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Evening star., 1948-01-02
War Probe Committee
|0f Senate 10 Expire;
WAS Truman S Idea
By Ne Asseeia,sd Pres,

A pet idea of President Truman
when he was Senator from Mis-.
souri, appears destined to expire
quietly at the end of this month
after more than seven years Of ma
tional attention.
It is the Senate War Investigates
ing Committee. which was set up
in March, 1s4l, with Senator Tru-
man as chairman.
Some OF the Presidents intimate
cronies on Capitol Hill say the
activities of the committee under
his leadership put him on the
path to the White House.
Republicans, in control of this
Senate since the last election. are
expected TO let the special commit.
tee expire January 81 by shifting
its investigating duties to regular
standing committee. =
Retention of Staff Planned.
Chairman Aiken of the standing
Expenditures Committee told a re-
porter that he expects any uncom-
pleted INQUIRIES TO pe transferred to
his group.
Senator Aiken plans to install
Senator Ferguson of Michigan, who
mas been directing most Of the war
investigating hearings in recent
months, as director of any new In
quiries. 1t Is known that Senator
Ferguson desires to retain the ex-
perienced staff of investigators and
attorneys built up by the special
committee. =
Since Mr.. Truman began the In
vestigations, the committee has re-
ceiyed nearly 1000 900 for expenses
but its members claim savings of
many times this amount as a result
of their check-ups on multi-billion-
dollar war and postwar expendi.
lures.
To Report on Hughes Probe.
Before the month-end deadline
the special committee is expected
to produce reports on these matters:
l. The lengthy hearings into the
$30,000,000 worth of aircraft con-
tracts awarded to Howard Hughes,
Hollywood plane designer and Aim
producer. -,
2. Subsequent hearings into the
wartime activities of Bennett E.
Meyers, retired major general who
since has been indicted for perjury.
8. Hearings into operations Of
United States oil interests In Saudi
Arabia and prices charged the Navy
for oil.
4. Hearings on a postwar indus
trial mobilization plan.
Evening star., 1948-01-02

Total -. ST 1023 .665 .493 Is
The Controllers call covered all
banks in the District and all ma
tional banks in the country. The
Federal Reserve Board issued call
for all banks in it's system and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
issued its usual cali.
New Sears Manager Named.
Hugh K. Duffield, manager OF the
retail store of Sears, Roebuck 81 Co.,
in indianapolis, has been named
group manager of the stores in the
Washington area, 1t was announced
today.
He succeeds N. A. Barron, man
ager for the past two years who Is
leaving the position to take an ex-
ecutive assignment in connection
with Sears expansion program IN
Latin America.
Mr.. Barron has been with the
Sears organization since 1929 and
has managed retail units in Hunt
ington and Wheeling, w. Va, and
Miami, Fla; also serving as zone
officer in Atlanta. During the war
he obtained the rank of colonel.
Bank CIearings Level OFF.
The gain in Washington bank
clearings of $2S6 ,488 ,051 for the full
year 1947 over 1916 was 1ls4 per
cent. That clearings are leveling of
is indicated in the fact that the ad-
vance in 1916 over 1945 was As per
cent.
Clearings for 1947 totaled $3,426,-
622058. a new peak. Comparisons
with 1q46 follow.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. . dR.-Foreign ex-
change rates follow tGreat Britain In
dollars, others in cents:
Canadian dollar In New York open
market Ios. per cent discount or ss@5
Europe: Great Britain S4.03A, un-
changed: France tfranc) .s4h of a cent.
UNCHANGED; Sweden (kronai 21.85, TN.
changed: Switzerland tfranc} fcom'l
% 40, UNCHANGED.
Latin America: Arsentina frfe 1904.
unchanged; Brazil free $50, unchanged;
Mexico 90 SO, unchanged.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. JAN . tP.-Cotton fu-
lures were lower In moderately active deal
ings today. Persistent trade selling ard
commission house profit taking met only
scale-down support.
good part Of the trade offerings was
| attributed to replacement hedging by mills
who have covered commitments just D Tor
to the year end. There was some switch
ing into the new-erop months influenced
by the expectations of q tight supply sit
uation by next soring.
Some quarters hoped for an early French
inquiry for cotton, following the approval
Of the stopsap aid program BY the French
government and the extension OF the
present United States cotton subsidy.
Late afternoon prices were 81 .05 to
S1.7n a bale lower than the previous close.
March. 35. IS: May. 35.5a and July. 81 80.
Evening star., 1948-01-02
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 2 Fs.-The Be-
ported today these transactions by. Gus.
toners with odd-lqt dealers Or specialisi
on the New York Stock Exchange toi
1sI.g54 shares, 5,43s sa.es involvins
16T7Il shares, including 80 short sales
involving J130 shares.
Evening star., 1948-01-02

