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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
NOTICE OF ATTACHMENT AND ARREST OF PROPERTY

No. 5770-A
 In Admiralty In the District Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau.
 JAMES V. DAVIS, Libellant, vs. The Motorship or Vessel OVER THE TOP, Official No. 220,364, and her masts, tackle, apparel furniture, fixtures, machinery, boats, an- chors, engines and equipment, Re- spondent.
 TO ALL CONCERNED
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. WILLIAM T. MAHONEY, as United States Marshal for the Ter ritory of Alaska, did on the 18th day of September, 1947, attach and arrest the. motorship or vessel over the Top, Official No. 220 ,364, her masts, tackle, apparel, furniture, fixtures, machinery, anchors, equipment and engines, in the above-entitled ac- tion in the above entitled Court in that certain action brought by JAMES V. DAVIS as iibellant, against the motor ship or vessel Over the Top, Official No. 0364, her masts, tackle, apparel, furniture, fixtures. machinery, anchors, equip msnt and engines, the cause or na- ture of said action being a cause fer damage in tort, civil and mari time, in which the libellant James V. Davis demands S4, ,15683 and costs, and all persons interested or con- cerned herein are required to be and appear at the time and place of the return of said process, to-wit: The 4th day of October, 1947, in the Unit ed States District Court Room in the Federal-Territorial Building, at Juneau, Alaska. at 1000 o'clock A. M of said day. or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, and answer in that behalf, or default will be entered and condemnation ordered as prayed for in the libel filed herein
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, Sep- tember 16th. 1947.
 WILLIAM r. MAHONEY,
 U. s. Marshal,
 By WALTER c. HELLAN,
 Deputy U. s. Marshal. M. E. MONAGLE,
 Of Proctors for Libellant. First publication, Sept. 18, 1947. Last publication, Oct. 3, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19

Mems two-pailts suits are now arriving. See them on display at GRAVES The Clothing Man" 6 If
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Fate at !. Of . teachers Pay
Bill in Doubt as City
Heads Oppose Raise !
Statement Scoring Plan
For Single Solory Scole
Assoiled by Mccorron

What will happen to the
teachers pay bill, still awaiting
action by Congress, was a matter
of speculation today following
the Commissioners blunt oppo-
sition to a raise in pay for Dis
trict teachers.
The action OF the city heads, an
nounced in a statement sent late
yesterday to the Senate House
committee considering the bill, is a
complete reversal Of the position
taken earlier at a public hearing
by Commissioner Guy Mason.
AT that time Mr.. Mason told the
joint committee that, although the
Commissioners had not studied the
measure in. detail, they favored a
bill along the general lines of that
proposed by the Board of Educa-
ton. The Commissioners did ask,
however, that the cost of the bill
not be made up by cutting the
budget requests Of other city de-
partments.
The bill would give the teachers
a $3.50 increase on top Of the $3.50
increase they are receiving on a
temporary basis this year. 1t would
also establish single salary stand
ard Of equal pay for equal training
and experience. The measure would
thus boost the minimum pay to
50, 500 a year.
Criticized by McCarran.
Senator McCarran, Democrat, of
Nevada, former chairman of the
Senate District Committee, criti-
cized the Commissioners statement
as "uninformedp and zone of the
best arguments for home rule in
the District that has been advanced
in long. long time
Both School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning and Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, president OF the Board Of
Education, expressed surprise and
disappointment at the reaction Of
1See TEACHERS PAY, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1947-05-03
300 Rice Shops Looted
By Hangchow Rioters
By The Assoeiaied Press

