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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
ALASKA STATEHOOD
 WAIVED NOW, SAYS OKLA. CONGRESSMAN

WASHINGTON, March 25-lR- It is of the utmost national impor- tance that Congress quickly approve a bill to give Alaska<statenood, Rep. Peden (D-Okla) says.
 Statehood is necessary for both defense and for development of vast natural resources in that area, he told reporter. He added:
 We will never develop Alaska, however, until we get people to go there and settle And the only way to get them there is to give them a voice in the Government and the right to own property"
 There is a need to build thriving cities, highways, airports and all that goes with the development of states he said.
 He recalled that development of large tracts in the western part of the United States was more rapid atter those areas became states.
 Orderly development of Alaska is absolutely dependent upon state hood" he said. People who go there are under too many handicaps now. These include U. s. Federal Govern ment ownership or control of much of the land and the inability of a citizen to participate in the affairs of a state government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
British Army Moves
 Closer 10 Boundary
 Of Allied Yugsoslay

TRIESTE, March 25.-lR-Addi- tional British soldiers moved up to the Yugoslav-Allied boundary In the free territory today as precautlon- ary measure, Maj. Gen. Terrence '. Airey announced tonight.
 Airey is Chief Civil Rights Officer of the U. S.-British occupied zone
 There were mconfirmed reports here that something may happen today or tomorrow
 Civil police were alerted through out the day against possible Com munist demonstrations in the wake of the western powers proposal that Trieste te given back to Italy.
 British troops could be seen nov ing closer to the frontier and dig eing in positions for roadbIocks with machineguns
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
ONE FOURTH OF
 DISABLED vETS
 FOUND WITH TB
VA Survey Reveals 223 Alaska Veterans Are
 Seriously Disabled

Of the I'll World War T Alaskan veterans drawing compensation for injuries received ill or aggravated by their wartime service, 223 were found to be in the seriously dis ablsd category, according to re- cent survey conducted by Hugh Antrim, Chief cf Advisement and Guidance, of the Juneau Regional Office of the Veterans Adminis- tration.
 For Vocational Rehabilitation and Education purposes, the ser iously disabled are defined gen. erally as those veterans drawing 50 percent or more compensation for their service connected disabil- ities, although this category may include those drawing less than 50 percent compensation if they pre- sent a special rehabilitation prob lem, such as the hard-of hearing.
 A percentage breakdown of the seriously disabled category indi- cated that 5.4 percent were dis abled because of blindness, IS percent because of cardio-vascular disturbance, 13 percent were deaf ened CT hard-of- hearing. 16l per cent suffered frcm neuropsychiatric ailments, 3G6 percent were ser iously disabled due to orthopedic reasons (gunshot wounds, ampu- tations, arthritis, etc), PAP percent were tuberculous cases, CA percent suffered a speech impairment, and so percent were categorized as suf- fering from miscellaneous injuries CT diseases, such as diabetes, ne- phritiS and asthma
 A preliminary comparison with the seriously disabled statistics of other Regional Offices of the Vet erans Administration in the North west shows that the percentage of seriously disabled due to tuberculo- sis, neuropsychiatric and orthopedic disabilities in Alaska far exceeds similar categories in the Northwest states.
 According to Antrim, 87 of the seriously disabled have applied for Vocational Rehabilitation and Edu- cation to date Of those that have applied, 14 have been trans terred to the States for training, II are in training in the Territory, and 13 are now awaiting induction into training. Nineteen were de- termined to be not medically feas- ible for training at the present time due to the seriousncss of their condition.
 The Veterans Administration in- dicated that continued efforts are being made to obtain application fer training from those ill the ser- iously disabled class who have not yet filed such applications, inas- much as their permanent rehabili- tation is being relayed because they are neglecting to file.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
BOWLING PLAYOFF
 TOMORROW NIGHT

Tomorrow nights bowling at the Elks Alleys will see the final play off of the Commercial League.
 Bailey's Bar and the Veterans administration will oppose each ether at T o'clock to determine who plays Sanitary Meat in the 9 o'clock matches for second hon. ors.
 The other o'clock match will see Arctic Bar, s and T Clothiers and the Hcme Grocery in tri- alley meet for third place.
 The second 9 o'clock match will pit Ludwig Nelsons against Thomas Hardware for the championship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25

wantads Drlng quick results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
Hockey Cannes
lRY THE ASSOCIATED PREssl

