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Evening star., 1938-12-30
Fire DESTROYS Warehouse

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 80 P.-
One fireman was injured early today
in fire that destroyed the interior
of fve-story machinery store and
warehouse in downtown Buffalo.
Damage in the four alarm blaze was
estimated at 100000 to $4,000. The
Buffalo Mill Supply Co. occupied the
building.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Money Is Requested
For W. A. Survey
OF SIum Areas
Project Would Provide
Employment for
465 Workers

District officials have requested
approval by the Federal w. P. A. of
s28l 900 project under which an
extensive survey would be made of
conditions in slum areas in connec-
ton with the program of the Alley
Dwelling Authority.
Otto Cass, deputy administrator
of the District w. P. A., revealed to-
day he had approved the project,
which would provide employment
for 465 white collar workers on the
District w. P. A. rolls, but he said
the survey depended on the ability
of the Health Department. the legal
sponsor to provide some 50 900 Office
equipment.
Use of Building Asked.
The Commissioners will be asked
to authorize the temporary use of
the old tuberculosis Hospital at
Thirteenth and Upshur streets NV.
for housing of the survey staff. Audi
tor Daniel J. Donovan said he did
not believe there would be any legal
bar to temporary use of the vacant
hospital structure for this purpose.
John Ihlder, director of the Alley
Dwelling Authority, who called re-
Gently upon District officials to
cooperate in the proposed housing
survey, requested that means be
found to permit the condemnation
Of 300 substandard dwelling units
within a year.
This plan is related to the huge
slum-clearance program made pos
sible by collaboration between the
A. D. A. and the United States
Housing Authority.
House-to House Survey.
If the plan is given final approval
the survey is expected to be started
promptly. There would be house
toulouse survey in all substandard
dwelling areas to determine the
number of families in various units,
the extent of occupancy and
vacancy, rental values and the in
come levels of the occupants.
The general program has been
given the Endorsement of the Ma
tional Capital Parks and Planning
Commission, school authorities, the
Board of Public Welfare, the United
States Housing Authority, the Fed
eral Housing Administration, the
Council of Social Agencies and the
Washington Housing Association.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Syrian Freedom
C|amor Adding 10
French Troubles
NotionoIists Reported
To Have Sent Premier
An Ultimotum
e! the Associated Press.

e! the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 30-Conflict between
Syrian agitation for immediate in
dependence and French determina-
ton to retain her naval and military
foothold in Syria added today to
Frances colonial difficulties.
Reports reaching Paris said the
Syrian Independent Nationalist
party had sent an ultimatum to the
Syrian Premier demanding immedi-
ate freedom from French rule.
Premier Djemil Marvam. who had
just returned from Paris, was re-
ported to have declared in a speech,
I'VE shall have freedom by legal or
eXtralegal means" Other reports
told of widespread popular discon-
tent in Syria threatening to break
into the open.
France governs Syria under league
mandate. but by a 1886 treaty, not
yet ratified by the French Parlia-
ment, was to give Syria independ-
ence In 1899.
More Troops for Djibouti.
Meanwhile military authorities in
dicated that the battalion of 1000
Senegalese sharpshooters due to sail
tomorrow for Djibouti would be fol-
lowed by additional battalions
shortly.
France is strengthening her gar
rison at Djibouti in the face of
italian clamor for that rail outlet to
the Guls Of Alden for Italys Ethio-
plan empire.
Members of Parliament said France
would ask military concessions from
Syria in new French Syrian agree
ment, because of uncertainty created
by italian colonial agitation.
The new agreement would be
substitute for the 1886 treaty grant,
ing Syria independence and release
from the French mandate. Syria
ratified the treaty but the French
Parliament has not.
France cannot risk launching an
independent Syria, a government
spokesman declared, at the very
moment the French need firm grip
on all Mediterranean military and
naval bases.
France Would Still Head Police.
The Chamber Deputies said Pre-
mier Daladier decided to send a
senatorial committee to suggest to
the Syrians new agreement under
which they would have large meas
ure of independence but with French
in control of police and military
functions.
Djibouti, the French Gulf of Alden
port. was quiet, with two French
warships en- route to protect it.
A French informant said yester-
day his government was ready to
discuss Italian wishes, that it might
perhaps grant new privileges to
Italians resident in Tunisia or give
Italy a voice in the Suez Canal di-
rectorate, but that France would not
actually yield any land.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Nozis Commend France
For Avoiding Mediation

