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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
Suspicious Secrecy
(St. Louis Star Times)

(St Louis Star Ilmes)
 group of Midwestern Congressmen met in Washington recently to hear the views of Charles A. Lndbergh.
 The meeting supposed to have been kept a deep secret but the fact that it held eventually was disclosed and unnamed Congressman reported that the Flying Colonel urged retention of the secret Of the atomic bomb and other military secrets and recom mended also that this country maintain superior air force and that not depend upon the United Nations Organization to guarantee our safety.
 Middewestern isolationism of pre-war days did not die easily especially in Congress. One cannot help suspecting that this secret get-together is a manifestation of hope that 1t be revived to hamper the administrations effort to work out effective agree ments for international cooperation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
HOROSCOPE "The stars incline
 but do not compep
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19

Adverse planetary aspects are strong today when there may be inclination to look backward with regrets and forward with apprehen- sioAs.
 HEART AND HOME
 This should be an suspicious day for holiday preparations but. pad weather may retard certain plans. Warning is given that accidents will be numerous. Mass fatalities will mark the holiday season of much reckless merry-making.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 The stars warn of temptations to secret revivals of prewar inter national commercial associations Lasting peace will be increasingly menaced by selfish ambitions. Greed is under stimulating plane tary influences.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 National youth organizations will be of paramount concern to Amer ican with foresight. Training for unfaltering patriotism and firmly grounded good citizenship will be widespread under the best auspices
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 Government reforms in the pat tern of democracy will bring grave problems in Germany and Japan. Lip service will be given in coun- tries formerly under Axis leader ship while old ideologies survive.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of fair progress in financial plans. They must cultivate foresight and cau- tion.
 Children born on this day prob ably will possess splendid possibil- ities. Many future scientists will be among these supertalented boys and girls.
 Copyright, 1945)
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burden equal to 30 per cent of national income is heavy load. By putting a large proportion of our
 income at the disposal of the Nation, either to pay for current activities to service indebtedness we hamper our freedom of action and hinder the growth of private business It may be that this is what the American people want but if they should make their choice with complete awareness of where they are headed Senator Tafts complaint is that the Administration has been unwilling to look ahead and decide how far it is willing to go in taking private income for public purposes.
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needed to answer a soldiers queries.
 This is the Pacifican calling, General" began Blum. Will you please
 That was as far as he got.
 T refuse to answer your ques- tions" the general roared. The Pacifician prints nothing but lies! I'll not answer your questions on shipping or anything else!"
 He banged down the receiver.
 Copyright, 1945, By Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NIsUsED: say, if Say,
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Onyx. Pronounce onk ON, I in LICKS first syllable.
 OFTEN MISSPELIED: Opulence; P al ENCE SYNONYMS ceaess, unbroken, perpetual.
 word three it Let 
  al things among mediately Raleigh.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
COASTAL AIRLINES
 ON FLIGHT TO SITKA

On regular schedule flights to and from Juneau yesterday, Alas ka Coastal Airlines flew the fol- lowing passengers
 From Sitka: the Rev. w. Zlobin, Wallace Westfall, Innocent Will jams, Ruth O. Charteris, Dan Mol Ter, MT. and Mrs. Ed Loidhauser.
 To Excursion Inlet: R. M. Goebel, L. P. Sturm; to Hoonah: Dan Un- derwood; to Funter Bay, Rado Pekovich; from Hoonah, Carl Shor- rall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
L0CkHARTS 60 SOUTH;
 (ADY BUYS THEIR BLUE
 CAB INTERESTS HERE

Clyde Lockhart and wife are passengers south on the Princess Norah enroute to Texas. Lockhart has sold his interest in the Royal Blue Cab to c. W. Cady, who is one of the present owners of the wellknown cab company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
LOOK end LEARN o' coKnon

& the following dock, auay2 v sss 2 product rom Aencon France?
 style architecture the Cathedral example? A. For whom Diogenes searching with his lantern? B. What is "okra?" ANSWERS: 5s l. All mean pier
 Alencon lace. B. Gothic ! 4 An honest
 A vegetable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
FiOVLNN LiiVOliil ROBERTA LEE

