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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
NEGOTIATIONS
 IN DOCK STRIKE
 AGAIN COLLAPSE
Governm ent Asks Both Sides to Make New Ef-
 fort 10 Settle Dispute

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-R- The government today asked op- posing sides in the Hawaiian dock strike to make a new effort to settle their dispute and if this fails to come to Washington or New York for mediation talks.
 Cyrus s. Ching, director of the U. s. Cancellation Service, sent a cable to Honolulu requesting the new attempt at a settlement of the crippling 114-day-old strike.
 Ching told the striking union and Hawaiian stevedoring negotiating committee that he would be happy to meet with them in the U. s. to discuss the issues.
 Ching's cablegram today was in answer to an appeal from Hawai- ian officials, and from the union and management to go to Honolu- lu to help out in the crisis.
 Direct negotiations between the strikers and employers collapsed Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
The W ashington Merry Go Round
tcopyright is4e. by Bell Syndicate. lnc.l By ROBERT s. ALLEN, Substi- tuting for Drew Pearson, Who
 Is On Annual Vacation.

WASHINGTON-Memb of the Senate s Percenter" investigating committee are considering demand ing that Maj. Gen. Harry Vaugnan be tried on military charges. The Senators have discussed the matters with authorities on military law.
 Basis for the proposed action are two factors:
 CD Vaughan is not a civilian employee of the White House. He is a reserve officer on active duty and draws pay lover $12,o0O from Army funds. He is therefore sub feet to Army regulations and rules of conduct the same as any other active officer.
 CD By his own admission, Gen. Vaughan has accepted gratuities and gifts. This is in direct viola tion of a specific prohibitory Army regulation. In addition, other charges made before the Senate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
FIRE FIGHTERS ARE BATTLING FOREST BLAzE5
lRy The Associated Pressl


 Hundreds of fire fighters bat tied flames in national forest areas of six western states today. At least six major fires were still out of control, three in the Payette National Forest of Central Idaho and three in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.
 Four crewmen were hospitalized, one in California and three in Idaho.
 More than 300 lightning caused fires, most of them small, covered an estimated 33,000 acres of timber and grass lands in the drought stricken forests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
|B-36 BOMBER, ATOM BOMB ARE PRAISED
 BY GENERAL SpAATz

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-IR- Gen. Carl Spaatz said today that if it weren't for the B-36 bomber and the atom bomb, Russia could sub due practically all of Europe and Asia in relatively short period of time"
 The tired Air Force Chief made his statement before the House Armed Services Committee. The Committee is trying to find out whether political influence or favoritism figured in the develop ment of the big. six-engine B-36.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
EMERITUS
 DIES, DES M0INES

DIES MONIES, Aug. 22-tR- Harvey Ingham, 90-year-old editor emeritus of the Des Moines Register and Tribune died yesterday in a hospital where he has been a pa- tient since Feb. IA.
 Ingham spent 60 active years as an editor in Iowa, the last 40 as editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. He retired formally in 1943. He would have been 91 on Sept. 8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
UpTURN REPORTED
 IN POLIO VICTIMS

CHICAGO, Aug. g R The number of new cases of infantile paralysis took sharp upward turn last week, boosting the nations total of victims for the month to more than 5000
 It brought the total for the year to 15,500, compared with only 8,430 cases reported by the National Of- flee of Vital Statistics through Aug. 13 of l948. g near record year. Last years 27,680 total was ex- ceeded only by the 30.000 in the 1916 record year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
! Mysteries
 Presented 10
 (ongressNow
Investigators Are Given Puzzles on Freezers,
 Bomber Gases

