THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME" _
VOL. hXXV., NO. 11,601
JUNEAU, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1950
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Furious Battle Raging for Mountain Top
AMERICANS,
REDS FIGHT
NEAR HAMAN
North Koreans Reported
Budiling Up for As- j
sault Toward Pusan
(By Associated Press)
American and Red Korean troops
battled furiously today for a strat
egic mountain top two miles west
of imperilled Haman. This is on
the southwest front, where the Reds
were reported building up strength
for an assault towards Pusan, main
allied base in Korea.
At the northern top of the rain
drenched front American and South
Korean troops launched separate
attacks in an attempt to close a
five-mile gap in the defense line.
Some gains were made.
There • was little fighting else
where along the entire 120-mile
front and 130,000 Red troops were
believed building up for a new of
fensive smash that Gen. MacAr
thur’s headquarters said might
come either in the southwest, north
or east.
Red Drive Ends
A U. S. Eighth Army spokesman
(said the Red drive by 50,000 men
‘on Taegu, the main allied base on
the central front, had “petered out,’’
probably for lack of supplies and
sufficient man power. The Reds
had stabbed within seven miles of
Taegu before the U. S. First Cav
alry Division and South Koreans
broke the back of their offensive.
Taegu appeared safe for the time
being.
The Red buildup seemed greatest
on the approaches to Pusan. Allied
authorities ordered the evacuation
of civilians from Masan, 27 airline
miles west of Pusan, as a precau
tionary measure. The Reds were
reported to have slipped agents into
Masan to stir up trouble among
its 75,000 population.”
Furious Battle
The U. S. 25th Infantry Division
retook Battle Mountain, a peak two
miles west of Masan, this morning.,
The Reds came back with an artil
lery barrage followed by an infant
ry attack. AP front correspondent
Stan Swinton said a furious battle
was being waged for the strategic
height which has changed hands
nine times in less than three weeks.
Bad weather and rugged terrain
slowed the attempt of American
and South Korean troops to close
the five-mile gap on the northern
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rue Washington
Merry-Go-Round
tCopyrliht. bJO. by Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
By DREW PEARSON
I^ASHINGTON — At a recent
cocktail party, a tall, handsome
guest with a slight drawl arid
polished manner, stepped up to
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith of
Maine.
“We are really going to get that
colleague of yours from New Hamp
shire,” he said. “When the Re
publican primary is over your friend
Tobey isn’t going to know what
hit him.” And he went on to tell
at some length about his plans to
defeat Tobey.
Senator Shiith’s friend was Roger
Whiteford, a top Washington at
torney; while the senator to whom
he referred was GOP veteran
Charles Tobey, now fighting for his
life in the New Hampshire primar
ics.
Behind this cocktail conversation
was something which is axiomatic
in politics—namely, "your friends
may forget you at election time, but
your enemies never.”
This axiom, incidentally, is hav
ing important impact on the make
up and caliber of the United States
Senate.
In this particular instance, it
happened that, 10 long years ago,
Senator Tobey called Roger White
ford before the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee and subjected
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WARTIME
CONTROLS
TO TRUMAN
President Given Power
Over Wages, Prices, Pro
duction, Inflation, Etc.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8— OPI —
President Truman today signed leg- |
islation giving him virtually war- I
time discretionary control over the
nation’s economy.
The new law, put together by
Congress after the Communist in
vasion of South Korea, has the
double-barreled objective of spur
ring defense production and hold
ing down inflation.
It would permit—at the Presi
dent’s discretion—wage and price
controls, consumer rationing, pen
alties for hoarding, and real estate
and consumer credit controls.
It also provides for allocation of J
scarce materials, priorities for de- j
fense orders, government loans and«
loan-guarantees to expand produc- |
tion and the requisitioning of plants 1
and equipment.
Knockout Is
Prediction
Of Saddler
NEW YORK, Sept. 8—<#>—Sandy
Saddler boldly predicts, “I'm going
to catch him and knock him out.”
Featherweight Champion Willie
Pep declares confidently, “I’ll win.”
