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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-04
APPROPRIATION PURSE STRINGS
 GIVEN TO ED. R.
Total Sum Voted Is Three Billion, Seven Hundred,
 Twenty-three Million
ALL RESTRICTIONS
 ARE VOTED DOWN
Measure Goes to Confer ence-Congress May Ad-
 iourn Next Weekend

BULLETIN-WASHINGTON, June 4.-BefOre passing the re- lief bill, the Senate amended it to permit of the PWA to allO- cate funds for Alaska projects. United States Senator Lewis B. Schwellenbach propose the amendment, stating that Alaska faced an extreme need for Federal relief because of the extreme unemployment in the canning industry"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-04
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 4. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock at the short session today is 1Oas, American Can 85as, American Light and Power 5ss, Anaconda 231s. Bethlehem Steel 43B, Com monwealth and Southern 1as, Cur tiss Wright 4as, General Motors 28A, International Harvester 51A ], Kennecott 281a, New York Central IFS, Southern Pacific II, United States Steel 411a, Cities Service 8A, Pound $4.94B.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 111.82, rails POST, utilities 1877.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

nexation is not mentioned, China
has been absorbed economically and
politically by Tokyo.
The U. S. has been most stern in
its protests, since Great Britain is
too busy appeasing dictators to
speak up in defense of her Chinese
stake. To Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull's demands now come surly
replies that the U. S. had better
keep its hands off China or Japan
will stake retaliatory measures"
This state of affairs is probably
behind the latest U. S. anti-dictator
outburst, more outspoken than It's
increasingly outspoken predeces-
sors. Sumner Welles, undersecre-
tary of state, has given the world
fresh notice that the u. S. is ready
to protect not only itself but all the
western hemisphere from "the doc
trine of hatred now threatening
civilization.
The new American policy, a la
Welles: "As a nation we will as
sure ourselves that we are in a posi-
ton to defend ourselves from all
aggression from whatever source it
may arise, and to be prepared to
join with our fellow democracies of
the new world in preserving the
western hemisphere safe from any
threat of attack"
Heaped atop this plea for western
hemisphere consolidation will be the
eighth Pan-American conference,
opening December 9 in Lima, Peru.
Observers expect U. S. delegation
beaded by Secretary Hull to fur
nish plenty of ear-burning thrusts
at Japan, Italy and Germany.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

Government prosecution Of COM
binations in alleged restraint of
trade was known as 'strust-busting"
in the days of President Benjamin
Harrison. In 1890 the Sherman anti
trust law began hacking at financial
octopi In what was shown to be
legitimate campaign to keep Aneri-
can industry from killing itself by
mushroomed growth.
Modern trust-busting is an out
growth of the New Deal. Its in
tended victim is not the monopo-
istic trust of bygone days, but usu-
ally a group of powerful corpora
lions which dominate an industry.
But though the 1888 model trust
buster can be credited with success
III victories, IL cases still pending,
out of AZ filed since March 4, 1889
he might also be charged with max
ing political capital of his job.
Thus it has been limited that So
licitor General Robert H. Jackson,
once an assistant attorney general,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Monster of Competition
Cuts Railroad Earnings

Of course, road construction was
necessary. 1t was vital. The ma
tional policy for good highways can
only be praised. Yet, their very
existence is one of the reasons why
the railroads income has fallen off,
or, more properly, the normal in
crease in receipts was not realized.
We see, therefore, a great monster
of competition set up with money
from taxpayers pockets. The rail-
roads long have been the most heav-
lily taxed of any industry, which is
to say they helped pay for creation
of competition.
There was the creation of the in
terstate commerce commission
some years ago as unit of govern
ment for supervision of the rail
lines. It was, and is still, needed.
But it's existence, too, has held down
rail earnings. This has resulted
from the control of rates. No rail-
road is permitted to charge more
than a rate approved by the I. C. c.
While the competitors were creep
ing forward, under governmental
blessing, the I. C. c. was saying to
the rail lines: "You fellows obey
our orders, or else"
Subsidies out of taxpayers pockets
have gone to build up another COM
petitor, also. I refer to inland wa
terwavS and to cOaStWiSe shipping.
This means of transportation has a
value that hardly can be measured.
1t is as much a part of our national
economic life as the highways and
the attendant motor transport. But
it exists, and it is able to operate
as competitor of the railroads, be-
cause of a paternal government that
made things easy and gave help
ing hand wherever it could do so.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