(BY THE ASSOCIATED PIES0l
 Seattle and Vancouver will vie for the Northern Division Cham pionship in the Pacific Coast Hockey League in a three-out-of- live ser- ies opening in Seattle Sunday
 Top clua in the regular season, the Seattle Ironmen assured themselves a shot at the playoff title last night by pushing New Westminster aside Az.
 Vancouver had cinched a finals spot by defeating Tacoma.
 The Seattle New Westminster game completed the first round Of the League championship play in both the Northern and Southern Divisions.
 The Fresno Falcons and the San Diego Skyhawks are matched in the south.
 Winners of the Division titles will meet for the League crown.
 After the first game of their ser ies at Seattle the Ircnmen move to Vancouver Tuesday, with third game slated fer Seattle Wednesday. Dates for two additional games, if required, are April 2 at Vancou- yer and April 4 at Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
Boy (rawls Under Bed 10 Estape Fire; Burned 10 Death

VANCOUVER, Wash, Mar 25.-- tR-A two- year-old boy crawled un- der a bed in fright last night and burned to death as the Ray Piper farmhouse was leveled.
 Clark County Sheriff's deputies probed the debris for several hours to find the youngster, Michael Pi- per, a grandson and ward oi MT and Mrs. Piper. He had run from the dinner table.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
EIIin Cove
 News Noies

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
 ELFIN COVE, Alaska, March H. Guy Riley reports a small cabin cruiser moored near Lingard's ship yard was crushed by snow slide from a nearby building Monday. This cruiser was left there unattend- ed several years ago by service man.
 Walter Larson has quit working oh his boat until next winter and is getting floats in order and prepar- ing for the summers business.
 A telegram was received by Mrs. Del Winner from MT. Winner in &c., attle stating that their boat the Don-Del had been sold. Winner plans to have another boat built.
 Passengers on the mail boat For rester were Mrs. Charles Hubbard, John Dahl and Nels Bjkerness.
 Skipper Museth of the boat For rester had his wife Lyda aboard on the last trip and she enjoyed it from Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
Whale Burned; Town Enjoys Sea Breeze

SEASIDE, Ore, Mar. 25.-iR- Coastal residents here were enjoying the sea breeze again today.
 The dead whale washed ashore sometime early Monday to plague harried city officials was buriAd under the beach sand where-the whole town hopes it will stay.
 A bulldozer went to work on the disposal problem after high tide yesterday hea1ed the mamal in eide the city limits. Prior to that the officials had tried-unsuccess- fully-to ignore the derelict.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
INCORPORATION

The Seldovia Bills Club, of Sel- dovia. has filed it's articles of incor- poration in the office of Territor- ial Auditor Frank A. Boyle. It is a non-profit concern and was form ed by Andrew Anderson, Arnold Graham and Erling Nilsson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
FIGHT DOPE

Here are results of two fistic en- counters last night:
 AKRON, O.-Henry snow Flax es, 1e9, Buffalo, N. Y. and Colion Chaney. 19O, Indianapolis, draw, 10.
 OAKLAND, Calif-Bert Lytell, 1e6, oakland, stopped Watson Jones, I'll, Los Angeles, ,.
 It is estimated that 460,000 houses in Britain were totally destroyed or rendered uninhabitable during World War II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
BASEBALL
 TRAINING

