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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
'Limping" Freight Cars
 Number Some 277,00O

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-A total of 277,451 freight cars on Class l railroads are "limping."
 That is, they need repairs, ac- cording to the Association of Ameri- can Railroads. And of this total, 213,926 need heavy repairs.
 The railroads console themselves however, with the thought that this is a decrease of 7,805 cars from the number in need of such repairs on February 1.
 Their figures show, nevertheless, that 14.9 per cent of the number of cars on line are still limping, and that 22.5 per cent of the num- Der of locomotives on line puff a little too hard on steep grades.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
OFF BY PLANE TO
 GODDARD SPRINGS

Mrs. Tom Morgan and Mary Rev. holds were passengers today aboard the Alaska Air Transport Stinson seaplane flown by Sheldon Simmons to Goddard Hot Springs.
 From Goddard Hot Springs Sim mons went to Sitka where he picked up Richard Wakelin and A. Van Mavern, brokers, for Port Althorp. Simmons stated that he will wait at Port Althorp while Wakelin and Van Mavern transact business and will bring them back to Juneau to- night,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
WEATHER BREAKS TORRID
 WAVE, MIDWEST
Relief from Heat Indicated Ten More Deaths
 Are Reported

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 2.--A respite from the pitiless heat of the past month appeared today to be in store for the Midwest after at least ten more persons were added to the death list of 108 reported yes- terday from the present torrid wave.
 Forecasts of break in the heat came after freakish weather in scattered parts of the nation.
 Wind squalls claimed two lives.
 Western Montana had snow fur ries and Arizona reported cloud bursts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
TAX MEASURE IS AGAIN UP
 BEFORE HOUSE
Six-Hour Debate Allowed on One Proposal Vote
 Tonight or Saturday

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The new quarter of a billion dollar tax bill, assailed by Republican leadership, came back to the House floor today to be defended by the Democrats.
 Six hours of debate were to be allowed and by nightfall or by to- morrow a vote is expected to be taken on the provision to increase surtaxes and personal incomes in excess of $50,000
 The tentative tax schedule, as it came from the House Ways and Means Committee. is as follows, all though some amendments have all ready been made:
 Excess profits levy-No tax on profits up to per cent; graduated upward from per cent of per cent profits to 20 percent on profits of more than 25 percent.
 Inheritances-No tax up to $5G,- 900 if inheritance goes to close kin; 6l ddudJCu upWdlQ HUH pCiOSiiV on that part of inheritances be- tween $5o,00o and $60000, to 75 percent on the part in excess of $10,000000.
 Gifts-No tax up to $50,000; grad uated upward from per cent on that part of gift between $5O,000,- and $60,O0O, to 75 percent on the part in excess of sl0,000,0o0.
 Individual incomes Present rates on incomes up to $l5,ooo remain unchanged; surtax graduated up- ward from 54 percent on income between $150,000 and S200,000 to 75 percent on incomes in excess of $l0,000,000.
 Corporation incomes-Tax rang ing from 1874 or 1872 per cent on $15,000 income to 14A or l4A per cent on all over $15,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
NEW DEATH CODE BY
 CERMANLEADERS.
Activity Against Nazi Par ty Will Be Regarded as
 Treason, Says Edict

BERLIN. Aus 2y--.Officials here have disclosed that activity against the Nazl party and it's organizations will be regarded as treason against the people and will be punished by death under the new criminal code
 ''It must be clear the Nazi move ment is the pillar of the German national government it must be protected by provisions against trea- sonable activities in the coming code" said an official.
 The pronouncement was issued as Nazi Germany observed the first anniversary of the death of the late President Won Hindenburg and the end of the first year of absolute rule by Hitler.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
GREAT BRIDGE BUILDER DIES
 IN NEW YORK
Gustav Lindenthal, Design CT of He'll Gate Span,
 Passes Away

METUCHEN, N. r., Aug. 2.-Gus- tav Lindenthal, the engineer who planned and built the $25,000,00O Hell Gate bridge in New York in 1917, characterized as an epoch making event in American bridge building and a monument to the genius of it's designer" is dead here. He was born in Bruenn, Aus tria on May 2l, 1850. He came to America in 1874 and earned his first money as stone mason.
 MT Lindenthal began his career as bridge builder in 1879 at Chi cago and Pittsburgh, later became connected with the Erie railroad and constructed a number of rail- way bridges in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Illinois and Indiana.
 Bold Designer
 His boldness as a designer was evidenced in 1900 by his plans for a bridge over the Hudson river at New York, structure with IA rail road tracks and a span of 3,l00 feet involving an outlay of $lOO,- 900, ,000-double the span of the original Brooklyn bridge. But the project, although considered prac- ticable was abandoned for tun- nel system between New York and New Jersey more than 20 years later. In this work MT. Lindenthal
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
KETCH|KAN MAN KILLED IN WILD K NEE BRAWL
Four Indian Seiners Held in Fatal Stabbing of
 Joe Starrish

