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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
DANCE FUNDS co TO
DOUGLAS BIB. TEAM

Proceeds from the dance held Sat
urday by the Green Top Cab Com
pany have been devoted to funds
for the Douglas baseball team, ac-
eording to announcement this
morning.
The dance, which assembled scores
of couples from Douglas and Jul
neau, was held in the Natatorium.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
SCOUT COMMITTEE
MEETS TOMORROW

A meeting of the District Com
,nittee of Boy Scouts has been called
by Chairman Wellman Holbrook for
4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in
Room 408 Federal Building, to wind
up business in connection with the
recent Scout Camp at Eagle River
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
NURSE ACCEPTS POSITION

Miss Phyllis Lundell has accept
ed a temporary position at st. AIMS
Hospital and started on her duties
last evening Miss Lundell is a
graduate nurse of Virginia Mason
Hospital, Seattle, and arrived here
last week from the Puget Sound
metropolis.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30

return to his home in Japan short
ly, while his companion, Munem-
ichi Tonami, who is studying at
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology in Boston, will return there
for additional studies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
local cannery.
MRS. CAHILL HOSTESS

This afternoon, Mrs. w. E. Cahill
was hostess to a group of girls who
assembled at the Cahill home in
Treadwell, for the purpose Of meet
ing Miss Gertrude Cunningham, a
recent arrival from Oakland, Cali
fornia.
AS today is also the occasion of
Miss Cunninghams twelfth birth
day, large yellow and white birth
day cake was served. Table decora-
tons carried out the same color
scheme.
The afternoon was spent in play
ing Hollywood bridge and moulding
figures. The twelve included in
the party were: Misses Shirley and
Sylvia Davis, Mildred Kendler, Ell
len McKetchnie, Catherine Camp
bell, Mary j. Stewart, Borkhild and
Solveig Havdahl, airline Rice, An
nabelle Edwards, Doris Cahill. and
Gertrude Cunningham.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
TWO JAPANESE
MAKE TRIP HERE

Two japanese students, aboard the
Princess Alice Tuesday night, were
seeing Alaska for the first time.
Otoshi Nishimura, who has been
studying at Boston and wanted to
study at Harvard" said he would
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
HALIBUT SOLD HERE

A sale of 400 pounds of halibut,
off the 30-C-477, Captain j. Berz-
man, was made to the Alaska Coast
Fisheries today at prices of and
SIS cents per pounds at the Juneau
exchange
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
TO SAIL ON NORTHLAND

Mrs. Anna Kronquist and her
son, Glen, have made reservations
on the Northland for the South.
They are going to Seattle where
they will visit Mrs. Don Bergt, the
former Enne Kronquist, and the
three will then continue to Ellens-
bugg, Washington to visit with
Mrs. Kronquists two daughters,
Mrs. Loren Morris and Mrs. L.
Smith.
This is Mrs Kronquist's first trip
south since her arrival here "a
years ago. Although her plans are
still indefinite Mrs. Krorquist states
that she may remain in Washington
and make her future home there.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30

A British air transportation COM
pany which recently purchased five
American transport planes. has
been advertising the fact to increase
its air traffic on northern European
routes.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30
TENDER BRINGS FISH

The tender Elizabeth arrived this
morning with 300 fish, representing
the first run this season for the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30

Red-haired sales girls in depart
ment stores outsell their blonde and
brunette sisters, it has been found
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30

Marian, Latin, author, mem
toned use of the trout fly in fishing
as early as the third century, AID.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-30

Travel organizations in South At
RIGA plan to spend 100000 annu-
ally to attract tourists.
Evening star., 1937-04-13

Commercial vehicles would be sub
ject to heavy increases in tax, in some
intances amounting to about 400 per
cent. Taxicabs. of the usual lower
price car type, would be subjected to
weight taxes ranging from $50 to $40,
and the increase in some cases would
be 400 per cent or more over the per-
sonal property levy.
There are some $4,000 trucks now
licensed in the District. The average
weight is found by some experts to
run about 1000 pounds. 1t is figured
the average cost per year, under the
weight tax, would be between $50
and $50
Would Gust Heavier Trucks.
The bill would institute changes in
maximum load limits for loaded We
hicles, and in some instances COM
mercial vehicles now used on the
streets would have to be removed, as
they exceed weight limitations.
One purpose of the bill, its advo-
Gates say, would be to bring into the
tax picture the very old types of auto
mobiles which now escape the per-
sonal property levy. or get by with
little or no tax, because the cars are
so old as to have no real market value.
There are said to be thousands of such
cars.
Only rough estimates of the yield
under the poposed substitution Of the
weight for the personal property tax
are available. Some experts believe
the new levy would produce perhaps
as much as $3,500,0OO, or $4,000 900
more than the 0,000-odd revenue
from the personal property tax on
automobiles and the present 81 regis
tration fee
The measure raises the question of
diversion of special motorists taxes
to general municipal costs, since the
bill merely provides that weight tax
receipts be placed in the treasury to
the credit of the District, not speci-
flying that they be spent for highway
purposes. The question Of the pro-
Evening star., 1937-04-13

