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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29

WASHINGTON. Sept 29. = The newly created Maritime Commission has asked the ship owners and the longshoremen of the Pacific Coast to make every effort" to reach an agreement to extend the working contracts expiring tomorrow and thus avert la>or trouble.
 Requests that the contracts be extended by mutual agreement for sixty days, were contained in iden- tical telegrams sent to eight or ganizations of employers and work CTS.
 Extension is asked fin order that this Commission may have an op- portunity to confer with other Gov ernment Departments concerned and make an investigation in the hope that as an interested party, it may aid in reaching an amicable settlement"
 Labor Department officials esti-. mate that 37,000 maritime workers will be affected directly if truce is not reached and as many as 300,000 affected indirectly.
 President Roosevelt is expected to confer with the members of the Maritime Commission tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
SPECIAL MEETING IS
 CALLED TO CONSIDER
LATEST REQUEST MA

LATEST REQUEST MADE
 SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. % Harry Bridges, President of the Pacific Coast International Long, shoremens' Association, has called special ILA Executive Board meeting to consider the Maritime Commissions request for extension for sixty days of the present la Dor contracts.
 Commerce today moved under "clear port" orders.
 Cargoes were rushed aboard ves- sels
 More than forty ships are crowd ing the Los Angeles harbor.
 Waterfront officials of San Fran cisco said this port will be virtu- ally cleared by the zero hour with one large freighter remaining on the calendar for Thursday sailing This is the Santa Rosa which the Grace Line sent here for passeng- CTS. Loading has been rushed ana she may sail for New York by to- morrow night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
FISH BUTCHERS
 ARE ON STRIKE:

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Sept. %. Several cases of fish were p1.lai from truck at the Fisheries wharf this afternoon. Officials of the wholesale company blamed pickets m the fish butchers strik,. The 1ish butchers were offered shorter hours and increased wages by the wholesale fish dealers associa- ton but turned down the demand Tor union recognition and a closed shop.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
IS PASSENGERS ON NORTHLAND
 FOR THIS PORT


 SEATTLE, Sept. 29. = Motorship Northland sailed for Southeast AL aska ports at 10:30 o'clock this forenoon with 55 passengers aboard and full cargo of freight.
 Passengers for Juneau on the Northland include MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Hooker, Mrs. E. L. Cru per, V. Leonoff. Miss Clara Cramer, MISS Anna Calin, MT. and Mrs. K E. keesling, Mrs. May Jernberg virgil Mount, Bob Kimball, o. H hlmnall, MT. and Mrs. D. H. Rals- oon, Margaret Burkhart, Charles Mayor, Henry Patterson, George Stewart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
FINANCE PLAN
 OF FRANCE IS
 HITTING SNAC
French Senators Oppose Text to Devalue Franc
 Proposed by Blum

PARIS, Sept Following a 25- hour session, the Chamber of Depu- ties has approved of Premier Leon Blum's plan to devalue the franc and align it with the pound and dollar.
 The move hit the first snag today however in the Senate when the Radical Socialists rejected the text and instructed committee to draw a new text minus the clause giving the Premier a free hand to fight price rises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29

passed by the merest hair. T just scraped in,' was the Admiral's way of describing his triumph.
 LeaDe of Absence
 He found the work more difficult that he had anticipated, and for several months his position at the foot of the class was precarious, but gradually he forged ahead, and in 1880 finished twenty eight in a class of 56.
 Having convinced himself that he could accomplish what he set out to do, Sims immediately lost interest in the navy, and secured leave of obsence for the purpose of visiting Paris. He remained in France for more than year, seeking to perfect himself in the language. which he had become interested in at the Academy He spent his time e,l ire ly out of touch with the navy, and never went near the AmerIca | En- bassy or mingled in official circles
 The service record of Admiral Sims shows that he was assigned to the U. s. s. Philadelphia upon his return to the United States, and that he was naval attache at Paris and Petrograd from 1897 to 1900; that he had charge of secret ser vice work in Spain, Russia and Italy during the Spanish-American war, and that all these duties were performed well. He was 42 years old at that time, and had not risen above the grade of Lieutenant.
 Critical Reports
 It was while stationed in China that Sims really introduced himself to the Navy Department at Wash ington The introduction was made in the form of lengthy reports, most of which were insubordinately critical of naval equipment and na- val administration. Most Ameri- cans at that time thought the Unit ed States sea-arm was hardly sec ond to the best. but Sims, a minor official stationed beyond the borders of the country, began to tell them that the American navy was a joke. One British ship, he said. could easily dispose of four or five Amer
 
 lContinued on Page Seyen)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
RELATIVES OF LOCAL WOMAN
 DIE IN FLAMES
Mrs. Ethel Sorri Receives News of Death of Father,
 Aunt in Oregon Tragedy

