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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
SPRING FASHION SHOW DISCUSSED,
 BETA SIGMA PHI

With an almost complete attend anca, Delta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held 8 full business session last evening in the home of Mrs. w. R. Carter, postponing the cultural pro- gram in order to take up discus sion Of the Promenade, spring fashion show, scheduled April 13
 Mrs. ,Irma Burlington, chairman of the show, who has just returned from a trip outside, took over the latter part of the meeting, as de- tails of the affair were discussed. The Easter event, scheduled for the week preceding the spring holi- day. will be in the form of two shcwings of styles, with tea served in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel
 Fashions are to include exclusive mcaels chosen by John Bishop on a recent trip east They will vary in age groups and will run the ga- nut from new sport togs to eX- quisite evening array.
 Assisting Mrs. Burlington on the committee are to be Irene Ras- mussen, Mrs. Ken Alexander, Mrs. Joyce Williams, Mrs. R. B. Will jams, Laurene Knowles, and Mrs. Earl Posse.
 
 Tickets for the affair will go on sale about the first of April.
 Preceding the fashion show dis cussion the regular affairs of the club were taken up, most impor- tant was election of officers for the coming year. Mrs. R. B. Will jams was shosen president; Laurene movies, vice-president; Elise
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
JUST BELIEVE

Just take look at the snow, maybe it is falling when you look, and then believe that spring is just around the corner.
 Yes. the vernal equinox is arriv- ing and tomorrow is supposed to be the first day of spring.
 Spring begins tonight in the Cen tral, Mountain and Pacific time zones. At l1;33 p. m. in Chicago, l0:33 p. m. in Denver and 9:33 p m. in San Francisco, the suns rays will be vertical over the equator, thereby producing in theory the time of equal night and day, the vernal equinox. Spring will ar rive on the Atlantic seaboard al 12:33 a. m. tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
DOUGLAS
 NEWS 6
0.E.s. MEETING

The regular meeting of Nugget Chapter No. ? Order of Eastern Star held last evening in the Eagles Hall, was a well attended affair with many visitors as well as mem- bers present.
 twenty-five year membership cards were presented to Mrs. Jane Cashel and MT. and Mrs. j. O. Krkham. by Worthy Matron Helmi Bach, on behalf of the Chapter. The banquet tables in the dining nall were beautifully decorated in St. Patrick's Day motif and deli cious refreshments were served by Alice Poor and Geneva Walters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
TOWNSEND CLUB HAS MEETING; SPEAKERS
 MAKE UP PROGRAM


 The Juneau Townsend Club met last night, with Jack Wilson, Vice President, presiding, and Mrs. Carl c. Collen as Secretary.
 The National weekly "Flashp an nounced that Congressman Jerry Voorhis, California Democrat. has made strong demand on the Ways and Means Committee in Congress that immediate attention be given the Townsend Plan as the only feasible method of caring for the Nations senior citizens.
 A. B. Cain was welcomed back from a two months trip showing Alaskan pictures in Western Wash ington. Visitors who were introduc- ed by Representative Chris Hen nings and spoke briefly were Jesse D. Lander, Speaker of the House of Representatives; George Woolf International Organizer of the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural and Allied Workers Union of America and John Olofson, Secretary of the Alaska Fishermen's Union, and President of the CIO Council in Ketchikan G. E. Almquist Presi- dent of the Townsend Club was the concluding speaker.
 After a short session the meeting adjourned and dancing was enjoy ed until II p. m. to the music ot E. M. Mcintyre, violinist; and Mrs Collen, pianist.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
CONTROL, CLOSING HOURS,
 DISCUSSED HOUSE

