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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27
DODGERS ARE
SWATIED BY
PIRATE GANG
BY GAIL FOWLER

The talk in the National League,
day by day, is about Brooklyn and
st. LCGis. but Rsantown followers of
the third-place Boston Braves
haven't given up hope yet.
Manager Billy Southworth of the
Braves is squeezing his material TO
The limit. He has his left-hand hit
ting lineup, and his right-hand
hitting crew, and he has two top
notch pitchers in Johnny Sain and
Lefty Warren SPAIN.
But he hasn't enough pitchers,
Brave detractors contend, and for a
while this week it looked that way
as the st. Louis Cardinals walloped
Sain and Spahn on successive days.
But last night Southworth count
cred with Big Bill Voiselle. the fugi-
tive from the New York Giants who
didn't like the climate of the Polo
Grounds and who was pleased to be
traded away from Mel OFT to the
Braves in exchange for Mort COOPER
Voiselle had won only one and
lost four with the Giants but he's
won five and lost three since then
with the Braves, his latest being the
flcssy three-hitter he threw at the
Cardinals last night as Boston won,
5-1
1t saved the Braves from q Cardi-
nal wldtewashing in the three-game
set, and it also cost the. Cards a
chance to make up valuable ground
in their pursuit of the Brooklyn
Dodgers
Dodgers Swatted
Earlier the Dodgers, hard-pressed
for pitchers, saw three Of them
including Dan Bankhead, first Negro
rro''ndsman ever to fling in the
majors, take a 20-hit macerating
from the seventh-place Pittsburgh
Pirates, who collected 1873 victory.
The big right-hander was treated
cavalierly on the mound, but in MS
first trip to big league plate, he
cracked a two-run homer into the
left field stands. That was the high
point for Bankhead,
The New York Giants, hard-press-
ed for pitchers with only seven fling
ers currently available, thanked Slg
Johnny Mize for yesterdays TO win
over Chicago
Mize drove in five runs, including
the winning one in the last OF the
rjnth. hit two singles and his 4lst
and And home runs OF the cam
paign, to go four games and Two
DAYS ahead Of Babe Ruth's 1927 rec
ord when the Bambino collected his
big 60.
In american League
In the American League, Phll
Marchildon of the amazing Phlladel7
mia Athletics, had a perfect game
in hand against the Cleveland IN
dams for seven innings, then The
Indians tied the count at IL.
Marchildon took charge not only
with his pitching arm but with MS
bat in the 18th when his long double
drove in Pete Suder with the VIM
ming run, as he gathered the pro-
lcnged 81 decision.
The American League leading New
York Yanks trailed most of the
game and tied it up at 3-3 IN the
ninth only to have the st. Louis
Browns come back to take It III
their half, 4-3.
The Boston Red Sox and Detroit
Tigers traded third place during the
afternoon.
The Washington Senators won the
remaining game On yesterdays slate,
4-3. from Chicago White Sox Pitcher
Eddie Lopat. Lopat got two singles
and a double one-third OF his
teams OUTPUT = but Walter Master
sons nine-hit performance was 100
,,,,1ch IN overcome.
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PATSY CROSS RETURNS TO
JUNEAU FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Miss Patsy Cross was a PAA ar
rival in Juneau from Fairbanks TO-
day. She has been in Kotzebue for
the summer and will enter high
senool in Juneau next Tuesday
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HERE FROM KETCHIKAN

Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Stewert and
Mr.. and Mrs. William o. Hane of
Ketchikan are stopping at the Bar
anof Hotel
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FROM PELICAN

Thomas S. Goodman and Ike AL
hodeff of the Whiz Packing Com
pany at Pelican City are registered
at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

Graves has boys slacks, cordu-
rcys, and coats at greatly re-
duced prices. 65o u
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Buy your Fishing Tackle NOW
ct DARNELL'S for the SALMON
DERBY, AUGUST 3lst.
Adv, 652-tf,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

Buy your Fishing Tackle Now
at DARNELL'S for the SALMON
Derry, AUGUST 31st.
Adv. 652-tf.
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rRoM. INTERIOR

John Osgulthrope and Virgil d.
Nordstrom Of Fairbanks are at the
Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

See Graves ior boys shoes. OK
foros, rubbers and galcshes. Now
on sale. 665 Il
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

Mattresses and Fountain Girls
wanted at Percy's Cafe. 665 III
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1947-08-27

