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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
Truman Asks for Funds for Road,
 Turnagain Arm

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 - tR = President Truman has asked Con- gress for $7,5OO0Oo to begin recon struction of the Turnagain Arm road in Alaska.
 A budget bureau message yester- day said that engineering surveys on 20 miles of 70-mile stretch between Mile 58 in the Chugach National Forest and Anchorage have been completed, and contracts can be let soon.
 It is planned to complete work on the whole stretch by Dec. l, 1851, the message added.
 Funds for the road were not in- cluded in this years budget be- cause of the lack of engineering surveys at that time.
 The road will be valuable for both civilian and military traffic the budget bureau said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
COLLISION DEAD
 IN SEA TRAGEDY
 IS PLACED AT B

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31-R- The Navy says the death toll in the sinking of the hospital ship Benev- olence may total 23.
 Eighteen are known to have died after the Benevolence was rammed by the freaghter Mary Luckenbach in dense fog offshore Friday.
 A statement issued said five per- sons are still missing and presumed dead. It said the figures were based on coordinated reports from civil ian and Navy sources. The navy raised the number rescued from 492 to 5O5.
 Meanwhile, Coast Guard Board Investigating the collision continued to examine members of the treignt- CTS crew.
 Capt. Leonard c. Smith, Tampa, Fla, skipper of the Mary Luckeil- bach, spent his second day as a witness. Tuesday he testified the Benevolence was making l5-T knots and the Luckenbach hao slowed to 9la.
 Asked why his bell book-on which orders are recorded as soon as gwen did not show an order for re- ducing speed, Capt. Smith pointed to the initials SEE. (Stano 1y Engines) in the book and said that automatically meant slow aown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
ALASKA UNION I5 NOT INVOLVED IN
 ILWU EXPULSION
s1ts-srIs q, s4ss s.-s Oscar Anderson, AFU 0ffil. iaI, Says Fishermen
 Not AffiIiates

SEATTLE, Aug. 31-tR-The AL aska Fishermen's Union does not regard itself as an affiliate of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, Oscar An derson, A. F. U. Secretary Treas urer, said today.
 Anderson made a statement ot his unions position because of the expulsion Tuesday of the I.L.W.U. from the National C.IO. for as- sertedly following the Communist party line.
 we want it made clear that the Alaska Fishermen's Union does not consider itself an affiliate of Harry Bridges union," Anderson declared. |. The A. F. U., with 5000 or more members, was the largest affiliate of the International Fishermen and Allied Workers Union which was merged several months ago with the l. l.. w. U. The National CLIO. Executive Board also. expelled the I. F. A. w. A.
 We had started a referendum to withdraw from the I. F. A. w. A., however, before the merger with the l. L. w. U. was put into eff feet" Anderson said. Our refer endum will be completed about October g.
 Anderson said his union considers the action of the l. F. A. w. A.. Executive Board in. ordering the merger with the I. L. w. U. as ille- gal under the l. F. A. w. A. con- stitution. He said the action was taken without proper convention approval and with some board members, whose unions were Tn arrears in their per capita tax pay ments, participating.
 The referendum proposal now be- ing considered by the Alaska Fish ermen's Union would give the union an independent status for at least two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
MARRIED MEN TO BE
 DRAFTED
Those Even with Depend- ents Will Be Tdken-
 Order Expected

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 = lR - Chairman Vinson D-GaD of the House armed services committee said today the draft soon will be extended to married men with de- pendents.
 | Asked what he meant by soon Vinson replied:
 Right away" l At Selective Service, officials said they could not now estimate when the point might be reached that married men would have to be called.
 Without taking fathers, Vinson told reporters, draft boards will not be able to meet future calls to increase the size of the armed forces.
 Vinson made the statement just after the House passed a bill pro- viding for allotments of from $85 to s165 a month for CT families.
 This means" he said, that Sel- ective Service now can broaden its calls to include men with children who are within the draft age.
 That is the purpose of the al lotment act, to make financial pro- vision for the families of such men"
 Vinson said he planned to ques- ton Selective Service and military heads soon about the present standards for draftees. z "The 10 dntelligence) require ments now are too high" he said.
 Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, Sel- ective Service director, said yes terday that nearly 60 per cent of the men now being called in the draft are rejected as unfit for ser- vice.
 Hershey complained that the armed services are being too choos- ey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
WEST JUNEAU TO
 PETITION JUNEAU
 FOR ANNEXATION

