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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
STRANGE OBJECT MAY BE ONE CLUE
 TO MISSING PLANE
Bad Weather Again Stalls Search h-U.S. Army HeIi-
 topter 10 Be Used

VANCOUVER. May 2.--lR- Land search of cloud-shrouded Mount Coquitlam and its rain-soaked val leys for traces of missing Trans Canada Airlines transport was abandoned today because of bad weather.
 When the weather clears, a United States Army helicopter will investigate strange" object sight ed on high peak, across a mile wide valley northeast of Lake Buntzen, about 20 miles northeast of here.
 Some of the searchers said it looked like an aircraft wing standing straight up; others thought it might be snow form ation
 This was the latest in a series of clues to the fate of the heavy plane, which disappeared early Tuesday with it's Is passengers as it was approaching Vancouver for a landing.
 The searchers, who climbed to the 4,000 foot level on Coquitlam Mountain following up reports of signal lights seen on this peak, re- turned here to report their latest discovery.
 A fleet of 20 planes is awaiting the clear signal from weather observers to renew the aerial search for the missing airliner.
 The sun broke through cloud banks in the Vancouver area this morning, but the country to the east Fsill- was cloud-blanketed and weather observers refused to okay a takeoff.
 A gigantic aerial pattern search is planned in the quest for the plane. It will take in a square bounded by Powell River, 80 miles northeast of Vancouver, to the International border on the west, and as far inland as Prince ton, B. C., 300 miles east of Van couver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
RENT CONTROL IN.
 ALA5KA CONTINUES, DECLARES WALSH,
F-----


 Rent control and eviction con- trols will continue in the Alaska area without substantial change after responsibility for administer ing the program is transferred to the Housing Expediter on May 4, Area Rent Director Walter E. Walsh said here today.
 Tn Washington, MT. Walsh said, Housing Expediter Frank Creedon has made known his in- tent to administer the program effectively and within the spirit and letter of the law
 Similarity, we intend to con- tinue fully functiofing rent con- trol program in the Alaska area The public having business with our offices will find US at the same locations. Our regulations and procedures will remain in effect We shall go forward with an ade- quate program in all areas where rent controls are still in effect. MT Creedon has made it plain that that is his desire within whatever framework Congress provides"
 Walsh said that his office, in cooperation with the Washington office, will carry on it's continuous study of the need for controls in all areas, with view toward lifting controls speedily wherever an inn proved relationship between hous- ing demand and supply develops.
 Our twin purposes, he said, "are to keep strong programs in operation where needed, and to re- move controls promptly and con- pletely whenever and wherever good reason exists for bringing them to an end"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
6-H0UR C0NFAB
 TAKES PLACE IN
 DUR0CHER CASE

CINCINNATI, May 3. = tR = It looks AS if Baseball Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler has ac- complished, at least temporarily one of his tougher tasks-that of putting the silencer on red-haired Larry MacPhail, voluble voice of the New York Yankees.
 The two terrific takers, neither known for any taciturn talent, put on conversational contest for six hours and 40 minutes in Happy's s office yesterday, and just who won the marathon is still a mystery.
 Chandler ordered MacPhail in for the conference after the latter was quoted as saying the Commissioner so far as testimony offered at San asota and St. Petersburg hearings in March was concerned, did not have enough evidence to warrant five-minute suspension of Dur ocher."
 The hearings in the DurOchel case were held March 25 and 29 and the Commissioner did not an- nounce the Brooklyn shippers sus- pension until April g. If any fur ther action in the MacPhail end of the case is contemplated, it probably will not come for a week or two It would take the Commis- sioner that long to read a trans cript of what was said by the two fast-talkers in the six and a half hour confab.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

