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Evening star., 1947-04-03
Dinner Hosts

Capt. and Mrs. William H. Wat.
son were hosts at cocktails ant
dinner at the Shoreham last eve.
ming In honor Of Capt. and Mrs
Frederick s. Wilmington.
Vice Admiral George F. Hussey
chief Of the Bureau Of Ordnance
Of the Navy, and Mrs. Hussey were
the ranking guests, and Capt. ane
Mrs. Frank Beatty were among the
other twenty-odd guests.
Capt. Beatty will succeed Capt
Wilmington as director Of the Nava
Ordnance Laboratory.
Evening star., 1947-04-03
AnnOHucemen
OF Engagements

Mrs. Richard Eldredge Lyman oI
Providence, r. T., widow Of Judge
Lyman. announces the engagement
Of her daughter, Miss Dorothea Ly-
man Of Providence and Cambridge
to Mr.. Edwin Burrows Smith. son
Of Mrs. William silas Smith Of
Alexandria and the late Mr.. Smith
Announcement Is made by Mr.
and Mrs. John r. johnson Of Alex
andria Of the engagement Of Their
daughter, Miss Joyce Marye john
son, to 1t. Col. Keith L. Ware, son
Of Mrs. Pearl NJ: Ware Of Glendale
Calf, and the late Mr.. w. A.. Ware
The wedding will take place May
3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis j. Cavaliert
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Miss Marie Dominica
Cavaliere, to Mr.. Roy 8. Bridges
jr., son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bridges.
August 9 is the date set for the
wedding ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Pons an
nounce the engagement Of thei,
daughter, Miss Gertrude Poms, tx
Mr.. David Bernard Apple, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Apple.
The wedding date has been set
for August 81.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
INDUSTRY HITS BACK AT PORTAL
 TO PORTAL PAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. = two steel firms appealed to Congress today to relieve industry from DOT tal-to- portal pay claims which, one company asserted, threatens to throw the nation into an economic tailspin.'
 The request came from the Am erican Rolling Mill Co. and the Re- public Steel Corp, targets of back pay suits totaling $76,000,000. The suits were filed as a result of a Supreme Court decision that work CTS are entitled to wages for all time they are required to spend on an employers property.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
BIG $ HAS TALK WITH
 PRESIDENT
Harmonious Open Forum Takes Place at White
 House Today

WASHINGTON, Jan 16. = The OP-dominated Congressional Big Six met with President Truman to- day in what Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich) described as an harmon ious "open forum"
 Mir Truman also expressed plea- sure with the results, sending word to reporters through Press Secre- tary Charles c. Ross that it was "a very satisfactory meeting
 While Vandenberg said there was no definite agreement to keep any issues out of partisan politics, he told newsmen the initial discus sion was confined to what may definitely be called bipartisan is- sues,
 Among them he mentioned the disposal of war surpluses and con- tinued operations of the Maritime Commission.
 Vandenberg, now President of the Senate, said in answer to a ques- tion that the Presidents budget did net cone up for discussion at the 50 lninute meeting.
 House Speaker Martin tMass, as- serted the get-acquainted session proved helpful and said there douhtless will be other get-togethers at the White House on 'unparti- san matters and subjects bene- ficial to the country as a whole. V
 The question of calling future meetings. Vandenberg said, was left at the Presidents option. when bipartisan problems are to be pre- sented."
 Martin explained the discussion about the Maritime Commission revolved about contiuing it's auth ority to sell surplus ships, which is due to expire March 1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
CHANGE IN LAND LAWS
 OF ALASKA
Governor Asks for "Dras. tiC Revision" = Other
 Criticism Expressed

