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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-10
Afmitage, Traveller
From Hawaii, Comes
Back 10 Territory

George T. Armitage, whose en-
thusiasm for Alaska is second only
to his enthusiasm for his own
Hawaii, belives that an all-AlasKa
travel association could do much to
develop and increase Alaska's tour
list business.
For % years, Armitage was asso-
ciated with the Hawaiian Tourist
Bureau and is credited with much
of Hawaii's success as vacation
land.
Not long after he was graduated
from the University of Montana
with that institutions first degree
in journalism, Armitage went to
the Islands to work for Riley Allen
on the Honolulu Star Bulletin.
During World War he was with
the Siberian Expeditionary Force,
and soon after his return to Hon
olulu left the newspaper business
for the Hawaii Tourist Bureau of
| which he was part from 1920
until another war came along and
the business was discontinued in
1912.
Mr. Armitage then combined his
interest in tourists and his exper-
ience as journalist to enter the
publishing business. With his wife
he is editor and publisher of a
dozen or more publications of in
terest to travellers Everything
from a dictionary of Hawaiian
words, to a short history, a cook
book of Hawaiian cocktails, is pub
lished with Armitage imprint. All
the souvenir publications, the big
post cards that are so popular that
the hotels are changing their mail
boxes so the mail slots will be
large enough to accommodate them,
these are all published by the Ar
mitages.
Here at the invitation of the
Alaska Development Board with a
view to studying Alaska's needs in
its approach to an Increased tourist
business, Mr. Armitage says that
he does not want to tell Alaskans
what they should do. "All can
do is tell you of my own exper-
fences in helping to develop Ha-
waits tourist business" Mr.. Armi-
tage said.
"Come Backer"
A come backer," this is Mr..
Armitage's second trip north. Two
years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Arnitage
spent a month in the Territory.
1T was May, the weather was Won
derful and have been talking
Alaska ever SINCE" the Islander
said.
On his return to Hawaii from
his trip to Alaska, Mr.. Armitage
wrote a series of articles about
Alaska for the Honolulu Advertiser.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-10
Mo|oiov in China
For Red Conference
(By Associated Press

A Chinese Nationalist newspaper
says that Soviet Vice-Premier v.
M. Molotov is in Peiping for con-
ferences with Chinese Red leader
Mao Tze-Tung. The report said
Molotov reached the Communist
China capital July 3lst. There Is
no confirmation, however.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-10

AUGUST IL
MONTGOMERYS HAVE
CABIN AT LENA COVE

DR.. I. j. Montgomery's summer
cabin at Lena Cove has been COM
pleted. It is a one-room structure
with a picture window framing a
view of Gastineau Channel. DR..
Montgomery is head of the Alaska
merit system.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-10

Country Club Finest Food
French fried prawns, oysters, lob
sters, steaks and chicken. Open all
night. Entertainment Chinese
food. 77-3t
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-08-10

Country Club Finest Food
French fried prawns, oysters, lob
sters, steaks and chicken. Open ali
night. Entertainment. Chinese
food. 77-3t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
OIL BARGE BURNS, DRIFTS BY CANNERY;; |IS FINALLY BEACHED

PETERSBURG, Alaska, Jan. 19- lR-A burning scow, loaded witt exploding drums of crude ana diesel oil, gasoline and acetylene gas, drifted aimlessly in PetersburE harbor early today before being beached three miles south.
 Don Bell, operations superinten- dent here for the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredge Co, said there were no casualties.
 Bell said the fire broke out when sparks from an acetylene torch, being used to thaw a frozen pump, ignited gasoline.
 The billowing flames from the exploding drums attracted virtually the entire town to highways lining the harbor where the scow drifted helplessly. Once it came danger ously close to the Speciality Pro- cessors cannery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
TRUMAN OUT OF FNLRB(0AL
 COURT MOVE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-LR- President Truman said today that Robert Denham acted on his own in seeking court order to stop the short work week and on- again n-off-agan strikes in coal mining.
 Asked at news conference whether the NLRB counsel acted with his blessing, MT. Truman said that Denham worked for the Ma tional Labor Relations Board and that it was not his business to bless or unbless him.
 MT. Truman added that Denham had consulted the White House before proceeding. Denham said yesterday that he had kept the White House informed.
 The President told reporters that he still feels there is as yet no national emergency warranting his intervention in the coal situation.
 Some Congress members have heen insisting that MT Truman ought to go ahead and act without regard to the court proceedings brought by Denham.
 They said Denham's move prom ised no immediate relief from a rowing coal shortage.
 Federal Judge Richmond B. Beech has set Denham's injunction plea for a hearing on Jan. 26.
 Meantime, with his miners free 70 work or strike next week, Lewis kept his plans to himself.
 About 9O,000 miners in seven states stayed away from the pits entirely this week, refusing to work even the three days Lewis has ordered for the industry as a whole. This was the third straight week in which key groups of miners have quit work completely. Lewis has mildly suggested that the completely idle coal miners return to their jobs, suggestion many ignoree.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
EEK SLAYER GUILTY; SECOND TRIAL DUE,
 INSANITY PLEADING

