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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-02
CHAMP LOUIS PUTS THOMAS
 OUT IN FIFTH
Minnesota Challenger Down Four Times in One Round
 Twice in Last Stanza DETROIT BOMBER
 IS EASY WINNER
Contest Regarded Only as Tune-up for June Co
 with Schmeling

CHICAGO, H.. April 2-Joe Louis . last night knocked out Harry Thom- as, of Eagle Bend, Minnesota, in the fifth round of a scheduled fifteen rcunder for the worlds heavyweight championship.
 Louis floored Thomas six times, twice in the last round
 Louis opened cautiously but fin ally cut loose and in the fourth round floored Thomas four times.
 Thomas was on the verge of knockout at the end of the third round when Louis knocked him staggering into the ropes.
 A disappointed crowd of 10,468 paid gross receipts of 5000 to see the bout.
 The fight by rounds:
 FIRST ROUND
 Thomas came out of his corner feinting and hooked a left to the head of Louis. The champion jabbed lefts to Thomas's face. Both ex- changed lefts and Thomas landed a left to Louis's chin and then to Louiss body. Louis boxed cautiously and jabbed lightly
 SECOND ROUND
 Louis pecked away with long lefts to the head of Thomas who was wild and missed several left and rights Louis ripped left to the jaw and a right to the body during a rather listless round
 THIRD ROUND
 Louis kept pecking away with long lefts to the head and looking for an opening to crack over a right. Thomas continued to be wild Thom- as landed left to the head of Louis but caught jarring left in return. They traded lefts and then Louis staggered Thomas with a right to the head that sent him to his corner. In the confusion Thomas hung onto the ropes in his own corner then sagged into a chair.
 FOURTH ROUND
 Louis drove rights to the head of Thomas and the Minnesota boy went down for the count ot 8. When Thomas got up Louis tore into him with rights and lefts Thomas fought back gamely Louis dropped Thomas the second time for the count of T Thomas was up and went down again from a right to the body for the g count When Thomas arose, Louis smashed a right to the face, knocking Thomas down for the fourth time Thomas got up groggy at the count of ' and the bell sounded.
 ROUND FIVE
 Louis scored with three light lefts to. the face. Thomas was staggered with rights to the jaw. Louis plant ed right to the head of Thomas and Thomas dropped for the fifth time in the bout, a left hook to the chin. Thomas got up and ran into a barrage of left hooks to the jaw and was down again. He attempted to get up but fell back on his launches and was counted out. The end came after 2 minutes and 56 seconds after the opening of the round
 Louis scaled 20212 pounds when he weighed in yesterday afternoon and Thomas weighed 196 pounds.
 The contest was regarded as tune-up for Louis for the million dollar battle with Max Schmeling set for June 22
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-02

ueseo. .sssl Medal of tbe Unipertd Cookery and Food Eabibi-
 lion, London, 1888 ons
 ef more tbaB 60 Meaai5 MFM ADarded 10 Dewar' W,bifs sxil Labsl f0t Excellence m V& RSV Seo,eb Wibiky.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-04-02
Airport, Hangar,
 Planes, Abldze

MIAMI, Florida, April 2. - The municipal airport buildings. hangar and 9 planes were destroyed during the night by a mysterious fire with a loss of over Sl,0O0 OO0. The cause has not been determined.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
NUMBERS ACTIVITY
CHARGED TO PAIR
Man. Giving Job as Salesman. Is
Said to Have Had STA in
Cash and Checks.

