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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
GAME PROTECTION MI. MfkIML EY PARK
 E NOW DEMANDED
Mountain Sheep Disdp- bearing Belause or At-
 tack of Wolves
By VERN HAUGHLAND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-tR- The depletion of game animals in Mount Mckinley National Park Alaska, is national tragedy re- quiring immediate action by the Federal government in the opin- ion of Marshall Mclean. an execu- tive of the Camp Fire Club of America.
 Mountain sheep in the park have swindled from 5000 early in the century and l,500 in 1889 to less than 800 in 1945, chiefly because of attacks by wolves, Mclean told an Interior Department conference of officers of 35 national wilderness conservation organizations yester- day.
 We ask the Interior Depart ment to inaugurate immediately a campaign to help these animals make a comeback and to make Mckinley Park what it once was the greatest big game preserve ir America"
 Newton Drury, director of Ma tional Parks, replied that steps are being taken and that ground and air survey showed that the mountain sheep and caribou are on the increase.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
WAGE BOOST UNLESS CUT
 IN LIVING C
Labor Secretary SohweI- Ienba1h Urges Adoption
 of Truman 5 Program

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-tR- Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach said today another postwar round of wage boosts is in prospect un- less Congress acts to cut the cost of living.
 Schwellenbach went to the cap itol to hack President Truman's broad economic controls program as increasing complaints came from some Republican legislators that the administration is not present. ing sufficiently specific legislative proposals in that field.
 The Labor Secretary testified be- fore the House Banking Committee while another Congressional group, the Senate House Economic Com mittee, was hearing contentious from grain exchange men that the administration had unjustly singled them out for attack.
 The high prices of grain have been caused by unprecedented government purchase for export, rather than by speculation" J. o. McClintock of the Chicago Board of Trade said
 McClintock objected to the ad- ministration'S request for power to increase the amount of margin or cash down payment, required in trading for future deliveries of grain. The administration contends that low margins have encouraged Speculation.
 Nothing Specific
 Senator Wherry (R-Neb) was one of those contending the admins tration is not sufficiently specific about what it wants as anti-in- flaticn measures.
 He told reporters that Congress has received nothing but vague generalities" and declared MT. Tru- man should lay down concrete pro- posals If he's not just talking for PollIiCdi pui pOoCo.
 In a speech in Philadelphia last night, Senator Taft (R-Ohio) also dropped a broad hint or two that he thinks politics has figured in the administrations economic pro- posals.
 Wage Ccntrol
 When Congress convened two weeks ago in special session, Pres ident Truman outlined 10-point anti-inflation program. This in cluded authority for the admin stration to put on selective price and wage controls if it decides they are needed
 Cabinet officers and others are now engaged in giving Congress mere details of what they have in mind.
 On wages, Schwellenbach sug- gested board be created to watch and report" when pressures were developing for wage increases which might in turn force prices higher.
 He said he thought there would be very few cases where wage curbs would be needed
 Schwellenbach told the House members he believes that organized labor will cooperate in an anti imitation campaign If given some real assurance that price rises will be checked"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
 WRE(kINC,
 BURNING
Flames Rage in Palestine Shops Wrecked, Looted
 Over Partition Issue
(By The Associated Press)


 The fury of Holy Land Arabs against the impending partition of Palestine erupted today in shooting, wrecking and burning throughout Jerusalem and boiled over in threat and mass demonstrations in other parts of the Middle East.
 Jews of Jerusalem counter attack d against the Arab mobs and struck Arab business quarters.
 Reports of the days casualties in Palestine, Jerusalem, unconfirmed, totalled three Jews killed and 22 Jews and six Arabs injured. A pail of smoke hung over Jerusalem, where a number of buildings were in flames British forces, using ar mored cars and Bren-gun carriers. braced themselves for new disorders in the current three-day Arab pro test strike against the United Ma tions partition decision. A curfew was imposed on Arab quarters in Jerusalem.
 United Nations officials kept close watch on developments. but there were no indications in New York that action was planned to bring the disturbances before the Security Council
 Thousands of Egyptians demon- stratcd in Cairo against partition. They were promised an abundance ]f arms by Abdel Ramman Azzan Pasha, Secretary General of the 1 seyen-nation Arab League The demonstrators smashed windows of foreign-owned shops. wrecked post CTS advertising foreign movies and American soft drinks and shouted We Want War
 The Syrian Chamber of Deputies authorized the government to pay a first installment of the equivalent of $920000 into an Arab League fund for the Liberation" of Pales- tine. It referred to the National Defense Committee a measure for compulsory military service. At Aleppo, Syria, mob broke into the Jewish quarters, attacking and burning.
 At Baghdad, Iraq. business was at standstill as demopstrators for the second day violently expressed their opposition to partition. They shout ed slogans against the United States. Russia and other nations who voted in favor of the partition plan.
 In London, British government source said 1t is safe to assume Britain would authorize at least 50 per cent increase in the rate of legal Jewish immigration into Pal estine between now and August l, when British troops are scheduled to leave the Holy Land. Britain now admits l.500 Jews a month into Palestine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
FROM GLENALLEN

