REEVES BILL
READ BEFORE
LEGISLATURE
(Continued from Page One)
T have never worked with a group
cf people who were more courteous
more willing to work at their job or
more desirious of accomplishing
wiMt tliey believe is the right thing.
Reeves told the members of thf
two houses.
Ketchikan Kayhi, 39Junea Bear.
Tuesday Afternoon
During its afternoon session yes
terday the House passed a bill pro
viding assistance in the natlona
advertising of Ala. ka’s tourist at
tractions and a G3-page jail to re
vise and amend the Territory':
banking laws.
The lengthy Banging bill, prepare:
by the Legislative Committee ol
the Alaska Bankers Association
headed by Marshall Crutcher of Ko
diak. passed by a 22-1 vote afte.
some technical amendments hac
been adopted.
The House also approved a bil
providing for five-member cchoo
boards in incorporated school dis
tricts, of which there are pic.-crth
only two In Alaska — a*. Kake ant
Palmer.
Speaker Egan’s Alaska advertising
bil! passed by a 16-8 vote, but only
after the .appropriation had beer
whittled from $60,000 to $40,000 and
a number of the Representative,
had assured them elves that the
^Taska Visitor; A ociation, which
will'admfnister the advertising fund
will be kept out from under the
thumb of the Alaska Development
Board and will operate, so far as
possible, along non-political line;.
Cut Will Hurt
An amendment by Rep. V.'iibur
to cut the appropriation to ;30,000
failed by a 9-15 vote alter R. E.
Ellis of Ketchikan, temporary presi
dent of the association, told the
House that $30X03 a year was esti
mated to be the minimum that
would give complete advertising
coverage of tha country.
‘‘Adoption of this amendment wil j
make our job a whole lot more dif
ficult,” Ellis said. ’’The Territoria’
Treasury will benefit from an in
flux of visitors and every line of
business will profit. That has been
the experience in other places.”
"We have more visitors in Fair
banks now than we have hotel
space for,” commented Rep. wil bur.
He suggested that interested busi
ness people could put up enough tc
make up for the Territorial cut and
that if the program is proved suc
cessful the Legislature may te more
willing to grant a large appropria
tion next session.
After Wilbur’s amendment failed.
Rep. Barnes offered the amendment
to cut the appropriation to $43,000
and it was adopted on a 17-7 vote.
Board of Diretcors
Ellis told the House that the per
manent board of directors of the
association will be elected from
ameng the people who subscribe to
the fund. He said it is intended to
keep it as a businessmen’s organ
ization and not in any way con
nected with any Territorial depart
mem.
The executive secretary, Ellis said,
will be elected by the directors and
will probably be an $8,000 a year
job.
Rep. Franklin expressed himself
as opposed to this type of legisla
tion in principle. The Territory, he
thought, should not participate in
such programs since any Alaska in
dustry could form a non-profit cor
poration for advertising itself and
could ask the Territory to partici
pate.
Petersburg banker Ed Locken also
opposed the bill. "We have only one
tourist boat calling at Petersburg,”
he said. "They come in the middle
of the night when nearly everything
is closed and generally the tour
ists don’t have any money to spend
anyway.”
Opposing the bill on the final
vote were Carlson, Franklin, Hope,
Laws, Locken, Madsen, Miscovich
and Stepovich. Wilbur, who voted
for the bill, switched his vote when
it came to the emergency clause
and that clause lost by the one
vote. As a result, the bill will not
become effective until 90 days after
its signature by the governor.
Among the new bills introduced
yesterday, one by Kay and Frank
lin would prohibit certain prac
tices in connection with primary
and general elections and would
make unlawful unsigned publica
tions .relating to candidates for
election.
Rep. Miscovich introduced a bill
to provide for the organization and
control of political parties by pre
cinct caucuses and divisional and
territorial conventions. The bill alsc
provides for the election of division
al committeemen, territorial com
mitteemen, national committeemei
and committeewoman and dele
gates and alternates to national
conventions.
FROM FAIRBANKS
William P. Laughlin, Fairbanks
is registered at the Baranof Hotel
MISS HANSON HERE
Miss Nettie Hanson of Cordova
Is a guesl at the Gastineau Hotel.
