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Evening star., 1937-04-09
GIFT MOTIVE DISCUSSED.
Midamerica sale by Foundation Would
BE TaXlesS.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
men and business leaders awaited
today a further statement from George
A. Ball. 74-year-old glass jar manu-
facturer, regarding the startling an
nouncement that he had donated his
common stock holding in MidAmer-
lea Corp, to a neWly-created charita-
Bile trust, the George and Frances Ball
Foundation.
Only bare announcement of the
transfer of the stock in Mid America,
top holding corporation for the big
railroad empire, created by the late
Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland,
Ohio, was made yesterday by Miss
Gertrude Barrett, Balls secretary here.
Efforts to communicate with Ball,
variouSly reported TO be in New York
and Cleveland, proved fruitless, and
Miss Barrett declined to comment
further, asserting that any addition
to the statement would be pure con-
lecture"
InduStrialiStS Contemplated Balls
possible motive in transferring his
holdings, while opposition to the action
developed in at least two quarters.
In New York, Wall Street rail men
hinted the possible use of the Ball
Foundation to sell Midamerica shares
and receive the proceeds without tax
deduction. Otherwise, they pointed
out, the sale of the shares by Ball
would involve heavy taxes based on
the profits, estimated at 100000 OF
more.
An investigation of the transfer OF
the stock was promised by Chairman
Evening star., 1937-04-09
M|DAMER|CA SALE
IS BELIEVED NEAR
Two Syndicates Reported
Bidding for Stock Ball
Gave Charity.
By the Associated Press.

&S tlIt f-oSOIIditu fItSS-
CLEVELAND, April 9.-Financial
circles here reported today that Mid
america Corp, top holding company
of the $4,000, 100000 Van Sweringen
railroad empire, may be sold to a
New York or Cleveland syndicate
within the next 48 hours.
Two syndicates were reported bid
ding against each other for the pur-
chase, and if the New York offer is
accepted the deal may be closed today
or tomorrow
Negotiations with the New York
group have been conducted directly
by George A Ball who yesterday do
mated his common stock holdings in
Midamerica to charity.
Negotiations were carried on through
the investment broker firm OF Young
e. Kobe in New York. Ball. it was
reported here, returned to Muncie,
Ind, last night.
Identity Of the Cleveland bidders
was not disclosed, but John A. Coakley,
general traffic manager of the United
States Steel Corp subsidiaries, was
mentioned as a possible choice for
operating head of all Van Sweringen
enterprises if the Cleveland group &C
CURED control of them.
Considerable uncertainty remained,
however, concerning yesterdays sur
prise announcement from the wealthy
glass jar manufacturer whose common
stock HOLDINGS in NIidamerica recently
were estimated at S10,000,000.
Evening star., 1937-04-09

Mr. Lisner's death, Mrs. Lisner be-
queathed $4,000 to her nephew, John
T. Graham, Chevy Chase, Md, a re-
tired Washington business man, and
$4,000 to friend, Henrietta Posner,
New York City.
Mrs. Lisner directed that her jewelry
be given to her husband, relatives and
friends. She bequeathed her Summer
home at Springfield, N. H., to her hus-
band, who also received the residue
Of the estate.
Provision Against Contest.
Although stating she did not an
ticipate any contest of the will, Mrs
Lisner said that If any beneficiary
should resist probate or contest the
validity of the will. the legacy to that
person or institution would be for
feited.
The executors named in the will are
Mr.. Lisner, Mr.. White, William A.
Rodenberg, former member of Con-
gress, and Leon Tobriner, attorney fol
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Mr.. and Mrs. Lisner for more than sC

