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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
AxE-SLAYER ASKS APPEAL, HIGH COURT
Does Noi Want to Hang Next Week = Has Con-
 fessed 10 10 Murders

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Jan. 10. -tR-An effort to assure Jake Bird his day in court" will be started today, his Wana Walla attorney said, with filing of a petition ap- hearing at a news conference arrang- reme Court and restraining order to halt his scheduled execution Jan. 16.
 Attorney John c. Futile, assigned to aid the convicted negro axe slayer in his fight for an appeal, said the restraining order would seek to delay Birds hanging until his ap- peal is heard
 The 45-year-old transient from Greenwood and Shreveport. La, sentenced to die for the murder of Mrs Bertha Kludt in Tacoma, Wash, last Oct. 30, made his elo- quent plea for Supreme Court hearin at a news conference arrang- ed yesterday afternoon by State Prison Warden Tom Smith.
 
 By previous agreement, no ques- tions were asked Bird which directly concerned his reported confessions to 10 midwest and Western murders in addition to the Kludt staying. Mrs. Kludt's 17-year-old daughter was bludgeoned to death at the time her mother was killed.
 In lengthy monologue. Bird con- tended he had been cheated of the right to appeal to the Supreme Court, had been beaten and threat ened into his confession of the Kludt murders, and it was not he, but an accomplice, who killed Mrs. Kludt and her daughter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
ALASkA WOMAN NAMED
 ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEE AT cop NAT. CONVENTION

National Chairman Carroll Reece fthe Republican Party has appoint ed Margaret E. White, Republican National Committeewoman of AL aska, as a member of the important Rules Committee for the Republi- can National Convention. Clarence Buddington Kelland, well-known author, is Chairman of the Com mittee.
 This is the first time an honor of this kind has heen extended to All aska. Mrs. White is in point of sen iority one of the oldest members of the Republican National Committee and has service of IA years on that committee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
ALASKA IN THIS 4. M.;; SAILS NORTH WITH ii
 PERSONS; BACK MONDAY

The steamer Alaska docked at 2 o'clock this morning from Seattle, and sailed at 615 for Sitka, Haines and Skagway with Il passengers for those ports from Juneau.
 The ship will return here at 8 o'clock Monday morning and will leave for Seattle at 10 o'clock, after two hours in port.
 Passengers for Skagway were Ra- leigh Cornett, Mrs. R. Cornett, Mrs. G. w. Hooker.
 Juneau to Haines: George Kasko, Mrs. George Kasko.
 Juneau to Sitka David L. Den hard, Art Long. Mrs. Lottie Peters, Nellie Argon, Max J. Rogers, H. G. Brown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
Sailing of Coastal
 Rambler Postponed;
 No Freight Is Offered

SEATTLE, Jan. 10.-R'-Salllng of the Alaska Steamship Company freighter Coastal Rambler agaln has been postponed due to insufti- cient cargo offerings, the company said
 The Rambler now is posted to sail for Alaska ports Jan. 20 in- stead of Jan. 15 She was pre- viously scheduled to sail yester- day for Ketchikan, Juneau and Seward
 Due to sail this morning is the steamer Aleutian with 100 passeng- CTS for Ketchikan, Juneau, Cor dova, Valdez and Seward. The Aleutian is scheduled to sail at g o'clock from Pier 42.
 Meanwhile, cargo previously ln- tended for the Coastal Rambler sailing will be diverted to the De- mali. which sails Jan. IT. company officials said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

