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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
Strike
 Threat
 lifted
Wage Increase Is Given 10 40,800 Lumber Work
 CTS in Two States

SEATTLE, Jan. 24.-tRl-Signine of wage pact granting l-2 cents an hour increase to 40,800 Washing ton and Oregon Lumeer and Saw mill Workers lifted the threat today of the Pacific Northwests first ma jor strike of the year.
 The agreement was reached here yesterday by Representatives of the Puget Sound, Coast Columbia, Will mette Valley and Vancouver, Wash. Councils of the AFL Lumber and Sawmill workers Union, the Ply wood Industry and the Lumberman's Industrial Relations Committee, Inc. an operators group.
 It raises the base rate in the in- dustry from $l32 l-2 to LAO an hour, retroactive to Jan. l, l948. The Union originally had demanded a 30-cents an hour boost.
 Although the proposal will not go into effect until it has been rati- fled by individual union members and operators, their acceptance Is regarded as formality.
 A strike next Monday by the l8,- 900 Western Washington workers in the Puget Sound Council had been threatened unless a satisfactory wage increase was granted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
ALASKA SHIPPING AUTHORITY BEING
 SUGGESTED NOW

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. Rt-The House Commerce Committee came out today in favor of establishment of transportation authority to study Alaskas transportation needs.
 The Committee will present it's recommendation to the House Mon day.
 It's report is the result of a House Resolution adopted two years ago and renewed last year, directing the Committee to investigate the trans rortation situation in the Territory.
 Inc Committees recommenda- tions include:
 Construction of airports at An- chorage and Fairbanks and eXpan- sion of civil air navigation aids, improvements of the Territory's highway system, assurance of ade- quate and uninterrupted coastal water communication with the Uni ed States and within the Territory, rehabilitation of the Alaska Rail- road and construction of pipline or rehabilitation of existing piplines to carry petroleum products from the coast to the interior.
 It said steamship service to the Territory is far from satisfactory, :" adding labor troubles had tied up c,1ol carvica i,, 1Q46 and IQ47
 "The rate level Steamship is held to have stultified any prospect entirely on water transportation" !" the Committee said
 It found that Government De- partments and agencies are com- peting among themselves on AL askan transportation partially un- knowingly, partially wilfully.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
40 PASSENGERS ARE FLOWN HERE BY pAA;; IS ARE FLOWN OUT

Pan American Airways made regular flights yesterday, bringing 32 passengers from Seattle, seven from Fairbanks, and one from Whitehorse. Eighteen persons took passage for Seattle from Juneau.
 Arrivals from Seattle were: Cor don Kanouse, Paul Blankman, Tom White, Jack Tessire, Dolores Tes- sire, Kenneth Spencer, Hoke Ownes.
 P. Ganty, Marvin Pelroy, Mel Nelson, Timothy O'Day, Torey Pet erson.
 Tom Hoberty. Doris Ground, Mar tha Gadigan, William Little, Ken Laughlin, George Gombert.
 John Kennedy, Sgt. Frances Cac- canise, Richard Cross. Warren Will kins, Wayne Doney, Fred Kraun.
 Billy Began, Andrew Peterson, James Camp. Thelma Camp, John Fournie, Norma Fournie and infant Leslie Ann, Margaret Heating, Den ny Heating.
 Fairbanks to Juneau: Walter Lane, Edward Caouette, Susan Hell eeson, Billy Fredson, Susan Mer- ritt, Roland Gilmer, Mrs. Roland Gilmer.
 Whitehorse to Juneau: Nathaniel Hawks.
 Juneau to Seattle: Robert Kille- wich, Betty Rice, Gladys Burrows, Mardiros Noradian, Donald Mines, Franklin Rutledge.
 Ruth Sterling, Eugene Hawkins, Richard Jones, Mrs. Norval Cavett, George Lafay.
 Ira Thomas, Wallace Dalton, Dr. H. c. Rufus, Flossie Foran, Henry Tallman, Ruby Hynes. Ruth Allison.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
vANDENBERG LOOMING AS DARK HORSE
Eisenhower s Exii as Pos sibIe Candidate Starts
 New Political Talk
lBY JACK BELLD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-lR-- Gen. Eisenhower's abrupt exit from the field of Republican Presidential hopefuls started new talk of Sen ator Vandenberg CR-Mich) as a po- tential dark horse nominee today.
 Senator Sparkman tD-Ala told a reporter:
 Tt looks like Eissnhower's with drawal clears the way for Taft and Dewey to run a dead heat and for some third man to capture the Re- publican nomination My guess is that the third man will be Vanden- berg, if he will take it."
 The Michigan Senator has gone long way toward removing himself from consideration. He has said that he is convinced no man ever is drafted for the nomination without his oonnivance and that he won't connive.
 Vandenberg has observed however that no man could decline the nomi- nation if it actually were thrust upon him.
 Declines Comment
 The Senator smilingly declined comment today on the statement hy Eisenhower that T could not accept the nomination even under the re- mote circumstances that it were rendered me-
 Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, former Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, announced candidates, were similarly silent.
 The Generals action seemed to leave draft Eisenhower" move ment high and dry, but some die hard packers refused to give up.
 Leonard V. Finder, New Hamp- -a,lire publisher. declared in radio address last night the nation can still draft the General.
 It was Finder to whom Eisenhower addressed the letter yesterday tell ing the voters to count him out.
 Name On Oregon Ballot
 Supporters in Oregon are going right ahead" with plans to put his name on their States Republican Primary Ballot, they said.
 This is a draft Eisenhower
 
