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GRAYS ARE LEAVING ON
EXTENDED VACATION TRIP

Judge and Mrs Felix Gray are
booked to sail tomorrow morning on
the Princess Alice for Seattle, as
the beginning of a vacation trip
which may take them to both fairs
or neither, they are not sure, yet
as they have made no plans at all,
they said, except however, that they
do not expect to return until maybe
in October.
A car, one left in storage by their
son Douglas. awaits them in Seat
tie, and they intend to take it and
just start out and travel.
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DOUGLAS
NEWS
osBORNs BUY ENDREs HOUSE

The Fred Endres house on Mob
Hill. which has been for sale for
the past few weeks, was purchased
Saturday by Earl Osborn and family
for their future home. They have
resided in one of the Kilburn apart
ments since coming to Douglas to
live.
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several years chairman of the tour
ing board OF the American Auto
mobile Association and was one of
the originators and founders of the
Lincoln and Dixie Highways.
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SEWING MACHINE MAN
BACK IN TOWN. Singer Sewing
Machines, Singer vacuum Clean
ers, Maytag Washing Machines,
Matyag 110-volt tight plants,
worlds famous Ironrite ironers.
Terms $500 down, $500 monthly
Liberal allowance for your old
sewing machines, washer or IRON
er. Free service, repairs, dress
making LESSONS. Call Singer man
at Juneau Transfer. Phone 43.
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JOR AT SITKA

Gene Routsala flew to Sitka to-
day with Alaska Transport Pilot
Shell Simmons to take position
in a market at the Historic City.
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IRONRITE IRONERS a 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 48.
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FOR SALE-14la 1T. V-bottom skiff
with 4 hip. Neptune cupboard,
year old, S75 cash. Lenhart, Gable
Office or AUX Bay.
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FOR SALE-Library table, either
home or office use. Empire R
1900.
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FOR SALE-(Continued)

FOR SALE-One davenport. Cheap.
See Joe George at George Bros.
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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
2 p. m.
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7-ROOM HOUSE, partly furnished.
bath, so by SO feet downtown
corner lot. Apply Nugget Shop
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FOR SALE--U g. l Lunch. Owner
quitting business. Write Pc. Boz
'274 or phone 1874
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FOR RENT

ROOM WITH or without board, 43l
Seward St, opposite postoffice.
Phone 534.
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The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged. Now On Sale: SI.OO.
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FOR RENT 4-room furnished
apartment, good view, fireplace,
couple only. 7th and Seward or
Phone Green 1913.
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FER SALE-Clty Float Beer Parloi
Phone SAL after 4 pm.
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WILL sublet furnished apartment
in Triangle Building three
months. Call 253.
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with 4 hip. Neptune cupboard,
year old, S75 cash. Lenhart, Gable
Office or AUX Bay.
FOR SALE-Library table, either
home or office use. Empire R
1900.
FOR SALE-Studio bed, Oil heater,
large dining room table, reason
able. All Al condition. Phone
Blue GAO between IL a. m. and
2 p. m.
FOR SALE--U 81 | Lunch. Owner
quitting business. Write Pc. Boz
'274 or phone 1874.
FOR RENT
ROOM WITH or without board, 43l
Seward St, opposite postoffice
Phone 584.
7-ROOM HOUSE. partly furnished,
bath, so by so feet downtown
corner lot. Apply Nugget Shop.
SLEEPING ROOM. 423 Seward, OPP
posite postoffice.
FOR RENT - 4-room furnished
apartment, good view, fireplace,
couple only 7th and Seward or
Phone Green 1913.
WILL sublet furnished apartment
in Triangle Building three
months. Call 253.
FURNISHED 4-room apartment and
bath. Available August l. Phone
Blue 1876.
VACANCY Perelle Apis. about July
l. Phone Blue 200.
ROOMS for rent. Phone 472.
COY, warm, furn. apis. Light,
water, dishes, cooking utensils
and bath. Reasonable at Seaview.
FOR northumberland apt. for
rent. Inquire Snap Shop.
FOR RENT-Furnished or unfurn-
ished apartments. Storage lockers,
laundry facilities. Heated garages.
Phone G.. E. Krause 439 or call at
the HillcreSt.
VACANCY at the Snow White
Apis. Couple only.
FOR RENT-Furnished apartment.
Phone Douglas %. /
VACANCY-Nugget Apartments.
for rent in Decker
Bldg Phone Green 465.
apis. at the Fosbee
WANTED
WANTED TO BUY = Furnished
house on lease, terms. No down
payment. Phone Red $50
EXPERT stenography and book
keeping or full time. Alice
Mack, Gastineau Hotel.
MISCELLANEOUS
GUARANTEED Realistic Perma-
nents, $3.50. Finger wave, Csc.
Lola's Beauty Shop, telephone
zUI, 315 Decker Way.
FOR reliable care for your children.
Phone 297.
WILL store plane, giving it good
care in warm apartment, in ex-
change for it's use by adult. Phone
Red 625
rURN your OLD PJld mo value,
cash or trade at Nugget Shop
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Carl Fisher
Passes Away,
Miami Beach
Developer Of Swamp
Lands, Auto Speedway
Dies at Age of IS

