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and modernization loan insurance
program.
The Senate bill would provide
$3.50 million worth of per cent
25-year loans to veterans who
couldn't get home building money
elsewhere. 1t also would make
available $500 million in Fedora.
loans to educational institutions
for faculty and student housoing
Meanwhile the Democratic Ma
tional Committee yesterday urgeo
party leaders across the Nation tt
bring pressure on Senators fol
passage of the bill.
In wires to all members OF the
committee. and to State Demo.
cratic officials. Chairman William
M. Boyle, jr.. said:
THE real estate lobby and Re-
publican opponents of this meas
ure are claiming enough votes to
block this bill.
eff they succeed the resultant
continued lack of decent homes
for middle Income families will be
a serious blow to the millions of
Americans who have depended
upon the Democratic Party to
carry out a successful housing
program"
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Corporations
Continued From First Page

time the profits barometer point
ed downward. giving rise to a
feeling that the big postwar boom
was over.
But recovery progressed steadily
thereafter with a. pickup in the
profits picture becoming more
evident in the final quarter of
the year.
The SOS corporations reported
dollar profits of $5,049, 852,639 a
decline of 2.6 per cent from the
l94S total of $5,186, 7O5, 9OS.
The total was gain of 20 per
cent over the 1947 total of $4,2l8,-
702,007, and was 70 per cent
higher than the $2,971,939,0 76
reported by these corporations in
1916.
The earnings of the big auto
mobile companies had marked
influence on the overall totals.
Total earnings of nine makers
OF autos and trucks were A per
cent higher than 1913, although
five of the nine fell behind their
1948 totals. These companies not
only made the biggest percentage
advance, but also contributed the
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Continued From First Page)

learned toward channeling around
the monument, he would not let
that preference override traffic
considerations.
The co-ordinating committee
however, has taken no decisive
action. Traffic Director George
E. Keneipp is trying out a diff
ferent system of signal lights
which may erase the need for
characterization.
This plan, which has been in
effect two days, lets traffic from
Thirteenth street into the circle
by itself where formerly the flow
from Thirteenth street and Yer
mont avenue entered simultane-
ously. Now, Vermont avenue,
Rhode Island avenue and P street
traffic enter the circle together.
Mr.. Keneipp said he believed
there was some improvement, but
1t would take week or 10 days
of observing to chalk up any def
mite results. He said some other
minor adjustments would be
made.
The lighting system is designed
to favor southbound traffic on
Thirteenth street during the
morning rush hours and the
northbound traffic during the
evening rush. In between those
times, the automatic timing sys-
tenn switches to serve normal
midway traffic.
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u. ). Denies Americans
Are Helping 10 Bomb China
BY the Associated Press

The United States. struck out
yesterday at Chinese Communist
propaganda efforts to place re-
sponsibility on this country for
Chinese Nationalist bombings of
Red-held cities. 1t denied any
connection.
The Red press and radio are
telling the Chinese people that
American pilots or other airmen
have been participating in the
attacks on them.
The State Department declared
that these Communist assertions
ARE completely without founda-
ton In fact" 1t added:
mo American personnel are in
the employ of the Chinese air
force in any capacity. Similarly
Gen. Macarthur has informed the
Department of State that reports
OF recruitment of Japanese for
participa ton in the military effort
of the Chinese government are
untrue"
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largest number of dollars to total
earnings.
Earnings Of airlines and air
craft companies gained Al per
cent over the previous year, but
total dollar earnings were small
compared with automobiles.
Agricultural implement COM
panies advanced "a per cent. &C.
ment makers were up II per cent,
and the manufacturers of drugs
cosmetics and soap showed a 13
per cent rise.
Oil Industry Declines.
While automobiles were moving
ahead in the profits column, the
producers of motor vehicle parts
and accessories just managed to
hold their own by making only
S of one per cent less than in
1948. ~
On the other side Of, the ledger
are the companies whose 1949
profits were less than in 1913.
The oil group with "a compa-
MES stands out. Last year the
group headed the list of dollar
earners Excluding utilities) even
ahead of automobiles, but this
year it slipped down to fifth place
with total earnings 20 per cent
less than in 1913.
Textiles Show Largest Drop.
The biggest slide from l948 was
made by the textile group. off 81
per cent.
Coal mining companies, as
might be expected because OF
strikes. backed down 40 per cent
from the previous year. Metal
mining companies were close be-
hind with total ~ per cent I'M
der 1913. Paper and pulp makers
were down 36 per cent, and the
machinery and tool manufac-
-turers were 81 per cent lower.
Altogether. SO per cent of the
individual companies reporting
had profits lower in 1949 than in
l948, while 81 per cent advanced
The railroad group of 81 lines
not included in the grand total
OF sos companies, reported earn
ings of $334,032.560, a decline OF
81 per cent from 1913 and IL pc,
cent from 1947. The total, how
ever. was TO per cent higher than
in 1916.
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Court May Shut Down
Lustron This Week,
U. 5. Judge Indicates
BY the Associated Press


