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Evening star., 1939-08-15
Legislators 10 View
Army Air Setup in
17,000-ki|e Trip
Tour Starting Sept. 20
Includes Honolulu
And ConuI Zone
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The House Military Affairs Com
mittee will take look at the Army
vastly expanded aviation facilities
on a l7,000-mile air and water tour
of inspection starting from WASH
ington on September 20.
Committee attaches said today
Chairman May had asked all OF
the about two dozen members of
the committee to accompany him
on the trip, to Hawaii and Panama
as we'll as many military posts in
the United States.
Ground as well as air establish
ments will be included in the COM
mittee's wide swing.
The tour, which will end here on
November 7, will be entirely by air
except for the San Francisco-Ho
olulu leg. Several foreign countries
will be visited en- route to Panama.
Itinerary Announced.
The itinerary includes:
September 20, Washington to
Wright Field, Ohio; September 81,
Wright Field to Chanute Field, H.,
and in afternoon to Scott Field, H.,
and Fort Leavenworth, Kans.; Sep
tember %, Fort Leavenworth to Fort
Riley, Kans., and in afternoon to
Lowry Field, Denver, Colo; Septem-
Der %, Denver to Salt Lake City and
Ogden Ito visit new air base) and
to Cheyenne and Fort Francis E.
Warren, Wyo.
September "a, Salt Lake City to
Boise, Idaho, to Seattle, Wash, in
cluding visit to the Boeing air
craft plant, which makes many
Army planes; September 25, Seattle
to Fort Lewis, Wash, and the
Northwest air base at McChord
Field, and in afternoon to Medford,
Greg, and Hamilton Field, San
Francisco.
September 80, leave San Francisco
on Army transport Leonard Wood,
arriving Honolulu October 6; Oc-
tober II, leave Honolulu, arriving
San Francisco October l8.
ONeooCi co, odll I'll dllClSCO W Los
Angeles to visit various aircraft
manufacturing plants; October 81,
Los Angeles to March Field, Calf,
via Muroc Lake Bombing Range,
and to San Diego, to visit airplane
factories; October %, San Diego to
Tucson to Ell Paso to inspect cavalry
division at Fort Bliss; October %,
Ell Paso to San Antonio, to Browns
vile, Tex.
Canal Zone Included.
October "a, Brownsville to Guate-
mala City, Guatemala, via Vera
Cruz and Minatitlan, Mexico; Octo-
ber Is. Guatemala City to Canal
Zone, via Managua, Nicaragua, and
David, Panama; october 26 to 20, in
Canal Zone
October 30. Canal Zone to San
Jose, Costa Rica; October 81, San
Jose to Guatemala City, via San
Salvador, Ell Salvador; November |,
Guatemala City to Mexico City, via
Minatitlan and Vera Cruz; Novem-
ber 2. Mexico City to San Antonio,
Tex, via Brownsville and Kelly
Field.
November 3-4, remain in San An
tonic, visit Duncan Field, Brooks
Field, Fort Sam Houston and Ran
dolph Field; November 4, Randolph
Field to Barksdale Field, La; No
vember S, Barksdale Field to New
Orleans and to Mobile, Ala. to visit
new air depot and, in afternoon, to
Tampa, Fla. to view site of new
Southeast air base.
November 6, full day and over
night in Tampa.
November 7, Tampa to Washing
ton, via Jacksonville, Fla, and Spar
tanburg, S. c.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Cotton Carryover Placed
Al Record FIGURE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported today
the cotton carry-over on August /,
the beginning of the cotton year of
1939-40, was 1902, Gil running bales
the largest quantity of cotton held
at this time of the year in the his
tory of Government statistics.
A cotton crop of 11,412,000 bales
this year was forecast earlier this
month by the Agriculture Depart
mept. That will be added to the
carry-over to make up the years
supply.
There was a carry-over of 1888
439 bales Q year ago and 4,498, ,848
bales two years ago.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Commercial Men See
Benefits in Longer
Christmas Shopping
BY the Associated Press.

