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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
THOUSANDS
 CALCULATING
 FLOOD AREA
Emergency Plans Taken in LowIands Along Mis-
 sissippi River
(By the Associated Press)


 Evacuation of some of the 12,000 persons in a low floodway tegan today as emergency plans went into effect to fight the biggest Missis- sippi flood threat in 13 years.
 The Missouri Highway Patrol said evacuation was in progress The Army Engineers, however, had issued no formal evacuation order. Nor had the Red Cross.
 School buses in Charleston, Mo-, were offered for use in transport ing residents from the north end of the floodway, situated between New Madrid and Bird Point, Mo-, to the Maiden Air Base.
 MAY BLAST LEVEEE
 The north end of the floodway, near Bird Point, is where a levee plug may be blasted out, although Engineers say they will fight to save the levee.
 If the plug is blown out-re- moving a section of the flood wall muddy river waters will then flow into the low basin area. This will relieve the pressure on the river dikes up and downstream.
 The decision to dynamite the plug was yet to be made. Engi- neers said the evacuation order was precautionary.
 The floodway is 136,000 acres in extent.
 RAIN SMELLS TRIBUTARIES
 The rain-swollen tributaries of the great river have made it rise slowly up it's levees.
 The Wabash and the Ohio rivers were rising today. Sweating crews sandbagged in southern Indiana and Illinois to keep their levee walls above the tapping river crests. Vincennes, Indiana, expects a flood crest of 28ls to 20 feet by Friday. Army engineers say they may save the town from inunda- ton if the crest doesn't go above 30 feet
 SANDBAGGING
 The normal flood bulwarks are 29 feet high. Schoolboys helped other volunteers as sandbagging preparations continued.
 Hundreds are homeless-some of them quartered in box cars-in Illi- nois, Indiana, and Arkansas. The victims are from the banks of the Wabash, the Little Wabash, and the Illinois shore of the Ohio.
 Snowshoed residents of Northern Michigan plodded around in 2S inches of fresh snow. Dense fog, clouds, and drizzle covered most of Texas but temperatures there were rom the upper 40's to the eos.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
SEATTLE AFTER JAP BUSINESS; MAYOR SIPS TEA,ASK5 TRADE
By o. H. P. KING

TOKYO, Jan. | 'R--Mayor Will liam F. Devin O. Seattle and Sol G. Levy, instigator of Northwest Trade Mission to Japan, told Jap anese at a Chamber of Commerce dinner tonight that the Washing tonians came here in "a spirit ot friendship and goodwill"
 The group arrived earlier today by plane from Seattle. Said Devin:
 We want you to know we've come in spirit of friendship and goodwill We do this for various reasons. First, we want to live at peace with you, our neighbors across the sea. Second, we'd like to do business with you. Business and commerce is a two way road run ming both east and west.
 Because Seattle is the closest city to the Orient both by sea and air, we have an advantage over other points in the United States. We feel we have a right to solicit your business"
 Levy said American business men have taken upon themselves new mission much as that of the Boy Scout creed of helpfulness.
 After the dinner, sample displays of merchandise were inspected and a flower arrangement demonstra- ton was given followed by a tea ceremony and a motion picture show.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
QUITTING MOVIES
 TO SERVE CHRIST

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 17-lR-"The glamor and money of Hollywood are unimportant," says 21-year-old Col leen Townsend, who is giving up the films "to devote my life in serving Christ the best way I can.
 Miss Townsend, starring with Dan Daley in forthcoming picture, declared:
 Giving up a Hollywood career may seem like nonsense to some people. had thought that perhaps I could serve Christ through mo- ton pictures But I have decided that I can serve him if I give all my time to him."
 A member of the Hollywood Pres byterian Church, Miss Townsend plans to go to Theological School
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
SOCIAL SECURITY EXPANSION S0UGHT;;
 PLEA BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-lR- The Truman administration today asked Congress to expand the So- cial Security program to cover practically all employed persons-a broader extension than the House voted last year.
 It also asked that benefits be increased more than the House bill provides.
 These desires were outlined to the Senate Finance Committee by Arthur J. Altmeyer, the Social Security Administrator He was the first witness at hearings expected to last 6c days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
ANNIVERSARIES CELEBRATED
 BY WILLIAM T. MAHONEYS

