The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 31, 1951, Page 1

CONGRESSIONAL LYBR WASHINGTON, D C “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” VOL. LXXVIIL, NO. 11,952 JUNEAU, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1951 Alaska Coal Case fo Jury At Fairbanks Lengthy, Involved Dis- cussions Revolving on - Marketing of Product FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 31— (M—The government’s case ngnins% Alaska coal firms accused of violat- ing anti-trust laws was in the hands of a Federal court jury today. The jury in Judge Harry Pratt’s courtroom received the case at § p.m. yesterday after nearly two weeks of lengthy and involved court discussions revolving around marketing of coal in Alaska. Defendants were the Healy River Coal Corp., Usibelli Coal Mines, Evan Jones Coal Co., and Harry J. Hill and Emil Usibelli. During the trial, government at- torneys introduced evidence which they said showed the defendants had conspired in the sale of coal to the military and other markets in Alaska. The defendants denied the charge and countered with a claim that figures the government used as the basis of its case were in- complete and misleading. Larry Orsini, former secretary- treasurer of the Healy company who now operates a Fairbanks real estate business, appeared to be the government’s chief witness. Orsini described a meeting of coal operat- ors held several years ago and gave testimony which the government contended showed collusion among mine operators. In rebuttal, the defense offered Westimony by Jim Dodson, a Fair- “panks busfhessman who once was “engaged in the Alaska coal business and attended the meeting, that no agreements were made there. Court sessions hayve been lengthy and involved reams of records of coal contracts and bidding over the past ggar;:l’estimony moved slowly and at oné point in the case, the judge charged that a member of the jury had fallen asleep. He ordered testimony repeated for the juror's benefit. Nearly 800 Hunters Apply for 75 Permits In Palmer Moose Hunt Applications for licenses for a special bull moose hunt in the Palmer area in December reach- ed a total of 789 as of Oct. 29, ac- cording to word received from An- chorage by the Fish and Wildlife Service in Juneau. Only 75 hunters will get a chance at the moose in the special season in the limited area, Dec. 11 through Dec. 23. Applications for the licenses in writing were required to be in the Anchorage office of the Alaska Game Commission Nov. 1. On Nov. 15, there will be a pub- lic drawing at the Anchorage of- fice, and 75 licenses will go to the names drawn. The purpose of the hunt is to re- duce the population of Moose around Palmer. The moose, annually, come down from the higher feeding grounds. when heavy snows start and damage gardens and fields. TheWashington Merry - Go-Round| (Copy:-ight, 1951, by Bell Syndicate, Inc.) By DREW PEARSON ASHINGTON—Jimmie Byrnes, spry 170-year-old ex-Secretary of State, ex-Supreme Court Justice, ex-Senator, and present Governor of South Carolina, has a nickname for his fellow South Carolinian, Bernard M. Baruch. Byrnes calls the 81-year-old Baruch “Old Man Diem.” The other day Old Man Diem Tele phoned Byrnes from New York to tell him about a surprise meeting he had had with President Tru- man at the home of Gen. George Marshall at Leesburg, Va. Despite the fact that Truman once had written Baruch a bitter letter, he was quite cordial at the meeting, and Baruch so reported to Governor Byrnes. “The President,” he said, “was very cordial and I greeted him the same way.” “I knew youd get in his camp at the first opportunity,” wise- cracked Byrnes, who has not notice- akly warmed up to Truman follow- ing his own quarrel. “Our conversation,” said Baruch, continuing his telephone conversa- tion to Byrnes, “hadn’t been going (Continued on Page 4) Surprise Wedding Ceremony Former Film Actress Marion Davies, Skipper Brown Married Today LAS VEGAS, Nev. Oct. 31—(P— Former actress Marion Davies was married in a surprise ceremony early today to Horace G. Brown, skipper of a military transport ship. The blond, blue-eyed ex-star said it was her first marriage and gave her age as 45. The World Almanac, however, lists her birth year as 1897 without giving the month or the day. Brown, 46, of West Los Angeles, Calif., was divorced in Mrs. Grace M. Brown, former wife of singer Lawrence