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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-08-06
|Ah(HORAGE-JUNEAu
 BAIL SERIES OPENS Is O'CLOCK TONIGHT
Local Team 10 Field Best in S|uggers Against Sky
 Lounge Club

In what promises to be one Of the most power-packed series of the Juneau baseball season, the first of four games between the Juneau and the invading Anchor age All-Stars is all set to get un- derway at o'clock tonight in the hall park. Arriving here today with a three man coaching staff and seventeen players, the Sky Lounge sponsored Anchorage club is we'll fortified with heavy stickers who are pres ently enjoying the comfort of up- per 300 and lower 400 batting marks, and plans to field several players who have seen action in both the Stateside major and mi nor leagues. Indications of the , visiting teams power is well rep resented in the Anchorage league standings where a front row seat is new occupied.
 On the other hand, Manager Mullaney of the Juneau club has currently been burning the late hour candle when putting a finger on a first game starting roster, which should prove a formidable aggregation in any league. When speaking of exercise for the op- posing outfield and balls for the creek, Mullaney proudly points to the fact that his starting lineup for tonight's game will come from the dugout with mound-wrecking average of 1885. Not alone danger ous to opposing hurlers, the nine big men to start have been out standing pop-up hawks and line drive gophers throughout the sea- son.
 Mullaney adds that he plans to use as many league players as possible in the four-game series, and asks that all men on each of the four Juneau teams turn out in uniform for the games, which will extend through Sunday.
 Starting lineup and batting or der for tonights game follow:
 Anchorage
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Sun ke|ts Light Snow
As Storm Misses D. {.

Slight flurries, during the night
brought thin covering Of snow to
Washington and suburbs, most OF
which was gone before the morning
rush hour had begun. The sun
came out Of its weekend cloud
cover to finish the job.
District forecasters said the sun
shine would continue this afternoon
and tomorrow, taking temperatures
to about 40. Some wind was pre-
dicted for this afternoon, dying this
evening. -
Maryland and Virginia also re-
ported snow yesterday, with traffic
tied up in a number of places. but
most roads were clear today except
in Western Maryland, where au-
thorities said all highways east of
Frederick were extremely danger
Gus for driving except with chains, -
according to the Associated Press.
A snowstorm moving from North
Carolina put scattered snow over
Maryland, then moved eastward
over the Atlantic.
In Western Maryland traffic was
held up for three hours yesterday
on Route 40, east of Cumberland,
when q line Of trucks could not
Martin Mountain because
of ice. Traffic moved normally only
after State Road Commission crews
ctndered the highway.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Messages Importance Leads
Truman to Deliver 1t in Person
President to Speok for About 40 Minutes;
Politics Clouds Issues Facing Congress

The extreme Importance" of
President Truman's state-of-
the-Union message caused him
to decide to deliver it in person
to Congress at 1870 pm. Wednes-
day, the White House revealed
today.
Press Secretary Charles G.. Ross
told reporters Mr.. Truman will ap-
pear before the joint session of the
Senate and House in the House
chamber. He added that as nearly
as he could judge in advance OF
the completion Of the message it
will require about 40 minutes tc
deliver.
The session begins officially to-
morrow, but the opening ceremonies
will be largely formal and the first
business of prime importance will
be the reception of the President S
message Wednesday. The President
will send his report on the eco
nomic state of the union on Fri
day and next Monday the law
makers will get his annual budget
message -...
Help for Europe and Asia, tax
cutting, the high cost Of living, rent
control and the housing shortage,
military preparedness and health
insurance are a few of the top is
Evening star., 1948-01-05
: By Jerry .o'Leory Jr.

The inquiry into the Empire
Building collapse adjourned to-
day after a key witness, Charles
Brown, the building janitor,
failed to appear despite the fact
the board of inquiry had asked
police last Friday to guarantee
his appearance at today's ses-
sion.
Mr.. Brown was sought to amplify
testimony by two former residents
OF the building that Mr.. Brown had
said he was told by Nick Papa
nicolas, owner of the building, to
keep his mouth shut about the
alleged removal of an abutment in
the Empire Building before 1t COL
lapsed.
Before today's hearing adjourned,
the. board was told that huge
crack appeared in q ground floor
wall Of the building the day before
1t collapsed. The hearing also was
Evening star., 1948-01-05
U. 5. Denies Polish Protest
On Treatment Of Courier
by the Assoeioisd Press

