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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
MAY0RSCONDEMN DISPOSITION OF
 MINOR CHILDREN
Mayors Conference Here Discusses Many Prob
 ms-Seeond Day


 Methods C. s~x correction and as- easements, public utility rates and enforcement of liquor laws and clos ing hours were among the topics discussed at today's conference of Mayors from Southeast Alaska cities which is being held in the Juneau City Council Chambers.
 The Mayors of eight Southeast Alaska towns, or their representative es, are meeting here for a three day conference to discuss mutual and collective problems
 More discussion was held today on the subject of minor children whose parents have been arrested but not tried for a criminal offense and on children who have been ar rested but have not been tried. The Mayors felt that existing statutes are to blame for the current situa- ton which does not permit the cit ies to provide for these children.
 Sometimes, it has been necessary to jail these children despite the fact that this is contrary to law. The Territorial Department of Public Welfare, they said, has been unable to give assistance in these cases. The Mayors recommend some kind of an institution for such cases and a revision of the Territorial statutes.
 Territorial Treasurer Oscar G. Olson explained to the Mayors about payments of school refunds and li- quor tax rebates. from the Territory and told them that the Territory's financial condition will probably suffer a severe blow in June when the bulk of the school payments are due
 The problem of city dog catchers was left unsolved. Many other minor items were also discussed at today's meeting.
 The visiting Mayors will be the guests tonight of Mayor w. E. Hend- rickson, of Juneau and Mayor Mike Pusich, of Douglas. at Mikes Place, in Douglas, for dinner.
 Later this evening, they will ap- pear with their respective basketball teams at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament for Mayors Night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Alaska Salmon Packing Firm Faces Charges
Suit Filed Claiming Viola lion of Contract to
 Employees

SEATTLE, Feb 27.-lR-A suit charging an Alaska salmon pack ing firm with violation of an em- ployment contract, and asking $11,- 195 claimed due, was filed in the United States District Court yes terday, naming Loren Davis, Sea- tile, and IT other employees as plaintiffs.
 The L. G. Wingard Packing Company of Ugashik, Alaska, is charged with recruiting employees for the 1947 pack season on a contract calling for a base wage plus a percentage of the pack. The pack percentage the workers claim, was to be figured on a "one-assem- bly-line basis" which would give the workers twice as much of the pack as a two line basis.
 The agreement, according to the complaint, was made with the in- diyidual workers and with a rep resentative of the union to which the workers belong.
 However, the company operated two lines throughout the season and split the workers pack, the complaint charges.
 The suit was filed by Roy E. Jackson and Carl Lucherath, at torneys for the workers
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Prisoners Escape,
 Religious Service

CLINTON, Mo, Feb. 27.-R- Three prisoners escaped from the Henry County jail while a relig- ious service was being conducted for them last night.
 Rev. Allen Pontius and his wife were conducting the regular Thurs day night service in the. jail lobby for II inmates. They said one escapee went out of the jail door into the hall about Is minutes af- ter the service began. The other two followed him short time later.
 Sheriff Bob Eherting identified the three as William Lee Berry 21, Kansas City, and Laverne Weess, g, and Walter Bartel. 23.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
LAND GRANT FOR ALASKA
 IS SETTLED
Interior Department Gives in to Demand when
 Statehood Comes

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-IR-Al- aska won it's fight yesterday for more public land when it becomes a state. The Interior Department agreed to demand by Delegate Bartlett of Alaska that the statehood bill give the Territory four sections of land in each township in the public do- main. The Department wanted to allot two.
 Bartlett said he will present the bill to the House Territories Sub- committee early nextlweek. Approval is nearly certain. he added.
 The Department did not say how much public land will be granted under the proposal, but it had said previously that under it's former formula Alaska could get approxi- mately 22,O0o,000 acres.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
CRISIS IN FINLAND IS
 PREVAILING
Moscow Sends Proposal to HeIsinki Suggesting
 New Treaty

