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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
THREAT TO PULP DEVELOPMENT

Ren William Lemke of North Dakota is carrying mn o,ite campaign to convince others that his Alaska Veterans Homestead Bill is fine piece oi legislation which would aid both the veteran and the development of Alaska.
 His latest release is masterpiece of unjust accusations against U S. Forest Service and the pulp companies Such drivel is only understandable in the light of the apparent fact that Congressman Iemke is using the bill as a lever to pry out as many veteran votes for his political support he can. Certainly if he has made thorough investigation of the Forest Service program for orderly develop ment of Alaskas forests he cannot really believe in the truth of his accusations.
 Lemke would have us believe that Alaska's splen- did forest is to be ruthlessly sashed down"
 He accuses the Forest Service of admitting that they intended to allow these monopoes to slash down this splendid forest provided they left few trees here and there to reseed itself
 Actually, under the controlled utilization of the forests planned by the Forest Service cutting would be on sustained yield basis to allow for perpetual yield in order avoid the very thing Lemke charges a complete denuding of the forests
 By 'monopolies" suppose Lemke means any large company. He the term loosely. Actually the investment required for even a medium sized pulp mill is .sos large that only large concern car undertake the financing. The timber is being sold on bids, however and any company is eligible to bid.
 Lemke the pulp barons" of ulterior mo- tives in wanting develop Alaskas forests when actually all of the initiative has been taken by Alaskans who have been trying for many many years interest the pulp companies in the forests of Alaska. hoping to develop basic industry for the Territory.
 The Congressman insists that if veterans home stead the forests will be to the benefit of all But Lemke hasn't the land he proposes to homestead The truth is that no homesteader could hope to make a go of it. It would simply tying the land up for indeterminate time to the benefit of while the timber continues to rot
 Many veterans could find future in Alaska if
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
INTENTIONS TO WED
 MUST BE PUBLISHED

U S. Commissioner Felix Gray revealed today that the law will not permit him to keep secret an application fer a marriage license. He said that ne has done SO in the past under special circumstan- ces.
 Reasons for the change, Commis- sioner Gray explained, are two Territorial statutes which have been interpreted by U. S. District Judge George w. Folta to make it mandatory for these items to re- ceive publicity Judge Folta is re- sponsible for all Commissioner s Courts in his division.
 Folta declared that publicity Of the intention to wed is one of the reasons behind the three day wait ing period before marriage license can be granted Another law, covering the situation, is the regu- lation which provides that the records of all Territorial officials are public and may be published
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
World Disarmament
New York Times)

fNew York Times) The tentative efforts that have been made in the United Nations toward reduction of world ornaments ' may seem like putting the cart before the horse There be great disarmament until there is a general feeling of security, which say is present today But, Sir Alexander Cadogan told the Working Committee of the Commission on Conven- tionai AimamentS recently, in urging immediate count of under arms, a start has to be made somewhere
 There has been no official census such as Sir Alexander proposes since the made in 1889 by the League of Nations An unofficial survey made by this newspaper last spring however. and published May l2. showed approximately l90OOO00 organized in wold armies and maintained with their weapons at approximate annual cost of S27 900 GOO O0O That is a staggering load for impoverished world to carry. If all national proteStatonS of peaceful intentions are made in good faith it is an unnecessary
 We valid reason why the Soviet Union any other nation should refuse to participate in this first statistical step toward disarmament The Soviet has with the exception of China the largest land army in the world Why should she not be willing to reveal her strength?
 The logical next step from count of men in any preparation for disarmament would be, of course, count of weapons The Soviets have insisted in- cuding in this count atomic weapons in which the United States has monopoly We believe jority world opinion is solidly behind the United States in it's position that question, which is that some system of international control must first be set up before we start dvulging information on this new and most terrifying weapon of mass destruction Meanwhile nothing would hearten the people of the world, believe, would evidence that the great military nations agreeable to a reduction in armaments The American taxpayer would cer- tanly welcome such a If the people of Soviet Russia given opportunity express opinion believe their sentiments would be similar and if the nations of Europe and of Asia could divert to peaceful purposes the money and the manpower they now are expending armies and armaments reconstruction of their battered economies would be immensely speeded
 Disarmament is phase of international rela- tions where nation. separate group of nations, example. It is either all nations together Today it is none Tomorrow we hope it will be all. The proposed could be a start.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
20 YEARS AGO FIFE TIT EMPIRE
OCTOBER ', 1927


