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Evening star., 1941-09-16
New Paralysis Case Makes
Prince GEORGES Total II

A new case of infantile paralysis
in Greenbelt, reported today, brought
the total for Prince Georges County
to 81 and for Washington and vicin-
ity to 30.
County Health Officer John M.
Byers said the case reported today
WAS the first in Greenbelt, and prob
ably was transmitted by carrier
committing to Washington, since
most of the Greenbelt residents are
employed in the District.
He urged parents to maintain
their vigilance despite the approach
of cold weather, which usually brings
relief from the disease. The danger
is present until late in October, he
cautioned, and parents should re-
port any symptoms Immediately.
Speaking at meeting of the Par
ent-Teacher Association last night
at Riverdale Elementary School, Dr.
Byers declared that the practice of
emptying sewage into streams is
one of the reasons for the disease.
He urged stricter regulations and
an educational campaign to combat
its Ill effects.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Action by u. 5. Makes
Fighting Inevitable,
Fascist Press Says
No Margin Now Remains
For Avertine Conflict.
II PiccoIo Declares

BY the Associated Press.
ROME. Sept. 16.-The Fascist press
professed today to foresee inevitable
hostilitieS with the United States as
result of Navy Secretary Knox's
announcement yesterday that United
States naval vessels would protect
ships carrying aid to Britain.
The United States has really ar
rived at what is called the last STEP"
said II Piccolo. What margin now
remains for averting the drama?
None"
Other papers joined II Piccolo in
assailing what II Piccolo called "the
blind responsibility of the White
House"
Prom dawn this morning the
American feet is on a mission of
war at sea from America to Iceland"
said II Popolo di Roma. This paper
Interpreted Secretary Knox's an
nouncement as meaning that United
States warships would escort supply
ships for Britain, although noting
that the Navy Secretary refrained
from using the word convoy.
A heavy slump on italian stock
markets was reported with espe-
cially heavy declines yesterday in
textile shares and shares of the big
Fiat and, Breda companies. makers
of airplane and other engines.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
AIonson B. Houghton, ", Dies;
Was Former Envoy to ? Nations
Businessmun's
Diplomat Served
At Berlin, London
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass,
Sept. 16.-Alanson Bigelow Hough-
ton. II, former Ambassador ito Ger
many and Great Britain, died sud-
denly today at his summer home Of
a heart attack.
A graduate of Harvard University
which conferred a doctor of laws
degree on him in 1927, Mr.. Hough-
ton was Ambassador to Germany
from 1922 to 1925 when he was ap-
pointed Ambassador to Great Brit
ain. He resigned three years later.
He was president of the Corning
Glass Works of Corning. N. Y. and
served in the House before entering
the diplomatic service. He was Re-
publican candidate for the Senate
from New York after leaving the
ambassadorship in 1928.
He married Miss Adelaide We'll
lington of Corning in 1890. She
and five children survive him.
"Businessman's Diplomat"
Iul IlcusiuOll Wdo hIlOWll dS a
"businessman's diplomat" one who
believed that diplomatic questions
required the application. of sound
business principles.
Mr.. Houghton was born in Cam
bridge October 10, 1868, of family
of glass manufacturers, but he had
no ambition to make glass. He had
been class poet while at Harvard. as
we'll as editor of the Harvard Grim
son, and decided to become a writer
on economics.
With that end in view he went to
Germany to study after his gradua-
ton in 1886. The only two words of
his first German lecture which he
understood were Meme herren,"
when the instructor addressed the
class, but he persisted in learning
the language, studying the German
people and economic conditions of
the country.
Two years later he was called
home by the illness of his father and
by decree of his family shelved his
writing ambitions and became a
$1.25-a-day shipping clerk in his
fathers Corning factory, but he car
ried his study of economics into the
business. Some time afterward he
Evening star., 1941-09-16

ordination of the work of admins
trative and productive groups of the
Government Printing Office and will
be special adviser in policy forming
matters involving controversial
questions between the G. P. o. and
the other Federal agencies it serves.
Mr.. Banning, a certified public
accountant and member of the Dis
trict bar, has been a cost account
ant in the War Department. audi
tor and chief OF section in the In
ternal Revenue Bureau. in charge
or organization and methods of the
old Bureau OF Efficiency, chief ac-
countant of the Farm Credit Ad-
ministration and director of the
Bureau of Accounts and Audits of
the Social Security Board.
He is & graduate of Oberlin Col
lege, Pace Institute of Accountancy
and Business Management and
Georgetown University law school.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Haiti Will Receive
.Lease-Lend Goods
Worth S1,1OO,0O0
Agreement Signed Here;
Repayment Program
To Be Decided on Later

