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Evening star., 1938-03-22
u. S. INDUSTRIAL RATE
DOWN 80 PER CENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY me ASSOclated Press.
GENEVA, March 22.-Industrial
production in the United States
dropped 80 per cent in January, 1888,
as compared with January, 1887, says
the League of Nations monthly sta
tistical bulletin,
In no country was the decline so
marked as in the United States" the
bulletin says. pointing out that the
gold value of world trade in January
was II per cent under that of Deem
ber
During 1887, says the bulletin, world
Einc stocks more than doubled, world
copper stocks increased so per cent
and rubber stocks 1S per cent.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
RISE ABOVE YEAR AGO
Sy the Associated Press.

BY tHe Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Income
tax receipts through March Is pro-
vlded the only important Government
revenue classification showing an in
crease over the comparable month a
gear ago.
Miscellaneous Internal Revenue COL
ections, customs, social security and
other income sources were lower.
The only other increase occurred in
Panama Canal tolls. This is, how
ever, small contributor to the ma
tional purse and was explained by
shippers as the result mainly of naval
maneuvers on the Pacific Coast
which necessitated the transfer of
many ships from the Atlantic Sea-
board.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
Ashburn Fights
Repeal of Long
And Short Haul
BY the Associated Press.

Ds INC AssOCidtcu Eicoo,
Maj. Gen. T. O. Ashburn, president
of the Government-owned Inland
Waterways Corp, said today repeal
Of the long and short haul clause of
the Interstate Commerce Act would
destroy inland water shipping.
And when that goes" he testified
before the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee, "the shipper is
deprived of means of transportation
he has gladly taxed himself to
provide"
Ashburn said the bill, already ap-
proved by the House. would give the
railroads absolute control of rate
making"
The long and short haul provision
prohibits railroads from charging a
lower rate for long haul than for
shorter haul over the same route
in the same direction.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
CONSOLIDATED EDISON
PLANS DEBENTURE ISSUE
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 22.-Consoli-
dated Edison Co. yesterday notified the
Public Service Commission it plans tc
offer on April IA. subject to S. E. C.
approval. s6OOOO,OO0 of new deben-
lures, bearing 312 per cent interest
or less, to redeem on June an equal
amount of the company's Az per cent
debentures at los.
Annual interest savings anticipated
total S500,O00, officials said.
Negotiations with Morgan, Stanley
g. Co., underwriters, were said to be in
progress.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
LIQUOR OUTPUT CUT,
STOCKS RISE SHARPLY

Fy the Associated Press.
The Treasury reports 12,987,782 GAL
Ions Of distilled spirits were produced
in February, compared with 14,303, 800
In the same month last year
Stocks at the END of the month
totaled 4S9.43625o gallons, compared
with 408 $685. gallons at the same
time last year.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. March ga recov-
cry in the bond market lost headway
today, but many issues retained ad-
vances ranging to more than a point.
Outstanding was extension of a rally
in the United States Government bond
list. Gains in late dealings ranged to
nearly full point in some of the less
active loans.
Most foreign bonds, recently de-
pressed by the European war scare.
also pushed ahead Up l to more
than 2 points were Poland IS, italy
rs, Milan 6l2s, German 5l2s and
Poland 6l2s.
Domestic corporate issues were un-
even. There was more liquidation in
railroad issues, resulting in moderate
losses for Missouri Pacific loans, New
York Central SIS, Nickel Plate AIS,
Southern Railway As of 1856 and AL
'eghany SIS of 1850, stamped.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
U. S. TREASURY POSITION
BY the Associated Press

n Inc position Of the Treasury on March
~ Receipts S64 73s $685. IS: expenni-
S9teS, sa1 oon e. 3O2 550.42, balance, s3036, :
month. S16.6s2, ,IT94a. A'' 'ne
:, Receipts for the fiscal wear (since July
H., 80 o9:5e 3sA ~ 3l6 %; expenditures S5-
~ w.! .1oo.oo including S1,46l o. 3 =
4.5t OF emefgency expenditures excess
OF 9 expenditures SS5s,l9e 22G60 gross
Qeot 80 4be, 029, ,32b.0s, a decrease n
S9o $50 19s.42 below the previous dav
go!d assets, Sl2,11s.392, ISL.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
PORCELAIN ENAMELED
SHIPMENTS DECREASE
BY the Associated Press.

