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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
First Lady
 Letturinq

YOSEMITE PARK, Cal, April G. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt viewed the scenery in the park here today during a brief rest between dates on her coast lecture tour The First Lady will speak at Stanford Uni versity Monday and in Reno on Tuesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
 STAR AIRWAYS MAN E VISITING JUNEAU

Don Goodman, Vice-President and General Manager of Star Airways at Anchorage, came in on the Mt. Mo Kinley this morning and expects to remain here for a few days on business.
 Goodman has been in California for most of the winter, vacationing. guest at the Baranof Hotel, he plans to leave for the Westward on Tuesdays steamer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
SOCIALISTS ARE
 TO HAVE TICKET

WASHINGTON, April G. The Socialist Party prepared today for a weekend national convention here to nominate a 1940 presidential tick ct. Socialists almost voted them selves out of national politics four years ago by joining forces with the New Deal. The convention, with some 250 delegates, will name it's standard bearers tomorrow. The na- tional committee met yesterday in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TAGGART DUE HERE

Sam Taggart, pioneer Nome lum- Der man, got off the Mount Me Kinley at Ketchiakn, it was learned here today on the arrival of that vessel, and will be coming to Ju- neau next week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
PAL TAKES LOAD
 OF FURNISHINGS

Max Dorman of Funter Bay. was in Juneau today with his gasboat Pal, taking out a load of house. hold furnishings for his Funter Bay home.
 Also aboard the Pal were Sam Birkness and Mrs. Forrest Smith and daughter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TWO PLANES FLY

Shell Simmons flew to Hoonah today with the Fairchild, taking out Minnie Johnson and J. Johnson to the Icy Straits town, while John Amundsen flew the Bellanca to Pol aris- -Taku with passengers and mail.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
RALST0k ISLAND
 WORKERS HIRED

A crew of laborers to work at Rals- ton Island on the new Civil Aero nautics Authority range station was picked today by Construction Su- perintendenU " r. RoWley at the Alaska Territorial Employment Ser vice office here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
ADMITS KILLING
 MOTHER, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, April 6.-Denzel Davis, 24 has pleaded guilty to the charge of killing his mother, Mrs. Harriett Arnold, and placing her body in a kitchen sink cabinet. He said he stabbed his mother because she in- suited his wife
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
Moose Women Hold
 Initiation Service

Mrs. Fay Webber, Mrs Christie Zinck and Miss Olga Mitschke were initiated last night into the Women of the Moose. The meeting was held at the LOOP. Hall.
 Plans were made for a public Military Whist card party on April II.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TO VISIT HERE

Miss Ada Giovanetti, daughter of Mrs. J. M Giovanetti, is on the steamer Alaska enroute here to spend the summer She has been in training for nurse in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
OPEN HOUSE TO BE HELD BY C(C
 UNITS TOMORROW

In observance of the seventh an- niversary of the creation of the Civ ilian Conservation Corps, local units will hold open house at the Juneau warehouse and at the Montana Creek camp tomorrow between l and 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Re- treatments will be served.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
ON VACATION TRIP

A. R. Boone, of the office of ac- counting in the Treasury Depart ment, arrived on the Mckinley to- day, stopping over here a guest at the Gastineau Hotel. He is mak- ing a short vacation trip from Se attle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
DENOUNCED

SAN FRANCISCO, April G.-Fifty thousand West Coast Chinese, mem bers of the China War Relief As- sociation, joined today in denounc- ing the puppet government in China headed by Wang, whom they called a traitor
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
STERLING RETURNING

Assistant Chief Engineer Hawlay Sterling of the Alaska Road Com mission is returning to Juneau on the steamer Alaska after his an- nual equipment buying trip to Se- attle
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TESTIMONY ALL IN IN GROSS CASE;
 ARGUMENTS NEXT

Both sides rested last night in the suit of the Electrical Research Pro- ducts Incorporated against w. D. Gross. Argument will start in Dis trict Court Monday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
HOLY" SONGS PROTECTED
 NOW BY GERMAN ORDER

