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With Mr.. Cooch clinging to
her arm. Mrs. Sweeney showed
the contents Of an intrically
Inside the. cabinet are all kinds
Of exquisitely carved figures in
silver and ivory. There is. also.
. kola nut. grown in Africa,
which Mr.. Cooch grabbed. then
ne looked sad as only q monkey
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|Africo Hunting Ground for Botonist
And Photo gropher Husband

can. when it was taken away
carved curio cabinet from Egypt.
from him. In the study is q
big reminder Of Africa-a rhino's
headl
Il am only glad" said Mrs.
Sweeney with q smile. .that Mr..
Sweeney did not get an ele-
phant."
Evening star., 1954-04-04
Caracas Was No Defeat
But No Triumph, Either
BY Henry B. Lee

The United States entered
the recent Inter-American
Conference at Caracas at
about the same odds that a
bull enters the Caracas arena.
1t faced complex political is
sues. 1t faced q well-organ-
lied Latin American economic
bloc that was hungry for eco
nomic concessions.
AS the conference proceeded
1t looked as If the United
States was changing apparent
defeat into victory at almost
every turn. Secretary of State
John Foster Dulles held out
just enough economic bait to
get necessary support for coll
lective action against interna-
tional communism. He skill
fully dispelled some fears that
such action may conflict with
the treasured Latin principle
of non-intervention.
This diplomatic victory. how
ever, becomes more apparent
than real when analyzed.
The United States couldn't
get the unanimity it desired.
Mexico and Argentina, two of
the three strongest Latin
countries. abstained. Guate-
mala, under Communist pres
sure, opposed the anti-Com-
munist resolution.
Votes vs.. Applause
This vote must also be
weighed in the light of confer
ence debate. AS one reporter
pointed out: Dulles got the
votes while Toriello got the
applause. He was referring
to the two-minute applause
Guatemala'S Foreign Minister
Guillermo Toriello received in
opposing the resolution, con-
trasted to the more restrained
applause for Mr.. Dulles in sup
porting it.
Moreover, several countries
approving the move attached
oral reservations that leave
their enthusiasm open to uues-
ton. These reservations, in
general, were designed to in
sure that Intervention in other
matters would not develop un-
der the cloak to collective in
tervention against commu-
niSm.
The United States suffered
defeat and embarrassment on
the issue Of colonialism in the
Americas. Eighteen Latin
countries Joined Argentina, our
traditional rival in Inter-
American affairs, in demand
ing that European powers
vacate their Caribbean COL
onies. The United States found
it necessary to abstain and
thus chose its European allies
instead of it's Latin ones. 1t
also reasoned that immediate
independence in these colonies
would lead to either chaos or
absorption by covetous neigh
bors.
On important economic is
sues, Mr.. Dulles turned
Spanish phrase and said
"mGnGn1"-later. Restrained
until this administration clears
it's foreign economic policy. the
Latin countries were told that
the United States may have
some realistic proposals at a
special economic conference
later this year at Rio de
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Gold Coins Are Issued Again. They'll Be Much Smaller Than the Old Ones

Treasury or at any Federal
ReserUe Bank" IN accord
ance Dith this statement,
iDin you send to me 5000
in l1Wtul money.
Very truly yours,
A. r. DAVIS.
BY return mail Mr.. Davis
received this:
Receipt is Acknowledged
OF your letter OF December
9Th ,Dith enclosure of one
ten dollar ($1O.) Federal
ReSerDe note. In compliance
tDith your request, ttoo foe
dollar United States notes
are transmitted herewith.
But the Clevelander was not
satisfied and again wrote the
Treasury:
Receipt is acknowledged
OF t1Do $500 United States
notes, tOhich iDe interpret
from your letter are to be
considered laUtul money.
Are ,Ue to infer from this
that the Federal Reserpe
notes are not lniDtul money?
/ an, enclosing one of the
$500 notes Dhich you sent
me. / note that it states on
the face, "The United States
OF America Uill pay to the
bearer on demand foe dol
lars" / am hereby demand
ing fve dollars.
This time the Treasury re-
turned the $500 note to Mr..
Davis with an explanation:
The term lawful money" had
not been defined in legislation
but under 1888 legislation all
forms of United States coin
and. currency are interchange
able one for another-gold
alone excepted.
Evening star., 1954-04-04

