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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
TALE OF FIRE
 AT VANCOUVER
 IS TOLD HERE
Charlotte Passengers Say It Was Lucky Flames Did
 Not Go Uptown

Passengers arriving in Juneau Saturday evening on the Princess Charlotte told a story of fire, smoke and sirens that would turn any movie "13th Alarm" tale to duller tale by comparison.
 ! A million dollar blaze last We'd nesday afternoon totally destroyed 1 Pier D, in Vancouver, where all i Canadian Pacific Railway vessels dock and sail to and from Alaska.
 Passengers scheduled to sail on the Charlotte that night, went to an adjoining wharf to board the vessel, as nothing but charred ruins remained at it's usual berth.
 Police wouldn't let you within block of the flames" one passep- ger said, but added: You didn't have to be close to see it. The flames shot a hundred feet in the air, and the smoke and fire could be seen for miles,"
 Office worKers Tn nearly every building in Vancouver's business district who had view of the fire, stopped work and stood at open windows while all available fire ap- paratus in the city was brought into play.
 Tt was nearly two hours before firemen got things under control" passenger on the Charlotte said. T guess several of them were in- 1ured. because ambulances made at least four trips from the fire to hospitals"
 Railroad traffic along the water front was stopped for several hours, the line being blocked off when the fire broke out, and then effectively blockaded when the Granville Street approach to Pier D collapsed, drop ping tons of debris on the tracks.
 The fire could easily have swept the business district had the flames been blown up Granville Street" passengers said, land as it was, itI was lucky that firemen were able to save the Pier BIG docks next Pier D. The Empress of Russia was
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Cross hospital train carrying for eign casualties from. Valencia to Barcelona. After trailing the train at a 50-foot altitude and bombing it, the pilots circled about and machine-gunned the wreckage for Is minutes. Sixty patients were re-wounded and g. dozen died some lost their minds under the ferocity of the attack.
 The raiders in June went after all shipping, frequently disabling or sinking two ships in a single night The same methods of di- rect, low attack with bombs fol- lowed by machine-gnns were used, always with success. The plane also experimented successfully with an aerial torpedo against the British freighter ThorpnesS outside the Valencia breakwater, then flew off to bomb and sink nearby ship.
 The raiders prefer the dawn at tack unless there is moonlight. They use a single motored hydro plane equipped with at least two heavy calibre machine guns. To keep their hand in during lulls the operators frequently have been reported machine-gunning Repub- lican highways.
 The highest decorations and honors await the Republican aviator lucky enough to down the marau- der and clear up the mystery of his or their identity Scarcely any, one believes the plane is piloted by Spaniards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
D Q J 6 1 A s N E W s
BUSINESS
 DISPOSED OF, COUNCIL

With favorable action resulting for the benefit of two taxpayers and none at all in the case of one or two other applicants, the Doug las Board of Equalization completed it's labors Saturday night. Mark Jensen secured a reduction in his assessment on stock to $2,000 from $4000, and $25 was cut off the valu- ation on the St. Ann's Avenue lot belonging to the Catholic Church.
 A special meeting of the Council is scheduled for tomorrow evening to set the tax rate which will doubt less be the usual 20 mills with dis count for early payment.
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shipping Prior to that, however, the attacker had a long and spec tacular string of successes during which it is reckoned he destroyed around a half billion liters of gaso- line and oil along the Republican seaboard.
 His most spectacular coup was in Valencia harbor in mid-Janu- ary Plummeting down from a great height with silent motor just at dawn one morning the plane barely skinned many five-to eight million liter gasoline and oil tanks while the pilots leisurely machine gunned the tanks with -pierc- ing bullets.
 Burned Three Weeks
 Then the plane wheeled sharply and flew back to drop incendiary and explosive bombs. There was a sheet of flame as the oil took fire. Three weeks later the fire had not yet fully died out. Well over 100 million liters of oil and gasoline were lost.
 This episode was repeated at Bar celona, Tarragona, Alicante and Cartagena, leaving the government to rue the day when preceding re- gimes rejected the American-draw plan to put storage tanks under ground in the hills behind the coast.
 The mystery planes most brutal attack came on April IA north of Castellon where it swooped down on the international brigade's Red
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01

