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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
STATEHOOD F0E5FEAR Baliii; i;
 MESH TRAp5'
Bartlett Files Brief : 0p- ponents Live '0f AL
 aska. Nof Tn

WASHINGTON, April 27--tR-- Delegate Bartlett of Alaska told a Senate committe yesterday the AL aska salmon industry opposes state hood for the territory because it fears the new state would abolish fish traps.
 Bartlett appeared before the Sem ate Interior Committee, which is considering House-aprroved legis- lation to grant statehood to Alaska. He filed his statement, saying he would not testify verbally in order that the time he would have used might be given to other AL askans who came here Co appear.
 Bartlett said he was propably the only member of Congress to intro- duce so important a bill and then not testify verbally for it.
 Chief opposition to the bill comes from the salmon industry, Bart lett said The industry is against statehood for Alaska, Bartlett's statement said. Why should this opposition come about?
 Partly because of fear of higher taxes under statehood.
 But submit the chief objection of those principally concerned with taking Alaskas salmon is that they fear the people of Alaska with statehood would promptly act to remove the fish traps from AL askan waters.
 Tn that fear they are undoubt- edly correct. The people of Oregon and Washington have already done that. The people of Alaska, under the present system, are powerless to act"
 of Instead of Tn"
 George Sundborg, consultant to the Alaska development board. tes- tifying in favor of statehood. looked around the committee room as he concluded his testimony and said. T see that the opponents Of statehood are those who live off Alaska instead of in Alaska. Those who live in Alaska are overwhelm- ingly in favor of statehood"
 Sundborg testified that if state- hood is granted there is no in- tention of increasing the tax on salmon.
 Bartlett urged approval of the legislation as defense move.
 Must Run East
 He reviewed troubles facing bus mess men in the territory who must come to Washington to get de- cisions sfrom government depart ments and asserted that every ar zument now being advanced against statehood for Alaska was made ag- ainst statehood for other territor- ies now states.
 We are ready for statehood" he said. We can support ourselves We seek no special lavish favors
 "So we ask you to report this bill favorably. Statehood is Alas ka's right and destiny.
 "The time for this committee and for the Senate to act affirmatively with respect to Alaska statehood is now"
 
 Previously Gov. Alfred E. Dris- coll of New Jersey spoke for the bill.
 The question of giving Alasks more than the four sections ol and in each township, as provided in the bill, came up briefly during the testimony of the Republican President of the Territorial Senate
 Looking at Senator Butler R- Neb.) the witness, Gunnard Enge- oreth, said Proposals to amend shis bill to give us all the land we want is sabotage"
 Butler has introduced an amend ment to give the new state every other section of land
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, April 27 - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 2%, American Can f16h, Anaconda 30ls, Curtiss- Wright 91z, International Harvester 26h, Kennecott 52N. New York Central 1878, Northern Pacific 17A US. Steel 32aa. Pound $2801s.
 Sales today were 2.060.00O shares
 Averages today are as follows: in- dustrials 212.44. rails 55.20. utilities 42.64.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
SALMON MAN clA5TS 331 AZ GREAT HOAX
w. (. Arnold Passes EIab- orate Pamphlets 10 Sen-
 afors Knocking Bill


