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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02
FRANK C. J0HNS0N
 IS cop CANDIDATE
 FOR LEGISLATURE
Marqaref E. White. EIfon Enqsfrom Give Joint En-
 dorsement, Approval

Margaret F. White. Republican National Committeewoman for Alaska. and Elton Engstrom, Chair man. today gave their joint en- dcrsement to the candidacy oi Frank G. Johnson for Representa- tive to the Alaska Legislature at the special election to be held H the First Division on January 2O to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Frank Price
 The statement issued states that Frank c. Johnson is a Republican and that the seat vacant is q Re- publican seat. The voters having elected a Republican, it is natural this vacancy should be filled by that party and from out of the larger cities in fair play as Juneau new has five seats ill the Alaska Legislature.
 Johnson is well qualified, a grad uate of the University of oregon. has a Doctors Decree, and follows fishing During the war he worked in shiphmlding plants. Johnson is from Rake
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02
pNA MAKES FLIGHT
 10 WEST ON TUESDAY

Pacific Northern Airlines com pleted the regular round trip flight between Anchorage and Juneau and waypoints on Tuesday
 The turn-around flight was made by a plane under command of Capt. Joe Morris, First Officer Ed Thor ton and Stewardess Louise Leitner, and carried the following persons:
 Anchorage to Juneau: Paul Wal den, Don Morrison, c. P Neven- hein, R. E Meyer, Edgar Wells F. H. Tatro, Lucy Haniside
 Fay Middleton, Dick Tapley, Dor othy Cole, Fred Cole, B. J. Logan, H Burch. Mrs. H. Burch, L. Taylor.
 Juneau to Cordova: Walter and Elizabeth Hodges, Lewis Decker.
 Juneau to Anchorage. Thorvald Jensen, Mrs. A. B. Hayes, H Vim cent
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02
REWARD SJM E BEING
 RAlSED, CARLSON tASE

A group O. Juneau merchants have already subscribed $50 as a reward for any information leading to the finding or whereabouts of David Carlson, who has been miss ing for approximately two weeks
 Any information should be giv- en to the Juneau Police Depart ment
 The firms making up the reward are Fred fleming, Sewing Basket Sanitary Meat Co.,, B. M Behrends Bank, First National Bank, Bar anof Hotel, Jack Kristan and S & T. Men and Boys Shop.
 Any other contributions may be made to Angelo Astone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02
PRIVATE GAQiSTENSEN
 NOW HOME TOR VISIT

Private Dick Christenson popular and wellkuoWn Juneau boy, arrived, in Juneau New Years Day for a brief visit with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Robert Christensen. Private Christensen is in the Regular Army and is stationed at Anchorage. He reports that he likes the army fine. but misses all his friends here at Juneau. He will be home until Sunday. and would like to see all his many friends before returning 10 .Army life"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02
PRINCESS MORAN E
 NOW ON WAY SOUTH

Princess Norah arrived in Juneau southbound from Skagway at g o'clock this morning. and sailed at 10 o'clock. Passengers disembark- ing here from Skagway were Mir and Mrs. J. Pageler and child MT and Mrs. r. Reams and child, Mrs E. F'uess.
 pr. M. M, Vansandt, John Heid- elberger. D. Balmat. Mrs. R Beemys. A. R. Hinery MT and Mrs. o. Englebertson, E. Brand c. J. Smith, Bob Lee Mary Weath- erby MT. and Mrs. J Webb, c. Ed gar Gallant, George Towle Mary Meehan and Hazel Ivy.
 Bound for Vancouver and Seattle on the Princess Norah were the following passengers from Juneau: MT and Mrs. Don Cushing, B. Cooke, J. RysSad P Watts, MT. and Mrs. R Martin and daughter sharon. J. E. Shaw H. Gregorson, E Hanlord, P. Koskela E. Will jams. s. Palmer.
 r. Wathion, Ann Coleman, M. Williams. Mrs. Selma Maxi. MT. and Mrs. R. E. Robertson, Sister Mary Alena. Sister Mary Alfreda, F W. 9ynes, A. Wilen, r Chambers. R. Jackson. MT and Mrs. J. Stone end baby Southau, MT and Mrs. R. Lilly R. Danielson. P. OMalley, P. Meehan, E. OBrien, MT and Mrs. D. Jackola. Peter Bond, C. R. May nard. Fred Prouty and Miriam TIoutman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02
ALhSNA COASTAL AIRLINES FLIES B
 ON WEDNESDAY,

