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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
 investing
 Dressing
Bright Lights Gone for Movie Premieres Buf
 Illuminate Inside
By ROBBIN COoNs

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 27-The bright lights are gone from the movie pre- mieres but the gala problem of dress and cost-for the starlets- remains.
 The lights are bright inside the theaters. The aisles are long. The audience includes fans, producers, directors, agents, the press. The stars amble in, secure in their position, and any attention they attract is gravy for the ego. For the starlets, the gala premiere is an investment. Here's how:
 we'll suppose an upcoming young contract player, male, owns a dress suit or tuxedo. He is drawing s75- Sl00 week for his acting services. He dates-or is publicity dated an upcoming young contract play CT, female, for the occasion. He is soaked II bucks to start-tickets at $550 each. He naturally sends the lady of his attentions cor sage, and he naturally can't let Hedy Lamarrs or Marlene Die trich's flowers be more resplen- dent. He's in to the florist at least SIC. He can't ask her to ride up to the foyer (for entrance is at least 50 percent of the value) in his own roadster and there's noth- ing exciting, sensational, or im- pressive about walking from a parking lot. There must be a linn cuisine and a driver, to pull up right at the foyer, and pull away. That's another ten bucks. After ward, there's the Cocoanut Grove. or the equivalent, which is another $25 to $35. Total, with incidentals, pretty near weeks salary.
 The starlet, female, has her own problems. Always granted she doesn't have to buy the tickets (two at $5.50 each) and her own corsage, she can count on plunk- ing out $3.50 to $5 to have her hair done. Next comes her dress -$75 up. tShe could wear an old one, of course, but she knows
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27

Dubuque, Iowa, was named in honor of Julien Dubuque, French Canadian trade who got permission from the Indians to dig for lead there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
SHIRLEY TEMPLE E BACK IN NEW
 CAPITOL PICTURE
Kathleen To Open To- morrow Night Starring
 6rOWn-Up Shirley

After two years away from the screen, Shirley Temple returns to the cameras in MG-M's "Kath- leen," which will open tomorrow at the Capitol Theatre.
 Those who have been waiting to see what time has done to little Shirley will not be disappointed. She is her same spirited self; the blonde curls have turned to chest nut brown, but the smile is still there, the unerring ability to pro- feet emotion is unchanged, and the sparkle and vividness that made Shirley one of the most promi- nent figures in the entertainment world is, if anything, given added stature.
 As Kathleen, Shirley plays the daughter of rich widower too in volved with a superficially charm Ing but scheming woman to give his child the companionship she peeds. Because of the child's frus- traticn, a feminine psychologist is brought into the case, and it is she who ultimately drives the un- welcome other woman from the house and brings about an affec- tionate understanding ween Kathleen and her father.
 Harold S Bucquet's direction neatly interlards runor with the dramatic touches and shapes the various sequences of the story into a building climax
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
Rebekahs Will
 Meet Tomorrow

Tomorrow night at 8 o'clock Perseverance Rebekahs Lodge will meet in the odd Fellows Hall for it's monthly social gathering.
 The annual roll of members will be called and it is hoped to have news of all absent ones at that time.
 Final nominations of officers for 1943 will be made during the busi- ness session and schedules for drill team practice will be an- nounced.
 Rebekahs who have sold tickets for the Girl Scout activities to be given at the end of the week should report to Mrs. Holger Larsen, No- ble Grand, at tomorrow nights meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
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better. Fans have taught her the lesson: Oh" she's heard them saying, tits the same dress she had on LAST week." She won't risk it)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
TORPEDO BOAT" TO END TONIGHT AT. TWENTIETH CENTURY
Richard ArIen, Jean Park CT Star in Thrilling
 Wartime Picture

