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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
0RMAND GAGE E UNDER ARREST ON FAIRBANKS CHARGE

[ BURBANK, Calif., June 26-iR-- FBI Agent Richard D. Auerbach today announced the arrest of Or mand c. Gage. 27, on Fairbanks. Alaska, Federal warrant charging seduction of 17year-old girl last summer.
 Auerbach said Gage was arrested at the home of John Carol, film actor, in nearby San Fernando, who
 had employed Gage to manage and train string of race horses.
 Gage was discharged last Decem- Der as a First Lieutenant in charge of Military Police on the Alcan Highway, the Agent said, and later married Dorothy L. Mullan, airline stewardess of Pasco, Wash
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
NO GENERAL
 STRIKE TO
 BE ORDERED
President Green of AFL Re. jeets Plea But States
 Fight on Labor Bill
(By the Associated Press)

AFL President William Green to- day rejected pleas from member unions for a general strike in pro- test against the new Hartley Labor Law but the Federation ser ved notice it would challenge promptly the legality of some of the bills provisions.
 Green turned down the general strike proposal as work stoppages in the coal fields and strike in 10 East Coast shipyards boosted the number of strike-idle in the nation to more than 262,000
 AFL General Counsel Joseph A. Padway said some 75 AFL lawyers would meet in Washington this weekend and pool their ideas on which sections of the new Labor Bill are clearly unconstitutional.
 Curtailed operations in steel mills and railroads and other coal-using industries resulted in layoffs of an unestimated number of workers.
  100000 soft coal miners-an esti- mated 222,000 were away from their jobs, most of them in protest against the Hartley-Tatt Labor Law. Others said they were jump ing the gun on the l0-day mine vacation which starts at midnight Friday.
 Strike At Shipyards
 More than 10000 repair and con- struction workers in 10 East Coast shipyards, nine of them owned by the Bethlehem Steel Company, went on strike today, halting work on more than 60 vessels.
 The stoppages resulted from a deadlock on contract negotiations between the companies and the CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers. The Union had demanded wage in- crease of 13 cents an hour, six paid holidays year and three weeks vacation after 20 years.
 There were 64.000 miners idle in Pennsylvania and all of Alabama s 20,000 miners were away from their jobs.
 Work Stoppage Spreads
 The spreading work stoppage among coal miners held the atten- ton of officials in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
MERI0N (ASS RETURNS TO JUNEAU VIA pAA

Marion Cass, daughter of Mrs Helen Scudder, returned to Juneau yesterday via Pan American Air ways Marion has been attending UCLA. where she is a commercial art major She will return to Los Angeles in September to complete her final semester. She flew di- rect from Los Angeles, leaving there at 10:30 and arrived in Ju- neau the next afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Square Sinnet, from Seattle, due tomorrow or Saturday.
 Princess Louise, from Vancouver due Saturday afternoon or evening
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Sailors Splice scheduled to sai from Seattle tomorrow z Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver June 28.
 Alaska scheduled southbound sometime tomorrow.
 Baranof scheduled southbound Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26

WASHINGTON. June 26--lN-- Judge James M Proctor refused to- day to suspend Boston Mayor James M Curley's mail fraud sentence and ordered that Curley begin serving the six to IS months in prison .ll- mediately.
 The 72-year-olG Mayor, who had asked for a suspension on grounds of i'll health, rose from his seat and cried out.
 You are sentencing me to die.
 Adamantly the judge refused to allow Curley even few days to handle some pending city matters
 He said Curley can take up such things as that with his keepers"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
Youth Is Killed
 Near Fairbanks
 In Bank Cavein

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June 26.-- R--Robert Ernest Mills, l9 whose mother. Mrs. Mildred Mills. resides at t220 South D Street, Springfield, Oregon. was killed Monday when caught in bank cavein at the .. S. Smelling, Refining and Mining Co.'S Ester Camp near here.
 The body win be flown to Spring field.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
SUBSTITUTE BILL

The Senate passed a substitute wool price support bill today less than four hours after President Truman vetoed Congress initial wool legisla- ton because of it's increased tariff and import restriction sections.
 The new measure carries out MT. Trumans request in his veto mes- sage for legislation providing ex- tension of wool price support but eliminating the tariff and import provisions of the measure he re- jected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
HariIey-Tait Law
 Mentioned, Mostow

MOSCOW, June 26.--R-A Tass dispatch from New York about the new Hartley-Tait labor law in the United States was printed here to- day under the headline: Step To- ward Fascism."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
RAY RoADY HERE

