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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-31

mag to handle the dispute in Se- attle.
 Adams was further advised that the Seattle office is unable to au- thorize payment of the present Al eutian and Denali claims without VISA approval, on the basis that a precedent would be established involving possible substantially in creased costs to the government in future operations.
 Similar Cases
 Adams stated today that the iS- sue presently in dispute has not oth- erwise previously occurred during the operations of his company. However, during July of l945, Ju- neau longshoremen made similar claim against the Northland Trans portation Comany and at that time Northland Agent Henry Green re- fused payment of the penalty time. After some delay and argument, the longshoremen involved accept ed the checks as made out by the company In a third instance, the Alaska Transportation Company, through error, made penalty pay ment under similar conditions but afterwards asked for a refund not yet received.
 At the time of the incident in volving the Northland Transporta- tion Company, that line was ad- vised by the Waterfront Employ CTS of Washington as follows:
 "Northland Transportation Com pany ordered men for a specific job, presumably from the hiring hall or from the Union in some manner, and because these men had been working for another em- ployer and came to your job with out a meal hour is not the fault of your company, but rather with the Union or the Union dispatcher.
 At least under our working rules the men would not be entitled to a penalty hour"
 Adams stated that he or any man Of the steamship line would gladly pay far more than the S4.55 involved in order to get the ships moving, but his and other hands are tied because of the possibility Of similar conditions involving con- siderable sums in the future and the need for VISA approval of any such commitment.
 It is dispute that must be settled in Seattle, he said. Were the longshoremen to return to work here now, their complaint would still be processed in Seattle and if found justified, the men would be paid without the ships being held up with the thousands of dol lars of attendant loss.
 While the Alaska Liners Baranof and Alaska remain tied up in port here with hundreds of Westward bound passengers roaming the city the North Sea completed discharg- | ing and got away to Sitka this morning.
 And. along the Pacific Coast tension eased as, at Seattle, Gilbert Elwell, Secretary of the ILWU said today that members had vot- ed there last night to concur il the recommendation of a Coast. wise negotiating committee that g threatened strike of ship, dock ane walking bosses set for tomorrow be postponed
 The committee is empowered tt set a new date, ElWell said.
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KIWANIAN HERE

E. L. Tromley of Chicago, Con- vention Manager of Kiwanis h. ternational, was a Juneau visitor today, conferring with local service club men and officials. He is to continue cn to the Westward and Interior on survey of the Alaska club field.
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Mrs. Don Foster
 Entertaining for
 Her House Guest

Mrs. Don Cowdry Foster is en- tertaining this afternoon between 3 and o'clock at a tea at her home on Tenth Street complimen- tary to her house guest, Mrs. Der nadine Boyd of Billings, Montana. Garden flowers are used on the tea table and throughout the attractive Foster home. More than 100 women are calling during the afternoon to meet Mrs. Boyd.
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LINCOLN HERE

E. E. Lincoln, former Assistant Director of the USES here, and present manager of the Sub-Reg- ional Veterans Administration at Anchorage, is in town for several days to confer with Veterans Ad- ministration officials in this city.
 MT. Lincoln is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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fall, Bernice Lipper and Wallace Westfall; from Sitka-Mrs. Oliver Davis, Dee Simmons, Mrs. Marie Simmons and Mrs. Corinne Strick- land
 From Skagway-G. A. Benedict, Howard Blanchard and Earl Prun- dee; from Wrangell-Paul Skerbo, Norman McFadden and George D. Mckay; from Ketchikan-James J. Forth and D. Anderson; from Pet ersburg-Erick Ness and Adeline AXon.
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ALASKA NOT TO
 GALL BACK HERE

HORACE O. Adams, Alaska Line Agent here, has been advised that the steamer Alaska, now strike idled here, will not call back as scheduled at Juneau southbound on her present voyage. The Alaska will proceed directly from Seward to Seattle.
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FROM SEWARD

MT. and Mrs. Tex Brinkworth and son have arrived here from Seward. They are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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ULINSKI WILL SPEAK
 ATC OF { TOMORROW

Hon. Noel J. Ogilvie, Canadian Boundary Commissioner, and John A. Ulinski, U. s. Boundary Com- missioner, will be special guests at tomorrow's luncheon meeting of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce in the Baranof Gold Room.
 MT. Ulinski will be the guest speaker.
 Empfre Want AIS bring reSllliS1
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.BpW CLUB LUNCHEON
 IS TOMORROW NOON

