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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
BIG FOUR
 ALLIANCE
 FAVORED
Marshall Is Supported by
 Britain as Ministers Meet in Moscow
By JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

MOSCOW. March 10. R-Secre- tary of State Marshall gave a new push today to the United States proposal for four-power alliance against Germany, but he was as- sured the support of only Britain's Ernest Bevin as the Foreign Min isters Council met in snow-mantled Moscow to consider peace treaties TOT Germany and Austria.
 The Ministers opened the mo- mentous session with little cere- mony as a snowstorm swirled over this capital of the Russias.
 Foreign Minister Georges Bidault of France was reported to be ten tatively agreeing to support the four-power pact sponsored by the United States only if it was part of a broad pattern to keep Ger many impotent. He insisted that the other parts must include poli- tical separation of the Ruhr from Germany, a central government and a low level of industrial pro- duction.
 Marshall told correspondents he was gong to press for the German disarmament and demilitarization treaty originally proposed by James F Byrnes, his predecessor. Bevin is known to favor the Byrnes plan strongly
 Marshall disclosed that he had stressed the importance oI the pact in his stopover at Paris, but French sources said France would be able to agree to the proposal only on the conditions mentioned.
 The Secretary of State declined to speculate on the length of the Moscow meeting. Authoritative in- formants said, however, that Mar shall was prepared to stay here as long as necessary to make real pro- gresS-assuming the first two ol three weeks prove progress is pos sible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
NORAH FROM SOUTH

Canadian Pacific steamship Prin- cess Norah arrived from the south this afternoon at o'clock, and is due to sal this evening at ll:30 o'clock for Skagway.
 Disembarking in Juneau were the following passengers Frederick S Alexander, Carmen Banchero. Mile Bjerknes Elsie E. Blackmoore. Car men l. Campbell, Louise Games, Gerald E. Casey Anne NJ Casey, Mary Champney, Xandria Cochran, Pearl Conorey Curtis E. Bird, Rob ert c. and Betty Lou Dreier.
 Fern Eaton, Gay H Elliott. Ruth F. Garcia, Gilbert T. Sandman. Maurice w Goding. Harriet K. God ing, Lorne w Henderson, Florence Lockwood. Leona J. Mccormack, Andrew Macdonald, Bud and Oneita Metzgar Fred Pickle, Mary E. Reischl, William J. and Jean Seng- CT, Carol Sly, Evelyn NJ Sorenson. Dora Scott. Glen and Esther Wise. and William Youngs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
1 0 DIE IN
 EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES
Widespread Disasters Cause Huge Ddmage-175 Escape from Flaming Hotel
cBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fires and explosions, one Of them a spectacular natural gas explo- sion in Oklahoma, caused the death of 10 persons over the week end.
 . One man was killed and four others injured in the explosion Sunday night at a gas compressor station near Blackwell, Oklahoma. For more than an hour, a l00- foot column of flame roared up from the station.
 Three men trapped by flames m an Indianapolis rooming house were among the victims. Two children were burned fatally when their home at Des Moines, Iowa, went up in flames.
 A Chicago apartment fire cost three lives. A 79-year old man in Norwich, N. Y, died after his clothing caught fire.
 In York, Pa, about l75 guests escaped injury in a fire at the seven story Hotel Colonial which caused damage tentatively esti- mated at S35o,OO0 Police said the guests evacuated the structure like a rehearsed drill"
 Another destructive fire in which no one was injured swept city block of Danyille, Va.
 Tn Philadelphia. fire ragged fol two hours last night across the street from Independence Hall, for time threatening the historic structure. Another Philadelphia fire, confined to the ninth flooi of the Sheraton Hotel, resulted ir no casualties
 In New York City, seven fire men were burned by sticky, burn ing chemicals that exploded in the basement of a factory building where they were "wetting down after bringing a blaze under con trol
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
The W ashingto Merry -Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON -- As a military man, General Marshall planned two great of1ensives. One was in 1918 when he charted for General Per- Shing the transfer of one million men from St. Mihiel to the Meuse- Argonne front. plus 10000 tons of ammunition, 34 hospitals, 93,000 horses, l64 miles of railway and 87 depots-all in weeks time with no enemy aviator discovering it.
 The other was in the last war when as Chief of Staff he planned the historic landing on Normandy
 These two offensives, great as they were, in some respects will not be as difficult as the two great Marshall as Secretary of State will attempt to win at the conference beginning in Moscow today. Those two objectives are:
 LA permanent peace treaty with the nation which has caused every major European war in the past century-Germany.
 2.-The end Of our present suspi- cious, chip-on-the shoulder rela- tions with Russia and the estab- lishment of permanent friendship with the nation which can be our most disastrous enemy.
 Both, obviously are interdepend- ent. And if Marshall can win real friendship with Russia, the treaty
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Mrs. Carrie Chapman Cali
 Dead at 88

NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y, March 10-jP- Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, 38, who entered the fight for world peace after her unflagging crusade for womens suffrage had succeed ed, died yesterday of heart disease at her home here.
 Only two days before, she had told her biographer, Mary Gray Peck, that she hoped to live to see the United Nations become a go ing concern
 With the passing of Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, an era in our ma tional life comes to a close Presi- dent Truman said in a telegram delivered yesterday to the Catt home :" She will be widely mourned and long remembered"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
TRUMAN 10
 GIVE TALK
 "WEDNESDAY
Will Go Before Joint Ses- sion Of Congress 10 Tell
 of Greek Crisis

WASHINGTON, March 10.-tRI- President Truman will address Congress Wednesday, on the "wdole question of the Greek cri- sis, and the critical situation in the Mediterranean area.
 Announcement of MT Truman's decision to go before a joint ses- ion at l p. m. that day were made by Senator Vandenterg (R-Mich) and the White House after an hour and 20 minute conference of the President and Congressional lead CTS.
 Vandenterg, head of the Sen ate Foreign Relations committee, told reporters that MT Truman would speak in behalf of the pro- posed Greek loan.
 Charles C. Ross, the Presidents press secretary, said the address not as yet finished-will take about 20 minutes to deliver. It likely will be broadcast over all radio networks.
 Ross would not elaborate on this brief announcement.
 The President is going before a joint session at l p. m. Wednes- day. He will address the joint session on the situation in the Near East"
 Ross said the session between MT. Truman and the congression- al leaders of both parties was de- voted to an outline of the Near East situation and to an inter change of views" In talking to reporters, Van denberg said,
 "The President has discussed with us in great candor the situa- ton involved in connection with the proposed Greek loan
 He will come to Congress at noon Wednesday to joint session of the House and Senate to dis cuss the whole situation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
COMMITTEE v0TE5T00k
 LILIENTHAL

WASHINGTON, March 10.-tR-- The Senate Atomic Energy Com mittee today voted 8 to for con- firmation of David E. Lilienthal as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
 The committee also approved the nominations of w. w. Waymack, L. L. Strauss, Dr. Robert Bacher and Sumner T. Pike as members of the Commission, and Carroll Wilson as general manager.
 Senator Bricker (R-Ohio) cast the only vote against Lilienthal His Ohio colleague, Senator Taft Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, already had declared against the former chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
 Senator Connally D-Tex) and Vandenberg tR-Mich), who were attending a White House confer ence, voted by proxy.
 All the names now go to the Senate floor for consideration.
 Connally was recorded only on the Lilienthal nomination. Chair man Hickenlooper (R-IoWa) said the Texas Senator explained he did not know enough about the other nominees to cast vote on them.
 Bacher, Strauss and Waymack were approved by a vote of 8 to O., with Connally abstaining
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
pAA CARRIES s PERSONS IN AND
 0UT, WEEKEND

Pan American AirWays reported the following flown in and out of Juneau over the week end:
 Seattle to Juneau: Fred Tubb, Marvin Vaile, Helen Pratt, Andrea Pratt, Anderson Verinette, Harry c. Smith. Thomas Sop.
 Paul Wiseman, Mrs Caroline Culbertson, Mary Anne Culbert- son, Fred Carlquist, Louise Cox, Donald Cox, Gerald Cox. William Read
 Mrs Billie Dusoy, William Coles, Paul J. Westfall, Donald E. Vest fall John Talbot, William Welch, Marta Ait, Clarence Foss, Alison HoIten.
 Carl Ford, Edgar Jenkins, Carl Schmidt Chester Noreen, Mrs. Jeanne Lawrence, Elizabeth Knight, Earl Knight.
 Whitehorsa to Juneau. Stuart McPherson, Jack Nichols, Mary Nichols, Gordon Goodbrand.
 Fairbanks to Juneau: Leslie Parrott.
 Ketchikan to Juneau. Dr. Geo. Warmoth.
 Juneau to Seattle: w F. Me Donnell, Walter Klinkhammer, Major G. H Goss, Katherine Kehoe, Ernest Burnett, Fred Wag- ner, Hazel Ivy. Mary Meehan, Ideal Wildes, Keith Wildes.
 John Liknesss Dolores Painter, Mildred Harshburger, Beulah Lee, Harry Souder, Earl Smith, Jack Burke.
 Juneau to Ketchikan: Leslie Parrott.
 Juneau to Whitehorse: Jo Kirk wood, Kenneth Kirkwood.
 Juneau to Fairbanks; George Warmoth.
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WHAT WAS DONE TO-DAY

