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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
BRAVO! MIR. PRESIDENT

Irrespective of individual opinions on Alaskas readiness for statehood residents of this great Territory are bound to welcome the stand taken by the President Of the United States in his message to the Congress the State of the Union"
 President Truman endorsed statehood for Alaska when Alaskans themselves determine that they are ready for it.
 Such an attitude the part of the national administration would to be all that Alaskans could ask and is refreshing departure from that which has too long prevailed in top administration levels.
 Here is hint of arbitrary withholding, or of lorceful cramming whats good for them down the threats of supposedly free but legally dependent peo ples How greatly the Congress will be influenced by the Presidents urging only be conjectured-but President Harry Truman has shown the way. If the Congress will follow his lead in this matter will at las have exercise of self government in at least very important matter
 Widely varying opinions already have come down from Capitol Hill on the question of Alaskas prepar- edness it's place within the ranks of accredited States It is presumed to suggest that the members of the Congress should shrk their responsibility to reach their own conclusion independent of executive directive
 But it would seem that in this instance definitely
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the just and logical course is that pointed by the White House-the to which the lawmaking branch of government should be led by it's own considerations that those most affected should make the decision
 The responsibilities of State of Alaska would rest the shoulders of Alaskans If Aaskans, by their votes at the General Election this year, indicate that they willing to accept those responsibilities in full understanding Of them surely the way should be made clear for them to do free under the Flag of the United States of America.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
CAPITAL CHAFF

Congress receives many strange appeals for help, but the oldest and most far-distant this session came to Representative Adolph Sa- bath of Illinois from a lawyer in Travancore, India. The Indian wanted a Government grant of S10,O00 so he and his wife could spend several years studying in the United States. Top State Department officials are mystified at just what President Truman meant when he talked about the conditional" recognition of Yugo- slavia. When one State Department official was asked what "condl- tional recognition" meant, he re- piled: "If you find out, I wish you would tell me and the Secretary of State. We would both like to know" Actually, diplomats say there was nothing conditional about the recognition of Yugoslavia. .. Negotiations for the proposed post war loan to Russia will open in about 30 days, when State Depart ment officials sit down with the Russians to add up the final Rus sian Lend-Lease figures. Odds on Capitol Hill are that Russia will
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
Daily Lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

Do do talk with him do talk with him OPENER than IS NECESSARY"
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 SYNONYMS: Gody divine devou pous righteous reverent.
 WORD STUDY Use three times and Let each that which held doctrine dog COST, ASK "Th dogmas of early antiquity "Whewell
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24

Adverse planetary aspects rule to- day which may be unfavorable to business because of weather vagaries. There will be very low temperatures in the middle West and extreme East.
 HEART AND HOMF
 Need of spiritual understanding will be brought home to Americans by analysts of our social shortcom- ings. So long as greed, selfishness and love of power dominate, lasting peace cannot be attained, the seers declare.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Odd angles to the usual midwinter slump in certain businesses will dis turb economists. Dangers lie in at tempts to express resentment against labor's methods of obtaining higher wages. Cooperation of employers and employees is necessary.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 The stars are read as indicating  need for vast contributions of food from the United States. Giving without thought of repayment is inn perative, the seers declare.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 Suspicion will continue to inter fere with peace plans. Firmness of policy is urgent. Uncle Sam must not seem too generous or too good natured.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have he augury of a year of rapid pro- gress. Men will lay foundations of success and women will be happy in their love affairs.
 Children born on this day will be talented but must be taught punct- uality. They will be magnetic and able to make many friends.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
SECRETARY OF WAR FUMBLEs

