The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 28, 1947, Page 1

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” | “JUNEAU, ALASKA, .TUESDAY . JANUARY 28, 1947 ~ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. LXVIIL, NO. 10,488 — 2 = ) ALASKA SHIPPING CONFERENCE START Bans On Strikes In Alaska Shipping Urged TRADE MONOPOLY Skagway Maes Sirong RECCMMENDED BY IEUSLER'S GROUP (anadian Shfi Exclusion, Adjusted Tariffs Are Also Favored WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 gressional action to outl on steamship lines serving Alaska was recommended to a House mari- time subcommittee today by al@any action hereby an agency of the commission which has bean study- | Bovernment does anything for rea- ing the Alaska water transporte-|Sons of econcmy. However we do tion problem. feel that any action by a govern- The commission recommended ment agency affecting economy of that Congress also Tequire that la- a community or territory should be bor perform its contracts, enact Siven sufficient publicity before legislature outlawing strikes in cS_\suv:h action is taken. Since economy sential industry, make obligatory seems to be the prime reason for arbitration of disputes over wages this move we think the people of and working conditions with the| the Territory as taxpayers should right of appeal to Federal courts ! have the following questions an- and fix Tesponsibility for perform- SWered by the Alaska Native Ser- ance of contracts with enforceable ! Vice. penalties for non-performance and 1.—Why was this million and a breaches of contracts. {balf dollar Army installation taken “If industry 5 to surive there| Over end §250,000 additional dollars must be a new spirit of understand-, Put into building ten three room ing and cooperation between thelapartments and supposedly remedy- employer and labor,” the commis-| Ing mistakes made by the Army in sion sald. “And it must be hoped | installation of plumbing and heat- that the spirit will ke developed! ing systems if, as was stated in the when full responsibility for its, ANS article, were buildings con- actions is equivalent to power labor structed of new materials in 1943 now holds to destroy.” | and apartments completed in 1945 Shipping Costs Pyramided | “2-—-Why does installation used The . commission, compesed of | by the Army only a few months and Worth Fowler, maritime commis-'Py the ANS for a year and a half slon expert; Thomas Plant, wc“:now have ‘decrepit’ boilers limping Coast shipping man, and F. A. along with only one of these now Zeusler, retired Coast Guard Admir- in operation. These are Kewanee al, said that labor costs and labor| type boilers and with ordinary care troubles had pyramided the costs re good for 20 to 30 yes of shipping service to Alaska and. “3- Why didn't the ANS offi- had destroyed the confidence of: cials, after one winter's experience Alaskans in the ability of Ameri-! sufficiently winterize buildings last can shipping to furnish the kind summer so they could be adequately of service necessary to the Terri- heated in case of severe weather tory. ! No etfort was made to bank around The commission made report ' the buildings which set three to just as the representatives of the| four feet above the ground. Ventil- Alaskan shipping lines went into,ators in attics and under buildings cenference with the members of were not closed and many windows the subcommittee and the maritime still have summer screens rather commission to try to work out a|than storm windows. None of the formula for interim operation of numerous entrances have either the lines. The government, which storm porches or doors took over the operation of the lines! *“All of these things are absolute early in 1942, plans to return them: essentigls in Alaska in winter if to the owners March 1. The opera-! one expects to keep warm and save tors have anncunced they cannot|fuel consumption, so why this sud- continue the operation unless they' den interest in ecconomy in the are granted an increase in 1'8t95‘{mxddlc of a severe winter? which recently was denicd by the, “When the Skagway Sanatorium maritime commission. {was taken over it was understood The subcommittee, co these buildings were temporary and Reps. Jackson (D-Was would be used only until such