and silver raised In price.
The gold miners argument
Is that mining costs have
scared In recent years. whereas
the price Of gold has been
pegged at $35, where 1t was put
in 1884. and the gold mines
are forced to sell their product
at that price. The gold mines
naturally look upon their gold
product as q commodity.
When they ask for q free mar
ket they evidently hope that
public bidding will drive the
price up, at least temporarily.
Once driven up the mines then
want the Government to step
in and peg the price.
It should be noted that the
so-called "free market" the
miners seek would be q market
for only newly mined gold, or
in some cases for that and i'm
ported gold as well. But the
vast hoard Of gold held at Fort
Knox would not be touched.
That is, the miners want gold
to be allowed to fluctuate up
ward.
lnflotion Fear
This proposition also is re-
jected by the Treasury, which
holds that q higher price Of
gold in this country would "set
in motion long-term infiation-
ary. forces" To open up the
possibility Of periodic devalu-
ations, it further holds, would
be "a grievous error" de-
valuation" is just another word
for an increase in the official
price of gold.
Whether the 1933-34 devalu-
alton of the dollar was either
necessary or desirable is still a
very moot point, about which
many are confused. Not very
clarifying is the comment by
Senator Bush, Republican. of
Connecticut. II still don't see
why going of gold as we did
In March 1888 was the cause
Of the loose fiscal practices
that ensued," he said. Il sug-
gest that 1t was more the ef-
feet than the cause. It was
the result" The result of loose
fiscal practices by the Hoover
administration?
Due to illness, Senator
Bridges could not testify in
support Of his bill for re-
turn to the gold standard. But
he holds important posts:
President pro tempore Of the
Senate and chairman of the
Appropriations Committee.
With but a tenuous hold on
the Congress-. can the admin
iStration be sure of the Treas
ury's views prevailing? Can it
handle" Bridges better than
it handled" Reed?
Enactment of the Bridges
bill. mailing down the price of
gold. would put a strong curb
on future inflationary tend
encies. Conversely. enactment
of any Of the gold mining bills
now before the Senate, whose
effect might ultimately be to
raise the price. would. in the
opinion of the Treasury and
many others. have irlfiationary
consequences.
Therefore, if Congress
should adopt either of these
two courses, the purchasing
power of the dollar would
probably be affected.
Evening star., 1954-04-04

That is, . dollar Is q dollar
is q dollar.
For all the interest shown
by Senator'S during the hear
ings the past week there Is no
surface indication that any
gold legislation will result this
year. However. it should be
noted that one Of the i've
gold bills under formal con-
sideration now is the bill
OF Senator Styles Bridges Of
New Hampshire. That bill
would require the mints to
resume the issuance Of gold
coins, as used to be done be-
fore the New Deal. The main
difference would be that un-
der the Bridges bill each dol
lar Of gold coin would be only
about So per cent as large as
was the case before 1888. In
other words. the coinage
would be based on the pres
ent of1cial price Of gold: $35
an ounce.
Concerning the issuance of
gold coins, the Treasury has
expressed its Arm opposition.
In this it has been seconded
by the Federal Reserve Board.
Mr.. w. Randolph Burgess.
Deputy to the Secretary of
the Treasury. in testifying at
the Senate, stood pat on the
monetary system as it stands.
He is opposed to letting citi-
zens get gold coin for their
paper money.
"Can we safely now run the
risk of letting both our own
people and people elsewhere
draw down this gold (from
our national monetary re-
serve) freely and perhaps dis
Sipate it ?" he asked.
The case for gold coinage
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sometimes fixing the amount
while walking casually along
Pennsylvania avenue.
Finally, in January, 1894,
the tinkering with the dollars
gold value" ended with the
stabilization of the price Of
gold at $35 an ounce, making
the dollar the theoretical
equivalent of 1/35th of a troy
ounce of the yellow metal.
However. unlike the Hoover
days and earlier. no ordinary
citizen could get gold for his
dollar. which became - for
him-an irredeemable piece of
paper. The New Deals gold
price MIR. Justice McReynolds
described as "the illegitimate
child of a mathematical de-
bauch."
EnIiehtenins Correspondence
What sort OF q dollar the
New Deal left the country and
the Eisenhower administration
adamantly defended in this
weeks hearings may be
cleaned from the Treasury's
correspondence files of a few
years ago. The correspondence
accurately reflects the situa-
ton in 1854.
One day a letter from Cleve-
land found its way to the desk
of the Treasurer of the United
States. It read:
Dear Sir.
/ am sending you here
,Uith UiG registered mail one
ten dollar Federal Reserve
note. On this note is in
scribed the follo10ing:: "This
note is legal tender for all
debts, public and privdte,
and is redeemdble in laWtul
money at the United States
Evening star., 1954-04-04

