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Evening star., 1946-01-17
Mother Dies After Birth
Of DuoI-Bodied Boby
By the Associated Press.

BY Ine Associated FIesS.
NORTON, Va, Jan. 17.-Mrs
Ernest Brickey, Is, wife Of Powell
Valley miner, died in Norton Gen.
eral Hospital yesterday eight days
after giving birth to son with
dual bodies from the hips up. The
child was dead when delivered by
Caesarean operation.
Mrs. Brickey is survived by her
husband, five children, her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Mathews,
and several brothers and sisters.
Evening star., 1946-01-17

ion at Georgetown that the new
nedical-dental school building was
erected on Reservoir road, and he
hoped some day large medical
center would be built there That
hope is now being realized, he was
glad to see, in the construction Of
he new 400-bed Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital.
Evening star., 1946-01-17

ana is Deug
C o n graduated
by friends and
former aSSoci-
a t eS on his
g o ! d e n jubilee
anniversary as
a member of the
Society of Jesus.
ow in h i S
68th year, Faith
er Nevils en-
tered the Jesuit
order so years
ago, in 1896. AL
Ways one to keep
in close contact
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Union-Ford ParIev
Again Fails 10 Break
Deadlock Over Pay

Negotiators. of the CIO United
Auto Workers Union and the Ford
Motor Co. conferred In Detroit again
today, but failed to close the 2-cent
gap between the wage increase Of
fered by the company and the one
demanded by the union.
: The company, whose offer of a
F1a cents per hour boost was re-
jected by the UAW, was believed to
have no intention OF Increasing the
amount to meet the 1914 cents raise
suggested by President Truman's
fact-finding board inA the General
Motors Corp. wage dispute.
A similar amount was demanded
by the union from Ford.
Company Seeks Concessions.
Instead, informed sources in De-
troit agreed the company would try
to get some definite agreements
from the UAW on the matter of
company security. It's latest wage
offer made last Friday tied the
proposed increase in with workable
agreements with the union" on COM
pany security and workers produc-
tivity.
In Washington. National Labor
Relations Board officials termed "un-
founded" UWA-CIO objections to
the appointment of Gerald D. Reilly
as trial examiner in the unions
charge against GIN under the Ma
tional Labor Relations Act.
Paul M. Herzog, NLRB chairman,
asserted ''the hearing will proceed
with Mr.. Reilly presiding.
R. j. Thomas, UWA president,
charged that Mr.. Reilly, appointed
to preside at a January % hearing
in Detroit on union allegations that
GIN has failed to bargain in good
faith, has since his appointment to
the NLRB repeatedly deviated from
the basic policies and principles un-
derlying the National Labor Rela-
tions Act"
Calls Charges Unfounded.
Mr.. Herzog stated, when the
BOARD designates one of its members,
who was appointed by President
Roosevelt, as the trial examiner in
a case, it does not intend to change
that designation because of such
unfounded charges"
Mr.. Thomas had asked the ap-
pointment of a new trial examiner
who would be without prejudice
against the CIO."
In an exchange at Detroit between
high officials of General Motors
and Ford, c. E. Wilson, GIN presi-
dent denied a statement by John S.
SBugas, Ford industrial relations di-
rector, that his company's average
pay stood cents an hour higher
than GINS.
Mr.. Wilson said General Motors,
whose plants have been closed eight
weeks in a Nationwide strike, paid
an average hourly rate of s1.20 in
September, 1945, to it's automotive
production worker in the Detroit
area. Mr.. Bugas' figures, according
to Mr.. Wilson, estimated the GIN
rate at SLIP per hour, compared to
sl.21 which he said Ford paid.
Includes Nonauto Plants.
The General Motors chief assert
ed the SLIP figure included plants
engaged in nonautomotive work.
Mr.. Bugas, in statement ex-
planning Ford's offer of a 17la cent
hourly raise, estimated that increase
would put Ford workers pay cents
an hour over that earned by GIN,
even if the latter corporation ac-
cepted the raise recommended by
the fact-fnding board.
This GIN has refused thus far to
do, although the UAW-CIO has set
a January 81 deadline for accept
ance, at which time it says it will
withdraw its agreement to the COM
promise proposal and revert to its
original demand for a 80 per cent
increase.
Evening star., 1946-01-17
Former President
Visiting Georgetown

