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The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
GOAL MINES
 5ElzUREpLAM
 READY TO GO
Truman Won f Commit Self
 on Use Banking on Con- tempt Case Outcome

WASHINGTON, March 2-lR- President Truman said today 8 draft of plans for seizure of coal mines has been drawn up. But he did not indicate when or under what circumstances it might be used.
 His news conference comment came when he was told that there was a report around Washington that the Government was prepared to seize the mines unless the union and management reached an agree ment.
 The President said the matter was still in the hands of the courts and that he had nothing to say about his plans.
 Told of a report that seizure draft of some sort had been pre- pared, the President said drafts are always prepared covering all the Presidents powers.
 GA story published by the Even ing Star said the coal seizure plan was drafted with view to putting it into action if other measures fail to end the strike of 372,000 coal miners by early next week)
 MT. Truman said that he would follow the law to the letter in an effort to break the coal strike.
 He did not elaborate on that. However, there is a provision in the Hartley law for a report Ito Congress when emergency pro- cedures under the law fail to end threat to the national health or welfare.
 The President said the situation is very serious.
 A reporter quoted Henry Ford as saying there will be an indus trial close down within two weeks. MT. Truman commented that ne would not go as far as that, but the situation is serious.
 The Governments main hope of ending the strike is pinned, for the moment, on the contempt case against the United Mine Workers. A decision in it is expected soon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
By HARRISON HUMPHREYS

WASHINGTON, March 2-tR- The House is expected to resume debate today on statehood for Alaska and Hawaii
 On Jan. g the statehood bills were discussed and cleared for House action but were put aside without coming to vote.
 Non-voting Delegates to Congress from both Territories confidently predict House passage of the two measures. The Alaska bill was set for consideration first.
 The road ahead in the Senate is much less certain.
 The statehood bill was passed by the House in 1947.
 The Senate has never voted on statehood legislation for either.
 Both Territories have been seek ing statehood for many years.
 The first statehood bill for Alaska was introduced in Congress in 1916 four years after its Territorial gov ernment was established But as early as 1872, long before the Klon- dike gold rush, a number of Sitka residents appealed for representa- ion in Congress.
 In 1946, the people of Alaska voted 3 to 2 in favor of statehood in plebiscite.
 Alaska has been part of the United States since it was pur- chased from Russia in 1867 for ST. 100000. Its present population is estimated at 100000, including 30,- 900 natives.
 Hawaii, once an island Kingdom and later an independent republic, voluntarily surrendered it's jnde- pendent sovereignty in 1898 to be annexed to the United States. It became an organized Territory in 1900.
 As early as 1903, the Territorial Legislature began petitioning Con- gress for statehood. Every Delegate % Congress from Hawaii since 1920 has introduced statehood bills.
 The people of the islands voted } to l for statehood in 1940. The present population is estimated at 533O00, with about third of Japa- nese ancestry.
 Impatient for statehood, the Ha- waii Legislature last year authorized a constitutional convention to draft state constitution for the islands.
 The convention will convene April with 63 delegates to be elected by voters in a general election.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02

Hon. Louis Johnson,
 Secretary of National Defense, Washington, D. c.
 Dear Louis.
 Maybe I am hipped on this sub feet. but I am convinced that III this day of threatened atomic-hy- drogen war, it is vital that we as a nation chart a more definite course in our relations with Russia and that the American people be in- formed of that course.
 You and I don't always agree, but in this country, thank goodness, sincerity is much more important than agreement: And you and l have always been frank with each other.
 To be bluntly frank, therefore the American people are confused over the fact that after long de- lays in appointing civilian de1ense executives, we are now getting up an alternate capital of the United States; we are microfilmlng essen tial documents for safekeeping away from Washington; and we are planning a series of underground garages as potential afraid shelt- CTS.
 Naturally this has people worried. And I confess that every Sunday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
Judge Decides UNIV Innocent of Contempt
STATEHOOD BATTLE, BEGUN IN 1916, MAY
 RISE AGAIN TODAY

