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Evening star., 1946-09-29

as ever. Wonderful that so many
people can sit so long over coffee or
an aperitif, watching with a mild,
impersonal boredom as the world
goes by. True, not all are impersonal.
A man jumps up as you pass.
Good day, sir. Something to sell?
Some dollars, perhaps?"
The movies, the theater, the opera
these help. For most it has to be
the movies. Before many houses
they stand three abreast, from the
center of block all the way around
corner, waiting to get in. Maybe
the line is longest before the house
which is showing How Green Was
My Valley" because the Parisians
think highly of John Ford, the direc-
tor. Maybe it is because that title
strikes a responsive subconscious
chord.
Seek Escape in Movies.
You get in one of these lines be-
hind an elderly couple They stand
quietly for more than half an hour,
waiting to be admitted to the make
believe world inside Suddenly the
man says, Il believe this presentation
takes three hours. Possibly longer"
Il hope so," she says.
When you walk out into the Place
de la Concorde on the way home you
catch your breath. This place where
a newborn democracy washed itself
in blood century and a half ago is
sea of lights, row upon row of them
Beautiful. Magic. Just as it should
be. And then, all at once, the lights
go out, and there is only great black
space, full of strident, mechanical
noises. A little girl who has been
holding her fathers hand and watch
ing the square and the traffic from
the sidewalk of the Rue Royale says
over and over again, I'll n'y en- a
plus, papa. The lights are gone.
There are no more of them. The
lights are gone
Come" he says, "it is time to go
home"
Young Love Lives On.
There is always love. Young ones
walk slowly along the Champs
Elysees, under the trees arms around
waists, heads on shoulders. Nearly
every bench has its two occupants.
Life in that sense goes on-no less
happy and no less sad than always
whether or not the end of the
world is coming soon.
You cross the street from the hotel
to send telegram to your paper. A
tall, dark woman steps quickly from
the shadow of the wall.
Good evening"" she says. "You
are for walk? Come with me. A
few minutes only-you will be happy
No? Pour une petite pleasdntrie?"
And then she runs after you,
touching your arm almost timidly.
"Une cigarette, monsieur, sill pous
plait?"
In the light of the match, her face
is not unpleasant, genuinely tragic.
She inhales deeply
American" she says. America is
wonderful, not so? There, is so
much. Here, nothing :"
Evening star., 1946-09-29

August, 1916, Compared With June, 1920.
All items lower 4%
Food lower go
Clothing lower 34%
Rent lower 10%
Fuel, electricity, ice--higher 80
House furnishings lower 7kTo
Miscellaneous ---- higher 1870
Many articles of food, especially meat,
cost even more now than they ever did
after World War I. Here are some more
comparisons of average retail prices:
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
Ask Investigation Of Rusia's "Vernal Ultimatum"

WASHINGTON, (P) - Senator Stewart D.-TennJ, declaring we have been entirely too easy" with Russia, today urged a thorough in veStigatiOn into the verbal ulti- matum" which forced an unarmed U. s. navy ship to leave Dairan.
 Stewart referred to the edict which sent the vessel on a routine courier mission, hurrying from the Manchurian port after receiving this warning from Russian mili- tary officers: Unless you leave within 20 minutes we will not be responsible for the consequences"
 Commenting on a Dairen dis patch in which Scripps-Howard reporter William H. Newton told of the incident for the combined world press, the Tennessee senator told reporter: This is a matter which ought to be gone into thor oughly. l will be much interested to see what the state department and the navy have to say"
 The state department has been silent pending an official report from H. Merrill BenninghOff, the American consul general at Dai- ren. A spokesman said that if the report is not received shortly, eff forts will be made to speed it up.
 The only navy comment thus far has been an acknowledgment that the landing craft described in the Dairen dispatch had left there for a U. s. base in China last Fri day, the day the ultimatum was issued.
 Russia ought not to have been allowed to enter Manchuria in the first place." Stewart declared. "They have done nothing but pill lage that whole area"
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
AFL-CIO Maritime Unions May Have Joint Action