United States Marshal and Mrs William T. Mahoney celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary Sun- day night with dinner party at their home.
 Youngest guest present was Will liam Gary Mahoney, four-months- old son of MT. and Mrs. Dan Ma honey
 Sunday was another anniversary for the Marshal. It was 16 years ago on January IS that he was sworn into office after his appoint ment by President Roosevelt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
HenryAIIen
 Passes On

WICHITA, Kans., Jan. l7-R- Henry J. Allen, 81, former Repub- lican United States Senator and former Governor of Kansas, died today.
 He had been ill for several weeks and critically ill the last 10 days.
 A leading party orator at the height of his political career, Allen had been less active the last 20 years.
 A newspaper editor and pulp fisher in Kansas for half a century, he was chairman of the board of the Wichita Beacon at the time ot his death.
 He died at his home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
kfupp Dies
 In Austria

SALzBURG, Austria, Jan. l7-R -Gustave Krupp, the German arm aments king who built Big Bertha" in World War I and even more deadly guns in World War II, Is dead.
 The 79-year-old head of one of the worlds most tremendous arms industries died at his family estate here yesterday. His full name was Gustav Krupp von Bohlen and Hal back.
 The aged industrialist had been partially paralyzed since the war and escaped trial as a Nazi war criminal because he was too ailing and senile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
INSURANCE FIRMS
 ASSURE PAYMENT OF
 OLSON ENTERTAINMENT

Two insurance companies which held the $200,000 hond of Oscar G. Olson, indicted former Terr4- torial Treasurer, notified the at torney generals office today that checks would be forthcoming from them to make up $43,351 .91 unac- counted for during Olson's regime.
 Olson, who waived hearing by grand jury, threw himself on the mercy of the court earlier this month and pleaded guilty to mis- appropriation of funds, being sen tenced by Federal Judge George w. Folta to 10 years imprisonment and ordered to pay a large fine.
 The General Casualty Company held Olson's bond his second term of office, and will pay $11,832l3. The American Surety Company held his most recent surety, ana will pay $31,51978, according to figures made available by Assistant Attorney General John H. Dlmono.
 The audit, carried on by a Seattle firm, found $2,244 in war rants payable to Olson but can celed without payment, which sums was reduced from the total amount he was charged with taking.
 The Maryland Casualty Com pany, which held the bond during Clson's first term of office, was found to owe nothing, as only $S33.34 was found short during that time, and during the same perioo four checks were discovered which had been canceled, amounting to $1,266, for which credit was given.
 The money will go to the general fund of the Territory, Dimond sald. Cost of the audit was $9,l96, the high figure heing accounted for pe- cause of the length of time involved in audited figures-from April l, 1885 to May ', 1945.
 Olson resigned May g and was replaced by Henry Roden, no" holding the office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
Flames Sweeping Wide Section in Colorado
N. w. BACK IN
 SHAPE; MORE '5N0W0N WAY

SEATTLE, Jan. 17-tR-Weather- weary Pacific Northwest residents shrugged off as just one of those things" today weather bureau forecast that intermittent snows would plague the region for at least another AS hours.
 The mantle of white. starting with the 20-inch cover blown in by last Fridays whistling Arctic bred blizzard, has made a stock joke of Washington's motto: The Evergreen State"
 As the subnormal weather con- tinued, buses and trains neared regular schedules. Schools began to open. Housewives resumed nor nal shopping tours.
 Six Southern Pacific trains, held up for hours in Oregon's Cascade Mountains by derailment of a snowplow and work train, have re- sumed their runs. They carried 1,450 passengers.
 For many, however, the tedious task of readjustment was just be- ginning. Property damage ran into the millions of dollars and at least II persons were known dead as a direct result of the cold, wind and snow.
 TACOMA DAMAGED
 Tacoma, alone, estimated the toll of pounding waves to small craft and waterfront homes and bulk heads in the vicinity of Sl,O0O,O00.
 Yakima reported a frigid IS be- low early today with Spokane ano Ephrata not too much better of at minus 16
 Coldest spot in Western Wash ington appeared to be Olympis which had an degree reading accompanied by a fog which limited visibility to quarter mile.
 It was 13 at the Seattle Tacoma International Airport, one degree less than at Tacoma and three oe- grees colder than at Boeing Field il, Seattle.
 In Oregon, Portland shivered al 8 degrees, Salem II.
 Meanwhile, at Vancouver, Wash. the Clark County Sheriff's office reported deputies had packed fooo into several homes isolated in the northern end of the county. None of the families was believed to be in immediate stress.
 Ice which disrupted upper Co., lumbia River traffic over the week. end began appearing in thin floes in the lower river. Although il hasn't bothered downriver traffic Bonneville dam engineers had to cut the dams power frequency for g half hour yesterday to clear ict from behind a generator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
BRIDGE5' DEFENSE
 STAR ! }
Government Claims Three Counts of Perjury Are
 Established

