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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Can- did shots.
 Jesse Jones, REC chairman with the mop of hair white as Texas cot ton, startles the formal-minded House Interstate Commerce Com- mittee by leaving the witness char, climbing up on table where he will be nearer the members on their raised dais, and with his feet rest ing on chair alongside, gives them a lecture on what is wrong with the railroads. He further disturbs their equanimity by declining to give a formal statement.
 Go ahead and ask questions, he says. It takes them l5 minutes to get warmed up.
 Senator Ellender of Louisiana re- verses the procedure. He shuffles himself off the high dais to take a position down among the witnesses he has called in an investigation of what's wrong-if anything-Wlth the Civil Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
TYRONE POWERS,
 ANNABELLA WED
Rom anfie Screen Actor Makes His First A.
 tempt, MdfrimonY

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 24- Tyrone Powers, 25, and Ann Car penter, 26, known on the screen as Annabella, were married here yes terday
 This is Powers first attempt. at matrimony. He has been one of the b est known unmarried of the screens leading romantic actors.
 Annabella came to Hollywood after attaining stardom in Euro pean movies. She was divorced last year from her first husband She has five-year- daughter by her first husband. who is dead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
RELIEF WORK MAYUNDERC0
 MERGER PLAN
FOR to Send Congress Pro- posaI for Unifying
 Six Agencies

WASHINGTON, April "A Sena- tor Alben w. Barkley today said President Roosevelt will send Con- gress tomorrow a proposal to com pletely overhaul Federal relief agencies.
 Senator Barkley told reporters that some half dozen agencies would be merged into a new unified re- lief system with some central con- trol over all relief activities.
 The Senator declined, however, to say what agency will exercise the control.
 Asked whether or not the Presi- dent proposes to bring all relief agencies under some existing Fed eral department, Senator Barkley said it would be possible to unify relief activities without placing them under any department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
CLAIMS COURTS
 ARE LOSING OUT,
 PUBLIC ESTEEM
Attorney General Talks oi Corruption of Those in
 Judicial Positions

NEW YORK, April 24 Attorney General Frank Murphy declaring it is a bitter but undeniable fact" said Courts have shrunk in public esteem and he calls for definite ac- tion to protect them from every influence that is degrading and un- clean1
 The Attorney General. made his statements addressing the members of the annual Associated Press lun- eheon today.
 The Attorney General also spoke of isolated cases of misconduct that has shocked us all"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
Invaders RepuIsed
 In China
Japanese Forces Reported on Defensive in Vest
 ern Offensive

SHANGHAI, April 24. - Chinese headquarters report the Japanese offensive to the westward through Kiangsi Province suffered several setbacks during the weekend
 The invaders are said to have lost 1000 killed and many wounded as the defenders maintained Chinese counter thrusts.
 The Japanese are said to now be on the defensive.
 The Chinese statement also says that between April and April IS about 5000 Japanese soldiers were killed in fighting along the Tient- sin, Pukow and Lunghai railways. The Chinese admit their losses were also heavy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
Working Hours, Also Pay Scale Reached with
 Alaska Packers
STEAMER CHIRIKOS
 NOW COMING NORTH
Negotiation Affecting More than 4,000 Other
 Workmen Continue

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, April 24. The Alaska Packers Associations steamer Chirikos, with about 500 men aboard, crossed out of the Golden Gate at 12:0l o'clock this morning bound for Chignik and Karluk Bay, Alaska, fishing grounds.
 The tenders Chilkat and Alutak are scheduled to leave late today or tomorrow morning.
 The sailing of the Chirikos marked conclusion of negotiations in which the Maritime Federation of the Pacific and Dr. Louis Bloch. Maritime Labor Board, participated. pr. Bloch said discussion regard ing a second sailing will start im- mediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
IN THE SENATE
 BANKING COMMITTEE:

Diminutive Senator Glass. half hidden at the head of the high table. growls anew out of the side of his mouth at 'repudiation of debts" through devaluation of gold, and Senator Taft of Ohio lets his eye- glasses swing from one ear, like a gate on broken hinge, while he seems to ponder whether that would be a good campaign argument for the presidency during 1940.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
UNITED STATES,
 GREAT BRITAIN
 IN BARTER DEAL
Cotfon, Wheat 10 Be Ex changed for Rubber
 and Tin, Proposal

LONDON, April A. American Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy is reported authoritatively arranging a deal whereby the United States will barter 100000 bales of cotton or more and 100000 bushels of wheat with Great Britain for supply of rubber and tin.
 The deal, it is reported, will be made under the barter exchange proposal made two weeks ago by United States Senator James F. Byrnes of South Carolina.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
FIRE IN NIGHT CLUB 5TAMpEDE5
 400 ATTENDANTS
Wild Rush Made to Escape Flames Many Are
 TrdmpIed

