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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
SPREADING OF C0MMUNI5M
 E TABULATED

LEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 Before Hitler's Germany went to war, she reached out and took con- trol of more than l00, 1000 neightor- ing square miles and upward of 2S,- 900 .00o people.
 During and since the war, Rus sian ard Communist rule have spread over more than 68o 900 square miles and more than ll0,000.o0o people to the East and West of the Soviet Union.
 Hitler and his Nazis won most of their territory by sending i'll troops or by threatening to do so.
 Russia and Communism got theirs by occupying 1t in most cases to drive out the Germans: By winning concessions from the Western AL lies, who needed Russia's help in the war; or by the methods of Com- munist parties in neighboring coun- tries, with Czechoslovakia furnish ing the newest sample.
 By these methods, Russia has an- nexad more than 24o.0O0 square miles and 24,000,00O people. reaching on the West into Germany and on the East into islands North of Japan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
Marshall Sends Top
 Ranking Officer 10
 MatArihur in Japan

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-IRl-- Secretary of State Marshall has sent his top policy planning officer, Geo. rge F. Kennan, to confer with Gen. Douglas Macarthur in Japan.
 Telling a news conference about it today, Marshall said Kennan will familiarize himself with the situa- ton in Japan and plans to come back by way of the Philippines,
 Marshall said Kennan's mission is related in general way to his work on overall American Policy, to the problem of eventually writ ing Japanese Peace Treaty, and to Japanese reconstruction. Ken nan is Chief of the State Depart ment's Planning Board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
DISORDERS IN KOREA
 GROWING
Trouble Inspired by Com. munisis Against
 Unified Nations

SEOUL, Feb. 26-The U s. Army reported today five or six Korean civilians and policeman were killed in renewal of Communist-inspired agitation against the United Ma tions. Thirteen Koreans were in- jured seriously.
 Saboteurs also destroyed a bridge, cut telephone wires and placed ties across railroad tracks.
 The meager Army report said groups of from 50 to 1000 attacked police boxes last night at widely scattered points in southern Kor- ea
 The incidents were similar to those of Feb. ' in which AT persons were killed, Rioters at that time carried placards demanding the withdrawal of the LIN Commission for Korea,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
FLOATING GRAB (ANNERY GOING
 TO BERING SEA

ASTORIA, Ore, Freb. 26.-tR-- The experimental fisheries vessel Pacific Explorer will head for the Boring Sea in about 30 days in quest of King Crabs and bottom fish, Ed ward w. Thompson said today.
 The vessel will be operated by the Pacific Exploration Company, Seat tie, which last year used the REC financed vessel off Costa Rica as mother ship for tuna boats. Thomp- son is President of the Columbia River Packers Association, an af- filiated company.
 He said the vessel now is under going repairs at Todd Shipyard, Se- attle.
 The Pacific Explorer will he equip ped with a crab cannery, filleting lines for dressing bottom fish and storage space for $500 tons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
MAY HOLD KOREAN ELECTIONS; WILL DEFY RUSSIANS

LAKE SUCCESS, Feb 26.-rR-- The Little Assembly recommended today that the United Nations pro ceed with nationwide elections in Korea in defiance of Soviet boy colt. The vote was 3l to 2.
 Australia and Canada opposed the proposal, submitted by the Uni ted States.
 Eleven countries abstained. The vote was taken by show of hands and no official record of the bal loting by countries was made.
 Russia was absent as usual, along with five satellites, under her con- tinued boycott of the activities of the Little Assembly.
 I was the first major vote taken in the Little Assembly, created at the suggestion of Secretary of State Marshall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
Ex-NAvAL OFFICER FOUND STRANGLED
 TO DEATH IN N. Y.
Was Travelling Under Ord. CTS : Fierce Struggle
 Put Up Evidenced

NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-lR-An ex- Naval Officer, travelling under ord CTS from the Navy Department, was found strangled in his ransacked Wes. 57th Street hotel room yester day. The 35-year old victim was bound hand and foot and strips of a bedsheet were knotted around his neck.
 The man was identified as Harvey Haeberle, Falls Church, Va, a civ- ilian employee of the Nayy's Photo graphic Division at Anacostia Air Station in Washington, D. c. The Navy said Haeberle served as it's contact man with commercial stud- jos filming training movies.
 The victim was bound in yer sion of the old Chinese strangle knot, police said.
 The disordered hotel room indi- cated that Haeberle had put up a fierce struggle for his life before being overpowered.
 The victims suitcase had been opened and it's contents scattered. Haeberle's wallet was missing.
 Police Commissioner Arthur Wal lander said robbery apparently was the motive for the staying
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
ParaIyzed Seward
 Youth Dies, Result
 0f Shooting Case

SEWARD, Alaska, Feb 26. lR- Morris Gilbert, 18-year-cld youth paralyzed since Jan. g, 1947. when he was shot in the back, died yes terday.
 Last July, Lester Rafter was found innocent by a Seward jury of a charge of assault with dangerous weapon in connection with the shooting Testimony at the trial was to the effect that Rafter admitted firing the shot from his bedroom window, claiming that Gilbert was peeping into bathroom window at Mrs. Rafter
 The boys mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wood, was awarded S8,500 last Oc- tober in a civil suit in District Court against Rafter
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
CoMMIEs IN CONTROL

PRAGUE, Feb. 26.--LPt-Czecho- slovakia is completely under Com munist control today and the way is clear for transforming the re- public, modelled at birth after the United States, into copy of So- viet Russia.
 The pattern for the minority parties will be to purge their ranks of all persons who have fallen in- to Communist disfavor. Communist sympathizers now are in control UI those parties.
 The weapon is ready-the charge of conspiracy against the govern ment by agents of reaction" This was provided by Communist Pre- mier Element Gottwald himself. Now in complete control of the press and propaganda outlets. the Communists have all means at their disposal to drive home this campaign.
 Columns Of Czech students at tempted to march to Hrdcany Palace last night to see President ----------------------- ----------
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
Red Tape Removed, Alaska Highway; Open 10 All

FORT ST JOHN. B. C., Feb. 26.- -tR-No red tape barred tour ist progress today along the Alaska Highway The road is open to all ccmers.
 A Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice detachment was removed from Blueherry yesterday ill ac- ccrdance with last weeks open road announcement in Ottawa. The Mounties were stationed there to check travellers credentials.
 During the war only military vehicles connected with the war effort were allowed on the high way A joint U Canadian board handled travel permits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
3,20o AUTO
 WORKERS ARE OUT OF J0B5
Kaiser Frazer Corp. An- nounles Economy" Cut-
 back of Operations

DETROIT, Feb 26LR- The Kaiser Frazer Corp, announced today an economy" cutback. of operations. including elimination of the night shifts at it's Willow Run plant and the layoff of 3,200 workers.
 The move will mean all "appre- ciable' lowering of the plants auto production, now nearing an aver age Of 1000 units day, according to company spokesman.
 Edgar F Kaiser, vice president and general manager, said the cut hack resulted from "an economy drive in the face oi mounting costs that have forced several auto manufacturers recently to raise prices"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
WILSON'S
 PETITION
 IS DENIED
Convicted Slayer Will Meet Death on 6aI!ows
 Here Monday

The last door ot escape for Austin Nelson was closed today on the re- ceipt of telegram by U s. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr., from U s. Attorney General Tom Clark Clark told Gilmore that petition for executive clemency on behalf of Nelson would not be submitted to President Truman because prev ious petition had been rejected by the President last year
 Clark told Gilmore that no new reasons for consideration of the pet ition had been submitted by de- fense attorneys Joseph A. Mclean and Henry Roden. The petition was filed last week
 A similar plea was also filed with the Governor of Alaska and his of- flee said today that it would not re- ceive action tecause of the Presi- dents decision.
 Nelson is scheduled to hang at the Juneau Federal Jail sometime next Monday for the 1946 murder and robbery of groceryman Jim FL len in Juneau. His convicted ac- complice has been sentenced to die on April 30 but an appeal is pend- ing in his case which may either de- lay or prevent the execution.
 Mclean said this afternoon that he will attempt to persuade both the President and the Governor to re- consider their decisions. He says that he will continue trying to save Nel- sons lite right up to the last min ute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26