Most controversial press confer ence in months was that in which Secretary of War Patterson was quoted as saying he didn't know that overseas soldiers no longer were accommodating points. This col umnist has now received the yer batim report of that conference as recorded by the CT. newsmen at tending it. The pertinent part reads:
 Secretary Patterson: "The War Department will discard the point system when it has served it's pur- pose. After all, I would rather re- Aeve man who has had long ser vice than one who has been in ser vice only short time. Under the point system, you men are getting two points month as compared to one point given to those in the States Isn't that fair?"
 G.I. reporter: Like Hell! Point accumulation stopped on Sept. 2, V-J Day"
 Patterson fsurprised): Tt did?"
 Patterson, continuing: You men certainly know a lot about demo- hilization.'
 CT. reporter: Hell yes, that's all we think about
 Privately the neWsmen comment cd: Tn fairness to Mir. Patterson we should say that he answered all other questions straightforward and apparently to the best of his ability. He was very gracious throughout the interview.
 But can you imagine the morale of our readers when they learned that the Secretary of War was un- aware that point compilation stop ped as of V-J Day. Never did they expect that the head of the War Department believed that overseas troops are merrily piling up two points a month"
 Note - When President Truman was head of the Truman Com mittee,' he personally experienced similar incident with Patterson. Then Under Secretary of War and Tn charge of the Army's production program, Patterson told the Tru- man Committee that production of radar, escort vessels, aircraft and radio was under the civilian War Production Board, not under his own office. The Committee, feeling certain that the Under Secretary Of Wars office had charge of all production, asked Patterson about this several times, but he insisted that he. as Under Secretary of War, could not overrule the War Produc- tion Board.
 After Patterson went back to the War Department and conferred with his generals, however, he phoned the Truman Committee to admit that he hadn't known what his own powers were and that he Cid have complete final power over
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
BOXING THE WOMAN

So while Hannegan has mended political fences, a bevy of Mis- souri "Yes-men" have moved into the palace and practically cut Han negan, the big no-man, off from policy decisions.
 Whenever he does sit down at q White House conference, Hanne- gan raises so much cain that the palace guard. especially Recon verter John Snyder, gets red in the face and hopes it will never see him again.
 Truman himself does not share their view. He and Hannegan re- main close friends. Some people wonder. however, in view of the tough way Hannegan talks to his chief, whether this friendship can last indefinitely.
 The best thing about Bob Hanne- gan is that he's a bad loser. He never quits And right now he's been causing more trouble for the palace guard than at any time since April l2, 1945
 Recently he marched into Tru- mans office, sat down for a staff conference, got into a battle royal with John Snyder over the steel strike and warned that Truman would have to make the U. s. Steel Corporation knuckle 6own and pay a reasonable wage to the steel workers.
 Last week also Hannegan swore that he would do a little house. cleaning around the Truman throne. He isn't saying whose. scalp he intends to get, but he's on the warpath in no uncertain terms.
 As he left the White House staff meeting. flanagan announced to presidential secretaries, military aides and naval aides:
 Good Lord. no wonder you can't get anything done properly around here"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
70 YEARS AGO fnE TIT EMPIRE
JANUARY 23. 1926


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 The Agricultural Department Congress provided Alaska. well agriculture experiment stations and $8560 for National the Fire Department recently appointed ary position succeeding with nifty prizes weekly prizes French both donated by Mort personally Highest, lowest,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
TIDE TABLE
JANUARY 24

not get a large sum. The
 Uruguayan Government is con- vinced that if Colonel Peron wins the forthcoming Argentine presi- dential election, Uruguay will suf- fer Czechoslovakia' fate six months later and become an Ar genuine puppet. If so, the Ameri can good-neighbor policy will be put to its most serious test. :. A big test of the poll tax is due in the Senate soon. Fifty Senators more than majority-have pledged themselves to vote for the bill re- moving poll taxes as a requirement. to vote in Federal elections. Whe- ther they ever get the chance to vote depends upon whether they are willing to insist upon their right to vote in the face of fili- buster threats by Senator Bilbo, Eastland ct al.
 tcoPYRIGHT, BELL SYNDICATE, INC. 1946)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
LOOK and LEARNS%y C. GORDON

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
MODERN ETIQUETTE 'g RoRERrA LEE

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23

Playing game it has showed this the Doug School basketbaers by of IS
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23

