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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
One Thousand Arrests Are Reported to Have Been
 Made by Authorities <
SECRET PLANS REPORTED
 IN HANDS OF L0YALISTS
British Vice Consul Is Alb. solved from Case of
 Dirty Shirt, Claim
By Associated Pres)

A great spy hunt in Insurgent Spain, which some quarters said might affect the entire course of the Spanish Civil War, is reported officially in London.
 Approximately 1000 arrests have been made.
 An official statement by the Span ish Insurgents to the British For eign Ministry acknowledges docu- ments have been seized designed to inform" the Spanish Government Command about our future mili- tary operations
 Information here that it is called cease of the dirty shirt" because discriminating information wa s wrapped in a shirt in the baggage of British Vice Consul Harold Good man at San Sebastian as he was about to leave Insurgent territory
 Goodman is however reported to have been absolved from guilt for several employees of the British Consulates in Insurgent Spain are reported under suspicion"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
GoebbeIs' Paper Plays Man Who Shoots
 with Mail Bags"
QUICK REpiY E MADE
 BY ACTING sEC. STATE
Tells German Ambassd- dor's Representative
 Some Cold Fdets

BERLIN, Dec. 22.-A strong Ger man protest to the speech of Secre- tary of Interior Harold l.. Ickes, at tacking dictators, was submitted to- day to Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles by the German Charge d'Affaires in Washington.
 Foreign Office circles revealed the information and said Germany re- garded Ickes' statements "impudent and insulting"
 Propaganda Minister Goebbels' paper Derangeriff, continued it's att tacks on American statements, this time in connection with request attributed to Ickes that no Ameri- can mail be shipped on German ves- sells.
 The attack was under headlines reading, "Ickes Shoots With Mail Bags"
 The newspaper said, This bark ing man will shoot against Germany with mailbags. We are trembling. By the way, travellers from the United States gladly take German boats be- cause of their cleanliness and relia- hiIitv p
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
CONFERENCE
 OF ROTARY
 HERE MAY 18
DeIeqafes Will Come on AIeutidn, Princess Char
 Iotte for 3-Ddy Meet

Juneau will be the convention of the District Conference of District No. 101, Rotary for three days, May 18 to 20, inclusive, it was decided today a meeting of the Juneau Rotary Club Board of Directors with District Governor Marshall Cornett of Klamath Falls. All sessions Of the Conference will be held in Jun eau, it was announced.
 According to the present sched- ule the delegates will leave Seattle and Vancouver aboard the Aleutian and the Princess Charlotte on May 15, the next day they will be in Prince Rupert and May IT in ket- chikan, coming then direct to Jun eau for the three-day convention. Returning the vessels will make Petersburg and Wrangell on the 21st, Ketchikan on the 22d and arriving in Seattle on May 24.
 A minimum for 600 visitors is be- ing arranged for and it expected that the number will run well over 1000, according to Rotary officials.
 A. B. Phillips, Past President of the local club, has been named General Chairman for the confer ence and committees will be named shortly, he said, to handle the var ious details.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
QUICK COMEBACK

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Sum- ner Welles. Acting Secretary of State, disclosed this afternoon the United States has rejected Ger many's demand for an official apology for Secretary of the In- terior Harold Ickes' speech in Cleveland last Sunday attacking dictatorships.
 Poor Grace"
 Welles told Dr. Hans Thomsen, German charge dAffaires, that the request came with singularly i'll grace and impropriety from a gov- ernment which so far has persis- tently permitted its controlled press and officials to attack American leaders, including President Roo sevelt and former President Will son, and members of Roosevelt's Cabinet.
 Voice of People
 Welles told Thomsen that IckeS' remarks represented the feeling of an overwhelming majority of Am- erican people who are profoundly shocked by recent events in Ger many.
 Strong Language
 The statement made by Welles to the German envoy was couched in strong and uncompromising terms which the United States rarely uses in diplomatic discus sions with friendly government.
 Thomsen was told that the Ger man government must now surely know that the recent policies Ger many has pursused. have shocked and confopnded public opinion in the United States more profoundly than anything that has taken place in many decades.
 Welles added that expressions of public indignation such as Ickes made, are inevitable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
NUDE, SLASHED BODY OF GIRL
 FOUND IN BAG
Possibly Lured from Home by White SIdvers,
 then Murdered

