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Evening star., 1949-03-09
"STOP" ! ! ! !

II it's q bargain you want, stop at
our once and ask to see this new
3-bedrm. brick bungalow. Just on
Dale dr.. in Silver Spring; it also
contains huge den. liv. rm. with
beautiful picture window, venetian
blinds. entrance foyer: should go
GI-FHA at S16,500 with only $4,000
Evening star., 1949-03-09
OFF CONN. AVE.

JUST OFF CONN. AVE.
Downtown, close to Mayfiower Hotel
Lovely residential street. 3 story
and English basement brick build
ing. Ideal for doctors home and Of
nee Residents club. organization
headquarters, etc. Owner wants
quick sale and has placed the very
reasonable price of $4,000 on this
property. Ewes, call WO. 5576.
BURR & YOUNG
Evening star., 1949-03-09

Silver Spring, 4-Bedrm.
prewar brick with 1st-hoor bedroom
and "a bath; 3 large bedrooms. tile
bath End floor; large living room
dining room and kitchen: SIDE
gas &C. heat: immaculate condi-
tion: near school and transporta-
tion. DENNY g. KELLY. Realtors
SH, 1913; ewes, SH, 1447. 10
Evening star., 1949-03-09

SILVER SPRING
Custom quilt brick, with bedlm. and
bath on LIST A.: . bedrms. and bath
up; ample closet space, large equip.
kit. dining rm. liv rm.. hrepl.
covered porch; attached garage; ex-
cellent location. near Dale DR.. and
ST Michael School.
PHILIP B. KEY REALTY CO.
Sligo 3O1O till q pm. 10
SILVER SPRING. MD.-3 units, each
with private bath: total rental $40
monthly, lot APPROX. 150x200, con-
sistine Of IA rooms, 3 baths, COM
pleteiy furnished: will sell complete
for only S16.5OO Excellent terms.
PASTOR-LUTZ, INC.
Evening star., 1949-03-09
Under S10 000

Vacant; mod. 6-rm. 2-story: like
new; fenced yd., nr. schools bus.
shopping. S2.4O0 down, $50 mo.
JOHN H. JOHNSON, WA. $3.50. -
2-FAMILY
Mt. Rainier; 9 rms. 6-rm. apt. with
S75 ro.): oil h.-w.h., bsmt.; 3
garages. Terms. JOHN n. JOHN
SON. WA $3.50 3
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
 SITUATION
 IMPROVES
Prices Reported TumbIing 10 Some Extent-Fun
 Point Drop

WASHINGTON, Feb. S. lf4 -- Tumhling prices and a sharp rise in the number of jobless brought soothing official reassurances today that Americas economic situation is not alarming.
 z There is even silver lining in what, to some people looked like dark cloud on the economic hori- 1on: the dollar will buy a little more than it did just few months ago.
 These are the developments:
 The New York Stock Market, the Barometer that predicted the 1929 collapse, yesterday took it's sound est beating in many months, with 6l stocks selling at the lowest price in more than year.
 Also in New York, bond prices suffered one of the sharpest declines of the last 12 months, with nearly 125 issues sagging, some as much as two points.
 The Chicago grain market was hit by a storm of selling, with corn oats. rye and soybean falling so swiftly that one trader described the market as "demoralized."
 The Associated Press index of 35 wholesale commodities dropped nearly full point, reaching l68.46, the lowest since Feb. 6, 1947
 The Pennsylvania Railroad said it was laying off 2,500 of the 45,350 men in it's maintenance of equip ment department. They will be fur loughed for an indefinite period
 Officials saw little to worry about however.
 Secretary of Labor Tobin said the present unemployment level bears careful watching" but he added that the "situaton is not alarming. !"
 pr. Edwin G. Nourse. Chairman of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers, said neither the census figures nor skidding food prices alarmed him. He said, however that these months are very decisive months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
Department of |nferiorIs
 Asked 10 Immediately Plan
 R.R. Survey, B. {. 10 Alaska

