THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
"ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” __
VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,589
JUNEAU. ALASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1950
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PRICE TEN CENTS
DID GRUENING INFLUENCE ELECTIONS?
PUSAN PORT
THREATENED
BYKO-REDS
North Koreans Heavily
Armed Division Eastward
to Face U.S. 25th Division
t
(By Associated Press)
Communist forces posed a serious
new threat to Pusan in the south
today. Pusan is the main U. S.
supply base for South Korea.
On the north central front Allied
troops inched ahead into positions
given up by withdrawing Red forces
north of Taegu.
A division of Red Korean troops
in three heavily armed columns of
men and machines began rolling
, eastward Thursday night on the
Korean south coast against positions
of the U. S. 25th Infantry Division.
Intelligence officers said a major
offensive may be imminent there.
With American forces on the alert.!
U. S. pilots watched the Reds
marching in clusters of eight or 10
men at 50-foot intervals to minimize
the danger of air attack. Fighters,
bombers and jet planes hammered
at the three columns immediately
1 after the movement was reported.
Two B-26 bombers smashed at con
centrations which apparently were ]
marshalled at Chinju, the Reds’
southern anchor 55 miles west of
Pusan.
There was danger in the north, i
too, although pressure eased.. For
five days the Americans and South
Koreans beat back flanking attacks
which jabbed and probed in an ap
parent search for a soft spot to
launch a 50.000-man attack on Tae- j
gu, main United Nations forward!
base.
Tactics Puzzle Allies
The sudden shifts of North Kor
ean forces in the Taegu sector puz- |
zled Allied officers. Units of the.
main North Korean forces were re- |
ported drifting eastward along the ;
defense line of American and South ;
Korean troops. Enemy pressure less- |
ened along a line now 13 miles j
north of Taegu.
With the immediate threat to
the city apparently somewhat less
ened, UN forces tightened their
lines. South Koreans, aided by U. S. I
fighter-bombers, captured “The;
Citadel,” highest peak on the UN
right flank along the rocky corri- j
dor leading to Teagu. It had been
a Red observation post.
There was an air of cautious op
timism at the front. But the Reds ;
still were massed for a possible
lunge. Some U. S. officers expressed |
belief the Reds were seeking a j
flanking route for the Taegu drive, j
Others said the Communists were j
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The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
By TOM McNAMARA
iCoprrlfbt. IBSo. Di B«n Byndicate. Inc.)
(Ed. Note—While Drew Pear
son is on a brief vacation, his
column will be written by mem
bers of his staff).
WAsHINGTON—Look for Jacob;
Malik, Soviet delegate to the Uni
ted Nations Security Council, to be
recalled to Moscow right after his
term as President of the council
expires on August 31.
Insiders say that Malik’s mission
to the U. N. ended with our smash
ing victories in the Changyong area
last week, which wrecked the j
‘•timetable’’ the Russians have been |
using in Korea and at Lake Sue- j
cess.
This secret timetable, we have |
learned, called for Communist cap- j
ture of the whole of Korea by
August 15. Later, the deadline for j
driving all U. N. forces from Kor- j
ea was changed to September 1. j
Meantime, Malik's mission at |
Lake Success was to press for a
Soviet-dictated peace treaty for
Korea when the final blow was j
struck. As part of the bargain, j
Russia also would demand recog- i
nition of Communist China by the i
U. N. and the ousting of Chiang’s;
representatives.
However, now that the tide of
battle has turned and we are in
Korea to stay, Malik’s usefulness at |
Lake Success has ended. He will
^Continued on Page Pour)
BRIBERY, ILLEGAL
FISHING, RESULT IN
SEIZURE, ARRESTS
As a result of a crackdown on
Illegal salmon fishing by Federal
officers, six Ketchikan men were
arrested Tuesday, two on felony
charges involving bribery, the rest
for taking fish in a closed area.
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Regional Director Clarence Rhode,
who participated in the arrests, to
day released the further informa
tion that the seine boat "Rolling
Wave" of Ketchikan was seized
yesterday by F.W.S. agents, and is
being held in custody pending libel
action against it.