The devastating fire which de- stroyed the old city of Bandon in Oregon during the week end, brought sad news to Mrs. Ethel Sorri of Juneau, when it was learn ed that among the nine victims to perish in the blaze were the Ju- neau woman's father and aunt.
 Mrs. Sorri had her first news of the tragic death of her relatives, Daniel Koontz, aged 70, and Mrs. Charles McCullick, 65, through the columns of The Empire last night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
Lawyer Arrives After
 Client Draws $50 Fine

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 29.-An attorney dashed into court just in time to hear his client drawing down $50 fine for possessing slot machine.
 Judge Folkes commented. Too bad, but your client didn't really need lawyer. When policeman puts five cents into machine and draws out 20 nickels there's not much to argue about
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
Admiral Sims, Commander of '. s. Fleet in European
 Waters, World War, Dead

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 29--Admir- al William s. Sims, World War time commander of the American Fleet in European waters died late yesterday as the result of an attack of the heart. at the home Of his daughter. He was 77 years old.
 Throughout his career he was an outspoken critic of American naval methods but usually won eventual support of his superiors. He was famous as an exponent of gunnery practice.
 Admiral Sims will be buried with full naval honrs in Arlington Gene tery in Washington, D. O., on Thurs day.
 EruptiUe Character
 Admiral William Sowden Sims, who taught the American Navy how to shoot, was for more than 20 years one of the most eruptive, and at the time time perhaps one of the most constructive figures ever identified
 
 with the naval establishment of the United States.
 Unable, apparently, to abide by the tradition that naval officer should execute orders and hold his tongue, Admiral Sims was almost constantly in enough hot water to float dreadnaught, and several times, fi- guratively speaking, he was badly scalded; yet the merit behind his attacks on almost every branch Of the navy, and the audacity of the methods he employed to launch them, would invariably win for him the support of sympathetic public or an understanding chief executive, and thus it was that the much-fear- ed iconoclast marked up victory af- ter victory over those who suffered most from the vitrolic nature of his 
 Nothing Precocions
 There was. nothing precocious about the Admiral's talent for the sea. He had no seafaring antece- dents on either side, and displayed no interest for the navy as a boy. He often recounted the circum- stances under which he entered the Naval Academy to show that the beginning of his notable career. was nothing more than the merest whim.
 There had for several years been difficulty in securing candidates for Annapolis, and when the Congress man in Sims district. back in 1875, began looking for a likely boy to nominate for the training school, only three responded, one being Sims older brother. Competitive examinations were held, but the suc- cessful candidate failed to pass the physical tests, and Sims brother was ruled out because he was too old
 Just Scrdped
 It was then that the future Ad- miral decided to try his luck, but ing failed to get through the paper work and was denied admittance. At the end of year, however, he elected to try again, but when the Superintendent of Annapolis heard of this, he requested the Congress man not to appoint a boy who had fallen so far short of the require ments only a year before. There must be more promising candidates available ? he wrote Without need ing the request, the Congressman put young Sims up again, and he
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
Sweden Is Easy
 on Tax Dodgers

STOCKHOLM, Sept: 29.-Ne- glectful Swedish taxpayers who fail to declare all their income are giv- en chance to make good without paying fines. They merely file a second blank and pay the added tax In Stockholm more than 1000 such formulae have been filed this year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
PRINCE Is HIT
 BY AUTO, DIES
Pret en der to Spanish Throne Fatally Injur-
 ed m Accident

VIENNA, Australia, Sept. 29. = Prince Alfonso Carlos, of Bourbon, who once attempted unsuccessfully to seize the Spanish throne, died here this morning after being struck by an auto last night.
 The Prince was 85 years old.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
MARTIAL LAW
 FOR PALESTINE

LONDON, Sept. 2s-Great Britain has clamped strict martial law on Palenstine to end the terrorism which the Arabs have waged in the Holy Land for months against Jew ish immigration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
GUILD HEARING
 ENDED, SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, Sept. 29-Edwin Smith National Labor Relations Board ex- aminer has adjourned the Ameri- can Newspaper Guild and Post-In- telligencer hearing after both sides rested.
 Smith reserved ruling on the Hearst interests renewed motion that they be dismissed as respond ents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
Fort to Be Restored

EUREKA, Cal.-Guided by an old pnoto' local patriotic societies plan to restore Fort Humboldt, historic army post. General U. S. Grant, then captain. was stationed there in the sos.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
Valley Area Sinks

