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The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23
China Asks Aid Against Chinese Communists

NEW YORK, (P)-China called on the United Nations assembly yesterday to act quickly to pre- vent communism from engulfing China and the entire Far East. For the first time. China also charged that Russia was directing the Chi nese communists.
 China's chief delegate, Dr. T. F. Tsiang. told the 50 national delega- tiOnS that the North Atlantic Pact had halted the flow of commun- ism across Europe, but ther was no such barrier in the East.
 "The Chinese communist party" he said, "is an integral part of the international communist move ment. It is as fanatical as com munists elsewhere. Its propaganda is always in step with Moscow propaganda. Its action is always in step with Moscow's action"
 TSlang spoke less than "A hours after the Chinese communists pro- claimed at Peiping the establish ment of a communist peoples re- public of China.
 Tsiang devoted almost his en- tire speech to an attack on com munism. 8hen he made his appeal for help.
 He asserted the Soviet Union al- ready had obtained more in Man churia than Czarist Russia ever tried to seize. He added:
 "In addition, the Soviet Union, through the Chinese communist
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23
Little Chance For Coal Strike Peace
By Harold w. Ward)

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va. P)-Chances for an early settle ment of the coal strike faded yes terday even though southrn mine owners hinted they were getting ready to make up the back pay ments to the united mine workers welfare fund.
 The 480000 UNIV members walked off their jobs last Monday after trustees of the welfare fund voted to halt benefit payments. The fund was threatened with a deficit even before some southern operators began withholding roy alty payments on the grounds their contract with the union ex- pired in June.
 Northern and western coal op- orators meeting here with John L.. Lewis spared for time, watching developments in the steel dispute. Union sources said the mine own
 Continued on Page Eight)
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23
Call Parliament To Consider DevaluatiOn

LONDON, (4') - Prime Minis ter Attlee's cabinet agreed today to call parliament back from it's vacation next Tuesday to debate devaluation of the pound.
 Meanwhile, speculation increas- ed that devaluation may compel Attlee to call a general election soon. One Well-informed pro-labor informant said the chance of an early election now seemed about 50-5O.
 Labor rank and file remained restless and fearful of higher liv- ing costs to come from devalua- ton.
 But railway workers. lowing to union discipline, spurned a call for a paralyzing showdown strike on London subWays yesterday morning. They instead were await ing devaluatiOn deveopments. Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23
RUSSIANS HAVE ATON|C bONb
NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW YORK, (P)-Daylight say ings, the summer dividend of an extra hour of evening recreation for some 5O.OOO,OOO Americans, ends this Sunday.
 The official time for turning back the clock an hour in nearly all fast time" zones is 2 am. Sun day.
 Thus the hour of sleep lost last April "A will be regained this Sat urday.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23

DETROIT, (P) - Nash Motors yesterday announced price reduc- tions ranging from $73 to $40.
 The reductions apply to the company's new 1850 model cars which went on display in dealer shOwrooms today.
 The cuts are possible, George w Mason, president and board chairman of Nash-Kelvin r Corp. said. largely because of re- duced production costs resulting from a freer flow of materials.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23

CHICAGO, (P) - Miss Joan C. GundersOn, 21-year-old stenog- rapher, will change a letter in her name today.
 She will become Mrs. Gunder- sen, wife of Melvin C. Gundersen, 26, vice president of construc- ton company.
 Not only do their names sound the same-they also have the same birthday, Oct. 26.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23
Truman Publishes Statement Russians
 Have Secret
tBy Ernest B. Vaccaro)


 w A s H I N GTON. (4') - The United States has evidence of a recent atomic explosion in Russia news indicating the communists at long last have learned to make an a-bomb.
 President Truman disclosed this in a statement today. He then held an hour-long session with his cab inet about it.
 MT. Truman said the develop ment emphasizes the necessity for truly effective, enforceable in- ternational control of atomic en- ergy."
 The United States has sought that through the United Nations, but has been unable to get togeth- CT with Russia on how it should be carried out.
 With a note of reaSsurance to the American people, the Presi- said the probability that some other nation might develop an atomic bomb "has always been taken into account by us."
 Quickly after the White House announcement came word from the British government in London that it also has evidence of an atomic explosion in Russia.
 Tn Washington, the word swept swiftly around government de- partments and through Congress.
 At the Pentagon-headquarters of the military services - there were signs of some excitement, but no official would discuss the matter.
 A spokesman for the atomic en- ergy commission, in reply to quer- ies, said We have nothing to say"
 Reporters pressed secretary of defense Johnson for more infor- nation when he left the cabinet meeting.
 Have we made any change in the disposition of our forces since this happened?" a reporter asked.
 "No," Johnson replied.
 "Does the cabinet know any more abo1It thic thap ic contained in the Presidents statement?"
 "The cabinet knows all about it." Johnson said. "It was fully in formed"
 Do you have reason to believe this was the first atomic explosion in Russia?" Johnson was asked. He smiled, shook his head, and re- fused to answer.
 At the Capitol, Senator McMa- hon D.-Conn), chairman of the joint Congressional committee on atomic energy, called a meeting of the committee behind closed doors.
 In Senate speech only yester- day, McMahon said that if Russia had the atomic bomb she could send the bombs to American ports on tramp steamers and blow up
 Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23
FAIRBANKS, (P) - Salvati n