 movement and I still think he can be drafted" declared Peter Afford, Public Relations Representative of the group.
 Eisenhower's consent is not neces- sary to place him on the Oregon ballot"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
FOOD PRICE SURVEY
 MADE, LABOR DEPT.

According to information by the Department Of Labor, Henry Ben son states that in seven Alaskan towns a food survey showed net advance of an average of only II percent throughout the Territory in the last quarter Of 1947, as com pared to an average increase of 6.3 percent in the third quarter However, in almost every town, prices dropped a little on one Nor two occasions during the half year period. Year end prices were sub- stantially higher than in June, al- though in most instances slightly below October November highs.
 The charts show a percentage of changes for each month in the towns surveyed in June 1947 In Anchorage the all time high was in November at 12.7 percent in- crease over June, but in December dropped to Ills percent. Fairbanks had 10.l percent increase by October and dropped to 8.3 in De- cember. Juneau had at 136 high by November and dropped to 9.8 percent for December. The high est percent for Ketchikan was in September on a 3.3 percent ad- vance, and Kodiak reached 6.3 percent by December Seward had a 6 percent advance over June by December, and Sitka a 109 by October. These percentages are on a basis of a 100 percent for the June survey, thus the relative in- crease in food in Alaska for the year 1947 is an approximate 35.3 percent compared with Seattle pri- ces.
 Information concerning Seattle is taken from the reports of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; that concerning Alaska is compiled by the Territorial Department of La- bor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
SAILORS PLEAD NOT GUILTY IN
 DISTRICT COURT

Pleas of not guilty were entered late yesterday in U. s. District Court here by six former crew members of the M. s. Coastal Ram bier who are charged with receiving goods stolen from interstate com merce.
 The men are charged of stealing woolen jackets from shipment destined to Kodiak on their vessel, Time will be set for their trial at a later date.
 Judge George w. Folta also set 2 p. m, Monday, as the time for Robert shannon, of Sitka, to enter a plea on charge of embedding union funds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
CHILLING OF SLAYER
 CONTINUES

