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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

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 The custom is unique in that ministers of the cabinet are required to answer in public for any admini- strative action that may call for criticism.
 For one hour on four days of the week while Parliament is in session, members ask questions on every conceivable subject. At least two days notice has to be given, The answers may be written or the member asking the question may request an oral answer.
 The minister concerned is obliged to give a verbal reply if requested and supplementary questions may then be asked him while he is in the house, The member asking the original question has the prerogative to ask the first supplementary ques- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
con Still Perform Hnppiest Circus People
 roDe to Be War Vets

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 American play because Oscar
 HammerSteln adapted 1t from
 FerenO MOlnar's Hungarian
 drama. This was the second time
 HammerStein and his music
 composing partner, Richard
 Rodgers, have received such
 special citation. The first was in
 1914 for their "Oklahomaw
 Bill Robinson danced In the street again yesterday, just as he did 6C years ago when he was kid, but this time he didn't do 1t for eating money. Ills performance was part Of the Times Square opening of the campaign to raise $l2,000,000 to fight cancer. The crowd showered coins and bills at his tapping feet while he danced from 43d to 44th street and then danced back, Girls aiding in the campaign followed him and picked up the money,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
Unemployed Given Tips
 Base Benefits
 On 1895 Wages

All individuals who have exhaust ed their unemployment benefits, based on their 1914 wages, and who are at present unemployed, able to work. available for suitable work, and willing to accept suitable work, may apply for additional unemploy- Enent benelltS on and after today, 1t was announced today by John J. EgAn, Commissioner Of Labor through the office of Howard D. FIauslnan, executive director. Elm ploynent Security Division.
 MT. Hausman said. "the benefits to which they will be entitled at that time will be based on their wages during the calendar year i945 and will be available to them when unemployed until April s. l947," Tn order to qualify for benefits 1t is necessary that an individual earn at least $240 in covered employment during the calendar year l945.
 The department, according to Commissioner Egan, has prepared a Questlonnaire which must be filed by each female claimant, showing her marital status, number of children, length Of present unemployment, the hours they are willing to work, and the independent efforts which they made to obtain employment
 Each questionnaire will undergo careful check and analysis to de- ternine if tic individual is actively and sincerely In the labor market, Mfr. Egan stated, and those who are not willing to accept suitable employment, or who have no inten- ton of working, will be disqualified in accordance with the provisions of the law"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

Provided the questioning does not turn into @ debate, the number of supplementary questions may be limited only by the Speaker. Ills de- cisions are influenced by the impor- tance of the subject.
 Questions must be addressed to the minister officially responsible for the matter. They must be put to obtain information or to press for action. Questions cannot be asked for the purpose of giving information, and they must not contain any "ar- gument, inference, imputation, epi- thet or ironical expression"
 The member asking the question Is responsible for any statement of fact made in question and he may not ask for an expression of opinion of the interpretation of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

e statute.
 Lord Cowper started the custom in l72l when he asked the first question in the House of Lords. The custom has grown until now mem bers of Parliament are limited to three oral questions day. About 50 questions are disposed of during the allotted hour.
 Question time Is a testing time for members who can make or break their political careers by the way in which they answer questions. More than one minister has been broken because of the way he has answered question.
 Several U. s. Senators who have been in London recently have ex- pressed considerable interest in the tradition, which has no, counterpart in Washington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

gather in Paris preliminary to the peace conference and attempt to prepare treaty drafts for consider ation by the 2l powers invited to the conference.
 This report was linked with sug- gestions that Foreign Secretary Er- nest Bevln would go to Paris short- ly before the scheduled peace con- ference to discuss the question of an Anglo French alliance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
Pafricia Reidy Co
 Be Guest af Tea

Mrs. George F. storm, of Clinton Street, has issued invitations for a tea and reception at her home, Sunday, April IA, from 3 to s, in honor of her sons fiancee, Miss Patricia Reidy, daughter of Mrs, Ellen Eeidy of Second Avenue.
 Miss Reidy's marriage to Freder- ick E. storm will take place May l8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

Average automobile on the road in the United States today has travelled 56,000 miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

Celestial navigation was not taken up seriously by aviation u1- til toward the end of 1880.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

Bamboo grows rapidly, often at- taining a height of 50 feet or more within five or six weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05
British Question Hour
 GiUeS U. s. Senators Idea

London, April 3tUP)An old Bltish customqueston time In the House of commoha aroused the interest of United States Senators.
 question time exclusively British other legislative assembly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

Every IA seconds a baby is born in the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

