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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
L0ST PLIERS ARE REPORTED FOUND, NOME
Body of One of Three Para troopers, However Is
 Sill UnreCovered

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Jan. l4.- R-One of three paratroopers who made a moonlight leap to the aid ot six B-29 crash survivors two days after Christmas still has not been found, Ladd Field authorities said today. He is Lieut. Albert c. Kinney, Jr., Hardwick, Vt, medical officer at Ladd Field.
 The frozen body of the second paratrooper, found Saturday, was identified yesterday as T-5 Leon J. Casey, whose sister, Ruby Blackwell, lives in Los Angeles. The body ot Sgt. Santhell London, Kinta, Okla, was recovered 10 days ago.
 A report at Nome, still uncon- firmed, said the bodies of Lieuts. Vern H. Arnett, Santa Ana, Calf. an Frederick E. Sheetz, Keyser, w. Va. pilot and navigator of the strick- en B-29, had been found nine miles from the crash scene.
 Six members of the planes crew were rescued.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON

Copyright, 194s. by The Bell Syndicate
 Inc.)
 WASHINGTON Notes From Your Cabinet Correspondent: The Agriculture Department has submitted a detailed meat ration ing program, bill to revive meat controls
 Department experts worked out a tentative program, based upon the old OPA point system but de- signed to create a greater demand for cheaper meat cuts. It would be administered and enforced by the Agriculture Department, with the FBI on the prowl for serious violations and black marketing The planners have taken special pains to weed out the irritations which crept into the OPA and left a bad taste with the public.
 The Agriculture plan is to ra- tion meat alone, not fats ano oils. Coupon books would be issued by voluntary ration boards, but the central directors would be handpicked by Secretary Anderson for their ability to get along with the public.
 The decision to use the point system was reached after close study of the British rationing sys- tenn which regulates the money that can be spent rather than the amount of meat that can be purchased. The plan finally adopt ed will cost heavily in coupons fol the tenderloin steaks but charge fewer points for the less tender cuts. The tendency would be to force price reductions for the choice cuts, while boosting the cost of the lower-point cuts. Yet Anderson feels that compulsory price controls will not be neces- sary.
 The Agriculture Secretary, whc was skeptical of the meatless-egg -poultryless days from the first quietly put his department to work on a meat-rationing program ssv- eral weeks ago. He assigned the planning to Assistant Secretary Charles Grammar and called for
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
pETRILL0IS
 ACQUITTED

CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-tP-James C. Petrillo today was acquitted on a charge of violating the Lea Act which Congress passed to curb his board union powers.
 Federal Judge Walter J. Labuy, in his written opinion of eight pages said there is no evidence whatever in the record to show that the de- fendant had knowledge of or was informed of this case"
 The Government alleged in it's criminal case that Petrillo, head oi the AFL American Federation ot Musicians, had violated the law by calling strike to coerce station WAAF, Chicago, to hire extra help
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
ER MAY FORFEIT cop SUPPORT
Risks Republican Backing If Fails 10 DisdvoW
 Presidential Draft

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-LP- Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower may risk any chance for the ultimate backing of regular Republican or ganizations in several states if he fails to stamp out the independent Presidential draft movement now underway.
 The Army Chief of Staff has said several times that he has no in- terest in politics. But thus far he has not otherwise repudiated moves hy the Draft Eisenhower League to put delegates into a number of COP primaries.
 While this move has the back ing in New Hampshire of Senator Charles Tobey, Eisenhower enthus- lasts elsewhere seem likely to be drawn from persons outside of and often at odds with the regular COP organizations in the states concern ed.
 As case in point, one Repub- liean in close touch with the sit uation said privately that Eisen- hover had better -than-fair chance for darkhorse support from the powerful Pennsylvania Repub- lican organization at the June Philadelphia convention But, this party member added, the General may forfeit that chance if he does not disavow immediately a move in his behalf there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
ANOTHER SHIP ACQUIRED FOR ALASKA ROUTE
Alaska Transportation Se- cures Large Freighfer-
 Has 12-Knot Speed

