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PAG[ FOUR Daily 41(131.(1 Empzrc Pub lished every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY E 5. Juneau, Alaska Presiden! Vice President “Editor and Manaer Managing Editor Iness Manager ELMER A ALFRED Z Off.ce in Juneau as Second Class Matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Doaglas for $1.50 per month; six months, $3.00; ene year. £15.00 By mail, postage peid, at the following rates: One year. in advance, $15.00; six months, in sdvance, $7.50; sne month, in advance, $1.50 Subscribers will confer a favor If they will promptly notify the Business Office of any fallure or irregulaity in the delivery 5 their papers. Telephones’ News Office. 602 Post Entered I the Business Office, 374 /o MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated republication of ul wise credited in t serein. ws dispatches credited to it or not other- s paper and also the local news published NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES - sourth Avenue Blde aska Newspapers, 141 STATEHOOD FOR ALASKA? Sidney Rood, ap- In view of The following letter, written by peared recently in The Anchorage Times. the recent hearings on statehood in Washington, we believe the thoughts expressed herein are worth reprinting Senator Alaska’s basic economy Edward D. Coffey's sober that is weak, the same printed in Monday's reveals insight into the actual condition of this Territory. Thousands of Alaskans, men and women who know the real struggle to live without dependency upon per annum Federal money bags. will applaud the common sense in Mr. Coff blunt statements. Gold mining warning ‘Times, dead throughout the had a bad season Many operations will not resume for an indefinite period.. The rosy minded among us are inspired with such expressions as, “the country hasn't been scratched,” but the extent of future discoveries is wholly speculative: Mining is sick: that is the fact teday Kennecott, Latouche and the lifeless Alaska-Ju« neau mine are but a few of the mute reminders of the mining glory that existed cnce. If the Bureau of Mines knows where wealth lies in the ground it would have told us As the years pass we find bad fishing se: more frequent. Old time fishermen who have obs the trend for years say commercial fish has gres diminished in quantity. The Territorial government has depended upon the fishing industry for mest of its inccme, as have some 25,000 people during the season. Fur and game have decreased to fractions of former amounts. This has hurt thousands of our | people who have to depend for meat upon wild species, and those who have required income from furs Not or the wild species have been decimated The reindeer have been reduced likewise, from about 600,000 in 1932 to approximately 50,000 today. Wolves have been having an unmolested carnival among all Alaska grazing 15,000 natives, well as whites along the whole Bering Sea and Arctic coasts, have depended upon reindeer for meat and warm skins. Trees north of Prince William Sound are too small for good saw logs. Lumber shipped north from South- cast Alaska ccsts as much as fir from the forests ot ‘Washington. Agriculture is small and feeble. ing with hired help looks doubtful. The other day I checked the records cf fifty-five homestead properties in the Anchorage area, the same taken at random, and found only 2.7 per cent of acreage has been cultivated Commercial farming is a different problem from a housewife raising vegetables in spare time. Shipping strikes throttle our enterpri: Increased freight costs imminent The Washington Merry-Go-Round (Continued fium Page Onej sons ke Already are Auter Marshall invited questions. the second that the Truman the s 15 exclusively entitled to the use for | pecies on the mainland. An estimated ' Large scale farm- | PENNY-PINCHING report to Congressional leaders, he new diselosure, Greek-Turkish loan * about the highest in the world, they may soon be ad- vanced up to fifty per cent. As practically everything | our people need—except space--comes from the States, this will shoot the cost of living higher still | High pr including prices skyrocketed | essential airplane freight, consumed the | of many of our people. Alaskans, T feel sure people under the American flag the