davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
SUBSTITUTE
NEUTRALITY
BILL IS UP
Measure Is Introduced by
BIoom-Quick Action
Debate StifIed

WASHINGTON, May 30.-Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom of New York
has introduced the Administration S
proposed substitute Neutrality Bill.
The bill provides that the Presl-
dent shall declare that state OF
war is existing but does not require
him to name the aggressor.
1t shall then be illegal for United
States citizens to travel on vessels
of the combatants, loans and credits
are barred, also illegal transfer of
goods to a foreign purchaser.
1t will also be illegal to solicit or
collect funds for participants.
The bill allows the President to
decree areas of combat operations, :"
and to restrict movement of Ameri-
can vessels therein.
The bill continues operations of
the National Munitions Control
Board which licenses arms ship
ments.
The bill is ready for quick action.
Indications are that debate will be
stifled as much as possible.
Representative Hamilton Fish,
Republican of New York, immedi-
ately declared the bill will make
the United States slaughtering-
house and arsenel for arms, ammu-
milton and implements of war for
all nations and particularly Great
Britain which controls the seas"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
Honlagepai
By Nation 10
Heroic Dead
Sole mn Reverence OBJ
served : Senator Taft
Gives Out Warning
by Associated Press

In solemn reverence the Nation
honored its war dead today and
heard Memorial Day speeches which
linked homage to them with the
hope that there be no more wars.
The central service in America
was held across the Potomac River
from Washington in Arlington Gem
etery where lie thousands Of men
who fought during the past years.
Senator Robert A. Taft, of Ohio,
standing in Arlington Cemetery
amid the graves of those who died
in past wars, urged America to
avoid Europe's "isms."
Senator Taft said. Our Ameri-
can principles have succeeded as no
other principles have succeeded. In
our desire to meet our economic
problems we need not initiate Eu-
rope in untried ideals or substitute
our individual freedom We cannot
hope to cure the situation in Eu-
rope produced by crowding the
small continent with scores of hos
tile races"
In New York City
Hall a million persons damned
Riverside Drive in New York City
to wa n the parade of 25 900
soldiers and sailors, including nine
veterans of the Civil War.
In Congress
The House of Representatives
conducted Memorial services for ten
members of Congress who passed
on during the past year.
In London
American Ambassador Kennedy
attended services in London today.
Salute is Doomed
Guns doomed salute off Ports
mouth, New Hampshire, in tribute
to the victims of the submarine
Squalus.
AT Gettysburg
United States Senator James F.
Byrne, the first Southerner ever
chosen to make a Memorial Day
address at Gettysburg, spoke there
this forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

4. Harry GOwman, Proprietor
of the G0wman Hotel in Seattle,
was in charge of plans for the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Good Will Tour to the Territory
this year.
The Tour Committee worked
under Chairman Gowman since
November in planning the tour
and feels that this years visit is
the best ever made to Alaska. The
party on the Chambers Tour this
year is also the largest group that
has ever been north.
Especially anxious that Alaska
and Seattle businessmen should
have the greatest possible time to-
gether to discuss mutual problems,
Chairman G0wman and the Tour
Committee have planned stopovers
rangi-.g frcsn TIVE hours to four
days at all Of the Alaska towns.
we of Seattle know that Alaska
is our best customer Chairman
Gowman said, land we feel ii is
to the mutual benefit and advan-.
tage of both Of us to understand
each others problems and main
tain the closest possible trade
relations"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
Young Filler
In Sea Hop,
Unreporfed
Thomas Smith Apparently
Fails 10 Span Allan
tic in FIivver

LONDON, May 30-The bold at
tempt of 24-year-old Thomas H.
Smith to span the North Atlantic
in flivver plane, seldom used for
flights of more than $50 miles, ap-
pears to have ended in tragedy.
Late last night the officials of
the Croydon Airport snapped off
the lights, mute acknowledgment
that the young Californian was
scarcely expected. At the time of
turning off the lights, Al hours and
10 minutes had elapsed since Smith
lifted his plane from Old Orchard
Beach in Maine, 3,100 miles away,
with enough gasoline aboard for
about $500 miles or AZ hours OF
flight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

