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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
U. S. WILL MAKE
 NEW EFFORT FOR
 DOOMED BULGAR
Russian Veto Stops Review of Case by Allied Con-
 troI Commission

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-lR- jTThe State Department said to-
 day it will protect directly to Bulgarian government leaders in
 new effort to save the life of Nikola Petkov, top-ranking anti Communist leader under sentence of death.
 John Evarts Horner, U. S. poli- tical representative in Sofia, will
 place before Vasil Kolanov, Bull garian Chief of State, the objection to the death sentence imposed on
 Petkov last Saturday as a con- spirator against the Copmunist- dominated Fatherland Front goy- ernment.
 The action will be taken in the face of rejection of United States and British demands for a review of the case by RusGia's represen- tative on the Allied Control Com mission Decisions of the commis- sion must be unanimous and Rus sia's refusal ended possibility of an Allied review of the case.
 Just what move this country can make to strengthen the new ap- prqach is uncertain. Trade rela- tions between the two nations are small for example. and the United States does not have a weapon she has used in other instances that of relief food.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
TAFT-HARTLEYI LABOR ACT IN EFFECT TODAY
Ford Company Agrees 10 Union Shop Just
 Under Deddline
(By The Associated Press)

The nations labor unions got new set of rules today, the Taft Hartley Act, and only seconds be- fore it went into effect at mid night, 107.000 production workers and the Ford Motor Co.,, agreed to contract clause for a union shop, United Automobile Work CTS (CIO) thus bypassed a pro- vision of the law.
 RunThlings of a dock strike on the West Coast, and a move by the long organized printers to ig- nore the new rules to large ex tent, were other accompaniments to the advent of the sharply bated new law.
 During the 60 days since the laws enactment by the 80th Con- gress over President Truman's veto, many unions had taken action sim liar to that of the Ford Workers. In New York City the Greater New York CIO Council estimated that 19 percent of the 10000 em- ployers having contracts with 300 CIO locals there had signed one year contract extensions before the deadline.
 One of the Acts sponsors, Rep Hartley tR-ND last night at Chicago urged management to take advantage of it's rights under the law and said that wherever we find contract that violates the spirit of the law, we're going to bring management as well as Labor to Washington and ask them how come?'"
 Now that you've got an act that protects your rights, aren't you willing to stand up and be count ed and fight for this law?" Hart ley asked in an address before the National Food Distributors Asso- ciation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
WHITE LIGHT FIRST HINT or
 SHIP CRASH
Master of Sunken Diamond Knot Relates CoIli-
 sion Events

SEATTLE, Aug. g. 2.-R-Captain c. N Goodwin of the Alaska Steamship Company vessel Diamond Knot told a Coast Guard investi- gating board here that the glow of a white light" was the first he saw of the freighter Fenn Victory before the two ships collided in the Strait of Juan de F'uca. Aug. i3. T ordered hard left rudder and full speed in an attempt to avoid collision Capt. Goodwin testified, but it was impossible"
 The veteran Alaska-run skipper told the three-man board that i every possible action was taken after the collision to insure saf- ety of the vessel and her crew.
 T asked the master of the Fenn Victory to hold the bow of his ship in the side of the Diamond Knot in an attempt to keep the vessel afloat."
 Captain Goodwin said he ordered pumps started immediately and also asked for soundings in the bilges of the 5,525-ton vessel, but she sank several hours after the accident with a $3,500,000 cargo of canned salmon. The Captain said he had hoped to beach the Dia- mond Knot.
 We didn't give up hope of sav- ing her until she went down, . he related. The tugs still were attempting to beach the Diamond Knot when she was sinking"
 Hush N Campbell, first officer, and crew members were to testify later. Coast Guard officials said tie hearing probably will last sev- eral days
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
EGYPTIANS RIOT,
 DEMAND BRITISH
 REMOVAL, BLOOD
Down with America, Down with Brazil,
 Say Demonstrators

