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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
Japanese Gut RatiOns
 To Feed War Machine

TOKYO, June 10-Japan is ra- tioning herself with terrible stern ness to pay for the war with China.
 Presumably the poorest oI the worlds "haVe-nots" the nation has been blowing an estimated five mil- lion dollars daily through her guns and rifles since the incident be- gan July ', 1937.
 Experts place the total eXpendi- ture thus far in the neighborhood of two billion dollars.
 The people are paying high taxes. They are using their savings to buy government bonds. They are working longer hours, wearing syn- thetic clothing materials and fore going even the pitifully few luxuries they normally enjoy.
 Need U. S. Dollars
 A steady stream of sentiment stimula ton comes from the govern ment to increase their natural will ingness to do this.
 The need for American dollars is a powerful factor in Japan's precar- ious financial structure.
 In the United States, where she buys most of her necessities, her purchases on credit have been great ly restricted. She is paying cash for most of her airplanes, munitions, oil, cotton and machinery she gets and to do this she must buy dollars with her yen.
 Experts Shrinking
 At the same time she is meet ing the interest on three hundred sixteen million dollars obtained from American investors before the war began by bonds sold on the Ameri- can market. They represent nation al, municipal, government-guaran- teed and privately guaranteed cor porate issues.
 Adding final touch to what ap- pears to be a dark picture, Japans exports have shrunk by some 20 per- cent and commodity prices have risen
 Germany and Italy, Japan's anti Communist" allies, are in no posi- tion to help her with credits be- cause they need cash just as badly as she does. Nor is the rest of the world anxious to give her raw ma- terials or manufactured goods on a pay-after- -the-war basis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
JUNEAU FBI OFFICE MAY BE REOPENED IF
 SENATE APPROVES

The Juneau Federal Bureau of Investiga ton office. recently closed here for lack of funds, may be re- opened shortly if the appropriation of s3O8.OOO approved by the House yesterday is successful in the Sen- ate. according to word received here by the Department of Justice.
 Juneau as well as several other of the smaller G-men offices were closed when the budget request was trimmed to $108,OO0. If the S200,000 added by the House, making a total of s308,OOO. wins Senate approval it will mean the reopening of the abandoned offices, it is stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
CORDOVANS ARE PUZZLED ABOUT
 ODD HAPPENING
Moon, Sun Are Red Balls Haze Hangs Over
 Wide Section

CORDOVA, Alaska, June 10. - Citizens are puzzled over Wednes- days blood red moon and high haze. which is probably due to the eruption of volcano Mayon in the Philippines.
 The sun also became a red ball.
 The haze covered wide area from due west to 20 degrees north west.
 The red moon, red sun and haze may have been caused by the erup- ton of Katmai, Bogoslof or some other volcano on an isolated island of the Aleutians.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
First Ship" Is Arriving Of Nome Today

The Columbia, first ship to Nome this season, is arriving, off that port today, according to word re- ceived here, but ice is reported extending out 25 miles which may cause some delay.
 The Columbia is the former Dor othy Alexander owned by the AL aska Steamship Company and re- modelled. She is replacing the old Victoria as the first ship to Nome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
BRITISH PORT
 IS AIR RAIDED
 BY INSURGENTS
Lone Bonn CT Flies Over Alicante, Shells Civilian
 Section, Sinks Ships

MADRID, June 10.-A lone h. surgent air raider, flying an Italian made Savoia seaplane, again bomb ed Alicante, a British controlled port.
 The British freighter Thorpen- hall, which was bombed three days ago. was again struck and began sinking at the stern and finally went down, according to advices.
 The civilian section of Alicante, which previously suffered one Of the worst bombardments of the Spanish Civil War from a fleet of air raiders, was again battered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
AIR RESERVE
 OFFICER DIES,
 PLANE CRASH
Private, Also Aboard Plane, Makes Jump to Safety,
 Only Injured

RIVERSIDE, Cal, June 10.-Sec- ond Lieutenant Joseph c. Marcy, Air Reserve Officer, was killed last night when his attack plane crashed and burned midway between Ban- ming and Beaumont.
 Private William White, flying with Marcy, jumped and was only slight ly injured.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
VOLCANO MAYON NOW SUBSID|NC;
 STOPS SHOUTING
Eight Day R ampag ge Re- ported Over Some
 Refugees Return