A dolls wardrobe for regula-
ton IA and Is inch doll is easily
made when the little dress is just
two identical pieces coat and
tam mainly in stockinette stitch.
Use up your leftover wool! Pat
tern 1908 contains directions for
making coat, tam and dress
shown; illustrations Of them and
of all stitches used; material re-
quirements.>
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle,
Needlecraft Dept, 80 Eighth Ave-
nue., New York, N. Y.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Tremal

AAOtV Tue WtEtk - UtOtVtIS
DOBBIN'S DECLINE.-U. S. de-
partment of agriculture figures
show II, 1853 horses and mules in
the country, half as many as in
1915. Continued downward trend
is expected.
MERRY CHRISTMAS. - Mutual
savings banks in II states will
distribute $54, 429, 205 in Christ
mas savings to 1926, 1877 people
just before Christmas. Deposits
are almost $3,000,00O above last
year.
FINE BUSINESS.-A New York
woman driver has been fined for
going too slowly, the first case of
its kind in New York's history.
MEN AT WORK.-An Emporium
(Pa.) WPA project has been sus-
pended because improving bust
ness has recruited all unem-
ployed labprers.
MEATY NOTE.-During 1885
first eight months, Americans ate
125, 000, 900 more pounds of meat
than in 1875 first eight months.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Air Transportation NosV
Steps Into the Picture

Lately, air transportation has
been expanding with remarkable ra-
pidity. No nation in the world has
such efficient air service, nor as
safe air service, as is to be found in
the United States. 1t is carrying
increasing amounts Of freight and
express; it is transporting thousands
upon thousands of passengers. These
passengers are of the type, general
ly speaking, willing and able to pay
for the luxury train service which is
profitable when the trains are filed.
These air lines are benefting from
government subsidy in several
ways. The air mail doesn't begin
to pay its way; the government
makes up the difference by con-
tracts that call for stated pay
ments. And consider the scores of
great air fields throughout the coun-
try! The bulk of them are built at
public expense. True, the air lines
pay for the privileges of the field,
but does anyone think that the air
lines could afford to spend 40,000,-
900 to build such field as that which
serves metropolitan New York?
Funds for it came largely from
federal government grant. The
same beneficent Uncle Sam is put
ting out several millions at the door
step of the national capital here to
build proper airport.
There are other things that could
be taken up and set apart to show
how the government has helped
competitors of the rail lines in most
practical fashion. Questions of tax
alton, grade crossing construction
of an expensive character forced
upon the carriers, requirements for
terminals of luxury-type construc-
ton and so on. ! believe it unneces-
sary to recount them. Those that
have been enumerated serve to
show where the trouble is. It does
not show the answer, but believe it
points the way to an answer. The
answer, as have mentioned above,
certainly can not be found, however,
unless there is genuine study of an
unselfish sort undertaken by con-
gress.
ewestern Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
BY WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service National Press Bldg, Washington ID. G.

to curse the carriers that operate
over steel rails.
So, there is first the need for
national acceptance of the good faith
which most of the railroad manage
ments now display. The public must
give credit where credit is due, and
the public has a tremendous respon-
sibility to bear in connection with
this phase.
Next, and without doubt one of
the really important phases, is the
question of continued subsidy, both
direct and indirect, that has been
given by the government to compe-
tition of the rail lines, competitors
like the bus and the truck and the
automotive industry generally.
There can be no lodging the fact
that this subsidy exists under vari-
GUS guises, and the great motor in
dustry which bred buses and trucks
and private automobiles by the mil
lions stands as monument, a
marker, showing where that subsidy
was distributed. The thousands of
miles of hard roads, all-year roads,
are a part of the subsidy that went
to competitors of the carriers, and
who can say that such an expendi-
ture by government was not one Of
the greatest steps for progress?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Agriculture

