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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
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SITkA. HUNTER
SHOT THROUGH b
NECK, KILLED
Donald Straight Is Firsi
Fatality Of Deer Sea-
son-Details Vague


First fatal accident of the 1899
deer hunting season In Southeast
Alaska was reported today from
Sitka by Deputy Marshal Henry
Bahrt.
Donald Straight was shot through
the neck fand killed yesterday, the
verdict Of coroner's jury being
that he came to his death through
an accidental gunshot wound"
Who shot Straight was not deter
mined. His companions on the hunt
ing expedition denied having fired
any shots, all saying they heard a
single rifle report and then found
Straight dead
No shell was found in Straight's
gun, though one Of the witnesses
testified, Bahrt reported, that he
had extracted a shell at the scene
of the accident Evidence was de-
scribed as vague
The bullet entered Straights neck
and went straight through and out
the back of the neck There were
no powder burns on the neck, face
or hair. Bahrt said.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
TROUT EXPERT IS
GOING TO MOUNT
Mckinley PARK

Dr. j. L. Wilding, Bureau of Fish
cries expert who has been making
a study of trout planting POSSIBLE
tiles in Southeast Alaska for the
Forest Service, is leaving on the
next boat to the Westward to make
a similar study in Mount Mckinley
National Park.
Dr. Wilding was at Windfall Lake
today. He has also examined AUX
Lake and Peterson Lake to de-
termine why they do not support
much larger trout populations. Dr.
Wilding will complete his work here
on his return from the Interior.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
NORTHBOUND


. NORTHBOUND
. Alaska due at 10 O'Clock to-
. night. Should have three
. days mail aboard.
. Princess Louise scheduled to
9 arrive tomorrow afternoon
. or evening. Should have one
. days mail.
. Northland due Tuesday.
. SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. Tyee scheduled to sail from
. Seattle tonight.
. Columbia scheduled to sail
. from Seattle tomorrow at 8
. a. m.
. Yukon scheduled to sail from
. Seattle September at a. m.
. Taku scheduled to sail from
. Seattle Sept. 8 at p. m.
. SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS
. Mount Mckinley is scheduled
. to arrive at S O'Clock tonor-
. row afternoon and sails
. south at p. m.
. North Sea scheduled south
. bound som e t / me tomorrow
. morning.
. Aleutian scheduled southbound
. Sunday
. Denal, returning from Siber-
. ian cruise, scheduled to ar I
. rive southbound early next I
. week
. Baranof scheduled southbound
. September 8.
. LOCAL SAILINGS
. Estebeth scheduled TO sell every
. Wednesday at pm. for Sit
. ka and wayports.
. Dart leaves every Wednesday I
. at am. for Petersburg, Port I
. Alexander, Rake and way I
. ports ,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
Mullen Girls South
To Attend School

Misses Beatrice and Virginia Null
len, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Mullen, sailed on the Princess
Charlotte enroute south to continue
studies at the San Francisco Col
lege for Women.
The two girls have spent the
summer visiting with their parents
in the Capital City.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
NORTHLAND HAS
TEN PASSENGERS
FOR THIS PORT

SEATTLE, Sept. 1-Motorship
Northland sailed for Southeast Al
aska ports at IL o'clock this fore
noon with 38 passengers, the fol-
lowing booked for Juneau:
Miss Helen Edwards, C. r. Owe
rud, C. F. Srigley, d. e. STACK, A.
r. Dacosta, Harry George, Mrs. M
A. Wilson, Miss Doris Swap, Miss
Dorothy Larsen and Joe Cameron
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
CANNERY HEAD
TAKES FALL ON
HYDABURGHUNT

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. L.
w. A. Prizes, operator of the Metla-
katla and Hydaburg salmon can
neries, has gone to the hospital here
following a hunting fall.
Prizes tumbled on rocky slide
while hunting deer alone about ten
miles from Hydaburg, breaking a rib
and wrenching leg.
Searchers found him after sew
eral hours and brought him to Ket-
chikan for treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
ONE HALlBUTER
5ELL5AT SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Sept. l. Halibuter
Celtic arrived from the western
banks today with $4,000 pounds of
fish and sold for 1O7s and 1O% cents
a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
CANADIAN NATIONAL
ANNOUNCES VESSEL y
TRIP 10 kETtHIKAN

VANCOUVER, B. c. Sept. l. :
The Canadian National announces
a new weekly service TO Ketchikah,
Alaska, from here. The service is to
be every Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01