Ray Roady, Chairman of the Ketchikan Pulp Committee, is in Juneau today conferring with the Alaska Development Board about possible pulp mill sites ill the W- cinity of Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
VFW AUXILIARY MEETS
 ON FRIDAY EVENING AT $

The Ladies Auxiliary of Taku Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. will meet Friday night at eight o'clock in the Club room This is scheduled to be an important meet ing and all members are urged to be present
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
TAYLOR RETURNS

Ike P. Taylor. Chief Engineer of the Alaska Road Commission, re- turned yesterday from his regular six weeks summer inspection trip of road facilities in the Interior.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
RETURNS FROM VISIT

Mrs. Joe Ordos, who has been visiting relatives and friends 1T Washington state the past several weeks, arrived home yesterday by PAA plane from Seattle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
RAILROAD MAN HERE

MT. and Mrs William Byrd and three children of Anchorage are registered at the Gastineau Hotel. Byrd is with the Alaska Railroad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
(urIey Must
 Go 10 Prison
Judge Refuses to Suspend Sentence = Mayor
 Makes Own Plea

BULLETIN-WASHINGTON, June 26.-tRl-Mayor James M. Curley of Boston left Washing ton by train today to begin serving six to IS months jail mail fraud sentence at the Fed ederal Correctional Institution at Danbury, Conn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
FROM LOS ANGELES

MT. and Mrs. Henry Schimmel oi Los Angeles are staying at the Baranof Hotel during their stay in the Capitol City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
. . - . . . WEATHER REPORT

Temperature Tor z4-Hour . Period Ending 7:30 O'Clock , This Morning . In Juneau--Maximum, s: . minimum, 46. . At Airport-Maximum, 50; . minimum. 43. . WEATHER FORECAST . tJuneau and Vicinity . Partly cloudy and little
 . change in temperature to-
 . night and Friday
 . PRECIPITATION
 . tPast 24 hours ending 730 nm, todayl
 . In Juneau Trace,
 . since June l, 3.4l inches. . since July 1. 9497 inches.
 . At Airport Trace, . since June 1. 2.9O inches; . snce July l, 60.48 inches. c c c
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
FROM JACK WADE

Mrs. Lillian Silva arrived from Jack Wade. small mining town, and is staying at the Baranof Ho- tel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
IN FROM COVE

George Williams of Elfin Cove is registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26
HERE FROM WRANGELL

w. Hiebert of Wrangel is regist- cred at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-06-26

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Evening star., 1947-08-15
.Two-Hour Extension
For Sales Tax FiIinq
Given by Maryland
BY the Associofed Press

BALTIMORE, Aug. Is. - The
States retail sales tax division yes
terday extended by two and one-half
hours the deadline for the filing of
first returns from the new 2 per
cent levy.
Originally, some $4,000 Maryland
merchants who have been collecting
the tax since July l were obligated
10 flle their July returns and remit
the months collections to the divi-
sion by 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Now they have until Z O'Clock.
The extension was ordered as hum
Idreds of collectors" shuff1ed through
the divisions main Office in down.
town Baltimore and formed a long.
grumbling line along the street.
The mercury stood at 945 degrees.
Many of the remitters were running
temperatures. too. ...
Can File by Mail.
Collection officials explained 1t
wasn't necessary for the retailers to
come to headquarters to make their
returns. They could have filed them
and forwarded the money by mail.
Coppers came in by the bag full.
The headquarters staff hoped
everything would be smoother when
the August returns come due on
September Is.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Dutch Charge Indonesion
Attacks Are Increasing

BATAVIA, Java, Aug. Is (P.-A
Netherlands Army communique to-
day noted increasing severity of In
donesian Republican attacks on
Dutch outpoSts in the Indies and
reported six Dutch soldiers killed
and IA wounded yesterday.
The Dutch said they had repulsed
600-man Republican attack on
Kajoeagoeng in South Sumatra, and
200-man attack on Dutch motor
patrol near Salatiga in Central
Java. They said Indonesian losses
were severe.
The communique also reported an
attack by 100 Republicans on Ban
joemas in South Central Java. II
said firing on Dutch patrols was
continuing on the Malang and Soer-
abaja fronts Of East Java.
Both sides have made mutual ac.
cusations Of repeated violations ot
a cease-fire order made effective al
midnight August by request OF
the United Nations Security Council
The Dutch said they had rescued
200 Chinese in the Medan area oi
North Sumatra, part of thousands
missing after the Republicans evacu-
ated them in the path OF Neither
lands troops.
Official sources reported that In
donesian guerillas were destroying
Swiss-owned tobacco estates al
Tjinta Radla. Northeast Sumatra
Evening star., 1947-08-15

