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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
MERCI TRAIN sTEAMs ON

Exhibits Of the French "Mercl Train" gifts are still attracting tre- mendous crowds from coast -to-coast extending even to Honolulu, where the gifts went on display April l. At Louisville, Ky, the J. B. Speed Art Museum had to hire additional help to handle the throngs of peo- ple. In the Capitol Building at Madison, Wis, crowds moved three and four abreast past the gifts, and the waiting line was so long that many people had to return he next day.
 Wisconsin is sending it's gifts by trailer to as many communities as request the exhibit, and antici- pate it will take year to cover the state. Madison, Wis, schools, the University of Wisconsin, and the Madison Business and Profess sional Wcmen's Club have taken on the mammoth task of acknowledge ing each French gift individually. Wisconsin has the reputation of being American state but it believes in people-to-psople friendship.
 Other states are doing the same. In Arkansas, Gov. Sid McMath has already sent out more than 500 'thank-you" notes to every French mayor and individual contributing to the Arkansas car of the "Merci Train" Idaho students of French will acknowledge the gifts for their state.
 Washington state staged it's main exhibit in Seattle, with thousands oi people hearing special lectures explaining the gifts. Smaller ex- s.ibltfons followed in Spokane and other Washington cities, and the University of Washington has been given a selection of the gifts which it will use as travelling exhibit year after year.
 The magnificent collection of forty nine dolls depicting the pro- gress of French dressmaking from TICS to 1906 has found it's way to the Brooklyn Museum where it will augment display of costumes from every period of history and every nation of the world It was first hoped to send the exquisite little mannequins on tour, but their frag- ility made this difficult.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

York attorney, to President Roose- velt personally. That was in 1944 The idea has been repeated from time to time in this column.
 However. nothing was done-even n such countries as Czechoslovakia where communication is easy-until last month
 Meanwhile, Congress is becoming more an dmore concerned about the huge cost of both financing and rearming Western Europe against Russia. More and more Congressmen are arguing that this will be an endless drain on the American pocketbook and have come round to the idea that we must break through the Iron Cur tain and undercut the Kremlin with people people friendship.
 Getting the Russian people ac- quainted with the American people $ going to be the only long-term insurance against war.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
MODERN ETIQUETTE &y RyoRERrA LEE
Q. Where should man give stag dinner9

Where should stag dinner? A bachelor a private a own appear
 O. you person of person, public?
 A. bred unpardonable public privately person invitations typewriten? A. they pen and Il on
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
GIRL BABY FOR HICKEYs

A seven-pound ? ounce baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. James Hickey, Jr, last evening at 7:15 o'clock The Hickeys have one other child, a year-old boy. MT. Hickey is driver fer the Douglas hus line.
 Paternal grandparents are MT. and Mrs. James Hickey, Sr, of Aux Bay. Mrs. Winona Hoffman is the maternal great grandmother
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
GOV. FERRY ON TRIP

The Gov. Elisha P. Ferry, Geo. logical Survey boat. leaves today on To-day stream gauging trip near ketchikan. At ketchikan small boat will be picked up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
ANS ARCHITECT GOES
 i i TO VETERANS HOSPITAL

Ernest Page, Alaska Native Ser vice architect, left aboard Pan American Airways plane yesterday bound for the, Veterans hospital in Portland. Page, who has worked in the ANS construction division for about two and a half years, left for medical check-up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

lottery, there have been many instances of counter felt tickets, and when a person purchases ticket he has no assurance whatever that it will find it's way to the actual drawing The American public, it appears, just loves to be trimmed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
LOOK and LEARN zy. sy C. GORDON

1. is larger the or regarded the collection poems
  s What city called "the  What the first animal domeicated by ANSWERS
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. IA, SECOND and FOURTH
 Monday of each month M in Scottish Rite Temple A beginning at 7:S0 p. m. w~ GLENN o. ABRAHAM, Ny Worshipful Master; S JAMES w. LEVERS, Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
PIE SOCIAL

At the Chapel by the Lake Apr p, 7:30 p. m. Free will offer ing. "A At
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
CONDITIONS OF WEATHER
 ALASKA DIS,