PALO ALTO, Cal.-An area of 200 square miles in the Santa Clara Valley sank 31z feet in the 20 years ending in 1892, Prof. c. E. Tolman of Stanford University has announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
THOUSANDS OF ACRES COVERED.
 FLOOD WATERS
Two Rivers in Central Texas Overflow Property,
 Crop Damage Large

WACO, Tex, Sept. Thousands or more acres have been inundated in Central Texas as the Brazos and Little Rivers continued to overflow and destroy millions of dollars worth of crops and property.
 No loss of life has been reported up to noon today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
REQUESTS TRUCE FOR SIXTY DAYS, PAC. COAST CASE
Maritime Commission Asks Extension of Present
 Working Contracts NEWLY CREATED BODY NOW TAKING ACTION President Expected to Also Make Move, Possibly
 tomorrow

This afternoon, D. B. Femmer, agent of the Alaska TranspOr- tatiOn Company in Juneau, re- . ceived the following radio from R. V. Miller, agent of the com pany in Seattle:
 We have just received word that deadline has been set back from Wednesday night to Sat urday night which will permit Zapora to sail Friday night"
 This means, undoubtedly, that the propose strike, unless agreements are made, will not take place now until Saturday night instead of tomorrow night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
Main Street Oratory
 Barred by Ordinance

ADA. Okla. Sept. 29.-Mayor J. D. Willoughby has proposed a city ordinance barring campaign ora tory within two blocks of Main Street.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
DOW. JONES AVERAGES
CLOSING PRICES TO-DAY

The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: industrials 168.46, down .S3; rails 56.33, up or: utili- ties 34.24, up .06.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
LEHMAN RENOMINATED.
 RECLAMATION
New York Democrats Also Adopt Strong Party
 Platform Today


 SYRACUSE, NY, Sept. 29. = The delegates to the Democratic State Convention renominated Gov Her bert H. Lehman by exclamation and adopted a platform pledging the Democratic Party to make no com promise in it's fight to achieve a more secure humane social order.
 COP. NOMINATES
 ALBANY, NY, SepN 29. = The state convention of the Republicans of this state nominated Supreme Court Justic William F. Bleakley of Yonkers in the first ballot as the Party's candidate for Governor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-29
STOCK PRICES
 WATERING IN
 SLOW TRADE
European Currency Situa- ten Causes Many
 Traders to Rest

NEW YORK. SepA 2s. -- The Stcek MarAe. picked it's way care- fully today and most of the trad- ing was directed to highly selective issues as the 9utc me of the Euro pean currency situation is aaid to have kept some traders oa tie side lines.
 General activity was relatively small today.
 Transfers totalled 1,35O,O0O shares.
 CLOSING PRICES TODAY
 NEW YORK, Sept. g. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is IT, American Can 125, American Power and Light 12h, Anaconda 39, Bethlehem Steel 687s, Calumet and Hecla 1Oh, Co., lumbia Gas and Electric 1878, Con- monwealth and Southern 37s, Gen. eral Motors 69, International Har- vester 837s, Kennecott 48, Simmons 40%, United States Steel ross, Unit- ed Corporation IFS, Cities Service 3H, Pound S4.95A.
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
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planning a vocation jaunt. For even
ings when you long for something
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Marian Martin Sew Chart included.
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Garden Club Notes
10 PrOlOng The Life of Cut Flowers:
Trim stems under water.

10 PrOlOng The Life of Cut Flowers:
Trim stems under water.
Cut flowers at a slant so that the
stem will not rest flat on the bottom
of the vase.
Place in dark Opaque containers.
Dahlias, poinsettas, heleothrops
and poppies should have their stems
singed in hot flames.
Add a cup of sugar to quart of
water for chrysanthemums.
Add boric acid to water for carna-
lions.
Do not place violets in silver con-
tainers.
Peel bark from part under water,
of Towering shrubs and trees.
Arrange pansies in shallow bowls
with wet sand. Flood sand with water.
immense Gala lilies and foliage
over night in cold water.
Dip holly hooks stems in nitrate
acid.
Add vinegar or a little alcohol to
water for wisteria.
The following method is usually
successful in preserving flowers which
ordinarily do not keep we'll in the
house. Cut the stems long and crush
two or three inches at the ends with
a wooden mallet, then plunge the
flowers in deep cool water over night.
The next morning cut off the bruised
ends. Crushing has permitted them
to soak up quantities of water which
they then hold.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
Dramatic Club to
Compete Saturday

