Seattle Recognizes
Alaska Day
SEATTLE. i/P)—Seattle citizens
are reminded by Mayor William
F. Devin, in a formal statement is
sued today, that tomorrw marks
the 80th anniversary of the pur
chase of Alaska by the United
States from Russia.
“It is fitting that the people of
the United States, and particular
ly of Seattle, recognize the import
ance of this anniversary,, for dur
ing the past 80 years the vast
wealth and resources of this great
Territory have meant much to our
nation,” the mayor declared.
“Today, more than ever, we ap
preciate the strategic advantages
of Alaska.
“We in Seattle and the people
of the United States should do ev
erything possible to open and de
velop Alaska without further de
lay and to give her a *oice in all
matters of our nation similar to
that of other states.
SCOTTY'S LIQUOR STORE
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Scotty’s Liquor Store officially
opened this week in the Paterson
Hotel and is owned and operated
by Mr. and Mrs. Paterson, who
also own the Paterson Hotel.
AFL Plans Last
Ditch Fight Over
Taft-Hartley Law
SAN FRANCISCO, (^—Execu
tive councilmen of the American
Federation of Labor convene to
day to plan the organization of
“Labor’s educational and political
league,” for its richly-financed
light against the Taft-Hartley law
and all who propounded it.
The AFL convention itself ad
journed late yesterday with a
unity plea by its re-elected, 74
year-old president William Green:
I “Forget petty bickerings. I beg, I
plead for unity, for solidarity!”
The united mine workers—
Green’s own union, now led by
•John L. Lewis—were not present
to hear him. Like Lewis, they
passed up the final session, in the
j wake of Lewis’ defeat by the con
vention over the hot issue of non
i communist affidavits. The conven
tion eliminated 13 vice presiden
cies, including Lewis, to circum
vent his refusal as vice, president
to sign such an affidavit.
But a spokesman said the min
ers’ absence yesterday did not in
; dicate any plan to pull out of the
AFL.
The vice presidents, except
j Lewis, remain members of the ex
1 Review Dishonor
able Discharges
WASHINGTON, <A>)_The navy
today invited 340,000 former sail
ors and marines who failed to re
ceive honorable discharges to ap
ply for a review of their cases.
About 14,000 discharges already
have been investigated by a spe
cial board and 30 per cent of them
changed for the better, the navy
announced.
Not eligible for review are dis
charges given as the result of a
general court martial.
i
ecutive council. Replacing the
miners’ leader is newly-elected
councilman Daniel Tracy, presi
dent of the brotherhood of electri
cal workers. It was no contest;
i Lewis simply walked out.
I Before adjournment, the feder
! ation re-elected George Meany,
plumbers’ chief, as secretary—a
post which many believe keeps
i him in line to inherit the Green
mantle if any when the president
retires. With teamster boss Dan
Tobin, Meany has emerged as one
of the most powerful of the AFL
clan.
Although councilmen today are
expected to discuss only prelimin
I ary steps, the AFL assessed mem
bers to raise a $3,000,000 cam
1 paign fund.
j Safe “Great Circle"’
Shipping Route To
Orient Charted
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SEATTLE, (/Pi—A safe "great
circle” ship route to the Orient,
! cutting through the Aleutian Is
land chain in two places, has now
been sounded and charted, the
I coast and geodetic survey an
nounced yesterday.
Orient-bound ships can now
pass through the Aleutians at Uni
: mak Pass and then curve south
i ward through a newly established
passage between Kiska and Attu
Islands, Capt. F. B. T. Siems,
, commander of the survey ship Ex
plorer, said.
The principal route from Paci
fic Northwest ports to the Orient
for years has taken ships south
l of the Aleutians. This summer’s
I survey work was carried cut by
| the Explorer and Surveyor and
(the new western passage lies oe
1 tween Ingenstrem Rocks, °asf of
| Attu, and Buldir Island, 50 miles
1 northwest of Attu.
“By using our soundings, any
1 ship equipped with a fathometer
j could make a safe trip through the
passage,” Captain Siems explain
| ed, “our work showed that many
, cf the supposedly daigevous reels
] around Buldir Island do net ex
i isl.”
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PIONEERS HELD REGULAR
| MEETING WEDNESDAY
The Pioneers of Alaska held a
j regular meeting ‘last Wednesday
i and made plans for one of their
pre-war parties which is a card
party followed by a dance in their
i hall. They have scheduled the date
as of November 8th. In charge of
i the party are Pearse Walsh, Henry
I Ulrich and Robert Scott. Mrs.
Henry Ulrich has been appointed
; chairman for the women’s com
i mittee.
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