Janeiro. This maneuver took
Mr.. Dulles of the hook.
AT Caracas. however, he did
indicate the United States
would not boycott high-priced
coffee or raise wool tariffs.
This soothed several countries
with varying dependence on
coffee or wool exports to the
United States.
Mr.. Dulles also agreed that
the Import Export Bank
would again consider develop
ment loans. He added that
we would discuss bilateral
agreements that may abolish
double taxation on foreign in
vestments.
These small economic con-
cessions undoubtedly swung
enough votes for the anti Com
munist resolution that might
otherwise have been defeated.
Although 1t was obvious the
United States would not ad-
vance economically beyond
this point. the conference pro-
ceeded with economic issues
already on the agenda. Here
1t defeated Guatemala's move
to condemn economic boycotts
that would make economic
sanctions Of the Rio pact in
effectively a sickly 4 to /
vote, with II abstentions. 1t
also beat another Guatemala
resolution against monopolies
by q 9 to / vote, with 6 abb
stentions. The number Of abb
Stentions leSsened the force Of
the victories.
The United States failed to
stem another attack on its
economy, a resolution against
dumping" of farm surpluses.
1t gained only the support Of
Bolivia on this vote. 1t also
failed to halt a radical reso-
luton in support Of land re-
form, advanced by Bolivia and
Guatemala.
Asylum Treaties
The conference drafted
treaties on diplomatic (em-
bassy) and territorial country
asylum. The former provides
the granting country will de-
termine to whom it will grant
asylum in it's embassy. The
latter deals with the thorny
problem of revolutions being
Matched by political exiles.
The conference reserved its
coveted title, Caracas Declar-
ation." for a human rights res
olution that incorporated
several amendments that
failed to get tagged onto the
anti-Communist resolution. 1t
barred all forms of interven-
ton, lin particular any form
of totalitarianiSm." 1t sub
scribed to a political creed Of
non-discrimination. economic
independence and representa-
tive democracy.
The most significant devel-
opment of the conference was
an er-American policy
against subversion of an
American state by interna-
tional communism.
Press comment in Latin
America thus far doesn't indi-
cate the necessary enthusiasm
for it's successful implementa-
ton. Maybe the United States
can develop that enthusiasm
at the Rio economic conference.
Evening star., 1954-04-04
By Herbert Brotter

Most readers probably
missed it in the news, but a
Senate group has been study
ing United States gold policy
during the past several days.
Some startling things hap
pened.
At hearings Of the Senate
Banking and Currency Sub
committee, which has before it
five gold bills, a high Treas
ury spokesman staunchly de-
Tended the New Deals gold
laws.
A conservative Republican
Senator in effect blamed the
Hoover administration for the
Nations abandonment of the
gold standard in 1888.
And there were more pro-
posals as to what the Govern
ment should do about gold
than any one could remember.
When Franklin D. Roose-
velt made the United States
dollar an irredeemable piece
of paper. headlines howled the
news on front pages across the
land and around the world.
The Republicans especially
were bitter about the New
Deals policies of calling in all
gold held by the public and
tearing up the gold clause
Many recall the CONSERVATION
at the World Economic Con-
ference in 1888 when the
United States refused to re-
turn to the old gold standard:
and how .Messrs. Henry Nor
genthau and Dean Acheson
and Professors Warren and
Rogers, after meeting at the
Presidents breakf ast-time
bedside, would raise the price
OF gold few cents every day,
Evening star., 1954-04-04