Former stream guard John Lamb
is being held In Federal jail today
after arraignment on charges ol
accepting bribes for allowing the
take of salmon from prohibited
areas. Bond was fixed at $5,000.
Joe Patterson, well known Ket
chikan businessman, was arrested
on charges of bribing a Federal
officer. Crew members of the
"Rolling Wave’’ were taken into
custody on illegal fishing charges
during raids by Government offic
ers Monday and Tuesday.
Lamb, according to Rhode, was
employed by the Territorial De
partment of Fisheries to aid the
Fish and Wildlife Service in patrol
operations. He served for the past
two seasons as a streamguard in
the Boca de Quadra area, south of
Ketchikan, on assignment by the
F.W.S. Enforcement authority con
ferred by the Government placed
him in the category of a Federal
officer, even though compensation
was not by the Fish and Wildlife
Service.
"There are times when we get
pretty discouraged in attempts to
safeguard our No. 1 industry,'
Rhode stated, “especially when wt
run into a deal like this.
"Obviously, we cannot tolerate
complicity by anyone employed to
protect the fishery and wc do not
expect to do so. Neither will we
tolerate bribery offers by fishermen,
such as is alleged here. We have
a good bunch of boys this year,
better equipped for the job, and
we are making good progress to
ward observance of regulations.
"For the most part, we have had
better cooperation from the fisher
men and fewer arrests than last
year. Violation of conservation
laws is properly becoming more un
popular as the public learns of lie
implications.
“We are not at liberty yet to
divulge full details of this oper
ation,” Rhode stated, “but when
the story can be told it will reveal
seme rather startling facts on the
extent of organized illegal fishing
ectiv.ties, and should convince any
sceptical individuals that the Fed
eral Government can offer some
effective organized enforcement op
erations.
“Agents of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, the U. S. Marshal's
Office, and the Fish and Wildlife
Service worked together on this job
under guidance of the U. S. At
torney’s Ketchikan office. Assist
ance was also furnished by the
U. S. Coast Guard. With this co
operation from other enforcement
agencies we expect to take the
profit out of outlaw operations.”
To Prohibit
Fur Imports
From Russia
AP Special Washington Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 — (AP) —
Senator Young (R-ND) introduced
today a bill to prohibit the import
ation of furs from Russia.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Princess Norah due to arrive from
Skagway at 8 a.m. tomorrow leaving
one hour later for Vancfluver.
Alaska due to arrive southbound
at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
Aleutian will sail from Seattle
Saturday and is due to arrive
here Tuesday.
Baranof due southbound Sunday.
Susitna due to sail from Seattle
Tuesday.
Until further notice there will'
be no CPR ships sailing from Van
couver.
FROM OREGON
T. P. Sandoz of Astoria, Ore., is
in Juneau at the Baranof Hotel.
i
EIGHT SITKA
JUVENILES
SENTENCED
With most of their parents among
the spectators, eight young Sitkans
charged with petit larceny were j
brought before Judge George W. j
Folta this morning in District Court !
Seven are minors from 15 to 18
years old and the eighth defendant
is 22. The offenses with which they
were charged date from June, 1949,
to April, 1950.
The cases came from the U. S.
Commissioner’s Court in Sitka,
where the original charges were of
felonies. Commissioner Frank M.
Richardson waived juvenile juris
diction. All eight waived Grand
Jury indictments and pleaded guilty
to petit larceny on an information
submitted by the U. S. District At
torney.
Stuart M. Brown, 17-year-old son
of a Sitka banker, and Carl George
Fetter, 18, were charged on two
counts: of stealing a pistol and am
munition from the Sitka Cold Stor
age Company store, and of stealing
money from the Arrowhead Press.
Both were sentenced to $150 fine
on each count also to three-month j
jail terms which were suspended
on condition that the fines be paid,
and subject to continued good be
havior. In the event that Brown en- !
lists in the U. S. Navy and Fetter ,
in the Army, the suspended jail j
sentences are to be vacated.
Lynn King and Richard Oran j
Brookman, both 16, pleaded guilty I
to one charge each of stealing beer i
and gin from the Reliable Transfer i
Company Warehouse.