AssUCIdteu FIehS.
Shipments Of porcelain enameled
products were worth $1,943.980 in
January, the Census Bureau reports.
Shipments in December amounted to
s2,345,259 and in January, 1887.
$2,953,6 ,666.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
RUBBER FUTURES.

NEW YORK. March 20 0P-Crude rub
ber futures opened 13 to 1s lower. March
1850: May. 1375a: July, 13.76-77.
Asked Bid.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
MONTREAL SILVER.

MONTREAL. March % H1-Silver fu-
lures opened lower. Bids: March. 1910.
May, 44.75: July. 44.65.
Evening star., 1938-03-22
DROP IS REVEALED
IN BANK LOANS
Richmond, Boston, Chicago
and Cleveland Increases
Offset Elsewhere.
BY the Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
Bank loans to business increased last
week in the Boston, Cleveland, Rich
mond and Chicago districts, but de-
creased again in New York City and
in the San Francisco districts, the Fed
eral Reserve Board said.
For the IL districts, loans for COM
mercial, industrial and agricultural
purposes declined S7,000O00. Gains of
s4,000,000 each, however, were report
ed by the Boston and Cleveland dis
tricts, and 100000 each in the
Richmond and Chicago districts. New
York City business loans dropped SIS
100000 and in San Francisco the loss
was s5,oO0,Oo0.
The weekly report from banks in 10l
leading cities also showed an increase
OF S20,000,000 in holdings of Govern
ment and Government-gu Sc
curities and decline of s7,OOO,0O0 in
holdings of other securities. Demand
deposits fell due to midmonth trans
actions, by s179,OO0,00
The boards statement gave the
following summary of assets and
liabilities on March Is, together with
changes for the week and with the
same week last year, in millions of
dollars:
Evening star., 1938-03-22
FEDERAL LAND BANKS

NEW YORK. March % R;-Federal
Evening star., 1938-03-22
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK. March - LPl.-Investment
Bankers Conference Inc:
Evening star., 1938-03-22

Approximate Transactions Today.

~ private wire direct to 1hs star.
Evening star., 1938-03-22

'ue 10 Chahge IN form, comparable Il
are not availa bic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
FEDERAL TAX
 JURISDICTION
 IS BROADENED
Two Important Decisions Are Handed Down by
 Supreme Court

WASHINGTON, May g. The Supreme Court of the United States today broadened the field of Federal taxation by decisions holding that the Federal Government can i'm pose taxes on athletic contests of state universities and on salaries of employees of the New York Port Authority
 Justice Roberts delivered a to decision sustaining the Federal admission tax on intercollegiate football games in the case of the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.
 Justice Stone delivered another 6 to 2 decision holding the Federal Government can collect income tax on Port Authority officials of New York. The Authority was formed by the Interstate Company to operate tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey.
 The Port Authority litigation was caused when 9 states filed briefs in the court asking protection from Federal usurpation and burden from Federal taxation"
 The admission tax decision held that immunity from Federal taxa ton does not extend to enterprises operated by states for gain.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
CENTRAL EUROPE CRISIS INVERTED
 FOR TIME BEING
German Troops Reported Being Withdrawn from
 Czechoslovakian Border

PRAHA, May 23.-Konrad Henlin leader of Czechoslovakia's autonomy seeking Germanic minority, and Premier Hodza are to meet tonight in preliminary effort to settle the dispute which brought Europe dan- gerously near the brink of war over the weekend.
 Henlin returned from the Capitol City late by plane where presumably he conferred with the German Nazi leaders. He arrived here soon after it was reported Germany was with drawing troops from the Czechoslov- akia border.
 Hopes of. averting serious Gen. traf Europe conflict are now consid- cred appreciably brighter and peace negotiations are really looked for ward to.
 Henlin considers himself spokes- man for three and one half million Germans.
 Hitler declared himself, last Sat- urday, as protector of his nationals in Czechoslovakia and demanded they be allowed to join Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
.UnaIaSka Mail
 Bids Are Asked

Bids for carrying the United States mails for period of four years from July l to June 30, 1922, between Seward and Unalaska, will be received at the office of the second assistant postmaster general in Washington, DC, until 4:30 pm, June ', it was announced today. A bond of s400O0 will be required of the successful bidder.
 The contract in the Seward Una laska route, now held by the Alaska Steamship Company, expires June 30. Owners of safe and suitable steamships or motor vessels may submit tenders, the call for bids says.
 The steamship Starr of the AL aska Steamship Company, plying to Western Alaska out of Seward with monthly sailings, now carries the mail in this route The compensation is about s50,0O0 year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
BETTER HOUSING CAMP AICN OPENS
 IN JUNEAU TODAY
Feature Program Is to Be Heard Over Station KlNY
 at 7:30 This Evening