Tibbett. The ceremony was performed at the ElI Rancho Vegas Hotel by Justice of the Peace James Down. The couple arrived here by plane from Los Angeles at 3:15 a.m., and obtained a wedding license immed- iately. The ceremony lasted only three minutes and was witnessed by Brown's son, Horace G. Brown IIT, hotel, and Ken Frogley, of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. At one point Justice Down halt- reciting the marriage vows, had gotten ahead of him during the “love, honor and obey” portion. “Just a minute,” said Down. “We don’t use the word ‘obey’ in the Nevada ceremoney.” Miss Davies then repeated after cherish.” Horace Brown Jr., told newsmen late Williamm Randolph Hearst. Miss” Davies was also a longtime friend of Hearst and was owner | of the Bev: i e DU fr i adent { August. | The newlyweds planned to return | to Los Angeles today. Miss Davies, an inveterate traveler and party giver, has been inactive in films since the early | thirties. Before that she was the big star of Hearst's Cosmopolitan Productions, appearing in such films as “Little Old New York.” She has occupied her time in re- cent years with numerous philan- _thropies, including the Marion Dav- jes Foundation which operates a children’s clinic in Los Angeles. Only yesterday Miss Davjes and officials " of the Hearst Corp. an- nounced that all matters between them are settled. Uncie Sam (alls; 'Lady Luck Leaves Gambling Tables Both Death and Taxes Now Sure for Gamblers As New Law Is Applied WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 — ® — Times were never so tough in the house Lady Luck operates just be- yond the law. Tomorrow all her chancy sons have a rendezvous to keep Wwith their Uncle Sam’s tax collector. And the very thought of it was hurting, bad. They had built their lives on a plush two-to-one proposition — o the two great certainties, death and taxes, only one bothered gamblers. Effective tomorrow, the govern- ment has added taxes. It almost looked like a plain tax law could do what the law of averages never did — turn the odds against the gamblers. A bookie in New Orleans (who said he'd rather his name not be used) delared: “This is going to put me under The government don’t bet it back.” A few numbers vendors in New Orleans applied for unemployment relief. The gambler’s tax is part of the new revenue bill going into effect tomorrow, with total annual returns estimated at $5,691,000,000 House of Representatives tax technicians guessed, after con- sulting with the Treasury, that gamblers might be stuck for about $400,000,000 of this. No enforce- ment plans have been disclosed. The tax does not apply to legal pari-mutuel operations; “social” or “friendlyl” games of chance, church bingo games or office football pools. The law makes two calls on all professional gamblers: 1. They.must register and buy a $50 occupation stamp, which must 1947 from | Jimmie Stuart, an official of the| ed the ceremony. Miss Davies, in | him the words “love, honor and | his father was an old friend of the| rly Hills, Calif.,, home! Democrafs Meet For Eledien of New Chairman WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—(#—The Democratic Party organization, with Truman Administration forces firm- ly in control, gathered here today to elect a new chairman and get some “new ideas” in campaigning. As talk of another Truman-Bark- ley ticket continued, despite rumb- lings of Southern revolt, the party’'s National Committee ratify President Truman’s choice of Frank E. McKinney, an Indian- apolis banker, to succeed the resign- ing William M. Boyle, Jr. The job | pays $35000 a year. The meeting was set for 11 a.m. McKinney arrived late yester- day by plane and went immediately to party headquarters for a private { conference with Boyle. He would not discuss with reporters any per- sonnel changes in the committee staff. He said he wanted to be el- ected first. He added a belief that the party’s chances in 1952 were | excellent. Except for his presidency of the Fidelity Trust Co., of ‘Indianapolis, and his radio interests, McKinney |is giving up his other business con=~ nections to avoid any possible charge that he might influence any re- lations these concerns might have with the government. One of these |is the U. 8. Pipeline Co., which has an application pending for 100,000 tons of steel to build a pipeline from Texas to the east. McKINNEY ELECTED WASHINGTON, Oct. 