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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
FRANCE, ITALY SEEK FINANCIAL
 AID FROM U. 5.
Over Two Billion Dollars Sought by Two Nations
 Govt. Is Informed

WASHINGTON, sept. 19.--tRl-- The possible cost Of stop-gap'' financial aid to Western Europe became clearer today with the dis closure that France and Italy to- gether want nearly Sl 10000 900 during the next six months.
 Government officials who dis closed this said the French tenta- lively estimate their dollar re- quirements at approximately S7oo,- COG ,OOo during the period but double the Italian figure.
 Both of these countries have furnished financial reports to tn, State Department to help the ad- ministration determine how much emergency aid may be needed be- fore the long-range Marshall Plan can be put into effect
 The Department currently f screening tfe French and Italian figures tc determine whether ana by how much they can be trim- med.
 Top policy framers met until nearly midnight last night for the third time this week, presumably in an effort to reach some con- clusion that can be presented to President Truman when he returns from his South American visit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
SHOULD LEVEL PRl(El,.SAY5 OHIO SENATOR
Taft Accuses Truman of Planned InfIation' in
 San Francisco Talk

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19.-lR Senator Taft CR-Ohio) proposed today that the nation act to level off prices and wages at a point 50 to 60 percent above that of l939.
 In politically-important address prepared for delivery here before the Commonwealth Club, the Ohio Senator asserted that prices must come down and that high wages can be maintained only through increased productivity per man,
 Accusing President Truman of following a policy of planned in- flation," Taft said that, neverthe- less, the fundamental reason for high prices is the tremendous in come of the American people to- day due to full employment and high wages"
 Arguing that abnormal employ ment'' resulting from the present high rate of exports and accumu- lated domestic demand will un- doubtedly taper off, the chairman of the Senates Republican Policy Committee said the country had better act to keep this change of pace gradual.
 T believe we may as well recog- nize that prices are permanently above prewar prices" he said. Since both wages and prices have risen-wages more than prices we had better work toward a sta- tilization of wages and prices at some new level, perhaps 50 or 60 percent over l939.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
DESIRE PROOF NECESSITY OF. SPECIAL SES5..
Republican Congressional Leaders Doubt Serious
 ness European Picture

WASHINGTON, Sept 19. R- Republican Congressional leaders adopted a show me" attitude to- day on the question of special session of Congress.
 One of the first things Presi- dent Truman is expected to do when he arrives here following his trip to South America is review the foreign situation with top dip- lomatic advisers, who already have indicated their belief that Con- gress >will have to deal with it be- fore the end of this year
 Joseph w. Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House, told a news confer ence he sees no reason for a special session to consider furth- CT aid for Europe before the next scheduled meeting of the legisla- tors on January 8
 He said information of his own from very good sources indicat- ed there is mo immediate danger" in tEe foreign situation.
 Secretary of State Marshall and Undersecretary Loyett have inti- mated strongly that affairs aboard are so critical thai solution can not be put off until January
 Martin, however. said he is in- formed that except in remote cases Europe has good crops this year and there should be no severe food shortages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
vI5HIN5kY
 LAMBA5TS
 BRITAIN
Russ Accuses Unified States of Stoekpi|ing Atom
 Bombs, Aggression

