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Evening star., 1947-03-02
Railroad Bond Prices
Retreat as Investors
Display Indifference
BY the Associoisd Press

! by the Associated ?ress
NEW YORK, March 1.-Railroac
bond prices wilted under the in.
different attitude of investors in thi.
weeks market.
Quotations leveled off in the short
session today but trade was to,
skinny to allow true test Of mar.
ket sentiment. Final prices, wher,
changed at all, were an even mix.
ture Of small gains and losses.
The retreat through the week wa.
orderly with daily changes mostly
in fractional range. Even on Tues.
day. when stock prices took q spill
few markdowns exceeded two points
Reports circulated among dealer
during the week that Eastern rail
roads planned to ask the Interstat,
Commerce Commission for an In.
crease in passenger fares but ap.
parently this step had been antici
pated and there was no appreciabl,
response in the bond price struc.
ture. The petition was submitted
to the ICC on Friday.
New Projects Expected.
Ever since the Nations carriers
were granted an increase in freight
rates, effective January this year
most railway executives had criti-
cized the increase as inadequate and
there has been talk that requests
for further advances in rates were
probably in the offing.
Lively discussion reyolved around
several unusually large new financ-
ing projects expected in the near
future.
Michigan planned to sell at COM
petitive bidding on next Tuesday
5000 600, 900 Of bonus bonds. It was
believed for a time that only one
selling syndicate, headed by Bankers
Trust Co. and Halsey Stuart & Co.
would make an offer, but late in the
week c. ]. Devine & Co. started to
form syndicate and it was ex-
Ipected finally that two prices would
be submitted.
Illinois was expected to market
around May 1 $30o,000.0Oo of new
bonds, first installment on an au-
thorized 1858 900 900 issues. Also In
the pending department were $780,
100000 of American Telephone &
Telegraph Co. bonds, and a refund.
ing issue Of Consolidated Edison O,
New York for 100000, 900.
Actual financing during the week
was topped with public offering o1
77,811 900 City of Montreal refund
ing bonds due 1947-67. The issue
payable in United States currency
was the largest Canadian municipal
security offering ever made in this
country.
U. S. Governments during the
week edged ahead in the over-the-
counter market, with the Victory
Loan December 2hs Of 1967-71
ending 3-32 of a point higher al
103 1-32 bid.
Turnover for the week amounted
to 18,312,5 500 against the previous
short weeks 81 $50, 1000.
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aAS I" AA8AlC4
expenses an d
so m e Of the
mildest weather
In more than so
years, Marcy L.
s p erry, presi-
dent, says in his
annual repor t
out yesterday.
After provis-
ion for dividends
VI p1fo,ow VA
t h e preferred
stock, the earn
ingS on common
were equivalent
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Suvinas Volume Up

Although the total of savings &C.
cumulated by the American public
during 1916 was the smallest annual
amount since 1941, the volume OF
money invested In savings and loan
associations was the largest OF any
year In their history, according to
an article in the forthcoming issue
Of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Review, publication Of the Federal
Home Loan Bank System. Savings
balances increased about 81, ,100, ,Oo0,-
600 during the year, approximately
500, ,000, 900 more than in 1945.
Evening star., 1947-03-02
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Mar. AP.-Cotton futures
Short covering came into the nearby March
contract with trade dealers buying deferred
deliveries.
q much larger than anticipated rise in
the mid-February cotton parity. which in
dicated . raise in the prospective loan
level for the 1947 cotton crop. On the
basis of the latest parity. traders estimated
the next loan rate would be almost 2h
cents higher than the 1946 average loan
ton
Futures closed 40 cents to 81 . bale
Evening star., 1947-03-02
YOUNG EXECUTIVE

Government soIes representative for
notioneI corporation, now Ioeoted in
Washington, is considering change Of
occupation.
Background includes University Of Chi
eoso degree, Horvord Business School.
four years os kovoI intelligence Off
Ger, and seven yeors' business exper-
ienee, mostly in saIes and soIes
management Of intangible services.
Age, 50. Married.
interested in new connection with q
substantial organisation where oppor-
tunity for eorninss is eomsnsurote with
obility to produce.
Box 320.R, Star
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Washington. Gas Light
Reports Net Income
Decreased Last Year
By Edword c. Stone

