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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-07
THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, MARCH Z l940
TOURNEY OPENS HERE TONIGHT

nings found cut las might in los ing a game after a 1877 lead at halftime. 32-31.
 Squad members seeing service most are Keith Reischl, Vern Illus sey, Jack McDaniel, Wally Jones, Tom Powers, Hallie Rice, Jim Hickey, and Alex Miller.
 Headiest ball player on the Grim son Bear squad is guard Tommy Powers, always good for his share of the points and always backing up the defense or offense with per sistent drive.
 Added Up
 Summing the total of these notes, it adds up that Juneau is going to get the best dish of basketball in the history of court play here.
 We're going to editorialize here something that isn't supposed to be done in news columns, but in this case, the editorializing Is merited.
 First, Juneau gets a rare treat in winter entertainment through this First Annual Southeast Alas ka Basketball Tournament, and sec ondly, that treat costs but a dollar for three nights of ball, four games night, or forty cents for four games-ten cents a game if you pay straight nightly admission.
 To City League President Jack Fowler. the town owes it's appre- ciation. Fowler has been working nights for months, making contacts with visiting teams and conferring with Superintendent of Juneau Schools A. B. Phillips to make the tournament possible.
 Players are getting their hotel and eating expenses guaranteed while in Juneau, half a hundred visitors spending money in Juneau and livening up tagging tag end of the winter sports season.
 Financing
 To finance this tournament, Ju- neau has to jam that gymnasium, which has been enlarged in seating capacity with construction of new bleachers on the sidelines, and when the big dance is held Saturday night in the Elks' Hall, Juneau should crowd that dance floor as well.
 If the tournament is a success financially - it can't be anything but a success in a sports sense, pitting the best in Southeast AL aska basketballers one against the other in strenuous schedule-then Juneau will be host year after year to such a tournament, something worthwhile pointing to.
 And don't think you won't get your moneys worth. Go early-go without dinner if you have to-and see the first game at 630 o'clock. The rest of the games will be run off like clockwork, and Referees George Wiley, Jack McKellar and Jack Toner say they will enforce that if they have to penalize the late team with free throws.
 See you tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday night at the High School gymnasium!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-07
SETTLEMENTS 0F
 NORTH T HOLDING.
 OWN IN CENSUS
Reports Come in from For ty-MiIe, Koyukuk and
 Other Districts

A net gain of only 29 persons in the past ten years is reported in census announcements today from five villages and recording districts of Interior and northern Alaska
 Gains at Shishmaref Village and in the Forty Mile and Koyllkuk recording districts was very nearly offset by losses at Kwinhagak Vil- i lage and in the Fort Gibbon re- cording district. : Shishmaref has 257 compared to 223 in 1929. Forty Mile recording district has 40 as compared to 90.
 Koyukuk recording district has 285 as compared to PIT.
 Kwinhagak has PA as compared to 230.
 Fort Gibbon recording district has 425 as compared to 488
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the Cyane, but not connected with the basketball team were Bill Robertson, Frank Kline and Cecil Wheat
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-07
Haida and Cydne Bring in Visitors from Both
 Ends of Division
FIRST GAME STARTS
 AT 6:30;; 4 SLATED
Juneau to See Best Hoop Players of Southeast
 Alaska Courts

