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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
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Sailing out Of a cloud fleeked sky, the two large twin -motored amphib- ian planes bearing the party of U. s. Army engineers on a tour of Alaska under command of Col. John c. H. Lee arrived in Fairbanks at l o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
 Coming direct from Anchorage, and making the trip in approxi- mately two hours. the party made the trip without incident. Although the fact the planes were coming to- day was not known here until short ly before their arrival, a represen- tative group of civic. officials and citizens were at the field to welcome the distinguished party.
 Members of Party
 On the flight with Col. Lee on arrival here were Major P. M. Ccnnell, crack Mitchell Field pilot wl.o piloted the two Colonel John sons of the Departments of War and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
Funeral Services Held Today for
 Mrs. A. f. Bixby

The many Juneau friends of the late Mrs. A. F. Bixby gathered to pay final tribute this afternoon when funeral services were held at 2 o'clock in the chapel of the Charles w. Garter Mortuary.
 Mrs. Lola Mae Alexander sang two selections, "The Old Rugged Cross" and Abide With Me" The eulogy was delivered by Pastor H. l.. Wood of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and interment followed in the Elks' plot of Evergreen Ceme- tery.
 Pallbearers were Harold Knight, James Dennis, Sam Paul, Jr., Will jam Friend, Woodie Burnett and James Larson.
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Commerce to Alaska last year; It H. L, Smith, meteorologist; Capt w A. Merrick. navigator, who was alsc aboard the Col. Johnson plane; Ca det John Lee Jr., son of Col. Lee who is on furlough from West Point Academy and serving as recorder Crew Chief Sergeant w. Lispcomb and Private John w. Fox, radio op- erator. ia '"
 e 7. Aboard the second plane wa. Commanding Officer Major Newton Longfellow. from Hamilton Field San Francisco; Major Dale Gaffney Major E., M. George, Capt. c. w Gibson, photographic survey officer and It, T, T. Handy.
 The Col. Lee plane is from the East Coast and the Major Longfel- low ship is from Hamilton Field, the only Army amphibian on the Pacific Coast. 1
 Al Horning, well known Alaska aviator, and second lieutenant ir the U. s. Army Reserve Officers Flying Corps, accompanied thc party from Anchorage, and will be with them for several days.
 Official Greetings
 Heading the welcoming grour were Mayor Leslie Nerland and other local officials; also E. B. Col lins, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce reception committee, ane other members of the Chamber Also prominent in the group was Ser geant Leon Harper, in charge O. the Fairbanks station of the U. $. Signal Corps and Alaska Communi- cations System; Charles E. Burnett. assistant inspector of the Civil Aero nautics Authority; Judge James Truitt, Attorney General of AL aska, visiting here from Juneau; Joe Crosson, noted Alaskan flier anc manager of the Pacific Alaska Air ways. and others.
 Many cars lined the field. As the big planes came down to a perfect landing. they taxied up the field to position in front of the PA ,, hangars. Col. Lee, whose ship land ed first, was the first to step from the plane, and to receive the greet jngs and official welcome from Mayor Nerland and the reception committee. Many others then gath cred about the planes, and extend ed their greetings and welcome t, the colonel and all members of his party. e
 Here Several Days
 Col. Lee, who. has been here on several occasions, beamed his pleas ure on meeting many old friends. He said the party will be here several days, making flights in the vicinity looking over the area, and study ing conditions in connection with the Cinema Panama flood control project and general survey re- specting the establishment of a U s. Army Air Base in Alaska, and other matters. z One or more trips, said thsaesl-
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the Colorado School of Mines foot ball team.
 The party left Seattle July and have been cruising leisurely north. They expect to spend about ten days in the Juneau area, fishing and seeing the scenery, taking in Taku and Muir Glaciers and per- haps going to Sitka.
 While here, Dr. Umpleby expects to visit with Attorney Grover Vim, who was classmate in the early 1900s with Umpleby at the Univer- sity of Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
INITIATION TONIGHT
 FOR SONS OF NORWAY

Members of the Sons of Norway will gather at o'clock tonight in the lO.OF. Hall for the initiation ceremonies to be exemplified for a large class of candidates.
 Following the services social and dancing will be enjoyed. Music for the occasion will be furnished by Rudy Edmun with his accordion. Mrs. Andrew Rosness is in charge of the affair.
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onel are planned to Nome and Beth el, where Federal projects are con- templated under direction of the army engineers.
 Make Minute Study
 Col. Lee and his men have just completed a minute study of the Anchorage, Renal Peninsula area. They flew over the 50,000-acre mili- tary reserve east of the city and drove through the Matanuska Val ley to Wasilla.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
CHURCH DELEGATE
 RETURNING HOME