B. Kuppenheimer & Co. profit for
IL months ended November was
s31s.811 or s5O8 VS.. s29l .96o or s3.ls
in the preceding fiscal period.
Evening star., 1948-01-02

Chrysler Co. announced the re-
tirement OF F. H. Akers as Dodge
vice president in charge Of sales.
|E. C. Quinn was appointed sales
manager.
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Washington Exchange e
SALES.

Potomac Electric Power common-65 Al
At isss 80 At lass, 500 500 At At 1sI.. &C.. -o'
Peoples DRUG Stores common--a at 4s
Potomac Electric Power common-57 a
PUBLIC UTILITY
PnNnC
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+Unit Of trading. 10 shares. I'm bank
ruptcy or receivership. or being reorsanized
| under the Bankruptcy Act, or securities
| assumed by such companies Rates of
dividends in the foregoing table are annual
disbursements based on the last quarterly
| or semiannual declaration. Unless other
not included. Ex dividend. xr Ex rights.
q Also extra or extras Plus stock divi-
| SO far this year. Payable in stock
| g Paid last year. Declared or paid after
stock dividend or stock split-up. k Accum-
ulated dividends paid or declared this. year.
Evening star., 1948-01-02

Associated Rresa.)
r OF ISSUES.
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Int G. N 1st6s52 531
Kan c Sou 4s76 ~
Leh Val 4s'2OO3 32Ih
I'M K T IS So A.. $50
mo Pac 51as 40 26N
No Pac bs n r IAN
lMo Pac IS 81 74M
mo Pac sn As rs 3eiA
Nat Dairy 3sA1O 90
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| N E T&T 4}as6l lisa
lNYC RI IS 2013 74,A
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my Conn21ss75 s2ih
lNYNHinc4s'22 34N
lNYNHGH As 81 1lzs
NYNHH 4s2007 81
|NYOW RI As ~ 9
IN Y Tel gas SO o3M
Nor p cit 4Ias7b o9ss
IOg&LkCh Is 48 1oH
lOrWsRRN 3s 6Olo3ik
Pac G&E IS - 100
CtAir3kas6. 3eN
PennRRs41as65 lo1M
Phila Fl 2s4s 81 1914
ouakerO 2sss64 o6N
Reading 3lss 95 e3ih
stLSF 4las2O22 4 55H
StPKCLA1as 50
Seab In4las201e 68ih
Shell On 2Ias7l e2h
SkelleyO 234s65 973A
socony-V2 as76 olA
SoPacidc4J2sS1 a7lz
SoPac41asOr77 95h
SO Ry gn As b6 93ih
SWBellTl2sLsS5 93iA
Texas Corp 3st,51o41h
Third Ave 5s go 50
West Md IS 62 99Is
West Up IS 81 90
Evening star., 1948-01-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Jan. ap-Butter, $40
aal; steady, prices unchanged. Cheese
24I .A3f,; STEADY. prices unchansed.
wholesale egg prices held steady today
/ Receipts totaled 2S,2e3 cases. Spot quota
tions based on wholesale sales by re-
follow.
Mixed colors. extra fancy, heavyweishts
55la-56: extras | and LARGE. 54s ,55;
extra 3 large, 52-53. extras | and
| medium, 51-52;; dirties, 1880: checks
43-44
Whites Midw,tern. Nearby
Extra fancy heavyweights 81 81
Extras and large BOD
Extra large 2s-53
Extras / and medium 52h 53-54
Extras ] and pullets- 50-51 50-51
Extra fancy heavyweisnts SO be
Extras / and iarse- 54Ia
Extra large s2-2S
Extras i and 9 bullets F-4s 4s-4s
Evening star., 1948-01-02

