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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
FoIta Upho|ds
 Nonresident
 Fishing Tax
lntervenors in P.A.F. Case Represent All Outside
 Salmon Fishermen

Judge George w. Folta today denied the petition of Pacific American Fisheries for a tempo rary injunction restraining collec- tion of S50-a-man license fees from nonresident salmon fishermen.
 In his memorandum opinion, Judge Folta stated that the com- plaint drought by P.A.F. against Tax Commissioner M. P Mullaney did not show grounds for suffer- ing irreparable injury
 Judge Folta's opinion concluded as follows:
 Tt may be that circumstances or the case are such as to work un- usual hardship on plaintiff and that the defendant should consent to issuance of injunction pending a hearing on the merits, but since defendant has not seen fit to do so, the Court is powerless to grant plaintiff the relief prayed for"
 Before learning of the opinion, Attorney H. L. Faulkner, PA.F attorney, announced in court this morning that he had just filed a complaint on behalf of the fisher men themselves (Ned F. Andrich for himself and some 400 non resident employees of P.A.FD, seek ing a temporary restraining order. He added that others petitioning to intervene would represent every company having employees in the same category
 Faulkner had already filed peti- tions for intervention by the New England Fish Company and Fidalgo Island Packing Company.
 Attorney R. E. Robertson, who filed on behalf of Nakat Packing Company Friday, announced filing similar requests to intervene by P E. Harris & Company and Todd Packing Company, and added that he expected similar action by Libby, McNeill & Libby.
 Territorial Attorney General J. Gerald Williams declined to con- sent to issuance of injunction pend ing hearing.
 Pacific American Fisheries was granted a preliminary restraining order August 5, when the suit was brought, pending the opinion given today.
 PAF. had put up $16000 bono for the unpaid tax of 320 fisher men, the other 80 employees hay ing already paid theirs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By ROBERT S. ALLEN, Substi- tuting for Drew Pearson, Who
 Is On Annual Vacation.
Copyright. 1s4s, by Bell Syndicate. Inc>

" ASHINGTON- Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas found himself in a perplexing crossfire during his recent mountain-c climb ing trip in the hinterlands of Iran (ancient Persia)
 On one hand he was the tar get of Soviet blasts as "big devil spy" and on the other of Iranian censorship and iron-handed military control.
 The Russian fulminations were publicized But the Iron Curtain that Iran slammed down on Doug las has come to light only since his return to the U. s.
 Shah Mohammed Riza Pahlevi, who comes to the U. s. in Novem- Der, personally ordered the blackout on Douglas.
 This is the untold story:
 From American officials in Iran, Douglas learned that desperate faminine conditions prevail in Azer- baijan, northeast province that ad- joins Russia. A combination of
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
$1,oo0,000 LOAN FAILS
 SAYS RIDDEN
Charges "LegdIistie Skull duggery" Blocked
 Negotiations

Territorial Treasurer Henry Roden today issued the following statement to the Empire.
 Asked to identify the "influ- ential business people" the Tn dustries" and "the entrenched .in- terests," Roden declined to give any names.
 The Treasurer's statement fol- lows: N
 Representative of the Seattle financial syndicate with whom I negotiated for the sale of $1,000,001 worth of warrants arrived in Ju- neau recently to confer with Terri torial officials, and for the past few days these Syndicate representa- tives, consisting of MT O. B. Thor crimson, of the law firm of Pres ton, Thorgrimson & Horowitz; MT. Geo. Marshall, of Foster & Mar shall, bond brokers, and MT K Winslow, Jr., manager of the Seattle Trust & Savings Bank, have been discussing with the Governor, the Treasurer, the Attorney Gen eral and the Auditor the plan to raise cash for payment of the Terri tOrial warrants.
 "As reported by the press re- gently, I had previously gone to Seattle and while there had made an agreement with the Syndicate under which it would purchase Territorial warrants in an amount of approximately one million dol lars, inasmuch as it was antici- pated that sufficient revenues would come into the Territorial Treasury within the next six months to make it possible to pick up and redeem these warrants by February 10, 1850.
 "The Syndicate gentlemen have now advised Territorial officials that recent developments have changed the situation: As soon as the closing of the aforementioned agreement was announced strong protests against any plan to benefit the Territory were lodged with the members of the Syndicate and the financial institutions they repre- sent by influential business people connected with industries operating in Alaska. Threats have been made to bring suits against the Syndi- cate in Seattle to prevent the Ter ritory from repaying on February 10th next, or at any other time, the warrants the Syndicate had planned to purchase. In addition, the Industries have plainly ad- vised the Syndicate that suits are in preparation attacking Terri torial tax statutes in addition to those now pending in the courts.
 After examining Territorial hooks, the Syndicate members agreed that the credit of the Terri tory is good, and that it is, in fact, in much sounder financial condition than many states and counties, including the State of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
Condition, Novelist
 Mitchell, Is Critical

