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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
RAILROADS ARE
 ORDERED TO CUT
 DOWN ON COAL

WASHINGTON, March 18.--tRt-- The government today ordered a 25 percent reduction in coal-burning passenger train service because of the coal mine shutdown.
 The Office of Defense Transpor- tation order is effective at mid night next Sunday, March 2l.
 It was issued under the wartime powers which the ODT still retains.
 The agency said the step was necessary because railroad coal stocks today are considerably low CT than they have been on pre- vious occasions when stoppages in coal production have interferred with railroad operations"
 The Bureau of Mines reported two days ago that coal stocks generally were at dangerously low level.
 At the time the ODT acted, the government was making other moves to end the work stoppage which already has forced steel in- dustry to cut operations.
 Federal Cancellation Chief Cy- rus S. Ching met with Ezra Van Horn, spokesman for the mine op- orators, and arranged to talk later with John L. Lewis, chief of the United Mines Workers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
ROUNDUP ON
 ADDRESS BY
 PRESIDENT '
Reports Indicate Europe Divided on Familiar
 Lines in ReaCfion
CBY THE ASSOCIATED pREss)

ID HE AoOOOlA ELI 1tEOOj
 LONDON March 18.-Europe di- vided on familiar lines today in it's reaction to President Trumans pre- paredness speech.
 Ncn-Communist newspapers-and officials who would talk hailed it generally as a fortnight statement in defense of freedom against Com munism
 Communist newspapers and radio stations for the most part took the line that it was threatening talk in- tended to create war panic" But the Eastern press gave it little space
 Moscow broadcast a Tass dispatch from New York saying the Presi- dents speech has evoked anxiety even among conservative American politicians" The Soviet news agency quoted Rep. Dewey Short (R-Mo) as deciying "an atmosphere of hys- teria, and Henry A. Wallace as saying the speech was "a shameful call for world remobilization.
 Russian controlled newspapers iH Berlin characterized the address as "firebrand talk" and a panic speech
 The bannerline of Vapaa Sana, Helsinki newspaper of Finland's Communist dominated peoples De- mocratic Party, said Truman is loading the guns-calls for universal military training and threatens with direct action
 The Budapest Communist news paper Szabadnet said
 The Thurman speech is nothing but a cheap electioneering trick
 The London Foreign Office said Britain warmly welcomed" the Pre- sident's speech, lin particular the on the essentially defensive character of the American Policy"
 Premier Themistokles Souphoulis of Greece, which has been getting United States military aid, said in Athens the address constituted not only hope but assurance given all peoples of the world that their free dom and independence will be pro- tected."
 Czechoslovakia's Communist press gave scant attention to the speech, and much of that was reproachful. But the people showed lively inter- est. Many listened eagerly to for eign broadcasts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
REMAINS OF WAR
 VETERAN BROUGHT BACK TO HOMELAND

The remains of Leroy Vestal Jr arrived in Juneau aboard an Army Transport this afternoon at the Juneau Airport and were met by an honorary delegation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, composed oi Vernon Metcalf, Dan Mahoney and Judson Whittier of the vFW, and Waino Hendrickson, Joe Thibo- deau and Alfred znger, Si. of the American Legion.
 Col. T. O. Franks of the Ameri- can Graves Registration Section of Alaska and Master Sgt. w. N Reichers were the acting honor guards, and Sgt E. L. Taylor the military escort.
 Last rites will be held Sunday afternoon at the Charles w. Cart CT Chapel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
UNIT, DRAFT URGED BY
 F0RRESTAL
Declared Armed Forces Want to.Add $50, 900
 Men to Strength

WASHINGTON, March 18.-Ri- Secretary of Defense Forrestal in- dicated today that the Arm9d Forces want to add more than 350,0O0 men to their strength, but did not say how maiiy more. He said a draft is the only way to get them.
 Forrestal was before the Senate Armed Forces Committee support ing President Truman's plea for a revival of the draft and for uni versal military training.
 He told the Senators he will ap- prove recommendations for in- creases in the authorized strength of the Army, Navy and Air Forces, but would not make public the figures
 The authorized strength" of each service is a ceiling" Congress has put on the number of men it can have. The present ceiling for Army, Air Force. Navy and Ma rines adds up to 1,7320 900 men. Actually, they have 1,392,000 men.
 The draft is asked to get the men needed to bring strength up to pre- sent ceilings.
 Under questioning, Forrestal also said:
 l. If Russian forces decided to move into Germany or other parts of Europe the United States forces could not stop them.
 2. There are less than 30000 use able" army combat troops in the United States at this time
 Secretary of the Army Royall and Secretary of the Navy Sullivan were before the committee with Forestal.
 They were not able to give definite answers to questions about how it is to operate a draft.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
Truman FIaiIy Rejeds Any
 Support of "Henry Wallace.
 His Communists" in Nov.