0s tlic hosoSldtcu EICSS
NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-President
Roosevelt's announcement he would
break a 75-year-old tradition by
moving Thanksgiving Day up week
to help out business-stirred both
protest and praise today from Gov
ernors, turkey growers and football
coaches.
The President said at Campobello
Island yesterday he had decided the
traditional last Thursday in No
vember was too late for Thanksgiv-
ing, so he was advancing the date
from November 80 to November %
this year.
Many different dates have been
used since the Pilgrim fathers cele-
brated the first Thanksgiving in
1921, the President pointed out. He
said business people had complained
the "last Thursday" date established
by President Lincoln usually threw
the holiday too close to Christmas
and cut down on Christmas shop
ping.
This sounds silly. President Roose-
welt said, but added he was willing
to 60 along with merchants on the
matter.
The precedent-shattering change,
automatically making liars of all
1889 calendars, promised to upset
the Nations multi million dollar
turkey day football industry.
1t also raised the possibility that
for the first time since Nationwide
observance was established by George
Washington Thanksgiving might be
celebrated on different days in diff
ferent parts of the country.
Some of the seasons biggest and
Oldest grid games are scheduled for
November 30, which the schedule
makers thought would be Thanks
giving nav AEpviro tha o,,nn.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Japanese S|aps
i. ). Woman
Al Tient!sin
Consul Not Satisfied
With Officials
Explanation
By the Associated Press.


TIENTSIN, Aug. 15.-Mrs. F. M.
Richard, a 59-year- American
widow, reported today she was de-
tained and subjected to an "unpro-
voked" slapping at the hands of a
Japanese guard when she sought to
enter the blockaded French con-
cession yesterday.
The japanese Vice Consul, N
Nishida, today visited the American
consulate in an attempt to adjust
the matter. 1t was understood, how
ever, the consulate was dissatisfied
with his explanation and forwarded
full report to Washington
After the incident Mrs. Richard
telephoned the American consulate,
which III turn called the Japanese
Vice Consul, who went to the barri-
cade and apologized to her. The
japanese official offered to take her
home in his car, but she declined.
A native of San Francisco who has
spent "a years in China, Mrs. Rich
ard said the incident occurred as she
appeared at the barricade with vege-
tables to be used in her small can
ming business within the concession.
The japanese have designated vege-
tables and fruits as prohibited"
goods in the blockaded area.
Detained for Hour.
She was detained for an hour in
the japanese searching room.
Mrs. Richard operates the can
ming business to supplement her in
come as a teacher of English. Her
account of the incident follows:
The japanese sentry ignored her
identification card, issued by the
American consulate and written in
Japanese, and ordered her into the
shed where another japanese or
dered her to dump her vegetables.
This she was about to do when
she noticed Chinese man in front
OF her removing his trousers while
being searched by the japanese.
The sentry apparently became an
CRY when she turned her back to the
Chinese and started to dump the
vegetables at place other than that
designated by the Japanese.
The slapping episode followed.
Sentry Demands Credentials.
Then the sentry demanded other
credentials, and she handed over a
personal card given her by the Japa-
nese Vice Consul here requesting
that the sentries extend her courtesy
After some argument in japanese,
the sentry pulled her around by the
arm and slapped her hard with his
open palm.
Mrs. Richard said she was dazed
by the blow, and sat on bench until
White Russian whom she knew
appeared and she asked him to in
tercede.
The japanese then again asked
to see the card issued by the Vice
Consul. Mrs. Richard at first re-
fused, but finally handed it over on
the sentry's promise to return it.
Some time later another japanese
appeared and ordered her release.
The French and British conces-
sions have been under restrictive
guard since June IA when japanese
threw a blockade around the foreign
areas, which adjoin each other.
The military spokesman here has
said the restrictions would be con-
tinued until Britain alters her policy
in China to complete agreement with
the japanese.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Advancing Thanksgiving kks
Grid Coaches and Governors
Presidents Order
Effective Only in D. c.
And u. S. Territories
BY the Associated Press.

A State Department official
said today President Roosevelt's
proclamation on Thanksgiving
Day has effect only in the Dis
trict of Columbia and the ter
ritories belonging to the United
States.
In the past, Governors of
States generally have issued
their own proclamations, he
said, conforming their indi-
vidual States to the proclama-
ton of the President.
OF itself, he added, the Presi-
dents proclamation does not
have effect in the various
States.
The State Department is the
certifying and issuing agency
for presidential proclamations.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Great Britain Gets Report
On Donziq Peace Talks