Buy your Fishing Tackle NOW
at DARNELL'S for the SALMoN
DERBY, AUGUST 3ist.
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Ryan Refutes
He0rigir,ated
School Mess

rContinued from Ruge one
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investigating commission and its
subsidiary group now in Greece.
In letter drafted for submis-
sion to the Security Council, the
United States asked that the Bal
kan question be put on the agends
of the Councils next meeting tc
consider asking the Assembly te
take over the case. Herschel v
Johnson, deputy American repre-
sentative, already had asked infor-
mally that the question be brought
before the Councils next meeting
Assembly Meets Tuesday.
The American letter made no spe-
cific mention of whether the Coun-
Gil should drop the question or keer
it on its agenda. An Am arican
spokesman pointed out, however
that if the Council requested AS
sembly action it would not be neces-
sary to drop the case.
The U. N. Charter says the AS
sembly may discuss matters which
are before tine Assembly, but may
not make recommendations on them
unless the Security Council so re-
quests" The Assembly will begin
its session next Tuesday at Flush
ing Meadow Park in New York. Nc
date for the next Council meeting
has been set.
The American spokesman said the
United States was prepared to offer
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Underpuss
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to delay the actual construction of
the underpass because the demands
placed by other contracts on the
city's highway fund were expected
to use all money available until
perhaps 1850.
The South Capitol street contract,
which calls for $2,329,043 expendi-
ture, was one of the contracts which
Capt. Whitehurst feared he would
have to pay at an early date.
The Dupont underpass, when COM
pleted, will carry through traffic on
Connecticut avenue, both cars and
streetcars, under the famous circle.
Cars will travel in one tunnel di-
recky undeg the park, while street.
cars will run in underground tunnels
around both sides of the circle, where
underground loading platforms big
enough to accommodate six street.
cars at once will be served by nine
interconnecting entrances from the
street.
Already some preliminary work on
the underpass has been done on a
special storm sewer extending west
from the circle under P street to
drain the tunnel and on other sewer
and public utility line relocation in
the area.
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runun
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President was spared the ordeal of
wearing his pants and shirt back
ward plus one shoe imposed on the
other, which civilians and his staff
were forced to do.
Mrs. Truman also wore baker
cap and Miss Truman was dressed
in a sou'Wester and oilskins.
Hailed before the throne on q
charge of being a Democrat and
practicing party politics in an alb
solute monarchy, Mr.. Truman said
he had no defense but begged His
Majesty to be as merciful as pos
sible.
Mr.. Truman recalled he had some
prerogatives ashore, but declined to
use them. The King Solemnly
sentenced him to cigars and auto
graphs.
Addressed as the first lady of the
royal domain when she came before
the court, Mrs. Truman asked mercy
and was accorded an honor seat
with the king.
Miss Truman pleaded guilty to
appearing in Hollywood Bowl con-
cert and paid the full penalty by
leading the "polliwog" ensign chor-
us in Anchors Aweigh."
Jolly Roger Raised.
The main ceremonies started
when the Equator was crossed TO
the accompaniment of a one-gun
salute and the raising of the Jolly
Roger to the Missouri foremast.
With that signal, the standby flag
was hoisted at daylight and Nep-
tune (Chief Machinist J. H. Har-
rington) took over
After their limitations the Tru-
mans went to a nearby platform and
enjoyed watching the others un-
dergo more rigorous treatment.
Presidential Aide John Steelman
was spared nothing. After passing
the throne, he was led to an "operat-
ing" table where his feet were
tickled. He was sawed with a paper
knife and forced to swallow a vile
tasting drink.
Then, with paddles fashioned of
canvass wrapped cloth soaked in
salt water, he was roundly beaten
and led up platform equipped for
electrical shocks. Along with the
shocks, he got more foul liquids and
grease for his body.
Finally, he received the coup de
grace when, sitting in q chair, he
suddenly was tilted backward and
ducked in a pool until he yelled
"shellback" Thrown on a greasy
chute to the deck, he was forced
to run through a block-long line of
paddlers.
Others Also Given Works"
Also getting the works" were
Presidential Secretary Matthew j.
Connolly and Stanley Woodward,
State Department protocol chief,
VINO forgot to bring his old she'll
back credentials Nor were spared
Brig Gen. Wallace H Graham,
presidential physician. and his as
sistant, Capt. Thomas J. Burns.
The White House correspondents
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Congress investigator
To Look Into Costs Of
Building Materials
By J. A. Oueory

