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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-07
u. s. GOVERNMENT TAKING
ARGUMENT ON BOTH Sides
TAX EXEMPTION DISPUTE
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON. March 7. Sc
eager is the administration to dt
away with the exemption that the
State and Federal governments en-
JOY from each others taxes that 1T Is
almost running over itself.
In fact it now stands before the
Supreme Court both for and against
the proposition. One of its more re-
mote cleft hands away out in Utah
didn't know what the right hand
in Washington was doing.
Soon the court is to begin hear
ing the appeal of the New York
State Tax Commission from a de-
cision of state courts holding thai
the salary of James O'Keefe, ar
attorney in New York for the
Home Owners Loan Corporation
could not be taxed by the state
The New York commission may
have been skating on thin ice
when it moved in on the case, as
the States generally have been try
ing to escape change in the Su-
preme Court rulings which held
that the States and Federal gov
ernments could not tax one an
others employees.
But the state came in on a spe-
cial proposition. 1t argued that
O'Keefe was not truly an employee
of the Government but an en-
ployce of a Government corpora
ton, Hole. O'Keefe, claiming ex-
emption, won the battle in state
courts. The tax commission APP
pealed
Immediately the Federal govern
ment interviewed, happy at chance
to ask the Supreme Court to over
rule its 67-year-old decision.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-07
new HOTEL
IN SEATTLE

SEATTLE, March Z. - Samuel
Bard, President of the Roosevelt
Building Corporation of Los An
geles, said construction will start
on Seventh avenue and Seneca
on Seventh aveiue and Seneca
Street.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-07
C0UNTERFEITER5
ARE ROUNDED UP
in FOUR RAIDS
Eight Men, Best in Their
Illicit Business, Are
Under Arrest

NEW YORK, March 7. = Two
months of sleuthing by rs Secret
Service men resulted in four quick
raids and the arrest OF eight per-
sons described as some of the best
counterfeiters in the business.
Ten thousand dollars in bogus
money was seized during the raids.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-07
clio Leader Lewis Issues
Written Statement
in Washington
TWO CONVENTIONS
TO BE SUMMONED
Proposal Made Soon After
Conference with FDR
al White House

WASHINGTON, March IT,
John l.. Lewis, CLIO leader, pro-
posed at conference OF the
AFL and CLIO peace committees
at the White House today. that
the two rival labor organizations
summon memberships Of the
two groups at special conven-
tiOns the last two weeks in
April and form one big unifica-
ton Of labor.
Lewis made the proposal In a
public written statement after
the two rival peace committees
spent As minutes with President
Roosevelt. At the conference
arrangements were also COM
pleted for another joint meeting
with the Department Of Labor
tomorrow.
The startling proposal from
Lewis for unification Of all labor
in one movment calls for adop-
ton Of a constitution and cleo
ton Of officers to the head the
new movement.
Lewis also proposed that
neither himself nor william
Green, President Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. be ell
gible for election TO any office in
in the combined convention Of
all labor groups but that Green
be granted, for life, his present
salary for services rendered to
labor.
President Roosevelt issued a
statement giving his blessing TO
labor in the peace move and
said: II am counting on labor to
succeed"
President Roosevelt, in a state
ment issued recently at Miami,
previous to taking his vacation,
urged labor TO get together for
its own good an dthe good Of
the United States.
REJECTED BY GREEN
WASHINGTON, March L.
Late this afternoon Green re-
jected the proposal made by
Lewis for unification Of all labor
groups.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-07