LONDON, Aug. Is [P).-Dr. Carl j.
Burckhardt, League of Nations high
commissioner for Danzig, today
sent the British government a re-
port on the general tenor" of his
talk with Adolf Hitler at Berchtes-
gaden Friday night.
Official circles, however, refused
to discuss the report, declaring that
this and any further communica-
tions arising out of the Burck-
hardt-Hitler conversation would be
treated in strict confidence.
The situation was made more
puzzling by an emphatic statement
from a government official that
Britain had not received either
from the high commissioner or
from any other quarter any pro-
posals for a settlement of the DAN
zig question.
Reports from abroad have limited
that Hitler and Burckhardt dis
cussed peace plan. If these re-
ports were true, Burckhardt's report
to the British government naturally
would have outlined the plan.
Great Britain Informed.
Ofhcial circles declared that the
high commissioner did not consult
the British government before he
visited Berchtesgaden and that he
did not ask approval for his visit.
He did inform Britain, however,
that he was going to Berchtesgaden
at the invitation of Hitler.
These quarters said that Burck-
hardt conveyed no message from the
British government, but that he was
familiar with Britain's attitude on
the Danzig question and he might
have expressed his own views OF
what Britain might do.
A government spokesman said the
high commissioner 'is in close con-
tact with the Polish government
through the Polish commissioner
general in Danzig."
Britain, as clearing house for the
League committee of three which
is responsible for Danzig, will keep
the other two members of the COM
mittee-France and Sweden-in-
formed on all communications from
Burckhardt.
Willing to Negotiate.
The British government displayed
willingness to negotiate European
peace plan, provided formula &C
ceptable to Poland could be found.
At the same time, as a pointed
reminder Polish interests must not
be ignored, it was disclosed Great
Britains undertakings to Poland
were being put formally into a
treaty of alliance to replace present
exchanges of guarantees.
Officials kept silent on reports of
peace moves from Rome and Berlin,
but authoritative circles pointed out
a negotiated settlement" if ap-
proved by Poland, would only be
(See LEAGUE, Page A-40
Evening star., 1939-08-15
leagueWi||ing
ToDrop Danzig
Supervision
Consent of Poland
Necessary for
Withdrawal
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Dansig, formerly part OF Ger
many, ,Das made free city under
League OF Nations protection and
Joined in customs union ,oith
Poland after World War Actiue
campaign for return OF the city
to the Reich started after Ger
man absorption of Bohemia,
Morauia and Memel in March.
Poles hare threatened to fight
II Germany moues to occupy
Dansig.
By the Associated Press
GENEVA, Aug. 15.-The League
of Nations is ready to abandon its
protection over the Free City Of
DanZig, League sources said today,
If Poland approves such action as a
step toward solution of its quarrel
with Germany.
Prof. Carl j. Burckhardt, the
League high commissioner to Danzig,
has returned to the Free City after
consultations last week with Hitler.
A formal report by Dr. Bdrckhardt
on his talk had not been received by
the League secretariat, but unofficial
reports indicated that negotiations
were under way for Polish German
compromise"
Weight was lent to these indica-
tions by conferences DR.. Burckhardt
had with Nazi and Polish officials on
his return to Danzig.
On Danzig DR.. Burckhardt
issued communique late today
stating that he had had "a short
conversation about internal Dan
zig questions" in Germany. He
had not met with the Leagues
general secretary and had no in
tention of going to London, he
added. There was no doubt here
that the conversations lin Ger
many" were with Adolf Hitler)
Any settlement, 1t was assumed in
these quarters, would involve the
Leagues withdrawal. from Danzig
and its replacement by joint Ger
man-Polish authority.
The question of League abandon
ment of Danzig has come up twice
before the Coincidence last jan
uary and again last May-but each
time Poland opposed it.
Now, League officials said, pro-
posal to take the League out of
Danzig would certainly be adopted
at the coming Council session Sep
tember 8 If supported by Poland.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Gordon's S Home Run
Gives Yanks 10 Lead
BY . Staff Correspondent of The stal

