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on gag rule and limited debate.
 At one time Democratic leader John Mccormack of Boston, Mass, rose to ask for an extension of time because of the importance of the subject. But Martin refused even to recognize him.
 Not only was debate from the floor limited, but no amendments from the floor were permitted. It was a travesty on the so-called parliamentary system.
 But during that same afternoon the Republicans consumed hours of time making political speeches for publication in the Congress ional record and to be mailed back to the voters.
 Thus ended one of the most shameful sessions of undemocratic debate in the recent history of Congress. Fortunately Republi- can leaders in the Senate were wiser. Uninfluenced by the Wall Street lobby, they cut out the House provision raising the gold reserves for Federal reserve banks.
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T I D E T A B L E
AUGUST I3
INC0Rp0RATI0NS

The following concerns have filed their Articles of Incorporation with Territorial Auditor Frank A. Boyle:
 S. L. R. Company, Inc, of An- chorage. to engage in general business. It was formed by Delbert J. Sawyer, Robert H. Levy and John M. Roberts and is capitalized for $25,000 with stock divided into D. 500 shares having par value of $10 each.
 Alaska Freight Lines, Inc. of Fair banks, to engage in the trucking business It was formed by Ahfed J. Ghezzi, Senior and Junior and Jack M. Garrison. It is capitalized for $100,O00 with stock divided into 1000 shares having par value of $100 each.
 The Northern Empire Develop ment Corporation, of Anchorage. formed by Arthur E. Beaudin, M. S. Osbourn and John s. Hellenthal. It will issue 100000 shares of com- mon stock without par value and $1 100000 in preferred stock. Num- Der of preferred shares and their individual value were not defined.
 The International Business Ma chimes Corporation of New York. Alaskan representative is A. D. Harlan of Anchorage.
 The Sunshine Market, Inc. of Anchorage, formed by Shields B. Craft, Keith s. Swanson and A. c. Arnold
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20 YEARS AGO f{TE {yfTrE EMPIRE
AUGUST 12, 1928

1928
 Edward Giovanetu were emoute 10 Santa had attended the AasKa Agricul- previous year oVanei to enter his second year
 gasboa Jerry Capt Andy bentseh was totally evening The He ofeo when ne was fishing Point
 Stlman. the Rev and Mrs O. A. oliman arrived in Alexander to Vit wh HIS pafe ne was student at the University Oregon. ttr The Rev Murray Belngham Wash lecturer for the arrived in Juneau Northwestern appear nights under the auspices Of Mt Juneau Klan No
 Mir and Mrs Lttepage children settled in Russia where Iiepage was superintendent of a large mine Mrs c w Hawsvorth Admiral Rogers from Seattle by lnomaS Geoge brown with orange wheels
 Weather: High 53 low, 49; rain
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CAPITAL CHAFF

It's been hushed up by Egyptian censorship, but two Americans. were murdered in Cairo recently, also 150 Jews and more than 250 non- Jews. One American, Stefan Haass of Philadelphia, had his ears cut off, and his body mutilated beyond recognition Postmaster General Jesse Donaldson has cracked down on the railroads re their demand for an increase in mail rates. When the Post Office Department asked the railroads to file several forms to justify de- mand for a 70 percent increase in mail-carrying charges, the railroads did not fill out the forms. So last week Donaldson abruptly can- celled a 25 percent increase he had given them. The Government, he said, was still more important than the railroads.
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COAST GUARD DISTRICT

Juneau must not for one moment let up in it's efforts in making it possible for the U. s. Coast Guard to locate it's proposed Alaska District Head quarters the Capital City of Alaska. Our strongest competitor for this honor is Ketchkan and the First City is doing everything can to get the Coast Guard back there
 Ketchkan feels pretty confident, too Here's an editorial which appeared in Mondays Chronicle which should make US work all the harder:
 The scuttlebutt already has it that the Coast Guard district will come back Alaska and that Ketchikan will have it again. We hope this is correct
 Juneau is making strong bid for it. but most of it's promises have that "manana" ring to them Simply stated Juneau lacks space for offices and housing for personnel Any promises to build pre- dicated on today's prices must be discounted just little and certainly those prices would force the Coast Guard to pay high rental in any new buildings that might be constructed.
 We know enough about practical administrative procedures to know that the Coast Guard wants its Alaska offices opened before the end of the year. If it has the money hand which it has, and its study on the heels of the unbiased Ebasco report shows the need for an Alaska district, the move will be made before the 8st Congress convenes Then it will be simple to ask for operational funds merely routine maintenance To put off the reestablishment until Congress would be uwise in many respects The chief one that after the election, if the COP wins, an inevitable will be made for retrench- ment The scare should be lessened, some of the postponed bills from the 80th Congress will have to be given appropriations, and though Alaska sticks out at Russia like sore thumb theren be less urge to build up defenses in the Territory.
 Return of the DCGO will be very fine proof that Alaska important enough to be from e-spot offices, fact that nine other departments of the government recognized in sending Kenneth Kadow to Juneau last week.
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Amusement DOldrums
Washington PoSt)


