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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
ARMY, NAVY
 ARRANGING
 MANEUvER5
Land, Sea and Air Forces in Extensive Exercises
 in January

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. 16. Army and Navy joint training exercises from January Is to January 22 were announced today by Admiral James O. Richardson, Battle Force Commander, an d Lieut.. Gen. John L. Dewitt, Fourth Army Commander.
 The exercises will permit of the Army Air Force and Fleet Air Force to cooperate with the sea and ground forces.
 The movement will include em- barkation on Puget Sound of the Third Division, moving on five or six transports, under convoy, to conduct landing operations against defending forces somewhere be- tween San Francisco and Santa Barbara.
 The Army will utilize about lO,- 900 men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
GOV. GRUENING
 GIVES STIRRING
 ADDRESS HERE
Re -dedicdfion Program Sponsored Last Evening
 by Woman's Club

Democracy was an experiment with the men who wrote the Con- stitution; it is still an experiment; has to be an experiment to meet the social and economic changes in our country as they arise; 1t must always be an experiment.; when it ceases to be an experiment. it will cease to be Democracy.
 So, speaking at the Re-Dedication program sponsored by the Juneau Woman's Club, last night, Gov. Ernest Gruening, Alaska's new Chief Executive, closed an eloquent and forceful address covering the privileges and responsibilities of American citizenship
 Gov Gruening traced the de- velopment of the American sys- tenn of Government from the time of the first national Congress, when the Bill of Rights, or the first ten amendments to the con- stitution were passed, through the changing conditions of national life that have led to further amend ments setting up the rights of the individual, to the present day, draw ing forceful and telling contrast, between conditions as they exist today under Relationships, and the blessings that American citizens enjoy.
 DictatOrships
 DictatorShipS develop only be- cause of the apathy and inertia of the electorate, he declared, for eternal vigilance is still the price of liberty" and only to the extent the average citizen realizes this, will government exist.
 Gov. Gruening's address on the whole was challenging message to the individual citizens of the coun- try to arouse themselves to take more active interest in the af- fairs of the country to the end that conditions lover there may never find their counterpart lover 1 here"
 A large number of Juneau citi- zens were in attendance at the meeting last night, most of whom remained to meet Gov. Gruening and Ndrc Gr,,apioo O ftar tha orn- gram closed. Hundreds of others heard the address by means of radio, as the program was broad cast.
 Mrs. Harold E. Smith, President of the Juneau Woman's Club pre- sided, and introduced Governor Gruening. Adding greatly to the occasion was the singing of two appropriate solos, America the Beautiful and God Bless Ameri- ca,' by Mrs. Bertha Zimmerman Smith. Eldon Chapman accom- panied Mrs. Smith on the pipe organ.
 Part of a Territory-wide observ- ance of the anniversary of ths final ratification of the Bill oi Rights, the program was sponsored and planned by Mrs. H. P. Hanser of Ketchikan, Chairman of tht Department of American Citizen. ship, of the Alaska Federation o Women's Clubs, as her contribution to the Federation theme, "Intelli. gent Citizenship
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
HERE FOR HOLIDAYS

Jeannette and Tom Stewart, daughter and son of MT. and Mrs. B. D. Stewart, are on the steamer Yukon bound for this city to spend the holiday season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
EARLIER IN THE DAY

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.-James P. Miller. former NLRB Regional Director from Cleveland, testified before the House Investigating Committee today that Fred Krivo- nos. of the Washington staff "goon squad" told him to make industry fear" him and the Board. Miller said Krivonos was sent to Cleveland after Board Secretary Nathan Witt had complained by letter of Millers handling of the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Manufac- turing Company cases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16

In 1900 only one person in 10 had life insurance policy Now every other American has one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16

dered before Sergeant Charles We'd dle of the police.
 The population of Africa is esti- mated at 13o,000,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
BOB PASTOR
 VICTOR OVER
 BUDDY SCOTT
Former HaIfbalk, with Eye on Heavy Title, Is
 Forced Some