The Coast Guard vessels Haida and Cyane arrived in Juneau yes terday evening, bringing in four squads, completing the roster of the teams entering the First Annual Southeast Alaska Basketball tour ney which gets under way tonight at 6::30 o'clock for three days of Elimination.
 In drawings last night, Army is to play Ketchikan at 6:30; o'clock Krause vs. Sitka at 7:3O, Haida vs Skagway at 830, and Petersburg vs Juneau High School at 9:3o.
 The Haida brought in a team from Chilkoot Barracks, a Skagway town team, and 3 Haines High School squad, the latter not enter ing the tournament, but playing q series with Douglas High School while here.
 The patrol boat Cyane came ur from Ketchikan, bringing in the First .City's town team.
 With the first horn of the tour nament to sound tonight q review of who will play is in order:
 Ketchikan
 Ketchikan brought up it's beSt aggregation under manager Paul Packard, taking charge Of what ap- pears to be a strong ball club.
 On the team IS Pat Iagiwara Ketchikan boy who also had recent basketball experience in Portland commercial circles: Cliff Phillips fast ,youngster who went Outside tC Franklin High School and played on that Seattle schools varsity Phillip Elliott, former Ketchikan High star, Art Hinkleman. former Coast Guardsman: Arnold Harris, cclored boy who is supposed to be a flash from Franklin High in Se- attle. Mark Bussanich, former Kay hi star; Bob Pollen, former frosh player with Brigham Young Uni versity; John Davis, Eastern Wash ington ball handler; Tommy Davies, recently of Ketchikan H g h. and George Northrup, veteran Ketchikan ball player who several years ago played two years for Willamette.
 ChilkOot Barracks
 On the Army team. picked from two companies at the Haines post in charge of player-manager Lieut. David Byars, Edward King, Gene Baliview, William Kiphart, Arthur Leaning, Joe Garner, John Bates Alfred Short, Herbert Miller, Will liam Bates.
 Short and Garnels of the Army squad, were members of recent AI-Philippines Department team.
 Skagway
 The Lynn Canal town of Skag-
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SCOTTISH RITE DINNER 10 BE
 HELD FRIDAY
H. |. Faulkner to Be Invest ed with Rank of Knight
 Commander

The regular meeting of the Scot tish Rite Bodies Friday evening will be preceded by dinner at 6 o'clock for all Scottish Rite Masons.
 There will be a regular business meeting at 7:30 o'clock followed by installation of officers elected at the last monthly meeting.
 Following this, there will be ceremonial of investiture of the rank and decoration of Knight Command CT Of the Court of Honor
 II. L. Faulkner was honored with this rank by the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite at their bien- nial session in Washington, D. C.. last fall
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Moose Women in
 Business MeetinQ

Moose women met last night for a short business session at the Odd Fellows Hall.
 It was decided to discontinue the sewing club until next fall. An nouncement was made that there would be initiation of new members at the next meeting, March 20
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Dinner GroupLikes
 Speech bY-SfobIer

The mems dinner Held last eve ming at the Metropolitan Metho-
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NewIYweds Giyen,,.
 Surprise Shower

MT and Mrs Earl Roach, who were married last Monday, were pleasantly surprised at their Will loughby Avenue home last evening when "A friends called, showering them with complete set of sil- yer. ~
 The evening was spent informally with refreshments being served at "a late hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-07
By PAUL ROSS AP Feature Service Writer

Pssti Want to save money on your income tax?
 You'd be surprised what a few hours of jogging your memory and brushing up on arithmetic will do for you. And legitimately, too. This all comes, every bit of it, from source close to the United States government.
 Remember the time you bought a pair of tickets for that boxing match? And the time you sur prised the wife and, instead of taking her down to the corner movie where the admission is only 25 cents, you bought orches- tra seats for that Shakespeare play? If you'll just figure out all the admissions of more than 40 cents you paid, you can deduct 10 percent of them from your in- come.
 Uncle Sam gives us suckers an even break on donations, too. If you shelled out for charitable, re- ligious and educational institu- tionS last year, Uncle Sam won't laugh in your face if you deduct as much as 15 percent of your net income. The only thing is you have to have proof you gave all this money if the tax collector should ask for it, and the object of your kindness has to be organized under state law.
 Some Taxes Aren't Taxed
 You needn't pay tax on taxes some kinds of taxes, that is. For instance, you can deduct the tax on club dues, safe deposit boxes, telephone calls, cablegrams.
 And you can deduct your state income tax, if any, and sales taxes. And if you are an employer, you can deduct the social security taxes you pay on your employees but if you're an employee, nothing doing.
 Here's another but: If you smoke a lot and drink a lot you've paid a lot of Federal excise taxes oil 1 tobacco and alcoholic beverages which doesn't make any difference at all in the amount of income tax you owe.
 To get back to the brighter side of things, you can deduct what ever you paid for dog license and for a drivers license l. and auto plates and for state taxes on gasoline.
 If you play cagey. there are a lot of other things you can deduct. Stuff like this-real estate taxes provided they aren't such things as water taxes or property-im- provement assessments) customs duties, union dues and assess ments, interest paid on that per- sonal loan you made, and your gambling losses up to the amount you won eff you were taken by the bookies for S1,00O and nicked them back for $l00, you can de- duct only $100).
 And that isn't all. If you suf- fered a property loss through fire, theft, storm or other casualties and it can't be shown you were negligent you can deduct the full original purchase price less sal wage value) or the full cost of re- pairs. What's more, if you're smart, you'll deduct the full amount of the expenses you ordi- narily and necessarily incur as art of your work (such as main
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dist Church was well attended Those present especially enjoyed a talk given by Howard D. Stabler on The Humorous Aspects of the Law" and the informal discussions which followed
 Stanley Tollefsen played several violin selections which were well received. The remainder of h e time was spent in community sing ing led by Ronald Lister.
 Today's NeWS. ToIsay-Empire
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER
 (Bv the IT.. Weather Bureau
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at ;
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau)

