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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
GILLNETTER DAMAGED BY FIRE THIS MORN:
 OWNER E BURNED

Harold Hatch received first and second degree burns about the hands and face early this morning when his gillnet boat 31-A-433 burned on finger float number five in the small boat harbor.
 Fire started in the cabin of the 27 foot boat from an unknown cause. At first attempts were made to put out the fire with the ex- tinguisher on the float. The fire department was called at 1:30 o'clock when the extinguisher would not work.
 About 45 minutes after the fire department arrived, the flames around the motor in the cabin were put out. Hatch received his burns when the cabin door was opened.
 The full extent of damage to the motor is as yet unknown. The cabin will have to be rebuilt. Some clothing was destroyed including a set of oilskins and pair of rubber hip boots.
 Hatch was to have left this morn ing for Haines with the boat. This is the second fire this season for the boat with the first one the fore part of July at Haines. Hatch is now in St. Ann's hospital.
 A false alarm was sounded at 1:45 o'clock this morning from the box at Second and Main. The call was 2-6.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
WILL STORE ATOM BOMBS
 IN ENGLAND

LONDON, Sept. 24.-R- The Evening News said today United States atom bombs soon may be stored in England under American control.
 "The news that Russia now has an atomic weapon is expected to result in closer sharing of atomic secrets between the United States, Britain and Canada the paper added.
 A spokesman for the American Third Air Division-natural custod- ian for cache of atom bombs if one was started in Britain-said any comment on the report must come from much higher than this headquarters.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
MUNICIPAL C05T5 SLA5HED BY CITY
 COUNCIL MOTION
Emergency Move Made as City Faces Trdnsi-
 lion Period

An emergency municipal economy move was made last night at a special session of the Juneau City Council.
 A motion to make drastic reduc- tions in city expenditures was passed by the council. October the motion will have it's first effect when the City Street Department crew is cut to the bare minimum, Mayor Waino Hendrickson said.
 The city engineering department will be eliminated for the present, he said. Any temporary engineering needs will be done on contract basis.
 The move is made necessary by:
 l. The transition from April to October of starting date for the city's financial year. This move, brought about through a Territorial law, has caused the city to operate for IS months on 12 months fi- nances.
 2. The change in tax collection headline date from September Is to November IS.
 Mayor Hendrickson stated that maintenance work, heavy after wartime, rundown of city facilities, has teen virtually brought up to date, and street improvement work is about complete.
 October 1 marks the end of the city's construction season, and win ter work is limited to snow removal and emergency maintenance
 He stated that the unusually heavy expenditures caused by last winters snowfall put a load on the city's finances. There have been practically no taxes collected since that time to absorb the costs.
 A moderate winter will greatly help the city's financial status, he said.
 Mayor HendricKson said the ad-
 
 vantages of the new starting date for city administration would be great after the transition period.
 When a new council takes office, the city assessment will be com- plete; the new council will set millage rate for taxes; will make a budget and after the winters planning, will be ready to begin the springs work.
 In the past, with new city coun- cil taking office in April, the city administration was forced to oper- ate on borrowed funds until taxes began coming in late in August.
 City Ordinance 333, which states the law governing city elections. new election dates and terms of office, was given final reading and was adopted.
 Approval was given for the trans fer of retail liquor license from James s. Payne, 305 Willoughby Avenue, to Gordon L. and Frances G. Stevenson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
RAJk GETS SENTENCED
 OF DEATH
(By the Associated Press)

tby the ASSOCldleQ FTeSS)
 Laszlo Rajk. Hungary's former No. 3 Communist was sentenced to death today by peoples court in Budapest for plotting to overthrow the Hungarian government and supplant it with one subservient to Premier Marshal Tito of Yugo- slavia.
 Two other defendants also re- ceived death sentences. Two were sentenced to life imprisonment, one to nine years and two were held for court martial
 Rajk, former Foreign Minister and Interior Minister, was charged with the others of working with an American and YugoSlav spy ring for the downfall of the Communist dominated Budapest government.
 It was Hungary's second big treason trial of 1949. In the first, last February, Josef Cardinal Mind szenty was sentenced to life im- prisonment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
ARREST MADE IN EXPLOSION
 ON AIRLINER
Quebec JeweIer Charged with Causing Crash
 Taking B Lives