SEATTLE, Jan. l4-tRl-Acquisi- tion of the second ship within the past week for Puget Sound and Alaska trade was announced yesterday by the Alaska Transpor- taticn Company.
 The ship is the 318-foot freight CT Empire Consequence,' built in Germany just before the war for use in the Baltic Sea, and acquir- ed by the U. S from England, who took the vessel from the Nazis as war reparations
 "'The ship was constructed and especially strengthened for ice and cold water activity, and it's 12-knot speed and handling characteristics made it ideal for work in the Terri tory,' s. J. Swanson, vice presi- dent of the line, declared.
 The ship is now in New York and bids for her conversion will be invited from both coasts.
 The company plans to equip the ship with refrigerator space to carry that type of cargo as well as extensive improvements to carry a limited number of passengers. It has dead weight tonnage of 2973.
 The passenger liner George Washington was also recently ac- euired by the ATC for service to Alaska ports
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
Inferior Department Given Huge Budget for Work in
 Alaska; Items Are Listed

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.-lRl- An Interior Department official said today President Truman's new budget requests $60,987,65 to be spent in Alaska by the Interior Department which, if approved, will be the first step toward CO., crdinating all government activities in the Territory.
 William E. Warne, assistant Sec retary, told a news conference that the budget included $38, ,943,65l for Department activities affecting the Territory, together with contract authorizations for $22,044 900.
 He said this compared with ap- propriations of S16, APT, ,233 and con- tract authorization Of Sl5,000, 900 this year.
 Warne said that if Congress ap- proves the requests, the Depart ment will be able to set up an Alaskan development staff to CO., ordinate all of it's program in the Territory. This staff, he said, will be located in Alaska and here, and will seek to bring Alaska closer to Washington"
 Budget For Alaska
 He listed the money in the bud get for the Department for Alaska as
 S550,135 for the Secretary's off ice; $924, ,005, Bureau of Land Man agement; $6,l50500, plus contract authorization of $6,400.000, for the Bureau of Indian Affairs; $150000 for the Reclamation Bureau to make general investigations which, he said, will include potential do- nestle water supplies and power especially at Eklutna Lake, near Anchorage; $9OO,O0o for the Geo. logical Survey; S64l ,00O for the Bureau of Mines, $1.053 ,982 for the National Park Service plus S2,- 0oO,oO0 ill contract authorization; S3,539,629 for the Fish and Wild life Service; $9,867, 400 plus $6,944,- eco contract authorization for the Alaska Road Commission and $15,- 000000 plus contract authorization of $6,700000 for the Alaska Rail- road.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
:. alrlous Sourdouqh Of Alaska passes
 Out on Last Trail

CHICO, Calf, Jan. 14-tR- A trunk full of clippings and the tranished keys to a dozen cities were about all that was left today to remind the world of Eli Smith, an oldtime Alaskan sourdough who rode a dog sled to fame and for tune in the long ago.
 Smith, 92, died yesterday, an obscure old man in a rest home.
 But there was time when he was toasted in Nome and Wash ington, and his poke was full of gold dust.
 Back in 1905, on $10,000 bet with the late sports promoter Tex Rickard, Smith started mushing a dog team from Nome to Washing ton, D. c.
 Two years later he completed the 5000 mile trip. Rickard was in Washington to pay off adn Presi- dent Teddy Roosevelt was there to BIt6J iliIIl.
 Smith mushed on the Dawson Trail He once won $2l ,000 in a husky sweepstakes race from Nome to Candle Creek and back-in 72 hours and 10 minutes.
 Eight years ago, bent with age. Smith, a native of East Troy, Wis, came to Chico. He went to the California ghost town of Magaila to work claim, but his luck had run out.
 lie entered the rest home in 1942 and lived out his days in the peace and quiet of small, sunny town far from the roaring high north country he loved.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
FIST FIGHTS
 IN ASSEMBLY
 IN FR 4 N CE
Communists Resist She!v. ing of Right 10 Name
 Vice. President

PARIS, Jan. 14-tR-Communlsts resumed a bitter fight today for the Presidency of the French Ma tional Assembly, charging that at tempts to deprive the largest single party in the Assembly of that post would be unconstitutional.
 Marcel Cachin, the Communist Interim Chairman of the Assembly who suspended the session yester- day when a majority of the deput- ies attempted to deprive the Com munists of the Vice-Presidency, re- convened it's reorganization meet ing. Fear had heen expressed that he might refuse to do so. The Com munists have threatened boycott of all Assembly Offices.
 The session yesterday had ended in turmoil. Deputies shouted, sang and engaged in fist fights. The meet ing was suspended by turning out the lights after Communist de- puties refused to leave
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
.ALA5KA PROXY i5
 TURNED DOWN BY SENATOR CApEHART