SARASOTA, Fla, March 25-i4'- Outfielder Hank Sauer, whose timely hitting has been missed by the Gin cinnati Reds since he was side lined three days ago with an ankle injury, has been sent back to the training quarters in Tampa for an x-ray.
 Manager Johnny Neun said he was disturbed because Sauer's left ankle, badly swollen, was not res bonding to treatment.
 gRADENTON, Fla Eddie Stanky peddled to the Boston Braves by the Brooklyn Dodgers, is scheduled to get into the Braves lineup Satur- day.
 Manager Billy southworth says he'll probably use Stankys in the exhibition game against Kansas City at Lake Wales.
 Clyde Shoun and Dick Manville are slated to pitch today against Newark at Haines City.
 SARASOTA, Fla.-Tex Hughsons question pitching arm gets it's first test today when the Boston Red Sox entertain the Cincinnati Reds.
 Hughson will have makeshift Sox lineup behind him. Ted Will Hams, Vern Stephens, Dom DiMag- gio and Bobby Doerr are out with minor ailments.
 LOS ANGELES-Ve Versatility may land newcomer Ray Boone 9 posi- ton on the Cleveland Indians ros- ter-the 24-year-old Rookie can 10th catch and play shortstop.
 Boone prefers shortstop but would net mind hanging around as a utll- ity man, he says. So he may be kept as No. 2 shortstop and No. 3 catcher.
 SAN FRANCISCO-The weather on the West Coast is proving so dis agreeable that Manager Mel Ctt IS sending some of his New York Gl- ants back to Phoenix, Ariz., to com plete their training.
 With more rain IT prospeel, Ott put six players and Coach Red kress on a plane last night with the des- tination, Arizona sunshine. The play CTS were Willard Marshall, Buddy Kerr, catcher Ben Warren and pit ohers Dave Koslo, Ray Poat and Ken Trinkle.
 CIUDAD TRUJILLO, D. RIA couple of rookie pitchers are catch ing the eye of Manager Leo Duroch- CT of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
 Biz Chris Van Cuyk and John Hall both looked exceptionally good in hurling the Dodgers to a 10-l win over a mixed Montreal-Dominlcan team yesterday.
 Van Cuyk allowed four hits and one run in five innings Hall pit ched four scoreless, hitless frames. He walked two.
 ST. PETERSBURG-It looks as Ii Manager Bucky Harris has given up his idea of trying Bobby Brown at first base. George AdcQuinn and Jack Phillips held down the first sack III the game with the Cards yesterday while Brown relieved at short. The Cards won, to T, in ten innings.
 Charlie Keller made his first ap- pearance since last June for the Tanks, lining out pinch hit in the ninth
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
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SPORTING
 ROUNDUP
CBY HUGH FULLERTON. JR1

(BY HUGH FULLERTON, JR)
 NEW YORK, March 25.-lRi-Lat- est reports from the south seem to confirm the general impression that Major League baseball clubs will re- turn to their old training programs next year and forget about the March l starting date.
 Already managers are squawking that they've had to play too many exhibitions and haven't had time for plain practice. hut, strangely, the pitchers on most clubs still seem to be ahead" of the hitters, although they didn't get the benefit of 8 weeks head start this year.
 Word from the Midwest is that Tarzan Taylor, who coached the Baltimore Cclts' line last fall, is thinking of return to the college football fled. His contract with the Colts doesn't expire until August, so he's in no hurry.
 Lincoln High School of San Jose, Calf, tossed six pitchers into a ball game against Campbell High recently and none of them gave a hit.
 It's being whispered around that Herman Hickman probably would have passed up the Yale football coaching job if he had listened to friends at West Point, but he went into seclusion to avoid being influ- enced
 And friends say that Sid Gilman, Herman's successor, took the Army post because he was becoming dis couraged. Sid is recognized as one of the smartest small college coaches, hut he wasn't getting any tumbles from the big colleges.
 After locking over Phillie pitching the other day, the Yankees had more praise for pitcher Robin Rob- ertS, fresh out of Michigan State College, than for the tallyhooed Curt Simmons.
 National Hockey League statisti- clans have figured out that the av- craze number of playoff games re- quired to settle the Stanley Cup during the past five years has been 16.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-03-25
TtLsEoUAH VISITORS

Tom Millas, Mrs. Iris Arnold, Mrs. F. R. Jones and A.. w. Stall berg, from Tulsequah, B. C., are at the Baranof Hotel.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28
won't breed hofe
uRad ExinssHe violence
THE WORLD crisis today is

THE WORLD crisis today is
l. not as it is so frequently
painted a simple conflict between
communism and democracy.
The pow erfu1 International
movements which every Ameri-
can must understand are not one,
but three: communism, clerical
ism, and capitalism.
Communism was announced in
the 10th century and put into
action In the Goth century. Men
who believe in that creed are
convinced that they are acting to
serve the longtime welfare of all
mankind. They are no doubt sin
cere and / respect their sincerity.
II happens that I do not hold
their creed. believe that man
kind can best be served in other
ways.
CATHOLICISM was formu-
lated many centuries before
communism. It is practiced with
great intensity and devotion by
millions who believe that they
are thereby serving the best in
terests of the world.
/ am not a Roman Catholic.
I believe strongly in the separa-
tion of church and state. But !
will attack neither Communists
nor Catholics in Terms which
breed hate and kindle the sparks
of violence.
International capitalism is a
product of the Goth century.
Unlike either communism or
catholicism. il does not flow
from the idealistic motivation of
serving mankind. Its compelling
force is greed and private profit
above public welfare. It is the
truly great menace which needs
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

