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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
|B. {. FISHERMEN
 FIND pICKINGS GOOD IN STRAIT

VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. 24.- The Vancouver Sun in a newspage story yesterday said that British Columbia fishing interests have hit the jackpot" this season by get ting sockeye in Juan De Fuca Strait before they pass into the hands of American fishermen.
 The Sun added: After passing through this region the fish go down into the American waters of Puget Sound before swimming up again to the Fraser River"
 The newspaper said the best sockeye fishing of the year is re- ported from the area. Big B. c seiners operating between Swift shore and Sooke in Juan De Fuca Strait are averaging close to 1000 fish per boat per day.
 One of B. c. packers's boats ir the area got 2,400 sockeye and a Nelson Bros. vessel got HOO sock eye yesterday"
 Reports of good fishing in the area came in the wake of pcoi takes of salmon in other areas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
KING GEORGE (zeths Desire' NAMES NEHRU Deeper Stigma
 INDIA LEADER On Hungarians
Even Ukraine Delegate Now Finds Peace Confer
 enee Pace Dragging

PARIS, Aug. 24.-Czechoslovakia told tEe peace conference today that the draft treaty for Hungary did not go far enough in stating Hungarys "complicity' in the war.
 The Czech delegate told the Hun garian political and territorial com mittee it was absolutely essential the treaty state that Hungary was the first of the satellites to volun- tarily join the Axis"
 The committee was debating the treaty's preamble. The Rumanian political and territorial committee was also discussing the preamble of its treaty.
 The Czechoslovak speaker was Vladimir Clements.
 American delegate It. Gen. Walt CT B. Smith suggested that since the Czechs had not formally pro- posed an amendment, the commit tee get on with it's work. He said the preamble stated Hungary had "tecome an ally of Hitlerite Ger many" and this was "odium enough"
 Chairman Dimitri Manuilsky of the Ukraine observed that If we go on this way. the peace conference will last until 1855.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
KREMLIN HANDED FLAT TURND0WN
 ON DARDANELLES
Turkeys Reply to Soviet Follows Line Laid by
 American Note

ANKARA, Aug. 24.-The Turkish Government, commenting that it was having difficulties in under standing Soviet apprehensions" with regard to the Dardanelles, has re- jected flatly Russia's demands for joint defense of the strategic strait and for narrowing control of that vital waterway to Black Sea powers only.
 "The government of the republic is of the opinion that Turkey herself is interested in defending with all her might the country against ag- gression from whichever side it may come," the government said in a long note to Russia made public last night.
 The most sure guarantee of the security of the Soviet Union in the Black Sea-" said the note, resides not in a search for privileged strate- gic position in the strait . but in the restoration of friendly and trust ing relations with a strong Tur- key
 The reply, handed to Russia Thursday, followed precisely the lines of earlier American. British and French notes rejecting both So- viet penetration of the strait and the proposal to shut off control of the Dardanelles from all nations ex- cept these on the Black Sea, tc which the strait links the Medi- terranean.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
YUC0SLAVS BRING REBUTTAL CHARGE
COMMUNISTS FIND
 SHORTCOMINGS IN
 UKRAINE CONTROL
Patry's Central Committee for Area Given Shake-
 Up, Says Moscow

LONDON, Aug. 24.-The Moscow newspaper Pravda reported today a shakeup in the Ukraine Central Committee of the Communist par ty after discovery of attempts to revive Bourgeois Nationalist concep- tions."
 Pravdas article, as broadcast from Moscow, said:
 There are many shortcomings in our daily work.
 Tn some areas there is taking place a totally inpermissible merg- ing of the party apparatus with the state and business apparatus. Busi ness executives reward party work CTS, illegally supplying them with foodstuffs and industrial goods. This leads to party workers losing their independence and self-reliance and flinders control of the activities of business organs"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
ALASKA COASTAL
 FLIGHTS FRIDAY

