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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19

Scientists employed by the Army
Engineer Board at Fort Belvoir are
rushing experiments with the aid OF
a huge decomposition chamber to
find out just how much subfreezing
weather both men and machines
can take, 1t was disclosed today.
The switch in interest at the Vir-
GINA engineers post from tropical
climate tests to far northern was
revealed on the heels of, an an
nouncement that $50 officers, men
and civilian specialists left last
week for Churchill, Canada, to Join
Canadian Army representatives In
Arctic maneuvers of an undisclosed
nature.
The chamber, which was built
during the war, is 80 feet long and
IA feet high in inner dimensions
Temperatures can be shot UP as
high as plus $50 degrees Fahrenheit
or as low as minus 70 degrees-or
as a decomposition chamber alti-
tudes of $4,000 feet can be simu-
lated.
Currently, Army engineer person
mel are taking turns, in 20-minute
shifts. working in subfreezing temp
eratures in the chamber on a new
machine designed to melt snow and
ice into drinking water.
They are heavily CARRIED in parkas
furlined boots, thick gloves, and face
masks But even so they pause con-
stantly in their work to swing their
arms, and emerge breathing heavily
at the end Of their 20 minutes. When
they first enter the chamber they
would be knocked unconscious Il
they took too deep breath.
According to one of the human
I guinea pigs" the biting cold and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Layoff Of Only 5000
Needed Before April
To Meet U. 5. Ceiling

Relatively small cuts in personnel
must be made by Federal agencies
during the three months beginning
January / under the latest personnel
ceilings set up by the Budget Bureau.
Although the new ceiling figure is
245,537 employees lower than the
October 1 ceiling. most of the
agencies have anticipated the new
reduction order and have proceeded
accordingly.
AS result, the agencies must IRE
only about 5000 persons to meet new
ceiling requirements. The new cell
ing was set at flag, 742 employees and
at present there are approximately
Elsa 900 employees on the Federal
payroll.
The really drastic cuts in per-
sonnet are expected to be ordered
for the quarter starting in April.
Under requirements set up by the
last Congress the Federal payroll
must be reduced to 1871 900 en-
ployeS by next July. There Is a
likelihood that the reductions will
be even greater than anticipated II
the Republicans carry through
their announced economy program.
The War and Navy Departments,
which already have fired hundreds
Of thousands of employees, face still
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
New York Cotton Exchange
Tiqhtens Credit REGULATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (R.-The
Board Of Managers of the New York
Cotton exchange, faced with dis
turbed market and fallen prices
yesterday approved new rules to
tighten the credit and margin
structure of the trade.
The board also approved a pro-
posal for an independent national
agency to supervise the activities OF
the New York, New Orleans and
Chicago exchanges and their mem
bers, and inforce the new require
ments.
A special committee report, ap-
proved by the board, provided:
Effective Immediately, paper
profits may not be withdrawn, anc
all profits accruing from market
positions must remain intact against
such positions and cannot be with.
drawn or used to create additional
net positions thereto"
A schedule of margins for specu.
lative accounts was provided, anc
| also a requirement for surprise
financial statements by brokers
The committee was appointed two
weeks ago.
An exchange spokesman said the
committee consulted with commit.
tees of the New Orleans Cotton Elk:
change and the Chicago Board Of
Trade, and that he expected the
other two exchanges to accept the
New York plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Speculation Caused
Cotton Price Break,
Anderson Declares
By the As.oe;o,ed Press