Two persons. man and woman.
were arrested in different sections of
the city today and charged with op-
Grating lottery. as provided in the
new numbers law. which makes pos
sible the arrest of persons known to
have numbers slips in their possession
The first person arrested under the
law. colored man. was taken into
custody Saturday and indicted by the
grand jury on Tuesday.
The man arrested today gave his
name as James Reed Porter, 80. of
1920 First street NE. and his occupa-
ton as a salesman Police arrested
him at First street and Florida avenue
NE. on information they said they re-
ceived from outside sources that he
was receiving numbers bets. Sergt.
George Deyoe. who made the arrest,
said Porter had on his person $500 in
cash and Sis in checks.
The woman, nurse. gave her name
as Helen Ennis of the 1900 block of
M street NV. She was arrested in
the 1900 block of Pennsylvania avenue
NV. by police, who said they took
her into custody Immediately after
they had placed numbers bets with
her for use as evidence.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
MONROE DOCTRINE
IS REASSERTED
Roosevelt, in Broadcast,
Bars Peace Threat
From Outside.
EN the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt declared today
the American nations would not per-
NIT peace in the Western Hemisphere
Ito be endangered from aggression
coming from outside"
Speaking on Pan-American Day to
the Governing Board of the Pam
American Union, the President re-
asserted in a few words the historic
Monroe Doctrine-wthout naming it
and placed it on an inter American
basis. His speech was broadcast to all
American Republics.
Asserting that the 300 100000 citi-
zens Of this hemisphere have the same
material for controversy which exists
elsewhere. he said:
yet, We have undertaken contrac-
tual obligations to solve these normal
human differences by maintaining
peace; and that peace we are firmly
resolved to maintain.
troversies within our family; and We
will not permit it to be endangered
from aggression coming from outside
of our hemisphere"
The President laid down a brief
program:
Our ideal is democratic liberty.
Our instrument is honor and
friendship.
Our method is increased under
standing.
Our basis is confidence"
Mr. Roosevelt spoke while the State
Department was trying to solve the
problem raised by Mexico's confisca-
ton of American oil wells
The settlement may establish q
principle that would affect invest
nients in Latin American countries
totaling billions of dollars.
The principle is that Latin Ameri-
can nations in their national interest
may appropriate foreign-owned prop
| critics by paying the amount of the
original investment minus deprecia-
ton.
The total valuation of United States
properties in those nations would
shrink enormously on this basis But
officials believe such a settlement
would discard. perhaps forever, any
policy of dollar diplomacy" and ex-
change the position of bosses for that
of good neighbors.
Aside frnp, the Moyicon oil cit,1o
ton. Pan-American Day takes place
this year amid general good feeling
among the Americas.
There is no war in the Western
Hemisphere. Arbitration has again,
in the last year, been success, avert
ing possible conflict between Haiti
and Santo Domingo.
A special feature of the Pan
|. tSee PAN-AMERICAN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-04-14
$3,Ol2,OOO,OO0 is URGED
BY PRESIDENT TO AID
IN NATIONAL RECOVERY
Text of Message
President Tells Congress Of Need of Huge Spending
Program to Speed Improved Conditions
Through Country.

The text of the Presidents messag
% Congress on relief follows:
The prosperity of the United
States is of necessity primary
concern of Government. Current
events, if allowed to run undis-
turbed, will continue to threaten
the security of our people and the
stability of our economic life. The
national administration has prom
ised never to stand idly by and
watch its people. its business sys-
tenn and its national life disinte-
CRATE. 1t is because the course of
our economies has run adversely
lor half year that we owe it to
ourselves to turn it in the other
direction before the situation be-
comes more definitely serious.
When this administration took
office it found business, credit and
agriculture in collapse The COL
lapse had followed on the heels of
overspeculation in and overproduc-
ton of practically every article or
instrument used by man. During
the processes of overspeculation
and overproduction-in the tWen-
ties-millions OF people had been
put to work. but the products of
their hands had exceeded the pur-
chasing power of their pocketbookS,
Evening star., 1938-04-14
.D|FFERENT|ALSC CUT.
WAGE BILL
House Labor Body Acts
After Rejecting Ramspeck
Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House Labor Committee voted
today to eliminate all differentials
from Wage-hour legislation now being
drafted. Members predicted a grad
uated minimum wage starting at 25
cents an hour would be approved.
The committee acted on the wage
differentials after rejecting the Rams
peck subcommittee more flexible
measure, which would have empowered
an independent agency to impose a
graduated minimum wage ranging
from the average for each occupat ton
to 40 cents an hour
These steps made the legislation
conform more closely to demands OF
the American Federation of Labor TO,
fixed minimum wage administered
by the Justice Department.
Chairman Norton said the commit
tee would meet again as soon as the
House adjourns today to work on the
new bill Some members said they
thought it could be completed by
nightfall
Republican members said they be-
lieved the new bill would be further
amended to provide for annual in
creases in the minimum wage until
it reaches 40 cents an hour.
Representative Ramspeck, Demo-
crat. of Georgia, chairman of the
subcommittee which recommended the
flexible measure. told newsmen he
would not support the new bill be-
cause he believed it to be unconstitu-
tional and asserted ne would file a
minority report.
Questioned whether he thought the
House Rules Committee, which blocked
wage-hour legislation for months last
year, would approve the new bill, Rep
resentative Ramspeck said:
Il think it leaves us out in the
cold
Evening star., 1938-04-14

