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The union times., 1946-05-18
Dangers Cited By
 Mrs.C.C.Woodhouse

The fight to save OPA and prevent billions of dollars in crease to the cost of living still has two rounds to go-one in the Senate and one more in the House" Congressional group led by Mrs. Chase Going Wood house of New London declared this week.
 As Secretary of the COngressiOn- al Committee to Protect the Con- sumner, Mrs. WOOdhouse, in a wide ly-circulated letter, urged that the only way to translate the will of 95 per cent of the American people who are for price control into 5l per cent of the Senate and House" is to ''make your will known to your COngressmen and Senator's
 As the fight to save OPA reached the showdown stage, letters and te1e- grams flooded Congressman and Sen atorS urging retention of price con trols.
 Mail bags continued to pile up out side of Congressional offices but Wal ter Winchell, in a radio broadcast, sounded a warning note when he de- clared that the million dollar news paper ballyhoo campaign of the Ma tional Association of Manufacturers to knife OPA had successed in con- vincing some of the gullible that high CT prices would be advantageous.
 Butter At $l Per Pound
 Butter at $l.00 pound, eggs at 75 cents a dozen, bacon at 70 cents a pound were a few of the immediate results predicted if OPA should be killed Tt would simply make the black market legal" said one observer.
 Hackers of OPA, therefore, saw a renewed and even greater need for writing or wiring to Congressman Mrs. Woodhouse's letter said:
 Defiant of the interests of the peo- pie, the House cut the life of OPA to 9 months, voted to wipe out most subsidies by December 31, 1o46, pro- vided for widespread decontrol, and imposed a requirement. that ceiling prices be fixed to cover current COSY of production plus reasonable profit on every item.
 Invitation to Imitation
 These amendments mean that OPA will function for about 6 months-if you call lifting ceilings on half the items in the cost of living functioning, if you call blowing sky-high prices on automobiles, refrigerators and radios function, if you call raising the peo- ple's food bill SPA billion functioning. The answer is that OPA cannot func- ton under the bill as passed by the House It is so riddled with amend ments that it is green light for breaking the line. It is an invitation to inhation."
The union times., 1946-05-18

sensational though they are, merely scratch the surface. There are other Hobbies galore operating in Washing ton. Chief among them are the oil, power, textile, meat packing, clothing and real estate Hobbies.
 Full Facts Would Shock Nations
 If it were possible to get the full facts about the money spent by the agents of these special interests, as we'll as the fees paid to a swarm of Washington lobbyists who claim to be lawyers" the result would undoubtedly shock the nation.
 In the case of the N. A. M. cam paign against the o. P. A., Wason reluctantly revealed that his or ganization had paid out 1852, ,OOO on thee advertisements calling for the abolition of price control. These ''ads'' ran in newspapers all over the country.
 Another $43,000, he said, was spent on pamphlet reprints of the ads and on other publicity in connection with the three kill O.P.A." mes Sages. Wason gave out those fig ures in response to questions from Senator Hugh Mitchell (Dem, Wash).
 Huge Medical "Slush Fund.-
 However, the committee reached adjournment time for the day with out obtaining complete picture of the N.A.M.'s expenditures for propa- ganda Naturally, the money spent for lads" is only starter Actually, the N. A. M. is reported to have set aside a million dollars for its drive to wreck price controls.
 Testimony before the Banking committee on the medical lobby was even more Illuminating. There, Dr. Cary gave out figures on the ''slush fund' collection by the ''Na- tional Physicians Committee. " Through March, l946, receipts ag- gregated $l,2OO, 1000. Of that, nearly $3OO,OOO was raised from
The union times., 1946-05-18
Three Opponents File
 To Fight Howard Smith

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (FP) = Three candidate have filed petitions with the 9th Virginia district Demo- cratic committee to run against Rep. Howard w. Smith CD, Va.) in the Aug. 6 primary.
 In addition to Smith, tory real estate owner and labor batter, the candidates are Maj. James Tate, Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Murray and Frank M. Hurst.
The union times., 1946-05-18
Covering
 The - American Scene
Moderated Press)

