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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
Price
 Break
 Probe
Government Orders Inves- tiqation Into Recent Fu-
 lures Market Decline

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-IR-The Government ordered an investigation today of recent price breaks on farm commodity futures markets. Secretary of Agriculture Grammar instructed the Commodity Exchange Authority (CEA) to obtain full in- formation" on trading in wheat corn and soybean futures contracts during the price decline. About the time his order was an- nounced at the agriculture depart ment, Grammar himself was testify ing before the Senate Agriculture Committee. He told the Senators he sees nothing in the basic economic situation" to warrant the price break Some of the decline, he said must be attributed to speculative influ- ences."
 The Senate Committee asked Grammar to come before it with the Idea in mind that statement from him might help stem the decline in grain prices.
 The Committee invited him short- ly after another congressional group had heard from Economist Leon Keyserling that there is nothing new, nothing surprising, although much that is disturbing in the fall of food and farm products prices.
 As Vice Chairman of the Presi- dents Council of economic advis- CTS, keyserling said the drop is "iil the sefy nature of our economy even at time when industrial prices are standing still or rising. Republicans scoffed, meanwhile at an estimate by Keyserling yester- day that another depression might cost oOOO0O,OOO. They said it was designed to make out a case for managed economy and more spending.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
ICE CAP SKIING, YACHT RACE ON
 CHAMBER D0(kE1

Possibilities of development of the Juneau Ice Cap as a ski area will be discussed by Dean Will jams of the Pan American World Airways at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow noon at the Baranof.
 Preliminary plans for resumption this summer of the Capital to Cap- ital Yacht Race will be discussed by the Chambers race committee chairman; R. w. Cowling, who with Chamber of Commerce officials, has been instrumental in seeking to obtain renewal of the annual race.
 Seven Boy Scouts who are to be acting city officials tomorrow will be special guests at the c of c luncheon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
COMMITTEES NAMED
 BY GOA FOR EVENTS

There was a large attendance at the business meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America last night. Committees were appointed for the projects that have been planned and the Clubs charitable activities were reported.
 The Junior Catholic Daughters will meet with the club at the next social, to be held February p. and will have charge of the entertain ment and refreshments with the as- sistance and supervision of their sponsors,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
MARINES GO INTO
 ACTION IN BATTLE
 FOUGHT AT KODIAK
Maneuvers So Far Indicate Naval Forces Can 0p-
 crate Effectively
By RALPH DIGHToN

KODIAK, Feb. 9.--tR-Coveret by an umbrella of carrier-b based planes, contingents of marines will drive ashore today in their first ac- tion in the battle of Kodiak.
 The Marines are scheduled for another landing Friday.
 They have been bivouacking ir the Islands snows prior to this and have taken no part in the op- ening phases of the Navy's cold weather exercise.
 Vice Adm. U. T. Began, official observer for the northern opera tion, said the landing will provide a major test of carrier operations in Alaska waters.
 He denied reports that carrier based planes were unable to mount a successful strike in ( Sunday bombing maneuver because of icy decks and pitching seas. He said weather alone prevented the carrier force from getting more planes aloft for the simulated strike at Kodiak Naval Base.
 He said 40 planes took part in the mock raid.
 Admiral Began further denied that land based bombers knock ed the Navy task force out of &C., ton.
 At the time the B-29 strike (against fleet units) was supposed to have taken place." he said, we had ceiling of 800 feet and it was showing. don't know how a B-29 could have seen us, much less knocked us out.'
 The admiral termed the exercise to date very successful It in dicated, he said, that Naval forces can operate effectively in Alaskan waters, "a sector which might as- sume vital importance in the event of war"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
AGA MAN PILOTS
 LIGHT PLANE HERE
 FROM CALIFORNIA

J.m Rinehart, an Alaska Coastal Airlines pilot stationed at Sitka settled a small Taylor Craft plane onto Gastineau Channel waters yes- terday afternoon after piloting the craft alone all the way from Hemet, Calf.
 Rinehcrt landed his 85-horse- power plane here at 4:30 pm. after flying yesterday from Butedale, B O., to Ketchikan, landing there and then taking off for Juneau on the last lap of his long journey.
 The pilot said the flight from Seattle took 12 hours flying time but due to stormy conditions he had to take the trip in short hops.
 He left Seattle Saturday, oyer- nighting at Vancouver, flying to Alert Bay the next day, then taking the hop to Butedale on Monday and overnighting there before coming on to Juneau.
 The AGA pilot who is bringing the plane here for his own use started his flight from California where he and his wife have been vacationing since December l. His wife preceded him several days ago by Pan American plane.
 Rinehart said he flew the plane to Portland where he landed on river ice on wheels, then taxied to the seaplane hangar for change of landing gear to pontoons. He was able to take off from the ice With pontoon gear. which he added, made a handy arrangement for landing gear change.
 The pilot said he plans to con- tinue his trip to Sitka as soon as the weather clears.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
LUTHERAN AID MEET
 TOMORROW EVENING