Net income Of the Washington
Gas Light Co. for 1916 amounted to
81 ,039, 300 compared with $1,35S 900
in 1s45, the decrease Of 1913 200 being
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CURB SUMMARY
(FurnjsheA Sy the Al

Furnished sy the Associated Prsss.l
New Ysrt Stsek Exehange. shsWing the
high. lew and cIssin9 price for tie week
and the net change frSm the Dreyisus
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the Assoeiated Press. }

tFurntshed By the Associated Press.)
geiected list Of acrlve Bonds on the
New York Stock Exchanse. Showing the
hiEh. low and closing price for the week,
Saturday'S close. =
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Capitol Securities
Over the Counter.

The following bid and asked auotatio
on Washington securities traded over the
more dealers, members Of the National
Association Of Securities Dealers, Inc.
would trade with the general public At the
| time the quotations were assembled foI
The star. as Of Friday noon.
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Put Future: closed 20 cents to 81 a bale
Washington Stock Exchange

REPORT Compiled b. EreAanss oNeials.)
ASb sEHSsd sek Fes TEAR is'
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As 4 STEP TOWARD IMPROVING
YOUR OWN 1947 INVESTMENT RESULTS

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After reading First Qxarss,
despite the gloom oi professionai
buy stocks cheaper. According
AGGRE0ATE CORPORATE PRO
EXPECTED 70 TOP THE FIRST
will show gains. Since the DEGREE
groups Is beAooves every Shrew1
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Plus extra O extras. tPsid In 1915.
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Earnings Should Be Good" in March 5th
this Is time for either reckless selling care
rites, is true some lines Of business will not
:. But numerous others will make better showinss.
70 this survey Of the current business situation
ITS E9R The EIsST q MONTHS or lsan ARs AZ.
Of Improvement will vary widely among the favored
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
Why Pick On Schools?
(Ketchikan Daily Fishing News


 The Alaska Native Service, branch of the Bureau of Indian Affairs which is in turn branch of the Department of the Interior that 1t will have to close 20 government schools and two government hos pitals as result of the cuts in appropriations.
 This seems to to be much the same type of propaganda that the Bureau of Customs employed recently trying it's appropriation cuts restored That bureau discharge notices to 30 cent of it's agents when 10 per cent cut was made in its appropriations. The result than 5000 tele grams to Congress protesting the cut.
 The Alaska Native Service submitted estimated budget of 069 900 the fiscal year 948 The House committee recommended cut of s8l90o, leaving this bureau S3 3250000
 This represented cut of about 20 per cent in the original estimate. As result, according to Fred R Geesn of the ANS, 20 schools will have to close to save s17ooOO and the hospitals will have to close to save S207,000.
 This would throw an estimated 1000 Indian chil- dren into the Territorial school system already burdened or would leave them without schooling. Geeslin said that 35 teaching positions would be abolished by the closing of these schools.
 But what is the Alaska Native Service going to do with the s3250o0o that the committee recommended it receive?
 The ANS has, of course, good many rather ex- pensive branches. There is the Native Resources Division and the Arts and Crafts Division and lot of others after the reindeer herds but testl- mony during the recent session of the Legislature disclosed that the reindeer herds have dWndled rom some 100000 animals when the government took over to top estimate of 000 animals at present under the ANS. Some estimated that there are now only 35,OOo.
 But aren't the schools and the hospitals good deal more important than much of the costly nonsense the ANS engages in? Closing them, Geeslin says, would save $377OO0. but more than three million dollars would remain to be tossed around and used up by top-heavy administrative staff in Juneau and elsewhere.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
CHIEF JUSTICE REBUFFED

Mrs. Mclean was so crushed at the death recently of her daughter that she shut herself up for weeks. Friends worried about her long se- clusion, but she refused to see them Only the servants remained with her ir the spacious, brick Georgetown house. formerly owned by Ambassador Alexander Kirk Of the Kirk soap millions.
 Finally, kindly Fred Vinson, whose dignified robes as Chiel Jus tice have never detracted from his human qualities, decided to try to cheer Mrs. Mclean. He and Mrs. Vinson walked up to the Mclean front door end knocked. A butler opened the door but did not let them in.
 Mrs Mclean is not seeing any one" he said.
 Will you tell her that the Chief Justice and Mrs Vinson just want ed to say hello for a moment?" re- quested Vinson. Won't you just please tell her that we are here?"
 But the butler was adamant The Chief Justice and Mrs Vinson turned away from the Mclean door, and the sorrowing owner of the Hope Diamond remained in virtual seclusion until the end came last week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
AZ OF L DEMANDS