QUEBEC, Sept. 24-tREJ. Albert Quay, Quebec jeweler, was arraign- ed today on a murder charge con- nected with bomb explosion aboard an airliner which sent his wife and g others crashing to their deaths Sept. g.
 Quay, 30, was accused of induc- ing Mrs. Arthur Pitre, 40, to place a package of explosives aboard the plane. She was arrested yesterday after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. She is recovering. Police said she told them she put the package aboard not knowing what it contained.
 The jeweler was charged specifi- cally with the staying of his wife, referred to by the court clerk by her maiden name, Rita Morel. Mrs. Pitre was under detention in her own apartment.
 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officials described the bizarre epi- sode as part of a love triangle in- tended to get rid of an unwanted wife and collect S10,00o insurance on her.
 We have definite proof that ex- plosives were placed aboard the plane to get rie of woman" said Inspector Rene Belec.
 There was no indication as to what kind of device caused the ex. plosion which preceded the plane crash, but officials said it occurred in the luggage compartment. Po- lice said Quay had worked four years in Quebec arsenal.
 Mrs. Pitre's detention ended a two-week hunt for a mystery wo- man" who delivered a package-ad- dressed to non-existent person in Baie Comeau. Quebec-to the ill., fated Canadian Pacific Airways plane just before it took off.
 The dead included three New York executives of the Kennecott Copper Corporation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
DR. C0DDINGT0N, CHEST SURGEON,
 10 MT EDGECUMBE

The first chest surgeon to be assigned to the Alaska Native Service medical program has been in conference with ANS officials here and returned to his new post at sitka.
 He is Dr. Frederick L. Codding- ton, thoracic surgeon and specialist in tuberculosis, from Portland, Ore. The Alaska Tuberculosis Asso- citation is cooperating in the pay ment of his salary.
 Dr. James T. Googe, ANS medical director, said that Dr. Coddington,s s assignment to the staff of the Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center is the eeginning of an expanded program for. the care of tuberculosis pa- tients.
 Constructor of the new tuber- culosis sanatorium at Mt. Edge cumbe is expected to be completed early next year With this addi- tion, the Medical Center will be able to care for 325 pumonary tu- berculosis cases.
 The ANS hospital under con- struction at Anchorage will have 300 beds for tuberculosis patients and 100 beds for general medical and surgical patients.
 Dr. Coddington completed his residency in thoracic surgery at the University of Oregon Medical School Hospital in June. He studied under Dr. John Tuhy and Dr. Will liam Cocklin, outstanding thoracic surgeons of the Northwest.
 During his residency in chest surgery, Dr. Coddington worked at the Oregon State Tuberculosis Hos- pital, and performed chest surgery at the Doernbecher Children's Hos pital and the Multnomah County Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
MILITARY pLAN5ARE
 DISGUISED
Atomic Explosion in Rus- sia Starts Conjeetures
 Regarding Defense

FORT BENNING, Ga, Sept. 24-- R-Russia's reported production of nuclear fission explosion hit US military heads with a whole cook full of problems, led by this:
 Is Soviet Russia currently cap- able of delivering atom bombs on American targets?
 So far as they know, the biggest Russian bomber is copy of early models of the US. Air Forces B-29 Superfortress. That Russian version is believed incapable of striking targets in the continental U s. from Russian soil and returning How ever, no responsible military man has ever said that fanatic Russian airmen might not be willing to make a one-way run.
 By doing that they could reach some major American industrial centers.
 A second possibility. and one which military men long contem- plated grimly, is the possibility of seizure of American airfields in Alaska which would place the Northwest Pacific coast and pos- sibly cities in the North Central area within reach of two-way mis- sions.
 It is reasonable to assume this recasting of the picture may place a new premium on far north polar defenses, including a speedup in building an aircaft warning system across the Arctic perimeter of the North American continent.
 For the moment, there seems to be no plans to build up manpower in the Alaskan defenses--if Score tary of Defense Johnson's answer to Washington reporters question was intended to apply to Alaska. When asked if the Russian atomic explosion report would bring a change in the disposition of US. force anywhere, Johnson replied with one word negative.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
PUBLIC WORKS BILL E NOW UP TO HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-R- The Senate has approved a $1OO,- 100000 program for planning pub lie works projects all over the country.
 The bill, which has been called an "anti-depression measure" in Congress, was passed yesterday by voice vote. It now goes to the House.
 It would make Federal funds available to states and communi- ties for advance planning of needed public works projects. President Truman recommended such pro- gram last July, as safeguard "if the business downturn should be- come more serious"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
The Washinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

