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ball Championship by the Panthers.
 Games were played and refresh
 ments were served. A good time
 was had
 The third birthday of Mimi Mar
 tha Nord was celebrated by a party
 Monday afternoon, March p. Four small guests. Sylvia Jimmie and Kennie Boynton. and Dolores She leby, played games with Mimi then gathered around a small table to eat delicious refreshments Of ice cream, cake and chocolate after they sang Happy birthday" to Mimi. Mrs F. Nord also entertained as guests for the afternoon Mrs. J. Shelety Mrs. B. Boynton, Mrs. w. Wasser, Mrs. H. Fraser, Mrs M. A. Brown and daughter Maxine, and Mrs. w. Stevenson.
 port, March 23 MT. and Mrs. Charles Rapuzzi returned from a visit to the states. They were accom- paned home by their son, Robert Rapuzzi.
 Outgoing passengers on the Prin- cess Norah' were Mir. Don Mackay who left for Seattle where he plans to join Mrs. Mackay who is visiting relatives; Mrs. Blair Read who is returning to her home in Silver Springs, Maryland. after spending the winter visiting her granddaugh- ter, Mrs J. Hvisdock; w Peck to Seattle; Vincent Valeski to Seattle; Mrs M. Eastman Forbes of Atlin who is going outside for a holiday, and MT. and Mrs. c. z. Babb Of Anchorage who came to Skagway by train from Whitehorse in order to take the boat.
 The Skagway Woman's Club held a short business meeting Wednesday evening, March 24. Mrs. V. Sparks talked on gardening and explained the purpose of the Garden Club recently organized. Mrs. Nord and Mrs. Soldin served refreshments of nsacaroni shrimp salad, crackers, tea and coffee.
 MT. Gundarson, the brige foreman for the Alaska Road Commission, with one of the crane operators. arrived in Skagway Tuesday by A laska Coastal to supervise the building of the Dyea bridge. A barge with steel is expected any time. This will be taken to Dyea to be unloaded. The road crew is clearing a right-of-way to the bridge site in Dyea at present. The men are hav- ing considerable difficulty because of the heavy enows in the Dyea valley.
 John Pichotta flew to Juneau on business, March B.
 MT Oldroyd and Miss Mary Robertson who have been in Skag way on University Extension work left by plane Tuesday, March 23. for Juneau Miss Robertson plans to return to Skagway in a couple of weeks to organize the Boys All
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Edward phe!aE, of
 Seattle Is 10 Head
 MaeArlhur Gyoup

CHICAGO, April Edward Phelan, Seattle Attorney and Chair man of the States Macarthur for President group, will direct Mac Arthur activities in four northwest states.
 He was named yesterday by War ren Wright, National Chairman to head tip activities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.
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CAKE COOKIE. GOODIES

Housewives can forget their bak- ing and dessert problems for the weekend dinners this week, by mak- ing their choice of bakery goods and desserts which the women of the Douglas Community Methodist Church are placing on sale tomor- row afternoon. Included in the home cooked and baked sale will he such items as Scotch rolls and sweet breads as well as many var ieties of other pastry goods. The women contribute their efforts and products and the revenue derived from the sale, will ol course go in furthering Church activities. The sale starts at 1 o'clock at the Douglas Service Store.
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NOTICE OF NEW DEADLINE
 For

DISPLAY ADVERTISING Effective Monday, Mar. 29, l948, the deadline for receiv- ing copy material of dis play advertising will be four o'clock (4:00) D. m. for the edition of The Daily Alaska Empire of the next day. No exceptions will be made. Mecnanical and production considerations make tb;s change necessary.
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Newsy Noies From SkagwaY

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
 SKAGWAY, Alaska, March 27--
 MT. and Mrs. M V Rafferty and sons Joseph and Marshall went to Whitehorse March l8, for dental attention. They returned home Sat- uroay afternoon.
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SAD NEWS

