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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
LABOR GOVT. IN BRITAIN
 THREATENED
More Workers Join in Sym pathy Strike Leaders
 Make Appeals

LONDON, Jan. 15.-~More than 1000 Thames lightermen and thou sands of stevedores and dockers quit work today in sympathy walk outs, swelling to 4O000 or more the number of persons idle in Lon don's mushrooming To-day -old tram sport strike.
 Ihe new work stoppages, protest ing the use of troops to replace striking truck drivers for delivery of food came as negotiators hoped for an early settlement of the truck dispute, crux Of an unofficial strike which some labor partisans feared might upset the Labor Gov ernment.
 Union leaders appealed to the dock workers at meeting this morning to return to their jobs, but their speeches citing the striking truckers advice against further sympathy waIkouts, were shouted down.
 Strike leader J. E. Evans, in a message to the 30,000 strikers, said he hoped some concrete proposals" would develop in union negotia- tions today and the Daily Herald, labor organ, said in bold head line: Strike call-off likely today"
 At least 10000 other union mem protesting use of troops to deliver food supplies to London shops-prepared to join the walk cut if the new conferences fail. The truck drivers want 44-hour work week instead of 48 hours, two-week vacations and overtime pay instead of time off
 The public, which already has missed most of one weeks meat ration because of the strike, placed its hope for settlement in a new government-sp sponsored joint indus trial council of transport workers and employers empowered to re- consider the strikers demands. The employers insist, however, that the strike end before the new council takes action.
 The council was established yes- terday by obviously worried Labor Government officials. One labor member of Parliament, Tom O'Bri- en, declared at union meeting last night that the strike might bring the downfall of Labor's first Majority Government.
 "A Labor Government cannot last alongside discredited trade union movement" O'Brien said The workers of Britain cannot have a Labor Government and repudiate trade union organizations and their leaders at the same time"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
(anol Projeti
 BobsUpAgain

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Secre- tary of State Byrnes disclosed to- day that Canada has agreed to let the. United States junk and sell piecemeal part of a $l33,0,000, ,000 wartime white elephant-the Canol oil refinery and pipe line project
 Under pact reached last Friday, The United States may sell all or part of Canol Project No. to the Canadian government, or other buyers, remove what it cant sell, or merely abandon it.
 The agreement. Byrnes said in a report to Congress, covers pipeline runnings from Normal Wells, Northwest Territory, to Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, a refinery at Whitehorse and related facilities.
 It does not cover Canol Projects No. 2 3, and 4-systems set up to distribute the refinery's finished products-because the Army has not declared these surplus.
 Byrnes reported an investigation disclosed it is doubtful that "any governmental or private agency will desire to acquire the pipeline and refinery for use in place.
 The Canol project was intended by the joint chiefs of staff to de- velop an oil field in northern Can ada to supply fuel for an Alaskan aerial offense against Japan. The offensive never materialized.
 The Senate war Investigating committee denounced the enterprise in report last fall as a liam ing waste" The committee said the action of Admiral Ernest J. King and General Brehon Somervell of the joint staff in persisting with the project was "blot on the rec ord of two otherwise able officers" !"
 The report said sales will be made by sealed bids which will be opened March 20.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
|2 GOVERNORS FIGHTING IT
 our, GEORGIA
ArndII, TaImddge, Claim. ants 10 Office Appoint
 Adjt. Generals