The Lutheran Ladies Air Society will meet tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in the church social room for their monthly business meet ing.
 Roll call will be answered with a scripture passage containing the word glory The program will be under the direction of Miss Ruth Ragall. Hostesses for the evening are Mrs. James Hanna and Mrs. J. O. Rude. Members are re- quested to take any silyerware coupons they have collected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
OREGON STATE BEATS WASH. STATE ABA

PULLMAN, Wash, Feb. g. The Oregon State College Beavers were still in contention for Northern Di- vision Pacific Coast Conference bas- ketball honors today.
 They knocked off the division leading Washington State College Cougars, 42-34, on the Cougars home floor here last night to earn an even break in their two-game series.
 W.S.C., with six wins in eight starts, leads the Beavers by .050 per- centage points. O.S.C. has won seven of ten.
 The lead shuttled often in the first half of last nights tilt, with the Beavers emerging with 24-2O advantage at the half.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
.f3 FROM SEATTLE
 BY pAA CLIPPER

Thirteen passengers arrived here by PAA Clipper yesterday from Seattle. Pan American took seven out of Juneau on the return flight. Passengers were:
 From Seattle: Olaf Hemnes, Jul ia Bresland, Helen Erskine, Mary Morasch, Joseph Williams, c. w. Robinson, Ina Wahto, Kenneth Johnson, J. D. Smith, Ruth Ster- ling, Frank Marshall, Joe Kendler.
 To Seattle: Robert Gebhardt, Ted Thompson, Gregory Solo, John Lloyd, o. R. Rutherford and Sid ney Rood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
SHOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. Feb. 9.-lRl-Clos- ing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 39s, American Can 87h, Anaconda 32ss, Curtiss- Wright 9s, International Harvest CT 25A. Kennecott 47h, New York Central II, Northern Pacific l5%, U. s. Steel 72, Pound S4.03A.
 Sales today were 880000 shares.
 Averages today are as follows; lndustrials l74Gl, rails 5008, util- ities 3420.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09

WASHINGTON In private dramatic session with the Senate Armed Services Committee, State Department officials revealed that the chief goal of American foreign policy is to push the iron curtain back to the Russian borders. By economic and political pressure, the United States hopes to pull the Soviet satellites out of the Cum munist orbit.
 Attending the hush-hush mili- tary briefing were George Kennan, the State Departments Russian expert, Maj. Gen. Alfred Gruen- ther, Secretary to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense Forrestal, General Eisenhower and Secretary of Air Symington.
 General Gruenther, who planned much of the U. s. Army's strat- egy in Italy, compared the size of Russian and American forces in Western Germany, and outlined American battle plans in case of attack. The details he gave can-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
TAX BILLS REPORTED
 10 SENATE
By BOB DeARMoND

Several taxation and other meas
 ures which have created wide in- terest came back from committees in the Senate this morning with varying recommendations The Taxation and Revenues Com- mittee. headed by Senator Victor C.. Rivers and with Senators William Munz, R. M. Mackenzie and Andrew Nerland as members. reported out four measures, as follows
 S.B. II, to double the tax on mo- tor fuels, reported do not pass ty Nerland, Munz and Mackenzie: without recommendation" by Riv- CTS.
 HB. 4, to quadruple the license tax on fish traps and impose stiff levy on the excess catch by traps. reported do pass by Rivers and Mackenzie. without recommenda- tion' by Nerland. and mot concur ring" Ky Munz.
 H.B. g, to impose $500 license tax on sail boats used in the fish, cries, came out with the recom- mendation that "it be laid on the table, signed by Rivers. Nerland and Munz with Mackenzie not con- curing.
 S.B. 2, to impose license tax on contractors was reported out with out recommendation.
 The Judiciary Committee placed do pass" tags on s. BIS. pertain- ing to liens; on S.B. 2l. pertaining to jury service. and H.B. IS. per- taining to jury service.
 Senator McCutcheon's Bill to give Territorial officials and employees Ia raise in pay was reported with out recommendation" by the Com- mittee on Territorial Offices and Institutions.
 PROPERTY TAX CONSIDERED H.B. 2, the 24-page general prop ,erty tax measure. finally came be- fore the Senate in second reading this morning. After hearing the long Bill read. the senators adopted three amendments proposed by the Taxa ton Committee: to exempt intan- Igible property such as bank depos- it's and stocks, to exempt minerals in the ground and to change some what the procedure for collecting the property tax in overlapping mu- 'nicipalities and school districts. Other committee amendments, including the industrial incentive clause" were scheduled for dis Icussion and probable adoption this afternoon.
 The Senate recessed shortly be- fore noon to reconvene at pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
RADIO 'HAM5' PLAN
 MONTHLY MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT

The Juneau Amateur Radio Club, with membership of 30 hams, 1" will hold its monthly meeting to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock with Tom Jacobs, at Eleven Mile. Mem bers are asked to take items for trading.
 Jim Wendt will give a talk on transmitter construction, and im- portant information is to be giv- en by Charles Gray, section com munications manager.
 Leo osterman is president of the club.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
HUGE SNOW DRIFTS ON
 HIGHWAYS
Forty Trains Stalled with Travellers : Dogs Are
 10 Be Parathuted
(By The Associated Press,

A North Dakota storm, high winds in the Rockies, and a new Nebraska cold wave bore down to- day on the blizzard -besieged west.
 Huge snowdrifts marooned 5000 travellers on 40 stalled trains and countless others on thousands of miles of blocked highways. Utah sheepherders planned a "dcgflight" to parachute dogs to guard snowbound sheep flocks en- dangered by coyotes
 Strong winds and additional light snow harassed efforts to rescle humans and livestock in several states.
 Thunderstorms and rain, mean while, drenched southeastern states north of Florida. The weather warmed by 20 to 30 degrees in the eastern third of the nation, but the mercury dived to below zero in parts of Iowa and the upper Miss issippi Valley. Nebraska expected zero to ten below tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09

FIRST FATALITY IN
 BATTLE OF KODIAK:
 SEAMAN LOSES LIFE

KODIAK, Alaska, Feb. 9.-IR- The first fatality in the Battle of Kodiak" was reported by Navy officials last night.
 He was Seaman Edward Lewis Genaw, son of Mrs. Gertrude Louis Genaw, Port Huron, Mich.
 Genaw fell into near-freezing waters from the icy decks of the cruiser Duluth during refueling op- erations off Kodiak Island. The Duluth is taking part in the Navy's cold weather exercises.
 Navy officials said a 45-knot wind made it impossible to launch a rescue boat, but helicopter skinned near the top of the 25-foot waves to drop lifeline. Numbed by the cold waters, however, Ge- nav was unable to fasten the har- ness.
 The helicopter was piloted by It. Comdr. Will H. Kilgore of Mission, Texas.
 A few minutes later, Gust B. Manos, of Joppa, Md, went over the side of the destroyer Parks in an immersion suit, but failed to locate Genaw. The body was not recovered.
 The temperature was degrees above zero at Kodiak this morning, and the Weather Bureau estimated the water temperature off Kodiak at 36 to 38 degrees above.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
BEVERAGE
 TAXATION
 TO DOUBLE
One Memorial Passed by House . Two Others
 Are Introduced
By JAMES HUTCHINSON

