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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
V By DREW PEARSON

.WASHINGTON-,Here is the lat est report on the inside doings of the, ,Ku Klux Klan.
 At a secret meeting of Atlanta Klayern No. I, on June 3. Grand Dragon Samuel Green spent most of his time denouncing Drew Pear son, Walter Winchell, The Atlantic Journal and The Atlanta Consti- tuition. The editor of the latter, Ralph McGill, he referred to as "Rosenwald" McGill.
 Grand Dragon Green, despite his high-sounding title, is an obstetri- clan in private life, and does not look too imposing.
 He takes his work most seriously however, and seemed much agi- tated over the manner in which the; Klan's activities had been un- covered.
 In order to counteract the criti- cism, the Grand Dragon proposed that the various Klaverns solicit contributions to pay for 30-min- ute nationwide hook-up over the Atlanta Journals Radio Station WSB in order to answer the Klan's critics. To this end he appointed Klansman Guiano as committee of one to make the necessary ar engagements. Green himself offered to put up any money necessary as a binder with the radio station.
 He proposed that the title of the radio talk be "Klan Kraft" but
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
MISTEACHING OF
 JAPANESE YOUTH
 LAID UPON T0JO
War PIoifers Used Schools 10 IneuIlate Belief in
 Divine Mission

TOKYO, June 17.-Japan's war plotters used the schools to instill in Nipponese youth the idea their nation had a divine mission" to rule eastern Asia, a U. s. Marine officer testified today as the first prosecution witness in the war crimes trial of former Premier Hi- deki Tojo and 27 other defendants.
 It. Col. Donald R. Nugent, Chief Of Supreme Headquarters Civil h. formation and Education Section, who taught in Japan before the war, said Japanese students were told that their nation eventually would dominate "the world under one roof"
 Tcjo leaned forward on his el- bows and stared fixedly at the wit ness and seemed to show an inter est for the first time since he went on trial before the International Tribunal.
 Nugent testified that Japanese pupils were put through field man. euvers, street fighting problems. bayonet drills and machinegun in- struction.
 Such teachings" Nugent said, inculcated in them both ultrana- tionalism and militarism. It taught them fanatical devotion to coun- try and blind obedience to, author ity'
 pr. s. Nazumi, of the Defense Staff, sought to show by cross-ex- animation that Nugent had arriv- ed at his opinion by talking to only a few Japanese students
 When the response Nugent re- piled, lis 100. percent the same op- inion, it is apparent the opinion is a good one"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
Boy 5moihered
 To Death in Refrigerator

ROCHESTER, Pa, June 17.--Four year old James Sutton of Rochester township climbed into an unused refrigerator on the back porch of this home yesterday.
 Somehow. the door closed behind him. His parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Sutton, said a playmate or a dog might have done it.
 At suppertime. four hours later, the door was opened. The boy was found dead. victim of suffocation
 Mrs. Sutton said she had been offered s5 for the broken refrig- orator but refused it in the hope for a better price.
 Why didn't we sell it?" said thu brokenhearted father.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
4. |. AUXILIARY MfETS TUESDAY:
 IGNORING PARTY

The regular social meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary tomor- row night is to be party honor ing all those who helped make Poppy wreaths and also the girls and boys who helped sell the Amer ican Legion Memorial poppies, on Saturday, May 25.
 All members whose birthday month is June are also cordially in vited to be present to share the birthday cake" honors.
 Mrs. George Gullufsen, Junior Activities Chairman, and Mrs. James Sofoulis, Poppy Chairman, are in charge of the evenings S entertainment and refreshments.
 A very brief business session will be held at 8 o'clock, while the spec ial guests are invited to go about 8:30 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17

