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Evening star., 1948-07-01
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@. 1t has been said that fish are mined fs
the Sahara desert. How is this possible? :
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Sahara by digging down into subterranear
streams. 4
@. How large is the Navy Band?-C. A. H.
A. The complement of the United States Nay1
Band Is two offcers and 90 enlisted men.
@. Is there any limit on the amount OF
and G bonds that an individual may purs
chase?-T. r. N |.
A. One individual may purchase 100000 q
either or G bonds or of both. He cannot
purchase 100000 Of each In any one year
O. Is there much breakage Of eggs In their
transit from the farmer to the consumer
T. H.. B.
A. Farm experts have estimated that PEI
cent of all eggs produced are broken or be.
come iredible before reaching the consumer.
@. What is the origin Of the custom Of rails
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were required to raise the right hand, ungloved,
to prove that they had no criminal record.
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Evening star., 1948-07-01
Making a Mediator
Ambition for Sweden Held Reason for Belated Rise by
Count BernadOtte

Count Bernadotte, who is mediating for the
United Nations In Palestine, will probably be
remembered as one of history's outstanding
acolytes or doorkeepers Thus far he has not
Evening star., 1948-07-01

But wouldn't extending the human life
span to $50 years, as science promises, be
carrying the mother n-law joke too far?
Evening star., 1948-07-01

Don't get the idea that 1t isn't something
to be the worst Congress ever, or the worst
President. That's not easy.
Evening star., 1948-07-01

@. How large is the Navy Band?-C. A. II.
A. The complement OF the United states Nav
Band Is two ofncers and 90 enlisted men.
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lockwood Pottery

.. exceptional in its eift-populority
through the years offering wide
choice Of prices, eolors, elozes and
decorations, whether you choose
mono color pieces or one-of-o-kind
hand decorated treasures.
a. Vase with pink morning glory
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Personal" Glassware

:. copper-wheeI engraved by our
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craving as pictured, but you may have
other designs ;. the price Of the whole
depending upon your choice.
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large Old English initial --------S1o
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glass cigarette box-----------$5
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From the Gift Shop

that wonder-spot where we con-
centrote such varied, such numerous
gifts, you find Valentine shopping
beautifully sinpified.
.. PosteIite Coaster Troys, eight
burnished-brieht eolors in aluminium.
{. StoneI pottery conoY---$7.5o
g.. Demi-troys, engaging silver
plated ash troys that clip on an otter
dinner coffee saucer. Set Of four, in
GLIDING 2o9o tax ------------$4.zo
h. Milk glass vase, hond-pointed
-. ideoI for modern Victorian setting,
SIS
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Evening star., 1948-05-06

BY a vote of IA to 8, the House
District Committee. on Tuesday.
ordered a favorable report on the
measure Chairman .Dirksen an
nounced the committee had given
him authority to take the legisla-
ton promptly before the House
Rules Committee. This is for a
special order for House considera-
ton on the charter bill, without
waiting for action at the next
District Cay.
In explaining that the apathy
may come from the fact that many
District residents do not have their
roots" in Washington, DR.. Powell
said:
Here in the Nations Capital we
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Pastor Hits Citizens
Apathy on Home Rule

If we are to have home rule in
the District, apathy on the part
of District citizens should give way
- enthusiasm and concern for the
city's welfare, the Rev. A. Powell
Davis, pastor of All Souls Unita-
rian Church, said last night.
He spoke at meeting on home
rule backed by the American Vet
Grams Committee and other COM
munity organizations in the Com
merce Department auditorium.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

don't even have enough respon-
sibility to run own affairs"
Another speaker was Clarence
NJ. Pierce, assistant staff director
of the Auchincloss Home Rule
Subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee.
Evening star., 1948-05-06

He last reported he was flying along
the coast at 1000 feet.
Fog hampered early search by air
but planes that covered a wide
circle over the water and in the
mountainous area back of Santa
Monica found no wreckage.
Evening star., 1948-05-06
Film Writer, Missing
In Flight, Feared Lost
By the Associoted Press

