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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
T I D E T A 5 L E
FEBRUARY 23
The W ashington Merry Go Round
icopyrisht. loso. by Bell Syndicate. Inc,
 By DREW PEARSON

UASHINGTON-Secretary Ache sons refusal to turn his back on Alger Hiss is now criticized not only by COP Senators but by Die tator Franco's official radio.
 The Madrid broadcast is signi- ficant. Because like Moscow, the Voice of the Falange" radio sta- tion operates for and by the Span ish government. What it says re- presents the official view of the Dictator.
 It may also be significant that the Spanish attack on Acheson and the State Department came shortly after Acheson had quit turning his back on Franco" and had indicated that he was willing to extend him full recognition.
 Despite this, the Voice of the Fa- lange blared forth on Feb. 13:
 "Well-known Communists have been located in the U. s. State De- partment. This has been stated by a Republican Senator (McCarthy of Wisconsin, who added that these men held quite important positions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
PRESIDENT
 IS HAVING 2 BUSY DAY
By Associated Press

President Truman will observe the 2l8th anniversary of the birth of George Washington with two speeches and pilgrimage to near by Alexandria, Virginia, where the first President attended Masonic lodge.
 Early this morning the President attended hotel breakfast and gave brief informal talk
 This afternoon at 3 o'clock, the President will make a formal speech in Alexandria. This will be in con- nection with the unveiling of IT, foot statue of the first President at the George Washington Masonic Memorial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
FIVE ALASKA SCHOOL
 TEACHERS MAY GET PAY, LOST PROPERTY

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22-R-The House has approved legislation to pay five school teachers in Alaska for loss of personal property in fires which destroyed government build ings in the Territory.
 MT. and Mrs. Edgar F. Russell would receive S903.25 and Mrs. Bes- sic R. Ward $135.75 for loss of per- sonal belongings in fire which de- stroyed government building at Hoonah.
 Mir. and Mrs. Lawrence B. Will Hams would receive S1 ,437 for loss of personal property when fire de- stroyed government building at Savoonga.
 The bills now go to the Senate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
A-(ontro|, No Inspection, Sham Truman
Support Barueh Plan. But Would Accept Any Work
 able Control Methods
By Ernest B. VaccarO


 ALEXANDRIA, Va. Feb. 22-tR-- President Truman declared today that any system of atomic weapons control without the international nspection-which Russia has re- jected-would be a sham agree ment."
 Anything less would increase, n>t decrease, the dangers of the use Of atomic energy for destructive purposes he said. We shall con- tinue to examine every avenue, every possibility of reaching real agreement of effective control'
 In what he called straight from the shoulder" foreign policy talk, MT. Truman spoke at the un- yelling of statue to the first Pre- sident at the George Washington National Masonic Memorial. MT. Truman is a 33rd Degree Mason and a former Master of the Mis- souri lodge.
 As he has often before, the Pre- sident denounced Communism $ threat of force" as a challenge to the free world and said
 'In many parts of the world men are searching for better social order. They demand way of life that will provide greater freedom and more widespread opportunity.
 These ideals are under deadly attack from those who would des- troy them. The most aggressive of these enemies today is Communism.
 Communism seeks to induce men to surrender their freedom by false promises of better life, but the great danger of Communism does not lie in false promises. It lies in the fact that it is an instrument of an armed imperialism which seeks to extend its influence by force"
 When he turned to discussion of atomic weapons, the President reit- erated his support of the Baruch control plan involving international inspection of atomic plants but de- clared "the stakes are too large to let us, or any nation, stand on pride of authorship"
 We asked only for plan that provides an effective, workable sys- tem-anything less would be a sham agreement he said.
 Americans, MT. Truman contin- ued, must "he no less firm, no less resolute, no less steadfast' than George Washington was.
 While the stage is larger today than in Washington's time, funda- mentally the problem is the same ITO make Democracy work and defend it from its enemies"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
Lemke Homestead Bill Termed
 Vicious 5petuIaiors' Tool; Huge Timber Waste, Fish Ruin Seen