stock in trade" of a dealer still
would be taxed as at present.
$40 Minimum on Trailers.
For each motor cycle the weight
tax would be IS and for each motor
bicycle, 81. For each trailer or semi
trailer the fee would be equal to the
tax under hte commercial sliding
scale, but not less than $40. Vehicles
having solid rubber tires (there are
about 1000 of them) would pay SO
per cent more than the regular rates,
and If metal tired vehicles were
registered (not permitted now the
tax would be 100 per cent greater.
For vehicle registered after Sep
tember l the fee would be one half
of the applicable rate for the whole
year
Buses and trucks used exclusively in
interstate commerce on fixed routes
would be taxed on the proportion of
the mileage Travelled in the District
to the total covered in the year, with
minimum fee of SIS The owner
would make a sworn report of the
mileage, both in and out of the
District. by February / and would
have to pay the excess over the $25,
if any, by March l.
Fines Up to $500 Provided.
A fine up to $500 or imprisonment
up to 30 days, or both, are provided
Tor violations of the act.
The bill fixes the new gross load
limit at $4,000 pounds for a single
vehicle, and load Of 1880 for one
axle. The present limit for a four
wheel vehicle having pneumatic tires,
Is 10000 pounds and for one axle
22,400. For six-wheel vehicle having
two rear axles, the present load limit
Is $4,000 pounds for each axle. The
gross load for six-Wheel vehicle with
pneumatic tires now is $500. The
proposed new gross load limit for a
vehicle and trailer, or other combi-
nations coupled together, is 10000
pounds
Evening star., 1937-04-13
Tightening Of Insurgent Warship
Blockade Brings Concern.

ST. JEAN DE LUZ, Spanish
frontier, April 13 CP).-The tighten
ing of the insurgent warship blockade,
after Great Britain's withdrawal of
protection from her merchantmen
within Spanish waters, threatened to-
day to force the surrender of Bilbao to
the encircling insurgent armies. Gov
ernment aid was offered any ships
which would run the blockade.
The hard-pressed Basque govern
ment at Bilbao, announcing the in
surgent land drive on the city had
slowed down for the time being, start
ed a counter offensive. Government
officers said they had captured i'm
portant positions" under a protecting
sweep of aerial and artillery fire
Insurgents at the time were con-
solidating their positions south and
east of Bilbao. Unconhrmed reports
said an Italian flag was seen over
their advance lines. The government
denied reports taht insurgent mon
archist flags had been hoisted at
Durango and Eibar, outlying cities
which guard Bilbao, or that the cities
had been evacuated by defenders.
The British decision to escort
freighters only on the high seas put
the vessels at the mercy Of the in
surgent feet within the 3-mile limit
and, through forced abandonment of
trips to Bilbao by food ships, deprived
the desieged Basques Of their princi-
pal source of supplies
Basque officials, allied with the
Madrid Valencia government, &C
knoWledged the food situation was
grave, but insisted they we're ready
to undergo siege of months.
Evening star., 1937-04-13

