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Evening star., 1949-05-03
Speor Heods Alumni

William w. Spear has been
elected president Of the University
of Nebraska Alumni Club Of
Washington. Other officers are
John Becker, first vice president;
Mrs. Oscar Norlins, second vice
president; Mai. Carl Lauritsen,
treasurer, and Mrs. Jessie Stearns,
secretary.
Evening star., 1949-06-08
Housing Bill Will Pass
In Spite Of Committee
Rebuff, Rayburn Says
ey the Associcssd Press

Handed a new rebuff from the
House Rules Committee, Demo-
cratic leaders remained hopeful
today Of passing the multi-b billion
dollar housing bill-one of P.esi-
dent Truman's major campaign
promises.
Speaker Rayburn told newsmen:
Il think we'll pass a housing bill
when the time comes to pass It.
But a bitter and uncertain
battle was In sight as the Rules
Committee-under control of a
coalition CT Republicans and
Southern Democrats-fiatly re-
fused to clear the measure for
immediate House action.
That caused the Democratic
leaders to call off a mass meeting
of the party's 2e1 House members
late yesterday. The caucus had
been set in an effort to soften
some of the housing bill oppcsi-
ton in party ranks.
Meet for Is Minutes.
Mr.. Rayburn explained. when
the Democrats adjourned after a
15-minute session, that since the
Rules Committee had not cleared
the measure for immediate action,
the leadership decided to post
pone the caucus until nearer the
time for the House to consider
the bill.
The Rules Committee killed
similar housing legislation last
year.
Under new rules it can delay
but can no longer pigeonhole a
measure. The rules were changed
in January, to make sure that ad-
ministration housing, labor and
civil rights legislation is not
spiked in this committee.
Under the new procedure the
housing bill will come to a House
vote June q, over Rules Commit
tee opposition-unless the COM
mittee changes its mind and clears
the bill sooner.
The measure calls for huge
program of slum clearance, low
rent public housing and farm
housing aids.
Full Data on Cost Demanded.
The Rules Committee had re-
fused to act last week. until 1t
got definite information on the
cost of the program.
1t got a letter from the Budget
Bureau yesterday estimating that
Federal subsidies in the public
housing section of the legislation
would amount to about $9,000.-
100000 to $4,000, ,0O0.0 900, instead
of the whole $4,000. .000,000 that
would be authorized over 40
year period.
One Rules Committee member
said privately the letter was not
satisfactory. He said this was one
reason the committee failed to
act.
The committee decided to take
up the bill again next Monday,
but Chairman SABBATH, battling
for the housing measure, said he
has no hope that the opposition
will relent. That points up a
House showdown for June ~.
The legislation went through
the Senate in April on 57-to-13
vote, but it has collided with OPP
position in the House.
Mr.. SABBATH said people from
the rural sections are nfanifestly
Evening star., 1949-06-08
z D. {. Guard MPs
Honored at Drill

Two members Of ti3e Is7d Mill
tary Police Battalion. DaStrsct Ma
tional Guard, we're tloxao-ed Las,
night 81 q brief ceremony under
regular drill formation 81 the Dis
trict Gurac ArnoEy.
They are Pfc. Carleton Z, TIak-
man. 1000 Fl street NV. who has
been appointed TO West Point and
Second IL. Robert Walker. 8 Park
side avenue. Silver Spring. who
was promoted TO first lieutenant.
Evening star., 1949-06-08

unfair In refusing TO vote fog
housing" Het disputed claims by
the opposition that most Of the
money would go TO 10 States with
large cities.
One member of the Rules Com
mittee said the lineup on yeSter-
days vote was:
For clearing the bill-Sabath,
McSweeney of Ohio. Delaney OF
New York. Madden of Indiana and
Lyle Of Texas. all Democrats.
Against clearing it-Cox, Demo
crat. Of Georgia; Smith. Democrat
Of Virginia; Coimer, Democrat, oi
Mississippi: Allen. Republican. OF
Illinois: Brown, Republican. OF
Evening star., 1949-06-08
Four Area Girls Honored

-Four young women from the
Washington area viii be among
l3l 10 receive bachelor Of arts de-
greeS IN the 3lst commencement
exercises Of Connecticut College
Sunday at New London. Conn.
They are Misses Barbara Miller.
53lI Worthington drive. Weslga e.
Nd; Dorothy Cramer. 223l Cph-
fornia street NV: Julia Ahearn.
1924 Hampden lane. Betnesoa, ana4
Anne Si1ure~ Si6 Vale street,
Chevy Chase, Nd.
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Evening star., 1949-06-08
Father Sauro Takes Post
As District Jail Chaplain

