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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-14

In Philadelphia man sausage derby" by eating dozen links of hot dogs in 15 minutes What was the prize-a bottle of dyspepsia tablets?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-14

Word comes from Montauk WY. of a man catch ing robins egg blue oyster First thing you know the things be coming colors to match your ladys dress providing the bivaives can stand the strain
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-14

Discovery of new Indian cul- ture in Wayne country, Missouri, has been announced by Dr. Brew ton Berry, University of Missouri professor. He estimated it preceded that of the known Indian cultures.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-14

Lode and placer location notices Tor sale at The Expire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-14

Tourists to the Baltic Republics of Esthonia, Lithuania and Latvia sometimes think that the sea is fre1,N water. Its salinity is only 8 percent as compared with the At lantic's 35 percent, and the Med iterraneans 39 percent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-10-14
20 Years Ago
 From The Empire
OCTOBER IA. 1918

OCTOBER 14, 1918
 A hunting party of J. w. Bell, George Mock, William Williams, Ray G. Day, George Kohlhepp, Charles Ostrom, Sim Freiman and O. E. Bennett left in the launch Murielette, Capt. Dick Harris, in command, for Sumdum Bay on a two days duck shoot
 H. w. Parrot, manager of the Cross Sound Packing Company at Gull Cove, returned to the south on the Princess Sophia.
 Victor N Dupuy was passenger on the Princess Sophia for Seattle, where he was to be connected with the Seattle office of the Ingersoll- Rand Company.
 Mrs. Francis Rotch, who had been spending the summer in Juneau as the guest of Gov Thomas Riggs, her brother -in-law, and Mrs Riggs, left for the south on the Princess Sophia.
 With five cases of influenza in Juneau and others reported on boats coming to Juneau, cooperation and strict enforcement of health rules were at this time necessary to keep the epidemic from spreading.
 Simpson MacKinnon was fully recovered from his attack of Span ish influenza, according to word received by MT. and Mrs. Lockie MacKinnon. Simpson said that while there were at least thousand cases of the epidemic in Annapolis, he had escaped with slight attack of it.
 Weather: highest 43; lowest 43; rain
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The Washington times., 1938-02-01
new HIGHWAY
/ IN PA. DENIED

(I.NS.). Rumors of Govern
ment action looking toward con.
struction of a new highway across
Pennsylvania to link the Pitts
burgh steel center with the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard were categori'
cally denied here today by heads
of the various Federal bureau al
legedly connected with the project.
Howard Gray. assistant PWA ad-
ministrator said his office had not
taken and was not contemplat-
ing" any steps directed toward
such a project.
An official OF the Public Roads
Bureau stated that this plan for
a road from Pittsburgh to Phila.
deiphia sounds to me like an en-.
largement Of the Pennsylvania
right-of-way into a toll highway
for trucks,
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Federal
Spending
Studied

UN.S) A program calling for
a huge Government spending pro
gram to halt the business reces
sion and revive the heavy indus
tries is being considered by a
group of Senators and Federal
officials, it was learned today.
A spokesman for the group said
privately that temporary plans
call for the immediate release of
$1,000, ,0oo,0 of the Treasury's
sterilized d gold reserve, either
through an expanded PWA pro
gram, or some other Federal relief
agency.
SPEED HELD NECESSARY
The necessity for a program
that could be put into action
quickly was based on the assump,
tion, it was said, that the pro
gram designed to revive the hous
ing industry, now being debated
in the Senate, will not affect the
heavy industries until six or seven
months after passage.
In all probability, the recon-
mendations Of Senators and Gov
ernment officials will be submit
ted to the Senate unemployment
committee which recently held
public hearings for suggestions tc
end the recession.
It was recalled that the ma
jority Of representatives of indus
try, business, and the Government
recommended a heavy Federal,
spending program as the best i'm
mediate means of creating a FLOW
of money in industry and business
ECCLES URGED PLAN
Mariner S. EccleS, chairman o.
the Federal Reserve Board. wa!
the first Government official tt
champion such a program. HI
declared before the committed
that release of $4,000, 900, 900 o.
the gold reserve would stop the
business recession"
Testimony urging a Federal
spending program was opposed
however, by several witnesses or
the grounds that the inflationary
effect would decrease purchasing
power and impair the Govern
ment's credit.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