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. IA
Federal court may shut the doors
of the huge Lustron Corp. next
week.
District Judge Nell G. Under.
wood said as much today.
Il don't like to make definite
statement until after confer
Monday with the receiver and at
torneys,' the judge said.
But I have no intention OF
putting the Federal court in the
house-building business.
Unless something tangible is
advanced Monday, and up to this
point nothing of a concrete ma
ture-nothing at all-haS been
advanced, it will be marked off. >
Even if Judge Underwood
doesn't turn the key on the $37.5
million prefabricated housing firm
Monday, some major development
is expected to come out of his
morning conference with Receiver
Clyde M. Foraker and his attor-
neys.
Mr.. Foraker, who held a second
conference today with spokesman
for Lustron's 231 dealers, is re-
ported considering plan to
soften financial terms for the
dealers. Now they operate on a
cash on-the- barrelhead" basis.
The statement by Judge Under
wood followed by just an hour his
refusal to confirm a report that
Lustron might be closed after
Mondays conference.
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Roadway toward providing hous-
ing for all.
Administration and other pro-
ponents of the new proposal for
Federal assistance claim the So
called middle-income group has
been left out in the cold in the
matter of adequate housing. Elk.
isting aid plans, including low
rent public housing. help the low
est third, they point out, and the
highest third can use such Fed
eral guaranty plans as the FILA
program to advantage.
The House Banking Committee
asserts in its report on the bill
MANY middle income families
have been forced to purchase
homes at prices far beyond their
means, and Ymany others have
been forced to acquire homes
much too small for. or otherwise
ill-suited to, their needs.
Economics Anticipated.
The committee offers this justi-
fication for special Federal treat
ment of co-ops and similar
groups in the housing field:
THE cooperative or other nom
profit organization is the only
form of private enterprise through
which the economies and savings
which are achieved in financing
in construction and in operation
of housing are automatically
translated directly into CORE
spending reductions in monthly
charges which the consumer must
pay for such housing"
Groups that build for profit call
this an illusory advantage. They
declare the proposed program
would bring inexperienced ele-
ments into the housing field
thereby promoting waste ano
failure.
The current construction rate oil
private industry makes wholly un.
warranted creation of the proposed
Cooperative Housing Administra
ton to assist co-ops and othel
prospective borrowers with tech.
nical advice, these builders say.
The CHA would be established
within the present Housing ane
Home Finance Agency. 1t woule
be headed by a commissioner ap.
pointed by the President.
The borrowers would decide
which types of housing they woulc
build. The House committee sug.
gests they probably would decide
on single or two-family houses ir
small communities, where lane
costs are relatively low. Garden.
type" apartment development.
would be favored in metropolitan
areas, the committee predicted.
In addition to more rental hous.
ing at rates the middle income
group can afford, a major need il
for a larger proportion of null
tiple-bedroom units. according tt
sponsors of the bill.
They say the co-ops could bt
expected to build many of these
and hold down on the one bedroom
and efficiency" apartments.
The bills would increase the
mortgage insurance limit of the
FHA-by $2,750 billion in the
House version and a billion les.
in the Senate's. They also would
carry forward the home repair
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had when it was admitted into the
Union.
Mr.. Bartlett says some of these
territories didn't really grow until
they became States. He thinks
this will be true of Alaska, with
it's tremendous undeveloped re-
sources.
On the other hand, Alaska has
but 10000 voters, Hawaii about
$4,000. If they become States.
each will have two Senators.
Some Congressman agree with
the argument advanced by Repre-
sentative Leroy Johnson, Republi-
can, of California. He says it's
unfair to have these States pack
as much power as California or
New York.
Mr.. Bartlett answers: The de-
cision to have two Senators for
each State was made long ago by
the Constitution trainers. A ter
ritory shouldn't be made to suffer
because of that decision.
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Hawaii and Alaska Knock at Door of Statehood
By the Associated Press