 OF AVG IS
 DRAWN UP
V eterans Organization Adopts Constifution-
 Officers Chosen

DES MONIES, June 17.-After three days and four nights of noisy debate and electioneering, the Am erican Veterans Committee ended its first national convention, but there still were items on the agen- la today that were undone or un- decided.
 Before adjourning Sunday the organization hammered out a con- stitution; complete, with possible minor exceptions, platform; re- elected Charles G. Bolte, New York City, as chairman; elected Gilbert Harrison, Los Angeles, vice chair man, and named eight regional vice chalrmen.
 Election tellers worked until early today counting the ballots cast in the election of 16 members of the National Planning Committee who, with the regional vice chairman, form the AVG governing body.
 The question of a new name for the organization, scheduled for de- cision at the convention, was not decided and may be settled by mail ballots. Suggested alternatives have been American Veterans Citizens" and World Veterans
 An organization exclusively for World War II veterans, the AVG announced it is seeking member ship of 100000, and Bolte said he believed AVG was ready to furnish a leadership which will give it nu- mercial importance alongside the older veterans organizations.
 Delegates voted down a platform proposal which would have pledged AVG to fight for a Federal bonus for World War II veterans unless Congress by March 1, 1947 passed legislation which would effectively control prices, guarantee every cit izen a job, and provide low cost housing for all
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
SEATTLE sTOP-WORK

SEATTLE, June l7.-Capt. Her man Strauss, representing the Mas ters, Mates and Pilots Union, Local No. SO, said today that 500 to 700 members of the union will hold a sto2-work meeting at D. m, tomor- row in the old Labor Temple.
 No limit has been set on the length of the meeting.
 Tt is wages, hours and general working conditions" Strauss said We do not like the way we are be- ing pushed around in our efforts to negotiate with the employers"
 Members of the union. an A. F. of L. affiliate, will meet until they decide what action should be taken Strauss said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
BRITISH pL AN FOR INDIA x
 BEING 0kEHED
Mosem League and Hindu Congress Get Together in
 Independence Steps

NEW DELHI, June 17.-Chances increased today that the dominant ly Hindu Congress party and the Moslem League would accept the British cabinet plan for an interim government to rule the teeming in the transitory per- iod before independence.
 Field Marshal Lord Wavell, the Vioeroy, proposed that five Con- gress representatives, five Moslem Leaguers and four representatives of smaller segments of India's mass of 400,000,000 persons for the in terim government to start function ing June 26.
 Mohandas K. Gandhi, spiritual leader of the Congress, was repre- sented as personally very un- happy but the pro-Congress Hin dustan Times said, There is every reason for giving favorable consid- eration" to Wavell's announcement.
 Dawn, official newspaper Of the Moslem League, expressed the view that the British cabinet mission had pulled fast one" and asked what guarantee is there even now that this final decision will remain final?" Political writers in- terpreted this widely as indicating the league would accept the pro- posed cabinet, barring further changes. Newspapers usually less than moderate on partisan issues generally made favorable comments.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
B JULIE | N S

NEW YORi.-Louis still rated a 12 to favorite over Conn. Experts pick Louis to win by knockout. Sid Feeder, Associated Press boxing writer picks Conn to dethrone Louis.
 SEATTLE = Interior Secretary Julius A. Krug has arrived at the Sand Point Naval Air Station in a naval PBY from Orcas Island. in the San Juan Archipelago, where he spent Sunday with Gov. Mon C.. Wallgren.
 NEW YORK-The United Nations Security Council adjourned today until II a.m., PSF tomorrow without taking action on the Spanish case. WASHINGTON-A Senate House Conference Committee tentatively agreed today upon a nine-month extension of the draft until next March 31 but remained deadlocked on the question of drafting teen { agers.
 NEW YORK Sir Alexander Cad ogan, British delegate to the United Nations Security Council, proposed today that the case of Franco Spain be deferred by the council to the LIN General Assembly without any recommendations for break in diplomatic relations with Madrid.
 SEATTLE-- --ongs.loremen resum- ed loading ships this morning as waterfront operations returned to normal after a two-day walkout of 5000 CIO unionists. Four of the six unions had ratified terms of a Washington, D. O., national settle 'ment The Marine Engineers were to act today and ratification by mem- bers of the American Communica- tions Association will come from San Francisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
Publisher
 Mt(ornli(k passes On

HARRISBURG, Pa., June IT, Vance c. Mccormick, publisher of Harrisburg newspapers, an indus trialist and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, died yesterday
 A former mayor of Harrisburg and Democratic candidate for the governorship of Pennsylvania in 1914, Mccormick retired from poli- tics in recent years to publish the Harrisburg Patriot and the Harris burg Evening News.
 He was member of the Asso-- ciated Press.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
Soviet Army Concentrated
 If's Run,ored
American 0e1upation Troops in Germany Re-
 ported Put On Alert