full rate of Federal income by savings ! nave », are already the highest taxed For we are paying taxes on apparent wages which have purchasing power far below wages | for similar work in the States. For example: the 25 per cent differential paid Alaska Federal >mployees is not enough to pay living costs nearly double thosc the St in ates. | and places of busina: Even our discourage building new homes Newcomers often have no place to live. government housing branches are stymied Mr. Editor, these are a few of the reasons I agree with Mr. Coffey. We are not ready for statehood. We are ready {and anxious politically; but we are not re eco- We are too few and too poor for a Terri- is too big, tough and isolated for us to develop. At least a third of Alaskans are natives. To increase our taxes to finance the obligations of statehood would further discourage settlement. Alas- kans have no difficulty in securing mere land now under the homestead laws, or as much fish, tr and minerals as a State could produce. things know nothing of politics. Our people have bubbling with optimism during the defense work period. Ballyhoo suggestive l'of the 1920's has been a natural by-product. ism, coupled together, " in spending, and in pyramiding new proj- s whereby our expenses would increase. The state- nomically tory which These been ect heod project is one of these. I think Mr. Coffey has revealed the reason for Legislature's underlying tion in not That caution comforted me some intemperate critics of that bedy, although it made a procedural mistake in not boldly blue penciling the estimates of insatiable bureau chiefs. Ultimately, too, we shall have a small Terri- torial income tax, and I think Mr. Coffey will approve a non-discriminatory, legal one. But the Legislature is right in making haste slowly, not splurge now and then have to destroy when this present Federal boom | subsides the recent ca increasing taxes I am not prone to join Russia is now causing great fiow of Federal dol- lars here. But the international situation can change fast. Congress is getting economy-minded. We need | to plan and build on the foundation of Alaska’s basic resources. Many of these are sick, not merely under- | nourished by lack of attention Seward Hospital (Fairbanks News-Miner) The moans of the Alaska Native Service over its reduced budget don’t scem to be attracting a great deal of sympathy in the Territory, threats to close down schools and hespitals as a result of the cut are not being taken kindly. it has been the considered opinion of many that the ANS budget could well have been reduced before this, judging from the frequent and expensive travels of its officials and the disinclination of its agents to accept burdens that would normally seem to fall within their province. The makes the t train” appearance of ANS conduct ened school and hospital closures look | like an attemot to wave a club over public opinion in | an effort to get the appropriation restored. Based upon evide so far garnered, it appears that the public in Alaska is refusing to be clubbed. One of the “clubs” is the Seward Hospital where the Territory and the ANS share the cost of tuber~ culesis treatment. The AN $200.000 share if the budget is not reinstated. is the case, tife blow would fall heavily on the Territory, for not only would the native patients have to be re- tuned to their homes, but also, according to the Terri- torial Health Department, the Territory would not be | able to continue the operation without ANS help. The wav out of this is simple. the Seward Hosvital to remain in operation, but don’t want to have to underwrite other ANS expenses to gain that end, it is advisable to appeal to Congr for an ear-marking of funds for the hospital work. It is very doubtful that it ever was the will of Con- gress to curtail the health and educational services nf |the ANS, but rather to limit some other ambitious | aims, including a proposed 50 per cent increase in the number of ANS emplo)ees in uu Tcrul.orv in 1947 “Alben,” remarked Senator Scott Lucas of Illinois, with a sly grin, “you and Henry Wallace were both abroad at the same time. And, you TABER | finished his main This brought out namely speech proposing rofound- things that the Secretary of State ly impressed and jolted” the Rus- did not tell tne nation in his radio Sians. | report later This question was asked by Sen: ACROSS Marshall did impress his listen- 3% Foreign Relations Chairman| 1. Copy ers with one important thin Arthur Vandenkerg, who did mo 4. Nut State: abbr: e e i SR L g ¢ shose| ¥ Stripii ght hoat cwn increased assurance re "" V““ e “‘f"":"“’_‘ .