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Evening star., 1946-10-01
BefuddIed Traffic Rules

The reopening of West Executive
avenue today confronts Washing
tons motorists with another lesson
in the strange and ofttimes battling
jurisdictional conflicts which plague
residents of and visitors to the Ma
tion's Capital. The average motorist
and the stranger within our gates
seldom have any way of knowing
when they are leaving one police
jurisdiction and entering another or
when they are operating under one
set of traffic regulations or an en-
tirely different one. The boundaries
often are imaginary lines.
Take Constitution avenue, for ex-
ample. Few drivers are aware of
the fact that when they cross Fiji
teenth street, going west, they are
leaving the Jurisdiction of the Met
ropolitan Police and entering that
of Federal agency, the Park Police
Or consider the Capitol grounds.
There traffic is controlled not by
city police but by another Federal
organization. the Capitol Police.
These various police departments
operate on friendly and co-opera-
tive basis, but they do not always
see eye to eye on traffic rules, which
leaves the automobile driver holding
the bag. There is not much the
driver can do about familiarizing
himself with the varying regula-
tions, either, for only the Metropoli-
tan Police have printed traffic regu-
lations available for the general
public.
The Metropolitan Police and the
District Traffic Department believe
in speed limits, whereas the Park
Police prefer a reckless driving"
, rule on such highways as the Rock
Creek and Potomac parkway. Thus
a driver who may be complying with
the park law when he travels at
forty or fifty mile clip on the park
way will be violating District speed
limits if he does not drastically re-
duce his speed upon entering Vir-
ginia avenue. The Capitol grounds
had conflicting rules, too, until Con-
gress last June ordered the traffic
regulations co-ordinated with local
laws.
\ West Executive avenue presents
the anomaly of a one-block strip of
Federal highway set down in the
heart >of an area patrolled by
District police. Although it is, in
effect, an extension of Jackson
place, this little block between the
White House and the State Depart
ment is exclusively within the juris-
diction of the Park Police 1t is not
surprising, therefore, to find that
cars may be parked at an angle on
one side of this street and parallel on
the other, although angle parking
is not permitted on other streets in
the area in the interests of safety
and traffic acceleration. Park off,
cials have made one concession
there to the motorist, however, in
that they plan to adopt the speed
limit prevailing on congested Dis
trict streets. And the opening of
the long-closed street is, in itself,
a victory for which the harried
motoring public has cause to be
grateful.
Evening star., 1946-10-01
New ZeuIond and Britain
From the Montreal Star.

from t0e Montreal 5tar.
Historically none of the dominions
has been farther from Great Britain
physically than New Zealand and none
has been so close to her spiritually.
There is fresh proof Of the close ties
in the intensiication Of the New zea-
land governments Buy British" policy
under which import permits are being
granted only for purchases made in Bri-
tain. But even before the present policy
was inaugurated rs . reconstruction
measure, 48 per cent of the, dominion's
imported manufactured goods came
from Britain and a per cent more
from other commonwealth countries,
leaving rs per cent from non-empire
1andel t
Evening star., 1946-10-01
Orderly Government

The courage and firmness With
which Governor Phil M. Donnelly
of Missouri met a veterans bonus
march" emergency the other day
merit the appreciation of all right
thinking citizens - including war
veterans in general.
Declining to be "stampeded," :"
Governor Donnelly told the booing
crowd that he has no intention OF
calling a special session, and added:
"You come down here and by
number and by force, If you please,
expect me to decide debatable
question that your own organizations
Evening star., 1946-10-01


