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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
PERFECT STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 5--The AFL Sailors Union struck today al along the West Coast and thre hours after the first picket ap- peared Harry Lundeberg declared the walkout was 100 percent ef- fective."
 Acting in concert with AFL sea- men in the Atlantic and Gulf ports, pickets from the Sailors Union O, the Pacific formed lines in this big port at am. tPST) and across the bay in Oakland
 Other pickets took up stations in the ports of Seattle and Portland and to the south at Los Angeles and San Diego.
 5000 Men Out
 Ialndeberg, President of the un- icn.. assayed reports flowing in sng1ss aesesnr ports Ase estimated that 5000 West Coast sailors had walked out because of the U. s. Wage Stabilization Boards deci- sion cutting a negotiated wage in- crease of $22.50 month to $l7.50.
 CIO maritime unions were re- ported respecting the AFL pickets in line with the recent statements of the Committee for Maritime Unity that it would back up the AFL union in it's demands for re- storation of the full hike.
 83 Vessels Tied Up
 Lundeberg estimated that 83 ves- sels in the San Francisco Oakland port area were tied up. Seattle re- ported 50 ships affected there. Los Angeles 27 and Portland 25.
 The actual walkout on the West Coast began yesterday when an es- timated 5000 seamen left their ships to sign up for picket duty and to make eleventh-hour plans for the strike.
 Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach wired Lundeberg last night urging him to call off the strike until the dispute could te reviewed next Tuesday in Washington.
 LundoDerg in reply reiterated he considered illegal the Stabilization Boards reduction of the wage in- crease and added
 There is no way at this time to postpone strike that already has taken place
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
 SEAMEN
 WALk0UT
AFL Sailors Everywhere Leave Ships Over Dis
 pufe on Wages

NEW YORK, Sept. 5-AFL sea- men struck in Atlantic, Pacific and gulf ports at noon (EDT) today, in tieup union leaders predicted would stop all saltwater shipping.
 President Truman announced that the dispute over limitation of nego- tiated wage raises by the Wage Stabilization Board was in the hands of Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach.
 In New York and Baltimore, members of the Seamen's Inter national Union and the Seamen's Union of the Pacific began walk ing off ships several hours before the scheduled hour.
 Shortly after noon John Hawk, vice president of the STU, announc- ed here the strike is on; it is in effect and 100 percent effective
 The strike involved approximately 100000 AF'L seamen and 300. 900 other AF'L union members and the CIO National Maritime Union which has announced it would ob- serve picket lines.
 RAILROAD EMBARGO
 As MT. Truman announced at his press conference in Washington that Schwellenbach now was handl- ing the problem but that he would act when it was put before him, the Association of American Railroads embargeed all railroad freight ss.es inents to ports, with certain excep- tions.
 The embargo applied to all car load and ess-than-carload freight consigned or reconsigned to any port area and intended for ex- port, coastwise or inter coastal movement by water, including ex- port freight intended for storage within the port area.
 Longshoremen worked through out the forenoon in New York, but Charles Spencer, Secretary of the New York District Council, Inter national Longshoremen's Association (AFL) said New York's 25,000 long, shoremen would respect picket lines as soon as they were established tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
NO SPECIAL SESSION IS
 TO BE HELD
Truman Says Congressmen Have Right to Campaign
 Enters N. Y. Politics

WASHINGTON, Sept 5.-Presi- dent Truman today virtually ruled out any possibility of special session of Congress this year.
 He told his first news conference since returning from an 18-day vacation cruise that he knew of no emergency that would require such a session before the November elections.
 Then, in response to further questioning, he said he had given no consideration to a special ses- sion after that time. Thus, Congress apparently will not get back in harness until the new session con- venes in January.
 The subject came up during a discussion ef politics. MT. Truman said he thought all members of Congress ought to have chance to devote their time to campaign ing right up to election day.
 tlt dloO GllAlOl oCO IAlC ANCn VI n Democratic ticket headed by Sen ator Mead for governor. and former Gov. Herbert Lehman for Senator. MT. Truman said he intended to give the candidates his support and predicted their election.
 The President also told reporters
 l. He is leaving government nego- tiations on the maritime strike to Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach tll net ilssergene I's7ti! sssa matter is put before him.
 ?. The Allies are making plans to bring Nazi industrialists to trial as war criminals.
 3. He still favors the admission of 100000 Jews to Palestine and an American British group is working on the problem.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
20 KILLED
 TN CRASH
 OF PLANE
Trans Luxury Liner Rams Into Low Hill, Bound
 West from East

