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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
RIFLE MATCH
SLATED HERE
FOR SATURDAY
ChiIkoot Barracks Sending
Bio Team Others 10
Participate

Because some misunderstanding
seems to exist regarding the date
of the coming rifle match at Men
denhall Glacier, the sponsors an
nounced today that the shoot will
be held at the Mendenhall Rifle
Range on Saturday, May 20. All
those desiring to enter the COMPETE
ton should register with Leo Jew
EFT, Secretary of the Rifle Club,
on or before next Thursday.
1t is estimated that approximate
ly so soldiers from Chilkoot Bar
racks will be here to participate in
the shoot, and should arrive here
Thursday, according to present
plans. The competition between the
various teams should afford some
interesting entertainment for any
one interested in this form of sport
There will be entries from the
Army, the Coast Guard, the Juneau
Rifle Club, and possibly team
from the visiting Rotarians.
1t is planned that all those at
tending the shoot will assemble at
the Federal Building Saturday
morning May 20, and be ready to
leave for the Rifle Range by o.
clock. Those attending the shoot
should provide themselves with a
lunch, as the contest will last well
into the afternoon
One of the main objects of the
shoot is the entertainment of the
Rotarians, and it is desired, there
fore, that a large representation Of
local people be on hand.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
GAMES FRIDAY
Pacific Coast League

Hollywood 7; San Diego 2.
Portland IL; San Francisco 2.
Oakland 0, 2; Sacramento 3, l.
Seattle 8; Los Angeles Z, twelve
innings.
National League
Brooklyn 2: Boston T.
Philadelphia 10; New York 8.
st. Louis 8; Cincinnati Z.
American League
Cleveland 3; Chicago 4.
Detroit 0; st. Louis l.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Rekosh are
the parents of a baby daughter, born
this morning at st. AIMS Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
TWO MARRIAGE
LICENSES ISSUED

Marriage licenses have been is
sued by u. S. Commissioner Felix
Gray to Archie Samuel Jonas, Ju-
neau millworker, and Elizabeth
Grace Myers. Portland nurse; and
to John Louis Donohue, Juneau
miner, and Elizabeth Constance Nc
Leod, Prince Rupert nurse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13

In Alaska
For Fish
Bio Game Hunter Comes
on Fourteenth Trip
Aboard Baranof

Fred Hollender, New York City
real estate operator, is aboard the
steamer Baranof, due here tomor-
row, enroute to Hanna Lake and
Kenai Peninsula for trout fishing.
Hollender is going with Ray Nc
Donald, of Anchorage, and plans
to remain in Alaska on his four
teenth. visit for six months.
Hollender only returned to the
States four weeks ago from hunting
bigsgame in French Indo-China.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13

Lode and placer location notices
for sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
EIGHT COMING
WITH ELECTRA

Eight passengers from Fairbanks
are due to arrive in Juneau this
afternoon aboard a Pacific Alaska
Airwavs Electra piloted by AL Mon
sen and Gene Meyring.
Major and Mrs. c. w. Albrecht,
Miss E. Mcdonald, Mrs. L. Anderson,
M. C. Smith, Jr., H. o. Arend, V.
D. Harrison, and F. A. Reynolds
are passengers on the plane.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13


The little miss tipped the scales at
81 pounds at birth.
Mrs r.. Foresburg was a medical
dismissal today from st. AIMS Hos
pital.
John Covington was dismissed to-
day from St. AIMS Hospital after
receiving medical attention.
Agnes John was discharged from
the Government Hospital today
where she had been receiving sur
gical care.
Alex Marks left the Government
Hospital today. He was surgical
patient.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
SEATTLE wins
ANOTHER GAME
IN |. A. SERIES
Leaders in Coast League
Continue 10 Hang TO
Positions
(By Associated Press

The Seattle Rainiers. bubbling to-
ward the top in hte Pacific Coast
League, are only one game behind
the Los Angeles Angels. The Rain
iers slammed out victory last night
in a twelve inning endurance con-
test. Gilly Campbell's single off
Ripper Collins glove at first scored
Alan Strange and clnched the ball
game.
Hollywood remains in third posi-
ton. The Stars beat San Diego
handling Larry Weldon his first de-
feat in four games.
Tom Seats pitched his second
straight shutout in the opener OF the
Oakland Sacramento games but
Solons took the nightcap.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-13
TIDES TOMORROW

