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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
No Development for Alaska
 UntiI Land Rights SetIed,-
 Says Sen. Butler al Hearing

WASHINGTON. Feb. 25.-lR- A Senate committee has been told by it's chairman there is no chance of further development of Alaska until Indian land rights are settled.
 Senator Butler tR-Nebl. chair man of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, made the state ment yesterday during testimony of William E. Warne, Assistant Secretary of Interior.
 Warne led Department officials who opposed. in a public hearing, bill to end Indian reservations in Alaska, forbid new ones and turn all authority of the Bureau of Indian Affairs o1er to Alaska and the Public Health Service.
 Warne and the other officials urged that the bills be killed He urged that the Department be all lowed to form reservations to give Alaskan Indians, Aleuts and Eski- mos solid base on which to plan their own economic ad;ance- ment
 Indians Vs. Others
 Butler told Warne he believed Alaskan Indians should be given fair treatment, but said the De- partment had just as much respon- slbility to other residents of the Territory He said creation of large million-aere Indian reserva- tions for few hundred Indians was in effect 'padlocking the Ter ritory"
 Warne urged that quick ans wer be found to the question of ab- original rights He said he be- lieved Alaskan Indians should be given the same treatment as In- dians in the United States.
 This, he said would permit them to give the government land they claim in exchange either for other land or for cash. He said this would solve the problem in Alaska just as it has in the United States.
 T cannot make an estimate oi the cost he said, but am sure that the cost of land will be much greater 20 years from now than it is today. Prompt action is likely to be the most economical iu the long run"
 Cooperation Needed
 The Assistant Secretary conceded that settlement such as he pro- posed would require cooperation Of the natives.
 He said the natives must be reasonable ill their demands
 If this committee has no ob- jection we propose to make that attempt and see how far we can get"
 He said the Department has authority to make such agreements.
 At almost every point Alaskan development is heing held up or slowed up by clouds on title. " Warne said. If We really mean business about developing our northern territory we need to act promptly to clarify native and white titles"
 He urged fair treatment of Alas kan natives from a defense stand point. He said the nation needed the loyalty of the natives. He said the natives now are in a mood of suspicion"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
PELICAN VISITOR

Chester Jacobs ot Pelican has arrived in Juneau and is register ed at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
NO EMBLEM MEETING

The Juneau Emblem Club will not meet this week because of the basketball tournament.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
ILLINOIS VISITOR

c. F. Weller of Aurora, H., has arrived in Juneau and is a guest at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
FROM WRANGELL

MT and Mrs. H. Barlow of Wrangell are registered at the Gastineau Hctel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
BEVERLY HILLS VISITOR

S. H. Koeler of Beverly Hills, Calf. is. registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
PORTLAND VISITOR

!. H.. w. Hanson of Portland, Ore.
 is registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
HOONAH VISITORS

Hilda and Jacqueline Schoonover of Hoonah are registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
FROM VANCOUVER

J. G. Mill of Vancouver, B. C., l: a guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
FROM sITKA

Mrs. A. B. Mosher of Sitka i! staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
FROM ANCHORAGE

s. B. Fitzhugh, John E. Peter son of Anchorage are guests at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
FROM SITKA

Miss Collette Foster of Sitka are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
HOOD BAY VISITORS

A. E. Owens of Hood Bay staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
The W ashington Merry Go- Round
By DREW PEARSON

Copyright l94s, by The Bell Syndicate
 Inc.1
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25

tContinued on Page Four)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
WEATHER REPORT
WEATHER FORECAST

Juneau anu fici"H9 Cloudiness with some very light snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Colder with lowest temperature below freezing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-02-25
PRECIPITATION

Past 24 hours ending 7.3O m. todal
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-01