ELKO, Nev,, Sept. Skipping apart when it rammed into low hill two miles west of Elko Air port, trans-luxury liner two- engine plane carried at least 20 persons to their deaths today.
 There was one survivor, a blond blue-eyed boy about four years old who was found daZed in a sitting position about 100 feet from the shattered wreckage. First report said he escaped with minor in- juries.
 Eighteen bodies, including those of three women and baby boy about six months old, were brought to an undertaking parlor here. Two CT three more bodies, believed to Le those of the crew, were pinned in the nose of the plane which was swept by fire.
 Wreckage Smoking
 Deputy Sheriff Edward Lundberg reported the wreckage still was smoking at 10 a. m, Pacific Stand ard Time, some eight hours after the plane crashed.
 The plane took off from New York yesterday morning, headed for San Francisco, where it was due at 3:45 a. m. PSF, today,
 Searching parties led by Sheriff Charles L. Smith found bodies of many of the passengers strewn in a l00-fcot area about the wreck aea E r
 The surrounding country is bar ren and treeless, broken by low hills and knolls. It is used for cattle grazing.
 There is a beacon on the hill where the plane crashed and it was believed possible that the pilot mis- took the beacon for the beginning of the airfield William Wunder- lich, manager of the Elko Airport said the plane wheels were down for a landing and apparently the props had heen functioning norm ally.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
Bon,bayQuiet After Fatai
 4-Day Strife

BOMBAY, Sept. 5.-Scattered police and military gunfire still echoed today in troubled Bombay but order appeared to be returning slowly after four days of bitter communal strife in which officials said 189 persons had been slain and 527 wounded.
 Unofficial estimates placed the casualties here at more than 200 dead and 600 wounded
 A government communique issued at l p. m. said stray stabbings still were being reported in scattered sections of the city and warned there would be no hesitation in inn posing a 24-hour curfew in troubled areas if the situation warranted.
 Meanwhile all the city's TO mills remained closed. Few shops re- mained open and in the northern section of the city traffic was sus- pended
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
960 SPECIAL VISITORS TO
 COME HERE
Canadian Cruiser and De- siroyer Will Arrive in
 Juneau Tomorrow

Canadian Cruiser Uganda and Canadian Destroyer Crescent are scheduled to arrive in port tomor- row for a six day stay. The Ugan- da has a complement of 60 offi- cers and 700 men and the Cres- cent has 10 officers and 190 men aboard, meaning that Juneau will be visited by 960 navy men for a six day period.
 The first scheduled event for the visitors entertainment will be free dances at the Elks Hall Friday and Saturday nights. Hostesses will be members of the Business anu Professional Women's Club.
 Saturday night officers of the two vessels will be honored with an invitational dance given at the Governors House under the aus pices of the American Womens Voluntary Services, Juneau Chap ter. Besides inviting all chapter members to the dance, the AWVS will extend invitations to several local girls as guests of the organ ization.
 Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will hold open house at the Dugout Friday and Saturday afternoon.
 Teen-Age Club officers are plan ming open-house entertainment dur ing the five-day visit. Plans are also being completed for special trips to Mendenhall Glacier and visits to the Territorial Museum.
 Mayor Hendrickson said any per- son wishing to invite one of sev- cral of the visitors to dinner dur ing their stay here could make ar arrangements to do so through the City Hall (phone 88) or Mrs. John Mccormick at the Red Cross Off, flee (883).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
SHARPE HERE TO
 NEGOTIATE !N
 LOCAL STRIKE

Walter P Sharpe, Territorial Commissioner of Labor, arrived to- day by plane from Ketchikan in response to requests for his services here as mediator between the Ju- neau bar operators and the Bar tenders Union now on strike.
 Behind him, MT. Sharpe left an- other unfinished, though compara- lively quiet, labor encouragement tangle. The Commissioner has been in Ketchikan for the past six days in an advisory capacity as Ketch- ikans Retail Clerks negotiated a new contract with employers.
 Although no trouble appears inn minent in that quarter at pres ent, Sharpe said, he plans to re- turn to Ketchikan to complete work with the Retail Clerks labor rum ples as soon as the Juneau strike is ended.
 Shortly after his arrival here, the Commissioner contracted rep resentatives of the Bar Operators and of the Bartenders Union to ar range meeting sometime this af- ternOon.
 MT. Sharpe declined to comment on whether or not the bar opera tors had mentioned, or indicated any proposal for arbitration with the bartenders.
 Otherwise there is no change in the local situation in which the bartenders are asking a wage in crease from SIP to $15 a day.
 The strike has been on since o'clock Sunday afternoon and a picket line has been maintained at the Baranof and Alaskan Hotels All bars in Juneau are closed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
SYKES DECLARES RUSSIA OUT FOR
 CHINA CONTROL

