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Evening star., 1937-02-08

Cash wheat, no sales reported; corn,
No. 8 yellow, 1.12-13; No. 4 yellow,
1.09la-12; No. white, 1.14%-15; No.
white. 1.121a-15A; oats. No. white,
55h; No. 2 white, 5412-%; No. 3
white, 53Ha-54; rye, No. l, 1881; soy
beans, No. 2 yellow, 1.60; barley feed,
80-l.00, nominal; mailing, 1.00-46,
nominal; timothy seed, 600-25 hum
dredweight; new, 575-6.00 hundred
weight; clover seed, 2s00-35.oo hun
dredweight.
Baltimore Quotations
BALTIMORE. February 3 OP.-Wheat,
NO red Winter. garlicky, spot. domestic,
1.46M: February. 1.46K
Evening star., 1937-02-08

Bleachable cottonseed oil futures
closed steady. March, 11.22b; May,
ll.25; July, 11.31b; September, 11.25.
Sales, 85 contracts. Bid.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Of to Trust Conference.

OF to Trust Conference.
William A. Baden, vice president
and trust officer. and Leonard Mar
bury, assistant trust officer of the
Washington Loan g. Trust Co., will
attend the A. B. A. Midwinter trust
conference, which opens a three-day
session in New York tomorrow. Rep
resentatives Of half a dozen other
Capital banks also will be present.
The Ticker Club of Washington was
to be represented at the funeral Of
Karl w. Corby this afternoon by
Chauncey G. Parker, jr., the clubs
president; John e. Parker, vice presi-
dent, and Gen. Richmond p. Davis,
secretary and treasurer. Mr.. Corby
was former president of the club and
member Of the board Of governors.
Air Traffic Up 81 Per Cent.
Air transport passenger business
showed the greatest annual gain in
this city's history during 1896, H. d.
Ford, district sales manager for Amer
lean Airlines, Inc, said today. During
the year just closed, American Air
lines transported 1894 passengers in
or out of this city, as against 1857
passengers carried in 1885, a gain of
81 per cent.
President Hugh Leach of the Federal
Reserve Bank Of Richmond notified
Washington banks today that the
Louisville branch of the st. Louis Re-
serve Bank will resume full operations
on February Is and that items may be
routed directly to Louisville on and
after February IL.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
SENSE And NONSENSE OF THE UN-
EMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BILL

of the British movement for the
payroll tax and that it was con-
sistently opposed by the British
liberal, VIM. Snowden, and had
the vigorous opposition of the
British Trade Union Congress.
The payroll tax in Great Britain
eventually had to be repealed be-
cause it was found to do the very
thing which President Graham and
other labor members stated this
payroll tax would do if adopted
in Montana, namely, penalize en-
ployers for maintaining a large
payroll.
The position taken by the labor
representatives on this matter is
without doubt economically sound
yet the daily press of the state
on the next day carried headlines
creating the impression that Pres
ident Graham and labor organiza-
lions opposed taxing the employ
ers to provide unemployment in
surance.
There is a vast difference how
ever between taxing the employer
and placing a tax on the employ
ers payroll, difference which la
Dor clearly recognizes and this
fact demonstrates that labor rep
resentatives are more thoroughly
alive to the economic aspects of
the situation than news writer's,
lawyers, and many of our "half-
baked" economic theorists who
seem to know better what is good
for the laboring groups than the
laborlng groups themselves.
Vigorous objections were raised
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
LABOR LEAGUE SENDS CALL;
SUPPORT GIVEN PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON-lFP)- Sound
ing the call to arms, formal no
tees Of the special convention of
Labor's Non-Partisan League to be
held here March 8 have been sent
out to all state chairmen and all
local chairmen able to attend.
The notice asked the league
workers to come prepared to do
battle for the Presidents proposed
judicial reforms. The convention
will formalize the opening of the
labor campaign, as conducted by
Labor's Non-Partisan League, in
behalf of rehabilitation of the Su-
preme Court and the federal iu-
dietary.
Hearings in the Senate on the
judicial measure will begin on
March 9, it has been announced bv
the Senate judiciary committee.
and it is expected that labor
spokesman will appear in support
OF the Presidents proposal. At
torney-General Homer S. Cum
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
By LEYERNE HAMILTON