81 — ® — Frank E. McKinney, 47-year-old | Indiana banker and businessman, was elected chairman of the Demo- | Ehuc Na GOt Uokuailoe woiagh Friends said he intended to serve without pay although the po:t in recent years has carried a salary | of $35,000 a year. | McKinney, the administration’s | choice, ‘succeeds William M. Boyle, Jr., of Missouri, who resigned dur- | ing a Senate investigation of alleged | influences on the makin gof RFC | loans. Boyle gave ill health as the reason for quitting. Frank McHale, Indiana National | Committeeman, nominated McKin- Iney as a man of unquestioned in- | tegrity and honesty as well as | ability. He said, too, the commit- tee | “possess character and has a re- cord that will stand inspection and investigation.” | Apparently with the RFC investi- gation in mind, McHale said Mc. nesses, but none of them “has any- thing to do with receiving contracts or funds or loans from the govern- ment.” Headless Body Is That of James 1Ofis Jackson A headless body picked up by the U. 8. Coast Guard cutter Hemlock yesterday at Rocky Pass, has been identified as that of James Otis Jackson of Ketchikan, according to word received by Coast Guard headquarters here today. Jackson and Hank Mycoski dis- appeared October 23, 1950 while on a duck hunting trip in that vicinity. They were traveling in a skiff. On Sept. 21 of this year hunters from Kake found another headless body on the southeast end of Con- clusion Island south of Rocky Pass. It has been identified as Mycoski. FROM TENAKEE H. J. Floresca' of Tenakee is stop- ping at the Baranof Hotel. TIDE TABLES NOVEMBER 1 2:50 a.m., 168 ft. 8:33 am., 24 ft. High tide 2:35 p.m, 19.7 ft. Low tide 9:15 p.m, -3.1 ft. o o0 0o 0 0 0 0 0 0 High tide Low tide be posted prominently in their place of business. Gamblers whose hat is their office can carry their stamp there. 2. They must pay a ten percent tax on their gross take. /That means ten percent, win or lose, of all money bet with them. Penalties range up to a year in ; prison, plus a $10,000 fine, gathered to | must have a chairman who; Kinney was interested in many busi- ; BULL MOOSE IN WEARY DEATH BATTLE AS WOLF RING WAITS; FWS MEN ATTEMPT RESCUE # FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 31— | —Two huge bull moose locked in | mortal combat before an audience of hungry wolves were the object | of an intensive air-rescue operation | by agents of the U.S. Fish and Wild- | life Service today. } The two buu moese were locked horn-to-horn in a remote area near the banks of the Tanana river 20 miles south of here, Agents said they apparently en- gaged in a battle for supremacy of a herd of cow moose, their horns locked and they were unable to pull free. Wildlife Agent Charles Gray dis- | covered the animals Monday while flying game patrol. He swooped low in his plane and found the moose trapped head-to- head. One was lying on the ground and appeared to be either seriously injured or dead; the other wag standing and making desperate ef- forts to pull free. Gray said a wolf was lurking in the brush nearby and the area around the two animals was cov- ered with wolf tracks. The wolves apparently were waiting until both animals were nearly dead before attacking. Ray Woolford, chief Fish and Wildlife Agent here, flew over the animals in a light observation plane yesterday. One moose was still struggling to get free. Woolford said the death battle had attracted not only a pack of wolves, but large flights of black ravens which were waiting in trees for the animals to die, and one huge grizzly bear which he saw approaching from three miles away. The Fish and Wildlife agents, de- termined to save both moose if pos- sible Joaded a cross-cut saw in the plane and attempted to make a landing near the animals. However, in the willows and wooded area eoved the two moose. . Another af tempt was to be made today. The agents planned to saw off the horns of one of the moose and free him. They said the moose that is still standing ap- peared to be driven wild by the scent of the wolves, so the job is expected to be dangerous. Meanwhile, Fish and Wildlife planes with armed hunters aboard patrolled the area to shoot wolves that approached too close. “We may even have to shoot that grizzly,” Woolford said. “When he gets to those moose, he won't wait like the wolves and ravens.” Agents said the two bulls appar- ently were fighting for the herd of cows which now has wandered sev- eral miles away. “The bulls were fighting for those ladies but when they got in trouble | the fickle women walked right off and left them,” Gray said. (asualfies, Korean War WASHINGTON, Oct. 31—(P—An- nounced U. 8. battle casualties in Korea reached 95,592 today, an in- crease of 2,505 since last week. The Defense Department's week- ly summary based on notifications to families through last Priday re- ported: Killed in action: Last week—13.