Should allow child write his invitation? this excellent
  long caw-like finger nails considered good form? carefully slightly pointed Q. What tone of voice is the pleasing? A. The gentle always the most agreeable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
The Washington Merry Round
fconttnaed from Page OneJ

Wed have this committee on our heads if anything like that hap pened This boy is due to be dis charged tomorrow and he'll get an honorable one-right on time. We're not going to waste any time letting HIM out of the Army
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
THE GENERAL SPEAKS

The other day in Manila, Cpl. Sidney Blum, Assistant Mail Bag Editor of the Daily Pacifican, Army newspaper for troops in the Philippines, telephoned Brig. Gen. G. c. Stewart, Chief of Transpor- tation Section, for information he
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
TRUMAN's IRISH BLOOD

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick claim they have chalked up real progress in making an Irishman out of President Truman.
 At recent Sons banquet, which Truman attended. it was brought out that his forebears were Irish men named Tremaine. So officials of the organization called at the White House the other day to offer Truman an honorary membership
 We have already voted you in at an executive meeting James Colliflower, president of the society announced. Wed be delighted to have you accept and attend out next St. Patrick's Day dinner
 Barring out of town business, Truman said he would be on hand for the banquet.
 T don't see any reason why I shouldn't accept an honol dry mem- bership in the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, also" he added But do you think I qualify"
 Certainly you qualify, MT. President, spoke up Martin J. McNamara, popular Washington attorney. George Washington was a member. He joined the society in Philadelphia after it was organized in l774 Unless I am mistaken, you would be the second President in history who became an honorary member of the Friendly Sons"
 Truman replied that in that case they could count him in and thanked his visitors for the com pliment
 THE MAN CONGRESS TRUSTS
 He didn't get in the headlines, but the man largely responsible for passage of Truman's Government Reorganization Bill was Comptrol- Ter General Lindsay Warren, for 16 years leading member of Congress.
 Not only do both RepuDHcanS and Democrats trust him, but it was Warren's fortnight testimony before the Senate and House Com mittees that brought Congress out of its lethargy. Warren watched the bill like hen with one chick all during its progress through Congress.
 Three others also deserving credit are Jack Cochran Of Missouri, Will Wilmington of Mississippi, and Sen. Abe Murdock of Utah. Presi- dent Truman's friends say they wish this team could handle more of his measures.
 Few people realize how sweeping
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18
STASSEN VOWS 'EM

Harold .Stassen won Congressional friends last week at an off-the- record session of first-team and second-team Republican Congress men. After speaking briefly, he in- vited questions from Congressmen.
 While he didn't reveal anything significant that he hadn't already said in public statements, members came away with the rare feeling 1 that. Stassen had not dodged a single question thrown at him.
 Fresh out of his Navy uniform, Stassen called for a limited form of unification of the Army and the Navy-referring particularly to pro- curement and the duplication of airfields At the same time he in- sisted that "the U s. Navy is the best outfit in the world
 Asked about how he would advise handling the atom bomb, Stassen declared that it is time for gov- ernment to catch up with the scientists. They are far ahead of the politicians now, and public policy makers must catch up with them if we are to handle the terri flying things which they devise, for the best interest of the people"
 The United States and Russia must and can get together, Stassen said. "The important thing which Americans and Russians must learn is that the people of both lands want peace" He added that he could understand how the Rus sians could be suspicious when our government opposes their interna- tional policies, yet has no set plan of its own.
 They can't see what direction we're going in, and so l can understand that they feel suspi- cious,' he said
 As he finished, Senator William Stanfill of Kentucky who succeeded Baseball Czar Happy Chandler, remarked: MT. Stassen, let me congratulate you on your courage and your clarity"
 (Note-Absent from the question period was Representative Charley LaFollette of Indiana. Once he was charged by colleagues with leaking" to this columnist To avoid a repetition of such charges, LaFollette left early).
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the new Reorganization Act is. It goes beyond anything ever given Roosevelt. Result is that Truman is now on very definite hot spot. He told Congress he could do the job if given auohtr-
 ity. That authority will expire April l, 1948. What people are now watching is whom Truman will get to advise him. If he turns the re- organization job over to political appeasers, the new Reorganization Act will lay an egg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-12-18

