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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
Two Sets of Prices
Cincinnati Enquirer

Periodically President Truman feels obliged to do something about nfation Up to now he has done little than to urge manufacturers and merchants to lower their prices presumably friendly gesture
 contribution to the national welfare Price levels are not made by phianthropsts And is idle to expect businessmen to act though they were philanthropsts In fact it would be dangerous if they did
 And careful examination of the price picture today viii show unmstakaby that industrial prices are not primarily responsible for our conditions of lnflaton. More than two-hrds of the increase in the consumer price index in the last year is accounted for by in- creased food prices And from 939 the last reasonably normal prewar year industrial prices have risen only 59 per cent comparing with increase of IFS per cent for farm prices.
 The prices of farm products, in the main, are prices established by the government and maintained by the government The policy of the government continues be of supporting the present fantastl cally inflated prices of major farm products. IhlS has the of keeping production high and nsuring large surpuses for export to famine areas But such philanthropy will not work very long if it brings un- controllable imitation in its train.
 Going beyond his previous pious adjurations, MT Truman recently declared prices are brought down. the economic situation would justify further wage increases for the nations Workers. This is a stupendous piece of folly In the first place industrial price levels made by businessmen acting delib- eratey set prices where somebody thinks they should be Businessmen do not have the power to make price levels.
 In the second place MT. Truman is himself deliber ately giving momentum to another round of wage increases because he is asking businessmen to do what is impossible and declaring that if they fail to do the impossible new wage boosts will be justified That is an outright invitation to workers to launch new campaigns for wage increases which in turn, will bring sorry harvest of price increases spurt to the imitation spiral.
 Whenever the President and Congress are ready to take the political risks of an honest policy they can stop buying farm products at inflated Drice tn in the style to which they have become accustomed. If they not pre- pared to do that, they ought to have the good man. ners to stop asking businessmen to cut their prices deliberately in the public interest
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
Argentina's ''Free Press
(NeW York Times

If President Truman were to call openly and repeatedly advertising and circulation boycott of newspapers opposing his Administrations he were to predict that this action would cause them to change their policies; if he to try to cut off their bank credit and their newspaper supply If he were to inspire local police to haraSS their drivers It IS not
 likely that he would be believed when he declared that there exists in the United States today com plete freedom of the press But this and more, is what President Juan D. Peron is doing in Argentina. This week through the Peronsta party, he IS en- deavoring to subdue of the worlds great daleS, La Prensa of Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is pastered with boycott posters because La Pensa charged that independent newspapers were being attacked If they do not agree with everything the Government party does favors''
 The record shows that though President Peron
 heading toward the corporate state after the pat tern of Mussolin rather than Hitler, he does noo feel strong enough choke off all opposition by law The American AFL delegation which reported on Argentina twelve days ago found little formal action by the Government to suppress civil liberties They did find "a general atmosphere of fear and mutual suspicion" in which the independent union, like the independent press constantly harassed Peron is as yet more like Strong-arm political boss than a dictator But the dictatorial drive is present. We admire La Prensas courage in standing out against l. and we hope that American advocates of a soft policy toward Peron will take note of the situation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
OHIO GANG

Ohio's COP Congressman John Vorys was addressing dinner giv- en by Senator and Mrs. Bricker for Governor Thomas Herbert of Ohio. While near the Egyptian pyr- amids on his Near Eastern trip, Vorys said he. met several seotfl- savers. {
 At first" he continued, T re- fused to have my fortune told but finally they asked me if I would just ask them a single question.
 T inquired what it would cost me to have a single question an- swered, and the reply was q. This seemed pretty expensive, but l thought I had better go ahead with it, so I gave them the pound and watched the soothsayers go into a sort of trance preparing to answer my question.
 Finally I popped the question. It was Will it be Bricker and Taft or Taft and Bricker in 1948.'
 Just then" concluded Congress man Vorys, "the rest of the party started yelling at me to hurry up, that they were leaving. I had to run for the car so I never did hear who would be the next President of the United States
 (coPYRIGHT, l947, BELL SYNDICATE. INc)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
PULL THE RIGHT WIRES