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-lR-Rus- sias Andrei Vishinsky launched a strong attack on the United States and Britain in the United Nations Assembly yesterday. He accused the United States of building up stock pile of atomic bombs and asserted atomic weapons are weapons of aggression
 Both Britain and the U. S., the Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister said, have caused .'serious setbacks" in the United Nations during the past year. He sharply accused them of promoting their own selfish inter csts' in world affairs and of taking measures outside the United Ma tions."
 From American handling of the atomic bomb problem, Vishinsky moved into an assault on both the Truman Doctrine as applied to Greece and Turkey and the Marshall plan for European recovery.
 Both, he declared emphatically, are coNtrary to the principles of the United Nations charter.
 Aid to Greece and Turkey, he as serted, is being used as political weapon by the United States.
 Truman Doctrine
 He called the Marshall Plan ap~ other version of the Truman Doc. Urine and said it is aimed at the "subjugation of European countries under the United States
 Vishinsky said these setbacks were the result of certain influential members, such as the United States and Great Britain" using the U. N. to advance their selfish interests.
 "The unsatisfactory state of af- fairs" he continued. lis a result of ignoring of the United Nations by the states mentioned in carrying out measures outside the United Ma tions."
 Arms Reduction
 Among the most important set backs, Vishinsky said, was the fail ure of the Security Council to fulfill the Assembly's resolution of last December IA on arms reduction. De- spite the experiences of the war, he said, certain countries still were spending large sums for military uses
 He declared that the Assembly'S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = As the United Nations endeavors to solve, among other things, the long-festering question of tragic Palestine, the Grand Multi of Jerusalem has carefully coached a delegation of Arabs to come to New York to defeat that settlement.
 Ever since the wars end, when the Allies captured certain Nazi documents and witnesses, the State Department has had. sen sational evidence on the part which the Grand Multi played in the cold-blooded Nazi murder of 5,OOO,O00 Jews.
 Deliberately and carefully, the Grard Multi plotted to exterm- mate completely all Jews from Flu rope. No wonder they are now bitter! No wonder many of them are also critical of the State De- partment for not having made these records public.
 The records even include a sign ed contract by which Hitler agreed to pay the Grand Multi 50,000 marks a month to stir up the Arabs against the Allies.
 The Multi, now trying so dili- gently to defeat the United Ma tions settlement of Palestine jumped on the Axis bandwagop early in the war when he fled to Iraq and started the famous Iraq revolt against England. This was at the most critical time of the war, as the British were be- ing driven out of Greece and the Russians had their backs to 
 <k.rs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
SHOULD UP RAILWAY FREIGHT RATES AT LEAST 1OpER CENT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. = lR- Jacob Aronson. Chief Counsel for the nations railroads, contended to- day that an immediate 10 per cent increase in freight rates is the least amount needed to keep the car riers operating at a profit the rest of the year.
 Aronson, who is Vice-President and General Counsel of the New York Central System, opened final arguments before the Interstats Commerce Commission on the rail- roads plea for an emergency 10 per cent increase in freight rates pend ing decision on requested 27 per cent permanent boost
 The oral arguments for the car riers and obJecting shippers are expected to take about two days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
RIVERS VIEW
 OF AIRFIELD
 ISSUE GIVEN
Attorney General Says No Fire Needed = Next
 Move Is CAA's

In a letter addressed to the Mayor and Council of Juneau, Territorial Attorney General Ralph J. Rivers attempts ito throw some light on Juneau's current airport problem The letter is also an answer to statements made to the City Officials by Regional Civil Aeronautcs Administrator Walter P. Plett, at meeting earlier this week.
 Plett said the issue had been put up to the Attorney General to return an interpretation of Territorial statutes showing that Alaska municipalities are enabled to receive Federal airport aid funds. Plett asked for an opinion to that effect which would hold at least two quarts of water out cf four Rivers replies that he already has given the CAA his fi- nal visw in the matter.
 Steps Taken
 The following quoted portions of Rivers letter show the steps so far taken by him and con clusions reached:
 "Cn April 23, l947, the Attor- ney General discussed the prob- lem with CAA's General Counsel in conference in Washington, D. c. This is evidenced by the Counsels letter addressed to MT H. P Noggle, Regional CAA At torney, at Anchorage. Alaska un- der date of April 24. l947, copy of which was sent to this office:
 As we advised you in tele- gram dated April 23, 1947, the possibility of determining a meth cd whereby projects under the Federal Airport Act can be legally sponsored under existing law has been the subject of conference with the Honorable Ralph J Riv- CTS. the Attorney General ot Alaska, during his current visit to Washington. During this confer lence the Attorney General reaf- firmed the position taken by him in the opinion contained in his letter to you of April 4.
 Op'nion Acceptable
 According to the opinion oi the Attorney General, which is acceptable 10 this office, the Ter ritorial Board of Road Commis- sioners is authorized to accept Federal funds for the construc- ton, maintenance and repair oi airports and municipalities are authorized to operate airports constructed on lands leased from tho Territory
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
1948 SALMON SEASON MAY BE CLOSED
Are Hurled Al United Nations Meet

action on arms reduction had met the full approval of the world pub- lie, but that the hopes of the peo- pie were not realized.
 "The United States and Britain are unwilling to disarm," he went on, adding that this was causing anxiety among the people of the world.
 Vishinsky accused the United States and Britain of promoting alarm and said the position of the two big western powers gives rise to justified apprehension and alarm"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
Berf kaln,ar
 Passes Away

