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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
RUMORS, BAH!

The Sunday night force on The Empire would like to get a hold of the fellow who last night claimed to have heard over some short wave that Mussolini had been shot and then broadcast it.
 Shortly after 8 o'clock last night both phones in The Empire office began ringing, inquiries being asked as to the reported assassination of the Italian Premier. The enquir- ies kept up until after 150 o'clock this morning and then began at 2 o'clock this morning.
 Men, women and children also came into The Empire office seeking information about the reported tragedy and one man even dashed up in an automobile and came run ming into the office asking, Where is the bulletin supposed to be post ed in the window?" Asked what bulletin,' the man repled: Why, down town they said bulletin was it was Hitler who was reported shot the assassination of Mussolini.
 Well, it was just one of those ru- mors. Five weeks ago the same ru- mor prevailed, and two weeks ago itw as Hitler who was reported shot and killed.
 Oh, Huml something always doin'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
DECLARATION
 CONTEST WILL
 BEWEDNESDAy
Juneau High School Stu dents Vie for Speech
 Honors

An outstanding event on the new semester program at Juneau High School will be the declamations con- test to be held Wednesday evening when student speakers will compete for honors in the Grade School au- ditorium.
 Judges will be Mrs w. M Blanton, the Rev. John l.. Cauble and Mrs. David Ramsay. Timekeepers will be Lola LaPaugh and Beatrice Pri- mavera.
 Students who have entered the contests are Elizabeth Stewart, Ka- therine Torkelsen, Lyman Snow, Bonnie Erickson, Gerry Holm, Phy- lis Jenne, Elizabeth Tucker, Sue Stewart, Pauline Mestrezat, Mary Wildes, Erwin GubSer, Doris Me Eachran, Frances Paul, Virginia Morley, Stella Barneson, Sylvia Da7 wis, Jimmie Lemiux, Beatrice Both well, Paul Coke, Bernice Mead, liar ley Turner, Anne Morris, Betty Will COX, Henry Satire, Luise Nelson, Eckley Guerin, Barbara Hermann, Bob Thibodeau, Wendell Schneider, Gerald Coke, Roy De Roux, Peter Warner, George Alexander, Hallie Rice, J. Truitt Moehring, and Claude Hirst.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
WAR FILM IS ATTRACTION
 AT CAPITOL
They Gave Him a Gun Stars Franchot Tone,
 Spencer Tracy

With Spencer Tracy, Gladys George and Franchot Tone in the leading roles: They Gave Him a Gun" opened yesterday at the Cap ital Theatre as one of the more inn portant releases from the Metro Goldyn- Mayer studios
 Franchot Tone deserts genteel characters to play a tough guy; Spencer Tracy deserts the tough guy" character for kindly adviser of wayward youth; and Gladys George, Allowing her success in "Valient is the Word for Carrie, ," plays another valiant role as a war nurse, who married a raeketeer she fails to save in They Gave Him a Gun"
 The picture, based on the novel by Major William Joyce Cowen and di- rected by w. s. Van Dyke II, deals with theeffect of the war on the psy- chology of youth, tracing the trans ition of kindly young clerk who goes through war into a dangerous postwar racketeer.
 Tone starts as a clerk. is drafted and taught in warfare that "all men are equal with guns in their hands" maxim that leads him to crime and disaster in later life. Ira cy plays the kindly SideShoW bar- ker, his buddy during the war. who attempts with Miss George to save the youth from his ultimate fate.
 Cowen's book, written largely from his own experiences, is a current best seller It was adapted to the screen by Cyril Hume, Richard Maibaum and Maurice Rapt and produced by Harry Rapt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
ALASKAN SPUD GOOD AS ANY
 SAYS 0LDROYD

Alaska can raise as good potatoes as any producing region in the world said Loren Oldroyd, Director of the Extension Service today.
 Oldroyd today told the Empire of certain results of experimental work during the past few years in Alaska potatoes.
 We have been trying to defeat that persistent rumor that Alaskan potatoes are soggy and below par in quality" Oldroyd said.
 Exhaustive experimental work with approximately 125 varieties of potatoes under all Alaskan condi- tions has proved that six varieties can be raised in the Territory in as great quantity and as good quail l ity as anywhere potatoes are raised.
 Tn the first place, the problem lies almost entirely in raising your ipotatoes on well drained slopes with southern exposure, Oldroyd explained. Then add to these more lor less optimum conditions, good fertilized soil to aid rapid growth, and your problems are just about defeated"
 ! Alaska can get potato yields of between 200 and 800 bushels to the acre, said Oldroyd.
 All that remains to be done Is convince the farmer he must raise potatoes under these conditions ano the public will quickly learn tha' Alaskan potatoes are as good as any and better than most"
 Those potatoes which have proved most successful, according t Oldroyd, are Irish Cobbler, American Wonder, Arctic Seeding, Ca new va riety developed in Alaska, Whit Eliss Triumph and Swiss. Il The Arctic Seeding gives one 0 the best yields and is free from dis ease and very smooth. The Irisl Cobbler is heavy yielder, but mus be taught to grow without deep eye as it does now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
SHRINE DANCE HELD AS SOCIAL AFFAIR
 SATURDAY NIGH I

