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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-05
CONSCIENTIOUS DIRECTORS

Congressional committee hearings on the Burke -Wadsworth bill for peacetime conscription have brought sharp division of opinion.
 Appearing before the Senate Mil- itarv Affairs Committee, peace lead CT Frederick J. Libby declared the bill would fill our jails and prisons, not only with young men but with their pastors and with church lead CTS"
 Retorted war veteran Senator Sherman Minton of Indiana: Then we'll build more prisons"
 NOTE - The bill now contains notifications exempting conscien- tious objectors Responsible for them were Harold Evans E. Raymond Wilson, and Paul French, all mem bers of the Society of Friends (Quakers)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-05
NURSE AT KETCHIKAN

Public Health Nursing Service has been resumed at Ketchikan under the direction of Public Health Nurse Mrs. Mildred Frandsen Brown, &C., cording to an announcement by the Maternal and Child Health Division of the Territorial Department of Health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-05

the arms. embargo and when fin ally defeated, have fought every move to aid first the French and now the British.
 Because of overwhelming public sentiment the Wheeler bloc has trod wary course on the various rearmament measures. But they are going to take off the wraps on the compulsory draft bill and they may be able to block it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-05
LEWIS GOES SOUTH

R. F. Lewis, owner of the Juneau Water System, after a business trip here of several weeks, left for his California home aboard the Aleu- tian, accompanied by Mrs. Lewis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-05
NOTICE

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-05

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Evening star., 1940-12-29
Wheeler to Speak in Forum
Senator, Opposed to War, to
Talk on foreign Policy

Americas present emergency will
be discussed by Senator Wheeler,
Democrat, of Montana in the Ma
tional Radio Forum over Station
WMAL at 1890 m. tomorrow. The
forum, sponsored by The Star. will
be heard over a coast-to-coast net
work of the National Broadcasting
Co. The subject of his speech will
be Foreign Policy"
Senator Wheeler, who withdrew as
a possible 1910 Democratic presiden-
tial nominee in favor of President
Roosevelt, has steadily expressed his
opposition to participation by the
United States in a foreign war.
On his return to Washington this
week the Montana Senator ex-
pressed the feeling that 9 "just
peace" could be worked out if de-
termined effort were made to bring
the warning nations Of Europe to-
gether.
Liberal thought and effort has
dominated his political career, ever
since he fought war prohteers and
grain spectators as United States
district attorney for Montana dur
ing the World War.
He first was elected to the Senate
In 1922. an has served continuously,
being reelected in 1928, 1884 and
again this year. Since 1884 he has
been chairman of the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee,
which has been concerned with the
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Carmody Promises {. 0.
To Press Investigation

By the Associated Press
The Federal Works Administra-
ton notified the Congress of Indus
trial Organizations yesterday that
1t would press investigation of
C. I. o. charges that A. F. L. labor
unions in California were exploit
ing w. P. A. workers.
John M. Carmody, F. w A. ad-
ministrator, addressed the notifica-
ton to A. D. Lewis. chairman of
the C. I. o. United Construction
Workers Organizing Committee. who
informed Mr.. Carmody of the
c. I. o. charges on December %.
Il find Mr.. Carmody wrote Mr..
Lewis. that the Work Projects Ad-
ministration headquarters here al
ready had initiated an investigation,
but We shalp press it more ener-
getically. I hope we may have a
complete report on the California
situation within a few days
Mr.. Lewis said there had been
"collusive arrangement" between
the American Federation of Labor
and w. P A, to offer work relief
enrollees jobs in private induS.ry
in California from which, he said,
the c. I. o. was barred.
Mr.. Lewis added that after down
payments of S. to $40 had been
collected on union dues of $50 to
S100, the labor recruits were per-
mitted to work a few hours and
then dismissed.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Baltimore X-Ray Pioneer
Dies a Martyr 10 His Work
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 28.-Dr. Chris
tlan Deetjen, II, pioneer in X-ray
treatment and research, died to-
night-a martyr to his work.
His death. physicians said. was
the result of X-ray burns received
in the early days of his studies, when
scientists had not yet learned how
to protect themselves from the rays
effects
DR., Deetjen's wife died on Christ
mas Eve, and this loss was believed
to have hastened his death, although
he had been i'll for some time. He
died at a nursing home operated
by his niece, Mrs. Elizabeth Finley.
DR.. Deetjen studied under William
Konrad Won Roentgen at Wuerz-
burg, Germany, before the latter dis
covered the X-ray. Later he went
back to study under Roentgen again.
He introduced X-ray methods In
Baltimore.
AS result of his work with the
ray, DR.. Deetien lost most of his
fingers, his left forearm was am
putated below the elbow and he had
undergone many skin graftings.
Heswas born in Buenos Aires, the
son of Johannes Deetjen. an i'm
porter and German diplomatic
official in Argentina.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Soldier to Visit Mother
Who Thought Him Dead