WASHINGTON, Jan 16.-The Governor of Alaska declared today a drastic revision of land acquis- ition laws is imperative if Alaska is to develop"
 In his annual report, made public today by Secretary of the Interior Krug, the Governor declared:
 Tt should be a part of nation al policy to make the land in the public domain easily available to those wishing to utilize it. Virtually all of Southeast Alaska is in the Tongass National Forest Reserve. It is virtually impossible for a prospective hotel or lodge builder to acquire a few acres on which to make his development. The Forest Service will give only permit for a term of years. No substantial investment will be made on that basis
 The Governor asserted that the acquisition of home sites and home- steads has been 'unduly difficult, snarled in red tape" and declared land purchases for settlement and development should be possible without the slow process now in effect"
 The Governor also criticized high transportation costs and inadequate benefits for veterans.
 The benefits presumably pro vided by the various veterans acts were, in fact, not available to re- turning Alaskan servicemen,' he declared. Not a single loan had been made in Alaska to veteran under the CT Bill of Rights.
 Of transportation, he said that "Alaskans have no control whatever of the character of the service or over the rates On shipping.
 He also said the Alaska De- velopment Board strongly recom- mended establishment of an air route from Alaska overland to the middle west, and an additional Alaska air carrier from Alaska down the coast to Seattle.
 The Veterans Administration, in commenting on the report, said it has guaranteed S2o,404 on loans totaling S179,309, extended to 32 veterans in Alaska for home pur- ohases and to 12 for establishment of businesses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
MRS. RO0SEvELT'S
 DRIVING LICENSE
 lS REVOKED NOW
Former First 1 a dy Can Drive Auto Because
 of Recent Accident

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan 16.-New York State has revoked the auto- mobile driving license of Mrs. FL eanol Roosevelt as the result of all accident at Yonkers last August but the former First Lady may ap- ply for reinstatement after 10 days
 Notice Of revocation was received by Mrs. Roosevelt yesterday.
 Howard P. Miles, Deputy Com missioner of Motor Vehicles, said the penalty was the usual one foi such cases. He said Mrs. Roosevelt could apply for reinstatement after 30 days but that she would have to pass a drivers test.
 The revocation followed a hear ing Jan. 8 at White Plains con- ducted by William F. Glasheen Chief Referee of the Motor Vehicle Department.
 Five persons, including Mrs Roosevelt, were injured in the ac- cident involving three automobiles on the Saw Mill River parkway.
 Police said Mrs. Roosevelt re- ported at the time thats she had dozed slightly and that her car crossed over into the opposite lane
 Tn an affidavit submitted at the hearing. however she contended the sun was in her eyes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
Snludgepofs
 Smoking in
 So. CaIif
Temperatures Are Below Freezing in Cirrus Belt
 Weather Elsewhere
lpY TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smudgepots were smoking in Southern California orchards today as citrus fruit growers attempted to save crops in the face of below freezing weather
 With groves being artificially heated to combate temperatures around 20 degrees, the Federal Fruit Frost Service predicted even colder weather for tonight and to- morrow.
 Although the temperature drop bfought the winters most severe cold in that area, officials of citrus associations expected little if any damage to their rich crops With the exception of isolated, exposed regions, most fruit ranches are equipped for concentrated smudg- ing.
 The lowest Southern California temperature. 20 degrees, was report cd outside the citrus district, in the Mojave Desert town of Daggett.
 Freakish, fluctuating winds IT. which brought small craft warnings out along the Pacific Coast-kept temperatures well above the danger mark in some sections.
 Across the country, in Pinson Tenn, another freak wind. descrih ed as a spot cyclone" killed foul negroes yesterday and razed the homes of six families.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
TALMADGE IS TAKING OVER
 IN GEORGIA
Executes Pre- dawn Coup Backed Up by National
 Guard Officers

ATLANTA, Jan. l6.-Herman Talmadge. in a pre-dawn coup backed by National Guard officers and State Highway Patrolmen, seized Gsorgia's executive depart ment today and denied Ellis Ar nall admission to either the gov ernor's office of tEe official resi- dence
 Arnall arrived at the executive offices this morning to find Tal- madge in the chambers Arnall had occupied all day yesterday Later when Arnall went to the executive mansion for lunch, he was met Dy four State Patrolmen, who blocked his entry.
 This completes, it seems to me the capture of the State govern ment as far as physical properties are concerned Arnall told news men who accompanied him to the mansion.
 Tt has been done by gradual military infiltration, so that at the moment storm troopers are in con- trol You have seen a military coup d'etat seize the governors $ mansion, private office and auto mobile
 Shortly after Arnall made his statement to newsmen and left the mansion, the troopers admitted Mrs. Herman Talmadge and her two children to the residence
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
PRICE OF FORD
 GUT DOWN
Government Officials Hail Reduction as Good
 Sign for industry