lord Of the admiralty. Joined Attlee in
the move to condemn the policy of
Withdrawing protection from British
shipping within the territorial 3-mile
limit,
Amid the cheers Of Labor members
yesterday, Attlee declared the policy
outlined by Baldwin was "unsattsfac-
tory" and amounted to a blockade"
OF Bilbao. He deplored the failure
of his maiesty's government To pivs
protection to British merchant
sh.ps!"
Following the prime minister's
statement that, in view of a special
situation, British shipping could not
be guaranteed protection inside the a
mile limit, Britain acted swiftly to
keep her shipping away from the
Basque coast.
Baldwin issued general warning
to all British shipowners not 10 allow
their vessels TO approach the Basou.
coast for the time being, and the ad-
| mraity pointed similar warning to
the food ships driven into st. Jean
De Luz by insurgent warships.
At the same time, four Spanish
vessels, laden with food for Bilbao,
where the situation was admittedly
grave, awaited instructions at the
English port of Grimsby.
Expounding on the government pol
Icy in speech to Liverpool meeting
OF the Conservative party last night,
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden de-
clared Britain was following a cau-
tious course, because I'VE refuse to
lead Europe over the precipice."
we certainly are not going 10 take
any action" he said, which will
divide Europe into two blocs, both
heavily armed and rapidly increasing
their arms and keenly suspicious Of
one another"
Evening star., 1937-04-13
MOT0RIST MUST SOLVE
TRAFFIC, SAYS CURRAN
Police Court Judge Speaks to 800
Students in Glasses at
McKin1ev Hiph.

The local traffic problem must be
solved by the motorist, not by the
authorities, Police Court Judge Ed
ward M. Curran last night told near
ly 300 students of the new District
tratic school at Mckinley High.
IF the laws are observed, enforce
ment will not be necessary and the
accident toll will decrease" he said.
Assistant Corporation Counsel
George D. Nelson also addressed
the group, describing day in Police
Court and the excuses offered by de-
PENDANTS to avoid punishment. Cit
ing last years traffic figures, he de-
clared that mo one can see this end
less chain of traffic violators without
solemnly affirming he will achieve
knowledge of traffic regulations and
obey them"
Assistant Traffic Director M. O.
Eldridge gave q safety talk and
showed motion pictures.
Evening star., 1937-04-13

OTOR vehicles registered in
|" the District would be taxed
VI by weight instead OF value
= under the terms of House
resolution No. 6033, one Of the eight
bills now before the House District
Committee.
The weight tax would be substituted
for the present personal property tax
on motor vehicles, generally speaking,
and would include the present 81 cost
of identification tags.
There would still remain to be paid
the cost of titles and operators per-
mits.
The weight tax would be applied
under two different formulas, one for
commercial vehicles and one for pri-
vate passenger cars.
AS to commercial vehicles, the bill
invokes the theory that the heavier
the vehicle the greater damage it will
do to the highways. For commercial
vehicles, including trucks, busses and
taxis, there would be a graduated
scale, the levy ranging from rs cents
per 100 pounds of weight for those
of less than l,500 pounds, up to $3.50
for those weighing more than 10000
pounds.
For private passenger vehicles there
would be fiat rate of 35 cents per
100 pounds. Study of the effect of
the bill indicates that the weight tax
on the smaller-priced private pas
senger cars would be higher than the
personal property tax for which it
would be Substituted). However, the
weight tax cars in the higher price
brackets would be lower than the
present levies. so far as new or rela-
lively new cars, are concerned.
The weight tax on an individual car
would remain the same throughout
the life and regardless of the age of
the vehicle, whereas the personal
property tax declines substantially
with the age of the car and conse-
quent depreciation of its value.
The measure would affect some 187,-
900 vehicle owners now registered by
the District 1t would not apply to
Government owned vehicles, of which
there are 887 owned by the District
and 1906 owned by the United States,
nor would it apply to $50 owned by
accredited representatives of foreign
governments.
How the weight tax would affect
private car owners, as contrasted with
the personal property tax, is illus
trated by the following comparisons
of more or less standard types Of
sedans:
Evening star., 1937-04-13
REQ co. IS CENTER
OF CONTROL BATTLE
Bates Appeals to Stockholders in
Reply to Letter From Inde.
pendent Group.
Py the Associated Press.

