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Evening star., 1947-12-07
President Dedicates
Park in Everglades,
Urges Conservation
Truman Denounces Raids
By Selfish Interests
At Florida Ceremony
Tert of Presidents Address, Pg. A-10
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

U. S. NAVAL BASE, KEY
WEST, Fla, Dec. 6.-President
Truman today dedicated the
vast Everglades National Park
with a plea to the Nation to
husband all natural resources
He coupled this with a denunci-
alton of those who would exploit
them for private gain.
Standing on a palm -thatched
platform on the shores of Choke
lospee Bay at the little fishing town
of Everglades City, the President
addressing an audience sprinkleo
with gaily garbed Seminole Indians
asserted that mo part of our con-
servation program can be sighted II
we want to make full use of oul
resources and have full protection
against future emergencies.
Then inveighing against raids
Of selfish interests, the President
brought applause when he departed
from his prepared text to declare
there are always plenty of hogs
who are trying to get our natural
resources for their own personal
benefit"
Uses Plane and Car.
The President travelled to the site
of the ceremony which is about sc
miles north of Key West by flying
in the Sacred Cow to Naples, which
is ITO miles north, and then driv-
ing back to Everglades City through
primitive land over a 32-mile
route.
He left Key West where he is
vacationing until $50 am. Monday
and was back here shortly after s
o'clock. On the return drive, the
President took the wheel of the sleek
red open car which the City of
Miami sent over for visiting digni-
taries, and hit a steady 60-mile pace
at the head Of the accompanying
motorcade.
The dedication ceremony which
involved transfer of the park area
to the Federal Government by the
State of Florida was marked by sur
small attendance. Officials
had been figuring on from 10000 to
10000 people, but Florida State
Police put the final count at 4,50O
which included about 1000 special
(See TRUMAN, Page A-10)
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Strife in Middle East Increases; Workers Return
MosIemLeoders Gather in Cairo To Jobs, Crisis
To Pick High Command for WorEaes in France
Both Government
And Union Leaders
Willing to Negotiate
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PARlS, Dec. 6.-France'S labol
crisis appeared on the way tt
solution tonight as the govern.
ment announced its intention o1
working out an economic policy
to give strikers partial satisfac-
tion and union leaders showed a
willingness to negotiate.
There were no new cases of i'm
portant violence, which on severa.
occasions reached proportions oil
near anarchy in several cities this
week.
Workers streamed back to their
jobs after being on strike in some
cases more than three weeks. The
flve-day token" strike of public
service employees which began yester-
day was showing only partial sue
cess. Many locals completely ignored
the call.
Negotiations Begin.
Labor Minister Daniel Mayer re-
ceived representatives of the anti
Communist labor minority, re-
portedly to begin negotiations to get
the remaining strikers back to their
jobs so government, labor and en-
ployer representatives could start
on Wage-price policy which would
be intended to last until next June
Many French and foreign OBJ
servers agreed that the Communist
dominated majority of the General
Confederation of Labor (CGT)
tacitly admitted the failure of the
nationwide strike movement when
it requested President Vincent
Auriol last night to intervene with
the government Ito create a favor
able atmosphere for negotiation"
This came just a few days after
the majority had announced that it
considered all negotiations with the
government terminated"
The French parliament completed
legislative approval early this morn
ing of a drastic strike-control law
which was Immediately sent to Mr..
Auriol for final signature and pro-
mitigation.
Approved in Eight Days.
1t took the National Assembly and
then the Council of the Republic a
few hours less than eight days to
push the legislation through over
Communist delaying tactics.
The law gave the government
strong powers to protect the right to
work of nonstrikers and punish agi-
tation for strike or sabotage OF
machinery and equipment.
Interior Minister Jules Moch told
the National Assembly last night
that law enforcement officers had
been held from using firearms even
in cases of extreme danger by strict
orders from the government.
He said, however, that too many
policemen had been killed on seri-
ously wounded in fights with strik-
ers and rioters. Henceforth, the
police had been authorized to fire
if they were unable to protect them
selves otherwise.
Mr.. Mayer announced the gov
ernment's intention of reaching
agreement with labor and employers
on an economic policy during a
speech in the Assembly this morning
Retroactive to December 1.
1.-THE government has prepared
general solution which will be ret
roactive to December /. 1t will con-
suit the great syndical and economic
organizations so that its plan, bal
ancing wages and prices will last
through the first semester of 1948, y
he said.
Mr.. Mayer said "the government
Evening star., 1947-12-07
By the Associated Press