i, ATLANTA, Jan. l5.-Rival claim
 ants to the governorship of Georgia
 established offices in the state capitol today and each immediately
 set up his own military department. The claimants were Ellis Arnall, who has held the office for the past four years, and Herman Tal-
 madge, who was named by the 1 legislature early today to the of- flee which his late father, Eugene
 Talmadge, won in last November s general election. The elder Tal-
 madge died last month.
 1 Arnall refused to heed the ac- tion of the legislature and in a dramatic early morning encounter
 with Talmadge and in the face of a yelling mob of Talmadge SUD-
 porters refused to turn the office
 over to him.
 As his first act upon arrival at his office today, Arnall named i Col. R. w Collins, commander oi
 the State Guard, as Adjutant Gen.
 eral to succeed Marvin Griffin, who lass night was sworn in by Tal-
 n nge as his Adjutant General l Griffin formerly served under Ar
 nall
 | Then Arnall communicated with Secretary of War Patterson by tele- phone and asked Federal recogni- { ton of Collins as Brigadier Gen. /, eral and the states Adjutant Gen.
 eral. Arnall declined to say what | Patterson answered, but when he hung up, he turned to newsmer and said this is the Adjutant Gen.
 eral," pointing toward Collins.
 tT'he State Guard was set ur
 during the war to function in place
 of the National Guard. Its demo- bilization has awaited full reorgan- ization of the National Guard)
 Arnall said Griffin had resigned
 and had accepted office under Tal- madge, this pretender.'
 When Talmadge, who was in an office Griffin had set up for him just off the main governors re- ception room, heard of Arnall's call to the Secretary of War, he told his executive secretary, Benton Odom to block all communications" Then Talmadge put in tele- phone call for United States Sen ator Richard B. Russell in Wash ington.
 Talmadge arrived at the capitol shortly after 9:30 a. m. and Arnall, who earlier had left under protec- ton of National Guardsmen, arriv- ed shortly thereafter.
 Shortly after his arrival Tal- madge conferred with Griffin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
The W ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
Editors nOte-This is the third and last of Drew Pearson's pen- etrating personality sketches of the new Secretary of State.)

WASHINGTON-To get a full in- sight into the character of the new Secretary of State. it is necessary to know something of General Mar shall's latest experiences in China
 Not many of his friends realize it, but Marshall for the most part enjoyed his tour of duty in China He told visitors that it gave him time to think.
 On the porch of his house in Nanking overlooking flowery walled in garden, Marshall sat and philosophical about the Orient. Tn the distance he could see teeming centuries-old Nanking and the tomb of Chinas great modern reformer Sun Yat-Sen.
 Last summer, Marshall spent an evening talking with Postmaster General Bob Hannegan and As- sistant Secretary of War Stuart Symington, who had carried a highly confidential message to Marshall from President Truman telling him to prepare to succeed Jimmie Byrnes as Secretary of State. What Marshall said that night was significant.
 Going back over his life, he de- scribed his first tour of duty in LCasafin uad oaa puro Eoafxl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
kETCHIkAN SHIP
 TROUBLE MAY BE
 SETTLED, REPORT
Tentative Agreement Said 10 Have Been Rea(hed-
 Peterson Soufhbound

SEATTLE, Jan. 15.-Word was received today that tentative agreement had been reached in the jurisdictional shipping dispute at Ketchikan which has threatened the handling of cargo in that port.
 No details of the pact were known here, the report said it would be submitted to Seattle heads of the disputants- Sailors Un- ion of the Pacific (AFL) and the CIO Longshoremen in Alaska. The latter insisted upon taking over winch driving jobs on all holds worked by their members.
 Federal Conciliator A. L. Peter son, who arranged the peace ne- gotiations, was reported enroute here from Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
Branching
 Family
 Tree

TULSA, Okla. - Mrs. T. A. Bates gave birth to a girl just g hours after her daughter, Mrs D. R. Martin, had borne boy
 Today the Bates and Martins pondering new kinships, figured at the very simplest there was a new grandson, sister, brother, aunt, nephew and sister-in-law = all ac- quired in p hours.
 Mrs. Bates is 39, Mrs Martin p. The Bates have three additional children and the Martins one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
BIPARTISAN
 CONFERENCE
 I5 SLATED
Truman Will Meet with New Congressional Big
 Six Tomorrow