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22-tR- The Wildlife Management Institute called today for defeat of the Alaska homestead bill introduced by Rep. Lemke (R-ND).
 Tt would throw Alaska open to the most vicious sort of exploita- tion and would result in making vet erans mere tools of spectators, !" the organization of sportsmen and conservation enthusiasts said in a statement.
 Harmless on the surface. it actually threatens the entire fu- ture of the Territory which it pur- ports to develop"
 The bill would permit any war veteran to patent homestead claim of from 32O to 2.56O acres for agricultural and timberland use on about 243,000 square miles-includ- ing most of the National Forest lands of Southeast Alaska. the in- stitute said.
 The statement said a wet climate and rough topography make the area unsuitable for agriculture.
 Land Denuded
 It added JnaI timber homesteadS worked on sustained yield basis are proposed although selective numbering is impossible in Alaska" ]"
 Large blocks of land would be denuded and huge tracts of timber would fall into the hands of specu- lators," the institute said.
 There is no market in Alaska for volume of timber and pulpwood which this bill would produce. Ord erly development of Alaska's forest industries. now under way. would be disrupted
 Since small valleys produce the best timber stands, these would be the first cleared by homesteaders.
 Small streams are the spawning grounds of salmon and the passage of the bill soon would destroy Alaska's most important industry by removing protective forests from the watersheds, raising water tenn peratures, and permitting the flow of silt over spawning beds.
 Would Favor Few
 Tn short. 1t would destroy the livelihood of thousands of veterans already in Alaska in favor of few hundred others who might move there in order to take advantage of the provisions of this bill"
 The bill awaits action by the House Rules Committee The insti- ute said it has been opposed by the Alaskan Legislature. all major American Legion posts in Southeast Alaska, the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Ketchikan and Juneau. and by the Senior and Junior Cham bers of Commerce of Petersburg
 Both the Department of the h. terior and the Department of Agri- culture have submitted unfavorable reports on this bill" the institute said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
I0TELEpH0NE STRIKE NEARS: GOAL G0ES ON
Cities Turn Off Street IL Iumination : Schools ]
 Reported Closed
(By Assoc -nted Press)

The 732,000 striking United Mine Workers continued to defy a Feds sral Court Order today by refus- ing to work while hardships from coal shortages spread like a rash in the nation.
 And the Friday deadline for a strike of 100000 CIO telephone workers in the Bell Telephone Sys- tenn neared with no indications that it may be avoided. @
 Tn the coal strike, Government lawyers pondered further, more specific court action. There was talk of seeking to name UNIV Pre- sident John L. Lewis and "A of, the Unicns district presidents in "a contempt action set for hearing in Washington Friday.
 A U. s. Chamber of Commerce spokesman charged Lewis with ''tac- tics which are little more than le- galized blackmail."
 FBI agents were reported busy in the coal fields where reports told of violence by rowing gangs of pickets against non-union coal miners who tried to work.
 A White House spokesman dis counted rumors that the govern ment was planning imminent seiz- ure of the mines.
 Meanwhile, the reports of emer- gency action for coal conservation by states, cities, railroads, indus tries and schools piled up.
 Chicago's brilliantls~lit Stass, Street was dimmed last night by voluntary action of the big Loop merchants. Cleveland turned off 4,000 street lights. Indiana author ized utilities to cut electric ser- vice 25 percent.
 likeness in steel mills and other coal-fueled industries reached 55,- GOO and was due to zoom as dozens of shutdowns were mapped.
 At least 49 schools were closed in eight Illinois cities, giving 24,- 000 students unscheduled holidays.
 In the telephone dispute, head federal mediator Cyrus s. Ching reported to P1Csident Truman's Labor assistant John R. Steelman. Joseph A. Beirne, president of the CIO Communications Union told a Nashville audience last night walkout seems inevitable and the union will try to disrupt phone service if the strike comes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
ABANDONED
 LIFE RAFT
 IS FOUND
May Have Been Used by PardChuters from Burn
 ing B-36 Bomber

VANCOUVER, B. C.,Feb. 22-tR- Fear grew today that at least some of the five five men missing since leaping from burning B-36 bomb- CT last week may have rerished in icy Hecate Strait
 The possibility, long feared by many of those participating in the search. was strengthened yesterday with discovery of an abandoned fife raft floating between Princess Royal and Gil Islands.
 Royal Canadian Air Force of ficials, while unable definitely to tie it with the abandoned B-36, said the raft was identical with -four or five" others found on Princess Royal Island after the IT men leaped early last Tuesday. It was the same type, they said. as used by USAF aircraft on the west coast run
 The inflated raft was found by George Reader of Vancouver, crew member of the fishing boat Cape Bathurst. Reports from the search area, some 400 miles north west of here. indicated it had been inflated after hitting the water. It's supply of provisions had been op- enod but it had not shipped any water.
 Three survivors of the crashed Air Force B-36 bomber have given up the search for five buddies still missing off northern British Col umbia The men had hoped that by checking the succession in which they and others bailed out of the burning plane, they might locate the missing crewmen.
 The three survivors who returned to aid in the search for the miss- ing men will leave today for their base at Fort Worth Texas, today weather permitting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
RED GROSS DRIVE PUT
 OFF UNTIL MARCH B