LEGASPI. Philippine Isla n d s, June 10.-Mayon volcano is subsid- ing after spewing ashes over the countryside and throwing ou { streams of molten lava which flowed down the mountainside in the erup- tion which began eight days ago.
 A few refugees are returning to their villages near the base of the volcano.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of base ball games played this afternoon in the two major leagues as re- ceiyed up to 2:30 o'clock:
 National League Philadelphia 3; Pittsburgh 2. New York 3; St. Louis 1. Others postponed.
 American League Detroit T; Washington G. St. Louis 8; Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 2; New York 8. Chicago Is; Boston ?.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 10.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 10A, American Can 87h, American Light and Power 5, Anaconda 24, Bethlehem Steel 44A {, Commonwealth and Southern 1as, Curtiss Wright Az, Generol Motors 291a.
 International Harvester 5312, Ken necott 29A, New York Central IFS, Southern Pacific II, United States Steel 42. Cities Service 8as, Pound $495A.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials HAY, rails 20.53, utilities 1913.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
RAINIER
 SUES, DIVORCE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, June 10.- Luise Rainer, twice hailed as having given the best performance for a film actress. has filed suit for di- vorce from Clifford Odets, play wright.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
THREE OFFICERS, , ENLISTED MEN DEAD, ACCIDENT
Aircraft Believed Struck by Lightning During Brief,
 Violent Storm
SHIP SUDDENLY COMES
 DOWN, ILLINOIS FARM
Seven Bodies Found Strewn on Ground when Rescue
 Workers Reach Scene

DELAVAN. H., June 10. = Eight Army Air Corps men have been killed in the crash of Douglas bomber.
 The bomber crashed on the Youle farm, north of here, during brief but violent storm.
 Laura Youle, eye witness, said she believed the craft was struck by lightning.
 There was sudden explosion and debris flew through the air, ,' said Miss Youle "The air craft came down half a mile from our farm house and fell into muddy ground" /"
 The alarm was quickly given and rescue workers rushed to the scene.
 The wings and fusilage were badly torn
 At least seven bodies were strewn around the ground, some having un- opened parachutes One body was still in the plane.
 The Army bomber was carrying three officers and five enlisted men and was missing on a flight from Chanute Field, Rantoul, H., to Denver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
LIST OF VICTIMS

DELAVAN, June 10. - After a check, Army authorities announced the victims of the bomber crash as follows:
 Capt. Richard Reeve, 26, of Waun- akee, Wis.
 First Lieutenant Norman Ives, 31, Los Angeles, Cal
 Second Lieutenant Thomas Lang ben. 27, Galveston, Tex.
 Staff Sergeant Edward Murah. Corporal William Housley.
 Privates Phillip Truitt, Max My ser, George HuntSman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-10
INT. HIGHWAY COMMISSION
 TO BE NAMED
President Informs Magnu- son Action Will Be
 Taken This Summer

WASHINGTON, June 10.-Presi- dent Roosevelt assured Representa- tive Warren G. Magnuson, Democrat of Washington, during a conference at the White House, that members of the Alaska Highway Commission will be appointed this summer.
 The American Commission will include a member of Congress, resi- dent of Alaska and three other citi- zen members to serve two years without pay and at the end of that period report their findings to the President.
 The American Commission is to cooperate with a similar Canadian Commission.
 RIGGS BEING CONSIDERED
 SEATTLE, June 10.-Former Gov. Thomas Riggs, of Alaska, is being favorably considered for appoint ment to the Alaska International Highway Commission according to word received here by Ralph H. Royal, Northern Chief of the AL aska Yukon Pioneers, from Col. Eugene F. Laporte, representing the Pioneers in Washington.
 Col Laporte visited President Roosevelt where he said he learned of the prospect of Riggs as one of the five members of the Commis- sion.
 Riggs is a former engineer of the Alaska Railroad Commission during construction of the Alaska Railroad between Seward and Fairbanks. He served on the Boundary Commis- sion which settled the Alaska dis pute with Canada.
Evening star., 1938-03-18

