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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Georgia 10 See Green This Winter

ATHENS, Ga, Dec 12.-Regard- less of what the fashion experts de- cree, Agronomist E. D. Alexander says bright green is going to be the color on Georgia farms this winter.
 'The secret of obtaining the right shades of green he ex- plained, lis to plant plenty of win ter legumes, such as Austrian win ter peas, hairy vetch and clover"
 In addition to providing a good color effect, Alexander went on, these crops will protect the land from winter erosion build up fer tility and provide valuable stock feed
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
City Finds Itself
 In Drug Business

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 12.-Butte temporarily owns drug store. The city found itself in the drug busi- ness when it bought, at cost, a druggists stock that had been ruined when water overflowed a curbing and ran into his basement during storm. He claimed the city was responsible for the dam age.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Mrs. Roosevelt 10 Pay Income Tax on Future Earnings

WASHINGTON, Dec. I2-Persons clcSe to Mrs. Roosevelt disclosed today that she intends to pay in- come taxes on her future radio earnings although the Treasury rules them as tax exempt.
 The purely personal" decision of the First Lady. 1t was said, was made to avoid any chance of future criti- clsm.
 In the past Mrs. Roosecelt has paid income tax on all her earnings, except those from the radio broad cast which were paid direct to a designated charity. Since she had received no income herself, the Treasury ruled such radio earnings were not taxable income.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
3. p. W. CLUB HOLD
 PUBLIC AFFAIR HERE

A public initiation and turkey din- ner is an event of this evening of the Business and Professional Wo- mems Club, festivities being held in the Social room of the Methodist Church, in charge of the women of the church.
 Beginning at 6:30 o'clock, Mrs. Pearl Burford will act as master of ceremonies for the occasion. A guest speaker will be present for the affair and entertainment has been planned for the function, which is being held in the form of a Christmas party
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Makes Wooden Rev
 And Estapes Jail

CHARLESTOWN, w. Va, Dec 12 -Silas Noke whittled key out of a broom handle, unlocked his cell door and escaped from the county jail.
 Then he telephoned Sheriff Er- nest Watson long distance from Va, and asked permis- sion to be jailed again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Citation
 For FIier

LONDON, Dec 12.-Captain D. C.. Bonnet, who flew the "Pickapack plane Mercury across the Atlantic in g hours 31 minutes, has been awarded the Johnston Memorial Trophy for the years best air navi- gation feat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
GEE WHIz, BUT SENATOR BYRD
 iS AWFUL SORE
Declares Nation Has Been Suffering Nine Years
 of Fiscal Insanity

BOSTON, Mass, Dec. F = De- claring the Nation is suffering from nine years of fiscal insanity" " United States Senator Harry Flood Byrd. Democrat of Virginia, today demanded slash in Federal spend- irq.
 The Senator added that the Ma ton could expect mo leadership from the present Administration for cccncmy and retrenchment."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
BABIES CAN CRY
 IN THIS THEATRE

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 12.-A new movie theatre here has room walled with thick glass into which mothers can retire with their cry ing babies and still see the screen.
 Special equipment brings the film dialogue into the room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Cat Fools .Convi(fs

FOLSOM, Cal, Dec. 12.-After convict workers had bricked up a hole in the foundation of the dentists shop, they heard from within the meows of Rusty, the prison cat. Tearing out their work to rescue him, they were just in time to see the cat walk calmly out of another hole many feet away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Swing Not Eff For Germans, Nazi Declare

BERLIN. Dec 12.-Swing is ta- boo in Wurttemberg. Nazi leaders in charge of Wurttemberg amuse- ment places declared today that swing may be fit for Negroes and Jews but not for us Germans"
 The District of Pommern Pom merania), following the leaders suggestion" agreed to ban swing and jazz music after January l.
 Musicians were told they must indulge in no musical acrobatics and must handle percussion instru- ments according to the German conception"
 Coffee constitutes 30 percent of the exports of Salvador
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
OIL TUBE BURSTS,
 THREE MEN KILLED