PARIS-(By Wireless) s)-Before I left the United States, many news paper editors and even a greater number of Friendship Train com mittees asked me to report on the distribution of their carefully col lected food and how it was receiv- ed by the French and Italian peo- pie. Before finally leaving Europe, this is my attempt to do so.
 American newsmen who are im- partial if not critical observers report that, in general. the peo- pie of all France and Italy-even to the smaller towns-seem fully familiar with the Friendship Train and the motive behind it. It has not been three weeks since the first Friend Ship arrived at Le Havre but the newspapers still are carrying stories about the sub sequent trains and, today France Soir announces that the Ministry of Education has officially ac- cepted a plan for Friendship Contest in the schools of the en- tire country in which prizes will be awarded for the twenty best letters on the Friendship Train. These letters will be made into a book to be taken to our 48 states by the two French Children who wrote the best letters.
 Much credit for the continued interest of the French people in Friendship food should go to the American news and radiomen un- der committee headed by Henry Cassidy of the National Broadcast ing Company, who made sure that an American representative was on each of the shorter trains. Because the cities of greatest need fan out from Paris and couldn't very well be reached by one or two trains, several trains were necessary. Lan- sing Warren of the New York Times accompanied the special train to Nantes where ceremonies were held explaining how the food was collected and the friendly mo- tive behind it. Paul Ghali of the Chicago Daily News accompanied the special train to Lille, while Bob Parker of International News Service went to Rouen, where the residents of that shattered city promptly made him an honorary citizen.
 The one sour note was sounded by Don Lowery Of the Paris I'M. CA. who, when Mrs. Alice Perkins of Fairchild Publications volunteer ed to act as the Friendship
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
I APPOINTMENTS
 ARE MADE BY GOV.

FAIRBANKS, llassa, Jan. l0.-- IR-Alaska's Governor announces the appointment of William O'Neill, Anchorage, to the University of AL aska Board of Regents, filling the vacancy created by the death of Thomas Donohoe, Anchorage.
 O'Neill, a mining engineer, is the first graduate of the University to be named to the Board. He was a member of the class of 1894.
 The Governor also announced that Herb Hilscher, Fairbanks resident. free lance writer has been appointed a member of the Alaska Develop ment Board from the Fourth Divis- ion. He replaces Leslie Nerland, of Fairbanks, who declined to serve an- other term.
 Both appointments are subject to confirmation of the Territorial Leg islature at it's next session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
SKATERS AT NEXT MEET TO BE GRANTED CHARTER
 MEMBERSHIP, NEW CLUB

All members or prospective mem bers of the Roller Skaters Club are advised that the new shipment of shoe skates has arrived.
 At last weeks meeting it was de- cided by the group that all those who appeared at the next meeting on Tuesday evening, either with skates or the intention of purchas- ing them, would be able to join the club as charter members.
 After Tuesday future members will have to run the gauntlet through whatever initiation ceremonies the charter members can dream up
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah, from Vancouver, scheduled to arrive Monday after noon or evening.
 Glove Hitch scheduled to sail from Seattle today.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle today and if does is due here Tuesday. , Denali, from west, scheduled Southbound at 3 pm. Sunday.
 Alaska, from Sitka and Skagway, scheduled to arrive Monday morn ing at o'clock and sails south two hours later at 10 a. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
 WILL DINE WEDNESDAY,

The featured speaker of the We'd nesday noon Federal employee lun- checn on January IA at the Baranof Hoted will be Dr. c. E. Albrecht, Commissioner of Health. Dr. AL brecht recently returned from trip to Washington, D. c. He will discuss work with the subcommittee of the Inter-departmental Committee form ulating the Alaska program. Dr. Albrecht will also report on the use of BCQ. in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
JACK LAIRD OF PAN AM : TRANSFERS TO HONOLULU

Jack Laird, Traffic Representa- tive with Pan American Airways, IS being transferred to the PAA sta- tion in Honolulu, and will leave for his new post tomorrow.
 An opening was offered to him following his request for transfer to the Islands.
 Laird, whose home is in Minne- apolis, has been with PAA for about a year and a half, having worked in the Seattle office for several months and spent six months at Annette and six months in the Juneau of flee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
KILLEWICH TO PANAMA

Robert Killewich, of the Juneau Public Roads administration of flee, will leave here on January 25 for Panama to spend three months receiving special training in survey work Mrs. Killewich, who is with the Governors office, will remain in Juneau during his absence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
SNOW FLOW IS TO
 CLEAR IMPORTANT
 STREET5 ON SUNDAY

Important Juneau streets will be cleared of snow by the City snow blow tomorrow morning according to an announcement today from Bert Lybeck, City Street Department Foreman. He said that South Frank lin Street from the Triangle Corner to the City Limits and the upper side of Willoughby Ave. from Main Street to E Street will be cleared by Street Department crews
 All motorists are asked to not park their autos in these areas tomorrow until after the snow blow has fin- ished its work. The clearing will be- gin at am, tomorrow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
BO0CHEvER NAMED
 SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO ?. J. GILMORE