DECATUR, Ill, Dec. ga pre-
viously unpublished photograph Of
Abraham Lincoln has been found
in Decatur and authenticated by
three prominent Lincoln scholars.
The picture, owed by the daughter
of the photographer who took it in
1860, has been given to the Decatur
public library.
Jay Monaghan Of Springfield, Illi-
nois state historian, said his office
has authenticated the photograph
and that to his knowledge 1t has
never been reproduced.
In Chicago, Ralph Newman, head
of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop,
examined a print of the photograph
and said, "it's new all right.
Carl Sandburg, poet and eminent
Lincoln historian, said, II this
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Chest Leaders Warn
Campaign Failure Will
Affect Entire Area
Agencies May Foee Year
Of Skimpine as Fund
Logs 1870 Short Of Goal

A year of turning away people
who need help, overworked
stats and general skimping and
scraping is in prospect for 1875
welfare agencies in the Wash
ington area if the 1948 Com
munity Chest Federation cam
paign fails.
Not just a few people, but every
resident of the National Capital
area will feel the effect of this fail
ure to meet community problems, u
the campaign executive committee
warned last night.
The drive, which closes next
Thursday, so far has produced only
TILL per cent of the $3,900,0 900 goal.
The Juanita kaufman Nye Coun-
Gil House already has had to dis
continue free milk for children.
The building itself is in need of re-
pairs which won't be made if its
budget is pared to the bone again
next year, workers said.
A Nurses on STAN.
There now are only "A nurses on
the staff of the Instructive Visiting
Nurse Society, despite the large
increase in population in this area
since before the war, when the
agency had IS nurses.
Each nurse cares for eight to 10
patients day. They work over
time and are paid less than public
health nurses.
If the campaign fails this year,
as it did last year, the nurses will be
able to visit fewer of the elder iy
people living in lonely and isolated
rooming houses when they are i'll
and unable 20 pay private nurses,
the society said.
Patients suffering from cancer,
heart disease and diabetes will get
/1TTY1csTT a
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Aid Bill Faces NewCut
In House, but Backers
Look for Senate Help
Changes Will Be Subject
To Conferees' Accord;
Initiation Action Near
By J. A. O'IeoN

The $59O,OOO,OOO House version
of the stopgap foreign aid bill
may undergo further cuts in
that chamber this week, but
friends of the measure are
counting on the Senate to sus-
tain most of the original pro-
gram.
The Senate allowed all the $597,-
100000 deemed necessary by the
administration to prevent hard
ship in France, Italy and Austria
this winter, and thereby check the
spread of Communism in these
countries.
Whatever changes the House
makes will be subject to final ad-
justment by Senate and House con-
ferees, and therein lies the hope
of hackers of the bill for ultimate
victory.
The House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee already has cut the total
to 100000. and directed that
s6O000,O00 go to China. This, in
effect, took $67,OO0,O0O off the
amount available for France, Italy
and Austria, since China was not
covered by the Senate measure.
Initiation Plan May Be Revealed.
Developments this week also may
reveal how the Republican leaders
in Congress plan to meet the home
front cost-of living problem, which
President Truman placed on their
doorstep when the special session
convened.
The first move to curb imitation
probably will take the form Of
amendments to the stopgap aid bill
to place some price ceiling on Gov
ernment purchases for shipment
abroad. These amendments spring
from feeling on the Republican
side that such purchases will ag-
gravate the inflationary trend.
This is only one phase Of the in
fation problem, however, and Re
publican leaders of both houses this
week will try to draw up their own
approach to the domestic price sit
uation, as an answer to the 10-point
plan Mr.. Truman submitted In his
message.
Opposition Strength Admitted.
Some administration supporters
of the stopgap aid bill admitted last
night that House opponents may
muster enough votes to make fur
ther slash in the amount available
for Western Europe These same
sources were confident, however,
that if the Senate takes firm stand
in conference, the bill that finally
goes to President Truman's desk
will not be much below the original
estimate for Western Europe.
The fight over the interim aid
program will come to head quickly
this week, with these developments:
l. The House begins at noon to-
morrow voting on wide variety of
proposed amendments, of which the
amount of money is only one.
2. The House Appropriations Com
mittee begins closed hearings at 10
am. tomorrow to decide how much
it will recommend be spent on the
foreign aid program.
The pending bill is merely an au-
(See FOREIGN AID, Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Finnish Communists
Lose q Council Seuts
By the Associated Press