Mr.. and Mrs. Lisner for more than 50
years.
Trustees named for the $1,000, 900
trust fund were Mr.. Lisner, Mr..
Tobriner and Mr.. Rodenberg and the
National Metropolitan Bank. Mrs.
Lisner provided that establishment IF
the trust should receive priority over
other bequests.
The exact value of the estate will
not be determined until after filing
of the petition for probate of the will.
Although she contributed largely
to charity during her life, Mrs. Lisner
was reticent concerning her philan-
thropies. In 1908 she and her hus-
band financed a wing in the George
town Hospital which now bears their
name.
Mr.. Lisner sold the Palais Royal
department store to the Kresge in
terests in 1924. He is a member of
the Washington Board of Trade, the
Congressional and Country Clubs and
the Monday Evening Club.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
NEW RAIL GROUP SEEN.
Wall Street Outsiders Believed Enter.
ing Field.

NEW YORK, April 9 (P).-Wall
street rail men appeared convinced
yesterday George A. Balls transfer Of
his Midamerica Corp. control of the
Van SWeringen rail realm to charity
was the first step in the entry of a
new group into Eastern rail direction
With remarkable unanimity, how
ever, those who might have been ex-
pected to identify any group prepared
to trade cash for Allegheny Corp.
which Ball had given to his charitable
foundation professed ignorance.
That this apparent lack of inside
knowledge Of formation of any syndi-
cate equipped to handle the deal led
some to suspect Midwestern interests
or other Wall Street outsiders" might
be on the point of taking over the
stock.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Lisner
Continued From First Page.)

'OoAiNAiiei " L ollI dst.1
divided equally among Emergency
Hospital, George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, Episcopal Eye, Ear and
Throat Hospital and the Prisoners
Relief Society, West Virginia cor
poration.
None of these will share in the es-
tate at Mr.. Lisner's death, but num-
Der of other legacies are to be dis
tributed then. Among these are
$4,000 to niece of Mr.. Lisner, Mrs.
Gertrude Luchs; $4,000 to Mrs. Luchs'
husband, Eugene Luchs; $1,000 to
George w. White, president of the
National Metropolitan Bank, "in ap-
probation of his many kindnesses"
$4,000 to Mrs. Mary Norwood of Bal
timore, $4,000 to a niece of Mr.. Lisner
Millie Toplitz; $4,000 to each of Mrs
Lisner's eight grandnieces and grand
nephews, $500 to Arthur Waterbury OF
Van Nuys, Calf, and $4,000 to Mrs
Lisner's chauffeur, Horace Key.
Besides these bequests contingent or
Evening star., 1937-04-09

Wheeler Democrat. of Montana, of the
Senate Railway Finance Committee,
who contended the Interstate Com
merce Commission should be con-
suited abouv such transactions.
At the same time, j. Paul Thomp-
son, receiver for the estate of the late
0. P. and M. J. Van Sweringen, was
expected to begin court litigation in
which he announced recently he would
demand enforcement of an option
given by Ball and G.. A. Tomlinson Of
Cleveland at the time of Midamerica's S
formation.
Evening star., 1937-04-09

FRANCIS FITZGERALD,
Who is home from the hospi-
tai, 1Ohere Buffalo, N. Y,
doctors took q 5-inch ice pick
blade from her back. The
Stabbing led to the arrest Of
Thomas Smith, 18, in connec-
ton NTH the death February
OF Mary Ellen Babcock.
Police Commissioner James
Higgins said Smith confessed
both the Mary Ellen Babcock
killing and the Fitzgerald
Stabbing. He has been charged,
and pleaded innocent, to first
degree murder.
A. p. Photo.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Great Old Orange Trees.