Juneau,s Red Cross drive will not begin until March 13, it was an- nounced today.
 The drive was originally scheduled to begin March l, but the executive board of the local chapter of the organization decided at their last meeting that the original starting date would conflict with the drive now in progress for funds with which to construct the Juneau Me- morial Library.
 Goal for the 1850 Red Cross drive in Juneau is $5.963. according to Robert Aste, member of the execu- tive board.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
CAIN WANTS GOLD
 COINAGE TO SETTLE.
 WORLD BASE PRICE
By Associated Press

Senator Harry Cain of Washing ton wants the country to go back to the gold standard.
 Tn an address prepared for the National Association of Home Build- CTS at Chicago, Cain urges that gold be traded freely in an open market for a period of time. He adds: Let buyers and sellers from all parts of the world match values. Over a period of time price for gold will emerge which has stood the test of market action. Let Con- gress take such price for gold and use it to reestablish the dollar on a firm base of gold"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
Merchants Start 1850 Christmas Season Somewhat Early

WALLA WALLA, Wash, Feb. 22- R-Only 306 days until Christmas.
 Retailers had that thought in mind last night when they held a "Pre-Post Yule Party" complete with mistletoe, holly and Santa Claus.
 We were too busy during Christ mas and we'll probably be too busy again this year." one merchant ex- plained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
HEMLOCK DEPARTS

The Coast Guard cutter Hem lock departed. from Juneau this morning for Sentinel Island, Point Retreat and Cape Spencer. Aids to navigation will be serviced at all stops. The ship will probably go to Sitka from Cape Spencer, Coast Guard officials here indicated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
Millions Start
 Observing Lent
(By Associated Press)

Ash Wednesday ushered in Lent today for millions of Christians throughout the world.
 There will be 40 days of fastings, abstinence and special penitence in preparation for Easter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Denali scheduled to sail from &c., attle Saturday.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Baranof scheduled southbound late Sunday or early Monday, may be.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
HoSpIIAL NOTES

Ralph Gillis, Tilden o. Tyree, Sam Franz, and Reinhard Ber- mel were admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday. Irwin Sower, Mrs. Charles Buttrey and infant son. and Mrs. Urban O. Nelson and infant son were dismissed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
CHAMBER TO MEET

The Juneau Chamber of Con- merce will hold its regular noon meeting tomorrow in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22
WEATHER REPORT


 ? WEATHER REPORT
 In Juneau-Maximum 41, } minimum 32.
 At Airport-Maximum 39; } minimum 32.
 . 20 R F C AST , Juneau andsyvIcsnityI
 . Cloudy with occasional } mixed rain and snow to- , night and Thursday. Lowest } temperature tonight about } 32, highest Thursday 39. . P K E CIPI "A TO N
 , tPast 24 hours ending 7:3o m today
 , City of Juneau-.05 inches; , since Feb. 2.03 inches;
 } since July l-57l4 inches. , At Airport-Trace , since Feb. l-1.62 inches: l, since July 1--38.05 inches. } . . . . .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-02-22

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Evening star., 1950-04-12
Charles Collier Elected
By Knights Rose Croix

Charles S. Collier. 2l2 Rosemary
street, Chevy Chase. Md, last
night was elected wise master Of
the Evangelist Chapter. Knights
Rose Croix, of the Scottish Rite
Masons for the Valley OF WASH
ington.
Mr.. Collier succeeds Joseph r.
Lyvers.
Others elected at the meeting
in the Scottish Rite Temple, 1900
Sixteenth street N. W.. are: Evan
Jones, senior warden Otto G.. Elble.
junior warden; George Link.
orator; r. Baker Harris, master of
ceremonies; Thomas H. Dyer, ex-
pert; L. Malcolm Graham, assist
ant expert, and Orville E. Megby,
standard bearer.
Reelected we're DR.. John c.
Palmer, chaplain and almoner:
Austin J. Lester. secretary: Ray
mond N. Babcock. treasurer; Roy
L. James. trustee. and William
F. Holmes, tiler,
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Home Rule Paul Revere Awaits
Commissioners Light for Ride

