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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
} OTHERS
 ARE ALSO
 VICTIMS
Top Heads of Oregon s Government Are Dead
 as Result of Tragedy

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. Oct. 30. 1 -iR-Bodies of Oregons Gov. Earl Shell, the Secretary of State, Sem ate President and their pilot were taken from the wreckage of their private plane today.
 State Patrolman Mark Sullivan told State Police here the bodies probably would reach the Klamath Lakeview highway at Bly, 50 miles northeast of here this afternoon. 1 The bodies of Shell. Secretary of State Robert S. Farrell. Jr.. Senate President Marshall Cornett and their pilot, Cliff Hogue of Klamath Falls, were reached shortly before 9 am. today after nearly 100 scar chers had stumbled through the rugged, heavily forested area at Dog Lake, 70 miles east of here near the Oregon California border. throughout the night without suc- cess.
 Little hope for their survival had been held from the time the wreck age first was sighted from the air yesterday afternoon and the pilot said the small plane was 50 dam aged that no one could be alive"
 The tragedy removed both. the head of the State and his immed- fate successor. the President of the 1 Senate, and elected John H. Hall. fS, Portland attorney and Speaker of the House, to that office.
 The plane with the four aboard took off from here Tuesday night on hunting trip and failed to reach Coleman Lake landing field, an hours flying time east.
 Yesterday planes were ordered sent out but decidedly inclement weather prevented any flying.
 Marshall Cornett is wellknown in Juneau and made many friends here when he attended the Rotary National Convention in Juneau in 1889 when he was District Rotary Governor of district 10l.
 Hogue. Shells pilot, has also flown in Southeast Alaska. He was with the Ketchikan Air Service as a pilot for two years prior to No- vember, 1945.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
MOTHER, DAUGHTER ARE BRUTALLY SLAIN
 IN TACOMA HOME

TACOMA, Oct 30.-IR--A mother and her ls-year-old daughter were found brutally slain early today in their South Side home and De- tective Lieut. Earl Cornelison said 45-year-old transient had orally confessed to the staying
 Cornelison identified the victims as Mrs. Bertha Kludt, 53, widow, and her daughter. Beverly June Kludt. 18
 Both women had been struck behind the head with heavy in- strument.
 Cornelison said two officers, 4. P. Sabutis and Evan Devies, were called to the house when neighbors heard screams. As they approach cd man burst out the back door and passed Sa5utis toward Davies who gave chase
 The man, Cornelison said, iden- tified himself as Jack Bird. was cornered in nearby clump of bushes and subdued. Both off cers were cut during the struggle by what they said was a large knife which the man carried. Sa- butts was cut in the back and Davies received badly cut hands.
 The officers said they found the bodies of the young girl and her mother lying on the floor of the kitchen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive o'clock Friday night.
 Coastal Rambler scheduled to sail from Seattle, october 30, for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Port San Juan, Seward, Seldoyia and Kodiak.
 Sword Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle October 31.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday at pm.
 Denali scheduled. to sail from Se- attic Saturday at 10 am.
 Jumper Hitch, scheduled to sail from Seattle Nov. 6 for Ketchikan, Juneau and Seward.
 Baranof, from West, scheduled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
SEARCH STILL GOES ON FOR
 MISSING DC-4
Unsettled Weather Condi lions Hamper Opera
 lions in This Area

Unsettled weather conditions ii he Juneau area continue to ham, per aerial search operations for the l8 occupants of the missing PAA Clipper Talisman.
 During the night and early morn ng hours, the cloudiness broke temporarily and Major T. J. Jack son of the 10th Air-Sea Rescue Squadron was able to send out one CAT transport on a night flight n an attempt to sight possible lares or fires which might have been lighted by the planes surviv- DTS.
 Maj. Jackson, who is in charge )f the northern sector of the jearch, has five of his own planes md two Fish and Wildlife Service planes on constant patrol of the area north of Petersburg. He ex- pected to complete the first cover lge of his area sometime this af- ernoon and will send his men out 10 scan the northern sector more closely on their second trip in or der to make sure they have not missed any clues as to the fate of he missing airliner.
 All boats which were loaned by the Fish and Wildlife Service, and Forest Service are being returned Q their regular duties. This alsc applies to Army tugs in SEE Alaska which have likewise been used ir he search. Notice of this actior vas received from Coast Guaro headquarters at Ketchikan today oy Lt Comdr. Edward P. Chester IT,, who has been acting as liaison here between all agencies taking part in rescue operations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
DEMO PARTY CAMPAIGNS
 MAPPED OUT
National Committee Does Things-Viee -Presiden-
 tidI Talk Scarce

