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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
Alaska Withholding Tax Upheld By Decision
ATTORNEY GENERAL
 E TO TAKE ACTION
 FOR UNPAID TAXES

Numerous other firms with head quarters outside the Territory will be affected by today's judicial opinion upholding the new net in come tax law, in the case brought by the Alaska Steamship Company.
 Attorney General J. Gerald Will Hams said, immediately after learning of Judge George w. Folta's decision, There are many firms which have been withholding from salaries under this law, but have not paid. pending this de- cision.
 We expect most of them to pay immediately. However, if income tax payments are not forthcoming within a reasonable time, this of- lice will institute action to collect
 Territorial Tax Commissioner M P. Mullaney shares the opinion that numerous payments will re made immediately.
 We know there is plenty que, Mullaney said today, but there is no way of guessing how much
 However. in many cases, busi- ness firms have notified us that withholdings have been made end are being held in escrow
 "One concern wrote that, in order to protect it's employees and save them from having to make individual claims should the law bt proven invalid. the witkhcldinss were being held. This firm en- closed deposit slip showing $l6,0oO in the special account
 There are many, many smaller ones, ranging from s450 to 1000 and number at about s7.0c0. Oi course, many. other firnls have no notified us at all"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
pRE5BYTERIAN5
 GIVEN PLANE TO
 SERVICE ALASKA

HADDONFIELD, N. J., June 24.- R-The Presbyterian Board of Na- tional Missions today accepted the gift of an airplane for mission service in Alaska.
 The plane, a Piper. Clipper, is the gift of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield. N. J., and friends of the Rev. Samuel M. Lee, formerly of Horton. Kansas, and now a missionary at Barrow. Alaska.
 The plane will be equipped with a two-way radio, extra navigation aids for Arctic flying as well as skis and pontoons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
HEARING, ALASKA
 BILL, ON JULY 8

WASHINGTON, June "A. -R- The House Labor committee has set July 8 for a hearing on a bill by Delegate Bartlett of Alaska to ex- tend to workers on federal con- struction projects in Alaska benefits of the Alaska Workmen's Compen- sation law. The workers are em- ployed by private contractors and are not federal employees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
N EW cop CHAIRMAN
 |5 SOUGHT
Baekers of Warren, Stas- sen, Also Young Re-
 pubIiedns in Fight
By JACK BELL

SALT LAKE CITY, June 24-lR A fight between packers of Har- old E. Stassen and Gov. Earl War ren of California over the choice of a new chairman appeared de- veloping among young Republicans here today.
 At the same time, an AFL labor leader told the Young Republican National Federation bluntly that it's leadership needs "a complete change in thinking to the point where it will show home "responsi- bility for the public welfare
 Joseph D. Keenan, director Of Labor's League for Political Educa- ton (AFL) fired critical blast at COP leaders including Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio and House minority leader Joseph Martin of Massachusetts-as the conventions second days sessions got underway
 There seemed little doubt that Keenan also was aiming at COP National Chairman Hugh D. Scott. Jr.. here for the sessions, when the AFL official asserted in prepared talk:
 Republican Swat
 "If recent elections have indicat- cd that the majority of American voters feel that the Republican par ty and it's candidates show d lack of responsibility for the puSfic well fare, it is because Republican lead- CTS and many Republican candi- dates have turned a deaf ear to the urgent requests of the American people"
 Keenan's scolding, however, was overshadowed by the battle for the chairmanship between candidates connected in the past with Warren, the 1948 Vice Presidential nominee, and Stassen, former Minnesota gov ernor and now president of the University of Pennsylvania.
 Warren packers were lining up behind Laughlin E. Waters, Califor- mia state legislator who has been helping carry the ball for Warren's tax program in his state.
 Hand Picked, Charge
 Waters opponents charge, how- ever, that he has been hand-picked by Republican National Committee leaders, including Scott, for the chairmanship.
 That's a tough charge in this convention, where tile sentiment seems almost unanimous that the youngsters who range in age through 40 = ought to cut loose en- tirely from the party's "Old Guard .
 Some of the delegates who would like to see Stassen get another shot at the COP Presidential nomination in 1852, are backing Alex Alderman, Jr., of Florida.
 Alderman. credited with strong southern backing, formerly helped manage Stassen's pre-convention campaign in his state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Princess Louise from Vancouver scheduled to arrive Saturday after noon.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Kathleen scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Prince George scheduled to sail from Vancouver June 28.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver June 29.
 Aleutian scheduled southbound Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
MORE TIPS GIVEN
 TO AlASkANS BY
 RECLAMATION BUR.
By vERN HAUGLAND