Bodfish is also astute in placing his henchmen on key Congressional committees where they can aid the building and loan associations. Last November, 6 COP Congressman, Charles Fletcher, who happens to be President of the Home Federal Savings and Loan Association, vas elected from San Diego, Calf. And very mysteriously, though a freshman-Suddenly found him- self member Of the powerful House Banking and Currency Com mittee where he can and has voted against housing measures. It is not often that freshman gets on such an important committee, but lob- byist Bodfish knew how to pull the wires.
 One of the few other recent eases where freshmen Congressmen have been given spots on this Committee was two years ago when newly elected Democratic Congressman John J. Riley of South Carolina mysteriously turned up on Bank ing and Currency. Nobody knew exactly why at first. Then the req son became readily apparent. Con- gressman Riley is secretary of the First Federal Savings and Loan Associa ton.
 Bodfish is President of the First Federal Savings and Loan Associa- ton of Chicago.
 Lobbyist Bodfish had waved his Congressional wand Now he has two henchmen on the Banking and Currency Committee.
 Note When the Veterans Hous- ing Bill came before the Banking Committee last year henchman Riley voted against some of it's most important provisions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12

this time last year Citizens ot Lockport, N Y, and Pittsfleld, Mass, are building homes for par alyzed veterans. Last year ampu- tees were voted automobiles by Congress. but paraletic veterans those completely paralyzed = have been largely neglected In Lock port, carpenters, bricklayers, and operative engineers local unions are contributing the required labor for houses for paralyzed veterans. U. s. Army mothers (Gladys w Hughes, National Commander have about 25,O0O members working voluntarily in hospitals and other wise aiding wounded veterans. Harvard University this fall will present special study of Russia, including the Russian language. Whether friends or enemies it's probably more important to know the Russians than anyone else in the world.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12

ator Pappy ODaniel of Texas, Sen- ator Clyde Reed Of Kansas, and Representatives Cunningham, Iowa; Bennett, Mo: Kilday, Texas; Daw- son, Utah; Hardy, Va; Stockman, Ore; Spence, Ky; Dirksen, H.; King. Calf; Gore, Tenn; Holifieid, Calf; Curtis. Neb.; Hill. Colo; Cole, Kans.; and Preston, Ga.
 Tn addition Bodiishs two Con gressional henchmen, Riley of South Carolina and Fletcher of California, were present: also several associat- ed lobbyists-Frank Cartright of the National Association of Home Builders, George M. Fuller of the National Manufacturers Council, Douglas Whitlock, head of the Pro- ducers Council and of the brick and clay lobby.
 Chief lorensics Of the evening were fired by Senator Pass the Biscuits Pappy' ODaniel, who told kCw building and loan association had started him on the road to sue cess. He borrowed the down-pay- ment cn a grain elevator from the association, left his $20-a-week job to hegin selling flour, and ended up in the United States Senate.
 Folks down my way are Jeffer- scnian Democrats and don't believe in the New Deal boomed O'Daniel, an alleged Democrat. There was rejoicing in my heart when the Republicans won last November"
 Chairman Bodfish beamed broad ly How much he enjoyed it can be gathered from bulletin which he once sent to members of the build ing and loan business stating Tt was sad day for Republicans when it was decided to elect the President by popular vote Dem ocracy is mob government"
 O'Daniel poured such vitriol on his fellow Democrats that Repub- lican speakers who followed decided that they couldn't do any better COP Senator Reed of Kansas con- tented himself with telling a story on ODaniel which can't be repeat ed here, while Rep. Dirksen com- pared the free enterprise of his home in Pekin. Ill, to politica Washington
 1 It was all music to the ears o1 BodfiSh and the anti-housing lobby Though some of the Congressmer present weren't influenced by tht steak-and-oratory, many obviously were
 Note - Helping Bodlish organizt the dinner were Abner Ferguson who left the Federal Housing Ad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
20 YEARS AGO FIT fME EMPIRE
MAY 12, 1927

12
 A. Hogins of Russelvie Arkansas were guests al Gastneau
 held from to o'clock both St Ann and the Government Hospital in obser ance of Hospital Day
 Henzleman, Rutherford L. M Carrigan and Thomas Jensen the steamer 
 Harding Attorney had the honor of baggng the the locally when with George w Fola he made trip previous made the killing
 H. Attorney, night legal affairs Shepard announced that $92500 had already been school the nigh school be this
 Highest, lowest, 40; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
EUROpE'S PEOPLE GRATEFUL, UNRRA
 DIRECTOR CLAIMS