A petition for annexation to the City of Juneau is being circulated today among the residents of West Juneau on Douglas Island.
 Twenty-Five residents of the area met at the home of Joseph Morgan last evening to discuss the develop ment problems of the district which comprises the land 4,000 feet from the Gastineau Channel Bridge south toward Douglas and 1900 feet back from high water line.
 Haakon Olson and Kenneth Kad- ow were named on the committee to handle the petition and to meet with the Juneau City Council Fri day night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
FIFTY FIVE
 ARE KILLED
 PLANE CRASH
Twenty-three of Victims Are AmeriCdns-Craft Re-
 portdd Down, Flames

CAIRO, Aug. 31-tR-A Trans world Airline Constellation plane carrying 55 persons, g of them Americans, crashed and burned to- day north of Cairo, killing all ab- oard.
 The airline announced there were no survivors among the 48 passen- gers and seven crewmen. Reports from the scene said the plane was so badly burned that only small section of it remained intact.
 The bodies of the victims, many of them notables and representing a dozen countries, were so badly charred that Identification at once was impossible.
 Down in Flames
 Officials of the district govern or's office in Behaira Province, placed the scene of the crash near Etay Baroud, about 75 miles north west of Cairo. Eyewitnesses said they saw the big four-engine Star of Maryland" plummet to earth in flames.
 Five of the crew of seven aboard the plane, bound from Bombay India, to Rome, were Americans The other two were French. Eight cen of the 48 passengers were Am ericans, and the remainder repre- sented Il other nationalities. Two passengers were Indian nationals en route to a United Nations meet ing in Paris. Another passenger was the Egyptian movie star LII ianne Cohen, whose screen name is Camelia. She is known as the Lana Turner of the Middle East
 Americans Listed
 The Americans listed aboard in- cluded Aubrey William Schofield
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
! 25TATEH00D BILLS ASKED
 BY TRUMAN
President Discusses For mosa, Other Issues al
 Toddy's Conference