SHANGHAI, May 3.-The Shang-
hal Evening Post said today that
more than 800 rice shops in Hang
chow. capital Of Chekiank province,
had been wrecked and looted In day.
long rioting over the soaring price
Of China's staple diet.
Late reports said martial law had
been declared in the city, located
in the heart of China's rice-pro-
ducing area. The city government
was reported to have dumped a
large consignment of rice on the
market in an effort to force down
prices.
More than 1000 bags OF boarded
rice were looted by rioters who
smashed furniture in rice shops and
broke windows in two branch police
stations. the newspaper said.
In Shanghai, city authorities
threatened to ration rice to halt.
skyrocketing prices which reached
q high OF 320, 900 Chinese dollars
tt26.67 d. 81 picsil l133a
pounds. The oficial price u 700, 900
Chinese dollars tsi667) ! ptcll.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
British Face Reich Food Crisis
In Slash of Rution Next Week

ish zone needed Immediately 100, 900
tons Of imported wheat.
Maj Gen. w. II. A. Bishop, deputy
chief Of stat. has announced that
1t was thought" Washington would
be able to allocate 700, 900 tons OF
grain to Germany In April and May,
with an additional $50, 600 tons q
month for June, July and August.
But the combined American and
British zones are already behind In
expected imports. The British zone
expected 224, 900 tons In April, but
50 far only 1S0,0 900 tons have been
received.
An oflcia1 ban was placed today
on all food information to the press
unless t had received joint British.
5Aznes1ean appgus1l 81 Berlin.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
By Hugh Fullerton, Jr.
Associated Press Stuff Writer

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 3-The
Derby madness that strikes this
town on the first Saturday in
May each year was somewhat
more insane than ever today as
some 125, 1000 race-mad people
attempted to pick the winner
among IA 3-year-old colts.
The main reason for the extra
ordinary confusion attending the
73d and biggest of all Kentucky
Derbies was the fact that there
wasn't an outstanding favorite
among the IA horses that are due
to parade to the post at 4:45 (C.S.T)
today for this edition of Col. Matt
Winn's guessing game.
The weather continued as prime
factor for speculation although the
forecast called for fair and warmer
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Churchill Moy Play Role in Film
On Nozis Bid for Atomic Bomb

NEW YORK, May 3 (NANA) -
Winston Churchill is to star in a
Norwegian war movie, according to
the conservative Oslo newspaper,
Aftenposten.
According to the Norwegian news
paper. the 73-year-old ex-premier
is to play himself in a film to be
called, why the Germans Did Not
Get Their Atomic Bomb" Scenes
now are being shot in Norway, Eng
land and France.
The screen play deals with the
blasting, of the Norwegian heavy
water plant at Rjukan on February
2S. l943, by a party of Morse COM
mandoes who were landed on the
coast of Norway to spike secret
German development of an atomic
bomb for which heavy water was
essential.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Station Ticket Seller
Is Held in Shortage

A Union Station ticket seller to-
day wass arraigned on q Federal
charge Of failing to make complete
and correct entries in ticket records
OF the Washington Terminal Co.
involving sales discrepancies which
an FBI agent testified might
amount to 5000.
The man, listed by the FBI as
George Wasil Pappach, %, Of the
1900 block OF Potomac avenue Sc,
was placed under $1,000 bond by
United States Commissioner Need
ham c. Turnage
The hearing was continued until
next Tuesday on Pappachs request
TO obtain council.
Employed as q ticket seller at the
terminal since June, 1912, Pappach
was arrested at his home last night
by FBI agents who reported they
found 1854 in cash on the premises.
Investigators added the man adj
mitted that perhaps $500 or t400
OF this money belongs to the rail-
roads.
An agent testifying at today's
hearing said that about SIS 5,000o had
been reported missing by the ter-
mtnal In q check on sales record
discrepancies since January N4A
Evening star., 1947-05-03
British Navy Operates
Tower Bridge in Strike
BY the Associated Pres.