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19-tR- Fred stroble was convicted today of the brutal sex staying of six year-old Linda Joyce Glucoft.
 A jury of 10 women and two men which took the case yesterday actually deliberated about three ano one-half hours.
 Thus, in only a little over two months, the state had captured tried and convicted the e8-year-old shitty-eyed baker who, in a signed statement, said he choked, stabbed hacked and bludgeoned the little girl last Nov. IA when she resisted his fondling advances.
 stroble also pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, and will te tried immediately on the second plea.
 The jury's verdict was guilty o, first degree murder, without a recommendation of leniency.
 This carries an automatic pen atty of death in the gas chamber but under state law must be re- viewed by the Supreme Court.
 Stroble was impressive as ht was brought into court. He took the verdict calmly at first, but then sat down, put his head in his hands and burst into tears.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
LEAKING GA5pIpE KILLS SLEEpIkG
 SEATTLE COUPLE

SEATTLE, Jan. 19 = lR - Gas seepage from a broken line outside their home snuffed out the lives of sleeping couple here during the night. They did not have gas fixtures in their home and the leak age was from about 40 feet away.
 The victims were John J. Cotton, F, and his wife, Julia, 40. He was an accountant.
 Coroner John Brill's office said gas company employees reported the line break about 40 feet from he Cotton house.
 A "snub line" ran 10 their base ment. Coroner's deputies sad the gas from the main line break ap- rarently followed along this unused inc under the frozen earth.
 The "snub line" was one laid from the main in case the house occu- pants ever wanted to have gas service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
DENFELD ASKS TO RETIRE MARCH 1;;
 40 YEARS IN NAVY

BOSTON, Jan. 19-tR--Admiral Louis Denfeld announced today he had submitted request for re- tirement after more than 40 years Naval service.
 Admiral Denfeld had been remov- ed as Chief of Naval Operations after stormy hearings in Washing ton on unification of the Armed Sclyices.
 He said he had asked that his retirement become effective March 1.
 Admiral Denfeld said he had no plans for the future although he had received many offers.
 He said he expected to con- tinue to reside for the time being in Westboro and to have a tenn porary office at First Naval Dis trict headquarters pending orders.
 He declined to comment on the action of Sen. Mccarthy R-Wis) who produced a document in Wash ington to show that the President commissioned Denfeld for new two-year term as Chief of Naval Operations shortly before firing him.
 Denfield said he didn't believe his case warranted the publicity it had received.
 Everyone must retire eventually ne said, "and while I regretted do- ing so now, it would come sooner or later"
 Denfeld, 58, wearing four rows oi decorations and campaign ribbons, explained he would have been re- quired to retire at 62.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
FLOOD
 THREAT
 EASING

