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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04

Parachute Jumper Is Restued in Midair by
 Another ai Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska April 4, IR
 One parachute jumper saved the life of another during a task force Frigid paratroop jump by snatch ing his collapsed chute in midair and holding on until both reached the earth safely, the Army dis closed today
 The Army report said the incl dent occurred Tuesday. Cpl Chas. A. Harris of Nationwide. III. was the man rescued and Pfc Raymond C. Kenyon of Greenwich, Conn.,, the rescuer Harris chute collapsed when a crosswind blew the two men together about 100 feet above the ground.
 The paratroopers were making a routine jump over a dairy farm two miles north of Fairbanks.
 The Army said the only similar rescue in it's records was in April 1944, at Long Island, N. Y,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
MCKINLEY PARTY
 IN HURRY TO GET
 SUPPLIES LANDED
Cosmie Ray Research Ranks First Among Wdsh-
 burn Expedition Aims

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 4, R Members of Bradford Washburn's s Mount Mckinley Expedition, plan ming to start climb of North Americas highest peak in approxi- mately a week, raced against time today to land supplies at a base camp on Muldrow Glacier while present excellent weather continues.
 Men already are at work setting up camp on the glacier and es- tabliShine a communications sta tion at Wonder Lake. Washburn, director of the New England Mu- scum of Natural History, who seal ed the 2O,300 foot mountain is un- dertaking this years climb as a cosmic ray research and mapping project
 I've never seen Muldrow Glacier so short of snow as at the present time" Washburn told interviewers. There is just enough snow now to make a good landing strip for ski equipped planes but two days of warm weather would knock out all possible landing facilities there. Haakon Christensen, Anchorage bush pilot, has made several land~ ings on the glacier with men and supplies, and the Army's Tenth Rescue Squadron, which will drop supplies to the climbers, landed a plane there Wednesday.
 Although study of cosmic rays in a research station at the 18200- foot level ranks first among the expeditions purposes, Washburn said mapping of the mountain also IS an important project.
 Most of the rugged terrain of McKinley's peaks never has been properly mapped" Washburn said, and the exact height of some of the highest peaks never has been recorded When an Army CAT crashed into one of the peaks two years ago with loss of 19 lives it was later found that the peak was LOCO feet higher than previously reported"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04

CHICAGO, April 4.-LR-One passenger was killed and about 35 persons were injured when the Burlington railroads speeding train City Zephyr was derailed by a tractor and crashed into the rail- road station at suburban Downers Grove last night.
 The tractor had fallen off a westLound freight train that had just passed on an adjoining track and into the path of the stainless steel streamliner, eastbomd from Minneapolis to Chicago.
 The crash in flash of flame and shower of falling bricks rip ped up three sets of tracks nine miles east of Naverville, III, where 45 persons died last April 25 in collision of two Burlington pas senger trains.
 Several eyewitnesses said they saw "a tremendous ball of fire as the Zephyr left the rails.
 The train, which the Brling- ton said was travelling at its usual 75 mile an hour clip through the suburb 2l miles west of Chicago, smashed into the side of the un- occupied hrick depot, partially wreoklng it.
 The diesel engine was thrown on it's side, but the seven derailed coaches remained upright and were not badly damaged, thus holding down the number of casualties in the crowded train.
 The. one known dead was iden- tified by police as L. w. Wright, 48, of Oak Park, III.
 Eyewitnesses said a large farm tractor fell off passing freight train shortly before the Zephyr hit it at the Main Street crossing in the Du Page County community and careened from the rails.
 Two coaches behind the engine wedged in V-shape into the one story station. Flying bricks and mortar poured onto some of the passengers through a hole ripped in the side of one coach.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
CONGRESS TO GIVE HELP IN
 MINE ISSUE
By DOUGLAS B. CORNELL
 and MAX HALL