CAIRO, Aug. 22.--tP-Thousands of riotous Egyptians, some shout. ing down with America" clashet with police in demonstrations to. day against the trend of United Nations Security Council discus sions on this nations dispute witt Britain.
 Police seized seven followers of the Moslem brotherhood.
 The acting Prime Minister, An med Khashaba. broadcast an ap- peal ito every sincere patriot to help the government maintain or der TE2 Prime Minister. Nah mould Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha, is at Lake Success pressing for Uni mated Nations action.
 The numter of demonstrators reached about 5000 at one time in Cairo. They reformed after they were scattered by police fire.
 They demanded evacuation of British troops from Egypt by blood.'
 Down with America, the trait orl" demonstrators shouted. Down with Brazil. the traitor Egypt de- fies the Security Council Egypt defies the whole world!"
 They called also for revenge on ''traitorous Egyptian police
 More than 10 of the demonstra- tors were reported wounded by police fire as officers struggled to bring the throng under control.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
DA(ANN0T PROSECUTE
 STRIKERS

The U. s. District Attorneys of- flee in Juneau is unable to offer a solution, at this time, for ending the current strike of local longshore- men despite a resolution adopted yesterday by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. District Attorney Pat rick J. Gilmore, Jr., said today that the law is still new and that his office is studying it's provisions. He explained that he received his copy of the law just day or two ago.
 Several factors enter in the al- legged violation of the law. The Dis trict Attorneys office is an agency for prosecution and not for investi- gation If the law has been violated, evidence must be brought to the DA by the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion or private citizens who are in- terested in enforcement of the sta ute. The District Attorney must then decide whether or not viola tion exists and if there is sufficient evidence to secure conviction. At present. the resident FBI agent is out of the city on other work.
 If violation of the law is dis covered, it is more than likely that this would be discovered and prose- cuted in Seattle or San Francisco where regional and international representatives of the .ILWU are handling actual negotiations. If a violation were found to exist, it would be discovered where the action is taking place.
 Another point brought up by the Juneau Chamber of Commerce might backfire The Chamber Sug- gested the formation of another union which, under the Taft Hartley labor law could develop into a viola ton on the part of the employers. It is illegal for the employer to assist, advise, contribute to, or in any way aid the formation of a competitive union.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
Cuban Demand
 Is vofed Down Al Conference
Argentina Surprises with Request for Ban on
 Armed Force
QUITANDINHA, Brazil, Aug. 22.

QUITANDINHA, Brazil, Aug. 22- tR-Cuba was defeated today in her demand that provisions for protec- tion of the economic independence of American nations be written into hemisphere defense treaty
 The Steering Committee of the 20- nation Inter American Defense Conference voted down the pro- posal. Fiften nations voted against the measure, which the United States has opposed.
 Earlier, Argentina jolted the con- ference with surprise move to bar joint use of armed force in com batting aggression from within the Western Hemisphere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
By ROBERT s. ALLEN

By ROBERT s. ALLEN
 WASHINGTON To European veterans, the current uproar over pomp-loving Lieut.. Gen. John l"God- d-almighty') Lee is no sur price. It long has been mystery to them hcw he has escaped public notice.
 Three of the most notorious supply episodes of the war occur red under Lee as Chief of Supply of the European Theatre.
 One was the infamous cigar cite scandal" For weeks, practi- cally no cigarettes reached the fighting troops. Subsequent inves- tigation revealed that the short age was due to two causes: Huge pilfering and black marketing by supply personnel in the rear eche- Ions, and the failure of Lees or ganization to move to the front great quantities of cigarettes lying in Normandy Dumps
 Another incident was the break down in the delivery of 1914 Christmas mail to the troops. Un- der government urging to mail early, over 125,000 sacks of mail piled up in Cherbourg, awaiting distribution. Additional thousands of sacks were in the U. K. Gen. eral Bradley vigorously urged Lee to get the mail moving. At that time there were plenty of trans port planes and trucks available But the mail didn't move
 Then the fierce Battle of the Bulge cracked and every ounce of available transportation was re- quired to haul ammunition and other desperately needed battle supplies. As result. the men in the lines went without the morale boosting Christmas mail piled high in stacks at the rear.
 The third scandal was the failure to get shoe pacs, parkas, fur gloves, snow camouflage and other winter-warfare equipment to the line units. AS result, thousands of casualties were sustained from frozen limbs, with a considerable proportion of these men perman- ently disabled
 Lucky Forward, forthcoming bare-knuckled history of Patton's Third Army, reveals that when
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
COAST TIEUp IN FEW DAYS
 I5 FORECAST
Bridges Orders longshore- men 10 Begin Prepdra-
 lions for Stoppdge