The Rev. w. Coleman Nevils, S. j.,
former president of Georgetown
University, is now on one of bis
occasional visits to the university
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
FORMER WIPE CHIEF TAKES
 I(kE5' PLACE
President Says Appoint menf Personal 0ne-
 Able Administrator

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--Presi- dent Truman today announced the appointment of Julius A. Krug. former War Production Board Chairman, as Secretary of Interior
 He told his news conference the appointment was a personal one which he did not disclose to mcnl- bers of the White House inner eircle until this morning
 The 38lyear-old Krug, former Power Manager for the Tennessee Valley Authority, succeeds Harold L. Ickes. Krug is now in New York as business consultant.
 MT. Truman said he had consid cred large number of names, in cluding that of Senator OMahoney D.-Wyo) before making his selec- tion.
 Tn O'Mahoney's case, he said, he decided his usefulness in the Senate should not be disturbed. He added that Senate Majority Leader Bark ley (D.-Ky) was happy that he was leaving O'Mahoney in the Senate.
 Able Administrator
 Krug. the President said, is very able administrator with great deal of experience in administrative jobs. Krug last served in the gov- ernment as Chairman of the War Production Board, having returned from service as a naval officer to take the post. X,
 He will take over his job as a cabinet member on March IS.
 Ickes Quit
 Ickes quit after Mir Truman said the Secretary could have been mis- taken in testimony concerning Ed win w. Pauley. the Presidents nominee for Undersecretary of Navy Ickes told the Senate Naval Com mittee that Pauley had suggested $300,000 in Democratic campaign funds could be obtained from oil men if the government did not press suit to establish ownership to tideland oil reserves
 The President had.no right, Iexes said in a letter of resignation. to challenge his veracity.
 Krug Is Democrat
 Krug. who was born in Madison. Wis, November 23 .1907. was grad uated from the University of Wis consin in 1929. Associates said he was a Democrat.
 Earlier in the day Delegate Bart lett of Alaska suggested to presi- dent Truman that Oscar L. Chap man be named to succeed Harold L, Ickes as Secretary of the Interior Chapman has been serving tenn porarily as Secretary since Ickes' recent resignation.
 The Delegate said Chapman's appointment would create "an at mosphere that would be helpful to Alaska deveolpment"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
PACKERS SET
 DEADLINE AS
 MARCH FIRST
Salmon Industry Must Know at Once About
 t946 Operations
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-warner Gardner, Acting Undersecretary of Interior, promised today that the government will decide promptly whether it will restrict salmon trap ping permits in Alaska this year
 Gardners promise came after AL aska salmon packers yesterday told him their fishing boats are ready to leave Seattle. They said they will have to know by March whether they will be allowed to operate as in the past or will have to reduce or abandon operations.
 Gardner had asked that counsel for the industry submit briefs by that date. The counsel replied that would be impossible and declared they wanted decision on this sea- sons plans by March l.
 The Interior Department has pro- posed that traps be restricted to not more than 20 for any one person or firm in the next five years. After that they would be reduced to ten.
 Protest I946 Reduction
 Hearings have been held for four days and ended last night.
 Deelgate Bartlett and Gov. Gruen- ing Of Alaska, and Ira N. Gabriel son, Director of the Fish and Wild life Service, had expressed the be- lief that it would be impracticable to reduce the fishing traps to 20 for the coming season. They said it would cause confusion and reduce the output of salmon.
 The Agricultural Department urged in letter that no action be taken to put the Interior Depart ment's plan into effect this year for fear it would reduce the already short supply of salmon for food. It pointed out that 1946 was critical period in food production and said the Alaska supply was estimated to amount to 5,550,000 cases this year. It added that with commitments to foreign governments the supply available to the United States would be 30 per cent less than last year.
 Put Up to Congress
 Philip Mcbride, Seattle. Chair man of the Board of the Pacific American Fisheries, testified that if the departments plans are put into effect his company will have to close some of its canneries.
 Mcbride said he believes the whole question of salmon fishing in Alaska will have to be solved by Congress which would have to en- act legislation to govern it.
 Don Foster, Superintendent of the Native Service in Alaska, L. G. Peters, of Juneau, also with the Native Service, and Powell Charles. a native cannery operator at an Alaskan village, testified in favor of the proposed regulations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
CAMpBELL'S DEATH HOUR
 ADVANCED
Meeks' Defense Makes Much of Cur|er Found
 Near Body