LOS ANGELES. Sept. 19-lB- The pen of Bert Kaimar, 63, writ CT of lyrics of some of, the na- tion's leading song hits, has been stilled
 Kalmar, writer of Three Little Words and This Heart of Mine" plus many Broadway musicals died Wednesday night. Most of his works were in collaboration with Harry Ruby.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Princess Louise, from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday af- ternoon or evening.
 Northern Voyager scheduled to arrive Tuesday.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Princess Norah, scheduled to sail from Vancouver at p. m. tomor- row.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle September 25.
 Baranof, from Westward, sched- uled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
Dan James Daily. III
 Born in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. l9-lR-- Dan James Daley III. eight pound two ounces, was born yes terday to film actor Dan Daley and his wife. ElizaSeth. It was their first child.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
NO CHANGE IN
 CONDITION OF
 E. LAGUARDlA

NEW YORK, Sept. l9.-tR-Fio- rello H. LaGuardia, GA, gravely ill of a pancreas condition at his home, faces mo immediate change for better or worse his physician said today
 Dr. George Baehr said in bull letin that the former Mayor and Director General of UNRRA re mained in deep sleep through out the night, adding, there has been no material change in his pulse, temperature CT respiration
 no immediate change for better or for worse is anticipated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
New Orleans
 Struck Today
 By Big Gale
Historic City Pounded by Hurricane Which Sweeps
 Toward Capital City

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 19.-LR-A bowling West Indian hurricane bat tered populous, historic New Orleans today and pounded inland toward Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge, and Arkansas.
 The storm center passed over New Orleans this morning with winds of 90 miles an hour battering the city and smashing many of the city's more flimsy buildings.
 There was no accurate estimate of either damage or casualties at New Orleans or along the Gulf Coast = both far more vulnerable than Florida which was pummelled two days ago by the sarae storm.
 Twenty-seven persons mad been treated at Charity Hospital in New Orleans at noon, Central Standard Time today, but only two needed more than first aid.
 Homes Destroyed
 Sixty per cent of the homes in the Renee Housing Project for Ne groes were reported destroyed and several Negroes were injured. i A monitor at Dallas, Tex, picked up a faint radio broadcast from Tulane University at New Orleans which said all power in the. city had failed. The radio, broadcasting from mobile generator. reported the barometer rising slowly. The Weather Bureau at Little Rock predicted elements of the storm would reach southern Ar kansas by midnight with winds of 55 miles an hour. No winds of hur- ricane force CTS miles an hour) were expected, however, but torrential rains were predicted. Looks Like Jungle
 New Orleans looked like jun gle" one report said. Streets were cluttered with debris, and transportation was impossible. Power was off.
 Canal Street was litttered, and more than half of it's colorful signs had been smashed to the ground by the roaring wind.
 Many store fronts were smashed. The mammoth air conditioning sys- tenn evaporator on the Whitney Ma tional Bank Building showered de- bris on the street, narrowly missing a passing taxicab.
 Roofs on more than 174 homes in the fashionable Fillmore Garden district were carried away in the initial blast, hurried count re- vealed.
 At Moisant International Airport, huge holes, one 20 feet square, were torn in the roof of the administra- tion building Wind and rain dam aged the interior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
HERE FROM BELLINGHAM

The following visitors from Bel lingham, Wash, are stopping at the Gastineau: Harold Hanson, John Benson, E. L. Rasmussen. and E. J. Le Garde.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
FOREST SERVICE MAN HERE

Edward C. Locke. who is with the U. s. Forest Service, from Portland, is staying at the. Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
FROM sITKA

Moses Johnson, Allied Perkin and Ralph Young, Sr, all from Sitka, are registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
VISITING JUNEAU

