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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
COURT RULES FOR
WESTERBERG IN
(0NTRA(TUAL CASE

Judge Georse w. Folta took the
case of Susort VS.. Westerberg under
advisement yesterday iioon, when
court adjourned until tomorrow
and has since given an oral de-
cree in the matter. Aa
The court found for the defen-
dants. and allowed the plaintiff the
amount rendered by defendants &c
complete payment on the contract
Susort had sued for $1,000, but
Westerbcrg claimed the just debt was
1854, rendering check for that
amount when trial opened.
Tomorrow will be motion day
and the jury Will report at 10
O'Clock Monday morning, when the
United States opens its prosecution
of Kurt Nordgren of Petersburg
who Is charged with bribery. Assist
ant District Attorney Stanley Bas-
kin will try the case, with Howard
D. Stabler representing the defen-
dant.
No date has been set for the new
trial of the case of Eager l..
Holloway VS.. Robert E. Coughlin,
which the court granted early this
week.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
Teen AGE TAG DAYS
TOMORROW, SATURDAY
FOR CLUB EQUIPMENT

Tomorrow and Saturday Will be
Tag Days for the Tenn Age Club.
with funds earmarked for buying
equipment for the club.
Working In pairs, teen ayers VIII
be on street corners throughout
both days to sell tags to all passers-
by.
The Tenn Age Tag Day, under
the sponsorship OF the Juneau
Business and Professional Women's
Club. has the nod OF approval from
the Mayor, City Council and Police
Department. Handling arrange
ments for the BPWC is committee
chairman Mrs. Lucille johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
FOR MEMORIAL CHURCH

Special service VIII be held to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock in
the Memorial Church. The Seven
Last Words of the Cross will be
used by the following speakers:
Captain S. Johanson, The Word
OF Intercession"; Walter A. Sobo-
left, THE Word of Pardon; Flor
ence Nash, THE Word of Care;
Jack Gamble, 1.-The Word Of Lone
liness";; Mrs. S. Johanson, The
Word of Need; Captain Henry
Lorenzen, 1.-The Word OF Victory;
Dwight L. Nash, THE Word OF
Trust
Special music has keen arranged
by Captain s. Johanson, and the
public is cordially invited to share
in this Good Friday service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
10 HIGH NAILS
GIVEN SENTENCES
TO PRISON CELLS
Found Guilty Of Crimes
from Aggression, Bru-
taIity, Murder
lBy the Associated Press

Nineteen high Nazis, found
guilty by an American court OF
helping Hitler's horror program,
were sentenced in Nuremberg to-
day to Jail terms ranging from four
to Is years.
Standing in the same room
where Hermann Goering and other
top Nazi leaders were convicted
nearly three years ago, the 10 de-
PENDANTS heard themselves SEN
fenced for crimes varying from ag-
erosion to brutality and murder.
Gottlob Berger, Lieutenant Gen.
eral in the notorious SIS. or Elite
Guard, drew the heaviest term-an
aggregate of rs years.
Best known Of the 10, Baron
Ernst Won Weitzsaecker, got seven
years. He is former envoy to the
Vatican and former State Secre-
tary of the German Foreign
Ministry.
lit uC1CAlddAAto OAAPSAJ
ed to have the verdicts and SEN
fences set aside on grounds the
us. Tribunal which tried them
lacked jurisdiction.
Such a motion has been made
and rejected after nearly every one
of the II big war crimes trials
held by American courts in Nuern-
berg.
Each defendant will receive re-
duction of sentence equal to the
time he has spent in jail-abou'
four years.
Reading of the verdicts rang
down the curtain on the last OF the
long series of war crimes by Amerl-
can courts. In all, 1853 persons
have been convicted Of war crimes
in the US. zone OF Germany
Additional hundreds were founc
guilty by the British, French ano
Russians.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
NORTHERN
FLIGHTS CARRY 70

Pacific Northern Airlines carried
20 passengers on flights in and out
of Juneau Airport yesterday as
follows:
From Anchorage: Mrs. @. E.
Krause, Alice Herzig, Wallace
Peterson, Felix Toner, Orval john
son.
From Yakutat: Arthur Walker,
Sid Thompson, Roy Peratrovich,
Sgt. Donald Richter.
To Cordova: G. M. Tapley, OLAF
F1oe.
Tn Anchorage: Ken Nelson, 1t
Joseph Cream, Wesley Gilman, A.
p. Brandt, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ploof, Richard Dining. Dennis
Campbell, Ezra Cornell.
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MONEY Bills.
GIVEN ACTION
BY CONGRESS.
By JACK RUTLEDGE