Weatae- conditions and temper atures at various Alaska points, also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 a. m, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
Congress Indecisicn Stirs Alaskan Wrath
Seattle Timesl


 Threats are made in Alaska that if the Federal government fails to act the issue of abolishing fish traps Alaskans will take the matter into their hands and destroy the traps themselves This be- Alaskans chiefly blame the stationary traps of the fishing industry for depletion of the salmon runs in some northern waters.
 It is theory not unanimously held, for there are two sides to the controversy. The war is in some blame since it difficult in those years for the Fish and Wdlife Service to exercise the usual precautions for protection and conservation of the salmon supply. Manpower short and equipment was not always available to enforce regulations and make observations at the spawning grounds
 Alaska has been divided into 19 districts for ad ministration of fisheries regulations According to reports there has been no notable diminuton in the salmon run in twelve of these In four others the runs are described at medium level and in three there has been serious depletion.
 curtalment in the fishing this year to help correct conditions and restore the toward normal levels The season has been reduced to nine days in sections. In Bristol Bay, there will be but 20 fish days. In only few instances will the season last than 35 days
 The fish trap controversy is only one of several Alaska problems the Congress has neglected too long to solve Congressional ndecision these questions has retarded development of the Territory It should be necessary for Aaskas to threaten such drastic measures destruction of private property to induce Congress to act matters for which, until Alaska becomes State the Federal government is responsible
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

Note to the Chicagoan who claims ownership of all space in the universe. which he is offering for sale If you deliver slice of this space in portable form for in parking please quote price
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

Lauson 4-Cycle Air-coored Out
 Boards. New sIOdcis. Madsen's. Al ii
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

"A widely prevalent source of discomfort IS Ill the swallowing of air. says medical writer. Before eating the doughnut remove and discard the hole
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
ihe Washington MerrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

tContinued from Page D
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

There is a limit to the minuteness of particles That limit is zero.-Einstein. Aha! At last Fin stein theory that understand
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19
TIDE TABLE
APRIL 2o

Low tide, 1.22 a.m., 6.8 fit. . High tide, 7:18 am, 12.6 it. . Low tide. l4:23 pm, 2.5 it. . High tide, 21:22 pm. 11.8 it. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

Weather: High. 49; low, 49; clear.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

It may be that have buyers market now, as many are saying but so, it takes lot of money to get in it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-04-19

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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
AFL, Clio In New York
Join To Fight Rent Hike

NEW YORK (LPA) - The
best fairy tale that was ever
written-that's the way Pres
Iident Martin Lacey of the Cen
trail Trades & Labor Council
AFL, and President Mike Quill
of the CIO Council described
landlords justification of their
proposal to raise rents l5%
here.
The joint labor statement was
issued at the opening of a public
hearing before the area rent
control advisory board, which
was punctuated thruout by boos
and cheers from tenants and
landlords present. At one point,
five policemen were called in to
keep order.
Lacey and Quill charged the
proposal for a 15% boost sis
such raw piece of business that
we think it is silly to 60 thru
the motions of analyzing it sci
entifically. 1t doesn't deserve
that kind of treatment"
Altogether, 80 organizations
sent spokesmen to oppose the
rent hike, while IL spokesmen
supported the boost. All of the
II spoke from landlord organi-
zations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
JAW Gives
Ford Notice
On Negotiation
Continued from Page l

