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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
STALIN HAS
 PLANS FOR RUSSIANS
Gives Out New ve-Year Program to Rebuild
 Devastated Areas

LONDON, Feb. 11-Generalissimo Stalin announced Saturday night a new Five Year Plan, the Soviet Unions third, to rebuild the war devastated areas.
 In a broadcast election speech the country voted Sunday-the So- viet leader declared:
 Now, for the immediate future, the main thing is the new five year plan which will soon be con- firmed. Its main task is to restore the areas that suffered, to restore the pre-war prosperity and then considerably to surpass it.
 Particular attention will be de- voted to raising the standard of life of the working people by sys- tematically reducing the cost of production of all goods.
 T have no doubt that if we help our scientists they will. not only catch up but surpass those abroad We are building on a large scale scientific research institutes to en- able science to develop"
 Stalin called for Russia to pro- duce 5o,000,000 tons of pig iron a year, 6O,000,o00 tons of steel, and 500 100000 tons of coal and 60,000,- 900 tons of oil.
 "Only then" he declared, "can we consider our country guaranteed against any eventuality."
 Stalin also told his constituents that wars could be avoided fl ther was possibility of fair dis tribution of raw materials and ex- port markets His speech was broadcast by the Moscow radio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
SETTLEMENT or
 STEEL STRIKE lS
 BELIEVED NEAR
Price Boost May Be High Enough to Permit Wage
 Boost for Workers

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The ad- ministration is said today to have agreed finally on steel price boost it believes will be high enough to permit early settlement of the na- wide steel strike. The walkout of 750,000 CIO steelworkers now is in it's fourth week.
 A source close to White House strategy in labor affairs says an announcement of the new steel price can be expected soon, along with a general statement on a new administration wage-price policy.
 The White House informant says he believes the price boost will be sufficiently high to permit settle ment of the steel strike on the ba- sis of President Truman's formu- la. MT. Truman has recommended an increase of IS and one-half cents an hour for the striking steel workers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
HEARINGS ON YUKON TRAGEDY REQUESTED BY ANCHORAGE (. {.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. H. The Anchorage Chamber of Com merce adopted resolution Satur- day urging the Maritime Commis- sion to conduct hearings at once, either here or at Seward, on the Yukon ship disaster.
 The resolution pointed out that many witnesses now are readily ac- cessible who, within another 10 days, may be scattered "all over the country
 The statement added that should the Maritime Commission fail to order an immediate hearing Fed eral Judge Anthony Dimond should be asked to convene grand jury to investigate the tragedy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
ALASKA AIRLINES
 IN, OUT TO WEST

Arriving in Juneau over the week end with Alaska Airlines were the following passengers from Anchor age; Mrs. R. McGlon, G. A. Smith. Roy Lee. Helen Adams, Roy Perat- royich, J. Hayes, Hugh Reynolds, Mrs. Robert Totten and two chil- dren. Marybelle Pyle, R. c. Watkins, w. F. Sale, Jack O'Connor, Moran Vopat, D. A. Brown and Jim Lam inuzzi.
 Raymond Maxwell, Frank Cody, Donald Mcleod and c. H. Wilson arrived from Cordova.
 On return flights, the following departed for Anchorage: Al Dube Phyllis J. Hansen, Ethel B. Tender son, It. w. G. Harter, A. E. Porter and Joe Mihelic. J. A. Whiting was a passenger for Yakutat, and Lor- aine Nelson left for Gustayus.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11

MANILA, Feb. 11.-Lt. Gen. Ma saharu Homma was sentenced to- day to be shot, He was convicted by a military tribunal of war atro- city charges, including the infam- ous Bataan death march.
 dF Homma was moved immediately to Luzon prisoner of war camp number one, where he joined his successor as Supreme Commander of the Philippines during the palmy days of Japanese conquest, It. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, and 10 other convicted war criminals.
 While hearing his sentence, Hon. ma stood in almost the exact spot in the ballroom of the former home of the United States Commissioner to the Philippines where, bemed- alled and arrogant after the Jap anese conquest of the Islands, he had received the homage of the puppet Filipino Commission and collaborators in a widely -publicized reception.
 Within the range of his vision, as he stood before the five-man con- mission, across Manila Bay was the fortress rock of Corregidor and the mist -shrouded hills of Bataal, from which he had herded Gen. Jon athan M. Wainwright, Maj. Gen. Edward P. King and their forces along the sun scorched roads in the infamous death march.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
Churchill Has 90
 Minute Chat with
 President Truman