PEIPING, Sept. 5.-Russia is bidding for control of all China and, if successful, we can prepare to move out of the Orient eptire- ly," today declared Rep Robert Sikes. spokesman for a group of the House Military Affairs commit tee inspecting Pacific areas. Sikes is a Democrat from Florida.
 Members of the group voiced de- mands that the United States stii- fen it's attitude toward Russia or run the risk of being the scape- goat for failure of the Chinese to settle their internal problems.
 The committeeman conferred here with leaders of both the National ist and Communist factions of Chi ma, whose troops are engaged in widespread civil strife.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
Sen. W. Morse Urges Defense Of patifitN. w.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5.-Sen. Wayne Morse (R-Ore) declares the Pacific Northwest "a valuable tar get for any potential aggressor na- tion," and added we had better see to it that the Northwest is better defended than it is now"
 Here for a subcommittee inspec- tion of sites for a prospective Navy post graduate school, Morse warned against "a tendency to demand that all Naval bases be centralized in California"
 If any nation should go mad, the Bonneville and Grand Coulee dams would be among the first targets of the enemy" he con- cluded.
 Morse particularly criticized dis mantling of the Tongue Point in- stallation at Astoria, Ore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
BIG SEARCH CONTINUING
 FOR PLANE
Air Forces, Fishing Vessels. Small B0dts Hunt for
 Skeena Queen

PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., Sept. 5. The air forces of two countries, provincial police and fishing yes sels, and g rowboats continued today to conduct foot-by-fo search through the fog-shrouded wastes of Chatham Sound and the surrounding wilderness for some trace of the missing flying boat, the Skeena Queen.
 Three bodies, those of Ken Will son, 26, skipper of the ill-fated craft, Mrs. Margaret Dempsey, a passenger, and her 312 -year-old daughter, Bernice, have been re- covered from the water. A battered oil tank, seat cushions and several life jackets also have been found.
 It was to bring the sick Dempsey child here from Stewart, B. O., that the giant aircraft turned from its course Saturday night. The child and it's mother were picked up and the plane headed back, only to run into fog conditions so severe as to prevent it's landing.
 The American cruiser Tucson in the harbor at the time, turned it's searchlights aloft in a vain attempt to guide the Skeena Queen down, and citizens could hear the craft circle the city twice before heading northward.
 Royal Canadian Air Force and United States Army and Coast guard planes have maintained 3 five-day search along the coast and far to sea.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
ON WITH THE DANCE

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil-Spec- tators claimed it was an illustra- ton of art for arts sake, but police insisted on closing the show at the local Baltimore Theatre.
 Popular Ballerina Isabel Morals was in the middle of her ballet when her costume slid off. She con- tinued to dance, ignoring the inci- dent. Interest in the dance increas- ed so enormously that police arriv- ed before the end of the act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
CAN0L PROJECT IS DEAD HORSE
 SAYS PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5-Ameri- cas- wartime Canol oil venture in Canada was described by President Truman today as a dead horse which has been fully investigated by Congress.
 The President, in reply to news conference questions, said there is no point in asking Adm. Ernest J. King, former chief of naval opera tions, to testify about the project.
 King has been accused by Chair man Mead CD-NY) of refusing to give the Senate war Investigating committee access to the Canol files of the joint chiefs of staff.
 The Admiral contended he act ed not for myself, but for the joint chiefs of staff as a group" Mead said Tuesday he will ask his committee to invite King to appear before it as soon as possible.
 MT. Truman, who headed the war investigating committee as a Senator, reminded his news confer ence that the committee had in quired into the expenditure Of vast sums of money on the Canol re- finery and pipelines under his own chairmanship.
 After it's earlier investigation, the committee criticized the project as wasteful and ineffective in the prosecution of the war.
 MT. Truman said the investigation was made when work was still pro- ceeding on the project and that it is now a dead horse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
Powell River Co.
 Board Chairman
 Dies in vid0fid

