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Evening star., 1939-06-08
Basic Patent Law
Changes Advocated
As Inquiry Result
Commerce Department
Would Fix 20-Yeur
Limit on Papers

By the Associated Press.
Basic changes in patent laws have
been recommended to Congress, ii
was disclosed today, as an outgrowtt
of the Federal Monopoly Commit
tees investigation of patent abuses
The principal proposal woulc
make it impossible for any patent
to continue in force for more thar
20 years.
Other amendments would speed ur
issuance of patents, cut down on IN.
terferlng claims and set up a single
Court Of Patent Appeals.
The recommendations, from the
Commerce Department, cited an in.
stance divulged in testimony before
the Monopoly Committee where a
patent was kept in force for A.
years through various legal delays
17-Year Term Not Extended.
The present l7-year life of a pat
ent would not be extended unde,
the proposal, but those kept pending
IN the Patent Office for longer thar
three years would have their term
shortened correspondingly.
Meanwhile, the Senate Appropria.
tlons Committee made public testi-
mony by Thurman Arnold chief OF
the Justice Departments Anti
Trust Division, that I'VE must stor
the kind of combinations that are
growing up all over the United
States"
Mr.. Arnold told the committee
The problem of antitrust enforce
ment is not problem of breaking
big ones into little ones or anything
OF that sort, but clearing away the
restraint of trade which exists in
every essential industry in the
country"
Two insurance executives ex-
pressed the opinion before the
Monopoly Committee yesterday that
competition in the insurance busi-
ness should be limited for the best
interests of the public and the COM
panies.
Rate Cutting Feared.
H. S. Beers, vice president of the
Aetna Life Insurance Co., said he
thought competition was desirable
except where it would hurt the in
surance companies without benefit
ing their customers.
Both he and Valentine Howell
vice president of the Prudential
Insurance Co., indicated their belief
that this competition should not &c
SO far as to bring about insurance
rate cutting that might be dis
astrous to the companies.
Shown correspondence taken from
company files by Securities and
Exchange Commission investigators
insurance witnesses agreed gen.
orally that rate increases on ordi-
nary life policies were arrived at
after consultation between experts
Of several concerns.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

street NV, and the fiscal section,
heretofore on the fourth floor of
the Department Of Labor Building.
Offices Of Administrator Elmer F.
Andrews, the cooperation and en-
forcement branch, the legal section
and the information branch will re-
main in the Labor Building.
Evening star., 1939-06-08

WEATHERFORD, Okla. R.-
Scout Leader Eddie Laxson is
sponsoring new kind of sports
event for boys-a slingshot tourna-
ment.
TOO many mocking birds and
other birds have been killed by
sllngshots this spring." Laxson said.
I think this tournament will ease
the pressure on them a Bit
Evening star., 1939-06-08

approximately 200 employees. -Four
entire floors and part of the first
floor will be used, officials said.
Branches occupying the new
quarters are wage and hour sGand-
ards, which includes industry COM
mittees, formerly located at 1877
l. street NV; the correspondence
section, formerly at 729 Fifteenth
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Takes Name Seriously

LINCOLN, Neb. LP.-Jack Samp-
son, University of Nebraska student,
believes in taking his last name
seriously.
He's won three Midwestern A. A.
U. weight lifting titles, the last one
setting a record of a 225-pound
hoist for the 181-pound class.
Evening star., 1939-06-08
Three Labor Department
Units in New Offices

Three branches of the Wage and
Hour Division, Department of La
Dor, moved into> new Offices yester-
day In the Hutchins Building, Tenth
and D streets NV, which will house
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21

ALAsKANA. by Marie Drake. SOC
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
! DAYS MAIL
ARRIVES ON
5. :. ALASKA

