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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
10000 telephone Workers hh Britks;:
 NO pifkei Lines yet
Railroad Strike Is Set for "Wednesday Government
 Is Trying 10 Avert
(By the Associated Press)

Ten thousand telephone workers struck Monday. and the government tried to sidetrack railroad strike set for Wednesday.
 The walkout by the telephone workers did not immediately affect public phone service.
 In the railroad strike, the chair man of the National Mediation Board asked for a two weeks post ponement of a strike set to start at 6 am.; local time Wednesday on several major lines.
 The Federal Board offered it's services during the proposed two weeks truce period to settle the strike issue = the unions demand for assignment of second fireman to diesel locomotives.
 The Pennsylvania Railroad, the nations largest, anticipated the strike by issuing an embargo on most long distance passenger trains and all it's western freight service. effective tonight.
 The 91-day-old Chrysler strike continued, but talks between man. agement and, the CIO United Auto Workers were resumed.
 The telephone strike was begun by members of Division Six of the CIO Communications Workers in 43 states and the District of Colum- bia. Contract talks in a months old contract dispute collapsed Sun day night.
 Although the strikers do build ing and maintenance work only, their walkout could have an imme- diately paralyzing effect if they set up picket lines which other tele- phone workers would refuse to cross.
 The union announced, however, no picket lines would be established before midnight tomorrow when President Truman's wage strike truce in the case ends.
 A minor grievance at South Bend, Ind, was blamed as the immediate cause of the strike, but wage dis pute had been under negotiation since last October.
 The South Bend case came to the surface nationally over the weekend and was treated by the union as one of the strike issues. Company spokesmen insisted it should be sub mitted to a grievance committee.
 That dispute stemmed from re- fusal of six men to walk through a muddy field to their jobs on a tele- vision tower under construction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
ARNOLD TO
 TESTIFY ON
 STATEHOOD
Statement Is Made When Chapman Asks Identity
 of Witnesses

WASHINGTON. April 24 = la - Antagonism between Alaska state hood supporters and the Salmon Industry cropped up during testi- mony today at Senate Interior Committee hearing.
 The industry opposes the state hood bill.
 Secretary Chapman of the h. terior Department interrupted his testimony on the bill to urge the committee to require every witness to tell whom he represents.
 He said w. c. Arnold, who rep resents the Alaska Salmon Industry. is registered in Alaska as lobby ist for the salmon industry" He also told the committee that all pro- ponents of statehood had paid their own expenses to come to Washington.
 Arnold issued an immediate state ment saying he will appear to pre- sent the views of the salmon in- dustry on statehood and comment on Chapman's remark.
 T don't understand" he said. that the hearing Is for government employees alone"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
SERVANTS T0OTHA(HE
 BRINGS EXPLORER HERE

A crew members toothache was the reason for the stop made here Saturday by the US. Coast and Geodetic Survey ship Explorer.
 The crew man was suffering from badly abscessed tooth Friday night when message was received by Coast Guard headquarters here from the Explorer which was at the southern tip of Chichagof Island on its voyage to chart Alaska's northern waters.
 The ship proceeded to Juneau after the Coast Guard had informed it that dental service was available here.
 The Explorer remained here until shortly before noon Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
WARREN FOR, HUBBARD I5
 AGAINST IT

WASHINGTON, April "A - R - Governor Earl Warren of Calitor- mia urged Congress today to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii.
 Warren, who flew here overnight and will return to Sacramento to- morrow morning, said the people of the two Territories deserve state hood.
 Testifying before the Senate h. terior Committee, he said Alaska will never develop it's possibilities until it is admitted into the union. He said it should stand as a buffer against totalitarianism spreading to this country.
 Alaska is considered part of the west, he added, and it's develop ment will help develop the rest of the West.
 Statehood for the Territory has long been overdue, he added.
 Development of Alaskas econ- omy," Warren said, will help our economy"
 Warren said Hawaii also should be given statehood at once.
 The people have earned state hood,' he said, and they have the ability to take care of themselves"
 ITO deprive them of full citizen ship any longer would be an in- justice to them" he said.
 Hubbard Opposes Move
 Father Bernard R. Hubbard of the University of Santa Clara, Calif.. known as the glacier priest, told the committee he opposes Alaska state hood at this time. He said the popu- lation is so small and he questioned whether it could provide the neces- sary taxes to operate a state. Father Hubbard said that the salmon industry might bc injured by the state levying more taxes than the industry can stand and that pulp interests hesitate to in- vest in Alaska because of the un- certainty of taxes.
 Lieut.. General Nathan F. Twin ing, Commander of Defense forces in Alaska, testified full statehood would help the military plans and national defense.
 John D. Hickerson, Assistant Sec retary of State in charge of United Nations Affairs, testified the de- partment supports statehood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
'We'reReady For Burdens
 Of Statehood
Judge Dimond Says We Can Do II Without 0ppres-
 sive Takes-veterdns for It