NEW YORK, May l2.-R-Maj. Gen. Lowell w Rocks, tUSA, ret.) Director General of the United Ma tions Relief and Rehabilitation Ad- ministration, said today that the hungry peoples of Europe know the source of UNRRA supplies and are extremely grateful.
 Regardless of the attitude of the governments, the people are grate- ful for what they have been re- ceiving and it has been worth while" he said upon lis return from an official inspection tour in European countries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
Daily Lessons in English v v. [. GORDON

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  second syllable. &nS &Nffb az. OFTEN MISSPELLED: Almighty only 1.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
MAKING DEMOCRACY LIVE

Mayor McKeldin of Baltimore re- gently set aside one Sunday as housing Sunday" during which Baltimoreans were urged to rent rooms, remodel houses and find homes for veterans. Florida cit rus growers have lowered prices to about one third what they were at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12

ninstration to become an anti housing lobbyist, and Horace Rus sell, who was dropped by the HOLC after he used a Government frank to recommend O. B. Taylor. Mis- sissippi ex-judge as attorney to a long list of loan companies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
LOOK and LEARN Ss GORDON

What have contributed the born persons to the U. S. population? 9 What is injury by of printed publication called? 3. What guerrilla warfare? What animal a What does the legal mayhem"
 ANSWERS
 Germany Italy Canada Poland Russia Fire England Austria, and Mexico
 
 Irregular warfare by small bodies acting independently A female The manning of depriving him his members for him to defend himself
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
STEAK AND ORATORY

When lobbyists Bodfish began or ganizing his recent Statler Hotel dinner, he tried to get Speaker Joe Martin to attend But Joe was too smart About 40 other Congressmen showed up, however, including Sen ator Ed Johnson of Colorado, Sen
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
MODERN ETIQUETTE ROBERTA Sy LEE

all offer suggestions to take riding in his hosts automobile?
 A. permissible the that the special place
 When makes first call girl, should she present him her mother?
 Yes and she chooses to other members of her family chiefly person? A. Courtesy and dignity
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12

ATTENTION EASTERN STARS Obligation Night, Tues, May 13 at 8 o'clock. All members requested to be present. Delegate Grand Assem- ply will also give her report.
 ALICE BROWN, Secy.
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the war, from which he worked against the Home Owners Loan Corporation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-12
The Washington Merry-Go-Round

Continued rum Page Ons'
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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS Taltu Post No. 555g

Meets first and third fridays. Post Hail, Sew ard St. Visiting Com rades Welcome.
 II. s. GRUENING. Com mander; F. H. FORBES, Adjutant.
Evening star., 1947-08-31
Educated Mosquitoes

W7HEN you got skeleton in the closet,
w you can sometimes keep it hid an the
neighbors won't ever find out about it.
But over in the great State of New
Jersey, they have decided to come right out
an confess they have got mosquitoes.
Nearly all my life I've heard rumors of
Jersey skeeters. You would ask lumpy an
swollen guy where he was from an he would
say, maybe, Weehawken or Hackensack.
But if you asked if he had any mosquitoes
around home, he would get indignant
Things has changed Mister Leo Folder
vaart has issued Written Statement. Mis-
ter Poldervaart is the vice president of the
Citizens Anti-Mosquito League of New
Jersey. They are lookin' for members
an are countin' on the mosquitoes to
keep the members active.
Missus Frank Brooks of Lincoln Park,
N. j., sent me copy of their plans. They
admit everything! When was boy, re-
member a travelin' salesman sayin' full
grown New Jersey mosquito could lick a
Evening star., 1947-08-31

chicken hawk - which l considered some
what of an exaggeration. Now Mr. Folder
vaart says that mosquitoes, dipped in dye
an turned loose in India, flew plumb across
the Indian Ocean an lit in Java.
HOWEVER. guess the New Jerseyites have
decided their mosquitoes are not the migrat-
in kind. So. bein' stuck with them, they
got a committee on Ways an Means
Ways an Means they need, all right An
then they got Committee on Legal Mat
ters. reckon that's in case you swat mos
quito on strangers neck an he misunder-
stands you. But they also got Committee
on Education, which was one thing Mister
Poldervaart didn't explain. wouldnt think
you could teach Jersey citizen anything
about mosquito - an why would you
wont to teach the mosquito any more than
he already knows?
Anyhow. am bettin' on the League.
Jersey justice is famous an guess the mos
quitoes will get plenty of it! -WAllY B0REN
Evening star., 1947-08-31
q u,z ,rn
A news question-answer gam