HS II hing this April is 57O million dollars That approXimates for the period the suggested by advocates of China aid and is almost double the amount discussed by Sec retary Marshall last November
 At first glance, therefore, it appears that the fight the newspapers have been Wagng for positive American policy has been But the strange donothing strat egy of the state department which has amounted to devastating negative policy undermining the Chinese government during the past year. basically changed? We not We waiting to more of the evidence. That 570 million dollars is blind figure which does not yet represent official request ap proved by the President according to the state depart ments letter to the Senate foreign relations committee No breakdown has been given and details In short is not yet program, good or bad.
 There is no indication that the suggested figure is to be part of ongterm approachsimiar to the four and quarter years which Secretary Marshall considers essential for the European recovery plan.
 Most China aid advocates consider three years the absolute minimum for any constructive program Sim ply to throw 570 million dollars into China for Is months and then stop might well result in the rathoe operation which some of Chinas critics want. Whatever the amount and however long the period covered, China has grown weak that only the greatest skill in apportioning and controlling aid get results Too much of the aid China has received from America since V-J. Day has been wasted.
 Chiang Ka-Shek will welcome effective controls pro- Vueu ODJect IS to instead O1 weaken the Chinese government, and provided American represen- tatves show the courtesy and understanding an American President would expect if the roles re- versed So the method is as important the amount
 Assuming that the state department will yet develop consultative long-tern plan, and that informed friend of China of the caliber of It. Gen Albert We'd emeyer will be named to cooperate with the generalis simo to get the best results there still another mper atve consideration.
 | Unlike the Western European situation, where the present need is economic and financial in China as in Greece the immediate key is military ! The most garing omission in the state department letter to- the Senate committee is the lack of any refer to military supplies With the Red rebels already
 in possession of nneenths of Manchuria and threaten ing the whole of North China this oversight could not be unintentional.
 As General Chennault reported in his remarkable dis patch from Shanghai Chiangs troops must have Amer- can ammunition and materials and above all American instructors for ground and air forces.
 Unless the Administrations plan for China aid when there is genuine plan includes ths it will be grossly ,. inadequate.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-01
AChina Plan, Maybe

(By Jack Foster)
 AFTER MANY MONTHS of Congressional and pub lie pressure the state department has proposed large scale American aid to China. The estimated figure for the 15-month period begin
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-01
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the BeanStalK. put WHeH It COlIleS to the economic facts of life," it is amazing what some folks will accept instead of facts. One tale of economic nonsense, usually going the rounds, has it that industry Is rolling in money and making eX- orbitnat profits. Usually, industry (erStWhile known as "big buSi- ness' and "bloated capitalists'0 is the william. Everything the william does is bad, perforce. Just like that.
 These uncalled-for profits are literally squeezed out of the con sumers and the workers, and piled up somewhere by the ''soulless corporation" like so much gold guarded by re-breathing drag on. We could go on. But see what l mean? It is high time somebody got a true-to-life story started that shows what our system of free in vestment and free enterprise has done for. the people of this coun- try.
 How Much Profit!
 National polls, not too long ago, l found workers thinking generally that business makes from 25 to 50 per cent profit. Surveys among labor union members have found the workers thinking that 10 per cent profit on sales would be about right. Even a government booklet prepared for veterans says "A business |. should make at least 10 per cent profit clear" We'll, fairy tales to the contrary, one statistician shows that actual ly business makes on the average only 29 per cent profit on sales volume.
 1 Some businesses make less, and some make more. In 17 years of sales, the Republic Steel Corpora tion has made 2 per cent on the company's sales to customers. General Electric has figured it's average for 30 years at only 8.9' per cent. You see, it just so hap pens that industry gets far less than the 10 per cent that every body seems to think would be fair.
 Perhaps Too Low?
 Some people miss it by looking at the total amount of profits in ! dollars and cents. Today this is a very large figure, like everything: wages, taxes, grocery bills. But ac- tually, the profit record for 20 leading manufacturing industries, covering most of the plants in the country, shows a decrease in l947 as compared with 1889. The profit margin, after taxes, dropped from A per cent of sales in 1889 to 3.I per cent for the first half of l947.
 But wait a minute! We have been taking lot for granted. Mo- body has shown, fairy tale fash ion, why it would be so bad if in dustry were making better pro- fit, much higher than 3.l per cent! There's false bogeyman, indeed. Actually, nothing would be bad about it. It is good for the welfare of the nation, for the consumer, for the worker, for everybody-if industry makes a good profit. Best Incentive
 4 Only if industry makes a fair profit, can we expect plant expan- sion and more jobs. Republic
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-01
Pressure On The South
(By Lawrence Martini