Returning from Ohio where she represented the Cordoy adistrict at the General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church, Mrs. V. G. Vance was through passenger for Cor dova on the Mount Mckinley today
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
SIMMONS, GOES
 ON 5ITkA RUN

Shell Simmons took the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed to Sitka and Hoonah today with six pas sengers aboard.
 Cleo Gordon, Theresa Grossman, John Beck and Elijah Ketcherson went. to Sitka, while Oscar Hawkins and Milton Harrison flew to Hoonah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15

The Book ALASKA, Revised and Enlarged, Now On Sale; $l,oq,
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SINGER SEWING MACHINE MAN BACK IN TOWN. Singer Sewing Machines, Singer Vacuum Clean CTS, Maytag Washing Machines, Matyag 110-volt light plants, worlds famous Ironrite ironers. Terms $500 down, $500 monthly. Liberal allowance for your old sewing machines, washer or iron CT. Free service, repairs, dress making lessons. Call Singer man at Juneau Transfer. Phone 48.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15

IRONRITE IRONERS new scien- tifically designed ironing machine, irons everything from shirts to ruffles, presses anything from pleats to suits now on easy terms. $500 down. $500 monthly. Call Singer Sewing Machine man at Juneau Transfer. Phone AS.
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w A NIT AD REFORMATION

Tn case of error or if an ad
 has been stopped before ex- piration, advertiser please noti- l fy this office (Phone 37D at
 once and same will be given ! attention.
 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
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"AIaskana" by Marie Drake at all book stores, 50 cents.
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1933 Pontiac Sport coupe, excellent mechanical condition, good rub Der. Priced right. Phone 744.
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FOR SALE--Ciuy Float Beer Pariui Phone 541 after p.m
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CURN your old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop.
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FOR SALE-Library table, either home or office use. Empire R 1500
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WILL store piaus, giving it good care in warm apartment, in ex- change for its use by adult. Phone Red 625.
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FOR RENT

7-RCOM HOUSE, partly furnished, bath, 50 by 50 feet downtown corner lot. Apply Nugget Shop.
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FOR SALE-Studio bed, oil heater, large dining room table, reason able. All Al condition. Phone Blue GAO between Il a. m. and D. m.
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FOR SALE-U & 1 Lunch. Owner quitting business. Write 20. Box ETA or phone 334.
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FOR reliable care for your children. Phone 297.
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GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $4.50 Finger wave, 65c. Lola's Beauty Shop, telephone zUl, 315 Decker Way.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
| Widening of Ban
Ion Police Gard
IGumes Seen

Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen to-
day predicted the Commissioners
would adopt amendments to the
police and fire department regula-
tions which would lay blanket pro-
hibition against the playing OF cards
or other games of chance by any
member of either department.
Commissioner Hazen agreed that
the proposed new rules, If enforced
fully, would forbid policemen and
tiremen to play private game OF
poker, pinochle or pitch in their
ihomes for stakes Of any size.
= The present police and fire de-
partment regulations ban playing
of cards for money in the station
houses. The proposed amend
ments would strike out the words
"in the station houses making
the prohibition a blanket one.
Commissioner HaZen said the En-
gineer Commissioner, Col. David
McCoach, had had some quarrel"
with the proposed changes. but he
? predicted the colonel would ap-
prove the proposed provisions.
Commissioner Hazen said there is
already statute against gambling, by
policemen as we'll as the public,
but he thought the change would
constitute new warning, which
might do some good.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Suit Charges $10,000,000
Spent in Receivership

The receiver of the First National
Bank-Detroit at Detroit, Mich. has
spent in legal and administrative
expenses in excess of $4,000 900. IAN
all-time high for national bank re-
ceiverships, District Court was ad-
vised yesterday in suit which seeks
to avoid an asserted assessment la
bility of s65, 900.
Named as defendants in the action
we're Preston Delano, controller OF
the currency, and B. c. Schram, re-
ceiver of the bank. The suit was
brought by Mrs. Cynthia Mills
Cleveland of Santa Barbara, Calf
who asked that Mr.. Delano and
Mr.. Schram be enjoined from fur
ther attempts to collect any claimed
assessment liability from assets OF
the trust estate set up by her late
father, Merrill B. Mills of Detroit
who died June II, 1929.
Further. she desires that Receiver
Schram be required to account to
District Court here and to her for
his alleged expenses of $4,000 ,000
and to state the details. item by
item, so that if it be determined
that her fathers estate is liable for
any part of the $65, 5000, it may be
determined whether any part of 1t
is deductible because of alleged ex-
cessive overcharges by the receiver
in his legal and administrative ex-
penses, "the total of which are now
admitted by the receiver to exceed
SIC, 900 900, an all-time high for ma
tional bank receiverships," the suit
says.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
DR.. Mann to Leave Friday
On South America Expedition

