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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
RUSSIA CASTS
 ITS 29TH VETO
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
 Russia has cast her twenty-ninth veto in the United Nations Security Council-this time to keep Ceylon out of the LIN. It is the second time the Russians have voted against Ceylon
 The vote came up at today's council session. Russia's Jakob Mall ik and the delegate from the Soviet Ukraine first argued strenuously against reconsideration of Ceylon's application for membership. Then they cast the only two votes against the application. The to 2 vote was the same as that cast on the issue at Lake Success last August.
 Before turning to the vote on Ceylon, the council put off action on Israel's application for LIN member ship until Friday. The motion to postpone action in Israel was spon- sored by the French delegate.
 After the Russian veto on Ceylon the Security Council adjourned, with the next meeting scheduled for Fri day morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
FAILS WILL CHOOSE HIS
 TRIAL CITY
Former Manager Alaskan Housing Under Arrest
 on Federal Charges

SPOKANE. Dec. 15.-tR-An AL aska man charged by the Federal Government with fraud and em- bezzlement is expected to choose to- day where he will stand trial.
 Pershing J. Fails, 50, former man. ager of an Alaskan Housing Pro- ject, appeared yesterday before U s. Commissioner Michael J. Kerley who advised him of his right to choose trial in Spokane or Alaska
 Fails was taken into custody Mon day night by U. s. Marshal Wayne Bezona.
 A grand jury Tn Anchorage. Alas ka, returned an indictment against Fails charging him wi h fraud against the U. s. Government, en- bezzlement of Government money and embezzlement of public funds.
 A bond of $250O on each of three counts was set, but had not been posted late yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
ARMY H05TESS AT NOME GETS
 PLEA ANSWERED
Request for Gifts for Eski- mo Children Replied to
 by David Tewkesbury

SEATTLE, Dec. 15.-lR-The ap- peal of an Army hostess for gifts for Eskimo children brought a prompt response.
 David Tewkesbury, publisher of the Alaska Almanac, went shopping, bought $50 worth of gifts and ship ped them off by Alaska Airlines to the city in the far north.
 The appeal had come from Jane Sniffen, who plans a Christmas party for 300 Eskimo children. Writ ing to Seattle friends, she explained gifts are scarce in Nome for chil- dren and costs of shipping them in are high.
 Tewkesbury sent good variety aboard the airliner for children, ages to 6-doll buggies, plastic toys, windup toys, fruit cakes and other treats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
p PRINCE IS (HIR5TENED;
 LONG NAME

LONDON. Dec. 15.--tR-A baby who may some day be king of Eng land, was christened with a big name today-Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh He took the whole strange affair, his first taste of the ceremonious life he was born to, like little man.
 An official description said i"Prince Charles behaved beautiful ly throughout the christening"
 The baby-already Prince Char lie' to most Britons--is the first child of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. the Duke of Edin- burgh.
 He is second in line for the throne now held by his ailing grandfather, King George VI.
 Charlie was carried to the cere- mony by Helen Rowe, his nurse.
 She handed him to Princess Mar garet, Elizabeths sister.
 When the Archbishop of Canter- bury, conducting the ceremony, call- ed out. Name this child.' Margaret answered Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh"
 Then Margaret handed her little nephew to the Archbishop, Dr. Godfrey Fisher, for christening.
 The ceremony was held in the big music room of Buckingham Palace,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
SANTA CLAUS BOUND NORTH WITH GIFTS
Jolly Old Fe|Iah Is Aboard DendIi Presents for
 Children in Alaska

SEATTLE, Dec. io.-iAs-- Santa Claus is heading north today. That's right-north.
 Certainly, Santa lives at the North Pole But this is a special trip he makes every year for the Alaska Steamship Company
 Listed simply as "S Claus on the passenger list, the jolly St. Nick will sail on the steamer De- mali. He'll distribute Christmas stockings full of candy, fruit ard nuts and other treats to more than 5000 Alaskan youngsters dur ing the voyage.
 He'll make lot of stops Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, Skagway, Haines, Yakutat, Kodiak. Seldovia Seward, Valdez and Cordova. The ship will spend Christmas Day in Seward.
 How can Santa be in Seward on Christmas Day and still take care of his duties in the States?
 Well, uh. The North Pole isn't far away Maybe Mrs. Claus will bring his reindeer down to meet him. Anyway, papa's busy. Go ask your mother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
EXTRA GIFT FOR TRUMAN,
 HRISTMAS
Special Recording Is Made for President by Mil
 lion Dollar" Cast