It requires approximately a week to consummate a loan and be ready to build and if you are planning modernization of your home or business building no architects plans are required.
 These are just two of the many salient features of the new Better Housing Program which is being kicked off here today by the FILA Development Committee through newspaper advertising and a broad- cast to be heard over station KINY from 7:30 to o'clock tonight. Such points as the above will not only be explained during the campaign but full information can be obtained on the new assistance for home own CTS by contracting the Federal Hous- ing Administration office in the Federal building.
 On tonights program starting at 7:30 over station KINY, James J.. Connors, Chairman of the FILA Better Housing Committee, will be heard and John E. Pegues, former head of FILA in the Territory, will explain the full setup. During the following evenings, except Satur- day and Sunday, starting daily at GAS pm. different business men will appear, further explaining the easy method now provided through the Better Housing Plan for the average man to build a new home or remodel his old one.
 A feature of tonight's program will be concert numbers by the Boreas Trio-Edythe Riley Rowe, cello; Helen Arlene Parrott, violin, and Carol Beery Davis, piano. Their selections will include, Ecstasy, by Game; Song Without Words, v by Tschaikowsky; "Danse Charac- teristique," by Rebikoff; "Humor- esque," by Dvorak; Garry Me Back to Ole Virginny," by Bland Negro Serenade" and My Lady Chloe, by Clough-Leighter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
EDITOR CONRAD. MORE SOLD THAN EVER ON ALASKA
Believes North Country to Be Selected for l939
 NEA Cruise

More sold on Alaska than ever for the 1899 convention tour of the National Editorial Association;;" was the statement of w. H. Conrad, Vice President of that group who flew to Juneau from Fairbanks yes- terday and caught the Alaska south this morning.
 Conrad was enthusiastic over an Alaska he had never seen or under stood before.
 q never realized what a vast country this is," Conrad said. We folks back East have general idea of the country north of Fairbanks, but like the rest of us back there, I never had any idea there was such a variance of climate and country"
 Goes to Interior
 With intention originally to make the round trip to the West ward on the Alaska and spend few hours in Anchorage and Mat anuska, Conrad, accompanied by Alaska Steamship Company Tour Agent Don Eek, made an unexpect- ed trip to Fairbanks.
 Highlight of the trip was car breakdown on the road back to Anchorage from Palmer, where Conrad visited two colony families from his home state of Wisconsin.
 Tagging another car to attempt to make Anchorage in time for the return train trip, Conrad and Eck enjoyed" a bouncing trip Tn a fenderless "gilloppe."
 On arrival in Anchorage, an en- thusiastic Chamber of Commerce decided for Conrad that he should see the Interior and hustled him aboard northbound train instead of southbound train.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
STEAMERS ARE SAILING WITH
 NO DISORDERS
AFL Claims to Have Won Issue Same Men as in
 l937, Coming North
HOPES FOR SEASON
 BRIGHTEN IN FRISCO
One Company Settles Diff ferences with Eleven
 Unions Involved

SEATTLE, May 23.-The Amers- can Federation of Labor withdrew waterfront picket lines from Alaska bound cannery ships last night.
 Charles c. Hughes, AFL represen- tative, said the canning companies are shipping the same men em- ployed in 1887 regardless of union utilization and that is exactly what we have been fighting for"
 Hughes also charged that the CIO, which won the consent NLRB elec- tion, had been charging exorbitant fees for non-CIO members for work permits.
 Eugene V. Dennett, CIO Secre- tary, said the excess fee charged is not based on facts and he also said that Arthur I. Ellsworth. Exc cutive Secretary of the Canned Sal mon Industry, was interfering in the dispatch of men,"
 Ships Sailing
 The Libby, McNeill and Libby ves- sel Otsego sailed last night and the General w. c. Gorgas is due to sail during today.
 There were $50 cannery workers trying to get to the ship before the picket line was withdrawn. The po- lice were called to the dock when trouble was threatened Three men were jailed on open charges Several knives, blackjacks and pistol. also one rifle were confiscated.
 The CIO officials said they ex- pected the dispatch of men will go forward rapidly now.
 In San Francisco
 According to reports received here from San Francisco, preparation for the Alaska salmon season moved forward rapidly with the announce ment that the Alaska Packers Asso- citation differences with eleven un- ions have been settled. Other can- ners indicate the same terms will be adopted by the whole industry ex- cept the Alaska Salmon Company, whose officials said "it is extremely doubtful if we will operate this year."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
WAGES,H0URS LEGISLATION
 UP IN HOUSE
Revised Measure Now Be- ing Debated Committee
 Loses Out in Fight