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 27.-R Tension suggesting an atmosphere of government crisis pervaded Fin land taday with the announcement that Moscow has sent Helsinki a proposal for a new treaty.
 The Foreign Ministry announced Russia has sent a letter direct to President Juho E. Paasikivi. The Ministry did not say what kind of a pact was intended.
 A semi-official source said the letter was signed by Prime Minister Stalin.
 It is well known that Finnish lead- CTS for some time have been study ing closely the agreements the Sov- jet Union has made one after an other with the Balkan countries, a network of pacts linking those coun- tries closely to Russia.
 An authoritative source said Karl August Fagerholm, Speaker of Par liament, would go to Stockholm, perhaps to inform the Swedish GOV ernment of the Russian proposal.
 The Leftist Press in Finland has been urging a mutual friendship pact with the Soviet Union for a long time. Interior Minister JrJoa Leino urged such a pact during an election campaign last December.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
DARRELL SELLS TO BUCK HARRIS,
 JOHN QUILLI(0

Rod Darnell, principal owner of Darnell's Sports Center, announced today that he has disposed of the balance of his interest in that firm to his partner, Buck Harris, and to John Quillico, both of whom will have an equal interest in the new concern.
 The transfer will take effect Mon day and the firm name will be changed to the Buck Harris Sport ing Goods Store.
 Harris came here recently from Ketchikan where he formerly oper- ated a similar enterprise. Quillico came here last year from Los An- geles and was employed at KINY until the purchase was arranged.
 Harris is in the States, at pre- sent, on business trip but, Quillico promised that the Darnell standards will be upheld by the new partners.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Christmas Returns
 10 NY. Conln1uniiY

CHURCHVILLE, N. Y, Feb. 27.-- R-ChriStmas returned to this Monroe county community today
 Scores of residents received Yuletide greetings, 10week-old checks or newspapers with the mo- tation "only five more shopping days until Christmas"
 The delayed mail was in bag found by a section gang working one mile west of the New York Central depot yesterday.
 Postmaster Vincent L. Keenan theorized a mail handler must have been few seconds late in tossing out the sack of mail from a speeding train last December 19.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
GOLD FACTS
 STATED IN
 LAND DEAL
Threats of Lawsuits by A. dska Indians Caused
 Pulp Mill Failure

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-lPt-A paper company official testified to- day that threats of lawsuits made by lawyer for Alaska Indians have prevented the concern from carrying out plans to constuct an $18,00o,000 paper mill in Alaska.
 Lawson Turscotte, executive vice. president and general manager of the Puget Sound Timber Co, Bel lingham, Wash, said his company had spent $75.0O0 i'll surveying timber in Alaska.
 He told Senate committee that before the company's plans for fi- nancing the mill had matured, it received a letter warning it the Indians claimed the land He said James E. Curry, counsel for South east Alaska Indians, told the com pany the Indians own the timber and would oppose its sale by the government.
 Turscotte said his company dropped it's plans to purchase tim Der for 300-ton a day mill from the U. s. Forest Service. He said. however, it is still interested in establishing the mill if the Indian question can be solved.
 The committee is studying a bill to abolish Indian reservations in Alaska,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
SUBMERG RGEDLAND
 MEASURE x PUT
 IN MOUSE HOPPER

Provisions for easing submerged oil and gas lands off the shores cf the United States and Alaska are spelled out in a bill recently introduced in the. upper house, S. 2165.
 The bill, requested by the heads of the departments of Justice, In- terrier and Defense, comes eight months after the Supreme Court ruled in the now famous United States vs. California case that the Federal Government has paramount lights in and power over the sub merged lands of the three-mile marginal belt off the coast of Cali fornia.
 In submitting the draft, the three department heads stated: More over, while the California case only involved the three-mile belt, there is no reason to believe that the Courts conclusion would be different with respect to the re- sources of any area beyond the three-mile limit to which the na- tional government may have ex- tended it's jurisdiction
 The jurisdiction of the Federal Government was proclaimed in 1945 over the natural resources of the subsoil and sea bed of the continental shelf beneath the high seas but contiguous to the coasts of the United States, subject to it's jurisdiction and control
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
BLANKET PRIMARY
 DISPUTED
Suit Filed 10 Force Detlara- lion of Party Affilid-
 lion in Elections