Driver Dies in Fire
Two h-r.l. v Rinks ii‘ l i center) and a private auto (not shown) crashed on icy highway at To
ledo O. Iiringin' <1 th to one truck driver and injurying five other persons. Two new sedans, from
trmk it Mi • • !■ r < >'■ i: -ting on carriers, the second overturned at right. Richard May, 27, of
Sirui‘011 Pa..'w inn J ! died in blazing wreckage of his heavy vehicle. Slippery road was reported
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SEATTLE, March 7.—bn—Toll
technicians who maintain long
distance circuits and leased lines
or the Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph Company returned to their
jobs in Washington Elate at noon
today after a three-hour work stop
page.
More than 100 members of the i
independent Order of Repeatermen
and Testboardmen at eight Wash
ington exchanges left their posts
at 9 a. m. to attend union meet- !
ings.
Their action was reported part
of a concerted movement over a
wage dispute in five Western states
where the union holds contracts
with P.T. and T.
Both company and union spokes
men said the meetings were called
to discuss plans for a.t area-wide
strike which could be ordered any
time after midnight tonight.
W. L. DUNHAM
DENIES USED
RFC LOANS
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WASHINGTON, March 7 — l/PI—
RFC Director Walter L. Dunham
testified today he believes friends—
including men in whom the White
House see.med to repose trust —
have “sought to use me," but denied
he has ever let anyone influence him
on huge government loans.
Dunham was before a Senate
Banking Committee which has
charged that he and some other
RFC directors have yielded to in
fluence
It heard him in private because
j of Dunham’s plea he has a bad
■ heart and should not be cross-ex
! amined in public. Newsmen were
given copies of a statement Dunham
made.
Dunham, in the statement, did
not specifically name persons he
said he believes sought to “use” him,
but mentioned a social group which
he s.< id included White House Aide
Donald Dawson. And he specifically
exempted Dawson from his accusa
tion.
“I must state," he said of Dawson,
“that I can recall no instance
where he sought to influence my
judgment on an RFC loan.”
Dunham said, too, he had receiv
ed many calls from Congress mem
bers and many loan applicants sent
by Democratic National Chairman
William M. Boyle, Jr„ but he said
he felt the only obligation they im
posed was to make the visitors feel
satisfied they had been given fair
treatment.
Saying he intended to resign,
Dunham expressed doubt there
should be continued RFC loans, ex
cept for production, at this time
when there are national defense
efforts to restrict credits.
The Senate Subcommittee made
its charge that Dunham has yielded
to influence in a report it sent to
the Senate last month. The report
named Dawson and Young and men
who had influenced him. Young
has denied it. Dawson has made no
comment.
CUTTER TO RESCUE
The US. Coast Guard cutter
Sweetbrier was directed to the as
sistance of the fishing vessel, Ad
miralty, with three men aboard, at
Kelp Bay on Baranof Island, it
was learned at Coast Guard head
quarters here today. The fishing
vessel had been stormbound for
some time and had run out of food.
The cutter was diverted temporarily
from another mission.
A. D. Murry of Pasadena, Calif,
j is staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
Firs! Nisei Naval Officer
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Joe Akagi, 21, (right) became the first Japanese-American to be com
missioned a Navy flying officer. Ensign Akagi is shown receiving
his ensign’s stripes from Lieut. Comdr. Robert S. Schreiber, (left)
commander of Fighter Squadron 194 at the Alameda (Calif.) Naval |
Air Station.
LUTHERAN LADIES AID
WILL MEET THURSDAY
The March meeting of the
Lutheran Ladies Aid will be held
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock in
.social room of the church. Hostesses
are Mrs. Ray Nevin and Mrs. B.
P. McDowell. During the first part
of the meeting, members are asked
to go to the church and participate
in the mid-week Lenten Service.
A duet “Oh Divine Redeemer"
will be sung by Mrs. James Hanna
and Mrs. Richard Peter. The busi
nes.; meeting will immediately fol
low this service. Roll call will be
answered with scripture verses con
taining the word “glory.”
LUTHERAN LENTEN
SERVICE TONIGHT
The fifth mid-week Lenten Serv
ice of the Lutheran Church will
be held on Thursday evening of
this week beginning at 8 o’clock
The topic will be, “What happens
to me when I have been made
whole.”
Special music for tile service will
be the duet, "O Divine Redeemer,”
sung by Mrs. Winnifrcd Hanna and
Mrs. Mary Peter.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
PARENTS ASKED TO CALL
FOR KlItTII CERTIFICATES;
MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY
There are scores cf certificates of
birth, children bevn during -ecent
months, ready for delivery nt the
Health Center, 318 Main Street.
