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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
9-H0UR DAY,
union MEN,
VACATION
Plumbers, Steamfiliers al
Fairbanks just Walk
Off Jobs

FAIRBANKS, July 20.-tH-Ap-
proximately 260 members of the
Plumbers and Steamfitters' Union,
Local 375, were ION vacation" to-
day from four construction jobs,
Carl Slatburg, union business
agent, said the action was to pro-
test reduction in working hours.
ITS definitely not a strike
Slatburg said. THE men just de-
cided if the jobs are SO far ahead
CT schedule that the contractors can
cut hours, there'd be no harm if
they take their vacations now"
Slatburg said the plumbing con-
tractors cut working hours, effec-
tive Monday, from 10 hours a day
to nine.
IF contractors decide to go back
to 10 hours a day, the men pro-
bahly will cut their vacations
short" Slatburg said.
Construction jobs at Laid Field,
Eielson Field, University of Alas
ka and for the Alaska Railroad
were hit by the vacations"
S. l.. Davis. plumbing contractor,
said representatives of seven COM
panies met last week and decided
to reduce the work week because
they believe we can finish the work
on schedule with the shortened
schedule"
James d. Bush, super .ntendent of
Morrison Knudsen Construction
Company. said all plumbing and
steamfitting on the Alaska Rail
road terminal project has been
halted.
The stoppage there now affects
but 80 men, Bush said, but could
affect the whole job if it con-
tinues. He said plumbers and
steamfitters were the only men
not already working the nine
hour day when the new order be-
came effective.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
ALASKAFUND
FOR HOUSING
AGAIN URGED
Wilder, Others Ask Sen
/ diors for IS Million
for Development

WASHINGTON, July 20-tR-An
Alaskan official told Senators yes
terday that the greatest obstacle to
the development of Alaska is the
'lack of decent housing"
E. Glen Wilder, Executive Sec
Rotary of the Alaska Housing
Authority, said the reason for this
housing shortage is lack of avail
able financing and disproportion-
ately high building costs.
Wilder appeared before a Senate
Appropriations subcommittee to
urge approval of $l5,075, 900 addi-
ton to the third fiscal l949 def
cheney bill for the Housing and
Home Finance Agency.
Raymond M. Foley, Administra-
tor Of the Agency, said the money
would be used to carry out the
Alaskan Housing Act Both he and
Wilder stressed that it would be
used as revolving fund"
Wilder said Senators should re-
gard it as a loan and mot a gift"
Senator Magnuson CD-Wash)
and Delegate Bartlett of Alaska
also urged approval of the appro-
priation.
The money originally was sched-
uled to te requested in the second
deficiency bill but was postponed
until the Housing and Home FL
nance Agency could make a survey
Of the. Alaskan situation.
Foley said the survey showed
there is mo question about lack OF
adequate housing in Alaska" He
said it disclosed a need for some
1890 to $500 units in all price
ranges.
One of the basic detectives of
the Alaskan Housing Act, he added,
is to hasten the development of
private industry in the Territory
which will be able to meet the
needs within its own resources"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
ISRAELI-5YRIA
sign ARMISTICE


TEL AVN, Israel, July 20-R-
The Israeli-Syrian armistice was
signed today, it was announces
here.
An Israeli government spokesman
expressed satisfaction with the
agreement, adding that it means
Israeli now has armistice arrange
ments with all neighboring coun-
tries.
Israel previously had signed
agreements with Egypt, Trans
Jordan and Lebanon. Those agree
ments also covered elements Of
Saudi Arabian and Iraqi troops
which had fought against the new
Jewish state,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
RUSSIAN
PROTEST
DENIED
Charge that Atlantic Pact
Violates Italian Treaty
Refuted by Aeheson

WASHINGTON, July 2o-lR-
Secretary Acheson today described
as utterly without foundation" a
Russian protest that Italy's mem
bership in the Atlantic Alliance
would violate the Italian peace
treaty.
The Secretary of State told a
news conference he had received
the Soviet protest only today.
Moscow sent a protest also to
the Italian, British and French
governments.
Britain already has denied the
Soviet contention.
Italy has signed the North At
lantic Alliance, but has not yet
ratified it.
Acheson said the Russian argu-
ment in the case of Italy like
other Soviet objections to the
treaty, assumes that the treaty is
directed against Russia.
Acheson SAID that Is not the case
and the American government has
said many times that the treaty
is purely defensive.
At his news conference, Acheson
also:
l. Spoke out again on the con-
flict- between Czechoslovakia's Com
munist government and religious
leaders. He declared the Czech re-
gime is guilty of "tyrannous domi-
nation" of religious organizations in
violation of human rights stand
ards heing worked out in the United
Nations.
2. Said the United States re-
mains aloof toward the idea of
participation in any Pacific PACT
but does not discourage other ma
tons from making arrangements
for security measures.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
The Washington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
Copyright. 1s4s, BY Bell Syndicate. Inc