(By Lawrence Martini
 TT IS ONE of democracys msfortunes that the more explosive the issue the need there discussing it with calm dispasson-and the less hope there is of achieving such attitude.
 One of the more violent of such ssues-the racial mi nOreS iSSue-haS been brought to ned head by PreS- dent Truman. It may be wondered why the President chose this particular time to bring the question: The pretty simple; he has been looking at the polls and appears that the minority vote may be the deciding edge in close election. By offering his program now nine months before the eecton the Pres ident gets himself the record and still leaves time to mend relations with the southerners whom he's ofend ed Nor do doubt that the southerners will simmer down They have been talking angrily of seeding from the Truman party and there has been discussion of elaborate plan for nominating their candidate and using his electoral votes bludgeon to beat the President into line the issue Such talk is peri odic and it will probably end talk and nothing When that important November day arrives, they'll be at the polls voting Democratic like their pappes.
 Both Democrats and Republicans will seek to avoid fbuster in this important session of Congress- They also want to wind the session early in time for the political conventions For these may be doubt ed that any of the Presidents civil rights progra-at least, the portions affecting the status of the Negro will be reported out of committee this session.
 Meanwhile, the tme-honored arguments which the south to defend segregation being shouted. masked leader of the Ku Klux Klan cries, May dedicate ourselves to the protection of white hood Fires of bigotry are being heaped higher bnding the south to truths of their most demanding problem
 
 question in the south-what be done to speed the arrival of nterraca justice in the south without revers ing progress by stirring up the passions of bgotry? White southerners believe that in the north do not understand their problem. Perhaps we don't. Perhaps the southern whites themselves don't either
 One thing that is necessary in this most dangerous of human relations not to try to go too far too fast The north cannot, if it politically feas ble, impose absolute and final decisions the south, for the very reason that there such solutions. There cannot be any real settlement of the prob lem in the south which is not in accord with the progress sve thinking of the gerater number of southern citizens We cannot ram our ideas dow ntheir throats. 4. What do however, is to exert steady pressure in the right direction all the while working to strength en democracy in our own section of the country.
 Part of that pressure is the gradual advancement of such programs the Presidents Even if civil rights bill is politically impossible to achieve in the months ahead it may have positive beneficial effect Just as the threat of antynch legislation has been factor in reducing this national shame other proposals may have a similar therapeutic result
Evening star., 1948-02-22
A Short Story

TnY THoRNDYKE gave a blissful sigh. She
Lhad just consumed plate of Tagliatelle
Verdi with sauce whose sturdy peasant being
had been deftly and tantalizingly spiritual
lied, SQUAD cooked with white grapes, a
bounteous portion of asparagus hollandaise,
and topped off the lot with ce1ises very very
fanbees. The sigh was part carnal pleasure
and part sincere gratitude that she was one
of those favored women who did not have to
count the calories, fore and aft.
There were other things to pleasure her.
The presence of her husband, Jason, was a
constant and unwavering delight. She looked
at him fondly across the restaurant table,
doting on his profile.
The Thorndyke clan was one of the old line
families which had got across in time to slug
it out with the Indians. There was not drop
of anything but the very best British blood
in Jason. Yet he contrived to look astonish-
ingly like an early Roman senator. Lily idly
thought that all he lacked was a wreath of
laurels bound around his brow.
Then, just at this juncture, Jason parted
his handsome Roman lips and the horrid toad
of platitude leapt forth. Everybody" an
nounced Jason, 'can write one real book"
They CAM" said Lily, impressed. She was
always unable to recognize platitude when
she met one head on.
EXCEPT me, he MEANS" their guest,
Terence Green, remarked. Green was pri-
vate detective who had written one moderately
successful book which Jason had published
He was now in the throes of trying bigger
and better, and at the moment felt too morose
even to rise to Jason's jibe.
Lily, however, was interested. IF they can,
why don't they, them" she asked.
God forbid" murmured Jason.
But -" Lily began.
Its just saying, darling" Jason inter-
vened hastily. 1T just means that every
human life is rich enough to make book"
Lily frowned in concentration. "You mean
that everybody could just write book about
their own lives? But don't agree. don't
agree at all. They wouldn't know how it was
going to end" She looked acutely affronted
at such an eventuality.
Jason laughed. Lilly doesn't like ends
dangling. She likes them all gathered up and
tied with bright blue knot, don't you, love?"
Il like book to get somewhere" said Lily
stubbornly.
Its plain to be seen, Mrs. Thorndyke,''
Terence Green declared facetiously, that you
know nothing about the publishing business"
Evening star., 1948-02-22

