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Evening star., 1947-12-21
Two Men Held on Charges
OF AssauItinq Policemen

Police last night were holding two
men charged with assaulting police
men yesterday
Pvt. Paul G. Withers, SO, of the
Twelfth Precinct, assigned to GAL
linger Hospital, was injured when
he attempted to arrest man who
police said was causing a disturb
ance in the hospital admitting Office.
Doctors said the man, identified as
Eugene Collier, 81, of 1873 Third
street S.W., became disorderly when
he was not allowed to visit a pa
tient.
Police said he choked the officer
and wTestled him to the floor be-
fore he was subdued by Franklin
Fisher, IS, colored, a hospital at
tendant. Pvt. Withers was treated
at Gallinger for a sprained back
and body bruises and released, the
hospital said.
The other alteration took place
early yesterday as Detective Olof J.
Schelin of the First Precinct was
leaving the Municipal Center. He
said man, identified as Hal F.
Paul, 80, of 613 Seventh street NV,
suddenly began to fight with him
after asking about the nearest exit
from the building.
Police said Paul ripped the Off
GERS coat and shirt before he was
thrown to the floor. He was treated
at Casualty Hospital for head cuts
and then returned to the First Pre-
cinct, police said.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
Dancer Believed Convicted
In Havana Yacht SIayinu
BY the Assoeioted Press

HAVANA. Dec. 20. - Patricia
(Satira) Schmidt's hopes for free
dom faded today as she waited in a
Guanabacoa prison cell for the deci-
sion in her trial on a manslaughter
charge in the killing of John Lester
Nee.
The three judges of the Audiencia
Court reached a decision and gave
1t to confidential clerk. Court
officials said the procedure the
judges followed customarily would
mean a conviction. The announce
ment probably will be made Monday,
Presiding Judge Cristobal More said.
The trial ended yesterday morning.
The dancer from Toledo, Ohio,
fired a bullet into Mee's neck last
April in the cabin they shared
aboard his yacht which was
anchored in Havana Harbor. He
died four days later.
She said that she fired uninten-
tionally while resisting a beating.
Evening star., 1947-12-21

ate and House voted for 1t on final
passage.
House minority Leader Rayburn,
when asked what he thought the
Republicans would do further to
meet imitation, said Il think they're
about through"
Representative Carroll, Democrat.
of Colorado said the Republican bill
is fraud and sham, and it is COM
monty regarded in the halls of Con-
gress as a political hoax"
The political ramifications Of the
high cost of living are expected to
spread next year unless prices de-
cline. Political jockeying for posi-
ton was clear In both parties during
debate on the anti-inf1ation meas
ure last week. Both parties now
generally agree that it will be the
number one issue in the 1948 presi-
dental campaign.
One measure certain to come up
for action when Congress meets
again in January is rent control ex-
Chairman Wolcott of the House
Committee has said the
problem will get early attention. The
law expires February %.
His committee also will consider
other anti-inf1ation measures, in
cluding the reimposition of con-
sumer credit controls. This measure
passed the Senate last week but was
by House leaders until
January.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
sy the A,soeio,ed Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 20-Here are
some questions and answers on
grain spectators. much in the
public limelight these days Con-
gress has authorized Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson to make public
a list of big spectators in grains,
as we'll as in other commodities.
Question: What is a grain specu-
iator?
Answer: He's an individual who
buys or sells grain for future de-
livery with the hope he'll make
a profit on price fluctuations. He
doesn't want the real grain.
@: How can he make a profit?
A: Let's say he buys wheat for
delivery next September. The price
at Chicago now is about $3.50 a
bushel. If the price advances to
50 before trading ends in September,
he can sell and make a profit of
40 cents bushel
Speculation Is Legal.
o: Is speculation Illegal?
A: No.
o: Is it morally wrong
A: That depends on your eco
nomic and moral philosophy. Some
people consider all speculation
wrong. Many orthodox economists
believe speculation, If kept within
bounds, performs a real service to
the community.
@. What service?
A. The speculator assumes the
price risk which exists in a free
economy, where prices are allowed
to move up and down.
Q. Who are spectators?
A. Roughly, there are two types
the professional and amateur. The
professional is man who has made
speculation his business. The anna
teur is someone who has another
business but takes a flyer in the
market because he hopes to make a
killing.
Odd Lots May Be Bought.
@. Is speculation restricted to big
shots?
A. No. Odd lots of 1000 bushels
Of wheat and corn and 1000 bushels
OF oats may be purchased. At pres
ent margin requirements are high
est in history. Down payments of
about 81, 900 on wheat, about $3.50
on corn and about $500 on oats are
required. Earlier this year margin
requirements were much lower.
@. Do spectators always make
money?
A. No. Obviously, spectators who
went short this year-that is, sold
futures-lost money. They could
Evening star., 1947-12-21
Speculation
Continued From First Page.)

