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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
40 AND 8 TO ELECT

A luncheon meeting of 40 and 8 members will be held in Percys Cafe next Monday noon for the purpose of electing officers, it was announced today by Chef de Care John E. Pegues.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
JUDGE TO FAIRBANKS

James Judge, who has been con- nected with the Forest Service office here, left by plane this morning for Fairbanks where he will serve as clerk of the CCC camp there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
HORIZONS TO SEWARD

|. MT. and Mrs. H. s. Horton, ot Seward, are passengers on the AL aska today, returning from trip Outside. Horton is wharfinger at Seward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
ICE RUNNING

There isn't much open water left on the Chandler and Big Squaw lakes in the Chandaler and ice is running in the middlS fork of the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
WINGARD ARRIVES

L. G. Wingards Alaska agent Of he Bureau of Fisheries, returned Juneau aboard the Alaska after stream escapement work in South cast Alaska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
RETURN HOME

Mrs. s. w. Jekill and baby daughter left St. Anns Hospital Sunday afternoon for home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
: ATTENTION O.E.S.

Regular meeting of Juneau Chap ter No. 2, Tuesday, 8 pm. Initiation by Nugget Chapter No 2; refresh rnerfts.
 s LILLIAN G. WATSON, adv. Secretary
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
TRAVELLING MEN IN

Travelling men Ben Bellamy, Jer- ry Reiland and D. Armour were inbound passengers on the steamer Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11
STOCK SOMES IN

R. H. Stock, contractor, came to Juneau on the steamer Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11

Approximately 7,500 persons lose their lives by drowning each year n the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11

Retail financing of new automo- piles dropped so percent in July, 1888, as compared with July, 1937
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-11

Spectacles were invented dur ing the 18th century.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
FIVE FIREMEN Die
IN WALL COLLAPSE
Two Others Injured Searching
Ruins for Possible Victims
at Paterson, N. J.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
PATERSON, N. j., March l2.-Five
firemen were killed and two injured
tonight when they were crushed be-
meath wall of brick that fell as they
searched for possible victims in the
smoldering ruins Of department store
warehouse.
The dead were Deputy Fire Chief
James Sweeney, Capt. John Daven-
port, and Louis Rodesky, Mat ONeil
and William Lynch, firemen.
Capt. Paul Schaub and Fireman
James Coyle were injured
The men had remained to search
the ruins of spectacular general
alarm fire that had ragged for several
hours despite efforts of the entire
Paterson fire force, aided by four sub
urban departments.
After the blaze had been brought
under control most of the fire engines
departed. The squad caught under
the collapsing bricks on the Prospect
street side of the warehouse buildings
were members of the Paterson force.
Thousands Of spectators had wit
messed the blaze in which three per-
sons earlier had been injured.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
$3.50 Prize Offered for idea
To Clear Halls of GO-Carts

was completed, and where the waiting
list is as long as your arm.
The problem of how to get parents
in the habit of keeping baby buggies
out of the halls and of front lawns
is not the only one with which Mr..
Blake is constantly wrestling. Ac-
cording to his latest census, 240 of
the SIS children in the village are
under five years. the baby buggy or
scooter age. However, there are other
problems that may seem more i'm
portant to residents of the village,
and those are the ones Mr.. Blake
wants to hear about.
Any suggestion to make living in
Colonial Village more pleasant will
be welcome, whether it has to do with
the appearance or equipment, q pro-
gram for the Fairgrounds or COM
munity center or the various services
the mAnaEemeut Offers.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
HITLER JOINS AUSTRIA TO REICH.
DEFYINC WORLD TO PART THEME:
DESTINY OF CZECHS In BALANCE
Fuehrer's Pledge on Frontiers
Wins ltaly's Approval of Coup
Fascist Grand Council Giues O. X. after
Hearing Promise to Halt at
Bremen Pass.

The foreign minister informed the
council that Italy had rejected a
French proposal for concerted action
in the Austrian situation.
THE Italian government has, for
obvious reasons, determined not to
interfere in any way in Austrian inter-
nal affairs" the councils communioue
said. adding:
The grand council emphasizes es-
pecially that the (Austrian) plebiscite
was ordered without previous notice
by Schuschnigg.
Not only was it not suggested, but
not even approved by the Italian gov
ernment which had no knowledge of il.
neither with regard to method nor
substance.
The grand council considers what
has happened in Austria the result
OF pre-existing situation and ar
(See ROME, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1938-03-13
BY J. A. OLEARY.

