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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
HIGHWAY WILL
 CLOSE FRIDAY

The Eagle River Highway will be closed to traffic Friday morning after highway residents have gone to town, Chris Wyler B. P. R. en- gineer, announced today.
 Wyler said heavy blasting will be done at Leiver's corner, just this side of the Aux Bay bathing beach and the road will be ob- structed all morning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14

believed to be the first of these animals shot on the island.
 AS The Empire received the story. Dupree shot the brute just north of Nevada Creek. It is said the bear squared about nine feet
 Children and others are warned about the presence of bears on the island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
VOTE AT PALMER

ANCHORAGE, Sept l4.-Palmer election returns are:
 For Delegate-Dimond 249, Grigs- by 58, White 46.
 For Treasurer-Chase 95, Olson 249.
 For Bingle l68, Holman l79.
 For Representatives Andresen 193, Burleigh A, Carlson GA, Cof- fey 225, Drager 203, Elvig 91, Mo Cutcheon 179, Nafstad II, Smith 2l8, Snodgrass AT.
 Unicameral refc- ldum-for one house legislature 198, against 150
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14

Cooperatives in the Virgin Ts- lands offer for sale native needle work, basketry and other handi- craft.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
School Accident

CLARKDALE, Ariz., Sept. 14. - The roof of the Clarkdale High School study auditorium collapsed this afternoon, injuring 50 pupils, Is believed fatally.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14

Weeds are ranked second to .ero- sion in damage to American farms and are responsible for an annual loss estimated at $3,O00,OO0 900.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
BIDS ON } SCHOOLS
 TO BE OPENED HERE

Bids are to be opened here to- morrow on construction projects to-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14

Kitty Szekely, 18-year-old Hunga- rian pianist and great-granddaugh- ter of the famous composer Felix Mendelssohn- Bartholdi, is pictured at New York on her arrival from Europe. She will visit her father Tn California, and will become a citizen
 of the United States
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
HiS Honor to Receive a BiU

 things person cqn possess Money be had by but honest dealing bills when due When b promptly strengthening
 
 When receive biL you possibly Ii you can't frankly tell creditor why can't You will find him ded with you fairly and equtuby
 your q Cherish as your health, happiness and other priceless possessions
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14

Try The rmpire cfassifieds fo results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
CHAMBER TO DISCUSS JUNEAU'S BOND ISSUE
 ATLUNCH TOMORROW

A stand on the pending Juneau bond issue for city improvements will be taken by Chamber of Com merce members at their weekly luncheon tomorrow noon in Percy Cafe
 Speaker of the day will be H. L Faulkner, recently returned from a trip abroad. A guest will be Harry B. Franck, eminent travel author.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
BROWN BEAR REPORTED KILLED ON DOUGLAS ISLAND BY BOB DUPREE

Bob Dupree, employee of the AL aska Electric Light and Power Company is reported to have killed a brown bear on Douglas Island
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
OUTBREAKS ARE NEARING ACTUAL. WAR CONDITIONS
Americans Are Ordered to Get Out of Europe as Con-
 flict Appears Imminent

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14

WHEN the mdil brings you q statement of account you should be genuinely pleased, for the bill is q positive indicd- ton of the creditors confidence in your business integrity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-14
DELEGATE AND OLSON HEADING VOTE LANDSLIDE
Returns Indicate Complete Democratic Tickets
 Being Elected

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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-10
hADVERTI SING AGEn
STORES

H. E. Evans, Vice President and
Treasurer Of Green belt Consumers Ser
vices, Inc. revealed on July %, IN
q special front page article appear
ing in advertising Age", national
advorti sing newspapers that carly
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-10

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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-10
CALENDAR OF EVENTS

HCHAMBER OF HORRORS TALKn
Journals site Club
Young Peoples Choir
Dance Orchestra Practice
Well Baby Clinic
Choir Practice
Choral Society
Well Baby Clinic
Credit Union
Boy Scouts
Mass
Comuuni ty Sunday School
Comrmni ty Church
Camera Club
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
CAKE-CUTTING
House That Jack
Rebuilt" Rite Today