ICopyright. 194s. by Bell Syndicate, Incl WASHINGTON = Phil Murray, head of the CIO, and Ben Fair less, head of U. s. Steel, are both old friends and old sparring part ners. They have sat through many difficult wage negotiations to- gether and have always come to an agreement. This time it was ap- parent from almost the start of the negotiations that both men had their backs up.
 When Murray arrived for the first meeting with Federal Mediator Cy- rus Ching, Fairless greeted him like long, lost brother.
 Hello. Phil. I haven't seen you in a long time. You're looking very well."'
 Fairless didn't say so, but the real reason he hadn't seen Mur- ray was because Fairless' boss, Ens- der Voorhees,, the real brains of J.P. Morgan and the real dicta- tor of U. s. Steel, wouldn't let Hairless come to the meetings of the fact-finding board. He was afraid Hairless wouldn't be tough enough.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
SALMON PACK
 OF SE ALASKA
 BOOSTING ONE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-tR- Southeast Alaska's pink salmon kept the Territory this year from having the poorest fishing in it's history, the Fish and Wildlife lServ- ice said today.
 The agency said the Southeast Alaska pack was Surprising but gratifying" = 2,40O,00O cases, com pared with last years 1,275,000, a five-year yearly average of 1,465, 900, and the best year since the phe- nomenal 4,OOO 0O0-case pack of l941.
 By contrast, the valuable red salmon pack of Bristol Bay-in some years among the largest in Alaska-this year was only 524,0O0 cases, compared with 1,236,O00 last year.
 The total pack for Alaska, said Howard Baltso, Acting Chief of Alaska Fisheries for the Fish and Wildlife Service, was 4,250,O00 cases. The record low, for recent years, were the slightly less than 100000 case packs of 1946 and 1948.
 The good run in Southeast Alaska was due in part to the severe limits on fishing imposed in 1947, shortening the season to permit great escapement of spawning sal mon," BaltSo told a reporter.
 But we had an assist from na- ture. The natural factors must have been very favorable.
 The all-time low on many runs in Alaskan waters definitely is due largely to everlasting.
 Tt is likely that the service will have to apply fishing restrictions there similar to those which helped save the Southeast Alaska runs."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
THAILAND USES STAMP TAX

BANKOK- -tR-The Thai (Siam) revenue department is sending out secret agents to run down stamp tax evaders among businessmen who are mulcting tn government of $l,000,00O a year.
 A revenue department official said most of the evasion is done by keeping two sets of books, one to be shown to revenue officials and the other to keep track of the firms actual transactions. Foreign as well as Thai business houses join in the practice, he added.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
RECESS STEEL STRIKE TALKS
 TO MONDAY
Coal Strike in Sixth Day. Hope for Ford Union
 Pension Settlements
(By the Associated Press)

The coal strike today entered its sixth day without signs of an early settlement. Meanwhile talks to end the nations steel dispute were in recess.
 The steel contract talks are to resume Monday. The nations lead- ing steel companies and the CIO United Steel Workers will have five days left in the six-day steel truce. The new strike deadline-third since July-is midnight Oct. l.
 The coal strike by 480.0O0 United Mine Workers has resulted in lay offs of 30,000 workers on coal hauling railroads The miner walk out is a protest against suspension of pension and welfare fund bene- fits. The miners work contract ex- pired June 30.
 In Detroit, Ford and the auto workers are trying to agree on union pension demands. Hopes con- tinue high for settlement. An agree ment might set a pattern for most of heavy industry, as well as head off threatened strike of 150,0O0 Ford workers.
 In Cleveland. the CIO United Electrical Workers asked its mem bership to get rid of the right wing faction in their locals. The leftist- led union termed the right wingers 1disrupters and traitors"
 In New York, the CIO National Maritime Union voted to bar Com munists, Fascists and Nazis from tecoming union officers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
} CITIES HOLD OUT ON DAYLIGHT SAVING