you liked all your loose ends tied up with
bright blue knott"
Lily giggled. Don't you?'
Il crave it." said Terence But right now
I'm more interested in my own loose ends
that can't get tied up
What are they?"
my new book is already in galleys, YOU
know. It's a collection of true case histories
of unsolved crimes. Jason thinks they're all
right but not sensational enough. He's given
me swell idea. He thought if we could climax
the book with one case solved, and get the
book out just as the story broke in the press,
we'd have something"
He doesn't want much, does he?"
1T would be a stunt, of course. But it
didn't seem so impossible at the time we
discussed it. thought had something in the
bag. But didn't
What kind of cases?" Lily asked.
"Oh, all sorts. A woman who was poisoned.
An underworld character who was bumped off,
They thought his dame did it, but it turned
out she didn't. A bank robbery. That's the
one was working on"
Lily frowned. 1T seems pity you can't
break just one. Tell me about some of them.'
Terence began. Lily listened happily. She
dearly loved crime
HE accident happened on the fifth evening
of Lily's tenure as deputy for JASON And it
all happened, as Lily was to say at least a
thousand times, simply because she forgot her
compact. She had spent an arduous fifteen
minutes trying to flag a cab. Then, having
finally shared one, she had sunk triumphantly
on its springless cushions, opened her bag to
give the driver the address of the friends
uptown with whom she was dining, and dis
covered the compact was missing.
Now if Lily had not been blessed with a
breath-taking blonde beauty that made even
the hardest boiled male tremble, undoubtedly
the driver would have refused and gone upon
his way. He was not, poor man. proof against
such loveliness, especially when pair of dizzy
violet eyes looked at him so trustfully
''Ill wait, lady" he said stanchly.
And perhaps he is still stanchly waiting at
the side entrance of the Thorndyke Building
Lily rode up in the lift and hurried through
the deserted Offices. AS she opened the door
of Jason's Office, she saw the gold compact
winking on his desk The Persian rug had
been rolled back, and Evangeline, on hands
and knees, was washing the linoleum.
Lily started briskly across the room. Mid
way, one high heel descended neatly on an
Grant cake of soap. Lily began classic skid,
her arms waving wildly. Evangeline lunged
Evening star., 1948-02-22
BY ELLEN GATH

60 right ahead" said Lily. Il shan't be
here long. I'm just waiting for someone"
1t occurred to her that at this late hour it
would be more appropriate to convoy Terence
to cocktail bar. Doubtless executives with
powers of attorney weren't supposed to linger
around and mess up the cleaning schedule.
Besides, something about this woman in
terested her. There was faint foreign flavor
to her speech. And she looked not at all like
the cleaning women one saw in cartoons. She
was tall and straight and in her early thirties,
Lily judged. The cotton dress she wore was
immaculate, and her heels were definitely
not run over Her complexion was fresh, and
she would have been handsome but for the
drab, rusty-looking hair which clustered
stringily on the nape of her neck.
whats your name?" Lily asked pleasantly.
"Evangeline," the woman said slowly
What lovely name!" Lily exclaimed So,
being deeply gregarious by nature, in the five
minutes before Terence Green arrived Lily
had reached the point where she felt on
intimate terms with Evangeline.
Terence said contritely as he came in
mot at ALL" Lily assured him. This is
Evangeline," she added, land we've got to
clear out so she can do the Office"
mo. please, Mrs. Thorndyke," Evangelne
interjected. ''Ill be glad to watt
We'll just drop in next door for cock
tail" said Lily brightly. It'll be pleasanter,
really"
A sudden stab went through Lily at her
own words. She liked Evangeline. Evangeline
was nice. Why should Evangeline have to
stay here and scrub an office while she, Lily
could fit lightheartedly out to a cocktail
bar? The bitter injustice of everything smote
her, and on sudden impulse she whisked
across the room, opened Jason's little bar and
deity mixed a Martini
''SIr down and drink this and catch your
breath" she said, beaming upon Evangeline
Nov why did you do that?" Terence
asked her few moments later, when they
were comfortably ensconced in corner BOOTH
Il suppose it isn't Office etiquette" said
Lily ruefully, but couldn't help it. She's
such nice sort. Did you happen to noticeh herr"
Il noticed her very particularly" said
Terence. "She aroused all my detective
instincts in fact. She's not at all the type for
a job like that
That's just what thought. 1t bothers
me, said Lily thoughtfully.
Terence Green's eyes twinkled. "Jason's
bright blue knot, eh?" Then, as Lily looked
puzzled, Don't you remember Jason said
Evening star., 1948-02-22