So, at today's labor talks, Bill Green vii, abandon his hitherto high -and-mighty attitude. However, he'll demand certain concessions from the CIO, and this will be his program:
 Purge all Communists from the CIO.
 2-Withdraw from the World Federation of Trade Unions.
 3-Aholish the CIO Political Ac- tion Committee.
 In return Green will offer the CIO equal membership on the AFL executive board; also complete au- tonomy for all CIO unions in in- dustries where the CIO has a ma jority of the members.
 Murray will accept some but not all of these proposals. Also, he will have some counterproposals of his own. He will remind Green that the CIO is now twice as big as the AFL which it left eleven years ago He will point out that much of the AFL's size and success today is due to the dynamic competition given it by the CIO. Finally, he will express fear that creating a labor monopoly and abolishing competi- ton will stunt, rather than spur unionization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
NATIONAL CEMETERY SITE TO BE DONATED WAR DEPT. BY CITY

Juneau City Council last eve- ming unanimously voted to donate to the War Department the tract of land known as the "Switzer Homestead for use as a National Cemetery.
 The motion was made at a special meeting by Councilman Burr Johnson and seconded by Councilman George Jorgenson. A transcript of the motion will be forwarded to Delegate E. L. Bart lett and the War Department III Washington, D. c.
 The Switzer property is an area of about 45 acres six and half miles out Glacier Highway The tract extends along the upper side of the highway for about 1900 feet and back an approximate 1000 feet. Some beach or tidewater land included in the Switzer estate will not be included in the property turned over for the cemetery.
 There was discussed at last nights meeting the possibility of logging the tract for float logs and stumpage previous to its heing &C., ouired by the War Department Since the donation of the property will cost the City s9,100, any val uable timber C. stumpage will help to reduce the acrlal expense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
ALASKA FARES WELL so FAR

Following up editorial of few days ago ln which we suggested that in view of the general Con- gressiona trend cutting down expenditures Alaska didn't come out bad in the minor cut in funds for the Alaska Native Service, the following may be of interest to those who have been led to believe that Alaska is going to be hard up for Federal money;
 According to Delegate Bartlett, the total expendi- lures which have been recommended by the House committee actually amount to S4,6l9,l80 more than expenditures in Alaska for all Federal agencies last year
 When it is known that most Federal departments received drastic cuts in their budget requests Inter for Department requests whole were slashed AT per cent) it seems that Alaska has received more than fair treatment by the House committee on ap- propriations
 It also seems to that in the light of the fore going figures Alaskans have little to complain about, at least not as much complain about recent press
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
No. 5632-A

No. 5633-A
 In the District Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau.
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, Plain tiff and Petitioner, vs. JOHN H. WALMER, as Clerk of the Dis trice Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number l; All other parties in interest or persons unknown having or claiming un- surrendered bonds issued by the Alaska Gastineau Mining Com pany, corporation, prior to De- cember 24, 1924; fll other parties or persons unknown having or claiming any right. title, estate, lien or interest in the money de- scribed herein, Defendants and Respondents.
 Plaintiffs First Amended Petition and Information has been filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court in the above entitled cause, setting forth the following facts:
 That there is on deposit with the Clerk of tke District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, the sum of S994983. for unknown holders of Alaska Gastineau Mining Company bonds, resulting from foreclosure proceedings and a trus- tee transfer of funds, as more par ticularly described in the said First Amended Petition and Information on file in the above entitled cause and that no pel son whomsoever has interposed a claim for any portion of said money at an time since Janu- ary 31. 1889, and said First Amended Petition and Information alleges that by reason of such facts and cir cumstances, said deposit has escheat- ed to and become the property ot the Territory of Alaska, and prays for Decree adjudging and decreeine such money the property of the Territory of Alaska.
 NOW THEREFORE, all persons interesed in said money on deposit with the Clerk of the District Court are hereby required to appear and show cause, if any they have, on or before the 21st day of May, 1947. at o'clock P. M. of said day, why the title to said deposit should not vest in the Territory of Alaska. 1 TT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that this Order to Show Cause shall be published for six consecutive weeks beginning March 27, l947, in the DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, Juneau Alaska.
 Dated this 18th day of March 1947.
 HARRY E. PRATT,
 United States District Judge First publication, March 27, l947. Last publication. May 2, 1947.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01

