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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
IS NOW INDICATED
 IN FIGHT AREA
Japanese Officers Are Oc- cupying All Communi-
 cation Centers

SHANGHAI, Jan. T. = Japanese censors and communications offic- ials have established themselves in offices of three foreign companies in Shanghai's International Settle ment. Earlier, Japanese censors had been stationed in the Inter national radio office, a new interna- tional organization which took over the functions previously exercised by the Chinese Governments Radio Administration.
 The arrival of the Japanese cen sors had no apparent immediate ef- feet on news dispatches to the Unit ed States. Messages are being de- layed but apparently went through without deletions. The Japanese declare they are not yet censoring messages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
KENNEDY GOES
 TO ENGLAND AS
 J. 5. OFFICIAL
Named Ambassador, Sue ceeding Bin gh a m
 Other Nominations

WASHINGTON, Jan. T. - Presi- dent Roosevelt has named Joseph c. Kennedy Chairman of the Mari time Commission, as Ambassador to England to succeed the late Robert Bingham.
 The President has also named Jo- seph Davies, now Ambassador to Russia, to be Ambassador to Bel gium, succeeding Hugh Gibson.
 The President has also sent to the Senate the appointment of Hugh Wilson. now Assistant Secretary of State, to be Ambassador to Ger many to succeed William Dodd, resigned.
 Charles Mclaughlin, 62, of Oma- ha, has been named as Assistant Secretary of Labor, succeeding Ed ward McGrady, resigned.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
Fine
 Levied on Jewish
 Steamer Magnate
Nazi Court Also Jails Ar. mold Bernstein and
 Associate

HAMBURG. Jan. 2. - A special court has convicted Arnold Bern stein, Jewish head of the Red Star Arnold Bernstein Shipping lines, of violating Germany's rigid foreign exchange laws, fined him $400, ,000 and sentenced him to 90 months in prison.
 Bernstein did not deny charge that he had a secret bank account in New York with $80O00 to $100,000 in it.
 T did not feel bound to report having the deposit" Bernstein said, explaining, Because it was partly appropriated by my shipping busi- ness and also New York agent who had a claim of s96,0O0 against my business associate Berthold Gum pei"
 Gumpel was Gned $264,000 by the special Nazi court.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
BLOWS STRUCK
 OVER REMARKS
 DURING SEARCH
Tension Reported Increas- ed Between Nipponese
 and Foreigners
PROTEST IMMEDIATELY MADE, JAP QUARTERS
Warning Given that Recur- ence of Attacks May Re-
 suit Tn Grave Situation

SHANGHAI, Jan. '. = Japanese soldiers beat two British officers of the Shanghai Municipal Police, ag- gravating the tension between the Japanese and foreigners.
 Sergeant A. R. Turney, watching the Japanese police search Chinese peddlers, remarked that the ped dlers received unnecessarily rough treatment.
 A Japanese policeman struck Tur- her on the nose, following the re- mark.
 Several Japanese soldiers then at tackled Turner with their fists and Inspector F. G. West rushed to his aid and was struck by Japanese sol- dierS.
 Maj. Gen. Teller Smolett, Com mander of the British troops, pro- tested to the attack on the Brit ish officers and is reported to have warned the Japanese that repeti- ton might result in the gravest of consequences"
 The Japanese Embassy spokes- man questioned the attack and said: We have no information.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
Z 2BATTLESHIPS WILL BE BUILT
 BY MUSSOLIN|
Twelve Destroyers Also on Program as We'll as
 Submarines

ROME, Jan. 7-Italy is ready to begin immediate construction of two more 35,000-ton battleships and 12 destroyers and an important num- Der of submarines, it is officially an- nounced
 It is said further that Premier Mussolini is determined to make his sea fleet topnotch in unsettled Eu- rope.
 Mussolini moved with characteris- tic swiftness in announcing his navy program
 The specific number of submar- ines is not mentioned in the official communique which says the total will be important"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
OREGON PAPER STRIKE VOTE
 TENDS ACTION
Newspapers Publish During Discussion of Con-
 tract with Union