 Most businesses are flourishing but as was to be expected the industries that provide amusement and relaxation for the public feeling the effects of high living costs For when householders begin to worry about pay their grocery bills, economies apt to take the form of shorter vacations nearer home and fewer visits theatres and movies Resort hotels for instance complaining that tourists making shorter stays and haggling over charges for accom- modations Their troubles have been aggravated by bad weather conditions in the early part of the sum- that not likely to be offset later in the season when the majority of workers and salared people will have had their vacations. The movie industry has also been hit hard by combination Of rising costs and reduced attendance. The New York Times reports that the volume of boxofice movie receipts from to 12 per cent below the level of year ago. Sales of records and sheet music have also declined sharply this year.
 Some of this loss of business is undoubtedly at trbutabe the fact that postwar conditions become more normal opportunities for spending become more diversified As movie producer puts it. during the war years mo other commodity was as freely avail able as entertainment. Now as other commodities are available, there is drop to normal in tre de- mand for entertainment" Another possible cause of reduced patronage of the movies which naturally IS not mentioned by the spokesmen for the industry, is the poor quality of the entertainment provided by many of the current films But that may be due in part to production economies enforced by the downward trend of custom that has been troubling the industry for long time
 The cnlef cause or lne ueCAilcs III eiiIeiV eiVaAich' receipts however is no doubt the high level of prices in general that is bringing about changes in family expenditures Amusements and luxury trades are the first to feel the pinch but given time other industries will also be affected That is why even in the midst of a business many business executives are constantly worrying about the depression that they fear may lie around the corner They have good reason to be alarmed for unless imitation is brought under control, rising prices, which always outpace advances in wages and salaries, will be reflected in reduced spending not only for luxuries but also for the things generally regarded necessities.
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fore a strike could be called, but refused to consider similar "cool- ing-off period" for big business be- fore prices could be boosted.
 Senator Joe O'Mahoney of Wyo- ming and Congressman Mike Mans field of Montana, both Democrats, introduced a bill during the special session that would have required industries to submit price increas- es to the Federal Trade Commis- sion 30 days before they could go into effect. But the COP said no.
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PAUL PORTER'S RUPTUR-
 ED DUCK

A friend stopped former OPA Administrator Paul Porter after he finished drafting President Tru- mans recommendation for price control legislation. Have you been discharged from your White House service yet?" asked the friend. Porter said that he had.
 Did they give you a discharge button?' asked Porter's friend.
 Yes" replied Porter. They gave me an inflated, ruptured duck"
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Daily Lessons in English " v. L. GORDON

WORDS MISUSED: not confuse ODOROUS, meaning fragrant with meaning deserving of hatred.
 Forecaser Accent SECOND syllable not the first
 OFTEN MIssPELED Rye gran) (twsed contorted wy face"
 Mild bamy placid peaceful calm quiet stl smooth tranquil.
 a three times and is yours" Let Todays quality being commanding authoritative impeaveness of his
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some fun the other day with Illin- ois' Senator Scott Lucas. Demo- cratic whip. The boys made an impression of a quarter in tinfoil and planted it on the Senate floor.
 Lucas, thinking is was real quarter, stopped and scooped it up. When all he got was empty tin foil. he looked as if Wherry of Nebraska, the merry mortician, had planted it on him.
 The guilty pages scooted hastily out the door.
 NO PRICE ,COOL-OFF
 Republicans were willing to fix a ''cooling-off period" for labor be-
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MODERN ETIQUETTE sy ROBERTA LEE

O. right a taking a trip by bus?
 A Yes be al right being al perfectly would much preferable
 O. placed. plate a plate with the other silver? A. be placed alongide
 necessary that a caller?
 A. the caller a a distinguished
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STEEL TO SWEDEN