fS tne Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, April l3.-The
REQ Motorcar Co., which boasts one
OF the Oldest names in the automobile
industry, again is in the midst of a
battle for control of its destinies.
Replying to an appeal by an "inde-
pendent stockholders committee" for
proxies to be voted at the company's
annual meeting, April 20, Donald E.
Bates, president, has written stock
holders, asking them to send proxies
to the management.
The independent Committee" is
headed by Frank Vanderlip, jr.. Of
New York, son of the former head of
the National City Bank of New York.
R. H. Scott, former president of the
REQ Co., ousted when Ransom E. Olds.
founder of the company, emerged from
retirement few years ago to take
part in a proxy battle, is said by Bates
to be associated with the Independent
Committee"
Bates. in letter to stockholders,
said that members of the "Indepen-
dent committee" hold only a small
part of the 100000 shares of stock
outstanding. The committee had
charged that Bates owned no stock.
To this Bates replied that he has held
1000 shares for the last Is years.
In announcing its formation, the
independent Committee" asserted
that the company in 1886 lost $780,
l25, which it said was in sharp con-
trast to the increased profits" of other
companies. Asserting that the move
ment did not represent split between
two factions in the management, but
AN uprising on the part of stock
holders" the Vanderlip committee said
that "unorganized holders of 90 per
cent of REQ stock are dissatisfied both
in mind and pocketbook.
Evening star., 1937-04-13
'B0MBERS T0F|CHT
WAR GAMES TODAY
More Than 100 Ships to Be
Involved in Mary|and-Vi
ginia-CaroIina Maneuvers.
BY the AssociateciPress.

By the Associated Press
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS,
Md, April 13.-Hostilities opened to-
day in the war games of the Atlantic
wing of the General Headquarters
Air Force.
Eighteen Army bombers stationed
here had orders to lombard Langley
Field, Va. at 1890 am, co-ordinating
the attack with an assault on Vir-
ginia Beach by squadron from Rocky
Mount. N. C.
1t was the first offensive In the
aerial maneuvers involving more than
a hundred Air Corps ships in Mary
land, Virginia and North Carolina.
The objective of the Langley Field
attack was to destroy men, ships
and hangers there. A range was
marked off for the actual bombing.
The Rocky Mount squadron aimed for
simulated airdrome at Virginia
Beach.
Squadrons of speedy pursuit planes
were stationed at two points to engage
the enemy bombers and try to turn
them back.
Similar attacks will come at inter-
vals during the games, which con-
tlnue through April "a. Some $50
officers, soldiers and cadets are based
here for the games.
EdgeWood Arsenal, important NUM-
tions base near here, will be the OBJ
Jective of an aerial attack Thursday
In maneuvers not connected with the
Atlantic wings practice games.
Thirty-six bombers and six attack
planes will direct fire at targets rep
resenting chemical magazines and
marching troops.
Evening star., 1937-04-13

posed diversion of gasoline tax reve-
nues to new purposes was discussed
in yesterdays article. Pertinent here,
however, is the statement by the
old Bureau of Efficiency in comment
ing on the weight tax proposed by
Representative Mapes: 1T Is only
equitable that the additional or special
taxes levied on the motor vehicle
owner should be used to finance only
those special projects for which he
is responsible, and should under no
circumstances be diverted to general
revenues"
Specific Deadline Set.
The bill provides that the registra-
tions would expire each December 81 d.
Certificates and tags could be issued
during December and could be used
from December Is to 81. The Collins
bill does not include a provision that
the Commissioners could extend the
time for registration, in cases of emer-
gencies, as recommended by the Bu-
reau of Efficiency in its report on the
old Mapes weight tax bill
The registration of a motor vehicle
would expire when it was sold or
transferred from one owner to an
other. The new owner would have to
make new application. The former
owner could register another vehicle
for the unexpired portion of the year
on payment of ST and sum equal
to the difference in the weight taY
on the two cars, if the second was the
greater
The schedule of registration fees is
carried in section 3 Of the bill. For
private passenger cars the tax would
be IS cents per 100 pounds Follow
ing is the schedule for commercial
vehicles, those used in the transpor-
tation of persons for hire, or of prop
erty, whether or not for hire"
Evening star., 1937-04-13
The capture Of Bilbao, they de-
clared, was almost impossible"

The capture Of Bilbao, they de-
clared, was almost impossible"
In an effort to break the blockade
and secure provisions for the hungry
troops and the city's population,
swollen by refugees to more than
soc, 900, the Basque government as
serted mastery Of Spanish sea within
10 miles OF the coast and offered to
provide escort ships for any food car
riers which would run the blockade.
Several government warships, they
declared, had arrived off Bilbao and
would escort merchantmen through
the lnsurgent fleet while shore bat
teries, with an effective range Of II
miles, provided additional protection.
British shippers we're unwilling to
take the risk, however, after the in
sIrgent cruiser Almirante Cervera
broadcast warning that ANY Span
lsh or foreign ship entering Biscay
waters will be seized or sunk" The
cruisers did not specify what was
meant by "Biscay waters" adding to
VIC uiiSSi Idlllly.
The cruiser Hood. pride of the Brit
ish Navy and largest warship afloat,
bulked ominously on the horizon, but
was under orders to resist attacks on
British shipping only outside the
3mile zone
Rushed to a station of Santander
from Gibraltar Under fcrcad drof+
she became the flagship of a miniature
feet consisting OF the cruiser Shrop-
shire and the destroyers Brazen,
Beagle, Brilliant and Blanche.
The insurgent land campaign to
bottle up the city of Bilbao was at a
standstill because of rain. Insurgent
advices said the offensive would be
resumed by Gen Emilio Mola as soon
as the skies cleared
Evening star., 1937-04-13