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11--A snow storm, one of the winters worst, threatened today to delay Winston Churchills return to sunny Miami after his 90-minute chat with Pres ident Truman.
 Washington still wondered wheth- CT the sudden flight was prompted by protocol, Britain's new Labor government, or just plain pleasure.
 The wartime leader remained mum. He told the Earl of Halifax, British ambassador, he did not want to talk to the press upon his arrival.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
NAVY GIVEN t K EDIT FOR
 RESCUE WORK
U.S.S. Curb, Which Carried 213 Yukon Survivors 10
 Seward, in Port

The Navy comes in for credit in making rescues at the scene Of the Yukon wreck according to survivors aboard the Alaska and also for other aids extended.
 This was further corroborated by the men aboard the U. s. s. Curb, \. R. s. 2l, of the Navy, which arrived in port last Saturday af- ternoon.
 The Curb was at Valdez when the sos of the Yukon was picked up and following orders to leave for the scene of the wreck, was quick ly under forced draft, arriving near the Yukon last Monday afternoon, shortly after the Coast Guard cut ter Onondaga arrived.
 Being of light draft, the Curb was able to reach the closest to the wreck and immediately began sending lifeboats to the Yukon and start rescue work. The wreck sur vivors were either taken aboard the Curb or to the Onondaga. anchor ed three miles off shore.
 The crew of the Curb also strung the 1000 foot brooches buoy line from the upper deck of the Yukon to the rocky shore, hazardous feat in itself, by which survivors were taken from the wreck and later taken off to boats anchored off shore.
 The Curb carried 2l3 survivors to Seward, and the men then took their first rest after continuous 48-hour stretch in rescue work.
 It. A. L. Larson is Captain oi the Curb and there are 65 officers and men aboard.
 Other ships of the Navy aiding in rescue work at the Yukon wreck included two barges, BSP- 510 and ESP-511. The Army tug TP-123 also rendered aid, small boats of all of the craft plying back and forth with rescued passen- gers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-Most important areas the State Department must deal with when it comes to pre- venting future war are Germany and Japan. So far, the Japanese situation is under tight military control and progressing satisfac- torily.
 But, in Germany, the State De- partment has done little about dis mantling German industry or get ting adequate personnel to see that it is done. Many experts believe that on the manner in which the State Department does this job will depend whether Germany can be- come a peaceful member of the family of nations.
 Some men at the top in the State Department have real un- rerstanding of this vital problem. But so far they haven't got their ideas across to those at the bot tom. State Department members of the Economic Policy Security Con- mittee were complaining at close door session that they couldn't get any money to finance their job.
 Have you seen Senator Nickel lar?" asked Joe Panuch, one of Byrne's right-hand men. Have you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
AL Recommended as w Waithdog" for vets

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. H. The American Legion's National Commander, John Stelle, has recommended that Legionnaires be- come the watchdogs over the rights of veterans.
 Stelle declared that he would recommend that National Head quarters issue monthly state- ment on the activities of the Yet erans Administration.
 Stelle created stir last week with charge that there has been breakdown in the VA under the administration of General Omar Bradley This has been denied by Bradley
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
COURT SLATE K
 NARROWED TO TW0MURDERS
Sumstad, SedIauk Change Pleas 10 Guilty Here
 This Morning

