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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
CHINESE PIRATES HOLD up STEAMER,
 ROB PASSENGERS

HONG KONG, Dec. l5. R- Pirates boarded the 4,552-ton Dutch passenger ship Van Heutz robbed the passengers of cash and jewelry valued at hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars and escaped in communicated junks today after temporarily holding the captain hostage.
 A. H. Elston, Director of Criminal Investigation, announced that the vessel was footed and controlled by the pirates for about Is hours after it was about four hours out of Hong Kong yesterday on a trip to Statow, Chinese port about 1S0 miles north west of here.
 The vessel returned today to Hong Kong and Elston questioned crew members and passengers. They esti- mated the pirates numbered about 25.
 Apparently some of the raiders boarded the ship here disguised as passengers and had a rendezvous with confederates at Bias Bay. They took over the ship at gunpoint and searched it from bow to stern, hold ing the captain and officers i'll the ships motorboat At Chi Ieng Point, the pirates left the vessel in Ithe iunkS and permitted the cap- tain to TOW back to the ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
VALUE OF RUBLE
 BY YS0vIETS
Drastic Means I Taken 10 Check Initiation in
 Russian Country

MOSCOW, Dec 15.-tR-S Soviet Russia is converting her paper rubles in circulation at one-tenth Of their face value, effective to- morrow, as one means of checking imitation which has boosted prices of some goods to 10 to l5 times their prewar level
 War profiteers were singled out iu the decree, announced last night, as 8 target for an involved pro- gram of currency reform"
 Coupled with the revaluation was the abolition of rationing for foods and industrial goods More ever, price cuts of 10 to l2 per cent were announced on such commodities as bread flour, cere- als macaroni and beer
 An adjustment between the eX- ist ng high commercial prices .(those paid in non-rationed stores) and the excessively low prices of rationed supplies was ordered in a wide variety of other supplies, including milk. eggs, tea, fabrics, Footwear and clothing.
 (Ths suggested the great bulk of the Russian population would be paying more.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
CITY POLICE GAR IS AGAIN VICTIM
 IN GAR ACCIDENT

City Police today are wondering if there is a jinx on their shiny new police automobile. A taxi driver backed his cab into it last Thursday night and similar event took place last night while the car was parked in front of the City Jail.
 At 1925 D. m. officers went outside and discovered that an- other car had backed into the police auto. The car was stlll there with it's lights on and motor running but was unoccupled. The accident damaged the left front door and fender.
 An investigation is underway to- day to determine who was driving the car at the time of the accl- dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
PRINCESS N0RAH HERE THIS AFTERNOON; 38
 ARRIVALS FROM SOUTH

The Princess Norah docked at l o'clock this afternoon from the south and is scheduled to leave for Skagway at o'clock this after noon.
 Thirty-eight passengers arrived in Juneau on the steamer. They were: David H. Andrews, James M. Barrett, Alice L. Bender, Hec- tor Campbell, Martha K. bile, Iver Evavold, Marvin Fenster, Mrs. Teresa Fenster, Michael Fenster, James F'lannery, Rose A. Gareau, Thomas w. Gladson.
 Ida H. Hallberg, Iona Jensen, Linda Jensen, Norman o. Johnson, James L. Lonergan, Matthew G. Minzgohr. Robert T. Moore, Homer c. Murphy. Lois E. Murphy, latb L. Murphy. Janea G. Murphy, Will jam M Mckee, Donald E. Me- Lecd. Florence Olson, Ana Oster- man.
 George A. Parks, Eugunio Sanvl- do, Bertha N Seldom, Cecil H. Slaughter Fred Sommers, George J. Stragier, Dorothy Stragier, Olga Thompson. Ernest Turnbull, George Turner, and Julia B. Zwaschka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
kET(HIkAN MAN HERE; ARRESTED
 SAN FRANCISCO

Andrew plieque. wanted in Ket- chikan, was brought to the Juneau Federal Jail Saturday by U. 5. Mar shal William T. Mahoney. He was arresed in San Francisco by the Federal Bureau of Investigation md turned over to Mahoney who was in the States at the time of his arrest,
 Plicque is wanted on at least one count of forgery but several other matters are also being investigated. He will be returned to Ketchikan soon.
 Mahoney and Pllcque arrived here Saturday on board the Alaska. The Marshal had been to McNeil Island Wash. to deliver Alaska prisoners to the Federal Peniten- tiary there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
GOVERNOR KEEPS Up ROASTING OF
 STEAMER SERVICE