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Presi- dent Truman will hold his first bi- partisan legislative conference with the new Congressional Big Six" tomorrow.
 The White House announced to- day that four Republican Congress sional leaders will meet with the President at the White House at 10 am. (EST) tomorrow together with the Democratic minority leaders, Senator Barkley (Ky) and Rep. Rayburn.
 Rayburn yesterday told of the Presidents decision to hold per- iodic legislative conferences with the leaders of the Republican Con- gressional majority as well as the Democratic chieftains.
 Senator Vandenberg (MichD, the president pro tempore of the Sem ate; Senate majority leader White (Me), Speaker Martin tMass), and House majority leader Halleck Und), of the House will sit in on , the conferences.
 The Big Six" replaces the Dem ocratic Big Four" who conferred every Monday morning with the { President during the last session when the Democrats controlled both Houses.
 The decision to invite the Repub- licans to the conferences was in line with President Truman's ex- pressed intention to find ways to cooperate with hS political oppo- sition on Capitol Hill.''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
OPINION MAY. BE DELAYED
 MANY WEEKS.
Some InkIing May Develop Saturday by Highest
 Tribunal in Land

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. - The nine highest jurists in this country today set about deciding whether the government had any legal right to hale John L. Lewis into court last November as strike breaking gesture.
 It may he weeks before the Su- preme Court announces it's find ings, but the justices themselves may know by Saturday what the answer will be, along with the one to this second question:
 Will Lewis and his AFL United Mine Workers have to pay all or any of the $3,510,000 in fines as- sessed against them for contempt of court?
 Saturday is the day of the next regular conference of the nine jus tices. If each has made up his mind by then, Chief Justice Fred M. vinson will assign one of them to write the Courts opinion.
 That task usually requires several weeks.
 The Courts next opinion day is Monday, but another will not be due until February 3. That is the earliest date a decision appears possible.
 The Tribunal wound up three hours of arguments on the historic case late yesterday.
 One Incident
 The only incident during the long and tense courtroom drama came less than five minutes before the end.
 Justice Frankfurter was leading Assistant Attorney General John s. Sonnett through series of Ques- tions and answers about the legis- lative history of the Smith, Connal- ly War Labor Disputes Act, under which the government seized the soft coal pits last spring.
 Finally, when the white signal went on, indicating that only five minutes of the attorneys allotted time remained, Justice Jackson in- terrupted to tell Sonnett he thought the lawyer ought to take another point in his argument.
 You better get on it and not de- vote any further time to the psy- choanalyzing of members of. Con-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
AFL V-pRE5. SAYS
 U. ]. TRADE AIMS
 BEEN '5AB0TAGED'

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Mat- thew Woll, Vice President of the American Federation of Labor, as- serted today the expressed aims of the Administrations reciprocal trade program have been "sabo- tagged either consciously or other wise"
 Woll, who also is President of Americas Wage Farmer conference spoke at final sessions of hear ing on proposed new trade pacts with 18 foreign nations. The hear ing was arranged by the committed for reciprocity information, set ur by executive order to gather in- formation for the tariff negotia- tors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is SIS, American Can 93, Anaconda 38, Curtiss- Wright 55s, International Harvester 71h, Kennecott 46ls, New York Central l5as, Northern Pacific IS, U. s. Steel 69h, Pound $4.031s.
 Sales today were 770,000 shares.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: industrials 172.10, rails 47.53, utilities 35.84.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
FIFTEEN B0AT5 ARE
 UP FOR SALE, KODIAK

Fifteen surplus boats located at hodiak are now on sale at the Anchorage Surplus Property office.
 Negotiations will be carried on by written or telegraphed bids until January 3lSt and sales lists may be obtained by contracting that office.
 Each bid on the buoy boats, pick et boats, tug boats, torpedo crane barges and others available, must te accompanied by ten percent deposit, according to Donald R. Wilson. Territorial Surplus Proper ty officer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
G0pER5 TAKE FIRM STAND,
 TAX ISSUES
Strong Sentiment Express ed on Cutting Down Indi-
 vidudI Income Taxes
By FRANCIS M. LIE MAY