Saturday evening gas the occas- ion of the monthly Shrine Dance in the Scottish Rite Temple where Gastineau Channel residents assem- bled for the invitational formal af- fair.
 Clarence Bands and his orchestra played for the affair, and refresh ments were served during intermis- sion J. w. Leivers is chairman of the Shrine dance series.
 The next Shrine dance, on Febru- ary g, will be the anniversary Shrine event which is scheduled to assemble a record attendance for the evening.
 Among parties given before the dance was the buffet supper at which Mir and Mrs. E. J. White were host and hostesses in the Fosbee Apartments. MT. and Mrs. c. E. Cleveland entertained a doz- en guests at their residence, pre- ceding the dance, and another af- fair was the informal gathering of a group of high school seniors at the residence of Miss Edythe Young in the Gastineau Hotel. Present were Miss Mary Jean Me Naughton, Miss Phyllis Jenne, Miss Elaine Housel, Miss Jean Taylor, Miss Ann Morris. Miss Ellen Me Kechnie, David Reischl, Henry Behrends, Gilbert DeVault, Mitchell Daniloff, Herbert Mclean, Gerald Coke, and Henry Satire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
SOCIAL MEETING
 OF C. D. A. TO BE
 HELD TOMORROW

Preceded by a short business meeting, the regular social gather in of the Catholic Daughters of America will be held tomorrow night beginning at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall.
 Mrs. Walter c. Hellan, Grand Regent, will preside and Mrs. C.. H. Walmsley will be in charge of refreshments. On the entertain ment committee for the evening are Mrs. Peter Bond, Mrs. E. M. Baretich, and Mrs. Clarence Wise.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to all the friends for all the kindness and sympathy extended to us during our recent bereavement. We also wish to thank everyone for the many beautiful floral offerings. adv. THE ELLINGEN FAMILY
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24

In 21 years the city of Iquique, Chile, had only 6 of an inch of rainfall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24

A Connecticut town fined an au- toist S15 for kissing his wife while driving.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24
Milk Stolen On
 Fritz Cove Road

Milk, both by pints and quarts, is being stolen at various sections along the Fritz Cove Road and if the culprit or culprits happen to be caught, it is just going to be too bad. First one part of the sec- tion was milk lifted, then another part. One night recently, one quart was taken from one box and an Empire was lifted from another box and about a block along the road, the same thing occurred at two other milk and paper boxes.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24

w. D. Ensie, New York State agrarian authority, says monks in- troduced spinach on fast days in 1851.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-24

Five men who helped organize the San Francisco cemetery workers union in 1902 are still on the job.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