Adverse planetary aspects are strong today when there may be inclination to look backward with regrets and forward with apprehen-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

JUNEAU lSpeciaD With legis- latiye tempers keyed to the point where Senator Walker of Ketchi- kan took a fistic punch at Rep. Harry Badger Of Fairbanks. the 17th legislature was near a close at II o'clock this morning. as the house passed the amended appropri- ation bill calling for an eXpendi- ture of s5,631,S25.
 Whether the money would be available was a moot question IS the senate during the night killed by indefinite postponement the fish pack tax bill. which was expected to raise between $50O,00O and SI.- 000.0O0. The senate agreed to four cents on pinks and eight on reds, but the house committee insisted on a higher rate with the result the committees failed to agree and the senate in an irate mood took the bill out of circulation by indefinite pOstpOnement.
 The fireworks between Walker and Badger occurred over a minor hearing on a bill over which there was little controversy until Walker walked into the house and demand ed of Badger how he voted on cer- tain amendments. When Badger was unable to recall. Walker went out to the house clerks room, looked up the record and went back in the house and hit Badger.
 The Fairbanks solon retaliated in kind before house members broke it up.
 Only two new revenue bills passed the legislature. One raised the tax on liquor from one dollar to a dollar and sixty cents a gal lon and the other assesses one cent tax on gasoline with no exemp- tions.
 4 special session loomed as it appeared the territory would not nave sufficient money to operate turing the next biennium. The governor said he was giving the matter consideration.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
SHORT MINING COURSE
 WILL BE GIVEN HERE

Men and women who would like 10 take a short mining course un- der the Extension Department or the University of Alaska will be in terested in the arrival Thursday on the Triton from Petersburg of (. R. Burley. who will conduct a three weeks course here There is no charge other than the purchase Of manual which will become the property of the student The classes will be held in the public library at the city hall five days a week from 7.3O to 9:30 pm.
 Those wishing to sign up can do so at the library next Monday night. The course includes elemen- tary geology, minerology, mining methods for placer and quartz, sim pie tests, etc.
 Mir Burley has conducted mining classes throughout the territory in cluding army posts. His home is in ketehikan. While here he is guest at the Wrangell hotel
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
FINAL DAY SEES FIST
 FIGHT; SPECIAL SESSION
 TO RAISE MONEY LOOMS

bill which now needs only the ap- proyal of the governor. who said he would sign the bill with the greatest pleasure
 Of five attempts to present a ref erendum to the people. only one survived the 17th session It pro Yides for a vote at the next eIec- ton for or against statehood
 Proposed blanket primary. direct election Of party mfttee Q . men and fish trap abolition over a five-year period died an inglorious death in the senate when a measure carrying all three proposals was in definitely postponed. They had been defeated previously in separate acts and when finally combined by house action, still failed to make the grade.
 One other referendum. asking for vote on the bone dry" act, passed the house and was killed in the senate. The legislature set up department of taxation separate from the treasurer's office, duty of which will be to collect all taxes. It cancelled interest on Wrangell school bonds for 10 years. Senate killed three major tax proposals income tax, property tax, and grad uated tax on fish traps. In its clos ing hours it was fighting in com mittee on how much to make the pack tax on salmon. The sell ate had proposed four cents for pinks, eight for reds. The house boosted it by amendment to forty cents for pinks and eighty for reds. A compromise was expected some where in between.
 General appropriations bill is eX- pected to wind up around S6,000.- 900. The senate had carved off ap- a half million from the six and one half million proposed by the house. A conference was eX- peeted to arrive at a compromise. The house was demanding a 25 per cent increase for all employees, but the senate was holding out for an of about 10 percent.
 That the session would run on into Friday with the clocks stopped was virtually assured as the two houses battled on revenue and ap- More than 40 bills were dying in the senate without consideration, while the house had completed it's entire calendar, talk ing some action on all of its 10S bills introduced and on 6S mea- sures introduced in the senate.
 On the final day of the session 40 laws had passed both houses and been signed by the governor of the I'll bills presented, not including some 30 Or 40 memorials and reso- lutions.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
SEVEN SEEK COUNCIL
 SEATS. LOCAL ELECTION