TUNKHANNOCK, Pa, Dec. 22.- The nuds slashed body of pretty 19-year- Margaret Martin of Kingston, has been found in bur- lap bag, half submerged in creek near this isolated hamlet.
 The attractive brunette left her home last Saturday to keep a street corner appointment in hopes of get ting a position as stenographer.
 The authorities believe the girl was lured from her home by a roundup man" for a white slave ring, and was slain when the chase became too hot.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
BIG SWINDLER
 BLAMES CRASH
 FOR TROUBLES
Coster Musita Says Wall Street BIed Him White
 with BIdCkmail

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.-F. Donald Coster Musica said in suicide note, made public today, that bankers, auditors, appraisers, incompetent and highly salaried executives bled NIcKesson- Robbins drug firm white. !"
 The amazing swindler who shot himself to death as his activities were discovered, said the company he headed should have been in re- ceivership at the time of the crash. year after its reorganization. I've tried to hold it up and stave off the inevitable. No man ever worked harder and received less pay for making an attempt to work things out for the best interests of all.
 There has always been friction within the Board of Directors be- cause the wholesale business is a rotten business at the best. The wholesale part of the business wrote off millions of bad debts.
 "As for inventories, there is noth- ing to be said about that. The trouble was brought on by that 1929 crash. That crash was responsible for all difficulties"
 Coster-M Musicals not exonerated bis three brothers of implication in the masquerade.
 He asserted. q have been a victim of Wall Street plunder and black mail in struggle for an honest ex- istence."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
EXPECT FOR
 TO ASK FOR AIR FLEET
 OF TEN THOUSAND SHIPS
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Dec 22 = Best available reports are that the Presi- dent is thoroughly sold on the na- tional necessity of an air fleet ap- preaching 10000 planes and will ask Congress to finance it. perhaps over two or three year period.
 Estimated cost is pure guess work because of the varying cost of different types of planes but an outlay of a half billion dollars should not be surprising. It m y be considerably more but it is not likely to be great deal less. Not only must the planes be bought but many of them will have to be re- placed by different types before the program is complete.
 Tn turn, each plane requires sev- eral additional men in the air force The present air force aver ages 10 men to plane, even at eight men to plane, the new pro- gram would mean an air force of 80,000, half the size of the whole army at present. The 1888 airforce is 10000 men and officers.
 Exciting reports have come from Berlin as to the potentiality of the German mass production of air planes. It is generally expected that President Roosevelt will make public some of them to bolster his proposals to Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
RELIEF FUNDS
 WILL BE URGED
 FROM CONGRESS
Emergency Appropriation for WPA Must Be Made
 Early in Next Session

WASHINGTON, Dec 22.-In view of the disclosure that the WPA will be out of funds by February T, Sem ate and House leaders have ar ranged to confer with President Roosevelt on the amount to be re- quested as an emergency appropria- tion
 John L. Lewis, CIO leader, de- clares that one billion dollars are needed for relief purposes until July l, but Capitol Hill estimates do not range half of that amount and his figures are being turned down.
 It is said however, that unless Congress turns over an emergency fund at once after the session opens, relief agencies must begin cutting it's rolls by January 26 and close down entirely l2 days later.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
Survivors Spend Night Within Few Miles of
 LituYd Bay
TWO OF CUTTERS
 GREW TAKEN SICK
Cyane Rushing Ensign and Seaman 10 Juneau
 and Hospital

While the 26 miles long trek of sixteen seamen from the wrecked Patterson to Ltuya Bay neared an end today, word was received from the cutter Haida that Ensign Ralph Dean and Seaman Van Gordon have been transferred to the pa- trol boat Cyane and arc being rushed to Juneau for immediate disqualification.
 Ensign Dean was reported to be suffering from what is believed to be acute appendicitis. Van Cor don's trouble was not named.
 With conditions excellent" to- day, the Haida got motor surf boat through Lituya Bay entrance with It. Cmdr R. c. Surratt in charge, hoping to pick up few survivors before tidal conditions prevented egress from the bay.
 Where Survivors Are
 Six survivors spent the night last night at a cabin only eight miles north of Lituya Bay, while the other ten with rescuers, spent the night at a cabin on the banks of river 12 miles north of Lituya.
 With Christmas where it's dry and warm to urge them on, tired legs pulled sore feet painfully slow towards Lituya through what flash light messages last night from the river camp said was tough going"
 The message said Took five hours to make raft-tOok three hours to get men acroSS-men are all wet-some have colds-going was tough and had to help men across leaving six in morning for Litu- ya.'
 On Last Leg
 With both groups of men start ing out on the last leg of their snowy journey on swollen feet at before sunrise hour this morning, it was believed highly probable they all could have made Lituya by early afternoon, probably the first six at least being able to reach the Haida launch in time to get through the harbor entrance before the tide changed.
 The Haida transferred Ensign Dean and Seaman Van Gordon to the Cyane at o'clock this morn ing, which should put that patrol boat in Juneau some time this evening.
 Rescue parties from the Haida and the Cyane joined the march ing seamen yesterday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock with food and medical supplies. both parties camping last night together at the two cabins at "Twelvemile" and "Eightmile, , on the wagon road leading to Litu- va Bay
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
FURTHER MOVES MADE