- 985; increase 408; new total 14,393 Wounded: Last week, 66,535; in- crease, 2,106; new total 68,641. Missing: Last Week, 12477; in- crease, 81; new total 12,558. Totals: Last week 92,997; increase, 2,595; new total 95,592. | Seclor Commander Inspects ACS Stafions | | | | | they were unable to land the plane | MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS Truce Talks Come Closer To Agreement Reds’ Proposal Comes Closer on Buffer Zone; Two Big Differences MUNSAN, Korea, Oct. 31—(P— Red truce negotiators offered to- day to create a buffer zone along their version of the present battle line in Korea. They called is their best approval.” The surprise Red offer approached demands of the United Nations “last and PRICE TEN CENTS Mark Peace Site command, It brought the two sides closer together than they ever have been on the question. Hopes soared in this truce camp. But a UN. command spckesman sald there were two important differences between the new Red offer and the Allied proposal: 1. The Reds want to keep Kaesong, former truce talks site. The Allies want to take it over. 2. The Communist version of the battle line is two or three miles fouth of where the Allies place it. These differences were pointed out by Col. Andrew J. Kinney, chief U.N. liaison officer. Kinney said there were certain other things the U.N. negotiators could not accept immediately. But he added, the Communist offer brought the buffer zone question nearer to a solution than at any time since truce talks first started July 10. Red negotiators submitted their nlan unexpectedly near the close of Wednesday's meeting of truce sub- committees in a rain-soaked tent it Panmunjom. The plan was out- lined on a map. Three times, Kinney said, the Red delegates said this was “their { last and best proposal.” “This makes us very suspicious,” Kinney said. Nevertheless, Kinney said, the new ‘Red’ proposal “is the biggest’ step made on the zone question.” Major Says He'll Be Glad fo Show Front Line fo Reds EAST CENTRAL FRONT, Korea, Oct. 31—M—Maj. Gen. Blackshear B. Bryan, a division commander, said tonight he is willing to paint signs in Chinese in his sector so the Communists can find out ex- actly where the front line is. The question of the pinpoint lo- cation of the line is one of the is- sues before the cease-fire negotia- tors at Panmunjom. Both forces are in new positions Facing Jury in A large, brightly colored balloon rises in the background to warn aircraft away from the neutral zone surrounding the peace-talks site at Panmunjon. In foreground a crew of U. S. Engineers prepare one of several searchlights which will be used at night and waen visibility is poor for the same reason. ® Wirephoto via radio from Tokyo. Former Maskan' Shooting Case SAN LOUIS OBISPO, Calif., Oct. | 31—(M—The manslaughter trial of Mrs. Margaret Ryan, wealthy foririer New ~Yorker, moved 'today through the painstaking task of se- lecting a jury. Five tentative jurors were seated yesterday. It may take until week- end before a jury is completed Through the tedious questioning, | the 4l-year-old defendant, - who formerly lived in Alaska, sa} straight faced and unsmiling. She was smartly clad. Her lawyer, Jerry Geisler of Los | Angeles, was asking every venire-, man how he felt about shooting in self defense. Mrs. Ryan repeatedly has said| she killed Leonard D. Ray, Jr., last| spring when he jabbed a .22 rifle| against her abdomen. She said she | shot him with a pistol in an argu-| ment after she asked him, a tres- ! passer, to get off her ranch. now that the October phase of the| limited allied offensive has ended. Much no-man’s-land still separates the two forces since the Chinese re- treated. Both sides are probing to test the other’s defenses. “He isn't coming down here to find out,” Briyan said. “But he’s welcome anytime.” On the cease-fire talks them- selves, allied soldiers resting under a bright autumn sun