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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
JADE STOLEN
 Al SEATTLE I5RE(0vERED
Semi Precious Stone from Alaska Valued at S20,-
 900 10 S60,00O

SEATTLE, May 3.-lR-After re- covering approximately six tons of valuable jade boulders, stolen from Ia storage lot recently a represen- tative of the owners today said he was awaiting orders from his head office in Los Angeles regarding dis posal of the semi precious stone.
 Norman c. Stines, consulting en- gineer for the Arctic Circle Ex- ploration, Inc, said his, firm To- vated the jade in vacant lot near Woodlawn Avenue and North 66th Street shortly after noon yes terday. It was taken from fenced in lot at Elliott Avenue West and West Mercer Place within the past two weeks.
 Valued at between $20,000 and $60,C00, in it's present rough form, the jade was mined along the Koluk River in the northern part of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, and shipped here in November.
 No police action was contem- plated on the case as no official report was filed with the Depart ment. Stines said his firm knew who had taken the jade from the storage lot, but that he did not know whether or not any action would be taken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
DRAW 5IRlNG OF
 pAJAMA5 BREAk;2
 [NTRUDERS ESCAPE

PHILADELPHIA, May 3.-tR- Harvey Barton, Jr., was making good progress in a battle with
 two intruders early today until neighbors, aroused by the noise of the street fight, began turning on lights.
 The lights-and break-en- abled the men to escape as Barton beat a hasty retreat back into the house.
 The two men who had been in- sistently ringing the bell grabbed Mrs. Barton as she opened the door at about 1:30 a. m. Barton leap led out of bed when his wife screamed, drove the men into the street and was knocking them down as fast as they could get up until the lights came on.
 It was then he noticed that the drawstring of his pajamas had broken.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
BIG DERBY
 RUN TODAY,
 KENTUCKY
Race mad People Number '125,000-14 Horses
 Ready al Post

LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 3.-tR- The Derby madness that strikes this town on the first Saturday in May each year was somewhat more insane than ever today as some l25,0o0 race-mad people at tempted to pick the winner among 14 three-year-old colts.
 The main reason for the extra ordinary confusion attending the 73rd 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 2:45 D. m. tPSo today for the 73rd edi- tion of Col. Matt Winn's guessing game.
 Skies were cloudy and threaten ing, although the weatherman fail ed to see any rain in prospect.
 Even so, the track at Churchill Downs was chased as muddy from heavy rains yesterday and earlier in the week.
 Officials said it would require considerable sunshine to dry out the strip by post time, indicating the prospect of slow trotting by the three-year-ol colts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
NAVY AIDS
 ARE ASKED
 FOR ALASKA
Improvement of Bases, Re. search, Testing of New
 Weapons on Program

WASHINGTON, May 3.-LR- Approval of a $127 100000 public works program, including improve ment of bases, research and test ing of new weapons. has been ask ed of Congress by the Navy.
 The request was made yesterday, along with suggestion that $55,- 580,OOO be spent modernizing com bat ships.
 Of the amount sought for the public works program, $60,500, ,000 would be spent on bases in Alaska, Newfoundland, Guam, Pearl Har- bor, Puerto Rico, the Panama Can al Zone, Greenland and Saipan.
 Projects proposed for Alaska are ::
 Operating base, Adak, ship facil- ities and various buildings.
 Supplementary radio activity, Adak. operations building
 Radio station, Adak, permanent communications facilities.
 Air station, Kodiak, equipment for fixed operation of mobile ground control approach unit.
 Radio station, Kodiak, consoli- dated communications.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
ALEUTIAN FROM SEATTLE WITH
 B FOR JUNEAU

The steamer Aleutian arrived in port at o'clock yesterday after noon from Seattle, sailing at 10 o'clock for Seward and wayports Incoming passengers were R. w Bentley, L. G. Berg, Mrs. Berg Fred and Mrs Coulson, George and Mrs. Carter, Kay and Mrs. K Enders, J. s. Fly, Mrs. M. Good H. M. and Mrs. Hamill, A. Hermle
 Vera Lonergan, Mildred Meyer L. G. and Mrs. Nelson, Mae Nelson MT and Mrs. John Newmarker Mrs. Sarah Nye, H. G. Rosenburger A. L, Sanstrom, Mrs Ole Westby Sharon and Darlene Westby. A. c Bettis, Joel Collum. w. Fling, Floyd Leika, Cecil Wizard.
 Leaving for Valdez were Ed Nag hel, Ray Peterman and O. H. Keil Yakutat passengers were Mrs. Su- sic Abrahams, R. B. Clifton and David Brown. Seward bound were Alma Hooper, Tom Popovich. Ivan zanoff, Syd Barton, William A Fleek, MT. and Mrs. F. w. Will liamson, Yvonne Larrain, Rose Larrain, Howard Lyng, J. H. Carter Gus George, George Walters, Royal Leveine, Gerald Casey, A. l. Vaughn, Ali Hendrickson, E. C. Nelson, Alex Kupoff, Paul Rudolph G. L. Hall. Owen Maser, Osborn Spec and c. R. O'Connell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
ALASKA COASTAL
 AIRLINE5 FLIES 3S
 ON EIGHT TRIPS