Rex von Rieser of Palm Beach. Florida. is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-lR Clos ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 47s, American Can S4ia, Anaconda 367s, Curtiss- Wright 59s. International Harvester BPS Kennecott 46l4, New York Gen. tral 14M, Northern Pacific 20l2, U. s. Steel Il, Pound $402is.
 Sales today were 750,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: In dustrials, 17812; rails, 48.32; utili- ties, 35.24
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
IN TOWN

T. Conrad of Hawk Inlet is regi- tered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
HERE FROM PELICAN

MT. and Mrs. Riley of Pelican, are staying at the Gastineau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
AT BATON ROUGE

BATON ROUGE, La. Sept. 19.- lR-The center of the hurricane which struck New Orleans earlier today passed over Baton Rouge with 96-mile an hour winds at 2:15 D. m., Central Standard Time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
FROM HOONAH

Jack Templin of Hoonah. IS at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-09-19
PRICES SLIDE

Stocks slid lower, except for an occasional gainer. in trading today. Trading was quiet. bonds were low CT and government bonds steady, Wheat futures closed off 10 cents. Cattle, hogs and sheep were lower.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

ST. LOUIS, March % up -
Mary Catherine Reardon. was &C
quilted by a juvenile court jury
late today of a charge of delin-
quency by reason OF murder in
the death of her father, J. Vim
cent Reardon.
A slight ripple Of hand-clapping
from the crowded courtroom IN
the St. Louis county courthouse
greeted the decision of the jury
of sever women and five men. and
the 1~4-year-old junior high school
student received a brief lecture
from Circuit Judge John A. Witt
haus who warned her not to con-
slider herself IAN important per-
SON. as a result of the case.
Mary thanked both the judge
and the jury, telling the jurors,
II knew I could not possibly be
convicted of something 1 hadn't
DONE"
The girl was smiling as she was
escorted from the courtroom by
hel uncle, James A. Reardon, and
Defense Attorney Frank e. Viii.
liams. Williams said he would pc
tition probate court to appoint a
guardian for Mary. heir to 40 per
cent Of her fathers estate.
The wealthy St. Louis paint
manufacturer died under strange
circumstances early Feb. 8 as he
was bringing Mary and her 10
year : old companion, Michae.
Darcy, home from 4 runaway es
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

many.
|. simultaneously the British sought
four-power agreement on return OF
all war prisoners to Germany by
Dec. 81, 1948. 7= =
Authoritative sources also dis
closed that in a diplomatic side
show outside the ministers con-
ference Sir Maurice Peterson, the,
British Ambassador, was conduct
ing negotiations with the Soviet
Deputy Foreign Minister A. Y.
Vishinsky on revision of the. Brit
ish-Russian alliance.
The negotiations we're a followup
to the meeting between British
Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin
and Prime Minister Stain at the
beginning Of the week. Informants
said that If a basis is reached for
revising the present 20-year treaty
against Germany dating from 1912,
the recommendations would be put
before Stain and Bevin in another
meeting before Bevin leaves Mos
COW.
In the shortest session of the
conference to date, lasting only
an hour, the ministers agreed to
try to settle the heart of the Ger
man problem by discussing these
main points in two blunderbuss
sessions starting next Monday:
/. Germany. as an economic unit,
including Preparations, and a re
view of the level Of industry, in
GLIDING industrial standardization.
2. The form and scope of a pro-
visional German government.
Failure to reach common ground
on these questions would doom the
success of the conference as far as
Germany is concerned.
Marshall pressed the conference
to come to grips on these questions
after three weeks of oratory and
charges and countercharges Oh the
entire German problem with>ut any
marked constructive success.
Authoritative sources said if Mar
shall's strategy of focusing dis
cussion on the most critical Ger
man tissues failed to register any
progress in the conference there
was good reason to believe that he
would move to break off negotia'
|tions and go about the middle O
April.
If the about effort early next
week shows prospects of accom-
plishing something constructive
however, he might suggest fixing
other headlines for the resolving
of other points as the conference
goes along, in the hope of discov'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Burton Wheeler Named
To Probe Oil Charles