Judge Folta sentenced each to
pay a $100 fine and to 30 days in
jail, these terms suspended on con
ditions of paying the fines and
good behavior. Their fathers, Charl
es A. King and Albert Brookman,
respectively, were appointed pro
bation officers to Sfee that the con
ditions of the sentences are carried
cut.
The four others were charged with
taking a radio and receiving set
from the Alaska Native Service
warehouse at Mt. Edgecumbe.
Raymond Keith Thurman, 22, was
fined $150 and given a two-month
jail sentence, which was suspended
on conditions of paying the fine and
good behavior. His stepfather, E. T.
Meyer, was appointed probation of
ficer to see that conditions of the
sentence are carried out.
Julian M. Porter, 15, was fined
$150 and given a two-month jail
sentence which was suspended un- j
der the same conditions. His father, j
Law'rence Porter of Mt. Edgecumbe, j
appointed probration officer.
James Albert Rusch, 18, was fin- I
ed $200 and sentenced to three j
months in jail. The jail sentence was i
suspended on conditions like the ]
others, with the boy’s father, Al
bert Rusch, named probation of
ficer.
Paul Allen Willett, 19, was fined
$100 and his 30-day sentence was
similarly suspended with his father,
Earl Willett of Juneau, as proba
tion officer.
In general, Judge Folta’s sentences
followed the lines of those recom
mended by U. S. Attorney P. J. Gil
more, Jr., who presented the case
for the Government. M. E. Mon
agle was attorney for Brookman and
King. The others were represented
by Robert Boochever.
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• Temperatures for 24-Hour Period • i
• ending 6:20 o'clock this morning • ;
• In Juneau—Maximum, 64 •
• minimum, 55. • .
• At Airport—Moximum, 66; • j
• minimum, 55. •
• FORECAST •
a (Juneau and Vicinity) •
• Cloudy tonight with rain •
• beginning by morning. Lowest •
• temperature near 54 degrees •
• Rain and southeasterly winds •
• 15 to 25 miles per hour Friday •
• with highest * temperature •
• near 59 degrees. •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau — .31; • j
• since August 1—1.45 inches; • ]
• Since July 1—11.38 inches. •
• At Airport — .68; •
• since August 1—1:53 inches; •
• since July 1—8.57 inches. '•
• * # f * *.I
Destroyed by Bombs
Bomb hits pock the oil refinery area at Wonsan, North Korea, on
the east coast after a heavy raid by B-29 bombers. This photo made
two days j»fter the strike, shows the plant is 80 per rent destroyed,
Air Force officials said. IT. S. Air Force photo via Wireplioto.
COMPROMISE TO j
BE WORKED OUT
FOR allowance!
*— i
House Approves Enlisted
Men's Pay for Depend
ents-Confer with Senate
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 — Of) —
The House today passed a bill to
give monthly allowances of $45 to
$85 to enlisted men in the military
services to help them care for their
families.
These allowances are in addition
to their pay.
The roll call vote was 359 to 0.
The bill provides a $70 a month
allowance to all enlisted men, re
gardless of grade, having two de
pendents—a wife and one child,
for example.
If an enlisted man is in the three
lower grades, he will have to allot
$40 from his paycheck—in addition
to what extra allowance the gov
ernment gives him. *
If he’s in the higher grades—
sergeants in the Army and com
parable grades in the other ser
vices—he would get $70 if he has
one or two dependents, and if
more than two $85. There is no
requirement for paycheck deduction
of men in the upper grades.
The Senate has passed a some
what similar bill, and a conference
now will be held to work out a
compromise.
KETCHIKAN MEDIC
NAMED PRESIDENT |
ALASKA DOCTORS!
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 24— UF) —Dr.'
Dwight Cramer, Ketchikan, was el
ected President of the Alaskan Med
ical Association as closing sessions
of the organization’s annual meet
ing yesterday. I
Other officers named were Dr.
J. O. Rude, Juneau, First Vice Pre
sident; Dr. Howard Rotnig, Anchor
age. 2nd Vice President, and Dr.
William P. Blanton, Juneau, Secre
tary-Treasurer.
