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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
IS VISITORS ATTEND LIONS CLUB MEETING. HELD TODAY AT NOON

Today was distinguished visitors day at the Lions Club luncheon held in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel. Brigadier George Johnstone rof Seattle and Dr. Arthur Bernstein of Cook County Hospital, Chicago were guest speakers. It was an nounced at the meeting by President Milt Furness, that the directors of the club had approved the plan to sponsor Championship Basketball Tourney for all Alaskan High Schools next spring.
 Dr. Arthur Bernstein, who is one of the five specialists making a survey trip of Alaska to report to the Interior Department on Alaska s health, spoke of the findings of his committee. He said that the Terri tory, which now has tuberculosis rate ten times higher than the States, could lower the rate in five to seven years to where it would be no greater than in the States. He said that this could be accomplished by isolation, disqualification and care of Alaska's estimated 4,500 cases.
 Brigadier Johnstone entitled his speech For Time Like This" He outlined the dilemma that, is fac ing the American people since the close of the war and concluded his talk by emphasizing that what we need in the world today is tolerance, kindness, service and faith.
 The 16 distinguished visitors at the meeting today were: Captain Harold Peterson, Capt. George Lloyd Major Eric Newbould and Brigadier George Johnstone. all of the Saliva ton Army; Dr. George Mills, Dr. Joseph Silverstein, Dr. Bernstein, Dr. Harry Barnett, and pr. Jack Fields of the American Medical As sociation team of specialists; Whit Donnelson, Portland, Oregon; Dr. Frank Dorsey, Anchorage, Dr. A. L. Mackenzie, Ketchikan; Edwin Clark, new Juneau School Superin- tendent: c. H. Johnson of Chilico Valley, Calf; pr. c. Harris. Dr. Howard Rugus, Dr. Max Van Sandt. and It. Loy Renshaw of the USCGC Wachusetts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04

granted a divorce from George Jackson. They were married in Everett, Wash. in 1943 The di- vorce was granted on the grounds Of incompat.bility
 Christine B. Sunde of Sitka was granted a divorce from Ole L. Sunde on the grounds of incom- ratibility Mrs. Sunde was grant, cd the custody of their tour child ren. The Sundes were married in Sitka in 1928.
 Leonor Salinas Shofner, a former citizen of Mex.co, was granted her naturalization papers this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
 Riots Break
 Out, Britain
Demonstrations in kepris- ais for Hangings of
 Three Sergeanfs

LONDON, Aug. 4-tA-Court ac- tons began in three English cities today against persons arrested in connection with anti-Jewish riots that followed the reprisal hangings Of two British Sergeants in Pales- tine.
 At Liverpool 12 persons were re- nlanded on bail on charges arising from what the police prosecutor described as "anti-Jewish trouble and demonstrations" during the weekend Many shop windows were broken and crowds shouted anti Jewish slogans, he said Trials were set for Thursday.
 Five men at Stafford, arrested on similar charges. were released on bail. These trials were set for next Monday The prosecutor there said 29 anti-Jewish incidents occurred during the weekend and quoted two of the defendants as shouting serves them right and I've got a brother out there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
Electricians AfAnt|horage
 Are Still 0ut
City Council Asks for Con. tiIidior-Unien Agent
 in Statement

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug 4--tP Anchorage City Councilmen said today a Juneau Labor Conciliator will be invited to participate in stalemated negotiations over wage increase demands by striking An chorage electrical workers and tele- phone operators.
 One hundred and forty electri- clans and Is phone operators, who walked off their johs at midnight Thursday, voted unanimously at a union meeting to reject the city's final offer" All are members of the AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
 The city had proposed to give the electricians five percent pay raise and the operators 20 cents more an hour The electricians had demanded increases of IT to 19 percent.
 Lou Taylor, union business agent, said the city's action was a move 70 split the union," and the city's offer was turned down by the tele- phone operators because this local must stick together
 During the strike telephone ser- vice has been limited to emergency calls, but power plants are being operated without the electricians.
 Taylor said the union had given emergency clearance Tor repair work on landing lights at Merrill Field, civilian airport, and for other repairs within the city if they are in the emergency category.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04

tion to four-power control of the Ruhr as proposed by France.
 T have taken the view that will not be a party to four-power control of the Ruhr unless there is four-power control of all Ger man industry he said.
 This Foreign Secretary's state ment of policy was the first from an official British source since the Anglo-American differences over planning for Germany were thrust into the open last month in a dis pute over the scope of projected talks in Washington on coal pro- duction in the Ruhr.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
JOHN GAFFNEY VISITS AT HOME OF DAUGHTER
 MRS. OSCAR ELlSEN

