotel. WEED FAMILY HERE Mr. and Mrs. Albert T. Weed and son Thomas from Yakutat are stopping at the Baranof Hotel. | GOODFELLOW HERE | A. J. Goodfellow of the Glenn Carrington Co. from Seattle, is at the Baranof Hotel. SEATTLE VISITOR Mrs. Jerry Norton of Seattle is stopping at the Baranof Hotel. Fred Sfedell of Petessburg ar- rived here eyesterday frcm Anch- orage via PNA and is stcpping at the Baranof Hotel. Lt. Myron E. Elliott of the 10th INCREASE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION (By Jim Hutcheson) After a hearing yesterday with officials and labor representatives, the House Labor committee recom- mended “do pass” today for two bills to incréase Alaska unemploy- ment compensation benefits. Some legislators raised questions about “abuses” and “chiseling” dur- ing the hearing, but they were un- animous in signing™the “do pass” recommendation after it was all over. Labor representatives insist- ed the so-called ‘“chiseling” was very minor and that unions were as interested as anyone else in el- iminating it. One of the Unemployment Com- pensation measures would raise benefits to $30 weekly from the present $25. The other would allow persons with dependents to draw additional total benefits, They can draw more weekly now than a single person, but they are limited to a $625 total for the year. The proposed change would allow 'n person with three or more de- pendents to draw a miximum of $1,000 on the present $25 a week basis. If the $30 proposal was en- acted it would allow a single per- son a maximum of $750 for 25 weeks and a maximum of $1,200 for those with three or more dependents. The two measures were introduced by Rep. Wendell P. Kay, Anchor- age Democrat. They still must run the gantlet of the House Judiciary and Rules committees before reach- ing the House for a vote. ‘The hearing brought testimony | that 47 percent of the 1950 benefits _| were paid outside the territory. That report was given by John McLaughlin, director of unemploy- ment insurance, and George F. Crisman, the agency’s coordinator and statistical expert. Crisman told the legislators, in response to questioning, that dur- ing the year slightly less than $1,- 800,000 was paid in benefits to per- sons in the territory and about $1,- 600,000 to Alaska workers who had gone outside. They explained that, similarly, persons entitled to unemployment compensation from one of the states get their benefits just the same if they go to other states—or if they should come to Alaska and remain jobless for the qualifying period. But, McLaughlin added, they must keep in touch with em- ployment service and be ready to take jobs in their regular line of ‘work. Crisman explained that the orig- inal theory in setting unemployment payments was to base them on an approximation of half pay for half a year. Alaska's $25 weekly figure was set in 1946. Labor organization spokesmen at the hearing cited sharp increases in both the cost of living and wage scales in Alaska since that time, Crisman said the average wage now listedq for Alaska, during the time of employment, is $89 a week. (Continued on Page FT\.IB) WADE, ANS DIRECTOR, RETURNS FROM MEET ON ADMINISTRATION Hugh J. Wade, Alaska Native | Service area director, returned Sun- day from a meeting of area di- rectors in Washington, D. C., where administrative matters of the Bu- reau of Indian Affairs were dis- cussed for the next fiscal year. No new legislation has been intro- duced in the present session of Con- gress that affects the territory in relation to the ANS. The amount of money approved by the Bureau of the Budget is about the same as last year for the ANS with the ex- ception of construction. The new monies approved are for the con- struction of nurses quarters at the ANS hospital in Anchorage. Funds for the construction of the Bethel hospital will be asked for in a supplemental funds bill. It is hoped by Wade that funds can be made available in the spring so that. construction on the hospital can start at that time. “There is a marked difference in Washington toward the war situa- said Wade. “When I was there the first part of December, people were rather pessimistic. Now there is an air of confidence about what there is to be done. I saw Don Foster, area diréctor in the Min- ADVANCEOF U.N. FORCES SLOWED UP Reds in Diehard Resistance —Hot Steel, Bombs Hurl- ed Into One Town (By Associated Press) Doughboys spearheading the Al- lies limited offensive were slowed to a crawl by diehard Red resist- ance today. An officer said they apparently hit ‘the main enemy force arrayed along the frozen west- ern Korean warfront. On the east coast, UN naval pow- er hurled hot steel and bombs into a North Korean town from car- rier-based planes and big.guns of warships, The Navy said the powerful task force shelled the area around the east coast port of Kansong through- out the day Tuesday. Shells were rained on rail and road bridges at that point about 25 miles north of the 38th parallel, Meanwhile, a South Korean divi- sion drove into Kangnung, on the east coast 20 miles south of the parallel and about 45 miles south of Kansong, a special Fifth Air Force report said. Hundreds of enemy supply ve- hicles were seen in North Korea moving southward toward the west- | ern battle line. Forward UN units in the western sector advanced lahoriously only a few hundred yards on the sixth day of their northward limited offensive. Hit Defense Line A regimental officer told Asso- ciated Press correspondent Jim Becker: “I think we've hit their main de- fense line.” On the flank, however, gains up to six miles were recorded. An enemy division may be man- ning the Red defense line on the western half of the 40-mile front. “They're well dug in and deter- mined to stay,” Lt. Col. Bernard Peeters of Park Falls, Wis, exe- cutive offizer of a spearhear regi- ment, told Becker. Heavy Casualties Advance Allied units, he added, were suffering their heaviest casu- alties of the offensive, but these were far below the “terrific losses being inflicted on the enemy.” For the second straight day Chin- ese artillery pounded away at UN positions nine miles northwest of Suwon. About 100 rounds were fired Tuesday. Seven miles northwest of Suwon American units were fired on by Reds in well-hidden caves and made only a small advance. 60,000 Reds Entrenched Allied reports said the Reds had some 60,000 troops entrenched be- tween Seoul and Suwon, The Tenth Corps commander, Maj. Gen. Edward M. Almond, said the North Korean Fifth Corps is poised and ready “to strike our front, but we are ready for it.” He said his troops already had destroy- ed the North Korean Second Corps as an organization in the fighting around Wonju. The main activity was along the western front, .with United States and Puerto Rican troops ad- vancing northeast of Suwon. Reds In Frozen Foxholes Puerto Rican troops got a 25- vound salvo from what were believ- ed to be 75-MM pack guns as they fought for a slushy hill about four and one-half miles northeast of Su- ‘won. All along the line, U. S. Greek, Puerto Rican, Turkish, British and South Korean soldiers wug Com- munists out of frozen foxholes with rifles, bayonets and gun butts. MANAGER LIGET CO. RETURNS ¥ROM STATES Franz Nagel, manager of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Co., was a Juneau passenger on the Baranof from Seattle. Nagel has been away since before Christmas and spent the holidays with his family in southern California. DETRCIT, Jan, 30—(—It was colder than Hell in Paradise today. The te.nperature in Hell, Mich., in the southeastern part of the states was 5 below. In Paradise, neapolis office, and he sent greet- | Mich, 300 miles north, it was 19 |1s stopping at the Gastineeau Hotel. ings to his friends here.” below,