HE first railroad in America was built by the Army. Army engineers surveyed constructed and managed for
 time such welknown railroads as the Baltimore and Ohio the Northern Central the Erie the Boston and Providence the New York, New Haven and Hartford; the Boston and Albany and many others thus helping to develop rail communication
 The Army built the Old Cumberland Pike running from Cumberland Maryland to St. Louis, Missouri and recog nized as the most effective influence in opening up the Middle West.
 Beginning with the construction of the old Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Erie Canal Army engineers have worked upon virtually every navigable body of water in the country.
 Army Engineers erected the imposing Washington Monument in the nations captal they built the wings and dome of the Capitol and supervised the construc tion of the Lincoln Memorial the Library of Congress the Government Printing Office, the Agricultural Build ing, and other famous buildings
 GAT TIME of the Alaska gold rush, the only link Americans had with civilization was the Alaska cable, constructed and operated by the U Army Signal Corps discovered the and remedy for yellow fever in of the most heroic stories in the annals of history Thus the building of the Panama Canal the digging of which done by Army Engineers, made possible after repeated failures on the part of others.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

The gas mask developed in World War by the Chemical Warfare Service of the D. S. Army is used to protect remen, miners, and chemical workers especially where there danger of sarbonmonoxide ammonia or other deadly fumes.
 Gases and fame-throwers, developed by the Chemical Warfare Service are being used extensively to exterm nate locuss the boweev the borer potato hopper and other pests runous to crops. Army Engineers have led all other agencies in flood prevention through the building of locks, dams evees and sea walls.
 In 191s the Signal Corps accomplished the first full radio message from airpane to ground, and few years later successfully demonstrated the first apane radiotelephone
 HE radio beacon was development of the Signal Corps and after successful tests the plans and specified tions were turned to the free of commercial manufacturers.
 The radio system established by the Army between Nome and St. Michael Alaska in 1904, the first in the world regularly to operate commercially distance of 100 miles. The successful operation of these two stations was due to the inventions and experiments of Signal Corps officer.
 Tn times of disaster such the San Francisco fire in 1906, and the Ohio and Mississippi River Valley floods in 1886 and 1937 it the Army that took charge of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-05

The Lewis and Clarke expedition that opened up tho Northwest was conducted by the Army
 Army engineers increased the depth of Boston Harbor from IS to 36 feet and wdened it from 100 to 1900 feet They also developed the ports of Houston Texas, and Los Angeles and cooperated in the development of New York harbor.
 The development of airplane apparatus with which to spray fields and orchards is an important part of the work of the Chemical Warfare Service.
 Army ers have saved the people of the United States millions of dollars in timber and flood control by detect ing forest fires unseen by ground observers.
 Army ers have protected and saved the lives of thou sands of citizens stranded inaccessible mountain tops marooned on ice-bound boats cut off from sur face travel by flood fire by dropping supplies or actually rescung them They also fly precious serus to the sck and patients to hospitals.
Evening star., 1946-01-16
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Evening star., 1946-01-16

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
ARREST MADE AT
 TENAkEE;; SLOT
 MACHINES TAKEN

One felony defendant and three slot machines were netted yester- day by Deputy U. s. Marshal Walt CT G. Hellan on a flying trip to Tenakee.
 Arrested by Hellan and arraign- ed here before U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray was Honario Floresco, Filipino restaurant operator at Tenakee, on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Floresco posted $500 bond, and it was ex- pected that a preliminary hearing on his case would be held here this afternoon.
 Two of the slot machines seized as gambling devices by Hellan were taken from Floresco's restaurant. They are a five-cent and dime machine. The third machine - nickel variety-was taken from the merchandising establishment oper- ated at Tenakee by Dermott O'Toole. Under the law, the Mar shal is required to destroy the ma- chimes,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
Harold E. Smith 10 Retire
 From Alaska Bran(h of U.
 S. Forest Service on July 1

in charge of the Admiralty District at Juneau from 1921 to 1881 The next six years he was in charge of the Prince William Sound dis trict of the Chugach National For est with headquarters at Cordova followed by Az years with the Re- gional Office at Juneau on CCC ac- tivities.
 When this program ceased, Smith was again placed in charge of the Admiralty Division at Juneau in 1941 and held this position for a year. Since 1942 he has been at tached to the staff of Regional Forester B. Frank Heintzleman, who states that Smith has made an enviable reputation in Alaska through his marked ability as Forester and as an efficient public servant.
 Following retirement, he and Mrs. Smith will visit Lake HaSsel- borg to enjoy some fishing before leaving for Lake Samamish near Seattle where they expect to make their future home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
KARLUk FISHING CASE MOVED TO
 4th DIV. COURT