Tonight in Yankee Stadium, these
two great 126-pounders will get
their chance to back up their words
in their third and rubber bout for
the world title.
For this 15-round encore, a bum
per turnout of between 30,000 and
40,000 fans is expected to contrib
ute to a record gate for “little men”
—featherweights down.
The mark of $134,416 was set in
1923 when France’s Eugene Criqui
and Johnny Dundee fought for the
featherweight title at the Polo
Grounds.
Tonight’s slnw may do $250,000.
There will be no radio or television
broadcasts.
BARANOF SAILS FOR
WESTWARD THIS AFT.
AT 2; 16 DISEMBARK
Docking at 7 this morning from
Seattle with 16 passengers disem
barking, the Baranof is scheduled
to sail for Seward this afternoon
at 2.
Disembarking from Seattle, pas
sengers were: H. C. Blakeman,
Josephine Brent, C. M. Bullard,
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Cummins and
son Robert; Katherine Durce, Mrs.
Grace Hartley, Dan Noonan, George
Sundborg, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Wohleb, Sally Zoerb, P. S. Taras.
From Ketchikan: Carol MacKen
zie.
From Wrangell: Miss Louise Wil
lard.
ARCHBOLD HERE ON
TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT
Because of the recent deaths of
two key men on the U. S. Forest
Service staff—Charles H. Forward
and Harry Sperling—C. M. Arch
bold of Ketchikan is helping out
in the regional office here for sev
eral weeks.
Archbold is supervisor of the
Southern Division, which includes
the Ketchikan area and Prince of
Wales Island.
DR. CODDINGTON HERE
Dr. Frederick L. Coddington of
Mt Edgecumbe is staying at the
Baranof Hotel. He arrived from |
Anchorage yesterday. j
CHANGES MADE IN
SCHEDULE AT P.O.;
STARTS SATURDAY
A new time schedule at the Ju
neau Post Office starts tomorrow.
Particulars are given in the fol
lowing communication received by
the Empire from Postmaster Crystal
Jenne:
On April 18, 1950 Postmaster
General Jesse M. Donaldson issued
instructions to postmasters, requir
ing a necessary readjustment in the
Postal Service, and subsequently
each field office has been required
to share the burden of reducing
the postal expenditures by $69,500,
000. during the fiscal year July 1,
1950 to July 1, 1951.
Under such circumstances and
operating under rigid limitations,
Postmaster Donaldson stated, it is
not possible to maintain the present
standards of service during the
coming year.
An intensive survey of each post
office and its operational require
ments have been effected and in
the states necessary reductions in
service have for some time been
in operation.
During a recent survey of the
Juneau office in an effort to reduce
expense in a rapidly growing office
and at the same time operate ef
ficiently within the appropriation,
it was noted that post offices under
the law must abide by the forty
hour work week and that, under
present schedules of Monday
through Saturday 12:30 p.m., 44
hours per week are used which
necessitates the granting of 4 hours
compensatory time to each regular
clerk during the following week.
This causes an absence of two em
ployees each day in the week whidh
necessitates either replacement by
an hourly employee or curtailment
of service.
To reduce man-power hours and
not curtail service to the public to
a greater degree than is essential
the Juneau office has been in
structed as follows:
1. All mail will be distributed
and dispatched as usual.
2. All windows will be closed on
Saturday except the General De
livery and parcel post window which
will be open from 10 a.m. to 12
noon.
3. Pickup service from the drop
boxes, which have finally become
available, will be put into operation
in both the business and the res
idential sections of Juneau as soon
as a suitable vehicle bid is received.
As the new time schedule will be
put into operation on Saturday
September the 9th patrons are
respectfully requested to take care
of necessary week-end registry or
money order business on Friday,
as is done with bank transactions.
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MEN'S TENNIS FINALS
THIS AFTERNOON 4:30
IN EVERGREEN BOWL
In order to take advantage of
the favorable weather, Will Reedy
and Bob Boochever are scheduled
to square off at 4:30 this afternoon
in the Evergreen Bowl for the Ju
neau Men’s tennis crown. Reedy
won the title from Boochever last
year in five sets. Boochever held
the title in 1947 and 1948.