such as settlements in ChrYsler.
etc.
After mass meeting at which
only Is out Of the 800 members
present turned thumbs down on
the strike, and the Foundry
workers went out July 80, the
company tried to attach strings
to their last paycheck.
LETTERS were sent out ad-
vising that the only way to get
checks would be to come in at a
specified time, turn in identifi-
cation badges and then move all
peronal belongings off company
premises.
Checks were finally mailed out
after the union took American
Car & Foundry before the De-
partment of Labor.
The day following the strike
call, company superintendent
told the union that if pickets
would allow supervisors to go in
to the plant they would not scab.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

bridling and our own country is
the headquarters for international
big business.
Our own government today is
dominated by the men of inter-
national big business. They are
the parents of hate and division
among peoples. They play to the
prejudices of one group against
another.
BEWARE of the men who cry
Communism" J" They have attach
ed the word to principles and
policies which flow from the
teachings of Jesus, from our own
Jefferson and Lincoln and Frank
lin Roosevelt.
Today the Republicans and
Democrats are trying TO compete
with each other in. red batting.
Red scares and spy scares are
necessary ingredients of the cold
war. They are used TO divert the
people from problems of living
costs. inadequate housing. grow
ing monopoly power and dwindl-
ing civil liberties.
The price of bipartisan red
batting, if it is left unchecked,
will be the destruction of our
Constitutional liberties and the
welfare of our people.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

MacDougall called for 81 min
imum hourly wage, extension of
the social security act, repeal of
the Taft-Hartley law, and re-
enactment and Strengthening of
the Wagner Act.
Labor leaders who are reluct-
ant to support Henry Wallace are
timid about breaking political
ties" he said, "but their past
statements that Wallace was la
boris best friend will be remem-
bered by rank-and-file unionists."
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

is with regret that I take this
position, but 1 feel that the sign
ing of the non-Communist affi-
davit is an infringement on my
civil rights.
= e
"AS A NEGRO who has been
Disseminated against, my people
lynched and denied their eco
nomic freedom, cannot see my
self capitulating to the Taft-Hart-
ley law without registering some
form of protest.
Whether I have an official
position or not doesn't matter be-
cause I will always work for the
best interest of the workers. But
signing these affidavits will not
solve labor's problems. Only by
electing a progressive Congress
can we best beat back the attack
by Big Business in their drive to
destroy organized labor.
II will work just as hard in the
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28
McDougoII calls TIL
law temporary setback

DANVILLE - Curtis D. Mac
Dougal, Progressive candidate
for u. S. Senator, this week called
the "reactionary" labor legislation
of the postwar period "only
temporary setback" to labor.
He said the Taft-Hartley law is
an attempt to turn back the clock
but "it is impossible any longer
to deny the right to collective
bargaining"
MacDougan spoke here during
a campaign-caravan stop.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

But the company men broke their
word the following Monday.
MORALE has been kept at a
high level throughout the strike
by the active work of men like
James Mahacek, Local 453 finan-
cial secretary, Arthur Powe,
chairman of the shop unit; Her
bert Curtis, picket line marshall;
James Miller and Albert Hall,
welfare committee heads.
Strike heaquarters at PALS S.
Paulina is in charge of Grover
Bagby. A soup kitchen is in oper-
alton at 2310 Blue Island.
The company, so far, has re-
fused to negotiate with the union.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28
Car & Foundry strikers
undounted by ruses

American Car & Foundry Co.,
2415 S. Paulina, has moved every
which way in its efforts to break
the strong, four-week strike of
its 1 200 workers who are mem
hers of Amalgamated Local 453,
UAW-CIO.
Radio broadcasts and news
paper stories have sympathetical-
ly taken up the company's cause
urging the workers to return
to their jobs.
But workers a, AC&F are used
to company ruses.
NO GENERAL WAGE in
creases have been received by the
Car & Foundry workers since
May Is, 1947. That's what they're
striking for.
Contract isn't the issue this
time-since the unions contract
doesn't expire unfii May Is. l949.
The union membership wants l3-
cents an hour without strings.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

