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PAGI : THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1948 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ACASKA ~ - - FOUR ;i disclosed in Seattle that the Federal government is contemplating thé movement of “hand-picked Euro- pean war refugees” to Alaska ‘| The Associated Press reported thal he indicated the new settlers would be taken from the countries or | President | Western Europe” The news agency also said he pointed Vice-President : i ey Sy Bditor ad Memager | OUt that many of the refugees had cheir homes where Mavaging Editor climatic conditions similar to those of middle | g o L | MRS . futered In the Post Oifice in Juneau as Second Class Matter It was not the first time that refugees from Europe ' ® have been suggested as possible source of new settlers ! e SUBSCRIPTION RATES: n Alaska. Harold Ickes brought it up periodically. It e Delivered by carrier in Juneau and Dourlas for $1.3¢ per month six wonths, $8.00; ene year, $15.00 y has re-occurred several times since Secretary Krug came into office. By mail. postage paid, at the following rates: One sear. 1u advance, $15.00; six months, in advance, $7.80; Coupled with Warne's other remarks in Seattle, there is reason to believe that, a substantial program Daily Alaska Empire Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY Second d Maln Streets. Juneau, Alasks HELEN TROY MONSEN - DOROTHY TRO LINGO WILLIAM R. CARTER CLMER A I'RIEND ALFRED IGER = = = R - were Sandra Lee Jensen Freddie Chester Mrs. J. J. Meherin Betty Kihlman Ivor Conn Ire E. Tucker James Snell Gail Liston Mamie Guernsey e o o 0 Office, 602; Business Office, 3. . IATED PRESS isively antitled to the use for credited to it or not othe.- ubHcation of vive the local news published | wise credited 1n this paper #ud \erein. NATiu~AL REPRESENTATIVES fourth. Avenue Bide , Seattie, Wash. Alaska Newspapers, 141! DEFENSE FOR ALASKA Int Secretary many Exalted Ruler Victor Power as Was presented with a beautiful watch for his services during his recently concluded, term of office. Ray Brannaman of the its Past carried in an Associated Press yesterday He in Alaska at of lethargy on the Russia could take over many alrfields Army strategy now—because and the com- said any time part of Congress an inva Russia the of the millions being sent to E our northern frontier.” 1 Take the statement made by Assistant Secretary | of the Interior William E. Warne that “if we remain strong, Alaska must be made and kept strong.” Defense was uppermost in his mind Other pointed statements were made by Lt. Gen- Telephones: News s trying to solve one of the foremost problems of the|e @ o @ o The need for some sort of a “shot in the arm” 100,000,000, but the Alaska population is still below by juneau Lodge No. 420, B. P. O. subject of refugee projects gingerly. Memorial Taklet services were outlining plans for the development of Alaska, SUB-| o b oop 1 " < residents of the Sta‘es. We want people Exalted Ruler Joseph H. Sadlier, | sparse population, cannot assimilate *foreigners | principles on which the nation is based. He added: “If there i n of Alaska by | practical rea | The speed boat, Sweet Lorraine, iner) An Army spokesman at Fort Lewis said recently 90 h. p. Flagship engine and e month, In advance, $1.50. Bubscrivers will ccnfer a favor if they will promptly notity ‘he Business Office of any failure or irregularity in the delivers thei rs “ Ceeshone is being developed in the Interior Department, entail- | ing an expenditure of large sums of money to locate ' e efugees in the northland le In making such plans, the Interior Department | e Territory. Many of the economic shackles that make | e jevelopment difficult are the result of sparse popula- fon, limited markets and all the facilities that come Ele lN"lATE HVE xith extensive demands for transportation, services ind commodities. AI I_ODGE SESS'O“ | for increasing population is apparent. When the Ter-v ! ritory was first purchased from Russia the population HE[D '.AS'I' "lGHI‘ f the United States was 40,000,000 and that of Alaska | 1 few thousand. Du g the last 80 years the popu- | [laticn of the nation has increased by an additional | Five new members were initiated | 100,000 Elks at its regular meeting last It is obvious that Alaska has not enjoyed its pro- | night. The new Elks are William portion of the national population increase. Niederhauser, A. M. Mill, Jr., Ches- Alaskans