CENTRALLY, Wash, Jan. 24.--R --Grilling of Roscoe Lee Hayton, balding confessed slayer of his third wife, was continued today by au- thorities openly skeptical of the 63- year-old retired merchants story that another woman got rid" of his second wife on an Olympia boat ride in 1945.
 After the woman confronted Hay ton in dramatic jail cell meeting last night, Kitsap County Prosecutor James Munro said he was convinced she had been completely exoner- ated." She had not been held.
 Roscoe, for the love of God, tell them the truth and get it off your mind" the woman cried historically as she entered Haytons cell.
 Hayton buried his face in his hands and did not reply.
 Questioning of the gaunt, gray ing Seattle man almost continuously throughout the day failed to change his claim made earlier in signed statement that the woman took his second wife for a boat ride from which the wife failed to return.
 Hayton was brought here yester- day after leading officers Thursday to the shallow grave in Skagit County where the body of his third wife, Mrs. Ellen Buckingham Coyle Hayton, 46, was buried.
 Sheriff's Detective Chief Adam Lyskoski reported that Hayton ad- mitted in a signed statement he had choked her to death in their Seattle home Jan. 8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
MARCUS JENSEN FILES FOR DEMO
 REPRESENTATIVE

Marcus F. Jensen, Douglas grocer and former Douglas Mayor, filed in the Clerk of the Courts office today for election to the Territorial House of Representative on the Demo- cratic ticket.
 This is Jensens first venture into Territorial politics although he was twice elected to his city's highest office. He is currently Foreman of the Federal Grand Jury.
 Jensen came to Alaska in 1928 with the U. s. Bureau of Putlic Roads. His uncle, Tom Jensen, formerly of Nome, is former mem- Der of the House and Clerk Of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
BRADLEY
 DOUBTS
 RUSSIA
General Believes If Soviefs Have Atomic Bomb They
 Would Use If On Us

DALLAS, Jan. 24.-tR- Gen. Omar Bradley, the next Army Chief of Staff, said here that I'll Russia had the atomic bomb l don't believe they would hesitate to use it on us.'
 In an interview he also said {: T don't think she could-or would fight now if she could help 1t.
 T don't think there will be war now unless some country blund- CTS into it.
 But he said he would not apply his remarks about Russia not want ing war with us now ito the long run"
 There is danger of blunder causing war because Russia has taken such an aggressive stand in pushing around other nations" he declared.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
NOTHING WRONG
 0CCURRED', SAYS
 PIANO PRODIGY

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.--tR- Juvenile authorities will determine what, if anything, to do with l5- year-old Jacqueline (Jackie) Hor- ner and the young sailor who be- friended the runaway Hollywood piano prodigy during her eight day Hing in San Francisco night life.
 Superior Judge I. L. Harris re- fused yesterday to hold the sea- man, 19-year-old Wallace Wells of Hood River, Oregon, on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor Instead, he refer red both his case and that of the yivacious starlet to juvenile court.
 Jackie spoke up at the hearing in defense of the sailor off the Navy tanker Cimarron. He was "gentlemanly and nice" at all times during their five days to- gether, she said Police found the two in a hotel room last Wednes- day morning. Jackie reiterated in court that nothing wrong" had occurred. He never touched me, " she told Judge Harris.
 Whether the young pianist will become a ward of the juvenile court will be determined next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
} LOCAL YOUTHS
 ARE CHARGED ON WINDOW DAMAGES

The mystery surrounding the most recent act of vandalism at the Men denkall Lake Skaters Cabin was solved yesterday when three local youths were arrested by Deputy U s. Marshal Walter c. Hellan Ac- cording to U. S. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore, Jr., the arrests were made on a complaint signed by resi- dent FBI Agent John R. Hayes who investigated the incident.
 The three youths are accused of smashing windows and window frames at the Skaters Cabin on the evening of Dec. 30 following local basketball game. Each posted $25O cash bond and was released. Sen tence was deferred until ? pm. next Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
FIVE DIVORCES GRANTED

Five divorces We're granted ir U. S. District Court yesterday by Judge George w. Folta.
 Tn a cross complaint, Marguerite Schneider was granted a decree from Edmond M. Schneider. They will alternate in custody of theil child
 Annabelle Harsin was granted a divorce from Allen L. Harsin.
 Joe H. Appling was granted a decree from Orville Appling with the latter retaining custody of their child.
 Lydia Dick Armstrong received a divorce from Raymond Arm strong.
 Irene Betty Flint was granted a divorce from Glenn M. Flint.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
FORMER JUNEAU MAN
 WITH NEW COMPANY