With seven days mail aboard and
SO passengers for Juneau, the steam
er Alaska docked here this morning
to unload freight in the harbor
until $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
From Seattle passengers were,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w Allen. Henry
Baman, Irene Coleman. Joe Cox,
Frank DufresHe T. H. Dyer, D. M.
Dishaw, Mrs. d. M DishaW, Flor
ence Eglin, Mike Ercig, Mrs. Edith
Edwards
A. M Frances, J. o. Granger, A.
F. Ghiglione, Donald Haley. j. B.
Hansen. Mrs. j. B. Hansen, George
Harwocd, Georgia Littlepage, Mrs. r.
c. Mutton, M Matsuda. Harold E.
obi, Jim Sitton, T c. Strom, Betty
Simpson.
Mrs. Winston Spencer, Thelma
Thompson, Eugene Cotila, Clara
Zibio d. L. Mcknight. Joe Whitney,
Steve Cheha, Paul Roberts, Jack
Cromwell, j. Enrich, w c. Bell, l..
r. McGinnis, Harry Ray, Frank
Hoosen.
E. H. Zingeler, Sam Fennimove,
Robert Christensen, Arthur Jensen,
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Sam TAGGART TO
REPRESENT new
STEAMER OUTFIT
Bering Sea Operations Of
Ell Captain TO Begin
This Summer

Sam Taggart, prominent Nome
business man, is a passenger on the
steamer Alaska returning to Seward
Peninsula after an absence of three
months
Taggart will handle the Boring
Sea end of business for the new
Alaska operations of the Consoli-
dated Olympic Steamship Line.
This company, new to Alaska, but
operating on the Pacific Coast for
many years, will run the 4,0O0-ton
vessel, Ell Captain, at least three
trips into the Bering Sea region.
The company will also operate its
own lighterage.
Taggart said his son George well
known to Alaskans. is in Montana
at present, but will come north
shortly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
ROAD COMMISSION
men THROUGH ON
WAY, WESTWARD

r. j. Shepard, Superintendent OF
the Chitina District for the Alaska
Road Commission, passed through
on the Alaska today headed back
to duty after a vacation Outside.
A. F.. Ghiglione, Assistant Super
intendent of the Anchorage Dis
trict also arrived on the Alaska. He
will remain at the Road Commits
SION office here for week before
going on to the Westward
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
TIDES TOMORROW

Frank Walker, Karl Vesboo, B. Vec-
bbo, Jack Fennimon, John Erickson
Jack Faey, Walter Oberg
From Southeast Alaska ports-L
F. Hebert, w J. Carruthers, w. j
Moe, K M Nelson. A. L. Vaughn
B. Fetch and S. l.. Gotten.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21

appearance of Czechoslovakia@ will
make her the next in Germany's
march TO the East but secretly start
ed persuading Great Britain to buy
more Rumanian products and this
has temporarily halted the proposed
German advance.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
ALASKA TRANSPORT
FLIES FOUR TODAY
IN L0(khEED VEGA

-Four passengers flew to island
towns with Alaska Air Transport
today. Shell Simmons going out in
the Lockheed shortly after noon.
Mrs Jack Littlepage went to Chi
chagof, Joe Shrewsbury and Joe
Ringgalli went to Hirst, and Lew
McFerron went to Sitka.
Steve Vukovich was to be pas
senger from Hirst to Sitka.
ALASKANA. BY Marie Drake. SOC
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21

The feed value Of an acre of av-
erage Louisiana pasture is equal
TO las tons Of corn and soybean
ensilage.
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three day visit with the British
King and Queen. 1t is expected that
during his stay in England, Great
Britain and France. will formulate
additional measures to halt Hitler.
Defenses ReOrganized
French Premier Daladier, WELD
ing new Dictatorial powers, has
started reorganization of the French
defenses through series of de-
crees. He has extended the 60-hour
week to railways and mines, also
other industries.
Uneasiness is aroused in Rumania
when Jew shot and killed DR.
Hjalmar Krarzt, German citizen
after an argument in the doorway
OF a Jewish Community house at
Brasov
Rumania is fearful that the dis
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

q
NORTHBOUND
. Alaska in port, scheduled to
sail for westward at $3.50 o.
. clock this afternoon.
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. Princess Louise is scheduled to
sail from Vancouver tonight
at o'clock.
Mount Mckinley scheduled to
sail from Seattle tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock.
. North Sea scheduled to sail
from Seattle March "a at 10
am.
Yukon scheduled to sail from
Seattle March 25 at am.
. SOUTHBOJIND SAILINGS .
. North Coast scheduled to arrive
in port tomorrow night or
Thursday morning but does
not leave for south until 10
pm. Thursday
LOCAL SAILINGS
Estebeth scheduled to sail every
Wednesday at pm. for Sit
ka and wayports.
. Dart leaves every Wednesday
at am. for Petersburg, Port
Alexander, Kake and way
ports
D O q O {
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EXPANSION
OF BORDERS
OPPOSED
Conference Proposed Al
Which Aggressive Pol
icy Is TO Be Taken