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-lRl- The Democratic party as repre- scented by it's National Committee, gave evidence today that it has settled just about everything for its 1948 convention except who is to run for Vice President.
 At one-day meeting yesterday, the committee unanimously picked Philadelphia for next summers nominating conclave and elected in 43 year old Senator J. Howard McGrath of Rhode Island new National Chairman who favors non partisan action on emergency legislation at the November IT special session of Congress
 Vice-Presidential talk was in- formal and scarce.
 Most members said it is too early to think about the No. 2 spot. But names heard include those of Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal, a New Yorker; Supreme Justice William O. Doug las of Washington State and Con- necticut; Gov Mon C. Wallgren of Washington, and Gov. William Preston Lane, Jr, or Maryland
 There undoubtedly will be oth- CTS. and none present yesterday would venture a guess as to who might have the edge. MT. Tru- .r.San is represented as yet to make a choice.
 Former Gov. John J. Dempsey of New Mexico, National Commit teeman for his state, told a re- porter he had heard much talk of Forrestal
 Those mentioning Douglas said he. is more or less favored by what they called Democratic lib- erals" A native of Minnesota, Douglas went to college in Wash ington State, later taught at Yale, and then became head of the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission before going on to the Supreme Court bench.
 Westerners talked of Wallgren, a former Senator and close friend of MT. Truman. One committee officer said the name of Lane, a Hagerstown, Md, publisher, had been mentioned favorably by some westerners who said he had made an impression at governors con- ferences. Lane was elected to his first term as governor last No- vember.
 McGrath, authorized to name the convention date, said he thought it would be sometime af- ter July 4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
Blind Men Stage
 Big Rally, Tokyo; Protest New Law

TOKYO, Oct. 30. - R - Three hundred blind men staged a rally before the Imperial Palace today to protect their rights to practice acu- puncture.
 Acupuncture involves treating pa- tients by puncturing them with needles and by stimulating blood circulation. The blind men wanted to make clear their opposition tc proposed changes in the physicians law which would bar them from the practice.
 Officials in charge of changing medical regulations declared thai blind men cannot be trusted to dis. infect their instruments thoroughly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
Canadian Railroad
 Being Rehabi|itated

SEATTLE, Oct. 30.-lR- The Pacific Great Eastern Railway tentatively moving northward from Vancouver, B. C., to the Peace River and Alaska, has spent more than a million dollars in the past two years for rehabilitation and new equipment, General Manager w. H. Tobey said at aVncouver B. C.
 The railway, which now oper- ates between Squamish and Ques- nel, a distance of BAT miles, and is connected with Vancouver by passenger steamer and rail-barge service, has become so popular with Washington State tourists III recent years that it has had tc expand it's passenger service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
The W aShington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - Senator Taft has decided to summon his joint Committee on the Economic Report to Washington three days ahead of the special session to review Am erica's No. l domestic problem high prices.
 Taft, who hadn't much time for other than politics this summer, Twill hear reports from Congression- al teams which probed the cost of living across the country. Most ex- haustive study was done in the east by subcommittee, under Yer monts conscientious Senator Ralph Flanders. His important findings have not been boiled down upon paper yet, but this column can re- veal that he will stress the follow ing:
 1.-More than anything else food prices are keeping the cost of liv- ing up. Normally one-third of the family budget goes for food, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
HENRY BENTLEY
 DIES, FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 30.-- R-Henry T. Bentley, 8l, pioneer Alaska dairyman and one-time business associate of the late Alex ander Pantages, died yesterday af- ter long illness.
 Born in England, he operated g restaurant in Los Angeles before joining the Alaska gold rush. Later he owned a restaurant here anC started dairy which now con- sists of a herd of 60 COWS. Ht was a Mason and member of tho Pioneers of Alaska.
 Two sons, George and Harry Fairbanks, and daughter, Helen Bakersfield, Calf, survive.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
Communists Plan
 Raid on 5humthun

