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Evening star., 1951-12-02
Southern's New Chief Wanted to Be Conductor

motive engineer" he said. II
think I wanted to be a conductor
more than anything else.
But the closest I got to that
was trainmaster."
MOdernizing viii Continue.
Mr.. De Butts selected to study
civil engineering at Virginia Mill
tary Institute because he thought
that would be good training" for
a railroad man.
But after being graduated from
VMI there was no question about
selecting railroad.
"The Southern was the only one
I knew about" he recalled. THAT
was the railroad" he added.
Concerning the future, Mr.. De
Butts said the Southern will con-
tinue its program of undermining
especially in terminal improve
ments to help speed freight, and
adding diesel power-"the great
est single improvement in modern
times"
Since you cant run a railroad
Evening star., 1951-12-02
Jukurttu Lootinq Ended

SINGAPORE F.-An Ameri-
can shipping lines representative
has returned from Indonesia with
reports that looting-for a long
time the scourge of shippers-has
virtually ceased in Jakarta's main
port Of Tanjong Prick. T. J.
Cokely of American President
Lines, said Tanjong Prick Is the
"best operated port in Indonesia
today"
Evening star., 1951-12-02

from desk in Washington" Mr..
De Butts will be doing a lot of
travelling, he said.
The presidents Office car, equip
ped to carry on daily business,
travels about 10000 miles year.
In between times-if he gets
time-he will turn to his hobbies
Of hunting. fishing, golf and work.
ing on his Upperville, Va, farm.
Evening star., 1951-12-02

| Harry Ashby
lDe Butts began
his career with
the Southern
Railway System
as a ''pick and
shovel" man 35
| years ago.
On New Years
day he becomes
| president of the
| Southern. He
was elected this
week to succeed
Ernest E. Nor
ris. who is re-
Itiring at his
Evening star., 1951-12-02
By the Associoied Presa

| A Virginian who as a boy wanted
to be a railroad conductor-and
never was-will become head Of
a railway system January /.
Evening star., 1951-12-02
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
PRESIDENT
 IN DEFENSE
 OF DAWSON
Declares Report Asinine in Findings of Charges,
 White House Aide

PRESIDENT IN DENFENSEt--- h
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-lR-Pre- sident Truman accused a Senate Banking Subcommittee today of having made an asinine report in it's findings that White House aide Donald Dawson has exercised in fluence on REC loan policies.
 At news conference, the Presi- dent strongly defended Dawson ore of his administrative assistants.
 He said he had complete conii- dence in Dawson and added that Dawson should not seek a public hearing before the Senate group headed by Senator Fulbright CD- Ark.)
 The Fulbright committee, MT Truman said, ought to have asked Dawson for testimony before 1t made what he called this asinine report.
 MT. Truman said he wanted tc talk to the authors about it.
 The President added that the chairman-he did not mention Full bright by name-left town when he found out he wanted to see him
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
hsAykA RASES' EVACUATION X
 PLANNED N0W
Women and ChiIden 10 Be Taken 10 Highway in
 Drill on Saturday

FAIRBANKS, AIasXa, Feb. 8-+lR- Winter highway drills to test cold weather evavcuation plans will be held at military installations near Fairbanks and Anchorage Satur- day, Brig. Gen. Lavid Baker said yesterday.
 Baker, commander of Ladd Air Force Base, said private automobiles will carry women and children from military installations in the Fair banks area down the Alaska High way to designated points where they will be formed into conveys.
 The test will be held in sub-zero weather in some areas and the "evacuees" will wear heavy cold weather gear. Cars will carry special equipment.
 Women and children at Ladd Eielson and Elmendorf Air Force bases and Fort Richardson will take part in the tests. They will return to their bases once the conveys are formed
 The simulated evacuation will be in line with previously announced military plan to remove dependents of military and civilian personnel md women employees at Alaska bases in the event of an emergency.
 Alaska civilians will not be af- fected
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
 IS D JARED
 BY TRUMAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. = tR = President Truman today dared Con- gress Jo cut his $71 100000, ,00C budget.
 He told news conference it is a good buCget and a tight budget and that he dared the legislators tc do anything to it.
 His remarks were touched off by a reporters assertion that a num- Der of Congress members have said they were going "to squeeze the water" out of the Presidents spend ing recommendations
 MT. Truman said they were well come to try.
 He added that they threatened to do the same thing in past years and instead of cutting his budget they had added a couple of billion dollars to it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
Gut Planned Civilian Use
 Basic MeIaIs

