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Evening star., 1948-08-24
By THE MAsKIN SERVICE.

Q. How often does q parking meter have to
be replaced?-S. T. G.
A. Of,icials OF some cities have estimated
that the economic life OF parking meters Ia
from 10 to is years, others that 1t is indefinite
The clock mechanism will run from to Q
years without repairs.
O. When was the plea temporary insanity
hrst made ip a murder case in the United
States?-D McC
A. The plea was entered by Edwin NJ Stan
ton, afterwards Attorney General and Secretary
of War. in defending Gen Daniel sickies. VINO
had killed Barton Key, the son OF Francis
Scott Key, for attentions to his wife. Sickies
was acquitted.
@ In what magazine was the Battle Hymn
OF the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe hrst
published?-B. B. X.
A. The poem was first published In the
Atlantic Monthly for February, 1852. The
verses were printed without the authors name
and she received but Ave dollars for them.
Q. Are the pribilof Islands on the southwest
srn coast OF Alaska the only land areas IN.
habited by fur seals?--J, d. L.
A. According to o report OF the Fish ana
Wildilfe Service, these islands are thought to
be the only land the fur seals touch. They
have been q fur-seal reserve OF the United
States since 1853.
O. In the Middle Ages was there particular
significance in the position that knight car
ried his spear?-V. b.
A. II he kept the point Of his spear forward
when entering q strange land, he came as an
enemy; II he carried the spear against his
shoulder with the point back. 1t was token
Of friendship.
@. what witty remark did Oliver Herford
make when the new waldorf Hotel was openedf
-S. r. B.
A. The Unknown wit remarked that the
new hotel was to bring "exclusiveness 10 the.
masses.'
q. What are the sweetest fruits grown In.
the United states7--A p.
A. The date ranks first and the persimmon
second, In sugar count.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
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Evening star., 1948-08-24

They say the Red Army could overrun
Europe in matter OF days. But it was
the same distances that beat the Nazi.
What the boys obviously need Is q con-
tinent with a short left-field fence.
Evening star., 1948-08-24
Summer Mood

70 roll tn lGstnsss
Asa colt rolls In cloper
While the mind tyGpels xicxag
Like bee flying opUi
To gather bright daydreams
Like sf0ild strapbsrrtss,
70 make q daisy chain
( OF the hearts papariesi
70 send sober duty like kite IN ab
And pafcy6tf dyfn. nfth sbrtn0 70 sp0ye1
FRANCES HALL
Evening star., 1948-08-24
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Evening star., 1948-08-24
This and That
By Charles Z. Trace,oell

By CHARLES Z. TTdcet0eH
ROCKVILLE, Md.
Dear sir
Il have just read your article about egrets.
In July we saw five egrets in Stockbridge,
Mass
That's quite q bit farther north than Hart
ford, Conn. Thought you might be interested
Sincerely, E. W."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
Baby Registration
Washington POST

1t can scarcely be doubted that a goodly number
of Americans shared at first glance the antpathy
expressed by c. Capt director of the Bureau Of the
Census to the idea of giving every infant serial
number at birth to identify him throughout his life
Registration is the preamble to RECOMMENDATION. There
is in this somewhat the faint of the total state Be-
sides this seeming reduction of the individual to an
integer gees against the grain of a people proud of
their resistance to uniformity Presumably this was
what Mr. Capt when the project of Book of Life
was first preached to him years to reject 1t
out of hand as hardly in keeping with our manner
of life in the United States"
But second glance puts the matter III more
favorable light All of nearly ALL are registered
at birth ANYHOW The only difference between the
present practice and the plan which the Federal
Security Agency has now adopted is that N the one
case registration is entirely local basis; IN the
other it is done nationally And, after ALL we've be-
come used to being identified by dgits About 10
million Americans received serial numbers and dog
tags when they entered the armed forces during the
great war Social security has numbered mos o. me
countrys wage earners.
The process cannot reasonably be said 70 entail
any humiliation or degradaton-or even alY o4,1i-
mutton of the status of the individual personality lis
justification lies in its attribute also
additionally appealing to Americans. To coordinate
and SYSTEMATIC the numbering which has long been an
accepted part of our lives will be merely to do well what
has been done haphazardy,@ merely 70 make easy an
identification which hitherto been uncertain The
only real and serious defect to be discerned IN the
scheme is that the method of enumeration chosen by
the FSA will inescapably reveal the age OF every
man-and woman-to be born in the United States
from now on.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
20 YEARS AGO f tyfr EMPIRE
APRIL %, 1928