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5---tR-Rep. Jackson Wash1, member of the House Subcommittee on Interior Department Appropriations, has asked the Department to start im- mediate planning for a survey to determine the cost of railroad connection to Alaska. a@ x ~
 Jackson and Senator Magnuson fD-Wasl1) have introduced bills di- recting President Truman to au- thorize study of the route of the proposed railroad from Prince George, B. C., to Alaska.
 Jackson said he planned to ask that funds for the survey and planning of the railroad be includ- ed ill the Interior Department ap- priation bill for the fiscal year beginning July |
 "The need of a railroad con- nection with the Territory is so ur- gent Jackson told a reporter that I want the Interior Depart ment and the National Defense establishment to have everything ready for the survey when it is au- thorlzed by Congress"
 Jackson said the survey Is nec- essary to decide the most feasible route to connect the Pacific North west and Alaska and to determine the cost.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
WAMCAT ON WAY AFTER LEE HARB0R
 WEATHER TIE-Up

On a frustrated voyage which began at 4 am. Wednesday, the A.C.S. duty boat Wamcat now is on the way to logging Mission completed
 After being weather-hound at Tee Harbor, the Wamcat went out yesterday afternoon, to check and repair repeater stations at Sen- tinel Island and Eldred Rock, and the Haines installation, en route to Skagway.
 Matt K. Bromley was put off at Sentinel Sgts. 1st. cl. John Lloyd and Mario SoGini, at Eldred Rock. Returning, the Wamcat took off Lloyd and Sodini, but snowstorm prevented their pick ing up Gormley.
 Successful on later try. the Wamcat proceeded to Haines.
 It. Delbert P Applegate is the ranking member of the party.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
71 OFFICERS COME NORTH
 FOR STUDY

SEATTLE, Feb. 5.+R-The sec ond group of Il Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps officers to participate in Arctic Administration courses at Big Delta, Alaska, left Boeing Field in Pan American World Airways planes yesterday.
 The officers will stay at Big Delta for 30 days to study field work in snowcraft, tactics, life in extreme cold weather and the effect of the cold on morale of men.
 The first group. of officers re- turned from Alaska last week. The travellers were outfited with Arctic rear at the Seattle Port of En- barkation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
FROG MEN 7 GO ASHORE
 AT KODIAK
Underwater DemoIi lion Teams of Navy Swim
 Through Icy Seas
By RALPH DIGHTON

KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska, Feb. 5. -tR-- Navy frog men'-members
 of Underwater Demolition Teams
 are braving the near-freezing waters
 of Alaska with the same skill they
 used in the South Pacific.
 The cold, wst weather chosen for the forthcoming battle of K3d ak
 Island" means nothing to these
 rugged young men. They've already
 swum at the North and South Poles in 28 degree water that froze to
 slush as they moved through 1t.
 Garbed from head to foot in green
 rubber suits, the Frog Men have
 made reconnaissance landings on
 each of the three ice-rimmed beach,
 es which naval amphibious forces
 plan to attack.
 Their plan of operation is much the same as it was in World War
 IT. Rolling into the water from a speeding boat or submarine, they swim beneath the surface to shore. When they encounter reefs, mines, Tor man-made obstacles which would damage landing craft, they return 10 the spot with explosives. Although the navy lists this as extra hazardous duty and accepts only volunteers for the work, they receive no extra pay. A UDT ap- prentice seaman, for instance, re- ceives $75 month.
 UDT men are chosen for stam ma land courage, rather than flashy swimming ability Not one of the nine officers and 50 men taking part in this exercise has been a pro- fessional athlete.
 It. (jg) Robert J. Sadler. "A, of Vicksburg, Miss, who has swum in South Polar waters. says he didn't even participate in hig h school swimming meets.
 You don't have to be fast for this work he says. You just have 1 to be careful"
 ] The men have no special devices to keep them warm in the water
 The rubber suit keeps them dry, and long underwear helps retain cody
 heat. They get tablespoon of hon. ey before entering the water, and
 two ounces of brandy after they return.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
pjE:ppER SAYS
 TAFT WRONG,
 ! LABOR ACT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. - iR = Senator Pepper D.-Fla) bluntly told Senator Taft tR.-Ohio) today hat Taft's prediction Congress will retain most of the Taft-Hartley Labor Act provisions is inaccurate and erroneous"
 Pepper said at a Senate Labor Committee hearing that perhaps Taft, COP policy leader, is forget ting the fact that he no longer is running the Senate
 This was reference to. Demo- cratic majorities replacing Repub- licans in control of the 81st Con- gress. <
 Earlier, Senator Ebert Thomas D.-Utah) also disputed Taft's pre- diction.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tCopyright, l949, by Bell Syndicate. Inc.