generally recognize the desirability of ter L. Zenger, John G. Quilico and lincreasing the population, but they approach the F. Leigh Kerr. The one thing residents of the Territory must in- | conducted in honor of the late | sist upon is that any move to bring population here Judge George F. Alexander who died must be on the same basis as that for the States. recently. His name was the 358th to While or Krug and others are | The Territory must not be fenced off from the rest Le inscribed on the Lodge Memorial b 4 v {of the nation and populated with people who are not Tablet gesting beneficial methods, back of it all is one § gy, gre qualified for American cltizenship. We want Sr. announced that the summer development that is absolutely necessary and is YeC08- | noonle who will bolster our right to statehood and the meeting schedule begins next month nized. That is defense for Alaska |'tull-form of self government that Americans are sup- with meetings to be Take the statement made by National Commander |posed to be entitled to. Veterans of Foreign Wars as It must be remembered that Alaska, with atch in The Empite | ireadily as can the more populous centers of the |States. Too many foreigners would assimilate Alaska. {"The Territory would stand to lose its present enviable BT 3 TR [ position of lovalty and understanding of the democratic s 0 Al“ b ; WEET LORRAINE placency of the American people—seems to be to let | The Interior Department in recent years has shown MAKES HER DEBU'I‘ the Russian effect successful landings and then try to more understanding of the needs of Alaska than dur- ling the reign of Ickes. Let us hope that the depart- OR R“ (o it iment will not succumb to the panaceas that are based AI " IHE M. fon the theories without applying the hard facts of U. S. might well w it had diverted some | ope to the defense of | _— pelonging to the R. E. Packards, | I i made her debut May 23 as sched- ion L n["rll{Ea}f kefleetio {uled when she came down the ways (Fairbanks New at Northern Commercial. She 15122 feet six inches long, powered by a ;.:l\:n the Army made u“rmsmkc recently in :endmg 'H)g built over a period of the past six | “unsuited or nwhyble me.nvto Alaska .ln he Froun months by Packard who is foreman era Howard Craig who said 1hrco contingent which arrived here :3‘“:) m(]mtg a‘ap(()l of the N. C. Marine Base. Speed of “I think we all realize there are clouds on the| The men are now to be returned to the United . . ¢ gesigned by naval archi- . " I States, an Associated Press dispatch disclosed, and ... 2 S ¥ I ark comi arker every day. This 4 tect J. L. Hacker, has not yet been harizon, dark clouds, b SR EETkar CYSY A | replacements sent to Alaska “from posts all over the (i .o, in my opinion is one of the most im- | . d. States.” clocked. ; United- States. Sl Being unusually well Luilt The news story of this amazing incident tells of throughout, she is framed of oak, no apology on the part of the Army to the taxpaying plmn(;d of full length Port Orford | public and offers virtually no explanation. Cedar, and trimmed with mahogany. American military services currently are asking Her open seat end pilot area is up- for multi-billion dollar appropriations for national ;o CFCy Lo Viue leather. defense Sweet Lorraine is berthed at the When 300 men can be sent mistaken)y thousands Northern Commercial float and. vis- of mies from where they belong, there is little en- ;"o weloome. couragement for Congress or the taxpayers to pro- i funds, a part of which may be wasted in this Dlspi"{!ks GET NEW CHRISCRAFT A new 23-foot Chris Craft Express (Cruiser was brought up on the | Square Sinnet last Sunday on which ed Elders of Zion,” was mailed by |tickets will be disposed by the bev- Smith to each member of Congress. erage dispensers of Juneau. Pro- These protocols have reappeared ceeds will be used for charity do- perennially throughout history nations, including that of the Alas whenever propagandists wanted t0 ka Crippled CHildren's fund. impose on a gullible public. The 1t is expected that tickets will be old Czarist regime in Russia pub- on sale by Tuesday and that it will lished them, as did Henry Ford be possible to have the award. the and later Adolf Hitler. |day prior to the Salmon Derby To settle the question of their opening. authenticity, Senator Kilgore call-; The cruiser is equipped with |ed upon the Library of Congress sleeping accommodations for two and received a detailed summary and