refused to give them to Sen. Bridges
committee on It's terms and de-
manded the special legislation.
Sen. Bridges said the list of spec
ulatorS probably will arrive on
Capitol Hill by the first of this week.
He also remarked that the commit
tee has not yet received the books,
accounts and other records promised
by Edwin w. Pauley, who already
has told the committee about his
tradings in various commodity
markets.
Holdings Called Bonus.
Mr.. Pauley, special assistant to
the Secretary of the Army and
former treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee, testified he
had less than a million" dollars in
vested in corn, wheat, lard, and other
futures at the time he took the Army
job last September, but had sold all
Of his holdings except $4,000 bushels
of wheat futures. These were
bought as a bonus for four or five
employees in his private business
organization, Mr.. Pauley explained.
He promised to submit his per-
sonal accounts for examination of
the Senate group after being assured
that other Government officials in
Guiding members of Congress will
be asked to do the same If their
names are found on the speculator
lists.
MY little market operations are
peanuts in the whole scheme of
things" Mr.. Pauley told Senators,
adding that Il do not consider my
self a gambler in any way" He
said he had used no inside informa-
ton.
Serving with Senator Ferguson on
the subcommittee are Senators
Brooks, Republican of Illinois,
Knowland, Republican of California,
Tydings, Democrat of Maryland,
and Green, Democrat of Rhode Is
land.
Date Asked of Anderson.
Mr.. Anderson said his seven-man
House committee already has asked
Secretary Anderson for all pertinent
information available In his depart
ment.
Mr.. Anderson said subcommittee
of the House Agriculture Committee
has dug up information which in
dicated there might have been leaks
on Government intentions to buy
commodities through the Com
modify Credit Corp. He said there
were bound to be some leaks" in
an agency of that size, and that
some may have been unintentional
and some Intentional.
1--WE are going to find out" he
said. There are plenty of rumors
but so far no definite proof.
He said that there is proof, how
ever, that the CCC has completely
dominated the market and fixed
the prices since July, 1916"
The CCC is the main buying
agency for the foreign relief pro-
gram and also for the Government
price support programs.
Mr.. Anderson said that markets
have been entirely responsive to
CCC buying to the extent that
prices have gone up or down de-
pending on whether the agency
was purchasing or not.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
Fucts on Speculation in Grain
In Question and Answer Form

make money only If prices went
down. instead, they went up.
@. Does speculation boost prices?
A. The best authority on this is
the Commodity Exchange Authority,
branch of the Agriculture Depart
ment charged with supervising COM
modify exchanges. Earlier this
month, it said, cit is not believed
that speculation is basic factor IN
determining the general level Of
prices in the long run"
Trends Accentuated.
@. How about the short run?
A. On this point, the CEA said,
1T is believed that an undue amount
of speculation tends to make price
fluctuations more erratic and at
times accentuates price trends"
@. II the speculator might ac-
centuate price trends over a short
period, why not over long period,
too?
A. Because a Speculator has to
sell what he buys. If speculator
buys 1000 bushels of September
wheat-wheat for delivery next
September-he firms the price at
the time he buys. But, as specu-
lator, he must sell before the end of
September to avoid getting the
actual wheat. When he sells, he
weakens the price.
@. What is meant by short term
and long term?
A. A future contract never runs
more than one year, and seldom
that long. If all spectators bought
on the first day contract started,
and all sold on the day 1t was closed
out, they would increase prices for
one year. That would be absolute
maximum period. Actually, no such
highly theoretical situation exists.
Question of Responsibility.
@. For how long could spectators
advance prices?
A. No one knows for sure. Possibly
speculative buying could tend to
raise prices for few months, after
which time the same spectators
would tend to reduce prices by SELL
ing.
@. Are spectators responsible for
the high price of grains?
A. President Truman has said,
another factor that contributes to
high prices Of food is gambling in
grain" The Agriculture Depart
ment has said, without large ex-
ports the price of wheat would fall
to the support level ($208 at
Chicago compared with the present
price of about 5000 corn ex-
ports have been much larger than
the small quantities before the war,
and have taken sizeable portion
of total commercial sales"
Evening star., 1947-12-21
Hamilton National Bank
Gives Bonuses to 200