A decision on whether the $500, 900
in the 1889 District supply bill for
unemployment relief should be in
creased probably will 60 over until the
January session of Congress. it was
indicated yesterday as House and SEN
ate conferees prepared to resume con-
sideration of their differences tomor-
row morning.
Unless there is a last-minute change
1t is believed the agreement will re-
tain the Senate plan for Z thorough
study of relief needs by an outside
expert, to start Immediately. but the
conferees are reported to have reached
a tentative conclusion the survey could
not be completed adequately by May /,
the date in the Senate bill
The Senate theory in asking for
report by May l was to give Congress
an opportunity to place an additional
relief item in the last deficiency bill
at this session, if the report justified
it. Since congressional leaders are
striving to adjourn by the end of May
or early June, elimination Of the May
date for a report probably would
leave the relief fund at the figure now
in the bill until Congress returns.
which would be midway Of the new
fiscal year.
Thomas and Collins Confer.
To facilitate the work of the con-
ferees tomorrow, Senator Thomas Of
Oklahoma and Representative Col
Inns of Mississippi. chairmen of the
respective groups, conferred informally
yesterday. but all suggested compro-
misses and changes await formal ap-
proval by the entire conference.
While House .conferees are believed
ready to agree to tryout of park
ing meters here. as proposed by the
Senate, it developed yesterday the final
decision will rest with the House itself.
The parking meter amendment falls
in the category of questions House
managers usually take back to the
House for a separate vote.
1t is virtually certain the final total
of the 1899 bill will be cut sub
stantially below the Senate figure of
s48,166 900 as the result of confer
ence agreements. In reaching that
total the Senate added 100000 to
the House figure Of $45,075,000, but
just how much of the increase will be
(See D. c. BILL, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1938-03-13
KEYS CASE GIVEN
TOCORONER'S Jury
Expert Testifies Tear Gas
Would Not Subdue
Insane Person.
BULIETIN.

Unable to agree fsfter weighing
the evidence for an hour and a
half, a second coroner's jury was
recessed at 230 am today with
instructions to return at 10 am
tomorrow and resume delibera-
ton as to whether the police killing
of Leroy Keys was justifiable 1t
was intimated that if a second
deadlock jury results, the case will
be turned over to the District At
torney for direct presentation to
the grand jury.
After entering the third day. the
second inquest into the fatal shoot
ing by police of Leroy Keys. 38, she'll
shocked colored World War veteran,
neared conclusion early To-Day when
the case was given to the coroner's
jury at 1:01 o'clock
One of the high lights of late testi-
mony was expert opinion to the effect
that tear gas would have been IN
effective on the demented man. who
was killed last Tuesday after he barri-
caded himself in his home at 2470
Ontario road NV.
Tenth Precinct Policeman j. M.
Nally. whose bullets killed Keys. was
not placed on the witness stand, his
attorney, James A. O'Shea, announc-
ing he would stand on the record Of
the first case.
The testimony on the use Of tear
gas was given by Capt. Harvey G..
Callahan, No. i precinct commander,
who also instructs police classes in
the use of chemicals and gases.
He stated the effect of tear gas is
80 per cent physical and 70 per cent
psychological, and that the effect
varied, dependent upon the person at
whom it was directed. He said per-
son not in his right mind might dis
regard the pain to his eyes.
The captains cited a case where
tear gas was used futilely to rout q
Icon YE,VC poro ASN
Evening star., 1938-03-13
b. q stan Correspondent OF The star.


ARLINGTON, Va, March 12.-If
some resident of Colonial Village has
suggestion to keep the Railways clear
of baby buggies and scooters, and sub
mits it in writing to Manager j. C..
Blake by Tuesday night, there's a
chance it will be worth some part Of
$500.
Mr.. Blake has offered a prize of
$3.50 for the best suggestion for max
ing life more worth while in the COM
munity, $50 for the second best sug-
gestion and 500 for the third. The
o1er closes Tuesday night. and the
only rule is that it must be con-
structive and made by resident of
the village. He believes it Is the first
such offer ever made in . community
where every apartment is occupied,
has been ever since the 1afst section
Evening star., 1938-03-13
CALIFORNIA SENATE
KILLS MOONEY MOVE
Almost Unanimous Vote Downs
House Resolution
for Pardon.
b the Associates Press