BILL GIVEN
GOING OVER
Senate Amends Liquor Bill
With Free Hand-No
Beer Involved

Amended SO thoroughly that even
its own father, Representative Har-
vey Smith, probably wouldn't vote
for it, the Territorial liquor whole
sailing bill brushed through second
reading in the Senate late yesterday
afternoon and was ordered into the
Engrossment Committee, whence it
is expected to emerge for final ac-
ton on tomorrows calendar.
Salary of the Liquor Admins
traitor, $4,000 in the House bill, was
raised TO $4,000 by a generous Sem
ate. Instead of mere $4,000 APP
propriated by the House for carrying
the bill into effect, the Senate al
lowed 100000.
No Beer, No Wine
Vinous and m a 1t liquors, by
amendment, were exempted from in
clusion in the bill In the House
when such an amendment was pro-
posed, the resulting fight rever-
Ucl dJCQ III d WIEN. LII oiiO s1StiooS
yesterday afternoon the change was
made by unanimous consent, with
out a single Senator Directing.
All warehouses used for storage
of liquor would have to be located
in the Territory under terms OF an
amendment inserted by motion Of
Instead of providing that sales in
violation of the act may be punish
ed by a fine or Imprisonment, the
Senate stiffened the penalty clause
to read that attractions shall be
punished by both fine and imprison-
ment, and raised the term OF i'm
prisonment from six months to one
year.
No Emergency
Eliminated by unanimous consent
was the emergency clause which
would have made the act effective
as soon as it was passed and ap-
proved.
A-motion by Senator Leroy Sulli-
van that the bond of the Admin
istrator be raised from $4,000 to
$250000 was defeated by vote of
five to three, as was motion by
Senator c. H. LaBoyteaux TO take
the liquor office out from under the
wing of the Territorial Treasurer and
nest 1t with the Attorney General.
This isn't going to be revenue
CONTINUED on Page Three
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YES AND NO

YES s. AND NO
The fact that Congress has done
nothing in those years to elimi-
nate the exemption does not prove
that it sanctions them. argued the
Government, speaking through Soil
citor General Robert Jackson.
But out in Utah somewhat SINH
lar case developed. w. O. Van Colt
an attorney for the Reconstruction
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
TOWNSEND MEETINGS

The following Townsend meet
ings have been scheduled for
Thursday: Harmony No. 30 at X.
of c. hall. cards and refreshments
Hawthorne No. 20 at clubhouse
BOG East 30th, business meeting to
be followed by cards and refresh
ments: Falkland No. IL. Sales
Grange hall, program and refresh
ments: Midland No. IL. Church OF
the Jehovah. and South Tacoma
No. s. st. Johns hall, So. 5sth and
Puget Sound ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

Eleven racial and national groups
in the city already have announced
that they will participate. setting
up exhibits representing their for
mer homelands in store buildings
along Pacific ave. and A st. in the
five blocks between eth and I4th.
While the Jubilee pageant
in the Tacoma Stadium. focal
center of the entire states
50th anniversary celebration.
will be presented three days,
July 20. 81 and %. the inter
national show downtown will
run each night through the
week. starting on the 18th.
Native music, native costumes
pictures of the foreign lands. and
in some cases. old country foods.
will take visitors on "trip around
the world in five blocks"
Dancing in the streets and
Fun Trair' carnival are
planned for every night dur
ing Jubilee week.
American groups of foreign heri-
tage already planning to set up
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
CHOIR Of WEST
STARTS SOUTH

Choir Of the West" official
singing group Of Pacific Lutheran
college, left FARMLAND al IL o'clock
Wednesday morning for a three
weeks Pacific coast tour that will
end at Los Angeles for the con-
vention of the Lutheran National
Choral union. Several concerts
sill be given along the way. in
GLIDING Portland and San Fran
cisco.
The feature of the Los Angeles
meeting viii be concert in Holly
wood bowl in which approximately
2 900 singers. including the Park
land group, will participate. The
chorus will be conducted by DR..
F. Melius Christensen. composer,
and organizer and director Of the
noted st. Olaf college chorus. Ac-
compartment for the chorus will
be by the California Junior SYM
phony orchestra under the direction
of Peter Merenblum.
The Falkland singers are due
back June 30 or July l.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

on down to the boat and I'll 81 Re
you couple more shots
Long stated he knew nothi be-
else concerning the affair.
A close personal friend of the
deceased, Wesley G. Ducommun,
Gil No. Cushman ave. next testi-
fled. He said Nelson told him he
knew he was going to die. and then
told the story of the shooting, His
story essentially was the same as
Johnson's.
Almost exactly the same testi-
mony was given by Miss Margaret
Anderson. a registered nurse, who
was assigned to take care of Nell
son.
Son Goes on Stand
Last witness for the state was
Mrs. Nelson. wife of the deceased,
42-year-old firebost pilot.
When Anthony Ursich, chief
criminal deputy prosecutor, at
tempted TO establish that Nelson
had been aware of his impending
death. she almost broke down, but
stated he had tried to keep her
+ from knowing how he felt about
his condition.
Bobbie Nelson. 13-year-old son
of the deceased. was the first Wit
ness during the afternoon session.
He testified he watched his father
go into Gallaghers office while he
sat in the car outside. He said he
heard two shots. not rspid-fire. but
some seconds apart.
A peculiar coincidence saw Carl
Nelson. brother of the deceased.
member of jury in Judge Fred
6. Remains superior court room
at the same time he was called
as witness in the Gallagher
trial.
The Remain jury was excused
for a few moments while Nelson
testified. He said he visited hi,
brother every day while at the
clinic and gave an account OF the
shooting AS told TO him BY the
deceased, but Judge Hodge later
ordered the jury to disregard his
testimony. because he did not
clearly establish that the deceased
knew he was about to die.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
Art Nelson Didn't Blame
Gallagher, Says Witness