WASHINCTON-An almost hys. terical Senate showed the Case anti. labor bill into position for immedi. ate consideration after hearing viO. lent denunciatiOns of the 39-day strike of 100000 AFL coal miners and their leader, President John L. Lewis of United Mine Workers.
 CLEVELAND-Pres. A. F. Whit ney of the Bro. of Railroad Trainmer called for immediate government seizure, ownership and operation ot the nations railroads to avert strike set for May IS by his union and the Bro. of Locomotive Engineers.
 ST. LOUIS-The American Red Cross dismissed II staff members of its St. Louis chapter for union activities, arOusing a roar of pro. test that may lead to government intervention in the national agency's labor policy.
 NEW YORK-The United Ma tions temporary social commission de cided to invite the World Federation of Trade Unions to send a represen- tative to sit in at its meetings. Vote was 5 to ? with the delegates from Great Britain and Greece opposing the invitation.
 BIRMINGHAM, Ala = LabOr's drive to change the political climate of the south got off to good start in the Florida and Alabama prim. aries where liberal candidates backed by political action commit tees won nominations for congress siOnal seats held by anti-laborites. As a result of the recent U. s.
The union times., 1946-05-18
Conn., Congressqvoan Calls For Public Canor Saue OPk

Supreme Court ruling, Negroes voted for the first time in the southern primaries, tantamOunt to final election because of One-party rule.
 NEW YORK = Despite a 4-week strike, US. Steel Corp. came through the first quarter of 1946 with an un- interrupted flow of dividends and $10,238,271 profit. Fancy bookkeeping enabled the firm to absorb the $27.8 million strike loss through reserves and tax rebates at the governments expense.
 WASHINCTON-Yielding to the pressure of outraged public opinion, the House reversed itself to restore the all-impOrtant build ing materials subsidy provision to the Patman veterans housing bill.
The union times., 1946-05-18

raised by local medical groups for newspaper advertising, pamphlets, publicity handouts and other propa- ganda, but he said he had no infor- nation on what that aggregated
 ''FrOnt" for A. M. A.
 In questioning Cary, senators also learned that the National Physicians Committee" is in reality a front" for the American Medical Association and that the separate committee was set up on the theory that this would enable contributors to claim tax ex- emption on their donations.
 The Physicians group told those from who it solicited funds that their contributions were ''tax de- ductible." Letters inserted in the Senate committees record dis closed that John M. Pratt, adminis- tratOr of the Physicians organiza-
The union times., 1946-05-18

ton and formerly a director of some of the propaganda outfits set up by Frank Cannett. chain news paper publisher, had repeatedly given such advice to contributors.
 When challenged on that point by one correspondent, Pratt wrote back that ''the proof of the pudd- ing is in the eating' in other words, that since the Treasury had not up to now disallowed such tax deductions, it was perfectly all right to claim tax exemption.
 The Physicians committee got away with that claim for several years, but now 1t appears that the Treasury is preparing to crack down to stop the tax-deduction racket" and even to compel all contributors who took such deductions to cough up" and return the sums they illegally kept from Uncle Sam.
 Treasury Probes Racket
 An exchange of letters between Chairman James E. Murray (Dem., Mont.) and Treasury officials dis closed the impending move. Murray wrote the Treasury that the Physi- clans group had 'willfully misin- formed its contributors as to deduc- tibllity of their donations and he de- manded an investigation by the h. ternal Revenue division.
 Joseph J. O'Connell, assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury, re- piled that the Physicians commit tee has been classified by the inter- nal revenue as ''business league'' and that ''there is no provision'' in the code permitting individual do- nors to claim deductions on con- frihutfOnc ko S,,oL, Ioo,
The union times., 1946-05-18
Wage Chiseling
 Still Widespread

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Chisel- ing on wages is still widespread despite vigorous efforts by the gov; ernment to discourage the practice, L. Metcalfe Walling, administrator of the Wage-HOur and Walsh Healey Acts, revealed in a report.
 In the nine-monthS period ending April 1, Mr. Walling announced, more than l5,000 firms were required to re- pay 212,000 employees more than $15,- 100000 in wages which had been with held illegally.
 In all, 3OOOO concerns were inspect ed during that period. Some were se- lected for a checkup because of com plaints lodged against them, while oth- CTS were picked because conditions are bad in the industries of which they are part.
 One of every two inspected estab- lishments was found to be a law viOlatOr, Walling pointed out.
The union times., 1946-05-18
SCANDAL IN THE MAKING Huge Lobby Slash Funds
 Bdred at Senate Hearings

