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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-03

The City Clerks office now has new telephone directories for dis tribution to subscribers. The di- rectories were prepared by the type ing classes of the High School. and are the first in over two years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-03

The Public Library closed the 24th and will be closed again on the 3lst. Stores closed for the Eagles Tree and were open from II until l Christmas Day. Schools enjoyed a very short holiday, ses- sions being resumed Thursday morning. Pupils will have Tuesday and Wednesday off next weeks.
 A recent note from Sgt. George Woodbury, ex-officer in charge of the local ACS office here last year, stated that he was then at the Madigan General Hospital in Ta- coma, awaiting his discharge. He and Mrs. Woodbury are now living in Puyallup, Washington.
 Donald Beitinger, writing to his parents, MT. and Mrs Bill Betting CT, said that great was his surprise to run into MT. and Mrs. E. A. Rasmuson, of Skagway, on the streets of St. Paul, Minn. He was naturally delighted to meet some one from the old home town and they had wonderful visit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-03

start in the furnace room, caused, it is believed, by the furnace back firing and catching some rubbish piled too close to it. He soon had the fire under control The Elks have a nice building and have spent several thousand dollars remodel ling this past year. They lost their fine new home few years ago when it burned to the ground,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-03

First publication, Jan. l, 1947. Last publication, Jan. ', l947.
Evening star., 1947-03-04
Prey in Slippery Chase involving
3 Thomuses Is jailed 100 DAYS

One of three unrelated mer
named Thomas who participated ir
q 47-minute auto chase over the
city's icy streets last Saturday was
In jail today.
Alphonso Thomas, 20, colored, OF
the 1000 block of Ninth street NE
was the object of the pursuit. He
was sentenced to a total of 100 days
for driving while drunk and having
no permit. At the same time, he
awaits grand jury action under S.
600 bond on a charge of unauthor-
lied use OF car, also filed yesterday
in Municipal Court.
He was spotted driving, apparently
drunk, along the wrong side of New
Hampshire avenue NV, in the $500
block, by Pvt. Aston Thomas of No.
10 Precinct. The policeman gave
pursuit in Communicated taxicab.
The dash, which reached speeds
up to so miles per hour, first halted
at Georgia avenue and Longfellow
street NV. But when Pvt. Thomas
leaned into the other car to shut
off the ignition, the man suddenly
started off again. The policeman
hung onto the running board for
several blocks, finally jumping into
a snow bank as the car went into
a skid.
The officer hailed another cab,
this one operated by Ernest c.
Thomas, colored, of the 800 block of
Fifteenth street NE. The chase
went into the Northeast section
where Alphonso Thomas skidded
into snow bank at one end of the
Taylor Street Bridge. This time he
Jumped out of the car and tried
to escape on foot.
Evening star., 1947-03-04
Trial 10 Be Resumed Today
In Staying Of LaundrYman

Additional Government witnesses
were scheduled to testify today in
District Court in the first-degree
murder trial Of Lee Fook, 60-year-
old Chinese, accused of fatally stab
bing Harry Lee, alias Lee Ying Toy,
40, Chinese. last September
The victim was proprietor of a
laundry In the 4500 block of Georgia
avenue NV, 1t was said.
Witnesses placed on the stand yes
terday testified to seeing Fook chase
the victim along the street and stab
him.
.Fook Is being prosecuted by As
sistant United States Attorney Ed
ward Molenof. Attorney Woodrow E.
Faulkner represents the defendant.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff is pre-
siding.
Evening star., 1947-03-04
Of Sleek Rayon Satin!
"MovieStar" Slips
I. .95
s.

You should see how these IoveIies fit . no wrinkles
to mar the smooth line Of your moulded fashions.
The seams are guaranteed Secure" and the slip
is toiIored perfectly Of supple royon sotin with
cotton loce trimming the top. In teorose. Sizes
81 to a.
LANS1URdHg-KnH UnderpeGr-ThHd Floor
Evening star., 1947-03-04

Pvt. Thomas fired one shot, which
knocked a small tree limb down on
the fugitive's head. "He stopped
dead and threw up his hands," said
the policeman. "He thought the
branch was my shot and said, Don't
shoot me again." st
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
Watch Out Poppy!