At a public hearing held before
the House committee considering
the unemployment insurance bill
in the chamber of the Montana
House of Representatives on Sat-
urday evening, February 18th, at
which many labor organizations
were represented several features
good and bad (but mostly bad)
were brought out and discussed.
Principal objections raised by
labor representatives were to the
flat rate of unemployment COM
pensation, Tax on employees, and
tax on employers payrolls.
Major spokesman for labor was
James D. Graham, president of the
Montana Federation of Labor who
led the fight to have employees
freed from the contribution tax,
adoption of the sliding scale of
compensation and elimination OF
the tax on employers payrolls.
President Graham argued that
tax on employers payrolls tended
to induce the employer to keep the
payroll as small as possible since
the lower the payroll, the lower
the tax. 1t would not only offer
an Involvement to the employer to
lay off employees in order to keep
his taxes down, but it would also
encourage the employer to reduce
wages.
President Graham traced the
history Of the attempt to tax pay
rolls of the British reactionary,
Winston Churchill, s tat e d that
Lloyd George was the godfather
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
NO ROOM

An lrlshman was travelling in a
tram, accompanied by a minister
when two very stout ladies entered
their compartment. They placed
themselves one on each side of
rat and he got much crushed be-
tween them. The minister, on see
ing nm placed, said, "Pat, are Won
sure you are content ?" To which
rat quickly replied: "Sure, your
honor, haven't much room -
grumble." -
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05
By Redfeld

mings is scheduled as the first
witness.
in the meantime support for the
measure piled up from other sour
ces and the Senate judiciary COM
mittee reported favOrably upon the
House bill to allow Supreme Court
justices to retire on full pay when
reaching the age of 70.
The American Committee for
Clarifying the Constitution met
here and unanimously endorsed the
Presidents proposal as a temper
airy expedient". The Lawyers
Guild, holding its first annual con-
vention here, also endorsed the
plan. Both groups urged, however
that supplemental constitutional a.
mendments be given early cOnsid-
Grafton.
M. w. Thatcher, on behalf OF
the Farmers Union Grain COrpOr-
alton, also endorsed the proposal
of the President in a public state
ment.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05

to any attempt to compel the en-
ployee to contribute to the unem-
ployment insurance fund since this
would amount to forcing the en-
ployed worker even though employ
ed at small wages to contribute to
fund for the payment of unem-
ployment insurance and penalize
him for a situation for which he is
not responsible. 1t would also as
was stated by one labor represent
alive be in effect an attempt to
''plunge a hand into an empty
pocket and bring it forth full of
twenty dollar bills" This feature
Of the bill, the chairman of the
committee stated, would be strick-
en- out.
The committee was also urged
to eliminate the flat rate of COM
pensation, fixed by the bill at
$500 weekly minimum and gradu-
ated on a percentage of the work
er's previous earning capacity and
substitute therefor the sliding
scale of compensation adopted by
the Montana Federation legislative
convention.
Representative Stimatz of Butte
asked if that would make the bill
satisfactory to labor and was i'm
mediately met with the reply that
no labor group felt that the bill
even after ammended by the COM
mittee would be satisfactory, but
that under the Federal act it was
all that could be secured and it
was labor's intention to make the
best bill that could be had from
the poor material at hand.
President Graham was ably sec
Onded by Vice President Driscoll
of the Federation, Pat De Loughry
of Butte, Ehrler of Butte Press
men Hamilton of Musselshell. of
the U. M. w. A. and many other
speakers representing the various
organizations of the state.
1t is estimated that upwards of
fifty labor representatives were
present at the hearing and at its
close the committee chairman
stated that there would no doubt
be several committee ammend-
ments proposed to cover the OBJ
Jections of the labor groups and
eliminate the worst features of the
bill.
The general attitude of the labor
representatives was that under the
present Federal act the state un-
employment measure could be
nothing more than a makeshift no
matter how carefully and diligent-
ly drawn and amended by the COM
mittee of the Assembly.
Labor realizes far better than
many of our pseudo statesmen
that root Of the evil with which
we are forced to contend goes far
deeper than the power of such
makeshift legislation to correct.
and it is extremely doubtful if anv
measure based on the theory of
lnsuring men against loss of en-
ployment can do more than slight
Iy ameliorate the situation. Sound
common sense would dictate that
the proper solution would require
providing useful productive Jobs
Tor the workers rather than insur-
ing them against the loss of a lob
which is already poorly paid
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1937-03-05

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leading nt m
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Evening star., 1937-11-25
QN123;1;1N1

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Honey Oak Dinette with table and
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Evening star., 1937-11-25