 WASHINGTON, April 27 zz R -
 The Senate Interior Committee was
 told today that advocates of Alaskan { statehood ''are perpetrating great
 hoax upon the people of Alaska and the nation"
 w. c. Arnold, of Seattle, repre- senting the Alaska Salmon Industry.
 Inc. was the second witness in the i current hearing to oppose the
 House passed statehood bill. The first was Father Hubbard, the glacier priest" who said Mon- day he was against statehood at this time.
 Arnold described the salmon in- dustry as the largest in Alaska. He
 said it is Alaskas heaviest tax payer.
 Our opposition" he said in
 prepared statement. ifs not directed
 at statehood but at H.R. 33l, which we believe would make Alaska a pauper state on admission" H.R. 33l is the Alaska statehood bill passed by the House. Arnold outlined these four spe- cific objections to the bill: 1. Control of the fisheries, he said, either would pass to the new state or would be retained in tho Interior Department, as the Secre- etary of Interior may decide. Arnold said the decision when made would not be final He compared control of the fish, cries to control of oil-rich lands along the coasts of California and
 Gulf states found below low tide.' The only difference he said, lis that in Alaska the Federal govern ment is already in possession and control of the fisheries while in California and the Gulf States it is just now trying to take possession and control of the oil resources" 2. The bill. he said. would allow Alaska to take nothing" of it's land resources. which he described as minerals, oil, forest and agri-
 cultural products.
 He said the bill "purports" to give Alaska four sections in each township plus 100000 acres. Less Than Percent Examination reveals that neither the grants of sections nor general grants are given until rectan- gular surveys are made and ap- proved by the Interior Department" Only the Department, he said, can make and approve official sur veys. Less than one percent of Alaska's total 365. .48l 500 acers have
 been surveyed to date. he said. "The Department can complete
 and approve surveys at it's leisure" he said, thereby controlling the ] location and extent of lands pass ing to the state"
 The Department, he said, has
 been surveying an average of 27,500
 acres year in Alaska. At that rate.
 he said, it would take "approxi-
 mately l5.000 years for the state to obtain full benefits of the grant"
 3. He said the bill would subject
 every acre of land in the new state to the cloud of Indian title"
 4. The bill would retain Federal control over the Tongass National
 Forest, Arnold said. He said that
 area embraces most of Southeast Alaska.
 Under the terms of the bill." he
 said, "the new state receives no
 lands in this vast area until the
 lands are no longer useful for forest
 purposes"
 Perpetual "Inacti0n"
 Since the Forest Service has a perpetual cropping plan for the
 Tongass forest" he said, the state
 will never receive any of the lands" ! -
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter. Flemish Knot from Seattle due Saturday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Louise scheduled to sail from Vancouver Saturday.
 Denali scheduled southbound at 2 am, Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
yfaie Would Tax Salmon
 'Unbearab|y'
So Says Arnold : Propon. ents Quiet While He
 Speaks
By ALICE FREIN JOHNSON

WASHINGTON, April 27-Alas- kans who flew here to support the Alaska statehood bill before the Senate Interior Committee at this weeks hearings were quiet this morning as they listened with con- centration to arguments against the bill presented by w. 0. (Judge, Arnold, managing director of the Alaska Salmon Industries, Inc, who is experimenting the attack on H.R 331.
 Arnold said he was not against the principle of statehood but be- lieved the bill would make Alaska a state in name only doomed to per- petual pauperism and bureaucratic control"
 In testimony of proponents con- cluded yesterday except for rebut- tai. Alaskans almost to a man enun- ciated unequivocal support of the bill "as is" saying it is the only measure which they believe can be passed immediately and immediate statehood is more important than a perfected measure.
 Fear Curtailing
 Gov. Ernest Gruening and Alas kan Delegate E. L. Bartlett, both actively supporting the bill as the best which can be obtained, arc known to fear administration op- position to other possible measures which might curtail Interior De- pertinent authority in Alaska which the measure under consid- eration would allow. Interior off, cials had a hand in drafting the measure.
 Democratic Senators on the com- mittee-there are seven Democrats and six Republicans scoffed at this idea. Sen. Clinton Anderson, acting chairman, sald he believed the administration would listen to the committee majority with as much attention as to the Indian Service or any other division of the Interior Department.
 Several prominent Alaskans here for the hearings, all of whom asked that their names not be used, told this reporter points raised by Arnold led them to believe the bi; should be amended to insure against clouding of land titles by unextin guished Indian claims and to re- quire more rapid land surveys in the Territory.
 Committee Sympathetic
 Committee members agreed they were sympathetic to appeals fol statehood now. They said they were impressed by the passion and fervor of both supplicants and demanders referring to the various methods ot address employed by Alaskans yes terday, but that too little attention had been given to H.R. 33l as the vehicle for delivering statehood.
 Arnold's arguments revolved for the most part around the questions of clouded titles resulting from un- settled Indian claims, and lack oi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
FROM BETHEL