NEW YORK, March l8-tPS-Pre- sident Truman says he would not accept the support of Henry Wal lace and his Communists if his refusal meant defeat in the Nov ember election.
 If joining them or permitting them to join me is the price of vic- tory, I recommend defeat" declared the President. who dropped Wallace from his Cabinet in l946,
 MT. Truman made the statement last night to 250o persons at the annual dinner of the friendly sons of St. Patrick.
 His challenge to Wallace and his Communists" came near the end of Foreign Policy speech in which he reiterated his plea to Congress for q temporary revival of the draft universal military training and speedy Congressional approval of the European Recovery Program, He said the fundamental purpose of his proposals is ito prevent war
 Departing from his prepared text, MT Truman said: T do not want and will not accept the political support of Henry Wallace and his Communists. There are days of high prices for everything, but any price ,or Henry Wallace and his Com- munists is too much for me to pay. do not want to buy
 The Presidents remarks concern ing Wallace brought cheers from the St. Patrick's Day gathering, which had just heard Francis Cardinal Spellman endorse the Presidents recommendations for universal mili- tary training.
 A talk on the subject Wallace answers Truman already had been scheduled for Wallace on the ABC net work tonight at 7:45 pm (PST)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
s AMERICANS JUMP PLANE;
 LAND SAFELY
Parachute from Graft Over Berlin = Come Down
 in Russian Zone

BERLIN, MaNh l8.-tR-K'ig. Gen. Telford Taylor was injured today when he and seven other Americans parachuted from C. 47 over Berlin.
 Taylor chief U. s. prosecutor of war crimes in Germany, was brought to an army hospital suf- fering from a wrenched back and a slight hip injury He landed in a street in Russian occupied Terri tory.
 The plane developed engine trouble.
 At least one of the passengers, a woman, was reported to have been injured
 Taylor was returning to Nuern- berg after conferring here with Gen. Lucius D. Clay. U s. Mili- tary Governor for Germany
 The plane carried 10 persons, in cluding the crew The pilot and co-pilot stayed with the C-47 to make forced landing rather than abandon it oyer the city.
 Several passengers who landed in the Russian-occupied suburbs of Lichtenberg, reported they had been picked up by Russian sol- diers and taken to Soviet head 'quarters.
 It was learned that Mrs. Taylor was among those who bailed out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
Combat Planes Can Operate
 Over Arttis Ice Gap, Says
 Commander, Bomber Wing

SALIVA, Kas., March l8.+R-B- 29's have proved that bomDers can operate over the Arctic ice cap. the commander of the 97th Bomb Wing said today.
 The fifteen B-2e's of the 97th were he first fully equippedc ombat planes to fly over the North Pole
 The 97th is returning to the Smokey Hill Air Base here from six months of training and tests in AL aska. Most of the 1,700 men in the Wing have returned by air, and 500 are enroute by ship. Col. George L. Robinson, 36, of Los Angeles, Commander of the 97th and veteran of 25 World War II combat missions, talked about the Arctic flights today before leaving with bis wife for her home in Jack Isonville. Fla, to absorb some sun shine.
 The tests were completed success fully and the equipment was proved, !" he said. No special problems were found, although northern lights Aurora Borealis)) upset magnetic .compasses so they were useless for navigation
 Flights of $500 miles over the North Pole from their base at Eiel- son Field were made during the darkest part of the long winter nights, Robinson said
 'The weather he remarked, lis not unusual on top of the world. Just about like it is here Only no thunderstorms. It was not a prob lem"
 Although temperatures as low as 40 below zero on the ground and 75 below in the air were encountered. the young Wing Commander said planes were able to take off any time a mission was scheduled. Four hours were required to warm up the engines
 Col. Robinson credited success of the tests to indoctrination, training and equipments.
 He had literal praise for ground crews who changed engines on ramps at Eielson Field, near Fairbanks, in temperatures as low as 35 degrees below zero.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
AT THE BOAT HARBoR