Alaska Coastal Airlines flew the following people yesterday: To Tulsequah: c. Hine, F. Grandson w. Wylie, w. Klinovich, Tom Dyer and c. Davis; from Tulsequah: l. Baker, J. Alywin, G. A. Sullivan, H Kostuck, c. Banery, c. Homyard D. St. Germain, L. M. Demers, c Rimbough and w. Bissett; and to Lake Florence: Leslie Sturm, R D. Sturm, w. Covington and Les lie Covington.
 To Skagway: William Wynne Tom Dyer and c. w. Davis; to Haines: Willard Shines; from Skagway: c. w. Davis and Tom Dyer; to Ketchikan: James L. Van Meter, Nick Reiderer, Richard Thompson, w. O. Arnold, A. C. Kuehl, Leonard Stokes, A. Wiggers, A. Hicks, A. Hicks, Jr,. w. c. Chip perfield, C. Anderson, w. Fitzger- aid and Ed Johnson; to, Pelican Mike Bosi and, Mrs. Oyenione from Hoonah: D. Johnson, M. Cook Betty Moy, Doug Grady. Pat Moy and A Ragwam; to Sitka: H. Welsh and H. Pelther; to Tenakee: H Evans, Val Poor, and ". Poor, Jr. and from Tenakee: MT. Hans Niel- son, Mrs. M. Nielsn, M. Osterback and J. Doe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
OpA HANGS OUT "BEWARE l" SIGN
 TO BLACK MKT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. "A. - Price Administrator Paul Porter announced today that he would soon put into effect "the toughest program yet" to prevent the black market from stag ing comeback along with meat ceilings.
 OPA's enforcement agents are get ting help from the Justice, Agri- culture and Treasury departments, Porter said in his weekly radio broadcast, and the policing plan will be unveiled in few days.
 If anyone, with misguided am- bition for illegal profits, is planning little chiseling on the side I'd like to advise against it." he declared.
 From now on out the word will be-black marketeers, beware!"
 Other officials reported that OPAs staff of meat inspectors is being increased well above it's June 30 strength of 800 men.
 More than a score of ceiling in- creases were ordered by OPA yester- day, the 30th day since Congress restored the agency to life. Price boosts for trucks, cotton goods, fats and oils. tuna fish, warm air furn- aces, metals and building materials most of them required by the new price control law-poured out from morning until night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
RoWboaf Adrift Hinfs Deep End
 To Fishing Trip

STAMFORD, Conn, Aug. 24.- Abraham Kohn, 45, Stamford auditor, his four sons, aged six tc IA, and a three-year- Chinese boy have disappeared from Kohn's home here, leaving as the only clue to their whereabouts a row boat found drifting in Long Island Sound about a quarter of a mile off a breakwater at Mamaronek, N. Y.
 The boat was dry and empty, save fer the oars and pair of child's shoes when it was found last eve ming.
 Kohn, Detective John McInerney of the Stamford police reported left behind a homemade phono- graph record addressed to his wife which said:
 This is three weeks for me since T didn't see you. am crying all day long. Goodbye, sweetheart I am telling you again. goodbye sweetheart"
 McInerney quoted Kohn's sister Mrs. Minnie Gordon, as saying Mrs Kohn left home upon the advice o1 a physician who was treating hel after she suffered a nervous break down.
 Those who left here with Kohr yesterday, ostensibly to go fishing were his Ions, Leonard, IA, Samue 12, Robert g, and Louis 6, and Jin Sing, Jr., 3, son of a Stamford laundryman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
The W ashingto ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
(Ed Note-This is the last of Drew PearsOn's columns on the tense relations between the USA and the USSR and what can be done to prevent war;

sWASHINGTON-I suspect a lot of people are getting bored at my continued writing about our tangled foreign relations and the fact that the Paris Peace Conference is do- ing so little to unravel them.
 ,a However, the unmistakable i'm pression of the observer at Paris is that though the Russian people don't want war and though the last thing the American people want is war, both are slowly edging in, that direction-despite them selves. So perhaps it is better to face these facts now than regret them later.
 One of the few men bold enough to face the facts is Dr. Harold Urey, famed atom scientist, whc recently pointed out that the al- formative to international control of the atomic bomb is an early war by which the United States would secure control of the world or a later war which would end civilization.
 This column has suggested a less drastic program for heading of war which can be summarized as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
Marshal Says Planes Re- lonnoifered His Mill
 tarY Dispositions
5 BODIES RECOVERED
 FROM FLAMING CRASH
Burial with Full Military HOn0rs Will Be Held
 in Belgrade