William Greer of Glenallen, Alaska is stopping at the Gas tineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
AYES INTERVIEWER E
 TRANSFERRED; LEAVES
 FOR KET(H!KAN TO-DAY

James Quinn, employee with the Alaska Territorial Employment
 Service, left on the Alaska for ket- chikan where he has been trans ferred from the Juneau office. Quinn has been in training here since August, and will occupy the
 position of interviewer in the Ket-
 chikan office, where Jack Brounty is manager
 Quinn came here from his home in Chicago. He is veteran Of
 World War II, having served in the
 Navy in the South Pacific.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
FROM EVERETT

M. w. Sasseen, who gives his residence as Everett, is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
JET FIGHTER PILOT
 KILLED, FAIRBANKS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska. Dec. D. R-The pilot of P-80 Jet flgh- ter, attached to the 94th Fighter Squadron, was killed yesterday when his plane crashed and burned one mile east of Ladd Field while making a landing approach. The pilots name was withheld.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
HERE FROM HAYNES

F. Oslin of Haines is registered at the Gastineau Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
LIQUOR APPLICATIONS

A warning was issued today by Clerk of the U. $. District Court John Walmer to all prospective ap- plicants for 1948 Territorial liquor licenses. He said that all applica- tions must be filed with his office not later than noon, Friday, Dec, 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-02
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec ?. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 4, American Can 80ls, Anaconda 35s, Curtiss- Wright 5 International Harvester 888s, Ken necott 46t,, New York Central 12l2, Northern Pacific 1915, U. s. Steel 75ls Pound S4.03i4. Sales today were 850,000 shares. Averages today are as follows. In- dustrials, 180.77 rails, 47.85: utili- ties, 3307
 The total world production oi coal and oil combined is more than two billion tons a year
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Chamber Board
To Meet Today

Final meeting of the present
board of directors of the Key
West Chamber of Commerce
will be held late today. A new
board is now in process of being
selected.
At the meeting today in the
Chamber offices in the USO
building it is Expected the old di-,
rectors will make recommended
lions to the new board as to the
movement afoot to build and op-
crate an information bureau in
Miami.
The old board did not want to
approve of the $4,000 project and
saddle the new board with the
debt. 1t is expected the new
board will take action on the in
formation bureau at its first
meeting, which has not been
scheduled yet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

pared with 365 out of $500 five
years ago.
5. He is strongly behind a pro-
posed law, introduced in January
1916 chiefly because of his in
sistence, which. would integrate
the activities of al federal agen-
cieS concerned with handicapped
persons and requir e all indus
tries and businesses handling
federal contracts to fill up to
two per cent of their jobs with
handicapped persons.
Strachen is convinced his mis-
sion is a good one:
eve can 'rehabilitate' and
that is one word Strachen dis
likes intensely-"a disabled per-
son for about $3.50 a year. 1t
costs at least twice that much
to keep him in dependency. So
it's good business to lend a hand"
! He has attracted .manys sof,sthe
nations leaders to join his light.
They include Senators johnson
D-Colo.) and Sparkman ID. AL
az; Reps. Carson (R-Oo, Nc
Cormack (D.Mass.), Kelley. Cd
Pa and Charles E. Potter, leg
less veteran decently elected to
Congress as a Republican from
Michigan. -.
Strachan, married and the
father of four sons, three OF
whom were in service, leans
heavily on Miss Mildred Scott,
secretary of the federation, her
self handicapped as the result OF
infantile paralysis. .
Miss Scott is Strachan's ears.
He talks constantly over the tel
ephone although he is unable TO
hear the other person. Miss Scott
listens in and relays the CONVEX
sation to Strachan. He reads her
lips.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
SNEAK THIEF
ENTERS CRJNNELL
STREET HOUSE