WASHINGTON, April IA - A.
The House was set today to APP
prove a $7,576,886,23l money bill
to finance the Veterans Admins
tration, the Atomic Energy Com
mission. Selective Service and rs
other agencies for another year.
Then it hoped to take a Today
Easter holiday. 1t has had a busy
week:
Predicted passage of the bill be-
fore it today would push to well
beyond $4,000, 900, 000-or over $l7O
for every man, woman and child
in the United States-the appro-
priations it has approved since
Monday
LARGEST SLICE
BY far the largest slice OF this
was the s16,OOO,OO0,ooo for the
Army, Navy and Air Force it
showed through yesterday by a vote
of 271 to /. Only member to oppose
it was Rep. Marcantonio tALP-
NY).
Remarkably frank comments on
the foreign situation and possible
developments highlighted debate on
the defense bill For example, Rep.
Cannon tD-Mo) said the recently
signed Atlantic Pact gave the
United States bases from which to
"pulverize every military center in
Russia" if necessary.
PIN" MONEY BILL
Pin money by comparison was
another money bill passed by the
House yesterday; $595.890,OOo
emergency fund for veterans edu-
cation and unemployment benefits.
These two were sent to the Sen
ate, which last night approved the
highly controversial $538,453,473 de-
ficiency bill to round out funds Tor
a number of agencies for the year
ending June 80. Much OF the Sen
ate argument centered around a
$500, 900 item for the Tennessee
Valley Authority to start BUILDING
a steam plant for generating cleo
Lricity.
HOUSING PROGRAM
Before the Senate takes up any
more appropriation measures, 1t
wants to debate the administra-
tons multi-billion dollar housing
program.
AS the measure was brought up
today, three Democratic senators
packing the presidents Civil Rights
program promised Dixie lawmakers
they would not support any effort
to tack an anti-segregation amend
ment to the House bill.
Senators Douglas (D-IlD, Hum
phrey D-Minn) and Taylor Cd
Idaho) said they haven't changed
their minds about civil rights. put
they think Cd it should be
handled as separate legislation ana
ca an anti-segregation rider on
the housing bill might kill that
measure.
Senators Bricker (R-Ohio) ana
Cain (R-Wash) have threatened 10
sponsor such an amendment.
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ed. Note: This is the Sec
ond OF Drew Parsons series
the lobblists who pull the wires
backstage in Congress-

~ ASHINGTON-- One of the
cleverest Hobbies in Washington IS
the American Enterprise Associa-
tion, financed by big business,
which puts nutshell analysis OF
all legislation on the desks Of about
400 Congressman every morning.
Obviously, there is no better way to
influence legislation than by inter-
preting to a harassed Congressman
who doesn't have time to study ev-
cry bill for himself.
This lobby is supported by Rob-
ert Lund, past president Of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers,
and by officials Of Johns Manville,
Chemical Bank and Trust, Guar
anty Trust, American Steel Foun-
dries. Inland Steel, Chrysler, Bris-
tol-Myers, Brown and Sharpe,
United Carr Fastener, and others.
1t also has the support Of some
Congressman. including "Goober
ffyoy,fin,led IN Page Four
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CHAMBER MOVES
TO REGAIN LOST
Sc. ROAD FUNDS