Alaska Coastal Airlinos made one flight yesterday to Sitka and Hoonah, carrying l3 passengers. Flown to Sitka were ElWood and Mary Brennan. R. Andrews and Major and Mrs. Reintothe.
 MT. and Mrs E. B. Fisher and Harold c. Jones flew to Hoonah. The return trip brought Dr D. D. Marquardt MT and Mrs. Keith Wndes. Ted Scott and II Law renee from Sitka to Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02

the plan to be proposed by Bow man will be given in the pastors report.
 Co-hostesses for the meeting to- night will be Mrs Mona Orme and Mrs Jeanette Gould All members and friends of the Society are urged to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-02

In Milwaukee. Wis, last night, Cecil Hudson. 155, Los Angeles, out pointed Dave Clark 157 Gin cinnah in a Hereunder
Evening star., 1947-07-11
Deliberate Effort Seen Made to Create
Confusion Misunderstanding About Oil

could have been made available If
we had been able to get at 1t. But
we couldn't. That excess capacity is
still there. We do need steel castings
and other equipment to bring 1t up
and refine and transport it. This
oil ought to be made available just
as soon as possible. But also, we
ought to face the fact that this is
the only remaining supply of known
crude oil In the country that is not
pow being used. please note that
1 carefully use the expression known
supply. I know as well as any one
else that there may be great undis-
covered pools of oil. But undiscov-
cred oil is only hypothetical oil, and
hypothetical oil can be refined only
into hypothetical gasoline which
would be capable Of running only
hypothetical automobiles,
It is estimated that some zoo, 900
barrels or more q day of crude oil
could be added to our available
supplies in the Texas Panhandle, If
we had the steel necessary to bring
it out of the ground and refine it.
Let us call 1t, 225, 900 barrels just to
be generous. Since we are now pro-
ducing in excess of 5000 900 barrels a
day, estimated production in the
Panhandle would add about 4 per
cent to our total production. That is
all. At the rate that demand is in
creasing, 4 per cent more oil could
be dropped into the Nations eye
without causing any disturbance at
all. And this is all that Is in sight.
The sooner the people awake to
the fact that our domestic known
oil reserves today are not enough to
supply domestic needs, the better off
we will be. Again insist that it is
already past time for the Congress to
do something about petroleum, both
domestically and internationally.
(copyright. 1947)
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they will learn things Of practical
value.
For example, there will be a prize
for the man with thinning hair
who comes up with the hair-do
which best covers up his bald spot
Many of us have arrived at the
point where to comb our hair the
way we did Is or 20 years ago Is
TO give us the. appearance OF a
brand-new baseball at the start OF
the game. Let me comb my hair
as I did when Mr.. Hoover was
President, and you can almost read
Ford Frick's signature on my nog-
gin.
Judged by Smiles.
A big gold cup will be given
tthat is If some local jeweler will
play the sucker at my show. as
he usually does) to the overweight
woman who looks best in founda-
ton garment. Entrants will be
judged on the sincerity of their
smiles when they sit down amidst
the whalebones and stays and UNI
brella ribs. as well as how long
they keep the things on after get
ting back home. OF course, hus-
bands will be trusted to furnish this
latter information.
There will be class for men
between 40 and 60, standing In
rumpled pajamas, barefooted, shay
ing.
There will be a class for women
between the same ages who look
as they do when they sneak away
from the hairdresser' without hav-
ing their recently set hair combeu
out.
There will also be q class Tor
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These pictures Henry MeLsnsrs.
bring little unhappiness to the aver
age American man or woman. The
same is true of the contests them
selves, because q good 80 per cent
of the people who attend beauty
contests and fashion shows were SO
designed by nature that they would
look much better in q suit of armor
than In a dab of lastex or rayon
the size of postage stamp.
Despair to Onlookers.
Too. the average age of the con-
testants in these epidermis parades
is between 16 and "a, and that is
not the average age of the people
who watch them. Furthermore, the
measurements of the winners and
runners-up bring only despair t6
the onlookers. It is asking toe
much Of a woman with AZ waist te
thrill with pleasure at the sight
of a girl whose waist could be en-.
circled with an embroidery hoop
And how do you think a man with
a 35-inch chest (expandeO feels
when he gazes on fellow creature
whose chest designs were chosen
from the blueprint OF q Goodyear
blimp?
Come next Thursday, at 2 pm.
on my front lawn, am going tt
hold the first sensible beauty
show. Only those who were OLD
enough to vote when Mr.. Roosevelt
ran for the first time in 1882 viii
be allowed to enter. Spectators
will not only enjoy The show, but
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TheGreatG GameofP0litiCS
Lack of Informed Public Opinion in i. S.
Nav Cause Marshall Plan to Falter