If you like the sting of salt spray in your face and the smell of hot oil from roaring marine motors, then set your course for the 2Oth Century Theatre where Para mounts Torpedo Boat is cur rently playing. The film, starring Richard Arlen and exciting Jean Parker, ends tonight.
 Supporting Arlen and the blonde Miss Parker is top flight thriller cast including Mary Carlisle and such stalwarts as Phillip Terry, Dick Purcell, Robert Middlemass and Warren Hymer. The director was that consistent mentor of thrill filled action hits, John Raw lins. William H. Pine and Will liam 0. Thomas, who gave us such action romances as Forced Land- ing and Flying Blind" were the producers.
 In Torpedo Boat" Arlen doffs his flying suit in favor of a speed boat drivers cork life jacket. The transition from air pilot to water Speedster was made without bat ting an eye. The present film is even more exciting than its fast and furious predecessors in which Arlen, usually with Miss Parker as co-star, extracted spine -tingling ad- ventures from the upper atmos- phere. In short, Torpedo Boat" is tops in thrills, tops in romance. tops in excitement. You'll miss it at your own peril-and don't say we didn't tell you!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
TONIGHT
 THE KID FROM
 SANTE rE"

Why, yes," said the v.p. Yours were way down front, and at the last minute a couple were re- turned-a couple toward the middle here you could really see the pic- ture." N
 That's what I mean" the star let sobbed. Mine were WAY down front. And the way you fixed it, got to walk only HALF WAY down the aisle. And in my new $l00 dress, toow
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27

They put it out smilingly, some times eagerly But they expect their moneys worth They expect to step out into the foyer and to hear a fan-chorus of "Ohl" and "Ah!" and ISN'T she DARLINGl' and "GOSHl I could GO for HIMl" They're in business. you see, and they like a return on their invest ment. They want to be sure that all the fans, producers, directors, agents, and reporters are aware of them
 I didn't know how much until I heard about the poor little gal who went to premiere one night and next morning came around, tearfully, to the studio vp. in charge of premiere seating.
 q had wonderful seats" she charged, "and you changed them on mel"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
FEDERAL TAX ON STEAMER FARES
 I5 INCREASED

An increase in the Federal tax on passenger fares on steamers of five percent will be in effect by November l, according to infor- nation received yesterday by Henry Green, agent for the Northland Transportation Company from the company headquarters in Seattle.
 This, added to the percent Federal tax already in effect will mean a 10 percent tax on all pas senger fares.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
ARMSTRONG
 BEATS zIvIC
 INC0MEBACk
Former W. elterweight Champ Takes Ten-
 Round Decision

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27. = Henry Armstrong, former title box ing champ, climaxed a whirlwind comeback last night when he scored 10-round decision over Fritzie Zivic of Pittsburgh.
 Zivic took the welterweight title away from Armstrong two years ago, but since then has lost it himself.
 Armstrong weighed 142k, Zivic 146h. Eight thousand fans paid more than $30,000 to see the tilt,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27

Americas first steam railroad op- cned in Massachusetts in 1926.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
YOUNG JUNEAU MEN
 LEAVE FOR SOUTH
 TO ENTER SERVICE

William Spain, son of MT. and Mrs. William Spain and Alfred Brown, son of Mrs. A. Burrell, both of whom were graduated from the Juneau High School last June, left Sunday for Seattle hoping to enlist in the US. Navy Air Corps.
 Spain has worked for the Alas ka Coastal Airlines for the last two and a half years and is an excellent aviation mechanic. He has also taken flying training and has about eight hours solo time to his credit
 Brown also worked for a time for AGA and spent the last sum- mer fishing commercially.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27

The cholla cactus of the south west makes a brilliant torch when set afire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27

While most people recognize the call of the whippoorwill, few have seen the bird as it rarely flies in daytime.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
ROTARY CLUB E ENTERTAINED BY
 NAVY THIS NOON

Members of Juneau Rotary Club were treated to Navy Day program this noon in Percy's Cafe, put on by Port Captain Lieut.. Warren Caro and four enlisted seamen.
 Lieut. Caro- gave a brief address on Navy Day and then introduced the four seamen who presented sev- eral numbers, one of them, Irving Berlin's T Left My Heart at the Stagedoor Canteen," from the pro- duetion, This Is the Army" The song was made over for the Navy.
 Gov Ernest Gruening was initiat- ed as an honorary member by hon. orary member Lieut. Col R. w Riegle. The Governor gave a short talk on his recent trip to the Vest ward on organizational duties for the Alaska Territorial Guard
 Guests included George Fields, Commdr. A. R. Richmand, Lieut.. Newman R. Donnen, Lieut.. R. A. Williams, Capt. J. D. Smith, and Sgt Smith.
 Harry Sperling, Jr., Juneau High School representative, also enter tained with a sketch
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27