and the present. In money the
range of increase was from SO to So
cents e. pound. The packing center
of Chicago reported the greatest In
crease. In 1889 it had the lowest
priced bacon in the Nation, Is cents
pound. In June, 1916, when OPA
was dying, Chicago paid AZ cents.
Today is pays 81 cents a pound
San Francisco reported the highest
price today, 81 cents. Columbus
and Minneapolis reported the least
increase since 1889.
Chicago Pork Is Highest.
Pork chops: Chicago led the Ma
tlon, paying the highest price, IS
cents a pound, and reporting the
greatest increase, 66 cents, over
1889, and the greatest jump, 48
cents, since June, 1916. Mime
apolis pays the lowest price today,
81 cents, and had the least increase
over 1899, or 81 cents a pound.
Round steak: Wide vsria tions,
both In present prices and in in
creases in the last eight years,
were reported by various cities.
Chicago has the highest present
price, e5 cents q pound, and the
highest rate of increase over 1899,
of 70 cents, and over June, 1946, of
So cents. In the packing city, along
with Denver and San Francisco,
paid the lowest price. Is cents. Min
neapolis reports the lowest price,
66 cents, a jump of only 80 cents
from 1889, and only rs cents from
June, 1s46.
Bread: Between 1899 and the
present, bread prices advanced from
two to nine cents a loaf; and be-
tween June, 1916, and today, the
increase varied from none at Den
Evening star., 1947-08-15

made these points In the United
Nations Security Council:
I. "The crudest interference into
the internal affairs OF Greece comes
at present from the United States.
2. Instead OF attempting to save
Greek independence as claimed
the United States is attempting to
tighten the moose" on the neck OF
the Greek people.
3: The Greek and American Coy
ernments are playing a political
game" with the Balkans question
by tossing in charges of aggression
against Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and
Albania.
4. 1t is insulting" for the United
States to say that the Soviet Union
defends aggression" by vetoing the
United States resolution July 20.
5. The American statement Tues
day is full of "unfounded accuss-
tions" against Albania, Bulgaria and
Yugoslavia and it is insulting to
those countries to say they are com
mitting acts of aggression.
8. The Greeks who inspire the
charges of aggression look at the
discussion of the Greek question In
the Security Council "as on some
kind OF a sport"
2. Former Axis collaborators hold
high positions in the Greek govern
ment,
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Brewster Answers Pepper
On PIeo to End Committee

SKOWHEGAN, Me-, Aug. Is fP).-
Senator Brewster, Republican, oi
Maine said last night that Senator
Pepper, Democrat, of Florida showed
rather late repentance" in calling
for an end to Senator Brewster s
War Investigating Committee as "a
prosecutor without power to prose
cute"
He said in a telephone interview
that ''the committee possesses all
the powers of its five years Of serv-
ice except geographical limitation
imposed last January when its life
was extended year."
The Democrats made deter
mined effort In January to termi-
nate the committee" Senator Brew
ster said, "and the wisdom of their
attack has been very well revealed u
Opponents of the committee, Sem
ator Brewster said, will have to put
up with us a few months longer
Informed that Gael Sullivan, Ma
tional Democratic Committee d.
rector, had assailed the Hughes
plane contract inquiry as ''the Brew
ster- Ferguson smear-and-ru1 ma
chine" Senator Brewster retorted
that Mr.. Sullivan was "an excellent
exponent of the political proprieties
**. AS we are generally informed,
his retirement is imminent ="
Senator Brewster said elliott
Roosevelt is a better authority" on
charges made by Mr.. Sullivan that
the investigation was "a plan to
smear the memory OF the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt by attacking Elliott. I"
Senator Brewster said Mr.. Roosevelt
had Withdrawn charges OF smear
tactics.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Arnold Line 10 Reply
To Protests OF Boost

A spokesman for the Washington,
Virginia & Maryland Coach Co.
(Arnold Line) said today the firm
will answer protests of a proposed
fare increase which were filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion yesterday by three Arlington
groups. The bus firm has 10 days
in which to file answers.
The protests filed yesterday by the
Arlington Public Utilities Commits
sion, the Arlington Bus Riders AS
sociation and the Public Utilities
Committee of the Arlington Civic
Federation were In the form OF ex-
ceptions to an ICC examiners report
recommending that fare increases
be granted in the Arnold Lines first
and fourth zones.
The new fares would be IS and Is
cents instead of 10 and 20 cents AS
at present. In addition, the sale of
tokens at two for 25 cents would be
instituted for use only in the first
or 10-cent zone.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
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ton would be whether he should
be sent to Jail or to the insane
asylum"
Sarcastic About Anti Naziism.
The young prosecutor was sar-
castle about the picture of the de
fendant as devoted anti-Nazi. He
said Eisler could more accurately
be called anti-goyernment.
II wonder what Mr.. Eisler was
doing when Stain and Hitler were
scratching each others backs in
1882" Mr.. Hitz said. II wonder who
he was anti then. I wonder into
which one of those underground
holes he crawled at that time"
The essence of the defense, the
Government lawyer said, was that
every Government witness was a
perjurer.
Mr.. 1sserman said why Eisler was
stopped from leaving the country
Evening star., 1947-08-15

