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brought messages of coincidence In
such numbers that, according to
member of the household, no one
had yet attempted to read and sort
them.
Arnold Spends Day on Papers.
Thurman Arnold, former justice
of the Court of Appeals, who was
Mrs. McLean's lawyer in the last OF
her many litigations, was at his
Office all day yesterday getting the
legal papers in order.
Curiosity as to the size Of hel
estate, one of the biggest in the
Nation when she inherited it in
1910 from her father, probably viii
not be satisfied for. some time.
Mrs. McLeans will probably will
be filed in District Court within a
few days, but most wills do not dis
close the size of the estate. That
usually is revealed in the petition
for probate which cannot be filed
until after a preliminary account
ing. In the case of Mrs. McLean's
estate, this may take some time.
What is to become of the Hope
diamond, the famed stone which is
supposed to put the curse OF a
Hindu idol on all who possess It,
also will have to await disposition
of the estate.
Mrs. Mclean, as young woman
was an avid purchaser of jewels
On her honeymoon she purchased a
large diamond known as the Star
of the East, said to be worth more
than the Hope diamond, for which
she paid $4,000. She also pos
sessed collections of erubies and dia-
mondS.
Sons Likely to Sell Gems.
She once pawned her jewels in an
effort to save the Washington Post,
owned by her late husband, Edward
Beale Mclean, from a sale forced
by creditors. She was unable to
raise enough money to satisfy them
and the paper was sold to its pres
ent owner, Eugene Meyer.
Mrs. McLean's two sons are re-
ported to have little interest in
jewel collections. 1t is likely that
the Mclean settlement will provide
the jewel market with one of the
most interesting auctions in history
AS the tragedies in Mrs. Mclean S
life followed her acquisition of the
stone, the Hope diamond came into
its greatest fame. Long before the
wave of kidnapings that followed
the L.ndbergh case, her flrstborn,
Vinson, had a male bodyguard. She
would not risk Wilson'S going to the
circus but when the Ringing Bros
Barnum and Bailey show came to
Washington she had the elephants,
the animal acts, the aerialists and
clowns ccme to Friendship to stage
a circus on the lawn for Vinson and
his friends.
Despite all precautions, however,
he was run over and killed later by
a model-T Ford in front of the old
Friendships gates.
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members of diplomatic corps and
others at Mexican Embassy.
Thursday-12:30 pm, addresses
joint session Of Congress; 1:30
pm, has luncheon aboard the pres
idential yacht, Williamsburg; 3 pm,
visits Mount Vernon; 5 pm, holds
press conference at Blair Lee
House; pm, attends small dinner
at the White House, and IL mid
night, leaves by train for New York
The official tour of the United
States will continue through May
7. Mr.. Aleman will visit the Mil
itary Academy at West Point, in
Stallations of the Tennessee Valley
Authority and Kansas City, Mo.
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Court
Continued From First Page.)

special three-judge United States
District Court may not decide an
Interstate Commerce Commission
rate case when the third member is
unable to take part in the determi-
nation. -,
The ruling set aside a decision by
a special district court in Indian
apolis which upheld an ICC order
affecting rail rates on coal from
Illinois, Indiana and western Ken
lucky to northern Illinois and
southern Wisconsin. tt means coal
operators opposing the ICC order
can begin new legal action against
it, If they wish. --'
Justice Murphy delivered the Su-
preme Courts 81 decision. Justice
Rutledge noted dissent.
Judge Became Ill.
The Federal law involved provides
that no injunction against an ICC
order may be issued except when
the case is heard by three Federal
judges, one of whom must be a
Circuit Court judge. District Judge
Evan A. Evans became i'll after the
hearing on the coal rate case and
was unable to participate in the
decision given by Circuit Judge j
Earl Major and District Judge
Michael L. Igoe.
Indiana coal mine operators and
the Chicago, Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Pacific Railroad Co. had asked
the special court to set aside the
ICC order but Judges Major and
Igoe ruled against them.
The ICC found present and pro-
posed rates of carriers serving the
area were unlawful in certain re-
spects. The commission also pre-
scribed an involved rate structure
for interstate and intrastate ship
ments, instead of rates proposed by
the carriers.
Evening star., 1947-04-28

Sydney, Australia, claims that its
Royal Exchange is the largest WOOL
selling center in the world.
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Concentration on the Farm
lNeW York Times