ATLANTA, Aug. 15-LR-Novelist Margaret Mitchell appeared today to be somewhat better, though still in critical condition a member o1 the family reported.
 x-rays yesterday showed the 43- year old writer received a frac- tured skull and fractured pelvis when struck down by an automo- bile Thursday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
TEACHERS IN
 FAIRBANKS IN HOUSE CRISIS

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 15-tR School teachers with families have bumped head-on into hous- ing shortage here, with rental of $125 to $200 on available houses beyond their budgets.
 Mrs. Eva Mehre, music instruc- tor who drove here from Los An- geles with her son and daughter, has set up housekeeping tempo rarily in the schoolhouse basement.
 The family is cooking on bor- rowed electric plates with camping equipment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
COAST GUARD CREW MEMBER E INJURED

SITKA, Alaska, Aug. 15-tR- Seaman Payro of the Coast Guard cutter Hemlock was in critical condition at the Orthopedic Hos pital at Mount Edgecumbe today following a shipboard accident last night.
 Payro suffered thigh and pelvic injuries when a lowed buoy fell to the deck of the cutter, pinning him to the anchor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
CONGRESS CAN'T ADJOURN BEFORE
 SEPTEMBER i

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15-R-- Senate Democratic leader Lucas said today it will be impossible for Congress to adjourn by Labor Day
 He would not venture to predict however, how long Congress Will stay in session.
 Lucas talked to reporters after a White House conference between President Truman and Democratic Congressional leaders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. l5.-tR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 93. Anaconda 29, Curtiss- Wright 8as, International Harvester 26, Kennecott ATS, New York Central l09s, Northern Pacific l4,s, U. s. Steel 225s, Pound s4.03A.
 Sales today were 710,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 17a93. rails 46.68, util- ities 365l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
TWO KILLED
 IN COUP IN SYRIA LAND
New Cabinet Named-C munism Rebuffed by Vot-
 CTS in Western Germany
(By the Associated Press)

A new cablneJ was named i,l' Syria today following lightning military coup in which the Presi- dent and Premier of the Middle East country were slain.
 President Husni Zayim, who had seized power only four and half months ago, fell before firing squad at the Mazza military bar racks yesterday. Premier Muhsen Bey Herazi, generally considered the brains of the regime, died with him.
 OFFICERS HEAD COUP
 The coup was carried out by a group of senior Army officers led by Col. Sami Hennawi, 51, Syrian hero of the Palestine war. Hennawi told Syrian political leaders last night that zayim was guilty of "conceit and despotism" and said the uprising was forced by the Presidents reckless spending of government funds and his failure to follow through on promises of reform.
 The political leaders called on elderly former President Hasem Bey Attasi to form a new govern ment. He in turn named II men to serve in his cabinet.
 REPERCUSSIONS
 The coup had immediate reper- cussionS in the Middle East. King Abdullah, who has made no secret of his desire to incorporate Syria into his Hashemite Jordan (Trans- Jordan urged an immediate meet ing of the Arab League to discuss the Syrian crisis.
 WEST GERMAN VOTE
 Voters in Western Germany have rebuffed Communists and extreme Right ,Pro-Nazi groups. More than "A 100000 Germans participated yesterday in the election of 402- member Parliament. The Conservative Christia n Democrats gained the largest popu- lar vote 7.356,O25. The Social Demo- crats (Socialists) were close behind with 6,932 1903. The Free Democrats gained third place with 2,827,94S votes.
 If the Christian Democrats and Free Democrats join forces they will be able to form a Conservative cabinet.
 COMMIES SLUMP The Communists, who gained 10 percent of the popular vote in 1946 state elections, slumped to about six percent, ,360,46 votes. This was regarded as the fourth major defeat for the Communists in Western Europe since the war. The other setbacks came in France, Italy and Western Berlin.
 Today marked the fourth anni- versary of Japans decision to sur render to the Allies. It passed with out any direct reminders to the Japanese of their military collapse in World War II. Instead their newspapers told them how much progress they had made since the war.
 In China, the southward move ment of the Communist forces con- tinued The, Chinese Reds have hypassed beseiged Kanhsien and attacked Ranking, 195 miles north east of Canton, the Nationalists' provisional capital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
ROBERT EUGENE IN PORT

The freighter Robert Eugene, skippered by Fred Dahl arrived in port early this morning from Prince Rupert and sails for there late this afternoon with cargo of fish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
SALMON FISHING STARTS IN NS.E.ALASKA
Akron Boy Wins Soap Box Derby mpionship;Rudy
 Maier Nosed Out in His Heai