HOUSTON, Tex. = FP) A
former n-American football
guard is out to get Sen. w. Lee
Pappy) O'Daniel Cd.
But the ex-athlete, 38-year
old Frank N. Hoffman, isn't
going to use the muscles he
developed when he played for
Notre Dame back in 1881. He's
counting on votes to knock the
fast-talking salesman for re-
action out of the political pic
ture in 1913.
Hoffman arrived here to set
up an active PAC in Dist. 81,
United Steelworkers &C 100,
which covers three states.
''The steelworkers are out to
do their own job this year.
Hoffman said. "Our aims are
to see that our members are
registered voters and to see
that they get out and vote for
candidate or their own
choice"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
7 years without the
wrong man, divorced

When she woke up on her mar
riage day seven years ago, her
husband was gone and "he never
came back" Mrs. Ann Branecki,
2006 Webster av., told Superior
Judge Joseph SABBATH in winning a
divorce last week from John F.
Branecki.
II tried looking for him. and
my friends did. too. but I never
found him." Mrs. Branecki said.
Mrs. Branecki waived alimony
and resumed her maiden. name,
Kaplek.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
Landlord fouls up
on eviction trick

Joseph Hall is a tenant who
has searched diligently, and found
one good feature of his is per
cent rent increase.
Hall, who lives at 42O8 N. Ken
more av., had been given six
months to move out on March Ii.
He came into Renters Court last
week, seeking an extension of
time.
Testimony showed the manage
ment of his building had raised
his rent Is per cent.
THAT nullifies the old order of
the court" declared N. J. Bon
ELI. by raising the rent, the
management created new tenant,
and we have no grounds for evic-
ton of the new tenant"
First organized strike in the
U. S. occurred in 1886 when Phil
adelphia printers quit their jobs
demanding a Sc weekly wage
scale.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20

1t was never intended that the
committee should defend a man
of Guzik's standing in the COM
munity," Ritman declared.
The CCLC, on behalf of Guzik,
filed damage suit against police
officials and asked for an injunc-
ton to prevent them from arrest
ing him without cause.
Police had announced that they
intended to pick up Guzik on
sight, because of widely publ
cized charges that he was head
of the old Capone gang, which
was rumored to control most
gambling within the city.
RITMAN said that he was re-
signing from the CCLC in repudi-
alton Of its action, for which he
especially criticized Ira Latimer.
executive director.
Demanding Latimer's resigna-
ton, Ritman called upon the
CCLC executive board. to force
him to quit if he refused to do SO
voluntarily.
Later in the week, however,
the board of directors voted to
uphold Latimer's action. Two dis
senting votes were cast by board
members Pearl Hart, attorney
and expert on delinquency prob
LENS, and Frank Marshall Davis,
executive editor of The Chicago
Star.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
In. formers, Iobor
plan joint oction

SIOUX CITY, Ia.-FP)-Tenta-
tive plans have been made here
to include more than 1000 active
workers in a committee for joint
political action of AFL, CLIO and
railroad unions and the Farmers
Union.
The various groups have agreed
on action to get out the vote at
the coming primary and general
elections and to increase registra-
ton of voters among workers and
farmers.
An executive board will be
elected Sept. Is at a joint meet
ing of the four groups in CLIO
hall here.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
Hughes charges horses and
horse-players are dumbells

Taking your racing you get prac
ically possess intelligence According public
shop Stymie a
ings" to $e41eoO
Sounds these mules have their bank accounts First
thing they'll be filing braketing
their with the profit grinding ndusaists and big movie
Since heavy interest in these brutes (meanng
money they fitting
them? Assault stmiethose monickers
for steeds png fat clipping Whatsa
ter with tagging P. Morgan Dillon, Read Co
Enterprise? GaIorette switch
tag to Doris Duke Babe Hutton.
ACTUALLY foolish They
win small fortunes for their wealthy Yet all they for
the persping effort the of
old halter and the old bed of hay
eyewash competitive spirit
pop-eyed they
pounding alongside another bag looking him
and making him quit You hear of horses having their spirit
busted BY defeat All eyewash sa
AS There's nothing
prove they they're They @ get out there
Sounds reasonable to me- Fl
SEVERAL years ago, DR. Reid Blair director of the New
York rated order the following
than the horse: chimpanzee gorilla
nestle dog and beaver.
bear and cat Dr. Blair ample interesting
I've got
Mere winning racing greatness
War; greatest ALL but $249465 in 81 starts
knew Big A. 3-year-old no
close beating him. genera
tons Armed, forgot
Speaking being defeat Armed
other day easily out gaoped With Pleasure charger that has
three times beaten Armed this Giving
touch With Pleasure wouldn't have
o Wars nosebag-even with pleasure
HORSES not to mention jockeys trainers owners,
unreliable for betting
merely No winning Pointing
him for another raceperhaps killing juicy
public notified il merely working out
Suckers Very II
he'd think the sucker grabbing
He'd first
99999-n it's the
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20
Civil Liberties group scored
by Ritmon for aid to Guzik