The Chamber of Commerce went
into action at today's meeting to re-
coup lost ground on a seven-mil-
lion dollar appropriation for roads
for Southeast Alaska.
An appropriation bill for South
east National Forest roads, approx
ed by the Bureau of the Budget,
was cut out by the House Appro-
priation Committee last week, leav-
ing Southeast Alaska without thin
dime for future road-bullding.
With the appropriation measure
due for consideration by the Senate
Appropriations Committee, the
Chamber beat out facts and figures
on Southeast Alaska's need for
roads, in hopes of convincing the
Senate that funds should be re-
instated in the appropriations bill.
Letters are ready to be airmailed
to Delegate E. l.. Bartlett and top
Washington officials, pointing out
errors in House Committee think
ing on the matter, and giving good
reasons why Southeast Alaska
should have more roads.
Communication with the Minis
ter of Public Works in British Col
umbia touched off a discussion OF
possibilities &C connecting Juneau
with the k'can Highway via the
Taku River and Atlin
According to British Columbian
E. G. Carson, a total OF So miles
from the Alcan Highway is to be
constructed by the British Colum-
bian and Canadian governments.
A map, displaying possibilities OF
connecting link from Juneau TO
Atlin and the Alcan Highway, via
Taku Inlet and the Taku River
valley, is being forwarded to Bart
lett, along with the BIC. officials
communication. The Chamber asks
for information on steps to take
in stimulating interest in this pros
ject which would. they point out,
make a number-one circle tour for
tourist attraction.
A report by the Chambers spec
ial roads and streets committee,
made by Chairman Burr Johnson,
was approved by the Chamber. The
report gives priority to the follow
ind road development in the Jul
neau area: l. Widening. regrad-
ing and paving the Douglas high
day; g. widening, regarding and
paving the AUX Bay highway from
"the W; 8. extension below Thane
toward Taku Inlet, with possible
tiles of tying in with Canadian
road developments.
President Fred Eastaugh announ-
ced that a delegation of the Al
aska Division of the Seattle Cham
Der of Commerce will be in Juneau
May 24-25. They will leave Sc
attic May 81 on the Aleutian, with
16 members flying from Sitka and
Petersburg, due to arrive May "a,
and the remainder to arrive here
the following day at 6 p. m.
Announcement was also made OF
an increased allowance in baggage
limit for Alaskan airlines passeng-
+, ers, with limits upped from 55 to
sc pounds by CAB. authority.
Guests at this Moons meeting
included T. A. Bateman, new sup
erintendent of construction for the
Community Building, and John c..
Dunn, attorney, who arrived yes
terday to be associated with the
law firm of Faulkner, Banfield and
Boochever.
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MAYOR LouSsAC,
Rep. MtCUTCHE0n
ARRIVE TO LOBBY

To speak for the Third Division
in the matter OF where to locate
the new Territorial Building, Mayor
z. j. Loussac and Rep. Stanley
McCutcheon arrived by PIMA this
afternoon.
The mayor of Anchorage is plug
ging for that city, while McCutch-
con, Speaker of the House in the
recent legislature, is roofing for
Palmer
Both would settle for any place
north of the Gulf" as was recon-
mended in House request just be-
fore the Legislature adjourned.
I'VE are sure of three of the six
votes on the Board" commented
McCutcheon. Now to finish the
selling job"
Mayor Waino Hendrickson viii
attend tomorrow's meeting of the
Board of Administration, on be-
half of the City of Juneau. The
Board will meet at 10 O'Clock in
the office of Acting Governor Lew
M. Williams.
Members are the Governor, the
Treasurer, Auditor, Attorney Cen
eral. Highway Engineer and Com
missioner of Education. The Legis-
lature voted $660,O0O for a new
Territorial Building. and the Board
Of Administration already has de-
cided on "a site in the Gastineau
Channel area"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14

Shark Jumps
From Wafer, Bites
Baiher;; Is Killed

TAMPICO, Mex, April l4-lR-A
shark, frightened from the sea by
Naval gunfire and depth charges,
jumped up on Miramar Beach yes
terday and bit a bather.
other bathers graboed sticks and
clubs and beat the shark to death
Lefore it could get back to the
water. The injured man was hos
pitalized.
The US. naval vessel John w.
Meeks, six miles off shore, caused
the trouble. 1t was demonstrating
its guns and bombs for Mexican
officials.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
II PASSENGERS
ARRIVE ON MORAN

Docking at o'clock this AFTER
noon from Vancouver, the Princess
Norah sails for Skagway at 1880
o'clock tonight. Discriminating at
Juneau were AZ passengers.
Passengers for Juneau were: Miss
Patricia Becker, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
Elford, Mrs. Inga Fulkerson, Mrs.
Edith Hubbard, Mrs. Hazel Jolley,
Maurice Jones, Miss Ruth Lee, Mrs.
Justine Lown and children, Edward
Naghel, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart Neel-
ey, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Osborne
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Albion
Poole, Mrs. Carol Reams and child
Mrs. Jeanne Ricke and children,
Mrs. Margaret Skinner, Mrs. Belle
Simpson, Mrs. Alexandria Wander
Leest, Mrs. Alice Warner, and Is
second class.
The Union Oil Co. tug Foss and
barge left late yesterday afternoon
on the supply run to Wrangell and
Petersburg. The tug will be back
In about 10 days.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
oyERHEATED STOVE