DR.. Mann expects to take rail-
road trip into the interior OF Ar
gentina, in the direction of the lake
region.
He may even get as far south as
Northern Patagonia. The party will
sail in the American Republic Line
steamship Uruguay. and probably
will return about the middle Of June.
DR.. Mann has made many pre-
vious trips to South America on
scientific missions On one trip he
crossed the Andes from the Pacific
side and came down tributary to
the Amazon. crossing the continent
on the latter river.
Looks Forward to Argentina.
He has never been to the Argen-
tine, however, and looks forward
with keen enthusiasm to making
new friends in this part of Latin
America.
DR.. Mann's last expedition was
to the East Indies, from which he
returned in the fall of 1887 with
more than 1000 rare animals, birds
and reptiles Last summer he took
a vacation trip to Scandinavia, Rus
sia, Germany, France and Eng
land.
Although he was on vacation, he
kept right on working for the Wash
ington Zoo. arranging swaps, max
ing friends and meeting animal
dealers. AS a result, he was able
to exchange specimens common here
for species hard to obtain in the
United States.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Cobbie's S Speech
| Aooinst Police
|Cuts His Fine 81

Rapping police for not picketing
"rich peoples" cars, a 36-year-old
taxicab driver today delivered 400:
word prepared speech in Traffic
Court that Judge Walter j. Casey
thought worth 50.
Joseph A. Cipolari, charged with
lettering in his cab near the May
flower Hotel, told the court that the
officer who gave him the ticket. Pvt.
P. G.. Tanner, turns his back and
ignores them completely" referring
to autos belonging to big shots
that are left unattended and double
parked.
The driver, who lives at 394l Van
Ness street NV, declared that Mr..
Tanner has a personal prejudice
against cab drivers.
Deploring that Washingtonians
are without a vote, the defendant
added that "if he had it, with 5000
cab drivers in the District and their
friends and relatives, we could car
ry enough weight to correct this de-
plorable condition and this persecu-
tion would STOP
After the driver finished his
speech. Judge Casey said the fine
ordinarily would be 50, adding:
However, will give you credit
for 81 for the speech. One dollar"
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Army Day Parade Tomorrow
Will Have 10000 in Line
Many Government Departments to Close
As Capital Honors Military

/ Marching in the first division of
the parade will be the Army Band,
troops from Fort Washington and
Fort Howard. tanks from Fort
Meade, engineers from Fort Bel
voir, cavalry from Fort Myer. field
ambulance group from Walter
Reed, the Marine Band and battal-
ions of marines and bluejackets.
In the second division will be the
National Guard, headquarters
troops, coast artillery and anti-air-
craft guns. In the third division
will march the reserve units from
this area and the colored troops.
The fourth division will be made
up of Veterans of Foreign Wars,
American Legion and other veteran
and patriotic society units Head
ing this division will be Army and
Navy Legion of Honor men.
A banquet will be held at the
Mayf1oWer under auspices of the
order, at which Representative May
will be speaker following the pa
rade. Brig. Gen. George c. Mar
shall will be POSTMASTER.
To the American Legion march,
ing units making the best showing
will 60 various prizes, among them
an American flag donated by the
Ladies OF the G.. A. r., Department
of the Potomac.
The R. E. A. Chapter No. S, Dis
abled Veterans of the World War,
is sponsoring an Army Day Ameri-
canism and defense program at 8
pm. tomorrow at 414 Ninth street
NV, at which Representative Bert
rand w. Gearhart of California will
be principal speaker.
Army Day services will be held
at 1890 pm. at the Benjamin
Franklin Stephenson statue, Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV, conducted by the Womans
Relief Corps, auxiliary to the G. A. r.
Mrs. E. Genevieve Craig will have
charge. Miss Mary A. Howarth, de-
partment chaplain, will offer prayer
and Gen. Amos w. Fries will speak.
John R. Kline, commander of the
G. A. R., will not attend the serv-
ices, but will be represented by
Everett F. Warner, of the Sons of
Union Veterans, who will place a
wreath at the statue.
Mrs. Cordelia c. Pollard, depart
ment president, Woman's Relief
Corps, will also lay a wreath.
At 8 pm, Mrs. Pollard will be
guest at reception given by the
Phil Sheridan Corps at the Thomas
Circle. Club. All members of the
corps are invited to attend.
The Military Order of the Cootie,
v. F. w. honor organization, will
stage an Army Day scratch and
dance at the Pythian Temple, start
ing at 9 pm. A program has been
arranged by Past Seam Squirrel
Earnest Wickstrand. Seam Squirrel
A. B. Hammond and Keeper of the
Grumpy Dutfle Bag E. T. Spedden.
Evening star., 1939-04-05