opinion from the corporation
counsel.
Maj. Barrett said the police
regulations do not prohibit riding
horses on the street. but he said
it would cause a traffic problem.
Also, he said, regulations would
prohibit the carrying Of an adver-
tising sign or banner over public
space, although the Commission
ers could issue a permit for this
in the interest of an exclusively
civic object.
Distribution of literature in the
street is not a violation, he went
on, but it can be expected that the
recipients may drop it in the
streets, and that would be against
the regulations.
''The subject of home rule
Maj. Barrett declared, lis con-
troversial and opposing groups
may request special privileges fol-
| demonstrations"
Evening star., 1950-04-12

The Districts legal Offices are
deciding whether a contemporary
Paul Revere may ride down r
street next Tuesday in demon
stration for home rule.
Culver B. Chamberlain, presi-
dent of the Central Suffrage Con-
ference, asked the Commissioners
for permits to stage the ride on
the anniversary of the IT'S event.
The modern Paul would dis
play a placard reading Taxation
Without Representation Is Still
Tyranny"
In addition, Paula Reveres''
would be stationed along the line
distributing literature and accept
ing contributions.
Police Supt. Robert j. Barrett
told the Commissioners he would
like to disapprove the demonstra-
ton, but suggested they get IN
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Bill 10 Hike Pay
For JobIessIs
Delayed Here
| Senote Unit Gives
Employers Until
| May 3 to Study 1t
By Don S. Worren

Action on the Nicely bin 10
liberaliZe the Districts unemploy-
ment insurance law was postponed
today by the Senate District Com
mittee until May 3 to allow en-
ployer groups time 10 study its
provisions.
Several Of the leadinc business
groups had joined In demanding
a delay Of two months, but Chair
man Neely ruled this out, saying
such a delay would kill any chance
of enactment by this Congress,
He agreed time for study was
needed and suggested two weeks
as sufficient, but Senator Darby,
Republican. OF Kansas. asked that
three weeks be granted.
Support From Leahy.
Senator Leahy. Democrat. of
Rhode Island. supported the
three-week postponement and
Chairman Nicely announced the
hearings would be resumed at
10 am. May 3.
Only four witnesses testified
at today's session.
Horace Walker. for the D c.
Pharmaceutical Association. pro-
tested that the plan to raise the
maximum jobless benefit pay
ments from $40 for 20 weeks TO
s33 for Is weeks, was too liberal.
He said adoption of such scale
would mean that drugstores
would have to pay more for clerk
hire and that this would be re-
f1ected in higher prices for con-
sumers, He said the average
wage now paid drugstore clerks
was $40 a week.
Holds It's Not Enough.
Mrs. Gertrude Evans, speaking
for the Progressive Party Of
Washington. also criticized the
bill. but because it did not in
crease benefits enough. Mrs,
Evans also asked that the bill be
amended to make it possible for
strikers to be eligible for jobless
benefits.
Francis G.. Heigle of the Central
Business Association urged that
action be delayed 30 days so that
his association could get returns
from 1000 questionaires 1t has
sent to employers in its area.
Herbert Pillen of the Graphic
Arts Association also asked for =
delay
Chairman Nicely announced that
hearings on two other District
labor bills would be delayed until
after the committee had disposed
of the unemployment Insurance.
measure. These are his bills to
require employers to pay workers
at least twice a month on stated
days. by cash or check, and to
broaden the Districts minimum
wage law to include men. as well
as women and minors in its appli-
cation.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Fleming Opposes Shift
Of Currency Office

Robert v. Fleming, president
and chairman of the board of
the Riggs National Bank, joined
other bankers today before
Senate committee in opposition to
the Presidents reorganization
plan to place the independent
Controller of the Currency under
the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. Fleming said the con-
troller's Office has served "as a
bulwark in maintaining the
strength of the banking system of
this country" He expressed fear
that ending its independence
would weaken the Office with no
saving to taxpayers.
He said that while bankers have
confidence in Treasury Secretary
Snyder, I'VE must not look at the
problem from the standpoint of
personalities presently in Office"
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Crippled ruck Ties Up Traffic
For Hours on 4th Street Bridoe