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17-R- Defense and prosecution shifted positions today for the second half of the bitterly fought Harry Bridg- es perjury trial. Score at the end of the first half was a matter of op- inion.
 Chief prosecutor F. Joseph Don- ohue rested yesterday in a surprise move. He hinted he might be saving some of his best witnesses for re- buttal.
 Donohue said prosecution witness es had prcved the three counts of the perjury indictment beyond any reasonable doubt"
 One of these cnarges is that longsiiore labor leader Bridges de- nied falsely under oath that he was a member of the Communist Party.
 That was when be became citi- zen in 1945. One accuses Henry Schmidt and J. R. Robertson of helping in the fraud by supporting Bridges testimony. The third nam es all three in a conspiracy charge. Schmidt and Robertson are off, cials in Bridges CIO International Longshoremen's and Warehouse mems Union.
 Bridges said the government case was full of holes" The Government did better the other two times it tried to deport him, he added. The defense promised effective attack" on testimony the Govern ment piled up in 36 court days. The trial began Nov. IA. Chief defense counsel Vincent Hallinan indicated probable delay before calling his first witness Before that will come legal mo- tions and arguments seeking a di- rected verdict of acqquittal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
The W ashingfon
 Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Copyright, 1850, by Bell Syndicate. Inc.

 WASHINGTON-When Estes Ke- fauver, hard-hitting new Senator from Tennessee, starts his import ant investigation of interstate gambling rackets, one of his first witnesses ought to be fearless May or Gordon Dunn of Fresno, Calf. Another should be Warren Olney, the energetic lawyer whom straight shooting Earl Warren placed in charge of the California Crime Commission.
 A lot has been written about gambling king Frankie Costello, his tailor made clothes and his lunch es at the Waldorf. But the real story of Costello is the way gamb-. ling network of which he is a part undermines clean government in the smaller cities of the U.S.A.
 Fresno, Calif., chiefly famous as the "raisin capital of the world is a long way from New York, Chi cago or Costellos reported friends in Washington. However, there seems to be an invisible but de- finite link between them just the same.
 Back in the days before Costello had been glamorized, one of his buddies was the late "Bugsie" Sieg- ell who later moved out to Holly wood and Las Vegas. However, there is good reason to believe that Cos tello and Bugsie continued as part ners and that California was defin- itely part of the Costello empire Not only was Costello money re- ported to be invested in the ornate Las Vegas gambling palace. "The Flamingo," but there are other inn nortant links between these far flung dominions of the gambling world. even including the wire milling in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
JAMES SHIRLEYS ENROUTE WESTWARD ABOARD BARANOT

Westward passengers on board the steamer Baranof in port today are MT. and Mrs James Shirley who are enroute to Palmer.
 Mrs. Shirley is the former Mary Cess, of Juneau and for the last five years has been living in Kod- iak and Ketchikan. The Shirleys were married in the latter city in September. MT. Shirley is a mem- Der of the Juneau Elks and was employed by the local lodge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
RECESS TO MONDAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17-R- The Harry Bridges perjury trial was recessed today until Monday when the defense will take over the case
 Vincent Hallinan, chief of defense attorneys, said he needed that amount of time to assemble witness es from several cities.
 The jury was absent when court convened today. Hallinan asked fol the continuance until Monday.
 It had generally been expected that the defense would make the customary motions after the prose- cution closed: For directed verdicts of acquittal.
 Federal Judge George B. liar ris indicated he had anticipated this.
 But when he mentioned it, Hal linan and his associate, James MacInnis looked at each other and Hallinan said mo motions"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
LABOR COUNCIL
 ELECTS OFFICERS