Lily was in no mood for facetiousness; she
bristled, her fantastic violet eyes snapped
Jason chuckled. He knew the signs Hold it,
Terry" he said. "A few more cracks like that
and she'll be running the business
Perhaps Lily would never have broadened
her knowledge of publishing under so slight
spur, but events in the form of a flu epidemic
and Jasons trip to his South American
branch collided and forced the issue The per-
sonnel of the Thorndyke Publishing Company,
right and left, took to their beds just when
several important contracts were pending.
It'll give you my power of attorney" Jason
had said, "and all you'll have to do will be to
sign where Miss Meaker tells you She'll pre-
pare everything and show you just what to do"
Miss Meaker, Jasons secretary, though a
gem, was such an insignificant one that even
flu germ overlooked her.
"A POWER of attorney sounded sumptuous to
Lily Though she could not have won prize
for five-line definition of its precise meaning,
it engendered large and important emotion
in her bosom. She made the most of it. She
was at the office at the, for her, unheard of
hour of nine Am. She was still there when the
Office closed at five enjoying the seclusion of
Jason's paneled Office and the expanse of his
mahogany desk, which seemed to breathe out
the ineffable aroma of executiveness.
She'd have liked to linger in the quiet office
just for the pleasure of it. But her reason for
lingering today was legitimate. Terence Green
had made late appointment: There was
something on his mind he wanted her to relay
to Jason. An hour before he'd phoned
apologetically, that he was tied up, and Lily
had told him soothingly to take his time
The door to Jason's Office suddenly opened
and startled voice said, ''Oh, excuse me-"
Lily looked up. A cleaning woman stood in
the doorway, laden with the paraphernalia of
her trade. Excuse me- she repeated, Il
didn't know anybody was here
1T doesn't matter said Lily. DO you
usually clean the office at this time?"
Eyes, Madame But can come back later"
Evening star., 1948-02-22

COMING: I'm next weeks
issue - a haunting story by
a new writer, Davis Fitz-
hugh. Be sure not to miss
"Some Day I'll Go :. :"
Evening star., 1948-02-19
Funds Contributed
Go to Support OF
Unwed Mothers

Only 10 days remain to attend"
the annual phantom dinner of the
House of Mercy.
Guests attend" In the sense that
they send their gifts to the House
of Mercy in its annual drive to raise
funds for its service to unmarried
mothers.
The dinner is imaginary and lasts
annually for the month of February.
Through it, the House of Mercy gets
the funds it needs to care for un-
married mothers and their babies,
provide spiritual guidance and coun-
selling service.
The girls who come to the home
often have abandoned hope of as
sistance from the fathers of their
babies and the policy OF admission
is based on need.
Instead of spending money on a
benefit to raise funds for this care,
the Campaign Committee limits its
expenditure to printing and postage.
All the funds, subscribed thus go
direct to the home.
So far, it was reported, the phan-
tom dinner has drawn warm re-
sponse from annual subscribers as
we'll as from new contributors. One
anonymous contributor clipped a
picture Of some babies to 30 gift.