is capable of speeds up to 32 which branded the protocols as knots. ing by signing the discharge pvn-' “rank and pernicious forgeries.” He tion include: Jones of Alabama;|has now asked the Post Office De- Mills of Arkansas; Price partment whether it is permxsslh]r_-' Smathers of Florida; Lanham to send them through the mails. Georgia; Boggs and Morrison of | = Louisiana; Deane of North Caro- lina; Stigler, Albert and Morris of Oklahoma; Dorn and Bryson of South Carolina; Kefauver of Ten- nessee; Patman of Texas. place, ska 2 portant countries, cne of our most important posses- It is important first of all because American; it does not require negotiations with another country for its use, our| pedple are up there. It is a real outpost. It is the| place, in time of emergency. In time of attack on the United States I think it will be the place that will probably be hit first. That being becomes necessary for us to do all we can to make it strong, and by making it strong, I mean as quickly as we can.” sions T should say it belongs to us; it is so, it vide maniier The United States Army is without parallel any. | where, as the men who fight the battles have alwa | proved. i Times) ' This incident is an unfortunate reflection upon ior Department has the peacetime command ! Hand-Picked DP’s for Alaska (Anchorage Secretary Warne of the Ir The Washingfon Merry-Go-Round By DRIiiW—}’;ZARSON (Continued 1rom Page One) organized. They just want homes. So, in these days when the coun- try is worried about Communism, it might pay Congressman Wolcott of Michigan and his GOP hench- men, plus some of the Southern legislators, to remember that noth- ing is more effective in combat- ting Communism than a roof over your head and some place where a mother can hear her children’s prayers alone at night. Note—Southern Congressmen who have recognized the need of hous- and Currency Committee. Its op- ponents on this Committee include Rep. Charles Fletcher of San Die- go, Cal, and Rep. John Riley of Sumter, S. C., both members of the real-estate lobby and both plac- ed on the Committee with the help of lobbyist Morton Bodfish, now under indictment. In addition, Chaiiman Jesse Wol- cott of Michigan, sometimes called No. 1 tyrant of the House of Rep- resentatives, determined not to let the housing bill out of his cemmittee. To overrule Wolcott and get the pill out requires 218 signatures on a petition, and Congresswoman Helen Gahag Dougla of Cali- for: as courageously undertaken to get these 218 names. First she went to genial Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texa; “I've never pned a petition in my life, Hel replied Rayburn, “but I'm Wit in spirit and I'll help you to John Mec- Cormack and his name on there first. Mrs. Dougles went to McCor-| from a con He - DON'T MISS “It's A Wise Child” May 28-29 and of >l < x/o[n PEER DROEG BOEE W UZ 0oV | >n[> olo|n[ I 31. Driving line 33. Yellow ocher Behold Raised nearly to the boiling ACROSS . Zaisted Artificial erway ird m Oriental wagon . 01 ‘musical not 15. Rowing implement Mature > FOR ARABIA Secretary of Defense James For- restal gave his word to Congress | recently that he would hold up| eel shipments to Saudi-Arabia | {unti] his military chiefs passed on | whether a pipeline from the oil| fields to the Mediterranean was| 1 ne ary to American security. | The Commerce Department, which | controls export licenses of steel, | 3 also agreed Nevertheless, despite these prom- , this column has learned that| the American-Arabian oil company had is planning to pick up 16,000 ton: of steel for shipment to the Ne East on June 11, 12, and 22. The company also has started to lay| the pipeline across the desert al-| though, previously, company offi- | cials promised to hold off until they got the green light from Con- z o> £fivo - vilio-row PR - BEDER m g m) . Anger . Of the mouth 2. Part played . Masculine name >z > Zm x> o wr z - <|lloim|w/c z[>mzmoj{vo/zm w[z|m|v . Holdings . Uneven inial Baby carriage office ovmzo-4wjs0zw Z/OjU» D i > DOMrim<mr (>N m |- o)~ 9 -o/ulo 0 - ™ L 1 ™ Ld S ) Z o) O you Go get t of action lamation lower of: suffix . Piece of turf dislodged on the fairway Solution of Yesterday's Puzzle 2. Automoblile . Become sleepy 64. Think 65. Unclose: poetic DOWN 1. Filling of & fabric 2. Jewish month 3. So. American bird e Thoughts 30, Pertaining .to grandparents 4. Fleshly 6. Dry 6. Pile 7. White poplar 8. Purified wool fat an exceptior name heads the list