WASHINGTON, April 4.-tR-- John L. Lewis demands for great CT safety for men who mine coal in what he called underground "slaughterhouses" brought ready promises of help from Congress today
 Various House members urged safety laws with teeth
 Lewis got some support. fer proposal that tts government give back the s7l000O contempt of court fine Cn him and his United Mine Workers Union to help widows and orphans of men who died in the two big mine explosions e recent years-Centralia. H.. last week, and Straight Creek, Ky. in 1945.
 But memters of a House labor subcommittee who heard the booming UNIV President testify for six hours yesterday showed no inclination to go along with his suggestion that Congress ask tNsit,Ait Nb III A-~~ittuA , of the Interior Krug
 MT Truman himself left no doubt that he is standing square ly behind his cabinet officer
 Certainly not, the President de- clared in response to new con ference question whether he had given any thought to removing him. MT. Krug is an efficient public official. the Chief Executive added
 But he said he would leave any reply to Lewis up to Krug.
 As he has done before-and this time with all the spectacular ora tory he can turn on at will-the UNIV chief again accused Krug before the House hearing yester- day of letting III men die at Cen tralia through criminal negli- gence" in failing to enforce saf- ety standards.
 The subcommittee planned to give Krug his chance to fire back sometime after next Thursday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
INSTITUTIONS OF ANS
 ON ALICE, jAp0h5kl
 TO BE CONSOLIDATED

The recently established Mt. Edgecumbe Government School and Hospital on Japonski Island at Sit ka will be combined with the Alice Island tuberculosis sanatorium aft CT July 1, according to Don Foster, Director of the Alaska Native Serv- ice
 The Alice Island institution now adjoins the Japonski establishments being located on an island next to Japonski. The two have been sep arated for reasons of administra- tion and appropriation but will join forces at the beginning Of the next fiscal year.
 Foster also revealed that all though the Federal Government as sumes responsibility for administra- tion. maintenance and just about everything else including personnel, the Territorial Government also contributes a share in the opera ton or the proJect. He Salu liiaO the Territory furnishes certain specialists and specialized equip ment to the Mt. Edgecumbe institu- tion Tn addition to this, Foster revealed that the Territory also pays the hospital the sum of S5.75 per day for each patient.
 Dr. George Dale, ANS Director of Education, and F. Seymour Eau rot are meeting today with George Fedoroff, a new instructor for the high school classes at the school. Fedoroif, from New York is a specialist in arts and crafts and Will teach woodworking.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
CLARENCE HEATING
 MAYOR AT SEWARD

SEWARD, Alaska, April 4-There were 421 votes cast in Seward in the city election last Tuesday, with Clarence Heating winning out over James A. Mcdonald by a vote of l59 to 149
 Forrest Kennedy, Dr. Richard O. Sellers and Russell Painter were elected to the council for the two year term, and Oscar Dahl for the one year term.
 The election for Utility Board members was as follows. John Rcsness for one year term, Murl Trevethon two years, Thomas Os- bo three years, K. D. Cobban four years and H. J. Amend as the five year man.
 The City was authorized to sell the USO building and attached property to Dr. Sellers for $6000 and lease the new USO building to the Bremen for five years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
BIG FIG fl {
 LOOMS OVER
 GREEK AID
Some Senators Oppose Any Help 10 turkey
 Two Groups Split

WASHINGTON, April 4-tR- Senate critics of President Tru-
 mans S4OO,0O0O0o Greek-Turkish aid proposal divided today into two groups-one determined to fight the program to the end, the other ready to accept it if given no other choice.
 Senator Edwin c. Johnson tD- Colo. who heads the bitter-end opposition, said he will carry to the Senate floor next week his thus far unsuccessful fight to knock out any aid to Turkey and give Greece only relief assistance. Johnson said he can't vote for the legislation approved l3 to 0 by the Foreign Relations Commit tee yesterday, with an amendment giving the United Nations a linn tied veto on the American pro gram.
 But Senator Pepr2r tD-Fla) {, whose proposal to turn the whole Communism situation over to the U. N was defeted in com mittee, told a reporter he will vote for the bill, even if he and others are unsuccessful in amend ing it in the Senate
 I'm no isolationist" Pepper declared T think this sort of assistance should be extended by the United Nations, but I won't agree to do nothing as an alter native
 This division of opponents re- inforced a prediction by Senator Connally, {D-TeXas) that the Sen ate, which may begin dehate on the measure next Wednesday, will give it overwhelming approval after a week or more of talk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
Stove Blows
 Up;;: 2 Riddles
 Die, Burned
Flash Fire in Boarding House for Children Re-
 suIts in Fatalities