John T. Gaffney of San Francis co, arrived yesterday via P A A plane from Seattle, Tor visit with his son-in-law and daughter, MT and Mrs Oscar Elisen at their home on Glacier Highway
 Coming here especially at this time to help his little granddaugh- ter, Judy Kay, celebrate her birth day tomorrow MT. Gaffney lists a humber of "firsts" which are high lights of his visit, such as his first trip to Alaska, his first meet ing with his son-in-law and Judy Kay, and his first visit with his daughter for number of years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
5TEVENS' STORE
 E CL0jING FOR
 RECONSTRUCTION

Commencing tomorrow Stevens ladies apparel store on Seward Street will be closed for two weeks for alterations and remodelling, Mrs. Ray Stevens, owner, announc- ed today. While the main, down. stairs shop is to be closed, the upstairs Cotton Shop, which is a part of the Stevens store will re- main open for business as usual.
 Also, Mrs, Stevens said, addi- tional merchandise of many types regularly carried in the downstairs store stock will be displayed up- stairs during the remodelling per- iod.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP RUHR GOAL MINE5 E DEMAND MADE

LONDON, Aug. 4-tREForeien Secretary Ernest Bevin reiterated in the House of Commons tonight B1itain's announced policy of pub lie ownership of the mines and factories of Germany's Ruhr.
 Who is going to have these in- dustries if the people do not?" he asked in Commons debate on Germany. Are they going back to the syndicates or to the Krupps?"
 Bevin also declared his opposi-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04

U. S. Forest Service on Friday The fire, which occurred on Outer Point, on the north end of Doug last Island, was put out by H Stratton, Max Mielke and Glen Mielke.
 It is thought that the fire was caused through the carelessness of campers and could have been quite serious as it was near a cabin. Campers are warned again that fires can be easily started at this time of the year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04

Gerly conduct on Sunday.
 Orness was fined $50 in Police court this morning, and Yates S25. Olioson forfeited $50 bail. Fergu- sen was fined $25, and Kirkpatrick was turned over to Federal au- thorities for sentencing as an ha- bitual drunk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
POLICE COURT NEWS

City Police officers arrested Paul Orness and Arthur D. Yates Jr., for drunk and disorderly conduct cn Saturday, and Oscar J. Olioson on the same charge and also resist irg arrest. c. M Ferguson was arrested but not jailed for reckless driving Saturday evening, and Fred Kirkpatrick for drunk and oisor-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
DEsTROYERS LEAVE

The U. s. S. Lofberg and U. s. s. John w. Thomson, destroyers which were in Juneau for a four day visit cn Naval Reserve cruise, sailed this morning at 9:30 o'clock on the return trip to Seat tie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
SALMON RUN BETTER
 IN SUMNER STRAITS

According to word received by Frank Hynes, Regional Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, the salmon run appears to be improv- ing in Sumner Straits. Latest re- ports from Icy Straits show an i'm provement in that area also.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
OUTER POINT FOREST
 FIRE ExTINGUISHED

The second forest fire reported in a week in the Juneau area was put out by a fire fighting team from the Admiralty Division of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
TWO DIvORCES GRANTED

Two divorces were granted by Judge George Folta in the U. s. District Court this morning.
 Wilma Jackson of Sitka was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-04
SLIT DISMISSED

The divorce suit filed by Lucille M. Converse vs. George Converse has been dismissed in U. s. District Court by Judge George Folta.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Personnel
Continued From First Page.

committees bill is revised upward
by the House or Senate.
Even harder hit was the Federal
Crop Insurance Corp5 which was
cut nearly 80 per cent by the COM
mittee. Approximately 200 FCIC
employees here face the ak.
The Rural Electrification Admin
istration, which has 831 employees
here, was another hard-hit bureau.
1t was cut by 30 per cent in salary
items, which would mean the dis
missals of about $50 workers.
Information Staff to Be Cut.
The Production and Market Ad-
ministration, which has $3.50 en-
ployes in Washington, was reduced
IL per cent in salary items. In addi-
ton, about so employees in the Office
of Information are slated for dis
missal as a result of an 18 per cent
budget slash In the bureau.
A 13 per cent cut in salary items
was made in the Soil Conservation
Service, which employs 433 workers
here. The Agriculture Research
Administration, which has more
than 1000 employees In Washington,
was cut about 10 per cent in salary
items.
A 10 per cent slash was made in
the Forest Service, which has about
370 employees here. The Farm Home
Administration was reduced Is per
cent in salary items. 1t has 40
workers in Washington.
The Secretary's Office and the So
licitor's office, which employs several
hundred persons here, Jared rather
well, with only neglible amounts cut
from the salary items.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Woman S Attacker Gets
Death Penalty in ; Minute,
By the Assoeioted Press