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. Man agers of three daily newspapers and representatives of the International Typographical Union are silent as to the status of typographers who voted to strike yesterday.
 Executives of the International Typographical Union decline to comment on whether they intend to act on the vote which gives them authority to call the strike.
 Editions of the papers have been issued without interruption. The strike vote was cast after both sides were unable to agree as to wages and hours proposed under the 1888 contract.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
What 1t MeGns----This Trade Treaty Bet,veen .. S.-Ct. Br.
 Tue Prettiest Sport
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7-There's more than meets the eye in this prospective British American trade treaty.
 For instance, it is an open secret that the two nations never would have announced they were negotiat- ing an agreement if they had not reached a tentative formula in pri- vate.
 Any other course would have in- vited failure and a horse laugh from the rest of the world.
 Then there's the prospective ap- pointment of the New Deals No. l Business Man as Ambassador to Great Britain He is Joseph P Ken nedy, the New Dealer who has tam- ed Wall Street for Roosevelt once or twice, as chairman of the Secur- ities and Exchange Commission.
 Doutless Kennedy could help calm British business men who expect damage to follow lowering of Brit ish traiff walls that now keep out American goods.
 Then, of course, there was another hurdle to take secretly in the Brit ish dominions, all of which now get preferred trade treatment within the empire. In other words, dominion goods generally circulate through the empire unhampered by the tar ifs imposed against the goods of other nations.
 World Unrest From the American viewpoint, the big job was to persuade Great Bri- tain to go to her dominions in pri- vate and explain away their fears that a British American agreement would rob them of trade advant- ages.
 This was done behind the scenes. Also drawn up out of sight was a list of likely products of the two nations and the British dominions on which tariffs could be lowered without killing off the home manu- facturers or growers.
 Other undercover points include the question of world unrest. It seems likely Great Britain would never have disturbed her smooth running empire trade pactS if she had not been convinced that any agreement between democratic na- tions these days was worth it's weight in gold.
 In other words, the Britishers have been convinced that a trade agree ment between the two greatest dem- ocratic powers will promote econo- mic peace. That's important be-
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
Presidents Birthday Is Holiday in Georgia

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. '. = The birthday of President Roosevelt, January 30, has been declared a le- gal holiday in Georgia.
 Both houses of the State Legisla- ture adopted resolution asking for a holiday.
 The President is considered an adopted Georgian, because of his maintenance of home near the Warm Springs Foundation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
MASSINC FOR
 BATTLE FOR
 R. R. CONTROL
China s Main West and East Trunk Line Is Now
 Threatened

SHANGHAI, Jan. '. - Chinese and Japanese troops are massed for battle for control of the east ern section of the Lunghai Rail- way, China's main west and east trunk line.
 Chinese officials, according to censored Japanese reports, assert that they have 100000 men along the line in Northern Kiangsu and eastern Honan Provinces, between Suchow, 175 miles northwest of Nanking, and Kweiteh, 90 miles to the west.
 Japanese forces, numbering about 60,000 men, are thrusting at the line from both north and south.
 Control of the line would give the Japanese a base for a rush west ward to the Peiping- -Hankow rail- way thence southward, 300 miles, to Hankow, one of China's tempor- ary capitals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
Alaska School Bus Is Blown
 From Highway
Four Students, Two Teach CTS Uninjured Wind
 Misses Palmer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. IT, The Bureau of Indian Affairs Elk lutna school bus, with four stu dents and two teachers aboard, was blown from the highway near Pal mer, near the Knik River bridge, by a terrific wind. None of the occu- pants of the bus were seriously hurt.
 The wind centered down the val ley but missed the Palmer Colony, said Leo Jacobs, colony resident.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
ATTACK TO BE
 MADE ON BELL
 AT DEMO MEET
Divisional Conven ton at Seward to Be Asked to
 Pass Resolution

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan IT, The Democratic Club of Anchorage will present a resolution to the dele gates at the Democratic Divisional Convention, converting at noon to- day, in Seward, assailing Commis- sioner Frank T. Bell, of the Bu- reau of Fisheries, for his failure to eliminate fish traps and calling for an investigation of his Bureau and his removal
 The Fishermens' Union endorsed the resolution and an attempt will be made for it's adoption at the convention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
Mail Subsidies
 May Be Cut Off
Newspapers and Magazines May Soon Pay Higher
 Rate to P. 0.