Two semi-fin#Is matches in tour
nament play came off last night
in the Bowl with Reedy defeating
Dr. Ted Oberman, 6-1, 6-1, in a
match that was much closer afld
more interesting than the score
indicates.
Boochever took the measure of
Don Morrison, 6-0, 6-1. In a match
played several days ago, Dr. Ober
man won from George Tapley, 6-2,
6-1. Morrison reached the semi
linals by default from Jack Frost.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Princess Louise scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Wednesday.
Freighter Ring Splice scheduled to
sail from Seattle Sept. 15.
Alaska from west scheduled south
bound tentatively at 8 a.m. tomor
row.
Baranof from west scheduled
southbound Tuesday. ,
CREDIT
BUYING
CURBED
New Regulations Will Go
Into Effect on Sep
tember 15
WASHINGTON ,Sept. 8—(iP—The
Federal Reserve Board today clamp
ed curbs on installment credit terms,
using authority conferred by the
newly signed controls bill.
The initial limitations—which may
be further tightened later if con
ditions warrant, will go into effect
Sept. 18 and will require:
Down payments of at least one
third on automobiles and comple
tion of payments within 21 months.
Down payments of at least 15 per
cent, and a pay-off limit of 18
months for these appliances: refrig
erators, food freezers, radio or tele
vision sets, phonographs, cooking
stoves, ranges, dishwashers, ironers,
washing machines, cloths driers,
sewing machines, vacuum cleaners,
air conditioners and dehumidifiers.
HONORS SON BEFORE
DEPARTURE TO SCHOOL
Phillip Lesher, teenage son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. I. Lesher will be the
honored guest at a party given tills ■
evening by his mother at the fam
ily residence on Glacier Highway.
Young Lesher is leaving Sunday
enroute to Houston, Texas where
he will attend junior high school
this winter and make his home
with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Lesher.
A varied entertainment of games
is planned for the farewell party
this evening and the supper will
be a “Hot Dog” event, topped with
pumpkin pie.
To enjoy the fun with the hon
ored guest will be his friends
Wayne and Warren Powers, Harold
Nason, Frank Peratrovich, Henry
Museth, and Casey Harris.
Young Lesher will make the trip
from Juneau to Houston by plane
He plans now to return here at
the close of the school year next
spring.
For some time Lesher was a
paper seller for the Empire.
GAMES TODAY
NEW YORK, Sept. 8—<#>—1Tom
my Holmes’ seventh inning home
run with Walker Cooper and Sid
Gordon on base gave the Boston
Braves a 4 to 3 verdict over the
New York Giants today. It was the
second defeat for Jim Hearn since
joining the Giants In July.
JOHN AND DAN NOYES
LEAVE TODAY FOR COLLEGE
Leaving on the steamship Princess ,
Louise on their way to college were i
John Z. and Dan Noyes, sons of
Col. and Mrs. John R. Noyes.
Dan who was a graduate of Ju
neau High School, class of '50 is
going to the University of Oregon
for his freshman year. He will
major in art and music.
John will enroll in the Univer
sity of Washington for his senior
year. His major is English. John
has spent the summer vacation
here.
ON VACATION TRIP
Mrs. George Messerschmidt is a
southbound passenger on the Prin- j
cess Louise bound for a six weeks :
vacation trip on the Pacific Coast
She plans to visit with friends and i
relatives in Washington. Oregon |
and California.
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TO VISIT IN EAST
Mrs. Edna Polley, member of the
Juneau postoffice staff, left yester
day on the Pan Am clipper for Scut
tle efiroute to the east coast where
she will visit with relatives the
next three months. Mrs. Polley plans t
to spend most of her time in and
around Boston.
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ALASKA UNION IN j
BIG DAMAGE CASE
AGAINST BRIONES
SEATTLE, Sept. 8—(/PI—The Al
aska Fish Cannery Workers’ Union
(AFL) filed a Superior Court suit
today seeking $22,193 damages
against Cornelio N. Briones, its
former business representative, who
resigned to join a rival union.