to Johnson, saying I'm all through
fighting, ] am going to die"
At that point the trial was in
terrupted, the jury was excused
and Kelly began the arguments
which were overruled by the court.
Begins His Story
Previous testimony had disclosed
that Gallagher had circulSkWa
'uisths efte6i sReIson ~
,ln1aiSfling on him. doing~1N on
a WORCESTERSHIRE other
wise might have been Gallagher's.
johnson related the following
story as that which had been told
to him by Nelson:
II walked into Gallagher's office
and asked him, what the hell is
all the fuss about? ] want to get
this matter Strengthened out.
"Quin told me to get out, but
! told him il would take bigger
man than him to put me out. l
said l didn't want to leave until
| had smoothed things with him.
Describes shooting
"Quin then went into the other
room and returned with club in
his hand. He hit me a CHANGING
blow on the shoulder and l took
the club away from him. threw IT
out the door. But the club struck
the sill and fell in the doorway.
bent down, picked up the club
and threw II in the bay.
"Quin flew into the other room,
and, before i could fully straighten
up he shot me with a gun he held
in his hand. He was about Il
feet away.
Il walked toward him with the
idea of getting the gun away from
him. When was about thre'
feet away. he shot me again
Witness John Nelson Wednes
day disputed that point, insisting
that Gallagher picked up the club
and tossed 1t out into the bay.
Drinks Recalled
Johnson later testified that Mel
son never at any time during tn,
argument MADE any attempt {,
strike Gallagher. according to tn,
statement OF the deceased. Nelson
also told him, johnson said. tina
he received no pay for working oil
the boat. only the privilege o
using ii occasionally.
: Johnson also said that Nelson
admitted having taken three drink
of whisky, but stated that wa
more than two hours preceding
the shooting.
Joseph l.. Long. president o
American Plumbing and Stean
Supply Co.. said he met Nelson i
the doorway of Gallashers offic
as he was going to his boat. moore
: on the Gallagher float.
He testified that Nelson sale
I've been shot"
Long said he didn't believe
, and replied. Sure l know. com
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

exhibits are the Swiss. Norwegian
Italian. Irish, japanese. Slsvonlsn
Scottish. Canadian and British
the Jubilee committee announced
Also to participate will be Taco
mas Negro group, the Sourdoughs
Veterans of Foreign Wars. and the
American Legion.
Jubilee officials said they would
welcome additional groups OF Ia
coma and surrounding country
which can add TO the exhibit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
Weather Data

Forecast for Washington 49,
Partly cloudy Wednesday night
and Thursday; gentle to moderate
westerly wind off the coast; gentle
|southerly in the sound and straits.
Rainfall in Tacoma for the -
hours ending at s a. m. Wednes-
day. .04 inch; since June /. Sc
inch; since Jan. l, 1917 inches.
deficiency of 4.33 inches. Wind at
s a. m. Wednesday, south 10
m. p. h.; barometer at 30Os and
unsteadN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

In early times, according to
Erasmus. a polite caller started
his visit by kissing his host MS
hostess. all their children, and
the dog and cat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

