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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13

parently insincere. If evidence were
required of this, plenty has been
presented by the close collaboration
of the CLIO and the White House
since the start of the current contro-
versy. The evasion of the Taft Hart
ley law by Mr.. Truman is naming his
"fact-fnding board" the personnel of
the board and the Administration
attitude have been exactly what the
CLIO wanted. They could have asked
for no more. Mr.. Philip Murray, head
of the CLIO, denounces "the selfish in
terests" in a speech and Mr.. Tru-
man uses exactly the same phrase a
few days later. Mr.. Murphy, with no
evidence at all, accuses the steel COM
pany with wanting the strike and the
liberal" columnists promptly assert
that the "White House holds the
same views" Members of the Tru-
man Cabinet indicate sympathetic
support and there is launched a
general lcft-wing journalistic cam
paigns to make Mr.. Murray APP
pear sanity ard noble man, bravcly
battling for the right in contrast to
the wicked "steel barons" who want
to "shoot the poor" and pursue with
out restraint, their evil purpose.
These "steel barons" themselves
are neither sanity nor unselfish. But
neither are they anything like as
wicked as they are being portrayed
The question naturally is asked: Why
do the steel companies permit them
selves to be thus maligned and the
facts misrepresented? The answer
seems to be that able as they may be
in their field, they are not very bright
as propagandists. They know, of
course, that when Administration and
union spokesman say public senti-
ment will settle the strike they speak
the truth, but they are not nearly as
well equipped as the CLIO for molding
public sentiment. In recent years the
latter has built up costly and
elaborate publicity machine manned
by smart young liberals" who never
overlook a trick. The steel barons"
have public relations departments
but they are vastly inferior in size as
well as skill. And, too, often they re-
fuse to make reply to personal at
tacks and charges.
This may be dignifed, high-pane
and self-respecting stuff, but against
an adversary such as the CLIO, whom
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13
The "Steel BarOnS"

Even when they are clearly in the
right, even when justice is strongly
on their side, even when they are
obviously being framed and the mug
gy political clouds completely obscure
the issucs-cven under these condi-
tions-it is difficult for anyone in
politics or public life to espouse the
cause of great corporation against
q labor union. And it is almost as
hard for a newspaper or newspaper
writer as it is for a politician.
The reason is that no one in poll
tics can afford to expose himself to
attack as the champion Of the
greedy rich" and against the "com-
mon man Nor does the most indie
pendent journal or journalist parti-
cularly care about being demogogi-
cally assailcd as the tool" of the
"selfsh interests" which inevitably
happens when they try to hold the
scales evenly balanced. All of which
may serve partially to explain why
in this great clash between the steel
companies and the steelworkers the
latter have their arguments so much
more graphically presented and their
leaders are the recipients of so much
more favorable publicity.
But this dread of being put in a
disadvantageous position toward the
voters in the case of the politicians
or toward their readers in the case of
the newspapers is not the only
reason There are several other con-
tributing causes why in every strike
industry is always on the defensive.
its side is made to seem sinister and
the union side pictured as pious, not
to say holy The first of these causes
is to stupidity of the industrial lead
ers. They may be-and are-good
business men but they know little
about politics, publicity and public
sentiment. Apparently, they have no
conception Of the major part these
things play in the labor-management
situation of the present day.
For example, take the Go and the
steel executives. So far as the strike
has gone nothing could be clearer
than that in politics, propaganda and
public sentiment, the CIO is running
circles around the steel company
leaders. There exists, of course,
political alliance between the CLIO
and the Democratic Administration so
obvious and recognized as to make
any pretense of being unbiased trans
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13

left last Monday for Iona, to visit
Mr.. Mahlon George.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Griffith, Myron
and Ruth, and Miss Kathryn Brown
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rich
ter, at Belle Vernon, Pa, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Butler en-
tertained the following guests at their
home Sunday evening: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Massi, of Palm Beach, Fla;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cox, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Broadwater and sons, of
Accident; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Rich
ter and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Butler, Jr
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Richter, of
Friendsville, were Sunday evening
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rich
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Margroff and
family spent several days with the
formers mother, Mrs. Matilda Mar
CROFT.
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COVE

I Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Glass gave a
surprise party, Sunday afternoon, in
honor of the S3rd birthday anniver-
sary of the formers father, Ananias
A. Glass. Attending were Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Glass and son Homer,
Miss Betty Jones, Westernport; Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Glass, Mr.. and Mrs.
Olin Glass and families, Frostburg;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Glass and son
Edward, of Accident; Mrs. Nellie
Hutzell and two children, Lloyd Jen-
kins, of Friendsville; and the host
and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Glass and daughter, Phyllis. A buff
fet lunch was served at 5 o'clock. Two
birthday cakes were placed on the
| table-one from Mr.. Glass daugh-
ter in-law, Mrs. Olin Glass; and the
other from his granddaughter, Miss
! Betty Glass.
Weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Glass and Mr.. and Mrs.
George f. Ketz were Mr.. ard Mrs.
Paul George and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Collett, Of Pittsburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Glass enter
tanned at dinner, on Sunday, Mr.. and
+ Mrs John Ohern. Mr. and Mrs. j. l..
Rodgers, Uniontown; Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Collett, Pittsburgh; Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Rechenbceker and son,
of Keyser Ridge; MI. and Mrs.
George f. Hetz.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Green, of La
Vale, were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edward Hickman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Hickman
and sons, and Miss Ruth Tressler
were shopping in Oakland, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hartman spent a
week with relatives in Chic.
son visited Friday with Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Cramer, at Fort Hill, Pa.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Denike and
son, Owen Bach, Mr.. and Mrs. George
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13
Aid In Preventing
Dairy Cow Disease

Research workers at the Maryland
Agricultural Experiment st a tion
have found that liberal feeding of
dairy cattle following calving is help
full in preventing ketosis. This
disease, which is also called action
emia, is an ailment of high producing
cows. 1t occurs within few days to
a few weeks after calving.
According to Dr. Joseph Shaw, who
is in charge of this work, cows with
ketosis usually go "of feed" They
become listless, go down in milk
production, and lose weight rapidly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13

Senator Byrd charged after the re-
cent Virginia election with lying,
slandering and deliberate falsifi-
cation, it gets nowhere at all. No one
expects the steel companies to meet
Justification with Justification nor to
compete in a name-calling contest.
But their interests would be swerved
if they swiftly and vigorously nailed
every unfounded statement and de-
nounced every scurrilous attack.
Failure to do this has worked out to
their disadvantage. 1t is true that
when great union is supported by
the White House, the difficulties of
successful employer resistance are
very great indeed. AS has been seen,
the weaker ones surrender quickly.
But there is no sense in a timidity
that prevents clear statement of the
facts. The "steel barons" know the
CLIO has the inside Administration
track. Yet, they seem afraid to men
ton it.
In this case, the only issue being
whether the employees should contri-
butte something to the pension fund
or the companies pay it all, the com
panies seem to have the right on
their side. They are opposed not only
by the Clio but by the full weight of
the Administration. With the right
on their side, it does seem the "steel
barons" could do better job of in
forming the public.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13

Often these cows will show poor CO.
ordination and stiffness.
The best treatment known to date"
says DR.. Shaw, 'is the intravenous
injection of .dextrose followed by
feeding molasses or common table
sugar. Corn sugar may also be used,
but it is not as palatable as cane
sugar"
DR.. Shaw points out that while the
Maryland studies showed the value
of feeding molasses with other feeds
after calving, feeding molasses be-
fore calving was not helpful in pre-
venting ketosis. The studies also
showed that ketosis is not due to
mineral nor vitamin deficiencies.
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THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
BY FRANK X. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by
permission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13

The mass killer in Camden, N. Y,
was found to be insane. He killed 10
people in a street slaughter.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1949-10-13

Everybody's talking it-everybody's trying it!
The OIdsmobile Rocket is the most enthusi-
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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
IMPROVEMENT IN
LABOR SITUATION;
FARM WORK LEADS