PARIS, lure 17.--An official spokesman for the American dele gation ito the Foreign Ministers conference said today that a pub lished newspaper story asserting that American troops in Germany may have been alerted because of reported concentrations of Rus sian troops in southeastern Ger many was based on rumors."
 There are all sorts of rumors flying around here" the spokesman said, and that particular one is the kind that I do not want to comment on in any way whatso- ever"
 "A dispatch to the New York Times correspondent c. L. Sulz- berger in Paris said:
 Red Troops Concentrated
 CA series of persistent and dis turbing reports that Red Army and AOcFiSU oaJCiiibC tiOopo WCiC bCAiS concentrated in the environs of Yugoslavia was received by the United States delegation to the Foreign Ministers Council yes- terday and today.
 C"The reports created a certain amount of anxiety, either that Moscow might be trying to embark cn new type of pressure politics to obtain peace settlements in ac- cordance with it's own conceptions or that elements seeking discord among the four big powers were at work.
 Spread Anxiety
 c'Because of the difficulty of ac- cess behind the so-called iron cur tain of Europe it is difficult to get any exact confirmed details re- garding these rumors, but they are sufficiently coordinated in time and widespread in source to spread more than modicum of anxiety.
 c'Neyertheless there is reason to believe that, as a result of such information as has been received, United States regiments in Germany and some Allied troops in Italy have been alerted and units pro- tectively shifted, despite any offi- cial denials of such measurs.")
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
Plant Expansion
 Program ls Given
 0utbyPaper Firm

PORTLAND, Ore, June 17.--Work at Camas, Wash, on the Crown Zellerbach Corporations $11,00O, 900 plant expansion program will get under way July 6, L. H. Hoffman, Portland contractor, said today.
 The speciality paper plant to be built calls for 66 by 100-foot kraft bleach plant and an 80 by 12o-foot kraft screen room cost ing $750,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
LABOR SECRETARY
 I5 BELIEVED TO
 BE ALA5KA BOUND

SEATTLE, June 17--Labor Sec retary and Mrs. Lewis B. Schwellen- bach spirited themselves out of town, it was learned today at the World Maritime Conference, to which he is government delegate.
 His secretary and his family de- clined to reveal where they had gone, but it was reported they were enroute to Alaska by steamship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June l7.--Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is S&, Alleghany Cor poration.7, American Can 103, An- aconda 48A, Commonwealth and Southern 5h, Curtiss-W Wright 77s, International Harvester 100. Ken necott 58h, New York Central 279s. Northern Pacific 8, United Cor poration 5A, U. s. Steel sos, Pound s4031s.
 Sales today were 100000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 2l0.l3, rails 6822, utilities 42.81.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
DON 5kUSE BACK
 FROM SOUTHLAND

Don Skuse of the Charles w. Carter Mortuary, returned Satur- day from two-weeks business trip to the state of Washington.
 He attended the Funeral Direct ors Conference in Stanwood, Wash. while south.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
KARNEs ON TRIP

A. E. Karnes. head of the Re- gional Office. Veterans Administra- tion, in Juneau. is expected to re- turn to his office from business trip to Nome. Fairbanks, and An chorage on June g.
 MT. Karnes left last week to make an official survey of veteran problems in the interior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
CLARK RETURNS

Henry Clark, of the Alaska De- velcpment Board. returned today from a trip to the States. He is now at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
ANTI-RACKETEERING RING

WASHINGTON, June IT. = The Senate Judiciary Committee ap- proved today the Hobbs "anti- racketeering ring" provision of the Case Strike Control Bill vetoed by President Truman.
 Chairman McCarran tD-Neb) said no record was made of the committee vote but that 1t was mot unanimous.
 The bill, sponsored by Rep. Hobbs tD-Ala) passed the House last December and since has been bottled up in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
 It would make 1t felony under Federal law for any one to inter- fere with movements of goods in interstate commerce 'by robbery or extortion."
 Violations would be punishable by fines up to $10.000 or impris- onment for up to 20 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-17
SETTLEMENT
 BIG STRIKE
 STOPS MOVE
Situation "VerY Much Bet- fer" Is ConCensus-
 Coast Trouble