The BPW Club luncheon will take place tomorrow noon in the Iris Room of the Baranof. Dr. Berneta Block will be the guest speaker.
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MRS. MELLQUIsT HERE

Mrs. J. C. Mellquist is in Juneau from Anchorage. During her visit here she is stopping at the Bara- nof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-07-31

Aldous Huxley was temporarily blinded early in life, and wrote a complete novel completely by touch on the typewriter when he was IS years old.
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FROM FAIRBANKS

Mrs Alcyon Heller of Fairbanks is staying at the Baranof Hotel during her visit in this city.
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A large t:opnant consumes 800 pounds of green fodder in 18 hours.
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UNI0NCHARCEI IS DENIED BY LINES AGENT
Pen ally Pay Issue Nof Newly Raised by
 Steamship Company

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Empire Want Aus bring resultsl
Evening star., 1946-12-20
IVA Directive Extends
Treatment

Thousands of additional beds are
expected to be made available in
veterans hospitals under new di-
rective issued by Veterans Admin
istrator Bradley for out-patient
treatment of certain veterans with
nonservice connected disabilities,
the agency said yesterday.
Under law, disqualification is di-
rected for veterans disabled in serv-
ice, but hospitals are authorized to
admit others after all service-con-
nected cases are cared for. providing
they are not able to afford hos
pitalization elsewhere
A regulation barring nonservice.
connected cases from occasional
treatment at out-patient clinics ha.
been ragidly enforced.
Under the new directive, hospita
managers are authorized to release
for leaves" veterans with types oi
nonservice- connected disabilities re.
quiring only occasional atreatneat
and to direct them to receive Ahe
treatment at clinics in their vici11i-
ties. It is estimated that 50 per
cent of the agency's 108 900 beds are
at present occupied by nopservice-
disabled veterans.
Officials emphasized however. that
such cases Y must be processed
through hospitals and that veterans
without service-connected ailments
are still not allowed to go directly
to clinics for treatment.
Evening star., 1946-12-20

and cashier of the bank, said an
assignment of $35, 900 in second trust
mortgage notes made by Mr.. Will
liams to the bank in collateral for
the loan was legally recorded with
the Prince Georges County Circuit
Court at Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Naughton said the assignment
was made last September at the
same time of the loan. He said it
was the banks privilege to hold it
in its files or to record 1t with the
court.
Two weeks before Mr.. williams
turned over his assets to Mr.. Kear-
ney, the bank heard "rumors" that
Mr.. williams was getting into trou-
ble,' Mr.. Naughton added.
I'm confident this legal meas
ure viii assure us a full return of
our loan to Mr.. Williams" Mr..
Naughton declared.
There was nothing unusual about
the loan, he said, adding that it
was like "any other collateral loans
secured by mortgages"
In preparation for tonight's meet
ing, the District Veterans Center
announced that an American Wom-
ems Voluntary Services station
wagon would be waiting at the en-
trance of the Veterans Center at Z
pm. to carry veterans to the Hyatts-
vile meeting if they have no other
form of tranSpOrta ton.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
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tCOIlIlIluSC Z IL Sb dSC-1
which would break the unanimity
of the Big Five powers on the
atomic question.
Gen. Andrew G. L. McNaughton
of Canada also was reported to
have said he was opposed to any
"precipitious action"
The United States is demanding
prompt action. AS long ago as No
vember 13, largely because OF Amer
ican insistence, December 81 was
set as a target date for a commits
sion report on all phases OF Its work
proceedings, findings and recon-
mendations-to the Security Coun-
Gil.
Mr.. Baruch announced his pro-
posals on December S. Last Tues
day Mr.. Gromyko asked more time
to study the Baruch recommended
tions in the light of the General As
sembly's disarmament resolution.
At the same time, he attacked the
provisions for vetoless punitive ac-
ton as violation Of the Charter.
Soviet Makes Concessions.
In the Security Council last night
the Soviet Union, which three
months ago vetoed an American pro-
posal for an on-the-spot investiga-
ton of complaints against Greece,
made a number Of concessions.
In two sessions totaling almost
nine hours, Mr.. Gromyko displayed
a decidedly conciliatory attitude.
He dropped a demand to extend the
investigation to cover all Greece's
internal affairs in favor of a less
extensive investigation, and did not
insist on curtailment Of the commits
sion's staff.
The Council not only voted an in
vestigation, put ordered q report at
the earliest possible moment and
with recommendations Of possible
steps to prevent recurrence OF the
disturbances.
The Greek representative at the
Council table, u. N. Delegate Vas
sill Dendramis, hailed the resolu-
tion as one which would "open new
era in the application OF the Char
ter"
Eleven to Set In Commission.
The commission will proceed to
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mine strike on December Z, Mr.,
Lewis said he was ready to nego-
tiate q new contract with the Gov
eminent or operators authorized to
make q contracts
Henry Wardenof Bluefeld ". Va,
speaking for the Southern group,
told reporters that if the other
operators made a contract he sup
posed I'VE would have to seek an
agreement also"
Differs on, Timing.
Mr.. Warden explained that his
group was not opposed to meeting
Mr.. Lewis, but differed with the
majority over "the timing" Mr..
Lewis, he said, told the miners when
he called of the strike that their
interests would be protected in any
negotiations within the limitations
of the findings of the Supreme Court
of the United States" This some
Southerners took to mean contract
conferences would have to wait u1-
til the court acted.
an view of that statement by
tMr. Lewis and other very important
considerations which are of major
importance to the entire country we
are of the considered opinion that
the operators should not propose
the opening of negotiations now"
Mr.. Warden said.
He explained he regarded the
important considerations as in
cluding the Governments court
controversy with Mr.. Lewis and the
disturbed labor relations picture
generally"
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Two Hotel Maids Held
In Theft From III Guest