Bearing gifts for South Ameri-
can ZOOS, Dr. William M. Mann, di-
rector of the National Geological
Park, will sail for Brazil and Ar
gentina from New York Friday
night to collect birds, reptiles and
animals
DR.. Mann is taking along two
yearling American buffalos. several
civet cats from the East Indies, and
an assortment of coyotes. North
American prairie dogs, raccoons and
at least one American bald eagle.
The scientist plans to present
these specimens to ZOOS in Rio de
Janeiro. Buenos Aires and other
South American cities. If the South
Americans reciprocate, DR.. Mann
will be more than happy to bring
back some gift additions to the 10
cal Zoo.
DR.. Mann, for some months past
has been in correspondence with ZOO
directors and animal dealers in
South America. On his way south
he will stop briefly in Rio de Janeiro,
Santos and Montevideo to make
plans for getting specimens together
which he will pick up on the return
journey.
Trip Into Interior Planned.
The Zoo director and his party,
which included Mrs Mann. veteran
of several previous expeditions, and
DR.. John H. Gray of Washington,
retired Harvard economist, prob
ably will spend more than a month
in Argentina.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Why Must They Die?

Eiqhtu-Sir persons 1Uere killed
last year in traffic accidents IN
the District OF Columbia-a need
less sacrifice of lines.
The Star, belieUing a study OF
fatal accidents may cause mo-
torists to driDe more carefully,
is offering during 1889 a tactual
analysis of each fatal accident in
the District of Columbia, illus
trated by pictures or sketches.
Facts, as presented, are based
upon official findings. Herewith
are details of the 23d fatality.
Facts regarding the 9Th, hit
run case, are still incomplete. At
this time last year 21 persons
had been killed in traffic.
The place-Intersection of @ anc
Thirtieth streets NV.
The Academia 40-year-old col.
ored man, standing about 5 feet
out in @ street in the crosswalk ano
at the northwest corner of the
intersection, according to inquest
testimony, was struck by car
going west on @ street. The driver
testified at the inquest that as he
the intersection he saw
q pedestrian step back from the
street onto the curb and seeing NO
other pedestrians or traffic pro-
ceeded through the intersection. He
said that he did not know he had
struck the victim until his wife
asked him what they had hit:
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Band Concert

BY the United States Marine Band
Symphony Orchestra tonight at 8
o'clock in the Marine Barracks au-
ditorium. Capt Taylor Branson,
leader; William F.. Santleman, Sec
ond leader.
Program.
Overture. 'RienZ" Wagner
Chorale, Hail, Day of Our
Redeeming" Bach
Orchestrated by Musician
Albert Bennert.
Selections from Jewels of the
Madonna" Wolf -Ferrari
French horn solo.
"Panis Angelicus" Franck
Musician Richard Schumann.
Prelude, Die Rantzau'- Mascagni
Suite. Les Erinnyes" Massenet
Prelude.
Scene Religieuse,
Entr'acte,
advertisement.
dedication and Benediction," from
"Huguenots" --M Meyerbeer
'Intermezzo Sinfonico," from Cav
alleria Rusticana" -Mascagnl
Procession of the Knights OF the
Holy Grail,' from "Parsifal."
Wagner
"The Marines Hymn"
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-04-05
German General Is Cleared
OF Snubbing Army Day Bid
Boetticher Defended
For Not Observing
War Declaration