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 22.-
 Hillary Bridges CIO longshorc- men, charging Waterfront Employ CTS were plotting under the new Hartley labor law to fire un- 1 ion men in 16 categories, pre- dicted today a West Coast mari time tieup within a few days
 Shippers were considering with holding of perishable cargoes un- til the situation clarified.
 The new law, effective at mid- night last night, says employers do not have to bargain with foremen or supervisory employees The CIO International Long shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union said the Waterfront En- ployers' Association has refused to bargain with unionized dock fore men, known as walking bosses and it added
 Would Be Signal
 Lockout of the ship, dock and walking bosses would be the ship owrers' opening gun in their plot to drive out of the unions all members who are judged by them to te supervisory in capacity. This will include gang bosses, side runners. millwrights, chief mech anics, head lockedmen. captains mates, pilots, chief engineers and assistants stewards, chief cooks, radio operators, boatswains. super lcargoes, checkers and others who will be invested into supervisory capacity"
 The Waterfront Employers Asso- citation remained silent. ILWU dock foremen, now on strike against the Luckenbach Steamship Company and the Out CT Harbor Wharf and Dock Con- pany, threatened to spread picket lines to other ports and firms if foremen were discharged as the new law went into effect.
 Net Violation
 An arbitrator ruled last week that CIO longshoremen were not violating their contract in observ- ing such picket lines. The ILWU last night advised all longshore and checker locals to begin full scale preparations"
 Meanwhile. Michael J. McCar- thy, secretary-treasurer of the Pacific Coast Customs and Freight Brokers Association, said his or ganization was considering an em- bargo on perishables pending clari- fication of the situation. He said the Association represented 75 ma jor Pacific Coast forwarding firms In Seattle, union officials an- nouneed last night that AFL walk ing bosses would be covered by cx- tension for one year of existing AFL waterfront contracts En- ployers confirmed the extension, which applies to longshoremen in Tacoma, Port Angeles and Ana cortes, and to walking bosses and checkers in all Washington State ports north of the Columbia Riv- CT. tSeattle's longshoremen are CIO members.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
LESS MEAT AT HIGHER PRICES IIS PREDICTION
Only Weather Break for Corn Crop Can Give
 Relief of Shortage

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22--tl9- Unless good rains break the mid western heat wave quickly, Ameri- can housewives may as well re- sign themselves to some meatless menus next summer and possibly much higher prices for what meat they do get.
 A special Agricultural department report yesterday showed that bad crop weather has cut corn pro- duction prospects to the lowest lev el since the severe drought year of 1886. And this years corn crop will largely determine the size of the nations meat supply in l948.
 A smaller meat supply would hit consumers hardest in the summer since that is the season when livestock marketings normally drop to their lowest level.
 The department said the heat wave, which has gripped the mid western corn belt since late July, had cut corn prospects from g., ITO, 100000 on July Is to 2,437. 7.000 GOO bushels by August 15-a de- cline of 33,o00,o0o.
 The latest estimate did not take into account damage which may have been caused by the hot weather since mid-august, or the possibility that the crop may be of poor feeding and keeping quail iity. Much of it late due to a cool, wet planting season, the crop will be subject to frost before it has fully matured and dried.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
NAVY GROUP
 WINDING UP
 POLAR TASK