time Profesifo SKAGWAY, Alaska, Jan. 28. | City officials, interviewed here, ism(cs that “in order to keep the | record straight we feel we should reply to the article in the January 24 issue of the Daily Alaska Empire by ANS ofiicials. “We quite approve posed of ), Herter (R-Mass), and Bland «(W-Va) Was a5 permanent hospitals could be ob- | named by the last Congress “’Vi‘_“;tnmed. All talk by ANS representa- (Continued on Page Five) | tives was on the basis of three to Sy {five years. purple heart veteran received a The Washington Merry -(0-Round j Biede vusions Y54 D ek 1a Federal GI loan to go into the | bakery business. Both planned to | have the bulk of their investments Two Pertinent Deals “On this basis two ex GIs, one a By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON—There was some | paid beiore the sanatorium was re- | irate backstage scrambling on Cap- ,,‘“‘3"9“‘ i itol Hill last week when Senator| -Another citizen purchased a complete laundry and moved it Glen Taylor, Democrat. of Idaho, stepped in to stop passage of Sen- : ate resolution 5-an innocuous look- | 12uUndry facilities for the samator- ing measure which would permit| Um- The Plus X Mission dairy alcohol and syrup to be distilled in | PUTChased a pasteurization plant to qualify to serve the sanatorium. the same plant. 2 5 Several Senators scurried across| rnese and other businesses ex- the iloor to ask Taylor why he|P3nded on the strength of added wanted to block the resolution, | €Venue to. be derived from this the most furious of them being EOVernment payroll and now find stocky, likeable Republican Hugh ! after cne year and a half operation ! Vi Butler of Nebraska. Butler was|30d Without warning the sanator- the author of the stymied resolu- |lum is to be removed. tion, but that only tells part of| ‘ the story. ’lrncts with major picture compan- The whole story is that this spe- | €S In order to furnish the best in cial piece of legislation was be- | Shlertainment. ing rushed through a Congress, | ‘To fulfill the contract with the supposed to be busy with mbw_tsannwrium the baker stocked up tax-budget problems, merely to | With flour which would not have benefit one alcohol plant in the been ordered had he had a few entire United States. from Haines in order to furnish | months notice of the sanatorium’s And that one plant happens to| “ithdrawal be operated by Senator Butler's | Both bakery and laundry have i |contracts with the sanatorium former partner plus other power-| C .., Which unfortunately can be termin- ful Nebraska Republicans. Further-| ¥ y P !ated by the government without more, Butler’s old grain company | has had an exclusive contract with | notice. Although the move may re- the aleokol company, which he was SUlt In some saving to the govern- trying to aid, to buy all the grain it consumes. In other words, Butler's former partner helps to run the company, the economy of Skagway. It must also be remembered that the move is not to a permanent hospital but b3 T S /Y practically ‘to the same type of (Continued on Page Four) building they are leaving Sanatorium fo Sitka {in Sitka. Tuberculos “The theatre is tied up with con- ' (ment it has been a decided blow to Money | i NERLAND IS Removalof PRESIDENT new temporary quarters | When Walker W"h. draws This Morning “We also feel that in this case such as this, the human element should be considered along with | supposed saving of $35,000. Moving | . SRR Dil’(l’i!'.(.\ a majority of whom have | Andrew Ner:an veteran REPUD- ; lican legislator from the Fourth Division, today was seated as the permanent resident of the Senate been bedridden a year and a half | in dead winter via boat, in our |of the Eighteenth Alaska Legisla- ture opinion; is definitely inadvisable| Nerland was est and unwarranted. “We have been advised by the ANS officiels that the Alaska Coas- A g tal Airlines would move these pu-‘h“. two Third Division tie by plane very reasonable | Previous President Edwm'q D. Cof- fey and Gunnard M. Engebreth, after Ketchikan Senator Norman R. Walker. Nerland's rival for the cost in three days time but this could not be done due to weather presidency, had received unanimous consent conditions at this time of the year “Upon receiving notice of immin- ent removal of the Skagway sana- reconsideration ot which elected Nerland. Walker's withdrawal in torium we called the ANS officials in Juneau in an endeavor to have! them reconsider such a major move | and asked them to come to Skag- Nerland concluded an excoriation, v 6o AbvEsbluate o ‘un. | by the Ketchikan senator, of Sena- way to investigate conditions, sup- h Tictor' o7 Bivels Big o pesedly existing, that would justily ;‘f‘ ’Cv_‘c; s MAVERR FU this move at this time of the year.