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started then and there.
 One of Hannegan's greatest faults was in the men he picked for the key jobs of Internal Revenue col lectors-the Finnegans and the De- laneys. Most of them were the choice of the big-city bosses, and as such naturally were beholden to the men who appointed them.
 So when the eagle-eyed MT. Mor- genthau rowed with Truman, bowed out of the Treasury, and later was replaced by complacent, sleepy John Snyder, the tax eyaders really be- gan having a field day.
 Most of the time John Snyder has had no more idea of what went on in his Treasury Department than Howard McGrath had in his Justice Department. In both places, the general policy was take it easy and take care of your friends.
 (Ed Note-Another Pearson col- umn on the current wave of corrup- ton in government will follow soon.
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THEY HAD THE VOTES

The last hopes for real unity among Southeast Alaska's Democrats went a-glimmering last week as the First Division democratic convention got under way at Sitka.
 The meet opened by Governor Gruening in an excellent speech recounting the accomplishments of the party nationally and in Alaska He urgeo that efforts be made restore harmony to the party ranks, but to little avail.
 It was apparent from the outset that the Gruen- ing wing of the party had practical control of the convention and intended to exercise it to the utmost hand picked chairman and solidly packed com mitees paved the way for the steamroler action that followed.
 Some concessions made to the conservative Democrats but only after prolonged discussion and innumerable recesses. Only Hfesaver for the right wing group was the fact that they did have enough votes to hold the line issues requiring two-thrds majority
 Most important of these was in the matter of representation of Petersburg, Wrangell and some of the smaller outlying precincts Interesting was the fact that the delegate to whom Petersburg proxies had been entrusted saw fit to vote them against Petersburg representation.
 Also of interest a resolution. adopted re- luctantly by the platform committee reaffirmin
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CLARK, THE POLITICIAN

Riddle couldn't conceal his am- azement. A few days before he had decided to fire Clark as chief of the criminal division because of his easygoing attitude toward criminal prosecution.
 demonstrating with Truman, he described Clark as 'fixer," urged him not to take his word regarding Clark's lack of qualifications, but to consult Jim McGranery, then No. 2 man in the Justice Department.
 McGranery went to see Truman, hut is reported to have pulled his punches on Clark. Shortly there after McGranery became a federal judge in Philadelphia.
 Thus Tom Clark became Attorney General He turned out not to be a "fixer"-as a matter of fact he brought more antitrust cases than Biddle-but he was easygoing, pol lblSdliy llliiuCd, dliu IOOpcl dISO NiIll the party bosses.
 In many respects his record was brilliant compared with the drift and decay which has followed.
 However, there is no question but that, under Clark, Justice Depart ment disintegration gradually set in. One by one, fortnight men de- parted There was nothing dishonest about the Justice Department. It merely inaugurated an era of friend ship. The watchword of the day was: take care of your friendsp
 The aniable Justice Department under Clark. however, was almost a crusading beacon compared with the Treasury, the agency which col lects the taxes. It must be remem- bered that only small fraction of tax cases come to the Justice De- partment for criminal or civil ac- tion, the great majority being hand led hy the Treasury. So it became the No. l wire-pulling target for the party bosses.
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BIG BOSSES STEP IN

One month after Truman took office, therefore, Bob Hannegan and the city bosses who finessed him into the White House decided they wanted a Justice Department which would do their bidding.
 Few people knew it, but the new President was under great obliga- tion to Francis Riddle. He had handed Senator Truman much of the inside research on the Nazi cartels links with Standard Oil of New Jersey, the Aluminium Cor poration, Bausch and Lomb, plus other amazing revelations which put the Truman committee in the headlines and started the little known Senator from Missouri on his way to the White House.
 On the other hand, Riddle had flatly refused to appoint Trumans old army sergeant, Fred Canfil, as U. s. Marshal in Kansas City. He also blocked the appointment of Truman's pal, ex-Congressman Dick Duncan Of St. Louis, to be a federal judge in Missouri, refused to par ole Tom Pendergast and insisted on reappointing as U S. Attorney, Maurice Milligan. the man who had sent Pendergast to jail.
 Perhaps this was why the new President was ashamed to fire Bid- de and asked his secretary, the late Steve Early, to do it instead, Riddle, however, not appreciating this secondhand method of doing business. demanded and got to see the President Personally.
 T quite understand that a new
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Community Evenfs
T o D A Y