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-R The government plans a cut of 25 to 20 percent April l in the amount of basic metals going into automo- hiles, stoves and home appliances.
 Officials of the National Produc- ton Authority EPA) disclosed this today, saying it will ec necessary to save steel, copper and ssuminum for defense purposes.
 The cut in actual number ol cars and appliances produced may be .,omewhat smaller than the cut in a,'owed use of metals, these officials sait.
 It will depenc on manufacturer ability to substit lte and conserve, using such things as plastics, for in- stance, in place of metals.
 The auto industry last month promised a cut in use of basic met als for the present quarter, but NPA experts said hopsd-for drop in autonotiye orders for steel appar- ently has not taken place.
 Consequently. the mandatory ac- tion is contemplated affecting steel, copper and aluminium. Some other metals, such as nickel and cobalt, already are subject to curtailment as severe. or worse. The order prob ably will appeac in about two weeks, giving producers at least a month to get set.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
K. K. WRECK
 CHARGED TO
 R. K. SYSTEM
Complete, Indifferent Dis regard for Human Lives,
 Says Prosecutor

WOODBRIDGE, N. J., Feb S-BA A Middlesex County official in- vestigating the Pennsylvania rail road crackup which claimed 63 lives today accused the big railroad .o1 "a complete and indifferent disre- gard for human life"
 Assistant Middlesex County Pros ecutor Alex E5er, in a statement which he termed my personal in- dictment of the railroad told 3 news conference in nearby New Brunswick:
 we shall carefully explore any criminal aspects involved and pre- sent the matter at some appropri- ate time to the grand jury"
 Eber's statement came as work CTS dug into frozen snow to remove the remaining wreckage of the ac- cident.
 The failure of caution signals along the right of way :. repre- sent a complete and indifferent dis regard for human life that is to be condemned" he said.
 Police Chief George Heating said the death toll from Tuesday nights disaster = the third major rail wreck in the New York metropoli- tan area within year - probably will remain at 83 unless some of the II persons still hospitalized in critical condition succumb.
 He said there had been no reports of anyone missing. The debris was covered last night by light snow.
 Meanwhile, separate investiga- tions into the cause of the derail- ment of the crowded express were slated by the Interstate Commerce Commission and N1iddlesex County authorities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
BOY SCOUTS
 K0M0nED By
 EEGlsLh ljn

The Boy Scouss of Ame7 "a weis honored by both houses of the Al aska Legislature today, the 41st anniversary Of the founding of the Scouts.
 Hike Wade, Sam TcPhetres, Jr. flag ceremonies ig hqth houses 9f the Legislature this morning.
 In addition, the Scoute conducted Carl Beyer and Don Abel. Jr.. lsa the members of the House of Rep resentatives in the pledge of al- legiance. They gre membs Troop 623 of Juneau.
 The same ceremony was perform ed in the Senate by John Jensen Tom Cashen, Jr., Pat Wellington ard John Hoisington, members of Troop 610, Douglas.
 The galleries were filled with Bo Scout in uniform during the cere- monies
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