Senator copeland Cd OF New
York, whose special air safety
committee has delved into major
airplane disasters Of recent years,
revealed he is planning a thor
ough study of the bureaus find
ings, released yesterday, in con-
nection with the accident, which
occurred January 10 near Boze-
man, Mont.
II am going to look into the
matter, and talk to Fred Fagg,
director of the Air Commerce
Bureau" asserted Copeland.
IF there is any phase of the
accident and its investigation
that needs sitting, a thorough
investigation will be made"
STRUCTURAL FAILURE
The bureau concluded the mis-,
hap was caused by structural
failure of the plane, which was
Of new and advanced type, con-
vertible into a bomber in wartime
and subject Of high technical
praise. 1t was tested last october
and licensed shortly thereafter
Six others like it, also licensed
were grounded by the bureau i'm.
mediately after the crash. At
least two dozen more, under or.
der, were being built at the time
1t was pointed out here that II
thes ship was put through the
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

rigid tests required by law. any
structural weakness Ger tainly
would have materialized. Bureau
officials, however. were noncom
initial on this point.
This ship was listed and IL
censed," was their cryptic reply
to all queries. They stated that
no blame could be attached to the
airline. This apparently meant no
overhaul by Northwest, during
which structural defects should
have been found, had become nee
essary during the short time the
airline operated the ship.
FIN FLUTTER BLAMED
Flutter in the ships upper yer
tical fins and rudders caused 1t
to go out of control and crash,
the bureaus accident board said
in its findings. Flutter is vibra'
tion of increasing security which
sometimes occurs in wing and con
troll surfaces during a flight. They
based their conclusion on the fact
these fins and rudders were the
only parts of the plane unlocat
able in the wreckage.
A report of Copeland's commit
tee, iSued more than a year age
after an exhaustive study, con
tanned severe criticism Of the func
tioning Of the bureau, and was fol
lowed by a drastic shakeup.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

house in Frankfort unless I en-
tered into a conspiracy which
would have involved Senator Lo
gan, the President, and me, tc
find some way to eliminate Sena
tor Logan from the Senate by ap
pointing him to something else
in order to avoid opposition to me.
He said he declined to be a party
to any such undertaking.
Governor Chandler, informed Of
Barkley's statement, simply said:
HE will have an opponent in
the next campaign-a real op-
ponent."
But Happy" would not say posi-.
lively who the opponent would be.
The inference was left that it will
be Happy" himself, White House
or no White House.
The traditional feuds of Ken
lucky carry on.
The Chandler organization in
Kentucky, and it is a formidable
one, had worked out a happy"
solution for the whole dilemma.
publicity killed it.
Briefly, the plan called for the
appointment of Senator Logan 20
an existing vacancy on the Federal
bench in Kentucky. Then Gov
ernor Chandler could be appointed
to the senatorial vacancy.
Senator Logan said he would
accept no appointment to the
bench, rendered under such cir
cumstances.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
DimOndHits
--rs.-ay
Fishing

GN.s) Japanese fishing In
Alaskan salmon waters constitutes
a menace to one of Americas
great industries" Delegate Di.
mond CD of Alaska told the
House Merchant Marine and Fish
cries Committee today.
Urging approval of his bill to
extend American Jurisdiction over
the salmon-fishing area Of Bristol
Bay and adjacent parts Of the
Bering Sea. Dinond declared that
proof Of Japanese employing can
ming boats offshore was obtained
last year despite Japan's claims
that they were engaged in expert
mental work only"
He said two canning ships were
photographed from the air by
Americans and more than 100
smaller fishing craft spotted!
"The amount Of salmon Japa-
nese took and canned in Bristol
Bay last year ran into the mil
lions," he declared.
"At the present time, 1t is my
understanding that the Japan
ese government and the repre-.
SentativeS of the japanese sal.
mon packing industry, have
steadily denied any commercial
salmon packing operations in
Bristol Bay.
Dimond explained to the COM
mittee that Japanese fishing off
shore prevent the runs from re-
turning to inland waters to spawn,
thus threatening conservation
steps taken by this nation.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Former Ecuador
Minister Ill Here