49, 1923
Auxiliary their annual
A. hall especially decorated the
Cordova, freight passenger
Steamship the south this with
freight for Gastineau Channel.
L. Merritt welman Hobrook,
night Yakutat to be
about three weeks
Mrs Gabe PAU early this
mother and baby reported
doing spendidly, according o the physician.
Sadier child the Yukon this day for
mother month
Judge Hospital appear returning
to the hospital when court adjourned.
Highway day
that
landing Territory
Weather High. 46;slow, As; cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
JUNEAU SPORT-MINDED

Tho citv of Juneau has often been noted as being
outstanding in one field or Misunderstanding mining
numbering but the other field in which she shines mas
been almost untouched Juneau is sporting center
and turns out in mass for all sports not restricted by
the weather
Basketball. you bet we have teams ana pack the
piph school gym for glimpse of every game as was
evidenced in last seasons games including the Cold
Medal Tournament
Then there's baseball which incidentally is getting
off n good start this season Not only Juneau
and Douglas able to field five complete teams including
the Teen Ayers but each squad is fortified with a
better than average portion of that Leo Durocher IRE
which all goes to make snappy season ana an
interesting night for the umplres An e"ceNen'
example of baseball enthusiasm in the area is eW-
denced this season by the large urnouts at scheoueo
meetings and by the spirit with which Les Cochran
manager of the Douglas team began with but two
men less than a month ago and is now fielolng
complete team which he feels confident can make IL
interesting for any in the circuit
And when speaking of Cochran and the newly
organized Douglas nine, the cooperation and good
craftsmanship of the other team managers is not to
be overlooked Team managers and the executive
board have been all out for the Douglas team.
If there's skiing to be done, the Juneau Ski Club
is on deck and ready to go with poles and boards at all
times Not only are the local skiers unusually en-
thusiastic in this area there but few meets held
in the Territory at which Juneau colors not seen
TO be flying
Tennis is a summer sport with many interested in
this net game Badminton also has large following
here.
Although regular boxing smokers have not been
held nj Juneau until their recent April debut, that
sport is in the process of rejuvenaton and should
prove highly successful if properly handled. The
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
sOUTHPAW TRUMAN

When President Truman opened
the baseball season last week, he
confided to friends that he had
planned to use his right hand
rather than his left.
Actually, the President throws
much better left-handed, but he
planned to toss out the first
ball with his right just to keep
the boys guessing.
However, the group of ball play
ers waiting Tor the catch was SO
far away that at the last minute
Truman decided he had better
throw left-handed if he hoped to
make the throw on the fly. TIC
toss grounder, he figured, might
prompt press comment, so Truman
switched to his more reliable
southpaw
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
The Waste Must Go On
Cincinnati Enquirer


When the rulers of Russia determined to sabotage
the peace of the world and made it impossible TO
stabilize international affairs they did dreadful as
service to humanity-even if no war comes from It,
Instead of concentration on the long-neglected
tasks of peaceable reconstruction the world is 1orceo
hack to the making of Instead OF roads and
schools and churches and civilian convenences ana
comforts we and the other peace-ovng ana lreeoom-
loving peoples of the world must begin again to ouid
armies and planes and guns Instead OF pelng apie
to command the power of atomic energy to health
giving and useful purposes, we must concentrate Oh
it as zealousy guarded weapon OF war
United States military now are talkiie about
$4,000 900 budget for national defense as mini
mum requirement. That sum would endow all higher
education in the United States 1t would wipe out most
or all of our slums. 1t would make priceless con-
trbution toward the eradication of human suffering
and disease right here at home But because another
cotere of foreign madmen still the loose, we
must forego all these and for sheer protection must
spend our billions on weapons to destroy and kill
Mankind still pays bitter penalty for exalted
greed for men of little souls in places OF large
authority
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
Daily Lessons in English " |. GORDON


by or
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: ma-sa,r in
MAY, first syllable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED: Confectionery; cry, AIRY
SYNONYMS Untruh decefulne deception falsehood
fabrication prevarication.
WORD STUDY a three yours" Let
SOPHISTRY; deptvey subtle augmentation pro
cowardly
ophistry will derenty"John Gaworthy
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
ARE
MAKING new ART
in DUTCH POTTERY