copyright, 1919. by Bell Syndicate. Incl
~ ASHINGTON- 1t hasn't been
published, but ECA Administrator
Paul Hoffman has written strong
private letter to Senator Vanden-
berg, protesting the plan to award
a special s50,OO0,0O0 gift to Spain.
This grant for the Spanish die
tator, to be taken out of Marshall
Plan funds, was slipped into the
ECA appropriations bill by Senator
Pat McCarran of Nevada, Demo-
crat, at the prompting of Catholic
leaders. 1t has aroused vigorous
opposition from Protestant church
men because of their contention
that Protestants in Spain are CIV
en- only second class citizenship,
and that the same principle of re-
ligious discrimination exists in
Spain against Protestants as ex-
lists in the Iron Curtain countries
against Catholics.
Hoffman, in his letter to Sena-
tor Vandenberg, avoided religious
references, but warned
Because no work has yet start
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
FARM PROGRAM IS
DEBATED, Senate
(By the Associated Press

Another Administration plan
comes up for debate in the House
today and some longtime Admin
istration supporters are joining the
coalition against Agriculture Secre-
tary Charles Brannan's farm pro-
gram.
Democratic Representative Albert
Rains of Alabama calls the pro-
gram "a BOBBY trap for the farm
ers." Democratic Representative
A. S. Monroney of Oklahoma fears
that the Brannan farm plan will
lead to time OPA.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. July 20-IR-Clos-
ing quotation of Alaska Juneau
mine stock today is 3is, American
Can 92hs, Anaconda 281a, Curtiss-
Wright 8k, international Harvest
er 26A, Kennecott 475s, New York
Central l0ls, Northern Pacific 1875
u. S. Steel 227s, Pound $4.031s.
Sales today were 100000 shares.
Averages today are as follows.
industrials 1850, rails 45.17, util-
tiles 1851
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20

.TW0-ENGINED AIRLINER HITS
HOUSES WHEN TAkE0EF FAILS;
DEATH, DESTRUCTION RESULTS

SEATTLE, July 20.-lR- An air
transport crashed into a residential
street last night and exploded, kill
ing six persons and injuring 30.
-Four people are missing.
When one engine failed as the
plane took off from boeing Field
with 80 aboard, the big craft sliced
down through power lines and
piled up in the street.
A wing sheared away the top two
floors of a frame rooming house
where 10 persons lived. 1t piled on
down into brick home. In the
two minutes before the wrecked
ship exploded most of all the pass
engers got clear.
The coroners office tentatively
identified three of the dead as
Lawrence Furio, Chicago, a pas
senger and Ralph Parker and Ed
Brightcamp. The latter two were in
the rooming house. All the bodies
were burned, making identification
difficult.
Seventeen of the two-engined
planes passengers and its four crew
members were hospitalized. Two
were missing. Nine residents of the
damaged homes were taken to hos
pitfalls.
Hours after the 1908 pm. (PDT)
crash, one of the planes gasoline
tanks exploded, injuring four city
firemen.
The crash occurred at 10 p. m
Pacific Daylight Time.
Fl Hospitalized
Seventeen of the planes % pas
sengers and four crew members
were hospitalized with injuries
Eight others were treated and re-
leased. Three were unhurt ant
four we're unaccounted for.
Seven residents Of the damaged
homes also were injured, and foul
firemen we're hospitalized when 6
gasoline tank exploded three and q
half hours after the crash.
The 50-passenger plane crashed
seconds after it took off from Boz
ing Field in a non-scheduled flight
to Chicago.
Amos E. Heacock, company
president and passenger on the
plane, said both engines checked
out without sputter" at the end
of the runway.
Motor Sputters
But soon after we go into the
air one motor began sputterine
and the pilot evidently thought it
best to continue. A few seconds
later he pulled back On the
throttle, apparently intending tt
land" Heacock said.
Then he perceived almost i'm
mediately that he could not lane
and pulled the throttle again, con-
tinuing to climb with sputtering
engine"
Another witness said the right
motor of the plane sputtered, then
cut out. The plane failed in its
climb and began clipping the tops
of utility poles.
Lines, Wires Clipped
Power lines and telephone wires
were clipped, plunging the area in
to darkness and disrupting COM
munications.
It's wide wings cutting swaths
through frame houses, the plane
ripped through five Georgetown
homes 1t buried its nose in one
structure.
Then Explosion
About two minutes later it ex-
ploded.
During that short interval, pas.
sengers jumped or were thrown
from the tail of the plane which
was sheared off in the crash.
Heacock said he personally check
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
BRITISH LABOR
BOARD ACTION
GETS CRITICIZED
(By Associated Press