Harry McCrea was reelected President of the Central Labor Council, Alaska Territorial Fed eration of Labor, Friday, and Elizabeth Casperson also was re- elected to her position as Record ing Secretary.
 Others chosen were Iva Herman sen, Vice President; Cledamae Cammock, Financial Secretary. and Julius Heinemann, Irwin Hill and Erna Slender, Trustees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 17-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3A, American Can 1081a, Anaconda 30h, Curtiss- Wright 83s, International Harvester 27h, Kennecott 5314, New York Central l25s, Northern Pacific 14A, U. s. Steel 27%, Pound $2.80ls.
 Sales today were 1,750,000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials 19878. rails 5475, util- ities 4115.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
NO SKI INSTRUCTION

There will be no instruction in skiing tonight at the Evergreen Bowl, Dean Williams, chief instruc- tor of the Juneau Ski Club an- nounced today. Glasses will resume Thursday evening, he said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
AT THE GASTINEAU

William A. Myers, USCG, is re- gistered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FROM ANGOON

Oscar Pederson of Angoon is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FROM SEWARD

Max Roger of Seward is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FROM CRAIG

Oscar Davisson of Craig is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
By Ben Funk

BENSBERG RANCH NEAR COL ORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Jan. IT, R-We just made it to this ranch house in time. with the wind whip ped flames racing along behind us, almost at our heels, and the fly ing dust so thick that at times you can't tell the dust from the smoke.
 We're just off Highway IS. near Camp Carson. The flames have completely encircled the house as phone this and you can hear the cracking as baby firecrackers out there in the back yard I don't know how long this phone line will last, so I'll make it as brief as possible.
 Our situation is not a hopeless one. There are about 35 Camp Carson soldiers with us. They have an army truck with a tank full of water and. mechanical pumping gadet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FROM SEATTLE

w. s. Olson of Seattle is guest
 at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
SITKAN HERE

o. R. Rutherford of Sitka is stop ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17

Q Tn Juneau-Maximum 16; . minimum II. 0 At Airport-Maximum 15; Q minimum 5.
 F o k E c A s T . GJuneau ana vinintsy) . Partly cloudy with an oc- . casional snow furry and low . est temperature near 12 de- Q grees tonight. Decreasing cloudiness and highest tenn perature near IS degrees 0 Wednesday.
 sPRE IPIT IT ON
 . Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today City of Juneau None.
 . since Jan. l-.99 inches;
 since July 1-54.03 inches.
 At Airport-None;
 . since Jan. 1-.82 inches:
 since July 1-36.3l inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FROM PETERSBURG

Knox Marshall of Petersburg is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
GOAL STRIKE GR0W5;F|vE
 MINES CLOSE

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17-R-Rov- ing pickets spurted the number of striking coal miners in six states to more than 79.000 today with paralysis spreading to five additional steel companies. Mines employing 1900 were forced to close
 Almost all the 1900 miners who refused to work in Alabama are employed by either the United States Steel Corporation or Re- public Steel Corporation.
 About 5O,60O Pennsylvania soft coal diggers are staying at home out of the states total of 100000. Motorized bands of pickets extended the no contract, no work strike into central Pennsylvania where two Cambria County pits and three in Indiana County were forced to close. The Cambria mines are owned by Bethlehem Steel Com pany.
 In Elk County, Pennsylvania, a S75,0OO steam shovel was damaged at a strip (surface) mine in a mysterious dynamite explosion. Owner Harry w. Finly of Pitts turgh said the mine had not been in operation recently.
 Twenty state policemen were brought into the county to supple ment a six-man force detailed to patrol rural roads.
 STEEL PRODUCTION HIT
 PITTSBURGH, Jan. 17-tRLThe coal strike which had idled 79,00O miners in six states today cut into steel production and threatened a power shortage in Pittsburgh.
 Crucible Steel Company oi America said its plant at nearby Midland, Pa., is cutting operations 25 percent.
 At almost the same time, the Du- quesne Light Company warned all major industries in the greater Pittsburgh area to prepare to close their plants by Friday night if ra- tioning of electric power becomes necessary.
 More than 300 major industries including many steel plants, would lose all electrical power if Duquesne Light decides to shut off supplies to industry to conserve power to do- mestic users.
 The coal strike spread to new areas as rowing pickets stopped at several mines which were working
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denah from Seattle in port and posted to sail for westward at 5 pm.
 Princess Norah from Vancouver due at 7:30 o'clock this evening and sails at 11:30 for Skagway.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FIRST GUN FIRED,
 BRITISH ELECTIONS
(By Associated Press)