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 16.-Bob Pas to-, former New York University halfback, with a desire for Joe Lewis's heavyweight crown, last night defeated hometown Buddy Scott, but had to keep his left going the full ten rounds.
 Scott is credited with taking the seventh round when he stood right up and slugged Pastor.
 Pastor weighed 18312 pounds and Scott weighed 176A pounds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16

Empire classifieds pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16

Empire cIassifieds bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
George Washington
 Racket Ends Tough

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Dec. 16.-- Six boys ranging n age from II to IA played pioneer too realistically.
 They were caught chopping down trees on Pleasant Run boulevard.
 They and their parents were or
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-16
Bouncing Baby Boy
 For D. C. GouIds

A new arrival made his appear ance this morning at St. Ann's Hospital for MT. and Mrs. D. H. Gould. The boy baby tipped the scales at birth at 8 pounds 10 ounc- es and both he and his mother are in the best of health.
 Papa Gould is passing out cigars to all employees in the Weather Bureau office today.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Rescuers Save Man
Trapped Nine Hours
By Well Cave-In
Crowd of 1000 Cheers;
Victims Condition
Believed Not Serious
By the Associated Press.

by inc Associated fIeSS.
ANSONIA, Conn.,, Oct. 7.-Michael
Gruttadauria. SO, trapped for nine
hours at the bottom of 40-foot well
when its walls collapsed, was pulled
from the debris tonight by flremen
and other rescue workers while a
crowd of about 1000. drawn to the
flood-lighted scene, cheered.
Mr.. Gruttadauria was taken at
once to hospital where q physician
said after a preliminary examina-
ton that his condition did not ap-
pear to be serious. There was a pos
sibility that some of his ribs were
fractured, DR.. Dominic D'Ambruoso
said. and his right arm was lacerated
badly.
Mr.. Gruttadauria was cleaning out
the bottom of the well, which con-
tanned only small amount Of water,
when one OF the sides caved in Hi.
two sons. John and Michael, threw
him rope. but as he started to climb
out the other walls collapsed, bury
ing his beneath stones and debris.
Firemen and two Ansonia contrac-
tors started digging Immediately for
the entombed man and were able to
speak to him when they had reached
depth Of % feet. Mr.. Gruttadauria
called then that he was "all right"
He was unable to speak, however,
when the rescuers finally reached
him, but q few minutes later when
his son came to him in the accident
room of the hospital, Mr.. Grutta-
dauria gasped:
Jesus saved me-"
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Budget Estimates Omit
Receiving Home Funds

The much debated and long
sought provision Of new building
for the Receiving Home for Chill
dren-recommende in the recent
report Of the Child Welfare Review
Advisory Committee, headed by
Mark Lansburgh-once again has
been stricken from the budget esti-
mates by the Commissioners.
The Public Welfare Department
had requested $175.0 with which
to build the new home. Jacob Ke-
PEGS. Chicago welfare worker, who
conducted the recent survey on child
care agencies In the District. had
termed the present home made
quate.
This item has been deleted from
previous budget estimates, ofl1cials
said. despite the fact that social
workers who have surveyed the
child care situation in the District
in past years have condemned the
present home. It is understood the
item was deleted due to the Com
missioners' attempt to keep the total
budget within estimated revenues.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
; Ace Men to Cover Western Front for Star
Middleton, Associated Press stoneon Chicago Dolly News and
Duron North American Newspaper Aionee Send Accounts
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASeOc1Ate0 Press.
LONDON, Oct. THE first Amer
ican newspaper correspondents ON
cially credited to the British Army
swapped business suits for khaki
uniforms today and prepared to
leave for somewhere in France"
This departure within a few
days" has been arranged by the
war office.
Five weeks after the war began,
Britain now agrees with the allied
commander, French Gen. Maurice
Gustave Gamelin, who said, 1T is
time to lift the silence which sep
arates the front from the rest of the
country"
The Associated Press, and through
1t Its more than / 800 member news
papers, will be represented in the
first group by Drew Middleton of the
London staf1.
Others Going to France.
Other American correspondents
going to France include:
F. r. Kent, jr., Baltimore Sun;
w. H. Stoneman, Chicago Daily
News; w. w. Chaplin, International
News Service; John p. O'Donnell
New York Daily News: J. E. Angly
New York Herald Tribune: Harold
N. Denny. New York Times; Webb
Miller, United Press; William Henry,
Los Angeles Times and Columbia
Broadcasting System; Walter Du-
ranty, North American Newspaper
Alliance, and A. E. Mann, Mutual
Broadcasting System.
(The Evening and Sunday Star
furnishes to its readers the re-
ports Of the Associated Press,
Chicago Daily News foreign serv-
Ice and North American News
paper Alliance)
Middleton came abroad early in
1899 and reported at first hand Brit
aims preparedness, from April's con-
scription through August's mobiliza-
ton.
His assignments took him through
training camps, student colleges,
arms factories. flying fields and
proving grounds-even the playing
fields of Eton and Harrow, to which
historians have SO often traced the
molding of Britain's man power.
Not the least of this prepara-
tion was the opportunity to meet
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Roads Official on Forum
E.W james to Discuss Progress
In Rood Building Wednesday