iSoutlHueu rToIn rage OnSl
domen during quarrel at Gal
iay>sr's float, which also is his
homtV the night of Aug. 1, 1898
He died the 18th of the same
month.
Drawing. ynAxcnitect Ernest
Mock and photo& by r. o.
Clark We're introducedsS3n Api-
nary defense evidence. kisl}eQ
after Shaner was John LafsSu
employed by Gallagher for the
past Id years, who was a witness
to the shooting. He testified that
Gallagher ordered Nelson from
his kitchen, but that the man
wouldn't go. and that after the
shooting he thought Gallagher
himself phoned for police.
After half an hour of defense
argument for q directed verdict
on grounds that nothing but hear
say evidence had been introduced.
Judge Hodge overruled the motion
and the trial reopened at 10 o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Repetition Of Protests
The arguments by the state
Wednesday to keep out Shaner's
testimony We're almost a repetition
OF defense protests the afternoon
before against Nelson's dying
statement.
Events leading up to the shoot
ing and the actual firing of two
shots were described to the seven.
woman. five-man jury by Bertil +
johnson. one-time u. S. assistant
district attorney and later, fol
almost eight years, prosecutor o.
Pierce county.
johnson told the story as he sale
II was related to him by Nelson
when he lay ut Bridge clinic. nea
death with two bullet wounds ii
his abdomen.
Kelly Argues
Johnson was allowed to repea
the statement. but not bcfor
lengthy arguments against tn
testimony were made by defens
counsel in the absence of the jur,
Guy r. Kelly. well-known Tscom
attorney. heading the defens,
hsld ~. st.t.,,.,t could ,a, l,
described as one made by dyin
man and. therefore. should /
barred as hearsay evidence. n
cited a number of cases in an a
tempt TO prove his point.
But Judge Hodge. who earle
in the day had upheld Kelly
objection to admitting simils
testimony. ruled in favor of II
state. There has been sufficier
showing here. ] believe" said II
Judge, that the deceased wa
aware of his impending deaf
prior to his making statements +,
gsrding the shooting"
Expected Death
johnson testified that Nelso
had sent for him to come to III
clinic. Upon arrival. johnson SAT-
Nelson told me: Il want to talk
you before i die"
johnson said he told Nelson b
wasn't going TO die. and ito site
out that Swedish chin of yours an
fight"
But Nelson insisted. accordin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
International Section for
City's Jubilee Observance

Tacoma will have an international section that will De
major attraction in itself during Jubilee week in July
according TO latest plans of the Washington Golden Jubilee
association
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
MATCHES COUSINS MATCHES

Jeffrey Lynn started saving
match covers for young cousin
and became so interested that he
started his own collection.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
All good
ELEPHANTS
haze Big Feet

IT WOULD BE IS useless for
i banana to Try keeping its
shape under 4 steam.roller as
for our Sumatra oil-seekers to
Try getting about without eIe-
plants in parts of this land
which interest them. They do
not ride these beasties. Yet they
hive today 1t the core Of
unsurpassed juneIes = because
heavy-footed elephants very Of
ten broke she trails.
4 4 4
If anywhere is beyond the
pavements "a Sumatra Jungle
is il. You may trip over the
equator while proving among
the rooss and vines and fronds
Of . tropic vegetation the books
call "luxuriant." Its 20 "luxuri-
ant" NJ times. really, that man
could scarcely penetrate il If
wanderluu had never turned
heavyweights of the animal
kingdom - including an ocea-
sional rhinocefos--inso print
ave soad-builders.
Somehow, into such . place,
our pioneers have managed to
move themselves and the most
elaborate equipment. Native
porerA canoes, airplanes, Ill
have helped Nov seoloeists
seek oil-srucsures BY seismo-
eraph. lnser-camp connuaica-
sioa b By rsdio.
4 4 =
The Oldest proverb in the in
dustry is "oil is where you find
it," Sumatra Is bur one batting
corner Of the earth where this
Company Is seeking to enlarge
die worlds oil reserves against
needs Of de far future. lis .
JOB for sss -and sone6nes
eiephaneL
Standard Oil Company
Of California
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08
COMMISSION
TO FIGHT SPRAY RUIZ

OLYMPIA - Attorney-GeneraP
G. W. Hamilton ruled today j.
the state apple advertisinE1
mission coulti use its W. 10 IN
in the campaign toDthe spray
residue toleranan apples.
He adySu1SHfvin E. king,
masts3kJ State Grange, that
ttWt11nission could use it's
NO. to help offset the props :
l5nda that is being spread By
other apple growing sections
against Washington apples"
Hamilton said the spray residue
regulations of the federal deps "a
ment of agriculture may. hsve
an even more deleterious effect
upon the Washington apples than
high freight rates"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-08

les and the
ica IL the r
!. The Jun I
its golden an
state this year
khcil in Washington
q charter Sept. II.
pgham.
ttee in charge of ar
consists of c. L.
chairman, and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. John
+. and Nrs. L. r. Nc
and Mrs Thor Toilet
:. Henry. cArretson. Mrs..
IL McCleilap. Hrs. Nae Price.
Joe Roberts. Joe Z. Carter.
, r. Dashicl, and William II.
Der.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
TRANSPL LAN1|NG OF
TOBACCO IS BEGUN
Fields Are Being Set In
Border Belt, Plant
Pathologist Says