Walter V. Knape, registered from Bethel. Alaska, is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
FROM MT. EDGEcuMBE

Clara A. Gerstinson, is registered at the Baranof from Mt Edgecumbe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
SOAP BOX DERBY
 MEETING FRIDAY

All boys interested in entering the big national Soap Box Derby race are requested to be at the Grace School Auditorium at 7:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. Various plans will be announced and a general instruction meeting is to be held.
 A visitor in Juneau from Haines is Walter H. Graves, who is re- gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
CONTROVERSIAL
 VOUCHER BRINGS
 DENIAL OF DENIAL5

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 25- Questioned here regarding the pay ment to him of $5600 for legal services for the Alaska Aeronautics Commission and stories published in Alaska newspapers regarding the transaction, Stanley McCutcheon today said the Anchorage News had retracted its recent story about his payment for services but the Fair banks News Miner had not.
 Asked about Auditor Frank A Boyle's reason for returning the voucher, McCutcheon said:
 NO comment. I haven't read the stories"
 Earlier, he said, These stories have been retracted."
 ANCHORAGE, April 25-Reports from Washington that the Anchor age News has retracted story about payment to Stanley Mo Cutcheon for services with the Aeronautical Commission are en- tirely unfounded
 The Anchorage News published the same story last Saturday as several other Alaskan papers telling of Auditor Boyle's rejection of a voucher for some $500 for legal services to the Territory.
 The following day the Anchorage News published what purported tc be McCutcheon's side of the story as furnished by Buel Nesbett, his law partner. This story was given almost identical space and play as the first story, but was in no way retraction, according to Norman c. Brown, editor of the Anchorage News.
 A radiogram from the Fairbanks News Miner to the Empire said "The News Miner has not retracted There is nothing to retract.
 "This is the first time in my experience" William Strand, editor of the News-M Miner said, that a newspaper has had to deny a de- nial." n
 Territorial Veterans Tax funds will be increased by $22,000 this week if Alaska Airlines, largest de- linquent taxpyer on the Veterans Tax delinquent lists, pays it's taxes.
 The Veterans Tax expired in June, 1948, and disposition of the Alaska Airlines final return has been subject to frequent attempts to collect since that time.
 Another ten days in which to pay the money was granted Alaska Airline by Attorney General Gerald Williams when Stanley McCutch- con, president of the company, was in Juneau week ago.
 If the money is not received with in ten days, the Territory will sue, the Attorney General said.
 However, he is hopeful the tax will be paid, he told the Empire .cday. McCutcheon assured him hat if he didn't have the $22,00O to pay the tax within the allotted time, he would resign as president )f the company"
 MT. McCutcheon is in Washing on at present appearing before the Senate Committee hearings on statehood as a proponent of H R 331. It was one of Mir McCutch- cons company's planes that took .he pro-statehood group to Wash lngton on its present junket at reputed round trip fare from Alas ka of $125.
 of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27
WEATHER REPORT

. In Juneau-Maximum. 49; . minimum. 31.
 . At Airport-Maximum, 48; . minimum. 26.
 . FO R E c A s T . Duncan and Vicinity . Fair tonight with incrcas- . ing cloudiness becoming . cloudy Friday with intermit-
 . tent rain in afternoon. Low
 . temperature tonight about . 35 and high Friday about 46. . P R E CIP TON . Past 24 hours ending 7:3o am. today . City of Juneau-0.0l inches: . since April l 3.7l inches: . since July 1--64.12 inches.
 At Airport - Trace; . since April l = l.68 inches; . since July 1-4l.71 inches.
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Token payment on account of the Veterans Tax account is on Its way to Juneau, according to a wire received today by the Attorney Generals office from R. w. Mar shall, Alaska Airlines executive, 1t was learned by the Empire early this afternoon.
 The wire said:
 Discussed with McCutcheon m Washington account Veterans Tax. Will arrange remittance per letter mailing today check for token pay ment."
 No mention of the amount of the payment was made.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-04-27