PORTLAND Ore, Dec. l5.-LPl-
 The Governor of Alaska told the Western Governors Conference on Saturday that Seattle shipping to Alaska had resulted in .unsatistac- tory service. He asked some hon. est competition" with Canadian shippers allowed to participate. He also condemned present ocean and air freight and passenger rates to Alaska.
 The Governor said the Territorial residents favor two competing lines rom Seattle with a third from Portland, in addition to the Canadian firm. He said the Alaska population had noted that when six Ccngressional committees toured AL aska recently all had travelled by Canadian ships But they Con gressmen) won't let us do it, he added.
 The Governors asked for restora- tion of Coast Guard service Tn Alaska. and called on the Public Health Service, Army and Navy to take steps to cope with the prevalence of tuberculosis ln AL aska. Both demands were voiced by Alaska's Governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
5ome Man,
 Some Woman, Some Kids

DIES MONIES, Dec 15.-lR Luis Carrlzales, 88, became father yes- terday for the third time since l945.
 Carrizales and his 23-year-old
 wife Mary were the parents of a daughter, Sandra in l945 and a son, Frederick in 1946. The children have the black hair and olive skin of their father who is half Cherokee Indian and half Spanish. The latest weighs seven pounds, l5 ounces.
 Carrizales, farm equipment firm employee, has said he keeps fit by chinning himself 40 times day. He has seven other children by two
 previous marriages
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
FOREIGN AID -pASSES, GOES T0pRE5IDENT

WASHINGTON. Dec. l5. lP- The S597 coo 900, emergency foreign aid bill was sent to President Tru- man today.
 House approval completed Con gressional action on the measure providing winter relief for France, Italy. Austria and China
 The Senate had passed it earlier in the day.
 The bill, compromise worked out in Senate House conference Satur- day would permit the flow of sup plies to start moving immediately after 1t is signed by the President
 A provision authorized the Re- construction Corporation to advanc. $50 ,000,000 for this purpose. Con gress will have to pass appropria ton bills for any further expendi- lures.
 The authorization bill, known as the Foreign Aid Act of l947" does not specify the amounts of aid each of the four countries will receive. It only sets a s597 100000 ceiling on the entire program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
DENIAL IN FROM WEST
 AND SOUTHB0UND SAT.
 NIGHT; 20 PASSENGERS

Alaska Steamships Denali, under Captain Aspen, arrived in Juneau from the westward Saturday after noon at o'clock. It brought six passengers from Kodiak, three from Fairbanks, three from Anchorage, three from Seward and eight from Yakutat.
 Arrivals from Kodiak were. Lawr- ence Ashouwoulk, William Kalsnoff, William Kushuk, Arthur Matfoy, William Tunohun. Senafort Zieder.
 From Fairbanks: L. D. Dokken, Fred Rauik, Mrs Fred Rauik.
 From Anchorage: Frank Brown, anders Carlson, Lawrence Rideout. From Seward: Andrew Baker, Raymond Burke, E. G. Nelson.
 From Yakutat: Sam Bagey, Mary Ann Chapman. George A. Vallee, Edith Hansen, Mrs. s. N. Jackson, Mrs. Melvin Pederson, Irving Peder- ion and Bertha Reese.
 The Denali sailed for Seattle at 8 
 o'clock Saturday evening with 36 passengers from Juneau to Seattle and four to Ketchikan.
 Passengers embarking for Seattle were: Kenneth Benson, Mrs. K Benson, Claude Benson, Allen Lee Benson, H. J. Guttormsen. Cargis Guttormsen, Michael Guttormsen Richard l.. Olson, Mrs. Richard l. Olson, E. H. Wolfe, Mrs. E. H Wolfe, Dennis Wolfe, Gerald Wolfe A. A. McMurchie, E. M. Austin, Mrs. R. M. Austin.
 Joe Meherin, Mrs. Joe Meherin, Howard Lvng. Belton Scherer, Mrs. M. Plum, Gene Torkelsen, Eva Seav- CTS. H. P Wright. E. Mack, w. Crashie, H. Curtis, R. M. Shelley A. J. Babcock, c. s. Dominquaz, D IA. Dofredo, Murry Scheel, Richard Mead, Garry Scheel, Glenn Mccall Passengers for Ketchikan were Al Lindstrom, Mrs. Al Lindstrom Al Reid, Steve Vukovich.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
RUSSIA IS
 CAUSE FOR
 BIG SPLIT
Efforts 10 Unify Germany. Restore Austrian lnde-
 pendenee, Fails
Bv JOHN NJ. HIGHTowER