SAN FRANCISCO, (P)-Harry Lundeberg president of the AFL sailors union of the Pacific, said today he had talked with Joseph Curran president of the CIO na- tional maritime union, about pos sible joint action of the two groups.
 But such action, Lundeberg added, would be undertaken by his union only if shoreside unions, such as Harry Bridges CIO long shoremen, were excluded.
 Lundeberg has long been at odds with Bridges over maritime labor policies. Bridges departed by plane last night to take part in current longshoremen negotiations in Hon olulu and was not available for comment.
 Curran, who with Bridges was a co-chairman of the CIO commit tee for maritime unity, resigned the post Monday. His action is scheduled for review by his union at a New York City meeting on Jan. 6.
 Lundeberg said his meeting with Curran was to consider joint action by AFL, CIO and independ- ent seafaring unions to combat proposed recodification of federal shipping regulations.
 "This is strictly a seaman's mat ter" he said. Everyone knows how we feel about those longshore- men out here"
 Asked if he discussed Curran's resignation with the CIO sailor leader, Lundeberg, who also is president of the AFL seafares in- ternational union, said, "No, but I knew darn well the GNU was just
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
Orders Butter
 BreakInvestigation

WASHINGTON, (P)-Secretary of agriculture Anderson today or dered an investigation of yester- days break in New York butter prices. The investigation will cover consumer complaints that the market had been manipulated 10 prevent drop in producer prices of milk in the metropolitan area during January.
 In announcing the inquiry, an aide to the secretary said Ander- son does not see in the butter price break any sign of a widespread decline in prices of other farm and food prices.
 He said the secretary felt that farm and food prices have reached if not passed, their postwar peak, and there is no indication that there will be other than a slow. normal adjustment to lower levels as supplies increase and wartime markets decline.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
Fairbanks Thanks Seattle For Gifts

SEATTLE, (P)-A "ThanK you" to Seattle for opening it's heart to Alaska kiddies isolated from Santa because of the maritime tie-up, was received from Mayor A. II. Nordale of Fairbanks, yesterday.
 In thanking Seattle civic organ izations for the four tons of candy, fruit and toys flown to the chil- dren of Alaska's main strike-iSo- lated towns, Mayor Nordale wired, " It was particularly considerate of the Shrine and other civic or ganizations of Seattle, and of Pan American World AirWays, to have cooperated in making this Christ mas really come true for so many Alaskan boys and girls.
 -Four plane loads of toys were flown north," the wire continued. "The shipping situation has been such that otherwise many Alaskan children would have been disap- pointed. In Fairbanks, we wit messed a scene which truly brought home to us the Christmas spirit. Hundreds of Fairbanks children were given toys and candy. And other shipments from Seattle went to other Alaskan communities. Again to our friends in the Pacific Northwest, we of Alaska say Thanks"
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

BOSTON, (P)-New supersonic airplanes flying in the intense cold of the upper atmosphere may need built-in refrigeration to keep the pilots from roasting, Brig. Gen. Maycolm C. Grow said today. The army air forces surgeon explained it is estimated supersonic speeds Rbove the 0-mile-an-hou level may generate such heat from air friction against the skin of the air plans that cockpit temperatures will rise to 300 degrees.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
S0vI ET uLT|nATuM
NEWS IN BRIEF

OLYMPIA, (A') - Washington State had it's first Republican U. s. Senator in II years today in the person of Harry P. Cain. The for mer Tacoma mayor became the states second appointive senator within a tWo-year span yesterday when named by Governor Mon C. Wallgren after the resignation of Sen. Hugh B. Mitchell, when he had appointed a few days less tban two years ago to fill out his own term upon becoming gover- nor. Gains regular term of office, to which he was elected last month, normally would begin Jan. 3. The early appointment, effec- tive today, advances his several notches on the seniority list.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

WASHINGTON, (P)-Two farm state senators called today for a moratorium in tariff cuts under tAe reciprocal trade program until the new Republican Senate major ity has a chance to make its wishes known.
 Senators Butler R.-Neb) and Hickenlooper D.-Iow0 told a re- porter in separate interviews the state department should lay aside any plans for additional reductions affecting the Is nations with which this nation has trade agree ments. The department has sched- Vled hearings on new tariff ad- justmentS for next month.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
HOLLYWOOD, CR) - The na

HOLLYWOOD, (P) - The na- tion's motion picture exhibitors who keep their fingers on the way the public spends its ticket money again have voted Bing Crosby the years No. 1 box office attrac- Nion.
 It was the third successive year 1ia which the crooner has led the poll conducted by the trade paper, Motion Picture Herald. Others of the first 10, in order, were: Ingrid Bergman, Van Johnson, Gary Cooper, Bob Hope, Humphrey Bo-
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
ORTING, Wash. (P) - Tragi

ORTING, Wash. (FO - Tragic sorrow replaced Christmas joy in the home of MT. and Mrs. Ernest Seeley here today.
 Cecil, 2, one of three children was dead-fatally shot, Coroner Paul Mellinger said while playing with his older brother Chester, l2.
 The coroner said he was told that Cecil approached his brother as the later was putting away a .22 calibre rifle. Point it at me and see if I can get away. Play like you were going to pull the trig- ger," Mellinger quoted the boy as saying. A sister, Florence, IA, wit messed the tragedy.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
(By William H. Newton)
Representing the combined
 American preSS)

