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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19

NEW YORK, March 19. = Have the efforts of King Fog of Albania to link his three sisters with Eur ope's aristocratic families failed?
 That was the question be n heard in New York society as the three petite and attractive misses from mountainous. feud-ridden AL bania reached the United States for a sightseeing tour A II d though the ostensible purpose Of the girls visit was to study Girl Scout methods" the talk along Park Avenue is that it's husbands for which they are scouting. This the girls have denied.
 The princesses are Myzeyen, 29; Ruhije, 27, and Maxhilde, 26 They were the first women in Albania to abandon the face veil traditional with Moslems. Following their lead, Albanian women have become "em-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
DISAPPOINTED

WARSAW, Poland, March 19. = The Lithuanian equalization caused disappointment to the mobs in War saw who vented their wrath on the Jews. Large crowds tried to break into the Ghetto which was blocked off by police ring. On the way to the Ghetto the yelling demon- strators stoned windows of Jewish shops and an undetermined num- Der of Jews were injured. No fatali- ties were reported Street fights de- veloped earlier when Jews were seen standing with other worried depositors waiting to draw funds from banks. The country as a whole was widely jubilant over the showdown victory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
SUSPECT UNDER ARREST, LEVINE ABDUCTION CASE
Man Believed Involved in Kidnapping of l2-Year-
 Old Boy Seized

NEWARK, N. J. March l9.-The first arrest in the three week old Peter Levine Kidnapping was made today when Federal men seized a suspect at Newark.
 The arrest followed a busy "A hours of activity since federal men found toy typewriter which they believe was used in writing the ransom note.
 The suspect gave his name as Stanley Thomas Jasosky.
 Federal men refuse to discuss the arrest but made not attempt to con- ceal the fact that the suspect was being questioned in the Levine case
 l2-year- old Peter Levine disap- peared from his home in New Ro- chelle, N. r., three weeks ago last Thursday, His father has made numerous efforts to contact the kidnapers and to pay the S3o,ooo ransom which was demanded.
 The suspect was held in S25,Ooc bail on charges of extortion.
 Police said that Jasosky sent SIX letters to the father of the Levine boy, since March 1. The suspect was said to have directed Levine to deliver the ransom at the corner of west Market and High streets in Newark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
Spring Officially Starts at 9:43 O'Clock Sunday Evening

Spring, from the looks of the weather, is here and the U s. Wea- ther Bureau reported that there is no fooling about it. The vernal equinox, which the meteorologists know as the start of spring, IS scheduled to slip into Juneau in the night, according to the Weather Bu- reau. It will occur at 9:43 tomor- row evening, March 20.
 The sun rises at 6:04 tomorrow morning and sets at 613 pm, mak- ing 12 hours and nine minutes Of possible sunshine. On Monday, which is actually the first day Of spring, Old Sol gets up at 6:0l am. and sets at 6:15, giving 12 hours and 13 minutes of possible sunshine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
NO ACREEME ENT IS IN SIGHT ON SALMON DISPUTE
Cannery Operators, Work CTS Standing Pat on De-
 mands-W Wide Variance

SEATTLE, March 19.-The can ned salmon industry and union can- nery workers are standing pat on the dispute which may keep AL aska canneries closed this season, it was reported today.
 An industry spokesman said the canneries could not operate without loss at the wage scales demanded by the union and said the plants would close rather than run up a deficit.
 I. A. Sandvigan, union agent, said the workers were determined to Told out against the proposed ID per cent wage cut.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
WORLD FAIR IS THREATENED
 BY STRIKERS
.CIO and AFL Pickering
 May Hold Up Treasure Island Program

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 19.-Deadlock between the CIO and the AFL, today threatens the $1,- GOO ,OO0 construction program on Treasure Island, the site of the 1889 Golden Gate Exposition.
 Strike loomed as AF'L ordered the Pile Drivers Union, affiliate of the Brother of Carpenters, to with draw from the Maritime Federation of the Pacific.
 The Pile Drivers refused to with draw and the Bay Building Trades Council retaliated with a refusal to issue working passes to Mari time Federation of Pacific backed Pile Drivers and said they would refuse to furnish transportation of men and materials to the island
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
MEXICO SEXES
 ALL OIL FIELDS
 OF FOREIGNERS
President Cardenas Takes Over Millions in
 Property