COLUMBUS, O., April 4.-IR- Two children died in flash fire resulting from an exploding heat ing stove at boarding home for children early today, and sev- en others were severely burned The operators were critically in- jured in a rescue of five young sters
 The dead were identified as Princess Rogers, g. and Barbara Ann Shirtzinger, 10 months Injured were. Mrs. Vivian Thompson, 30, and her husband Harold, 36, who operated the board ing home. Mrs. Thompson was re- ported in serious condition, while Thompson suffered only first de- gree burns.
 Mrs. Thompson related that she and enc of the children were asleep in one of the two upstairs bedrooms when her husband awak- ened her. The other youngsters were in the other bedroom. She grabbed the youngster sleep ing with her and went into the other bedroom and punched the other children to awaken them. Then she dashed into tEe bath room and began dropping the children out of the bathroom to her husband below She said she remembered saving five of tht children.
 The State Welfare Department launching an investigation, saic the home had been licensed tC care for only two and was war; ed February 26 that it violated the law by housing more.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
REINDEER HERD AT G0L0vIN SCATTERED
 BY PACK OF WOLVES

A pack of wolves has completely scattered the reindeer herd at Col ovin, according to word received at the Juneau office of the Alaska Native Service this morning hy Louis Peters, Director of Native Resources for ANS.
 Peters was informed in a tele- gram from Alice Osborne, ANS representative at Nome, that if the herd is to be saved, it must he gathered and watched closely dur ing the faWning season. This sea son takes place during May and June Miss Osborne asked fol authority to hire local assistance to collect the herd and Peters said that ANS would provide the necessary funds.
 The herd, numbering 800 head at the time ANS turned it over last August, has been leased to Sig fried Aukongak for five year per jed.
 Peters declared that he is in favor of more hunters being em- ployed by the government to kill wolves and protect Alaska's rein deer. E'e recommended that air planes be furnished to these hunt CTS to save time and bring in more kills Peters also suggested that a $100 bounty be placed on Wolv- es in order to make wolf killing more attractive to private hunters
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
Commercial Cargo
 Flown, US. 10 Japan

TOKYO, April 4.-tR-The first commercial cargo reaching Japan by air since the end of the war-a shipment of automobile parts-ar- rived today aboard a Northwest Airlines C-54 piloted by Earl w Hale, of Harold, Texas.
 Hale made the flight from St Paul, Minn., in 35 hours, 4 minutes flying time via the North Pacific route. The cargo was consigned to the American International Under writers Corporation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
PROGRESS MADE,
 WAGE CONTRACTS, SALMON INDUSTRY

SEATTLE, April 4, R-Although there was no word that an agree ment was in sight, negotiators in- dicated progress was being made today in the efforts to obtain a new contract for workers in the Alaska Salmon Industry.
 Consolidation Commissioner Albin L. Peterson said he will meet to- morrow in separate sessions with the Machinists Union and the Alaska Cannery Workers Union.
 An all-day meeting between the employers groups and the Alaska Fishermen's Union Wednesday made the picture look brighter he re- ported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
The w ashington
 Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON = Using Marine enlisted men as servants seems to be catching among certain brass hats.
 This column recently revealed how Marine Corps Ccmmandant Gen. Alexander Vandegrift had us ed enlisted Marines as bartenders, hat-check boys, and doormen at cocktail parties, despite Marine Regulation 553, which states that under no circumstances shall any enlisted man be employed as a servant"
 the only sinner. It now develops that Col. Harold E. Rosecrans, officer in charge of the Marines guarding the Washington Naval Gun Factory, also drafted enlisted men. He issued orders detailing two Marine sergeants, one cor poral and nine privates to act as hat-check boys and doormen and to park cars at party given for high-ranking officers by Adm. Glen B. Davis, commanding offi- cer of the Naval Gun Factory. In charge of the servant detail was warrant officer Ernest T. Bean. The men were not asked if they were willing to serve on this detail, nor were they paid anything for their services.
 And while Marines were resentful at being relegated to the position of servants for General Vande- grift; the Marines at the Naval Gun Factory were even more in dipnant at waiting on Navy Ad- miral.
 Col. Rosencrans has gone eXen further, and has used a detail ot approximately four enlisted. men to clean his personal quarters eV- cry day. Over the weekend, fur- thermore. six or more Marines give his home a thorough houseclean- ing-swabbing, and polishing un- til the place gleams. It's, fine solution to the servant problem if you don't mind forgetting Two
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
TWO OF FOUR
 ENGINES ARE NOT WORKING
B-29, on Weather Recon ndissdnee, Trying 10
 Reach Land