 entrance Of the 0oeiai according eceVeo Eighteen immigrants across the 6er leave behind them Ce ui satisfactory Siberia under arrest and ho TOT 
 Clerk of the Court at None had resigned his position and was to go on the United States had excellent pictures oi sNa show when he lectmed
 Henry family Douglas who had been lls all summer again for the winter
 Mooseheart Legion in the Moose ooge the previous eve activities social was to De gwen OH Mrs O. Jacobsen chair man. Berg Field and Mrs Thomas B. Juosol Treadwe which had been idle preparations to start up aga several the machinery and getting the plant in o in charge of operations
 Mrs Lucy Gage of Seattle Mrs E. Loomis Weath
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
THE GRAVY TRAIN

Congress may be adjourned, but the old gravy train is running light along on schedule
 One place where the gravy is be- ing ladeled out is the Senate fold ing room, where documents, speech es, etc, are prepared for mailing It IS as busy as bargain basement these days as Senators up for re- election in l948 begin to lombard their constituents with campa. ign propaganda.
 Busiest part Of this propaganda hill is the so-called service depart ment, where nine persons (three tines as many as employed under the Democratic Congress- are now employed
 Biggest job being done hy the Senate folding room is for Sena- ter Wayland Brooks of Illinois "Curley' to his friends.
 The gentleman from Illinois, who preached economy so ardently at the last session, has now ordered 425000 Farmers Bulletin Lists mailed to his Illinois farm consti- tuents. This is an index ol farm publications published by the De- paitment of Agriculture
 What Illinois farmers may not know is that they, as taxpayers are paying the bill for this campaign propaganda from their Senator Brooks got the bulletin lists free
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07

prCmptu or is with only few people. he becomes Lincolnesque in the simplicity Of his eloquence.
 The other day a group of Gold Star Mothers went in to see the President. They had only few minutes with him, and grandmoth- erly Mrs. Mathilda Burling of Richmond, N Y. the National President scurried among h charges. trying lo shush them along.
 The President s.loc.. .larG with each, then spoke briefly. No sten- ographer was present, and his words will never be recorded for history However. there was something about the way he concluded the last impromptu line which caught in the threats of his visitors.
 What we are all trying to do,' he said is to make it unnecessary for us ever aoain to have any Gold Star Mothers"
 Some of the ladies wept After ward, the President cheered then up by inviting them outside to post with him for a picture.
 These gentlemen are what I cal The One More Club, he banter. cd at the photographers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
NAVY CENSORSHIP

The Nays attempt to censor oart of the news of the Neptunis Rex initiation ceremony when the battleship Missouri crossed the equator has brought to light anoth- CT equator r-crossing ceremony which was completely censored aboard the airplane carrier Wasp.
 Strangely enough, this jamboree occurred in September l944 during the height of the Japanese war. The Wasp had just finished bomb- ing Manila Bay, but for some req sen best known to himself it's Commander, Captain w. J. Stat tery, decided that it was the ap- propriate time to initiate those who had never before crossed the equa tor.
 Captain Slattery is the same of ficer. who as Commander of the Banana River (FlaJ Air Base. used Navy planes so layishly to stage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
Daily Lessons in English v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MIsUsED say lived there a They have lived there ALMOST year OFTEN MIsPRONOUNCED Elm syllable, not e-m
 MISSPEILED: Plaintiff; Frs adjective; settled 
 three times and is yours" Let
  METROPOITAN pertaining chief city Pronounce first syllable follows the L Her life the country different from metropolitan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
GEORGE GET THANKS
 FROM OAW PRESIDENT

A letter of thanks from Ham mond Brown, President. of the Outdoor Writers Association, was recently received by Tom George, of tke Salmon Creek Country Club. The boys came home sold on Alaska" Hammond wrote, and it was such generous welcomes as yours that drought about that feel ing q believe that the Alaskan trip by our Association was well worth while and I really believe that 1t is going to result in clearer un- derstanding among all of us of the real problems that confront your Territory and it's people" he
 said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
Shades of Sir Walter.
Cincinnati Enquirer