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Evening star., 1949-06-08
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
BONDS FOR
EI5LER ARE
FORFEITED
Action Taken by Washing.
Ton Capitalization
Papers Prepared

WASHINGTON, May l7.--tA-
The $4,000 bonds posted by Com
munist Gerhart Eisler in two GRIM
inal cases today were declared for
feited by the U. s. District Court
here.
At the same time the court issu-
ed a bench warrant for Eisler's ar
rest, as a person ineligible for fur
Their freedom on bail while cases
are pending. The actions involve
contempt OF Congress and passport
fraud
The government plans to use the
warrant issued today as principal
exhibit in getting Eisler extraditeu
from England, where he fled as a
stowaway on the Polish ship Ba-
tory.
U. S. District Judge James w.
Morris entered the orders in the To-
cal court in response to series
of motions offered by the United
States government through William
Hitz, assistant U. S. Attorney for
the District of Columbia. -
Hitz prosecuted Eisler in the two
criminal cases in l947. Judge Nor
ris was the presiding jurist then
The trials resulted in sentences OF
one year and $1,000 fine tor con-
tempt of Congress and one to three
years for falsifying information on
an application for an exit visa.
There was discussion. too, OF add
ing new charge to the series
against Eisier: Departing s. the
Court"
Both cases tried in Washington
were appealed and the Court grant,
ed $4,000 bond pending a final
judgment. Hitz said the $4,000
bonds were supplied in the form
of U. S. Treasury bonds by George
Marshall of New York City. Hitz
said he understood that Marshall
had been the head of the Civil
Rights Congress.
Eisler is under an additional
$500 bond posted in the U. S.
District Court in New York City.
That bond is in connection with his
habeas corpus proceedings OF last
year in the deportation case pend
ing against him. 1t was not af-
fected by today's orders.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
Hundreds Flee from
Homes as Rivers Are
Flooded, Heavy Rain

FORT WORTH, Tex, May IT'D
Three persons were drowned,
three more were missing, and Fort
Worth was without drinking water
today after rains measuring ABOVE
II inches deluged this area last
night.
The rampaging Trinity river
knocked out levees in four major
breaks.
Hundreds of families fled their
homes before dawn Tuesday after
the first of four major levee breaks
sent loudspeaker-equipped police
cars through Crossword and Lin
wood additions. Excavations had
begun before midnight In White
settlement, Liberator village and
several other tributary bottoms Sec
tions. Rescues were made by boat,
rope, a fire department hook-and-
ladder truck and swimmers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
REBuRIAL. JUNEAU
VICTIM OF PLANE
CRASH, ANNOUNCED

: WASHINGTON, May it'd
Sixteen Navy men killed in two
1945 plane crashes-one in Japan
and the other in the Pacific-will
be reburied today in two common
graves at Arlington National Gene
terry.
One refinement will include the
cody OF Rear Admiral William u.
Sample OF Atlanta. He, three other
Naval officers, and six Naval enlist
ed men were killed Oct. 2, l945.
when their patrol plane crashed IN
Japan.
The six victims OF the other plane
crash died when their plane crash
ed June 2, 1915, during an air-sea
rescue attempt in the Nanpo Shoto
area of the Pacific
The bodies to be buried with that
of Admiral Samples include 1t. Gil
bert Delos Lizer, Juneau, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
ANOTHER TAX
PROPOSAL IS
up, CONGRESS
New Demands 10 Be Made
on Corporations : One
Setback for Truman
BY JACK RUTLEDGE

