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Evening star., 1949-05-22

Iraq. Southwark. a less costly
irrigation system has been studied
for the confluence Of the Lesser
Zab and the Tigris.
ILow.Cost Construction
More typical Of the relatively
low-cost construction seen as effec-
tive in most Of these projects Is
the plan for the Fatha Dam. an
earthen structure about 40 miles
south Of Mosul on the Tigris.
Located near Ashur, one Of the
earliest cities known to world his
tory, the construction there would
take advantage of the Jabal
Hamrin. a range Of low hills. An
other low cost project has been
engineered near Samarra on the
Tigris, calling for dam and irriga-
ton channels into the marshes Of
Wadi Tharthar. An additional con-
troll dam has been studied for the
Diyala River, another Tigris con-
tributory. northwest Of Baghdad.
In Syria, q small independent
project which could provide power
and reclaim land for agricultural
purposes would involve the Orontes
River, now flowing uselessly from
its point of origin in Syria across
into Turkey and thence to the
Mediterranean.
Involving the Euphrates and its
tributaries are several projects ex-
tending from control of the
Khabur River in Northwest Syria
(rising in Turkey to rebuilding
of an ancient canal system near
where the Tigris and Euphrates
join to flow into the marsh lands
at the head Of the Persian Gulf.
Flowing for the most part in an
easily sloping valley. hundreds of
miles Of the Euphrates offer no
serious engineering problems or
costly construction for more effec-
tive utilization.
A pattern for this general type
Of improvement was established
in some Of the development prof.
ects undertaken by the British and
French in the Middle East before
World War II.
In a general way the Develop
ment and improvement poten-
tialities Of Syria and Iraq are
similar. Both are primarily agriculs
tural countries where the lack Of
controlled water leaves a dispro-
portionate amount Of their acreage
out of production entirely or with
very low yield. The fertility Of
their land under conditions of
scientific irrigation has been proven
and all or a substantial portion of
the developments mentioned above
would add millions Of acres to
production. Syria's principal crops
are wheat and other grains while
those of Iraq are grains and dates.
Other Special Problems
Lebanon, already intensely cul-
tivated within its small area, does
not offer great possibilities for
further agricultural development.
With one of the most advanced
populations of the Middle East,
however. the country has indus
trial possibilities and great attrac-
tions as a tourist and vacation
area.
| Egypt and Saudi Arabia offer
special problems in themselves.
Ninety-seven per cent Of the
area of Egypt is desert. leaving a
cultivated area of about 5000, 900
acres in the Nile Valley. While
these acres have a high yield Of
Evening star., 1949-05-22

CIOpS, pa! tlSu4dI ~ SottoA A4lo SO4 IL
even the further development Of
Nile River controls promises little
more than an additional 1900. 900
acres. With q fast growing popula-
tion rate. the long term improve
ment Of the country is believed to
lie more on industrial than agri-
cultural lines.
! On Thursday. Foreign Minister
Bevin announced in London that
agreement had been reached be-
tween the British and Egyptian
governments for further develop
ment and control Of the Nile
waters. The initial project. esti-
mated to cost about 40,000. 900.
calls for construction of two dams
on the White Nile at at the outlet
of Lake Victoria in Uganda. Both
power and food control are eX-
pected to result from these works.
Good Laboratory
Saudi Arabia. emerging in a
few years from the Middle Ages
to the Goth century. provides
a laboratory in which al
most any kind OF experiment
might arrive at success. It's in
come in oil royalties already ap-
proximates 1000. 900 yearly and
are projected to 10000. 900 in
1853. 1t has sizable potentiali-
ties in mineral deposits and it
has substantial yearly income
from the Moslem pilgrimages to
Mecca and Medina.
/ Up to now much of this income
has been channeled into the be-
ginnings Of Improvements In
transport. communications and
health facilities. Experiments in
scientific agriculture have indi-
Gated astounding possibilities and
the Bedouin Of q few years ago
has contributed his share Of sur
prise by proving an adaptable
and industrious worker under the
guidance Of American oil tech
nicians. Saudi Arab national pros
perity seems assured for q long
time to come but perhaps the
most fortunate development for
the country on q long range basis
would be further experimentation
in irrigation and farming.
Israel likewise Is special prob
| lem. A small country. already
being flooded with immigrants. it
probably possesses more technical
skill per unit Of population than
any other in the Middle East.
With financial support coming in
large quantity from the United
States its industrial and agricul-
tural development are expected to
progress at high rate Of speed.
In its proposal for a Near East
survey commission the congress
sional group on Wednesday re-
marked significantly:
1.-THE fate of Israel is now un-
alterably linked with the fate Of
the whole region and this bill Is
one way to bring permanent peace
and neighborly relations between
Israel and the other Near East
countries"
Development Of the smaller
countries-such as Trans-Jordan.
Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrein and
others-is less subject to predic-
ton. Some have proven oil re-
sources and should benefit sub
stantially; others may benefit only
indirectly from their location as
and II the Middle East nations
demonstrate the vision to develop
and utilize their natural wealth.
Evening star., 1949-05-22
Press Takes Dim View
OfNewsmenin State Jobs
Starts Round of Ccnsurc Regardless
of Ethical Defcnses