Henry Jackson was dismissed
from medical supervision at st.
AIMS Hospital and left for his home
in Vancouver, B. O., this morning
on the Princess Charlotte.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
SONS OF NORWAY

Regular business meeting Satur-
day, Sept. 2 at pm. I.O.O.F Hall,
Norwegian Trayelogue follows the
meeting.
OLIVE WESLEY,
adv, Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
PRINCE RUPERT PRICE

At Prince Rupert today 10000
pounds of halibut we're sold at 8
and $50 cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
HOSPITAL NOTES

Dorothy Sock underwent tonsil-
ectomy yesterday at St. AIMS Hos
pital and was dismissed today.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01

After receiving surgical atten-
ton, Martha King has been dis
missed from the Government Hos
pital and sailed from Wrangell on
the Wrangell Institute boat.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-2:36 am, 1876 feet.
Low tide-8:41 am, 08 feet.
High tide-2;;50 pm, 1874 feet.
Low tide-9:07 pm, GA feet.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01

= The Book ALASKA. Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale; Sl.e0.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-01

Agnes Lundy, of Sitka, was a med
ical admission today at the Gov
eminent Hospital.
John Fawcett, of Hoonah, enter
ed the Government Hospital today
and is receiving medical supervis-
ion.
Jack Sumdum was dismissed from
the Government Hospital today af-
ter he had received surgical atten-
ton.
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New Mood
y States, D. C..
To Observe Early
Thanksgiving

Twenty-Five States and the Dis
trict of Columbia will follow Presi-
dent Roosevelt's preference and OBJ
serve Thanksgiving Thursday-a
week ahead of the traditional last
Thursday in the month-while %
will cling to custom and celebrate
November 30
The other three States-Colorado,
Texas and Mississippi-are taking
no chances. They'll have two
Thanksgiving Days.
Such was the poll from the vari-
GUS State capitals taken by the
Associated Press.
The District, being a Federal juris-
diction, naturally follows the presi-
idential proclamation.
Other States doing likewise are:
California, Delaware, Georgia, ILL
nois, Indiana, Louisiana. Maryland,
Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New
jersey, New York, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina Utah, Virginia, Washing
ton. West Virginia and Wyoming.
The New England States, cradle
of Thanksgiving Day, hold stoutly
to the last Thursday. The % OBJ
serving the holiday as usual on the
last Thursday are: Alabama, Ari-
zona, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho,
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Elks Lodge 10 Hold
Annual Charity Ball

The Washington Lodge of Elks
will hold its Goth annual charity
ball at $50 pm. tomorrow in the
Mayf1oWer Hotel.
The affair, held each year on the
evening before Thanksgiving. will
be featured this year by a floor
show during intermission, in which
stage, radio and motion picture stars
will take part.
Walter Compton, news commenta-
tor, has volunteered his services as
master of ceremonies and will pre-
sent Hess and Demarco, tap dancers
and entertainers of radio and film
note; Rita johnson, child singer
and tap dancer, who has appeared
in several pictures with Bing Cros-
by; the Happy Hix, hillbillies and
quartet, and other acts, including
girls chorus.
The proceeds from the ball will
be devoted to charity. A large por-
ton of the money will be used to
buy several hundred Christmas bas-
kets, which will be given to needy
families in Washington An at
tendance of about TOO is expected.
Evening star., 1939-11-21


