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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
OFFICIALS OUT

Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman and Budget Bureau representative Sam Broadbent to- day were to fly to Anchorage for survey of Agriculture Department activities around Anchorage, at Homer and Matanuska. They will spend a week in the Anchorage area and another week in the Fair banks region before returning here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
POSTMASTER, SON
 CHARLES ARRIVED

We'll pleased with her first grand child, Virginia Eveline Kenway, Postmaster Crystal Jenne has re- turned to her duties here after spending her annual leave at Seat tie where she visited the fond new parents, MT. and Mrs. David F Kenway. Mrs. Kenway is the former Corrinne Jenne.
 Mrs. Jenne flew south on June l and airwayed back this week. Ac- companying the Postmaster north to Juneau was her son, Charles J.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27

Jenne who, as TIA Jenne was re- gently discharged from the Medical Corps, AUS, at Camp Beale. Cali fornia. He joined his sister and mother at Seattle, shortly following his discharge. He now plans to re- main in Juneau until he enters a medical school not yet selected. Charles Jenne is a pre-medics grad uate of the University of Alaska.
 "A Jennes' Army service was spent mainly in mid-P Pacific aboard the Hospital Ship Thistle Following de- commissioning of the Thistle, he was transferred to the Hospital Ship Acadia, from which he de- parked at San Francisco for dis charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
Assistant Named 10 {
 New Dept. in Alaska

SEAZTLE, June z7. - Fred G. Erie of Seattle, has been appointed Chief Administrative Assistant of the new Alaska District, U. S. Army Engineers, it was announced today by Col James D. Lang, Al aska District Engineer.
 Erie arrived in Anchorage this week and will serve as Civilian Ex- ecutive of the new Alaska office for which intensive recruiting of civ ilian personnel is now underway by the Seattle Engineer District. His wife and sons, George and Frank lin. will join him in. Anchorage iater
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27

Stevens were the following pas sengers from Anchorage yesterday {: Dr. Evelyn Butler, Dr. Bernita Block, Dr. Moffett, Mrs. McCraen, Mrs. H. Speaker, J Mclaughlin, J. Thomson, H. Steward, Robert Johnson, B. Kobbevik, Dewey Bak- CT, P. Bauman, G. Chamberlain, M. Chamoel-G-l, Y. Lofgren, Charles Andrews, E. Achyhok, and Rose Pazourek
 On the return flight, the follow ing were flown to Anchorage: Con- vor Johnson, Hazel M. Guttridge, D, Sherman Starr, Mrs. c. Morley, Max Morley Clara Clark, Orin 1Felmley, Beatrice Lapointe, Heine Berger, and B. Brosvold; to Kan akanak: Capt. Godfrey Goss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27

ing eight pounds and five ounces, at AIS am. today in St. Ann's Hospital.
 Alter is senior assistant sanitary engineer tR) with the U. s. Public Health Service
 The new baby will be named Gerald Michael The Alters have one other son, aged fourteen months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
PLEADS GUILTY

Following plea of guilty to a charge of pointing firearms" re- duced from a felony count of as- sault with a dangerous weapon, Honario Floresco, Filipino restau- rant operator at Tenakee, yester- day was fined $500 here by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. An ad- ditional sentence of nine months in jail was suspended. Floresco paid the fine and was released.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
FISHING TRIP

Col. Conrad P. Hardy and his group of officials of the District Army Engineers Office were given relaxation last evening on fish ing trip aboard the M. s. Messeng- CT, with Douglas residents as hosts. Accompanying the group were Ju- neau Mayor Waino Hendrickson and Mayor Mark Jensen and other resident sportsmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
RANCHMAN, WIFE HERE

Mir. and Mrs. Edw. Hoibrook ar rived Monday via PAA from Se- attle. They drove from their U. R. ranch at Ashland, Montana to Se- attle. This is Mrs. Holbrook's third trip to Alaska and her husbands first. They are the parents of Mrs. Thomas Cashen and are guests at the family home in Douglas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
LICENSE TO WE'D

A wedding license was issued here this morning by U. S. Com missioner Felix Gray to William A. Scott, Juneau barber, and Nellie A. Skillman, recently arrived from Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
ALA5kA AIRLINE5
 IN WITH EIGHTEEN