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 WASHINGTON = Texas shiny pated Sam Rayburn, Democratic ex-speaker, nearly staged a rebel lion within a rebellion when he got wind of southern plans for a trump caucus to protest the Presidents civil rights program.
 What made Sam most sore was an attempt to wean the Texas delegation away from him and sign it over as a body to the rebels. Leader of the rebels was Rep. Ed Gossett of Wichita Falls, who championed the cause of the National Association of Manu- lecturers when it came to killing the OPA. Gossett was trying to pledge the Texas delegation in ad- vance to the southern stand against civil rights when Rayburn sudden ly discovered what he was up to.
 Quickly calling Texas Congress- men to his office. Rayburn re- minded them that it was long, standing practice for the delega- tion never to commit itself as a group. If any individual wish ed to sign the resolution against civil rights, they should do it on their own, he argued.
 Wright Patman, Paul Kilday, and J. M. Combs sided with Rayburn, and urged the Congressmen to have more consideration for their lead CT. Combs warned that the ques- ton is an explosive one, involving human rights, and made an ap- peal for tolerance.
 But Gossett wouldn't budge, and later took leading part in the rebel conference. He was join ed by Olin Teague. Tom Pickett, Lindley Beckworth, and w. R. Poage, plus representatives from ten other southern states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
JURY E sELE(TED IN
 BATES, FRAGNER CASE

A jury of six men and six womer was selected in U. S. District Court this morning to hear testimony ano arguments in a law suit brought by Harold H. Bates against Lester c Fragner over an alleged settlement of their former partnership in the 20th Century Grocery.
 The jurors are: Kenna Adams Don A. Baker, Mrs. Ethel w. Baker Hermann E. Beyer, Margaret Car ter, Gus H. Gissberg, Ray H. Hager- up. Mae Howell, Mrs. George M Moore, Robert G. Prather, E. c Robinson and Mrs. J. A. Sofoulis.
 Bates is represented by attorney Norman c. Banfield and Fragner by Howard D Stabler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
British Cruiser IsDispatthedio Brii. Honduras

LONDON, Feb 26.-4R--The Ad- miralty announced today the Brit ish cruiser Sheffield has sailed from Colombia for British Honduras.
 An authoritative source said the ship was dispatched because of pos sible incidents staged by irrespon- sible clements in neighboring Guate- mala" The informant refused to elaborate
 A Foreign Office spokesman said there recently had been 'virulent campaign" against Britain in the Guatemalan Press.
 No doubt" the spokesman said, Tt has it's origin in recent events in the Antarctic"
 The Guatemalan Press and Gov ernment have supported the claims or Argentina and Chile to the British claimed Falkland Islands off the southeast coast of Argentina.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
viianlin B-1 Now
 Causes Dissension


 BAGUIO, P. l., Feb 26.-R- A proposal to add Vitamin B-l to Asia's rice was opposed by Bur ma and the Philippines today at the United Nations Food and Ag- riculture organization meeting.
 India proposed increasing the cereals vitamin content as a means of combating beri beri and other diseases arising from food deficiencies. Philippine represen- tatives contended that each rice producing nation should decide whether rice should be enriched.
 The meeting is preliminary to the opening of the World Rice Conference here Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb 26.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 1, American Can 78ss, Anaconda 31ss, Curtiss- Wright 4zs, International Harvester 85h, Ken 'necott 43iI, New York Central 1925. Northern Pacific 179s, U. s. Steel 69is, Pound $4.03A
 Sales today were 620, 1000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows h. dustrials l6752, rails 4875, utilities I3l.63
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
THREE UNIONS IN ALASKA FACE CHARGES TO-DAY OF
 UNFAIR LABOR pRA(TI(ES

