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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
DELEGATE
 TALKS OF.
 STATEHOOD
Declares Measure Prdefi- ea||y Certain of Pass
 age by Congress

WASH HINGTON, Dec. 8.-tR- Delegate Bartlett expressed confi- dence today that Congress will vote Statehood to Alaska next year.
 Tt seems to me-" Bartlett said, that the Alaska Statehood Bill is set for passage at the first session of the new Congress.
 "The President favors it, the Democratic platform favored it, the House Public Lands Committee ap- proved it last session and the en- tire setup indicating it's passage is better than ever before"
 Bartlett said he would introduce the bill as soon as the 81st Congress meets.
 He said he hoped the new House Public Lands Committee would not hold hearings but would adopt the unanimous report of this years pub lie lands group which urged passage of the bill
 The bill was held up in the Rules Committee and never reached the House.
 q hope" Bartlett told a report CT, that the Senate hearings on the bill will be short and that it can be enacted quickly"
 The delegate said more people in the Territory favor statehood now than in 1946, when they voted for it in referendum.
 The Delegate said he also will introduce on the opening day Gill to abolish fish traps in the Terri tory. A recent referendum there was ten to one in favor of such legisla- ton.
 The bill would abolish the traps gradually, over ten year period.
 Federal control of our fisheries" !" he said, "has been a ghastly fail- ure and it is high time that the peo- pie of Alaska who get their liveli- hood from fishing have something co say about how our fisheries are handled"
 Bartlett said he expected the Fish and Wildlife Service to approve the measure since the referendum was so overwhelmingly for abolishing the traps.
 He said he also will make an eff fort to get more road funds for AL aska, describing the need as "tre- mendous." Particularly in Southeast ern Alaska, which is mostly national forests, he said, the Government should construct roads where they are badly needed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
ketehikan puIs yp Fightior
 C Headquarters Bui Meeis
 With No Apparent Suttess
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-tR-- A delegation from Ketchikan, Alaska. was enroute home today after a final plea to the Coast Guard to put it's Alaska Headquarters at Ket- chikan again instead of moving to Juneau.
 The Treasury announced la t week it intended to reestatlish the Alaska d7th) Coast Guard district with headquarters at Juneau.
 It said Juneau was selected be- cause other Government agencies have their Alaska; headquarters there and government activities in the Territory could be coordinat- ed better if the Coast Guard head quarters were placed there.
 Ketchikan was district headquar- ters from 1940 until the area ac- tiyities were put under the Seattle office in 1o47.
 Robert Jernberg, attorney, Nor man Walker, businessman, William Boardman, secretary of the Ketchi- kan Chamber of Commerce, flew here to try to persuade Treasury officials to return the headquarters to Ketchikan.
 They conferred with Secretary Snyder of the Treasury and a num- Der Of other officials for nearly a week without success.
 The final offer from Ketchikan was that the city would convert the now vacant Spar barracks there into apartments for Coast Guard married personnel and their families.
 The Alaskans told reporter there is no housing available for the per- sonnei in Juneau and that when one house became vacant there recent ly, A offers were received for it.
 The old headquarters buildings are available in Ketchikan as well as radio receiving and sending station, they said while new ones would be needed at Juneau.
 Jernherg and Boardman said te- fore leaving late yesterday that they still hoped Ketchikan would get the headquarters through change in the announced decision.
 The said the United Trollers, an organization of fish erm e n. has adopted a resolution urging the headquarters be put at Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08

 STATE DEPT.
 TESTIFIES
Chambers Story Hiss Slip ped Him Info for Relay
 fo Russians Followed

I WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-tR-- A woman described as a former State Department secretary who worked with Alger Hiss, was ques- toned behind closed doors today by the House Committee on Un- American Activities.
 She gave her names 70 report CTS as Eunice A. Lincoln. A com- mittee official said she was secre- tary back in l937 and was in the office of Francis B. Sayre, then Assistant Secretary of State.
 The committee currently is fol- lowing up testimony from Whittak- CT Chambers, an admitted former Communist courier, that Hiss slip ped him secret State Department documents in those years for re- lay to the Russians.
 Hiss, now president of the Car- negie Foundation for International Peace, l>s denied that.
 Chambers, after giving his testi- mcny, produced from hollowed pumpkin on his Maryland farm mil crcfiim copies of some 200 govern msnt papers. Some were top sec ret" State Department documents and government officials say, could have been used by Russia to break the American code used to transmit diplomatic messages.
 However, undersecretary of State Lovett told news conference to- day that the Departments code system had been completely chang ed in the last 10 years.
 The Congressional spy probers called in Eunice Lincoln after their original plans for today's hearings fell through.
 They had planned first of all to question two men accused of supplying secret government papers to Communist agents. But com- mittee agents could not locate the men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
ROW STARTS
 ON FOREIGN AID PROGRAM
Claims Made Few Giant Companies Get Cream, Lit-
 file Fellow Skim Mil"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-R-The foreign aid program came under fire on Capitol Hill today on grounds that a flew giant companies" get the lions share of the exports while small firms go hungry for mater ials shipped abroad
 That charge came from Rep. PIoe- ser tR-Mo.), chairman of the House Small Business Committee, while a major fight shaped up between the two government agencies over trans portation of Marshall Plan goods.
 The inter-agency row is over a decision by Paul c. Hoffman, the economic cooperation administra- tor, to stop giving American ships a 50-50 share of Marshall Plan bulk" cargoes. Maritime Commissioner Grenville Ellen called that "fantas- tic"
 Ploeser contended in a statement that the aid program is hurting the small U. s. firms by reducing the supply of strategic and critically short materials available in this country.
 Ploeser cited the August report of ECA on cotton exports.
 The report shows, he said, that one firm, Anderson, Clayton and Company, and it's subsidiaries re- ceiyed TIP per cent of August cot ten procurement authorizations un- der the ECA program.
 Will Clayton, former assistant secretary of state, has large in- terest in the firm.
 Ploeser urged that ECA issue reg ulations to force wider distribution of Marshall Plan business.
 Hoffman's order which will cut down cn use of American ships for Marshall Plan cargoes goes into eff feet Jan 1.
 The ECA chief said he based his action on the grounds that the use of higher-cost American shipping for such products as grain and coal is cutting into dollars meant for European recovery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
SHOCK oUoTAIIoNs

NEW YORK, Dec. 8-lR--Clos- ing quotations of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2a4, American Can 31. Anaconda 33H, Curtiss- Wright 7a4, International Harvest CT 27A, Kennecott 57, New York Central 1872. Northern Pacific 17# Il, U. s. Steel 717s, Pound $403h
 Sales today were 1,140,000 shares
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 176.29, rails 53.50, util- ities 3292.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
New Displaced Persons
 Legislation Is Ready 10
 BeInfroduled in Congress
By J. FRANK FRAGILE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-LR- Rep Walter D-Pa.) today com pleted a new Displaced Persons bill which he said would elimin- ate all the features President Tru- man had objected to in the present law.
 Walter, the Mo- 2 Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee which handles such legislation, told a reporter he will introduce the measure when the new Congress opens January 3.
 His bill, he said would (A) guar antee against racial, religious or natioralistic dis r imination, (B) double the number of homeless Eu- ropeans eligible to enter the United States, and co give them four years-instead of two years-from last July to apply for admission.
 Present Bill Criticized
 Under the present law POS, 1000 Eu- ropean refugees are to be given en- try to this country the next two years. The measure, passed by the 80th Congress last July, was de- nounced by President Truman dur ing the recent campaign as being unfair to Jews and Catholics. Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, the Republican Presidential candidate, was also critical of it.
 Walters bill would declare a Displaced Person eligible for con- sideration if he entered Ger many, Austria or Italy on or af- ter September 1, 1899, and on or before April 21, 1947.
 The present dates are September 1, 1889 and December g, l945. By moving up the latter date, Walter said, thousands of persons would become eligible who moved into Germany, Austria or Italy to es- cape the Russians. This provision, he said, would apply especially to Poles.
 Guarantee Provision
 Walter says his bills guarantee" against discrimination would re- quire that visas be issued to the various racial and religious groups in the same proportion that the number of Displaced Persons in each group hears to the total num- Der of Displaced Persons.
 Among other changes Walters measure would do away with the top preference presently given ag- ricultural workers. His bill would give preference to farm, household, construction, clothing and garment workers, and other workers needed in the locality in the United States in which such persons propose to reside"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
|pAA Doing Big Business, Riddle
 Christmas Mail