BERLIN, April 6. n Paul Joseph Goebbels, Minister for Public En- lightenment and propaganda, has taken steps for protection" of na- ticnal songs. The Deutschland" anthem, the Horst Vessel song and other Nazi battle or fatherland hymns that have become holy through tradition" may not longer be played in amusement centers, cafes and other public entertainment halls. The misuse" of such songs through paraphrasing of the lyrics also is prohibited.
 Emnire claSsifiedS bring results
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
RETURNING HERE

Mrs. Kate Jarman is paSsen- ger on the steamer Alaska which sailed north from Seattle today She has been visiting in the States for the past several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
MISS RENTER EXECUTE

Returning from vacation trip to the States, Miss Louise Kemper is enroute here on the steamer Alaska. She is an employee of the Forest Service office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
HEISEL TO HAYNES

Deputy Collector of Customs Walter B. Heisel went to Skagway last night on the Princess Norah for official business at Haines. He will return on the same boat.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
KERR RETURNS

Lawrence Kerr, former clerk in the office of the United States Attorney here, arrived in Juneau today and is a guest at the Cas- tineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TO LIyENCOOD

J. K. Livengood, well known In- terior pioneer for whom the min ing camp of Livengood is named, passed through on the Mount Me- Kinley today after a trip Outside.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
MAGNETIC OBSERVATORY
 MEN ON WAY TO SITKA

Frank Blair and J. R. Shirler, passengers on the steamer Taku for Sitka, visited in Juneau today.
 They will build a new magnetic observatory station at the Historic City.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
SWEETS HOMEBOuND

MT. and Mrs. L. Swift, of An chorage, where MT. Swift operates the Anchorage Drug Company, passed through Juneau today on the Mount Mckinley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TO ANCHORAGE

Mrs. A. J. Hewitt, of Hewitt's Photo Shop in Anchorage, was a Mount Mckinley passenger through Juneau today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
BLOWERS RETURNING

After a trip to the States, MT. and Mrs. A. E. Glover are return ing to Juneau aboard the Alaska and due Tuesday
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
DIVER IN JUNEAU

A. J. LaGasa, deep sea diver and salvage man, came in on the Mount Mckinley this morning from Seattle and is at the Gastineau Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
MINE INSTRUCTIONS

Harry H. Kazee, safety man of the Bureau of Mines, is now in the Railroad belt, visiting all sec tions and giving instructions to miners on first aid and safety work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
AIR ALARM

PARIS, April GA half hour ar raid alarm sounded today over Northwestern France as Nazi bomb ing planes were sighted over the frontier. No bombs were dropped, however.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
HOME FROM STATES

Mrs. Dora Sweeney, Office of h. dian Affairs Clerk, returned to Ju- neau on the Princess Norah after a vacation in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
FIELDER NORTH

J. w. Fielder of Fielder and Gale, traders, operating at Dillingham;, passed through on the Mckinley today for the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
DOCTOR VISITS

Dr. l.. J. Seeley of Anchorage, visited Juneau friends today while the Mckinley was in port. He is returning north after trip to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

An while moderately persisted Light Charlotte weather mpera- the remainder of Alaska
 April 7.Sunrise 5:12 sunset 6:54 April B. 656
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
U. S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Burea


 Sunday; temperature de- grees easterly
 
  Sunday; mperature
  the south portion. of of the of A las six  probably the day; Cape Hichnbrook Kodiak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
TERN UNLOADS

The halibuter Tern, Andrew Ros- ness, Skipper, brought in 5000 pounds of halibut today, selling to Alaska Coast Fisheries at 10.l0 and 6.10 cents a pound
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
Hollywood Sighh find Sound,
By Robbin Coo~s.