Ketchikan was selected as next
year’s convention site. Sixty doctors
from Ketchikan to Barrow attend
ed this year’s meeting.
TODAY’S LANDINGS
Landing’s today showed an in
crease over the last 10 days with the
Isis, skippered by John Martinson,
landing 35,000 pounds of salmon and
the Valiant, skippered by Floyd Ep
erson, bringing in 2,200 pounds, both
for E. C. Johnson. For Engstrom
brothers, the Wanderer, skippered
by S. A. Stevens, landed 20,000
pounds and the Sadie, skippered,
by Carl Baker, landed 2,500 pounds. J
NEW CANADA
SHIP STRIKE
MAY SPREAD
VANCOUVER, B. C., Aug. ?A—UP)
—The tleup of British Columbia
coastal passenger and freight ship
ping will become almost 100 per
cent complete at noon Friday if
members of AFL Seafarers’ Inter
national Union carry out a threat
ened strike against the Union
Steamship Company.
The union announced last night
that more than 100 members in
deck, steward and engine room
departments of the seven-ship fleet
would walk off the job at the noon
deadline unless a contract settle
ment is negotiated.
It would leave shippers with only
a half dozen barges and even fewer
small passenger vessels operated by
gulf lines and marine express lines.
Craft of the Canadian National
Railroad and Canadian Pacific
Railroad already are tied up by the
Trans-Canada rail strike.
A strike vote also has been taken
among Seafarers’ Union members
on CPR and CNR vessels but in
sults of the balloting have not
been disclosed.
TRIPLETTE & DALZIEL;
LOW BIDDERS FOR
MEMORIAL LIBRARY
Triplette and Dalziel, with a base j
estimate of $113,250, was low bidder ;
for construction of the Juneau,
Memorial Library, according to John j
Argetsinger, Alaska Public Works
district engineer, who w'lll recom- i
mend that contract award to Wash
ington, D. C.
Should the proposed two alter- 1
nates for basement construction be
accepted, the total bid will amount j
to $123,550. Other base and cumu
lative bids were $136,700 and $153,- I
800, respectively, by Anderson Con
struction Company, Seattle; $146,746
and $156,246 in the combined bid
of R. J, Sommers Company, Juneau, |
and Hendrick Valle, Seattle. The
Sommers-Valle bid was $6,000 high- !
er at the bid-opening, as a telegram i
received here at noon yesterday was!
not delivered until today.
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LA.MJ SALK AITKOitO
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24— UP) —1
Bill to authorize the sale of 236.77
acres of land near Homer, Alaska, i
to this-side-of-Heaven Children's j
Home was approved today by the
Senate and sent to the President.
The land would be sold at not
less than $1.25 an acre'
BRIDGES
LET OUT
OF JAIL
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 24—(«»»
—Harry Bridges won his freedom
today in a 2 to 1 Circuit Court
ruling.
The longshore leader was jailed
Aug. 5 when his $25,000 bail was
revoked on the Government's plea
that he was a menace to the coun
try's internal security during the
Korean warfare.
Two judges of the U. S. Court
of Appeals held the CIO long
shore union head should be liber
ated from the county jail. The
other judge filed a dissenting op
inion.
‘‘The ruling restores my faith
in the courts,” commented one of
Bridge's attorneys, Vincent Hal
linan.
BIDS SHOW HIGHER
BUILDING COST HERE
THAN IN ANCHORAGE
Low bid for construction of 25
single-family housing units for
Douglas, a project of the Alaska
Housing Authority, was $2.10 per
cubic foot higher than low bid on
a similar Job in Anchorage.
This was revealed by E. Glenn
Wilder, executive director of AHA,
who told the Juneau Chamber of
Commerce at its noon meeting to
day, "such a situation doesn’t add
up.”
Bids on the job were rejected at
an AHA meeting here Monday.
He appealed to builders to take
into consideration of normal prices,
instead of making price-estimates
with “high war costs” as a basis.
The Alaska Housing Authority
now has a "program which can
produce the housing we so badly
need in the Territory," he said.
But the bids received on the Doug
las job revealed costs too high to be
borne by the average home-buyer,
in spite of lower construction costs
in this area, he said.