WASHINGTON. Jan. l5-Repub- lican tax managers gave a green light today to legislation continu- ing indefinitely the high wartime excise rates on such things as li- quor, furs and jewelry.
 The surprise decision to head off an automatic $500, 100000 roll back in levies July brought COP lawmakers and President Truman eye to eye on the first major tax problem to confront the SOth Con- gress.
 But Republicans expressed renew ed determination to cut individual income taxes 20 percent--a move strongly opposed by the President.
 Chairman Knutson tR-Minn) said the House Ways and Means Committee may approve bill con tinuing the high excises at its first meeting on Friday. Such quick step, he said, would erase business uncertainty caused by consumers delaying purchases in anticipation of the otherwise automatic reduc- tions six months hence. The hill to be offered by Rep. Grant tRvInd). would remove the incentive to stop buying in anti cipation of tax cuts" Knutson said.
 Moreover, he told newsmen, the continued large collection of excise revenues would make it easy for the Republicans to slash individual income taxes by fifth this year, at a total estimated saving to fn- come earners of $3,350 O00,00
 To Hold Budget Down
 If Chairman Taber (R-NY) of the House Appropriations Commit tee is correct in declaring that the budget can be held down." Knutson said. then:
 "A 20 percent tax reduction will be comparatively easy, and we should be able to pay four or five billions on the public debt"
 Taber's latest estimate is that three to four billions" can be par ed from the Presidents $37,52 ,000,- GOO spending figure.
 The reversal of position came at the first meeting of COP members of the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday.
 Continue Excise Rates
 Continuation of the excise rates would prevent these decreases:
 Liquor-from $9 a proof gallon to S6. A reduction in the liquor rate alone would mean an $8O0.- 0Oo,000 annual loss in revenue.
 Furs, jewelry. luggage, cosmetics and theater tickets-from 20 per- cent to 10.
 Night cluhs-from 20 percent to 5.
 Telephone bills Long distance calls. from 25 percent to 20; local service from Is percent to 10.
 Transportation of persons-from Is percent to 10.
 knutson announced the joint House-Senate. l02-member Budget Committee will meet Monday for its first look at President Tru- mans ls4S fiscal estimate, prepara- tory to writing it's own ceiling on Federal expenditure required by the Congressional Reorganization Act.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15
SNOW FLOW WORKS;
 AUTOISTS WARNED

Tonight at midnight, the city snow blow will work on Main, Seward and Franklin Streets, Front Street to the Sawmill and on all water front streets. Autoists are warned to do no parking un- til streets are plowed under penalty of being tagged, says Chief of Police, Leonard Williamson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-01-15

The average salinity of Great Salt Lake. Utah. is almost six times greater than that of the ocean.
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Evening star., 1947-11-16

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Evening star., 1947-04-11
Columbia Light Opera Season
ODens in Constitution Hall


auourating its eleventh season BY
moving to the larger auditorium.
For this occasion Friml's ..Katinka''
was the vehicle which Ethyl Man
Ming founder and director. selected
for the talented group. Although
produced without the scenery that
could be used on the high school
stages where previous performances
have been given, the brilliantly coli
|ored costumes added elaborateness
and brightness to the affair.
The Columbians have remark
able record since the founding OF
the organization In February, 1887.
They have given 86 performances
of light opera presenting such ia
vorites as .Sweethearts,' Student
Prince. 2 aFloradora, !, Naughty Ma
|rietta," Blossom Time" mo, No,
Nanette," " .The Red Mill .Firefiy.
ssThe New Noon 'Erminie, Rob
lin Hood" and others. For the ten
years OF its existence, the company
has furnished an outlet for local
talent and provided opportunity for
learning an important branch OF
music with congenial companions
More important stin, the great
works OF the light opera field have
been kept alive.
However, scenery is as necessary
for the proper production OF operet-
tas as for grand operas. At present
the washington public is accus-
toned to having its opera minus
scenery but since grand opera Is
concerned mostly with old periods
and foreign locale, the lack is ac-
icuteIy felt only by those familiar
with complete production. But
Evening star., 1947-04-11