BY The Associated PTess
SANTA MONICA, Calf, May g.
Missing and feared lost in the
Pacific today was 43-year-old Film
Writer David Hertz.
Mr.. Hertz monoplane developed
motor trouble II minutes after he
left Glover Field yesterday morning.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1948-09-30

which took 17,OOO lives and crip- pied 91,OOO workers in 1947.
 Pass an equal-pay-for-equal work law.
 Tn the two years that have passed since the Republicans stifed price controls, the skyrock- eting cost of living has risen 71.7 per cent higher than the prewar average. Food prices are more than double the prewar average. Still the Republican Congress re- fused to heed the danger signals of imitation and take effective ac- tion to stabilize prices. As a re- suit, high prices continue to take big bite out of every pay en- velope.
 That's the record. It tells Amer jeans workers which political par ty has their best interests at heart year in and year out.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1948-09-30

V orkers, representing 10000, came out for the Truman-Barkley ticket. Quite few other internationals did so previously.
 Incidentally, the action of Presi- dent McFetridge of the Building Service Employees in approving Dewey's candidacy, has been chal- lenged by John J. Moran, president of the Hudson County, N. J., branch of that organization Moran said McFetridge did not speak for the rank and file.
 As a matter of fact, McFetridge said something like that when he issued the indorsement. He de- clared it had'b been made by ma- jority of the members of his execu- tive board.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1948-09-30
Dewey

~(C0ntinue3 from Page TWo)
 and child in the state is better off because of it.
 look forward to the coming campaign as an opportunity to talk frankly to the country on all of the vital issues before our peo- pie. Not the least of these issues is labor. And, although I know I will be talking the working mans language when talk about the price of meat and how it got where it is and how it can be brought down, and when I talk about housing for our people, and peace. and security, I think I will be talking most directly to the AFL when take up the question of organized labor's place in our society.
 There are some people who seem to have lost their way in the dense fog of propaganda which has been loosed on the labor front. Familiar objects seem to have taken on a strangeness; much that is true has been made to appear false; some things which do not exist have been mistaken for real ity. I want to dispel that fog and replace hysteria with reason.
 An I begin with the profound conviction that the American la- bor movement is a bulwark of our system of freedom; that unless la- Dor is free none of US are free; and that that freedom can and must be preserved. We must never let ourselves forget that the first act of the Hitler dictatorship was to destroy the German unions and that the Soviet dictatorship has made the Russian unions creatures of the state, instruments to terror ize and keep enslaved the Rus sian workers. With these awful lessons before us, we must zeal ously guard against any attempts at union busting and against efforts to make the American labor move ment political company union.
 Knowing the AFL as I do, I would expect to find in it very few men who would sell out the
Eastern Connecticut news., 1948-09-30

interests of their members and their country for political prefer ment. There can be no such thing as a union commissar He could only be a conmissar of an organi- ration of slaves.
 It is with men who share that l ilosophy, not with those who accept a foreign theology, that we will work in Washington. That is why I anticipate in the future what I have experienced in the pasta close cooperative relation ship with the responsible leader ship of the AFL.
Eastern Connecticut news., 1948-09-30
More Unions Give
 Backing to Truman

Lauded by Machinists' Chief;
 Matters, Clothing Workers
 Also Announce Support
 More labor unions are swing ing into line for Truman.
 At the big Machinists' conven- ton, President Harvey w. Brown praised "the man in the White House."
 The same day the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, with membership of 375,000, and the United Hatters, Cap and Millinery
Eastern Connecticut news., 1948-09-30
Truman