Traffic. already complicated by
construction work. was snarled
further this morning on the Four
teenth Street Bridge for about
three hours when a large truck
broke down on the Virginia ap-
proach.
Lines of bumper-to-b bumper ve-
hicles extended for dozens of
blocks on both sides of the bridge.
Drivers who sought to escape that
jam created a similar one at
Memorial Bridge.
Motorists reported being caught
in both tieups for upwards of 40
minutes.
The District approach to the
Fourteenth Street Bridge open
only half the width of the street
this morning. became q bottleneck
that blocked trafic back to the
Evening star., 1950-04-12
Banker Will Address
Cosmopolitan Club

Thomas j. Groom, president o1
the Bank Of Commerce g. Savings
will address a luncheon of the
Cosmopolitan Club of Washington
at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
Carlton Hotel.
Mr.. Groom will head a program
devoted to the work of the Dis
trict Society for Crippled Chill.
dren. Miss Betty Clark and Dar
Piver will also appear.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
District Employment
Rise During March
Reported by USES

Employment in Washington is
rising. with the total labor force
for March estimated around $685..
900. the District Office of the
United States Employment Service
reported today.
An official disclosed that 1900
fewer persons were looking for Jobs
here last month than were re-
ported earlier.
The employment trend here is
much better than in many parts
of the country" he commented.
The agency also noted that de-
mand for labor here is increasing
This BODIES we'll for continued
high employment in Washington"
the official said.
Highest Since War Ended.
He disclosed that the demand
for workers in the wholesale and
retail trade group is the highest
since the end of the war. This
group represents the largest single
category of jobs in Washington
making up about % per cent OF
the total.
Job placements in this grour
amounted to 1899 in March
as against 757 year ago. This /.
an increase of about As per cent
In the services group, which
makes up II per cent Of thu
total labor force. placemen
amounted to 63S. This is th'
highest since 1946, and abou
Is per cent above last year.
I'm fact. there were increase
in all catagories except public
utilities and Government estab'
lishments," the official declared
Other Comparisons Made.
Other examples for last month
compared with March, l949, in.
clude:
Construction. 200 as against
lat; manufacturing. l64 and II;
finance, insurance and real estate
1913 and 66; domestics. 927 and
1873.
Placements with Government
agencies were 242, the lowest since
1947. This was attributed to
establishments Of Civil Service
registers, which means agencies
are depending less and less or
the United States Employment
Service. the local Office explained
Job demands from employers
increased In March by $50 over
those a year earlier. Requests
came from householders. laundriee
and similar establishments.
With the coming of warmer
weather. these demands are ex-
Ipected to step up further.
The agency noted that the
number of women seeking jobs
last month was up. while men
job seekers dropped in number
from those year ago.
Evening star., 1950-04-12
James {. Duke Dies at 81
Viruinia Ex-Lumberman

James Edward Duke, "a, retired
Virginia lumberman and a Wash
ington resident for the last 40
years, died Monday at George
town University Hospital after a
six-month illness.
Mr.. 1lke had made his home at
the Wardman Park Hotel since
1929. A member of an old Vir-
ginia family, he was born in Man.
chester, the son of Cordelia
Humphrey Duke and James Ed
ward Duke. His father was in
the tobacco business.
Mr.. Duke attended college in
Kings Mountain, N. c., and was
co-partner of the Duke & Smith
Lumber Co. in Norfolk before
coming here. He engaged in the
real estate business for a short
time here.
Active in the Southern Society
and the Virginia State Society
he also was one of the leaders
in a Wardman Park social clut
called Sanhedrin.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Mary Loughran Duke, ano
four sons, Col. James Edward
Duke. jr.. of Austin, Tex; Daniel
Fitzgerald Duke. Decatur, Ga.
and Comdr. Charles L. Duke
U. S. NJ, retired, and John L
Duke, both of San Francisco
Eight grandchildren and three
great grandchildren also survive
Funeral services will be held al
10 am. tomorrow at st. Mat.
thew's Cathedral. Entombment
will be in Cloister Mausoleum
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1950-04-12

Bureau Of Printing and Engrav-
ing. Side streets likewise were
jammed.
William Clampitt, bridge tender.
said the tieup had begun by s am.
when he reported for work. The
truck, he said, had stalled athwart
one of the roads leading to Memo
rial highway.
The big vehicle was finally
moved at about $3.50 am.
Two Metropolitan Police motor
cycle men were dispatched to ham
die the traffic which did not dis
solve until well after 8 o'clock.
A lotion Army trailer truck
came loose from its cab in front
Of the jefferson Memorial yester-
day afternoon and snarled inbound
traffic for nearly half an hour.
Normal flow was resuiI-i before
the rush hour. however.