BERLIN, Dec. 80 @.-France's
desire to settle her Mediterranean
differences without mediation by
Britain is welcomed by Diplo-
matisch-Politische Korrespondenz,
mouthpiece of the German foreign
of1ce.
LET us hope" the organ said,
"that it may be considered a ia
vorable symptom of readiness to
bring about a just solution that
France seems determined to enter
upon negotiations with Italy alone,
without the aid Of mediators."
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Woman Who Slew Son
Out of Mercy Freed
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
LEEDS, England, Dec. 3O.-A
mother who was sentenced to death
only nine months ago for the
mercy murder" of her imbecile
son returned to her home and hus-
band today-a free woman.
Mrs. Kathleen Mumford, 40.
walked 4 miles to the police sta
ton last March with the body of
her son Derek, 5. She told officers
she put him into gas oven after
the doctor pronounced the child an
incurable imbecile.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Rebels Breach
Loya|ist Lines
On Leriida Front
Insurgents Reported to
Have Taken Cumurusu
And Pushed Ahead

big offensive against Catalonia
and its metropolis. Barcelona,
eight days ago and since that
time haze made important gains.
Resisting them is the Loyalists'
Little M1ginot Hne," constructed
during the last sir months, a
period OF comparative inactivity
in Northeastern Spain. Present
offensive may be decisive one for
Spanish 1Dar.
Ps the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France, Dec. 3d.
Spanish insurgent forces smashed
through government lines today in
the Camarasa zone, north of the
battle-torn Balaguer sector on the
Lerida front in Catalonia.
Reports reaching the border said
the insurgents had occupied Cam
arasa and continued their push to-
ward the village of Cubells in an ef-
fort to cut both highway and water
communications of government
troops.
Military observers said they be-
lieved the northern column was at
tempting to establish contact with
the central column, which last night
blasted its way through the Ba-
laguer bridgehead.
Artesa Defense Reinforced.
The government rushed all avail
able men and guns on the Northern
Catalan battlefront to the defense
Of the strategic Artesa triangle
slowly vanishing under Insurgent
Generalissimo Frances steamroller
offensive.
The vital road center. called key
to Catalonia" lay under the pound
ing of insurgent guns from the north
and west. Pushing slowly across
the bloody Balaguer bridgehead Sec
tor, the insurgent command sent
another column pointing toward
Artesa from the southwest.
Both high commands appeared
convinced that possession of the
tiny industrial town meant a long
stride toward victory or defeat for
the insurgents great drive in North
ern Lerida Province.
Granadella Captured.
After a day of some of the Bit
terest fighting in the war, in which
Gen. Franco finally captured the
southern key town Of Granadella
both forces concentrated their ef-
forts on Artesa. Throughout the
winter night, the government
launched successive counter-attacks
at Balaguer bridgehead forts wrest-
ed from them in the last two days
of fighting.
The artesa triangle, with the town
at the apex, includes an area be-
tween the main Balaguer- Artesa
road and the Segre River, bending
around the Carbonera Mountains.
Gen. Frances troops last night
started up the Balaguer road, but
found the going hard when govern
ment forces drove into the angle
between them and their comrades
on the left bank of the Segre.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
LoyoHst Deserters
Escape Into France

PERPIGNAN, France, Dec. 80
R.-A group of Spanish govern
ment soldiers fled across the frontier
into France today after government
assault guards had tried to force
them to 60 to the fighting lines.
Others who baked were disarmed.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
MisceIIony
1898 Passes In Review.

A summary Of the most
important news events of the
year on page AS.
Evening star., 1938-12-30

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN. Dec. 50.-Germany's Of
flcial news agency, DNB, declared
today that hope for improved rela-
tions between the United States and
Germany lacks every foundation
50 long as the Washington State
Department defends" Secretary of
the Interior Ickes.
A statement issued by the
agency-and considered in some
quarters as Chancellor Hitler's word
to hington-asserted:
THE Minister of the Interior of
the United States, Ickes, delivered
speech before the Zionist Society
in Cleveland shortly before Christ
mas in which, in connection with
thrusts at the Third Reich, he at
tackled its leadership in an unwar-
rantable manner. tThe speech was
made December 18).
The German charge d'affaires in
Washington CDR. Hans Thomsen)
presented the sharpest protest on
account of these attacks to the
American vice foreign minister
tacting Secretary of State Sumner
WelleS.
Tried to Defend Ickes."
THE American foreign Office.
hnuvouoys did Yont-nc Jc q ftor nf
self-evident procedure otherwise in
matters of this kind in international
relations-disassociate itself from
the utterances of the American
Minister of the Interior, but tried to
defend them.
1T must therefore be stated that
as long as such procedure, which
obviously serves Jewish interests
and leaves out of account the real
German-American interests, con-
tinues in the conduct of relations of
the United States of North America
with Germany, the hope expressed
by the American foreign Office to the
German charge d'affaires for an i'm
provement of mutual relationships
lacks every foundation"
Reich Termed "Bestial'
Secretary 1ckes in his Cleveland
speech said Germanys treatment of
the Jews carried that Nation back
ITO period of history when man
was unlettered, benighted and
bestial," Referring to Nazi deco
rations accepted by Henry Ford and
Charles A. Lindbergh, he asked:
How can any American =
accept a decoration at the hand of a
brutal dictator, who. with the same
hand is robbing and torturing thou
sands of human beings?"
Thomson made his protest De-
cember 81, and Mr. Welles rejected
it with vigorous rejoinder that
1t came with singularly i'll grace
and improperly from a govern
ment which had so persistently per-
mitted its controlled press and Off
cials to attack American leaders, in
Guiding Presidents Wilson and
Roosevelt and present members of
the cabinet.
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Summary of Toduy's Star
Editorial and Comment

