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Evening star., 1947-04-24
Mon Tries to Poy Tox
|28 Years Too Late
BY shs Assoeiated Press

ST. JOSEPH, MO. A mar
dropped into the ofiice of County
Collector Clifton Hurse and said ne
wanted to pay taxes on some prop
erty he owned-but he was 28 years
too late.
Hurse checked the records. found
the taxes were delinquent 80 years
ago and that the property mad
been sold for the taxes two years
later
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-19
Other Matters Reviewed

Councilman Larsen urged that the City renew it's efforts for construc- i tion of new and larger boat har- Dor, which has been planned tc extend from Juneau Marine Base North all the way to Norway Point
 Mayor Hendrickson pointed out that three Army Engineer Corps employees are now making a com plete survey of both the old and proposed new boat harhors.
 Citizen Judson Whittier attended the session, and complimented the City for it's maintenance of an in- structor at the Evergreen Bowl, es- pecially in the matter of swimming Whittier estimated that at least l50 youngsters were crowding the two pools in the Bowl yesterday af- ternoon alone.
 He stated, however, that he was distressed to see the unkept state of the grounds there, particularly the numbers of broken bottles lit tering the ground almost in the path of barefoot children.
 Whittier offered a cash prize for the youngster collecting the most broken glass in the Bowl under sup ervision of the instructor. The Mayor assured him, however, that the situation had been taken care
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tional center for non-high schooI young people in Juneau
 Manager Eager L. Red" Hollo- way of the Yellow Cab Company asked the Councils stamp of ap- proval of his firms purchase and absorption of the Arctic Cab Com pany, with it's stand on South Franklin Street.
 The stand will be controlled from the uptown office of Yellow Cabs with an intercommunication loud speaker system, and used to draw off congestion from the Front Street headquarters.
 Street Foreman Bert Lybeck re- ported to the Council that he now has a man at work painting all street intersections and parking zones. Street name signs will be repainted, and new ones added as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-19

The Council will hold specia session as a committee of the who'll with Sanitary Commissioner w. E Deering sometime in the near flu 1 ture to discuss the situation, anC ways and means of taking steps tC better conditions.
 Even if it means stepping or peoples toes" remarked one Coun- cilman, we must go through with cleanup of this garbage and rat problem.
 Church Makes Offer The Rev R. E. Baker of Bethel Tabernacle, Church of God, ap- peared before the Council to make an offer on behalf of his church to provide teachers meeting Terri torial standards and to operate the Juneau Government School.
 The proposition was made in the knowledge that the Alaska Native Service has recently given notifica- tion that it does not plan to re- open the school next fall.
 The Rev. Baker said that he has already discussed the proposition with Commissioner of Education James E. Ryan and with Dr. Dale of the Alaska Native Service
 No strings were attached to the Rev. Bakers offer, and he stated that the church would operate the school as a mission enterprise. In- cidental expenses of carrying out the program of the school and maintaining the building would be borne by the church. Only ex- cepticn, since the building would be owned by the City of Juneau, would be insurance.
 The offer was lauded by Council members as being most generous. Pending official word from Dele gate E. L. Bartlett, who has taken up the case in Washington, D. o. in an effort to provide for continu- ance of operation by the ANS of certain of its schools including the one here, the Rev. Bakers offer was tabled, with thanks
 Vagrancy Ordinance
 City Attorney Howard Stabler'S adoption of a new vagrancy ordi- nance recently adopted by Ketchi- kan was read to the Council. The ordinance is most complete, cover ing such matters as: carrying con- cealed weapons or discharging them within the City Limits; prostitution, assignation or lewdness in any of its forms; phrenology, fortune tell ing, palmistry and clairvoyance; ex- isting without visible means of sup port; vagrancy as applied to loiter- ing without apparent purpose, or sleeping in buildings, boats or other places not in use for such purposes.
 All these and other forms of vag- rancy are defined in the ordinance as misdemeanors, and made subject to $lOO fine, 30 days imprisonment or both.
 After the reading of the ordi- nance had been completed. and various points discussed by the Council, Councilman Nielsen moved to declare that the first reading and the motion passed unanimous I,,
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of in a similar manner some weeks ago, and said that three candy bars awarded as prize had done the trick admirably.
 Local discussion, and a request from Comdr. E. V. Carlson of the USCG Cutter Wachusett for re- creational spot for his younger crew members, prompted discussion Of the A-B Hall.
 Mayor HendrcKson informed the Council, whose members approved his action, that he already had ar ranged for the men from the Coast Guard Cutter to use the indoor rifle range in the hall certain nights.
 It was further agreed that the Mayor appoint a special board to plan and take the responsibility for making greater use of the upper floor of the A-B Hall as a recrea-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-19
COUNCIL WORKS ON LOCAL PROBLEM OF GARBAGE AND RAYS
Bethel Tabernacle Church Offers 10 Operate Gov-
 ernment School