The progress in road building
which has networked the United
States with its modern system OF
highways. will be discussed by E. w.
James, chief of the Division of
Highway Transport, Public Roads
Administration of the Federal
Works Agency, on the National Ra-
dio Forum, Wednesday at 1890 pm.
A veteran Of Is years service in
the Federal organization which for
merly was known as the Bureau of
Public Roads, Mr.. James helped
put in operation the Federal aid sys-
tenn Of highway development. He
will speak in the National Radio
Forum, sponsored by The Star and
broadcast over a NATIONWIDE net
work of the National Broadcasting
Co., including station WMAL, on
the subject Past and Future Road
Building"
His address also will serve as part
of the celebration of the silver
anniversary Of the American As
socistion Of State Highway Omcials,
which is observing Is years of pro-
gress by the States. The Federal
official recognizes the great part
played by States in highway de-
vclopment, apart from the Federal
aid extended by the United States
Government. He plans to recognize
the Accomplishments Of the state
Evening star., 1939-10-08
LEGISLATORS to Broadcast
Neutrality Opinions

American neutrality will be dis
cussed by five Senators and one
House member on the American
Forum Of the Air broadcast to-
night from 3 to 8 o'clock over
. Mutual Broadcasting co. hookup.
The discussion will be heard locally
over Station VOL.
Senators Schwellenbach, Demo-
crat of Washington and Overton,
Democrat Of Louisiana, will be the
opposing speakers, Senator schwel-
lenbach upholding the administra-
tion plan to lift the arms embargo
and Senator Overton opposing it.
On . panel, which will discuss
their points, are Senators Minton,
Democrat Of Indiana, and Pepper,
Democrat Of Florida-who favor the
administration plan-Senator Holt,
Democrat of West Virginia, and
Representative Van Zandt. Repub-
hcan of Pennsylvania, who oppose
the plan.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

and talk with the foreign military
attaches who multiplied with each
squirt in Europe's political tempera-
ture last spring.
Views Assignment.
Middleton was directed six weeks
ago to prepare for his assignment
at the front. While complying
with the more solemn military reg
ulations he found time today to look
at his assignment in this light:
Tossing divisions around on maps
and testing camp beds and boots,
the American war correspondents
are ready to march-well, ride. No
one knows where we are going but
the main thing is that we are leav-
ing 1t was getting pretty tough
fighting those battles when you
couldn't see the troops.
THE nine will be fearfully and
wonderfully arrayed. The rather
vague instructions said something
about British officers uniform
minus the doodads that signify rank
and regiment.
The boys went ahead on that. and
the effect is something to behold.
Some have boots, some have slacks.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Pedestrian Injured
Seriously by Bus

Edward E. Wells. II, 2310 M street
NV, was in serious condition in
Georgetown Hospital last night with
injuries received when he was struck
by a Capital Transit bus.
The accident occurred at Thirty
fifth and P streets NV. Mr.. Wells
was crossing the street and the bus
was making a turn. He received a
possible fractured skull.
Robert Stewart, 80, 1905 Twenty
second street NV. was slightly in
jured when a hit-and-run auto
knocked him down as he crossed
Ninth street between D and E streets
NV. He was treated at Emergency
Hospital and sent home.
A coroners jury yesterday brought
in verdicts of accidental in two re-
cent traflc deaths here. The verdicts
were rendered in the deaths of Tan
agiro Marumoto, 78, q japanese cof-
fee merchant visiting here from
Hawaii who was struck by street
car at Connecticut avenue and
NV, and Andrew J. Burgess, 81. of
219 D street NV, injured while
crossing Pennsylvania avenue near
Seventh street. NV.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Library Adds Letters
OF Woodrow Wilson
To President Files
Collection, Indexed,
To Be Made Available
To Students Soon

