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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
DIPLOMATIC POUCH

Russian troops are Infiltrating into northern Iran in what looks like a new attempt to stir up re- volt. The American Embassy has cabled the State Department that last week 400 Russians, disguised as tribesmen, penetrated into Azer- baijan province and distributed arms to the rebel tribesmen in the area. The Chinese Commun- ist armies are about to win their greatest victory diplomatic recog- milton from the west This week, London and Washington are send ing identical notes to the French, Belgian and Dutch governments asking agreement on list of items that can be traded with the Com munists. The list is referred to in diplomatic circles as a n-contra- hand" list. After agreement IS reacher on these lists, Britain, eag- CT to trade with the Chinese Reds, will extend de facto recognition to the Communist regime in China. We'll be the last to act. But we'll recognize too.
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Delusion of Grandeur?
Cincinnati Enuuirer)

Cincinnati Enqu1rer)
 President Truman may have had especial targets for his spleen in mind when he made that political banquet speech in Kansas City inveighing against "broken-down reporters turned columnists" but he displayed general of increasing irritation with the nations papers Not specified, but undoubtedly in the back of the Presidents mind the recent barage of publicity regarding the sale of Washington influence and the -curricular activities of his military aide.
 Quite possibly in other words, Mir Truman is be- ginning to regard himself as person who should be above popular criticism If so, that is a dangerous state of mind for public servant to entertain
 Harry Truman had his share of criticism-along with his share of favorable publcitydurng his inherited term in the White House. His seeming ability to take it. undoubtedly had much to do with the popular sympathy he cashed in on at the polls last November. And, more than incidentally, he was given fair share of the newsprint during the last campaign quite apart from the fact that most of the metropolitan papers opposed his election editorlay So, we don't think President Truman has any fair general complaint agants the newspapers And against his known antipathy for certain members of the profession must be set the fact that newspaper men have been very valuable to him in the past Ac- cording to our understanding, it was newspaperman who suggested to Senator Truman that he sponsor an investigation of effort. It was the promi- hence which his Investigating committee gave him that really made him a national figure and vice. presidential available in 1940.
 Of course, if he grows to despise newspapers, President Truman will only be following in the foot steps of his predecessor-who came to fancy himself as figure beyond the reach of the press, deusion which his resonant radio delivery and the urgent emergencies of war managed to maintain to the very last Harry Truman rely upon neither His radio presence is not hypnotic. And, such as it is, there's peace on now
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
FELL0W5HIp DINNER
 OF NL PRESBYTERIAN
 CONGREGATION HELD

The annual Congregational Fel- lowship dinner of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church was held Tuesday evening in the Church dining room. A capacity crowd was served a delicious meal which was covered dish style and which demonstrated the fact that Juneau has many very fine cooks.
 After the dinner, the devotions were led by the pastor, the Rev Willis R. Booth, with Mrs. Carol Beery Davis presiding at the piano. Miss Claire Folta, in her charm ing manner, sang How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings," The Rev. William Meyer, D. D., pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, Rochester, N. Y, then addressed the aud- fence on the meaning of New Life Through Evangelism" At the conclusion of the address, Miss Frances E. Paul delighted the group with her rendition of Top liff's Consider the Lilies"
 The tables were well arranged and beautifully appointed by ladies from the Martha Society. and the World Service Circle. The Con- mittee responsible for the success of the dinner in every way were under. the leadership of Mrs. J. w. Leiv-' CTS and Mrs. Robert Sommers. Those working on the various com. mittees were Mesdames Kenneth Clem, Gunnar Blomgren, Willis R. Booth, Edwin Sutton, M. s. Whit tier, Helen Dreibelbis, Ronald Bur- rows, Ray Taylor, T. A. Morgan, w. L. Grisham, c. c. Carter, Don- aid Burrus, Ralph C.. Wright, and Josephine Boyd.
 Thanks are given to these and all the good cooks who prepared the food. Also to the members of the High School Westminster Fellowship who assisted in serving the coffee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
SHIPPING BONANZA

