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The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
Sight Is BeIieped Restored to Pioneer, Sitka Home; ;Operation
 Performed by Noted Specialist


 SITKA, Alaska, July 26.-Wher the yacht "Seyellen II" arrived in Sitka no one was particularly con- cerned about it. Too many yachts arrive these days to cause any ex- citement, but it was lucky event for J. E. Kenny, resident of the Pioneers Home since May 2. Ken ny is well known roadhouse keep CT and prospector from the An- chorage district. For the past year he has been totally blind due to cataracts on both eyes.
 On board the yacht was pr. John E. Weeks, internationally known eye specialist of New York. and Dr. Davis of Portland, who ranks as one of the foremost eye men of the Pacific Coast. 5,
 Dr. Weeks and Dr. Davis visited the Pioneers Home and informed pr. Nicholson, the attending phys ician, that they would be glad to look at any men with eye trouble
 After looking at the pioneers with eye afflictions and advising. them what to do they decided that it would be possible in the case of Kenny to operate and restore his sight. Without formality or pre- tence they performed the opera ton.
 Although Dr. Weeks is past eigh- ty years of age he has clear eye and steady hand, and there is no question that in two weeks Kenny will be able to see. Dr. Weeks is so wellknown that the King of Siam came to this country to seek his at tention.
 Kenny is the happiest man in AL aska. He knows that in a few weeks he will be able to see the. Pioneers Home where he has been feeling his way around for the past two months. He will also be able to recognize his former friends and acquaintances, and he will be able to see the fellow pioneers whom he has previously known only by their voices. 1
 Dr. Weeks and Dr. Davis offered their services without pay. They will, however, reap rich reward in the undying gratitude of Kenny and his many friends in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
DIVISION OF DESTROYERS IS
 VISITOR HERE
Five Greyhounds of Navy Arrive Today Cruis-
 CT Is Expected

Making an impressive single-file entrance into the harbor at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon, five destroy CTS berthed at Government Dock to inaugurate the Navy's final four days of summer visitation to Juneau.
 At the same time. the heavy cruiser Chicago, also expected to arrive today, had not been sighted on Gastineau Channel, although no information had been received which would indicate that she would not appear later. Meanwhile, rumor still was rife that two other cruisers the Portland and the Houston-would anchor in Aux Bay tonight or tomorrow However, no confirmation of that rumor had been received at late hour today.
 Heading the destroyer file this afternoon was the U. s. s. Decatur
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
THERMOMETER
 JUMPS TO 73
 DEGREES TODAY
Warm Record for Year May Be Made Before
 Afternoon Ends

Although still not within ten degrees of the hottest day ever recorded here in July, nevertheless Juneau realized today was warm. :" At ? o'clock this afternoon, the mercury in the Weather Bureaus thermometer registered 73 degrees, the warmest weather experienced here since June 21, when "A degrees was reached.
 Observers said, at 2 o'clock, that there were good indications that a slightly higher temperature might be recorded before the day ended, with the years record being broken
 The highest temperature reached yesterday, the first clear day since July g., was 72 degrees.
 On July 26, 1915, figures showed the mark of 89 degrees was reach ed. Tomorrow's forecast of fin creasing cloudiness," however, does not indicate that that mark will be smashed during the present warm period.
 Today, 17 hours of sunshine was possible, this being 1.3 hours less than the longest day of the year on June 9.
 The Weather Bureaus hour-by- hour record of the temperature gain today follows:
 Midnight. 53; l am, 5l; ? am, 5l; 3 am, 52; am, 50; Sam, 5l; 6a.m.. 52; T am, 5e; 8 am, 59; am, GA; 10 am, CT; Il am, TO; noon, Il; 1 pm, 72; 2 pm, 73.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
INTER-SERvICE RIFLE SHOOT
 IS DUE SUNDAY
Preliminary Firing Sched- uled Tomorrow-Five
 Teams to Compete