CONTINUED from Page One
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Graybar and Western
Electric Sewing Ma
chimes .......--.........$15.00 to $4,000
Eldridge, Franklin or
New Home Electrics $500 to $4,000
White Electric Con-
soles $500 to $4,000
Catalog House Elec-
All machines rebuilt and guaran-
teed. Terms $500 down, $500
monthly. Call Singer Sewing Ma
chine at Juneau Transfer. Phone
40.
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SLEEPING ROOM, 423 Seward, OPP
posite postoffice
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FURNISHED 4-room apartment and
bath. Available August l. Phone
Blue 1876.
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rURN your Old e1ld mo value,
cash or trade at Nugget Shop
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VACANCY Perelle Apis. about July
l. Phone Blue 200.
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FOR SALE-28-ft. cruiser. New last
year. Phone SAB or 562.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Sabotage Is Secuted
As Fire Races Plant

BY the Associated fIeSS.
REVERE, Mass. Dec. 29.-Fire
department officials. investigating .
blaze which swept the Revere Brass
Foundry today and possibly de-
stroyed patterns for machinery parts
for new United States destroyers.
asked the assistance of the State
fire marshal in an effort to establish
definitely the cause of the flames.
The fire, which Fire Chief Thomas
j. McCarrick said caused approx
mately $4,000 damage, destroyed
the building Plant officials were
unable to determine Immediately
whether the patterns, which could
he replaced, were damaged.
A preliminary examination indi-
Gated, Chief McCarrick said, that
the fire was caused by a hot air
explosion in a core oven.
An official police report, later
withdrawn, that there was a posi-
bility of sabotage, brought from
Chief McCarrick the statement that
he did not think the fire was set.
Company officials said that pat
terms they used were copies of orig
inals in the hands of master con-
tractors and that there would be no
delay in the Government work.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Vessel Dodges
3 Torpedoes;
Sunk by Shells
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Dec. 29-The story Of
a British freighter that played tag
with three torpedoes, so enraging
German submarine commander that
he finally sank the ship with shell
fire, was related today in an official
British report which said the sub
marine probably was sunk later by
rescue ship.
The freighter was the Uskmouth.
2,843 tons. sunk November % in the
Bay of Biscay. The night was so
clear, the British account said, that
the deck officer saw the wake OF an
approaching torpedo and threw the
helm hard over to dodge the projec-
tile. He did the same with two
others.
The submarine then came up to
within 300 yards of the Uskmouth
and shelled her.
A French warship IS miles away
received an SOS, sped to the scene,
and by a miracle found the boat
swain" who had been thrown into
the sea.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Conqress 10 Be Given Bin
To Relieve Firms Of Debt
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Smith, Democrat
of Washington, announced today
he would introduce on the opening
day of Congress next week bill
to relieve Finland from making
further payments at this time on
her debt to the United States and
to loan her the amount she already
has paid.
Finland borrowed $8,281 ,926 and
has paid $5,656,598. Her debt, with
interest figured, now stands at
$8,142,990.
Representative Smith said his bill
would relieve Finland Of making
further payments on the debt until
such time as Congress shall require
and authorize loaning her the S.
$685. ,598 until "she is in condition to
repay the amount
He said "the Finnish people have
won the admiration of the United
States and the world. The action
proposed in my bill is friendly
gesture and helpful to Finland In
the crisis. It would not be gift,
for I believe the Firms too proud
to accept one, but 1t would be sub
stantial aid and would not violate
our neutrality"
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Reds Reported
| Offering Firms
| Paid Vacations
v the Associated Press.