Two colored chambermaids were
being held today under $1,000 bond
each on charges of taking 5000 from
an slderly man>as he Lay, the victim
of a stroke, in his hotel sro6n last
Monday.
The two. who were arraigned yes
terday before United States Com
missioner Needham G. Turnage, are
Alberta jackson, As, Of the 600 block
of M street NV, and Adele Blount,
20, of the 1700 block of Fifth street
NV. A hearing was set for jan
uary 2.
Police said the alleged robbery
occurred Monday in the Shamig
hotel at 512 I street NV, where
the women are employed. The
victim, Joseph Mccarthy. IS, of the
900 block of Fourth street NE, is in
undetermined condition at Casualty
Hospital as a result of the stroke, it
was reported
Evening star., 1946-12-20
u. s. Offers Proposal
For Aid 10 Countries
with Diet Programs
By MoIcoIm Lomborne, Jr

The United States has proposed
"a world plan for disposing of surs
plus food stocks to countries which
have launched special programs for
improving nutrition, 1t was learned
today.
The proposal has been submitted
to the Preparatory Commission OF
the Food and Agriculture Organiza-
ton, which has been holding series
of meetings here on proposals for
stabilizing world agricultural prices
and improving diets of all nations.
Submitted by Undersecretary of
Agriculture N. E. Dodd, United
States representative on the COM
mission, the plan is said by reliable
sources to have solid United States
backing
The plan was under discussion to-
day at an executive session OF the
commission.
The United States has opposed a
proposal of FAO's director general,
Sir John Boyd Orr, for creation OF
powerful world food board to carry
out the objectives of the commits
sion, and the latest suggestion OF
this country was seen as compro-
mise.
1t was explained that under the
United States proposal food would
be made available to countries that
have programs such as the school
lunch program in operation in this
country.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Woman Jury Acquifs
SociaIite Of Murder
BY the Assoeiofed Press

RIvERDALE, Calf, Dec. 20.-An
all-woman jury, bringing in verdict
at midnight after six hours delibera-
ton, today acquitted Mrs. Ruth
Hitchner, 42-year-old socialite, OF
numbering her husband, Adam, 49,.
San Francisco civil engineer.
The defendant received the deci-.
sion with the same emotionless calm
that characterized her actions
throughout the Today trial, but
her mother, Mrs. Leila De Otte.
broke into tears. Mrs. Hitchner
smiled slightly as she congratulated
the jurors.
Her husband was shot the night
of October 10 in their luxurious
Palm Springs home. Police officers
testified they found Mrs. Hitchner
standing over his body. begging him
not to die. She contended she shot
in self defense, after Mr.. Hitchner
struck her with a hammer.
Her own attorney, Eugene Best.
in final arguments yesterday, de-
scribed her as protecting herself
from brutal husband" but District
Attorney John Neblett called her "a
sly, cunning woman" who "mur-
dered her husband, with malice
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Executions
Continued From First Page.)