WASHINGTON, May l7.-LR-A
Presidential defeat and a new tax
plan were top news in Congress
today.
The defeat was evident when
President Truman withdrew the
nomination of his old friend, mon
G. Wallgren, to be chairman OF the
National Security Resources board.
The nomination has been bottled
up for weeks in the Senate Armed
Services Committee, where Senator
Byrd (D-Va) joined committee Re-
publicans in preventing action on it.
Rep. Mills (D-Ark) came up With
the new tax proposal. His plan:
Balance the governments accounts
next year by collecting corporate
taxes six months earlier than usual.
By doing so, Mills figured a pros
,pective So billion deficit in fiscal
1850 could be turned into $l,700,-
100000 surplus, eliminating any
need for a new tax bill.
Ten Must Bills
Mr.. Truman and his House lead
ers have picked ten major bills they
want the house to get busy on as
soon as possible.
They are Housing, Labor, Mini
mum Wages, Lobby Investigation,
Crop Insurance, Federal Buildings,
Alaska Statehood, Rural Telephone
Service Extension, Pay Raises Tor
Government Executives, and Dis
placed Persons.
This new lineup Sas decided on
at White House conference yes
terday.
Chairman SABBATH tD-IlD OF the
Rules Committee, which normally
clears bills for House debate said
he expects most OF them to get the
go-ahead within a week or SO.
Today the House was scheduled
to debate a Welfare Department
bill, but interest was centered more
on an individual than on leglsla-
ton. The House was set to receive
General Lucius Clay. back from his
duties as U. S. military head in
Berlin.
Spending Program
The Senate was braced tor a
fresh round of debate on President
Truman's spending program, and
economy advocates faced a major
test. Senator Green O-RD has
asked the Senate to reconsider the
April % action which sent the ST.
4O0,0OO,000 Labor Security
money bill back to the Appropria-
lions Committee with instructions
to trim it five per cent.
Next in line for Senate action
are probably the appropriation for
the Agriculture Department, and
then the Army Departments Civil
Functions money bill.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
P PACIFIC
ALLIANCE
PROPOSED
Senator Mdgnuson Advo.
cafes Pact Similar TO
that Of Atlantic

SEATTLE, May l7-lRt-Senator
Magnuson D-Wash) said here to-
day he will advocate a Pacific AL
lance similar to the recently
signed North Atlantic Pact.
The proposal, he said, will lie
made in Senate speech next
week after he returns to the ma
tons capital from the Pacific
Northwest with Secretary of Labor
Maurice j. Tobin.
Magnuson termed it essentia
that the countries of the Pacific
basin band together against ths
Communist menace of Asia. He
mentioned specifically Australia
the Philippines, Burma and Thai
land, which are having Communist
difficulties on the fringe of China
along with nations on the west
coast of South America.
Commenting on the situation in
China where the Communists are
making sweeping advances, the
Washington senior Senator said:
We've been asleep at the switch
It's no ones particular fault and
it's everyone's fault"
Turning to Territorial problems
Magnuson said he would try to "get
the cart before the horse by hav-
ing Alaska's statehood approved
before Hawaii-which has a priority
because it had its lid in first.
Statehood for Hawaii" he
asserted, has been held back be.
cause some congressman are afraic
We might wind up with a couple Of
japanese members of Congress"
Magnuson declined on grounds OF
Senatorial courtesy to name the
men to whom he referred but said
they could be described as geo.
graphical
He will leave tomorrow for
British Columbia to confer with
provincial officials on plans for a
proposed railroad from the United
States to Alaska thrugh Canada
He said, however, that final ar
rangements would have to be made
ION the State Department level
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
ALASKA AIRLINE5
PLANES TO CHINA
TO HAUL REFUGEES

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May IT.
R-Three Alaska Airlines DC-4's
will be assigned to Shanghai to
evacuate refugees to Hong Kong,
the firms office said here.
Airline officials said the decision
was made after two other airlines
withdrew from the INVASION
threatened Chinese city. The Off
Gals said they. did not believe the
planes would be damaged by the
Communists. The big ur-engine
liners have been used in transport
ing Jewish refugees to the Holy
Land.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
5eyeniY Million
Dollars Urged for
Alaska pW Program

WASHINGTON. May ltd
Gov. Ernest Gruening urged a SEN
ate committee today to approve a
$7O,00O,0O0 Alaska Public Works
program to make the area more at
tractive to settlers.
He appeared before a Public
Works subcommittee considering
legislation to set up program
which would require cooperation by
the Territory and its municipalities.
Repayments Of from rs to rs
per cent of the cost OF the pro-
gram would be necessary, with the
average repayment about half the
amount spent.
The. Governor said the program
would attract settlers north. Such
civilian development is necessary,
he said, to back up military
strength.
II don't like to always be calling
up the Russian bugaboo," the Gov
crnor said, but the fact remains
that within 54 miles of our Alaskan
shores lin Siberia) there is ire
mendous activity in Russia in agri-
culture, industry and military in
stallations, with large increase in
civilian population"
James P. Davis, head OF the d.
vision Of Territories OF the Interior
Department, Maj. Gen. Grandson
Gardner, an Air Force officer; Dr..
Jack c. I. Hadleman, senior sur
geon of the Public Health Service.
OF Anchorage, and Joe Falkne, chief
of the Alaska Division OF the Terri
tories group, also urged support OF
the Public Works program.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
RED WAR MACHINE
ROLLS ON HANk0W::.
SHANGHAI THREAT.
(By Associated Press

