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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
SENATE KILLS
 DOUGLkSD0Ck
 APPROACH BILL
Governors 5 Statement-0r oani( Act Obsolete
 Causes Comment

Alaska's Senate whiled away the hours Saturday afternoon by get ting all rolled up over a batch of minor measures that had been ex- pected to sail smoothly by.
 Questioning most discussion was Rep. Fred Hanford's House Joint Resolution No. 3. Following failure, 8 to 8, of a motion to indefinitely postpone, Senator N. R. Walker had stricken that portion of the measure calling for paving of $l8,- GOO worth of Ketchikan sidewalks.
 Then, with a Douglas dock ap- proach and Wrangell seawall left in it, the resolution was held up for general attack on three princi- nal grounds: 1) it should have been a memorial, not resolution; 9 1t would set precedent of expending Territorial road funds within in corporated towns; 3 the resolu- ton is illegal under the Organic Act.
 Two witnesses called before the bill was finally defeated, were: Frank Marshall of the A. F. of L., in support, and William A. Hesse, Highway Engineer, opposed. In his testimony MT. Hesse brought out that during discussion of similar proposal at a meeting of road of ficials in.t office of Gov. Gruen- ing some time ago, the question of legality of such measures had arisen.
 The Governor, MT. Hesse stated, had favored the construction sug- gested at that time and had re- marked that he believed the Or ganic Act is obsolete" Senate President Edward D. Coffey, who was present at the meeting, sup ported MT. Hesse's statement. Dur ing a recess, a little later, Senator o. D. Cochran contacted Gov. Gruening and got from him a statement that MT. Hesse must not have understood his remark cor rectly. Senator Coffey, however, when that information was dis closed, again stepped forward to substantiate MT Hesse's declare tion
 Just before the vote was taken on House Joint Resolution No. 3, Senator Frank Gordon declared himself not convinced by the opin- ion of Attorney General Henry Roden that such special legislation is not valid under the Organic Act. Three other Senators appar- ently thought along the same line. The final vote showed l2 Senators opposed and Senators Gordon, Walker, Green and Nerland voting for passage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
ALASKA TAXES LEAD IN FISH
 FREEZING, "A

SEATTLE, March l9.-Alaska took the lead in Pacific fish freezing in l944, putting up larger pack than any other division of the industry. and exceeding its largest previous production by approxmately 26 per cent.
 This was evident from the indus" try's annual statistics, presented in the le45 Pacific Fisherman Year book published for 43 years by Cap tain Miller Freeman of Seattle.
 North American canned salmon pack of l944 was the lightest in 23 years, due to scarcity of fish in virtually all districts. The Sacra- mento River was notable excep- ton. This stream where salmon canning had it's origin had one Of the largest runs on record in 1944.
 California sardine fishing in Oc- tober was the heaviest ever known, out shortage of help, particularly in the canneries, prevented the indus try from canning the enormous quantity of sardines sought by the War Food Administration, which at the end of the season was taking 100 per cent of production.
 Tuna canning touched its second highest all-time mark in 1944 due to the astonishing yield of Alba core in Oregon and Washington, where the catch was much more than twice as large as ever before. In California a steady gain in pro duction followed the partial re- building of a fleet which was strip ped to meet the demand of war for emergency vessels.
 Fish freezing on the Pacific Coast in 1914 was by far the largest in history, exceeding 100 million pounds for the first time, and surpassing the previous record by 25 per cent. This was due to technical improvement and growing consumer acceptance of modarnly frozen fish as a superior article, cften fresher than unfroz- en food.
 Vitamin liver production was well maintained in 1944, although chief reliance was placed on greater-than- ever catches of dogfish, off-setting decline in the catch of soupfin shark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
FOR RENT

STEAM HEATED ROOM-Phone Green 675.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19

WANTED TO SUbLET-Apartment for two or three months. Contact Ben A. McManus, Chief Clerk, House. Phone 866.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19

WANTED-Steady job in Juneau. am 34 years old and am me- chanically inclined, but will take anything. Write F. Jacobs, 1923 E. Burnside St.. Portland, A. Oregon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19

WANTED-Mal Cocker Spaniel, six weeks old, brown or red. Also canary, for delivery arch 10. Phone 569.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
HARRY sHIPPEE HERE