pa1 @ opnon at home The military maintained the patriotic
IernanS does
aS IN earnest there will be plenty killed
eler against
une irrational Defeat would would
nothing " ~ ~ N ON
lny agreed with the political staff that military
suehgu OF the
better trained Aplanes and other paraphernaa
British sufficient
bhzkreg But fighting
the spring is held preferable a
The Fuehrer said
- ~ ''
In weaken the further inens
fcation of the
The German admiralty believes a of
raiders like
and with larger number submarines
OF Great Britain and France they
receiving food we'll as military country
The French have capured German
" reluctant to talk after having
In order merchantmen the gunners
OF the German submarines
the ship is still half submerged
The French
leader of the irving
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'onh - oafah"' IN l9CJ, tne
suggestion seemed amusing to most
commentators.
But, at that time, there was a
young fellow popping off the con-
veyor belt ducks at Coney Island
with such accuracy that he became
virtuoso of rifle fire and, in be-
tween war years, made the rifle the
mainstay of our Army firing power,
just as Mr.. Brookhart said it ought
to be. The Garand Self-loading,
semi-automatic rife. tested by Ma
tlonal Guardsmen at Camp Smith,
Peekskill, has for several years been
put down by military men as the
worlds most sensational achieve
ment in light arms. The Army took
1t over in 1887. 1t is the creation of
John c. Garand. the young tool
maker, whose earlier laboratory was
a Coney Island shooting gallery. 1t
weighs only 9 pounds and fires so
shots to the minute. 1t trebleS the
Army's fire power
Young Garand made several
models, embodying his basic idea,
and sent one to the Navy Depart
ment. They planted him with the
Bureau of Standards to continue his
experiments. He didn't like it so
we'll because he had to run up to
New York every so often to catch
up with his fancy figure-skating,
which engrossed him almost as
much as rifle fire. But, when they
sent him to the United States
Armory at Springfield, he put aside
all other interests, and, by 1923, had
brought through the deadliest small
weapon ever made. 1t has been
steadily improved since then.
(Released by Consolidated News Features)
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amounted to 1856 6,ooo 900 in value

amounted to 1886 900 900 in value,
but more than half consisted of
things like rubber, coffee, silk, ETC.,
which are not produced in this
country. Mr.. Hull showed, too, that
instead of reduction of agricul-
tural income in this country since
the Inauguration of reciprocal trade
agreements, there has been an in
crease, a very large increase.
Obviously Mr.. Hull is perfectly
willing for his party to go to the
mat over the reciprocal trade agree
ment program in the coming elec-
ton. And if the job of carrying the
Democratic banner should fall to
his lot, he will make the most of
this issue.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

British between the two countries
Comintern
effort break
mentality OF the Communists remaining n
Until the outbreak of the
Hitler
He could carried no arms
Now huge Lueger pistol hangs from his
Fuelrer mail shirt under his
Ernest Przedeck such men
Gen Frtsch
Htlers personal
Evening star., 1939-11-21
The Political Mill
Party Lines Seem Destined to Split
Again in 1910 Over Trade Agreements

Republlcan, dealing with the pro-
posed Argentine trade agreement
and with the whole subject of re-
ciprocal trade agreements versus
no agreements and the Smoot-
Hawley Tariff Act. This act is the
last general tariff law on the stat
ute books, approved by former
President Hoover in 1880.
This law, which raised tariffs on
industrial as we'll as agricultural
products, was the last straw which
led to general and very bitter
tariff war, in which many other
nations engaged. Trade barriers
had been rearing themselves high
er and higher ever since the World
War, as the American Congress, in
charge Of the Republicans, revised
this country's tariff duties upward.
When President Herbert Hoover
came into the White House in
March, 1929, there was a clamor
from the West to give the farmers
higher protective tariffs for their
products. Mr.. Hoover was per-
suaded to ask of Congress a new
tariff law.
Originally designed to aid the
farmers, the Smoot HaWley bill came
out general tariff act, dealing with
all kinds of commodities, and rails
ing duties to new heights in many
cases. Mr.. Hoover could have saved
himself and the country many
troubles if he had vetoed the bill.
But it became law.
FOresaw Difficulty.
Now Mr.. Hull, realizing the diff
Guilty of removing the barriers to
international commerce through
revision of the general tariff law
which would reduce our tariffs with
out having any assurance that the
tariffs of other nations would be
lowered, set to work to bring about
reciprocal trade agreements with
other countries.
Writing to Senator Capper, Mr..
Hull said. II am convinced that the
trade agreements program has been
highly beneficial to our farmers and
to the Nation as a whole You, ap-
parently are not. Let us look at the
facts"
Mr. Hull pointed out that during
the last Is years American sales to
Argentina amounted to Sl,543 ,0OO,-
600, which was s487 100000 in excess
of American imports from that
country. The agreement now under
negotiation. said Mr.. Hull, ''is
necessary in order to safeguard and
expand this important market for
American products as a necessary
means of expanding our domestic
market as we'll" This seems pretty
clear as Mr.. Hull states it, And if
South American countries are to
take up some of the foreign COM
merce this country has had with
war-torn Europe, this country must
be prepared to buy goods from the
countries to the south of us as well
as sell them more goods. The pur-
chasing cannot be all on one side.
'"The problem is one of promot-
ing the economic welfare of the
entire Nation through increase of
purchasing power and expansion
of markets, at home and abroad, to
the benefit of American agriculture,
industry and labor" wrote Mr.. Hull.
agriculture, dependent as it is not
only upon foreign markets but also
upon the general prosperity of the
Nation, has probably more to gain
from such program of trade lib
eralization than any other major
Evening star., 1939-11-21

