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The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13

incidentally, Wi fir e d J.
Funk, who was editor of the
Literary Digest at the time
its fiasco, remarked after the
Nov. 2 election:
CT do not want to seem to be
malicious, but l can't help but
get a good chuckle out of this.
When the Literary Digest poll
was wrong, number of poll
sters told US that we had been
unscientific.
CIT would seem to me that,
in the light of what happened
Tuesday, they made pretty
much the same mistakes. l won
der if the word science will
continue to be used in connec-
ton with this type of public
opinion poll.")
This time not a single poll
anywhere in the U. S. has been
able to come forward and claim
the cloudy crystal pail that goes
to the lucky soothsayer.
Gallup, Roper, Crossley, and a
score of lesser public probers
initiated the Literary Digest.
The Chicago Sun-Times tried
to bluff weakly. 1t didn't ex-
actly claim that it had predicted
Illinois would go to Truman, but
it did say that the answer to
what was wrong with OTHER
polls could be found by study
of the Sun Times poll"
But the Sun-Times itself had
to admit that all it's roundabout
backpatting was .hindsight. The
truth is, as the Sun-Times ad-
mitted in one short sentence last
Friday, that its poll showed
President Truman would not
carry Illinois" Truman, of
course, did carry this state.
The Tribune was more honest.
1t admitted:
I'VE were as far off the mark
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13

as anybody else"
Then, declaring that it would
never again" conduct another
straw vote, the Tribune added
"Divination and inspection of
the entarils ought to be left to
the vanished priests of ancient
Rome. The science (of measur-
ing public opinion) is too falli-
ble."
Is the Tribune right? Are the
polls entirely to blame for their
monumental error of Nov. 2?
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13
Our fuvorife
correspondent

Editor, THE STANDARD
Dear Sir:
For purely selfish rea-
son $50 L won't feel like a
post-electiOn slacker) 1 have
already made my New Years
resolution. Namely, a dol
lar a day for seven days to
be used for Standard sub
scriptiOns in small towns.
Preferably among progress
sive-minded old-age pen
siOners, workers, ministers,
or rankand-file Republi-
cans.
Seven dollars ($7.00) en-
closed.
{signed) Thomas Matthews
119 West Ontario
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13

carried on by the press and radio
against the Wallace party dur
ing the past year.
. The calculated and eff5ossmt-
ly executed vote stealing and
destroying" which was induced
by the two old parties fears that
PrOgressives would make an
Continued on page
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13
PROGRESSIVEST TO
STUDY RETURNS:
PLANFORFUTURE

Chicago Progressives this week still wading
through the of figures left in the wake of the Nov
election effort to determine exactly how their candi
date had Jared
While of the figures of vital interest StaStcians
had already been made public the count straight ticket
voting had not yet been released. Until this figure
available it would be impossible for Progressves to
peely evaluate their in the local political picture
important aspect of the straight vote, Progressives
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13
Were PoIIsters
CrystoI-Gozing?

Pity the poor polster Since election day he's been
taking rbbng than he got back in 1886 when
the Literary Digest which had predicted Republican land
slide for ALT Landon put out of business by the Demo-
cratic avalanche for Franklin D Roosevelt.
The Illinois standard. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1948-1949, 1948-11-13
LAUCHIT OFF!

A party of tourists in
Arizona came upon an In
dian brave riding a pony.
A h e Willy burdened
squaw walked beside
him.
"Why do esn't the
squaw ride?" asked the
tourist.
"She got no pony
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
ALASKA MEDICAL A550(IATI0NHT0
 MEET. ANCHORAGE

The Alaska Medical Association will hold their annual three day meeting at Anchorage beginning on September 8. Juneau physicians att tending the meeting will be Dr. Wil- liam M. Whitehead and pr. w. P
 Blanton of the Juneau Medical and Surgical Clinic; Dr. James Googe, Medical Director of the Alaska Ma tive Service and Dr. Phillip Maison-
 vile, Medical Officer in charge of the Juneau Government Hospital
 Guest speakers at the conference will be Dr. Louis H. Edmunds. or- thopedic surgeon of the Mason Clin- ic in Seattle and Dr. Simeon T. Cantri, X-ray specialist of Seattle Three orthopedic specialists will hold platform discussion on ortho- pedic technics. Participating will be Dr. Edmunds, Dr. Phillip Moore of the Mount Edgecumbe Hospital and Dr. Paul Haggland of Fairbanks.
 pr. and Mrs. Whitehead. Dr. Blan- ton and John O. Bangeman of
 Wrangell will travel to Anchorage over the Haines Cutoff and the Alaska Highway. They left aboard the George Washington for Haines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
BEGINNER5' BAND TO BE STARTED; SH0FNER
 MAKES HIS PLANS

