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D. G. Tuxes
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the District, appeared shortly after
IL O'Clock"
In addition to Mr.. Nichols and
Mr.. Dirksen the subcommittee is
composed Of Representatives Ken
nedy of Maryland and McGehee OF
Mississippi, Democrats, and Bates,
Republican, Of Massachusetts,.
Wsuld Tax Income Earned Here.
Yesterday Mr.. Bates told reporters
he would recommend an amend
ment to the income tax levy 10 make
the basis Of taxation income earned
here rather than "domicile" here as
the law now provides.
If the tax applied to income
earned here by non-residents, Mr..
Bates felt controversy over domicile
would be eliminated and that in
most instances triple taxation would
be avoided.
He added that many States have
reciprocal tax laws which allow de-
duction for taxes paid in the District
provided the District extended the
same courtesy.
Chairman King of the Senate Dis
trict Committee also has suggested to
District officials that the law be re-
written to tax all income earned in
the District, with credit allowed for
similar taxes paid elsewhere.
FayOrs Pond Plan.
Senator King recalled that, per-
sonally, he had favored applying the
income levy to all whose income is
earned here, including members of
Congress, and allowing non-resi-
dents to deduct similar taxes paid
at home. He said there are some
decisions, however, under which it
would not be a discrimination to ex-
empt members Of Congress or other
high Government officials who must
come to Washington to perform
their services.
Senator King said he would sup
port the Pond plan If he thought
it could be enacted, and added that
If the House passes it, he will make
every effort to obtain Senate ap-
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President Nominaies
Two New Officials
For &c. A. Vacancies
Green and Arnold
Are Named; Goss
Latest to Resign