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-tRt-Pre- sident Truman repeated again today that he is anxious for passage of Alaskan and Hawaiian statehood bills to strengthen American defens- es. He has said it several times be- fore.
 At MT. Truman'S news conference, a reporter said Administration lead- CTS in Congress had decided the two measures should not be taken up at this session.
 The two territories are important to our defense setup, he went on, and they will never be able to obtain the maximum defense until they are represented in Congress by Senators and members of the House.
 He said he wanted somebody from both possessions fighting all the time for their interests and defense.
 The President also said it will not be necessary to keep the 7th Fleet off Formosa once peace has been settled in Korea.
 MT. Truman, at news conference, also told reporters:
 l. The incident created by Gen. Douglas MacArthur's message on Formosa to the Veterans of For eign Wars, which the President per- sonally ordered withdrawn, is a closed incident.
 Macarthur had said Formosa is a link in the American Defense chain that must be kept in friendly hands. He implied it must be so held even after the Korean fight ing is over.
 2. He hopes there is no great danger of Red China's becoming involved in the Korean conflict.
 3. He could not answer ques- tion as to whether United Nations forces will stop at the 38th parallel when they take the offensive in Korea
 MT. Truman said the Formosa question is one for settlement in a Japanese Peace Treaty to be worked out with Allied nations which fought Japan.
 Then he said that it would not be necessary to keep the 7th Fleet guarding Formosa once peace is restored to Korea. He said it's dis patch to that zone was flanking operation to protect our forces in Korea.
 President Truman also said he has not been embarrassed" by Secre- tary of Defense Johnson and wants him to stay in the Cabinet.
 His comment added up to de- fense of Johnson and general back ing for the reply the Secretary of Defense has made to his critics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
The W ashington Merry Go Round
tcopyrisht, 1850. by Bell Syndicate. Incl
 By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON Inside fact about the White House crackdowns OH Secretary of the Navy Mat thews and General MacArthur IS that the administration had been waiting for a chance to knock down the increasing eagerness of the military to encroach on the clvil- ian branches of government.
 A lot of things have been going on which the public doesn't know about, all pointing toward more and more military rule. One was the quiet attempt by Secretary Of Defense Johnson to keep Guam under the military when it vas supposed to go under a civilian governor July 1. Another is the Navy's attempt to hold on to the Trust Islands" of the Pacific. An other has been General MacAr- thurs repeated attempts to dictate foreign policy.
 Another fragrant intervention of the military into foreign policy was when eleven generals secretly went up to Congress and urged Sloo,- 100000 loan to dictator Franco oi Spain-despite the fact that theil Communicated Chief in the White House had ruled against such a loan.
 President Truman was icy cool with his Secretary of Defense when
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
CITY COUNCIL TO
 MEET TOMORROW

Voting precincts for the coming elections will be set at the Juneau City Council meeting tomorrow eve- ming. The city election will be Oct ober 3 and the Territorial election a week later on Oct. 10, City Clerk J. Popejoy said today.
 Other business will include taking the necessary legal action to clear final arrangements with the Public Works Administration for the con- struction of the Juneau Memorial Library. SkF.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Alaska from Seattle is scheduled to arrive Sunday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle pm. Monday.
 Princess Louise may sail from Vancouver Saturday night, now that the strike is ended, but nothing de- finite.
 Aleutian from west scheduled southbound at g pm. Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Aug. 3l-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 212. American Can 94A. Anaconda 33h. Curtiss- Wright 9A, International Harvester 30s, Kennecott 63k. New York Central IA, Northern Pacific 2lA, U. s. Steel 37A. Pound s2.80A.
 Sales today were 1.l30.00O sharees.
 Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 2l6.89. rails 62.s0. utilities 38.79.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
BIG TANKS ROLLED BY
 LIN FORCES
Explosives from Sea, AiI Dropped on Communists
 Heavy Red Losses
(By Associated Press)