The Lady Jane from Seattle ar rived at the boat harbor yesterday and will leave for Cordoya Satur- day. She is owned by Martin Anderson.
 The Nuisance III, owned by Stan Thompson, came in from Hocnah yesterday
 The Avuna. owned by Martin Randall, is at the boat harbor hav- ing new gas tanks installed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
DOG mU5HER5 70. ATTEMPT RECOVERY OF CRASH VICTIMS i

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 18 -iR-Two Alaska dog mushers made plans today for a possible assault on rugged Mount Sanford and recovery oi the bodies of 30 plane crash victims.
 Plans for possible removal were disclosed yesterday shortly after wreaths were dropped on the cloud cloaked mountain in tribute to the victims.
 Twenty-Five persons were aboard the Northwest Airlines DC-4 which flew as close to the crash scene as possible for the aerial funeral rites Services were conducted for all faiths.
 The g ysctims were Killed last Friday aAen a Northwest Orient Airlines plane, enroute from Shang- hai to St. Paul, crashed into a gla- cial pocket on the mountain Mount Sanford is l90 miles northeast of Anchorage.
 The two mushers. Jacke Butler and Danny Evan, planned to meet today in Gulkana, 50 miles west of the crash scene.
 Butler one of Alaska's most fa- nous sled men and familiar with the crash area, said in Fairbanks he believed the scene may be ac- cessible over two routes.
 Airlines officials and trained mountaineers expressed belief earl fer that it would be impossible to recover the bodies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
CANADIAN NAVAL
 PATROL PLANNED
 FOR WEST C0A51

VANCOUVER, B. C., March 18.-- R-A five-ship fleet--a cruiser, three destroyers' and frigate--- will patrol the west coast of Cam ada.
 yesterday by Vice Admiral Harold T. Grant, chief of the Canadian Naval Staff He said the five ves- sels are considered standard equipment" for the British Colum- bia coast under the present Navy establishment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
Soviefs Sending Expedition Into
 Artiit by Plane

MOSCOW, March 18.-tR-A new medical research expedition into the Arctic was reported today in Izvestia, Soviet government news paper.
 The story said special staff equipped with the latest medical devices had left Archangel to fly to Naryan Mar for a study among far northern people.
 Naryan Mar is beyond the Arc tic Circle, about 400 miles north east of Archangel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
Wealthy Woman Is
 Dead, Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, March 18.-tR- Mrs. Margaret Sawyer Hill Davis, 55, reputedly one of the wealthiest wo- men in the country, died here today from a heart attack.
 Mrs. Davis, the widow of the late James Norman Hill, son of the rail road tycoon, James J. tJim) Hill, and himself founder of the Texas Company, was married to Bleyins Davis in Washington in 1946 at a ceremony attended by Mrs. Harry s. Truman.
 Mrs. Davis was left fortune esti- mated at S80,000,000 upon James N. Hills death in 1892.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
Beer-Brewing k 10
 Be Taught. 5thooIs

NEW YORK, March l8.--tR--The fine art of beer brewing will be in the city's public school system.
 The course, with three classes weekly. will open tonight at the Brooklyn Evening Technical High School About 30 fledgling suds- makers. who must be i8 or older, are expected to attend the class es, the Board of Education says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
ADMIRALTY ACTION

In an Admiralty Action filed in U. s. District Court today, the Territory of Alaska as libelant ask ed for judgment against the vessel Nan B ill the amount of s9,202.55 plus interest and $750 at torneys fees. The suit is over an alleged Sl0,000 veterans loan and was placed by Attorneys Faulkner, Banfieid and Boochever.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
Tax Returns from Alaska Has Squire
 Puzzled, 7 Things