 also held court in cannerieS or wherever it was handiest for all concerned. District Attorney Kehoe is tireless, energetic and capable official and it was due to his eX- celleut work that things went along as smoothly as they did. Deputy Marshal Ernest Allen and Tax Col lector Jack Carlyle also gave ex- cellent assistance in every way pos sible to push the cases through to successful conclusion"
 There was little contest, the of- ficial said, most of the fines being paid without protest, the canneries deducting the amount from the wages of the fishermen, most of
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whom will not be paid until they are back in San Francisco
 Most of the fishermen made big stakes this year, he reported, due to the unprecedented run of red salmon. One man had wages total ing $3,100 due him for 20 days work, Judge T'ruitt said, and an- other had cleaned up $2,550 for the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
FINAL ROUNDS SHOT HERE FOR
 PERRY SCORES
Alaska Team for National Matches to Be Chosen
 Next Day or 50

Final rounds for qualifying scores for the Camp Perry team were shot yesterday at Mendenhall rifle range Returns from other ranges in the Territory are to be in by midnight tonight after which the 12-man team will be named to rep resent Alaska at the Camp Perry national matches, it was stated. The team is to leave on the Mount Me- Kinley, August 12.
 Results of yesterdays shooting at Mendenhall follow:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
DIR. DICKINSON PASSES AWAY

Mayor Kilburn was in receipt of news in Saturdays mail from Clin- ton, Mass, telling of the death of Dr. John Dickenson, former Doug las resident, on the 16th of last month. His death occurred in Ham, ilton, Ark, and his age was given as 66 The doctor was practicing dentist here during the years 1912 1913.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
MARTHAS TO HAVE
 POTLUCK LUNCHEON

Next Friday, August 5, members of the Martha Society will have a potluck lunch at the home of Mrs. Ray G. Day on w. Seventh Street.
 A committee of two in charge of all arrangements includes Mrs. Stacey Norman and Mrs. A. J. Bockmore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
 FOR ROBERT BONNER

A group of friends bearing re- treatments surprised Robert Bon ner at his home Saturday evening on the occasion of his birthday. The game Bingo added to the en- tertainment diversion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
MRS. LAUGHLIN EXPECTED
 HOME DURING MONTH

Mrs. Gertrude Laughlin is ex- pected to leave Skagway where she is now visiting shortly after August 10 for her home here. She is guest of MT. and Mrs. w. E. Feero, for mer Douglasites, of Skagway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
WHEEL BARROW LOADS
 OF SALMON RECEIVED

Robert Dupree and Arne Shud- shift represented Douglas at the Salmon Rodeo at the end of the Island yesterday and as a result, each required a good-sized wheel barrow to transport their catch of salmon home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01

moored there, and was obscured in smoke half the time"
 It is believed work is to begin i'm mediately on construction of a new pier to take the place of the one con- sumed by the blaze.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
HARDING LAKE FIRE

A brush and forest fire ragged recently at Harding Lake, near Fairbanks. and burned over 30 acres before brought under control. Many summer homes were threat ened.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
TROLLER IN TOWN

Benhart Savikko came in from the fishing grounds around Port AL exander for a couple of days over the weekend and reported opera tions fairly successful so far.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
PRICES ELSEWHERE

At Prince Rupert today 189,O05 pounds of halibut were sold at 7.50 to BIO and cents a pound.
 There were no sales at Ketchi- kan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
NOTICE-DOG LICENSES

Dog Licenses are due and if not paid within three days dogs will be shot, by order of Douglas City Coun- cil.
 CHARLES TUCKETT, adv. City Clerk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
ThunderboIt on speedway at Bon neville salt beds; Capt. George
 Eyston in cockpit of racer

Capt. George E. T. Eyston, Brit ish speed ace. Is back at the Bon- neville salt flats on the shores of Great Salt Lake. Utah. ready for another try at a new world auto- mobile speed record. On his last appearance there Eyston set a mark of 311 miles per hour. bet tering the previous record of 301 miles per hour set by Malcolm Campbell, another British racer. Eyston now hopes to send his huge machine hurting across na- lures natural speedway at 333 miles per hour. The Thunderbolt has been revamped and It's giant motors rebuilt in preparation for
 the attempt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
VACATION ENDED

Mrs. Felix Gray this morning re- turned to her position at the B. M. Behrends Company store after a two weeks vacation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
NEW COMMISSIONER

Albert Schmidt has been appoint ed commissioner at Bethel, succeed ing Charles Moore, resigned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01