WASHINGTON A. F. Whitney bustling chief of the Railway Trainmen, assured President Tru- man the other day that organized labor will support his Fair Deal legislative program as vigorously as it backed him in the recent cleo tion.
 Naturally, there will be some things about your program tha. some labor groups will object to. ' said Whitney, for we all don't see eye-to-eye on everything How ever. in the overall picture, labor will be solidly behind you in carrying out the liberal pledges Of the. Democratic platform
 Truman replied he could ask for no more, since mo living man could write a legislative program" that would suit everybody.
 However, what the Trainmen's $ boss didn't reveal was that he had heard a loud objection to one part of the program at a dinner the night before, attended by several Democratic Senators and represen- tatives of all the big labor organ izations.
 John L. Lewis top lieutenant Vice President Tom Kennedy of the United Mine Workers, raised cain
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
|B-25 BOMBER GOES 5CRASH | N FLA M E }

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. 5.--taG--- Two bodies and bits Of wreckage are all that have been sighted af- ter a blazing B-25 tember with eight men aboard crashed into Lake Ponchartrain.
 Capt. M. R. Rotf, public relations officers at Keesles Air Forse Base, Biloxi. Miss, said after search It the crash scene late yesterday:
 All eight men are presumed to be dead"
 He said the plane was from Keesler with base personnel and ,ir student aboard. Names were withheld until casualties are de- ermined definitely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
GOLD MINERS MAY
 GET PAID, L055H
 BY FORCE DOWNS

WASHINGTON. Feb 5.-lR- A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee has approved legislation to reimburse owners and operators of gold mines who incurred losses because the government forced them to shut down during the war.
 They would be permitted to file claims for the amount of loss including the costs of placing the mines back in operating condition
 Losses to be computed, however, could not include lost production or loss of profits during the shut down.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
Alaska Steam Plans 10 Bid
 On RaiI(argo

SEATTLE, Feb. B. The Alaska Steamship Company has announced It's determination to meet competi- tive rates from Portland tn trans porting Alaska Railroad locomotives 70 the north
 Conflict over the diversion of rail- road cargo from Seattle to the Co., lumbia River was disclosed recent ly by J. T. Flakne, chief of the Alaska branch. Division of Territor- es in the Interior Department.
 He said the cost of moving a To- comotive to Whittier from Portland was $2,000 cheaper than from Se- attle.
 In telegram to Col. J. P. John- son, Alaska Railroad manager, Gil- bert w. Skinner. steamship com pany president, said;
 Had we been given an equal op- portunity to participate. we would have met the tariff given you by the Coastwise Line and in accord ance with past policy. keep ourselves 'n competitive position on all ship ments of government tonnage
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
TREASON TRIAL IS
 NEAR END
Western World Watches Case with Neptieism,
 Shocked Amdzement
(By The Associated Pres5)

The prosecution asked the death penalty today for Josef Cardinal Mindszenty and the six other men being tried with the Roman Catholic primate in tiny Budapest court room
 The western world, recalling other trials in Communist lanes, watched with skepticism and shocked amaze ment.
 Under Hungarian ;uuicial pro- cedure the prosecution does not recommend sentence in so many words. But Prosecutor Gyula Elapi meant death by hanging when he called on the five-man court to re- turn verdict hard and inexorable' "a verdict that should stigmatize the traitors
 Hungarv's Communication government has charged the de- fendants with treason, spying and black market money dealings. The srial, now in it's third day, is draw ing toward a close. A verdict may be reached by Monday perhaps to- night.
 Prosecutor Elapi said the Hun garian people demanded the re- moval of Cardinal Mindszenty as one of the last remnants of re- acton.' Speaking along the lines of the governments yellow book on the case, the prosecutor attacked the United States government and it's representatives, Francis Cardinal 5pellman of New York and others.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
HOUSING PROGRAM
 PASSES
House Bill Carries $780,. 900 Appropriation-Air
 Memorial Introduced
(By JAMES HUTCHINSON