Sports.
Tennessee is given slight all-around
edge over Oklahoma. Page Ais
Enthusiasm lacking Rose Bowl game,
scalpers may suffer. Page A-16
Boys Club here is incubator for high
and college stars. Page ALI
Lorraine GULL gains one pin margin
in Star tournament. Page Bis
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Better u. Sherman Relations
Impossible, Nozis Retort, if
|ckes' Defense Is Continued
DNB Statement Is
Deemed Hit!er's
Own Answer
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
United States German reld-
ttons, strained by long series OF
diplomatic differences, came near
breaking point last Ueek 1Uhen
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
WelleS delivered strong de-
nuncidtion OF Nasi methods to
German Charge d'Afaires Hans
Thomson. 1Uho called to protest
a speech by Secretary OF In
terror Ickes December 1S at
Clereldnd. The Berlin gouern-
ment subsequently declared the
incident closed
Evening star., 1938-12-30

tSee SCIENCE, Page A-3.D
Evening star., 1938-12-30
Weather Forecast

Fair and colder, with lowest tonight
about "a; tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness; moderate northerly winds. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 40, at 2 pm:
lowest, Is, at 2:45 am
Full report on page Az.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06

and indoors, while Al Patnick of Ohio with triumphs indoors on the 1O-foot board and outdoors on the 3-foot and l0-foot board ruled su- preme in this division.
 There was much wholesale record setting. Al Vande Weghe smashed four A.A.U. backstroke records in March, swimming 100 meters in .1:078, 150 yards in 1862, 200 met CTS in 2:28 and 2220 yards in 2:28.9.
 Flanagan splurged with four rec ord smashing performances at the outdoor AAU. championships mile event. His time for the mile was 20;32.6, which lowered the accepted world record set by Jack Medica by 152 seconds. En route Flana- gan lowered Medic s 1320-yard American record from 15:41.2 to 15:28 and trimmed Medicas Amer ican 1,500 meter mark from 1920 to 19:1822.
 Turning to the 400, Flanagan again had field day at the expense of the records. The Miami swim mer won the AA.U title in 4:46, more than two seconds faster than his own American record. Kiefer turned in 1;063 for the outdoor 100- meters the same day to win his third straight championship in this race.
 As a result of his great work Flanagan was selected for the 440, 500, 880 and 1,500 meters and one mile events on the all-America team selected by the AAU's Aqua tic committee He was also chosen captain of the team.
 Kiefer bettered the world long course record for the 100-yard back stroke with a 1:006 performance.
 One of Miss Rawls' signal tri- umphs occurred in September when she bettered her own world mark for the 50-meter breast stroke by swimming the event in 389 against time.
 Michigan Topples Record
 The University of Michigan's 400-yard free style relay team ac-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
GOVT SCHOOL PROGRAM TO COMMEMORATE RUSS. XMAS

A celebration of the Russian Christmas will be in Douglas to- night with appropriate program at the Government School to which the public is invited.
 A four-act play entitled the Ma tivity" will feature the program. The cast is as follows:
 The Bride-Lucile Willis; Joseph Clara Kinch; The Angel, Lucy Kinch Innkeeper, Margaret Hub bard; Innkeeper's Wife, Helen Will Hams; The Three Kings, Joseph Kinch, Joseph Tassell, Mathew Lea the ShepardS, Julian Tassell Char ley Pickernal, Dick Harris, Tom Hanson, Bob and Lucille Willis; An gels Chorus, May and June James Grace and Vina Pickernal, Alice Brady, Mary and Reginald Tassel Ed Pickernal, Ed and Dorothy Tas- sell and Elsie Lee; Reader, Mabe Wilson
 Selections by school chorus:- "Mightiest King of Kings; "Sleer Our Little Jesus," and Holy Night
 A part of the regular Christmas program of December 24 will be repeated by request as follows
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
I 7Ooz H. C. of L. Causes oCtOOC'e Cuts in Budgets

