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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-23

will take all of Germany in a few
days. Thus Nazi war plants, re-
built with U. S. help, will then
become the priceless property OF
the Red Army.
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LISTEN TO KINY Friday eve
ming at TOO o'clock when Harry B.
DeLand, candidate for office of
Territorial Auditor on the Demo-
cratic Ticket, will state his views
regarding current Alaska topics.
1863 ct
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CRUMRINES RETURN

Mrs. Nina Crumrine and daugh-
ter Josephine have returned to
Alaska and are registered at the
Baranof Hotel.
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CHIMNEY FIRE

A chimney fire in the New
Chinatown Cafe on South Frank
lin Street was quickly extinguish-
ed by the Juneau Volunteer Fire
Department at ITO p. IN. yester-
day in answer to 1-6 alarm. No
damage is reported
Sealed bids in duplicate, subject to
the conditions contained herein, will
be received until 200 pm, May 10,
1913, at Anchorage, Alaska, in the
Office of superintendent Of Motive
Power and Equipment of The Alaska
Railroad and then publicly opened
in this office for the painting of flee
hundred $500 Gondola Cars. At
tention is directed to the special
conditions of bidding set forth in the
specifications. Upon application, two
sets of drawings and specifications
will be supplied free to each car
painting contractor interested in
submitting a proposal. The above
specifications must be returned 20
this office. Contractors requiring
additional sets may obtain them by
purchase from this office at a cost
Of $1,000 per set, which will not be
returned. Checks offered as pay
ment for drawings and specifications
must be made payable to the order
of the Treasurer of the United
States. Specifications will not be
furnished to contractors who have
consistently failed to submit pro-
posals.
First publication April %, 1948.
Last publication, MAY 8, 1913.
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L I S T E N

MONDAY, APRIL 26, 7 p. m
Program, Speaker, Albert White
KINY. Alaska Tax Payers League
866 CT
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TENAKEE VISITOR

j. o. Bazard from Tenakee is in
Juneau and staying at the Gastin-
eau Hotel.
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HOME COOKED DINNER

At the Chapel by the Lake. Bak-
ed beans, rolls and lemon pie. Help
us swell our building fund. Satur-
day, April "a, p. m. on. 68 st
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Postal Pay

Cincinnati Enquirer
The salary increases being sought by postal en-
poyees are of course matter of primary concern TO
the families who have been in the government
service for a great many years, and who IN many
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1948-04-23
The Washington
MerrY-Go-Round
BY DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page One)
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TIDE TABLE
AIRIL "a

High tide, 2:07 am, 1875 fit.
Low tide, 1871 am, -3.3 TT.
High tide, 14:45 pm, ITO fit.
Low tide, 20:36 pm, or it.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-01

branches.
Mr.. Jackson said that a sui Il
lacking the constitutionality Il
the Negro vote restricting am
ment would be filed in fe
court here this week. He a. aE
that an appeal for vote def
funds was being sent to all N. 4.
A. C. P. branches in Alabama.
The NAACP estimates that it
will cost $4,000 to fight the Bos-
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-01

action is now in the hands of
Attorneys Arthur D. Shores and
Oscar w. Adams, announced En-
DRY O. Jackson, chairman of the
executive committee of the Ala
bama Conference of NAACP
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-01

and explain" the United States
constitution. He is looked upon as
the last barricade of political
white supremacy in Alabama and
the south.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-01

we'll amendment to abolition thru
the courts.
The Boswell amendment, adop-
ted in 1916, requires prospective
voters to be able to understand
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1948-05-01
Attack Boswell
Law in Court

BIRMl NGHAM, May 1. (ANP)
The formula for destroying the
Boswell amendment through court
Evening star., 1948-09-22
Purty Dress