WASHINGTON, May g. = The House today broke the House Rules Committees prolonged blockage of the revised wage and hour bill, voting 322 to 73 to debate the measure immediately.
 The action ratified the petition signed on May by 218 members to force legislation to the floor of the House despite the House Rules Committee to give it preferential status.
 The debate will be limited to four hours. It is said the Southern bloc will attempt to make the measure more flexible.
 The debate might delay final vote until late tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
CCC ENROLLEES
 ALASKA BOUND
Two Hundred from Wash ington and Oregon Are
 Aboard North Star

TACOMA, Wash, May 23-Two hundred Washington and Oregon CCC enrollees are on their way to their new camp at Mount McKin- ley Park, in Alaska.
 The enrollees reported at the North Star in Seattle last Saturday after being selected on merit basis from the various camps in the areas of the two states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
TEN-DAY TRUCE, SHIPPING TIEUP,
 IS ENDED TODAY
No Further Trouble, How ever Expected as Nego-
 tiations Progress

SEATTLE, May 23.-The 10-day truce by which tieup of the Port of Seattle was averted on May 13, ended today but the Waterfront Employers Association said no fur ther interruption is seen for water born transportation.
 Future sailings are scheduled as usual
 Negotiations for a full settlement of the differences, which arose over jurisdictional dispute involving the ships of the Shepard Line are under way in Washington, D. C., where Harry Lundeberg, Pacific Coast Secretary of the Sailors Union of the Pacific is conferring with of ficials.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
CHINESE ARE
 DEMORALIzED,
 SUCHOW AREA
Japanese Field High Com mand Claims Victory
 Tn Railroad Zone
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

According to dispatches from the Japanese headquarters in Central China, the high Field Command said 10000 demoralized Chinese soldiers have surrendered since the fall of Suchow and the number of prisoners mounted rapidly as the Japanese forces relentlessly pursued fragments of the routed Chinese Army from the conquered Central China railroad zone.
 In adjacent fight areas, as seen from the air, Japanese are in full control of the territory that has been the scene of. many bloody battles in recent weeks and tanks and mot orized units, also infantry, are in pursuit of the fleeing soldiers.
 Fugitives are reported being har- assed by both machine gun and rifle fire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
JOINT PACT WITH JAPAN
 NOT LIKELY
Nonaggression Agreement Opposed by Senator
 Key Pittman

WASHINGTON. May 23.-Sena- tor Key Pittman, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. to- day said Japan must remedy the wrong cone before the United States will be justified in considering a joint nonaggression pact"
 Senator Pittman further said the United States needs no pact to keep this nation from acts of aggression but Japan's contempt for violation of treaties would be no assurance to the United States that further violations would be established"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
NORTH JAPAN IS SHAKEN BY
 SEVERE QUAKE
Much Property Damage Re- ported But No Casual :
 ties Are Listed

TOKYO, May g. A severe earthquake, which lasted for ten minutes, shook northeast Honshu, main island of Japan, early today
 Considerable property damage has been done but no casualties have been reported.
 Train service has been disrupted by displacement of the roadbeds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23

LOS ANGELES, Cal. May g. - Two ministers and negro cook arc outfitting the boat Pandora and are scheduled to leave May 30 for Point Barrow, Alaska, to place memorial marker at the site of the Post Rogers crash.
 The three here are Dr. Homer F. Kellems, Evangelist of Delaware
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
Reprisal Fear Spares
 Rulers in War Raids
By DEVON FRANCIS AP Aviation Editor