SEATTLE, Dec. 8.-IR-Pan Am erican World Airways reported today it is getting a flood of thousands of letters for it's new North Pole Christmas mail service for the kid dies.
 The airline is working it this way: A parent addresses letter to Junior or Jill as though it were from Santa: Pan American imprints a picture of Santa and the North Pole and takes it to Fairbanks for mailing. Pan American reports it is doing it on a nationwide scale.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
KLUCKHoHN TO SEATTLE

E. L. Kluckhohn, vice president Of the Seattle First National Bank. and Wallace Aiken, an attorney for the bank, were overnight visit ors in Juneau. stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
 After business trip for the bank to Anchorage and Fairbanks, they returned to Seattle today via Pan American Airways.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle 10 a. m., Friday, Dec. 10.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver December l3.
 Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle Wednesday, Dec. IS.
 Victoria scheduled to sail from Seattle December 16.
 Alaska scheduled to sail from Seattle Friday, December IT,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
E FINED,
 BUT SENTENCE OF
 YEAR SUSPENDED

NOME, Alaska, Dec. 3.-tR- A S250 fine and a one-year suspend ed sentence were given s. David Mazen, former postmaster who pleaded guilty yesterday to a charge of making false entries to increase the pay of his wife in the post office.
 Mrs. Mazen was fined $100 and given a one-year suspended sen tence.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
FOUND DEAD

SEATTLE, Dec. 8.-tR- Col. William H. Donaldson, Jr., 54, commanding officer of the Seattle Port of Embarkation, was found dead in bed at his Fort Lawton quarters today, less than two months after the accidental drown ing of his wife.
 Col. Walcott Denison, port sur geon, said he had heart condi- tion which presumably caused his death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
Says Alaska Gould Be2nd
 Pearl Harbor

SAN DIEGO, Calif., Dec. 8.--tR-- An air defense general said last night that Alaska could he worse than Pearl Harhos and Q hundred Bataans."
 The declaration was made by Brig Gen. George Fisher, Army vet eran of the war in Europe and now a California National Guard anti aircraft commander.
 He and Retired Admiral Frederick c. sherman named Russia as the potential enemy of another war in talks before the newly organized veterans of Pearl Harbor.
 Sherman. one of the navy's out standing air admirals of the war n the Pacific, called for "a fight against Communism to the end.
 Fisher said; There is no defsnses In Alaska at the present time that could trepel" a Russian attack from Asia.
 He stated also that the entire West Coast was open to attack.
 "There is not enough anti-air- craft artillery in the Sixth Army area he declared, to adequately defend the airplane plants in and around San Diego, Los Angeles and Seattle, and the atomic energy plants in our Northwest-m much less protect the many cities and harbors on the Pacific Coast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--Caiiforn will return to standard time Janu- ary 1. Gov. Warren made the de- cislon today after conferring with Public Utilities Commission Presi- dent R. E. Mittelstaedt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
HERE FROM FAIRBANKS

Fairbanks residents registering at the Baranof yesterday were William M. Moxey and Jack Bou- let.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
. . . . . . . . WEATHER REPORT GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU) (Data at 4::30 A. M., 120th
 Meridian Time)

Meridian Time) In Juneau Maximum, 3; , minimum, zero. At Airport Maximum, 2; minimum, 16 below. F O R E c A s T , yuneau and Vicinity , Continued fair and cold to- night and Thursday. Not quite so cold with lowest } temperature about degrees } above tonight. } P R E c F T A T I ON } tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o m. today In Juneau City Trace; } since Dec. l, A inches; since July l, 66.91 inches. } At the Airport Trace; } since Dec. l, .43 inches; since July 1, 46.30 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08
The w ashinqton Merry Go Round
Rv DREW PEARSON (Copyr;ght, l948, by The Bell Syndicate,
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 WASHINGTON = Perry Brown of Beaumont, Texas, The American Legion's new National Commander, missed a chance to advertise Tex as when he visited the White House with Louis Johnson, former Assis- tant Secretary of War.
 As photographers marched ln for news shots after the meeting, President Truman reached down in his desk and dug out his old Missouri" Legion cap. There was an embarrassed pause while the red-faced Brown suggested that they pose without headgear.
 The Legion boss had forgotten to bring along his Texas cap. AMERICAN FOREIGN LEGION
 The Army is toying with the idea of organizing an American Foreign Legion in Western Europe-compos- ed of refugee Europeans equip ped with American arms and talk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-08