LONDON, May 3.-The Royal Navy
began operating the draw-bridge
spans Of London's picturesque Tower
Bridge today while the regular crew,
city employees, remained on strike.
The bridge had been open, its
spans pointing skyward, since Mon
day night. 1t crosses the Thames in
heavily travelled area and the
walkout caused traffic tieups.
The government called in the navy
after failing to settle the strike.
Crewmen walked of with 900 other
city employees In protest against the
promotion of city employed private
policeman.
Some $500 dock workers at Glas-
gov, on strike six weeks, were voting
today on whether to accept a COM
promise settlement. They quit be-
cause 500 fellow workers were de-
clared redundant" and dismissed
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Lote News
Bulletin
Plane croshes, Pilot Escapes

Plone Crashes, Pilot Escape.
A single-engine plane, appar-
emily q service craft, crashed
shortly after noon today near
the Washington Baltimore
boulevard on the Washington
side Of College Park, Md. Wit
nesses said the pilot escaped
before the plane burned. Maj.
Claude H. Marshall, = Reserve
Army officer, told The Star the
plane crashed in the yard OF
his home at $500 Pineway
drive, College Heights, Md. He
said the pilot walked away"
from the crash.
Evening star., 1947-05-03

Mr. Churchill, Aftenposten says,
has consented to re-enact In the
new Aim his transatlantic tele-
phone conversation with President
Roosevelt announcing the success of
the Commando operation. This
dramatic highlight ends the movie,
which Is being made in three langu-
French-under the direction of Vibe
Mueller of Norway ana Jean FIRE.
vile Of France
The picture is based on novel
by the French writer, Jean Marin,
and is being filmed by Hero-Film
of Norway in collaboration with
the French studio. Trident Films.
1t will have its premiere at Rjukan
and will be shcwn next day at the
Paris Opera House in gala per-
formance TO be attended by the
President Of France.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
7-Mon WuIkout CurtuiIs
New York News Edition
BY The Associated Press

NEW YORK, May 3.-The four
star final edition of the Daily News
was curtailed today, a representa-
tive of the publication said, when
seven sterotypers left their jobs.
An official of the newspaper said
that the men, who cast the plates
for press runs. held chapel meet
ing during the night and at its con-
clusion announced they were leaving
their jobs. The official said the
walkout was in violation of con-
tract with Sterotyping Union No. /,
AFL. The cause was not given.
The newspaper spokesman said
the walkout cut off the usual LIS, 900
run of the Manhattan edition. The
Brooklyn edition was printed in the
Brooklyn plant and Manhattan
|newsdealers were given extra copies.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Record Crowd Of 725 900 See
II Start Kentucky Derby Today
Confusion Reiens os Fons Attempt to Pick
Winner From Field Locking Strong Fuvorite

today after q half week OF rain that
turned the Churchill Downs racing
strip into soupy mess as 1t has SO
often In the past.
Then there were q couple Of
horses that probably wouldn't have
been mentioned at all If it wasn't
for the "oH track factor. A series
of preliminary races failed to pro-
duce anything but arguments as
to which of half dozen leading
contenders might hit the jackpot.
On top of that, you even have to
consider the trainers and jockeys.
The one certainty today was that
the largest crowd in all Derby his
tory would jam the rambling wooden
stands at Churchill Downs to capa-
city and little more.
The official estimate was that
about 125, 900 spectators would be
present and the unofficial sources
of information, from the tracks
(GorfinfIe1 IN page Ali rol,,yoy, ~
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Poetic Voyage Ends
For Texas City Blast
Victim, S Fioncee
By me A.soeic,ed Pfe,s

SAN FRANCISCO, May ST.
A voyage during which her
happiness was shattered by the
Texas City disaster ended here
yesterday for 27-year-o
Heather Yeldham Of Australia.
She was to have been met
here by her fiance, William Al
bert Screws OF Texas City, an
employe Of the Monsanto chem
ical plant and former Army
sergeant. Two days out OF sgd
ney, aboard the Marine Phoe-
nix, she learned OF the explo-
sion. Two days later, she was
told Mr.. Screws had been killed
In the blast.
Miss Yeldi1arn win 90 to Tex
as City to visit her fiance's
mother. After that. she has no
plans.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
~ The A.see;assd Press