WASHINGTON. Jan. '. - Presi- dent Roosevelt today said be believ- ed the time has long since passed when the Government should con- tinue mail subsidies to newspapers and magazines.
 Asked at a press conference if he believed it a healthy sign for the Postoffice Department to spend s3S,- 100000 for transporting newspapers and magazines and receiving only 5000, 900, the President said he al- ways thought to the contrary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
NO PROGRESSES BEING MADE IN
 SHIPPING CASE
Regional Director Hope Re- ports Conferences
 Being Held
SEATTLE ONLY PORT
 TO BECOME INVOLVED
No Likelihood of Dispute Spreading to Other Pa
 cihc Coast Areas

SEATTLE, Jan. 7.-Charles Hope, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board, said con- ferences of interested parties are being held in an effort to settle the longshUe controversy which has tied up Alaska, coastal and other deep sea fishing all over sling-load- ing.
 Both sides of the controversy re- port no progress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
RETAIL TRADE
 IS INCREASING
 OVER COUNTRY
Present Weeks Business Exceeds that of Last
 Week, Says Report

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Stimulated clearance sales in the retail trade this week rose from two to eight per cent above last week and three to ten per cent over a like week in 1897 over the country as a whole, says the Dun, Bradstreet, Inc, re- port today.
 January thus far is most en- couraging surprise to retailers and instead of an anticipated down. trend, sales have been lifted, the agency says.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
ANCHORAGE TO
 BE WIDE OPEN
Clo sin g Requirements on Liquor Establish
 ments Off

ANCHORAGE Alaska, Jan. IT. The City Council has amended the proposed ordinance, requiring liquor establishments to close from 1 to 6 a. m, removing all closing re- quirements and leaving only a few regulations for adoption at the next meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
MOTORISTS AID

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. '. A curbing that reflects the light of an autos headlights, thus clearly marking the edge of pavement. has been designed by the California division of highways It is expected to prove valuable in showing the dividing strip in two-lane highways, now being widely used in this state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
MAY NOT SPREAD

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. T. There is no likelihood the Seattle waterfront labor dispute will spread to other ports on the Pacific Coast. This is according to Almonn E. Roth, President of the Waterfront En- ployers' Association.
 The belief is expressed here that the Seattle tie-up will continue un- til the ship operators will receive proper assurance from the unions that they will live up to signed agreements, said Roth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07
NO CHANGE SAYS WIRE

A wire was received by the AL aska Steamship Company offices here today from the Seattle offices 'of the company, saying there had been no change in the strike sit uation.
 There has been no change in the general situation the wire read. The entire waterfront is still tied up"
 It is believed no southhound boats will now carry frozen fish or other perishables to Seattle under the present conditions.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-07

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The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Society to Honor
Iowa Service Men

IowanS in the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps will be guests Of
honor at a reception and dance
to be given by the Iowa Society
the evening Of Washington's Birth
day at the Shoreham Hotel.
Senator Guy M. Gillette CD
Of Iowa, president Of the society,
and Admiral William D. Leahy
and Brig. General Frank C. Bur.
nett, both Iowans, will receive the
guests.
There will be a fencing bout
between Army and Navy officers
and a minuet and Virginia reel
danced by children in Colonial
costume. A prize will be given
to that branch of the service haV,
| ing the largest attendance.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
CUTTER SPEEDS
TO RESCUE OF
HELPLESS SHIP
Steamer With 81 Men
Lacks Propeller

BOSTON, Feb. 18 Q.N.SO Bat.
ting heavy northwest gale, the
coastguard cutter Tahoe inter.
rupted international ice patrol
duty today to go to the assistance
of a propellorless steamship, with
81 men aboard, drifting helplesSly
l35 miles off Cape Race, New,
foundland.
The vessel was believed to be the
Gulf freighter Azalea City, OF Mo
bile, Ala.
RESCUE HOURS OFF
Clarence H. Dench, commander
Of the Tahoe, intercepting a dis
tress message, radioed the coast
guard the name s. S. Azalea
Lloyd's registry, however, does not
record such a vessel. The Azalea
City, formerly the Excelsior oi
the American Export Lines, is now
owned by the Waterman Steam
ship Company of Mobile, Ala. Sht
is of $3.50 gross tons, 400 feet long
with a 81 foot beam and was built
at Hartman, Pa, in 1920.
Because of the heavy gale
Commander Dench estimated he
would be unable to reach the posi-
ton given by the steamship until
tonight or tomorrow morning.
TRAWLER IN TOW
BOSTON, Feb. 18 Q.N.S) Her
oil pump on her main engine
broken down, the Boston fishing
trawler, Exeter. with IS mer
aboard, was taken in tow today
by the Coast Guard cutter, Ca
yuga, four miles southeast OF
Highland Light, Cape Cod, anc
headed for Boston.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
TRAWLER IN TOW
3 from Capital
Join Fork Union