HELSINKI, Dec. 6.-Complete re-
turns from % of the largest Finnish
cities showed tonight that the Com
munist dominated Popular Demo-
crat Party had lost % seats in city
councils in this weeks municipal
elections.
In these cities, not including Hell
sinki, the Social Democrats showed
a gain of % seats while the three
rightest Conservative Rally,
Progressive Party and the Swedish
Peoples Party-gained 13. Some city
councils have been enlarged since
the last elections
Evening star., 1947-12-07
ChevuIier Goes to Coast; j.;
Is Billed for 1885 Tuxes
By the Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.-Mau-
rice Chevalier, the singing French
man, returned to California after IL
years and promptly was asked for
s2O,918 for his 1885 State income
tax.
Mr.. Chevalier explained he had
returned to France that year after
making motion pictures in Holly
wood, and he didn't realize he owed
q tax.
He paid with the remark: Il can
not complain. California has been
good to me-"
Evening star., 1947-12-07

mitted as a delegate by a voict
vote. Relatively few noes were
heard.
The action took the form of ap.
proval of q recommendation by the
Committee on Membership and Gre.
lSee FEDERATION, Page A-6.l
Evening star., 1947-12-07
Featured Today
The annual Christmas

The annual Christmas Book
Section, % pages of tabloid
guidance to the 1947 literary
crop, appears in The Sunday
Star today.
Also in today's paper is a
new weekly feature, CamsrS
Angles, appearing in the B
Section, and a bigger than
usual Resort and Travel Sec
ton to help in planning VIM
ter vacations.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

(See BUTLER, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1947-12-07

(See CHEST, Page A-8D
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(See FRANCE, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1947-12-07

(See PALESTINE. Page ABB
Evening star., 1947-12-07

Mostly sunny, highest temperature near
50 degrees today Increasing cloudiness.
warmer. low above freezing tonight. Mostly
cloudy and mild, followed by rain tomorrow.
Evening star., 1947-12-07

(See FEDERATION, Page A-6)
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(see TRUMAN, Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1947-12-07