President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated two new ofIicials to the Farm
Credit Administration to- replace
men who recently resigned.
Named to the post Of land bank
commissioner was Roy M. Green of
Kansas, to succeed Albert 8. Goss,
whose resignation was announced
late yesterday.
Chosen for the position Of pro-
duction credit commissioner was
Carl r. Arnold Of Ohio as successor
to s. M. Garwood.
The changes In the Farm Credit
Administration are part OF the up-
heaval In personnel which has taken
place there since the agency was
put. under the supervision of Secre-
tary OF Agriculture Wallace.
Regarded as Dismissal.
Regarding the Goss resignation, L,
J. Taber, master of the National
Grange, issued a statement saying
the action really was dismissal"
and came "as q shock to the friends
Of organized agriculture"
Mr.. Goss has served for q quar-
ter Of a century in various farm or
ganizations." Mr.. Taber said. and
has the unqualified respect and
esteem Of literally millions of people
who will keenly regret this treatment
of . conscientious, tireless and
faithful public servant"
Mr.. Goss. who leaves his post to-
morrow after % years with the Fed
eral land banks, is the third high
ofhcial to depart In protest against
the Agriculture Departments as
sumption Of control over the F. c. A,
The first was F. r. Hill, governor
succeeded by A. G. Black, and the
second was Peyton Evans, general
counsel. President Roosevelt ac-
cepted the Goss resignation with
regret"
Condemns System.
Mr.. Goss said of the new F. c. A.:
Nov the distinct tendency is to-
ward q type of so-called credit In
which personal responsibility is de-
MED, loans are made to everybody,
no adequate margin Of safety is pro-
vided and the Government pays the
loss whenever the borrower wants
to quit paying.
Farmers should never forget that
lending them more money and get
ting them deeper into debt Is no
substitute for lack of income and
that under sound farm conditions
with fair prices, mortgage credit
ceases to be q grievous problem"
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Defensive Alliance
Inescapable, Says
Finns' President
kuIIio Thunks All Who
Lent Aid; Summons
Nation to Continue Unity
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settlement in Moscow returned ia
Helsinkt last night with the text OF
the peace pact. .
Looking ahead, Kallio declared
This nation must count on its own
strength and unity for the great re-
construction task" but added, I'VE
trust that those civilized nations
which recognize the fundamental
principles on which our defensive
struggle was based will make it their
duty to support U.S."
Foreign Minister vaino Tanner
made it clear that despite the
crushing peace that ended los days
Of war with Soviet Russia, Finland
intended to take every step to pro-
tect her newly-narrowed borders
from future threats.
Borders Held Defensible.
Asked If fortification Of the new
borders would be permitted, Tanner
flashed back:
who Is going to stop us?"
He added. "Our military COM
manders say all borders are defen-
sible."
Nevertheless, Finland looked for.
ward to discussions soon aimee
at q defensive alliance with Swe.
den and Norway
Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht
Of Norway said his country agreet
several days ago to consider thu
possibility" Of such an alliance.
These Northern neighbors already
have agreed to talk 1t over at Fin
lands initiative, Tanner said, al.
though they refused such an over.
ture when the war was In progress
Appeals for Unity.
To the mourning public Of Fin
land, which lost thousands Of it,
sons and much Of its wealth In the
futile struggle against invasion, the
government broadcast a plea fol-
continuing in peace the cooperation
and unity that was so characteristic
In war.
The Philippine Commonwealth
has a population Of $4,000 900, &C.
cording to last years census.
That epic struggle, the govern
ment said, was now Just another
chapter of history" and Finland
must turn to the task of restoring
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Viipuri Occupation
Final Triumph,
Reds Announce
Captured 5 Hours Before
End Of Fighting. Says
Russion Communique
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, March 14.-Jubilant
Russia announced today the Red
Armys final triumph against Fin
land-occupation of Viipuri, which
the treaty of peace already had
made Russian.
The besieged city apparently was
the last active sector OF the lO5-day
war An army communique said the
Russians occupied it yesterday five
hours before 'hostilities ended on all
sectors of the front in conformity
with the peace treaty"
Tass, Soviet news agency, reported
crowded mass meetings throughout
Russia to acclaim the peace which
the Soviet Union scored as a gain
strategically and materially.
An editorial in the government
newspaper Izvestia declared the
changes In the Finnish Russian
border were reasonable and just.
The treaty." ID added, revealed
that neither during diplomatic
negotiations nor after a military
success does the U. S. S. r. present
to even its smallest neighbors a de-
mand incompatible with their ma
tional dignity or independence"
Scandinavia Seen Relieved.
The newspaper asserted that Scan
dlnavian countries were relieved be-
cause peace had dissolved any direct
threat to their independence or of
their being involved in war.
Typical of workers resolutions re-
ported by Tass was this one adopted
In Moscow automobile factory:
Our heroic Red Army showed
real miracles of heroism and demon
strated what the army of the Soviet
can accomplish when fighting for its
people.
THE treaty with Finland is a fresh
victory for the Stain policy of peace.
We hail our government which
proved able to gain its purpose for
the sake of the security and protec-
tion OF our peaceful, constructive
labor"
Bid for Nickel Mines Expected.
Aside from Russia's territorial
gains, it was pointed out that the
U. s. S. R. may have won her most
important economic corridor to
Scandinavia and the Atlantic
through extensive transit rights
across the Petsamo district to Nor
way and the agreement to connect
the Murmansk railroad with Sweden.