tiations to date and in light of
the above facts, the Union is
notifying the Ford Motor Com
pany that unless the Company
demonstrates a willingness to
accept its responsibility an dget
on with the practical job of
negotiating a fair solution to
the issues still in dispute, the
Union will be compelled to
serve its notice terminating the
contract.
We regret that to date in col
lective bargaining, the F or d
Motor Company has failed to
meet the n d S of the Ford
workers in many important re-
spects and the Union therefore
has no alternative but to file
notice of contract termination
Accordingly, will you please
take notice that the Interna-
tional Union, United Auto
mobile, Aircraft and Agrlcul.
tural Implement Workers o1
America (UAW-CIO) desires tc
terminate the collective bargain
ing agreement between the Foro
Motor Company and the Union
of August 21st, 1947, as sub
sequently amended a n d con
tinued. This notice is given pur'
suant to the Extension Agree
ment of July l, 1949, and viii
be effective at 1901 Am. or
September 10th, 1949.
During the period between
now and September 20, l949, the
Union Negotiating Committee il
prepared to meet with repre-
sentatives of the Ford Motor
Company every day for as Ions
each day as the Company is pre-
pared to meet, in an effort tC
find a constructive and peaceful
solution to the issues still ir
dispute.
Very truly yours,
/s/Walter P. Reuther,
President
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
Strike Vote Urged
By Electric Union

NEW YORK (LPA) - The
Westinghouse and General Elec-
trio negotiating committees of
United Electrical Workers -CIO,
after a two-day meeting here
this we k, recommended a
strike vote among the 100000
Westinghouse and GE employees
throughout the nation for $500
package raise.
Right wing UE leaders, wag
ing a fight against the present
union administration, have ex-
pressed opposition to the $500
package on grounds that its de-
stroys any a tional wage
pattern.
The UE National Convention,
where the right and left wing
battle will reach its climax,
opens in Cleveland next week
A joint meeting of GE and West
inghouse local union conference
boards will be held Sept. 25 to
decide whether a strike vote
should be taken.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23

Fully As per cent of all the
schools in this country are the
one-teacher type, and nearly
80 to 49 per cent of the children
live in communities with no
school health services. In 10
other states so per cent of the
children live in counties with no
school health services.
Nearly 100000 children of
5 to IA live in counties which
do not have organized medical
services in the public elemen-
tary schools. In 10 states from
Thirty years ago the figure war
100000 children. 9
More than 100000 children
are transported to school each
year, at a cost of $130,00O,000.
100000 attend these schools.
Fewer than $4,000 of last
years college graduates are
going into elementary school
teaching.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
us Offers
Meditation In
Steel Deadlock

WASHINGTON (LPA) - The
US has stepped into the dead
lock over steel negotiations in
an effort to avert a nationwide
strike set for Sept. 25. Media
Director Cyrus S. Ching has
invited both sides to attend
mediation meetings next week.
Ching acted while regional di-
rectors of the United SteelWork-
ers-CIO were ordering strike
preparations and Philip Murray,
CIO and Steelworkers' presi
dent, called a meeting of the
unions policy committee for
Wednesday in Pittsburgh.
The deadlock developed when
Murray called on the steel COM
panies to ept the recon-
mendations of the factfinding
board for social insurance and
pensions "as a basis for negoti-
ating a prompt settlement" The
companies agreed to negotiate,
but not on the basis of the re-
port.
Republic S t e el Corporation
latest of the big firms to reject
the recommendations "as a pre-
requisite to resuming collective
bargaining" parroted the objec-
tions of the others to the recon-
mendation that the employer
pay the full cost of such bene-
fits. All C a m e d that these
should be jointly financed, and
Republic said its proper share
will not exceed four cents an
hour" They argued that any
other policy would be counter
TO precedents and would "estab-
lish a principle which might
lead to repeated demands for
constantly increasing benefits"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23

a total of 04,SSO,785.17 dur
ing the first year. of the fund,
1888 widows and dependents
of UMWA m e m b ers received
the $1,000 death benefit from the
fund. The fund disbursed S64,-
2O6,596 to disabled mine work
ers and their dependents, and to
widows and orphans of miners,
A two-year backlog of pen
sion payments for miners retir-
ing after age IS cost the fund
S30,366,264. And since the late
fall of 948, 26,48O seriously i'll
miners or their dependents have
received hospital and medical
care, at a cost to the fund oi
S4,761,071.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23