.abie are anrusi disbursements based or Or
| the last quarterly or sem1annua1 declar.
| .ton. Unless otherwise noted special OF
extra or extras. Plus stock dividend
d Cash or stock Paid last year: fPay-
able In stock Declared or paid so faI
| this year. New issue. wv With warrants
Accumulated dividends paid or declared
| rhis year. b Payable in Canadian funds
XIV Without warrants.
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Hourly Sales on the Exchange To-day:
1900 an. 100 600 '2OO noon 400 600
100 m 800 COO 200 ON $50 600
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N. 7. Bond Market

Nurnished by the Associated Prsss)
SELECTED LIST OF ISSUES.
Evening star., 1948-04-15

mate that 1000 workers Of three
private companies will vote tonight
to authorize strike on bus and
trolley lines carrying 5000, ,000-odd
passengers day.
THE wheels Of the subways will
grind to a halt as soon as these
men strike" Mr.. Quill said.
Mr.. Quill said it would not be
necessary for, his union to call a
strike on the city operated subways,
because "the subways will go down
of their own weight" under the bur-
den of carrying passengers dumped
on them from the three threatened
surface systems.
The subways and elevated lines
carry about 6,500,00O passengers
daily.
Mr.. Quill, city councilman, asked
that the Board OF Education close
the schools if the strike results. He
said the crush would endanger the
children.
Mayor ODwyer's declaration that
Evening star., 1948-04-15

he would not tolerate a strike on
city-owned lines was sent to Mr..
Quill in q telegram yesterday, be-
fore Mr.. Quill made his new walk
out threat.
Mayor ODwyer said he will an
nounce his decision on . fare in
crease in a radio broadcast early
next week.
Meanwhile, $50 bus drivers and
maintenance men continued their
To-day -old work stoppage which has
halted the six Manhattan buslines
of the East Side-comprehensive sys-
tenn, which normally carry 10000 or
more passengers a day.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Fave MorIowe to Wed

HOLLYWOOD, April is R.-A
May ! wedding is planned by Faye
Marlowe, film actress, and Sidney
LYMAN, New York writer. Her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Simon,
announced the engagement. The
wedding will be in Chicago and the
couple plans to live in New York.
Evening star., 1948-04-15
Transit Strike Near,
Quill Warns; 0'Dwyer
Wont Tolerate Il
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April Is. Mayor
william ODwyer says he will not
tolerate a strike on city-owned tran
sit lines, but union chief threat
ems imminent paralysis of most
transportation in the metropolis.
The threat was made yesterday
by Michael j. Quill. international
PRESIDENT of the Transport Workers
Union, CIO, who is demanding an
increase in the scent fare to finance
wage boosts and other benefits for
the $4,000 transit workers.
Mr.. Quill told the Board of Esti-
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1948-07-09
NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the power
and authority vested in the under
signed as Commissioner in theVSpe-
cial Proceeding entitled 'Verlie Pear
son Smith VS.. G. C. Pearson ct a"
by an order of the Honorable E. M.
Lynch, Clerk Of the Superior Court,
Orange County, the undersigned Com
missioner will sell on the premises in
Chapel Hill Township, Orange County,
N. C. at 1900 o'clock noon on
SATURDAY, JULY "a, 1948
the following described real estate:
All that certain lot or parcel OF
land together with the improvements
thereon, situated, lying and being on
the North side Of the Chapel Hill
Pittsboro Highway or us. Highway
No. 15 and known and designated as
Lot No. s of THE PROPERTY OF
THE ]. u. PEARSON ESTATE, as
surveyed by F. M. Carlisle on June
25, 1947, plot of which is on file in
the Office of the Register of Deeds of
Orange County in Plot Book 4, at
Page and more particularly de-
scribed as BEGINNING at stake in
the North property line of the said
highway, corner Of Lot No. 5; run
ming thence along the North property
line of the said highway North 46'
So East 1475 feet to stake, cor
ner of Lot No. Z; running thence with
the line of Lot No. z North Az L
West 280 feet to a stake in the East
property line of the Carrboro-P Pitts
boro Road; running thence along the
East property line of the said road
in Southwestern direction ITO feet
to a stake. q corner of Lot No. 5:
running thence with the line of Lot
No. S South Az L East 1870 feet to
the Beginning.
The sale will be reported to the
Clerk of the Superior Court and will
remain open for ten days for objec-
tions or upset bids.
This the 23rd day Of June, 1948.
Jake M. Smith, Commissioner.
L. ]. Phipps, Attorney.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1948-07-09
By C. Y. Ferguson,
Field Expert, the U. S. Sod
CONSTITUTION Service