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A radiogram from the Fairbanks News Miner to the Empire said "The News Miner has not retracted. There is nothing to retract.
 "This is the first time in my experience" William Strand, editor of the News Miner said, that a newspaper has had to deny de- nial." n
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
Milford Center Girl
To Get Diploma
AT Baldwin, Wallace

Marie Gambill, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James M. Gambill, Mil
ford Center, will be among can
didates for graduation when Bald
win Wallace College, Berea, Ohio,
observes its Tooth commencement
Sunday afternoon, June Is.
B-W's largest graduating class
of more than $50 seniors will take
part in exercises beginning at 4
p. m. in the new Mems Gym
nasium. President John L. Knight
will confer the degrees and also
will give the address at bacca-
laureate services that morning at
8 in the Kulas Building auditor
ium.
Commencement speaker will be
DR.. William P. Tolley, chancellor
of Syracuse University.
Miss Gambill will receive the
degree of bachelor of science in
music. She is a member of Mu
Phi Epsilon, national professional
music soroity, Laurels honorary,
the Bach Chorus and Madrigal
singers, and has participated in
Opera workshop productions.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
Youth Center
Grows Popular
CONTINUED from Page y

Continued from Page j.
the center last summer, the boys
and girls raised over $700 them
,selves. They are trying hard to
meet their expenses again this
year. A bake sale is being plan
med for June, the date to be an
'nounced later.
An interested individual, and
mot a parent, stopped at the cen
ter opening night to make his
yearly contribution. We are CRATE
full for this support. We also APP
ipreciate the praise and approval
visiting parents have given the
.center. 1t has to be visited before
'one can grasp the spirit of en-
.thusiasm that prevails among the
members.
Il want to personally thank
.everyone who so willingly CO.
operated in helping to get the
center open again another year,
and also to those who so gener-
ously gave of their flowers open
ing night, senior president Mrs.
Edwards stated.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
Columbus Women
Fined in R~ecklessness

Ethel Compton, was fined SIS
and costs on a charge of reckless
operation, Sunday, after her car
missed the turn from Route SO
(Urbana rd.) into Route 4, near
Irwin, at 2 a. m. Sunday.
In so doing, she struck the
house opposite the road junction
and struck the 1850 Ford of Willie
Carter, 81, Merchandising, which
was parked in the yard. The wom-
an then drove away but Carter
caught and stopped her. He told
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Simpson:
Il was sleeping in the corner
room and heard the car hit the
porch. When / came out they
were gone and l chased them in
another car and stopped them.
They had been drinking as ]
could smell it on their breath"
Carter later filed charges in the
Court of Justice William H. Snod-
grass, and the Compton woman
was picked up by Columbus po-
lice. Her a was being driven at
the time of the accident by Stell
Smith, also Of Columbus.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
HoSital Site
Dedication Held
CONTINUED from rage -

praise and thanks to the many
other organizations which helped
make the hospital program a
success ana contributed in vary
ing measures toward the project.
I'VE are now starting on the
final phase of that program, re-
alizing the hopes and wishes of
,all of U.S." he declared.
Following the Rev. Mr.. Goede-
kings address, Col. Dana Morey,
'chairman of the Hospital Associa-
.tion, presented the deed for the
Hospital site to John Wolff,
chairman of the Hospital Board
,of Trustees.
In making the presentation,
Col. Morey briefly explained that
the construction was delayeN for
lack of funds under sufficient
federal aid could be obtained,
sand by eyer-increasing building
costs. He, too, thanked the var
ious organizations for their help
and work in making the Hos
.pital possible.
: Mr.. Wolff then broke ground
for the new hospital, turning the
first shovel-full of earth with a
,silver-plated spade bought for the
occasion. When the hospital is
done, the shovel will be placed in
its foyer.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
Huntsville Youth
Fined in R~ecklessness