By CHARLES ID. WATKINS
 WASHINGTON, May 2.-tR-De- mands from oregon and California that their shipping interests be giv- en an opportunity along with Seattle firms to serve Alaska to- day made more involved an already much debated situation.
 And. the Governor of Alaska supports their position.
 California and Oregon members of Congress demanded after a con ference yesterday that the Mari time Commission eliminate from contracts with three Seattle ship ping firms a clause giving them exclusive right to serve Alaska un- til June 30, 1948.
 The contracts have been under study for weeks and only last week the Maritime Commission announc- ed its approval of their form.
 The Seattle companies immed lately filed new tariffs for a 35 percent increase Tn rates to Alaska.
 Contracts Drafted
 The contracts were drafted after Congress passed interim legislation to permit the commission to chart CT government ships to the private operators at nominal rates, with the commission paying insurance on them and recapturing 75 percent of any profits.
 Representative of Chambers of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
The W ashinqto Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-There is grow ing group of middle-of- -the-road CongressmeE7-both Democrats and Republicans-wh would like to see a common labor bill passed by Congress, but not one which would destroy trade unioniSm
 They believe that certain fla grant labor abuses, such as juris- dictional strikes and secondary boy colts, should and must be corrected. But they don't want to knock out the basic rights of labor.
 At the rate some Congressional leaders are going, however, there will be no labor bill at all. For if the tough Taft-Hartley version is finally sent to the White House. it is certain to be vetoed. And it's doubtful whether Congress can pass the bill over Truman's head.
 Middle-of -the-road Congressmen point out that this would leave the country without any labor bill at all-which may be what top Republican leaders want.
 The other day, however, fair minded COP Senator Alexander Smith of New Jersey went to the White House and told Truman that he wanted his views on a sci ence bill. He said that on anything as important as scientific develop ment, he considered it wise for Congress to work with the White House Truman appreciated this and did his best to cooperate.
 This should be the cue to fair minded Congressional leaders. If they really want labor bill, it is only a 30-cent taxi fare down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House where the man who used to sit in the Senate with them is al- ways eager to confer with his for mer colleagues.
 If Senator Taft, Rep. Hartley . and some of their anti-labor friends would adopt a more "Vandenberg- like approach, a labor bill fair to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
Striking Workers On
 London Docks Return


 LONDON, May 2.-iR-London s ur-day dock strike ended today.
 Thousands of dock workers re- turned to their jobs to unload cri- tically needed cargo ships. Strike leaders, however, said few hun dred stayed out, ignoring the gov ernment ard union back to work pleas.
 The lockers quit in sympathy with $500 Glasgow dock workers who went out six weeks ago because 500 fellow workers were declared redundant" and dismissed.
 The Glasgow dockers remained idle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
U. }. SUGGESTS JEWS HEARD IN U. N. MEET
Ask to Include Official l Jewish Agency in Pdl-
 estine Discussions

NEW YORK, May 2-lR-The United States late today asked that the official Jewish agency be per- mitted to participate in the United Nations Palestine debate before the General Assemblys 55-nation poli- tical committee. Russia said she could not support the American proposals
 The American position was pre- sented to the Assemblys 14-nation steering committee by Warren R. Austin.
 Austin opposed the joint propo- sal of Poland and Czechoslovakia that the Jews be given full voice before the Assembly in plenary meeting.
 Austin said:
 1-The Assembly should limit any appearance of Jewish organi- cations to the Jewish agency for Palestine.
 2.-The views of the agency should not be presented before a plena-y meeting since that should be limited to member states only
 3-The expression of the views of the agency should be limited to the single item on the agenda-the creation of fact finding commit tee to study the Palestine ques- ton.
 At should be borne in mind that the agency does not speak for all Jews in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
GRAND JURY CASE

Eugene LaMoore, alias Austin Rollan and other names, was bound over to the Federal Grand Jury yesterday by Acting U. s. Commis- sioner Gordon Gray following a preliminary hearing. LaMoore is being held on charges of perjury as result of testimony he gave during the trial of Austin Nelson His bond of $100O0 was continued. LaMoore is represented by attorney William L. Paul. Jr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
5enate Hearings on
 Income Tax Cut End

WASHINGTON, May 2.-IR- The Senate Finance committee closed hearings on the $4,000, 900. :. coo income tax cut bill today after hearing a letter from Bernard M Baruch opposing any tax re- duction.
 Chairman Millikin R-Colo) said the committee will start next week probably Tuesday-detailed con- ,sideration of the bill already pass by the House. Republicans have assigned the tax measure a place on the Legislative calendar behind the labor bill now being debated,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, May Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is As, American Can 93A, Anaconda 36h. Curtiss- Wright 47s, International Harvester 827s, Kennecott 4412, New York Central 15A. Northern Pacific 16as, U. s. Steel 70A, Pound s4.02sa.
 Sales today were 920,00O shares.
 Merrill-Lynch averages today are as follows: industrials 17346, rails 4553, utilities 3425.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
FISH, WILDLIFE SURVEY OFFICES
 MAY BE CLOSED