TIDES MONDAY
Low tide-4::31 am, II feet.
High tide-10:41 am, 1870 feet.
Low tide-4:33 pm, 2.3 feet.
High tide-10:45 pm, 1876 feet.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Gross Income Lew
Advocated for
District
Representative Schultz
Urges Scropping Of
Combined Tax Plan

Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana today advocated scrap
ping the combination income-sales
tax feature of the Districts proposed
new tax program and substitution of
a gross income tax on both in
dividuals and corporations.
At the same time, the Fiscal At
fairs Subcommittee of the House
District Committee postponed, be-
cause of the absence from Wash
ington of it's chairman, Representa-
tive Jack Nichols, Democrat, of
Oklahoma a public hearing on the
tax program tentatively set for to-
day.
The gross income tax, Mr.. Schultz
said, was adopted in Indiana four
years ago at the suggestion of former
Gov. McNutt and has raised more
revenue than needed, resulting in
a surplus which now totals $11,-
100000.
Its Use Urged Here.
Corporations under the Indiana
law, according to Mr. Schultz, are
taxed one-fourth of / per cent on
gross receipts, and individuals pay l
per cent on gross receipts in excess of
$1,000.
The gross receipts tax is doing
marvellous work in Indiana" Mr.
Schultz declared And I believe it
would solve Washington's tax prob
lens. 1t does away with the COM
plexities of taxation, and in my
opinion is an equitable form of taxa
ton
AS the surplus in tax revenues
mounted in Indiana under the gross
income tax, Representative Schultz
said, real and personal property
taxes were reduced and the State
adopted a plan of contributing 5000
a year toward the salary of every
public school teacher.
To Go Before Subcommittee.
Representative Schultz is a men,
ber of the House District Commit
tee, but he is not serving on its
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee, which
will write the new tax legislation
He said, however, he expected to
appear before the Fiscal Affairs
Subcommittee during hearings on
the tax program and urge sub
stitution of the Indiana gross in
come tax for the proposed combina-
ton sales and personal income tax.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Bandit Seizes Truck,
F|ees With $1,000
In Daring Ho|dup
Robber Deserts Auto
Three Blocks From
Hot Shoppe Theft

An armed bandit escaped with
81 200 in a daring holdup Of truck
driver at the A. &, w. Hot Shoppe,
Fourth street and Florida avenue
NE, during the breakfast rush
hour this morning.
Mervel A. Hutsler, who was max
ing his daily collection round of the
Hot Shoppe chain, was forced at the
point of a revolver, just as he was
about to get in the truck at the curb,
to surrender the machine in which
he had eight money bags, each con-
tanning approximately $3.50, accord
ing to police.
The holdup man abandoned the
truck three blocks from the scene
of the robbery after smashing the
locked money compartment and
taking its contents.
Mr.. Hutsler said he had come from
the Hot Shoppe near Washington
Airport, where he picked up five
bags of cash, and had made his COL
lection at the Florida avenue res
taurant when he was approached by
the bandit, a middle-aged colored
man.
More than a dozen customers
milled in and out of the shop, un-
mindful that the holdup was in pro-
gress.
Get in and slip over the man
commanded. brandishing a revolver,
this is stick-up."
The driver climbed through the
cab of the truck and out the other
side, but the bandit started the mo-
tor and drove away. Mr.. Hutsler
ran to customer parked nearby
and asked him to take up the chase
Despite the fact that the victim
urged more speed, the driver of the
car insisted on stopping
at two stop signs, Mr.. Hutsler told
police. On reaching Fourth and L
streets NE, they found the truck
at the curb and the money missing.
Mr.. Hutsler told detectives he rec
ognized the bandit as former en-
ploye of the Florida avenue shop.
In a similar holdup at the same
restaurant four years ago, Mr.. Huts-
Ter was forced to surrender approx
imately $500 to two armed youths.
They later were captured and con-
victed. Employees of the chain re-
called today that the driver also had
been the victim of a third robbery
in which he lost more than $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Master of French Gui|Iotine,
Who Killed 300, Dies at IS

family and a close circle of friends.
Although said to be millionaire
in francs, he made such a fetish of
privacy that he refused to have any
servants in his home, which he al
ways kept shuttered. Even delivery
boys were not allowed to enter.
Always in travelling about France
with his three assistants he used a
private train compartment, the
shades of which he usually kept
drawn. Invariably he travelled un-
der an assumed name.
For many years one of Deibler's
great sorrows was that no one in the
family was willing to take over the
functions of executioner. In 1896,
however, he persuaded his nephew,
Andre Obrecht, to accept the re-
sponsibility Of keeping the job in
the family.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Ickes SCOTS al j. ).
War Peril During
Roosevelt Regime
Calls Hoover AIurmist;
Says Government Is
Strong for Peace
By NELSON SHEPARD.