home and created such intense hos
tility in New England. that a non-
intercourse act, restricted to trade
with Great Britain and France, was
substituted q year later. This. too,
was failure. Macon's Bill No. z,
permitting the President to prohibit
commerce with either of the two
countries unless they changed their
policy toward neutrals, was passed in
stead, and had no further effect than
to elicit some mendacious gestures on
the part of the Emperor Of the French.
On June IS, 1872, Congress declared
war on Great Britain.
Commercial Warfare.
The commercial warfare of 1908 to
1872 was an unQuestioned failure.
That it did distress England is un-
deniable; that it was at least equally
damaging to the United States seems
plain. At all events, none of this
countrys objectives were achieved by
it, and war came III the end.
British products have been boy
cotted IN India by the NationallStS
since 1905. This is in part intended
as weapon for independence, in part
as a means of reviving the old village
industries Of the country. Progressive
steps toward the first objective have
been achieved. but the final success
is still in the future. The boycott
has troubled beyond question the
Lancashire cotton mills and aided in
wringing concessions from Parliament.
After the World War economic
coercion as substitute for armed
conflict was very highly considered.
1t was written into the covenant of
the League of Nations and serious
studies printed to prove its feasible
ity. Unfortunately this weapon de-
mands high degree of international
cohesion over long period of time,
and if unsuccessful may only intensity
the situation it is intended to correct.
For example, the impressive demon
Stration of sanctions against Italys
Evening star., 1938-03-18
BOYCOTTS FOUND
'DOUBLE-EDGED'
Method often Suggests
War, Gains Nothing.'
Borah Declares.

The boycott, said Senator Borah re.
Gently, "often suggests war" And, he
added, sit gains rothing"
The history of boycotting "a long
one, despite the fact that the term
itself is only So years old, supplies
ample proof of the first of these state
ments. Support for the second is less
complete, examples of both success
and failure appear in the record
The word boycott" was first ap-
piled to an ancient form of economic
pressure, because of the unhappy eX-
periences of Capt. Charles Cunning
ham Boycott of County Mayo. Ire
land. At the height of the land trou-
bles in 1880, Capt. Boycott, as agent
for the estates of the Earl of Erne,
was sent to Coventry in an economic
sense over combination rent and
wages squabble. The oStracism was
so complete that it took 900 soldiers
to get the captains crops in.
This event was so spectacular that
thesname of the victim was applied to
the method almost Immediately. 1t
spread from Ireland over the world,
particularly in its application to labor
struggles. In this form it became
particularly popular in the United
States, at first as a substitute for, but
later as an extension Of, the strike.
In New York State more than 1900
boycotts were recorded officially be-
tween 1885 and 1892
BOycOtts in Labor Rows
The effectiveness of boycottS in labor
disputes in this country has been
diminished by its peculiar legal status
which varies from State to State.
Some hold that any boycott is illegal,
a conspiracy in restraint of trade. The
Supreme Court. constrained by the
Clayton Act to permit boycotts of the
firm directly involved in the dispute
(a'"primary' boycott, has refused to
permit such activity as applied to
firms or individuals dealing with the
boycotted organiza tion-a secondary
boycott. The New York courts have
further refined the boycott theory by
seeking unity Of interest" in sec
ondary boycotts.
But labor war and international war
are on different planes. and it is to
the latter that Senator Borah chiefly
referred. Here again the United
States has actively employed the eco
nomic weapon. to the point of basing
national policy on it for much of its
early history; in fact, the republic
itself may be said to have been found
ed on a boycott.
The years preceding the Declara tion
OF Independence were years of eco
nomlc distress in America as well
As of tax pressure from Great Britain.
Under the whip of the former con-
ditlon the colonists began primi-
tive Buy American" campaign, with
the dual purpose of intoxicating thrift
through abstaining from foreign lux
uries" and of encouraging native man.
ufactures. But the Colonial mer-
chants also realized that this agita-
tlon might be effective in coercing
the British government
The Stamp Act set the movement
off in organized form. On October
81, l765, the New York merchants
agreed to take no goods from England
until the act was repealed The New
York precedent was seized upon bv
other mercantile communities, English
Evening star., 1938-03-18

| traders felt the pinch, and largely
through their efforts the act was re-
pealed
Move to Combat Duties.
Three years later the movement was
revived to combat the duties imposed
by the ToWnShend Act It took on
an extraordinary intensity. accom-
panied by the rise of a demand for
independence which alarmed the
fundamentally conservative merchant
class. In June, ITO, New York broke
the chain of mon n-importation" agree
ments, and other centers were obliged
to follow suit
Nevertheless, all the Townshend
duties were repealed except that on
tea. The situation, though now quite
to the taste of many importers. had
passed beyond economics. In 1773 the
Boston town meeting proceeded to a
more active form of coercion by dump
ing tea into the harbor, retaliation in
the form of closing the port of Bos-
ton led by easy transition to LeXing-
ton and in due course to Yorktown.
The effect Of the coloniSts' economic
pressure was that they achieved vir-
tually all their bjectives-short of
dependence. But in the process so
much bitterness was aroused that
nothing except independence would
satisfy the malcontents and a resort
to force became well-nigh inevitable.
The success in the first phase un-
doubtedly had prominent part in
determining American policy under
Jefferson and Madison. With Ma
poleon and the British engaged in a
major economic struggle-tae former
with his continental system" and the
latter with the blockade-the United
States was being badly pinched. After
the threat of non-importation act
tailed to eXtort redress from Great
Britain, the drastic measure of a
complete embargo on all overseas
trade was put into effect in 1908.
But this caused so much distress at
Evening star., 1938-03-18
PILOTS AND STUDIES
Oklahoma University Coed