FORK UNION, Va, Feb. 18.
Three Washingtonians and six
Virginians are among the students
enrolled for the new semester at
the Fork Union Military Academy
here. They include: Robert M.
Daugherty. Lee Murray and lloyd
Melvin Palmer, Washington;
Charles A. Entsminger, jr., An
drew L. Kelly. Ralph j. Murphy,
Berger Nuckols, Andrew Palmer
and Hugh Pearson Tuggle, Vlr-
ginia.
Plans are being drawn for a new
dormitory to accommodate 1913 ad-
ditional students, J. j. Wickers,
president said, adding that the
new building will be ready for oc-
cupancy next September.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18

LORAIN, Ohio, Feb. 18 Q.N.S0
With q hammer and a blood
stained butcher knife as clues, au-
thorities today attempted to piece
together events leading up to the
murder of Mrs. Mary Wallace, 81,
whose beaten and slashed body
was found in her home here.
Police said the house was turned
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
DELTA SIGMA DANCE

Washington members Of the
Delta Sigma Fraternity will hold
a dance Monday night at the Hay
Adams House, 800 Sixteenth st.
N. w. The dance will be limited TO
of the fraternity and
their invited guests.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Mother of 4 Slain in Home

into q shambles. Walls we're blood
rugs disarranged, and
windows broken. Telephone wires
in the house had been cut.
Mrs. Wallace's body was found
by a 13-year-old son, William,
when he returned from school
with his three sisters, Ruth, IA;
Aloha, IL, and Bessie, 8.
The Washington times., 1938-02-18
Paint Statesmen
To Dine Tonight

Washington Paint Salesmen's
Club will hold a dinner meeting
at $50 p. m. today at the Cont
mental Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Sept 30. = Back of the armys plan to teach manu- lecturers how to make war ma terials is the dramatic story of an enlightening experience the coun- try had in the last war while try ing to equip itself with cannon.
 When the United States entered the war, France, eager for early aid, agreed to disclose the secret of the famous "75," which is considered by artillery experts to be the best light artillery weapon ever invent ed. It was designed by French ar tillery officers in 1897 and except for minor changes it is the same gun today-devastatingly fast, ac- curate and dependable.
 Germany captured hundreds of French 75s during the World war, but never could solve the mystery of their manufacture. The trick is known to only two countries France and the United States-and to only a dozen trusted persons in each of these countries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
SYROvY TELLS
 CzECHS PEACE
 IS ONLY HOPE
Says Superior Force Com. pels Acceptance of
 4-Power Pact
SACRIFICE CHOSEN
 INSTEAD OF FIGHT
Saddened Premier Pleas for Stronger, More Unit
 ed Nation

PRAGUE, Sept. 30. = Czechoslo- vakia's soldier Premier, General Jan Syrovy, in an appeal broadcast to the nation, declared "A superior force has compelled us to accept the foar-power Munich agreement to dismemberment of this country
 This is the most difficult mo- ment of my life" declared the fifty year-old General who led 10000 Czech troops in an epic march across Siberia toward the end of the World War.
 However" said Syrovy, I've taken this decision to save our lives and our nation. My duty was to consider everything as soldier l had to choose a way to peace and in such state the nation will be stronger and more united.
 q feel I have chosen the only right course The four powers de- cided to ask from us abdication of German Sudeten territor and we had to choose between a useless fight and sacrifices"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
BRIT. PREMIER
 GREETED WHEN
 LANDS,L0ND0N
Chamberlain Expects Larg- CT Settlement as Out
 come 4-Power Pact

LONDON, Sept. 30.-Prime Min ister Neville Chamberlain flew home today from Munich and was greeted by cheering throng as he stepped from the plane.
 The mad excited crowd gave him triumphant homecoming.
 Settlement of the German Czech problem, which is now achieved, is in my view, only prelude to a larger settlement in which all Eu- rope may find peace" said tho Brit ish Premier.
 Later the King and Queen. with Chamberlain and the latters wife, appeared on the balcony of Buck ingham Palace and were excitedly cheered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
NATIONS
 LOSING FACE
 SOVIET VIEWS
Freedom Given } Million, Yoke IS Placed on
 IS Million