Harry Shippee, former resident of Juneau, is here on business to Cioodnews Bay where he has plati- mum property, Mrs. Shippee at one time operated a beauty shop on Seward Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19

ALTERATIONS-Work guaranteed. Pearl Prouty. Phone Blue 470.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
WANT ADS
LOST AND FOUND

IOST-Gold bow earring, plnk stone. Screw-on type. ReWaro' Return to Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
CAA MAN HERE

George Livingston, of the Civil Aeronautics Authority, is a guest at the Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-19
STEAM HEATED ROOMS. Call after 3 p. m. 315 Gold Street.
MISCELLANEOUS

PIANOS RENTED-Tuned. Ander- son Shop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

to the time when we shall have con-
sumner goods to sell, is the Foreign Trades
Bureau headed by New Yorker named
Budd Roth, which already has sixteen
showrooms in fifteen Central and South
American republics.
The Showrooms in all instances are
stated by natives of the countries con-
cerned, who know the temperamental
idiosyncrasies of their fellow-countrymen
as few North American statesmen ever get
to know them They will sell on commits
sion, as spur to initiative and aggres-
siveness. They will act as direct repre-
sentatives of the American manufacturers
who patronize the Bureau.
The project may prove important for the
goods it sells itself. 1t is more important,
before the first sale is made, as evidence
OF new spirit in which American Little
Business is approaching the difficult but
potentially profitable field of Latin Ameri-
can export business.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
The End of Evil

In the lives and deaths of Hitler and
Mussolini is to be found keen comparison
with those of the emperors of ancient
history such as Sulla, Tiberius, Nero,
CaIgula, and others equally as infamous.
The parallels of actions of those ancientS
with these modern dictators conform
in many details from their ruthless dis
regard for human life and dignity to their
rapacious greed for conquest and DOM
ination at the cost of unbelievable rivers
o. blood endless cries of nightmarish
tortures heard around the world and the
perversion of all civilization. But the
comparison, the even lengths of such
parallels end there - for those ancients
were not preceded by the centuries of
civilization and the common quest for
freedom which preceded the rules of
Hitler and Mussolin.
There is but one true definition of the
governments of these two dictators and
that is-perversion. They perverted, for
purposes of their own calumnious ambi-
tons, every aspect of civilization, Chris
tan ethics and modern progress. They
we're evil men who have left no legacy for
their fellowmen, but despair, destruction
ard death. They adopted all the adj
vs.ntages of science and perverted its
true condition to assist their reversion to
the debaSed morals of ancient times;
they replaced the dignity of the family
by suborning the treachery of relatives
and friends by reWarding avaricious
spies, their power lay not in superior
genius, nor in custom, or prestige but
upon the bloodied bayonets of their
armies and the murderous weapons of
torture; they replaced q government OF
laws with tyranny of men; they erected
gigantic structures and monuments to
their power by greedy tribute, and then
withered the souls of men by frightening
or bludgeoning talented and creative
minds into servility Or silence; they be-
came less than men because they sought
to be Gods; they became beasts in human
form who dragged their followers through
the mire of their trail
Their names should forever be synony-
nous with infamy chaos, destruction
and death; all that is evil There will be
no absolution granted by future genera
tons for any part Of the regimes of these
leaders. Perhaps they served an indirect
purpose, that of revealing to the world
the true price of a freedom many of us
had come to accept as heritage.
We will not forget Hitler and Musso-
lini Their evil deeds live in the broken
prisoners now being freed from their
camps; in the enormous destruction OF
cities and homes in the starvation and
tragedy of millions and in the dead of
the heroes of America who went out to
meet and defeat the cohorts of these men
The air has been cleared Let the world
go forward
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Latin American Business