Continued from Rage one
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
NORTH COAST IN NJ.
LAST NIGHT, AZ
DI5EMBARk HERE

Forty-nine passengers for Juneau
disembarked from the steamer North
Coast last night and five passeng
ers boarded the vessel here for Sitka
Passengers arriving in Juneau
were. c. Shrewsbury, R. Anderson
Mrs. Fred Henning and daughter
Ann Louise, G. Gebbie, j. Schatf-
rick, Mrs. Tom A. Morgan anc
son. Mrs. j. F. Hogin, Mrs. j. Dunn
Robert Dunn, Miss M. Foster, F
Muhle, P. Valentine, c. Purdy
C. Paris, r. Cuts, A. Hustak, E
Kopra, Susie Shorty, D. CRUZ, Grace
Ortelano, Philip Ortelano, Baby Or
telano, j. Chamberlain, Mrs. j.
Chamberlain, j. Shrewsbury, T
Moore, H. Aldatoff.
r. Shields, + Wanlan, Mrs. I. Wan
Ian, r. Wood, Mrs. H. Swiers, Miss
M. Davis, Miss F. Krug, Mrs. W. r.
Spain, Miss E. Spain. w Spain, Jr.,
E. F. Larson. M. Kroffos, j. Hammer,
j. Cybert, w Andrews, S. Nietrom,
Helen zambra, T. Curtis, G. Shoe
maker, A. Van Mavern, Mrs. M.
Rudolph.
Sailing for Sitka from here were
Elroy MINIS, Carl Hall, w. j.
Beach, H. j. Peterson, I. A. Thatcher.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-21
ARNE HAVU new
DIRECTOR CCC
AT FAIRBANKS
Leaving on Alaska Will
Relieve Chipperfield,
Admiralty Ranger

Arne Havru, Principal Foreman
for the Forest Service at Ketchikan
was to leave on the Alaska this af-
ternoon for the Westward to re-
place w A. Chipperfield as director
of CCC work at Fairbanks
Havru is a graduate Of Michigan
State.
Chipperfield will return to his
regular position as District Ranger
in charge of the Admiralty Div SIGN
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25

further sources of income" ones
mind turned to mining, especially
gold mining. In the circumstances,
it is perhaps not surprising that the
legislature voted only a 3 percent
tax on gold and platinum.
Another aspect of this situation
should be considered. Annually, the
Federal Government appropriates
100000 for the building of roads in
Alaska, in addition to approximately
the same sum that is voted bien-
nially by the Bureau of Public
Roads. A very considerable portion
of this road expenditure benefits
exclusively a few small mining COM
panies. Roads that were costly to
build and that are expensive to
maintain are today specifically serv-
ing individual mining enterprises in
Alaska, that is, private businesses,
to a degree which probably does not
exist in any other part of the United
States. Consequently, a serious ques-
ton may very well be raised as to
whether this is sound public policy
if the mining industry itself does not
bear fair burden of taxation.
THE principal task with which we
are confronted is, after all, the de-
velopment of Alaska. The Territory
has many urgent needs with which
you are entirely familiar We shall
not be able to obtain all that is re-
quired from Congress or other Fed
eral agencies. In any event, apart
from that consideration, it seems
to me that the people of the Terri
tory are entitled to the benefits, by
way of taxation, which will result
from tax rate more fairly proper
tionate to the great mineral wealth
that is being extracted from Alaska.
At present the fisheries bear larger
burden of taxation in comparison
Yet the fisheries, under a wise con-
servation policy, are replenishable
asset. Minerals are not, however
consequently, they should pay, in
my opinion, a higher share than the
industry which conserves while 1t
extracts.
Il strongly recommend and urge
that you have bill drafted which will
increase substantially the rate of
taxation on gold Frankly, / be-
| lieve that you should proceed upon
! the basis of an absolute minimum
of 8 percent. There should also be a
graduated tax based upon the Fed
eral income tax returns. When this
legislation is drafted, please trans
init it to me so that the Solicitor
of the Department may consider it
Sincerely yours,
HAROLD L. ICKES
Secretary of the Interior.
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foe completing the southwark trek
to San Diego. At San Diego they
were joined by Mrs. Morgans
mother, Mrs. j. F. Higgins, of Rus
sellville, Arkansas.
After vacationins while longer
in San Diego, Mr.. Morgan flew
north to Seattle in one day. After
another week in the Puget Sound
section, he boarded the Mount Nc
Kinley to return to Juneau. Mrs.
Morgan, their son, and Mrs. Ho
gins, will remain in San Diego
till the first part of March, when
they will come north to Juneau.
Mrs. Higgins will visit here during
the summer with her daughter and
several other members of her fam
lily in this city.
Mr.. Morgan reported himself very
pleased with his trip, and much
surprised with and interested in
the great amount of building &C
tivity along the Pacific Coast,
practically one hundred percent of
which is being done under the FILA
Esetup" He is, though, very glad to
be back in Juneau.
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o. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
THE WEATHER
ABy the Us 8. Weather Bureau