Record-breaking crowds were ex-
pected to visit the House That
Jack Rebuilt" at Fifteenth Street
and Pennsylvania Avenue North
west today when Mrs. Mason
Peters, official hostess, cuts o cake
reproduction Of the renovated
dwelling.
It was 1umored that early
corners might be lucky enough to
get q piece Of the cake, which
has been donated by the Shore
ham Hotel. Jackie Heller, radio
crooner now at Loew'S Capitol
Theater, and his recent bride will
assist Mrs. Peters in the cake
cutting ceremonies and Jackie will
60 on the air from the house In
q special program over WJSV.
The House That Jack Rebuilt"
is an example Of what can be
done to o decrepit old house
through modeTniZation. It was
reconstructed by the Junior Board
of Commerce and this Is the third
day it has been open for public
inspection.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
People ought to mind their

"People ought to mind their
own business"
That is what Mrs. Billy Eckart
thinks and she wants the world
to know that she is tired Of being
constantly annoyed by meddlerS.
Mrs. Eckart. issued a tart state
ment early today after an episode
that brought q police scout car,
an ambulance and q fire rescue
squad to her door and an invasion
Of her home by a half-score Of
and press photographers.
CROWD GATHERS
It was a report that a Man
ON the Ledge" tragedy was about
to be reenacted at 746 Ninth st.
N. w., that sent the rescue agen-
cies and reporters to Mrs. Eckart' 5
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
u. 5. Agency 10 Buy
Tomatoes for Needy

QN.S.)-The Agricultural Ad-
juStment Administration had
announced today that the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corp.
has been authorized to purchase
approximately so per cent of ex.
lsting stocks Of surplus canned
tomatoes Of the 1887 crop Of Ar.
kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
The tomatoes, which will be pur.
chased on a competitive bidding
basis, will be distributed to needy
families through local relief agen'
cieS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
AWARDS MADE.
TO KIN OF ship
FIRE VICTIMS.
Moro Castle Group Is
Settling Claims

NEW YORK, July ~ ON.S0.
The MORO Castle committee has
awarded $4,000 to James A. Feath-
erstone, brother Of Thomas e.
Featherstone, Of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
who lost his life in the MORO
Castle marine disaster in 1894, it
was announced today.
In the case of eight-year-old
Arthur Sheridan, also of wilkes
barre; who was drowned, the sum
Of $500 each was awarded to the
boys father, James Sheridan and
his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Sheri-
dan.
MOTHER GETS $4,000
In addition Mrs. Sheridan who
was among the injured was
awarded $4,000.
The ward Line, under whose
supervision the Moro Castle was
plying at the time Of the disaster,
settled o sum Of $500, 900 to be
distributed among the 386 claim
ants.
It was figured the claims would
be paid at about the rate Of 60
cents on the dollar.
SHIP CAUGHT FIRE
The Moro Castle disaster oc-
Cured on September 8, 1894, when
the ship was sailing from Havana
to New York with 318 passengers
and q crew Of 231.
The ship took fire in o myster-
ious manner off Asbury Park, N. j.
One hundred and thirty-four
persons lost their lives and scores
were injured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
SENDS IN ALARM
1000 Workers Return
After Packing Strike

CHICAGO, July ~ U.N.S).
Two thousand employees Of five
Of the smaller packing plants at
the Union Stockyards went back
to work today after settling their
Today strike.
The firms agreed to recognize
the workers CLIO union, but won
their fight against q closed shop.
A demand for the checkoff syS-
tenn in the collection Of dues was
modified. No changes in wages
or hours were involved in the dis
pute. MAAl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
JAW SOLD OUT
BY 4 OFFICIALS,
IL WILL TESTIFY.
Martins Secret Trial
Witnesses Called