WASHINGTON, Jan. Is. - Gov ernment officials today hailed the cut in Ford car prices as an 'en- couraging' start toward the gen. eral price reductions which Presi- dent Truman has asked of all in- dustry.
 Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers. termed the Ford action a crucial contribution to sustained high production and employment.
 Nourse added to a reporter that number of bushes people" have notified him of their agreement in principle with the Presidents plea for lower prices as a means of keeping public purchasing power high. Nourse's council wrote the framework of MT Trumans econ omic message to Congress last week
 MT. Ford's statement was made in most careful and reasoned terms It should appeal to a large busi- ness following" said the economist, with reference to yesterdays price cutting announcement in Detroit by Henry Ford II, President of the Ford Motor Company.
 "If other manufacturers follow suit, they will make a real contri- button to stabilizing business"
 Ford announced immediate re- auctions ranging up to $50 on all Ford cars, as common sense" move to avert the recession which has been widely forecast for this year
 Presidential Assistant John R. Steelman, former Reconversion Di- rector, promptly wired Ford that the announcement was good news for the country and I believe good business for your company
 Members of Congress also were quick to applaud.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
Alaska Ship Operators Called 10 Conference on
 Service Afier March 1
Bv CHARLES D. WATKINS

By CHAltLES U. WAL hlNo
 WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-A House Merchant Marine subcommittee has invited Alaskan steamship operators to meet here next week to discuss plans to continue operations after March l while Congress considers their problem.
 The government operated the lines during the war, with the own CTS acting as agents. but Congress ordered them returned to the pri- vate owners March 1.
 The owners. during Maritime Commission hearing on War Shipping Administration request for higher shipping and passenger rates. testified they could not con- tinue service without an increase and later announced they would dis continue operations unless they got an increase.
 The Maritime Commission denied the VISA petition, but left the way open for the private operators to apply for increases after Feb. 28.
 The subcommittee, Rep. Hsrter tR-Mass) Jackson CD-Wash) Bland CD-Va), and Delegate Bart lett of Alaska, has conferred with Maritime Commission experts on plans for continuing the service. The committee declined to make the proposals public until they had been presented to the operators.
 The operators have suggested a government subsidy and other sources have suggested the govern ment furnish or pay for Alaskan service estimated to cost about $25,- 100000.
 There is absolutely no govern ment morey that can be used for the service after March IT. Rep. Jackson said.
 We want to arrange with the ship operators to continue the ser vice to the Territory until Congress decides what shall be done about it.
 We have invited the ship own CTS to a conference here next week at which we will present plans for interim operation of the lines, pos sibly for the remainder of this year
 Unless we can work out solu- tion the service to Alaska will stop cfl March l'
 Delegate Bartlett announced he plans to introduce legislation au- thorizing foreign steamship com panies to carry passengers and freight from the United States to Alaska and between Alaskan ports
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
SIX KILLED IN PLANE CRASH
 MARSH LAKE
Five RCAF Personnel Are Among Victims of Aeli-
 dent Near Whitehorse

EDMONTON. Jan. 16-Royal Canadian Air Force officials here today announced the names of six men killed when an Air Force plane crashed Wednesday on Marsh Lake, near Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory.
 The victims were five RCAF per- sonnel, including Sqdn.-Ldr. Rob- erts Andrew Buckham of Vancouv- fer. B. C., commanding officer of the air station at Whitehorse, and a civilian worker.
 Officials of Northwest Air Com mand at Edmonton said the only information they have is that the crash occurred while the plane was returning to Whitehorse from Tes- lin, Y. T, where the RCAF had been Investigating fire
 Teslin is about 105 miles by road southeast of Whitehorse. Marsh Lake is about 45 miles south of Whitehorse and rear the Alaska Highway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
MINE WRECKED BY BLAST;l l5 MEN KILLED
Special Election Monday
 10 Choose Representative
 For First Division in House