WASHINGTON, May 4.-tR-Un-
employment dropped $4,000 while
employment rose 172,O00 in April,
the Census Bureau reported today.
1t was the second straight month
CT improvement in the labor stu
alton. But the Bureau said that
even so, the rise in employment
was somewhat below seasonal ex-
pectations.
Significantly, the entire April
increase in employment was due to
the customary season expansion in
farm work. Non-farm employment
went down $4,000 while farm en-
plcyment increased $4,000.
The number of unemployed
those out of jobs and looking for
work-totaled 3,O16,UO0. This COM
pared with 3,167,000 in March and
2,193,C00 in April year ago.
Civilian employment amounted
to 57,8l9,0oO against 57647,00O in
March and 5o,330,000 in April, 1913
The Bureau counts as employed
persons working as little as one
hour a week. Also counted are per-
sons laid off for no more than 80
days as we'll as those i'll, on vaca-
ton or on strike.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
MEN TRAPPED 800
FEET UNDERGROUND;
They MAY DR0W N

GIRARDVILLE, Pa, May 4. III
Four men are trapped 300 feet
underground today in a burning an
thracite mine.
The miners are entombed in the
No. 5 collier of the Gilberton
Coal Company near this eastern
Pennsylvania town.
I'VE hope the men are alive a
company spokesman said.
Rescue workers pumped COM
pressed air down the smoke filled
shaft in an effort to provide VEN
tilation for the trapped men.
Water pumps, however, broke
down. Company officials express
ed fears that the trapped men
may drown before they are reach
ed.
1--WE have no idea where the men
are or what their condition Isl a
company spokesman said.
He identified the trapped men
as: William O'Brien, SO, Girard-
vile; William Kelly, 40, Schenan-
dcah; Joseph Wowak, "a, Shenan-
doah, and Raymond Eye, 35, Cir
ardville.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
SOUTH AFRICA IS
URGING PRICE OF
GOLD BE BOOSTED

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,
May 4.-R-South Africa, SOLDERING
up after a postwar buying spree,
has learned the hard way that be-
ing the worlds biggest gold pro-
Queer doesn't guarantee prosperity.
Now it wants the price OF gold
raised-a step which would deval-
uate the dollar in world trade and
have far reaching effects on the
entire world economy by changing
exchange rates.
Camille Quit, director of the In
ternational Monetary Fund GNFD
which controls monetary gold pri-
ces. is comforting with Finance
Minister N. c. Havenga.
Gold is as good as dollars in
international trade because the
United States will buy it from all
corners at $50 an ounce, a price
ses when the U. S. devaluated its
currency in 1884 during the de-
preston.
Up until recently South Africa
officials believed the country 5
s400,0oO,Oo0 a year output of gold
would take care of its information
al trade bills.
But South Africans, hungry for
merchandise after the war, bought
in record amounts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
WARNING GIVEN
BE. D0UkH0B0RS
(By The Associated Press

The government of British Col
uinbia has warmed group of al
leged arsonists to mend their ways
or be forced to move. Recently
number of fires broke out stimuli
taneously at Krestova, near Mel
son, B. c., where members of the
Doukhobors sect are living. Yester-
day B. C.'s Attorney General, Cor
don Wismer, told the Doukhobors
the government will not stand for
any more terrorims by fire. He add
Cd the sect is living on govern
ment land, to which it has no
legal right.
Wismer alleges the Doukhobors,
also called the Sons of Freedom,
are trying to stop development of
the Krestova area because other
people want to settle there.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
BARBARA RJ0RSETH
new SECRETARY In
BOY SCOUT OFFICE

Miss Barbara Bjorseth, new Of
flee secretary for the boy scouts,
arrived in Juneau aboard the Bara-
nof and is staying at the Juneau
Hotel.
Miss Bjcrseth is a graduate OF
Washington State College and at
tended high school in Seattle.
This is her first position with the
boy scout organization, although
she has done secretarial work pre-
viously at Seattle, sunnyside, and
Longview, Wash.
Msis Bjcrseth replaces Miss
Hazel Forde, who resigned the first
of the year to accept position at
the SUPPORT. Since that time Mrs.
Edward Dick has been assisting in
The scout office on a part-time
basis. With Mrs. Bjorseth's arrival
the scout office will resume its
former schedule Of office hours
from g am. to pm, Mondays
through Fridays, according tic scout
executive Maurice Powers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
WANT ADS
F0R SALE

