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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
SENATE GETS FIRST BILL
 OF SESSION
Jones Authors Measure 10 Levy License
 Tax on Contractors
By BOB DeARMOND

Senate Bill No. l, authored by Senator Charles D. Jones, of Nome, hit the hopper this morning. It is Ia revenue measure and another Senate revenue measure is sched- uled to be introduced tomorrow by Senator Gunnard Engebreth.
 This will bring to seven the num- Ger of revenue bills introduced in the special session of the 18th Legislature. and others are said to be in the offing.
 The Jones tax bill is aimed at large contracts and contractors, in the Territory and would levy basic license fee of $15 plus one per cent of the gross amount of the contract on all contracts exceeding S50.000 for work, services or materials
 A separate license would be re- quired for each contract, with a bond in insure payment of the one per cent gross tax. The Commits sioner of Taxation would issue the licenses, which would expire at the end of a calendar year. The Act would become effective next July 1. The bill was referred to the Com mittee on Taxation.
 The Senate this morning adopted the 1947 rules with two minor changes, and adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 Senator Engebreths bill, expected tomorrow. has the approval of Re- publican organizations in the An chorage area and would levy a li-. cense tax amounting to four ps2 cent of net profits or one mill on net assets. whichever is greater on business done in the Territory or assets located in the Territory. Banks would pay on net income only but all business establishments doing business in Alaska, would be subject to the tax.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
GENERAL OF CHINA
 CAPTURED

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.-IR- The Communist radio said today Gen. Tu Li-ming, commander of the East China armies trapped while trying to escape from Suchow, has been captured.
 A broadcast heard by the AsSoci- ated Press at San Francisco as serted General Tu was seized "at dawn of the tenth (of January) just before the annihilation of some 25 divisions under his command had been completed"
 The radio said Tu was attempt ing to escape disguised as an ordl- nary soldier when he was captur- ed"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
CONGRESS TAKING
 RECESS, "A HOURS
(By Associated Press)

Important Business is scheduled on Capital Hill in Washington, D. C.. today even though the Senate and House are in recess until noon tomorrow.
 The chairman of the Senate La- bor Committee, Ebert Thomas of Utah, will hear the AZ of L's posi- ton on the handling of labor legis- lation. The AZ of L plan calls first for the repeal of the Taft Hartley law and second for restoration of the old Wagner Act before Congress turns it's attention to the changes President Truman wants in the Wagner measure.
 The two-bill approach also is backed by the CIO. However. the evidence seems to indicate that Congress won't go along with the methods urged by the unions Ac- cording to Thomas it looks now as though any labor bill passed will be something like one-package bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
CRISIS IN PALESTINE
 IS GRAVE
British Cabinet Called into Question 10 Consider
 Present Situation
CBy The Associated Press)

The British Cabinet was called into sess.on today to study the Palestine crisis which the Foreign Office terms grave threat to peace in the Middle East.
 The British Foreign Office said Israel repeatedly has violated United Nations truce orders. The statement said the present crisis is the result of Jewish aggression. The Jews were accused of still occupying Leban- csc area. The British said The pos sibility cannot be excluded of fur ther Jewish attacks in violation of the truce, in Jerusalem or else where, against forces of Trans-Jor- dan or Iraq."
 Israel charged before the Secur- ity Councl that Britain is menacing her with military and political moves. The Council was asked to investigate British troop and naval movements and Israel asserted RAF planes violated the Palestine from tier. British arms were said to have gone to Egypt, Iraq and Trans Jordan-Arab allies of Britain and foes of the Jews.
 Undersecretary of s a te Lovett said today the U. s. had expressed concern to Britain over troop move ments in the Palestine area prior to the British reinforcement of the Trans-Jordan port of Aqaba
 The British cabinet met for more than three hours over the crisis, which the British Foreign Office calls a grave threat to peace in the Middle East.
 A dispatch from Tel Aviv quoted one of the five British RAF pilots Israel shot down Friday as saying his plane crossed from Egypt into Israeli territory when it was hit and set ablaze by rifle fire from Jews on the ground. A spokesman at the air ministry in London said the pilots statement is being con- sidered at "a very high level
 LOvett said American policy is di- rected toward securing an affective armistice between the Jews and the Arabs. He said the U. s. is trying to exercise a calming influence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
NURSE DELIVERS FIRST BABY BORN
 AT PORT CHILk00T