Is the so-called family passing from the American scene? Or is it just getting larger than 1t used to be?
 Preliminary figures for l945 appearing in the current issue of The Agricultural Situation pub lished by the Bureau of Agricultural Economies, sug- gests that perhaps both tendencies are at work The modera sized farm of l00-250 was long the backbone of the countrys predomnantly agricultural It was this sized farm that was known as the family farm. tThe original homestead unit for ex- ample l60 acres) Today, however, the typical farmer lives approximately 200 This is twenty than he worked in l940 and fifty more than his father worked before him We it would seem, moving toward concentration in agriculture well as in industry.
 The total number of farms in the country has fallen, the figures show from GA millions in 1920 to 5s millions but acreage has actually risen from 856 millions to II billion Today over halt the nations farming area is in units of 300 acres or more compared with one-third twenty-five years ago. The explanation is to be found largely of course in the application of mechanized methods to farming. Not only do such methods make it possible to cultivate and harvest larger acreage but their economic ad7 vantage generally speaking increases with the acreage
 Meanwhile the number of farms in the 1o-5Oo acre category has been shrinking; and where once ac- counted for twothirds of the nations farm land 1t now comprises barely half. As to the really small farms those of 10 to 100 these are important numerically but in point of acreage represent but II per cent of the contrys total In the West they are largely irrigated farms and submarginal units oper- ated by Spanish Americans in the South they are frequently cropper tenant units One group in this category however is of very real economic importance This is the group of successful truck farms adjacent to metropolitan centers.
 Largely under the influence of the Victory garden movement, it is interesting to note small farm units under ten expanded numerically by some 90 000 But that this was not entirely World War phenomenon is evident from the fact that units in this classification increased, all told by 100000 between 1920 and 1945. Incidentally, if you happen to have little place in New Jersey Connecticut with nine acres an apple orchard, truck garden and couple of COWS, it might might not interest you to know that your establishment is classed by agricultural sta tsticians "so-caled" farm The assumption among these who are used to dealing with agriculture a nation n-wide scale seems to be that could ceivably regard farming on such miniature scale major occupation.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
No. 5633-A

NO. OOOo-A
 In the District N9urt for the Terri
 tory of Alaska, Division Number
 One. at Juneau.
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, Plain
 tiff and Petitioner, vs. JOHN H.
 WALMER, as Cl erk of the Dis
 trict Court for the Territory of
 Alaska, Division Number 1 All
 other parties in interest or persons
 unknown having or claiming un-
 surrendered bonds issued by the
 Alaska Gastineau Mining Com
 pany, a corporation, prior to De-
 cember 24, 1924; All other parties
 or persons unknown having or
 claiming any right, title, estate,
 lien or interest in the money de-
 scribed herein. Defendants and
 Respondents.
 Plaintiffs First Amended Petition and Information has been filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court in the above entitled cause, setting forth the following facts:
 That there is on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, the sum of $9,949.83, for unknown holders of Alaska Gastineau Mining Company bonds, resulting from foreclosure proceedings and a trus- tee transfer Of funds, as more par ticularly described in the said First Amended Petition and Information on file in the above entitled cause, and that no person Whonsoever has interposed claim for my portion of said money at an time since Janu- ary 31, 1889, and said First Amended Petition and Information alleges that by reason of such facts and cir cumstances, said deposit has escheat- ed to and become the property of the Territory of Alaska, and prays for a Decree adjudging and decreeing such money the property of the Territory of Alaska.
 NOW THEREFORE, all persons interesed in said money on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court are hereby required to appear and show cause, if any they have, on or before the 2lst day of May, l947, at o'clock P. M. of said day, why the title to said deposit should not vest in the Territory of Alaska.
 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order to Show Cause shall be published for six consecutive weeks ! beginning March 27, 1947 in the
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of beginning, containing 2.569
 acres; the same being owned and
 used by applicant as a millsite
 in connection with the working
 of the Bertha Lode claim, this
 survey
 United States Mineral Monument No 1902, to which this survey is tied, is marked by a cross (X) on an ex- posed outcrop of bedrock on top of a prominent point six feet above the line of mean high tide on the North shore of Kimshan Cove, in Latitude 57 fl 202 North. Longi- tude l36 06 45" West, chiseled U s. M. M No. 1902. from which a cross (X) on a cliff face six feet high, chiseled U. s. M M. 1902 B. O. bears North T 18' East 23.70 feet, and the summit of Doolth Mountain bears South 13 30' East.
 These claims are located upon ground unsurveyed except in Min eral Survey No. 1902 A and B, and extend from the mean high tide line of Kimshan Cove to the submit of the ridge between Kimshan Cove and Klag Bay, at a maximum eleva- ton of TITO feet, in approximate Latitude 57 41' Notrh, Longiture 136 or West
 The names of adjoining claims are as follows: Sunday Queen Lode, un- surveyed, Divide Lode, this survey, Frances R. Lode, this survey, and Kay Lode, this survey. but none of the same are included in this appli cation.
 The Sunday Queen Lode claim, with which a conflict is mentioned herein, is an unpatented claim own ed by applicant.
 The total area embraced in the above claims and claimed by the applicant is 2.569 acres.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described veins, lodes or premises are required to file notice of their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the period of publica ton or within eight (8) months thereafter, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statutes.
 GEORGE A. LINGO First publication, March 12, 1947. Last publication, May IA, 1947.
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REPORT ON STATEHOOD