Although u S. department Of ag-
riculture officials admit export SUBJ
sides are not very effective in re-
ducing wheat SURPRISES, the govern
ment has committed itself to ex-
porting 100000 bushels by next
July. OF 40,0O0,0 900 bushels thus far
exported, 16 millions have been aid
ed by subsidy payments from the
federal surplus commodities corpo-
ration. All such sales have gone
through regular trade channels.
But wheat export has become
disgusting business. Since every
wheat-producing nation seems to
have surplus this year, the export
market is glutted. In early Novem-
Der, Liverpool prices were the low
est since 1933-34. At such time,
the real purpose was obvious when
AAA's Francis A. Wilcox left for
Europe ostensibly to "study agri-
cultural conditions" Observers are
betting that Mr.. Wilcox is really
attempting to find European hu,iers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

Foreign
The. European domination won at
Munich by Germany and Italy is
but a prelude to Hitler-Mussolin
plans for RELOCATING France and
Great Britain into second-rate sta
tus. Still to come is a Horsepower
pact, but first must come the
groundwork in which France and
Britain are fattening themselves for
the slaughter:
ENGLAND sees growing resent
ment toward Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain, who claims: "Our
sole concern is to see that this coun-
try and her colonial communications
are safe" But recalling successive
British diplomatic defeats in Man
chukuo, Ethiopia, Spain, China, Aus
tria and Czechoslovakia, Chamber
lain's foes wonder what he means
by safety" The real Chamberlain
policy is appeasement of dictators
at any cost. Thus the prime min
lister has forced a 345-138 approval
of his Italian friendship pact in the
house of commons. Thus, too, he
has dropped Britain's elaborate de-
fensive armament plan and urged
the retirement of War Minister Les
lie Hore-Belisha. Once active in op-
posing Spain's civil war, Great Brit
ain must now grant belligerent
rights to both Loyalists and Rebels.
Still unfulfilled are Hitler's demands
for return of war-mandated colonies
and 81 air domination over Great
Britain. Although Britishers- them
selves look unkindly on Nazi colonial
ambitions, it is known that English
South Africans are more than will
ing to return inundated territory if
it will avert war.
FRANCE, now torn by financial
distress resulting from feverish re-
armament, has welcomed Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler's offer of 10 or 25-
year truce. This is more ground
work behind the eventual four-power
pact. In return for German renun-
citation of territorial claims Tin Eu-
rope) against France, Paris would
re-establish normal diplomatic re-
lations with Italy (already accom-
plished) and possibly turn away from
the League of Nations to live at the
mercy of dictators. The only other
alternative, now being politely sug-
gested, is that Italy, Germany and
Japan be lured back into the League
by purge" of anti-dictator Geneva
officials. Since France faces bank
ruptcy unless she can halt rearrna-
ment, any kind of peace is welcome.
Still another sign of French capitu-
lation is Premier Edouard Daladi-
er's remuneration Of Communist
party support, a move which gains
favor with Soviet-hating Nazi-Fas-
cist states.
ITALY AND GERMANY are now
so sure of their positions that they
find it unnecessary to ask British
French advice on handling Czecho-
slovakia's minority problem. Al
though the treaty of Munich stipu-
lated four-power action on Czech
minority problems, Foreign Minis
tiers Joachim Won Ribbentrop and
Count Galeazzo Ciano have just
transferred a large part of Czecho-
slovakia to Hungary. For Germany,
recent weeks have opened a wedge
permitting a successful economic
"drive to the east" For Italy they
have brought Franco-British recog-
milton of her Ethiopian conquest,
placing Premier Mussolini's battle
won empire in good standing with
Europe's highest diplomatic society.
At best the highly touted four-power
pact will be a mere formality for
totalitarian states,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Public Has Tremendous
Responsibility to Bear

When consideration of the various
phases of the condition gets under
way, if it is done thoroughly, con-
gress must give attention to re-
vision Of some of its long-established
policies. They are basic. When I
am talking about the plight of the
railroads, I am, at the same time,
condemning to the very core some
of the high-handed brigandage, thiev-
cry, corruption, that went on among
so-called captains of industry a few
generations ago. That stealing, that
corruption Gin which politics figured
amazingly put the railroads in dis
repute as an industry. But most of
that has ended. The highly respect
ed interstate commerce commission
saw to that job. Yet, the stigma
and lack of public good will remains
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
News Review
u. S. Turns to Price Policing
In autobiography Campaign
Joseph w. La Bine-