and convoy supply ships to the be-
leaguered Basque capital.
Maj. Clement Attlee, leader of the
opposition, declared he would ask for
a formal vote of censure against the
cabinet of Prime Minister Stanley
Baldwin in the House of Commons
tomorrow. Such action would throw
wide open the whole question of the
Spanish war and non-in intervention
efforts
Attlee's motion, laid against the
compromise position announced by
Baldwin yesterday, will demand the
government tolerate no interference
with British shipping.
Albert v. Alexander, former first
Evening star., 1937-04-13
STATES FACE RISE
IN RELIEF BURDEN
Byrnes Surveying Financial
Conditions With View.
of Increase.
BY the Associated Press.

Senator Byrnes, Democrat OF South
Carolina disclosed today he was
surveying on his own initiative the
financial condition of State Govern
ments with view to imposing on
them larger share of next year S
relief burden.
Byrnes, a leading administration
spokesman on the Senate Appropria-
tions Committee, said he had sought
from every Governor statement of
the bonded indebtedness Of his State
now and four years ago.
His announcement followed closely
on the statement yesterday OF Senator
Robinson, the Democratic leader, that
the time had come for Congress to
decide whether to cut expenditures or
impose new taxes. 1t was regarded by
some as new indication that the
administration was considering cur
tailed spending rather than increased
taxes to bridge the gap between Fed
eral income and outgo.
Some Replies Received.
ByrneS said he had received num-
Der of replies from Governors, but
not enough to form any conclusion
He said so far the bonded Indebtedness
appeared about the same as four years
hgo.
He expressed the opinion, however,
Chat the assumption of some of the
normal burdens of local government
by the Federal Government had per-
mitted the States to reduce their in
debtedness and improve their financial
rondition without increasing taxes.
He suggested the relief law should
provide that when sponsors of projects
were financially able, they should be
required to put up larger proper
lion of the cost of their relief program.
MIR. Roosevelt Is expected to send a
message to Congress this week out
lining relief needs for the next year.
Robinson, urging that careful con-
sideration" be given to a proposal for
a s1,0G0,000,000 flve-year Federal sub
sidy for education, warned colleagues
of the danger of an enormously in
creased deficit"
Warning From Borah.
A similar warning from Senator
Borah, Republican, of Idaho, drew
from Chairman Harrison of the Senate
Finance Committee the personal"
prediction that no new taxes were likely
at this session.
Almost simultaneously Chairman
Doughton said the House Ways and
Means Committee probably would de-
fer until next session any revision Of
the new tax on undistributed corpora
tion profits,
Evening star., 1937-04-13

continued From First Page.)
IL tanks, five were put out of action
by the bottle grenadiers, who shatter
bottle of gasoline on the top of the
tank, give the liquid time to pour
through the cracks into the interior
and then set the gasoline aflame with
fire grenades, turning the tank into
a fiery furnace.
Caught Between Cross Fires.
The militiamen attempted to reform
their lines at the Puerta De Hero,
but were caught between cross fires
of nsurgent batteries in University
City and on the west bank Of the Man
ZanareS.
The steady stream of shells scat
tered the government troops in all d.
rections, some even rushing in their
terror toward the insurgent lines,
where machine guns moved them
down.
Only two tanks led the final night
assault, indicating the government
commanders despaired of using the
mechanical forts successfully against
the western-front veterans.
The government has been reported
to have developed an asbestos lining
for the interior Of the tanks as a
defense against the fame attack, but
the machines used yesterday were
apparently not so equipped.
Three tanks were reported to have
been burned on other sectors and
two more were put out of action by
direct artillery hits.
Conditions on Other Fronts.
A communique reported bad wealth.
er had paralyzed activity on the Bill
bao front, on the northern coast,
where Gen. Emilio Mola has broken
through the mountainous barrier
south of the Basque capital.
Steady pressure by government