BY the Associated Press.
ANNISTON, Alabama. Dec. 2S-
Pvt. Oral r. Brewer, l8, stationed
at Fort Mcclellan. was given a
special furlough today so he can
visit his mother, who believed him
dead for IL years.
Pvt. Brewer and his mother, Mrs
Letha E. Whitaker of Chicago, we're
brought in communication with
each other through the Admission
and Chicago units of the American
Red Cross.
They had been separated since
Brewer was years old. Pvt. Brewer
joined the Army, after the death of
his parental grandmother, who
reared him.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
BY ALICE EVERSMAN.

For Mozart, the composition and
the production of The Marriage
of Figaro" represented a special
triumph. He had been longing to
write really great opera and he
had wished for some time to gain
the Emperor's regard as COM
poser of this type Of music. From
the time he was 10 years old he
had dashed off gay, short musical
plays, which had their few weeks
of success and were then put aside
In favor of something by a for
eigner which pleased the public
fancy for a longer period. When
the command for an opera finally
came from Emperor Joseph, Mozart
experienced one of those rare mo-
ments of supreme happiness OF
which his adult life had so few
Although he had no inkling of
it. Mozart was nearing the end of
his life's span when he began to
turn his mind toward opera on a
grander scale He had left behind
him for some time now, the easy
effervescent writing that character
lied his child prodigy days and had
just finished a series of string quar-
tets which he dedicated to Haydn
in gratitude for all he had learned
in this branch of composition from
a study of the masters works He
desired to try out the newly acquired
polish, which the writing Of the
quartets had given him in a work
for the theater, but the musical sit
uation at Vienna seemed to close
the door to any effort on his part.
Italians in Favor.
The Italians were in high favor
at the Emperor's court theater and
they intended to maintain their
superiority When the ibrettist of
The Marriage of Figaro" Lorenzo
Da Ponte, court poet, first spoke of
it to the Emperor the latter ex-
claimed in surprise and said in all
sincerity that Mozart had written
but one opera, which was nothing
of great consequence. and that he
considered he had little aptitude for
this style in spite of his genius at
instrumental composition His maj
esty referred to "Entfuehrung aus
der Serail," which had had but
limited run, and to smaller efforts
turned out in response to an i'm
perial request, but none of these had
convinced him that Mozarts gift
was greater than that of his favorite
Italian composers.
Da Ponte persuaded him to give
Mozart another opportunity and the
Emperor wasted no time in order
ing the work. This condescenSion of
the Emperor meant a great deal to
Mozart and his wife, Constance,
who had vainly hoped that Mozarts
genius would one day be recognized
with some post of consequence
which would lead to a settled in
come.
Life had changed considerably for
Mozart since the days of his child
hood, when kings and queers re-
ceived him with marked favor and
proclaimed him a wonder both as a
pianist and as an improviser. Then
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Westinghouse Back,
Call for Full Aid
To Great Britain
Statement Of Urgency
Says People Are Ready
For Sacrifices