TOKYO, Dec. 22.-Premier Kono- ye declared today that Japan is pre- pared to help China abolish foreign and the extra territori- ality system of special privileges en- joyed by some foreigners in China for nearly one century.
 In a formal statement, Premier Konoye concludes as follows:
 Japan not only respects the sov- ereignity of China but is prepared to give positive consideration to the question of abolition of extra ter ritoriality concessions which neces- sarily will follow to give full inde- pendence for China"
 By China, the Premier manifest ly referred to the state that Japan has already announced she expects to emerge in her current conquests to be linked with the strong politi- cal, economic and cultural bloc set up in her Manchoukuo protectorate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
UNNATURAL MAN
 CONTESTS TO }
 S0RDID CRIMES
Killed Wife Who Knew He Was Intimate with
 Daughters

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. g. - Police Captain Wallis announces that William Spinelli, 59, has con- fessed he killed his 45-year-old wife Rose with an axe last December 12, cut up the body and burned it in an incinerator in the backyard of his home
 The police said Spinelli admitted improper relations with two of his daughters and his wife threatened to tell the school authorities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
Hitler, Urbsys 10
 Meei in Jin'1aYyio
 Discuss New Moves

BERLIN, Dec. 22.-Chancellor Ad- olph Hitler and Lithuania's Foreign Minister, Juozas Urbsys are to meet early in January to discuss the fu- ture of the now Nazified Memel authentic sources said. Tn some quarters 1t was expected that the meeting might result in union of the Autonomous State with the Reich. ~l.sxI&H
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
FRANCE TAKING
 PRECAUTIONS ON
 POSSIBLE FIGHT
Looking for New Sources for Supplies in Case
 of Fascist War

PARIS, Dec 22-France is count ing on the West Indies and South America to supply her food, oil and military supplies in case of war.
 Extensive battle maneuvers in the South Atlantic early in 1889 is an- nounced.
 Naval and military experts assert ed that in case of war with the Fas- cists, the Mediterranean will be closed to France and she will lose her present supplies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
Z Russians
 Indi(fed On
 Spy(harges
Claimed They Transmitted Naval Intelligence on
 National Defenses

LOS ANGELES, Dec. g. - The Federal Grand Jury here has re- turned indictments against two Rus sians on charges of transmitting to Soviet Russia several Naval Intelli- gence reports concerning Amencan National defenses.
 Those indicted are Hafis Salich, 33, former police officer of Berke- ley, Cal, and Mikhail Gorin, 34, manager of a Soviet Travel Agency.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
With Prayer Book in Hand, 5Iayer Dies

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 22.- With prayer book clenched in his hand, Stephen FiguIi, 21, of Cleveland, died in the electric chair for the staying of a Co., lumbus City detective when re- sisting arrest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
JAPANESE ADVOCATING
 FORCE AGAINST UNITED
 STATES, GREAT BRITAIN

TOKYO Dec 2Japanese today urged the of actual fcrce dealings United States Asatc sphere
 The boldly demanded that the British be o
 The official but leading lhed almost the identical of a of Government opinion
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
OVER MILLION
 DOLLARS, GOLD,
 DIAMONDS GONE
Uncut Spdrklers and YeI- low Metal Ingofs SfoI-
 en from Ships 5 Safe