FRANKFURT, Germany, Jan. S.
Military authorities today denied q
Polish protest that Mrs. Maria
Berkowicz, a diplomatic courier.
was roughly handled by military
police while travelling through the
American zone Of Germany. Poland
filed the protest with the United
States Embassy in Warsaw.
Intelligence officers at United
States constabulary headquarters In
Heidelberg said Mrs, Berkowicz
missed her train at Sthttgart De-
cember 81 while her status was being
Investigated by two military police
men.
When it was established she was a
diplomatic courier, the officers said,
she was given excellent accomn1o-
dations at American expense in the
Graf Zeppelin Hotel" at Stuttgart
until she boarded the next train on
the following day.
While the conduct of the troopers,
who had some language difficulties.
was "considerate but firm" through
out the incident, Mrs. Berkowicz was
not arrested and a package she was
carrying was not opened, the intelli-
gence report stated.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
White House Balcony
Unanimously Opposed
By Fine Arts Group
Choirmon Reveals Stond;
Trumun to Go Ahead
Despite DisopprovoI =,

Chairman Gilmore D. Clarke
of the Fine Arts Commission dis
closed today that President Tru-
man had decided to go ahead
with plans to add a balcony
within the south portico of the
White House IN spite of the
unanimous" disapproval of the
advisory group.
Reached by telephone at his New
York home, Chairman Clarke was
asked to state the official position
taken by the commission, If any, in
the new controversial matter of the
authorized structural change at the
White House.
I'VE took official action and unan-
imously recommended against it, -
Mr.. Clarke told The Star.
Statement Issued.
Under existing practice of the
commission, the chairman is the
only person authorized to speak Of
ficially for the entire body. .
Mr.. Claske said he had directed
the Washington ofIice to clarity the
position of the commission" in this
matter and preferred to let the
statement speak for him.
Later the Fine Arts Commission
issued this statement:
I'm response to inquiries as te
any action taken by the Commission
of Fine Arts with reference to the
construction of a porch at the
second floor level in the south por-
tico of the White House, the chair
man stated that the proposal was
given careful consideration at two
meetings of the commission.
They recommended against the
addition of a porch because. in their
opinion, the addition Of such a fea-
Co. "a nAY CnHIv Doro AS)
Evening star., 1948-01-05
EggIess Days to End NextWeek;
Cafes Nav Drop Meat Saving

its products, John S. Cockrel, as
sistant executive secretary of the as
sociation said.
James r. Stilwell, secretary Of the
Cabinet Food Committee, said today
that the peak egg production period
is due shortly and therefore the
committee believes eggless Thurs
day Is no longer necessary. But
meat is expected to be in such short
supply this spring, he said, that a
consumer conservation program
must be continued.
Meatless Tuesdays, however, have
been under considerable fire from
two sides. Many persons are OBJ
serving several meatless days a
week because of the high prices.
But for those with money, meat Is
available in restaurants over the
Nation which have not been OBJ
serving the day with any degree
of unanimity.
The New York Society of Res
taurateurs yesterday served notice
it is advising its members to abarl-
lsee CONSERVATION. Page A-3J
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Key Witness Fails to Appear
In Empire Collapse Inquiry
Great Crack Appeared in Wall 36 Hours
Before Tragedy, Board Is Told

informed that five permits for reno
vations in the building was missing
from District building records.
David A. Stoner and Arthur
Storke, the former tenants, told the
board they spoke to Mr.. Brown on
New Years eve. At that time, they
agreed, he told them of the alleged
admonition from Mr.. Papanicolas.
When Mr.. Brown failed to respond
when called to the stand this morn
ing, Robert H. Davis, District build
ing inspector and a member of the
inquiry board, revealed that police
had been asked last Friday to locate
him when their own efforts to find
him had failed.
Joseph L. Parkhill, jr., investi-
gator for the building inspectors
office, said the 1lth police precinct
reported later Friday they had lo-
Gated the janitor at his home, 5l04
Call place Sc, and that he had
promised to appear today.
Mr.. Parkhill pointed out the boare
1See COLLAPSE, Page Asa
Evening star., 1948-01-05
BY the Assoeiofed Press

NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Ben
jamin Harrison, SO. widow of Pres
ident Benjamin Harrison, died to-
day. She had been suffering from
asthma. .-.--
Mrs. Harrison, VINO was the Sec
ond wife of the 23d President, was
a niece of the first Mrs. Harrison,
who died in the White House in
1892. She lived in retirement in
recent years, making her home in
New York with her only child, Mrs.
James Blaine Walker
Mrs. Harrison's death leaves only
four living widows of former Presi-
dents, Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge and Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
Born Mary Scott Lord il Homes
dale, Pa. April 80, 1858, Mrs. Har-
rison never occupied the White
House as first lady. but lived there
for two years during the illness of
her aunt. Her first husband, Walter
Dimmick, had died In 1882.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
ConnaI|y Says 5ovie!ts
Would Like. Marshall
Out as Aid Director
State Department Control
OF Program Defended
From 6. O. P. Attack

Senator Connally, Democrat,
of Texas declafed today that If
Congress were to deny Secretary
of State Marshall direction over
the European recovery program,
Moscow would placard it to the
world as an evidence of Russian
victory over President Truman. !"
The statement from Senator Con-
nally, ranking Democrat on the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee, hit at growing demands among
Republicans in Congress that the
long-range foreign aid program be
divorced from State Department
control.
Chairman Eaton of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, mean
while. edged out of line with the
House leadership on the matter.
He questioned constitutionality of
proposals by fellow Republicans for
setting up an, Independent admini-
strative agency to handle the pro-
gram. fs~5--s
At the same time Mr. Eaton called
President Truman's proposals in
adequate. He reasoned, in a state.
ment last night, that the vital
management feature Of the program
probably will emerge as a COM
promise.
A bill sponsored by special
House committee headed by, Repre-
sentative Herter of Massachusetts,
would set up an eight-man, BIZ
partisan agency to run the Marshall
plan, with council headed by the
Secretary of State advising it and
the President on policy matters.
General principles of the Herter
bill are supported by House Speaker
Martin, House Republican Floor
Leader HallecS and Senator Taft,
Republican, of Ohio.
But Mr.. Eaton said such an in
dependent agency might invade the
field of foreign affairs reserved for
the President by the Constitution.
Il don't believe that even the pres
ent world situation requires us to
scrap the Constitution of the
United States" Mr.. Eaton declared.
Insisting that the whole program
should be under the direction Of
the President, Senator Connally
declared that Mr.. Truman and Gen.
Marshall are "as capable of select
ing businessmen" to administer it
as any other official would be.
Senator Connally later told a re-
1See FOREIGN AID Page A-4
Evening star., 1948-01-05
-Four Earth Shocks Felt
In Southern Virginia
BY the Associoted Press

FARMVILLE, Va. Jan. 5.-Four
distinct earth tremors accompanied
by rumbling sound waves that rat
tied windows and crockery were
reported today by residents over
a 50-mile stretch of Southern Vir-
ginia. .......
Four separate shocks between 10
o'clock last night and / am. today
were felt here and in Dillwyn and
in outlying areas Of Prince Edward
and Buckingham Counties. There
was no report of any damage.
Ralph S. Rainey, area director OF
the Division of War Veterans
Claims, said the second shock at
1920 pm. was the most severe
and that a bracket lamp on the
wall of his cottage at Dillwyn was
shaken from the wall
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Mrs. Benjomin Harrison Dies;
Second Wife of 23d President

She married the former President
in New York City in 1896, three
years after the expiration of his
term.
Mrs. Harrison said in a telephone
interview on her last birthday that
she was in generally good health
but was spending the day at home
trying to rid herself of an attack OF
laryngitis.
AS the widow of Mr.. Dimmick
she was in double mourning during
her stay at the White House. Her
mother, who was to have assisted
Mrs. Harrison with the duties of
Presidents wife, too burdensome
for a woman in poor health. died
soon after the Harrisons took up
their residence in Washington. The
tasks she was to have performed
devolved on her daughter.
Mrs. Harrison lived with her hus-
band in Indianapolis, Ind, his home
after his retirement from public
life and until his death In 1901.
They made one extended trip abroad
when Mr.. Harrison was called to
(See MRS. HARRISON. Page A-So
Evening star., 1948-01-05

With the termination of eggfess
Thursdays planned for January Is,
it was learned that the Washington
Restaurant Association has advised
member restaurants reporting a
drop In business to give up both
eggless Thursday and meatless
Tuesday.
The Cabinet Food Committee ex-
poets to announce late today the
end of eggless Thursdays after this
week but will emphasize the need
for continued observance of meat
less Tuesdays.
A spokesman for the restaurant
group said it had advised restau-
rateurs that since the program was
purely voluntary, there would be
no reason for continued observance
in cases where eating places had
received complaints from patrons
and had experienced decline in
business as a result Of observance.
In any case, association members
have been asked to continue to CO.
operate wherever possible, particu-
larry In the savings Of wheat and
Evening star., 1948-01-05
NationaIists Report
Mukden Area Gains
By The Assoeiofsd Press