Undoubtedly one of the features of the final few days of the Navy's visit to Juneau will be the first an- nual inter- service rifle match at the new Government range near Mendenhall Glacier tomorrow and Sunday. At least five teams, in- cluding representatives. from every branch of the nations defense fore es, will compete.
 The meet Is sponsored by the United States Forest Service, and sll arrangements have been made by Charles C.. Burdick, administra- tive assistant.
 The Second Battalion, Seventh Infantry, United States Army from Chilkoot Barracks; sailor team from the U s. s. Chicago; ma rine corps team from the Chicago: a Coast Guard team from the cut ter Tallapoosa: and a civilian team from the Juneau Rifle Club will compete. Each team will be com posed of five men.
 Laets Five Hours
 While a preliminary shoot is scheduled for tomorrow morning at g o'clock, the official competition is due to start at o'clock Sunday morning and last until 3 o'clock that afternoon. The shoot is open to the public to witness.
 The courses to be fired include:
 Slow fire-10 shots each, 62 min- utes per team on 200-yard course tstanding), 300-yard course (sit- ting or kneeling), and 500-yard course (prone)
 Rapid fire-10 shots each, 200- yard course (sitting or kneeling from standing; one minute), 300- yard course (prone from standing) one minute, 30 seconds 3OO-yard course (prone; one minute, 20 sec- onds).
 Castner Appointed
 The rifle to be. used will be United States rifle, caliber 30, mod el 1903.
 The range officer will be Lieut.. L. V. Castner from Chilkoot Bar racks. The officer in charge of the pits will be Serg. Stevenson. Other officials will be selected later.
 This week -end's match will be the first official shoot on the new range. although. last week, Navy teams from two cruisers-the De- troit and the Indianapolis-infor- mally "christened" it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
SAILING SHIP
 VISITS PORT
 UNTIL SUNDAY
212-Foot All-Steel Barken. tine Arrives at Juneau
 This Afternoon

One of the largest private yachts ever to visit Juneau's harbor, the auxiliary powered all-steel barken- tine, the Intrepid, berthed at the Pacific Coast Dock at 12.30 o'clock this afternoon. Owned by Walter P. Murphy, engineer and inventor of railroad appliances and Chi cago manufacturer of railway equipment, the Intrepid is expected to remain in port until early Sun day morning.
 The Intrepid has sailed the At lantic Ocean three times, visiting ports in the Mediterranean and North Sea. On one of these sail ings she made a record speed of 12 days and 18 hours on sail alone. She has made several voyages to the Caribbean Sea- However, this is her first visit to the Pacific Coast.
 She is an all-steel vessel, PIP feet long with a 34-foot beam. She has displacement of $50 tons. Her three huge masts. which can bear 23,000 square feet of canvas sails, are constructed of hollow steel and extend 142 feet above the water level. Being hollow, they make possible system of ventilia- tion in the yacht. Six miles of rope are used in handling her sails. She came into Juneau's harbor to- day with her sails lashed down, her 1,0Oo-horsepower Winston diesel engine, which is capable of moving her at i3 knots an hour, providing power. N x< <,
 Murphy Not Aboard
 The living quarters provide &C., connm0dations for IS guests. There is large library with several hum dred volumes aboard the ship, as well as a radio and other pro-. visions for entertainment and com fort of guests, ftt,ifF
 At present, the ships owner, MT. Murphy, is not aboard He is in the East, but plans to board the Intrepid when she makes another Alaskan cruise in a month.
 Guests aboard include: Mr., Mrs and Miss Frederick Hankins; MT. and Mrs. Joseph Kalbach: and A. s. Merz. MT. Hankins is a Vice. President of the Pennsylvania Railway and resides in Philadel- phia. MT. Kalbach is lumber firm president and has his home in Chambersburg, Penn MT. Merz is a Vice-President of the Standard Railway Equipment Co, one of MT. Products Company, one of Mir Murphy's many business interests.
 Gov. John w. Troy and his
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
CONCRETE POURING BEGINS AGAIN ON
 STREET PROJECT

A skeleton crew was pouring concrete in the Gastineau Construc- tion Company's Second Avenue forms today, after such operations had been held up for two days by walkout of 25 laborers.
 Bowling and Mayor Isadore Gold stein yesterday made arrangements with Public Works Administrator Harry G. Watson to use the 48- hour week, and to advance the hourly wage to 62s cents. This offer was refused. the men demand ing straight time assurance. The men had asked 75 cents an hour
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
HOLE POUNDED IN JAIL WALL;
 SIX MEN FREE

CADIz, Ohio, July 26. Two escaped convicts, held here for re- turn to prison, led four other pris- oners, including two former con- victs. In break from the county jail here.
 Using four-foot bar torn from a ventilator, the six men pounded hole through the jail wall and escaped about o'clock this morn ing.
 A posse was shortly after organ- ized and took up pursuit
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
CUARDSMEN ARE
 READY, ACTION