Oklahoma University Coed
Trades Plane for Education.
NORMAN, Okla. (P.-Grace Steven
son, 20, University of Oklahoma stu
dent, is trading college education
for an airplane.
She wanted to become an aviatrix
but her mother was not minded
and insisted her daughter attend
the University of Oklahoma.
Miss Stevenson made bargain
and agreed to obtain college educa-
ton provided she also could ny. she
will receive her degree a year from
June and meantime she has become
a licensed pilot with 100 hours If
flying time to her credit.
Evening star., 1938-03-18
HITS ICE WATER

Czechoslovakian Physician Holds
It Menace to Health.
MIAMI, Fla. (P.-Add to the list
Of Americas terrible mistakes: Ice
water.
You reckless Americans" said DR.
Arnold Lorand. health specialist OF
Carlsbad, Czechoslovakia, to an
audience here recently. You are the
finest people in the world, but the
most reckless in the matter of health
lice water Is a terrible mistake
1t stops the natural elimination OF
toxic poison through perspiration.'
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Exerciser Injures Man.

CHAMBERSBURG. Pa. tP).-It was
exercise Harry Sellers was after, but
it was a dislocated shoulder that he
got
The truck driver. experimenting
with trick elastic "exerciser," grasped
one end in each hand, and stretched.
His shoulder snapped out of its socket.
He went to hospital
Evening star., 1938-03-18
SHAW AMERICANIZED
Special Film Replaces Words
Unused in q. s.

LONDON {R.-Two film versions
will be made Of Bernard Shaw's "Pyg-
malion," now in production-so that
1t will be intelligible to both English
and American audiences.
In the American version garbage
man" will be substituted for dust
man." baby carriage" for "pram,"
stool pigeon" for "copper's mark" "
faucet" for water tap" and dude"
for "toff."
Evening star., 1938-03-18
CALIFORNIA GROWS
LARGER CHILDREN

Health Department Makes Test
Of $4,000 Born in State
and 25, 900 Outside.
~ the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-California
Is growing larger children than any
other State.
The State department Of public
health came to this conclusion after
recording the heights and weights Of
$4,000 children born in California and
$4,000 born outside the State.
DR.. Orren Lloyd Jones Of Los An
geles, who was in charge of the study,
said:
I'VE are able to state that The av-
erage height Of children of given
age born elsewhere than California is
invariably less than the average height
OF California native-born children.
There is definite correlation be-
tween length of body and length of
stay in California"
Evening star., 1938-03-18

Ethiopian venture solidified italian
national sentiment The boycott
against Nazi Germany has so far pro-
duced no positive results.
Evening star., 1938-03-18

Balsam Fir, 3 IT.
Blue CYPRESS III It.
Greek Juniper, 3 It.
Irish Juniper, 8 IT.
Norway Spruce. 214 #.
oriental Arborvitae, 3it II.
oriental Globe Arborvitae,
21S It.
The Washington times., 1938-10-06
By Dennis Morrison

why, Mr.. Gillogly, you mean
you saw gold in there?"
"Gold! No, not gold, better.
Boraxl Why there's millions Of
tons Of it right on the surfaced"
"Oh-oh-Mr. Gillogly-Barnar
BY think I'm going to faint, I
really dol"
She careened sort of into Bar.
naby's strong if gingerly arms.
When she opened her eyes. she
was lying on the sofa, and he was
tanning her with his somhrero.
"Borax!" she said "juSt imagine
it! And it was you that brought
me this luck, Mr.. Gillogly--Bar-
naby."
IT got a sign from above" he
said. 1T rained goldfish. I knowed
that meant somethin'."
"Goldfishl" she cried. "Oh, I'm
glad. Because they were black
when I put them in the spring. I
wondered if they'd ever grow and
be pretty. Oh, Barnaby, 50 YOU
found my present at last!" 3
He considered her with q QuiZzi-
cal crinkle in his eyes. He said:
Look here, Hattie, how bout an
apple pie, huh? Your apple pie
gives me q feelin' I can't git no
other way. And after that-there'S
some things I want to talk about.
Because If q feller spends his life
lookin' fer gold and all he finds is
q paSsel of goldfish-well, he
oughter begin figurin' on settlin'
down."
"Oh, Barnaby," said Hattie
Paynter, II think you're Just won
derful."
The Washington times., 1938-10-06

