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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
New Attack on Polio

Even if it turns out that phenosufazole neither prevents nor cures human poomyelts, the news that it does so in mice is of scientific importance Pollo-
 yeitis is one of thirty or forty virus diseases against which chemicals have been ineffective ill the past When therefore, Dr. Murray Sandera of the College of Physicians and Surgeons and his associates an- announce that phenosulfazole cures mice in early stages of pomyelitis, that it makes renfecton lm- possible and that in single large dose taken by mouth prevents infection it is clear that research has scored another triumph. Unlike other prophylactlcs and cures this does not attack the invading agent directly it simply fortifes the tissue cells against attack Phenosufazole is the first chemotherapeutc agent discovered that acts in this way
 Whether or not the long g-sought preventive and cure of human poomyelitis has been found only the tedious and exacting clinical tests that dozen nos pitas are now making with phenosulfazole will tell Poomvelitis varies widely in animals and in man. At least dozen strains known Even if phenosulfa- zole proves to be effective against human infection by one strain it does follow that it must be equally effective against all others Hence the warnings that come from Columbia and the curbing Of high hopes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
Fishing Gear Licenses
(Ketchikan News)

With all the fuss and fllror about who pays the taxes in Alaska and how much is paid by the fishing industry, have not yet statement about how much each unit of salmon fishing gear pays.
 The fish trap license is sliding scale accord ing to the number of traps owned by each person or compnay
 On from to three traps the license fee is $500 per trap.
 When four to ten traps owned by single person or firm the fee is $450 per trap
 person or firm owning II to 20 traps pays a license fee of s600 for each trap person or firm owning 21 50 traps pays $70o for each, and when than 50 traps are owned by one firm the lee IS $500 each
 Under this sliding scale the big companies which, in general own the most traps pay the highest fees Thus Libby McNei and Libby which is listed for 35 traps would pay s7oo each in license fees or total of $24500, and Pcaific American Fisheries with ST. pays $500 each or total of S4560O
 All traps in the Territory pay these license fees we believe except the seven traps owned by the An nette Islands Canning Co., and the four traps owned by the Angoon Community, also an Indian organiza- tion These II traps, understand, do not pay any license fees or other taxes to the Territory
 In addition to the license fees, there is tax of $4 per thousand fish over and above l00,0o0 ilsh caught by single trap.
 Each seine in operation in the Territory is sub- feet to license tax of $2O and each fisherman who is resident of the Territory to a license tax of S1. n-resident fishermen pay license tax of S25 Thus six-man boat with resident fishermen would pay s26 the same boat with nonresident fishermen would pay sl56 There is no the catch of seine boats
 In addition of course, both forms Of gear pay indirect taxes, such the motor fuels tax on fuel used by the seine and fuel for the boats used to set and tend the traps The cannery which owns traps also pays the Territorial net income tax on the earnings of the traps as well other earnings Can neres and mines incidentally, the only businesses in the Terrtroy which pay income tax to the Territory
 No matter what the of the fish, the can- nery pays Federal tax of four cents per case ana A Territorial tax on each case of canned fish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

Jury which is probing his and other COP. bigwig violations of the Corrupt Practices Act.
 Summerfield is credited with raising around half million dol lars from Michigan motor mag mates in 1944, and a similar amount in 1946. Only trouble was that he didn't report all of this big money. Furthermore, state grand jury in Detroit has found that some of these motor men re- neged on sales taxes to the tune of several million.
 Attorney General Black says this was a payoff. Having contributed to the COP, the states Repub- lican tax collectors locked the other way when it came to auditing their books.
 This forced the rest of the peo- pie of Michigan to pay higher tax es, points out Black.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

dealer contributions to the COP. campaign chest, Dewey is not in- tervening to help them. He has decided to let the Michigan chips fall where they may.
 It happens that Michigan's At torney General, Eugene Black, who first started after his fellow Re- publicans, is strong Dewey SUD- porter. Furthermore, his sister, Mrs. Lois Black Hunter, is on the Dewey payroll as New York's assistant labor commissioner.
 Only move the Dewey forces have made was quiet warning by Ed Jaeckle of Buffalo, Dewey's chief political brain buster. to Mrs. Hunter to stay out of the Michi- gan fight.
 It happens that COP. National Committeeman Arthur Summerfield, who spearheaded the big Repub- lican campaign contributions from motor men, was against Dewey at Philadelphia. Summerfield was 100 percent for Vandenberg, and today is accused by some Repub- licans of not working hard for Dewey in Michigan.
 If true, this may be because MT. Summerlield is being kept rather busy himself by a Federal Grand
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
CARE STILL NEEDED