Mrs. Dougls stakingly. rounds lected 125 names more. But t forthcomng—de the bill has s patient mad e llid 9. Edicts 10. Turkish regiment 11. Diminish 19. lils 21. Color Bishop 24. Pertaining to the Franks 25. Dentine Sundarac tree Passageway Wild plums Loaf 36, Western state 37. Any stone fruit 40, Bullt 43. So. Americar river 45. Babylonian war god 41. Deny 49. Long narrow plece 51. Profit 52. Preposition 53. Presently 54. Fellow ki 55. Old times 58, Biblical king needs gress. Note—Secretary Forrestal's old unking firm has done the financ- ing some of the companies Senate | backing American-Arabian oil The difierence is t in the case| of oleo, an active lobby was on the Jjob, buying 1K buttonholing Congressmen, putting on the sure at home. But when it comes to housing, only the who are concerned, many of them ppor people, uninformed people, people unfamiliar with exerting pr ire | the postal laws in using the mails on Congress. There are severalto circulate a document, purported million of these people, but poli-ito be a Jewish master-plan for tically speaking they aren't im-|conquering the world. portant. They don't contribute to| A copy of the document, so- political campaigns. They're not icalled “The Procotols of the Learn- don't seem to be 3 the fact that passed the “PROTOCOLS OF THE WISE MEN" Senator Harley Kilgore, forth- | right West Virginia Democrat, has asked the Post Office Department | to investigate whether rabble-rous- ing Gerald L. K. Smith violated pres- held on the| second and fourth Wednesdays, only. | | O 20 YEARS AGO from 3 THE EMPIRE MAY 27, 1928 | Commencement services were to be held this night in the Juneau "High School auditorium with the Rev. R. A. Gailey making the address. C. B. Harden, former Junexu business man, returned aboard the Alameda and continued to Eagle where he took over the management of the Northern Commercial Co. A. N. Herold, Superintendent of the Pacific American Fisheries at Excursion Inlet, arrived in Juneau and returned to the cannery with Harry L. Simonds. H. C. Nunan, Manager of the New England Fisheries plant at Ket- !chikan and an official of the company, arrived in Juneau on a business i { ,h’lp | Mrs. Nick Bez and children arrived in Juneau on the steamer Ala- Imeda and went to Todd where they were to spend the summer with iMr Bez. { b i W. E. Moultray, Sales Representative for the Standard Oil Co. in Alaska, arrived in Juneau and visited the local offices and then went to | | Skagway and Whitehorse. J. L. Mclver left aboard the Princess Alice for a vacation in the States. i Henry Moses, fur buyer, returned to Juneau after spending several Idays to the westward on business. Dr. George Barton returned after making the triangle trip on the Admiral Rogers. The Rev. P. T. Rowe, Episcopalian Bishop of Alaska, visited with | 'friends in Juneau during the time the Princess Alice was in port. He Iwas on his way to the interior. Weather: High, 41; low, 40; cloudy. e e et i <t | . . . Dailv Lessons in English %, L. cogpon { -3 i WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do not say, “What was it you wished {to ask me?"” Since the question has yet to be asked, say, “What IS it you | WISH to ask me?” OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: Hundred. in RED unstressed, and not hun-derd. | OFTEN MISSPELLED: Immigrate (to come into a country). Emi- Igrate to leave a country). 1 SYNONYMS: Obedient, manageable, tractable, docile, amenabe, sub=- missive. teachable, yielding. COUNTERACT; to frustrate by contrary agency. narcotic was counteracted by forced exercise.” Pronounce hun-dred, E as “The effect of the | | MODERN ETIQUETTE ‘% prrra 1uE [ e e ] : i Q@ name? A. It is now quite custcmary for a divorced woman to use her jmaiden name and her married name combined. If her name was Eliza- {beth Carter and her married name is Brown, she signs her name Mrs. |Carter Brown. Q. Do guests filing into the dining room seat themselves immediately upon entering the room? A. No; they should stand behind or beside their chairs and are |seated from the left when the hostess gives the signal or seats herself. Q. Is a formal invitation always written in the third person? A. A formal invitation, engraved or written, is always in the third person. oy o e i et 1. How many gallons of water to the acre are there in one inch of rainfall? _ 2. What are the four major fine arts? 3. What is the capital city of Alaska? 