SEATTLE, Sept. 24.-tR- Start ing tomorrow, three Western Washington cities will probably be- come the nations lone daylight sav- ing time holdouts. They are Se- attle, Bremerton and Port Angeles. They are scheduled to continue daylight saving until the end of the month.
 But time runs backward after midnight tonight for the sections of the east and other Pacific North. west cities that have continued on the D. s. T. basis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
END ATOM EXPLOSION
 REPORTED

NEW YORK, Sept. 24-tR-Tne Mutual ~Broadcasting System said today second atomic explosion took place in Russia less than two weeks ago.
 The report was attributed to the MES correspondent in Stockholm, who said reliable Swedish sources disclosed the explosion took place near Crimea on Sept. IA. The Crimea is in Southern Russia, a peninsula extending into the Black Sea-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
Pay Boosi
 Bill vofe Delayed

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-iR- The Senate has put off until Mon- day vote on a proposed $3O0,- 100000 military pay boost.
 The House approved a similar hill June IS. It would raise the pay of almost every rank from private to Major General.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
STEAMER MOVEMr"TS

Denali from Seattle due Sunday. Aleutian from Seattle due Tues lay.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail rom Vancouver September 29.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM SEATTLE

G. w. Averill, Howard E. Hilbun. John M. Little, Harold c. Lee, and Gene Maidment of Seattle are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM PORT ALEXANDER

MT and Mrs. A. c. Paulsons of Port Alexander are registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
SEATTLE VISITOR

John Makus of the Fish and Wildlife Service in Seattle is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
ADJUDGED BANKRUPT

Orville R. Wheat of Juneau was adjudged to be bankrupt by the U. s. District Court today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM HOOD BAY

c. G. Pederson, Gil Pedersen and George Kalthoff of Hood Bay are guests at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24

FROM WASHINGTON Elwyn Hanson of Conway, Wash. is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM GREAT FALLS

LeBrun Smith of Great Falls Montana. is guest at the Baran- of Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM 1AKU LODGE

MT. and Mrs. D. M Blanchard of Taku Lodge are guests at the Cas- tineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
DIVORCE SUIT FILED

Edward F. Scott, a fisherman, filed suit for divorce against Viola Scott in the U. s. District Court here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM HOLLYWOOD

Henry A. Gerstman of Hollywood is guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
SITKA VISITOR

L. w. Peterson of Sitka is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM RAKE

MT. and Mrs. Arthur Johnson of Rake are guests at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
FROM SAND POINT

MT. and Mrs. c. B. Wildes of Sand Point are guests at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT (U. s. WEATHER BUREAU) (ThiS data is for 24-hour pe- riod ending 7:30 am. PST)
 In Juneau-Maximum, 54;
 minimum, 49.
 At Airport-Maximum, 54;
 minimum, 45. FOR R E c A s T yunesu ana vicinity) Increasing cloudiness with
 intermittent rain tonight, be-
 coming steady rain Sunday. Temperature: lowest tonight
 near 48; highest Sunday around 53. Southeasterly winds occasionally IS to 25
 miles per hour Sunday. } P R E IPIT ITO ) (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 m. today
 City of Juneau-1.O9 inches; since Sept. l, 9.28 inches; since July l, 2O.29 inches. At Airport-1.26 }nchess; since Sept. l, 6.29 inches;
 since July l, 1878 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-09-24

Continued on Page Four,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Rockets BIG
In Twin Bill
Meet TamPa. Kentucky
Tonight And Saturday

A four-star baseball treat is
planned for Toledo sports fans
this weekend.
Two double-header basketball
programs, featuring the Univer-
sity of Toledo Rockets, Bowling
Green u. Falcons, Eastern Ken
lucky College and Tampa u,
will be played at the TU Field
House tonight and Saturday,
Dec. 16 and II. The first game
both n g h is will start at 8
o'clock.
In the first game tonight, TU
will meet the Tampa, Fla, Uni
versity Spartans, while Bowling
Green tangles with a strong
Eastern Kentucky College quin-
tet in the second contest.
The Rockets will battle East
ern Kentucky in the second
game Saturday night, and BG
will play the curtain-raiser with
Tampa.
After the week-end's activity
TU will prepare for the Dec. q
game with Denver University a
the Field House.
Tickets for the Friday and Sat
urday night double-headers are
on sale at the TU ticket office
and downtown agencies. Al
seats are reserved. Prices are
So and S1.50.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Michigan invader