HONGKONG, Oct. 30.-tR-Chin- csc sources said today Kwangtung Province authorities were sending endorsements to Shumchun, on the British border. in view of re- ports that 1000 Communists plan ned to seize the city and surround ing customs posts. Three customs posts were raided Sunday and nine Chinese guards and officers were injured or held prisoner temporar- fly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
5fabbing Case at
 Fairbanks; Soldier
 Is Held 10 Answer

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Oct. 30.- R-Vernon H. Suttle, 21, Ladd Field soldier. was charged yester- day with stabbing with intent to kill for a night club affray early Sunday in which Leo Schlotfeldt, an Express Company operator, was seriously wounded. He will enter his plea in commissioners court Monday Suttle is from Columbus, Ohio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
C. SKINNER TE5TIFIE5IN
 RATE CASE
Says Regular Shipping Lines Threatened by
 Barge Service

SEATTLE, Oct. 30.-tR-Gilbert W. Skinner, President of the All aska Steamship Company, asserted that proposed new barge service 10 Alaska may threaten shipping lines now serving the Territory.
 Testifying at a Maritime Com mission hearing yesterday on AL aska shipping rates, Skinner de- clared his line would face ser ious competition and loss of rev enue" if the proposed barge ser vice is a success.
 Questioned as to the nature of the new operation, Skinner said IL was his understanding that the barges were owned by Ocean rows, Inc, but that the Alaska Freight Express would act as the operator
 He added that the barges, made of steel and not propelled, are covered eight-hatch carriers.
 Skinner also said that small unregulated boats, which he char acterized as "camouflage operations that have no rates on file with the Maritime Commission" have cut into the Southeast Alaska trade.
 They started during the three months tieup in the ports of Ketchikan and Juneau a year ago and have been operating ever .i..o1, ci,;,,,or cold
 Rate DeterminatOr
 The Commission is trying to determine if the 35 percent rate increase it allowed under the in termim shipping agreement, which expires June 30, 1948, should be continued,
 Territorial spokesmen contend that the rates are too high. The steamship companies assert that the current rates are necessary for continued operation.
 Skinner said that. there had been insufficient time, partially due to a second tieup this year in K.etchikan and Juneau Of six weeks duration, to properly judge whether the rates are reasonable and justified.
 Three Seattle lines, the Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
! Engineer Service
 Companies Will Be
 Transferred, Alaska

WASP NGTON, Oct. 3o.-lR- Two engineer service companies, the 2l28th and 2l29th, will be transferred from Fort Warren, Wyo. to Alaska before the end of the year, the Air Force said Wednesday.
 It added there are no plans for shifting from Fort Warren the 928th Aviation Engineers, a group in process of formation and pre- sently having hardly more than paper organization strength.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Oct. 3O-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is Az. American Can 879s. Anaconda 337s. Curtiss- Wright SIS, International Harvester 87ia. i. Kennecott 46ls. New York Central IA, Northern Pacific l99s. U. S. Steel 76sl. Pound S403.
 Sales today were l,390,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials l8l.33, rails 1855, utili- ties 3493.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
SIX GUNMEN GET
 $11o,000 PAYROLL

BOSTON, Oct. 3O.-tRt-Six gum men held up the B. F. Sturtevant Company in the Hyde Park district today. escaping with $ll000( payroll.
 The Sturtevant Company is g division of the Westinghouse Cor poration.
 Working methodically, two oi the men entered the office of Wm Maryall, paymaster, and two oth- CTS went into an adjoining office A fifth stood at the door leading into the factory, and the sixth remained at the wheel of the getaway car.
 One of the pair who walked in- to the paymaster's office wore 8 burlap bag over his head. Maryal and five employees who were pre- pairing to assist in preparation oi the payroll were herded together facing a wall. The pair ther seized the money and fled.
 The Sturtevant Company manu- factures air conditioning equip ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
HERE FROM ANCHORAGE