 WAGE ACT
 IS PASSED
By JIM HUTCHINSON

The territorial senate passed two
 measures today, received four new ones and heard a lot of discussion on auditing needs and problems. The senate passed unanimously
 Sen. Frank Barr's minimum wage act" It proposes a $1 hourly mini mum wage for employment in Alas
 ka, with exemptions for such part
 time work as babysitting and news boy jobs. It omits the maximum hour
 provision that is included in a bill now before the house, which has stirred controversy in the past. The 16-0 vote came after Barr described it as non-controversial be- cause virtually all work in the terri tory draws n4are than S1 an hour anyhow.
 The second pisS passed would al- low city councils 10 set bonds for city treasurers, within certain linn it's. It was introduced by Sen. Steve McCutcheon who said the present law requires a bond of $12,0O0cO0 for the Anchorage treasurer. As amended, the bond can be fixed at ] 25 per cent of the collectable prop erty tax in the. city but need not be more than $100,o00 The vote was 15-0.
 Sen. John Butroyich (R-Fair- banks) refrained fl o.n voting. He explained that he agreed with Me Cutcheon's original proposal of let
 ting the city council fix the bond
 and thought the amendment mess
 ed it up.
 The senate heard a letter from
 the auditing firm of Arthur Ander-
 son Go. of Seattle, which deflated the discussion of having an outside
 concern come in to set up a plan for recognizing the territorial gov
 ernment in line with the auditors recommendations.
 The Anderson company is the one that conducted the audit in 1949-50 The letter was sent in response to one by Butrovich and Sen. James
 Nolan D-WrangelD, who acted as a special auditing committee be- tween sessions.
 LOng-Range Program The Anderson Go. letter expressed the belief that carrying out of the principal recommendations is a long-range program and will re- quire two to four years before the projected goals can be accom-
 plished"
 It added:
 We also believe that it would be impracticable for the territory to
 engage an outside organization to carry out the detailed steps of the suggested program because the cost
 would be prohibitive." Continued en Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

" ASHINGTON-Five of the na- tion's top labor spokesmen, led by Phil Murray of the CIO, had it hot and heavy with Defense Mobilizer Charles E.. Wilson last week over the governments manpower pro- gram.
 The ill feeling which flared be- tween them looked like curtain raiser for more trouble on the labor front, and raised one of the most difficult problems of any de- fense or war program.
 Purpose of the labor leaders call on Wilson was to keep the nations civilian manpower program under the Labor Department. This has been the subject of a bitter back stage battle for some time, with Wilson and Gen. Lucius Clay want ing to take manpower away from Secretary of Labor Tobin and Assis- tant Secretary of Defense Anna Rosenberg, and with the latter two threatening to resign if the labor problem is taken out of their hands Labor leaders have good reason to fear General Clay and any man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
pR0p0SAL THAT
 ALASkhkS MAY
 VOTE FOR PRES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. g -iRl-The people ot Alaska, Hawaii and the District t, Columbia would be al- lowed to Jote for President under a proposi put before Congress to- day.
 Senator Case (R-SD) introduced a bill to give each territory and the district one vote in the cleo torial college. Alaskans and Hawai- ians now vote in territorial e.ec- tions but citizens of the district are voteless.
 Case told the Senate in a speech there is considerable doubt that either territory will win statehood in the immediate future.
 Tt has occurred to me that grant, ing the territories and the District of Columbia an opportunity to vote fo-- President, with representation in the electoral college, might con- rnand the respect of many members of Congress who oppose statehood . Since Cases proposal is to amend the U. S. Constitution, it would re- uuire approval by Congress, the President and the Legislatures of three fourths of the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
RIGHT 10 SE(.EDE K
 Al ISSUE
House Debates Third Divi. sion Memorial De-
 handing Statehood
By BoB DE RAYMOND