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.--ln Three unions face charges of unfair la Dor practices today for refusing to negotiate with the Alaska Salmon Industry
 The unions named in the Indus try statement are the International Association of MachinistS dnde- pendent) the CIO Alaska Fisher mems Union, and the CIO-Cordova District Fisheries Union.
 The three labor groups refused to negotiate recently in support oi bargaining right claims made oy Local !, CrO-Cannery Workers Un- ion.
 w. c. Arnold, managing director of the Alaska salmon Industry Inc, said last night he considered this refusal an unfair labor prac- tice. He said the charges were filed with the National Labor Re lations Board.
 The Iadustry also contends. Arn- old said, that the three unions have attempted ito restrain em- ployees of the Salmon Industry in the exercise of the rights to belong to labor organization of their own choosing.
 A union spokesman, l. A. Sand yigen, business agent of the Ma chinists' Uunion, countered that the unions believe the Alaska Sa.mon Industry, not us. has been in violation of the law by refusing to- bargain, with Local of the can,Iery Workers Unson." He said tie CWU local won an NLRB election among the cannery workers in 1888,
 A second group of cannery work CTS nave formed the Seafocd Work CTS Union and are seeking an NL- RB election,
 Arnold sad the Industry re- fused to negotiate with Local ' because 1t lias not complied with the provisions of the Init Hartley Labor Act calling for non Com munist afiidavits.
 Sandvigen said machinists will not go to. Alaska to open canner- ies for the "fislling season until the dispute has beer settled. This would tie up the Industry as un- der norplal conditions union mem bers leave late in March to pre- pare machinery for the season.
 Sandvigcn said union members will meet Saturday to discuss wage proposals.
 He declared machinists had no intention of going north "only to find the canneries shut down be- cause of picket lines in jurisdic- tional dispute
 Information received by the To- cal office of the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc, indicates that nego- tiatlons are presently underway with AFL unicns for contract terms to cover the l948 season. At the present time the Industry is hav- ing discussions with representatives of Cannery Workers unions as well as the Trap and Tendermen unions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
AAc MEETING

A meeting of the Alaska Arts and Crafts, Inc, will be held Fri day night at 7:30 o'clock at the Territorial Museum to continue plans for the Arts and Crafts ex- hibit to be held March l2 to i4 in the Scottish Rite Temple. All committee chairmen and interest ed persons are requested to att tend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
Statehood Bill Is Held Up
 Because of Disagreement
 Regarding Granting Lands
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

By CHARLES D. WATKINS
 WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-LR- Subcommittee approval of Alas kas statehood bill was held up today because of disagreement be- tween the House Territories Sub committee and the Interior De- partment over the amount of land the new state should receive.
 The subcommittee was about ready to recommend the bill to the House Public Lands Commit tee when Interior Department officials told it they favored giv- ing the new state just half of the amount of public lands the com mittee believed the bill called for
 Witnesses had testified for the Department that the bill would give the new state two sections of land in every township in addition to two sections it now has rights to under an old law
 Misunderstood Proposal
 J. N. Wasserman. representing the Department, told the commit tee as it was about to act that it misunderstood the proposal. He said that instead of getting four sections in each township the state would get cnly two sections. In addition, he said. Alaska would get one section in each township in the Tanana Valley.
 The Forest Service agreed yes terdsy to give the new state re- ceipts from four sections in each township in National Forests, and that provision remained in the bill.
 When WsSserman made his state ment Delegate Bartlett of Alaska said he would not consent to the new state getting less for each township than four sections of pub lie lands now under the Interior Departments jurisdiction
 For Land Blocks
 Rep. Miller eR-Nebl insisted the new state should have half of all public lands in the Territory and Rep. Peden tD-Okla) agreed with him, adding the land should be in blocks and not checkerboarded with government controlled hold ings.
 The committee instructed Bart lett to try to work out a solu- tion with Wasserman and a rep resentative. of the Forest Service and report the new bill, with amendments already adopted, to the committee as soon as possible
 The Interior Department offi- cials said their plan would give the new state 21,930000 acres of land.
 The committee accepted yester- day amendments which would give the new state the right CD to tax property and land of Indians out side oi reservations, @ to require all court records to be turned over to the proper state or fed eral courts, and t3) reduce the number of federal judges from two to one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter Glove Hitch, from Se- attle, due at 8 tonight
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle 5 p. m. Sunday.
 Aleutian, from West, scheduled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26

HIGH RIVER, Alta.-Fire on a ranch owned by the Duke of Wind sor at Pekisko, 25 miles west of here, killed "A head of purebred Shorthorn cattle yesterday The loss was esti- mated at between Sl5,000 and 0,000
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
POLICE COURT NEWS

Paul Jackson was fined S25 to- day on drunk charge by Mayor w. E. Hendrickson, as Acting City Magistrate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
BACKSTAGE STEERING
 COMMITTEE