H. R. Baird, John E. Peterson, William A. Clayton and Jack T. Jefford, all of Anchorage, are re- gistered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
FROM COPPER CENTER

George F. Peterson of Copper Center, Alaska, is staying at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
SEATTLE VISITOR

Roy w. Johnson of Seattle is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-30
FROM FORT KLAMATH

Pat Rholin of Fort Klamath i! stepping at the Baranof.
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17

Senate action on the measure dur
ing this session of congress appears
unlikely, however. The statehood
bill approved by the house was SUBJ
mitted by Delegate Joseph F. Far
rington (Rep., Hawaii. It would en-
able the people Of Hawaii to draft
constitution and form a state gov
eminent.
If the bill is approved by the sem
ate and signed into law by the Pres
ident, the people of Hawaii then
must elect delegates to convention
to draft a state constitution, which
subsequently must be ratified by the
people and approved by the Presi-
dent.
Another election then would be
held to select a governor and other
state officials, two senators and two
house members in congress. After
that process is completed, the state
would be admitted to the union by
presidential proclamation.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17

It's downright dangerous to be
housewife.
That, at any rate, is the conclu-
sion reached in study on disability
by the Research Council for Eco
nomic Security at Chicago.
OF the 800 million weeks lost each
year through some form of disabil-
ity (sickness or injury in the
United States, some 20 million
housewives lose 7215 million, or
about "a per cent of the total num-
Der of weeks lost. Almost $4,000
housewives are confined to the side
lines each day because Of disability.
Compare these sets Of averages:
Employed workers lose only three
days apiece each year; those at
school lose four days, and Temporal
rily employed workers or those on
emergency work only Eve days.
Housewives lose IL to Is days each
year, or more than twice the time
lost by the second largest group.
However, the greatest economic
loss to the nation occurs through
disability In the labor force, among
those regularly employed. Although
the average worker misses only
three o. &ous days q year Through
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
'TREMOR:
St. Louis Rocks

It began with low-pitched, sub
terranean growL The earth trem-
bled gently for about IL seconds;
sidewalks cracked; here and there
a chimney toppled; in hundreds OF
homes dishes slid from shelves and
pitched to the floor. Then, with a
sharp bump, it was over.
st. Louis, already partially food
ed and imperilled further by the
ominous Mississippi cresting at
1918 feet, had experienced its first
earthquake since 1889 and one Of
the worst in the city's history.
No deaths or injuries were re-
ported as q result of the temblor
which was felt for a radius Of 80
miles around st. Louis.
Although they received a minor
shaking up, the levees holding back
the worst Mississippi river flood in
103 years remained unchanged and
intact.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
HIGHER EDUCATION

American students who go to col
lege next fall will pay as much as
25.5 per cent more in tuition and
fees than did the collegians Of pre-
war years, according to a recent
survey Of 100 colleges and uni
versities.
The study, made by John Price
Jones corporation, fund raising con-
sultants, disclosed that tuition and
fees, even now at new peak. will
rise again in the fall. However, no
resulting decline in enrollments Il
thought to be likely.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
BUYING POWER:
Sharp Decline

For the first time In many
months, a marked decrease in con-
sumner purchasing power has be-
come evident, it was revealed in q
monthly survey Of ''real income"
made by Investors Syndicate, an
investment company.
Although the income of the aver
age family at the present time is
$1.18 for every dollar earned a year
ago, prices have gone up to $1.23 for
every dollar in the early summer Of
1916. Thus, the "real income" index
is reduced to 90 cents. "Real In
come" is the relation of income to
living costs.
While fluctuations in ''real In
come" have occurred at various
times during the past six years, the
current sharp break from the ''reaI
income" level of $1.02 month ago
and a level Of $1.06 four months
previous indicates a major falling
off in purchasing power.
All types of income and all phases
Of the price structure have in
creased over year ago, the survey
showed. Wages are up to $1.22 for
each dollar, salaries are up to $1.20,
farmers income to $1.14. Price of
food is now $1.33 for each 1916 dol
lar, shelter Is $1.03.
Just Friends
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
WORLD ARMY:
Figures CiUel