A number Of prominent Wash.
ingtonians have indorsed the state
ment presented President Roosevelt
on Thursday by nearly 200 profess
sionai men and women approving
his policy Of aid to Britain, 1t was
announced last night by Philip Mar
shall Brown, former professor Of
international law at Princeton Uni
versity.
Among District residents who
sent individual Endorsements of
Thursdays statement to the White
House are:
Frederick H. Brooke and Nathan
c. Wyeth, architects; Dwight F.
Davis, former Secretary of War; H.
A Garfield, former president of
Williams College; Livingston Hart
ley, author; Melvin D. Hildreth,
Woodson p Houghton, Lynch Lu-
quer, George Rublee and Robert w.
Woolley, attorneys; Thomas P.
Morgan. jr., insurance executive:
Newbold Noyes, associate editor OF
The Star; Robert Lincoln OBrien,
former chairman of the Tariff Com
mission; Daniel c. Roper, former
Secretary of Commerce, and j. P.
Story, jr., businessman.
Statement of Urgency"
In addition, the President has
received a Statement of urgency"
signed by 1873 leading citizens, many
from the Middle West. The state
ment. released by David j. Winton
of Minneapolis. declared that "un-
less we want to fight alone. Brit
ain must be held now, this winter.
In spite of torpedo and bomb. We
want to know what has TO be pro-
duced to hold that line, for we in
tend to produce it"
But, the statement continued.
I'VE are trying to produce our re-
quirements as sideline. We are
trying to do as much as can be
done without interfering with
normal business-as much. and no
more. That is not enough. Our
resources are enormous, but We
cannot ask industry to deliver all
of our comfortable gadgets Of Amer
ican living without putting of de-
livery of the war material we need.
We must prepare our
selves now for sacrifice on a scale
that has not yet been faced. We
must see to it that in that sacrifice
all groups in the Nation share to
the highest measure of their ability.
We must remind them that France
perished and Britain is in deadly
peril because leaders in both coun-
tries feared to tell their people the
urgency Of the hour
Ready for Sacrifice"
"' Together, we must call
upon our public servants and tell
/ them that we are ready for sacri-
flee. that we require of them a
genuine defense program equal to
our needs"
Signers of the Statement Of
! urgency" included:
Guy Stanton Ford, president cf
the University of Minnesota: De9l
Christian Gauss of Princeton Uni
versity: James Russell Virgins Of
the Dispatch-Pioneer Press Co, g.
Paul; Allen B. Cook and William ].
French, Annapolis, Md: Harry =.
Semmes and Wilson Compton of
Washington; r. x. Gooch Of Char
lottesville, Va; Louis I. Jaffe of Nor
folk. Va; Clarence Poe of Ralei0h,
N. c.; o. c. Carmichael. Nashville,
Tenn, and James Boyd Of Southern
Pines, N. G.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Security Act to millions Of workers
not now covered.
Attention on British Aid.
Whether the Congress will get
around to such amendments to ex-
listing laws is problematical. Atten-
ton, it is said, will be focused strong
ly on the Presidents plans for aid to
Britain, which he has outlined re-
Gently. including the leasing" of all
kinds of supplies to the British.
Legislation will be required to make
this possible, although it is not con-
templated by the administration that
any direct amendment to, or repeal
Of, the johnson Act or the Neutrality
Act will be sought. There is, too
the problem of foreign ships tied up
in American waters. Some quarters
are urging the President to use this
shipping, in view of the great losses
of merchant tonnage from German
submarines and air attacks.
In all probability there will be
HoNtlSo lAi VIC 11OuSC dllu OtIldl6 over
details and methods of aid to Brit
ain and national defense legislation.
Take it by and large, however. the
President Is expected to receive
strong support for his proposals
along these lines. When it comes to
taxation, financial legislation and
the like, the contests with the ad-
ministration may become much more
severe
Few members of Congress expect
the United States to remain as COM
Portable a place to live in, or that
the standards of living can be kept
as high as they have been, in view
OF the increasing demands for reve-
nue. from taxation. Some of them
say that there will be great need for
leadership to convince the people
they must draw in their belts.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Fog Cancels Flights
From Capital, Slows
Auto Traffic
Warm Weather Persists;
50-Degree Temperature
Forecast Again Today

The thick fog which settled down
over Washington about dark last
night slowed automobile traffic to
crawl and Cancelled airplane de-
partures from the Washington Air
port.
All three major airlines operating
regular schedules out of the city
Cancelled all flights last night, and
were doubtful of clear enough
weather to allow resumption of
schedules before noon today.
No Pennsylvania Central Airlines
plane left Washington after pm.
yesterday, and except for one ship
in about 800 pm, flights to WASH
ington were Cancelled as far west as
Detroit. Eastern Airlines reported
a few flights to Florida, but no
northbound traffic. American Air
lines said all their planes were
grounded, with no departures listed
today.
The fog was general throughout
extended westward into Ohio, the
forecaster said.
The weather in Washington was
to continue warm and moisture
laden today, the Weather Bureau
reported The forecaster said the
day would be much like yesterday,
when a mean temperature of so
degrees was recorded-16 degrees
above the normal mean for De-
cember.
The forecaster said the fog was
caused by evaporation of rain, due
to warm ground, and then the con-
densing of the moisture into mist as
the temperature dropped few de-
grees sometime after nightfall.
Winds were expected to keep the
mist from accumulating tonight to
the extent 1t did last night. Tomor-
row will be cloudy and slightly cold
er. the forecaster said.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Operu Broudcusts