The Juneau Public Schools an- inounce the formation of begin- ners instrumental group, under the tutelage of Joseph Shofner, high school band instructor, to start Sept. 20.
 Beginning Tuesday Sept. T, at the opening of the school term, MT, Shofner will interview and test fn- dividually any student interested in joining the band.
 A period of two weeks will be given prospective members to. pro- cure instruments.
 Most of the instruction will be conducted by the class or group method and will be held as far as possible on school time. No charge to the individual will be made.
 The beginners band is expected to reach the proportions of 30 or more members, recruited largely from the 6, T and 8 grades.
 The goal of the Juneau Public School instrumental department is to develop an outstanding musical organization, capable of performing the highest type Of music.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
WALLACE I5
 TARGET, ONE
 MORE EGG

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 4.-R Henry A. Wallace was the target of another egg throwing today as he paused here briefly on the wind up day of his Presidential cam- paign through the south.
 A lone egg missed the Progress sive party candidate who has had similar experiences in some other southern cities. The near-miss spattered two photographers.
 The egg was thrown by specta- tor as Wallace mounted the steps of the War Memorial Building, at the foot of Capitol Hill, to make an address.
 There were a few jeers, but as a whole the crowd was courteous.
 Wallace told his audience that Andrew Jackson had spiritual kinship" with Franklin D. Roose- welt.
 He said that despite his varied receptions in some southern cities my faith in the South is renew ed.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
.16,ooo OIL W0RkER5G0
 OUT, STRIKE

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. i. = R Sixteen thousand CIO oil work CTS struck for higher wages today in nine major California refineries and will result in a gasoline shortage within few days" in California Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, said an oil industry state ment.
 The five States get an estimated 90 to 95 percent of their petroleum products from the California plants.
 Last-minute negotiations between the union and the industry broke down at midnight. J. Elro Brown district director of the union, said the workers were willing to reopen talks at any time
 Maintenance employees will be permitted to remain on the job for orderly" shutting down of plants, Brown said. It will take approximately 36 hours, he esti- mates.
 The negotiations ended on an in- dustry offer of 12ha-cent per hour wage increase. The union demanded 2l cents. Earlier it had asked 30 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
GEO. WASHINGTON CARRIES g FROM
 JUNEAU THIS 4. N.

The George Washington left early this morning for Seattle via Skag way, Haines and Sitka. She carries 25 passengers for Seattle, six for Haines, IS for Skagway and three for Sitka.
 Sailing for Seattle were the fol- lowing: William Thayer. Herman Haffner. Bud Reid, Velma Wind
 horst, Don Burford, Keith Weiss, MT. and Mrs. Ernest Ely, Mrs. Bea-
 trice Ely. Lucille Palm. Margaret
 Femmer, Duane Hogue. MT. and Mrs. Messer, Ada Burns. Bonnie Ches- iney, Cpl. James, Jule McMullen, Agnes Parisot. J. Hewitt, Mrs. c. F. Hardy, Mrs. Riddel, Mrs. Feia. Kathy Feia and Mrs. M. Brenden. To Skagway: MT. and Mrs. Brick son, Miss Forester, Jeanne Vavalis, Rachel Albert. Shirley vavalis, Irene Abayade, Vivian Albert, Jo- sephine Beierley, Rosalie Beierley, the Rev. James Conwell, Steve AL bert, Bob Beierley, John Guernsey, Ernie Jacobson, Nick Carter and L. IT. McGuane.
 For Haines: MT. Gutman. Dr. w. lP. Blanton, pr. and Mrs. w. M. whitehead, James E. Hill and Mar i tha Sheldon. To Sitka: Mrs. Berge, Miss Sam didge and Mrs. DarraS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
TWO PROMINENT PORTLAND MEN
 SWEPT TO DEATH