Members of the United Nations
security council regarded. as a
heartening advance a tentative rec
ommendation by the military staff
committee on numerical strength of
a world police force.
The group stated Professionally
that the security council should
have a basic force Of $500 war
planes, 20 divisions of ground
troops, three battleships and six
aircraft carriers to enforce world
peace.
Hewing to the line, Soviet men,
bers Of the military staff committee
declined to make any suggestions.
holding to their contention that the
security council must agree on gen.
eral principles for the police force
before dealing with actual numbers
of troops. planes and ships.
The U. S. delegation, headed by
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, as well
as the delegations of France and
Great Britain, submitted their ideas
in report to the council. Official
Soviet attitude was that the esti-
mates were unofficial, thus having
no significance.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17

Under the stimulus of the two
dollar wheat, buffalo grass Is being
turned over at an unprecedented
rate, and the prediction is that
when it quits raining the dust bowl
will stage a savage comeback.
: The West again has become a
paradise for. spectators who are
buying up land for SIS to $25 an
acre and planting it in wheat. One
good crop will pay for the land and
leave them a good profit besides.
Suitable primarily for grazing, the
land normally is priced at from ~
to $40 an acre.
Suitcase farmers" roll in with
their tractors, plows and drills. put
in wheat crop and then leave until
it is time to harvest the grain. No
one stays to check the inevitable
wind erosion.
The current world food shortage
offers some justification for expand
ing the wheat crop, but 1t would be
difficult to maintain that rational
outlook IL resulting dust storms
caused a recurrence of the mass
ruin and exodus from the dust bowl
Of the 1930s.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17

which went on the rocks this time,
deepening the rift between Russia
and the western powers.
Conflict arose over two main is
sues:
1. Soviet Foreign Minister v.
nj. Molotov opposed any plan
by which the great powers
could impose an economic pro-
gram on the smaller nations Of
Europe, while British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin, backed
by French Foreign Minister
Georges Bidault, wanted to
draft a broad scheme for re-
construction of all Europe.
2. Molotov placed his entire
emphasis on the American aid
aspect of the Marshall plan, but
Britain and France primarily
stressed a self-help program for
Europe.
Result is that Great Britain and
France probably win go ahead with
out Russia on a western European
four-year reconstruction program
OF self-help, at the same time hop
ing for American credits and sup
plies.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
DEBT.FREE DAY

Once upon a time in 1922, as a
matter Of, fact-the United States
congress laid extensive plans for
retiring the national debt.
Congress placed the domestic and
foreign debts into separate catego-
ries and worked out a scheme
whereby the domestic debt would
be paid off by 1945 and the foreign
debt wiped off the books by 1947.
The great debt-free day was to have
been June is, 1947.
On June Is, 1897. the United
States debt was about $50 billion
dollars.
Released by Western NewsDapeS Unioa.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
DISCORD:
Paris Clash

Latest attempt to bring the oppos-
ing areas Of the world into closer
harmony by means Of an interna-
tional conference has resulted, as
have all the others, in complete,
discordant, unharmonious cacoph-
ony.
It was the Paris conference OF
British, French and Russian repre-
sentatives on Secretary Of State
Marshall's save Europe proposal
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-07-17
RENT BILL:
Lesser Foil

Acidly pointing out to congress
that he was only choosing the
lesser of two evils" President Tru-
man signed into law an extension OF
modified rent controls until March
/, 1913.
He charged that basic weakness
of the act was the controversial pro-
vision permitting voluntary agree
ments between landlords and ten
ants to Is per cent rent increases If
the landlord gives lease running
through 1948.
.sThis is. voluntary only so far as
the landlord is concerned. Many
tenants, however, will feel that
there is no choice" Mr.. Truman
, said. -,
In a singing. 2,5oo-word message
to congress, the President called for
an investigation of the real estate
lobby which he said had pushed
the bill through. He attacked the
real estate lobby as 'this selfish
and shortsighted group permitted
'eby its brazen operations to block
programs SO essential to the needs
Of our citizens"
Under the extended law, Mr.. Tru-
man said, millions would be faced
with substantial rent increases
which would add to the ALREADY
too high" cost Of living.