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Evening star., 1943-03-02
Stock Losses Reduced
As Pace SIackens
Before Close
Some Gains Appear;
Days Volume Near
l,400, 900 Mark
By VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial ur1tAy

AS0~SAdtS0 IlVso AhHClAl WTNcI,
NEW YORK, March 2.-Stock
market leaders continued to back
slide today. although momentum
was well under Mondays largest
turnover In more than a year.
Selling for profits on the idea the
long-expected technical correction
might just be getting started again
was the principal handicap. Gen.
orally good war news was a mod
erately bolstering influence, par
ticularly last nights record blasting
of Berlin.
The direction was downward at
the opening, with blocks of penny"
issues running to 10000 shares ac-
counting for fast firstshour. Deal
ings then slowed appreciably. and
initial losses of fractions to 2 points
were reduced near the close and a
smattering of plus signs was in evi-
dence. Transfers were around L.
400 900 shares.
Evening star., 1943-03-02
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, March . ~. - Erratic
fnf fnuefIuatlons IN the spot month and con
kept cotton trading restricted today.
Late afternoon values were 45 cents
bale lower to 30 cents higher, March 202O,
May 90 | and july 1872!
Futures closed 20 cents 4 bale lower
to 40 cents HIGHER
Evening star., 1943-03-02
lE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Approximate Sales Today.

ADpfoIimate Sales Today.
l1:oo AM. 301 $3.50 1900 Noon 6o6. $50
100 Pm 79o.97o 2;oopM. $4,000
Total 327 $40
tUnit OF trading. q shares sales print
ed in full. In bankruptcy or recsivership
or being reorganNed under Bankruptcy
panies. Rates OF dividend in the foresoing
Isble are annual disbursement based on
ration. Unless otherwise noted special or
extra dividends are not included. I'd Ex
dividend. xr Ex riEhts 4 Exclusive Of ex-
last year. PAYABLE in stock gDe-
clared or paid so far this year. h Payable
N Canadian funds. K Accumulated divi-
lens paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-03-02
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO. March . jse.-Millins inter
ests again we're steady buyers Of wheat fu-
tures after q slow opening and prices for
May contracts established another new sea
sonal hish today. Mills began purchasing
h.en active IN the wheat futures pit ever
since.
The volume OF business has more ths,
onset pressure from hedging sales Other
erains advanced IN sympathy with wheat
strensth. although. trade in corn at the
ceiling levels has eeen stssnant
Wheat closed n ts $. cents hisher than
yesteroays nnishs, MAY, i.4,a4; July,
unchansed to l. higher and rye was 70
TO "a cents off
Evening star., 1943-03-02
CHICAGO Cash Market,

CHICAGO Cash Market
Cash wheat, No. . red. 6Sr,: No .
hard, l.5ola; Corn No. > yellow, Ioa:
sampj. SG; /. ,r;do ldoi vs'1og G1ns' No a;'sl oi
Barley. maltins. ss,1 .o6. nominal; iced,
weisht nominal: Timothy. 4'75-5 90, al
sike, - ,00-26 90: fancy red top. 7n5-s5;
req clover. "Q.00-25 90: sweet clover,
7.oO-9.5O; alfalfa. 3. 50-39 90
Evening star., 1943-03-02
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. March 2-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index OF
IS commodities today advanced to 106,10,
Previous day. 1O5.sS: week ago. 105 40;
month ago 104 S3; year ago. o. OF
la43, 1914: 1241. 1939-4O
Hish 1nf.lO 1O3.22 a5l2 1898
Low --103.43 1854 1903 S31S
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-05-21

nation became rather stronger:
Regardless of the justice or IN
i,,stice of the committees charges
regardless of the fairness or I'M
fairness of their use OF senator >
names. the position of the COM
n,ittee for a Jewish Army nao
become embarrassing indeed "A
ororp of foreigners, pleading d
nnot-too-popular cause, has strongly
criticized the United States gov
eminent and made it necessary
for seven senators who had lent
their names to that cause TO
disassociate themselves puolcly
from one of it's expressions.
Objective observers expressed
the opinion that the committee
had done both itself and the ref
ueees a disservice.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-05-21
CHRISTIAN AMER1c j.,
ESTABLISH VILLAGE y
JEWISH REFUGEE y
CHILDREN IN PAIpcm,,