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-lR- Senator Capehart (R-Ind) has turn ed down a request that he substi- ute for the National Committee woman from Alaska at the Republi- can National Committee meeting here Jan. 19 and 20
 Mrs Margaret E. White of Juneau, the Territory's Republican Commit teewoman, sent Capehart her proxy for the Committee session and for the entire month of January.
 The Senator met her and her husband Albert, COP Chairman for the Territory, while he was in AL aska last summer Investigating pos abilities for development of news print mills.
 Capehart wrote Mrs. White that he is unable to accept the honor because of prior commitments which cannot change" He said he will confer with A. E. Rasmuson of Skag- way. Alaska's Republican National Committeeman, about the proxy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
RE-TRIAL OF MEEkS
 TO START
Convieied Knife SIasher l. Given Another Chance
 in District Court
George Harrison Meeks will go

George Harrison Meeks will go to trial in U. s. District Court here tomorrow for what may De his life Meeks was convicted on March g, 1946 of the first de- gree murder of Clarence J. Camp hell in Juneau on December loi 1945
 His case was remanded back to Juneau several weeks ago by the Ninth U. s. Circuit Court ot Ap- heals for a re-trial, based on cer- tain irregularities in the orlglnai trial. Meeks was found guilty during a 16 day trial in which II. S. District Attorney P. J. Gill more. Jr. accused him of the oru- tai knife slashing of Campbell, a 28-vear-old Seattle constructor worker who had been employed al Hoonah by the Alaska Construc- tion Go.
 Campbells body was found near the unfinished home of Harold b
 
 Foss on Evergreen Avenue in the uuper portion of the Seattle Tract by Kenyon Spike" Mclean and Chet Ellis. Robbery was declared to have been the motive for the crime after it was learned that approximately S2,3oo in cash was missing from his person.
 Unidentified Bcdy The body was unidentified Tor 24 hours until Harold Stjern, Sup erintendent of the Alaska Con- struction Go. declared that it was that of Campbell.
 Meeks had originally been n- terrogated during the investiga- ton, but was not arrested untii Kelso B. Hartness accused him of trying to knife him also Meeks was placed in jail on January s, 1946 and charged with cuttlng Hartness with intent to kill, wound or maim. He was bound over to the Grand Jury on January 20, 1946. The Grand Jury later re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
20JApANE5E MAY ESCAPE
 FROM TRIALS

TOKYO, Jan Dismissal of war crimes charges against 20 Japanese-including five ministers n the Tojo Cabinet-has been re- commended by Chief Prosecutor Jo- seph B. Keenan, it was learned authoritatively today.
 Keenan declined to comment on the report but neither would he deny he made the recommendation to the War Crimes section of the U. 5. Department of the Army in Wash ington.
 An informed source said Keenan's reasoning is that trial of the 20 de- fendants would be anti-climactic, lengthy and expensive and would necessitate a complete new tribunal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14

 GOING TO
 BEpR0BED
Federal Grand Jury Given Instructions from At-
 forney General

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-iR - Attorney General Clark today ord- cred Federal Grand Jury investi- gation of lobbying in the District of Columbia
 The Attorney General gave his special Assistant, Irving R. Kaut- man, powers of a District Attorney and authorized him to go before the Grand Jury.
 Kaufman has been making an in- quiry into compliance with the lob bying registration act of l946
 That law requires that persons attempting to influence legislation must register with Congress and file a statement showing who is paying them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
Stay of Execution ls
 Granted Slayer Bird

OLYMPIA, Jan. i4-iR Washing tons Governor Wallgren has grant ed 60-day stay of execution for Jake Bird, the convicted slayer scheduled to hang early Friday morning.
 The postponement was ordered shortly after Wallgren received a telegram from Governor Dwight Green of Illinois. Green urged a de- lay in the execution so Bird could help clear up other unsolved slay- ings
 Bird has confessed that he either committed or can clear up some A different slayings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 14-tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3a, American Can 78, Anaconda 339s, Curtiss- Wright SIS, International Harvest CT 897s, Kennecott 47as, New York Central 142s, Northern Pacific 20, U. S. Steel 76h, Pound S403A.
 Sales today were 230,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows :. industrials 17738, rails 5139, util- ities 3326.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
27 Survivors from Flaming Transport
 Landed at Halifax