Empire Classifieds Pay!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-10-27
HOSPITAL NOTES

William Lane has been admit ted to St. Anns Hospital for medi- cal treatment
 Art Carson is a medical patient in St. Ann's Hospital.
 Pvt. Raymond Waite has entered St. Ann's Hospital for surgery.
 Donald OLeary is under medical care at St. Ann's Hospital
 John Homethko is a medical patient in St. Ann's Hospital.
 Mrs. Annie Carlson, a native, is medical patient at St. Ann's Hos- pital
 
 There are 2,9o4 ties in a mile of railroad track.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02
New Western Union Division
OF CTU is Set Up at Recent
Convention; Merger Opposed
27 900 Western Union Employees Affiliated With CONNER
cia Telegraphers' Union Convene in Cincinnati
NLRB National Election Sought by Group

Washington, d. C. (ILNS) Repre-
sentatives of $4,000 Western Union
employees affiliated with the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' Union set up new
Western Union Division, CTU-AFL, at
convention held in Cincinnati during
the week of September ID. Heretofore
all Western Union locals-60 in num-
ber-were affiliated directly with the
International CTU. The new Western
Union Division will take over the char
tering of Western Union locals, and
function as national Western Union
division under the jurisdiction of the
Commercial Telegraphers' Union.
With all but few district elections
awaiting disposal by the National
Labor Relations Board, Western
Union Division now represents 18,348
employees who have been certified, and
5000 additional which are in unop-
posed districts, or more than 60 per
cent of the total eligibles. The West
ern Union Division, in cooperation
with the American Federation of
Labor federal unions, has instituted
proceedings with the labor board for
a national election, with view of
negotiating a national agreement
with Western Union.
Merger is Opposed
The Western Union convention
adopted a resolution supporting In
ternational President Aliens position
in opposition to a merger of the tele-
graph companies.
Officers elected for a year term
were: J. A. Payne, Kansas City, gen.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02
HOUSE TO VOTE IN
OCTOBER ON BILL
TO BAN POLL TAX

Washington, D. G. (ILNS). = The
poll tax, long opposed by organized
labor, seems facing early abolishment.
The 218 signatures necessary to dis
charge the House Judiciary Committee
from consideration of the Geyer bill
to outlaw the poll tax as require
ment for voting in national elections
have been obtained.
Under the House rules, the bill will
presumably be brought up on October
II, when the House would vote on
whether to take it up. If the vote is
favorable, House rules provide the bill
must then be voted on without debate.
The House committee held exten-
sive hearings on the bill, which was
introduced in January, 1941, by the
late Lee A. Geyer of California, but
afterward refused to report it.
The fight for the measure was con-
tinued, however, and gained impetus
with the inclusion of similar provi-
sion in the absentee law recently
enacted permitting members of the
military forces to vote by mail. Large
majorities cast in favor of the alb
sentee voting bill are seen as presag-
ing adoption of the anti-poll tax
measure.
Supporters of the Geyer bill say
that tactics employed by Represent
ative Rankin of Mississippi, warm
friend of the poll tax, had much to do
with their success in obtaining the
required majority of the House mem
bership to discharge the measure
The Geyer bill would affect the
southern states which require payment
of a poll tax, usually 81 or So year,
as voting qualification.
A similar bill, introduced by SEN
ator Pepper of Florida, is now before
the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Both the Geyer and Pepper bills
have been endorsed by organized labor
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02
FentOn, Steelman and Davis Declare LabOrs NOStrike
Policy Highly Successfu-TwO Thousand Strikes Pre-
vented for Each One That Occurred Score to Date.