ing in desultory way what kind
Of a present Miss Hattie had
brought him on that first vista
secret she never had disclosed
when a desert cloudburst blew up
and sent down a tremendous tor
rent Of rain in thirty minutes. In
the freshened cool Of twilight he
went out to the spring to see how
his minnows had Jared.
First thing off he uttered q cry
Of amazement. A miraclel
His cute little black minnows
weren't black any more. They
were a gorgeous golden tint, fit
ting about in the water.
Hey, Hank, Gristle! Fellers! |!
Git ready! we're packin' right out!
It's rained goldfish! And if ever q
man got a warnin' from above that
it's time to find gold. this here is
It'll"
He told Hattie he was leaving.
II just know you're going to
have luck" she said. i've got a
cabin out at my property and I'm
going out there for q while. It's
only about twenty miles. Mind If
I 60 with you that far?"
A FAINT THAT is A FEINT
Hattie's place, Barnby de-
cided, was the parched hinges Of
hell, nothing less. Below sea level
in a sun.pierced valley where al
kaline seepages formed poisonous
scars on the tortured earth. Evi-
IDENTIFY the rain had been even
worse here. Barnby went in first
and came out shouting.
Hattie! Miss Hattie! You've
struck 1t rich! You're land Is
worth millions!"
The Washington times., 1938-10-06
DAILY SHORT STORY

IYou1l Just have to discover it. Can
you play euchrea"
"Euchre? Why-I reckon usta
could" ..
Its nice up high here. Dear
me. Mr.. Gillogly, I've got some
claims down in the valley, govern
ment land that I've Just about
lived out. Yes. that's why I come
here in the first place. I do wish
you'd come and see me some time.
I've heard so many complimentary
things about you"
whats that thar smell?" said
Barnaby shifting hungrily. RE
minds me Of apple pie"
why, certainly, that's exactly
what it is. I hope you'll pardon
the liberty but I did so want to do
something for you to show I ap-
preciated those beans. It's just
about baked"
Barnaby consumed nearly all
the pie and mellowed out good
deal. He produced a fraved deck
of cards and they played euchre
until past 8 o'clock when Hattie
Paynter fluttered to her feet and
said she must go because people
might talk, you know how they
are"
APPLE PIE, THE LURE
Barnaby didn't, but that was no
matter, he saw her home. And.
lured by the thought Of Hattie's
luscious apple pies, he repaid her
call many times while weeks
dragged into months and he for
got the desert in his secure lux
ury.
He was contemplating his bless
ingS one afternoon, and wonder
The Washington times., 1938-10-06
BARNEY WENT

you air wellcom to the beans and
any tim som day vii mix you un
a cup of tea that vii max hair gro
on your chin for tea and me is ole
trends"
Reckon that'll hold her fer a
while" he grumbled.
CHEATED, BUT WINS
You might say that was a funny
way for romance to bud and pei.
haps you'd be right. Anyway,
there it was. Barnaby started on a
prospecting trip shortly thereafter
and not even a thought of Hattie
Paynter entered his mind for a
long time. On his return after
several months he learned that
Luke Wheeler. an old solo-playins
buddy, had passed on to his reward
in his absence.
Luke had left will bequeathing
his earthly possessions, consisting
Of a hilltop cabin. to Barnaby in
consideration of the fact that he
had cheated Barnaby at solo for
nearly 80 years and his conscience
required some balm. The cabin
was fine property and one that
Barnaby had always silently en-
wed. He promptly moved in.
He bought another burro with
the proceeds of selling tie shack
and called it Methuselah.
Up in the attitudes where he
lived now the weather was some
cooler and there was more vegeta-
ton. Barnahy ventured the re-
mark one day down in Horned
Toad that life was getting so full
Of pleasant things that he wouldn't
never go prospecting no more if
'twarn't fer the money.
why don't you farm your