The Chicago Civil Liberties in defending
Jack Guz repued leader Crime syndicate against
by the police by B. Rian prominent
attorney CCLC chairman
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20

The food price index of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics for
July was 1867 above the index
for August 1899.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20

Nine city governments in the
U. S. are under union shop con-
tracts.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-20

"A penny saved is q penny
earned.
May be a wise wise crack.
But money spent is a les
son learned
When you send 1t in to
PAC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Godgets
Economical
Window Lock
Is Thief proof
By HiIson Munsey

Protection against sneak thieves
is necessary In city or large town.
The favorite method of small time
thieves is to enter through the win
dow because that is the most vulner-
able point in the house.
The ordinary window fastening Of
fers little protection. Against the
professional thief, there is almost
no protection, but against those who
are relatively amateurs, 1t is now
possible to protect oneself. It Is
possible to guard windows by in
stalling a new window lock that is
positive and also inexpensive. This
lock takes the place of the ordinary
window fastener. 1t consists of a
barrel lock that throws bolt into
the upper sash frame.
The upper sash is drilled with two
half-inch holes and metal caps are
screwed into these holes. The lock
itself is fastened In place of the old
window fastener and when the key
is turned, it throws half-inch bolt
into the upper sash.
A thief can cut out a section Of
the glass in the window without
much trouble or noise, but when he
tries to unscrew the lock from the
frame of the lower sash to release
the bolt, he finds that the screw
driver will not hold because the
screws with which the lock is at
tached to the frame are made so
that the screw driver will be thrown
out of the screw slot.
The screw will work when the lock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13

Il is fastened to the frame but will
not operate in the reverse position
Lawn Mower.
There Is an electrically operated
lawn mower on the market that does
away with the long, awkward cord
dragging along behind the mower.
1t is operated by batteries and will
work for several hours without re-
charging. The grass is cut with
rotary blade that will take care of
either tall or short grass.
1t trims close to the edge, under
trees, shrubs. curbs or walks. Each
outfit is supplied with a battery
charger so that the mower will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13

ready for the next lawn cutting. The
charger is plugged into any electrical
outlet and the storage battery re-
newed. The mower is equipped with
oilless bearings and puncture- proof
rubber wheels. The cutter Is ad-
Unstable to any height OF cut that is
desired.
released by Consolidated News Features,
Inc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13

Marshall Davis, president. announ-
ced today. Formerly an Ohio news
paperman. Mr.. Bauer recently was
an information specialist for the
Census Bureau.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-13
Bauer Given Press Post

Charles J. Bauer. 4704 Homer
avenue Sc, has been chosen public
relations director Of the Building
Owners and Managers Association,
Evening star., 1947-01-05

