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The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

enjoyed by the citizens of the states.
 All Alaskans, like other Amer jeans. probably can agree in prin- ciple that statehood would be a good thing. As Alaskaas $ then Delegate to Congress. Anthony J. Tony Dimond, put the is- sue a few years ago,
 Unless we are willing to abandon our historic positions, We are bound to demand state hood at the earliest possible time. The whole form and fabric of our free government is based upon the assumption that people can govern them selves in better fashion than they can be governed by any one else. And as a result 1t follows that the largest pos s.bie powers of self-govern- meut should be exercised by every community and by ev- cry political SuDdlVISlOn, leaE- ing only to the supreme gov ernmental authority that part of the government which af- fleets the whole state. or the whole nation, and thus can not be exercised by local com munities or political subdivi- slouS.
 h Alaska we have often complained of the IOng-range government from Washington, which in many respects is the only kind of government pos sible under our territorial sta tus. We have talked diSpara- gingIy about bureaus and "bureaucratsn and have de-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
COURTS UNCERTAIN
 WHAT CLAUSE MEANS

Since the whole theory of territorial government was based on the assumption that the peri cd of territorial tutclage would be short, and would be followed by statehood, not too much time or effort was ever expended by Congress in perfecting it. As applied to the continental area, the ill consequences of any im- perfections in the territorial system could only be temporary. What is this system. and how well adapted is it to provide government on a more or less permanent basis to such an area as Alaska?
 The fundamental law of the land has very little to say on the subject of the relationship of American territories to the Union. The only indication of the intention of the makers of the Constitution is in Article ", Section 3, which reads: "The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respect ing the territory or other prop erty belonging to the United States" The rest of the instru- ment seems to postulate, both in spirit and in wording, a group of states and nothing else.
 Since the time of the annexa- ton of Louisiana in the early 1800's the interpretation of this clause has vexed the nation. The Supreme Court has answered that the power to govern all the areas not admitted to statehood resides in Congress. The extent of this congressional authority was a subject of contention be- fore the courts all during the last century and is not yet en- tirely settled.
 Territories such as Alaska and Hawaii are sometimes classified as incorporated" territories az distinguished from such "unin- corporated" possessions as the Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam. The term refers to the fact that territories like Alaska and Hawaii have been incorporated into the Union, that is, brought entirely under the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

people. Over them in the terri tories Congress has also that power which in our federal plan we have allotted to the states. The chief additional power in dealing with the local affairs of the territories is what is known as the police power of the states" This is the power to make laws concerning the pri- vate affairs of individuals, con- corning property, contracts, pub lie safety, public health, public morals, and the general welfare of the community. AS Judge Morrow of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit once declared, in a decision re- specting Alaska,
 The United States having
 rightfully acquired the terri
 tories and being the only gov
 ernment W h h can impose
 laws upon them has the entire
 dominion and sovereignty, na-
 tionaI and municipal, federal
 and state It may legislate
 in accordance with the spe-
 cial needs of each locality and
 vary its regulations to meet
 conditions and circumstances
 of the people. Whether the sub-
 feet elsewhere would be a
 matter of local police regula-
 ton, or within state control
 under some other power, is
 immaterial to consider.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
RIGHTS OF STATE VERSUS ALASKA'S

And so, while congressional acts regulating the speed of au- tomobiles, the making of con- tracts, or the closing of shops on Sunday within the state of Greg on would be unconstitutional as invading the functions of the state government, yet the same laws for Alaska would be en- tirely within the rightful pow
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
HOW A TERRITORY DIFFERS FROM A STATE

THE TERRITORIAL plan of government was devised for
 regions under the sovereignty of the United States to which Congress felt itself compelled to allow measure of self-government but to which it unwilling at once to grant full membership the Union The status of territory has always been regarded sort of governmental adoles
 cenee from which with increasing population, the area
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
ALASKA STATEHOOD ISSUES
 AND FACTS IN BRIEF
tConfinued from Page ll