The Juneau Chamber of Commerce is to consider this week another report statehood for Alaska, some items of which should give the people of this Territory great deal to think about.
 We refer to the matter of government finances under statehood, subject that was little discussed before the referendum statehood some time ago
 The costs of administering State government would greatly exceed the cost of the territorial ad- mnisration and there would be no additional sources of revenue which would be available to the State except that there could be higher limit for property tax than the 1e, permitted under our Organic Act, this report states
 The additional costs of administering State then enumerated showing that on biennial basis the State of Alaska would have to have taxes bringing in an additional minimum S7859614 and if the State had to assume all services for Indians the total would be S146596l4 additional.
 Such figures, added to the present Territorial
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PUBLIC COMES FIRST
 At this point, Oregon's young Senator Morse took off his gloves.
 I'm not interested in Republican strategy" he remarked sharply and I'm not interested in playing politics on such a vital issue as this I am interested in legisla- tion to promote the public vel fare"
 While Taft, Ball and Jenner looked a little stunned, the Oregon ian continued:
 'To my mind, it's important that we get some bill through Congress, dealing with certain urgent prob- lens, that the President will sign rather than end up with no legis- lation at all.
 Take a bill outlawing the juris- dictional strike and the secondary boycott. I can't imagine the Pres ident's not signing that.
 Take a bill tha. would set up an efficient mediation and concilia- tion service under an independent board. The President might not sign it, but I would like to see it pass and put him to the test, I'm for treating these issues separately If you lump everything together including the ban on the closed shop, you are going to wind ur with nothing at all
 Tn that case" Morse concluded you invite Presidential veto without the votes to override a veto.'
 Morse didn't increase his popu larity by speaking his mind. Men who speak their minds usualy don't. But even though they out voted him, he did give Republican colleagues considerable food for thought.
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SILLYS RETURN

MT. and Mrs. Henry Sully re- turned to Juneau by PAA plane yesterday following a six weeks buying trip to Pacific Coast mar ket centers. Mir Sully, one of the owner-managers of the Juneau Young Hardware Go. here, reports plenty of wares of all descriptions now available in the wholesale markets. He said he was able to obtain a very fine selection for the furniture and hardware store here. MT. and Mrs. Sully spent most of their time away in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT
 Serial No. O9406
REPUBLICATION

MEL V OoA-lCAh lN)AN
 In the United States Land Office for the Juneau Land District at Anchorage, Alaska.
 Tn the Matter Of the Application of the FIRST CHICHAGOF MIN ING COMPANY, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, for patent to the ELSINOR, SKATER, BERTHA, FRIES, TRINAD, BER- NARD, SHOLIN and RHEA lode mining claims and the BERTHA MILLSITE, embraced in U. s. Mineral Survey No. 1902 A and B, situated in the Sitka Mining and Recording District, First Division Territor yof Alaska, at Kimshan Cove on Chichagof Island, and forming one contiguous group.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Hirst- -Chichagof Mining Com pany, corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, whose postoffice address is Kimshan Cove, Alaska, has filed it's applica- ton in the United States Land Of flee at Anchorage, Alaska, for a patent for the BERTHA MILLSITE included within U s. Mineral Sur vey No. 1902 A and 1902 B, situated at Kimshan Cove, Chichagof Island, Territory of Alaska, First Judicial Division, Sitka Mining and Record ing District and more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. l, whence
 U. s. M. M. No. 1902 bears N
 46 39' 40" w 1996.93 it.; thence
 N 73 33 E 217.20 it. to Cor No.
 3: thence N 529 35' E 67l0 it. to
 Cor. No. 3; thense s 12' l2' E
 340.50 1t. to Cor No. 1; thence $
 7Oe or w 33600 1t. to Cor No. 5;
 thence N 16' 40' w 28700 it. to
 Cor. No 6; thence N 42e 39> E
 95.4O it. to Cor. No. l, the place
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UNDER THE DOME