The Library of Congress an
nounced yesterday that letters and
documents covering the long and
eventful career of the late Woodrow
Wilson have been presented to the
hbrary's collection of historic manu-
scripts by the widow of the war
time President.
The gift is regarded as "ope OF
the most important acquisitions
ever received by the library Archi-
bald MacLeish, librarian of Con-
gress, announced that arrangements
have been completed for indexing
the collection to make it available
for historical students "at an early
time"
The librarian expressed apprecia-
ton for Mrs. Wilson's public spir-
tied action" in adding the Wilson
material to the library's collection
of the papers of most of the Presi-
dents of the United States, begin
ming with George Washington.
The papers were sent to the
library recently from Amherst,
Mass, where they had been in the
temporary possession of Ray STAN
nard Baker, the authorized biog-
rapher of Mr.. Wilson.
In the list are papers covering
Mr.. Wilson's life before he became
President: the executive or official
files, relating to the eight years
OF the Wilson administration u9l3-
192D; the confidential and personal
files; special collection of Peace
Conference correspondence, together
with general correspondence, and
postwar papers extending from Mr..
Wilson's retirement from the presl-
dency to his death, February 3,
1924.
Mrs. Wilson has provided the IL
brary with the services of a special
custodian, Miss Katherine E. Brand,
who has worked with the papers
under MIR. Bakers direction for a
number of years, and will assist in
arranging the material in the divi-
sion of manuscripts.
While the collection is a very ex-
tensive one, both library officials
and Mrs. Wilson hope it will be
enlarged by other Wilson letters
now IN private hands. The library
has invited correspondence from
persons who have or know of sucn
papers might might supplement the
collection.
The collection will be further ex-
panded, 1t is hoped, by the papers
of members of the Wilson cabinet
and other contemporaries.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Spencer Eddy Dies;
Former U. S. Diplomat
By the Associated Press,

~ Inc hASOClaJeQ PEeSS.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.-spencer
Eddy, 66. former member of the
United States diplomatic service,
ded today.
In the late 1905 he was con-
nected with the United States En-
bassy in London, first as secretary
to Ambassador John Hay and later
as an assistant. He also served in
the embassy at Paris and at Con-
stantinople, as charge dadaires at
st. Petersburg, Russia, as first secre-
tary at Berlin and as envoy extraor-
dinary to the Argentine, Rumania,
Serbia and Bulgaria.
In 1917 Mr.. Eddy was in charge OF
naval intelligence in New York, with
the rank of commander.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Viola Cross Eddy; a son, Spencer
Eddy, jr, and a sister, the widow OF
United States Senator Albert j.
Beveridge of Indiana.
Mr.. Eddy will be buried In his
native city of Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-10-08

some have Sam Browne belts, some
have raincoats lined with sleeps
wool. Others have greatcoats big
enough to shelter a family Of
midgetS.
Array Of Equipment.
Map cases, field glasses, gas
masks, tin hats-all fairly drip from
the fully equipped correspondent
Arm brassards vertically striped in
red and white add a bafber's pole
effect.
"Once you are fully installed in
your equipment it takes two men
and large boy to get you out.
"As for autobiography, I hap
pen to be one Of the few newspaper
men actually New Yorker. Prom
Syracuse University in 1888 I got a
newspaper Job at Poughkeepsie
Back IN Manhattan I joined the
Associated Press for duty on sports
and cable desks. When the chance
came last spring to swap the rim
side for the European ringside
grabbed it. The next thing a ships
steward was asking how I wanted
my kippers done"
Evening star., 1939-10-08
Czech Government
To Operate in Paris,
benes indicates
Army Is Being Formed to
Fight With France, He
Announces
By the Associated fress.