Not since 1912, when New
Mexico and Arizona came into
the union, has this nation seen
new states admitted. Now Alaska
and Hawaii are knocking at the
door.
The House has said, LET them
in"
The Senate not only hasn't
given its answer; it hasn't indi-
Gated whether it even will bother
to reply. Chances this year are
slim.
Before the Senate can act, the
problem must be considered by
its Interior Committee.
Other Business First.
Two years ago a bill for Ha-
waiian statehood died in this COM
mittee. The Alaska bill never has
been considered by the Senate.
Committee Chairman O'Ma-
honey has said he hopes to get
around to Alaska and Hawaii, but
that the committee has other
business first.
Under the reorganization law
the 81st Congress is supposed to
quit for keeps by the end of July.
All unfinished business is wiped
off the books with the end of each
Congress. Therefore chances for
statehood are not bright.
Still, its hackers are hopeful.
The two territories hardly could
be more disSimilar.
Alaska is twice as big as Texas.
Yet it has only 100000 inhabit-
ants, as compared with Texas
100000.
It's largest city is Anchorage
with 10000 inhabitants.
10000 Are Eskimos.
Two-thirds of the Alaskan pop
ulation is white. The other one
third includes $4,000 Eskimos.
Alaska's chief industries are
furs. lumber, mining and fishing.
Alaska rates as one of the
worlds great bargains. The
United States bought it from Rus
STA in 1857 for $7,2O0,0 900, or about
two cents an acre.
Hawaii, on its seven main
Islands. has $4,000 people. With
6,400 square miles, it's little
larger than Connecticut, which
has 2,011 900 people.
Its chief city is Honolulu, with
. population of 277,000.
Approximately a third of it's
people are white, another third
are of japanese ancestry. Of the
rest, 1000 are Polynesian Ha-
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Each is represented in the House
by a delegate. Hawaii by Joseph R
harrington, Republican, and Alas
ka by E. L. Bartlett, Democrat.
Delegates serve on committees
they can make speeches but they
can't vote on any legislation, even
if it deals with their territories.
Pay Federal Taxes.
Since HaWaiianS and Alaskans
pay Federal taxes, the same as
every one else, including residents
of the District Of Columbia. they
argue they have a right to have a
voice in the Government.
Citizens of Alaska and Hawaii
have voted yes when asked if they
wanted statehood. The Republi-
cans and Democrats have advo-
Gated statehood in their platforms
President Truman has said he's
for it.
With its 100000 inhabitants
Alaska would have more people
than many another territory has
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Wallans, descendants of the origi-
nal settlers there 1000 years ago.
Asked to Be Annexed.
The islands long have patterned
their government after the United
States. A republic was set up in
1893. Five years later it asked to
be annexed to the United States,
and was accepted.
In the mid-Pacific, 2,100 miles
from San Francisco. Hawaii pro-
duceS sugar, pineapples and cat
tie.
Since the climate is right out
of the Chamber of Commerce, it
also does a thriving tourist bust
ness. In the history of the
Weather Bureau, Honolulu never
has been hotter than 80 nor colder
than So.
Both Alaska and Hawaii elect
their own legislatures, but their
Governors are named by the Presi-.
dent.
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Housing
Continued From First Page


sending the measure to the floor
last week.
The new Government company
would be started with Treasury
funds. The Secretary of the
Treasury would be authorized to
buy up to 500 million worth OF
stock.
Before being granted loan, a
coop or other eligible borrower
would have to agree to buy stock
equalling 10 per cent of the loan
The stock could be bought or
''easy terms" -one-fourth down
one-fourth when the project is
ready for occupancy, balance ir
20 years, in the case of a coop.
Opposed BY Private Builders.
Important elements of the pri-
vate housing industry oppose the
idea. They contend there is nc
need for a new Federal program
to finance housing. Existing plans
are adequate, they insist, and pri-
vate interests are making good
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