indicated varying degrees of optimism and pessimism. Tories Elect Own Speaker, Commons LONDON, Oct. 31—®—Winston Churchill's Conservatives elected one of their own number as speak- er of the new House of Commons today in the first contest for the office since 1895. The winner was W. S. Morrison, 58, a former Minister of Agriculture. The outcome cut the new govern- ment’s overall majority from 18 to Major Jack W. McDonald, Ju- neau sector commander of the Al-| aska Communication System is cx-| .pec'.ed to return the end of this| week from an inspection tour of ACS installations in Haines and| Skagway. A recent addition to the ACS is| Miss Colleen E. Magorty who ei-| tered duty as a long distance tc le- | phone operator today. Miss Lillie Pitzgerald, who been in the local office a year secretary to the sector commander, | has resigned and left for her home in Everett. Mrs. Lucille Comme’s, teletype operator for the past sev-| eral years, resigned effective Oct. 31. Mrs. Janet E. Schroeder, t type operator, resigned this'week 10| accept other employment in Ju- neau. I has | as FROM OHIO J. W. Begley of Akron, Ohio, Is | 17, since the speaker is traditionally | lowers fought the Labor govern- neutral. A group of Lahor Party insur- gents precipitated the contest over the speaker. The vote was 318 for Morrison and 251 for the Labor candidate, Maj. James Milner. Mil- ner, 62, was deputy speaker in the old House. The contest plainly meant that the Labor Party intends to fight the new government on every conceiv- able issue, just as Churchill's fol- ment when it was in power. Baranof scheduled. to sail from Seattle Nov. 2. Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver today. Denali scheduled to arrive south- lreglstered at the Baranof Hotel bound Nov. 4, Traffic Deaths Mounting fo 1 Million Mark CHICAGO, Oct. 31—®—Traffic deaths on the nation’s highways are mounting as expected, tow the one million mark, the National Safety Council said today. . The council announced the total | number of deaths for the first nine| months of this year—=26,630—which | pushed the grand total since the, advent of the automobile “well past | 990,000.” | That leaves less than 10,000 to g0 before the millionth traffic death is recorded. The council said its earlier estimate that the millionth | fatality would occur during the! third week of December was un-| changed by the latest figures. September alone accounted for 3,650 persons killed in traffic acci- dents. A factor in this total — t} highest for any month since Sep- tember, 1941 — was the highest Labor Day traffic death toll on record. The nine-month total of 2660 was eight percent higher than fcr the same period in 1950. Stock Quotations NEW YORK, Oct. 31— /P—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau num} stock is 3%, American Can 107'i,| American Tel. and Tel. 1567, Ana- | conda 48, Douglas Aircraft 59'..! General Electric 56'%, General Mo-! tors 50%. Goodyear 44':, Kenne-! cott 84, Libby McNeill and Libby 87, Northern Pacific 55, Standard Oil of California 51%, Twentieth| Century Fox 21'%, US. Steel 41%,| Pound $2.80%, Canadlan Exchange' 95.68% . | Sales today were 1,490,000 shares. | Averages today were as follow industrial 262.35, rails 80.26, util- itles 45.75, I ‘Rfial Couple ‘In Washington WASHINGTON, Oct. 31— (B Princess Elizabeth and her hus- band flew here today with a pledge that Britain and Canada “are de- termined to work with all our strength for freedom and peace.” “Free men everywhere look to- ward the United States with affec- ' tion and with hope,” the 25-yelr-5 old heiress aparent to the British throne said in a prepared responsel to President Truman’s personal welcome, The President, Mrs. Truman and, their daughter Margaret headed a| large group of celebrities gathered ! at the Military Air Transport Ser- vice terminal to greet Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh on their arrival for a 45-hour visit in Washington, Mr, Truman, volcing ‘“very great pleasure” at the arrival of the Roy- |2l pair, said in his own prepared remarks that he wished the couple could tour the United States as they have just toured Canada coast- coat. “I am sure that you would make our good relations and our strong friendship with the British people even better and stronger than they are now,” the President said. Nationwide radio and television hookups were focussed on the wel- | coming