CHICAGO MAY 2A q ttai
I'D criticism and cootscSwfss
Ap e ~ 1s 81 iSas
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BY N N&uoa
RoH Harris - D&uAlrh aHs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
20 YEARS AGO fTr TIT EMPIRE
NOVEMBER 10. 1929


 for the court eoh Juneauites sbpoenaed for grand Jury ou were James J. lnges MIS- Naoleo E. Martin Mrs Marvel M Nostrand George N onpA H. Skinner Smith, Mrs Harry Spernng MISS Doiie Hortene L. Williams
 sedan purchased py Y F. fSop Agents had arrived Juneau and had tan upholstery F.. Angeles sentenced to san suen Judge Frke following conVc' of assault upon Eunce Pringe. #tf 4# D. Nome citizen ana Clerh o o for Repubhan nohhA'o for Delegate member of the Alaska Leeie both houses He also hao oee memb Alaska Commission
 Mrs H Dunn had accepted poS'' daily newspaper oi iooo High School ana e oou University Washington and hao nao carry ~ the Anchorage lio a'e o the Seattle Times Press and the vancouver ou
 c,,r,ors Weather Bureau stations in Alaska superintendent for the racc CoS district by C.. Mize who succeeoeo ani iee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Admirals' Vested Interest

Tt is interesting Eberstadt add ed, ito investigate the reasons why the Navy Department has been held on an administrative dead center; to discover the sources of the tremendous inertia that has opposed successfully the central ization of authority in the depart ment for a century.
 First, there is the attitude of Naval officers, themselves. Those men associated with the bureaus have traditionally and naturally found it desirable to preserve the integrity of their vested interests He knows, almost by instinct. where sources of authority can be found; where roads to promotion lie, where he fits in the scheme of things. Within this rigid frame work all officers know how to deal with each ether, with secretaries, with Congressmen, and with the public. -
 Yet, even though Ebersadt had pointed out the pitfalls, Forrestal was never able to reform the Navy. And the continued pickering of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

Territory The Associated Press quotes Warne as say ing that the first of these installed communities will probably be constructed in the Kasiof area on the Kenai Peninsula.
 The proposed farms would average 150 acres in size said the assistant secretary and the trading center of each "matlred settlement" would have a population about equal to that of the surrounding farms Warne added that the five initial projects under the proposed program could add an estimated l5 900 to OOOO people to Alaska's population.
 There is nothing new about the pan-indeed, it dates back in conception to the earliest New Deal boondoggles under the aegis of Rexford Guy Tugwel and Harry Hopkins There is nothing to show that experiments in collectivism and planned economy of government bureaucras will be any more successful than when their first costly failures were recorded
 Resettlement projects involving groups of citizens are and have been contrary to the deeply ingraned American principles of freedom and enterprise Through this and similar measures, the adminstra- ton appears determined to the historic rea- tionship between the citizen and the government
 Citizens who permit themselves to become totally dependent upon the government for survival must cease to be its masters and become, instead, the servants of the state. Carried to the logical con- clusion the group settlement proposal means the breeding of two classes citizens, those who support themselves and those who supported by ther fellow Americans through taxes.
 Never before in the history of the Republic have farmers received the aid which they now get rom the government in Wlde Varley oi oeheiio pi'i' Extension of these benefits to Alaskan farmers should be the first step developing agriculture ln the Ter ritorv Other forms of encouragement on an lnol- vdral basis must be devised and tried before Con- press enterains further group settlement schemes o he administration planners.
 As we pointed out in connection with the pro- ,osed bill to socialize Alaskan economy through creation of billion dollar Federal corporation, the answer to the Territory development problems IS not
 ,reoucratic meddling in private enterprise. It IS
 4,or cane annroach to certain specific problems, ,,cb as transportation costs within the framework If the American system. ss, a s sa
 Latest advices from the nations capital are that The billion dollar corporation bill in the form pub rshed is dead The sooner it is joined In the ao- ninistraton grave yard by the land settlement pro ,osal. in it's present form, the better
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
pARA(HUTE5
 TO DEATH