terda, afternoon as S5.WDD spectators
peercd down on the bewildering pa
norama spread on the green plain
below them" Noirr Dame won the
game Is to T..
The Jake l.aMotia middleweipht
title light will now he held July II
al Madison Square Garden. Tiberio
Mitri. who'll sub ,or Rocky Ora
ziamu. i, rated a better fighter than
the Rock so Jake may wish that
Gra1iano hadn', broke his hand
MIN i, only q, and this will be his
second appearance i'll this country.
He defeated Dick Wagner. a light
heavyweight. al the Garden six or
severn weeks ago.
jJST GAB-pitchcr Schoolboy
Rowe. former Detroi, twirler who
led the American league in l94O
with ~ wins and } setback,. was
released by San Diego the other dal
ior NJ coming through Rowe. a
80 sear-old veteran OF 10 years in
the big time. was signed last spring
a. 4 Tree agent. Before the base
bal season was a month old. skip
per tasey Steneel predicted that
either Detroit or the Nanks would
win the pennant looks like or
Case i, getting 10 be quite i prophet.
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29
new CARE BOX
FOR $5.95 OFFERED

NEW YORK. - Eleven European
countries will benefit under agree
men,s just concluded by CARE for
the introduction OF CARES new
budget food package.
Designed to meet the request for
a smaller package than CARES
standard food package at $40, the
new budget food package. with a net
weight oi 10 pounds. will sell for
S5.9S for guaranteed delivery il Az
S~tralia. the Bcnclux countries, Eng
land lincluding Wales. Northern
Ireland and Scotland). Finland,
France. Germany Berlin and the 3
western zoncsl. Greece, Italy and
Norway.
The contents OF the new package
include | ID. coffee q lb tea for
Britain. , lbs. bacon. ! ID. sugar,
| ID bland lard. "a ~, pork luncheon
meat, } lbs. rice. | lb. fruit pre-
serves and 8 ~. liver pate.
Because OF higher delivery costs
the price OF the new package will
be slightly higher for the Russian
zone OF Germany, to which it may
be sen at the price Of $6.35.
Orders Tor the new package as
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

to heat. The Nank> arc having
pitching trouble. hu, Manager Stem
sel'> ho,> sre still rated a. the No
iaNorites. The Red soN have q
great team But wh, they seem to
be Laundering around j. something
OF = mystery. On paper they look
Ike 4 pennaut winner The other
Tour member, Of the circuit-N ash
meton. Chicago. Philadelphia and
i Louis->eem 70 be ont Of the
running unless. ui course. they do
= lit,le reshuiiline and rebuilding
In the National league, the ace
j. much closer SiN ieam>-Brook-
I'm. II. Louis. Philadelphia. Boston.
Chicago and New Nurk-all have =
chance and they re putting on one
ai Their typical hot battles. Most
lan> figure the Dodgers OF the ards
viii cop the pemant but with the
other teams only i lew games he
hind. anything can happen The
Grants are beginning to loom up a.
real threats and they appear To be
much stronger than al iir>t tabled
The Cubs are still the surprise team
OF the league. Manager frankie
Frisch, Youth movement wasn't
( supposed Ia pay oil this year. Onl,
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are too
lar behind the leaders 10 he in the
race They have the material bu,
the boys are jus, not clicking
Ralph kliner viii have To- speed
up hi home run production II he
ha, an, intentions oi beating Babe
Ruth, record al % homerS in one
season Right nov. the Pirate slug
ger i, behind his pace OF last year.
Then he ,macked 81 kliner admit,
he has been a BIT too ANXIOUS at the
plate and has been swinging al a
lot ui bad balls. Manager Billy Mey-
cr ,eem, To- think that his wrist in
jur, of last spring which kept kliner
out al action more than two weeks.
j., somewhat responsible lur his bat
ting slump. His long drives are go
ing into centeriield ior easy outs
instead al leitiicld ior homers. No
doubt Pirate official, are worried
but kliner should begin 10 hi IN,
stride soon. He has always been i
late starter, getting better in Jul,
and August and hitting his peak in
September. Ii klincr gets his eye
back on the ball. he could still slap
ont a lair batch ii homer>.
NAVY Is seeking congressional ac.
ton IL give ii help in grabbing a
lev more football PLAYERS .A> the
situation now stands. Army has the
authority to select Tor itself from
lists of qualified candidates when
vacancies turn up. That mean
about 100 are selected each year.
and ii they happen 10 be football
stars its Just fine and dand, Tor
West Pointers. The Navy lacks this
aulhorit, As a result. they have
beaten Army only once since 1912
the year West Point got lis authori-
ty. Navy is simply asking Tor an
ever break. 80 its only fair that
they. too. are permitted to pick a
lew choice players. Within a few
year, Navy may be fielding one Of
the best teams in the country.
Lee Savold. according to London
Promoter lack Solomons. will de
fend his British worlds heavy
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