BULLETIN - WASHINGTON, March 2-IRt-Resumption of de- bate on statehood for Alaska and Hawaii was awaited in the House today.
 It hadn't started yet at 4 pm. but there was still chance that it would begin before the House called it quits for the day.
 Late this afternoon a prolonged House debate on relatively minor farm bill blocked considera- tion of statehood for Alaska and Hawaii. Majority Leader Me- COrmick, Democrat Massachusetts said the two bills will be consid- cred tomorrow. Leadership had expected recess of the House until Monday at the end of tOdays session but it decided to have Fridays session for the sole pur- pose of voting on the two bills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
Emergency in Goal Shortage
 Is Now Atuie
Unemployment Mounting Temperatures Being Cut
 Power Is Rdtioned

PITTSBURGH, March 2-R- Sub-freezing temperatures in part of the nation made the soft coal emergency more acute today.
 Unemployment in allied industries was mounting hourly.
 More than 100000 workers now have joined the 372,000 striking United Mine Workers in idleness.
 The Governor of Massachusetts was given emergency wartime powers.
 The Massachusetts State Execu- tive Council, acting on Governor Paul A. Dever's request, granted him authority to seize and ration soft coal.
 Dever says there is threat to industrial production although there is mo immediate crisis in providing fuel for heating homes. ,"
 However, householders in some states are cutting down tempera- lures to preserve their fast-dwind- ling supplies.
 Cold Wave
 A cold wave moved into Ohio, Kentucky. West Virginia and Vest srn New York and Pennsylvania. Temperatures skidded to five above zero in some sections.
 The industries which use coal are taking it on the chin.
 In addition to the more than 100000 laid off, untold thousands are on short work weeks.
 Some of the men being laid off a day or two week are in industries which depend on electric power.
 Electric power is being rationed by some utilities.
 Big Duquesne Light Company in Pittsburgh has requested it's domes- tic and industrial users to reduce their power requirements 50 per cent.
 Trolley Service Cut
 The Pittsburgh Railways Com pany took off 10 percent of it's trolleys today.
 A big heating company supplying downtown Pittsburgh office build ings rushed plans to convert par tially to oil. A three-inch oil line is being laid several blocks to oil barges anchored in the Allegheny river.
 Heating companies in other big cities have ordered temperatures lowered
 In Knoxville, Tenn. owners of some buildings are allowing their furnaces to die out at midday and stay out overnight.
 As the strike grinds on, the steel industry is cutting back daily. Re- public Steel at Youngstown, Ohio, is the latest to announce cutbacks. It furloughed 2,500 men after tap ping out 13 open hearth furnaces.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
ALASKA SAILORS MUST PAY INCOME
 TAX, COURT HOLDS

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2-+Rl-- The US. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld yesterday the right of Alaska to require the Alaska Steamship Go. to deduct a Territorial withhold ing income tax from employees wages.
 The appellate court upheld the federal district courts judgment.
 The Alaska Steamship Go. said 1t was caught in the middle of a fight between the Territory and the AFL Sailors Union of the Pacific. The company operates steamships between Seattle and Alaska ports.
 After passage of the Territorial tax law last March, the company was directed by M. P. Mullaney, Territorial Commissioner of Taxa ton, to withhold the tax. The Sail- ors' Union then got an injunction prohibiting the company from re- hitting the withheld taxes to the Territory. The union held the sail- DTS did not live in the Territory and should not have to pay the tax.
 The company put the withheld amounts into a special reserve fund, then it sued for an injunction to prevent Alaska from forcing it to collect the tax.
 A steamship company had at tackled the income tax law in its entirety, contending Congressional law prohibits deductions from wages paid seamen.
 The District Court, however, held the act of the special sesison was invalid but that the Legislatures reenactment of it in regular session validated it.
 In sustaining the Alaska Courts decision. Appellate Court stated:
 Payment of taxes is not included in those things from which Con- gress undertook to protect seamen We know of no Congressional enact- ment and of no expressed or implied policy opposed to Alaska's requir- ing seamen who earn money in Alaska to pay taxes on their in- comes. This action Gan attempt by Legislature to make it's tax law conform to federal act) makes sense. It makes for convenience for tax payer and for simplicity of admin stration.
 "A nonresident employee whose earnings outside Alaska were taxed along with his Alaska earnings might well complain the attempted tax was wanting in due process. NO such employee is party to this suit"
 Concerning company'S charge that the act discriminates against interstate commerce in favor of lntraterritorial commerce, the court said the company hadn't shown 1t was adversely affected. It was pointed out the act provides tax ap- plicable only for part of voyage in Alaska waters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
E. ". ALLEN RESIGNS
 SALMON FISHERIES; STAYS WITH HALIBUT