 20 Territorial impotence is costing Alaska vast anpu ally in congressional appropriations rightfuy and which will be obtained with statehood
 21 Statehood would obtain for Alaska the benefits of Federal Highway Aid act amounting S12000000 to S14 100000 annually in road grants for state outlay S2000000 % The gift of wealth to Alaska proposed in the BartetcCarran statehood bill generous beyond the gift made to any existing state
 23 Statehood would bring release of many of the tons and withdrawals of land and resources made through the years by the federal government.
 24 Portions of the large national forest reserves should pass with statehood to Alaska and result in development of a type not possible.
 25 With statehood complete control the fisheries will pass to Alaska.
 26 The Native Indian Eskimo and Aeut residents of Alas permanent concern of the federal government which will continue provide for their welfare exactly the same basis after statehood as at present.
 27 There are numerous antistaehood arguments These deserve study
 28 There have been numerous evidences that the people Alaska favor statehood The October referendum will give them opportunity to formally declare this attitude 29 vote favor statehood the October referendum does not mean Alaska would forthwith become state It would merely indication Congress that the people of the territory desire the long process toward statehood be commenced. Hawaii voted overwhelmingly in favor of statehood six years ago. and yet Congress has not responded to that mandate.
 3O vote statehood in the October referendum does not commit Alaska unaterably to statehood begin process which the people of Alaska stop later should they desire Full control whether the territory becomes state remains firmly in the hands of the people of Alaska until after state constitution ratified by popu lar vote.
 31 vote against statehood in the October referendum will kill all hopes for statehood for many years to and react against Aaska's interests other ways we'll
 32 The forces which opposing statehood today have fought every extension of sefgovernment to Alaska all through years They the people who look upon Alas ka as just place to from and who believe in putting nothing back
 33 Statehood for Alaska probably inevitable With every year delay the many faults which statehood designed cure will become progressively Therefore, this is the time to take the first step.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06

would eventually grow into adult statehood. When a terri tory has acquired about 60,000 people. it has usually been re- garded as of age. Every sta e west of the Alleghenies, except Texas and California, passed through this stage of develop ment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
U. s. ALSO EXERTS
 AUTHORITY LOCALLY

The acts of Congress take pre- cedence over and repeal acts of the Territorial Legislature in conflict herewith. At any time Congress may increase or de crease its grant of powers to the Territorial Legislature. Al though some mentally resource ful constitutional 1 Wyer s" have sought to maintain the op- posite, it is no doubt true that Congress could entirely with draw this grant of power. Any law passed by the Territorial Legislature is subject to veto by the Governor of the Territory, a federal official, and laws may be passed over his veto only by a two-thirds vote in each house of the legislature. Any law of the legislature may be rendered void by specific action of Con- gress. Otherwise, it is for the courts to decide upon the legali- ty of territorial legislation if and when it is challenged.
 The power of the national gov ernment over the territories diff fers from the power of the na- tional government over the states not only as to the establishment of local government but also as to the regulation Of the social and personal relations of the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-09-06
FINAL AUTHORITY RESTS WITH STATES

It is fundamental in the con stitutional theory of the Ameri- can federation that the states are sovereign in certain fields; that they have certain inherent powers, certain authority which is neither granted nor delegated to them. The federal govern ment, on the other hand, has only the powers specially dele gated to it, such as the powers to declare war, to levy taxes, to regulate commerce between the states, and to coin money. All governmental powers not grant ed to the national government are, according to the Tenth Amendment, reserved ito the states or to the people" !"
 The theory of federal power does not apply to the territories. They are not sovereign. They have no inherent powers. Any authority which they have is delegated to them by Congress.
 One of the prime tests of sov- ereignty of an area is its ability to change it's form of govern ment. States can do this at will, except only as limited by the federal constitutional provision that they shall have 9 republican form of government. But the ter ritories have governments hand ed to them by Congress. All gov ernmental powers over the ter ritorieS are in Congress. The Congress allotS what authority it wishes to whatever agencies it desires to set up in a territory such as Alaska.
 Nor are there any limitations upon the legislative powers of Congress, as respects territories, save those imposed upon it by the Contitution, which in this re- spect are slight indeed. All those powers reserved to the states" by the Constitution re- pose, in the case of Alaska, in the federal government. From time to time, and especially in the Organic Act of 1912, Con- gress has granted certain local and territorial legislative pow CTS to the people of Alaska. This grant of powers is not absolute. Congress may legislate = and does continue to do so - in pure ly local and territorial matters.
Evening star., 1946-09-20

THE HECHT CO.
r St. at Seresfb - NA. 500
Wssbisgson 4, D. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
NEWSPAPER SALESMAN
HELD IN STAYING OF
LOS ANGELES WOMAN