A special election will be held in the First Division next Monday to choose a representative to the va cancy caused by the death of Frank Price.
 There are five candidates as far as known who have tossed their hats into the ring. They are as follows:
 Helmi Aalto Bach of Douglas.
 Harry Mccain of Ketchikan.
 Frank c. Johnson of Kaks.
 A. J. (Joe) Sprague of Juneau.
 Carl Weidman of Juneau.
 Candidates did not file as in reg ular elections and announcement to run was made by each individual in advertising.
 To vote, che must have lived in the Territory for one year and In the precinct in which tie vote is cast for 30 days.
 The voting places will be the same as in the last general cleo ton.
 There are no regular forms of ballot issued, and the law on special elections states that the Clerk Of Court shall not provide official ballots, hut that each voter may provide his own ballot and write thereon the name of the candidate of his choice.
 The Clerk of the Court is supply ing the Election Boards with blank paper to be handed out to any qualified voter who did not bring his own paper.
 Therefore, Election Board will net have anything to do with handing out ballots which have teen prepared by candidates, but if a qualified voted appears with such a ballot, he has the right to cast it.
 Section 1525-Ballot at special elections says provisions of law re- curing the use of an official bal lot shall not apply to special cleo tions but each elector may supply or prepare his own ballot, provid- ed however, that the ballot shall be secret and clearly designate the electors choice
 The polls are to open at 5 o'clock next Monday morning and close at ' o'clock in the evening
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
ALA5KA DEPARTMENT,
 { OF A, vFW, WILL
 MEET HERE, WEEKEND

Alaska Department Council Of Administration, Veterans of Foreign Wars. will meet in Juneau this coming weekend, on January i8 and l9. Officers present will include Harvey Smith. Department Com manding officer; Cecil Roley. De partment Quartermaster and Ad- jutant; William Chaput, Depart ment Chaplain; and the Command ing Officers of all VFW Posts in the Territory.
 Among business to be taken up the the meeting will be the details of the l947 Territorial convention of the VFW and reports of the highlights of the Chicago National Convention which was held during December
 An members in good standing ot the VFW are invited to sit in on the meetings of the Council
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-Despite our inn proved relations with Russia, some thing very peculiar is going on re- garding the key island of Spitzber- gen up near the Arctic Circle. The Russians have been exerting all sorts Of pressure on Norway to mill ltarize this strategic island. thus permitting them to use it as mill itary base.
 There is only one objective for a base On Spitzbergen-offensive action against the United States. From it rocket bombs could pro- bably hit New York.
 The United States happened to learn of the Russian Norwegian maneuvers because we are a party to 1920 treaty with Norway Eng land and Russia. by which Spitz- bergen is not to be used as a mili- tary base. In order to militarize the island, therefore, it is necessary to change the treaty.
 The disturbing thing about the Spitzbergen maneuyer, however, is the date on which the Russians be- gan to move for militarizatlon. When the State Department began probing the matter, they found that the Russians had first approached the Norwegian Government in l944 while the war was still on. And
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
EXPLOSION TRAPS
 W0RkkEN
Accident Takes Place $50 Feet Below Surface
 Rescue Crews Work