Francisco Arizaga, attorney and
former Minister of Foreign Affairs
iof ecuador, is in George Washing.
ton Hospital under treatment for
a nervous ailment, it was an
nounced yesterday. He came to
the United States especially for
the treatment. DR.. Earl Baldwin
Mckinley, dean Of George Wash.
ington University Medical School
and expert on the treatment OF
obscure nervous maladies, is his
physician.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

| 10 WOFh.
Neutrality or no neutrality, the
Administration today was squarely
behind Senator Alben w. c"Dear
Alben~ Barkley, the Senate
majority leader, in his campaign
for denomination and reelection
in Kentucky.
CHALLENGED BY GOVERNOR
Barkley is being challenged by
youthful, ambitious Gov. A. B.
Happy" Chandler.
The whole Kentucky feud was
laid in Mr.. Roosevelt's lap by the
embittered partisans, and he left
no doubt as to how he felt about
the matter. He wants his Senate
leader returned to the Senate.
Governor Chandler was not so
happy as he left the Washington
scene after long talk with the
President. Whether he will elect to
make the Senate race anyway, in
the face of the White Houses open
preference for Barkley and the
threat of material assistance, re-
mains to be seen.
Chandler declined to say upon
leaving Washington, but did assert
somewhat belligerently:
IF you see me in the race,
you'll know that Barley will be
licked"
LOGAN SAFE UNTIL 1943
Another obstacle in the. way of
Governor Chandler's Senatorial
ambitions is that Senator M. M.
Logan'S term does not expire
until 1943, and the White House
wants Barkley to be returned.
In addition to being the White
House choice for Senate leader,
Barkley is also reckoned a likely
Presidential candidate in 1910, if
and when Mr.. Roosevelt decides to
retire.
AS for Barkley, he said that for
months he had been threatened
with opposition from the State.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

Informed President Roosevelt
has no present intention of seek
ing funds to bolster the $1,500,
000, 900 appropriation made last
session, Administration leaders in
sisted that there is no nationwide
demand for more relief.
In spite of the demand Of John
L. Lewis, CIO chieftain, for an
Immediate $1.OOO,O 900, 900 relief ap.
preparation, there appeared to be
no organized fight by congres.
sional blocs to obtain it.
WOODRUM CURB FOUGHT
While the WPA has expanded
its relief rolls, it is bound by the
Woodrum amendment to divide
available funds so they will last
until June 80. Proposals to re.
peal the amendment have been
Summarily rejected.
"At the present time there is
no likelihood of additional re-
lief funds being sought" said
Speaker Bankhead. "Of course,
if a situation develops to re-
quire added funds to prevent
distress, it will be met"
Representative Cannon Cd Of
Missouri, member of the House
Appropriations Committee, de.
clared that powerful committee
is opposed to repeal of the Wood
rum amendment.
DECISION IN SPRING
1.-THE provision requiring
spread of funds over the year
has worked admirably" he said.
THUS far no agency has asked
for more funds. There is no
widespread complaint"
The CIO and Labor's Nonpar-
tiSan League both have been urg-
ing Congress to provide 81, ,0O0, ,000,.
600 additional and to boost next
years relief appropriation from
81, 500, 100000 to $4,000, 100000.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
SEES COERCION

Governor Chambers appear
ance here Washington has
every appearance Of coercion"
he said. "Any appointment re
lating to the judiciary, which
would be under the faintest sus-
picion of bargaining, would de-
stroy my friends respect and go
against my own conscience, and
I would have to live with myself
the rest of my life"
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
CITES REPORTS

CITES REPORTS
Asked If any other nation is
building a larger ship, Admiral
Leahy replied:
$50 far as we know, no nation
is building a capital ship Of
more than $4,000 tons. We do
have information printed in
Italy that Japan is building very
much larger battleships."
Although Japan has suppressed
information on her war plans, Ad
miral Leahy declined to treat the
report of huge Japanese ships as
mere rumors.
Leahy said the nation dropped
behind other powers in relative
strength by not building up tc
treaty strength in the past II
years.
'1f we had had the knowledge
we have now we probably would
have built up to treaty
strength" said Leahy, adding
that the United States can
catch up"
did we lose anything?" per.
sisted Cole.
THAT depends upon whether
it costs more to build now," re-
piled Leahy.
SILENT ON GUNS
Representative Sutphin CD o
New Jersey, sought to lear
whether the Navy plans 16 or II
inch guns on new battleships.
Admiral Leahy said this has no
been determined-and that h
would not answer publicly If
decision had been reached.
Under questioning by Repre-
sentative McRath CD of Cal
fornia, Admiral Leahy said tina
"a commercial shipbuilding II
dustry on the West Coast woul'
be advantageous"
McGrath served notice that h
will propose an amendment n
quiring ALLEGATION of construction
of part Of the new Navy program
to Pacific Coast yards.
EXPLAINS STATEMENT
Representative O'Connell ID.
of Rhode Island pressed Leahy 70
an explanation Of his previou
statement that the Navy was e1
pected to defend overseas posses
sions. -
II change my statement from
overseas possessions to insular
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Leahy Calls Navy Greatest
Safeguard Against War