FAIRBANKS, (P) - Salvati O n Army Maj. C. Clitheros is seeking suitable location for new head quarters here.
 q feel there is great need for our services as this city is the cen ter of large construction projects and has the same problem of transients as Anchorage, where
 Continued on Page Five)
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23

SEATTLE, (P)-A write your Congressman" drive among all Pacific Coast and Alaska Legion naires is being started by the Washington department of the American Legion, state command CT Herbert A. Davis said Wednes- day night.
 Its purposes is to ''force the is sue' in obtaining strengthened military defenses for the area be- fore Congress adjourns.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23

CORDOVA, (P) -"C "Civilization" has come to CordoVa.
 The newly organized Kiwanis club will receive it's charter to- night-putting an end to Cordo- vans claims that this is probably the only city under the American flag without luncheon club.
The Nome nugget., 1949-09-23

SEATTLE lP)-The 28th Boeing Stratocruiser - Elton, 60 to 80 passenger plane-Was completed Wednesday, the company an nounced. It marked the halfway point in the contracts for 56 planes.
Evening star., 1949-09-10

chairman: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt,
DR.. Benjamin Spock, Rochester
Mimi. and DR.. George D. Stod-
dard, Urbana, ILL.,, all vice chair
men.
Washington Members.
Washington members of the
xecutive committee include:
James Carey. national secretary
treasurer of the CIO; Miss Flem-
mie P. Kittrell. head of the de-
partment of home economics,
Howard University; Msgr. John j.
McClaffery, dean of the National
Catholic School of Social Service.
Catholic University, and Boris
Shishkin, economist for the AFL.
Included among chairmen of
special committees appointed was
A. J. Brumbaugh. Washington.
vice president of the American
Council on Education.
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Deaths Reported
(From D. C. Bureau of vi

From D. G. Bureah OF Vital Statistlcs.D
Charles w. Sheets, So. 800 Alabama
ave. sc.
Max Fishman, IS, 3134 10th ST. NV.
Agnes c. Aafferman, 66, l349 Maryland
ave. ne.
Ann " Granting. 66, 9O5 Hamlin st. ne
Robert P. St. Clair, IS, 1921 NJ st. ne.
Willard s. Haynie, 81, 1923 Quebec pl.
Thomas i H. Mudd, so, 4o7 9Th st. Sc.
Leo X. Jamison, 81. 1885 Columbia rd.
CLYDE H. Dennison, ~. 6.2 F st. ne.
Helen R.. Fletcher. 35. Arlington, Va.
Drusillia M Hull, -. 1928 l1th st. NV.
Robert l.. Rober; son is. Winneld, Nd.
DOUGLAS A. Bradshaw, Rockville. Nd.
Lydia Freeman, 81, 1920 r. l. ave. NV.
Bennie l.. Gist, 80. 1712 Lincoln rd ne.
Evening star., 1949-09-10
1850 Child Conference
To Stress Factors Of
Character, Happiness

The development in children of
mentally, emotional and spiritual
qualities essential to individual
happiness and responsible citizen
ship was chosen yesterday as the
theme of the 1850 Mid-Century
White House Conference on Chill
dren and Youth.
The national presidents COM
mittee. composed of representa-
tives of labor, education. medicine,
church and civic groups, ended its
two-day planning session, held at
the White House.
The fifth White House Confer
ence. called in 10-year intervals
since 1909, will be held the week
of December 3, 1850. the COM
mittee reported,
Aims Set.
The committee set the following
aims for the conference: To
bring together pertinent knowl-
edge related to the development
of children and indicate areas in
which further knowledge is need
ed; to examine the environment
in which children are growing up:
to study ways in which the home,
school, church. welfare agencies
and other social institutions are
serving the needs of children; to
formulate proposals for the i'm
provement of parental, environ
mental and institutional influ-
ences on children, and to suggest
means by which these proposals
can be communicated to the peo-
pie for action.
Officers of the executive COM
mittee for the conference are
Leonard w. Mayo, New York,
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Brucken Will Address
Reserve Officers Unit

