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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
U. S. Feared DDT
 Was kazi Trick

WASHINGTON - Entomologists of the US. Department of Agricul- ture were in a suspicious frame Of mind in their early studies of the insecticide DDT says Dr. Fred c. Bishop, assistant chief of the bur eau of entomology and plant guar antine.
 The material DDT) appeared to be nerve poison" Dr. Bishop recently told a group of physicians "and it was suspected that possibly Germany had permitted the mater ial to be shipped out of Switzerland in the hope that it might be used extensively on our troops and thus in some way adversely affect them
 Extensive toxilogical tests carried out by the food and drug adminis- tration and the national institute of health, however, failed to demon strate any toxic effects"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
JURY INDICTS
 IN ANTITRUST
 VIOLATION CASE
Charges Unfair Dealing in Sale, Fitting of Arfi-
 fiCiaI Limbs

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14-Attor- ney General Clark today announced the indictment of 45 corporations, 34 individuals and a trade associa- tion on charges of conspiring to fix non-competitive prices for ar tificial limbs used by amputee cases.
 The announcement, released by the Justice Department, said the indictment had been returned by the District of Columbia Grand Jury, and that it alleged antitrust violations in the manufacture, as- sembly, distribution, sale and fit ting of artificial limbs throughout the United States.
 Clark said in a statement that the alleged conspiracy deprived the United States Veterans Ad- ministration of the opportunity to make artificial limbs for war vet erans' and also:
 Forced the Veterans Administra- tion, various state agencies, and war veterans buying limbs direct from manufacturers to pay non- competitive prices.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
SquareDanee
 Tonight, US0

Tonight's square dance, spon- sored by the USO, will be held in it's clubhouse. During the past several weeks this popular weekly feature of Wednesday nights has been given in the CIO Union Hall. This move was made necessary by the very large crowds that were to be accommodated while the fleet was in and on the occasion of the farewell parties to several of the longtime attendants at these af- fairs.
 Another excellent crowd is ex- pected tonight However, it is be- heved it can be handled satisfac- torily in the USO quarters. It is deemed advisable to hold the dance there for an additional reason--so that the rather considerable num- Der Of servicemen recently arriving in town and staying at the USO may have a firSt-hand chance to watch a set or two, and then be initiated into the fun of the re- maining sets. A number of these new fellows have expressed a de- sire to participate tonight for the first time.
 This means, points out Ruth Brooks, USO hostess who is in charge of the affair for the club, that lots of civilian dancers will be neded when the opening set is called, at 9:30 o'clock. sharp
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
HiiIer's Train Is
 Brought 10 America

BOSTON, Mass, Nov. IA A strange cargo is in the harbor. It is disclosed that Adolf Hitler's armored train on which he made many spectacular trips. is aboard the Liberty freighter Wallace Tyler.
 Army authorities were not avail able for comment, but ships of- ficer says there is no doubt it's Hitler's train. Just why the train has been brought to this country is not known. Other German war vehicles have been used as victory loan campaign exhibits.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
Industry Plans To Lay Gard On
 Table, Face Up
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preparing to state its position, one of the nations most important wage disputes came to a new im- passe. President Benjamin Hairless of the United States Steel Cor poration rejected a request from Labor Secretary Lewis Schwellen- bach to meet today with a special United States conciliator and rep resentativeS of the CIO United Steel Workers.
 The union is demanding a S2- per-day boost throughout the steel industry. Hairless, in rejecting Schwellenbach's second request to attempt to settle the dispute says United States Steel cannot grant wage increases until the OPA acts on it's request. for higher ceiling prices for steel products Hairless maintains that steel manufacturers even now are losing money on much of their production.
 The rest of the labor situation remains largely static
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
LAUREL AND HARDY,
 BLACK PARACHUTE TWO CAPITOL BILLS

