The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, August 22, 1944, Page 4

Iz\_:GE*FOUR Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the v EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska. HELEN TROY MONSEN - - - " DOROTHY TROY_ LINGO - - WILLIAM R. CARTER - - - ELMER A 3 ALFRED ZE Prestdent - Vice. Prestdent Editor and Manager Managing Editor - Business Manager Entered in the Post Office In Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: d Douglas for SL50 per month; o0 t the following rates: Delivered by carrier in Juneau six months, $8.00; one year, S1 By mall, postage paid. One year, in advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.50; ene mo; h advance, $1.50 s bers will confer a favor if they will promptly notify the Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the de- livery of their papers ir Telephones: News Office, 602; Bustness Office, 374. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Assoclated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to 1t or not other- edited In thi LASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER . THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. REPRESENTATIVES — Alaska Newspapers, 1411 Blde., Seattle, Wash ANOTHER “GRAB” Armed with an opinion made to order by a solicitor in the Department of the Interior, the panzer units of Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes are on the march again in Alaska. It isn't enough that about 90 percent of the land in Alaska is squeezed in the elbow of the long arm from Washington, D. C. Steps now are being taken to grasp also for the Interior Department, acting as the guardian for its Indian wards in Alaska, the choicest of choice fishing waters. Hearings are scheduled next month (beginning a few days after our Territorial election) in Southeast- ern Alaska for the purpose of considering petitions by Indians who claim “aboriginal rights” to certain fish- ing grounds, the lakes and streams emptying into such waters, the unpatented lands drained thereby. In the spring of- 1942, Nathan Margold, solicitor for the Department of the Interior, was asked by Ickes to submit an opinion on whether or not Alaskan Indians had aboriginal rights to fishing grounds purported to have been used by their ancestors, and whether or not Alaskan fishermen and operators had been trespassing on such fishing areas, acting under Interior Department regulations. Margold, as is the custom today, naturally sub- mitted the opinion that was wanted, took the view that the natives of Alaska have a proprietary interest in their ancestral fishing grounds and that as a matter of law they have legal right to reposses their ancient sites. Further developments demonstrate the present trend to place administrative law by regulation over and above legislative law or court review. “Instead of advising the Indian petitioners to file claim in the courts, as such is the case in Willlam L. Paul vs. Pacific American Fisheries, the Secretary set up a regulation which provides for the filing of such claims with the Department of the Interior and a farce rveview by the Department of the Interior. 'Why the Department does not prefer to settle the controversy by direct recourse to the courts is some- thing that is hard to understand. The Department is progressing administratively, is making up rules to fit as it goes along. Tt may be well to believe that after all, even Alaska is a part of America (although we sometimes wonder) and that final determination of the aboriginal claims will come from the courts of the land. But many Alaskan legal minds believe that it may prove difficult to get a hearing before the courts on the merits of such a case. Suits to challenge the validity of the Secreta) regulations or to set aside his orders may be treated by the courts as in the nature of attempted judicial review of administrative action. In that event, those injured by the regulations—the operators, the fishermen, all Alaskans eventually in- directly—would find themselves without a remedy. ‘To those who have no idea of what some of the paper and also the local news published v “x-lzum.