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. IA -tR-Twenty one survivors of the burned Army Transport Joseph V. Connolly will leave Halifax by plane later today for New York. In all, 27 survivors landed in Halifax from the rescue ship Union Victory this morn- ing. Three injured men are being kept in Halifax for medical care, and three others, also injured, will be flown to Boston.
 A message from vessel standing by the Connolly in Mid-Atlantic says the Transport still is burning fiercely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
MAKING
 IS THREATENED
 BY pETRILL0 BAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. l4.- R - James O. Petrillos l4 day old for ever ban" on record making by his AFL American Federation of Mu- sicians threatens to dwarf" the ra- dio manufacturing industry, an in- dustry representative contended to- day.
 Bond Geddes. Executive Vice Pre- Sident of the Radio Manufacturers Association. declared in testimony prepared for the House Labor Com mittee that widespread unemploy- ment and bankruptcy will follow if the Musicians Union Chief is not forced to retreat from his stand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
EASES TERRITORIAL FINANCES

 KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan l4-lR -Alaska's Governor said today the Circuit Court of Appeals decision returning $350000 to the Territory's general fund from the Veterans Commission will ease the critical condition of the public treasury and thereby lessen the pressure for a special session of the Alaska Legislature"
 The Governor said his canvass of four large Alaskan cities show cd very little genuine demand by the public or legislators for a spec ial session.
 He said business people have promised to lend the University of Alaska enough money to com plete 1948 operations and the Territorial outlook is not so bleak as at first believed
 The Governor added the Court ruling, while helping temporarily to relieve the Territory's financial crisis, levels further blow at our veterans, whose opportunity to secure loans under the Alaska Vet eran's bill is further diminished and postponed.
 This is most deplorable, since in view Of the last legislatures fail- ure to increase of extend the vet eran's revolving fund, hundreds of them have been unable to secure benefits to which this act entitled them
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
STEAMER MOvEMENTS

Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle Jan. 20.
 Coastal Rambler scheduled to sail from Seattle Jan. 23.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive at o'clock this afternoon and sails south at 6 o'clock this evening.
 Aleutian, from west. scheduled Southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
ROBERT EUGENE IN PORT

The Robert Eugene owned by Fred Dahl and sons arrived from Prince Rupert at 8 o'clock this morning, and after loading a cargo of frozen fish at the Cold Stor- age Dock, will return to Prince Rupert this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
PASSENGERS, GREW, TAKEN
 FROM BEACH
Those Aboard AIeutidn Mail Suffer Exposure
 Barge Grew Taken Off

SEATTLE, Jan, l4-tR- Two more mid-winter rescueS from small Alaska steamers wrecked out to the "westward" waters west of Kodiak Island and along the Alaska Peninsula-saved upwards of a score of passengers and crew members today.
 The Is passengers and crewmen of the Aleutian Mail, all suffering from exhaustion and exposure, were taken off the beach and the grounded vessel by boat and sal wage crew late yesterday, the Coast Guard cutter Cedar radioed.
 The Aleutian Mail had grounded near Arch Point, on Unimak Island early Monday, and the self-pro- pelled Army barge BSP-1927, turn ing to go to it's aid also ground ed and nearly met disaster. Float ing free, the barges crew of ap- prcximately nine messaged at noon PSF yesterday that the craft would stay afloat only an hour longer.
 Later however, fishing vessels rescued those aboard and headed for Kings Cove, on the Alaska Peninsula The Army tug Bolster was to attempt to salvage the barge.
 Two salvage officers from the Cedar Lieut.. (jg) E. w Jackson and Ensign William Page, and a boat crew of Vincent sherman. i seaman 1-e Russell F. Sparks. machinist's mate 3-c: Thomas J. Connor, pharmacists mate 3-c and Frank H. Steinheiser. gtmner's mate 3-c. made the rescue, the Cedar messaged.
 Mail, Beat Saved All the government mail was also rescued from the beach. and the Aleutian Mail, a 263-ton wooden ship, was edged off the beach at high tide and taken in tow by the Cedar for Sand Point. on Popof Is- land, 50 miles away.
 The Cedar's skipper praised the excellent seamanship" and rescue work by the boat and salvage crew.
 The Cedar and its toy left Arch Point at 5:41 (PST) last night, the cutter messaged, and was to ar rive at Sand Point about D. m. today.
 Navy Tug To Scene
 The Navy tug Mataco was order ed to the aid of the Cedar to re- lieve of it's tow, if it can arrive in time. The Aleutian Mail and the barge both got into trouble in an area some 300 miles west of Ko- diak. in approximately the same vicinity.
 On New Years Eve, the cannery tender Spencer also went aground in a driving snow storm near Kan atak on the Alaska Peninsula, northwest of Kodiak Island All the crew and passengers, including 1 two women, one of them on a wedding trip to marry the Spen- cers skipper, were rescued by the Navy and Coast Guard after six days on the beach,
 Earlier this winter, several oth- CT vessels have gotten into trouble and required assistance in the storm tossed North Pacific south of the Aleutian Chain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
MORNING FIRE CALL