READING, Pa.-LP-A new type
of Pennsylvania Dutch pottery is
emerging from this center of the
art that dates back to the late 18th
and early 18th centuries. One of the
originators is Mrs Olive G.. Zehner,
ceramics artist of the Reading Berks
County Bicentennial, and a mem
Der OF the Berks Art Alliance and
the Pennsylvania Guild of Crafts
men
The new form follows the old
Pennsylvania Dutch decorative pat
terms. but adds modern colorations,7
Ms. Zehner explained. I'VE do not
initiate. We love the old antiques.
hut believe they belong in museums
zni in the hands of collectors Our
work is typically Pennsylvania
Dutch of 1948 instead of 1808."
Since Reading announced obser-
vance of its 200th anniversary, there
has teen a growing boom for Penn
sylvaniaD Dutch pottery.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

Their unofficial leader is Mer-
rit Gibson of Longview, who Slip
ped away recently for secret meet
ings with anti-Truman factions in
Mississippi.
The Texas group now is cir
culating propaganda calling upon
Texas Democrats to free our
selves from national domination
in party affairs"
Since effective political ex-
preston in this state is largely
limited to the affairs of the Dem
ocratic party of Texas" the pro-
paganda breaches, I'VE must organ
ize the party and adopt an intelli-
gent plan of action that will free
us from the domination of Wash
ington POLITICIANS, northern mach
inc bosses, and minority groups"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

les of World War II property be-
ing sold piecemeal that the gov
eminent could not recapture. These
included such vital works as ship
yards, aircraft factories, iron and
steel plants and air bases.
Next day, johnson called on the
President personally, urged him to
step in before the government fritz
tered away all its war surplus. At
that point, Truman finally moved.
Belatedly, Secretary of Defense
James ForrestGl, War Assets Ad-
ministrator Jess Larson, Munitions
Bead Chairman Thomas Hargrave,
and National Security Resources
Board Chairman Arthur Hill held
an emergency meeting.
Hargrave was president OF East
man Kodak, director of the Ma
ticnal Association of Manufacture
ers, and was appointed chairman
of the Munitions Board by For
restal because he was supposed to
be an expert on industrial mobili-
:ation.
Hill, another Forrestal appointee,
was chairman of the Greyhound
Bus Corporation and its far-flung
subsidiaries, and was made head
of the Resources Board because
he was supposed to be an expert
on industry.
But, though the administration
had bombarded Congress with
plans on manpower mobilization,
these two men reported they were
not ready with any recommends
tons on war-plant mobilization.
However, they did agree to freeze
war plant sales for 80 days.
These are the men supposed to
be guarding the nations war pow
er, but who still would be selling
war plants had it not been for
the persistence OF one defense
minded Congressman.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Notice is hereby given that X.
Edward Teston, entryman, together
with his witnesses, Martin Madsen
and Stephen Sheldon, has made
final proof on his homestead, An
chorage serial 010456, for lots 1, 2,
sec. 10, T. 80 S. R. 60 E. GRIM.
and lots 2, 3, 4, 6. sec. "a, T. 80 S.
r. SO E. GRIM. containing 15024
acres. and it is now in the files of
the District Land Office, Anchorage,
Alaska, and if no protest is filed in
the local land office at Anchorage,
within the period of publication or
thirty days thereafter, said final
proof will be accepted and final
certificate issued.
GEORGE A. LINGO,
Acting Manager.
First publication, April IA ,1948.
Last publication, May IL, 1948.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
TWENTY PERSONS FLY
WITH PAN AMERICAN