| *'% mj““‘- bkt B “We were advised that an engineer | ¥D0s€ action yesterday in refusing to vote on the presidency resulted in choice of a president from the minority party. Nerland was select- doctor would be sent to ed by a six to five majority of the rted to the chair yesterda$'s vote favor of y to look into the situation uld arrive with open minds regarding the move “At a meeting held in the sana- :} s ot '.‘“1”! R:‘“ o "t';]‘l torium with representatives it was | Peratrovich’s abstalning having wae effect of votes cast against the soon discovered that open minded- ness consiste@ of two alternatives. The city of Skagway could under- Day Of Infamy write the sanatorium’s staying until| walker loosed the deluge summer or endeavor to get the Leg-, peratrovich and Rivers by declaring islature to appropriate the neces-| yesierday “a day of infamy” to the sary money. Meanwhile most of the | Democratic party, “the party to medical supplies and equipment are | which 1 have long subscribed.” He either on the dock or in process of explained that he had consented being crated. It was quite obvious ¢ pomination for the presidency the plans for removal had keen|after Democrats Leo Rogge and O. underway over a month as & good [ ggehran had declined to be put deal of the equipment for essential up for the post. operation has already gone to Sitka.' Afrer linking Rivers and Peratro- “When questionea way necessary vich with the turncoat Benedict Democratic nominee, Walker. upon repal to keep the building and K Arnold, Walker expressed a wish heating plant functioning properly | that Peratrovich’s race not be had not been do: we were told | judged by the Senator's action. He that files were i of orders for 1s “not typical” of his race, Walker necessary items that either the Chi- | declared cago office or Bureau of Budget! Stating, “I recognize the deca- would or did not allow { dence of the party to which I be- “Upon further questioning, it wa2 | long,” Walker continued: “Not one admitted that if the same lack of | true Democrat would accept elec- support were given the Sitka in- ! tion with the two votes which tu stallation conditions would be the|ed yesterday.” “Time will show,” he same as they claim now exists in|said, that they are not members oi the Ska; y sanatorium | the Democratic party, and, he said, ‘I'm suwe the Republicans | want them.” don't “We realized after the move was announced ours wa a lost cause | g A 50 far as trying to keep the sana-! Rivers mse_a d torium here was concerned. But! Rivers was first to rise to Walk- |we teel we are justified in protest- | €'S derision. He agreed with Walk- ing the seriousness of moving these | €f “that the action of the body the yesterday was probably for the patients in dead of winter, e ¥ secrecy with which it was engineer- | best.” Denying that his action had ed and the obvious waste of money | placed him outside the Democratic welfare of the , fold, Rivers offered that he had al- involved. The pa-; : B tients should be of primary im-| ¥ays been a Dcu‘\ccxat that he portance but one of the mlmsj!:nped he would “always continue Jficial's article was ! 10 be such.” He concluded by con- ies were available | 8Tatulating “those who voted on the patients have ‘ prevailing side” on the “wise action stressed in the recreational faci no use for bowling alleys etc. We | taken” Al £ grant they heip the morale of the; Tagging Walker's remarks “im- personnel. material,” Peratrovich said: “He| “Skagway has provided such re-|is Only one man who holds the opinicn I am not a true represen- tative of my people.” Following the remarks by Rivers and Peratrovich, Walker asked consent to withdraw his motion nd that Nerland be seated. creational facilities. Lodges have opened their bowling alleys to the nospital personnel. The school gym- nasium has