Approximately 200 employees of
the Hamilton National Bank were
presented with bonuses amounting
to two-thirds of their monthly SAL
aries at Christmas party last night
at the Columbia Country Club.
j. G. Grady. assistant manager
of the banks branch at Twentieth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. and president of the Hamilton
Bank Employe Club, presided. OFF,
cials of the bank were guests. Dr..
Walter A. Bloedorn, dean of the
George Washington University med
teal school. represented the board
of directors.
Evening star., 1947-12-21
Economic
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more will have to be conducted with
more efficiency that the Luckman
f1asco," referring to the Citizens
Food Committee headed by Charles
Luckman. He also said the Presi-
dent has failed to exercise his pow
ers to control bank credit "and
now demands a more arbitrary
power which is opposed by nearly
every banking expert in the United
States"
The Senator said Congress "has
indicated a willingness to consider
specific and limited controls in the
field of priorities and ALLEGATIONS If
specific problems cannot be solved
BY voluntary action" This is the
COP promise the administration
apparently Intends TO take up if the
voluntary agreement approach now
begun does not work.
Democrats Criticize Bill.
Democrats on Capitol Hill, how
ever, were critical of the bill even
though most Of them In both SEN
Kodiak mirror., 1947-08-02
Rotary Governor Due Monday

District Governor Frank Do herty of the Rotary Club will a,- rive in Kodiak by plane Monday to attend the regular luncheon of the local club, and aD assem- ply meeting that night, accord ing to word received from James Martz president of the local club, who wired Wednesday from Fairbanks where he is attending a district Rotary assembly. It will be Governor Doherty's first visit to Kodiak.
 At the local luncheon Tuesday at the VFW Club, David Hung erford, of the Kodiak Baptist Mission, was principal speaker, presenting a talk on his classifi- cation of children's homes.
 Two new members, Captain Sylvius Gage, district intelli- gence officer, and Lynn Mark ham, VFW club steward, were Iinducted into the club. Guests included District Judge Anthony Dimond and Bob Lo- gan.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-08-02
Gary Cooper Stars Tn Different Role

Warner Bros.' "Cloak and
 Dagger" playing at the Orph- cum theatre Sunday and Monday affords Gary Cooper fans the op- portunity of seeing their favorite star in a role radically different from any of his recent character nations.
 Cooper appears as professor at a small Eastern university whose entire life has been spent in the mild hammered pursuit of knowledge
 When circumstances arise which project him, overnight, in- to a dangerous detective venture Cooper reacts ln a manner speak ing well of deep courage and valor.
 Featured in important roles in the film are Robert Aida, late. ly seen as George Gershwin; and an exciting new personality, Lil- Ii Palmer, noted British actress, who IS introduced to American audiences in the role of Gina, whose romance with Cooper will unquestionably win a prominent place among memorable film TO mances; and J. Edgar Bromberg,
 who works with Cooper, and many others
Kodiak mirror., 1947-08-02
NOTICE

Around about the 4th of July the proprietress of the Yum Yum Eats was house cleaning her shop with household ammonia and in- advisably drank some (by mis- take).
 After being hospitalized she had to close business for 10 days
Kodiak mirror., 1947-08-02

Young women of Kodiak are cordially invited to attend a sup per dance given by the N. O. B pharmacist mates at the recrea- tion club at Fort Greedy tonight
 Transportation for the girls will leave the Kodiak Community Center at 7:30 D. m.
Kodiak mirror., 1947-08-02

But it is open now and edI fine. Moral: Watch the laba your ammonia bottles.
 Yum Yum Eats Mrs Pat Chilson, of SaH1 is the house guest of Mrs. Va SipprelI while awaiting the uc boat to return home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
DEANNE DURBlN,
 SINGING STAR, IS
 NOW AT CAPITOL

Although she neither speaks nor understands any foreign language, Deanna Durbin can sing perfectly in almost any language. In fact, during her ten year career on the screen, the star has warbled songs in seven different languages.
 Deanna's latest multi-lingual pro- jet involved her song presentations for her Universal International comedy romance, I'll Be Yours" at the Capitol Theatre for the last two times tonight
 In I'll Be Yours" in which she co-stars with Tom Drake and Will ian BendiX, Deanna spent three timss as many hours studying Its Dream Time" as she did learning Granada The former is a new, popular tune with English lyrics Granada" is a spectacular class ic which Deanna sings in Spanish
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03