When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the con- munity joins in quarantine. " (Of the earths 2,OOO,OOOo00 hu- man beings, Japan, Italy and Ger many have 200,0000000
 Treaty Powers Confer
 Fascists were pressing on in Spain (capturing Gijon) and Japanese were squelching North China. But the Presidents hint so encouraged France and Britain that they began courting peace in both messes.
 Signers of the nine-power pact guaranteeing China's independence trotted to Belgium. The British simultaneously tried to crank up the Spanish non-intervention whirl- igig. Il Duce, with one son in Spain and another in Hollywood, held out for belligerency rights for "El Cau- dillo" Franco. And Russia kept cumming up F'ranco-BritiSh schemes by efforts to befriend the reddish remnant of Spain.
 Premier Van Zealand ex-envoy- extraordinary of the democracieS, lost his job because of bank scandal stories stressed by Belgian Fascists. The Windsors visited Hitler and ar ranged to go Summing on Park avenue and other American side walks.
 Nineteen persons perished in an airliner wreck in the mountains east of Salt Lake City; 34 died in a coal mine blast near Mulga, Ala.
 G-men's guns killed Al Brady, the Indiana boy who tried to be this years Dillinger.
 And the Yankees beat the Giants in four games of a five-game World Series.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


 IN THE UNITED STATES CON- MISSIONER'S COURT FOR THE PRECINCT OF JUNEAU, AL ASKA, BEFORE THE HONOR ABLE FELIX CRAY, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER AND Ex-OFFICIO PROBATE JUDGE. In the Matter of the Estate of CHARLES WYE, Deceased.
 You are hereby notified that KATHERINE WYE was on this 9th day of January, 1888, duly appoint ed executrix under the Will of the estate of Charles Nye, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present their claims, with the proper vouchers, verified as provided by law, to the said Katherine Nye at 1113 Calhoun St., Juneau, Alaska within six (6) months from the date of this notice.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 9th day of January, 1888. KATHERINE WYE, Executrix of the Estate
 of Charles Nye, Deceased First publication, January 6, 1888 Last publication, January 27, 1888
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
By DREW MIDDLETON

NEW YORK, Jan 6. - Adolph Kiefer, Ralph Flanagan and Kath- erine Rawls plus a bumper crop oi records boomed swimming in the United States during l937
 Teams of the year were the Lake Shore Athletic Club of Chicago Michigan University and the Wo- mems Swimming Association of New York, the Lake Shore A. c. scored a double by winning the indoor and outdoor mems titles Michigan, af- ter winning the Western conference title for the ninth time in II years went on to capture the National in- tercollegiate C h m pi 0 nship with Ohio State second and Yale third The Womens s. A. of New York teek the outdoor women's team ti- {is.
 Harvard enaeu one of sports longest winning streaks by break ing Yale's 13-year, victory string with a 39-36 duel meet triumph.
 Kiefer won A.AU. titles both in- doors and out He took the 100- meter backstroke and sWam for the Lake Shore A. C's victorious 380- yard relay team outdoors. In the indoor AAU. meet at New Haven Kiefer captured the 150-yard back stroke title and sWam on the 300- yard medley relay team for the Lake Shore AC., which won the event.
 Flanagan, although he won nc titles indoors, took outdoor cham pionshIps at 440 yards, 880 yards and one mile.
 Katie Rules Mermaids
 Miss RaWls was supreme in both divisions among women swimmers Outdoors she captured A.A.U. cham pionships at 440 yards, 880 yards one mile and in the 300-meter in- dividual medley swim for the Miami (F'la) Beach Club.
 The diminutive Marjorie Gestring of Los Angeles won the 1O-foot springboard dive title both outdoors
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06

counted for one O. the years most brilliant records when it swan the event in 331.4 to better three year-old mark set by a New York Athletic Club quartet.
 Frank Pritchard, a Buffalo life guard led the distance swimmers with a victory in the Canadian Ma tional Exhibitions annual marathon for the second year in succession Pritchard won $2,5OO by his ten-mile effort. Mrs. Lenore Knight Win gard of Homestead, Pa, former am- ateur star, took the women's three mile swim at the exhibition and first prize money of $750.
 Legless Charlie Emmy complet- ed one of the years most widely publicized events when he swan down the Hudson River from AL bany to New York City in an elapsed time of approximately IA hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
By VOLTA TORREY
 News Review Editor, The AP Feature Service