HOLLYWOOD Cal, April 6.-"THE RIMROSE PATH" Sceenplay by Allan Scott Gregory LaCava from by L. Buckner Walter Hart. Directed by Gregory Principals Ginger Rogers Joel McCrea Marjorie Henry Travers Miles Mande Queenie Vasar Joan Carol Vivienne Osborne Caman Morales.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06
STEALS CLOTHES,
 PINS RETURNED

CAPE. GIRARDEAU, Mo, April GA thief stole the weeks wash ing from the Ed Johnson clothes line, but carefully placed the clothespins in back porch recep- tacle reserved for them.
 Empire classifieds bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-06

Today's news today in The Empire
Evening star., 1940-01-21
DC. Income Tax Joker CompeIs
ProfitIess Firms to Pay SIS

A "joker" has popped up in the
Districts new corporate net income
tax lava nice, big juicy one that's
going to make every corporation in
Washington pay at least $25 even
though:
l. 1t may have done no business
in 1899.
2. It had no taxable income.
3. It actually operated at loss.
Complaints by several organiza-
tions led to the disclosure yesterday
that every corporation In the Dis
trict, except those expressly exempt
by other provisions, must pay q $25
filing fee in making its 1889 return.
This fee is credited against what
ever tax is due from the corporation,
but, under rulings by the corpora
tion counsels once, the $26 fling
fee must be paid even By corpora.
tions which have no tax % pay.
Evening star., 1940-01-21

Omcials at the District Building
readily admitted existence of the
Joker in the tax law, but were hard
put to explain just when, where
and how it arrived there.
An investigation disclosed that the
provision apparently originated
with DR.. Chester B. Pond, New York
tax expert, who came here in 1898
to make study of the Districts tax
structure for the Congressional Joint
Committee> on Internal Revenue
Taxation.
DR.. Ponds original report to Con-
gress on q proposed new tax struc-
ture for the District contained this
statement:
1T is proposed to tax all corpora
tions domiciled or conducting COM
mercial activity In the District at
the rate Of per cent of net taxable
(ees JOKER, Page A-lJ
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Relations After Jan. 26
Up 10 U. s., Says Japan
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, Jan. 81 Sunday DO
mel, Japanese news service, today
quoted an oficial source as saying
Developments in Washington, not
in. Toxic" will determine whether
Japan will continue her most ia
vored-nation treatment of United
States imports after next Friday.
On that day Japan's 28-year-old
commercial treaty with the United
States will expire. It was presumed
the official referred to possible ex-
tension of the United States moral
embargo" on shipments of gasoline
to Japan.
Some japanese said they believed
they had lost their strongest friend
in the United States Congress in
the death of Senator William z.
Borah, who had been expected here
to exert IN important influence in
forthcoming legislation affecting
Japan.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Prison Riot QueIIed
After 1,400 Battle
Guards for Hour
Guns and Teor Cos End
Outbreak Following
CompIoint on Food
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated freSS.
IONA, Mich. Jan. 20.-A general
riot of 400 inmates at Michigan
Reformatory broke out late today
and hastily reinforced guards arm
ed with rifles and tear gas bombs
battled prisoners for nearly an hour
before it was brought under control.
Deputy Warden Edward c. Good,
in charge of the prison. said so
shots were fired during the uprising,
but that no one was struck.
The riot broke out in the prison
rotunda. central inlet to the cell
blocks, while 1000 of the inmates
were returning from the dining hall.
One Of the inmates complained
about prison supper. the deputy
warden said, and hundreds of others
took up the protest.
The rioting spread to the prison
baseball field, inside the walls, and
to the dining hall, he declared. Sew
eral inmates attempted to scale the
walls, he said, but none was suc-
cessful.
Knives Found on Floor.
At the height of the rioting, Mr..
Good said, inmates gained entrance
to the dining hall storeroom. A
score Of knives were found on the
floor after the trouble had subsidized.
Dining hall and kitchens were re-
ported virtually demolished. VIM
dows were broken and plumbing
damaged.
Warden Warren ]. Dodge was out
of the city.
A detachment of As State troopers
under Capt. Laurence A. Lyon as
sisted prison guards and county
authorities. After a oearch, Mr..
Good announced that IS inmates
were found hiding inside prison
walls and that they were returned
to their cells.
The deputy warden said trouble
started shortly before pm, when
an inmate protested against the pris-
on supper of chilli. Mr.. Good said he
promised the men an additional
supper should they return to the
cells peaceably, but the offer was
rejected.
The rioting spread rapidly, with
many of the inmates running out
to the baseball park. Others still
eating their suppers joined in the
melee. Mr.. Good estimated damage
at $500.
Il instructed the guards not to
shoot at any one but to fire over the
prisoners heads" Mr.. Good said.
Mr.. Good named three men to-
night as "ringleaders" and placed
them In solitary confinement. He
said he would seek charges of
melting to riot against the trio
Melvin Brooks, 20, and John White
20, both serving 3 to 10 years for
armed robbery, and Peter Wazdatski
%, serving 71s to Is years for the
same offense.
Today's outbreak was the third
major prison emergency in Mich
igan in four months. Last Sep
tember, four long term convicts es.
capped from the Marquette Branch
Prison, taking officials as hostages
but were recaptured.
A few weeks later six prisoners
at the Southern Michigan Peniten-
tiary at Jackson killed a guard in 9
short-lived escape during a Sun.
day afternoon prison yard football
game.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Russian Planes Bomb Finland
To Southwestern Port of 7urku
Alarms Scream Four Times in HeIsinki;
Red Attacks on Isthmus RepuIsed