The organization known the world over as CARE began two and half years ago to perform limited service It delivered food and clothing packages to the friends and relatives of Americans who bought the 22-pound parcels for s10 At first drawing on American war surplus stocks in Europe it later made bulk shipments from America to it's European ware houses from which individual parcels sent
 On this basis, CARE has delivered more than 6OOOO00 packages That undetermined number of Americans paid s60,000,000 to have food or other packages deveerd to persons they knew and knew to be in need CARE has been extraordinarily successful It now serves 12 European countries, and has special Oriental Food parcel for Japan Korea and Oknawa.
 The organization could do a still greater job, with popular support. It urges Americans to buy as many units as they wish, and order them delivered to "a needy family" "an orphan in Poland or "a French widow" CARE has the organization to deliver packages so designated. with assurance that the food will in fact reach person or family genuinely in need.
 There are many social agencies, including orphan ages and hospitals countries of food and clothing shortages which can make exceedingly good use of CARE packages These would benefit especially by the broadened system of sending parcels without specific addresses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
UN-ANIERICAN COP

All this touched off the Con- gressman's suspicious. A suspicious soul anyway, Thomas decided that there was something dire and fore boding in the action of this police man. Probably he was un-Ameri- can. So he asked the Maryland Commissioner for an official in- vestigation.
 T appeal to you for an mvesti- gation of this case" he wrote El- gin. T do not want any favors. am perfectly willing to take my medicine along with everyone else, but I am convinced that there were aspects to the case that were rot only unduly annoying, but which lead to suspicion"
 The Congressman was so suspic- ious that he also got the support of his then colleague, Congress man Dudley Roe of Maryland, who wrote Commissioner Elgin that Thomas was "a very outstanding member of Congress and warm personal friend of mine"
 He has been driving car for thirty years" continued Roe, and has never had summons before.
 Public officials greatly regret having any summons appear on their record and anything you can do in this matter to straighten out the incident for Congressman Thomas will be sincerely appre- ciated by me"
 The Maryland. authorities, how ever, weren't worried about Kap- lows un-Americanism, They did absolutely nothing.
 Meanwhile, Rep. Thomas was. so suspicious, so irate, and so indig- nant that he even asked A. w Magee, New Jersey motor vehicle commissioner, to investigate. Embarrassed. Magee. gave him the brush-off
 T am sure,'' he wrote back that the Maryland authorities will thoroughly investigate. know you will appreciate that it will be diffi- cult for the department to do any thing inasmuch as it happened i'll another state"
 Thus ended another chapter in
 the palpitating life of J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

Trooper Kaplow, who arrested the Congressman near Port Deposit, Md, for violating a 50-mile speed limit and passing other cars on a curve.
 Complaining about the incident in letter to W. Lee Elgin. Mary land Commissioner of Motor Ve- hicles, Rep. Thomas wrote:
 T signaIeu tu the trooper to stop and then told him who I was
 The trooper phoned headquarters for instructions, and was told that since Congress was not in session, Thomas had no Congressional im- munity. The Congressman was then taken before Magistrate J. Howard Pugh at Port Deposit where, despite his plea that he was in hurry to keep important en- agreements in Washington, he was fined Sl7.50
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
AN uN-AMERICAN MoTORIsT?

Apparently, Thomas behavior was such that State Trooper Rap low was suspicious. He didn't really think the Congressman was an Un-American Communist, but he did think he might be un- American in jeopardizing the saf- ety of other vehicles. So Trooper Kaplow decided to keep a friendly eye on the gentleman from New Jersey
 The Congressmans own descrip- ton of the matter is much more graphic than anything that could be written by columnist. So we will quote from his own indignant letter to Commissioner Elgln
 After going about two miles, Thomas said, T noticed that Troop CT Kaplow was following me. At the time I was driving about 30 miles per hour We were travelling on a road where there were signs showing the speed limit was 50 miles an hour l lowered my speed. Kaplow lowered his. Then I raised my speed to see what he would do, and he still followed me"
 The chairman of the -Ameri- can Activities Committee has tap- ped the telephones of great many people. He has employed young army of investigators to shadow suspects and dig through their past. But he became highly in- dignant when the Maryland State Trooper trailed behind his auto mobile. In fact. he became so ln- dignant that he stopped and de- inanded that Kaplow stop following him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
20 YEARS AGO TIT {fME EMPIRE
OCTOBER 6 1928.