An investigator will be as
signed by the Joint Congressional
Housing Committee to inquire
into the high level of building
material prices as a result of an
all-day conference yesterday be-
tween committee members and
Government experts.
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
of Wisconsin said the investigator
would give special attention to
lumber, which a Labor Department
official testified is 1859 per cent above
the 1926 level. The general index
of all building materials was given
as II per cent above 1926.
A reduction in cost of home build
ing and acquisition was called the
fundamental problem in the houS-
ing shortage by Raymond NJ. Foley,
director of the Housing and Home
Finance Agency.
100000 a Year Goal.
Senator Mccarthy said he is con-
vinced this country needs new
homes at the rate of 100000 a
year. The fact that market de-
mand has been estimated at only
100000 a year emphasizes the neces-
sity of reducing costs, so that the
demand will equal the need.
The conference yesterday was
presided over by Representative
Gamble, Republican, of New York,
chairman. and was preliminary to
the calling of hearings in various
parts of the country next month.
Senator Mccarthy saw a possibil-
ity of reducing building costs by 5
per cent or more in some localities
through adoption of new building
codes.
Note of Caution Sounded.
A note of caution was sounded by
George N. Thompson of the Bureau
OF Standards, who suggested that
when you talk about revising build
ing codes you are not always going
to come up with an answer that re-
duces cost. You are going to have
10 Drlng some coQeS up ana some
down"
The committees price investiga-
tors will give some attention to the
possibility of eliminating or curbing
middlemen profits, Senator Nc
Carthy said
The Wisconsin lawmaker told the
committee some big builders have
si1formed him they could order
lumber in carload lots direct from
distant mills, but that there is no
advantage in doing So The Senator
said he has been informed that, in
such cases, the builder had to pay
profit margins to retailers and
wholesalers who did not see or han
die the lumber.
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came in for their share of tht
rough treatment, too.
Each of the novices had received
mock subpoena saying:
You will accept most heartily
and with good grace all pains anc
penalties of the awful tortures thai
will be inflicted upon you to deter.
mine your fitness to be one of oul
trusty shellbacks"
The only summons actually reao
to a member of the presidential
party was that addressed to Mr.
Woodward. who was accused of at.
tempting to introduce departmental
protocol on the battleship.
Admiral William D. Leahy, chie1
Of staff to Mr. Truman and &
"shellback' since his midshipmar
Gays, was greeted by DaVy as ar
old friend. The arrival of Davy
Jones was preceded by several hours
of rough-housing in varying degrees
with officers and reporters waiting
on table and crewmen undergoing
hazing at the hands of "shellbacks
and their associates who were
armed with canvas clubs.
Several rebellious sailor polly
WogS" turned en- mass on their tor
mentors and once used fire hose to
good advantage. President Truman
ate lunch in the enlisted mems mess
to see the fun.
Mercy Call Answered.
The celebration was halted In
midafCernoon yesterday when the
Missouri's wireless picked up a call
from the American freighter Del
Sol, formerly the Cape JUDY, 165
miles northeast of the battleship.
The freighter asked any ship in the
area with doctor to send help for
a seaman in grave condition with
blood poisoning, incurred after an
injury several days ago.
While both crews watched silent
ly, the escorting destroyer Small
pulled alongside the Missouri and
the battleship shot a line to the
smaller craft. With both vessels
continuing underway, 1t. James T.
Wolstemholm, a physician, and
Pharmacists Mate Roy Kelly were
hauled aboard the destroyer with
a medical kit, to be rushed on the
errand of mercy. Mr.. Truman was
an intense observer.
Later, the merchant seaman,
Charles A. Scott of Eger1nont, Miss,
was moved to the Missouri after the
destroyer brought him from the Del
Sol His condition was reported as
satisfactory.
Earlier, in daily orders, Mr., Tru-
man congratulated the men of the
Missouri and its escorting destroy
ers on their conduct during the
visit to Rio de Janerio. Mr.. Truman S
orders said mot a single discredit-
able incident occurred" adding
you have made a contribution of
inestimable value in furtherance of
the Good Neighbor policy"
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1885 FsTREET NV.