China's Red war machine was
reported today rolling toward the
evacuated industrial center of
Hankow Another Communist force
stabbed toward Canton, Nationalist
refugee capital.
Meantime the Reds built up a
new threat to embattled Shanghai,
striking into Pootung, dock and
warehouse area facing the famed
bund across the Whangpoo river.
Fires were VISIBLE from down
town Shanghai and all during the
night heavy Smelling was audible
in the main part of the great
Asian city Machinegun bursts
could be heard frequently.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
EXTENSION OF
RAILWAY LABOR
ACT IS SOUGHT
Wants Measure Applied 10
Water Transportation
10 Territories

WASHINGTON, May tn
Delegate harrington (R-HawaiD
introduced today bill to extend
the Railway Labor Act to cover
water transportation between the
U. S. mainland and the Territories
and possessions.
Harrington said the legislation
was requested in a resolution
adopted by the Hawaiian Terri
torial Legislature and approved by
Gov. 1. M. Stainback.
The Territory, isolated for 95
days by shipping strike last year,
faces another tieup because of a
labor dispute involving dock work.
ers in Hawaii.
harrington said the Railway
Labor Act, originally passed in
1926, was amended in 1886 to cover
air transportation.
He told reporters he will press
for early committee action on the
proposed further extension to ship
Ping.
Under the Railway Labor Act,
the services of Federal Mediation
Board are made available when
normal collective bargaining fails.
The law further provides that arbi-
tration he offered in the event
mediation fails. If arbitration Is
refused, provision is made for an
emergency fact-finding board, Sc
lected by the president, and a
cooling-off period.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
SOVIET Zone
ELECTION IS
T0RRID One
Double Cross" Shrieked
by Communists-SingIe
Ticket Rejected
(By the Associated Press

German Communists shrieked
"doucle cross" at their political
allies today as early returns from
the Soviet zone elections showed a
sizeable vote against the single
ticket.
Election officials were told to hold
up vote tallies when the insurgent
trend became evident in returns
from the Peoples Congress bal
loting.
Taegliche Rundschau, organ of
the Soviet military administration,
accused the Eastern splinter parties
of the Christian and Liberal Demo-
Gratis of playing double game"
The paper accused the splinter
groups of swearing their allegiance
to the Communist front Congress
and "agitating in secret" against it.
The two-day balloting for the
Congress ended last night. The
Communist-co Peoples
Council took complete charge of
issuing a final count, expected later
today.
The voting was for 1000 mem
bers of the Peoples Congress. All
candidates were hand picked and
put on a single ticket Voters were
given a choice of voting yes or
no"
Before the secrecy lid was
clamped on the returnss it was adj
mitted that of the first 1000 votes
counted there were $500 voting
mo" to only 1920 who voted Eyes. "
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
ACTION ON
STATEHOOD
REQUESTED

WASHINGTON. May 17-R-
Gov. Ernest Gruening and Congress
sional Delegate E. L. Bartlett
Joined in plea for immediate
action on legislation for Alaska
statehood.
Describing the Territory as the
only American land within naked
view of Russia" the governor told
the House Rules committee:
ut is essential that Alaska he
built up, not only as a bastion of
defense, but as demonstration OF
Democracy. 1t is necessary to prove
our system is the best system. That
is the great destiny of Alaska
Delegate Bartlett said Alaska
now operates under a system OF
taxation without representation,
which our forefathers objected to-"
Gruening and Bartlett urged the
Rules committee to send the state
food legislation to the floor for a
House vote. They were supported
by Chairman Peterson D-Fla) and
Rep. WEIGH (R-Calif) of the Pub
lie Lands committee, which already
has approved the legislation.
Bartlett said Alaska "has full
filled all requirements preparatory
tc admission to the union
Bartlett said statehood would
mean more taxation of Alaskans,
but that 1.-The fellow who lives
there is willing to pay more taxes.
for he knows statehood always has
been followed elsewhere by astound-
ing increases in population and
industry. We need more local con-
trolls that only statehood can
bring"
Bartlett told the committee I'VE
just don't have Communism in
Alaska"
The comment led Rep. Brown
R-Ohio) to remark: you are
nearest to Russia, yet you have no
Communists"
Bartlett declared that statehood
for the most part reside
outside the Territory, especially
the Representatives of gold mining
and fishing industries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
NOMINATION OF
MONS WALLGREN
IS. WITHDRAWN