The complaint charges that Bri
ones “while purporting to be a con
fidential and trusted employee and
officer” of the AFL union, actually
was an employee of the rival union.
Briones announced July 27 that |
he had quit the AFL union to be
come business representative and
organizer of Local 77, United Pack
inghouse Workers' Union (CIO).
The two unions and Local 7-C, In
ternational Longshoremen & Ware
housemen's Union (Independent),
are engaged in a contest for control
over 3,000 non-resident Alaska sal
mon cannery workers. The National
Labor Relations Board is conduct
ing an election to determine juris
diction.
Briones denied the charges, saying
“they are not true. The AFL is just
sore because it does not have more
members.”
DOUGLAS MAY SOON
BE INCLUDED IN
CIVIL DEFENSE AREA
Appointed as vice-director of the
Juneau Civilian Defense Council is
C. B. Holland, it was announced
today by Director R. E. Robertson.
The defense council has also ap
pointed Lance Hendrickson as cap
tain of the Airport Patrol Area
instead of Martin Lavenik who is
leaving Juneau on an extended tflp
to the States.
The coucil holds its next meet
ing Monday evening, September 11,
at 7:45 in the Alaska Electric Light
and Power Co. penthouse. All cap
tains are requested to attend alid
to report the names of persons
recommended as air raid wardens
in the captains districts and also a
suitable place as headquarters in
each district is to be recommended.
It is anticipated that official arm
bands will be distributed at this
next meeting.
Col. Joseph Alexander, Territor
ial Director of Civilian Defense, is
arranging through Mayor Mike Pli
sich of Douglas for the inclusion
of Douglas in the jurisdiction of
the Juneau Defense Council, ac
cording to Mayor Waino Hend
rickson. Mayor Hendrickson also
stated that a quantity of stretchers
and other first aid supplies, on
hand 'from World War II, have
been located and made available
for use.
BROWN IS FINED FOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATION
James Wes Brown was on trial
yesterday in the U. S. Commis
sioner’s court for reckless driving
on the Glacier Highway about 9:15
a. m. Wednesday.
According to the repoft of High
way Patrol Lt. Emmett Botelho,
Brown had run off the road and
into a pile of timbers, had hit a
tree and wrecked his car.
Brown pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by Judge Felix Gray to
pay a $50 fine, as this was a sec
ond offense. Assistant U. S. At
torney Stanley Baskin presented
the case for the Government.
TODAY’S LANDINGS
For Alaska Coast Fisheries to
day, landings made were from Wild
Bill, Ken Millard, 1,400 pounds of
salmon; Edith, Henry Anderson,
1,000 pounds and the Buzzie, Kell
Larson, 800 pounds.
For Engstrom Brothers, landings
were: Elliot, Bill Helin, 1,500 pounds
of salmon; Pinta, Walter Maki. 1,
200 pounds and the Weasel, Vern
Dick, 1,100 pounds.
FROM YAKUTAT
Willie Brown of Yakutat is stay
ing at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
Mrs. Agnes McLaughlin and Mrs.
Irene Ford of Seattle are staying
at the Baranof Hotel.
OUSTER OF
JOHNSON IS
DEMANDED
Marine Corps League
Takes Action-Defeats Pro
posal to Fire Acheson
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8—tW—'The
Marine Corps League today de
manded the ouster of Secretary of
Defense Johnson, but defeated a
similar proposal that Secretary of
State Acheson be fired.
The Johnson resolution asked
President Truman to replace the
Defense Department chief “with a
competent and far sighted states
man.”
The organization of Marine Vet
erans adopted resolutions urging:
1. That the President “takqj im
mediate and drastic action to oust
every known Communist sympath
izer, leftist and fellow traveler from
the State Department or any other
Department of Government office
where they may be found.”
2. That Congress pass legislation
providing for membership of the
Commandant of the Marine Corps
on the Joint Chief of Staff.
The resolution asking the dis
charge of Secretary Johnson passed
with only one dissenting vote—that
of retired Brig. Gen. Robert C. Kil
martin, of Washington.