Britain's Labor government re-
buked the National Dock Labor
Board for threatening to take away
important labor benefits if Lon
don's 5000 dock workers do not
go back to work. The Board threat
ened to withdraw virtual closed
shop provisions and regular pay
and vacation guarantees. The gov
eminent urged the men to return
but said they would not forfeit
these benefits.
The government prepared to
place more troops on the piers to
unload ships.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
WILL
REPEAT PARADE
AT CONVENTION
(By Associated Press

The tireless Shriners will put on
another pageant at Soldiers Field
in Chicago tonight-sort of re-
peat performance of yesterdays
dazzling five-hour parade on Michi-
gan Avenue and ceremonies at the
field. The highlight of the program
yesterday was the Foreign Policy
address by President Truman-a
Shriner himself from Ararat
Temple in Kansas City.
Tonights ceremonies will wind up
the diamond jubilee convention,
and the convention proper will
close tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Prince George from Vancouver
scheduled to arrive Friday after
noon.
Princess Norah scheduled to sail
from Vancouver tonight.
Denali scheduled to sail from
Seattle tomorrow.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Saturday.
Princess Kathleen scheduled to
sail from Vancouver July 81.
Aleutian scheduled southbound
Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
MOOSE WOMEN
WILL INITIATE
THURSDAY MEET

The Women of the Moose will
have initiation Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. Entertainment will
be furnished by the officers and
pinochle will be played and re-
freshments served according to Mrs
Edna Card, Senior Regent.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
CATHOLIC ACTION
MOVEMENT STARTS
IN CZECH, REPORT
(By Associated Press

The Communist press in Czecho-
slovakia said today that the gov
ernment-sponsored Catholic Action
movement has taken the place OF
the Roman Catholic Hierarchy as
spokesman for Czechosloyakia' g.
100000 Roman Catholics.
Archbishop Josef Beran and his
Bishops are under police survel-
lance and perhaps effectively
silenced
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
TERRITORY
T0A5k FOR
million 5
Administration Authoizes
Loan from Banks 10
Meet OBLIGATIONS
1t should not be long before the
Territory is out of debt.

1t should not be long before the
Territory is out of debt.
That is the encouraging word
spoken today by no less an author
ity than Territorial Treasurer
Henry Roden.
Alaska's solvency in the near
future depends, however, on the
working out of plans authorized
at meeting today of the Board
of Administration.
From correspondence and CONVEX
sation with bankers concerned, Ro-
den believes they will work out.
Roden will go to Seattle tomor-
row to ask banks to loan $1,000,-
600 or Whereabouts, to m k e
possible the picking up of an equal
amount of outstanding warrants.
There being sufficient revenue
in sight to meet the obligations
in full within a reasonable time"
said Roden, I'VE expect to be able
to pay off such a loan between
the middle and the end of jan
uary.
Certainly everything should be
paid off by January 81" he con-
tinued, "and, from estimated rev.
enues, we should be able to pay
our running expenses at the same
time"
Roden will be armed with Stats
tics prepared by his office and
that of Tax Commissioner M. p
Mullaney, showing anticipated rev.
enues and comparing them with
the rate at which monies have
been received to date.
He was given authorization to
execute necessary documents, such
as the signing of promissory notes,
at the special Board meeting this
morning in the Governors office
The legality of the enterprise
deemed advisable in this temporary
emergency has been approved by
Attorney General j. Gerald Will
Jams, and that opinion will be
filed.
The Board further promised to
use its good office with the next
incoming legislature to obtain in
terest. Meantime, the banks will
be asked to carry the loan for
five months or less without guar
antee of interest.
In view of the possibility of the
Territory soon having working
capital, the Board modified its
freezing order of June co. 1949,
voting to release frozen appropria-
tons when urgency can be shown.
Then, only the urgently needed
funds are to be used.
Treasurer Roden again pointed
out that the Territory is not bank
rupt.
Alaska has $1,30O,000 deposited
to its credit in the banks" he
said, "but, because of the financial
structure which permits earmark-
ing of funds, not penny of this
amount can be touched"
Present at today's Board of Ad-
ministration meeting were Gov
Ernest Gruening, Treasurer Roden,
Attorney General Williams, Auditor
Frank A. Boyle, Education Com
missioner DR.. James G. Ryan, and
John H. Dimond, secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
John Roosevelt
Changes His Job
(By Associated Press)