fol vicinity, at $50 Mar Cloudy tonight tonight about 3 degrees; variable winds
 Alaska Mostly cloudy with scattered eht showers Friday slightly colder tonight gentle b moderate nohery eastery the southern tonight
 of winas the Gulf of Alas ncInbrook moderate to ire h souheastery; Hnchnook to Kodiak moderate east northeastery
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way sends down an aggregation ot nearly 100 per cent Skagwayltes all but che of the nine players hav- ing been born in the Gateway City The exception is Dick Young, young State of Washington ball player who was forced down at Teslin Lake on an airplane flight to Fairbanks last Fall and remained in the North, On the Skagway roster are, Louis Selmer. Oscar Selmer, Lee Gault, Bud Blanchard, Dick King, Phil o. sen. Bobby Hesmes, Stan Smith and Walter Sipprell.
 Petersburg
 The Wrangell Narrows metropolis has sent up a strong team, strong ly Scandinavian and strong enough in a basketball sense to have de- feated Southeast Alaska High School champion Vikings tw oof three games.
 On this squad, known as Hack $ Reliable Happy Tappers, are Captain Elden Lee. Dave Dinner, Bob Con- cannon, Aril Mathisen, Lloyd Peter son, Keith Anderson, Norman Heim- dahl and Ed Hagerman.
 Sitka
 The Sitka aggregation, second Historic City squad in "A years tc visit Juneau, is so confident of vic tory it is understood some of the ball players are wagering on theil taking the crown.
 For four years this team has no1 been defeated, players say totallins probably sixty or seventy games, al victories,
 On this squad are Bill Hollywood formerly High School flash; Han; Peterson, town player formerly witt Ketchikan High champions, Nicf Kasakan. ANB of Sitka and Sitks High School, a dangerous ball play CT, Harold Donnelly, from Sheldor Jackson, Gordon Hall, town player Charlie Olson, Sheldon Jackson, Bil Iawski, U. s. Navy, Bill Smith, towr player, and John Didrickson, an other town player
 Haida
 A strong team which may be con. sidered as sharing the top of tho Juneau City League ladder witt KrauSes.
 On this squad are heavyweight sharpsho0ters Staack and Nagy Hopkins. nIcMahon, Wagner Cabe Nosler, Mead, olson.
 Krauses This squad is voted by most a' the best team in the Juneau cir cult, now standing at the top of tn, League.
 Number One ball player on tho club is Claude Erskine, rangy blonde guard who played All-State ball il the Grays Harbor country severa years ago and seems to be as gooC today as he was ten years ago.
 Also on the squad is Elmer Lind strom, former Juneau High star anC veteran of local courts, Sammy Mel. son, another local veteran, Marl Jensen, tall Minnesotan who ha! been playing Channel ball for sev. eral years and turning in consist. ently good games, L. B. Nelson an. other rugged ball chaser new tt Juneau courts, Tauno Niemi, Doug las veteran and stellar guard, ant George Stragier, dynamiting littl forward who is in there battling al the time.
 Juneau High
 The local High School squad i the team that was going great gun and begged down just short of tn Southeast Alaska High Schoo championship, losing to Peters burg.
 This squad is funny combina tion that sometimes looks like i never will be a ball club and thel a minute later might look like tn best team that ever hit the hoop ol the Channel-in other words they'r dangerous at all times-as Hen
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Today's News. To1ay-Empire
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BAND TO PLAY
 GAMES TONIGHT