A bill to double the territory's tax es on beer, wines and hard liquors
 was introduced in the House today Rep. Percy Ipalook, Eskimo mis- sionary from Wales in the Second Division, dropped in the bill It pro- poses to boost the tax on all malt ! beverages from 10 to 20 cents a gallon; on wine or other liquor of 21 percent alcoholic content or less, from 25 to 50 cents a gallon; on li- quors atove 21 percent alcohol from 8 to $6 gallon.
 As under present law, the taxes would apply to beverages imported to the territory or made within it The House passed one measure this morning. It was a memorial to Congress to have Alaska included under the national reclamation pro- gram. The vote was unanimous. Il had been approved previously by the Senate, where it was introduced 1, by Gunnard Engebreth, Anchorage Republican and Senate President It stresses the importance of de- velopment of Alaska for the bene- fit of both the territory and the nation.
 Memorials introduced in the House proposed speeding a Seward highs way link with the rest of Alaska and cutting canal across the Tam ana river horseshoe bend near Me- mana as flood control project.
 The memorial by Rep. Clarence l1sating, Anchorage Democrat, and former Seward mayor, urges that sufficient funds be allocated for for est highway construction in Alas ka to permit relocation, widening and improvement of the highway through the Chugach National For est north of Seward to Turnagain Arm before the end of the 1850 construction season."
 It said the connection is vital as a Seward outlet because of the an- nounced intention of abandoning the Kenai peninsula portion of The Alaska Railroad after the present highway connection around Turn again Arm is completed, probably in 1850.
 The memorial is addressed to various federal officials.
 Rep. Glen Franklin, Fairbanks Democrat, introduced the Panama River memorial to Congress anc Federal authorities. It urges i'm mediate plans "to effectuate flood control for protection of Nenana and vicinity by a canal cutting off the bend of the Panama river di- rectly upstream from Nenana town site, with the construction stage of the project to follow as soon as possible"
 He said it would also improve the river for boat traffic while alleviat- ing the danger of flooding and water supply pollution at ice breakup time. The memorial said the pro- ject also would safeguard the air. port and railroad from erosion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
LICENSE TAX
 ON BUSINESS pA55E5 HOUSE
Denounced as Sales Tax But Measure Passed
 by Vote of 20-4
tRv JAMES HuTcHEsoN

The Territorial House of Repre- sentatives passed business license tax bill late yesterday, 20-4, with three Democrats and one Repub- lican opposing it.
 The measure would carry a ba- sic $25 license fee on all business es and professions, with one-hali of one per cent levied on gross income above $20000.
 Even if the Senate should ap- prove it, it wouldn't become ef- fective until Congress repeals the present hodge podge" business It. cense tax provisions affecting AL aska, proponents said.
 Voting against the bill were Democratic Reps. Amelia A. Gun dersen, Marcus Jensen and James Nolan, all of the First Division; and Republican Rep. George Mis- covich Fourth Division.
 The House concluded the after noon session by passing Rep. Carl sons bill to increase the hair seal bounty from $3 to $6. An amend ment by Rep. Amer Rydeen oi Nome to include five Native vill- ages north of Kotzebue in the area qualifying for bounties was adopted.
 Denounced As Sales Tax
 Passage of the business license tax Bill came after critics de- nounced it as form of sales tax Proponents denied this and argued it was a necessary prop in the basic Territorial tax structure.
 Rep. Clarence D. Heating, An chorage Democrat, declared in clos- ing debate that Fit is vitally inn rortant to the Territory. It will do away with privileged business eS."
 Rep. Nolan declared it was too all-inclusive and would pyramid taxes, with logs, for instance, be- ing taxed when cut, when hauled and taxed again when milled.
 Rep. Warren Taylor, Fairbanks Democrat who authored the Bill denied it would pyramid taxes
 Rep. Alfred Owen, Anchorage Democrat who criticized the Bill earlier in the day as one which would tax the businessman "even if he's losing the shirt off his back" declared, 1.-The Bill tastes as bad this afternoon as it did this morning, but I don't see how we can do anything else unless we want to live with the old system ' He voted for it.
 Drug stores were cited specifi- cally as paying only $50 annual license fee while smaller stores in other lines paid many times more.
 Rep. Percy E. Ipalook, Eskimo missionary, got an amendment into the Bill exempting Native handi- craft workers whose gross receipts were under $500.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
LYING TO TALK ON STATEHOOD OVER
 KINY TOMORROW

Howard Lyng, Territorial Senator from Nome, and Democratic Nation al Committeeman for Alaska, will speak on statehood for Alaska Now" over radio station KINY to- morrow afternoon from 5:15 to 5:30 o'clock.
 The talk will be under the au- spices of the Juneau Provisional League of Women Voters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
MONEY LOST IN FIRE

The City Fire Department was called to Jays Super Service Sta- tion in the TOO block on Willoughby this morning about 9:50. An oil stove exploded damaging a show case and putting the phone out of order An unestimated amount of money in bills was destroyed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
REA(T0N TO
 CARDINALS
 CONVICTION
Vatican Makes Bitter Con. demnaiion-9 Hungdr-
 idns Quit Positions
(By The Associated Press)