Listen to Holly Wright and the Latest News
WRC-7 AM Mon, Wed. and Fri.
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sumers are getting "a better break
than elsewhere. Lamb and yea
prices, he said, are being pulled VI
by switch in consumer purchasing
from beef.
Butter Up Two Cents.
Safeway Stores, Inc, announced
new week end prices today showing
the best grade butter up 2 cents Il
81 cents per pound and grade 4
eggs up cents to 70 cents dozen
Leg of lamb also went up cents {
pound to SO cents, while porterhoust
steaks remained at SO cents ane
center cut pork chops at 79 cents.
A. & P. reported their best fresh
eggs up from 83 to IS cents last week
they rose from II to 83, a 6-cent
increase. Butter is now at 81 cents
for pound of quarter-pound sec
tions and 80 for the solid pound. Ar
A. g. P. spokesman said the fresh
egg supply is very low but he
thought some consumer relief might
come from a drop in cold storage
egg prices in the next few weeks
when they are substituted for grade
B fresh eggs.
A. & P. beef prices were firm
porterhouse and sirloin steaks re-
naming at the previous high of SO
cents a pound. Lamb remained at
SO cents but pork loin went up
2 cents to II a pound. Vegetables
remained steady in price for week
end shoppers.
Index Up Sharply.
The Dun & Bradstreet index of
wholesale food prices for the week
ending Tuesday showed sharp in
crease for 20 of the 81 basic food
items included in the index. A rise
of 81 cents brought this sample
''marketbasket's cost to STOP
Rises were shown for beef, hams,
bellies, lard, butter, cheese, flour,
wheat, corn, rye, oats, barley, coffee,
cottonSeed oil, cocoa, eggs, potatoes,
steers, hogs and lambs The only
unchanged items from the previous
week were peas, rice and raisins.
Mutterings against high prices
came from consumer groups around
the country. In Baltimore the
Americans for Democratic Action
plans to call on housewives to stop
buying butter and eggs for five
days in an effort to halt the rising
prices. The Washington chapter
of ADA will have an Executive
Board meeting tonight and will dis
cuss the price situation, a spokes-
man here said, but he was uncer-
tain whether the local would follow
Baltimore's lead.
To Distribute Handbills.
The Baltimore group plans to dis
tribute handbills in shopping areas
saying:
'You can bring down the price of
butter and eggs in five days. Join
the ADA buyers strike. Don't buy
any butter or eggs Friday, Septem-
ber IL. to Wednesday, Septem-
ber IT,"
Eggs were selling from 73 to 80
cents dozen in Baltimore, the
Associated Press reported, with but
ter as high as SO cents a pound.
In Springfield, Ohio, a housewives
chain-telephone-call buyers strike
was being attempted. A housewife
selects a name from each letter in
the alphabet in the phone book, calls
the number and asks the housewife
to curtail buying of food until prices
drop. She asks each housewife to
call five or more persons, the Asso-
ciated Press said.
At Toledo, Ohio, the Toledo Joint
Council of Retail, Wholesale and
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Commodities
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buy sis almost like getting tickets
to a theater," Mr. Males said, de-
scribing his firms vain efforts tc
obtain a carload recently.
Further meat price increases as
a result of yesterdays Government
forecast of short corn crop this
year may reach the consumer in a
week or So Raymond c. Briggs,
president of L. B. Briggs. Inc, local
packers, said it is usually takes a
week for local dealers to get re-
placements. Mr. Briggs reports
very little" meat being offered in
Chicago and other. Midwest markets.
This is the most confusing time
I've ever known" Mr.. Briggs said,
and we're very much in the dark
as to what's happening"
Not Enough to Go Around.
John Schumacher, wholesale meat
dealer, said lit doesn't look like it
going to be any easier" but he re-
ported definite falling off" in de-
mand for top grades of beef. How
ever this has not resulted in a price
drop because the demand is still
adequate to meet the supply.
IF there were even an ample
supply" he said, the switch to
lower price cuts should have brought
down the prices, but there just
isn't enough to go around and there
seem to be enough hotels. reStau.
rants and individuals to buy al,
there is in the market
Mr.. Schumacher saw possible
drop if farmers decide not to gamble
on feeding cattle high priced corr
to fatten them up and instead SEND
them to market. Farmers don't
want to take the gamble-too many
things can happen in 120 days, the
usual fattening up time" he added
He said that retail competition is
so keen in Washington that con-
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THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C"~ As


tended that the present capacity is
sufficient to take care of foreseeable
requirements. Mr.. Brubaker argued
that they based their estimates on
an historical pattern which gives
undue emphasis to the depression
years of the '30s.
II the industry does not expand,
MIR. Brubaker suggested, the Govern
ment might have to build and lease
the necessary facilities.
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Steel
Continued From First Page

