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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
WARTIME AND EMERGENCY LAWS ENDED
Truman Signs Repeal of t75 War-Powers, h.
 tIuding GI Benefits

WASHINGTON, July 25.-tR- President Truman today signed legislation repeating some 175 war sime and emergency laws-now or within one year-and putting stop dates on veterans CT benefits.
 The measure leaves in effect scores of other war-powers statutes. In statement, MT. Truman said it is mot possible at this time to wipe out the whole list.
 The new legislation declares that insofar as certain acts of Congress are concerned, World War II, the limited emergency, and the unlim- ited emergency shall be construed as terminated and peace establish ed"
 But it specifically exempts cer- tain laws which Congress and the administration have agreed should remain on the books. The resolu- tion was worked out by the Judi ciary Committees of both Houses and Attorney General Clark.
 MT. Truman voiced hope for a speedy end of the remaining emer- gency statutes, and asked Clark to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
BOARD SELECTED IN
 KET(HIkAN DISPUTE

A three man board has been set up in Ketchikan to arbitrate a labor dispute there between the New England Fish Co.,, and Local 2347 of the CIO Food. Tobacco and Agricultural Workers Union.
 Attorney Lester Gore has been named as representative of the company and Vern Albright was chosen as the union representa- tive on the board.
 Michael J. Haas, U. s. Depart ment of Labor Representative, has been requested to act as the third man and will go to Ketchikan next week to assist in the mediation efforts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
TWO CLUES IN FAIRBANKS AK SHAVING
Women 5ourdoughs Te|Iof Early Days on Trails; Are
 Attending Seattle Session
By JACK HEWINS

SEATTLE, July 25.-tR-There was no weaker sex on the trail of 98.
 Chilkoot Pass? Sure, 1t discour- aged men and killed horses-but Mrs. Emma A. Mccain went over it twice. White Pass? Mrs. Ethel Becker negotiated that when she was little girl, going over in a pack train with her mother and two other children and riding the last lap to Dawson by dog sled.
 About half the folks attending the International Sourdough reun- ion here are women and big per centage of them went into the Yukon at the height of the gold strikes or were born there of pio- neer parents.
 Mrs. Alice Handley went to Daw- son in 1900 over White Pass, then on to Fairbanks, Alaska, where she has lived since 1904. Couldn't get my husband William Henry Handley) to come along to the meeting. He hasn't been outside since he went up there on the trail of gold"
 Mrs. Elvina E. Morrow made the jaunt north in 1888, when she was little girl. Her father, an engin- ger at Douglas, Alaska, met her and her small brother when they arriv- ed in the care of a ships captain. She grew up and married in the Territory.
 Mrs. Becker can remember when a small jar ot pickles sold for $2 | to the luxury starved prospectors of Dawson
 The morey. of course, was gold dust. The lure of it took Emma Mccain on her second trip over the terrible Chilkoot.
 T went in first with Curly Mon- roe's outfit as a dancing girl in 1885, said Emma Mccain. We went to Circle and barely made a living and were glad to get back out again. But then came the gold strike on the Yukon and I made up my mind to go back. I went alone over Chilkoot.
 T worked in Wrigleys restau- rant, which vas only a tent. Every meal was S2.50 and the customer could order everything we had, but sometimes it wasn't much. Usually there were plenty of canned vege- tables and potatoes, but little meat.
 The main course usually was eggs, when we had them; salmon with eggs when we had the sal mon; moose with eggs when we had the moose.
 After he ate the customer shook out the gold dust payment into a triangular tray we called a blower Then I weighed out $2.50 for the restaurant and if there was any left, that was my tip. I made $50 a week in salary and $25 a day in tips. It was lots better than dancing for two-bits dance, as I had at Circle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
TRUMAN DID NOT
 PROMISE REMOVAL BUYING CONTROLS
Says His Action Will Await
 Outcome in Congress on Extension