\ filed with the Department mean, here are few that have not yet been given publicity Jake Cropley, for and on behalf of himself and members of the Tribes of the Juneau Tlingit Alaska Indian Geographical Division, claiming the area of Berners Bay, Auk Bay, Gastineau Channel, Saginaw Channel and tributary lakes, bays, streams and rivers. Jimmie Fox, claiming all of Taku Inlet and ihe tributary waters and surrounding watershed for him- self and the Tribes of Douglas Tlingit Indians Others claim the two Pyramid Packing Company I traps in Salisbury Sound and the waters of the area around; the PAF trap at Pt. Colpoys, and so forth Originally the Department led interested parties. to believe that action would be delayed at least until after the war. One would think that such matters could wait until then, considering the many other things that the conflict has delayed in the interests of victory. However, fluence on the Territory at any time this move would have a disrupting in- Already it seems to hay post-war pulp paper mill And the sad thing about the whole business is that the Indians are being used only as “bait” on the hook of the Department of the Interior. The Department considers the natives as wards and it is the guardian. Any choice sites, traps or canneries seized would in all probability be operated by the Department through the Indian Office. By no means, if aboriginal rights of any kind are recognized in this matter, should other rights be denied. Why, if some Indian could claim that his ancestors beached their canoes where Juneau's docks now stand, couldn’t this Indian petition and receive all of the present dock area? Why, if some Indian should claim, and prove ac- cording to Interior Department standards of proof that his ancestor once occupied a hut where your house now stands, why could he not be awarded your land and house? The answer is there really is no limit to such claims, once one is recognized and made to stick. The whole idea is insane. s Blight The “Icki (Ketchikan Fishing News) At long last when we're all pepped up for big scale post-war development comes the “Ickes’ Blight” to again wither our hopes of capitalizing on natural resources. Under the excuse of “ancestral Indian rights” he proposes to extend and retain his long-distance bu- reaucratic rule over the indus eastern Alaska. The so-called mining, timber ‘and all resourt alone are exempted. For over 30 years Alaskans have been get yearly payrolls from paper and pulp mills. shing rights” include s. Patented claims rying to Our main Alaska drawback has been seasorfal employment ' and high freight rates because of lack of tonnage going south. Near realization on several occasions for paper mills was checked by an “unseen hand.” There almost seemed to be a hoodoo against making use of our timber. Now, again, after several years of hard work Re- gional Forester Frank Heintzleman has “sold” big syndicates on the idea. Executives of one concern are now in our midst, making a survey, and others are coming But one thing is certain—Ickes' reservations will kill off any such enterprises. Our forests will continue to wave in primeval isolation and rot and die of old age. In such an event, the whole.set-up would have to be changed and development will be retarded an- other 100 years. The Natives, supposed beneficiaries, will have sold their birthright for a mess of pottage, to become merely tenant nurslings under the iron rule of absentee landlordism. No one objects, least of all The Alaska Fishing News, to Indians recovering any legal rights. For such they should be properly compensated through the United States Court of Claims. But they should not be made a “stalking horse” for ambitious designs to defeat the purpose of statehood by tieing up natural resouces under bureau rule. Poor old Alaska—victim of conservation “crimes,” too often aided and abetted by Eastern interests—how | much longer! First our coal, then our oil and now our timber. Patiently we have lived through crack- pot experiments, been a dumping ground for political carpetbaggers, been stung by bureau directives, despite which we have gone over the top with men and money in every national emergency. But now, on the eve of the biggest development of all times, with some of our dreams about to be realized, we see approaching the “Ickes’ Blight,” worse than anything which has yet taken place. Poor old Alaska—how much longer! ey kA An ashin 'on ably will be merely explored at[uel I. Rosenman was along on the g | Dumbarton Oaks. Final decision entire trip and help draft the |will be passed on to Roosevell,igremerion talk. Real fact, how- Goe-llr!tund (Continued from Page One) Churchill, Stalin, background. Senate and the November election wielding a potent LA GUARDIA AND ITALY with the U. S. ended a plan to give Southeastern Alaska a| 1 heart of South-| HAPPY BIRTHDAY | Mildred Lister i Sonja Gress Harold Bloomquist Erna Stender Everett Schaffer i Vera Kirkham Mrs. T. F. Brown Vina LaBloom ———————— Mrs {HOROSCOPE |} “The stars incline but do not compel” S e e ) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23 Benefic aspects dominate today which has the presage of many stirring events affecting civilians {and men in uniform. | HEART AND HOME: This {should