Secretary of Agriculture Ander-
son blames "a great increase in
speculative activity" for Octobers
sharp break in cotton prices.
In a statement on results of a
department investigation, the Sec
Rotary announced yesterday that he
had authorized publication once a
month Of the market position OF
large traders in the cotton futures
markets at New York, New Orleans
and Chicago.
Such reports, which he said some
traders opposed, should inform the
public whether the futures mar
kets are attracting unwanted specu-
lations, with the accompanying
threat of price demoralization,p the
Secretary stated.
Small Gain Since October.
Issuing the first such report, Mr..
Anderson said it should give the
trade and the public "the maximum
opportunity to judge the effect of
speculative activity in the cotton
markets" ~.
From a peak of 38.45 cents q
pound reached October Is spot cot
ton prices dropped to 3014 cents
by the end of October. They since
have regained slightly more than
Is cents a pound.
Mr.. Anderson's report said the
long speculative holdings of un-
named large traders more than
quadrupled in the year prior to
October 16-from 80,l00 bales to
417,000 bales and then dropped
abruptly. in two weeks, to 272, 400
bales on October 81.
The report showed a great in
f1ux of small traders with less than
5000 bales into the market before
the price break. Total loan COM
mitments of small traders increased
from ! 100000 on October U.s., 1915
to 1888. 100 one year later, and de-
creased to 2,000,350 on October 81.
Producer Ultimate Sufferer.
Mr.. Anderson declared the cotton
producer is the ultimate sufferer
from speculative spirals which re-
act in sudden and disorderly price
declines.
Recently, as on occasions in the
past, lower prices have come dur
ing the harvesting and marketing
season, while speculatively induced
high prices occurred when the pro-
ducer had nothing to SELL"
Mr.. Anderson has recommended
a sharp reduction in cotton futures.
The Commodities Exchange Com
mission. market policing agency,
will hold a hearing on December
10 on an Anderson recommends
ton for limiting any traders to So
900 bales in all futures combined.
Traders may now have holdings of
30.000 bales In any one future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Senate War probers
Enter Controversy
Over Chicago Factory

The battle over use of the $I71,-
100000 Dodge Chrysler plant In
Chicago for automobile manufac-
turing or for prefabricated house
production held . major place today
IN a Senate War Investigating Com
nittee inquiry into housing.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, OF
Michigan, appointed yesterday as
chairman of a subcommittee to
delve into housing problems, already
is at work on the controversy
Preston Tucker, whose automobile
concern is involved in a struggle
between National Housing Expediter
Wilson w. Wyatt and the War
Assets Administration cover LEASING
of the Chicago plant, said he was
questioned by Senate committee In
vestigators yesterday.
The House Surplus Property Com
mittee, headed by Representative
Slaughter, Democrat, of Missouri
already is in the picture. A COM
mittee official announced today II
expected to hold public hearings
In the very near future" on uues-
tons connected with disposal of the
former war plant.
Mr.. Tucker disclosed also that he
had been questioned by representa-
tlves OF the House committee. One
OF the committees, he said, "has
uncovered something I'm not at
liberty to talk about" He did not
say which committee.
Committee officials saw the posi-.
bility that Senator Ferguson might
operate temporarily as "a one man
subcommittee" on the housing sit
uation. He long has urged such an
investigation and has compiled con-
siderable material, as has the COM
mittee staff.
In announcing appointment OF
Senator Ferguson as subcommittee
chairman, Senator Kilgore, Demo-
crat. of West Virginia, the commit
tee head, explained that Mr.. Fer
guson would select other subcom-
mittee members from among Sena-
tors who are available at this time
Public hearings will be held but
the time and place will be decided
by Senator Ferguson, Chairman
kilgore said.
An immediate phase of the hous-
Ing situation to be examined by
the Ferguson subcommittee, COM
mittee officials say, is the current
dispute between Mr.. Tucker and
Theodore Crank, New York and
Washington attorney. Mr.. Crank
declared last Sunday he would sue
Mr.. Tucker for libel as a result of
charges by Mr.. Tucker that an
attorney had offered to influence
MIA authorities to enable the
Tucker company to keep the Chi
cago plant if the company would
give the attorney 100000 in stock
and counsel fees. The War Assets
Administration leased the plant to
the Tucker company for automo-
bile production, but Mr.. Wyatt seeks
to have the property given to con-
Germ for the manufacture of hous-
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Psychologists Name
Speakers for MEETING

The 152d meeting of the Wash
fngton Branch of the Society OF
American Psychologists will be held
at the George Washington University
School of Medicine at 8 pm, No
vember 26.
Speakers will include Howard w.
johnson, Animal Disease Station,
Pathological Division, Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry, Beltsville, Md; L. A..
Burkey, Bureau of Dairy Industry,
Agricultural Research Administra-
ton, and Lewis w. Erdman, Bureau
OF Plant Industry, Soils and Agri-
cultural Engineering, Beltsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19

greater employment layoffs during
the coming months.
The bulk OF these layoffs, how
ever. will occur In field installations
throughout the country, although
more than 100000 classified en-
ployes in the War Department are
slated for dismissal. The Navy De-
partment has just about met its
next July quota as far as its CLASH
ned employees are concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Boost in Dunbar High
teaching Staff 10 81
Urged by Alumni