VICTORIA, B. O., Sept. 5.-Shel- don Dwight (Sam) Brooks, ST. Ihairman of the board of Powell River Company, one of the worlds largest pulp and paper mills, died here Tuesday night.
 Brooks succeeded his father as president of the Powell River Com pany in 1883, and in 1940 became chairman of the board.
 His widow, four children and two brothers, including Harry Brooks, president of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company Bend, Ore, sur vive him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
WAR VETERAN SHOT ON SIXTH ANNIVERSARY

SEATTLE, Sept. 5.-The cele- bration of a young couples sixth wedding anniversary ended in tra- gedy today with the fatal shooting of Vasco Michelotti, 34-year-old war veteran and photographer, af- ter his wife engaged in an argu- ment with another man.
 J. F. Frost, 55, an apartment owner and manager, in front ot whose door Michelotti was shot was held without charge. Michelotti was shot twice in the head and once in the chest.
 In a signed statement, Detective Lieuts. Austin Seth and Don Sprinkle reported, Frost said he fired the shots when Michelotti kicked in the door of his apart ment, breaking the lock.
 The veterans 30-year-old wife Marian, rang his bell about 1:3C am. and asked the whereabouts of a woman previously employed by the Michelottis, Frost said. He recognized her and told her she had not delivered certain pictures he had ordered and that he would not do any favors for her.
 He told her to leave and when she refused, he took her by the arm and she struck him in the face, Frost said. She then went out side the building and called hel husband, while he returned to his apartment and locked the door.
 He shot as Michelotti broke ir the door, Frost said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
"Y0U ARE MY 5UNShINE''

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Striking AFL musicians, walking picket lines around New York hotels. have found one personal benefit stem- ming from abandonment of the bandstands.
 A member of the night club pal Tor crew" expressed it this way.
 Were getting more sunshine than we've had for years"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
sTATE'5 RIGHTS

HANOVER, Pa, Sept. 5.-A truck trailer that skidded off highway near here provided police of two states with a jurisdictional head ache.
 The vehicle landed across the Maryland Pennsylvania border yes terday with everything but the rear wheels in Pennsylvania.
 Police disputed jurisdiction over the accident, but finally agreed it was Pennsylvania's case since most of the tonnage was in the Keystone State,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
H0YLE Fo|LED

PEORIA, H., = Police said every thing wasn't according to Hoyle, so they put John F. Hoyle, 45, Detroit, Mich, in jail.
 He was held in county jail for the grand jury on charge of oper- ating a confidence game. Detective Capt. Fred Nussbaum accused him of passing two worthless checks to- taling S48.83.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
FULL DAY

PORTSMOUTH, N. F., Aug o1.-- A birdie kept pr. J. H. Robbins busy while competing in the Abe naqui Cub invitation golf tourna- ment yesterday.
 It was the stork.
 He was called from the cource thrice during the day to deliver babies, one girl and two boys.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
ROOD MAKES SURVEY REINDEER INDUSTRY

FAIRBANKS J. Sidney Rood, former Alaska Native Service rein deer supervisor. has arrived in Fairbanks from Aklavik, Yukon Territory. where he made a study of the reindeer industry there for the Canadian government. He is taking over a new post at Anchor age, as Alaska agent for Pacific Overseas Airlines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
The W ashington Merry Go Round
/. By DREW PEARSON

(Ed. N0tc-While Drew Pear son is on a brief vacation, his column will be written by sev- craI distinguished guest col umnists = today's by Commo- dore John D. Small, Adminis- tratOr, Civilian Production Ad- ministratOr.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
 I55TARTED
 AT SEATTLE
WaIkouf on Pacific Coast Declared 10 Be 100
 Percent Effective

SEATTLE, Sept 5.-Picket- ing began at : am. today on the Seattle waterfront with Ed Coester, agent for the Sailors Union of the Pacific tAFL). asserting the union had 46 "esngs" of six men each out on duty.
 We're going to keep it up "A hours day until this thing is settled" Coester declared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05

Nijinsky made his first public appearance at the age of three, in a dance number his father had composed for him,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05
B JULIE l N }

PARIS-Russian Foreign Minis ter V. M Molotov returned to Paris today after stopping over at Berlin the Russian Embassy said. Molotov flew to Moscow last Saturday for conferences.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-05