He stated that the AHA intends to
'pursue the project in this area,”
and hopes that negotiations or a
new call for bids will result in a
reasonable price for the Douglas
job.
“Potlatch” Idea
It was reported at the meeting j
that the Chamber of Commerce is ■
studying the possibility of having!
i “Potlatch Holiday” during the 1951 j
tourist season. Main objective of |
the Potlatch would be to attract j
visitors to Juneau, it was pointed I
out.
The Chamber will also study the ,
need for land on which to put ma- '
terial dredged out of Gastlneau:
Channel, should the bar-dredging |
project be started. It will study the j
possibility of obtaining easements'
for dumping dredged material on j
land edging on the channel bar. j
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce j
has offered its services in backing j
the local Chamber in its efforts to I
have the dredging Job done, it was j
pointed out.
Norman Banfield, a member of j
the Chamber, reported that the
highway between the Alaska High
way and Atlin is completed and in
good shape. He said he travelled
over it two weeks ago and found
that work is still being done on parts
of the road, but it is passable, “and
cars and trucks can make good
time.”
The Atlin highway is of interest
to the Juneau Chamber because it
hopes that a road from tidewater
to Tulsequah will someday connect
Juneau with the Atlin road and the
Alaska Highway.
New Members Welcomed
Governor Ernest Gruening intro
duced Col. John R. Noyes, head of
the Alaska Road Commission, as a
new member of the Chamber. Dr.
Ted Oberqian, Juneau optometrist,
was also welcomed as a new member
of the organization.
Visitors at today's meeting were
Lucille K. Johnson and Leonard
Lowell of Juneau, John White, spec
ial representative of Pan American
World Airways, and Harvey Brown
and Bob DeArmand of Sitka.
I
Pres. Truman
Talks Over
Many Things
Chief Executive Discusses
RR Strike, Economic Con
trols, Appoints Delegates
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 — UP —
President Truman said today the
call for a nationwide rail strike
came very unexpectedly and des
pite assurances to him there would
be no such walkout.
He told his news conference he
would have to consider the situa
tion before deciding what action
the government might take. The
trainmen and conductors unions
have demanded government seiz
ure.
The President said assurance of
no further strikes were given by
both union and management rep
resentatives as late as an hour be
fore yesterday’s call for the walk
out to begin next Monday.
A reporter, asking whether the
tactics used constituted a ’’double
cross," was told by Mr. Truman
not to put words in his mouth. The
President said he is not making
such a statement this morning.
Objects to Control Proposal
The President, responding to
questions about the economic con
trol bill now in conference between
the Senate and House, declined to
state an opinion until the measure
reaches him. He said one cannot
tell what such measures contain
until they are finally passed. Usu
ally they Include everything but
the kitchen stove before an elimin
ation process begins, he added.
He did say however that one
provision—placing priority and al
locations controls under the Sec
retary of Commerce—is not satis
factory to him.
He described as absolutely untrue
a report that Secretary of Com
merce Sawyer had lobbied to have
that provision written into the bill.
Mi-. Truman said Sawyer is in
agreement with him on what the
measure should contain. The Pres
ident has urged flexibility and
asked that Congress guard against
hamstringing him in administering
Asked about Secretary of De
fense Johnson’s statement that the
Korean war may last only another
six months or so, Mr. Truman said
there is nothing certain about
prophecies of a military maneuver
and he could make no statement on
that.
He said he was happy to hear that
the Philippines have 1,200 troops
ready to serve in Korea. He ex
pressed the hope that as many of
America’s allies as possible will
provide similar ground forces.
Opposes Spanish Loan
The President again expressed
opposition to a $100,000,000 loan to
Spain in the manner set out in
the pending $34,000,000,000 appro
priation bill.
The President opened the news
conference by announcing the ap
pointment of Walter J. Donnelly,
now Ambassador to Venezuela, as
Minister and High Commissioner
to Austria. To 10 visiting Austrian
newspaper men present, he said he
was happy to make such an an
nouncement while they are here.
He also announced the appoint
ment of five delegates and five
alternates to the next United Na
tions General Assembly and said it
was another step in the bi-partisan
foreign policy.