WASHINGTON, July 25,-lR'- President Truman said he has not promised to remove controls over installment buying in event Con- gress does not approve their exten- sion.
 He has only promised to take ac-
 tion, he said at a news conference when asket s.out his plans. These controls were imposed ori- ginally during the war by Pres idential order. They require at least a one-third down payment when an automobile, refrigerator and some ether articles are purchased on the installment plan.
 MT. Truman recently sent Con- gress message saying he thought
 the controls should be continued,
 but felt that was matter for Con- gress. At that time, he said he would take action if Congress did not vote to continue them. Congressional Block His phrase was generally inter- preted at the time as meaning he would remove the controls if Con- gress did not vote to extend them The Senate has voted for a modi- fled continuation, but the House has opposed.
 But when reporters brought ur the subject, Mir. Truman carefully pointed out that he had said he
 would take action. He said that is
 an entirely different thing.
 He would not say what he would do until Congress finally disposes of the matter so far as it is con- cerned, he added.
 The questioning went on: Purchasing Quiz Have you given much considera- tion to Secretary tof Agriculture Anderson's proposal for worlc trade organization whereby tht
 government would do their pur-
 chasing for grain and supplies fol the Marshsll plan?" MT. Truman replied that is under ; consideration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
Furor Over Official 5hakeup AtAnthorage Subsidies; New
 Resignation Is Also Hinted

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 25. --lR-All but two members of the city's 15-man police force were back on the job today as the city wide iuror over the abrupt dismiss sal of City Manager Al Koenig and Chief of Police Elmer Johansen somewhat subsided.
 Both of the positions, vacated by the City Council because of dissatis- faction with their services, were filled temporarily.
 Mayor Francis Bowden named City Engineer z. H. Tessendorf to the City Manager post, and Lieut.. Patrick Quigley as Police Chief. Tessendorf's salary in his dual capacity was raised to $750 a month. Both men accepted their new posts on temporary basis only.
 Possibility that a third resigna- tion may be forthcoming was indi- cated when Mayer Bowden denied that City Clerk Tom Downes also had been displaced. Bowden admit ted later, however, that the Coun- cil had written Downes, now vaca- tioning at Chicago, that it was dissatisfied with the City Trea- surer's job" as done by Downes.
 Police Capt. Kenneth Parks re- signed from the force in protest to Johansen's resignation. Two other officers have announced they will quit next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
50URD0UGH CONVENTION
 IN. SEATTLE
Over 800 Are Attending Session Celebrating 5Oth
 Gold Anniversary

SEATTLE, July 25.-tR-The old timers who knew Alaska when "Chilkoot Pass" ragged as a first class cuss word are gathered in Se- attle for the International Sour dough reunion, celebrating this year the 50th anniversary of the arrival in Seattle of the good ship Portland and its famous ton of gold"
 Mayors w. H. Chase of Cordova and C. A. (Patl Carroll of Skag- way were on hand when the re- gistration books opened and Mayor Hjalmar Nordale of Fairbanks is ex- pected to attend. Telegrams of best wishes from President Truman and Gov. Earl Warren of California gave the convention a flying start.
 Most of the activity will begin today with the executive board this morning The Daughters of the Alaska Yukon Pitneers and Ladies of the Golden North enter tain women delegates at tea and the men hold an afternoon get-to- gether to rehash old times. There will be an oldtimers' luncheon for those who were in Alaska and the Yukon gold fields prior to 1900.
 A business session is set for Sat urday morning and gold ship banquet Saturday night. Sunday the delegates will picnic in Seattle's Woodland Park More than 500 pioneers are here.
 Convention hosts are the Alaska Yukon Pioneers and the auxiliaries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
MINE BLAST IN ILLINOIS;
 ARE DEAD
Carbon Monoxide Gas Hampers Rescue Work
 Underground

WEST FRANKFORT, H.. July 25 -tR-Twenty-seven miners lost their lives in an explosion yester- day in one of the states largest mines in the heart of the south- ern Illinois coal fields.
 Twenty-six of the approximate 200 miners at work in the diggings 500 feet underground were found dead about a mile and half south of the bottom of the shaft at the main entrance to the old Ben Coal Company's No. mine. One of the five seriously burned and injured in the blast died today in a hospital.
 The bodies of all 25 had been brought to the surface early to- day by rescue squads and were placed in an emergency morgue set up at the Central Junior High School gymnasium. Relatives whC remained at the mine throughout the night during rescue opera tions, sought to identify the yic- tims.
 Work was hampered by carbon monoxide gas and the last three bodies found were buried beneath coal and debris.
 Harold L. Walker, Illinois di- rector of mines and minerals, said many of the bodies were badly burned, indicating, he said, a fire had broken out following the explosion. The cause of the blast had not been determined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
ALA5KA VETS VOTE NOT TO REPAY LOAN BY TERRITORY NOW