Word was received this week by Mrs. C. M. Ferguson of the pass ing of her father, A. z. Megru, on March 26 at the family home in Twin Falls, Idaho.
 Mrs. Ferguson and daughter Jerry Faye visited with MT Me gru and other members of the fam fly while on a vacation last sum- mer.
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BURFoRDs GO SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. J. B. Burford left yesterday via Pan American for Seattle where they will spend the next two weeks on a short vacation md business trip.
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Friday evening, March l9, follow ing an address given by L. T. Old royd, Director of the Extensio n Service of the University of Alaska, a garden club was organized MT Gail Budd was elected President of the club; Fred Nord, Vice-President; and Mrs V. Sparks, Secretary-Trea- surer. The chief objective of the club will be to stimulate all activi- ties tending towards the beautifi- cation of Skagway this summer.
 The Junior Fellowship gave an Easter party at the Community Gen. tre Saturday evening, March 20. Patricia Anderson, Betty Maxi, and
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Garden Club and the Boys All Poul- 1 try Club.
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MT, Oldroyd and Miss Mary Robertson who have been in Skag
 way on University Extension work left by plane Tuesday, March 23 for Juneau. Miss Robertson plans to return to Skagway in a couple of weeks to organize the Boys All
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John Pichotta flew to Juneau or business, March g.
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Monument Centennial

The Washington Monument was not
, universally appreciated when it was new.
Jane w. Gemmill spoke for others than
herself when, in her "Notes on Washing
ton," published in 1884, she remarked: 1T
is to be regretted that a structure as
massive and costly as this obelisk should
not have been made more beautiful" The
grace of the shaft never has been compre-
hended by the spiritually blind. 1t means
something only to those who are prepared
to understand it.
In that respect 1t serves perfectly to
symbolic George Washington as the Ma
tion's Founder. His stature as selfless
leader, his majesty of character, his ca
pacity to survive in hostile world without
compromise of principle are represented
in those piled up stones. The idealism
that inspired him is commemorated here.
This, too, is "a standard to which the wise
and honest can repair" Even the casual
passerby looks up to the Monuments lofty
peak and catches there the little spark of
celestial fire" which the Father OF His
Country called conscience and which sup
piled the dynamic of his whole career.
Higher structures have been raised in
the past century. But none Of them has
excelled this mighty work in aspiration or
achievement 1t speaks for the value of a
tremendous personality, but 1t also testifies
to the worth of religion of devotion to
the common good and philosophy OF
fellowship and cooperation. The Monu-
ment to Washington was not easy to build
Neither Is the society-the social order
which it connotes a facile, unlaborious
attainment. America as we see it today
has been produced by arduous, painful
effort. It is the result of sacrifice and
immolation on the part of successive gen.
erations of responsive people. That is
one reason why it is so dear to us.
The earth was dark when our Republic
was established. AS the obelisk tradition
ally symbolizes the rising sun, the new
notion bespoke a dawning hope for all
the oppressed people of that era. Whether
the United States will endure through an
other hundred years will depend upon our
individual acceptance of the example
Washington set, our performance of our
personal duty as citizens, our development
of wisdom and strength to match the
challenge of the prevailing age of chaos.
The Monument conceivably could fall,
America could be blacked out, the last
hope of humanity could be destroyed. But
against such sequence Of disaster, we can
lift valiant hearts and clear, courageous
minds.
Evening star., 1948-07-03