MOSCOW, Sept. 30.--While peace in the world is declared paramount an unofficial statement, comment ing on the four-power accord, in inmates that both Great Britain and France have lost face" in in- terceding and meeting all demands made by Hitler in granting so- called freedom to 3,5O0,000 Sudeten Germans and putting the yoke on Is 500O,OO0 Czechoslovakians in their own land"
 The unofficial statement declares that the next step Hitler will take is for more land and aggression is little different from war
 When will it end" is the ques- ton asked "and when is property safe?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
Jacobs Resign as General
 Manager, Matanuska Colony;
 Ross L. Sheely Is Successor

PALMER, Alaska, Sept. 30.-Leo B. Jacobs, General Manager of the Matanuska Valley Farm Colony pro- ject, has resigned effective October S.
 Ross L. Sheely, his predescessor, will succeed Jacobs.
 The Colony's Executive Board of Directors has been informed that the resignation of Jacobs is the re- suit of the Colony's transfer to the Department of the Interior,
 Jacobs plans to leave October 15.
 Sheely has engaged in private farming since he resigned in 1887.
 Jacobs resignation came during the weeks shakeups and general growing pains. The Cooperative As sociation ruled that farmers must market through the Association and not sell individually on pain of losing the dividends paid by the Coopera tion's operated trading post.
 Farmers were also told they must buy all their needs through the post and not outside stores.
 Col Otto F. Ohlson, who has been placed in charge of the Colony by Secretary of Interior Harold L. Ickes, will soon appoint Federal Crop Control expert to advise farm CTS which products they may raise most successfully.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
4-POWER PACT
 GIVES HITLER
 HIS DEMANDS
Agreement, However, Pre- vents What Was Expect ed to Be European War CZECH TERRITORY
 CEDED TO GERMANY
France, Great Britain, Ger many, Italy Are Bound
 Up in New Allance

MUNICH, Sept. 30.-Europe was pulled back today from the abyss of war by the four power agreement charting Czechoslovakia' fate.
 The reprieve came while millions were under arms and civilian popu- lations were ready to seek refuge from bombs and shells that were feared to be coming.
 The agreement by the four pow CTS provide for the gradual occupa- ton by the German Army of parts of the Sudeten areas starting to- morrow, and practically grants all of Hitler's demands.
 Two Nations Bound
 An unimpeachable source said by the action, England and France make them responsible for the steps necessary to fulfill the agree ment and also means that if the Czechoslovakians refuse to accept France cannot go to the aid of the Czechs, in case of attack, and Great Britain, pledged only to support France, cannot be drawn into any trouble.
 Peace Provisions
 Additional provisions include:
 One-Evacuat1on of the Suden- tenland to be completed by October 10, without damage to existing prop erty there.
 Two-An International Commis- sion, comprising representatives o1 the four powers, together with Czechoslovakia to lay down details for evacuation.
 Three-Plebiscite are to be held in other areas, having German population.
 Right of Option
 Four-Right of option is to be granted residents to move into oi out of areas ceded to Germany.
 Five-Polish and Hungarian min- ority questions are to be settled later by conference.
 Germany and Italy are also to give guarantees to Czechoslovakia against unprovoked aggression.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
MuSsOIini Given Tremendous Show
 Of Appreciation
Frenzied CrowdGreets Pre- mier on His Return
 from Munich

ROME, Sept. 30.-Premier Benito Mussolini received one of the great est welcomes ever accorded him by his followers when he returned home today from Munich where the four-power accord stayed off war in Europe.
 The Premier appeared on the bal eony of Palazzo Venezia and told the frenzied crowd that he worked in Munich for peace according to justice
 Observers who have witnessed earlier demonstrat tions when he ap- peared on the same balcony, said the fervor of today's greeting ex- ceeded any of them.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
Historic Relics
 Stolen, Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 30.-Theft of historical articles valued at $10.- 900 was disclosed recently when Mexico's National Museum was opened after the weekend holiday. Museum officials said the loot in cluded the collar of the Guadalupe Order, as well as scarf pin and ring of the Austrian-born Emperor Maximilian; a locket containing a bullet removed from the body of Vihcente Guerrero, one-time Presi- dent who was assassinated, and a number of war medals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-30
DOW. JONES AVERAGES
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of games in the two major leagues played this afternoon as received up to 1:30 o'clock from the Associated Press:
 National League
 Pittsburgh 4. 1; Cincinnati 2, T. Chicago 2; St. Louis T. Game tied. called at end of ninth, account of darkness. .
 American League St. Louis 5. 3; Chicago T, 3. Sec ond game tied, called at end of ninth inning on account of dark ness.