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.--sR-A mysterious memorandum and a sec ret letter beginning Dear Pop" took the center spots today in two separate Congressional investiga- tions.
 A Senate drive to cut President Truman's $1,450,00C000 foreig n arms aid program got new sup porter
 And the senate argued over whether it would reconsider the $17,500,000 appropriation 1t voted for rent control Rent Director Tighe Woods has said that if the amount isn't upped he will have to lift controls from one-third of the areas still having them.
 Senator Mundt (R-SD) said the Dear Pop" letter is shedding new light on the perfume oil and home freezer aspect of the five percenter inquiry.
 HOmc FIeeZcr OuS
 It was written by a former ser viceman to his father. The father gave it to Mundt.
 The letter tied in with the whole chain of events dealing with the presentation of home freezers to prominent people in Washing ton and the subsequent activities of representatives of the per- fume company which paid for the freezers," Mundt said Mundt said the youth who wrote the letter either will be called tc testify at public hearings, to be resumed tomorrow, or will be ques- toned privately. He declined to name the boy or his father. Mystery Memo Two members of the House Arm ed Services committee, Reps. Brooks D-La) and Bates (R-Mass) want to know who wrote the mystery memo which is partly responsible for the B-36 bomber investigation.
 Talk has spread around Wash- ington that it was written by a prominent aircraft manufacturer whose firm competes with Consoli- dated Vultee, makers of the B-36.
 The committee is looking for evidence of political influence or other favoritism in the development of the big intercontinental bomber It received the unsigned memoran- dunn from Rep. Deane (D-NC) who has refused to tell reporters where he got it.
 Senator Hickenlooper R-Iowa) joined in the Senate drive to cut the foreign arms aid program. He said he thought the European countries could 'get along with substantially less money" than Sec retary of State Acheson and mili- tary leaders have asked Congress to approve.
 The House voted last Friday to chop in half the $l, l,l60. .990.O00 ask ed for North Atlantic treaty sign CTS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
EARTHQUAKE, PACIFIC INV,
 5. E. ALASKA
Sharp Series Rocks Wide Area Sunday Night Cent
 cred in Brit. Columbia
(By The Associated Press)

A sharp series of earthquakes rocked wide area of the Pacific Northwest last night for about five minutes. No major damage oc- cured and no casualties were re- ported.
 The violent shaking appeared to center in northern British Colum- hia, primarily in the Skeena River Valley. But tremors were felt throughout wide area from Prince Rupert, B. C., east to Jasper, Alta. and from Juneau, Alaska, south to Portland, Oregon.
 Store windows were smashed and cars rolled crazily on streets a' Prince Rupert and at Terrace, B. C., 90 miles east. A two-foot wave swept along the waterfront at Ketchikan. Alaska, moments after the shock. Dishes were knocked from shelves and pictures from walls at Petersburg.
 HOusebOatS Adrift
 Ten houseboats were torn from their moorings in Seattle's Lake Union. Power lines and water mains were broken in some parts of the city.
 The Queen Charlotte Islands. 800 miles northwest of Vancouver. B. O., reported the heaviest shocks in the islands history" Chimneys tumbled. buildings swayed and windows shattered. Homes rocked on foundations and some commun- ications poles snapped. At Portland. Ore, an amateur seismologist. F. William Geitz. re- corded the primary shock at 9:04 D. m. tPDT).
 Eight Shocks in B. C.
 As many as eight shocks were re- ported by the northern British Columbia communities.
 William Baker, publisher of the Ketchikan Daily Chronicle, said in telephone report that the gang plank of the S.S. Prince George almost went out from underneath him as he stepped from the ship. Theater. patrons rushed from the building in panic, but returned shortly.
 Baker said the initial shock was followed five minutes later by a lesser one. It was the first shock ever felt by the Southeast Alaska city. according to longtime resi- dents.
 A Tacoma woman said the water sloshed from her swimming pool. And in Portland, another woman said her houseboat rocked in the Willamette River just as it did in the Northwest's worst earthquake four months ago.
 Then. April l3, the violent tem- blor caused eight deaths and dam age of more than $l5,0OO,00O in Washington State.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 22.-R-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3ss, American Can 94h. Anaconda e0A, Curtiss- Wright SIS, International Harvest CT 265s. New York Central 10h Northern Pacific l4A. U. s. Stee 23A, Pound s4.027s.
 Sales today were 7l0.000 shares
 Averages today are as follows industrials l80.53. rails 46.50, util- ities 3460.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
WEATHER REPORT

GU. 8. WEATHER BUREAU) ) (Thi3 data is for 24-hour pe-
 riod ending 7:30 am. PSTD } In Juneau-Maximum, 70; } minimum, AS.
 } At Airport-Maximum, 72; ) minimum, 40.
 } 20 R E c A S T
 } (Juneau and Vicinity
 ) Slowly increasing cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with an } occasional light rain Tues } day, Lowest temperature to- } night around 50 degrees. } Highest Tuesday near 58. } P R E c I P I T A T I O N
 } (Past "A hours ending 7:3o am. today } In Juneau City = None;
 since Aug. 1, 5.56 inches;
 , since July 1, 10.85 inches. , At the Airport = None;
 } since July l, 2.98 inches; since July 1, 6.95 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
WILLIAMS
 SEEkSL0ANS
 FOR ALASKA
Territorial Attorney Gen. eraI in Seattle Attempt
 ing 10 Raise Money