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, July 25.- R--Memhers of the World War II Alaska Veterans Commission voted Al not to repay at once the $350,- GOO borrowed last year from the Territorial Treasury Chairman R. E. Ellis said here.
 Repayment had been asked by the Alaska Board of Administration to offset the lack of adequate re- venue for the balance of the bien- nium.
 We will not repay the money voluntarily" Ellis said, but they may lind some way to take it from the veterans"
 Ellis said immediate repayment was opposed by the commission in view of the possible opening of the paper industry and other new pay rolls in Alaska. These, the commits sion said, give veterans their best chance in years to get into busi- ness.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
FLY FROM TEXAS

MT. and Mrs. Jack Hughes and their son, Charles, and MT. and Mrs. Horace Holly and their daughter, Maryana, all of Abilene, Texas, arrived here last night on their private airplane and regist- cred at the Baranof Hotel. The group has been making quick plane trip through Alaska. They flew in via Edmonton and White horse and are returning via the coastal route. Both Hughes and Holly are automobile dealers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
The W ashinqton Merry -Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON-C Fred Hartley of the House Labor Con- mittee was speeches. the other morning when Rep. Ray Madden, slow talking Indiana Democrat, in- terrupted a closed-door meeting of the Labor Committee to come to the support of his Chairman.
 Hartley, who doesn't like Mad den, had been discussing the CLOS open support for victorious Dem- ocratic Congressman in Baltimore. T want to say something in de- fense of our Chairman" Madden suddenly interrupted. There was immediate silence. since Committee members know how Madden and Hartley feel toward each other.
 Every time he makes state ment about the Taft Hartley Labor Bill. his co-sponsor, Senator Taft, takes issue with him." continued Madden. When our Chairman de- cided the coal operators were vio- lating the law by their agreement with MT. Lewis, Senator Taft as much as sad our Chairman didn't know what he was talking about.
 Now here's this corrupt-prac- tices section-Senator Taft is ready to repeal it. but our Chairman still supports it.
 T for one am tired of Senator Taft kicking our Chairman around I'm sure bur Chairman knows as much about that law as Senator Taft does" Hartley by this time was grim ming broadly-but he didn't care
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, July 25.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5, American Can 94, Anaconda 38h, Curtiss- Wright A International Harvester 90a, Ken necott 34A, New York Central 1873 Northern Pacific 219s, U s. Steel 75k, Pound $4.02%.
 Sales today were l,570,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: :: industrials 186.39, rails 51.53, Ec;li- ties 35.96.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Glove Hitch, from Seattle. due tomorrow morning.
 Alaska from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at 6.30 o'clock tonight.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle 10 m. tomorrow.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail frcm Vancouver g pm. Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver July 30.
 Baranof, from west, is scheduled south sometime Sunday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25

WASHINGTON, July 25-R- Rep. Lane D-Mass) told the House a Congressional committee ought to make an immediate study of United States defenses in Alaska.
 Reports have been received
 Lane said, that Russian slave
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
Truman Signs Bill
 Relating 10 Alaska

WASHINGTON, July 25.-tR- President Truman signed yesterday a bill authorizing the Secretary of Interior to reserve right-of-way for roads, bridges, rail lines and simi- lar structures on all public lands in Alaska conveyed in the future to individual citizens.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
LEACH TO INTERIOR

Glen Leach weiixnown travel ling man, left for Fairbanks yester- day via Pan American Airways. MT. Leach was the pyrotechnician in charge of Juneau's 4th of July fireworks display.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
of Alaska Defenses
 Urged by Representative

laborers are building military es- establishments in Siberia, across the Bering Sea from Alaska.
 "The Armed Forces must not be caught sleeping in Alaska as they were at Pearl Harbor," he com mented.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
sEATTLEITEs AT BARANOF

Seattle people registering at the Baranof Hotel yesterday were John M. Walker, A. G. Webb, w. E. Beamer. Victor K. Lipp, w. E. Stone, Aaron Gilman, Bert Gill man and Walter Watson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
Air Force Day Be Observed Aug.
 Al iFt. Richardson

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 25.- lRNF Fort Richardson will observe Air Force Day Aug. with aIi open house, air show and ground exhi- bits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
DECISION HANDED DOWN

A previous decision of the Alaska Industrial Board was affirmed to- day in U. S. District Court by Fed eral Judge George w. Folta. His decision was handed down in the appeal of Mrs. Kathleen Grant vs. the Alaska Industrial Board and Dave Milner in which she sought wcrkmen's compensation for the death of her husband. The court ruled that Milner did not have sufficient enough employees to come under the requirements of the Unemployment Compensation Act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25
CALIFORNIANs AT BARANOF