Arriving with Alaska Airlines on the Starliner Fairbanks with Cap tain Bill Lund, Flight Officer Whiting, and Stewardess Marjorie
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
FROM KETCHIKAN

Mrs. Ilah Pavemeter of Ketchi. kan is staying at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN Renarts fran Marine Stations at I:20 F. M TaadY

MARINE FORECAST FOR PERIOD ENDING FRIDAY EVENING  miles mostly nortery to cloudness with scattered
 Paul Island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-27
BOY FOR ALTERS

Capt. and Mrs. Amos J. Alter be- came the parents of a boy, weigh
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Empire Want Ads bring resultsl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
ANOTHER BOOST
 IN AUTO pRICES

WASHINGTON, May B. = OPA skipping four to eight percent price hikes on top. of previous .in- creases for new automobiles, kept the door open today for possible further boost.
 At the same time chances virtu- ally disappeared for any OPA-or- dered cut in ceiling prices when the industry achieves full scale produc- ton.
 A high OPA official who asked to remain anonymous said the agency "does not plan to try to reduce prices after cars begin to roll from assembly lines at the pre-war rate. Manufacturing costs usually decline as production goes up.
 The official asserted that car makers have had pretty tough time of it. and that price cut by OPA would be out of the ques- tion
 The increases announced range from s33 to S167, averaging about s75 for Is makes of cars built by Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Hudson, Nash, Packard and Stude- baker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
"COMpR0MI5E" ON MILITARY MERGER IS IS"pRE5UMpTU0U5"
Democratic Whips of Sen. ale, House AH-Niews
 on Big Issue

WASHINGTON, May 23.--Demo- cratic whips of both the House and Senate said today 1t was "presump- tuous" of the two Naval committee chairmen to advise Secretary of the Navy Forrestal against merger compromise"
 Senator Hill and Rep. Sparkman the party deputies from Alabama declared that in effect Senator Walsh (D-Mass) and Rep. Vinson tD-Ga) were telling .Forrestal to disregard President Truman's views on Army Navy unification.
 And they added to reporter that the two chairmen were presump- tuous, too, in their assertion that Congress will pass no merger bill
 Both Hill and Sparkman express ed emphatic belief that unificatior legislation will be enacted this year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
CHARGE FRANCO
 lS ARMING FOR
 SOVIET ATTACK
Premier of Exile Faction Tells UN0 of Spanish
 Forces in Hiding

NEW YORK, May 23.-Jose. Cir al. Premier of exiled Spanish Re- publican Government, told a Unit ed Nations subcommittee investi- gating Franco Spain today that the Franco regime has told every Span iard he could arm himself to de- fend Spain against an attack by Russia"
 Giral, appearing before the Unit ed Nations Security Council sub committee in it's first public hear ing in the month-long inquiry, said that:
 Two months ago the Franco re- gime decreed that every citizen could arm himself to defend the Fatherland against an attack by Russia He did not explain his reference to "an attack by Russia. /"
 Answering committee questions concerning the armed forces of Spain, Giral said "it is difficult to set the armed strength since the whole population is entitled under law to be armed"
 Paul Hasluck, Chairman of the subcommittee, had called atten- tion to a voluminous report on Franco Spain submitted by Giral in which the armed forces of Fran co were set at 840,00o.
 The subcommittee is inquiring into Poland's charges against Francois regime, which include the contention that refugee Nazi scien- lists ore conducting atomic research inside Spain.
 Giral said Spain was Importing arms from other countries but he did not name them.
 He declared that Franco had 250,000 troops along the French border. However, he said, cable today from uninpeachable sources said Franco now is putting many of them in civilian clothes and is camouflaging gun emplacements in anticipation of visits by United Nations observers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
NATIONAL RAILROAD STRIKE STARTED
General ExioIIs Arrogance
 Of Alaska Wolves But Asks
 That They Be Exterminaied

WASHINGTON, May 8. = The growing arrogance of Alaskan wolves four-footed ones) has been brought home in fresh detail to the House Public Lands Commit tee.
 Several weeks ago the Committee was told the wolves were using highways in Mckinley National Park to run down their prey. Yes terday it heard:
 They practically sleep with the caribou herds that serve them as breakfast, lunch, dinner and in- between snacks.
 They take dim view of humans bothering them at meal-times and sometimes chase them back into their automobiles.
 Not content with living off the caribou and reindeer herds, they slaughter great numbers "appar- ently out of pure devilment."
 Brig. Gen. D. V. Gaffney, head of the Army Air Transport Com mand in Alaska, drew this bleak picture for the Committee which is studying a bill for control of pre- datory animals in Mckinley Park.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
 DANCE IS
 TOMORROW