Jurisdiction over the injunction proceeding brought by the Alaska Canned Salmon Industry against the Fish and Wildlife Service over fishing regulations at Karluck, Ko- diak Island, has been transferred to the United States District Court for the Fourth Division, at Fair banks.
 According to advices received here. Third Division Judge Anthony Dimond has disqualified himself from sitting on the case, because of possible prejudice in favor of the Karluck Indians. Dimond, during his service as Alaska Delegate in Congress, was instrumental in se- curing creation of the Karluck Re- servation.
 Under attack is new fishery regulation prohibiting any type of commercial fishing for salmon within 3,O00 feet of the Karluck Reservation, except by permit from the Karluck Indians. George Folta, Interior Department Counselor at Large, and Theodore Haas, Counsel for the Alaska Native Service, are now at Fairbanks, representing the Interior Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
SALLY RAND WINS
 THIRD ROUND WITH
 FRISCO POLICEMEN

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26. - Sally Rand told her nightclub au- dience today that with police wait ing to arrest her for the third time in "A hours, she had quite a bit to bare.
 Police car rides are dull," the fan and bubble dancer said, "and getting pretty silly.
 But fan dancing must go on"
 A police squad of six stood on the wings of the stage and waited early y\Sterday and again last night they had booked her on charges of indecent exposure. She rushed back from jail for her post midnight show.
 Sally, wrapped in ermine, danced, waiting feathers.
 The coat came off, and Sally danced in a flowing gown which nightly had failed to cling through the show. The finale brought the gown down around her ankles, but in- stead of just Miss Rand there were long-handle drawers and a gildeG corset left.
 The policemen silently strode away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
PAN AMERICAN HAS
 16 IN; IS FLY OUT


 Pan American Airways yesterday flew the following passengers to and from this city:
 From Seattle: Gran Brechan, David Cottingham, Ed Holbrook, Mary Holbrook, Ruth Moscrip, Mrs. Aleta Thorendal, Margaret Brec- han, Mrs. Harold Stjern, Mrs. Mar ia Riley, Mike Haas, Dorothy Mill Ter, Barbara Roly, June Culver, Elizabeth Ann Corcoran. Mrs. Mary Mowry; from Fairbanks, Ann Dills; to Fairbanks, Allen Webb, Joseph White.
 To Seattle: Magnus Pearson, Ar thur Hansard, Lillie Moody, George Moody, Samuel Bringhurst, Lenora Bringhurst, Erwin Baldwin, Ro- bert Manthey. Earl Ryers, Don Marquardt. Nellie Hamilton, Edward Hamilton, Carl Bergstrom, Lester Franger, Wilfred Wright, Ethel Wright.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
TRIO OF ELkS NOW
 CONVENTION BOUND

Three Juneau delegates to tho Elks Grand Lodge Convention at New York City, will be on their ways-convention bound-tomorrow
 Ellis Reynolds, current APO Ex- alted Ruler and Grand Lodge Re- presentative, is to leave here to- night aboard the Seattle bound steamer Alaska. Leonard Holmquist and John Walmer, 1944-45 Grand Ledge Representative of the local lodge and l944-45 District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler, respectively, will fly south to Seattle tomorrow.
 At Seattle, the trio will join the special Elks train leaving that city on July 3.
 Past District Deputy Walmer has indefinite plans for visits to Wash ington D. C., Milwaukee, Portland, Oregon and Seattle before return ing home following the New York convention. He expects to return here about August l. Past Exalted Ruler Holpauist will stay even longer in the States and will not come home until the end of August.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26

Harold E. Smith, Administrative Assistant in the Alaska branch of the U. s. Forest Service, will re- tire from active duty on July l, after 35 years with that organiza- ton.
 Smith received his first appoint ment in the Forest Service on July l as an assistant Forest Ranger on the Deschutes National Forest in Oregon, his home state. He was detailed to the Siuslaw National Forest in August, 1913. and work ed there as Chief of Land Classi- fication party until November, 1914, when he returned to his former position on the Deschutes. He left for Alaska in May, 1919. This was not Smiths first visit to the Territory. as he had done some placer mining in the Nazina River district during the summer of 1909.
 The first two years on the Ton eass National Forest were spent at Ketchikan and Craig. Smiths next assignment was as Forest Ranger
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
HENRY J0HANSEN IS DEAD IN HOSPITAL; WAS UNDER ARREST