AKRON, O., Aug. 15-IR-For the third time in the last five tries, an Akron entrant today wore the crown of All-American Soap Box Derby Champion.
 15-year-old Freddy Derks rolled his black walnut speedster to vic- tory over AT other entrants from 40 states, Panama, Canada and Alaska.
 The youngster, who carved the tody of his mount from an 80-foot walnut tree, has a $5,000 college scholarship coming for his victory.
 The kids were sponsored by local newspapers. Several of the writers who accompanied them were em- phatic in their suggestions that Akron refrain in the future from holding its district trials on tho Derby Downs course.
 Some said they thought famill- arity with the tilted track gave the Akronites an advantage over the visitors who did not have so much time to get acquainted with the runway.
 FIVE HEAT WINNER
 Derks won five heats in grabbing the championship. He opened over the 975.4-foot incline with a 27.25- second performance, came back for three in a row with times of 27.22 seconds, and then winged in at 27.l6 in the payoff event.
 Second place, and a new Chev- rolet automobile, went to l4-year- old Don Klepsch of Detroit. Third place went to 14-year-old Charles P. Muhl, Jr., of Cleveland; fourtr to 1l-year-old Jerry Williamson ol Charleston, w. Va, and fifth te Tommy Navrkal, 13-year-ole eighth-grader from Nebraska City Neb.
 Second was the best any North west entrant was able to do ir the first round heat results.
 Rudolph w. Maier, Juneau Alaska, was second in his group.
 MAYER SENDS GREETINGS
 In special dispatch to the En- pire from Ellis Reynolds, who ac- companied Juneau's champion to Akron, Maier sends his greetings and also issues statement to Ju- neau boys as follows:
 Fred Derks, Akron boy won to- days running of the All-Americar Soap Box Derby, time 27.16 seconds
 Rudy Maier was nosed out or his first heat.
 Tonight's banquet, with a capa- city crowd of 1,600 people, closed the Derby for 1949 and climaxes wonderful week for the Juneat champ.
 Rudy says to tell all his friends hello. Coming home in a couple ol days to make personal report. He says all the fellows better get tc making plans for next year ano one of Juneau's boys may be more lucky and bring home the cham pionship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Aleutian scheduled to arrive from Seattle sometime tomorrow.
 Princess Louise arrives Tuesday from Vancouver.
 Diamond Cement scheduled to sail from Seattle Wednesday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to ar rive tomorrow at 8 a. m. and sails south one hour later at g o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
FROM OHIO

John R. Edwards of Louisville Ohio, registered yesterday at the Gastineau,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
AT BARANOF

Marie Mendenhall of Ketchikan registered yesterday at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
WEATHER REPORT

. GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU) . (Thi3 data is for 24-hour pe-
 . riod ending 7:30 am. PSTo
 . In Juneau-MaXimum, 54; . minimum AT.
 . At Airport-Maxlmum, 57; . minimum, 45. FO R E C A s T . tJuneau and Vicinity . Variable cloudiness with an . occasional light rain shower . tonight and Tuesday Lowest . temperature tonight near 49 . degrees. Highest Tuesday , about 63.
 . F R E IPI T A T o N
 . Past 24 hours ending 7:30 am today . In Juneau .02 inches; . since Aug. l, 4.90 inches; . since July 1, 1919 inches. . At Airport .05 inches; . since Aug. 1, 2.45 inches;
 . since July 1, GAP inches. @e o.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
THREAT AT UNLOADING

HONOLULU, Aug. 15.-R-The Hawaiian governments first move to unload ship on the strike bound Honolulu waterfront ran in- to a threat by members of two maritime unions today to walk off the vessel.
 Atty. Gen. Walter D. Alderman, Jr. and Ben F. Rush, Territorial Harbor Commissioner, conferred aboard the Watson freighter Hawai- ian Merchant with representatives of the four seagoing unions aboard.
 Alderman told the seagoing un- ion men that the law provided stringent penalties for interference with government operations.
 Meanwhile the government was preparing to start immediate un- loading of the Panamanian ship Nortuna. A harbor board spokes- man said no trouble was expected, as the ship has non-uni0n crew. It arriyer Sunday from Vancouver, B. c. with fertilizer cargo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
MAY START TODAY
 DISCHARGE SHIPS,
 HAWAIIAN STRIKE
Government May Attempt to Unload Freighfer with
 Nonunion Workers

HONOLULU, Aug. 15-R- The 1O7th day of the Hawaiian dock strike opened with rumor that the government would begin un- loading the freighter Hawaiian Merchant with nonunion workers today.
 The Islands 2,000 CIO Interna- tional Longshoremen's and Ware housemen's Union members are asking a 32 cents an hour wage increase over their S1 40 basic scale.
 The seven stevedoring companies have offered increases up to IA cents an hour which have been spurned by the union.
 The Territorial government, act ing under an emergency law passed on Aug. 6, seized the facili- ties of the struck firms and called for workers. The union announced it's members would not work for the government.
 Union spokesmen said they will test the constitutionality of the seizure law in court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-08-15
HERE FROM ANCHORAGE