(C0ntiMaed from Page TW6J aa extension service in the Labor De- partment, comparable to the agrI- cultural extension service that has operated so successfully for many years.
 Appropriate $6,0OO,OOo for the prevention of industrial accidents
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28

only and made the motion that this money be "carmarked" cX- clusively for school use. There was no dissenting vote on either motion.
 The writer had believed that one year of 2 per cent Sales Tax would put the city over the top and eliminate the necessity, at the same time, of raising the nillaGc but six men elected by the citizens of Seward thought differently So be it. We are for it.
 The action of the council in cS- tablshlna q budget and the in CliNation to make a firm stand to stay well within the fiiglwes will Eo far with taxpayers in rolicv- uE any tension in their minds re- garding the 3 mill raise in Real property which was agreed to be absolutely necessary.
 Ii is sincerely hoped that the good work of the council will not Stop with the mere idea of raiS- ing the necessary monies to take care of the budget but that they will consider all angles of ferret ing out the personal property not yet declared and that merchants who are said to pay a 10 or 20 dollar license for doing certain amount of business will be asked to pay the license for the bona fide amount done. The matter of a peddlcrs license should also be checked for the protection of
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28

has been shunted in varying a. mounts from previous bodies civ ic, up to the present group.
 Upon the budget and the abili ty of the council to stay Wihin it's set figures will hinge the ac- ton of the bank to help them over the rough spots and emer- gcncies which will arise.
 We saw Monday night a group of men intensely interested in q thankleSS task of raising cash to clear the city and place it a mong the lst of Alaskas cities of free itself from debt and place it at tho head of this list among the successful business admins trations of cities in the Territory
 It is worthy goal and the work involved is enough to try the metal of a successful eNecu- tive Of million-dollar corpora ton.
 They did not want to raise the mlllage on the Real Tax, but the question was whether it should be done by raising the millage to l5 mills from the existing I2 millS or to make il a ? per cent Sales Tax.
 Councilman Sefrovich who is very much interested in the civic welfare proposed that the millage be raised to l5 and the per cent tax on sales be put into ef- feet. Councilman Miller was of the opinion that the Sales Tax money should be used for schools
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28

these same merchants. TranSients should also pay tax on the per Sonal property they have when they obtain employment in the city whether the work is seasonal or not.
 There are many angles to the situation and most of them will lie within the scope of the man who Si chosen to serve as assess or. II" should be empowered by the city 10 inspect the premises with the view of making a con- else estimate on the tax to be as SCSSCd.
 His actions will go far toward determining whether the taXpay- CTS next year will pay more or less taxes and whether he is worth his hire this year
 This is one year, we hope when we live in figures of actuality and not in hope or promises; and from the appearance of the work of the City Cuoncil so far, we may expect rigid economy--no spending unless justified, and an administration of affairs which will let business get into it's stride and be ready for the many good opportunities which come Stewards s way.
 We are well satisfied and we hope taxpayers receive the yer diets of their city council in the spirit in which they move to the problems which confront them the spirit of unity with the ever
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28

Many persons fail 10 realize the @moun' of work and thought which goes into the administra- ton of the city's affairs,
 Should any half dozen persons b. chosen to spend from one to two years administering the af- fairs of a corporation with assets valued we'll over quarter of a million dollars and do it for noth- ing with only the one thought in u'nd that they will try to 'break o'"N mark you, we said just BREAK EVEN and or show a very small profit and DO TT FOR NOTHING. you have an idea what faces this city council This last council elected must make up deficit of S26,l5984 which
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28
VOTERS GO TO POLLS

Voters cast their votes Tuesday April 28, 1948, on ballot which is certainly new departure from the old Primary or Australian style ballot. It is almost as good as Russian ballot. q said bal lot not BalletD in that it does away with Party and also the ne ceSSlty for a general election later in the year.
 You registered 90 days or more ago and gave your party and to- day you got pinto ballot" or shall we call it a "mulcphant" ballot, to vote on, but you had to give your party again.
 Those who wanted to could say mo party"
 This looks as if the "whole deal was matched in Juneau by the last Legislature but if we are mistaken we certainly would like to know what was matched, what for, who by and what sort of hybrid takes office after a bal lot like the one we just had.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28
Hi-WdvN pzvs Courtesy of Mrs. Harold Maxwell