With the 1946 sale of Buddy Topples scheduled for tomorrow, members of the Taku Post. Veter- ans of Foreign Wars, were busily posting last minute bulletins and pictures in downtown stores today asking Juneau residents to wear poppy in memory of the war dead"
 e The posters were displayed side by side with American Legion bills proclaiming that organizations poppy day on Saturday.
 Both organizations will get to- gether tomorrow night at dance given in the A. B. Hall to boost poppy sales.
 Harold Mayo, Commander of sthe Taku Post, VFW, said it was hop ed that all members of the Ameri- can Legion and of VFW could be present at the dance, which is open to the public Admission price" will be the wearing of poppy.
 Patrons at the dance will be: Mrs. Ernest Gruening, Douglas Superintendent of Schools Fly Sea- man and his wife, MT. and Mrs. A. E. Glover, MT. and Mrs. John Mc- Cormick, MT. and Mrs. Scott L. Murphy, MT. and Mrs. Henry Hogue, Mir and Mrs. Ray Peterman, MT. and Mrs. Olaf Bedding, and Mayor and Mrs Waino Hendrick- son.
 Commander Mayo said the Am erican Legion and the VFW had a total of 15,000 peoples to sell this year; He declared that personally he felt both the Legion and the vFW would sell every poppy during the two sales because Juneau resi- dents have not forgotten those who gave their lives that Alaska and all parts of the United States could live as a free nation"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
5oIon Charges Labor For(inq
 Glass Control
Senate Leader Expetts Passage of Disputes
 Measure This Week

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Sena- tor Reed (R-Kan) declared in the Senate today that "monopolistic' labor unions are trying to control government in the interest of one organized class
 The. Kansas Senator took the floor to urge action on pending labor disputes legislation as Sen ator Hill of Alabama, the Demo- cratic whip, told a reporter he saw no reason why measure should not clear the Senate this week.
 Reed told his colleagues he thinks the time has come to write into law the principle that the public welfare transcends the rights oi any particular class.
 Today he said. organized la bor, despite internal divisions. has composite political power greater than any other economic class ir the United States.
 Tt has been endowed with spec ial privileges and immunities anc powers of aggressive action which permit and actually encourage na- tonal unions to override the police powers of local and state govern ments. and even to oyer-awe the Federal government with demon strations of private force
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
:MAN(HUR|AN
 CAPITAL IS .RE(ApTURED
Chinese Govt. Forces Roui Red Remnants Left to
 Hold Changehun

MUKDEN, May 23.-The govern ment today announced that Nation- al troops had formally recaptured Changchun at II a. m. after hay ing engagel Communist remnants remaining in the city in sporadic fighting
 "The resistance soon was over come ' said the communique. from the Headquarters of Gen. Tu Li- ming. government commander for northeast China tManchuria)
 It reported that advance clements of Gen. Cheng Tung-kuo's new First Army entered Changchun, Capital of Manchuria, at a. m.
 Earlier government dispatches said Communists were seen with drawing from Changchun yesterday. presumably headed for Yungki (Kir- in) GO miles to the east.
 ,(There was no immediate indi- cation what effect the capture of Changchun might have on Sino- American negotiations for peace in Manchuria Possession of Chang chun had given the Communists a big stick at the truce conferences. (Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang party had refused to negotiate while the Communists held Changchun. The Democratic League. a minor party, yesterday suggested that the Communists withdraw from the city and the government refrain from entering until a truce had been agreed upon.
 (Loss of Changchun was severe blow to tfe Communists, but they claims they still control, directly or indirectly, six of Manchuria's nine Provinces and more than ha,i of it's population)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
Decorations
 For En1rIlons

WASHINGTON. May 23.-Secre- tary of War Patterson has present. ed two decorations to It. Gen. De- los c. Emmons for services as Com- manding General of the Alaskan Department and of the Western Defense Command.
 Emmons yesterday received the oak leaf cluster to the Distinguish ed Service Medal for services as Alaskan Commander from June 1914, to April, 1946, and the Legion of Merit for outstanding services in Command of the Western De- fense Command from September 1943, to June, 1944.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
Dud probeof
 pearIHarbor
 Comes 10 End