WASHINGTON, March, 90
R Burton K. Wheeler, who gain
ed fame a quarter century ago as
a young lawyer fighting for gov
eminent Gil rights in the Teapot
Dome scandal, today was assign
ed to probe charges that the Navy
pays inflated prices to u. S. COM
panies for Arabian oil.
Senator Brewster tR-Me), chair
man of the Senate War Investigat-
ing committee, said that Wheeler,
former Montana Democratic SEN
ator, will have every committee
facility at his disposal in a two
week study. Wheeler was instru-
menta, in uncovering and prose
cutting the Teapot Dome oil scan
dial of the Harding administration
in the 1905. He was defeated for
denomination to the senate last
year.
Brewster said President Tru-
man has agreed to call on execut-
ors of the estate of the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt for papers bearing
On a purported ls4l sffer Of Ara
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30

bian oil at a figure far below what
the Navy has raid under a 1915
contract.
James A. Moffett, oil man and
former federal housing director,
testified he had carried the offer
to Mr.. Roosevelt and other gov
eminent officials, but that nego-
t~iations were not completed.
Moffett said that the 1871 offer
was completely overlooked by
government authorities in the
wars confusion when contracts
were signed in 1945. Under these,
the Arabian - American Oil COM
pany and the California-Texas Oil
company and the California Texas
Oil companies have delivered $751;
1873, 594 worth of oil.
Moffett was asked whether he
thought the companies were "culp-
able" in not following the 1871
price, and replied:
81 say they deliberately defraud-
ed the United States government,
in my opinion"
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
Miners Grumble,
But Will Follow
Bv The Associated Press


The nations 400, 900 soft coal
miners today appeared ready to
observe without question the six
day mourning period for the Ill
victims Of the C%entralia, ILL.,, mine
disaster. Their attitude was sum-
med up in the words, eff John l..
Lewis says we're going out, were
going out"
Word of the shaggy United Mine
Leaders order which directed the
stoppage beginning midnight to-
morrow Monday filtered slowly
through the mine areas yesterday
Saturday but UNIV leaders and
miners agreed they would 'co-
operate with Lewis 100 PEI cent.
81 don't like to lose a weeks
wages" declared Joseph Month
chalk of Castle Shannon, Pa. But
if John l.. Lewis says we're going
out, we're going OUT
A veteran miner at California,
Pa. who declined use Of his name
said:
"Whatever Lewis says, goes.
He's our leader; u bread and
butter depends on him."
Another miner swore and growl-
ed:
"Just when a man is getting on
his feet :"
West Vi-ginia's 100, 900 miners
were expected to follow the de-
cree without dissent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
CHURCH PLEDGES
TOTAL OF $l4, ass
Every Member To Be Con.
tacted Today During
Continuance OF Drive

Wilmington's Grace Methodist
Church, badly damaged by fire a
week ago, h a d received pledges
totaling $14,453 of a 5000, 600 min
imum goal, prior to a kick off
campaign meeting yesterday.
At the meeting held at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at st. ,Paul's
Parish house, no workers receiv-
ed the goal with good grace"
and expressed the opinion that
the funds will be easily raised,
M. H. Lander, general chairman
of the drive, a d head of t h e
Grace Methodist stewards, S a d.
The three hour campaign is to
be held this afternoon from 2 to
5 O'Clock, when every member OF
the church is scheduled to be con-
tacted for a donation, Lander said.
said.
Lander made it clear that the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-03-30
YWCA STARTING
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Mrs. W. A. Fonvielle Has
Been Elected To Serve
As Chairman

With the slogan, Get Four Or
more, the Wilmington Young
"otnens Christian association
WI start its second annual mem
"u,p drive Wednesday, April 8.
Mrs. W. A.. Fonvielle has been
seeted chairman of the drive,
winch will run until April 1s. Also
mfVlng on the committee are Mrs.
Trisude F. Howell, Mrs. E. l.
l,.nsa, Mrs. H. M. Roland, and
WIS L. D. Love, Jr.
Inc ~ women expect a large
increase in memberships with each
present member trying for four
new members.
named as majors in the drive
D. NJ Mrs. Jerry D. Freeman, Mrs.
q. Whitehead, Mrs. w. E.
vans, Mrs. H. A. Marks and Mrs.
MARTIN Willard.
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,Captains: Mesdames: WILDER D.
ZINES, A. M. Alderman, Charles
N%'chter, :. E. White, d. S. Carr,
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