possessions" replied Leahy.
The Navy's protection of Ameri-
cans abroad, both in Spain and
China, thus far has been merely
to assist in evacuating them from
dangerous areas, the admiral said.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

Through Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau, the Administra-
ton assured the 500 or more small
business men invited to the indus
trial assembly that methods will be
found to finance firms whose an
nual volume of business is $1,000,-
900 or less.
REFLECTS ROOSEVELT VIEWS
Observing that he reflected the
views of President Roosevelt, Nor
genthau characterized as zone Of
our most important problems" the
task of supplying credit to small
commercial establishments.
A survey of hundreds Of. letters
sent to the White House durin~
the past two weeks by small buSi'
ness operators disclosed that the
small business man is experiencing
difficulties in obtaining money for
expansion and production.
Morgenthau explained that for
some reason the Federal agencies
now authorized to make industrial
loans evidently have failed to meet
the demand.
RFC LOANS POSSIBLE
Under existing law, the RFC
may make loans to industry out
of $500 900, 900 earmarked for that
purpose. The Federal Reserve
Banks also may extend credit to
commercial units for working capi-
tai purposes but not for plant ex-
pansion. In addition, the Federal
Housing Administration is en-
powered to make loans up to $50
900 for factory equipment.
Morgenthau reported the Ad-
ministration's indu5t / loan pol
icy is under study to determine If
existing lending authority can be
turned up to satisfy small bus,
iness needs. He implied, however
that if present methods are found
inadequate some new program
would be undertaken.
NEW AGENCY POSSIBLE
I A new lending program may
embrace expansion of the RFC
industrial loan powers or coordi-
nation of all existing Federal bus
mess lending powers under a new
Government organization.
Meanwhile. the Commerce De-
partment, which is sponsoring the
small business" conference, an
nounced the delegates will be
divided into 10 groups, each to
canvass one point of the confer
ence agenda.
The subjects to be apportioned
among the 10 groups include in
dustrial loans, unemployment, fair
trade practices, social security,
Government research for small
business, wage and hour standards,
housing, instalment selling, and
development and location of small
industries.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Air Bureau Probe
By Senate Likely
By LEON w. sHLoss

NS) Investigation of the airpane testing practices Of
the Bureau of Air Commerce. regulatory body of commercial
civil aviation was foreshadowed today reports crcu
lated that bureau a in this respect have been respon-
for the recent Northwest Arnes took 10 lives
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
LEADERS FIGHT
TO BAR HOUSING
WAGE PROVISION
Administration Chiefs
Meet Strong Foes
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN

Q.N.S). Senate Administration
leaders cracked the whip of part!
regularity today in an effort Il
prevent restoration of the Lodg'
prevailing wage" amendment t.
the housing boom bill.
AS battling over the measure
was resumed, leaders on both side!
of the fight predicted victory. Tht
fight found the Administration q
Iloggerheads with organized labor
since william Green, president oi
the American Federation of Labor
has issued an appeal for the
amendment.
COP VOTES FOR PLAN
Republicans indicated they
would vote solidly in favor ot
putting the amendment back into
the bill, it having been thrown
out in conference with the House
after the Senate last December 81
voted the provision in, 81 to IT
Thirty,eight Democrats, includ
ing Majority Leader Barkley o1
Kentucky, voted for the amend
ment at that time. Barkley is now
bending his efforts against restora
tion on the ground it would ham
string the mammoth program fol
home building with government
aid. But, Administration chief.
tains reported difficulty in per
suading enough to switch the
Senate's vote.
Democratic Senators admitted
they were ION a spot" in the mat,
ter, since a vote against the
amendment would be resented by
union labor and the Federal Hous
ing Administration insists that
with the amendment in the bill,
private investors will be loath to
risk their funds in mortgages for
home building.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
.UAW HEADS ASK
ROOSEVELT AID
ON PAY BY YEAR
Annual Rate Of $4,000
Backed by Figures