The labor press has printed many stories lately about expenditures of Hobbies and propaganda agencies in the nations capital However, during the past week real light was shed on the enormity of this evil
 Two Senate cOmmittees-Educa- ton and Labor, and Banking-elic- ited cold, hard figures on the amount of money being spent by the Hobbies to influence legislation.
 Before the Education and Labor Committee, President Robert R. Wa son of the National Association of Manufacturers admitted that the N. A. M. had spent $395,000 on just one phase of its campaign to "kill the o. P. A."
The union times., 1946-05-18

November to March for prOpa- ganda against health insurance legislation - which, incidentally the medicoes sought to discredit by labelling Estate medicine"
 Cary claimed that 54 per cent of the contributions came from physi- clans and ''onIy'' 46 per cent from business interests-largely ''phar- maceutical houses" Some senators said the pharmaceutical firms were mainly patent medicine mak- CTS.
 However, even the $1,2O0,0O0 figure by no means tells the whole story. Cary admitted that much more was
The union times., 1946-05-18

Also, before the Banking com mittee, senators wrung from Dr. Edward H. Cary, head of the self. styled National Physicians Com. mittee," information that the com. mittee had raised oyer $l,2OO,O ,OOO, most of it to fight health insurance legislation.
 However, these two disclosures,
The union times., 1946-05-18

Sums spent for lobbying are speci- fcally not deductible, O'Connell add ed, and he promised a full investiga- ton, together with an audit of contri- butors to the organization.
 Murray Urges Prosecution
 Cheered by this assurance, Murray urged that the Treasury not only com pei contributors to refund illegal de- auctions, but that it impose the full penalties of the law" on the violators
 ''Although the National Physi- clans Committee has the right to lobby against the Administration health insurance program, it has no right to finance its activities al the expense of the Federal Treas. ury," Murray added.
 Should the Treasury go through with a genuine "crackdown" in this instance, it may seem a precedent that will curb other propaganda Hobbies which have been operating in the guise of educational" organizations and collecting funds on the false con- tention that such contributions are tax exempt.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24
Laurel Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Shay were
hosts at a dinner Saturday even
ing honoring Mrs. Shay's brother,
Emmett Bray of Los Angeles, who
recently arrived from an army hos
pital in Texas. Other guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shay and
daughter, Sandra, Mr.. nd Mrs. Ken
meth Shay and son, Norman, and
Miss Marjorie Shay of Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Nelson
and son, Ronnie of Avery, Idaho
came Friday for a visit with rel
atives.
Miss Peggy Bowman of Nam
moth, Yellowstone park, spent last
week as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Phelps.
Mrs. J. A. Larson was hostess at
dessert bridge Wednesday of last
week for members of her club and
Mrs. Roy Edwards, a guest. The
afternoons awards went to Mrs.
Leonard Ferrin and Mrs. Donald
Nottingham.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. c. Knoll have
as their guest Mr.. Knoll's sister,
Mrs. Lena Smith of Los Angeles.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24

Miss Marian Henry was home
last week from Bozeman where she
is attending the Montana State col
lege school of nursing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Gerard had
as dinner guests on Easter, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Segler of Silesia and
Mrs. L. A. DeFrance and son Larry.
Miss Marjorie Shay, nurse at the
Deaconess hospital in Billings, was
home for the week end.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24

Word has been received of the
birth of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry R. Pewitt of Richmond,
Calf. Mrs. Pewitt is the former
Miss Meredith Shaffer. The baby
was born April ID at the University
hospital in San Francisco and was
named Meredith Rene.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burl Carter and
children of Bridger were guests
Friday of Mrs. Laura Carter.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24

Mrs. Vernon George of Powell,
Wyo., was the guest several days
last week of her sisters, Mrs. Har-
old Bernhardt and Mrs. w. C. Por-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Dorm of
Billings, Mr.. and Mrs. Rynold
Frank and daughter, Fahylene and
Mrs. Katie Conner were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
E. Conner.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24
Blood Pressure

Medical researchers are looking
for a body substance the lack of
which they think causes high blood
pressure. There is evidence that a
substance secreted by the kidneys
will lower blood pressure. Persons
suffering from this ailment appar-
emily do not have enough of this hor-
none naturally.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-24
Day by Day in Laurel