d Lnc ASSOClALeQ FTeSS
SACRAMENTO, Calf. March Ia
The California Senate tonight killed
by an almost unanimous voice vote an
Assembly approved resolution par
doning" Tom Mooney, convicted of the
1916 San Francisco preparedness day
parade bombing.
The Senate debated the measure
only . few minutes. Chairman w. P.
Rich Of the Rules Committee. which
reported the resolution unfavorably.
then moved that it be tabled. Only a
few mays" were heard.
The action at least temporarily dis
posed Of the question as to whether
the Legislature had the power to par
don. Senate concurrence was neces-
sary to technical enactment,
Evening star., 1938-03-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY tHe Associated Press.
ROME, March 13 Sunday -Italy's
Fascist Grand Council gave its ap-
proval today to Adolf Hitler's Nazi-
f1cation of Austria.
The councils approval was expressed
in a communique issued after it had
received Hitler's promise that Ger
man expansion to the south would
stop at the Italian frontier.
German troops today reached Bren-
ner Pass, strategic gateway between
Austria and Italy.
In personal letter to Premier Mus
solini. Hitler embodied similar guar
antee to France. but gave no assur-
ances he would respect frontiers Of
other countries.
Hitler's letter which he sent to
Mussolini by special emissary. was
read to the council by Count Galcaz no
Ciano, foreign minister.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
Textile Protest Planned.

BOSTON, March IL (R.-A COM
mittee representing the Massachusetts
State administration will leave to-
morrow for Washington to protest
inclusion Of textiles In . proposed
reciprocal trade agreement with Great
Britain. A proposal to send another
expedition representing the Legisla.
ture vas dropped
Evening star., 1938-03-13
18ARE SENTENCED
TOD|E IN MOSCOW
Lives of Three Spared in
Verdict CuIminatinu
Treason Trials.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Purge trials in Russia. under
Udy since 1884. reached their high
est point this month 1cith prosecu-
fion OF II former high officials OF
Sor'et government on charges OF
treason and sabotage. All admitted
their guilt. dramatically outlining
methods used to light Dictator
Stain.
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March Is Sunday
Eighteen Of 81 defendants were sent.
enced to death today in Moscows
greatest treason trial. -
Those whose lives were spared
were: Christian Rakovsky, former
Ambassador to France who was sem
fenced to 20 years imprisonment; s.
A. Bessonof. former member of the
Soviet trade delegation to Berlin: IS
years. and d. D. Pletnyff, heart spe-
cialist, Is years.
Those who must die-former hioh.
RANKING Bolshevists accused of treason
and murder at the behest of for
eign powers-will have at most five
days to live.
May Die Within Day.
However, if precedent is followed,
the condemned men will be executed
within "a hours.
Appeals for clemency, usually made
Immediately, heretofore have been
rejected Immediately in cases of such
prominence as this, with former
premier and five former comm,ssars
or cabinet members among the con-
demned.
Three days will be given them for
the judges to weigh their appeals and
two more days must elapse before
they are placed before the firing
squad
Among those sentenced to death
was Nikolai Bucharin, chronicler of
the Red revolution who electrified the
last session Of the long trial With
spell-binding defense.
Among the other one-time high
ranking Soviet leaders to be shot are
Genrikh G. Yagoda, former chief of
the dreaded secret police; Alexis I.
Rykoff. premier of the Soviet Union
for 10 years who succeeded Lcnin:
and N. N. Krestinsky, former fist
assistant foreign commissar.
Rykon Weeps at Sentence.
Rykoff, his head on his chest. wept
as the clerk began reading the
sentences.
The other II sentenced to die took
the verdict more calmly, although
some were nervous and depressed.
Bucharin gazed constantly at the
floor.
The court found that one of the de-
PENDANTS, A. P. Rosengoltz, one time
commissar Of foreign trade, personally
desired to assassinate Joseph Stain.
Rosengoltz, the court ruled. sought
as many interviews with Stain as
possible, in the hope of an opportunity
to carry out his plan.
The three judges returned to the
courtroom promptly at 4 am, six and
half hours after taking the case
under consideration.
All Pleaded Guilty.
All the defendants pleaded guilty
to charges which included plotting to
osmember the Soviet Union, over
throw the regime, restore capitalism
and murder Russian leaders.
Bucharin, the fallen editor of gov
eminent newspapers, broke a prece-
dent Of the three big purge trials.
Never before had q defendant spoken
up at the very last to deny some Of the
charges against him, accuse the prose-
cutor and refuse to make an abject
confession of everything with which
he was charged.
AL the defendants were given an
opportunity to make their last pleas
and all, except Bucharin, begged for
mercy with q thread of hopelessness
through their speeches.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
Wife Paid the Family Debts
And Taxes, Shields Testifies
JOhnstOvn Mayor
Rereals Source of
Windfau.'
Ry the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Senate investigators asked Mayor
Daniel w. Shields of Johnstown, Pa,
yesterday to explain what "windfall"
enabled him to pay of $23 3.485 of in
debtednesS and back taxes on his fam
ily's property at about the time of
last years Bethlehem Steel strike
The Mayor. who other witnesses said
had received more than $4,000 of
Bethlehem Steel Co. money to meet
the cost Of policing the strike. said
the debts and back taxes were paid
of by his wife with money my wife
had for years"
Perspiring freely and often at a loss
for words during three hours of eues-
tioning before the Senate Civil Lib
critics Committee, Mayor Shields said
he had received the money for po-
lice expenses from the Johnstown
Citizens Committee and did not know
tSee SHIELDS Page A.17l
Evening star., 1938-03-13
RESCUERS HUNT MINERS
Extinguish Flames in Shaft and
Dig for Two-All Hope Gone.