Californians registered at the Baranof Hotel are MT. and Mrs. Byron Davis, Fort Bragg; K. G.. Bradley, Los Angeles; and MT. and Mrs. A. E. Brown, Mill Valley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-25

HERE FROM SPOKANE E. H. Hanson of Spokane is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1947-08-01
Nine Trucks Reported
Fighting Jap Beetle
In Montgomery

Nine trucks equipped with DOT
spray machines have been placed in
operation on Montgomery County
corn fields in an effort to prevent
further damage by japanese beetles.
County Agricultural Agent; O. w.
Anderson said today.
During the last three days, Mr.
Anderson said the trucks Rave
sprayed approximately 20 fields. He
added that the trucks are being
stripped" of all unnecessary equip
ment to prevent damage to the rows
of corn. = ....
when. we get these trucks
stripped down." he said, 1--WE car
probably cover so farms, a day. AT
present, farmers are reluctant to
let us 60 directly into their fields
because of the damage to the corn. u
Mr.. Anderson said his Office has
received about 200 calls to spray
corn fields since May l and that
practically all have been taken care
of. He also said he has received
a flood" of calls to spray shrubbery
in the rural area out Il just haven't
been able to get to them"
Meanwhile, officials of the Mary
land National Capital Park and
Planning Commission reported 315
calls had been received within the
last few weeks to spray foliage in
the suburban area. Virtually all
have been answered, they said.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Nine-Foot Potomac River Shark
Believed to Be q .Mun-Euter

colored man exclaimed. I'VE dived
overheard" .--...
One point of the anchor went
down the sharks throat, stunning
him. Mr.. Swami then beat the fish
into submission, rounded up his ter
rified crew and went ashore with his
catch. The smaller fish all got
away. The net, just purchased for
$500, was ruined.
Tales of strange happenings III
lower Potomac water In the few days
preceding Mr.. Swann,s adventure
are being told by reputable citizens
Redge Fowel, Washington and
Morgantown businessman, said that
he and four other men were fishing
last Friday Just south of the Po-
tomac River Bridge. ...
"Our speedboat was tied to a
buoy" he said, when the largest
schools of fish any of us had ever
seen surrounded us in such num-
bers we were afraid the boat would
be upset"
Mr.. Fowel said the fish were
headed up-river and that the run
continued for more than two hours.
Emmett Skinner. veteran river
man of Morgantown. declared he
had seen a giant fish in the Poto-
mac near his home on two occasions
last week.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
.3Conyicts sRee.aptured
.ByFairfax Policemen

Three fugitives from a Virginia
convict road gang were back In Gus.
tody today after their capture yes
terday by three Fairfax County
policemen near Vienna.
The trio, Charles M. Lee, 81;
Charles Calvert, 16. and Lawrence
Fields, 23, escaped Wednesday while
working on Old Dominion drive
They surrendered to Policeman
John Wahl, Sergt. Cecil Brown and
Policeman Lewis Shumate, who fol-
lowed a trail OF footprints and
broken underbrush to find the men
in the woods. The policemen were
dispatched to the Vienna area by
Desk Oficer James Thomas after
he received q call that three khaki
clad men had been seen at the in
tersection of Route 1913 and Beulah
road.
The fugitives were returned to
State Prison Camp 80. .
, This was Lees fourth escape,
police said. Only last week he re-
ceived an additional 18-month sem
tence for his last break. When cap
tured yesterday Calvert and Fields
were attempting to free Lee from
leg chains, police said.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Power Rate Slashes
'IoSaye $t,40Q,)00
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. LA rate
reduction and discount system ef-
fective September which will result
in a saving OF an estimated 81, ,400, ,000
to most Virginia customers of the
Virginia Electric & Power Co. was
announced yesterday by the State
Corporation Commission. - r.
According to letter accompany
ing the commissions statement on
the reduction, written by r. Justin
Moore, Vepco vice president and
general counsel, the new permanent
rates for residential consumers ap-
plies to al of Virginia except those
in the Alexandria Arlington area.
The commission said that this
areas residential power users re-
ceive rate even lower than the new
one put into effect.
Disclosure of the new power rate
was made, the commission said,
after "an extensive investigation by
it's staff which began months ago. u
The plan calls for permanent re-
duction of about $375 900 per year In
the rates charged residential con-
sumers under Vepco's schedule No. l
Also, during the year beginning
September /. the commission and
Vepco officials agreed to haugurate
a discount system under which COM
mercial and industrial consumers
will receive a per cent reduction
on their monthly bills.
Officials estimated the discount
will save these consumers $1,025, ,00C
in the 12-month period during which
the plan will be in effect.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Alexandra Council
Orders Probe Of Pool
Where Boy Drowned