Robert w Boochever, former Assistant U. s. District Attorney, has been appointed as Special Assistant to U. s. District Attor- ney, r J. Gilmore, Jr, Gilmore announced today that Boochever will assist him during the present court term because of the large number of cases his office has be- fore it.
 Bocchever resigned from the Dis trict Attorneys office on Oct. l, to enter private practice in Ju- neau with the firm of Faulkner and Banfield His replacement, Stanley I Baskin, is not scheduled to arrive here until about Feb. 15.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
pAULEY 10 BE 0UIzzED
 ON STOCKS
Claims Made He Had Tip Conversations with Two
 Cabinet Members
By DONALD SANDERS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Rt- Chairman Ferguson, (R-Mich) said today his Senate committee Investigating commodity specula- ton wants to know more about conversations Edwin w. Pauley had with two Cabine members just about the time he completed a profitable market deal last Aug ust.
 The committee will probably call Secretary of Agriculture Anderson and Robert E. Hannegan, until recently Postmaster General and head of the Democratic National Committee, to tell of their talks with Pauley at his Hawaiian es- tate. Ferguson told reporter.
 He said no date had been set for reopening the Pauley angle.
 Stassen Gets Busy
 Harold E. Stassen, the former Governor of Minnesota now cam paigning for the Republican Pres idential nomination, told Fergu- sons Appropriations Subcommit- tee yesterday that administration insiders--including Pauley- have been in the markets to the extent of about s20,ooo,o0o and have pro fitted by approximately s4,000 900 since the end of the war. He said Pauley alone made $lo0o,0oo.
 Stassen said he has information on about II big traders in the ad- ministraticn or closely related to it.
 T will not name them until am ready to back it up with posi- tive proof he said.
 Stassen said Congress should pass a law barring all government employees from buying stocks, bonds or commodities Of specula- tive nature.
 Nothing Illegal
 There is nothing illegal about such activities under present law
 Stassen declined to name the government employees who. he said, gave him the first crucial infor- nation" which led him to name Pauley, now special assistant to Secretary of the Army Royal, as speculator.
 Although Pauley was not in the government last August, Stassen said, he was not only an insider, but was in the very center of the inside" Pauley took the Army Department job Sept g.
 Stassen declared Pauley's rec ords show that he bought l0l ,000 bushels of wheat last August 12 and sold it at a S6,00o profit seven days later, when Anderson and Hannegan were guests at his Ha- waiian estate, Coconut Island.
 Under questioning by Senator OMahoney (D-Wyo) Stassen said he did not mean to imply that Anderson advised Pauley on the transaction. He noted that when the wheat was bought, Anderson was aboard ship enroute to Hawaii.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
POLICE COURT NEWS

Edwin Lindoff has been given a 10 day suspended jail sentence by City Magistrate William A.. Holzheimer, with the proyiso' that he leave Juneau. Billy Scott was sentenced to serve 10 days in the City Jail. Lindoff was charged with heing drunk, and Scott with being drunk and disorderly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
GOLD STREET RESERVED

Automobiles are again requested to stay off Gold Street according to Milo Clouse, Chief of Police. He said that he has received several complaints that autos are inter fering with youngsters using the Gold Street hill for sladding. Chief Clouse warned that automobiles are not permitted to travel along Gold Street during the sledding season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
HALEMBA PLEADS NOT GUILTY ON
 LARCENY CHARGE

Rudolph Adolph Halemba. of Se- attle, pleaded not guilty yesterday afternoon in U. s. District Court to a charge of larceny in boat. He is accused of stealing SO pounds of butter from the M s. Palisano while it was docked at Sitka last fall, Judge Folta did not set date for his trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FREEL TRIAL DATE SET

George Freel will be tried in U. s. District Court here on Feb. 10. according to decision an- nounced by Federal Judge George w. Folta Freel was indicted by the grand jury for larceny in a house and burglary in dwelling at Keku Island and larceny in a boat at Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
ACS SUPPLY OFFICER HERE