II VOtU GAPCTt1 CttC " ~ OON
Conservation Service
Feeding the preachers is no
trouble for ]. l.. Section and
Mrs. Scotton. At 10 o'clock last
Wednesday morning Mr.. Scot
ton had caught fish enough from
his pond for the evening meal.
Mr.. Section was planning to fer
tilize his pond that afternoon.
He uses 100 lbs. 4-8-4 or s6-8-4
fertilizer and 10 lbs. nitrate of
soda to the acre, with applica-
tions being made about two
weeks apart.
More and more farmers are
getting around to doing some
thing about controlling their
soil and water. With the assist
ance of personnel of the Soil
Conservation Service, the fol-
lowing farmers have recently
made plans for the use of each
acre of their farms: A. v. Jones,
Cheeks Cross Roads, Roy Alli-
son, Caldwell, E. E. Petty,
Hillsboro, w. A. Trollinger, Or
ange Grove and Frank Hawkins,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1948-07-09
NOTICE OF RESALE

Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court of Orange
County, made in the Special proceed
ing Edwin Lee Caldwell, Administra-
tor of the Estate Of Minnie Caldwell
Douglas ct al VS. Wilson Caldwell ct
al, the same being No 2O12 upon the
special proceeding docket Of the said
county, the undersigned commits
sioner will, on
Thursday, July is, 194S
IL o'clock noon
Post Office Door in Chapel Hill, n. C.
offer for sale to the highest bidder
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1948-07-09
Notes about Soil Conservation

Walnut Grove. Mr.. Jones and
MIR. Petty sowed pasture mixture
last fall and have good results,
their pastures being ready for
livestock now. Mr.. Trollinger
plans to sow orchard grass and
ladino clover in his pasture this
fall. He also plans to sow about
two acres of alfalfa. Mr.. Haw-
kins is going to seed some pas
.ture acreage this fall and he
plans to get his tobacco rows
run by the String method" next
year. This method gives the
rows just enough fall to drain
properly, but not too fast that
would cause the loss of soil and
fertilizer.
The President Of the United
States has proclaimed as Ma
tional Farm Safety Week the
last week in July. In connection
with this safety week DR.. Hugh
Bennett, Soil Conservation Serv-
ice Chief, Washington, D. C.
says: Both the spirit and the
precepts Of National Farm Safe
ty week are vital to our nations
welfare. The prevention of acci-
dents and suffering on the farms
of America is a responsibility
which must be shared by all who
live on the land. The conserva-
tion program necessarily in
cludes the protection not only
of the soil but also of the keep
ers of the SOIL"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1948-07-09

If you change your address. tell us
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25

"As a result of these hearings certainly one of these witnesses will be tried for perjury"
 Perjury is lying when under oath to tell the truth and convic- tion would carry a possible jail sentence.
 Hiss, former state department official, and Chambers, now a senior editor of Time magazine, have told the committee widely varying stories.
 What Thomas, statement inn piled was this: The committee in- tends to make a decision which one is lying and seek action against him in the courts.
 The 43-year-old Hiss was sworn
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25

in as the first witness immediate ly after Thomas statement. Hiss then publicly admitted for the first time he once had known Chambers, but said it was under the name of George Crosley.
 At previous hearings, Chambers has accused Hiss of being a mem Der of a Red underground in Washington in pre-war days. Hiss has denied it.
 His salso once testified publicly that he never knew Chambers But since then, Hiss has told the committee in a closed door session that he did know Chambers under the name of CroSley.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25
Hiss Or Chambers Will Be Tried For Perjury