Q.N.S.O Leaders of the United
Automobile workers Union laid
before President Roosevelt today
a plea for Executive action,
through suggestions to Congress
or otherwise, which would guar,
antee annual employment.
Homer Martin, president of the
UAW; Pichard T. Frankensteen
vice president, and William Nun
ger, UAW reserach director, in
conference with the President, out
lined their plan.
FIGURES CITED
The union chiefs cited the ire
mendous structure of General Mo
tors as their primary example,
and said they presented figures
prepared by Munger showing:
l. That General Motors could
profitably guarantee an annual
wage or salary of $4,000 to
each of its employees and make
money.
2. That with this pay to
workers the firm could, in 1887,
have made a profit Of $780,.
600, 900 instead Of the $23S, ,000,.
900 reported for the year.
3. That a 100000, 900 profit
would have provided a 10 per
cent return on the GIN invest
ment, which Martin emphasized
seems to me entirely suffici.
ent."
Martin, Frankensteen, an d
Munger in their conference with
the Executive pleaded for opera
ton of a pay system which Mr..
Roosevelt has himself revealed ne
favored, in general.
INCLUDED IN MESSAGE
In his message to Congress at
its opening, the President pro-
posed such program in the build
ing industry specifically.
Leaders Of building trades
unions at the time did not agree
that any such guarante of annual
wages could be economically ef-
fected, but the automobile union
leaders picked up the idea as a
feasible one Immediately.
The building trades are almost
entirely within the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor. The auto work
ers union is one Of the big units
of John L. Lewis CIO.
Martin and FrankenSteen in
sisted that their plan was feasible
economically and a forward step
socially" They declared it would
stabilize the industry on a fair
basis" and work to the general
good of the entire country.
Questioned about the recent an
nouncement of the Hudson Motor
Company, that it would shortly
employ $4,000 workers in produc.
tion of a new, low-priced car, nei'
ther Martin nor FrankenSteen
was overly optimistic, but con-
ceded that "some of the program"
might be put in effect.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
U.S.. Loans to Help>
"Small Businesses"
Considered Likely
MOrgenthdu, for A administration, Points Out
Probable Action for Recovery
By ERIC FRIEDHEIM

INS) Creation of a Federal agency to make loans
small business establishments may be ougrowth of to-
morrow's industrial "prass-roots' conference
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Roosevelt to Back
Barkley Campaign
Cracks DOUn on Hopes of GOU. Chandler
To Succeed Floor Leader
By GEORGE R. HOLMES
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

QNS) President Rooseves proclaimed policy of hands
off in State primareswhere ambitious Democrats
pairing have each oher-has been put to its first real
test and like other neutrality measures it has failed
The Washington times., 1938-02-01
Administration Puts
Thumbs Down on
Rise in Relief Load
Demand of LeIOis and Progressive Groups
In Congress Likely to Be Ignored
By WILLIAM s. NEAL

NS) Administration leaders in Congress today sounded
the death kne temporarily at least for all drives for i'm
mediate increase in WPA funds for relief of UNEMPLOYED
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

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ton limit was fixed by treaty with
the British.
The Washington times., 1938-02-01

NJ. MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE
IN FIN'N Nf-E .~---
The Valley settler., 1938-07-01
All Club Camp

Dates have been. secured for boys - club camp it K4ngs' Lake July .*- r, 8, and 9. Girls camp is chod- uled for July II, l2, and l3. All club members are eligible to par- tictpate in these camps. Local
 leaders are welcomed, and urged to come to these camps if possible. Plans now are. for the club members to pay $2 for the 5 days camp.
 This money will pay for their
 meals and the use Of tho camp. Every club member will be expect ed to bring bedding, a cup, plate,
The Valley settler., 1938-07-01

knife, fork, and spoon. Any c7un morOor who ms baseball aoriomorlt5 such as octs, gloves. oalEa,
 should cntrg 4h9n along Clothes to b worn silcu,1 Dc good sturdy camp clothes, s&ch as ovonall7, heavy saucg or 3nsukors, sweater, ond Q hoavy cost for any rainy dat. The camp will provide tents for sleeping cuar5ors and q largo dining roor2 and kitchen combined. It is sue- ,os5od thot club members who are not g.trg to Fairbanks
 July 25"27 aol5e every effort to como to camp ct Kings Luke.