MT. VERNON, Ohio, April 24. - Panic last night in a flaming night club, with more than 400 persons trampling. over each other in the rush to escape, caused the death of one woman and 30 other patrons were injured.
 Many of the night club attendants leaped from windows of the second floor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ROOM:

The committee has just broken up after q secret session consider ing neutrality legislation whether it shall be amended so we may help European democracies in their. des- perate effort to surround Hitler. One of the Senators, pausing a moment during brain-testing consideration of international law, ships at sea and national front lines, has writ ten himself a reminder on a sheet of paper. It says Jennie at the top of the page, and beneath that:
 Bread
 Peas
 Lamb.
 And then he left the committee room without the reminder.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
HeIIenfhaI Is Renamed,
 Judgeship
President Also Nominates Charles CIdsby for
 U. 5. Attorney

WASHINGTON. April 24.-Judge Simon Hellenthal has been renom- mated for the Federal Judgeshir of the Third Judicial Division of Alaska His name was sent to the Senate today by President Roose- velt.
 Another Alaska nomination is that of Charles Clasby to be United States Attorney of the Second Ju- dicial Division with his headquar- ters at Nome. He succeeds Hugh O. Neill, deceased.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
IN THE SENATE:

Senator (Cotton Ed Smith of South Carolina dumbfounds the Senate by blanket charge that they are voting relief money to get votes" Strolls across the cham Der during his. speech to ask syelte Senator Reynolds of North Caro- lima to plumb his heart to deter mine whether he did not vote for relief money in order to get votes back home. And the Senator from North Carolina grins expansively at the bristly moustached Senator from South Carolina but refuses to agree to any such indictment. The Senate chuckles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
SCHOOL FIRED
 BY DUKHOB0RS;;
 ONE IS BOMBED

NELSON, B. C., April "A. = One school was set afire, another bomb ed, and unsuccessful attempts were made to fire others at Brilliant, headquarters of British Columbia's Orthodox Dukhobors. No persons were injured according to police reports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
NEWSMAN TO
 LEAVE ITALY
Fascist Government Disap. proves of Dispatches
 Sent fo U. S.

ROME, April 24.--Richard Mowr- CT Correspondent in Rome for the Chicago Daily News for less than four months, has been ordered to leave Italy. This is because of the Fascist Governments disapproval oi the dispatches sent by Mowrer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
CLOSEUP SHOTS REVEAL C0NGRE55MEN IN FREAK
 POSITIONS, MANY TIMES

ous orators of the House, pushes aside the loud speaker and lets the members have straight from his lungs a demand for economy. So the members vote $10000O,000 instead of $150,0O0000 for additional relief They applaud him wildly. with the biggest share coming from the Re- publican side, although -Woodrum sis a Democrat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
investigation Demanded by Federation

SEATTLE. April "A. - The Washington District Council of the Maritime Federation of the Pacific has passed a resolution demanding that Congress in- vestigate the Bureau of Fish cries and also the Alaska Canned salmon Industry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
WORLDS FAIR
 BUILDING IS
 DAMAGED. FIRE
Almost Fireproof Glass In. dusfry Structure Goes
 A-bIazing

NEW YORK, April 24-A brief but spectacular fire broke out Sun day night in the almost fireproof glass industry building of the New York Worlds Fair.
 Three members of eight fire com panies were injured during the blaze.
 The damage is estimated at $loo,- .00o.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
BOMB HURLED
 ASCR0WDi IS CELEBRATING
Twenty-Five Men, Women Killed, One Hundred
 Reported Injured

HANKOW, China, April 24-It is estimated that 25 men and women have been killed and 100 injured seriously when an identified per- son threw bomb into the midst of crowd of Chinese celebrating with few Japanese, under the Japanese direction, the establishment of new Japanese organized city govern ment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
Cardinal Marianna
 Dies, Vatican City

VATICAN CITY. Italy, Domenico Cardinal Marianna, former Treas urer of the Papal Ministries is dead. He was 76,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24

The death-rate from tuberculosis is five times higher for negroes than for whites.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24
IN THE HOUSE:

Representative Woodrum of Vr- ginia, one of the few truly thunder
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-24

Before 1900 there were 40 medi- cal schools in the South,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Government, Business Cooperate