ASTORIA, Ore, Sept. 4.-R- flight waves at the mouth of the Columbia River swept two promin- ent Portlanders, on a fishing trip, to their death yesterday.
 Two others aboard the 25-foot cruiser Susan narrowly escaped with their lives.
 Washed overheard were Merle Martin, Northwest District man. ager of the Asbury Transportation Company, and Howard Rufus Will jams, 49, head of Williams Trans fer Company.
 Williams was lost in an attempt to turn the vessel around to res- cue Martin. The pounding the vessel took knocked unconscious another member of the party, Da- vid H. Logan, president of a Port land Hogan Oldsmobile) automo- bile agency.
 The fourth man aboard, L. J. Graham, head of the traffic de- partment of Standard Oil Com pany at Portland. restarted the engine and worked the boat out of the surf.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
NEW ORLEANS IFS BATTERED
 BY HURRICANE
Some Sections of City Are Flooded = Thousands of
 People Flee 10 Safety

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 4,--lR-A gulf hurricane. that slashed across the southeastern Louisiana coast
 to batter New Orleans this morn
 ing streaked on toward Mississippi,
 reduced to gale force.
 At 9 a. m. Eastern Standard
 Time. the U. S. weather bureau
 said strongest winds near the cen
 ter of the storm were 60 to 70
 miles an hour. A hurricane has
 winds of 76 miles an hour or
 greater.
 There was no reported loss of
 life in the storms path. Property
 damage in New Orleans appeared relatively slight, limited to signs and plate glass windows. Dam- age along the storms path toward
 New Orleans was not immediately available as the storm hampered and damned communications. Some New Orleans streets were llOOQCQ, anu aoott oS'Sh AASAA~S of rain fell last night and today. The wind-tossed waters of Lake Pontchartrain sloshed over into the east end of Jefferson parish tcoun- ty) but no serious flooding was reported.
 Several thousand people-an &C., curate count was not possible fled low-lying. homes for safer spots on higher ground. Evacuation cen- ] ters were set up at the municipal auditorium \ in. New Orleans. At the height of the storm the wind reached a steady 75 miles an hour with gusts up to 90 at the Naval Air Station on Lake Pont- chartrain.
 f The storms eye passed over New Orleans downtown section shortly after dawn and lasted for more than an hour and half Then j winds returned with force up to 65 miles an hour.
 A drizzling rain continued to fall
 after the storms passage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
Alaska Airline Man
 Heavy Siotkho|der
 In Washington Firm


 SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 4.-tR- Frank V. Pollack, veteran Fair banks. Alaska, airline operator, has purchased the controlling interest in Empire Distributors in Spokane from John A. Firing, Dishman bank CT. Firing said.
 The company sells aircraft equip ment in Washington, northern Ida ho and eastern Oregon.
 Pollack operated Pollack Airlines 10 years, then sold it to Alaskan Airlines of which he was general operations manager. Later he or ganized Northern Airways. non- schedule operation into Seattle.
 Pollack said that T regard Spo- kane as a much better operation to Alaska than Great Falls, Mont"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
THOUSANDS FLEE FROM
 HOT LAVA
Hibokhibok Volcano on Tiny Island Erupting for
 First Time Since 1871

MANILA, Sept. 4. - R - Thirty thousand frightened natives were rescued today from the sulphurous
 smoke, ashes and lava of roaring Hibokhibok Volcano on tiny Cami- guin Island.
 Ten thousand more huddled in fear of the mighty volcano which began erupting Sept. 1 for the first
 time since 1871 when it tore gap ing hole in the mile-high mountain
 peak.
 A steady stream of hot lava flow
 ed down the mountain but so far
 only one man has been caught in it and he escaped with his life.
 There are no reports of any Ain- erican personnel in the area, ex- cept one unidentified American vol- Icano expert who with Filipino ex- perts risked climbing the peak today to find that the volcano had opened a new crater about a mile from the old one.
 The Philippine government advis- ed tonight that the 30.000 evacuated from the island were in nearby ports.
 Noises were audible due to land- slides in the vicinity of the spew- ing mountain top. No new earth tremors have been recorded in the past few hours. Earlier the roaring volcano caused tremors to be felt as much as 85 miles away A thick shower of ash fell on evacuated Mambajao town through out the day. The town was made a restricted area by the constabulary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
QUEEN WILHElMINA
 ADVOCATES; JuLIANA |I5 HER SUCCESSOR