The dance to be given this by Juneau Hig students was Sophomore Hop in the school gymnasium from all classes and the affair pronounced big
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23

the production of radar, radio, es. eort vessels and aircraft.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
The " ashing lon Merry Go Round
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by Yes men. Few people like to talk back to the President of the United States. It is much easier to agree, as Harry Hopkins once ad- vised Ed Flynn. One of Roose- yelt's "No-men" was Joseph P. Kennedy, which was one reason he didn't last.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-01-23
AFTER YOU. CONGRESSMAN

At recent cocktail party given by Senator and Mrs. Burnet May bank of South Carolina. the host eSs was introducing James Crowley, broadcaster, when a slightly built. baid-headed man stuck out his hand.
 I'm Butler Hare, he said.
 Tn that case I'll have a scotch and soda" declared Crowley, with cut batting an eye
 Mrs Maybank seemed Mustered for a moment, but then with a smile explained that the gentle man did not say he was the but ler.' but only was identifying him
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26

Hollands motor traffic has in- creased to two-thirds the pre-war volume.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26

the couple was assigned 8 billet.
 Even my father was amazed by my success as 8 married man, Madole said. He wrote that I was the first male Madole in history who ever got away with doing noth- ing.
 But I like married life. When was bachelor had plenty of work. And now-just look at mel" She Wanted to Wait The couple met last January when they both worked for the State Department. Madole was dis charged from the Army in Novem- Der after almost three years in the Signal Corps. In March he resigned his job with the State Department to return home. He had asked Jo to marry him but she wanted him to wait. So Madole left for Paris.
 He was just bookings his bags in Paris half hour before his boat train left when Sadie Jo called him from Berlin. She said she would marry him and to come back CO NTcIuh1ly QUICK.
 But 1t took 8 lot of effort before he managed to get back. They were married April 13.
 Mrs. Madole said her husband is not only wonderful but The makes the most marvellous tossed salads. And I love his spaghetti"
 But she said his days as a de- pendent are numbered. She is quitting her job in July and they are returning home.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
Held os1 Morals Charge SickLy Arizonan Admits Butchering Degnan Girl

"She started to scream 60 I pulled gunny sack I found in the streei over her head and held my hand against her mouth.
 When she stopped struggling ! thought had su1focated her.
 T saw an open coal chute into the basement of an apartment house so T dropped her in and fol- lowed.
 With some surgical instruments I had taken from St. Louis Hos- pital where worked I cut her up.
 Threw Parts in Sewer
 I'm not really sure she was dead maybe not, because blood spat- tered all over as I slashed her up.
 T threw some parts of her body into the sewer in the building and put the others in the sack and car- ried them to junk yard and threw them under an old tub.
 T remembered I left scissors in the basement so I went back and got it and then went to the lake shore, behind the field museum, and threw them all into Lake Mich igan."
 The only times he could recall were that 1t was about o'clock the morning of Jan. when he started back from the lake and about 2 o'clock when he got home.
 MisspeIls Words
 The Kidnapping was discovered about 7:3O A. M. by Suzanne's father, James, an OPA executive, when he went to awaken the child.
 On the floor of the undisturbed bedroom Degnan found note read- ing:
 Get $40 900 reddy and waite for word. Do not notify FBI or police. Bills in 5'S and 10'S.'
 In making five copies of the ran- som note for Phoenix police Thomas misspelled ready" and wait" three different ways.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
Has Life of Ease
 Veteran, Becomes Wife;s Dependent in Germany

Berlin, June 26. (UP)-A husky A-year-old war veteran admitted today that he answered "a beauti- full woman's prayer, married her and became the first and only legal dependent husband in Germany"
 George M. Madole, Jr., Warren, O., said he thoroughly injoys his luxury life of doing nothing but keeping house and playing golf, !" while his wife slaves at. the of- flee"
 It was the only way Madole could be with his bride in Germany. She is the former Sadie Jo Carroll of Houston, Tex, an employe of the State Department, and therefore authorized to bring in a dependent. TmpOssibility Possible
 '"The Army people at headquar- terg were dumbfounded when I asked for a billet for myself and dependent husband" Mrs. Madole said. They thought must be con- fused-that I was the dependent, not my husband.
 And then they said 1t would be impossible"
 But a search among the military directive governing dependents failed to produce any prohibitions against husband dependents" so
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
Marriage Intentions