AAVyCH UAMAGAAee ADNoAAAS00 &O0HbGE04G
 Those who are seeking fields where gov ernment and business may cooperate without clashing, with a view to further stimulating the business revival which must come this year, might look little more closely at the Federal Housing Ad- ministration. For the past few months about 2,500 new single-family houses have been begun every week under FILA aus pices. But not with government money = with the same private capital which IS currently accused of being over-coy.
 By April 30, 1889, the FILA had written insurance of almost a billion and half dollars on small home mortgages, cooper ating with 1000 loaning institutions, un- freezing their funds, employing men, causing materials to be bought. Big money! But it is not money. It is credit. A Treasury reserve of $25, 900, 900 has been sufficient to cover possible losses, houses with FHA-insured mortgages, only 59O have bounced back" according to FILA officials.
 Result? Perhaps as many as 8,0OO,OOO citizens have in one way or another, by new homes or by repairs and improve ments, bettered their living arrange mentS. The construction industry, rail- roads, factories, mines, lumber companies, equipment builders, the loaning institu- tions themselves, have all profited. The building industry leads such recovery as has yet been achieved. Efforts are now being made to increase the scope of FILA at this session before it closes.
 So much for housing. But isn't this technique worth looking into? The FILA establishes standards for it's work. It guarantees against loss. But private money and private initiative do the actual work May not this be key to apply to the closed locks of other fields? So many of the efforts to simulate direct ly certain fields of production have foun- dered in the red tape and stubborn or impractical theories of the best-inten- toned administrators. Here the govern ment stands behind the private producers with a hand on the shoulder, and says, "Go ahead!" It seems to have worked better than getting out in front and say ing, Stand aside! Let me do this!" or booting the recalcitrant in the jeans and yelling, "Get in there!" Cooperation which has left both parties happy has succeeded where coercion failed and left both parties score. There seems to be a valuable key here. Maybe it could be tried in some other locks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Never Mind Why

Many are wondering what happened in Congress Wednesday afternoon that the House so suddenly voted to eliminate the Enfield power dam project from the omnibus rivers and harbors bill Curiosity is natural, but reserve it now so that there may be some rejoicing in the fact that this unpopular movement was suppressed. The only unfortunate part of the matter lies in the fact that although Con- gress has killed off plan to do some thing that might have heightened the danger of floods in the Connecticut River Valley, it still hasn't advanced the cause of flood control
 We get relief from project that loomed not only as dangerous but rather un- necessary, to be sure. But where is the assurance that the Connecticut River Valley is going to be given what it needs protection against floods. That's all we ask here in the four states that are yitally affected by the flow of the Con- necticut River from it's source up in Cam ada all the way down to Long Island Sound. One obstacle is apparently sur mounted in the elimination of the "Little IVA" clause or rider to the omnibus ryers and harbors bill. The hardest one ls stllI before us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

The morass into which all Connecticut Legislatures fall about this time of the year is of their own making. It could, however, be drained and wiped out with little effort The reason that most leg islative sessions bog down when adjourn ment date hears is because members are notably procrastinating = they keep putting off matters until they are punched together and some action is demanded Matters that may concern members vitally are postponed if it is believed that immediate consideration may result in failure. The elimination of dual jobs is step towards rectifying some of the trouble. But more must be done. And we hate to see the Legislative Coun- cil go for this very reason Ultimately this body would have constituted steering committee and it's schedule prepared in advance of session would have enabled a sane and businesslike procedure to be followed so long as there was business to come before the lawmakers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

Next week will tell the tale whether or not Waterbury is going to vote on the city manager plan this year. Personally w, think everyone would be better off if this matter could come before the cleo torate this year. It would be settled, pre- sumably, for all time, although it is con- ceivable that the defeated side would make an effort to depose the victorious later on So long as there is to be wrang- ling over our form of city government it should be given to the voters to decide for themselves what they want. We do not concede the right, though, to attempt to turn the issue one way or the other through other than normal means.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
In Today's Mail

could find with it was that it was being built too good.
 A building in the form of sta- dium has been erected that 95 per cent of the people of Waterbury know nothing about. Under the seat ing reservations of this building is a plant in itself, cut up into com partments consisting of locker rooms shower rooms, rest rooms, conces- sion apartments, ticket offices, ath- letic directors rooms, store rooms, etc. It is equipped with over 90 plumbing units and a heating and hot water system second to none. And last but not least 1t is done with WPA labor.
 The WPA was primarily adopted to do away with direct relief and give a man work where he could feel he was earning what money he received. Many from offices, stores, factories, business men. because of the depression were glad to get work on the municipal athletic field through the WPA offices and earned every penny they got and I believe those responsible for the erection
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
. HlGHLIGHTS FROM
 LATEST BOOKS
Fire Ships Used to Turn Battle