WASHINGTON-The Army today cleared the Carson munitions combine of any responsibility for defective Az mortar shells which killed 38 American soldiers and in- jured 127. A War Department re- port attrihuting the shell defects to faulty fuses was given to the Senate War Investigating Commit tee.
 PARIS Andrei Y. Vishinsky Russian Deputy Foreign Minister called on the 21-nation peace con- ference today to reject emphati- cally" Italian claims to disputed Trieste.
 FL ROSA, Minn. - A tornado lashed this central Minnesota area today, damaging every building ir this village of 450 persons. First reports made no mention of cas- ualtieS.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
United States Attorneys
Convene Here Tomorrow

The first postwar national con-
ference of United States attorneys
will convene at 10 am. tomorrow
in the Justice Department audi
torium, with representatives of all
States and Territories expected tc
attend its three-day session.
The conference, which suspended
sessions during the war, will be
opened by an address by Attorney
General Clark. Chairman McCar-
ran of the Senate judiciary Com
mittee and Chairman Summers OF
the House Judiciary Committee also
will speak.
Speakers at the afternoon session
tomorrow will be Mr.. Clark, Solicitor
General J. Howard McGrath and
James P. McGranery, assistant tc
the Attorney General.
1t is expected the program will be
devoted mainly to law enforcement
problems, with particular regard tc
juvenile delinquency.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
County Scholarship
Tests Slated Saturday

Written examinations for scholar
ships from Montgomery County to
various educational institutions of
the State will be given at Richard
Montgomery County High School
Rockville. at $50 am. Saturday, DR.,
Edwin w. Broome, county superin-
tendent of schools, has announced
According to DR.. Broome, no va
cancies exist at this time and the
tests are the purpose of establishing
an eligible list for the future. West
ern Maryland College, Washington
College, Charlotte Hall Academy
and st. Mary's Seminary for Girls
are involved.
AL scholarships comprise board
and tuition and are for four years.
Only high school graduates who are
residents of Montgomery County
are eligible to take the examination
for college scholarships, DR.. Broome
said.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
45D.C. Area Men to Graduate
In West Point S Biqqest Class

Herrold E. Brooks, jr., 2426 South
Dakota avenue NE.
Ben L. Lands, jr., 1865 Kennedy
street NV.
Charles D. Daniel, 1926 Edmunds
street NV.
Robert S. Douthitt, 1903 Flora
street NV.
Robert Anderson Babcock III
1874 P street NV.
Rex w. Beasley, jr., 1929 Co.
lumbia- road NV.
Thomas M. Huddleston, 305l Idaho
avenue NV.
Faison P. Gibson, 5000 Thirty.
eighth street NV.
James M. Gridley, 294l Chesa
peake street NV.
Robert H. Case, 5442 Broad Branch
road NV.
Shirley S. Ashton, jr., 37l3 Win.
dom place NV.
Arthur W. Jank, 44o4 Greenwich
parkway NV.
Robert L. Steele, 37os S stree
NV.
James B. Furuholmen. son of Col
and Mrs. B. Furuholmen, Army
Navy Staff College.
Harrison H. D. Heiberg, jr., Wash
ington.
Charles H. Parsons II, 4o16 North
Twenty third street. Arlington.
Jack c. Becker, 1882 Mount Eagle
,lore A1eyapdria
Charles M. Simpson III, 413;
South Thirty-sixth street, Airing
ton.
William M. Kiser, 176o North Troy
street, Arlington.
Robert o. Isbell, 1903 North Jef1er.
son street, Arlington.
w. George Devens, 320l NORTH
Vermont street, Arlington.
Donald S. Boyer, Mclean. Va.
James B. Hobson, 1882 North Up.
ton street, Arlington.
William T. Cound, 1912 Ripor
place, Alexandria.
Richard S. Pohl. Fort Belvoir, Va.
Gunnar E. Anderson, Fort Bel.
Voir, Va.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
80 Carloads of Coal Received
BY Pepco, 3O3 En- Route Here

Ninety carloads of truce coal'
have been received by the Potomac
Electric Power Co. in the past few
days and with 1903 carloads reported
rolling toward Washington, prospects
appeared somewhat brighter today
for weathering the coal shortage
without tighter restrictions on use Of
electricity.
Pepco said the first few carloads
of coal mined since John L. Lewis
sent the miners back for a two
week truce in the soft coal strike
were received Saturday.
With about $4,000 tons in stock
piles and freight cars and another
l6,600 tons en- route, Pepco can op-
crate on the present "dimout" basis
for about 80 days without additional
supplies, 1t was said.
All but q few Of the 322 cars