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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
 IN APPARENT
 SUICIDE HERE
Body of John Sierma a a Found in Blood Spdt-
 tered Cabin

Jack Siermala, 59-year-old Jun eau Finn, apparently committed suicide in his cabin between Lower Franklin Street and Gastineau Avenue yesterday by first hacking himself about the head with an ax, and then strangling himself with a heavy fishing line. officers reported today.
 The body was found by John neighbor, who reported it to Arne Frederickson, caretaker. who called the police. Patrolman Cleo Commers and John Monagle FBI agents. Coroner Felix Gray and Deputy U. s. Marshal Walter Hellan were called to the scene.
 Murder Indicated
 Officers were first inclined to be- lieve that Siermala was murdered.
 Hellan said that the door to the one-room cabin was locked from the inside, but that window near the door had been broken out. Traces of blood were found on the railing going down the steps out side of the cabin and also all over the cabins interior.
 Hellan said the body was found face down on the floor, the head in a pool of blood A short-handled ax was found nearby, covered with blood There were evidences of nu- merous ax cuts on the head.
 A thick fishing line had been looped around Siermala's neck in a slip-knot and the end of the line was tied to the top of the foot of the bed. The line was pulled
 Continued on Page Threel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
1 50 Japs Killed at kiska; Installations Along Shore Damaged;
 Planes are Destroyed

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. = The Navy Department announces that strong force of United States Army bombers and pursuit planes, ac- companied by Royal Canadian Air Force planes attacked Japanese shore installations on Kiska last Friday, damaging an enemy trans port and shooting down seaplane fighter.
 Six other planes were strafed on the water in the daring attack and two submarines also were strafed by pursuit planes.
 On the day previously, a small force of Army heavy bombers at tackled Kiska, the Navy communique said, but the results were not ob- served. This indicated that the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
ALLIES HIT
 JAP BASES,
 S0.pA(IFIC
Fortresses also Make A. tatks; Big Enemy Ship
 Is Set Afire

MacARTHUR'S HEADQUART- FRS, Sept. 28. Allied bombers have pounded the bases and lines of supply of the strong Japanese forces striking across the New Guinea mountains toward Port Moresby. The ground situation is reported unchanged.
 Flying fortreses made heavy attack on the Japanese base at Rabaul, scoring direct hits. A near miss on a 15,000-ton enemy ship is reported but the explosion nearby caused a fire aboard the ship and as the fortresses left the scene smoke was belching from the stern and also amidships.
 Warplanes also struck Solomon Island positions of the Japanese last night but the results are un- known.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28

earlier attack was carried out at high altitude.
 The Navy estimated that 150 Japs were killed or wounded in Fridays assault.
 Bomb hits started fires on one or two ships in the harbor, and when last seen the vessel was listing and beached.
 This is the first report of Can- adian pilots cooperating with us in the Alaskan theatre. There was no indication as to whether the Canadian planes were bombers or fighters.
 Several weeks ago, land-based fighter planes made another smash ing raid on the Jap-held Aleutian island, killing or wounding 500 Japs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
q. S. AIRMEN BLAST SOUTH
 CHINA jApS
Hit SaIween River, Yun- nan Province 0elupiers
 In Bombing Raids

CHUNGKING, Sept. 28.-Bomb- CTS and fighters of the U. s. Army Air forces blasted Jap bases and lines of communication west of the Salween River and southwest of Yunnan Province yesterday, inflict- ing considerable damage without loss of a single plane.
 This announcement came from Gen Joseph Stilwell's headquart- CTS here today.
 The bulletin said that numerous direct hits were scored on buildings at Mengshih and Tengyueh, start ing a number of fires.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
Gas Rations
 To Start On
 November22
Henderson Asks Nation 10 Restrict Driving UntiI
 Cards Issued

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.- Motorists throughout the nation have been urged to restrict their driving to about 50 per cent of the normal, pending the institution of nationwide gas rationing about November 22, as tire conservation meas ure.
 Leon Henderson announced this week end that the national program will follow closely the system already in effect in the East.
 The basic ration is slightly less than four gallons a week, and supplemental rations are available in certain cases.
 But Henderson served notice that these supplemental ration cards will be issued "Only On proof of need of quantities of strictly limited degree for es- sentiality to the nations war effort"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
HITLER E5TILL CERTAIN, VICTORY;
 ADDRESS IS MADE