weight championship sometime in
June oi next year. He doesn't seem
10 be in any hurry To defend his
newly won title. Evidently. Savold
i, out la pick up some easy money
iirst by appearing in exhibition
bouts. The Patterson. y. J., battler
probably figures he hasn't many
nor days oi good fighting left.
Alter all he has been campaigning
since 1914 However. = comeback by
Joe Louis might change Savold's
plans. In that case. a title fight
nigh, he held in September.
Frank leahy rates Frank Tri-
pucka. who'll battle it out with linn
Hard. Tor the quarterback spot with
the Chicago Cardinals. as the great
est ball handler in Notre Dame,
history. Yet. when the experts
made their 1913 All-American Sc
lection>. where did they place him :
Not on the first team, nor the sec
ond. And he wasn't ever on the
third. In TACT. we didn't even spo,
his name III the Honorable Mention
list.
II happened the other day. In 2
game IN one OF the Southern leagues
4 batter hit 4 ioul ball that wen,
over the stands and through the
windshleld-oi his own parked car
Mud IN a ball game in Oklahoma. 2
manager objected 50 strenuously to
a decision that the Jump iloored him
with a right 10 the jaw. The manag-
er called police who took the ump
10 the local jail.
When Harry Stuhldreher resigned
a. athletic director at Wisconsin
the other day. he became the las,
OF the immortal -Four Horsemen'
To remove himself from an active
sports career. The other three mem
bers oi that Irish backfield were
Elmer ayden. Jim Crowley and
Don Miller. incidentally. it was
Grantland Rice, the noted sports
writer. who coined the famous
phrase. -Four Horsemen." Covering
the Notre Dame-.Army game OF 1924
his opening paragraph read Out.
lined against a blue-gray October
sky. the -Four Horsemen rode again
In dramatic lore they are known a,
Famine. Pestilence, Destruction ant
Death. They are only aliases. Their
real names are Stuhldreher. Miller
Crowley and l.ayden. They formed
the crest Of the South Bend cyclon.
before, which another fighting Arm,
football team was swept over The
precipice at the Polo Grounds YES
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

With the baseball season .ap-
preaching the halfway mark. the
race IL the major league, i settling
down To- quite d battle They say the
team leading the PAT, on luls 18th
will be the team 10 Win the pen
nsnt Perhaps 80. Time Nil tell.
Right now the strong team. are
forging ahead and the weak teams
are falling behind And unless CON
siderable bolsterine l. done. the
weak are going 10 stay behind
In the American league. Detroit.
New York. Cleveland and Boston
are fighting II out ior Top spo, The
Tiger, seem 10 have the edge a,
TIN, writing but the Indians have
shown considerable improvement,
The past lew weeks and from here
on the, re going 10 be i tough team
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29
Cmasta Status

Canasta. the card game that i,
sweeping the country. originated III
Uruguay and was developed i'll Ar
gentina. Since early 1910, the speed
with which i, mushroomed and the
number OF American people who be
came addicts have lar surpassed the
bridge sweep OF 1880. although that
was a phenomenon never equaled
before. Discussing the relative me-
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29
PRAISES HARTMAN

" ANlll\GTON.-Pau e.. lIoff-
man. Economic Cooperation Admin
isir4tor. stated that Ambassador w
Ascrell Hartman. retiring as ECA
special representative in Europe Ia
become special assistant to the
President, has made = major con
tributiop toward the success of the
Marshall Plan.
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

we'll as ior any OF CARES variety
pi 20-odd iood and textile parcels
may be forwarded through any To-
cal CARE outlet, or directly To
CARE headquarters. 20 Broad
Street. New York ).
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

rits OF bridge and canast in Cos
mUlpolitan magazine. card expert
Richard Frey predicts that the new
game, however popular lis intro
duction. will never supplant bridge
among real bridge fans.
Montana labor news., 1950-06-29

Total auto sales during the first
nine months oi 1910 were s. per
CEN above the comparable 1913
period.