LONDON. Dec l5.--lR-The Big Four Foreign Ministers broke off in failure tonight their weekend effort to unify Germany and restore Aus trian independence Secretary of State Marshall blamed Soviet Rus sia for the collapse
 The United States, Great Britain and France he said. had been able to agree on major issues but the Soviet Union alone refuses to agree
 British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin, presiding. officially declared the conference adjourned after Marshall had made the motion. Bevin said the time and place of the next meeting could be decided later. American informants said, therdoy indicating he expected an- other conference some day would be held.
 Russian Foreign Minister " M. Molotov said he neither objected to nor agreed with Marshall's proposal to adjourn Informants said that before his utterance. Molotov had reiterated his charges that the Western Powers were intent upon dividing Germany.
 Secretary Marshall made the pro- posal to adjourn.
 Western observers indicated the breakup probably signals the be- ginning of a period of more intense rivalry between Russia and the Western Powers. with the United States, Great Britain and France expected to move as soon as pos sible to unify Western Germany.
 The meetings began Nov. 25. To- days session was the l7th. It lasted 45 minutes longer than the usual three hours.
 In the closing period, Russian Foreign Minister " M. Molotov came forward with a new proposal for solving the Austrian problem which. Western diplomats said. would give Russia two-thirds of the Austrian oil production. The whole subject of the Austrian treaty was referred to the ministers deputies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
Nj. E. M0NAGlE,
 VIM. PAUL WILL ! DEFEND MEEKS
Conviefed Slayer of CIar. enee Campbell 10 Get
 New Trial Jan. 15

M. E. Moangle and William L. Paul, Jr., have been appointed de- fense attorneys for George Harrison Meeks who is accused of staying Clarence J. Campbell in Juneau on Dec. 9, 1945. The appointment was made today in U. s. District Court by Federal Judge George w. Folta.
 Meeks was convicted in 1946 by local jury of first degree murder and was sentenced to life lmprison- nent in the Federal Penitentiary His attorneys appealed the verdict to the Ninth Circuit Court of Ap- peals which, this year found certain irregularities in the original trial and remanded the case back to Ju- neau for re-trial
 The new trial has been set for January Is at 10 a. m. Meeks will be returned to the Juneau Federal Jail from the Federal Penitentiary at McNeil Island, Wash, within the next few weeks.
 Monagle and Paul were also two of the three attorneys who originally defended Meeks during the first trial The third attorney, James OIeary. was killed in an airplane crash, this year. in Virginia. He was found in contempt of court during the original trial and removed from the case. The first Meeks trial was one of the most colorful and hard fought cases to ever be tried in a local courtroom.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
MONOPOLY SUIT IS
 ON FILE
Attorney General Brings Case Against United
 Shoe Mach. Corp.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-iR- Attorney General Clark today charged the United Shoe Machin- cry Corporation of Boston with establishing monopoly in pro duction of machinery for making shoes.
 Clark announced a civil antl- trust suit was filed this morning in the U. S. District Court at Bos- ton, under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
 A Justice Department statement said the suit seeks to compel the corporation to sell all its plants used in manufacture of shoe fac tory supplies and some of its plants manufacturing shoe machinery and tanning machinery and to offer to sell it's machinery to shoe manu- facturers instead of only leasing, as it does now. and to make available to it's competitors all patents and know w-how relating to shoe machin- cry"
 The announcement said the com- pany manufacturers over 90 per cent of most of the important types of shoe machinery and is the only company in this country which can 'completely equip a shoe factory with all necessary machinery"
 The Attorney General said the corporations alleged monopoly has destroyed the independence of the shoe industry of the United States
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
SAILOR DISARMS
 A55AllANT AND
 ES(ApE5 UNHURT

s 1fc Don Gentle, of the USCG Wachusett, reported to City Police today that he was attacked yester- day morning by man With knile who demanded his money Gentle told police that he kneed the as sailant and took the knife away from him and then continued on his way. He furnished a descrip- ton of the man to police.
 The incident took place at about 3 a. m, Sunday. near the Juneau Spruce Corporation when the man i jumped at Gentle from behind ! lumber pile
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
Z Arqenfinian Youths
 On Bike Trip 10 Alaska

