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Evening star., 1940-04-02
Six at Virginia Posts
Going to Staff School

Six Army officers now on Virginia
stations were named by the War De-
partment yesterday among ITS Sc
lected to attend the Command and
General Staff School at Fort Leav-
enworth, Kans., beginning Septem-
ber Is.
They were Maj. Hugh G. Culton,
cavalry, of Quantico; Maj. Charles
E. Atkinson, coast artillery, Of Fort
Monroe; Capt. Holger A. Toftoy,
coast artillery, Fort Monroe; Maj.
Bruce c. Hill, engineer corps, Fort
Belvoir; Maj. william A. Ellis, In
fantry, Lexington, and Maj. Ray.
mond q. Sherman, infantry,
Wsyuesboro.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Welsh Descendants
Hold Joint Meetino

The St Davids Society and the
Women's Welsh Club held a Joint
meeting last night at Powell Junior
High School. Members, citizens of
Welsh descent, heard soloists from
their groups sing hymns and folk
songs-some in English and some
| in Welsh.
Griffith Evans, president of the
society, and Miss Jane Daniel, presi-
| dent of the club, spoke.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
japanese Attack Routed
At Wuyuan, Chinese Say
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONG KONG, April 2.-Central
News, official Chinese agency, re-
ported today that Chinese forces
had routed 10000 Japanese troops
who made bitter four-day counter
attack on Wuyuan. in Suiyan Prov
ince, $50 miles northwest of Peiping.
It said the japanese failed, despite
support of artillery and aircraft.
The Chinese also made lightning
raids on coal mines at Tsingching,
in West Hopei Province, burning to
death many Japanese In barracks,
the agency reported.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Communist Paper
Registers, but Denies
Being Foreign Agent
Government OfficiuIs
Investigating Action
Of Daily Worker

Revealing that the Daily Worker,
official newspaper of the Communist
party in the United States, has filed
registration statement required of
all agents of foreign principals, the
Justice Department, along with the
State Department., today was seek
ing clarification of the statement
since the paper denied acting as an
agent as defined by statute.
o. John Rogge, Assistant Attorney
General, made the announcement
that the New York Communist
papers return has been received,
although the paper heretofore has
refused to file.
Mr.. Rogge's announcement said
that while denying that it acted as
an agent for any foreign principal,
the Daily Worker had admitted re-
lationship with several foreign Or
ganizations, including Runag, a
Communistic propaganda source In
Moscow.
Further Information Sought.
Officials sought further informa-
ton as to why the paper registered
when it did not consider itself an
agent for foreign principal. How
ever, it was learned that the state
ment was filed while the Justice De-
partment was considered prosecu-
ton OF the Daily Worker for fail
ure to register.
Further, it was said that the Daily
Worker disclosed that ARRANGEMENTS
between it and Runag and other
foreign news agencies had been
made by Earl Browder, Communist
party secretary in the United States,
and Julius Alperi of Paris.
Mr.. Rogge said the Justice De-
partment had looked also into the
accuracy of postal statements filed
by the Daily Work and the New
Masses, weekly magazine "subsi-
died in part by the Communist
party"
During the pendency of the in
vestigation,' said the Rogge report,
corrected postal statements were
| received by the Post Office Depart
ment revealing that the prior postal
statements had used the party
names of some of the officials of
| these publications and that the
stock ownership of the New Masses
was not accurately reflected in the
original statements, and that its
largest creditor is the Communist
party OF the United States"
Appeared Before Grand Jury.
Daily Worker officials and en-
ployes were among those called be-
fore special grand jury investi-
eating alleged violations of the
Registration Act, which concluded a
10 weeks investigation Saturday.
The registration statement was
filed shortly before the special
grand jury was discharged.
Evidence brought before the
grand jury, it was learned, included
number of cablegrams exchanged
between the Daily Worker and Ru-
nag, one of the foreign news agen-
cles listed in its registration state
ment as source of news. The cables
were said to include reports of
speeches by Soviet officials and of
communist party congresses in
Russia, with the implication that
they were published under specific
directions from abroad
1t was indicated that if the Daily
Worker does not Immediately fur
nlsh more complete information in
ITS registration statement the posi-
olllty OF proceeding against the
publishing firm will be considered
again by the.Justice Department.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Strato-CIipper Goes
On Inspection at
Boiling Field i
45,000-Pound AirIiner
Will Be Demonstrated
Before U. S. Officials

The worlds first airliner designed
and built for operation in the high,
thin air of the substratosphere, miles
above the earth's surface, will be on
inspection at New Boiling Field dur
ing the rest of the week following
a one-stop flight here yesterday
from Brownsville, Tex.
The 45,000-pound airliner with
its pressure sealed and supercharged
cabin, is the Clipper Flying Cloud"
the first OF three sister ships pur-
chased by Pan American Airways
for operation on the international
overland route from the United
States through Mexico and Central
America to Rio de Janeiro.
Under command of Capt. F. I.
Jacobs, chief pilot of the Western
Division of the Pan American Air
ways System, and carrying a crew
of five and four technicians. the big
airliner, first four-engined trans
port landplane to see service on
United States airlines. made an easy
flight from the Texas base by way
of Atlanta, Ca, where a one-hour
stop was made for fueling.
Will Be Demonstrated.
Beginning Thursday, the new air
liner will be demonstrated to Civil
Aeronautics Authority and other
Federal officials prior to going into
service on the Pan American East
Coast route to Rio de Janeiro. 1t
now is being housed in one of the
giant New Boiling Field hangers,
the only ones in this area capable
of housing the ship.
The first land plane to approach
in size the famous four r-engined ma
rine clipper flying boats now in
operation over the Atlantic and Pa
cific, the Clipper Flying Cloud has
been under development more than
three years in the. Seattle plant OF
the Boeing Aircraft Co.
The strato-clippers are to pioneer
the technique of transport operation
Az miles above the earth, opening
what is expected to be new era in
air transportation, above the levels
of most storms. They were designed
to be capable of operating nonstop
between North and South America
or across the Atlantic at speeds con-
siderably greater than those of any
aircraft now available for such
ranges.
Openings Sealed Alright.
The entire cabin. including the
crew quarters, has been stressed to
stand a pressure of 6 pounds to the
square inch internally-more than
twice that required for actual super
charging at 10000 to $4,000 feet.
The walls of the perfectly SYM
metrical and cylindrical fuselage are
approximately 8 inches in total
thickness and all openings for WIN
dows, doors and matches are sealed
alright under high pressure.
Through openings in the leading
edge of the wing, air is drawn into
the air-conditioning system by
means of a motor driven from one
of the four 1,250-horsepower Wright
engines, Is put under pressure
heated and driven through the
cockpit and cabin by forced-circula-
ton fans. Spent air is exhausted
through sensitive diaphragm in
the tail of the aircraft. Duplicate
pressure apparatus is installed to
insure constant, dependable opera
ton Of the pressurizing system.
The big ship has a normal cruis-
ing speed of 247 miles per hour and
top speed of 300 miles per hour at
attitudes of 4 to S miles above the
earth, it was announced.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Boundary ToIks Stort

HELSINKI, April 2 R.-A mixed
Soviet Russian Finnish commission
met at Viipuri today to discuss de-
tails of the new frontiers created
by the treaty Of March 13, which
ended hostilities between the two
countries. The discussions are ex-
pected TO continue two weeks.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Wants Bon on Hitchhikino

LOS ANGELES. April P.-
Councilman Wilder w. Hartley
wants a law against hitchhikers.
He told fellow councilmen that
women drivers persist in passing
stop lights through fear a thumb
ing pedestrian will Jump in if they
stop.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
Lewis in New York
For Negotiations on
Transit Dispute
I Settled This Once,
But 1t Was OverruIed,'
G. |. O. Chief Says
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2.-John L.
Lewis, c. 1. o. chieftain, arrived
today to take charge of union nego-
tiations in New York City's threat
ened transit strike on major subway
and elevated lines serving the city's
100000 inhabitants.
A strike call would affect $1,000
employees.
Il settled this once, and Delaney
overruled it," Mr.. Lewis told news
men, referring to John H. Delaney,
chairman of the Board of Trans
portation.
Il am going to try to settle it
again today, If can find some one
responsible in the city to deal with"
With that comment, the c. I. o.
chairman Immediately went into
conference at the Hotel st. Regis
with Michael j. Quill, international
president of the Transport Workers
Union, and other union officials.
Expected to See La Guardia.
It was expected Mr.. Lewis would
meet later in the day with Mayor
La Guardia, who has anticipated
possible chaotic conditions by mo-
bilizing personnel and equipment of
10 municipal departments for a "a
hour emergency period.
The mayors order, citing "the
fact that many demands may be
made on the resources of the Police
Department with respect to the
protection of life and property" was
addressed to the heads of the fol-
lowing departments: Fire, dock,
license, sanitation, markets, water
supply, gas and electricity, parks,
public works, housing and building.
All were instructed to be ready
to supplement the heavy police de-
tails already on the alert for strike
disorders.
The return of Mr.. Lewis was in
terpreted as signalling an appar-
ent deadlock in negotiations.
The G. I. 0. leader conferred with
Mayor La Guardia and Mr.. Delaney
last Wednesday, and at that time
the Mayor recommended that the
Board of Transportation should
comply with the unions demands as
Tar as was consistent with statutory
provisions.
Refused to Agree to Provisions,
On Friday, however, Mr.. Delaney
refused to agree to the union shop
provision in the union contracts
now existing with the privately
owned B. M. T. and I. R. T. lines,
after those two systems are taken
over and unified with the citys in
dependent system.
Mr.. Delaney argued that a union
shop would violate certain civil
service statutes.
The Mayor agreed to recognition
OF all obligations permitted under
existing statutes and the State con-
stitution and recommended that
other questions be subject to judicial
decision.
Mayor La Guardia pointed out
that under municipal operation all
employees would acquire civil service
status and that the right to strike
could not be recognized by govern
mental agency.
Sees No Justification.
He said prior to last nights
meeting:
Il know of no justification for any
suspension of work on the part of
your membership on any of the
transportation lines in this city.
Therefore there must be some other
motive unrelated entirely with labor,
or the relations between your organ
izations and the various operating
companies"
The I. R. T. and B. M. T. subway
and bus network carries more than
three-fourths of the city's 5,45O,OOO
daily transit fares.
Evening star., 1940-04-02
H. 6. Reynolds Dies

SALT LAKE CITY, April 2 R.-
Harold Godfrey Reynolds, 56, Latter
Day Saints Church mission secre-
tary and transportation agent since
1905, died last night.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-20
C0MMITTEW0MAN
IS FARMERS WIFE

Mrs. Bertha Perrine, new Demo-
cratic National Committeewoman
for Alaska, is the wife of Mata-
nuska Valley turkey farmer. She
Is a longtime resident Of the Ter
Yitory and former school teacher.
Her home is at sPalmer ~
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-20
DAILY LESSONS
IN ENGLISH
By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not
say, It shall walk with you a lit
tie piece" Say, Il shall walk with
you a short distance Cor a part OF
the way"
Often Mispronounced: Quintup-
let. Pronounce the as in unite,
and accent first syllable, not the
second.
Often Misspelled: Potato (singu-
lar); potatoes (pluraD.
Synonyms: Equitable, just, fair,
honest, upright, reasonable, impair
tial.
Word Study? 9+..Use word three
times and it is yours" Let us in
crease our vocabulary by mastering
one word each day. Today's word:
DESTINATIONS; characterized by, or
fond of, unnecessary show. This
is true philanthropy, that buries
not its gold in ostentatious charity,
but builds it's hospital in the hu-
man heart. Harley.
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Experiments in Censorship
New York Tines

Mr.. James C, Petrillo, president of the Chicago
Federation of Musicians AT of affiliate, says
that the name of John L. Lewis head of the CLIO,
and the AF of LIS rival, must not and shall not
be mentioned the stage in that city. The
theaters can have music without Lewis Lewis
without music They cannot have both. Three
producers far have capitulated to his demand.
Councilman Michael A. Sullivan of Cambridge,
Mass. has got resolution through making it il
legal to possess to bring into the city any book
magazine newspaper containing the words "Lenin"
"Lenngrad." If this action were sustained and
enforced, this newspaper would be ruled off the
stands in Cambridge. So would most other news
papers The Harvard University Library could be
raided.
The Chicago situation is good deal more dis
turbing than the Cambridge situation for Mr..
Petrillo has already had his way, while Mr. Sullivan
Is running into difficulties. But though great
many miles of prairie and other things separate
them, Mr.. Petrillo and Mr.. Sullivan alike in
their belief that if you don't mention something,
it doesn't exist; and that if you stop people
saying what they think they'll stop thinking it.
The two countries where this system is having
a perfect workout Germany and Russia We
wish Mr.. Petrillo and Mr.. Sullivan would appoint
themselves committee of two and go and watch
this great experiment the spot They might
learn something
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to be felt with the writing of the peace treaty at
Versailles, long before he became Chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee Even before the
League covenant had reached its final FORM he took
his stand against the proposition, and the COM
pleted work woodrow Wilson brought it back to
America had no more impacable foe than he. His
speeches in the Senate on this subject to be
regarded masterpieces, and that of November
49, 1919, just before the treaty rejected by the
Senate for the first time was declared by many
critics to deserve rank among the greatest ever de-
livered in that forum. The Senator played char
acteristic lone hand in the months of fighting and
than one occasion, when it seemed that
a compromise was near, was able by focusing public
attention upon some slender thread in the fabric
of compromise to undo in few minutes the work
that had come from days and nights of negotiations.
Another feature of the Borah campaign against
the League was his aioofness from the welter of
criticism and recrniinatien that heaped upon
Woodrow Wilson. Borah had high regard for Wilson
both as a man and public servant and he
permitted reproach to creep into his addresses
on the League and the treaty. That element made
its impress upon foreign statesmen. Viscount
Grey then British Ambassador to the United States,
and who was British Minister for Foreign Affairs at
the start of the World War, said: 81 have watched
this debate carefully and in all my experience have
read a debate higher plane than that
conducted by Senator Borah.''
1t was this debate that for Senator Borah
large of his reputation as am orator He
was not speaker of the grandioquent type, did
he depend upon any unusual gestures or bodily gy-
rations His only signs for emphasis were a swiftly
descending right toss of his head He held
his audience not alone by his carefully unfolded
logic and flow of language but by play upon his
deep and resonant voice.
All down the years to the special session of
Congress last fall when he took the floor to de-
nounce the neutrality revision which subse-
quently adopted, Borah remained the outspoken foe
of foreign entanglements. His reputation certain
suffer from his mistake of the last regular session
when called to the White House and told that war
imminent and that change should be made
the neutrality at once he retorted that there
would be war, that he had private sources of
information superior to those of the State Depart
ment A month later Germany invaded Poland
and Congressman had to be summoned hastily from
all parts of the Nation to remake the neutrality
statute SO as to keep Americans vessels safely away
from beligerent waters
But he the grand old of the Senate
and that body will be the same without him.
Borah may rest in peace; he deviated hairs
breadth from what he believed to be the path of
Senatorial righteousness.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-20
and LEARN
By A. c. Gordon

1. What country ranks first in
beauty, grandeur, and variety of
scenery?
2. What are the Roman numer-
ais for 5, TO- SO, 100, and 1000?
8. Who is the highest judicial
officer of the United States?
A. What are the seven colors of
the rainbow?
5. What is a rhombus?
ANSWERS
!. /. The United States.
2. v, x, L, G, and M.
8. Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes.
4. Violet, indigo, blue, green,
yellow, orange, and red.
5. A plane figure having four
equal sides and no right anglessv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-20
MONDAY, JANUARY %

This should be a fairly fortu-
nate day, but caution is counseled
regarding all forms of speculation.
The stars are friendly to editors
and writer's who will profit great
ly through the year.
Heart and Home: Holiday ro-
mances that last until this date
will be fortunate. This sway en-
courages a practical point of view
that leads to marriage There is a
good sign for shopping. Collectors
of art objects should not lose any
opportunity to acquire valuable pos
sessions.
National Issues Ambassadors will
be recalled by the United States
as the war changes international
relations. The planetary aspects
which. stimulate Stain and Hitler
will stir revolutionary impulses in
the United States. Labor organiza-
lions will be affected. Strikes that
cripple commerce will arouse pub
lie concern, but warning is given
that workers must have protection
against subversive influences
International Affairs Financial
questions will multiply as various
suggestions regarding changes in
the international money system are
discussed in Congress. Foreign loans
will be sought and democracies will
be aided. France may embarrass
the administration in some Incl
dents.
Persons whose birthdate it is
have the augury of a year of ay-
erage success Health should be
safeguarded. Hasty decisions should
be avoided The young may be diff
ficult to direct.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be gifted and individual,
but somewhat moody and erratic
These Aquarians should be exceed
ingly talented
Copyright. 1940
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-01-20
THE CONVENTION ADJOURNS

There is always to a political convention
than meets the eye The underplay of contending
forces the arguments in hotel rooms, the silent
marshaling of proxies which began weeks before the
meeting started, the state of mind in which Dele
gates left for home-al important in the
Territorial Democratic convention just adjourned
the proceedings on the floor.
The convention instructed its Delegates to vote
for the nomination of President Roosevelt if he is
a candidate for reelection and designated James A.
Farley as its second choice Few good Alaskans who
have watched the affairs of the Territory as they
have prospered under the Democratic regime, will
have any argument with this action
Most dramatic moment of the convention, and
the one which will do much to cement party
harmony, that in which Chairman Lew Williams
of Wrangell withdrew his name a candidate
for First Division Delegate to the National Con-
vention, a position which he wanted very much,
in order to insure the election unopposed of AL
aska's two great Democrats, Anthony j. Dimond
and John w. Troy.
Especially commendable is the roster of officers
selected Howard Lying, new Chairman of the Ter
ritorial Committee, has served ably in two sessions
of the Legislature, the last time Speaker of the
House He was the only Second Division Delegate
at the Convention. Oscar G. Olson. new National
Committeeman has proved his administrative abil-
ity Territorial Treasurer for terms and is
of the best known and best liked in Alaska.
While little known here, Mrs. Bertha Perrne of
Palmer, the new National Commtteewoman, is an
ardent worker for the Democratic party and ac-
cording to Third Division Delegates will fill her
important office with credit The new Democratic
officers truly represent all shades of political
thought within the party in Alaska, healthy sign
Typically democratic the workings of the
convention. No machine" sought to crush its way
through the session. Every Delegate leave Jul
neau satisfied that the Democratic party in Alaska
is alive, virile and united before.
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HOratiO Gets the Gate
cleveland Plain Dealer

cleveland Plain Dealer
few years hence those who write or talk
about the Horatio Alger career of this that
great man will have to change their metaphor. If
they do not, the majority of their audience will
counter: "Alger, who's that guy?"
Such is the disiusoning news from the con-
vention of the American Library Association A
study of what children between the ages of nine
and Is are reading revealed that most of them had
heard of Horatio Alger the author who pretty
nearly cornered the juvenile best seller market of
Is 80 years ago.
The middle -aged generation was nourished upon
the narratives of the poor but rreproachable youth
who battled to fame and fortune and generally
married the boss daughter Sentmentalists may
drop tear at the passing of the Alger vogue Others
may not feel SO badly about it, The Alger heroes
were prgS
The account of the librarians survey does not
reveal how G. A. Heny fares in these speeder years
He sort of a British Alger with historical
bent He placed likely English lads with assorted
heroes from Hannibal down. Sometimes he made
Victorian squires out OF medieval ruffians but at
least he told a rafting good story and impaired
painlessly considerable dosage of history to his
steady readers One hopes his battalions of adven-
turers not merely gathering dust on the library
shelves.