some advocates Of the "Chew
amendment" that q legal effort
might be begun by row house pro-
ponent to prevent the amendment
from going into effect.
The county is almost certain, how
ever. to receive 10 living units Of ad-
ditional row type structures regard
less of the outcome of any suit to
establish the validity OF the Chew
measure.
Judgment Issued.
Thirty of these structures are to
be- built by Mace Properties, Inc,
in Glebewood Village as a result Of
mandamus proceedings last year.
The court issued a judgment requir-
ing the county building inspector to
grant row house permits to this ap-
plicant. M. A. Mace. owner and
president of the firm, stated he will
apply for these permits within the
next few days.
The other 20 houses may be con-
structed in FoXcroft Heights under
a similar court order.
It is the opinion of most county
attorneys that the building inspector
will be required to issue row. house
permits to either of these two pos
sible applicants. The Arlington
County Civic Federation Executive
Committee, however, has asked the
county board to instruct the building
inspector to defer issuing more per-
mitS In view of the present ordi-
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Federation
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has been no good reason advanced
as to why it should be discarded. he
said.
In record time and with no debate
the Federation unanimously in
dorsed the motion asking that the
business privilege tax be not re-
enacted next year. In introducing
the resolution, Delegate w. j. Tucker
of Anacostia termed the tax lin
equitable and unpopular"
President CarrutnerS, speaking in
support of the resolution on utility
company taxes, emphasized that the
four local utilities pay nothing on
their tangible and intangible per-
sonal property. He said the Fed
Grafton already was on record in
favor of a tax against utilities on
tangible and intangible property,
and expressed belief the proposed
gross receipts taxes are not ex-
cessfve
The Fiscal Relations Committee
said it believed the Potomac Electric
Power Co., the Washington Gas
Light Co., the Chesapeake e. Poto-
mac Telephone Co. and the Capital
Transit Co. should pay higher tax
than the present franchise taxes
they now pay. It said the tax
should be the same for all except
the transit company, which, it said,
does not have monopoly on the
passenger-carrying business in the
District and is not financially able
to pay as large tax as the other
utilities can pay without an increase
in charges or a decrease in service.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Nazi Chieftains
Co|IectAid Fund
On Berlin Streets
Ribbentrop, Goerine and
GoebbeIs Surrounded
BY Large Thrones
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Dec .s3.-With tin cans,
flags and brass bands and in the
glare of bright lights, Nazi chief
tains took street collections today
in the annual winter relief fund
drive.
1t was an all-Ayran affair. Jews
were told to stay home between
noon and pm. on this day of
national solidarity"
Famous Unter Den Linden was
crowded from one end to the other
with curious givers and onlookerS
seeking a glimpse of Propaganda
Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels,
Field Marshal Hermann Wilhelm
CoeTing OF Foreign Minister Jo-
acfim Won Ribbentrop who were
given the favored places.
Brandenburg gate, at one end Of
Unter Den Linden, was closed to
veficular traffic as brass bands,
decorated beer wagons, police and
plain citizens sWarmed into the
broad thoroughfare.
Throng Around Goebbels.
DR.. Goebbels took his stand un-
der the canopy of prominent ho-
tel. Two little girls beside him
carried cans for him. Policemen
linked arms to keep the pressing
crowd from getting too close.
Regular lines were formed to per-
NIT contributors 10 droD anything
from a pfennig upwards into the
cans and get a look at the propa-
ganda chief in a glistenine uni
form.
The crowd around Won Ribben-
trop was a little dense. but Gen.
Goering's area short distance away
was so packed that thousands could
get no glimpse of his bulky form.
Police practically gave up trying to
keep crowds orderly there and finally
let the people wear themselves out
by pushing one another against
buildings.
Nazi underlings rode horses
through the throng collecting from
those who had to miss Goering.
Hundreds of others circulated afoot
through the masses shaking the
cans.
Dozens of brass bands and hun
dreds of accordian players serenaded
the crowds. An organ grinder caught
in the crush near Won Ribbentrop
could not move on and spent two
hours playing 20 Sole Mo over
and over.
Bands Paralyze Traffic.
Potsdamerplatz, one of the busiest
intersections in the city, had three
bands and sound trucks where the
staffs of Police Chief Heinrich
Himmler's and DR.. Goebbels' papers
collected. A block away two more
bands had traffic almost paralyzed.
Hermann Goering strasse, leading
into Inter Den Linden, was filled
from curb to curb for nearly a half
mile at times. Huge signs above the
crowds told which official was
soliciting where. A Slight drizzle had
no effect on the crowds.
Much of the collecting was done
before the can-ratthng was done In
public.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Court Test Looms
On Arlington Ban
On Row Houses
Chew Amendment Will
Become Effective
December II

A court test of the validity of the
Chew amendment" to the coming
ordinance of Arlington County, Va,
prohibiting row houses, is antici-
pated by county attorneys after the
measure becomes effective on
December II. it was learned.
A survey o. lawyers. who in recent
months have endeavored to obtain
row house zones for their clients.
disclosed no immediate prospects of
row house applications being made
except from firms which already
obtained court sanction through
mandamus proceedings to erect such
dwellings. Applications from them,
it is pointed out, would in no way
test the new amendment.
There had been concern among
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Auxiliary to Sponsor
Hundcroft Sole
BY 4 stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY stan Correspondent OF The star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Dec. 3.-Ar-
ticles made by disabled war veterans
in hospitals will be placed on sale
here next Wednesday in Gadsby's
Tavern.
The sale is sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary Of the
local post. A businessmen lunch
con will be served from 1880 am.
to 2 pm. Wednesday, at which the
articles will be exhibited. The sale
will be held during the afternoon.
Mrs. w. Milton Glasgow is presi-
dent of the auxiliary and Mrs. F.
Clinton Knight Is chairman of the
sale committee The luncheon Is
being arranged by a group headed
by Mrs. Irene Richardson.
Funds, raised by the sale and
luncheon are to be sent to the men
who made the articles. Most of the
articles were made by patients of
Kecoughtan CVa) Hospital, who are
unable to do other work.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