states in a federal government that, In
turn, should form part of larger federa-
ton on the lines OF. the British Common
wealth of Nations, including the Neither
lands itself and the Dutch East and West
Indies, bound together by the tie OF .
common crown.
It was on the basis of this federalist
solution that the Dutch and Javanese
negotiated the so-called Linggadiati
agreement in November, 1s4s. But when
the Javanese government failed to live up
to its terms, the Dutch took what was
called police action" and occupied most
of the territory outside the strictly Java
nese zone. It was at this moment that
the dispute was referred to the United
Nations and truce to hostilities was pro-
claimed on the basis of the occupational
status quo.
Despite U. MS good offices, there has
been no genuine meeting of minds between
the Dutch and Javanese. The Republic
of Indonesia continues to advance claims
which neither the Dutch nor some of the
other portions OF the archipelago are dis
posed to admit There Is evidence of in
creasing instability within the republic
which hinders the formation of q truly
responsible government. Meanwhile, the
issue is useful for Communist propaganda
purposes
Evening star., 1948-07-03
u. N. Setback in Juvu

The recent report of the Committee OF
Good Offices in Indonesia to the Security
Council of the United Nations makes sad
reading 1t admits inability to bring the
Dutch authorities and the Republic OF
Indonesia together in any form of political
or economic agreement. Furthermore, the
committee itself seems to be divided in its
estimate OF the situation and recon-
mendations.
This Is a melancholy anticlimax to the
high hopes which were raised five months
ago. when the fighting between the Dutch
and Javanese was halted by referring the
dispute to the United Nations. The Sc
curity Council thereupon appointed a
committee to investigate on the spot and
bring the contending parties together in
a constructive settlement. At that time,
this was hailed as evidence of the ef1cacy
of the United Nations in handling situa-
ton threatening peace and security.
1t is probably premature to assess the
blame in the deadlock which has appar-
emily stymied the commissions conciliatory
efforts. The conflict between Javanese and
Dutch is merely part of a much more
complex problem, that of the Netherlands
East Indies. Hollands eastern empire is
a vast region, extending fully 5000 miles
along the equator. It consists Of hundreds
of islands, large and small, inhabited by
a variety of peoples with no inherent link
except that of Dutch colonial rule extend
ing back more than three centuries. The
heart of this empire is the island of Java,
which supports two-thirds Of the total
population exceeding 10000, 900. But Java
itself is not uniform in race, language, or
culture. The Javanese, strictly speaking,
inhabit the central portion of the island.
The eastern and western portions are pre-
dominantly populated by the Madurese
| and Sundanese, respectively, and neither
of those stocks has shared the nationalist
| movement which underlies the Javanese
effort to become entirely Independent OF
the Dutch connection.
During their occupation of the Neither
| lands Indies, the japanese did their best
to stimulate all native discomfort against
Dutch rule. But the Japanese failed here,
as elsewhere, to enlist any native sympathy
| for themselves. With the japanese col
lapse, the Javanese proclaimed their inde-
pendence and claimed to speak for the
whole of the Netherlands Indies. This,
however, was repudiated by other sections
of the archipelago, which either welcomed
or did not actively oppose the restoration
of Dutch authority.
The Dutch proposed federal solution
in the shape of United States Of Indo-
nesia, wherein the Javanese Republic
(which styled itself the Republic of Indo-
pesia) should take Its place with other
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Federal Anti-PoIIution Aid