!. STEEL STORY How much iron and
steel is found tn the Average small home?
5000 pounds.
Mrs. NJ. r. C., Memphis Tenn.
z. VETS, PLEASE NOTE Some
9,5O0OOO seterans hare let their National
Service ltte-i,ssurauce policies lapse. What is
the sew deadln,e for reinstating these policies
,oithoat physical examinations?
January l, 1913.
3. TWO PAY CHECKS In hov many
U. S. families we're both husband and ,vife
employed in 1916?
5070OO0 nearly one fifth of all
families. &C. w. B., Baltimore, Md.
4. GO WEST Wha. state shosoed the
largest population gain from 1910 TO I947?
Nevada, with 500 per cent increase.
Washington, D. c.. jumped 566 per cent.
Evening star., 1947-08-31

5. TIMBER LOSS &c. Which destroys the
most timber: fire OF insects?
Insects destroy annually an estimated
1900, ,OOO, 600 board feet; fire 100000 900.
e. B., Santa Ana. CalJ
6. JAL0PIES -. In 1941 the Average auto
mobile wds Ji0e-and-a-half years old. What is
the Average age today?
Nine years. L. NJ, Boston, Mass
Z. STRIKING =. For how long haze books
of matches been made?
A half century 10000 900 900 are turned
out every year.
Evening star., 1947-08-31

Note: We will pay 81 for question and answer
used in this column Proof must accompany answer.
Ave. N. Y c. II. Unaccepted contributions cannot
be acknowledged or returned.
Evening star., 1947-01-03
BY HE Associated Press

1 NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Many Of
the Nations college basket ball
coaches this season are operating
under the old theory that . good
offense is the best defense and
Bruce Drake, University Of Okla
homa mentor. believes the condition
| is a direct result Of the war.
Its natural aftermath of the
war period" said Drake today in
commenting on the trend toward
the attack which has found . large
percentage of teams trying simply
to outscore their opponents with
less thought being given to a
planned defense.
Taking issue with at least
one coach in his conference-Jack
Gardner of Kansas State-Drake
declared that the new rule which
stops the clock on every whistle
during the last four minutes of a
game has helped reduce "stalling'
in the closing moments and does not
prolong the contest to noticeable
degree.
Drake, a member of the Rules
Committee of the National Coaches
Association, is continuing his cam
paign OF recent years to eliminate
the advantage enjoyed by extra tall
players under the basket.
Evening star., 1947-01-03
.CCNY Teams Blacklist
Wyoming's 5 Shelton
BY the Asseeioied Press

NEW YORK, JAN. 3.-City College
of New York wants no athletic re-
lations with Wyoming University as
long as Everett Shelton coaches
basket ball at the Rocky Mountain
Area School. s.
C.. C. N. Y.'s seven-man faculty
athletic Committee announced the
severance of relations yesterday
after hearing City's Coach Nat
Holman report on an incident which
almost led to blows between the
rival coaches at the C. c. N. Y
Wyoming game in Madison Square
Garden last Saturday night.
Holman charged Shelton had di-
rected anti-Semitic remarks at
several G. c. N. Y. players in the
heat of the> contest Shelton
later denied he had Intentionally
slandered any nationality or religion,
In making its decision, the faculty
group clearly indicated its action
is not directed against wyoming
as an institution but rather against
Shelton. The inference was that
should wyoming decide to dis
associate itself with Shelton, its
teams would once again be welcome.
At Laramie, Wyo.. DR.. G. d.
Humphreys. president of the uni
versity, declined comment on the
City College action and said he
was waiting for Shelton to get
home "to hear his side of the story.
I'm sure there are two sides to it,"
Evening star., 1947-01-03
Big D. c. Group in Field as Geib
Defends Richmond Pin Title