Council OF the Labor Depart
ment's Bureau of Employ
ment Security recommended
after two-day conference here.
The council, composed of rep
resentatives of labor, manage
ment, veterans and the public,
embodied its program in a series
of resolutions probing d e e pl y
into the problems of joblessnesS
and unemployment insurance. 1t
pointed out that 3,500,000 en-
ployes of firms with fewer than
eight workers and 100000 en-
ployes of non-profit organiza-
tions are not covered by federal
social security and urged that
legislation be broadened to in
clude them.
IL States Covered
In support of tn e recon-
mendation, the council said that
IT states have legislation cover
ing one -employe establishments
and that six states and Hawaii
have laws covering many if not
all employees of non-profit en-
ployers. The difficult admins
trative prob | e m supposedly
raised by this extended cover
age never have appeared, the
council said.
Unemployment insurance has
been "a major factor in staVing
off a serious depression this
year, the council agreed. How
ever, the members suggested
that a study should be made of
how many work exhaust
their benefits completely before
obtaining new employment, and
said that the wage basis for un-
employment insurance n u d
be brought in line with that foI
old age and survivors insurance
Local Planning
The council thought that there
should be an intergrated fed
eral, state and local program o1
of employment planning. Maxi
mum employment committees
should be organized at state ano
local levels, the council said, tC
bring the entire resources of the
community to bear to meet dan
gerous unemployment situations
where they exist Labor, vet
eran, welfare, business and civic
groups should be called upon to
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
Murray Answers
Steel Board On
Recommendation
Continued from Page /


of bargaining without reference
to the Boards report and recon-
mendations.
Ignore Board Report
It is significant that in their
kilograms to me virtually all of
the companies make no refer
ence to the Boards report and
recommendations. This is a
crafty maneuver which will de-
ceive no one. The Boards report
is here. 1t is before us all. II
cannot be ignored. 1t cannot be
disregarded. The Union does not
propose to permit the companies
TO ignore it.
The only hope of averting a
strike is to conclude a settlement
here and now on the basis OF
the Boards recommendations.
We repeat--we are ready and
we will proceed now to negoti-
ate with any and all companies
and to conclude a prompt settle
ment on the basis of the Board S
recommendations. 1t is in the
national interest that all parties
do so if the strike in the steel
industry is to be averted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
Catholic Vet S
Protest Loan
To YueosIavia

The Department of Ohio Of the
Catholic War Veterans of the
United States, in cooperation
with their National Headquar-
ters, has started campaign to
obtain thousands of signaturesSso
petitions addressed to the United
States Department of State, pro-
testing the proposed aid to the
Communist Yugoslav Govern
ment of Tito. The group points
out that the Department of State
of the United States issued Wig
orous protest to the communist
Government of Yugoslavia on
several occasions without sat
isfactory answer.
The Tito Communist, as stated
in the petitions, shot down U. S.
flyers on peace mission and
had no regrets. The Tito Com
munists made a mockery of JUS
tice in the kangaroo court pro-
cedure and Imprisonment of
Archbishop Stepinac. The United
States State Department de-
plored this act and in protesting
the procedure demanded an in
Vestigation of possible violation
of Peace Treaties and the pro-
visions of Religious Freedom.
Nothing has come of this de-
mand and now it is proposed to
give financial and material aid
to Tito and his Communist gov
ernment
The Catholic War Veterans
are seeking the aid and assist
ance of all Americans, who be-
lieve in the extension of basic
human rights to all the peoples
of the world and who realize
that such freedoms are not pos
sible under any kind of Com
munist government, to sign their
petitions to the State Department
asking Don't Do Business With
Tito"
October End marks the third
anniversary of the Imprisonment
of Archbishop Stepinac and has
been chosen as the day on which
the protests will be filed with
the Department of State regis
tering the wishes of millions OF
Americans and praying that the
hopes of these citizens will be a
guide for the actions of the lead
erS of our Foreign Policy.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
Senator Demands
Hirinq Hall

NEW YORK UPA)-"If we
can't repeal the Taft-Hartley
act, which l hope to do, l am
going to see that hiring halls
are legalized, sen. Warren G.
Magnuson d, Wash,) told the
seventh convention of the Natl
Maritime Union-CIO. Earlier,
the anti-Comunist supporters of
union president Joseph Curran,
rallier to gain control of the key
committees on credentials and
rules, after losing important mo-
tions the first day.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
Retail Shoe Union
Wins Pension PIon