The delegates arc’ Warren R.
Austin, of Vermont; Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York; Sen
ator Sparkman (D-Ala.i; Senator
Lodge (R-Mass. i; and John Foster
Dulles of New York. Austin and
Dulles are Republicns.
The alternates: Benjamin V. Co
hen of New York; John Sherman
Cooper, Kentucky; Ernest Gross
of New York; Mrs. Edith Sampson,
negro lawyer of Chicago, and John
C. Ross of New York and Massa
chusetts.
The President said he picked
Senators Sparkman and Lodge after
consulting with the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. It was agreed
that two members of the House
would serve on the delegation next
year.
The President had no comment
on a report that Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder wants interest
rates on the public debt maintained
at present levels, Instead of at a
higher figure reportedly suggested
by the Federal Reserve Board.
SEN. BUTLER
ACCUSES
GOVERNOR
Nebraska Solon Says
Gruening Used ANS to
Influence Eskimo Votes
WASHINGTON,‘Aug. 24 — MB —
Senator Butler iR-Neb.) accused
Gov. Ernest Gruening of Alaska
yesterday of using a Federal agency
to Influence votes among the Es
kimos.
In a prepared speech, Butler said
the governor wrote a letter to an
Alaska Native Service teacher In
944 supporting a candidate for
delegate to Congress.
Again In 1946, Butler said, the
governor wrote another native ser
vice teacher regarding his object
ions to Frank Whaley, a candidate
lor the Alaska Senate.
The first letter, he said, was
addressed to Mrs. Grace Kohler,
formerly a teacher at Hope, Alaska.
The second he said, was sent to
C. Heurlin, an art teacher at Bar
row, Alaska.
"It is plainly a fact,” Butler said,
"that the governor of Alaska hold
ng an appointive Federal job, not
an elective one, has resorted for
electioneering purposes a Federal
agency responsible for the spending
of millions of dollars in tax funds
among Alaska natives each year.
This Is a use of the resources of
the Federal government for pol
itical purposes. It can be con
strued in no other way.”
Butler, a leading Senate oppon
ent of statehood of Alaska and Ha
waii, added:
“The question Immediately arises
as to whether this would be the
I manner in which the present offic
ials of Alaska would seek to con
tinue their control under the pro
posed new state government, and
whether this is not the real reason
why these officials appear so avidly
anxious to have the status of state
hood conferred on the Territory.”
JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 24—Asked
what he would like to say con
cerning Senator Butler's charges,
Gov. Ernest Gruening asked to see
the Associated Press story, read it,
returned It, smiled and said, "No
comment."
CHINESE REDS
TELL U.S.A. TO
QUIT FORMOSA
TOKYO, Friday, Aug, 25 — tJH —’
The Chinese Communists today de
manded that the United Nations
order withdrawal of all American
lorces frdm Formosa and announced
the Red Intention to "liberate" that
island from the Nationalists.
The announcement by the Peip
ng radio was heard by the Asso
ciated Press in Tokyo. It said the
demand for American withdrawal
was sent by Chinese Communist
F’oieign Minister Chou En-Lai tc
the U. N. Security Council and
Secretary General Trygve Lie.
The United States has no armed
forces on Formosa, last major re
doubt of the Chinese Nationalists,
but the U. S. Seventh Fleet is
patrolling the Formosa Strait to
prevent an often-threatened Red
attack. * « 4'm<
• me people of China cannot tol
1 crate the action of armed aggres
' sion by the United States govern
' inent on the Territory of China,"
! the radio quoted Chou’s message to
| the U. N.
! It went on to cite the presence
of the Seventh Fleet and of some
, American Air Force contingents On
Formosa.
| STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 — Closing
quotations of Alaska Juneau mine
i stock today is 2%, American Can
j 97 V Anaconda 344, Curtiss-Wright
•10, International Harvester 31, Ken
1 necott 654. New York Central 14%,
, Northern Pacific 17 V U. S. Steel
38V Pound 2.804.
Sales today were 1,620,000 shares.
Averages today were: industrials
1231.13: rails 6312; utilities 39.51,