Near the completion of a cruise which took them from San Diego to Pearl Harhor to Boring Sea and as far north as the edge oi the Arctic ice cap, United States Navy Task Unit consisting of the Submarine Tender U.S.S. Nereus and four submarines arrived in Jul neau at o'clock last evening.
 Capt. L. H. Chapel is Commo- dore of the Task Unit, which car ries on it's five ships about 1000 men. Commanding the Nereus is Capt. H. B. Dodge. The four sub marines are the U.S.S Caiman Comdr. N. D. Gage; U.S.S. Club Comdr. F. w. Bewley, U.S.S Cabezon. Comdr. o. C. Cole; and the U. s. S. Boarfish, Comdr U. H. Turner.
 The Nereus is the Navy's newest submarine tender, commissioned October 27, 1945, at Mare Island California. She departed from her home port at San Diego on June 28 and was joined by the submar- ines at Pearl Harhor.
 Latest Type Subs
 All four submarines are of the latest type, and all were commis- stoned during late 1o44 During the last months of the war ir 1945, they operated in the South and Central Pacific under Admiral James Fife, commanding officer of submarines with the Seventh Fleet.
 They have been active since the end of the war, being attached to the Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet which is commanded by Rear Admiral A. R. McCann.
 The Caiman, Cabezon and ChuE are from Submarine Squadrons One, Five and Seven, based at Pearl Harbor The Boarfish is from Squadron Three. attached to the U. s. s. Sperry at San Diego
 The present cruise was planned as a training program in colo weather operations, and the visit to the polar ice cap took the yes sels beyond latitude "A degrees Comdr. Turner took the Boarfisf in dive beneath the ice cap, ano remained in the vicinity at tht edge of the cap with the Chut for 10 days.
 Investigated Arct'c
 The Nereus accompanied ths Caiman and Cabezon back tow ard the Alaskan coast after 3t hours at the face of the pack, anc spent some time Investigating bays and inlets as far as Kotzebue.
 The Task Unit visited in Ber- ing Sea at St. Paul Island, where personnel went ashore to observe sealing operations. A visit tt Nome had been planned, but ar emergency message brought the vessels 800 miles to the south tc participate in an unsuccessful search for the lost PYB amphib- ian near Dutch Harbor
 Northbound, the Nereus and hei accompanying submarines visited at Adak in the Aleutians. and they stopped briefly at Kodiak he- fore proceeding here southbound
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
EAST IS NEXT

The East and New England are next in line for the heat treat ment, which has been dehydrating the midwest and it's corn crop for five days, the weather bureau fore caster at Chicago said today
 He predicted that fairly hot weather-with temperatures in the high 80s and low 90s-would em- brace the northeastern area by Sunday.
 At least three more days of bak- ing were in store for the coun- try's mid-section, the forecaster said, with no certainty of a break even by Sunday
 The death toll from causes in< duced by the heat was reported to have reached 32 in Chicago since Monday night and 80 since Aug. | There was one other death in the state since Monday midnight; 21 in Ohio, three in Indiana and two in Minnesota.
 About normal seasonal weather prevailed on the Pacific Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
HM5 kENYA DUE IN
 TOMORROW, PM.

HMS Kenya, British cruiser, is re- ported due to arrive in Juneau to- morrow at pm. Captain Lennox Boswell is in command of the ship, which has been visiting United States ports on training cruise. The Kenya left England early in the summer, carrying crew of 600 off, ficers and men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
WESTERN PORT SHUTDOWN LOOMING
IN CONTROL

Last week The Empire pub lished by request list of p langshoromen. Some of these men protested that they were not ir favor of the strike and that they did not belong to the union. As nearly as can be de- termined, the following hand full of union men are the ones responsible and the ones who control a working list of almost 100 longshoremen who have no say at all in union matters:
 Sam Adams,
 Alfred Burgo,
 $. K. Burt,
 Albert Clark,
 George Ford.
 M. S. Gemoff.
 George Hamoff,
 C. K. HellOnen,
 George Henkel,
 Elmer Howerter,
 Alex Laiti,
 Herbert J. Lenz,
 Frank Luyckfasseel,
 Don L. McCammOn,
 Roy H. Osborn,
 Walter Otis,
 Anton PugeI.
 George Wancslis,
 Anthony Wukich.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
STEAMER MovENENTS

Alaska, due II p. m, from Sc- attle, sails for Haines, Skagway and Sitka at ll.45 p. m.
 Princess Norah, due Northbound tomorrow afternoon.
 R. F. Follis, Standard Oil tank CT, due tomorrow morning.
 Baranof, due in Sunday evening from the Westward.
 Princess Louise, sailed for Van- couver 9 a. m. today; due to depart Northhound from Van- couver on Wednesday. August 27.
 Aleutian. scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
DERBY DEPOT