OCTOBER 1928, or two cottages property purchased City Douglas He planned cottages all
 The annual Purple feature of the Elks to Saturday On the committee H Russell T. J Mccartney R D. Peterman ana d. L. Jewet.
 wamsey wife of the Juneau agent of the Pacific Coast Coal for here 
 baby girl pounds to Mrs Cary L. Ibbs at St. Hospital today
 held at the high school TOT the purpose electng James Orme elected President Hennng Bggren and Gladys Naghe decided to publish school annual ana Halloween Dance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS "In far as know he has notr returned" Omit IN
 OFTEN Auopathy Pronounce a-lopa-thi MOP second in ASK unstressed as second syllable.
 (mascuine Protegee deminne
 SYNONYMS: effort trial attempt
 WORD three times and is yours Let us mastering Todys word embodiment of quality idea, principle etc. per- selfhnessF w. Robertson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
NOTICE

After October II, no telephone rentals for the month of October will be accepted at discount. All remittances must bear pOstmark of not later than discount date. Please be prompt.
 JUNEAU AND DOUGLAS
 TELEPHONE co. adv
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ITO. which Kaplow replied" as Thomas later reported to the Maryland Commissioner of Vehicl- es, that he was going to follow me. and for ten miles Kaplow trail ed my car. AS far as I could find cut, he did it for just one reason, and that was to annoy me"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sg LEE

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
DEWEY SHUNS THE MICHIGAN MESS

Tom Dewey is sticking to his traditional role of crime buster in the Michigan mess. Despite the fact that big COP. politicos are involved, plus important auto-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

Note on imitation: With the same coin that vir-
 tually insults waiter now when given as tip we could afford buy fairly substantial meal in 1858
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. ll7 SECOND and FOURTH sa Monday of each month ,Tys ,; ;;:;::; :;:::;' i: !: :'' $: :;s; ]: Worshipful Master; JAMES V LEVERS. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

There's big news in Empi.a ads.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
The Washington 
By DREW PEARSON

.contirued from Page Cne,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

Weather: High, 50; low, 39; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

A baby girl weight sA pounds. was born to Mrs Cary St. Ann's Hospital today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06
(Official publication REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE B. M. BEHRENDS
 RANK

located at Juneau, Territory of Alaska, at the close of business on the 30th day of September, l948.
 RESOURCES
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-06

Mrs G. Walmsley of the Juneau agent of the Pacif Company accompanied by her son George was passenger tho A1ocko
Evening star., 1948-12-05
The Taft-Hartley
And Other Issues

Probably foremost among the
books dealing with specific political
issues were those from the labor
front. 1.-The New Men of Power"
by c. Wright Mills, presented the
argument that labor leaders headed
the only organizations which could
halt trend toward war and de-
preston, and asked whether they
would do it or remain occupied with
their own domains. Somewhat the
same note was hit by Wellington
Rose in "Juggernaut: American
Labor in Action" Generally SYM
pathetic with the cause, the author
thought unions danger lay in in
ternal decay and that their lead
ers menaced them by disregarding
democratic processes. In Our New
National Labor Policy" by Fred A.
Hartley, jr., the principal author
of the Taft-Hartley Act recounted
the manner in which that statute
was developed. His book, out just
month before the election, pro-
vided a handy background for con-
sideration of the new situation
which developed with the balloting.
The race problem books increased
coincident with the civil rights
issue. In the van of the attack
were "a Man Called White" by
Walter White; Balance of Power"
by Henry Lee Moon, and THE Ne
gro Ghetto" by Robert Weaver.
All presented the argumentst Of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People for
complete racial equality and inte-
Evening star., 1948-12-05
By Fletcher F. IsbeII