Seven giant orange trees that bear
heavily though more than century
old stand on the Laguna Seca ranch
near Edinburg, Tex.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19

Cuba is called The Pearl of the Antilles"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
SIM MONS GOES
 TO HAWK INLET YESTERDAY ?. M.
Follows Return from Lis ianski Inlet Flight with
 Short Trip

Returning yesterday after noon from his forenoon's fight to Lis ianski Inlet, Alaska Air Transport Pilot Sheldon Simmons arrived back at his hangar here at 2:15 o'clock, and at 2:30 had the AAT Bellanca Skyrocket back in the air again bound for Hawk Inlet with George Wilson as a passenger for the P E. Harris cannery there.
 Pilot Simmons returned to Ju- neau from Hawk Inlet at 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon with Sam Allen and Henry J. Smith as passengers from the mine there On his way back to Juneau from Lisianski, earlier in the day, Pilot Simmons carried Mrs. Ed Snyder from Sitka to Tenakee, and brought Red Metrivich into Juneau from Hirst- -Chichagof and Apex Rapp, A. Nicholson, G. Erickson, from Chi chagof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
HOLDEN BRINGS SIX HERE FROM
 H00NAH HOP
Marine Pilot Is Forced to Strand Mechanic to Ac-
 commodate Passengers

Returning to Juneau at 5 o'clock last evening from his scheduled Wednesday cannery circuit, Pilot Alex Holden brought four passeng- CTS in the Marine Airways Fair child T seaplane, from Tenakee: Mrs. w. L. Jackson, Rode Coetier, Carl Edmond, and Rudolph Ed mond.
 On his way out Pilot Holden carried R. D. AsiS from Tenakee to Sitka, then flew Dorothy Poole, Herbert Poole, L. w. Saunders and Edna Saunders from Sitka to Port Althorp. Lloyd Jarman was flight mechanic on the scheduled route flight.
 Taking off again at o'clock last evening, from his hangar here, Pilot Holden hopped the Fairchild back to Hoonah with Jimmy Lem ieux as flight mechanic. Lemieux was necessarily left at Hoonah in order to accommodate six passeng- CTS back to Juneau: Mary c. Hell lenthal, Jack P Brown, Leslie Johnson, Willy Peters, George Car lisle, and one other. Pilot Holden landed his plane back here last evening at o'clock Bad weather has kept all Marine planes ground ed today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on August 19, 1897, in the United States Commissioners ex- officio Probate, Court for Juneau Precinct, First Division, Alaska, at Juneau, Alaska, the undersigned was appointed executrix of the es- tate of Victor c. Spaulding, de- ceased All persons having claims against said estate are required to present them, with the proper vouchers, and verified as required by law, to said Executrix at the office of her Attorney Howard D. Stabler, Shattuck Building, Juneau, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated; August 19 1887.
 DORA SPAULDING,
 Executrix First publication, Aug. I9, 1937 Last publication, Sept g, 1937.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
SENATE PASSES BILL 10 PLUC TAX LOOPHOLES
Measure Goes to House for Consideration of Few
 Minor Amendments

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. = The Senate today passed an admins tration tax avoidance bill designed to plug loop holes through which the Government lost about S100,- 100000 revenue annually.
 It was sent back to the House for its consideration of m in or amendments. Chairman Pat Har- rison of the Finance Committee said it would check the use of personal holding companies, for eign corporations, multiple trusts, the incorporation of personal tal- ents that have been used to avoid tax liability.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
YACHT SARANAR FISKE N E N 60 TOWARD SOUTH
Oregonians Sall for Peters burg Today After Sev-
 eral Days Here

Having caught practically all the fish around Juneau" members Of the yachting cruise aboard the Sar- anal of Olympia, which has been berthed behind the Marine Airways hangar since Sunday night, sailed for the south today at noon.
 They expected to spend some time around Wrangell and Peters burg before returning to Oregon.
 Aboard the Saranar are George H. Godfrey, head of the news bureau and associate professor of journalism at the University of Oregon; Capt. w. B. Mcdonald, skipper of the yacht and commO- dore of the Olympia Yacht Club; Major J. O. Lackey, retired army officer; Martin F. Johnson, in Gtructor in industrial arts at the Eugene High School; and Zollie M Volchok Of Salem, Ore, sen for student at the University of Oregon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19