The Juneau High School Band will play at the basketball games tonight in the gymnasium according to an announcement made late this after noon.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

look at the record again
i IAAES-No new or increased taxes,
levies under Bricker
but millions more revenue from existing
2. F'INANCES-Co of state govern
ment cut $5,O00,OO0 last year; more
money for schools, relief, old age pensions
and local governments; So 100000 d year
surplus under Bricker.
B. SCHOOLS-S18,O 900 900 deficit re-
duced onethird under Bricker; interest
paid by state; $13,000,00O more for cur
rent operation. Davey proposes sales tax
repeal which he said in 1886 would close
the schools.
Z. HlGHWAYS-Bids put back on com
petltlve basis; more miles built $780,
600 saved in department operating cost.
Davey had the Hot Mix scandal.
5. LIQUOR CONTROL - S4.35O. 900
more net revenue by good management
under Bricker, though sales were less il
1889 than in 1887. Davey had the truck
less truck company scandal
6. OLD AGE PENSIONS - 1900
more pensioners, prompt checks, larger
average; 1911 maximum boosted to $40
under Bricker. The Federal government
penalized the state S1,338,OOO because Of
Davey mismanagement.
z. RELIEF-More money from the state.
fairly distributed. Davey had the relief
shake-down scandal.
8. .PURCHASING-Put back on com
petitive basis, saving $1,0OO,0OO a year
Davey had the coal purchase scandal.
8. LABOR-Sixty-fou per cent more
jobs in private industry through Ohio En-
ployment Service under Bricker; 10000
more employees under workmen's compen-
sation; premium rates reduced.
10. PUBLIC CONFIDENCE No re-
sponsible person has pointed the finger of
suspicion at any official under Broker
Remember the Democratic Senate's graft
Continued on page ~
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
COL. DAVIS PROMOTED TO
BRlGADIER GENERAL
Appointment Considered A
Political Move To Halt
Negro Voters Revolt

WASHINGTON. y. d Alarmed
at the mass protests Of Negro
aeainst his and The Wal Depal
mcnt's discriminatory statement d
rolicy regarding Negro soldiers
Pfesident Roosevelt On Friday al
nounccd the promotion Of Calonel
Benjamin Q Davis, commander Of
the 36oth Field Artillery (anti air
craft) Regiment TO the raniS ~ Bri-
gadier General ~ the II. s. Army
BY his promotion, Col. Davis be-
comes tho first Negro to be elevated
to the grade u General ia the
United States Army.
AT the same time President Roose-
vell also announced The appointment
Of ex Judge William IL IIastie, dean
Of the Howard university Law
School, Ii Civilian Aide 70 the
Secretary Of War and the appoint
Continued on page p
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
Wizard Urges Negroes
To Vote For. Willkie

Robert f.. vann,
Editor Of The. Pittsburg Courier,
Dear Sir:
] cannot hope that many Of your
readers will know my name, though
] am one of the five founders of the
National Association FOR the Ad-
vancement of CoIored People, was
for twenty one years president Of
the board of trustees of Jennie
Deans Manassas Industrial School
Virginia, and may say cham
pion of the cause of the Negro at
all times during my long service on
The New York Evening Post and
The Nation.
/ mention this record only in the
hope that your readers will think
that / have given proof Of my de-
votion to the interest of the Negro
in the United States.
1t is because of thai interest that
I am writing to you to urge upon
your readers that in the election so
close at hand they give their votes
co Wendell Wi1lkie, Or if they can
Continued on page y
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(From The Pittsburg Courier)


One of the Negroes staunchest
and most long standing friends has
been Oswald Garrison Willard. Be-
fore him, Mr.. Wizards forebearers
fought for the freedom of Negroes.
William Lloyd Garrison, his grand
father, was mobbed in Boston where
he printed The Liberator and mill
tantly inveighed against slavery
On last Thursday afternoon when
the editor of The Courier, Robert
L. Vann, lay dying on his hospital
bed, Oswald Garrison Willard, sat
down at his typewriter and wrote
the following message to our strick-
en- leader and, through him, to the
Negroes of the United States.
This letter, we believe, transcends
the issues of partisan politics. 1t
joins the minds Of two great leaders
for complete liberation Of Negroes.
The voice Of one of these leaders
has been stilled. The voice of the
other cries out in the wilderness the
message which death has stilled in
the lips of the former. The letter:
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
Noted Baptist Leader And Rev.
William Haynes Victims OF
Plane Crash Near Detroit
BU R N I @
De A T H IN
.BL AZE
Two White Pilots
Also Killed In
atal Wreck Due to
Extreme Fog.