Death-dealing guns of U. s. Per- shing tanks and fiery rain of ex- plosives from air and sea stopped 26000 North Koreans today in their drive on Pohang. east coast port whose capture by the Reds would have opened the way for a final drive to throw United Nations forc- es out of South Korea.
 The big American tanks were re- ported to have rolled four miles north of Pohang after the fiercest battle of the 10-weeks-old war. At the same time. South Korean troops stalled a companion Communist drive nine miles northwest of Po- nang at Kigye.
 The Communists paid a ghastly price in blood for the yardage they picked up and then lost outside rubbed Pohang. The drive was stop- ped just mile and half outside the No. 2 port of LIN forces in Kor- ca.
 Heavy Red Fatalities
 In eight hours, thousand or more Reds were killed or wounded in a frantic effort to take Pohang be- fore the month of August passed. They failed to carry out this order of the Communist North Korean Government. which had told them to take the port by Aug. 31 at all costs.
 Air Force Kills 1-200 ,.,.
 The Ar Foros said 1t killed l.2Oo Reds in two days in this eastern sec tor of the Allied northern wall. The Reds spent lives recklessly, but stout resistance by South Koreans and CT units, backed up by the 90 nm guns of the Pershing tanks rushed to their support. held the precious line guarding the route to Pusan. main LIN base 65 miles south.
 Reds Moved Down
 Raking fire from U. s. warships in the harbor moved down the Red at- tackers like wheat before a scythe. Planes belched flaming death at them, but still they came on. fight Ing doggedly for inches of ground.
 To their northwest, nine miles away. the Red drive begged down at Kigye. The defenders still held high ground south of the catpured city, where the South Korean cap- ital division weathered thunderous artillery assault. A Red break through there would put the Reds on approaches to Taegu, 38 miles southwest of Pohang. Taegu. main LIN forward base. is a prime Red goal.
 Heavy Red Attack
 North of Taegu in the Uihung sec- tor, the South Korean 9th Division gave up only mile to a heavy Red attack. This was in the area south of Uihung. IS miles above Taegu, where the Reds are believed to have massed 10000 troops.
 Between Uihung and Waegwan, l2 miles northwest of Taegu, the Reds are said to have massed five divisions in all In the Waegwan sec- tor, U. s. First Cavalry Division troops stormed again at hill po- sition but stalled half way up the steep incline.
 LIN Strength Building
 United Nations strength was building slowly. There now are L. 500 fighting Britons in Korea. TodaJ Australian infantrymen flew into Japan enroute to battle as the first contingent of an Australian exped- tionary force. Additional expedition forces are arming in the Philippines and Thailand (Siam) and others have been promised by France and Belgium.
 B-29s Attack
 B-29s kept up their punishing as- Sault on Red supplies A fleet of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
TODAY'S LANDINGS.

4 landing of 10000 pounds of salmon was brought in today by $. A, Stevens Wanderer for Eng strom Brothers. Bertie II Roy DeRoux) landed 2,0O0 pounds of salmon and the Queen skippered by Sam Bakke landed 5000 pounds of black cod, both landings for E. c. Johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31

 K K LINES
 OPERA TE
Nine Day Nationwide Strike Is Ended-- --120, ,000
 Men Back 10 Work

OTTAWA, Aug. 31-tR-Canada' s trains rolled and telegraph lines clicked again today, ending nine day nationwide strike.
 The first such general tie-up in the nations history was called oft by union leaders last night just 19 minutes after a special government hack-to- work bill became law. It called for the strike to end in 48 hours.
 The vanguard of the 124,000 strikers responded promptly to the back-to-work call broadcast by strike leaders Frank H. Hall and A. R. Mosher Roundhouses stirred with activity. Locomotives were fired. Switches and signals were inspected. Wire communications reopened.
 Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railway officials indicated it would be "A hours before oper- tions were normal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
WEATHER REPORT

WEATHER REPORT Temperatures for 24-Hour Period ( ending $40 o'clock this morning ,
 In Juneau--Maximum, 56; ( minimum, 45. ( At Airport-Maximum, 60; minimum, fl.
 F o R K c A ST
 Juneau and vicinity) { Mostly fair tonight and { Friday. Low temperature to- night about AS and high Fri { day near 65. F R E lPIT ION ( Past 24 hours ending 7;3o am. today { City of Juneau-Trace; since August 1-5.40 inches; { since July 1--15.33 inches.
 At Airport-.0l inches; since August 1-496 inches; since July 1--12 inches. . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
GAMES TODAY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31- R = Big Gene Bearden, the Washington Pitcher who had won only two games all season. hung up victory No. 3 today as he defeated the stumbling Detroit Tigers, 2-1.
 PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31- R = Wes Westrum's single to left in the seventh inning scored Monte IT, win with the run that gave the New York Giants their seventh straight triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 2 to 1. Jim Hearn. Giant bargain buy, gave up four hits in posting his seventh victory.
 NEW YORK, Aug. 31-R--Aid- ed by home run barrage. the New York Yankees swept their four game series with the Cleveland In- dians today, to 5, and thus increas- ed their lead over Detroit in the American League race to two games.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
FROM SEATTLE NC. co.