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yet clarity the inherent right of
small nations to the maintenance
Of their integrity against attack
by superior force" the Chief Ex-
ecutive declared.
Three factors are involved in re-
tention Of our moral embargo on the
export of certain military supplies
and materials to Soviet Russia.
First Of these is the fear that
the Moscow government may pur-
sue the tactics of the Berlin gov
ernment toward Czecho- -Slovakia,
namely, disregard its own pledges
of the neighborine states inde-
pendence and complete the actual
conquest at a later date. Cession
of the Karelian Isthmus and La
doga defense lines, of Hanko's forti-
fed positions and of the railroad
right Of way across Finlands waist
admittedly leaves the country sadly
weakened if any further military
effort should be required.
Second factor, and reports from
Shanghai today lend it weight, is
the possibility that Russia may not
turn to renewed military aggression
in the Near East, or possibly in the
Balkans.
Third is the possibility that
American military purchases by
Russia might eventually reach Ger
many.
None Of Our Business.
Comment on the whole Baltic sit
uation was varied on Capitol Hill,
but from Chairman Pittman of the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee came warning last night that:
1T is none of our business. There
Is nothing to be gained by criticism,
either of the allies or of Germany,
for the part they have played in the
Finnish situation"
Text of Statement.
The statement released by Mr..
Early follows in full:
I'm a statement given to the press
on December /, 1899, the President
said. Tt is tragic to see the policy
of force spreading, and to realize
that wanton disregard for law is
still on the march, At the same
time, the President declared that all
peace-loving peoples still hope for
relations throughout the world on
the basis of law and order, and
unanimous condemn resort to mill
tary force as the arbiter of inter-
national differences.
"The President also asserted that
news of the Soviet naval and mill
tary bombings within Finnish terri
tory had come as profound shock;
that to the great misfortune of the
world. the present trend to force
makes insecure the independent ex-
istence OF small nations in every
continent and jeopardizes the rights
OF mankind to self f-government.
"The President now adds to his
statement Of December l, 1899, by
saying that the people Of Finland,
by their unexcelled valor and strong
resistance in the face Of overwhelm-
ing armed forces, have won the
moral right to live in everlasting
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Finnish Aid
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moral right to live in everlasting
peace and independence in the land
they have so bravely defended"
That the end of Russo Finnish
hostilities did not signify a slacken-
Ing in efforts in this country to
extend aid to the sorely beset
civilian population OF the little
Baltic nation has been made clear by
spokesmen of the several independ-
ent Finnish relief organizations.
In addition, Federal Loan Admin
istrator Jesse H. Jones announced
yesterday that the $4,000. 900 re-
Gently earmarked as an Export
Import Bank loan to Finland will
remain credited to that country
and available for any non military
purposes.
Continued Aid Needed.
The degree to which this con-
tinued aid is essential to the Finnish
people was indicated in cablegram
yesterday from President Kyostl
Kallio to Herbert Hoover and in a
statement issued here last night by
Mr.. Procope.
"The peace is hard" Mr.. Procope
said. "but Finland is not defeated.
Finland is still a free democratic
country and Finland will continue
to fulfill her duty amongst other
free peoples.
"The sacrifices and the suffering
Of Finland at this moment are
heavy. Her needs in food, clothing
and medical supplies and for the
restoration of her devastated homes
are great and urgent.
The assistance of the American
people in meeting these needs has
been and still is Of vital Importance
to us
Lauds Finns' Valor.
As for the question of accepting
Finland's new status-with her
frontiers trimmed to meet Russian
demands-doubt about this Govern
ment's eventual decision is occa-
stoned by its policy of Withholding
completely or according only condi-
tional recognition to the acquisition
OF territory through force or threat
OF force.
In a formal statement late yes
terday, President Roosevelt made it
clear that Russia's victory is not q
new answer to the question of the
rights of small nations, indicating
thereby that any acceptance of the
situation by this Government will
be with reservations.
"The ending of this war does not
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moral obligation. although he did
not elaborate.
With . touch Of the old-time IRE,
however. Baron MAnnerheim added: !:
we are produly conscious Of the
historic duty which We will continue
to fulfill: Defense Of that western
civilization which has been our heri-
tage for centuries"
The tall, seamy-faced old general
who won Finland,s independence
from the Reds more than . score Of
years ago, said:
"Our fate Is hard now that we are
compelled to give up an alien race,
= race with . life philosophy and
moral values different from ours,
the ground which for centuries We
have cultivated in labor and sweat.
Yet We must put our shoulders to
the wheel in order that we may pre-
pare on the soil left to US home for
those rendered homeless and an i'm
proved livelihood for all. And as
before We must be ready to defend
our diminished fatherland with the
same resolution and the same fire
with which We defended our undi-
vided fatherland."
Red Dead Put at z0o, 900.
He estimated the Russian dead at
200. 900; the Finnish at 5000. For
eign military observers, however,
placed the figures at $50 600 Russians
killed and 250,O00 wounded, COM
pared with 10000 Firms killed and
5000 wounded. They said the un-
usually high ratio of dead to
wounded was due to the bitter cold,
which spelled death to nearly every
gravely wounded man In the open.
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peace and independence in the land
they have so bravely defended.