Angry reaction to Josef Cardinal Mindszenty's treatment at the hands of Red-dominated Hungary surged to new heights today. The Vatican made public a let ter from Pope Plus XII bitterly condemning the Hungarian Prim- ate's arrest. The letter was to the Hungarian Bench of Bishops and exhorted Hungarian Catholics to have courage.
 And at the same time it was announced the Pontiff will ad- dress "a secret and extraordinary consistory" of the Cardinals here next Monday.
 Francis Cardinal Spellman call ed on Americans to push their protests against Cardinal Minds zenty's conviction by removing every Communist cell within our own government"
 Nine Hungarian officials in the United States quit their pests yes- terday in protest over the Minds zenty case.
 Heading the list was Bella Bal assa, acting consular general in New York and Hungarian diplo- imat for 9 years. Four members of his staff resigned with him.
 In Congress demands were rais- ed that the U. s. sever diplomatic relations with Hungary.
 Herbert V. Evatt of Australia, president of the United Nations General Assembly, said the Minds zenty case may come before the April meeting of the U. N. ACHESON MAKES STATEMENT WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-tR-Sec- retary of State Acheson declared today that the American people are "sickened and mortified by the Mindszenty case in Hungary.
 Acheson disclosed that the West ern Powers may place charges against Hungary before the United Nations on the ground that Hun gary has consistently violated it's treaty requirement. for huruan rights.
 At Ilews conference the Secre- ,ary of State linked the trial and conviction of the Roman Catholic Prelate with the earlier "persecu- tion' of Lutheran Bishop Jajos Odrass and declared:
 The Soyiet-controlled Hungarian authorities seek to discredit and ,oerce religious leadership in Hun gary in order to remove this source of moral resistance to Commun-
 sm."
 Acheson called the arrest, trial and life sentence of the Cardinal "conscienceless attack upon re- ligious and personal freedom"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
FROM ANCHORAGE

Ken c. Johnson of Anchorage registered yesterday at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
FROM B. c.

Mrs. R. P Moore of Tulsequah, B. c. is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
FROM PETERSBURG

T. O. Hansen of Petersburg is at the Baranof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09

KETCHIKAN MAN HERE T. R. Curtis of Ketchikan is guest at the GaStineau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09
The W ashington Merry Go Round

By DREW PEARSON (Copyrisht. 1s4s. by Bell syndicate, Inc.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-09

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Evening star., 1949-10-17
WoIsing Winning Trick Rules
In Rock Creek Kennel Show

Almendinger and Archie Shea of
Columbus, Ohio; the black minia-
ture poodle, Ch. Smilestone's Brio
a Brac. owned by Mrs. Peter FIRE.
linghuysen and the Pekingese, a
Baltimore-owned winner, Mrs.
Jetty Remy's Ch. Renaud Ting
Woo.
Among unusual breeds repre-
sented by local ownership were
the best of breed Irish water
spaniel, E. j. Lanigan's Shillalah
Ballyharum; the Belgian sheep
dog, Maeter Linck, owned by Mrs.
L. F. Self; the Dandy Dinmont
terrier, Mrs. r. H. Johnston's S
Glengarry of Ruffcote, and the
Norwegian elkhound, owned and
shown by Miss Nancy Hand.
In Great Pyrenees. Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle H. Harding's La Verne
Baby Combermere. took the bitch
points, as did the Great Dane. Ell
paws Elberta of Wapleton, shown
by Susie Bell Waple, who also
showed her mothers pug, Muffet
Stuart of Maryland, to best of
breed.
Evening star., 1949-10-17
Three's a Crowd Top
Horse Exhibited. in
North End Show
By Angelina J. CorobeIIi

Sally Blauner's Three's a Crowd
ne-looking chestnut, after get
ting of to slow start in the jun
ior division. finished as top scoring
horse at the North End fall show
held yesterday at the arena on
East-West highway.
Under his youthful owners
handling, Three's a Crowd could
do no better than fourth in the
Junior working hunters, but later
scored three wins and a second
She accounted for the warmur
hunter. the open hunters and the
hack and hunters and placed ir
the young hunters.
Reserve was Charles Carrico's
Sopy Poppy from Potomac, Md.
who won the young hunters and
placed in the open and the hack
and hunter and the working.
One of the finest wins of the
season was the jumper champion
ship won by Mrs. Ethel Kerr's
Palomino, Amigo. Ridden by Gard
ner Hallman, Amigo took a brace
of blues, winning the modified
Olympia and the open jumper
events. and was third in the warm
up. With Bobby Preston up,
Amigo was second in the Junior
hunter and the Junior hack and
hunter.
Jumper reserve resulted in tie
between E. Jane Hathen's Mod
esty and Avon Shockey's Red
Knight. On a coin toss. Red
Knight was the victor.
The well-filled junior classes re-
suited in a Well-earned win for 10
Shipley's owner-t trained and rid
den Stepalong.