Called in U. s. District Court here this forenoon as the fourth Government witness in the trial of George Harrison Meeks for alleged first degree murder of Clarence J Campbell, Juneau physician William M. Whitehead opened wider the range of possibilities concerning Campbell's death, through elabor- ation on testimony he had pre- viously given at the Coroner's in- quest.
 In his testimony at the Campbell inquest, Dr. Whitehead stated: "The body was stiff and it would be my estimate that he had been dead from four to eight hours"
 Under direct examination by Asst U. s. Attorney Robert Boochever this morning, Dr. Whitehead am- plified his previous statement to the effect that he set four to eight hours as the minimum time that Campbell could have been dead be- fore he examined the corpse at the scene where it was found in the Scatter Tract, at about I:30 o'clock on the afternoon of December 10, l945.
 In his testimony today, the Doctor added that he believes death did occur earlier than the minimum time he had set forth. In reply to Boochever's question, he stated as possible" that Campbell could have died IS to 24 hours earlier.
 Cause of Death
 After describing the several wounds found on the body, Dr. Whitehead declared his belief that deep neck slash which severed the trachea and the left carotid artery was the primary cause of death. Admitting that Campbell could have been killed where found, despite the comparatively little blood on the scene, the medical examiner discounted suggestion that the several cuts on Campbell's body could have been self inflicted.
 He noted that the body was stiff when first he saw it and that the temperature was then approximately 40 degrees F. Cross-examination by Chief Defense Counsel William L. Paul, Jr:, brought out that no post mortem examination was made for internal evidences of abnormal con- ditions. Z.
 Regarding Wounds
 Other main points elicited by cross-examination were:
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
FRANCO SPAIN FRONTIER CUT OFF BY FRANCE

PARIS, Feb 26.--Tiie French gov erpment today ordered the frontier wisn Franco Spain closed, effective at midnight, March 1. declaring the present situation in Spain consti- tutes danger for international security"
 The French cabinets action was taken after a lengthy explanation of the situation by Foreign Min ister George Bidault. The tension between the two countries has been growing for a week.
 Last Friday, the consultative as- sembly voted to protest Franco's execution of ten Spanish Republi- cans. Last night, Madrid dispatches disclosed 37 persons were convicted for trying to reorganize the So- cialist party in Spain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
cop FIGHT
 LOOMS ON
 CHAIRMAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--A fight between old line and other elements of the Republican Party appears developing today over a successor to Herbert Brownell. Jr., as COP national chairman.
 Brownell's call for committee meeting here April to act on his resignation prompted immediate suggestions from Republican legis- lators that full-time, well-paid successor be chosen.
 A division of opinion developed immediately over whether the new party chairman should come from the west, where Republicans show ed most of their strength in the l944 election, for from the east, where many members think most of their hardest work must be done this year.
 The list of potential candidates is long. Such wheel horses of the regular organization as Walter Hal- lanan of West Virginia, Werner Schroeder of Illinois. Rep. Carroll Reeces of Tennessee and former Chairman Harrison Spangler of Iowa are being suggested by the so- called conservative clements of the party.
 From others less bound by COP traditions, such as Senator Morse of Oregon, same the proposal that Ralph Cake of oregon be chosen by the committee. Cake was one of Wendell L. Willkie's 1940 cam paign managers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
AEL6p DOES NOT CHOOSE TO QUIT
 MERCHANDISING

