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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

NEW PIPER CUB Airplanes now ready for delivery. Capital City Aircraft Co.,, Southeastern Alaska Distributors Phone 32l-Box 2227 Juneau. (2O2-tf) FCR SALE IIS DOUGLAS-2 bed room house, fully furnished in cluding electric refrigerator, wash ing machine etc. 2 lots, excellent view immediate occupancy S4,000 cash. Phone Black 755 in Juneau.
 t201-tf) ONE MICROMETER depth gauge, Goodell-Pratt make, little used, condition excellent; size-zero to three inches, four-inch base. See Clark, at Empire (d.h.-tf) PHILCO TABLE RADIO, recent model, tubes, only $22. Phone Red 570. (20l-t2) 4 ROOM COTTAGE, woodshed large lot in Douglas. Ph. Douglas TAP. (l99-t4) NEW OVERHEAD Garage door Harbor Grocery Ph. 352. d99-t4) FOR SALE-38 fit. cabin deck fish ing vessel 29E832 Gray 9l h.p gas motor, $2,200 sash. Howare D. Stabler, Shattuck Bldg.
 tern to Empire. (199-t4l CARPENTERS TOOL chest witt a very complete set of tools ir Al condition. The personal pro perty of M T. LaHatte, Deceas- ed. Enquire if interested at tht office of the United States Com missioner, No. 5l3 Federal Build ing. 199-t4) JUST ARRIVED = Pot burners il all sizes-Vee Belts and Pulleys Juneau Welding and Machine Shop. (197-tf) FOR SALES room house and ca. bin furnished. Call at 323 Deck erway. (l93-t6l T it. GREGG SKIS ana poles Like new. See at Piggly Wiggly
 (182-tf' GOOD ; BEDROOM house al harwood floors. Fully furnished Electric refrigerator, washing ma chine and range $5,000, 1044 w 10th St. Phone Green 475.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

NEW PIPER CUB Airplanes now ready for delivery. Capital City Aircraft Co.,, Southeastern Alaska Distributors Phone 32l-Box 2227 Juneau. (202-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

JUST ARRIVED = Pot burners ir all sizes-Vee Belts and Pulleys
 Juneau Welding and Machine
 Shop. tl97-tD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

FOR SALES room house and ca.
 bin furnished. Call at 323 Deck
 eryay. lS5-t6l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

' it. GREGG SKIS ana poles Like new. See at Piggly Wiggly
 (l82-tf'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

GOOD , BEDROOM house al harwood floors. Fully furnished Electric refrigerator, washing ma chine and range $5,000, 1044 W 10th St. Phone Green 475
 (I76-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-23

ONE MICROMETER depth gauge, Goodell-Pratt make, little used, condition excellent; size-zero to three inches, four-inch base. See Clark. at Empire. (dh.-tf)
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Bi|bo Fight 10 Keep
Negroes From VOTING
Under Investigation
Senote Probers to Meet
Tomorrow; FB! Reported
Gathering information
By the Associated Press

A ble-barreled inquiry was
under way today into reports of
plans to deprive Negroes of their
vote in MissiSsippi's senatorial
primary, where Senator Bilbo
Democrat, is running for renom-
ination.
A meeting of the Senate Privileges
and Elections Committee was cal
led for tomorrow to consider as
sertions that some elements ir
Mississippi would attempt to deny
the polls to Negroes, including wal
veterans.
Senator Smith, Republican, o1
New Jersey, told a newsman the
Federal Bureau of Investigation also
was inquiring into the reports ano
had agreed to pass its information
along to the Senate group.
Senator Smith said he asked fol
action by the Elections Committee
after he read in the Congressiona.
Record speech by Senator Taylor
Democrat, of Idaho, who told the
Senate this week that there ought
to be an investigation of published
reports that candidate had saio
he would do all in his power to pro-
vent Negroes from voting in the
primary.
The New Jersey Senator said I'VE
must make certain that the right
of franchise is not denied to any
section of our popula ton"
Evening star., 1946-06-28
BY the Associated Press