Laurel and Hardy stir up a veri- table mirthquake in their newest screen funfest, M-G-Ms Moth ing But Trouble which opens to- night at the Capitol Theatre, their merry misadventures producing a practically continuous gale of laugh ter Hardy as a bungling chef, Laur- el as fingered butler, get fixed up on the intrigues of gov ernment-in- exile, become pals to a king.
 Nothing But Trouble" despite it's high octan, comedy content, tells wholesome human interest story of the friendship of the two comics for a lonesome youngster who turns out to be royalty
 The elaborate cast includes David Leland, boy actor; Mary Roland, Henry O'Neill, Philip Merivale and John Warburton.
 "The Black Parachutel' is the other feature.
 A Tank correspondent "chutes' into Balkan guerrillas and makes a life -and-death scoopl Heroic moun- taineers smash Nazis! Beautiful spy trades kisses for lives. Live with them as the underground fighters cut the ground from under the Nazi invaders Thrill to them as they cry '10 Nazis for every patriot"
 Included in the cast are John Carradine, Larry Parks, Jeanne Bates and Osa MaSsen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
GIFTS FOR TANKS WHO GAVE BEING
 COLLECTED HERE

Every member of the armed forces and ever war veteran spending Christmas in a hospital will receive a gift this Christmas whether over seas nr in the United States.
 This is the goal of the Gifts for Tanks who Gave" campaign being sponsored again this year by the American Legion and Auxiliary all over the country. Last year 1 1,l79,350 Christmas packages were distributed to sick and wounded men and women in Army, Navy and Veterans Hos pitals, and the program this year is expected to be even larger
 The public is asked to contribute toward this goal, to show in a small way that these servicemen and wo- men are not forgotten at time when any remembrance is so great ly appreciated.
 Gifts for Tanks who Gave" are being collected in Juneau by the Le- zion Auxiliary, and will be sent south for distribution about Decem- Der l, through Auxiliary channels. Packages may be left at the Hayes Shop, where a box is conveniently located for this purpose. The gifts need not be gift-wrapped. The choice of gifts is practically unlimited Books, cards, games, toilet articles, anything one could use and enjoy while hospitalized, will be greatly ap- preciated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
Dairy CaitIe Are
 Shipped 10 Poland

NEWTON, Kas., Nov. l4-A car load of fat dairy cattle today be- gins it's long journey to Poland where the animals will help to renew depleted herds.
 The cattle are part of a collec- tion of 1000 head contributed by Mennonites all over the nation. They will be shipped from dock near Baltimore, Md, accompanied by about 50 Mennonite volunteers who will care for them enroute.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
BUILDING WORKERS HERE RE0RGANIzED
 AT MEET LAST MIGHT

An organizations: meeting of t.le disinteerated former local of the Hod Carriers and Building Laborers, AFL, was held here last evening under the sponsorship of the Ju- neau Building Trades Council, it was discussed today.
 Approximately 20 per cent of an estimated 60 ordinary laborers and semi-skilled building construction workmen in the city are reported to have been in attendance. Plans for the organization of an entirely new local were adopted and appli-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
GREAT MOMENT,' FEATURE TONIGHT
 Al 2OTH CENTURY

A return showing tonight only of the Preston Sturges comedy hit, The Great Moment at the 20th Century Theatre promises plenty of laughs and chuckles for those who missed the first showing of this clever picture Starring Joel McCrea and Betty Fields it also has William Demarest in for added laughs.
 A Technicolor short, "Mardi Gras, p a raws reel and other subjects are billed
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cation to the American Federation of Labor for a new charter were voted
 Officers elected to lead the new building local are: William O'Brien, president; Frank Evans, recording secretary; Joe Walsh, business agent.
 A concerted campaign to secure affiliation of all eligibles with the new local was outlined for immedi- ate launching. No further meetings were scheduled until the new charter is received
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
YOUNG IDEAS

SPANISH FORK. Utah, Nov 14- The temptation was too great for Owen Rowe, star football player in his college days at Brigham Young University Watching some school boys at play, Rowe, who is now prin- cipal of the Lake Shore, school, join cd them The result--a broken shoulder blade on the first play.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
klNGMAN IS 10 BE SUCCESSOR
 T0ADM. HALSEY

WASHINGTooM, Nov. l4-The Navy announced today assignment of Rear Admiral Howard F King man to replace Admiral William F. Halsey. Jr., as commander of the famed Third Fleet.
 At the same time. Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey, Commander of Amphibious Forces of the Seventh Fleet, was named to command the 7th Fleet. He succeeds Admiral Thomas Kinkaid
 Admiral Halsey has applied for retirement from the Navy. Kingman has Leen commander of Battle Di- vision Nine of the Pacific Fleet.
 By 1889 more than TOO men and women had left England for New Zealand with about 400 children.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14
BUICK PRODUCTION
 HALTED WHEN 5000
 MORE BECOME IDLE
(By The Associated rressl