w. Walter Williams, President
Of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce. is new serving his second
term in the office and has proven
one of the outstanding and most
popular men ever to head the
Chamber.
In business life Williams is Pres
ident of Continental, Inc, a mort
gage loan firm.
During his time in office VIII
liams has been outstanding in
working for trade development OF
Seattle and the Pacific Northwest
and was instrumental in formation
of the Pacific Northwest Oriental
Line, which will restore American
Flag shipping service between
Puget Sound Ports and the Orient
with its first voyage in June.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
RUSSIA IN
LIMELIGHT
IN EUROPE
Important Speech Expeef-
ed Tomorrow Regard
ing Foreign Policy
(By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Attention OF Europe is still drect-
ed toward Russia today
Tomorrow, Vyacheslaff Molotoff,
Premier and Foreign Commissar. is
scheduled to deliver speech on
Russia's foreign policy before the
Supreme Soviet Russias Parliament.
1t is believed he might disclose the
immediate course of the Russian
policy and what action is to be taken
on Great Britain's overtures to get
Russia into the British French front.
The speech may also reveal atti-
tude toward Japan as it is admitted
trouble has broken out in the Far
East between troops of Outer Mon
golia, japanese dominated Man
choukuo, and Soviet guards.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
PLANE WHIPPED
INTO DIVE BY
GUST OF WIND
Passenger Is Killed While
Pilot SeverdlIy
Injured

WATERVILLE, Wash, May 30.-A
gust of wind Tipped a light private
airplane into a nose dive near Jami-
son Lake late yesterday killing
Arthur Bechtol, of Coulee City, a
passenger, and severally inJuring
Pilot Bob Wittig.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
SWEDEN LOSES
TO GERMANY IN
NET TOURNAMENT

BERLIN, May 30.-Germany has
defeated Sweden for the right to
meet England in the semi-finals in
the European zones competition for
the Davis Cup.
Yugoslavia defeated Italy for the
right to meet Belgium.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

The thick peat moss or tundra OF
the undrained lowlands covers prob
ably at least a quarter of Alaska,
the Reindeer moss grows both on
the loWlands and the hills.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
TWO CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES IN NEAR
REVOLT ON TAX issue
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, May 80. In
Congress there is something akin
to tax revolt, led by most Of the
Senate Finance Committee and a
part of the House Ways and Means
Committee, the two congressional
tax committees.
There is little tax accord between
President Roosevelt and the two
revenue committees. Hints OF 1t
bob up in unguarded statements
and off-the-record conferences.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau and
his tax experts are reputedly sym
pathetic with desires of the Senate
committee and part of the House
committee for tax revision to re-
move business deterrents.
At his press conference and at
conferences with congressional tax
people, President Roosevelt has in
dicated he is luke-cold to such re-
vision.
Senator Harrison, chairman of the
finance committee, has exchanged
warm words with the President.
That is not secret
Yet as it stands now, each is fair
ly aware in what direction the other
wishes to go. Within limits. each
will have his way as they are not
headed in opposite directions.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

Mountain heights in Alaska: Mt.
Mckinley 10000, Mt. Fairweather
Is .29O. Mt. Crillon l5.900 Nc Wran-
CELL 1880, Mt. st. Elias 18,024, Mt.
Vancouver 1866, Mt. Foraker 1900.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

Above is Foster l.. McGovern,
Assistant General Manager Of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce and
Manager of the Chambers Alaska
Department.
McGovern is known throughout
the Territory and for many years
has done great deal to bring
about the success of innumerable
projects meaning advancement
and development for the Terri
tory.
AS a Booster for Alaska he is
No. l Ace, on his toes all the time,
alert, c0rdial--he's there.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30
CAN'T BE PUT ASIDE

CAN'T BE PUT ASIDE
AS observers on Capitol Hill view
it. the President would be happy 10
see taxation forgotten this session,
believing that once the taxation
question is opened, the groups eager
to remove business deterrentS will
90 farther than he wishes.
But taxation cannot be forgot
ten. A host of small taxes expire
June 80. Several important cor
poration taxes expire December
81. Tax legislation must start in
the House, but because these taxes
are expiring, the House commit
tee cannot escape opening the
question, even though Rep. Dough-
ton, ways and means chairman,
sympathizes with the Presidents
position.
For two years the Senate n d
House committees, in conjunction
with Treasury tax experts, have
been talking over tax revision. In
the case of the Senate committee
and the Treasury, they are evi-
IDENTITY in harmony.
And among the things they
seemingly harmonic on are:
big money individual inves-
tors, paying as much as rs percent
Federal tax on top bracket earnings,
with state taxes in addition, won't
speculate in common stock risks
Senatorial proposal: Trim the top
bracket down, perhaps to 60 per-
cent, lower brackets proportionate-
ly. Hope: That spectators, with
profits in sight, will speculate on
new ventures and star new business
Little corporations, earning
less than $4,000 yearly, will con-
tinue to get special treatment OF
lower taxes, as now.
Big corporations, tax guinea pigs
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