LONDON, Dec. 29-Peace pro-
posals to the Finnish people were
reported by London listeners to have
been broadcast today by Russian
station over the wave length OF the
Finnish Lahti station which tenn
porarily went out of action during
an air raid.
The announcer said Russians
wanted to end the hostilitieS as
much as the Firms and that if a
truce were reached the Karelian
area would be returned to Finland,
all Finnish workers would be given
holidays with pay and large estates
would be liquidated.
In the negotiations which pre-
ceded the war Moscow offered to
cede Karelian territory in return
for Finnish concessions.
Finnish circles in London said the
proposals were ridiculous, that Firms
already had paid holidays and that
most of the land was owned by
peasants
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Snow and Cold Halt
West Front Activity
~ the Arsociated press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 29-Snow and cold
halted movements on the western
front today, except for a few patrol
actions east of the Moselle River.
The weather barred even short
flights by the opposed air forces.
The allied communique this
morning said, Nothing of i'm
portance to report"
BERLIN, Dec. 20 R-The Ger
man high command communique
today said:
Except for minor artillery dis
turbance ire, the day passed quietly
on the entire front"
Evening star., 1939-12-29
New, Urgent Appeal
For u. 5. Warp|anes
Is Made by Finland
Speed in Delivery
Is Chief Problem
Facing Buyers Now
-McGrath Photo.

Finland has made a new and
urgent request for American made
warplanes, Col. Per Zilliacus, the
Finnish military attache. disclosed
on visit to the War Department
today
Col. Zilliacus said the request
was received yesterday. 1t COIN
cides with reports from Europe that
the Russian invaders, hurled back
by the Firms, are intensifying their
attack with waves of bombing
planes.
Col. zilliacus was accompanied
on his visit to the War Depart
ment by 1t. Gen. Vilho Peter
Nenonen, head of the Finnish Pur-
chasing Mission, and two technical
advisers.
They surveyed with War Depart
ment officials the possibilities of
getting additional planes and other
war materials with which to fight
the Soviet invaders. The Firms
recently obtained A of the Nays
latest type of fighting ships from
the Brewster Aircraft Corp, New
York.
Seek Artillery Also.
They are also seeking an unde-
signated number of the latest type
of Army anti-aircraft and anti-tank
guns. mortars and 10000 military
gas masks.
Col. Zilliacus frankly admitted the
purchasing mission is facing serious
difficulties in obtaining the much
needed war supplies. He explained
that the problem is one of imme-
diate delivery. Few, if any, chan
nels are open for that.
At present the best hope to obtain
war planes appears to be to get the
British and French to waive their
prior orders. Both England and
France placed large orders with
American manufacturers soon after
repeal of the embargo provision OF
the Neutrality Act and these planes
are being delivered now.
Gas Mask Contract Open.
The military attache said the
Firms have not yet closed a con-
tract for the $4,000 gas masks, on
which bids were received last week
from four American manufacturers.
He said final authority is being
awaited.
He also disclosed that his govern
ment is interested in purchasing
marine engines for small and speedy
torpedo boats, which could be used
in combating Russian naval vessels.
He added that negotiations for
these engines had been held with
Swedish, British and American
manufacturers since October, but
no contracts have been concluded.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Bell Is Appointed
Undersecretary
OF The Treasury
President to Send
Nomination to Senote
Next Week