l-5-47
Evening star., 1947-01-05
G OLD p!
Continued from page nine

Then the wheat had to be sacked,
and the neighbors hauled it to Ore
gon City. From there it was barged
down to Portland, and ships hurried
it to San Francisco, where there
wasn't enough wheat - or potatoes,
or apples, or anything that could be
eaten - to feed the people pouring
into the gold fields.
ONE evening near sundown in late
September, Elvie had just finished
the chores out at the barn. The
young ones were playing down by
the creek, out of sight. Elves
mother was just setting the table
for supper when Elvie hurried in.
Nav - get the rife down! There's
a tramp coming across the swaler'
Maybe it's an Indianr' her
mother said, alarmed I'D better
get the children inr'
mo, he's no Indian - he's got
whiskers! But he's awful ragged"
Her mother went cautiously out
side and blinked toward the swale.
"Your eyes are better than mine,
Elvie. What's he doing? 1t looks
like he's crawling"
HE just fell in the ditch" Elvie
explained, laughing. There, he's
up again. Look at him stagger
along! I'll bet he's drunk"
mo, he's just weak, poor man,"
her mother said. See how he walks,
with his head hanging" She rubbed
her eyes and whispered: "Elvie!.
Then she ran past Elvie, crying out,
Jeff -. Oh, Jeff. honey - wait.
w0in III help you"
Yes, it was Jeff Clarke - home
from the gold fields as many an
other Valley man had come ragged,
stumbling and penniless. He had
been more fortunate than most, and
had also suffered greater wounds OF
body and pride. >. When he had re-
covered from his malaria down in
Sacramento and had returned to
his claim, he found that his helpers
had stripped the ground of its last
grain of gold Nobody knew how
much they had taken. To hunt for
them was useless. The gold was
already gone, scattered.
50 JEFF, his spirit broken and his
once powerful frame wasted with
fever, had exchanged the last of his
nuggets for boat passage to Port
land. He'd staggered home on foot
from Oregon City. avoiding his
neighbors He was still weak, apa-
thetic, as he told his story.
His wife listened, her eyes shin
ing. Elvie, getting the supper on.
didn't miss a word. 1t was fine to
have Paw back, but this was Maw's
chance to tell him a thing or two!
She'd waited long time.
Il haven't got any excuses to
make" Paw said heavily. I'm just
naturally failure. I had my hands
on it - we were rich, l tell you.
But it got away from me- And you
and the kids practically starving"
''Starving?" Elvie said, indig-
nantly. Il guess you haven't noticed
what I'm dishing up. Look-chicken
and dumplings! Squash. too.
You knew he was coming. l betcha"
Il knew he'd come sooner or
later" her mother said. She smooth
ed Paws matted hair away from his
Evening star., 1947-01-05

But her mother shook her head.
Don't, honey - just hope he
comes home safe and sound. Never
mind the gold
For sixty-six days Jeff Clarke and
his four companions each took one
hundred dollars a day from their
sand bar. On the sixty-seventh day
the Indians fired on them from the
rocks on the south bank, and all but
Jeff were killed. Jeff escaped into
the brush on the north bank, organ
lied a company of Oregon men and
drove the Indians into the hills.
This took three weeks, and when
Jeff came back he found his cabin
burned down, his gold stolen from
its hiding place under the ledge, and
the sand bar washed away by a
spring freshet.
The odds against him now looked
hopeless. Thousands of men were
arriving now, instead of hundreds
by wagon train across the Hum
bolt and on ships around the Horn.
But jeff worked for wages, and
bought a claim from speculator.
1t turned out to be good ground.
to the SPECTATORS annoyance, and
Jeff soon had options on six adjoin-
ing claims. By midsummer he was
employing twenty men, had his
claims paid for and had built
f1uIne to carry water to the high
ground. When he reached bedrock,
where the gold was concentrated,
his first days operations with the
new flume and rifles netted him one
hundred ounces of nuggets and dust,
or sixteen hundred dollars worth.
Three days later - overworked,
half blind with WEAKNESS - he was
stricken by raging fever. He COL
lapsed. His crew were not Oregon
men. A different fever was burning
in their veins, and there was no law
yet on the gold creeks.
They carried Jeff Clarke down to
the new town of Sacramento, and
abandoned him in a dirt-foored
river-front shack. They left him
there, delirious - and in his delir-
ium Jeff thought he had made it
back again, triumphantly, to his
homestead and family up there in
Smiling Valley. His wife was there,
and Elvie and the little ones - all
listening with wonder and delight.
We'll, l made it, honey! Look at
it - it's gold! Seventy-6ve thousand
dollars worth. Better than thou
sand a day for two months. You
never thought I'd make it, eh?"
Jeff couldn't help but laugh. 1t
had been a long haul. why, honey,
iidiiS Sudl a dCAol oAi tlLC wall. W IL
never do a lick of housework again!
The kids will never have to sweat
like we did. They'll live in marble
halls!. -" 1t was funny how weak
he was. ''Elvie - fetch your daddy
another drink of water. l dunno
why it is - I've drunk barrel of it
- and still I'm thirsty. -"
Up IN the Valley that fall, Elvie
and her mother harvested twenty
acres of wheat. Elvie and the young
ones did the threshing, and it was
fun. The way they did it was to
put the grain into an enclosure and
let the cattle in - particularly the
active young heifers. Then Elvie
Evening star., 1947-01-05