WASHINGTON. June "A ---lR = The Bureau of Reclamation, in a report, suggested that Alaska take tip from Washington state, which has developed a $2,0O0, 0,OO0-a-year industry in gathering, processing and shipping wild huckleberry branches, and also ships common sword fronds to florists through out the United States.
 Infinite varieties of lichens, mosses, sedges, edible berry -produc- ing shrubs, willows and dwarfed birches, horetails. tall grasses and others of potential export value are found in Alaska it said.
 Aircraft now fly flowers to Alaska. They can as well carry decorative materials, native flowers and small fruits to southern mar kets.
 ."The peat industry is also open for development. Alaska has enor- nous deposits of peat. Alaska peat moss could be packed into bales for export.
 The report recommended that the Reclamation Bureau be allowed to develop experimental farms in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
BERLIN STRIKERS
 SEEKING BLOCKADE

BERLIN, June 24.-tR-West Ber- lin's rail strikers. rebuffed by the Russian appointed railway manage ment in efforts to run an "emer- gency service into Berlin. urged a retaliatory Soviet zone blockade to- day.
 The anti-C Communist union pre- pared telegrams to be sent later in the day to the West German un- ion headquarters at Frankfurt, ask ing all German unionists to refuse to handle freight destined for East Germany.
 The Berlin union styled its ac- tion a retaliation. Earlier the rail management had turned down the unions offer to work trains run on an emergency basis.
 In Frankfurt. union headquarters declined comment on the suggested Soviet zone boycott until the form al request is received.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
Big Purge
 In Hungary
(By The Associated Press)

(By The ASaoclateo rreSS'
 Two hundred thousand Hungar- ian Communist party members have been purged. The announcement of the purge came from party lead- CT Matyas Rakosi who spoke Ill Prague last night. Rakosi said the party had been thinned down to 10000 members. He said the Communist leaders had found spies and paid agents of foreign powers in their ranks.
 Rakosi headed delegation wis., iting Czechoslovakia for ratification of a Czech Hungarian treaty of friendship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
INvALIDITY OF SPECIAL SESSION
 RAISES ISSUE5

Today's decision by Judge George w. Folta in which he rules that the Extraordinary Session preced- ing the regular Legislative one was invalid, brings up other considera- tions besides the major tax nlea- sure which was at issue.
 Figures compiled by the office of Auditor Prank A. Boyle show that the special session cost the tax payers $33,o00. This sum includes salaries of members and help. per diem allowances, supplies, printing janitorial and other maintenance services.
 There are only three chapters in the laws of the special session. that appropriating funds for the session, the income tax statute which was re-enacted. with some revisions, by the regular session, and adoption of Alaska Laws Com- piled and Annotated 1949 as the legal code of Alaska. These are Chapters 2, 3, and 1, respectively.
 While the legal code is a com- pilation of the previous one tA.CL.A. 1933l and later session laws. the l949 code has been cited as such frequently in courts.
 Regarding legality of the special session Judge Folta went back te the Organic Act of August 24, 1912 which provided for the terms ol legislators, beginning when they took their seats.
 Tt follows says the opinion that those elected in October l946, and the long-term legisla- tors elected in 1944, who took theil seats the fourth Monday in ls4i and then took the oath of office should have been called. The canvassing board has no power te fix the time for commencement ol serm." Quoting the Alaska code oi April l8. 1940, Chapter lC5, Sec ton 1. the court cited the use oi the word again" as intending a return of legislators for special session.
 : Accordingly" the ruling con- tinues, it is my opinion that the Extraordinary Session was not constituted in accordance with law.
 One of the reason for re-enact- ment of the income tax act by the regular session was the general assumption that the legality of the l7-day special session was likely to be challenged
 The special session was called ahead of the regular session. The legal critics of the session based their challenge on the contention that any special session called be- fore the regular legislature t seated should have been for mem bers of the previous legislature. no, the new one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
The w ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON - c. O.. P. Rep resentative Jesse Wolcott of Michi- gan, who leads the House fight against the public housing bill, would like to forget all about it, but he once strongly espoused what he now. opposes. S
 Back in August, 1887, Congress man Wolcott was an outspoken champion of the Wagner-Steagall Housing Act, which also provided for slum clearance and low-cost public housing-the same program which the Michigan Republican now calls "socialistic."
 During the 1887 debate Wolcott declared: T believe that the need for decent, respectable and sanitary housing for the underprivileged has been proved beyond the peradven- ture of a doubt" f@s'7'
 In fact. Wolcott was 50 concern ed about the need for adequate public housing and slum clearance in 1887 that he urged colleagues
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
LAUREL GooDELL RETURNS