MEXICO CITY, March 19-Pres- ident Lazaro Cardenas today or dered the appropriation of Ameri- can and British oil properties valued at s4O0,O0000 in a bold stroke to end the two year conflict between labor and foreign capital.
 Cardenas charged that the com panies had. defied the courts in re- fusing to accept an arbitral award giving workers in the oil fields extra wages.
 Tn radio address, President Car denas bitterly denounced the for eign oil companies, in justifying their seizure.
 The companies have carried on a sordid, skillful campaign against the Government. They have sent all their cash out of the country to prevent the enforcement of the labor order They have sought to injule the economic interests of Mexico" said President Cardenas.
 Supplemental government orders suspended dealings in foreign cur rency and it is said the devaluation of the peso is contemplated It was announced that the seized oil fields will be operated provisionally under the Department of National Econ omy
 Operators said the drastic Garden as move was surprise as they had expected receiverships and not con- fiscation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19

ancipated' in the last decade.
 One of the interesting tidbits of recent European gossip concerned the zest with which King Fog dis tributed pictures of his charming sisters among all the ruling families of the continent. Photographs ac- centuating their dark-eyed charm, flashing smiles and colorful cos tunes are common throughout Eur ope. which has become well ac- ouainted with Albanian royalty through zog's capable publicity.
 Offered to Marry
 It will be recalled that King Fog himself once offered to marry any suitable American girl with dowry of S1 100000. For years matrimonial agents searched for bride for the 42-year -old ruler. But that's all over now for King Zog-since ms engagement to the beautiful Count
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19

ess Geraldine Apponyi, of an old Hungarian family, and daughter of the former Gladys Virginia Stew art of New York. The countess mother was daughter of the late John s. Stewart of New York, whose widow married Strale Dikna, Swedish diplomat.
 Prospective husbands of the three sisters of King Fog of Albania should know that existence in AL bania can be hair raising at times with it's perennial threat of blood feuds. One of the Countess Ap- ponyi's tasks as King zog's mate will be to supervise the royal kitch- en at Tirana to make sure nc poisoned food is prepared by her husbands political enemies. There are many turbulent elements in King Zog's realm. and some of the feuds date back five centuries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
ENORMOUSLY IS RE-
 CALLED, REPORT SAYS

WASHINGTON, March 19.-The status of the Soviet Ambassador to the United States Alexander Troy anovsky, is in doubt Dispatches from Moscow stated he had been recalled were contradicted at the Russian Embassy here.
 The Moscow dispatch said that Troyanovsky had been ordered back to Russia to report on his activities.
 The Washington Embassy spokes- man made no comment on the Mos COW report other than to deny that l lTroyanovsky had been recalled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
NAzIS DEMAND
 CzECHS SEVER
 WITH RUSSIA
Hitler Says He Expects Lit tie Nation to Meet
 Proposals
GERMANS RECEIVE
 NEW CONCESSIONS
Border District Will Be Governed by Hitlerian
 Supporters

PRAHA, CZechoslovakia, March 19-Diplomatic sources today assert ed that Adolf Hitler has demanded that Czechoslovakia renounce its military alliance with Russia as the price of peace with Germany.
 Informed persons said it is being made increasingly apparent that Czechoslovakia must become satel- lite of Germany to avoid war and to do so, must sever military alli- ances before it can fit itself into Germany's economic order.
 Although Hitler has pledged his personal word that he does not in tend to use force, he has said he expects the Czechs to meet Ger many's proposals.
 Following receipt of the Hit!erian demands in Praha, the CZechoslo- vakian government moved to meet the demands of it's nearly four mil lion German population.
 Hitler had said in his original threat, he will protect all Nazi na- tionals bey tld Germany borders
 Czechoslovakia will meet the de- mands by granting proportionate representations in the District Gov ernments of Bohemia, Germans to get B percent of the government posts.
 Tn the District of Cheb. close to the German border, nearly all offi- cials will be German.
 Two of Czechoslovakias leading newspapers said editorially today that the nation should try to im- prove relation with Germany rather than maintain the present alliance with Russia.
 It was charged in the editorials that Russia is shattered morally and is incapable of giving effective mili- tary help to Czechoslovakia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
LABOR ARB|TER WILL BE SENT
 TO SAN PEDRO
Attempt at Compromise Blows Up When Own
 CTS Reject