Leonard Hopkins of Anchorage registered yesterday at the Baranof.
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The Nome nugget., 1949-07-15
British Columbia Govt. Rejects Huge Railway Plan
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 account in the proposals they are still of a vague and nebulous character and all involve the alienation of the peoples re- sources"
 Johnson said no action would be taken on the plan, which was outlined by Willis T. Batcheller, a Seattle engineer, and an executive of the Canada-Alaska Railway Go.
 "The government does not in tend that it's resources shall be squandered away in providing promotional background for any railway deal" he added.
 Mir. Batcheller said his com pany was prepared to spend eight hundred million dollars to com plete the P. G. E. to the northern boundary of British Columbia. Another 5,OOO,OOO would be re- quired for the Alaska section.
 Under the plan, the company would be given first option on natural resources, and he claimed would spend seven hundred mil lion dollars in development of coal, oil and mineral rights.
 The P. C.. E., in which the gov ernment has an investment of one hundred million dollars, is to be extended from it's terminus at Quesnel to Prince George, a dis tance of 80 miles. The extension will cost SlO,O0O,OOO.
 We are proceeding on a sound business basis" said Premier Johnson. "The development does not involve the alienation of our natural resources"
 The governments long-diStance program calls for eventual exten- sion of the P. c. E. into the rich Peace River country with its fer tile agricultural fields and miner al bearing possibilities.
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-15
New Workers
 Walk To Work

NEW YORK, R)-More than a million New Workers hunted alter nate transportation today after a lightning strike immobilized buses on 30 routes.
 Riders-who could do so han dily-SWitched to SubwayS, which were put on stepped-up schedules to handle the extra rush. Others hailed taxicabS, if they could find empty ones. Some walked.
 The stoppage touched off yes terday by the lay-off of four New York City Omnibus Corp. mechan- ics, spread early today to the Fifth Avenue Coach Co.,, affecting a to- tai of $500 workers.
 A city-sponsored peace meeting last night failed to bring any agreement between the cOmpan- ies and the CIO transport workers union. The session was adjourned subject to recall"
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-15
Time Extended for Filing Property Assessments

The board of assessment and equalization has received so many requests from property owners for an extension of time in which to file their returns if was decided to extend the date of filing the forms to August 31, ii was an- nounced today by Paul Dryden, Second Division assessor.
 The previous date was July Is.
 MT. Dryden stated his office would appreciate returns being filed as soon as possible, however.
 In regards to the evaluation of producing mining claims, the fol- lowing applies: Claims that were in operation during the season of l943 will be classified as prOduc- ing claims for assessment pur- poses in l949, and earning value will be the dominating considera- tion in the valuation of properties of this class. The problem of eVal- uating a producing claim is there fore that of arriving at a net in come figure derived from the an nual or seasonal operation, which would be the earning value of the claim, and a like figure to apply for the remaining years until the claim is worked out. Ii is realized of course that in any given mining
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-15
Magnuson Seeks Pacific Pact Like Atlantic Pact
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Continued from Page One) one ocean pact but must include the entire world.
 He suggested that the first step should be the immediate strength ening of Alaska which he said would be the key to peace in the Pacific. He said Alaska's defenses have been neglected and have not been of a permanent character.
 There are not enough defenSeS in Alaska" he said, despite the lessons we should have learned in World War II.
 With a strong Alaska and our intention to carry out the terms of an Atlantic pact we might be able to establish a strong China and strong governments in south eastern Asia.
 "The state department should begin to put plans for a Pacific Pact into operation. We cant have peace in the world in only one ocean.
 Senator Cain tR.-WashD and E. L. Bartlett, Alaska Territorial Delegate, both also said they would speak in Congress on Alas kan unpreparedness, basing their speeches on testimony of Fergus Hoffman, Seattle POst-Intelligen- cer reporter, before a Senate com mittee.
 Cain said he would speak on the Senate floor and place HOffman's committee statement in the Con- greSsional record.
 Bartlett also asked for time on the House floor. He said he would discuss the l5-million dollar Alas kan civilian housing bill, which he described as needed 10 provide quarters for construction crews building military winter quarters.
 Tt will astound many members of Congress to learn tha; our Alas kan defenSes are so primitive, so backward, that we haven't even the quarters for the builders which must start the defenSes." he said.
 Vice President Barkley also met Hoffman and heard some of his description of Alaska and what he called the greatest collection of Pearl HarbOrs under the Ameri- can flag"
The Nome nugget., 1949-07-15

enterprise mid-season figuring such as is required at this time can only estimate the probable fi- nal annual operation returns.
 The valuation of non-producing patented mining claims has al ready been clearly defined as S5OO.OO per 20 acre claim, frac- tions of 20 acres being figured ac- cordingly.