MCHORD FIELD. Wash, April 1 R-A B-29 weather reconnaissance plane, with two of it's four en- zines disabled, was trying to reach the nearest land from approximate ly 800 miles west of here over the Pacific shortly after noon today the Army's Air-Sea Rescue Unit said
 The plane left San Francisco early today on routine weather reporting flight to Alaska and re- turn. The last contact with the plane at l2 noon said the pilot would try to reach Vancouver Is- land.
 A B-17 left McChord field at l2.30 pm to try and locate the plane and the Coast Guard planned to send a PBY out from Port An geles, Wash, immediately.
 The messages did not say how many men were aboard
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
HELLO SYSTEM MAY BE SEIZED
 IF MEN STRIKE
Truman Has Authority to Aet-Chairman, NFTWPC,
 Makes Statement

WASHINGTON, April 1, tRl-At- torney General Tom Clark said to- day President Truman has the right to seize the telephone indus try in the current labor dispute.
 Clark told reporters at the White House, after a cabinet meeting, that seizure authority exists under the Federal Communication Act.
 He said MT Truman did not ask his opinion, but that Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach did ask him to say whether the Government has seizure power.
 President Truman told his news conference yesterday that he had asked the Labor Department to determine whether legal basis exists for taking over the industry in the event of a strike Of 287 000 telephone workers Monday
 The Attorney General said the authority will continue until six months after the official "termina- tion of war
 That leaves the date of eXpira- ton indefinite. Laws expiring six months after termination of hos tilities" - technically different matter-will go out of existence June 30.
 TN1%. AH ol, ,s,..,1 Nf National Federation of Telephone Workers l'olicy Committee, said yesterday the phone unions would obey" legal seizure, although he knew of no existing authority for one.
 "If they seize, and there's law against striking" Moran told re- porters, well obey the law"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
CORONA SAILS FOR
 CHINA; NOW LEE KUNG

VANCOUVER, B. C., April 4, R A veteran of the Alaska sea lanes, the Cordova, is enroute to her new owners in China, the Roman Catholic Church. for use as a river boat. The Cordova has been re- named Lee Kung.
 The Cordova sailed from here yesterday with the former rescue ship the Salvage Queen, renamed Shen Lii.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
3 JULIET i N }

WASHINGTON-A Navy spokes- man says that at least 25 per cent of the 5l8 soft coal mines closed by federal order as unsafe are exepected to be certified okay Leforc Monday.
 MOSCOW Soviet Foreign Min istsr V. M Molotov said today he saw danger that American pro- posals for the political organiza ton of Germany would lead to Germany's dismemberment.
 MOSCOW Foreign Minister V. M Molotoy, in the first off cial Soviet comment on Presi- dent Truman's proposed aid to Greco, went on record today in an interview with Johannes Steel with the declaration he doubted the plan would restore democra cy' there.
 WASHINGTON The Senate Labor Committee working on mea- sures to outlaw the closed shop, Ian industry wide bargaining and prevent strikes in vital industries expects to make reports next week.
 WASHINGTON = It is practi- cally conceded David E. Lilienthal will be confirmed next week as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
 NEW DELHI TT Twenty-six per- sons have Eeen killed and Is in jured in Hindu -Moslem rioting in the Gurgaon district of the south eastern Punjab in the last "A hours. it was officially announced today. Rowing bands were report ed to have burned 100 homes.
 ROWAN, France - Twelve men died today when the l,777-ton British steamer Willodale, out ot Cardiff, sank at the mouth of the Gironde River Ten other men were rescued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
President Plans
 Trip 10 Alaska In August, Report

SEATTLE, April 4.-tR~The Se- attle Times says President Truman has told Senator Magnuson he hopes to board the Presidential yacht Williamsburg here and cruise to Alaska, probably in August af- ter Congress recesses.
 The President also said he hopes to fly above large areas in Alaska,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
Wafches Brutal Murder, Phones
 Police; Too Laie