Capitol newsnen were skeptical when Representative Porter Hardy of Virginia announced there would be a complete and fortnight probe of the Maritime Commission and its squandering of taxpayers money on ship contracts.
 So many congressional commit tees have been spreading the whiteWash of late that newsmer doubted Hardy would make good his promise se-especially since he halls from the big maritime area around Norfolk.
 However, the courageous Virgin ian not only confirmed all that alert Comptroller General Lindsay Warren had said about Maritime Commission waste, but went even further Hardy produced evidence showing that the Commission had entered into agreements with the U. S. Lines, American Export Lines, dlIQ bllC f1iilCl UGH IlCoidCllI AiiilSo for the sale of six ships for $70,- 000,000, though the ships had cost the government $150,000000 to build
 The Hardy subcommittee also found that most of the $28.000,00 being spent for so-called National Defense Feature" on the six new vessels-at no cost to the purchas- ers-was an outright gift because many of these features can be util- ized commercially in peacetime.
 The report, supported by able Ex penditures Committee Chairman William Dawson of Illinois, urged that steps be taken to recoup as much as possible of this largesse to the shiplines, also that mari time laws be rewritten to prevent such extravaganza in the future.
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Anchorage Runways Al New Airport Long

ANCHORAGE, Oct. 20- tR -I Runways of the new Anchorage airport will be longer than those at the Los Angeles or the Seattle Tacoma airports.
 Engineers who made the compari- sons said they would be comparable to the San Francisco Municipal Airport runways.
 Resident Engineer R. w. Strong said the International Airport here will be half again as big as the one being tuilt near Fairbanks.
 The S8,00o000 job is scheduled for completion next year.
 Strong said the silty soils required special compaction treatment not previously used in Alaska construc- ton.
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HOME FOR ALASKA WOMEN

It looks like Alaska will have Pioneers Home for the same scale as the Pioneers Home for at Sitka.
 This bit of information given out by Terri torial Treasurer Henry Roden in his speech at Sitka Tuesday during the unveng of the "Prospector" The Treasurer announced that he and Charles w. Carter, another member of the Pioneers Home Committee, had completed plans for conversion of the Tower Apartments, adjacent to the Pioneers Home, into a home for Alaskan Pioneer women.
 This proposal has been before seevral recent leg
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Daily Lessons in English v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN N1IsUsED "she delighted to i'm Say, very MUCH delighted to see him.
 Pronounce ok-u-ler as in n
 OFTEN MISSPEIIED Engineer; Atmosphere; ERE.
 benevolent sympathetic tender-hear 
 times and it is yours Let us vocabulary by mastering word each day Today wod ExORBITANT mild nasty judgment nor ambtion"-Hare.
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officers in Monterrey, Calf, Sept. 21. Officially the meeting was routine review of naval problems, but Kimball sensed something special was going on. For those present included Admiral Arthur Radford, lead-off man in the Navy revolt, together with Vice Admiral Gerald F. Began. Therefore, Under secretary Kimball made a brief speech, pleading with the admirals to lay their cards on the table.
 If you think we're not getting a fair deal" Kimball said, then let's speak up. After all, I'm one of your own. I used to be assist ant Secretary of the Navy for Ar. I know your problems.
 Kimball told the admirals that President Truman had ordered waste removed from the defense spending picture, and that the de- fense budget would have to be cut two billion dollars by l95l
 If you feel this is wrong" Kimball said, speak up. I prom ise you we'll get fair hearing. I can walk into Louis Johnson's office any time I want and get a hearing. So now is the time to talk"
 The admirals looked down their noses, gave Kimball silent treat ment. Yet it was at this very same meeing-without telling the Undersecretary of the Navy-that Admiral Began wrote his now fa- nous letter complaining about nav al morale. And it was at this meeting also that Admiral Radford added his postscript to the let CT that touched off the powder keg in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
CAPITAL NEWS CAPSULES