Sputterings from an overheated
oil heater. bright flames leapin.
through the opening and fright
ened housewife resulted in the A.
fire alarm at $40 O'Clock this
morning.
The Fire Department was caiaeo
to the home Of Trygye Hagerup ct
9l9 w. Ninth Street. tss
There was no damage from the
overheated stove.
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. . . . . .
WEATHER REPORT
tu. s. WEATHER BUREAU

|, u. S. WEATHER BUREAU
, This data is for 24-hour Pc
, riod ending $50 am. psf.
|, In Juneau Maximum A;
, minimum, IS.
, At Airport Maximum, At;
, minimum, 80.
FO II T. G A 3 L
Juneau and Vicinity
, Cloudy with light rain to-
, night and Friday. Increas-
|, ing southeasterly winds
, reaching as high as Is miles
, per hour. Lowest temperature
, tonigh. near 81 degrees, and
, highest Friday around As.
REC PIT A II IN
, past "a hours ending 7:30 . m. today
, In Juneau 40 inches:
since April l. 5.92 inches;
since July /, 1926 inches.
At Airport = .13 inches;
since April /, 2.24 inches;
since July /, 1884 inches.
0 = & . . . .
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14

DAMAGE IN
MILLIONS
Scores Are Injured During
Tremor-Mdny Buildings
Temporarily Closed


SEATTLE, April l4.--tR-Eight
persons died and 81 were hos
pitalixed after yesterdays
earthquake, bat damage csti-
mates were shrinking today and
the final cost may not reach
SlO.O00, 900.
Four Of the victims succumb-
ed to heart attacks. The others
were hit by falling rubble.
A second treImor, apparently
minor, was noted in eastern
Washington today few min
utes less than "a hours after
Wednesday moons Earring JOLT
hit the West Coast
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
BERLIN TO KETCHIKAN

Leonard Berlin, head Of the Pub
lie Survey office, is in Ketchi-
kan on business of that office, and
Lyle r. Jones, cadastral engineer,
also has gone there Jones and a
crew are doing surveying work in
that area.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
PERSONNEL CHANGE
ABOARD CGC STORIs

Jefferson w. Manning. FIN. has
reported aboard the CGC Ssor!:
from Buffalo, N. Y, for relief Of
Frank Aruta. FA. Aruta leaves, on
the next ship southbound for ds-
signment to duty from Seattle. Ed
s. Windley. Dol, reported for as
signment todut y from Seattle. Ed
ward F. Hagerty. FNEN, reported
for resumption Of regular duty al
ter having undergone medical
treatment at Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 14.-tR-Clos-
ing quotation of Alaska Juneau
mine stock today is 3%, American
can 92A. Anaconda 80, Curtiss-
Wright 9ia, International Harvest
er 24A, Kennecott 447s, New York
Central III, Northern Pacific l5A.
u S. Steel u, Pound $4.03.
Sales today were 100000 shares.
Averages today are as follows:
industrials 1852, rails 4884, util-
tiles 1926.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
BY GAL. FOWLER