SEATTLE, Aug. 22-tR-A new effort to obtain a $1,000,000 loan for Alaska has been started in Seattle by J. Gerald Williams, Ter ritorial Attorney General.
 The money would be used to pay $400,000 in existing Territorial war rants plus expected expenditures between now and February l, proposed expiration date of the loan, Williams said.
 An earlier attempt to secure $1,0O0O00 fell through and brought the charge from Treasurer Henry Roden that Seattle interests were attempting to force the Territory to repeal some taxes which had been enacted by the 1949 LegE- lature.
 Other sources said the loan ne- gotiations collapsed when it was learned that Alaska owed more than the amount represented.
 Williams said his negotiations also were with Seattle interests, although he would not name them. He also said he did not want to comment on whether or not he thought prospects were bright.
 SEATTLE SHOULD HELP
 Were going to try to raise the money in Seattle he said. We think Seattle should help us-that Seattle has a greater responsibility than either Portland or San Fran cisco"
 He said this did not preclude the possibility that efforts to ob- tain the loan might be made in some other city.
 Alaska is not broKe," he said. eff money earmarked for special purposes could be diverted to the general fund we would have suf- ficient money-we would not need to borrow any at all. But these funds are earmarked, for road con- struction, airfield construction, etc. and can not be used for general fund purposes
 PRESSURE ALLEGED
 Williams blamed the earlier failure to obtain the money to the pressure of big industries operating in Alaska" He said the strategy of these opponents appeared to be to force Governor Ernest H. Gruening to call a special session for the enactment of a sales tax.
 Fifteen Alaskans, himself ln- ciuded, have agreed to sign promis- sorry notes to insure payment of the three percent interest on the de- sired loan, he said.
 He blamed Alaska's present H. nancial difficulty on the fact that three taxes-Territorial income tax nonresident fishermen's tax and a fish trap tax-are under con- test or appeal in Alaska and Ninth District Courts. Williams said ne has information that one percent general property tax also will be attacked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
MRS. KEITHAHN RETURNS

After month visiting relatives in Washington state, Mrs. Edward L. Keithahn has returned via Pan American. As always on her visits outside, she and college classmates from "Ellensburg Normal" held a reunion in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22

LONGSHOREMEN AGREEABLE
 HONOLULU, Aug. g = R = Ha- waii's striking CIO longshore union announced today immediate ac- ceptance of an invitation to media tion meetings in either Washington or New York, but employers defer red decision.
 Both sides said they had not yet received the bids from Cyrus Ching, Federal Consolidation Service Director A union spokesman said acceptance would se radioed as soon as the invitation arrived. bnt an employer spokesman said an em- ployer committee would discuss it and make the decision
 The strike has tied up Hawaii's seas commerce for l15 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
RANGER 10 OUT

With Ranger Harold Stratton aboard, the Ranger 10, skippered by Ottar J. Johnson, put out for Sitka today, the Forest Service ves- sel to serve as Strattons base dur ing his work in that. area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
HARRY LAUDER
 CRITICALLY ILL

STRATHAVEN, Scotland, Aug. P -R- Sir Harry Lauder, the famed Scottish comedian, was re- ported critically ill today at his home near Strathaven.
 Sir Harry celebrated his 79th birthday Aug. 4.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
MRS. CAsHEN RETURNS

Mrs. Frank Casnen returned by plane Saturday from Seattle, where she has been visiting her s:fother, Mrs. Kristen Shirk, who has been ill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22

MNN. VISITOR Terry A. Klingel of Bertha, Mlnn is a guest at the Gastineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
TREMoRs IN JUNEAU

Two slight tremors were felt in the Juneau area Sunday night. the first about 8:04 lasting at least Is seconds and the second short ly after of slighter period.
 Dishes rattled on shelves, electric lights swung and people had stag gers.
 Out the highway the tremor was more pronounced and lasted per- haps half a minute. Barcus Lake became wavy and small chunks dropped from Mendenhall Glacier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22
Takes Tremor On Phone