Buick automobile production was halted today but the CIO United Automobile Workers disputed state ments that a work stoppage" was the cause.
 Five thousand persons were in- volved in the Buick shutdown and the closing of the Fisher Body assem- ply line. This brought to 275,000 the number of persons on strike or indirectly involved in labor disputes over the nation.
 The new dispute between the United States Steel Corporation and the CIO United Steel Workers came to a new impasse today as the com pany rejected Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach's second appeal tc resume negotiations with the Union
 The Union, which is demanding a $2 3 day wage increase from the company and plans strike votes among some 500,000 workers within three weeks, has accepted Schwell- enbachs invitation to meet with a special government conciliator in Washington today.
 Elsewhere along the labor front continuing labor disputes kept idle about 270,000 workers.
 In San Francisco, negotiations in the strike of 12,000 CIO and AFL machinists over wage dispute, ap- peared deadlocked, keeping an ad- ditional 55,0o0 workers away from their jobs in scores of industries.
 Light, radio, X-rays and other electric magnetic waves are caused by atomic disturbances.
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H0SplTAL NOTES

Three medical patients, as fol- ows, have beene admitted to St Anns Hospital; Joseph Dumloo, Lyle Hibner and Jimmy c. John.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14

The lone property transfer re- corded here during the past week shows sale of the Charles Naghel property at Mile Nine on the Glacier Highway to Lee w Smith.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-11-14

In ancient Egyptian court cere- monies only the Pharaoh wore shoes; princes appeared barefoot.
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Light, radio, X-rays and other electric magnetic waves are caused by atomic disturbances.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
FISHERMAN HOOKS .
LARGE BLACK BASS

Jimmy Deaton, local fisherman,
showed us a wonder caught with
Wonder last night. Deaton, who
was fishing on Salmon's Lake with
Shakespeare Wonder Reel, pull
ed in seven and one-half pound
Black Bass.
The season for fresh water fish
ing just opened Sunday, and Mr..
Deatoh's fish is the largest OF its
kind caught here this season.
He was angling with Heddon
No. 10 plug, and says that it took
him Is minutes to pull the big boy
in, the fish coming in upside down.
When Mr.. Deaton brought the
bass, commonly called a Fresh
Water Trout, in to the office, the
fish was still alive and still kick
ing. -,
When queried as. to how it felt
to pull in fish that big and not
have to exaggerate about its size,
he told us about the one he caught
last year that was larger than this
one. =
Salmon's Lake, formerly the old
Rock Quarry, is located off the
Princess street Road on Burnt Mill
Creek.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
Allie Reynolds Hurls;
Tribe Whips Mats, 81

WASHINGTON, May %. -(P)-
Allie Reynolds, the Oklahoma
Indian, pitched his fourth straight
victory tonight as Cleveland nos
ed out the Washington Senators.
80.
Reynolds, nicked for IL hits, was
repeatedly in trouble in a duel with
Dutch Leonard, but received bril-
liant infield support and made two
fine plays himself in pinches.
Mickey Rocco drove in Cleve-
lands winning run in the seventh.
He singled home Don Ross who had
doubled and taken third when Gil
Torres bobbled the throw-in.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24

lie steps 10 the plate or makes
catch in the outfield. The fans
seem unable to restrain their adj
niration of him.
Pete, who is playing his first
season with the Browns after two
years with Memphis, returned to
the lineup eleven days ago after a
brief lay-off, and his sparkling play
was no small factor in the Browns
successful home stand which saw
them win eight out of nine de-
cisions from the Eastern clubs.
His all-around play in the four
games which the Browns took
from the New York Yankees was
outstanding. He batted 1888 in that
series. Just ask Joe Mccarthy,
Yankee boss.
Gray's season average is .225,
All his hits have been singles, but
his speed afoot enables him to
beat out bunts and infield taps
which would be easy outs for
slower runners. Opposing infielders
haven't learned yet how to play
him. He hits to right or left
field And there is power in that
one-arm swing. During the Yam
kee series he hit such a long fly
to center that Johnny Lindell made
no effort to throw out Frank
Mancrso who scored from third.
Pete has keen batting eye, rare
ly goes after bad pitch and sell
dom swings and misses. He usual
ly gets piece of the ball. High,
low or outside-they are all the
same to Pete.
In the outfield he is little short
OF a Whiz. He makes the hard
chances seem easy. But on
ground balls he does appear at a
slight disadvantage. The fraction
OF second he needs to shed his
glove and grasp the ball for the
return to the infield might provide
"a break for fast baserunner.
Opposing pitchers admit they
don't know how to pitch to Pete:
umpires are reported to have said
"he showed us something; and
New York sports writer's who came
here for the Yankee series were
unstinted in their praise of the
"One-Armed Wonder" in dispatches
to their papers.
Few recruits have attracted as
much attention in their major
league debuts. Whether Pete
makes the grade or not, only time
will tell. But he has made an i'm
pressive start. s~J
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
CHICAGO HUMBLES
'PHILLY Nine, So