SEATTLE, April TN 7 n e
Pacific Northwest today counted
eight deaths and damage which
may reach s10,000,000 in the wake
Of its worst recorded earthquake.
Governor Arthur B. Langley OF
Washington gave purely tenta-
tive damage figure for yesterdays
violent shock He said the final
count may range between $4,000 900
and $4,000. 900.
This was based on reports to the
Governor from the Red Cross. the
State Patrol and other agencies.
The earthquake, at 1855 a. m.
yesterday, caused scores OF injur-
les.
Thousands frightened
Frightened thousands lied shak-
ing buildings as the trenor hit
lies ranging from Vancouver ano
Victoria, B. c., in the north to the
Salem area of Oregon in the south.
Scientists rated the quake OF No.
8 intensity No. ~ would mean
total destruction.
The full extent OF damage may
not be known for days.
Damage In Seattle
At least IS buildings were par
TALLY or completely demolished in
Seattle. The loss for some single
buildings was placed at about
$4,000 and upward. Eight stare
buildings at Olympia. Washington
capital. were damaged. A two
story, vacant brick building at Ia
coma, collapsed completely.
A shower Of bricks from cornices
and building facings caused numer-
GUS injuries and damaged automo-
bites in the streets.
Chimneys toppled in many cities
and towns. Plate glass shattered.
The quake dumped two small
unoccupied houses on Fox Island,
near Tacoma, Wash. into Puget
Sound.
Agencies Give AID
The Red Cross ami state and
federal agencies stood by today
ready to plunge in with aid. A
Red Cross official said today not
single person had applied in the
Seattle area for aid for injuries.
but that Red Cross funds woulo
be forthcoming to rebuild homes
damaged by the quakes. on basis
Of individual need.
Buildings Closed
Olympia was especially hard hit.
The old capitol building and the
insurance building were the most
severely damaged. and were ord
cred closed. Six other state built
ipgs were shaken and cracked, but
inspectors said they still were
sound
Two Of the quake dead were In
Olympia. Falling chimney bricks
killed Percival Bison, veneer
plant steamfitter. Mrs. C.. w. West
died OF heart attack when the
quake shook her hotel.
Langlie's assistants reported on
the condition Of several state
buildings throughout the quake I
area. Two dormitory buildings at
the Boys Training School at Che
halls. Wash. were damaged. and
boys were moved into three new
dormitories, nearing completion.
Two boys were hurt. Seventeen
men in the Old Soldiers Home
at Retsil. near Bremerton, were
moved after damage to their build
ing.
Treated Fer Shocks
Tacoma, 80 miles south of Seattle,
reported scores and scores" We're
treated for shock, bruises and other
minor hurts. Many downtown
buildings. including the Bankers
Trust Bldg. were ordered evacu-
ated. The Lowell school was or
Continued on Page Eight,
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Norah from Vancouver
in port. Sails 1880 for Skagway
returning southoound Sunday.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Alaska scheduled southbound
a. m. Monday.
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MS HYGIENE IN PORT

The MS Hygiene has arrived IN
the Juneau port from Ketchikan
tying up at the Union Oil Co.
dock. The annual overhaul was re-
Gently completed while in drydock
at Ketchikan. Master OF the ship
is George J. Kippola, who has a
crew of SIX under him.
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CITY COUNCIL IS
10 MEET FRIDAY

The agenda for tomorrow nights
meeting of the Juneau City Coun-
Gil is not yet definite, as much Will
depend on action taken tomorrow
morning by the Board OF Admins
tration.
The Board Is meeting to decide
the location Of the new Territorial
Building.
The City Of Juneau has offered
the ALB. Hall site, subject to GER
tain necessary conditions.
There also may be matters OF
detail in connection with the paw
ing bond issue.
The Council will meet at .
o'clock in the City Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14

The CAA Service Barge BSP 3l44
leaves tonight at o'clock for duty
in the Kodiak area. Construction
materials will be hauled to the CAA
Will repeater stations during the
two or three months the barge will
be gone. Gordon Meyer, skipper.
said that the barge will be back
in Juneau, possibly in August.
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Stories Of
Quake Are
Being Told
BY LEONARD ANDERSON

F, SEATTLE, April IA = R - This
wasn't earthquake country at ll:54
am. yesterday. But minute later.
it was.
And today the signs of the
tremor are in scores of Washington
cities and towns.
1t is not just the No. l topic OF
conversation. 1t is almost the only
topic of conversation. Men meeting
on the streets of Seattle don't say
hello" anymore. Instead they ask
Where were you when it hit?"
In the wake Of the quake--here
are some OF the stories being
passed around
In the Southwest Washington
city of Aberdeen. the shock sent
all occupants of downtown
tavern cowling into the streets
all but two men playing the pin
ball machine. They stayed on
When the others began to filter
back in, the two were still stand
ing at the machine. They were
arguing warmly over which OF them
made it register tilt.
State Senator Allan Carson was
addressing the Oregon State Legis-
lature in Salem, Ore, This he
announced, referring to measure
under consideration in the Sen
ate, lis an earth-shaking BILL Two
minutes later the earth began to
shake.
A former Associated Press cor
respondent in Tokyo, r. d. Hen
messy, said in Portland, the quake
gave me much heavier shaking
than most of the SO or more
tremors / went through during my
three and half years in Japan"
An indirect casualty OF the quake
was Mrs. Florence Saunders, 60, OF
Tacoma.
During the earthquake, dogs be-
came excited and howled and
parked. One of them bit Mrs.
Saunders on both ankles.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14

A serious crime occurred every
1877 seconds in 1913, the F.BI re-
ports.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-04-14
The W ashington
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

lcspyrisnt. 1919. ,, sell Syndicate Incl
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eContinued on Page Eight.
Evening star., 1949-03-31

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