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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 1.--tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is -3ai, American Car 79ss, Anaconda 32ss. Curtiss- Wright 5, International Harvester 86, Ken necott 44ss, New York Central l3 Northern Pacific 1915. U. s. Stee 795s, Pound $4.03A.
 Sales today were 770,O00 shares
 Averages today are as follows: In dustrials 168l4. rails 49.81, utilities 3I.73.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
Boy Loses Life af
 His Fishing 5porl

WALLA WALLA, March 1.-4R-- A boys love for fishing ended yes terday in his death.
 Raymond Elliott, 4, drowned while fishing" with two young compan- ions at Mill Creek on the city limits.
 Police said the three youngsters were using sticks and string, with rocks tied on the end for bait, when Raymond fell into the water. His body was recovered a block away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
AUSTIN
 NELSON
 HANGED
Convicted Slayer Meets Death on Local Gal
 lows This Morning

Austin Nelson, 24-year-old con- ficted murderer, paid his debt to society on the gallows at the Ju- neau Federal Jail at 5:39 am. to- day. The shcrt negro was the eighth man in the history of Alaska to be legally executed and the second man to be hanged in Juneau
 II don't need nothin' over my face" he said, as the hangman placed the customary black hood ever the condemned mans head. In his cell, Nelson had. a final cigarette before being taken to the temporary gallows in an enclosure on the north side of the jail build ing
 Guards took no chances with Nelson. Two hours before his death. he hit Deputy U. s. Marshal Sid Thompson and blacked one eye, He had also kicked at U. s. Mar shal William T. Mahoney. Shackles were placed on both arms and legs and he was partially dragged and partially carried from his cell, al- though he constantly declared T can walk out there by myself
 He was brought cut at 5:38 a. m. and the moose was placed around his neck. Before the trap was sprung, he was given time to say his final prayers. He grabbed the rope twice from the hangman as he fought to delay his fate. As soon as his prayers were com pleted, the trap was sprung and Nelson dropped from sight Of the witnesses.
 It was almost 13 minutes before his heart stopped beating after the trap had been sprung. Dr. c. C.. Carter pronounced him dead at 5:52 a m.
 Nelson was fully cognizant of his impending doom through the long hours before he was taken from his cell. The Rev. Leo J. Sweeney, s. J. spent most of the time with the condemned man aad admins tered the last rites over his body following the execution.
 According to Marshal Manoney, Nelson had sworn he would never hang. Mahoney didn't take any chances last night, he moved the condemned man to different cell. In his old cell were found a dum- my pistol shaped from tinfoil and a spoon handle which he had apparently planned to make into a knife.
 Nelscn also left letters behind to be delivered to U. s. District At tcrney P. J. Gilmore, Jr, and Deputy U. S. Marshal Walter Hell Ian.
 Nelson was convicted last year for murdering Jim Ellen. Juneau grocery and liquor store proprie- tor, on Dec. p, l946 He had ori- ginally been scheduled to hang on August l, but the execution was postponed when ne made last minute confession duplicating Eu- gene sLaMoore alias Austin Rollan, in the crime. Nelson admitted talk ing part in the robbery of Ellen but claimed that L.aMoore had wisided the murder weapon.
 LaMeore was found guilty last month for his part in the crime and has been sentenced to hang here on April 30. Notice of ap- peal has been filed, however, and if perfected would delay the execu- ton until the appeal could be heard
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01

WASHINGTON To some ex- tent a diplomat is like doctor It's his job to heal international wounds, and to heal them before they break out into high lever A doctor who sits at his patient s bedside wringing his hand and do- ing nothing loses his practice. A diplomat who does the same thing with international ills sometimes gets promoted.
 Unfortunately when it comes to Palestine, Secretary of State Mar shall has been wringing his hands and doing nothing.
 AS a result gangrcne has set in.
 Instead of calling a meeting of Arab-Jewish leaders as did Henry L. Stinson to head off Chinese Russian quarrels, or instead of molding world public opinion by issuing public appeals for peace as did Frank B. Kellogg in the Chaco, Secretary Marshall has sim ply let the Palestine problem drift. And when news of the Presidents notes did leak out, General Mar shall was so upset that he started an investigation to ascertain the source of the leak.
 However, even without using the United Nations-from which Gen. eral Marshall seems to shy away there still remains ways and means of factoring Palestine. For
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
Upsurge Shown in
 Engr. Construction,
 Alaska and Hawai-