Alaska Coastal Airlines reported four passenger flights yesterday carrying total of 38 persons and touching at Hoonah, Tenakee, Sit ka, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchi- kan, Gustavus and Pelican.
 Hoonah passengers were Ed Sar- abia and Roy Livingston; to Ten akee, Irene Johnson and Pauletta McGrail to Sitka, Edith Ryan and MT c. Ryan; to Wrangell Helen Stutte; to Ketchikan, liar old Foss and Mir and Mrs Christ enSOn.
 From Juneau to Gustavus, MT and Mrs. Rector to Pelican, Ed ward Blaming and MT Whipple; from Hoonah to Pelican, Charles Whitney; from Hoonah to Juneau, F. G. Johnson, from Ketchikan to Juneau, MT. and Mrs. George Kuhns and D. Bottles; from Wrangell, Chuck Erlich and Carl Arola; from Petersburg, Ray Matthews and A. E. Owens
 From Tenakee to Juneau, Sam Asp; from Sitka, Roy Levine, George Walters, Dorothy Whitney Florence Phoenix, Agnes Fuller MT. and Mrs. Eddie Edwards, Mrs Baker and Mrs. Gus Klaney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-T backStage meetings have been staged by vest ern Republicans against the relent- less slashing of Interior Department funds which kill reclamation -irri- gation projects for the west. This has been the most serious test of House Republican leadership SC far.
 First protest conference was stag ed a week ago Sunday when Reps. Hal Holmes of Washington and John Phillips of California went to the Capitol early in the morn ing to talk things over with Speak CT Joe Martin and Appropriations Chairman John Taher. After more than five hours of Sabbath dis cussion, call was put in for Ohio's Robert Jones, who heads the In- terior Department Subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee However, these talks got nowhere.
 Twice later in the week western Republicans rallied their forces in private meetings, each time with San Francisco's fearless Dick Welch presiding.
 Welch minced no words in tell ing his Republican colleagues what he thought about the House COP leadership. Jones of Ohio, he said, sees the development of the west with the nearsighted view he gets from looking at the Miami river in Ohio. Other Republican leaders Welch described as drunk with sudden power
 "One day." continued the COP
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
STIFF N0TEIS
 DISPATCHED
 10 S0vIETS
Trouble May Arise Over Settlement of Govern-
 ment of Korea

WASHINGTON. -4ay 3.-tRt-- Secretary of State Marshall advis- ed Russia today the United States will insist that all Koren political elements be consulted in the form ation of new government.
 Unless Russia specifically agrees, he hinted in letter to Foreign Minister Molotov, this country may boycott 6 scheduled May 20 meet ing of joint U. S.-Russian com mission at Seoul.
 The commission, charged with setting up provisional government for Korea, has been idle since last May 8 when members failed to agree on just what political democracy" means
 Korea since has been split along the 38th parallel of latitude into tight American and Russian occu- patton zones.
 In his new letter to Molotov Marshall noted. ito avoid any fu- ture misunderstanding" that the United States holds firmly to its contention that no representatives of Korean Democratic parties and social organizations should be barr ed from consultation by the com- mission because of any expressed opinions concerning their coun- try's future government.
 Russia insisted last year on ex- cluding all parties critical of the Four-P Power Moscow agreement in 1945 by which Korea was to be run for not more than five years under trusteeship The effect of the Russian move was to bar virtually all but the pro- Commun- ist parties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
HIR0HITA
 D0FFS HAT
 TO CROWD
Japanese Emperor Be- comes Symbol of State'
 Under New Constitution