At 12:45 this morning a sneak
thief stole a fountain pen, sun
glasses, a pair of reading glasses,
and religious medals from $40
Grinnell street, while the resi-
dents were in front room. The
thief was seen leaving the home,
but escaped. Policemen Wilson
jolly and Gabe Lastres investi-
gated for the police department.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

pitols seven of his SIS years.
StarhecA is spearheading a
movement to provide jobs for
others with physical handicaps
and to pass legislation for medi-
cal treatment, education and
training.
His interest crystallized during
his last hospital stay in 1910.
He started thinking about
people in the same fix, broke
and dependent, and says he real
lied lit was a case of tackling
it myself or not seeing the job
DONE"
These are some of his accom-
plishments:
L.. He founded the American
Federation of the Physically
Handicapped five years ago and
it its president. The Federation
has 1900 members throughout
theecountryss Many rare veteEans.
2. He engineered National
the Physically Handi-
capped Week. President Truman
has proclaimed this observance
for October SILL this year. In 1945
nearly 1880 physically handi-
capped persons were placed in
jobs through the U. S. Employ
ment Service during the first OBJ
servance of this week. Last year
there were 29,439 placements.
8. This table humping on Capt.
toll Hill was one reason for or
ganization of a House labor SUBJ
committee which studied present
helps available to the handicap
ped.
a. Partly as a result OF Stra-
chan's untiring efforts, the Civil
Service Commission classified
s. 200 of a total of $1,000 dlfferen'
government jobs as apjen to phy-
sically disabled persons-com-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Louis M. ]. Eisner
Enters Race For
City Commissioner

Lewis M. j. Eisner, forme
chief of police, today announce,
Ills candidacy for city commits
sioner in the election next month
In discussing his candidacy, he
said: ..
'In announcing for the office
OF city commissioner. I wish the
citizens of Key West to know of
my intentions. anG of my back
ground.
Il visited Key West during the
years of Al, AZ and '43. and fell
so much in love with the island
that, in 1914. I sold my New York
home and promptly purchased a
home site in North Beach Road.
My only regret is that I did not
discover Key West sooner.
II proudly served as your
chief of police for almost a year,
during which time l gave the city
a department that was neat and
courteous. Efficiency of the de-
partment was only as good as
the material had to work with,
but did my best.
my character and reputation
in both private and public life
are open for investigation, and
| invite it. I resigned the chief of
police job of my own accord,
rather than have my good name
dragged through the mire of
political ENHANCEMENT. During
my short term as chief of police,
l organized the PAL organization,
which is designed to make our
children into good, upright citi-
zens. I have continued this work,
and am at the present time presi-
dent of a large and growing PAL
movement. am retired, on PEN
sion, from the New York Police
Department, and offer great
deal of my time as commissioner.
II elected to the city commission,
I pledge, to the people of K ey
West, the following platform:
81. Turn over the operation of
the city government to a compe-
tent city manager. with no
strings attached. in compliance
with the City Charter.
"2. To divert funds from the
Safety Auto Inspection and park
ing meters, in conjunction with
our regular street fund, to repair
our streets, without additional
taxation.
20. Cut to the bone certain City
Hall departments which are top
heavy with unnecessary salaries.
Reduce our overhead and in turn
reduce our taxes.
Il. I will endeavor to destroy
luminosity, suspicion, and bad
feeling that is manifest in our
present city commission, that is
sc costly to our TAXPAYERS.
rs. To work ever faithfully and
justly for the interest and welfare
of one and ALL"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Man Suffering From Acute
Appendicitis Taken Off
Tanker Off Island OF
Key West

