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up in Germany for reasons best known to himself and his brother in-law. Jack McCloy, former Assist ant Secretary of War. Just why the civilian, head of the Mutual Lie Assurance Company, close to J. P. Morgan, should be in Ger many when virtually all other civ- llians were barred, never has been explained But when ones brother in-laW is the Assistant Secretary of War a .ot of things are possible
 At any rate, Douglas, then in Germeny, took firm stand against a tough peace, and rushed back to Washington to try to suppress the famous joint Chiefs of Staff order 1O67 which called for the destruc- ton Of German industry.
 Lew's thinking, like so many of his Wall Street friends. takes the line that Germany must be. built up as a bulwark against Russia They fail to see that once Ger many is built up it will hold the balance or power in Europe-a balance which can be shifted to the side Of Russia overnight. This was exactly the same British school cf thought after the last war the Chamberlain appease m Il t school-which winked at the re- building of German armament and looked the other way as Nazism rose to power.
 The British view on this subject is more mixed. now that labor is at the helm. But Lew Douglas has not changed, and this point of view will be the most important thing 10 watch about his certain -to-be charming and brilliant service as American Ambassador to the Court of St. James
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OUR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

We are in receipt of letter of thanks from Delbert R. Hanks, tournament manager for the recent Gold Medal Basketball Tourney, for the publicity furnished by The Empire in helping to make the first tournS- ment a success.
 We believe that the people of Juneau are indebted to Hanks and his Boy Scouts, and all others who worked to make this first tournament successful for bringing to Juneau of the finest events in the field of sports for many year, and we are sure that Juneauites looking forward to bigger tournament in l948
 Such events do much toward promoting feeling of friendly cooperation among the communities of Southeast Alaska
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Nolstead
Shinptnn PoStl

tWaShlngtCn POSt)
 It was largely an historical accident that the name of Andrew J Volstead of Minnesota became closely associated with the noble and caamitous experiment of prohibition. In the mdterm elections of 1913 the Republicans regained control of Congress and in the following year MT Volstead by right of seniority be- came chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives Thus fell to him the task of preparing assuring the enactment of statute to enforce the eighteenth amendment.
 He decided that enforcement possible only if the made sweeping and drastic as possible Thus the term alcoholic beverages defined in the act as meaning anything more than one half of per cent" of alcohol by volume What might have been the history of the prohibition experiment., if its
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wife back to Canada whenever a child was expected 50 that all the children might be British subjects. Of his two sons, Walter Douglas remaired British to the end. But Jimmy Douglas, LewS father, fell in love with Josephine Williams, daughter ot a crusty Arizona miner who flatly refused to le5 ais daugh- ter marry a foreigner
 Only because of this did Lew Douglas. the new Ambassador to Great Britain, happen to be born an American citizen.
 Lew has kept extremely close ties with Canada, however, and at one time served as Chancellor of Mc- Gill University in Montreal. And his father despite the marriage to an American wife, went back to Canada, reaumed his Canadian citi- zenship, and spent the rest of his life-as far rom the hated New Deal as pcSsihle.
 Somewhat like his father, Lew Douglas has sometimes hated the New Deal. Unlike his father, he has sometimes worked for it. In fact, he has oscillated in and out of Government like an animated shuttlecock never quite happy in private business, but always little too Independent for Government service.
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OUTCHARMING FOR

Though Lew Douglas split with FDR over Government-spending, Ee remained enc of the few indiv- iduals who could outcharm Roose- welt
 Despite the fact that he voted for Landon in 1896 and organized the independent Democrats for Wendell Willkie in l940, Douglas rushed back to FDR's bosom when war began And FDR. whose mem ory was long and sometimes vim dictive, surprised everyone by well coming Lew with open arms Lew'S contagious smile, his ingratiating manner, his ability to get along with people, were sometimes rated as even mtre beguiling than Roose- velts. Friends said that Douglas fascinated the late President be- cause he was the only man who had a better technique as a charm CT.
 Some of those who have wonder ed whether Douglas was Canadian or American are now Speculating as to what kind of ambassador he will be- Will he be another Walter Hines Page and be more British than the British? Will he stand up for the USA? This is an important and legitimate question.
 The answer, in the opinion of this cClumnist, is in the positive. Lew would never sell his own coun- try short. He has just about the right combination of charm and tact, mixed with metal, to make an excellent ambassador
 In the summer of l943, Roosevelt to pour oil on troubled US- British to pour oil on trobled US- British waters General Marshall and Ad- miral King had been rowing with Sir Alan Brooke and the British General Staff over Far Eastern strategy, and Douglas was asked to heal some of the wounds He did and later got special thanks from FDR.
 But at the very same conference, he also stood up against Lord Lea therS, British Minister for Shipping, regarding the use of British trans ports for carrying US troops. Lea thers had indicated that the Bri- tish. being short of transports, could not allocate many ships for the carrying of US troops across the Atlantic.
 You krew that is not true.
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20 YEARS AGO FIT fHE EMPIRE
MARCH 3, 1927