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Sept. 4.-IR-Queen Wilhelmina, for
 50 years Monarch of The Nether- lands, abdicated today and her au- burn-haired daughter, Juliana, be- came the Queen.
 Wilhelmina, 68, shed the cares of her troubled empire in a ceremony of quiet grandeur, a climax of the celebrated which marked the gold en jubilee of her reign. She appear ed happy to hand the scepter to the handsome Juliana, 39, mother of four daughters.
 Although the formal investiture is Monday, Juliana actually becomes
 ruler today and officially took over an empire of 65.o00.000, including
 9,O00,000 homelanders.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
pitketing
 Injuntfion
 Issued

SEATTLE. Sept. 4.--tR-Superior Judge Donald A. Mcdonald has issued temporary injunction against picketing of the motor ves- sel Southeastern by the AFL Sail ors' Union of the Pacific.
 A hearing will be held next Fri day to determine whether the in junction should be made perman- ent.
 The action was brought by the Independent Salmon Canneries, Inc, operators of the vessel which has been loading tin cans here for Alaska's fish pack.
 In the suit, the company said no members of the Southeastern's crew are members of the Sailors Union, and that the picketing is intended to compel the ship op- orators to sign closed shop con- tract so it's sailors would have to join.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
Maritime Strike Wiu Be Fought To Finish
Alaska 10 Gel Parcel Post
 Zone Raies on September 10

< WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-R-- Parcel post zone rates will be es- tablished in Alaska for the first time on September Is.
 The Post Office Department has advised Delegate Bartlett CD-Al- aska) that the new rates will apply to both surface and air mail par eel post.
 An aide to Bartlett told a re- porter the new system will, in general, result in lower parcel post rates.
 Heretofore, all parcel post pack ages sent from one point in the Territory to another have beer charged at the maximum eight zone rate.
 Under the new system, the distances between points will de- termine the rate.
 A department spokesman said that new. separately prepared rate lists are being mailed today to each of the 225 postoffices in the Territory.
 Bartlett's aide gave these two examples of how the new rates will operate:
 The cost of sending 20-pound package from Anchorage to Fair banks will be 48 cents instead of the present $23l, the maximum B. zone charge.
 The rate for the same weight between Anchorage and Juneau will be 79 cents, instead of $2.3l.
 Charges on parcel post from any point in the United States to the Territory will continue at the pres ent full eigiit-zone rate.
 Zones in Alaska have been com- puted the same as they are in the United States. Roughly. places up to l50 miles away are in the fixst and second zones; up to BOG f4lies, in the tlrird,; u7, to 500, iil the fourth; up to 1000, in the fifth; l40O sixth; 1900, seventh and over 1900, eighth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
WILL
 OBSERVE LABOR
 DAY ON MONDAY

Observing Labor Day, Juneau will take a holiday on Monday. Closed for the day will be all business houses, banks, Federal, Territorial and city offices. Restaurants will keep the usual hours.
 Many of the local nimrods will take to the hills this weekend to hunt for deer. grouse and ptarmi- gan. Most mothers will be busy making final efforts at getting their children ready for school, which opens on Tuesday.
 Entertainment will be free show for the kids in the afternoon and a free dance for the adults at the Union Hall on Monday evening and good attractions at the theatres.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
PLAsTERERs QUIT JOB

Three members of the AFL Plast- erers and Hod Carriers Union of Seattle, who were hired to work on the Gross Apartments on Franklin Street. walked off the job this morning. Union member Vernon Foss stated that they will file a charge with AFL headquarters in Seattle, charging w. D. Gross, own CT of the building, and the con- tractors with failure to fulfill the terms of the working agreement.
 The three union members, Jerry Woodard Thomas Simpson and Vernon Foss, arrived from Seattle two weeks ago to work on the apart ments. They walked out on the job this morning and will leave for the south via Pan American Airways this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
Justite Douglas Moi
 Hurt. Car-Trutk Crash