The House Small Business Com mittee has protested to the Com merce Department against heavy shipments of steel to Sweden. Sweden is already producing more steel than she can use, is ship ping the surplus behind the Iron Curtain. Yet the United States is exporting more steel to Sweden than any other country.
 The Small Business Committee believes some of it also comes back to the United States and is sold on the black market. Meanwhile, American manufacturers are so short of steel that they cannot fill all their military orders.
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BOND DEBACLE OF lsT WAR

ms IS what happened aIter World War 1. At that time a : wave of Government bond selling sent Liberty bonds down to S80 despite the fact that interest rates were higher. Small bond holders, worried over the price-drop. sold out wholesale, following which the insurance companies. banks and big estates bought them in.
 Ever since World II, the Federal Reserve Board has kept the price of Government bonds high by buy ing them in as fast as they were offered for sale.
 This was the issue at stake in the limitation bill reported to the floor of the House by the Banking and Currency Committee and which was given only twenty minutes to each side for debate.
 Secretary of the Treasury Sny- der had opposed this provision in the bill. Federal Reserve Chair man Tom McCabe had also oppos- ed it.
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MARTINS GAG RULE

Yet despite this advice, and the fact that this provision might have started a run on the bond market and shaken U. s. Government credit, Speaker Joe Martin insisted
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the incident escaped much public attention. But 1t was one of the most significant things happening in the two years of the 80th Con- gress.
 Unexpectedly, the House Banking and Currency Committee had in- serted a provision in the anti-infla- tion bill increasing the gold certifi- cate requirement. of Federal Re- serve banks from 25 to 40 percent This was. something which Wall Street has been lobbying for ever since the war.
 What Wall Street has in mind according to the Treasury Depart ment, is to depreciate the value of Government bonds-now at pal or aboye-following which the banks and insurance companies could buy them in again at lower prices and make a killing.
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More s2O bills are in circulation than any other greenback S1 bills in sixth place Twenties are popular because every housewife needs couple of them nowadays when she goes out to buy the daily groceries-(Iynden Tribune).
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VETERANS or FOREIGN WARS

Taku Post No. 6550 Meets first and third Thursdays. Post Hall. Seward Street. Visiting Comrades Welcome.
 VERN METCALFE, Commander: WILLIAM H. SHERLOCK. Adult ant.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

tContinued from Page Che.
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POOLING SCOTT LUCAS Mischievous Senate pages had
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Weather: High, 53; low, 49; rain.
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Ut IH saltlmore blxd.

Sss"ssS Hyatf.ville. Nd.
Hyatts. 0552-Free Parking.
To-day Only. Double Feature. MARIA
MONTEZ. ROD CAMERON in 'PI-
RATES OF MONTEREY; Also SANTA
FE UPRISING" Last Double Feature
9:13: Sunday, Monday, STALLION
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mento Union newspaper-Twc
women about Jack Benny's age want
an unfinished home. Rent about
what Jack Benny would like to
pay!"
Joan BENEFITS daughter, Diana,
was certainly born with a golden
spoon in her mouth. or what have
you. Her mother-in-law-to-be is
entirely furnishing Dianas West
wood apartment, as wedding pres
ent when she marries her son.
Janis Paige flies up to San Fran
cisco every Saturday night after
finishing work in Zone Sunday
Afternoon" Her mate. Frank Mar
tinelli, jr., IS up there winding up
is business affairs so they can live
together here. Marriage agrees
with Janis-she looks fine.
Arlene Dahl shows me scarf she
received from Prince Raymond
Lanzi di Trabia Of Italy. It has 'T
Love You" printed on it in 100
languages!
Angela Lansbury posing with her
twin" on the Metro lot. The gal
wrote to Angela, told her everyone
Is always mistaking her for the
star, SO Angela sent for her and
gave her the time of her young life
at the studio.
After Frederic Morch pracaptc
the Oscar for the best performance
Evening star., 1948-03-20