Our Central and South American
neighborS are estimated to have some
two billions of dollar credits in this
country available to pay for American
goods when reconverson makes them OBJ
tainable.
Big manufacturers, like General
Motors and General Electric and U. S.
Steel, may be assumed to be cycling this
large sum and laying plans to cut in on
it. To the extent that they do, employ
ment will be made for American workers.
But Latin American postwar needs and
desires are not confined to automobiles,
electric refrigerators, washing machines,
radios, structural steel, and other prod
ucts of Big Business The people south
of the Rio Grande want clothing, house.
hold furnishings, hardware, jewelry, &C
ceSSOrieS, toys, and wide variety of items
made by Little Business.
And Little Business isn't really so
small 1t has units with annual sales in
the tens of millions. 1t has industries
that, in the aggregate, though each indi-
vidual factory is small, employ scores or
hundreds of thousands of men and wo-
fen. If jobs are to be provided after the
war for all who need them, it is not
enough that Big Business shall thrive.
But only very large concerns can afford
to maintain their own sales organizations
throughout the world. In the past,
smaller manufacturers have had to work
through cumbersome inefficient and
generally ineffective brokerage setup.
They can not hope to win from Latin
America the business necessary to make
full employment unless some improve
ment is provided in selling methods.
An interesting experiment along this
line, now being established with an eye
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Views Of The Press
BRETON WOODS COMPROMISE
Hartford Courant)

,
For two months the House Com
mittee on Currency and Banking
has been considering the bill au-
thorizing American participation in
the Breton Woods monetary pacts.
These, the international Bank and
International Monetary Fund, were
conceived by Treasury experts and
approved by the United States dele
cation last summer under orders not
to change a single major provision.
In the same spirit Of this or no.
thing" Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau has urged approval of
them by Congress. The Secretary
has been unnecessarily harsh in his
condemnation of those who have
dared to criticize the international
pacts. Moreover, he wanted con-
gressional approval before the Uni
ted Nations meeting an San Fran
cisco.
Faced with getting the nothing
end of Mr.. Morgenthau's alternative
the Treasury apparently is willing
to back down a bit. No other inter
pretatlon can reasonably be placed
on the statement of Under Secre-
tary Daniel Bell endorsing the po-
sition of the Committee on Econo-
mic Development. This group, des-
cribed by Mr.. Bell as forward
looking and distinguished" would
restrict the use of the Monetary
Fund, at which most criticism had
been directed, to seasonal, cyclical
and emergency needs for foreign
exchange and for currency stabiliz-
alton purposes" The International
Bank would operate in the field of
loans for economic development and
reconstruction.
This attitude represents a long
retreat by the Treasury Depart
ment. When the American Bankers
Association denounced the None
tary Fund as contrary to accepted
credit principles" it was charged
with selflshness, greed, and isola-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

of seed in which there was promise
of abundant harvest.
Under the cover of night We can
go out and SOW our neighbours fields,
and We can fill the soil with good
seed or evil. This is another way
Of saying that behind ones back
or under the cover of secrecy We
can either injure our neighbors or
help them, and this we can do by
scattering through the community
words of praise or lying words OF
accusation and bitterness.
People who scatter seeds of Bit
terness and hatred are punished by
having some of these seeds fall
int their own hearts and spring
up to an abundant harvest of I'M
happiness. Those who sow seeds of
good will in their neighbours behalf
find themselves living in a world
that is full of light and happiness.
All Rights Reserved = Babson
Newspaper Syndicate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
Indoctrination

The War Department has provided dis
cussion leaders in Army camps with
Three Ways to Spot u S. Fascists." 1t
says that a person who does any of these
things is in "a mental state that lends it.
self to the acceptance of fascist aims:
l. Believes in master race; is an
tagonistic toward any particular race or
religion; toward labor or the foreign
born.
2. Is intolerant of "the brotherhood of
man.; opposes international co-opera-
ton; spreads propaganda against the
British, Soviet, French or United Nations.
3, Unfortunately applies the label
red" to persons and ideas he dislikes
Any person given to such practices is,
of course, ignorant, vicious, anti-social,
antl-democratic, menace to the national
and international communities. But is
he fascist actual or potential?
A fascist is an adherent to the philoso-
ply of the Fascist, a gang of thugs Or
gained by one Benito Mussolini (re-
member him?) for the ostensible purpose
of rescuing Italy from Communism but
for the actual purpose OF serving the am
billions of Mussolini and his associates.
Sc far as we remember the Fascist
never argued the theory of a master race,
or raised religious issue, or prosecuted
Jews or Negroes as SUCH Far from being
antl-labor as we use that term in the
United States, their program contained
liberal dash of syndicalism, which aims,
by strikes and violence, at giving work
ers' organizations control over produc-
ton
1t was Hitler and his Nazis who ex-
pounded the master race thesis, and
blamed JeWry for all the worlds ills and
prosecuted Jews with sadism that has
Mortified every civilized person. We have
two schools OF argument. One tags any,
body and anything it dislikes as "red".
The other dubs whatever it hates "fas-
cist". Both are lazy, ignorant and
dangerous.
We hate Communism We hate Fas-
cism. We hate Nazism. We hate Japan
ism and all totalitarianism Never
theless, we claim the right of any man,
woman or child who disagrees with us to
accept and propaganda his fallacies to
his hearts content, so long as he does it
peaceably and out Of conviction, and not
at the behest or for the benefit of any
alien government.
The Army betrays ignorance of what
Fascism is But even if it had correctly
spotlighted Fascism it would still be
wrong. 1t is the duty of the Army to
defeat our enemies-which it is doing
to perfection-and not to use its vast
authority to hint that certain beliefs,
detestable as they are, come within the
purvieW of our armed forces. BY the way,
does the Orientation Fact Sheet contain
also three easy ways to spot U. S. Com
muniSts?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