DETROIT, July "a U.N.S.).
Amid recriminations and in AMI
atmosphere Of strong-armed vigil
lance, the secret trail Of four sus-
pended United Automobile Work
ers vice presidents accused Of con-
spring to sell out the union TO the
Communist party, today entered
Its second day.
Large groups Of unionists,
eympathizerS Of ouSted officers
Richard r. Frankensteen, Ed Hall,
Wyndham Mortimer and Walter
N. Wells, clustered before JAW
headquarters, maintaining o viz
tual state Of seige.
Today'S testimony was expected
TO include the stories Of q dozen
witnesses, whose names were with
held, In support Of JAW Presi.l
dent Homer Martins charges that
the suspended officials were "be-
trayerS Of labor" and were allied
with the Communist party.
EXPOSE PROMISED
Martin also said he would ex-
pose the quartet's IDEALS with
management, their misuse Of
funds and their union-wrccking
tactics"
The actual happenings inside
the closely.guarded exc c utive
board chamber, In which the trial
Is being held, were not revealed.
The only news was given In
cryptic comments by Martin and
Defense Counsel Maurice Sugar,
whose legal aid last year won the
AWU o victory over Henry Ford
before the National Labor Rela-
lions Board.
At the conclusion Of last nights,
session Martin said:
Sugar was INDUCED in the
most .contemptuous tactics I've
ever known anywhere. He iB
constantly insulting board mem
bers, making false and libelous
accusations against board mem
bers not on trial."
CHARGES HIDDEN
Martin refused to disclose what
the charges were. Sugar also re-
fused, saying:
II attempted to make an
opening statement for the de.
tense, but was prevented from
doing So"
Earlier, Sugar had challenged
Martins right to sit In judgment,
saying:
ne signed the charges, and
7 have yet to hear of o case
where the complaining witness
sits as Judge"
During yesterdays. afternoon
session, Martin abSented himself
for nearly On hour to deliver Q
scheduled radio address in which
he attacked the four suspended
vice presidents. He was accom-.
panied to and from Radio station
WJR by o guard Of 10 men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Rail Slash Farley
Ends In Stalenate

CHICAGO, July 20 Q.N.SO
Railroad executives and union
heads emerged from another all
day conference here tonight with
the announcement they still were
deadlocked ON the carriers pro
posed Is per cent wage reduction
for some 100000 employees. H.
A. EnochS, chairman Of the car.
rier's joint conference committee,
said the negotiations, in which
labor is opposing the pay slash,
got nowhere
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Student Loan Fund
SET Up at Howard u

Through the board Of trustees
Of Howard University the e. A.
Balloch student loan fund to pro-
vide small short time loans to
medical students has just been
established.
The fund has been made pos
sible by donations received from
DR.. Edward A. Balloch, the Cook
County Physicians Association Of
Chicago, Dr.. Maxwell Leberman,
medicine, 1926: DR.. Samuel Lem
pert, medicine, 1880: and from
university funds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
FURNACE CASE
Hearing Is Postponed
Until August ;.

CoIMAR MANOR, Nd, July
27.-Hearing Of charges Of driv-
ing while under the influence Of
intoxicantS" against United States
Commissioner Needham C. Turn.
age, Of Washington, has been post
poned until August 8.
Judge William A. Bobb. Of Cot.
tage City, said the arresting OFF,
Ger was unable to appear at the
hearing scheduled tonight.
The charge against Commission.
or Turnage grew out Of o minor
collision near Landover, Md, O
week ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

''PortaIs Of Illusion" III. Bedford.
Zones in This Weeks Story On the
ROmances Of Jewels Tells How The
Face Of Quetsel' Changed the Plans
Of MOnte8uEna, the Axtec Emperor Of
all Mexico, and Saved His Royal Sister
from o Fate Worse Than Death. De
mot Miss this Thrilling and Romantic
EtOey I'm The American Weekly, the
Magazine Distributed with Next sun
days HeRald.Timess
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27

home and gathered the throng IF
curious paSsersby at her door.
Investigation revealed that 1t
has long been the custom Of 2.
year4old Buster Eckart to stand
before the open window Of his
mothers Second-floor front apart
ment and watch the cars go by.
To insure Busters safety a guard
rail had been secured to the win.
dow frame and the screen nailed
to place.
SENDS IN ALARM
These safety measures were not
visable to the passersby who saw
Buster, apparently leaning pre-
cariously against the fragile win.
dow screen. Hence the alarm.
Mrs. Eckart points out that she
has been disturbed by similar
alarms several times in the past
and is getting tired Of it."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-07-27
Completes
Azores-Lisbon F|iuht