The Federal Government finally is in a
position to assume leadership in the Ma
ton wide movement to clean up our inland
waters in the interest of health and recre-
ation Signing by President Truman OF an
anti-pollution bill passed in the closing
days of Congress paves the way for COM
prehensive Federal-State program OF the
type begun on smaller scale in the Po-
tomac River basin. Eventually, the Po-
tomac River may become safe for SWIM
mers throughout its length.
The legislation authorizes loans to
States, cities or interstate groups like the
Interstate Commission on the Potomac
River Basin for construction OF sewage
disposal and other anti-pollution works.
Grants also would be made available to
the State for research and planning in
the field of river publication. In addition,
construction of a Federal research labora-
tory in Cincinnati is authorized. The funds
necessary to carry out these projects will
have to be appropriated by future Con-
crosses, as specific plans are submitted for
approval.
One of the difficulties in cleaning up the
Potomac is the lack of funds in some COM
munities for installation of sewage-treat-
ment facilities. Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and the city of Alexandria empty
raw sewage into the river now in enor-
nous quantities. Washington adds con-
siderable amount of partially treated sew
age to the Potomac. Cumberland, second
largest city in Maryland, dumps all its
sewage, untreated, into the river in mar
row section of the channel. Many other
towns along the banks pour waste from
homes and factories into the waterway.
Most of these communities realize the
danger of this pollution but have been un-
able to devise means of financing costly
disposal systems. Under the Federal-aid
program, loans up to total of s22, 500, 900
a year for five years would be available
for these public health projects.
Meanwhile, it will be up to the States to
do as much as they can to promote the
program. The interstate compact idea,
which gave rise to creation of the Inter
state Commission on the Potomac River
Basin, is spreading. Governors OF eight
States in the Ohio River watershed have
Just signed a compact designed to bring
about publication of that river and its
tributaries. Other States are showing in
terest. The new anti-pollution law will
stimulate action by States and cities which
heretofore have Jagged in joining the
movement. If Congress follows up the
preliminary authorization with the money
Evening star., 1948-07-03

lies in the fact that the pinnacle has been COM
pared with the apex i.e., the upper picture is
the pinnacle Of the Monument, while the lower
picture is the apex, or very topmost stone Of
the pinnacle. The apparent superstructure at
the top ttip) of the lower picture is very likely
nothing more than metal collar to which the
lightning rods are attached, which are visible
in the picture. Note the three sections of stone
in the upper picture just below the apex; then
note the same three sections under the apex"
in the lower picture. Comparing the topmost
stone (only partially shown in the upper pic
ture with the man on the left with the trowel.
this stone apears to be not more than II or II
inches at the base
LEO R. KING.
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Union Coercion

II true, the charges which have been
preferred against District 81 of the United
Mine Workers expose singularly fragrant
case of coercive unioneering.
According TO complaint which has been
filed by Robert N. Denham, general counsel
of the Labor Relations Board, District 81
members closed up the exits Of some
nonunion coal mines in West Virginia and
refused to let the trapped miners out
until they had signed application cards
for UNIV membership.
It is safe to assume that this is an
extreme case, even in the tough coal
mining districts where union organizers
are something less than completely sold
on the virtues of peaceful persuasion. But
even If this is so, there have been alto
gether too many instances in which beat
ings, threats and other forms of coercion
have been used to compel workers to join
unions when they did not want to join.
Back in the old days certain employ
ers used similar strong-arm tactics to
discourage their employees from joining
unions. That was denounced in the
strongest terms, and rightly so. But de-
spite the silence of union leaders, these
tactics are no less reprehensible when
employed by union organizers. and Mr..
Denham is to be commended for his deter
mination to invoke the sanctions of the
Taft-Hartley Act against the offenders.
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Convention Demonstrations

TO the Editor Of The Star
was interested to note . letter In your
columns asking If demonstrations ct political
conventions are necessary.
After watching the recent Republican con-
vention on television, am inclined to believe
that such antics have no place in our political
life.
Perhaps radio commentator Joe McCahrey.
In 4 broadcast from Philadelphia last week,
best summed up the demonstrations when he
compared them to "pre-ciyilization ritualistic
rain dances"
We are politically mature enough to do away
with such boring. Juvenile tine-wasters At
least we should be! q. Il.
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Book of Daniel Recommended

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Referring to George Whites question rs to
whether there is anything in the Old Testa-
ment that would "tend to elevate or broaden
the minds, improve the morals, inspire rever-
ence for the Creator, love for humanity, or in
short, make better citizens Of our boys and
girls" would like to ask him to read the frst
six chapters of the Book Of Daniel.
do not see how any boy or girl could help
from being impressed for good by such courage,
faith and clean living as are exemplified by
Daniel and his companions in exile-Han-
naniah, Mishael and Azariah.- think also
they would be impressed by the power and
goodness of God in His dealings with them.
The life of Joseph would be helpful, too, to
young people, as well as many Of the other
characters of the Old Testament.
BETTE HUTCHINSON
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Better Highway to the Bay