The War Department and the
Military Order of the World War
today rallied round to save a dis
tressed German general from fur
ther embarrassment in connection
with the celebration of Army Day
here.
Caught in the middle of the sit
uation is friendly, dignif1ed 1t.
Gen. Frederick Won Boetticher
military attache to the German
Embassy here.
Earlier this week, Maj. Edwin
S. Bethlehem, jr., adjutant general
of the Military Order of the World
War, released list of foreign mill
tary attaches who would be guests
at the Army Day parade which the
organization is sponsoring here to-
morrow.
Maj. Bethlehem stated that
neither the Italian nor the German
attaches would be present in the
reviewing stand. The Italian at
tache, Col. Vincenzo Coppola, will
be out of town, Maj. Bethlehem said
at the time, and the German at
tache had not been heard from.
Maj. Bethlehem Explains.
Today, Maj. Bethlehem, explain
ing that he was acting at the in
stance of the War Department
rushed into the breach with a form
of apology.
Army Day, he explained, marks
the day this country declared war
on Germany. Naturally. Gen. Won
Boetticher did not want to cele-
brate this occasion. Neither did he
want to appear to be snubbing the
military forces of this country.
In this predicament, the German
attache just did his best to keep
out of it. But. unfortunately. the
stories appearing in local newspapers
this week, noting his failure to ap-
ply for a seat, had put the general
on a spot
Maj. Bethlehem said that the
German had consulted the War De-
partment on the question and that
the War Department had asked him
to try to straighten things out for
Gen. Won Boetticher, whom he re-
garded as a fine gentleman.
Statement Issued.
So from Maj. Bethlehem came
the following statement:
The Military Order of the World
War wishes to make the following
explanation of the absence of the
German Military Attache from the
reviewing stand for the coming
Army Day parade on Thursday:
There exists very cordial relations
with 1t. Gen. Friedrich Won Boet-
ticher, the German Military Attache,
but due to the fact that Army Day,
in a way. celebrates Americas dec
laration OF war against Germany, a
friendly understanding has been in
existence for many years whereby
the German Military Attache would
not be embarrassed by the necessity
of responding to an invitation in
commemoration of that day"
Asked for comment, Gen. Won
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Bill Provides
Dual Highway
Study for Park
D. c. Appropriation
Measure to Go to
House Tomorrow

House members disclosed today
that funds for an engineering sur
vey to determine the feasibility OF
constructing a new highway to par
allel the one through Rock Creek
Park from K street to Calvert street
NV, will be provided in the 1910
District appropriation bill to. be re-
ported to the House tomorrow.
Members of the House Subcom-
mittee on Appropriations in charge
of the supply bill, it was said, have
been convinced that a dual roadway
through Rock Creek Park would not
only serve to alleviate present rush.
hour traffic congestion, but would
make it possible for hundreds OF
persons living in the upper Con-
necticut avenue area to reach the
downtown business section more ex-
peditiously.
Would End "Bottleneck."
An appropriation to establish the
first link in the proposed new dual
highway also will be carried in the
bill. This will be a new bridge cross
ing Rock Greek Park in the line of
Massachusetts avenue. The bridge,
it was pointed out, will remove a
traffic "bottleneck" in the present
Rock Greek Parkway under Mass
achusetts avenue, and allow suffi-
cient space for several additional
roadWays under the proposed span.
Details of the 1910 appropriation
bill will be made public about noon
tomorrow. At the same time, the
House plans to begin consideration
Of the measure, and expects to pass
it within four or five hours.
Testimony to Be Made Public.
Testimony before the subcommit-
te during executive hearings on the
1910 budget also will be made pub
lie as soon as the bill is reported
to the House.
Several subcommittee members
have said this testimony will pro-
vide interesting reading for the
people of the District who are vitally
concerned with civic affairs. Copies
Of the report of the hearings will be
available at the House Appropria-
tions Committee.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Two Postal Employees
Arraiqned in Auto Deaths

Two postal employees. white mail
truck driver and a colored letter
carrier. were arraigned before Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police Court
yesterday after both were held yes
terday by coroner's jury under
the Negligent Homicide Act in con-
nection with two traffic fatalities.
John o. Hall, 80, of l13 Kirby road,
East Falls Church, Va, pleaded in
nocent to the charge against him
and demanded jury trial. Judge
Mcmahon released him under ST 900
bond. Hall, the ,ctter carrier was
held in connection with the death
of William Armstrong, 40, colored,
of 25201. F street NV. who died
Saturday night after being struck
that evening by Halls automobile at
the intersection of Thirteenth and
@ streets NV
Ella Martin 66. of 23O1 Thirty-ninth
street NV, who died Saturday at
Emergency Hospital from injuries
suffered when she was struck by
Hodges car in the TOO block of
Pennsylvania avenue NV. on
March 26.