nance which, until December II,
provides for a B row residence classi-
f1cation.
Will Proceed With Caution.
Meanwhile, Building Inspector
Andrew Jensen yesterday said that
his ONCE will proceed with caution"
on any application for the row type
OF dwelling.
When the county board adopted
the new amendment last Tuesday,
the desirability of test of the law
in the courts was emphasized by
nearly all the members, including F,
Freeland Chew, who is the sponsor
Of the measure. The, consensus Is
that the sooner the new amendment,
Is contested by determined row.
house applicant, the better will the
county's purposes be served.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Anti-Jewish Terror
In Reich Shocks
Many Italians
Duee's Subjects Are Not
Entirely Swoyed by
Rome-Berlin Axis
BY DE WITT MACKENZIE,

BY DE WITT MACKENZIE,
Associated Press Foreisn Correspondent
ROME, Dec. 3.-Despite the fact
that the Fascist government is pur-
suing anti-Jewish measures, the
much more violent brand OF anti
Semitism being followed in Ger
many is giving rise to expressions of
disap7roval among the Italian peo-
pie. Many describe the situation in
the Reich as shocking.
Thus it would appear that, at least
in this instance, the italian citizen
In ordinary hasn't allowed his senti-
ments to be Influenced by the ex-
istence of the alliance known as the
Rome Berlin axis.
Not First Disapproval.
AS a matter Of fact, that isn't the
Evening star., 1938-12-04
BOYS Club Planned

A Lyon Village Va) Boys Club
will be sponsored by the Lyon Viii
lage Citizens Association, it was
announced yesterday.
An organization meeting will be
held Thursday at 7:30 pm. in the
Aurora Heights Community Metho-
dist Church. Robert Livingston
heads the citizens associations COM
mittee in charge Of the boys ac-
tivities. = - r--5 'n'-f'
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Mellon Gives MiddIeburq
Health Center BuiIdino

M1DDLEBURG. Va, Dec. 3 (Spe-
ciaD The home of the late.J. WAL
ter Cochran, Middleburg, has been
purchased by Paul Mellon and pre-
sented to Middleburg to be used as
health center. An executive board
composed of Mrs. Walter Fred, Mrs.
Paul Mellon, Mrs. Jack Skinner,
Miss Charlotte holland and Mrs. Lea
Mcdonald will direct the activities
of the new project.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

first time the general public Of Italy
has registered disapproval OF its ally
to the north. Germany's annexa-
ton of Austria got a bad reaction
among the people here, as did the
more recent annexations in Czecho-
Slovakia.
Many details Of the German Jew
ish campaign which have not been
made available through the secular
press have been given to the public
by L'Osservatore Romano, organ 81
the Vatican. The government CEN
sorship which is applied to the ordi-
nary press does not, of course, reach
the Vatican. The Pope is sovereign
there.
Vatican Paper Grows.
L'Osservatore Romano sometimes
gives much more detailed accounts
of foreign situations than does the
secular press. The Italian people.
being decidedly interested in affairs
abroad, have shown their apprecia-
ton of this added information by
swelling the subscription list Of the
Vatican paper lately.
An illustration of how the thing
works cropped up the other day
when an Italian in chatting with a
friend Of mine expressed approval
of President Roosevelt's ThankSgiv-
ing proclamation. My friend was
surprised and demanded to know
where the other had read the procla-
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Confessed Terrorists
Are Slain in Rumaniu