been opened for theiwr use for basketball and badminton Movies are available every evening. ¥ “Since the climate is also men-| FPresident Nerland briefly stated tioned, as a community we would | Dis thanks ior the honor and his | be remiss in not hoasting the driest | determination to do everything in | climate in Southeast Alaska, con- |his ability to conduct the Senate sequently more sunny days. We in an orderly manner. have always been under the im- Secretary Selected pression such weather was desirable | The Senate then completed this !if not entirely necessary in treat- | MOINIng’s business with dispatch ment of tuberculo: Certainly the At the request of Senator Coffey, patients morale should be better in|Mrs. Jesta M. Mitchell was, by un- | bright weather than cloudy. :unlmous consent, selected perman- “Regarding transportation situa- | €0t Secretary. Senator Charles D tion we doubt any steamship com- | Jones, down on the floor again af- pany will take patients whom they | '€f serving as President pro-tem, know are tubegcular. asked that a Committee on Com- “In suppert of this statement, | mittees comprised of one member! | from each division, to be selected |by the members of the respective | divisions, be named. On objection “As to local transportation dif- PY Rivers, a motion to that elfect ficulty, a bus service was operating | carried with only Rivers voting by a local taxi company ‘making 28ainst it. five trips daily at 60 cents a trip. A recess ‘was then taken to per= For scme time local businessmen | Mit the divisions to caucus. The the ANS plans to provide bed: g and dishes for use ol patients en- route to Sitka. | recess was later extended until 2 (Continued on Page Eight) o'clock this afternoon OF SENATE Senators, | to withdraw his notice of ! purported Democrats | HOUSE NOW 'Alaska's Biggest Budget 3COMPANIES - ORGANIZED Poses (rifical Problems MAKE PLANS FOR WORK For Present Legislafure. TO OPERATE P i | H + | Not reaching the rumored twelve million dollar total, but nevertheless 't [ Commitiee On COMMItIERS | e N e ity s fiors. e Jot 46 wienmint Budnet of e | REPresentatives of Lines, MBkES RepOfi—A("Ofl | Territory of Alaska, prepared by the Board of Budget is now ready for | Members Of HOUSC com i The recommended total expenditures of $10,974,930 reflects counsider- able boosts in proposed outlavs for health and welfare activities as well | Reports of the Committee on|recommended 14 per cent increase in Territorial salaries to meet in- | WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Con- Committees and the Committee on|creased living costs and to conform with salaries paid by the Federal | forences designed to work out a submission to the Eighteenth Legislature This Afternoon | and Others Meeting P as for roads, education anl educational facilities. Also reflected is o o plan to prevent discontinuance of Per: nent Help were received hy‘w\,-mnmm Legislation to provide the salary increases is suggested by {the House just before noon today,'the Board which is composed of the Governor, the Territorial Treasurer | steamship service to Alaska March after which a recess was cullod“md the Auditor of Alaska 1 cpened here today until. 3 p. m. %0 allow tims: for Estimates submitted by the ‘Lerritory’s administrative officers totailed | Representativas of three steam- mi‘x,k}";"),‘ Upies SR e """"';6 y $11,908,000, which s approximately $8,000,000 more than anticipated reve- [ShiP lives serving Alaska met with he House convened at 10 a. m.| .ty 0 Sne Board's request, the Territorial Tax Commissioner and |Members of a House merchant ma- {and opened with a prayer by the |y, “rvopeurer submitted estimates of anticipated revenue for the next 'ine subcommittee, representatives [Rev. Robert Webb, Rector of e | onnjum approximating $3736.700, including $3120000 in tax collec- af the heAtine ‘GRmOLINAR RENGEE Tir Episcopal Church, who was laneous. income. Estimites of col- | the Territory tions and the balances in misc named Chaplain Of the {1 oo are exclusive of receipts of the Veterans' Tax which go divectly | The subcommittes is composed of puss. ... linto the World War II Veterans Revolving Fund | Reps. Inckap (D-Wpstl), ' HErtAE Epenker U:t.u’ Gill )cfikl’d(l;vv Estimates Submitted and Approved | (R-Mass) and Bland (D-Va). The named Reps. Andrew Hope, DNEE Appropriated Alacke Steamship <Company was Anderson, Willlam E A n and L P Submitted Approved 1945-49 n-xwr:-.:nntud by Gilbert Skinner, Joy as members of Ln: Comm!?u".mx of the Groverfior s 2094100 § 2094100 s 900.00 , Prosident; the Northland Transpor- on Committees und' the fol]u\nf\ lofi cc of Attorney General 59.200 00 59.00.00 26.900,00 | tation Compm:y by Willlam Se- ling-up wes submitted this, fore-: gece of the Auditor . 