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Evening star., 1946-12-23

OTTAWA, Dec. % GP).-A Christ
mas tree caught fire today at bar
racks which had been converted into
a home for veterans and four chill
dren burned to death. Mrs. Patrick
zebigny, mother of the victims, who
ranged in age from months to G
years, was injured critically. A
branch OF the tree was reported
ignited by a nearby grill.
Evening star., 1946-12-23

Prime Minister Tsaldaris of
Greece left by train today for New
York, concluding four-day official
visit to the Capital. Aides said he
planned to leave New York tonight
on a direct flight to Athens.
Evening star., 1946-12-23
Late News
Bulletins
Winecoff Lessees Indicted

Winecoff Lessees Indicted
ATLANTA up. - A Fulton
County grand jury investigat-
ing the disastrous Winecoff
Hotel fire which claimed 119
lives, today indicted the lessees
of the hotel on three counts of
involuntary manslaughter and
accused them of operating q
'tfire trap"
Man Jumps OFF Bridge
An unidentified man who
jumped from the Highway
Bridge into the Potomac River
at 1:20 pm. today was pulled
from the water by q harbor
police boat crew. He was
rushed to Emergency Hospi-
tai in q private automobile.
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(See CHRISTMAS, A-5)
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(See SECURITY TAX, A-3D
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(See FRENCH, A-3.)
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(See ULTIMATUM, A-5.)
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Tsuiduris Ends Visit Here

(See TRADE, A-4.)
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a Die in YuIe Tree Fire

(See PORTAL, A-3.)
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tSee TRAINING, A-4.)
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(See REPUBLICANS, A-4.)
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Guide for Read ers

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1946-12-23

(See QUAKE, A-3.)
Evening star., 1946-12-23

gnited by a nearby grill
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
Community Forests
lNeW York Tim sl

In the years between the two wars the town forest
 movement was making slow but steady progress in the United States. From the time the first community forest was established in ITO in the village of New ington N H. until 194O, approximately 5000 muni- cpally owned forest tracts had been set up. rms figure includes forested areas owned by cities, towns school districts and counties report of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture CommunltJ Forests in Postwar Planning, calls attention to the multiple benefits of this needed form of conservation
 George A. Duthie of the Forest Service writes Community forests perform functions which recon mend them for a place in the planning of the pest war economy in a number of different ways. In the category of resource planning they tie in closely with crop land planning, watershed protection wild life, wase-and use and soil conservation They also have a place in social planning. The sustaining power ot small woodworking industries is demonstrated n innumerable communities"
 In certain nations of the Old World community owned forest tracts have played important role i local economies for many centuries In many European towns managed timberlands have kept tax leyies at a low level There are examples in the Uni ed States of the economic benefits of the munlclpaIy owned and administered tracts There are about B. 900 900 acres of town forest land in our nation and the number could be increased many times with resulting benefits to taxpayers. number of large cities have acquired forest lands to protect their extensive systems Of reservoirs and watersheds h future years these timberlands will have trees for harvest on a regular basis AS a nation have made progress with national and State forests It is time for a widespread growth Of forests owned by towns and cities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11

permitted with the result that many members of the Labor Party voted against the motion and mem- bers of the Opposition approved it. Among other things commission is expected to determine whether news is distorted suppressed and whether the development of chain journalism Britain is tending toward a monopolistic control of information.
 Opposition to the measure was of course, basec on assertions that it would constitute an unwar- ranted interference with freedom and that it woue be a step toward government control of the press under which the cause of public information tain to fare very badly. It inevitable that the adversares of the proposal should cite the London Daily Herald whose columns faithfully reflect the current policies of the Labor Party every questiL as an example of what would happen to the press ir general under government regulation.
 All the same, good many persons in Britain including some of the most distinguished journalists have long been alarmed about a situation that has permitted a few great mihonares most of them with active political and financial interests to gain contro of much of the entire press The nrcads of Rother mere and Kemsey into the provincial press are perhaps the major reasons fer the current disquet Similar tendencies of course have been evident for many decades in the United States but in Britain they are much farther advanced because of the concenra tion of population and the of distribution and also because of special conditions connected with capital and the shortage of newsprnt arising out of the war Tn Britain for instance, the launching Of new journals is almost impossible
 Almost all arguments for the freedom of the prses both here and in Britain, have been predicated on the doctrine that the survival of democracy IS impossible without a well informed public opinion Thus it seems matter of some importance and even urgency to determine how well or how badly the British press performing the public function that it claims for itself. However the value of the in vestigation must depend upon impartial compost
 on and the procedures that adopts An inv stiq ton conducted purely in the interest Of domestic poItlcs after the pattern of some of our Congressional in vestigations would of course be far worse than none
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
RIGHT TO STRIKE