BUCHAREST, Dec. 3 (P).-Three
confessed terrorist prisoners were
shot and killed today by their
guards in Rumania's quick -triggered
campaign to wipe out the Fascist
patterned. anti-Semitic Iron Guard
The shooting of three assassins
at Clui brought to II the number
of prisoners disposed of in that
fashion within four days-all killed,
officials said, when they attempted
to escape.
Last Wednesday Corneliu zelea
Codreanu, convicted of treason as
leader of the Iron Guard and 13
sub-leaders were shot down when,
it was said, they tried to fee while
being transferred from Rumnik-
Sarat prison to Bucharest for
questioning.
German Envoy Called Home.
IT was disclosed, meanwhile, that
the German Minister to Bucharest,
DR.. Fabricius, was ordered to Berlin
yesterday to report on the Ru-
manian internal situation.
in Germany, the Nazi press, silent
since the Staying of Codreanu, toos
the view in extensive comment that
the Iron Guard leader was mur-
dered in cold blood and blamed
Jews for the Staying. Newspapers
rejected the explanation that he and
his SUBJ leaders were shot while at
tempting to escape.
Codreanu was suspected by au-
thorities of having directed an Iron
Guard rebellion conspiracy from
prison-a plot which they said
cropped out at Cluj last Monday in
an attempt on the life of the rector
of the University of Cluj, an out
spoken opponent of the Iron Guard
The three killed today had con-
fessed the assassination attempt on
the rector, Flory Stefanescu Goanga.
The rector was gravely wounded but
detective who tried to protect him
was shot and killed.
Admitted Guard Membership.
The trio. Nikolai Fagadaru, Bicu
Annani and Petru Andrei all in their
middle 20s, had admitted they were
members of the Iron Guard and had
taken orders from Codreanu.
They were being taken from court
to prison at Cluj early today when,
their guards reported, they tried to
escape. Succinctly came the official
report to Bucharest: "On the way
back to prison the three youths made
break for freedom whereupon they
were shot dead"
The shooting conformed to an
order to Gendarmerie issued We'd
nesday after the mass killing on the
road from Rumnik -Sarat - shoot
without warning in event terrorists
are caught in the act of committing
crimes. Attempting to escape con-
stituted crime.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Carol Is Believed
Heading Rumania
Back 10 Democracy
Authoritarian IdeoIogy
Rejection Seen in
War on Foscists
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Dec 3-Observers in
touch with Rumanian affairs said
today that King Carol. smashing
the Fascist Iron Guard with mighty
blows. was heading neighboring Ru-
mania back toward something re-
sembling democracy.
Many Balkan diplomats nervously
watching the gunplay in Rumania
we're agreed that Carol was turn
ing away from an authoritarian ex-
pertinent in government.
They said he was doing so after
considering carefully the dangers OF
being a strong king in the Balkans
and at the risk of becoming thor
oughly unpopular with Germany and
Italy.
The killing of Corneliu Zelea
Codreanu and 16 others of the out
lawed Iron Guard Wednesday and
today had definite international
repercussions, despite the Rumanian
contention that it was an internal
matter.
Exponent of Nazism.
Codreanu. rightly or wrongly, was
popularly regarded as an exponent
of Nazism in Rumania. BY the sum-
mary manner in which he was dis
posed Of, official Rumania expressed
Its attitude toward his ideology.
Carol. diplomats here said, hoped
to restore parliamentary forms of
government to his country. But
they pointed out every effort in that
direction heretofore was blocked by
Iron Guard propaganda which
sought to push the kingdom to-
wards authoritarianism.
The King was said to be particu-
larly concerned because Codreanu
had seemed to be working just as
effectively from his prison cell,
where he was serving term for
treason, as he ever did from Buoha-
rest.
Apparently the monarch had oe-
veloped a program for economic de-
velopment of Rumania which was
to 60 hand-in-hand with political
reform, it was said here His plans,
however, appeared to be helu up by
political terrorism and lack OF
money.
In well-informed circles OF vir-
tually all Balkan capitals it was said
that on his recent trip to London
and Paris Carol was made to I'M
derstand that large capital hesl-
tates to go to unsettled countries.
Better Prospects in Peace.
Further, it was understood that
he was told the prospect OF loans
would be better if there were def
mite assurances of internal paclt-ca-
ton in Rumania.
At this precise moment the at
tempt by Iron Guardists to assas-
sinate the rector of the University
of Cluj. bonibings and shootings IN
numerous cities provided all op'
portunity for drastic action against
terrorism.
These incidents were said by OBJ
servers here to have persuaded the
King it was time to smash the au-
thoritarian movement and prepare
the way for his own program. For
the present it appeared Carol was
getting the upper hand.
1t was emphasized that only the
Iron Guard leadership was being
struck by the government lrcn-
handed drive and that the program
was to win over persons who had
been fascinated by the personality
of the raw-boned, mystic Codreanu.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

nation, since it hadn't appeared In
the secular press.
Il read 1t in L'Osservatore Ro-
mano," replied the Italian with a
grin.