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lindauer, who
have resided for several years in
Billings, have returned to Laurel
and are residing on West First
street.
A group spending Easter Sunday
in the Red Lodge vicinity included
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gowen, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Platz, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. H. Barney, Mr. and Mrs. David
Greco and children, Mrs. Goldie
Gum of Billings, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Gum and Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Cow
en-. The group spent the day at
the Charles Gowen cabin and had
dinner in Red Lodge.
DR.. and Mrs. S. A. Grouse of
Roundup were Easter guests of
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. L. C. Foote.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Segler and
daughter Donna were guests in Hy-
sham Sunday of Mrs. Segler's sis
ter, Mrs. Harold Miller and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Giblin and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Weber and
their families spent Sunday at Red
Lodge.
Robert Elliot came from the El-
lott ranch near Roundup and spent
Easter with his mother, Mrs. A.
F. Elliot.
The families of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fujio and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. ]. Krug observed Easter Sunday |
with an outdoor party for about
60 guests at the Krug home. The
afternoon was spent with an egg
hunt for the children, games for
which prizes were given, and a
weiner roast.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Lamb had
as guests for Easter their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. B. E.
Lamb of Butte, and their grandson,
Lloyd Lamb and Mrs. Lamb of
Helena. All returned to their
homes Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Scott were
hosts at Easter dinner for Mrs.
Scott's parents and brothers, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Bulls, Everett
Bulls and Lowell Bulls, all of |
Hardin; Mr.. Scott's mother, Mrs.
Lucy Scott, and Mrs. Jack Pelowitz
and son Jackie of Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Russell had
as guests for the Easter week end
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Stone Of Den
yer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dominic Ricci and
son Dennis spent Easter in Living
ston with Mr.. Ricci's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Ricci.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Laird were
hosts at a dinner party Monday
evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Void, Mr.. and Mrs. G. C. Scott
and Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Duncan.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Smith had
as guests at Easter their son and
Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Smith and children, Kitty Rae
and Lawrence.
Mrs. Campbell B. Calvert was
aiken to the Deaconess hospital in
Billings Saturday evening, where
she submitted to an operation
morning.
Laurel friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Schuett of jamestown, N.
D., are in receipt of announcements
# the birth of the Schuetts' second
laughter, Diana Kay, on April %.
Mrs. Schuett is the former Kay
1eebner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
DOUBLE FEATURE BILL OPENING Al
 CAPITOL TONIGHT

Two features are opening tonight at the Capitol for this weekend.
 Roy Rogers, Republics King of the Cowboys, rides and sings in his latest starring picture, Utah which is is one of the two features.
 Dale Evans is seen in the top feminine role with George "Gab- by" Hayes and the Sons of the Pioneers featured in the film which adroitly combines action, music and comedy
 The other feature is "In Tell the World, in which Lee Tracy, form CT radio man and actor, recently retired from the Army, has entered picture work as star. The at tractive Brenda Joyce plays oppos- ite Tracy
 The story concerns the experien- ces of one Gabby Patton, who start ed talking at the age of three months and who, at maturity, is a talking speed demon.
 Appearing in support of the two stars are Raymond Walburn, June Preisser, Thomas Gomez, Janet Shaw, Lorin Baker and Jimmy Dean and his Trail Riders, the lat ter group of radio cowboy singers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
CITY BAND BEING
 ORGANIZED; FIRST
 PRACTICE TUESDAY

The Juneau City Band is now in the making and the first practice will be held in the Grade School Auditorium next Tuesday night Musicians are asked to sit in at 7:30 o'clock for about one and one half hours of good workout.
 At a meeting last night it was estimated the first enrolment will be about r5 members with many others to come in just as soon as their lips are in shape and they have given their instruments the check over.
 The old City Band has the fol- lowing instruments so if there are any musicians without instruments who can play them, they are well come: two clarinets, two altos, two bass horns, two slide trombones and a baritone. The instruments may be seen by reporting to Ed Garnick at Garnicks Grocery on Seward street,
 The membership of the band is open to all musicians, just so they can read at sight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
HOUSE pASSES HIS OWN VETS MEASURE;
 BIG APPROPRIATION