LOS ALAMOS, N. Mex, June
28.-The Army today described an
atomic chain reaction set up May
81 at the Los Alamos atomic labo-
ratory, burning fatally a scientist
as a blue glow with mo explosion
in the sense that there were NO
mechanical effects, no debris, nc
noise"
The detailed report also disclosed
that the accident which cost the
life of another scientist, Harry K
Daglian, "a, New London, Conn, in
September was almost Identical
to the one in May which proved
fatal to DR.. Louis B. Slotin, IS
Winnipeg, Canada.
In both cases equipment slipped
allowing fashionable materials of the
type used in atom bombs to come
together swiftly instead of under
controls as had been done safely
many times at the laboratory.
Seven others working with DR.
Slotin were burned, but recovered
Mr.. Daglian was working alone.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Democratic Leudersin CONGRESS
Urge Truman to Sign OPA Bill
BorkIey Says President Did Not Indicate
His Intentions During White House Call

Democratic leaders in Congress
advised President Truman today to
sign pending OPA legislation when
it reaches him. They told the Presi-
dent it would be this or nothing
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
told reporters after a White House
call the President did not indicate
whether he would sign or veto the
measure which greatly restricts
OPA's powers. Senator Barkley
added he did not know whether the
President planned to make radio
talk on the measure.
Senator Barkley was accompanied
by Senator McKellar of Tennessee
president pro TEN Of the Senate;
Speaker Rayburn and House Ma
jority Leader Mccormack. Senator
Barkley said they were unanimous
in urging the President to approve
the legislation.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Veteran War Correspondents to Bring
Story of Atom Blast to Star Readers

The who reported the for The Star and the
Associated Press again will bring their vivid
cpons of bomb and blast readers of The Star Monday
when B-29 drops atom bomb Bikni Ato Flashing
of the AryNavy atomic bomb tests to The Star will
be Shippen r The aviation editor remembered
for his eyewitness description of bombing Tokyo
War Correspondent Don Whitehead and Howard
Bakesee veteran science writer and Pulitzer Prize winner
will head the Associated staff experts With will
be others who the first hand including Charles
McMurry veteran Pacific correspondent awarded the
Purple Heart suffered in the sinking the Hornet
Read The Star to get their stories.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Mitchell Bomburdier
Likes On Argument,
Looks to New One
ByW. H. Shippen. Jr.

ABOARD U. S. S. APPALACH-
IAN, June 28.-Unless human
nature has changed since he
helped sink the battleship New
Jersey off Hatteras, 1t. Col.
Ulysses Sam Nero of Chesapeake
City, Md, is convinced the ap-
preaching atom bomb drop will
revive the old argument over the
value of air power.
1t ought not to be otherwise, and
won't be if the new generation lives
up to his expectations. He himself
thrives on healthy controversy that
began before he was one of the late
Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell's bonl-
oardiers and has carried him through
to vital role in the Bikini tests.
II the blast doesn't shake the pub
lie into new realization of air pow-
er, then somebody's asleep Col
Nero says.
With the weather looking more
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Truman Going to Capitol
For Roosevelt Memorial

President Truman will 60 to the
Capitol at 1890 pm. Monday when
Senate and House will meet in joint
session to hold a memorial service
for the late President Roosevelt.
The President will take no part
in the exercises. White House Press
Secretary Charles G. Ross said to-
day. The service is being arranged
by joint committee headed by Sen
ator Russell of Georgia and Repre-
sentative Bulwinkle of North Caro-
lima, both Democrats.
Evening star., 1946-06-28

The Kentucky Senator said Mr.
Truman had summoned them to
get their opinion on the measure
and we gave it freely and unani-
mously.'
1T is this or nothing the ma
jority leader said with regard to the
legislation in its present form
With nothing the situation will be
infinitely worse than under this
bill, even as unsatisfactory as it is.'
Earlier, Press Secretary Charles
G. Ross was asked if the President
planned a radio speech in connec-
ton with the legislation and he said
he did not know. adding that sc
much depends on the course oi
events"
The urgency of the OPA exten-
sion was emphasized when the
President called off his usual Fri
day cabinet meeting to talk with
his congressional big four"
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Senate Probe
0fWar Profits
"opens sMonday
Mead Will Launch
Inquiry With Study
Of Chicago Concerns
BY the Associated Press