Today's News Today.-Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-01
TRUITT REPORTS
 ON ALIEN CASES
 IN BRISTOL BAY
Between $l5,000 and $16,- 900 Assessed in Fines
 Against Fishermen

Continued from Page One)
Evening star., 1938-01-15

mission. Should a zonin1 act be
passed it Is probable a combined zoning
and planning board could be appointed
that could exercise all the functions
of two separate bodies.
Rust Favors Proposals..
Both State Senator John w. Rust
and Delegate Francis P. Miller of Fair
fax have expressed their intention of
backing zoning legislation, whether it
be of more local nature or designed
on a Statewide scale
Considerable thought has been given
recently toward the possibility OF q
zoning or planning body that might
embrace Arlington and Fairfax
Counties and the city Of Alexandria.
This would insure, it has been pointed
out, the mapping Of future program
that would embrace the entire metro
politan area of Washington as single
unit, rather than as three separate and
distinct communities.
Under legislation adopted by the
General Assembly number of years
ago developers of subdivisions are re-
quired to have the plats of their sub
divisions approved by the county
surveyor or engineer before they can
be admitted to record. The law also
requires that streets must be so feet
in width. However, some steps may
be attempted to have this provision
modified, since in many cases 1t is
felt this width is too great.
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moment it was installed it became a
workmaker for the tired housewife
The random location of the various
units of the kitchen machinery made
steps and lots Of them. but it hasn't
| been until quite recently that much
has been done to make the set-up
more compact.
Nowadays it is possible to install
complete kitchen in but a fraction
OF the space formerly required. Thus,
II you have a small kitchen and have
been cramped for room. you can install
some OF the new-unit devices and have
room to spare. If your kitchen was
ample to begin with, you can have
enough room for the installation Of
additional work-saving devices. or pos
slblv a desk. or even a dance floor.
Here is compact little kitchen
which includes single bowl. single
drainboard sink and a four burner
gas range. The range is located on
either side Of the sink as desired, and
your sink can have either drawers
under its drainboard or be arranged
In the form Of cabinet with shelves.
Underneath the stove there is suf-
flcient space in which to locate a
small refrigerator, or you may use
that for storage also if you so desire.
The sink is equipped with handsome
pedestal-type faucets, crumb cup
strainer and fine monel-metal top.
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ladies; % Bryant street NV, sold for
l. r. Adams to Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
snelton, and 704 Quincy street NV,
sold to local investor for A. M. G,
Edwards and others.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
NEW HOUSING PROJECT
BEGINS AT ANNAPOLIS
Dreams Landing to Be Financed
Under Terms of F. H. A.
Mortgage System.

To meet an acute housing shortage
in the vicinity Of Annapolis ground
will be broken today on rental
housing project to be known as
Dreams Landing, miles northwest
of the city The project will be
financed under terms OF the Fed
eral Housing Administrations insured
mortgage system.
With 350-foot frontage on the
Severn River. the project will provide
accommodations for 56 families in
A group Of semi-fireproof, multi
family and row houses including 2s2
rooms. Twelve of the buildings are
two-story apartments and the remain
der will be grouped houses with indi-
vidual back yards. Thirty-four garages
are included in the project.
Dreams Landing will be financed
under a S260000 insured mortgage,
with total capitalization estimated at
$3.50. 900.
Sponsors OF the project are George
G. Ridgley, president Of Ridgley. Inc:
Alfred T. Newbold and Walter N.
Walmsley Of Washington. Builders Of
the project will be Newbold Construc-
ton Co. of Bethesda. Md The project
will be located on 6l2-acre tract with
35O-foot frontage on the Severn River
Rental per room per month is esti-
mated at $3.50, including heat and
hot water.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
FAIRFAX SEEKING
z0N|NC MEASURE
Legislation to Permit Coun.
ties to Set Up Own
Bodies Is Aim.