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.-PH
The nude body of a woman iden'
titled by police as Mrs. Mary Das
parro, 81, beauty parlor opera
tor, was found behind a bus parked
on a storage lot when the driver
reported for work early Tuesday
She had been stabbed % times
in the breast, apparently with a
small pocket knife, the officers
said. Torn articles, of wearing ap'
parel were scattered nearby, to-
gether with the contents OF WON.
ans purse, but the purse itself
was missing.
Police Capt. Jack Donahoe said
24-year-old newspaper vendor
had been arrested and had signed
a confession that he had accom-
panied the woman to the rear Of
the lot and had struck and stabbed
her during an alteration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
WILLIAMS JOINS
BOSTON RED S0X
Compiled from the Wires Of AP
and up

Ted Williams hit the first pitch
he had seen since September over
the fence in his initial turn at bat
at the Boston Red Sox Sarasota
camp The Braves reported
that Outfielder Garden Clearwater
and Pitcher Elmer Singleton had
agreed to terms cutting their hold
outs to seven Shortstop Eddie
Lake. acquired from the Boston
Red Sox in the Rudy York deal is
the mystery man of the Tiger train
ing camp He has not returned
his contract nor notified Tiger Of
ficials of his plans George Kell,
star third baseman Of the Athletics,
checked into camp yesterday at
West Palm Beach Alex Ca
rasquel, veteran right handler OBJ
tanned by the Chicago White Sox
from Washington left his home
yesterday in Caracas, Venezuela
for the clubs training camp at
Pasadena Manager Eddie Dyer
of the Cards was worrying yester-
day about his holdout outfielder
Harry Walker Jack Kramer,
Browns pitcher put his John Han
cock on st. Louis Brown contract
The Browns plan to use Kram-
er, Denny Galehouse, Bob Muncrief
and Nelson Potter as their big
Four" Pitcher Hal Gregg sign
ed a Dcdger agreement yesterday
but southpaw Vic lombard is
still refusing Brooklyn overtures
90. Manager Joe Mccarthy shifted
at talk that he would trade Snuffy
Stirnweisse as something unlikely
to happen Phil Rizzuto, seek.
ing to regain his shortstop berth,
missed yesterdays workouts .
He is underweight and that Canal
Zone sun is not helping him in any
way Hal Newhouser of the Ii
gers unlimbereo the left arm that
made him the American Leagues
Most Valuable Player the last two
years and told neWsmen Il fee,
good. I took it easy and my arm
feels fine" Stan Musial, bac
news to national league pitchers
for several pre-war seasons is
waiting for his discharge from the
navy SO he can join the Cards =,
He is slated to become a civilian
March is 1S additional players
joined the Chicago Cubs yester
day including Eddie Watkins in the
army the past three years
Eddie may be switched to flrs1
and Phil Cavarretta to the out,
field, Manager Cholly Grimm hint
ed The White Sox greeted
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
Improvement Program
Planned For Track

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 26-P)-
The indianapolis motor speedway,
used only for few test runs since
1s41, is having its face lifted In a
$3.50, 900 renovation and improve
ment program. -.
President Wilbur Shaw and his
staff haven't reported on ticker
sales for the 50O-mile memorial
day race except to say their
clerks are swamped with mail from
fans eager to pay So to sl2 Tor
pasteboards.
The track proper was recondl-
toned last November for tire
tests and won't need much atten-
ton except replacement OF some
apron" material on turns, 50 the ne
speedway crew can concentrate
on preparations for the paying
customers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
Is Pitchers, Catchers
Report For UNC Nine

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 26-(P)-
Coach Dunn Hearn opened baseball
practice at North Carolina for q
pitchers and catchers today follow
ing an organization meeting which
drew turnout of 80 candidates.
Candidates for other positions
will begin drills Thursday, &C.
cording to the veteran mentor
who is beginning his 18th sea
son here, and the squad will play
a b out Is games. opening witt
Michigan State on March %.
Plans are also under way, Coach
Hearn announced, to organize
Carolina intercollegiate league, re
placing the wartime ration loop
and probably Jay-Vee squad ane
schedule due to the heavy turnout
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
WALKER CO0PER0 ON
WAY OUT OF NAVY