TACOMA, March 18.-tR-Wasli- ington and Alaska residents either are richer-or earlier-this year. Clark Squire, collector of internal revenue, isn't certain yet which is the case
 Income tax collections from the district totaled s10l, ,989.7l8 through yesterday. as compared with $93,- 098,053 for the same period last year, he reported.
 Collections of all federal taxes in the district also are up, he said, from $l50.518,978 in l947 to sl66,li3.2s5 this year
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18

tCopyrlgnt, l946, by The Bell Syndicate,
 Inc.)
 " WASHINGTON Despite de- nials of Sen. J. Howard McGrath that he has felt like resigning as chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Committee. McGrath several times has been near the boiling point.
 One occurred recently and took the form of hot feud with none other than Secretary of National Defense ForTestal.
 On March 5, Forrestal phoned McGrath that he was appointing Russell J. Hopley of Omaha, pres ident of the Northwestern Ben Telephone Company, as Director of Civilian Defense. Under direct or ders from the White House. every Cabinet member is required to clear all job appointments with the chairman of the National Com mittee. This has been rule of both Democratic and Republican administrations for years. It is supposed to prevent political en- emies from being taken to the bosom of the family
 Checking on Hopley. McGrath informed Forrestal that he was flatly opposed to the appointment. Not only was Hopley Republican, but a big business Republican who had bitterly fought labor up and down the state of Nebraska.
 In war job, Hopley's appoint
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
DIsARMED BY TRAIN

INDIANAPOLIS -lR- Thomas Delaney, detective for the Belt Railroad, saw a man lurking near a boxcar and called out The man fired at him once, then stumbled and lost both his gun and his right hand under the wheels of moving train.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March 18.--RL- Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3as, American Can 79h, Anaconda 32s. Curtiss- Wright 6h, International Harvest CT 845s, Kennecott 46la, New York Central l27s, Northern Pacific l9h U. s. Steel 69as. Pound $403A
 Sales today were 890,000 shares.
 Averages today are al follows industrisls l66.92, rails 1856, util- ities, 3190.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18

 SPLIT 0 N
 PROPOSALS
Trumdn's Suggestions of Checking Spread of Com
 munism Checked Up
By JACK BELL

WASHINGTON, March 18.--(R-- Congress split down the middle .oday on President Truman's plans for bolstering the nations military strength with universal training and revival of the draft. Party labels were lost in the ihuffle as leaders divided over the TWO measures MT. Truman said are needed to flex the muscles of country that has become "the principle protector of the free world against Communism"
 The upshot seemed to be a trend toward giving the President one-- out not both--of the manpower taising laws. Universal military raining looked like slightly the better bet although the cards are stacked against UNIT in the House tight now.
 As third step to halt the ag- yressive march of "one nation,- Russia--Mr. Truman also called for quick and final approval of the $500 900 .0OO Marshall Plan for European recovery
 The Senate already has passed Inc bill And, within four hours # the Presidents address to Con- gress, the House Foreign Affairs committee stamped its okay on similar program. General Agreement Congressional leaders in both major political camps agree on me thing--they want to do some hing to stop the spread of Com :nunism across not only Europe out the world.
 But there the agreement stop ped
 Chairman Vandenberg tR-Mich) of the Senate Foreign Relations l Committee said that if this coun- l try does not now have the essen sials of national armed security we must provide them by the most available immediate means Senator Taft of Ohio, a COP Presidential candidate, indicated he may fight the draft as well as the UNIT proposal which he long has opposed.
 Taft said he regretted that MT Truman had not pressed for real mification of the armed forces and for the worlds biggest air force
 Support Air Force
 The air force idea found wide support.
 Tn this connection, Senator Brew ster oR-Mel told a reporter the President made a significant omis- sion"
 The Russians have no concept of a navy. being great land mass,' Brewster said And they have no concern about an invas- ion, having resisted invasions Tor centuries. Air power is the only thing they understand-that has DecH utlHOlfSlIdltO.
 But Chairman Gurney CR-SD), Senate Armed Forces Committee said air power alone cannot guard bases and the shores of contin- ent. He personally is sympathetic to the draft proposal, he told re- porters.
 House Com. Bloc
 Chairman Taber tR-NY) of the Appropriations Committee put the cost of combined Draft-UMT program at $500, 100000 in the next year. But he said that would not affect the cutting plans.
 Meanwhile. Chairman Leo Allen tR-Ili kept the House Rules Com. mittee's lid tightly closed against letting UNIT legislation reach the floor A training bill won ap- proval of Andrews Armed Services Committee last year. but the Rules Committee has refused to put it on the House calendar
 The Presidents message doesn't change thing" Allen told re- porters.
 Barring change of mind by AL lens committee, about the only way to get the UNIT bill before the sa4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
APPRENTICE CLASSES MEET

The first in the new series of apprentice classes sponsored by the Juneau Apprenticeship Coun- cil, will begin at 6 o'clock tonight in Room l of the Juneau High School. These classes will be held each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for the next eight weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
STEAMER MOvEMENTS