BERLIN, Sept. 28.-Hitler "em- phaSized his absolute confidence Tn victory" in an address to l2Ooo young officers and cadets of the German armed forces
 The address was made at the Der lin Sports Palace and the state ments have been broadcast by DINE over the Berlin radio.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
vI(KY COUP
 I5 NIppED
 BYpREkIER
Laval Fires Secretary oi State Who Would
 Jnseat Him

LONDON, Sept. 28-Vichy Pre- mier Pierre Laval has sacked Jac- ques Benoist -Mechin, Secretary Of State of the Vichy Foreign Ministry, because he was the ringleader Of a plot. to supplant Laval with the more pro-Nazi, Jacques Doriot, Paris editor, Fighting French sources have reported
 Later in Vichy. decrees signed by Laval declared: T shall under no circumstances allow the authority of the government to be attacked. The government stands and has firm reason, believe, to continue.
 T am fully determined to see this task through to the very end"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
Shakeup In Government,
 Manthoukuo
Moderation of Puppei Nations s Defense Con-
 struefion Reported

TOKYO. Sept. 28.--A shakeup in the Manchoukuoan Government, including the appointment of a new Foreign Minister and elevation of the Commander of the First Army Division to a Cabinet post. is announced by Domei in Sinking dispatch.
 Ii Shao Keng, Manchoukuoan Ambassador to Tokyo. is made For eign Minister and Gen. Shin Lien has relinquished his army assign ment to become Minister of Pub lie Peace.
 Domei, in another dispatch from Bangkok quotes officials as saying these appointments serve to ac- celerate Manchoukuos defense con- struction."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
 FARM WORK
 OR FIGHT
Hershey Suggests Freezing Horticultural Workers or
 Drafting Them

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Freez- ing essential workers on the farm by giving them a choice between agricultural production or military service, has been suggested by Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey of Selective Service, as one possible means of alleviating the growing farm labor shortage.
 He told the House Agricultural Committee, T am willing to do this" if the proper policy making agency of the government should decide it is advisable.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
The W ashington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON (Major Robert s. Allen on active duty)

WASHINGTON-While the Sen- ate Finance Committee has baked at Roosevelt's plea for $25 ,000 ceiling on big incomes, some of the fattest salaries in the nations his tory are being paid to big execu- tives. Never before, not even in the lush days of the Coolidge Bull Market, have salaries been so bountiful.
 This is true particularly among most firms getting war contracts. For instance, Curtiss Airplanes has received more han $l LOGO, 100000 in war orders-orders which require no great amount of salesmanship- by Guy Vaughn, President of Cur tiss. Yet his salary has been upped from $25, 300 in 1885, when selling airplanes was much more difficult, to $175,000 last year.
 The increase was made possible by war contracts, yet the Senate Finance Committee now blocks the Presidents plan to take $150,000 of this back for the government.
 Here is list of some other firms getting juicy. war orders, and the salaries paid their executives:
 American Bosch Corporation with many war contracts, pays its president, D. P. Hess, salary of $l00,0 ,0OO, though the company made only $89Ooo0 last year.
 The American Machine and Foundry Company, pays it's head R. L. Patterson, s166,8Oo; the Am erican Chain and Cable Company pays w. B. Lashar, $120,500; w. F, Wheeler $72,O00 and w. T. Morris $50,240.
 The American Rolling Mill Com pay pays Calvin Verify $122,0o0; the Bohn Aluminium and Brass Co., pays c. B. Bohn $142,000 and P. A Markey $122,O0O; the Budd Wheel Company pays Edward G. Budd $110,000; and Cerro de Pacco cop per pays H. Kingsmill $75,000
 GENERAL MOTORS TOPS ALL
 General Motors, which has more than $2,000, 900 ,0OO of war contracts from the government, pays A. P Sloan s200,000; c. E. Wilson S288,- IFS; O. E. Hunt $235, 900; and Albert Bradley $205 ,000.
 International Business Machines pays its head, Thomas Watson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
 SHIPS SUNK
 BY BRITISH
Mediterranean Sea War; fare Continues As Subs
 Are Active

LONDON, Sept 28.-British sub marines have sunk at least five, and probably seven Axis supply ships recently in the Mediterrean- can and are known to have serious ly damaged another.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28

Manchoukuo is the puppet state carved out of China by the Japan csc and is on the border of .Si- beria There have been reports that Japan is massing forces there to attack Russia.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
THREE ARRIVE FROM
 SOUTH ON SATURDAY

Thomas A. Ramsay, Ralph J. Dodson and Thomas E. Etue were northbound passengers for Juneau arriving here late Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28

