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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
45-Hour Work Week on
 Overtime Pay Basis Is
 Plan 10 Beai InfIaiion

WASHINGTON. Jan 22.-Rl- AFL President William Green pro- posed today management and labor voluntarily set up a 45-hour work week on an overtime pay basis as a means of producing more goods and helping to beat imitation.
 The 74-year-old labor leader told the Senate Banking Committee that labor would consider the ex- tra work hours if Congress, in turn, would approve an effective means for halting the price spiral.
 This would include most of the lC-pcint anti-inflation program recommended to Congress by Pres ident Truman, except standby au- thority to control wages, Green said in a prepared statement.
 Green suggested an extra hour Of work a day. He told re- porter that this would mean an increase from the present 40-hour work week in most industries to 45 hours, with labor receiving time and one-half pay for the extra five hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
PROPAGANDA BIO W HITS AT RUSSIA
Top Secrets of '39 Friend ship Treaty Released
 by State Department

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.--iR-The United States uncorked a major propaganda blow against Russia to- day by officially revealing Soviet offer in l940 to join the German Italian-Japanese Axis at a price Adolph Hitler refused to pay.
 Already the Governments infor- nation mouthpiece to the world, the Voice of America shortwave radio, is pouring into Russia and the rest of Europe the factual story told in a fat volume of long-sscret German Foreign Office records sud- denly published by the State De- partment.
 The books 362 pages disclose the minutest details of the two-year Moscow-B Berlin honeymoon which began when the men who now rule Russia negotiated a aggression pact with Hitler and which ended with Hitlers treacherous attack on the Soviet Union June p, 194l.
 It gives the word by word deals which led to the 1889 Friendship Treaty as well as the texts of the then top secret additions under which Germany and the Soviet Un- ion carved Poland and Northeastern Europe into spheres of influence or outright control.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
YOUNG MEN URGED
 10 HELP COMBAT
 NATIONS THREATS

CHATTANOOGA. -cnn., Jan. p. --tf1-Presidential aspirant Harold Stassen has warned that the great est danger to the nations free econ omy is boom and bust.
 Stassen made that statement in a speech before the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce in Chattanooga. He was the main speaker at a banquet honoring ten young men chosen as outstanding i'll the nation during 1947.
 The former Minnesota Governor called on the young men of this na- ton to pioneer in new methods of combating hoarding, profiteering, monopoly and excess speculation Stassen also urged young men to fight for the fundamental concepts of individual freedom and the cor rection of American weaknesses, and to accept the challenge of totalitar- ian competition-both economic and ideologic
 Stassen added that the United States must remain strong in mill tary sense during these critical years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
PRUNING SHEARS ARE BEING USED,
 Z LEG!SLATI0NS
Democrats Gut Tax Meas. ure, Republicans Slash
 ing Truman s Budget

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-lR- Both Democratic and Republican Congressmen are preraring today to use the pruning shears-the Demo- crats on the COP tax cutting bill and the Republicans on the Presi- dents budget.
 Democratic Representative Robert Doughton of North Carolina has the job of pruning the tax measure. He is the top minority member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
 Doughton says he has drawn up a plan to trim taxes by only four billion dollars But the North Caro- lima Iawmaker says his plan will follow the general lines of the Re- publican bill rather than the sub stitute asked by President Truman.
 However, both Doughton and the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committge, Harold Knutson, want personal exemptions increased from five hundred to six hundred dol lars. That would take approximate ly six million low income persons from the tax rolls.
 Meanwhile, the job of cutting the Presidents budget is in the hands of the Sanate-House Legislative Budget Committee. That group meets for it's first organization ses- sion today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
DEFENSE E MADE
 BY pETRILLO ON
 BAN ON RECORDS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-LR- An attorney for James c. Petrillo said today that disc jockeys who play records on radio broadcasts earn as much as S185,000 a year while the musicians who make the recordings fight for scraps"
 Milton Diamond, general counsel for Petrillo's American Federation of Musicians, told the House La bor Committee that musicians in this country potentially commit suicide" when they permit their periormances to be recorded.
 Defending Petrillo's ban on fur ther record making by union mu- sicians, Diamond said that at the Federation's last convention in June, 1947, the entire delegation of all union locals voted unanimous ly' to halt recordings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
ACTRE5S MEREDITH GIVEN LONG TERM,
 KIDNAPPING CASE