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star
NEW YORK, Aug 15.-A home
run by Flash Gordon, Yankee sec
ond baseman, in the second inning,
his 10Th of the season, gave the
Yanks 1-to-0 lead over the Nation
ais in the third inning of the OPEN
ing game of a series here this after
noon.
Evening star., 1939-08-15


fields in State for IS days. Nine
other States today are consider
ing similar action.
BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA, CITY, Aug. 15.-A
shutdown of 177,800 oil wells, pro-
ducing two-thirds of the crude that
provides the Nations gasoline, was
debated by representatives of nine
States here today as remedy for a
topping price structure.
Two schools of thought predomi-
mated as meeting of the Interstate
Compact Commission, organized to
prevent waste in the giant industry,
prepared to convene this afternoon.
There were those who believed
the shutdown, already ordered in
the vast Texas fields. would be rec
commended throughout the entire
midcontinent area.
Others advanced the theory the
meeting would collapse, with each
State adopting an after you"
attitude which might eventually end
in stalemate.
Texas Order Watched.
The eyes of both sides were on
Texas, where the railroad COM
mission, governing body, ordered a
15-day shutdown of 81 900 wells, ef-
fective at 7 am. today
Whether Oklahoma, Kansas and
possibly others of the compacting
States would follow Texas order
hinged on legality of the decree.
Observers said it would be futile
for other States to shut down unless
the vast Texas fields were closed.
The supply of crude from Texas
alone, they indicated, would defeat
their purpose-to push down exist
ing stocks so the price would rise.
Texas alone produces 100000
barrels day, average as much as
all the other mid-continent States
combined.
Texas Fight Threatens.
A fight loomed in Texas to fur
ther confuse the issue.
j. S. Bridwell, large independent
operator of Wichita Falls, refused
to halt production. He said he
would sue to enjoin the commission
if it attempted to close his wells.
Members of the compact are Ok
lahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado,
Illinois and New Mexico.
Arkansas and Louisiana were rep
resented at the meeting only by
observers. All but Michigan and
Illinois are in the mid-continent
area.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Navy Submarine Similar
To SquoIus Launched
By the Associated Press.

by lHe hSSUcIdIeu PreSS.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. Is
The Navy's newest submarine, the
Seawolf, similar in design to the ILL
fated Squalus, was launched pri-
vately today at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard with Mrs. Edward C. Kalbfus,
wife of the rear admiral, as sponsor.
Like the Squalus the Seawolf is
299 feet long, with beam of 26 feet
II inches and a normal displacement
Of l,450 tons. She is scheduled to be
completed next April.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Der Tag!
u. S. Navy Plane
Reported Down
In Costa Ricu
By the Associated Press.

by IHP NSSOCIe TED PreSS.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Aug 15.-
A United States Navy plane, flying
from the Canal Zone, was reported
to have crashed today in the neigh
borhood of Parrita.
Further details of the accident
were not Immediately available.
Thirty five United States naval
patrol bombers took part in a Pan
anna Canal anniversary observance
in the Canal Zone today. The loca-
ton of Parrita could not be learned
Immediately.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Nine Oil States
Consider Shutdown
OF Bulk Of Wells
Texas Field Closing
Order Seen as Key
To Action Today
BACKGROUND

When major oil companies re-
duced prices OF crude oil 20 cents
barrel the Terds Railroad Com
mission ordered closing OF pdst
fields in State for IS days. Nine
other States today are consider
inc similar action.
Evening star., 1939-08-15

(See TROOPS, Page ABB
Evening star., 1939-08-15

(See LEAGUE, Page A-4.)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-11
LAST MILE FOR
i COW MOOSE IS
| TO CITY DUMP
Museum Old Specimen
Destroyed Bull Now
Rules Pasture

Despite The fact that it was a
cow moose, out Of season on "a truck
and accompanied by Wiidlite
AGENT, not a single shot WAS taken
at the old museum specimen as il
was trundled to the City garbage
dump this morning
The COW moose, mounted at the
turn Of the century, has been q mus
semn fixture for many years II
even went back to ST Louis III 1904
to appear in The Alaska exhibit at
the Worlds Fair. One Of the condi-
lions by which the museum obtained
the fine new bull moose specimen
from the Tonzona river section was
that the old COW moose, which was
falling apart, be Destroyed.
This morning it was carried down.
stairs, with none of the trouble that
was taken to get the big new moose
up, loaded into a truck and, accom-
panied by Wildlife Agent Harold
Gallwas, taken on its last ride. 1t
was burned at the dump.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-11
KAY FRANCIS STAR
OF FILM TONIGHT
ONLY AT COLISEUM