ceremony, which included a 21-gun salute and a review of the combined armed services honor guard by the Princess and her handsome Navy officer husband. Well before the couple's sched- uled arrival at 1 p.m. (EST), crowds began forming at some points along the route of their mortorcade in- to the ecity. NEAR ACCIDENT MONTREAL, Oct. 31 — P ® A chunk of concrete crashed to' a hospital veranda today close by where Princess Elizabeth had been anding. She had moved on ohly out a minute before. The Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh were visiting Queen s veterans’ hospital — a clos- stop here on the royal tour be- fore she and her husband leave by plane for Washington. The chunk of concrete, weighing about 100 pounds, broke away from a parapet. Princess Elizabeth and her hus- band were on their way to Dorval Airport for the flight to Washing- ton and a visit with President Tru- man, She was apparently unaware of the incident. SEARCH FOR MISSING BOAT CONTINUES U. 8. Coast Guard headquarters here reported today that the cutter Storis and an alrcraft from Annette are continuing a search for the motor vessel Beachcomber, missing since Oct. 14. The vessel was en- route from Yakutat to Juneau and two men were aboard, ‘Thompson 'Marshal Now Peace Hovers Over Frisco Waterfront Stop-Work Meet Ends in Strikers Honoring Superior Court Ruling SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 31—P— A spirit of peace appeared to rise today from a pofentially explosive labor situation on San Francisco's waterfront. CIO Marine . Engineers held a brief stop-work meeting which pre- vented movement of 22 American commercial ships in the bay, then union Jeaders recommended that the men honor a court ruling of yesterday and leave further action to “higher court decisions.” The Isthmian Steamship Co., ordered ten of Bridges longshore crews to work two pre- viously strikebound ships tonight and the union said “the men will be dispatched.” A Superior Court judge ruled yesterday that the CIO Engineers’ three-month strike against Isth- mian was an fllegal, jurisdictional dispute. The freighter Clearwater Victory, which slipped out of the harbor Monday night for an unannounced destination, returned during the night and is one of the ships to be worked, It was first believed to be headed for a Puget Sound port. She was laden with cargo for the Pacific Northwest. Backing the Engineers was Har- ry Bridges' International Long- shoremen’s and Warehousemen'’s Unlon, who were outspokenly de- termined yesterday that no other unlon is going to handle dock work here. Tensely alert, ILWU members said then they would fight every effort by the newly-activated AFL unit of Joe Ryan's um-mw‘ Longshoremen’ - e 9 Superior Judge William T. Swig- ert ruled yesterday that Bridges’ union still has a contract Isthmian, which withdrew from the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and signed independently with the ILA. PMA has a master contract with the ILWU. WASHINGTON, Oct. 31— (B — President Truman has given Sidney J. Thompson a recess appointment as U. 8. Marshal for Division No. 1, District of Alaska, with headquart- ers at Juneau. Recess appointments — that is made while the Senate is in recess— allow the appointees to assume the ! duties immediately. When the Senate meets, the ap- pointments must be submitted to it for approval. Gefs Hol Seat From Tube of Toothpaste SEATTLE, Oct. 31—(#—One-year- old Barbara Alton got the hotseat | from a tube of toothpaste yester- day. The child’s" mother, Mrs. Lavern Alton, explained why Barbara need- hospitalization this afternoon. Bar- bara climbed up in the bathroom to get the toothpaste and fell stern first into the wash bowl At the same time she struck the hot water faucet and hot water poured into the bowl. Mrs. Alton rescued her before the burns were serious. | FROM SEATTLE Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Ream of, Seat- tle are at the Baranof Hotel. WEATHER REPORT (U. 8. WEATHER BUREAU At Airport: Maximum, 37; Minimum, 19. FORECAST (Juneau and Vicinity) Mostly cloudy and not so cold tonight with lowest tem- perature near freezing. Cloudy with intermittent snow Thursday. Highest temperature Thursday about 40 degrees. PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m, today At Airport None; since July 1—12.94 inches. DR R B B B ) @0 0000000000000 000000e @0 0000000000000%000000 0 Ed