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22.-tP- Film actress Madge Meredith, her appeal for probation denied, was sentenced to five years to life in Tehachapi Women's Institution to- day on her conviction of kidnap- ing and assault.
 Miss Meredith, appearing spright- ly and unruffled in a gray tailored suit, displayed no emotion as the sentence was pronounced by Super fer Judge Charles w. Fricke. She had no statement for reporters.
 She was convicted of engineering the Kidnapping and beating of res tauranteur Nick Gianaclis, her former adviser, and who claimed he was instrumental in getting her started on film career.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
2S PASSENGERS ARE FLOWN HERE BY pAA; 14 ARE FLOWN OUT

Pan American Airways in flights yesterday carried A passengers as follows:
 Seattle to Juneau: Charles Hunt ley, Peggy Kolas, Will Tobey, Rich ard Chamberlain, Dorothy Cham terlain, Susan Chamberlain, Mar guerite Lewis, Anthony Perez, Mad line Perez.
 Thomas Parks, Vera Parks, Infant Gail Parks, Chester Causey, Ollie Murphy, Jerry Mckinley. Patricia Grove, William Meals.
 H. L. Sweeny, William Jorgenson, George Jorgenson, William Ekemo, Russel Morgan, Dean Miller, Eliza beth Altman. Albert Burrell, Roy Avrit, David Danielson. Maurice Haas.
 Juneau to Seattle: Jessie Herrin, John Bangs, George Sadowski, Jam- es Birch, Earl Draper, Gardner Sul- livan, Ray Smith. Adrian Kulpers, Harold Stjern, R. H. Stock, Lou Hudson, Cliff Berg, Frances Berg, Arthur Peterson.
 Juneau to Annette: Carl Stolberg.
 Whitehorse to Juneau: Lorraine Singer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
Ouch! Just Get This Women

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 22.-tA--A angle on the New Look came today from designer Ilyana. She says wo- men dress that way to hide their failure as wives and mothers.
 Pstticoats, ruffles, camisoles, cor selets, padded hips, full bosoms and flannel nighties, she says, are noth- ing but psychological symbols of modern womens admission of fail- ure as a female.
 Addressing a meeting of the Rev. erly Hills Chapter of War Wives, the Budapest born Ilyana declared:
 The female sex is universally re- treating toward a great, swollen maternal image of the past. Clothes are SEX symbols. Our mothers and granomothers seem to hold the key to successful marriage and mother hood far better than we, so like lit- tie girls we are dressing up in their clothes ard pretending to te our own maternal forebears."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
HOOVER EXpRESSES
 HIS VIEWS ABOUT
 RECOVERY, EUROPE
President Truman Moi in Accord with Suggestion
 Made, He Declares

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-lR- President Truman said today he is not at all in accord with former President Herbert Hoover's views that European recovery commit ments should he limited to Is months and cut below $6,800,000 ,000
 That is about all he would say when reporters sought comment at a news conference on the recom- mendations MT. Hoover made yeSter- day to the Senate Foreign Rela- tions Committee
 Asked specifically for his reaction he said he simply does not approve of MT. Hoover's statement.
 In response to another question MT Truman said:
 He read the recommendations of Bernard M. Baruch with pleasure and approves of those that are in line with his own European and domestic economic programs.
 MT. Hoover suggested to the Sen ate group a constructive modified ton of MT. Truman's program and got pledges of careful study from a t1io of Senators.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
24-Rour WaIkout is Called for by
 Bavdrian Workers

MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 22.-R The Bavarian trade union feder- ation today called for a 24-hour walkout of virtually all workers in Bavaria to begin tonight at mid- night
 The strike. protesting food short- ages, could affect nearly 100000 0C0 workers in this American zone state.
 About 100000 workers staged 24-hour strike yesterday in Nuern- berg and Cologne It was the larg- est walkout in western Germany since last April.
 The strike call will affect such large cities as Munich, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg, Wuerzburg and Coburg.
 Trade union leaders arranged a broadcast to all union members throughout Bavaria, appealing for a strike between midnight Thurs day and midnight Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
EVIDENCE IS
 CONFLICTING,
 MEEkS' CASE
Witnesses al Variance with Previous testimony
 Bloody Garments

