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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02
RAT TALE

SEATTLE = Speaking for an improved building foundation ordi- nance, Dr. R. T. Westman, Seattle health officer, told the city council that rats will climb up IS inch foundation walls and burrow down 20 inches to get under them.
 How" asked Councilman Alfred Rochester, do the rats know when they've reached their 20-inch limit?'
 Said Westman: They use their tails for tape measures"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02
LIVING WAR MEMORIAL

PADUCAH, Ky. This city has purchased two blocks of property for a. recreational center to be known as living war memorial" Plans call for grandstands to seat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02
HANDS OFF

NEW YORK-Mayor F. H. La Guardia banned handshaking at a reception for Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin, president-elect of Cuba. It seems that Dr. Grau got so much of 1t being welcomed in Washington that his wrist was sprained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02
LEGISLATURE ENDEADl0Ck
 0NnELppAY
Senate Refuses 10 Concur
 ia Amendments by a'H House

The House and Senate dead lock oyer the issue of help pay was broken this afternoon when both chambers voted to accept compromises reached by Frtc Conference Committees named this morning.
 As finally adopted, the total appropriation was increased from the original Senate figure of Sl5,200 to S16,000, with rate raises being voted to Assistant Clerks of both houses, and Chief Clerks and Chapiain's rates remaining the same as the Senate had provided. All ether help was increased Si per day. 9sf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02

The invasion of Europe broke all records for the number of military maps required for a single opera tion, says the Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02
LEGl5LAT0RS HOP OFF FOR
 sITkA TO-DAY
Twenty five in Pdrfy Max.
 ing Biennial lnspee- ''' fion Call

BULLETIN--The windy wea- ther prevailing this morning and continuing into the early afternoon, caused postpOnement until a later date of the pro- jected hop to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-02

POGO, baseball and softball fields, a cinder track and other sports 1 equipment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
They Keep Moving to Keep Warm

With nowhere go and nothing to do people find II better
to keep moving way keep little
perhaps morsel of food if they the lookout
skeleton of the old cathedral the famous Salvation
Hche known all Germans the Dom stands against the
sky product of Hters of hate and nhumaniy
The smooth brick streets the cobbesoned alleys are
poed bomb holes had been raining for days and every
little lake filled with mud and the stencil of
sewage.
building that stands large plant built during
regime IT modernistIc design Gaudy and
cheap and vulgar like everything the Nazs built during their y
inf nlnrA
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Bridge Built by American Army

whole city aa Nothing remains but dust and debris
Tho product of Hitler's aggression.
We pulled the little railroad station stopped for few
moments bridge erected by
The American H-affny.
There beautiful old bridge there But the Ger
mans decided to fight for that bridge many ago
it in the shallow like pful dam.
The bridge crowded with people walking nowhere
They away look which and so
tragic all over Eurone today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
u. S. Headquarters in Factory

factory houses all American army: all the
officers Of the American supreme command and even the
kitchens dining where they their army raons
No to know why this building wasn't bombed
from the face OF the earth the majestic old buildings
churches of ancient part of Frankfurt For
like many German Frankfurt has its odd section and
it's new"
railroad running amidst the ruins taking
civilized and of the very much like American
streamners.
of these luxurious coaches in ubbe of Frank
smashed railroad station gives macabre touch to
devastated
midst Of much ruin among much time beauty
home.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Reveals Captain
GOtSubWdrninQ

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 ms
A prosecution witness testified to-
dav that the navigator Of the
cruiser Indianapolis had been
warned of enemy submarine con-
facts on the route the Inflated
vessel took when she was sunk
between Guam ana Leyte last
July.
The testimony WaS given by It.
Joseph J. Waldron Of Trenton,
~. j.. assigned 10 the naval oper-
sting base al Guam. who handled
the sailing orders.
Waldron was the first witness
called by the prosecution Al the
court-martial Of Capt Charles B
McVay III. who earlier had
pleaded not guilty Of negligence
and inefficiency in connection with
the sinking of the Indianapolis
with the loss of $50 lives.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Reveal Soviets
.Didn' t Seek War

NUREMBERG, Dec. 4 OUP)-
Adolf Hitler was told by his Mos
COW ambassador Is days before
the Nazi attack on Russia that
Russian leaders "are doing every
thing 10 avoid conflict with Ger
many the war crimes tribunal
was told today.
The statement was made by Sir
Hartley ShawcrosS, opening the
British phase of the prosecution of
20- top -NaZl-lnaderS. ShawcroSS
lald the legal basis for count two
of the Indictment, charging the
waglng Of aggressive war in vIo-
latlon of Germany's treaty obliga-
tlOnS.
ShaWCToSS said he would present
staff records which would make
II clear the Russians were making
no military preparations and that
they were continuing their deliv-
cries under the (RusSo-German)
trade agreement TO the very last
daV
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05