Captain o. K. Maxwell, Supply Officer for the Alaska Communi- cations System at Seattle, arriv- ed here on board the Alaska from Ketchikan. He is making liai- son trip of SEE Alaska ACS sta tions and expects to remain in Juneau for three days. He and Mrs. Maxwell are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
BEACH TO SCHOOL

Raymond Beach, Jr., age l3, re turned yesterday to the Washing ton State School for the Deaf in Vancouver, Washington, after hay ing spent his Christmas vacation here with his parents, MT and Mrs. Raymond Beach.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
HERE FROM ANCHORAGE

L. D. Rogers, R. V. Titus, FL mer and Michael Harris, and Elm Der B. Totus, all of Anchorage, are registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM PETERSBURG

Mrs. w D. Freestone of Peters burg has registered at the Cas- tineau. John D. Kolstrand, also of Petersburg, is staying at the same hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10

BUCK HILL FALLS. Pa, Jan. l0. -tR-The Home Missions Council of North America has urged enactment of legislation that would grant h. dians full and unrestricted citizen ship"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
AT THE GAsTINEAU

Ted Young and Tom Sides of Anchorage are registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
HERE FROM YAKUTAT

Mark A. Graham of Yakutat is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM SITKA

Johnny G. Brown of Sitka is registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
DIVORCE GRANTED

Emil Hendrickson has been granted a divorce in U. s. District Court from Alma Hale Hendrick- son.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM HOONAH

Carl Bidwell of Hoonah is stay ing at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
SEATTLE GUEST

Larry Hogen of Seattle is stay
 ing at the Baranof,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM LADD FIELD

Capt. William P. Van Liere of Ladd Field is stopping at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
HERE FROM KETCHIKAN

Art Olin and c. Risnes of Ketchikan are staying at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
HERE FROM DILLINGHAM;

Tom Gardiner of Dillingham; i: staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM SEATTLE

Peter 'Franze of Seattle is stop ping at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM PETERSBURG

Joseph Wheeler, Mabel Owens and Hannah Porter of Petersburg are registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
HERE FROM sITKA

James Goddard and R. H. Clith- gro of Sitka are staying at the astineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
FROM SAN FRANCISCO

A. L. Aldinger of San Francisco is registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-10
WEATHER REPORT

} GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU , (Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today) , In Juneau Maximum, 32; } minimum, 26. At Airport Maximum, 33;
 , minimum, 20.
 WEATHER FORECAST tJuneau and Vicinity , Variable cloudinesS and . cooler this afternoon and
 Sunday, with lowest tenn } perature near 20 degrees. , PRECIPITATION } (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 am todayJ
 In Juneau .05 inches;
 } since Jan. l, l.36 inches;
 since July 1, 63.08 inches.
 } At Airport Trace: since Jan. l, l inch; since July
 l, 37.31 inches.
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The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21

given the prize.
 About 20 women stood up to participate in the cracker contest. Mrs. Trager won first.
 The Indian wrestling match was a lively contest with many entries. John Aulye won first.
 The high kick" was a contest that required activity. The prize was won by Charlie Katchatag.
 Mrs. Florence Sarren won first in the women's contest. Many of the older women demonstrated that they had been very active.
 The pop corn relay race was won by Charlie Katchatag. Mrs. Eula Traeger won in the women's race.
 The arithmetic contest was en- joyed to the fullest measure. Rev erend Lundberg won this prize.
 The school children are enjoying the hot lunches at school served the All way.
 The All club are entertaining the parents and the CA.A. em- ployees to reception Saturday
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21
Honor Roll Turns Berlin Red In Face
R) NeWSfeatureS

BERLIN, A red-faced city gov ernment recently discovered that the list of Berlin's honorary citi- ZenS" still bears the names of Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goec.ng, Josef Goebbels and a number of other leading Nazis.
 An immediate purge was order ed which will also include the restoration of honorary citizenship to persons from whom it was withdrawn during the Nazi era on racial or political grounds.
 The only person 10 whom hon. orarY citizenship has been granted in Berlin since the war is the white haired. sepiuganarian Will helm Pieck. GermanY's No. Communist and co-chairman of the Russian-sponsored German Socialist Unity party.
 Pieck was made "Ehrenburger" by the Communist-contro city government which was installed by the Russians when they were sole occupiers of the city and which was swept out of office when Berlin held its first postwar election on Oct. 20, 1946.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21
Wednesday. January 2l. ls4e
Greeks Object To Tone of U. s. Notes