The criminal calendar for the current District Court term here was trimmed down to two alleged mur- der cases today by changed pleas from two of the four remaining defendants, Thomas Sumstad and Louis Sedlauk.
 Both appeared in court this morn ing to withdraw their previous not guilty pleadings and admit guilt; Sumstad to two counts of forgery, Sedlauk to eight counts of larceny by check. Sentence was de- ferred in both cases.
 Members of the original petit jury panel, ordered to report in court this morning when it had been ex- pected the Meeks murder trial would get under way, were today excused by Presiding Judge J. w. Kehoe un- til Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock, the time now set for opening the hearing on second degree murder charges against James Franklin Willis, negro Navymen accused of fatally knifing shipmate aboard a naval vessel at Wrangell during Navy Day observance last fall
 New jurors drawn to swell the jury panel for the two murder trials had already been instructed to ap- pear next Wednesday.
 Though his client is not now slated to go on trial for his life until after completion of the Willis case, likely next week, attorney William L. Paul, Jr.. defense counsel for George Harrison Meeks, has all ready taken steps to assure that defense witnesses will be at hand when Meeks answers to the indict- ment that he sleY Clarence J. Campbell. Paul, last Saturday morn ing, secured issuance of summons to nine persons called as defense witt nesSeS.
 Dr. William F. Blanton, Dr. John H. Clements, James Mathewson. Dora Kuich, Doris Peterson, John V, Ritter, John Morrison, Hilda Ron quist and William Didelius. The first five named appeared as wit nesses at the preliminary hearing on the accusation of Kelso B. Hart ness that Meeks made a knife attack upon him here at the GaStineau Hotel, a month after the Campbell murder.
 Paul has called his defense wit nesses to appear next Friday morn ing.
 After it's short session this morn ing, the court stood recessed today until 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, when it was expected that divorce actions and ex parte pleadings would be heard.
 In other action Saturday, Judge Kehoe approved application for a wholesale malt liquor license in the First Division for Schwabacher Bros and Company, and approved change of the registration of the license for the Dreamland Bar here to include the name of Cipriano Carrillo along with that of former sole operator Fred K. Carrillo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
Four Children lose Lives, House Blaze

SPOKANE, Wash, Feb. ll.-Four children of MT. and Mrs. George Locner were burned to death early this morning when fire trapped them in upstairs bedrooms in a frarae house in the foothills district, eight miles north of Spokane.
 Deputy sheriffs Jack Savage and Cecil Hare brought Mrs. Locher and another child 4, to hospital here.
 Deputy sheriff Lou Johnson said preliminary investigation indicated the fire was caused by an over- heated stove.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
YUKON WRECK SURVIVOR TALKS HERE
MacArihur Wants Wives of GIs in Japan 10 Join Them

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Gen- eral Douglas Macarthur called on Congress today to provide free transportation to Japan for wives of U. s. military personnel of "all ranks stationed there.
 Macarthur, in a statement in Tokyo, said that he plans to open occupied areas to wives of service men about May and that he hopes sincerely that Congress will broaden the base (of pending legis- lation) to include free transporta- tion for all ranks"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
PETE GILM0RES
 ARRIVE SUNDAY

MT and Mrs. Pete Gilmore arrived in Juneau yesterday on the Baranof and are staying at the Gastineau Hotel temporarily
 MT. Gilmore, recently discharged from the U S.. Navy after serving in the South Pacific campaign as skipper of landing craft, formerly was assistant to the Attorney Gen. eral for Alaska before the war and is well known in Juneau.
 Mrs. Gilmore formerly lived in Nevada and is seeing Alaska for the frs time. They plan to make their home in Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Taku, from Seattle, due Thurs day. Goes to Hoonah, Pelican and Klawock from Juneau.
 Columbia scheduled to sail from Seattle Wednesday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday
 Tongass scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 North Sea, from Sitka, scheduled southbound sometime tomorrow night.
 Denali, from westward, scheduled sou+hbound maybe tomorrow but nothing definite.
 Baranof, from westward, schedul- ed southbound next Sunday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
F0RTIETH FIREMEN'5 FR0LI( FO0TL00SEST
 FETE FOR F0RTY-Nx

Fire or party, when Juneau's Vol unteer Fire Department puts on a show, the sparks fly, the crowds turn out, there's plenty doing.
 That was evident once again here Saturday night at the Fortieth An- nual Firemen's Ball AS usual, it was one of the ultra events of the year; with more durn people, more furn dun, more, more, more and more of that too.
 Once again, Juneau takes off it's hats to the fire laddies-you can't top 'em.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
Gail pairiek Seeks
 Divorce from White

HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 11-Another film colony home was added today to the list of wrecked marital lives with Gail Patrick's announcement she soon will sue Dean White for divorce, charging mental cruelty.
 They were married in Jackson vile, Fla, July II, l944, while White was in the Navy. Since then she gave premature birth to twins, who died. Both she and White pre- viously had been married.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
Lasi Of Secret Pads Made AtYalta, including kuriIes,
 Waron Japan. Made Public
By Ora ham H0vey