FLEISCHMANN'S GINS (Dry or Sloel cost no more than ordinary gins! adv,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
M'KINLEY HAS 21 PASSENGERS
 FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Aug. 19. = Steamer Mount Mckinley sailing for South east and Southwest Alaska ports, will have 68 first class and 5 steer age passengers aboard.
 The following passengers have been booked for Juneau:
 Christine Halvorsen, Mrs. Helma Hakala, T. J. Cahill, George Car roll, W. M. Kyle, Leonard Baxter and wife, Mrs. R. Townsend, D. Beyer, B. F. Heintzleman, C. H. lille, H. A. Davidson, L. R. Wilson and wife, O. H. Hile, Gus Brick son. wife and son, Mrs. William l.. Paul and son, Emile Barnhardt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the United States Commission CTS (Ex-officio Probate) Court for the Territory of Alaska, Ju- neau Commissioners Precinct. In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES E ESTES, Deceased
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the undersigned was, on the 1st day of July, 1887, duly ap- pointed executrix of the estate of JAMES E. ESTES, Deceased, and that letters testamentary therefore on said day were duly issued to the undersigned.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to pres nt the same, with proper vouchers, and duly verified, within six (6) months from the date of this Notice to the undersigned Ex- ecutrix at the office of her Attor- ney, R. E. Robertson, at 206 Seward Building, Juneau, Alaska.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th day of August, 1887.
 FANNIE c. ESTES,
 Executrix First publication, Aug 19, 1887. Last publication, Sept. 9, 1887.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
HEMLOCK OFF
 TO N. INIAN
 PASS TODAY
Lighthouse Tender Berths Here Overnight Be-
 fore Voyage

The United States lighthouse ten der Hemlock, Capt. J. H. Jensen sailed for North Inian Pass, neaI Cape Spencer early this morning after berthing at the Pacific Coast dock overnight.
 She arrived in Juneau "Wednesday afternoon and tied up at the All aska Juneau dock to load fuei oil She shifted position later.
 The Hemlock came here after lighting buoys at Grove Point and Middle Point, and supervising dol phin driving at Wrangell Narrows, where the Aleutian smashed a dol phin recently.
 Aboard the Hemlock is a crew of 34 members. From North 1nian Pass, the lighthouse tender will re- turn to Petersburg for additional work in the Southeast Alaska sec tor.
 The Hemlock is the newer of two vessels used in the lighthouse work in the 18th lighthouse district. Capt. Jensen, who recently assumed conn mand of the Hemlock, visited Ju- neau for his second time yesterday and early today. The Hemlock oper- ates out of Ketchikan.
 
 Cuba is called The Pearl of the Antilles
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-6:00 am, -02 feet. High tide-12:18 pm, 149 feet. Low tide-6;07 pm, 2.4 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
No More Pleas On Cat or Dog!

Here's a quick, sure, easy way to get rid of the fleas without harming your pet: Simply sprinkle the animal swith, BUHACH, sitting the powder lightly through the fur.
 Then watch the feas roll off For they hate BUHACH, and no wonder t IS sure death to insect pests. BUHACH is safe -odorless- kkeeps pets healthier-free from feaa In Handy Sitter Cans 25c up at all Drug, Grocery, Seed Stores, Pet Shops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
AT THE HOTELS
Gastineau

Gastineau R. Mitroich, Sam Allen, Henry J. Smyth. Kenneth Lowe. Hrs. " L. Jackson, Carl Edmand.
 Alas'san R. J. Grant, Hoonah: Alex Page, Chichagof; William L. Wright, Cor dova: Albert Pasquan, Juncal: Leonard Davis, Hoonah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. lg. = Closing quotation today of Alaska Juneau mine stock is 11#, American Can l08h, American Light and Power 10h, Anaconda 59Is, Bethlehem Steel 985s, Calumet 15K, Common wealth and Southern 2%, Curtiss Wright 5A, General Motors 57, h. ternational Harvester 116, Kenne- colt 60h, New York Central 39ss, Southern Pacific 45A, Unite d States Steel 115as, Cities Service 3, Pound s4.99h, Republic Steel 37H, Pure oil 20h, Holly Sugar no sale, United States Treasury Bonds 2lzs 98l9. Atchison General fours 1llk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19
Marine News
D
 Steamer Movements
NORTHBOUND