ATHENS, (4') - The roya { newspaper Vradyni, which often expresses the views of the domin- ant Populist Croyalist party, crit icized the American aid mission today for notes to the Greek gov ernment which it said sounded as if they were written for "the Jap anese or to a country inhabited by gangsterS."
 In recent talks with foreign minister COnstantin Tsaldaris, Dwight P. Griswold head of the U. s. mission, has declared the United States will not tolerate a "dictatorial solution" to Greece's problem.
 A high government official de- clared yesterday the guerrillas in the north are regrouping for a general spring offensive and are recruiting manpoWer forcibly for training in foreign countries.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21

a period of Is years to these trap sites"
 Bartlett recalled he had intro duced a bill calling for abolition of trap sites in Alaska and he said that either this bill or another measure sponsored by him to transfer control of fisheries to the Territory should be passed.
 "The public good would be served if either became a law" he said. Quite the contrary would result if the trap site leasing bill were to pasS."
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21
Life Termer Happy
SYDNEY

SYDNEY, Australia, R)-One life termer in the Mount Gambler jail seems contented with the ar rangement. A lizard brought to the jail in 1926 by one of the guards suns himself every day in the prisoners exercise yard. It has been out on parole only once when it was entered in a pet show and won a prize.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21
People Of Alaska Against Fish Traps Says Bartlett

WASHINGTON, Ho Delegate Bartlett of Alaska said in the Con- gressional Record yesterday that 99 per cent of the people of Alas ka oppose legislation to set up a licensing system for fish traps in Territorial waters.
 The bill, scheduled for a hear ing by a joint Senate-H House com mittee next Monday, was pro- posed by the interior department. IL would set up a licensing sys- tenn for Is years.
 Bartlett said the measure would not require any large salmon. can ner to surrender trap sites and, in effect, would give "a vested pri- vate right to what has always been considered public re- source"
 ''It is safe to say that substan- tial number of Alaskans are op- posed to the use of the salmon traps" Bartlett said.
 The Delegate told the House that Alaskans will have an oppor- tunity in referendum next Octo- Der to vote on whether they favor abolishing the traps over a ten year period.
 He explained the referendum, under the Territory's Organic Act will be advisory only, that Con- gress reserved power to itself in the Organic Act to legislate with reference to fish and wild life.
 Every effort during the last ,36 years to give administrative cop trol of these resources to the peo- pie of Alaska has failed" he said This despite the fact that insuf- ficient federal appropriations, and other factors, have resulted in a notably diminution of fish and wildlife resources under federal management.
 "Now it is proposed not to right the wrong that has been done but to confirm it absolutely. The pending bills, in House and Sen ate, would do that which to my knowledge has never before been done in the history of the United States-give title to private indi- viduals and private companies for
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-21
Parliament Still
 Debating Amount Of Princess Income

LONDON, P)-Parliament re- turned yesterday from a months Christmas recess to consider again fixing allowances for Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip, a question which has split sharply the labor party's ruling member ship in the House of Commons.
 Topping the agenda for the opening of Commons was the de cisive second reading of a gov ernment-sponsored measure to in- crease Princess Elizabeth's pres ent annual allowance of l5,000 pounds (S6O,00O to 10000 pounds (S160,000), and provide 10000 pounds (S40,000 a year for Philip.
 The House advanced the bill through it's first reading in De- cember after 163 Labor members voted unsuccessfully for an amendment to trim substantially the proposed allowances. Con- servative members of the House supported the governments pro- posal.
 Another attempt to reduce the fund is planned by Laborite Ron aid Chamberlain.
 He would have Princess Eliza beth and Phillip allowed 5000 pounds ($20,OOO) each annually, plus an expense account to be drawn up by comptroller of the princess household