Juneau's City Council, with 1oul members and it's Mayor, two Coun. cilmen being out of town, took IF last night the considerable problem of garbage disposal and the at tendant rat situation in the com munity.
 Members and other city officials urged strict enforcement of the gar bage ordinances, and the suggestion was even put forward that the City either enter the garbage busi- ness on a municipal plan or let a franchise to a private concern sc as to have control over collections
 Mayor Waino Hendrickson sug- gested strict enforcement of the City's garbage can ordinance now that the war is over and cans may be obtained once more.
 Councilman Burr Johnson urged that the City consider operation oi it's own fleet of modern garbage disposal trucks, opening discussion of the constant litter of rubbish on city streets from the unsanitary and uncovered vehicles of tht Peterson Refuse Company.
 City Engineer James L. Nc Namara urged reinforcement ol the garbage ordinance, reminding the Council of garbage that is daily dumped from the Northland dock the Alaska dock, the Cold Storage on open beaches, and in the small Boat Harbor. Ships in port are also offenders, dumping refuse over side.
 If the existing ordinances can La strictly enforced. with the at tendant arrests and fines for re- fusal to cooperate, then it would be possible for the City to let a franchise for collection of it's gar bage.
 Rat M grafton
 Going from garbage to the rat situation, 1t was polnted out tnaC rats migrate into Juneau contin- uously across the Douglas Bridge. They also are transported here on board ships, and it was suggested that Juneau require ships to use rat guards on their mooring lines as is done in other ports.
 One Councilman summed up the whole problem when he stated: We must get at the cource of the rats which is the garbage on our beach, es on which they feed" City En- gineer McNamara also pointed ou the fact that the rock fill on whicf much of Juneau is built is a nat ural habitat for hordes of rats.
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needed, he said. A letter was read from Mayor William Devin of Seattle. thanking the City of Juneau for it's warm reception and hospitality given the official visiting party from the Queen City, and offering Juneau assistance whenever needed on any of it's problems.
 No bills were presented for payment, and the Council adjourn ed upon completion of it's business until August l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-19

LAKE SUCCESS The United Nations Security Council ended its general Balkan debate today and plunged immediately into the final phase of the case-a detailed discussion of the conflicting Amer ican and Russian plans of action.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-19
HOSPITAL NOTES

Discharged from St. Anns Hos pital yesterday were Mrs. Jay Eller and baby girl Mrs Oscar vienola and baby boy, Paticia Ihle and George Joseph,
 Paul Kindiak was admitted to the Hospital for medical attention.
 Annie Rasmussen of Douglas was discharged from the Government Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-07-19

FROM TAKU LODGE
 Louis De Florian of Taku Lodge is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
Evening star., 1947-02-10