One of the late President Roose-
velt's sons, John Roosevelt, dis
closes that he has resigned as presi-
dent of the Roosevelt Good De-
partment Store in Beverly Hills,
Calf.
Roosevelt will devote full time
to another firm of which he is
president. This is the hair beauti-
flying company which makes per-
manent wave preparation.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
ALASKA STANDARD HERE

The Alaska Standard, Standard
Oil Co. tanker, arrived this morn
ing at 2 O'Clock from Ketchikan
on routine delivery trip of bulk
products. The tanker sailed on the
return trip to Ketchikan at 1900
o'clock this forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
WAR MACHINE OF
COMMUNISTS ON
MOVE IN China
(By Associated Press

The Chinese Communist war
machine is rolling southwark again
Nationalist sources in Canton
said Communist troops in Kiangsi
are spearheading in three direc-
tions toward Human, China's rice
bowl. The fate of South China
hangs on what happens in Human.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20

Z Platinum was called unripe gold
and thrown back into streams TO
fripen'' cy early day Indians IN
South America.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20

ed all seats of the plane and all
passengers had gotten out before
the blast. T'he airline president
said he found his wife, acting as
stewardess. Struggling with her head
between two seats and threw her
bodily" off the plane.
Then I went through the pilots
compartment, which was torn off
the craft. I found two pilots
struggling and third pilot APP
parently dazed or unconscious.
Thrown from Flames
"All three were entangled in SAT-
ETY. belts and wreckage. One man,
James M. Adams, the co-pilot, was
pleading with me to get him out.
1 pulled the wreckage off him and
picked him up and threw him clear
of the flames"
Two hundred National Guards
men formed lines to he'd back q
crowd of thousands endangered by
writhing electric wires. Flames were
visible for miles.
1t was the second crash of q
chartered airplane here within tho
last seven months. Eleven Yale
University students, headed back
to the campus after Christmas
holidays, were killed when Sc
attic air charter plane crashed
taking off from the same field
January 2. Three crew members
also died.
1t followed by week the death
of IS persons near Burbank, Calf,
in charter flight by Standard
Airlines of Long Beach.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20
SEVENTH VICTIM

SEATTLE, July 20.--tR-The sew
enth victim Of last nights plane
crash is Pete Chumos, SO, who was
one of the injured taken from
rooming house. He died this after
noon. Other residents killed were
Frank Morgan. So; Edward Bright
camp, II; Olavi N Niemi, AS, and
Ralph Parker
Also dead was one passenger Of
the plane, Frank Catalica of Kala-
mazoo, Mich. Still unaccounted for
was Lawrence Furio, another pas
senger.
Mrs. Eleanor Whining, as, Kodiak,
Alaska, passenger. was in criti-
cal condition with a chest injury.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-07-20

Continued on Page Four
Evening star., 1949-08-18
u. 5. Expected 10 Grant
Refuge 10 Pole Who
Quit Canada Post
Nv the Assosiofsd Press