SYLVANIA. Ga, May 23-James
Brown, rs, colored, closely guarded
by nearly so officers, was convicted
yesterday of raping a white woman
and sentenced to die in the electric
chair June II.
A Screven County jury deliberated
only three minutes in deciding the
fate of the man who was indicted
on charges Of attacking two white
women on the same day six weeks
ago. He had escaped the night be-
fore from the Bulloch County pris-
on camp.
The trial was completed in three
hours and Brown was removed to
the State prison at Reidsville by an
escort of IS State patrolmen.
Brown was tried for assault on a
mother of two children. The in
dictment said he forced the 26-year-
old farm wife into a truck he had
stolen, drove to a lonely spot and
attacked her.
A second indictment charged he
drove the truck through Sylvania
with the woman lying on the floor,
halted another car and attacked the
woman driver in the presence of her
3-year-old son. He was charged with
locking the second victim and her
child in the trunk of their car. He
was tried only for the first offense.
Brown denied the charge Of rape
and said he merely wanted to obtain
money from the woman and make
his escape.
Evening star., 1947-05-23

Japan and Attu Island. II the
Piper plane is used, with its extra
tanks, the craft would have an
estimated range Of 5000 miles.
Managers of the endeavor are
two young Washington women, Miss
Jane Marilley and Miss Kate
Tanner.
Mr.. Truman, who has about
5000 hours flying experience, was
an Army instructor in the war. He
came here from Glen Dale, Calf. ;,
where he was at one time champion
hill climber on motorcycle.
He says as far as he knows he
is not related to the President.
Mr.. Evans also the father Of two
girls, is a native Washingto
While in the Army he flew B-25s
and C-47s and has amassed at total
of 1000 hours.
Both men claim their wives have
no serious objections to the hazard-
Gus flight.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Newspaper Comment
On Lynching Verdict
Is Mostly Critical
BY the Associated Press

Many of the Nations newspapers
described a jury's acquittal of Is
men in the Greenville tS. CO. mass
lgilching trial as disgraceful, shock
ing or shameful, but several went
on to express editorially the be-
lief that the States effort to con-
Wet the defendants would serve as
a precedent and a warning in the
future.
The New Orleans Times Picayrine,
highly critical of the verdict as
were some other Southern newspa-
pers, said it must shock every
law-abiding citizen In the South" /"
+"As for Northern interference,
this is one instance In which that
frequently valid protest holds no
water whatever" the Times-Pic-
ayune said. "This was Southern
matter, and right poorly was it
dealt with"
Victory for Law.
There has been victory for
law, even though Willie Earle's
slayers will not be punished for
what they did," the New York Times
said.
Members of lynching mobs
may begin to fear that some day,
on sufficient evidence and with suf-
flcient courage, a Southern lynch
Evening star., 1947-05-23
District Taxes
Continued From First Page.)

would give a chart as to how high
the new revenue program must be,
according to spokesmen for the joint
congressional committee studying the
new tax bills. Mr.. Koran said he
anticipated a conference soon, per-
haps next week, with the revenue
group spokesmen.
Should Congress fail to enact
new revenue program, Mr.. Horan
estimates his group would have to
slice at least $1,000 900 off the pend
ing budget to keep the District out
of the red. He based this on reports
by District officials they now have
an additional s3,6oo0o0 in antici-
pated revenues, resulting mostly
from increased income tax returns,
and a 20 per cent boost in real estate
assessments, besides a portion of the
$40, ,000, 900 postwar investment fund.
The budget hearings are to be re-
sumed at 10 am. next Monday.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
India Division Plan
Reported Approved
By British Cabinet
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, May 23.-British and
Indian sources said the British cabi-
net approved today plan to split
India into Hindu and Moslem states
for use if a last APPEAL to Indian
political leaders failed to achieve
unity.
The informants said the plan, its
essentials drawn up by the viceroy,
Viscount Mountbatten, has been un-
der examination by the cabinets
India and Burma subcommittee
since last Monday, when Lord
Mountbatten flew to London from
New Deelhi.
Lord Mountbatten is scheduled
to return to New Delhi June 2. The
informants said he would appeal to
the Indian leaders to accept the
British cabinet missions constitu-
tional formula for independence,
uniting all India under a central
government while leaving a large
measure of autonomy to Hindu and
Moslem provinces and provincial
groupings. ....
He will carry with him the plan
for divided India in its final form
and If the Indian leaders reject the
final plea for unity, will present it
to them, these sources said.
Outlines of Formula Given.
These are the general lines" of
the cabinets formula, the sources
said: v$
/. India to be divided into at least
Hindustan and Pakistan-Hindu
and Moslem states.
2. Pakistan would be made up of
Moslem majority areas, which would
have the right to secede from the
rest of India.
3. The Moslem majority areas
would be demarcated by mixed In
dian boundary commissions.
4. Bengal province would be par
titioned into Hindu and Moslem
majority areas, and, depending on a
settlement that might be reached
between the two segments, would
have the right to choose complete
authonomy-attached neither to
Hindustan nor to Pakistan.
Northwest Province Would Vote.
S. The Northwest Frontier Prov
ince, where Hindu-Moslem antag-
onisms afe bitterest, would decide by
plebiscite whether it wanted SOW
ereign independence or preferred to
join either HinduStan or Pakistan.
6. India's princely states, through
their legislative agencies, could also
decide whether they would join
Hindustan, Pakistan, take complete
sovereign independence or take do
nlinion status within the empire.
Z. The four other Indian prov
inces claimed by Mahomed Ali
Jinnah and his Moslem followers
would be subject to the same divi-
sion into Hindu and Moslem ma
jority areas. These provinces are
Assam, Sind, the Punjab and
Baluchistan.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
'C-97 Crashes, Killing
Five and Injuring Two
On Ohio Test Flight
By The kssociofsd Press