LISBON, July ~ (I.N.S0.-The
British seaplane Mercury, "pick-
aback" craft, completed another
crossing Of the Atlantic Ocean to-
day when 1t landed here at 1:05
p. m. T:05 a. m. Eastern Standard
Time). The last Atlantic leg,
from the Azores Islands, took just
six hours. Later the Mercury win
continue to her base In England.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
engaged in civil aeronautics profession

engaged in civil aeronautics profession
ally in an administrative capacity and
in this one case, the appointee has had
all his experience outside the United
States on an American flag line" One
appointee is veteran airline pilot select
ed because of his known proficiency in
his job, not because of his influence in
the industry or in aeronautical politics.
AL eight are men who have been out
standingly successful in their varied pro-
fessions. They bring to their posts no
rivalries or professional jealousies grow
ing out Of their careers, as might have
been the case had the appointments
been made from the political career
group or from the ranks Of organized
professional aviation.
American aviation has been troubled
and handicapped for q number of years
by deficiencies in the Federal organiza-
ton set up for its control and guidance.
1t is with renewed hope that the indus
try awaits the organization of a nom
political, unbiased authority in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
The District Flag.

Commissioner Melvin G. Hazen is going
to do his best to see that the District of
Columbia has flag of its own to wave
at such important events as the Inter-
American Horse Show, to be held here
next October. The Commissioner has
1t in his power to do something about
it, as he is member OF the Flag Com
mission created by Congress to design
an official flag for the seat Of Govern
ment.
The Commissioner is endeavoring to
arrange an early meeting Of the commits
sion to discuss plans for choosing a de-
sign. Other members of the commission
include Secretary of War Woodring and
Secretary of the Navy Swanson.
Citizens of Washington will be deeply
grateful to Congress and the Flag Com
mission for presenting them with Dis
trict of Columbia flag. Flag waving is
one OF the inalienable rights Of every
true American citizen. The recognition
of the right of the District of Columbia
to banner which it can unfurl beside
those Of the sovereign States may be an
augury of further concessions to come.
Citizens of the States not only have
the privilege Of waving State flags, but
of dropping votes in a ballot box-an-
other traditional American right. The
District of Columbia flag idea is most
commendable, but the people OF WASH
ington will never be content until they
can unfurl their flags over an official
voting precinct and proclaim to the Ma
tion that they, too, are 100 per cent
Americans.
Evening star., 1938-07-09

out Of the District in the other. When
these are totaled. they are to be sub
tracted from the gross receipts affected,
the remainder divided by two, the mer-
chandising costs added back, and the
sum pro-rated to the entire business
Of the firm.
From the very beginning, the business
privilege tax has been onerous in its
complete disregard of the ability-to-pay
principle. While the sliding scale rate
authorized by the past session of Con-
gress and the relief provisions promul-
gated yesterday may ease the burden of
the levy somewhat. 1t clearly will be at
cost of labored and controversial ad-
administrative requirements. Eventually,
and the sooner the better. the whole tax
should be abolished.
Evening star., 1938-07-09
Sugar on a Pill.

Shorn Of what undoubtedly is essential
but certainly is confusing verbiage, the
new regulations pertaining to the busi-
ness privilege tax in the District ap-
parently represent an effort to make q
bitter dose Of taxation slightly more
palatable.
Admittedly, the effort will succeed in
that both local and out-of- city firms
are to be given measure Of relief, esti-
mated by complicated formula in
which the principal factor is the amount
of business done outside the Capital by
the local concerns and inside the Capital
by foreign firms.
In effect, the greatest actual relief
will accrue to the out-of-city firms SELL
Ing in the District. This circumstance
'arises from the fact that many out-of-
city firms do an important part of their
gross business with the Government
offices in Washington whereas local con-
Germs have relatively small income from
their trade beyond District limits. Where
the relief formula, for illustration only,
may be applicable to go per cent of q
Baltimore firms total business, it might
apply to only 10 per cent of a WASH
ington concerns income.
But if mere experimental application
of the formula announced yesterday
seems complicated, thought might well
be given to the administrative difficulties
posed in actually applying it to the hun
dreds Of business concerns falling under
the law. For each of them estimates
must be submitted on manufacturing
costs and on costs directly involved in
selling, advertising and delivering the
goods in the District In one case and
Evening star., 1938-07-09
THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES &. TRACEWELL.