CHICAGO, May a. Up The
Chicago Cubs brought out the old
motheaten hidden ball play to help
them check a Philadelphia rally
as they opened long home stand
with a So victory over the Phillies
today.
The Veteran Jimmy Foxx was
the victim of the trick when he
singled and went to second on
Vince DiMaggio's single. Snort
stop Bill Schuster, who took the re-
lay from the outfield, tagged Foxx
as he took a lead toward third
when he thought Pitcher Claude
Passeau had the ball.
Passeau, who scattered seven
Philly hits, saw an early 10 lead
fade when the Phillies scored three
unearned runs in the fourth inning
The Cubs came back in the fourth
fifth, and seventh to give Passeau
another lead which he easily held
for his second win of the year.
Bill Nicholson, Don Johnson, and
Harry (Peanuts) Lowrey spanked
Chicago's ten-hit attack with two
blows each,s
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
Atlantic Coast Liners
Stop USO Outfit, 40

The Atlantic Coast Line ten
handed the Industrial USO ten
their first defeat of the season
yesterday afternoon on the Robert
Strange diamond, 40. -
Hugh Bell, ACL twirler, in side
tracking the USO gave up four
hits, while his teammates failed
to collect but two off Underhander
Johnny McKoy of the Industrials.
The first two ACL runs were I'M
earned, both scoring when the
USO centerfielder dropped Hugh
Bells long fly. The other two runs
were scored when Leon Hewlett
doubled with two aboard Keith
Willis was the only other Coast
Liner to get a hit, rapping out a
single.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
BOSTON RED HOSE
STOP BROWNS, Al

BOSTON, May 23.-(P- With his
knee-high fast ball under perfect
control Dave Ferriss, the Boston
Red sox' discharged veteran pitch
ing sensation, today coasted along
10 his fifth straight triumph by
battling the league championship
St. Louis Browns. II.
The woodworking Highlander,
who has limited the opposition to
80 hits in his first Is innings Of
major league action, held the
Browns to five sateties and gave
but one base on balls.
His cause never was in the
slightest doubt from the opening
session, when his teammates put
together the first pair OF their IL
clouts against Sig Jakucki TOR their
initial score.
The Browns did not get hit until
Mike Kreevich banged the first OF
his trio in the fourth inning. Then
Kreevieh was killed off immedi-
ately in a double play, but in the
seventh, which he opened by doubl'
ing Oft the center wall, Mike cheat
ed Ferriss out Of his fourth shut
out by scoring on Gene Moores
twe.out single.
Despite his vast superiority. Fer
ris had to be content with 10
lead until the fourth. which Catch'
err Mike Garbark, who collected
four for four, opened with a single.
Southpaw Ferriss then followed
suit to right field and Ben Stein
er put the game on Boston's ice
by scoring both runners with long
hit. A walk, the fourth Garbark
hit and FERRIS fly to center gave
the Bosox their final tally in the
eighth.
Ferriss had his fireball working
50 well that only four of the 81
batters to face him were able to
put enough bat onto the ball to
get it into the air. AS a result,
Skeeter Newsome was over-Work'
ed at shortstop, being called upon
to handle nine chances. In the ninth
with one out and a runner or
second, Vern Stephens fouled oil
six of Ferriss' blistering knee
high balls in a row before strik
Ing out on a change-of-pace curve
Lon
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24