The ever-new question of liquor control splashed it's way across the floor as the morning session of the Territorial House gradually assumed the aspects of WCTU testimonial dinner today.
 Almost every members who rose to speak against compulsory closing hours provided in House Bill 51 (Al- mer J Peterson's liquor control bill prefaced his remarks with, I'm not much of drinking man myself, but . ."
 Rep Stanley McCutcheon, who made the motion to strike closing hours provisions from the bill, charged the proposed curfew was unfair to liquor establishments out s.de city limits He spoke in behalf of certain nice" places in which, he said, he has met "only the nicer people"
 l McCutcheon was answered by Rep. c. A. Pollard, who pointed out that while McCutcheon may ire quent only nice" places, some out iof-town liquor establishments are mot so nice
 "SpeokeoSies"
 Rep. R. R. (Bud) Warren stated Ee was for liquor control but could ] see no point in curbing licensed places when, as he charged speak easies" will continue in business. 1 Rep. M. J. Walsh asked that the various municipalities be allowed to set curfew hours He was sup ported by Rep. Joe Krause who said that the Ketchikan city council was successfully handling the liq- uor problem there, thanks tc the cooperation of the city's liquor deal- CTS.
 At the end of long list of testi- aonials, Rep. Oscar Gill rose to ask f the members would like to hear from a drinking man." He said that as a man who takes a drink NQ6n I-S WdIlJS Ont, llc lOO, Wao against compulsory closing hours be- ing set by the Territorial govern ment.
 Strike Closing Hours
 The motion to strike closing hours from the bill passed, B to g.
 Later a motion to indefinitely postpone the bill-which was ac- companice by sotto voce urgings, let's get rid of it" - was defeated 17-6
 Earlier the session passed HE. 24, which provides a fund for disabled fishermen by raising the license fees, with an emergency clause af- fixed
 H. B. g, which would provide for direct election of national commit- teemen and women, delegates and alternates to National Conventions, was defeated because one-vote majority was ruled insufficient to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

Senator o. D. Cochran's oration
 n objection to a Brownell amend
 nent to up the minimum penalty from $50 fine to $500 and the max mum from $500 to $1,000
 Commenting that the proposer of the amendment said he sought to put teeth in the bill, the Nome Senator suggested death without benefit of clergy" as perhaps a suitable punishment and wound up by painting a picture of one of those outlaws, member of that criminal class, the employers" Ian gushing flor 500 days in jail' be- cause unable to pay his fine for such dire dereliction as being a day late in getting in some report or other.
 After all was over and the Brownell motion defeated, Coch- ran secured consent of the Senate to put SB. l, over until this after neon, so that he might further study it before vote.
 Committee reports received by tie Senate yesterday afternoon were: H.B. 30, wages and hours,
 do not pass" from Labor, Chair man Green not concurring; SE. 31, do not pass" from Education; S.B. 32, without recommendation" from Education; HB. 20 and H.B. :, do pass from Education; SIS. 27, do pass" from Education. Whaley not concurring till after report of the Finance Committee.
 The Senate was to open it's day this morning at II o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

Ccomes, recording secretary; Mrs. Ken Alexander. corresponding secre- tary; Mrs. D. C. Langdon, treas urer. New officers are to be in- stalled at the regular International Founders Day Banquet. scheduled for April 30, and will take over their duties the first meeting in May
 Mrs. Williams also reported on Rushing activities. The next event is to be the preferential tea, sche- duled for March 31, and will Le held in the home of Mrs Mildred Hermann, international honorary member of Beta Sigma Phi. Pledges will take their initiation ritual at the Founders Day banquet also.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

pass the measure, although there were l2 affirmative to II negative votes.
 H.. Memorial 9 to include Cook Inlet under fishing rights contain ed in a resolution introduced in Congress by Delegate E. L. Bart Lett last year, was passed.
 The House adjourned until ? D. m today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
CHAMP (AGER5 AT
 (. OF (. TOMORROW

Members of the Juneau High School Crimson Bears, basketball champions of Southeast Alaska, will be the guests of the Chamber of Commerce at the monday meeting tomorrow at the Baranof Hotel. Members of the Board of Regents will also be guests and Capt. A. E. Lathrop will do the talking for that bunch.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
CARD OF THANKS

To my friends: I wish to ack- with sincere thanks your many beautiful floral offerings and other kind expressions of sympathy upon the death of my beloved mo- tber. Mrs. Annie Anderson.
 (SignedJ HENRY ANDERSON
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
JENSEN. BOAT SHOP

Bob Jensen, boat builder from California. has entered the Boehl, Warner and Routsala partnership in the Douglas Boat Shop. Jensen a married man with two children is TOW residing in Juneau. He was formerly building fast cruisers and lunabouts at Santa Cruz and Mon terey, California
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
SENATE GIVES
 OK TO SINGLE PRIMARY BILL
Meat Put in Question to Be Submitted 10 Vofers-
 Labor Act Held Up