Chairman Mead told the
Senate today the Defense In
vestigating Committee will be-
gin a public investigation OF
war profits Monday with hear
ingS on the operations of group
OF Chicago concerns.
Declaring that more than $315,-
600, 100000 had been spent on wal
purchases up to VI day, Senator
Mead said it was perfectly obvious
that there would be some wasteful
and improper practices and some
instances of downright fraudulent
and criminal practices" because OF
the need for haste.
The committee hopes to de-
termine, he said, "the manner In
which Government officials have po-
Iced and supervised the expenditure
OF substantial sums OF public funds
In war procurement"
Companies Listed.
He said the first series of hearings
will involve group of companies ir
the Chicago area, naming as among
them Erie Basin Metal Products
Inc, Elgin, ILL.,, Batavia Metal Prod
ucts, Inc, Batavia, Ill, and the In
terstate Machinery Co. of Chicago.
Affiliated with these companies
IN connection with approximately
$78,000,000 worth of war contracts
were some II other corporations ano
partnerships" he said.
MIR. Truman was said to have
agreed to cooperate with the COM
mittee by issuing executive orders
making available necessary Gov.
ernment records. including income
tax returns. Under present law
such returns may be examined only
by State tax officers and the taxing
committees of Congress, unless Con.
gress or the President gives specific
permission to others.
Chairman Mead told reporters
the Defense Investigating Commit.
tee-long know as the Truman
Committee" during the war-wants
to look into what he described a.
"mushrooming" organizations, in.
cluding letter head companies
which sprang up to bid on war con.
tracts.
Whole Picture Sought.
The chairman called on Mr.
Truman yesterday and said the
President had agreed to cooperate
in the inquiry. But there was NJ
mention then of income tax returns
Because of what we learned IL
the World War about war profits,
he said, I'VE had expected that 6
better job would be done in Worle
War II in preventing excessive re.
turns. We want to see for our.
selves If there have been loophole.
that were not closed by excess prof.
its taxes, renegotiations and othel
checks"
AS a basis for its investigation
Senator Mead said, the committe,
will recheck its own files on com.
panies that it investigated in con-
nection with other activities.
I'VE got lot of information abou
profits as we went along, but VI
were driving on other matters sucl
as production bottlenecks at tn,
time. Now we want to round up tn,
whole profit picture and lay it be
fore Congress
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Fatal Atomic Chain Reaction
Brought Blue Glow, No Blast

The Army report gave this de-
scription of the accident:
"An accident occurred when a
piece of equipment slipped. This
brought the material swiftly to.
gether beyond the critical point
This resulted in tremendous
energy release within millionths OF
a second, which was evidenced te
the persons present through a sen.
sation of heat and visual perception
of blue glow around the material
In the words of one of the men
present, it was as if you were stand.
ing near an arc welder when he
struck the arc
'The blue glow resulted from the
ionization of air particles by radia-
tion emanating from the fashionable
material. There was no explosion
in the sense that there were nc
mechanical effects, no debris, nc
noise.
I'm the millionths of q second in
which this occurred. the immediate
(See Los ALAMOS, Page A-33
Evening star., 1946-06-28
0'Mahoney Continue!
Fight 10 Boost u. 5.
Payment 10 District
Senator Cites Report
Showing Possibility Of
Deficit in Revenues
By Don 5. Worren

A determined fight for final
victory for an increased Federal
payment toward District costs
was being mapped today by Sen
ator. O'Mahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, despite yesterdays re-
fusal by the House to the Sen
ate's first demand for a $4,000
600 boost in the old $6,000,00O
lump sum.
He won quick support from the
District Subcommittee of the Sen
ate Appropriations Committee fol
his plan to send the record-break-
ing s76,755, 900 supply bill to fur
ther conferences with the House
Early backing by a great majority
of the Senate was anticipated fol
this move, judging from its pas,
stands giving almost unanimous
support for moves for higher Fed.
eral payment.
Unperturbed by Vote.
Senator OMahoney, who head.
Senate conferees on the bill, re.
fused to be perturbed by the nearly
two-to-one vote by which the House
yesterday rejected the $4,000 900 Fed.
eral payment boost. The roll cal
vote was 209 to 112.
Instead, he dug into financial re-
ports before the Senate to show
that if the $4,OO0,0OO Federal pay.
ment increase should be rejected
finally, the District would face {
deficit in revenues next year O.
more than s2,270,000 in the fisca
year beginning Monday.
Senator O'Mahoney said it wa
''unthinkable" that Congress, aware
of the facts of the case, would b,
willing to put the District on ;
deficit basis.
Cites 1899 Battle.
Also, he cited the history of tn
1889 fiscal relations battle betweel
the House and Senate to show tina
"a single vote does not necessarily
mean the loss of the battle"
At that time the Senate had de
manded boost in the lump sun
payment from $5.000000 to $7,750,
600 and the House at first knocke
lit down. The District supply bi,
was not passed until July 10, whicl
was 10 days after the end of tn
old fiscal year. But when it wa
cleared the District came out wit
l g. EET1I?p AZ - y1 E1NJ~ r. .
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Voters Will Go to Polls
In Mississippi Tuesday