whether permanent" or replaced every
time, or every other time, or every 10
times, is still the small connecting link
between good music and the record.
No matter how good the instrument,
or how fine the record, or how great the
musicians, if the needle is not right the
music will not be right.
Hence there has been endless expert
menting by manufacturers and users,
so that today there are literally scores
of different kinds of needles.
They have been made Of wood, plastic,
Jewels, steel and many especially hard
ened combinations Of metals.
The writer here has tried perhaps 20
different sorts during the past eight
years, and has always come back to the
cactus needle as the most satisfactory.
Certainly it is the least wearing on rec
ords, as far as he can determine by the
car test ard inspection OF the records.
The real record safety comes in hav-
ing enough recordings so that the same
ones are not played time after time.
This is sometimes forgotten by the ar
dent record collector, especially by the
newcomer, who does not as yet have
many records.
He literally plays them to death"
If he has q good collection, he is not
as likely to do this, no matter how much
he loves certain symphony.
Even the catchy popular tune will not
see hard usage, in the record sense, II
the owner has many catchy melodies at
hand.
That is where the Latin American mu-
L.. hnvxy nf
an admirer Of fox trots and walt1es one
may be, or addict Of "hot jazz" ne is
going to be willing to have many records
from south Of the border, after he has
got taste for this sort Of thing.
The rumba, the conga, the samba and
all the rest of them, replete with a
rhythmic background like nothing else
In the musical world, find . place in the
heart Of the American listener because
they are, above all, good music, music
which makes the popular tune some
thing genuinely musical.
Having many records, then, to put
break on overuse, is one way Of keep
Ing your best records from wearing out.
Another is taking care to, dust each
record before and after using.
Most persons, especially the very
young, permit their discs to get finger
marked with oil from the skin.
They also allow dust to settle on them,
and fail to wipe on the fine scraping
which comes from the groove.
The record should be held with the
middle finger of the left hand In the
center, and the thumb on the rim.
In this way 1t is not necessary to
touch the grooves. A soft record brush
should be used before each side Is played.
A clean linen handkerchief Is just as
good.
After each side is played, 1t should
be busted carefully.
1t may be realized that automatic rec
/ord players do not permit Of this service
to good records. That Is why we believe
that manual playing Is by far the best,
not only from the standpoint Of physical
care of the record, but also because of
the psychological value OF doing some
thing ones self. America has gone
sliRhtly cuckoo over anything automatic.
Music, by its very nature, is not and
never can be automatic, in any real
sense, except when . dictator gets hold
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Evening star., 1946-10-01
This and That
BIZ Charles E. TraceUell.
SILVER SPRING, Nd.

Dear Sir:
II wonder what you can tell me about
the relative values of the various needles
used in the modern phonograph?
"Or maybe I should put 1t this way,
what can you say about your experience
with them?
II have worked up bitter war in my
neighborhood over the various merits
of the cactus needle, the steel needle, the
jewel needle, etc.
Every phonograph owner has his ia
vorite, and swears that all else will ruin
records, 50 I, beginner, do not know
what is what.
"Will you tell me?
II don't want to ruin my records.
Sincerely, M. L."
Evening star., 1946-10-01
And Still Luter

From the Omaha world-Herald:
As for adopting . newgworld calendar,
the calamity shouters would still insist
that It is later than we think.
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Benes Seeks Solution
OF Czeeho Hungarian
Minorities Dispute
BY the Associoisd Prsss

PARIS, Aug. Up den
Eduard Benes of Czechoslavakia de-
manded IN a statement today that
final solution" of the minority
troubles between Czechoslovakia and
Hungary be reached with the trans
fer of 100000 Hungarians from
Czechoslovakia and 100000 Slovaks
from Hungary.
Mr.. Benes rejected a Hungarian
suggestion for a revision of frontiers
to bring large numbers of Hun
garians in Southern Slovakia into
the Hungarian state. asserting that
it would mean "a return to Munich
and transferring the population
of a state which fought and was
victorious on the side of the Allies"
The Czech President denied that
there were 100000 Hungarians liv-
ing in Czechoslovakia as the Hun
garians assert.
Claims Treaty Fulfilled.
Mr.. Benes said Czechoslovakia
had fulfilled her obligations under
the minority treaty ofs 1919 provid-
ing reciprocal rights for minorities
in the Central European countries
better than any of the other new
states of Central Europe"
We gave to our minorities more
than the letter of the treaty re-
Quired of U.s." he said. This sprane
from the democratic structure of
our state and from our democratic
philosophy. 1t is equally well known
that the Hungarians gave hardly
anything to our Slovak minorities
in Hungary, either before the war
or since it, and that they simply
did not fulfill their minority obli-
cations"
Cites Hungarian Agreement.
Mr. Benes, who is in Prague. re-
leased his statement in Paris, where
the Czech delegation to the peace
conference is attempting to obtain
a solution of the minority problem.
The President said Czechoslovakia
wants to end once for all the in
terminable disputes about minori-
ties, to come to final agreement
with Hungary and to live with her
in cooperation and peace
He said an agreement had been
concluded with Hungary on the ex-
change of populations which was
accepted voluntarily by both sides
and that more than 100000 Slovaks
volunteered to return from Hungary
to Czechoslovakia.
Hardly was the treaty signed"
he said. when the most acute sabo-
tage of this agreement began on the
Hungarian side. The purpose of all
this was to ensure that as few
Slovaks as possible should volun-
teer to leave Hungary and thus as
few Hungarians as possible should
be moved from Czechoslovakia to
Hungary.
And this policy mad a further
aim: The more Hungarians stay
in Czechoslovakia, the sooner will
it be possible to start a new re-
viSionist campaign. And thus it
will once more be possible to renew
the eternal dispute about the min
critics. Czechoslovakia does not
wish this to happen: she wants to
end these disputes forever"
Evening star., 1946-08-18