1 This sessions most remodeled measure, Rep. Curtis Shattuck's s Blanket Primary Bill, HB. 4, gain ed the votes of three fourths of Alaska's Senators yesterday after | noon: but only after still further modification
 The bill started out in the House as a full-fledged act to put the eingle-ballot primary into effect, but was swiftly chopped down to referendum size by the lower cham Der As it came over to the Senate the bill contained a pair Of ques- tions for submission to the voters that would have as neatly framed" the outcome against the Blanket Primary as has ever been seen.
 Senator N. R. Walker opened the attack in the Senate. His aim was merely to knock out the top-rank- ing ballot question asking voters to say they like things as they are HOW Instead, he advocated both the affirmative and negative forms of the blanket ballot question, without explanatory matter.
 Compromise
 The Walker proposal set the strong party boys and those wishing to see a fair question go to the people into a round of jockeying for position. Finally adopted was @ compromise submitted by Senator Allen Shattuck; compromise that sends HB. back to the House far stronger measure than whcn it came over. The query posed in HB. now reads.
 T favor changing to the blanket ballot primary election system, in which names of all candidates ap- pear on a single ballot at the Primary Election-Yes-No--." 7"
 In that form, and with a section added to require canvassing of the results and their tranSmittal to the Legislature, the Blanket Primary Referendum passed the Senate by ] l2 to 4 vote. Nays were: Gunder- sen. Lyng, Rogge and Coffey.
 Before getting tangled up in the primary ballot business, the Sena- .ors yesterday completed work on incorporating amendments to S.B. l, the Green -Shattuck Workmen's Compensation Bill. However, that may have been loves labor lost, " as the House yesterday gave final passage to it's version of the same oill, and it would now seem that the sportsmanlike thing for the Senate to do is toss it's own bill overheard.
 One Requirement
 The amendment leading to most discussion yesterday was one writ ing into the bill requirement. for transportation of injured workers to hospital At first a $50 limit was suggested by the maker, Senator Frank Whafey; next came move to up the figure to $425, by Me Cutcheon. Adopted was compro- mise letting the smaller figure stand but definitely placing liabil- iIy on an employer for any average CT that item.
 Also adopted was McCutcheon | al11ppdpnapt ran,lirino cllphlv of prosthetic devices mechanical limbs, etc. to injured workmen.
 Highlight of the afternoon was
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and a very enjoyable evening is promised by the officers of the lodge, who are in charge of the entertainment and refreshments
 Several new games will be intro dueed, and prizes will be awarded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
Women of Moose Social Meeting Is
 Tomorrow Night

The Women of the Moose will hold initiation of new members at their social meeting tomorrow night, at o'clock in the Moose Lodge Rooms in the Seward Building, and will also welcome back Mrs. Dave Milner who has just returned from trip south.
 All members are urged to attend,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
rERR. GUARD MEETING

There will be a regular meeting cf the Douglas Unit of Territorial Guards according to Captain Wen dell Cahill tomorrow evening at 730 o'clock in the Natatorium.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
MOTHER IS DUE

Mrs. Frank McIlhardy expects to see her Mother today for the -;rst time in nearly five years She is due on today's PAA plane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
FROM FAIRBANKS

Mrs. M. Clifford South, Jr., a resident of Fairbanks is registered at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

m. yesterday to 4:30 m. today
 SYNOPSIS located 200 miles west of Ska north with cold interior o behind it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN
Reports from Marine Stations at 12:3o F. M. Toda.

MARINE FORECAST FOR THE PERIOD ENDING THURSDAY EVENING" Lynn Cananorthey 25 miles hour becoming miles Southeast Alaska Lynn Canaeastery outeaey winds 30 miles
 decreasing 20 miles Outside 35 miles hour slowly
 20 miles Thursday Outside waters Sika miles south
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

L. M. T-ackett has ariyed here from Anchorage. He is registered at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

William J. Toscani, of LOS Ange- ies, Calf, is a guest at the Earan- nf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
HOSplIAL NOTES

George Bryson was admitted to St. Anns Hospital yesterday for surgical treatment.
 Discharged during the day were: Victor Crondahl. surgical; Mrs. A. w Stewart, surgical; Mrs. J. E. Connor. medical, and William Cope. medical.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20
How To Relieve
 Bronchitis