CONDON, Ore, Nov. 10-IR-One Navy airman parachuted to his death as a engine plane crash landed in a wheat field north of here last night.
 The six others aboard the Navy privateer were safe. Two para chuted and four rode the plane down.
 A sheriff's searching party found the body of the victim at dawn today. Members reported at the nearby Louie Barnett ranch that he was killed ty blow on the head in landing. He was rot named, pending notification of next Of kin.
 The plane, on a training mission from Whidbey Island Naval Air Station on Puget Sound, was forced down by icing, the CAA reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Back to NOrmalcy
Washington Post)


 There is no better indication that life is again becoming humdrum, Russian bomb no, than the reemergence of the faddsm that marked the 20s and sos. The distinctive profession of flagpoe sitting, for example, recently has enjoyed quite revival to more apparent purpose than before The record for sustained arpane flights has just been set by two weary young men who remained aloft some six weeks Yuma, Ariz Theer are rumors that marathon dancing is on the way back. And although we have had positive word of revival of the unique pastime of swallowing goldfish un- doubtedy college pranksters who gave birth to the fad originally can be counted on to come forth with something equally intriguing.
 All of these feats pale however before the ac- complishment, reported the front pages of young sea lion from California, named Pierre Cilion, who has just swum the English Channel in five hours his contribution to a radio stunt program. No one has ascertaned what Pierre himself thought of his achievement in cutting in half the existing record. Even with the ndigny of a corset, however, Pierre certainly fared better than the 20odd correspondents who covered his excursion. Many of them made the trip sans culottes because they had to wade through the surf to the boats, and about half of them were seasick The moral of all this seems to be that life is not humdrum for reporter or that Horatio Alger is becoming outmoded, and the slier you are the more publicity you get.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

Yet in 1945, Eberstadt wrote a re- alistic report that gives some idea what Secretary of the Navy Mat thews and Chief of Naval Opera tions Sherman are now up against in trying to keep the admirals in line.
 No one can accuse Eberstadt Of being prejudiced against the Navy. Yet here is what he reported to then Secretary of the Navy For restal in 1945:
 There is, always has been, ana always will be as long as the prin- ciple of individual responsibility and exclusive authority is contin- ued, a centrifugal force in the De partment of the Navy that the us- ual Secretary, possessed Of frag- mentary knowledge, cannot with stand. What all this means super ficially is that the Navy Depart ment is a defective administrative mechanism-it provides no ade- quate device by which subordinate agencies may be made immediately responsive to the will of a cen tral intelligence.
 Under such conditions con- tinued Eberstadt, ''it is inevitable that the administration of the Ma w has been entrusted primarily to the individual bureaus. The supreme civil authority in or dinary times is, in practice, isolated from the real activity of the or ganization over which he presides At the best, as one Secretary recently pointed out, he has acted ordinarily as an umpire between the bureau chiefs when they disa- gree; but it should be added, he has perforce to act as an umpire with no very certain grasp of the rules of the game"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
COMMUNITY EVENTS