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Aug. D. Joe Starrish was stabbed in the back twice by a butcher knife and killed and the police are holding James Clinton and three brothers Frank, James and Joshia Kashakes all Indian seiners, following an al- legged wild drinking bout aboard the lseiner Tackler.
 The four prisoners were still so intoxicated they could not describe the fracas, officers said today.
 Starrish is reported to have been visiting the four men aboard the seiner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
TREND SHOWS BUSINE IS
 GOING HIGHER
Unexpected Upturn in Op- erations of Many h.
 dustries Reported

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.--A general expansion of business to higher 'evel this week during a similar pe- riod last year is found by the Dun- Bradstreet. Inc, survey.
 Accelerated by an unexpected upturn. the pace of operations of some of the leading industries is far advanced of the usual period For expansion. Trends reached to- ward a higher level this year than recorded last year during the same period" the review says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
CAPT. E. BAKER
 IS FOUND DEAD

SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-Capt. Edward Baker, aged 56, master of the steamship Arthur J. Baldwin, a veteran on Alaskan routes. has been found dead, having passed away while sleeping.
 Capt. Baker brought the Bald win here week ago from Nome and Kotzebue Sound and was to have taken the vessel north again sailing next Monday.
 Capt. Baker has been on the Seattle-Alaska routes for the past 35 years. His daughter, Margaret survives.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
WILLIAMS ON INSPECTION

M. D. Williams, District Engi- neer of the Bureau of Public Roads, left on the Aleutian for an inspec- tion trip to Southeast Alaska cities. He will look over construction and maintenance work at Sitka, Wran- gell and Petersburg and mainte- nance at Skagway and Ketchikan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02

SAN FRANCISCO, August D. Postmaster General James A. Far ley told a Democratic luncheon group that routine Governmental expenditures are now hundreds of millions of dollars per year below what they were when President Roosevelt came into office, and the only extravaganza which can justly be laid at the door of the Adminis-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
Administration Critics
 Roundly Scored by Farley

tration is money expended feeding the hungry, giving work to the job- less, and changing business balances on their ledgers from red to black" "
 He iashed out at critics of the Administration at the Democratic luncheon.
 Farley. who leaves today for Hon. olulu, pr d jet ed Roosevelt's re- election,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
WILEY POST ON FIRST LEG OF
 ALASKA FLIGHT
Flier and Wife Reach Seat tie from San Francisco
 Plane Is o. K.

SEATTLE, Aug. 1-Wiley Post and his wife landed at the Benton Airport, seven miles from here, last night, completing the San Fran cisco hop of a flight to Alaska and Siberia, and possibly Moscow.
 Post said the plane. low wing red monoplane, performed perfect ly on the flight north.
 Post gave orders to have the wheels replaced by pontoons before he and his wife motored here from the airport.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
PAA ELECTRA
 FOR INTERIOR

The PAA loc6heed Electra with Pilots Joe Crosson and Walter Hall at the controls. left Juneau this afternoon on the scheduled flight to Fairbanks. R. E. Robertson and Don Abel, PAA Construction Super intendent, were passengers on the trip north.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
Youth Leaps 160 Feet from Bridge To His Death

SEATTLE, Aug. LA youth, identified as John Ineichen, age 23, unemployed farm hand, lcaped to death late yesterday from the Aurora bridge to the waters of Lake Union, a dis tance of 160 feet.
 The police said his autom0- bile was recently rcpossesscd.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
BOUQUETS FOR
 HITLER BANNED

BERLIN, Aug. 2.-Disregard for an old law has caused Minister of the Interior Rust to warn Ger mans not to throw flowers at Reichsfuehrer Hitler. It is admitted that the bouquets may be evidence of high regard, but nevertheless there is chance for danger in the habit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
SECOND DEFEAT BY HOUSE Q N
 U TILITY BILL
Abolishment of Unneces- sary Holding Companies
 Again Turned Down

WASHINGTON, Aug .2.-Contin- uing opposition to President Roose- velt's wishes, the House has re- fused again to accept the provision of the Utility Bill to abolish un- necessary holding companies
 Studying the effects of the sec- ond defeat in the House admins tered to the holding company is sue, some legislators predicted the bill may die in conference.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
TUT, TUT, OLD BOY!

