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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1945-05-24
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Catholic PreIate Is Laid 10
Rest Today at Shrine
Of ST. Terese

Beneath the beamed vault of a
church he fostered and saw erected,
and surrounded by members of the
Clergy he had seen grow gray in
service, Bishop of Alaska, the Most
Reverend Joseph Raphael Crimont
was paid final repects at Pontifical
Requiem High Mass Thursday
morning in the Church of the Ma
tivity.
To9the imponderable, spaced toll
ing Of the church bell, officiating
Clergy ad pallbearers CARRIED in
purple and gold, and black and
white, entered the church and took
their places on either side of the
altar.
Thanked by six lighted tapers and
dressed in his robes of office, the
body Of the church prelate reposed
in state at the altar rail, its frailty
and slightness of build belying the
rigorous. life of pioneering in new.
raw country which Bishop Crimont
led for more than half a century.
Eulogy Delivered
Bishop Crimont was man of
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N0RTHLAND BRINGS
70 PASSENGERS HERE

The Northland arrived at TOO
o'clock this morning from the
South with 20 Juneau-bound pas
sengers.
These on Chief Purser Wilbur
Thcmpson's list were:
From Seattle: Miss Arlene Whitney,
Mrs. Ruth E. Carver, Miss Gail Car
yer, Miss Florence Kemp George
Harju, Mrs Ellen Harju and Robert
Wenger
From Ketchikan; Hal Fairhurst.
From Wrangen: Mrs. Ray c. Day,
w. Jenkins, Mrs. w. Jenkins, F. M.
Kelly, T. r. Curtis, Mrs. H. G.
Ingledue, l.. j. Turner and P.
Thomas.
From Petersburg: w. D. Prindle,
Miss Rae c. Burke, Miss Esther Hor-
ton, Miss Esther G. Evans, Mrs. Svea
Carlson, Master Jerry Carlson, Miss
Lorraine Rude, Miss Margaret Mey-
er, Miss Esther Lindenmeyer, Miss
Jean Mcdonald, j. S. Jeffrey, George
Ringstad and William A. Anderson.
Jr
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PHILIPPINES TO
GRANT BASES TO
UNITED States
BY Russell Brines

MANILA, May 24-NIilitary bases
will be granted the United States
with full support of the Filipino
people" when the Philippines be-
come independent sometime before
July 4, 1916, President Sergio Os-
mena said today.
At his first press conference
since his return to the Islands
Osmena said he thought August
Is of this year would be too soon"
for independence. The Philippines
President had proposed that date
last February in accepting civil
administration of the islands from
Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
Il am ready to go to the people"
on the question of military bases,
the President said, but l don't
think that will be necessary. The
Filipino people recognize the ne
cessity of American protection and
welcome you people here"
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new PRESIDENT
MORMON CHURCH

SALT LAKE CITY, May "a =
George Albert Smith, President OF
the Council Of Twelve Apostles, has
been appointed President of the Lat
ter-Day Saints (Mormon Church,
which numbers nearly million
members in all parts of the world.
President Smith, who was rs April
4, succeeds Heber j. Grant, who
died May IA. at the age of SO after
second Longest term-26 years-as
leader of the Mormon faith.
George F. Richards, second MEM
Der of the Council in point of senior
ity, was elevated to Council Presi-
dent. A new Apostle to fill the va
cancy caused by President Smiths
advancement will be chosen pro-
badly at the next general church
conference in october.
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PAN AMERICAN HAS
IA FROM SEATTLE

Yesterday. Pan American World
Always incoming clippers brought
Is passengers to Juneau. OF which IA
we're from Seattle.
Those from Seattle to Juneau were
Wilma Rhodes, Emma Cramer, Joan
Rhodes, Phyllis Cameron, Hugh
J. Wade. Rudolph Heller, Carl Mar
tin, zeke Phillips, Denzil Moen,
Waglum Roger, Margaret Flesher,
Wayne Niemi, Charles Lane and Ro-
ger Woglum.
Dorothy Green flew to Juneau
through Fairbanks.
An outgoing clipper to Seattle
took the following ten passengers:
1t. VIM. D. Lee, Harry Beerman,
Beatrice Beerman. William Leise
Henry Ebert. Mrs. Seagram, Mrs.
Green, Walter Spencer, Matthew
Rogers and Henry Farrow
From Fairbanks: Harry Gabriel
son, Mrs. Gabrielson, Emery Baum
garden and Dwight Hull.
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SALMON GEAR
LIMITS LOCAL
AREAS LIFTED
Waters Near Juneau Now
Opened 10 All CONNER
CiaI Salmon Fishing