IsolatiOnist Nevadan. Senator Tom Connally, Texas Democrat, rallied a group of Senators the other day to vote against an amendment by Senator George Ma lone, Nevada Republican :. Lets get out there and vote," stirred Connally. T don't know what it's about, but it was offered by Ma lone. So I'm against it." Many Senators feel the same way about the gentleman from Nevada, who IS one of the leading isolationists in Congress.
 Unhappy Hindu-Prime Minister Nehru of India is irked at the State Department for the man killing tour of the U. s. A. they've arranged. During his 26- day stay he will see virtually nothing but banquet tables, formal receptions and luncheons. What he really wanted was chance to get &C., Qu1IllbtO Wltil tilC Plo4ii pNOpit Ol the United States so he could de- eide how India should line up in the future. But the State Depart ment disregarded this and ar ranged for 30 formal parties dur ing the 26 days.
 Feuding Senators Washington's s bumptious Senator Cain, a Repub- lican, tried to make political cap- ital on the Senate floor over a S238 check paid by a group of universities to Senator Magnuson, a Democrat, also from Washing ton. The money covered Magnu- sons travel expenses to New Or leans for speaking engagement sponsored by the universities. What Senator Cain didn't mention is that he, too, has kept a few speak ing ngagements-has flown to Honolulu to take part in the Town Meeting of the Air; to Walla Walla. Washington, to speak locally; and to Boston to speak before the apartment house owners. In each
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
THESE DAY s
GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY
ONE OUT OF NINE

"One out of every eight. or nine persons employed in the United States todas is a government work CT"
 This startling statement is the first line of Solomon Rabricant's statistical study, "The Rising Trend of Government Employment issued by the National Bureau of Econo- mic Research.
 Altogether total of more than 6,00O,000 adults are employed by 7" Federal, state, local, includ- ing school and other districts and government enterprises and corpor- ations. Among these employees are members of the armed forces as well as civil service appointees. All part-time workers are covered by the payroll data, in terms of eith- CT number of 'full-time equivalent 7" In 1900, these units employ ed about 100000 persons.
 Fabricant compares the increase between government employment and total employment and he finds that the rate of growth in total employment, substantial though it has been, fell far short of the very high rate of growth in government employment Total employment increased from 1900-48 by about 120 per cent, while government employment increased by 45O-50O per cent; privately en- ployed workers by about 100 pei cent.
 Fabricant makes two points which I prefer to quote:
 in not single function of the federal government, the cities or New York State Cor other states of which we have records) was the number of workers actual ly reduced. In no other sector o1 the economy would we find every major division expanding.
 ''The rsults are almost as strik- ing when growth in population i' taken as a standard against which to set the rates of increase in in- dividual functions. Every fedora
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function pushed employment up
 more than population grew Every
 New York State function pushed employment up more than the pop
 ulation of the state grew. As for cities, all except three functions pushed employment up more than
 urban population grew.
 "The three municipal functions that did not grow as rapidly as ur- ban population are the general con-
 troll functions, administrative,
 legislative, and judicial. In the federal government as well, and in part also in New York and other states. it was these functions that tended to lag"
 Politically these trends produce vast number of men and women, all voters, and their close kin, who have vested interest in govern ment jobs, in the continuance of departments and functions, in the
 maintenance of payrolls-that is, in the high cost of government. The strongest resistance political ly to the implementation of the Hoover reports, for instance, comes from organizations of government
 employees who object to any reduc- tion in the government payroll. In fact, the lobbying of such organi- cations in Washington and in state capitals is for constant increases in government spending, especially in their particular department and agencies. Unless this trend is ar rested, it's political effect may be government by it's own employees and an intending increase in tax
 es
 The question arises whether there is not danger that we shall con- tirue to increase this government labor force still further until so
 many are employed in this man. ner that a large segment of the population will be withdrawn from the private enterprise labor force.
 Maybe that is good or bad or some
 thing, but it needs to be faced candidly. We are still showing
 names on the government payroll perhaps to keep down unemploy-
 ment figures. We are still paying
 taxes for a huge host of citizens
 whose services are of doubtful pro- ductive value. Fabricant says:
 Did absorption by government of functions commonly performed at
 the opening of the century by pri-
 vate enterprise play any role in ex- banding government employment?
 Employees engaged in public service enterprises rose only slightly more rapidly than population. Measured in this way and in this sense, in- creased 'socialization' of production does not appear to have been significant factor. -"
 There is too little evidence to form any conclusion other than that l the use of government employment to fight general unemployment has left us a heritage of government payroll which has become of such i political advantage that in spite of { the Hoover reports, the political party in power dare not reduce it's
 number, lest resentment over such
 an economy lead to political de- 1 feat Yet, failure to reduce the gov ernment payroll means, apart from costs, that efficiency in govern
 ment operations may be unattain-
 able.
 1 Copyright, 1949, King Fea-
 lures Syndicate, IncD
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
COAST HOCKEY
 LEAGUE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