President Roosevelt announced
today he would appoint Daniel w.
Bell, now assistant to the Secretary
of the Treasury, to the Office of
Undersecretary OF the Treasury to
succeed John w. Hanes, who has
resigned.
Announcing this at his press con-
ference today. the President said
the nomination of Mr.. Bell would
pe sent to the Senate as soon as
possible after Congress convenes
next week. A number of other
nominations, probably including a
successor to the late Justice Pierce
Butler of the Supreme Court, also
will be made.
These nominations will include
appointments to some of the vacant
foreign service posts and some Fed
eral judgships. The President was
unable to say whether he would be
ready at this time to appoint sue
cessor 20 the late Joseph w. Cox
of District Court.
Worked Up in the Service.
Appointment of Mr.. Bell as
Undersecretary of the Treasury is
a case of a civil service career man
working his way from the bottom
to the top.
Mr.. Bell early became the trusted
confident to many secretaries OF the
Treasury and was an adviser TO the
President during the years when he
directed the Budget Bureau.
The President said Mr.. Bells civil
service status will not be affected by
acceptance of the appointment. This
was mentioned because Mr.. Bell re-
fused appointment as budget direc-
tor to retain a civil service status
in the Government service. During
the years he served as head of that
bureau he had the title of acting
director.
Accepting a clerkship in the
Treasury Department in the office
of the Treasurer at the age OF 20,
Mr.. Bell subsequently transferred
to the Office of the Supervising
Architect. He resigned in 1918 and
served as q private in the Tank
Corps. He was overseas for six
months.
Made Commissioner of Accounts.
At the close of the war he was re-
instated at the Treasury. He ad-
vanced through several grades and
in 1924 was promoted to deputy
commissioner of accounts and de-
posits. In 1881 he was appointed
commissioner of accounts and de-
posits.
When Louis w. Douglas resigned
as budget director in September,
1884, Mr.. Bell was appointed by the
President as acting director, con-
tinuing at the same time to perform
the duties of commissioner Of ac-
counts and deposits.
In March, 1885, he became an
assistant to the Secretary of the
Treasury and acted as head of the
Budget Bureau until the appoint
ment of the present director, Har-
old D. Smith, last April. Since re-
turning to full-time duty in the
Treasury Mr.. Bell has been assist
ant to the Secretary in charge Of
the finances and fiscal odaces Of the
department. :.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Liquor Sale 0ut|awed
In Columbia Heights
By Appellate Court
Decision UphoIds Covenant
But Excludes Beer
And Wine

Sale of liquor in the Columbia
Heights area. bounded by the north
side Of Florida avenue, the east side
of Fourteenth street, the south side
of Park road and, generally, the
west side of Eleventh street NV,
was outlawed today by decision of
the Court of Appeals upholding a
5O-year -old covenant. The decision
permits the sale of beer and wine.
The appellate tribunal agreed with
District Court that the covenant
was enforceable, but said 1t did not
agree with its view that the term
spurious liquor" includes beer and
wine.
Restricted to Spirits.
Prevailing usage, reflected in die
tionaries and cases, restricts the
term to distilled spirits of hard
liquor to the exclusion Of fermented
drinks said the appellate tribunals
decision today. If the parties to
the covenant wished to prevent the
sale of beer and wine they should
have used broader language"
Between 1881 and 1889 the owner
of the tract of land now comprising
Columbia Heights transferred the
property in lots to various persons,
but each deed contained provision
that any buildings erected should
not be used for manufacturing OF
mechanical purposes, nor shall
spirituous liquors be sold therein"
An injunction was obtained in
District Court. put suspended pend
ing the appeal, forbidding the sales
of alcoholic drinks now sold or about
to be sold in the Columbia Heights
area.
There is room in Washington for
those who like and for those who
dislike to live near liquor stores" OBJ
served the court.
Relied on Covenant.
While the sale of liquor in Columbia
Heights may not reduce the market
value of property, those who pur-
chased property for their own use,
relying on the covenant against
spirituous liquors, must be pro-
tected, the court said
1T pleases them to live at dis
tance from liquor stores" said the
court referring to those who relied on
the covenant. by buying property
in Columbia Heights they bought
that privilege. 1t is no answer to
say that they cannot stop the sale
of liquor on the west side of Four
teenth street.
A check for the A. B. G. Board dis
closed that only three establishments
were licensed to sell liquor in the
area.
Hearing the case with Justice Ed
gerton were Chief Justice D. Law
renee Groner and Associate Justice
Justin Miller. Representing those
who appealed were Attorneys Alfred
M. Schwartz, Joseph T. Sherier,
Laura M. Berrien and Martin F.
ODonoghue. Representing. the ap-
pellees were attorneys James c..
Wilkes and James E. Artis, who own
or occupy residences in the area.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Writers Wish President
VERY EventfuI 194O'

At President Roosevelt's press
conference today, the last one this
year, Earl Goodwin, president of the
White House Correspondents AS
sociation, told the President the
newspaper men wished him a very
eventful 1910.
When the laughter by the Presi-
dent and the correspondents died
down, Mr.. Roosevelt replied, why
be so equivocal?"
Mr.. Goodwin answered, Il guess
we learned it around here"
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Cold, Disease
May Put Quake
Dead at $4,000
Relief Is Hompered;
Thousands More
Face Death :.
b. the Associated Press.