HARLAN, KY, March IL P.-
Rescue workers succeeded today in
extinguishing flames in the Black
Mountain Coal Mine, IL miles east
of here, and dug into slate fall in
an effort to locate the bodies of two
men trapped in the mine.
They said they had abandoned all
hope of rescuing the pair alive
The men, Ben Mcfarland, IS, and
Floyd Mills. 80, were trapped last night
while cutting coal for loading. They
were the only persons in the mine.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
Two Hurt in Plane Crash.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, March u CP.
Two Navy men were slightly in
jured today when their plane nosed
over while making a landing at the
airport here.
The plane struck a pile OF rocks
being used to complete the airport.
M. B. Grimes, mechanic at the Nor
folk naval base. suffered lacerations
OF the hand and chest. Thomas Mur-
ray, pilot, escaped with few
scratches.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
ANTI-NAZIS QUELLED
Boston Consulate Demonstrators
DISPERSED by Police.

BOSTON, March IL [P)-A demon
station in front of the German Con-
sulate was quelled quickly today by
police, who warned participants that
picketing would not be tolerated. The
protest was the result of Germany's
seizure of power in Austria.
The noisy demonstrators. carrying
banners and placards denouncing
Nazi-ism, were led by Phil Frankfeld,
Communist party secretary in Massa-
chllSettS
Evening star., 1938-03-13
HEAVY VOTE CAST
FOR CROP QUOTAS
Market Control for Cotton
and Tobacco Favored
in Early Returns.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Early returns last night from three
farmer referenda gave overwhelming
ma ajorities for marketing quotas on
cotton and two types of tobacco.
More than 30 per cent OF the votes
tabulated from IL of the 19 cotton
States favored the quota system. Only
two-thirds majority of the farmers
voting is required to put the control
system into operation.
The balloting on the tobacco quotas
was somewhat closer. but more than
the required two-thirds majority were
Affirmative votes.
Earlier reports of strong opposition
to the cotton control system in Okla
homa and Texas were not borne out
by the figures coming in from those
States.
1886 For, 7,l08 Against.
Unofficial returns from SO counties
in the II reporting cotton States gave
1886 for cotton quotas and 7,108
against.
States included in this tabulation
were Florida. Georgia. Kansas, Mis-
sissippi, Missouri. North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, South Carolina,
Texas and Virginia.
The early figures from each of these
States gave more than the required
majority for the cotton quotas.
Use of the quotas was proposed by
Secretary Wallace. who declared that
growers of the three crops faced
surpluses that threatened to depress
prices below present levels.
100000 Eligible to Vote.
officials said they expected the
final returns would show heavy
favorable vote from such States as
South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
approximately 100000 farmers
were eligible to vote.
Under the quota system, sales Of
1888 cotton would be limited to that
produced on about 26.500,000 acres
allotted to growers by the Agriculture
Department and local committees.
OFFICIALS estimate that such an acre
age should yield, under normal con-
ditions, about 10000 bales. COM
pared with last years 18,746,000
bales. .,
The flue-cured tobacco quota would
be 705, 100000 pounds and the dark
tobacco quota 145,000,00o pounds.
Approval of the quotas would make
all growers of the affected crops sub
ject to them, regardless Of how their
counties and States voted.
Texas Votes 5 to I.
KANSAS CITY, March IL R.-
Southwestern cotton growers, in early
returns from today's referendum.
showed sentiment heavily in favor Of
marketing quotas on the staple.
Texas, with from 350,000 to 500 900,
or nearly q nth Of the approximately
$500, 900 eligible farmer voters. bal
loted more than five to one for quotas.
Oklahoma reported more than two
to one.
In Missouri, incomplete returns
from 3 Of the IL cotton counties
Evening star., 1938-03-13
D. c. RELIEF BOOST
RULING MAY WAIT
Conferees Hint Favor for
Survey, With Decision
Next January.