Leeislation to clear the way for large-scale housing program by the Alaska Housing Authority passed the Territorial House yes terday, 23-1. The bill carries s25O,c0o appropriation.
 The measure authorizes and di- rects the Housing Authority to build operate, rent and sell facil- ities at moderate cost or rental. Other major yesterday afternoon legislative developments includes: l. The Senate passed, l5-1, a Bill is establish public em- ployees' retirement system.
 Air Memorial
 2. The House passed, 22 to 2, House Memorial advocating ex- emption of certified Alaska air carriers from tightening of a Civil Aeronautics Beard regulation governing irregular flights.
 The air memorial, offered by Rep. Stanley McCutcheon, Demo- crat, said Alaska's non-scheduled carriers needed special consideration because flying plays a unique and indispensable role in the Territory. It was changed into straight House Memorial instead of Joint Memorial to avoid delay in await ing Senate approval. It will be sent to Washington for presenta- tion Feb. 15 at hearing on the regulations.
 Reject Revision
 The Memorial petitions the CAB that if it can't exempt Alaska carriers from the regulation that CAB reject the revision. Only two voting against it were Reps. Amelia Gundersen, Ketchikan, and Doris Barnes, Wrangell.
 Mrs. Barnes had said previous ly she favored retaining all pre- cautionary regulations forg safety's sake.
 George Sundborg, Alaska Devel-
 
 opment Board consultant. told the House that safety regulations were not involved because the CAA gov- erned them. &
 Housing Plans
 The lone vote cast against Rep. Essie Dale.s Housing Authority Bill was by Amer Rydeen, Nome Democrat. It passed without floor debate after E. Glen Wilder, execu- tive director of the Alaska sHous- ing Authority, explained the ini- tial appropriation was needed for surveys, for studies of possible sources for cheaper Alaska building materials, for partial matching funds and to convince Congress Alaska is trying to help itself"
 He said the project might be able to get started by summer, and that the Budget Bureau had approved s10,0Oo,Ooo Federal Grant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

RETIREMENT
 SYSTEM HAS
 SENATE 0. K.

A retirement system for Terri torial employees, and in which municipalities may participate il heir voters so decide, was approv- d by the Senate yesterday after- locn and is expected to have little rouble in passing the House.
 All Territorial employees except eachers, who have their own re- irement system, will come under he plan and will contribute five Ter cent of their wages to the etirement fund.
 A total of 375 Territorial em- sloyees will come under the sys- em, Arthur A. Hedges, director of he Territorial Employment Ser ice, told the Senate yesterday. They will be compelled, under the ,rovisions oi SB. 4, to retire at he age of 65 and will draw pen ions amounting to from S120 to n estimated $50 a month, de- ending upon length of service and wages they received.
 Employees with 10 years of ser ice could retire at the age of 60 md those with 20 years of serv::a ould retire at the age of 55 under he system.
 Six Are Eligible
 Nine persons now employed by he Territory will be 65 years of lge by next January l when the ystem is to go into effect, Hedges old the Senators. Six of these will be eligible for pensions mounting to total of $780 month.
 The 375 persons on the Territor- al payroll receive total of ;1,529,811 a year, of which $6l7,946 .omes from the Territory's general .und and tla, remainder from federal matching funds, Hedges said
 The employees would contribute i76,59O a year to the fund and the Territory, it is estimated, will pay n $18,O00 to $30,000 a year.
 The Bill carries an appropriation # $20,0O0 to start the fund and provide pensions for employees due to retire within the next few years.
 Labor Commissioner Henry Ben. son, Deputy Auditor Neil Moore, Harry M. Olsen of Ketchikan and Dr. James C. Ryan, Commissioner If Education, spoke on the Bill in addition to Hedges.
 Net For Teachers
 Dr. Ryan explained the mechan- cs of the Teachers Retirement Eund, which started in 1945 and )ays teachers S100 month upon etirement. He said that it may 3e desirable to combine the two iystems at some future time, but nat he woud want to see how the few system works out before
 recommending the merger. Harry Olsen, business agent for he Electrical Workers Union and municipal employees at Ketchikan, aid that his group is very much interested in the Bill and hope come under the system. At a ecent meeting, attended by 46 members, there was a unanimous Jote to urge the City of Ketchikan participate in the system, Ol- zen said.
 Membership in the retirement :ystem would be compulsory for employees of municipalities voting to participate.
 Rules Suspended
 The Bill, introduced by Senator 1 Anita Garnick, went to third reading and passed by vote of i5-1. Senator Munz voting against 1t.
 Senator Collins announced, when
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
STEAMER MOvEMENT5