SAN PEDRO, Cal March 19.- The Waterfront Employers Associa- ton today announced receipt of a telegram from the Department of Labor saying an arbiter will be ap- pointed to seek solution of the difficulties which have tied up Los Angeles shipping since Monday.
 A tentative compromise was re- ported reached by representatives of the Waterfront Employers Assacoa- ton and the Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union yesterday, but it was rejected by the ship op- orators.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
DEMOLAYS TO ATTEND
 DEVOTIONAL SERVICES

The Order of DeMolay will at tend the Holy Trinity Cathedral to- morrow morning at the II o'clock service.
 Once a year DeMolay members set aside a Sunday for Devotional Day. and all attend the same church en masse. Holy Trinity Cathedral was chosen for this years Devotion al Day,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
KIDNAP SLAYER GOES TO CHAIR
 FOR HIS CRIME

CHICAGO, H., March l9.-Feder al Judge Barnes denied motlon for 6 new trial today and imme- diately sentenced the convicted kid nap slayer, John Seadlund, to de in the electric chair on April l9.
 Attorneys for Seadlund said they were prepared to appeal immediate ly to the higher courts.
 Seadlund was convicted on Wed nesday by Federal jury of the ab- duction and murder of the elderly Chicagoan, Charles Ross.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
FOUR MATRONS DIVIDE POOL IN
 ST0RK DERBY
Court Divides Half Million Dollar Estate Between
 Mothers of Nine Each

TORONTO, Canada, March 19.- Justice w. E. Middleton of the On tario Supreme Court has ruled that the half million dollar Charles Van Millar stork derby estate be divided among Mrs. Annie Smith, Mrs. Kathleen Nagle, Mrs. Isabel McClean and Mrs. Alice Timlock who each registered nine children.
 The estate was to go to the Tor onto mother bearing the most child ren in the 10 years after Millar's death.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
CONFISCATED FUR
 SALE ON APRIL 27

Another sale of .confiscated furs is announced by the Alaska Game Commission for April 27 in the base ment of the Federal Building. The furs include large number of beaver skins, some dressed beaver, red, blue and cross fox marten, mink, land otter, wolverine, wolf, coyote, weasel and muskrat. Virt- ally 300 fur articles will be offered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
RAILROADS
 AGREE ON
 WAGE CUT
One Million Workers Are to Be Affected by
 Economy Move

CHICAGO, March 19.-The Asso- citation of American Railroads to- day voted to ask employees to ac- cept wage reduction.
 A committee was named to meet with representatives from 2l bro therhoods representing l,OO0,Ooo workers. to discuss slashes but spec fife cuts were not announced
 Decreased revenues are held as the cause for the move.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
s5,OOO BLAZE IN KETCHIKAN
Seven Men with Buckets Fight Fire Until De-
 partment Arrives

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March l9-s Fire damage, estimated at 5000 was done to the Alaska Lumber and Shingle Company early this morn ing. The mill is five miles from town and seven men formed bucket brigade until the Ketchikan Fire Department, summoned to the blaze by telephone, had arrived.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
INSURGENTS SLOW DOWN
 SP AIN FRONT
Franco Mopping-up Con. quered Territory-Air
 Raiding Barcelona