both from Hollywood and from
foreign sources.
The new italian documentary film,
Thanks America" will have its
premiere tonight at $50 at the
Warner Theater. The film, pro-
duced by Sandro Pallavicini as a
token of Italy's appreciation of
Americas Friendship Trains, was
flown here from Rome for the oc-
casion. Arrangements are being
made now with Eric Johnston, presi-
dent of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers' Association, for its nation
wide distribution.
Thanks America" was conceived
by Mr.. .Pallavicini, head of Incom,
the Italian newsreel company, last
December as the first food d-bearing
friendships" were approaching
Italy. Its design is to show the
people Of the United States what
happens to the millions donated for
European relief.
*&
Bulletin Board: That Hamilton
Woman" with Laurence Olivier and
Vivien Leigh, holds over for a third
week at the Hippodrome, starting
today. The opening Of ''volpone"
Is thus moved back to March 27
|. Saigon" the Veronica Lake
Alan Ladd adventure in the Orient,
has moved directly from the Warner
to the Metropolitan, postponing by
a week the opening of the double
bill yoking together Bill and Coo
and Under California Stars"
That Phantom Monster Show" at
the Columbia C"Bride of Franken-
stein" and 'Son of FrankensteinD
will be presented at late show to-
night, starting at 11:45. The
last prehminaries in the annual
One-Act Play Tournament, spon-
sored by the D. c. Recreation De-
partment, will be held tonight at
BIS at Roosevelt High School. The
fnals are scheduled for next Tues
Gay night at Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1948-03-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington D. c.
SATURDAY, MARCH TO- 1915
Dramatic Years Are Recalled
By The Roosevelt Story
BY Horry Macarthur

1t must ADMITTED at the outset of e
the first feature attraction the was opened
the general public last night will
fervant followers OF the late President
of into
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Hollywood:
War Play Rights
Cost Metro
$325,00O
By SheiIoh Grohom

Clark Gables Command Deci-
sion" cost Metro $325, ,000-for the
picture rights. It will be rushed
into production in hopes of beating
into the theaters other Air Force
stories now on the schedule of
every major studio.
John Payne tells me that his wife.
Gloria De Haven, has not been
dropped by Metro, as reported else
where. She's still on the contract
list and still getting paid. Talking
Of getting paid, John says that
when he was at goth Century-Fox
he received 5000 q week. row
that he is on his own, so to speak
he's doing two for Universal Inter
national, 1.-THE Saxon Charm" and
"Larceny"-he makes three times
as much"
Greer Carson will go to Italy to
make THE Chimes Of Bruges." AS
the locale Of this movie has been
changed from Belgium to Italy, 1t
would seem they will also have to
change the title.
Betty Garrett gets a top comedy
role in Take Me Out to the Ball
Game" with Gene Kelly and Frank
Sinatra.
Rudy Vallee, on one of his five
news-reporting shows a week, is
borrowing an idea of this reporters.
On Mondays Rudy will correct er-
roneous items, giving the wronged
star or personality a '1ast word"
The only trouble is that sometimes
you can't get injured actors to COM.
plain-theyr re scared or something.
4 II
Gene Kelly reports another
dancer in the family. His daugh-
ter Kerry Is now knee deep in dane
ing lessons.
Walter Pidgeon has cancelled his
trip to New York. He wants to be
around when his granddaughter
he hopes it will be a girls born
at the end of this month.
Edmund Gwenn will be hospital
lied for observation and q checkup
when he finishes his role in Apart
ments for Peggy" But first I am
sure he will bag the Academy award
for his supporting role as Santa
Claus In Miracle on 34th Street"
Ava Gardner has lost 10 pounds
between scenes wherein she wears
practically nothing as Venus in
"One Touch OF Venus" They didn't
notice it when she wore her modern
clothes in the picture. But now
she has to do the undraped stuff
again and has to get back the
poundage in hurry.
Jack Benny shows me an anus
ing advertisement in the Sacra-
Evening star., 1948-03-20
FOUND

Found inexpensive dry cleaning with
money.back guarantee. If you're tired of paying
high prices for dry cleaning, and if you want dry
cleaning that's guaranteed, then 90 to the Aristo
store in your neighborhood.
Aristo makes you this guarantee: We will re.
fund in full the amount you pay for any Aristo
dry cleaning job if it is not good as any other dry
cleaning job you have ever had done, at any price
Mems dark wool suits and ladies' one.piece
plain dark dresses cleaned for only 49c by Aristo
Go to your neighborhood Aristo store and find
out for yourself that >Aristo dry cleaning is as
good as, better, than any other dry cleaning at
any price. There are 20 Arsto Dry Cleaning
stores all over town to serve you.
Evening star., 1948-03-20