By the Associated FresS.
PARIS. Oct. 7.-Dr. Eduard
Benes, former President of Czecho-
Slovakia, indicated in an official
statement today that France had
agreed to the establishment OF a
Czecho- Slovak government in ex-
lie similar to that formed by Polish
leaders here.
DR.. Benes, whose war-born re-
public was dismembered by Ger
many last March, said a Czech
army to fight with France was be-
ing raised by "the provisional
Czecho-S -Slovak government" He
cited an agreement reached October
2 between Premier Daladiar and
Stephen Osusky, Czech Minister to
Paris. as authority for organizing
an army.
Osusky, former American mining
engineer who once lived in Chi
cago. signed the accord "!n the
name of the provisional Czecho-
Slovak government DR.. Benes SAID
The former President, making his
statement "a hours after arriving
here from London, recalled that in
the World War France was the first
to authorize the formation of an
| autonomous Czech Army and later
recognized the first provisional
Czecho-Slovak government"
Dr. Benes, who resigned as Presi-
dent October S, 1888, after the Mu-
Mich accord gave Germany her first
foothold in Czecho-Slovakia, de-
clared that despite sacrifices made
by his nation the Unsuitable appe-
tite of Hitlerism has launched this
war"
Evening star., 1939-10-08
PART FIVE.
Remington Rond Loses
Move in Union Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. THE United
States Circuit Court of Appeals today
denied the application of Reming-
ton Rand. Inc, Tor a stay pending
hearing on an injunction to enjoin
the National Labor Relations Board
and the Remington Rand Joint Pro-
tective Board of the District Coun-
Gil, Once Equipment Workers "a. F.
of L., from prosecuting complaint
that the corporation was fostering q
company union.
The denial was made without an
opinion.
Application for the stay was made
by Lawrence F. Sherman, attorney
for the Joint Executive Council, In
dependent Association of Employees
Of Remington Rand.
The complaint before the N. L. r..
B. charges Remington Rand violated
the statutes OF the Labor Board by
organizing company unions in its
various plants. Mr.. Sherman claimed
the organizations represented more
than so per cent Of the employees and
therefore should be exclusive bar
gaining agents.
Evening star., 1939-10-08
u. ). Lines Deny
'Exhorbitant Rates.
Charged Refugees
Union, in Letter, Asks
Roosevelt Act to Aid
Stranded Citizens
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Oct. THE Ma
tional Maritime Union &C. I. o.
charged today that scores of
Americans had been stranded in
Europe because Of inability to pay
"exorbitant' passage rates. but the
charges were quickly denied by an
Official of the United States Lines.
The union made the allegations IN
letter to President Roosevelt,
which asked that he appoint rep
resentative to meet with the union
and the operators Omitted States
Lines and agree on q method for
repatriating without delay Ameri-
cans caught abroad without means
to pay the exorbitant passenger
rates charged by the company"
A spokesman for the United States
Lines declared in reply that. There
has been no increase in our rates
westbound for Americans who want
to come home
I'VE have cabled to our Offices in
Europe to take any tickets, regard
less of what was paid for them, and
to bring all Americans home who
wanted to come. If an American is
destitute, we'll bring him back. too.
if he wants to come and take our
chances of reimbursement from the
State Department"
The union contended that the
liner Shawnee, chartered by the
United States Lines to bring Ameri-
cans home. had sailed from Europe
leaving scores of stranded Ameri-
cans who were refused passage be-
cause they could not meet, in ad-
vance, the full exorbitant rate now
being charged by the company !"
The ship arrived Friday with BIS
Americans.
Meanwhile, the United States liner
President Roosevelt and the Swed-
ish- American vessel Gripsholm
headed for Europe The President
Roosevelt sailed for Cobb and Eng
lish Channel ports and the Grips
holm for Gothenburg, Sweden. Only
IL Americans were aboard the two
ships.
Vessily Bogdon, retiring board
chairman and president Of the AM
torg Corp. Russian trading corpora
ton, and Philip S. Cheney. attache
Of the United States Embassy at
Moscow, who had been i'll at his
home in Detroit since last June,
were aboard the Gripsholm.