davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1950-07-30

Mr.. Montgomery also an
nounced plans for an addition to
Acacia's home Office building.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon. New
York, are drawing plans for an ad-
dition to run down the east side
of First street NV, he said.
The company has tripled in size
since moving into it's present
quarters in 1886 and is hard
pressed for working space at this
time.
The plans also call for the
construction of banking facility
on the first floor of the addition.
d. C. Weekly Sales Soar.
Washington department store
sales for the week ending July
% scared Is per cent above the
corresponding week last year and
ran 20 per cent ahead the preced-
ing wek this year, the Richmond
Reserve Bank reported.
Sales in the fifth district were
81 per cent ahead of lastf year
and 20 per cent over the previ-
Gus week. Baltimore sales topped
last year by So per cent. The
sales jumps were due to "antici-
patory buying" otherwise known
as war boarding.
Statler Plans New Hotel.
The Statler Hotel Co. plans to
build a 16-story. SIS million hotel
in Hartford. Conn; To be COM
pleted in 1852. the Washington
hotel management announced
yesterday. This is the third new
Statler hotel to be planned this
year.
The Hartford hotel will be f.
nanced completely by the Travel
ers and Aetna Life Insurance Cos.
The new hostelry will have tele-
vision sets in every room, in adj
dition to the usual radio sets.
1t will be air conditioned.
Hise Sees Firm Mortgages.
Harley Hise, chairman of the
RFC and the Federal National
Mortgage Association, predicts no
price changes in RFC and VA
insured mortgages at present.
He said the volume of sales in
these mortgages had increased
steadily since the first of the
year, showing growing interest
among investors in home loans.
They yield 4 per cent before serv-
icing costs.
During June completed sales
amounted to $73.5 million while
sales since August 5, 1949, have
reached $327,828,O0o, Mr.. Hise
said. There are $1.055. .632.0 900
available to investors. he added.
Power Stock Turns Active.
Virginia Electric & Power COM
mon stock came back from 13,
the low for the year, to close the
week at 1872. The company's re-
quest for approval of the PUG Of
an increase in rates will keep the
stock in the limelight. Dealers
predict a further rise.
Bids for Capital Transit re-
manned firm at 3312, following the
report showing a drop in net in
come of Ct per cent in the half
year from the like 1949 period.
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Good Earnings Reports
Bolster Stock Prices
In Confusing Week
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, July ga rich
diet Of fat profit reports strength
ened the stock market this week.
j! The market needed a tonic after
the shock of President Truman's
tax increase proposals and other
developments. Then came the
earning statements for the June
quarter.
General Motors reported the
largest profit in the second quarter
for any company in the history of
American finance.
2 Only once in the long history of
United States Steel Corp. has that
Industrial giant earned more.
I Smaller fry in the industrial
world frequently reported startling
increases in their income as COM
pared with the first quarter of this
year or the second quarter last
year.
Stock traders had lot to cope
with though, despite excellent
corporate news.
Decisive Battle RACES.
The President made his tax in
crease proposals and requests for
ALLEGATION and priority controls,
and issued his midyear economic
report, and a decisive battle ragged
In Korea and wholesale and retail
prices took another step ahead.
Barney Baruch proposed all-out
control for the President, con-
gressional sentiment seemed to be
veering toward an excess profits
tax plus complete economic con-
trolls, and Russia announced her
return to the United Nations.
The markets ability to make
any progress at all was impressive.
Progress, nevertheless, was made
often slowly but persistently.
Following the Presidents an
nouncement Of our sweeping
change in Far Eastern policy and
our armed Intervention in Korea,
the market went into high-speed
plunge.
In the past two weeks the
. market, as measured by the AS
sociated Press average of 60
stocks. has regained more than
half Of it's losses.
Helpful factors this week have
been:
Gen. MacArthur's statement of
his belief in ultimate victory.
The Presidents failure to ask
for immediate enactment of an
excess profits tax and his decision
not to ask for controls over wages,
prices and manpower now.
The idea that stockholders will
get a generous cut of business
profits despite high taxes.
And the theory of many traders
that the intense post-Korean
selling has been overdone in many
cases.
The market showed an unusual
variety of cross currents as trad
ers tried to adjust prices to a
maze Of news and stack of
rumors and guesses. Confusion
and uncertainty were plainly evi-
dent at almost every turn the
market took.
A sampling of the difference in
prices at the close of business
just. before our Korean move and
the close Friday gives a rough
Adea Of how the market has tried
70 gauge almost unreasonable
factors.
Ear under prices five weeks ago
were motor, merchandise, radio
teleyision, utility, gold mining,
chemical. tobacco. electrical man
ufacturing and building material
stocks.
Gains have been recorded for
steels, rubber, aircraft, sugar, cop
per. railway. railway supply, and
airline issues. |
Evening star., 1950-07-30