SAN FRANCISCO, March l.--lR An upsurge of engineering cons truction in Hawaii and Alaska was suggested in figures released today.
 The daily construction service re- ported that awards in the Territorial group for last January totalied $l9,- 389 ,920 in contrast with $2,637, ,l73 for January, 1947.
 The total of awards in II western states declined.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
Head of Women's Branth, Nazi Party.
 Arresied, US. Army

FRANKFURT, Germany, March l -iR-The arrest of Frau Gertrud Scholtz-Klink, 46. head of the Wo- mems branch of the Nazi Party throughout the war, was announced today by agents of the U. s. Army She was long thought to be dead.
 She was apprehended near Tue bingen, in the French Zone, yester- day on a secret tip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
PETIT JURY DISMISSED

The members of the petit jury were dismissed from further duty in U. s. District Court here this morning by Federal Judge George w. Folta. Folta thanked them for their service, stating that he re- alized that jury service is often an inconvenience, and in many cases, a financial loss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
STEAMER MOvEMEN!S

Princess Norah, from Vancouver scheduled to arrive 3:3o p, m. to- day.
 Baranof, from Seattle, schedul- ed to arrive late Wednesday or early Thursday.
 Square Sinnet scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
RESIGNS FROM KINY

Thomas L. Jacobs. K.NY trans hitter engineer. has resigned from the radio station to enlist in the U. s. Army Signal Corps as a Technician Fourth Grade. Jacobs, who held that rank during World War II. will be stationed in Ju- neau with the Alaska Communica- tions System. He has been with KINY since last summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
DAISY coNRIGHT HERE

Daisy Conright, former star re- porter on the Empire, arrived Sun day from Anchorage for a visit un- til Thursday with her sister, Mrs. L. A. Sturm. Mrs. Conright is now out of the newspaper game and is managing the Conright and Sturm Furniature Store at Anchor age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
ANCHORAGE VISITORS

Richard P. Morrissey and R. E. Kruger of Anchorage are register ed at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
FAIRBANKS VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. c. c. Whispell, MT. and Mrs. R. R. Hoitt, William Campbell, E. J. Blair of Fairbanks, are registered at the Baranof Ho- tel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
FROM SEATTLE

Robert M. Mckinley of Seattle is staying at the Baranof Hotel. He arrived via PAA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
OREGON VISITOR

i Fred w. Moe of Portland, Ore,
 is a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
FAIRBANKS VISITOR

Les H. Sacrela of the University of Alaska at Fairbanks is regis tered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
ANCHORAGE VISITOR

I. R. Cousins of Anchorage staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
IN GOVERNMENT JOB

Mrs. Ann MierzejewYki began employment today in the Office of Selective Service records
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
INFLAMMATION PROPOSAL

KEY WEST, Fla, March l.-lN -President Truman said today the steel price increase was a good argument in favor oi his anti-in- ilation proposals to Congress.
 MT. Truman told news confer ence he had no new report on the inquiry he ordered the Justice De- partment. the Council of Economic Advisors and the Commerce De- pertinent to conduct.
 However, he said he still felt the necessity for drastic anti-in- flation action and that the steel increases were good argument for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
WEATHER REPORT

. tU. g. WEATHER BUREAU
 . tPast 24 hours ending 7:20 am. today
 , In Juneau Maximum, 33;
 , minimum, 20.
 At Airport Maximum, 36; , minimum, 30. , WEATHER FORECAST } tJuneau and vieinity)
 , Mostly clear tonight and
 , Tuesday with lowest tenn
 ? peratures near l6 degrees. , PRECIPITATION , tPast 2z hours ending 7;3o m. today ? In Juneau City Trace; } since July l, 75.16 inches.
 At the Airport 03 inches:
 } since July l, 44.29 inches. }
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PORT ALEXANDER VISITOR

Al Riedi of Port Alexander registered at the Hotel Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
FROM SEATTLE

Walter Isaacson of Seattle staying at the Ciastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
PRESIDENT
 LODGING
 QUESTIONS
Won't Discuss Own Cdndi- daey : Poliiies Causes
 Showdown, Settlements
By ERNEST B. vAccARo

KEY WEST, Fla, March 1.--iR- President Truman refused to dis cuss his own candidacy and at tributed to l948 politics today the failure to get speedier settle ment cf foreign and domestic problems.
 Speaking in palm-shaded yard of this submarine base where he .s yacaticning. tho chief executive grayely declined to talk about Soviet pressure on Czechoslovakia and Finland or the continued dis orders in Palestine.
 He did say that he has been in daily communication with Secre- tary of State Marshall through the State Department, but he said he could not answer in each case when reporters asked:
 l. Did he think the time has come to form a military alliance in Western Europe2
 ?. Were there any conditions under which United States troops might be sent to Palestine2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
NOME VISITORS

w. H. Weidman of Nome is re9istered at the Baranof Hotel,
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NOT DISCUSSING PALESTINE