‘""{ -\:lho |1z wind 4 : ure Auestions were constructive and in- | iy Graziiia going to Moscow he see d u of himself in his new role o diplo- | teligent. The other chief question-) 4 mat, But those who listened to him | Was Rep. John Taber of New| 1 at the White House felt that the| YO'E Who knows little about for- free b Moscow Conference had given the eign aftairs, but who has establish- \ 45, Imprisonment ed the reputation of being the No. b g, o AN TARIALCRIF military-man-turned-peacemaker a eturn to office our | Continued shortages of materials and high prices | game, | Many | tempt us to go | and the coincident | ys it cannot supply its | If such | If the people want | THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE«—]UNEAU ALASICA T = — = wliy | MAY 6 Arthur (Scotty) Adams | o Shirley Ann Edwards | John Gissberg Gus Gissberg Alma Mrs. R M Clinton Sylvia Palmer R. M. Dwight The genial Barkley (;,ncd natured ribking | Senatorial colleagues; ly induced him to that he had made a statement in | Paris taking Wallace over the | hurdles for his attacks on the Tru- | man policy “Hereafter,” added Barkley, whenever Henry goes abroad, I'll have to go abroad, too, to counter- {balance him | Note — Though Barkley disagre ! with Wallace on foreign policy has high regard personally the ex-vice president 8ot from other which final- remind them es for DUKE RETUR TO ENGLAND The Duke told Senators that he was passing up the Kentucky Derby in order to return to England. This brought forth several inquiries as to whether the Du ight be re- ceiving a new post from the Bri- tish Government, whose throne he renounced to marry an American woman plans “I'm have no special 1e,” he replied interested in the general economic picture in Eurcpe and hope to make a first-hand study of it.” He emphtusized his anxiety about British coal production. He said it is imperative that something be done to improve the lot of the British coal miners England’s productive capacity to remain strong. if is WHITE HOUSE DINNER The sumptuous White House din- ner for President Aleman of Mex ico went off smoothly except one thing Usually Assistant Secretary of State Spruille Braden, ex-Ambas- sador to Argentine, interprets the | White House speeches of visiting Latin Americans. This time, how- ever, he didn't Instead, Ramon Beteta, Mexico's Minister of Finance, was introduc- ed after President Aleman delivered his speech. Beteta gave an elo- | quent speech in English—so elo- quent that White House guests did | not realize he was interpreting the | President of Mexico. They got no t | clue ur the very end when Be- teta remarked: “I have tried to say in exactly what my President you.” { Then the Finance Minister added with a flourish: “And now I would like to pro- pose & toast to the President of the United States. Truman, taken by surprise, ral- Ilied to the occasion and quickly { proposed a toast in return. | (COPYRIGHT, 1947, BELL SYNDICATE. INC} ! - e c e 0 English told o e v v - i TIDE TABLE MAY 17 2:47 am., 17.8 ft. 9:20 am., -16 ft. , 148 ft. 34 ft. tide tide tide tide When you pay for QUALITY why not get the FINEST—Buy FLOR- SHEIM SHOES at Graves. new self-confidence 1 Congressional pennypincher. Rior Taber. incidentally, was the only REE cOn 3 One new aspect shall gave man who caused Marshall to get shots the sclons was that he felt he had somewhat impatient — when 'raanri . Applicutions Greece Eolufionaf yestarddniiRus | been psychoiogically wise in waiting ' ccmplained about the cost to the . Nonmetrical 51. Genus of the 67. Understund 2. Sit for an arist until nearly the end of the confer- American taxpayer of our occupa- o W e ence before seeking an audience tion of the conquered areas and of | distance b with Generalissimo Stalin. Other |the possible reparations agreements ¢ Allors'in foreign ministers ha d for an with Russia. President Truman;! Fil s interview early in the conference, however, became even more impa- 8. Mos but Marshall said he de hhux,\\u\ tient disagreeable Sl Back ; : . uueu(n“\\’ulm As Marshall started to explain pronOLLY A, “It kept the Russians guessing.” the President interrupted . Border he explained “That is exactly the thing we're Marshall said he him: had | trying to work out,” he said.