the best on
record. business
increasing near
ly Is per cent
over the last
year.
AS of June
80, insurance in
force showed
an excess of
$2h millio o n
over the billion
d oil ar mark
which the COM
pany reached
on June % of
t.hic wear
Evening star., 1950-07-30

Wheat-No. 2 red, 2 1872 90: No. 3
2.l5A2.1S. No. 4, 2.14A-34; No 1 yellow
hard. 2.24: No. 2, 2.23s4-2 .25k; No. 3
mixed, 215-2.161z. Corn-No l yellow,
l-55A-1 .56ha; No. 2. 1861 .56A; No. 8
.46-l. asa. Oats-No. l heavy, mixed
SlA; No. heavy. white, SI-S2: No. i
white, 79h-S012; No. 3 heavy. white. S0k
sample grade heavy, white. 70 Barley
.25 nominal
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK, July % (P).-The Asso-
ciated Press wholesale commodity price
index this week climbed to the highest
level since the end of September, 194S.
And every commodity group represented
was al new weekend high for the year
At 1S3.09 en- Friday, the index COM
pared with 1S036 week ago and 1913. 10
a year ago.
The base year of this index of So impor-
tant wholesale commodity prices is 1926,
which equals 100.
Fridays index. with comparable figures
for week ago and year ago, follows:
Evening star., 1950-07-30
Fifth Dist, 95 stores + 4

Acacia Sets New Record.
William Montgomery, president
of the Acacia Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co., reported yesterday that
results of the first half year were
Evening star., 1950-07-30

fUnt OF trading TO Shares SIn bankruptcy or re-
cevership being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act, or securities assumed by such companies Rates
Of dividends in the foregoing table are annual dis
bursements pased the last quarterly semiannual
dividends are not included cid Called * dividend
this year. Payable in stock, estimated cash value
paid after Aock dividend Or spt-up: Declared Or
in arrears. Paid this year dividend omitted. de-
1erred or no action taken at last dividend meeting
Payable In stock exact cash value undetermined on
declaration date.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
GE0L0GI5T LEAVES
FOR EkLUTNA PROJECT

Clark E. McHuron. chief geologist
for the Bureau of Reclamation's
Eklutna power project, left here for
Palmer today to prepare for the
examination of core drillings from
the site of the proposed tunnel.
The Az -mile-long bore, among
the longest ever constructed by the
Reclamation group, will carry the
waters of Eklutna Lake into turbines
to be set up on the shores of Knik
Arm, midway between Anchorage
and Palmer.
The plant will generate 10000 kilo-
watts. Drillers are arriving on the
scene now, according to Joseph P.
Morgan, Reclamation head. Nc
Huron, by studying rock types
brought up by the drills. will pre-
dict the types of material to be
met during construction Of the nine
foot bore.
From this information tunnel de-
sign may be worked out, and bid
ding contractors will know what
problems they face.
Core drills will be inserted at both
ends of the proposed bore for ap-
proximately a quarter-mile. Types
of foundations and methods of in
sorting a concrete liner may also be
learned from this work, McHuren
said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
VI5HIN5KY GIVES
PARTIAL APPROVAL
AMERICAN PROGRAM

LAKE SUCCESS, Oct. 9 = Up =
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrea Y.
Vishinsky said today Russia favors
some points of the sweeping United
States program to give the UN.
General Assembly emergency powers
to combat aggression
Vishinsky's surprising statement
in the Assembly's Political Commit
tee came after John Foster Dulles.
Republican advisor to Secretary OF
State Acheson, outlined the Ameri-
can program, which calls for
standby military forces to back up
United Nations decisions.
The Soviet Foreign Minister did
not specify which points of the
American proposal he favored. His
statement puzzled other delegates.
British Minister of State Kenneth
Younger. said:
IF it is a fact that the Soviet
Union accepted the general outlines,
we are glad to hear it. 1t may
shorten debate"
The American proposal also is
sponsored by Britain, France,
Canada, The Philippines. Turkey
and Uruguay.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
HIGH COURT
TURNS DOWN
TAYL0R(A5E