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Last Sunday June 27, We motored from the
District OF Columbia to beach on Chesapeake
Bay. Our purpose, like so many others. was
to escape the rising thermometer.
To travel approximately 10 miles, 1t TOOK
US six hours. This Is an average Of Ill miles
an hour.
The endless tie-ups that were encountered
en- route were due to the poor highway con-
ditions and the lack Of tranc lights at Vital
intersections.
why not give beach enthusiasts . break and
widen the narrow two lane highways?
WALLY WILEe
Evening star., 1948-07-03
The Washington Monument

Oh, cleaning marble spire, hoto like q
prayer
Made pisible by long and patient art,
You mount tounrd Heapsn from q
peoples heart,
Cry Of q faith that scars aboue despair.
Forgotten are the myriad toalino hands.
Lost In centurys stotft food Of time,
That reared this column, lofty and
sublime,
Symbol OF all tor ioaich the Nation stands:
Oneness. simplicity, integrity
Like his soho gaze this monument MS
name,
Who raised the infant state to pover and
fame
And mapped It's course for an the years
to be.
Nor, honoring him and all the unknot5s
men
Who drought for US this stately heritage,
We bridge the Intervening years, and
stage
The laying OF its cornerstone again
That stone from uhtch It snrces, proud
and high,
Leading mans spirit up from earth TO slr.
MEz BARCLAY KIRBY.
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needed to put the plans In effect, the
Nations rivers and streams within few
years should cease to be menace to the
health of those who inhabit their valleys
Evening star., 1948-07-03

Why isolationism? You'd think a world
fallen apart would be challenge to that
Yankee weakness for buying things dis
assembled and boiling them together with
much travail
Evening star., 1948-07-03

Plans are afoot to augment the worlds
food supply with seaweed, plentiful sub
stance heretofore utilized by chopping it
up for manufacture Of the off-braAd
rioaretfe
Evening star., 1948-07-03

OF course the soap operas are true to
life. The cad's remark-"there is no place
for you, Elaine, in the life that have
planned"-could be Dixie delegation tell
ing Off the President.
Evening star., 1948-07-03

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
Driter, although it Is permissible for
Driter knoton to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-07-03
Questions and Answers
By Gould LincoIS

A reader can get the answer to any question OF
fact By writing The Evening star. Information Bu-
reau 316 Eye st., NE, WAShington 2, D. G. Please
inclose three (3) cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-07-03

Q. What English queen never lived In Eng
land?-C. J.
A. Berengaria, the wife Of Richard l. the
Lionhearted, never set foot In England. Rich
ard joined in a crusade to the Holy Land and
on the way home was seized and imprisoned.
During his entire reign Of 10 years he spent
little more than six months In England.
q. In what year was the National Spelling
Bee established?-R. v. L.
A. The National Spelling Bee was instituted
by the Louisville (Ky) Courier journal In 1925.
Evening star., 1948-07-03

10 the Editor Of The Star:
In the June 30 issue Of The Star you display
pictures of the top Of the Washington Monu-
ment and suggest that some reader might be
able to throw light upon the mystery Of the
two variant views of the Tip" of the Monument.
It appears to this writer that the mystery
Evening star., 1948-07-03
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

By THE HAShIN DEHVICE.
Q. What railway station has the longest
platform?-N. c.
A. According to the Railway Gazette Gon-
dom the longest station platform In the world
is at Sonepore, India, on the Bengal and North
Western Railroad. It is 2,415 feet In length.
Q. Does the heart work continuously dur.
ing ones lifetime or does 1t have intervals Of
rests. !. A.
A. The heart muscle Is relaxed more than
half the time, and therefore In . lifetime Of
10 years / persons heart spends nearly 40
years resting.