WASHINGTON, (P) - Alger Hiss and his accuser, Whitaker Chambers, confronted each other in the Congressional spy hearings today and were told that certain ly" one will be tried for perjury"
 The statement came from Chairman J. Parnell Thomas R.- N. JD of the House un-American activities committee.
 Slowly, solemnly, Thomas said:
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

Bob Woods, Seattle; H. A. Man uel, Portland, Ore; A. L. Schnei- der, Portland; Douglas E. Owens, Taylor; C. O. Roberts, Solomon; Ralph E. Brady, MT. and Mrs. John Gillham, MT. and Mrs. R. E. Havenstrite, Los Angeles; Robert E. West, Seattle; MT. and Mrs. H. L. Brown, Tacoma; Leigh Kerr Miss L. H. Appleby, Juneau, and w. A. Carson.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25
Bedell Very Optimistic After Talk With Stalin
tBY Eddy Gilmore)

MOSCOW, lH>) - A Qualltled source said the Western envoys and Russia have reached a gener- al area of agreement during talks climaxed early yesterday by four hours and 40 minutes Krem- lin interview with prime minister Stalin.
 The informant said technicali- ties lie ahead for adjustment but they are not trifles and will re- quire considerable negotiation. U. s. ambassador Walter Bedell Smith emerged from the Kremlin ! in a buoyant mood at TAO am. and declared Were going to have more meetings"
 He added later:
 Were always optimistic. We expect the best and prepare for the worst"
 The envoys have been trying since late July to find bases for lifting the land blockade Russia imposed on Berlin and for four power talks on Germany and per haps other problems in Europe.
 The informant said the seven Kremlin conferences, two of which included Stalin, has a flair chance of resulting in a solid agreement. He said prospects are far better today than they were at this time Monday before Smith, French ambassador Yves Chataig- neau and British envoy Frank Roberts saw Stalin.
 Some progress" has been made, the source said.
 He declared there is no cause for pessimism.
 The source said the Western 1 powers and the Soviets now have reduced their terms to the low est denominator. Had no prog ress been made Monday night and early yesterday, he added, the current series of conversations would have ended.
 It had been stated on good au- l thOrity before the meeting Mon day night that the session would be the last.
 (Whitehall sources in London said Stalin introduced certain new ideas" which offer hope for on East-West settlement in Der 1 lin. The introduction of these un- explained new thoughts dispelTed fears that the diplomatic exchang- es would break down, the inform ants said. They added that pro- l longation of the Moscow negotia- tions averted a potentially explo- sive international situation, at least temporarily.
 It was stressed that despite the length of the talks, the delicacy of the subject and the frankness ex- hibited by both Stalin and the western diplomats there has been no loss of temper.
 The conversations have, been correct and polite.
 Indications here were that the four powers may issue a public statment shortly on the talks.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25
SEATTLE CREDIT MAN VISITS ALASKA

Burke Gerraghty, credit man. ager for the McKesson-Robbins Drug Co.,, of Seattle, is in Nome for an orientation trip. He stated that he was thoroughly enjoying Alaska, particularly its hospital ity.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25
MISS BETSY YACOFF. PASSES ON AT BETHEL

Miss Betsy Yacoff, formerly of White Mountain, passed away at the Bethel hospital after a lin- gering illness.
The Nome nugget., 1948-08-25

More than 100 kinos of birds have become extinct during the last two centuries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-10
SALMON PACK.
 THIS SEASON. IS SMALL ONE.
Southeast Alaska Produl- lion Is Over Same Date,
 Sept. $ of Ldst Year