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. l5.- tR-Pedro and Carlos Rocasalvo, Argentinian youths, were here today preparing for the next lap on a bicycle trip which will eventually take them to Alaska they said.
 From San Antonio the Latin youths will head for Washington, D. C., where Pedro who reports he writes for 25 American publications, plans to present a scroll to President Truman.
 They left Buenos Aires on June 5, 1946. and hope to reach Alaska within another six months. When they entered the United States at Laredo Wednesday they had ped aled 10000 kilometers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
MRS. MIKE FENSTER JOINS HUSBAND AND
 BROTHER IN JUNEAU

John Quilico, radio announcer for KINY, was on the spot today to meet his sister, Mrs. Marvin Fenster, who arrived with her son Michael on the Norah
 Mrs. Fenster joins her husband, Marvin c"Mike") Fenster, flight instructor with Alaska Coastal Ar lines. Both he and Quilico came here from Los Angeles about live months 90, with plans to remain here Indefinitely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
A PASSENGERS,
 ALASKA COASTAL
 DURING WEEKEND

Alaska Coastal Airlines carried A. passengers over the weekend, with stops at Wrangell, Hoonah, Sitka, Hawk Inlet, Fish Bay, Petersburg, Ketchikan, Hood Bay, Haines, Skagway and Tulsequah,
 Passengers from Juneau to Wrangell were: William Tunohan, William Kushuk, Senafont zieder, Arthur Matfoy w. Kalmakoff, L. Ashouwoulk, L. Pideout.
 Wrangen to Juneau: Lew Will jams.
 Juneau to Hoonah. Wright j. Langdon
 Hoonah to Juneau: Frank Nor ton Mrs R. c. Kendall, R. c Kendall. Fred Emerson, Sally Ja- cobsen
 Juneau to Sitka: Mrs. c. John stone, Gail Johnstone, A. Roseneau Mrs. Fred Geeslin. B Powell, Rus. Clithero.
 Sitka to Juneau: D. Drebeldis, FL don Davis, E. Dennard, Catherine Coylc. w. Zates.
 Juneau to Hawk Inlet. Mrs Fl Jacobsen.
 Juneau to Petersburg: Mildred Hermes. Slim Blood, Albert Saka- moto
 Ketchikan to Juneau: Buzz Fem mer.
 Hcod Bay-Juneau. David Flood J. M Girard, Charles Howard.
 Tulsequah to Juneau: Mrs. Fl w. Richardson. l.. D. Irwin. A. Me Lean, T. Tutzbo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
BIG FOUR CONFERENCE BREAKS OFF
Timber (ontrad Between
 k|awotk, Company, Signed

WASHINGTON, Dec .5-'s7-- Execution of timber contract between the Indian village of Kla- wock, Alaska, and the Timber De- velopment Corporation of New York was announced Saturday by the attorney for the Indians.
 James E. Curry, the attorney, said the timber which the Indians are undertaking to cut and sell is due to be sold to others at a Forest Service auction
 The double sale of the same trees is expected to result in litiga- ton to settle the 20-year-old dis pute between the Indians and the Forest Service over ownership O, timber in Southeast Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
EISENHOWER
 WORRY FOR
 DEWEY, TAFT
Believe Army Man Will Be Hardest Man to Beat
 for Nomination
By JACK BELL
clP Political Reporter

WASHINGTON. Dec. l5.IRl- Political strategists for Governor Dewey and Senator Taft said to- day they have come to regard Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as potential ly the hardest man to beat for the Republican Presidential nomination.
 Dewey supporters told report CT the retiring army Chief of Staff may become the strongest sort of a darkhorse contender if the New York Governor is unable to break through the array of ma jor candidates and favorite sons early in the convention.
 The Taft forces also admit they may have hard time to beat Els enhower for the nomination.
 Each of the candidates, including former Gov. Harold E. Stassen, are likely to exert every possible effort to force Eisenhower out m to the open and get him to go on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
NO FROZEN FISH ON BOARD XMAS VESSEL