Truman Sage of the Northern Commercial Co.,, at Seattle is stop ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
.FReM SAN DIEGO

R. A. Ackley and V. Welge of San Diego, Calif. are stopping at the Baranof Hotel. .w.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
FROM PELICAN

M. w. Soule of Pelican is re8E- tered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31

KETCHIKAN VISITOR Melvin Roe of Ketchikan is stop ping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31

BOSTON VISITOR Robert E. White is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Boston.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-08-31
FROM SEATTLE

FROM SEATTLE Frank D. Parry of Seattle is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
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Evening star., 1950-09-18
Mrs. Longcope Dies;
Descendant Of Pitts

Mrs. Ethel Pitt Longcope, de.
scendant of England's famed Pitt
family, died yesterday at her
home. 223O California street NV.
after a long illness.
Funeral services were to be
held at 3 pm. today at Eccles-
ton Chapel, Emmanuel Church
Baltimore, Md. Interment will
be private.
Mrs. Longcope's husba d
George T. Longcope, retired
recently after many years as gen.
eral rate engineer of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co
Her brother-in-law, DIR. Warflelc
T. Longcope, was physician in.
chief at Johns Hopkins Hospita,
before his retirement.
Born in Baltimore, Mrs. Long.
cope attended Bryn Mawr College
and was long time Washington
resident. Her father, the late
Faris c. Pitt, was the curator ot
the Walter Art Gallery in Balti.
more.
Family friends recalled thai
Mrs. Longcope was a member O.
the Pitt family which provided
England with two Of its prime
ministers.
Evening star., 1950-09-18
Rites for H. {. Nelson, 80,
Are Held in Easton, Md,

Funeral services for Henry
Elmer Nelson. 80, minister, educa-
tor and retired Government en-
ploye, were held today at the
Stafford funeral home, Easton,
Md. Burial was in the ancestral
lot in Easton Cemetery.
Mr.. Nelson, who died Friday in
Washington was born in Harring-
ton, Del He was graduated from
Western Maryland College and
Westminster Theological Semi
nary.
Serving in the Methodist min
istry for several years, he later
became principal of the Trappe
High School, Talbot County, Md.
In later years he was with the
Office of the Collector of Internal
Revenue in Baltimore.
After his retirement he lived In
Prince Georges County, Md.
Mr.. Nelson leaves his wife, the
former Miss Agnes Alma Leonard;
two sons, Lloyd Leonard Nelson
and Henry Pierson Nelson: a
daughter. Mrs. Joseph B. Hard.
eSty and four grandchildren. A
sister, Mrs. William Cahall, lives
in Harrington.
Evening star., 1950-09-18

Schweinhaut and Jacob Halper.
He maintained an Office In the
Shoreham Building.
Draft Board Member.
Long active in civic groups, he
was a member of the Bethesda
Draft Board and of the Mont
gomery County Zoning Appeals
Board. He served as president of
the Bethesda Kiwanis Club in
1948 and 1949 and was a charter
member of Bethesda Post los,
American Legion. He also be-
longed to the Touchdown Club
of Washington and the Bethesda
Country Club.
Mr.. Sadler was born in Ogdens-
burg, N. Y. He moved to Wash
ington with his family at an
early age.
Before World War I he served
as a Capitol page and attended
the Capitol Page School. He later
was graduated from Mount st.
Mary's Preparatory School and
Mount Saint Mary's College in
Emmittsburg, Md.
He was employed by the JUS
tice Department while attending
Georgetown University Law
School. where he was graduated
in 1922. Before entering the law
school, he played professional
baseball.
Mr.. Sadler served in the Coast
Guard during World War !.
Widow Survives.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. La Rue
Mong Sadler; daughter, Kath-
eryne. Is. and two sons, John
Dewey, Sadler, jr., 10, and An
thony Sadler, IL. all of the Arling-
ton road address.
Prayers will be said at 10 am.
Wednesday at the Chevy Chase
funeral home, 51O3 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Funeral services will
be held at 1890 am. Wednesday
at Our Lady of Lourdes Church
in Bethesda, of which he was
member Burial will be in st.
Johns Cemetery, Forest Glen,
Md.
The following honorary pail
bearers will represent the District
Bar Association: Jean M. Board
man, Harry j. DAILY, Rees B. Gill
lespie. Jacob N. Halper. Arthur
J. Hilland, De Witt S. Hyde, God
frey L. Munter. Judge Schwein-
haut, Dean Hill Stanley and Rich
ard E. Wexford.
Evening star., 1950-09-18
DFathH