SEATTLE, Aug. 2.-With a scowl on his face, Post supervised the in Stallation of pcntoons on his plane and refused to divulge his plans at the Renton airport
 When asked when he was leaving for Alaska. Post replied: How the hell should I know!"
 Post objected to the presence of newsmen and photographers but finally consented to pose with his plane.
 When someone asked mechanic to look up, Post complained: T am paying these fellows to work; I'm not paying you
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
JAPAN'S NAVY
 MANEUvERINC
First and Second Fleets Pass in Review Before
 Emperor Hirohito

HAVANA, Japan, Aug. D. The combined first and second Japanese fleets steamed out of Tokyo Bay today heading for the annual ma- neuvers in the Northwest Pacific.
 The start for the maneuvers fol- lowed the informal review before Emperor Hirohito.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
BIG ROBBERY

DENVER, Cal, Aug. ?. - Three gunmen escaped this afternoon with $24,000 in cash, stocks and jewelry after they held up Max Schwartz, real estate man, in his down town office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
HALEY BACK

Donald S. Haley, Warden for the Bureau of Fisheries, has returned to his office here on the Scoter after patrol trip and inspection of crab fisheries in the Tenakee area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
MINERS LEAVE

To be employed in the Chicha- golf Gold Mining Company plant at Chichagof, Paul Jouck, Louis Morni, and Joe Balen left Juneau for that port on the Estebeth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
GOING ON VISIT

Mrs. Charles Miller and daugh- ters Nellie and Millie, leave on the Prince Robert for a months visit with her sister, Mrs. Sam Bell. at Prince Rupert.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Mrs George Cole, well known in Douglas, was brought over from the island on the noon ferry and taken to the Government Hospital by the ambulance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
TO sKAGWAY

A. c Black, merchandise broker, left the city on the Aleutian for Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
WERE GOOD FRIENDS

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 2.-Barbara Hutton Mdivani Haugwitz Revent- low learned of the death of Mdi- vani as she travelled here by train from Paris. She remained in her compartment and later issued a statement through her husband which said. "The death of Mdivani impressed Barbara deeply. They parted good friends and kept up the best of relations"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
MD|vANI VICTIM OF AUTO CRASH
 AT BARCELONA
Woman Companion Ne ar Death After Machine
 Plunges Into Gully
PRINCE GOT MILLION
 FROM DIME PRINCESS
l0-Cent Heiress Expresses Regret at Tragic Death
 of Former Mate

BARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 2.
 Prince Alexis Mdivani, 31, di-
 vorced husband of Barbara
 Hutton, one of the most color
 ful figures in international so-
 ciefy, was killed here today in
 an auto accident. Baroness
 Maud von Thyssen, his pretty
 young woman companion, was
 critically injured and is re-
 ported unconscious and near
 death.
 The Prince had volunteered to drive the Baroness to her home in France after the latter had miss ed her train, The couple had just left the palatial home at Palansos of Mdivani's sister, Mrs. Jose Marie Sert, where the Baroness had been a house guest when the powerful roadster struck a culvert on the winding roed and plunged into a deep gully.
 Had Rig Income
 When Miss Hutton nrrIed she retained fun control of her 42 millions but it is re- ported she gave as a wedding present to her bridegroom a set of pearl shirt studs. string of polo ponies, million dollars and 3 trust fund that paid him $50,- 100 yearly.
 The Princes sister, wife of noted Spanish mural painter, when informed of the death went to he mortuary and 1t was believed 'he would have the body moved to her home.
 Surgeons performed an emergency operation on the Baroness in an effort to save her life. She is 'eported suffering from a fractured skull and is still unconscious. There s little hope for her recovery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02
Daughter of Army Com mander Says She Will
 Lead Forces
MANY VOLUNTEER
 TO REPLACE MEN
Mussolini Appears to Be Holding Strong Position
 at League e Council
BULLETIN-Geneva, Aug. 2. Both Italy and Ethiopia have rejected the Franco British for mula for a settlement of the ItaIo- Ethiopian dispute.