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Friday.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Baranof, from west, scheduled south Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18

Machinists Mate First Class Jo- seph A. Taylor has arrived here to joint the crew of the U.S.C.G. Cutter Wachusett. He was form erly a member of the crew of the U.S.C.G. Cutter Fir.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
WEATHER REPORT

" "A Il Olt . tU. 8. WEATHER BUREAU , tPast 24 hours ending 7:sO am. today } In Juneau Maximum, 36; ) minimum, 31. , At Airport Maximum, 35, ) minimum, 31. WEATHER FORECAST tJuneau and Vicinity } Variable cloudiness tonight } and Friday. Colder tonight } with the lowest tempera- ] ture near 28 degrees. PRECIPITATION , tPast 24 hours ending 7;3o m. today } Tn Juneau-6l incaes; since March l, 3.06 inches; since July l, 1922 inches. At Airport .35 inches; since March l, l89 inches; since July l, 46.l8 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
verdoux Loses His
 Film Damage Case

PARIS, March 18--tR Henri Yer doux lost today his 5000 ,000- Franc ($l6.no0) damage suit over the film, Monsieur Verdoux
 Verdoux is a young bank clerk with a small family. So is the mur- derous Henry Verdoux. as played by Charlie Chaplin in the film
 The real Verdoux sued French dis tributors of the film and two Paris movie houses. The court ruled he would have to pay costs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18

Anna Leak from Cordova is in Juneau and staying at the Bar anof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-18
The W Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

(Copyright, lei8, by The Bell Syndicat
 Inc
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-17
ROnania Gusts U. s. Legation Staff Members

WASHINGTON, (P)-The state department disclosed yesterday that four members of the Ameri- can legation staff in Bucharest, Romania, have been recalled on the demand of the Romanian govern ment.
 Romania had accused the four of taking photographs in forbid den zone.
 The United States rejected the accusation and declared that the Romanian governments com plaints do not conform to the facts"
 This assertion was made in a note which was delivered by Min ister Rudolph E. Schoenfield to the Romanian foreign ministry Wednesday.
 The note, released by the state department yesterday, accused Ro- manian police in the city of Giur- giu of having detained the two men and two women clerk of the legation staff for IF hours incom- municado after the alleged pho- tographing occurred.
 It charged that flor 16 hours no member of the group was allowed food or water.
 The four members of the lega- tion staff involved in the incident were named in the note as Wayne Fisher, third secretary and vice consul, of Glidden, Iowa; Paul Green, an attache, of Newark, Ohio; Miss Ruth Virginia Carr, clerk, of San Francisco; and Miss Peggy Maggard, a clerk, of Kan sas City, Mo.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-17
Fire Kills Three I'm Trailer Camp

INGLEWOOD, (P)-Three trail CT camp residents were dead yes terday from burns suffered when flames were spewed over the court by an oil tank farm explosion. Seven other persons were burned less seriously.
 The chain explosion blasted l2 of l6 tanks at the Basin Oil com pany's five-acre tract Wednesday.
 George Synold assistant super intendent for the oil firm, said he saw big blobs of flaming oil flash across street to the camp where some 56 trailers were parked. All of those injured lived at the camp.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-17
FIRE IN SCHOOL FURNACE ROOM

The fire department was called to the Nome Public School to ex- tinguiSh a fire which was smoul- dering in the small attic over the furnace room on the north wing of the building. Bremen soon dis covered that a rope which was fastened through the ceiling and was supporting steam header from the boiler had caught fire from the overloaded pipe. Fire was quickly extinguished.
 The school children were march ed out of the building in a very efficient manner.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-17
Many Drowned In
 Jap Typhoon Flood

TOKYO, R)-Between 800 and 2,000 Japanese were killed injured or missing in flooded Ichinoseki City 60 miles north of Sendai Jap anese and occupation authorities said today.
 A Kyodo news agency report from a technician to his prefectur- al office at Morioka in Iwate pre- lecture placed the number of dead at 2,000.
 Allied headquarters, however, said reports from army units at Sendai listed 800 dead or missing.
 Kyodo said two feet of rain del- uged the city in a typhoon last night. Some 500 homes in Ichinos- eki were washed away and 1,60O were flooded, the news agency re- ported.
 Tokyo officials said five were dead or missing here and more than 4,000 homes were flooded or