Creomulsion relieves promptly be- cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, in- famed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un- derstanding you must like the way it quickly allayS the cough or you are to have your money back.
 CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-20

u. S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, WEATHER BUREAU
 JUNEAU, ALASKA
 WEATHER BULLETIN HOURS ENDED AT A. I2OTH MERIDIAN
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Miss Jennie Hedrick,
Speech Expert, Dies

Miss Jennie Hedrick, ,85, founder
of the Georgetown Hospital speech
clinic, died yesterday in Doctors
Hospital after nearly years III
mess. She was admitted TO the, hos
pital about a month ago.
Born in New York, she came to
Washington as child and had lived
here ever since. Her residence at
the time of her death was 1921 N
street NV. She attended Wayerly
Seminary here and studied speech
in Boston and IN Austria after
World War I.
She was the principal organizer
of the free speech clinic at George
town in 1916 and served as its direc-
tor until retirement nearly five years
ago. At the same time she gave
private speech lessons to hundreds
of handicapped children and adults
at her home.
Miss Hedrick helped to organize
speech clinics at other hospitals here
and at the old woman's clinic.
These, however, are no longer in ex-
istence.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
Alice H. Olcott Of Arlington and
Miss Ellen A. Hedrick Of the N street
address.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tmorrow at the Birch funeral
home, 3034 M street NV. Burial
will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
6 Die, 40 Hurt in Fire
In South Philadelphia
BY the Assoeiated Press


PHILADELPHIA, Dec. -19.-With
six men dead and 40 injured, the
city pushed an investigation today
into lodging house fire which
forced more than 100 persons into
streets in near freezing weather.
Cause of the disastrous blaze in
the low priced South Philadelphia
establishment, occupied by Negroes,
remained mystery.
Fire Chief George Gallagher said
he hoped to find a man who ran into
the lodging house at about 10
O'Clock last night shouting fire" and
then ran out again. He said the
man might furnish tangible clue
to the blaze, which swept through
frame cubicles and dormitories in
which, Chief Gallagher said, were
rented at 20 and IS cents a night
After the first alarm. panic spread
through the place. known as Abe,s
Hotel. Partially men fed
through thick smoke clouds which
filled the entire five-story structure.
At least 80 were carried down lad
derS.
The death this morning of Wis
liam Price, 48. brought the toll to
six He was the only one of the
victims to be identified. Police said
they had small hopes of identify
.ag the other, fiye, most of whom
died in first-floor rooms.
Carnegie Lester, 81, night man.
ager who turned in the first alarm,
said many of the $50 persons regis
tered in the hotels 81 rooms,
escaped from upper floors by fire
escapes
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Better Home Financing
Sought for Veterans;
u. 5. Ask Renal Units
By ths Associated Press

An appeal for 40-year, loW-inter-
est housing loans to veterans popped
up today as the Government pledged
an all-out drive to encourage con-
struction Of homes for rent.
The appeal for Iong-term loans
was addressed to the Federal Hous-
ing Administration by Louis e.
starr, commander OF the Veterans
of Foreign Wars.
But an FILA official told a report
er Mr.. Starr should have directed
his request to Congress. He said the
law now limits loans to 25 years in
the case of one to four family
homes.
Veterans Program Seen Ended.
Mr.. Starr said in a statement he
had told FILA Chief Raymond M.
Foley and Housing Expediter Frank
r. Creedon that elimination of most
construction controls had ended the
veterans emergency program.
"Veterans-the majority OF whom
are on the lower rung OF the eco
nomic ladder-must now depend on
the 'trickle-down' process for hous-
ing" Mr.. Starr said.
BY that the VFW chief said he
meant that most new homes now
will go to nonveterans. hence the
veterans only alternative viii. be to
take advantage of resultant va
cancies in less expensive and less
desirable units.
Mr.. Creedon and Mr.. Foley joined
with Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming.
chief of the Office OF Temporary
Controls, in telling a Senate Small
Business Subcommittee yesterday
of their plans for carrying out a
housing program minus most con-
trolls.
Drive for Rental Housing.
"Our big push for 1947 will be
rental housing" Mr.. Creedon de-
clared.
Mr.. Foley testified that the addi-
tional 81 ,O00, ,000. 900 which Presi-
dent Truman made available for
mortgage insurance authorization
"will be used primarily" to finance
rental housing.
So, he added, will the largest
possible share" of a like amount
voted by Congress last May.
Mr.. Foley told the committee
that many ), of the chief factors
which had been deteTing builders
from starting rental housing have
been removed.
aThe material situation today Is
much improved" he said. The ris-
ing cost line promises to level on,
and in some areas appears already
to have done So
Gen. Fleming said that on the
basis of present Information there
will be enough materials to con-
struct 1000 900 homes in 1947, as
against an estimated 100000 this
year.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Truman Asks Action
10 Speed immigration
OF European Refugees