 KEY WEST. Fla, Machr. l--LR--- President Truman steered clear of a discussion today of developments in Palestine
 The President said he could not answer that question.
 The President. attired ill white suit. came out on the lawn for news conference. When report CTS stood up, he asked them to be seated in lawn chairs while he stood up so, he said, he could see them better.
 There. in the palm shaded vaca- ten spot. he gefusec to comment on the southern revolt What did he think Of Governor Iucks plan? Governor Tuck has recommended that Virginia enact law barring the Presidents name from the hallot this year
 Every state has perfect right to conduct its elections as 1t sees fit, provided every voter has the right to express his opinion at the polls, Mir Truman said. He re- called that in the past electors were not committed to any candi- date.
 He said he thought maybe the Virginians are trying to restore the old constitutional approach
 About Military Alliance
 Did he think the time has come for the Western Powers to form a military alliance against the spread of Communism?
 He said he could not answer that question at this time. Nor was he ready for lecture on architec- ture when some one brought up the controversy over the White House balcony.
 The President blamed presiden- tiai year politics for holding up settlement of important interna- tional and domestic problems.
 The President said he wasn't being critical of any one. that it was natural development in campaign year. with several candi- dates for President in and out of Congress.
 At the same news conference held on the lawn of his quarters at the Commandant's house here the President also reiterated that he will be glad to meet with Pre- mier Stalin Of Russia, but only if the latter comes to Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-01
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

tCopyright. I94e, by The Bell Syndicate,
 Incl Editors Note-This is the last of two columns by Drew Pear son on the State Departments failure in Palestine.)
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Continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Love CLOVIS in the 'Casbah'
But DINNER Than Before
By Jay Cormody

Starting today should begin hearing switch on that famous
Boyer's "Algiers"
Cabah," is the should this
time
Naturally actually bad piece
Kths
Evening star., 1948-04-21

depressing shadow of It's old self
Tony Martin, Yvonne de Carlo, and
the other new people are miles over
their heads in the roles once graced
by some pretty good performers.
Their performances truly are the
kind that give the impression that
Universal al-International is doing a
sort of half hearted satire on what
once was a good story. This Is sup
ported in a way by the addition Of
a few songs for the male star to sing.
They have absolutely nothing to do
with the story, but If Martin did not
sing he would have even less right
TO be intruding into the shoes OF
Boyer and Jean Cabin.
The latter was the original Pepe
le Moko, the native French one.
L. Bush -Fekete and Arnold Manoh
are responsible for this musicalized
adaptation of the swashbuckling old
romance, directed by John Berry.
They approached their task with
the Observation-Disclosures Of writers who
knew they were not going to have.
the support of a brilliant acting
cast. The hero they laid down for
Crooner Martin is by no means the
fascinating criminal type he was
when Boyer and Hedy Lamar
turned the scabrous old Casbah
into a romantic paradise. Martins
man looks more like a refugee from
a network program than a clever
malefactor playing hide-and-seek
with the French police department.
The main outline of the original
story, II almost nothing of the
essence of the characters, is visible
in "Casbah." It's scene is that Grim
inal ghetto In Algiers, kind OF out
of-bounds for police departments.
So long as offenders stay there, they
are left unmolested.
Smart Pepe lie Moko is the Cas-
bah's leading citizen. He charms all
the women on the premises and in
his other unoccupied moments, he
acts as master mind of the male in
hsbitants' criminal tendencies.
Just when 1t begins to look as If
the redoubtable Pepe is holed up
for good In the Casbah, a native
police inspector played by Peter
LORE develops a hunch that he
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Hollywood:
Sonja's Ice Act
Makes Winter
Rich Season
By SheiIoh Grohom