President Truman. He talked fire.
quently with Father OConnor and
ate only toast at his last breakfast.
Mr.. Laughlin spent most of last
night trying to save Medley.
AS clocks licked of the early
morning hours OF the execution day,
Justice Alexander Holtzoff granted
an extraordinary hearing for the
condemned Medley in the living
room Of his home at 1851 Sixteenth
street NV.
From 10 pm. through midnight
and until 2 am. the justice listened
with patience while the tenacious
defense attorney reargued revised
petition for stay of execution on
grounds of lunacy.
Definition of Sanity Argued.
With Medley's life at stake, the
question of whether the doomed man
was capable of knowing right from
wrong was debated by Mr.. Laughlin
and his three defense pSychiatrists.
They were opposed by Assistant
United States Attorneys Sidney
Sachs and Daniel Maher.
Arguments on Mr.. Laughlin's Sec
ond petition for a stay to permit
lunacy hearing hinged on the laws
fright from wrong" definition OF
sanity. The psychiatrists, it was
said, gave the opinion Medley was
incapable of differentiating between
the two.
Mr.. Laughlin also contended his
client had proved mentally incapable
of properly conducting his relations
with counsel.
The justice overruled the second
plea at 2 am. and Mr.. Laughltn
filed an appeal with the District
Court of Appeals when the court
opened this morning.
Justice Holtzof had overruled a
sdrstg plea at dramatic hearing IN
District Court yesterday afternoon.
This latter stated medley was a
victim of alcoholic paranoia and
the second petition stressed, in ad-
dition, Medley's alleged inability ito
distinguish between right and
wrorsg.
/. Copeland, the first of the colored
men to die, walked unaided into the
death chamber. He was pronounced
dead IL minutes later. *
4 Fisher followed Copeland to the
chair and was pronounced dead at
1880 am.
Copeland Smiles Family.
Copeland was smoking a cigar
and there was a faint smile on his
lips as he entered the death cham
Der, accompanied by the Rev. James
L. Pinn, a Baptist minister wit.
Messing his 45th execution, and the
Rev. Dan Potter, Jail chaplain.
As he sat down in the chair un-
aided, Copeland murmured some
thing to the guard who adjusted
the straps.
During the two minutes he sat
there, awaiting the execution sig
nal, he held the cigar in his mouth.
He took one last puff before the
guard removed the cigar.
Capt. Charles Tucker of the Jail
guard gave a hand signal and 1000
volts of electricity coursed Through
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Williams
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on homes which have never been
started or are still in the construc-
ton stage after more than six
months. The stake Of veterans, by
Mr.. Williams own account, Is more
than $1o5,o00 in $500 and $1,000
deposits.
The meeting called by Mr.. Kearney
to lay the situation before the de-
positors will be held at 8 O'Clock
tonight in the police courtroom Of
the Hyattsville County Service
Building. Originally intended for
veterans only, the meeting has now
to cover all Mr.. Williams
creditors, including former Williams
salesmen who complain he owes
them sums ranging up to $1,000 in
back pay.
Y Sasscer Criticizes Incident.
] In disclosing he would seek a con-
gresSional inquiry, Representative
Sasscer commented that "the whole7.
sale distressing Of approximately 200
home seeking veterans is the most
revolving incident I've had called to
my attention since I've been in
Congress.
He cited three cases of veterans
who had deposited money for homes
with Mr.. williams and could not get
either the homes or the money. All
three veterans were known TO him
personally, he said.
One had put his savings into war
bonds while he was overseas and
converted the bonds to make 81 ,000
deposit, Mr.. Sasscer reported. The
second man borrowed $1,000 from a
bank to give to Mr.. Williams and
now has to go on paying the bank
although he has nothing to show
for his money. The third veteran
had been living in a trailer with his
wife and two children when he was
approached by Mr.. Williams, Mr..
Sasscer said. With the 81 900 that
remained of his prewar savings, he
made a home deposit. Represent
ative Sasscer said health authorities
had ordered the veteran to move out
of the trailer but he has no place
to take his family.
Seat Pleasant Bank Acted.
Meanwhile, it was revealed that
the Seat Pleasant Md Bank
listed by Mr.. Williams as one of his
taken official court
action December to protect its
$l6,500 collateral loan to Mr.. Will
liams last September.
Leo J. Naughton, vice president
Evening star., 1946-12-20