TOKYO, May 3.-A-Japanese welcomed their new mo war" con- stitution today by happily mobbing Emperor Hirohito in Imperial Plaza while their band played the fam ed U. s. military march, Stars and Stripes Forever"
 Without uttering word, the Emperor who becomes mere symbol of state" under the Mac Arthur-approved constitution, was the star attraction for 5000 Japa- nese at the constitutional rally.
 The little Emperor arrived at II a. m in a chill rain. He walked solemnly and jerkily to the front of the platform. He wore a brown, battered hat, tan over coat, and carried an old-fashioned black umbrella.
 He stood there for a moment. Emperor and subjects faced each other in mutual silent embarrass- ment. Then Hirohito started to lift his hat, thought better of it, and put it hack. on his head.
 This brought a roar from the crowd The Emperior smiled, re- moved his hat like an awkward suitor and bowed slightly.
 This gesture from the man be- fore whom all Japanese once bow ed brought another roar from the crowd.
 Premier Shigeru Yoshida stepped to the microphone and proposed three "banzai1s Literally 10000 years") The thousands raised both hands skyward and shouted as they always did in the past.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
Customs Head
 Resigns Office!
 In Washington

WASHINGTON. May 3.-tR- William R. Johnson, whose man. agement of the Customs Bureau has been sharply criticized by Con- gress, has asked to be relieved of his post as commissioner.
 Secretary of the Treasury Shy der announced last night the 51- year-old Johnson will serve as special advisor to the American delegation at the International trade conference in Geneva and then step down to a subordinate position in the customs Bureau when he returns.
 Johnson's present assistant Frank Dow, will act as commis- sioner pending new appointment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
NAVY PLANS EXPERIMENT
 UNDER5EA5
Would Use Submarines 10 Defect Planes Coming
 Over Arctic

WASHINGTON, May 3.--lR-The Navy plans $55,580,oo0 experi- ment in new phases of undersea warfare, including the use of sub marines to detect airplanes over the Arctic Ocean.
 The Department asked Con- gress last night for authority to convert nine destroyers, four sub marines and two other ships for operations in the Polar regions.
 Three of the submarines would be made into troop. or cargo car riers and the fourth would be- come an Arctic picket" or recon naissance craft.
 The destroyers would be equip ped with latest anti-submarine de- vices, some on the secret list. pre- sumably to cope with such fast, long range undersea boats as the Germans put into action toward the end of World War II.
 The two other ships are speedy attack transport, to be equipped with icebreaking equip ment for carrying troops and cargo in Arctic waters. and one LSD landing ship, dock) which can be modified into type capable of carrying heavy construction cargo through ice fields.
 Military strategists have been placing increasing emphasis on the Polar Concept" of possible fu- ture war because the shortest way for aircraft and guided missiles to reach this country from Europe is over the North Poe.
 The Navy's request last night was only for authorization for the program. not actual funds. The plan calls for spending the money in three years, including $5,030 900 in the l2 months starting July l.
 The Department also asked au- thorization for $127 100000 out lay to build and improve install- ations and bases. of which $60.- 500000 would be spent in New foundland, Alaska. Guam, Pearl Harbor, Puerto Rico. the Panama Canal Zone, Saipan and Green land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
Goal Exploratory Work in Alaska
 May Be Abandoned

WASHINGTON, May 3.-tR- Exploration and reseach on fission- able and other strategic minerals may have to be abandoned or sharply curtailed July for lack of funds, Dr. R. R. Savers, Direct or of the Bureau of Mines, said today.
 Pacific Northwest projects which he said would be hit through the ,slashing of the bureaus appropria- ltion from $10,533,875 to $4,233, ,750, include coal exploratory work in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
PLANE IN
 CRASH IN
 NARR0WS
Small Fdir1hi|d Taking Off at Petersburg CoIlides
 with TroIIer

PETERSBURG, Alaska, May g. -tR-A small Fairchild plane, pi- loted by Barney Iverson of Wran- gell and owned by the Alaska Island Airways, crashed in Wran- gell Narrows after colliding with a trolling boat on its takeoff yes terday afternoon.
 Iverson suffered severe head in- juries. His two passengers, L. w. Sauer, Seattle, and A D. Barker, San Francisco, suffered from shock
 The plane was total loss.
 The boat involved in the freak collision was the Nesika with the owner, Clarence Rand, and Joe Eisenstein both of Sitka, aboard. Neither man was injured
 Private advices received from Barker, who is representative of the Albers Milling Company, stated he was not hurt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
RUSSIA IS GIVEN THREAT BY MARSHALL
Subcommittee of House
 Public Lands Coming 10
 Alaska; Study Statehood