NEW YORK (JTA)-rs. !.
lishment Of a COLONY for , '''
refugee children in Palestir Ivy |
funds donated chiefly bv ..s
can Christians was sr, aug
here this week. The chill
colony will be called F-..''
Village.
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CAPITAL SPOTLIGHT =
The Bermuda Conference
And The '9Times" AID
BY CARL HARTMAN
Copyright, 1913, Jewish Teegraphic Agency Inc

of the conferees' official report to
their governments. This publica-
ton is being held up for reasons
of military secrecy" and diplo-
matte courtesy. How the plans
that Great Britain and the United
States may or may not have for
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-05-21

More or less feeble echoes of
the Anglo-American refugee con-
ference in Bermuda continue to
resound here.
Just what the conference ac-
complished cannot be stated with
assurance, pending the publication
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1943-05-21


tons war effort in one way u
another is not explained here. But
the excuse of diplomatic courtesy
has obvious validity.
Undoubtedly the Suggestions
formulated at Hamilton require
the cooperation of other countries
besides Great Britain and the
United States. The European anu
Middle Eastern neutrals, as well
as our co-belligerents and assocl-
ated mowers in this hemisphere
NAV be called on for cooperation.
Since they were not Represented
in Bermuda, the proposals tna'
originated there must be submit
ted, once they are approved by tne
British and American govern
ments. to the other countries IN
volved. Not until their positions
are made clear can the plans well
he disclosed. If opposition is en-
countered, steps must be taken 10
counteract it, and premature dis
closure of the necessary negotla-
lions might irritate worried neu-
trails into withdrawing their help
entirely.
Yet those in the best position 10
Judge are certain that the accom-
nlishments of the conference were
very meager indeed when measur-
ed against the immensely OF the
problem they faced. Millions OF
Jews and others still face slaugh-
ter IN Hitler's Europe, and there
is no reason to think that the Ber-
muda conference evolved any plan
for their rescue.
On the contrary, there is every
reason to believe that the confer
ence decided it could do nothing
for those unfortunate masses OF
human beings.
This conviction has spread
quickly among everyone interest
ed in the refugee problem, with
consequences among the more
militant groups that could have
been predicted by all who follow
their operations. At least one OF
u
these, the Committee for a Jewish
Army, has taken its case to the
advertising columns of the news
papers. Conservative observers
have found the results disturbing
This is what happened: the
committee, led by Palestinian
Peter Bergson, inserted a full
page advertisement in the New
York Times, calling the confer
/ ence a "cruel mockery" of Hitler's
victims. Now, some months age
the Committee induced a number
of prominent Americans, including
33 senators, to sign statement
endorsing its basic principles. II
also induced Senator Edwin C
Johnson, Colorado Democrat, tt
act as its chairman.
It has been the custom of the
committee to print the names Of
i: it's prominent hackers in all the
numerous advertisements it buys
These names appear under a brie1
extract from the basic declaration
of the group, a statement thai
frequently has only distant con
nection with the subject of the ad
vertisement. The names are print
ed for prestige purposes, and tn
careless reader may get the ides
that their owners stand, behind al
the committees declarations.
Similarly, Senator Johnson
name appears as chairman of tn,
committee on all it's publications
The managers of the committe,
feel no obligation to appris
either him or their other hacker
of the texts of their advertise
ments before these appear. S,
they were much surprised whel
Senator Scott Lucas of Illinois
who had been delegate to tn
Bermuda conference, took thei
. attack on it's results as persona
criticism.
Senator Lucus told his col
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-27

In Norway recently German officer made a
speech in which he pointed up the danger OF the
Russian "goblins" attacking from the East Later in
discussing the speech with Norwegian the officer
asked the man if he didn't fear these COLLINS. To
which the Norwegian responded: why be afraid of
COLLINS invading the country when the devil him
self is already here?"
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Fortune Tellers
New York Times