; A former sergeant in the English WAFS who married a U. s. Army Ar Forces sergeant in England and came to Alaska to live, gave birth over the weekend to the first baby to be born in the veterans commun- ity of Port Chilkoot near Haines. Parents of the offspring are MT. and Mrs. Herbert Stelting, who have been in Alaska since the sum- mer of 1947
 The first stork to put in at Port Chilkoot since the veterans organ ized the community, came a month prematurely with IA feet of snow piled between houses and the near est doctor at Skagway.
 Luckily for the young mother, the wife of another veteran, Camilla Laughlin, who graduate d from nurses training at St. Louis cefore coming to Alaska in October, was able to take over the situation. The 21year-old nurse delivered the baby alone Mother and child are reported to be doing nicely
 The father of the vet community's first child is a disabled veteran who fought with the Fifth Rangers in the European war theatre His home was formerly in Oregon. The Stelt- ings have one other child
 The young nurse, who delivered the baby, and her husband Harry D. Laughlin, both come from Butler, H.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
POST OFFICE |N5pE(T0RI5 E
 SHOT, KILLED

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. l2.-tR Postal Inspector E. M. Halkins was slain today in the lobby of the main post office
 This is the second staying here in two days. Attorney Earl Pruet was shot and killed late yesterday.
 Harkins was 5l years old. He had been a postal inspector since Sept. 30, 1851. During the war, Harkins served overseas as postal inspec- tor
 The slayer surrendered to postal employees They heard the shot. ran out into the lobby and the man said:
 T shot him and want to give myself up"
 Officers did not identify the man held.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
7run1an's Proposal on Taxes Starts Troubl
Three Natives from King
 island Village Swept 10
 Sea on Ite FIoe;; No Trace

ANCHORAGE. Alaska, June l2.- tR-Three natives from an unnamed King Island village 40 miles off the Seward Peninsula were swept to sea January on an ice floe and have not been found, the AL aska Air Command reported today.
 The three were hunting seals and walrus for food when the ice broke away from the solid pack.
 Very strong easterly winds pre- vailed that day and the next, the Weather Bureau said, making it possible that the natives were swept across the 120 miles of water to Siberia. The winds and Arctic weather delayed aerial search until yesterday
 Col. Harry Burkhalter, command ing Marks Air Force Base, Nome, said daylight search would be kept up as long as hope remains" :"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
INCOME TAX
 BILL. SPEEDS
 INTO HOUSE
Committee Expects Meas ure Will Be Whipped
 Info Shape by Thursday
By JIM HUTCHINSON

The special legislative session S No. revenue measure. the income tax bill, speeded today toward the House floor.
 Rep. Warren Taylor, Fairbanks Democrat and chairman of the Way and Means Committee told the House at it's brief session this morn ing that the committee would have the bill whipped into shape for the House within another two hours consideration. It is expected to come onto the floor for second reading and debate tomorrow.
 The bills basic provision is for Territorial income tax of 10 per cent of the federal income tax of person or corporation.
 One major point of the bill re- mained to be settled by the com mittee this afternoon. It is the pro- vision for a S45 exemption for per manent residents of Alaska. That would mean they would not be subject to the tax unless they pay at least $450 federal income tax.
 Exemption Clause
 There have been indications that the legislators might run into con- siderable more difference. of opin- ion on the. exemption clause than on the other basic provisions of the bill
 Taylor said the changes made by the committee so far in the in- come tax bill are of technical nature.
 He said Attorney General Ralph Rivers had estimated for the committee that the bill in present form could be expected to produce in the neighborhood of $2,000,0 900 yearly. It was emphasized that the figure was only a rough estimate.
 Territorial Treasurer Oscar Olson also has appeared before the com mittee.
 Property Tax
 The Ways and Means Committee still has to tackle the general prop
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
The W ashington Merry Go Round
Rv DREW PEARSON ,Copyright. ls4s. by The Bell Syndicate,
 Incl