The first testimony today in the re-trial of George Meeks. who was convicted of the murder of Clar- ence Campbell in trial held here two years ago, was Charles Bert Holland.
 Holland, assistant manager of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, testified that he con- versed with Meeks about p. m. on December 8, in the company office.
 Meeks requested payment for his days work, and Holland told him to contact Ralph Martin, who had hired the defendant without Hol- lands knowledge.
 The witness produced a receipt from Meeks acknowledging pay ment of $8 by the light company and stated that Martin had sub mitted it to him, then the cash fer for reimbursement
 The receipt was accepted as Governments exhibit number IA. Included in previous exhibits are the Is S100O0 bills, which were placed in Behrend's Bank by Rex Sunderland for Clarence Campbell. They are marked plaintiffs exhibit number II.
 Holland maintained that former testimony by Ralph Martin, now deceased to the effect that he (Holland) had not been at the company office on Saturday after neon, December 8, was incorrect.
 Lena Brown Called
 Lena Brown was the only other witness during the morning. She was living with Kelso Hartness in the Salo Rooms on the Sunday evening when Meeks allegedly visit ed them, and displayed about $500" in $1OO00 bills.
 For the most part her testimony corrohorated that of Hardness, al though she was vague on many points. testifying that she had been ill on the occasion and did not pay much attention to the two mems conversation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
H0CE NEW PRESIDENT
 TEEN AGE CLUB COUNCIL

Henry Hogue is the newly elected president of the Council of the local Teen-Age Club.
 To serve with him as his fellow officers are Val Poor of Douglas, president Mrs. Sid Thompson secretary; and Fred Henning, treas urer.
 Selection of the new officers was made at meeting held last night by the Council, the group of Ju- neau and Douglas adults who act as trustees and advisors tothe teen agers in the operation of their club.
 The other members of the Coun- cil, in addition to the officers, are Norman Banfield, Jack Burford Eckley Guerin, Mrs. Grant Logan ana Mrs. Tom Morgan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
PLAN FOR JAPANESE
 NOW LINING UP

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-tR--- Speculation mounted today that an industrially revived Japan might be made the center of an eventual Marshall Plan" for the Far East.
 Some diplomatic authorities said privately they regard this as among the reasons for the newly stated American determination to speed the time when Japan becomes self supporting and can make it's proper contribution to the economic re- mobilization" of the world.
 Yesterday, Maj. Gen. Frark R Mccoy, American member, told the Far Eastern Commission the S350,- GOO 900 a year burden on American taxpayers to sustain Japan's Civil- ian economy must be lifted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
OVER } TH0USAND
 ORDERED OUT OF
 HOMES, FIRE ZONE

CHESTER, Pa, Jan. 22-lR-Fire swept through the block long garage and offices of the Southern Pennsyl- vania Bus Co.,. today wrecking 33 buses and causing a loss of S750000.
 The blaze was confined to the building but the danger from 20 separate explosions was considered so great that police ordered more than 5000 persons from homes in the midcity area.
 P. T. Reilly Vice President and General Manager of the Company who made the estimate Of damage. said the fire apparently started when a bus being filled with gaso- line burst into flames after an ex- plosion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
STOCK 0UO1iTIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-LR-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau MiHe stock today is 3A, American Can 78k, Anaconda 33A, Curtiss- Wright SIS, International Harvester 87s, Kennecott 45fs, New York Central 1875, Northern Pacific 18M, U. s. Steel, 739s, Pound $403A.
 Sales today were 100000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows industrials 172.15, rails 50.o1, util- ities 32.38.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
HOT SHOTS AT RUSSIA
 BY BENIN
British Foreign Secretary Says Soviets Driving
 10 Another War

LONDON, Jan. 22.-tR- Foreign Secretary Bevin said today that Soviet Russia is making a ruth less drive to dominate Europe, and that this will lead inevitably to another world war.
 We are driven to that conclu- sion,' Bevin told the House of Commons.
 The Marshall program has brought to light vividly what must have been under the surface all the time
 Evolution of the Yalta decisions, Bevins told the House of Com mons reveals policy on the part of the Soviet Union to use any means in their power to get Com munist control of Eastern Europe and. as it now appears, in the west as well.9
 We have seen the game played out in Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, and more recently in Rumania and, from information in our pos session, other attempts may be made elsewhere he said.
 Yet all theeevidence is that she is not satisfied with this tremen- dous expansion.
 Tt has been quite clear, I think, that the Communist process goes on in each country. It therefore matters little how we and maybe appease, and try to make arrangements"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
} Bodies of Wreck
 Victims Recovered