College Station, Raleigh, April 8.
Tobacco farmers of North Caro-
lina's Border Belt have started the
annual transplanting of tobacco
plants from bed to the field, DR..
Luther Shaw, plant pathologist OF
the State College Extension Service,
said today.
Most growers in this belt, as well
as in other tobacco producing Sec
tons of the State, seeded excess
plant bed area this year to take
care of their requirements in the
event of blue mold.
Although the disease has struck
in large majority of plant beds in
the border counties, the damage has
not been highly destructive except
in remote cases, DR.. Shaw said. In
most instances, farmers will have
sufficient plants to set their intend
ed acreage
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
SUNRISE SERVICE AT
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

A special sunrise service of in
struction and inspiration will be
held at the First Congregational
Christian church, on Rowland street,
Sunday morning at o'clock The
service will be composed of congre-
gational singing, Easter poems, Scrip
ttsre, prayer and holy communion.
This is the third year that Rev. J..
Everette Neese has been pastor of
the church, and an Easter sunrise
service has been held each year.
The altar will be decorated with
flowers and with an Easter Resur-
rection scene that was painted by
the pastor. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
Duke Teams Carded
For Much Action
During Next Week

Durham, April 8.-Featured by
the appearance here Monday of the
Philadelphia Athletics, full and in
teresting program is outlined for
Duke spring sports teams next week.
The coming of the AS in whose
lineup will be four former members
of the Duke team will be the record
breaking readliner Judge KenesaW
NJ Landis, high commissioner of
baseball, and other notables of base
ball and education will be on hand.
But that cOntest-nO matter how
colorful and outstanding it will be-
only begins the week. The ball club
follows their appearance against the
AS with their first Big Five game,
meeting Davidson Wednesday. They
follow this with a pair of games
against the Pittsburgh Panthers at
Durham and then 60 to Greenville
for the first of the annual series with
Wake Forests powerful Deacons.
Another high-ranking event of the
Week-an affair that has attracted
more interest each year-will be the
sixth annual Duke invitational in
be held in Duke stadium Saturday
afternoon. The meet has been won
by Maury high of Norfolk, Va, for
two years running and the Virginians
will be here this year to defend their
title.
The golfers, seeking a crown they
have never won, will go to Athens
Ca, Wednesday to take part in the
Southern Intercollegiate to be held
there Thursday, Friday and Saturday
The Blue Devils opened their cam
paign Wednesday with 25-2 victory
over Dartmouth.
Other contests for the week will be
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-04-08
n. c. STATE-DEACS
TOCLASH MONDAY
Easter Monday Classic In
Raleigh One of Headline
Events for State

Raleigh, April 8.-North Carolina
State and Wake Forest resume an
age-old feud that has become the
classic of Big Five baseball wars
when teams of the two schools cross
bats on States freshman field Easter
Monday at p. M.
The Eastern Monday classic is only
one of the headline events OF busy
week for State. In addition to the
baseball doings Coach Ray Sermons
track team opens the season Satur-
day by opposing the University Of
Richmond on States newly COM
pleted track
After engaging Wake Forest on
home soil Monday, Coach Chick
Doak and the baseball Techs move
over to Chapel Hill Tuesday to play
Coach Bum Hearn's Tar Heels. The
State boys enjoy a day Of rest from
competition Wednesday before enter
tanning William and Mary here
Thursday.
Here is the schedule of events at
State next week. Monday, varsity
baseball, Wake Forest, here. Tuesday
varsity UdSSOdll, 4NOI Ill So1 O11Ild
in Chapel Hill; Freshman baseball,
North Carolina here. Wednesday,
varsity tennis, Boston College here.
Thursday-varsity baseball, William
and Mary here. Friday-varsity ten
mis-, Duke here; freshman baseball,
| Louisburg College in Louisburg.
The weather man played big part
in the 2-2 baseball tie Easter Mon
day last year. An April downpour
broke up the game at the end of the
sixth inning. Rain also had a hand
in the second game between the
Techs and Deacons, only this time
the game was was washed out in
the seventh. ~
In the third meeting of the two
outfits the Deacons and Techs bat
tied IL innings, and the game was
ended by darkness with the score
standing at sail. Lefty Joe Talley
and three State hurlers, Vic Hol-
shouser, Pea Green and F. c. Brown,
were on the mound that afternoon.