HAMBURG, Germany, May g.
The British occupation zone Of Ger
many may face Its biggest food crisis
next week, when the daily ration
is expected to drop to TOO Galleries
in Hamburg and many other sections
OF the zone.
During the past week, many zone
residents have received only 900
calories OF food daily under 4 ration
supposed to total 1850.
No potatoes have been issued In
Hamburg for a week. and there was
no prospects OF any being available
for next week After waiting for
hours In line for bread, many were
turned away empty y-laanded. 4 urit-
ish oflciAl said today that thu 1Rit-
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Sponsors
Sought for Federal
Pay Bill
Employees Unions Open
Campaign to Win Relief
From Rising Living Cost
By Joseph YOUNG

Republican sponsorship Of a
Federal pay raise bill was sought
today by Government employees
unions as they began q drive de-
signed to win Federal workers
some relief from rising living
costs. 4.
Within the past few days 1--WE
House Democrats have introduced
bills to give Federal workers q $500
yearly increase in salaries. These
bills were introduced largely through
the efforts of the CIC United Pub
lie Workers Of America, which has
oampaigned since the start of this
session Of Congress for Federal
pay raise.
It has bean learned that the AFL
Government Employees Council,
which represents 10000 Federal
workers ID the various AFL postal
and craft unions, and the American
Federation of Government Employees,
has decided to join with UPWA in
asking for wage increases. They
are seeking Republican sponsorship
to. improve the chances of such
legislation.
Events Change Stand.
Until now the AFL unions have
not asked for a pay bill during this
session Of Congress, feeling that
chances for passage we're almost
hopeless. Instead the unions con-
centrated on securing passage of the
LANCER Chavez bill, which provides
for widespread liberalization Of the
civil service retirement system.
Events Of the past few weeks,
however, have changed the AFL
groups stand Although observers
still concede that 1t is very improb-
able that this economy minded
Congress would vote pay raise bill,
the recent wage increases granted
In the auto, steel and other private
Industries have encouraged Federal
union officials somewhat. The pos
tai unions, which exert consider
able political influence in Congress,
are determined now to press for a
wage boost.
They join with the AFGE which
has also decided to enter the pay
raise campaign. AFGE officials, to-
gether with the postal representa-
tives, are reported to be agreed on
asking for a temporary bonus OF
$480 annually until the cost of liv-
ing comes down to somewhere near
prewar levels.
In an attempt to improve the
chances of such legislation, AFL
leaders are seeking to have some
prominent Republican members in
troduce the bill. They are con-
centrating on several Republican
members of the House Civil Service
Committee.
Promotion Control.
Meanwhile, the House has adopt
ed legislation controlling future Job
promotions in the Government In
passing . $102, ,455 900 deficiency
bill.
The promotion curtailment pro-
(See PAY BILL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Italian Labor Strikes
Briefly in Protest
Over Sicily Ambush
Workers Quit Throughout
Country to Demonstrate
Against Killing Of Eight
By The Associated Pres,

ROME, May Workers
throughout Italy held a brief
general strike and mass meet
ings today in protest against the
May Day ambushing and ma
chine cunning of a workers and
peasants parade in Sicily.
From 10000 to $4,000 persons,
some waving crepe-draped national
and REQ flags, shouted Enough,
enough as Rome speakers declared
that there must "be an end to the
spilling Ct workers blood"
Some persons carried placards de-
lnanding death to the Sicilliap
barcnS.'.
The speakers said workers were
gathered in public squares through-
cut Italy to protest against '.the
killing CT our brothers and sisters
in Sicily The responsibility for the
shooting lay with the "Monarct1ists,
QualLnquists (rightists) and great
land owners" they asserted.
Rome Papers Suspend.
All! workers except those in pub
lie services and utilities were called
out in Rome's halliday strike by
Inc powerful General Labor Con-
federation. The walkout caused
Rome afternoon newspapers t, sus-
pend publication. ~
A half-day strike of govarnnen.
employees and another mass meet
ing were called for Monday.
Workers in Milan left their jobs
for half an hour, after which a rally
OF labor delegations was held in
Castillo square.
Eight persons were killed and 80
wounded among 400 in the May
Day parade, machine gunned at
Piana della Ginestra near Palermo
Thursday morning by mounted gun
men on hill 800 yards away. Two
of the dead were women. The
Socialist newspaper Avanti said
another was 10-year-old boy.
Hostility Heightened.
The crime, blamed by one political
leader on the Black Hand lMafia) !,
heightened right-left hostility in
Italy, led to rightist-leftist fist fights
in the Constituent Assembly and
brought open talk of cabinet crisis.
The labor considerations strike
resolution said Siciiy's 'Latifondisti"
great landowners-were respon-
sible for the massacre. 1t said they
were trying to "suffocate the work
ers' organization in blood"
A two-hour general strike was
staged in Rome yesterday-con-
veniently called for l to 3 pm, when
most business houses closed for
lunch-and scores of deputies strug-
gled for 10 minutes on the Assembly
floor in flstcuffs touched off by an
argument over responsibility for the
crime.
Sicilian Communist Leader Giro
lamo Licausi, generally called the
architect of the Communjst-Socialist
triumph in the islands Assembly
election April 20 and 81. charged
that monarchists and Qualunquists
trightists) had provoked, and the
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Cool Week End in Store,
Some Showers Tonight