The smoking habit in the United States has reach ed astronomical proportions During the fiscal year just ended, the Department of Agriculture reports Americans smoked an all-tme record of 327 GOO 900 900 cgarettes!
 Striking an average for the entire population. that figures 2,328 cigarettes year for each and every person in the nation including babies Excluding those under 14when smoking is the exception rather than the rue-the per capita average rises to 3045 cigarettes annually 834 cigarettes daily. If non- smokers excluded the average consumption prob ably would rise again to a pack day.
 Just World War had much to do with the popularizaticn of the cigarettes, did World War II tremendously expand it's popularity. During the last fiscal national cigarette production to 360 GOO 100000 including exports. In the last year before the war the production 189,37l 100000
 If anybody had walked mile for each of the cigarettes consumed in the nation last year he she would have had to journey to the and back soe 654 GOO timesl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07

also the envelopes in which they are mailed cut are free. Finally they are mailed out under the H. linois Senator's frank-also free. In the end, however, someone ha: lo pay the bill
 Note-The last session Of the GOP-controlled Congress spen t more money on itself than any oth- CT in history-in fact, triple the amount spent in the lush days of l the New Deal
 ] (coPYRICHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INC)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
MODERN ETIQUETTE RoRrprA Hy LEE

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
THIS WEEK I5 FIRE
 PREVENTION WEEK

The Juneau Fire Department l. actively engaged in getting facts before the public during this Fire Prevention Week. Here is one timely tip. Tn Case Of Fire"
 The first thing to do if fire breaks out. unless it can be i'm mediately put out, is call the fire department
 Today, before it is too late, learn the following vital information:
 l. Location of nearest fire
 alarm box.
 2 Method of sending an
 alarm from the box
 3. Fire Department tele-
 phone number.
 If there is no nearby fire alarm Lox use the telephone, but try tc send someone to pull the nearest box, anyway Fire may have burn- ed out telephone wires or in the excitement the location of the fire may he inaccurately given.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
LOOK and LEARN 2, C. GORDON

 nationality of the parents?
  and mechanable timber? Which the largest and longest the Who the feeding O. What is the approximate of the worlds that devoured by insects? ANSWERS: 1. 2. joint to the kneecap O 5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07

they could find jobs But Alaska's limited industries so far have held the population down. The develop ment of a pulp industry however, would create thousands of new jobs for thousands of new esdents
 It is significant that both major veterans organ- cations in Alaska composed of men who know Alaska, have taken action in opposition to Lemke's homestead bill
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Top Member Of House
Civil Service Group
Backs Pay Increase
By Joseph YOUNG

Representative Stevenson, Repub-
lican, of Wisconsin, the ranking
member of the House Civil Service
Committee, today declared he favors
cost Living pay raises for Gov
ernment employees.
Mr.. Stevenson said many Federal
employees simply can't get along on
their salaries these days" and are
forced to take part-time jobs in
restaurants. bowling alleys, depart
ment stores and drive cabs lin or
der to make ends meet"
Before we send all that money
to Europe, we should take a look
around us and do what we can to
help our own country's faithful pub
lie servants" Mr.. Stevenson said.
Bill Asks $500.
The Wisconsin legislator is ex-
pected to throw his support behind
bill now before the House Civil
Service Committee, which calls for
$500 q year cost-of-living raise.
with the raise to be withdrawn If
and when prices come down to ap-
propriate 1941 or 1912 levels.
The pay increase measure, Incl
dentally, is sponsored by the second
ranking member of the committee
Representative Butler, Republican,
Of New York.
Chairman Rees Of the committee
has announced hearings will be held
on the measure in January, when
the regular session of Congress gets
under way.
Mr.. Stevenson's remarks served to
cheer up leaders of Federal en-
ployes' unions, whose spirits were
dampened somewhat by President
Truman's message to Congress yes
terday, when he called for authority
to impose limited wage controls, If
necessary.
Support Raises Hopes.
Union officials feel that, If such
legislation we're passed and wage
controls adopted. the chances for a
Federal pay raise would be prac-
tically nil.
The fact that the two ranking
Republican members of the House
Civil Service Committee, as we'll as
Chairman LANCER Of the Senate
Civil Service Committee, have come
out in favor of a Government pay
raise, however, gives Government
union leaders hope there is chance
| for a Federal nav boost.
Senator Ianger, who is expected
to return to Washington Friday
probably will announce his pay raise
plans at that time
Evening star., 1947-11-18
U. 5. Appeals Court Grants
jury Trial in Tenant Case