WASHlNGION, Aprl z4-H3- Federal Judge Anthony J. Dimond of Alaska told the Senate Interior Committee today Alaska can oper- ate as a state on sound financial basis without oppressive taxation. Dimond, testifying in favor of a House-approved bill to grant the Territory statehood, said the ques- tion had been asked whether the Territory can afford statehood. Tt is much like asking man." he said, If he can afford to live. Our visible ability in that respect is clearer than was the ability of the colonies to declare and defend their independence"
 He testified that those who op- pose statehood say it is not pru- dent to take on responsibility of statehood.
 That prudence" he continued, lis just another name for fear" Dimond. former delegate from Alaska, said the Territory comes "squarely within the frame of the Constitution" in asking statehood.
 Tt is inhabited by rugged and industrious people most of whom already are citizens of the United States and the great majority citi- zens from birth," the witness said. Tt is not out of order for me to say that those citizens are loyal to the United States and to the Constitution and to the principles of the Declaration of Independence. This demand for the ultimate measure of self government is in complete harmony with that loyal 1 ty."
 The judge said the great natur- al and constitutional freedoms of complete self-government now ex- ist in Alaska, but the final measure --statehood--is lacking"
 Tt cannot rightly be denied us" he said.
 Alaska is ready for statehood,S Dimond continued. Its citizens by substantial majority, have voted for it and by so voting have un- derstandingly expressed their full willingness not only to accept the benefits, but to undertake and car- ry out manfully and perseveringly the substantial burdens that come with statehood"
 The jurist told the committe the Territorial citizens now pay federal income and all other federal taxes, and serve in the military forces. He said he did not know of single person who served in the last war who is not in favor of statehood.
 Tt is a poor answer to those former service men and women to say that they are fit to offer all they have for the nation but that they are not fit to govern them selves," he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
U. 5. SHOULD QUIT ALASKA
 '(0L0NIALI5M'
Chapman Says Norfhldnd Ready, Statehood But
 Ter Says Bill No Good
By CHARLES D. WATKINS

WASHINGTON. April "A = M - Secretary of Interior Chapman said today that by any standard we apply Alaska is eligible for state- hood now"
 Chapman presented the adminis- tration's reasons for wanting Alaska in the Union in testifying before the Senate Interior Committee.
 T would say that we have an obligation to admit Alaska" he said, "and that if we are to say no to the request of the people of Alaska we must have very good reasons to justify our actions not only to them and to ourselves, but to the world.
 T have heard no reasons which have substance" he added.
 Chapman testified at the open ing of a hearing on the House-ap- proved Alaska and Hawaii state- hood bills.
 Before Chapman took the stand, Senator Butler (R-Nebr), ranking Republican on the committee, toli a reporter he does not believe any of the propositions offered Alaska thus far" warrant the people of Alaska accepting statehood under them.
 T don't think they have been offered an acceptable proposition, Butler said. T am for statehood eventually z. !" ...s.....ss.s,.ss.s,,..
 Against Colonizlism
 Chapman told the committee that the United States '.has spoken out loudly and firmly against colonial ism in the world councils, but surely to require people qualified for the ultimate in self-government to continue in 8 dependent status is to foster colonialism."
 He said Alaska has been exercis- ing for years the powers of self government, has an elected Legis- lature. permitted women to vote be- fore the United States did, has pro- tected the rights of labor and in anticipation of increased financial burdens under statehood has en- acted personal and corporation in- come tax laws and real property tax.
 Chapman said Alaska has a good educational system. He said the Territorial Legislature is evenly di- vided, the Senate having two more Democrats than Republicans and the House having two more Repub- licans than Democrats.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
The W Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARlsON
1850. by Ben syndicate. Inc,