ANKARA, Dec. 29.-A mounting
death toll in earthquake-stricken
Anatolia today led officials to ex-
press belief the total dead might
reach $4,000 as starvation, cold and
disease created new perils for
survivors of the Wednesday catas-
trophe.
Relief trains rushed food and
medical supplies to the shattered
quake zone, but wrecked communica-
ton facilities and raging blizzard
made 1t seem certain additional
thousands would die of injuries and
exposure before help could reach
them.
Fears of new tremors, predicted
by Turkish seismologists, added to
the terror of the quake region.
officials had put the dead and
injured in Erzincan province alone
at 42,O00.
1t was said that "numberless
thousands of persons remained
buried in the ruins of buildings.
Special trains bearing hundreds
of doctors with supplies and medi-
cines managed today to reach some
of the ravaged areas isolated since
the great temblors OF Wednesday.
The ministers of health and in
terror directed relief efforts, and
sought to guard against epidemic
diseases which were expected as an
aftermath.
More Tremors Expected.
Authorities said more tremors
might come in the next 10 days.
Director Fatin of the Istanbul OBJ
servatory said that geological dis
turbances apparently occurred is
miles below the surface and covered
a wide area, so that further move
ments were likely before the strata
settled.
AS one single item of the tragedy.
relief workers reported finding great
numbers of stray children in pitiful
condition in the mountainous icy
woods.
Three additional earth shocks last
night added to distress in the raw
aged area of East Central Turkey.
Panic-stricken. many persons pros
trated themselves in the snow be-
fore ruined mosques to pray for de-
iverance Minarets had been top
pied on sleeping townsfolk in the
first shock.
Other miserable survivors huddled
in the fields, where many froze to
death.
Bitter cold, ranging to % degrees
Fahrenheit below zero, hampered
efforts to extinguish the fires that
burned in nearly every village and
town.
Martial law was proclaimed, and
soldiers had orders to shoot looters
on sight.
Whole Villages Buried.
Near the Black Sea entire villages
were buried as steep cliffs Of the
Janik Mountains tumbled down.
The sea. on which there was a
violent storm two days before the
earthquake. was driven by a hlgh
wind that sent it pounding against
the shore. Ships were washed
against buildings and seaside homes
were carried away with their occu-
pants.
The chaos of communications
made full reports impossible, but Of
fcials put together CHASTITY jigsaw
puzzle of death and demolition.
In some places the earth split into
huge crevices; in others it bulged.
Water and fuel mains were ripped
apart like soda straws.
Bayburt, Hafk, Susehri. Shark
ishla, Kuyuluhissar. Terdcan, Trab-
zon, Vakfkebir, Machke, Krasun.
Samsun and Ordu we're among the
communities reported almost wiped
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Thrown Lye Kills Man

Burned when lye was thrown on
his face and arm as he lay in bed
on December II, according to po-
lice, James Henry Arlington, Al, COL
ored, of 43 Defrees street NV, died
at Casualty Hospital early today.
Police said a colored woman, now
held in custody. had been charged
with mayhem In the case.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Danube Freezing Cuts
Flow of Goods to Reich
Dy the Associated Press.

0y the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Dec. 29.-Snow-
storms and freezing of the Danube
River reduced to a trickle today
the flow of goods from Southeast
ern Europe to Germany.
All German, Hungarian and Ru-
manian river boats were tied up as
temperatures sank as low as % de-
grees below zero, Fahrenheit, and
the Danube was clogged with ice.
Snow, the heaviest of the winter,
fell throughout Southeastern Eur
ope, blocking rail service and
breaking down many communica-
tion lines.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Americans Believed
Uninjured in Quake

Ry the Associated Press.
John Van A. MacMurray, Ameri-
can Ambassador to Turkey. cabled
the State Department yesterday
that it was believed no Americans
were injured in the earthquake
which struck the Anatolia region Of
Turkey Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-12-29
Aid Against Jopon Asked

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20 (R.-The
Shanghai American Chamber of
Commerce today telegraphed the
United States State Department
urging action against japanese trade
restrictions In China.