FROM SAN FRANCISCO Thelma Bakke of San Francisco is stopping at the Hotel Juneau. H. c. Jones of Pelican is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
MARTHA SOCIETY HOLDS CHRISTMAS PARTY ON
 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5

The Christmas meeting of the Martha Society will be held Fri day, December 5, at 1:30 p. m. in the Church Parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Ralph Martin and Mrs. J. w. Leiv- CTS will he hostesses for the dessert luncheon.
 Mrs. R. B. Burrows has planned program and devotionS for the Christmas season.
 Members are asked to take gifts of food, clothing or toys for the Haines House Christmas Box.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03

Wave farewell to winters and cold Let fine,
 fast trains be the magic carpet which will wsk safely and comfortably land bany sunshine where enjoy warm, dry days and outdoor diversions galore San Fran cisco, Los Angeles Hollywood Palm Springs and the highly popular and ranch Southern Arizona
 Four trains daily from Portland offer wide variety of accommodations Through from Seattle to San Francisco Los Angeles without change o cars Low money saVinq fares.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
The friendly Southern Pacific

C. C. Alton Canadian Gen. Agent Howe St. Vancouver, B.C J. w. Gaines General Agent Dept, 1929 Fourth Ave, Seattle Wash J. A.
 ru,andy General Pass 622 Pacific Bldg, Portland Ore
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
WOMEN OF MOOSE
 MEETING THURSDAY

The Women of the Moose will hold their regular business meet ing Thursday night, Dec. 4, and all members are asked to take any linens they wish to donate to MooSehaven.
 Tomorrow night is also the awarding of the Mixmaster spon- sored by the Women of the Moose and Teen Age Club.
 Entertainment and refreshments will be provided by the Ways and Means Committee and every one is welcome at the awarding.
 HERE FROM CHATHAM
 Bert Wald of Chatham is staying at the Baranof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
HOSPITAL NOTES

Admitted to St. Ann's Hospital yesterday for medical attention were Joan Downing, and Mrs. R. Sislbach. A J. Humphrey and Chir Botogov entered the hospital for surgical attention.
 Discharged from the hospital was Mrs. Eugene Hulk and baby bcy of Douglas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03

Read want-Ads for s$ savingsl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
WNAA TO MEET TONIGHT;
 PLAN CHRISTMAS DANCE

Juneau Chapter, Women's. Natl. l, Aeronautical Association, will hold an important business meeting to- night at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Frank Parsons in the Fosbee.
 Final plans for the formal dinner dance to be given Saturday, De- cember 13 at the Salmon Creek Country Club will be made at the mesting this evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
1S PASSENGERS ARE FLOWN HERE BY PAA

Due to bad weather Pan Ameri- cans outgoing flights were can celled yesterday, but IS persons arrived here from Seattle.
 They were. Mrs. Leslie Swan- son, Walter Anderson, H. L. Gam ble, Fritz Granere, Laura Taylor, Ike Taylor. Lester Hoisington
 Lucille Thompson, Alice Saxon, Ed Coester, Ralph Rivers. Marvin Roark, Mrs. Oscar Thacker
 Layona Blocher, Ava Seidler, Iv- an Cousin, Norene Anderson, Arth- UT Mathews.
 Read Want-Ads for S$ Savingsl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03
.ELK5 TO PARTICIPATE ANNUAL VISITATION
 TONIGHT, 8 O'CLOCK

Tonight is the big night at the Elks Lodge District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Howard c. Brad shaw, with a contingent of Sitka Elks, will be welcomed with spec ial entertainment and an elaborate spread. The occasion is Brad shaw's visitation to the Juneau Lodge
 Bradshaw and his delegation ar rived yesterday on the Alaska for the annual visit as representative of the Grand Exalted Ruler. He has made visitations at all South east Alaska Elks Clubs except at Wrangel and Sitka, which are next on the itinerary.
 The celebration tonight is m- der the general chairmanship of Howard Simmons, with Earle Hunt CT in charge of entertainment and L. J. Holmquist heading the re- freshment committee.
 Arthur (Scotty) Adams is hand ling publicity. All those in charge of tonight's festivities are Past Exalted Rulers of the Juneau Lodge This is one of the biggest affairs of the year, and all Elks are urged to be present to greet the visitors. The celebration begins at o'clock, with initiation in- cluded
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-12-03