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 - R -
The Supreme Court refused today
to review the conviction of Sena-
tor Glen Taylor (D-Idaho), SEN
fenced in Alabama to a $50 fine and
$50 days in Jail on charges of dis
orderly conduct.
In Birmingham, Police Commits
sioner Eugene Conner announced
I'VE are going to send and get him,
wherever he is, at once"
Taylor was in Pocatello, Idaho,
where he said he is going to stay.
I'm not going down there and
turn myself over to that chain
gang" he said. He said he plans to
stay in Pocatello until Congress re-
convenes November o.
Taylor ran afoul of Birmingham
police May l, 1913, while cam
paigning for vice president on the
Henry Wallace Progressive party
ticket The disorderly conduct
charge stemmed from a tussle he
had with police when he tried to
enter a Negro youth meeting
through a door marked Negro En-
trance"
Denial of Taylor's appeal for
review was one of 1893 orders handed
down by the Supreme Court today,
either granting or refusing reviews.
Many of today's orders dealt with
civil rights legislation.
In other cases, the court:
Refused to reconsider a June S
decision requiring Texas to admit
Negro student, Herman Marion
Sweat, to the all-white law school
of the University of Texas.
Denied the University of Mary
land a review of a Maryland Court
of Appeals decision that the state is
obliged to admit Negro girl, Esther
McCready, to its school of nursing.
The denial lets the Court of Appeals
decision stand unchanged.
Declined to review case in which
Negroes were prevented from &C.
cupying houses on two streets in
Oklahoma City.
Agreed to consider an attack made
by the International Workers Order,
Inc, of New York City on validity
of the governments loyalty pro-
gram. The organization had asked
that the program be declared I'M
constitutional and that its name
be stricken from list of "subver-
sive" organizations compiled by the
Attorney General. Lower federal
courts here dismissed the organiza-
tons case.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
WINFIELD BOY BURNED
BY HIGH POWER Line

Paul Stevens, one Of the children
at the Winfield Home, suffered hand
burns and shock Saturday evening
about $50 o'clock when radio
aerial he was putting up came in
contact with an REA power line
Kenneth Kearney, who was driving
to town after visiting his parents at
Lena Point, was stopped and took
the lad to st. AIMS hospital in his
car.
Another boy was giving Stevens
artificial respiration at the time
Kearney was stopped. DR.. Frank
Maresh of the Government Hospital
said that Stevens was in good
enough shape this morning for him
to return home.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
HUNTING, TRAFFIC
TAKE HEAVY TOLL IN
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
lBy the Associated Press


Rain-slicked state highways and
the opening of the hunting season
took a toll of seven lives in Wash
ington state over the weekend.
Two hunters died of heart at
tacks Sunday when the season was
only hours old. One of them was
State Director of Fisheries Alvin
Anderson, 46. He died while phea-
SAINT hunting in Whitman county
IS miles south of Colfax. A Cowlitz
county hunter, Thomas E. Bate, g..
of Castle Rock was stricken while
riding horseback to a mountain
hunting camp.
Three of the traffic fatalities were
in King County.
Oregon, where the hunting sea-
son opened a week ago, has re-
corded three deaths-two from gum
shot and one of a heart attack.
John Harold McClane, %, was
shot Oct. / near Oakridge; Glenn c.
Foster, SO, was shot Oct. 2 in north
ern klamath county; and William
Weaver died of a heart attack Oct. l
near Oakridge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
Dean Of Alaska u,
VIM. E. Dutkerinq,
Dead in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 9-R
William Elmhirst Duckering, 6S
University of Alaska dean and fac-
ulty head, died suddenly Saturday
at his home on the campus.
His wife, who had been in the
states for medical treatment, was On
her way back here.
Duckering was brief visitor 10
Nome in 1900 as an engineering stu
dent at the University of Washing
ton, whence he was graduated IN
1908.
He returned to Alaska perma-
nently in 1882 to become head OF
the Department of Civil Engineer
ing and Mathematics at the Unlver-
sity of Alaska. Last year the Boaro
of Regents bestowed an honorary
degree of Doctor of Engineering Oh
him.
Survivors include the widow ana
daughter, Mrs. A. j. Schaioie'
Fairbanks.
Masonic services will be held mere
tonight, after which the educator
body will be flown to Seattle lot
burial Tuesday.
His death came less than WEEK
after he was indicted into the
Pioneers of Alaska Lodge.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
ATOM BOMB
FOR RUSSIA,
URGES A. |.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9-AREThe
Sind annual national convention OF
the American Legion was asked by
its executive committee today to
recommend use of the atom bomb
against Russia in the event Of fur
Their aggression anywhere.
This is the crucial moment in
our lives" the committee said in
asking for aid Ito any and all forces
of freedom that will join with us
and the United Nations in the de-
struction of evil forces"
The committee also called for the
occupation of all Korea by the U.N.
under the command of General
Macarthur; non-recognition by the
United States of Red China; con-
tinued defense of Formosa; aid to
the Philippine government against
Communist aggressors; support OF
Chinese who will vigorously and
effectively fight outside aggressors
in order to obtain and preserve a
free and independent China" and a
treaty of peace with japan by APP
propriate world powers under guild
ance and direction of Gen. Mac
Arthur.
The executive committee said also
that the American people, mo longer
have confidence in our State De-
partment or in the present secre-
tary, Mr.. Dean Acheson, and we
believe it is the duty of the Presi-
dent to appoint Immediately a Sec
rotary of State who will instill con-
fidence."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
FAIRBANKS PAPER
IS NOT YET SOLD
SAYS EXECUTOR