for U. S. wheat, and that the gov
eminent may enter business as di-
rect exporter of wheat.
Meanwhile, Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Henry A. Wallace received en-
enlargement for his domestic
dumping" farm program which con-
gress will debate next January. Call
ing for government subsidy of sur
plus farm products for home con-
sumption, the program has received
endorsement of objective" from
Idaho's Sen. William E. Borah. De-
nouncing the economic puzzle that
lets Americans starve in a land of
plenty, Mr.. Borah said: II am in
formed that Is per cent of our young
men between the ages of II and Is
would be unfit for army service in
case of war because of the want of
nutrition during their youth"
Domestic
Last June 10 the U. S. business
index Figured on a normal of 1907
stood at about rs. BY November
it had risen to 80 and as result
retailers throughout the country an
ticipate as big Christmas shop
ping volume as last year. Actually,
it should be better, because last
years November index-while COM
parable to this year's-was definite
ly on a down-hill slide that did not
stop until well after January 1. On
every financial page in the country
there are encouraging signs, most
important Of which has been re-
employment in the automobile in
dustry. New York's auto show,
touching off an unprecedented vol
urne of motor sales, has given
strength to most commodities. The
only pessimist in this picture has
been the weather man, whose Indian
summer lasted well into November
and thereby blocked the normal
upsurge of retail buying.
International
Japan once offered an excuse for
her Chinese aggression. To COM
plants that she had violated the
nine-power treaty guaranteeing Chi
mas integrity, Tokyo used to an
swer that she had taken no terri
tory for annexation, therefore had
not violated the treaty. If someone
charged her with violating the KEEL
logg-Briand pact against war, ia
pan answered that the pact said
nothing about defensive war; by
some mysterious definition, Nippon
regarded her Chinese conquest as
defensive proposition.
Now that China is conquered, ia
pan feels safe to abandon excuses.
Tokyo has stated officially that it
may be necessary to repudiate the
nine-power pact, which is almost
tacit admission that she has both
violated and abandoned the Kellogg
BRAND accord. Moreover she has
named the turncoat Chinese war
lord, Gen. WI Pei-Fu, as leader
Of new central Chinese govern
ment which combines the old Nam
king and Peiping units. Though an
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Religion

u. S. diplomatic relations with the
Vatican were broken off 10 years
ago on the ground that the Papal
state no longer had territorial do
main and therefore did not deserve
diplomatic status. Two years ago
when Catholic Postmaster General
James A. Farley was granted an
audience with the Pope, there were
rumors that diplomatic relations
might be resumed. Not unnoticed
is the spacious new Washington
headquarters being built for the
U. S. apostolic delegate, nor the fact
that President Roosevelt entertained
Chicago's Cardinal George Munde-
lein when the latter stopped off en-
route to Rome. Since U. S. Ambas-
sador to Italy William Phelps dis
played unusual assistance to Cardi-
nal Mundelein on his arrival in It.
ally, and since the visit has drawn
wide attention among Catholic
churchmen, it is possible that U. S.
Vatican diplomatic relations might
be on the mend. Certain it is that
Pope Plus XI sees eye to eye with
Washington on what Secretary of
State Cordell Hull calls 'interna-
tional lawlessness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18

Joined the antitrust crusade last
year largely in the hope of winning
New York's Democratic gubernato-
rial nomination. If politics was the
inspiration for some antitrust suits,
these same suits have now become
such hot potatoes that a vanished
political purpose does not justify the
justice departments dropping them.
One possible example may be the
trust case against the Aluminium
Company of America.
To date this year-old investiga-
ton has failed to uncover much ex-
cept re-hash of testimony and evil
dence from the 1885 federal trade
commission's probe, and private
litigation Of decade ago from
which the company emerged with
clean bill of health.
Today's antitrust division of the
justice department has 80 lawyers
compared with Is in 1888, handling
monopoly cases and proceedings
connected with 81 other major acts
of congress. Trust-busting boss is
Thurman Arnold, whose fetish is in
vestigating the price policies of in
dustry. Says Mr.. Arnold: eve are
being forced to take control of in
flexible price structures and coer-
cions in restraint of trade today just
as in 1888 we were forced to take
control of the financing and market
ing OF securities"
Much interest now centers in the
justice departments newly inaugu-
rated suit against Delaware's Co.
1unbia Gas & Electric corporation
for allegedly ''conspiring to monopo-
lize'' the natural gas industry of
Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and
Michigan. But in accordance with
his probe of price policies, Thur
man Arnold is probably more inter-
ested in oil. Since crude oil prices
recently plummeted in the wake of
alleged over-production by refiner-
les, both the President and Mr.. Ar
mold favor program for state con-
troll over oil production and refin-
ing.
Hark1ng back TO the truSt-buStlng
dars when Standard Oils case first
made the U. S. monopoly-conscious,
the new probe will examine every
phase of the oil industry from pro-
duction to marketing. Though oil
men will welcome an intelligent gov
eminent program to stabilize crude
oil prices, observers fail to see great
consistency between this program
to raise prices, and other monopoly
quizzes which prosecute men for
allegedly raising prices.
A1,:,v,It,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-11-18
Bruckart's Washington Digest
President Promises Legislation
To Relieve Railroad Situation