population approximately ioo,-
o00), 451a per cent did not know
the name of the city manager
equivalent to mayor, though his
name (Arlen T. st. Louis) appears
in the local papers on the average
of at least once each day. Mention
of his last name alone was accepted
as 4 correct answer.
Second, it was revealed that n per
cent of the citizens over Al did not
know in what ward they lived
though in order to. vote one must
know not only the ward but also the
district 's" '7 g. -
Third, it was revealed that Al per
cent did not know who, was their
representative In Congress, though
the name Of the present House
member, Bernard w. Kearney
figures prominently and almost daily
In the press and on the radio.
Fourth, 1t was revealed that SO
per cent Of the citizens did not
know who makes the laws for the
city, although the City Council Axes
the tax rate, spends their money
and every two weeks enacts legisla-
tion which is prominently reported
in the newspapers. Fifty-seven per
cent of the citizens would not want
their sons Gf they had one) to
enter politics, and ~ per cent did
not believe 1t possible for 4 man
to be in politics and remain honest.
Inertia Must End.
Here, In a city, certainly average
so far as the character and inteni-
gence of its citizens are concerned
a conscientious poll shows approx
imately 50 per cent either unin.
formed or misinformed about theiI
local civic affairs and conditions
Logically, Of course. they would be
even more ignorant Of national
affairs, and vastly more ignorant
Of, and indifferent to, international
affairs.
When nearly so per cent do moi
know the name of the mayor o1
their own town, a. per cent are un.
able to tell the ward in which they
live and ~ per cent do not know
the name of their Representative ir
Congress. 1t Is not difficult to believe
in the accuracy of that estimate
Of 500 with an Intelligent, informed
and sustained" interest in foreign
affairs.
Considering these facts-and they
are facts-it Is easy to understand
the plaintive nature Of the query
of the usually optimistic Mr.. Stokes
How are we going to get them to &C.
cept his premise about Our obliga.
tions and leadership? Heaven only
knows. But one thing is certain-it
will be hard to do before fall. unless
something happens pretty soon tt
jar us out Of our inertia or someone
puts on a show that will really thrill
what Samuel g. Blythe Tin his day
the greatest of all national politi.
cal reporters) in an irritated mo.
ment called the great rancid Amer.
ican people" Somehow they mus
be aroused and informed-and there
is not much time to bring this about
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women of all ages who do their
own hair, and walk around in
bobby pins and curriers'.
' In case you are interested In
entering my show, please rush me
q picture. II you're a woman. I
don't want that picture your hus-
band carries around In his wallet.
That's the one you like best. I
want one that really looks like you,
If you're a man. don't send ne
the one that your wife keeps on
the mantel. Even money. some poor
soul spent two hours retouching it.
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less, Affirmative action depends to 9
large extent on the understanding
and feeling of the American people
in brief. upon an aroused ano
informed public opinion. At thi.
time the people are neither informed
nor aroused.
Conceding it vital to both arouse
and inform them, one Of the ablest
of our truly liberal" columnists
Thomas l.. Stokes-who always has
had IAN abiding faith in the funda'
mental intelligence Of the American
people" wistfully asks
How are we going to get them tt
grasp the situation and see theil
part in it?"
It is a trenchant and pointed
question, and Mr.. Stokes by M
means has the answer when HI
expresses the hope that the people
will accept the premise that "oul
Nation today is the leader. that WI
are the banker. the mill owner, th'
farmer. the broker Of disorderee
world"
All But Impossible.
Mr.. Stokes admits 1t is not cas-,
to bring about the change of atti.
tude necessary to accept this pre-
mise. In this he displays a gift fol
understatement. 1t not only is no
easy to bring about such a chang
but, barring some dramatic de-
velopment to jar che public out O.
its lethargy. it is all but impossible
Some years ago Sir Willmot
Lewis, Washington correspondent o.
the London Times and profoune
student of American public opinion
made the statement that. leaving
out Washington, where the diplo
mats, Government officials ane
specialized journalists are concen'
trated, there are not in the whole
United States 500 men who have ar
intelligent, informed and sustained
interest in foreign affairs"
That seems ridiculously small
number, but when one analyses i
in reference to his own city o.
town-particularly bearing in snine
that word observation-disclosures mer
will agree that 500 is not far from
an accurate estimate.
An equally depressing report OF
the difficulties Of getting the people
as a whole interested and informed
concerning any public issue is pre-
sented in a survey recently made b!
the Schenectady IN. " Gazette
directed by Jack Dumas, its Cit!
Hall reporter. Carefully prepared
questions were asked OF q scien
tifically compiled list OF working
men, housewives. white-collar work
ers, business and professional men
Ignorance Displayed.
As a result, it was revealed, first
that in the town OF Schenectady
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This Changing World
History Is Seen Repeating Itself
InU. S. Stand on Oil Sent Russia