Everett Novel;, well-known form- CT Juneau resident, is now in AL aska in connection with his duties as General Freight Agent for the Alaska Freight Express Corporation
 Novel; has been in Seward, An chofage, Palmer and Wasilla on business for the new tug-and- barge concern and will be in Fairbanks next week
 Born in Juneau where he attend ed grade school, he attended Lin coin and Roosevelt High Schools in Seattle where he was star athlete. After attending the Univer- sity of Washington for two years, he attended the University of Wiscon- |sin from which he was graduated in transportation and business with the class of 1928.
 For seven years. he was employed by the Continental-Illino Bank and Trust Company at Chicago and Houston, Texas. returning to Ju- ineau in 1883. With headquarters in Juneau he covered the Territory as a broker for several business firms.
 Nowell went to Seattle in 1942 as purchasing agent for the Alaska Freight Lines, joining the DeLong Engineering and Construction Com pany in the same capacity in l945 Last September, he joined Alaska Freight Express as General Freight Agent.
 MT. and Mrs. Nowell and their three children reside at 1856 18th NE. in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
ACTRESS FRANCIS
 IS IMPROVING IN
 OXYGEN TENT

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 24.-lRl-- Actress Kay Francis continued to- day to gain on an upper respiratory infection which forced her from the stage of the Hartman Theatre to an oxygen tent sin White Cross Hos pital.
 The 43-year- old star of stage and screen collapsed yesterday from what detectives said was an. over dose of sleeping pills and under circumstances which led police to detain her stage manager for five hours while they investigated.
 As the hulabaloo over her col- lapse subsided, Dr. Maurice R. Ros- off, her physician, said she was seriously, but not critically i'll" from what he described as an up per respiratory infection" He would not elaborate.
 The play State of the Union,' in which Miss Francis has been playing, went on last night with Erin O'Brien-Moore doing the hon. ors after a hurried plane flight from New York.
 Police released Miss Francis stage manager, 37-year-old Howard Gra- ham, after she regained conscious ness and confirmed his story of what happened to her.
 Graham was taken into custody at White Cross Hospital when police found Miss Francis had received second degree burns on her legs burns they later decided came from radiators in her hotel room during a fainting spell
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
The W ashington Merry Co., Round
By DREW PEARSON
Copyright, 1s48, by The Bell Syndicate,
 Inc.)

UZASHINGTON- Bluff, genial " Secretary of the Army Royall has a unique way of combining charm with an ability to put Cab met colleagues on the hot spot.
 His retention of Ed Pauley as Special Assistant to the Army has caused Harry Truman more trouble than any other recent political hombshen. Perhaps more funda- mental, though little noticed, has been the hole into which Royall placed his friend, the Attorney General.
 He has given Attorney General Tom Clark the alternative of either prosecuting Royal or violating his oath of office by failure to prose- cute.
 The law in question is Section POI, Title Is of the U. s. Code which declares it to be a criminal offense to use federal funds to influence legislation before Con- gress. The law is clear and cate goric It provides no exceptions or alibis.
 Yet Royall has brazenly flouted the law in using more than $50,000 of federal funds to propagandize
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska, from Seattle, in port and scheduled to sail for Sitka, Skagway and Haines at II o'clock tonight from Alaska Steamship Dock.
 Princess Norah, from Vancouver, due Monday afternoon or evening.
 Aleutian, from Seattle, due on Tuesday.
 Denali, from west, scheduled southbound January 29
 Jumper Hitch scheduled to sail from Seattle February 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
Missing 5iika Men
 Obiect of Renewed
 5earth, Small Plane

SITKA, Alaska Jan. 24.-iR-A small plane will join today in search for Tom Woods, AT, and James E. Gay, 3l, trolling boat owner, who failed to return from the Port Mary area at close of the trapping sea- son eight days ago.
 A Coast Guard party found their base camp yesterday, with their food, guns, traps, Gays billfold and a small skiff still there. They were unable to locate Gays trolling boat the Louise, although they searched nearby Mud Bay.
 Woods, a taxi owner and Gay, had been expected home few days af- ter the season closed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
AWVS CARD PARTY I5
 SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR

AWVS card party held last even- ing at the Governors House was attended by approximately l25 per sons. Mrs Cary Tubbs won the cut prize for Pinochle, Rhea MacFar- lane the cut prize for the private table of fridge. Mrs. B. Riley won high score prize for progressive bridge and Lieut.. Arthur Fontaine won high score prize for the men in progressive bridge. Priscilla Park er won the door prize.
 Refreshments of punch and cook les were served during the evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
PARTY SPLIT, DEMOCRATIC
 CONVENTION
Territorial Meet at Kei(hi- kan Is Hot One : Re-
 suIts of Election

KETCHIKAN. Alaska, Jan. 24- Special to Empire) e)-Twenty per- cent of the delegates to the Terri torial Democratic Convention walk ed out Thursday night in Party split in protest to a resolution in- troduced supporting the Governor for e-appointment as the conven- ton broke up in a fight in spite Of strong pleas by Senators Nor man Walker and Joe Green that the resolution be withdrawn in favor of one of party solidarity.
 This is the first time such pro- cedure has occurred in a Demo- cratic convention in Alaska and Alaska Republicans hailed the move as bettering their chances in the forthcoming election.
 Howard Lyng of Nome was re- elected National Committeeman.
 Vic Rivers of Anchorage was named Chairman of the Central Committee.
 The First Division delegates named Mike Monagle and Mary Walmer of Juneau as their choice for delegates to the National Con- vention and cast all 20 votes fz. them but the other three divisions refused to follow First Division wishes and elected Delegate E. L. Bartlett and Oscar Olson as dele gates.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
Last Survivor of
 Alex Baranoi Dies

BREMERTON, Wash, Jan. 24.- R-N E. Angel, who claimed to be the last surviving member of the family of the first Governor of Rus sian America, Alexander Baranof, died yesterday. The 77-year-old pio- neer was a granddaughter of the Russian official
 Mrs. Angel was born on Kodiak Island, Alaska, but had lived in Bremerton for the last 40 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
KEhsRNEYS JR. LEAVING

MT. and Mrs J. E. Kearney, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. J. E. Kearney of Juneau will return to Seattle today. Kearney Jr has been to the Westward on a business trip for the Alaska Freight and Ex- press Co. of Seattle. Mrs. Rear ney has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. James Doolin and her husbands parents, while her hus
 band was on his business trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
JANUARY 26
E. ]. HAWKINS MAKES BRIEF BUSINESS TRIP
 TO SEATTLE FOR J5C

Eugene Hawkins, Manager and Vice-President of the Juneau Spruce Corporation, left for Seattle on Pan American yesterday. He will be gone about week to secure equipment for the company's increased pro- duction of lumber for new markets.
 Hawkins hopes to procure two tugs for hauling lumber through Prince Rupert to Outside purchas- CTS,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
BELoTTo RITES MONDAY

Services for Joseph Belotto, who drowned January Is near Point Gardner, will be held Monday January 26 at SIS a. m. in the Catholic Church of the Nativity Requiem Mass will be said by the Rev Robert Whelan s. J. and in- terment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
 Belotto was employed by the Ju- neau Spruce Corporation at the time of the accident. He was we'll known in Juneau, having been a long time resident of this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24

AKRON, O., Jan. 24.-lR-> The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.,. reported today that it was produc- ing 200 specially constructed mat tresses to be used in the armys sur vival test operation in Alaska this winter
 Similar to air mattresses in some respects, they will be made of spec ial rubber compounds that remain resilient at below zero tempera- lures, the company said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
HW AWARD DRIVE
 IS OVER MONDAY

Members of Taku Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, were reminded today that VFW Alaska Departure mt award campaign ends Monday All VFW members are urged to turn their entries in by p. m. Monday The award will be made next Friday.
 Entries may be turned in to Neil Taylor at the Family Shoe Store.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-24
F0URNIES BACK FROM
 VACATION TO STATES

Mir and Mrs John Fournie and infant Leslie Ann returned yester- day from a Christmas vacation trip to California and Seattle.
 The Fournies visited with her par ents, MT and Mrs. w. K. Burford in Porterville, California, and spent a week in Seattle. They have been gone since December IT. Fournie is employed with Pan American.