A petition for a writ of mandam- us was filed in U s. District Court here yesterday afternoon against the Clerks of the Courts in the four Alaskan Judicial Divisions by AL bert White, General Counsel for the Territorial Republican Party. to test the legality of the Territorial Blan- ket Primary Election law passed by the 1947 session of the Legislature.
 White filed the petition after working out the details with Ter ritorial Attorney General Ralph J. Rivers who will appear in court on behalf of the Court Clerks: J. w. Leivers. First Division; Norvin w Lewis, Second Division; Maurice Brunelle. Third Division; and John B. Hall. Fourth Division.
 Judge George W. Folta signed an crde- this morning for an alterna- tive writ of mandamus and directed Rivers to appear in court on March 8 and show cause why Whites peti- tion should not be granted. White seeks to have qualified electors fol- low the old election laws and declare their party utilization before being permitted to vote in the Territorial primaries.
 White claims that the blanket primary law did not either amend or repeal the provisions of the Ter ritorial election laws pertaining to this declaration Rivers had issued previous instructions to the Court Clerks telling them to ignore that provision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Texas Lashed
 By Tornadoes

DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 27.--lR-F Four lornadoes dashed Texas last night and early today and a Denton county woman, pinned in her twist er-wrecked home, was burned alive.
 Other tornadoec struck Ballinger and Woodson. in West Texas, and Itasca, 45 miles southwest of Dal- las. Twenty-Five homes were prac- tically destroyed today at Wood- son. 120 miles northeast of Bal finger, and McBride's cotton gin and Masters store were wrecked. No casualties were reported.
 Burned to death in Denton coun- ty was Mrs. Sam Patterson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Government Officials
 Create Dis(onfenf in
 Alaska Says Jernberg

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--tH- Counsel for three Alaskan cities asked a Senate committee yester- day to approve legislation to end present Indian reservations and prohibit establishment of any oth- CTS.
 Robert J. Jernberg, of Ketchi- kan, representing the Chambers of Commerce of Kechikan, Sitka and Petersburg. said putting In- dians on reservations would be a step backward. He said it would deny them privilege they now en- joy. He said they now enjoy all of the civil, political and social rights of the whites He said reservations will bring about segre- gation.
 We don't want any Jim Crow laws in Alaska" he said
 The witness said Indians and whites live ill Alaskan cities with out friction. He opposes separate schools for Indians.
 Jernberg said government off cials created much of the dis content in Alaska and that resi- dents are suspicious oi them,
 They come to Alaska and stay for few weeks, perhaps fly over the Territory and return to the states and then tell us what is wrong with Alaska he said. We never know what they are trying t2 put over"
 JernDerg. formerly United States Attorney in Alaska, said juries are n. .lde up of both white and Indian citizens and there is no discrimin- ation against the Indian.
 Felix Cohen, former Associate Solicitor of the Interior Depart ment, now part-time law professor at Yale and New York Univer- sity. said there was no federal au- thority for considering Indians wards of the government.
 T think the Indians have been bulldczed long time by govern inent employees who think they have more authority than they have" he said
 He contended the Indians have legal title to land in Alaska dat ing from the treaty with Russia under which the United States purchased the Territory in 1867.
 He urged that the government treat Indians like human beings" and not take away their property rights.
 Cohen said the committee should clear up this mess on Indian titles but not by negotiation.
 Senator Butler tR-Neb), chair man of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, said the com mittee had received an opinion from the Justice Department that rights of the Alaskan Indians were ended by the purchase treaty with Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Raid Is Made
 On Bachelors

AURORA, III. Feb. 27.--tH-Au- rora's bachelors made themselves scarce today--if they didn't want to ride in brand new Paddy Wag- on.
 Eighty-six girls, IS years old and over. made up the Powder Puff" administration which ran this city of about 5o.000 on it's an- nual Leap Year Day.
 They ran the whole works. Twen- ty-three were members of the po- lice force. With new Paddy Wagon borrowed from Chicago Aurora didn't have any-they planned to raid clubs, taverns and other likely spots and bring bach- elors into court. In court Police Magistrate Irene Youngen--a drug store clerk on other days-was to fine them silkstockings, candy or other dainties.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Another Move for
 German Future Is
 Made by Russians