Laurel D. Goodell, who has been outside since May 30, returned yes- terday via Pan American after va- cationing in several Washington state cities.
 She formerly was on the staff of the Division of Disbursement. U. S. Treastiry Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 24.-R-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 27s, American Can 9Oia, Anaconda 26ss, Curtiss- Wright 8A, International Harvest CT 24al, Kennecott 437s. New York Central 1O1s, Northern Pacific 1874 U. s. Steel 21la, Pound $4.O27s.
 Sales today were 570,0OO shares. Averages today are as follows irMustrials 16s99. rail 43.25, util- ities 34.37. Ya
 The estimated population of Sweden in 1947 was only 6.0O8 GOO.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
WEATHER REPORT
ID. 5. WEATHER BUREAU

70. 9. WEATHER BUREAU (This data is for 24-hour pe-
 riod ending 6:30 am. PSTD
 In Juneau Maximum, 59; minimum, 43.
 At Airport Maximum, 57, minimum, AZ.
 FORECAST ysneas ana Vicinity
 Continued fair tonight and Saturday. Lowest tempera-
 ture tonight 40 and highest tomorrow 62. PR E CIP TION
 tPast a. hours ending 7:3o nm. today
 In Juneau II inches:
 since June 1, 5.5l inches;
 since July H. 1l790 inches.
 At Airport = .09 inches; since June l. 4.19 inches; since July 1. 68.13 inches. t,tfl. .lnS., ,st
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
VISITOR RETURNS HOME

Mrs. c. w. Wilkins left by Pan American Airways Wednesday to re- turn to her home in Minneapolis after months visit with her daughter and son-in-law. Mir. and Mrs. Chester zenger.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
ALASKA B EXPECTED
 TO APPEAL
t949 Special Session h. valid, Says Opinion
 Given Today

Alaska's new net income tax law today passed the test of its first challenge in court.
 Handing down his decision in the case brought by the Alaska Steam- ship Company against the Terri tcrial Tax Commissioner, Judge George w. Folta ruled that the l949 Extraordinary Session Of the Alaska Legislature was invalid, and therefore. everything done there.
 However. he upheld the validity of the income tax statute passed at the regular session. including ratification of the withholding pro- visions of the original legislation
 This does not mean that some $500 in the custody of the court will go immediately into the Ter ritorial treasury. (These funds are the proportionate withholdings from salaries of vessel personnel and of l9 Alaska Steam employees ashore in Alaska.)
 The status of the case remains the same until Judgment is en- tered. which cannot be accom- blished until the court returns here July 6. Judge Folta was to leave on today's southbound flight. to address judicial conference in Los Angeles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24
TAKE lo-DAY BOAT TRIP

Back from g To-day boat, trip around chichagof Island are Rein holt Brust, ANS assistant superin- tendent, and Marvin c. Ripke. ANS administration officer. They re- turned yesterday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24

Sweden occupies an area of 173.- BAT square miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-06-24

a A temporary. tf1junctiop restrain- ing Tax Commissioner M. P. Null Isney from collecting first-quarrer payments of the tax was ordered April 28. The second quarter in- stallment will be due June 30, but not delinquent until July s1.
 Asked for comment on his opinion in this case, Judge Folta remarked, Some questions in the complaint were not passed on. be- cause some objections made by the plaintiff are. not available to the plaintiff yet. They have not occur fed, and the court, does not rule on hypothetical cases. The opinion does not dispose of attacks made in the future
 H. L. Faulkner. of Faulkner. Ban- field and Boochever had opened the steamship coinpany's case in the May hearing with argument against the validity of the original income tax law approved January g, and of the special session itself.
 Associate counsel for the com pany was the Seattle firm of Bogle, Bogle and Gates. Its tax expert. Frank L. Mechem. challenged two sections of the second Income Tax Law approved March 26, and the act itself.
 Attorney General J. Gerald Will Hams and his assistant. John H. D!mond. represented the. Terri torial Tax Corimissioner.
 Faulkner said today that he assumes his clients will want to ap- peal.
 Before the case was filed here April 8, suit had been drought in Seattle by the Sailors Union of the Pacific against withholdings from salaries of some TOO seamen paid in Seattle. The union obtained an injunction in the Federal Court in Seattle.
 Judge Folta's l4-page decision to- day was the first of three opinions he will have to give on test cases oi l949 Alaska tax measures.
 He now has under advisement case testing the validity of the in- creased nonresident fisherwen's, tax. and the third concerns the ipcrpa Sed face ny, fish tranc
 Saturday. the court ordered a temporary injunction restraining the Tax Commissioner from col- lecting the increased fish trap taxes from P. E. Harris and Com pany and the Mutual Trap Com pany. both Seattle firms.
 No date has been set for hear ing this case on merits.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-30
CivicCuIendur
Home Rule Topic
For HiohIunds Group