WASHINGTON, March 2-lB- Edward w. Allen of Seattle has resigned from the Internatlonal Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commis- sion but will continue as chairman of the International Fisheries Con- mission.
 w. M Chapman of the State De- partment told a reporter today the resignation from the salmon commission which regulates the taking of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River in Canada has been received from Allen but not yet acted upon by the Department
 The International Fisheries Com mission regulates halibut fishing II the North Pacific.
 Chapman said the department regretted Allen found it necessary to resign. He added Aliens personal business made it impossible TOT him to continue work on both commissions. The jobs carry no pay.
 He indicated Aliens resignation will be accepted.
 A Congressional source was quot ed by the Seattle Times to the ef- feet that John Plancich of Ancor- tes, has been proposed to succeed Allen.
 Plancich, manager of the Fisher mems Packing Corp, has been a member of the advisory committee to the Commission.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
IA KILLED
 IN BLAzES
 IN NATION
(By Associated Press)

Fourteen persons were killed and one was critically injured in three fires in widely separated sections today (Thursday).
 The heaviest loss of life from a single blaze was at Monson, Me. Eight members of one family were killed and ninth was in very poor condition from second and third degree burns, received when their home burned.
 The dead were Elwood Smith, 36; his mother. Mrs. Harriet Smith, 68, and his six children, ranging from a baby to II years old. Smiths wife, Norma, 32, was found strug- gling in the snow toward a road. Her nightclothes had been burned off.
 The casualties raised Maine s fire death list since the first of the year to 28, including 20 child ren.
 A family of five was wiped out in a flash fire that swept small frame cabin in a trailer camp at the edge of Kenosha, Wis. The dead were Carroll Maxwell, 28; his wife, Betty, 26, and three children ranging from two months to four years.
 A Chinese, Lin Shew, 50, was killed when he jumped from the top floor of three-story brick building in fire that ragged in a block of Montreal's Chinatown Others were feared trapped in the flames.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
BETTER POLICING IN ALASKA URGED
 BY CHURCHMEN

Churchmen believe an improved means of enforcing law outside the incorporated towns and cities in Alaska is one of the critical needs" of the Territory.
 This was brought out by the Rev. R. Roland Armstrong, field repre- sentative for the board of national missions of the Presbyterian Church, who spoke at the noon meeting oi the Juneau Chamber of Commerce today in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel.
 He said that at the meeting of the Home Missions Council in Co., lumbus, O., in January. 1000 churchmen, representing 30 denomi- nations, went on record as favorine move by the US. Department of Justice to completely revise anc modernize the law enforcement system for Alaska.
 Nine churchmen active in Alaska worked at formulating the aims oi churches for work in Alaska, one ot which is to support a revision ot the inadequate" law enforcement system outside incorporated com- munities, including the commissions system of inferior courts, he said.
 Other matters to which the churchmen decided to give support included native claims to land in the Territory.
 Urges Conference
 The churchmen urged that De- partment of the Interior heads confer with native leaders and use power already given them" to see that the natives are granted ownership of sufficient land to as- sure livelihood"
 He said the churches also aim to assume part of the responsibility in helping young people coming from boarding schools to take their places in society.
 This is in line with the stated aim of the council to support the advancement of vocational and trade training for children in school. The churches would like to see at least one years elementary nursing training given in the schools, Rev. Armstrong said.
 The churchmen also voiced sup port for the move to grant Alaska statehood immediately. Rev. Arm strong said it would give Alaska greater feeling of responsibility for herself.
 We would also favor control of the distribution of liquor on the wholesale level," he said.
 Aviation = Runway
 O. F. Benecke of the Chambers Aviation Committee reported to the Chamber on the outcome of meet ing with the Territorial Commis- sioner of Aviation, Tony Schwamm, which was held last Saturday.
 The meeting was held to consider the problem of getting the Juneau airport's runway heightened.
 It was brought out at the meet ing that the Juneau airport, which is owned by the Federal Govern ment, is not eligible for Federal alo to airport funds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, March .2-Closing notation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 3, American Can l11A, Anaconda 30A, Curtiss- Wright S%, International Harvester 277s, Kennecott 531s, New York Central 13B, Northern Pacific 161a J. S. Steel 30k, Pound $2.80A.
 Sales today were 1,340,0O0 shares.
 Averages today are as follows: industrials 203.54, rails 55.75, util- ties 4282.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