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish Frontier, March 19.-The smashing Insurgent offensive, slowed down today while Gen. Franco consoli- dated the gains and mopped-up his conquered territory.
 Air raids on Barcelona continued. driving citizens to the shelter of subways from the surrounding countryside.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
Custy, Lusty Days of Cool
 Commission Are Predicted
 To Be Ouer; Doun to Earth
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, March 19-You would hardly recognize the Coal Commission these days. It has had a reformation, a rejuvenation.
 People around here few short weeks ago were saying, "Oh, my goodness, have you heard the lat est about the Coal Commission?'
 But all that now appears to be changed, at least for the nonce.
 The Coal Commission is the body created by the Guffey coal act. It is supposed to open the way for coal producers, dealers and con- sumers to agree on some sort of sys- temized mining, selling and hand ling program that would put the ailing soft coal industry back on it's feet.
 The first Guffey coal act was born in 1885 under threat of coal strike. It died at the hands of the Supreme Court The second act, much like the first but modestly hopeful of escaping the court axe, came into being something over a year ago.
 The essence of it's performance is this: The country, for admins trative purposes, is divided into districts. Each district is allocated n ,orto;,, ,,roj,,ofio,, o,,oto and tbp local producers form committee in conjunction with representa- tives of labor and the public. This committee apportions the quota among the mines.
 The National Commission, in turn, holds hearings, determines fair and acceptable prices for the hundred and one classes of coal and thus attempts to bring order out o1 chaos.
 DEFICIT GREW
 For months the commission was a house divided against itself Its seven members split four anc three and the four ruled while tht three protested. They scrappec over inkwells, over salaries of eacf others private secretaries and ovel patronage. Before long, it seemed everybody was trying to pacify everybody else by creating job. wholesale.
 In July, the beginning of thi! fiscal year, the commission ended the month with surplus, but b, October, so rapid was the expan. sion. this had been concerted int an S11 1000 deficit Each month tn, deficit grew until it reached higl of $76,000 for January. Meantime a mild winter brough crisis in the coal business. Deal CTS began bidding desperately fo business. The city of Clevelan, bought coal for "A cents a ton.
 Fact-finding hearings proceeded but not fast enough to save tn
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-19
ARRESTED

Joe Brady of Douglas was lodged in the Federal jail last night by deputy marshals following his arrest on charge of being drunk and dis orderly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
Indiana Lowers
Auto Death Rate

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April %.
Decrease of SO per cent in traffic
fatalities in this State in the first
three months of 1898, compared
with the same period in 1887 was
announced.
The total in January, February
and March was 213, or seventy
eight less than last year. One
hundred and seventeen were vic
TINS of rural crashes and ninety
six were killed in city traffic.
Seventy-four pedestrians lost
lives and forty-eight occupants of
passenger cars were killed.
VOTE FoR SUFFRAGE TOMORROW
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
Lee Demands !. S.
Free Cotton Land

Asserting that some 20 per cent
OF Southern acreage will remain
out of production unless present
allotments are increased. Senator
Josh Lee Cd, Oklahoma, yes
terday proposed an amendment to
the new farm act releasing
frozen" cotton lands. Lee de
clared Southern growers were
complaining" against the cotton
acreage reduction and that
more equal distribution" is neces-
Gary.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
NO SET RULE

He did suggest that crime news
Is not always factually handled but
he agreed there is no rule Of
thumb for dealing with these prob
lens"
Prior to the dinner which ended
the publishers sessions. they re
elected their entire slate of Off
GERS and directors headed by James
G. Stahlman, publisher of the
Nashville CTennD Banner, as presi-
dent.
Other executive officers re-
elected are John S. McCarren,
Cleveland Plain Dealer, vice presi-
dent: John S. Parks, Fort Smith
(Ark) Times-Record, secretary;
Walter M. Dear, Jersey Journal,
treasurer.
unre
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
n. Y. Nazis to Stop
Use of Berlin Flag

NEW YORK. April 90 G.NSD
Use of the German flag. the black
swastlka on field Of red, will be
discontinued at meetings of the
German-Amerlcan bund beginning
on May 3.
Announcement that the Swas
tika flag will be replaced by an
inverted swastika pyramid on a
maltese cross background was
made by James Wheeler-Hil, sec.
rotary Of the bund and leader OF
its New York unit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
HEAR DEWEY

From District Attorney Thomas
2. Dewey they heard considerably
more. Revealing himself as one
time editor of country weeklles IN
Banner. Mich. which were owned
by his grandfather, Dewey spoke
as one who had some knowledge
of the press, its functions, duties
and responsibilities.
Acknowledging his own debt to
the press of New York for the
assistance given him in cleaning
lid racketeering and other criminal
conditions, Dewey regretted that
many newspapers which attack
abuses in the Federal Government
are silent concerning conditions IN
their own communities.
IF we want decent govern
ment in America" he asserted,
eve must begin at home"
Disagreeing with the complaint
sometimes made that newspapers
print too much crime news, Dewey
asserted: Crime is news. The
people are entitled to know the
extent of crime"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-29
"ALL ON SPOT"
EDITORS 7 0 | D
BY HENRY FORD
Convention H e ar S
Dewey ON Crime News