Spring overcoats may be in style
this week end, with scattered show
ers and continued cool weather
forecast.
The Weather Bureau predicted
sunshine this afternoon, but the
skies are expected to be cloudy by
night with light, intermittent show
ers this evening Tomorrow will be
overcast and rather cool, the Wealth
er Bureau said.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Court Deliberotine
On Fote of Schocht
By the Associated Press

STUTTGART, Germany, May B.
The denazificatior case against
Hjalmar Schacnt, Hitler.s former
economics minister, was submitted
to a German court today after five
hours OF pleading by Sehacht and
his lawyer for acquittal.
The court will announce its yer-
dict next Friday.
The prosecution had asked an
eight-year prison sentence for
schacht's alleged aid to the Nazi
regime.
Evening star., 1947-05-03
Jews Reported Irked
By U. 5. Position on
U. n. Representation
Assembly Meets to Act
On Committee Proposal
For Palestine Hearings
BY the Assoeieied Press

NEW YORK, May 3.-The Jew
ish Agency was reported today
to be bitterly disappointed at the
position taken by the United
States on Jewish representation
in the United Nations debate on
Palestine, but BANNED to carry
on its fight for a hearing.
Disclosure of the agency's posi-
ton came as the General Assembly
was convened to act on Steering
Committee recommendation that all
requests for hearings be referred to
the 55-nation Political Committee.
The Assembly expected to plunge
into the question Immediately after
hearing President Miguel Aleman
Of Mexico.
Position Of Agency.
The position of the Jewish Agency
was said to be:
/. 1t would reject anything less
than appearance before 55-nation
body.
2. 1t would not choose to appear
should other Jewish groups also be
called.
3. 1t was opposed to hearing the
Arab Higher Committee on the con-
tel1tion that the Arab viewpoint has
been and will be presented in full
by the five Arab member states. I
While the agency refused public
comment, it was understood that
officials were especially disturbed by
several reported shifts in the Amer
lean position in recent days.
The Steering Committee vote,
coming last night after another
torrid session. was II to 0, with Rus
sian, Poland and Czechoslovakia alb
staining.
Agree to Hear Jewish Views.
The Soviet Union and her two
partners sought to invite the Jewish
Agency to appear before the AS
sembly, but won no support.
Russia, the United States and
Britain were agreed that Jewish
views should be heard but split on
how this should be done.
Should the assembly uphold the
Steering Committees recommends
ton, the question of hearing
would be tossed to the Political
Committee which expects to be-
gin debate Monday on the sole
item on the agenda-the setting up
and instructing of commission OF
inquiry on Palestine. This commits
sion would report back to the reg
ular September meeting of the AS
sembly, at which time delegates
would attempt to reach decision
on the delicate Holy Land man
date.
The American resolution which
the Steering Committee adopted
recommended that any communica-
tions asking for a voice should be
referred to the Political Committee
for decision. Under such a proce-
dure that committee might invite a
group to appear and make state