(See HOME RULE, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1947-12-07

(see HENRY. Page A-so
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-14

An elaborate program has been
prepared which will bring to the
"Athens of the South" Zionist
leaders from the national arena,
in addition to those who reside in
the region. The cavalcade of Wis
iting notables will be headed by
Rabbi Irving Miller, a key figure
in the American Zionist movement
and member of the Inner Actions
Commute of the World Zionist
Congress. Rabbi Miller who, at
present holds the position of Chair
man of the z. 0. A. Administrative
Committee, is noted Hebrew edu-
Gator and brilliant orator. Others
who will attend are: Mendel Selig,
chairman of the American Zionist
Fund and Manuel Posy, executive
director of the Fund; DR.. Shlomo
Bardin, director of the American
Zionist Youth Commission; Harold
Jaffer of the Jewish Agency for
Palestine and Mendel N. Fisher,
executive director of the Jewish
National Fund of America.
The conference will be officially
opened on Saturday night, No
vember 18th. At that time Presi-
dent Abe BerkOwitz of Birming-
ham will deliver his annual mes
sage and all reports will be rend-
cred.
Of special interest will be the
political session, which will feature
a forum on the situation both in
the United States and in Palestine.
Participating will be three South
erners who have but recently Wis
tied Palestine and who are well
qualified to interpret the social,
economic and political conditions
in the country. They are Mortimer
May of Nashville, who returned
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from an extended trip to Europe
and the Holy Land two weeks ago;
Michael Adilman of Savannah,
who spent six weeks in Palestine
during the summer; and S. P. Ben
amy of Atlanta, who also surveyed
the situation on the spot earlier
this year. Abe D. Waldauer,
prominent Memphis attorney and
civic leader, will Summarize the
meaningful events which transpir-
ed in recent weeks at Flushing
Meadows and Lake Success.
The neighboring Southwest and
Seaboard Regions of the Zionist
Organization of America will be
represented by their presidents,
Sidney Herold of Shreveport, La,
and Joseph w. SpectOr of Balti-
more, Md. Also attending will be
julius C. Livingston of Tulsa,
Okla, a prominent Zionist leader
in the Midwest.
In addition to the survey of pol
itical events the conference agenda
includes such important items as
plans for the pending region-wide
membership campaign, adoption Of
quotas for the American Zionist
Fund and regional youth work.
The campaign to raise monies for
the Southern Brandeis Camp in
the Smoky Mountains will be
keynoted at breakfast to be pre-
sided over by Shepard Broad,
chairman of the site committee.
Prominent members of the Nash
vile Section of the American
Christian Palestine Committee will
join in the deliberations on public
relations activity in the area.
The Jewish National Fund ses-
sion will mark the completion of
the Ike AbelsOn Forest of ten
thousand trees, which have been
planted in Palestine in honor of
Mr.. AbelsOn, outstanding Birming-
ham leader, by the Southeastern
Zionist Region.
Election of new officers will
take place at the closing business
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session on Monday afternoon, No
vember 18th.
Special features of the fOur-day
cOnclave are the religious and Gull
turaI events that have been plan
ned by the Nashville community.
Services on Friday night, NOvem-
Der 18th, will be dedicated to the
conference. On Sunday afternoon,
the local Hadassah chapter will
stage an interesting Oneg Shabbat,
and the famous interpretive dance
team of DelakOva and Berk will
perform on Monday evening, No
vember 18th. A banquet, with
Rabbi Irving Miller as the prin-
cipal speaker, will be held at the
Y. M. HI. A. on Sunday evening,
November 18th. Throughout the
conference, Nashville youth groups
will furnish a background of Pal
estinian singing and dancing.
Maurice Davis and Maury Low
enthal are co-chairmen in charge
of arrangements, in cooperation
with Henry Kantor, president of
the Nashville Zionist District.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1947-11-14
LOCAL ORDER
SPONSORS SPEAKER

Mr.. Abraham Jenofsky, Execu-
tive Secretary of the American
Birobidjan Committee, co-Editor
of the monthly magazine,
"NAILEBN" New Life), publ
cist and lecturer, will speak on
the topic: "The New Stage in the
Development of Birobidjan as a
Jewish State, with illustrations
by a Birobidjan Lantern Slide
Showing, on November goth at
$3.50 P. NJ, at the Community
Council Hall, 21212 West Forsyth
Street.
He is an authority on world
affairs, Jewish problems and the
history and development of the
Jewish Autonomous Region-BI-
ROBIDJAN.
Mr.. Jenofsky is a National Vice
President of the Union of Amerl-
can Jews of Ukranian Descent.
and is a leader in the cultural and
civic life of our country.
His appearance is under the
auspices of the Jewish Peoples
Fraternal Order.
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Southeastern MOniStS Observe Tenth
Anniversary at Regional Meet Nov. A to L

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27

in favor of the bill. Joy Is Confused
 L. F Joy, Fairbanks Republican, said that the whole matter is be- coming confusing to him. The An chorage convention, he said, adopt ed a platform which included the creating of the office of Admins trator General. yet yesterday some of the Republicans who subscribed to that platform voted against a bill designed to do just that. Several Democrat members of the House said that they had no inter- est in the passage of the bill, which was largely to clear up a squabble within the Republican party.
 Rep Harry Newell, Ketchikan Democrat, however, took a stand for the bill.
 Small Voice n government
 We in Alaska do not have the opportunity to vote for the Presi- dent of our country" Newell said. We not only cannot vote for the President, we cannot even vote for the man that our party c%ires to place in nomination for that office, under the present system. This is just another example of the lack of voice which we must tol- crate when it comes to national affairs.
 The bill before us is enc which would give us voice, admittedly very small voice, in these affairs, and as I see it, it is better to have very small voice in the wilderness than none whatever. I intend to vote for the bill.'
 1 Johnson Closes Debate
 Rep. Maurice Johnson, as author of the bill, closed the debate on it.
 Our constitution gives us the right to vote-which shall not be abridged and this is one of the basic principles upon which our government is built. Voting for the National Committeeman and other party officials is just as much a right as voting for the auditor and treasurer and other Territorial of- { ficials.
 We had this right from 1917 un- til 1883, when it was taken away by a change of administration. Passing this bill is just one more step to- ward statehood and 1t would ap- i pear that the opponents of the bill have no faith in the voters of AL 1 aska
 "As it is at present, one man can and does control all of the Repub- lican party machinery. He gives the orders. I saw him yesterday in the halls here, giving his orders.
 No Use Talking T know that there is little use of my talking-the bill is going to be voted down. And tonight, when that is done, those who seek to kill it will meet together and they will say:
 How're we doin, Boss?"
 And he will answer, Well done, my good and faithful servants, Then they will have a good laugh at my expense"
 But when this session is over I can go home and tell the voters at least that believed in the things l voted for. will explain how l tried to give them voice in choosing their political leaders, and l will tell them how this body would not let me. And think that I will have ] just as much chance of coming back to this three ring animated circus next year as any other mem Der of the House"
 The rcll call on passage of the bill was as follows:
 Yeas, 10 - D. Anderson, Coble, Egan. M. Johnson, Joy, Laws, Meath, Newell, Ost, Vukovich.
 Nays, l4-Almquist, E. Anderson, Barnett, Engstrom, Garnick, Hope, Hopes, Huntley, F. Johnson, Mc- Cutcheon, Nolan, Pollard, Snider, Gill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27
IN FAVOR DEWEY
 pRESIDENT