Troopships aTriUine in u. S.
home ports today included the
following;
NEw YORK 90 MAdsWaNkA victory, ! S3s
troops from the 42Sth and 429th Fighter
squadrnns of the 474th Fighter Group, 18TH
General Hospital webster Victory, ,4s7
troops reportedly from the Twelfth Armored
Division 1homaS sumter, $50, some from
roth Field AftHlety Bettstiun; TsIarkans
victory. 4so troops. Headquarters and
headquarters Co. Twelfth Armored Division,
ssth Armed Infantry Battalion. postal de
lachmentS from 7ath Infantry
Joseph Gale $50 troops 4Os2d Quarter.
master Service Co. and 5Slst and l75th
port companies Joel 4. Harris, S74 undeSig-
mated troops William Travis, S72 troops
Mel Paulson % Norman 2. Mach, 26.
IAmai 20 william BAyer. az Howell, IL
MormAc swan, IL and Darien, II.
At BOSTON - Blue Island Victory, sa4
aboard Including i27lst Engineer Combat
Battalion. SSAth i7sth and 63lSt Ordnance
Ammunition Cos re-enlistees, WACs, nurses
POW escort guard detachment, and miscel-
laneouS army personnel. RenSeliAre Victory,
.5l4 aboard. including miscellaneous army
personnel. state department civilian. Coast
Guard Henry Conner, $50 miscellaneous army
personnel aboard Thomas Lyons. 81 miscel
laneous army personnel. Felipe Debaustrop'
IP B. 3S miscellaneous personnel
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Gen. Miles Given
.Vindictive Quiz
By JOHN T. FLYNN

Written Especially Tor che Hearst Nrwspspsrs
WASHINGTON. Dec 4=kd-
miniStration members of the Pearl
Harbor committee WHO had bur.
hled SO cooinGlYL 10 Mr. Hull when
he was on the stand. tore into
Gen. Miles, prewar head of army
intelligence, yesterday. and it is
very easy TO see through their
game.
Somebody is responsible for
Pearl Harbor-either the military,
or the politicians, which means
Roosevelt and his political adviS-
erS Hull, StlmSon and Knox.
Obviously the administration
members are going TO pounce on
the professional army services,
and they do not seem 10 care
whether II is the commanders who
rrefe-ift- Pearl tfarbor or The de-
partment heads in Washington or
both.
The first victim of these tactics
was Cen Miles. who was IN charge
of army intelligence before Pearl
Harbor.
His department woefully Grip
pied for lack of funds, did a nota-
bic work in breaking the japanese
codes, but as Congressman Muir
ply tore into the general at yes
terday', hearings, you might have
supposed he was one of the most
active culprits
The reputation OF both services
for intelligence and good conduct
are on trial here and it begins &c
look as If the generals and ad,
miralS are willing 10 throw their
professional institutions into m,
ash-can TO escape the vengeance OF
the politicians.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
How Troops Come Home

At TACOMA-SS Sea star, With 100
army navy
At SFAT1IF-SS Fuller with So army
633 navy IS Char1, with $50 = sr'n'--
AT SAN FRANCISCO - Granville . Ols.
CArriok Bend, a. Indian Island. $50 Isl
9bs las: Ceott Sellers 30 Joseph Puliitrf.
7aS kulA Gulf. Peter white. 2h Tuscs-
loOsa, S3s. walter WellmAn, 700. and " :.
Miller. az.
At los ANGTLFS-Sevcn ships from Pearl
Harbor DestroyefS Bullsrd, BLACK and
ChAuncey, 24l navy and 4 marine person.
mel. lEht cruiser Nashville. 500 navy men
loo army ana so marines carrier escort
SaEina sbay, 800 soldiers and 100 sailors
repair ship LAertes. so sailors navy Trans
peft AcoucaEua, 5SS men and - Pet
Cross workers and tilr following u-7rr SHIP,
John " Fioyd so Officers O2l enlisted
men. Notre Bams victory. four officers three
enlisted men Robert Morris one officer. so
enlisted men
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
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Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
IoreIe Hearst Sees Ruins;
Lovely Frankfurt
Mass of fHsubbIe
nv LoRELI.E HEARST