. Prince George scheduled to
 arrive 6:30 tonight. SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Mount Mckinley scheduled to
 sail from Seattle tomorrow
 . morning at 10 o'clock. . Northland scheduled to sail . from Seattle at 10 o'clock to- . morrow morning. Dorothy Alexander scheduled Q to sail from Seattle tomor- c row noon. . Northwestern scheduled to sail . from Seattle tomorrow after . noon at 4 o'clock. Q Yukon scheduled to sail from . Seattle August 21 at am. . Princess Louise scheduled to Q sail from Vancouver August . 21 at pm. . Prince Rupert scheduled to . sail from Vancouver August Q g at pm. Aleutian scheduled to sail
 . from Seattle August 24 at 9 0 am. . sOUTHBOUND SAILINGS c North Sea scheduled to arrive . at Douglas midnight tonight, . at Juneau about am. and . sails south at II o'clock to- . morrow forenoon. Q Princess Charlotte scheduled . to arrive in port tomorrow . morning at o'clock and . sails south hours later. Q Baranof scheduled sout h. . bound late tomorrow or Sat ( . urday. . Prince Robert sch eduled d ( . southbound at am. Satur- { c day.
 Alaska scheduled southbound { next Monday. Q LOCAL SAILINGS ( . Eslebetb leaves every Wednes- { . cay night at 6 pm, for . Sitka and wayports. . Dart leaves every Wednesday . at am. for Petersburg, Pert { . Alexander, Rake and way { . ports. { . a n a . 4
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19

Alaska" by Lester D. Henderson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19

Rhodes scholarships have value of 5000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-08-19

Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-04-15

on now is big game, those guys
who've been up in the money prac-
tically every year.
What clubs can be caught? Why
bar any of them? With one or two
exceptions this is pretty evenly
balanced league. Everybody's got
little akness SEES along with
strength, too. Take the Giants. May
be they're as good in the infeld
as they were with Jackson at third
and Terry at first. Maybe they're
not. What do you think?
''Take the Pirates. They're good,
maybe the best in the league. But
you haven't heard of them winning
any pennants recently, have you?
Or the Cubs. You don't know of
any law that says they've got to
beat us, do you? Neither do and
that goes for the Cards, too. I'll
have to see how well they do at
first, second and third before I
break out in a fright every time
I hear about them. Meanwhile, I'll
offer a hint. That Deans a great
pitcher who ought to help almost
any club. If they're interested I'm
ready to answer kilograms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-04-15
Typewriter Postage Stamps

A typewriter once turned out bona
fide postage stamps. 1t was not
Just a mere stunt; it was neces-
sity. This only recorded occasion
when the pounding of typewriter
gained recognition in philately was
in Uganda, now part of Kenya and
Uganda, British colony and protec-
torate.
This was in 1895 and these type
written stamps are listed as the
first stamps of the district. This
kind of postal paper was used about
two years. The final design was a
little more elaborate, for Uganda
was than spelled out across the bot
tom with ''V. Sc. R." across the
top. This signifed the year and
Victoria Regina. The value mark
was in the center of the stamp.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-04-15
Keeping Up
WEjIlESe;en{e
&SeAo%N}e r4e
Indians of Arizona
Learned to Live in
Land of Contrasts
Hopi Most Advanced
Tribe in Farming