The United States Court of Ap-
peals yesterday held 1t lies within
the discretion of a judge in the
Landlord and Tenant Branch OF
Municipal Court to grant a defend
ant a jury trial when he has failed
to comply with court rule asking
for jury trial.
The ruling was made in uphold
ing a Municipal Court ruling in a
landlord and tenant case in which
the Municipal Court Of Appeals had
disagreed. The appellate court rul-
ing, in turn, reversed the Municipal
Court of Appeals.
The case involved suit for pos
session brought by Garfield I. Kass
against Emanuel Baskin. Mr.. Kass
sought possession of property he
owned and had leased to Mr.. Basktn
In the 300 block of Seventh street
NV.
Mr.. Baskin was denied jury trial
in the Municipal Court, following
failure to ask for one on time, that
court then granted Judgment for
possession in favor of Mr.. Kass.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
ITO Warehouse Workers
Due Back on Job Today
BY tho Asseeiaied Press

CINCINNATI, Nov. 1s.-An esti-
mated ITO employees of 10 ware
houses were pledged to return to
their jobs today, thus providing the
first break in a strike of $3.50 AFI
truck drivers. warehousemen and
helpers for 30-cents -an-hour wage
increase.
Attorneys for the warehouses
nine operated by wholesale grocery
concerns and the other by paper
company - announced last night
that the warehousemen voted to re-
turn to work after accepting an in
Evening star., 1947-11-18

crease of Is cents an hour and
agreeing to continue negotiations
on other contract issues.
On strike since yesterday are ap-
proximately 280 other warehouse
workers, also members of Local 661
Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehouse
men and Helpers Union, but en-
ployed by terminal warehouses.
J. Edward Fixari, spokesman for
the struck trucking firms, said last
night that trucking in Cincinnati
was "97 per cent frozen" by the
walkout.
Evening star., 1947-11-18

100 pairs Of shoes and walked the
equivalent of six times around the
world during his 33-year tour of
duty on 16-mile-daily route. He
started in 1918.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Postmon Since 1913 Retires

MURPHYSBORO, III R.-Leon-
ard Williamson, retiring as postal
letter carrier, claims he wore out
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Bid On This Muferiol:

Rope firearms 10 be sold Peace Officers and qualified
dsuen enIy kitchen equipment refrigerator, in,uIosns
oferai eebs and wire. Efsboas twtevt snsinss) ship
Rtnss storage tanks, locomotive steam eanes, pumps
electrical equipment plumbing fixture. and pipe Anss
sell seop powder toilet soap rubber evsras solder
wire rope sockets, fire. brick, engine ports, lubricants BEDS
adhssvss eendsnss condenser fubss hose heaters.
vas buckets and basns, resin, air cooler and coils
Evening star., 1947-11-18
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
l2 BASKETBALL TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN GOLD
 MEDAL TOURNEY GAMES