WASHINGTON, June 17.-Con- gressional friends of organized la bor predicted today that settlement of the threatened maritime strike has blocked enactment of any drastic legislation" this year.
 While some lawmakers still talk ed of pushing through modified version of President Truman's Emergency Strike Control Bill. the Administration itself was obviously relieved over the fresh turn in in- dustrial relations.
 In comment typical of those who usually espouse union viewpoints on Capitol Hill, Rep. Biemiller ,D-Wis) told reporter. settle ment of the maritime dispute takes away the ammunition of those try ing to take away labor's right with drastic legislation"
 Biemiller said he believes he and his associates now can prevent pas sage of the Emergency Bill asked
  by MT. Truman.
 While the labor situation gener- ally is very much better'-in the words of Howard T. Colvin. Assist ant Consolidation Service Director the dark cloud held portents of a fresh storm.
 Fund Raising Campaign
 The CIO-dominated committee for maritime unity undertook q s2.o00.o00 fund-raising campaign pointed to the September 30 ex- piration date of the contract cov- ering Harry Bridges west coast longshoremen.
 Bridges men came out with the smallest gains of any union in the rike-averting settlement hammer ed out by the Government even as some crews were quitting their ships last week, and the fiery Pacific coast labor leader has made clear he went along only because his contract has only little more than three months to run.
 The west coast longshoremen de- manded a 35-cent an hour pay boost but settled for the 9 cents recommended by Presidential finding board.
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Evening star., 1946-01-28
British Loan Plan Goes
To Conqress This Week

President Truman will send the
81, 400 100000 British loan agreement
to Congress this week, Senate Ma
jority Leader Barkley revealed today
after a White House conference of
congressional leaders with President
Truman.
A joint resolution will be intro
duced to ratify the agreement, he
added.
Senator Barkley said today's con-
ference also took up the President s
plan to extend the OPA for a year
beyond June 30.
Legislative leaders expect to work
on the OPA legislation in one cham
Der while the other is considering
the British loan. In that way, Sena-
tor Barkley said, there will DO nc
loose stitches"
He said there also was some dis.
cussion with the President of the
House action in denying funds to tht
President for the White House ex-
tenion, but it was not discussed il
detail.
Evening star., 1946-01-28
BY the Associated t'ress
By CASPER NAMES.

An appeal to District ministers
to support campaign for funds to
aid families of the striking General
Motors workers was made by DR.
John w. Rustin, pastor of Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church
at meeting this morning of
the Washington Ministerial Union
in Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Church of Georgetown.
The Rev. George E. Schnabel, pas
tor OF Albright Memorial Evangeli-
cal Church and president of the
union, presided.
DR.. Rustin emphasized the COM
mittee raising funds for the women
and children of the strikers is not
concerned in taking either side in
the dispute between labor and man.
agement. He asserted, however, that
no strike should be broken on the
basis of the hunger and sickness of
women and children of workers in
dispute with management.
I'VE want labor to sit down with
management and discuss their diff
ferences without having their fami-
lies suffer-" he said. DR.. Rustin
called on the ministers of the city
to be fair and just and to help those
who are not participating in the
controversy, but are being affected
y the. dispute. He also pointed out
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Disarmament PorIey Demanded
By Tydings to Avert Atomic War
Cites Arms Race in Telling Senate
He Doubts Success of UNO Control
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland demanded in the SEN
ate today that President Truman
Immediately call a world dis
armament conference to prevent
an atomic world war.
Interrupting the Senate filibuster
against the fair employment prac-
tices bill, Senator Tydings intro
duced a resolution calling for the
world disarmament conference and
said in a lengthy speech that he
doubted United Nations action for
control" of the atomic bomb would
be successful.
tices bill, the Maryland Democrat
said he doubted that the United
Nations action for control of the
atomic bomb would be successful.
Il do not believe that the United
Nations Organization is equipped to
initiate successfully a task of this
the Senator said, after
pointing out that all the remaining
great world powers are rearming to
the teeth.
Because Germany and Japan are
not to be permitted to rearm, Sem
ator Tydings said:
1T is as plain as the nose on
ones face that the great armed
forces of our own country are being
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Dr.. Rustin Asks D. G. Ministers
To Aid GIN Strikers Families