Clay Nixon, Seattle, League Com
mandant, supported the Acheson re
moval resolution, saying:
“I might have gone along for
keeping Johnson in, but Acheson
means policy making and we can
not have any doubt as to what kind
of a State Department we have.”
Earlier, two ex-Marines in Con
gress urged Jhat the lawmakers
greatly increase Marine Corps
strength and give it equal represen
tation in the Joint Chiefs of Staff
despite Mr. Truman’s wishes.
Rep. Mansfield (D-Mont) and
Senator Douglas (D-IU) said they
will introduce bills to:
(A) Raise the basic strength of
the Marines to 300,000 men; (B)
authorize four divisions and four air
wings; (C) create an assistant se
cretary of the Navy for the Marines,
and (D) place the Marine Comman
dant on the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
FIRST VISIT IN 46 YEARS
FOR FORMER DOUGLASITE
Excited over the prospect of see
ing old friends, Mrs. Joseph H. Woh
leb of Olympia, Wash., arrived with
her husband on the Barsfnof.
Mrs. Wohleb, the former Pru
dence Wyman, was the first white
child born on Douglas Island. Her
father. Dr. H. S. Wyman was phys
ician for the Treadwell Mine.
This is Mrs. Wohleb’s first visit
In 46 years, and she hopes to see
many family friends before boarding
the Baranof again next Tuesday
for the return to Seattle and home,
rhe Wohlebs are guests at the Bar
inof Hotel.
Mr. Wohleb is a leading architect
:n the Washington State capital, his
firm being Wohleb and Wohleb.
FROM YAKUTAT
Donald Vent of Yakuts is stop
ping at the Baranof Hotel.
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WEATHER REPORT •
Temperatures for 24-Hour Period •
ending 6:20 o'clock this morning •
In Juneau—Maximum, 59; •
minimum, 39. •
At Airport—Maximum, 60; •
minimum, 34. •
FORECAST • I
(Joneau and Vicinity) •
Fair tonight, with lowest •
temperature about 43. Vari- •
able cloudiness Saturday, •
highest temperature about 57. •
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PRECIPITATION •
(Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today •
City of Juneau—Trace; •
since Sept. 1—4.04 inches', •
since July 1—15.10 inches. • !
At Airport—Trace: •
since Sept. 1—2.32 inches; •
since July 1—14.32 inches. •
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Statehood
Vote Again
Shoved Off
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8— M —
Senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas
(D-IU) said last night he believed
it would be three weeks before the
Senate gets around to voting on
bills to admit Alaska and Hawaii to
statehood.
He said the delay was being caused
by southern Senators who were af
raid that if they admitted two more
states “their power would be dimin
ished.”
He also believes the serious inter
national situation may keep Presi
dent Truman from campaigning fur
fellow-Democrats this fall.
“I doubt seriously if the President
will have time if the situation re
mains as serious as it is today,” Lu
cas said on the Mutual Broadcasting
System’s program "Reporter’s
Roundup.”
STILL HOPE FOR BILLS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 — UP) —
Senator Magnuson (D-Wash.) said
today that although prospects for
Senate consideration of bills grant
ing statehood to Alaska and Ha
waii look dark he will try to get
action on them.
He told a reporter that if Con
gress recesses next week instead of
adjourning he believes there still
is hope the two bills can be acted
upon by the Senate.
“I do not think that with the
present situation existing in this
country Congress should adjourn,''
Magnuson said. “I think it would
be much wiser for Congress to
recess from time to time and be
ready to return if conditions should
require it.”
DR. WEINBAUM
CONVICTION ON
PERJURY CHARGE
Alien Chinese Specialist
Is Now Held Without
Bond-Be Deported .
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 — (if) —
With the perjury conviction of Dr.
Sidney Weinbaum behind them,
Federal agents today take up the
case of another jet propulsion
scientist with an alleged Commu
nist background.
Dr. Hsue-Shen Tsien, 40, alier
Chinese specialist, is held without
bond pending a deportation hear
ing by the U. S. Immigration Ser
vice which charges he is in thir
country illegally because of mem
bership in a group that advocates
overthrow of the government bj
force.