Freighter Square Sinnet from Seattle due 10 am. Friday.
 Baranof scheduled to sail from Seattle Saturday.
 Princess Norah schedueld to ar rive at ' am. Friday and sails south one hour later at 8 am.
 Denali scheduled southbound early Monday morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
LUTHERAN LENTEN
 SERVICE TONIGHT

Tonight at 8 o'clock the second of the Lenten Services will be held in the Lutheran Church. The topic for this week will be. "Of Man. and His Aspirations.
 A sincere invitation to attend is extended to all interested persons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
SITKA PAIR APPLY FOR
 MARRIAGE LICENSE HERE

Richard c. McDorman, 19-year- old Coastguardsman of Sitka, and Sharon Sunde, 19, also of Sitka, ap- piled for a marriage license today before U. s. Commissioner Gordon Gray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
MINERS JUBILANT

PITTSBURGH. March 2-tR- Striking miners today jubilantly hailed the court decision freeing their union from contempt
 Said Frank Harper. employed at the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Companys big Montour Number 10 mine at nearby library.
 This will help settle the dispute and hurry a contract"
 Harper added.
 Tt will be big lift for the miners but they still won't go back to work until they get contract.
 "A heavy fine would have made things worse by making the men more bitter"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
FROM YAKUTAT

MT. and Mrs. R. L. Frankforter and MT. and Mrs. Floyd w. Sever son. all of Yakutat. are stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
WEATHER REPORT

. In Juneau-MaXimum 45; . minimum 35. . At Airport-Maximum AZ; . minimum 33.
 . F o R E c A s T . (yunesu and vieinityI . Cloudy with intermittent . rain tonight and Friday; . little change in temperature. . Southeast winds occasionally , as high as 25 miles per hour. . Lowest temperature tonight , about 35; highest Friday, 43.
 . F R E C l Fl T A T Q N
 . Past 24 hours ending 7:3o . m. toda, , City of Juneau-.14 inches; . since March 1-.42 inches; . since July 1-58.67 inches. . At Airrort-.06 inches; . since March 1-.18 inches; , since July 1-36.69 inches. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
MINERS ARE
 HELD NOW
 AS DEFIANT
Court lakes Only Two Min utes 10 Make Devision-
 Government Up in Air

WASHINGTON, March 2-tR-A Federal Judge today found the United Mine Workers Union inno- cent of contempt although the UMW's 372,000 coal miner members are defying a courts back to work order.
 The decision left the government without any apparent ready weapon to enforce the court order or to get the coal production needed to head off nationwide industrial break down.
 There was new talk in Congress of seizure of the coal mines. The administration was reported to be considering it.
 At the Justice Department there was huddle over the next step.
 A possible move would be to seek stop strike" injunctions in courts throughout the coal fields, seeking action directly against defiant UNIV locals.
 Case Against IU
 The case here was against the in- ternational union.
 Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech, who heard the case without jury. announced verdict of mot guilty on both the civil and crim- inal contempt charges.
 The Judge said that he had con- sidered the governments petition and found on the record" that the charges of contempt of his Feb. II back to work order were not sup ported
 The union had contended that 1t was in no way responsible for the refusal of the miners to work. Its defense was that the 372,000 coal diggers had each quit work by in- dividual decision, not by direction of the union, and that officers of the union had done all they could to end the strike.
 NeW NegOtlatiOuS
 A new session of union-operato negotiations on contract began in mid afternoon. some two hours after Keech's decision.
 For the first time since last week. John L. Lewis took part in them. As Lewis walked down a corridor to the conference room at the Hotel Statler, reporters fired questions at him. about the Keech decision. He ignored them.
 Taft Gets Busy
 At the capitol, Senator Taft (R- Ohio) told reporters he will ask the Senate Labor Committee to investi- gate the coal strike and the govern ment's handling of the contempt case.
 Taft said he knew of affidavits, sent to the Justice Department and not used in the contempt case, in which sworn statements were made that local union leaders told the men Lewis did not want them to go back to work.
 Taft said new contempt case should be brought using these affi- davits and other evidence he said is available.
 It took Keech just two minutes to announce his decision.
 At the Capitol. meantime. Rep. Cox D-Ga) told the House the coal stoppage has developed to the point of instruction against the gov ernment and cannot be longer toler- ated."
 I'd put it down if 1t called for the use of soldiers to do it." he said.
 MT. Truman's news conference was held some two hours before Keech announced his decision.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
FROM PORTLAND