Amendment made last week to
fishery regulations has opened to
commercial salmon fishing the
waters Immediately about Juneau,
including Gastineau Channel, AUX
Bay and Favorite Channel north to
the mouth Of Eagle River, it was dis
closed here today by j. Steele Cul-
bertson, Fisheries Management Sup
ervisor for the Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Mr.. Culbertson explained that the
area covered by the amendment has
for several years been closed to the
taking of salmon commercially ex-
cept by trolling. AS far as salmon
taking is concerned, those gear re-
strictions are now lifted, he said.
1t was pointed out. however, that
the area Is still closed to the SEEMING
Of herring, except for bait, or herr
ing to be taken by gill net
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BOAT ACCIDENT
BROWNS C0RD0vA
YOUTH SATURDAY

CORDOVA, Alaska, May "a -
William Means, 16-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Earl Means, Cor
dova pioneers, was drowned here
about 8 o'clock Saturday night
about 200 yards off the city dock
Together with Gilbert Gage, also
l6, the Means boy was trying out
his speedboat, and while at the
tiller, stood up to take off his
shirt. AS the boat sped through
the water the INTENDED tiller
kicked around, hitting him in the
hip and knocking him into the
water.
II can't SWIM" Means shouted
as Gage, "a good swimmer, struck
out for him when the boat
swamped. But Means sank almost
Immediately and, despite efforts
of the U. S. Naval diving and
dragging crews, the body was not
yet been recovered.
Gage, almost exhausted, chung ro
the partly submerged boat until
he was picked up by soldier who
was fishing nearby.
The drowning makes total OF
three deaths in this city during
the past week, the others being
George F. Mcdonald, drugstore
owner, and Albert Gilman, pioneer
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RE5HUFFLE or
CABINET GETS
FAST APPROVAL

WASHINGTON, May 24-Presi-
dent Truman stood pat today on a
four-way Cabinet reshuffle that
gave the west added prestige and
subtracted age.
There were indications that no
further shifts in the 10-member
Presidential family are imminent.
Political observers viewed the Sc
lections as retaining a somewhat
liberal tinge" to the Cabinet.
Noting the geographical back
ground of the four new Cabinet
members-all from west, of the
Mississippi Senator Johnson, Cd.
Colo) observed to newsmen:
THE government is moving off
the Hudson River--it's been there
long time
Congressional comment ON yes
terday's appointments was unifor-
mally favorable.
All of the appointments have yet
to be confirmed by the Senate
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PRICE CONTROL
FIGHT LOOMING

WASHINGTON, May PA bitter
fight is brewing in Congress over the
future of price control.
The end of the war in Europe has
pointed up this question: When and
how are price controls to be relaxed?
Senator Taft, lR-Ohio), leader OF
one group, holds that start must be
made soon on easing price restric-
lions, else the nations economy VIII
be strangled.
The administration contends that
present controls must be kept intact
because initiation dangers still are
great.
The Senate Banking Committee Is
considering legislation to extend the
present act one year beyond its June
80 expiration.
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Deadlock Over
Poland Threat
10 Conference
Value Of Word Charter Be
ing Drawn al San Fran
cisco Is in Balance
BY John nj. Hightower

AAsSOcatcu FFess Dipiomauc NEWS Eutof'
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24-The
United Nations sought by firm and
friendly negotiation today to prove
that a foundation exists in the
ruins of postwar Europe for an
effective United Nations organiza-
ton around the world
That is the real significance seen
by delegates at the United Nations
Conference in President Humans
dispatch of Harry Hopkins to
Premier Stains Kremlin office.
These international experts from
every quarter of the globe are en-
phasizing anew that if the great
victorious nations of the war
against Germany move hesitantly
now to settle the first issues of
peace, the world charter being
drawn up here may not be worth
it's paper.
Topping all these issues in
gravity at the moment is the
question of providing a more demo-
cratic government for Poland in
accordance with the Yalta agree
ment The prevailing belief here is
that Hopkins main assignment is
to find in direct conversation with
Stain some way out of the dead
lock between Russia and her
western allies.
Within the conference, technical
committees are making swift prog
ress on the basic Dumbarton Oaks
plan, Of world organization. One
committee last night approved pro-
visions comforting on an 11-nation
security council primary RESPONSE
bility for the maintenance of in
ternational peace and security"
The committee unanimously adopt
ed Canadian amendment which
would make it compulsory on the
council to make annual and special
reports to the Alienation assembly.
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TRUMAN IN
BIG MOVE
FOR PEACE
Two Trusted Emissdries,
Hopkins, Davis, Now
Enroute 10 Europe