Russian-born Dr. Weinbaum, 52
was found guilty by a Federal court
jury yesterday of lying about his
membership in the Communist par
ty.
Both scientists were engaged in
jet research work at California In
stitute of Technology.
Dr. Weinbaum was removed from
a government-sponsored secret lab
oratory at Caltech after a U. S
security check.
fisherman^Ireakfast
IS HELD FOR VISITING
SEATTLE SHRINERS
A fisherman’s breakfast was held
this morning at the Baranof Hotel
for members of the Seattle Nile
Temple Shriners who are in Ju
neau. Visiting fezes were: James
H. Fletcher, H. Dan Bracken, Glenn
Carpenter, Frank Ostrander and
Harold Simpson, all of Seattle.
Alaskans were: Mr. and Mrs. Sie
vertson of Wrangell and A1 Cooley
of Juneau. Bracken and Carpen
ter caught the fish.
The visitors are leaving over the
weekend after having completed an
annual tour of Alaskan lodges—
Juneau, Fairbanks, Nome, Anchor
age, Cordova and Sitka.
I .
SENATOR IS
PRESSING ON
HIS CHARGES
Granted Permission to Ex
tend Fight on Int. Dept.
Statehood Legislation
By Jack Bell
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8— —
Senator Schoeppel (R-Kans) de
manded and was promised today the
right to call his own witnesses in an
effort to back up his charges of
Communist infiltration into the In
terior Department and the Alaskan
Statehood fight.
Schoeppel made thte move at a
public hearing of the Senate Inter
ior Committee investigating his
charges against Secretary of the
Interior Chapman and others—
charges which Republican colleagues
said privately seemed to be back
firing.
Randolph Feltus, a publicity man
whom Schoeppel had denounced in
n Senate speech Tuesday as an
"agent for the Kremlin,” angrily
denied the charge again today and
said the Senator had raised a ques
tion of "guilt by association” that,
could “cut both ways.”
Schoeppel had accused Feltus of
working “for the Kremlin via War
saw "at a time he was serving
as publicity man for the Alaskan
Statehood Committee. He based that
charge on the fact Feltus also was
on the payroll of the Ambassador
of Communist Poland, as a public
relations man, while working for the
committee earlier this year.
Feltus Testifies
Feltus testified today that while
working for the Polish Ambassador,
he also wrote a letter, in behalf
of another client, which Schoeppel
and 25 other Republican Senators
signed and sent to President Tru
man in 1948 demanding that the
United States back Indonesia's fight
with the Netherlands.
Thus, Feltus said( Schoeppel had
"raised a question of guilt by asso
ciation that could work both ways.”
Angrily he said he never has been
a Communist, never has been an
agent of the Kremlin, and doesn't
even know any Russians.
Chapman’s Denial
Chapman vigorously denied Scho
eppel’s charges against him when
he appeared yesterday. The Secre
tary dared Schoeppel to repeat them
where he would not be immune from
suit for damages.
Quits Statehood Job
Feltus said he left his job with
the statehood committee after learn
ing “six or eight weeks ago” that
an attack would be made upon him
in the Senate because of his work
for the Polish Ambassador and he
did not wan^ to subject the commit
:ee to embarrassment.
Both Senators Malone (R-Nev)
and Butler (R-Neb) objected to Fel
tus’ statement that he thought the
attack was made for political rea
sons.
Feltus said he had been told that
the Republican National Committee
had distributed copies of Schoeppel’s
speech.
But Senator Millikin <R-Colo)
said he had called committee head
quarters and had got a denial.
"Then I stand corrected,” Feltus
said.
A little later, the Republican com
mittee issued a statement saying:
“No one at the Republican Na
tional committee knew about the
Schoeppel speech or what it con
tained until the address was made,
and appeared on the Press Associa
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STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today, is 2%, American Can
95%, Anaconda 35%, Curtiss-Wright
9%, International Harvester 30%,
Kennecott 65%, New York Central
14%, Northern Pacific 22%, U. S.
Steel 38%, Pound $2.80%.
Sales today were 1.960,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 220,03, rails 64.39, utilities
18. 87.