JACKSON, Miss, June % (P.-
Mississippi with population al
most half Negro, is moving tensely
toward its first major contest at the
polls since the Supreme Court ruled
unequivocably that Negroes could
vote in all primaries.
The contest next Tuesday features
the effort of Senator Bilbo, outspok-
en- advocate of white supremacy, to
obtain his third Democratic no1ni-
nation to the Senate-the equivalent
of election in this one-party State.
Senator Bilbo has defied the Fed
eral Government to back up the
Justice DEPARTMENT. announcement
that it will enforce the Negros right
to vote. He has called on "all red
blooded Anglo-SaXons" to preven:
Negro voting, and has offered his
legal services to any one who gets
in trouble
Actually the Negro can form only
small percentage of perhaps 300
900 ballots expected to be cast
Tuesday. Although there are more
than a million Negroes in Missis-
sippi-49.2 per cent of the popula-
ton according to the last census
very few have registered.
Registration Not Announced.
The total can't be accurately
given, as registration in many
counties is not announced. The
highest estimates, however, have
placed Negro registration at little
more than 5000 in the entire State.
Only one act of violence has been
reported. Etoy Fletcher, war vet
eran and SIT dent at Jackson College
for Negroes, signed an affidavit
charging white men f1ogged him
l. for attempting to register in Ran
kin County. For several days Mr.
Fletcher has been absent from the
college here and his home in Rankin
County.
T. B. Wilson, colored, president OF
the Progressive Voters League, has
asserted, however, that some cir
cult clerks "by ruse and intimida-
tion are keeping Negroes from reg
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Two-Month Meat Shortage
Predicted by Dealer Group
By the AsSociotsd 2rsss

CHICAGO, June 28.-The Nations
current acute shortage of meat
probably will continue for two
months. the National Retail Meat
Dealers Association says.
The association said cross
country survey of it's $4,000 men,
bers showed more than half of the
butcher shops were closed as the
famine in meat continued
George Dressler, executive secre-
tary of the association, said release
of cattle held in feed lots await
ing a decision on price control
ceilings probably would bring some
supplies to market after next week.
He added, however, that an average
amount of meat would not reach
the consumer until about Sep
tember."
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Weather Bureau Expects
Warm and Humid Day

Another warm and humid" day
with high of about 88 degrees was
in store for today with some chance
of a thundershower this afternoon.
Don't pin your hopes on the thun-
dershoWer, though. The forecaster
said it won't help at adjust cause
more humidity.
Tomorrow will be fair and con-
tinued warm.
The only, hope the forecaster could
hold out was "a little cool air in
Canada" 1t has moved into Mon
tana and the Dakotas but. as the
forecaster put it, its long way
off.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Taxicab Strike Ends;
Drivers Will Seek
Writ 10 Curb PUG
Return to Work Voted
After Leaders Outline
PIons for Court Fight