$3.50
Thursday gentle moderate
winds increasing becoming
Alaska the
and Thursday; gentle
Thursday becoming moderate
Strait Stephens Passage
southern
fresh Thursday
trance, Clarence Strait and Chatham Strait
Of of Alaska From
Salisbury Sound southery
moderate southey winds
From Yakutat to
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
MORGAN FINDS
MUCH INTEREST
ALASKA TOPICS
Lumber Com pany Head
Returns After Fine Va
CATION on Coast

Reporting a surprising interest
in Alaska on the part of both gov
eminent officials and private exc
cutives and groups along the en-
tire Pacific Coast, Tom A. Morgan,
head of the Columbia Lumber
Company in this city, returned to
his duties here today following a
vacation trip of a bit more than
a month.
Mr.. Morgan returned to Juneau
last night aboard the Alaska Line
steamer Mt. Mckinley, from Sc
attic, to complete what he des-
cribed as real rest and COM
pletely enjoyable vacation, the fin
est in long while"
Mr.. Morgan, accompanied by Mrs.
Morgan and their son Thomas Jr.,
sailed south from Juneau the mid
part of December. After week in
Seattle, on business, they contin-
ued down the Coast to Portland,
where they attended a Christmas
family reunion of Mr.. Morgan's
many relatives in that section, and
where Mr.. Morgan interviewed Of
ficials of the Federal Home Loan
Bank, in connection with the bust
ness of the Alaska Federal Savings
and Loan Association of Juneau
of which he is president
Briefly viewing Treasure Island
and crossing the Golden Gate
bridge, at San Francisco. the Nor
gans leisurely motored on south to
Pasadena, where they stopped to
view the Tournament of Roses be-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
FINDS $4,000 But
CANNOT cash IN

CINCINNATI, Jan. 25. - Harry
Gross found a $4,000 gold certifi-
cate in his dry cleaning shop in
July, 1887, and, according to suit
filed today, he has been trying
to convince the government ever
since that it's @the Mccoy"
Gross, in his action against the
Federal Reserve Bank at Cleve-
land, said about one-fifth of the
bill was torn off when he found
it. He took it to the banks Gin
cinnati branch and it was sent to
Washington. The Treasury refused
to honor it, however.
Gross claims the bank converted
the certificate TO its own use. He
seeks $4,000 and interest.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
MISS HALV0R5EN
RECOVERED, BUSY
CHOOSING STYLES

Reporting herself much improved
in health, Miss Christine Halvorsen
is now busy in Seattle making
spring purchases for her women's
clothing store here and plans to
return to Juneau in a few weeks,
according to letter received in
Juneau today by one of her many
friends.
Miss Halvorsen wrote that she is
now feeling fine and is finding
much to keep her active and inter
ested, in selecting new models to
bring north with her.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
SCHOOL MONEY
ASKED IN MOUSE
BILLS TODAY
$4,000 Asked for Haines
School, $4,000
for Nome