The years fast showed that a snail
can live that long without food, that
was all.
Jones had heard of fishes living for
several months without a bite to eat.
Evidently snails are tougher.
Jones had friend who once told him
that he had pair of bettas, Slams
lighting fishes, in a small jar without
food for more than 80 days.
This enthusiast had so many tanks
and jars sitting around that he entirely
overlooked the tiny ornamental jar in
which the bettas lived.
When the keeper finally realized that
he had not been feeding this pair, it
was too late for food to do them any
good.
Jones was interested in seeing how
his fasting snail would act when food
was put in.
He selected nice leaf Of lettuce, IA
vorite food of these creatures.
Then he tore from the center a piece
about an inch square.
This he lowered on the surface of the
water.
A snail's leap, OF course, is only hgura-
tive.
Jones kept watching the snail, which
made no move whatever
Jones was somewhat disappointed.
He kept on watching the snail, and
the snail kept doing nothing.
1t was disheartening.
SO Templeton Jones went upstairs and
forgot about the snail
Half an hour later, suddenly thinking
OF 1t, he went down the stairs again.
Sure enough, just what he thought
had happened
Inc snail was snugly ensconsed on the
lower side OF the piece of lettuce
Jones tried to picture the mental state
OF any creature, snail or other, which
had food for the first time in year.
He felt sure that even a snail would
rejoice.
Leaving his rejoicing snail, he went
about his business.
The next day, taking another look, he
saw that the small red fellow had made
a neat series of irregular openings in
the lettuce.
The lettuce lasted about three davs.
following which Jones fed nothing for a
week.
He followed this with few grains of
nsh food. Today his snail is coming
along nicely. So if any one asks you
now long red snail can live without
1ood, say a year, and quote Jones as
authority.
Evening star., 1938-07-09

How long can q red snail live in an
aquarium without food?
The answer, at least in one instance,
Is q year.
It has been done by one Of the So
called Copenhagen snails, 50 popular
for the small tank stocked with tropical
fishes.
Templeton Jones, an honest man, is
our authority for this statement. We
have seen his snail, and the tank In
which 1t lived nicely without food.
Here is how it happened:
When Jones decided to go out OF the
"fish business" he dismantled his IA
tanks and stored them In the basement.
Each aquarium had little water left
In it, In order to keep the inside seams
Of the cement moist.
Tanks stored dry invariably leak when
put back into commission. The glass
cover lids usually placed on top Of
tropical tanks nowadays should be left
on, to prevent evaporation.
Templeton Jones gave away his fishes
and all Of his snails.
Being careful as well as honest
man, he went over the sand and plants
meticulously to see that no small snails
would perish.
Snails, however, have way with them.
One Of them evidently escaped de-
lection.
A year later. there it was, about three
eighths Of an inch in diameter, Of q very
good color and exceedingly lively.
1t was in about inches Of water
over bed of sand.
The sand, it is true, must have con-
tanned some slight amount Of nutritive
material when the creature first began
his lonely life.
The stated purpose of keeping snails
in tanks is that of scavanger, but the
truth is that they will not do this Job
very well as long as food is put in for
fishes.
Fish food, so-called, is snail food, too.
No self-respecting snail will eat algae,
minute water plants, If it can get food
with protein in it.
X
Probably for few days there may
have been minute amount of food in
the tank, but after that the snail had
slim pickings, indeed.
Jones discovered it quite by accident.
He knew that whole year had passed
since the aquarium had been put away.
He further knew that no food had
been put in.
Even small amount of commercial
fish food would have spoiled the water,
since there was no reciprocal action be-
tween fishes and plants to help keep the
water pure.