Washington, d. c. (ILNS). - The
no-strike score since Pearl Harbor is
two thousand strikes prevented for
each one that occurred, the American
Federation of Labor announced in its
Labor for Victory" radio program on
September 19. The program was heard
nationally over the NBC network.
How this achievement, vitally i'm
portant to the successful expansion of
war production, was accomplished was
described by three outstanding "strike
surgeons" interviewed on the pro-
gram. They were Frank Fenton, ma
tional director of organization for the
A. F. of L.; DR.. John R. Steelman, di-
rector of the u. S. Cancellation Serv-
ice, and William HI. Davis, chairman
of the National War Labor Board.
Fenton disclosed that his Office set
ties by peaceful means SO out of 100
disputes involving directly affiliated
local unions. He praised the wide
spread compliance by affiliates with
labor's no-strike policy and announced
that the federation does not and will
not authorize, condone or excuse a
strike under any circumstances.
"This is equally true even if the
strike is deliberately provoked by an
employer trying to take advantage of
the war emergency to destroy a
union," Fenton said "We have a
remedy for such situations now be-
sides strikes. We can go to the U. s..
Cancellation Service and finally to the
National War Labor Board to get a
square deal"
Cancellation Service
Success Shown
DR.. Steelman revealed that the U. S.
Cancellation Service, designated by
President Roosevelt as the front
line" agency of the government in the
mediation of labor disputes, has set
tied 95 per cent of the 1000 cases that
have been handled by it since the war
without any "before or after" strikes.
ever since the war started" Steel
man said, 1--WE have found an entirely
different attitude on the part of both
labor and management. Even though
disagreement exists, both sides are
anxious to avoid work stoppages at all
costs. Such a cooperative attitude
makes our task lot easier"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02
TREASURY OFFERS
PLAN TO HELP PAY
FOR BIG TAX BILL

The Hamilton Victory Fund Com
mittee, Joseph H. Warndorf, chairman,
conducting a campaign for the sale of
War Bonds, calls attention to the fact
that the treasury department last
week offered both large and small tax
payers an opportunity to lay away
funds now to meet the big tax bill
which will come in next March Is.
The two new series of tax savings
notes also offer an inducement in the
form of interest, which will be payable
only if the notes are applied to pay
ment of taxes.
To the small taxpayer, this offer
comes as a kind of potion which can
be taken in small doses. Such notes
have been available to the large tax
payers previously.
Inevitably, thousands of wage earn
ers will find that war has scored a
"direct hit" on their pocketbooks when
the income tax bill comes due. For
many, the payments due next year
will be greater than good-sized down
payment on a new car or home. If
these persons are not prepared for
the payments they will find the family
budget disrupted to far greater ex-
tent than after a big wedding ami
versary splurge or such.
Now, however, the treasury depart
ment is offering small taxpayers the
opportunity of laying away tax funds
through purchase of tax savings notes
in small denominations. These notes
may be purchased in amounts of $25,
$50, 500, $500, $1,000, and $4,000.
The notes will bear interest of 16
cents month per $100 amount. This
interest will accrue only when the
notes are presented in payment of
taxes
Another issue is made available to
larger taxpayers and is issued in much
larger denominations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02
Fast Progress Made Toward Goal
Of No Strikes, Experts Say; AFL
Will Not Condone Strikes, Report

increasing number of joint labor-man-
agement committees in war produc-
tion plants, and to the Forthcoming
labor unity conferences between the
A. F. of L. and CIO as evidence of
this fact.
Fast Progress Seen
Toward Goal
Asked whether he was satisfied with
the strike situation as it now exists,
Davis concluded
"We have made substantial prog
ress, but | wouldn't say Pm satisfied.
No one can be satisfied until strikes
affecting war production are elimi-
mated entirely. We are headed in that
direction now and moving fast"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02