a
 The Highway Gals met Thurs day afternoon at Boo Witherup's ! home and had our usual good time. Boo served rolls that were so feathery light they almost flo- ated off the plates, spring time salad and her out of -this-world cherry cake and coffee, and did We love it! Those present were l lmogene Steinberger, Sylvia West, Linda Faulkner. Ruby Steele, An netta Gillespie Creo Ives, Robbie Douglas, Mrs. Bird. Edith Doug- l glas and myself. Our next meet ing will be on Thursday after noon, May 9th, with Mrs. Bird as hostess in the Lyle Douglas home.
 MT. and Mrs. Nanny Semft re- lturned last Friday after an eight months trip outside. Along with them on the trip were Mrs. Semft's father. Jacob Lint, and Bill Sleeman. Among other plac- es they visited were Michigan and Mexico, where they saw a bull fight of which they took pic 1 lures. Altogether, they travelled 26,OOO miles. They are very glad 1 to be back. Mrs. Semft said she guessed they have been in Alas ka too long-twenty-one ytars-, to like it in the states They are bringing back win them five hun 1 dred New Hampshire baby chicks greenhouse and a small garden tractor and are all set to really go to work around their place. Carol and Al Axtel have moved into their new little home on the highway and 1 know how they ! must be loving it.
 1 There is still lot of horrid old snow in our clearing, although it mas melted off the paths and away from the houses. The cold wind sweeps down from off the glacier and our house is colder now than 1t was all winter. This morning 1 hauled out a wool shirt had recently put away for the summer. and gratefully put It on. B-r-rr! However. the wind is still nowhere near as bad as it is in SeWardl
 Fidcle McCracken was out re | gently to have lunch with me and to spend the afternoon walking around the place and talking over { life in Alaska
 Last winter Ray hung some rabbit skins out by the brush pile. The other morning Annctta behcld something white moving over the ground and invCStigated. She found a little squirrel tug glng and pulling one of the skins over the bUmpy oround towards a tree. HIS baby Is REALLY go- ing 10 have a warm nest! Even the birds carry off HuIe Wisps Of lhe white fur, There are so many different birds out here that. in my ignorance, cant even begin to identify thco1-cr0 cr0ssbuls. blue jays, etc. There is one rcd bird that is extraordinarily beautiful flashing against the blue and green, All day long we hear the songs and bird cries and It is the most cheerful music in the world
 For some time now at night we have been hearing the owls very near and loud. They hoot back and forth in the eeriest duets. It is an indescribable experience to stand and listen to their lonely calls issuing out from the black. silent forest What dark, unfath- omable secrets do they share with this strange land?
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28

present thought that what is done is for the most good for the most people.
The Seward polaris & Kenai Peninsula-Aleutian chain news., 1948-04-28

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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-14

sidential elections), seem to be
agreed that the long Democratic
tenure on the White House will
come to an end this year. Leaders
of the Democratic organization,
despite their brave front, probably
see the handwriting on the wall too,
but it is highly likely that they
would rather go down to defeat
with Truman and keep the party
together, rather than to try to win
with an outsider" and have the
party disrupted.
The Presidents most serious OPP
ponent for the Democratic nominal
ton appears to be Supreme Court
Justice william o. Douglas, who Is
not actively seeking to be nominated
but who would not decline II 1t
were offered President Truman's
recent approval of Douglas as a
possible running mate indicates
the skirmishing behind the scenes,
which will eliminate at the coming
Democratic national convention
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-14
500 Attend Rites for Mrs. Oyama,
Victim of VanpOrt, Oreg., Flood