has OF remain the great question
in this case which the Government
chose not to answer"
The defense lawyer closed his
argument with an appeal to the
jurors to let Eisler take the diff
cult path without taking
that path through an American
jail
Defense Charges Lies.
BY seasoned courtroom observers.
Mr.. Isserman's speech yesterday was
regarded as forensic tour de force.
Mr. Hitz had built the Govern
ment's argument around the thesis
that Eisler's alleged false answers
were given "by intent and not by
mistake" Mr.. Isserman opened
with the f1at statement that the
Governments case against Eisler
was "a tissue of lies
The New York LAWYERS voice
dropped to choked whisper as he
told OF Eislers arrival in the United
States in 194l. hunted and sick. an
ant1-Fascist refugee from a. French
concentration camp. 1t rose to a
pitch of almost savage sarcasm
when Mr.. Isserman launched his
analysis of the Governments case.
Long Memories Derided.
The defense attorney was psrtic-
ularly biting in his references to
prosecution witnesses whose mem
cries, he said, apparently extended
back with .,lndiminished clarity for
periods ranging up to "a quarter of
century"
That kind of testimony deserves
something better than merely being
used on the witness stand" Mr.
1Sserman said at one point 'It
ought to be framed, or something !"
Palnstakingly, the lawyer devel-
oped the concept that, between 1888
and 1936-when, according to the
Government, Eisler represented the
Communist International in this
country-the little German was in
fact here to enlist American aid in
the underground fight against Hit
ier's regime.
Ridicules Sisters Testimony.
Ridiculing the testimony of Eislers
estranged sister, Ruth Fischer.
key Government witness, Mr.. Isser-
man asserted:
i German Communist in 1888
had enough to do fighting Hitler
without, as Ruth Fischer said, COM
ing to this country TO show the
stupid Americans how to run a
Communist Party
Mr.. Isserman;s description of his
client as man who had devoted
himself to the cause of humanity
was so extreme even Eisler jokingly
profeSsed to be affected.
THE tears are in my eyes," he told
reporters during recess.
Mr.. Isserman paid little attention
to the strict terms of the Govern
ment's indictment of Eisler, many
elements of which, Mr.. Hitz earlier
pointed out, have been admitted by
the defendant.
Instead, the defense lawyer con-
centrated. his fire on the broader
aspects of the prosecution case, in
which Eisler has been depicted as a
sort >of backstage' impressario of
American communism. He also de-
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Construction
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and carpenter makes. about twice as
much as the average policeman, y
he said.
Policemen Named.
To expedite the construction
work, two skilled laborers and a
quantity of bricks were borrowed
from the Sewer Department. The
laborers will be paid by the Police
Department, and the material eth
er paid for in cash or kind.
Inspector Thomas identified the
police-builders as Detective Sergt.
r. E. Williams of the pawn inspec-
tors Office, Detective Sergt. Harold
Huffman OF the homicide squad; !;
Detective Sergt. G. w. Chapman,
general assignment squad investi-
gator; Corpl. M. S. Mccarthy, acci-
dent investigation unit: Pvt. Walter
Clark, accident investigation unit,
and Pvt. w. S. Rinker, patrolman.
Evening star., 1947-08-15

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Secretary General Trygve Lie OF the
United Nations.
Nicaragua was not represented at
the conference. Her government,
established by coup d'etat last
May has not yet been recognized
generally.
Secretary of State Marshall
arriving in Rio de Janeiro by plane
yesterday, stressed that the main
object of the conference was to
carry out the Chapultepec recon-
mendstion for a hemisphere de-
tense treaty.
He made no direct comment on
the Argentine proposal for an eco
nomic conference.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Shooting
Continued From First Page.