8145160 8060000 66,7000 | MAr. & stockholder, and the Alnska ""“"jf 2 Joy. chairmans | Insurance Territorial Building 500.00 50000 500 0p | ranspaptation Campsny hy NN H,m; . ;’,L'\x‘::&e:;‘“ chalimen: | Office of the Territorial Treasurer 6540000 6740000 0.00 uu[ripur‘l?sc ‘I:";“;L :qu;‘m i_‘::“::“_v stn. Egan, Nolan, Maurice' dohxson, | F0F Suppott of Schools 3,026,500.00 3,026,500 00 fesented by Delegate E. L. Bar‘:- iz gl R epeidpnedngil 'l Office of Commissioner of Educa- e e b oy L Banks, Banking and Corporations "% it 800,00 1668009 ¢ Alaska Development Board. _Meath, Chairman; Edwiwd An-|Vocational Education 510000 3400000 2500001 *p o Jackson said there probably derson, Huntley and Almquist { Hniversity of Aldska 158320000 | LR 36905090 would be no m'n)uuhccmcnt of what " Judiéiary and Federal Relations— ?{‘;“l‘)‘&;’lf]::f’:“"",;ifi‘l’l‘:::“‘I S 2844000 - 2844000 2LMIN00Y LN e done By (the. conlanesios ?f“ —"'lf;:,s‘]"’g’v;’;’v L‘;m:::::; H;,;D??,_,l Shelter Cabins 5,000.00 5,000.00 500000 | ::_'“:m‘z‘::{;::‘ tr’f‘:;:}flm‘:h};p‘l’f:“: T A + BB poads 160000000 160000000 57500000 B¢ WACEERT LI KT Education—Engstrom, Chairman; | Air Fields bl R scrviee to the Territory untll Con- Dewey Anderson. Joy and Huntley, | Commissioner of Mines 8000000 7940200 6530000 4V O KO T O I ean: Pl“’J]‘(‘ H i Quarantine and | z\m.i: (J]llhl;. .n;l lfl;;;n;)ling l(;lu\x;(» 48,000.00 48,000.00 42,000.00 tinuing: the stEvid fanats Aiiotee fat i % | A a Historical Library and Mu om0’y p % ¥ :.,:,’;,,‘ R S ath |~ seum 2740000 2460000 1706000 The D::‘I;‘m:”"_f“'i:"“b;‘:'fi: ‘1,::;' O i et o CToon und | Ploneers’ Home, Sitka and Goddard 329,15500 320.155.00 30609002 /e 2 ot vtisprl Qe i 11 Milttn Suntloy. Suairman. Coble, | Enforcement of Liquor Regulations 5000000 5000000 6400000 |\ AERE o nl i GOl s rels o Hewbll butl! O Rescue and Relief of Lost Persons. 10,0000 10,000.00 10,000.00 | 8 B iy (0 ind Engrossing and Enrollment—Bar- | Ald to Public Libraries 8,000.00 8.400.00 500000 0 ers March 1. The cperators an- nett - chairman: Pollard Frank | Livestock Inspection 1,500.00 1,600.00 180000 1 BB R i T Sohinte (e Johnson, Coble, Ost and Nolan, |PHimary Blections 200000 00000 15dcoon IENNERN LHEY SO et R e chg::;:xe;&E!n‘:'hr;:xlxh l(!rl::'é }g):‘.e:‘Em(-r!:mcy Appropriation 5,000.00 5,000.00 ),oou.an:‘fflfil’(““’;fi ’:;::?:; :;'U“‘;:ul‘:'“:h:;t ik, Meath, " Egan, McCutcheon | Bounty on Wolves ].1 Coyotes 103_382.33 mg,ggg gg 1ug:;';g 2;‘;«-(momy of the Territory A Bounty on Hair Seals 50, 50, 50.000.00 €€ ; L e ¢ chairman; | Fisheries Experimental Commission 3000000 3000000 2600000 i "::;J’l"’c';‘]‘:‘mfi“:‘fmlh"“”:m’;“,::‘; 3 o, Edwa | Alaska Aeronautics and Communi- 7 3 b i i i cotte T A s samer oatso00 leoson MR B L ergene Taby | and Immigration— | Territorial Department of Labor 9560000 09560000 3880000 | LoV T BTHEICTN the Marle | Garnick, Frank John ':;::tx: “fi;’;‘;‘f‘f‘ B‘;)’:fi“! b o b i) ’ time Commission to arrange an op- son, Hope, Barnett, Engstrom, Mc- |48 o PTEHREN eration ' ¥ cmm‘e“‘m Rige e | Guard 7360000 7360000 4920000 CTAHOR “!'bf"‘xl’::‘:flw:::;;ai‘;"clrfi; Municipal Affairs—Coble, chair- | Territorial Veterinarian 48,4000 . 4314000 . 3000000 |2C% O A B N A R Tor - man; Ed Anderson, Almquist and | Department of Public Welfare 193,000.00 193,000.00 133,00000”5 months from March ! was pro- ey |Old Age Assistance 95000000 95000000 70000000 2 Mg a0 Manulbobiing "Sm':?:m‘n:ficlj:m”!1‘)” ndent Chil 438,00000 438,000.00 300000001 "o, yackson (D-Wash) told re- hairman; Hoc L RYONER ace bpigll porters that under tre plan the s Sollare sar-| dren 140,000.00 140,000.00 75,000.00 |+ 2 2 ;”v;m;;“?]fif:"”‘ Joy, Pollard, Gar-| ., o nces for Dependent Children 200,60000 20000000 100,000 01‘x,1f;“(’,?