NEW YORK. Dec l5.-tR-Fiano- playing President Truman will get an extra Christmas gift this year a special record made for him to mark the end of the Petrillo record ing ban.
 The record features a million dol- lar' cast of opera and popular sing CTS. The tune, by coincidence, is I'm Wild About Harry" The con- ductor is James c. Petrillo.
 The recording was made immedi- ately after Petrillo, president of the AFL American Federation of Musi- clans, and the photograph record companies signed a new five-year agreement late yesterday, ending a 111a month halt in recording by union members.
 As Petrillo waved a baton, the tune was sung by opera stars Gladys Swarthout, Dorothy Kristen, Ferru- cio Tagliavini, Lawrence Tibbett, Jan Peerce, Marilyn Cotlow, Thomas Hayward and Leonard Warren, and popular singers Perry Como and Fran Warren.
 Tom Dorsey was in the act, too, but he didn't do much conducting just acted as sort of standby for Petrillo.
 An RCA-Victor official said the first recording, Missouri Waltz and Far Away Places" ty Perry Como was stamped from a master Disc at it's Camden, N J., plant at 7:50 am. EST, today. A copy of that, too, was set aside for Presi- dent Truman and the next 100 copies went to a Broadway music shop in New York for sale this morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
ALASKAN
 INDUSTRY LINED UP
Five Eskimos Go 10 Mexico for Training : Full
 Plans Announced
By VERN HAUGLAND

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-tR- Five Eskimos who have never been south of Alaska are gong to spend the winter in sunny Mex ico learning to be goldsniths and silverSmiths.
 Their journey wipes out plans of five Mexicans to winter near Sitka, Alaska.
 Don C. Foster, chief of the In- dian Bureaus Alaska Native Ser vice, explains it this way:
 William Spratling, who made a fortune in building up a native silver working industry at Taxso, Mexico over a number of years, signed a contract with the Indian Bureau last summer to promote native arts and crafts in Alaska.
 Spratling hedge-hopped his own plane from TaXco to the Mount Edgecumbe school and medical cen- ter, near Sitka, and made plans to import five Mexicans later this year as teachers.
 Plans Are Changed
 Restrictions on Mexicans working in Alaska, and regulations against use of federal funds in such a fashion, forced a change in plans. The Indian Bureau arranged for Spratling to teach the Eskimos in Mexico, instead.
 Accordingly, two Eskiinos from King Island, two from Kotzebue- and the Diomede Islander whom the Russians locked up in a Si- berian school house last summer are journeying to Juneau for the air movement to Taxco this week All are veterans of army service in the Aleutian Islands.
 Training Program
 Spratling already has flown his little plane back to Taxco.
 When they return to Mount Edgecumbe, six months hence, we'll choose Z0 young men from among the Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts for training" Foster said
 When they have become master craftsmen in the use of silver and gold, ivory and jade and leather, they in turn will teach others, and second training center will be set up at Kotzebue.
 New Alaska Industry
 We're going to go ahead slow ly with this, but we plan for it eventually to become an impor- tant Alaskan industry, giving live lihood to many natives"
 Foster said the leather to be employed will come chiefly from reindeer and hair seals.
 As for the financial outlook-Well, Spratling's Taxco silverworkers built their production of bowls, saltshakers, tea services and jew'elry into a $500, ,000-a-year enterprise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
CHINA I5 FALLING
 TO REDS
Peiping Slowly EneireIed- Nationalist Trapped
 Fight Near Ranking
cBy The Associated Press)