 l2any suggestions Legislature special reference o fishing industry. The Mounted Police be increased from oco OoO patrol and Alaskan borders ae 
 Steamship companies all coastal points Alaska Mrs L E Oliver to entertain Guild Mrs j. R. Langseth entertaining Island Club
 Service advertising Whppet at the Juneau Motors Weather report: High 34 low,
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Before Douglas split with Roose- velt he did one important thing to which he now owes his present appointment as Ambassador to London. He helped get his old friend Dean Acheson appointed Undersecretary of the Treasury Acheson Gidn't agree with Roose- welt irritation either and also re- signed
 But twelve years later It was Acheson, now Undersecretary Of State, who put Douglas appoint ment across with Truman as Am bassador to England.
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Daily Lessons in English v L. GORDON

OFTEN MISUSED Do not He died at an old age a ADVANCED
 MISPRONOUNCED Caufower Pronounce the AU as in HAUL o in COLLEGE
 OFTEN MISSPELLED, Hypnotize; zE Hynotism; SIM
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 times and it is yours Let us each Todays word until have lost novelty and interest hackneyed Tt tre subject
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HOSPITAL NUItS

St Ann's Hospital admitted Paul Edwards and James Lockett on Saturday for medical attention. Mrs. Don Mack was admitted to maternity, and baby boy was born at 1l:25 am He weighed seven pounds and five ounces at birth
 Mrs. Lee Smith was admitted to maternity Sunday. and a seven pound and 10 ounce baby girl was born to her at 9:46 pm. Robert Mackey was also admitted
 This morning at 6:33 o'clock baby boy weighing seven pounds and seven ounces was born to Mrs. Andrew Robinson.
 Discharges were given Mrs. San tiago Constantine, Louise Grant and Frances Leukiewicz on Satur day, and to Robert Macknsky on Sunday. This morning Garry Gre gory and Larry Gregory were dis charged
 Government Hospital admitted Susan Brouillette of Juneau, and one-year-old Wandering Hansen from Hoonah. Mrs. Sadie White from Hoonah was admitted Sun day, and at 12 noon gave birth to a baby girl The father is Paul White of Hocnah.
 There were no discharges
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REBUILDING GERMANY

Douglas has one recent tend ency, however, which should be watched He is an ardent member of the hell-bent t-for-rebuilding- Germany school of thought
 In fact. he is one of it's pioneers. Shortly after V-E Day, Lew turned
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MODERN ETIQUETTE RyoRERrA Ry LEE

should the bridal table indicate where the guests to sit?
 A. white embossed with the brides initials girl who offers him a should he do?
 A. his quickly possible unmarried widow should host? A. asks relative the
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During World War II 93 percent of u S. Marine Corps officers and 89 percent of enlisted men served overseas.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round

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The Canadian Mounted Police to be increased GOO men to patrol the American and Alaskan borders in
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22

Mr.. Grover Cleveland Walker,
60, 2203 Charles Street, died sud
denly of q heart attack Thursday
morning at his home. Mr.. Walker
had lived in Lincoln twenty one
years and was employed by the
Burlington railroad. He was a
member of Quinn Chapel AME.
Church Of Lincoln, joining this
church under Rev. Mary Evans in
1918, serving this church as q
Steward and Trustee. In 1888,
Nj. Walker and his wife, Mrs.
Sara Walker moved to Omaha and
placed their Church membership
with st. John AME. and continu-
ing their faithful church work. Mr.
Walker was a member of the Min
ute Mems Club, Usher Board, Wat
chman's Club and only recently
having the honor of Mr.. st. John
bestowed upon him.
Mr.. Walker is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Sara Walker, Omaha,
one sister, Mrs. Anna P. Garner
two brothers, Mr.. Vertner Walker
Mr.. George D. Walker, three nice
es. Mrs. Mildred Merriweather
Efrs. Vivian Carr. all of st. Louis
Mo-, Miss Mable Green, Detroit
Michigan, two cousins, Mrs. Estel-
lie Millsap, Mrs. Beatrice Hunter
of Chicago, Illinois and other rel
atiVeS Funeral services were hold
Tuesday afternoon from st. Johns
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22