CHICAGO, Oct. 31.-Dr. T..
k, Williams, president of the
National Baptist Convention,
pastor Of Chicago's Olivet
Baptist church and one OF
America ! most noted religi-
Gus and political statesmen,
died IN q plane crash two
miles east Of Olivet, Mich,
late Tuesday evening. He was
en- route to a Republican rally
scheduled for Flint, Mich,
hat night.
lis three companions in the plane
',ev. William II. /. Haynes, 3l21
q ttagc Grove avenue, who wis ac-
eompanying Dr.. Williams 70 the
rally; Don schmitt. worker in the
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
NelU Deal Bosses Flop!

The New Deal wise guys, Flynn Kelly Nash
Hague, and other advised their drafted Third Term
Candidate for President to stay behind the trenches
and let them conduct the campaign without his help.
hat they had the election in the bag Bought and paid
for But, as the campaign progressed the tammany
tactics Topped and the candidate is ordered into the
fray He no longer poses the disnterested uphoder
of Presidential dignity, too busy with government af-
fairs to devote time to politics, He is in the fight
personally political candidate for President. Mr..
Wendell Willke and his supporters and sponsors
glad to get candidate Roosevelt out in the trying
to defend his administration We do not think that he
will remain the firing line very long however Too
hot and dangerous.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

Advertisements, pamphlets, mouth-to-
ear whispering, public speeches and the
radio have been employed for this pur
pose and if Davey runs true to form, his
last minute attempts to incite prejudice
may become deluge.
But the record stands. There is no es-
cape from it. Bricker's is good, Daveys
the reverse. We believe this is SO widely
understood a IS to completely nullify
Davey's outrageously exaggerated claims
in this campaign.
Lest he attempt to outdo himself, let's
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01

Frank II. Jones, president of the
West Side Young Mems Republican
pb announced Thursday that
World Heavyweight Champion Joe
Louis will arrive in Dayton. at 2:30
Saturday afternoon to tour the city
i, interest of the election of Wen
dell L. Willkie.
The visit of Joe Louis will be
sponsored by the West Side clubs.
On the reception committee are
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
WiLIkie Points The Way

The Republican campagners do not lie. They
merely point to the record Of the present national adj
mnstration and call attention to established conditions
and what looms in the future if the American people
corHnue to blndly, follow an Incompetent leader
Wendell Wlkie points the way out Of chaos and dark
into order and light He offers to advise the people
Of America how to solve the every day problems Not
master indispensable man. But as humble
servant to the governed people. To remain great
nation America must be strong and productive, cooper
atng unit working to establish and prosperity
Economically are just where started from in 1929
Socially and morally the country has degenerated The
present administration has developed and encouraged
egg and vegetable throwing animals in human form.
Glass hatred and selfshness rampant the land
The crusade to America cannot fail Let's all vote
Republican.
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The Record Stands

One thing impresses us particularly as
the state campaign draws to close. Each
time Governor John w. Bricker has spok-
en-, he has spoken from the record, while
his opponent, Martin l.. Davey, has used
every device of the demagogue to obscure
his own record and to distort that Of
Bricker.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-11-01
576 Negroes In State EMPLOY
TOTAL

Bricker recognizes technical training and pro-
fessiona education among Negroes, engineers in
spcctors, supervisors, mechanics, auditors labor
atory officials, attorneys ntervewers, investga-
tors. He gives them positions of trust and i'm
portance--assstant state fire marshall highway
ages supervisor OF Negro labor statistics, adj
mnistrative assistant in the Ohio State Employ
ment Service, contact men with Ohio employers,
member of the Board of Pardon and Parole, long
est term, six years. lie called the first state
wide conference Negro employment problems
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Hazey II. Loritts, Frank ] nes, Ell.
gar, Nickerson, Mrs, Mabel Evens,
Mrs. Robert Prear, Mrs. Lucy Dixon
and others.
In the Louis party viii be Mrs
Lily Brooks, Joe's mother, Mr.. Rox.
borough, and Julian Black. This
place of meeting will be announce
in the daily papers.
Joe Louis and his party will be il
Cincinnati Saturday night.