peace and independence in the land
they have so bravely defended.
Have Increased U. s. Respect.
THE President reiterates that the
people and government Of FINLAND
have again increased the respect
and warm regard in which they
are held by the people and Govern
ment of the United States, even
though 1t is clear that by virtue
of an attack by a neighbor many
times stronger, they have been COM
PEELED to yield territory and to ac-
cept a material weakening Of their
own future defense of their in
dependence.
THE ending Of this war does not
yet clarity the inherent right of
small nations to the maintenance Of
their integrity against attack by
superior force"
Evening star., 1940-03-14

Watch the car behind the car
ahead Of you.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23

1888 evening dresses Wallis the Duchess of Windsor The froc adornng donated the New YorA Fashion, which being staged to raise 1und
 for Allied soldiers in France
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called some players his team once had who went to the majors-but not from the Seals.
 We gave up on Wally Berger, Lloyd Waner, Cookie Lava getto, Bob Johnson and others Charley said.
 Berger. an outfielder. is now with Cincinnati. Lloyd Waner joined his elder brother Paul, with Pittsburgh after Paul graduated from the Seals. Lavagetto wound up with Brooklyn after going up from Oakland And of Johnson
 We thought Bob Johnson was riding on the reputation of his brother Roy. whom we sold to De- troit. That idea cost us thousands
 .'
 Johnson is the hardest hitting and highest paid hired hand with the Philadelphia Athletics.
 When I look at the Seals in the cellar this spring I think about how we gave up too hurriedly on Berger, Johnson and Lavagetto, how we underrated the Waner boys and how we almost let Earl Ayerill get away.
 'sIt costs so little to take just one more look, and it costs so much to fire diamond in the rough, just because We couldn't see past the rough edges"
 Truth of Graham's words are borne out in the performance of young Ted Jennings, an infielder this year. The Seals asked waivers on Jennings last winter, but there were no takers.
 Injuries this season meant Jen- nings, an uncertain fielder and streaky hitter, found himself at third base.
 we had given up on Ted. Then
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
EVEN {. GRAHAM CAN BE FOOLED
 ON BhLLpLAYER
By GAIL FOWLER
AP Feature Service

SEATTLE, May 23. = Charley Graham, gray-haired owner of the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, has sold more players for higher prices to the majors than any other man.
 But he can't help but think about the "ones that got away"
 Among those Graham sold up stairs" are Joe Di Maggie Dominic Di Maggie, Earl Averill Jimmy OConnel, Willie Kamm. Frank Cro- setti. Vernon Gomez. Augie Galan, Joe Marty and Left ODoul
 But, watching the rain drench his hotel room window here recently during a flaming bee, Graham re-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
By JACK sTINNETT

WAsHINGTON, May 23.-James r. Grady. a quiet-yoiced fellow with wavy. pepper-ana-salt hair, has started a revolution that's spread ing to every government depart mcut. Before it's over, it probably will create more good will than all the pork barrel, relief and Federal aid programs ever conceived
 What he's doing is showing the Federal agencies how to stream 1ine their correspondence; how to take out stuffed-shirt express sions, delete the s words, and turn out letters that sound like a pat on the back rather than the pompous high-handedness of some minor official who's so self-impor-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
HOOPSKIRTS FIRST

One of the first things the letter writers learn is to get rid of the "hoopskirts" Your letter was duly received. We beg to advise that. As of even date herewith. Your letter of the 18th in- stant, ultimo, proximo. I beg to hand you herewith. :" and so on and so on.
 A by-product of Grady's pro- gram has been economy, but he doesn't emphasize that. In one agency survey disclosed that letters cost 75 cents apiece to pre- pare and mail. If this average holds for the 100000 a day that go out, that's s750OO0 a day for Uncle Sam's Washington letters.
 Grady became an expert on epistles by accident. An admins trator in a California college, he was asked to assist in organiza- ton of the Land Bank office at Berkeley when it mushroomed almost overnight from 50 to l,400 employees. In coordinating the work, he found employees needed most some instruction in writing effective letters. Out of the con- ferences came Grady's plans for training and supervision. The Land Bank governor asked Grady to come to Washington as a special
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23