FROM HOONAH Mrs. Mary Johnson of Hoonah is at the Gastineau Hotel.
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AMERICAN FOREIGN LEGION

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Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
Donkey Baseball
It's Here

We have had almost every type
of ball in Laurel in the past few
years, but the game to stop all
games is coming-it's a baseball
game on donkeys. The game is
sponsored by the American Legion
post of Laurel who are still trying
to finance the Junior Baseball team.
The boys have had a tough break
with the weather, and the receipts
of the games have only been able
to pay expenses of the games. With
such a show however, it is hoped
that the expenses of uniforms, bats
and balls will be made. The show
is well worth while, clean fun and
amusing. The Farmers I'm
ion have been challenged by the
Laurel Merchants, but the managers
have announced that any new re-
hankering to ride the donkeys
will be welcomed as players for this
game. DR.. Mccormick of the Mer-
and Chuck Belinak of the
Farmers Union are the men to see,
should you feel that your chance
to shine has arrived. The game will
be played at 7:15 Monday, July II.
The donkeys are trained and put on
a real show-don't miss it!
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
Farmers Union Makes
It Five Straight

The league-leading Laurel club
made it five straight, winning over
the Yellowstone Post Sunday, 5 to
1. The Post scored its only run in
the first, but that was evened in
the same inning by Laurel. Laurel
tailed again in the third and the
score stayed at 2 to 1 until the
eighth when the Farmers Union
chased across three more runs. Hof-
mann registered his third league
win with a five-hit job, walking
four and striking out six. Mike
Peckovich allowed six hits for Bill
lings, walked six and struck out
four.
Score by innings: r H E
Post 100 900 O00-1 5 3
Laurel 101 900 03x-5 6 2
Peckovich and Clark; Hoffman,
and Hoffman,, Peers.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Baker were
guests at a dinner Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Donna Rassler of
Billings. Other guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Sather, Mrs. Alice Ross, Mr..
and Mrs. Donovan, Fred VanDere,
Floyd Peprea and Ernie Dickerson.
F. E. jacobson left this week for
Glendive to receive a check-up at
the Northern Pacific hospital.
Wayne Scheidecker, in company
with several other students of the
University of Washington at Seattle,
stopped over here briefly Friday to
visit relatives. The group was en-
route to Hartford, Conn.,, to attend
a fraternity convention.
Keith Brown is home from Los
Angeles where he is a student at
the University of Southern Califor-
MIA.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
Legion and Farmers
Union To See Action
This Week End

Three games are in store for fans
this week end as the Legion goes
into action twice and the Farmers
Onion once at the Laurel diamond.
Saturday at $50 the Livingston
Juniors will serve up the opposition
for the Legion nine. Sunday there
will be a double header with Wor-
den playing the Legion at IL noon
followed by a contest between the
Farmers Union and Lewiston at 8.
The Laurel Legion have a fifty
fifty record to date in four contests
and have showed improvement each
time out. Their last two games
were rained out so they have not
seen action for over a week, but
appear to be set for the coming
game. Jim Wilson, who has been
out of the lineup for two weeks,
is ready to go again and will likely
play at first. Saturday against Liv-
ingston Jim Phillips will hurl with
either Jack Heebner or Wilson
chucking Sunday.
The Farmers Union hold a narrow
5 to a victory over the Midway Chips
of Lewiston in an earlier game this
season in what has been the nearest
any rival has come to defeating this
years edition of the Laurel club.
Since both teams will likely be ia
vored in the forthcoming state
tourney to be held in Lewiston in
mid-July this game will give a pre-
view of what may be seen then.
With Hoffman, doing the hurting
in Roundup, George Krug
will probably hurl Sunday.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
Great Falls Junior
Legion Slated To
PLAY Here Tuesday