The lovely od city of Frankfurton-thetMain in Ger
many is now only city OF memories.
arrived there very early one morning on my recent
waited to faii into the battered station,
my mind was full of memories Of 10 years ago. was
what had happened to the old part of the
majestic city
When ! was last there II city of lovely oldworld
buildings of little streets running up into pleasant
hills
remembered the pagcants in the streets every night
during the prewar days. And remembered most of all
Jeanne Arc played in the public square in grand
manner by extremely good and full of atmosphere
and reality.
But today there isn't ioa of this atmosphere and
reality in Frankfurt.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05

REPLY TO TRUMAN
Following is the complete text
or reply TO President Truman
by Thomas and Rcuthcr:
pThis will acknowledge re-
ceipt of your wire of Dec.
relative TO the current strike
i'm plants OF the General Mo-
tors Corp.
AS YOU know, Mr.. Presi-
dent, the public records of the
GM controversy clearly prove
that the union made every eff
fort 10 avert the present stop
page. The company refused To
negotiate, rebuffed u. =. con-
ciliatOrs and rejected arbitra-
tiOn. The workers struck ON
sound legal and moral grounds
only after every effort had been
exhausted by The union To ef-
feet a peaceable settlement.
THE strike was called upon
the overwhelming request and
democratic vote of the workers
employed in thn> 100 General
Motors plants throughout the
country. II is their strike, be-
cause their employer has re-
fused To work out a satisfac-
tory settlement of their prob
lens through the democratic
processes of collective bargain
ing.
BN SECRET BALLOT
This strike was authorized
by an Overwhelming majority
of GM workers participat ting
demOcratiCally in secret ballot
ing under the Smith -COnnally
Act and under the UAW-CIO
international constitution.
I'VE are therefore calling a
conference of the demOcratically
elected representatives OF Cen
eral Motors workers from the
plants which will be held in tho
city OF Detroit on Saturday.
Dee. =, at 10 a. IN. at which
time your proposal will be laid
before them.
The American people know
the contribution To the war
effort made by the GM workers
who were forced into this
strike. They lost, according to
government figures, only siX-ten
thousandths of one per cent Of
the man hours worked. Mr.. &.
T.. Wilson, who now defes their
justified demands and who defies
the law Of the land which says
he i compelled 10 negotiate
with his workers, admitted AT n
recent press conference that
the wartime record of en- em-
ploNcs was II times better than
5 the gNeSage for the industry.
REH TORT TO UNIONS
GIhe/&H- national conference
will report its recommendation
10 the respective GM local
unions for action by the MEM
bership
We should appreciate COM
plete details Of your message so
that We may have all the facts
10 lay before the conference"
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
House Rushes
Strike Ban Act

WASHINGTON. Dec 4 uNS)-
The House military affairs com
mittee prepared today to give
President Truman all he asked for
and more in the WAY OF legiS.
iation to stop the wave OF strikes
and lOCkoutS that have -impaded
The nations industrial recon-
version program.
With lightning speed, the com
mittec planned TO draft the PreSi-
dents recommendations into law
and bring the matter TO the floor
for a vote, possibly late this week,
SO-DAY TRUCE
Speedy action was expected de-
spite the opposition of labor 10
Mr. Truman'S proposals which
would. in effect, forestall strikes
or lockoutS for 80 days while a
panel of three or more persons
studied the facts in the eoHtFe-
verSy and made a public report of
It's findings and recommendations.
Rep. May Cd of Kentucky,
chairman of the military group,
disclosed that he was prepared TO
tadd the Chief Executives recon-
mendationS onto the bill repeal
ing the Smith-Connally anti-strike
Law.
I Democratic and Republican com
mttcc members lett little doubt
but that their chairman had struck
sympathetic chord, and that a
majority of the committee would
support the move.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Albania Democratic

TIRANA. Dec. 4 GNSl ESti-
mates that the government pro
democratic front" would poll
more than IS per cent Of the
$500 votes cast were confirmed
by the first official Albanian elcc-
tionS returns today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
FNERY MOVE KNOWN