T O D AZ At 6:30 pm. - Supper Club meets in N-L.P. church parlors. At 7:30 p.m.-Chapeladies mem bership Christmas party at home of Mrs. John Hagmeir At 8 p.m.-Odd Fellows meet in IOOF Hall. At g p.m.-Folkateers will dance in grade school gym. At 8 p.m-CDA annual Christmas party in Parish Hall At 6:45 p.m.-Community Night for Adults at Teen Age Club with square dancing. December I9 At noon-Kiwanis CluL meets at Baranof. D At 8 p.n.-Elks Lodge. ie At 8 p.m.-Christmas opcretta "The Shepherds Christmas" by conl- bined youth choirs at Methodist church.
 December 20 At noon-Chamber of Commerce meets at Baranof Hotel. At 7:30 pm.-City Council meets At 8 p.m-Taku Post, VFW meets in Jeep Club. At 8 p.m.-Women of Moose meet.
 December 21 At 100 p.m.-Christmas traw favor committee of Garden Club meets at home of Mrs. James Herdlick
 December 22 At 4 pm.-Public Christmas SSing' at tree at Seward and Front.
 December 23 At Il am.-Christmas program at Chapel-by-the-Lake. At 8 p.m.-Methodist church choii musical program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-18
20 YEARS AGO FIFE TIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER 18, 1881

U Hardy Hardy mooshp spending Seattle he attended regulations
  which the Hardys Cordova.
 Walker Secretary regarding efforts estab ndusy said the Valley plenty power available basic materials producing calcium
 Gelles Alaska Guides Association Hollywood of taking pictures Alaskan wild life.
 Douglas High Schools divided honors the basketball Hanes last nights The girls the White of defeated the game Douglas White the championship Mrs John H of herew a patient Hospital, 29; cloudy.
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UNPOPULAR MORGENTHAU

Under unpopular, honest Henry Morgenthau, the Internal Revenue Bureau had been one of the most fortnight agencies of government. Its commissioner was an old-fash- toned gentleman from Kansas. Guy Helvering, who would no more have fixed a tax case than he would have jumped into the Missouri River.
 Even if Helvering had wanted to fix a case, Henry the Morgue, as FDR called his Secretary of the Treasury, kept such an eagle eye on tax collections that it would have been difficult.
 Guy Helyering, however, wanted to become judge. And when he returned to Kansas in l943, as a judge. Bob Hannegan, Pendergast's collector of Internal Revenue for eastern Missouri, took his place. The downgrade regarding tax collections
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Daily lessons in English v. v L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MsUsED Do ot say doing Say doing that REGULARLY PER- SISTENTLY)."
 OFTEN NISPRONOUNCED: Emtyyo em-bi-o, E MEN, NO, first syllable.
 OFTEN MISSPELIED: Dilemma
 SYNONYMS: Uneasy uncomfortable worried disturbed, dis quieted.
 WORD STUDY: i is yours" Le word MALAPROPOS; unseasonabe principal syllable. malapropos."
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The Washington Merry-6o-Roand
Continued from Page One)

of the Bronx put across Harry Truman for Vice President, even going to the extent of deceitfully changing FDR's letter regarding Truman and William o. Douglas ill order to do so.
 Root No. 3-Got growing in May of 1945 when President Truman, then in office one month, kicked out Francis Riddle, the Attorney Gen. eral, who insisted on rewarding the U. s. Attorney in Kansas City who : had convicted Boss Pendergast.
 The full inside story of how Tru- man fired Riddle, a strait-laced U. s. Circuit Judge from Philadel- phia, has never been told. It goes to the bottom of the little-realiz- ed fact that today the Justice and the Treasury Departments have be- come the great patronage plums of the party in power.
 There was a time when the Post Office Department supplied the pat ronage to the party But today, witt postmasters largely under Civil Service, the party bosses look to tht Treasury, which controls taxes, ano the Justice Department, which has the power to prosecute. For the power to tax and the power to put people in jail or save them means far more to the city bosses thar any other single thing in Washing ton
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MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA fy LEE

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Communication
Editor Daily Alaska Empire, Dear Sir:

Editor Daily Alaska Empire, Dear Sir:
 Last week an Empire article reporting the Chamber of Con- merce meeting on Thursday in- dicated I had predicted in a talk before the Chamber early passage of the Alaska statehood bill. What I thought I had said or at least what I had intended to say was that I cared to make no predic- tion as to the fate of the state- hood bill in the Congressional ses- sion starting January 8 next but that I was convinced that state hood cannot long be delayed.
 Sincerely yours,
 (Signed) E. L. Bartlett,
 Delegate.
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party voice in political job appointments and in- sistng that such appointments be made only with the approval of the party organization beginning with the precinct committees Disregard of this pro- cedure has occasioned bitter criticism of the ad- mnistration in the past.
 While the conservative element of the party will not be pleased with the conventions outcome the moral is plain: the opposition had the votes.
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President wants his own friends in his cabinet Riddle told Truman. But it seems to me you should tell me so yourself, Mir. President, not detail it to a secretary" Embarrassed, Truman agreed.
 May I ask" continued Riddle, who my successor is going to be?"
 Tom Clark" replied Truman.
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Hospital Noles

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital Monday were Rick Lindholm, Ralph Littlefield; dismissed were Ray Bowling, Warren Schomikel, Earl Sebree, John Dick.
 Admitted to the Government Hos- pital' Monday were Mary Jackson, Juneau; Percy Hunter, Juneau; Margaret Prince, Kwiguk; Ambrose Wunak, Chaneniak; Annie Kelly, Pilot Station; dismissed were Gladys Sakaegok, Point Barrow; Wassilie Owen, Akiak.
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Weather at
 Alaska Points

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 pm, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau are as follows:
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LOOK and LEARN s%y c GORDON

Is dynamite by ignition o percussion? only prize world ponships the U the Disciple? What s common carrier?
 ANSWERS
  2. Henry Armstrong Iowa.
  railroad steamship other which passengers hire.
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EDITORIAL SOLILOQUY

The editor of The Daily Alaska Empire is ordi- nary whose business requires him to keep up with what is happening in Juneau and the world at large
 There is no secret system by which any editor acquires the gift of prophecy and whatever opinions voiced upon this page represent the considered reflections of individual who has time to take advantage of the many sources of information that are available in this of the printed word
 It is not always possible for any editor and his ,eaders to agree exactly upon matters discussed. Sensible readers should not expect to agree with the reflection of any person. Those who more interested in their own mistakes than they in the truth, the only people to dislike a discussion which does not coincide with their own impressions.
 This article is not written because anybody has expressed disagreement with editorial poinions. expressed disagreement with our editorial opinions pressons from readers, who are nice enough to say they enjoy our editorials and agree with them. The point we are making and it fits these people, as well as others, is that the day might come when they will not agree with what write but, on that day, we will be doing just what We doing now, writing as inteIligently and as honestly as possible
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Civil rights were never intended to give anybod.
 the right to force himself upon other persons
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-18

If you know human who is better friend tnal your dog, we would suggest you keep in touch wltl him.
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This is the time of the year to be thinking up some good resolutions The year 1852 is just around the corner
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The whiz who is always the verge of making million dollars never realizes he has to make thousand dollars first
The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-12-18

We would all agree that money is one o1 the commodities about which we cannot say A htVle ol that goes long way"
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It is a great temptation to agree with certaii neople rather than engage in a hopeless discussion and waste ones time.
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There are some operators in life who behey n the prncipe that they should never let their cred 90 unused
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Weather: High, s5; low, 29; cloudy.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
AROUND TOWN
WITH THE EDITOR