Secretary of Interior Ickes said
today he saw no danger of the
United States becoming involved in
foreign war under this admin
istration"
The assertion was made during
questioning at his weekly press con-
ference in connection with a state
ment made by former President
Hoover last night that. the admin
istrations foreign policy threatens
to lead this Nation into war.
''Mr. Hoover is an alarmist." Mr..
Ickes commented. His statement is
no more than an exaggeration of a
good many other similar statements
he has made" Mr.. Ickes said he
felt inclined to be "considerate,
kindly and forbearing toward
heart-broken man." but suggested
that the former President owes it
to the Office he filled for four years,
if not to the American people, not
to misrepresent the present situa-
ton and become an alarmist when
there is no occasion for being one"
Mr.. IckeS declined to discuss the
general European situation in the
face of Hitler's warning to democ-
racies and the debate at the Capitol
over this Governments assurances
that it would back the democracies
in Great Britain and France.
Claiming he is man of peace" :"
Mr.. Ickes said there is mo one in
this administration, so far as I know
who is not ardently in favor OF
peace" The secretary, who recently
played an important part in bar
ring the sale of United States he
lium for German dirigibles, ex-
planned today the question of dis
posing of helium to Poland has not
come before him officially.
He said he had not been advised
as to the attitude OF the Munitions
Control Board on the question.
Acting under a recent congress
sional act governing the sale of the
non-imfammable gas, Mr.. Ickes op-
posed its sale to Germany because
this Government was not given posi-
tive assurance the .lelium would not
be diverted to military use.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Wheot-Lu Ship
Sinks in Lake Port

PORT COLBORNE, Ontario. Feb
2 Canadian Press The freighter
Northton of Colonial Steamships,
Limited. with 117,O00 bushels of
wheat aboard for storage, sank at
her berth at the west pier of the
harbor here today.
The 2227-ton vessel started set
ting in Lake Erie shortly after mid
night. She gradually went lower
and by 7 am. her matches were
awash. Two hours later she was on
the bottom in 80 feet of water.
j. o. McKellar of Sarnia Steam
ships, Limited, in charge of the ship.
said he could give no reason for
the sinking.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
House Adopts
PA. Report
After Clash
Bill on the Way
To the President
With Funds Cut
By 7. A. O'LEARY.

Congressional action on the $725,-
100000 w. P. A. appropriation bill
was completed this afternoon when
the House dropped its fight for
limitation on wage differentials by
roll-call vote of 252-to-140.
The remainder Of the conference
report, embodying amendments to
keep politics OUT of relief, had been
agreed to earlier without record
vote When the House receded from
the Tarver amendment to place a Is
per cent limit on wage differentials
on work projects in different locali-
ties, the relief measure was ready
to go to the White House for sig
nature.
House action came after verbal
clash between Democrats over the
action of both houses in reducing
the administrations estimate from
$875 ,000, 900.
Opponents of the Tarver amend
rent construed it as destroying the
prevailing wage rate principle now
followed by w. P. A. Although the
hourly pay rate on work projects is
based on the prevailing rate, the
number of hours of work of indi-
viduals is regulated to produce a
given monthly security wage for the
area in which the work is being car
ried on. Southern members, sup
porting the Tarver amendment, con-
tend the wage differentials on work
relief projects are too great between
that and other sections of the coun-
try.
Compromise Suggested.
In the Senate yesterday, Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat of Wyoming
tried to have the Senate conferees
instructed to consider a compromise
proposal, because, he said he be-
iieved there is grave danger the
prevailing wage rule may be seri-
ouSly impaired. To indicate this, he
said he understood the conferees had
almost decided on assubstitute under
which the new appropriation would
not be available after go days, unless
hourly rates for the same work in
areas of the same general type are
~ AiHSu do W CAlliliiidlc DIS lar dS
possible, consistent with local eco
nomic conditions, differentials of
more than 25 per cent of the maxi
mum rates of pay.
He argued that the only concession
to the prevailing wage rule in that
proposal would be the words CON
sistent with local economic condi-
tions." That language, he said,
would not preserve the prevailing
wage.
The Wyoming Senator moved to
instruct the Senate conferees to con-
slider a provision that within 80 days
the w. p. A. shall so determine and
fix the number of hours per month
OF workers that the monthly security
wage shall not be lower in any area
than that paid workers in that same
occupation in areas of the same gen.
eral type within the same security
wage region. regardless of variations
IN county population.
His proposal was ruled out of
order, with the bill in its present
parliamentary status.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Senate Votes $4,000
For I. Y. A. Inquiry
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated freSS.
The Senate voted today to provide
an additional $25 900 for the congress
sional investigation of the Tennessee
Valley Authority.
AT the same time it agreed to ex-
tend the life of the joint committee
TO April l. The committees life
technically expired when this ses-
sion began.
The House, which will pay half the
cost, must act on the extension be-
fore 1t becomes effective.
chairman Donahey, Democrat, of
Ohlo has announced the committee
expects to hold no further hearings
but must have additional funds
and more time to prepare a final
report.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Wood Resigns Post
On District Committee

