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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
2 HaIibufers
 Sell, 5eaf't|Ie

SEATTLE, July 8.-Halibuters ar irving today were from the western banks as follows:
 Nordic brought 33,000 pounds and sold for 13% and l2ls cents a pound to the Whiz Fish Products.
 The Aleutian sold 4000O pounds at 13h and 12ls cents to the Se- bastian Stuart Fish Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08

Known as "Keeno, King of the Robots," Al D. Blake, 50, is credited with bringing about capture of Commander Itaru Tatibana, 39, of the Japanese Navy, and Torzichi Kono, 57, on espionage charges in Los Angeles. Blake, former U. s. Navy yeoman, says he was hired to obtain secret naval information for. the Japanese on two trips to Hawaii and gave them "secrets" supplied by the Navy after he revealed the
 plot to G-men.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
ROTARY VISITORS

P. R. Bradley of San Francisco George Lrchmon of Seattle, Living stone Wernecke of Berkeley, Calf. Dick Harris of Seattle and Elmer Jenne, were visitors at today's Ro- Sary lunrheon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
.Laie Steamer
 Arrival News

Late this afternoon it is reported the Barancf will arrive at 5.3e e. clock this afternoon and the Mount Mckinley will arrive at G;30 ocl,ck.
 The North Coast is scheduled to arrive at l am. in the mcrning.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
SUSPENDED SENTENCE

A six months suspended sentence on charge of being drunk and dis srderly, was given David Howard to- day by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN

The sum of $25 for Bundles for Britain was raised by auctioning food at last weeks cooking school and turned over to Treasurer John Cauble by Ernest Parsons today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-1935 Ford sedan Good condition. Good rubber. New bat tery. Cheap. Phone 553.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
IoE MEuERIN LEAVES

J. J. Meherin left Juneau today on an Electra for Fairbanks on business. He plans to be travelling in the Interior for about two weeks
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau

U Weather
 IT. S. DEPARTMENT COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU 4:30 July &: Partly Wednesday, slightly Wednesday tonight about highest Wednesday 60 degrees gentle variable winds
 Forecast Partly cloudy tonight and We'd nesday: gentle to
 winas along the of the Gulf of Alaska Dixon Spencer: south southwest winds partly Cape Spence, Hnchbook south winds partly Hnctnbrook moderate east to northeast winds partly cloudy Kodiak moderate north northeast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08

FOR SALE-Corona portable type
 writer, $25 cash. Joe George.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08

About 70 percent of Bolivia is peopled by native Indians, while almost none remain in Uruguay and the Argentine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-08
LOCAL DATA

Barometer Temp. Humidity
Evening star., 1941-03-15
6. H. @. Air Force Base
Moved 10 Boiling Field

Transfer of the G. H. @. Air Force
Headquarters to Boiling Field from
Langley Field, Va, became effec-
tive today, the War Department
announced.
In connection with the change
225 officers and men were sent here.
The shift was a part of the de-
centralized training program of the
War Department. The new setup
also will provide for the develop
ment of commanders and staffs
for special duties, it was said.
At Boiling Field IL barracks are
to be provided for the transferred
personnel. In addition new con-
struction will include five admins
tration buildings. a hospital, two
warehouses. an inflrmary, a Link
trainer building and a recreation
hall.
The transfer was announced
several months ago in connection
with an Air Corps expansion and
the creation of four air districts.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

BY TIE Associated Press.
LONDON, March 15.-The Ad-
miralty announced last night the
appointment of Admiral Sir Percy
Noble as commander in chief of the
western approaches to Britain, the
vital naval defense area in this ma
tion's life-or- death struggle with
Germany.
Admiral Noble thus is virtually
in command of the British forces
for the Battle of the Atlantic"
Officials declined to amplify the
bare Admiralty announcement or to
disclose where Sir Percy is stationed.
Informed sources said the western
approaches command, long in eX-
istence, had been extended to meet
the U-boat threat and had been
given an official commander.
THE appointment means that Sir
Percy will lead Britains naval forces
in the titanic struggle to be waged
against enemy raiders marrying Brit
ish and allied American shipping in
the Atlantic" declared the authori-
tative British Press Association.
Sir Percy, quiet veteran of 81
who joined the navy AZ years ago
in the reign of Queen Victoria, is
called the best-dressed admiral in
the service.
Known also as man of action
he has had wide administrative eX-
perience, having been fourth sea
lord, chief of supplies and transport
and most recently commander in
chief of the important China station
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Two Robbery Suspects
Arrested After Chase