Andy May, the eX-Congressman from Kentucky, will face trial in the Erie Basin war frauds case April 2l Senator Bilbo's war frauds are still under investiga tion by the Justice Department. If Bilbo lecovers from cancer, he may be prosecuted. Otherwise the Justice Department hestitates to lndlct a sick man Fortnight Bob Johnson of Temple University cancelled scheduled speech ty Kurt von Schuschnigg, former chancellor of Austria, when pro- tests became too hot Credit Art Arthur, former Toronto and Brooklyn Eagle columnist, for do- ing the story for the Army's Cscar-winning picture, Seeds of Cestiny" Art left a high-pay- ing Hollywood writing job, wife and youngster, to enlist in the Army. The Akron, Ohio, Junior Chamber of Commerce has started a new and important pro gram for helping the blind. It is building up list of eye-donors- Those willing to give their eyes upon death to help the living with out eyes. The SWedes are doing what the State Department want ed to do but couldn't do because of the peny- -pinching Congress sending journalists to the USA on scholarships. Sven Ekstrom, cor respondent for two Swedish news papers, has been good-willing in the United States.
 (coPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INc)
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PHONE STRIKE ISSUE

One disagreement in the current telephone controversy is over fix ing wages on a patton wide scale as favored by the union, or fix ing them locality locality, as favored by the company. The company argues that the cost of living in Middleton, Md, for in- stance, is lower than in New York City, and wages should vary ac- cordingly.
 Most Republicans, not realizing this vital issue in many labor dis putes, chortled with glee when Oklahoma's Representative George Schwade jumped up in the House the ether day and moved to slice another sl0O0,OO0 off the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overwhelm- ingly and enthusiastically, COP colleagues supported him. This, plus previous cuts, whittled the Bureau of Labor Statistics down to almost one-third it's normal ap- propriation and means that is can no longer ascertain the cost of liv- ing region by region for use in nationwide strikes.
 Republicans who applied the meat-axe also thought they were pruning a new deal agency. Act ually, the ELS. was voted into existence by Republican President Arthur in 1884 There is nothing new deal about it.
 Last summer, when Senators Taft. Wherry. ct al led the COP attack on price control, they ar gucd that if they were wrong and
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prices were up instead or down, it would be possible for Congress to note the cost of living barometer and remedy the situation.
 But when Republicans chopped the BLS. from s6,700,o0O tc 2,373, 400, it was like a criminal disposing of the evidence of his crime. In other words, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics gutted there will be no official way tc ascertain how far Taft and Winery are right or Wrong-except by guesswork.
 In addition, the fact is that 9( percent of all union contracts are still based upon cost-o living lev els according to local regions, rath- CT than on a national scale Anc critics of labor want to keep il that way.
 Thus, Oklahoma's Congressman Schwabe and his impulsive col leagues may have played right into the hands of Labor rather thar otherwise. Certainly their actior strengthens the telephone workers who want to bargain nationally and hurts the telephone company which wants to bargain locally. i NOTE-Recommendation to Con- gressman John Taber of New York Chairman of the House Appropria tions Committee: Please read the Seventh Chapter of Matthew, Why beholdest thou the mote that is ir thy brothers eye, but considerest not the beam that is thine owr eye?' While slashing othel peoples budget to smithereens Congressman Taber not only ha: his own brother on the govern ment payroll, but spends Sl24,90; of General Funds to pay 28 clerks stenograpkers, etc.-the larges l congressional staff in Washington
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-09
INCORp0pAT!ONS