LONDON, Feb. 27.-R-- The Moscow radio said today Russia wants the three western powers to let Czechoslovakia, Poland and Yugoslayia participate in planning the future Of Germany.
 She sent notes to the United States, Great Britain and France asking that they be permitted to sit in, the broadcast reported
 The. western powers have been in conference here since Monday on Western Germany
 Before the three western pow CTS met. the Soviet Union pro- tested that their conference would violate the Potsdam provision for Big Four control of Germany The U. s. and France replied that Russia herself had violated the agreement Tor economic unifica- tion of Germany
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
BENESA((EpTS CONNIE GOVT. CZECH NATION

PRAGUE, Feb. 27-tRE-President Eduard Benes today swore in new government loaded with Com munists-a cabinet he is reported to have said ''could have only evil results
 The frail, weary President receiv- ed Communist Premier Element Gottwald and 12 new members Of the cabinet at the presidential pal ace and told them the decision to accept you was difficult person. ally for me"
 The meeting was polite and stiff lv formal. At the President sroke, Communists throughout the coun- try were going ahead with swift determination to reorganize the country's entire industrial educa- tional and everyday life.
 A Presidential Secretary said Benes has not resigned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
THOMAS WOLFE TO
 RESIGN FROM PAA

Thomas Wolfe. vice president in charge of the PaciIic-Alaska Di- vision of Pan American World Airways, will resign effective Ap- Til 1 to establish his own busi- ness, it is announced by PA Pres ident Juan T. Trippe The resig- nation was accepted with deep regret, Trippe said
 MT Wolfe, veteran of 23 years in aviation and air trans portation, joined PA in .i946, 7 Trippe said. In his capacity as chief executive officer for the Pacific Alaska Division, he play ed an important part in convert- ing this division from wartime operations to peacetime sergice, and supervised the opening Of new ly certified routes which today form network of air transpor- tation throughout the Pacific v
 Prior to joining Pan American, Wolfe was assistant to air-minded Justin Dart, one of Americas out standing executives, who flew his entire Rexall Drug Headquarters from Boston to Los Angeles. Wolfe also served nine years with United Air Lines and ten years as vice president for Western Air Lines. He is the author of technical book dealing with air transpor- tation and management, and taught air transportation for six years at Northwestern University
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, feD. 2T.-1R-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 4, American Gan 78A Anaconda 3lss, Curtiss-W Wright AZ International Harvester 85, Kenne- colt 43 1-2, New York Central 1924 Northern Pacific 18, U. s. Steel 69, Pound $4.03A.
 Sales today were 770,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: h. dustrials 16680, rails 48.83. utilities 31.64
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27

WASHINGTON = The French and British governments have been putting so much backstage pressure on the state department that they have just about sup pressed the secret documents per- taining to Russian German peace oyertures in 1943.
 The state department was get ting ready to publish these cap tured Nazi papers, showing how the Russians and the Germans had staged peace talks during the cru cial summer of 1943 because the U. S, A. and Great Britain delay ed starting second front. How ever. the British and French for eign offices don't want these papers to see the light of day.
 There is a good reason for this censorship,
 For it's known that the Rus sians have series of documents which, if published, will make the British look just about as sick as the Russians.
 What the Russians have is the record of secret conversations be- tween British Premier Neville Chamberlain, of the old Cliveden set, and Hitler, in which the British tried to persuade Hitler to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
Anniversary Being
 Celebrated, Russia

MOSCOW. Feb. 27.-tR-Russia celebrated today the hundredth anniversary of the Communist manifesto.
 Moscow newspapers devoted most of their front pages to the occa- sion.
 Trud. trade-union organ, said in it's commentary.
 The power and vitality of the ideas of the manifesto are shown in the fact that hundred years ago there were not more than 300 Communists in the world.
 Today there are 20000.00o peo- pie in the ranks Of the Commun- ist party"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
PRESIDING BISHOP OF EPISCOPAL CHURCH 10
 BR0AD(AST SUNDAY

On next Sunday the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Rt. Rev Henry K. Sherril, D. D., will broadcast a l5-minute mes sage over the Mutual Broadcasting System as 11:30 a. m. Eastern Time.
 In churches of the west and Alaska, the broadcast will be by transcription. In Juneau, KINY will broadcast the message at l1:30 a. m. Sunday. A radio will be placed in Holy Trinity Church and the Presiding Bishops address on the needs of Europe and Asia will be heard in place of sermon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
20 PASSENGERS ARE CARRIED THURSDAY BY PAN AMERICAN