Representative Wood, Democrat,
of Missouri, resigned today as
member of the House District Com
mittee. He gave as his reason the
pressure of business on two other
committees on which he serves
War Claims and Labor.
A member of the District Com
mittee for four years, Mr.. Wood has
taken an active part in all labor
and SOCIAL legislation it has con-
sidered. A week ago, Chairman
Randolph selected him to head the
Public Utilities Subcommittee for
the present Congress.
Mr.. Woods resignation created
the first vacancy that has occurred
on the committee since its organi-
zation two weeks ago.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Russia Will Close
Budapest legation
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Feb. 2.-Tass, official
Soviet news agency, announced to-
day that Foreign Commissar Maxim
Litvinoff had informed the Hun
garian minister that Russia had
decided to close its Legation in Bud
apest and expected that the Hun
garian Legation in Moscow also
would be closed
Tass said that it learned from
competent sources" that this deci-
sion of the Soviet government was
connected with "the fact that as a
result of the Munich agreement
Hungary lately has been subjected
to strong pressure from certain
states"
THE policy of the Hungarian
government" Tass continued, shows
that it easily yields to this pressure
and has lost it's independence to a
considerable degree"
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Schme|ing Denies
Being in Trouble
With Nazi Officials
Says He Is Willing
To Fight Joe Louis
Again, and Will Win
picture on Page A-3.)
Rv the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. Max
Schmeling, former world heavy
weight boxing champion, arrived
from Germany today emphatically
denying that he or his wife had any
trouble with Nazi authorities, or
that he had any intention of quit
ting the ring.
I'm ready to fight Joe Louis
again, but first want to meet one
or two of the leading title con-
tenders" he said as he left the
Normandie. SchmeEng's hopes of
regaining his heavyweight crown
were given. decided setback last
summer when he was knocked out
in minutes and 4 seconds of the
first round by Champion Louis.
Max said Mike Jacobs had been in
touch with him for some time and
that he planned to see Jacobs dur
ing the day.
He tossed aside with an emphatic
"nein' any suggestion that he had
been sent to this country by the
German government to quiet rumors
that all was not we'll between him
and his wife and the Nazi authori-
ties.
Just Came to Say Hello"
Il just came over to say hello to
my friends here and to pay little
visit" Schmeling said. The whole
story about my trouble with govern
ment leaders was a lot of bunk.
And the report that Propaganda
Minister Goebbels was beaten up by
some friends of an actress is abso-
lutely silly.
Il was never reprimanded or de-
tanned in any way by the Nazi party
and l never said would break Herr
Goebbels neck if he paid attention
to my wife"
Mrs. Schmeling, Amy Ondra of
the German films, couldn't make
the trip with Max because she is
under contract to start work on a
new picture March l. But I prom
Use III bring her along on my next
trip" he pledged.
Later, while speaking for the
newsreel, the beetle -browed heavy
weight refused to make any refer
ence to the. rumored row with Nazi
authorities.
Diplomat in Parrying Questions.
He parried persistent questions
about his reported difficulties like a
diplomat.
why ask me all these things
about politics?" he finally demanded.
I'm not politician. Ask some
politician. Things are fine in Ger
many now.
You ask me why I came on
French boat (the Normandie). Well,
why not? I've crossed the ocean 20
times and I did not always come by
German liner"
Max said that although the back
injury he suffered when Louis fiat
tened him last summer is now all
healed, he had been under the
doctors care until only 10 days ago.
Il was in the hospital for IA days
after my return to Germany last
summer" he said, "but my spine is
all well again now"
Il weigh about 1876 now-just
couple of pounds heavier than when
1 was here last summer. I've been
in light training, but have done no
sparring.
II want to fight Joe Louis again
and I think I can beat him if I
have the chance. I don't want to
quit the ring with defeat"
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Cox Declares |ckes
Has Made Dies
A National Figure
House Rules Committee
In Stormy Session on
Revivine 'Isms' Probe
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
Georgia asserted in stormy House
committeeshearing today that Secre-
tary Ickes' criticism of Chairman
Dies of the House Un-American
Committee boomeranged to make
the Texas Democrat IAN outstanding
national figure"
Arguing with Representative Hill,
Democrat, of Washington before the
House Rules Committee, Mr.. Cox
said the cabinet member went on
the stump to attack Mr.. Dies" This,
Mr.. Cox said, was perfectly out
rageous."
Told by Mr. Hill he had no right to
criticize Mr.. Ickes. Mr.. Cox flared:
why not? He certainly had
right to answer. Wheth1r they
meant to or not, they have made
Dies an outstanding national fig
ure."
Mr.. 1ckes once called Representa-
tive Dies an outstanding zany."
They were then disputing the fair
ness of Mr.. Dies conduct as chair
man of the committee investigat-
ing un-American activities. The
Rules Committee is considering re-
vival of the committee. and House
approval of continuing its inquiry
was considered a foregone conclu-
sion on Capitol Hill.
Action Likely Today,
Action was likely later today, after
closed session to hear Mr.. Dies
answer various criticism.
Representative Dies. meanwhile
filed application for admission to
practice before the Supreme Court,
explaining that he desires to sub
init brief in the deportation case
against Joseph G. Strecker of Hot
Springs, Ark, which was brought
because of Mr.. Strecker's member
ship in the Communist party The
case will be heard by the Supreme
Court February g.
The committee chairman. a law
yer, made the application chiefly be-
cause Secretary Perkins has said
the Supreme Courts decision on Mr..
Strecker would determine future
steps in deportation proceedings
against Harry Bridges, c. I. O.
maritime labor leader. Mr.. Dies
has demanded Mr.. Bridges deporta-
ton.
Representatives Keller, Democrat,
of Illinois and Dingell, Democrat,
Of Michigan criticized the conduct
of the Dies inquiry to the Rules
Committee yesterday, contending
there were political motives. behind
the hearings last summer.
Murphy Declared Hit.
Mr.. Dingell declared the testimony
had blackened the character of
Attorney General Frank Murphy.
Mr.. Keller said the testimony had
defeated Mr.. Murphy for reelection
as Governor of Michigan, and other
wise had assisted the Republican
party in Minnesota and California.
Representative Keller introduced
a resolution in the House asking
that new 11-member group be
named to replace Dies group.
Mr.. Keller charged that the latter
committee had violated every
fundamental principle and consti-
tutional right of American citizens
and held up House members to
"scorn and ridicule" He accused
the committee of making "abso-
lutely no attempt to investigate the
credibility or reliability" Of wit
nesses.
Representative Dies clashed fire.
quently with the witnesses, asking
them to keep the record straight"
and not repeat hearsay statements.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Soviet-Munchukuoon
Border Clash Reported
BY the Associated Press.