Marriage intentions filed at the Bureau of Vital Statistics in City Hall include:
 Nicholas Apicella, 87 Dikeman Street, and Theresa Dorothy For tier, 60 Jefferson Street.
 William Joseph Peters, T8e Buckingham Street, and Jean Strachan, 4O1 Frost Road.
 Robert Mole, 1924 Chase Park way, and Joyce M. Cestar, 24 Ash ley Street.
 George w. Pelletier, 937 South Main Street, and Gladys l.. Dia- mond, 433 West Main Street.
 William B. Vance, N Fuller Street, and Margaret M. Carey S5 Luke Street.
 Frederick Franek, Jr., Hitchcock Lake, and Louise Gerald, 04 Rail- road Hill Street.
 Archie Aitcheson, f6 Wilson Street, and Lois Ttmnls, 2 Water town Avenue.
 Peter A. BaFbieri, Ha1nden, and Mary A. MaSSerelh, T4 NH Street.
 Paul Hancock, 04 East Main Street, and Constance Harnish, 50 Kingsbury Street.
 Willis Tanner, New Preston, and Loretta Barry, 33 Solthview Street.
 Thomas E. Keller, IS Fort fFill Avenue, and Eleanor R. Garrity, IS Fort Hill Avenue.
 Paul Cruciani, 488 Baldwin Street, and Josephine Colangelo, 182 Benefit Street.
 Vincent J. Gillette, 133 Ridge field Avenue, and Mary E. Ryan, II Taylor Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26

about the Degnan case.
 At Chicago, Chief of Detectives Walter Storms said there was enough in Thomas story to warrant thorough investigation. He added, however, that there were discrepan- cies, and that Thomas might be trying to get out of being sentenced in Arizona on the rape charge.
 Under Arizona law, he could not be forced to serve the sentence if Arizona authorities relinquished custody.
 Thomas denied the report of Anne James, night supervisor of the Woodlawn Hospital in Chicago that he was working as a male nurse the night of Jan. 6.
 Needed Money
 T worked the graveyard shift until o'clock the morning of the 9th, and was sick when got home" !" police quoted Thomas. T made an excuse for not going to work that night because I knew I had to get some money.
 T picked the Degnan home to rob because 1t looked like I would find money and jewels there.
 T put a ladder up to a window, then I remembered had a bunch of master keys with me and tried the back door. A key fit, so I went through the house and finally found the girl sleeping in her bed.
 T decided I could make a lot of money quick by Kidnapping her, so I scribbled note on some brown paper I had brought along to wipe away fingerprints.
 Child Started to Scream
 She was sound asleep as I walked with her in my arms through her fathers bedroom, which I had searched for money when I first went in there, and did not awaken until I was two or three blocks from her house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
Put Him iv1 Bed
By JACK GAVER