Home rule for the District will
be considered again by the Wash.
ington Highlands citizens Associa-
ton wednesday night. with . talk
scheduled by former stsn worker
on the Auchincloss subcommittee.
81 Another guest speaker this week
win be Dr.. Martin Cooley. who
helped Gen. Gorgas stamp out yell
low fever In Panama prior to con-
struction Of the Canal. Since his
retirement, DR.. Cooley has taken
I'D world travel and the Crestwood
Citizens Association will hear some
of his experiences Wednesday night.
Representative of several civic
and other groups will consider a
plan to clean up Georgetown" at
. meeting called by the Georgetown
Citizens Association at 8 pm. Tues
day in the home of Mrs. Frank A.
West, 3406 r street NV.
This weeks schedule follows:
Tuesday.
Columbia Heights Columbia
Heights Christian Church Hall, 1885
Park road NV, 8 pm.
Macarthur Observation-Disclosures
Field House, Dana and Sherrier
places NV, 8:15 pm.
Metropolis View-Noyes School,
Tenth and Franklin streets NE,
8 pm.
Southeast Council-Anacostia High
School, Sixteenth and r streets S E.,
8 pm
Wednesday.
Crestwood-Roosevelt High School.
Thirteenth and Upshur streets
NV, pm.
Washington NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
School, South Capitol and Daring
ton streets, 8 pm.
Thursday.
Arkansas Avenue Community
Burdick School, Thirteenth and AL
lison streets NV, 8 pm.
Connecticut Avenue-All Souls
Memorial Church, Cathedral ave-
nue. and Woodley place NV, 7:30
pm, "children's night" program,
followed by business meeting.
Northeast Council-No. IL police
precinct, Seventeenth street and
Rhode Island avenue NE, 8 pm.
Saturday.
Federation - District Building
Board room, 8 pm.
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Business Groups
D. c. Tuxution
Up for Discussion

District taxes will be thoroughly
discussed by businessmen this week.
Budget Officer Walter L. Fowler
will lead OF with a preview Of the
tax situation Wednesday night at q
dinner meeting OF the American
Business Association at $50 pm. in
the Lee Sheraton Hotel
At 8:15 pm. the same night the
tax problem will be attacked anew
at a meeting of the Board of Dr.
rectors Of the Federation Of BUSH
nessmen's Associations at the Amer
lean Security 81 Trust Co., Fifteenth
street and New York avenue NV.
Other meetings this week are:
Monday.
D. G. Petroleum Industry's Com
mittee-Willard Hotel, 1880 pm.
Washington Restaurant Associa-
tion-Washington Gas Light Co.,
Eleventh and H streets NV, $50
pm.
Tuesday.
Electrical Contractors Association
-Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street
NV, 6 pm.
Thursday.
Benning Businessmen's Associa-
tion-Senator Theater, $3.50 Mime
sofa avenue NE, 1880 am.
Master Plumbers Association
Washington Gas Light Co., Eleventh
and H streets NV, g pm.
Northern Seventh Street BUSH
nessmen's Association-No. 2 police
precinct, Sixth street and New York
avenue NV, $50 pm.
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an oval mahogany Hepplewhite
writing desk, part Of an English col
lection. Dated 1850, 1t has six
drawers and is made distinctive by
wood inlays.
The show Is under direction Of
Mrs. John Freeman Brown of New
York, who manages similar exhibits
at the Waldorf Astoria and at Rich
mond. Mrs. Brown said part Of the
proceeds from the $1.20 admission
price will 60 to the Children's Mu-
scum of Washington.
Among the Washington exhibitors
will be Miss Bernice Bif1e and Mrs.
Blanche Binie Sanders, sisters Of
Leslie Bime. secretary Of the Sen
ate, who operate the Bifne Antique
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|Parent.Teacher
| Activities