Is the right to strike inviolate? That's the queS- ton that is due to be the most debated when the ne" Conoress assemblies next month. Pro-laborites will contend that without the strike, labor unions Will cease to exist since they would become mere social clubs Being unable to produce higher wages or other gains through the use of the strike these men will contend workers will refuse to pay their dues.
 On the other hand it is probable that the maJorlly will take the stand that private rights end when they becone public wrongs. Certainly, the strike which tied ID Pacific Coast shipping, and Alaska, for so lone was public wrong just the coal strike was public wrong.
 Under a government of law for the majority many of the citizens rights taken away when the exercise of these rights injures the majority
 And even if strikes in the key industries, burdened with the public interest are outlawed there will be nothing to prevent worker from quitting his job on his own and seeking employment elsewhere
 What is hoped for is an amendment to the Ma tional Labor Relations Act calling for compulsory arbitration without work stoppages in such key indus tries Tn this way the mediation courts could decide and both employer and empoyee would have to abide by the decision
 There is also a growing demand for legislation which would make the legal responsibility of employers to bargain as imposed in the Wagner Act, two-way affair. The employer at present risks prosecution by the MIRA If he refuses bargain, but the present law does not impose upon the unions a similar re- ouirement for collective bargaining.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11

Eaton of Cleveland have got tired of having their secret conversa- tions in room 516 of the Carlton Hotel leak out to disrespectful ra- dio commentators. One of their last strike settlement talks there fore was held in Warrenton, Va, in the very center of the fox hunting country, at the home of Eatons son-in-law.
 Cyrus Eaton, whose prosperous Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad faced financial setbacks if it ceased to carry coal, did more than any enc man to prod backstage nego- tiations in the recent coal strike. He had the private blessing of the Government, since it was Sec retary of the Interior Krug who first urged Lewis to negotiate direct with the operators Lewis at that
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Weather: High, 4e; low, 30; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11

now possessed the atomic bomb. v
 It is now possible to report ad- ditional details regarding the mys- terious reported shipment of basic atomic bomb parts to Northern England
 What was sent to England were the fashionable materials, in other words the explosive parts Of the bcmh which, when set off, cause so much damage. The British, however, were not given the bomb mechanism = the detonator device that sets the bomb off This may have been omitted because of dan ger in shipping the bombs. CThey were carried from the United States to England by air) Or the mech anism may have been omitted for other reasons.
 At any rate, without the mech aniSm the bCmb is practically use less. Ill order to explode it. cer- tain component materials must be brought together with 10000, ,00Oth of a second. This achieves the chain reaction and atomic explo- sion. So far this has been the real headache for countries hoping to make atomic bombs.
 For instance, one portion of this trigger mechanism Was deVelopet at Cornell University after repeat Ing one experiment more .han b. 900 times.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11

seams. Near Morgantown, w. Va, for instance, three seams run ln close juxtaposition - the Waynes- burg, which is near the surface, the Sewickley seam, $50 fee: below, and the Pittsburgh seam. another 90 feet below that If the Pittsburgh seam is mined ahead of the Sew ickley seam, the latter is likely to work too far down and cave into the shafts of the Pittsburgh seam. And all these seams are mined by different conflicting owners.
 While the mine operators have fought against Government regula- tion of the coal mines, John L. Lewis also has been just as ve- hement against it--eXcept in cer- tain eases where he benefited. He has favored Federal mine inspec- tion, ana in the early days of the New Deal he fathered the Guffey Coal Act which permitted coal op- erators to conspire to fix prices with the blessing of the Govern ment.
 However, when Frank Hayes was president of the United Mine Work CTS hack in the Wilson Admins tration, he urged Government regu- laticn similar to thaS now pro- posed by ex-Governor Cox. Wher Lewis succeeded Hayes, though, ont of the first things he did was tC come out against Government regu' lation.
 If Lewis had stuck by previous UNIV policy for Government regu laticn. the whole his-ory of min workers wages and welfare migh have been different
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
A-BOMBS TO ENGLAND