with the result that huge SurpluSes
not only Of crops, but also of build
ings and goods of every kind over
hung the market Under the in
exorable law of supply and demand,
supplies so overran demand which
would pay that production was
compelled to stop. Unemployment
and closed factories resulted. Hence
the tragic years from 1929 to 1898.
Downward Spiral
Declared Stopped.
Starting in March, 1888 the
Congress and the administration
devoted themselves increasingly not
only to re-establishing reservoirs of
credit, but to putting purchasing
power in the hands of the constr M
ing public and actually securing a
more equitable distribution of the
national income. Thus the down.
ward spiral was stopped-and not
merely stopped. but started on an
upward courSe-a trend lasting
through four years and a half.
In 1928 the national income was
$4,000, 100000; in 1882 it had
fallen to less than 100000. 900.
Since the low point of 1882, each
year including 1887, has shown a
Continued on Page 4, Column 1)
Evening star., 1938-04-14
R. F. c. IS READY
TO ACT ON LOANS
S1,5O0,000, 900 Measure Is
Signed-ReasonabIe
Security Asked.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Astociated Press.
r. +. C. Chairman Jesse Jones, ready
to lend 81 500, 1000. 900 to business men
and States and cities, asked the Ma
tons bankers today to turn over to
his corporation the loan applications
! they cannot meet.
! The security put up by borrowers
/ must be reasonable, he declared. but
naturally we expect to make loans
which the banks consider slow, frozen
or unliquid.
! I'm fact, we've already set about
a formula of cooperation with the
banks"
! President Roosevelt signed yeSter-
day measure making the money
available for loans on longtime basis
! by the Reconstruction finance Corp.
Mr.. Jones said he expected the loans
would make capital investments more
attractive and would also forestall
sacrifice disposals of surplus stocks
! Jones Issues Warning.
In his inSistence on easonable"
security, however, he warned that
we're not going to lend all the money
in the country
| Details of lending $500. .00O. 900
were not expected to trouble the big
Federal corpora tion-it has diSburSed
almost seven times that much in six
! years
/ Financial bulWark of most of the
| New Deals spending efforts, the r. F..
c. was created by the Hoover admin
istration on February 2. 1882 Even its
present chairman was appointed to the
Board of Directors by President
Hoover.
Mr.. Jones fellow directors now are
Charles B. Henderson, c. B. Merriam.
Emil Schram and Howard J. Klossner.
There are about $500 employes-half
in Washington and half in % branch
Offices
Studies Business Problems.
The staff studies loans and other
business problems-the feasibility of
consolidating certain railroads, for in
stance. Some employees, like Special
Counsel Thomas G. Corcoran who is
reputed to be the author of much
White House-sponsored legislation
cover many outside fields.
The R. F. c. has lent S3,l95 900. 900
to more than 1000 banks, s537 900, ,OOO
to rs railroads. 81 400, 900 900 to agri-
cultural financing institutions and
about $ll0,OO0,OOO to about 1000 in
dividual businesses. In addition. il
provided more than $4,000, 900 900 OF
relief funds for the Treasury and has
bought more than $5OO,OOOOOO worth
OF municipal securities from the Pub
lie Works Administration.
Excluding the relief, P. w. A. ano
certain other inter-agency transac.
tions, the r. F. c. has made $6.512..
100000 worth of loans, of which ST.
06o, 100000 are unpaid.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Two Representatives File.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April IA (P.-
William J. Driver of Osceola, dean of
Arkansas Congressman, announced his
candidacy for reelection in the first
district today. He filed a corrupt
practice pledge with the secretary of
state
Representative Ben Cravens, Fort
Smith, also filed his pledge for re-
election from the fourth congressional
district.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Warmth to Stay
Fe,o Days, Says
Weather Bureau

Warm weather is here to stay. at
least for the next few days, the fore
caster announced today in predicting
a maximum Of about 86 degrees this
afternoon. The previous high" this
year was IS on March %.
Shortly before noon the reading was
80, quite jump from the so recorded
at $50 am.
Today is expected to be cloudless.
but tomorrow probably will be partly
overcast and continued warm.
Although declining to make long
range prediction for Easter Sunday.
the Weather Bureau admitted there
was possibility showers may sprinkle
milady's new bonnet.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
DR.. Townsend Off Today.

LOS ANGELES. April IA (P.-Dr.
Francis E. Townsend, head of the
old-age pension plan bearing his
name. said he will leave here tonight
by plane for Washington to begin
serving his Jail sentence for contempt
Of a House of Representatives COM
mittee.
He will stop for a day in Chicago,
DR.. Townsend said. arriving at the
Capital by Saturday.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
BY the associated Press.