 Top advisers urged President Chiang Kai-shek today to resign and let others save the pieces Of his Chinese Government, crumbling swiftly before Communist Army successes.
 From the ancient Capital of Pei ping, which Communists slowly are encircling, came word that there F. longer is doubt that peace talks al- ready are in progress with the Reds.
 There was no indication Chiang might quit the helm of China, a job he has held more than 9 years. His resignation would mean peace negotiations with the Communists and coalition government.
 TROOPS IN TRAPS
 The Communists had most of Chiang's effective troops in traps. Some 350,000 of them were being stamped out north of Nanking. That capital was much like a ripe plum which the Communists could pluck whenever they choose. The Peiping armies of Gen. Flu Tso-yi have lost their last chance to escape
 Chiang's decision probatly will be affected by two factors His wife's hat-in-hand mission to Washington and military operations in North kiangsu Province, where the vital Yangtze river area is affected. Mrs. Chiang has resounding failure in Washington. President Truman and his advisors appeared convinced Chiang can no longer rally China.
 FU CAN'T ESCAPE
 The Reds have Peiplng in an iron nutcracker. What change General Flu might have had to escape week ago he has lost now.
 One strong force of Communists is moving toward the paralyzed Pei- ping-Tientsin railroad from the East.
 Another Fed force, also from the East has hy-passed Peiping and is striking southward. It apparently intends to swing eastward to form a junction, which probably will be effected near Langfang. on the rail- road 30 miles southeast of Peiping. Meanwhile, smaller Red forces are striking at different points nearer Peiping particularly on the north and northwestern outsk rts. Several villages near the famed summer pal- ace were under attack during the night.
 Sporadic gunfire again was audi ble inside the city
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
's2Fhlss WARNING GIVEN BY CHAMBERS
Former Communist Talks 10 Reporters About Aber-
 deen Secret Thefts
OTHER CANDIDATES

NEW YORK, Dec l5.-tRl-Whit taker Chambers, avo WI ed former Communist told reporters today that in 1889 he warned then Assistant Secretary of State A. A. Berle of the urgent necessity of removing a civilian from the Army proving ground at Aberdeen, Md.
 Chambers talked to reporters as the current spy-hunting Federal Grand Jury, in its final days ses- sions, called new witness accused of being member of a pre-war Communist underground in Wash ington.
 His statement came after the House Un-American Activities Com mittee indicated man suspected of stealing and handing over to Rus sia pre-war army secrets of great military significance" from Aber- deen, may be heard later this week.
 A new jury will take over the in- vestigation tomorrow.
 The new witness is George Silver man, one-time Air Forces employee. Miss Elizabeth Bentley, confessed Soviet agent, testified last July be- fore the House Un-American Activi- ties Committee. that he supplied her with information on Govern ment secrets.
 Silverman, who testified before the House Committee in reply to Miss Bentley, declared he was in- nocent and characterized her charg- es as incredible islanders He said he had testified before the grand jury here last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15

VASHINGTON-T latest Lat in-American military coup. which overthrow the government of pop ular President. Romulo Gallegos in Venezuela, can be laid directly or the doorstep of the State De- pertinent.
 On Oct. 30, less than twenty -four hours after a similar army uprising had started in Peru, the State De- partment formally agreed to hold joint consultation with Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela and Chile be- fore any of them would decide whether to recognize the new Peru vian regime.
 A promise to this effect was giv- en personally by Paul Daniels, chief of the State Departments American Republics Division. The ambassadors of the four countries named above, who talked to him, immediately transmitted this word to their respective capitals.
 But three days later, without any warning to these governments,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
GLIDER PICKUP
 RESCUE
Six Occupants of Crashed CAY Transport Snatch
 ed 10 Safety

FAIRBANKS, Dec. 15.-tR- Sis occupants of a crash-landed O. AT transport were snatched tc safety from the frozen crust oi the Stewart River yesterday in a glider pickup rescue.
 The pilot of the C-54, which dropped and picked up the glider,
 described the maneuver as ex- tremely hazardous. The pilot, It. Col. Eugene .Strouse. explained that the curvature of the river, trees and terrain afforded less than a 500- yard straightaway run at 10 feet altitude for the snatch.
 He said the real rescue was tougher than any practice pick up he has ever made.
 The CAT made a belly landing on the river in -below-zero weather alter it's radio receiver failed and the. plane drifted far off its course. It was returning to Ladd Field here from the Bar row area at the northern rim of the Territory. The pilot said dwindlins gas supply forced him to land
 Search craft located the plane from radio fix obtained on it's sending equipment. It was down l5 miles upstream from the Yukon territory mining camp of McQuesten.
 The C-54 took off on the rescue mission. The glider was cut loose and it's pilot circled to landing within 75 yards of the transport.
 A snatch frame was erected across the river. The C-54 made four passes before contact was made and the seven men were jerked into the air.
 The glider was lowed to North way and made another landing. There the six rescued fliers were gut aboard the C-54 for the rest of the flight to Ladd Field.
 The glider was piloted by It. Richard A. Hopkins of Sturgis, Mich. Col. Strouse is from the peka, Kansas.
 AboarG the crash-landed plane was It. Charles E. Daly, Torrance, Calif.. the pilot; It. Martin O. Goodyear, New Albany, Ind, CO., pilot; It. Edward c. Whalen, Fall River, Mass, navigator; Sgt. Well lon G. Johnson, Cleburne, Texas, engineer; Pfc. Richard D. Leppla, Lima, Ohio, assistant engineer; and It. Comdr. Norman c. Mcleod, of Clarkston, Wash, passenger.s
 Others in the rescue ship were Capt Herbert w. Ritter, New York, co-pilot and Capt. George A. Accas, New York, navigator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
NEW LEAD REVEALED.
 spy CASE
Civilian Employee of War Department Reported
 Under Suspicion