The San Francisco ShamrockS moved back into first place tie in the southern division of the Pac- fife Coast Hockey League by beat4 ing Los Angeles 6 to 4 last nighty
 This pulled the winners up td idle San Diego in the standings.
 The Seattle Ironmen continued to hold a single point advantage irl the standings for the northern di3 vision lead by edging the Portland Penguins 5-4. Rudy Filion led the winners. He scored three goals uni assisted and helped on the ot.let two.
 The New Westminster Royals clung doggedly to second place by defeating the Tacoma Rockets 3-l3
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
FIGHT DOPE

Fights last night resulted as fol- lowS
 New York (St. Nicholas Arena) Billy Graham, 1441a, New York, outpoinked Jean Walzack, 146la, Paris, France, 10.
 WORCESTER, Mass.-Don Will Hams, IA, Worcester, outpointed Sammy Angott, 143, Washington, Pa. 10.
 Ogden, Utah-Remo Polidori, ITO, Toele, Utah, knocked out Lee Hayes, 180, Dallas, Tex. 1.
 Phoenix, Ariz-Charlie Salas, IA, Phoenix, and Babe Herman, 140h, Los Angeles, drew, 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-20
LOOK and LEARN %Sy c. GORDON

l. the science of eugenics deal? considered people the financial of the United States?
 8. English queen had IT children? the only explorer to fly both the North and South Poles? the lne This is the forest primeval murmuring pines and the hemocks"?
 ANSWERS:
 hereditary qualities breed, especially the human
 2 Wall Street. in New York City
 of them died in infancy while the 7h died the age of II.
 Richard E. Byrd.
 B. "Evangeline" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

wait until all the guests have been served begins attending large dinner?
 required wait until his food cools there number of guests to be served.
 walking with and she is carrying her should he offer to for her?
 A should not be expected
 is the eat banana at the table? peeled plate then eaten with
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sative sessions but lost It should be revived and pushed to completion. Alaska has many, many pioneer who should be permitted to pass their declining years in the comfort of Territorial home.
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FIRE ALARM

Juneau Fire Department ans- wered 3-6 alarm yesterday after noon and went to Fifth and Gold Streets. But the reported chimney fire turned out to be a smoking chimney. No damage.
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case, Gains expenses were paid ill full by the sponsoring organiza- tions.
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SCHWINN BICYCLES at Madsen's.
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The Washington 
By DREW PEARSON

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a point behind the winner OF the
tourney, Max Pavey, of Brooklyn,
and in consideration of the great
strength of the field and the SUI
perior prestige of the event, this
must be regarded as the greatest
success achieved by a Washington
player outside the District in many
years.
The tourney included 38 play
ers and was completed in 10
rounds on the lines of the Swiss
system. Berliner won six games,
drew and lost only l. This
gave him 712-2l2, as against Pa
vey's 30, Pavey having drawn
one fewer game.
Berliner was tied with Larry
Evans. who won the event last
year and has been for two years
past champion of the Marshall
Chess Club in New York City.
Fourth with 7-3 was DR.. Edward
Lasker, who has been a prominent
figure in American tournament
chess for a quarter of century.
There followed quadruple
bracket at 61a-3k2, which included
two of the country's most prom
ising young players, Arthur Bis
guier and George Kramer, as well
as jeremiah F. Donovan and Jack
Soudakoff of New York City. DR..
M. ]. Herzberger of Rochester and
DR., Ariel Mengarini, a former
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|OES 4 ctivitieS
! In Local Chapters
Special chapter notices:

opCCldl ClldpCcl llOllCtS.
La Fayette Lodge-Wednesday
entertainment.
! Electa - Tuesday, initiation
Saturday, Ways and Means coun.
try store, Masonic Hall, IA U street
Sc. Buffet supper, 3 to II pm.
I Temple-Monday, plans to be
made for activities.
Esther-Thursday. August. Sep
TENDER and October birthdays
honored.
Bethany-Friday, honoring past
matrons, patrons and charter
members. August and September
birthdays celebrated.
East Gate-Friday, entertain
ment.
Martha-Monday, life member
ship with Mrs. Cleta Morrison
Tuesday. Temple Board with Mrs
Morrison. Friday, initiation. Sat-
urday, all expense tour to Du Pont
Longwood Gardens, Wilmington.
Del. Contact Mrs. Mabel Cook,
Georgia 1895
Miriam - Monday, initiation.
Tuesday. Temple Board with Mrs.
Susie Weiner. September 18, reli-
gious services, Masonic and East
ern Star Home.
Bethlehem-Tuesday, 7:3O pm.
Chevy Chase-Wednesday. din
ner and bazaar in chapter hall.
Warren G. Harding-Tuesday,
grand visitation. Twenty eighth
anniversary celebration.
Hope-Tuesday. 5 pm, re-
hearsal. Wednesday, grand vista
ton.
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|VFW Department
New Officers Set
By Comdr. Sutphin

Comdr. Robert Sutphin of the
District of Columbia Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, last week named
officers to head various activities
They include Robert S. Trogner
Columbia Post, director of depart
ment athletic program: John A
Looney, Father Gallagher Post
director of department youth act;
Carl D. Powell. Front Line Post
department Americanism and pa
triotic instructor; Robert E. Sar-
gent, All-American Post, chair
man of service and rehabilitation;
John H. Coffman, Equality
Walter Reed Post, legislative Off
GER.
The Armistice Day Ball Com
mittee met last Friday evening to
discuss further plans for the 1949
Armistice Day ball to be held on
November II in the Hangar Room
at the National Airport.
Vincente Linn Post met last
Sunday evening when two former
members of the post were rein
stated. They are Ande Flores and
Vincente Gregorio.
Top Notch Pup Tent, No. l, Mil
itary Order of the Cootie, will
hold a lawn party at Mount Alto
Hospital tomorrow evening. AS
this is the last one Of this type
of party to be held for the vet
Grams in the hospital all members
of the Coolies are urged to attend
with their friends.
Comdr. James Wood of Column
bia Post, No. 1888, at a recent meet
ing of Columbia Post gave the
obligation to their first 1850 mem
bers. They were Richard E.
Erickson and James F. Hendley
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Government Printing
Office Post, 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Monday-George G. Blake Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, 1919
K street NV; Wilbur S. Abel
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Wednesday-John j. He'll Post,
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D. c. Department,
Legion Auxiliary,
Plans Activities

Mrs. Rose E. Perkins, District
of Columbia department presi-
dent, and Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn
department secretary. who were
among the District delegation tc
the national convention OF the
American Legion Auxiliary in
Philadelphia, returned last week
and spoke enthusiastically of the
plans made for activities of the
organization during the coming
year.
Mrs. Fichthorn served as secre-
tary to the delegation and will
read her report on the convention
at a meeting of the department
Executive Committee, to be held
at the Legion Club on September
10.
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit No. So will meet
Tuesday in parlor 100 of the
Raleigh Hotel at pm.
Mrs. Mabel Pugliese, outgoing
president, will open the meeting
and give, her annual report.
Mrs. Goldie Mirabello. presi-
dent-elect, will announce her
committee appointments and ask
for the ratification of the chair
men she has selected to work
with her.
Mrs. Mirabello and her staff of
officers will be installed at the
departments mass installation
ceremony in the Department OF
Commerce auditorium on Sep
TENDER %.
Miss Mayme Mehlinger, depart
ment historian and outgoing
president of James E. Walker
Unit, has completed plans with
officers of Walker Post to hold a
joint installation of the post and
unit officers on Friday evening,
in the auditorium of Garnett-
Patterson Junior High School,
Vermont avenue and U street,
NV, at $50 pm.
Legion Department Comdr.
Charles K. Dunn and his staff will
officially install the post officers
while the department president,
Mrs. Rose E. Perkins, and her staff
will officially seat the unit officers.
Officers of the auxiliary installed
include: Mrs. Marie B. Punches,
president; Mrs. Gertrude Humbles,
Mrs. Rebecca Ward and Mrs.