was argued in the hearings
by several economists and by
the Gold Standard League.
The witnesses reasoned that,
II the public is allowed to have
gold for its paper money any
time on demand, then
should the Government pur-
sue infiationary policies weak
ening confidence In the Gov
ernment - public withdrawal
OF gold from the Treasury
would put a prompt curb on
such reckless finance. This, It
is explained, would come about
by gold Withdrawals from the
reserves which form the base
on which rests all bank credit.
Otherwise. this group argues,
all we have is a paper dollar, a
So-called managed currency"
all too often miSmanaged.
That Mr.. Burgess himself
held some such views before he
entered the Treasury service
was read into the record by
Senator j. Allen Frear, jr.,
Democrat. Of Delaware.
A large proportion Of the
witnesses at the hearings ar
gued for q higher price of
gold or for a free market for
new gold. The gold mining in
dustry was represented by the
president Of the Homestake
Mining Co. and by the direc-
tor of the California Gold
Committee. Senator Pat Nc
Carran. Democrat. Of Nevada
testified in support Of his two
gold bills. Senator Case, Re-
publican, of South, Dakota.
Representative Young, Repub-
lican. of Nevada, and Alaska's
Delegate Bartlett also took the
gold mining viewpoint. Mr..
McCarran would like both gold
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26
BAPTIST CHURCH PASTOR RETURNS FROM STATESIDE TOUR

Rev. Avery V. Ricney of the First Baptist Church of Palmer returned to the Valley after a two and one half-month tour of the States.
 Rev. Richey flew to Flint, Michigan on June 2 and purchas- ed a new automobile and return ed to Alaska via the Canadian Steamship Princess Louise on August 20.
 During his stateside trip Is states were visited, and five re- vival meetings were held. A total of 60 speaking engagements were made during the tour, he report ed. Eight hundred fifty feet of color film taken of Palmer and the Matanuska Valley were shown at each stop.
 During Rev. Richey's absence Rev. Ed Lacy of Port Arthur, Texas was pastor of the Palmer church for the summer. He left Wednesday of this week for Fort Worth where he is a student in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26
l5|ElHEaR' 5s9|EzlHIESR
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26

THURSDAY. AUGUST 26 NORTHLAND PIONEER GRAN GE, Grange Hall, 8 pm. SCHOOL REGISTRATION
 FRIDAY. AUGUST 27 POLIO BENEFIT, Moose Hall, 8 pm. Sponsor Palmer Moose Lodge. Public invited. SCHOOL REGISTRATION
 MONDAY. AUGUST 30 PALMER KIWANIS CLUB, Co., Op club room, 12:05 pm. CITY HEALTH BOARD, Dr. Bailey's office. 8 pm.
 TUESDAY. AUGUST al CITY COUNCIL MEETING, Clerks office, 7:30 pm. NO SCOUT MEETING WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER l CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, Co., Op club room, 12:05 pm. MATANUSKA SPORTSMEN CLUB, Coop rec. bldg, 8 pm. WELL CHILD CONFERENCE, Health Center, 2-4 pm.
 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AMERICAN LEGION & AUXIL- IARY, Legion Bldg, 8 pm. n GIL, Health Center, 2 pm.
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26
MOOSE SEASON EXTENDED ON ALASKA PENINSULA

Residents of the Alaska Pen insula area will have an addition al 15-day moose hunting season this fall, Governor B. Frank Heintzleman was advised today from Washington, D. c.
 Acting Secretary of the Interi- or Fred c. Aandahl has signed an amendment to the Alaska Game Law providing for open ing the moose season on the AL aska Peninsula from September 1 to Is. This is in addition to the previously announced sea- son of November Is to 30.
 Recent surveys and investiga- tions by the Fish and Wildlife Service revealed a greatly in- creased moose population on the peninsula and recommended the additional open. season. Gov. He intzleman said he is gratified at the increase in moose population on the Alaska Peninsula and that the resources has been made available to local people on an increased scale.
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26

group reported a wonderful eve ming of fun and dancing topped off by refreshments.
 Mrs. E. Hulke has returned home from Valley Hospital with a brand new baby girl. Virginia Faith. Maternal grandparents are MT. and Mrs. Floyd Smith.
 Doctors say that having a new baby in the home makes the days brighter-they could also include the nights.
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26
Alusko Cities League
 To Convene November q

Between 40 and 50 delegates will attend the League of Alas kan Cities convention tentatively scheduled in Fairbanks Novem- Der 4-6, Victor Fischer, executive secretary, disclosed while visiting the University of Alaska last week.
 Fischer also is Anchorage city planning director. His wife, Gloria, associated with the Anch- orage Times, accompanied him on campus where he made initial ar engagements for the delegates to tour the university.
 Cities from which the delegates will come include Cordova, Val dez, Anchorage, Seward, Kodiak, Palmer and Fairbanks. League president is Fairbanks mayor, Ralph Rivers.
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26
PALMER BPW
 TO MEET SEPT. T3