One more boat has register . ed with Phil Senour at the
 . Alaska Travel Bureau for the {
 . Salmon Derby, but is filled all {
 . ready. There have been three { . more registrations of persons { . desiring trolling space, Senour ( . reported {
 . More boat spaces are avail { . able now than there are appli- { . cants. but all those applying for ( . space desire to troll. Senour { . stated that he is sorely in need { . of boats to register with him ( . which can accommodate a few | . people for trolling. [ . Information is also urgently | . desired as to how many people { . will need transportation by bus [ . between Juneau and Aux Bay | . and Tee Harbor on Derby Day. (
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 22-tR Clos ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 47s. American Can 92ia, Anaconda SIS. Curtiss- Wright 5h, International Harvester 871s. Kennecott 46as, New York Gen. tral l4A, Northern Pacific 20ls, U. s. Steel 7las. Pound $4.02 13(l6.
 Sales today were 580 900 shares.
 Today's averages: Industrials, 179.l4; rails. 48.89. utilities, 35.78.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
INDIA M0SLEM5 QUAKE AT SIKH
 REpRISAL RAIDS

JULLUNDUR, India, Aug. 22.-lR Fierce Sikh warriors, rising by the thousands, were waging today what military authorities called a ruthless war of extermination against Moslems trapped east of the Pakistan border
 In 12 days of savage fighting while the subcontinent was being divided into the Dominions of h. dia and Pakistan, military reports showed the bearded Sikhs raided rural villages populated wholly or partly by Mohammedans. Men, women and children were slaugh- tered by the hundreds. Shops and homes were burned and pillaged
 No one knows how many have died. Military records listed l,500. No one seemed to know how many villages would be left before the Sikhs call their job complete.
 Military leaders expressed fear that the reprisals committed by the Sikhs in payment for atro- cities committed in areas where Mohammedans are in majority would provoke new wave of butchery of Sikhs and Hindus stranded in the Moslem Dominion of Pakistan.
 Troops and civil authorities in Jullunder have been attempting to calm the people and end the ter TOT. The city has the appearance of one besieged during war. A curfew prevails. Tanks, trucks and patrol jeeps move among the de- bris of the riots. Some buildings still are burning.
 Two rifle shots sounded as this reporter rode with troops through the city. An officer said Sikhs were sniping from housetops at Moslems, and Moslems were snip ing at Sikhs.
 FROM CHATHAM James E. Forsell of Chatham is registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
EROSION, 5pR0TTS COMPLETE FLYING
 TRIP TO INFERIOR

MT. and Mrs. Bearl Sprott, own CTS of the yacht, 'Breezin Through" and Joe Crosson, pion- ger Alaskan flier, returned to Ju- Ineau yesterday after two-weeks flying trip around the Territory They travelled as far as the Arc itic Circle in the private plane attached to the yacht.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
0. K. AT PORTLAND

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug 24.-- lA The manager of the Waterfront Employers Association here said today that walking bosses would not be discharged here and that it did not anticipate marine tie up.
 R. E. Ferguson said employers would respect a local agreement with walking bosses which runs until 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
CALIFORNIANS HERE

William F Berry and E. s. Cum mins of Seal Beach, California are staying at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
REPRESENTATIVE HERE

Hal Fairhurst, representative for the Marshall-Wells Company from Ketchikan. is staying at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
DIVORCED

Jean Macdonald Rice was grant,
 ed divorce today in U s. Dis- ] trict Court from Marvin K, Rice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT Temperature for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:30 O'Clock
 This Morning In Juneau--Maximum, 65; minimum, 45.
 At Airport-Maximum II; minimum. 43.
 WEATHER FORECAST
 Juneau and Vicinity Fair but with increasing high cloudiness tonight and Saturday. Not much change in temperature.
 PRECIPITATION (Past 24 hours ending 7;30 m. todayp In Juneau = None; since August l. 3.59 inches; since July 1, 6.92 inches. At Airport--None. Since August 1, 2.6l inches; since July l, 5.l9 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-08-22

FROM CHATHAM James E. Forsell of Chatham is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1947-02-08

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