dispatches would have believe Complaints which claim that Alaska is receiving rough treatment in the way of Federal expenditures must seem ridiculous to any Congressman who knows that far Alaska is actually getting overall increase last year of almost 50 per cent!
 Four millions of the funds recommended will go for operation repair and construction of the Alaska Railroad But this is still Federal money spent in Alaska and regardless of this s4oOO00o in all other appropriations Alaska will still receive S620000 than last year if the House committees recommenda- tions carried out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
LABOR'S MOSCOW CONFER
 ENCE

Two men representing more people than the population of Aus tralia sit down today to negotiate peace for American labor They are William Green of the AFL and Phil Murray of the CIO. Their unity talks may be even more diff cult than the Moscow Conference.
 Greens attitude on labor peace has always been snobbish. He has offered the CIO a chance to return to the AFL, but little leadership inside the AFL. This the CIO con- stantly rejected.
 But today the grass-roots pres sure from the ranks of labor is too strong, even for Mother Green Labor all over the country has been demanding that the AFL and GIG forget their differences, work to-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01


 other people Once she temporarily traded the diamond to Elliott Roosevelt-for a dollar
 She had met Elliott accidentally in the Kit Kat Club in New York and invited him to her table. El- liott was so critical of his father and other members of the family that Mrs. Mclean, a Republican and close friend of Warren Hard ing. remonstrated.
 You shouldn't talk that way about your father" she said. After all, I cont agree with lot of things hes done Hes conscripted wealth and so on, but personally he's a fine man"
 Finally, she gave Elliott the Hope Diamond, and he in return gave her a silver dollar which he carried for luck Then, remembering the bad luck reputation of the diamond, Elliott got almost panic-Stricken and started to retrieve his dollar by force Az that point, Mrs. Me Lean traded hack her diamond
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
LABOR MERRY-GO-ROUND

Most people don't realize that today labor is big business. The unions have investments in real estate running into tens of mil lions. Some of them own banks, and have even loaned money to in dustry Biggest road-block to labor peace is John L. Lewis-the same Lewis who led the CIO revolt out of the AFL. Il the CIO comes back, his chance to become head of the AFL is diminished Lewis technique will be to split the CIO, then try to pull certain CIO un- ions, friendly to him, into the AFL Murray canny Scotsman, is well aware If the Lewis tactics. He studied under Lewis Welsh braWn for 25 years.
 Prediction-Murray will propose that, as test of AFL good faith, It cooperate with the CIO in a united front against the Hartley Bill. If the CIO and AFL can't CO., operate against the toughest labor bill in twenty years, Murray will argue, then there is no use talking about labor peace.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
20 YEARS AGO fME TIT EMPIRE

MAY 1927
 founding the ndepend Fellows Holbrook first prize at Nellie John Beck took first for charge of the affair Mrs. Mrs J. H. Hart and Mrs R. M 
 ground had been broken John Feu Douglas merchant for residence for himself and family Second between and streets Douglas A. E.. charge of the single todays the baseball walopng them slow
  Mcbride the opening game
 Steamer Admiral Graham, continuing freight.
 Weather Highest 52 lowest, 46; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
HOLY TRINITY GUILD
 TO MEET IN DOUGLAS

Mrs. J. O. Guerin, President of Holy Trinity Child announces that the regular monthly meeting of the guild will be held on Friday eve ming, May 2, at the home of Mrs. J. o. Kirkham in Douglas. Mrs. Guerin will preside at the meet ing and reports that the chief or der of business will be the laying of plans and appointment of com- mittees for the spring food sale and bazaar to he held during the month of May. All guild members are urged to attend this meeting and the bus for Douglas leaves the terminal at TAO o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
RED CROSS HELpy
 SPEED VA CHECKS
 THROUGH ALASKA