An overloaded motor in the Royal Cafe on Franklin caused l-4 fire alarm at 2;G7 a. m. today. The Juneau Volunteer Fire De- pahtment reported that no dam age was visible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
NEW JUNEAU RESIDENTS

Mrs. Barbara Granere and baby daughter arrived on the Princess Norah to join her husband, MT. Fritz Granere, who is the business partner and associate of Red r Mayo of the Town Hall Recreation Center.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
REBEKAH LODGE MEETS

The Rebekah Lodge will have it's regular business meeting tonight in the LOOP Hall at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
FROM FAIRBANKS

Gene Socher and Marshall Will jam of Fairbanks are registered at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-14
Score Rescued From Wrecked Alaska Graf
Veterans Board Must Refund S350,000 10
 Alaska, Court Orders

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 14.--lR- The U. S. Circuit Court of App peals yesterday upheld a decision of the Alaska Territorial District Court ordering the Alaska World War II Veterans Board to refund to the Territory s350000 which the Legislature gave the board in l946.
 The Territory contended that the Board, in Az gust, 1947, had $1.75o,- 900 On account. The Board has been ordered to repay half of the $350,ooo by January 3l, and the rest by April 30,
 In April. l946, the Legislature established the Board to admin ister loans and bonuses to veter- ans, the funds being derived from sales and service tax.
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Montana labor news., 1948-06-17

ness the Army Engineers; for 102
years they have had the job of curbing
the Missouri. about the volume Of the
Tennessee river. The Army Engi-
neers do not even claim to have de-
veloped a safe plan yet. The flood
destruction increases year by year.
Engineers in civil life curbed the Ten
nessee river in six years. 1t cost
about 663 million dollars-that is 237
million dollars less than the Army's
illegal expenditures in Turkey in Is
months. The Army crowd running
Washington demanded and got lads
like Mansfield to vote 62 per cent of
this years revenue for military pur-
poses. Then not satisfied. they came
back for &c billion dollars more for
building planes. The ones used In the
war are obsolete. The new ones will
be obsolete in three years also.
When Do We Leave Japan?
After the Franco-Prussian war, Ger
many moved out Of France In about
six months. Macarthur says that
Japan is so "demilitarized' that she
ca IOt MQEt wal III wv yCdto, IIlo
rule there probably good is costing
us net, above intake, 200 million dol
lars the year. The RoOsevelt-Wallace
administration gave the Philippines
independence against the cry Of our
lmperialists. Our holding Oh in Jap
an makes the world distrust us. In
stead of the joyful welcome our
statesmen once got in South America
due to the Roosevelt-Wallace Good
Neighbor Policy. Marshall was met
in Bogota with mock Nazi salutes
Hell MARSHALL, and a riot. killing
100 people. Latin America fears us
Leadership there is enjoyed now by
Argentina and Mexico: not by a
friendly or wise president OF the U
s. A. Except for some top manipula
tors, South Americans do not want
"Yanquis' capital. They fear il
might sweat them. keep them in colo
NAL status, as Wall Street bankers
keep the west and south.
When Do We Leave Germany?
That is "a little easier to answer
Hitler's val machine was built witt
American capital n carriers. Iht
plan was that he would go east ant
destroy Russian communism. Dillon
Read & Co., New York bankers, nov
running our government through For
~restall. a former member, did such {
fine job building Hitler's war machine
that Hitler thought he could take OF
not only Russia, but all the other ma
tons in Europe, England and our
selves. Lest we forget, the STANDARD
oil company was sending Oil to {
South American port for .re-deliver,
to the Axis until caught four months
after WI were at war with Germany
Why were they not tried for treason
Our occupation Of Germany Is costint
$50 million dollars the year. we Wi
leave Germany when, II the New Yorl
bankers think that they have agar
built her war machine to the poin'
where she can successfully attaci
Russia.
The cause of causes why our colo
war goes on against Russia is ina
1.-THE Soviets oppose in every way r.