When bombing planes roar over populous cities in the next war, " they probably will spare the rulers of nations and even treasures of art.
 It will not be a matter of inter national courtesy. The ''niceties" of modern warfare are dictated by fear of reprisal.
 Army men acquainted with what are known loosely as the rules of war" have discounted in advance the need for the elaborate precau- tions being taken for protection of Europe's royal families and cer- tain of the dictators in the event of bombing raids.
 The British mission now in the United States for the ostensible pur- pose of buying warplanes wants to insure the safety of munitions dumps and wharves, not of Buck ingham Palace
 They Didn't Bomb Kings
 The World War taught it's les sons in indiscriminate bomblngs. Retaliation was swift and world opinion outraged.
 Kaiser Wilhelm himself issued strict orders that such places as the residence of King George, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's Ca- thedral and the residential sections of London should not be bombed by zeppelins, even accidentally
 Allied warplanes had ample op- portunity to drop explosives on the field headquarters of the Ger man high command. Sometimes the Kaiser visited Field Marshal von Hindenburg in the latter's quarters. The intelligence services knew when it occurred. So did the Allied high command.
 But the head of the imperial em- pire and the man who established the "Hindenburg line' went un- touched.
 Change of Orders
 On April 13, 1915, the Zeppelin LZ-35 was ready to set out on a raid over supply centers behind the British lines-Cassel, St. Omer and Hazebrouck.
 Just before departing, the com- mander, Captain Masius, was hand ed a telegram in code" wrote the late Capt. Ernst Lehman, veteran airship commander, in a book pub lished in 1927. By direct order of the Kaiser the attack on St. Omer was forbidden and Poperinghe sub stituted. The reason was soon made known
 "Headquarters had received word that the Allied leaders were to hold secret meeting at St. Omer and the kings of both Belgium and Eng land were to be present"
 By tacit understanding, museums in Brussels, Paris and London never became the conscious targets of airmen.
 World indignation when the Ger mans raided London and killed ci- williams with bombs from the air was instantaueous, while British warplanes made immediate reprisals on German cities.
 Atrocity? It Depends
 Experts in wartime propaganda uses are inclined to discount. also some of the terrifying prophecies of destruction growing out of practices
 Continued on Page Two)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
Fishermen Asked to
 Tell Truth

NEWPORT BEACH. Cal, May g. With the opening of the surf and sea fishing season here, the cham her of commerce fishing committee has exacted a promise from anglers not to exaggerate or falsify in tell ing about their catches.
 The reason? Well, the chamber itself spins this one:
 We have such fine fishing here that there is no need to stretch the truth"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
CHARGES NLRB WITH ATTEMPT
 TO WRECK ILA
President Ryan Says Elec- ton Orders May Be
 Disregarded

NEW YORK, May 23.--Joseph P. Ryan, President of the Information al Longshoremen's Union, accuses the National Labor Relations Board with trying to wreck the American Federation of Iabor's longshore- mems unity by ordering elections wherever ILA agreements expire
 Ryan threatened that the HA will disregard the boards order.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
DREDCE GOLD,
 GET PLATINUM

SACRAMENTO, Cal, May B. Platinum has become an important by product of gold dredging in Shasta and Trinity counties, says Charles V. Averill, district state mining engineer. One dredge is bringing up an ounce of the metal for every 20 ounces of gold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
BRITISH SHIP IS BOMBED BY
 INSURC. PLANE

VALENCIA, Spain, May 23.-Ins- urgent air raiders bombed the Brit ish freighter Penthames and criti- cally wounded three sailors.
 The ship was badly damaged by fire, caused by the exploding bombs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
Dave RubinOff
 Very Sick Man

BATTLE CREEK. Mich. May 23, Dave Rubinoff. concert violinist. underwent a second emergency op- eration today to relieve peritonitis.
 Dr. Walter F. Martin said the vio- linist is very sick man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
Expedition to Place Mdrker,
 Scene of Post-Rogers Crush,
 No,v Outlining, Los Angeles

Oklahoma; Dr. Roy E. Curtis, Pas tor at Hillsboro, Texas, and Ed Mar tin, cook of Hillsboro.
 The party will be joined at Seat tie by Winner s. Sims, merchant of Hillsboro.
 The two ministers and Sims are financing the expedition.
 The dedication ceremony will probably be broadcast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of base ball games played in the National League this afternoon:
 National League St. Louis 6; Pittsburgh !. Chicago 4; Boston 1. Cincinnati 6; Brooklyn 4. Pittsburgh 4; New York 3.
 American League All scheduled games rained out.-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-23
COATS GET THERE

The army is bit in doubt as to who makes the best officers. Com parisons between the accomplish ments of the top 10 men of each class and the bottom 10 men have been "inconclusive.
 Great General Robert E. Lee was Number Two man in his class