PEIPING, Jan. 5.-Favorable de-
velopments for government forces
in the Mukden area, but a fresh
Communist thrust toward the Pie
ping -Mukden rail lifeline in South
western Manchuria, were reported
In pro-Nstional dispatches today.
One dispatch said "tne situation
in the northeast has passed from
the critical to the pacification stage
with government forces sweeping
Req remnants from all fronts"
Communists who had been harass-
Ing the eastern suburbs of Chang
chun, the Mancnurian capital to the
north of Mukden. were reported In
"fuli flight" but the dispatch added
that 10000 Reds had crossed the
Surgari River to bolster their
forces between that point and
Changchun.
Capture of several Communist
strong points between the Liao
River and Faku, highway hub As
miles north OF Mukden. was re-
ported in the pro-government dis
patches.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Four Murphy Counts
Dismissed as Alleging
incidents Before 1916
TrioI Boord Insists
On Limiting Case to His
Tenure as Fire Chief
Ru Na,uhnld Nnune L.
By NewboId Noyes, Jr.

All charges against Fire Chief
Clement Murphy alleging mis-
deeds before he was named to
head the department were dis
missed today by the special ci-
william trial board which is to
hear his case.
Four of the 13 counts in Special
Assistant Corporation Counsel DAN
iel B. Maher's indictment of the
fire chief relate to incidents occur
ring before the March 3, 1916, dead
line, when Mr.. Murphy took over
as chief engineer.
These are the charges which the
three members of the trial panel
decided not to hear:
/. That Chief Murphy used rough
language to Capt. Paul B. Grisso
on August "a, 1914
2. That he had his home re-
decorated by Fire Department
members in June, 1945.
3. That he had Fire Department
records drawn up to show that tine
men who worked on his home were
on duty, and
I 4. That in August, 1945, CHIEF
Murphy also had the records drawn
so as to show that Pvt. (now Sergt.)
James C.. Varah was on duty at 6
time when in fact he was on vaca.
ton
Defense Contention Upheld.
In its ruling today. the Tria
Board approved the contention d
Martin F. O'Donoghue, Chief Muir.
phys attorney, that man can no
be dismissed from one Office for al.
legged p1isdeeds in another Office.
After handing down its ruling thi.
morning. the board adjourned unit
10 am. Thursday. Counsel for both
sides were instructed to be ready al
that time to list the facts in the
case on which they are willing te
agree in stipulations.
When these stipulations have beer
signed Thursday, the formal trial
of the fire chief will begin, 1t was
announced. To save time, the at
(See MURPHY. Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1948-01-05

sues before the new session And
the list probably will grow.
A complicating factor is that this
is a general election year. Demo-
Gratis want to regain the. control
of Congress they lost in 1916. The
Republicans hope to put their pres
idential nominee in the White House
for the first time since 1888.
So an undertone OF practical pol
itics is almost certain, as each party
bids for the favor of the voters who
will decide the political fortunes
next November.
The first week of the new session
will be devoted primarily to speech
making and strategy huddles by
congressional leaders, with q few
committees starting to lay the
groundwork for future legislative
actions. !.
The Senate Republican Policy
Committee and the House Repub-
lican Steering Committee will meet
during the week for decisions which
will go far toward shaping the ma
jority party's legislative program to
counter the. proposals the President
will outline.
The first actual battle of the, ses-
sion probably will take place in the
House, over the Republican-backed
ISee CONCPE roc pooa Al y.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
|WhottheRussions
| Are Saying of Us

The MoScolD radio, bro0dcdsttgg n
English to North America, said.
at is known that the Ameri-
can reactionaries label as Com
munists all who refuse to bow to
the almighty dollar, all who re-
fuse to sell their nation for a
mess of pottage. All this. further
exposes the real aims of the
American imperialists, who dream
of clearing the road to world
domination with the dollar and
the atomic bomb.
But the bosses of the Mar
shall plan overlook the will of the
nations of Europe, who do not
want to serve as pawns in the
hands of others or sacrifice them
selves for plans hatched on the
other side of the ocean"
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Hartley 10 Call PeiriIIo
To Explain Record Ban
By the Assoeioied Press