Two men were lodged in the Hy-
attSville Md Jail on charges of
holdup and robbery following their
arrest early today by Prince Georges
County Police after a Smile chase
on the WaShington-Balt boule-
ward.
The two men we're booked as Arlie
A. Ball, %, of Landover. Md, and
Hall G. Baffett. 19 The latter gave
his address as Walter Reed Hospital
and described himself to police as a
soldier.
According to Police Officers Earl
J. Huber and Boyd Hamilton we're
driving Harry Gosman, desk clerk
at the Hyattsville station, to his
home in Beltsville when they sight
ed the two men driving out OF an
eating place on the boulevard.
Police said the car had no license
plate on the rear and they gave
chase.
One of the men. police said, pulled
a gun on Officer Hamilton, who
knocked the revolver from the
mans hand. Police said both men
we're armed. Shortly after the ar
rests police received a radio look
out for holdup at the eating place,
where it was reported the manager
had been robbed of more than S25.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Quartermaster Officers
Addressed by Wallace

About $50 officers attended
Quartermaster Corps dinner last
night at the Navy Club and
heard Vice President Henry A. Wal
lace deliver an off-the-record ad-
dress on the Nations reserve agri-
cultural supplies and international
food problems.
Col. William Arnold, chief of
chaplainS, gave the invocation.
Clarke Paulsen of the Department
of Agriculture sang America for
Me" and 1t. Col. w. H. Draper, jr,
performed feats of magic with cards.
Capt. Jean K Stacy, @. M. c., was
toastmaster. Among those at the
speakers table we're Brig. Gen. John
H. Hester. executive in charge of
Reserve affairs; Col. Elmer C..
Desobry of the Adjutant Generals
Office, and 1t. Col. Harry M. An
drews, G. M. c., chairman of the
Dinner Committee.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Duee Covered With Shame,
Greek Spokesman Says

ATHENS, March Is (P.-The
Greek lines in Albania were re-
ported still unbroken today after
six days of violent italian attacks
apparently aimed at smashing the
long stalemate in the Tepeleni
sector.
A Greek spokesman said Premier
Mussolini, who was reported to have
come to Albania a week ago to spur
his troops on, had failed and must
go back to Italy covered with
shame"
The high command summed up
the fighting yesterday in the fol-
lowing brief communique:
"The enemy again launched re-
peated and violent attacks on the
same front. He registered nc
success whatever despite consider
able losses suffered AS a result
Of a counterattack we took some
prisoners"
An R. A F. communique said
British fighting planes patroling the
KliSura area yesterday intercepted
a large formation of Italian bomb
ers escorted by fighter planes and
shot down eight of them and dam
aged others severely.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Two More Miss Arkansas
Candidates Selected

A congressional secretary and a
Langley Junior High School senior
were chosen at the apple blossom
dance given by the Arkansas State
Society last night at the Shoreham
Hotel to compete with four semi
f1nalists chosen at other dances for
the title of Miss Arkansas"
Last nights semi -fnalists were
Miss Elizabeth Lightle, secretary to
Representative Mills of Arkansas,
and Miss Sue Lucas, junior high
school student.
Winners at other dances given by
the society were Miss Ivajean DOL
larhide, Mrs. Arlene Dobbs, Miss
Ladye Gertrude Barlow and Miss
Elizabeth Schirtz.
The contestants will compete for
the title at a dance given by the
society in April or May. With the
title goes a trip to Arkansas. The
winner will extend the greetings of
the society to the Governor.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
More Money Needed
For Home Boarding,
Social Workers Told
ChiId-Curing Agencies
Praised for Progress
Since 1887 Study