The new federal program to readjust
meat distribution has numerous aspects,
some promising. Perhaps the greatest
hope is contained in provisions designed
to move more meat through federally
inspected slaughter houses. One major
reason for maldistribution has been the
great quantity of meat that could not
legally cross state lines, so that meat
producing states with few large cities
have a surplus, while big consumption
states that produce little meat have suf-
fered from critical shortage If almost
all the meat there is can be distributed
equally, nobody should have any valid
complaint.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Beef Tea

Have reared both OF my children
on beef tea. Always had great faith
in it. But my friend tells me it
has little value. Please settle this
dispute mrs. M. A. H.
Answer-Your friend is right.
Beef tea (consomme. clear beef
soup, beef extract has insignificant
food value, acts rather as a mild
stimulant, perhaps in some in
stances increasing appetite for real
food.
UnpatriOtic
Daughter has gotten into the
habit Of eating rubber. Size chews
up and actually swallows any piece
of rubber she gets hold Of.
Mrs. H. F. F.
AnSWer-The peculiar craving for
such things is called plea. 1t has no
particular significance. Let her have
some plain wheat to chew every
day-it may satisfy the craving,
and it is much like rubber gum.
No particular harm from the bits
of rubber the child swallows.
Copyright 1945 by John F. Ollie Co.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

Molotoff has increased in stature,
but so have the Russian generals.
There is some suspicion that they
are even nudging Stains elbow.
So when Molotof pulls off his
abrupt moves in San Francisco,
he doubtless has in mind the
people he has to appease back in
the Kremlin, and they doubtless
have in mind some of the con-
niving certain L. S. officials have
done regarding a soft peace for
Germany.
Those are some OF the Difficult
ties in the complicated problem OF
ironing out working peace ma
chinery, not only among the little
countries, but between the tW
most powerful nations in the
word And despite all the ups
and downs. it is 10 less than {
modern miracle that IS nations
are bic to battle things out, slow
~, frankly, in a genuine effort
to build up permanent peace.
Copyright 1915, by
The Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
ACuTE INFLAMMATORY
RHEUMATISM