Excerpts from Wolfgang Mo-
zart's opera, The Marriage of
Figaro" the 18th and final re-
lease of The Stars music appre-
citation campaign, will be played
over WMAL at 2:35 pm. on the
last of series of Sunday broad
casts arranged through the CO.
operation of the National
Broadcasting Co.
During the remainder of the
campaign, radio listeners also
may hear excerpts from the
operate recordings included in
the series on "Today's Prelude
a program scheduled daily ex-
cept Sunday on WMAL from 6
to 7 am. The Stars recordings
may be heard between 6:45 and
I O'Clock,
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Second Baltimore Fire
Threatens l60 Autos
RN the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Dec 28.-About 100
automobiles were n wed to safety
today when fire broke out in the
Motor Sales Co. during the morning
rush hour.
1t was the second motor car COM
pany fire this week. More than
200 automobiles were destroyed in
a fire Tuesday at Martin Bros. Co.
Firemen wore gas masks and used
"nfe lines" in fighting the three
alarm blaze, confined mostly to
the cellar of the structure. Dense
smoke choked flremen, and hose
lines and fire trucks snarled traffic
on Mount Royal avenue.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry.
Weather Conditions Last 81 Hours.
The disturbance that was over Alabama
Friday night is advancing northeastward
over Eastern Kentucky, Pikeville, 1882
mllibars (29.33 inches), with another
weak center on the Southern New England
coast. Block Island r. l., 1901 a milllbars
(29 81 inches). Another disturbance is ad-
vancing eastward over Iowa. DeS Moines'
1OO44 millibars (29.66 inches),, and an
ether disturbance is approaching the
California coast Pressure is relatively
high of the Atlantic Coast and over the
Rocky Mountain region, Rock SPRINGS,
Wyo., 10t4q millibars C29.97 inchesD.
During the last "a hours rains have oc-
Cured In portions of the Pacific States. in
the middle and East Gulf States, the At
lantic States, in the Ohio and middle and
lower Mississippi Valley and in portions
of the Lake region. and light SHOWS or
rains in the Northern Plains States, the
upper Mississippi Valley and the Northern
Rocky Mountain region. Temperatures
have fallen in the Ohio Valley, the Gulf
States and the Northern Plains States.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
u. 5. Sends New Protests
To French on Goods Curb
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HANOI. French Indo- China. Dec.
20 Sunday The United States is
seeking to break down Japanese
restrictions against the movement
of American merchandise in North
ern Indo-China as well as the
Japanese-insoired detention of such
goods in Haiphong and Hanoi, it
was reported today.
The French. announcing receipt
of further vigorous protests from
Washington against the detention
of goods in warehouses intended for
re-export, said that release depends
on Japanese permission.
1t was understood here that WASH
ington now is directing its efforts
toward Toxic,
Evening star., 1940-12-29
$3.50 Chance Seen
For Free Government
RY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TULSA, Dec. 28-Representative
Summers of Texas told the Okla
homa Bar Association convention
today that there is only "a $3.50
chance" free government would be
preserved in the United States.
Free government" he said faces
two dangers. 1t is being attacked
from abroad and, from within. we
are deliberately trying to destroy
It,"
Mr.. Summers. chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee. de-
clared the rearmament program was
running far behind schedule and
added that the United States We
doing too much talking for whco
we've got in our hip pocket
Lima, Peru, was founded in -
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Hurricane Dead Placed at 9

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 28 (P).-Dis-
patches from Orizaba, Vera Cruz
State, tonight said the hurricane
which struck that city Thursday
killed nine persons, injured more
than 10 and leveled three small viii
lagos on the city's outskirts.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Weather Report


District of Colmba-Cloudy with occasional light slightly
tonight cloudy COLDER variable winds becoming
moderate fresh northwest.
MyandOccaonal slightly colder tonight tomorrow cloudy
light northwest portion.
Vgna-Coudy with occasional light slightly colder In exreme
portion cloudy and colder with light rain in
northwest portion
slightly COLDER
with light rain north portion
Evening star., 1940-12-29

problems of American railroads and
transportation.
Senator Wheeler is a native of
Massachusetts. After five years Of
practicing law at Butte, Mont, he
was elected to the State Legislature.
Prior to his election to the United
States Senate he served five years
as United States district attorney.
Evening star., 1940-12-29