might have far-reaching diplomatic
repercussions.
! According to oficial reports from
the u. 8. 8. r., oil production In the
Soviet Union has considerably in
creased In the last II months. Rus
sian reports indicate that it even
exceeds prewar production. Hence,
the, export of American oil can
make no difference to Soviet indus
tries, which have 1T their disposal
large oil centers inside Russia. to
say nothing Of the oil fields which
the Soviet controls In Romania,
Austria and Poland.
But what Is important is Russia's
need to import oil into Siberia,
where there are no known petro-
leum deposits. In that part Of the
empire Russia Is reliably reported
to be constructing important mill
tary establishments. It was dis
closed to . number Of Senators, At
4 secret briehng last month, that
information had been received that
a number OF military air stations
are being built In Siberia. while .
large number of Soviet submarines
are patrolling OF the American Pa
cific coast. The latter would ex-
plain the need for oil for Diesel en-
gines.
Purchases Negligible.
The Soviet has been purchasing
negligible" quantity of oil from
this country, Mr.. Foster maintained.
The Acting Secretary Of Commerce
estimated Russian purchases in the
first half of 1s47 1T 100000 barrels.
This, he added, Is not q dispropor-
tionate part Of the total world con-
sumption.
But the situation justifies a GER
tain amount of concern when one
bears in mind that the oil was
shipped from the West Coast for
consumption in Siberia and, In all
likelihood, as the Senators were in
formed, is being used exclusively for
military and naval purposes.
The shipment Of 10000 barrels
to Russia for her industries would
be q drop in the bucket. But the
sale of such q quantity for use ex-
clusively in Siberia, could be OF
real assistance to the Russian armed
fds ICES. This might explain Mr..
Fosters alarming suggestion that an
embargo might create diplomatic
friction with Moscow.
In spite Of all entreaties Russia
has turned down the Marshall plan,
which might have given her many
times 730, 1000 barrels Of oil. Yet,
presumably on advice from the State
Department, the Commerce Official
suggests diplomatic complications.
Evening star., 1947-07-11

japan. members Csnssanans Afswh.
of Congress made direct represent
tations to Secretary of State Hull
TO stop consignments. He told
them an embargo would invite
serious friction with Japan.
When Senator Gillette OF Iowa
called on the Secretary Of State
with the suggestion to introduce =
resolution to prohibit further ex-
portation of war materials. Mr.. Hull
became disturbed and warned the
Iowan: Senator, I must ask you
to refrain from such an action.
You will rock the ship Of state"
Hulrs Words Recalled.
Mr.. Hull pointed out that the
japanese would consider as cause
of war any interference with their
normal trade with the United States.
Our relations with Japan were
strained, Mr.. Hull told Senator Gill
lette confidentially, but there was
still hope that by careful handling
and patience difficulties could be
Strengthened out, If this country
did not give the warmongers in
Tokyo cause to 60 on = rampage.
The resolution was never pre-
sented. We continued to do normal
business with Japan and our gaso-
line-converted into high octane
fuel in Japanese plants-and our
scrap iron were returned to Ameri-
can soldiers and sailors at Pearl
Harbor, Guadalcanal, Two Jima and
other battle sites in the Pacific.
Wednesday Mr.. Foster said pub
licly what Mr.. Hull had said oil
the record to Senator Gillette. He
stated that an abrupt halt to oil
shipments now would create 'chaos
in the economies of friendly powers"
and suggested that such An action
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gard and hence
to violate delib-
erately tn os E
provisions Of the
Taft-Hartley law
which prohibits
u n | ms from
making "expen-
ditures" in con-
n e c tion with
elections and po-
little al cam
paigns. It says:
I'VE DIV e
that, in connec-
ton with either
O caucus, con-
,,>~t;an ~r{u,orxy
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quite come on.
It Is a rare
day when a man
can pick up a
paper without
seeing a picture
of Miss Corpus
Christi, or Miss
Middle Eastern
States, or Miss
Dixie. or Miss
washington, or,
what Is worse.
Mr.. Muscle Of
Muscle Shoals,
or Mr.. Deltoid
Of Detroit.
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Europe proposed
by Secretary Of
State M a r shall
a nd supported
by Mr.. Truman
will be presented
for the neces-
sary in d o Sc
ment. BY that
time the whole
situation will be
clearer and the
reasons for ac-
t ION m o r e
W e | 6 h ty and
convincing.
Such is the
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By Constantine Bro,pn