SUMMER HOME, two floors, inside
plumbing, fireplace, lawn, gar
den, view, Lena Beach.
SMALL CABIN, low price, Lena
Beach
BEACH HOME, 2 bedrooms, furn-
ished, wired, water, AUX Bay.
COUNTRY HOME, 2 bedrooms,
furnished, 31a acres, Glacier Hi
way.
PLEASURE BOAT Katinka, 80 IT,,
ITO hip Chrysler engine. 21a-1 fe-
duction gear, sleeps six, ideal flor
trips.
FAMILY HOME, bedrooms, part
furnished, fireplace, view, good
neighborhood, Seventh Street.
LARGE Aasn HOME $ 0sdr00mf' down
NICE LOCATION, bedrooms,
Fifth Street.
N9ODERNIzED Quonset, bed
rooms, 9Th st.
GOOD BUSINESS property, SO it.
building frontage containing
warehouse, shop, showroom with
3-bedroom furnished residence
upstairs. Small Boat Harbor.
BEAUTY SHOP, fully equipped.
OTHER desirable residential and
business property in all price
ranges.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
New Development,
Hawaii Dock Strike
(By Associated Press)

Here's a late development in the
dock strike in Hawaii A spokes-
man for 1000 striking longshore-
men says three ships of the Ameri-
can President lines will be permitted
to unload passengers and baggage,
and then proceed on their way.
The three liners are the Presi-
dent Cleveland, due in Honolulu
today the President Wilson and
the General Gordon. The union
also will allow the vessels to take
on passengers in Honolulu.
Earlier an announcement by the
IL.W.U. international Secretary
Treasurer, Louis Goldblatt, had
warned ships stopping at honolulu
would be tied up for the duration
of the strike.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
ONE PUNCH DEALS.
DEATH; "EX(USADLE
HOMICIDE" REPORT

CORDOVA, Alaska, May 4-R'-
An Everett, Wash, packer boat
worker was free today on $4,000
bond pending a fall term OF the
grand jury.
He is Arne Johnson, AZ, charged
with manslaughter in connection
with the one-punch death OF
George Boyer, "a, last Saturday.
A coroner's jury Monday called
the death 'excusable homicide"
Testimony brought out that
Johnson went into the alley to
settle the matter" reluctantly dur
ing an argument while the two
were drinking.
Boyer, from Cordova and Valdez,
was knocked out by single blow
to the mouth Doctors were called
cut Boyer failed to regain con-
zciousness.
johnson is employed by Gc.don
Nelson on the packer boat New
Sunrise.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
HOUSE BILL Lets
CAA BUY SUPPLIES
EARLY FOR ALASKA

WASHINGTON, May 4--lA-The
House of Representatives has APP
proved legislation authorizing the
Civil Aeronautics Administration
to purchase its supplies for Alaska
late in the winter or early spring
each year so they can be sent to
Alaska during early summer.
The measure now goes to the
Senate.
The bill permits the C.A.A. to
purchase the needed supplies when
its appropriations for the next fis-
cal year have not been approved
ty March l and pay for them after
the appropriation bills are passed.
The House Interstate and Com
merce Committee reported that by
shipping early in the summer the
CA.A. could save considerable
money.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
new PEAK, AUTO
BUYING REACHED

WASHINGTON, May 4.-tR-
Government officials in the nations
capital have been studying the rise
in installment buying of automo-
biles during last month. They say
that springtime weat Their and
longer credit terms are two of the
factors that helped drive auto in
stallment buying to new peak in
March.
Scattered price cuts also played
a part. The officials say that the
nations total debt on auto pur-
chases now stands at more than
tWO-billion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04

SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-tR-
Herbert Hoover will get new recog-
milton of his humanitarian efforts
Wednesday.
Variety Clubs international an
nounced the former President
would be awarded in ahsentia
$1,000, scroll and a silver plaque
hailing him as the 1913 winner
of the organizations humanitarian
award.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
London Kids 10
Get Sweets for
Science Purposes

LONDON, May 4.-lR-Soine 25C
London kids are about to do then
all for science They'll eat a,-lot
CT candy to see if it hurts their
.
teeth.
They'll get a pre-war abundance
of jam and sugar, too, in their
school lunches. It's a part Of a
London county courcll dental re-
search committee project seeking
to prove or disprove the old idea
that too many sweets spoil the
teeth.
But imagine the feelings of $50
other children, placed back on the
old wartime sweets rat'ons to pro-
vide a research check.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
District Land Office
Anchnraga Alaska