LONG BEACH, Cal, Dec. 12.- The refining. tube of the Hancock Oil Company, on Signal Hill, burst, bringing death to three workers, Homer Huffman, William P Hill and Walter Rohrig.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12

For a change, cook spaghetti or noodles in a ring mold. Steam or bake until the ring will stay to- gether; unmold and fill and sur round with chili con carne, cream cheese sauce or chop suey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
TOWN BURIED
 UNDER DEBRIS
 FROM VOLCANO
Relief Workers Make Re- port to Mani|a-FafaI-
 flies Unknown

MANILA, Dec 12-Relief workers report the whole town of Camalig has been buried by volcanic debris washed from the slopes of the fam GUS Mayon volcano by flood waters during last weeks typhoon.
 It is reported that the town, which in 1920 had a population of 10000, has completely disappeared but no mention is made of fatalities there.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
40 AND 8 TO INSTALL

Members of the 40 and 8 will in stall officers tonight either before or after the American Legion meet ing in the Dugout which is called for 8 o'clock, officers announced to- day. All 40 and Gers are asked to attend the Legion meeting so they can get together for the installa- ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
MOUNT MCKINLEY DUE
 TOMORROW AFTERNOON

Steamer Mount Mckinley is due in port at o'clock tomorrow after noon and is scheduled to sail for the westward at 2 o'clock Wednes- day morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12

food. ice and upkeep. And the new Frigid- dire Electric Runge, combining high speed low cost. and sure results, will make it easier than ever for her to prepare the most delicious meals Arronge for Christmos de livery nowl Let Frigiddire glorifY HER Christrnas HER kitchen and YOUR good Judgment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
Veterans, Spanish Civil War, Facing
 Struggle, Canada

VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 12. = Canadian veterans who fought for Loyalist Spain are drifting back to their homes, facing more serious problems than those who returned from the World War.
 Some are wounded and virtually all are jobless and Canada provides no pension for them. Private sub scriptions thus far have been enough to provide them with medical treat ment and allowance of $6 a week each.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12
NO PA PLANE

Owing to unfavorable weather conditions, the PAA plane from Fair banks to Juneau, cancelled out this forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-12-12

It's wise man who chooses these beautiful gifts of thrift Either or both of these superb Friqiddire products will make any womdn proud and happy for many years to come. Friqiddire - the only refrigerator with the Meter-Miser,-w give her the finest ot re- frigeration service. as it saves on current.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
Inspecting the Plane

Inspecting the Plane
IF PLANES equipment is not in firstclass
shape, why taxi the ship up to the passenger
embarkation gates and then rectify the trouble
in front Of the passengers while they shift rest
leSSly from one foot to another?
Recently this writer waited to board a CONNER
cial airline 21-passenger ship at 1890 p. m.
Service men trundled up small hand truck,
loaded with batteries. They began their job at
10:15 They finished at 10:40, ten minutes after
official departure time. In and out the service
men popped from the ship. Their flashlights
twinkled. Every now and then they varied the
performance by climbing into the cockpit and
flashing on and off all lights on the ship-cabin
and wing tips.
One waiting passenger near me heard OBJ
serve, IT hope nothing'S wrong with the planet"
Her husband gruff1y grunted, "Of course not!
Don't be silly" But the usual husbandly answer
did not destroy that little spark of doubt that
glowed in other passengers minds who had not
the slightest technical knowledge of what was
going on.
1t was bum psychology. If the ship had dead
batteries and it was necessary to service her with
fresh, fully charged ones, why do the job before
the waiting passengers?
Copyright Ledger syndicate)
(BoGke Carriers opinions are his otDn and not
necessarily those OF The Washington Ttn1eSJ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15