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 26-WH-Catch-
er Walker Cooper, recently sold
by the St. Louis Cardinals to the
New York Giants for SITS, 900, will
be discharged from the Navy April
2, it was announced today at Lam
bert Field.
1t. (JG) Blaine Carr, public in
formation officer at the naval sta
ton here, said Cooper would be
processed at the field and probably
would be civilian by April 3. The
big catcher, who will receive hi
discharge under the point system
will have 81 points by April.
Cooper, worth more than hi
weight in gold to the Giants, sait
he would join Manager Mel Ott'
club as soon as he dons civilian
suit.
Although he has not signed hi
contract, Cooper said, Il don't an
ticipate any trouble at all. ALI
want is a square shake and thinl
we can work things OUT
The Giants paid approximate.
1915 a pound for Walker, the re
ceiving half Of the once famous
brother battery who hit BIT IL
1914 with the Cardinals, his las
before entering the service
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
COLUMBUS MEETS
BEGINS NEXT WEEK

TABOR CITY, Feb. 25-tspecial
to the Star)-The annual Columbus
county basketball tournament will
be held here in the high school
gymnasium next week-March GO
with eight teams competing from
four county high schools. The
competing schools, each with a
boys team and a girls team, are:
Acme-Delco, Fair Bluff, Chad
bourn and Tabor City. Whiteville,
whose boys were last years county
champions, has not yet entered the
county tournament.
Two games will be played each
night, with the finals for both boys
and girls to be played Friday
night. Keen competition is expect
ed, since all the teams entering
have shown marked development
since the opening of the season.
Pairings will be arranged at a
principals meeting to be held in
Whiteville Wednesday.
Last year, Tabor City girls, along
with Whiteville boys, won the coun-
ty championships.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27

Lumberton's Taft Wright yester-
day along with Thurman Tucker
and Wally Moses, outfielders, and
first sacker Hal Trosky The
Red Sox stopped worrying about
Holdout Rudy York yesterday when
Glenn Russell, a .342 hitter with
the Los Angeles club last season re-
ported and began workouts at first
base Connie Mack was quoted
yesterday as saying that he would
like to buy George Stirnweisse but
not eff they want million dollars"
The Old Gentleman's biggest
problem these days is second base
where Benny Mccoy and Irv Hall
are not filling the bill The Dun
woodie, Ga. pride and joy Luke
Appling is on his way back to the
major leagues for his first full sea-
son since 1943; =. He appeared In
10 games toward the end Of last
year and batted 1862 =. Appling is
a odds-on favorite to hold down the
Chicago White Sox shortstop post
Another Georgia boy, Iron
City, Ace Adams of the Giants re-
ported to the New Workers camp
Just in time to 60 deep-sea fishing
. Manager Mel OFT said that
Ace, who pitched in go games last
year, deserves a vacation before
he starts work Hank Sauer and
Clyde Vollmer frightened Cincinnati
workouts with long-distance hitting
Manager Lou Boudreau showed
his Cleveland Indians how to hit
when he belted the first home run
of the season for the Tribe =. The
Indians took timeot to see a golf
exhibition involving Byron Nelson,
jug McSpaden, Sam Snead and
Ben Hogan A newcomer, Wal
ter Sessin, took over the first base
lob FOR the Cards yesterday .
Just out of service, the huge south
paw is a dead ringer for Johnnie
Mize He hit .312 for Houston
before downing shoot-suit. !.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
Tobacco State League
Gets Judges Consent

DURHAM, Feb. 26-P)-Qualifi-
cation of the Tobacco State league
as class D circuit brings to AZ
the total roster of minor baseball
leagues. w. G. Bramham, National
Association president. announced
today
Members of the Tobacco State
league are Angler, Clinton, Dunn.
Erwin, Sanford, Smithfield and
Wilmington, all in North Carolina.
Earlier today, Bramham an
no,,nced that the Tri-State League
had qualified as Class B circuit
Members are Charlotte, Ashevlile
and Shelby in North Carolina
spartanburg and Anderson in South
Carolina. and Knoxville, Tenn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
ONSLOW TOURNEY
PICTURE MUDDLED
BY WITHDRAWALS

RIG AND, Feb. &c.
Especial to The star)-Onslow
county's High school basket
ball picture was muddled last
night with the news that Camp
Lejeune High school and Jack.
sonville were passing the tour
ney.
Principal Graham Shaw, Of
Richards, In charge Of the
tournament said 'If Jackson
vile dropped out 1t would ruin
the tournament"
Principal w. E. Powell OF the
Camp Lejeune school said his
team had refused the invita-
ton to enter the tourney after
hearing that Swansboro would
refuse to play If the Lejeune
five participated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
PERRY UPSET in
PRO TENNIS PLAY