The certificates are piling up and
the Health Center officials are in
a quandary as to where to pile
them, so parents are again urged
to call for them and make every
body happy. In years to come the
certificates will be needed for
government clearances.
GREENWALD HOME AT
IIOONAH DESTROYED, FIRE;
FAMILY IN JUNEAU
The Karl Greenwald home at
Hoonah was totally destroyed by
lire on ol’nday, according to a wire
received by Greenwald from Harry
Douglas. Nothing was saved from
the house, the wire said, but nobody
was injured.
Greenwald is in Juneau to be
with Mrs. Greenwald, who is in St.
Ann’s Hospital and was the mother
of a 9 pound, 9 ounce boy on Satur.
day.
I
REEVES SCHEDULED
TO LEAVE TODAY
Clyde Reeves, of Frankiurt, Ky.,
who has been here from the coun
cil of state governments, expected
to leave today for Seattle and his
Kentucky home after doing govern
mental advisory work for the Alaska
legislature.
He regretted that time did not
permit him to visit in northern
and westward Alaska. During the
last war he got a doughboy’s-eyc
view of the Aleutians and Ketchi
kan. However, he prefers to see
Alaska freelance.
MARRIAGE APPLICATION
An application for a marriage
license was filed this morning ,n
i he U. S. Commissioner’s Court by
Troy Richard Walxer of the U. S.
Ccast Guard at Juneau at Edna
Mae Zufelt of Spokane, Wash.
“SERVICE AS USUAL” BY
TWO CARRYING STAFF
WORK AT FEU. BUILDING
No lack of service at the Federal
Building is noticeable today but
George Gullufsen, Custodian, and
Bill Graves of his staff are going
to know they have put in a full
day when the whistle blows at quit
ting time. The two have been car
rying on the work of the seven
man daytime shift in the building,
live of the staff members being
laid up with the ’’chilLs and fever”
colds going the rounds these days.
KINSEY HERE
Bob Kinsey of A...-borage is reg
istered at the Baranof Hotei.
FROM SEATTLE
John D. Erickson "f Seattle is
stopping at the Baranof Hotel. <
from WHITE MOUNTAIN
Arthur S. Bensell of White Moun-!
tain is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
SEATTLE VISITOR
W. H. Zobrist of Seattle Is re
gistered at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM HAINES
Douglas Wallace of Haines, Is
stopping at the Gastineau Hotel.
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In this electrical era the metal
tungsten is widely used for the
construction of filaments for many
types of light bulbs.
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( By BOB DE ARMCND j
Twenty-. :venth of a Series
Lobbying has no doubt been an
friction of legislators ever since
t:ie first legislative assembly ga
ihered together! wherever and
whenever that may have been.
At (i lobbying, which the diction
ary deiineS as addressing or sclic
iting members of a legislative body
:n the lobby or elsswhere, with
:,nt to influence legislation, <s
ncrally classified as good- or bad.
Gcod lobbying is, of course, the
influencing of legislation along
courses that you approve; bad lob
in:, is influence contrary to your
,vn desires, wishes and prejudices.
Laws to control lobbying in, the
interest of individuals, partner
hips and corporations—in other
words, in the interest of business,
jig and small—have long been on
he books.
In recent years, however, legisla
tures have found themselves beset
md in some Instances very nearly
ive.'iun, by lobbyists uncontrolled
j-y these laws, by lobbyists, that is,
(presenting the government itself
md particularly the administra
te branches thereof.
That this is a national as well
is a local problem is well set forth
n the following editorial,, reprin
ed not leng ago in the Congress
cnal Record:
The Mcst Powerful Lobby
“In this period of talk and in
estigations of lobbying and rela
ed activities by private business,
t may be of interest to review what
he Hoover Commission task force
in Government publicity and pro
)aganda had to say.
“Federal operations in the fields
if publicity, public relations, and
lissemination of intelligence cost
he taxpayers about $105,000,000 a
•ear, it found.
“Every Federal agency maintains
ts public relations staff. It also
laid: ‘In many cases, public rela
ions work is concealed entirely
irom routine accounting review,
principally by the device of carry
ing publicity eperatives on the roll
as supervisors, administrative as
sistants, and technical experts.’