WASHINGTON, May 24.-Presi-
dent Truman sent two trusted ennis
saries to London and Moscow today.
Presumably they will open prelim-
mary negotiations looking to ulti-
mate Big Three" settlement OF
grave international issues involving
the United Nations.
Harry l.. Hopkins, recently bed
ridden confidante of President
Roosevelt, is en- route on new mis-
sion to Moscow. Joseph E. Davies,
former ambassador to Russia, is
headed for London for conferences
with Prime Minister Churchill.
These developments, announced by
the White House late yesterday,
followed earlier disclosure that Mr..
Truman had decided to make a per-
sonal visit to San Francisco to adj
dress the closing session of the Uni
ted Nations Conference
Following up yesterdays talk at
the White House with Secretary of
State Stettinius, two recent confer
ences with former State Secretary
Hull and meetings with diplomats of
most of the United Nations, they
added up to the conclusion that the
Chief Executive is preparing to
move boldly into the international
scene.
At last weeks news conference,
the President announced that he
hoped to arrange meeting soon
with Premier Stain and Mr..
Churchill.
This raised speculation today
whether Hopkins, in his forth-com-
ing talks with Stain, and Davies,
in his conferences with Churchill,
would be able 10 pave the way for
an early big Three" get-together,
possibly arranging date, and, more
difficult, site.
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LONDON, May "a Heinrich
Himmler killed himself with poison
last night three days after his cap
ture by the Allies, Exchange Tele-
graph Agency reported today. Reu-
tiers also announced the suicide.
The Exchange Telegraph Agency
III a dispatch from Terence Duncan
with the British Second Army, said
the 44-year-old Gestapo chief had
been arrested three days ago incog-
nito, and was held captive in a
house in Lueneburg.
The Agency's report said Himmler
took his life by drinking the con-
tents of a hidden vial
Reuters said the death was an
nounced officially tonight at British
Second Army Headquarters.
Reuters set the time of death at
11:40 p. m. yesterday.
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GERMANY CEASES
TO exist NOW AS
NATIONAL ENTITY

PARIS, May 24.-Germany ceased
to exist as national entity today
now that Allied authorities have
wiped out the last vestiges of Grand
Admiral Karl Dcenitzs Flensburg
regime.
Germany now has no boundaries
except as defined by the Allies. She
is subdivided into zones for the occu-
plying armies and is without politi-
cal or economic life, except as die
tated by the Allies.
Doenitz's regime faded as that en-
tire administration and the German
High Command headed for prison
camps. American and British mill
tary authorities had used the Ger
man High Command to accomplish
the Allied end of disarming the Ger
man army. The High Command
was wiped out with single stroke
when it was of no further use to
the Allies.
Only two top-flight Nazis, Gestapo
Chief Heinrich Himmler and Foreign
Minister Joachim Won Ribbentrop,
continued to elude the Allies.
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CANADA TO SEND
SIXTY SHIPS TO
AID PACIFIC WAR

MEXICO CITY, May 24-Cana-
dian Ambassador Hugh Liewellyn
ian Ambassador Hugh Llewellyn
Keenleyside told Pan-American
luncheon yesterday that Canada
would send 60 ships to aid in the
Pacific war.
part of these are warships," he
stated, "and the rest are vessels OF
the merchant marine converted into
transports for carrying troops, the
largest being of 10000 tons register
Eventually, the number of merchant
ships sent by Canada will be in
creased to 100"
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Inspection Jaunfs
OF Congressmenio
Europe Called OF

WASHINGTON, May "a - House
leaders called halt today to pro-
posed overseas inspection jaunts OF
several congressman.
The breakdown was reported by
members OF group scheduled to
leave this week for Europe. Some
had made all preparations, including
required immunization shots
They told a reporter Speaker Ray
burn D-Texas) had asked them
Politely; but firmly" to call off
their tour while important business
is before the House"
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SOCIAL SECURITY
PLUS ASKED FOR
IN new MEASURE
Wagner -DingeIl Proposal
Tossed 10 Congress To-
day Is Far Reaching