LJUBLJANA. Yugoslavia, Aug. 24.-The bodies of five Americans who died in the blazing United States Army transport brought down by Yugoslav gunfire will be taken to Belgrade and buried there with full military honors, Ambassa- dor Richard c. Patterson announc- ed today.
 The American soldiers bodies will be taken to the Yugoslav capital Monday or Tuesday, in Patterson's plane.
 A request probably will be made to Marshal Tito's Government for a military escort.
 The names of the men were an- nounced today as Capt. Robert H. Crays, pilot; Capt. H. F. Schrieber. Capt. B. H. Freestone. Cpl. M. Con- ko and Cpl c. J. Lower.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah, from Vancouver, due about T o'clock tonight.
 Princess Louise, scheduled to sail from Vancouver Wednesday, Aug ust 28. H18 3 4&t
 Alaska, from Westward, due about August 28, southbound.
 Aleutian, scheduled to sail from Seattle August 29. Due here about September 1.
 North Sea, from Sitka, due early Monday afternoon.
 Tongass, in port, scheduled to sail for Haines sometime this after noon
 Estebeth scheduled to sail for Haines and Skagway at 10 o'clock Monday evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
Congress Party President Chosen to Head New
 Interim Government

LONDON, Aug. 24.-Jawaharlal Nehru, President of the Congress Party, was named today to head a new interim government for India to take office September 2.
 King George VI appointed the interim government, designed to be the first step in giving India her independence. But it is under fire already from the powerful Moslem League, which refused to partici- pate. The Moslem's direct action" campaign threatens to make it vir- tually impossible for the government to function.
 The proposed constitution must be written by an assembly without the help of the Moslem League, which has said it would boycott the ses- sions. Whether the princely states will join in support of the interim government also is in question.
 The New Delhi radio, announcing the names of the interim appointees, said King George had accepted the resignations of the Governor Gen. erals Council. an advisory cabinet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
$ NORTH SEA
 SAILED EARLY
 THIS MORNING

The steamer North Sea of the Northland Transportation Company left for Sitka this morning at 2 o'clock with the following passen- gers: Mrs. Jack Schaefer, Jacklyn Schaefer, MT. and Mrs. c. B. Fin negan, Mrs. Claud Rhodes, MT and Mrs. E. B. Coppinger, MT. and Mrs. L. M. Christensen, Mrs. L. Reinke, Mrs. J. L. Freeburn, Dean Ruther- ford, MT. and Mrs. William Sutton, Lloyd Sutton, James H. Stone, Louis McCallum, MT. and Mrs. J. s. Jeffrey, w. P. Johnson, Margaret Fitzpatrick, T. Jackson, John A. Lawrence, Mrs. Linn Forrest, Dick Forrest, Steve Forrest and Mrs. H. Richards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
M. STEWART. RETURNS
 TO EASTERN SCHOOL

Mary Stewart, daughter of MT. and Mrs. B. D. Stewart, yesterday returned to Pennsylvania where she has held a position as Admin istrative Assistant at the Baldwin Shool for Girls for the past year.
 Miss Stewart has been visiting here with her parents since June. She graduated from Mt. Holyoke last year, and on her return trip to Pennsllvania she will drive from Denver, Colo. to Mt. Holyoke, Mass, with professor and his wife.
 At Harvard she will visit her brother who is in the medical school at Peterborough, N. H., stop for a brief visit with her younger brother at Kendall Hall School
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
HTv|N0FF I5 New Maritime 0U5rED FROM Labor Storms 5 RUSSIAN POST Brewing Today
WISE Turndown of AFL Seamen's 5 Contract Now
 Threatens Both Coasts

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Gov- ernment refusal to approve wage increases for AFL seaman on the east and west coasts brewed a fresh maritime labor storm today.
 Just as the shipping industry was emerging slowly from a crippling CIO strike on the Great Lakes three decisions of the Wage Stabil- ization Board applying to deep-sea sailors threatened trouble on the Atlantic and Pacific.
 Dissenting WISE labor members warned that unrest" may result among ocean seamen from the de- cisions yesterday which disallowed AFL wage boosts in excess of the $1750 monthly wage increase ap- proved for able-bodied seamen of the CIO National Maritime union ill mid-June.
 The shipping industry still could pay the disapproved rate = $22.5o negotiated with the AFL Sailors union of the Pacific and $27.50 with the AFL Seafarers International union.
 But the industry would have to absorb everything over $17.50 be- cause the WISE decisions mean the government can't be charged for the hiphpr cOstS involved
 The WSBs third decision turned down proposed $5 increase be- yond the $17.50 boost for firemer who are members of the Pacific Coast Marine Bremen, Oilers Watertenders, and Wipers Associa- tion, an independent union.
 The three decisions affect 43,00C seamen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
T0NGA55 IN
 PORT TODAY