Although tho FBI has rctuSr1 -
continent It is known his eNcr2
move. h,, letters and even hls
cables 90 hs Russian wife arc re-
corded by The a. $. agents an7
with 'hc help ot 'rc h0le. mans
aCemcut the agents have been
able 10 keep his room under Con-
slant Guald
The spV. operates with virtually
unlimited funds Despite the tact
that ne IS employed by an oh
SCure Communist music shop on
Fifth avenue Al I-tvcCi1r he ltrt :
hank accounts ranging into The
thousands Of dollars IN a number
Of Manhattan banks
A scientist working on atomic
bomb development IN a Chicago
laboratory had been suspected by
military intelligence officials. one
day the scientist went for a walk
i'm a park He was trailed by two
military intelligence officers as
signed 10 watch all his activities
The scientist was seen 10 stOT
and hand q second man a pack
age. No words were exchanged
and the second mantle Russian
agent-went on his way.
FBI FINDS PACKAGE
The FBI was called into The
case after the roomlng house
address OF the Russian had beer
aSccrtained by the military intel
ltence officer who had traiec
him. That night while he was
out Of his room the FBl entered
n and found the package.
This package was rushed "a
Washington and Inspected boy
scientists assigned -tn-tt1r- atomic
bomb project
Ii was found 10 contain highly
confidential details Of atomic de-
veIopmenr STnCT -rTCT1. ti7r + III = I
has never let the Red agent out
OF its sight.
The RuSr secret agent
cannot be arrested without per
mission from the state depart
ment, and although the FBl has
given the state department over
Whelming proof OF this man
nefariouS work he is still al large
The state department has com
pletely tied the hands OF the FBL
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Russia AtomSpy
TrdiIed I Years

.n,-l,I,. 10 nTIR0TI M

NEAN YORK De- -k-- -lLe
last TWO years The FIJI has hpeH
trailing "A Russian secret service
AGENT who. II Is believed may
have obtained atomic bomb see
crct> TAo story Vas revealed TOE
day by the y. y Jolrnal-Amcri-
can
Surrounded b> squad of FBl
men operating on -i-hour basis.
this Russian rs nON living 10 "a
midtown hotel
Since September. l9f}. except
for a frU hours NLlu hl escaped
Surveillance. only to bc located on
a train bound for 'ho west coast
and q Soviet -hp. 'hc Russian has
hccn under CONSTANT watch BY the
EG1
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
DRAFTS AMENDMENT

May disclosed that his commit
tee would meet in closed session
today 10 consider amendments to
the Smith-ConnaIly law He said
he was preparing an amendment
TO this bill 10 accomplish the
Presidents objectives, and that he
looked .or committee support 10
bring II TO the floor as an amend
ment 10 the present law.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05

on the Presidents proposal IN
Ill it..iS studied more carefully
FIRST UAW group 10 support
the union OFFICIALS an their oppo-
sition 10 the Presidents plan was
the -eity-~4de- stftkt'- committee.
John w. Anderson, secretary.
reported the committee adopted a
resolution at a meeting last nlght
ington commanders in the Go
battle against the Presidents bill.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
DOUBTS ACCEPTANCE

Reuther added.
"The President j. mistaken IL
he believes this strike can he
turned on or off by pushing a
button. INdon't believe the boys
in the shops will accept his
terms"
George T. Adde's. secretary and
treasurer Of thc union. also Criti-
clzcd the White House proposal
contending that The strikers
want something more tangible ="
Harry ". Anderson. wee plcSl-
dent OF ON in charge Of person
mel. was in Washington today for
a meeting with Edgar l.. Warren
chief Of The United States Con-
clhation Service "A meeting that
vas arranged last week =
In view Of President Truman &,
action, however, these two con-
ferees did not expect 10 have
much 20 talk about.
{. r. Wilson. president of GN.
sald IN New York that the cor
porauon viii withhold comment
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
GET FIRST BACKING

First OF the rank and file groups
within the union 10 uphold the
position of their leaders were the
citywide strike committee and
Local p, which is the Cadillac
membership,
John w. Anderson. secretary OF
the citywide committee, reported
that a resolution urging rejection
OF President Truman plaA was
adopted unanimously.
The strike committee Of Local
% sent the following telegram To
the White House:
"DeaF MIR. President: ~ a
specially called meeting this
morning the Cadillac workers,
members of Local 22 UAW-CIO,
unanimously rejected your pro-
posal To 20 back to work. Our
union negotiated patiently for
81 days and has been on strike
Is days.
"Mr. President. why do YOU
now make this empty proposal
which gives us nothing? Your
failure has meant that we were
forced To take on GM ourselves.
Our lines are firm, our cause IL
righteous. We feel that victory
IL sure.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
THE STRIKE COMMITTEE,
LOCAL -. JAW W-CIO."