BY the associated Press.
PARIS, April 1.-THE strong man
Of the French Army Premier-W War
Minister Edouard Daladier, began to-
day a three -and-one- half month vir-
tual dictatorship of France with swift
measures to speed armament produc-
ton by ending widespread strikes.
The dynamic Premier warned that
his first use of the extraordinary pow
ers given his national defense cabinet
by Parliament would be to control
future strikes and he named a super
arbitrator with absolute power to halt
those now tying up the armament
industry.
Pierre Jacomet. NJ. Daladiers trust
ed lieutenant, was authorized to out
line the terms under which the gov
ernment would force back to work
the approximately l57 900 metal work.
ers if they refused to accept his arbi-
tration.
Conferees Fail to Agree.
M. Jacomet, permanent underSecre-
tary of the defense ministry, was
called in after the failure yesterday
of workers and employers represen-
tatives in the privately-owned metal
lurgical plants to agree.
Similar arbitration sent tens Of
thousands back to their jobs yester-
day in the nationalized munitions
plants.
NJ Daladier now plans a decree to
force government supervision of strike
votes to halt what government in
vestigators said was use of the strike
as a political weapon.
Both houses of Parliament, the
Senate acting yesterday, voted M.
Daladier's cabinet the decree powers
almost unanimously before adjourning.
Except for self-imposed promises
not to establish exchange control,
impose a special tax on capital or
revalue gold stocks, the premier was
given absolute power in economic and
financial matters.
LeBrun Check.
In the meantime, President LeBrun
Is the only check on the ministry. He
must meet with the cabinet when de-
crees are to be promulgated.
The startingly overwhelming vote
in both houses of Parliament-con-
sidered to be due to personal conf
dence in NJ Daladier-seemed assur-
ance that the President would not
seek to interfere with the premier's
efforts to strengthen the national de-
fense and put France back on a sound
financial footing.
Frenthmen, generally. who long
lsee FRANCE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-04-14
Willing Risk Be Taken.
Seek Funds for Quinine.

NEW YORK. April IA lP.-Funds
to purchase one ton of quinine
enough to treat $4,000 Chinese for
malaria. were sought in a campaign
today by the Chinese Student League
Three or four tons are needed imme-
diately, the Chinese Red Gross in
formed the league
Evening star., 1938-04-14
$3.50, 100000
New Money" Described

NC" Money described.
At the White House it was explained
that the Presidents program calls for
only s1,7l2,00O,0OO of new money and
for approximately S950,OOO, 900 of loans
that will be repaid to the Government.
New money was described as fol-
lows: $3.50 100000 for w. P. A.: S25.-
100000 new money for farm security;
$25, ,000 900 for the National Youth Ad-
ministration; s5O,0oO,OOO for the c.
c. c. camps; s45O,OOOoOO for public
works; sl00,00OOOO for highways; s37,-
100000 for flood control and S25.-
100000 for Federal buildings.
The loans" were put down at
$100,000,000 for Farm Security; $780,
100000 for P. w. A. and $500, 100000
for the Housing Administration.
The oo,O0O,oOO which the R. F.
c. has been authorized to loan to
(See SPENDING, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-04-14
GEN. CHANG REPORTED
PURGING CHINA'S ARMY
Eight High Officers Executed, Say
Hankow Reports-S Others
Get Prison Terms.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April l4.-Chinese dis
patches from Hankow today told of a
purge in the Chinese army by orders
Of Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek.
1t was said eight high-ranking Off
GERS had been executed for embezzle-
ment. cowardice. plundering, mutiny
or rape and eight others had been con-
victed of leaving posts without orders
or otherwise breaking discipline.
Evening star., 1938-04-14
RAILROADS IN EAST
REFUSED BOOST IN
PASSENGER FARES
Increase of Half Cent Per
Mile Is Not Justified,
!. c. c. Declares.
SCALE OF TWO CENTS
is ORDERED RETAINED
Should Not Be Disturbed During
Business Recession, Says
Majority Ruling.