DAYTON, Ohio, May 23.-An
Army Air Forces transport dived into
the. ground and exploded 4 miles
east of Dayton yesterday, killing five
persons and injuring two others.
officials at nearby Wright Field
said the four-engined craft, giant
C-97 cargo plane, was on a routine
test flight.
The dead: 1t. Col. w. E. Kinney,
%, Springfield, Ohio; Maj. Edwin H.
Dunn, Is, Dayton: Tech. Sergt. Zane
Smith, Is, Zenia, Ohio; Enoch Law
son, 40, Dayton, and Isaac N. Widdle,
80. Dayton.
The injured: Francis L. Shirden,
36, Dayton, in fair condition at the
Patterson Field Hospital, and 1t. D.
J. Mimeau, %, Dayton, formerly OF
Burlington, VT.
Apparently Stalled in Landing.
A Wright Field spokesman said an
investigation would be conducted
into the cause OF the crash. He said
the plane apparently stalled as 1t
roared in for landing.
The Harrison Township constable,
Earl Larick, who witnessed the
crash, said the plane appeared to be
in trouble as it swooped low over
Harshmanville road near Wright
Field.
Seconds later, Mr.. Larick said, the
plane tilted on its side and plowed
into a ditch, then hurtled into a
field of wheat stubble.
An explosion followed Immediately.
turning the. enormous plane into
a mass of flames. The two survivors
were thrown clear.
Developed From B-29.
The death plane was one of the
largest OF all four-engined aircraft,
an diversified version of the B-29. 1t
had the appearance Of being built
from the fuselages of two BIOS, one
welded atop the other.
AS q transport it was capable of
carrying scores OF armed troops at
high speeds; as a cargo plane it
could carry many tone of material.
In its commercial form, the COT
was known as the Boeing Strato-
cruiser.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Two District Area Pilots Plan
World FLIGHT in Sport Planes
Hope to ! axe Off
Next Month With
Piper Aircraft
By A. a. Hoehling
s;ar s,off canssp,ondsas

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, May 23.-Iwc
Washington fight instructors are ar
ranging In this Allegheny Mountains
factory town for what they hope will
be the first round the world flight
in sport type planes.
Both ex-Arny pilots. they are
Clifford Evans, 26, of 1916 North
Abingdon street, Arlington, and
George Truman, 80, who shares q
trailer with his wife and newborn
twin girls in a camp near the Col
lege Park Airport where both men
are employed.
After conferring with executives
OF the Piper Aircraft Corp. the two
said today they are hoping to take
of next month in two planes but
arrangements have not been COM
pleted.
Extra Gas Tanks Planned.
Spokesman at the company de-
clined to elaborate on the projected
trip explaining that the time lis
somewhat previous" for an an
nouncement.
1t is understood, - however, that
Piper has the specifications ready
for adding extra gas tanks to two
of their standard three place 100
horsepower cruiser models. Speed Is
slightly more than 100 miles an hour.
Although June IS originally was
set for the takeoff, from New York,
the date has been cancelled largely
because arrangements have not been
completed.
Mr.. Truman wants to make the
fight because he thinks ''it would
be good business proposition.
The route of the projected fight
would follow closely that OF the
Reynolds Bombshell on its globe
girdling jaunt this spring. The first
hops would be from New York to
Nova Scotia to Newfoundland to
Greenland to Iceland. The route
would veer south across Europe to
India in order to avoid Russian
territory.
I The longest over-water hop would
be the 1900 miles between Northern
Evening star., 1947-05-23
. *.*THE EVENING STAR Washington D. C.
aA%sE MAY - fer1
Sergeant Swears in Recruit
Who Gave Him Oath in Is