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Steelman, got word to the Presiden.
that hell would be poppin' II rents
were raised.
New Regulations Announced.
So the President announced that
Gen. Fleming was only fooling.
Whereupon, wreathed In smiles,
Gen. Fleming posed for an appro-
pirate picture to be printed in the
papers.
The latest news emanating from
the administration, of particular in
terest to the former GIs, Is that
new regulations are about to be an
nounced which. according to an
OPA official, will accomplish "al-
most the same result" as the 10
per cent increase that President
Truman appeared to make Gen.
Fleming renounce. According to
Gen. Fleming, "in cases OF, doubt,
the matter of rent will be In favor
Of the landlord"
Il would be more straightforward
to abolish all rent ceilings, because
that Is what will happen anyhow.
President Truman had said that II
rents were to be raised 1t would be
up to Congress to decree 1t. That
would have been smart, at least
politically speaking, but apparently
some one (can it be the real estate
lobby?) will not let him wait for
Congress to do 1t.
Gen. Fleming has advanced in
Government by the good fellow"
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dented profits that Big Steel has
made as a result Of President Tru-
mans gracious "bulging. But the
President was determined to hold
the ceilings on rents and sugar. Now,
according to the latest reports, he Is
going to allow "bulges" in rents, just
as he allowed them in prices gener-
ally almosba year ago.
Disregarding the wisdom Of Lin
coin about "fooling all of the people
all of the time" that is just what
the administration, under the lead
ership" of Maj. Gen. Philip B. Flem-
ing, is trying to do now with respect
to rents.
Gen. Fleming apparently under
stood week ago that the President
had approved his generous desire to
raise the control on all rents by 10
per cent. One James w. Follin, the
generals deputy administrator, who
formerly was director of the Produc-
ers' Council and, therefore, in favor
of raising everything that goes into
building, and therefore into rents,
drafted the order and was about to
issue it when Philip Murray, presi-
dent of the CIO, after failing to get
any action from that remarkable
assistant to the President, John r..
Evening star., 1947-02-10
THE EVENING STAR, Warrington, D. C.
MONDAY, FssRuARY 10 Uu.

engineers inspected these barges
without paying any attention to
their bottoms. En- route to Norfolk
one OF these barges sank. Their
total cost, including extensive re-
pairs, towing, etc. amounted to
$148,3 ,342. In sound condition they
were estimated to be worth $130, 900.
They were never used.
1t was Gen. Fleming who carried
out the brilliant idea of leasing the
huge Capital Garage Building In
downtown Washington to store Gov
ernment cars. II stood practically
empty until he had to give 1t up
after three years. All that this cost
the Government was $500 900.
Now we have the fiasco Of raising
rents without raising them.
Yet President Truman allows that
the general Is one Of the best ad-
ministrators in the Government.
Well, perhaps he Is.
(Copyrignt, 19471
Evening star., 1947-02-10

Fescalator. which, too often, seems to
be the surest road 10 both political
|preferment and Newspaper acclaim
IA graduate Of West Point, with the
two stars Of q major general, even
ut the beginning Of the war Il
seemed that the Army could get
along without him.
Purchase Of Barges Recalled.
The Bureau Of the Budget has in
sisted, over and over again, that
Gen. Fleming's Federal Works Ad-
ministration Is badly run organi-
zation.
The generals administrative va
garies, to date. have cost the Treas
ury money, but now the burden will
fall upon those who are compelled
to rent homes. His iIl-fated Pas
samaquoddy Project was expensive.
1t has been costly to maintain his
padded FWA staff, containing as 1t
does some six or eight highly placed
chair-Warming assistants at salaries
OF some $4,000 q year.
In 1912 Gen. Fleming authorized
the purchase OF Is steel barges in
New York Harbor. His gentlemanly
Evening star., 1947-02-10

from the cold. His teeth chatter,
his toes tingle, his ears hurt, and
he Graves the companionship Of a
log fire above everything else.
But owing to the nature of his
work, he must rise above his suffer-
ing, forget that he is a human, and
try to behave as though the icy
winds were as warm as If they came
from an oven door. One sign Of
weakness on his part and three
couples from Iowa, six gentlemen
from Duluth, and half the member
ship of the Ohio and Illinois clubs
might very well put down their
shuffieboard sticks and head for
home.
During the recent "cold snap"
which hit this State-and we had
one despite the fact that the State
weather bureau took its temperature
readings from Thermometers care
fully stored in incubators-I had the
unhappy opportunity of seeing a
Chamber of Commerce secretary
during his ordeal.
Wife Wore Her Woolens.
The temperature was in the 20s
when met the secretary on the
street. He was with his wife, who,
apparently valuing her health above
her husbands job, was bundled In
woolens and a fur coat. Her hus-
band, true to the oath all Florida
G. Of C. workers are made to take
when they are hired, was wearing
a pair of pants a mosquito could
have flown through without lower
ing its head, a shirt Of the same
material, and a pair Of cross-venti-
lation beach sandals. His ensemble
was blue and all Of him that was
exposed matched perfectly.
what a morning, what q morn
ing" he chartered in voice that
had taken on the tones Of a side Of
bacon in a deep-freeze unit. "This
Is the kind Of morning man
dreams about"
I told him he was right-that 1t
was the kind of morning man
dreamed about - dreamed about
staying in bed under an avalanche
Of covers.
Don't be silly" he said, every
word coming out with goose pimples
on 1t. why, do you know where I
am going?"
ITO the city incinerator to get
warm, I imagine" answered, NOV
ing aside to let an icicle-coyered
tourist from New York pass.
Plans for Water Show.
"No, am going over to the beach
to complete the arrangements for
this afternoons water show" he
said. "Going to be one Of the biggest
things Of its kind we've ever had.
Two hundred bathing beauties and
q contest for the title Of Miss SUM
burn of 1947. Want to come along?"
who's judging the show?" I
asked. Admiral Byrd or Sir
George Hubert Wilkins?"
Seriously" the secretary asked,
"do you think this is cold weather."
Before I could answer, his wife
answered for him.
"For heavens sake, Harry, quit
this Cabling and let's get home and
cover the flowers before they freeze
and we lose them ALL"
The secretary gave her look that
for moment warmed half the city,
then he swung down the street,
joints swapping with the cold,
whistling Moon Over Miami" A
more proper tune would have been
"Chilblains Over Coral Gables"
Distributed by Mcknight Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1947-02-10