The freighter Tongass of the AL aska Transportation Company ar lived last evening about 1l:30 o'clock and is expected to leave
 Passengers for Juneau were Ms. w. Hendrickson and Mrs. J. Tor when. Included in her freight for for Haines early this afternoon. Juneau was a small amount of meat and some general cargo total- ing approximately 60 tons.
 Besides Haines, the Tongass will call at Skagway, Pelican, Hoonah, Tenakee and Sitka before return ing to Juneau. On the trip south she will make stops at Craig. Kla- wax and Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
GA5TINEAU HEALTH COUNCIL WILL HOLD
 SESSION MONDAY

Members of the Gastineau Pub lie Health Council are reminded of the meeting scheduled for 8 o'clock Monday evening at the Juneau Health Center at 318 Main street
 All member organizations are urg- ed to send a representative. Mrs M. O. Johnson, President of the Health Council, has also announc- ed that any organization which is not now listed as a member is in- vited to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
REACTION OF
 THIS NATION
 WAITED NOW
UItimatum Time Limit Be- Iieved Expired = Will
 NextMove Be 10 U-N!

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Under- secretary of State Acheson received heavy file of official reports from Yugoslavia today as time ran short--or possibly expired-mder the 48-hour American ultimatum over the forced downing of two Army transport planes.
 The State Department at 8 am (PST) still refused to say when the ultimatum expired, or will expire An Associated Press dispatch from Belgrade estimated that the 4e hours had begun between 5.30 and 8:30 am. PSF Thursday so that the period would be expected to run out at least by 9 am. today.
 Three Questions Now
 On the basis of reports from Ambassador Richard c. Patterson and other U. S. diplomats in Yugo- slavia, Acheson, who is in regular contact with Secretary of State Byrnes and President Truman, was expected to try to determine these questions:
 l. The exact expiration time of the ultimatum.
 2. The extent to which the Tito Government has complied or is complying with the demand that all survivors of the two planes-one shot down and the other forced down--be accounted for and re- leased.
 3. The next move of the United States government; particularly as to whether it should take the Yu- goslav case to the United Nations Security Council or limit actions to further direct insistence that Tito make redress for any loss oi lives and property.
 Resume Army Flights
 Meanwhile, it was reported that the government is planning prompt ItoullipJlOii Ol HihiJ Aiibiioo hi 'fe vicinity of Yugoslavia, which were suspended after the American planes were shot down-but this time they will be under armed protection, in formants said.
 Three possible types of armed prote tection were foreseen for tht planes which would have to fly anywhere near Yugoslavia, but un. der strict orders not to cross it. borders. They could be given fight. CT escorts, unarmed transport air. craft would be armed or some kint of combat aircraft already armed could be diverted to transport .pur- poses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
(BY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

Marshal Tito, in written reply to newspaper correspondents ques- tions, openly accused United States military authorities today of violat- ing Yugoslavia's air space for the purpose of reconnoiteriny it's mili- tary dispositions along the troubled border with Italy.
 Striking back in the dwindling hours of a 48-hour United States ultimatum, the Yugoslav Chieftain made these further accusations:
 That flying Fortresses and other military craft were purposely flown over Yugoslavia to impress Tito's followers with American military might and encourage his internal enemies; and
 That pilots of transports and passenger planes systematically made incursions over the Yugoslav line just to shorten the way
 State Department Silent Tito's replies to questions of Bel grade correspondents were made while the United States State De- partment remained silent on wheth- CT Yugoslayia, by the release of nine occupants of first transport shot down Aug had satisfied the demands of it's ultimatum. The 48 hours of the ultimatum ticked away sometime between 5:30 am. and 8 80 a.m., Pacific Time.
 Indications that all five American fliers died in the flaming crash of second transport, shot down Aug. l9 by Yugoslav fighters, and the possibility the tenth passenger on the first transport. Turkish captain, might be regarded as prisoner by the Yugoslavs. raised the possibility, however, that the United States still might bring ac- ton against Tito before the United Nations Security Council To Open Mass Grave The Yugoslav Marshal handed
 U. s. Ambassador Richard c. Pat terson a note last night saying there apparently were no survivors from the second crash. The mass grave, with U. s. officials in att tendance, was to be opened at Kop- rovinik today.
 The statement of Yugoslav
 spokesman in Paris yesterday that
 the Turks presence on the shot,
 down plane was not accidental :, raised the possibility that Yugo- slavia intended to hold him. United States officials said this
 country would object to Yugo- slavias holding him, and pointed out that the United States ultima tum demanded release of all living
 occupants of the two planes. re-
 gardless of nationality.
 i Reports yesterday by the official
 Yugoslav news agency Tanjug that : Tito had decided to reject" the ultimatum were not borne out by
 later Belgrade dispatches. The later
 dispatches said Yugoslav com
 munique stated the ultimatum had
 been 'set aside" because in the Yugoslav view it's demands had
 been fulfilled before the ultimatum
 was issued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
FISH LANDINGS