Timber is provided by two great classes of trees, conifers. the soft woods, and dicotyledons, tn e hardwoods.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-09-28
GENERAL MOTORS TOPS ALL

Continued on Page Four)
Evening star., 1942-09-16
OAR to Sponsor
Program in Honor of
Constitution Day

A radio address by Senator Rad
cliffe, Democrat, of Maryland, and
a program at the Chapter House of
the District Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution are being arranged
by local OAR in celebration of Con-
stitution Day.
Senator Radcliffe will speak at
10:45 pm. tomorrow over Station
WMAL on a program sponsored by
the Janet Montgomery Chapter
OAR. 1t will be the fifth broadcast
in a series under the chairmanship
of Mrs. Joseph F. Betterley. SEN
ator Radcliffe's subject will be "The
Constitution"
The Janet Montgomery Chapter is
a unit of the Maryland society, OAR.
Prof. Charles Sager Collier of
George Washington University will
deliver the principal address at the
meeting arranged by the District
Daughters for tomorrow evening. His
subject will be Edmund Randolph
and His Invaluable Contribution to
the Constitution"
Preceding the address there will
be a concert from 8 to $50 p.m. by
the United States Navy Band Or
chestra with 1t. Charles Brendler
conducting. and by the vested choir
of st. Pauls Methodist Church, di-
rected by j. Nelson Anderson. A
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Junior League
Reports Brisk
Trade at Shop
Halt of Stock Sold
By Noon Yesterday
At 'Onfgrown' Unit

One-half the stock at the Junior
Leagues "outgrown" shop at 2O01
Massachusetts, avenue NV. was sold
out by noon yesterday, according to
Mrs. B. Lowndes Jackson, jr., chair
man Of the leagues new venture.
I'VE were to open for business at
$50 am, but when I came in at
9:05 there were three people waiting
and we began business right then
and there" she said. Twenty sales
slips covering morning purchases
ranged from IS cents to $40 apiece
and the Junior Leagues chief worry,
Mrs. Jackson thinks, will not be to
sell the goods, but to obtain them.
N"Stock consists of clothes for chill
dren ranging from infants to is
years OF age, uniforms for maids and
maternity dresses" she said. "The
clothes must be in good condition
and clean. There must be no snags,
spots, buttons off or rips. We stress
that what we need are 'outgrown'
clothes, not 'worn-out.'"
Out Of the final sales price the
Junior League returns thirds to
the original owner and keeps one
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Montgomery
Women Hold
Copper Party
Chafng Dish Sets,
Washing Machines
Donated for Scrap

Two washing machines were
among the prize trophies collected
by the Women's Activities Commit
tee OF the Montgomery County
Council Of Defense at q copper
party" yesterday in Mrs. B. Peyton
Whalens garden on old Georgetown
road, Bethesda.
Other articles piled on the scrap
heap as an aid to the salvage drive
Included chafing dish sets, vases,
candlesticks, two large copper ket-
ties and scattering of pennies.
With copper articles required as
the price of admission, approx
mately 100 women from all parts Of
Montgomery County turned out for
the festivities.
Sentiment was forgotten as wom-
en- gave UP old engraving plates
which had been used for their we'd
ding announcements or parted with
objects which had long been part
of their household effects
One of the washing machines was
donated by Mrs. Whalen, who pur-
chased it IS years ago.
Arrangements for the party were
In the hands of the Salvage Com
mittee, which is the outgrowth of the
Conservation Committee organized
sereval months before Pearl Harbor
Since last December the commit
tee has been collecting such sal
wage as paper, fats rags and rubber.
Originally headed by Mrs. Thomas
Creighton, the committee is now
under the Craftsmanship of Mrs.
Walter A. Brown, jr., who was in
charge of arrangements yesterday.
Guests at the tea included Mrs.
Sydney NJ Gone of Baltimore, asso-
ciate administrator of the war saw
ings staff of the women's division
In Baltimore.
Mrs Cone was pleased to note
that sidelight to the entertain
ment was the sale of victory cor
sages" made of vari-colored war
savings stamps. More than $40
worth were sold
Assisting Mrs. Whalen in receiving
were Nine. Chu Shih-ming, wife of
the military attache of the Chinese
Embassy. and Mrs. Donald F. Rob-
erts, Mrs. Frances Goodell Mrs.
Clifford Rodman and Miss Virginia
Coleman.
Eight members of the Girls Club
Of the Bethesda Chevy Chase Rec
reational Council helped serve
punch and cookies.
They were Mary Alice Dean, Ann
McGinnis, Betty Gottschall, Eliza
bath Butler, Betty Ann Milne, Ann
Foster, Alice Parsons and Betty
Dellett.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