Arthur E. Fplmer, Huntsville,
was fined $25 and costs by Mayor
Kinsmore, this morning, after
pleading guilty to a charge of
reckless operation, Fulmer ran
into the new Pontiac automobile
of L. M. Conger, Grand Ave,
which was parked on w. Fifth,
Saturday evening.
The youth said he apparently
went to sleep at the wheel. He
said he had no insurance on his
car, but agreed to borrow the
money or otherwise arrange to
pay for the damages to the Con-
ger machine. He paid his fine and
was released. Officer Richard
Simpson investigated the occur
ance.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
Soles Tax Collections
Show Slight Drop
In Recent Week

Sales tax collections in Union
County showed a slight drop for
the week ending May 81, 1850,
compared with a year ago. Col
lections for that week this year
were S3379.48, compared with
$3419.83 for the week ending May
%, 1949.
For the entire year past, how
ever, Union County is well ahead.
Collections for the period July l.,
1949 to May 81, 1850 are $194,-
385.09 against only $186, 576.41
for the period July l, 1948 to May
%, 1949.
For Ohio as a whole, collections
for the week ending May 81, 1850
are substantially ahead of the
corresponding week a year ago,
S2,708, 092.60 against $2,513,059.56
Five of the seven counties sur
rounding Union showed increases
during the week covered in the
report. Collections in adjoining
counties for the week ending May
81, 1850, with figures for the
week ending May %, 1949 in par
entheses were:
Champaign, $64l5.69 ($7298.51);
Delaware, S5794.83 (S464O. 49);
Franklin, S226, 1851 ($212,524-
So; Hardin, S6844.50 (~S6912.67);
Logan, $1O,959.95 ($lO,217.69);
Madison, S5632.1O (S5054.41) and
Marion, S18, 809.85 ($18, 130.93).
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12

eign currencies and against con-
fiscation by such foreign gov
ernmentS.
These policies are approximately
equivalent to new direct foreign
loans. If the government or the
Export-Import Bank has to con-
vert foreign currencies, then those
currencies are irredeemable ex-
cept as they are obligations of the
foreign government. So, also, in
case of ~confiscation, the American
investor transfers his claim to the
United States Government, and
the foreign country is about as
likely to pay the United States
Governments claim as it is the
many other debts to the United
States which it has incurred in
the past.
AM inclined to think that Q
careful study might lead to .
reasonable program which, in spe.
cific cases, could be of some value
to these foreign countries. / doubt
the wisdom of scattering American
experts all over the world without
either the missionary spirit of our
charitable religious organizations
or the hard-boiled practical sense
of businessmen looking for sound
investments. / am inclined to think
that, if foreign governments really
desire American capital, they can
get it by assuming she proper
obligations of fair treatment and
a fair return.
AS a temporary measure, / would
not greatly object to the CONVEX
sion of foreign currency in an
amount per annum not exceeding
5 per cent of the capital invested;
and / have at times supported
export-import loans for guaran-
tees for particular projects clearly
beneficial both to the country in
volved and to the United States.
But to turn over millions of
dollars to the State Department
to carry out some Henry Wallace
idea of raising the standard of
living of all peoples throughout
the world is a dangerous and
expensive dream.
We can help countries by specific
projects, but the idea that we car
permanently raise to any consid-
cradle extent the standard of
living in countries like China and
India is contrary to common sense.
We have obtained our own stand
ard of living by the efforts of our
own people. The total amount
which could be done for others
by a country containing only 6 per
cent of the population is bound to
be negligible and to belle the vast
hopes which we encourage.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-06-12
Tests Reveal Changes in Ohio Soil,
Reveal Kind of Fertilizer Needed

a favorable PHI, much of the
stone was of a coarse meal grade.
Latest findings from these soil
tests show our organic content
of the soil decreasing. In 1920, 3
percent of average Ohio soil was
organic matter. Now, only one
half to one percent can be called
organic matter. AS a result of the
findings from the soil tests, farm
ers are recommended to pillow I'M
der much of the organic matter
formerly burned or removed
from the land.