David Redwood of Portland, Ore. is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-02
The W ashingfon Merry Go Round

fcopyright. l950. by Bell Syndicate me-
 By DREW PEARSON
 (Ed. Note: Drew PearsOn's col umn today thkes the for of umn today takes the form Of Louis Johnson on the all-impOrt- ant problem of our Russian re- lationS and future war;
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Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15

it means more take-home pay for
the farmer.
Briefly the program consists of
handling the milk from healthy
cows in clean utensils keeping
the cream clean and covered :
and making delivery to the manu-
featuring plant every four days
or less.
This last point has proved a
very important Improvement.
Smith says that it has been
proven that cream held at the
farm for over four days cannot
be made into top grade butter.
It's logical then that cream
held on the farm more than four
days should not receive top price.
That's exactly what's happen
ing.
Where the program is underway
farmers are receiving a
premium of five cents per pound
of butterfat for cream that meets
all the standards for quality and
is less than four days old at the
time of delivery.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15

Mrs. Robert Elder and daugh-
ter, Ann, left Thursday on a mo-
tor trip through the Smoky Noun
tains.
Mrs. Z. C. Mattinson and son,
Bill, left by plane Sunday for
Tuscon, Arizona, where Bill will
enter the University of Arizona.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Kidwell,
Miss Mary Jane Kidwell and
Charles Brennan Of Dayton are
vacationing in Michigan for TWO
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Roberts
had as dinner guests Friday even
ing, Mr. and Mrs. E. c. Mattin-
son and sons, Bill and Dick and
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Roberts.
Miss Josephine Pancake has
returned from vacation spent
in Mexico City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Minnick and
man Apartments on Mound St,
family have moved from the Yeo-
to their new home on jamestown
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1950-09-15
SOUTH sOLON
Mrs. H. T. Nelson

Mrs. N. N. Murray and Mrs.
Katherine Bostwick entertained
with a bridge luncheon in the
Murray home on Thursday, Sept.
7th. Guests attended from London
and South Charleston.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Hunter were
in West Lafayette, Ind, last week
where they attended the wedding
of their son, Max Kenneth Hunter
and Miss Marion Bell Perigo,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Perigo of Mooreville, Ind. The
ceremony took place in the First
Methodist Church in West La
fayette, Ind, on Saturday after
noon, Sept. 2 at $3.50. Accompan-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter were,
Miss Mildred Carlson of Ann Ar
Dor, Mich. and Gene Hunter of
Detroit. Mich.
Miss Lois Elder of Chicago has
been visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Elder.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barmann
and family are spending three
weeks with relatives in Moran,
Pa.
Miss Sue McChesney left Sum
day for Findlay, Ohio where she
received a scholarship at Findlay
College. Miss McChesney ranked
second highest in a class cf
twenty-three students graduating
from South Charleston High
School in May.
Mrs. M. E. Roberts, Mrs E. ].
Kitchen, Mrs. Steve Kitchen and
Mrs. H. T. Nelson attended the
luncheon meeting of the Clark
County Republican Women's Club
Thursday in tht Hotel Shawnee.
Congressman Clarence ]. Brown
was the guest-speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Duffey
motored to Cleveland for the
weekend accompanied by Miss
Ruth Duffey who has spent the
summer here.
Mrs. Harold Sullivan was host
ess to the members of the Good
Earth Club in her home on Mon
day evening. She was assisted by
Mrs. Corliss Custer.