AUleIlCdIl press
 SHANGHAI, (P) - The an nouncement by a state department spokesman in Washington that a U. s. navy courier ship at Dairen was not given a Soviet ultimatum to get out will come as a distinct surprise to U. s. navy officials and others who were aboard when the incident took place last Friday.
 The senior navy officer aboard, Cmdr. Edgar L. Yates, Portland, Ore. reported to Adm. Charles M. Cooke, Jr., commander of the Sev- enth Fleet, in my presence that an ultimatum had been given by Sov- jet military officials "to leave within 20 minutes or we will not be responsible for the consequence es."
 Cooke cabled the navy depart ment and referred to the report of the incident which had been re- leased to the combined world 0rosS stating the report was "factually
 Continued on Page Five
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
RICHMOND, a., (P)-Dave E,

RICHMOND, a., (P)-Dave E. Satterfield, Jr., 52, executive di- rector of the Life Insurance Asso- citation of America, and former congressman from the Third Vir- gNnia District, died today at a Richmond hospital after a brief illness. Death was attributed to coronary thrombosis.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27
BILL THOMAS LEAVES FOR PIONEER HOME

Bill Thomas, familiar figure around town who has been in the hospital for some time, departed for the Pioneer Home at Sitka last Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

mud-house, built from the top, and would collapse sooner or later"
The Nome nugget., 1946-12-27

gart, Greer Carson, Margaret O'Brien, Betty Grable and Roy Rogers.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Stocks Edge Higher
As Idle Cash Helps
To Prop Favorites
BY VICTOR EUBANK,


NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Individual
stocks, packed by specialties, held to
the recovery side in today's market
although many leaders finished an
irregular week with moderate losses.
New buying INCENTIVES were lack
Ing but idle CASH continued to pro-
vide a prop for numerous favorites.
Skeptics regarding earnings and
dividends as the result of wide
spread strikes again lightened &C
counts or stood aloof. Government
seizure Of the meat packing plants
found most stocks in this category
unperturbed.
Advances Predominate.
Dealings tapered after the OPEN
Ing but picked up at intervals when
bidding was bit more insistent
Gains of fractions to a point or
more-there were several wider
jumps-predominated at the close
Transfers of $4,000 shares COM
pared with 100000 last SATURDAY.
which were the largest for a short
stretch in seven years. LoW-priced
issues were the most active but the
majority ended about unchanged.
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite was up L of a point at
78.4 but on the week showed a de-
cline of as much. OF 80 issues ap-
pearing, 376 rose, 238 fell and 1876
were unchanged.
Eastman Kodak Jumps.
Eastman Kodak was up Az at 242
on few sales. Lesser plus marks
were retained by Wyandotte Worst
ed, American Woolen, Equitable
Office Building, Paramount Pic
lures, Loew's, Virginia Carolina
Chemical, Elastic Stop Nut (on a de-
benture redemption plar), Colorado
Fuel & Iron, Boeing. RKO, United
States Steel, Du Pont, Sante Fe.
Southern Pacific, Allegheny COM
mon and preferreds, Great North
ern, Bell Aircraft and American g.
Foreign Power common and pre-
ferred
On the offside were Bethlehem,
Chrysler, General Motors, Northern
Pacific, New York Central, Allied
Chemical, Electric Power g. Light.
National Distillers, Union Carbide,
Douglas Aircraft, International Tel
ephone, Hiram Walker and Pan
American Airways
Bonds were selectively improved.
Higher in an uneven curb were
Cuban Atlantic Sugar, Electric Bond
& Share, Pantepec and RKO war
rants.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