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-R-Frozen fish can't be taken aboard the Pa cific Northwest's Christmas Friend ship" Don Adler, general coordin- ator for Alaska's contributions to the ship, said today.
 Adler, long time Fairbanks resi- dent, suggested Alaskans who have been offering the fish might sell it up there and send the proceeds down to buy canned fish for Eur ope's needy
 He also said that the committee handling contributions from Alaska will pay drayage from the docks to the Friendship" for used clothing shipped down from Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
The W ashington Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - When Emper- CT Hirohito went to Hiroshima on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor he probably did not know that, but for the accident of few Japanese clouds, another city would have felt the fury of the atom bomb instead of Nagasaki.
 The inside story of the other hitherto unknown atom bomb tar -Kckura-has been one of ot the Army's closely guarded secrets ever since that fateful day-August g, 1945. On that day Maj. Charles Sweeney took off from the island of Tinian with instructions to bomb Kokura, which had been re- ported by a U. s. observation plane as clear for bombing.
 As he was taxing down the run way, Sweeney detected trouble with a fuel pump. This mean he could not use 800 spare gallons of gas oline, which would cut him short and leave him little time to daily over Japan But he took off any how, and headed straight for Ko- kura
 His orders were not to drop the bomb unless he could get clear view of the target By the time he reached Kokura it was blanket ed under a heavy fog. Several times he circled and zoomed over the city, searching for an opening, but it remained obscured. With gas running low, he nosed back across Kyushu island toward Ma gasaki-which, according to his orders, was secondary target.
 I,ike Kokura, Nagasaki was blot ted out by clouds. Sweeney made a couple of runs and finally To- cated hole in the haze. It was not wide enough to permit clear vision, but Sweeney was too low on gas to carry the bomb pack Besides, he had read intelligence reports that the second bomb must be dropped if the Japanese were to be panicked into surrender. The bombing of Hiroshima had given the population severe jolt, but he was told 1t would take sec ond bomb to flush out the frantic peace offer
 So, contrary to his instructions not to drop the bomb unless he had a clear view of the target Sweeney ordered the bomb drop ped by radar with only a small opening in the clouds for yisua observation.
 The rest is largely a matter o1 history Nagasaki's business dis trict was wiped out-l8,000 build ings leveled to the ground and an. other 32,090 severely damaged The explosion killed 26,000 people anc wounded 40,oo0 Ten to 20 more died daily afterward of radio activity
 Meanwhile pilot Sweeney, with cut gas enough to return to h.! base. made a beeline for Okin- ava. He could not contact th,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah. from Vancouver, in port and marked up to sail for Skagway at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
 Aleutian, from Seattle, due at 11:3O o'clock tomorrow forenoon.
 Sword Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle December 18.
 Coastal Rambler, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at g p. m. to- morrow.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Se- attle Saturday.
 Glove Hitch. from Seattle, due De- cember IT.
 Alaska, southbound from Sitka and Skagwav. due in port at 10 o'clock tomorrow forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
NEW AUTO lICEN5ES
 FOR SALE TOMORROW

The new l948 Alaska automobile license plates will go on sale to- morrow at the City Clerks office. City Clerk Jack Popejoy today urged auto owners to get their new plates early and avoid the rush
 The new licenses have a yellow background with blue numbers plus a picture of the Alaska flag
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, rec. io.-Closlng quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is A. American Can 79l2, Anaconda 349s, Curtis Wright SIS. Kennecott 457s. New York Central 139s, Northern Pacific IT, U. s. Steel 76aa, Pound s4.03h
 Sales today were l,430 GOO shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials l7970; rails 4952; util- ities 3323.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
POLICE COURT NEWS

James Leonard forfeited S35 this morning on drunk and disorderly charge. Harry Olds forfeited S25 on drunk charge A similar charge against Morris Olson was dismissed by City Magistrate William A. Holz- heimer.
 Drunk charges against Joseph A. LaPier and Carl Sundquist were held over.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
BETA SIGMA PHI MEETS

There will be regular meeting of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority in the Baranof Gold Room tomorrow night. Final plans will be made for the sorority Christmas party. The cul- tural program will follow the busi- ness meeting. All members are ask ed to attend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
GETS DIVORCE

Alaska M. Nowicka was granted divorce today on charges of in- compatibility from Stanley Nowicka in U. s. District Court here. Fed eral Judge George w. Folta also re- stored the plaintiffs former name of McChesney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15

A. V. Collar. Paul A. Odlang and M w. Odoms, all of Anchorage, are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15
HERE FROM wnITEHoRsE

s. Sawchuk of Whitehorse IS reg istered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-15

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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-02-06
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