BRUSSELS, Dec. g. = Theft of more than a million dollars worth of uncut diamonds and gold ingots from the safe of the Belgian steam CT Elizabethville was discovered when the ship arrived at Flushing today.
 The diamonds and gold came from Belgium's wealthy African and Con- go colonies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
ITALY, FRANCE FACE TROUBLE
 OVER TUNI5IA
MussoIini Serves Notice Laval Convention Is
 Considered Invalid
(By Associated Prcss)

According to advices received in the United States by the Associated Press, Italy has given France mo- tice that she considers invalid the Mussolini- Laval convention of 1885 concerning Tunisia.
 Rome is reported waiting for Frances offer as regards a com promise.
 Diplomatic quarters express the belief that Mussolini is determined to make the Berlin axis bene- fit him in the present issue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22

The Senate of Fire by a 38-l5 vote declined to elect Senator Pat rick Baxter to position of vice-presi- dent because he had not compet- ent Knowledge of the Irish language. There was no other nomination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 22.- Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9h, American Can 99%, American Light and Power 5k, Anaconda 33%, Bethlehem Steel 74%, Commonwealth and Southern 1as. Curtiss Wright 65s General Motors 49h, International Harvester 56A, Kennecott 42, New York Central 19A, Northern Pacific 11A, Safeway Stores 255s. Southern Pacific 19, United States Steel 66, Bremner bid asked 2, Pound $4.6634.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 14053, rails 30.60, utilities 21.36.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
HUNT FOR COLORED MAN

Will Woods, middle-aged colored man, missing since December 4, is being searched for in the Rampant district. He is newcomer in the north.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22
OUTPUT POSSIBILITIES UNCERTAIN

There is conflicting information available as to how fast present fac- tory equipment in the United States can put 10000 planes in the air. The aircraft yearbook published by the Aeronautical Chamber of Con- merce-quite authoritative-reports United States aircraft production in 1887 as follows:
 Commercial, 2281.
 Military, 949.
 Export, 629.
 That is not nearly capacity pro- duction At almost any given time one or more of the plane factories will be found short of orders.
 Louis Johnson, assistant Secre- tary of War. has taken steps to speed up American production with view to avoiding the har- rowing experience of England, just now getting into mass production after starting rearmament three years ago.
 A thousand manufacturing plants contribute one or more of the 5000 different types of parts that go into manufacture of modern fighting plane. A showdown in any one would create bottle neck and throttle the speed of the whole.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-22

CONFLICTING MILITARY VIEWS
 There is real conflict within mili- tary ranks about such huge air arm as seems contemplated. The
Evening star., 1938-09-04
British Concentrate Nayy.

GIBRALTAR, Sept. H).-The
British Navy today began concentrat-
ing warships in the Strait Of Gibral-
tar to counteract mysterious activi-
ties Of Spanish Insurgent men Of war.
The Insurgent feet gathered around
the great. powerfully fortified rock
after the Spanish government de-
stroyer Jose Luis Diez limped into
the British harbor q week ago after
a running battle with four Insurgent
craft.
Since then . number OF various
kinds Of warships have ceaselessly
been steaming without lights through
out each night around Gibraltar
Many Of them were without markings
or names.
Only two British destroyers. the
Vanoc and Isis. had been stationed
at Gibraltar, and when the Insurgents
cruised too close to the admiralty
wharves the reinforcements were
called in.
1t was announced the British battle
cruiser Hood, the worlds largest war
ship, would arrive early" probably
Monday. Also called in were six other
warships and five seaplanes.
The seaplanes arrived early this
afternoon from Pembroke, Wales, via
Lisbon. The battle cruiser Repulse
will arrive tomorrow and the other
vessels, the destroyers Impulsive, In
trepid and Icarus and the subma
rines Thames and Sea Lion, in the
vicinity of Malta and were expected
soon.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
Resources
Continued From First Page.)