Ross and Clifford.
Secretary Of the Navy Forrestal
and Secretary of War Patterson
were inherited by Mr.. Truman,
but the others we're brought in by
him and they by no means sustain
tie contention that the personnel
OF the Government service has
deteriorated and we are being ruled
by o lot of Missouri mediocrities.
Appointment of Marshall Cited.
To make this notion even reason
ably plausible it is necessary also
to ignore the appointment Of Gen.
Marshall as Secretary of State and
his prompt acceptance thereof. Ger
tainly all these are good men"
and 1t might also be mentioned
that all Of them are making "finan-
cial sacrifices" to serve in this ad-
ministration.
And now President Truman has
made 1t more difficult for these
critics who insist on the 'low-level"
idea by appointing very good man
as solicitor general Of the United
States-Philip B. Perlman of Mary
land: Mr.. Perlman Is an able and
successful lawyer who is making a
considerable financial sacrifice" to
take this position.
He Is man Of intelligence, char
aeter and experience. He is not
politician, though he has been ac-
tive in Democratic politics. He has
filled number Of appointive public
ofices, including that of Secretary
Of State of Maryland under the
late Gov. Ritchie, whose intimate
friend he was, but has never sought
an elective Office for himself.
He Is interested in art and early
American architecture as well as
the law, and rides horses without
falling off. He used to play tennis,
tholgh not very well. He is q
bachelor with no known bad habits.
The post to which he has been
named, next to the Attorney Gen.
eralship and the Supreme Court,
s the highest lawyer can hold
In this country. 1t has been filled
by a long line Of distinguished law
yers, some of whom have been pro-
NOTED to the Supreme Court.
Perlman Is Hard Worker.
It is the most important Federal
post to which any Marylander has
been appointed In 40 years-since
the late Charles J. Bonaparte was
made Secretary Of the Navy by
Theodore Roosevelt. In addition to
his other equipment, probably the
best reason for believing Mr.. PERL
man will make a good solicitor
general is that an outstanding
characteristic of his nature is in
dustry. He really works.
At any rate, his selection makes
the claim that 1t is impossible to
get good men to enter this ad-
ministration seem even sillier than
before. The truth Is that, consider
ing the natural reaction after the
war, Mr.. Truman has done exceed
ingly well In the matter of appoint
ments. He has no more of which to
be ashamed than his predecessor,
and just as many Of which to be
proud.
Take It all the way through,
and the personnel In this admins
Evening star., 1947-02-10

nent Of Mr.. Truman, personally,
and the wide circulation given to
the theory that he is unable to get
good men to accept important posts
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tration compares favorably with
that of the prewar period Of the
preceding one. The comparison
during the war, when the whole
governmental machine was Inn
mensely expanded and all . Presi-
dent had to do to bring any one
he wanted to Washington was to
ask, obviously Is unfair.
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secretary when
what Is called
. cold snap"
hits this State.
w h n. tn e
frost touches
the citrus and
Ice forms on the
beaks Of the
nan1ingoes, the
C. Of C. secre-
tary really be-
comes a man
b e t W e en- the
devil and the
deep blue sea.
Being a human
kSein1 he suffers
Evening star., 1947-02-10