:"
 ASHINGTON-One of the big gest income tax cases in the mid- west is now on pins-and-needles. following a White House phone call.
 The case is that of Missourian, Irving Sachs, who operates shoe styles" in St. Louis, and who has been recommended by the treasury for tax-fraud prosecution Sachs Judged on his income tax to the tune of more than $l00,000, and officials say that the fraud is clear cut and indisputable.
 When the case first arrived at the Justice Department, justice lawyers planned to forward it as a routine matter to the U. s. Attor- ney in St. Louis for criminal pros ecution. But suddenly they got a phone call from the White House. The White House did not request that the case be held up, merely that the Justice Department con- fer with Sachs newly appointed attorney, H. Schwimmer of Kansas City.
 Such a conference between at torneys is not unusual. However, it is interesting that Sachs. though living in St. Louis, took the trouble to go to Kansas City to hire a new attorney. Furthermore. the attorney he retained is close to Tom Evans, Harry Truman's most intimate Kansas City friend.
 Since then, the Sachs tax-fraud
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
OREGON TEAMS GO
 TO FRONT, TRACK
 FIELD MEETING SAT.
(By Associated Press)

The University of Oregon had dreams of possible northern divi- sion track and field championship today after blasting Washington State Colleges string of dual meet victories.
 The Ducks tromped on the Cou- gars 751a to 55h at Eugene Sat- urday while Oregon State measured Idaho 76 to 55 at Corvallis.
 Oregon's victory over WSC was it's first over the Cougars since 1943 and snapped a string of ls straight dual meet victories for the inland empire school.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 24-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can 119h, Anaconda 29h. Curtiss- Wright 9as, International Harves- ter 26A, Kennecott 52A. New York Central 1873, Northern Pacific 1874, US. Steel 32zs, Pound s2.80.
 Sales today were 2.320.0O0 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 212.61, rails 54.86, utilities 4254.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denali from Seattle due some time tomorrow. No advices at pm. today.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to arr rive at 2 am. tomorrow and sails south one hour later at 8 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
FROM MISSOURI

Four guests are registered from the Gastineau Hotel, all from the state of Missouri. R. c. Heleman and Carl Johnson are from Cam eron and Robert Pickering ana Lawrence Pickering are from Grant City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
NEWS-MINER
 ENDORSES RAY BEACH FOR
 LABOR COMMISSIONERS JOB

FAIRBANKS, April 24-An edi- torial in the Fairbanks News Miner has endorsed Ray Beach for the nomination as Republican candi- date for Commissioner of Labor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
FROM SETTLE

Guests at the Baranof Hotel reg istered from Seattle are: J. R Hanson, John E. Putnam, Paul B Stout, Lorin Troyer and Paul A Gray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
co OFFICER, WIFE HERE

It. Commander and Mrs. Elmer Crock, of the U. s. Coast Guard, are stopping at the Baranof Hotel registered from Baldwin, Long Is- land.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24

DIVISIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
 Vote for Eight
 Barnes, Doris M. Republican Bartholomew, Ralph A. Republican Coughlin, Robert E. Democrat Forsythe, Earl T. Democrat Gundersen, Amelia A. Democrat Harris, R. T. (Dick) Democrat Heinmiller, Carl w. Republican Hendrickson, Waino E. Republican Homer, Steve Larson Democrat Hope, Andrew Democrat Jensen, Marcus F. Democrat Johnson, Frank G. Republican Joyce, Mary Democrat Lane, Edmund Republican Lockene, Ed. Republican Lockridge, Eugene (Gene) Democrat Mackinnon, James Simpson
 Republican MacSpadden, M. L. Republican Metcalfe, Vernon M. Democrat Paul, William Lewis Republican Peterson, Clyde O. Republican Smith, w. O. Democrat Stewart, B. D. Democrat Toner, Felix J. Democrat Wood, Peter Democrat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
BALLOT FOR pRIMARY0N
 TOMORROW