NSOIlIluueO rTOII1 f1ESL TASe.J
$3.50 to 81 1,45o. the average was $l,O7e.
For the highest one-third. with In
comes ranging from $l,450 to more
than 100000, the average was $3,-
00O"
varied by regions from low Of 81 1926
in the South (l3 States from Della
ware down to Mississippi. Alabama
and Florida) to a high of $3.50 for
the New England States. The income
of the middle family" in the South
was s905; in New England, $l,230;
North Central States, 1920: noun
tains and plains States, $l,040, and
Pacific region. $l,335.
The committee commented:
ANY attempt on the part of the
Government or business TO grapple
with basic economic problems must
rely heavily on what can be learned
OF the distribution of income among
the various groups of the Nations
consumers.
If this purchasing power (con-
sumner income) had been divided
equally among the family units it
would have meant an income of ST.
622 for each family. Actually more
than 100000 families received in
comes Of less than $500; very few
received incomes Of more than 81, ,0OO,-
900. The bulk of the families were
concentrated in income classes just
above and below $1,000"
City, Average $2.704.
The average income in the metropo-
lis was $2,704 for the year, while the
average on the farm was $1,259.
Of1cials described the report as the
most complete picture ever presented
OF the division Of the national income
among the American people 1t is the
first to appear since the Brookings In
stitution estimates for the year 1929,
published in Americas Capacity to
Consume"
As used in the report, Income"
means money income from all sources
plus the money value of the occu-
pancy of owned homes and of rent re-
ceived as pay. Of homegrown food
and other farm products used by the
family.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
COLORADO DELUCE
KILLS At LEAST )
Resort Towns Wiped Out by
Canon Torrents on 200
Mile Mountain Front,
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Sept. 3.-Floods raging
down mountain canons on a 700-mile
front Of the eastern slope Of the
Rocky Mountains killed at least five
persons, left three missing, virtually
destroyed two resort towns and caused
vast damage that armies of workers
started to repair today. Oncials re-
ported several missing and expressed
fear some may have perished.
Four victims OF Colorado's widest
spread deluge in decades drowned
near Morrison, a resort town Is miles
southwest of Denver smashed last
night by converging flood torrents In
Bear Greek Canon and Mount Vernon
Canon.
The sixth victim died in the plunge
Of an automobile into a 20-foot hole
cut by surging flood water In an OIL
surfaced trunk highway.
In Eldorado Springs. resort town Of
200 population northwest of Denver,
between Is and 20 houses were swept
away and 4 dance hall was wrecked by
food waters of South Boulder Greek.
Damage was estimated At nearly half .
million dollars.
Bridge Swept Away.
The flood front extended along the
eastern ridges Of the Rocky Mountains
from Pueblo northward to Fort Col
Inns. A bridge that withstood the dis
astrous 1885 Memorial Day flood At
Colorado Springs was washed out to-
day. Most Of the campus Of Colorado
State College at Fort Collins was un-
der water.
Two cloudburst flood waves pounded
through Morrison last night after
sweeping away scores Of mountain
homes in Bear Greek and Mount Ver-
non Canons and tumbling automobiles
of the Bear Greek Canon highway
The four bodies recovered from Bear
Greek were reported identified.
Highway patrol officers said three
bodies were identified as those Of
Thomas Clennan, former Denver
County jail warden. his wife and their
grandchild. The other was that Of
Mrs. Cecil Goodrich, Evergreen real
estate operator.
Mrs. Kathleen Boyd. 80, died Of .
skull fracture after An automobile
driven by her husband. DR.. Walter M.
Boyd, IS, of Louisville, Colo. plunged
into flood-cut cash in highway east
Of Louisville.
Tries Vainly 10 Save Wife.
DR.. Boyd. seriously injured. twice
dived into the water, but could not
reach his wife.
Most of the buildings in Morrison,
which has permanent population of
ITO, were destroyed.
Many people narrowly escaped being
swept away by Bear Creeks torrent,
which rose swiftly after a cloudburst
in the mountains west OF Morrison.
South Boulder Canyons flood stream
ripped II washouts in II miles Of track
on the Denver & Salt Lake Railroads
Moffat tunnel route through the Con-
tinental Divide.
Evening star., 1938-09-04
CONVENTION PLANNED
Washington to Be One Of SO Cities
Hosts to Jehovah's Witnesses.

Washington has been selected as one
Of so cities throughout the world
which will participate in the conven-
ton Of Jehovah's Witnesses September
9-11. The Washington company will
meet In Ritchie Coliseum at the Uni
versity of Maryland for its part in
the convention. The various conven-
ton cities will be linked by direct wire
to hear Judge Joseph F. Rutherford,
speaking from the Royal Albert Hall
in London, sound the keynote Of Pace
the Facts"
The Washington program includes
discussions Of "Jehovah's War" "Jeho-
vah's Theocratic Government" and
Lovers Of Righteousness" Charles C..
Eberle. convention chairman, has
made arrangements for the meetings,
including the installation Of special
earphones for hard-of-hearing dele
gates.