Tonight at 7:30 o'clock-Gasti- neau District Council meeting in City Hall.
 November 11-Joint Armistice day dance by American Legion ano VFW.
 November II, 7:30 p.m.-Scottish Rite Masons.
 November 12-Trinity Guild An nual Christmas Bazaar.
 November 12-Sons of Norway Ball.
 November 16-Elks Turkey Shoot.
 November 18-All School play. November IS = Martha Society Bazaar November 19 Emblem Club dance. November 22-Juneau City Band in concert.
 December 24-Lutheran Ladies an nual bazaar. 33fE December 3-Dance by Eastern Star, Scottish Rite Temple.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MsUsED We would appreciate hear - o, vo Say we SHOULD appreciate hearing from you Con @ heond the control of the by SHOULD in th t on 1snpar or plura the second and thrt person and plural
 OFTEN MSPRONOUNCED Regular Pronounce in three syapes regler.
 OFTEN MISSPEILED: Fricassee two Ss and two Els
 SYNONYMS: Energetic buoyan airy bhe lghthearteo spoe froicsome. .. u
 WORD STUDY word three times and It yours Ae' increase our vocabulary mastering word eah oay
 something previously known .1e oant old pictures reminiscent of days gone py
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
MODERN ETIQUETTE Ss ROBERTA gr ,l LEE

(, What is the best to follow isn't sure of the right choice of at dinner table? EAs*s xeeEaf t , m A One can follow procedure case ike 1is Dr. the piece plate for the first course and wok in toward plate "
 Is + necarv to repea strangers when introducing group?
 No; it MT Johnson ana then i'e group-"Mr Barnes" etc. Ie4Ekt#& s87st
 When sending greeting card to young man wno IS vteen sho,d one address Master? A Address i'm kE4 sEf
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Beais Parking Meier for } (enis;; k Fined $50

Is
 VAN NUYs, Calif., Nov. 10-R-- Leonard Collen is $50 poorer to- Jay because he tried to save a woman five cents.
 Said James Smith, parking-meter Inspector, in Municipal Court yes terday: st
 Collen told a woman he'd show her how to beat the meter and banged it with his hand until 1t showed an hours free parking Smith called police. Collen pleaded yuilty to charge of meter-tamper- ng.
 The fine was $50.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Jinx Airplane

Here's an ironic twist to the trag- ic. P-38- Eastern airliner crash This same P-38 had been flown in the Bendix Air Races by an Eastern Airlines pilot, Hasson Cal loway. During the race, he lost an engine and was forced down.
 Later this same P-38 again had trouble, this time with Bolivian pilot BridouX at the controls-and the world knows what happened mid-air collision with the East ern airliner.
 Ironically, the wrecked 'alrllner was flown by pilot Calloway's best friend, pilot George Ray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

The st-dominated goV- ernment of Czechoslovakia frightened it's grip on church affairs under It's new control law. New decrees gave the governments church office the final say over what is to be taught in seminaries and what textbookS
 should be used by student priests. A Jesuit publication at the Vatl- can charged that the Communists
 plan to replace Roman Catholicism Ity the establishment of a new oriental Catholic church.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
What's Wrong With Navy

No battleship admiral is more pro-Navy than Ferdinand Eber- stadt, close friend of Secretary Forrestal and long power in the civilian circles behind the Navy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Resettlement Plan

Fairbanks News Miner)
 Plans for a series of new farm settlements m Alaska were detailed at length by William E. Warne, Assistant Secretary of the Interior following his re- turn to Washington D. G. from a recent tour of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
Weather al ~.
 Alaska Poinfs

Weather conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4.30 am, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau at Juneau. follow:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
RED PACT
 TAKEN up
 JUN. MEEI
(Bv Associated Press)

The United Nations moved closer to a full-scale debate on Russia S peace pact proposal. It calls for a JUN. prohibition of atomic weapons and peace treaty to be signed by the Soviet Union, the United States, Britain, France and China.
 The 59-nation political commit tee will debate the Russian pro posal today or tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

Don't worry unduly about the atomic pomo lhe chances are that in the not distant future It VIII pc obsolete by an almost indefinitely more powerful mesonc bomb f5s5#
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

When Defense Secretary Johnson set out 'o achieve unity of the several branches ot the aliheu forces by cracking heads together he prooaoy aon .ooIizo how, hard are some of the heads involved
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
ADULTS ARE TO SQUARE DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT

The Sour Do-Ceys Club (married couples) will hold their regular square dance at the Parish Hall on Saturday night at 8 o'clock.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

Tn size stands hall way oeVweeh "i ~ i and star" says physicist. Man SceiS ""SS V NY in the middle of things including a bad TX saU
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