Several weeks ago this columnist reported that the United States had given the basic portions of the atomic bomb to England The story was immediately and vigor- ously denied
 However, as so often happens with diplomatic denials, telltale hints of the truth later leak cut; and last week in New York, Sena- tor Tom Connally made a speech in which he dropped 8 most signifi- can. disclosure. For some strange reascn what he said was buried on the inside pages of the New York Times while ether papers, as far as can be ascertained, ignored it.
 What Senator Connally said was that Canada and Great Britain
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11

sime bluntly refused to do exactly what he was doing in the recent strike.
 At earlier conversations, Eaton had not been able to win Lewis .ver to an 18-month contract nor to go below 48 hours Of pay for 10 hours Of work.
 At the Warrenton talk, however, -aton warned tnat the operators were getting tougher and were eady to fight to finish. With he Government against the min ITS. he cautioned Lewis, the chances .1 winning were getting simmer and simmer.
 Eaton also went into personali- -ies regarding the coal operators, He indicated that his fellow towns
 Ian, 1. r. Freiberger, head of the Cleveland Trust Company and trustee for the Holden Estate, which owns some of the biggest mines in the country, was dead opposed to any compromise. He also said that George Humphreys, head of the Pittsburgh Consolida- ten Coal Company, was adamant 4galnst any surrender.
 Eaten especially emphasized the tallacy of short contract, and told Lewis that the steel industry would rather take nothing than a month agreement. The cost of closing down and opening the steel mills was too great.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
BARuCH CHECKED ON TRUMAN

Following the Merry-Go-ROund's revelations about bombs to Brit ain, the American Atomic Bomb Commission Chairman, Bernard Baruch, visited the chief SoNet delegate to the Bomb Commission, Andrei Gromyko, and had a con- yersation which throws lntares -E4 light On the general veracity of diplomatic denials.
 When we started this Commits sion," Baruch said in effect, T told you that Russia would receive equal treatment, no better and no worse than any other country. 1 want you to know that I called the President and he said we haven't sent any bombs to Eng lsnd.
 HOW dc you know the President is telling the truIh?" asked GsCm- yko,
 T know" replied Baruch, be- cause I checked up on him"
 Note-Wonder what Gromyko thinks now that he has heard Sena- tor Connally's statement that Eng .ana ana Canada HON possess the atomic bomb?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
LEWIS YIELDS

EatUns logic had US effect. Lew .s finally relented. lie authorized Eaton to tell the operators he would agree to years contract and nine hours of pay fer an eight hour day. Lewis insisted he had D get the miners work-week cut down, since hours were longer i'll American mines than any place e4Se ill the world.
 Eaton agreed to relay this pro- posal to the operators; also said he would urge Ed Burke, former senator from Nebraska, and then head of the Southern Coal Pro- ducers Association, to make a deal with Lewis.
 1t was after this secret barley that Eaton persuaded Burke to make his announcement calling for a resumption of direct negotiations.
 in hls eagerness to please Lewis, however, Eaton got Burke out on a limb. Burke didn't wait until he had lined up enough of his coal operators. Thus some of the most powerful members of his group not only were opposed to any con- promise, but didn't like the fact that Burke gave the miners public encouragement by announcing that ue was ready to negotiate.
 So Burke resigned-a significant .nolcat.on of how strongly some of .uc opor&tCIs 1elJ about any con-
 lom4se to John L. Lewis.
 Note = While many operators would go along with Lewis on a wage boost, prObanly would accept 45 hours of pay for 40 hours Of work, they chiefly want an 18- .aonth contract. They are bitterly opposed to negotiating in the aCau If winter again when Lewis can 5J easily get them over barrel. COPYRIGHT. BELL sYNDlUAlE, INC l9f6)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
Daily lessons in English v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NIISUsED: Two and two is four =v TWO and two IS four is correct
 AdrSpRONOUNCEr: nk-o-ris both not Ik-o-rish
 OFTEN NlISSPEIIDD Irritable; Iridescent R. SYNONYMS Previous preceding former foregoing ante 
 WORD STUDY: a three times and it is yours Let Us increase cur vocabulary mastering Today word pertaining of the tongue in uterarc There lingual differences in her speech"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
The Washington Merry-Go-Round

fContinued from Page OneJ
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GIVE A MAGAZINE