(This is the 18th and last OF a
series OF articles BY The Stars
music critic on the operas tea-
tured in recordings being offered
in The Stars music appreciation
campaign. In this article. Mozart
and his opera, THE Marriage OF
Figaro" are diScuSSed.J
Evening star., 1940-12-29

acclaim from a delighted audience.
Although its season in Vienna was
rather short, the opera was given in
other cities with the same result.
In Prague the whole city did honor
to the composer when, on visit, he
was asked to conduct it. Its lovely
melodies were sung, and even danced
to, all over the town and the lion
of the day was Wolfgang Mozart.
Popularity Never Dimmed.
Since that time its popularity has
never dimmed and it is one of the
few operas given time and again in
every operate center. Its beautiful
music, sad and gay, tender and
sparkling, so full of that mixture
of bubbling vitality and sweet seri-
business that was the keynote of
the composers character, has never
lost it's stimulating effect or the
charm that was so spontaneously
given it by the joy of its author in
his theme. Singers have expanded
their artistry in perfecting the arias
WIllIll dlC do OllCll W NC Ol4
concert programs as in the theater
performances. It was born of su-
preme Towering of genius and bears
it's deathless stamp.
Five years later that light of
genius was quenched forever. OF
the enormous number of works
Mozart composed in his IS years
few have had quite the flavor that
the gifted creator gave to this
opera. It's gaiety and perennial
freshness seems hardly connected
with the man who when touched
with the finger of death remarked,
Death is very beautiful Have I
not said think it the true goal
Of life?"
Recordings of Mozart's Marriage
of Figaro" were released for dis
tribution yesterday at the special
booths in the lobby of The Star
Building, thereby completing the
series of u operas included in The
Stars music appreciation offer.
The new release and the II pre-
vious offerings of the campaign
will remain available for diStribu-
ton each weekday from 9 am. to 9
pm. during the remainder of the
campaign. The symphonic works
included in the offer also will con-
tinue to be available, as well as the
two types of electric record players
included in The Stars offer.
The other operas obtainable are
Bizet's Carmen" Gounod's Faust, "
Verdis Aida" ''Rigoletto" and La
Traviata"; Puccinis 'Madama But
terfy' and La Boheme," Leonca-
vallo's "Pagliacci" and Wagner's
'Lohengrin," ''Tannhauser" and
Tristan and Isolde"
The symphonic works available
are Tschaikowsky's Fourth SYM
phony" and 'Nutcracker Suite,
Beethoven's Fifth and Eighth SYM
phonies, Schubert's Unfinished
Symphony" Mozarts Symphony
No. 40 in G Minor" Bach's Bran
denburg Concertos Nos. and g."
Wagner's preludes to Die Meister-
singer" and "Parsifal" Debussy's
Afternoon of a Faun," Clouds"
and Festivals" Haydn's SYM
phony No. SO in E Flat Maj +"
Brahms Second Symphony and
Franck's ID Minor Symphony"
Evening star., 1940-12-29
PART FIVE.
Features.

Employees Of q British railway have
started over 1,100 small farms on
waste land.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Report Until 10 PM. Saturday.

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Highest, "a, pm. Yesterday year ago,
35 Lowest, As, am. Yesterday year
ago. 30.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100, on July %. Lowest. T.
on January 80.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today Tomorrow.
High " S:07 am S:54 am.
Low " 2.3S am. 3:26 am.
High S:3l pm. 9:17 p. m.
Low - 2:54pm. 3:4l pm.
Evening star., 1940-12-29
Readers Guide
News Summary
PART ONE.
Foreign.
The SUNDAY Star, Dec. 20. 1910.

Foreign.
Three troop ships in italian convoy
sunk by Greeks. Page Al
British concentrate in Bardia area
as guns shell base. Page Al
Gen De Gaulle sees victory If French
join to fight Nazis. Page Al
italians threaten war spread if U. S.
sends ships to Fire. Page A-10
National.
President to discuss U. S. defense,
British aid on radio. Page Al
Defense experts still working to
speed production. Page Al
House group denounces labor board,
urges reorganization. Page Al
Jesse Jones sees bright business
prospects for ls41. Page A-1o
Washington and Vicinity.
New Deal agencies to have part in
inaugural parade. Page Al
Guardsmen to have 44-hour week at
Fort Bliss. Page B-l
Sports.
North defeats South, l4-12, in wet
grid game. Page B-5
Georgia Tech wins muddy battle
from California. Page B-6
D. c. and national sports review for
year. Pages B-7-8-9
Miscellany.
Obituary. Page Ala
Travel. Page B-4
Evening star., 1940-12-29

Lima, Peru. was founded in -
as the The City of Kings"