months, having gone there after
about six months with the Ameri-
can Embassy in Madrid, Spain. A
native OF Washington, she was
graduated from Central High School
and worked for the War Depart
ment and the Office of Strategic
Services before going overseas.
! Her father has retired from the
wholesale grocery business.
I New Zealand bakers are demand
/ ing f1ve-day week because most
grocery stores which handle bread
now are closed on Saturdays and
Sundays.
Evening star., 1946-08-18

Austin England
of Baltimore. at
city hall in War;
W, Poland, ac-
cording to As
Socisted Press.
T h e dispatch
said b o t h of
them are at
tached to the
United States
M / II t airy At
tache'S Office.
Miss Chaco-
mas, a civilian
e m pl oy e, has
been In Warsa W
Evening star., 1946-08-18
Miss Ruth Chaconas Wed
To u. 5. Sergeant in Poland

Miss Ruth Chaconss, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George K Cha
conas of l346 Montague street NV,
was married Friday to TISergt.
Evening star., 1946-08-18

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Firm enough for heoIth but Yielding
enough for comfort. ToiIored by kor-
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very special price for this wonderful
hotel type mattress Matching box
sp6ne hos hoir top. Twin-size mat
tress ond spring e-----------$9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05

right, an intangible asset upon which a selling price of $545,000 has been placed and which the com pany shows on it's books at $1 ,200,- 000 Citing the fact that the com pany's original ledger and journal showing the water right entry can not be produced, Stuart said he had allowed his figure as a nominal cost for surveying; that the com pany had obtained nine-tenths of it's water rights mainly by simply locating them, in 1896
 Less than 10 percent of the Gold Creek rights, he said, were first located by the original founder of the electric utility here. Thorpe and purchased along with all the other Thorpe company holdings by the presnt firm, 1896, at a price of S25,000 as shown by a deed on record. However, there is no specific price for the water right shown. Mineral rights acquired from Thorpe in the same deal later sold for $1, ,497.
 Evaluation
 Summarizing his evaluation of the AEL&P's capital investment, figured on a basis of original cost less depreciation to arrive at what he claims is the true rate base, Stuart said he has not set forth his total, pending adjustments, but that it will be less than half what the company has shown as total depreciated value on report to the City as of the close of business at the end of the year 1944 S387 OPP Al. He further declared that he. is firmly convinced that the com pany's 1944 report to the City shows capital value approximately $200,O0O higher than it should be as to the amount the company ac- tually has invested within the City of Juneau-mainly because of de- preciation not charged prior to the year 1889.
 Sales-RevenueS
 System sales and revenues of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company, for the year 1944 (the year last reported by the company and on which the current rate hearings are based, as reported by Engineer Stuart. total S323,5 ,529.l1, of which $287, ,57408 are electric revenues.
 Explaining that those figures in clude service to Douglas and rural areas and income from it's merchan- dizing operations, as well as re- venues from serving electricity within the City of Juneau, Stuart reported electric service revenues of S244 ,55096 and total electric re- venues of $245, ,68046, as adjusted to the limits of this City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
EXPLANATORY coMENT
(Bp E. B. Black