SEATTLE. Aug. RIA The earthquake which shook the North west Sunday evening was felt throughout the Seattle area and as far north as Ketchikan. Alaska.
 One Seattle woman had the un- usual experience of feeling the quake in Seattle while talking long, distance to a man in Ketchikan who was startled by the same quake.
 Billie Bartee. Seattle, said she was talking on the telephone to John Forsell at Ketchikan when the quake struck.
 MT. Forsell said the pictures on his wall started jumping around and the floor seemed to move un- der his feet Miss Bartee said. At the same time the chandeliers at my house started swinging back and forth. He was so frightened he said he was going to hang up and get out of his house."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22

SECOND SHOCK PETERSBURG
 PETERBURG, Alaska, Aug. a.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-22

Continued on Page Four)
, 1949-06-30
PAN AM. LEADS IN
AIR TRAFFIC
PRICE REDUCTIONS

A year Of unparalleled pro-
gress, highlighted by further
fare reduction and addition of
a new Clipper fleet in Latin
America, is revealed in the
1913 annual reuort of Pan
American World Always, just
released by President Juan T..
Trippe.
Presenting figures showing
that reductions ranging to
more than 70 per cent have
been achieved in International
air fares in PAA's 21-year his
tory, the report recalls a pre-
war announcement by Pan
American: "Air transport has
the choice of becoming a lux
ury service to carry the welll
to-do at high professor to car
~ the average man for what
he can afford to pay. PAA has
chosen the latter course"
In 1913, PAA became the
stitute a tourist service
titute a tourist service"
when it offered this economi-
cal mode of Clipper travel be-
Continued on Page A.
, 1949-06-30
INDIAN PRINCES
FORTUNES
TO NEW STATE

The property and fortunes
of India's princes have been
reduced to approximately one
quarter of their holdings, i'm
der the new regulations an
nounced in New Delhi.
A preliminary report said
that princely property thus
far divided will aggregate
about $50 million dollars, with
several states yet to be SUR
veyed.
A New York Times dispatch
describing the results of the
regulations said that palaces,
fleets of automobiles, vast
land holdings, extensive invest
ments, hordes of jewelry, ele-
plants and camels, were
among the things taken over.
Some two million dollars, de-
rived from income of the
States and classed as personal
funds by the princes, will be
turned over to the treasures
of the states concerned for use
in establishing their new de-
mocratic governments.
, 1949-06-30
!. Torres Resto OF P. r.
To Visit Federal
Union No. 23853

Irene Torres Resto of Puer-
to Rico is scheduled to visit
st. Croix for the first time, on
Saturday, July 2, it was made
known today by Juan Santa
go, president of the Federal
Labor Union No. 23853, an A
F of L affiliate.
Arrangements have been
made for Mr.. Torres to speak
at the Union Office at Big Prin
cesse at Z p. m; he will also
speak at a meeting to be held
in the Christiansted Market
place on Sunday afternoon at
2; at 6 o'clock on that same
evening he will address the
workers at Bethlehem from
the Nursery School building
and an Monday afternoon at
2 he, will speak in Frederik-
, 1949-06-30
Roy w. Bornn To
Spend Vocation On
M'lund: Coulter. Actq.

Roy w. Bornn, Director of
Social Welfare for the Virgin
Islands, has been granted
leave of absence for eleven
days from July /, the Admin
istration announced. He will
leave for the mainland to
spend his vacation.
Stanley Coulter will be Act
Director during Mr..
Born's absence.
, 1949-06-30
DR.. Williu1ns To Heed
Curib Commission
Research Brunch

DR.. Eric Williams, Professor
of Social and Political Science
of Howard University, has
been confirmed in the post of
Deputy Chairman of the Car
.ibbean Research Council, one
of the auxiliary bodies of the
&C, and in this capacity, will
be in charge of the Research
Branch of the Central Secre-
tariat Of the Commission.
DR.. Williams, who has been
Continued on page 4
, 1949-06-30
St. Thomus Still Faces
Deficit Despite New
Tuxes. de Castro Says

The Administration on June
20 advised the Municipal Coun
Gil Of 81. Thomas and st.
John that even after allowing
liberal figures for possible bud
getary savings and revenues
to be collected during the last
two days of the fiscal year, the
Municipality faces a deficit Of
upwards of $4,000 this fiscal
year.
Mr.. de Castro emphasized
the seriousness of the situation
and suggested that adequate
provisions be made by legisla-
ton before July 81, to author
ize the Governor to borrow
monies from the Retirement
Fund for the purpose of meet
ing this deficit, such loans to
be repaid by annual appropria
tons or by special taxes.
, 1949-06-30
Captain A HI. BulsleY
Succeeds Delemos On
Pub. Affuirs Comm.