WASHINGTON. May 3.-tR- The House Public Lands Subcom- mittee which voted yesterday to postpone action on Alaska state hood until next year, will visit the Territory as soon as Congress re- cesses this summer, Chairman Crawford (R-Mich) said today.
 The Committees delay was based on desire by members to person. nally investigate many conditions about which questions were raised at hearings just completed.
 Only committeeman voting to ap- prove immediate statehood for the Territory was Rep. Miller (R-Neb) 1, who also is the only member of the group to have toured Alaska.
 Delegate E. L. Bartlett CD-Alas- ka) said last night he did not be- lieve the committees decision had delayed statehood.
 Even if our bill had been ap- proved it would have been almost impossible, so late in the session. to have expected passage in both Houses, or even in one of them un- til next session." Bartlett said add ing
 T welcome the trip by the com mittee because l think the mem bers who desire more information about the Territory will come back sold on the proposition that Alaska must have statehood for our own sake and the sake of the nation.' ?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
President Of Mexico
 Talks 0ut
Tells U. N. Members Inter : national Cooperation
 Needed for Mankind

NEW YORK, May 3.-lR-Pres- ident Miguel Aleman of Mexico told the United Nations Assembly in extraordinary session today that international cooperation was the only way to prevent mankind from falling into another conflict which would wipe out the present form of civilization.
 Taking the rostrum after Assem- ply President OsWaldo Aranha well comed him as one of the great generation, Aleman said:
 "Only this cooperation can suc- ceed in overcoming the difficult ties that have arisen at the close of the war and must, finally, con- vert into a state of peace-a true peace-the uncertain period in which we have been laboring for several months"
 He was given a tremendous ova- tion as he began to speak.
 Aleman drove to the assembly hall at Flushing Meadow over rain- swept streets to appear before the 55 delegates as one of the high lights of his New York visit Nothing indeed would be more disturbing than to acquiesce, either by convenience or fatigue, in a mere fiction of peace" Aleman said, "hecause peace is not an equilibrium of conveniences but rather firm determination of the spirit.
 And in order that such determ- ination may, at all times, vitalize the action of the United Nations, it is indispensable for this organ ization never to defraud the hope of free men everywhere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
OFFER MADE,
 SETTLEMENT
 BIG STRIKE
Three Unions of Telephone Workers Retreat from
 Wage Demands
cBy THE ASSOCIATED PREss)

(By THE ASSOClAA .-p SftEsSol
 Bargaining agents for three strik- ing Illinois unions today were the first among National Federation of Telephone Worker affiliates to re- treat from their demand of a S6 weekly wage boost in settlement of the 27-day-old nationwide tieup.
 The agents said last night they had accepted S4 week pay hike agreement, subject to approval of their l6,00O members. Spokesmen for one of the unions said they planned a meeting today of the members to decide upon acceptance or rejection of the agreement, which they said was an offer of the Illinois Bell Telephone Company.
 The company announcement, said, however, that the proposal came from the union and that 1t was ac- cepted fin order to stop the econ omic loss, discomfort and hardship to all concerned"
  Benscoter, President of the Illinois Traffic Union and member of the NFTWs Policy Committee, said she would strongly urge rejection" of the agreement.
 This is inst another attempt by a Bell System to bust telephone ,.t,ioy,c v cha C1id
 Unions Involved
 The unions involved are the H. linois Telephone Traffic Union, the Federation of Telephone Clerks of Illinois, and the Commercial Tele- phone Workers Union.
 In Washington, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company also made its first .;ove toward strike settlement through wage increase offer Previously holding out steadfastly for arbitration, the, company offered its 10000 long distance employees increases of $2, $3, and $4 week on geograph- ical basis, but the unions promptly turned it down.
 Acceptance of the $4 weekly in- creases was ratified by two New York City unions of office workers, but operators and maintenance workers whose services are neces- sary for restoration of normal ser 1ti,o daolipe6 tha offer
 Union Merger
 In other labor developments, the CIO and AFL failed to agree, in their two-day session, ending yes terday, on a method of uniting the two groups into one union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
BEATEN BY SON, LEAVES $10 AS
 FULL PAYMENT