Kurahashi. Sacramento; the Rev.
Arakawa, the Rev. Kimura and the
Rev. Hirayama of Portland Nichi-
rem, Henjyoji and Konkokyo res
pectively. The Rev Francis Haya-
shi of the Epworth Methodist
Church was also present.
Mr.. G. Hara conducted the pro-
gram which included the following
speakers: M. Yasui. life history and
kilograms; Mary Minamoto, JACL
representative; Mrs. N. Tanida,
Portland Fujinkai; l. Ikoma, North
American Post, Seattle: H. Okuda,
Seattle Japanese; G.. Mihara, Sc
attic Vanport Immon Kai; C. Nj
guma, Portland Nichiren Church;
D. Takeoka. Portland Japanese; T..
Tsuboi and KIM Tambara on be-
half of Oyama family.
The funeral semons were deliver
ed by Bishop Ishihara and Rev. Oda.
Concluding services were held in
the Lincoln Memorial Crematorium.
Mrs. Oyama lost her life in the
tragic Vanport flood last May 30
when she failed for the first time in
her 26 years of residence in Port
land to attend the Memorial Day
Services which were being held at
the japanese Rose City Cemetery
under the sponsorship of the local
JACL. Her body was found on
June % by cruising telephone
company crew near her former re-
sidence.
Mrs. Oyama was active in the 10
cal Fujinkai and Nichiren Church.
She is survived by her husband
Iwao Oyama, editor Of the Oregon
hippo, daughter, Minnie, and a son,
Albert.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-14
VETS DROPPED
BY H1GHLINE, 15-2

Baseball is game where some
times you have it,, and sometimes
you don't. Maybe ii was a natural
letdown after their fine play in
winning the Fourth of July tour
nament, but whatever the reason
the Nisei Vets simply didn't have
it as they absorbed a round and
sound 1872 trouncing at the hands
of hard-hitting Highline at Rainier
playfield last Sunday It was the
fourth loss for the Vets in nine lea
que games played to date.
Neither Edo Sasaki, who started
on the mound and pitched the first
three innings for the Vets, nor his
successor, Big Ben Yoshida, was
particularly sharp in finding the
plate and both were tagged hard
when they threw in the groove to
the Highline sluggers after walks
had got them into trouble. In Jus
tice to the hurlers, however, they
didn't have the usually steady Vet
support in the field, one miscue af-
ter another contributing to the
misfortunes of the pitchers.
Highline scored three runs right
off the reel in the opening inning
and were never headed, adding
three more in the third, two in the
sixth. and seven in the seventh ano
last inning chose seven runs or
only two hits. which shows what
kind of game it was).
Vet scoring was confined to theil
half of the fifth inning, which va.
gi opened with a walk. Kato fol-
lowed with single, and the base.
were loaded as Yoshida's bunt went
for a base hit, nobody covering first
on the play. Kesamaru's bloopel
single drove in Yagi with the frs
! run, and Kato scored on Kiyohara',
deep fly to right field.
The game was called at the enc
of the seventh inning by time Ii.
mit-not that it made much differ.
ence. The Vets just had one OF
those bum days" where everything
goes wrong in the field and hard
hit line drives seem always to be
aimed at somebody's glove.
The sad story by innings:
HIGHLINE R 300 O02 lis
H 303 DOL q 9
NISEI VETS r 600 O20 o. 9
H 10 OBI o. G
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-07-14
NiSei
Calendar

JULY
18-Nisei Country Club to present
splash party. picnic-dance at Lake
Geneva.
25-Second annual American Le-
zion Post 1876, Cathay Post, picnic
ut Gaffney,s Grove at Lake Wild
rress.
SEPTEMBER
eBazaar-carnival to be spon-
Sored by Lotus Y. B. A.
misunderstanding party win
be given by Rissho club in Roller
land. Skating hours will be from
1890 pm. to IL midnight.
OCTOBER
2-Lotus Y.B.A. 25th anniversary
dance. Semi formal.
16-17-Buddhist Auditort u m
Management Board entertainment.
23-J.S.C. invitational Homecom-
ing dance. Semi Formal.
DECEMBER
24EChristmas Eve semi-formal
orchestra dance by Nichiren Ris-
she's.