The first fall meeting of Pal mer Business and Professional Women will be held in the Soil Conservation office Monday eve ming, September 13, according to plans made by the group at the August 23 meeting.
 The September meeting will be open to the public and all wom- en in the Valley area are invit- ed to attend. Tentative plans in
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26
RANDOM RAMBLlNGS OUT WASILLA WAY
By E. Hjellen

Among local nimrods to get their moose this season are the following: Holmberg, Alderman, Henry Jensen, Pete Corcoran, Al Hilburn, Dave Smith, Lloyd Short and Bailey Theodore. Moose hunt ing is something akin to fishing if one listens to the tales of the ones that got away and the com parative sizes of the various ami malS.
 A birthday luncheon was held for Jimmy Rogers on Saturday attended by group of his friends who helped him enjoy his en- france into the "teens." He is inc lad who broke both arms but is coming along very nicely now.
 The Wasilla Grange had their regular meeting August 17th at the quonset hut. They were very much surprised to find that some one had helped themselves to all the flooring that was stored there. We sincerely hope whoever help ed themselves will appreciate the flooring and make good use of it.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Winkleplec and family are moving 10 Palmer 10 be closer 10 his work. Mrs. Winkleplec has been very active in Brownie Scouts here and also as piano teacher. We will cer- tainlY miss them in our commun- ity.
 Friends have. just received letter from the Jim Simpsons. Jim was a former teacher and coach at the Wasilla Hi-school. They have spent a wonderful summer in Portland where Jim has just received his Masters De- gree in Education. The Simpson family will shortly return to Ketchikan where Jim is scheduled to teach this fall They send greetings to all their many friends in the Valley.
 Vernon Dryden has been nov ed from the Valley Hospital 10 inc Providence Hospital in Anch- orage to have further work done on the leg he broke several weeks ago.
 Lots of favorable comments are being heard these days on the road work that is being done on the Wasilla-Palmer road. It will be an even nicer trip when it is completely finished. The Road Commisson has filled in the pit at the depot in Wasilla and put in culvert which is certainly ap- preciated by the folks there.
 MT. and Mrs. Dewey Welch are the proud parents of baby boy. John Arthur. The lad is their first child and a candidate for "best farmer of Alaska. 1874"
 A Social was held for the young folks in the Community Hall last Saturday evening. It was com bined with birthday party for Jimmy V. who had planned party for the same evening" The
The frontiersman., 1954-08-26

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 ng.
Evening star., 1954-11-03
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Bender and Douglas
Differ in Views Of
Illinois Sales Decline

Senator Douglas. Democrat. of
Illinois says declining retail sales
In his State are a startling" in,
dication of a Nationwide busi-
ness slump. But Representative
Bender. Republican. Of Ohio says
such talk is just an overdose of
the Fear Deal"
Senator Douglas told a tele-
vision audience on Dumont'S
meet Your Congress-" that re-
tail sales in Illinois were down
80 per cent in January compared
with a year ago.
These figures, he said, were the
most startling" indication of
the Nations business slump that
he has seen.
President Called Asset.
Mr.. Bender said the Nations
greatest asset today is President
Eisenhower.
1.-THE reason people trust him
is that he has surrounded him
self with people who know what
to do to meet the situation. We
had the New Deal, we had the
Fair Deal and now we are get
ting an overdose of the Fear
Deal. and boy. how they're piling
1t on"
Figures show that personal in
come in January. Mr.. Bender
said. was 81 billion higher than
q year ago.
Money in circulation is greater
than a year ago. he said, Gin
spite Of the fact that there is no
shooting war now"
Believes He Is Sincere.
Representative Patman, DEM
ocrat, Of Texas, who took part
IN the program. moderated by
former Senator Blair Moody, said
he believes Gen. Eisenhower is
sincere" in trying to maintain
q healthy economy.
Representative Barrett, Re-
publican. Of Wyoming, who also
took part in the debate, con-
tended 1854 is starting of we'll
by comparison with previous
postwar years, with the excep-
ton Of last year.