The American Red Cross, through it's national office, has contributed $50 month for three months to the Veterans Administration for the purpose of air mailing VA benefit checks within the Territory of AL aska, according to Ernest E. Lin- coin, manager of the Regional of flee here.
 Similar contributions have pre- viously been received from various posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion, Lincoln stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01

gether to block the Hartley Labor Bill
 Originally, one wing of the AFL, led by John L. Lewis, carpenters boss Bill Hutcheson and George Meany of the plumbers, thought they could do business with the Republicans But the COP labor blitz has left them disillusioned. Result is that the great majority of the AFL, led by teamsters' head Dan Tobin, and garment workers David Dubinsky sincerely feel that there must be labor peace.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
vFW ENCAMpMENT WINDS up HERE;
 DELEGATES LEAVE
Successful Enedmpment Is CIimaxed by Big Night
 at Country Club

i The Alaska Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars wound up its Second Annual Encampment Tuesday night with. banquet at at the Salmon Creek Country Club. Over 300 persons attended and speakers included Major General Howard A. Craig, National Senior Vice -Commander-in Chief Ray H. Brannaman, Acting Governor Lew M. Williams and Mayor Waino E. Hendrickson.
 Harold Mayo, new Department Commander announced his ap- pointive officers for the coming year as: John Elliot, Ketchikan. Chief of Staff; Andrew Dennis, An chorage, Department Inspector; Charles Wilson, Nenana, Historian; 1; M D. Williams, Fairbanks, Pa triotic Instructor; and Charles Herman, Seward, Poppy Chairman. Tuesday afternoon. the Military Order of the Cootie, VFW hon. orary organization, held its Grand Scratch and installed it's officers for the Provisional Grand Pup Tent of Alaska. The ceremonies were conducted by Dr. L. R. Plaugher, Supreme Surgeon, who installed the following: Andrew Dennis, Anchorage, Department Commander; John Penman, Fair banks, Department Command CT; Oscar Dahl, Anchorage, De- partment Junior Vice. Command CT; Gray lilly, Fairbanks, Depart ment Quartermaster: Clinton Ball. ey, Anchorage, Chaplain; and J. A Mcdonald Seward, Chief-of- Staff
 The Department Cooties, Tuesday also initiated g candidates into the newly formed Channel Pup Tent No. and then installed their sev- en new officers. Installed and ini- tiated were: Dan Mahoney, Com mander; Harold Fennel, ST. Vice. 1 Commander; M. J. Whittier, Jr ! Vice-commander; Bill Ray, Quart ermaster; Bill Forhes, Adjutant Francis E. Mix, Judge Advocate and George Watson, Chaplain. Other members included: Charles T. Smith, Joseph M. Shofner, Bar ney Estabrook, James Cauley, Har- old R. Brown, Harold Mayo, Allan Marcum, Bill Hallman, Vernon Metcalfe, Hunt Gruening, Richard Garvin, M M. Paredes, Eckley Guerin, w. F. Ferraro, s. J. Feist all of Juneau, and John Elliott Of Ketchikan. w ...
 The VFW Ladies Auxiliary gave 4 a cocktail party and tea dur ing the Encampment but did not conduct any business because o1 the regulation which prescribes that there must be at least five posts represented before a Department can be organized. At present, only three Auxiliaries are organized ir the Territory.
 Total registration at the Encamp- ment was 118 plus 38 members ol the Ladies Auxiliary.
 Sell it with an Empire Want-ad
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01

Path, Asst. Director of the Demo- cratic National Committee, has married a granddaughter of John Hay, Lincoln's secretary. Sec retary of Commerce w. Avereu Hartman is being eyed by White House insiders as a possible running mate for Truman in AS. The telephone strike delayed the trans fer of Secretary of State Marshalls office cut of the old State Depart ment building. Phones couldn't be installed Finally, telephone men agreed to install one new phone for the Secretarv of State himself.
 (coPYRIGHT, l947, BELL SYNDICATE. INc2
The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-01
RED GROSS HOME
 SERVICE OFFICE
 HOURS CHANGED

Mrs. Harold B. GronrooS, who has succeeded Mrs John McCor- mick as Executive Secretary and Home Service Secretary of the Juneau Chapter, American Red Cross, has announced office hours have been changed to the pre-war schedule, and the office will now be open every afternoon Monday through Friday, from to o'clock.
 The Red Cross is in Room 12, Shattuck Building.