Deputy Labor Prime Minister Herbert Morrison fired the first gun in the British elections last night. He said the electors choice Feb. g is straight one between a LaEor Government and Con- servative one He said Labor would never agree to a coalition with Winston Churchill's Conservatives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
sKAGWAY GUEST

James Patterson of Skagway is registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
FIRE R0ARS
 AS RANCHES
 ARE BURNED
Summer Cabins Being De. siroyed-T d-Thousands of
 Men Join Fighing

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Jan. 17--tR-FlaTes, running on winds of hurricane force, swept a finder dry 50 square mile area just south of here today. They razed ranches and summer cabins, roared among the wooden buildings of Camp Carson and surrounded the famed Cheyenne Mountain zoo.
 At noon, nearly 12 hours after the fire broke out, an estimated LOCO firefighters including 5000 army troops, still were fighting losing battle. Scores had been hlistered or overcome by smoke as the blaze spread with explosive force.
 No deaths were reported.
 The blaze was out of control on three sides. Along the north edge, 1t had been halted in the open ground surrounding the plush Broadmoor Hotel and the wealthy homes nearby.
 Backdrafts were flashing it west up the timbered slopes of Cheyenne Mountain as though up a chimney. The wind, blowing southeast around j0 miles an hour with gusts up to 72, had famed it 10 miles east, across two main highways.
 In one giant leap of 1000 yards. flames topped ridge and bulldozed firelines into the Camp Carson buildings Within secknds IS were aflarne. according to Colorado Springs Fire Chief Fred Lausch. Editors note: Associated Press staffer Ben Funk was rushed from Denver to report the fire south of Colorado Springs. Funk and more than 35 other persons were encircled by the flames at i,.nch house near Camp Carson. This is his account of the situ2- ton, phOned to the Associated Pres.5 Bureau in Denver as the blaze roared into the back yard of the ranch).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17

FROM BETHEL T. J. KnudsOn of Bethel is re- iStered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-17
ARC MAN

ARC MAN E. Q. Naghel of the Alaska Road Commission is guest at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
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WEATHER REPORT

Tn Juneau-Maximum Is;
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II.
 At Airport-Maximum 15;
, 1950-03-23

though our gardens were
plowed late, we were able to
take advantage Of the late shoz
wers. So far, it has done well.
Here is a partial report: AS of
February %, 1850, we reaped
2O4 lbs. egg plants, 98 lbs. ra-
dishes, 20 lbs. string beans, "a
lbs. u OF. okras, 81 lbs. 4 OF.
tomatoes, Al lbs. 4 OF. sweet
potatoes, 70 lbs. II OF. carrots,
Sc lbs. 4 OF. pigeon peas, SO lbs.
celery. Some squash and sweet
peppers were also raised.
Many persons have COM
mented favorably on the pr
geon peas that outline the
vegetable garden. They do
make a show, but they were
planted principally as a wind
break to help keep the mois-
ture in the soil. We have been
planting off and on to supply
those that have dried and also
to increase the depth of the
hedge making it more effec-
tive.
Since the roads leading
from the school are down hill,
what is more natural that the
heavy rainfall should wash
away the top soil making ruts
and gulleys. We tried getting
outside help, but the farmers
and his relatives found it more
expedient to help ourselves.
Everyone was put to work.
Even the tiniest tot was put to
work picking up pebbles. The
roads were fixed by making a
bed Of stones and covering
them with fine gravel. This is
only temporary as external Vi
GLANCE is the price of good
roads.
There have been other min
or Improvements. This year, a
three months course in line
drawing was given which the
upper students appreciated.
The hot lunch is well re-
eeived. There IS a greater vari-
ETY. n the menu. We were Civ
en- q perfect rating from the
Inspector as to the sanitation,
planning and serving Of the
meal, bookkeeping, storage
practices and equipment. We
have had few guests at lunch
time, among them were Mrs.
Caroline. Mr.. Nealev and Mrs
, 1950-03-23
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