CHARLESTON, Mo, Jan. 19-lR The rampaging Mississippi River today inched slowly toward an early crest in the Cairo district, easing somewhat its threat along a 18;- mile stretch downstream.
 Some 12,0O0 persons in three stat es already had fled their lowland homes. Freezing weather added dis comfort to flood workers and to the few hundred refugees living in tents.
 But the flooding river stood at 55.35 feet at Cairo. H., today and the Weather Bureau predicted a crest of 55.5 late tonight. The U. S.. Engineers said this meant the Birds Point-New Mabrid floodway, where 12,O00 persons live, probably would not be flooded unless the river goes higher.
 During the night group of en- gineers of Wyatt, Mo, held an em- ergency meeting to sandbag sec- tion of levee protecting the flood way. Some seepage had developed.
 An isolated case of footing just outside the most-abandoned flood way was reported by a group of re- sidents. Earl Holloway, a farmer, said a man in motorboat had taken a few hcuseiold goods from one home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
TAX MESSAGE HELD UP BY TECHNICAL
 MATTERS TRUMAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19- R - President Trumann said today that technical matters are holding up submission of his tax program to Congress.
 He told a news conference there is no controversy within the Ad- ministration over the proposals but that it is taking a long time to whip them into a message for Congress.
 He said he would send the mes sage to the Capitol as soon as he can get it ready.
 In his State-of- the Union meg sage Jan. 5, MT. Truman advised Congress that he would ask moderate" increase in taxes and cevision of some present levies i'll ] later special message.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
VATICAN ENVOY PROBLEM UNDER
 STUDY-TRUMAN

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-R- President Truman said today de- cision on whether to name new Ambassador to the Vatican is under study.
 The President told news con- ference that the question of con- ....nuing representation at the Vati- can and appointing a successor to Myron c. Taylor are both under study at the State Department.
 Taylor resigned yesterday after 10 years as the Presidents special envoy to Pope Plus XII.
 The announcement of Taylor's action brought to a fresh boil a controversy that has teen hot be- fore.
 Taylor, an Episcopalian had held the job since it was created. Dur ing most of those ten years, there has been strong Protestant pressure to call him home. Only Tuesday a group of Is Protestant clergy men called on the President to abolish the alleged legation at the Vatican"
 But such decision probably would result in equally vigorous dissent from American Catholics.
 In Congress, there was some sen timent-especially among Catholics for naming a successor to Taylor 76-year- businessman.
 Most lawmakers backed away from the question.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
AIR FORCE TOP
 HANDS TO REVIEW
 MARKS FIELD IDEA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-R-- Air Secretary Symington said to- day the decision to close Marks Air Field, Nome, Alaska, will be re- viewed at high policy levels in the Air Force Department.
 Delegate Bartlett of Alaska an- nounced the decision after he and Governor Ernest Gruenlng ol Alaska conferred with Symlngton
 Both Bartlett and Gruening op- posed the closing of the air field which was used for an Arctic sur vival school They contended the air force was abandoning the only air base in northwest Alaska and the only field ot it's kind on the Bering Sea coast opposite Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
NO MEAT IN MONTH FOR MINERS FAMILY AS STRIKE GOES ON

POINT MARION, Pa, Jan. l9- RHSome miners families are hav- ing a tough time getting enough to eat in the latest strike of 90,0C0 soft coal diggers.
 The family of Joe Konicki, 42, is an example of whats going on in many a mining town.
 Konicki, a miner for 27 years, has seven children. The youngest is two and the oldest 16.
 We haven't had meat for a month." Konicki said. He added that if his credit is shut off at the grocery store where he owes $500 he'll have to ask the state for relief
 Mrs. Mary Konicki, 39. did a lot of canning last year. There's noth- ing left except few cans of tomatoes.
 What does the family eat mostly? Just beans, Joe reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
ALASKA MINE MAN LEAVES $35o,000
 ESTATE TO WIDOW

SPOKANE, Jan. 19-lRl-Roy c. hammers, a Spokane business man who died January 5, left an estate valued at s35O,000, probate papers showed today.
 The papers also mentioned joint interest in Alaska mining property, the value of which has aot been determined. Hammers had been an official of Spokane lum- ser company. He and his son were also connected with the hammers Development Company in North western Alaska.
 hammers left his entire estate to his widow, Julia, except for s2.5OO bequests to son in Spokane and a daughter, Mrs. Virginia L. Eddleman, Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
ICED ROADS, FLOODS FOR
 TWO STATES
Schools Closed in Seattle, Portland -22 Deans
 Charged 10 Storms
(By the Associated Press)