TYHE political books that Amer
lea was reading in a polit-
ical year were not chiefly
those concerning campaign
issues, as might have been
expected. There was a reasonable
supply of these, to be sure; the
economic, labor and racial cate
gories were covered, as well as that
of pure campaign biography.
But if sales leadership was any
criterion, the country turned to the
recent critical pastA-the now-it-
can-be-told stories of the war and
the presidency-to give it some po-
litical guidance for the years ahead.
These books, not exactly history or
biography, often but not always
memoirs, generally had one thing
in common. They dealt with pol
itics, past or present, and Nation
still in the backwash Of a postwar
period seemed to prefer their stories
of high risks, great gambles and
bright dangers to the duller, If still
to-be-lived, future.
High on the list, perhaps the most
valuable and revealing of the. pol
-itics of war, was Roosevelt and
Hopkins" by Robert E. Sherwood,
which is given more thorough atten-
tion in the article dealing with
books on world affairs, ON page 9.
This story of Harry Hopkins, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's alter ego, became,
when reconstructed from his papers,
a study of the President himself
and Of the American political and
administrative system. Allied with
1t were Jim Farley's Story" by
James A. Farley; the Memoirs of
Cordell Hull" and ION Active Serv-
ice in Peace and War" by Henry
Evening star., 1948-12-05
What America Read in Presidential Year

L. StimSon and George Bundy, all
of them the stories of the individ-
uals concerned.
Two books struck q somber note
president Roosevelt and the Com
ing of the War" by Charles A.
Beard, was critical historiography
based on the thesis that war came
when Mr.. Roosevelt, seeing that
Germany must be stopped but fear
ing the country might not realize
it, made secret commitments. "The
Roosevelt Myth" by John T. Flynn,
was similar but more destructive
work, balancing the books on the
President by entering many debts
but few credits. The Roosevelt
Court" by c. Herman Pritchett,
had the President losing his Su-
preme Court battle, but winning
the campaign.
In one more glance at the past,
"The American Political Tradition
and the Men Who Made It." by
Richard Hofstadter, the country
found iconoclasm. Lincoln emerged
from this treatment less of liberal
leader, more of the politician and
trimmer; Theodore Roosevelt as
more of~a talker than a doer; Wood
row Wilson as 10Th century figure
in the goth.
Truman and Dewey
Appear on the Scene
When the country did look at that
hardy quadrennial, the campaign
biography, it found less volume but
more quality. There were Harry
Truman, President" by Frank Nc
Naughton and Walter Hehmeyer,
and Harry Truman: A Political BIZ
ography," by William p. Helm, both
favorable but more or less realistic
assessments of the first administra-
ton. Politics in the Empire State"
Evening star., 1948-12-05
Looking Back at
The Pollsters

Other of the days problems re-
ceived attention. The Issue Of
Compulsory Health Insurance" by
George w. Bachman and Lewis
Merriam, brought out a compre-
hensive plan for action with firm
belief no personal liberties were
endangered. Separate Church and
State Now" by Joseph M. Dawson,
was a case history on its subject
with some viewing of alarm.
And. finally, there was one class
OF political book which possessed
the unusual attribute of being more
engaging some months after pub
hcation than before That was the
series by the public opinion poll
sters. In the light of hindsight
one of these, How to Predict Elec-
tions," by Louis H. Bean, appears
at first glance to have come through
President Truman's election un-
scathed. In the first half of the
year he said: Numerous signs at
the end of 1947 pointed to another
presidential term for the Demo-
Gratis. Independent voters
showed at the beginning OF
1948 considerably greater preference
for the Democrats than the Re-
publicans." If he had only stayed
between bound covers MIR. Bean
could be considered a poll star.
Unfortunately. he talked to news
men a few days before election,
and they quoted him as saying by
that time Mr.. Truman would need
a turnout of 60,000,000 votes to win,
that such number was not likely,
that he would carry only nine States
and at the most ID.
The other straw vote book of the
year was "A. Guide to Public Opin-
ion Polls" by George Gallup. Eec-
tions, DR.. Gallup said, were by no
means a perfect measure of the ac-
curacy Of polling techniques; there
We're too many extraneous factors.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

democratic faith, stated his liberal
philosophy in lucid phrases. 1.-The
American Democracy by Harold
j. Laski, was a cerebral articulate,
opinionated and often inaccurate
measure of the country. 1t seemed
passing strange that in its 761
pages all the faults were Americas
and that occasional comparison with
Russia found the latter always win
ming. Morris L. Ernst, in so Far
So Good" gave timely if pungent
observations by liberal on protect
ing the democratic majority, and
former Gov. Ellis G. Arnall, who
prefers to be called a libertarian
rather than a liberal, reported in
What the People Want" that the
great desire was a sense of security
and freedom.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