Many residents of Juneau and elsewhere in this section have asked what the primary ballot in tomor- rows election looks Ike. Here is a copy of the ballot that will be handed to you when you go to tho polls tomorrow to vote. Now just 8 tip, better give it the once over right now, so you won't be staggered when you go into the booth to mark it and put an X before the candi- date you are picking to be placed in nomination at the general elec- tion in October.
 Here is copy of the ballot;
 DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
 Vote for One)
 Bartlett, E. L. (Bob) Democrat Peterson, Almer J. Republican TERRITORIAL TREASURER
 Vote for One)
 Roden, Henry Democrat COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
 Vote for One)
 Beach, Ray Republican Benson, Henry A. Republican Kimball, Ross E. Democrat Owen, Alfred A., Jr. Democrat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
FROM sITKA

Mrs. A. P. Franklin of Sitka, is a guest at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24

TERRITORIAL TREASURER
 Vote for One) Roden, Henry Democrat
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DIVISIONAL SENATOR
 Vote for TwO)
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Land Question

The Secretary declared, "absen- tee government control is as bad as absentee landlord control"
 Later in his testimony. however, Chapman said he believed the grant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-24
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR

Vote for One)
The people's voice., 1950-01-13
MEXICO LEARNING HOW T0
GROW WALLACE CORN

The know-how of raising hybrid
corn is being introduced south of the
border and it's helping boost corn
production in Mexico.
The Rockefeller foundation is spon-
soring a project of grain and soil
improvement, and is cooperating
with the Mexican government to put
into effect point of President Tru-
mans campaign for world "peace,
plenty and freedom
Point is the ''bold new program"
to bring scientific know-how from
the United States to the less highly
developed areas of the world to i'm
prove the standard of living.
But the Rockefeller foundation
started on the project in 1943, long
before the Presidents announce
ment.
The project was launched follow
ing visits to Mexico by Henry A. Wal
lace when he was Secretary of Agri-
culture and later when he was Vice
President City Unionist &
Public Forum.
The people's voice., 1950-01-13
WHO PAYS FOR LARGE
SALARIES, DIVIDENDS2

You've heard this argument time
and again: High wages for union
workers are bad because the public
must pay for them. Which prompts
Editor A. l. Davey, Jr., of The Cleve-
land Citizen to comment:
every time that a union nego-
tiates a wage increase f.. columnists
and commentators take it upon them
selves to point out that the cost must
be absorbed by the public and that
it will amount to SO many millions
of dollars. -.
Admitting the truth of the revel-
ation-any fool knows that all costs
must eventually come home to roost
on the doorstep of the ultimate con-
sumer-what is it that the people
would have us believe?
"Are we to presume that employ
ers' salaries are not paid by the pub
lie? Do dividends come out of the
thin air? Do sales managers expense
accounts manufacture themselves?
Are there no costs passed on to the
public other than labor increases?"
The people's voice., 1950-01-13

nation was revealed following con-
versations between Park Ranger
Curtis Skinner and members of the
associations big game committee.
Opinion is that there is no particu-
lar desire on parts of the fish and
game commission members to do any
extensive transplanting because of
the usual livestock opposition to shar-
ing the range, even in small degree,
with wildlife
Note: Since the associations
meeting, State Game Warden Lam
beth has announced that his de.
partment is now prepared to accept
about S per cent of the 1000 re-
quested, or, 100 elk for transplant
ing These elk, when trapped, will
Continued on page four)
The people's voice., 1950-01-13
By RUSS NIXON
UE Washington Representative

Monopolies are having their wrists
slapped in Washington these days. So
light is the slap, however, that it is
almost love tap. At least the cor
porations aren't losing much sleep
about it. Even if a monopoly has to
spend money on lawyer fees and
newspaper ads, it doesn't matter much
since most of that can be taken out
of taxes or charged to the public in
high prices.
The antitrust suits against the
giant APP grocery chain and the
dupont dynasty look good now, but
keep your fingers crossedl The end
result may be mighty small.
For example, GE and Westing-
house just paid fines Of $4,000 each
as the result of a criminal indict-
ment conspiracy to fix non-com-
petitive prices for disconnecting
The people's voice., 1950-01-13
Evolve New Definition Fol
Competition