A request that the teaching staff
of Dunbar High School be raised
Immediately from As to minimum
Of 81 to prevent decline of educa-
tional standards and for the sake
of the physical and mental health
Of teacher and student" was in the
hands of school officials today. The
request was made yesterday by a
special committee of the Dunbar
Alumni Association.
The group told School Superin-
tendent Hobart M. Corning and DR..
Garnet C. Wilkinson, associate SUI
perintendent in charge of colored
high schools, there have been "nu-
merous complaints of students and
parents alike" AS of September 80,
Dunbar was ''tragically under
stated" the delegation said, with
only As teachers responsible for
l 1929 pupils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Mrs. America Gives Up
$500 Prize for Home
BY IT.. Assoeia.ed Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 19.-Mrs.
Janice Pollock prefers the familiar
glimmer of the kitchen range to the
tinseled glanor of the Mrs. America
of 1896" title bestowed on her last
week.
The pretty, 24-year-old mother of
four won the title in a contest at
Jackson, Miss, last Wednesday, but
gave up the honor and an accom-
panying $4,000 prize yesterday be-
cause acceptance would have re-
quired a 20 weeks tour Of the
country.
Her place as Mrs. America" was
taken by Mrs. Freda Acker of Ander-
son, S. c., who finished second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Examples Cited.

Specific examples of understaff-
ing, it was pointed out to the ofi-
Gals. included three teachers with as
many as rs pupils each in single
classes. Furthermore, it was said,
normal class periods had been cut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Moose to Give Dinner
To Amputee Veterans

One hundred amputee veterans
from three area service hospitals will
be guests at dinner party sponsored
by the Columbia Lodge 1875, Loyal
Order Of Moose, which will be held
at the Moose Lodge Hall, 2200 Twen-
tieth street NV, at $3.50 pm. Thurs
day.
Each amputee is invited to bring
along one friend or relative. The
American Red Gross will furnish
transportation to the dinner from
Walter Reed Hospital, its Forest Glen
annex, and the Bethesda Naval Hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-11-19
Commodore Rund to Speak

Commodore Charles ]. Rand,
deputy chief of naval intelligence
and former naval attache to Brazil,
will deliver an illustrated lecture on
Brazil's industrial contribution to
World War II at pm. tomorrow
at the meeting of the District society
of Sons of the American Revolution
in the Mayfiower Hotel.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22

iouna il desirable To move him up to second man in Interior at the right hand Of the Secretary
 At 49 Chapman is credited with being one Of the best men in gov ernment. 4 graduate of Westmin- fster law school in Denver. hewas with the Denver Juvenile court and later conducted industrial surveys in that state until May Of 1933 when he was appointed as Assis- tant Secretary of Interior It was Chapman President Truman named tu act as Secretary of Interior W hen Ickes stepped out of the pie tme and now it is Chapman who steps up to be Under Secretary from his former post of Assistant as Krug takes over.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22
LIGHT
RATE STATEMENT

Continued from Page One) pal light and power plant and the correctness of the office records"
 Aside from our initial invest ment in the light plant We have continued to make extensive plant betterments which have been paid for out of earnings of the plant 4 new Deisel generator unit now on order will be added to the ex- isting two DeiseI units to provide for the increasing electric demand The S22 900 required to pay for this unit will come from earned income and practically the full a. mount is now on hand in cash. making it unnecessary to cash th. plants s20.000 in war bonds And. as for service. it has been practi- cally uninterrupted
 The Empires statement of such an extraordinarily high average cost per month to consumers Of eIecui- city in Wrangen. being entirely in correct is. as l have said not good advertising for the city of WraE- sell. If as the Empire states. the householder in Juneau pays a monthly average of S12.26 for ei- ectricity to a privately owned plant, it is apparent that Wrangell IS under no handicap with a monthly average of $40 for el- ectricity to a municipally owned plant, and is in a good position to hid for new investments and more population
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22
D6varmeHt of Taxation
 Territory of Alaska NOTICE AND DEMAND TO PAY SCHOOL TAX FOR
1o46