Chairman Hartley OF the House
Labor Committee announced today
he will call James c. Petrillo next
week to explain the American Fed
GRAFTON of Musicians ban on max
ing new records. 4
The Federation president will be
asked TO appear to public hearings
expected to start next Monday, Mr..
Hartley told reporters.
Mr.. Hartley said he is considering
an amendment to the Taft-H Hartley
Act making stoppages such as that
ordered by Mr.. Petrillo on record
inss . violation of the antitrust
laws
Mr.. Petrillo stopped recordings by
his musicians January when Fed
Grafton contracts with the principal
recording firms expired, claiming
the recordings were endangering the
livelihood Of the musicians who
made them.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Stossen Planning Tour
Of West, New England
BY the Assoeiofed Press

Harold E. Stassen, candidate for
the Republican presidential NOM
ination, plans an air trip to the
West and a train tour of New Eng
land this month.
The former Minnesota Governors
Office here announced the Western
trip, by chartered plane, will start
from st. Louis January H. Mr..
Stassen intends to visit Wyoming,
Idaho, Utah, Arizonia, New Mexico,
Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and
Virginia, ending the trip January %
in Washington.
On January IS, he will leave here
for . six-day train swing through
New England. This trip is to end
in New York January 81.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
U. 5. Jobs Below 100000
For First Time Since Al

The Joint Congressional Commit
tee on Nom Essential Federal Ex-
penditures reported today that Gov
ernment employment has dropped
below the 10000 mark for the
first time since 1871.
Senator Byrd. Democrat, of Vir-
ginia, chairman Of the committee,
said Federal employment totaled
1899 1853 as of November 30. drop
of 14,145 from the preceding month
Senator Byrd, however, voiced
displeasure that 20 civilian agencies
increased their employment during
the month. The net decrease re-
suited from dismissals in military
agencies, the report said.
Evening star., 1948-01-05
Senators Call Stassen
To Testify Thursday
On Grain Speculation
May Summon Grohom
Some Day if Doto on
Trading Is Reody
lY the A,.oeiotsd Press

A Senate committee agreed to-
day to call Harold E. Stassen
Thursday-and possibly Brig.
Gen. Wallace H. Graham, Presi-
dent Truman's personal physi-
clan, the same day--to tell what
they know of commodity specu-
lation.
Chairman Ferguson of the Ap.
preparations subcommittee inquiring
into trading by Federal employees,
said Gen. Graham will be called If
the. group can prepare its informa-
tion by that. time.
Mr.. Stassen, candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination,
has charged that Government "i,-
siders'' have profiteered in COM
modify trading. His charges set of
the present congressional inquiries.
Following tWo-hour meeting OF
the committee today, Senator Fergu-
son told reporters, the group has not
yet received complete data on the
trading accounts OF Gen. Graham
or Edwin w. ,Pauley. special assist
ant to Secretary Of the Army Royal.
He said the group, which sub
poenaed Gen. Grahams records
from his brokers this morning, has
no evidence to back up the generals
statement that he gave the broker
age firm, Bache and Co., a free
), ,s,;%t, h{e onoN,,pt
Stasseu First Witness.
The company said Gen. Graham
had full knowledge of transactions
made for him. Gen. Graham was
shown in an Agriculture Depart
ment list last week to have held
$4,000 bushels of wheat futures on
September II.
Asked whether the. records sup
piled by Bache and Co. showed what
arrangement they had with Gen.
Graham, Senator Ferguson said he
didn't think he should answer the
question. But he added, 1--WE have
no written evidence of any power
of attorney
nc SdlU CIlc uIOhCl age III III ido
been asked to supply "all the sup
porting evidence" on Gen. Graham's
commodity transactions. A COM
pany representative promised to
furnish all other papers dealing with
the account. Senator Ferguson said.
He said Mr.. Stassen. former Gov
ernor of Minnesota, will be called
as the first witness Thursday morn
ing to back UP his statements that
administration insiders have prof.
tied in commodity trading.
Subpoena' Is Served.
Edward F. McGinnis. Senate
sergeant at arms, handed the sub
poena to obtain the Graham grain
trade documents to Sarah B. Her.
schel, Washington representative
of Bache 81 Co.
Kimball Sanborn and Earl w
Cooper, committee staff members
took Gen. Graham's records to the
Capitol for scrutiny by the sub
committee.
Senator Knowland, Republican, Of
California, a committee member
told a reporter the subpoena was
"just formality" followed because
of the firms reluctance to yield its