ADDS ABABA. Ethiopia, Aug. 9 A stirring call to women of Ethi- opia to arise in active fighting le- gions was sounded today by Woie- zero Asagadatch. daughter of Con- mander Dedpazmatch Haptemikae. of the Ethiopian forces.
 T will organize and lead my own army of women," said the daughter of the man who copands the Elm peror's field army
 Stirred To ARtion
 Woiezero said if the women would not follow her in armed de- fense of their country, she would lead the soldiers of her father, who included the heroes of Adua.
 Scores of women have volunteer ed to replace men at printing plac- es and other posts to permit the latter to proceed to the front.
 II. DUCE PREVAILS
 GENEVA, Aug. 2.-Premier Mus solini apparently prevails in the new formula for East African peace. Italy views the League of Nations Councils moves more enthusiastically but insists that the proposals are only tentative.
 Great Britain is suggesting that Europe pledge the Italians colonial security but Mussolini has failed to accept in it's entirety the settlement formula prepared by British, French and Italian statesmen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-08-02

Continued oi. Page Seven,
Evening star., 1935-06-20
THREE. SWIM inning
POOLS In OPERATION
Fourth Playground Department
Unit Will Be Ready for
Use Monday,

Boys and girls freed from the rou-
tine of school may disport themselves
in three of the four swimming pools
operated by the District Playground
Department, beginning today.
The Rosedale pool, Seventeenth and
Rosedale streets northeast, is the only
one not open. Repairs have caused
its use to be postponed to Monday.
All the pools will be open every
week from 6 am. to 6 pm. There
will be mixed bathing from 6 am. to
8 am. and from $3.50 to pm.
The Municipal pool, Potomac Park
between Seventeenth street and the
Monument, will be reserved for girls
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
from 8 am. to $780, pm, and during
the same hours on Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays for boys.
Girls days at the Georgetown pool,
Thirty fourth and @ streets, will be
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays,
while the boys will get in their SWIM
ming on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. The reverse order will be
in effect at Rosedale and the Howard
pool, at Fifth and w streets, which is
for colored persons.
Evening star., 1935-06-20
YOUTH, 19, ACCUSED
OF GIRLS KIDNAPPING
Berwyn Heights Resident Held
in Hyattsville-Victim's
Aunt Makes Charge.

Omar Henderson, 10, Of Berwyn
Heights, Md, was in Hyattsvls Jail
today charged With kidnapping Marion
Carey, lis, of Arlington Va.
The warrant for Herderson's arrest
was obtained from Magistrate Her
bert j. Moffat by Mrs. Lillian r.
Waters, the girls aunt. from whose
home she is alleged to have disap-
pearec yesterday.
Police say Mrs. Waters told them
the girl was HenderSon's sweetheart,
and that he took ner from the Wsters
when he heard she was to reGurn to
the home Of her parents In New
York City.
Prince Georges County arrested
Henderson in Bladensburg. Some
hours after he had been placed in
q cell, Mrs. Waters came to the
police station and asked permission
to withdraw the warrant against Hen
derson, but this was refused. Later
the officers received a telephone call
that the girl was back home. but
were unable to learn where she had
been.
Evening star., 1935-06-20
THREE-STORY
FATAL TOD. c. MAN
John Avery Yates, "a, Dies
After Plunge From Win
dow of Home.

John Avery Yates, "a, assistant en-
gineer at the Ambassador Hotel, was
fatally injured early today when he
fell from the third-foor bathroom
window of his home at 1910 L street
into a paved alley.
Yates is believed to have slipped
and toppled through the window,
carrying the screen with him as he
plunged into the alley. The fall was
witnessed by Firemen Henry A. Stieb
and James .. Morrison Of No.
Truck Company. They summoned the
rescue squad ambulance and Yates
was pronounced dead on arrival at
Emergency Hospital.
william CRrrigan, roommate,
said he and Yates had been out to-
gether last night and on returning
home early today Yates went into the
bath room and locked the door.
Shortly afterward he fell through the
window.
Yates was a native of Virginia and
was said to have relatives in Powha-
tan. He recently passed civil serv-
ice examination for appointment to
the police force and was to undergo
q physical examination next week.
The coroner's Office has not COM
pleted its investigation.
Evening star., 1935-06-20

The oboe, said by musicians to be Of
least importance in the personnel Of
a symphony orchestra, has held up a
decision on the concerts for several
weeks. The first concert in the series
is due to be held a week from Sunday.
The oboe is used in symphonic COM
positions to give a plaintive, lifting
effect to the music and must be
subordinated to reeds, brass, string
and even the other woodwinds.
After the addition this morning,
Cohn said he would return to New
York Immediately and would make his
report to Weber tonight. A final de-
cision is expected tomorrow, he said.
AS soon as it reaches here it will be
the signal for the starting of re-
hearsals for the Summer concerts, it
was learned. -.--.
It was explained today that the
last obstacle in the way Of holding
the concerts had been removed with
the holding of the addition, since this
was the last demand of the union.
whether or not Splitter gets the job,
the concerts will go on, since, If he
Evening star., 1935-06-20
Reptiles Make Excellent Pets.
Says Mrs. Mann in NelU Book