UNGA, Alaska, Jan. 22.-lR- The bodies of three of four men lost when a small skiff overturned last week in Popof Strait, west of Kodiak Island, have been recov- cred, the United States Commis- sioner's office reports.
 Those found were Brack Benge, Brownsburg, Ind, mate of the Aleutian Mail, and Bernard An derson and Reynolds Gilbert, both of Squaw Harbor. John Gun derson, Sand Point, Alaska, was also lost.
 Earlier last week, the Aleutian Mail had gone aground on Uni mak Island and the Is crew mem bers and passengers were rescued by the Coast Guard Cutter Cedar and taken to Sand Point.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
Green Laughs af Senators Talk on
 War win Russia

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-R-- AF'L President William Green to- day disputed Senator's suggestion that the United States is drifting toward war with Russia
 There is no war sentiment" Green told Senator A. Willis Rob- ertson tD-Vap at a Senate Bank ing Committee hearing. We are against it and don't think there is much danger of war because all na- tions, including Russia, are pros- trate now
 War within 10 to IS years not only is a possibility but probab-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
Clay Makes Report,
 German Situation;
 More Food Needed

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-tR- Gen. Lucius D. Clay, American Military Governor of Germany, predicted today an early improve ment in the food supply situation which has touched off protest strikes in the British and Ameri- can occupation zones.
 To meet the crisis, he said, both the military government and the German administration, "are talk ing vigorous measures He also told reporters it would help if the United States would ship more food to the occupied areas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
ARTS, CRAFTS BOARD
 DIRECTORS TO MEET

The Alaskan Art and Craft, Inc, announces meeting of the Board of Directors and of the Chairman of the Work Shops at the Terri torial Museum at 7:30 p. m. Fri day, January B.
 This is an important meet ing as plans for the Arts and Craft exhibit to be held March 12 to IA must be made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
SECRET BOOK HELDUP

COLUMBUS. Ga, Jan. 22.--lR-- Secretary of State Marshall said today that the book disclosing sec- ret agreements between Soviet Rus za and Nazi Germany was ready fer release before the London Big Four conference in December, but was held up because I've were try ing 10 reach an agreement"
 Marshall here for visit with friends. made the statement in a news interview. The Secretary of State would not comment on the effect cf the published documents on US.- Soviet relations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
SNOW FALLS IN
 TAMPA FLORIDA

TAMPA. Fla. Jan. 22.-R-It showed here late last night.
 A l5-minute furry of fine par ticles fell over the weather station at Drew Field and five minutes later small flakes began falling in midtown Tampa The ground temperature was 55 degrees.
 It was the sixth time this city has written into the weather rec ords: Snow"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
STEAMER MOyEMtNTS

Alaska, from Seattle, is scheduled to arrive Friday night or Sat- urday morning.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver January 23.
 Coastal Rambler scheduled to sail from Seattle January 23.
 Sword Knot scheduled to sail from Seattle January 23.
 Aleutian scheduled to sail from Seattle January 24.
 Denali, from west, scheduled southbound January 29.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
MONA HARRIS IS
 BRIDE OF C. f. HURST

Mona Abilene Harris of Kansas City. Mo, and Clifford E. Hurst of Yakutat took the VOWS today at 1:3o D. m. in the Methodist church in Douglas.
 The Rev Robert S. Treat read the VOWS and witnesses were Ella l. Brown and Mary Treat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
"IASHINGTON,-Clare Boothe " Luce, who can't be accused