be a happy date for those {who await news from battlefronts. |General rejoicing over a victory will stir the people to new resolu- tions of helpfulness in war work. The evening should be a time for Inationwide thankfulness. i | BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Increase | lin the cost of Winter clothing is |forecast. ~Autumn shoppers may |expect higher prices for modish inpparel This means that men as lwell as women will discover that Ithe usual budget is inadequate to }mc-el this year's demands upon it. | NATIONAL ISSUES: Growing |sentiment in favor of a new ver- |sion of the League of Nations or| {a world organization for peace and |justice is forecast, but it will not |gain much momentum until after ithe national election, according to the seers. | INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:| With Uranus activating xltruism‘ and the recognition of universal brotherhood, conferences ! and ne-;| gotiations representing the aims of the United Nations will end favor- 'ably, even though explosive ele-| ments exist. Neptune in the sign of Libra is responsible for harmony.| Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of rather| smooth sailing but there should be| avoidance of arguments regarding} political aims or commitments. Children born on this day prob-| ably will be sensitive and senti- mental even though they are men-| tally alert. Financial good luck is| indicated. i | (Copyright, 1944) { | ever, is that Rosenman and Elmer ' Davis, OWI chief, left the Presidens | at Pearl Harbor. Davis flew on to Saipan and Guam, Rosenman bacX | to the White House. NOTE—One friend, listening to the President’s broadcast, remark- ed: “It's so bad that ‘Pa’ Watson must have written it.” ‘\ | DOUGHBOY JEWELRY Secret weakness of the Army-| Navy post exchanges has tumedl out to be jewelry. Perhaps be- cause it glitters, perhaps because high-pressure salesmen have been | too persuasive. the post exchanges| are stocked with costume jewelry| until they groan. One small North Carolina air base, with only 400 men, has a; total of $16,000 in costume jewelry! awaiting sale in its post exchanges. At Fort Bragg, N. C, a larger’ camp, $91,000 in jewelry is await- ing lethargic buyers. | | The situation is so bad that the Navy has issued a stop order for the whole Eastern area on any more post-exchange purchase Jjewelry. (Copyright, 1944, by Uinted Feature Syndicate, Inc.) of | power in the| ACROSS . Maticlous 1. Type measures 2 Salt in Allah hut tie your camel. Mi New York's busy little mayor | 4. Box " re r Fiorello La Guardia, isn't ying 8. Stiftly 3 ed to have prepared a broad plan FIOT€U b PAYNRS S 37, Harvor boats for future peace machinery, not too anything about it, but ne bas turn-| 12 Pronoun 38, Not exciting far out of line with British-Am- ed down President Roosevels re-| g smaiinler 2> Geometrical erican ideas. quest that he fly to Rome, survey i‘; ém‘mln; 40. 'rulr‘;x n:'ern . i it i :| 15 Serpent They are reported to believe: (1) |the Italian political situation for{ R RERRE an of- 4k H 0% ¢ bi e the U. S. Government. fensive smell 44, Scent that the: four big powers must be e 17. One for whose 45. Apprilse care responsible for keeping the peace| LA Guardia long has been ex- O ia 8 thing o (regardiess of Governor Dewey); | tremely anxious to go to Italy. | is-done: law 49, vmazh star : Lk gy S | 18 Romantic in Cetus ) that the Big Four should com. | However, he flatly won't take the| BARNT usio prise a council similar to the Lea- | 10D unless he can retum to Italy| 3 Bapet wearing a U. S. uniform. The| 22 gue’s Council; (3). that the smaller nations should ‘be members of an | Little Flower was a major in the| 3¢ selrsatisned b VT m.fif:,",': bird assembly holding meetings for con- ’}ast war, has been itching to get| 27. So may it be ered objects 57. Roguish 'olmumn sultation: (4) that the Big Four into uniform again, but Secretary organ should maintain a punitive air force of War Stimson turned him down, saying he was doing a better job FRER Brurta Crossword Puzzle 7dddl Ell 7 % I. 1 2 3 which could strike at any country : / ; % ratie which tried to upset the peace of | f0F the City of New York. ‘ - 6. Greedy B wusth | f\{lo‘:mw:ne. La (‘:uu;dm has stop- 7. Compensating pe s to Italy Sun- Chief aebate probabiy will hinge| oo Droadcasting to ltaly on Syn-| 3 Pratam, |day nights. Little was heard about! b on an international police force 10. Goddess of it on this side of the ocean, but peace Roosevelt has come out against 5 SR 11. Rewards observers returning from Italy re- > such a force. The Democratic plat-| % A " 19. Smooth > port that La Guardia is the great- 23. Rubber jar form at Chicago straddled the is- ring