Comdr. John P. Bracken, newly
elected national president Of the
Reserve Officers Association. will
be the principal speaker at a meet
ing of the Robert E. Lee Chapter
of the association in the Officers
Evening star., 1949-09-10
Eight DPS From Italy
En- Route to District

Among the first contingent OF
displaced persons to arrive in this
country tomorrow from camps in
Italy are eight whose destination
is the District.
OF the 1872 persons aboard the
chartered ship, which will dock in
New York, As are destined for Vir-
ginia and q for Maryland. Only
233 persons are from the Italian
camps.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
1W0DEAD,
INJURED IN
HOTEL FIRE

PASCO, Wash, May 13--LR-Two
men died and four others were
injured, two seriously, in a $50, 000
fire that swept the Lewis Hotel and
two stores here early today.
All 36 occupants of the 25-room
hotel were made homeless. The fire
started c>l the ground floor few
minutes after midnight.
The dead were C. T. Hillman and
Clarence Heath, both of Portland
They were both found lying in
water in the hotel while the fire
was still being brought under con-
troll. Heath was dead when found
and Hillman died shortly after
being taken to the hospital.
Firemen said that smoke prob
ably knocked the men down as
they tried to escape.
The two most seriously injured
were Norris Fa7ringer, 20, Yakima
who was badly overcome by smoke
and Fred Dux, 40, Bellingham,
Wash, who suffered possible
broken ankle and possible back
INJURIES.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
EXPLODING TRUCK
IN n. Y. Dl5RupTS
PHONE SERVICE

NEW YORK, May l3--tR-Drums
OF chemicals exploded on truck
r. the Holland Tunnel today, fill
ing the underwater highway with
carbon disulphide fumes. Thirty
persons, including 20 firemen were
overcome
The explosions, touched off when
he truck caught fire, occurred in
the tunnels east bound tube at
1855 am. at the height of the
heavy morning traffic. The tube
inks Jersey City with Manhattan
The drums began exploding while
the truck was near the Jersey
City side of the tunnel.
The blast disrupted cahle and
telephone channels from New York
to the west.
The countrywide Associated Press
wires to radio stations were out
approximately two hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
FOUR JUNEAU HIGH
STUDENTS RECEIVE
MEDALS IN RIFLIMG

WASHINGTON, May 13.-tR--
Katherine Bavard. 16, Jon w. Stew
art, IT, Clifford Melvin Cole, IT,
and Robert j. Sommers. Jr.. is, all
of Juneau, have won the Expert
Rifleman's Medal, it is announced
here by. the National Rifle Associa-
ton, governing body of COMPETE
tive rifle and pistol shooting for the
United States.
These four youngsters have been
shooting for about two years and
have climbed steadily throught the
10 lower rankings and need only
one more to reach the top draw
er of the junior shooters-the Dis
tinguished Riflemans Medal
They are students at Juneau
High School. and members OF the
J schools junior rifle club.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
CRIME MOVIES, ALSO
CRIME COMICS GETS
YOUTH INTO JAIL

SEATTLE, May 13.-tR--A 49,
year-old would-be detective sat in
the county Jail today blaming his
plight on seeing too many movies
and reading too many crime comic
books.
Things like this deal OF mine al
ways pan out pretty well in the
kind of stuff I've been reading"
added the youth. Walter Franklin
Butler.
He was arrested by Federal Bur-
eau of Investigation agents Wednes-
day night after accepting dunn
my package which was supposed to
contain $4,000.
The money was to have come
from B. w. Oseran, owner and
manager of the Sportsmen's Supply
Center, for whom Butler once work.
ed
Oseran called in the FBI after
receiving threatening note stat
ing that:
1T is worth $4,000 to you to
keep breathing. If you disobey
these orders, you will die
The orders directed Oseran to
deliver the money to nearby bey-
erage store The arrest followed
Butler, former soldier, said he
wanted the money to finish his
education as a private detective.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
Mrs. EisIer
Re-Arresfed