A member of the crew of the
SIS Ponca City. a tanker. was
taken off the ship off Key West
by a motor torpedo retriever of
the Naval Submarine Base early
this morning and was taken to
the Naval Hospital for treatment.
He is suffering from acute appen-
Cicitis. .-sa-.. -.s,..e
At about 3 a. M, today the
Submarine Base was notified by
the U. S. Coast Guard that the
Ponca City of the Marine Trans
port Line. southbound along the
Florida Keys in the Florida
Straits, would stop off Key West
to obtain medical treatment for
one of her crew. 8.
The Coast Guard reported that
it had no ship of its own to meet
the Ponca City and requested the
Navy to send one of its small
vessels to effect the transfer of
the sick man to shore.
At s a. m, the motor torpedo
retriever, under command of r.
A. Page, boatswain's mate second
class, with Coxswain F. A. join
et, took the man aboard and
started for shore. Also on the
rescue vessel were two pharma-
eist mates, A. G. Moore and F.
E. Num-.
The man who was lowered to
them was William c. Mize.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Veterans Find
Prices Raised In
Auction Her,

George w. Penman, in
charge of the WAA sales for
veterans ct the Cato Ware
house. Simonton street. this
afternoon was bitterly de-
nounced by service men of
this locality.
Penman. on his own au-.
thority. raised the prices Of
tYpewriters from so TO 100
per cent prior to the sale
this afternoon at ! o'clock.
TYpewriters that were listed
at S23.o8 were raised to
S33.0s. those tagged at $40
were raised to $50. while
those which had been listed
to sell at $ls.08 were raised
to $3s.08.
American Legion Com
mander c. B. Harvey. and
Veterans Service Officer
Jack Saunders bitterly OPP
posed the raises after the
prices had been listed on the
tYpewriters.
The change in prices was
made just one and halt
hours before the sale and
any veterans who brought
along just enough money to
purchase the desired equip
ment were forced to return
home empty handed.
Penman. stated this after
noon that il was his respon-
sibility to see that prices
were right" and that he con-
sidered the listed typewriter
prices TO be "ridiculouslY
low" a4s
The high raise In prices
caused many veterans to re-
fuse to purchase. and at the
end of the sale. any veteran.
regardless of whether he had
been the holder Of the lucky
auction number. was allowed
to purchase the tYpewriters
at 50 TO 100 per cent raise in
prices.
At press time. three type
writer's were still unsold. and
the actions TO be taken by
The American Legion and
ether organizations were not
disclosed.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
This Is One
Way ToDo 1t

MOOREHEAD, Mimi. - When
the automobile of d. w. King,
railroad fireman, ran off raised
crossing and stalled in the path
of a mail train. King, thinking
fast, ran up the track and tagged
the train. Then he had the engi-
neer ease the big locomtive UP
to the crossing and gently nudge
his auto loose from its precarious
position. The train proceeded,
only five minutes late as a re-
suit of its tow-car role. -
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02

watertender and a fireman
aboard the Ponca City. He was
speedily brought to the Subma-
rine Base where medical author
tiles directed his immediate re-
moval to the U. S. Naval Hospital.
! Later it was reported that
MIze was resting comfortably.
THE highlight of this incident
is the evidence of cooperation
between the Coast Guard and
the Navy to aid member of an
other service said a spokesman
for the Submarine Base today.
"The request of the commander
I Of the 7th Coast Guard District.
Miami, was Immediately fulfilled
by the Navy here"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Police Protection
In Key West Falls
Below u. S. Rating
FBI REPORTS NATION.
AL AVERAGE HAS IN
CREASED, BUT DE-
. CREASED LOCALLY
tFsom Washington Correspondent.
Key West CitfxenD