Three bills and one memorial
were introduced in the House OF
Representative this afternoon and
three MEASURES we're passed.
Two of the bills introduced, call
for school building appropriations
at Nome and Haines respectively
House Bill &c, by Martin and
Lying, asks an appropriation of So
600 for building of an addition to-
the Nome Public High School.
The addition would include a
workshop and classroom for man.
ual and vocational training classes,
domestic science class room, room
for public health nurse, dressing
and store rooms, etcetera.
A House Bill, No. 81, introduced
by Davis, asks a $4,000 appropria-
ton to assist the town of Haines
| in the construction and alteration
and addition to a school building.
Both measures carry emergency
clauses. nett
House Bill No. 25, put in by
Roggs, is an act TO reimburse LII
brary Associations at Sitka, Fair
banks, Hyder, Haines, Skagway,
Petersburg, Nenana and Valdez, for
expenditures during the past bien-
MUM.
Only s8O426 is asked in this meas
ure to pay the expenditures of the
associations named.
Rogge also introduced House Joint
Memorial No. Is, urging Congress
to act favorably on bill in the
House at washington which is an
act to provide that the United
States shall aid the States in wild
life projects and for other pur-
Iposes."
The memorial states there is an
urgent need for such projects in
Alaska, and as Alaska would be
included in the bill, its passage is
urged.
House Joint Memorial No. 6, by
Davis, asking Congress to author
ize the Forest and Range Expert
ment station in Alaska authorized
under the Forest Research Act Of
1928, was passed unanimously.
House Bill 10, on limiting travel
ing expenses of Territorial offici-
ais travelling outside of Alaska, was
, referred to the Committee on the
Whole for a hearing next Wednes
. day.
} House Joint Resolution No. j, FOL
! a charwoman and janitOr service
in the House of Representative
| and Senate Chambers, was passed
> Senate Bill No. 5, by ,Senatol
Rivers, asking return of $147.82 t.
Grace Lowe OF Livengood for over
payment of license taxes, wa
passed. erss
I A humorous prelude to a mem
orial soon to arrive out of Repre-
sentative Coffey's brief case, wa
! enacted this afternoon when grea
lformality was made of Coffey;
jpre zen tation of an ,entwine'
: glass ball of reputed Japanese orr
lgin, said to have been left by tn
:. japanese at Bristol Bay, and wa
!, given to the House with the com
r pliments of the Japs at BristC
= Bay"
The House adjourned until 10 o.
clock tomorrow morning, after read
S ing number of communication
0 from groups Interested in pet leg
!, Iislations. III,
e
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
It's WORTH $50
FOR DOG TO HEAR

FREEHOLD, N. j., Jan IS. - A
dogs sense of hearing, a jury de-
cided, is worth $50.
That amount was awarded to Nj
and Mrs. Harry Brown of Keyport,
who sued an oil company for their
dogs loss of hearing in an automo-
bile accident three and half years
ago.
The sixteen-year -old bulldog was
his own best witness. He paid no
attention to Mrs Browns Here
Teddy-here. Teddy" as he ran
about the courtroom.
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BIN. Behrends Co, Inc.
V'@ JUNEAUs LEADING DEPARTMENT STORE A88Ik
+ q d 4 Y
in the
III o u S E.
Bills Introduced

DilS
House Joint Memorial Is, by Rogge,
memorializing Congress TO vote fav-
orably on wild life bill extending
wild life projects to Alaska.
House bill rs, by Rogge, an act to
reimburse Library Associations In
Alaska and appropriate S8o4.26.
House bill 26, by Martin and Lying,
to appropriate $4,000 for building
an addition to the Nome high school.
House bill 81, by Davis, to appro-
pirate $4,000 for school construc-
ton at Haines.
Bills Passed
House Joint Resolution, No l, for
janitor and charwoman to clean
chambers of House.
House Joint Memorial No 6, ask
ing Congress to establish Forest
and Range Experimental Station in
Alaska.
Senate bill S, by Rivers to refund
overpayment of license taxes to
Grace Lowe of Livengood.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
DOC" WEBB
! PLOTS new
MAT STUNTS

DIRTY Doc" Wepp, primed for his
wrestling mix tomorrow night with
Gordy Muma in the curtain raiser
at pm, says he has Thought up
a couple of new ones" which
should be somewhat of problem
for the versatile muscle medico.
Muma, in perfect condition, says
ut isn't going to be any tea party,
if Doc wants to know"
Billy Spendloye and Karl Oma-
dahl meet in the main event for
showing of new faces in Juneau
and a lot of beef that in SPEND
loves case, at least once won him
the Montana championship.
Texas has more cattle than any
other state. In 1886 it had 7,222,000
head to Iowas 100000.