WILLARD, ALICE M. Or Friday. septem-
per 10, 1880. at her residence. 1913
Moth Jacsson st. Arlington, Va, ALICE
ence Jane Trunnell. Mrs. Mary Z. Prem
der Mrs Mamie Pannebaker and Mrs.
Lillian Z. Jones. Friends may call at her
September 10. Services at the Clarendon
Presbyterian Church. North jackson and
irving sts., Arlington. Va, at 1880 am.
Interment Arlington National Cemetery.
WILLARD. ALICE M, oficers and mem
bers of Hope Council No. l, are notified
of the death of sister ALICE NJ. WILL
LARD on Friday, September Is. 1850
n. jackson Ii St. Arlington ef va. n0 Services vices
at Clarendon PRESBYTERIAN Church. In
terment Arlington Cemetery.
ELIZABETH SMITH. Counsellor.
UNA s. DORSEY. Secretary. is
WILLINGHAM LINwooD E. Suddenly
on Thursday, September a, 1850, at
yer Spring. Md, LINWooD E. WILL
LINGHAM. beloved husband of Mar
garet A; willingham; father Of Mar.
Ann A MeEh9m rPssds PFasdsr ms
cali at the Lee Funeral Home, 4th st. and
Massachusetts ave. ne. where services
viii be held on Tuesday, September 10,
tional Cemetery. 1S
on September IL. 1850, mother OF
William B. Wills. Services at Chambers
Funeral Home, 5801 Cleveland ave-,
Riverdale, Md, on Wednesday, Septem-
ner 20. at 2 pm. Interment Rurtons-
vile, Md. 10
WILSON, EATON ]. Or Saturday, Sep
tember 16. 1850, at his residence, EATON
j. WILSON. of 1890 New Hampshire
ave. NV. beloved husband of Gladys
C. Wilson, father of Capt. George NJ.
wilson. A. A. F., Weisbaden, Germany.
grandfather of Bruce M. Wilson. brother
Philiip wilson Of Bum. n c. Msecenas
Wilson, of Wsrrenton, N. c., Mrs. Robert
E. Prince. of Fuquay Springs, N. c.,
ann Mrs. Merle Morger, Of Sanford, Fla.
Services at the 8. H. Hines Co. Funeral
Home. >2901 14th st. r.w, on Tuesday,
September 10. at 2 pm. Interment
Cedar Hill Cemetery. Is
Evening star., 1950-09-18
Gordon W. Bailey, 50, Dies;
National Institutes Worker

Gordon w. Bailey, So, an in
strument maker at the National
Institutes of Health. Bethesda
died Saturday Of a cerebral
hemorrhage at Suburban Hos
pital.
Mr.. Bailey lived at 525 Anderson
avenue, Rockville.
Born and educated in Nokes-
vile, Va, he came to the Wash
ington area in 1915. He had been
an instrument maker at the Ma
tional Institutes for IL years. He
was a member of the Rockville
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Leona Schaeffer Bailey; two sons
Howard w. Bailey and David G
Bailey, both OF Rockville; a
daughter, Mrs. Mildred B. Beall
Silver Spring, and five grand
children.
Funeral services will be held at
2:30 pm. tomorrow at the Pun
phrey funeral home, Rockville.
Burial will be in Rockville Union
Cemetery.