Those who heard Acting Secretary
Of Commerce Foster explain to
Chairman Weichel of the House
Merchant Marine Committee last
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Rr Erank r. Kent

There is every expectation that a
special session of Congress will be
convened in the fall at which the
plan for the reconstruction OF
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Campaign Spending
Spree Held Likely
Under AF[ Advice
BY Da,id Laurence

The American Federation of La
Dor. through q bulletin just issued
by its general counsel, has advised
labor unions everywhere to disre-
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kcLemore
Plans Sensible
Beouty Contest
By Henry McLemors

This is the time of year when
bathing beatty contests are as com.
mon as sunburn, ants in the kitchen
and jellied salads which don't
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the war when 1t
became neceS-
sary to ration
ga solin e and
fuel oil. Many
insisted the n
that there was
plenty of gaso-
line and that the
Petroleum Ad-
ministrator for
War, who, un-
fortunately for
me, happened to
be myself, was
needlessly de-
priving motor
ists nf - so1ina
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to Man
COMPANY
Bv Harold L. Tckes

There seems to be q deliberate
effort to create as much confusion
and misunderstanding about the oil
situation today as there was during
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Wednesday why
the administra-
ton will not
yield to congress
sional. pressure
to halt oil ex-
ports to Russia,
felt that history
as repeating
itself.
In 1910 when
the U n 1 t . d
States was ex-
porting large
quantities OF
gaSolin ne and
scrap iron to
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So1HC11 a11S WIT
During the war, we searched every
nook and corner of the country for
more crude oil. There was some oil
in the Panhandle Of Texas that
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LllNL Wd6 UHeu lQ6llGn&9lS Il&nC.
Even I have never been subjected
to such q barrage Of criticism as
was laid down about me in those
days by letter, by telephone, by
newspapers, by radio and by the
imprisoned speeches Of politicians.
The Senate set up . special COM
mittee OF which the chairman was
the late Senator Maloney of Con-
necticut. The committee really
tried to do 4 good job. .Unfortu-
nately, however. before the tirst
hearing, Senator Maloney an
nounced that there was no short
age Of gasoline. Naturally, he had
to make good on this statement.
The result was that after spending
many precious days-precious to me
at least-peering and listening, the
committee arrived at the profound
conclusion that there Is no scar
city Of gasoline, but only q shortage
of surplus"
Find Another Rainbow,
While Senators, newspapers and
oil executives do not ascribc the
present scarcity of gasoline and fuel
oil to shortage OF SURPLUS" they
have found another, rainbow to lift
their spirits. Now is a Shortage
of steel" that is our trouble. Not
shortage Of oil,D dear people, to
be refined into gasoline and then
be poured into your gasoline tank,
but shortage Of steel" to sink
into the ground so as to bring up
oil. The implication, of course, is
that there is plenty of oil to be
brought up which, if refined, would
give the people all of the gasoline
that they will want this summer,
and more than enough fuel oil to
supply their needs next winter.
Witnesses who appeared at the in
stance Of Harry F. Sinclair of Teapot
Dome fame, to oppose the proposed
Anglo-American oil treaty that was
on hearing before the Foreign Re-
lations Committee of the Senate,
were among the first to announce
that the trouble is not = shortage
of oil but . shortage of steel" !"
Senator Martin of Pennsylvania,
who ought to know more about oil
than he seems to, solemrly asseverat-
ed the same thing. Even some of our
best newspapers have carried news
stories and editorials supporting the
same wispy theory, and, Of course,
the petroleum executives in their
recent session in Minneapolis,
chanted In chorus: Not a short
age Of gasoline, not even a shortage
OF surplus but shortage of steel.
The gentlemen who insist that a
lack Of steel is the reason for our
inadequate supply of petroleum
products are just typical American
"pollyan1as" who do not like to cd
NIT that there can possibly be a
scarcity of . product of which we
want . constant and unlimited sup
ply and which We, therefore, must
have.
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