Acting Governor de Castro
has appointed Captain Alfred
H. Balsey, USN, RID, as a
member of the Public Affairs
Commission Of the Virgin Is
lands for a period of one year.
He takes the place formerly
occupied by Bruce Delemos,
who has resigned
Mrs. Jean Rosen of st. Tho
mas has also been appointed
to the Commission to replace
Mrs. Mercedes Smothergi1,
who returned to the mainland.
, 1949-06-30
ST. Croix Budget.
Excise Law Approved
BY Actg. Governor

Legislation of the Municipal
ity of St. Croix approved this
week by Acting Governor
de Castro include an Amend
ment to the Budget for the fis-
cal year 1949 for transfers &
adjustments, and an ordinance
continuing the Excise Tax
Law for a period of two years
from July 1949.
, 1949-06-30

sted.
Mr.. Torres is an old COM
panion of Manuel Viera, for
mer president and founder of
the Union.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
South Carolina Judge
Seats Negro Juror,
Hits Supreme Court
By the Assoeioted Press

GREENWOOD, S. c., Sept.
13.-The trial of a Negro charged
with attacking a white girl was
scheduled to start here today after
the judge ordered the names of
qualified Negroes added to the
jury box.
State Circuit Judge J. Henry
Johnson yesterday struck out a
first indictment charging 24-year-
old Willie Tolbert of Greenwood
County with raped. He ac-
companied his ruling with a de-
nouncement of the Supreme Court.
Judge johnson granted de-
fense motion that the names of
qualified Negroes be added to the
jury box. He ordered new grand
jury and trial jury venire drawn in
open court after the addition of
Negro names.
That was done and a second
grand jury was drawn from box
including 50 Negro electors. The
new grand jury. which included
one Negro, promptly indicted Tol-
bert again.
The judge said he was granting
the motion in accordance with a
Evening star., 1949-09-13

Supreme Court ruling. but that
didn't mean he had respect for the
court.
Il can't have any respect for
any court that announces deci-
sions in advance" he commented.
The Supreme Court did that, he
said, in a Georgia elections case.
He added he hasn't fully respected
the Supreme Court for IS or 16
years.
Tolbert is accused of attacking
the 16-year-old daughter of
prominent Greenwood parents. He
surrendered to law officers re-
Gently after eluding possemen.
Spawning among oysters occurs
when the water in which they live
reaches a temperature of So to 70
degrees F..
Evening star., 1949-09-13
School Center Planned

To prevent its native blacks
from going Communist Australia
will establish an educational center
for natives at the White Springs
sheep station, 100 miles south OF
Port Hedland, where emmissaries
of the Communist Party will not
be welcome.
Evening star., 1949-09-13

WoodIothien Shirt with rssular eoI-
ior. barrel cuffs, French front and tsi.
lored Of fine quality cotton broed-
cloth. Sketehed on figure. $4.95
Above shirts avaiIabIe in sizes I4K
to IL; with sIssvs lengths 81 70 IS.
The Key West citizen., 1949-07-12
HOSPITAL, BAMBOO ROOM
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and FISHER and sutton singled
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The Key West citizen., 1949-07-12
TODAY's BIRTHDAYs

Oscar ilammeFstein hbretcist.
burn in New York. - year agn.
Jean iiprshult. famous radio
actur. bsmn IN Deniaark. G3 years
aen
UilmaFe u Clarke chairman
~ the National Commission II
Fi1e Arts. engineer. architect.
edticatur. turn in New Yurk. So
years mEo
Miitun BeEle. comedian. actor.
barn in NeW YoFk. 81 wears ago
Lyman Brysun CHS counselor
on puhlir affairs Teachers Cot
leae New NuFk. educatoE. born a
Valentine. Nebr % years aEo
Charles u Hook. president of
tilr American Rollins Mills. ONO
harn in Cincinnati. - years ago
Russell Davenport writer born
in South Bethlehem. pa. So years
ago
Helen Worden ~ New York.
author. born IN Denver Colo ~
years ego
Kristen Flagstad. famed 500
prano born IN Norway 81 wears
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