Tn accordance with our contract with the City of Juneau, we have inventoried the property of the Alaska Electric Light & Power Con- pany and prepared detailed val uation of that property based on labor and materials prices in effect in october, 1945. We have also determined the physical condition of the property and are attaching hereto the details of our valuation.
 We find the cost of reproduc- ing this identical property at the prices prevailing in october of 1e45 would be S1,O87,474, and that the cost of reproducing the prop erty less the depreciation accrued to that date would be $808,445.
 EPIC CldSSiticdtton
 'In the attached details we have followed the Federal Power Com missions classification of property and in order to check the total cost of reproduction new of any classification set out in the Sum- mary it is necessary to n- clude all items in that classified tion from the different accounts in which they occur throughout the report. For example, Land and Land Rights Land in these three accounts totals to S50'S75, which is shown in the Summary :.
 Land is also included by des- cription only, with no value assign ed No value has been assign ed to this real estate and structures in this account, because with the exception of the first item :. it is under lease to the Stan dard Oil Company. It would be necessary to include it if the City purchased the entire property and the owner assigned the leases to the City, or in the fixing of rates in which all revenues of the com pany were taken into account, but at this time this property cannot be considered used or useful in the company's operations.
 We direct your attention to the fact that the company's steam plant has not been operated for twenty years or more and is not now in a condition to operate. The item, Boiler Plant Equipment, is included in the Summary at s92.436 RCN and S924 RCND; the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
NOTICE OF HEARING

The administrator of the estate of P. R. Sharp deceased, having this day filed his Final Report and Peti- tion for Distribution of said estate :.
 Notice is hereby given that hear ing will be had upon said report and petition before this court in its courtroom at Juneau, Alaska, on the 24th day of April, 1946, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon at which time and place all persons interested in said estate may appear and show cause why said report should not be approved and said estate distributed as prayed for.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 21st day of February, 1946.
 COURT SEALl FELIX CRAY,
 U. s. Commissioner, ex-officio
 Probate Judge, Juneau Precinct,
 Alaska.
 First publication, Feb. 9, 1946. Last publication, March 15, 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
BLACK G vEATCH::
 AELGp AppRAISAL

Following is the summarized re- port of consulting engineer Black & Veatch, of Kansas City, apprals- ing for contemplated purchase by the City of the holdings of the Alaska Electric Light and Power Company A foreword to the re- port is submitted by E. B. Black, principal of the firm in charge of appraisal of Juneau utilities. MT Blacks comments, addressed to Mayor Parsons, describe the limi- tations of the survey as conduct ed with reference to negotiations for purchase of the company and form an essential part of the re- port)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05

Company purchases current instead of providing plant capacity for it's generation.
 Due consideration should be giv- en to the fact that this property was not constructed at one time, but additions have been made from time to time when necessary to in- crease distribution facilities as the load increased. It is unlikely If tke total of some of the general overhead items such at Interest During Construction, Taxes During Construction, Legal and Admins trative Expenses, and Engineering have been incurred in the amount it is necessary to allow for the con- struction of the entire property as one unit, which is of course the ba- sis of our calculation of the cost of reproduction new.
 Reproduction
 without doubt the City of Ju- neau, if reproducing this property today would not reproduce the iden- tical property. For example, we doubt if any electric light and power Company today would supply different meters for the measuring of electric current sold at different rates for different purposes, but would instead adjust the four rates to single rate, and save any un- necessary property investment of from S30,Co0 to $50,O00 in meters.
 "The Department of the Interior has not yet confirmed our allow ance of $200,000 for the water rights of the company and this allow ance is subject to correction.
 We will be glad to supply any additional data you request.
 Signed: Black & Veatch, by E. B. Black.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
STUART CARRIES
 ON ATTACK UPON
 AEL6p CONTAIN
Third lnstdllment of Flee fri1 Rafe Hearing Held
 Here Last Evening