Announcing it was tagging along
with us. Steel in the steel price
grab, Youngstown Sheet & Tube
said its a per cent increase was to
meet competition in the industry.
Readers may recall from their
own experience how hard it is to
sell things if ones prices are lower
than those charged by other people.
Imagine raising prices to meet
of free enterprise. The very fact
that all the steel companies raised
their prices exactly the same
amount gives the lie to the exist
ence of competition.
The people's voice., 1950-01-13

egatlon project on the south Fork of
the Flathead River in Northwestern
Montana came on September 7, when
the first bucket of mass concrete was
placed in the dam. A total of 59,554
cubic yards of concrete were placed
in the base of the dam before cold
weather forced a shutdown of con-
crete operations for the winter. Big
concrete years will be 1850, 1851 and
1862, with nearly one million cubic
yards to be placed each year.
Peak Employment Was 1900
Peak employment during 1949,
including General-Shea-M M Morrison, the
Bureau of Reclamation, and logging,
clearing and road relocation crews
was 1900. The 1850 peak is expected
to be about $500 while 1851 and
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The people's voice., 1950-01-13
REAL DEMOCRACY CAN INVITE COMPARISON with
ANY ISM, INCLUDING COMMUNISM

sions, Communism claims that it is
practically impossible to overthrow
the old entrenched power and order,
except by force. So, therefore
whether or not they like it-there is
no choice. | have heard high-level
debates on this question, and it seems
that the rich and powerful, the en-
trenched interests or classes, never
surrender either power or wealth, un-
less forced to do so. This is not only
history. 1t also makes sense, consid-
ering what sort of creature man is.
Owing to power and wealth, the en-
trenched interests-which are always
on the alert-have no trouble seeing
to it that laws are changed to hamper
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The people's voice., 1950-01-13

it's big game commissions eff
forts which to date have result
ed in the proposed slaughter
being scaled down from 5000
to 500 head of elk.
The association is also aroused over
the fact that, as of last week, the fish
and game commission had made no
formal request of the park service for
elk to be transplanted, although var
ious groups and individuals in the
state have asked the commission for
in excess of 1000 head. This infor-
The people's voice., 1950-01-13
WHAT We MUST DO TO SAVE our SMALL FARMERS

market, sell what you've got, get the
kind of price you think you ought
to have, and drive back home.
The only trouble is that we dom
live in that kind of a world, and the
chances are we never will again.
We've got to make the best of what
we've got. So how do you do that?
We say that the farmers ought to get
a just price for the things they SELL
But there are big farmers and little
farmers. Six million farm families
scattered all over the United States.
Are we interested in just the big
farmers? The two per cent that grow
about one-fourth of all the stuff?
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The people's voice., 1950-01-13
ELECTRIC UTILITIES EARN
S778 MILLION in i949,
FOR ALL TIME MARK

The Wall Street Journal, whose
editors fly into a rage every time
the words welfare state" are men.
toned, reports: s-
'The. nations electric utilities will
report total earnings for 1949 in the
neighborhood of SITS million, the
largest single years profits in the
industry's history This years earn
ings will be 16 per cent above
the $670 million earned in 1948. . :.
Highest Sales On Record
fThe reason for the jump in util-
ity earnings this year is the highest
sales on record, plus a substantial
drop in the cost of producing cleo
tricity due to the greater efficiency
of new equipment and to lower fuel
costs.
Earnings for the industry have
been rising even faster than sales.
Biggest single factor in the in
dustry's earnings picture this year
has been the sharp drop in fuel costs.
Rate Increases Helped
Crate increases in 1949 added ap-
proximately $40 to $45 million to
gross revenues, or roughly the same
total as in 1949."
The people's voice., 1950-01-13
By GORDON ROTH, FUGTA
Public Relations Officer

This week we will take some time
to explain the new farm program and
how it would work-and what it has
in it's favor over the kind of a farm
program we have today. First, there
is one point on which we can all
agree. We agree that the ideal (the
perfect) situation for the farmer is
when he brings his crops or his live
stock or his dairy products straight
to the market and sells at just, and
a fair price, with no strings attached.
I am sure that all Of US would like
that. No regulations, no restrictions,
no papers to fill out-just drive to