third for the leagues welfare fund,
which is applied mainly toward the
Social Service Department of the
Children's Hospital. This years
quota is $11 1000. Because of war
time conditions the league will not
sponsor the benefit horse shows
staged in past years, but will con-
centrate on more utilitarian prof.
ects. such as the "outgrown" shop
Business hours are $50 am. to
$50 pm. including Saturdays.
Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn is as
sistant chairman of the shop. On
the committee are Mrs. Clifford
Folger, Mrs. William W. Rapley,
Mrs. Charles Frederick and Mrs.
David B. Karrick. The sales force
includes Mrs. Winthrop Carter, Mrs.
James Henry, Mrs. Merrill Parker
and Mrs. William B. Kerkham.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

the AWVS. The ceremony will show
how far members have progressed in
military drill and procedure. Miss
Audrey Warren has drilled the
rescue squad and Mrs. Marjorie w.
Ward the motor corps.
Miss Phipps, reviewing officer for
Evening star., 1942-09-16

the evening, has . good background
for evaluation of military standards,
rs she was born at the Augusta
fMe) Arsenal and lived at various
Army posts until the retirement OF
her father, Brig. Gen. Frank Hunt
ington Phipps.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

by Miss Anita Phipps, president of
the Washington AWVS at head
quarters at 2l70 Florida avenue NV.
Corps members are women who
work in Offices during the day and
who have earned their uniforms by
doing at least so hours service with
Evening star., 1942-09-16

vocal solo by Randy Meyers will be
included.
The Rev. Seth r. Brooks will pro-
nounce the invocation.
Mrs. Wilfred j. Clearman, State
historian, is in charge Of arrange
ments, while Mrs. Geoffrey Creyke,
State regent for the District, will
preside.
Evening star., 1942-09-16
AWVS Groups
To Be Reviewed

Uniformed members of the motor
corps, rescue squad and other ci-
william defense groups of the Amer
lean Women's Voluntary Services
will be reviewed at 8 o'clock tonight
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Sell Fire Truck

Members of the Tampico, Mexico,
fire department are charged with
dismantling city fire truck and
selling it as scrap to the Civil De-
fense Committee.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

War bonds are an investment In
Americas future. Nothing in the
world Is safer today. Buy!
Evening star., 1942-09-16
Iron Food Containers

Because of the shortage of tin
foodstuffs and confectionery are
sold in Sweden in containers of
thin black iron Sheets.
Evening star., 1942-09-16

They asked for a scrap-now let
em have 1t. Collect yours now.
Evening star., 1942-08-29
Prayer for Words

Lord, grant me Dords to ,Urite that
men may read,
When hope is fading like a summer
folUer---
And find encouragement in their
great need,
Each ,Uord, beacon light, in hte's
dark hour.
And let my WordS be healing words
OF loUe,
Yet hard enough to driue new cour-
age in
The heart that talterS and Would
kno1U thereof
Enduring strength il it ,0ould fight
to 1Uin!
And giue me ,Dords, not Just for this
one day,
When stormclouds gather in q sky
OF blue;
Not idle apords that knon but slou
decay.
But words OF comfor that the Years
prove true,
Words that shall eper gipe men
hope and trust
When the trail hand that penned
them is but dust,
MADGE GORDON WEAVER.
Evening star., 1942-08-29
New Bar President

The election of George Maurice
Morris to the presidency of the Amer
lean Bar Association brings we'll
deserved recognition to man who
mas been a practicing attorney in
Washington for the past twenty
three years.
A graduate of Dartmouth and the
University of Chicago, Mr.. Morris was
admitted to practice before the Illi-
nois bar in 1915. During 1917 and
1913 ne served with the Army, enter
ing as a private and concluding his
military service as lieutenant In
1919 ne began his practice in Wash
1ngton, and at present is a member
OF the law firm of Morris, KixMiller
and Baar.
Long member of the American
Bar Association. Mr.. Morris served as
chairman of it's Committee on Fed
eral Taxation from 1921 to 1882. He
was also chairman of the associa-
tlon's general council in 1885 and
1886, and chairman of the House of
Delegates from 1886 to 1898. Al
though he has done some work in the
local courts. the bulk of Mr.. Morris
private practice has been before the
Court OF Claims and the Federal de-
partments and commissions Re-
garded as an authority on admins
tratlve law, particularly in the field
OF FEDERAL Taxation, he is the author
OF Practice and Procedure Before
the United States Board of Tax An
peals" and Hidden Taxes in Corpo-
rate Organizations"
His election to the presidency of
the bar association marks the second
time that this honor has been con-
terred on Washington LAWYER
Frank j. Hogan having served two
terms in that office. Mr.. Morris takes
over at a time when the position of
president of the bar association car
rles unusual responsibilities arising
from the fact that the Nation is at
war. He is we'll suited by training
and temperament to assume these
responsibilities, however, and he will
undertake them with the best wishes
and the full confidence of those who
have known him during the years he
has served at the local bar.
Evening star., 1942-08-29
THIS AND THAT
By Charles +. Trnce,UeH.