Pan American made flights yes terday and carried 20 passengers as follows:
 Seattle to Juneau Roy Ruther- ford, Dean Phillips, Edward Maher, Jack Gucker, Ruth Mack and in- fant Raymond.
 Juneau to Annette. Joe Little.
 Juneau to Seattle E. L. Hughes, Jeanne Hughes, Mrs. Lucille Stine, Jack Thompson, Marie Logan. E. R. Erquhart, Jack Molyneux.
 From Interior: Ed Strunk, Joe Shofner, John Miller. Thelma Bedding. o. T. Finney and Max Kopanski.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
RUTHERFORD HERE

Roy A. Rutherford, former owner of the Juneau Lumber Mill now the Juneau Spruce Corpora tion, arrived in Juneau yesterday via PA for brief business trip. He is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
STEAMER MOvEMEN!S

Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver, g tonight.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle D. m. Sunday
 Aleutian, from West, scheduled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
FROM FIT. RICHARDSON

Army personnel from Fort Rich ardson arrived in Juneau for a brief stay in the Capital City and are registered at the Baranof Ho- tel. They are: Dudley E. Favor, Lee L. Peterson, Wallace T. Ryan, Martell H. Fritchell, Thompson M Colkett, T-Sgt. Sydney G. Law renee, and Opt T. M. Adams.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
PETERSBURG VISITORS

MT. and Mrs. Palmer Peterson of Petersburg are registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
FROM SEATTLE

Edward Strunk of Seattle is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-27
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

tcopyright, 1948, by The Bell Syndicate,
 Incl
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Evening star., 1948-04-28
Rhode Island Probes
Mysterious Death Of
Society Matron, 81
BY the A.soeioied Press

MIDDLETOWN, R. l., April %
Authorities were attempting today to
determine the clause of the mysteri-
Gus death of Mrs. George Eustis
Evening star., 1948-04-28

play Mrs. "eorse faihe.
Investigators said the clause of
death may not be learned until the
State toxicologist completes chem
lcal analysis.
Pink Pills Found.
Pink pills found on Mrs. Paine's S
person also are being analyZed, in
vestigators said.
She was reported missing in New
York Monday by her husband. He
is member Of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Curtis Publishing Co.,
president of the New York & Penn
sylvania Co., chairman of the board
Of the Castanea Paper Co. and a
director of numerous insurance COM
panies.
Mr.. Paine said he last saw his
wife Monday morning before he left
for Philadelphia to attend a Curtis
Publishing Co. board meeting.
Failed to Meet Him.
He said he first became alarmed
when she failed to meet him by
previous arrangement on his return.
They had been residing at the st.
Regis Hotel in New York while pre-
pairing to move into a 21-room Park
avenue apartment.
Police theorized that Mrs. Paine
left New York for Providence on the
noon train Monday and had gone
to the Strand Theater during the
evening. A ticket stub to that thea
ter was found in her handbag.
The Paines have a large estate in
Newport.
Evening star., 1948-04-28
New Rightist Party
Probed in Germany
BY The Associofed Press


WIESBADEN. Germany, April %
American authorities ordered an
immediate investigation today OF
new, extreme right-wing Ger
ian party which they said has
,azi leanings.
Orders for the investigation were
lade public by Dr. James r. New
IAN, American military governor
HeSSe.
The party undoubtedly is sup
)orted by ex-Nazis," DR.. Newman
aid.
The party, known as the National
Democrats, swept to what he called
an astonishing success in COM
munity elections in the State of
4iesse last Sunday.
Led by a dynamic 30-year- -old
Gudeten German and an aging
tanker, the group ran third in sew
cral areas at the expense of old-line
Darties. 1t campaigned on a plat
form of German unity, recognition
Of eX-Wehrmacht heroes" and
anti-CommunlSm.
DR.. Newman said military govern
ment is closely scrutinizing" men,
1crship and the prediction cam
paign of the party and would sub.
nit reporte to Gen. Lucius d
Clay, the American military COVER
nor for Germany.