hit bump in the sky, like bump
in the road"
Miss Lois Gaybill, 18, of We
natchee. Wash, one of the Univer-
sal passengers, escaped injury IN
the air. But as she was entering
the officers mess at Aberdeen, she
tripped, skinned her knee, and
ruined new pair on nylons.
Copilot Harvey of the Universal
plane described the crash as "ter-
rife thump and then crashing
sound"
"The whole side of the cockpit's
windshield caved in and nearly hit
me on the head" he said. "A hole
was stove in the fuselage right over
the cockpit"
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Smith Terms Contest
|Of Election Frivolous
In Reply Sent 10 House.

Representative Smith, Democrat,
of Virginia has asked the House TO
dismiss the contest of his election.
filed by Lawrence Michael, Arlings
ton Republican, who claimed ths
States poll tax makes Mr. Snitht
election invalid. q
Mr.. Smiths answer says the
Michael petition is frivolous and
without merit" and Is an attempt to
"circumvent by political manipu~
lation" a decision already HANDED
down by Federal Court. :.
Mr.. Smiths answer was revealed
today by Mr.. Michael who received
a copy of the document.
Protest Based on Poll Tax.
Mr.. Michael alleged that because
OF the poll tax the Virginia constitu-
ton violates the Constitution OF the
United States. The grounds OF the
contest are substantially the same
that the Republican used in a suit
to restrain 9th district officials from
collecting the poll tax. The suit was
decided against Mr.. Michael in the
Federal Court for the Eastern Dis
trict of Virginia. The case has been
appealed to the Circuit Court OF
Appeals.
In his answer, Representative
Smith set forth the following:
/. That Mr.. Michael has no stand
ing before the Eightieth Congress
to contest this election as he does
not claim to have been elected him.
iself, does not ask that he be seated
in Congress and comedies that he
was defeated by vote Of q, ,222 for
Smith to 1900 for Michael.
2. That Mr.. Michael's ground for
contest is purely legal question,
to be settled by the courts and until
so adjudicated is not ground for
any contest of election before the
committees of Congress.
8. That Mr.. Michael has already
pursued his remedies at law.
Proper Election Claimed.
4. That the only objective to be
obtained by Mr.. Michael is to de-
clare the congressional seat vacant
and leave people without represen-
tation in Congress.
S. That Representative Smith was
duly elected.
6. That 1t is not alleged or shown
that the laws of Virginia discrimi-
nate against any race or class OF
citizens of that State in violation
of the United States Constitution.
On the contrary, the fact is that all
citizens of the State are freely per-
mitted and urged to exercise their
fright and duty of franchise.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Pan American DC-4 Escapes
Crash After Hitting Tree

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 20 tR).-A Pan
American Airways DC-4 passenger
plane which struck tree in an at
tempt to land at New Orleans made
an emergency landing here early
today, the public relations Office at
Brookley Field reported.
About IS persons were said to
have been aboard the plane when
it was brought down here shortly
after / am, but none was reported
injured.
The craft, arriving at New Orleans
from Balboa, Canal Zone, came to
Mobile on three motors after dam
aging its left outboard engine at
New Orleans, Brookley Field report
ed. 1t ) flew here because bad
weather prevented a second try At
landing In New Orleans, the report
S9lO. T.
Evening star., 1946-12-20
Horpers Ferry Bridge
BIusts Stir CompIuints

HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, 90
Mayor l.. D. Nichols said vigorous
complaints have been lodged with
the State Road Commission and
the contractor for alleged damages
to properties by blasting at the loca-
ton of the new cross Shenandoah
River Bridge just west Of here.
Latest incident. he said, was in
Jury to Mrs. E. w. Elder who was
hurt by plaster falling in bedroom
on the first floor of her home. She
attributed the mishap to vibrations
caused by the blasting.