Sonia Henie and her ice-skating
act made two and half million
dollars In three and q half months
Maybe a little more" says Sonia,
casually, pulling OF the skates with
which she cut the fancy financial
figure. caught Sonia between num-
bers for her Countess OF Monte
Cristo" movie.
Paging Lana Turner! Charlie
Enfield wants her to play the lead
in "Wild Calendar" "I'd give my
left arm to get Lana says the
enterprising Enterprise boss. Char
lie will have to give more than his
left arm to pry the lady loose from
Metro.
Jeanne Grain tells me that her
next movie is Letter to Four
Wives" with the other wives being
Linda Darnell, Anne Baxter and
Celeste Holm. who are the hus-
bands2" I ask Jeanne. She doesn't t
know. But with wives like these.
Evening star., 1948-04-21

knows how to get him out into the
open. This involves beautiful
woman, a tourist from Pepe's native
Paris. When she spends a night
Summing in the Casbah. the
thought occurs to the inspector that
maybe his quarry might be trickeo
into following her outside.
Any one who remembers Boyer
and Miss Lamar in this torrld
emotional relationship will raise a
questionable eyebrow at the imita-
ton now offered by Crooner Martin
and. Marta loren, Scandinavian
newcomer. If what the latter are
trying to simulate is love that
counts the world we'll lost, they miss
it from here to Algiers.
1t is true that they 60 through
the motions of sneaking long kiss
occasionally behind pillar in a
fifth-rate night club, and few
more on what looks like the terrace
of a Casbah penthouse. None of
these exchanges, however, ever
seems to mean that either could
not walk away from there and never
again remember the others name.
A better point-killer than that
for "Algiers" is unimaginable.
The musical treatment of the
story Is not limited merely to the
of four casual love songs.
1t was the producers idea also that
the locale of the tale provided a
sort of natural background for a
few spots of exotic dancing.
Accordingly, he went out and
signed Katherine Dunham and her
famous group. Presumably they
did quite a bit of dancing before
the cameras, but most of it seems
to have ended up on the cutting
room floor. AS the picture stands.
Miss Dunham and her group might
just as we'll have left the Casbah to
the love makers.
Whatever acting is done in
"Casbah" is restricted largely to the
performances of LORE as the native
police inspector and to Thomas
Gomez in the role of the stuffy
police commissioner Mar
tin, Miss loren and Miss De Carlo
seem to be doing mere run throughs
of roles which better players once
burned into the memories Of lot
of moviegoers.
Evening star., 1948-04-21

"CASBAH." Universal-Internation
Picture Of Marston production: produced
by Nat @. Goldstone, directed by John
Berry screenplay by L. Bush-Fekete and
Arnold ManoT. based upon the novel
"Pepe lie Moko'' By Detective Ashelbe:
Keith's.
Evening star., 1948-04-21

what moviegoer cares who the hus-
bands are?
4 \ 4
Virginia Bruce has a problem. ]
understand that her Turkish hus-
band, Ali Apar, can never come to
this country to live. So-will vir-
ginia divorce him. or will she exile
herself to Europe?
There's q mystery about Gregory
Peck's leading lady in yellow
Sky" Jean Peters was originally
announced for it, with q big fan
fare OF publicity. Now they are
talking of getting Susan Hayward
for the part.
Charlie Chaplin has made q new
will. The new document gives his
wife Oona Just what she is legally
entitled to. The rest of Chaplin's
SIS 900, 900 melon will be split be-
tween sons Charlie Junior and sgd
ney and his two children with Oona.
Joan Barry's offspring is out In the
cold.
I wonder why Dennis Morgan and
Jack Carson are doing the remake
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Mt. Vernon Players
Plan Seasons Last

The Mount Vernon Players will
close their current season with JAG
into Benavente's Bonds of Inter-
est to be presented at Undercroft
Auditorium for two weeks beginning
April 20. Principal parts in the
Spanish drama will be played by
Francis Mayer, Mary Forester, Ray
Ramus and Frances Lowe. Call Dis
trict 1484 after pm. nightly for
reservations.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Sacred Heart Cast
To Offer Musical

Rio Rita the tenth anniversary
presentation of the Sacred Heart
Players, will be given by the group
for four nights beginning April Is
in the Sacred Heart Hall, 1925 Park
Road. The title role in the operetta
will be sung by Mary T. Sullivan
with Joseph Zeiss as Captain Stuart.
Reservations may be made by call
ing Taylor 212l.
Evening star., 1948-04-21