 FORKS, Wash, Sept. 4.-tR-Jus-
 tice William O. Douglas was fishing today on the Quillayute River al- though he had a narrow escape yes-
 terday in a car-truck collision. August Slather. guiding Justice Douglas party, suffered a possible fracture of the nose, but others
 were unhurt. State Patrolman Boyd Rupp said the party's car and a truck met on a mountain road too narrow for both vehicles. A corner of the truck cruinpled the side of the car, owned by Clyde Balcom of Seattle. Also in the party was Elon Gilbert, Yakima.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
CONNIE pRE5S
 PROTESTS NEW
 GERMAN GOVT.
lBy The Associated Press1

The Communist press in Ber- lin today railed at Germans form ing Western government at Bonn, accusing them of high. treason and threatening eventual reprisals
 Every German who helps al Bonn to create Western German separate state tears the unity oi Germany, said Taegliche Funds. chau. the official organ of the Soviet military administration Some day he will be asked to ac- count for it.r.
 The Communists kept up their drive to take over political control of Berlin despite continuing Four Power talks aimed at solving the 73-day crisis. In one move, the pro-Soviet political parties met at City Hall and formed Demo cratic Bloc and appointed com mittee to negotiate with the anti Communist city administration. 
 Former President Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia will be buried this week near his country home at Sezimovo Usti where he died yesterday. Czechoslovakia mourned the frail statesman with flags at half staff. U. s. Ambassador Lau- renee Steinhardt said his death marks the end of one of Europe's great statesmen"
 France still was without a gov .ernment, but former Premier Rob- eert Schuman withdrew his resigna- tion as Premier designate and said !, he would try again to form a new government.
 The question in France was how long the crisis could continue
 without bringing new elections-the step that followers of Gen. Char les de Gaulle want.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
CONSTRUCTION MAN
 |ACTIvE IN ALASKA DIES IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept. 4. -- R = Ivol Kriken. 63, project manager fol the Drake Puget Sound Company and widely known as construction superintendent in Washington State and Alaska, is dead here. He be- came i'll three weeks ago at Attu Alaska, and was flown home.
 Kriken lived in Spokane 30 years before moving to Seattle three and a half years ago. He helped build the Washington hydroelectric dam at Chelan, the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad in Alaska, and an airfield at Nome.
 Survivors include his widow, two sons and three daughters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
CANDIDATE ENG5TR0M
 RETURNS, SITkA TRIP

Mrs. Elton Engstrom, Republican candidate for Senator, returned yes- terday from three day trip to Sit ka. Mrs. Engstrom attended the Mt. Edgecumbe vocational educational conference as chairman of the edu- cation committee of the legislature.
 Mrs. Engstrom reported that heavy arrivals of delegates and visitors were arriving in Sitka for the 29th annual banquet and other events were scheduled in honor of the con- vention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-04
PAVING OF CITY 5TREET5 pR0p0SED
 AT COUNCIL MEET

The Juneau City Council decided last evening to investigate the possibility of paving all Juneau streets next spring. The voters approval on partial pavement project was given at the last City election and the bids will be ad- vertised simultaneously with the calling for bids by the Public Roads Administration for the paving of Glacier Highway. As the cost of bringing an asphalt machine to Juneau will be shared by the PRA and the City. it will result in a great saving for both. parties.
 Councilman Burr Johnson made the proposal that a committee be appointed to investigate the possi- bility of paving all Juneau's streets at this time. If the committee returns favorable report, the vot- CTS will be asked to approve an additional bond issue to cover the increased cost.
 Monthly reports of the city offi- .ces were read. A report on the summer activities of the Evergreen Bowl Playground was submitted by Robert Garrett, playground di- rector. Councilman Burr Johnson commended Garrett on the com prehensive report he had submit ted. Garrett outlined what had been done this summer and sug- gested several improvements that could be made.
 A letter was read from the Off, cer in Charge of the Corps Of En- gineers in Seattle stating that emergency funds were available and that the Board of Engineers had recommended that a survey be made in the Gold Creek flood control project.
 The installation. of parking met CTS will be discussed at a special meeting of the council, acting as a committee of the whole next week.