WASHINGTON, May 2lR-Al- bert M. Day, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, today said two laboratories, four fishery mar ket news offices and most region al statistical survey offices may be closed if cuts in Interior De- partment appropriations become ef- fective.
 Day said that all statistical sur veys of fisheries, except those in New England and New York and limited surveys in Washington and Oregon, would be eliminated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
posfers. Praising Hitler Strangely
 Appear, Munich

MUNICH, May 2.-LR-Nazi post CTS praising Adolf Hitler as an ideal leader and announcing new anti-Semitic Party appeared mys- teriously on billboards in the cen tral square of Munich early today.
 Crowds gathered to read the text, which appealed for election of a peoples bloc in the National Socialistic. interest of the working class.
 Of four posters in Karlsplatz, two were removed by passersby. a third was partly torn off, but the last of them was still intact at a am.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
FRENCH CABINET MAY FALL; FIGHT
 ON TWO ISSUES

PARIS, May 2. - IR = Socialist : Premier Paul Ramadier, fighting to prevent the fall of his Cabinet over new split with the Commun- ist Party, appealed today to the National Assembly for full support of his wage and price freezing program.
 Sources close to the Cabinet said the Premier was preparing to ask his party to let him form new government with Communists ex- 4 cluded if he won the confidence vote.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
SHIP (0NTRA(T5,
 ALASKA SERVICE,
 ARE NOW SIGNED

t SEATTLE, May 2--tR-- Four Seattle ship lines signed contracts yesterday for resumption of pri- vate service to Alaska.
 Maritime commission ships will be chartered to the lines under terms of the l6-month agreement.
 Lines involved are Alaska Steam ship, Northland Transportation, Alaska Transportation, and Santa Ana Steampship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
Big Theft of
 Alaska Jade In 5eafiIe
More than Five Tons oi Semi-Prelious Sione
 Disappears-Mystery

SEATTLE, May 2.-IR-One of Seattle's most puzzling mysteries of recent months confronted police today - the disappearance of more than five tons of semi-precious jade from a waterfront storage lot.
 Officials of the Arctic Circle Exploration Company, Inc, said the stone was dumped on the lot recently in boulders weighing from 200 to 1,500 pounds each. They valued the stone at between S25, 900 and $30,O00.
 Norman c. Stines, consulting en- gineer for the firm. expressed be- lief the thieves would attempt to ship the entire lot to China, where it can be handled more easily"
 This jade has to be cut by large, specially made diamond studded band saws. I doubt if there are any such saws in Se- attle,' he explained
 The jade was shipped to Seattle last November from Alaska. It was mined along the Koluk River in the northern part of the Seward Pen insula.
 Stines said the theft was dis covered when prospective custo- mer was taken to the storage yard to examine the stone. All but one 200-pound piece had vanished. ! The jade, of the nephrite variety mined only in Alaska and western Mongolia, is identical with that the Chinese have used for orna- ments and gems for more than 3 QQQ uears
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
HaIibuf Fleet at
 5eaitIe Tied Up
 For 4More Days

SEATTLE, May 2.-tR-It will be at least three more days before Seattle fishermen can sail for the halibut banks. Another meeting will be held Monday in an attempt to settle the controversy over de- mands of vessel owners for a larg- CT share of the catch. The sea- son opened yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
TRUCK MOVED JADE

SEATTLE, May 2. - lR - Capt. Emile Wallet, chief of Seattle de- tectives, said today that he had learned the name of the transfer company winch hauled away more than five tons of semi-precious jade from a fenced-in waterfront stor- age lot.
 Captain Valet said it had been established that a truck moved the boulders to a vacant lot north of the Aurora Bridge, which spans an arm of Lake Union, and then took them to a site near Green Lake. Police were trying to locate this latter place.
 The name of the person who employed the trucking firm was not determined immediately
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Aleutian, from Seattle, due at o'clock this afternoon and schedul- ed to sail westward at 8 o'clock to- night.
 Princess Louise, from south, due Saturday afternoon or evening.
 Palisano scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
Rotary Meet
 Opens Sunday