WASHINGTON One of the most highlighted witnesses ever to appear before the Un-American Activities Committee was glamorouS Robert Taylor, star of Escape" ," Stand By For Action" "A Tank At Oxford "aBtaan," Billy The Kid" and many other pictures. His testimony made front-page news across the country
 What never was published, how ever, is that witness Taylor also wrote the Un-American Committee scorching private letter blasting its tactics and accusing it of mere ly being interested in publicity. Taylor's letter is something Con- gress may want to consider in rela- tion to the Committees procedure in the future.
 Taylor was asked to testify re- garding the picture Song of Rus sia" in which he acted. His testi- mony, taken in private, was later published. following which Taylor wrote this blistering letter:
 I've never cared a whole hellua lot for politicians, whether they be Republican or Democrat. And I've certainly never believed it inherent in my job as a picture ac-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
BENSON OUTLINES
 LEGISLATION AT CIO CONVENTION TODAY

Eve speakers were presented at the morning session of the CIO Ter ritorial Convention: Harry Lewis of the Federal Mediation Service, Hen ry Benson, Territorial Commission CT of Labor, and Chester Carlson, Abel Anderson and Marcus Jensen, members of the Territorial House ot Representatives.
 Legislation the Territorial Depart ment of Labor will introduce in the regular session of the Legislature was outlined by Henry Benson. He advocated an amendment to the present Unemployment Compensa- ton laws which will provide for compensation to persons unemployed due to sickness. A second amend- ment would provide for increased compensation for unemployed work men with families.
 A wage collection bill will be in troduced and it will include lien laws against property for the pro- lection of wage claims, To protect the nonresident workers legislation will be proposed to prevent the em- ployers from leaving outside work CTS stranded in the Territory to 2e a burden on Territorial, municipal, or private charities
 RETIREMENT PLAN
 To provide retirement for munic- ipal and Territorial employees, who do not receive Socal Security bene- its, it will be recommended that retirement plan be put into effect. An employee would be eligible for retirement after 25 years of service or after he has passed the age of 64 years. Minimum retirement would De $l00 a month.
 Three bills will be re-introduced in the Legislature by the Depart ment. They include: a Territorial Wage-Hour Law, providing for minimum payment of $l per hour with time and one-half after eight hours in one day or 40 hours in one week; child labor law requiring the issuance of work permits for all minors under Is years of age and will regulate the employment of minors to non hazardous employ ments; and Women's Equal Pay bill.
 Benson stated that he was re- commencing the enforcement of the Alaska Weights and Measures law be transferred from the office of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
$500 FINES GIVEN
 TWO BASEBALL MEN

CINCINNATI, Jan. 12.-tR-Leo Durocher, manager of the New York Giants, and Freddie Fitz- simmons, former Boston Braves coach, were fined $500 each by Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chandler today.
 The men were found guilty of negotiating a contract for 1949 while Fitzsimmons still was a mem Der of the Braves club.
 The New York club was fined S2,OOO for violating the tampering rule.
 That rule prohibits any club from dealing for player or coach's services while he still is under contract to another team.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-1R-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 39s, American Can 877s, Anaconda 343i, Curtiss- Wright 8A, International Harvest CT 27%, Anaconda 56, New York Central 125s, Northern Pacific l67s, U. s. Steel 715s, Pound S403A.
 Sale stoday were 710,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 1869, rails 53.35, util- ities 3432.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
WOMAN HANGED
 IN ENGLAND; 15T
 IN TWELVE YEARS

MANCHESTER, Eng, Jan. l2.- R-Miss Margaret Allen, 43, a spinster who dressed like a man, was hanged today for murder. She was the first woman to be executed in Britain in l2 years.
 She was convicted of killing a 7O-year-old Lancashire woman in a robbery. The jury rejected her plea of insanity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
Bagpiper Playing
 Again af 1rappers'
 Fesfival;Dogs Howl

FORT WILLIAM, Ont, Jan. 12. -tR-The dogs will get their chance to howl again. Bagpiper Alex Simpson today accepted a bid to play a return engagement at this years Northern Manitoba Trappers Festival scheduled for Jan. 1922 in the Pas.
 The doughty Scot said he wasn't disconcerted a bit by the way the trappers dogs followed the pipes and started bowling whenever he played last time. They've got mu- sic in their voices," he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
MINER $ TRAPPED
 UNDER ROCK SLIDE::.
 DIES AFTER RESCUE