WASHINGTON. Feb. l1.-Russia clamped three conditions, including outright Soviet possession of the Kulles Islands, on its agreement at Yalta one year ago today to en- ter the Pacific war.
 This conditional aspect of Gen eraissimo Stalin's pledge to fight Japan was disclosed when the text of the long-secret big three pact on the far east was made public today ir Washington, London and Moscow.
 Secresary ). State Byrnes report edly has insisted it is the last of the wartime arrangements of it's kind withheld from publication. Yalta secrets previously barred promised Russia American support for the big power veto in the United Nations Security Coun- cil and for separate LIN member ships for Byelo-Russia and the So- viet Ukraine.
 Agreed To Fight Japan
 Under the agreement made public today, Russia was to join the far eastern fight in two or three months after Germany has sur This appeared to spike finally earlier speculation that the dropping of the first atomic bomb en Hiroshima August prompted Russia to advance the date of it's war declaration.
 Germany quit May ' and Russia declared war on Japan August 8.
 The reference to the Kuriles in the Yalta pact was blunt "The Kurile Islands shall be handed over to the Soviet Union
 The other two conditions foi Russias war against Japan, agreed to by President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, were:
 Two Conditions
 l. The status of the Mongolian peoples republic in outer Mongo- lia should remain unchanged.
 g. Rights held by Russia prior to the treacherous attack of Japan in 1904 should be restored" These the pact said. were.
 Restoration to Russia of the port of Dairen and restoration of the Russian lease on port Arthur.
 Joint Russians Chinese administra- rion of the Chinese-eastern and south Manchurian railways which provide an outlet to Dairen.
 Soviet Union Interests
 Tn these projects, the 'preemin- cnt interests os the Soviet Union would be safeguarded, the pact said, adding that China should re- tain full sovereignty" in Manchur- ia.
 The agreement acknowledging that Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek would have to concur in the outer Mongolia, Dairen, Port Ar thur and railroad arrangements said:
 "The President tMr. Roosevelt will take measures in order to ob- tain this concurrence on advice from Marshall Stalin.'
 Those agreements later were rat flied in a Russian Chinese 3o-yeal treaty of friendship and alliance signed in Moscow last August IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
FRANCOIS SPAIN
 REJECTED BY UN0

LONDON. Feb 1i.--The United Nations General Assembly voted unanimously today to exclude Gen. eralissimo Francisco Franco's Spain from membership.
 The resolution was adopted by 45 affirmative votes with two ab- stentions-El Salvador and Nicar- agua. It was introduced by Pan- anna
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 107s, American Can 97, Anaconda 48s4. Curtiss Wright 10M, International Harvester 94la, Jones-Laughlin Steel SOL, Kenne- cot 55h, New York Central 3lss, Northern Pacific 32A, United Cor porst ton 6h, U s. Steel 93, Pound $4051a.
 Sales today were l,440,000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today were as follows: industrials 20l.14, rails 65li, utilities 40
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
NEXT DATE FOR NATURALIZATION
 SET BACK WEEK

In the expectation that criminal proceedings will occupy the atten- ton of the U. s. District Court here for some time yet, Presiding Judge J. w. Kehoe this morning set over naturalization hearings scheduled for February a8.
 The new date set for the naturali- zation proceedings is week later, March 8, 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
FROM NEARBY TOWNS

Recent arrivals from nearby towns include Frances Warning of Hoonah; c. A. Smith of Haines, and Toney Amundsen of Sitka. All are guests at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
SENATOR WALKER HERE

Senator N. R. Walker arrived from Ketchikan yesterday. He is staying at the Baranof during his visit here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
ICs REPRESENTATIVE HERE

Gecrgiana B. Such, International Correspondence School representa- tive. has arrived in this city, and is guest at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
PRICES SATURDAY

Closing quotation of Alaska Ju- neau mine stock last Saturday was HE American Can 97is, Anaconda 49A, Curtiss Wright AS, Interna- tional Harvester 95, Jones-Laughlin Steel 51as, Kennecott 56l2, New York Central 32ls, Northern Pacific 33, United Corporation 6as, U. S. Steel 94, Pound $403h.
 Sales Saturday were 920,o00 shares.
 Dew, Jones averages Saturday were as follows: industrials 202.30, rais 6f2O. utilities 399l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
CoFFEY IN TOWN