A quiet invasion of Michigan
has been in progress since late
October and probably will con-
tinue through part of December.
The conservation department
says the invader is the big
snowy or artic owl, forced
southwark from its native hahi-
tat on the Canadian Tundra
because of a periodic starvation
threat.
Normally feeding on lem
mings, mice and Ptarmigan, the
owls appear to find the pickings
slim on home grounds about
every four years. Most recent of
the cycle type migrations oc-
cured in 1945 and 1941. Few
birds in each migration survive
and return to their barren
wasteland home.
The snowy owl does most of
their flying during the day
something different from the
most common owls of Michigan.
Usually they are unafraid and
easily approached snce they
seldom come in contact with
man in their artic home.
The artic owl, predominantly
white in color, measures 21 to
25 inches from beak to tail, and
has a wing spread of about five
feet.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
Jim White
Again Donates
Trophies
High School
Football Stars
Are Recipients

For the third consecutive year
Jim White, Toledo automobile
dealer, has stimulated Toledo
high school football, basketball
and other forms of spor ts
through a generous distribution
of a large and attractive trophy
and miniature gold footballs to
each player of the city cham
pions.
Libbey High School and Cen
trail Catholic High School have
tied for the 1949 championship.
Whittier High School, cham
pions of the Great Ohio-North-
ern League also received a tro-
ply and gold footballs at their
annual banquet.
There is a far deeper signifl-
canoe in Jim Whites presenta-
ton of trophies than just to re-
ward victory. Jim White has
always felt that competitive
sports at the high school level
builds the kind of character so
necessary in American citizen
ship, especially those that are
to carry the ball the American
Way in the next and succeeding
generations,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16

The eyes OF the West will
be focused on Toledo when
the Worlds Championship
Rodeo" gets underway at the
Civic Auditorium tonight for
its scheduled three day run.
About IS famous cowboys and
cOwgirls will he competing
for titles and fabulous cash
awards. Ralph Clark, pro-
ducer of the event stated
today that no punches will be
pulled because i'm most cases
the reputation and future OF
the contestant will be at
stake. MIR. Clark said ii would
virtually he man VS.. beast
in the arena of honor. The
rodeo will include about so
thrilling events and should
be on the must list of every
red blooded Toiedoan. The
Rodeo is being sponsored by
the Loyal Order of Moose.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-12-16
TWO SLANTS
ON TRESPASS

The questions and finer points
about trespass always come to
the front during and following
open hunting seasons, but infrac-
tions go on all year and not in
connection entirely with hunting
and fishing. And there seems to
be lot of confusion between
straight trespass and trespaSsing
to hunt or fish without written
permission of the land owner.
Section 1882 of the Ohio code
says: Whoever wilfully enters
without lawful authority upon
the land or premises of another,
or whoever being upon the land
or premises of another, upon be-
ing notified to depart therefrom
by owner or occupant, the agent
or servant of either, without law
full authority, neglects or refuses
to depart therefrom, shall be
fined not more than fifty dollars
or imprisoned not more than
thirty days or both. Q19 V. H.
143; R. S. 6880e. Effective July
80, 194D.
That section covers trespass for
any purpose, and is enforceable
by civil law enforcement offices.
Notwithstanding wide misappre-
hension in this angle of trespass,
Wildlife Division Game Protec-
tors have no authority to make
arrests hereunder.
1t is only under section 1437
of the Fish and Game Laws of
Ohio that Wildlife Section law
enforcement officers can make
arrests, and only then when
hunting and fishing are involved.
This Section of the Law reads:
No person shall hunt or trap
on any lands, pond, lake or pri-
vate waters of another, except
water claimed by riparian right
of ownership in adjacent lands,
or thereon, shoot, shoot at, catch,
kill, injure or pursue wild bird,
wild water foul or wild animal
without obtaining written per-
mission from the owner or his
authorized agent.