Subscriptions now being taken by Maud Clark at Bus Depot.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
20 YEARS AGO TIE 5s?% EMPIRE
DECEMBER II, 1926

Louis James Andn his sixteenth birthday yesterday b5
 Those in the party Vincent Lenore WaCer Hee Thor Jackson Joh ndn Masie and Maxine Darby
 President of the Pioneers Alaska Igloo held last night Among other officer were John Beck Edna Haley named Pre lent Auxiliary; Addie Nfcnnon Vce-Precdent Minnie Hurley Secretary and Reindeau, Treasurer
 basektba last night the Alumni de ed the Juneau H. while in the girls gam he high schoolers for the Alumni defeating them 4 
 On the high squad Lv Ramsay Peterson J. Orme and Oe Alumni players Campen aniksela Garicl 3ndH
 pi,ls Lundstrom, A. Padameite Burke; (Aumni), D. Lundstrom trus ,ess Batle Baggen, L. Pademeister and C. Naghel
 High low
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SECRET COAL TALKS

John L. Lewis and tycoon Cyrus
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
British Press
Washington Post)

Washington Post
 The House of Commons the ether week approved the creation of Royal Commission to investigate the finance control management and ownership oi British newspapers and periodicals The measure was supported by the government but free vote" was
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-12-11
MODERN ETIQUETTE Ss ROBERTA LEE

e. which automobiles leave following church wedding? 1ttH
 bridegroom leaves first then the bridesmaids followed parents the bidroom parents relatives. last the friends.
 O. napkins be laid when setting the dinner 
 napkins square, laid each place plate O. sorority along and she doesn't invite what does she do?
 sorority sisters blind date for her
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23
Conklin Winner At Cherry Park

Avon, Conn, Sept. 22-tSpeciaD -Chet Conklin, popular midget racing pilot from Danbury won his first feature race at Cherry Park Speedway here tonight.
 It was an all Connecticut victory since Chet drives the hot V8 owned by Harry Hull of Woodbury. Art Cross Rutherford, N. J., was sec ond, Al Keller, Rochester, N. Y, third and Dee Toran the Patter- son, N. J., ace was fourth ,.s
 Ed (Dutch) Schaeffer the Floral Park, N. Y, lead foot who recent lye earned second place in a na- tional popularity poll for midget drives earned another title here tonight. Hard luck champ might will describe Schaeffer's misfortune. After earning pole position in the feature by a beautiful semi-final race Dutch's car jumped out of gear as they got away in the fea- ture. Before he could remedy the trouble he wa sone of the race.
 George Rice of Milford, Connec- ticut flash was back in his regu- lar Hagedorn car tonight but it let him down and he finished the evening in another mount in which he placed seventh in the feature.
 Art Cross now leads the point standing for the annual Fall cham pionsihp with a to+al +eI'" of 62 points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23