More money for additional social
workers and for boarding of chill
dren is needed before boarding home
care can be developed in Washing
ton, Howard w. Hopkirk, executive
director of the Child Welfare League
of America, told representatives OF
IA child-caring agencies and instl-
tutions here yesterday.
Asserting that twice as many case
workers are needed for child-caring
agencies here to permit focusing on
the child's behavior while under
care, Mr. Hopkirk said the Child
Welfare League was disappointed
that there has not been greater de-
velopment of clearinghouse care in
Washington"
CasewOrk Expanded.
He commended, however, the ex-
pansion of caseWork service here
since the Child Welfare League
made a study of the situation in
1887. This caSeWork expansion, he
said, has dealt largely with the in
take and discharge of children and
llcO lllCd44k WI n NANAA NAAN
families.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. Eugene Meyer, chairman Of
the Washington committee of the
Child Welfare League of America,
and gave representatives OF the varl-
GUS agencies an opportunity to report
on their progress since the 1887
study was made.
The representatives agreed to ask
Mrs Myrtle L. Duckworth Of st.
Louis, who co-operated on the 1887
study, to return to Washington in
the fall for conference.
Homes Aided by Chest.
All but two of the groups repre-
sented now have caSe-work service,
it was reported at the meeting. Four
of them have added this service
since the 1887 study They are the
Episcopal Home for Children, st.
AIMS Infant Home, st. Roses Tech
nical School and Hillcrest Children
Village. All but the last are Com
munity Chest agencies which we're
enabled to include case e-workers in
their budget through the co-opera-
ton of the Chest.
Other agencies represented at the
meeting were the Washington Home
for Foundlings, st. John Orphan
age, st. Joseph's Home and School,
St. Vincent's Home and School.
Catholic Charities, Jewish Social
Service Agency, SWartzell Methodist
Home. Baptist Home, Florence Crit
tenden Home and the Childrens
Protective Association.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
British Are RepuIsed
AT Giarabub, Italy Says
b the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
ROME, March 15.-Another Brit
ish thrust at the beleaguered Italian
garrison at Giarabub Oasis, in
Northeastern Libya, was repulsed
yesterday, the Italian high COM
mand asserted today.
(The italian forces at Clara
bub, about $50 miles south of
Bardia and less than 80 miles
west of the Egyptian border, have
been cut off ever since Bardla
fell, January S.
British air actions were said to
have taken place over Cheren, the
italian strong point in Eritrea, and
over other localities of that colony,
while in Cirenaica, the high COM
mand said, German planes bombed
and machine-gunned British mech
anized forces.
Italian planes scatter bombed and
machine-gunned British motorized
troops in Southeastern Ethiopia, the
communique said.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
). H. Kress |nspects
His Paintings al
National Gallery
Chain Store Moenote
Pleased With Display
Of Art Collection

Samuel Henry Kress, white
haired chain store magnate who in
1889 became second principal bene-
factor" of the National Gallery of
Art, spent yesterday inspecting in
stallatiOn of 43 additional famous
paintings and % more great works
of sculpture, which it was an
nounced he has placed on indefinite
loan" at the gallery in time for
presidential dedication Monday
night.
His original gift. consisting of 375
paintings and 18 pieces of sculpture,
was considered the finest collection
of Italian art in existence. The new
group is also predominately Italian.
including Raphael's portrait of
Bindo Altoviti-now to be exhibited
for the first time in America.
Called probably the greatest
work of art permitted to leave Italy
in recent years is a marble bust of
the young st. John the Baptist, by
Antonio Rossellino, formerly in the
Church of San Frencesco del VAN
chettonl IN Florence.
Pleased With Display.
Members of the gallery staff said
Mr. KreSS was pleased with display
of his collection and that of the late
Andrew w. Mellon, contrasting the
lighting and space allotted to each
picture with overcroWding at the
Louvre-"pictures piled three high"
when viewed before the war.
A gallery official just returned
from visiting Mr.. Kress' Fifth ave-
nue. bachelor apartment in New
York found it almost entirely
stripped of art. it was reported.
Nail holes showed on walls formerly
bright with the color of the paint
ings now in the National Gallery.
The general public will get its first
glimpse of the gallery interior at
10 a m. Tuesday. after Monday night
ceremonies in which Chief Justice
Hughes as we'll as President Roose-
welt will represent the Government.
300 Engravings Included.
A previously unannounced COL
lection of over 300 selected engrav-
ings, etchingS, Woodcuts and litho-
graphs also will be on view, the gift
of Miss Ellen T. Bullard and three
anonymous donors.
Twenty-six Rembrant etchings are
included together with works of
Goya, William Blake and Turner.
One OF the most brilliant impress
sions in existence of Durer's famous
Knight Death and the Devil is to
be seen.
The Oldest painting among the
new Kress additions is a Madonna
and Child from Central Italy, of the
14th century. Executed with emo
tional intensity is painting on the
same theme by Botticelli, termed
one of the artists finest works.
The first examples of 18th CEN
tury sculpture to be admitted to the
National Gallery are represented
by two marble statues by Jean-Bap-
tiste Carpeaux, famous for his deco
rations Of the Opera House of Paris.
They are the "Neapolitan Fisherboy"
and the Girl with a She'll" first ac-
quired by the Empress Eugene and
in the possession of her descend
ants until recently.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Crittenton Home
Cares for So Mothers