New York, June 26-(UP)-Prac- tically everyone with radio heard the Fred Allen program few weeks ago in which he and Tallulah Bankhead satirized those husband wife breakfast table sessions. But only metropolitan listeners to NBC's local outlet, Station WEAF, heard the rebuttal served up by the MT. and Mrs. Team consisting of Jinx Falkenberg and husband Tex Mo- Cary.
 So here, with deletionS necessi- tated by space, is breakfast with the Fred Aliens" as interpreted for Tex and Jinx by Bill Orr, actor recently out of the Army, and Anne Thomas, veteran radio actress. The dialogue began with Portland trying to awaken Fred, who was under an oxygen tent, at the unGodly hour of 8:30 A. M.
 Portland: Do you want the sinus pills, the ulcer pills or just the sinus pills, the ulcer pills or just the bottle for the gargoylep
 Fred: Not gargoyle, Portland; gargle. A gargoyle is an ugly stone head that dates back to the Middle Ages.
 Portland: We'll, mama says you aren't getting any younger.
 Fred: Now, don't vex me, Port land. I've had bad night.
 Portland: Just because Oscar Levant got a laugh that wasn't in the script? Jack Benny says you ought to be more careful who you get on your program-some of them are funny.
 Fred: What time is 1t?
 Portland: Eght-thirty- five.
 Fred: Eight-thirty-five! Good heavens, Portland. do you realize that gives me only one hundred and flfty-flve hours and twenty minutes to worry about next Sundays show? Fetch me the morning newspaper
 Portland: Why do you always get the material for the program out of the newspaper?
 Fred: Where else can you get writer for three centS-unless you are Jack Benny?
 Fred: Hey! Whats the idea of putting a mirror down on the table in front of me?
 Portland: Oh, that's no mirror. | That's plate of prunes.
 Fred: Well, take them away. It isn't doing either of us any good . just bring me a glass of milk. |
 Portland: Oh, there isn't milk, Fred.
 Fred: Well, why not? Didn't I | leave the milkman an autographed | picture?
 Portland: Oh, he left 1t all right, but you looked at the bottle last night and 1t turned sour.
 Fred: Say, wonder if that's what happened to our sponsor, too.
 Portland: Mama says that you really ought to get the same spon- you went to all the trouble of getting tender leaf tea" tatooed on the bags under your eyes You know, maybe you could get a job in television.
 Fred: No. Portland, I'm afraid career as a radar Romeo is not for me. It's something about camera angles - they can't always switch the mike around so that can talk through the good side of my nose.
 Portland: Answering phone) Hello. Yes, this Is the Allen resi- dence. You were expecting maybe Laurence Olivier and Vivien Lie bowitz? Oh! Oh!
 Fred: Who is 1t, Portland? Why
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26

Germans stole 1879 railway pas senger cars in Holland during the war.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
Longer Forges Ahead at Polls

Bismarck, N. D., June 26.-(UP) Sen. William Langer appeared cer- tain today of a second term in the U. s. Senate as he forged ahead of his only opponent in North Da- kota's primary election.
 In 8 special election, held coin- cident with the States regular primary, Sen. Milton R. Young, Re- publican, was the apparent choice to finish the remaining four years of the term of Sen. John Moses, Democrat, who died last year.
 Young had been serving in the Senate by appointment of Gov. Fred G. Aandalll, who named him to the post until the special cleo tion. He was opposed by former Sen. Gerald P. Nye, pre-war Isolatiopist,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
By JOE BANKS

Phoenix, Ariz, June 26 - (UP) - Chicago detectives were enroute here today to check the story of Richard Russell Thomas, frustrated radio singer who said he Kidnapped and killed and butchered six-year- old Suzanne Degnan.
 Before they left Chicago by plane, the investigators said they would try to straighten out discrepancies between the known facts of the kid- naping Jan. ' and the account given yesterday by Thomas, 42, tall, thin and sickly father of three children.
 Thomas, who has a record of morals and extortion offenses claimed to have committed the Chi cago crime while talking to deputy sheriffS as he awaited sentence on conviction of raping his own 13- year-old daughter, Patricia.
 Girl SuffOcates
 He said he entered the Degnan home to rob it, found little Suzanne sleeping in her bed, snatched her up, escaped through her fathers bedroom as he slept, and dismem- bered her body after she suffocated in gunny sack in which he had put her because she was too heavy to carry in his arms.
 Confronted with discrepancies in his account of the crime and the facts wired here by Chicago police, Thomas told Deputy Sheriffs Stan ley Kimbell and Forest Castle, to whom he confessed:
 T told you what remember"
 Thomas said he was willing to waive extradition and go back to Chicago
 Conscience IrkS Him
 Thomas said he frequently had spells" accompanied by unnatural sex urges. He said he confessed be- cause of guilty conscience" and nightmares" he had been having
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26
Conn. SoIons Vote For Draft Measure

Washington, D. C.-All Connecti- cut House solons yesterday voted solidly unsupport of the report on the proposed extension of the draft. the establishment of 8 19-year-old age limit for draftees and the A year maximum. These included Democratic members Congressman Chase Going Woodhouse, Herman P. Kopplenann, James Geelan, Jo- seph Ryter and Republicans Clare Boothe Luce and Joseph Talbot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-06-26

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