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clearance S2488
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Evening star., 1937-11-25
jacques was a
man Of many wears

experience in the woods. He did not
waste time brooding. First he found
the faulty door catch that had given
the wolverine its admission. Then he
took account of the damage. It was
even worse than he had estimated.
Save for few cans of meat and pre-
serves. a box of cartridges, a jar Of
ointment and some manufactured bait
there was nothing worth salvaging.
Even his tobacco, most cherished pos
session for the long winter evenings
to come, was missing.
Jacques sat down and did some Sc
rious thinking Beaver Creek, the
nearest settlement, was $50 miles
away. Jacques had covered the dis
tance in his canoe in four days, less
than month ago. Yet he dared not
risk returning by canoe, for the wealth.
.er already had bite to it. Soon the
Northland would be ice-locked. Snow
would come. No, trying to beat the
weather with his canoe would be too
risky.
He would, then, have to walk.
Should he. when he reached the fork
In the trail go miles south, turn west
and try to make Gene Robots cabin,
which was 10 miles beyond? He shook
his head vigorously. Robot was lazy,
ehiftless man. He always remained at
the settlement as long as possible be-
fore trekking in for the winter. The
chances were that Robot was not yet
located in his winter home.
Jacques began methodically getting
together his pack. There was only
one thing left to do: Trek the entire
$50 miles on foot. No tea, no tobac-
co and the chances of killing game
slight. He dared not let his thoughts
dwell on the possibilities
Early the next morning Jacques was
ready for the trail. Besides the canned
goods and cartridges, his pack con-
tained his sleeping bag, an axe, his
rifle, one cooking pot, spoon and,
over all, his snowshoes. He tried to
convince himself that the webs would
not be necessary, yet he was not fool
enough to leave them behind.
. X X
IT WAS scarcely light when he start
ed out. Swinging into the long,
graceful stride of the born woodsman,
he easily covered IS miles before l
O'Clock. He paused then, opened one
Of the cans and ate strip of meat.
He would have felt better If he could
have smoked pipeful of tobacco,
but even so his spirits were somewhat
revived The dav was clear There
was just enough nip to the air to
cause the blood to course through his
veins
Evening star., 1937-11-25

his brow He ate a hasty breakfast
(another strip of dried meat) and
started once more south. Aloud he
told himself that the storm was but
squall and would soon pass. But
his instincts warned him the oppo-
site. And his instincts proved accu-
rate. BY noon so much snow had
fallen that Jacques had to don his
webs. He figured he had Travelled less
than five miles.
The wind had risen, whipping the
fine particles of snow into his face,
rendering visibility almost nil. Jacques
was not a coward He had lived
through too many stirring adventures
and survived them all to be afraid.
Yet he knew that his chances of ever
reaching the post alive were negli-
gible. This storm, first of the season,
would be two or three day affair at
best. Perhaps longer. The cold
weather had come more than 100
miles away. He had no food. He had
seen no game.
Men in such circumstances cling to
any shred Of hope that Is available.
Jacques shred was to keep going,
keep moving south, always south. Fu-
tile though he knew it to be, he bent
his head against the storm. At night
he paused and slept solidly, buried in
his sleeping bag. The next day he
went on. The storm had increased
rather than lessened in volume. Prog
ress was slower. How much slower
he had no way of knowing. His one
thought was to keep moving
Toward dusk of the next day, ut
terly spent, Jacques sank to his knees
in the deep snow, fighting losing
fight against oblivion. AS he slipped
into the black void there was a prayer
on his lips, for Jacques had been
good man and knew that the good
Father would receive his soul.
X X X
JACQUES opened his eyes and
smelled frying bacon and boiling
coffee and the delicious odor of to-
bacco smoke. He felt heat, too, and
could hear the wind only in the dis
tance. He rolled over and stared up
into the eyes of Gene Robot. Gene
Robot smiled down at him.
'Eet ees goot, my fren'. that you
waited till the fork in the trails to
give up the long trek, Ell? Else Gene
he no find you so deep buried in the
snow"
Jacques groaned. Relief stirred his
soul, and Thanksgiving. Ashamed he
was-ashamed for ever calling Gene
Robot, his good and charitable neigh
Dor, lazy. shiftless man.
(Copyrisht, 1879
Evening star., 1937-11-25

Fourteenth street NV, at 8 pm. to-
| morrow. Ulrey ]. Biller, national vice
president of the National Federation
of Federal Employees, will detail the
status of pending legislation.
Evening star., 1937-11-25

Singapore to Light Streets.
Singapore. Malaga. will light its
streets for the benefit Of motorists.
Evening star., 1937-11-25
F. F. &. TO HOLD FORUM

Retirement Legislation to Be
Topic for Discussion.
+, A discussion of retirement legisla-
don will feature the forum of the
District Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes Unions at headquarters, ITO
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19 Innerspring Mattresses with dam
ask covering; double or twin sizes.
Were $19.95, clearance Sl288
Group of Cotton Mattresses; twin or
double sizes. We're $995, clear
UAASS rs HH
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He kept walking
till darkness fell,
estimating the en-
tire days distance
at a little short of
80 miles. That
night he ate two
strips of meat, then
crawled into his
sleeping bag and
was ins ia n t ! y
asleep.
During the night
o n e OF t n o s e
treacheries of the
N or h q nd oc-
CURED. The wind
shifted. It grew
colder. At dawn
snow began to fall.
Jacques woke and
sat up with a start.
All about the world
was cloaked in a
blanket of white.
A furroW croa Secl
Evening star., 1937-11-25
DAILY sHORr sTORY--
LONG TREK