ara Cohen somewhere in the
Moluccas Islands" in which he saws
they have not had single major
league ball in'two ana a MALT wears
and adds:
You see, our diamond has been
carved out of the jungle and al
though the right field foul line is
comparatively cleared, the left
held line is solid, impenetrable
murder. Any ball fouled off to
le1t IS a goner. We get an aver
age OF about three balls a week
and many game has been called
right smack in the middle of the
ii1th inning while Is men try to
1lnd a pill in a maze. It's pretty
dlsheartening."
Another letter, from Sailor
says his group has gloves, but no
oaseballs, the three it had being
so badly used up they ran out of
friction tape fixing them up.
Sgt. Burt Rose, somewhere in the
Pacific, writes that they have
cleared the Japs from an island
have built an athletic field but
nave no equipment. Nov that we
nave day off occasionally" he
says, I'VE write letters to our folks
and then lay on our cots and think
OF home and family. Between the
neat, the mosquitoes and the
thoughts of oEr families it is get.
ting us down we need recrea.
tion."
And SO the letters 60, all in the
same vein. The boys, whenever
they aren't actually fighting, want
sports, particularly baseball. and
they need baseballs. The leagues
are doing what they Can to meet
the demand, although we don't
know what luck the lad will have
who wrote to Branch Hickey at the
Yankee offices saying:
Being a loyal Yankee fan from
way back may I congratulate you
on being their new owner. /. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
The Sports Trail
Nv WHITNEY MARTIN
By WHITNEY MARTIN

low work., May 23.-(P-This
NEW bunch of foul balls. Not
is aims the guys who stole your
gas bDolrest-to-goodness foul balls,
Du' lind Paul Waner could chip
me, into the stands all afternoon;
ba 1,lor r,s is a shortage Of them, and
li hacause Paul Waner has retlr-
no. no IFS II because well-meaning fans
Gu. ~ = onto the stray balls toss
@ 10 the nearest service man
'Heh or the erroneous impression
a ast ss the American and National
I Iaas,Ies want such balls for ser
L l.;.a men anyway, the direct ap-
rroach is the best.
sucb procedure defeats the aim
=. tbe leagues, which is to provide
vaIIc for service teams scattered
O O'er tbe world. It's almost a dead
O;ncb service man receiving a
, . in such a manner will get it
Oo '-ooraphed and keep it or give it
to his boy, if he has one.
The National League has a foul
,or nool with the clubs saving
D "ch halls turned in by fans and
sanding them to league headquac-
sors for distribution. This year the
n Nv turned in has dropped so
aIsrmingly that, instead of sending
ol,t the balls to service units in
dozen lots, it has been necessary
~ cut the quota to half dozen.
In Justice to the Western clubs
cincinnati, Chicago, Pittsburgh
and ST. Louis-it might be said the
fans at those parks have been more
co.operative than their Eastern
. brethern.
hundreds of letters addressed to
the leagues, to club owners, to
managers come from practically
everywhere asking, even pleading
for baseballs. Advanced Pacific
Bases. Germany, France, China,
hospitals and camps in this country
all are represented.
There was the letter from Hoy-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24

homer OF the season INTO tne lower
right field stands. Johnny Lindeu
walked, Nick Etten powered him
around with 4 double to left and
four runs were in before Joe
Haynes had retired batter. Ell
ten was sacrificed to third by Os-
car Grimes and scored when Cass
Michaels fumbled Herb Crompton's
bouncer.
Haynes then settled down and
allowed only two hits the rest OF
the way, a single by Crompton in
the fourth and triple by Martin in
the eighth. ....,
Bevens yielded his first safety
in the fifth when Roy Schalk
singled and scored on Michael's
triple which Lindell got n glove
on but couldn't hold. Mike Tresh'S
one-bagger to right counted Mich
aels with the Sox tally. Successive
doubles by Tony Cuccinello and
Schal in the sixth ended the scor-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-05-24
Worlds Most Dangerous
Man To Give Exhibition

K, M. Beegle, representative OF
the Remington Arms Co., will fire
IA types Of guns about IA different
ways at Bluethenthal Field, May
81.
Beegle boasts a bag full of tricks
such as mirror shooting, moving
shots, two targets at once, upside
down shooting, card splitting and
shooting at shells elected from his
own gun.
According to word received here
Beegle not only is one OF the
greatest big game hunters in the
world, but before the war when
airplanes weren't hard to get, ne
used to spend his spare time
shooting down airliners with a 20
gauge shotgun.
After each neutrality-suspicious.
the-other trick, Beegle will give
a short talk on how to handle fire
arms safely.