Juneau's City Council, Aiaska Electric Light and Power Company representative and a handful of spectators sat in on another book keeping session at the City Hall last evening, as City Utilities En- gineer Walter T. Stuart submitted the third installment of combined eyaluation of electric utility's hold ings and indictment of the policies of it's management.
 At last nights sitting, Stuart completed presentation of his yer sion of the depreciated original cost values of the light company's capital investment and it's adjusted revenues. Next in order, to be talk en up at the next rate hearing, Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock, will be the company's operating costs Light company representatives maintained almost unbroken silence at the hearing session last night before the Common Council sitting as a regulating board upon AEL&P rates.
 Capital Charges
 Dealing with the capital charges shown by the company, in it's last annual report to the City, regarding fumes and pipelines, Stuart again assailed the policy of the company management in reporting what he has repeatedly charged are ficti- tiously low depreciations. As an ex- ample. Stuart last night referred to pipeline, costing somewhat more than $9000 originally, still report ed by the company as capital in- vestment 10 years after the pipe line has become unused and dis carded.
 Commenting that the valuation he has set will likely be challenged by the company, Stuart set mere S100 original cost estimate upon the AEL&Ps Gold Creek water
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY ESTATE OF JOHANNA R.
 CHILDS

OI1llLjO
 Notice is hereby given that Oscar H. Waterud, duly appointed and acting executcr of the above en- titled estate and under orders issued by the Probate Court for the Juneau Precinct, Territory of Alaska, will offer for sale at 2 pm, March 28, 1946, the following described real and personal property
 Lots l, 2 and 3 in Block 210 Of the Casey -Shattuck Addition to the City of Juneau, Alaska. The said property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder for cash.
 Also the personal property of the said estate will be offered for sale under conditions explained by the executor at the time of sale and a list of the said personal property will be posted on the front door of the residence situated on the said property. The property will be sub ject to inspection during the period l D. m. to D. m, March "A, l946
 ESTATE OF JOHANNA R.
 CHILDS,
 By OSCAR H. WATERUD,
 Executor.
 First publication, March 5, l946. Last publication, March 26, l946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
FOR SALE

PRICED FOR QUICK sale; Bat tery Radio, radio and phonograph combination, electric oil heater and small Hot Point electrin range, boxing gloves, practically new 10 x 12 wall tent and fly good water proof top, 3 2-10 h.p. Sea King out board motors, air cooled, gas motor, 1 Cushman stationary gas motor, boat pro. pellor, generator, gurdies, boaF compass anG new halibut hooks. Trading Post Ph. Douglas 12.
 (210-t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Commissioners Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Num- Der One. Before FELIX GRAY, Commissioner and Ex-officio Pro bate Judge, Juneau Precinct. Tn the Matter of the Estate of MYRVEN H. SIDES, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned was. on the 18th day of February, 1946. duly appointed Executrix of the Estate of Myrven H. Sides, deceased.
 All persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are re- quired to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to the undersigned at Juneau, Alaska, within six (6) months from the date of this notice.
 BARNEITA SIDES,
 Executrix of the Estate of
 Myrven H. Sides, deceased. First publication. Feb. 19. l946 Last publication, March l2, 19iG,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
NOTICE TO VOTERS

Registration books are now open at City Clerks Office, anyone not registered in the last three years or resided in the City 6 months and the Territory one year must register before being allowed to vote at the April 2 '46 Municipal election. Signed-City Clerk, Doug las Alaska. (209-t3)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
FROM ELFIN COVE

Residents of Elfin Cove register ing at the Baranof yesterday were. Samuel Bartell, and MT. and Mrs Ernest P. Swanson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
SHARP REDUCING

Everett, Wash, Mar. 5.-Thirty disgruntled motorists had to fix flat tires on Highway 99 north of here. Fl
 The State Highway Department, called to sweep the pavement with magnet, said passing truck had evidently lost sack of tacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05
WANT ADS
WANTED

WILL PAY $10 for information leading to rent CT lease of or 3 bedroom house in Juneau for at least year Good tenants. Ph. 284. t210-tf)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-05

WANTED TO RENT House in Ju- neau or Douglas or close by about
 April 1st or sooner. Call Mrs. Anderson, Douglas 48. (210-t6)