WASHINGTON Dec. 15.-tR- A member of the House Un-Ameri- can Activities Committee said to- day it has a report that detailed information on the Norden bomb sight leaked out to Russian repre- sentatives as early as 1938
 This member, who would not per- init the use of his name, said the report was obtained orally by a committee investigator and the committee is now pursuing it.
 In 1888, the Norden bomb sight was one of the United States big gest military secrets. Some army men boasted that bombadiers could hit a pickle barrel from three miles up, using the sight.
 In actual combat, it never prov ed that good, but was highly successful sight by comparison with what was available to other nations.
 However, yesterday, the commit tee said that highly important and detailed information on secret weapons had been channeled out of the Army's Aberdeen (Md.) prov ing ground in the late 1930s.
 The committee informant said the information reportedly leaked out through civilian employee of the War Department still believed to be in Government service.
 Committee sources also said a man suspected of stealing military secrets and handing them over to the Russians may be haled before the spy hearing later this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
ON ALASKA COASTAL FLIGHTS

Fifteen persons came into Ju- neau yesterday aboard the Alaska Coastal Airlines. Eight left on flights.
 Passengers included:
 From Haines: John Schnabel, Lou Jacquist, Alice Sitton.
 From Tenakee: Bob Offenbacker, Wayne Plumley.
 From Sitka A. Mack, B. s. Saw idge, w. Williams, Helen Little, For rest Jean Fraedy.
 From Colby Camp: Earl Lane.
 From Fllnter Bay. D. Ainsworth, w. T. Hargrave.
 To Sitka: Henry Lutoc, Peter Outstegoff, Don Williams, c. P. IT, win.
 To Tenakee: J. Stalba, Glen John son.
 To Hoonah: MT. and Mrs. L. O.. Chaney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
Pardon for
 Whetstone

OLYMPIA. Wash, Dec. 15.-tR-- Joseph A. Whetstone. former King County Commissioner, had a full pardon today, the day he was to begin serving a l0-year maximum sentence for bribery.
 Governor Wallgren pardoned him last night.
 Wallgren said he was acting in response 10 a petition for clemency signed by eight of the jurors who sat in the trial.
 Whetstone was convicted in July. l947, on two counts of bribery and the conviction was upheld by the State Supreme Court last March.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
BIG FIGHT
 LOOMS IN
 cop RANKS
Reeee May Challenge Scott for Seat of National
 Chairman
By JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-R-A struggle for control of Republican party machinery loomed today with reports that Carroll Reece may chal- lenge National Chairman Hug h Scott in comeback attempt
 Scott, a Philadelphia Congress- man, replaced Reece as chairman last June when Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York won the party's presidential nomination.
 Although Scott has given every indication he intends to fight to hold his job, Dewey's November de- feat has produced crop of pros pective opponents.
 OTHER CANDIDATES
 Besides Reece, others mentioned include Rep. Everett M. Drksen of Illinois, who is retiring from Con- gress; Tom Coleman, former Wis consin state chairman and a sup porter of Harold E. Stassen, and Senator John Cooper of Kentucky, defeated for reelection.
 Backers of Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio were credited with having engineered Reece's election to the party helm in 1946.
 TAFTS RETURN AWAITED
 So Taft's return from a European trip is Icing awaited not only for his views on the party chairmanship and possible reorganization of the COP Senate leadership, but on a party policy conference suggested yesterday by Scott.
 ,Scott told reporters he will lay before the National committee late in January-a pro- posal to have representative Repub- icans meet and draft a statement of party policy.
 PAVORS PROPOSAL
 He said his idea is that the com- nlttee should set up the machinery Or meeting of it's own members with COP lawmakers, former can- representatives of Labor and industry, young Republicans and state chairmen.
 Immediate reaction among Repub- ican Senators who could be reach d wac mostly favorable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
CITY CLERK DOES
 BRISK BUSINESS IN
 LICENSE pLATES