Read before the Juneau Com mon Council last evening, by AL eska Electric Light and Power Company attorney H. L. Faulkner, was the following letter addressed to Governor of Alaska Ernest Gruening by AEL&P Manager w. s. Pullen.
 This letter, was attached, dated May 28, 1941, to MT. Pullen's affi- oavit in support of the respon- dent company's contention that Mayor Ernest Parsons is not qualified to sit on an impar- tjal tribunal co regulate the company's rate.s and in support of the company's motion to disqualify Mayor Parsons from serving with .he members of the Council on the regulating board. The complete text of the letter reads:
 Dear Governor Gruening:
 Recently the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company was ask ed to bid on vacuum cleaner for government account. We have been asked before to submit bids on var ious articles required by the gov ernment, but our bids have always been too high and the business has gone elsewhere. We are not com- blaming of that. The bid on the vacuum cleaner was apparently the tow bid. but delivery was required within one day, and we were not :n a position to make the delivery that soon so that a higher bid was accepted This is entirely satisfac- tory to us.
 However, ths Parsons Electric Company. which was the success ful bidder on tpe vacuum cleaner, has informed us that if other bids on other equipment should be call- ed for in the future and our bid IS lower than that of others, we will Ee put out of the merchandising business.
 We repeat that we have no complaint against your office nor any agency of the government call ing for bias, but we do not care to discontinue our merchandising bus mess and we do not believe our customers would like to have us quit selling electric appliances and supplies, etc, so in order to pro- tect ourselves from the threat which has been made, we request that in the future when bids are required, that TO applications be sent the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company as we do not de- sire to submit any more bids which will cause friction with any of our competitors, and while we do not see just how or why we should be forced to discontinue our mer- chandising business, we do not want to make any issue of this matter and would much rather dis continue furnishing competitive bids"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
MORE DETAILS ON YUKON WRECK TOLD
 AT {. C. HEARING

SEATTLE, Feb. 26. - A Coast Guard Board continued in closed st ssion today nearing witnesses in connection with the breaking up of the steamship Yukon in an Alaska storm southeast of Seward recently. New interest was lent by the arri- val of the Army Transport. Brig. Gen. M. G. Sallnski, which spent nearly two days assisting in the rescue of 485 passengers and crew by running brooches buoy line from the Yukon to ahe narrow peach on Cape Fairfield. Eleven were listed as missing.
 Capt. Alex J. zugehower, master If the transport, praised the many members of his crew who risked their lives, and gave special com ,l1endation to Lawrence J. Pinzok, 2l, winch driver of Moundsville, W. Va, and Herbert Pomeroy, 20. Sandy Ore, seaman for running a four-inch hawser ashore. They were tossed into the stormy sea, and 1t was I6 minutes before Pinzok was rescued-"so numb with cold he .elt warm"
 zugehower credited an unnamed Army landing barge with effecting the rescue of l19 Yukon survivors from the beach after they had been passed ashore by brooches buoy, it's line dipping into the icy surf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
ALEUTIAN COMING
 ON ALASKA ROUTE

SEATTLE. Feb. 26.-After more than two months on the San Fran cisco-H Hawaii run, the Aleutian will return to Seattle Saturday and to her old Alaska trade.
 The Aleutian is scheduled to sail March 9 for Southeast and South west Alaska. She will rejoin her Alaska Steamship Company fleet mates-the Baranof, Alaska, Denali. and Columbia in carrying current heavy passenger traffic to and from Alaska.
 The Columbia. which also so- jcurned briefly in the San Fran cisco-Hawaii passenger service, has made one trip north since her return to Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
The W ashingto ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = Not m ny people know it, but Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter for some- time has been working behind the scenes to restore the House of HapSburg in Austria:
 Indirectly. that may have some- thing to do with the recent Aus trian edict barring the two broth- CTS of Crown Prince Otto from the country. Although the Russians are blamed for inspiring this, actually the Soviet has supported King Mi chael in .Rumania, Crown Prince Humbert in Italy, and has even tried to bring King Carol of Ru- mania back from Mexico. So it would appear that the Soviets and Justice Felix Frankfurter for once find themselves on the same side.
 During most of the war, Crown Prince Otto and his brothers lived in the United States, conducted themselves as model citizens, made many friends. Among those friends yas the late President of the Unit States himself. who invited the Hapsburgs to the White House, and at one time ordered" the U. s. Army to establish an Austrian Legion with Otto as it's leader.
 Desite his position as Command er-in-Chief, Roosevelt did not give many orders" to the Army. However. he did break his gen. eral rule in the case of the flaps burgs and ordered both the State Department and the War Depart ment to cooperate in the establish ment of an Austrian Legion which was to help re-take Ausyaia.
 The Legion was doomed from the start, due to terrific political op- position from the Greats, Slo-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
''UNI0UE RULING"
 MADE, CANADIAN ESpl0NAGE CASE
Those Under Arrest Noi Permitted Conference
 with Outsiders