Continued on Page Five
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

CONTINUED on Page Two
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-30

Continued on Page Eight
Evening star., 1939-06-25
APARTMENTS FURNISHED.

zoos COLUMBIA ROAD.
Cool. airy two-room housekeeping units
everything Included. $3.50 to So per week
Also rooms. 81 to $40. Michigan 6507
READY TO MOVE IN.
2 rms. kitchen bath. furn.: parking
space. See these for price and location At
ROCK Creek Park near Million Dollar
Bridge 2410 goth st. NV; Res. mgr
SEE THESE ARTS.
Ready to move In. Beautiful corner
furniture and apt. like new; parking space:
% rms kit. bath. $3.50. These apis
wiz accommodate 3 or 4 adults Monthly
lease, Can be paid semi-monthly: built-irl
furniture which has never been Installed
before; One Of the best locations in the
city; between Taft and the new Calvert
st. Bridges. 24l0 Goth st. NV Res mgr
1888 18th NV, COR. r.
2nd-f. front; 3 rms. modern BATH
shower; 3 exposures: running ice water; r
beaut. furn.: delightful meals
CAREFUL SETTLED COUPLE
Attractive Bungalow Apt.-S4O.
5 minutes from Capitol. Navy Yard bus
stops all-white section; lawns. trees,
flowers; private entrances: studio living
room. kitchen. hall. bath, laundry: nicely
IurnlSned; clean. cool: gas. electric. heat
Lincoln SblI-W. C5s
Evening star., 1939-06-25
1920 18th ST. NV,

HILLTOP GARDENS"
Drive out 18th or 10th to Sheridan st.,
turn on Sheridan to l4th.
Two rooms. dinette. kitchen and bath:
turn, S6S: unfurn.. $50
Gas for Cooking and Refe Included
LARGE rooms, cross-ventilatlon, Veneu4an
blinds; high elevation modern kitchens
lnclneTator plenty closet space conveniens
transportation: near Rock Creek Park.
Resident Mgr. MRS. DREW. Rano. 2168.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

MERRILL MANSIONS,
1851 Fairmont st. n.w.-Cool attract.
mer rates
Evening star., 1939-06-25
BELMONT GARDENS.

1872 18th ST. NV HOUSES: SINGLES,
DOUBLES, SUITE: INNER-SPRING MAT
IRESSES; RATES WITH MEALS. $40
MONTH UP. PRIVATE TELEPHONE Elk.
CHANGE. DUPONT 1855.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

l466 CLIFTON ST. N.W-FRcNT APT,
large rooms. private bath: Frisidaire,
everything furn.; beautiful kitchen; $40
ROOM. KIT. WINDOWS NEWLY
dec nsatly furn.: seni-pvt. bath, laundry.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

818 18th ST. NV.
Near H st. Completely furnished bachelor
apartment OF 2 rooms and bath. S55. Room
service.
THOS. j. FISHER Il CO.. INC,
73S 18th st. NV District $3.50.
Evening star., 1939-06-25
COMPLETELY FURNISHED.
MIRAMAR.

CORNER 18th AND r. l. AVE. .
FRIGIDAIRE CURRENT FREE
S65 .00-Livine room with portable d.
nette table and chairs dressing room with
Murphy bed. cozy sunroom kitchen with
special cabinets. tiled bath with shower /;
elec. and gas free.
Open and Lighted Until 10 PM.
See Manager, Michigan $500.
1404 K. CAFRITZ. Dist, 9OSO.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

aao. l4th ST. sE-2 ROOMS. KIT.
semi-pvt. bath; gas elec. Frgidaire
range, sink; modern furn.; quiet, clean:
Evening star., 1939-06-25

DELIGHTFUL. modern home, beautiful
farm, cultured family. meals unsurpassed
Mrs. Eleanor Dupuis, Gaithersburg. Md
Evening star., 1939-06-25
SUBURBAN ROOMS WANTED.
COUNTRY BOARD.

WOODFORD-Desirabl country place COM
muting distance of Washington: high, cool:
fresh vegetables, milk in abundance terms
REASONABLE address HAMPTON Williams.
Wanna. Va Fills Church Soa-F-a
Evening star., 1939-06-25
POTOMAC HEIGHTS.