Keep In mind that squirrels nave
extremely sharp teeth, and will bite
through any rope that is used for
lashing,
However the long box is secured it
should be put in the tree for keeps.
That is, take special care to make 1t
secure so that storms cannot blow 1t
down.
1t would be no fun to be a squirrel
reposing nicely in your special house
when all of sudden you went tumbling
through space,
Such catastrophes ought TO be left to
human beings, who seem to enjoy infiict-
ing them upon Others If one may Judge
from the state of affairs in the world in
general.
The common gray squirrel of this
vicinity builds or rather utilizes two
kinds of homes
One Is hollow in an old tree The
other is the summer nest, constructed
by the female. In this the young are
born and from it they venture ont over
live very happily for the first month or
so of their lives.
1t is the custom in the woods where
there are many old trees with holes in
them, for the squirrels to build the
summer home in the same tree where
they have found natural cavity.
II frightened they can run from one
to the other, But in the city and sub
urbs there are not as many old trees with
cavities. Tree lovers and the munich
pality see to it that such holes are
filled up
So most of our city and suburban
squirrels have no natural cavities for
homes. They spend their lives in the
trees, protecting themselves from storms
the best they can. Sometimes they will
hollow out the entrance of bird house
and curl up there.
The hole to the manufactured squirrel
house should not be more than four
inches in diameter The temptation is
to make it larger but it should be re-
sisted. If the entrance is larger it will
permit snow and rain to blow in and
also may give room for wandering cats
or other natural enemies.
1t Is pretty picture to think of souir-
rels laying up store of nuts in the
home, but the gray squirrels usually are
not so provident
1t is the red squirrel which often lays
up as much as bushel and a half OF
nuts, together with other foods, including
mushrooms, which it picks at exactly
the right season and always distinguishes
from the poisonous species OF fungus.
Our common gray squirrels usual,
bury their food piece by piece in tn
ground, as we have all seen them do
We suspect, however that number O.
peanuts placed in the new squirrel house
would lure some squirrels, even if not tn.
desired one
II 1t can be managed, the door of tn.
man-inade house should be turned Il
| the south. but this is not essential
Evening star., 1942-08-29
One Horsepower

The Greater New York Safety
Council, evidently taking a serious
view OF the rubber and gasoline
shortage, has actually promulgated
a code of suggested rules. presum-
ably unfamiliar to drivers suddenly
cut down from forty or more horse
power to a mere one. Instructions
are given on when and how to water
the horse, how to shoe him, what to
give him to get the most miles per
gallon of fodder, etc
1t is hardly likely, however, that
many New Workers will need these
instructions. BY the time the av-
erage citizen has fed and shod him.
self and family, he will not feel much
like taking on another dependent,
especially one -deductible from
his tax return. The extra speed he
could get, over and above that which
he can obtain by breaking into a
brisk trot on his own feet, is not
worth it. Horses rarely run fast
enough to make it worth while; those
who doubt it are cordially invited to
dispel their doubts by trip to near
by Maryland next month. Still it
would be quite a sensation to drive
up to livery stable, take on five gal
Ions OF oats, without producing a
card dangerously short of coupons,
and then drive on to a blacksmith
and have him mount four brand new
shoes fresh from the factory.
Evening star., 1942-08-29
Meat and Ships

There is no doubt that the Amer
lean people will be glad to do without
meat one day each week if, as Presi-
dent Roosevelt suggests, the result
would be net gain of thirty to forty
ships for carrying airplanes, tanks
and guns to the United Nations fight
ing forces. In discussing this matter
at his press conference yesterday, the
President indicated that his objective
is to reduce the shipping distance be-
tween points of meat production and
consumption among the United Ma
tions. BY cutting down on con-
sumption of meat in this country,
more American meat would be avail
able for shipment to England, for
example. Because OF the shorter
distance involved, 1t would not take