REBEKAH BAZAAR
 Odd Fellows Hall, Dec. 6, to il p. m. Fancy Work, games, refreshments, etc. 748 St
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Maritime Union AssaiIs
Charge Of U. 5. Subsidy
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, July 4.-The GIG
National Maritime Union yesterday
described as malicious propaganda
a report by House Foreign AT.
fairs subcommittee asserting that
maritime unions are getting what
amounts to a $500,000, ,000-ayeal
subsidy under the administration
foreign aid program.
The report, submitted to the full
House committee Wednesday, but
not yet made public, was sum-
married in an Associated Press
story after its contents had beer
outlined by subcommittee members
who asked that their names not be
revealed.
They said that the report con-
tended that about 1,000, 900, 900 Of
the foreign aid program goes an
nually for shipping costs, and the
maritime workers get half of that.
Ferdinand C. Smith, nationa.
NMU secretary, in a statement re-
plying to the subcommittee, de.
clared:
The fact is that seamen's earn
ings constitute but small part oi
the operating cost of the American
merchant marine. Any Congress
man sincerely interested in knowing
the facts can easily secure them
from the RECORDS of the United
States Maritime Commission.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
Virginia 10 Pave Il Miles
Of Route 266 Near Ida
Rx the A,socioted Pres.

RICHMOND, July 4.-The State
Highway Department has begun
work on a project to pave a rs
mile gap in Route 266 south of Ida
in Page County.
The job, to cost approximately
SGT 900, should be completed early
next year. 1t calls for a 16-foot
pavement from Route 629 to Route
Gil.
The highway department also an
nounced it has approved for addi-
ton to its secondary system about
SIS miles of Forest Service roads in
the Fort Valley section of Shen-
andoah County.
Forest Service and Public Roads
Administration officials have agreed
the highway department stated, to
spend more than $23, 900 to put the
roads in satisfactory condition for
State maintenance. They also have
agreed to hard surface portions OF
Forest road "a, the main stem OF
the system, at an estimated cost of
sl1ap0o.
Evening star., 1947-07-04
British Girl Gets Aid
In Effort 10 Wed POW
By the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, July "A member OF
Parliament said today he would ask
the War Secretary to review the
case of Olive Reynolds, 21-year-old
British girl who sought Queen
Elizabeth's aid in her plea to marry
a German war prisoner she claims
fathered her 11-week-old daughter
Laborite T. c. Skefington-Lodge
of the House of Commons said he
would refer the case to the British
War Office. which recently an
nounced that a statement on mar
riage of German prisoners would be
made soon.
Widespread attention has been
focused on the case, involving Wer-
ner Vetter, 22-year r-old German
prisoner who was sentenced to
one-year prison term by court
martial on a charge of Improperly
associating" with the girl.
The Reynolds girl wrote Queen
Elizabeth that "if he should get a
sentence, I should get one as well
as l am just as much to blame as
he is"
Evening star., 1947-07-04
0vereII Trial Is Recessed
With Doctor Still on Stand
BY ths Asseeietsd Press

SANTA ANA, Calf, July 4.-The
overell yacht murder trial is. in re-
cess until next Monday, with the
States medical testimony scheduled
to be completed then.
DR.. John D. Ball, Santa Ana
psthologist, was the fourth and last
medical expert to tell the jury he
believed that head injuries received
before q dynamite explosion were
responsible for the deaths of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter E. Overel. Their
daughter Louise, 1S, and her fiance
George Gollum, 81, are charged with
numbering them.
DR.. Ball, under direct examina-
ton, corroborated in general the pre-
vious testimony of Drs. John j
Montanus of Santa Ana, E. z. Ben.
iamin of Redlands, Calf, and
Charles w. Decker of Pomona. Drs
Benjamin and Decker testified they
did not believe the explosion or
the yacht Mary e March Is could
have caused wounds of symmetrical
pattern on the temples of the
Overells.
Prosecutor Eugene VILLA m ,
planned to call some time Mon
day two mechanics who worked on
the faulty engine Of the Mary Z
a few hours before the craft ex-
ploded. They were TO be followed
by firemen and others, who hauled
the crippled power schooner toward
shore.