NEW YORK, April % 1.N,SO.
Big town. small town and middle
sized town publishers were off to
their editorial shops today after
hearing the shortest speech ever
made at an annual dinner Of the
American Newspaper Publishers
Association.
I'VE are all on the spot
Henry Ford told them. stick
to your guns and III help you
all I can with the assistance OF
my son"
Then he sat down.
The publishers. winding up
their SIND annual convention, had
expected more from the motor
magnate. They had looked par
ticularly for a hint OF what occ
Cured at the luncheon meeting OF
Ford and President Roosevelt, but
they got none and they appeared
to be satisfied with the few words
they did get from the man VINO
seldom attends social function
or makes a speech.
Evening star., 1938-07-03
Hail.

pendence. John Marbury, jr.. delivered
an grafton and Robert Ball sang The
Star Spangled Banner" Business was
also transacted at this meeting, and
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. G. A.
Bohrer: vice presidents, John N. Mar
tin. william H. Tenney. John w. Clark,
Anthony Hyde. John Marbury. N. d
LArner. Thomas A. Mclaughlin, John
Pettibone, B. +. Dyer, James d. Hend-
ley. Z. M. Drew. H. Amidon and NJ T.
Parker: recording secretary, N. Callan;
corresponding secretary, J. q. Bruff; /;
treasurer. Robert Ball; marshal, J. A.
Wineberger The item also contains
the interesting information that the
society adjourned to accept an invi-
tatim to dinner from Mr.. o. @. Staples
Of Wizards Hotel"
July I, 1926, saw the passing Of two
American patriots. both signers Of the
Declaration Of Independence. one its
author. AND both former Presidents of
the Republic they helped to establish
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
THERE were no steam railroads
at this time In America. and the
Savannah, the first vessel to cross the
Atlantic assisted by steam, had only
accomplished this achievement seven
years before. Morse was still to per-
feet his telegraph. still to breathe cas-
Ter. when on May a., 1874, he heard
repeated the message proposed by lit
tie Alice Kay. daughter of the au-
thor Of The Star Spangled Banner"
What hath God wrought"
Today, In almost the twinkle of an
Evening star., 1938-07-03

nIRBCTLY south Of the White House
q wide open vista is indicated
toward the present site Of the WASH
ington Monument and the Potomac
River. Is an echo Of the Thomas JET
ferson Memorial controversy heard at
this point?
Strangely enough, however. nothing
Is shown Of a vista from Pennsylva-
MIA avenue toward the Capitol and
there is no apparent indication Of any
treatment Of the southwest portion Of
the grounds, except for line Of trees
along the edge Of the south vista.
This, 1t now Is believed, is due to
the curtailment Of the White House
itself, which removed the south portico
from the line of Pennsylvania and New
York avenues and destroyed the focal
point for which they had been planned.
This, too. 1t Is held, may give . clue
to the location Of the Treasury De-
partment and State. War and Navy
Buildings. The locations of these
buildings has been criticized many
times during past years on the ground
that they cut OF the view Of the
White House from along Pennsylvania
and New York avenues to the South-
east and southwest. ..
It now Is apparent that this is not
the case. The Treasury and State,
War and Navy Buildings have moth.
ing TO DO with cutting Oh these vistas
Evening star., 1938-07-03

This would place the date of aban-
comment Of the L'Enfant-H Hoban GD
plan for the north White House
grounds at around 1880, or within q
few years after the restoration had
been completed.
The reason for abandoning the vista
plan in favor Of the present random,
haphazard placing of the great shade
trees in the north White House
grounds Is not clear. 1t IS Mr.. Part
ridges opinion, however, that an Eng
lish vogue at that time for informal
planting along "naturalistic" lines
may have been responsible.
If 70, it would indicate that fully .
century ago efforts Ito develop the
National Capital along lines Of Or
derly planning went down to defeat
before the urge for "fads" Of the mo-
ment. Those who oppose location Of
the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on .
site near the Tidal Basin have voiced
the fear that just such another aban-
donment Of well-considered plans for
orderly development today may jeop-
ardise future growth Of Warrington.
It may be that there Is . lesson to
be taught by the grave, beautiful old
trees in the White House grounds
after all-the lesson that only we'll
considered. long-range planning look
ing far into the future can Washing
ton develop. as its founders dreamed.
into the worlds most beautiful city.