PHILADELPHIA, April 4.-lR- A 26-year-old mother was slain, apparently with sereWdriver at the front doorstep of her north Philadelphia home early today.
 Edward c. Gundaker was look ing out a window in his apart ment across the street and said he saw man hack Mrs. Clara Mat theWs about the face and head and drag her into an alley.
 While he telephoned police, the assailant stripped stocking off the right leg of Mrs Matthews, drew it deep into the flesh Of her throat and knotted it tight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
ketthikan Man Is
 Guilty, Hif and Run

SEATTLE, April 4-tR--Jack L. Thompson, 30, Ketchikan tugboat officer, was convicted on charges of hit it-and-run and reckless driv- ing in Police Court yesterday. He was fined $50, his drivers li- cense suspended Is months and given 10-day suspended jail sentence.
 Thompson was charged with driving into the rear of a taxi cab January Is. He told the court he borrowed a friends car. He said he remembered getting "a bump on the head. but recalled nothing more until he woke up his bunk aboard ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver April 8. !. Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle April g, calling at Ketchi- kan, Juneau, Yakutat, Cordova Valdez and Seward.
 Alaska, from west, scheduled to arrive southbound about April g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
CHAPEL -BY- TO HAVE s PROGRAM
 ON EASIER SUNDAY

The Chapel -The-Lake will have the Easter Sunday School program at the regular time of 10:30 o'clock Sunday forenoon. There will be no service in the afternoon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
ALASKA SHIP CASE BEIN N C
 HARD PUSHED
Delegation Meets Mem bers of Congress-Also
 High Govt. Officials

WASHINGTON, April 4.-R- Members of Congress and govern nent officials were told today that unless something is done to guar rntse uninterrupted steamship ser vice to Alaska. "80,000 citizens there will go bankrupt"
 The statement was made to them by a delegation from the Fairbanks Chamber Of Commerce seeking to improve freight deliv- cries to the Territory
 The delegation talked today with Undersecretary Oscar Chapman of the Interior Department, Rep. Mansfield (D-MonD Delegate Bartlett tD-Alaska), Senator Mag nuson CD-Wash) and Senator Ec- ton CR-Mont.
 Unless we can get constant and uninterrupted steamship service to Alaska the Territory will deterior- ate, for people already are leav- ing because of poor steamship service" said Stanley Tatom Of Fairbanks
 We have gone as long as five months without steamship service and it was necessary to charge 45 cents a loaf for bread in that per- iod because our usual sources of flour were cut off.
 Tt seems amazing to us that the government will let 80,000 citizens in Alaska starve when-if there is a flood or other disaster in the United States-millions of dollars in emergency aid is furnished i'm mediately." T
 The delegation urged that gov- ernment officials approve some sort of legislation which would guaran- tee the Territory the steamship service it needs. Members of the group said the present service is almost constantly interrupted by strikes.
 Tie Alaskans plan to testify be- fore tke Senate Labor committee Monday afternoon and to talk with President Truman before go- ing home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

The City Council will hold a session tonight, old members talk ing their leave and new council mei taking their seats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-04
CONFERENCE
 AT MOSCOW
 GOING FLAT
Diplomats Are Arguing Whether Meet Should Be
 Written Off as Failure

MOSCOW, April 4.-tRl-Offi- cial sources said today that So- viet Foreign Minister V. M Molo- toy, in spite of his insistent demand for American and British reports on China, had thus far failed to furnish Soviet statement in an exchange of information.
 April l was the agreed deadline for the exchange of information cn. China demanded by Molotov The U S Secretary of State, George c. Marshall, sent Molotov Statement last Monday. few hours before the deadline.
 There has been no explanation of Molotovs failure to give the Soviet side.
 Meanwhile, a special committed trying to plan an agenda for to- nights meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers on German poli- tical principles was reported bog ged down in disagreement. The members were hopeful, however, of finishing this work by the sche- duled time of the councils meet ing at 6 D. m. t10 a. m EST) two hours later than usual.
 Already, diplomats are beginning to argue whether the Moscow con- ference should be written off as failure.
 Gen. Lucius D. Clay's statement in Berlin yesterday that "all hope has been given up of reaching a settlement on separations at this conference" was viewed by most Moscos6, observers a5 q correct es- innate of the situation, but some authorities argued that the final evaluation could not be made un- til the last session is held.