WASHINGTON, May 23. The Congressional Pearl Harbor inyesti- gation ended today with state ment by former Secretary of War Stimson that President Roosevelt was undoubtedly considering" an attack on Japanese forces threaten ing south Asia late in 194l.
 But to his recollection, Htimson advised the Senate House inquiry committee in written responses to a series of questions submitted by Senator Ferguson (R-Mich.), the late President never formally an- ncunced any decision of this kind to top military advisers. Nor would he have acted without the consent of Congress, the former cabinet member added
 Stimson's answer went into the Committees record along with re- plies by former Secretary of State Hull to 169 additional questions, mostly about reputed agreements with the British for parallel action before the Dec. T, l941. attack. Hull denied knowledge of any such agreements.
 Also included in the record, now closed to further evidence, was a copy of the memoirs of Prince Konoye, Japanese Premier whose cabinet fell in October, l94l.
 By Konoye's account, he pressed peace negotiations with the United States in good faith. However, the Prince quoted Foreign Minister Matsuoka of his second cabinet as expressing conviction in May, 1941, that President Roosevelt twas ap- parently determined to enter" the European war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
ARMY DENIES U. }. PLANES
 BATTLE REDS
No Aireroft Missing Say Commanders in China,
 Refuting Moscow

PEIPING, May z3.--United States Army and Marine Corps leaders today firmly denied a Moscow re- port that seven American planes piloted by Americans had been shot down in Manchuria while bombing Chinese Communist forces.
 "The United States Army has no tactical air force in China Brig Gen. Henry A. Byroade. Director of the Army Executive Headquart- CTS here, asserted.
 The only planes the United States Army has here are unarmed transports which are used for logis- tic support of Executive Headquart- CTS.
 No American planes have been reported missing. either in China or Manchuria.
 Maj. Gen. Keller E. Rokkey Commander of U. s. Marines in China, declared in telephone in- teryiew the Marines have no planes in Manchuria."
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The General said wolves are lit- erally "shredding" the Alaskan big game herds. Even coyotes, formerly not known in the Peninsula. have learned of the happy hunting ground. They are beginning to edge in.
 Gaffney told how once his chauffeur had seen wolf kill a caribou 100 yards from his automos bile. The chauffeur, "a young man from Arkansas" thought something ought to be done about it. But when he approached, the annoyed wolf promptly chased him back to the car.
 At other times, the General said. he had seen packs of wolves bed ded down" in areas where caribou were grazing.
 "The caribou is sort of fatalis- tic animal" he commented.
 Gaffney related that the preda- tors have practically denuded Me- Kinley Park of big game and are now cutting the herds to pieces at other points.
 He gave his own remedy for theif control: extermination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
Totenl Toier lenders
 lake


 Apparently feeling lower than even the low man on the totem pole" was somebody who came to yesterday morning with the five foot totem displayed in front of the Baronof Gift Shop on his hands. At any rate, taxi-driving ennis sary who claimed Ee had found it. drove up to the gift shole to return the decorative chunk of carved wood yesterday afternoon.
 Owners of the shop had reported the totem as stolen, to the City Police early yesterday morning. and night-long search for it had en- sued, to be halted by voluntary re- turn of the sought article.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
0pA0'(0NNOR SUBSIDY GOOD ATTACKS SHIP SOLUTION F0R| cos POSITION ALASKA RATES
Price Officer Tesfifies Ships "Worn 0ut," Fully
 Depretidted