SEATTLE, May 2-tH-More than 1900 persons already have regis tered for the four-day district con- ference of Rotary International, District No. l0l, which opens this Sunday, officials said today. The district includes the Pacific North west, British Columbia and Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

Mrs Inez Vosotros was sentenced to six months in jail today by the Acting U. s. Commissioner. Her sentence was suspended. She was arrested 10 days ago for drunken ness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02
HIGHWAY PATROL GETS NEW FORD

A new Ford arrived here yes- terday for the Territorial Highway Patrol and will be put into service in the Juneau area after it has been properly equipped and ser viced. The present car assigned here, Hudson. will be shipped to Anchorage when the new vehicle is ready for use.
 The puffing adder, widely re- guarded as dangerous, is harmless.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-02

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Evening star., 1947-02-04
Dr.. Mann EIoted Over Capture
Of Emperor Penguins for Zoo

= DR.. William Mann, National
Geological Park director, was elated
today when The Star informed him
of the capture of two Emperor pen
gums by members of the Navy Ant
arctic expedition.
The only Emperor penguins in
captivity are the three which have
been happy guests of the Washing
ton Zoo since Rear Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd brought them here
more than seven years ago.
The three tons of frozen fish
needed as penguin food by the Cru
zen Antarctic force before any En-
perors could be taken, was sent by
the Zoo, DR.. Mann explained. The
dispatch from Thomas r. Henry,
Star staff correspondent, was the
first word he had that the shipment
Of fish had arrived in the Antarctic,
the Zoo director said.
Emperor penguins do not gen.
orally thrive well in captivity. The
Washington Zoos three do. Their
greatest enemy is a lung disease
which blocks breathing.
! To keep them happy, DR.. Mann
said, the penguin cages are arti-
ficially cooled down to SIS degrees
in the summer. In winter the natu-
raj outside air is their environment.
They eat five or six 5-inch trout
daily. One Emperor, known as Du-
gan, insisted on being fed by hand
until he died in 1910 of the lung
ailment.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

bill, the council analysis OF the
measure stated:
g "A careful analysis of this legis-
lative catchall reveals that these
objectives (restoration of balance
between labor organizations and en-
ployers, to reduce strikes through
mediation) are largely hypocritical.
Contempt Case Reviewed.
"The real purpose is to stifle by
law the industrial freedom and the
economic progress which the trade
unions have been able to obtain for
the Nations workers through free
collective bargaining"
The council heard an oral report
from Felix Knight, an AFL vice
president, who just returned with
federation delegation from tour
of Argentina.
Joseph A. Padway, AFL general
counsel, who is heading the analysis
of legislation, also gave a review
of the Mine Workers contempt case
now before the Supreme Court. Mr..
Padway said he did not expect a
decision until the latter part of this
month.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Data on U.S. Agencies
Asked as First Step
In FuII-ScaIe Probe

AS a first step in a full-scale in
vestigation of all Government ad-
ministrative agencies, the House
Expenditures Committee today called
for complete list of all Federal
agencies, with information on their
detailed functions and the number
of persons they employ.
The decision to appoint subcom-
mittee to compile the data within
two weeks came at hearing on a
bill to increase from to Z cents a
mile the allowance given Govern
ment employees for using their own
automobiles on official business.
Although the committee deferred
action on the measure until it
confers with Budget Bureau officials,
it heard one of its members, Rep
resentative Brown, Republican, Of
Ohio assert that "too many Govern
ment officials here in Washington
are wearing out Government cars in
going to cocktail parties"
Mr.. Brown suggested that some of
the Government cars be taken away
from Washington agency officials
who do not need them and given to
other Federal employees, such as
United States narshals, who in some
parts of the country have to travel
long distances on official business in
their own automobiles.
This discussion led to a disclosure
by Representative Judd, Republican,
Of Minnesota, that he intends to
introduce bill which would dras-
tically revise the surplus property
disposal law, especially by eliminat-
ing all present priorities and
preferences. An expenditures sub
committee already has been named
to investigate the War Assets Ad-
ministration.
Representative Bender, Repub-
lican, of Ohio then proposed that
a subcommittee be created ION the
subject of consolidation and reduc-
ton of executive agencies" Repre-
sentative Wadsworth, Republican,
Of New York contended, however,
that the Bender resolution was too
general. He offered a substitute
motion, which the committee ap-
proved, creating a subcommittee
which will report to the full COM
n1ittee within two weeks with a COM
plete list of agencies, functions and
employees.
Several committee members de-
clared the investigation will have
to be on an individual basis and
that representatives of specific Of
fees will be called before the COM
mittee.
Evening star., 1947-02-04