CAIRNBROOK, Pa, Jan. l2.-lR A Eand of miners worked more than Is hours in one-man relays to rescue a fellow worker trapped in rock slide, but he died shortly afterward today
 William Wallace. 27. was crushed under a 20-ton rock slide yester- day in the Cairnbrook mine. He was unconscious when freed.
 The rescue workers had been forced to labor one at a time be- cause of the threat of further rock slides. AS they worked. Wallace whispered to them:
 Please, please, please, get some of this weight off me. Hurry up, fellows can hardly stand it"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
Coast Marine Case
 ls Near Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. l2 2-IR-- A remnant of the recent West Coast maritime strike appears to be near settlement. Shipowners and the CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards Union have agreed tentatively on Sl4.80 monthly increase for stewards em- ployed on coastwise steam schoon- CTS.
 Agreement on overtime scales is the principal obstacle to be cleared away before the schooners return to operation after being tied up for l35 days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
WINTER BLASTS
 KEEP UP
Snow, SIeet, Cold Prevails Many Seetions-S Schools
 Close = Power Off
(By The Associated Pressl


 Winter continued to play favor ties today. It slapped the far west, the Pacific Northwest, West Texas and the Panhandle with chilling snows, sleet and cold, and it car essed the South with balmy breezes that brought flowers into bloom.
 Snow-the fourth straight day of it-was predicted for onet.me Sun ny So ut h e n California. However, the forecast was that it wouldn't be 50 cold in the orange and lemon growing belt-a minimum of 26 in comparison with the frosty 19 of early Monday.
 Most of the snow melted from Los Angeles downtown area but there was eight inches of the white stuff in Orange County's Silverado Can- yon.
 Sheets of ice and sleet grlpped much of West Texas and the Pan- handle and large sections of east ern New Mexico also were coated. The ice-inches thick-felled tele- phone lines and closed all roads in the Amarillo area
 Schools were shut down and bus schedules cancelled. Power and telephone lines by the hundred were downed in West Texas and two deaths attributed to the weather were reported there.
 Prolongd cold brought new prob lem to the Pacific Northwest-a power shortage.
 A voluntary brown-out went into effect in Oregon for outdoor light ing to conserve electricity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
RENT CONTROL
 TO BE ASKED
By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH

By MARVIN l.. ARROWSMITH
 WASHINGTON, Jan. l2-lP- Legislation to extend rent ceilings 27 months and put thousands of dwellings back under rent control will be introduced by Senator My CTS tD-Pa), probably tomorrow
 Senator Maybank GD-SC), chair man of the Senate Banking Com mittee, told a reporter the measure might become the Administrations rent bill. Mir Truman has asked for tightening of controls and ex- tension for at least two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
14 DEAD IN FIRE
 IN HOLIDAY CAMP

CHATEAU DOEX, Swi zerland Jan. l2.-iR-Twelve ehildren-si>. boys and six girls-and two nurses died today in a fire at the Les Oisillons children's camp where they had been spending a holiday. Most of the boys and girls were rom to IA
 Persons living near the chalet said the nurse, Anne DMartini, 25, was trapped while she was trying to help some of the children to safe tY.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
STEAMER MOvEMENTS

Denali, from Seattle, scheduled to arrive at 2 tonight.
 Freighter Coastal Monarch, from Seattle, due here Monday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver January 13.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle January 15.
 Victoria scheduled to sail from Seattle January 15.
 Baranof from Westward due southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
"AIaska's Biggest Liar" Lands in
 Los Angeles Snow

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.|R- "Alaska's biggest liar" flew into town today, took one look at the snow and said:
 They won't believe me back home when I tell them about this"
 Herman Rinear won his title, trip here and $500 in Fairbanks annual whopper- spinning contest last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
WaIIgren of for East; LangIie Be
 Inaugurated Today

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 12.-lR- The retiring governor of Washing ton, Mon c. Wallgren, heads for Washington, D. C., today and an expected job in the administration of his old friend. President Truman.
 Wallgren officially ended his four-year term as Washington chief executive yesterday when he delivered his farewell address to the state legislature. He was si- lent about his future, but left little doubt he will join MT. Truman's official family.
 Wallgren told newsmen he will take two of his aides with him to Washington. They are Jack Gorrie, his executive assistant, and Jack Ballew, his director of state public institutions.
 Wallgren will be succeeded as governor by Republican Arthur E. Langlie. the man he defeated in l944. Langlie's inauguration is scheduled for this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
LANGLIE NOW GOVERNOR