OF course she bought the simple cottos
dress
"Suitable for the store or afternoon"
But the long epentng oopns ortght
loneliness Z
Haunted her like phantom dancing
tune.
1t mould hare been rank folly to hare.
bought
A dress like that; and yet she had to
Hnger
A little w1,ile, to dream, In shining thought,
Touching it gently NTH hungry finger.
Noo, going home, carrying the useful print
Under one arm, her eyes Uere strangely
bright;
For in her thoughts, flushed NTH romantic
tint,
1t was not prosy afternoon, but night.
Aboue a garden plot, the moon shone doton
On a tai beauty In golden COUNT
r. BEATRICE RAW:
Evening star., 1948-09-22
'Pennonts or Peanuts

With the chill of autumn already in the
air and new football season kicking off
baseball continues to bid for attention in
spectacular way That feverish final
lap of the American League pennant race
patient Redskin fan to divide his interest
between the two national pastimes.
Boston is ahead in both leagues as Of
today, with the Braves apparently safely
ensconced in first place in the National
circuit and the Red Sox in the lead in the
American League race-but not safely by
any means In fact, anything can happen
in these last few days of the waning base
ball season. Tonight's crucial game at
Cleveland may decide the issue. If Boston
should lose to the Indians in this pen
nants-or peanuts" contest, the American
League race will be tied up between the
pennant- hungry team. If, on the other
hand, Boston should win, Cleveland will
be showed two full games behind the Sox
Since there are only nine games remaining
for each team, this lead would be tre-
mendous handicap for the Indians. The
Yankees have not given up hope. either.
They are Just one -and-a-half games be-
hind Boston.
So the climactic drive is on in way
that helps local fans to forget the sorry
plight of our own team. Here we have one
consolation. The Mats could have done
worse. They could have-indeed almost
did-break the worlds record for most
consecutive games lost Oh, well, let's
change the subject back to Boston and
Cleveland and hope, meanwhile, for better
things next year at Griffith Stadium.
Evening star., 1948-09-22

sia to cooperate in building a decent
peace; 90 that Soviet policy, condemned
by every non-satellite member of the
United Nations, has become progressively
more aggressive and menacing and thus
has forced u.s. along with other free lands,
to arm ourselves as we'll as we can in the
interest of self-preservation; and a. that
big and little economically
and otherwise-are so burdened by all this
that they would like nothing better than
an age in which none of it would be neces-
sary and in which they could devote them
selves to peaceful enterprise.
Mr.. Wallace has not bothered to say even
word about any of these points in his
slanderous drivel about our "warmonger-
ing" industrialists and governmental off,
cials. The thing is all of piece with his
blaming Count Bernadotte's assassination
on British and American imperialism" !"
That is an excellent measure of the man.
his mentality and his attitude toward the
truth.
Evening star., 1948-09-22
Mr.. Wallace and the Truth

In his address here the other night
Defense Secretary Forrestal effectively
answered Henry A. Wallace's irresponsible
and basically dishonest charge that the
Truman administration and big business
are engaged in kind of conspiracy to
lead the Nation into war.
1t has long since become clear, of course,
that Mr. Wallace and his motley follow
ing in the ommuniSt-dominated Pro-
gressive Party do not hesitate to tailor the
truth to fit their pro-Russian propaganda
line If fact gets in their way, they just
distort it or ignore it entirely. Nothing
is allowed to interfere with their effort to
spread smears as effectively as they can
or to promote as much division and con-
fusion in America as possible. Their war
mongering" charges against our Govern
ment and industry constitute a good
illustration of the technique.
Although it is doubtful that this sort OF
thing impresses any more than very
small fraction of Americans, Mr.. For
restal-mindful of the old saw that ''if we
throw enough mud, some of it sticks
has refused to dismiss it lightly. Without
mentioning the man by name, he has
properly ripped into Mr.. Wallace for con-
temptibly insinuating that our industrial,
military and political leaders are guilty OF
bad faith and that they are pursuing our
bipartisan foreign policy because its war
like nature promises them high profits
and other advantages.
AS Mr. Forrestal has pointed out, what
MIR. Wallace has failed to mention is such
facts as these: Cd That after w day no
country in the world demobilized nearly
so fast-or so foolishly-as the United
States; (2) that our current defense pro-
gram, overwhelmingly supported by Demo
Gratis and Republicans alike, has come in
to being only after long months of pains
taking but futile efforts to persuade Rus.
Evening star., 1948-09-22
Trash at the Rejecting Pool