 By October, America had that old feeling about high living costs. Steaks and orchids were cut off budget, New York's kosher butchers closed their shops.
 And October brought the stock market so blue a Monday that there were whispers in the dark about it closing: statisticians soon found values $25 100000 lower than in August.
 Washington was mum, despite stinging criticism, un til stocks started irregularly up again. Then margin requirements were changed. George M Conan, playing he was President Roosevelt in new musical comedy, I'd Father Be Right" called for a fireside and called for a law. The President, meanwhile, issued a fireside-chat call to Congress for an extra ses- sion to fill five assignments: CD An
 
 all-weather farm plan. CD Wage and hour legislation. (3) Regional planning agencies. (4 Government reorganization. (5) Stronger anti trust laws
 LabOr's Strife
 The estimate of Uncle Sans de- ficit was hiked. Ali Landon attack ed the New Deal in terms remin- iscent of October, 1886. Republic ans debated an off-year convention. The month opened with AFL and CIO conventions girding for furth- CT war and ended with the diplo- mats trying to pitch a little WOO. " The peace, the freedom and the security of 90 per cent of the world" the President told Chica- goans, lis being jeopardized by the remaining 10 per cent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
HOME LIFE IS PORTRAYED IN
 CAPITOL FILM
A Fanny Affair to End Juneau Engagement
 This Evening

Practically the entire cast of "Ah Wilderness!H that compelling drama of home life, are reunited in the new M-G-M story of typical American family, "A Family Affair." ? which ends tonight at the Capitol Theatre
 Lionel Barrymore, seen as the father in an earlier hit, again plays a typical head -the-h house in the new picture, and Eric Linden and Cecelia Parker once again repre- sent romance in it's adolescent phas- es. Others featured in the cast are Mickey Rooney, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington Julie Haydon, Sara Haden, Allen Vincent, Margaret Marquis, Selmer Jackson and Har- Ian Briggs.
 The story Is that of a District Judge revered by the citizens of a small Idaho city until, by fulfilling the dictates of the law, he balks the building of a great aqueduct that will link the small community to a mighty city
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
MasOns to Hold Installation On
 Monday Evening
Services Are to Be Held Tn Scottish Rite
 Temple

On Monday evening at the Scot tish Rite Temple, Mount Juneau Lodge No. 147, Free and Accepted Masons, will hold installation ser- vices of officers for 1938
 Daniel Ross is to be installed as Worshiptul Master with Charles w. Hawkesworth, Senior Warden; John Walmer, Junior Warden; Wal ter Heisel, Treasurer; J. w. Leivers, Secretary; E. L. Gruber, Chaplain; Homer Wording, Marshall Ralph Martin, Senior Deacon; Vergne Hoke, Junior Deacon; Alfred Lund- strom, Senior Steward; Robert w. Bowling, Junior Steward Samuel Feldon, Organist; Thomas Edward Hall, Tyler
 Forrest Bates, retiring Worshipful Master, will be installing officer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
Vitt Hires OId Pat AsCOdch

CLEVELAND, Jan. Gone of the first things Oscar Witt, new manager of the Cleveland Indians, did when he signed a contract, was to en- gage Johnny Bassler of Los Angeles as coach of the Indians.
 Witt and Bassler were mates with the Detroit Tigers and later were together W h n Witt managed the Hollywood Coast League club and Johnny wa8 his catcher and coach.
 Bassler has a fine reputation as a handler of pitchers and as a bat ter. He is said to have made a fine study of the art of hitting and main- tained an average of over 300 long after his regular playing days were over.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-01-06
) Q U CL. A s NE W $
MRS. CAHILL ENTERTAINS
 WITH BRIDGE PARTY

A group of Douglas women were guests of Mrs. w. E. Cahill at an afternoon of cards at her home in Treadwell yesterday afternoon, Both contract and auction were featured followed by dainty refreshments.
 Mrs. Mills at contract and Mrs Guerin at auction, won first hon. ors and Mrs. Fraser and Mrs. Spain were consolation winners respec- lively.
 Guests included Mrs. Frank Pearce, Mrs. Charles Schramm, Mrs Erwin Hachmeister, Mrs. C. A. Fox Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. Robert Fraser Mrs. J. R. Guerin, Mrs. w. R. Spain Mrs. Charles Tuckett, Mrs A E Goetz, and Mrs. Arne Shudshift.