HOQUIAM, Wash, July 26.- Guardsmen are held in readiness for fresh troubles after lumber strike sympathizers stoned one com pany last night which was rush, ing to the aid of a squad sur rounded by mob of 500 persons.
 The Guardsmen, with fixed bay onets. charged the mob which melt ed away suddenly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
SWAT TAKEN
 AT FASCISM
Seventh Communists Inter. national Congress in
 Session, Moscow

MOSCOW, July 26.-The Seventh Communist International Congress, convening yesterday evening, in the presence of Communist leader Stall in directed its opening fire against Fascism almost to the exclusion n of it's traditional demand for a world revolution.
 Four hundred delegates from fif- ty countries are in attendance at the congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26

SEATTLE, July 26.--A call for fifty more army recruits to serve with. companies E and P, 7th In- fantry. at Chilkoot Barracks, Alas ka, has been issued by Col. s. w, Moves. Seattle district recruiting of ficer.
 The two companies at the only
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
SOVIET PLANE NOW HELD UP,
 BAD WEATHER
Sokoloff Leaves for Fair banks Enroute to Sta
 ton Tn Arctic

The hour of departure of the Russian plane which will attempt a nonstop flight from Moscow to San Francisco over the top of the world. depends entirely upon wealth er conditions, according to N. A. Sokoloff, Vice. President of Amtorg, Inc, who arrived in Juneau Thurs day enroute to Aklavik. settle ment at the mouth of the Macken- zie river on the Arctic Coast.
 Sokoloff left Juneau this after noon aboard the PAA Lockheed Electra for Fairbanks. Within a few hours-tonight if weather con- iitions in the Interior permit night flights, or tomorrow morning at the .atest-Soko,off will take off from Fairbanks in a chartered PA Fair child plane for Aklavik.
 Through the Canadian govern ment radio station at Aklavik he will be in direct communication with the radio-equipped Russian plane during the course of it's flight through the Arctic regions and will furnish the fliers with necessary information.
 Sponsored Flight
 Sokoloff stated that the Russian nonstop flight is sponsored by Sev- morput, The North Way Com pany." in English, a Russian com mercial company with many inter ests in the Arctic. in cooperation with the Arctic Institute, a Russian government scientific organization. Assistance and support by Amtorg, Inc, is motivated by patriotic desire for accomplishment by Rus sians.
 Designed Plane
 The Russian plane is a single motored low-wing monoplane with tremendous capacity for fuel. It contains a single engine and was especially designed for long dis tance flights.
 Sokoloff stated that the plane was invented, developed and perfected in Russia about lh years ago, and is a standard type. It is equipped with wheel landing gear and, ac- cording to Sokoloff, compares in size with the Lockheed Electra. So- kcloff stated that the plane can carry ample fuel for the flight from Moscow to California, 5000 miles.
 Scheduled Route
 Sokoloff, young, energetic and capable, is below average height and slender, He speaks with an accent, but clearly and concisely and has little difficulty in ex- pressing his ideas accurately in English.
 Weather Reports
 The Juneau office of the Wealth. CT Bureau-the headquarters for the entire Territory-indicated to- day that all stations will figure in aiding the Soviet flier.
 It was explained that every three hours, weather data from Alaska and northern Canada will be col lected and broadcast. through the facilities of the United States Army Signal Corps, to the fliers. Point Barrow, Fairbanks, Anchorage, Ju- neau and Ketchikan will send out reports.
 Juneau will take upper air bal loon tests and will include them in its weather broadcast, scheduled for the first ten minutes interval ev- cry three hours after the plane leaves Moscow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
ETHl0PIANS PLAN GUERILLA WARFARE
FOUR DROWN

10, Donald aged 8, Jimmie aged 6, children of MT. and Mrs. Paul Binkley, and their cousin, Billie Davis. aged II, son of MT. and Mrs. w. T. Dais.
 Kenneth Binkley, aged 5, was rescued by John Ritchie.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
CORDOvA BILL
 PASSES HOUSE
Dimond's Measure for Is- suance of $50,OOO in
 Bonds Stepped Up

WASHINGTON, July 26. The House has passed and sent to the Senate the bill by Alaska Delegate Dimond to authorize Cordoya. Alas ka, to carry on a varied public works program and issue bonds up to s500o0 to finance the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
ChiIkOOt Barracks to Be
 Recruited, Full Strength

Army Barracks in Alaska. are now below the regular strength and the new recruits, it is said, will bring them up to peace time Army strength. Later it is said the com- panies will be recruited to full strength under the new increase in the Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26

WRANGELL. Alaska, July 26.- Searchers have recovered the last of the four bodies of the children drowned late yesterday afternoon as the result of falling out of a row boat on the bay while rowing.
 The victims are: Pauline aged
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
 OH! OH!