1t Is so tragic to take the taxpayers money to
60 into these investigations and have them fade
away and nothing come of them. Why can't
they deport every single one Of these people-as
I have said often and often in this column?
These men who have the power certainly have
nothing to be afraid Of when they get all the
Facts before them. don't understand why
they don't see it through and clear the country
Of these troublemakers.
Anyone that will take the time or has the
patience can get into dozen different meetings
IN New York. This wretched Bund in New York,
as have said, should be closed at once. There
Is no use writing columns and columns about
1t in the newspapers, and having committees
investigate, unless there is real action taken and
believe me, this action has to be firm, with no
pussy-footing about it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
Fake Photo

DIVA received more publicity
I on its plan to put 1000
beavers to work building dams
on western streams than on
anything else it has done. Since
then the Ickes publicity crew
has been looking around for
new ways of keeping the project
on the front page. It hit upon
a good one. A large beaver (6O
pounds, they Say) was dug up
in Idaho.
He was dressed in style, Off
cially named Grumpy" and
was to be advertised as the
grouchiest one-eyed hermit in
idaho. It sounded like q sure
fire stunt-until they lost the
picture. Somewhere, somehow,
Grumpy's likeness got away into
a waste basket.
The board of publicity STRAIT
egg held several sessions upon
the subject, decided not to risk
another IS expenditure to have
Grumpy" pose again. Instead
the board applied to the Bureau
of Fisheries for beaver picture,
and is circulating that one now
as Grumpy
They do not want the fake
to get out, not because they fear
an exposure such as attended
the taking Of the drought pic
ture, they say, but because
Grumpy might sue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15

Parable of Culture"
THIS parable is related by Herbert N. Casson,
:. Of the Efficiency Magazine:
Recently paid dreamvist to the land Of
Futuria. noticed by calendar that had shot
forward to the year 1888.
IT noticed throng Of brightfaced men and
women walking into a great hall. poster an
nounced: Annual Labor Convention
1.-THE chairman rose and said: Fellow-mem-
bers, we intend today to carry out a long
deferred obligation. We, the people who repre-.
sent labor. owe debt of gratitude to those who
represent Salesmanship and advertising. Why?
Because they increase the volume of business
They make more jobs. They are our best friends.
1t gives me the greatest pleasure to present
gold cup to the president Of the Sales Managers
Association and also gold cup to the president
Of the Advertising Association
GAS I passed out Of the hall the doorkeeper
said: Will you tell this to the people Of the
dead past?'
"'No.' replied. They wouldn't believe me-"
Copyright, 1898, by B. c. Forbes.)
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huge expenditures made by
business enterprises to attract
employment-giving orders?
President Roosevelt referred
scoffingly to the Isl, 900 a day
executive" --'.1s.-
He did not add that any
executive making $1,000 a
day-they are rare specimens
works four days for the sup
port of the Chief Executive
and all other Government en-
ployes for each single day he
works for himself, that any
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I have been preaching and
warning against the Nazis and
the dictators for the last eight
months. At last I am being
indicated for the stand I have
taken in this matter.
I wonder how much the
committee, which Is investigat-
ing this now, is going to accom-
plish after it gets all the facts
before it. I certainly hope 1t
does more than the last one
did, when Mr.. Black, now q
Justice Of the Supreme Court,
y
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B. G. Forbes Says

TRY to imagine what would happen were all
= advertising and other sales-pushing efforts
to be stopped. We would suffer unemployment
transcendently beyond all precedent. The stock
market would experience worse collapse than
at any time in its history. Government revenues
would tumble headlong. Social revolution would
be courted.
Yet, how much recognition has come from the
present Government OF the valiant efforts and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15