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Oct. 9--E
Medley, managing executor of the
Lathrop estate. denies statement
broadcast over the radio that an
interest in the Fairbanks Daily
News Miner has been sold and that
its editor, william Strand, is "or
his way out"
The statement was made during
a Democratic political broadcast
over Station KFAR and was des-
cribed as the best news in Fair
banks in a long time"
Medley said that under terms OF
the will of the late Austin E. Lath-
rop sale of the newspaper to any,
one other than Strand is impos-
sible.
THE News Miner will not be sold
1t is a matter of public record that
Captain Lathrop gave Mr.. Strand
a six months option to buy the
News-Miner and year more in
which to complete the transaction
He did so in recognition of Mr.
Strands abilities and in apprecia-
ton for his outstanding services
to the newspaper, the community
and to Alaska"
The broadcast statement said the
paper had been sold to C. w. Sned-
den, manager of the business and
mechanical department.
Medley said Sheldon was hired
to leave Strand free to pursue his
increasing duties as managing ed
itor and vice president of the Tan
ana Publishing Company.
He said Captain Lathrop had
complete faith that under Strands
direction policies of the News Min
er would be continued after his
death as they were in his lifetime.
This was his wish and the exc
cutors of his estate intend to see
that it is carried out"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09

PAY BOOST UPS
STEAMSHIP COSTS

SEATTLE, Oct. 9-P-The re-
cent $40 percent wage increase,
granted the International Long
shoremen's and Warehousemen's
Union at the conclusion of negoti-
ations between operators and union
officials in San Francisco, will add
approximately 100000 to the an
nual operating costs of the Alaska
Steamship Company, D. E. Skinner,
vice president and general man
ager. said here today.
Our stevedoring expense last
year at the former rate of $1.82
per hour totalled $3,715, 465. The $40
percent increase would raise this
cost $203.979, making a total of
$3,919, 444," he said.
The negotiations now in progress
with other maritime unions are ex-
pected to further affect the cost of
steamship operations, it was pointed
out.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
ACHES0N Says
WAR NOT NOW
INEVITABLE
(By Associated Press)

Secretary of State Acheson, hold
ing that war is not inevitable, said
last night "if we keep always before
us that our purpose in building
military power is to enable us to
settle our differences by peaceful
means, then we shall avoid the
terrible error of talking and acting
as though the end of our effort is
war"
But the Secretary added that
with the Soviet Union seeking world
domination the west must build its
power. Only on the basis OF equal
power can the Soviets be persuaded
to modify their will to conquest,
Acheson said at Freedom House in
New York City where he accepted
the organization award for lead
ing the Democratic nations against
tyranny"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
US. CANADA
Will Discuss
new RAILROAD