Empire c1assifieds bring results.
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this spring Lefty ODoul (Seal man. ager) discovered ,tha Ted was standing at the back of the box and overland curves that were breaking across the plate passed Jennings so low be couldn't handle them. Lefty moved Jennings up abreast of the plate and he's muredring thos e troublesome curves.
 Now the player we tried to al- most give away last winter looks like star
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vision. He has lecture courses at the American University And he is co-author with Milton Hall of book called Writing Effective Government Letters
 If you get a letter from the Government that sounds as if it came from an official in a Vic torian counting house, or makes you wonder why you have to pay taxes for salaries for smart alecky nincompoops, just be pa tient. The Grady revolution will get 'em yet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23

with Government agents Grady finds that even before any in- structions in letter writing have been given, their letters stack up favorably with those of most pri- vate industries.
 Yet, in one department alone, he found examples of letters that were contradictory, insulting, com manding, impertinent, weakly apol- ogetic arbitrary, offensive, insin- cere, grudging, critical, petulant and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23

assistant That was three years ago. s3s s st ts" ay7a
 Since then. ..le demand for Grady has been far in excess of the supply. He has worked in the field for the Land Bank, in Farm Security, in the census bureau, weather bureau, and now is launched on circuit of other Agri- culture Department agencies, start ing with the Soil Conservation Di-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
SlnattaIetky Nintompoops
 In Government Offices are
 Are Getting Trimmed Now

tant he doesn't realize the taxpayer buffers his bread.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-05-23
HOMER R-H0RR0RS

TOPEKA, hans., May 23.-There's a dead silence in the Topeka bal park grandstand every time ball is knocked over the right field foul line. The fans are lis- tening for the tinkle of glass. be- cause their cars are parked in that direction and windshields occasionally are casualties of home run hits.
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tant he doesn't realize the taxpayer buffers his bread.
 If you think ti.-s isn't important, ask your congressman. There are 2,300o0 pieces of Government mail pouring out of Washington every day and it's estimated that 1000,- 900 of these are personal letters. There isn't a day that Government officials don't get complaints.
 Often, it isn't the employees fault, as in the case of the home owner who went into hiding when told his loan was to be reamort- ized and nearly tainted from re- lief when he found he was to De given 20 years to repay instead of ten
 After three years of working
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of while continued
  but cloudy weather prevailed
  and slightly lower South Alaska this
 Juneau May 24z-Sunrise 037 pm.
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U S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
tBy the U. S. Weather Bureau
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity beginning at 4:sO

Forecast Tor beginning May 25 Mostly cloudy tonight temperature about 40 degrees tonight; gentle variable
 Forecast for Southeast day: slightly tonight; genl utheryw
 Forecast of winas the Gulf of Gentle to moderate south from Dixon Entrance vicinity of
Evening star., 1940-05-07

vision. whether from IN employer Of
labor and industry. or whether
emanating from any other source,
are violations Of the law. The citi-
zens have 4 right to protection from
such culprits. Our committee will do
everything in its power to secure this
right In every section Of the United
States, so far as 1t comes within the
jurisdiction of our authority. We be-
lieve that we have the right to ask
and to insist on the hearty CO..
operation Of every candidate, every
party, every organization, and every
citizen.
There are types of insects, living
and destroying other life in darkness
and concealment, and avoiding the
life-giving sunlight. When this light
of day is turned upon them, they
scurry for their places of hiding and
concealment. The type of political
vermin which threatens the sanctity
and security Of the American ballot
box cannot stand the light of pub
licity and public know ledge Of their
Evening star., 1940-05-07

Of any American citizen. Fortu-
nately, We have had national atten.
ton directed to the methods Of un.
scrupulous, unpatriotic, ANA un-
American ofncials who have been
aiding and abetting this black-out
OF democracy. Citizens arg becoming
strongly aware that 1t Is not q matter
for joking or for light consideration,
but that 1t threatens the destruction
OF the most cherished right Of their
Americanism. A militant public
opinion will drive out Of public life
those who would subvert and destroy
this basic right Of the people. We
need more voting on all matters of
public concern, and a fuller express
sion OF the electorate from the town
ship schoolhouse to the presidential
election. Citizens have q right to
expect an honest poll, an honest
count and square deal at the ballot
box. Coercion, pressure, and fear in
any manner or form. whether from
an omcial of Government agency
exerted over persons under his super