‘;'ll C":]':I’:l"l::;",’n “":":‘_ ;:f;l' Printing and Purchasing—Vuko- | Health and Sanitatio 768,742.00 76874200 399,600.83' OVEr 10 WIS ARG e Rt vich, chairman; Laws, Meath and |Department of Taxation 19400000 J94.080.00 10000000 T hentures of the plan Motk ibtean Alaska Development Board 1200000 12000000 12000000 lec (EMOE 0 O ntaed by Roads and Highways—Hoopes, | Depattment of Agriculture 299000 8203000 780000, - HENES T vernment wonid ' chairman; ider, Egan, Garnick. 3;‘,"";;’;“§‘J"‘]“"“I' r\x'-, """”“‘?'m’;“:‘]d 1,040 n:mmufi: all profits over six per- Stro d Ande! n o] C. ar I eteran Vol ¥4 e o & f::g.,t;:)xfi;“il 4 Andgtson S Fund 240,050.00 240,000.00 | 350,000 “““I’)l\‘«-‘ 'g,ml:.i«1‘5:\‘”?3.113”{:3:&:{« Territorial Institutions— = Alm.| Territorial Banking Board 7,500 00 50000 180000 | T2 1 0 T aoh ‘ot khia: thihas Mok quist, chairman; Barnett, Laws,|Board of Optom 395.00 340.00 340, 0”.:,,,,"~K Alaska and coordinate their Meath, Garnick and Spider | Board, of Pharmacy 1,600.00 500.00 500001 1 orations to prevent wasteful com- Trarfispux'ta:r Commerce and| Board of Medical Examiners i 00 W09 p('(lur;n and; 4 The Maritime Navigation-Lavs, chairman; New- | Territorial Nurses mining | amission would readjust . the ell, Gatnick and Meath { oDl SAR000 "“(“L‘:i;:',\’ Irates mow charged for service to Rules—Dewey Anderson, Maurice | A e ithe Tewritory. Johnson, Esar _ | Board of Accountancy 600.00 250.00 250.00 | tind g opare at Veterans' Legislation—McCutch- | Board of Chiropractic Examiners 400.00 400.00 400.00 | o “_: commission to. #pt; and eon, chairman; Barnett, Coble, Ost, | Board of Dental Examiners 200000 200000 200000 |8 8 itea o it Wonla: e, sidels Newell and Vukovich. { M08l of Basic Sciences é'éggfi 45’(‘)33% led next week. He said he hoped | Legislative Exy ito have the Lill go to the Hous? o lflcor by the middle of next week $11,004,334.60 $10,974,93000 $6,688,051.83 | AF ¥ € OEER Y the end of Approved Estimates 1947-1949 $10,974,930.00 T Jackson seld 1t oAt Anticipated Revenues 1947-1949 3,736,700.00 Ibe enacted before February 28 or |all service to the Territory would Help Selected Yesterday afternoon the House named Amos Cole, pioneer Juneau | iresident, Sergeant-at-Arms for the| present session The Committee on Permanent ks |Help, chairman Steve Vukovich, | Difference $ 7.238,230.00 | be discontinued March 1 bmitted its report, which was ’ | Under the proposed legislation Jackson said, the government would assume all risk in operating the floets. He said the contract would | provide for private operations of vessels in the Alaskan service and added a requirement of guaranteed ce by the companies would eall ervice to all Alaskan ports us- served a held over for action at the af-| ternoon session. Other members of | the Committee are Reps. McCuth- e SOVIET NEWS Marine Corps ~ sTock owonTioNs o AD BRITISH aine Carp Ao pans - Marine Corps announced plans to- kson said he hoped the pro- NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Closing day to reduce its strength by 8.000|p5cq) for readjustments of rate men. |tariffs would result in “nominal ad- ouotation of Alaska Juneau mine There are approximately 103,000 justments.” stock today is 5%, American Can 4 P b v LONDON, Jan. 28.—The 95'%, Anaconda 40, Curtiss-Wright 5 news agency Tass called upon Bri- tain today to “stand by the spirit” { | for I ually Soviet enlisted men now on active duty,! pavid Scoll representing th? the Corps said today. | Alask: Development Board, said the £7%, International Harvester 173, The cut would bring the figure Toritory would resist any effort to 95,000, still 5,000 more than bud- i for an appreciuble rate incresse et figures call for. | - Kennecott 48%, New York Central 18%, Northern Pacitic 20%, U. S. of her 20iyear treaty with the So- Steel 73%, Pound $4.03. viet Union and criticized British Any Marine with two years of [ E. ORE. VISITOR Sales today were 1,080,000 shares. Ha A whias service on Feb 1, or 18 months of John A. Phelps, from FEugene Dow, Jones averages today are| 4€8 With the Unite + WHICB | orvice which included one com Oregon, arrived yesterday in Ju- as follows: Industrials 17887, rails it said “in fact have assumed the engagement is made eligible for neau by wr and is at the Baranot character of a military alliance.” discharge Hotel I")h 30. utilities 36.57