MOSCOW March 10.--tR-What the Foreign Ministers did today l.
 Formally approved the liquida- tion of Prussia as a German state.
 Received reports from the finan- cial commission on Trieste
 Agreed that Deputy Foreign Min isters would meet simultaneously to discuss German and Austrian prob lens.
 Heard a request by Russia to in ject the Chinese situation into the discussions and a United States re- quest to discuss the progressive withdrawal Of occupation troops in Europe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
Anniversaries
 Are Celebrated

Celebrating wedding anniVerSar- ies which took place on March g, during various past years. a merry party took place at the Salmon Greek Country Club last evening. Those observing their anniversar- ies were Nil. and Mrs. Frank Hermann, MT and Mrs Arthur Adams, Mir and Mrs. Hal Sheldon, MT and Mrs William Paul, Jr., MT. and Mrs Floyd Fagerson, whose anniversary was March 5. Other guests were Miss Frances Paul and Paul Wiseman.
 The party gathered at the Hermann and Adams homes for cocktails before going to the Club for dinner
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
20 YEARS-pRINCE

Guy s. Prince, artist, who con- fessed he strangled his wife with a nylon stocking in their home on Seward Street last October, was this afternoon sentenced by Judge Harry E. Pratt to 20 years in pri- son.
 Prince had entered plea of guilty to the charge of manslaugh- ter, waiving both grand jury indict- ment and jury trial
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
WEATHER FORECAST
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5h, American Can 93, Anaconda 38a4, Curtiss- Wright 5ai, International Harvester 80ls, Kennecott 45ls, New York Central l8i2, Northern Pacific 19A, U. S Steel TIA, Pound S402$,.
 Sales today were 830,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials l75l9, rails 4890 utili- ties 3604
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
 Halls Truman
 Radio Debut

WASHINGTON. March 10.-lR- Margaret Truman, the Presidents daughter was under treatment to- day for an attack of laryngitis which forced postponement of her radio singing debut.
 There was no immediate White House announcement of her condi. tion.
 Miss Truman retired to Wash ington by plane yesterday from Detroit where she was to have sung last night. She is expected to take part in the broadcast pro- gram next Sunday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Reef Knot in port loading lum- Der.
 Princess Norah, from the South in port. Sails for Skagway at 11:30 tonight
 Denali, from the south, schedul- ed to arrive about o'clock Tues day morning.
 Square Sinnet, from the south due about the end of this week
 Northern Voyager scheduled to sail from Seattle March l2.
 Aleutian, from the west, schedul- ed southbound at 10:30 a. m. on Tuesday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
SENATE PUTS
 OK ON PARTY
 CONVENTIONS
Upper House Works Long Safurday-Billboard
 Bill Gone

In a busy Saturday, the Alaska Senate stamped its approval on a dozen bits of legislation and pole axed five other measures, as well as voting to continue Rep Ann quist's pension boost bill in it's pre- sent state of suspended animation.
 Most conspicuous of the bills giv- en passage by the Senators is the Butrovich-Gre convention bill'' which is now set to signal a new round in the battle royal of oppoS- ing Republican factions in the House. It has the same aim as the House-defeated measure for direct election of national committeeman and national convention delegates to remove the thumb of boss '' Albert White from the buttons con- trolling the Alaska Republican Par ty. But, s. B. 84's approach is diff ferent
 It would establish a system of di- visional and Territorial conventions for each party. Organization of party lines, endorsement of can didates, election of committeeman and national delegates, adoption of platforms, all could come only from the various convention floors. And, co-author John Butrovich Jr. pointed out, all members of each party would know that the con- ventions were to be held, before they were held-not when hand picked delegates returned home His remark pointed up an occurrence still ranking Black" GOPers of the Fourth Division, who were not invited to Whites convention last year at Anchorage.
 Demos To Front
 Though it is the Republicans who are expected to pitch battle on the measure in the lower body. it was the Democrats who barred blades in the Senate Saturday, with Senator LN W tCpiIliIl6 OlIN beloN Ol 1940 Ketchikan Convention s passing him over as being an out standing example of the evils of the convention system. He was answer ed by Senator Joe Green, that the bill does not establish the conven- ton system-just makes improve ments in the convention system al- ready in effect
 Anti-White Republicans got in their bit by emphasizing that the procedure that would be set up by s. B. 84 cant be worse than what we now have" Democratic party stalwart Edward D. Coffey agreed with them; declaring he would vote for the bill because nothing any better has yet been submitted"
 Senator Gunnard Engebreth, con- sidered member of the White Republican camp, joined Democrat Walker in voicing opposition. He said he would favor any really con-
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Wife of Keniutky
 Senator passes On