ments with foreign nations expires
next June. Presumably fight will
be made to extend the life of this
act.
Generally speaking, the Repub-
licans may be expected to line up
against the trade agreements and
the law authorizing them, and the
Democrats, for them. If the fight
arises in Congress, however, the
party lines will in all probability
oe smashed. Democratic Senators
and Representatives from the West
ern States, in some instances. have
been as critical of several of the
trade agreements as have the Re-
publicanS on the theory that they
are harmful to American agricul-
ture
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
who in the old days of his service
in the House and Senate fought the
Republican hlgn protective tariffs
has labored ever since the Roose-
welt administration came into power
to remove the trade barriers in this
and other countries which have
stlf1ed international trade. Against
violent protests from various groups
Of producers in this country, Mr..
Hull has gone steadily ahead with
his trade barrier smashing pro-
gram until 20 trade agreements have
been entered into with foreign ma
tlons-many of which are the great
est customers of the United States.
The 'ast such agreement to be
promulgated was that with Vene-
zuela--only few days ago.
Three Pacts Being Negotiated.
At present there are under nego-
tlatlon trade agreements with Ar
gentina, Cuba and Belgium. The
agreement under negotiation with
Cuba is supplemental to that now
in effect, and the negotiations with
Belgium are for a complete over
hauling of the existing agreement.
Also, hearings preliminary to nego-
tiating trade agreements with Chile
and Uruguay are soon to begin
with the former on November 27
and the latter on December S.
During the 1886 campaign for
mer Gov. ALT M. Landon of Kansas,
the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent, violently assailed the trade
agreements. Whether he made
friends in the West by doing SO or
not, he lost a lot in the industrial
East.
The proposed trade agreement
with Argentina brought into action
a dozen or more Senators from the
West and Middle West, Democrats
and Republicans alike. They ap-
peared at the hearings, which were
concluded only October 20, and as
sailed any proposals to lower the
American duties on agricultural i'm
ports-especially cattle and beef
products. Their protest was that
such an agreement would be harm
full to the cattlemen and farmers
of the United States; that the
American markets would be thrown
open to Argentine imports.
Hull Replies to Capper.
Secretary Hull, under date of
November 7, wrote a comprehensive
letter to Senator Capper of Kansas,
Evening star., 1939-11-21
branch of the Nations economic

branch of the Nations economic
life"
The proof of the pudding is usu-
ally in the eating. Mr. Hull de-
scribed what had happened to agri-
culture in this country-and to
commerce generally-since the in
auguration of the program of trade
agreements. Instead of the trade
in American farm commodities
falling off since 1888, it has been
constantly going up. Exports of
agricultural products to countries
with which the United States has
had trade agreements increased by
nearly so per cent from 1885 to
1888. The total agricultural i'm
ports into the United States in 1888
Evening star., 1939-11-21

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts,, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Ten
nessee, Vermont and Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1939-11-21

looks Ger t a i n
that the t W o
major political
parties will clash
again over the
tim e honored
tariff issue. And
even before the
political CAM
paign, the issue
will strike fire
in Congress
for the law CIV
ing the Presi-
dent power to
negotiate and to
put into effect
T. "a n o aprea-
Evening star., 1939-11-21

he were allowed
to recruit and
t I a in tn e m.
Americans, h e
said, were born
marksmen, and
the rifle would
be suited to our
n a tive genius.
He was soundly
patriotic a n d
moving, as he
worked IN DAN
iel Boone and
individual initia-
tive, but his plea
went unheeded
in fort thn
Evening star., 1939-11-21

opinion, which
demands tn a t
the scales be
held even be-
t W e e n capital
apd labor, espe-
cially in the
realm of prose-
cution, W h i C h
thus far has
been conspicu-
ously one sided.
The outline OF
adninistra t ion
p cy issued
through Assist
ant A t torn e Y
General Thur
Evening star., 1939-11-21

hunt. The Embassy at Moscow re-
ports that Thorez has reached the
capital of U. S. S. R. and immedi-
ately was given a job on the staff
of the Comintern.
Thorez is in charge, of course,
OF propaganda in enemy countries.
Although diplomatic relations
between the Russian and the allied
governments have not been broken
off, and despite the efforts of the
Evening star., 1939-11-21