S55.00-2S11 14th NW-3 R., K, B.
% .oo-222S 1st n.w.-1 r., k, b,
THOS. D. WALSH, INC,
SIS 11th NV. Dist 1881
Evening star., 1939-06-25

SHADY OAKS BOZMAN, MD.-Beautiful
waterfront estate. Eastern Shore. Md: all
ing guests; excellent food. vegetable Juices
served: very restful: no children
Evening star., 1939-06-25

LADY LIVING ALONE on large estate 10
miles from city Will give bedroom sitting
room and bath, excellent meals. fresh vege-
tables and chickens: reasonable terms to
home surroundings of highest type; no
Orhar hQo rGarS Ia
Evening star., 1939-06-25

WHSSANU ZEN LODGE. on shenandoah
River, Front ROYAL. Va, within few miles
guests. fishing, boating: excellent table:
reasonable. Phone Front ROYAL 1Og-F-l6 .
Evening star., 1939-06-25

WooDRIDGE, 3034 OTIS ST. NE
rms :h.k.: south. expos: cool, quiet all
conveniences; adult family. North 4552-J
1905 EUCLID ST. NW-DoUBLE AND
single apts.. furnished. Also basement
apt: 1st and Ind floor
Evening star., 1939-06-25
COUNTRY BOARD WANTED.
ROOMS WITH BOARD.

COUNTRY BOARD for boy 16. on lar
farm. electricity. near WASHINGTON. Gi
weekly rates, references. Box 421-K. Sta
Evening star., 1939-06-25

WANTED-ONE OR TWO GIRLS TO
share an apartment with another; . iiv.
rooms. kitchen. bath and bedroom (sep-
arate beds); corner apt; cross vent: very
COOL close to l4th st. shopping district
and car lines. Adams 1OO14 Sun. or
ewes. 1853 Col I'd NV Ant 40
Evening star., 1939-06-25

1907 STAPLES ST NE. APT. NO. IS
rooms kitchen. bath. back porch base
ment; hot water furnished; insulated Apply
NV Met 10y - - ~.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

7O6 18th ST. NW.-Single or double
oom. Generous meals. Walking distance.
Evening star., 1939-06-25

OPEN TODAY-$54.5O.
Cool. quiet location: nearly new bids. /;
new furn.: 2 rms. kit, dinette and bath
Avail. july, Ii to Jan. l. Apply 1918 Flow
er ave-. Takoma Park. Md. DIXIE REALTY
CO.. Natl. $3.50 Sun, Col 4213
Evening star., 1939-06-25

VACANCY for l or . little girls . to /.
years; nearby Maryland; reasonable. Box
4OS-K Star
Evening star., 1939-06-25

NEAR CHEVY CHASE CIRCLE-THREE
attractively furnished rooms in private
residence; Ink. convenient. Emerson
Evening star., 1939-06-25

BOARDERS WANTED in the beautiful
mountains of North Carolina Comfortable
beds. good food: reasonable rates. Mrs G..
N. Ennett. RlaCk Mnnnf in n c
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Officers Are Elected
By Catholic Daughters

Officers Of Court Forest Glen,
Catholic Daughters of America,
have been elected as follows:
Grand regent, Mrs Charlotte Mac
Dermott; vice grand regent, Mrs.
Betty Euler; prophecies. Mrs. Sally
Ritter; lecturer, Mrs Dorothy Shan
non; secretary. Miss Margaret
Taugher; treasurer, Mrs. Louise
Barrows; monitor, Mrs, Daisy Hill
leary; historian, Mrs. Charles Eckin-
rode; sentinel, Mrs. Kathryn Aud,
and trustees, Mrs Gertrude Bren-
nan and Mrs. Catherine Doherty.
The court held its annual COM
munion mass and breakfast yester-
day at st. Johns Church, Forest
Glen, Md, with the Rev. Joseph
Kennedy, pastor, conducting the
mass.
Miss Margaret Buckley, Maryland
State regent-elect of the Catholic
Daughters, was the guest speaker at
the breakfast, which was attended
by approximately 1875 persons. Mrs.
Gertrude Brennan, retiring regent
of the Forest Glen Court, gave the
address of welcome and Mrs. Cath
crime Doherty was toastmistress.
Among the guests were Miss Marie
Tubman, State deputy of the C. D.
A., and Victor Luchts, deputy grand
knight of Forest Glen Council,
Knights of Columbus.
The breakfast was served by the
Junior Catholic Daughters.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Canal Restoration
Jobs Are Sought
For MaryIanders
Byron Asks Ickes' Aid
For Idle Residents
Of Nearby Area