TOXIC, Feb. 2.-Domei Japanese
News Agency reported today from
Hsinking, capital of Manchukuo,
that a Manchukuo garrison had
killed five Soviet Russian soldiers
and wounded three in a clash go
miles northeast of Manchuli.
Manchuli, on the northwest
border of Manchukuo, is the point
at which the railroad across Siberia
reaches Manchukuo.
Evening star., 1939-02-02
BY the Associated Press.

PARIS, Feb. 2.-Anatole Deibler,
75-year-old hereditary high execu-
toner of France, died suddenly to-
day.
The aged Monsieur de Paris"
whose family has given France her
executioners since the revolution, COL
lapsed in a subway station on the
outskirts of Paris and died shortly
after he reached a hospital.
M. Deibler had executed more
than 300 men on the guillotine since
he inherited the Office from his
father, Louis Diebler, just before the
end of the last century.
A mysterious and sinister char
acter to most of France, he was in
reality a mild old man who always
spoke in gentle tones Of his gruesome
job. He kept entirely to himself, his
Evening star., 1939-02-02
Protects Strikebreukers

MANILA, Feb. 2 (P.-President
Manuel L. Quezon told reporters to-
day he would afford protection to
any man wanting to work, even in
the place of striker. He said strikes
we're lawful, but often hurt the
strikers themselves. The Philippines
recently have been the scene of a
series of strikes.