An agreement under which Haiti
will receive $1,1OO,0OO worth Of
lease-lend supplies from this coun-
try as part of the program to build
up the Western Hemisphere defense
system was signed here today.
The agreement provides that the
United States will be repaid for the
defense supplies eventually with
Haitian products which can be used
to advantage in the United States.
Details of the repayment program
will be worked out later.
Secretary of State Hull and Fer
nand Dennis, Haitian Minister,
signed the agreement at the State
Department.
Similar agreements are expected
to be worked out rapidly with many
other American republics. In his
quarterly report on operations under
the LeaSe-Lend Act, President
Roosevelt told Congress yesterday:
IN lurlnerance OF tne strategic
requirements for adequate defense
of this Nation through complete de-
fense Of this hemisphere, steps are
being taken to provide the other
American republics with the equip
ment and materials vitally needed
as insurance against aggression"
officials said the products to be
imported from Haiti to be covered in
later agreements probably would in
clude rubber, sugar, cocoa, fbers and
other raw materials.
The United States and Haiti al
ready are cooperating in defense
measures in the Caribbean through
the construction of an air field near
Port-au-Prince, which may be util.
lied by both commercial and mill
tary planes.
Evening star., 1941-09-16

Thompson and Gen. Hugh johnson
fellow conspirators
Those two must be having an
amusing time together" the state
ment went on, perhaps discussing
Col Lindberghs and General Nye's
recent Un-American talks" Mr..
Willkie obviously referred to Sena-
tor Nye.
Chairman Clark told the commit
tee that the columnists' criticisms
suggested the possibility of con-
certed action in an endeavor to stop
these hearings"
Declaring he could not concur in
Senator Clarks statements, Senator
Mcfarland said the committee was
accomplishing nothing and ought
to end the inquiry. 1t ought also, he
said, to guard against any move
toward censorship.
WED better be careful and not
have the burning of the books which
Germany had in 1888, for that was
the beginning of the dictatorship,
he declared.
VT. w. Chief Opposes Inquiry.
During the day, Max Singer, COM
mander in chief of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars, announced that he
had wired Chairman Clark urging
that the inquiry be terminated be-
cause it was "a waste of time, effort
and Federal funds for no good pur-
pose"
The motion picture industry has
pleaded guilty of anti-Nazi, anti
Fascist and Communist films
depicting the repulsive atrocities
practiced by the dictatorS of the
Old World" the telegram said.
I'VE subscribe to this policy of
enlightening the American public
as being good, constructive Amer
icanism and much to be desired in
the present world turmoil"
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the Unit


tonight cloudne moderately moderate
little change in temperature.
vgnia-Far tonight little change temperature
idarabe clnudine sfonnnrr
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Dokor Defender Reaches
Vchy for Conferences
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, Unoccupied France Sept.
16.-Pierre Boisson. the French de-
fender of Dakar, arrived in Vichy
on a flying trip today to continue
the series of important conferences
which has brought several other
high French commanders from
North Africa.
The government added 113,000,0 900
francs (s2,599000 to previous al
lotment of 150,000,000 (s3,45o.000)
for extending the Trans Sahara
Railway to Dakar.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
WooIen Firm to Roise Puy

WINCHESTER, Va, Sept. Is
(SpeciaD Employees of the Clear
brook Woolen Co., Inc, operating
near here, were notified today by
w. H. Lawrence, president and man
ager, that wages will be increased
10 per cent October s.
Evening star., 1941-09-16

lie Printer A. Z.
Giegengack, ef-
fective at once.
In his new
post, 1t was an
n oun c e d. Mr..
Banning will
" ork directly
under the su-
pervision Of Mr..
Giegengack and
will pass inde-
pen d e ntly on
ma jor problems
submitted to the
Public Printer.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Air Crush Kills Five

TOXIC. Sept. 16 (P.-A Domei,
Japanese news agency, dispatch
from Peiping reported that five oc-
cupants were killed today when a
China Airways liner crashed near
Taiyuan. ShanN Province, North
China. 4
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Paul D. Banning Named
Gieqenqack S Assistant

Paul D. Banning, former assistant
commissioner of the Bureau of Ac-
counts OF the Treasury Depart
ment, today was named special as
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
In recess.
Military Affairs Committee con-
siders legislation granting college
students draft deferment.
House:
Considers conference report on
tax bill.
Bank and Currency Committee
considers bill to exempt critical
materials ea dstv.
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, s6, pm. yesterday. Year
ago 70.
Lowest, s5, at $50 am today. Year
ago, 81.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 100. on July 2S.
Lowest, Is, on March Is.
Humidity for Las. "a Hours.
Prom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 81 per cent at 5:45 am today.
Lowest, Al per cent, at 3:15 pm. yes
terday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Tide TahIas
Evening star., 1941-09-16
Willkie Comments.

A statement earlier in the day by
Chairman Clark that "75 per cent"
of newspaper columnists appeared
to be engaged in attempts to
smear" the committees inquiry,
brought a comment from Mr.. Will
kie that that makes Dorothy
Evening star., 1941-09-16
RxAninliafiaA

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10

ing of, the Douglas Fire Department last night.
 Inspiration for the movement was contained in letter from Gov. Ern- est Gruening to Mayor Kilburn who explained the. purpose of home guards, protection of public build ings and utilities. TreadWell through w E. Cahill, he said, will cooperate with establishment of two home guard units. He also referred to a letter which he received from Fire Chief V. w. Mulvihill of Juneau and his plans for similar organiza- tion.
 Andrews, who was selected by Mayor Kilburn to head the move ment, spoke briefly of his seven years in the United States army and outlined his plan of teaching the soldering. Three squads of eight men between the ages of 18 and 30 years are desired to drill one night a week at the natatorium and he asked the assistance of the Fire Department. Several men present signed up for membership.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
Governor On visiiio
 N.G.Dri!|
Local Company Inspe1fed- New Equipment Arrives
 Including Helmets

Gov. Ernest Gruening and party paid a lengthy visit and inspection tcur of Company A, Juneau Alaska National Guard, during regular drill and study periods last night in the local armory. Besides the Governor and his party, a considerable num- Der of local citizens also visited the local unit.
 The local company of the 1st Bat talion studied various subjects dur ing the drill hour, which included, manual of arms, marching drill. for nations, gun sighting and gun nom- enclature.
 Equipment and wearing apparel has been arriving weekly for the To- cal company. Included in late ship ments are trench helmets, and two trench mortarS.
 Headquarters Detachment of the local unit set up it's wire cart and other equipment is practically new.
 Few absences were recorded last night, but officers and officials at the head of the Guard report that absences without excuse will be dealt with according to the usual proced- ure. Men are again cautioned not to be absent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
4. B. PHILLIPS
 REPORTS END OF
 RED GROSS DRIVE
Sum of s1,599.4 Reeeiv- ed by Committee | All
 Towns Not Reported

The annual Red Cross roll cal is over in Juneau, according tt announcement made today by chair man, A. B. Phillips, with a total of $1,599.49 received.
 Following is list of the dona- tions: Elfin Cove-$5, Haines-S44 Kimshan Cove-$2750; Petersburg $234, Tenakee-$2785, Windham Bay-$2, Yakutat-$80 and Juneau -S117914.
 The amount receied this year is approximately $500 more than has ever been collected before. And in previous years the Juneau district included Sitka, which city, because of the navy base, now has it's own chapter.
 To date, Angoon, Douglas, Hoo nah, Fake, Skagway and Chilkoot Barracks have not yet reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
Newly Elected DeMoIdy Officers
 Are Announced

At an installation, to be held jointly with the Rainbow Girls tomorrow evening at 7:45 o'clock in the lodge room of the Scottish Rite Temple, the following De- Molays will be conducted into of flee:
 Bob Scott, Master Councillor; Clifford Furnness, Senior Councillor; Leroy Vestal, Junior Councillor; Jim Chase, Treasurer; Lee Lucas, Scribe; Charles Porter, Senior Deacon; Fred Sorri, Junior Dea- con; Hallie Rice, Senior Steward.
 Griffith Nordling, Junior Steward Russell Hermann, Chaplain; Harry Sperling, Marshall John Bavard, Almoner; Jack Newmarket, Orator; Alexander Miller, Sentinel; Bob Sa- tre Standard Bearer; Donald Hayes. 1st Precepter; Horace Adams, 2nd Precepter; Blair Miller, 3rd Pre- cepter; Malcolm Faulkner, 4th Precepter; Alfred Brown, 5th Pre- cepter; Simpson MacKinnon, 9th Precepter; Harold Deroux, 7th Pre- cepter.
 Following the public ceremony, there will be a dance in the ball. room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10

Rain was falling this morning Southeast Alaska and rain snow falling points in the Alaska Peninsula and Cloudy cloudy skies prevailed southern and western Aaska anu clear or Alaska Rain or snow had a- during Southeast Alaska ana along Aleutan Islands ana over Barrow Temperatures above falnng
 slightly Fairbanks having reported minus 10 degrees this morning light moderate rain ana some fog U moderately poor vsibties pre- vailed this morning Ketchikan airway
 indicated that occded extended from low center o muba 54 degrees north and l50 ees west southward formation with low center of 993 mbars 38 degrees north and l9 degrees west which was moving noheastward Pressure was rea tiyely low center of O9 mIbars '3oo9 mhes) was located north 136 degrees west and second high degrees north and TIA degrees 
 Juneau Jan = 9:33 sunset 4:33 pm
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
Hollywood Sighh Arl SoxrAt
.Uy hsbbia Csses-

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June 10.-Carmen Miranda of Brazil is learning English for the movies. but after meeting lady I'm not sure it isn't pretty much waste of effort.
 With scarcely any spoken word, you thinks of riding airplanes tell about trying shop New York She accomplishe by cha actestic broad and sweeping gestures the the dancing of her brown the gration of hands She statelier version of Lpe genuous rather impisr impression Sonia Holywoods excitement
 She wearing navy blue slacks subdued blue dana when her her dressing than in Down Argentine the stage turbans she explains give her added height She paining through Aosio Oviera leader of which is here with her for through Zacharas Yaconel technical adviser English teacher.
 Between Miss Mirandas words sign language her interpreters gathered
 She had been to her first Hollywood party the evening before had stayed out too late m. = grand party She had expected find Hollywood village and delight to find but she lov eeybody help Mees Faye Meeser Ameche
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
5HkA ROTARY
 GETS SEND0FF
 FROM JUNEAU
Rotary Bell Presented fo New Club at Charter
 Ceremonies

A brass bell with which Walter Bacon, President of the new Sitks Rotary Club will call members tt order, was presented to the or ganization at Sitka Wednesday by the Juneau Rotary Club. Dr. w M Whitehead, President of the Juneau Club, made the presentation.
 District Governor R. Vincent (Nig) Borieske presented the Sit kans with a gavel
 A party of Juneau Rotarians TO- turned on the Northland last night.
 Today Borleske flew to Fairbanks to install a charter there, taking along another Juneau Rotary bell
 Those making the Sitka trip were Dr. and Mrs. Whitehead, MT. an6 Mrs. Henry Green, MT. and Mrs Keith Wildes, MT. and Mrs. Beri McDowell, MT. and Mrs. Harold Foss, MT. and Mrs. Wilbur Westel and Bill Walker
 Officers of the Sitka Rotary Clut are: Walter Bacon, President; J. J Conway, Vice-President; E. J. Cron- in, Secretary, and c. E. Wortman Sergeant at Arms. The Directors arc pr. Charles Charteris, J. J. Con way, P. s. Ganty. Robert Jernbere and R. E. Evanson. The Rotary Club starts off with membership of 16.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
FRANCERAIDED T0DAYBYRAF

BULLETIN LONDON, Jan. 1O.-British bombers, protected by hundreds of fighting planes, swarmed over German occupied northwestern France for one hour this afternoon covering an area of 1000 square miles.
 The great daylight raid blast ed airdromes, military installa- ti0ns and patrol vessels.
 Coastal observers at one place counted over 50 British bombers roaring along the channel aided by eight-gun Lighting planes.
 It is estimated that the fight ing planes Outnumbered the bombers by ten to one, indicat- ing that some 800 planes were used in the terrific and mann moth atteck.
 Late afternoon reports deciar- ed that so sudden was the raid that "enemy anti-aircraft gun fire was not even brought into play and very few enemy planes went up to engage the raiders and the few that did were quick, ly knocked down or they beat a nasty retreat to bases.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
NO SPENDING 5pREE' PLANNED FOR ALASKA,
 5E(RETARY DECLARES

No spending spree" is contem- plated by Territorial administrative officials. and the bonding of Alaska is not within the realm of possibility because such action is forbidden by the Enabling Act passed by Congress in 1912 Secretary of Alaska E. L (Bob) Bartlett declared recently in Fairbanks.
 According to a report in the Fair banks News Miner, Bartlett is on a trip to talk with Legislators and others in various communities in the hope of gaining information that will be helpful in connection with legislation at the approaching ses- sion in Juneau.
 There has been considerable mis- understanding in numerous places Bartlett said, with respect to the roll of the Alaska Flaming Council in tax matters. The Council has made no definite recommendations. Ii made studies of tax problems with a view of transmitting them through the Governor to the Legislature.
 Fears Groundless
 Fear has been expressed in some quarters that the Legislature will be asked to adopt some revolutions ary tax structure. This is not so Bartlett said positively.
 No one desires, Bartlett empha- sized. to have the Territory enter on spending spree but the fact IS that the wish so frequently expres- sed for economy will run head-o1 in- to the problem of serving r11easurably increased population. Coupled with this is the fact that Territorial tax receipts for the calendar year 194C will be smaller on account of the reduced Bristol Bay salmon pack and the likelihood that fish taxes for the calendar year 1941 will also be less than average on account oi closures expected in important fish ing districts.
 All in all, the situation poses a problem which will demand the best talent of Alaska business, labor and governmental administrative agen- cies to solve, Bartlett said,
 Equity Sought
 To spread the tax load more ev- enly, to bring about equity in taxes and to assure the Territorial gov ernment stability of income, which now is sadly lacking, are objectives long sought. How that goal can be reached, Bartlett said, or if it should be reached, is matter to be deter mined by the people of Alaska act ing through their Legislators.
 The fear sometimes has been ex- pressed, Bartlett said, that there are persons or interests that desire to place the Territory in debt. Of course, this cannot be done Under the Organic Act, the Territory is clearly prohibited from going into debt. That prohibition can be re- moved only by Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
EASTERN STAR INSTALLS NEW
 f941 OFFICERS

|
 At formal initiation held last evening at the Scottish Rite Tenn pie Mrs. Helen Webster and her group of officers were installed by retiring Worthy Matron Mrs. Mill dred Wyller, assisted by other in- stalling officers of the Eastern Star Order.
 During the evening Mrs. Wyller was presented with jewel in ap- preciation of her work and MT Harry Jensen who filled the iun- expired term of the former Wor- thy Patron was also presented with gift. A short program was en- joyed, at which time Miss Merle Janice Schroeder sang two selec- tions, and Miss Corrinne Jenne gave two violin numbers.
 After the lodge room service, re- treatments were served in the ban quet room.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
NAzI GOES TO
 PRISON; USED BAD PASSPORT
AIIqed He Carried Money for Spy Work 10
 Other Countries

NEW YORK. Jan. 10-Assistant U. s. Attorney Richard Burke as- serted today that Isidore Lazarus sentenced to prison for passport fraud, carried large sums of money from Germany for such top Nazi leaders as Goering, and deposited it in other countries where some "be- heved it was used to finance espion- age work and propaganda.
 Lazarus, 58, pleaded guilty to the indictment which alleged he made false statements in obtaining a pass port, and using the passport so ob- tained.
 He was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary and was fined $2,- 500 by Federal Judge Leibell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
D. H. S. LINE-UPS FOR BASKETBALL TONIGHT

Douglas High School enters the inter-school basketball series which starts here tonight in the new schoo gymnasium with the following line ups.
 First squad-Harry and Frank Cashen, forwards; Gordon Wahto center; Robert Fleek and Elmer Savikko, guards; subs - Glenward Kronquist; James Devon and Glen Kronquist.5
 Second string-Dan and Frank Krsul, forwards; Dale Fleek, center Kenneth Shudshift and James Doo- gan, guards. A- '
 For the preliminary which the trio of games starts off with beginning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-01-10
PERCY'S CAFE
6 IT Q P
AT PERCY'S CAFE Breokfost Dinner or Light
 Lunches . DELICIOUS FOOD . FOUNTAIN SERVICE . REFRESHMENTS
Meester Cummings,

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 Hollywood, confides good for health, gives headache much noise people,
 Here" she there to around. New York
 describes it perfectly words with ing a whirlpool.