ing a recent resolution passed by
the State Senate, asking the gov
ernor to name a commission to study
the ACCESSIBILITY of state purchase of
the privately-owned toll bridge
over the Potomac at Williamsport,
pointed out that, on a site across
the Potomac River from Williams
port, a new industry is contemplated
that would employ $500 people, and
that many of those people would
come from Maryland and would
have to pay a bridge toll to and
from work.
The industry referred to by Sena-
tor Mclaughlin is a commercial ex-
plosives plant that the E. l. Dupont
de Nemours and Company, of Will
mington, Del, announced yesterday
will be built about a mile southeast
of Falling Waters, w. Va.
In making the announcement, the
Du Pont company stated that the
plant was being built in West Vir-
ginia " because it has good wa
ter, power, and transportation ia
cilities."
The Du Pont company considered
sites for the plant, both in Washing
ton County and West Virginia, even
going so far as to secure options on
land in this County, and it is my
understanding that the companys
final decision to build in West Vir-
ginia was helped along because they
could not get irrevocable water
rights on the Maryland side of the
river from the National Park Serv-
ice.
In a statement issued by the Ma
tional Park Service they said that
the acquiring of land would not
debar industry from getting per-
manent water rights, but the plain
fact remains that no one can get
permanent water rights on land
owned by the Park Service, until
the present legislation is changed
by an act of Congress.
Since the projected parkway has
already been detrimental to indus
try in Maryland, we all ought to
fight with everything we've got to
stop the taxpayers money being used
to make gift of land to the Federal
Government, which will do the state
more harm than good.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
Teen-Age Girls In
Religious Play
Will Be Given In Benevola
Church On Friday Evening,
March 9. Public Invited.

On Friday evening, March 9, at
1880 p. M, the Sunday School class
of teen-age girls of the Benevola
Evangelical United Brethren Church,
led by Mrs. Fayette Stouffer, will
present a religious play entitled
What A Friend We Have In Jesus"
During the changing of scenes the
Young Mems Chorus, led by Ken
meth Sim, will lead in singing
hymns. A silver offering will be
taken and the public is cordially
invited.
Characters in the four scenes are:
Messenger, to introduce scenes -
Norva Zarfos.
Joseph Scriven, a young man who
ages as the play develops, played by
Mary Baker.
Mrs. Scriven, his mother-Nancy
Lee Baker.
Mary, his fiancee-Jeanne Harrell.
Charles, his close friend - Jane
Harshman.
Group of 4 young people of his
church and social group-Jean Bow
ers, Joann Robinson, Barbara Rob
ertson and Gale Baker.
Mr.. Franklin, elderly man-Lana
Bowers.
Mrs. Raymond, elderly woman -
Loretta Baker.
Mrs. Richardson, another elderly
Woman-Isabelle Baker.
Off-stage a Cappella Choir.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
Museum Story Hour
To Feature Films

= The March Saturday Story Hours.
held at the Washington County
Museum of Fine Arts, City Park.
from 10 to 11:30 a. m. will continue
the overall subject of Europe and
the Orient" This Saturday two
films will be shown-'PortugaP'
and Memories of SPAIN of
which show modern conditions in
two countries of southern Europe
which gained great prominence dur
ing the period of exploration and
discovery in the 18th century.
The film on Portugal, which is a
March of Time production, por-
trays the life of the present in this
country whose part to be played
among the nations of the world is
still uncertain, while Memories of
Spain" will carry the audience to
the land whose Queen made it pos
sible for Christopher Columbus to
sail westward towards his dream of
passage to the East, and whose
beautiful old city of Granada in
spired our Washington Irving to
write ''The Alahambra."
Following the films, boys and
girls who enjoy trying their hands
at painting, drawing or modelling,
will be given materials and allowed
to explore their use. All children
from Hagerstown and Washington
County are invited, and there is no
admission charge for this Museum
activity.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
Bible Society Need
For Funds Is Urgent

The Rev. G. w. Kerstetter, gen.
eral superintendent of the Washing
ton County Bible Society, has stated
that the total amount needed to dis
tribute the bible and bible scrip
lures to the Military Personnel and
to the countries of Europe will be
$1,348,OOO.
Broken down, the money will be
spent as follows
$4,000 to provide bibles to the
Military Personnel and the United
Nation Forces. In this connection,
Reverend Kerstetter points out that
up to the present time the society
has been able to met all tn requests
from chaplains.
100000 will be necessary for the
emergency needs of Korea.
$4,000 for Portuguese bibles to
be distributed in Brazil, and $148,-
900 for Portuguese scriptures.
$4,000 to provide bible material
for Japan.
And finally, $531 900 for distribu-
ton of bible translations for the
heart, hungry multitudcs in more
than 40 nations.
Reverend Kerstetter, whose ad-
dress is 1719 Virginia Avenue, will
be glad to give any further informa-
ton desired and will also be glad to
forward any amount you might
wish to give for this wealty pur-
pose, to the Headquarters of the
American Bible Society.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
New Tags Can Be
Displayed Today