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. s26. -
RLSteady Welby Van Horn over
whelmed favored Fred Perry. 60,
SO, on the Roney Plaza courts
today to enter the final round OF
the $4,000 Evans Cup Professional
tennis tourney.
The upset, startling to observers
who had seen the two in previous
matches, was achieved more by
the English stars loss OF control
than by any outstanding show Of
form on Van Horns part. Perry
lost the first seven games, and by
that time the Alantan had the sit
uation we'll in hand, kept alertly or
top of the ball throughout, and ran
out the match without difficulty.
!. In the other singles semi-final
Frank Kovacs smashed Bill Tilder
3-6, 6-3, 81. Tiiden played brilliant
ly in the first set and hallway
through the second, until his ageins
legs failed him.
Doubles play opened with Kovac:
and Van Horn defeating Vincen
Richards and Jack JOSH, ST, 81
6-3.
Tide, and Perry came from be
hind In both sets to repulse Lloye
Bulge ana Martin Buxby, 81, rs
They will play Kovacs and Var
Horn for the Doubles crown tomor'
row.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-27
The
Morning Watch
Edward Sachs
vorfh State Roundup

1t has been some time since this corner placed IT,
self out limb so wei say that Carolina will defeat
MARYLAND, Wake Forest will toppe William and Marv
e@ginia Tech will rout George Washington. and Duke
III murder State in the first round Of the southern
conference tournament tomorrow e. Hope New Han
pr high has it's football equipment ordered Convey
cations with sporting goods statesmen at Dunn revealed
that athletic equipment is scarce as thirtv-buck
hin . Southern conference football teams will be
displaying their wares all the eastern part of the
United States next season For instance. Clemson
avs Georgia at Athens on Sept % while on the same
date william and an Mary Wlai the trip to Miami the
that a DT ps Atlanta snas sogee e0gs
byence the North Carolina Tar Heels Oct 12 Duke
meets s Oct rs Duke to the Biz VIZ sef py
The Deaes take the road that Saturday heading for
Knoxville and the University Of Tennessee The next week
G ss On ad the
meeting the Vols o.; s at Knoxyis South Carolina will
% Ss Tie Ta5 Heels. who VIII Be- getting
n with Nash
the ninth :.a Noy ; f. beads for
M se he Wopack viii be on train for tampa and it,
uss s " drills with II Mountain Bears coming OUT Of their
the ao t eyen BETTER That repdyi sn, B trdy
5 Billy Herman better in drills and at bat than
man in the and base
The T Fssa s cue win start
a ed A A the ST. Brows
% Detroit Tigers Anderson with Milwaukee of the Amer
co State league meeting after Morris and Jimmy Wade had
bone we won't be down. However, the majority
tho voters seemed satisfied with the selections
Sanford's Harold d. Isenhour proved to be &
most valuable at the meeting His suggestions
we're always point without the meeting would
obabIy have longer four-andahaf duration
The leagues president Lieut. A. Thomas Moore
Of the State Highway explained his affaon with the
Plains loop as follows Several months ago
group Fayetteville citizens formed the Fayetteville Athletic
association form organized baseball team
twas association Then the Chicago Cubs
came in nothing to do with the Fayette-
Vile club or Coastal Plain league"
-. The adoption of the Goldsmith 81 baseball
oi the The
known in baseball circles as "rabbit-bar The league
Skinned the matter of official Which be
of the most important details of league Too
Class circuits have homer In other words, the
nelder make the home hitters
get breaks opposing ders boobies And about JULY
4 you'll find that has 300 hters A
point Pacific Coast league Ever notice how
the who from the West Coast to the Big
have their batting shaved 70 to 80 points?
Cases point Joe Marty of the Ps and Cubs Lou Novkoff
Of the two clubs and Dom Daasandro the Army and the
Cubs Bert Kite business OF the Wilmington Pirates
determined field the best team possible and has already got
line several prospects Vic Stefano and L. ~
owners quietly lining the business
end the local baseball operations and when the time for
the yell Play Ball. the Wilmington Pirates will be
ready baseball represent
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