New York Times
According to Stockholm dispatch, Nazl authori-
tics are alarmed by the deteriorang effect of the
fortune -telers upon national morale Two prophets
have been sentenced to jail and hard labor. Berlin
is the center of these forecasters They thrive in
spite of attempts put them out Of business In the
spring of 1884 the police president of Berlin issued
an order to the effect that after May astrologists
.chiromancers soohsayers, the whole tribe OF seer
for revenue only would be rounded up and put ir.
the clink.
In 1910 these readers of the stars were upsettlng
German morale again by their astrological calendars
and yearbooks Such foolish supersitions were not
for privileged and heaven descended Aryans All this
seemed little strange and especially because Hitler
kept an astrologer after the manner of some earlier
European sovereigns Wasn't 1t natural that man
SO powerful on earth should be watched sympathet-
cally by the planets seven? 1t was felt to be SnSu
lar that he didn't have astrology studied in German
universities. Padua and Bologna had set the example
five hundred years before.
In 1889 it was reported that Mars and Uranus
"exerted the greatest influence upon Hitler; and for
all we know he may have exerted the greatest intlu-
ence on Uranus and Mars Berlin's non-Aryan ally
or was kinder to the reveaers of lucky chance In
1888 there were more than 1000 soothsayers in Tokyo
Many of their clients were said to be business men.
who consulted the stars before buying selling on
the stock exchange These lockers into the seeds Of
time are supervised by the police. Human anatomy
and certain animals such the boar bull, cock.
horse rat tiger snake japanese signs of the zodiac
are the basis of the calculations by the Japanese
demonstrators. The rat and the snake seem gene
illogical At any rate the dissonance between the
two great opponents of the new morality in the mat
ter of fortune telling is curious.
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20 YEARS AGO f fyf1n EMPIRE

JULY
Henderson which President Harding travelling
Seattle result Of
destroyer
casualties The destroyer damaged.
with business
cities Nome
Kechikan Juneau within several days
American which held in
harbor had escaped
reached Nome.
L. Forester after
inspecting cutting from which
timber to be sold
barbecue and picnic to be
and old and also dancing
the previous night
by a of to
Acting Secretary notices for meeting of
the Scottish Rite Council in the Odd Fellows Hall
Steamer Northwestern was port
600 barrels herring from various canneies
skagway
able to be accommodated from
Juneau
Lundsom passenger Chichagof
In the being played,
Mrs Pulen defeated L. elm
Harand the
Capt with 6OOo
pounds O haibu
Northwestern Seattle.
Weather: high; "a, low; cloudy.
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that than half the Federal employees per-
cent to be exact are not in direct war production
The number of personnel not engaged in direct wal
production is approximately 175oooo almost twice
the entire civilian pay roll in 1889
The Byrd committee demands an immediate hat
in nonessential hiring. 1t demands an immediate re-
duction Federal pay rolls, with transfer of ndi-
vduals already the lists to fill any new essentia
positions which may appear. 1t calls for cut OF
Ito percent as starter-or total reduction of $780,
COO It calls for revamping OF governmental opera
tons to conform with sound and efficient business
principles
What success the committee will have in carry
ing its appeal to Mr. Roosevelt we can guess. Rec
concentrations have been made before along similar
lines-with the results tabulated, in a small part
above. 1t would appear that the job is one which
Congress itself must do-and the sooner the better
for all of U.S.
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MashiRoioa
Merry
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Here is the lineup:

Here is the lineup:
l. The Penn Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co. was scheduled to buy
S1,000,000 of bonds through Kuhn,
Loeb. 1t has six of its directors Oh
the board of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road; Thomas Newhal, James E.
Gowan, T. S. Gates, L. T. Beale, M.
w. Clement (whe is president of
the railroad) and r. T. McCracken.
2. The Mellon Securities Corp.
was scheduled to buy 81 100000 of
the new bond issue. r. K. Mellon,
nephew of the late Secretary of
the Treasury, is a director of the
Pennsylvania and also so percent
owner of Mellon securities.
3. The Girard Trust Co. is
scheduled to take 100000 of the
new bond issue, and four of its
officials are directors of the Penn
sylvania: James E. Gowan, Presi-
dent of Girard; M. w. Clement, C
j. Ingersoll, and w. S. Franklin
4. The Prudential Insurance Co
is scheduled to take s2,395, 900 OF
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the new issue. It's president, Frank
lin DOlier, is also a director Of
the Pennsylvania.
These interested directors accept
ed the Kuhn Loeb bid proposal
without competitive bidding and de-
spite the fact that Halsey, Stuart
aud Otis and Co. were offering a
better price.
Now the Interstate Commerce
Commission is celebrating as to
whether the Kuhn, Loeb deal
should be set aside. Upon the out
come depends the whole question
Of whether the competitive bidding
reforms proposed by FDR back in
the New Deal days will be adopt
ed by the railroads or dropped like
hot potato.
NOTE-Prudential, Penn Mutual
and Girard Trust stood to make
about 81 on every 500 worth of
Pennsylvania bonds they bought
But the Mellon Securities Corpora
ton, Of which Col. Dick Mellon
and his sister are sole owners,
stood TO make $3.50 on each 500,
because the Mellon company would
get a commission as part of the
selling group and also as sub
underwater, In. other words, Col
Mellon, as a director of the Penn
sylvania RR, was in position
where he could vote to benefit HIM
self and sister to the tune of $42,-
500, partly at the expense of the
railroad
Copyright, 1913. by United Fea-
ture Syndicate, Inc.)
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This was: the strange circum-
stance by which nine directors Of
the Pennsylvania were in posi-
ton where their own investment
companies would profit from pur-
chase of the bonds.
In other words, the railroad vot-
ed to issue $28, $4,000 of bonds
through Kuhn, Loeb, despite the
fact that Halsey, Stuart OF Chicago
and Otis and Company of Cleveland
were ready to buy the bonds at par,
which, they declared, would save
the railroad about S580,000.
However, the Pennsylvania direc-
tors voted to get less money for
the bonds. If the railroad got less
money, the financial houses who
bought the bonds would have to
pay less. 1t was better buy for
them. And nine Pennsylvania d.
rectors-a majority-serve as direc-
tors or executives of investment
houses or other concerns which
are interested in purchasing bar
gain" bonds.
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MORE WASTE

While the Federal Government time and again
has called to the attention of the public the national
shortage in man power it is alarmingly apparent
from study of the recently completed report of the
Senate committee on reduction of nonessential expen-
ditues that the government itself is the nations
greatest waster of man power. With total of over
100000 individuals the Federal pay roll, the
committee headed by Virgnia's sound thnkig Sena-
tor Harry F. Byrd found nexcusable waste in effort
overlapping of duties and poorly controlled recruit
mont in most of the governments bureaus
The tremendous drain, effected by the govern
can be seen by comparison of the Federal pay roll
of July l. 1899 with that of April l. 1943 On the
former date Mr.. Roosevets bureaus hired 1920
individuals by April 1943 the total had been swollen
to the unprecedented figure of 3,OO85l9 The in
crease alone was 2o83 259-amost 225 times the num-
Der of persons necessary to operate the entire gov
eminent only four short years before.
The 1889 figure had been amazingly high. We
we're then at peace and the government was operat-
ing outside of the period of emergency" which had
been given excuse for waste SO many times in
earlier years of the Roosevelt administration. Still
in 1889 the Federal Government had greater en-
ployment pay roll than it had at the peak of the
first World War
that war such as fighting requires a
tremendous governmental machine if details are to
be handled correctly. But the members point out
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-27
LABOR TO TIE POLLS

The AFL and CLIO have long been
at swords points on a lot of
things, but one thing is now draw
ing them together-the anti-strike
bill
Behind thc-scenes, a lot OF poll
teal cooperation is being planned
for the autumn of 1914.
Both big labor groups are boil
ing mad over the anti-strike bill
and determined TO get revenge on
every Congressman who voted for
it. Under the bill, they cannot con-
tribute to the campaign fund OF a
political party, but this does not
prevent them from organizing their
own political workers and waging
their own campaign for any candi-
date.
Already plans are being laid to
do this very thing. First campaign
will be to register every labor voter,
especially those who have moved
to new war plants and Shlp-bulld-
ing areas.
Second move will be to set UP
headquarters for or against pro-
labor and anti-labor Congressmen
The last election saw labor gen.
orally apathetic. That has now dis
appeared The plans are to get out
and ring door bells, distribute lit
erature, set up poll-watchers, carry
voters to the polls and buy radio
time and newspaper advertising fol
and against Congressman according
to their labor record
Nothing can prevent any either
from buying advertising space, OF
making a speech, or contributing
his services to a candidate. Ane
the AFL and CIO plan to pool then
efforts in each community in tht
biggest burst Of political activity
the nation has seen.
NOTE-That is what was behinc
the recent big CLIO meeting il
Philadelphia.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-27
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compel"
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20