In last weeks issue we stated that
the 1882 automobile and motor
cycle plates could be displayed on
and after March Is.
We have now been advised how
ever, by Thomas B. Mudd, the new
commissioner of motor vehicles, that
under a law recently passed, pas
senger car and motor cycle plates
can be displayed effective today
March y.
All other motor vehicle plates, in
Guiding all commercial vehicles,
must not be displayed until April /.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
Marriage Licenses

The following from HagerstOwn
and Washington County applied for
marriage licenses during the past
week.
Daniel w. Linkins, Is, Hagers-
town.; Dorothy J. Bowman, Is, Ha-
gerstown.
John K. Kroboth, 81, Hagerstown;
Shirley L. Barnhart, 16, Hagers-
town.
William R. Palmer. Jr., 81, Ha-
gerstown; Gladys B. Sewers, 20,
Hagerstown.
James A. Penrose, "a, Hagers-
town; Janet c. Harrison, %, Ha-
gerstown.
John H. Zimmerman, 81, Han
cock; Deloris A. Keefer, 10, Han
cock.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
Kiwanis Club Sees
Most Unusual Film
Luncheon Meeting Features
Movie In Color OF Underseas
Life OFF Coral Reefs.

The program at the Kiwanis Clubs
weekly luncheon meeting at the
Hotal Alexander on Thursday fea-
tured sound movie, in color, titled
Rendezvous In The Reef" The
program was arranged by the House
Committee, of which Charles Grice
is chairman
Walter M. Daniels, president of
the club, presided and the following
guests were present: four visiting
Kiwanians, E. r. Sandberg, Oil City,
Pa; Fred Mowen, Independence,
Mo; Paul Husson, York, Pa; and Al
Powell Petersburg, Va; l. c. Martin,
Belle Plain, Iowa; Christy McEwen
and Armand Hall, of Hagerstown.
The movie, which was obtained
through the courtesy of Kiwanian
Bob Nichols, was one of the most
unusual ever shown at the club.
Taken under water in the Coral
Reefs off the Bahamas Islands, it
was the story of a married couple,
formerly of New York, who for the
past 10 years have been exploring
and photographing the undersea
life in the region.
One of the amazing things about
the film was the fact that the cou-
pie who filmed it had no help of
any sort. Each day they left the
small yacht in which they lived
and went in small boat to the spot
in which they were going to work,
towing behind them a rowboat that
held their diving equipment. Ar
irving at the scene of action, they
anchored both boats, set in motion
their automatic compressor that
provided the air while they breath
ed under water, donned their div
ing helmets and lowered them
selves to the ocean bottom. During
the narrative they explained that
had anything gone wrong with their
automatic compressor they would
be in bad shape, since there was no
one left above water to take care of
it.
Another amazing feature of the
film was the fact that they actually
made friends with the various types
of fish they encountered on the ocean
bottom, for the film showed not on
ly small fish, but even barracudas
and sharks, actually eating out of
their gloved hands. Two smaller
fish practically followed them every
where they went and each day when
they arrived to take more pictures,
the two were always waiting for
them.
In their narrative, the couple
pointed out that the water around
the reefs was crystal clear, which
no doubt accounts for the amazing
clearness of the undersea pictures.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01

Charles E. Squibb, seaman, US
Navy, of 322 West Franklin Street,
is serving in the Mediterranean Sea
aboard the destroyer USS Vogelge-
sang, unit of Vice Admiral John
j. Ballentine's Sixth Fleet.
During his cruise in the Mediter-
ranean, he will visit many coun-
tries of the world as his ship will
be constantly on the move, protect
ing U. S. interests and upholding its
policies in those waters.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1951-03-01
Contract Is Let For
Elevator Shaft

At the Tuesday meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners, bids
were opened for the elevator shaft
for the Courthouse, and the contract
was given to the Blue Ridge Con-
struction Co., who submitted the low
bid of $4,000.
A contract for the elevator, itself,
has already been given to the Otis
Elevator Co., who submitted the
low bid Of 1851, bringing the total
cost of the elevator to $13,451. It
is expected that it will be installed
and in use in about three months.