'of boy Meets Girl"? It was such
a flopperoo the first time out, even
with James Cagney and Pat OBrien!
The new version Of the epic Is sup
posedly disguised under the title
of 1.-THE Gay Nineties."
Robert Walker, who hates to work
st Metro because he thinks they
don't treat him with enough def
erence, is trying for another movie
for Lester Cowan-the Ernie Pyle
sequel to CT Joe.
John Wayne calle me with q beef:
(See GRAHAM. Page B-13)
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
ond Time Of Showing

ond Time Of Showing
Stage.
National-"The Plays the Thing; i;
2:30 and $50 pm.
Ambassador-"To the Ends OF the
Earth; 1905, 3:15, $40, 7:25 and
935 pm.
Capitol Sitting Pretty; II am,
i1:45, 4:3O, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
shows: l, 3:45, $50 and 9:15 pm.
| Columbia-"TAree Daring Daugh-
ters"; 10:45 am, /, $40, 5:25, 7:35
and $50 pm.
Dupont-"Captain Boycott; /,
I2:45, 4:30, $40, sos and 9:55 pm.
Hippodrome-"Volpone"; 2, 1855,
$50, 7:45 and 9:40 pm.
Keith's-"Casbah":; 1l:15 am,
1.:2o, $3.50, 5:35, 7:45 and $50 pm.
Little-"To Live in Peace; II
am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:2o, $40, 8 and
GAS pm.
Metropolitan IF You Knew
Susie: Ills am, 1:20, 1925, $50,
TAO and GAS pm.
Palace-"Naked City; 10:45 am,
1855, sos, 5:15, 7:25 and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"I've Always Loved You;
11:l5, 2:10, $50 and 9l5 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts.
Continuous from 1915 am.
Warner-"To the Ends OF the
Earth: IL am, los, $40, $40, 7:30
and $40 pm.
Evening star., 1948-04-21
ADJUSTMENTS

I wonder why Dennis Morgan and
Jack Carson are doing the remake
Evening star., 1948-04-21

what moviegoer cares who the hus-
Evening star., 1948-04-21
Italian Film Holds

ITO Live in Peace goes into It's
second week at the Little today.
Aldo Fabrizi stars in the italian
comedy which to date has won over
40 awards for its excellence.
Evening star., 1948-04-21

LUCK OF THE IRISH-Kdth-
Ieen Ryan, the 23-year-old
Dublin girl pho ,Das cast op-
posite James Mason In "Odd
Man out" for her first screen
assignment, 1Das rewarded for
her excellent Dork Nth the
feminine lead in "Cdptdin
Boycott" opposite another OF
England's top stars, Ste1Dart
Granger. The ne1D film, made
in ireland, opens at the Du-
pont today.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-01
PARENTS Urged to observe Child Health Day
"BIack Raider"
Identified With
xxx, Kills Self

ATLANTA.-(NNPN Sherman
c. Keheley. one OF four men
indict, q for BLACK Raider fog
rncS and who was identified
as 4 member Of the Ku kluX
Khan. committed suicide last
week
However Fulton County So
lcl,or General Paul Webb de-
clared last Thursday that inves-
tieat,on INTO the activities of
the group Will be pushed with
undated intensity.
keheley vas identified by Mr..
and Mrs Llmon Gates OF Troup
county IS one of the Black
RAIDER VINO flogged them Sc
Verely sometime ago. Mr. and
Mrs Gates are colored.
Other alleged BLACK Raiders
taken INTO custody and charged
with attempted murder in con-
nec,lon with the flogging OF Mr.
ans Mas Gates include r b.
ElliSo Lawrence FOrtuer. NJ S
Can,bols. and Frank Brand. Mr.
ana Mrs Gates also named two
0thc suspects. + W. Mitchell
and Jar'es Il. Owens.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-01
Rejection Of Medical
Students Prompts Meet

ALL ANITA. Ga.-Alarmed a,
the high tate OF rejection o!
Negro applicants for admission
10 ruC lcal schools q conference
was cllleG here last week 20 ex-
plcre WAYS and means o. TN
proving Goth the quantity ana
QUALITY OF these Negro applicants
Eighteen selected conferces
we're n q tWO-cay meeting a;
Atlants University April 22-23
The conference was emitted
supply Of Negro Physicians
with Special Emphasis upon
Preme- ical Education
In addition 20 members OF IN
terestCd colleges . number OF
experts were invited % lead
discussions IN the various uhaSes
OF medical educsuon with the
hope that the presentation o.
exact data might point the wav
for corrective steps on the pafi
of the colleges
Representative az tbs .areer
foundations and the federal SOW
eminent we're invited o. take
part because any corrective pro-
gram would require financial sup
port
DR.. Martin Jenkins. professor
Of education az Howard Uni.
versiiy. lead the first sessions
direussions. He concluded that
results 81 the Professional Ap-
tifuds Tests among Negro an.
plieanfs 20 medical schools sue.
sest hat the majority Of the
applicants were not properly
grounded in the sciences. hu.