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 26.-Wiley Post, Mrs. Post and Will Rogers, who suddenly hop ped off late yesterday after noon, presumably for Seattle, enroute to Moscow via Alaska, didn't.
 They went to a resort in Mexico instead, for a few days vacation. This was learned last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
Annie Smith Peck,
 Peak Climber, Dies

NEW YORK. July 26.---Miss Annie Amith Peck, 84, noted as mount ain climber, once attempting to scale Mt Elias, in Alaska. is dead here. She was one of the early leaders in the fight for womens suffrage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
$3OO,OOO on s. s. DerbIay
 From Nome c
Gold Bullion Represents First Cleanups from
 Seward Peninsula

NOME, Alaska, July 26.-Steamer Derblay of the Alaska Steamship Company enroute to Seattle is car- rying $300,000 in gold bullion re- presenting the first cleanups of the season in this district.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
ONLY SEVEN NOW

The Western League apparently is having financial troubles. Rock Island dropped it's franchise, leav- ing seven clubs to finish the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
ITALY NOT FAVORABLE

V
 GENEVA. July 26.-The League of Nations Council is expected to meet July 3l to deal with the African, controversy with the pro posed session recognized as unpopu- lar with Italy.
 Authoritative sources in Rome indicated the Italian government preferred revival of the Concilia- ton Commission while the Ethio- plan government was represented as opposed to such revival largely on the grounds the dispute with Italy could be placed on the path of conciliation only through delinea- tions of frontiers between Ethiopia and the Italian colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland, a matter which Italy contends cannot be under taken by the Cancellation Commis- sion.
 DISAPPOINTED AT ARMS BAN
 ADDS ABABA. Ethiopia, July 26. Government officials are express ing disappointment at the British governments ban on export Of arms to both Italy and Ethiopia. It is charged the action favored Italy inasmuch as there are no arms factory in Ethiopia while Italy is well equipped to meet munitions manufacture requirements.
 Ethiopia has put its hope for solution in it's controversy squarely up to the League.
 ROME PERSISTS
 ROME, July 26.---Italy persisted today in the hope it's gesture in consenting to revive the Italo-Et opian Cancellation Go m m i s s o n would make unnecessary action by the League Council.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-07-26
BRIT AIN PUTS
 GUARD ON WAR
 AREA LEGATION
League of Nations to Take Up ltalo-Ethiopia Ques-
 ton Next Wednesday
CANCELLATION PLAN IS
 ONLY HOPE REMAINING
Rome Insists on Concilia- ton Commission Rath-
 CT than League Council

LONDON, July 26.-Great Britain is understood to have ordered 100 soldiers from the British posts to guard the British legation in Addis Ababa.
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The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-01
702,969 Acres Bought
For Waterfowl Areas

Washington, April l.-tR1-Pur-
chase Of 7o2S69 acres Of land In II
states to be restored as migratory
waterfowl breeding and nesting areas
was announced Saturday by ]. N.
Darling, chief OF the bureau Of bio
logical survey.
The bureau has been working more
than year to secure lakes and
marshes and adjacent land formerly
used by ducks, geese, and other birds.
The program Is under the wire, sLce
the balance Of the $8.5000O0 emer.
gency funds available for restoration
purposes was scheduled for reversion
to the treasury Sunday. II urspe:,i by
midnight Saturday night.
The areas purchases as announced
by Darling, all Of which will be pro-
tected sanctuaries for wildfcwl, In
cluded Mud lake. Marshall county
Mimi, 53,0 900 acres.
Arrow-wood lake, Foster and st,,ts-
man counties. N. D., 1876 acres: Des
Lacs lake, Burke and Ward counties,
North Dakota, 33,045 acres; lower
Souris River, Bottineau and Nc
Henry counties, North Dakota, 64.40O
acres; upper Souris river. Renvil!e
and Ward counties. North Dakota,
"a. .802 acres.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-01
Pastor Of Baptist
Church Is HonOred

