The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-11-29
GIRL COMES ! NORTH
 AS ASSAYER
Native of Russia, After Hard Struggle, Lands
 Position at Funter


 Miss Helen AnJonova, accompan- jed by her mother, Elena Antonova, arrived in Juneau on the Alameda enroute to Funter Bay, where she lis to enter the employ of the Ad- nniralty Gold Mining Company, in the capacity of assayer.
 Miss Artonova is native of Russia, born near the city of zeya, Siberia, which is the mining center of that district. She is 25 years old, speaks Russian, Japanese, Ger man, French and English, has her degree of Bachelor of Science in mining and geology from the Uni versity of Washington and is member of the Washington Society of Women Engineers.
 When a representative of The Empire sought an interview at the Alaskan Hotel, he found Miss An tonova entertaining visitors, for her arrival had been heralded abroad in the streets and num- Der of her fellow countrymen were there to pay their respects.
 Miss Antonova speaks English with scarcely trace of accent and like many cultured foreigners, she has the knack of expressing her self in striking and picturesque phrases. Moreover she has the courage to speak frankly about some of the unpleasant chapters of her life, and those who listened to her animated recital were of the opinion that many were of that order.
 Dangers of Revolutoin
 She had just been graduated from high school when the Russian revolution of 1917 broke. She and her widowed mother experienced i all of the dangers and hardships of that upheaval and in time found their way to Blagoveschensk where she found employment as an actress in tho Soviet theatre.
 Tt is what you call home tal- ents," she explained
 Poorly Paid
 The repertoire consisted solely of i drama and the performances were free to Communists six days in the 1 week. On Sunday admission was i charged and the proceeds divided f among the performers. This money, Miss Antonova said, was about ar the pay they received, although [ they were admitted free to picture shows and other amusements con- | trolled by the Soviet. The company gave .Shakespearean plays as well { as some of the better known Rus sian dramas, but play called Hymn to Labor the lines of which were recited in verse, was most popular.
 Wants Education
 Meanwhile Miss Afitonova had not despaited of an education. The colldte At yladivostok was closed ! and her petition to the University of Moscow brought no encourage < n1er1t. At length she convinced the ! local Cotnmissar that she was en- \ titled to pursue her education abroad. and after the payment of {, 100 ribles for passport visas she { and her mother were permitted to leave the country.
 Learns Japanese
 In Tokfo, the Antonovas found themselves embarrassed for want of money and Miss Antonova went to work in a Japanese cafe which ca - tered to, Russians. Here she learned Japanese. There was money in 1 ths bank when the earthquake :. cane and then when she tried to lind the bank somebody had gone K aloi1g and moved it. : The Antonovas next found shelter {, lnder the protecting wings of the i An16ricap Red Cross at Kobe, and { so6n they landed in Seattle with ( ;caring ambitions Neither could ;pesk English but they knew how to I wash, sew and scrub floors without nstfuctions and after three months | if struggling and starvation the ];