HE opinions OF the Drtters this page not
Aecessay The Stars Such opinions presented The
stars etort to gtue all sides of questions to its
readers although such opinions may be contradictory amono
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1939-11-21

forces are being thoroughly over
hauled; they need it, it appears,
after the Polish campaign, where
they had been more used than the
infantry and the aviation.
X
There have been, apparently,
long discussions between the politi-
cos and the general staff in the last
two weeks. The Fuehrer's staff
wanted some action right away.
TheY considered II nececcaru for
Evening star., 1939-11-21
The Capital Parade
Huge Defense Fund to Be Sought; Army Hasn't
Enough Anti-Aircroft Guns to Guard New York
By JOSEPH ALsop and ROBERT k1NrNER.

The President is not the initiate Wilson'S policy
should
preparations badly neededhow
facts figures alone
An example neatly summing the situation
state of American defense American fighting
the world recent trials of old models
Evening star., 1939-11-21

IIdVt dIIIPIy pTUVeu. hIIleTICdH dIlCI-
aircraft guns are acknowledged to
share the same superiority, and are
anxiously sought after by England
and France. The air force is rapid
ly being built up to reasonable
strength. OF the anti-aircraft
guns, however. the Army scarcely
possesses more than a few sam
Piles.
Of 3-inch fixed anti-aircraft
guns, Sc are available in the CONT
Evening star., 1939-11-21

will cost close to $320,000,00O. FL
nally, about 75,OO0,OO0 ought to be
spent on educational orders to fac
tories which will turn out future
Army supplies, and on accustoming
the troops to the modern mass ma
neuvers in which they have had no
real practice.
The total is approxiatemly $780,
100000. 1t does not include an ad-
ditional S150,000,0OO or so, required
to bring the air force LIN To 6 0na
Evening star., 1939-11-21
ReudIineFol
And What
They Do
Gurond Created Rifle
Thot TrebIed Army's
Firing Power
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON

When we went into the World
War, Smith w. Brookhart, Senator
from Iowa at that time, said our
crack riflemen would win for us if
Evening star., 1939-11-21
This Changing World
War Correspondents Might os Well
Go Home Until Fight Storts in Spring
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The correspondents Just
discard their brand-new 90
some straight reporting job ew months
All the reports received
chances OF offensive that front have
The German
Evening star., 1939-11-21
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Aside from war and peace, third
term and deficit spending issues that
may be projected into the 1910 po-
litical campaign in this country, it
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Labor Fcces
Iron Hand of
Authority
Public Pressure
Is Seen Behind
Arnold Statement
By DAVID LAWRENCE

The Roosevelt administration,
hitherto Indifferent to violations of
antitrust laws by labor unions, has
begun to feel the pressure of public
Evening star., 1939-11-21

States the
inch mobile
like considerable supply artillery
9o the defense
poian of London the
neS yet devised probably have
the city
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Hard Figures

Because of natural presidential sentiment Navy
aoE better shape than the Army While other Army deficiencies
not so dramatic that anarcraft,
shortages all along the line
that the nine Of which strengh supposed
consist only equipped
disclosed that appropriation of $85oOooOOO would
og the u-strength Army requirements The
needs pest explained by breaking down this figure
FIRST on the list what
goods not commercially
guns tanks artillery
o ly are especially important of them
ne 10 manufacture in quantity To buy full supplies
Items the Army needs the of
Next after the critical items Army facitearsena storage
places oter OF the
spent these Then there paying raonng housing
ana caring for additional troops which will
there so-caled essential critical
items IN that they obtanbe motors for
Por uhc ana foadWok tools medical supplies
Evening star., 1939-11-21

planes But special
the next two fiscal years 81 600 this
effective defensive
all dagreeabe sums are calculated
the strict basis of minimum defense
Department listed the fitted to take
the offensive beyond
New Mood
Ihe Army has been allowed to down from standpoint
quarty OF equipment because
mood for many years 1t tribute the professionals
e mas oeen no running down from the standpoint
divisions
unaey determined deficiencies It is hard
believe that the country shocked
will not fully - ~
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Hull Replies to Capper.

HuII hepIIeS 70 Cappef.
Secretary Hull, under date of
November 7, wrote a comprehensive
letter to Senator Capper of Kansas,