Eight persons arrived and IL de-
parted with Pan American flights
yesterday as follows:
From Seattle: Elizabeth Kelley,
Dorothy Root, Clara Beasley, Ka-
Uterine Thorpe and child, Jim How
land and o. A. Conrad.
From Annette: Mrs. l.. Hopkins.
To Seattle: Caroline Turner, Flos-
sic DColin, Mrs T. r. Mierzejewsk
and child, Charles Morris, Capt.
Telquist, Eunice MCGEE. ~
To Fairbanks: Dorothy Pegues,
Edward Paluska, Paul C. O'Conner
and Mark Hampton.
To Whitehorse: L. E. Woods.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

recreation center packed at the bouts few
weeks back and is hope that the Mt. Edgecumbe
bouts tomorrow night will pack the house for second
time this season.
Other than the activities named, Juneau has long
been associated with the league leaders of field stream
and photography. And if the recent lecturng actvi-
ties of the Alaska Sportsmens Association prove as
expected this summer should be of the best yet
for sport fishing visiting hunters, and tourists with
camera in hand.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
MODERN ETIQUETTE By eyapapr. ,rr

obligatory guest speak leaving
a reception?
should appreciation
entertaining
Is it all right with Smith"
two men?
No; this expression If the we'll
hammered they will shake
OF in
A. No, this
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
NO MORE WHEAT RUST

So much emphasis is placed on
atomic energy for military pur-
poses that we don't hear much
about its pescetime possibilities.
Also not much money. proportion
ately, is spent on development OF
peacetime atomic energy.
One thing Chairman Lilienthal
didn't tell the press when he came
out of the White House the other
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
INTERIOR WEATHER

Cooler air has penetrated the
interior and northern portions of
Alaska this morning. Temperatures
ranged from % to 90 degrees along
the Tanana Valley this morning.
The highest yesterday ranged from
35 to Al degrees.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
TEXAS REVOLTS

The political fifth columnists,
who tried to sabotage the Texas
Democratic machinery in 1914 by
throwing their votes against party
favorites, are stirring again in the
Lone Star state.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
WHERE sTAssEN GETS DOUGH

Harold Stassen's hackers are
passing the hat among small bust
ness men for campaign contri-
buttons up to $1,000.
However, in their eagerness to
raise money the Stassen boys sent
one of their form letters-believe
it or MOTTO Sen Theodore
Green of Rhode Island-who hap
pens to be a Democrat. Further
mere, Green is member of the
Senate Rules Committee, which
keeps an eye on Presidential-cam-
paign expenditures. In fact, Green
was chairman of the committee
which examined the 1914 campaign
books.
So, in reply to the Stassen let
ter asking him for money, Green
politely requested complete re-
port on how much money Stassen
had raised and whom it came
from
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

day was that his atomic energy
commission has developed a way
to wipe out wheat rust and other
crop destroying fungi.
Scientists working with the
atomic energy commission have
been irradiating wheat rust and
successfully changing the genetic
pattern of the rust's growth. They
have actually found a means,
through the irradiation process,
whereby the fungus attacks rag
weed and other weeds, instead OF
attacking wheat.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

Boys Lewis -vcfaiis at Graves
the Clothing Man. ESQ II
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28
VETERANS OF
FOREIGN WARS

EHHu UsE AFVF VUsFV
Meets first and third
Fridays. Post Hall, Sew
ard st. Visiting Com.
rades Welcome.
VERY METCALFE,
Commander; WILLIAM
H. SHERLOCK, Adult
ant.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

The American Legion Auxiliary their annual May Da
at A. Hall this night The hall especially decorated
event.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

leather. High, 46; low, As; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-28

Cordova Capt Anderson, freight and passenger
Alaska Steamship arrived from the south this
freight for Gasneau Channel
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Communism
 Enters Campaigns Of Both Parties
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page One ducing capacity will have 10 be boosted almost 20 per cent to meet increased demands. Dewey stress ed, however, that in the develop ment of the nations rivers home rule should apply and not the sweeping federal controls he as cribed to the Tennessee Valley authority.
 Tt is imperative that we in America remain strong and grow stronger" Dewey said, at a time "When the shadow of serious con- flict again hangs over the meetings of the United Nations"
 In Dallas, Henry A. Wallace is sued a statement terming "this lat est crisis (over Berlin an absolute necessity" for the Republicans and Democrats. Both parties, Wallace said, must heap crisis upon cri- sis" in order to justify the draft law and military outlays.
 MT. Truman told his Texas au- diences that the Democrats are pledged to unite the nation for the benefit of the ordinary folks, J not for the benefit of "big busi-
 L lican aim.
 Senator Alben Barkley, his run ming mate told an Asheville, N C., rally that vote for any other candidate than MT. Truman lis a vote for the Republican nominees The Kentuckian said it would be
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Internation'l News At A Glance ---
Continued from Page One)