JUNEAU - Twelve basketball teams of Southeastern Alaska have signed up for the first Central States Gold Medal Basketball Tournament for the four-dav ses- sion in Juneau, February I9 to22.
 They are the Ketchikan All Stars, managed by Ray Bassett; Stedman Enterprises of Ketchikan: hetehikan Coast Guard Base. man. aged by Ut. (JG.) W. K. Wallace; Wrangell American Legion, manag- ed by Lew Williams, Jr., Hacks Hornets of Petersburg, managed by George Nicholson; Wasvick-Tor- wick of Petersburg; Sheldon Jack son Junior College of Sitka man. aged by Donald Wurster.
 Among th e Juneau-DougIas teams already signed up are Mikes Night Owls, Juneau High School. Moose, Vets and at least one more team can be expected.
 The tourney will open February I9 and last through Saturday ey- ening. Games will be played both In the afternoon and evening. on speed-up schedule with only four minutes between games.
 On Wednesday, starting at } o. clock there will be three games: that evening beginning at : o'clock four games; Thursday afternoon three games and three more that night; Friday, three in the after noon and two at night and on Sat urday two in the afternoon and } in the evening.
 Winners of the first dav,s games will play half of the follow ing games; losers of the first day VIII play for third and fourth piaces among themselves. After the opening day, losing teams will De out of the tournament runnirg put Individual players will still he eligible for awards.
 tournament is in charge of Del Hanks and the Committee of A. wards is headed by A. B. Pbillips and consists of Charles Burdick. George Schmidt, Harry Sperling and Dave Webster.
 Dave Webster is the son of the Rev and Mrs J. L. Webster of Wrangell and is a reporter of the Daily Alaska Empire of Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
FISH TRAP BILL PASSES
 SENATE WITH AMENDMENT

JUNEAUs-The Territorial Sen ate yesterday passed, by an 11-5 vote the McCutcheon Housa bill calling for a referendum on fish traps The House previously had passed the measure by a I9-4 vote but the bill must go back to the House for action on an amendment
 The original bill called for a vote on whether to continue traps or abolish them over a five year period. The Senate amended the bill to read lover a ten year period The House Is expected to concur. The measure wilt be on the next General Election ballot.
 The same pro and con argu- ments, heard for the past 20 years, came up during the afternoon dur ing discussion of the bill
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
LAUNDRY GETS NEW
 EQUIPMENT ON SINNETT

The Square Sinnett. when it ar rived in Wrangcll yesterday morn ing, brought a quantity of new equipment for Wrangell Steam Laundry. new 40 h. D. boiler, 1200-gallon oil tank and 500-gal- lon hot water tank were among the lot. Three new presses are due also to arrive shortly and wher these are installed and other changes completed. Phil Williams, who with his brother, Irl, are pro- prietors of the laundry, state i+ will be as modern and efficient as any laundry of it's size in the coun- try.
 ''It is our aim and our desire to give the people the best in laundry service possible" MT. Williams said, "and we are working toward that goal by putting the most mod ern and efficient machinery in as fast as we can get it,, as our first step toward that goaf.''
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
NORTH SEA GOES ON REEF
 NEAR BELLA BELLA. B

NANCOUNR- Rescue ships ter battling through southeastel 7 gales. early this morning removed 150 passengers and crew membee from the steamship North ses which went aground on Mldd . Reef near Bella Bella. about 80t miles north of Vancouver, in { sea.
 The ship struck a reef in sea . forth Channel on the inside pas. sage to Alaska late last night.
 Rescued persons we're taken to Bella Bella where some were hos pitalized for the night while others were sheltered in private homes. Two stretcher cases. now en route to Seattle hospitals are among the rescued. The ship was reported !
 be resting easily on the beach,
 Among the North Seas passe. gers were seven flom Wrangel Mrs. Edna Tejano and three son.. Ambrosio. Raymond and Philip. Mrs. Anna Price, who was accom- the body of her husband south for burial ". G. (BAU Hanson and A. B. Johnson.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1947-02-14
WRANGELL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RECOMMENDS
 MOVING CITY HAIL.

After a meeting of the Senior Chamber of Commerce executive committee this week, the following recommendations were tallied:
 Moving City Hall from the old building to it's temporary quarters in the Fire Hall as permanent of flee. (An open letter to the Coun- cil appears elsewhere in this ed ition.)
 A wire was sent to Rep James Nolan, local business man ana member of the Territorial Legisla- ture, urging support of the bill to raise the minimum salary of schooi teachers. Telegrams were also sent to the President of the Senate ana Speaker of the House recommend ing defeat of Senate Bill No. 4 which would abolish the Alaska Development Board.
 It was further decided by the executive board to call the first meeting of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce on the secohd Thurs day in March. This will be a night meeting as business has piled up during suspension of meetings ana a noon hour is insufficient time.