Republicans In
G on gre SIS, the
whole scr e W y
price con troll
s t r u c t u r e
crashed to the
ground, resulting
In q rapid and
general rise in
the cost Of liv-
ing.
Steel was the
bell W e t h n OF
this flock of
"'bulges" and the
newspapers re-
Gently have told
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under him or TO
keep those good
men whom he
found In high
positions when
he became Pres.
tdent.
They harp on
Messrs. Allie n,
Hannegan and
Vaughn, but ig-
nore completely
Messrs. Forres-
tai, Patterson,
Synington, Har-
yinan, Gardner
(whose sudden
death was gen.
erailv dppIoredl
Evening star., 1947-02-10
McLen1ore
Meets c. Of c. Mon
In Floridu Freeze
By Henry McLsm ore

Just about the bravest sight I
have ever seen, and at the same
time the most pathetic, is that Of
q Florida Chamber Of Commerce
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Answers to
Questions

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Frank R.Kenf
The Great Gameof Politics
Review of Presidents Appointments
Shows Administration Draws Talent

Mention has been made in this several times Of
favored form OF dparagng the Truman administration adopted
by the less intellectual insiders of the former regime
find themselves uncomortaby distant from the White
personally and politically.
Evidence Of their discomfort is found in the persistent be
Evening star., 1947-02-10
| Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Truman Seen Permitting Rent 'Bulges'
With Effect of Lifting Present Controls

October President let the whole
secret that there would be balanced budget for the coming
After Secretary Snyder had taken him aside
talked to him. the President announced that had
10 balanced budget" but budget in balance"
And has forgotten the grim determination with which
THE President, was "hod-Ss
President
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@. Were there any survivors of
the Battle of Little Big Horn, in
which Gen. Custer was killed.
r. O. w.
A. 1t Is generally stated that Gus
ter and all his command were killed.
A few years ago, however, Our Army
published the story of a man who
claimed to be the only survivor. He
related that he had been delayed
because of a stone in his horses hoof
and had to proceed slowly. He
watched the battle from a distance
and escaped the fate of his COM
rades.
@. Which countries in the world
produce the most petroleum.
S. j. II.
A. Recent. figures on petroleum
production are not available but
1910 figures show normal prewar
production. The United States in
that year produced So per cent of the
total world supply Of crude oil. The
Soviet Union ranked second, pro-
ducing about 10 per cent of the
worlds supply. Then came Vene-
zuela, the Arabian Sea region Uraq,
Iran and Arabia), Netherlands East
Indies and Rumania.
@. How long has i1fantile pa
ralysis been known as a disease?--
DER.
A. 1t is not definitely known
whether infantile paralysis is an
ancient or a comparatively new
disease, but Egyptian engraving re-
veals deformities which are cited as
indications that this disease was In
existence two to three thousand
years before Christ. The first un-
questioned description of infantile
paralysis was written by Michael
Underwood in 1874.
Evening star., 1947-02-10
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. Is DR.. A. ]. Cronin, the novel;
ist and author Of "The Keys to the
Kingdom" Catholic or q Prote$-
tant?-D. r. p.
A. Archibald J. Cronin is a Roman
Catholic. He modelled the character
Of Father Chisholm after his uncle,
a Catholic priest who assisted him
in obtaining his education.
@. How much of the Alaska high
way is in Alaska?-E. Y.
A. Only about 200 miles. The
highway begins at Dawson Greek,
British Columbia, and extends to
Big Delta In Alaska, where 1t joins
the Richardson highway and con-
tinues to Fairbanks. The total
distance Is 1873 miles. The Cana
dian section of the highway was
turned over officially to Canada
in a ceremony at White Horse on
April 8, 1s46.
@. What Is meant by rose cold? :?
&C. H.
A. Rose cold Is another name for
q variety Of hay fever attributed
to rose pollen. .-
@. Has it been definitely proved
that the propeller Is the principal
source of noise in an airplane2-
j. H. O.
A. Recently at Langley Field, Va,
the National Advisory Committee
for Aeronautics has devoted consid-
cradle research to prove this fact.
A Piper Cub, stripped of its wings
and staked sdown, was wound up
to the take-off rate of its 81 horse
power engine with two-bladed
propeller. The noise was the usual
deafening one. This was only one
OF several experiments, but it proved
that the propeller causes consider
ably more noise than the engine.