The army meanwhile announced
repeated Russian smashes at Fin
nish lines on the Karelian Isthmus
and north Of Lake Ladoga, on the
eastern front. had been repulsed.
Thousands Reported Frozen.
News accounts reaching the cap
ital from Estonian correspondents
asserted thousands of Russian
soldiers had frozen to death in the
Karelian zone.
The Finnish communique said the
Russians attacked four times with
large detachments at Taipale, on the
shore of Lake Ladoga approximately
10 miles inside Finland. but were
driven back with 40 dead.
To the north, above Lake Ladoga
from Taipale, Russians were re-
ported to have carried on the con-
(See FINLAND, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Danes Peace Proposal
Fantastic, British Say
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-A statement
approved for publication today dis
closed-by denying it had been IA
vorably received-that "a fantastic
peace plan" had been presented to
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
"some weeks ago" by Kai Pless-
Schmidt, Danish factory owner and
sportsman.
The statement said Pless-Schmidt
was considered here "a well-mean-
ing and harmless enthusiast and no
importance is attached to him."
The plan was reported to pro-
vide for:
Restoration of Czecho- -Slovakia
with the stipulation that it be rec
ognized as a German military
sphere;
Restoration of Poland with her
eastern boundary as 1t was before
the German-Russian occupation and
her western boundary as it was in
1914 (giving Germany the terri
tories she lost to Poland after the
World War;;
Restoration Of Germany's former
colonies;
A coalition Of Britain, France,
Germany. Italy and Spain to main
tain peace and especially the Sc
curity Of Scandinfvia.
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Democrats 10 Pick
Convention Date
AT Meeting Here
Efforts Will Be Made
To Avoid Third-Term
Issue at Session
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A Democratic National Conven-
tion-in miniature-willm meet here
on Monday, February S. On that
date the party's National Commit
tee. with representative from every
State, will gather to fix date for
the real National Convention and
pick the city where it is to be held.
The problem which confronts the
leaders-some of them any way-is
to bring the National Committee
meeting to close without the
third-term issue being raised.
Every effort will be made to avoid
any reference to Roosevelt re-
nomination in the committee ses-
sions. 1t Is obvious that If q third
term resolution, expressing 1t as the
sense of the National Committee
that the President should run again,
might bring about a critical situa-
ton, and fight within the COM
mittee which would rock . lot of
foundations.
The National Committee has no
jurisdiction whatever over the Sc
lection Of presidential and vice
presidential candidates. That is
left entirely to the National Con-
vention. What is giving the lead
ers a mild case of jitters is the fact
that, with the third-term draft
movement now under full steam,
some ardent New Deal member or
members of the committee may slip
in a resolution declaring for re-
nomination of President Roosevelt
Farley in Difficult Spot.
Chairman James A. Farley of the
National Committee - Postmaster
General and hitherto the Roosevelt
political generalissimo-will be in
the chair. He might. if third
term resolution is offered-rule it
out Of order. But just where would
that leave Mr.. Farley? He is him.
self candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination - provided the
President is not in the running.
Or Vice President John N. Garner,
vice chairman of the National Com
mittee. might be presiding over the
committee session. A third term
resolution, under those conditions
would be a stick of dynamite. Mr..
Garner is candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination whether Presi-
Dental Roosevelt runs again or not.
There is no slightest doubt that
the third term riddle will be up
permost in the minds of the men,
bers Of the committee when they
reach Misunderstanding some
development in the meantime de-
fining the Presidents attitude to-
ward denomination.
If the President wishes to make
an early statement of his position,
what more opportune time than
when the representatives of the