Skirts are bit shorter this fal put 'heS ia'A several inches of reaching the altltuoe that bug-eyedness in men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

We often wonder how managed to survive all .,, ho,,e remedies given us for cold when were a kid.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

admirals was one thing that con- tributed to his nervous breakdown
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10
The Washington MerrY-6o-Round
By DREW PEARSON
Continued from Page One)

to their ancient tribal customs Furthermore, Ickes was suspicious that the move to put the NavaJos under state laws, while sincere on the part of the Church, was a blind on the part of the politicians to take over their water rights.
 He suspected the big New Mex ican cattlemen and ranchers-most of them Republicans, but some of them contributing nonetheless to Democratic Senator Clinton An derson-of engineering this parl of the bill through Congress. An derson, incidentally, had telephoned Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug during the Senate debate urging Krug to accept the amend ment putting the Indians (and their water rights) under state laws. Krug agreed and the amend ment stayed in.
 However, President Truman took the unusual step of skipping down his Secretary of the Interior and vetoing the Navajo bill.
 AdmiraIs and Generals Sltlke
 It took armless Harold Russell, head of the AMVETS to get top ranking brass of the Armed Ser vices together recently.
 The incident occurred at Am erican Universitys rally to raise 225,000 for it's war memorial ath- letic center, at which time young President Paul Douglass had the courage to invite Maj. Gen. Edward S. Bres of the Army; Admiral Glen Davis; Maj. Gen. Edwin Lyon of the Air Force; Brig. Gen. E. A. Pollock of the Marines; and Ad- miral Merlin O'Neil of the Coast Guard.
 As this array of officers arrived, there was an awkward pause. Swiftly Russell, who once starred in ''The Best Years of Our Lives stepped into the breach. Extending the two hooks where his hands had been, he said:
 Gentlemen, let's all shake ' Which they did to the applause of the other guests.
 Note-Ms.'be President Paul Douglass of American University should start public relations course for the Armed Services.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-11-10

Weather: High, A. low, 38; rain
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

EARNEST E. JOHNSON of
New York, former partner in the
dissolved public relations firm
or CarterJ0hnsOn Associates,
VIII discuss the roll of public
relations before the fourth an
nual conference on 1.-THE Negro
In Business" being held in Wash
ington, ID. C. April 1923. The
U. 5. Department of Commerce
sponsors this conference. Mr..
Johnson represents, among
others, the Negro Newspaper
Publishers Association, the Amer
lean Savings and Loan League.
and the Broadway Federal
Savings and Loan Association
Of Los Angeles. He is also a
founder of the New National
Public Relations Society.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
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terested in attending the camp
must register by June l. Ad1i-
tional information can be secUr--
ed from the Branch YWCA.
The Busy Bee Club, Of the
Branch YWCA, meets on Tuesdays
at 2:30. This club is composed of
young teen age girls. They are
now embroidering. The group is
ander the capable guidance of
Mrs. S. D. Redmond. Girls who
are interested in this type of
activity are welcome to join.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
travel kid

For travelling day coach WITH d
baby. carry n mans travelling case.
II or-ns easily from tie top, holds
yom ~llaGs and bahy's and you can
open II with one hard ard reach In
without letting 60 OF baby.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

telnational Tea On Mothers Day,
May 5. The Committee is raising
money to send representatives,
from the Y, to conference and
camp this Summer. The Tea is to
be gala affair and the Finance
Committee is sure that it will
have the cooperation and sup
port of the public
The YWCA Y-Teens will have
their Summer Camp at Waveland,
Miss, July 11-17, 1919. All Y
Teens and teen age girls are
eligible to attend. Everyone in
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16
SkfntruiiK Stpt-tsaua

While skimmilk Is g. gh'iv tower -
Ntamln A and calorics man Who,s
milk, 1t contains more cai~nIi.,
ron and other minerals :hn,
cream contains. and It's content Of
fibofiavin and thiamin compare,
very faVorably with the amount ~
'Nc-~ v6tamins In cream.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-04-16

with this effort, Alpha Kappa Al
pha Sorority has been assisting
at the Cooperative Farm Clinic
near Cruger, Mississippi. The x
Ray machine was purchased and
services of both national and To-
cal AKA's have been enthusiast
tically rendered.