The Alaska World War II Vet crans Act rose through crescendo of amendments, including provi- sions for a S3,500,000 appropriation, to final passage, p to l, in the Territorial House yesterday after noon.
 Afternoon session amendments to the bill (HB Al provided:
 A clause requiring five-year, pre- war residence in the Territory for collection of benefits in specified cases. The provision was designed to forestall collection of benefits by veterans who lived in Alaska only short time before induction and have no intention of living here permanently.
 Insertions to include veterans honorably discharged for disability or injury after less than one years service among beneficiaries.
 The motion by Rep Stanley Me Cutcheon to appropriate $3,50o,0oO revolving fund from the general fund from money not otherwise appropriated was adopted unani- mously
 The measure now will go to the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
pNA BRINGS IN NINE
 ON ANCHORAGE TRIP

l Pacific Northern Airlines' coast liner from Anchorage arrived yester- day with nine passengers from that City. At the controls was Robert DesNarias, Captain; M. Ferguson was First Officer, and June Reese, stewardess.
 Arriving here were Jack Wright, Bob Erskine, John Williams, Will jam J. Mcdonald, Robert E. Con- verse, Thomas A. Jones, Martha Kempton, Robert G. Boes and Dean Goodwin.
 ] On the return trip to Anchorage were J. A. Talbot, Dr. and Mrs. R. Stioker, w. Brown, A. J. Alter, pr. L. Lowry, Dr. A. Johnson and M. McCary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15

Hollow poison rings were used in classical times not only for sui cidal purposes, but as a weapon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15

She has spent a week in oriental tion in the Juneau office of the Territorial Department of Health prior to her departure for Sitka. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, she is graduate of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and re- ceived her public health certificate from Western Reserve University at Cleveland in 1886
 Miss Huge was formerly with the Cleveland Visiting Nurse Associa- ton, Cleveland, Ohio, and has just completed five years service in the Army Nurse Corps. three years of which was spent on overseas duty. She was discharged from the Army Nurse Corps with the rank of cap- tain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
FARE THESE OUR
 pARENTS!" BILL
 AT 20TH CENTURY

A fortnight indictment of the older generation, for at least 3 share in the blame for the current wave of child delinquency. is pre- sented in Are These Our Parents?" the highly interesting drama which is at the 20th Century for the last showines tonight The picture Is filled with dramatic incidents, and depicts number of true-t -to-life sit nations which deserve the thought full consideration of many par ents.
 Helen Vinson is seen in the star ring role. and gives a most con- vincing portrayal of mother whose social activities blind her to the necessity of locking out for hei. hoadstrong daughter. Excellent performances throughout are con tributed by cast which includes Lyle Talbot as Miss Vinsons busi- ness advisor Ivan Lebedeff, as a former lover; Noel Neill. as hei daughter; Richard Byron. as the latter's boy friend Anthony Warde, as the boys neglectful father; Ad- dison Richards, as juvenile of ficer; and Emma Dunn and Ian Wolfe as an old couple who be- friend the youngsters when they are sought as murder suspects
 The story details with telling ef- feet the various steps which lead an attractive, uncontrolled girl into circumstances which become in creasingly dangerous, and which finally reduce her to the status of a hunted criminal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
JUNEAU CAMERA CLUB
 COMMITTEES NAMED

The Juneau Camera Club met in the High School Science Labora- tory at 8 o'clock Wednesday night for their second meeting. Con- stitution and bylaws for the club were discussed, but tabled for fur ther discussion at the next meet ing, which will be on April 10 same time and same place.
 Acting President William L. Paul Jr., appointed chairmen for special committees as follows Program, A N Eide; Salon Photography, Jack Fletcher; Color Photography, James M. Beall Black and White Photo- graphy, Joe Alexander; Motion Pic lures, Frank Hermann.
 It is suggested that all those in- terested in joining the club be present at the next meeting and be prepared to pay the dues.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15

their wives, nurses. pharmaceutical and other medical personnel.
 Gov Ernest Gruening, in the op- ening address of the evening, after words of welcome and congratula- tions to the medical profession on the forming of the Association, told of the program for tuberculosis con- trol in the Territory. and the pro- press being made,
 His speech was followed by sev- eral illustrated talks of a profess sional nature, as outlined in the program for the second day of the session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-15
SC0UTMASTERS, (0MMITTEMEN
 MEETING TONIGHT

Scoutmasters and Troop Com mitteemen of Troops 6lo, 612, SIS and GA will meet tonight for a training session. A film-"The Pa trol Method" put out by the Wis ual Education Service of the Boy Scouts of America, will be shown and will be followed by a discus sion by the Scouters on the best way to apply the method in local Troops. Scouters will gather at 7:45 o'clock in the lobby of the Baranof Hotel.