OSLO, Norway, June 25.-Henry Johansen, husband of the Norwe- eian soprano Kristen Flagstad, died Tuesday in a state hospital pre- sumably from pulmonary cancer, the chief of Criminal Police an- nounced today.
 When he died Johansen still was under arrest charged with economic collaboration with the Nazis during the occupation of Norway.
 Taken ill some weeks ago while in an internment camp near Oslo, Jchansen was sent to the hospital and placed under the best possible medical care, said Labbee Lund, Chief of Criminal Police.
 Johansen denied charges at a hearing last June 27 of having made S1,500,00O from building Ger man barracks during the war and still was awaiting trial.
 Miss Flakstad had been living in southern Norway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
''kIDNApER" E MERELY FATHER
 IN CAR TROUBLE

NASHAU, N. H., June 25.-A gar- age mechanic brought about the happy solution of a "kidnaping" that touched off a tWo-state hunt yesterday
 Harold Scott reported to police that a youngster, reported snatch ed and tossed into the trunk of an automobile, was his 1l-year -old son he had placed in the compart- ment in an effort to find the source of a rattle.
 The report of two firemen that they saw a man stuff boy in the trunk of a Massachusetts car and then drive off speedily, sent Massa- chusetts and New Hampshire police and the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation into action.
 Several hours later Scott walk ed into police headquarters and said: T guess I'm your kidnaper. l Police Sgt. Bernard Mclaughlin said Scott explained that he hac placed his son in the trunk to holc down the hinges in the belief tha they were the cause of the rattle
 He was unaware that the move procedure had caused kidnal alarm until he saw the headline in the Nashau Daily Telegraph about seven hours later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26

in the CAA power barge at the Government Dock.
 Bud Fields has about one more months work on his 45-footer Fields will install Gray 121 with five to one reduction when the boat is finished t-c
 The troller Helena arrived last night from Deer Harbor for sup plies.
 The Coos Bay yacht Cygnet is due to sail for Sitka today pending arrival of additional passengers by plane. Expected are MT. and Mrs. John Hawkins of Coos Bay and Jake Hillstrom.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
BUILDING PERMITS

Permits for construction issued here during the past week by City Engineer J. L. McNamara were taken out by:
 B. E. Feero, for a. three-apart- ment addition to his property at Third and Franklin streets, esti- mated cost S6,000, Foss and Mall colm architects; J. M Creamy, for a one-room residence addition at 1724 Evergreen avenue, $350; A. G. Hammer, for a new asphalt and gravel rocf at 318-C Gastineau avenue, $100.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
ARRIVE ON BRANT

Mrs. Leonard Johnson, her sister Mrs Douglas Gray, and her two boys David and Allen. arrived yes tefday on the Brant from Seattle. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Gray are daughters of Mrs. Robert Frazer and sisters of Bunte Fraser of Douglas. Mrs Gray will visit with the family here while her husband Douglas Gray is stationed in the Aleutians as Refuge Manager for the Fish and Wildlife Service. Mrs. Johnson joins her husband and two children, Bobby and Stuart, at their family home here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-06-26
HARB0R NEWS

Magnus Hansen's Explorer was due to sail for Ketchikan today where she will acquire a new coat of paint. The Explorer will return here in five days or so before go- ing out after black cod
 V. E. Fulkersons Inga arrived from Seattle late Monday and is in the Small Boat Harbor discharg- ing freight and loading supplies She will head for the Cape Cross trolling grounds soon.
 Ben Melvin's troller, the Doris K, will go on the Harhor grid socn for new prop, after which Melvin will go trolling.
 In last night from Gustavus for freight for the Civil Aeronautics Administrations installation there was John Peterson's Emma B. Peterson expects to leave again to- night.
 Due out at midnight is Fred Frobese's new packer, Vonja D. Frobese will be gone all summer. He plans to pack in the Elfin Cove area to the Pelican Cold Storage plant He said he may possibly re- turn to Juneau on brief trips if the Pelican plant is overcrowded. E. J. Buchanan's Iamalone is waiting for a new shaft before i; heading for Elfin Cove. Buchanan said he hopes to leave this week. ! He is doing minor carpentry on the Iamalone. He plans to take his family with him.
 Reams and Lown left this morn ing for Funter Bay.
 l Due to leave in four or five days is Art Kobbivik's Dorothy Kobbi- vik said he is putting his engine together preparatory to trolling in Elfin Cove.
 ! Collie Larsen is painting the Vivian June after the halibut sea- son. Larsen will patrol for the Hawk Inlet Cannery. He hopes to leave at the end of the week. | Lester Linehan of the Juneau 1 Welding and Machine Shop has ! been making repairs on the Doug las Cannery machines prior to op- iening of the cannery sometime in
 July. The shop also is fixing the
 cooling system on the twin engines