“How potent is the Government
lobby? Congressman Harness, who
headed a committee which worked
15 months looking into Federal
pressure groups, said; Everyone in
Congress is keenly conscious of the
tremendous power of this Govern
ment propaganda machine, fox he
qomes in direct personal contact
with it every day. He lives with the
lobbies, good and bad, which con
stantly seek to influence the course
of legislation, and he can hardly
fail to know that the mcst power
ful, most persistent of them all is
the Federal lobby. It works around
the clock every day of the year.’
“There is one more point of im
portance. Lobbyists for private in
terests must register with the Gov
ernment, and their connections and
purposes are known to all con
cerned. The political lobbyist knows
no such restriction. He goes mer
rily on his way, seeking to drum
up support In favor of this scheme
or that, and the taxpayers foot
all the bills. This represents the
continuous drive of an official
aristocrary to extend its powers
and privileges.’’
What efforts other states and
territories have made to control
these Government lobbyists, I don't
know, but in Alaska the control
has heretofore been very slight.
A bill recently introduced by Sen.
ator Engebreth of Anchorage would
enact some very strict prohibition.1
for the administrative branches oi
the Territorial government. The
law, if Senator Engebreth’s bill is
enacted, would read;
“All heads of departments of the
government of the Territory ol
Alaska, employees and appointed
officials of said government, in
cluding members of administrative
boards, and persons who expend 01
administer money appropriated by
the Legislature of* said Territory,
are expressly prohibited, except to
the extent they are required by
law so to do, from appearing be
fore the Legislature to present any
requests or information pertaining
to appropriations or legislation un
less called upon to do so by the
Legislature or a Committee of the
Legislature;
“From making any written or
oral statement intended or designed
for publication urging retention or
increase of appropriations or leg
islation by the Legislature for the
governmental department or activ
ity wherefor or wherein such per
sons hold public oflice or employ
ment;
“From wilfully and knowingly
using their public office for pro
telytism or incitement of public
opinion favoring retention or in
crease of appropriations or legisla
tion by the Legislature for such
office;
“From attempting, by issuance of
any advertisement, letter, telegram,
or other device, to influence in any
manner a member of the Legisla
ture to favor or oppose, by vote
or otherwise, any appropriation or
legislation by the Legislature per
taining to the government depart
ment or activity wherein public
of.ice or employment is held by
tile person issuing such device;
“And no part of any money ap
propriated by any enactment of
the Legislature shall, in the ab
sence of express authorization by
the Legislature, be used directly or
indirectly to pay for any personal
service, printed or written matter,
tadio announcement, or other de
vice used in violation of this Act;
“But nothing in this Act shall
prevent officers qy employees of the
Territory cf Alaska, or persons
authorized to spend or administer
money appropriated by the Legisla
ture, from communicating to any
member of the Legislature pursuant
to the request of such member, or
to the Legislature, and through
proper official channels, requests for
legislation or appropriations whicii
they deem necessary for the effici
ent conduct of the public business
wherefor they hold office or em
ployment. "
Penalties for violations of the pro
posed Act are prescribed in the bill
—a fine or not more than $500, or
imprisonment for not more than one
year, cr both. In addition, i£ other
than elected official, such person
would be separated from any of
fice or employment by the Terri
torial government and no money
appropriated by the Legislature
would be payable for any salary
or expenses of such person after
the date of his conviction.
Congressman Is
Told lo Mind
His Own Business'
By Associated Press
Oklahoma Representative Page
Belcher has disclosed that a con
gressman can be too helpful.
Seems that a colleague cut his
way through a mountain of red tape
and had returned home a service
man whose wife pleaded he was
needed desperately at home.
Then, the congressman received a
letter from the husband. The hus
band said he had joined the Army
to get aw'ay from his wife, and he
demanded: “In the future will you,
Mr. Congressman, please mind your
own business?"
March 4 to 10 is
25TH ANNUAL SAVE YOUR VISION WEEK!
Dr* D* D* Marquardt
OPTOMETRIST
Second and Franklin Phone Black 506
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SAVINGS BONDS
i Ht management of th»t
bark s pledged to conserva
tjve .<peratiorv The safety
of dcp*»*i tors’ funds « our
primary consideration. In
addition, the bank. U a mem
ber of Federal Deposit lnsur
4Pce Corporation .which in
sures each of our depositor*
trim" U« to a tna’^unur**
of $10,000.