WASHINGTON, May Ia
Mrs. Gearhart Eisler today was re-
arrested for deportation while the
Justice Department laid plans to
bring her husband back from his
flight across the seas.
The Department announced that
Mrs. Eisler was taken into custody
in New York City this morning.
She had been at liberty, without
tond, on charges Of being illegally
in this country.
One reason for her re-arrest was
that the government wished to
question her about the flight OF
Eisler, 52-year-old admitted Com
munist, as stowaway on Polish
vessel. The Justice Department
said that immigration service Of
ficials in New York had been in
structed to detain Mrs. Eisler on
Ellis Island.
Except for the principle of the
thing, the government could save
quite bit of money by just
ignoring Eisler's flight while under
charges looking to his deportation
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
ARRAICNED
In COURT
ON CHARGE
Former Territorial Treas
urer Is Released on
Bond Of $4,000

Oscar @. Olson, who resigned
Saturday as Treasurer OF Alaska.
has confessed to embezzling approx
imately $4,000 of Territorial funds,
and OF failing to account for these
public moneys.
Olson was arraigned this morning
in U. S. Commissioner Court on
complaint signed by p. J. Gil
more, Jr., United States Attorney.
Acting Commissioner Gordon GRAY
set the preliminary hearing for next
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock.
Olson was released on $4,000
bend furnished by two Juneau citi-
zens.
The complaint was based on in
formation turned over to the u. S.
Attorney by Acting Governor Lew
M. Williams.
Information was based on find
ings by Arthur Andersen and Com,
pany OF Seattle. in the course of
an audit being made of Territorial
offices covering the biennial period
OF December 81, 1916, to March 81.
l949. The audit was authorized by
the 10th Legislature.
Gilmore said today: while the
charges are based ON the period of
the past biennium, it is believed
that further defalcations took place
prior to that time"
Acting Governor Williams stated
today that the audit Of the Terri
torial Treasurer's office is being ex-
tended to go back to the time of
the last previous audit, September
80, 1914.
The complaint charges embezzle-
ment on two counts. The first is
that from December 81, 1916. to
March 81. 1949. the Treasurer did
feloniously, wilfuily and unIawfully
embezzle and fraudulently convert
to his own use approximately S23,-
o37.54 belonging to the Territory
Ct Alaska, said moneys having come
into his possession by virtue of
his being Treasurer of the Territory
Of Alaska.
The second count Is on failure
and neglect to account for approx
imately $23,23765.
Olson Is represented by the firm
OF Faulkner, Banfield and Booch-
ever.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
PRINCE GEORGE
WILL MAKE EIGHT
Sc ALASKA TRIPS

VANCOUVER, B. c., May ia
busy summer cruise season for the
Canadian National steamers Prince
George and Prince Rupert is fore
seen by S. NJ Greene, general pas
;enger agent here for Canadian
National Railways and Steamships.
Mr. Greene reports the palatial
new 58OO-ton TSS Prince George,
which went into Alaska service last
ummer following completion in a
British Columbia shipyard, viii
make eight regular Today voyages
this season between Vancouver and
5kagway. Sailing dates will be June
II, %, July s, 10, 20, August 9, Is
and &c. The new ship accommo-
iates 260 first-class passengers and
advance reservations indicate all
sailings will be heavily booked
Ports of call include Ocean Falls
md Prince Rupert, in British Col
umbia, and Ketchikan, Wrangell
Juneau and Skagway, in Alaska. In
addition, the ship makes a day
ong trip along the scenic waters
# Douglas Channel and Gardner
canal, famed B. c. fjords.
Bookings have been received
from all sections of the United
states and Canada reports Mr.
Greene, and even as far of as
New Zealand and Hawaii"
He also mentioned that the
Prince George has been chartered
for two special cruises to take
place before the regular Alaska
schedule commences. On May 81
The ship leaves Vancouver for Skag-
way on a Today voyage arranged
for the Oregon Journal, Portland
daily paper. The other charter
June 8-l7, has been arranged on
behalf of the Los Angeles Cham
Der of Commerce, which made
a similar goodwill trip to Alaska on
the Prince George shortly after her
completion last June.
Mr.. Woods said that the SIS
Prince Rupert, which carried zoe
first class passengers, win continue
n regular coastal service between
Vancouver, Westview. Ocean Falls
Prince Rupert and Ketchikan, dur
ing the summer, but much of the
space in June. July and August is
reserved for tourists. Twenty-tw two
speciel tour parties, organized by
travel companieS in Los Angeles
Birmingham, Alabama, and Tor
onto, Ontario, will include the five
day cruise on the Prince Rupert
this summer in their itineraries.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13