 In accordance with Chapter 3s Session Laws of Alaska. 1943
 WHO MUST PAY SCHOOL TAX; All male and female persons over 2l and under 55 years or age musst pay the school tax 1s5.0- 0for each person; a female person who is unemployed and who depends for her support entirely on her husband is not required to pay the tax; persons in the active military Or naval service of the United States. paupers. insane persons and those cared for by the Terri tory or who are permanently in- jured infirm, maimed or crippled are also exempt
 WHEN PAYABLE: The Tax is payable after the first of January in each year It must be paid ta the Tax Commissioner upon de- mand If no demand is made for payment, it must nevertheless. be paid to the Tax Commissioner OF his deputy on or before the first day of December in each year. Please remember that no demand or notice is required to be made or given; but. as indicated if such demand is made the tax must be paid Immediately to the collector If payment is not made prior to the first day of December of each year in which tax is due a penalty of S2.50 attaches and both are eol- lectable by suit.
 EMPLOYER MUST FURNISH LIST OF EMPLOYEES AND PAY TAX: Whenever requested by the Tax Commissioner or Deputy any employer who has people working for him who are subject to lhe payment of the tax, must furnish a list of his or it's employees to- gether with the age of each of them to the collector and must Ipay the tax due from each of them When such payment is made by the employer the collector must give him a receipt for each tax paid and the amount thereof may be deducted from the employee wages
 DOUBLE PAYMENT OR PAY MENT BY MISTAKE: Any person
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22

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Senate created its own supreme court this week as it held hear ing before the Judiciary committee on the qualifications of Senator Steve MeCutcheon to hold Sen ate seat. Attorney General Ralpb J. Rivers had ruled in an opinion to the Senate that McCutcheon was qualified in view of the fact he Vas not challenged as to his uual- lfleations before election and also before being certified by the Cam wasting Board It was Rivers con tention that the procedure should have been to bring an injunction againsts the Canvassing Board en- Joining them from issuing a certi- fieation of election to McCutcheop. thus throwing the case into the District court. The matter had come up when Senator Leo Rogge of Fairbanks asked that the Judi eiary committee make an investi- gation on grounds that McCutch- con had voted in Fairbanks in the 1944 elections.
 Judiciary, chairmanned by o. D. Cochran of Nome held the Senate was the judge of its own members and to substantiate this had form CT Judge Simon Hellenthal and At torney Norman Banfield of Juneau on hand to read the verse and text from the law books. It was assunl- ed from the hearing that the new .eourt' was made of Cochran, Hell Ienthal and Banfield. If the Senate decided to oust veteran McCutch- con the case probably would go tc court anyway The new Senate Supreme Court'' didn't seem to have much jurisdiction
 %* &*
 One of the best pieces of news to reach Alaska in a long time was the announcement this week that President Truman had nominated Oscar L. Chapman of Colorado to be Undersecretary of Interior. The announcement came just as new Secretary Julius 4. Krug took over his duties as head of Interior, sue ceeding Harold L. Ickes
 Chapman, a westerner familiar with the west and its problems, was Assistant Secretary Of Interior for 1S years while Ickes was at the helm. It may or may not be significant that Ickes would never promote him, but it is significant that he kept him on because of his great value to the department. II forbodes well for Alaska that the President and Secretary Krug have
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22
KRUG TAKES OVER
 DUTIES AS SECRETARY
 OF INTERIOR DEPART