Until late today adverse plane
tary influences are active. The eve
ming is suspicious for men in aur
thority and for business leaders.
HEART AND HOME: Restless
ness and discomfort may be preva-
lent in many domestic circles this
summer when strain of work and
reduced opportunities for recrea-
ton affect members. Housewives
should concentrate upon preserva-
ton of clothing as well as food.
After the canning season which
should be prolonged to the last
fruit and vegetable in garden or
market, family wardrobes must be
renewed. The real value of uni
ferns will be appreciated and if
the stars are rightly read there will
be no changes in civilian garb for
many months.
BUSINESS AFFAIRS: Substitutes
for articles of merchandise whose
manufacture has been suspended
are to prove SO satisfactory that
they will be retained after the war
Expanding trade in articles devised
for emergency use will bring money
to many persons. This is an auspici-
Gus time to plan wisely for the fu-
ture when changed needs will be
numerous. In the new order what
is superfluous in the art of wise
living will be discarded in favor
of what is necessary and scientific
cally devised
NATIONAL ISSUES: Draft board
statistics that present shocking
facts regarding illiteracy in tn e
United States will have much
more practical effect than those
presented in the First World War
when the public merely shivered
and then forgot that thousands OF
men reared in this country could
not read or write. The stars pres
age sweeping plans for the edu-
cation of children of the under
privileged and for their proper care
including we'll balanced meals. Adult
education will take on a new sig
nificance.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR s:
Despite the splendid achievements
of the United Nations the task of
winning the final victory is only
well begun, the seers warn. The
victory may be assured at this time
but the task lying before the Allies
is most appalling if anayzed. Mar
velous feats will be accomplished
each week, showing distinguished
generalship and remarkable plan
ming by the United Nations. The
extent of the necessary conflict
makes speedy close of hostilities
hope far too optimistic.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of meas
ured success and much happiness
Danger of deception is foreseen.
Children born ON this day prob
ably will be independent and self.
sufficient by reason of unusua
mental endowment. Many may havt
extraordinary talent as writers q
speakers.
Copyright, 1943)
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MONEY CHANGERS

The ingratiating public relations
expert of the Pennsylvania Rail
road slid smoothly among newsmen
during the recent ICC hearing
which deliberated the railroads
right to issue bonds through Kuhn,
Loeb without competitive bidding
Perhaps this was why certain
salient fact brought out at the
hearing failed to reach the public.
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NOTICE

AS the Davis Cocktail Bar, So
Franklin ST., is now under new
management, / viii not be respon-
sible FOR any debts contracted after
this date. July 20
adv. MRS. DAVID DAVIS. +
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LOOK and LEARN sGy c. GORDON

there difference persons blood pressure when he
asleep
material both and newspapers?
unable
unit
What is the meaning of a "ephemera insect?
a contain?
ANSWERS
20 points higher when awake than when asleep
They
Andrew Johnson
A short-Lved
ty-fiV
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-07-27

Shortage of manpower and shortage of sugar
and other materials have reduced Blue Ridge Noun
tain bootlegging by 40 percent.
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FlUDLKN LlluULIlL ROBERTA LEE

O. phrase the following
may Mr. Martini"
A is the correct form.
wedding invitations announcements
Of bride if their dead?
A
offer her seat to an old
a street car?
does offer his seat the woman should
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Daily Lessons in English y |. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN This refrigerator is no
use Say refrigerator OF USE
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED: syllable GAY,
fnalA n accent first syllable
OFTEN All (the whole. Awl "a tooD.
SYNONYMS: nquisive pryfng nquirng, intrusive
a three times and it is yours Let us
each Todays word
INExPUGNABLE unonquerable "A fortress mex
of ar."-Mlman
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who he be, can keep track of them
all