PLYMOUTH. Pa, Jan. l6.-Fif- teen miners were killed and three others injured in an explosion last night that wrecked the anthracite collier operated by the Glen Alden Coal Co. here, trapping some 22 workers $50 feet below the surface
 Edward Griffith, President and General Manager of the coal firm which operates the Nottingham col Her, said the blast was discovered by an unidentified foot tender al the ottom of a mine shaft The man. noting heavy clouds of dust and smelling gas fumes, sounded an alarm, Griffith reported
 Frantic Digging
 Rescue crews. in constant danger of cave-ins because of weakened shorings, rescued seven men after more than three hours of frantic digging. A short while later, Grif- fifth said, the bodies of the l5 dead men-found grouped in gangway leading from the shaft were brought to the surface.
 Griffith said the company was unable to ascertain the exact num- Der of night shift men working in the blasted section--located under the Susquehanna rivcr--but reports from the scene said only 22 men were in the shaft.
 The bead
 The. dead, all from Plymouth or nearby communities. were Louis Kupinski. Chester Ostrowski, Carl zlotek, John zielinski. Felix Kon- obrcski, Daniel Lewis, Edward Par ker. John Wilde, Luke Usefera. Jo- seph Krajnik, Peter Mlnkiewicz. Charles Cylwik, James Smith. Stan ley Nytych and William Bockts Ages oi the victims were not avail able.
 Thomas Miles. of Plymouth who was unhurt recalled he had been at work for about two hours when he asked his laborer Charles Kra- vice of Plymouth talso uninjureol for the time.
 Its 5:45," Miles quoted Krawiec. He showed his watch back into his pocket and then 1t came.
 Terrific Explosion
 There was a terrific explosion. Everything seemed to go topsy- turvy My place is the second one in from the foot of the shaft. The others who really were caught in the blast were lot farther in than was.
 My laborer and I went into the gangway where we saw couple of men sprawled around They didn't appear to be injured too badly. so we assisted them to the foot of the shaft"
 It was here t.lat the rescue work CTS found them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
3 JULIET 1 N S

| LONDON = The Vice-P President of the American League for free
 Palestine has been deported from
 Geeat Britain He arrived there
 yesterday from Paris, but was im-
 mediately put under detention until arrangements were made for his de- parture.
 1 LONDON The Deputy Foreign
 Ministers Council has received de-
 mands from Yugoslavia for 1000 square miles of Austrian territory.
 Premier Marshal Tito's regime has urged that $50 square miles of Slo- vene Carinthia and 50 square miles
 of Styria be ceded to Yugoslavia on the grounds that most of the in- habitant there are Slovenes. MIAMI Fla. Spokesmen for HOO members of the exercise riders and grooms association of America indicated today they still planned to strike at Hialeah Park tomorrow despite horseowners threats to im- port Cuban grooms and exercise boys
 JERUSALEM - Three powerful explosions shock Amman, capital of the Kingdom of Transjordan, early today and first reports said there were no casualties. LONDON + The Big Four Coun- cil of Deputies agreed today that Austria would be brought into con- sultation on the treaty to be draft ed for the Austrians. WASHINGTON-Chairman Wal lace II. White Jr., R., Me. of the Senate Commerce committee an- nounced today that an aviation subcommittee will investigate the safety of air travel and the causes of recent plans crashes. WASHINGTON = Senate Re- publcans won another vote today in their fight to extend the Senate war investigating committee another year.
 WASHINGTON representatives of American industry told Congress today that mushrooming union claims for back portal to- portal pay would destroy the great ma jority of industrial employers" if allowed
 WASHINGTON - The Interstate Commerce Commission cancelled it's priority system today for railroad handling of foreign relief wheat in the Northwest. The system, in ef- feet since January ', had been scheduled to continue until March TO-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
STREET GANG WORKS DURING NIGHT; SNOW
 ON STREETS REMOVED

Street Superintendent Roy Thom- as reported that his crews worked overtime last night scraping and clearing snow from streets in the downtown business district of Ju- neeu.
 With grader and bulldozer and the City's newly acquired dump truck augmenting the equipment, crews spent most of last night clearing and hauling the snow from Franklin and Front Streets and other streets in the business area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
Beer for Fairbanks
 Going in by Truck

GREAT FALLS. Mont, Jan. l6. A truck load of beer is enroute to Alaska, and more will follow
 Trucker Jack Garrison loaded 7W cases of beer, weighing 30,000 pounds, at Great Falls brewery, and left this week for Fairbanks, he said his Seattle company had bought five additional freight trucks for use on the Alaska High way,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-16
NOBODY SATISFIED

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan l6.-The city's four commissioners com plained" about their pay today three said the city failed to give them their full $5,000 annual sal ary in l946 and the fourth lament ed the bonus" on his salary.
 Those underpaid were short only a few cents, but Commissioner Kenneth L. Copper said the S5,000.- 05 he was paid put him in higher income tax bracket.