Lifts, Frank Gerard and 2aphaei
Sistoza. Bill Rhees, Ed Trittopoe,
Page Worthington, Musco Barnett
and Roy Tuerke rolled for the losers.
Running their winning streak to
nine games, the Rampaging Harri-
son Roofers swept O'Neill Construc-
ton to take over second place in the
Bethesda Bowling Center $1,000
League, Capt. Shantz quint gained
the lead on percentage points when
the erstwhile leading Galliher and
Huguely outfit dropped to third
place by losing three to Hare Bros.
Food Fair spurted on top in the
Greenway Commercial League by
taking the odd one from the erst-
while Tied Kavakos "A" quint. Bill
Vert of Kavakos prevented sweep
with top single of 159. Lou Kreamer
of Gargan's Cafe led with 391. With
Louis Tavorozzos 153-375 and Andy
Fillman's 1881 leading the way,
venezia Grocery whitewashed Mary
land Market. Herson Auto Service
routed G. B. Macke as Dicky Levine
bowled 1873 and 800.
Clayton Brown, splurging with the
season s top set of 439 in the Ma
sonic League. shot his average to
1922 to supplant Andy Price as
the individual pacesetter by four
pins. Hope Lodge, despite losing
two games to Anacostia, held first
place on percentage points over
Potomac No. which took two tilts
from Parker as Price made strong
bid to retain his individual lead by
firing 166 and 403.
Evening star., 1947-01-03
Ambitious Biff Jones
Faces Rough Firpo
In Turner Bout

Herbie (Bid) Jones, the Districts
tough little southpaw featherweight
is having an ambitious 1947 fight
schedule mapped for him by Man
ager Lou Jamison. First on the pro-
gram Is next Monday nights battle
with Pedro Firpo at Turner's Arena
and then comes several out-of-town
engagements.
Jamison already has booked .
January Is date at Norfolk for Her
bic. and has bouts in Philadelphia
Baltimore and New York in the
making. George Sheppard. a New
York ring manager who saw Herbie
beat Jimmy McAllister here last
year, is handling the New York enc
Of the business. That's break foi
Herbie, because a fighter with good
New York connections somehow
seems to do better in the bigtime.
Indications are that Herbie is tax
ing on a man-sized chunk OF oppo-
sition in Firpo.. Reports from Cam
den, N. j., Firpo's home town, are
that Firpo is rugged boy 'anc
something Of a slugger. His victims
include such as Lew Hanbury oi
Washington. McAllister and Lult
Constantine.
The reports that Firpo is q rough
little boy isn't bothering Jones
hackers seriously. They point II
Herbie's two fights last year agair1s
Petey Virgin, who also gives out witt
the rough stun. Herbie took care o
] Petey both times.
Evening star., 1947-01-03
Fling Lost as Eagles
Resume Court Drills

Fred Fling, American University's
promising center who was hurt In
mid-December at Williamsburg, Va,
will be lost to the team for at least
another month, Coach STAFF Cassell
learned today.
Fling wired Cassell from his home
in Bradford, Pa, that his doctor
had advised him not to return to
the court until his. back showed
further improvement. Fling took
a spill under the basket in a game
against william and Mary and as
consequence spent several days
in Richmond hospital.
Another Bradford player, Ralph
Benson, will report on Saturday
when the A. U. cagers return tu
get in two practice sessions be-
fore school starts. Benson broke
the index finger on his right hand
In preseason practice and had the
splint removed during the holi-
days.
Due to the examination period
the Eagles will play only four games
in January, but one of them Is
against 'unbeaten Bucknell. The
Eagles open their January card
against the Quantico Marines next
Wednesday at Quantico.
Evening star., 1947-01-03
Swedish Track Stars
Get Training Break
In U. s. Invasion
BY III. Assoeio.sd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-Unlike some
foreign invaders who in past years
have entered United States track
meets without sufficient training in
this country, the two Swedish stars
who are to furnish the international
flavor for the coming indoor season
will have three weeks to get them
selves into shape.
Rune Gustafsson. a middle dis
tance runner, and Haakon Lidman,
q hurdler, are due here by plane
from Sweden tomorrow. Their first
appearance in competition will be
on January "A at the meet sponsored
by the Inquirer A. A. at Philadelphia.
The two have been granted special
permission by the international fed
Grafton to extend their visit beyond
the usual 21-day limit, which in
previous years has forced foreign
stars to enter competition too soon
after their arrival.
The indoor track season will open
here tomorrow night with the
Grover Cleveland games at the 7th
Regiment armory.
Elmore Harris of the Shore Ath-
letic Club at Long Branch, N. j..
national AAU 600-meter champion;
Tom Carey of the New York Pioneer
Club, national sprint champ; John
Vislocky of the New York Athletic
Club, national indoor high jumr
titleholder; Miller Bill Hulse of thu
New York A. c., and Veteran Jimmy
Herbert Of the Grand Street Boys
Club are among the entrants.