SEATTLE, Sept. l0--tH-The Alas ka salmon pack through Sept. 4 totaled 3,737,678 cases. compared with 4.205 .204 cases on Sept. 6 last year.
 In only one other year cs the past eight years, the Fish and Wildlife Service reported today, has the pack teen so small at comparable date. On Sept. 2 two years ago the pack reached on 3,455,735 cases, but in other years of the period the amount was well over four million cases.
 The Southeast Alaska pack on Sept. totaled 1,075.5l2 cases, com pared with 99,60s cases on Sept. 6 last year, despite several days clo- sure this season.
 Other area totals include: Western Alaska iinaD 1,374,254 cases; Gen. tral Alaska Sept. 4) 1,287 .909 cases. The previous Central Alaska low, in the past five years. was 1.7l0,708 cases on Sept. 2. 1946.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-10
BIDS ARE ASKED FOR SPUR ROADWAY |AT NUGGET GREEK


 The t'orest Service is sending out invitations for bids on the construc- ton of the Nugget Creek Road length .59 miles. Bids will be opened September 30 and forms can be ob- tained in Room 3l5 of the Federal Building.s
 This short spur will take off from the Mendenhall Glacier Road just below the powerhouse residence and will run towards the glacier on the left of the large rock formation.
 A parking space will be built at the end.
 The present approach to the gla- cier is inadequate, according to Re- gional Forester B. Frank Heintzle- man. The front of the glacier has receded "a long distance since the present parking place was built and this has forced tourists to make a long walk over sand and rocks in order to get close view of the glacier. A majority of the tourists ap- pear to be elderly people, may of whom are unable to make the hike. The new road will allow cars and busses to bring them close to the present front of the glacier.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-10
TWO IADD FIELD
 AIRMEN KILLED IN
 PARACHUTE DROP

ROME, N. y..x Sept. iO--llRE-- Names of the three victims who perished when their parchutes failed to open as they bailed out of a crippled C-47 Air Force plane near Edmonton, Alberta, were released today by the public relations office of Griffiss Air Force base here.
 The victims were identified as Cpl. Robert c. Dribble and Pvt Don- aid c. Kennan, both stationed at be permanently plugged with ce- Ladd Field, Alaska, and Charles Bank, N J. hometowns of the three were not given.
 Schilk of Watson Laboratories, Red landed, and two others who jump ed were injured.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-10
ALL LIME
 RECORD OF
 CORN CROP
Previous Prediction Now Boosted 22 Million
 Bushels

WASHINGTON, Sept 10.-IR- l.n all-time record corn crop fore cast a month ago was boosted even higher today in the Agriculture Departments new report on crop conditions
 A yield of 3,528,815,000 bushels of corn was forecast as of Sept. l. This represents boost of 22.- 452,000 bushels over the August forecast of a record setting 3,506.- 363 ,OOO bushels. The Department said crop prospects improved near ly one percent during August.
 Spring wheat production also was reported slightly improved to 3o4,- GOO, ,000 bushels, as harvest passed its peak.
 An all-wheat total of 1,285, ,OO0,- 900 bushels was estimated.
 Of other crops nearly all har- vested, the Department said yields larger than a month ago are now forecast for oats, barley, flaxseed and most kinds of hay.
 For later-growing crops, improve ment was seen for cotton, sorghum grain, beans, potatoes and tobacco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-09-10
Telephone
 Call Is Broken. for Fire Alarm

 ABERDEEN, Sept 10-lR-A quick witted Seattle telephone oper- ator, monitoring long distance Aberdeen Juneau, Alaska, telephone call, turned in an Aberdeen fire alarm last night.
 The blaze, at the Quick Printing Company, caused several thousand dollars damage before being con- trolled.
 Kearny Clark, owner, was working at a Linotype machine when the fire broke out in another part of the second floor shop.
 John Forces, an associate. was talking long distance to his wife at Juneau. He immediately broke the connection, and then picked up the receiver to call the alarm. The Seattle telephone operator was still on the wire and she quickly transferred the alarm through the Aberdeen telephone office to the fire department here, only two blocks away.