WAsHINGTON-Julius A. Krug took office last Monday as secre- tary of the Interior. and immed- lately announced that Oscar l. Chapman would be nominated Une dersecretary
 Chapman has served as Acting Secretary since the resignation of Harold l.. Ickes.
 In speech which followed his taking over of his office Krug said.
 Well be guided scrupulously by the will of the people as eN- pressed through Congress. I admit that sometimes my own personal views will differ, and I shall not hesitate to state and urge them but where they are not supported in Congress they will not affect the activities of the Department
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22

who pays the tax when he or she Is not liable therefor or if it IS paid by an employer for his em- ployee when such employee is uot subject thereto, has the right t9 claim refund of the amount paid such person should first request the school tax collector to make such refund and if this cannot be done. he should forward such re- quest to the Tax Commissioner at Juneau. giving his receipt number Upon receipt of ssuch request the Tax Commissioner will investigate and if he finds that the tax Was paid by mistake, will make the re- fund immediately Remember that request for refund must be made not later than ninety days after the end of the calendar year dur ing which the tax was paid.
 NoN-REsIDENTs SUBJECT TO TAX: The tax is payable by resi- dents as well as nOn-resideuts- If the nonresident is merely a sight seer or tourisst he or she is not required to pay the tax; but if he or she comes to the Territory for the purpose of engaging in bus mess or employment and actually does so. though not a resident he or she becomes liable for the pay ment of the tax.
 PURPOSE FOR WHICH TAX Is LEVIED. This tay is collected to assist in the education of the children of the Territory of Alas ka.
 Your cooperation will be appre- ciated.
 M. P. MULLANEY Tax Commissioner R. J. SUBATT
 Deputy Tax Collector Wrangell Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1946-03-22

WANTED 1000 stikine River garnets of good but not gem quail ity Write Pacific Mineral Mart, 375 Freeman Ave. Long Beach, I, California.
 17-3tc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-16
MARINE PRIVATE
 BIIkS JAPANESE
 BANKER, DIG SUN

TOKYO. May 16.-Marine Pfc. Earl L. Brown, who bilked Japan ese bank manager of 500,000 yen, today was sentenced to IS years imprisonment.
 The Navy announced that court martial on May 3 had convicted Brown, of ClarkSburg, W Va, of the bank hoax and of discipline ip- fractions. He was ordered to serve the sentence in the Naval Disci- plinary Barracks at San Pedro, Calf. His rank was reduced to private and he was ordered dis honorably discharged after com pleting the sentence.
 Masquerading as an Army bank examiner. Brown talked the man. ager of a small bank near Yoko- hama out of the half million yen tS33,333). He was arrested a few days later at a resort hotel where he had been staying with a Japan ese girl.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-16

DIR. RAE LILLIAN CARLSON Optometrist is now in Juneau at her office in the Blongren Build ing to examine eyes and fit glasses. Phone 636 for appointment.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-05-16
RUSSIAN WOMEN
 TO GET PERFUME
 IN MANY SCENTS

MOSCOW, My 16.--Tne Soviet perfume industry, which did it's bit during the war to keep romance alive with special scent called Wait for Me, is now ready with variety of new offerings.
 The chief of the perfume trust said that before long Soviet wo- men could expect to get Glory" Fairy Tale, Russo, Red Sails" and Blooming Ukrania' perfumes in what were described as surprise Boxer.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-27
CITY BRIEFS
THEFT

INVESTIGATE THEFT
Police are investigating the
complaint made by Mrs. Ella
Edens, 208 Dunn street, Norfolk,
Va, who reported that her
pocketbook was stolen after she
had placed it in the rest room
of the Union Bus terminal Wed
nesday.
CONDITION SATISFACTORY
According to adv1ces receiv-
ed here yesterday by DR..
George Johnson, the condition
of DR.. ]. w. Hooper, who under
went a major operation at the
Medical college of Virginia, is
Satisfactory"
DR.. johnson said he received
a telegram from DR.. Hooper
yesterday. He is expected to
remain in the hospital for two
or three weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-27
dents will be discharged with as
little delay as possible"
Reduce Term

Non-volunteers now must serve
10 months SO that the effect of the
new order is to reduce the service
OF some men to a single year.
The War department said the &C.
tlon was taken IN consideration
OF budgetary limitations" and
were aimed also at increasing eff
flclency. Dates for the release of
many officers similarly were ad-
vanced earlier this week bv six
months or more.
Officials said they could not es-
innate how many enlisted men
will be affected but said the num-
Der would be Substantial"
The army's total announced
strength IS down to about 1,4oo.-
600 allowing for the discharea NJ
about $50. 900 men this month
About $50, 900 enlisted men are
regulars, serving voluntarily. and
there are some ITO, 900 officers
SO that those affected by the new
order are included among about
800, 600 remaining draftees.