Senator Edward D. Coffey, presi- dent of the Senate, arrived here yesterday from Seattle and is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-11
H0MMA IS
 SENTENCED
 TO BE SHOT
Jap Is Convicted of War Atrotity Charges lnelud-
 ina Bataan Death March

BULLETIN Washington,
 Feb. 1.-The Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the proceedings by which Japanese General Homma has been sen tenced to die as war criminal.
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Evening star., 1946-05-05

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Evening star., 1946-02-17

war memorial of l945. The present
war had revived the pity Of the older
tragedy, and woman in black was
lying PROSTATE among the flowers,
her dead face buried in them and
her arms full of lilies.
A sudden impulse made Mark
turn into Downing Street and pull
up at the door of Number 10. There.
at least, he might find some further
clue possibly some light on condi-
tons elsewhere - in the form OF a
late cable received before the catas-
trophe.
The two policemen who had been
on duty were stretched across the
pavement. The front door was open.
The dead butler lay cheek by jowl
with newly arrived visitor. Mark
made a long stride over their bodies.
went quickly up the narrow STAIRS.
opened a door at random, and found
himself in the Cabinet Room.
They were all there, those impor-
tant ones, seated around long table
IN frozen silence - all except one -
the most important of all. The Prime
Minister'S chair was vacant. The
light from the large window streamed
cheerfully over them, and over the
books on the shelves behind them,
and on the portraits of former states
men looking gravely down upon
them from the walls.
To Mark, 1t was the most uncanny
sensation of his life, to steal like this
into the most private, perhaps the
most important conclave of the
political world, and find all those
figures. 50 familiar to the press OF
five continents, at his absolute dis
posal, helpless, impotent as tailor's
dummies. In all he noticed again
that strange appearance of petrifac-
Evening star., 1946-02-17

was unable to understand for lack of
technical knowledge. Others amazed
and startled him, by their revelation
of utterly unsupported secret moves
in the international game. At the
bottom of the file, he found two de-
coded kilograms. One was from the
President of the United States, in
forming him of a secret service re-
port from Tokyo that Japan was
planning to use the last resort"
and advising him that the United
States had decided, in the interests
of Western civilization, to forestall
the Japanese at three o. clock Green
wich Time) that afternoon.
The other telegram was from the
British Embassy at Tokyo, report
ing that the Japanese were certainly
going to use the last resort at
three O'Clock Greenwich Time Both
nations had selected the same hour.
There was nothing strange about
that. Both were working against
time and, like two competitors in
a race, they found that there were
only a few seconds between them at
the goal.
MARK ADAMS found no clue, how
ever, in any of the papers to the ma
ture of this last resort until he
turned to the notes of the First Lord
of the Admiralty. There, scrawled in
a big child-like fist, he found ques-
ton that - in less appalling circum-
stances - would have made him
roar with laughter 1t was this:
In the event Of our bringing the
last resort into operation is there
any kno,cn limit to the range Of the
ware. or anything to prerent its making
the circuit of the entire globe, and
taking us all in the back? To this,
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Evening star., 1946-02-17

ton, or rather Qualification, for the
dead tissues had a curiously chalky
texture. 1t was probably owing to
this effect of the death-wave that
the attitudes in which they had been
caught were so little changed. With
the exception of the Prime Minister.
whose vacant chair had an expectant
look, like the throne in a melodrama,
they we're almost as wildly present
as in life
1HE most dominating figure was
the Secretary of State for War. His
huge cigar had slipped from his
fingers, and had burned large black
blister on the shining mahogany
table. Next to him was the First
Lord of the Admiralty, who had
settled a little in his chair His big
head had sunk on his breast, and
one white hand was thrust stiff1y
into his waistcoat, over the tightly
buttoned paunch. The Air Minister
seemed to be looking at him with
suppressed dislike.
The keen-faced Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs was the most
efficient looking of all these dead
men. He had-drawn his chair closer
to the table than the others, and it
now held him more erect. In life. he
had undoubtedly held more clues to
the situation than any of the others;
and it was to his notes that Mark
turned first in his feverish desire for
more information.
He took bundle of these notes
to a chair near the window, flung
the window wide open, and began to
examine the evidence, while a thrush
in the garden whistled as carelessly
as it had whistled a week ago.
Mark turned over the notes of the
Foreign Secretary. Some of them he