BACKGROUND
In an effort to bolster their
finances. the railroads, in miduin-
ter. petiti0ned for IS per cent
Freight increase. and Eastern lines
sought to raise coach fares from
to 2'e cents per mile. A freight
increase OF less than halt the
amount asked TaS granted last
month. but the passenger Jare issue
,cas held up until today.
Ry the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion today denied an application by the
Eastern railroads for permission to in
crease passenger coach fares from 2
to 2i2 cents mile.
The commission, in its order, said 1t
found the proposed increase not JUS
tilted.
Railroads had estimated the half
cent increase would have added $780,
100000 to their revenues.
Boundaries of Territory.
The Eastern territory in which the
increase was sought is bounded on
the west by Lake Michigan, Chicago,
Peoria and Springfield. HI. St Louis,
Mo. and Cairo. Ill From Cairo the
southern boundary of the territory
follows the Ohio River to HUNTINGTON
w. Va. then extends eastward to the
Norfolk, Va. area.
The passenger fare application
originally was part of a request by
the carriers for a Is per cent freight
rate increase to bolster dwliadling
rail revenues and relieve financial
distress
Last month the !. c. c. granted
freight rate boosts which. it is esti-
mated. will return sl75.000 900 addi-
tional annually. Since then Presi-
dent Roosevelt has been seeking other
means Of aiding the carriers and only
this week put the problem up to Con-
greSs.
Says Case Not Proved.
In ruling on the request for the
passenger rate increase, a ma jority OF
the commission said the 2-cent basic
fare should not be disturbed espe-
cially during period of business re-
cession. except on persuasive show
ing that basis different from tie
present would result in a substantial
increase in net revenue
Such showing" the majority
added, has not been made App.i-
cants should at once give considcra
ton to further steps as may be neces-
sary to reduce. or eliminate. the def
cits from head-end and Pullman
services"
The ll-man commission divided sil
to five in its decision. The dissenter!
were Joseph B. Eastman. Frank Nc
Manamy. Charles D. Mahaffie, Carol
Miller and John Rogers
Willing Risk Be Taken.
Mr.. Eastman. in dissent, said
seems folly, at this stage and will
such slight hope of gain" to risk
most promising tendency" to trave
by railroad, but added:
However, 1 am not prepared to sa,
that there is enough evidence befor
us to remove this matter from tn
realm Of managerial judgment to tn
realm of fact.
This being so, while my owl
judgment differs sharply from tina
of the railroad management. I fee
that they are entitled to take the risk
if that is what they want to do.
would find, therefore, that the pro
posed fares will not be unlawful"
Evening star., 1938-04-14
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt laid before
Congress today a program calling for
an outlay of s3,O12 900 600 of Federal
funds to relieve unemployment and to
aid recovery.
This is in addition to the $780,
100000 which Congress already has
authorized 1.-THE Reconstruction Fin
ance Corp. to lend to private busi-
ness, making a program totaling
S4512, 1000.
The President also proposed to
make additional bank resources avail
fable for the credit needs of the coun-
try"
l. Through the desteriliZation of ap-
proximately sl,4oo,0 100000 of Treas
ury gold.
2, Through the reduction of reserve
requirements by the Federal Reserve
Board by about S7500OO 900
The recommendations of the PreG-
dent were divided into three categories.
which he described as additional ap-
preparations for the fiscal year begin
ming July l. additional credit measures
and measures to provide new work
Measures Declared Essential.
All three categories, the President
insisted, are essential You and I
cannot afford he said to Congress.
ito equip ourselves with two rounds o.
ammunition where three rounds are
necessary" He was referring particu-
larly to the proposals foy additional
expenditures for public works and SIM
liar activities-the so-called pump
printing" expenditures. Pump-priming
expenditures have been the subject OF
attack on Capitol Hill.
The President in his message called
upon every group of the people-busi-
ness, labor and all others-to ioin in
drive to end the downward spiral
and aid recovery. He struck out par
tlcularly at hate" and. asked for re
stralnt and an avoidance of appeals
to prejudice and "immoderate state
ment' in the crisis which confronts the
country
"Self-restraint,' said the President,
implies restraint by articulate public
opinion, trained to distinguish fact
from falsehood, trained to believe that
bitterness is never a useful instrument
In public affairs
There can be no dictatorship by an
individual or by a group in this Nation
save through division fostered by hate.
Such division there must never be-"
Recommendations Summarized.
The President summarized his rec
concentrations as follows:
/. Expenditures from the Treasury
for work:
Works Progress Admin
lstration ----------- sl,25O,OOo 900
Farm Security Admins
tration -- ~ $4,000, 900
National Youth Admin
lstration --------- 75,o0O,Oo
Civilian Conser tion
Corps ----- ---- 5o,ooO,o 600
Public Works Admins
tration ----------- 100000, 900
highways ------- 100000, 900
Flood control ---- 37.000,OOO
Federal buildings $4,000 600
s2,O62 .OOO, 900
g. Loans from the Treasury for
work:
Farm Security Adminis-
tration -------,------s1 s1OO, 900 900
Public Works Administra-
ton --------------- $4,000 600
United States Housing Ad-
ministration -------- 300, 900 900