From Flying Colours" in the tri-
 lOgy, Captain Horatio Hornblow-
 er," by c. s. Forester Little
 Brown: $2.75), also containing
 Beat to Quarters" and "Ship of
 the Line." These are extraordin-
 arily exciting stories of the Brit
 ish sailing ships during the Napo-
 leonic era.
 Hornblower choked with emotion and excitement as his imagination called up the details of what would be going on in the English ships the leadsmen chanting the sound- ings with disciplined steadiness, the heave of the ship to the deafening crash of the broadside, the battle lanterns glowing dimly in the smoke of the lower decks, the squeal and rattle of the tracks as the guns were run up again, the steady orders of the officers in charge of sections of guns, the quiet voice of the captain addressing the helmsmen. He leaned far over the parapet in the dark ness, peering down into the bay.
 A whiff of smoke came to his nostrils, sharply distinct from the acrid powder smoke which was drifting by from the guns.
 They had lit the furnaces for heating shot, but the commandant would be a fool if he allowed his guns to fire red-hot shot in these conditions. French ships were as inf1ammable as English ones, and just as likely to be hit in close bat tie like this.
 Then his grip frightened on the stonework of the parapet, and he stared and stared again with ach- ing eyes toward what had attracted his notice. It was the tiniest, most subdued little red glow in the dis tance.
 The English had brought in fire ships in the wake of their fighting squadron. A squadron at anchor like this was the best possible target for fire ship . The red glow sud- denly increased still brighter it grew as the few daring spirits who remained on board flung open matches and gunports to increase the draught.
 At once the sparkle of gunfire in the other French ships began to die away as the crews were called from their guns to deal with the drifting menace.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19
Systems At Fault

It must be evident to the state at large by this time that our methods of managing state finances are not meeting the acid test of time. Maybe in the days when all state govern mental policy was dictated by the wishes or desires of one person and there was ready acquiescence from all concerned the system worked. To- day it doesn't. Today there is more independence of thought and action in the field of politics. Our machin- cry of government hasn't kept pace.
 It was realized in February that the budget as submitted to the gover- nor on January 20 was hastily pre- pared. Consequently the Legislature was importuned to give more time to those officials whose duty it is to sub- init draft to our chief executive for his scrutiny, correction, and ap- proval. It's obvious now that when the budget is then allowed to be kicked around various legislative committees until the closing date of the session is barely three weeks away it is apt to little resemble the original set of figures.
 The budget the General Assembly is now trying hurriedly to whip into shape is not the balanced budget that Governor Raymond E. Baldwin said he had pro duced. We don't presume it will come close to balancing because legislators are made of the clay that yields to the pres sure of groups. And there are groups at work in Hartford now on the budget and the budget-makers. There have been groups all during the session. They de- mand retention of this service; they point cut how easy it would be to drop another. They fight against a lowered estimate for their favored department, bureau or oftl- cial; they indicate where other cuts can be made.
 In short it has been impossible to pre- pare budget lower than the previous one, because that usually is done by elim- mating services or curtailing them. There were going to be great things done this year in our state government, such as reorganization of the Military and Agri- culCuTe departments, CIle VdIlcu uCcAlo- ing boards were to be caught up and joined together; the number of teachers colleges was to be reduced. All this and more was to be productive of savings, actual ones, and not procured at loss to the state of vital services. Under pres sure all have been lost in hodge-podge of unrelated and mad-house gestures to- wards adopting budget that will satisfy everyone who has expressed any opposl- ton to the balanced budget that was spawned last January.
 Why blame the Republicans for this current disease? Why attempt to throw it back on the shoulders of the Democrat? Why not simply admit that under the same circumstances all fall easy prey to the system and the custom? When the state solons make up their mind to aban- don the old for the new, then we'll get somewhere. Judging by current eco homie conditions we'd say now's the time to throw off the old robes and don new ones. Connecticut taxpayers can't stand much more pressure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-19

would come to $27, ,O00, GOO in 1940; $69,0O0,OOO in 1941; $176,000,000 by 1945; and $255. 100000 by 1855. "I DONE IT'
 The President stayed up until after midnight to get the returns on the election of Maury Nav erick as mayor of San Antonio, and went to bed jubilant over the victory of the scrappy New Dealer.
 "That's fine, fine" Roosevelt exclaimed, tits the best thing that has happened since last November"
 Half an hour later a telegram reached the White House reading, "I done it, chief. Maury."
 Mavericks comeback to the powerful position of boss of the third largest city in Texas means number of things:
 It spells finis for Paul J. Kill day, who defeated Maverick for reelection to Congress last year by few hundred votes, through the aid of the political machine which Maverick upset last week.
 It spells a lot of trouble for Vice President Garner and his anti Roosevelt pals, who were figuring on an easy grab of the Texas delegation to the 1940 : convention. Garner didn't lift a finger for Maverick in 1888, and it's certain that the latter is not going to sit idly by and let him walk away with the delegates.
 Finally, it means bad news for