Working behind the scenes icr two weeks, steering committee headed by Miss .ssippi's William Colmer has been drafting anti-ciyil rights resolutions and tearing them up again. Finally they settled on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
FROM TENAKEE SPRINGS

Les Whistler and son of Tena- kee Springs. are registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
YAKUTAT VISITORS

Cal Ward, Mary and Marilyn Angall, of Yakutat, are registered at the BaranOfl Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
MACPHERSON HERE

Frank II. MacPh>rson Of the Taku River Mining Company. IS staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-26
WEATHER REPORT

tU. 5. WEATHER BUREAU . tPast 24 hours ending 7:20 m. today In Juneau Maximum, 39, D minimum, @. At Airport Maximum, 38; } minimum, 28. } WEATHER FORECAST , fJuneau and Vicinity Variable cloudiness tonight } becoming mostly cloudy with , occasional snow flurries Friday. Little change in tenn perature.
 PRECIPITATION } tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o m. today In Juneau, City = Trace: since Feb. l, 2.33 inches: since July l, 75.14 inches. At the Airport Trace; } since Feb. l, log inches; since July 1, 44.27 inches.
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The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
3CONTRACTS AWARDED BY
 ALASKA R. K.
Employment of 900 Men Will Eventually Be
 Required for Work

ANCHORAGE Alaska, May 13.-- The Alaska Railroad announced today the awarding of three con- tracts for construction, to the Morrison -Knudsen Company and M. T. Munter.
 The road said employment on the work will eventually total 900 men.
 Morrison -Knudsen was awarded contract for widening banks Of the road and the raising of tracks along 91 miles from north Nenana to Moves Slough near Fairbanks, and from Caswell to Curry. The job will cost $4,401, ,541.
 The same firm also received a S3,O80,170 contract for arection Of IA buildings, construction of $500 feet of service road, protection Of 800 feet of road along the right bank of the Cinema River, and dis mantling and rebuilding a 33,000- volt privately owned power line.
 The Munter firm will carry out a S649,597 building contract at Fairbanks.
 The railroad said that lack of enough rail made it impossible to award a contract for 94-mile track relaying job between Anchor age and Potter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
ARMY PERSONNEL
 IS IMPLICATED IN
 HlJhCkED GOLD

BANGKOK, Sia.ii, May 13--tn- Siamese police said today they un- covered clues indicating possible implication of army personnel in the hijacking of $2,000,000 gold shipment
 The gang of about 20 to 30 men swooped down on the ship ment yesterday while it was en- route to a customs house About $30O000 worth of the gold was re- covered yesterday.
 The criminal investigation di- vision said the passenger bus which carried the bandits was found abandoned near the Seventh In- fantry Battalion headquarters in suburban Bangsue. Witnesses told police yesterday the bandits wore Siamese army and air force uni forms.
 At least six persons are being held for questioning, including five
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
POLITICAL
 POT B0IL.S
y .Associated Press

The nations political pot con- tinues to boil. with most of the ac- tivity in the middle and far west.
 Both Harold Stassen and New Ycrk's Governor Thomas Dewey are lin Oregon where they are heading into the home stretch in their race for the states preference vote on May 21 The election will be the last direct primary before the Re- publican National Convention next month.
 Both candidates, alone in the race. believe the oregon race will be highly indicative of their chances for nomination.
 Both Stassen and Dewey talked about Communism last night, the New York governor speaking in Eastern oregon and his opponent appearing at Portland
 Henry Wallace, the third party presidential candidate, is in Detro- it preparing for long speaking tour through the midwest and Pacific Coast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
HOUSE PASSES
 'SECREIS' BILL; SENATE 10 KILL

WASHINGTON, May 13 = R - Legislation to force government agencies to give confidential in- formation to Congressional commit tees was passed today by the House.
 The bill now goes to the Senate, where it may die. The Senators have indicated little enthusiasm for it. Furthermore President Truman told a news conference today he will veto the bill if it ever reaches the White House.
 In addition to requiring Congress sionally- agencies to turn over their files to Congress upon demand, the bill makes it unlawful for officials of those agencies to take with them, for their own use when they leave office, state or other official papers.
 Before passage, the House voted to exempt news men from penalty secuions.'