that none of the money received will
be used for any other purpose than
the aid of the women and children
affected.
The Washington Committee to
Aid the Families of General Motors
Strikers has been operating here
for the last three weeks. Among
It's local sponsors are Col. Robert S.
Allen, Representative Helen Gaha-
gan Douglas, Democrat, of Califor-
mia; Senator Morse, Republican, OF
Oregon; Representative Voorhis
Democrat, of California; the Right
Rev. John O'Grady, Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld and DR.. Rustin. Their
headquarters is in the Evans Build
ing, 1920 New York avenue.
The Rev. Warren D. Bowman, pas.
tor of the Washington City Church
of the Brethren, appealed for &C
more men and women to supplement
the regular crew of 100 workers pre-
pairing clothing and food at the
United Church Service Center, New
Windsor, Md, for shipment abroad
Mr.. Bowman said these additional
workers are urgently needed to pro-
cess the clothing and food for ex-
port.
DR.. Sherwood Eddy, New York
spoke on "The Church Faces the
Present World Crisis" DR.. G. C
Day is pastor OF the host church.
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Chinese Communists
Halt American Flyers
In JehoI Province
Crew and Correspondents
Aiding Truee-Inspection
Team Held at Airport
BY the Associated Press.


PEIPING, Jan. 28.-The Chi
neSe Armistice Commission re-
ceived word today that Chinese
Communist forces at Chihfeng
in Jehol Province, had refused
permission for an American
plane to unload and had pre-
vented the crew and correspond
ents from travelling the 7 miles
to Chihfeng from the airport.
The commission ordered a Com
munist representative to Chihfene
to determine the difficulty. The
plane carried a generator for a
truce inspection team.
Local 'pacification troops" form.
ed by the Communists during the
Japanese occupation and still under
Communist leadership, took over
Chihfeng after the scheduled with
'drawal of the Russians January. %
Regular Communist 9Th Route
Army forces are concentrated south
west, west and northwest of that
strategic railway city, while national
government 18th Army units are
some 10 miles to the southeast
where they were halted by the truce
The Communists also have OBJ
jected to plans to send a truce team
to Tolun, in Chahar Province or
the railroad $50 miles west of Chih-
feng. They contend no fighting is
in progress there and a truce team
is unnecessary"
Evening star., 1946-01-28
Airport Blaze Injuries Five
And Damages B-29s
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 28.-Fire
swept the main hangar at Tinker
Field today, causing heavy damage
and injury to some persons,
More than 800 persons were em-
ployed in the area. The public rela-
tions Office said five persons were
taken to the station hospital.
Ten B-29s were slightly damaged.
The flames were brought under
control within an hour.
Col. r. o. Brownfleld, deputy COM
mander, appointed a board of Of
f1cers to investigate.
The fire started in the electric .ac-
|cessories department in the hangar
and quickly swept to the second
floor where many clerks are en-
ployed.
Cut of from escape by stairways.
they rushed to windows and DROP
ped to the ground. Men employees,
lowering women by the hands, thus
reduced the fall, but many suffered
lsprained ankles and bruises.
Evening star., 1946-01-28
5000 Raj Personnel
Strike in India Posts
BY the Associated Press.


NEW DELHI, Jan. 2S.-Approxi-
mately 5000 Raj personnel, includ-
ing about 1000 Indians, were re-
ported today to have halted work
at two air stations in Cawnpore
biggest Raj maintenance center in
India, to emphasize I'VE want to &c
home demands.
The strike began Saturday, but
representatives of the strikers met
yesterday and offered to resume
work for 10 days if they were salts
fed that full publicity had beer
given in the United Kingdom to de-
mands formulated earlier at Mauri-
pur, near Karachi.
These demands included a speeduI
in rehabilitation, trebling of ship.
ping allocations for repatriation
more information on sailing dates
and greater use of naval shipping
RAF men were reported earlier tc
have gone on strike at Lydia in
Palestine.
Personnel at Seletar Air Base
called off the rehabilitation protest
strike today after Air Marshall Sil
Keith Park, air commander in chief
urged the Air Ministry in London te
speed discharges and improve con.
ditions at the Singapore field.
Group Capt. G. E. Slee, com.
manding officer of an Raj station
at Dumdum. said today that LOOT
air force personnel who struck Fri.
day midnight had agreed to. return
to work tonight.