"/ASHINGTON,-Clare Boothe " Luce, who can't be accused of being remotely pro-Communist, once diagnosed the U.S.A.-U.S.S.R. tug-of way as follows:
 Tn the early part of the last century the United States was a young, rebel republic. We had a new political idea Everybody wanted to initiate us.
 To-day, Russia has come along with newer political idea and assumed the political leadership of Europe We've got to get that leadership back"
 Phony as the Communist politi- cal leadership is, Clare Luce is right. The Soviet theology is new, has been sold with great cleverness and has bamboozled a good many people. Furthermore it has sold Europe on at least one idea which is definitely worth while and which, without the Communist taint, could 
 be the solution of the Euopean im- broglio.
 After World War I, spent considerable time in the Balkans. At that time the hate between the peoples of that area was be- yond belief. To illustrate: once tried to work out a deal whereby the broken down locomotives of Yugoslavia would be repaired in the idle machine shops of Aus tria in return for Yugoslav corn. Vienna was then starving. Corn in Yugoslavia was rotting. How ever, the Yugoslav government said they would rather have no trains at all than feed the hated Austrians.
 In no part of Southern Europe was this hatred worse than be- tween the Italians and Yugoslavs around Trieste and Plume.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
KNIFE WIELDER

David Andrews. 25, was arrested this morning by City Police and booked for assault with dangerous weapon. He is accused of attack ing Lucille Fawcett with pocket knife at 513 Willoughby Avenue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
Rebuilt German VI Rocket Goes
 Up 10 115 Niles

WHITE SANDS, N. M.. Jan. p. -tR-A rebuilt German V-2 rocket fired from the White Sands prov ing grounds today set what public relations officers described as an unofficial altitude record of 115 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
Truman Considering disappointment of AIaska's Governor

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.- Pl-President Truman said to- day at news conference he is considering the reappoint- mcnt of Dr. Ernest Gruening as Governor of Alaska. He said he will make an announce ment later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
Bars Are picketed; Customers looked In

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22.-iR-Ig- noring a picket line, 35 customers walked into two struck bars.
 Soni body d+dn't like 1t-and padlocked the doors on. the out side. Police finally let the custo- mers out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
FROM. ANCHORAGE

Paul Kijlsaas of Anchorage is registered at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
FROM HOOD BAY

R. E. Owens of Hood Bay is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
The W ashington Merry Go Round
 Rv DREW PEARSON
By DREW PEARSON

(Copyright, i948, by The Bell Syndicate
 Incl
 Editors Note: Today Drew Pearson, discussing American Russian problems, proposes one important way to beat the Russians at their own game in Europe)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
U. S. OF BALKANS

Two weeks ago I revisited this part of Europe. There are still a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
PRECIPITATION

, tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today , In Juneau .05 inches; , since Jan. 1, 955 inches; D since July 1, 72.27 inches.
 , At Airport 03 inches;
 D since Jan. 1, 6.25 inches; ? since July l, 42.56 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-22
WEATHER REPORT

tU. s. WEATHER BUREAU (Past 24 hours ending 730 am. today In Juneau Maximum, 42; minimum, g. At Airport Maximum, 42; minimum, 32.
 WEATHER FORECAST
 Juneau and Vicinity Mostly cloudy with occa- sional light rain tonight and Friday. Warmer tonight. Southeasterly winds increas- ing occasionally to 20 mph tonight.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-22

cial security laws, raising mini
mum wages to rs cents per hour,
repeal of the Taft-Hartley law,
through price control, and an ex-
tensive public housing program.
To this rosy picture the. Repub-
lican worker might answer: Sure
it is all right for the Democrats to
promise these things even at the
the party. They will not have to
risk of driving the south out of
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-07-22
The Labor View
By C. F. McCray for AMP

promised us the same civil rights
as the Democrats and the chances
are good they will do something
about them. But what about our
standard of living? The COP
can't be depended upon to reduce
the prices O fthe things we buy,
nor to aid public housing, nor to
raise minimum wages above the
~pitifully low IS cents per hour
allowed under the Fair Labor
Standards act. Moreover, the COP
is standing firm on the Taft
Hartley law which makes it more
difficult for working men to raise
their wages through union action.
In short, the Republicans offer
US fuller citizenship rights, FEPC
security against lynching, the
right to vote, equality in the
armed services, ETC., but at the
risk of a considerably lower
standard of living.
The Negro workers inclined to
support the Democrats will argue
that Truman-Barkley and the
Democrats, afte ia bitter fight
with the south, offer the same
equality of citizenship as do the
Republicans. Moreover, they prom
Use extensive improvements in the
economic field by broadening So