party organization are all gathered
here? Those who have been anx-
iously waiting some word from him
would welcome it.
Ants Not to Open Issue.
One thing seems fairly certain.
the opponents of third term are
not likely to make any move in the
matter. In fact, some of them said
so yesterday. They do not believe
in forcing the issue to the front by
offering an anti-third term reso-
lution-a resolution which might
prove boomerang. For a decisive
defeat of the anti-third termers
would be construed as a demand
(9oa nEHF0Op Arc poCo ~
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Quick Senate Action
Likely This Week
On Defense Funds
Debote Storts Tuesday;
$4,000, 900 Cut From
Bill by Committee
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The first deficiency bill, carrying
$251 1922 ,588 for the Army, Navy and
other services in preserving Ameri-
can neutrality, will be called up in
the Senate for debate Tuesday. with
passage likely by Wednesday. Sena-
tor Adams, Democrat of Colorado,
announced last night.
The bill, which the House already
had cut approximately 81 .0O0, 900,
was further reduced by nearly $13,-
100000 by the Appropriations Com
mittee before it was reported to the
Senate yesterday. bringing the Sem
ate measure $40, lie, 900 below budget
estimates. .. ..-....-.-.
The budget cuts were effected
after extensive hearings during
which Admiral Harold r. Stark,
chief of naval operations, tesh-
fled they would not seriously in
terfere with present plans and that
nothing in the present war, includ-
ing the experience of the German
pocket battleship Graf Spec, would
cause the Navy to recommend any
changes in the characteristics of its
new vessels.
Delay on Plane Contracts.
Another high light of the heal
ings was Admiral Stark's testimony
that if war emergency arose it
would take three or four months
to make airplane contracts, unless
new legislation were enacted.
He gave this opinion in answer to
questions by Senator Byrnes, DEM
ocrat, of South Carolina, after he
had testified it took that long to
make the contracts for some of the
planes ordered last fall after the
present war started in Europe.
When Senator Byrnes said he
wanted to know what we would
have to do If the emergency turned
out to be more real than the pres
ent one," the subcommittee, headed
by Senator Adams, gave Admiral
Stark permission to discuss the sub
ject "off the record" Resuming the
recorded testimony a few minutes
later. Senator Byrnes said:
you have stated, as understood
you. If we were so unfortunate as to
engage in a war, unless some legis-
lation were enacted, you would not
be able to proceed"
518 Planes to Be Ordered.
Admiral Stark-In the interest of
time it would be necessary.
Senator Byrnes-Unless there was
legislation, you think that you would
run into situation which would
take you four months to make a con-
tract for airplanes?
Admiral Stark would rather an
sWer that question by saying some
where around three months, which
I think was the experience this par
ticular time, with reference to some
OF those ships, Senator Byrnes.
believe that there are out in the
other room people from the materiel
bureaus who would tell you that they
could save money If we started in a
war today or at any other time,
started with a large building pro.
gram, and while it is necessary to
safeguard, it would save us a lot of
headaches if we had the legislation.
When we are in no hurry to enter
into a contract it is all right, but
If we could say to this man, "You
(See DEFENSE FUNDS. Pare A-5)
Evening star., 1940-01-21
Soviet Warns Firms
To Return Stolen
Arms or Face War

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 21 (Sun-
day).-An announcer on the
Moscow wave length broadcast
a threat in the Finnish Ian
guage early today that Russia
would declare war on the Finhs
unless they returned weapons
stolen" from Red Army troops
at Soumussalmi.
The stolen" weapons ap-
parently were guns and tanks
captured by the Films after
the alleged destruction Of the
Red Army's 163d and 44th
Divisions.
The Russian invasion was
launched without q formal dec
laration of war, and the Soviet
government has since declared
that it il not at war with Fin
land, inasmuch as 1t recognizes
only the Communist-sponsored
Terijoki peoples government.