“Some ¢ done most of the talking during his of our greatest difficulties arise ‘A(r)lm“:h. Stalin interview. He had outlined from the fact that we are det Inclined the American position not to aban- mined to spare the American ta ':J;l‘:;::;;f|r.;\o'. don our interest in Europe and ex- payer as much of this burden as | Erevious plained that American objectives possible.” ! Woody plants were “a matter of determined prin-| Note—One or two Congressmen b ot ciple” upon which we are uot pre-|present felt that Truman might . Diminishing pared to yield. Ru n disregard have gone even further and pm;u- ;“ ‘1““ for earlier commitments, I said, ed out that sometimes the expendi- Similarity was seriously straining relations be- ture of a iew preventative dollars Soath tween the two countries in p ctime can save billions of b Stalin, Marshall reported, listen- wartime dollars later ed quietly and gravs at no point resentful of the American’s blunt language. Stalin said little, beyond Alben elaborating on the belief that “atucky, possible area of agreement” can be and the Neor East, reached after both sides had hausted their arguments. ex-|a private lunch i-WHEEL BARKLEY recently returned from Egypt | the Duke of Windsor Barkley of Ken- . Commanded . Afresh 5. Former Russiam council was attending in the Capitol for . And not some | he | TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1947 P I ! 91 Veterans of Forelgn 20 YEARS AGO 737 Hruea mor }I F E 1\1 P I R E Taku Post No. 5559 i [ Meets first and third s s s e reeeeed | Fridays Post Hall MAY 6, 1927 | seward 3i. Visiting 4 comrades welcome. H The Legislative Ball, given by the metnbers of the Legislature, i N lto be held this night in the upper floor of A. B. Hall, with the Alaskans | > o 'c T e | Orchestra supplying the music. | 5 R | R | FUR STORAGE Mrs, Rose :Davis, whose tedching term for the year in the Govern-|.| Cleaning—Glazing—Repairing ment School at Douglas ended last weel:, had left on the steamer North- | H iei | western to spend the summer at her ranch on a small island near! Mer"n VI!IGI Furs’ Int' | Swedish Fur Craftsmen for | Bellingham. : i S St i Three Generations { W. C. Arnold and P. E. Harris of Seattle; Archie W. Shiels, Bel- | lingham; J. H. Brokaw, Seattle, and A. N. Herrold of Excursion Inlet, were James c. Cooper, CPA registered at the Gastineau Hotel. 1 BUSINESS COUNSELOR 472 0" 5EL Specializing in Pupils of St. Ann's Parochial School were rehearsing a three-act Corporation—Municinal and Trust Accounts | drama, Little Lord Fauntleroy, to be presented publicly the coming week. In the cast were Lloyd Ritter, Beatrice and Ben Mullen, William McIntyre, | Leonard and Wallen Forrest, John and Mary Cleire Hellenthal, Edward Rodenburg, Edna Riendeau, Margaret Monagle and Mable Ritter. -'!'he Erwin Feed Ce. Office in Case Lot Grocery Mrs. Glen Kirkham was elected President of the Douglas Parent- PHONE 704 Teacher Association, with Mrs. Robert Fraser, Vice-President, Mrs. Lucille HAY. GRAIN. COAL is, Secr ., and Alex Gair, Treasurer, filling the other offices| | and STORAGE for the coming yea Weather: Highest, 54; lowest, 33; clear. {|{CALIFORNIA e - | Grocery and Mcat Market i Daily L Enalish 2 { 478 — PHONES — 371 ! al V eSSOnS |n ng IS w L. GORDON lj High Quality Toods at | B = i Moderate Prices WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “I expect you had a good time.” Say, “I SUPPOSE ycu had a good time.” EXPECT properly re- fers to the future. “I EXPECT to return next Saturday.” ! OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Eclair. Pronounce a-klar, first A as in ATE unstressed, second A as in CARE, accent first syllable, OFTEN MISSPELLED: All (the whole of). AwI (a tool). | SYNONYMS: Explain, expound, elucidate, interpret, make plain. | | Seward Street. WORD STUDY: “Use a word three times and it is yours.” Let us. cabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word: Jones-Stevens Shop LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Near Third IAlaska Masic Supply increase cur RETICENT: inclined to keep silent or uncommunicative. (Pronounce ret-i-sent, first E as in RED, I and second E unstressed, accent first Arthur s1. Uggen, Manager syllable) tening, observing, replying in reticent monosyllables.”"