Little was known of the Emper-
ors until recent years. Dr.. Mann
said the three in the zoo cannot
be distinguished apart, either as
to sex or individuality and, hence,
have no names. Likewise, their life
span is a mystery to naturalists.
In all, the Washington Zoo has
nine penguins: Three Emperors,
four Jackass penguins from the is
lands of the South African Coast
and two Humboldt penguins from
the Galapagos Island. The En-
perors are by far the largest.
Penguins have no quills on their
armlike wings, which are used for
swimming in the water and for
fighting, walking and gesticulating
on land. The species exists cnly In
the Southern Hemisphere and has
only two natural enemies: Seals
and men.
The Emperors have a laugh-pro-
voking waddle and are very playful
with interesting courtship and
greeting ceremonies. Dugan, the
Emperor who died at the Washing
ton Zoo in 1910, was extremely fond
of Keeper Malcolm Davis. ....
DR.. Mann said the three at the
zoo now have never presented him
with an egg.
I'VE don't even know If there Is
a female in the group" Dr. Mann
said. "Only an autopsy would tell
and we don't want that"
Evening star., 1947-02-04
Jones
Continued From First PAGE J

been informed chemicals in the
school laboratory had been in dis
array for some time but had been
placed in proper order after the
accident.
Red phosphorus catches fire if
it's not kept moist, and Bob said
this was dry powder" Mr.. Jones
declared. "If it was the phos-
phorus, it wasn't being kept prop
erly."
"The box said red phosphorus, )"
Bob said. "It was sort of a rusty
powder. I had made a flare before.
and I'd intended to take this one
outside and light it."
Bob's day nurse is his sister. Miss
Virginia M. Jones, who served in
the Navy Nurse Corps. His former
school chums are nightly visitors
and, according to his father, Bob
Is cheerful most of the time.
He sometimes gets low at night
after his friends are gone," Mr..
Jones said, "but his doctor says he
should have all the visitors he can
stand to avoid shyness."
AS reporters prepared to leave,
Bob told them he was planning to
resume his studies soon in order
to get his high school diploma.
Then I might take a job in the
summer, If I'm able" he added.
Evening star., 1947-02-04
.Tdss Declares Military
Will Dominate Atom Board

Z MOSCOW, Feb. 4 (R.-The Soviet
news agency Tass said in a New
York dispatch today that congress
sional discussion of personnel of the
United States Atomic Control Com
mission shows that behind the ci-
william facade of the commission the
real masters of the situation will be
the military supported by
the most aggressive-minded circles
in Congress" r
Tass reported what 1t termed
efforts of military men and the
most aggressive-minded Republi-
cans to strengthen still further the
influence of the military in the work
Of the commission"
'Lilienthal was forced on threat
Of nonconfirmation as a candidate u
the dispatch said, ito agree that
military men must be present at all
sessions of the commission without
exception"
David E. Lilienthal, President
Truman's appointee for COM
mission chairman, under ques-
tioning by the Senate Atomic
Committee, said last week he
didn't think the commission
would invite the military liaison
committee to it's meetings. He
backed down from this after
Senator Vandenberg, Republican,
of Michigan said that not a
"single door" must be closed to
the military committee.)
''It is characteristic that many
Senators expressed dissatisfaction
over publication of the Smyth re-
port on atomic energy in 1945, since
in their opinion it told too much, ;
Tass said. TN this connection there
are mutual accusations-the scien-
lists accuse the military and military
men accuse the scientists"
Mr.. Lilienthal himself, before the
committee, expressed such dis
satisfaction.