Fish landings were made in Ju- neau as follows: 17,000 pounds of salmon brought in by the Vonja, skippered by Fred Frobese, sold to Alaska Coast Fisheries; 24,0O0 pounds of black cod and halibut, brought in by Olaf Larson's Arden, sold to Sebastian Stuart; 15,00O pounds of black cod and halibut, brought in by Frank Olson's De- fiance.
 The black cod boats Fern II skip pered by John Lowell, Queen cap tained by Olaf Westby and Viking skippered by John Sunderland, are taking ice and bait at the Cold Storage today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
Moscow DiseIoses Dis. charge of Friend of
 America, Britain" "

MOSCOW, Aug. 24.-Maxim M Litvinoff, 7o-year -old former Soviet Foreign Commissar and Ambassador to- the United States, has been re- leased from his duties as deputy foreign minister, it was announced officially today.
 The Council of Ministers simul- taneously appointed two new deputy foreign ministers-Fyodor Gusev, Soviet ambassador to Britain and Yakov Alexandrovich Malik.
 Malik was Russian ambassador to Japan from 1942 to 1945.
 The Soviet Union now has four deputies to Foreign Minister V. M Molotov
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
ON SHOPPING TRIP

Mrs. Mary McCann and Miss Lottie Gaffy arrived here yesterday from Skagway on the Princes! Louise. They will spend two day. in Juneau on shopping trip. Botf are registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
CATERPILLAR MEN BACK

Fred Moe, Factory Servce Repre- sentative of Caterpillar Tractor Company of Portland, and Howard D. Stephens, Caterpillar Dealer Of the Northern Commercial Company in Seattle arrived from Anchorage yesterday after completing busi- ness tour of Alaska. They will leave for Seattle by PA this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24

James H. Stone, Chief Sanitar- ian of the Territorial Department of Health, left this morning aboard the North Sea for Sitka. He plans to be there several days making a routine sanitation inspection.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
yIsITs IN ANCHORAGE

Mrs. M H. Sides left by plane this week for Anchorage to visit Mrs. M. Stropkai, the former Mrs. Martha Mulvihill Mrs. Sides plans to spend approximately a month in Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
TO SITKA, BACK

Mrs. Linn Forrest, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Florence Rich- ards, and two sons, Dick and Steve Forrest, left for Sitka this morn ming aboard the North Sea and will make the round trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
B JULIE I l N }

ASTORIA, C.1.-Tuna canneries reported today they were not re- cciving enough fish to keep operat- ing with normal shifts. Receipts have average a below-normal 50,- 900 pounds daily during the last week.
 NAGDYA, Japan Pic. Andres George Alvarado of Lampasas Tex, was shot to death August 18 when he tried to escape from Military Police who had taken him into GUS tcdy U. S. Fifth Air Force head quarters reported today. The an- nouncement said two shots were fired over his head and orders to halt were shouted three times before Alvarado was felled.
 HALIFAX, Nova Scotia = Cheers and some booing greeted Field Mar shal Viscount Montgomery cn his arrival today aboard the liner Mauretania with 500 returning Can adian veterans The booing seemed to come from some of the troops, and mingled with cheers as he walk ed down the gangplank.
 NEW YORK The Associated Press composite of 35 wholesale commodity prices rose for the fourth consecutive week in the period end- ed August 23 to 14774, compared with 145.95 a week ago and 108.29 in the corresponding week last year. The food and livestock components reached new 1946 highs.
 WASHINGTON = An anonymous Washington informant declared to- day that another 30 per cent slash in commercial building is in the making. The result awould be to channel more scarce materials into housing for veterans.
 INDIANAPOLIS handful of veterans of the once mighty Grand Army of the Republic is conyerging on Indianapolis for their eightieth- and possibly last encampmert. Once numbering 100000 there now are only 85 survivors of the men who fought to save the Union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-08-24
TUG, TWO BARGE GROUND BY NOME

NOME, Alaska, Aug 24.-A tug towing two barges to Spencer sent out an SOS. yesterday when the three craft grounded at Cape Rod ney, the Coast Guard reported. One barge later was reported freed and efforts were being made to free the others in the face of storm threat. rt