tFsom Washington Correspondent
Key West Citfxenp
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. e.
Key Vests police protection il
achieved with proportionately
fewer employees than it is ir
most u. S. cities, it was revealed
today in the semi-annual Uni
form Crime Reports of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
According to the reports, Key
West has LIS police employees for
each 1000 local residents, while
the national average was 1.37 in
1916.
Thus, the FBI report points out,
nationally the police protection
IN urban areas has increased, but
in Key West it has decreased.
Key Vests police protection is
achieved with proportionately
fewer employees than in all cities
la its size group, where the aver
age number of employees per 1000
inhabitants is 1872. 1t also pro-
vices police protection with pro-
portionately fewer employees than
do all the cities in this geographic
area-Delaware, District of Col
umbia, Florida. Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia-where
the average of all cities amounts
TO 1873. Area cities of the same
size employ an average of 1853
police workers per Thousand in
habitants.
In making these comparisons
between Key West and other
U. S. and area cities, the FBI
states 1t should be remembered
there are several factors to be
considered which are not reflect
"a In It's fluctuations. For example,
come departments may still OPP
crate on a two-shift basis, where
as In most agencies the men are
distributed among three shifts.
Similarly, differences in the au-
tomotive equipment and radio
communication facilities would
nave TO be considered as well as
the number of private police en-
ployed by individuals and or
CARNATIONS and public park po-
lice, who in some communities
constitute separate unit.
Also, there is some variation
among the cities as to the source
Of personnel handling traffic at
intersections near schools.
In some places this is handled
by regularly assigned, full-time
police employees, while in other
cities part-time school crossing
guards may be employed
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Two Jewish
Refugee Ships
intercepted
BRITISH REINFORCE TROOPS
IN PALESTINE TO COPE
WITH EXPECTED UNDER
GROUND VIOLENCE

JERUSALEM, Oct. 2. - The
Jewish underground, which had
been keeping watch at strategic
points along the entire northern
coastline of Palestine, in the hope
of helping the $500 Jewish refu-
gees on two transports from Bull
garia and Romania, was angered
today when it learned that Brit
ish warships had intercepted the
transports and were conveying
them to Haifa. -
The British did not state wheth.
er or not the refugees will be
transferred to the Island of CIV.
prus or will be taken back to the
ports OF embarkation.
British authorities here ano
elsewhere in Palestine have
strengthened their contingent.
OF troops to cope with anticipated
.vloience.s as a result of the repor
about the interception of tn.
transports.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Property Sales

Carlton L. Craig and wife have
transferred a piece of property on
No Name Key to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Baker. No Name Key, for
$4,000, according to a warranty
deed filed with Circuit Court
Clerk Ross c. Sawyer yesterday.
johnson Realty Company trans
ferred property on johnson street
10 Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dalton Da-
vies, 1880 johnson street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Houser Returns
After Conference

Capt. Harold A. Houser, USN,
commanding officer of Key West
Naval Base. returned yesterday
from Jacksonville, where he con-
ferred with officers of the 7th
Naval District. Houser was ac-
Companied by Comdr. Eli Vinock,
USN, operations officer of the
base, and 1t. Comdr. John Van
Ohlen, legal officer of the base.
They left by plane Tuesday
morning.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
NEGRO SAILOR ..
ARRESTED, CHARGED
WITH ASSAULT

Police have arrested Gus PETIT
nay, negro sailor. charged with
beating Bessie L. Jones, colored,
at Virginia and Whitehead treets
last night.
She was struck in the face with
a bottle, and her right arm was
injured. She was taken to the Key
West General hospital.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
Navy And Civilians
TO Meet Tuesday To
Plan For Navy Day
MEMORIAL s ERV ICES
FOR NAVY MEN WHO
DIED in LAST WAR TO
BE HELD

4 First meeting between the
Naval Base and the civilian mem
bers of a committee to arrange
for Navy Day, October q, will
be held at 2 p. m, Tuesday in the
office of Comdr. Eli Vinock, USN,
operations officer of Key West
Naval Base.
Comdr. Vinock also announced
today that in memory of the
men of the U. S. Navy who gave
their lives in the last war,
memorial services would be held
October 26.
Commander Jack Clark of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and
Commander c. B. Harvey, of Ar
thur, Sawyer Post %, American
Legion, have also been invited
to attend the conference to ar
range details of the Navy Day
observance here.
- Otner civilians who will at
tend include Joseph Pinder,
president of the Junior Chamber
OF Commerce; Edwin Trevor,
president of the Rotary Club; Joe
Allen, president of the Lions
Club. and John Spottswood and
l.. P. Artman, Jr.
! A combination Navy and civil
| ian observance of Navy Day is
| planned for Key West. 1t. Comdr.
james M. Hingson, USN, 1t.
lComdr. P. E. Glenn, USN, and
1t. Comdr. r.. M. Ramsay, USN,
Twill represent the Submarine
base on the committee. 1t
Comdr. Hingson will represent
the commanding officer of the
| Submarine Base, Capt Willard
Saunders, USN, on any commit
Il tcns. ffaaka In.