II &c still necessary to stipulate
that the name rheumatism appiled
To an ailment has no SPECIFIC mean
mo Call YOUR complaint rheumat-
ism if you like, until you OF INC
doctor can find out what really Is
the matter. 1t is nearly If not quite
as stupid and misleading as the
term "cold" applied to any respira-
tory infection. allergic manifesto
ton or exacerbation of chrome SIN
usitis. rhinitis, bronchitis, ETC., When
YOU have such trouble.
Frequently anxious parents ask
for advice about a child's rheuna-
tic fever otherwise known as acute
inf1ammatory rheumatism
acute INFECTIOUS arthritis). NOT pc
cause of any restraint imposed Oy
medical ethics but simply because
I dare not encourage and CANNOT
condone neglect of child or youth
with such a serious illness. can
not give such advice. # there Is
anv complaint or illness that de-
mands and should have the con-
slant care Of the physician, 1t IS
this joint Inflammation. upon the
medical management OF the patlent
from the onset of the illness until
the fire has surely gone out and the
patient has been educated valves
of the heart, depends perhaps the
entire future welfare and happiness
of the young patient.
AS I have acknowledged In pre-
ceding talks, the specific cause OF
rheumatic fever in most instances
is infection with any of the varl-
Gus strains of the notorious Strep-
tococcus, and the infection is US
ually a respiratory infection. IN
deed, rheumatic fever and its grave
complications or cons eq uences
damage to heart lining, valyular
leakage) must be reckoned among
the penalties children have to pay
for the ignorance and unteachaole-
ness of parents. physicians, healtn
authorities and the majority OF
wisecacre adults-all of whom con-
tribute to the spread OF respira-
tory infection every time they as
sumo or pretend an indisposition or
an illness is Just cold
Tonsillitis has occurred so ire
uuently before the development OF
rheumatic fever (acute inf1amma-
ton of one and then another joint
that some good physicians have re-
garded it is the cause Of rheumatic
fever This observation probably
accounts for the enthusiams. lately
ourbed, for the atrocious tonsillec-
tony that has been perpetrated on
so many children by doctors Of ra-
dicsl tendencies.
Rheumatic fever, acute infectious
Chat is, of bacterial causation) ar
Thrills. inflammatory rheumatism.
is painful while the joint or joints
are inflamed. red and swollen. but
what makes it so serious an illness
is the ever present chance that
some OF the bacteria (StreptococcD
may lodge upon the lining of the
heart and set up in inflammation
there (endocarditis), and if this
endocaritis happens to involve the
heart lining that composes part OF
heart value it is not unlikely to
damage the valve. roughen it ir dis
tort it, so that the valve no longer
closes completely. and that permits
some backfow or blood thru the
value at each heart beat-valvular
leakage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02
fleets in Moscow.

In a few short days they have
destroyed much OF the favorable
sentiment in Latin America, and
through no fault OF ours won US
more friends below the Rio
Grande than we ever had before.
However, one purpose of this
conference is to get to under
stand people and We are going
to understand a lot about the
Russians in the future. First,
let's look at some of the things
hardest to understand.
One of the things Molotoff did
in San Francisco was to invite
two prominent Latin American
delegates to dinner at the Rus
sian consulate, along with fe"
carefully selected Europeans. La
tin guests were Mexico'S tail,
handsome Foreign Minister Pa
dilla, and ChileS artistocratil
Foreign Minister Joaquin Fernan-
dez Y Fernandez, who is rapidly
assuming a new leadership in
LAWN llAtN4 -Ao.
Molotoff drank a toast to Chile
and her new establishment OF
diplomatic relations with Russia.
There are so many Chilcans
who want to become ambassa-
dor to Moscow" joked Foreign
Minister Fernandez in return,
that it is one of my greatest
problems" Mexico's Padilla, ap-
parentIy on excellent terms with
Molotoff, said: "All Latin
America would be pleased if our
sister republic, Argentina. was
admitted to the conference
Molotoff, in mellow mood,
seemed to register no objection.
MOOD CHANGES
But a day later the mood was
different. Pauilla arose in secret
session to propose Secretary Stet-
tinius as permanent chairman OF
the conference Molotoff prompt
ly objected. He pointed out that
four countries had invited the
other nations to attend this con.
ference and that the representa-
tives of all four host countries
should rotate as chairman.
Foreign Minister Padilla then
delivered a recitation of previous
precedents where the natio., which
served as host also acted do
chairman. When he had finished,
Molotoff. who had already point
ed out that four nations were
hosts, got up and remarked:
II am glad to be instructed
in diplomatic procedure by the
delegate Of Mexico, but appar-
emily he prepared his little
speech before he heard my
view"
Padilla, who had not read his
speech, was taken aback. He
mumbled something about always
being prepared when he attend
ed a conference, and sat down
After long, hot debate, Molotof.
won his point. Put the manner in
which he jumped on the Mexican
lost him friends. A lot of Latins,
jealous of Padilla's brilliant ora
tory, previously had been oppoSet.
to him. But Molotofl veered
them in the opposition dlrectici..
Next day, in secret session,
Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk
of CzechOslovakia, nation
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-02

In case you haven't been quite sure how
serious the War Department is in warn
ing that this war is far from over, it may
be noted that our capacity for producing
explosives still is not considered satisfac-
tory. Far from resting on European vic
tory laurels, the Defense Plant Corpora
ton is spending $2O,OO0,OO0 on a new
toluene plant at Lake Charles, La, which
will not even go into operation until early
1916. Toluene is basis for high ex-
ploSiveS