the audience away praismg and
humming were Zone Alone by
Romberg, rendered by the women.
Riff Song" by Romberg render
ed by mems voices and Mrs. Pearl
Gibson taking the lead assisted by
the entire choir and bringing the
house to it's feet in her rendition
of the italian Street Song" from
Naughty Marietta by Herbert. Two
other musical numbers that caught
the audiences fancy was "The
Cuckoo" by Mrs. Gibson and
Swing Along" a lively and poppy
number by the entire choir. One
of Mrs. Anna N. Greer's Readings
was When Malindy Sings"
At the grand pianos were Mrs.
Otis Jamerson, Miss Lipkin and
Miss Duth Downing. Orchestra Di-
rector, Joe Drake. Mrs. Pearl
Gibson, Director of the Choir and
General Musical Director and Ar
ranger. Mrs. w. P. Erwin, Gener-
al Chairman for the Progressive
u
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22
|Inter-faith
|Inter-RaciaI
Features
To Be Discussed Sunday
In Community Wide
Meeting at JOslyn

A Community wide meeting with
both inter-faith and inter-racial
features, will be held at the Joslyri
Memorial on Sunday evening at
7:30 p. m. This will be under the
sponsorship of the Omaha Round
Table, the local unit of the Nation
al Conference of Christians and
Jews, a. the climax to the Amer
lean Brotherhood Week..
DR.. VIM. Lindsay Young, Vice
President of the National Confer
ence and in charge Of the Central
Division, Chicago area, will be pres
ent to conduct the installation of
the newly appointed Regional Di-
rector Captain Earle Conover who
is now serving both Nebraska and
western Iowa.
A panel discussion on the subject
Observation-Disclosures for Peace"
will be led by four laymen, repres-
entatives of the three major re-
ligious groups and of the Negro
race. These men are: Dick Nc
Cam, Radio Station KBON; Tom
Sheehan and Jack Marer, both at
torneys; and DR.. Aaron Mcmillan,
long a medical missionary in AT
RIGA.
Special musical numbers will be
rendered by the Imperialists, also
an official song, newly adopted by
the National Conference of Christ
ians and Jews, will be introduced
locally for the first time by Mrs.
M. c. Williams, wife of the Pastor
of Bethel Baptist Church. The
words and music r. both by Irv-
ing Berlin.
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22
MIDWEST OWL Or
open the Door Richard" Coming to
State Theatre, Thurs, Feb. 9th

$1,000, representing the first cam
paign contribution of the Negro
constituency Of the ". He reveal
ed that the oney was raised by "
members in Brooklyn and Queens
| Counties over a weekend $50 that
I would not report to my new JOB
empty handed"
Born in Kentucky and raised in
Cincinnati, Mr.. Miller entered "
work there in 1922, following his
graduation from the University of
Cincinnati. After five years as
business secretary Of the Ninth
Street Branch Of the Cincinnati Y.
MICA, he was named executive sec
rotary Of the Indiana " Branch
in Toledo, Ohio. where he remained
five years.
Transferred to Pittsburgh in 1882
he served for five years as execu-
tive secretary Of the Centre Aven-
u ", and then was assigned to
the Christian Street W in Phila-
delphia, whree he was executive
secretary until 1912 when he was
sent to Brooklyn.
The YMCA. World Youth Fund
for Restoration and Advance, in
which the W secretary will play
an important role, will be launched
on a national scale on April IA,
when 1,40O Y Associations in the
United States and Canada will OPP
en- a concerted drive for a goal of
$780, 600. The larger share of
the fund will be used to rebuild OF
repair los YMCA. buildings des-
troyed or severely damaged in &c
~ countries.
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Color Bar Broken
Baltimore Theater