SEATTLE, Oct. 9IR-Sen. War
rem G. Magnuson (D-Wash) says
defense demands have speeded up
the call for a conference on pro-
posed railroad to Alaska.
He said United States and Ca
madam delegations will meet in
Ottawa next Thursday to discuss
the projected $150.000,000 link
through British Columbia and Yu-
kon Territory.
Magnuson called it the first def
mite international effort to imple-
ment Congressional action directing
President Truman to open negotia-
lions with Canada"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
the W ashington
Merry Go Round
sCopyrtsht, 1850, By Bell Syndicate. Incl
BY DREW PEARSON

WASHINGTON Congressman
Walter Brehm of Ohio recently
Gale me a liar for exposing his
'kickback" manipulations with his
office payroll.
1 suppose it might be appropriate
to remind Congressman Brehm
that some of his colleagues re-
ferred to me in the same language,
notably ex-Congressman j. Parnell
Thomas of New Jersey and ex-Con-
gresham Andrew May of Kentucky,
though they later went to jail.
However, 1 prefer to answer
Congressman Brehm by giving some
additional facts in the case ana
letting the public decide who IS
really guilty of telling lies.
The total kickbacks Brehm re-
ceived from Mrs. Clara Soliday, a
75-year-old widow formerly en-
ployed in his office for three years,
amounted to approximately $1,000.
Here is a month to-month &C
count of how this money was paid
to Brehm from the time she went
on his payroll Jan. 10. l945. until
she was summarily discharged Jan.
81. 1913, after having broken her
arm.
Mrs. Soliday was paid $232.22 for
the first part month she was en-
ployed. Of this, she had to kick
back $1,000 to her boss. In the next
five months, from February l to
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
BROWNE FAMILY BACK
FROM TWO-MONTH TRIP

Home only ten days, Ralph
Browne, assistant manager OF the
Alaska Development Board. has
spent nearly week getting over a
post-vacation cold. He was back at
the office this morning, and looking
forward to meeting his family to-
morrow on the Princess Louise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Browne, with A.
year-old Calvin and Michael, III
have been in Canada for two
months, visiting Mr.. Brownies
mother in Port Arthur, stopping at
various points along the north shore
of Lake Superior and in Winnipeg.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
First Cavalry
Finds Stiff
Opposition
BY william J. Waugh


WITH US. CAVALRY NORTH
OF PARALLEL 80, Korea, Oct 9-lR
Troopers of this famous Ameri-
can division plunged in Red Korea
today and within 30 minutes ran
smack into stiff enemy resistance
They are the first non-Korean
Allied force across parallel 38.
Elements of the First Cavalry adj
vanced about a mile over the Red
line on road leading northwest
out of Seoul toward the Red cap
ital, Pyongyang.
Then they were forced to dig
in under mortar, small arms and
automatic fire from commanding
positions in mountains on three
sides Of the road.
This spearhead lost one tank to
a land mine. The small arms fire
and a mortar caused some casu-
altieS.
1t. Col. william Walton of New
ton, Kas., said the Reds were well
entrenched. However, the force
holding up the advance was not
believed to be large.
Six North Korean soldiers sur
rendered, but an intelligence Of
ficer sad they we're from troops
conscripted by the Reds in the past
few days.
1.-The officers up there won't let
them surrender or retreat. Troops
who want to quit are shot" the
officer reported the prisoners said.
The cavalry crossed 38 just west
of Kaesong.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
INSURANCE BY FILA

Clinton C. Staples, Director of
the Federal Housing Authority for
Alaska, said today that his office
had insured 512 single family dwell
lings during the past year. The
largest number were 348 for Anch-
orage. Others: Juneau, 48; Douglas
%; Palmer Is; Fairbanks, "a; Ket-
chikan, Is; Cordova, IL; Valdez, 4;
Sitka, 3; and Kodiak, 2.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-10-09
LIONS SEE GOVERNORS
CONFERENCE Slides

Betty Mccormick gave a brief
plea for the support of the Juneau
Douglas Concert Association at a
regular luncheon meeting of the
Juneau Lions club at the Baranof
Hotel this noon She said that there
were only 1876 paid up season tickets
and SO student tickets for the COM
ing series of concerts, the first OF
which will be held october 10.
Guests were Paul Monroe from
the Squib Co. of Seattle and j. q.
Shepard of the Alaska Road COM
mission here.
Commander Ed Chester showed
colored slides of two governors con-
ferences in 1949 and 1850.