A snake may be the traditional
enemy of man, but not of Lucille
Quarry Mann, wife of the Zoo director,
whose latest work, Friendly Animals,
Book Of Unusual Pets" is Just off
the press.
Unusual, indeed, Mrs. Mann's pets,
some persons might sayl Yet the
author makes out a very good case
for the cold-blooded creatures, speak
ing from an experience which has
broadened her considerably since the
day she .'loathed the very thought of
snakes.
Now, after years of making friends
with reptiles as well as birds and
beasts, she writes:
Il cannot deny any longer that this
chapter (The Terrariurn) is a plea
for reptiles as pets. The very word
reptile makes some people shudder,
connoting, as it apparently does In
their minds, 'venomous snake
"I do not recommend poisonous
snakes as pets to anybody. ! wouldn't
touch one myself. But there are hum
dreds of reptiles that are not only
harmless. but attractive small crea-
lures, bright In color. graceful in
movement, interesting in habit, that
viii make the terrariuEn &5ot only
Evening star., 1935-06-20
SIS, 600 IN CASH STOLEN
FROM HOME FIREPLACE

Police are investigating the reported
theft of $500 in cash from a fire.
place where it had been hidden in
the home of Louis Weinstein, local
bondsman, and his two sons, Max and
Meyer Weirstein, 280l Bellevue ter
race.
Discovery that the money was
missing was made this morning. Mrs.
Sylvia weinstein, daughter -in-law OF
the elder Weinstein, reported to police.
Onacers of No. z precinct Immediately
began questioning q number Of per-
sons who are said to have worked at
the home.
Max Weinstein explained that the
money was for use in the bonding
business, but declined to say to whom
1t belonged.
The money consisted Of three 81 900
bills, two $500 bills and sixteen 500
bills, according TO &c police report.
Evening star., 1935-06-20

more beautiful, but infinitely more
interesting"
Reptiles, however, occupy only a
small section of Mrs. Mann's book on
the selection, training and care Of q
variety of pets. The illustrated vol
ume was published by the Leisure
League of America and contains q
fund of information developed from
q wide experience with animals in
many lands.
For example, did you know pet
raccoons require wash bowl with
their meals? Or which monkeys are
the friendliest, the most mischievous,
the 'tsmelliest"? Or which parrots are
most decorative, or most likely to
talk? Or which cage birds are the
sweetest singers?
Mrs. Mann speaks with. authority.
She has accompanied her husband,
DR.. william M. Mann, into the field
as an assistant, nurse and keeper for
his collections. In her apartment
here she has nursed young lynxes
and wildcats, lions, snakes and
monkeys, catering to their peculiar
needs and coaxing them back to
health when their lives hung in the
balance.
It took experience, however, and
plenty of it, DR.. Mann says. to win his
wife over to the reptile fara9ys
Evening star., 1935-06-20
Capt. r. S. Mackie Is Appointed
Commander of U.S.. Army Band
r. o. T. C.. Officer at Cor.
nell Named to Replace
Capt. X. ]. Fielder.
Capt. ". ]. Stannard to
Stay Musical Direc-
tor of Unit.

Appointment Of Capt. Robb s.
Mackie. Infantry, as commanding OFF,
Ger of the United States Army Band,
relieving Capt. Kendall j. Fielder,
was announced today by the War De-
partment.
Capt. Mackie, who for six years has
been on duty at Ithaca, N. Y, as
r. o. T. C. officer at Cornell Uni
versity, has arrived in Washington
and formally assumed command OF
the band this week, it was announced.
Although Capt. Mackie is officially
commander of the band, the musical
direction will remain in the hands
of Capt. william j. Stannard, band
leader. Capt. Mackie will supervise
the military features of the band, in
Guiding inspection of equipment and
personnel and the enforcement of
discipline. He has established head
quarters at the Army War College.
The new commander of the famous
musical organization, while on duty
at Cornell, specialized on machine
gun instruction and also had charge
Of the band there.
Born in westfeld, N. j., June 8,
1895, Capt. Mackie began his military
career when the United States en-
tered the World War and was COM
miSsioned second lieutenant of In
fantry October rs, 1917. He was at