New York, Feb, 18-Negrpes sat
in the orchestra and the first ball
cony of the Maryland Theatre, in
Baltimore, for the first time that
city, at the Lincoln's Birthday per-
Torrance of "A Flag Is Born" as
the result Of a tradition-shattering
victory won by the NAACP a.
gainst the rigid discriminatory
practice followed by all theatres in
the South of RELOCATING Negroes
to inferior seats in the second bal
cony.
Notified by the Baltimore branch
of the Association that Negroes
were not receiving equal treatment
in the purchase of tickets for Ben
Hecht's play dealing with preju-
dice, the NAACP national office
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22
VETERANS STATE BONUS

VETERANS STATE BONUS
During this session the Nebraska
assembly will vote on a State Bon
us for the. Veterans of World War
II. That is, if the bill clears the
committee and is sent to the floor
of the State Senate. Should it
reach the floor of the Nebraska
State Senate the State Bonus Bill
would still encounter a stiff oppos-
ition from members of the Senate
as well as strong outside influ-
ence.
I can understand why many of
the members of the Senate might
beopposed to the bill. 1t would
create more headaches for the
members already trying to think
of new ways to tax the people of
the State of Nebraska. BY defeat
ing the bill they would be relieved
of this great responsibility.
I know that there are a great
many veterans of World War II,
that would have enjoyed beling re-
1ieved from certain responsibility
les, especially during the past five
years. Some because of these
grave responsibilities r no long
er fit for a skilled job. We need
not mention the many crippled for
life. nor the blind. We need not
think Of the veterans shocked be-
yond medical recovery~-.-.many
roaming our streets today.-..!dis-
gusted with the life that others
have made for him or her, and the
life that they must now struggle
through with such a handicap, to
make for themselves.
A great many veterans came
back to unpaid bills; bills that he
could not pay on the salary that
the government of the United Stat
es allotted him. They came back
to a country that offered no shell
ter for their weary, overwhelmed
bodies. The ink was hardly dry
on their discharge papers before
they were sent out to roam the
streets because of inadequate hous
ing. Many spending the little that
they had in order to pay the high
er prices for lower quality merch-
andise. Thousands trying to re-
place the worn out household goods
that as yet were not paid for
and their creditors billing and
threatening them with every
known way of collection in the
books. Some gratitude, if I may
say so.
1t is hard to discourage an Am
erican. You may beat him and
force him down, but with all the
strength that God put into his ex-
hausted and beaten body, he will
try to rise. Such strength comes
IN any American. 1t is in the vet
eran if given a chance.
A hundred dollars. two hundred
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took the matter up with the Amer
lean League for a Free Palestine,
sponsoring the production. who in
structed the theatres management
to drop their color bars or face un-
favorable publicity on the anniv-
ersary of the birthday of the Great
Emancipator, Abraham Lincoln.
Walter White, executive secret
airy, NAACP, hailed the cooperat-
ion given the fight against segrega
ton in the nations theatres in a
telegram to the American League
for a Free Palestine. Mr.. White
stated:
\ Our Baltimore branch wires
that, as a result of your interven-
ton, orchestra seats were sold last
night to colored citizens for "A
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Herbert T. Miller Named
To National Staff Of
YMCA's World Youth Fund

NEW YORK, Feb. .1S-Herbert
T. Miller, one of the outstanding
Negro leaders in the North Am
erican YMCA. Movement, has been
named to the national staff of the
YMCA. World Youth Fund, it was
announced here by Lester G. Ha-
worth, executive director of the
campaign.
Veteran of Is years in Y serv-
ice, m. Miller was lend-leased to
the fund by the Carlton Avenue
YMCA., Brooklyn, where he filled
the post of executive secretary
during the last five years.
Noted for his Embarrassing abil-
tiles, the " secretary reported at
headquarters of the World Youth
Fund at BAT Madison Avenue. New
York City. bearing a check for
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the Columbia, Tenn, disturbance
last February.