LOS ANGELES, May 3.-tR-The will of Robert Calvert Sweet o1 Monrovia, Calif., filed for probate today, cuts off his son Rober, Morris Sweet with $10 fin full payment for the wonderful beating he gave me last night"
 The will, dated last January 8 relates the beating was admins tered because I protested his not seemingly being willing to work and help his mother and I, who since his release from the Army in November, 1945, have supported not only him free of charge, but also his fiancee and part of the time her two children"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
Death from
 Wood Tiek

YAKIMA, May 3.-tR-B Bites from wood tick caused the death yesterday afternoon of Sally Jo Gedosch, 2lA year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Waldo F. Gedosch, Route 3, Yakima The tick is be- lieved to have burrowed it's way into the little girls scalp while she was playing in the woods near the familys Blewett Pass cabin 10 days ago. She developed high fever and spreading paralysis Thursday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
B. {. Fishermen May Ask Higher Prizes

VANCOUVER, B. C., May 3.-tR Negotiations between the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union and the Salmon Operators committee may bring a demand by the fishermen for higher 1947 salmon prices, informed sources said today.
 Operators warned that higher canned salmon prices may bring a buyers reaction both in the domestic and export markets. Dis cussions are scheduled to begin this weekend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
BULLETINS }

SEATTLE The price of gaso lline dropped three-tenths of a cent per gallon throughout the State of Washington today. All major gasoline and oil companies have either ordered the price reduction or are expecting orders to put the cut into effect.
 RYE, N Y-- The psychologist who claimed discovery of the so- called "lie detector" test, pr. Will jam Moulton Marston, died today at this Rye home. Dr. Marston was 53
 WASHINGTON A constitu- tional amendment barring all fed eral and state aid to school wholly or in part under sectarian con- trol' was proposed today by Rep. Bryson (D-SC).
 NEW CASTLE, Del. - A terrific explosion occurred at 2:45 p. m today at the plant of the Deemer Steel Casting Company. Twelve of the 200 employees were injured, cause was undetermined. SEATTLE = The owner of an !oil truck involved in fatal bus crash near Seattle has pleaded in- nocent to charge of allowing operation of vehicle with defec- tive equipment. V. J. Thompson entered the plea in a Seattle jus tice court Nine persons were kill ed April when T'hompson's truck collided with a Seattle-bound bus and plunged into the Duwamish river. Justice of the Peace Guy B. Knott has set June 9th as the trial date.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
FISH RUN HEAVY AT
 ASTORIA

ASTORIA. Ore. May 3.-B- Improved fishing in the lower Columbia River increased the chances that catches for the first week of the spring season would be as large as any in the last 10 years
 Fishing remained excellent in the middle section of the river and several packing houses worked overtime Thursday night All were operating at capacity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
New Appointment
 Made by President

WASHINGTON, May 3.--tR- President Truman today appointed Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillen- koetter to be director of U. s Central Intelligence.
 Hillenkoetter will succeed It Gen. Hoyt s. Vandenberg, who is returning to the Army Air Forces for important duties" at the re- quest of Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- hover Chief of Staff.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
Glass Silver
 Death for Man

BERKELEY, Calf, May 3.-tR- A silver of glass killed George Isaeff, 40, last night as he slip ped on bathroom rug and crash ed into the glass door of a stall shower. The door shattered A jagged section almost severed Isa- eff's left arm and stilletto-like piece pierced his heart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
SITKA FOLK HERE

Ethel Campbell, employee on Japonski Island. Miss Anna J Soley, and MT. and Mrs. Vincent Thomas and children, all from Sit- ka. are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Louise, from south. due at 8 o'clock tonight
 Palisano scheduled to sail from Seattle today
 Square Sinnet due about May g. Aleutian due southbound May g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
R. H. ROMIGs sTOPOyER

MT. and Mrs. Robert H. Romig of Anchorage, arrived on the Aleu- tan and registered at the Baranof Hotel. MT. Romig is an insurance agent at Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
ALASKANS AT JUNEAU

Registering at the Hotel Juneau are Lloyd c. Hannah from An- chorage, Arthur L. Sandstrom from Cobol and Carl Grahn from Skag- way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
CLEvELANDS RETURN

MT. and Mrs. G. Earl Cleveland
 returned by PAA plane yesterday, after six-weeks trip to the States, !the last ten days of which he spent
 in a Seattle hospital, where he un-
 derwent' an operation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03
DOWN FROM NORTH

Elsie May Smith from Napakiak, town near Bethel, came to Juneau yesterday and is registered as guest of the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-03

The belief that some species of snake have poisoned horns on their tails is false.