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DANCING JAMBOREE
SCHEDULED MARCH 31
The Tuesday Night Folkateers
will sponsor a “round-dance” jam
boree at the Palish Hall, March 31,
at 8 p. m. All square-dancers and
others interested in learning to
round-dance are cordially invited
to attend. This invitation is also
extended to teenagers who might
,e interested.
The round-dancers, under the
leadership of MiV and Mrs. Will
Reedy, have been holding meetings
on the first and third Tuesday cf
the month, and those who would
iikr may attend the Maj'ch 20 ‘meet-,
ing to get some advance instruction
aefore the jamboree.
Plans for the jamboree were com
pleted at last night’s meeting of
the Folkateers and it was decided
that no set charge be made for ad
mittance tut that the expenses cf
the jamboree (which will be kept
at absolute minimum) will be met
through a sharing plan by those in
attendance. Couples wishing to join
the “Folkateers” should contact Mrs.
Donald MacKinnon.
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Two Moose
Knocked Cold
by R. R, Train
ANCHORAGE, March 7 —!/P—An
Alaska Roailroad freight train scor
ed a one-round knockout over two
moose recently, but did not come
off unscathed. Two boxcars were de
railed.
The Anchorage-bound train was
heading down from Fairbanks when
it came upon the two moose stand
ing stubbornly in the middle of the
track. The train couldn’t dodge and
the animals wouldn’t.
Total casualties: Two dead moose,
two derailed freight cars.
EASE BRIGHT IN JUNEAU
TO START WORK Cl.’ FWS
VESSELS HEADQUARTERS
Earl Bright, Supervisor of Ves
sels Operations for the Fish and
Wildlife Service has arrived in J
Juneau and will immediately start |
work of establishing the FWS ves- j
eels fleet headquarters at t.he ]
Juneau subport. Oifices will be put j
in, finger floats are to be built and i
small craft recently acquired from I
the Coast Guard are to be con
verted for FWS patrol work.
The fleet will put in from Seattle
in May enroute to various destina
tions in Alaska for the summer’s
work and will return to Juneau
quarters for winter overhaul. Crew ;
members and their families will
move to Juneau.
J. A. Durgin Company, Inc.
Accounting Auditing Tax Work
Room 3, Valentine Building
JUNEAU, ALASKA
P. O. Box 642 Telephone 919 |
For ALL FISHING
SUPPLIES!
Shop AT
Madsen Cycle & Fishing
Supply
Open Evenings! Phone 914
SENATE VOTES
FOR TWO BILLS
TO AID JOBLESS
(Continued from Page One)
Sen. Anita Garnick, Juneau Re
publican. proposed a preferential
presidential ballot on the primary
ballot in. presidential election years.
The effect Would be to give Alaskans
a ■ chance tjo.Record their presidential
preference although they cannot
yote for President, even in a gen
eral Hsctiojpi It also would revise
party primary election procedures.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Jess D. Ison of Ketchikan is at
the Baranof Hotel.
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Starts Saturday
WILL THIS PICTURE
WIN THE ACADEMY
AWARD?
Mf YOUR home burns
down today will you have
the cash to rebuild it?
You will have if your in
surance has been Correct
ly selected irt- the right
amounts. Ask this Hart
ford agencv to check your
policies. There is no ob
ligation whatever.
Sliattnek
Agency
Phone 249
Seward Street
JUNEAU
,fl save at least 12 ways
when I ship by Jg
Clipper* Cargo!”
You can’t compare sea and air ship
ping costs by weight rates alone
You must also count these special
economies 6f Clipper Cargoi
• Crating it seldom necessary.
• Shipping weights are less, because
you use lighter packing.
• No deterioration.
• Lower insurance costs: goods are In
transit so briefly.
• Inventory and warehouse costt can
be drastically reduced.
• Shipping rates go down as weights
go up.
• Working capital works harder ...
because payment is quicker.
» Documentation time and costf
reduced. One Air Waybill cover*
shipment from origin to destination.
» Goods arrive when needed • • • wWl®
the market is Strongest.
• Damage and pilferage lessee of
greatly reduced.
. C.O.D. and collect tervitet available
to many countries
• Fewer handling feet.
Clipper schedules are fast, fwtJJent
in Alaska and to the States. For
rate's and schedules call your Chppe*
Cargo Agent or Pan America*.
BAR AN Or HOTEL, — rnuiMV mo
Only Van American otters the advantages of
Cupper* Cargo
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