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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-30
REACTI0Na T0ME55AGE
 IMMEDIATE
Memorial Asks No More Non- Residents . Ad-
 dress Criticized

i Battle lines for the big issue 0! the 18th Territorial Legislature be- gan to be drawn immediately after the Governors message yesterday l afternoon. These lines could be per- ceived faintly in the reaction ot Senators and Representative to | the message.
 | First, Senator Norman R. Doc) Walker of Ketchikan, President of the Senate a year ago, moved for a rising vote of thanks ito our honorable Governor for the splen- did message he has delivered"
 Without putting the motion to vote, Senate President Henry Ro- den, who was presiding over the joint session, asked Legislators to stand, which they did, applauding.
 But Is minutes later, after the joint session had adjourned and the House continued in session, Rep. Harvey J. Smith of Anchor age introduced a memorial by him self and Rep. James V. Davis of Juneau backing a bill by Delegate Anthony J. Dimond which would forbid the appointment as Cover nor of Alaska of any person not resident. Governor Gruening was a non resident.
 Then Rep. Frank Gordon of Fairbanks arose to note that the remarks of the Governor failed to include a mention of the Interna- tional Highway or of the "scanda- lous' rates of the Alaska Rail- road.
 Rep. Leo Rogge added zsthat the Governor made no mention of tolls on the Richardson Highway
 Message Defended
 This caused Davis to remark that in fairness to the Governor, Legis- lators should realize the message took almost two hours to deliver as it was, and the Governor could not be expected to go into every matter on which they might like to hear him.
 Rep Howard Lyng of Nome also took issue with Gordon's criticism.
 The House then adjourned until 10 o'clock today.
 Both House and Senate met briefly this morning and the House again this afternoon, but conducted only routine business, after Whicn both House and Senate adjourned until II tomorrow.
 A report of the Rules Commit tee of both houses recommended an amendment to the 1859 rules which would limit the power of Free Conference Committees by permitting them to suggest only amendments germane to the ques- ton in controversy. In some in- stances in the past, Conference Committees have reported entirely new bills.
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Germany was in need of help. Now German airplanes are in the south aiding Italy. They say Germany is taking over Italy. All I can say is this, we are going to hit England wherever we can hit her. Let them realize this is not a small fracas It is total war which will never end until total destruction of Eng land is accomplished"
 No Lack of Food
 Hitler told the Nation that Gep- many has no lack of food or raw materials.
 He also declared: Ut is England that has this to be afraid of in that danger"
 Hitler then declared and prom ised a new spring submarine of- fenSive, referring to reports he heard of an English offensive some where
 Hitler then said: T wish they would let me know in advance so l could make the landing of forces easy for them. Whatever they plan whatever they have in mind, it is not going to make the slightest difference to us
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Try classified ad in The Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-30

power, insisted that Great Britain s cause is lost"
 Hitler said: We are now fully prepared, whatever may happen in Americas help"
 Boasts of Power
 Hitler boasted of the armed power of Germany and said Ger many has many things making t one thousand times stronger in strength than we have already dis played"
 Hitler scoffed at the notion of "defections in the Axis" and the imminent defeat of Italy.
 This Is Total War
 Hitler said: When Italy sent squadrons of planes to help us in the war against England, they said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-30
More Skaters

RYE, N. Y, Jan. 30.-Increased popularity o. ice skating was re- flected in the entry list for the Eastern States amateur figure skat- ing championship.
 Eighty -eight persons entered the competition, a record entry.
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MISS FRASER HOSTESS

The Monday night Sewing Club of the Island was entertained last evening by Miss Elizabeth Fraser at her home on Mob Hill. All but one of the twelve members were pres ent. Two cut prizes were awarded one to Mrs. Lawrence Carlson and the other to Mrs. Thomas Cashen
 Mrs. Leonard Johnson will be the next hostess for meeting to be held February 10, at her home on the Avenue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-30
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
HOME GUARD INTEREST
 REACHES HIGH POINT

A fine showing of interest in the Douglas Home Guards was notice able at the regular Tuesday night drill this week when according to Walter Andrews, in charge of the training, reported thirty men pres ent. Each meeting night since the Guards were started has seen an increased turnout and from now on real progress is expected by An drews with the drilling.
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SrocK QuorAr1oxs

NEW YORK, Jan. 30. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is Az, American Can 88, Anaconda 23ai Bethlehem Steel 81l2, Commonwealth and Southern a, Curtiss Wright 8h, General Motors 43, International Harvester 49A, Kennecott 31%, New York Central 12l3, Northern Pacific 6A United States Steel 623s, Pound $40312.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, 124,05; rails, 28.17; utilities, 1853.
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MERRILL INJURED

A. H. Merrill, employee of the AL aska Juneau, is home here today
 with a splintered bone in his foot
 and a severe cut in his back, caused
 by falling rock while at his work yesterday.
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FAMILY MOVES

William Windsor and family made transfer of their residence today moving from the Shitanda apart ments on Front street to the Xii burn apartments on Fourth
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l N I H E 5E N AT E

s. J. M 1, by Brownell, urg Il g President Roosevelt to accept Secre- tary Ickes' resignation.
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The National Forest Service es- inmates that 240 gophers or .l6O prairie dogs will eat as much as one COW on western rangelands.
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Radium gives off gas called radon which is just as effective as radium itself.
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JUNEAUMAN GIVES AUTO
 TO POLICE
Objects 10 Paying Over lime Parking Fine-Turns
 in His Car and License

SEATTLE, Jan. 30.-Joseph A. Wagner, formerly of Juneau, Alaska, has turned over his 1926 Overland coupe and 1941 Alaska auto license to the Seattle po- lice rather than pay $1, an over time parking fine. W
 In a letter to Chief of Police Sears, Wagner said he has left his car parked at Police head quarters.
 Wagner's letter to the Chief of Police said: "1 am coming to the point. My fine is probably higher than the value of the car. I enclose by ownership and registration certificates"
 Wagner is unknown to Ju- neau Chief of Police Dan Ral- stOn, but he did secure a li- cense at the city hall on De- cember 5, 1940. The license num- Der is 1873.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Nationwide Highway Plan
Advocated by Randolph
BY the Associated Press.

ny tDe Associated PreSS.
A highway program that will
modernize our national road system
and make it the finest for peace
time service and at the same time
a highly developed and definitely
efficient adjunct for national de-
tense" was recommended last night
by Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, OF West Virginia.
Mr.. Randolph, sponsor of a bill
to create a system of super high
ways, said in an address over a Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. network
that nearly one-third of the coun-
try's $1,000 miles of strategically i'm
portant highways do not meet min
imum War Department require
ments.
He advocated, among other under
takings, construction of q SUPER
highway between here and Balti-
more. He pointed out that it had
been recommended by the National
Resources Planning Board and
added that 1T is my considered
Judgment that the Nations Capital
and the first city Of Maryland need
such a road and a program should
be worked out at once to make its
construction possible"
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Inspector Holmes
And Capt. Bobo Retire
From Police Force
1t. Fowler Promoted
To Coptoin and 1t. Cox
Gets Temporary Rank

Retirement Of Inspector William
E. Holmes, in charge OF the traffic
division. now on leave, and Capt.
James E. Bobo of the thirteenth
precinct. were approved today by the
Commissioners. effective as of the
end of this month.
The city heads deferred final judg-
ment as to whom should be named
as the permanent successor to In
spector Holmes. Inspector Arthur
E. Miller is now temporarily In
charge of traffic.
1t. John H. Fowler, Police Depart
ment firearms expert, was promoted
to captain to fill the vacancy caused
by retirement of Capt. Bobo. 1t.
Clement p. Cox was given tempo
rary rank of captain to serve during
the absence from the Police Depart
ment of Capt. Lloyd E. Kelly, who
has been called into Army service.
1t was specified that Capt. Kelly
would resume his rank when he re-
turns to the department, and 1t.
Cox his, so far as today's order was
concerned
Sergt. Thomas E. Edwards was
given a temporary promotion to
lieutenant to fill the vacancy left by
1t. Cox's promotion. Pvt. Edward
H. Sennott, jr., was given a tempo
rary promotion to sergeant to fill
Sergt. Edwards post.
Sergt Robert D. Chenault was
promoted to the permanent rank of
lieutenant to fill the place left by
1t. Fowler. Sergt. Bert Sheldon was
given a temporary promotion to
lieutenant to fill the temporary va
cancy caused by the departure of
1t. Fondahl to the Marine Corps.
Pvt. Earl Noble was given temporary
promotion to sergeant to take
Sergt. Sheldon's place. Pvt. Anthony
Richitt was made a temporary SER
geant to fill Sergt. Chenault's place.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Detective Checkinq
New York Clue in
Staying Of Bride
Nature Of Investigation
In Abrumowitz Cose
Is Not Disclosed

A new lead in the murder OF Mrs.
Rose Simons Abramowitz has sent
Detective Sergt. Aubrey Tolson to
New York City, it was learned today
at police headquarters.
The nature of the lead was not
disclosed and authorities said they
had heard nothing from the homi-
eide squad detective since his ar
rival in New York.
1t was Sergt. Tolson who accom-
panied the body of Mrs. Abramo-
witz when it was returned to her
home city, Kansas City, Mo-, and
made an investigation of her back
ground there.
1t was not believed that his trip
to New York had any connection
with leads which developed in Kan
sas City. .---
The detective made stop in Phil
adelphia to question a colored man
whom a "tipster" said might know
something of the crime. The man
was absolved, however.
Police have been looking for a
colored man for several days who
had molested a previous tenant OF
the apartment in which Mrs. Abra-
mowitz was found slain.
The young woman, a bride of .
month, was found strangled and
criminally attacked on March 8 in
her apartment at 1901 Sixteenth
street NV.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
ID. c. Aides Pursue Mystery
Of Epidemic of Silk Hose Runs

and the experimenters somewhat
blacked-but that the stockings de-
veloped no holes.
Some weeks ago when the waves
Of runs in stockings began, Mr..
Kugel, in answer to complaints,
made tests of putting coal dust
gathered from near the Public
Roads Administration Building on
Fourteenth street on to hose, but
without finding what caused the
runs. Coat SCOT from nearby
chimneys also was tried. The theory
was that these substances, when
mixed with moisture from the air,
might have caused an acid which
caused the runs.
Still not getting results, Mr..
Kugel had fine sand blown against
pairs of hose in still another ex-
pertinent, and reported that the
sand grains spread the hose threads
apart, but did not cut the threads
and start runs.
Mr.. Kugel is being assisted by
N. E. Young, chemist, and Frank
Dowd, an inspector from the Health
Department, and John N. Stewart
Of the smoke inspection division.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Assembly 70 Discuss
D. T.. Problems

A panel of speakers will discuss
suffrage, relief, tax problems and
other issues now cofronting the
District at meeting of the newly
organized Municipal Assembly at
the Y. M. c. A., Seventeenth and K
streets NV. at o'clock tonight.
A proposed constitution for the
organization will be presented for
approval. Voting privileges will be
restricted to delegate from official
groups, but the public will be per-
mitted to attend.
Among the speakers will be SEN
ator Capper, who will discuss the
Capper-Sumner proposal to enable
Congress to provide national repre-
sentation for the District. The Dis
trict income tax law will be reviewed
by DR.. Herbert A. Wood of the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue, while
Mrs. George Barnes Galloway of
the Voteless League of Women
Voters will report on the leagues
recent public hearings on the prob
lens of relief and welfare needs in
the District.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Removing Impounded Cars
To Free Site for Playground

A new playground for Southeast
Washington approached reality to-
day after Inspector L. I. H. Edwards,
acting superintendent of police, had
given assurances yesterday that
wrecked and impounded cars, parked
on the play site at South Capitol and
G streets S.W., would be removed
soon.
District officials said the cars
would be removed to land at H
street. New Jersey and Virginia ave-
nues Sc.
Land for the playground was pur-
chased under direction of the Park
and Planning Commission and
some time ago the Commissioners
directed removal of the wrecked and
impounded cars. Commissioner John
Russell Young yesterday urged that
the work be hastened.
The District w. P. A. plans to as
sist in clearing and leveling the
grounds for playground use.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
House Unit to Discuss Plans
ToProtect DC. From Soboteurs
Proposals to Organize Home Guard
And Safety of Utilities to Be Taken Up

Mr.. Bane, according to Rep
resentative Randolph, will discuss
developments that have taken place
in the District in relation to the
defense program.
HE has many thoughts to place
before the subcommittee for con-
sideration in connection with the
work that can be done effectively
through legislative influence" Mr..
Randolph said.
Mr.. Keech will discuss a legisla-
tive program he is said to have
drawn up providing better defense
for the city.
The subcommittee also will de-
eide when to begin public hearings
on Mr.. Randolph's bill providing for
creation of commission to control
rentals here.
In addition to Mr.. Randolph, the
subcommittee is composed of Rep
resentatives Russell of Texas and
D'Alesandro of Maryland, Demo-
Gratis, and Bates of Massachusetts
and Shafer of Michigan, Repub-
licans.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Second. Set of Twins Is Born
On First Pairs 18th Birthday

When March comes around next
year, there's going to be one big
party in Chevy Chase, Md.-a BIRTH
day party for two sets of twins in
the family of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
A. Cantrel who were born on that
date.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cantrel, who live at
127 West Bradley lane, became the
parents of their second set of twins
two weeks ago tomorrow, exactly II
years after their first children ar
rived.
The new twins are Esther and
jeanne, while the 17-year-olds are
boys, Joseph, jr., and Frank. Frank
goes to Gonzaga High School and
Joseph attends Bethesda Chevy
Chase High. Another 14-year-old
Evening star., 1941-03-19
5ubcontract Priority
System Expanded 10
Speed Arms Output
Permits Preference
Ratings to All Items
On Critical List

Defense authorities expressed
confidence today that a new plan
for operation of the priorities sys-
tenn il. allocating vital materials will
speed production of ornaments.
Under the new formal arrange
ment. announced late yesterday
after conferences of officials of the
Army and Navy Munitions Board
and the Office Of Production Man.
agement, the military board can
assign preference ratings for all
subcontracts calling for items on its
critical list. of 220 items.
Heretofore, the board has been
restricted to prime contracts or
agreements made directly with the
Government and first subcontracts
for required commodities. This
meant that special arrangements
had to be made for priorities on all
subsequent subcontracts by which
other necessary articles might be
procured. Under the new plan the
board can handle ratings on all con-
tracts and subcontracts and, thereby
rush procurement of all essential
items.
Critical List" Made Public.
Under the new plan, for example,
the Army can handle preference
ratings for all of the several hun
dred items that might be essential
in building and assembling the
machines, regardless of how many
subcontracts are involved.
In announcing the arrangement,
all of the items on the military
critical lists" were made public for
the first time. Most of these in
volved either obvious items such N
aircraft Of all types, guns of all
calibers, tanks, and the like, or
metals and articles of highly tech
nical nature.
But there were a number of list
ings of interest to the civilians gen.
orally, such as castor oil. Like other
items, it is placed on the list pri-
marily to assure the Army and Navy
of adequate supplies.
Among other critical list" items
were barges. larger boats of many
kinds, magnifying mirrors and syn
thetic rubber.
New Items Added.
1t was revealed also that a num-
Der OF new items have been added
to the critical list recently. These
include several materials that have
been subjected to mandatory priori-
ties on an industry wide basis in the
past few weeks, notably aluminium,
magnesium, neoprene "a type OF
synthetic rubber used for bullet
proof gasoline tanks and nickel.
Authority for the priorities system
Is vested in the director of priorities
Edward r. Stettinius, jr., and the
Priorities Division of o. P. M, under
the new formal plan, and the certi-
f1cates will 60 out over Mr.. Stet-
tinius' signature, but actual distri-
button will be by the Army and Navy
field services when the material in
volved is on the critical list.
Evening star., 1941-03-19

daughter, Mary, is a student 1T
Georgetown Visitation Convent.
Esther weighed pounds IL ounces
and jeanne, z pounds 2 ounces at
birth in Georgetown Hospital. The
mother and twins are doing fine,
Mr.. Cantrel said. ia ...
For the first time in my life" he
declared, II have heard of a man
having shower. My friends gave
me one last Saturday and made me
sit on the floor and open three big
baskets of gifts-you see, the gifts
all came in pairs. They would never
have got me out of my house that
night If I had known what was
in for"
Mr.. Cantrel is counsel for the
Montgomery County Board Of Com
missioners and an attorney in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
D. &. Visitors Son Flies
With British in Africa
Mrs. Charles Fogon
Told by Son Of
Scoring With Bombs

The only American pilot with the
British Air Force in Africa Joined
the colors, he wrote his mother here
because "any country worth living in
is worth fighting for"
The campaign against Mussolinis
legions in Abyssinia is proving a
thrilling picnic" for Prescott D
Pagan, %, former University of
Washington student, who was living
in Johannesburg when the war
broke out.
The bomber pilots mother, Mrs.
Charles Fagan, has taken an apart
ment at 1000 Connecticut avenue
NV, to await the arrival from
Africa of a second son, Charles, jr..
81, who hopes to join the Air Corps
of the United States Navy.
First Bombs Hit Target.
Prescott Pagan, his mother be-
lieveS, is now with a bomber squad
ron based in Kenya, although CEN
Sorship does not permit him to go
into much detail about his work
Liz SooAlS 1hI1iCl1Sdli lldo lllc SdtlS-
faction of seeing the first stick of
bombs he ever released land
squarely on gasoline storage tanks.
A column of smoke rose more than
a mile into the sky as the bombers
circled and bombarded a field park
ing space for Italian motor trans
port. Those officers" young Pagan
wrote, will have to travel on BIZ
cycles If they 90 anywhere. After
we got through with them they
didn't have enough gasoline left to
fill cigarette lighter"
The airplanes which Fagan's
squadron is using are German Fox
kers taken out of passenger service
in South Africa and refitted as
bombers. The German ships, he
wrote, are performing well against
Hitler'S ally in Africa.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Small Apartments Found
In Demand Here

The small apartment, composed of
one room, kitchen and bath, has
been indicated by applications al
ready made at Washington's new
housing registry as the item most
needed at present to meet the hous-
ing demand in the District.
Roy Miller, director of the regis
try, reported today that there have
been numerous calls for this type of
living quarters, chiefly by working
girls who cannot afford more ex-
pensive apartment and who can
manage to live comfortably with
such accommodations.
The registry opened March 10 at
458 Indiana avenue NV, and has
listed 1000 individual rooms and
800 apartments, but few of the
latte have been of the one-room
type, Mr.. Miller said.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
80 -Yeor-OId Womun
Burns to Death

Mrs. Margaret Ann Brown, 80, col
ored, of Fairmont Heights, Md, was
burned to death early today when
her clothing ignited when she tried
to escape flames in her home on
Ohio avenue. Firemen from Seat
Pleasant, Capitol Heights and Hill
side quickly extinguished the blaze.
A small unidentified child was res
cued by fremen. There was little
damage to the house.
Evening star., 1941-03-19

District smoke inspectors and
Health Department chemists were
scheduled today to 60 back to their
search for the reason why hundreds
of pairs OF women's hose have
developed runs on recent windy
days.
Planning an encore to an ex-
pertinent tried without conclusive
results yesterday afternoon, they
were to 60 to the roofs of one or
more downtown buildings this morn
ing to hold silk hose, stretched on
frames, over smoke stacks or in
the escaping gases.
H. X. Kugel, District smoke in
spector, said he or others assisting
in the experiments planned to go
to the roofs of the Willard Hotel
or Garfinckeps store this morning.
Mr., Kugel went yesterday to the
Press Building roof and there placed
stocking over the smoke stack
blast. The idea was to see If SCOT
or gases, then or later. caused breaks
in the stocking threads which would
turn into runs. Mr.. Kugel said
the stockings Sot well BACKED
Evening star., 1941-03-19

Plans to develop q comprehensive
program for the protection Of WASH
ington against saboteurs during the
emergency were initiated today by
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee.
AS the first move. Representative
Randolph Cancelled scheduled
meeting Monday of the full District
Committee and substituted a meet
ing of the recently created special
subcommittee. on defense which he
heads.
Behind closed doors, Mr.. Randolph
said the subcommittee would discuss
proposals to organize home guard
for the District as well as sugges-
tions for providing better protection
for gas and electric utilities, the
water supply and distribution sys-
TENS and public buildings.
Frank Bane, director of the divi-
sion of state and local cooperation
Of the Council Of National Defense,
and Corporation Counsel Richmond
B. Keech have been called as the
first witnesses.
Evening star., 1941-03-19
Pi Gamma Mu Tops
IT A. u. Students

Eleven American University stu
dents were tapped" for member
ship in Pi Gamma Mu, national
social science honor society, today
during the chapel service at the
university. Those honored were Bet
ty Adams, John AbbadesSa, Walter
Barkdull, Mary Curry, Charles Doo-
little, Edward Keller, Robert Dixon,
Daniel Wentz, Virginia Goodwin,
Hamilton Gewehr and Beatrice Wy
man.
They will be inducted at $3.50 pm.
Saturday at the closing session of
Washington Pi Gamma Mu and
the Academy of World Economies in
the United States Chamber of Com
merce Building, Connecticut ave-
nue. and II street NV.