4SSAS~AASSA
Sloppy teamwork at air.
ports among some of the lines
does not impress the average
traveller with the overall eff
cheney of the airlines.
These are some of the points
that this writer, who travels
much by air. earnestly believes
that the airline presidents
should give some thought to
with good effect:
Long waits between the time
the passengers have seated
themselves, as instructed, and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
Mystery Plane Cited

lust look at this new mysterious flying ma
chine that has come over from Germany in
"a hours. The next thing we know they will hop
across the Atlantic as the planes take off for
California now, and am wondering if we will
allow every kind Of plane that wants to fly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15

of 500, 900, 900 of REA funds
and he must pass upon each
project.
The Jones method Of passing
upon each project Is to see II II
is worth while and on a business
like basis. Hastily compiled
spending projects Of REA were
not selected to meet that test.
Consequently it looks like Mr.
R. will have to dedicate an cleo
trio eye at RFC as the next REA
project.
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e / e C tr ify
everything it
could find,
but so far it
has not even
been able to
electrify the
chairman Of
the RFC. Not
a single new
pro ] e C t has
b e e n an
n o u n c e d
lately for the
sufficient rea-
son that the
law g q V 9
Tonac control
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
Says Boake Carter

monkeys" vanished. The stewardess opened the
door in the ships side and looked out. A station
agent appeared from somewhere and opened the
gate. The announcer then repeated his former
announcement The passengers stepped aboard.
What is the matter with the announcer of the
airline checking with the steward before announc-
ing AL aboard" to prevent that kind of poor
teamwork in personnel?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
My Say

I KNOW it is a mean thing. but it's lots Of fun
to say, IT told you So" and that Is exactly
what intend to say in this column.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
BY EValyn Walsh Mclean

over to this country, to land. Aren't We ever
going to have any rules or regulations about
whom Hitler, Mussolini or the others want
to send over here and the reason for their COM
ing?
have yet to hear of any Of the socalled
mystery ships" If we have any, flying over to
Germany or Italy.
OF course, this whole spy movement started
seriously seven OF eight years ago and here is
the sort of propaganda they have been putting
out ever since:
I'VE are going to get into DIRECT ACTION
THIS FALL. There can be no question about
that. We are going to start an agitation in this
country that will give Capitalism all the trouble
they want and give it to them in every direc-
ton. We have all Of our leaders in every big
city and IN every State. Listen to me and lis
ten carefully. Now it has taken months and
months Of time to lead the masses into high
state and willingness to attack Capitalism They
are willing now and they will do it. We have
our leaders who will lead these men. They have
already been educated; they are Americans
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one having salary Of $1,000 day has to pay
approximately 80 per cent in taxes.
Cites Hard Working Executive
I HAPPEN to have known for 20 years the
L head Of the industrial corporation employ.
ing the largest number Of workers in America.
Never in my life have known harder worker,
never have I known man devoting his life
more exclusively to building up his business,
toiling longer hours to creating employment.
Not only so, but this "$1,O 900 day executive"
has actually donated to philanthropic, humane,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
Cites Hard Working Executive
But"

COME Of the transcontinental airlines can take
~ lessons from the railroads when it comes to
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT re1ations
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public purposes more than the total amount Of
the salary he has received during his IS years
service as its chief executive.
Instead Of Sneering at conspicuously brainy
men who have done much to win world leader.
ship for American industry, would it not be more
becoming for high Government officials to rec
ognize their value, recognize their contribution
to American development and prosperity, recog-
nize the part they have played in developing
employment?
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Guard Your Country

OF COURSE, America is the melting pot Of the
" world. It's doors must be thrown wide open
to the dictators, the spies and all the poor suf-
fering humanity that the rest Of the world won't
take care Of
Well, this is fine principle to 60 by If it
would only work out, but unfortunately in these
days you will have to guard your country as
closely as you guard your children. You will
have to think first Of your own people who are
out OF work. desperate and starving.
You must think Of your wonderful factories
these crazy spies could blow up in second,
and above all, America cannot afford to play the
sucker and the easy mark for every other country
in the world. America must be just and fair,
but it must be firm and ruthless when it comes
to these troublemakers and put every single
one Of them out Of the country.
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the time final clearance papers are given by the
ground force to the steward or Stewardess.
Poor timing between the dispatcher announc-
ing "AI aboard" and readiness Of the steward
or stewardess to receive the passengers.
"AH AbOard"' Timing
DECENTLY at Newark, the Eastern terminus Of
~ the Transcontinental Airlines, this kind Of
"timing" occurred:
The dispatcher. or the individual charged with
the duty Of announcing the planes departure,
announced that passengers for series Of destina-
lions would find their plane opposite gate No. /;
that the ship was ready to depart; that pas
sengers give their names to the stewardesS upon
stepping aboard.
Half dozen travellers looked around and then
at one another, each waiting for one Of their
number to make the first move. The door OF
the plane was still shut. Mechanics still fused
around the gangway. No station agent appeared
to open smartly the closed gate that barred the
way But, nevertheless, voice from loud
speaker had instructed everyone to step aboard!
Presently. in due course Of time, the grease
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
News Behind
The News
By PAUL MALLoN