Thoroughgoing determination of Rail Problems Essential
to Finding Reasonable Solution; Competition Cuts
Earnings; Public Has Responsibility to Bear.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Peter |" At
The Little

"Peter the First" Soviet film
biography currently receiving
its first Washington showing ct
the Little Theater, is a robust
motion picture. It is an out
standing example of the realiSt
school of cinema technique,
and, perhaps its most notewor-
thy characteristic, it is not q
celluloid dose Of propaganda.
Certainly the most pretentious.
effort to come out Of the q. s.
S. r., this portrait Of an en-
pire builder is possessed Of the
quality Of spectacle in more
effective guise than that fav-
ored by Hollywood.
One Vladimir Petrov, who di-
rected, knows how to handle q
cast of thousands. Battles, surg
ing, angry mobs, floods, a palace
celebration-all are translated
to the screen with complete re-
gard for realism, no thought Of
trick camera affects or other
trappings. The picture is rather
slow for awhile, but becomes a
vital piece after it has gained
momentum. Nikolai Simonov
offers a performance Of appres
ciable power as Peter. ALA
Tarasova, star of the Moscow
Art Theater, performs credit
ably in the role of the servant
girl who becomes a czarina.
Supporting players are uni
formly adequate to their tasks.
with Nikolai Cherkassov de-
serving particular mention for
his treatment of the cars viii
famous son. s....
"Peter the First" has COM
plete subtitleS in English, but
they are needed only rarely.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Ieavenworth Case
By HOLY Rosary Cast

The L eaven W orth Case"
Basil Rings mystery play,
adapted from Anna Katherine
Green's famous novel Of the
same name, was presented by
the Daughters Of Mary Of Holy
Rosary Church at Holy Name
Auditorium yesterday. It will be
repeated tonight.
A special concert by the Glee
Club Of the church was pre-
sented under the direction Of
Jennie PeluSo.
The cast of '"The Leavenworth
Case" includes Stella Micro,
Fred Oddone, Rose Ferrara,
Catherine Vagoni, Austin Platz,
Ed. L. Roy, Joseph BasSo, Mary
Vagoni, Eleanor DeSimone, Lily
Bonucelli, Charles Ferrara, Ma
tilda Maisti and Anna Rinaldi.
Paul MeSsink has directed the
play. Felix West and Joseph Pc
retti are responsible for the set
ting, and Joseph LaScola is
handling the lighting. Brunello
Isandi is in charge Of business
ARRANGEMENTS.
The Washington times., 1938-02-28
Shelley Play
Tonight

Linda Watkins and Frank
Lawton will take time out from
the dress rehearsals of II Am
My YOUTH" to appear from 1880
to 7:45 p. m. as guest stars on
Dollie Slaughter's Back Stage"
radio program.
It will be well for the Back
Stage" fans to note that the
time for this program has been
changed from CAST to 7:3O-
7:45.
Tonight is a momentous eve
ming in the career Of Alfred de
Liagre, jr., for his newest pro-
duction, "I Am My YOUTH" by
Ernest Pascal and Edwin Blum,
has its premiere at the National
Theater, where it will remain
for one week before opening in
New York, at the Playhouse,
March z.
Charles Waldron. Linda Wat
kins and Frank Lawton are the
featured players.
While the curtain is going
UP on the first performance of
81 Am My YOUTH" his earlier
production, Eyes, My Darling
Daughter" the successful comedy
by Mark Reed, will start a three
weeks engagement at the For
rest Theater, Philadelphia.