Kay Francis is the glamorous
heroine Of Secrets of an Actress, 7
the Warner Bros. picture giving in
innate behind the-scenes gimpses
of typical Broa dway celebrities
which pla-s tonight only at the
Coliseum Theatre
The Two men in the life OF the
heroine of this interesting slice OF
the lives of prominent theatrical folk
are playea BY George Brent and Ian
Hunter, tbs former being brilliant
scene designer and the other the
proGaeer Who gives Kay her first
chance 81 Broadway stardom,
Both men are IN love with Kay.
She likes this producer and is crate
FIJI to hin for what he has done for
her. hut il Is The artist to whom she
gives her love He, however. is
bound to a mercenary wife, played
by Gloria Dickson, who does not
love him but adopts the tabled dog
m-tneamanger attitude when she
learns ae loves another woman,
How this tangled skein of human
and professional relations is UNI
travelled, is told in an exciting and
amusing fashion in Secrets of an
Actress" which was made from an
original screen play written by Mil
ton Krims, Rowland Leigh and
julius j. Epstein.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-11
COMEDY film
AT CAPITOL TO
END TONIGHT
Joe Penner Is Starred in
I'm from the City"
on Local Screen

A modern Svengali, whose hyp-
notic powers make sensational
bareback rider of timid young man
who is afraid of horses, motivates
much Of the hilarious action in I'm
From the City" Joe Penner's new
est comedy vehicle, ending tonight
at the Capitol Theatre.
The circus big-top is the back
ground for the early action of this
film in which Penner is seen as
the mesmerized star equestrian, and
Richard Lane as the fast-talking
ringmaster who can control the
stunted brain of the performer.
1t is Penner's daredevil horseman-
ship while hypnotized that prompts
Lane, as his manager, to accept a
proposition from a wealthy ranch
woman to enter the young man in
an important cowboy race as the
woman's representative.
Although Penner is terrified at
the thought of riding horse, Lane
dlldyo lid lCdl Will tiiC
that his hypnotic powers will make
Penner win the race and be hero.
1t is around this situation that a
series of laugh-provoking events are
constructed, which are counter
pointed by a dual romance between
the two men and the daughters of
the ranchwoman; and through
Lanes underhand efforts to pass
Penner off as the long-lost son of
rich old rancher in order to
swindle the old man.
Said to be one of the funniest and
most exciting finishes ever devised
for a comedy feature, the climactic
race between Penner and an In
dian rider who is also his roman
tic rival, brings the amusing offering
to whirlwind finish, the suspense
of which is heightened by the fact
that Penner is compelled to ride
without benefit of hypnosis.
Lorraine Kruger plays Penner's
leading-lady in this William Sis
from production, while Kay Sutton
is seen as Lanes romantic interest.
Richard Lane and Paul Guilfoyle
are the other featured players. Ben
Holmes directed for RKO Radio.
Try The Empire classifieds for
results.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-11
VIKING CARD PARTY

Follows the regular meeting, Satur-
day, May 10. Pinochle, bridge and
whist-prizes and refreshments. This
is the last meeting before the sum-
mer vacation. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-11
UNION AIDING
EMPLOYERS TO
GET PAY RAISE
Do Not Strike But Go Into
Pockets TO Boost
Sales Campaign

ATLANTA, May IL. = Approx
mately 800 union garment workers
here are trying out new approach
to the problem Of getting more pay.
Instead of striking, they are going
into their purses and contributing
so cents each in a sales promotion
campaign for their employers.
THE ten Atlanta dressmaking
plants are paying a union scale
all they can afford right now" ex-
plains John S. Martin, union spokes-
man. Their business, however, af-
fords less than 80 weeks employ
ment annually. If we can sell few
thousand dozen dresses for them,
we will have more work-and more
pay. We should have at least 33
weeks work a year"
And so the union dress makers
most of them girls earning from
$14 to $40 week-voted to finance
the advertising campaign. They
raised $400 to mail an appeal to
$500 buyers for southern stores to
buy Atlanta dresses and help SOU
thern industry"
A half dozen pieces of sales lit
erature were sent out in an envel-
ope under the name of the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union, the organization of those
participating in the promotion. An
illustrated folder explained Atlanta
dresses ARE not made in sweat
shops" and appealed to buyers to
heed quality rather than cheap bar
gains"
Martin said the response had
been favorable and that the pro-
motion would be followed with
similarly financed sales campaigns
in the advance of each dress sea-
son.
why shouldn't we help the
manufacturers and help ourselves
at the same time?" he said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-11
BOARD OF REVIEW

Boy Scouts of Juneau will hold
Board of Review this evening at
the High School in preparation for
a Court of Honor July 7.