Disputed Empire

Two of the princes in the late William Randolph Hearst's vast publishing realm moved up last week into top spots their father had held. Son William Randolph Hearst Jr., 43, was elected by its directors to be president of Hearst Consolidated Publications, which directly owns & operates some Hearst papers, also controls Hearst Publishing Co., which owns most of the rest. Bill Jr., already publisher of the New York Journal-American and the American Weekly, was also chosen chairman of the vital editorial-policy-setting board. Son Randolph Apperson Hearst, 35, publisher of the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, was named president of the lesser Hearst Publishing Co. (As president of the Hearst Corp., the highest-level holding company, Dick Berlin is the No. i man on the business side.)

Bill and Randy Hearst settled into their new jobs with no comment from old W.R.'s good & great friend, Marion Davies. She was taking a rest. When she might try to wield the voting trust agreement he had signed with her (giving her control, according to her advisers), not even Marion Davies knew for sure. She waited to see how the princes run the realm, whether they want to make peace.

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