The War of Secession, Alaska sec
 tor, broke into the open this morn
 ing in the House of Representatives
 when House Memorial No. 4 came
 up in second reading
 The memorial, authored by the
 seven Representatives from the
 Third Division. demands statehood
 or the instant right to declare
 our absolute independence of and
 from the Government of the United
 States, and to form ourselves into
 free society of free men to be
 forever called the Republic of Alaska"
 Backing away from this proposi- ton, one of the authors, Rep. Kay, moved to strike the closing sent ences of the memorial. including the quotation al ve.
 Rep. McCutcho n explained that rather than jeopardize the memor- lals plea for statehood, the authors were willing to drop the demand for the right of independence. He said, too, that it was feared the demand might damage the statehood cause
 Every Word True Rep. Kay asserted that every word is true, and we have the right 10 do the things requested in this memorial" His purpose in drawing 5he memorial, he said, was to shock he people of the United States into | consciousness and show them that we have this right"
 Rep. Scavenius, another of the sponsors of the memorial, felt the demand for independence should remain. T want to awaken public opinion and to embarrass Congress for ignoring us"
 Commenting that ia lot of rhet-
 oric is being throwed around here with a lot of pathos in it. Rep Carlson, also of the Third Division called for even stronger language
 Ut takes strong English to wake mp those babies back there" he said.
 Stand and Be Counted Rep. Mike Stepovich, opposing the deletion of the "independence' clause, demanded that every mem Der of the House stand and bC counted upon the main issue IT ! whether we. as loyal citizens, dc or do not demand the right of in dependence, or do we wish to fol low the democratic procedure oi majority rule?" "The people of Alaska have beer | abused, scorned, walked on and de priyed of control of their own re- sources" Rep. McCutcheon charged Tt is about time we took som' strong action!"
 ! McCutcheon recited version O
 Alaskan history. which he attribut
 ed to Janette Paddock Nichols bu
 which was considerably at varianc, with that and other authorities.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
ARMY TO TAKE OVER


 WASHINGTON, Feb. = dH - President Truman today ordered the Army to take appropriate action" to return the railroads to full oper- ation.
 He accused the striking railroad workers of running out on an agree ment like a bunch of Russians.
 The President did not say what action Secretary of the Army Pace would take.
 Tic-up "Intolerable"
 MT. Truman, in Q statement which he read at his Washington news conference, said he had been grave ly concerned about the interfer- ence with essential military and ci- william railroad transportation"
 He called the tie-up "intolerable'' in an emergency. He complimented "the vast majority of railroad work CTS" who stayed on the job and others who returned at the govern ment's request.
 MT. Truman's reference to the rail workers running out on an agreement presumably was to a pact initialed by union leaders at the White House last December. The unions later refused to ratify the wage-hour proposals.
 Workers Returning
 Before the President made his remarks, more rail workers went back to work in Chicago, last major holdout of the striking switchmen. The nine-day sick call' strike virtually ended in most parts of the country.
 But in Chicago two-thirds of the switchmen on the day trick stayed off the job. However, the Army said 727 of them came to work to- day compared with only 4O2 yester- day.
 Elsewhere mail restrictions easeo as the rail services swung back to normal Many freight embargoes were lifted. The Railway Express Agency also took away some re- Strictions.
 Throughout the east and south, train, mail and express movements were about normal. Most trains were running in and out of New York City on regular schedules.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
3RI) DIVISION l0SES FIGHT
 ON DELE0ATES
i7-7 Vote Holds Solid Rocking Chair
 Bills Passed
By BOB DE ARMOND

Uttering cries of "sectionalism, !" discrimination" and "disenfranch isement," seven Third Division members of tna House of Repre- sentatives yesterday afternoon went down to utter defeat at the hands of their IT colleagues from the other three divisions.
 The issue was a memorial intro duced during the forenoon session and carrying the names of all IT Representative from the First Second and Fourth Divisions. The memorial seeks a new ap-
 oortionment of delegates to the constitutional convention in the statehood bill now before the U. s. Senate.
 The IT authors of the memorial, holding more than a tWo-thirds majority of the House votes had sufficient strength to have thrown all of the rule books out the win dow had they chosen to do so. Fight Against Odds
 Despite the odds against them, the seven Third Division members of the House put up a last ditch fight but did not succeed in re- cruiting a single vote from the solid tri-Division ranks.
 The 'skirmishing started immed- lately after the noon recess when Rep McCutcheon offered an
 amendment to make the measure a joint memorial.
 If adopted, this would have re- quired that the memorial also go to the Senate for consideration. Tt is only fair that a memorial of this importance be given con- alteration bv both houses," Me Cutcneon sais,
 Rep. Glen r. anklli quickly and effectively scutt4ed that line of ar gument.
 He dragged out and pointed to H. M. 4, introduced by the seven Third Division Representatives.
 They did not see fit to make this a joint memorial" Franklin said. Yet that is a memorial call ing for secession from the United States and if that isn't an import
 ant matter, then I'll put in with
 you"
 Denies Secession Wanted Rep. Kay, one of the authors of ] what has now become known as
 the Republic of Alaska" memorial,
 arose to deny that the measure calls
 for secession.
 What we ask is only the right
 to declare our independence, a l right guaranteed us by the Declar- ation of Independence and an issue
 will debate with anyone" Kay
 said.
 Rep. Kay charged that the ap-
 portionment of delegates requested
 in the memorial lis arbitrary and (COntinued m Paoa TWO)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
SIEAMER k0vEMENTs