have made and are in the process of
making elsewhere in the world"
Mr.. Brubaker emphasized that his
union is not concerned with imput-
ing any conspiracy on the part of
the industry to preserve scarcity"
He suggested that the committee
Cd make study of possible legis-
lative action, 20 survey of export
needs in the light of the Marshall
plan for Europe's rehabilitation, and
90 if necessary, ask for a meeting
of industry, labor and Government
officials to be called by President
Truman to "draw'up a joint program
for expansion"
Industry spokesmen have con-
Evening star., 1947-09-11

pension of convertibility of pounds
sterling into dollars.
This move, the government ex-
planned, cut off source of dollars
needed to buy American metal for
making cans. Most of this metal
comes from the United States.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Argentina Curbs Exports
Of Meat 10 Britain
By the Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES. Sept. 11.-A
temporary ban on export of canned
meat to Britain was in effect today
by Argentine government decree.
In announcing the ban, which
does not affect bulk meat, the gov
ernment said yesterday it was
necessitated by Britain's recent sus-
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a resolution to meet the Charter re-
quirements. He said, however, that
it was not yet sure whether the reso-
luton would provide that the Bal
kan case be dropped outright. 1t
might be possible, he said, merely to
declare that the question was no
longer under active consideration.
Evening star., 1947-09-11
Butter Jumps to $1.05,
Eqqs to SO Gents in New YorI

NEW YORK, Sept. II (P).-Buttel
sold at $105 today in some New
York stores, and at 80 to 96 cents in
others, but everywhere clerks told
worried housewives:
It'll be higher tomorrow"
Top-grade eggs, keeping pace with
butter in their recent break-neck
sprint, went to 81 to SO cents a
dozen at retail stores.
Retail meat prices in New York
lin some cases are higher than last
October, when prices skyrocketed
after decontrol," the city's markets
commissioner, Eugene G. Schulz
said.
Evening star., 1947-09-11

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am. to 9 pm.
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Harris g. Ewing Photo.

Department Store Employes-CIC
voted yesterday for State wide mas.
picket lines as part of a buyers
strike. Toledo Housewives, Inc.
earlier this week launched pro.
gram against buying butter, eggs
milk and meat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
IN HONOLULU

Mrs. wendell Cahill received word from her daughter, Doris, re- gently saying she and her friend, Miss Marilyn Merritt of Juneau, had arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sept. 9.
 Doris wrote that they had enjoy cd a wonderful trip over, liked the country there and were enjoying themselves very much.
 Since their arrival there they have met several former and pre- sent residents of Gastineau Chan nel. They were met on arrival there by Dottie Girton, sister of Ann Smith Of Juneau. Since they have met and visited with Hilda Har- tung, sister of Policewoman Har tung of Juneau, who is hostess of the Aahu Country Club there; Mildred Pluck of Juneau, who is employed at the Eiva Plantation, and is making her home there. They also met Douglas Mackenzie CT Juneau, who was vacationing there, and Obert Havdahl of Doug las, who recognized Doris on the street while he was there on a two day leave before continuing to some port in China. ne was aboard a Navy ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
TAXING DIRT OFF
 LIBRARY PLOT IS
 AGAINST THE LAW

The Board of Directors of the Juneau Memorial Library is great- ly concerned because of good top soil which has been removed by unknown persons from the Library plot at Fourth and Main Streets. One offender has already been identified and action is now pend ing in that case.
 The Boards legal advisor has in structed it to take criminal ac- tion against persons removing dirt from tte lot. He said that offen- ders can be punished under the criminal trespass laws.
 B. D. Stewart, Board Treasurer, explained that this quality dirt is needed for landscaping purposes when the building is finally erect ed. He asked that persons go elsewhere for their dirt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned was, on the 22nd day of September, 1947, duly appointed administrator of the es- tate of CHARLIE GEORGE and MARY GEORGE, Deceased, and that Letters Testamentary therefor on said day were duly issued to the undersigned.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present said claims, with proper vouchers, and duly certified, within six (6) months from the date of this Notice, to the undersigned Ad- ministrator at it's office in Room 200, Seward Building, Juneau, Al aska.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 22nd day of September, l947.
 ALASKA PERSONAL SERVICE
 AGENTS
 By R. E. ROBERTSON,
 Administrator. First publication, Sept. 23, 1947. Last publication, Oct. IA, 1947.