(world Copyright, 1888, by King Fea-
lures Syndicate. all rights reserved.
Reproduction in full or in part strictly
prohibitod.)
MIR. ROOSEVELT may
41 not be dedicating many
more rural Identification
projects like GAINESVILLE I'M
less he gets the key to Jesse
Jones' desk.
Three weeks ago REA an
nounced it would spend its
whole SAC, 100000 allowance to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-15
Miracle Needed

MO SOUTHERN ongress-
IN man issued a public peep
about FDR's new.found purge
pugnacity, but what they said
among themselves may yet prove
to be more important than what
he did.
Off-the-record comment from
an old-time Southern Senator
who is sometimes for, sometimes
against Roosevelt, is representa-
tive. Says he:
This cast the die for 1910.
The only thing that will JUS
tify the roll from the Presidents
standpoint is for Camp to win.
If he loses, the Presidents whole
relationship with Southern COM
mittee chairmen in the next
Congress and with the Southern
congressional leaders of his
party in 1910 will be jeopardized.
Personally I think he made
a mistake, even if he wins. He
seems to have lost his cunning.
F'ervor got the better of his
judgment. I have always been
told that was exactly the way
how not to get what you want.
Certainly no one can now blame
Senator George for anything he
might do.
However the President has
demonstrated before that he
can make some of his novel ideas
about politics work, and maybe
he can perform a Georgia mir
acle. I hope so for his sake"
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Slap Unexpected

MO ONE around Democratic
~ National Committee head
quarters here knew the PreSi-
dent was going to slap Senator
George. Even the publicity
genius Charles Michaelson is
known to have been personally
against such move.
y NJ
What Is puzzling Mr.. Wal
lace'S mathematicians now is
how not to have cotton loans.
His CCC now has loans out
standing on about seven. mil
lion bales Of cotton, more than
a years domestic supply. Cur.
rent price is below what CCC
loans, so the CCC is stuck. Also,
Wallace'S confidential figures
show that if he has to make
loans this year CCC will have
to take one to two million bales
more, which will mean eight to
nine million total, almost equal
to the whole of the 1884 crop
(9.6 million baleSO
The law says he must make
loans when prices fall below So
per cent of parity (now fixed
at 1873 cents per pounO. This
would make loans mandatory
when the price reaches 8.27
cents and the price is getting
close to that figure. Everyone
around AAA expects 1t to 90
lower.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-10
FOLEY ELECTED TO HEAD LEGION 'F0R R NEXT YEAR
l939 Convention Goes to Fairbanks Other Ju- :.
 neau Men Honored

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. 10. The American Legioni wound up its annual convention here by nam ling Fairbanks as the next conven- Etion city and electing E. M. Policy of Juneau as new Department Commander.
 Other officers elected were Don
 Adler, Fairbanks, Vice. Commander; u. T. Petrich, Juneau, Adjutant; Clarence c. Woofter, Fairbanks,
 Advocate; M. E. Stepp, Service Officer; Seth B. Cook, Historian; EClyde R. Ellis, Executive Commit teeman, and A. k. Karnes of Juneau, Ealternate; w. O. Johnson of Juneau Ia n d Andrew Johnson, Executive
 Committeeman at Large; Clyde Ellis, J. E. Confer, F. H. Story, Hugh
 Brewster and Mark McAllen, dele [gates to national convention.