To the Editor OF The Star:
The rejecting pool at Lincoln Memorial,
with its grassy esplanades, its grand western
terminus and wonderful eastern vista toward
the Capitol, forms one of the most inspir-
ingly beautiful and satisfying pictures in
Washington. AS an inconspicuous Government
worker, hived-up in a nearby Temporary" I
and numberless others have enjoyed pleasure
and inspiration in these majestic surroundings.
The long lines of English elns on both sides
are now grown to majestic luxuriance. The
summer has been perfect for vegetation, and
the grassy areas between the elms and the
pool form an emerald carpet delightful to the
eye. The chaste and majestic proportions Of
Henry Bacon's inspired Greek Doric temple
design are grand as seen from Seventeenth
street, while in the distance the soft hills OF
Virginia are perfect backdrop. The smaller
pool at Seventeenth street for several months
has displayed a variety of large, colorful water
lilies, interspersed with exotic water platters.
Altogether, here is . blending Of thG finest
Evening star., 1948-09-22
New York Avenue Elms

Whoever it was who suggested JnaI Ine
elms in New York avenue should be
liouidated must have been unaware OF
the principle put into words by James
Bryce when he said: I'm no city in the
world are trees SO much part of the city
as they are in Washington" The great
British Ambassador and historian OF
democracy realized that the Capital OF
the United States needs trees almost as
much as it needs streets. 1t was designed
by Major LEnfant under the direction
of two wise and abundantly experienced
tree enthusiasts-George Washington ana
Thomas Jefferson-and it was intended to
be, in effect, a park city. Robbed OF its
verdure it would be an ugly mockery OF
the primary law of beauty in town plan
ming.
The New York avenue elnlS were put
where they are as detail in an inclusive
program of District improvement under
an act of Congress approved April 6, 1870.
Dust stirred up by wagon and carriage
wheels prompted a scheme for "a broad
parking of trees and shrubbery" along
main travelled arteries. Henry A. Willard
was named to direct the project. The total
number of paintings contemplated was
sixty thousand. When the Board of Public
Works, under the Territorial Government
took over in 1871 it vigorously entered
upon the task of establishing a compre-
hensive system of street parking" William
r. Smith, superintendent of the Botanic
Garden; William Saunders of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and John Saul,
horticulturist in private practice, were ap-
pointed members of commission to
manage the program. These men,"
writes Louise Payson Latimer, worked
In season and out of season without COM
pensation, making the Identification OF
Washington labor of love-" For quar-
ter of century the campaign continued
under their guidance. Then Trueman
Lanham was in charge until his death in
1916, and his son, Clifford Lanham, until
his retirement in 1943.
Exactly when the New York avenue
elns were planted is matter of some
debate. The records at the District Build
ing are not clear. But there is no question
about the trees being installed for def
mite purpose. Such a street needs trees.
If the elms were removed, they would have
to be replaced. At present there is no
imperative reason why they should be
eliminated. The demand for cutting them
seems to come from minor officers in the
Police and Highway Departments. 1t is
not approved by the District Commission
ers, nor by John N. Robertson, highway
director, nor by John w. Batson, superin-
tendent of trees and parking. President
E. D. Merrill of the Capital Transit Com
pany is not calling for the destruction of
the elms. He testifies that the buses which
are to be substituted for streetcars can
be operated in the shade as easily as in
blistering sunlight. The only excuse for
the suggestion that the trees be destroyed
is based on the notion that they are
traffic hazard, but that idea is not sup
ported by police statistics.
Most of the New York avenue elms are
in good condition, healthy and strong.
They should be permitted to stay where
they are, regardless of the proposed tear
ing up of the streetcar tracks and re-
surfacing incident thereto.
Evening star., 1948-09-22
Terrorists OutIuwed