Florence Crittenton Home op-
Grated at capacity last month to ex-
tend shelter to So girl mothers and
48 babies, Miss Jean Cole, superin-
tendent, reported at a meeting of 40
board member yesterday in the Y.
w. G. A.
Delegates appointed from the board
to attend the national conference of
Florence Crittenton Associations, to
be held May "a to % in Akron, Ohio,
were Mrs. J. c. Freeland, president of
the local board; Mrs. Thomas E.
Robertson and Miss Cole.
Miss Anne Rogers, case worker at
the home, reported that of the girls
admitted last month seven were from
the District and two we're non-resi-
dents referred by the Travellers Aid
Society.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Scientist Addresses
Presbyterian Club

People must abide by scientific
knowledge even in the realism of
religion, DR.. Donnell Young, pro-
fessor of zoology at George Wash
ington University. told the Presby-
terian Club last night at Columbian
House.
He pointed out that religion has
had great rational effect on SCI
ence and that the real scientist is
trying to clarity the laws under
which people live.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
New Canadian Envoy,
Leighton Mccarthy,
Confident Of Victory
Suggesting Defect Best
Way to Insult Any
Briton, He Says

The best way to insult an English
man, according to Leighton Nc
Carthy, new Canadian Minister
here, is ito suggest that he is not
going to win the war"
Mr.. Mccarthy, received by PreSi-
dent Roosevelt in an informal man.
ner similar to that in which Viscount
Halifax was welcomed as British
Ambassador here, gave this advice
to reporters yesterday when asked
If he were confident of British
victory.
st am as confident that victory
will rest with the British as 1 am
that I'm alive he added He said
Canada was making an "all-out"
effort to help win the war, but de-
clined to discuss details of the
Canadian program for the time
being.
Mr.. Mccarthy succeeds Loring
Christie, on an extended leave of
absence because of i'll health. as
Canadian Minister here. He arrived
late Wednesday and was received
Informally by President Roosevelt
at tea at the White House Thurs
day afternoon. He paid his first
formal call on Secretary of State
Hull yesterday morning. The usual
ceremony of presentation of Gre
dentials was dispensed with.
The new Minister is an old friend
of the President, becoming ac-
quainted with him several years ago
when he took his SON. John, who
accompanied him to Washington, to
Warm Springs for treatment for
infantile paralysis. A newcomer to
diplomacy, Mr.. Mccarthy is one of
Canada's most prominent business
men.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
10000 Expected
To Turn Out Today
To Pay Income Taxes
Midnight Is Deodline;
Post Office Substotions
To Stoy Open Until 6