MARI R0R0 Upper Marlboro. Nd
sAssAsAsDVssV Mari. 9e75
Today Only. Two Big Hits, GHOST
BLoNpEs BETn INh1'Ah AND 4 REpHEAD." EaSO" Last Last
Complete Show $50, Sunday. Monday,
you WE'RE MEANT FOR ME-"
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Where and When
Current Thedter Attroctions
and Time of Showing

| and Time Of Showing
Stage.
Nationa1-"Spike Jones Musical
Depreciation Revue; 2:3O and $50
pm.
Screen.
Ambassador-"Robin Hood: J..
sos, Sis, 7:20 and 9::35 pm.
Capitol-"An Ideal Husband;
10:45 am, 1:20, 3:55, $50. 9:05 and
11:40 pm. Stage shows: 12:35, $40,
$50, 8:25 and II pm.
CoIumbia-"Bride of Franken-
stein; 10:45 am, las, 4:45, TAO
and 10:40 pm.
Dupont-"The Roosevelt Story:
II am, 12:45, 2:35, 4:25, 6:15, 8:05
and s:55 pm.
Hippodrome-"That H am t o n
Woman; ais, 4:40, Z and $50 pm.
Keith's-"The Senator Was Indis-
Greet: 11:15 am, los. 2:55, 4:50,
$40, 8:35, 10:25pm and 1915 am.
Little-"The Barber of Seville;
n:15 am, 1:25, 3:25, 5:25, 7:30 and
9:35 pm.
Metropolitan-"Saigon";; II am,
los, 3:15, 5, 7:35 and GAS pm.
Palace-"The Bride Goes Wild;
10:45 am, 12:55, 3:05, SIS, 7:25, 9:35
and 11:45 pm.
Warner-'Robin Hood; 25 am
1:35, $50 pm. Theater then closed
for invitational premiere. Robin
Hood" showings resumed at 10 and
IL pm
Evening star., 1948-03-20
SYLVIA THEATER F,
eoek. 2434

Today Only, Two Big Hits, GENE AU-
TRY in TRAIL TO SAN ANTOINE;
Also SWEET GENEvIEVE." Last
Complete Show 8. Sunday, Monday,
EDnR
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by an actress at the Academy award

by An actress at the Academy award
shindig, he and his wife, Florence
FEldridge, leave for England. Freddie
has just received the script for
Christopher Columbus" which he
plans to make in Britain.
Irene Dunno, who is so good in
Il Remember Mama" says sh-
doesn't want any more mama roles
for quite while She played mama
in Life With Father" too. don't for
get. Next on Irene's schedule is
something frothy and gay, probably
a musical.
Evening star., 1948-03-20

THE ROOSEVELT STORY" Tols Pro-
ductions release of Martin Levine and
Oliver Unger dn association with Harry
Brandt production. original script by
Lawrence NJ Klee: editorial consult ant,
Elliott Roosevelt; score by Earl Robinson
lyrics by Lewis Allan. At the Dupont.
THE CAST.
Cabbie tVoice Of People, - Kenneth Lynch
Voice Of Depression---- Canada Lee
Hs Soies OF Opposition -------- Ed Begley
Girl---- -------------------K Kelly Flint
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with us, incidentally.
The picture, a skillfully edited col
lection Of newsreel shots for the
most part, shows its bias in what 1t
does not say. rather than in what it
says. The figure it presents is al
most a dedication of Franklin
Roosevelt and you do not have to
have been one of the That-Man- in
the White House! set to feel that
this Is OVERRIDING things a bit. The
man did have faults and in ignoring
this The Roosevelt Story turns
out to be something less than a COM
plete cinema biography.
It is a life story packed with
drama, though, and lived against a
backdrop of dramatic times. The
assembled newsreels include the
earliest taken of the late President,
crude films made at the time of his
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Wed a Menaeerie
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

HOLLYWOOD.
William Spier, the radio producer
who was married to Film Actress
June Havoc recently, acquired with
his bride her menagerie of pets
f1ve dogs, three cats, a canary and
two Nubian goats.
Miss Havoc made one concession
she gave away her bantam chickens.
But then I went out and bought
another cat, Persian, and a fish"
she related. "The cat is named Sam
Cat, and the fish is Fish Face"
So far the cats show no ,animosity
toward the fish, and she says she
hopes her husband will take the
same ,aniable attitude toward the
rest Of her animal collection.
Evening star., 1948-03-20
Ethel Reminisces
" The Asseeiofed Press

HOLLYWOOD.
Between pictures, Ethel Barry
more is writing a book which, she
says, will be confined to her memo
ries of the theater; there will be
very little in it about the Barry
mores.
There will also be just a touch
OF my experiences in Hollywood and
in pictures" she added.
Asked how her book will differ
from Gene Fowler's biography of
the late John Barrymore, Good
Night, Sweet Prince" she said, with
an eyebrow raised:
1T will differ on practically every
point"