sorry for him, when he tried to make
a joke out of it,
"It's this, my dear" Nav said,
in matter-of-fact way. but Elvie
could see the big artery pulsing on
her back What did you go down
to California for?'
Why" Jeff said, squirming, Il
went after gold. And had it, too -
had it right in my hands ="
wait -. There's more gold
right here, Jeff. than you'll ever find
down on those sand bars"
"Yeah?" Paw said. ''Where'd
they find it? Over on Gales Creek?
How much is it running to the PAM"
No - listen. We bought eight
heifers while you were gone. Jeff.
And we've got four cows milking.
We've got three good horses ="
"And chickens and pigsr' Elvie
put in.
Paw said: We'll. I'll be Where'd
you get all this livestock? Who do
you owe for the horses and heifers?'
Nobody" Nav said, smoothing
back his hair. Il paid for them"
with what?''
With gold. California gold"
But doggone it," Jeff said,
"where'd you get the gold?"
From the wheat we sold. .
Listen, jeff. That's the point. Elvie
and l put in twenty acres of wheat.
We harvested eight hundred bushels.
We saved some for -four and seed
- and sold the rest for tvo dollars
and hdt-a bnsAel They paid for it
with gold that just came up from
California"
Two dollars and Paw began
to swell up like toad. That's right
- aour's four bits pound on those
gold creeks! They got to have hourr
"1Es," Nav said. Hundreds and
hundreds of tons of it! And potatoes
and apples and bacon anything
we can raiser' She was talking fast
now. like she'd got Paw almost to
shore and was afraid to let go. do
you know how much seed l saved
out? Enough for eighty acres There's
eighty acres in the big meadow all
ready to break. Don't you see:?"
Hmm" Paw said. so you and
Elvie harvested eight hundred
bushels Of wheatr'
''Of course. 1t just grows. 1t
wasn't hard to do
Wasn't hard?" Elvie said. "You
should have seen me helping Nav
into bed each nightr'
You'll get your strength back,
jeff" Nav said, and her voice was
soft. We'll soon fatten you up.
know you've got plenty of courage"
"Courage?" Paw said. He didn't
look up at Nav, but he looked at
Elvie, and Elvie was surprised. He
was proud of them! "If l run out of
courage again." he said. "I'll just
borrow from you and Elvie."
'Oh. Jeff" Nav said, and held
his head against her.
"All right, honey" Paw pulled
his feet up under him and looked
around. where are the kids?" He
sounded just like he used to. why
don't we eat instead of setting
around here talking?"
Call them now, Elvie," Nav said.
Man. look at those dumplings!'
D1uy coiI ~-I:
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Bales Sets Spirited Tempo
For Concert at Water Gate

/, In Haiti in an arrangement made by
Werner Jaegerhuber. German
refugee living in that country. Al
though feeble and i'll, Jaegerhuber
came to Mr.. Duncan'S concert In
Port au Prince and learning of his
interest in folk music sent him the
| arrangements a year later. The
primitive character Of the song Is
RETAINED In the hypnotic rhythm OF
the accompaniment to a simple but
impressive vocal line. 1t formed a
sharp contrast to Moussorgsky's
1.-THE Flea" which followed and
which brought an ovation to the
singer and heightened the program
with several encores.
The first local performance of
McKay's Suite on Ffddler's Tunes"
by the orchestra discovered another
successful attempt to place the
priceless folk music of this country
in the symphonic repertoire. The
six selected tunes, ''Wkgoneer and
Sawyer" Smoky Mountain Gal
lico Jane" Sandy Land" sail
away Lazy ana Ia n
Breeches," are happily varied and
the composer has dressed them up
just enough to give them a modern
frame. Less sophisticated than
Strauss Voices of Spring" also
programmed, and not so ornate as
the folk melodies of Enesco's "Rou-
manian Rhapsody No. l." with
which the concert ended, the suite
is worthy to stand beside these in
ternationally popular works.
Evening star., 1947-06-25
Mrs. Dun Again Heads
Chest Campaign Unit

Mrs. Angus Dun, wife of the Right
Rev. Angus Dun, Bishop of Wash
ington, has been appointed chair
man of the residential unit of