The last days rush Of Washing
tonians to pay their Federal income
taxes began early this morning and
will go on to midnight, which is the
deadline. The greatest taXpaying
throng since the depression fell over
the country has been recorded here
and in most cities throughout the
UNION.
The Washington branch Office Of
the Baltimore headquarters of the
Collector of Internal Revenue for
this district will be open until mid
night. One hundred and thirty
clerks are on duty to assist the tax
payers. Six cashiers manning four
windows are receiving the tax
money in a constant stream. The
branch Office is in the Bureau of
Internal Revenue Building, Twelfth
street and Constitution avenue NV.
entrance.
Turnout Of 10000 Expected.
More than 10000 persons, the rec
ord one-day turnout of all time,
were expected at the branch office
here today. Not only taxpayers
have shown up, but voluntary do
nators of small sums to the Govern
ment for the sake of national de-
fense have waited in line at the bu-
reau this week for the pri~lege of
paying out their money in what
they consider good cause.
All post office subStations will re-
main open until 6 pm. today in
order to make it possible for tax
payers who are mailing their re-
turns to Baltimore to send them as
late as possible. This announce
ment was made by the District post
master, Vincent Burke.
Collections Soar.
Money orders for tax payments
can be purchased up to midnight at
two post offlces-the Benjamin
Franklin Station, Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV, and the
City Post Office, North Capitol
street and Massachusetts avenue.
Twice as many persons were ex-
pected to pay income taxes as paid
them last year because of better
business conditions and lower ex-
emptions for both married and single
individuals. Collections for the first
II days of March were rs per cent
larger than the s81 ,475.743 collected
in the similar 1910 period.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Gas Field Worker Guilty
OF Plot 10 Kill Wife
Rx tn. Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WAYNESBURG, Pa, March 15.-
A jury of eight men and four women
last night convicted Robert Headley,
49, gas field worker, of attempting
to kill his wife and conspiring with
two women to have her murdered.
Each count carries a possible max
imum penalty of seven years i'm
prisonment.
Mrs. Otis CWmberledge. IS. a
widow, who testified she had been
intimate with Headley for several
years, and her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Petit, learned of the decision in Jail,
where they are held pending trial on
similar counts.
The two women testified that with
Headley they had plotted and at
tempted to execute the Staying of
Mrs. Headley last August in fake
holdup. She recovered from five
wounds, but killed herself in jan
uary.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Col. R. H. Simmons Dies
AT Walter Reed Hospital
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
1t. Col. Ralph H. Simmons of the
Army Medical Corps died Thursday
at Walter Reed Hospital.
A native of Brockton, Mass, Col.
Simmons was 81 A 1913 graduate
of Tufts Medical School. he entered
the Army in the World War and
served in the A. E. F. in France.
His most recent service was at Fort
Adams, R. I.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
jeanette R. Simmons; son, his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William w.
Simmons of Brockton, and two sis
ters, Miss Miriam Simmons and
Mrs. George Nichols, Marblehead,
Mass.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Hundreds in Maryland
Rush to Poy u. S. Tax

BALTIMORE, March IS (P.-
Hundreds of Marylanders rushed to
make Federal income tax payments
before tonight's midnight deadline,
but they have a months grace be-
fore the State levy is due.
This year. too. the State income
tax may be paid in four install
ments.
The April Is deadline was set
when the tax rate was reduced by
the Legislature from 212 per cent
to per cent on earned income and
from 6 per cent to 5 per cent on
investment income"
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Italy Claims Four Planes.

ROME, March Is (P.-The italian
high command announced today
that four enemy" and two Italian
planes were shot down in fighting
yesterday on the Greek front in
Albania in which the daily war
bulletin said Italian flyers continu-
ally attacked Greek positions.
In the night of March 13 to IA
and yesterday our air detachments
repeatedly hit enemy roads, posi-
tons, batteries and troops" the COM
munique said.
Local actions were reported in
the 18th army sector of the cen
tral front.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

The Dublin government will pay
this year a guaranteed price of $S
a bushel for wheat harvested in
Fire.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
q Nuzi PIones Credited
To British Air Ace

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 15.-Flight 1t.
Marmaduke Thomas st. John Pattle
was credited officially today with
the destruction of % German war
planes-three within the last month
He was awarded a bar for the Dis
tinguished Flying Cross he won
earlier this year.
Evening star., 1941-03-15
Navy Planes Packed
For Trip to Britain
By the Associated Press,

ROOSEVELT FIELD. N. Y, March
15.-Packers last night began Grating
the first three United States Navy
planes allotted to Britain under the
leaSe-lend bill.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

Northern Ireland has q back 10
porridge" campaign.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

Seven universities have been
granted subsidies in Mexico.
Evening star., 1941-03-15

ries of his mousehood of last year
in his eager paws.
Copyright, 1941, by Chicago Daily Nevs.)
Evening star., 1941-03-15
MussoIini

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1941-02-10
Dumuqes Awarded

Said to have almost lost her sense
of smell as the result of a'street
accident. Miss B A. Burke Of Henley
on-Thomas. England. has been
awarded IS, 100 damages.