B ol wllite is for such g |Ct single American hero of the . By s SUCR A\ rtalian people, probably was the : Porsian poet . ¢ Imost widely listened-to speaker on : Gloamed Instead of an international po- | 2 i d he Allied radio in any enemy eremulously Jice force, Roosevelt proposes that| ... .. during this war. J . Ornamental the Big Four should keep their own | ] BT, R . individual armies and navies and use them to subdue an aggressor nation. Only trouble is that, when thé French and some British pro- posed doing this against Germany when Hitler invaded the Rhineland in' 1936, the British would not use their army to support the French, Shortly thereafter, Hitler overran Europe. This all-important point prub-l FDR'S RADIO “FLOP” One thing on which both Repub- licans and Roosevelt friends agree, is that his Bremerton Navy Yard radio address fell flat, lacked the old FDR zingo. Inside fact is that the President prepared the speech cold, without any outside help. No ghosts” were along. It was reported that Judge DU ERERE [E[RIEMIDIOITIETS] Solution Of Yesterday’'s Puzzle . Pre-eminently Scotch cakes . Not so much . Chief actor afe keeping . Kind of balsam . Article of apparel . Frolics . Ancient Roman official . Medium of open dis- cussion New England | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA from THE EMPIRE i v 20 YEARS AGO AUGUST 22, 1924 The United States globe fHers, Lieut. Smith and Lieut. Nelson, yeached Greenland from Iceland the previous night, shortly after 8 o'clock, according to reports. The Italian flier, Locatelli, was reported missing, and a search was being made for his plane. S ——— The Treadwell Yukon Company was to have its 100-ton mill erected and operating on Keno Hill in the Mayo district by the first of Novem- ber, according to P. R. Bradley, of this city, Consulting Engineer of the (T DR.E. H. KASER DENTIST BLOMGREN BUILDING Phone 56 4 HOURS: 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. company, who returned on the Admiral Rogers after a visit of six weeks to the company’s properties in that region. A detailed plan for coordination and consolidated tourist advertising for the 1925 campaign had been submitted to the Chamber of Commerce by H. F. Ryan of the publicity and tour department of the Admiral Line, according to a statement made by Secretary M. S. Whittier at a meeting of the Chamber this day. To convene the regular August term of the U. S. District Court there, the court party was scheduled to leave for Ketchikan aboard the steamer Yukon. A Graham Brothers one and one-half ton truck had been delivered to D. B. Femmetr through the T. J. McCaul Agency. The truck was pow- cred by the Dodge Brothers mechanism, and was said to be one of the best on the market. Miss Tecla Jorgenson, who had been doing reportorial work on The Empire since June, was taking a vacation and was to again become associated with the Government School when it opened in September, as teacher in the primary grades. Weather report: High, 52; low, 40; rain. " Daly Lossons in English % 1. corpon | | Daily Lessons in English %. 1. orpow | Crrrrrre e e} WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “Which is the most exciting, football or hockey?” Say, “Which is the MORE exciting, football or hockey?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Flaccid. Pronounce flak-sid, A as in BACK, I as in DID, accent first syllable. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Plaintiff; observe the two F's. SYNONYMS: Activity, energy, enterprise, vigor, vivacity, life, animation. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us increase our vecabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: FECUNDITY; the power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility. “The fecundity of God’s creative power.” (s | MODERN ETIQUETTE %4 ROBERTA LEE Q. If one is visiting in a home for several days, should he fold his napkin at the end of a meal? A. Yes. It should be folded neatly and placed beside his plate. It would be very inconsiderate to expect a clean napkin for cach meal. Q. Is it good.form to give or send a photograph to a newspaper for publication? A. Yes, provided it has been requested, but not otherwise. Q. Doesn't it show ill-breeding to use the expression “Gents"? A. Yes, it is very poor form. It would be no more proper than “lades” would be for ladies. LOOK and LEARN %y. C. GORDON e e ] 1. What Indian chief completely destroyed the forces of General | Custer? 2. Where did Elizabeth and Robert Browning make their home after they left England? 3. For what is S. P. C. C. the abbreviation? In what two gospels is the birth of Jesus reported? 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