The 54-hour vacation" of
some District taxicab drivers
ended today when $50 of them
voted to return to work at noon
and organize their forces for a
court fight against the Public
Utilities Commission.
Only few of the drivers assem-
bled in a lot adjoining 320 M street
NE. raised their voices in protest
when Henry Grange. one of the
strike leaders, put the "back-to-
work. question to a vote The few
dissenters howled, then were quiet
while Tom OBrien, American Fed
Grafton of Labor organizer, out
lined the strategy.
The hackers had been trickling
back to work since Wednesday
morning when several hundred
agreed to strike to impress the PUG
and Congress with the need for
fewer taxicabs, a new structure of
zone rates and clariflcation of PUG
rules governing the industry.
Fund Drive Planned.
The first thing we have to do
is sell every cab driver on the idea
of organizing for the protection of
himself and his family" Mr.. O'Brien
said.
While this is being done, spe-
cial committee from the various
unions will direct a Embarrassing
drive to seek an injunction against
the PUG in the courts, the organizer
said.
IF we can't get satisfaction from
Congress, maybe we can get it ir
the courts Mr.. O'Brien said. "Th,
PUG is not properly applying tn,
law regarding taxicabs. We are 60
ca.a d, a VIC AnC Ca.ra A A \
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Five Believed Killed
As Philadelphia Pier
Crashes Into River
Seven Hurled Into Water
HospitoIized; 8 Others
Treated at Scene
BY the L..ocio.ed Press

PHILADELPHIA, June %
Five workers were believed killed
today in the collapse of a 150-
foot double-deck pier into the
Delaware River.
Seven hurled into 20 feet of water
amid tumbling debris and high
rolling waves caused by the crash
escaped. All suffered injuries re.
quiring hospital treatment
Possible eight other survivor!
were treated at the scene, police re.
ported, leaving five who were on tht
pier unaccounted for
How anybody got out alive
don't know" said one survivor.
Swimmer Rescues Woman.
Most of those escaping the thun.
derous collapse Of Pier 10 South
fought to the surface through crum.
bling debris while. one woman, caught
and still floating in a tin shack, was
saved by one of the swimmers. who
wrenched off corner of the roof.
One of those rescued, William
Turnbull, 81. said that a few min
utes before the collapse he noticed
crack of about half inch run
ming toward the end of the wooo
flooring, but had not attached par
ticular significance to it.
There was a sudden terrific roar
he said, and lit looked as though the
| pier just opened up and we al
dropped through"
Il went clean to the bottom with
f, the pier atop me, tons of timber
and metal work piling around me,
he related.
Menaced by Big Timbers.
Il was caught fast at the bottom
and was losing consciousness wher
piece of the stuff dropped mex
to me and loosened whatever wa!
holding me fast"
Mr.. Turnbull said he shot to tn,
surface land found debris swirlins
all around me with big timbers bear
ing down on me-"
The pier is occupied by Baugh &
Sons Co.. fertilizer manufacturers
and the Delaware River Chemica
Works, a subsidiary of Baugh. I
was a double deck timber structure
on timber pilings, the street ant
upper levels both about so feet wide
Rail cars were run on the stree
level and the 100-foot crane was OF
the upper level for loading and un
loading freight cars and cargo ships
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Water Cote Concert
On WMAL

The National Symphony
Orchestra will broadcast from
the Water Gate tonight over
WMAL 8::30-8::55.
An orchestral program will
be heard under the direction
of Richard Bales. Selections
will include Roman Carnival
Overture" by Berlioz, and a
portion of the New World
Symphony" by Dvorak.
The broadcast is arranged
by The Star.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Atom Test to Revive Old Debate
Over Air Power, Col. Nero Says
Atom Flyers May Drop
Bomb Hour or More
Ahead of Schedule
BY the Associoied Press

ABOARD U. S. S. APPALA-
CHAN. June 28.-Capt. Fitz-
hugh Lee, atomic task force
public relations officer, said to-
day that the atom test bomb
might be dropped before the
scheduled hour of $3.50 am,
when test days arrives.
The atom bombing airmen
have found, Capt. Lee explained,
that it may not be necessary to
make the three trial runs previ-
ously planned and that the
bomb might be dropped on the
first or second run.
If weather conditions are as
good as expected, the entire op-
Grafton may be stepped up as
much as an hour or more, he
said.
Evening star., 1946-06-28
Boston Leads Nationals
By 80 at End Of Third
SoeeioI Dispo,ch 10 The Stor

BOSTON, June 28.-Washington
and Boston met here today in the
opener of the current series. Roger
Wolff was the Mats hurler facing
Mickey Harris.
The Mats got a man on first
and third with none out in the
third but failed to score.
Boston scored three runs in their
half of the inning to lead 3 to at
the end of the third.