A meeting Of interest to all Parent
Teacher members this week is the
annual meeting and regional con-
ference Of the American Social Hy-
giene Association and the Social Hy-
giene Society Of the District OF
Columbia. 1t is an all-day meeting
at the Hotel Statler Wednesday
from 1890 am.
OF particular interest Is the session
beginning at $3.50 pm. A youth
panel broadcast on What We Need
in Sex Education" under the direo-
ton of Mrs. Hazel Markell, director
of educational activities, Station
WTOP. The film Human Growth"
will be shown followed by an adult
panel on Progress and Gaps in
Family Life Education" Chairman,
Dean James Harold Fox, School OF
Education, George Washington Uni
versity. Panel members, Birch E.
Bayh, health and physical education.
District of Columbia public schools;
Frances G. Haddock, chairman,
health and personal development
area, Department of Physical Educa-
ton for Women, Howard University;
DR.. Mabel g. Lesher, sex education
|consultant, American Social Hygiene
Association; Capt. Rhoda j. Milliken.
chief, Women's Bureau, Metropolitan
Police Department; Mrs. Wallace N.
Streeter, fifth vice president, District
of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers, and DR.. S. Ross Tag
cart, chief, Bureau Of Venereal Dis
eases, District of Columbia Health
Department.
The last In the series of meetings
of the Eye Health Institute, spon-
sored by the District OF Columbia
Society for the Prevention OF Blind
ness. will be held Thursday, As pm,
in the auditorium of the National
Museum, Constitution avenue at
Tenth street NV. Miss Mary Gold,
medical social worker. chairman OF
Program Committee, DCSPB, will be
the chairman. Resources for Eye
Care" will be discussed by a panel
of representatives from various
health and welfare agencies and
service clubs. Demonstration Of
vision testing-"The Snellen Chart"
Miss Helen Weaver. consultant Tor
nursing activities, NSPB and The
Massachusetts, Vision Kit" Mrs.
Rosalie r. Sauber, vision testing con-
sultant, Maryland Society for the
Prevention of the Blind.
John Burroughs PTA Executive
Committee meeting Thursday at
Ills pm.
Bancroft PTA meeting February 8
at $50 pm. Mrs. Anna Bright
Dessez will speak on Helping Your
Child With Reading"
All PTA members in the District
are invited to assist in the District
OF Columbia's Founders Day cele-
bration by volunteering to sing in a
mothers chorus being formed. The
first rehearsal will be held at Taft
Junior High School, Wednesday, at
pm. The chorus will be under the
direction of Mrs. Mary Hale, music
supervisor at Taft Junior High.
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IDAV Activities
In Local Chapters

Col. Young Chapter installed the
following officers: Oscar Haynes
commander; Richard Dade. senior
vice commander; William Crawford
Junior vice commander; Rev. Eu-
gene McNeal, chaplain; Arthur Car
ter, adjutant-treasurer, and Will
liam Smith, judge advocate.
The dugout officers of the Ma
tional Order Of Trench Rats were
installed last night by Thomas r.
Rowley OF Norfolk, Va, imperial
iron claw, and his staff as follows
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House here. They will have an 40
sortment Of snuff boxes, including
Chinese; q chess set, ngurines and
DresdenS.
Other objects Of interest coming
from IS States will include q soup
tureen once owned by Patrick Henry
and an array Of china, glass. jewell
ry, early prints and furniture from
many periods.
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James T. st. Ledger, golden rodent;
James p. Armstrong, silver rodent;
s. Lawrence Rosehill. blue rodent;
Frederick c. sCostigan, bubonie
plague; Joseph A. Micker, black
plague; Donald H. Dunn, holy rat;
James w. Lumsden, bench rat; Jo-
seph M. O'Connell, iron claw, and
John w. Burris, red-eyed gnawer.
Meetings this week:
National Service Auxiliary, We'd
nesday, 1701 Eighteenth street NV.
Edward B. Tucker Chapter,
Thursday, 170l Eighteenth street
NV.
Dory Miller Chapter, Friday, l70l
Eighteenth street NV.
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Antique Exhibition
To Start Tomorrow

About so exhibitors will display
articles ranging in value from 81
to $500 at the five-day showing Of
the sixth annual Antique Exhibi-
ton at the Statler Hotel starting
tomorrow.
J. Perhaps the costliest item will be
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National Services Chapter, Friday
419 Seventh street NV.
All Of these meetings will con-
vene at 8 pm.