WASHINGTON, March 10-tR- Mrs. Allen w. Barkley, GA, wife of the Kentucky Senator, died at 8 am, today after a long illness. Death was attributed to a heart attack
 Mrs. Barkley. the former Miss Dorothy Brewer, was born Nov If, 1882, at Mayfield, Va. She and Senator Barkley were married June 23, 1903.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
SENTENCED TO PRISON

Two men were sentenced to pri- son terms this morning at the U. S. District Court In the case Of the U. s. ys. John R. Harris, who was represented by Joseph R. Mo Lean on a charge of burglary, Har- ris was sentenced on previous plea of guilty to three years ill the penitentiary.
 In the case of the U. s. vs. Nor man c. Johnson and John R. Har- ris, on a charge of illegal entry with intent to steal, Cannon and Harris were each sentenced to serve one year and day in the peniten- tiary. Harris sentence will be serv- ed concurrently with his other sentence of three years
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
ATCO OFFICIAL HERE

J. A. Talbot Of Ketchikan, Presi- dent of the Board of Directors of the Alaska Transportation Com pany, and member of the Alaska Development Board, has arrived in Juneau and is registered at the Baranof.
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FIRE ALARMS

Juneau Fire Department answer ed three minor alarms which were turned in during the past 24 hours The first, at 615 Sunday evening. was a Az alarm, turned in for an overheated stove in a house across from the Home Grocery on Will loughby Ave.
 At 11:05 am. today, 2l alarm was turned in, for a minor shingle fire caused by chimney sparks in a house across from the Totem Gro- cery on Willoughby Ave. An hour later, at 12 noon, 2-3 alarm was turned in for another roof blaze, at Knutson's cabins, just past Coles Dock on Villoughby. Damage was minor in both cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
MOLOTOy'S VIEWS

LONDON, March 10-R-Foreign Minister Molotov told his American, British and French counterparts today the four powers faced task that was not easy but had Ire liable basis for joint work" the Moscow radio said.
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MRS. PRATT, DAUGHTER
 HERE ENR0UTE HOME

Mrs Harry l.. Pratt and daugh- ter Andrea arrived here Saturday from Seattle for a visit with Judge Pratt, who is holding a term of the District Court here They will con tinue on to their home at Fair banks near the end oI the week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
REvE NUES
 REMARKED
 FOR SCHOOLS
House Passes Bill 10 Raise Tax on Fish Traps of
 Large Companies