OTTAWA, Feb. 26.--H. P. Hill of Ottawa. attorney retained by the families of two persons detain- ed in Canada's espionage case. has protested the governments refusal to permit anyone on the outside to confer with the l3 persons under detention.
 In statement issued, Hill said that two-man Royal Investigating commission had issued a unique ruling which banned outside con- tact with those held until question ing was completed.
 F. P. Varcoe, Deputy Minister of Justice, told newsmen that no law years had attempted to invoke ha- beas corpus proceedings.
 Hill's statement said that No counsel would be willing to take such a serious step" as opening ha- beas corpus proceedings without first consulting with his client.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver tonight.
 Taku scheduled to sail from Se- attle March l.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle March 3.
 Columbia scheduled to sail from Seattle March 6.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle March g.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Se- attle March Is.
 North Sea. from Sitka. scheduled southbound Thursday night.
 Denali from westward. scheduled southbound Monday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
MatARTHUR
 PRESENTED
 AIR MEDAL

TOKYO, Feb. 26.-General Mac Arthur was presented with an Air Medal at an informal, surprise ceremony in his office last night
 "A Public Relations Office an- nouncement said the award read For extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flights on September 5, 1943, when the General led American paratroopers in an attack on Nadzab.' New Guinea.
 That was the first American para troop attack of the Pacific fighting.
 MacArthur remained over the combat zone in enemy-infested air lanes until all paratroops had land- ed and witnessed action of our trops in the initial contact with the enemy" the citation added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
GOV. GRUENINC PLANS TO LEAVE FOR HERE
 BY PLANE TOMORROW

Coy. Ernest Gruening, on official business in Washington, D. O., for the past three months, will begin his plane trip to Alaska tomorrow, according to advices received here.
 Whether Gov Gruening Will stop off for brief visit in Seattle is not known. If he makes straight connections from the national capi- tai to Juneau, he will probably ar- rive in this city Saturday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
Mass Reception
 Ends Ceremonies
 In Vatican (ify

VATICAN CITY Feb. 26-Pope Plus XII, at a mass reception to diplomats and members of the Col lege of Cardinals, voiced his hope last night that the war-weary world might enjoy "just and solid peace-a peace able to guarantee to all at least tolerable life.'
 The Pontiff's address, delivered in the stately Consistory Hall, virtu- ally brought to an end the formal ceremonies attendant upon the crea- ton of B new Cardinals
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
KRUC NAMED SECRETARY OF INTERIOR
Alaska Bridal Couple 6eis Dueking

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 26.- A car bringing Dorothy Hoaldt. 25, and Nathan Smith, 26. to Anchor age for their wedding ceremony crashed through a bridge railing into an icy stream and sent the couple to a hospital yesterday. Jos eph Miszen, 27, also was hospital i2ed.
 There were four others in the party coming here from Palmer. For Miszen it was the days second misfortune. His house had burned a few hours earlier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
B JILL E I ]! N s

WASHINGTON-Presidcnt Tru- man today congratulated Soviet Russia on her decision to unify her ormed forces.
 WASHINGTON President Tru- man announced today he is ap- pointing Charles R. Denny. Jr, as Acting Chairman of r;he Federal Communications Commission. Den- ny succeeds Paul A. ysorter, recent ly nominated to bc Administrator of OPA.
 WASHINGTON President Tru- man said today the Army and Navy had discharged total of 7.600,o0e men and women since the close oi the war.
 WASHINGTON President Tru- man said today he still is backing Edwin w. Pa1ley for Under Sec- retary of the Navy. He told his news conference. in reply to a question. that his position is un- changed.
 WASHINGTON Secretary of State Byrnes said today that so far as he knew there never was a Big Three agreement for Russia to withdraw Japanese industrial equip ment from Manchuria.
 COLUMBIA. Tenn A house-to- house search for firearms in some Negro and White residential sec- tons of Columbia was ordered this afternoon after disorders last night in which ten persons were wounded and approximately TO, mostly Ne eroes, were arrested.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-02-26
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9ss. American Can 93%, Anaconda 44zs, Curtiss- Wright 9ss, International Harvester STA, Jones, Laughlin Steel 44ss, Kenne- colt 50ss. New York Central 28s, Northern Pacific 28h, United Cor poration 5s, U. s. Steel 8l7s, Pound $4.03la
 Sales today were 2650.0O0 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 18620, rails b0.53, utilities 3797.