WASHINGTON. May III
President Truman today withdrew
Mon c.. Wallgren's nomination to be
chairman OF the National Security
Resources Board.
The President withdrew the NOM
nation at the request OF Wallgren,
former governor Of washington
state.
At the same time he wrote his
warm personal friend and former
associate in the Senate:
Il want you to know that my
faith in you is undiminished.
Wallgren's nomination was tabled
many weeks ago by the Senate
Armed Services Committee under a
procedure which did not permit a
vote on confirmation by the en-
tire Senate. Senator Byrd DIVA
cast the only Democratic vote
against Wallgren in the committee,
assuring bottling up OF the nomi-
ration
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
DR.. lee POWERS
OF u. OF W. HERE
FOR HEALTH meet

DR.. Lee Powers, executive officer
in the school of medicine at the
University of Washington, is here
to take part in the five-day public
health meeting which went into its
second session at the Scottish Rite
Temple this morning.
Civic leaders, agency officials and
health department personnel opened
this mornings meet with discussion
OF Alaskan community facilities
and how they affect the health
problems of the Territory.
Visiting panel members taking
cart in the discussion included
Mayor Waino Hendrickson, John
H. Brilliant of the U. S. Forest
Service, w. A. Elkins of the Fish
and Wildlife Service and Felix
Toner OF the Alaska Engineering
Survey. Health department discus
SAINTS were L. w. Coe, Lauris S.
Parker, Mrs, Magdalene Lobo. Miss
Beatrice Shepard and DR.. Duncan
M. Chalmers.
Sectional meetings this afternoon
will consider food and drug con-
troll, water pollution. children's
problems and laboratory techniques.
The public health meetings be-
gan yesterday with an opening
address by Lew Williams, Acting
Governor. The morning session on
local health was followed in the
afternoon by a discussion Of the
school health program.
The sessions which are held
yearly for health workers from
Southeast Alaska will continue
until Friday.
Participants and guests will get
together at a banquet table tonight
in the Gold Room Of the Baranof
Hotel with serving to begin at z
o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
Seek Validity NONRESIDENT Fishern1en's Tax
Salmon Derby
Dates Are Sci

Dates for the Golden North SAL
mon Derby at Juneau will be july
20, 80 and 81 according to CO.
chairmen Keith Wildes and Sim
MacKinnon. These oo-charmen
were appointed by Charles G. Bur-
dick, President of the Territorial
Sportsmen, Inc. He says that the
organization is most fortunate in
having two such outstandingly
capable businessmen and sports
men handle this years derby. 1t
will undoubtedly be, according to
Eurdick, the biggest and best SAL
mon derby the Capial City has ever
had.
Wildes and MacKinnon are orga-
nizing committees and plan to have
them working in the near future.
They emphasize that the Golden
North Salmon Derby will be con-
Quoted 100 percent with volunteer
workers. Expenses Will be held to
an ABSOLUTE minimum and will be
principally for prizes and printing.
Proceeds above expenses will be
used by the Territorial Sportsmen
Incorporation for improvement of
sport fishing and hunting in the
Juneau area.
Wildes and MacKinnon suggest
that all circle the last three days
in July on the calendar in red and
start planning now to fish in the
Derby.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
BLACK BEARS Seen
BASIN, THANE ROADS

Anyone wanting to have q long
distance look at bears may prob
ably accomplish the wish by taking
walk up the Basin Road early
in the evening, according to Or.
). O. Rude.
-Four black bears out for spring
gamnoling were sighted last night
at the slide area opposite the
Basin Road by DR.. Rude. who said
they would probably stay around
the area for several days.
Out in Thane. residents were
getting closeup look at one black
bear. The small bruin has taken up
permanent residence on dwellers'
back porches, tipping over garbage
cans and making a general null
sance Of itself.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-17
Labor : Federal
Security Money
Bill Passes Sen.

WASHINGTON, May 17-R-
The Senate approved on a voice
vote and sent to the House today
the $2,4O0, 000, 900 Labor Federal
Security money bill after three roll
call votes scuttled an economy
drive.
The key vote was one of 43 to
Al which cancelled d three-weeks-
old order for five percent cut in
operating. costs of the agencies.