Icy rains and warm Pacific breezes were the problem children of Pacific Coast weather today they closed schools, iced roads and sent rivers spilling over their banks.
 Twenty-two deaths have been charged to the series of severe storms buffeting northern Califor- mia and the Pacific Northwest for more than week.
 A freezing rain fell on Northern Oregon and Washington yesterday. It quickly crusted highway. Traffic was halted.
 Portland and Seattle schools were ordered closed today until further notice. All north, west and east bound busses out of Portland were cancelled because of the icy highways.
 The Columbia Gorge highway east of Portland was closed.
 Snow slides and wind toppled trees, stranded six busses and many motorists and truckers of Oakridge, Ore. The willamette Pass highway was opened for short time to permit a convoy of 20 cars to move on to Eugene. Some gus passengers were transported to Eugene from Oakland by Southern Pacific trains.
 Governor Douglas Mckay of Ore gon ordered National Guard arm- ories to be prepared for possible sheltering of winter refugees.
 Tn Washington. fuel supplies were reported running low at Belling- ham, Toppenish, Wapato and Pull man.
 A disruptive combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain snarled traf- fic and communications in the Pa cific Northwest today. A silver thaws troke power lines lines and trees and stalled motorists III Western Washington and Oregon Many schools were closed. Some rural residents were marooned. The weather Bureau at Seattle warned that the hazardous condt- tions would continue at least until tomorrow.
 The washington State Patrol re- ported some 50 families in the Cape Horn area were without com munications.
 New snow measured four to eight nches in Seattle. Long lines of automobiles were stalled on hills lin the Seattle area. Thousands of workers were late reporting to they jobs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
H-Bonlb Wide
 Open; ns
 Undetermined

WASHINGTON, Jan. i9-R- President Truman today left wide open the possibility that he will order production of hydrogen superbomb.
 With the United States reported to be going ahead full blast on preliminary work leading up to pro- duction, MT. Truman was asked at his news conference:
 Do you have under considera- ton production of a hydrogen Eomb?"
 The President replied that he could not comment on that.
 MT. Truman also told inquirers that he is not considering direct negotiations with the Russians on the hydrogen bomb.
 The phrase direct negotiations" was the one used by the auestioner.
 NOT RULED OUT
 In giving negative reply MT. Truman did not rule out the possi- bility of some less immediate ap- proach to the Russians.
 For example, negotiations within the United Nations were not flatly ruled out.
 The Chief Executive was asked has David Lilienthal offered to go to Russia?"
 MT. Truman said flatly that he has not.
 Lilienthal is the retiring chair man of the Atomic Energy Com mission. There have been reports 90 far without substantiation from Lilienthal or the President, that the AEC chairman is opposed to development of a hydrogen bomb unless the United States first makes a new effort to work out an in ternational atomic energy agree ment with the Russians.
 III duQitlOll lllClC lld'C bSSii ~ ports that Lilienthal offered to go to Moscow for the President on such a mission. This MT. Truman flatly denied.
 Lilienthal is scheduled to leave his AEC job Feb. Is. The Presi- dent said today that when he de- cides on a successor Le will an- nounce it.
 At least some top officials in the Truman administration believe that the tomb will eventually go into production.
 The governments present policy on the hydrogen bomb, estimated up to 1000 times as powerful as uranium bombs now being made calls for the assembling of all pos sihle facts. On the basis of these facts the final decision probably will be made in a few weeks. Gen. Omar Bradley, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will discuss H-Bomb problems from the mili- tary point of view in private ses- sion of the Senate-House Atomic Committee tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
BYRNES FREE TO DO
 AS (CEN50RED) LIKES SAYS PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19- R = President Truman said today James F. Byrnes is free agent to do as he damn pleases about running for office.
 Mir. Truman made the statement when he was questioned at a news conference about Byrnes' decision to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of South Carolina.
 Byrnes, MT. Truman's former Be- cretary of State, has sharply crit icized some of the Truman Fair Deal' program in series of peeches.
 When a reporter asked MT. Tru- man for his reaction to Byrne's an- nouncement of his candidacy, the President answered.:
 MT. Byrnes Is free agent to do as he damn pleases. That ended the questioning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Copyright. 1850, by Bell Syndicate. Incl