the Columbia, Tenn, disturbance
last February.
In a letter to Walter White, exc
cutive secretary of the NAACP,
Rev. Peter G. Crawford thanked
him for recommending Mr.. Weaver
as legal counsel on the civic COM
mittee Of the INSTRUMENTATION
Ministerial Alliance of Chattan-
oga, saying:
with all the anxieties, and fears
that segregation imposes upon us
in these parts, we feel greatly re-
lieved, for we are certain that Mr..
Weaver will defend our people
whenever they have a worthy
cause for Working with
him at close range, we have found
him to be a composite of the high
est ideals of democracy and Christ
ian compassion. He has a magnif
icent obsession for social justice"
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Flag Is Born. Thanks and con-
gratulations for your prompt &C
ton"
The Baltimore branch is follow
ing up its gains against discrimin-
alton on either side of the foot
lights, and will picket all shows
which do not take a stand against
this unconstitutional practice of
penalizing n group of Americans
citizens solely on the basis of their
color. Plans are already under
way to obtain from the producers
and managers of the GLASS Men
agerie" pledges that segregation
will continue to be discarded in
the seating of Negroes when that
play moves into Baltimore's Ford
Theatre next week.
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Enthusiastic and
Appreciate e
Audience Hear
St. Johns Choir
Thy Mason Devereaux)


An overflow, appreciative music
loving audience heard the st. John
Choir presented by the Progressive
"a Club, in a Musical Recital last
Monday evening, February 18th,
1947 at 8 p. m.
The enthusiasm with which the
audience received each number
calling for several encores. was
enough in itself to INSPIRE the sue
cess of this presentation. Mrs.
Pearl Gibson and the Choir were
finished and perfected in the rem
dition of each number, backed up
by a full orchestra. 1t was a rare
and never-to-be-forgotten musical
treat.
Numbers that stood out and sent
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dollars. or three hundred dollars
would be a Godsend to many a vet
eran. That is the reason why so
many states today, r voting a
State Bonus for the Veterans of
World War II. No one wishes to
impair the financial security OF
the State Of Nebraska by voting q
bonus for anyone, but to the major
ity who live in the State Of Ne
braska there is no better state in
our Democracy in which we live.
If a great many other states are
showing their understanding OF
the Veterans situation by voting a
State Bonus for him or her, then
we of our great State, can do the
same. We can show a little ap-
probation for what they did be-
cause we realize that we can new.
er repay them in money value a.
lone. But this gesture for their
sacrifice will never be forgotten by
those benefited.
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22
Harold Mcdonald Wins
Coveted F~eatherweight Title

Harold Mcdonald, Tech high
freshman, Tuesday evening won
the coveted Featherweight Mid
west Golden Gloves Championship
from last years champion, Joe
Gonzals, of Lincoln.
The Bronze Flash" won in a sec
ond round knockout. Harold will
leave for Chicago, Saturday at
noon, where he will continue his
Golden Gloves ambitions by fight
ing in the Chicago Stadium on
Monday, oath.
A model, all-round athlete, Nc
Donald recently set a record at
Tech high, when he accomplished
the remarkable feat of 1000 knee
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bends.
The young fighter is trained by
the well known former boxer.
Buddy McCrea, now Of the City's
Recreation Department.
When asked what Harold's
chances of winning were. the mod
est City Recreation worker, Buddy
McCrea, indicated that the going
would be tough, but that Harold
should win going away.
Mcdonald is the eleventh amat-
eur champion tutored by McCrea.
This years 16 year old Omaha
Featherweight Champion, fought
under the banner of the AMVETS
Post No.
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MR.. K. HUDSON PROMOTED
TO CITY FIRE INSPECTOR

After being on the fire depart
ment for more than fifteen years,
Mr.. Kay Hudson was promoted to
City Fire Inspector, by MI. Joe
Dolan, Fire commissioner. Mr..
Hudson succeeds Mr.. Jewel Rose.
A resident of Omaha for Is
years, Mr.. Hudson and his wife,
Mrs. Anna Hudson and two sons,
Wesley and Percy, both r study
ing at Howard University.
Mr.. Hudson has been appointed
to this position for about a week.
We, the members and staff of the
Omaha Guide, n hoping Mr.. Hud-
son, much success in fulfilling this
great position.
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-22
IN TENN
Weaver Forwards
NAACP's Plans

New York, Feb. 18-Fifty youth
memberships in the NAACP were
taken out by Maurice M. Weaver,
NAACP attorney, for a group of
Chattanooga school children whose
interests in democracy he felt
could be furthered by affiliation
with the outstanding interracial
civil rights organization in the
country. Mr.. Weaver was one of
the NAACP lawyers who success
fully obtained acquittals for TWEEN
ty-sixe of the twenty-seven Negro
es tried on charges arising out of