WASHINGTON, May "a - A
new, broad concept of Social Sc
curity, including health insurance,
was introduced in Congress today
with a plea that the nation needs
it as postwar bulwark.
The far-reaching measure, in
creasing costs to both employees
and employers. was proposed by
Senator Wagner. Cd, N. 70. and
Representative Dingell, Cd, Mich)
Wagner, explaining the legisla-
ton in detail in a speech prepared
for the Senate, listed these princi-
pal proposals:
Contributions of employers
and employees are to be increased
from one to four per cent each.
EVERY citizen would be ELI
gible to health insurance similar
to the voluntary hospital insurance
plans now in effect. Nones OF the
current plans would be affected,
they could continue in business.
3-The government would embark
on a lo-year plan. with an appro-
priation of s95O,0oo,OOo to help
states build and improve hospitals
and health centers, especially in
rural areas. An additional $5,000,-
600 would be provided to help the
states make the necessary surveys.
4The U. S. Employment Ser
vice would be established perman-
emily. After the war it would take
over the War Manpower Commits
sion and other related services
within the Social Security Board
set-up.
Social Security coverage would
be extended to an additional l5,-
100000 persons, including farm
workers, adomestics, those in nom
profit institutions and the inde-
pendent farmer, professional person
and small businessman.
6-Increases are provided for I'M
employment compensation and old
age benefits; the jobless insurance
would be nationalized, rather than
operate on state by state basis.
Wagner said labor organizations
endorsed the bill.
He emphasized that the health
insurance plan would allow the
individual to choose his own physi-
clan and hospital; would permit
the physician and hospital to pick
their own patients, too.
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FRENCH STARTING
BL00D5HED, THREE
Different AREAS

PARIS, May 24-Political prob
lens are plaguing the de Gaulle
Government IN France.
There has been bloodshed in
Syria. Lebanon, and Algeria. Both
Syria and lebanon formerly were
French mandates, but after British
and Free French troops drove out
the Vichy officials during the war,
they were declared independent ma
tons Now they are seeking to
make their independence fact,
and are protesting against the ar
rival of French reinforcements.
Algeria is in different situa-
ton. In that colony, Berber natives
there have been attacking French
villages. and outlying farms, and
there have been many casualties
This is in protest to French govern
ment.
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MARINES IN
NAHA;0THER
GAINS MADE
Veterans Of Snowy Attu
Capture Hills South
Of Yonabaru

GUAM. May 24.--American Tenth
Army troops fighting mud as tena-
cious as the dug-in Japanese. turn
ed the southern Okinawa front at
both flanks today.
Rubble-strewn Naha, Okinawa's
capital, was entered in force yes
terday by regiment OF Sixth Divis-
ion Marines under cover OF war;
ship guns and artillery.
With tanks and other mechanical
equipment mired behind the front
lines, the Leathernecks hacked out
bitterly contested gains on the West
Coast.
The entrance to the northeastern
side of Naha was accomplished by
the tough veterans of the Fourth
Marine Regiment of the Sixth Divis-
ion, made up OF former Paratroops
and Marine Raiders.
With Naha entered in force, both
of Okinawa's main cities and term
inals of the Mana Shuri- Yonabaru
defense line have been penetrated.
Yonabaru, on the east, with its
nearby airstrip. fell to the 9th In
fantry Tuesday while the Seventh
made a quick encircling movement
by nightfall, isolating 1t from posi-
BILE japanese reinforcement.
On the east coast. Maj. Gen. Arch
ibaid v. Arnold's Seventh Division
veterans OF snowy Attu and steam
ing Leyte-captured positions and
hills 200 yards south of Yonabaru,
enlarging the area the Division dom
mates on its drive south and west.
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Ii. Col. {. {. AIbretht
To Be Commissioner
OF Health in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May "a
The Territorial Health Board today
announced the War Department had
acceded to it's request that 1t. Col.
C. Earl Albrecht be released from
the Army to become Alaska's first
full-time Health Commissioner. He
has been commanding Fort Richard
son Hospital. He came to Alaska IN
1885 as Superintendent Of the Alaska
Railroad Hospital and later became
physician for the Matanuska Valley
colonization project. He quit the
Matauska Hospital in l94l to enter
the Army service as Captain.
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GOOD EARTH

NEW YORK-The New York port
of embarkation, preparing for the
return from Europe of 250,000 SOL
diers monthly, overlooks nothing to
make the boys happy.
Officials provided box of earth
in the shape of map of the U. S.
which happy, homesick service
men may kiss.
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Army Recalling Men
On Loan 10 Industry

WASHINGTON, May "a - The
Army today began the recall of all
soldiers loaned to industry as the
result of manpower shortages.
The first group ordered back to
active service included approx
mately 400 highly skilled men. such
as physicists and chemists, and ZOO
men under the age of 80 who had
been working in copper mines.
The War Department said the
men were being recalled to active
duty because of the rehabilitation
of 1900, 900 soldiers under the point
rating system.
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''DisIotaiions for
Industry After War
Promised, pat.N.W.