BACKGROUND
Organized citisenrv here protest.
ed that relief funds uere poetully
inadequate and asked for inquiry
into ,Deitdre situation The District
appropriation bill for year ending
June 80. 1889. passed House and
Senate in different forms and now
is in conference.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
DR.. w. L. Poteat Dies.

WAKE FOREST, N. c., March IL
R.-Dr. w. L. Poteat, president emer-
titus of Wake Forest College and for
mer president of the State Baptist
convention, died at his home here to-
night. He was 81 years old.
Evening star., 1938-03-13

N'ttofe odo pcCthLSo oy uSStotcs
OF World Court.
Es the Associated Press.
VIENNA, March 13 Sunday. -
Adolf Hitler has joined Germany and
Austria and defied the world to part
them. He proclaimed this new pam
German union from Linz balcony to
cheering thousands yesterday.
This union joins a Germany OF
66,020,0 900 population with an Austria
of 6,748826 and adds 32.360 square
miles to the German Reich.
Hitler spent the night at Linz and
Vienna was prepared for his tri-
demonstrations throughout Austria
especially in Graz, long a Nazi strong
hold.
Forces Sweep Over Country.
AS Hitler spoke at Linz Nazi forces,
tanks and planes swept through tiny
Austria to remake the map of Europe
and rouse new fears of European war.
Troops came by land and by air.
ANY other attempt to part this peo-
pie will be in vain,' the triumphant
Fuehrer told wildly cheering throngs
massed to welcome his return to his
native land and fulfillment of the
long-dreamed union of Germany and
her southern neighbor.
Declaring it his divine" mission to
return Austria to the German father
land. bare-headed Hitler in an army
overcoat told the crowd, "Your pres
ence is testimony it is not the wish
OF only a few to found this pan
Germany, but is the will of the Ger
man people ITSELF.
1T would be fine also if some of
our well-known international seekers
after truth could not only see the
truth here, but also recognize it."
Treaty Declared Annuled.
The new Nazi Chancellor of Austria.
Arthur Seysz-Inquart, greeted Hitler
by proclaiming annulment of the
treaty of st. German, which forbade
union of Germany and Austria.
Diplomatic circles expressed the be-
lief the presence of so many German
troops was not intended primarily to
intimidate Austria so much as Czech
oslovakia.
They pointed out that German
troops, encircling half of Czechoslo-
vakia, form a powerful threat of a
pincer-like action to that country, in
whose 3.500,000 Germans Hitler has
expressed an interest.
All Austria Goes Nazi.
All Austria went Nazi. Federal, pro-
vincial and municipal governments
were taken over by Nazis.
Austrian Army troops not only
stood by, but also fraternized with the
invading legions.
A wave of arrests struck fear to
thousands of Austrians-Catholic
Jews, Socialists and former Austrian
government chieftains alike.
Austria's frontiers were closed
quickly to prevent mass exodus of
those who fear Nazi-ism. The Nazi gov
eminent forbade sending money out
side the country, under heavy penal
ties.
The chancellor Hitler forced out of
Office, Kurt Schuschnigg, was impris-
oned in Belvedere Palace. surrounded
by 1000 Storm Troopers and so police.
Nazis said the guards were for Ibis
own protection"
Friends of Schuschnigg, hoping he
could gain refuge in Hungary, said
the former chancellor had not decided
whether to leave Vienna. His young
son was taken away from Belvedere
Palace as precautionary measure.
From the moment Der Fuehrer's car
rumbled across the Inn River Bridge
near Braunau, his birthplace, scenes
(See VIENNA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-03-13
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Increasing cloudiness and warmer to-
day, followed by light rain tonight; to-
morrow rain and colder. Temperatures
yesterday-Highest, 50, at 4:30 pm:
lowest IS, at $50 am
Full report on Page Az.
Evening star., 1938-03-13
Ban OH Anschluss
in Peace Treaty
Annulled.
TRIUMPHAL ENTRY
IN VIENNA TODAY
Government Is Taken
Over Completely
by Nazis.

BACKGROUND
German troops marched into
Austria Friday to carry out Nasi-
fcation demanded OF Chancellor
Kurt SchuSchnigg by Reichstuehrer
Hitler at Berchtesgaden last month.
Treaty OF st. German, trhich con-
cluded peace for Austria in 1919.
forbade union nth Germany, and
effort in 1881 to obtain a customs
union uas prevented By decision
OF World Court.
Evening star., 1938-03-13

(See KEYS, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1938-03-13

,See SHIELDS, Page A-17D