The Alaska Logging Co. Inc, has filed papers of incorporation with Territorial Auditor Frank Boyle. The new corporation, with principal offices at Anchorage, was formed ty Kenneth D. Ming, Frank L. Fettick and Robert R. Bornschein. It is capitalized for $2OO,000 with 5000 shares of stock having par value of S25 each.
 Severens Trading Post, Inc, at Iiamna Lake, has been incorpor- ated for S70000 by Martin Sever sen, George Seversen and Mary Clark. The corporation stock con sists of 70 shares having a par value of S1,000 each.
 The Kelly Willow Mining Co., Inc, of Anchorage, has been in- corporated for $250,000 with one million shares of stock having a par value of 25c each. The cor poration was formed by Arthur Liening and Albert Lobe of Se- attle and Lee Dolan of Anchorage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-09
20 YEARS AGO FIT THE EMPIRE
APRIL g, 1927

g.
 couples attended the farewal dance Ek Hall enjoyable affair The Seniors took the the School Meet help dea of Juneau representatives n the
 Hean Wiloughby he planned Juneau in the future
 The annual May Queen contest by the American Legion the Medames w H Robinson
 Stonehoue H Frawy the committee in charge Meakata Legislatures activities in connection with the fisheries industry.
 Establishment subsidized steamship line to operate between proposed bill introduced in the House subsidy S40O0O appropriation of $850OO the biennum
 Weather Highest, 29
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DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, Juneau, Alaska.
 Dated this 18th day of March, 1947.
 HARRY E. PRATT,
 United States District Judge First publication, March 27, 1947. Last publication, May T, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-09
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received at the City Clerks office until 800 pm. April IS, 1947. on the City of Ju- neau's 1888 model Diamond T truck and will then and there be opened and read aloud publicly at the regular meeting of the Com mon Council of the City Of Juneau. Bids received after the time fixed for opening will not be considered The City of Juneau reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.
 c. L. POPEJOY, City Clerk.
 April to IT, incl
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biennial budget of than 10o0O000 give the tax payers of Alaska food for thought when thinking about statehood
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CHAPELADIES MEET

The Chapeladies helG an inter esting meeting last night in the Chapel By -The-Lake. Attendance was good.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-04-09

When you pay Tor QUALITY why not get the FINEST-Buy FLOR SHEIM SHOES at GRAVES.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
PUBLIC COMES FIRST

fContinued rum Page Onej
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liter G Hean formerly Home Grocery Wloughh he planned open in Juneau in tn
Evening star., 1947-10-12

excel. cond., So,
S24a anv time.
RE- RIGERATGR,
lent condition,
REFRIGERATOR,
late model. Also
both very reas.
REFRIGERATOR.
good condition. S
REFRIGERATOR.
in use. SH. S94 !
REFRIGERATOR,
motor; excellent C
REFRIGERATOR,
good condition;
56u2 35th ave,
REFRIGERATOR,
cubic it., good C.
Mount Rainier.
REFRIGERATOR,
excellent condition
REFRIGERATOR,
deep-freeZer, fir.
yrs; regular prlc'
Call between 10
Evening star., 1947-10-12
COAL. WOOD and FUEL OIL.

EiREpLACE r. WOOD, seasoned; get orders
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OAK FIREPLACE LOGS. seasoned, any
,ength; prompt delivery. RE. 1881. ia
GREENWOOD scrap lumber, some good;
S3 cord. you haul: also fireplace wood,
penInsglysnis reaI SHas Anthracite coal Pocahontss
FiRrAlil5H Fif;i AT; 5s1S; &ooS eyes ER; 5000: a
oas. oass. all big wood. cut 20 and a., fuii
S9ras; @r; aehyered and stored, S21 per cord.
@ WOOD, dry, delivered. OK. 1881.
tlkEWOOD. FREE-Trees cut down on
empty lot. yours for hauling. Sc. corner
OF Llnnean ave. and Chesterfield pl. NV.
FIREPLACE WOOD, any length; euaran-
teed seas seasoned and dry; $50 cord del. day
Or night. Phone day or night, Fairfax
ANDIRoNS. IRE tools, screens and ali fire.
Piscs E goods repaired and refnished. D. L.
WH0n" WWHH90mn"EaL: ELL: 70 18th St. NV: ME. 1ia4.
ftons ael1yered I,.nhd Aring5en Falls Church
WOOD, seasoned oak. fireplace and stove
NA. 's; 5ss5 s@o Or cR s9rd; 7oa alaska COAL Co,
coal pa 1 ton. for fireplace. Wisconsin