~asllIiiSton Cnapter, had been ap-
pointed chairman of the BANQUET
Committee.
In the past, attendance at these
nnners has run as high as 1000
members and guests. In making
arrangement, Mr. Franz will have
the following assistants:
walton "a L; sanderson, Hamilton: George
N Rowzee, jr., Lincoln. vice chafrmen:
rdorlnoa Sarlego, National Savings. sec
| urer fN4sss' treas
Paul J. Settler, American Security,
Rms Rlgss entsgtainment Kenneth Birseid., ifeSd.
Hultze, Hamilton, reception: Robert = =
Isceyy:a Lacey: Columbia, seating; Mrs Dorothy,
second National, Women's Committee.
srts EarIe Alvey, ,r Catherine Gaines. !, J. Rob-
BBischof Munsey,; Ethel Reed, knaeostis: ta
and aa5FX Naf Ghen9Pweth Ntzpatrick, Sec
saI: Mrs Marsaret A. Cooke, Allen Green
street National Savings: Frederick A.
Baan Bodd SifS sfSuTsy Rsnt tsayags Mrs Minnetts p
de,nzei; Union Trust: Mrs. Hazel i HUME. IN
Well H L. Wilson, Lincoln
j; Earle McGeary, Hamilton: Mrs. GIsdvs
sasinss: Mrs Anne c coRfd; Rider. oSRneT6e Mcnae6e
mer men Phea5 Ps sfbsr Douglas, Morris Plan; e.
Liberty. and Mrs. Helen Wslinses ieh Natondi DWse5i
Bank of Washington. 'A0is'
d. c. Bank Earnings Clumb.
Washlngton's 81 banks and trust
companies reported total earnings
from current operations in l945 of
SIT .284 900 against s15,573.OO0 in
1914, Controller of the Currency
Preston Delano announced yester-
day. Operating expenses were also
higher, $11,943 900 VS.. $40 878 mn
ieaVlng net earnings of S5,341 600
compared with $4,6e5 900 in 1914
The banks paid out 81 ,961 900 In in
terest and dividends VS.. $l,629, 900 a
year earlier.
continuing recent sharp advances.
department store sales in the Can
ltal Tor the week ended Saturday
January l9, were 20 per cent ahead
OF the like 1945 period, the Rich
mond Reserve Bank announced YES
terday. Sales were l per cent ahead
of the preceding week this wear
Wnlie cumulative sales for the four
weeks ending January 10 jumped 18
per cent ahead of last year.
William L. Sample has opened an
ONCE in the Hill Building as Eastern
representative of Lionel v. v. Nor
man, a stock market trend special
lst. Mr.; Sample is a native Of
Washington.
Acacia's 1945 Records Cited.
Ihe quarterly meeting of direc-
tors OF the Acacia Mutual Life In.
surance Co. was told yesterday of
many new 1945 records by President
William Montgomery. During the
war Acacia purchased $50, 900 900 in
war Bonds, largest amount of any
individual or institution in the Dis.
trict except the banks. Iu 1945. as
sets increased by $14,369 ,587: total
income amounted to $26,656 ,440 and
new insurance totaled $94 4,1o6 ,846.
all new all-time records.
Evening star., 1946-01-27

dooIoIdilIs greeted most of high
Government officials and leaders in
the Capitals business life.
AT the banquet, Rudolph w. San
telmann, president of the league.
introduced honor guests at the head
table, including the new chairman
OF the House District Committee,
Representative and Mrs. John L.
Mcmillan of South Carolina, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Everett M. Dirk
sen OF Illinois, Representative and
Mrs. Jesse P. Wolcott of Michigan
and Representative and Mrs. Lans-
dale Sasscer of Maryland.
New Bank Governor Present.
The new governor of the Federal
Home Loan Bank System, Ralph
Richards, was presented, with Mrs.
Richards: John S. White, speaker.
Maryland House of Delegates; Nor
ton BodfSh, executive vice presi-
Gent, United States Savings and
Loan League, Chicago Henry Irr,
OF Baltimore, president of the
United States Savings and Loan
League, and Mrs. Irr: A. Brown
Dubel, president, Maryland League
OF Savings and Loan Associations.
and Mrs. Dubel.
Other special guests included
Bruce Baird, president, District
Bankers Association, and Mrs.
Baird: B. M. McKelway, president.
washington Board of Trade, and
Mrs, McKelway; S. Dolan Donohoe,
president, Real Estate Board, and
Mrs. Donohoe; David Ford, assist
ant governor, Federal Home Loan
Bank, and Mrs Ford; o. K. La
Rogue, president, Federal Home
Loan Bank of Winston Salem;
CHARLES t. Penn, president, WASH.
lngton Building Congress, and Mrs.
Penn; Edward Dent, District asses
sor, and Mrs. Dent; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Muller, Mr. and Mrs. Verne
BoneSteel, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Clinton
James, Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Fergu-
son, Col. Harold Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward L. McAleer, Mr.. and Mrs.
John S. Kerns, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Hohenstein.
An elaborate floor show followed
the dinner, the program concluding
with dancing in the main ballroom.
j. HaWley Smith and Howard E,
thompson were co-chairman of the
entertainment Committee. The 81
associations comprising the league
membership had record delegations
at the years biggest social event.
Frantz ALB Banquet Chairman.
washington Chapter, American
dnstltute of Banking. will hold the
Evening star., 1946-01-27