T propose to actively support the nomination of Governor Thomas E. Dewey for President of the United States Henry A. Ben son, Territorial Commissioner of Labor and Secretary of the Re- publican Central Committee of Alaska, said here today.
 Labor Commissioner Benson cslled attention to several Repub- lican meetings that are to be held next month and said that he hopes other members of the Central Committee will join in his sup port of Dewey.
 Governor Dewey's sound and progressive administration of the State of New York established a pattern for all state governments, . Benson said. He has proved that it is possible to adopt sound fiscal policies and at the same time to provide expanded government ser vices for the public welfare.
 T am convinced that the wei fare of the territory requires that Alaskans participate in the activ- ity for his nomination and cleo ton and that our delegation be instructed for Governor Dewey"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27
JOE JOHNSTON E BACK FROM BUYING TRIP TO EAST, SOUTH

Joe Johnston, of the Thomas Hardware Store has returned to Juneau after a months buying trip to the states with Mrs. John ston. Travelling first to Minneapolis and St. Louis, MT Johnston re- ported that the cold spell they had missed by leaving Juneau caught up with them.
 From the Middle West, they came out to Los Angeles and re- mained briefly in each Pacific Coast city. MT. Johnston spoke of attending several merchandise marts on the coast, at which he saw many new products due to come onto the markets soon.
 The general economic outlook on the Pacific coast. observed John ston, seems rosy. There is consider able new building activity every where. He found a great deal of interest in Alaska as an actual country with people living in it., the kind of place lot of folks would like to visit someday. A new awareness is developing 'of the fact that Alaska is not all ice and snow, he said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27
FROM SEATTLE

Rex Fox of Seattle is in the city and registered as a guest at the Juneau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27
FRED GREYS0N, WIFE
 LOCATE IN VI(k5BURG

Fred Greyson, formerly a mem- Der of the U. s. Coast Guard in Juneau is now happily settled in his former home in Vicksburg, Mis- sissippi. He and his wife, the for mer Marie Hoffman, a nurse for sometime at the government hos pital in Juneau, wish to be re- membered to their many friends. This is according to a statement by Mrs. Bess Winn of this city who visited the young couple briefly on her recent trip to the states.
 Greyson has a position with the Engineering Department of the U. s. Waterways Experiment Station in Vickshurg. The station is an agency of the War Department and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-27
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
sLEE REvIsITs BIRTHPLACE

SLEE REVISITS BIRTHPLACE
 Jack Slee, born in Treadwell about 35 years ago, living here and attending school at the Treadwell schools until the age of nine, re- turned after 25 years residence in Canada to revisit his birthplace and possibly remake his home here.
 His parents, now both deceased, will be remembered by some of the oldtimers on the Channel. His fa- ther was miner.
 Jack is married and has three girls, the youngest 10 months. His family is presently in eastern On- tario but will join him here soon, it is planned, as he already has secured employment at the USED Port in Juneau. He is a house guest of MT and Mrs. Jack War ner.