JACQUES plight
was certainly
ono to cause him
grave concern.
While he was away
visiting his trap
line q wolverine
had somehow gain
ed entrance to his
cabin and ran
sacked It.
Jacques stood in
the doorway and
stared, his heart
sinking a little
farther into his
boots as his eye fell
upon each over
turned can and
sack and broken
dish. The place
looked as though a
cyclone had struck
1t.
Jacques was a
man Of many years
Evening star., 1937-11-25
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Is Odd Vanity Benches left
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Chairs ElI1.41cl

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ance S2.88
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-29
Paul Tells Why Split Came In
 Ranks Alaska Native Brotherhood

Camp or the Executive Committee jealousy for Wm. Paul who had been appointed Field Agent under the Act, malicious lies charging Paul had said. T have got mine and don't care what the Indians do' were spread by a supposed Juneau friend.
 Fear and jealousy had stamped. ed the convention.
 Wigg of Wrangeu moved That the A. N. B. and A. N. s. have noth- ing to do with this Wheeler-HoWard business because | am tired of hear. ing of it" was seconded. Several motions before the convention al the same time as a result of which many voted for the motion not knowing what they had done. The motion to reconsider did not clarify the matter for that motion was de. feated.
 Skeek and Johnson of Rake wish ed further discussion on this sub. Ject but were called to order, there being one motion before the assem- by Shotridge of Sitka also failed in reopening discussion. Ample evidence that too late the conyen- tion realized what it had done.
 Right away several northern camps began to prepare the way TOT an organization to secure chart CT under this Act Sitka already has 200 members as against a small handful of members in the A. N. B Angoon, Hoonah, Douglas, Haines klukwan and Wrangell are going ahead and disregarding those Op- posed to the movement. They pur- posely are leaving that group out If they want to benefit under the law then they are at liberty to use their own leaders and machinery.
 The convention was warned that this would split the organization and perhaps destroy it. That under the law great was the opportunity for expansion of the A. N. B. The young leaders wanted the 'scalps' of the old. They succeeded only in making an irreparable split They succeeded in destroying the effect iYeness of the A. N. B. and making it a mere debating society-an or ganization to bury it's dead instead of an organization giving life, eco homie independence and courage to the Indians.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-29
NURSE REGISTRY BILL TO BE
 PRESENTED BY HARRY RACE

Final plans were completed at a recent board meeting in Juneau of the Gastineau Channel Nurses Asso- citation for the presentation of the Territorial Nurses Registration bill before the legislature within the coming few weeks. The bill is to be presented by Representative Harry Race of Ketchikan.
 Designed to protect doctors and patients as well as to offer security to registered nurses, the bill will establish the status of registration throughout the Territory. The main qualification for registration is graduation from an accredited school
 According to Mrs. E. H. Kaser, president of the Juneau nurses association, the bill does not re- quire that doctors or hospitals em- ploy only registered nurses, since such a specification would not be within the organizations jurisdic- tion. However, passage of the bill will establish in the Territory the same high status granted to regist- cred nurses throughout the states and will serve as a definite prOtec- tion against general employment of nurses who have not had sufficient training. Mrs. Kaser further pointed out that Alaska is the only part of the world not to have registration regulations.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1937-01-29
CHANGES IN NAVIGATION
 AIDS TO BE RESTORED

The following aids to navigation are out of commission but are to be restored, according to information received from the office of Superin- tendent of Lighthouses:
 Resurrection Bay - Pilot Rock Light reported extinguished Jan. 1.
 Cook Inlet-Elizabeth Island Spit Light reported extinguished Jan. Is.
 Kodiak Island-KOdiak Entrance Lighted Whistle Buoy reported ex- tinguished Jan. g.
 Whale Passage - Ilkognak Rock Light reported extinguished Oct. IT.
 Shuyak Strait-LighthOuse Point Light reported extinguished Jan. 14.
 Shelikof Strait - Noisy Island Light reported extinguished Oct. 25.
 Alaska Peninsula - Arch Point Light reported extinguished Oct. It.
 Aids Lighted or Restored
 Clarence Strait - Saltery Cove Light reported extinguished Dec. g was relighted January IT.
 Favorite Channel - Tombstone Rock Lighted Bell Buoy No. 1. re- ported extinguished January 3, was relighted January IT.
 Icy Strait-Point Adolphus Light reported extinguished January 5, was relighted January IT.
 Prince William Sound - Smith Island Lighted Bell Buoy 1 reported extinguished September 25, was re lighted January 21.