In taking drastic action to outlaw terror
ist elements, the Israeli government Is
offering to the world the best evidence
that it will not tolerate such crimes as
the wanton murder of Count Bernadotte
Some ZioniSts, notably DR.. Abba Hlllel
Silver, head of the American section OF
the World Zionist Organization have taken
exception to the assertion by DR.. Ralph
J. Bunche, acting United Nations mediator
in Palestine, that the state of Israel must
accept responsibility for the ASSASSINATION
of Count Bernadotte.
Presumably, DR.. Bunche was speaking
in the technical rather than the literal
sense Although he did imply belief that
statements made by Nose Shertok, 1sraels
foreign minister, were in the nature of an
incitement to assassination, there is no
reason to suppose that DR.. Bunche meant
that Mr. Shertok intended this result or
that the Israeli government had any direct
responsibility for the crime.
On the basis of such facts as have been
established up to this time, the RESPONSE
bility of the Israeli government is the
responsibility that any government has to
maintain order and to safeguard the lives
of visiting officials. And if this RESPONSE
bility is to be met in Palestine, the ter
rorists must be suppressed.
It will be no easy task, and one may
wonder whether the penalties invoked
five to twenty years imprisonment for
persons taking an active part in terrorist
acts-will suffice to deal with men of the
stamp of Count Bernadotte's assassins.
These men are fanatics. Their lives
| have been dedicated to terrorism. and in
| their underground fight against the British
| they baked at no crime and hesitated at
Evening star., 1948-09-22
Stars, Men and Atoms
Science Study Gives Clue
To Bird Navigation Cause
DR.. Wolfson Says Instinct Developed
in Course of 100 Million Years
By Thomas r. Henry

The annual migration of birds-in one case,
that of the Arctic tern, essentially from the
North Pole to the South Pole and back again.
constitutes one Of natures greatest mysteries.
An apparently blind, uncomfortable impulse,
the utility of which often Is far from apparent,
drives the great feathered hocks. They move
with considerable precision along established
routes from summer breeding grounds to winter
quarters.
Various physiological explanations have been
offered. These, however, give no clue to the
underlying reasons-the manner In which the
powerful, unvarying instinct was established.
Such an explanation has been offered in .
report to the American Association for the
Advancement Of Science here by DR.. Albert
Wolfson Of Northwestern University.
100 Million Years Back.
He goes back about one hundred million
years, when the bird race was evolving from
the dinosaurs. At that time, it Is assumed.
the land area of the world was divided into two
great continental masses, Laurasia in the
north and Gondwana in the south These were
separated by q vast sea known as the Tethys.
This thesis has wide support among geologists,
although it is not universally accepted.
Birds may have evolved in one or both these
areas, Dr. Wolfson holds They evolved the
practice of short migrations between breeding
and feeding grounds. Over the years physio-
logical basis was established for these migra-
tions The birds had established nesting places
to which they returned every summer.
Then the two great land masses broke up.
From Laurasia came Europe, Asia, North Amer
lea. From Gondwana came South America,
Africa, Australia and Antarctica. The drift
apart of these continental blocks was very
slow-at the most not more than few inches
year. 1t continued for millions Of years
until the continents came to their present posi-
tions. The drift still may be in progress.
Distance Unrealized.
The birds continued to visit annually their
accustomed nesting and feeding ground. They
had no realization that the distance was in
creasing. Only over the course of thousands
of generations did this become appreciable. All
the time the instinct was becoming more and
more firmly established.
Eventually, however, the distances became so
great that many species could not endure the
fights They either perished or became local
species. Those species with great endurance
continued the ever-lengthening migration
flights
Considerable support Is given the hypothesis,
Dr. Wolfson says, because the present migra-
ton routes closely parallel those postulated by
geologists for the continental drifts.
Evening star., 1948-09-22
Mother and Editor Testifes