Observation-Disclosures in Ari-
IONA, and the white farmers
who took over part of the land
after them, have had to adapt
themselves to many contrasts
in living conditions, DR.. H. L.
Shantz of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture told an
audience of his fellow-botanists
in an address here.
Arizona is land of many con-
trasts, he pointed out. Its Glow
spot" is only 1877 feet above sea
level; the peaks of its highest noun
tains rise above $4,000 feet. Its
normally dry climate is broken into
twice a year by well-marked rainy
seasons, and sometimes punctuated
with cloudbursts. Temperatures
have ranged from Is below zero to
127 above.
It's World in Itself.
OF its total area, ~ per cent is
desert, % per cent natural grass
land, and SO per cent is distributed
among three types of forest. At
the top of the San Francisco peaks
there are tiny patches of real Alpine
meadow. Of Is great world types of
vegetation, Arizona has g; of %
types distinguished in this country,
the state has II. It is a world in
itself
In this world dwell Indian tribes
of most diverse agricultural abili-
ties. Heading the list are the Hopi,
who raise ample crops of corn,
beans, melons, squashes, and other
produce, irrigating them with mere
cupfuls of water. They have de-
veloped a variety of corn able to
sprout successfully if planted Il
inches deep, whereas the white
mans corn dies if planted more
than three inches deep.
Less careful farmers, but living
by agriculture still, are the Pima
and the Papago tribes. They are
not nearly as systematic irrigators
as the dopl, ana they raise their
crops to some extent by dry-farm-
ing methods. They also make use
of native food sources such as cac-
tus fruits and mesquite beans. The
Papago are especially successful in
bean cultivation; they domesticated
one or two native bean species and
have cultivated them for centuries.
Least agricultural are the Apache
and Navajo. Originally rowing, often
predatory, in their habits, they have
given up hunting and warfare only
under white mems restraint. The
Apache are learning to grow corn;
the Navajo have become herdsmen,
famous for their great focks of
sheep and for the beautiful rugs they
weave from the wool.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-04-15
SYNOPSIS

Jack Hammond, gold prospector. returns
to Prince Rupert after a spree in Seattle
and learns that a gold rush Is starting as
a result of some careless remarks he had
dropped at party concerning a gold dis
covery. He finds that his partner, McKen-
zie Joe Britten, has gone on north to protect
their claims. Besieged, Hammond decides
TO tell the would-be prospectors how TO
reach the new gold fields. Around the World
Annie, frontier dance hall proprietor, has
assembled troupe of girls and is bent on
starting a dance hall at the new camp. Jack
muses. about Kay Joyce, the girl in Seattle
whom he loves and TO whom he conhded the
secret of his gold strike. Going to his law
yer's Office, he passes a young girl on the
stairs. Jack asks Barstow the lawyer about
the girl and learns that she is volunteer
client. Jack tells him about Kay. Jimmy
Moon, mutual acquaintance, had brought
them together. Kay was chilly at first. but
when she saw some of his gold nuggets
they got along beautifully. He had met her
mother and a friend of the family. Bruce
Kenning, a geologist. Sergeant Terry of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police joins the
gold-seekers on their trip north.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-04-15

walked behind you all the way down
to the station"
Hammond laughed.
That's funny. / was looking for
you down there. Sergeant Terry
asked me to find out about your sup
plies"
The girl looked up at the gleam-
ing, iridescent sky. She seemed
struggling for words that would not
come. At last she said bleakly:
81 might as well tell you. I didn't
have any supplies coming in"
did you follow me to tell me
that?"
MOI was just taking a chance.
That you'd help me-"
Help your" Suddenly he said
with sympathetic brusqueness,
why don't you help yourself? Go
back home"
She shook her head. "I can't"
There was a pause. Then, Does
Mr.. Barstow know that you came
up here?" Her slight exclamation
and quickly turned face formed the
only answer. Remember" Ham
mend asked. 81 met you on the
stairs; going up to his office"
The girl raised a mittened hand.
rubbing at the fur which shielded
her throat.
IL remember" Then quickly,
"He didn't talk to you about me?"
Down at the station, the train fin
ished the unloading of its cargo,
human and material. Now, with a
shaft of light splotching the snow
and a glow of red from the firebox