apartment. First into the kitchen
were Sergt. Fuss and Pvt. Pearson
There, they found Thomas hiding
behind the refrigerator.
As they called on him to sur.
render, he came out shooting. A
bullet nicked a piece OF cloth out o1
Pvt. Pearson's sleeve but he was un.
injured.
Pvts. Pearson ana Ates and Sergt
Cooper all started firing at once il
the small kitchen. In a matter O
seconds, Thomas crumpled unde
the hail of bullets.
! Deputy Coroner Christopher J
Murphy, who pronounced Thoma
dead, said the man had at leas
three bullet holes-two in the ches
and one in the left arm. DR.. Muir.
ply planned to perform an autops,
later today.
Detective Sergt "A. T. Embrey O.
the Homicide Squad, said the .38
caliber pistol removed from Thomas
hand had been fired twice.
Despite Thomas alleged threat t,
kill his wife, Mrs. Thomas escaped
unharmed from talk with her hus'
band early today.
Detective Sergt. Walter Perry
acting chief Of the homicide squad
said Mrs. Thomas told him Thoma!
came to the apartment about 3 am
and she talked with him befor.
leaving an hour later for her job a.
a charwoman at the Supreme Court
Mrs. Trammel, who was brough,
to headquarters with Mrs. Thomas
for questioning, said she had beer
asleep and did not know Thomas
was in the apartment.
Mrs. Thomas home had beer
under surveillance since the fugitive
escaped from the chain gang Tues.
day.
According to Chief of Detectives
Floyd Truscott, Thomas was con-
victed of housebreaking and lar
ceny in Florence and sentenced to
18 months in 1887. A few months
later, Inspector Truscott said
Thomas escaped and came to Wash
ington.
He was recaptured here last month
and returned to Florence. At that
time, he told police he had served
in the Army from 1944 to 1s46 and
had also worked here as a store
porter.
Evening star., 1947-08-15
Party ot Boiling Field
To Honor Gen. Anderson

Maj. Gen. Fred L. Anderson, re-
firing assistant chief of air stan for
personnel, will be given farewell
reception at Boiling Field at 7
O'Clock tonight
Now on terminal leave, Gen. An-
derson is being retired for physical
disability on September 80. He had
served at AAF headquarters since
June 1e45
Evening star., 1947-08-15

yer to cents at Philadelphia.
Present prices range from II cents
in Denver, IL cents in Minneapolis,
Boston and San Francisco to II
cents in Dallas.
Butter Range Is Wide.
Butter: Prices today are from 26
10 81 cents a pound higher than in
1899 in the various cities reporting,
and from / to 27 cents above
June, 1946. Atlanta currently pays
the lowest price, 10 cents, and San
Francisco and Philadelphia the
highest, 86 cents.
Eggs: Price jumps were cratic
across the Nation. Today's quota
tions were 50 cents a dozen higher
than 1889 in Boston and San Fran
cisco, and only 10 cents higher in
Kansas City. The increase over
June, 1946, varied from 2 cents in
New York to 26 cents in San Frar-
cisco. The West Coast city pays the
highest figure today, 70 cents, and
Minneapolis the lowest, 81 cents a
| dozen.
Men suits: The average man is
paying from $40 to $40 more for a
suit than he did in 1889, but in many
cities he pays no more than he did
in June. 1916, and in others from $5
to $40 more. Since 1889 the medium
price suit has gone up $40 in Dali
las, Seattle, Columbus and st. Louis.
Increases of $12 to $13 were reported
in San Francisco and New York.
Suits were up SIS in Kansas City
and Chicago; SIT in Boston, and
$40 in Atlanta. Since OPA died,
prices were unchanged in Seattle,
Columbus and Kansas City; up 81 to
So in San Francisco and Chicago:
and up S. in New York. Boston, and
Atlanta, and $40 in Dallas.
Housing Prices Doubled.
Housing: Thirteen cities were
asked to compare the present and
June, 1916, prices of house valued
in 1889 at $500.
Present prices varied from $40 900
in Denver to $10,250 in st. Louis,
the price had doubled in Dallas,
Seattle and New York. Cities giving
$4,000 or more included Philadel-
phia, Kansas City, Chicago, Mime
apolis and Atlanta. In the $4,000
range were Boston and Columbus.
At San Francisco the house was
valued at s10,50O.
Two cities reported present prices
below June, 1946. Columbus said
prices had dropped $4,000. San
Francisco said $4,000.
Dallas, Seattle, Denver and New
York reported prices unchanged
since June, 1s46.
Increase since June, 1946, included
Minneapolis, $4,000; Philadelphia, ,
So, 400; Kansas City, $1,000; Chicago,
$2,o25; Atlanta, $500; Boston, ST.
200; st. Louis, $3.50.
Seattle pointed out that building
costs used to be S. a cubic foot and
were now SO to $12. Columbus re-
ported price trends differed widely
in various sections OF the city and
suburban area.
Raymond D. Smith, executive vice
president of the San Francisco Real
Estate Board, said activity picked
up the last go days and prices may
advance again.