NEW YORK (LPA) The
first pension plan in the retail
industry here has been won by
the Retail Shoe Employees Union
of the Retail, Wholesale & De-
partment Store Employes-CIO,
from the Retail Shoe League and
the major shoe chains. Starting
next year, the employers will
contribute SO per month per
worker. Affected are 1000 work
ers in 400 retail stores. The new
arrangement provides for a five
day, 40 hour week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23
cIo Backs UNIV Appeal
On Contempt Sentence

WASHINGTON LPA) The
CIO has joined the United Min1
Workers of America in askirfS
the US Supreme Court to review
the contempt sentence of 81 400
900 against the union and $20,-
against John l.. Lewis, its pres
ident, imposed last year by
Judge Goldsborough. The CIO
asks the Supreme Court to re-
view this decision because of
the great importance to all labor
organizations" of the issues in
volved. The appeal will be acted
upon when the court reconvenes
in October.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23

in nearly every state, Humphrey
pointed out that a Senate Labor
subcommittee that he heads has
prepared a bill which provides
financial assistance for state sur
veys to determine the local
needs, and for emergency funds
to help hardpressed states.
Nearly half-million class
rooms and related facilities will
be required to house the crop of
"war-b baby" pupils and to re-
place classrooms which became
obsolete or ineffective during
the war and postwar years, ac-
cording to Fe deral Security
Agency estimates made public
this week.
The FSA also indicated the
size of school needs with these
startling facts:
Approximately 100000 is
needed in capital outlay for
1950-60 to enlarge and improve
physical plant facilities for ele-
mentary and high schools.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23

participate in the program, and
job opportunity data should By
collected and widely dissent
mated.
The council conferred with
Secretary of L bor Tobin;
Robret c. Goodwin, director of
hte Bureau of Employment Sc
curity and other Labor Depart
ment officials. 1t commended
the Bureau of Employment Sc
curity for its effort to provide
employment opportunities to all
needing them irrespective of
race, creed and color" and
urged extension of that princi-
pie throughout the country.
Labor members OF the coun-
Gil include John Brophy, Indus
trial Union Councils-CIO; Harry
Boyre, president of the Penn
sylvania Industrial Union Coun1.
cil-CIO; James McDevitt, presiA
dent of the Pennsylvania Fed
reation of Labor; H. L. Mitchell,
president of the Natl Farm
Laborers Union-AFL; Paul Sif-
ton, legislative representative of
the United Auto Workers-CIO;
Katherine Ellickson, SIS j stant
research director of the CIO;
j a m e Brownlow, secretary
treasurer of the Metal Trades
Dep't-AFL; Joseph Rourke, Sec
retary- treasurer of the Connecti-
cut Federation of Labor; and
Frank Hoffman, legislative di-
rector of the u nj e d Steel
workers-CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-09-23

operators groups.
President John L. Lewis OF
the Miners and Sen. Styles
Bridges (R,N.H.), the two acting
trustees of the fund, announced
the action Sept. 10. Only cases
where fund beneficiaries are
now in the hospital, or are con-
sidered emergency cases by the
funds medical officers will re-
ceive help until funds are avail
able for resumption of benefit
payments" Lewis and Bridges
announced.
The UNIV chief refused to
comment on reports OF coal
stoppages in western states, or
to speculate on whether this may
lead to a complete shutdown
of the mines in protest over the
refusal of operators to reach
terms with the union on new
contra is. Negotiations with
both the southern bloc OF op-
orators and the northern and
western mineowners are now In
recess.
Over $50 Million Collected
Director Josephine Roche OF
the Welfare Fund has reported
that, during the year up tc
June 30, 1949-when the op'
orators started to cut off royalty
checks on grounds that there
was no contract requiring then
TO make payments total o.
S90,891, ,905.37 was collected II
royalties. Until June 80, delin
quencies were only six-tenths o.
one percent.
The fund paid out-much o
the m oney going to try t.
remedy so years of neglect o
miners health and security -