Before leaving Detroit. Thomas
said he does not believe the JAW
membership should accept the
truce terms because these terms
involve the surrender Of the basic
principle of the right 10 strike.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
OBSERVED nv MINISTERS

sitting as observers FOR ne industrial re-
lstlpnS committee Of the Detroit Council OF
Churches we're
D. T Brumbsugh executive secretary
of the council the Rev James 6 NldJeheld
of 81 Paul Memorial Church the Rev. owen
Gecr NJ Ovet Methodist Church the Rev.
John Jury - the Warren Methodist Church
the Rev Paul Morrison Trinity Methodist
Church ana the Pev nr r weston
Smith oi the Grand River Baptist Church
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
Truman HDefied
abEn Back I'D Work
Continued from Page one)
REPLY TO TRUMAN

asserting that the Presidents
proposal should be rejected.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05
NOtabIeS
At Strike
Forum
Continued from Page onel

sfNf
front of the rows of chairs. facing
a speakers table. The observers
sat behind them.
Robert -Garrlga - -1+-st-vitrft ctr-
rector of the New Council Of
American Business. Washington
ID. G., was appointed 10 invite
both C. f. Wilson, president or
GM. and r. J Thomas, president
OF the JAW, 10 be present tOmor-
row 10 answer questions.
The monotonouS task of reading
the long record was started by A.
l.. Zwerdling, counsel for Walter
Reuther.
Parts OF this document may
he little shocking 10 YOU, hut
IL will reveal the attitudes, COM
ments and proposals Of both the
union and the corporation" I"
Reuther said.
Tho committee * Strictly an
unofficial body and It's recon-
mendationS not binding.
LISI or THOSE PRI>F>r
Besides Dr Crane and Caugsn. those
present were
Bishop william Scarlstt Of the Episcopal
diocese Of 81 Louis Mo Ernest W Burgess
professor " sociology. ~ The University OF
Chicago Frank II McCuioch director oI
the James BulenhaCh Industrial Institute
Chicago. Walter white executive secretary
, % the National Association for the Ad
yancement Of Colored PeoRc New York
Elizabeth Niece president az the N7tlons
Consumers League Cleveland MIS- j. BirdSal
Calkins. president of the IWCA New York
Mrs NJ z Tilly. secretary of the Christian
Social Relations department ~ the South
eastern jurisdiction OF the Methodist Church
/ Atlanta Rabbi Leon Fran, of Temple Israel
Detroit Or Harry Overstreet. professor. NJ
New York University Mrs Bonsro over
street New York author and lecturer Johr
Hanna counsel for social action Oi IN,
Congregational churches. New YORK
OBSERVED nv MINISTER'S
sitting az observers FOR the industrial 70
la'luns committee OF the Detroit Council o
Churches we're
D. Brumbsugh executive seCrctar'
of the council the Rev James 6 WldJehel,
ot 81 Paul Memorial Church the Rev. Owci
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-05

But tOdaN there lsn I
reality IN Frankfurt.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-16
AR0Ns0N AND JOHNSON
PURCHASE HUGE TRUCK

Undoubtedly the largest truck to
be put into service in the Cut Bank
oilfield was recently delivered to
Aronson and Johanson, rig contrac-
tors.
1t is a Kenworth type and was
designed especially by the engineers
of the company, to be used mainly
in transporting spudders of the
heavier types and rotary equipment
to different parts of the field.
1t is a lotion truck and the diesel
engine will develop over 100 horse
power. 1t has a tandem dual drive
and Thinker rear differentials.
The engineers came to Cut Bank
before the huge truck was built and
adopted suggestions of Aronson and
Johanson, for equipment that will
make easier the loading and unload
ing of the drilling mechanism.
Hugo said the other day that the
truck cost the firm a little better
than $15,000.00-Cut Bank Pioneer
Press.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-06-16
Big Company
Profits Soar

In the first quarter of 1915 the
net income of % companies aggre-
gated $40 100000 against $40, 100000
in the similar period a year ago.
This represents an increase of 1913
percent Ninteen of the oil compa-
MES showed increases while six re-
ported reductions.
Eight of the companies had net
profits in the 1915 March quarter
of 20 percent or more above the
profits of a year ago. Panhandle
Producing & Refining Co. showed
an increase of 300 percent in profit
Phillips Petroleum reported an in
crease of 146 percent and Standard
Oil of California an increase of "a
percent over last year.
The largest reduction in profits
was shown by Socony-Vacuum Oil
Co, Inc. Its estimated net in the
first three months of $1I 10000
compared with $16,000,0O0 in the
like period for 1914.
The reduction, it was announced,
was due to the fact that the COM
pany, this year, was in the excess
profits tax brackets whereas it was
not subject to such taxes last year.
Its domestic and export sales of
products were 7 percent higher dur
ing the first three months of 1915