The United States is expected
to grant political refuge to the
former Polish consul general in
Montreal. who was reported yes
terday to have resigned with a
blast of criticism at his country's
Communist government.
The diplomat IL Tadeusz j. Ra-
kowski, one time high official in
the Foreign Once at Warsaw and
a personal friend Of Arthur Bliss
Lane, the former Ambassador to
Poland.
Mr.. Lane, saying he acted at
Mt. Rakowski's request, released a
statement in which Mr.. Rakowski
announced he had submitted his
resignation and said he was ask
ing for 1.-The privilege of political
asylum" in the United States.
Such requests are customarily
granted. Mr.. Rakowski appeared
personally before Justice Depart
ment officials yesterday to file his
plea and Mr.. Lane asked the CO.
operation of the State Department.
To Write Of Experiences.
Mr.. Rakowski plans to write his
experiences. dealing mainly with
his observation of the close ties
which he said exist between War
saw and Moscow. He intends to
live in Los Angeles.
A Catholic who disapproves OF
the attacks of Eastern Europe's
Communist governments on the
Cathocli Church, Mr.. Rakowski
said he could not accept the "ac-
tivities of the present Commu-
nistic government of Poland"
That government, he declared,
docs not act for the good Of the
country but in the interests OF
and according to directives re-
ceived from a foreign power
Russia"
He said he does not intend to
return home until it is possible
Ito create a truly democratic gov
ernment in Poland"
Mr.. Rakowski's wife and daugh-
ter are with him in this country.
Consulate Expresses Surprise.
Before taking the Montreal as
signment in october. 1947, Mr..
Rakowski was private secretary
to the Polish Foreign Minister.
1t was at that time that be be-
came acquainted with Mr.. Lane.
In Montreal, members of the
Polish Consulate expressed sur
prise at the announcement Of their
chiefs resignation.
Vice Counsul Sygfrid Wolniak
said he had heard nothing about
the matter until reached by re-
porters.
DIR. Rakowski left last Friday
on his holidays" Mr.. Wolniak
said. He said nothing to us at
the time"
Mr.. Wolniak said DR.. Rakowski
and his wife had left for a vaca-
ton in the United States and
their daughter had preceded them
a few days before.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

fillment of our promises to the
farmers"
Mr.. Barkley was the headline
speaker at a State Fair rally by
thousands of Democrats opening
their fall campaign activity.
He said the Nations agricul-
tural problems "ought to be ap-
preached and solved in as COM
plete absence from partisan poll
tics as is possible"
Senate Majority Leader Lucas
said Republican Party leaders are
bankrupt of ideas" and are still
living in the days Of the past"
And Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson
declared he has made good prog
Evening star., 1949-08-18

The duel then ended and the two
men embraced. The duel followed
a political debate in which Sena-
tor De Leon slapped Mr.. Castel-
lanos.
Duelling is illegal in Cuba, but
a law making participants subject
to imprisonment has never been
invoked.
Mr.. Coll also asked the courts
to begin proceedings against two
physicians, DR.. Augusta Fernan-
dez Conde and Gustavo Aldere-
guia, who fought a bloodless saber
duel Monday.
Another duel was scheduled
today, between Nicolas Castel-
Evening star., 1949-08-18
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D C.** Alt
l949

the conference other than to say
it was such as any new Ambassa-
dor would have with the head OF
a government to which he had
been accredited.
Asked if Admiral Kirk came
away with any good news. the
President replied that he didn't
get anything bad.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Cuba Prosecutor Acts
To Punish DueIists
By the Assoeiofed Press

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. 18.-Dis-
trict Attorney Jesus Coll has
asked court action against two
Cuban officials who took part in
a sober duel yesterday.
They are Senator Ruben de
Leon, who Is Minister of Interior,
and Martin Castellanos, subsecre-
tary of public health. Senator
De Leon suffered a scalp injury.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

lanos. Mayor of Havana, and
Ruano Estrada, Mayor Of the
town Of Regla. Mr.. Estrada
sent his seconds to Mr.. Castel-
lanos after the Havana Mayor
made remarks Mr.. Estrada didn't
like.
Evening star., 1949-08-18
StuIin Gave No Bod News
To Kirk, Truman Says

President Truman said today
that American Ambassador Alan
G. Kirk got no bad news on his
recent visit to Prime Minister
Stain.
The President refused to discuss
Evening star., 1949-08-18
Bark|ey Says Democrats
Are Keeping Farm Pledges

BY the Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Aug. 18.-
Vice President Barkley said today
the administration is making
great progress toward the full
Evening star., 1949-08-18

Stainless steel can be rolled into
strips thinner than a human hair.
A stack of 1000 pieces would bs
only one inch high.
Evening star., 1949-08-18

ress" in restoring honesty, in
tegrity and a moral tone to a
(state) government grown fat,
indolent and greedy"
Evening star., 1949-08-18

The feet of firefghters will be
protected from heat. glass and
nails by a newly developed STAIN
less steel insole for. shoes and
boots.