tuck in all flights, as follows:
 Mems Champio pionship-Jofn Gale ski; runner-up, Ed ChicoSd; beaten eight - Ed Dugals; runner up, Frank Beletez.
 Second Flight Stan SuxoSki; runner-up, Art Butman; beaten eight-Harry Brennan; runner-up, Earl Woodward.
 Third flight - Chet Janicki; run ner-up, Al Povolitis; beaten eight - Ben Thomson; runner-up, E. Krzjkosk.
 Fourth flight - Bill Phelan; rum ner-up, Harry Dery; beaten eight - Tim McMahon; runner up Dun- can Slade.
 WonenS tournament-Mrs. Bar bara Rockwell; runner-up, Miss Dorothy Gillies.
 c. c. Waterbury
 Low gross score of 90 was returned by MT. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kellogg to win the mixed-Scotch foursome tournament at the Country Club of Waterbury MT. and Mrs. Frederick R. Kellogg won first low net with 93-17-76. J. Douglas Junan won the ball sweepstakes with 72 and George Merkle had low net with his 76-6-7O. George Merkle and Dr. H. J. Stettbacher won best ball, three eights combined handicap honors with their 75-11-64, one better than the 70-5-65 scored by Tom Banta and J. Douglas Dunan.
 ScoreS % ~.
 Stroking the back nine at Water. town Golf Club with a five-under- par g, John Morse, Taft School master and former Yale golf player gained the finals at Watertown by defeating Chick" Puzak, 1 up. How ard Humphreys entered the semi finals when he upset Joe Famigli- etti in the second round, up. He will meet Al Wilson of Thomaston next Saturday. The finals will be played Sunday, the winner to re- ceive his trophy at the banquet Oct. 5.
 Robert Parsons won hard-foug1ht match on the 38th hole at the Cheshire Golf Club yesterday, to take the club championship han dicap tournament. He was awarded the match after Joseph Schiavoh of Waterbury picked up his ball on the 38th before the hole was comple ted. All-even at the end of 36, the com- petitors had agreed to end the match when either won a hole. 7
 Scores 67 at c. c. W.
 Playing the Country Club of Wa terbury course for the first time yes- terday, Mark Stuart, ranking am- ateur in the Metropolitan district, missed a chance to tie the course record of 67 when he trimmed the cup on the 18th green. His 68 was one under par. '"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23
Bigger People Changes NBA. Ring Weight Classes
Turbert Merrin1an Golf Cup Winner With N

John H. Turbert was a three-way winner at the Country Club of Wa terbury yesterday when he took the Merriman Memorial golf champion ship with "A, which made him top man in a field of 97 in the 14th annual low gross contest. In win ming the cup, Turbert unseated Ned Farley, last years champion.
 Besides winning the cup, Turbert won the ball sweepstakes with his "A and also teamed with Richard P. Crane to win the best ball, three eighths combined handicap with a 72-8-64.
 Running second to TNrbert was Frank Green of Naugatuck, who carded ".
 Tlubert's card shows he triumphed with a 34 on the second nine, after going out in 40.
 His card follows:
 Out 553 454 635-40 In .... C. 344 434 444-34-74
 Watertown
 Milton Allerton scored the third hole-in-one of the season at Wa tertown yesterday when his No. ' iron shot found the cup on the 120- yard third hole Johnny Wysoeki, club pro, and Frank Devorken had registered holes-in-one previously.
 A. B. c.
 American Brass Golf Club cham pions have been posted at Nauga-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-09-23
II . Edqes Warriors

The Warriors A. c. lost a close, hard-fought 1877 decision to the more powerful American Legion team at Manchester yesterday be- fore more than 5000 sweltering fans.
 Taking advantage of pre-ar- ranged free substitution rule, Char ley Hurlburt, former Iowa Sea Hawk back and coach of the Silk Town ag- gregation, used his many reserves to wear down an undermanned War rior squad. The heat and superior number finally showed its effects late in the second period and Man chester. taking advantage of short kick downed on the Warriors forty used seven running plays for their initial score, Majewski going over from the one-yard line. The try for the point was smeared by the To- calls line.
 Manchester scored again in the 3rd period highlighted by 8 twenty yard pass, Vineck to Paseka and an- other seventeen yard aeriel, Doggart to Paseka, good for a score. Dog gard place-kicked the extra point.
 Quick Kick
 The Warriors got their score in the 4th period after Fortin had re- turned a quick kick to his own 35. Switching to a T-formation, the Warriors attack started to roll. Fio- rucci sneaked through for a first down and D'ambrosi carried 10 yard Iannacone pass for 20 yards more for first down on the twenty Fortin, who had captured the fans imagination with his brilliant play all afternoon, then made 1t first down on the seven yard line. Plung- es by Fortin and Fiorucci carried it to the L from where L. Iannacone carried it over. Iannacone again plunged for the extra point.
 The line play of "Schnapps" Rus saway, Ray Cali and Dom Moffo, who played a full SO minutes, was outstanding for the locals while Pe- terson, Genolfi, Lavey and Vineck performed well for the Silk Town CTS.