said.
 A British spokesman said there would be no demand for hasty consideration of the Berlin dispute by the security council, which al- ready cleared its decks by dispOS- ing of the Hyderabad complaire against India yesterday. There is no desire to stampede or high pres sure the United Nations for there $ no actual fighting in progress in Berlin, this informant said. Hence the security council may not con sider the case before Monday, he said.
 The communist government of YugoSlavia, though criticized by the RusSian-led cominform, solid ly supported the Russian plea for one-third disarmament and fol- lowed the Soviet line precisely in blaming the troubles on the west ern powers.
 Athens-the Greek army, for the third straight day reported gun fire against Greek troops from in- side Bulgaria-a country seeking admission in the United Nations.
 Moscow newspapers launched a propaganda attack on Belgium premier Paul-Henri Spaak, who criticized Soviet policy in the gen eral assembly yesterday. The news papers referred to him as a ''well | known agent of the Anglo-Amer- ican bloc."
 Iraq will follow Egypt's policy of recognizing the new Palestine Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29
Committee Seeks Scientist X"
(By Howard Dobson)

WASHINGTON, (P) - Congress sional spy probers pressed their hunt yesterday for a mysterious Scientist x" after demanding immediate trials for four persons they accused of tampering with atomic secrets.
 The House un-American activi- ties committee linked the uniden- tified scientist with Steve Nelson, who the committee said should be tried as an outright wartime spy. Nelson is a communist party or ganizer in Pennsylvania.
 The House groups preliminary report last night also declared that pr. Clarence F. Hiskey, his for mer wife, Marcia Sand Hiskey, and Dr. John H. Chapin should be prosecuted on charges of conspir- ing to hand over atomic secrets to Soviet agents. Hiskey and Chapin were atomic bomb project scien- tiSts during the war.
 The penalty for conviction on either charge, spying or conspiracy 70 spy, is death or up to 30 years imprisonment.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

a tragic thing if the partnership between the Democratic party and the States of the South were to be destroyed"
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

Mrs. Richard Cornwell of the Dream Theater, and daughters who have been visiting in the States returned home yesterday.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-29

ALASKA NEEDS
 TRAP FISHING searching study of Alaska's economy has convinced tied to the growth and development of the Territory A search study of Alaska's economy has convinced us that salmo ntraps continue to operate in Ter rtorial fishing waters. We ourselves do not canneres do we operate fish traps But independent studies have con- vinced us that salmon trap fishing IS vital to Alaskas business future. Here are our reasons for this conviction:
 WITH A $2, ,9S3 36S PAYROLL!
 This payroll is exclusive of the fishing season and includes every month of the year except when traps are in operation Labor required for cutting logs for trap frames and piling buildng repairing and lash ing of trap frames preparation of the web, gear and netting; towing of traps to their locatons setting chors to hold them in place; and finally, dismantling and storing the traps at the close of the season. Each floating trap has payroll of $500. Each pile-diven trap has payroll of $1O,2OO.
 2. SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR TRAPS MEANS $3,61S5OO MORE.
 An additional $9,5OO per trap is spent annually for supplies and services of all types such repairs to tender and rigging scows used in trap operations charters including tenders and patrol boats; diving work cost of logs for replacement of frames and pill ing plus other miscellaneous items entering into trap fishing #sY g. CANNERIES DEPEND ON TRAP-CAUGHT FISH: Trap-caught fish make it possible for Alaskas can- neries operate the scale they maintain. Dur ing the these canneries employ 10000 people. More than half, or 1000 of these and women residents of Alaska. The cannery say that with out trapcaught fish, at least 25 of Alaskas largest cannerieS will close.
 These facts, which are vital to every