An Army sergeant in charge OF
interviews yesterday re-
enlisted veteran who had sworn
the sergeant into the service ~
years ago.
The incident occurred in the
Army Recruiting Station at 4o3
Tenth street NV, when First Sergt.
Paul B. Kneller, 40, of $50 E street
Sc, welcomed Hiawatha Yates, 48,
of Norfolk, Va, back into the ranks.
When Sergt. Kneller enlisted In
1925, Mr.. Yates then q first sergeant
at Scranton, Pa, swore him In.
Today Mr.. Yates had the favor
returned on re-entering service as
master sergeant. A captain dur
ing the last war, he has served %
years with the Army, 20 as a re-
cruiting officer.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Pleas to Drop Charges
Aquinst EisIer Studied

Justice Alexander Holtzoff is
scheduled to hear argument in Dis
trict Court today on motions to dis
miss charge of contempt OF Congress
against Gerhard Eisler. who has
been described as the No. / Com
munist in America
Eisler was indicted by grand jury
here after he refused to be sworn
to testify before the House Un-Amer-
lean Activities Committee. His trial
a set for Tuesday.
Evening star., 1947-05-23
Catholic U. Confers
IS Student Awards
Valued at S42,54O

Twenty-six scholarships and fell
lowships and 10 assistantships, hav-
| ing total value Of $42,540, have
been awarded to students at Cath
olic University. Msgr. P. j. McCor-
mick, rector of the university. has
announced.
| At the same time, the rector said
more than TOO students viii receive
their degrees at commencement ex-
ercises at 1890 am. June II in the
university gymnasium.
| Senator Mcmahon, Democrat. OF
Connecticut will make. the COM
mencement address and Thomas B.
Ridgeway of the Engineering School
will deliver the veledictory for the
graduating class.
Students receiving scholarships
and fellowships were:
knights of Columbus fellowships
e j. Casey, Milltown, New Bruins
wick, chemistry; n. Kenneth Fitz-
gerald, Cleveland. social work; Ed
ward Garlan. Brooklyn, history;
Robert Marshall, 622 Lawrence
street NE, Latin: James Martin,
Omaha, Nebr., mathematics; John
Power, Jessup, Pa politics; Paul
Mundy, Exeter, Pa, sociology; An
gus Macdonald, Ottawa, Canada,
chemistry; Joseph Young, 1921 Law
renee street NE, Latin; Charles
Quick, 425 Quincy street NV, phi
losophy, and John Green, Albany,
Canada, social work. .....
Penfeld fellowship - George
Boehrer, Hewlett, Long Island, his
tory.
University scholarships for lay
women-Miss Maria Berl. Rochester,
N. Y, English; Miss Ann Lynn, Hy-
attsville, Nd. sociology; Miss Jean
Rosenberg, Baltimore, philosophy;
Miss Patricia Smith, Philadelphia,
history; Miss Marguerite Lajoie,
Fall River. Mass, sociology, and
Miss Marguerite Spencer, Bethesda,
Md, English.
international Federation of Cath
olic Alumnae Scholarships-Sister
Frances Macdonald, Newburgh,
N. Y, Latin; Sister M. Jeannine
Gruesser. Milwaukee, sociology, and
Sister Rosalie Ryan, st. Paul. Eng
lish.
Anna Hope Hudson Scholarships
Margaret Quinn, Frederick, Md, art.
Joseph Peabody Scholarship-Sis-
ter Jeanne dare Schleicher, Denver,
biology.
University Tuition Scholarship for
Nuns-Sister Celestine Cepress, La
Cross, Wise, English; Sister Ger
maine Mcneil, Los Angeles, Greek
and Latin, and Sister Margaret
Shea, Brooklyn. Latin.
Assistantships, which allow stu
dents tuition credit for helping
instructors, were awarded to:
Esther Bently. Irene Eckmann,
Betty Herman, Kathleen Murphy,
the Rev. John Dooling, Theodore
Litivitz, the Rev. Urban Schnaus,
Clarence Haave, Robert Meier, Will
liam Thaler, Alfred zmude, Berwin
Cole, Edgar Rich, William Couloum-
bre, Flora Gorirossi, Jane Herrick,
Clyde Kendrick, Ann Atkinson and
Sydney Reed.