Friends and parishioners gathered
Saturday night In the dining room at
the First Baptist church ut z testi-
monial dinner to Rev. Ellis L. Jack
son, the occasion being his birthday
anniversary.
Sharing honors with Rev. Jackson
were David Kelly, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Kelly, and Evan Kennedy, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert =. Kennedy.
The birthday Of Rev. jackson and
Kennedy, . student at jamestown
college. fell on Sunday, and young
KellyS birthday was Saturday.
Miss Gertrude EvartS was toast
mistress and introduced representa-
tives Of church and secular orgauiza-
tions who expressed their apprecia-
tion Of the work Rev. Jackson has
done In Bismarck. Those making
short talks were Ira Kelly, who spoke
for the church membership; william
Mueller, who represented the Sunday
school; Kenneth w. Simons. repre-
senting the American Legion: James
Guthrie, president Of the Ktwanis
club, and Mrs. Florence Davis, repre-
senting the Bismarck Garden club.
Rev. Jackson responded with . brief
talk In which he rededicated himself
to his work In Bismarck and thanked
his friends for their expressions Of
good will.
Women OF the congregation cooked
and served the dinner.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-01
e. ON TIN U K n
from paes ono.
Confession Clears
LITER Of Mill City
Bank Raid Slayings

Verne Miller. notorious outlaw found
shot to death in Detroit, Mich, Nov.
20, 1888, and cne Of the ringleaders
in the infamous Kansas City depot
massacre In June. 1888.
Fred Barker. q brother Of "Doc''
Barker, who with his mother ma"
Kate Barker, were slain last January
by federal agents in Florida.
Federals Get Confession
The confession, 1t was learned, was
obtained by federal agents in Kansas
City after Doyle surrendered volun-
tarily at Girard. KAN, after success
fully eluding . federal trap at Pitts
burg, Kan.
Hankins was summoned from the
prison shop by reporter and in
formed OF Doyle's reported confes-
sion.
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-01
QUICK TEST OF NRA
LEGALITY IS URGED
Two Senators Ask Justice De.
partment to Prosecute
6elcher Lumber Case

Washington. April l.-R-A drive
Tor . swift showdown In the supreme
court on the constitutionality of NRA
got up steam Monday.
As two senator's prepared to intro
Cuce Monday = resolution calling on
the Justice department to change its
mind about prosecuting the Belcher
lumber case. In which the blue eagle
laws constitutionality Is at issue, the
American Liberty League and the
president Of the National Association
Of manufacturers went on record In
favor Of quick test Of NRA.
Senator Hastings Rep.. Del) and
Senator Clark (Dem., Mo- sought to
have Attorney General Cummings re-
verse the stand taken In recent an
nouncement. which declared the gov
ernment would seek to drop the
Belcher case.
In this case an Alabama federal
Judge held NRA to be unconstitution-
al. If the supreme court should
grant the government permission to
drop It's appeal-a course which the
high tribunal usually takes on such
requests though it Is not mandatory
"a decision on NRA would not be
Forthcoming until next fall at the
earliest. The Belcher fight Is the on
~ blue eagle case now pending before
the court.
In statement devoted in large part
to . condemnation OF price fixing
the American Liberty League also de-
clared that IAN early decision on the
constitutionality Of the national in
dustrial recovery act is highly desir-
able"
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-01
Nye Doesn't Care to
Answer Hugh Johnson.

Cincinnati, April 1.--PeU. S.
Senator Gerald p. Nye Rep. N. d.
said Sunday General Hugh S. john
son Is so bankrupt for something to
say that ! do not care to answer
him"
General johnson, In a radio talk
Saturday night, attacked the Nye-
Sweeney monetary bill, saying If a
nonsensical monstrosity ever flowed
from the pen Of man, this IS It,"
Nye stopped here briefly enrouts
to Warrington and In an interview
said President Roosevelt "has suf-
fered tremendously In popularity the
last eight weeks"
without celebrating his remark. he
referred to 'events since February l."
He predicted that before we are
through" the United States lis 60
ing far into initiation" but said he
saw no danger ahead. He added that
q better name for it would be "re-
flation"
The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-01

. woman fashi,nably through Z days
varied activities.
A suit with brown coat and brown
and white checked skirt was followed
by outfits including . black coat with
cape collar edged with blue fox, q
dove grey jacket dress with pink and
blue accents, an orange dress and
matching coat with fur trim, . frothy
black lace formal with necklace Of
gardenias, q printed formal with black
background and q green velvet sash
as its main detail, q blue lace dinner
gown slightly trained at the back and
made with . detachable cape collar
and blue and white tailored ensem-
BILE. Robertson's models were Mrs.
Colin Cary Of Mandan, Arllys Ander.
son, Ruth Hanson, Auvurne Olson,
Louise Sween, Mrs. Gus Kaline, Mrs.
Wood and Viola Anderson.