President Truman today issued
a statement indicating dissatisfac-
ton with the results of his order
to executive agencies a year ago to
speed up immigration of refugees
into this country, pointing out that
only 4,767 persons had been pro-
yided for and that only 683 more
would be handled this year.
He said he had taken up the mat
ter with the Maritime Commission
"and can hold out hope Of early
improvement"
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the Presidents statement will
answer number of inquiries the
President had received
Text Of Statement.
The text follows:
"During the Christmas season a
year ago, on December %, 1945, I
issued a directive to a number OF
executive agencies designed to fact-
litate the immigration OF refugees
and displaced persons up to the
fall limit provided by the imWigra-
ton law.
"Up to October 81, 1946, only 4,767
persons were provided for under
these arrangements. At the present
time, foreseeable sailings in 1946 will
provide for only 683 more persons.
These delays have caused a seri-
GUS situation among displaced per-
sons who hold immigration visas for
the United States and are waiting
for shipping. At Bremerhayen, for
example, 2,100 persons, including 1T
orphan children, are crowded into
an embarkation center designed to
accommodate only transients.
Four Vessels Are Listed.
Mindful of the bleak Christmas
ahead for these people who have
already suffered so much, I have
taken up this matter with the Mari
time Commission and can hold out
hope OF early improvement.
The President listed four vessels
he said would arrive in Bremerhayen
in January.
Each of these vessels" he said,
"has facilities to transport approxi-
mately 900 passengers. They will be
kept in this service until the situa-
ton is fully relieved"
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Mother Superior AIuigi,
Head Of Convent, Dies

Mother Superior Aluigi, former
head of the Holy Comforter Con-
vent, 28 Fifteenth street Sc, died
yesterday at st. Joseph's Convent in
Amber, Pa. according to the AS
sociated Press.
At the convent here 1t was said
she had been Mother Superior from
1884 to 1910 and served as principal
of the Holy Comforter School at
the same time. She also acted as
an art teacher.
She was member OF the Sisters
of st. Joseph for 40 years. She
was Mother Superior to two other
converts in Amber after leaving
here.
She Is survived by a sister.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Symphony Conductor Named

CINCINNATI, Dec. 10 iP.-Thor
johnson, 34-year-old American-bor
musician, has been appointed con-
ductor Of the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra for the l947-48 season.
He was conductor of the first SYM
phony orchestra in the Army during
World War II. He succeeds Eugene
Gossens, who recently resigned to
conduct the Sydney (Australia) Sym
phony, effective next April.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Prof. Paul Longeyin, "a
Noted Scientist, Dies
BY tho Associated Press

PARIS, Dec. 19-Prof Paul
Langevin, "A. one of Frances most
famous scientists, died today after
q brief illness. He was known
especially for his research work in
electro-magnetisn and sound.
Professor Of general physics at
the College OF France for many
years, he was dismissed from that
post in 1910 by the Vichy govern
ment and was arrested twice by the
Germans during the occupation and
held in prison. He returned to his
post after the war.
He was made o member Of the
Academy OF Sciences in 1884. The
Royal Society awarded him the
Copley Medal in 1910 for his work
In the electron theory of magnetism
and his contributions to theoretical
physics.
Evening star., 1946-12-19
Dr.. 6. c. CHARTERS Dies;
District Resident so. Years

Funeral services for Dr.. George
Chancellor Charters. "a, of 453
Massachusetts avenue NV, who
died here last Thursday, were to be
held at pm. today at Chambers
funeral home, 1400 Chaplin street
NV. Burial will be In the George
Washington Memorial Cemetery.
A resident here for 60 years, Dr..
CHARTERS was born in Spotsylyania
County, Va. He was a graduate Of
Georgetown Medical School. In
World War I he served as a doctor
aboard an English warsfip and later
was a physician for, the Standard
Oil Co. He also was a physician at
the Washington National Airport at
one time.