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 12.-tRl- Republican Arthur B. Langlie took office as Washington States Gov ernor today and began looking for new tax revenue to meet an expect ed deficit.
 Langlie succeeded Democrat Mon c. Wallgren, who left the legislature S682 600,000 budget for the next two fiscal years--a figure that in- dicated S16,627,OOO general fund deficit without considering school and institutional construction re- quests expected to total S120, ,O0O 900.
 Langlie suggested unspecified new and increased taxes to bring in S75,- 000,c00 to $100,000,0OO extra. Both he and Wallgren opposed increasing the states three per cent general sales tax.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
FROM CORDOyA

Registering at the Gastineau Ho- tel from Cordova yesterday were MT, and Mrs. H. J. Lannen and Emma Samuelson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12

The Sons of Norway will meet Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall. Heading the meeting will be Sig Jackson, presi- dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
WESTWARD MINISTER
 I5 MISSING

ANCHORAGE, Alaska. Jan. 12.- lR-Planes searched today for the Rev. Franklin Smith, Dillingham; minister, who has b be en missing since Saturday on a flight from Naknek to Anchorage
 The search was hampered by hea- " SHOWS the last four days. The minister is celieved to have been alone in his ski-equipped Cub Super Cruiser"
 The Rev. smith has served at Dillingham; since 1886 and at Palm CT and Fairbanks previously.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-12
PLANE SIGHTED

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 12.- tR- Failure of the Rev. Franklin Smith, Dillingham; pastor, to file a flight plan led to the belief his plane was missing early today. The plane was sighted in Lake Clark by a Pacific Northern Airlines pilot, flying over the area
 Friends in Dillingham; revealed the minister had planned to visit friends near the lake, and sat his plane down without further word. There was no radio communication available, which caused the con- fus on.
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Evening star., 1949-09-13
Student Lectured
On Speeding Here

An 18-year-old college student
was given a suspended sentence
but a stern lecture in Municipal
Court yesterday for speeding IS
miles an hour on an outlying Dis
trict street.
Francis K. Price, jr., son of a
dentist who lives in the 1900 block
of Eighteenth street NE, admit
ted to Judge Milton S. Kronheim.
jr., that he was guilty of driving
his fathers car in excess of the
30-mile zone on South Capitol
street near Boiling Field.
Its hard to decide what to do
with your son." Judge Kronheim
observed to the father. whom the
judge had summoned from his
Office to stand with young Price.
Noting that the defendant had
no, prior police record, the judge
declared that nonetheless "he
must be made to feel the serious
ness of his offense."
"Just over the past weekend
two boys were killed and another
smashed up badly because one
of them was driving 80 or 80 miles
an hour on a nearby open road u
Judge Kronheim said. This boy
must realize that travelling at ex-
cessive speed he is a hazard to
everyone.
He then announced he would
give the youth a suspended $10o
fine on condition that next June
20 he would return from his school
term at Notre Dame and take UP
classes at traffic school here. Un-
til then, Price will remain under
$l00 collateral.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
Buths Ruled Out in Both

BATH. England, Sept. IL (P.-
The City Council asked the people
Of Bath yesterday to give up bath
ing until it rains. r. j. Russell, the
city's deputy water engineer, said
the drought around here Is seri-
Gus. If Bathites must bathe, he
added, one bath a week in not
more than 5 inches Of water ought
to be enough.
Evening star., 1949-09-13
British Refuse to Recognize
Chino's Right to Seize Ships

HONG KONG, Sept. 13 (P.-
The British navy said today it
does not recognize that any right
exists for the Chinese to seize
British ships outside or inside
China territorial waters.
The announcement was made by
Royal Navy authorities on the
Chinese Nationalists' seizure of the
British ship Leong Bee. She was
intercepted by a warship shortly
after she left Communist Shang-
hal for Hong Kong.
The 1,000-ton motorship's mas
ter said Thursday she had been in
tercepted by a Nationalist des-
troyer near the Chushan islands
100 miles southeast of Shanghai.