NAkEDF FOR
! 5E(Y. NAVY

WASHINGTON, May 13.-tR-
Francis Patrick Matthews, Omaha
lawyer, was named Secretary OF the
Navy today.
The White House announced that
Matthews, g., widely known Catho-
lie layman, had been picked to sue
coed John l.. Sullivan.
Sullivan quite recently with a
blast at Secretary of Defense john
son for hating work on the Nays
super aircraft carrier.
President Truman also ANNOUNCE
ed he is promoting Dan A. Kimball
to Undersecretary of the Navy.
Kimball is now assistant secretary.
.1e is Californian.
Kimball succeeds former Under
secretary w. John Kenny whose
resignation was announced last
week.
Presidential Press Secretary C. G.
Ross made the announcements fer
the President. Later. formal NOM
nations were sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Truman also nominated Vice
Adm. John L. McCrea to be director
of the staff OF the Personnel Policy
Board of the Defense Establish
ment.
Matthews is Democrat and vas
member of the Presidents COM
mittee on civil rights in 1896 He is
a graduate OF Creighton University
and native OF Albion, Nebr.
Ross said that the President is
not yet ready to name a new
Secretary of the Army to succeed
Kenneth c. Royal. who also resign
ed.
The President told recent news
conference, he still hoped Curtis
e. Calder, New York utilities execu-
tive, would accept the Army post.
Selection of Matthews followed
the refusal of Jonathan Daniels,
North Carolina editor, to accept the
Navy job.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
RED FORCES
CREEPING UP
ON SHANGHAI
fBy Associated Press

China's Communist forces crept
closer to the great city of Shanghai
today, despite stout Nationalist re-
sistance.
One battle ragged ABOUT Is miles
southwest Of the city. centering
around the village OF Sunkiang, on
the Shanghai Hangchow railroad
Another developed to the northwest.
around the village OF Tainsang.
near the banks of the Yangtze
river. The nearest Red lines APP
reared to be about 20 miles from
Shanghai.
Inside Shanghai. soldiers were
busy piling sandbags at street
corners and building entrances.
Traffic was light. as hundreds OF
civilian and military vehicles al
ready have evacuated.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13

DAY
PROGRAM IS NOW
BEING ARRANGED

At last nights meeting OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars at then
club rooms at the Jeep Club, the
Vets met with John Tanaka, the
American Legion chairman of the
Memorial Day committee. Post
Commander Harold Fennel ap-
pointed Alan Marcum as the
chairman of the VIEW committee
and the two chairmen will coope-
rate in a joint ceremony by the
two organizations.
Plans at present are that me-
mortal day service will be held in
the Elks' Hall starting at IL O'Clock
the morning of Memorial Day with
a speaker designated by the Com
manding General, U. S. Army
Alaska.
If possible, this service will be
followed by parade consisting OF
units of the Army, Coast Guard
American Legion, VFW and other
organizations. There will be serv-
ices from the Alaska Steamship
Dock with firing squad composed
of both Army and Coast Guards
men, From there the parade will
continue to the American Legion
plot in the Evergreen Cemetery
where a wreath will be placed ir
commemoration of those who gave
their lives in the wars of this ma
ton.
Tanaka and Marcum are formu-
lating the plans for this joint ef-
fort of the two local veterans
organizations and the final plans
will be announced within the next
week.
Another subject discussed at last
nights meeting was the work OF
the Cancer Committee. The chair
man of the committee announced
that collection devices will be
placed in all the local watering
spots and that follow up campaigns
will take place in the near future
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-13
PARKING METERS
TO GO IN EFFECT
MONDAY MORNING

Parking meters installed on down.
town streets during the past week
will become operative Monday
morning at 9 am, Chief OF Police
B. E. Hulk announced today.
Meter regulations will be in eff
feet every day from 8 a. m. to
.. m. except Sunday and holidays.
Instructing motorists in their
use, Police Chief Hulk said the
meters are manually operated, nee
essitating turning handle after
inserting coin. Time limit is 60
minutes which can be obtained by
inserting either five pennies or one
nickel.
Turn the handle slowly as far
as possible after each coin to be
sure the flag falls. Do not use
dimes, the police chief advises.
Meters on green posts are limited
to IL minutes and will register
only one penny in time.
Inc ponce cnlef ADVISES motorists
20 park within the marked stall
with the front bumper about even
with the meter, and to park care
fully to avoid pumping meter posts
Anyone using slugs or tampering
with parking meters will be sub
ject to arrest.
Meter rates can be found in an
lad" elsewhere in the Empire.
Car drivers who are wondering
f they will be able to park all day
in one meter stall by inserting a
nickel an hour will have to wait for
the city to draw up regulations on
that score. City officials this morn
ing said that no ordinance has
been drawn up in that regard.