City Clerk Jack Popejoy reports this as a busy day, the first on which Territorial license plates were released for sale.
 First of the mornings 35 custom CTS was Mrs. Irene Mckinley, who arrived shortly after the office opened, and was issued license No. 801. Licenses 802 and 803 went to Robert H. Rowland and Dr. D. D. Marquardt, respectively.
 Popejoy reminds Juneauites that, while city drivers licenses do not expire until June, the Territorial ones are good only through this month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
RESIGNS

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-tR-- w. w. Waymack resigned today as a member of the Atomic En- ergy Commission.
 The White House announced the resignation by making public an exchange of correspondence be- tween Waymack and President Truman.
 Waymack, former editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, told MT. Truman in letter dated November g, that he wished to rest.
 The resignation becomes effec- tive Dec. 2l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 27s. American Can 813, Anaconda 33h, Curtiss- Wright 77s, International Harvest CT. 27ls, Kennecott 56A. New York Central 13A, Northern Pacific 189s, U. s. Steel 71as, Pound $403A.
 Sales today were 920,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 176.20, rails 53.3l, util- ities 3320.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
NORTH STAR DUE FRIDAY

The MS North Star, supply ship for the Alaska Native Service, is due to arrive here sometime Fri day. The vessel is unloading car go at Mt. Edgecumbe today and will stop at Angoon and Hoonah enroute to Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah, from Vancouver, scheduled to arrive Thursday of ternoon or evening.
 Denali. from Seattle, scheduled to arrive Sunday. Is Christmas ship.
 Victoria scheduled to sail from Seattle December Is.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday. December IT.
 Baranof. from west, scheduled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
Hockey Games

Final scores of games played in the Pacific Coast Hockey League last night are as follows
 New Westminster G.; Tacoma 2. Portland A. Vancouver 2.
 Fresno 3; Oakland l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
UNITED TRoLLERs MEET

At the United Trollers meeting tonight at 7;30 in the CIO Union Hall, report will be given on the delegates conference. which was held in Juneau last month. All msmhers are urged to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
F o k E c A s T tJuneau and Vicinity

, Partly cloudy with some light snow flurries tonight } and Thursday. Lowest temp erature tonight near Is de-
 grees.
 } PR E CIPI A ON , CPsst 24 hou.s ending 7:30 m. today In Juneau City Trace;
 since Dec. l. A inches;
 , since July 1, 66.91 inches. At the Airport Trace; } since Dec. l, .43 inches;
 since July l, 46.3O inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
FROM SEATTLE

MT. and Mrs. Ernest Jefferson of Seattle are stopping at the Baranof Hotel,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
WEATHER REPORT

tU s. WEATHER BUREAUD This data is for 24-hour per- jed ending 6:30 am. PSF. In Juneau Maximum, 20; minimum. II.
 At Airport Maximum, 19; minimum, 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-15
The W ashington Merry Go Round
Rv DREW PEARSON

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Evening star., 1948-04-11
Thrift Shop Tea

Mrs. Fred M. Vinson, Mrs. Wood
row Wilson and ladies of the cab
met will be honor guests at the
Thrift Shop white elephant tea
to, be given in Anderson House, 2118
Massachusetts, avenue, on Wednes-
day, April %, from to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. D. Lawrence Groner, presi-
dent of the Thrift Shop board; Mrs
John Allan Dougherty, chairman Of
the benefit, and the presidents of
the six member boards will receive
Mrs. Truman on her arrival.
Mrs. Alfred Hand, chairman of
ushers for the annual fete, will be
assisted by Mrs. Lynn o. De Lash
mutt, Mrs. Thomas Shepard, Mrs.
A. Sidney Buford, Mrs. John Ward
Cutler. Mrs. James Kent Averill,
Mrs. Daniel Partridge, Mrs. Irving
Camp, Mrs. Charles Buchanan, Mrs.
William B. Snow, Mrs. Bennett Ell
lington, Mrs. Robert Reside, Mrs.
Corcoran Thorn, jr.; Mrs. Sherwood
B. Smith and Mrs. Alexander Guyol,
all members of the Junior League.
One of the busiest committee
members is Mrs. Benjamin B. Cain,
vice chairman in charge of arrange
ments at Anderson House. Mrs.
John Begg, Mrs. John Sweeney and
Mrs. George Petticord are her as
sistants.
Admission to the party is a bum
die or contribution, and the en-
tire proceeds will be divided among
the six childrens' charities, men,
bers OF the Thrift Shop Board.