Representative Byron, Democrat.
of Maryland, today appealed to Sec
retary of the Interior Ickes for help
in finding work for unemployed
Maryland residents on the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal restoration
project.
At present labor on the canal un-
dertaking must be drawn from civil
service rolls
The Maryland Representative said
few residents whose homes are To-
Gated along or near the canal are
registered with the Civil Service
Commission. and unless some change
is made it will be impossible for
them to obtain employment
This will. of course, be a most
embarrassing situation in the 9Th
district of Maryland, where we have
many unemployed masons. brick
layers, carpenters. skilled and un-
skilled labor" Representative Byron
told Secretary Ickes in a letter.
In June, 1888. Richard N. Elliott,
Republican, and then acting con-
troller general, ruled that all per-
sons applying for positions under
work relief and works progress ap-
preparations must be certified &C
cording to the civil service laws and
regulations. Two months later Presi-
dent Roosevelt issued an order ex-
empting this provision until Feb
ruary /, 1889.
1t is the hope of Representative
Byron that the new controller gen.
eral, Fred H. Brown, can render his
own opinion in reference to the re-
quirement if requested by the De-
partment of Interior,
Evening star., 1939-05-15
Arrest Follows 84-Page
Threat 10 Debufante

BS the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-Re-
ceipt Of an 84-page threatening let
ter by Miss Jane Eleanor Boothby,
attractive 2l-year-old debutante,
and the arrest of a suspect was dis
closed today.
Miss Boothby, student at Ogontz
Junior College and featured by a
national magazine last winter as "a
typical Philadelphia debutante
beauty" admitted last night she re-
ceived the letter two weeks ago and
said:
I'VE didn't know any one had
been arrested until tonight. My
father gave the letter to the au-
thorities right away. Last night he
telephoned from White Sulphur
Springs and said not to worry, be-
cause man had been caught and
put in jail
Her mother. Mrs. Willard S.
Boothby, said the writing in the let
ter was "scribbling," and added: I'VE
tried to read it with a magnifying
glass, but couldn't always make it
out The girls father is vice presi-
dent and director of Philadelphia
bond house
Chief of Postal Inspectors John w.
Johnston said the investigation was
in the hands of an inspector.
Evening star., 1939-05-15
leiserson Proposes
Mediation System
For All Industry
Would Help Clarity
Conflict Concerning
N. L. R. B., He Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
William M. Leiserson, chairman
Of the National Mediation Board,
recommended today that system
of mediation similar to that applied
to rail, water and air carriers be
extended to all industry.
Mr.. Leiserson, whose nomination
to the National Labor Relations
Board is awaiting Senate confirma-
ton, testified at hearing of the
Senate Labor Committee on amend
ments to the National Labor Rela-
tions Act.
He suggested an expansion of the
United States Cancellation Service
to supplement the facilities of the
Labor Board by machinery similar
to that of the Railway and Mari
time Labor Acts.
MIR Leiserson said the present
Cancellation Service was entirely
inadequate" for mediation purposes
because it had too small staff and
its powers were limited. He added
that a mediation system would
"help clarity much of the conflict
over the National Labor Relations
Board"
Many disputes belong to a media
ton board and not to board with
a right to declare what the law is"
Mr.. Leiserson testified. Many dis
putes are brought to the Labor
Board that perhaps do not belong
there at all"
He added that if a mediation
board were created, it should have
nothing to do with the enforcement
of the law" confining its efforts to
settlement Of disagreements not in
volving questions of law.
Mr. Leiserson told the committee
that principles of the Railway Labor
Act could not be applied to other
industries lin exactly the same way"
Under the Railway Labor Act, he
explained, employers were required
to seek and maintain bargaining
agreements with workers, whereas
VIC "oSilCi nv IlSl llOt ~ DSyOllu
prohibiting an employer from refus-
ing to bargain with his workers.
The Wagner Act, he suggested,
operated on the theory "of the novel
where after the hero and the heroine
get together they live happily ever
after, whereas any one who is mar
ried knows that's not true"
Taking the stand in support OF
amendments proposed by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, John P
Frey, head of the A. F. of L. Metal
Trades Department, denied there had
been conferences and collusion with
others" in preparing the amend
ments.
He referred to a letter to the
committee from John L. Lewis,
c. I. o. president. saying business
interests had helped in drafting the
Federation amendments.
These amendments were prepared
wholly within the A. F. of L. and
were not influenced by any outside
source Mr.. Frey declared
He termed the Lewis letter a
Studied distortion of the facts and
therefore without foundation" and
of 'the same substance of many
other public statements for which
John L. Lewis has become notorious.