4. What bird is able to kick hard enough to cause a serious and even fatal injury to a man? 5. For what does the Roman numeral DC stand? ANSWERS: A little more than 27,000 gallons. Painting, sculpture, architecture, and music. Juneau. ‘The ostrich. 600; D is 500 and C is 100. — Is it all right for a divorcee to continue to use her husband’s | Oldest Bank in Alaska 1891—0ver Half a Century of Banking—lm "The B. M. Behrends Bank Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent COMMERCIAL SAVINGS RUTH HULL as a paiG-up suvscriver w 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: "HONEYMOON" T egeral Ta. -~-12c¢ per Person | PHONE 14—THE ROYAL BLUE CAB CO0. ! and an insured cab WILL CALL FOR YOU and RETURN YOU to your home with our compliments. WATCH THIS SPACE—Your Name May Appear! VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Taku Post No. Meets first and third Thursdays. Post Hall, Seward Street. Visiting Comrades Welcome. ERN METCALFE, Commander; WILLIAM H,tsxmwclc. Adjut- ant. FURS ! Have Your Fur | Work Done NOW. RAW FURS BOUGHT Rabbit Skins For Sale Capitol Fur Shop Opposite Juneau Hotel “Say It With *'lowers” but “SAY IT WITH OURS!” Juneau Florists PHONE 311 The Erwin Feed Co. | Office in Case Lot Grocery PHONE 704 HAY, GRAIYN, COAL and STORAGE Call EXPERIENCED MEN Alaska JANITORIAL Service CONKLE and FOLLETTE Phone Red 559 B — STEVENS® LADIES’—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Seward Street Near Third | Alaska Music Supply, Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Plancs—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 Second and Seward HEINKE GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Welding, Plumbing, Oil Barner| Blacksmith Work GENERAL REPAIR WORK Phone 204 929 W. 12th 8t Warfield's Drug Store (Pormerly Guy L. Smith Drugs) NYAL Family Remedies HORLUCK’S DANISH ICE CREAM Huichings Economy Market Choice Megis At All Times PHONES 553—92—95 The Charles W. Carter Mortuary Peurth and Franklin Sts. PHONE 136 Card Beverage Co. Wholesale 805 0th St PHONE 216—DAY or NIGHT for MIXERS or SODA POP | Window—Auto—Plate—GLASS IDEAL GLASS CO. 538 Willoughby Avenue Opp. Standard Oil Co. DON ABEL PHONE 633 BOGGAN Flooring Contracior Laying—V¥inishing Oak Floors CALL 209 { Casler's Men's Wear Fornerly SABIN'S Stetson and Mallory Hats Arrow Shirts and Underwear Allen Edmonds Shees Skyway Luggage — — cm— TIMELY CLOTHES NUNN-BUSH SHOES gfilmg HATS Quality Work Clothing £, W. COWLING SANITARY MEAT P e e There is no substitute for newspaper advertising! FOR BETTER MEATS 13—PHONES—49 Free Delivery MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO. 147 SECOND and FOURTH Monday of each mionth '’ in Scottish Rite Temple beginning at 7:30 p. m. WILLIS R. BOOTH, Worshipful Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary, € B P.0.ELKS Meets 2nd and 4th ‘Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Visiting brothers wel- come. JOSEPH H. SADLIER, Exalted Ruler. W. H. BIGGS, Secretary. v Things for Your Office CHABLES R. GRIFFIN Co 1005 SECOND AVE - SEA™IE 4 « ELiar 5323 ifmbqlba(w&dam’wlyf Bert's Food Center Grocery Phones 104—105 Meat Phones 39—539 Deliveries—10:15 A’ M. 2:15 — 4:00 P. M. "The Rexall Store” Your Reliable Pharmacists BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. HARRY BACE Druggist “The Squibb Store” Where Pharmacy Is » Profession ARCHIE B. BETTS Public Accountant Audilor ‘Tax Counsetor Simpson Bldg. Phone 757 Wall Paper Ideal Paint Shop Phone 549 Pred W. Wendt Juneau Foet Clinic 1 Rm. 14, Shattuck Bldg. PHONE: BLUE 379 By, Appointment Only The Alaskan Hotel Newly Renovated Rooms at Reasonable Rates PHONE SINGLE © PHONE 555 Thomas Hardware Co. HARDWARE Remington Typewriters SOLD and SERVICED by ' J. B. Burford & Co. “Our Doorstep Is Worn by Satisfied Customers™ . FORD AGENCY " (Authorized Dealers) GREASES — GAS — OIL Juneau Motor Co. Foot of Ml!n Street MAKE JUNEAU DAIRIES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM a daily habit—ask for it by name Juneau Dairies, Inc. Chrysler Marine Engines "MACHINE SHOP Marine Hardware Chas. G. Warner Co. HOME GROCERY ‘- “Phone 146 Bome Liquor Store—Tel. 699 American Meat — Phone 38 ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING Alaska Laundy DR. ROBERT SIMPSON OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined—Glasses Fitted SIMPSON BUILDING Phone 266 for Appointments — ASHENBRENNER'S NEW AND USED FURNITURE Phone 788 142 Willoughby Ave.

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