A special investigation of the Alex
andria swimming pool was ordered
last night by the Alexandria City
Council after discussion of the
drowning OF a s-year- -old boy there
Wednesday while six nfeguards were
on duty. -. %-:
Councilman Everett A. Hellmuth
said after last nights closed session
that Recreation Director Eugene
Barnwell was ordered to make full
report on operation procedures al
the pool by August IL.
Col. ,Hellmuth said this action wa,
taken with the view to preventing
similar Tragedies. Police con.
Quoted a routine investigation al
the time of the tragedy.
The body of Joseph Watson was
discovered Wednesday afternoon
when an unidentified swimmer divec
into the deep end of the pool.
Mr.. Barnwell said yesterday death
was due apparently to drowning al
though bruise was noticed on thu
boys forehead. -s. ~,
Alexandria police said they still.
had the. case listed as sudden
death, pending further report from
the coroner.
Councilmen would not comment
on rumors that last. nights meeting
was called to discuss recent admin.
istrative difference, but they SAID
the pool investigation was the raost
important issue considered.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Atomic EnereyWeek
Committees Named

Detailed plans for an atomic
Energy Week" in Prince Georges
County the second week in Octo-
ber were launched today by newly
elected officers and committees fol
the program. -
Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff was named
chairman for the program and rep.
|resentatives of civic, church
school and fraternal organizations
throughout the county were choser
committee chairmen at a meeting
Of the Steering Committee last
night in the County Service Build.
ing, Hyattsville.
James Meade was elected treas.
urer of the group, and Lincoln Wat.
kins secretary. Committee mem.
bers named, all included on ths
Steering Committee, are:
Public relations, Elmer p. Wohl
Mrs. Emma Everson, and Reuber
'Bogdanoff: businessmen's, Charlie
Ridgway and Mrs. B. L. Teelyea
education, DR.. H. du Buy, DR.. Mari
w. Woods, DR.. Gladys Virgins, ane
MRS. Wesley G. Darling; religious
the Rev. w. Keith Gusts OF th'
Riverdale Presbyterian Church
Service Clubs, Mr. Ridgway; civil
associations, w. F. Mulligan, Mrs
Martha D. Werner, and Mrs. Mar
shall Thompson; special display
aand exhibits, Mrs. Mary B. Kenai
and G. H. Harris.
A progress meeting of COMMITTEES
members will be held August ~
Mrs. Bogdanoff said.
Evening star., 1947-08-01
Ks M IL
RHepub|ican}tis'' /
Nominees for
Fairfax Offices
Rhinehort, Glenn,
Morris. Dove and
Borto in Running

Republican nominees for five Fair
fax County Offices were announced
today by County Chairman Fred A.
Bryan who said the COP expects to
have nominees for practically every
ONCE" in the November general elec-
tons.
The five already in the running
are Paul E. Rhinehart, jr., for the
Board of Supervisors from Dranes-
vile district; Joseph F. Glen, Board
of Supervisors from Falls Church
district; Lem B. Morris, Board OF
Supervisors from Providence dis
trict; Noah L. Dove, sheriff, and A.
X. Barta, House of Delegates.
The five were nominated at a re-
cent county convention and have ac-
cepted the nominations, Mr.. Bryan
said. At the convention, the county
committee was given authority to
make nominations for other Offices
who are expected to be announced
later the chairman added.
Republicans will have the best
chance in recent years for winning
because of the numerous bitter con-
tests in the Democratic Party, Mr.
Bryan asserted.
THE time is ripe for the two
party system to invade Fairfax the
Republican leader declared. Many
persons are weary of petty name
calling in the Democratic. ranks
Charges of courthouse gang and
Charlie McCarthy's' have been cir
suiated freely among the Democrats
and this has disguised many people
"Deplorable schools, intolerable
roads and poor health facilities un-
doubtedly will cause many people to
disregard party lines and vote for
the best man."