TO%
 WASHINGTON-Only hand ful of Republicans know all the de- tails, but General MacArthur had much more to do with stirring up the current furor over Formosa than even the State Department realizes.
 The General may or may not have meant to throw a political bombshell, but he has certainly caused more political headaches and come nearer to splitting the bipart- isan foreign policy than anything in ten years-though, of course, Britain's simultaneous recognition of China also helped.
 What Macarthur did was to have stern, private talks with visiting COP Congressmen, especially bust ling Senator Knowland of Californ- ia, plodding Senator Ferguson of Michigan, and fussy ex-Princeton Professor Smith of New Jersey. MacArthur's lectures were deliv- cred in confidential manner with severe instructions that he was not to be quoted. His language was also stiffer to the Congressmen than ln his reports to the army. 4.
 Usually he started by saying something like this:
 q have not been consulted by Washington on strategy in the Far East, and particularly on Formosa. If Formosa falls, the cold war is lost. Russia will control India in two years, and our position in Japan will be untenable. Russia now has 40,OOO troops in fortified is- lands to our north"
 Those who raised delicate QueS- ton about Chiang kai-Shek's in tegrity received a naughty: "The Generalissirno is one of the great men to come out of the war. He was shamefully sold down the river at Yalta and Potsdam. He has been smeared by the apologizers and the radicals Yes, there has been corruption in the Chiang re- zine. but it is a product of his en- yironment and tradition. and no fault of Chiang himself"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
ROBBERY CLUE EVAp0RATE5; CApExAMINED

BOSTON, Jan 19-tR-Another clue in Tuesdays S1,5O0,000 express company robbery evaporated today. New Jersey police discounted the story of informant Thomas J. Han- nifan, 23.
 The man, who originally gave his name as Jackie Horrigan, said he drove the holdup car and asked for arrest by the Boston police. He was revealed by Newark questions to be a former state hospital patient and mental hospital orderly.
 Hannifan had been drinking and apparently hadn't been in Boston in months, a Newark police spokes- man said. He had been questioned on his statement that funds seized in the robbery had been cached near the holdup scene.
 From the outset, Boston police Captain John D. Ahearn had ac- cepted the story with skepticism.
 Raid Made
 Nevertheless, overlooking no pos abilities, he directed a raid on an empty house in the north end area near the scene of the crime and seized ,0OO rounds af ammuni- tion and a pistol.
 The weopon might have been of the type used by the robbers, police said.
 But the seven men scooped ov- ernight in the police dragnet-in- cluding three ex-convicts, were questioned without result and po- lice forecast their early release.
 Police Superintendent Edward w Fallon frankly admitted topnotch investigators directing the multi pronged probe lacked a single definite lead after running dowr scores of phony tips.
 He clung to hope, however, that science may spring a trap on the seven commando-like raiders whc seized a million and half dollars a million cash-at the vaulted gar age of Brink's Inc, money transpor- tation company, Tuesday night. Int robbery was the largest cash haul in American history.
 A cap-possibly dropped by ont of the gunmen-was being exam ind by FBI chemists for particles of hair that might produce lead
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
AUSTRIAN PEACE MAY GO AHEAD
 WITHOUT RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19-LR- The State Department hir1ted today that the Western Powers might go ahead without Russia and try to work out an Austrian treaty of in- dependence.
 Blaming the Soviets for stale- mate over an Austrian settlement. the Department expressed doubt that further progress can be made toward getting Russia to agree on treaty terms.
 A formal statement added sig n:ficantly:
 Under the circumstances, con- sideration will be given to future appropriate action that may be taken to re-establish Austrian free- dom and independence in accord ance with the publicly stated policy of this government"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
los Angeles Beafh
 Suburbs Shaken Up
 Morning Earthquake
(By Associated Press)

An earthquake awakened many residents in Los Angeles beach sub urbs today and was felt in Holly wood.
 The sharp tremor was timed at 1:34 am, Pacific Standard Time (4::34 E.STD and resulted in flood of calls on police switch boards.
 Police said there was no report of damage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
LABOR GUNS STILL BOOM IN ENGLISH
 ELECTION BATTLE
lRu Associated Press)

The big Labor guns continued to boom in the British election cam paign. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chan cellor of the Exchequer, urged voters not to swap horses in the middle of what is still a pretty tough stream of world events" Assured of Labor support, he ci- rected his appeal mostly to small businessmen and middle class voters.
 Conservative leader Winston Churchill is scheduled to lay down the opposition harrage in na- tional radio address Saturday night The election is Feb. g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-01-19
Shanghai Blockade BY Nationalist Is
 Hitting (onnies
lRv Associated Press)

In Tapei, Formosa, the Chinese Nationalists claimed their blockade of Communist Shanghai is a great success. They announced plans to plug up South China ports. The extended blockade will reach from the border of Indochina to Yang chiang, 150 miles southwest Of British Hong Kong.