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle at D. m. Friday
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver 8 pm, Feb. IA.
 Denali from westward schedule to arrive Sunday morning south bound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
ARMY WILL TAKE OVER
 RAILROADS
President Issues Orders After Condamning
 WaIkout

BULLETIN - WASHINGTON Feb. 8 --4Pl-- The Army served mo- tice on striking railway men today that they will be dismissed unless they report for work by pm. (EST) today or can prove they were phys lcal:y ,achle to york.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
Army Takes Over

The Army told the striking rail- way men today they will be fired unless they report to work by 4 pm EST) Saturday or can prove they are physically unable to do so.
 This notice to end the "sick call
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
ALLIED LINE ADVANCED
 SEOUL AREA
Armored Punches, ,Bayonei Charges Rid Reds from
 Snow Crusfed Ridges
[By Associated Pressl

IT. S. tanks shelled Seoul's black ened ruins today and howitzer wheeling into easy range. plastered Chimes positions north of tha frozen Han River tonight (Thurs- day).
 Puerto Rican doughboys seized commanding height only 4ia miies south of the former Korean ro- public capital. The entire Allied line advanced another mile or more oward Seoul The Eighth Army aid;
 Destruction of Communist forces n the pocket south of the Han in he western sector. the objective of he current phase of the limited offensive. is proceeding and may sum up as a sizabie victory il terms of enemy losses.
 NO further, implications shoul, be attached to the present situa tion."
 BayOnet Charges
 That was a cool military appraisp of a two-week series of armorec punches and bayonet charges that have violently rid the snow-crustec ridges and valleys Of thousands CT Chinese on Seoul's approaches.
 The Eighth Army has estimas-e. more than 57000 Red easualties~ most of them in the western scctos Now the Chinese had their quilted backs to the Han
 Red resistance was crumbiing. In some sectors there vas no opposi- ton.
 Heavy Air Assaults
 American Superforts. ligi7r nomb- OTIS and fighters staged cne of the i heaviest air assaults of the war on ] the east coast agairst North Kcr- ear key rail centers Western Allied sources rave cred- . ei,ce to Berlin report that top i~CFlCt JOllbbuiO iiOilibCi NiSOi &3t {, Malenkov may be meeting with East German officials on the future of Germany These talks could be ex- pected as a necessary prelude to proposed talks between Russia and the Western Allies on the German problem.
 The Austrle. newspaper Neue Wiener Tag6szt lung, which earlier this week reported the escape of Czechoslovakia former Commun- ist Foreign Minister Vlado Clemen- tis from his homeland, said today i he had arrived in anti-Cominform Yugoslav last night and asked for asylum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

A. l.. BOOTH HERE Alton Lee Booth, Anchorage con- tractor, is in the city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
FROM RAKE

Mrs. Ray Bell of Rake is at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
WEATHER REPORT

Temperatu-es for 24 Hour Period ending 6:20 o'clock this morning
 T, I,,,oaau Mayir1nI1ff1
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08
The W ashington Merry Go Round
BY DREW PEARSON

tcopyright, 1851. cy Bell Syndicate. Inc.l
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-08

American Superforts. lighr nomb- DTS and fighters staged one of the heaviest air assaults of the war on the east coast agairet North Kcr- ear key rail centers