To the Editor OF The STAR
May I join the throng of those who want
our schools to return to more emphasis on
spelling, grammar, arithmetic and history?
My daughter has attended private ana puohc
schools in California, New York, New Jersey
Massachusetts, and the District OF Columbia
Nowhere did she get good drilling in these
fundamentals. Now she has graduated from
high school, My son is too young yet for any
school, but I hope the next few years will
bring change so that he will obtain better
education than she did before college.
Looking back, it appears that the softening
of our school programs came soon after world
War I, and was part OF general trend against
not only anything warlike but against the
competitive spirit itself.
The fad of having youngsters mark an "x
opposite so questions, instead Of asking them
direct questions requiring thought Gas well
as grammar and spelling) in their replies, was
part of this idea that to make learning easy
was good for the child.
This process has not been good for the chill
dren. Neither has the laxity Of teacher super
vision and discipline in the classroom been
good for them. Cheating has been made easier
on two counts-copying an "x' and weak
ened moral code.
It is about time some Of the parents spoke
up-and followed through. 1t Is praiseworthy
that the newspapers are giving them space
and making the problem known.
Having been an editor myself for more than
20 years, I wager the copy that passes their
desks makes many an editor sympathetic to
any demand for education that brings out
clear thinking. correct spelling, simple arith-
metic and some historic background knowl-
edge, and far from least melting to any editor.
a call for grammar, that sentences really may
be such. DORIS FERGER
Evening star., 1948-09-22

no prospect of punishment. The capitula-
ton OF Irgun leaders to the Israeli ulti-
matum, their agreement to disband and
to surrender their arms, removes the final
openly dissident organization within the
new Jewish state. The government can
now deal with outlaws as individuals.
Evening star., 1948-09-22
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Can an earthquake bs felt on large
battleship at sea II the ship is near the vicinity
or of shore OF the earthquake7-A Z. L.
A. The United States Coast and Geodetio
Survey says that any ship, including large
battleships, may be shaken by earthquakes CEN
tering in the immediate vicinity. Earthquakes
are often thought to be the result OF collision
with submerged objects until the crew has had
time to examine the ship and fnd that no
damage has occurred.
@. How many European countries have lost
their royal rulers since World War I'D. M P.
A. Before World War I Europe had 81 coun-
tries with hereditary rulers. At the end OF
World War II there were only 16 Today
only the following countries and principalities
are so ruled: Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain,
Greece, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco.
The Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.
Q. Do sunspots occur all over the suns sur
face?-K. M. E.
A. They occur for the most part in two
bands on either side of the equator. No sun
spots have ever been noted at the poles Of
the sun and very few on the equator.
O. How many times has the ONCE of Vice
President been vacant?-C. D. w.
A. Due to the fact that no provision was
made in the Constitution for filling vacancy
in the vice presidency, the Office has been
vacant Is times. The first was due TO the
death of Vice President Clinton in the first
administration Of President Madison; the last
when Franklin D. Roosevelt died and Truman
succeeded.
Q. What is meant by a "side boy" in the
Navy?-J. F.
A. The term refers to members Of the crew.
from two to eight in number, who are detailed
to stand at the gangway as mark Of respect
tn a persOn arriving or deDartinR
O. Why are teas called Pekoe and oolongs
%. M. D.
A. These words are corruptions Of local
Chinese terms. Pekoe comes from pak-ho
meaning white hair" and refers to the down
on the young leaves Oolong comes from ou-
long meaning "back dragon" and refers to
the black leaves mixed with those of greenish
yellow.
O. How did Japan rank in world trade before
the war?-F. B.
A. In 1899, Japan ranked fifth in world
commerce. and by 1941 was exceeded only by
Great Britain and the United States. :
@. Are the ballots of all the States the same
In presidential eection?-E D.
A. All the States of the United States use
the Australian ballot at the general election in
November. However the ballots are not all
the same. Each is printed in accordance with
State law. =
@. How did man running for ONCE come
to be called q candidate?-E J. g. -
A. In Rome in ancient days q man who
wished to be elected for Office had to wear a
white garment called toga. Since candidus
Is the Latin word for shining" or "glittering
white" the man running for office was called g
candidatus meaning "one dressed In white.
This led to the use Of the English word "candi-