The Laurel Legion will take on
their biggest opponent of the year
Tuesday night at $50. The Great
Falls American Junior Legion will
play a one-game stand here on a
three-game trip that sees them in
Billings Monday, here Tuesday and
in Bozeman Wednesday. The 10-to-8
ball game that Laurel gave Billings
this week proves it is capable of
meeting the bigger teams of the
state. Great Falls is coming for
a sizeable guarantee and it is
hoped that the fans will support the
local boys we'll enough to make it
worth while to schedule more Of
the better teams in future.
In the Billings game this week
Laurel went out in front in the
first inning, 5 to A, increased it to
6 to q going into the fourth, but
relinouished the lead after a change
of batteries by the Billings club.
Laurel rallied for n run in the
last inning, but left the tying run
on base. losing 10 to 8.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23

Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Morris were
entertained at dinner Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Laird.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Hergett spent
the week end in Lowell, Wyo., the
guests of MI. and Mrs. Carl Sink.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merkel Franzen
were entertained at dinner Monday
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred A. Scheidecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Yost of Lin
coin, Neb., were guests Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Hergett.
Mrs. John Yost of Seattle, daugh-
ter-in-law of Mrs. Levin Hergett.
arrived this week for a visit with
relatives in Laurel and Billings. She
will spend two weeks here while
her husband, who is in the navy, is
in training at San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Void have re-
turned from a visit with Mr.. Wold's
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Gray of Forsyth.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23
Laurel Happenings

Mrs. c.. L. Morris was a guest
last Wednesday of Mrs. w. L. Ogden
of Red Lodge.
MI. and Mrs. H. M. Larson have
returned from a vacation trip to
the west coast and a visit with rela-
tives in Tacoma, Spokane and Seat
tie. MI. Larson attended the con
vention of veteran Northern Pacific
railroad men in Tacoma while on the
trip.
Mrs. j. H. Albertus was hostess
at dessert bridge last Wednesday
afternoon for her club and several
guests. Awards were o. by Mrs.
Lyle Roseberry, Mrs. Leonard Fer
rim and Mrs. Helen Toombs.
Marlene, Danny and Joyce Hafer,
children of Mr.. and Mrs. D. l..
Hafer, returned Sunday from a
weeks visit with their uncle and
aunt, Nh. and Mrs. Jack Hafer of
Colstrip.
A group spending several days in
Luccock park to assist in prepara-
ton for the Methodist summer
school included Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
johnson and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Har-
ris.
Newton Everett is spending some
time with relatives in White Sui
phur Springs.
Miss Patty Anderson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred Tews
and family of Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Tubman had
as guests over the week end Mr. and
Mrs. George Scherger of Glendive.
Week end guests of MI. and Mrs.
Harold VanNice were Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan VanNice and son Kenneth and
Roland Walton, all of Bozeman, and
Mrs. Jack Vannice and daughter
Sharon Lynn of Whitefish. The
group left for a tour of Yellowstone
park before returning to their
homes.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-23

walked four. Wilson struck out six,
gave four hits and walked five.
Score by innings: R H E
Tigers 331 90 a B
Yankees O23 6x-11 6 z
Adams and Times; Wilson and
Huntington.
Dodgers 9, Cardinals 4
In the final game of the week
the Dodgers went to the top of the
race and handed the Cardinals their
second loss against one win by
virtue of a II to 7 win. The game
featured three double plays, two by
the Cardinals that held the score
from going even higher. Wagner
gave only one hit in the first in
ming to Dick Brown who has hit
safely five out of six times at bat.
A shutout was on the way until
the fourth when Wagner almost
blew the game when he walked in
four runs with seven consecutive
passes. Henry Meyers had a perfect
day at bat with two singles and a
home run, collecting three of the
five hits for the Dodgers. Brown
walked only four, but his team
made three errors. Wagner walked
II naen, while his team played error
less ball.
Score by innings: R H E
Cardinals 0OO40 4 1 81
Dodgers 2403-- 9 S OIL
Brown and Ingraham; Wagner and
Yeager.,