with skin and the singers managed
5to bring out the individuality of
each. There was the same attention
to detail and effort toward realism
Id the characterization of Petroy by
Clinton Hemmings, Olga BY Jacque-
line Taylor, Knopf BY Robert Bloch
and Countess Tatiana BY Frances
Jackson and Arif Bey by q. Sterling
EHedgpetll. Others taking shorter
roles were Catherine Emery, Ches
Edi Maggie, Jack Baum, Charles
|Brookner, Henry Hood, Thelma
|Erkenbrack, Louise Norman and
David BIeecker. The dancers APP
pearing In Russian and Oriental
dances arranged BY Erika Thimey,
were 4 winsorne and graceful group.
They even made d fairly successful
attempt at the low sqlatting dance
reserved for Russian men only.
. A large orchestra, directed By Mrs.
Manning, played the score with
spirit. The mplincation system,
however, was not well adjusted 50
that the orchestra oyerpoWered the
singers at times and the voices faded
out when moving TO different position
on the stage. These defects viii un-
5doubtedly be ironed out tor the SEC
ond performance which takes place
tonight.
Evening star., 1947-04-11

IiRht opera, sung III the vernaclllar
language and In settings devised 70
appeal to the general public, needs
the decor that adds charm to q
fanciful plot. This was missed sadly
last night especially as Mrs. Man
ming has been adept III the past
Id having the scenes not only COM
plete but attractive In the. setting.
The size Of the hall, II not Of the
stage, and the Importance Of the
occasion might have caused some
constraint in singing and acting
last night but this was not the case.
Those taking the principal roles
were as sure OF themselves as at
other times and the large chorus
was fully at ease. It was q very at
tractiye chorus, beautifully coStumed
and having clear, fine voices. One
lof the pleasures In this groups per-
fornance Is their own enjoyment
and the naturaIness Of their stage
department.
The story Of the operetta was
carried along with spirit by the
clever acting OF Kerper Propert as
Thaddeus Hopper. This is q difi-
cult comedy role but Mr.. Prcpert
struck the right note in his amusing
personification. He was ably as
sisted by Edith Hoffman Jones as
his wife whose stage experience Is
considerable. The title role was
sung by Julie Curtis, q lovely-to-
look-at young singer with q pure
high voice. She was less free than
the others In both her acting and
singing which may account for the
lack Of projection in her lower tones
in comparison to the greater volume
OF the higher register. There was
the excellent portrayal OF Boris
Strogof by John Kramer and good
singing by Lewis Rose as Ivan
Dmitri.
These principal roles were sketched
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Personnel Group ID Nj Ieet

M. Parmely 6. Daniels, person
mel oficer Of the National Advisory
Council Of Aeronautics, win discuss
Research Ia Personnel Administers
tion' at meeting of the Associ-
alton for the Development of Ad-
ministrative Personnel at 1::30
O'Clock tonight ii the Bureau Of
Aeronautics Board Room IL the
Navy Department.
Evening star., 1947-04-11
Ry Alice Exersmon

The Columbia Light Opera Com
pany gave its first performance 10
Constitution Hall last night, In
Evening star., 1947-04-11
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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1947-09-06
Green: We will not be passive

FolIo1siag are excerpts from
Labor Day ADDRESS deioered by
President WiIIi0m Green of the
american Federation of Labor be-
fore huge mass meeting at Sol
diers' Field and broadcast to the
entire nation over the NBC net
zeork:
The widespread alta ck S
against labor in the State Leg
islatTes and the Congress Of
the United States, through the
enactment of vicious and re-
pressive legislation, are deeply
resented by the working peo-
pie of our country.
"The masses of our people
cherish their freedom, liberty,
and the fruits of democracy.
They will not remain passive
while these blessings are I'M
dermined and invaded by anti
labor legislation. They will not
tolerate the attempted destruc-
ton of their unions. Now that
the war is over, they will no
longer subject themselves to
Government controls and dom
nation.
"Instead. this gigantic La
Dor Day rally here in Chi
cago. the center Of the ma
ZION, will serve notice Of la
boris discrimination to fight
as it has never fought be-
forel
Our efforts will be concen-
trated toward preserving and
maintaining the full promise
of Americanism and our free,
democratic form of Govern
ment.
We believe true democracy
can be advanced through free,
democratic trade unions and
free, democratic collective bar
gaining. We believe industrial
peace can be promoted through
the negotiation of collective
bargaining contracts between
employers and employees, which
we hold sacred and inviolate.
OVER THE PAST half-cen-
fury, labor has learned to use