— Pianos—Mausical Instruments Jack London. | and Supplier Phone 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL { MODERN ETIQUETTE Ymsnrs 1om | | mopgr crmy SO S S ek bl s VRISt n L O - | |Welding, Plumbing, Oil Burner l Q. If a man and woman are in a crowded elevator, is it permxxslbl(“ Blacksmith Work for the man to step out first if the woman is in the back of the ! GENERAL REPAIR WORK | | Phone 204 929 W. 12th St. { A. Yes, provided he is closer to the door. g Q. When accepting an invitation to a weekend house party, should guest me the tim Yes, so t of his arrival? 0 misunderstan, Wartield's Drug Store e ke (Formerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) Q Is th ( when a woma ¥ wear a ha sl dn.[ n wher wem, y wear a hat with full NYAL Family Remedies A. No. S HORLUCK’S DANISH L 0 s '”"""“2' ICE CREAM ‘ 0K and LEARN % . corpox Huichings Economy - ——— —— 1. How many parts are there in a watch? Marke’ Choice Meats At All Times PHONES 553—92-—35 What Vice-President became President cof the United States when McKinley was assassinated? 3. How many times dceg the human heart beat in a day? 4. Where is said to be the world’s highest highway? What is the principal fur-producing animal in this country? The Charles w' Carler ANSWERS: 1. Between 150 and 200 individual parts. Mortuary 2. Theodore Roosevelt. Fourth and Franklin Sts. 3. The average human heart beats 72 times a minute, or 104,000 PHONE 136 times a day. 4. The Carretera Central, which crosses the Andes Mountains at a height of 16,127 feet. 5. The muskrat. Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 805 10th St. PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 142 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each month in Scottish Rite Temple . beginning at 7:30 p. m. CHAS» B. HOLLAND, Worshipful Master; JAMES W LEIVERS, Secretary. —_— . A 2, LO.OF.. @Mefls every Tues y at 8:00 P. M., I. O. O. F. HALL Visiting Brothers Welcome J. A. SOFOULIS, Noble Grand H. V. GALLOW, Secretary €% B.P.0.ELKS Meets every Wednesday at 8 p, m. Visiting brothers welcome, VICTOR POWER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS., Secretmy Silver Bow Lodge da; — | “SMILING SER.VICE" Bert's Cash Grocery PHONE 104 or 105 LFREE DELIVERY Juneau I e e eeee—————— "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmactsts BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY RACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” Where Pharmacy Is a Profession BOATS BUILT and REPAIRED Channel Boat Works P. O. 2133 West Juneau Across from Boat Harbor Phone RED 110, after 6 P, M. FOR Ideal Paint Shop Wall Paper Phone 549 Fred W. Wendt You'll Find Food Finer and Service More Complete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE O VANITY BEAUTY SALON Cooper Building ELSIE HILDRETH, Manager Open Evenings Fhone 218 Plumbing rmanent Telephoue-319 0il Burners Hazrri Machine Shep, Inc. ® Heafing Nights-Red 730 EYES EXAMINED Second and Franklin Phone 427 LENSES PRESCRIBED DR. D. D. MARQUARDT OPTOMETRIST PHONE 506 FOR APPOINTMENTS Juneau The Florence Shop 5 o Operators: GRACE WILEY g Proprietor PHYLLIS MAYNARD FLORENCE HOLMQUIST DAY PHONE—476 SMITH HEATING and APPLIANCE CO. FORMERLY §™*TH OIL BURNER SERVICE 0il Burners — Plumhing — Heating NIGHT PHONE—GREEN 6% MRS. H. ADSERO ‘ as a pala-up subscrive. (0o THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE is invited to be our guest THIS EVENING. Present this coupon to the box office of the CAPITOL THEATRE and receive TWO TICKETS to see: "COURAGE OF LASSIE” Feuerar Tax—12¢ per Person PHONE 14_THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO. and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YQU to your horae with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! The B. M. There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! COMMERCIAL 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—1947 * Behrends Bank Oldest Bank in Alaska SAVINGS

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