Loking to NLRB requirements
for local election in the near
future, officials of Local 347
(Armour), United Packinghouse
Workers of America tCIO), on
Tuesday signed and filed Taft
Hartley non-Communist affi-
davits.
Signing of the a fiji davits
brought letter of resignation
addressed to Samuel Curry, local
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28
UNW pensions

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minous coal miners will be re-
ceiving their first $100 a month
pension checks from their unions
welfare and retirement fund in
September, the United Mine
Workers (unaffiliateO announced
Aug. 81.
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28

president, from
L con Beverly,
Local 347 trus-
tee.
"This is to in
f or m you -
wrote Beverly,
"that I am Of
fering my resig-
nation as trustee
of Loc a l 347.
UPWA-CIO. 1t
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28
AS q Negro ;. | cont give
i'm to Toft-HortIey...

future as have in the past to
do everything that I can to help
build stronger and progressive
union. We should redouble our
efforts to elect Wallace and Tay-
lor in '48 so that this vicious
Taft-Hartley law will be re-
pealed."
The Chicago star., 1948-08-28
TUESDAY. AUG. slst

TUESDAY. AUG. 3lst
Attend 44th Ward Community Rally
TO help fight high cost of living!
Demand moratorium on evictionsl
William Miller, speaker; dramatic
skitS. Admission Free. Tuesday.
August 31st, 8 PM, 44th Ward head
quarters, 2610 N. Halsted st.
The Chicago star., 1948-01-17

that Hale is back on the New
Republic staff.
,
WINDY Westbrook Pegler,
another Hearst writer" de-
voted space this week to the
philosophy that helped put
Hitler in power. The Nazis
were prone to argue that peo-
pie are governed by their emo
tions, not their intelligence.
And now, bark to PegIer:
"The truth may be that the
people always have been in
capable of strong, discriminat-
ing judgment and have been
gov rned by their emotions
rather than their intelligence
in reaching enormous deci-
sions. >"
David Lawrence, unflinching
conservative columnist for the
The Chicago star., 1948-01-17

Lands. to appease the big air
line corporations?"
r
YEAH. but a lot of labor
leaders like Truman"
"Uh-huh, and that's a big
reason why the unions keep on
catching HE'LL" said Jane. HE
not only failed to ask for re-
peal of the Taft Hartley law
they've been yelling about, but
promised to dutifully admins
ter it. Som of them DE-
SERVE Truman!"
But he said he was for civil
liberties and human rights"
''More pretty berries on top!
Underneath we find his COM
pletely rotten loyalty purge.
And he failed to condemn or
even mention the un-American
committee, our worst threat to
civil rights. He said he was
going to send a special mes
sage to congress about minori-
ties, asking for an anti-lynch-
ing measure, a Fair Employ
ment Practices Committee and
similar things. But I've yet to
hear of President Truman is
suing a White House statement
condemning a single lynching.
AS for job discrimination,
The Chicago star., 1948-01-17
Column review
Ed Lahey goes out on a limb on
Negro, labor vote for Wallace

officials will no doubt be in
Truman's camp.
"Yet there remains the pos
sibility that hundreds of thou
sands of organized workers
will sense the intellectual bank
ruptcy of the Truman admin
istration before their leaders
are willing to admit it."
WALTER White, who writes
for the Daily News and the
Chicago Defender, doesn't care
for the view from the Wallace
limb, but he has egun to
climb Lahey's tree. Always
cautious, White wrote:
"The announcement by Mr..
Wallace that he would be
candidate has caught the i'm
agination of many Negroes, al
though there are signs that this
enthusiasm may be short
lived"
Most of the columnists had
something or other to say
about Wallace this week; most
sniped below the belt.
The Times Irving Pflaum
crawled out from under that
rock where he gathers dirt for
his column and came up with
a wormy comparison between
Hstler and Wallace.
Mind you," said Pflaum, "I
don't say Henry Wallace is an
evil man but his methods re-
mind me of Hitler's."
WALLACE utilizes the Hit
lerian great lie" theory,
Pflaum implies. Little Irving
even goes so far as to insinu-
ate that Wallace is anti
Semitic!
Hearst's Walter Winchell had
a new angle on the New Re-
public rumblings:
"The real reason William
Harlan Hale quit his post as
articles editor of New Repub-
lie fthey say) is not over Wal
lace's political plans, as alleged.
More than 2 weeks ago dbe-
fore there was any word of
Hanks 3rd Party stuff, Hale
accepted a colonelcy in the
Army. G-2, we think. :"
This week it was disclosed