Baranor from Seattle due Tues day.
 Princess Norah scheduled to sail rom Vancouver Monday.
 Alaska scheduled southbound on Monday night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
WEATHER REPORT

| GU. s. WEATHER BUREAU , This data is for 24-hour pe- , riod ending 6:30 am. PSF. , In Juneau Maximum, 20;
 , minimum. II.
 |, At Airport Maximum. l6; } minimum, g.
 20 R E c A s T
 . Juneau and Vicinity
 |, Cloudy with snow flurries , this afternoon and tonight.
 , Decreasing cloudiness Sum- , day. Highest temperature
 |, near 27 degrees. Lowest to- |, night near 20.
 i, PRE IPIT T O N i, (Past "A hours ending 7:3o am. today , In Juneau City - Trace: , since Feb. l, .01 inches; , since July l, 56.25 inches. |, At the Airport Trace;
 , since July l, 89.27 inches.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
WOLF BOUNTY UPPED


 The House this morning passed Rep. Amelia Gundersen's Bill t raise the bounty on wolves from $3a to $50 and to raise the bounty OF coyotes from sz5 to $50.
 Ire Committee on Fisheries hand ed in substitute for H.B. 12, set ting a bounty of S6 each on han seals. The present bounty is s3, the original bill by Rep. c. c. Carl son, would have raised it to $9.
 Rep. Doris Barnes, chairman ol the Territorial Institutions Com mittee, announced this morning thai the trip to Sitka to inspect the Pio- neers' Home is planned for about March 6. The trip will be made by steamer and will require atout three days.
 The Business License Tax Bill, or the House calendar this morning was held over until Monday The House passed three Senate measures Memorials and Resolutions, in ad- dition to the bounty bill.
 SENATE INACTIVE
 The Senate started the morning session with two measures for con- sideration and quickly disposed ol both of them SB. 9, it was dis covered, had not yet come from the Engrossment Committee. S.B. IA Senator Garnick's Bill relating tc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
TERMINAL KNOT I5
 SCHEDULED TO SAIL

Freighter Terminal Knot of the Alaska Steamship Co, is schedul- ed to sail from Seattle February l2. Calls will be made at Met lakatla, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau, Yakutat, Whit tier and Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
MALAYA PLANS NAVY

SINGAPORE-R-- Malaga is on the way to having it's own navy.
 A bill to provide for it's estab- lishment will be put before the Singapore Legislative Council soon.
 Enlistment in the force will be open to British subjects and citi- zens of the Federation of Malaga. Size of the force will be determ- ined by the Governor of Singapore Singapore will provide funds for the Navy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
HERE FROM FAIRBANKS

Glenn B. Walker of Fairbanks is in town for several days and IS staying at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

More than four times as much life insurance is now owned in the United States as in 1920.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05

On the eve of World War II, automobile registrations totaled 32,500,000 in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-05
LIQUOR MEASURE
 IS ATTACKED BY
 FAIRBANKS GROUP

Not since the Klondike Rush has there been such golden opportun- ity for a chosen few" said the, Fair banks Junior Chamber of Commerce of the Liquor Control Bill now tefore the Legislature.
 Iha statement was contained i'll the telegram received by the House of representatives this morning. The telegram was addressed to both bodies of the Legislature but ended in the House wastepaper basket.
 On behalf of it's membership, the Junior Chamber of Fairbanks ap- piled for the job of Administrator created by the Bill, "at salary ot Si2,000 plus s15 day plus whatever can be made on the side
 The telegram urged the Legisla- ture not to "dilly-dally in getting this legislation passed because there will be many arrangements to make to get ready for the harvest"
 Speaker Stanley McCutcheon re- ferreo the telegram to the Comm l. tee on Pu Health. Quarantine and Morals. Then, upon request oi Rep. Amelia Gundelsen, chairman af that committee, the telegram wa pulled back and sent to the Com nittee on Public Welfare, which has the Liquor Bill
 Rep. Warren Taylor of Fairbanks then moved to throw the telegram into tie waste basket. Rep. Glen D Franklin seconded the motion anc 1t carried by unanimous consent.
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The Nome nugget., 1949-05-25
Liquor Destroying Native Health And Welfare

JUNEAU - The liquor Situa- ton is one of the most difficult problem to be solved by Alaska's natives, according to Bob Dru.<- man, Juneau public relations counsel, who recently made on in- spection of the Territory for the Alaska Native Service.
 He said that excessive use oi intoxicating liquor is destroyirg g the health and economic welfare of many natives, but he could not offer any suggestion to immedi ately remedy the situation. Prohi- bition will not work, he said. The only solution appears to be an in- tense program of education against the i'll effects of liquor.
 He said that some immediate results might be achieved if un- scrupulous white persons would cease bootlegging activities in areas where the natives have voted for a dry regime. This would help out in some places, he pointed out, but would still not solve the overall problem for which an education campaign is greatly needed.