He said the U. S. Cancellation Serv-
ice had been unable to settle only 488
out of it's 1000 cases since Pearl Har-
Dor and had been compelled to certify
these to the National War Labor
Board for further action.
Radical Innovation
Works, Davis Says
Davis emphasized that it is the rule
of the National War Labor Board not
to consider a case while strike is in
progress. This rule is "a radical in
novation in labor relations" and is
working out pretty WE'LL" he said.
While there have been and still are
some wildcat strikes, Davis declared,
"the national officers of the A. F. of L.
and CIO who took part in the Presi-
dents industry-labor conference have
backed up the agreement without ex-
ception." He continued:
"They have never failed to help US
in getting the men back to work"
Agreement Binding
On Both Sides
Davis emphasized that the broad
no-strike agreement "can be abused
by local management as well as local
groups of labor" He said:
"Knowing that a strike will not be
authorized, the management in a par
ticular plant may take advantage of
that fact to refuse to settle grievances
or even do things which create griev-
ances. There is under the no-strike
agreement as solemn an obligation on
the part of management not to take
advantage of it as there is on labor to
live up to it"
Industrial Relations
Held Growing Up
Industrial relations in America
Davis said, are "at last beginning to
display the aspects of maturity"
The national emergency is compel
ling us to "grow up" he explained
and as a result the nation is getting
more and more organized co-opera-
tion from management and labor"
He pointed to the increasing num-
Der of Unanimous" decisions of the
War Labor Board; to the Jeries of
planned conferences initiated by the
u. S. Chamber of Commerce, the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
the A. F. of L. and the CIO; to the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02

eral chairman; A. w. Bauer, Kansas
City, general secretary treasurer; re-
gional chairman, Charles A. Walters,
Los Angeles, Pacific Division; Adolph
Brungs, Cincinnati, Lake Division; F.
G. Poll, Washington, D. c., Eastern
Division; Fred Ellis, Dodge City,
Kansas, Gulf Division; t. j. Griffin,
Charlotte, N. c., Southern Division.
Big Cities Represented
Members of the general executive
board: Pacific Division, Obert Moi,
Seattle; Lake Division, Howard w.
Brandon, Lincoln, Nebr.; Eastern Di-
vision, Clarence Limerick, Washing
ton, D. G. (chairman); Gulf Division,
Frank Moeller, st. Louis; Southern
Division, w. B. Noble, Charlotte,
N. c.; Metropolitan Division, j. j.
Lenahan, New York City.
Among cities represented at the con-
vention were Chicago, Boston, San
Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, st. Louis, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Baltimore,
Washington, D. c.; Syracuse, and
Kansas City.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02

Officers ordered to duty in Washing
ton, D. c., will be assisted in finding
living accommodations by a billeting
office established by the War Depart
ment.
Paul John Miller, eight-year-old
Buffalo boy, recently wrote to "Uncle
Sam" offering his pet Boxer dog,
"Muggins," a Christmas present from
his father, to the Army.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1942-10-02

Each Liberty ship requires 3,425
tons of steel.
The Omaha guide., 1942-04-25

try to depress us by abusing This
airfield as an inefficient as well as
a segregated training place? With
my own eyes saw that the 60. !
eminent was not only spending
millions of dollars to make a gen
uine airport and training base. bur
to make sure that the work was
well-done they had put on the Job
one Of the country's best firms If
Negro contractors.
Now, the last thing: You have
received a few letters from People.
I know because in a few cases,
they sent me copies Of their letters
Their copies were the first notices
to me that they even intended to
write. Some who saw me, said:
Shall we write the NAACP? NV
reply amounted to: You are
grown Use Your own head. Il
avoided newspapers religiously,
except to say Thank YOU for some
generous word. For in their zeal
for publicity, I know how newspa-
pers may hurt an organization.
Il have never advocated segre-
gation,-not because 1 would think
that any other American who dill
or does advocate segregation, is a
criminal who ought to be shot. but
because I differ from him in opin-
ion,-b believing as 1 do that IN
the long run racial segregation is
against the interests and the best
destiny Of America. While we
are pursuing that destiny, which
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NAACP BOARD KEEPS
PlCkENS
Continued from D. II

all parts of the nation and Waiter
White and DR.. F. d. Patterson
president Of Tuskegee institute,
became involved in an open Con-
troversy Pickens, however, hal
no public statement to make.
AS soon as the new navy poiity
was anunced by Secy Knox the
NAACP national office issued a
statement saying it was crafty
ing to hear of the change and as
serting that ANY progress toward
a more enlightened point Of view
is to be commended" At the
same time branch associations
were condemning the new policy
with the Washington NAACP g.
ing so far as to demand that Knox
resign. 1t was felt by friends of
Pickens that the official NAACP
stand actually was far in excess