by Warren Moscow, served pretty
much to spotlight Coy. Thomas e.
Dewey, and Earl Warren" by Irv-
ing Stone was published September
S and had one month in which to
find customers. Odd reminders of
the backward look, even in this field,
were THE Unknown Ex-President,"
by Eugene Lyons, mellowed and
forgiving portrait of Herbert Hoover,
and Garner of Texas" a sympa-
thetic study by an old compadre,
Bascom N. Timmons.
"A President Is Many Men" by
Merriman Smith, was q chatty, In
formative story of the mechanics OF
the White House and the presidency.
white House Diary" by Henrietta
Nesbitt, was much the same, but
from the point of view of President
RooseveIt's housekeeper. In "Ap-
pointment on the Hill' Dorothy
Detzer, a woman Senate lobbyist told
amusingly of her indefatigable 90
year activities for womans peace
group.
And, of Course,
The Real Low-Down
In the real expose class were
Maurice M. Milligan's story of the
Pendergast machine in Kansas City,
called before title ownership diff
cultieS) Missouri Waltz" and
washington Witch Hunt" Bert An
drews' indignant attack on the dis
charge, instead of permitted resig-
nation, of State Department en-
ploye who did not show up we'll un-
der loyalty investigation by the FBI
and other agencies.
In q more abstract field contrast
ing with these down-to-earth mat
ters was Being an American" by
William O. Douglas, in which the
Supreme Court Justice, firm in his
Evening star., 1948-12-05

grafton now. In whittier Solid
South?" by Charles Wallace Collins.
a member of the Alabama bar filed
rebuttal. Where 1 Was Born and
Raised" by David L. Cohn, warm
and authentic account of Missis-
sippi delta life, also presented in
part dissenting opinion. Carey
McWilliams stated in "A Mask for
Privilege" that anti-Semitism was
a social disease.
Evening star., 1948-12-05

TINY ANIMAL STORIES
II tiny books in zoo-house
box. Stories by Dorothy
Kunhardt. 200 color pic
lures by Garth Williams.
Whole boxed set, 81
COWBOY AND INDIAN
STORIE So exciting,
original Wild-West tales.
Full Of colorful cowboy and
Indian pictures. $500
TENGGREN'S STORY
BOOK-"Heidi," "Aladdin's
LAMP" and seven more
famous tales illustrated by
Tenggren. $3.50
THE GOLDEN CHRIST
MAS BOOK Carols,
stories, poems, gifts to
make games. Illustrated by
Corinne Malvern. $3.50
ANIMAL STORIES Gay,
new stories and poems
about lots OF animals from
bears to beetles. With pic
lures by Rojankovsky, all
in color. $1.5O
, 1948-06-09
p U BLIc

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Government
of the Virgin Islands Of the
United States has this date
authorized the Reverend Carl
William Bottle and the Rev
erend William B. Kenworthy
to perform civil-religious cere-
monies in the Virgin Islands.
May %, 1948
Government of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States
ST. Thomas
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
, 1948-06-09
UBLIcAT1

Pursuant to paragraph 8 of
the Charter of Foundation for
Upper Chamberlain Valdemar
Tully Won Oxholm and Wife's
Legacy for assisting needy
persons in the Virgin Islands
of the United States, it is here
by brought to public notice
that interest in the amount of
I$71.29 will be available for
distribution in ST. Croix on
July /, 1913.
Applications containing the
requisite information and duly
certified should be forwarded
to the undersigned not later
than June q, 1948.
Government of the Virgin Is
lands of the United States
|Christiansted, st. Croix, VI.
June 3, 1948
HARRY E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix
, 1948-06-09
P U BLICATIO

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of
the Charter of Foundation for
Merchant Wilhelm Smidt's
Legacy of assisting needy per-
sons in st. Croix, it is hereby
brought to public notice that
interest in the amount Of $44.
80 will be available for distri-
button on Junly |, 1913.
Applications containing the
requisite information and duly
should be forwarded
to the undersigned not later
than June q, 1913.
Government of the Virgin Is
of the United States
Christiansted, st. Croix, VI.
June 3, 1913
HARRY E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix