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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Hand fo Hand, House 10 House Fighting in Sub-
 urbs of Leningrdd GERMANS MAKING NO
 GAINS, MOSCOW SAYS
Invaders Fail 10 Slash Through to Crimed-
 Sovieis in Initiative
(By Associated Press)

The official communique issued from the Moscow Army Headquart.. CTS at noon today declares the Red Armies defending Leningrad have -recaptured the city approaches and hurled the Germans back "signi- ficant distance"
 It is admitted there has been hand to hand and house to house fighting for 12 hours then the in- vaders were forced back. The communique also states that many other communities on Lenin- grads outskirts have been retaken in mass counter attacks.
 Make No Gains
 The Red Star, official Russian Army newspaper, declares the Ger mans have made no gains in the fortnight seige of Leningrad.
 In German military quarters in Berlin, important statements are stressed that the Russian campaign might run through the winter months. The newspapers also make mention of the third anniversary of the ill-fated Munich conference.
 Military quarters give an optim- istic picture of the bloody struggle on the eastern front, reporting that there is no indication of any new German advances anywhere"
 Invaders Attempt Smash
 The London military quarters as- sert that Hitler's invasion armies are still smashing at Russian Crimea, attempting to slash through the tour-mile wide Perekop Isthmus linking the Crimean Peninsula with the Russian mainland, but are mak- in0 scant headWay.
 In the north, according to Lon don official advices, the defenders of Leningrad have driven the Ger mans back at several points and the Red Armies are maintaining the in- itiative
 British and Russian fllers are working together and it is declared they have shot down 26 Nazi planes in two days in a single sector.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Everything But inc Air Appears 10 Be Taxed as
 New Provisions in Eifed

Beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, October 1, every person who pays more than nine cents for an ad- mission ticket must pay Federal tax under provisions of the new Revenue Act effective October l.
 More than 4,OO0 letters to those responsible for the collection of such taxes in the District of Wash ingtcn and Alaska are being mailed from Tacoma Internal Revenue headquarters, Collector Clark Squire has announced.
 Under the new law, there is no exemption from this tax for any person or organization except child ren under 12 years of age who pay less than 10 cents The rate is one cent for each ten cents or fraction thereof paid for admission.
 Notice is also given that time has been extended for filirf capital stock returns to October 29, 194l and rate has been made SIPS for each full thousand of declared value.
 Information is being mailed pros pective taxpayers by the miscellan- eous tax division at Tacoma as ceived from Washington, D. C.. Letters pertaining to floor stocks tax on liquor already are in the mail. To more than 5000 outlets are being sent mimeographs giving details about the floor stocks tax on wines and distilled spirits.
 The cabaret tax has been changed to per cent of all amounts paid for admission, refreshment, service and merchandise if any payment or part thereof entities the patron to be present at any performance.
 The only retail tax is that im- posed on jewelry, furs and toilet preparations. It amounts to 10 per cent.
 Rates on existing excise taxes paid by manufacturers, producers or importers have been increased as follows:
 Tires, from 21/2 to 5 cents a pound; tubes, from 4 to cents a pound; auto trucks and bodies, from 21l2 to per cent; other autos and bodies, from 1l2 to per cent; parts, from 21/2 to per cent; play ing cards. from 10 to 13 cents per deck; safe deposit boxes. from 10 to 20 per cent: distilled spirits and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30

WASHINGTON--I is no secret that charming MT. Thon1fs G. Cor coran, now as enterprising at lob byino as he once was at Brain Trusting, got five Supreme Court justices to back him for the Solici- tor Generalship But it is secret as to who these five justices are.
 At the top of the list, in the opinion of almost every Washington observer, was Justice Felix Frank furter, under whom Tommy the Cork studied at Harvard Law School. It was Frankfurter who helped Tommy get his first and most prized job as secretary to the late great Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. And it was Frankfurter who had placed. through Tommy, many young lawyers on the federal payroll-so many, in fact, that they have come to be known as the Frankfurter boys or the Hot-Dog Club.
 In turn. Tom Corcoran was very instrumental in putting Felix Frankfurter on the Supreme Court. Therefore it was natural to sup pose that Justice Frankfurter now would go to bat for his old pupil to be Solicitor General.
 However, Frankfurter did not support Corcoran at all. He was one of the minority justices who dissented.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Nail. Guard Leaves Cify
 On Transport
Army Vessel Redwood Ar. rives from South 10
 Take Juneau Troops

With men and officers of Ju- neaus contingent of the recently inducted Alaska National Guard aboard, the U. s. Army Transport Redwood sailed for the training station this afternoon.
 The Redwood, an old twin-screw steamer which formerly piled in coastal trade out of Seattle and Bellingham, arrived in Juneau shortly before the noon hour to- day. Aboard her are Ketchikan's National Guardsmen, detachment of Marines and several Navy of ficerS.
 The Juneau troops completed dismantling their temporary head quarters at the Southeast Alaska Fair Building this morning and spent the day transporting sup plies and equipment to the wharf for transfer to the vessel.
 The departure of the Juneau troops marks the city's first con- tribution of men to the National Defense, aside from a few off cers who already have taken up their new duties at Anchorage Next to leave will be the first Ju- neau Selective Service Act draftees, who will be called to the colors October IS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Stop Us If You've Heard This One About Shortage
 Of Oil on East Sedboard
First of two articles on the pet rcIeum products shortage"
 By JACK STINNETT


 Washington. Sept. 30-Not since this was started has Washington had a bigger chuckle than that over the hullabaloo which has accom- panied the so-called shortage of gasoline, fuel oil and other petrol cum products in IT eastern sea- board states.
 Back in the spring, Secretary Of Interior Harold L. Ickes, who also is national defense petroleum CO., ordinator smelled out potential shortage in the eastern states pet roleum products, and what followed was a governmental comic opera interlude. like Pussy Wants a Corner" with everybody off base at once.
 There were threats of gasoline less Sundays. gasoline ration cards, frigid apartments and houses be- cause of a lack of heating oil, and idle industries. Filling stations were closed from D. m. to ' a. m. ard finally their supplies of motor 'uel were cut 10 per cent. All of which had the effect of increasing he consumption of gasoline.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Everybody Takes A Hand

The railroads came forward with the assertion that they had 10000 idle tank cars President Roosevelt cleared the right-of for pipe ines which, in six to twelve months, night eliminate the shortages, only o have the defense pricrities agency step up and veto the larg- ast of these on the grounds that between 48O.0Oo and 750,000 tons of steel nobody quite agreed on what mount would be necessary could not be spared from more vital de- fense needs.
 Into this mess, primarily at the nstigation of the American Auto mobile association. stepped a sem ate investigating committee which. after couple of weeks of hearing everybody who had any authority to talk on the subject, concluded that there is no shortage of pe- troleum products in the eastern seaboard states" but protected it. self. by intimating that there might be some day. because nobody knows what the future holds.
 In the interim. Price Adminis-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
WILLkIE TO GIVE HELP
 TO FDR NOW
Will Support President on Any Aliion He Takes 10
 Repeal Neutrality Aei

WASHINGTON. Sept. sO.-wen- dell L. Willkie today made known he will support President Roosevelt in any effort to repeal or modify the Neutrality Act and at the same time, reports reached Washington that Secretary of State Cordell Hull will urge Roosevelt to recommend the virtual scrapping of the present law, upon his return from Hyde Park.
 President Roosevelt is expected to confer with Secretary Hull today at Hyde Park and talk with legislative leaders tomorrow before starting work on the Special Neutrality Act message to Congress which is ex- pected to be delivered later this week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Hitler May Assume De- fensive on Soviet Front Turn 10 New Fields BRITISH SEIZE
 AIR INITIATIVE
Prediction that War Is 10 Last Through 1942 Made
 by Prime Minister

LONDON, Sept. 30. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, disclosing that Great Britain "sev- eral times" has considered inva- sion of the Continent, predicted the present war may last at least through 1922.
 Churchill warned that Hitler might fall back on the defensive in the struggle with Russia and lash out simultaneously against Egypt. Spain, Africa and England itself.
 Supremacy in Air
 In an optimistic vein however, Churchill declared that Great Britain now has seized the ini- tiative in the air against the Reich forces, declaring flatly that the Germans have suffered a serious air shortage, presumably pilots and planes, lost in the 14-week-old campaign in Russia
 Next Attacks
 Posing the question as to where Hitler will turn next" Churchill mentioned the possibility of vast new assaults against the Egyptian
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
Columbia Now
 Juneau.Bound

SEATTLE. Sept 30. = Steamer Columbia sailed for Southeast and Southwest Alaska ports at g o'clock this morning with 93 passengers, including ten steerage.
 Passengers aboard the Columbia booked for Juneau include the fol- lowing:
 Carl Jensen, Mrs. R. Corcoran. M. J. Parsons, Miss B. Travis. Mrs. M. Coombes, Mrs. N. A. Fowler. Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Rogers and daughter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
TO SITKA, YAKUTAT

On flight to Sitka today Pilot Alex Holden of Alaska Coastal Air lines took as passengers Mary Smith, Louise Jones, Louise Peter son, A. Sweeney and M. s. Whit tier.
 Pilot Shell Simmons flew to Yaku- tat with mail, meat and vegetables and was returning with five pas sengers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
sITKA DIVORCE FILED

Calvin D. McGraw of Sitka, filed suit for divorce from Esther s. Mo Graw this morning in Federal Dis trict Court. Grounds of the action are incompatibility.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
HAT AUCTION AIDS BLIND

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. tAP) = The problem of what to do with last summers straw hat has been solved by the St. Joseph Lions club. The members auctioned off their warm weather headgear and gave the money to aid the blind
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-09-30
WHY FRANKFURTER
 DESERVED

Corcoran's friends have this ex- planation for Frankfurter's failure to go to bat for his old student. Last year Frankfurter served on a special committee appointed by the Pres- ident to make civil service recom-
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Evening star., 1941-01-20
Three odd Men of Foot Racing
Promise to Push Youngsters
For Board Track Honors

Saturday in 2:14.2 and Beccali, never
considered any great shakes as an
indoor runner, tied the mile mark
of 4166 set last year by Andy Neid-
mig of Manhattan. Neidnig ran Sec
ond in a close finish. Both of them
are entered for the Prout mile next
Saturday to race John Munski,
Chuck Fenske and Walter Mehl,
considered the big three" among
the younger milers. and Mel Trutt,
the Indiana graduate.
McCluskey Laps Field.
McCluskey's contribution to the
metropolitan record busting was a
14:34 3-mile run in which he Tapped
his field. The other record-break-
ers were Jim Herbert, former New
York University star, who won the
600 yards in 1:12.1 to beat Johnny
Quigley of Manhattan, Tom Carey
of the New York Pioneer Club, with
6.3 seconds for so yards. and three
New York University relay teams
which recorded 1:467 for the 1000
yards medley, 1928 for the mile
and 1905 for the mile and seven
eighths medley Herbert and Quig-
ley are likely starters in the 600 at
Boston this week, while N. Y. U. has
entered mile and 2-mile relay teams.
And when it comes to the old
fellows, don't forget Eddie Gordon,
former Olympic broad jump cham
pion from Iowa. In his 18th year
of competition he leaped % feet 6
inches to win the Met title In his
speciality for the fourth time.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

try, unless you found some high
land. Mostly it is mangrove swamp.
populated only by raccoon. man.
grove crabs, bobcats, bear and very
few wandering Seminoles. living of
the country and travelling by
pirogue or dugout canoe.
Whale Shark There.
Away back where the water is
brackish I've seen whale shark 80
feet long, forced in from the Gulf
by one of the infrequent north
ers' that visit the region once in a
while and drive the tarpon out into
the constant temperatures of deep
water. I've seen bear and deer,
prancing across high land savanna.
At night if you shine a fashlight
into the mangroves you are sure to
pick out the close-set eyes of raccoon
and maybe otter.
It's Americas last frontier. It's
inaccessibility has kept it that way
Great thunderheads roll up from
the heated Everglades. In summer
you get a shower every day. your
guide tells you. But you soon dry
off in the heat.
'All of us hope the Government
moves fast to make this national
park" said Uncle" Charley Bog
CESS. dean of Everglades guides All
of them feel that way. To COM
mercialize this country would be to
take away something We could not
replace"
Evening star., 1941-01-20
University e Hot After District Bowling 7e Shoots Top Set of Season
Presidents Birthday Fund Tilt
To Pit College Basket Teams
Old. c. With Pro Brewers

The same local collegs that parti-
cipated in charity football game
conceived by George Washington
University back in 1881 once more
may swing into line against a COM
mon foe Sunday night when the
Washington Brewers step out
against college clubs of the Metro
politan area at Riverside Stadium in
basket ball benefit that donates
all of its profits to the Presidents
Birthday Fund for the relief of in
fantile paralysis.
George Washington University
was making its bid for big time
football at that time when the
idea was conceived of a post-seasor
football game that was to involve
George Washington. Catholic U.
and Georgetown. The game became
a competitive and financial success
when all three schools aligned
themselves in shifts against team!
of former University of Alabama
football stars
Hoyas, Cards to Play.
Both Georgetown and Catholic u,
today had agreed to play the Brew
ers and decision by George Wash
ington and possibly the University
of Maryland was being awaited
Director of Athletics Max Earring
ton of the Colonials has promised
George Washington decision by to-
morrow and Maryland also Is ex.
pected to report by then.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
B thu Associated Press.

D llIt HSSONIdtOh l AN"''
NEW YORK, Jan 20.-Three "old
men of foot racine-Gene Venzke,
ice McCluskey and Luigi Beccali-
are promising to bring some youthful
enthusiasm into this seasons indoor
track meets that may annoy tie
younger runners no end.
Their ability has been proved over
a stretch of a dozen years or more.
Many of their contemporaries lave
retired and these three are near the
age when they might be expected to
sit back and watch their successors
try for the prizes.
Springy Track a Help.
McCluskey, who seems to have
been winning distance races forever
admits he's % years old; Venzke
is 80. and Beccali. 33. won the
Olympic 1500-meter title in 1882
Still the "old men, are out there
breaking records.
They had the benefit of the
springy midget auto racing track ct
the New York Coliseum Saturday
when Venzke and McCluskey each
broke a Metropolitan A. A. U. indoor
meet record and Beccai tied the
mile mark. Nearly every one who
won a race over the track also did
it in record time. Still their per-
formances and the fields they beat
indicate they'll be near the front
at Bostons Prout Memorial meet
next Saturday and the Millrose A. A
games here February l.
Venzke. a top-iight runner for le
seasons, ran of with the 1000 yards
Evening star., 1941-01-20

In the event all four schools ac-
cept, they will face the Brewers in
alternating 1O-minute shifts to be
played under the collegiate rules
and handled by officials approved
by the competing colleges. Three
shifts of IS minutes each will be in
order if one of the schools refuses
the invitation and Georgetown and
Catholic University will carry on
with Commute periods if both
Maryland and George Washington
fail to accept the bid.
Big Gate Expected.
Chris Heurich, jr., owner Of the
Brewers, who is underwriting the
game, announced today that his
players will remain in Washington
all week and will workout daily in
preparation for this test. He pre-
dicted that the largest paid at
tendance ever to witness a basket
ball game locally will be present
and estimated that the paralysis
fund will benefit by from $4,000 TO
$500.
The District Amateur Athletic
Union has given this game its Off
cial sanction and the free list has
been suspended. In the event Sun
day nights game proves the un-
/ qualified success many believe II
will similar contest will be staged
annually as a benefit for the worth:
! cause, Mr.. Heurich asserts.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
BY LAWRENCE PERRY,

NEW YORK, Jan 20.-The Argen-
tine is showing great enthusiasm
and initiative in preparation for the
Pan-American games to be held in
Buenos Aires in the fall of 1912
Avery Brundage chairman Of the
American Olympic Committee, who
was elected president Of a commit
tee of representatives of various
South and Central American nations
at the Argentina capital last August,
says the interest manifested in the
projected meeting of athletes of the
Western Hemisphere a year from
next fall is thoroughly keen and has
been developing.
Two swimming teams sent to the
Southern Continent by the A. A. U.
last summer were received every
where with great cordiality and il
is felt in this organization that
American sport can do nothing more
signal in helping the present project
Of binding the peoples of this coun-
try and Latin America more closely
than by treating the forthcoming
meet with seriousness and enthus-
iasm.
The only thing which would pre-
vent the holding of the meet at
Buenos Aires would be some marked
change in the international situa
ton affecting South America, no,
to say the United States, but the
Argentinians are proceeding on as.
sumption that the games are def
mite fixture.
New Yale System Explained.
Evidently the reason why Ogder
Miller has decided to abrogate the
rule that a coach shall receive 6
years notice of dismissal, or if hi
is not wanted about the university
his salary for that year is to bt
paid in full. is because the policy
has cost the university much money
Coaches have cleared out long be.
fore their year was up, leaving YALE
no alternative to maintaining theil
salaries and receiving no servie il
return.
Miller's announcement that h,
soon will interview all coaches SEEM
Evening star., 1941-01-20
0ver|in Big Favorite
To Outright as Well
As0utta|k Cisco
Boosting RivuI Deemed
No Menace to Smarter
Middle Champion

If verbal proficiency augurs for a
bloody battle. tomorrow nights tiff
at Turner's Arena involving Middle
weight Champion Ken Overlin and
sWarthy Tony Cisco should be the
most exciting scrap since David
focused his slingshot on Goliath.
Overlin, a smoother mouthman
and generally conceded to be far
superior fighter, nevertheless is
Stimulating righteous Indignation
over Ciscos numerous boasts he will
embarrass the New York and Cali
fornia titleholder.
Ken. in fact, predicts a knockout
over his rugged former stablemate,
asserting he will deposit Mr.. Cisco
alias Ciaccio. on the canvas for the
count before five rounds have
elapsed.
The battle. slated for 10 rounds
will be Overlin's first since he sue
cessfully defended his title against
Steve Belloise at Madison Square
Garden last month.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Sports Program for Local Fans
TODAY.
Basket Ball.

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Richard Montgomery vs.. George
town Prep, Garrett Park. $50.
Gonzaga at Greenbelt High,
TOMORROW.
Basket Ball.
Western at Anacostia (series),
800.
Central VS.. Woodrow Wilson
(series). at Roosevelt, $3.50.
Fairfax VS.. Montgomery Blair,
Silver Spring. 8.
Tech VS.. Bethesda Chevy Chase,
Bethesda. s.
Fredericksburg VS.. George
Washington High. Alexandria. 8.
Washington-Lee at Eastern,
$50.
Landon VS.. Episcopal, Alex
andria, $50.
Boxing.
Ken Overlin VS. Tony Cisco,
10-round feature, Turner'S Arena,
first match, $50.
Hockey.
Boston Olympics VS. Washing
ton Eagles. Riverside Stadium,
$50.
WEDNESDAY.
Basket Ball.
Mount St. Mary's VS.. Catholic
u. C. U. gym, $50.
Georgetown VS.. Navy. An
napolis.
Georgetown Freshmen VS.. Navy
Plebes, Annapolis.
George Washington VS.. Army,
West Point.
Gonzaga at Roosevelt, $50.
Dewitt at National Training
School, $3.50.
Briarley Military at Coolidge.
$50.
THURSDAY.
Basket Ball.
Dewitt VS.. Georgetown Prep,
Garrett Park, $50.
Richard Montgomery at Mount
Rainier, $50.
Landon vs.. Boys Latin, Balti-
more
Wrestling.
Weekly program of five matches,
Turner's Arena. $50.
FRIDAY.
Basket Ball.
North Carolina VS.. MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1941-01-20

Ritchie Coliseum, Sis.
Roosevelt VS.. Western. Tech VS.
Woodrow Wilson (series double
header, Tech gym, 7:30.
Montgomery Blair at Ana
costa, $50.
Woodward at Coolidge, $50.
St Johns VS.. Bethesda -Chev,
Chase, Bethesda. g.
Central at Gonzaga. 8.
St Adams VS.. Baltimore FriendS
Baltimore.
Hockey.
New York Rovers vs.. Washing
ton Eagles. Riverside Stadium,
$50.
SATURDAY.
Basket Ball.
Shepherd at Wilson Teachers. 8.
Gallaudet VS.. Towson Teachers.
Towson, Md.
Georgetown Prep at st. Johns. 8.
Hill VS.. Episcopal. Alexandra
$50.
Dewitt at Fairfax High, 8.
Hockey.
Washington Eagles VS.. Atlantic
City Sea Gulls. Atlantic City.
Swimming.
Charlotte Hall VS.. Boys Club,
Eastern Branch B. c. pool, $3.50.
Boxing.
Lock Haven VS.. Catholic u, c.
U. gym, 8:l5.
Rife.
Georgetown VS.. Navy. small
bore match, Annapolis.
Evening star., 1941-01-20
Pan-Americon Meet Acclaimed
By Argentina; Yale Coaches
Are Hit by Grid Cost Cut

to confirm Your correspondents pre-
diction that more than a few Of
them will get their years notice
Those who are retained will sign
contracts covering periods Of time
to be determined This new policy
will 60 into effect next January,
which means that time will be al
lowed TO establish a new general
coaching setup and try it out before
commitments are. made on either
side.
Great care will be taken about the
coaches. Since quite obviously Yale
has no intention of de-empha sizing
football as it has been conducted in
the category to which the Els be-
long. since. also, there is deficit Of
100000. football will have to carry
the freight. Losing football won't
carry it. Yet, that football will re-
ceive aid from economic minds in
the Yale A. A, is hardly to be
doubted. Watch for announcement
of retrenchments, including the re-
duction of coaching STATS and drop
ping of certain minor sports.
Nebraska Made a Hit.
New Orleans may chortle-well it
may-over the success financially
and athletically Of its Sugar Bowl
football feature. But Pasadena is
well satisfied with Stanford's choice
of Nebraska as an opponent In
fact. the Cornhuskers made so good
a showing, their type and demeanor
were so ingratiating as to open a
new perspective for Lincoln football.
A rivalry, frequent and enduring
with West Coast teams. is in pros
pect. Thanks 70 the airplane such
an arrangement in college term is
feasible.