Filings closed early this week for municipal offices of mayor. three eouncilmen and a member of the school board. Fred Hanford. in cumbent. has filed for reelection for mayor and Dr. E. J. Wheeler has also filed for the job Seeking council seat are H. C. McKoWan. Neil Grant. George Sumption, J. NJ. steear. Olaf Hansen, Virgil Ney- man. and o. R. Keeney. The latter two were appointed to fill out un- expired terms just ending. Three councilmen are to be chosen from these seven candidates at the city election April 8. C. Don Miller, Charles Moore and Mrs. Frank Barnes are the holdoyer council men.
 E. R. Sharnbroich has filed for the school board. and is the lone candidate for that position.
 None of the above candidates thus far have indicated their refu- sal to run for the position.
 So far, 76 citizens have signified their intention of voting by regis tering at the city hall. The books are being kept open every day, in cluding Saturday afternoon to ac- commOdate registrants and will be open until the eve of election Everyone who wishes to vote must register.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

Affairs (right), that the Order had aided in the recruitment of one half of the quota of nurses required for service in the vet eran's hospitals.
 General Hines said: q want to thank you for the fine work the Elks are doing to help recruit nurses to overcome the dire short age in the Veterans Administra- tion. Our latest reports from the field indicate that if we had 100 additional nurses at this time, we could make inamsdiatsly svail-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

PARIS-Berlin reported shortly afternoon that Montgomery seems ready for grand scale crossing of the lower Rhine.
 Smoke shrouded the 65-mile front from Dusseldorf to Arnheim, whele German targets were blasted by massed artillery and bombers
 An earlier report from the enemy said the assault crossing had al ready started. Supreme headquar- ters maintained a cagy silence, and front reporters are cramped by se- curity regulations.
 Far to the south Patton's third army captured Mainz, population 159,000 and are mopping up the chemical capital of Ludwigshafen, city of 143,0OO.
 First army's east Rhine front was widened to 31 miles, when Hodges shock troops captured the Rhine factory of Neuwied, after crossing the narrow Wied river at dozen places. First army pulled up to the Sieg river, north end of sali- ent on a 10-mile front Seventh army captured the heavily fortified Pirmasens in the Siegfried line. Sixth army division entered Worms, captured by the third army which reached the Rhine two days ago after a 60-mile dash in 19 hours.
 A phenomenal smoke screen drifts like the trail of a raging for est fire and obscured the widening lower Rhine front from Nijmegen south almost to the Ruhr, Ross Munro, Canadian press reported at 1 pm.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

JUNEAU Especial )-For 58 days the territorial senate refused to pass one measure dealing with spe- cial appropriations, contending it was in violation of the Organic Act, which set up the territorial govern ment, but on the 59th day the sen ate succumbed and passed by an Il to vote a measure appropriat- ing $27,50O for the Petersburg hos pital, on condition Petersburg sub scribe a like amount.
 The measure had been pushed through the house by it's author, Fred Hanford but the senate was obdurate until the 59th day when it let down it's hair and passed the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

ministrator that the full efforts of the 650,000 members of the Elks would be directed toward this end. The 1409 Elk Buildings have been turned into informa- tional centers where registered nurses who are not presently en- gagged in this vocation, or who are not qualified for Army and Navy service, may obtain all de- tails regarding service at home with the Veterans' AdministTa- Hon hospitalG
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able 1, 1000 more beds. We are now receiving over 1000 World War II veterans a month and this fig ure will undoubtedly increase materially when casualties begin to come in from recent operations in Europe and the Pacific areas. We will appreciate it if your fine fraternity will continue it's ef- forts to help us obtain competent staffs of nurses to take care of these men,"
 Dr. Barrett assured ths Al
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
THROUGH THE SENTINEL PERISCOPE