SEATTLE, May 24-Harold A.
Scoring, new Vice Chairman of the
18th Regional War Labor Board en-
bracing Washington, oregon ane
Alaska, said last night he looked
for serious dislocations' in indus
try after the war.
He made no predictions. however
as to the future labor situation In
this area, explaining he "just gol
back Sunday and haven't had time
to study the picture here
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Nation s Motorists
To Receive More Gas

WASHINGTON. May 24-Uncle
Sam gave the signal today for
more gasoline for the nations mo-
florists.
Relieved of the task of pouring
thousands of barrels daily to
European battlefronts. the govern
ment announced a so per cent in
crease in basic rations, effective
June o.
This means that motorists thus
will be able to obtain an average
of three gallons a week rather than
two.
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DROPS STITCH

OKLAHOMA CITY-Picked up
on vagrancy charge the man pro-
tested to detectives he had a job
as weaver"
Pressed for further explanation
he declared he "weaved in and out
of downtown stores picking up
what articles were loose"
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TOKYO SET
ABLAzE BY
$50 5UpER5
Flames from Fires Visible
for 200 MiIes-Great
Single Air Blow
BY Left Erickson

NhSsutiatcu FTcss wal NoTTtsDouutuO
GUAM May "a Nine million
pounds of fire bombs, dropped by
more than $50 Superfortresses in
the biggest single air blow of the
Pacific war, spread fires in Tokyo
today which were visible for 200
miles, smashed waterfront railroad
yards and aircraft parts shops
south of the Imperial Palace.
One B-29 pilot, Maj. Luther A.
Jones, of Monroe, La, reporting
direct hits on yards which handle
one-third of Japan's rail traffic
said on his return from the pre-
dawn strike:
Tim afraid they're going to dc
a he'll of lot of walking
A brilliant moon and a ring of
oil fires set by lead planes illumi-
mated the target area, the Shina-
gRwa industrial section, which is
Populated by 100000 of Tokyo's
millions and crowded with highly
inflammable shops making preci-
sion instruments for Nippon's all
force.
Huge Fires Spread
Pilots saw their incendiaries
spread huge fires. Flashes indicated
the flames had spread to stores Of
explosive materials.
The Shinagawa sector is second
only to Nippon's principal aircraft
center at much-bombed Nagoya in
its numbers of small producers Of
precision instruments and aircraft
pats -. 81
| A japanese communique ignored
industrial damage but charged tina
an arbor in the Imperial Palace
garden, three miles north of the
designated target area, was at
tackled and IAN establishment with
in the compounds of the Akasaka
Palace" was burned
The Tokyo broadcast made the
unconfirmed claim that 81 of the
raiders were shot down and some
3O' others damaged.
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STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May "a Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine
stock today is 71s, American Can
981a, Anaconda Ban. Curtiss- Wright
6, International Harvester 85A,
Kennecott 38A, New York Central
265s, Northern Pacific 30A, U. S.
Steel 65A. Sales today were 100000
shares.
Dow, Jones averages today are
as follows: Industrials, 164.4l; rails,
55.97; utilities, 1892.
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B0MBSHELL

TOPEKA, Kas.-Recalling warn
ings about balloon bombs. Topekans
were a bit alarmed by a strange
object wrapped with tape and
dangling a bit of insulated wire.
Experts gingerly dismantled the
contrivance and found 1t to be
just what it appeared-a baseball
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AIR BASES RAIDED

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24-"About
1870" American carrier planes raided
Japanese air bases on Kyushu,
southernmost Nippon Island, Tokyo
radio reported in an unconfirmed
broadcast today
The report, heard by the. Federal
Communications Commission, said
the carrier aircraft striking in mid
afternoon Japanese time) inflicted
relatively light damage"
Another Japanese radio report
said % erican Liberators
bombed Singapore yesterday after
noon but caused practically no
damage"