February "a, 1919.
Notice for Publication
Notice is hereby given that Erick
Gabriel Larson, has made applica-
ton for domestic, Anchorage Ser
ial 011969, filed under the act of May
26, 1884 (48 Stat. 300 for tract of
land designated as Lot B, Plat of
U. S. Survey No. 1891, Triangle
Group of Homesites, Sheet No. 2,
containing ESQ acres, and it is now
in the files of the District Land Of
flee, Anchorage, Alaska.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely any of the above mentioned
land should file their adverse claims
in the local land office, Anchorage
within the period of publication OF
thirty days thereafter, or they viii
be barred by the provisions of the
Statutes.
GEORGE A. LINGO,
Manager.
First publication, March 16, 1949.
Last publication, May II. 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
ARMY MEN AT OFFICE
RESIDENT ENGINEER

Arriving yesterday, Major Frank
A. Griffin and Major James r.
Whitehead are here to carry out
activity in connection with the
property section of the office OF the
Resident Engineer The officers
are from the Transportation Corps,
Engineer Office, FIT. Richardson.
They expect to return to FIT. Rich
ardson on Friday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04

| FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY
PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRA-
TON MAY 4, 1949. SEALED BIDS
will be received at the office of the
Public Roads Administration, 419
Federal and Territorial Building,
Juneau, Alaska, until 1000 AM. on
May %, 1949, and then publicly OBJ
ened for furnishing the materials
and performing the the work for
constructing Alaska Forest Highway
Project 5-B1, Grading, Surfacing,
and Bridge, Kenai River Highway,
Chugach National Forest, Third
Judicial Division, Territory of Alas
ka. The project is located on the
Kenai River near Cooper's Landing
approximately So miles northwest OF
Seward and consists of IL miles of
grading and surfacing and 401
foot bridge with reinforced concrete
superstucture on treated pile bents.
The principal items of work involved
in the project are as follows. Extra
and Miscellaneous Force Account
Work, All Req'd.; Clearing 10 Acres;
Grubbing Acres; Unclassified Ex-
cavation 10000 Cu.Yds.; Unclassified
Excavation for Structures 35 Gu
Yds.; Unclassified Excavation for
Borrow $4,000 Cu.Yds.; Overhaul ST.
coo Sta. Yds.; Selected Borrow Sur
face Course 3,400 -u.Yds.; Concrete,
Glass A, 1853 Cu.Yds.; Reinforcing
Steel 10000 Lbs; Structural Steel
eco Lbs; Metal Handrail 807 LIMIT;
Treated Timber Is Mfb.m., Treat
ed Timber Piling 1926 LIMIT; Loose
Riprap 400 Cu.Yds.; Removal and
Disposal of Existing Bridge, All
Req'd. Plans and specifications may
be examined by prospective bidders
at Public Roads Administration, 419
Federal and Territorial Building,
Juneau, Alaska; Public Roads Adj
ministration, 208 Broadway Oak
Building, Portland, Oregon; Public
Roads Administration, Seward, AL
aska; Associated General Contract
ors of America, Benjamin Franklin
Hotel, Seattle. Washington; Asso-
ciated General Contractors of AM
erica, Multnomah Hotel, Portland,
oregon; Associated General Con-
tractors of America, Lousac-Sogn
Building, Anchorage, Alaska. Where
copies of plans and specifications
are requested, a deposit of $1,000
will be required to insure their re-
turn If these are not returned
within is days after opening of bids,
the deposit will be forfeited to the
Government. Checks should be made
payable to the Treasurer of the
United States. Plans and specifica-
lions may be obtained at the office
of Public Roads Administration, AIS
Federal and Territorial Building
Juneau, Alaska, and Public Roads
administration, 208 Broadway-Oak
Building. Portland, Oregon. H. A
Stoddart, Division Engineer.
First publication. May A, 1919.
Last publication, May 6, 1949.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-04
30 5R0pGIRL5 ARE
TRAPPED ON ROOF
OF BLAZING STORE

GLASGOW, Scotland, May A.
R-Firetrapped 80 shopgirls on the
roof of an Argyle Street store to-
day, and several jumped SO feet to
the ground.
Police said IA bodies were recov-
cred from the second floor after
the roof collapsed.