Legislation designed to permit the
establishment of coming bodies In
Fairfax and other counties similarly
situated, as has been urged by various
local organizations and citizens for
the past several years, is included
among the important measures ex-
pected to be introduced in the session
of the Virginia General Assembly
which convened in Richmond this
week.
Widespread interest In the adoption
OF such legislation. especially from
those interested in real estate, is being
shown in Fairfax County in view of
its proximity TO other large centers
OF population already having coming
powers.
A step designed to give Virginia
counties some control over future real
estate development was taken by the
Legislature at its 1886 session, when
a bill was adopted allowing the ap-
pointment Of planning commissions in
counties. 1t was provided that these
local commissions, when appointed,
have the power to draft master plans
for counties appointing them and work
in conjunction with the State plan
ming body.
Zoning Powers Held Necessary.
While this planning bill has been
described as one of the best of its
kind to be adopted in any State, the
thought has been expressed that in
a rapidly growing community plan
ming alone is not sufficient, but should
have zoning powers coupled with it.
Because OF the number OF new sub
divisions being developed throughout
the county, and the rapidly increasing
population in Falls Church. Mount
Vernon and Providence districts. at
tention has been focused for some time
on the need for some adequate con-
troll over the location OF residential
and building areas.
Planning itself has been urged as
highly essential in Fairfax County at
this time. However, many who have
studied the question have expressed
the view that proper zoning powers
would give a planning program added
authority and assure its being carried
out more successfully. Hence the
movement for legislation looking to-
ward the establishment of zoning
bodies has been gaining momentum
for some time
AS the result of recommendation
made by committee OF the Fairfax
County Chamber Of Commerce last
year the Board Of Supervisors was re-
quested to appoint a planning COM
mission for the county pursuant to the
provisions of the 1886 act In view of
the approaching session of the General
Assembly, however, when it was be-
lieved action might be taken on zonlng
legislation, the supervisors have de-
ferred the appointment of local COM
Evening star., 1938-01-15
BY LAWRENCE CROLINS.

7 F ANY of your friends have in
stalled new heating plants re-
Gently you have more than like
ly heard them enthusing over
the marvellous supply Of domestic hot
water they have been enjoying to-
gether with the improved house warm
ing. As supply of hot water. when
you want it, and as much as you
want. is one of your households
greatest necessities you have no doubt
filnched when you heard about the
new systems which supply that COM
fort and convenience in such vast
quantities.
Your present hot water or steam
heating plant can be converted so
that 1t will supply domestic hot water
in the same way that the new out
fits perform. and 1t can all be done in
surprisingly simple fashion. An
interesting new hot-water heater is
now available which can be attached
to your boiler with a minimum Of
labor. and because OF itss unique con-
struction combines the advantages OF
a tankless heater with the greater re-
serve capacity Of the ordinary tank
type of installation.
The heater consists of tank in
which is located largeU-tube. Hot
boiler water is circulated through this
large tube. Inside the large tube is
located series of smaller tubes
through which the domestic water is
passed absorbing heat from the boiler
water surrounding it and going up to
the house at just the right tenn
perature The water in the jacket
surrounding the large heating tube is
supplied from the city mains and is
obviously preheated before it is fed
into the smaller coils. This preheat-
ing feature makes it possible for the
unit to operate with large reserve
capacity, but still retain the quick
heating characteristics of the tank
less heater.
A de luxe model of this hot-water
heater is available which includes an
attractive metal jacket together with
thick layer of air-cell insulation.
1t also features a n-ferrous tank
for maximum life. A less expensive
model is also included which does not
have the Jacket and insulation and
utilizes a galvanized iron tank and
fittings.
PACK in the old days when a kitchen
was put together 1t was merely
matter of placing stove in one
spot. refrigerator in another, a sink
in still another and any other equip
ment had to shift for itself as best
it could. This method of doing the
job was obviously a simple one for
the person who was doing it, but the
Evening star., 1938-01-15
HOUSING NEED CITED
Pittsburgh Survey Shows $4,000
Family Units Required.

Pittsburgh and Allegheny County,
Pa, provide an outstanding example
OF the Nations housing needs, accord
Ing to a report Of three-year social
survey Of this region. Just issued By
the Columbia University Press. A
very suhstantial' portion OF the resi-
dents OF the county live in cities that
might date them decades or even .
century back" 1t is declared.
IF Pittsburgh were TO set out TO
eliminate houses that are unfit for
use and to unscramble the worst Of
the croWdlng, new family quarters
equal to the whole number Of new
units built in the city since the war,
about $4,000 family-duelling units.
would not be too large an estimate OF
the requirements" says the report.
compiled by DR.. Philip Klein of the
New York School of Social Work, di-
rector of the survey.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
LOW COST OF HOMES
IN MIAMI EMPHASIZED
Figures Disclosed by Mayor Show
Average Value of New Resi-
dences S4.l9S.

EpecIsl Dispatch to The Star.
MIAMI, Fla, Jan. l5.--The low cost
Of home building in Miami is disclosed
IN report released today by Mayor
Robert R. Williams showing s4198
to be the average value of building
permits issued for one.,family dwell
ings in 1887.
There were 1922 such homes built
during the year valued at S6390,202.
In addition, 1853 two-family homes val
ued at S747,837 an average of S4,45l
each. were constructed.
The value of permits issued for all
construction in 1887 gained IL per
cent over 1886. making it the fifth
consecutive annual increase in build
Ing activity. This sustained growth
has been made possible by the increas-
ing number of winter vacation visi-
tors who select Miami as a permanent
year-round place of residence, the
Mayor said.
There was total of 8,619 permits
Issued in 1887 valued at s14.OO3. .eO4,
compared with o.069 in 1886 valued
at S12614824.
Evening star., 1938-01-15
II TRANSACTIONS MADE
BY SHANNON & LUCHS
Sales of December Include Chain
Grocery Store, Homes
and Lots.

The Shannon Il Luchs Co. an
nounced today the closing of II real
estate transactions in the past month,
the largest Of which was the sale of
a chain grocery store on the Wash
ington- Baltimore boulevard.
Other sales included several new
homes. lots and reconditioned houses.
The list follows:
Three lots. Colmar Manor, Md, sold
for E. K. Nau to B. and A. Miller; 1853
Thirty-fourth street NV, sold to Mr..
and Mrs. William F. Robertson for
Kass Realty Co, Inc; Is lots in Hill
mead, Md. sold to w. o. Cooley for
G. H. Perrin; Sanitary Grocery store,
sold to local investor: 1910 Shepherd
street NV, sold to local investor
for r. L. Barrows: lot on Gault place
NE, sold for A. Dinowitz to Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. Brock; 1000 Rolling road,
Chevy Chase, Md, sold for Waverly
Taylor. Inc, to Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Ramberg; 3574 Eleventh street NV,
sold to local investor for N. E. Nico-
Evening star., 1938-01-15
DECLINE |SNOTEO
IN NBU|LD|NGLOANS
Larger Percentage Goes
Into Job. Making Channels.
However. Figures Show.

A larger percentage of savings cnd
and building and loan financing went
into employment-making loans in
November than in October, the
United States Building and Loan
League said today. CONSTRUCTION Of
new homes and moder1.ization end
repair of old ones. although in less
volume than the previous month. &C.
counted for ST out of every S2.77.
Vhlie the month before they were only
81 out of each s2ss. Volume of
loans for all purposes Was down IS
per cent from October, but advances
Tor home purchase and for refinanc-
ing accounted for more than their
share OF the drop, the league pointed
out.
The estimate of the league on
total loans by the thrift and home
financing institutions in November is
$82 1886 300. which Wis borrowed bv
$4,000 different families. 1t is II
per cent less than The November, 1886.
dollar volume, but maintained the
total for the first IL months of last
year slightly above that for the
same period of the year hefyre. 81 .l41.-
tl8,soo, as compared With s1,094,yl2,-
600.
George w. West, Atlanta, Ga.
league vice president, notes that the
iall-oH in loan volume between Oc-
tober and November is no more pro-
nounced than the seasonal trend OBJ
served In 1896. He pointed out. how
ever, that IN 1885 december loans
staged a marked increase over No
vemoer, and this past years total is
not expected to come out the same
way. Influences OF the general busi-
ness recession now being felt Will
be likely to retard any spectacular
activity in home lending until the
spring season opens up, in the opinion
OF the savings and loan association
managers, who expect January and
FEBRUARY of this year to produce loan
totals between S60,0OO,OOO ana So
oo0,000 each. This is considered fair
to mlddling business for these winter
months.
The analysis of November loans ac-
cordlng to purpose and the Fer cent
q the total loans on each account
follows
Estimated loans made by all associ-
ations in the United States:
Purpose
New construction ------- s23.727,3oo
Repair and modernizaticn 5.3Ol .9CO
Purchase ----------- 27.116,e00
Refinancine ----------- 1880, 800
Other purposes ------ 6,788, 400
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES So. .3S5 800
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Adds Electrical Outlets.

Electrical outlets may easily be made
available where needed when a new
channel is installed--in plaster. on the
Dashboard or above It, The cover OF
the channel Is In short sections. of
which any or all may be replaced
quickly by an outlet.