As this is written the 17th ses- sion of the Territorial legislature was in it's final day with the ap- propriations bills and several other controversial measures still staring 1t in the face. It had actually en- acted Into law 34 bills which had been signed by the governor. Now it was in its dying hours and leg iSlation was due to be passed hur- riedly. Next week this peerless col umn will attempt to summarize just what the 17th session accom- plished
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
HEALTH COUNCIL TO
 MEET NEXT MONDAY

Regular monthly meeting of the Wrangell health council will be held next Monday night at s o. clock at the Fire hall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

WASHINGTON - War Food Ad- ministrator Marvin Jones is listed by Senators Mitchell and Magnuson as advocating expanded fishing op- erations in the Pacific.
 The senators conferred with Jones on their proposal that the United States claim jurisdiction over the Boring sea, source Of great supplies of marine food Mitchell said Jones supported their views and promised to prepare i'm mediately an application to the defense plant corporation for fin anciaI aid in the construction of floating cannery.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

NEW YORK-Count Carlo Sfor- "a said in letter from Rome that German storm troopers, before they left Italy, burned alive 50 women and children with flame throwers.
 The Germans evidently take a sadistic pleasure in revenging their military defeats on the Italians, ," the letter said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

We hear tn e new Reliance Shrimp cannery boat recently launched will be ready for her maiden voyage next Monday. The dock has been completed at the cannery and a new cooking room is being built. Winston Davies, Joha Joseph and George Sumption ale doing the work.
 Miss Alma Hartman cute.te.az l MT. and Mrs. George Lempke al l.. apartment at the Institute last Sunday.
 Andy Bakke and his wife have been busy painting the interior )f their boat, the Mildred, getting ready for the black cod season.
 The boat BeiIby, skippered by Lee Ellis, made a trip to Peters burg.
 Leo Mccormack returned to town after a trip to Juneau to see how the legislature was getting along. He reports 1t was considered one of the "dryest" on record. He said the two women legislators, Bess Cross and Alaska Linck, were fully capable of holding their own, although so greatly outnumbered by the men.
 Fred Cunningham is also back after a confab with doctors in Ju- neau. His many friends hope he will be better soon.
 Lovers of good food are remind ed of the smorgasbord dinner Saturday evening at the Presbyter- ian church. Such delicacies as smoked salmon, fish balls, meat balls, and many other dishes will
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

CRIME DOESN'T PAY-stepping into their car after the Red Men dance last Saturday night, Dr. and Mrs. John Clements discovered that someone had snitched a bottle of Windex from the glove compart- ment. The well-known window cleaning fluid was kept in an old Schenley bottle, which might pos sibly have had something to do with the theft Doc has been keep ing himself alert for a call on his services. The stuff isn't dangerous, he says, but he doesn't recommend it as a thirst quencher.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
WEEKLY WEATHER REPORT

IT. IVERSEN Lieutenant Iversen arrived this morning aboard the vessel Norah.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

Have you contributed to the Red Cross? The War Fund Drive ends March 31. E. R. sharnbroich is chairman and donations may be taken or mailed to the Red Cross ar the Post Office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23
LATE NEWS
IBy Associated Pressl

W A SHIN N-The house passed unanimously and sent to tht senate legislation extending the draft law to May IS. 1946
 TW TWELFTH ARMY GROUP HEADQUARTERS-The Allies now can cross the Rhine most any where any time, Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley said
 The necessity Of keeping the bridgehead small is now removed. twelfth army group commanders told correspondents after a review Of records of the victory in the Rhineland where the first and hirdt armies played major roles
The Wrangell sentinel., 1945-03-23

A fine job of painting is the re- suit of the work done at the library in the city hall by B. A. Dubke.
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A Fish and Wildlife Service plane recently made a survey up the St. klne with Lee Ellis, local guide The party discovered the moose were searcer than anticipated and saw no tracks until near the boun- dary.