WASHINGTON, May 23-Ar OPA official declared today sub- sidies for Alaska steamship lines would be very good way" to solve rate problems.
 John J. O'Connor, OPA Regional Price Officer for Territories and Possessions, made the statement at maritime commission hearing on rate increases sought by the War Shipping Administration and private shippers.
 Asked by John Jago, Shipping Counsel, whether he believed sub- sidy would solve the Alaskan ship ping problem, he replied
 "The importance of Alaska from standpoint of national defense and as a colony prompts the mo- ton that a subsidy would be very good way out of the situation
 O'Connor agreed that before the maritime commission could subsi- dize the lines, Congressional ac- tion would be required
 He said during cross-examination by Council for the Alaska shipping companies that the vessels now in service were worn out" and should be replaced
 Ira L. Ewers, counel for the Alas ka Steamship Company, questioned O'Connor closely about figures on accounting practices presented yes terday. ~
 Tie OPA. official eentended nc need for a rate increase could be shown if the figures had been prop erly prepared. He insisted ships in the Alaska service had had their value appreciated fully.
 Ewers asked O'Connor if he. un- derstood what the carriers were try ing to do in presenting their fig ures to justify a rate increase. My understanding of what the carriers were trying to do," O'Con- nor retorted, lis unprintable. | Ralph Rivers, Attorney General of Alaska, said much of the depre- citation of the ships had teen in- cured during the war years and asked if the rate increase request was not in effect asking the people of Alaska to pay tke full cost of war damage.
 Exactly" OConnor replied. He said the 'depreciated book value of the Alaska fleet was $2,l39.416, and the repair estimate of the carriers for this year was S2,088,002
 The Alaska Steamship Company the Alaska Transportation Com pany and the Northland Transpor- tation company has insisted they would need an increase in rates be- fore the fleets are returned by the government They contend they need new, bigger and more luxur- ious vessels for main runs and that present vessels can be used only on side route. To finance this in vestment, they said, would require about TO per cent rate increase.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
Ghost FIeet' Cost Brought Under Fire al Alaska
 Rates Hearing

WASHINGTON. May 23. = The Office of Price Administration de- clared at the Maritime Commission hearing yesterday on proposals to increase shipping rates from the northwest to Alaska that no testi- mony so far offered justified any substantial changes in rates.
 Donald J. O'Connor, Regional SPrice Executive of the OPA for the Territories and possessions, de- clared that the carriers, in present. ing proposals for increases, which at the Seattle hearing last jail were set at 100 percent, and now have been brought down to 67 per- cent, had based some of their call culations on ghost" ships and ghost" voyages.
 'sThe Office of Price Administra- ton objects to consideration of the costs of ghost fleet" OCon- nor said.
 The witness said that the ship ping companies had projected the costs of a 1889 fleet in reaching their conclusions, part of which they did not have in 1945.
 Blames Canning Industry
 We take the position that the present rates to Alaska are already too high in comparison with those , in effect on somewhat comparable routes O'Connor said, that some are higher than-what the traffic should bear and that the canning industry, which causes marked seasonal unbalance, is not paying either what it's traffic could bear or, for the services it demands, the costs those services entail.
 The witness said the OPA took the position that the chief consid- eration of the hearing should not be rates but realistic considera- tion of the postwar traffic condi- tions of Alaska, the number and types of vessels needed to satisfy Alaska traffic and costs projected from a l945 or 1946 base
 He asked for a comparison of the rate from San Francisco to Hono- lulu with those from Seattle to Ko- diak, the former distance being about Il percent greater than the latter. He said the rate to Kodiak was 22O percent of the rate to Honolulu.
 The witness asserted that lump
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
DEAD VOLCANO IN OREGON REPORTED
 EMITTING SMOKE

BEND, ore, May 23.-Smoke or steam puffs reported ascending from the slopes of Bachelor Butte, an extinct volcano cone. will be inyes- tigated by a University or Oregon geologist this week end.
 Two Bend skiers said they sight, ed the phenomenon on the north- east slope of the 9060-foot Cascade Range cone, while standing at sev- eral different points.
 The two, Wayne Ernst and Don Mosen said they observed pecul- far dark spot on the snow covered slope near where the puff appear ed but could not reach 1t because of the late hour.
 Dr. Warren D. Smith. University of oregon geologist, said he would tour the slope this weekend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-23
EARL BR0WDER E IN MOSCOW; GIVES 0UT IpURp05E50FT TRIP
By Rembert James

MOSCOW, May 23-Earl Brow der, describing Soviet t-American re- lations as the most important thing in the world; told foreign corres- pondents today he was in Moscow to arrange details for opening a New York office as the American representative for Soviet book pub fishers.
 The trip here was entirely my own idea-a perfect example of private enterprise" said the form CT leader of the American Con- munist Party.s."I am out of political life and I came here as writer They seemed to know me. I had no trouble with the visa"
 Browder said Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov had received him and that a Deputy Foreign Minis ter. s. A. Lozovsky, was helping him see the book publishers he wished to meet.