Mayhower Hotel
last We n n 2
when all hous-
ing and CT loans
W e re forgotten,
speechma k i n g
was barred and
the entire pro-
gram devoted to
entertainment.
h e program
opened with a
reception in the
Chinese room at
which Robert E.
Buckley, chair
man of the Re-
ceiving Com -
nldttee and bis
Evening star., 1946-01-27

ooIll d II II u a
b a n q uet, first
since 1912, al
t h e Mayhowel
Hotel, Saturday
F e b r u ary %
Thomas J. Nor
rls, chapter pres
dent, announced
Yesterday.
He added that
B. Bruce Frantz,
assistant trus t
investment Of
hcer of tn e
American Sc :
curity & Trust
Co., and a past
pr e S i d mt OF
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Sharp Gain Reported
In Crude Oil Stocks
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Bureau of Mines reported
that stocks of domestic and for
eign crude petroleum totaled 219,-
100000 barrels on January 19, a net
increase of 100000 barrels for the
week. Domestic crude increased
$4,000 barrels; foreign crude de-
creased 10000.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 (P,.-The cotton
trade buying and covering, which were in
duced by a lack of follow through selling
on the early decline and general belief
| that recent purchases of Commodity Credit
Corp. cotton had already been hedged.
Futures closed 45 to rs cents a bale
Evening star., 1946-01-27

MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled by the Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
In the last week stocks de-
clined, while bonds advanced
and commodities remained
UNCHANGED.
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Building and Loan
League Enterfains
Capital Leaders
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

More than 900 members of the
District of Columbia Building and
Loan League and guests attended
the annual dinner and dance at the
Evening star., 1946-01-27
Capital Securities
Over the Counter.

over the Counter.
The following bid and asked quotations
on washington securities traded over the
counter represent prices at which one or
more dealers, members of the National AS
sociation of Securities Dealers, Inc would
trade with the general public at the time
the quotations were assembled for The Star
as Of Friday noon:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-07
TEMBL0R'S DEATH
TOLL REACHES Y
Caribbean Area Shaken By
Quake For Third
Straight Day !

CIUDAD TRUJILLO, DOMIN-
ICAN REPUBLIC, Aug. 6.-P)-
For the third straight day earth
quakes and tidal waves battered
coastal towns of this Caribbean
republic Tuesday, causing many
residents to flee in panic into for
ests in the interior. The known
death toll reached %.
The shocks which began Sunday
caused 20 deaths in the adjoining
communities of Bajio and Cabrera
on Scotch Bay in the northeastern
section of the country. Many per-
sons were reported injured or
missing in this region, and Baiio
was covered with two feet of water
by the latest tidal wave. Earlier
advices said n person was killed
in Santiago and another In San
Francisco de Macoris.
Rescue Work Hampered
Government rescue workers at
tempting to transport the injured
to hospitals were hampered in
some localities by torn up roads.
Food and clothing were drop
ped by government planes to the
people who fled from Matanzas
Sunday and took refuge in a near
by forest. In the north coast town
See QUAKE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-08-07
COUNCIL TO SCAN
AUDITORIUM PLAN
1946-47 Budget Will Also
Occupy Attention OF
Fathers" Today

Two matters of long-standing are
slated for action at the hands Of
the city council at 10 o'clock this
morning-approval Or d%isapprova]
of the plans for the proposed ST..
900, 900 municipal auditorium ano
preliminary adoption Of the 1864,
municipal budget.
The auditorium plans, complete
with detailed drawings Of the inter
ior and exterior of the structure,
were turned over late yesterday
afternoon to City Manager j. R,
Benson by Lynch & Foard, local
misunderstanding firm.
Although full particulars Of the
drawings will not be released for
public scrutiny until the council
views them first, they r said to
show both inside and outside plan
views and elevations and the seat
ing arrangements.
After studying the plans, the
council is expected to renew the
old matter of financing the struc-
ture. According to city hall re-
ports, half the million dollar cost
may b eshared by the federal gov
eminent and the other half through
a special municipal bond float.
Meanwhile, the only tangible as
poets of the proposed structure are
the plans themselves and the site
located near Eighth and Ann
streets.
At today's meeting the council
is also expected to put the final
approval on the ST. 1923, 2e2.2 % budget
for the new fiscal year. The bud
get, in preparation for many
weeks, has been whipped into
shape ready for formal adoption
after a 20-day waiting period fol
Lowing the official approval