The graduated license tax on fish traps, set up by the l946 Special Session of the Legislature to cover multiple ownership of traps, would be revised upward in all except the lowest bracket by bill which was passed by the House of Represen- tatives this morning.
 Under the Act passed last year all fish traps paid tax of $500, and the first, second and third traps owned by one person or firm paid the same amount. The fourth through the tenth traps owned by one firm paid $400 each, while all traps over 10 paid $500 each In addition, all traps were assessed s4 per thousand on all fish they caught over 100000
 As it was amended before passage this morning, the House bill sets up the following schedule
 First through the third traps, $500 each
 Ftultll liHOuHll NtliiI tidPos 9foo each.
 Eleventh through twentieth traps, $500 each.
 Twenty first through fiftieth traps. $700 each.
 Each trap over 50. $500 each. The tax on fish caught in excess of 100000 by a single trap remains at $4 per thousand Referendum Fails
 l. B. 100. which would have pro- yided for referendum by the voters as to whether or not it is desirable 1 to have the direct election of Ma ] tional Committeeman. National Committeewoman and Delegates to National Conventions. failed to pass the House on a tie vote of l2 to 12 : this morning
 | The House had previously killed bill which would have put the direct election of party officers into eff ! feet. Opponents of that measure argued at the time it came up for passage that the people of Alaska have no desire to elect the Commit teemen and other party officers. Ap- : parently, however, they had no de- sire to put this to a test at the polls
 Voting against the referendum bill 1 this morning were: Almquist Ed. Anderson, Barnett, Engstrom, Gar nick. Hope, Huntley, Frank Johnson, McCutcheon, Ost, Pollard and Snid- l CT
 | Additional Sales Tax i By l7-7 vote the House sus- pended the rules this morning and allowed Rep, Maurice Johnson to l introduce H B. ll6, which would set I up new one per cent tax on gross sales and half of one per cent on gross wholesale sales. The tax would be set up along the same lines as the present Veterans Tax, passed last year. and revenues received under it would go to the Territorial i School Fund The tax would ,nd 1 on March 3l, l949, the same tune as the present tax. IL is estimated that the tax would raise up to s. 900 900 a year.
 : A House memorial which asks that 1 Congress pass bill to set up machinery for eXtinguishing abori- ginal rights in Alaska, was passed i by a l9-4 vote, with one absent,
 this morning. Also passed was a
 memorial asking that all first, sec
 ond third and fourth class mail ad-
 dressed to persons in the three
 northern Divisions of Alaska be sent from the United States over the Alaska highway.
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FOUR FROM SEATTLE

Registered at the Baranof over the weekend were Mrs. Herb Law renee, E. B. Whitmarsh and E. H. Rostad, all of Seattle. William w. Read, with the American Red Cross, also registered from Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
WILDES GO SOUTH

Keith Wildes and wife have left for the south via PAA plane en- route to Seattle, Chicago and New York. While south Wildes will at tend a life insurance convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

HOLLYWOOD, Calf. Victor Potel, 557, pioneer film actor and one of the original Keystone cops, died Saturday night. He was torn in Lafayette Ind.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
3 PORTLAND BROTHERS

Wallace, Paul and Donald E. Vest fall, from Portland, Oregon, arriV- ed in Juneau over the weekend and are registered at the Baranof Ho- tel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
CARNIVAL QUEEN
 AND ATTENDANTS
 DUE IN SEATTL E

SEATTLE, March -tR-Tne pretty queen of the Fairbanks Alaska, Winter Carnival, and her four maids-in- waiting will arrive here sometime today to he feted for a week before returning again by air to their home
 The royal quintet includes Queen Donna Diamond. daughter of an Air Forces sergeant at Ladd Field near Fairbanks, and Shirley Holm strom, Shirley Tonseth, Helen Lew is and Dorothy Grabowski, her at tendantS.
 They will be accompanied by Miss Lulu Fairbanks of Seattle, h. ternational Secretary of the Sour dcughs of Canada and the Uni ted States. Miss Fairbanks was an honor guest at the carnival which ended Saturday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
AMER. LEGION MEETING

A regular meeting ot the Ameri- can Legion Post will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Dugout. Claude Carnegie asks that the gang be there
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
WHITEHORsE MAN HERE

G. w Goodbrand, registered from Whitehorse, Y. T., arrived in Ju- neau on Sunday and is at the Bar anof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10
VISITOR FROM OLYMPIA

Paul w. Wiseman, from Olympia Wash. is a new registrant at the Baranof Hotel oyer the weekend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

The carnival queen and her party arrived in Juneau this afternoon shortly after o'clock on plane of the Golden North Airlines. The party was met at the airport by the Fairbanks Legislators, and are being entertained at a small, inn promptu luncheon at the Baranof Hotel prior to continuation of their trip to Seattle this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-10

In Juneau-Maximum, 40; minimum, 29.
 At Airport Maximum, 40; minimum, 30.
 WEATHER FORECAST
 Juneau and ViciEity)
 Fair and not much change in temperature with gusty northeasterly winds tonight and Tuesday.
 PRECIPITATION Past 24 hours ending 7:3o m today) In Juneau - none, since March l, 209 inches; since July l, 6986 inches.
 At Airport None; since March 1, TT inches; since July l, 45.04 inches. .
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WEATHER REPORT

Temperatures for 24-Hour Period Ending 7:ou o'clock
 This Morning.
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