The Dramatic Club of the Hender-
son high school will present one act
tragedy entitled 1.-THE Gypsy" by
Parker Hood at the Needham. Brough-
ton high school in Raleigh, Saturday
evening at eight o'clock. The Hencer-
son Dramatic Club will contest the
Dramatic Clubs of Rocky Mount,
Chapel Hill, and Needham-Broughton
of Raleigh. All the clubs will present
one act tragedies.
Those taking part in the play are :
Miss Nell Rowland, Council Pinnell,
Miss Josephine Martin, and E. "
Bum, Jr The play is ably directed
by Mrs. J. M. Pigford of the high
school faculty. She is assisted by Miss
Bessie Mae Johnson as business
manager, Miss Juanita Stainback, as
stage manager, and J. H. A. Hicks,
Jr as stage hand.
A number of the Dramatic Club
members as well as friends and par
ents of the players will go to Ra-
leigh to see the plays.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
Middleburg Play
Will Be Presented
Thursday, Friday

Miss Blue Bennett" home talent
show, will be presented at Middleburg
high school auditorium Thursday and
Friday evenings, it was announced
today
Miss Nina Kelly of the Wayne P.
Sewell Producing Co., Atlanta, Ca, is
in charge of the production, and re-
hearsals have been in progress for
sometime.
The cast includes some of the out
standing theatrical talent in Middle
,ourg.
Those taking parts and their roles
were announced today as follows:
Dr. Evans-Macon Short.
Mrs. Evans-Miss Duncan.
Magnolia Evans, Marcella Rudisill.
Thad Evans, Herman Breedlove.
Blue Bonnett-Rose Mabry.
Burton Hill-Jerome Jackson.
Hickory Stout-Bill White.
Kate-Miss Drake.
Susie-Helen Daniel.
Sally-Blanche Watkins.
Una-Helen Short.
jamie Bell, Rebecca Floyd.
Minerva-Doris Floyd.
Wes-Howard Steed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
Y. w. A. Meeting
Held Last Night

The Y w. A. of the First Baptist
church met Monday evening at 7:3O
with Mrs. Charles Sellars in the Nc
Coin Apartments with Mrs. Sellars
and Miss Evelyn Neathery as hostess
eS.
The meeting opened with the sing
ing of 30 Zion Haste" The minutes
of the last meeting were read and ap-
proved followed by the roll call with
twenty-one members present. Miss
Mamie Rose Daniel reported that
Mrs. Missilier, to whom we had been
sending the Henderson Daily Dis
patch, was not receiving the paper
from any other sourse. It was decid-
ed that we send her this paper for
mother three months. The Stand
ard of Excellence was marked. The
Home Mission Envelopes were taken
up and the offering amounted to
$500. A committee, composed of Mrs.
Lee Averett, Mrs. James Early and
Miss Mamie Rose Daniel, was ap-
pointed to be in charge of the person
al service for the month.
The program was in charge of Miss
Berenice Satterwhite, with the fol-
lowing taking parts: Mrs. Frank
Joyner, Miss Helen Fogleman, Grace
Woodlief, Ellen Briggs Trogdon,
Evelyn Satterwhite and Florence
Walker. The subject of the program
was Christ Uplifting Womanhood."
At the conclusion of the program, the
members joined in sentence prayer.
The hostesses, assisted by Misses
Dorothy Wester and Sue Kelly, serv-
ed refreshments carrying out the idea
of st. Patrick's Day.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
BY MISS MARION WOODLTEF.

BY MISS MARION WOODLIEF.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Kittrell and Mrs
B. L. Rowland visited Mrs. Clarence
Wellons at Micro during the weekend
Little Mary Ann Kittrell, small
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Kit
trell is somewhat improved, friends
will be glad to learn.
Mrs. Maggie Blackley of Durham
was visitor to Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Ellington on Sunday.
Miss Halle Brown, Of Henderson,
visited her mother, Mrs. Maggie
Brown here on Sunday.
Mrs. Grey Rogers and small daugh-
ter, Alice Catherine, of Franklinton
were visitors of Mrs. Rogers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Smith on Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K Woodlief, and
son, Jerry, of Henderson, were recent
visitors of Mrs. Josie Duke Woodlief.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Pace and
daughters, Jean Shirley and Ann, of
Raleigh, were recent visitors of Mrs.
PAGES parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. N.
Smith.
Mrs Rex Woodlief has returned
from visiting her father, Clarence
Bobbitt, of Floydtown Community.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
Will Form D. of A.
Chapter Tonight

An open meeting of the Junior Or
der will be held tonight in the orders
hall at 1880 o'clock at which a chap
ter of the Daughters of America, an
auxiliary of the fraternal order, will
be formed, it was stated today by an
official Of the order.
The hall is located over City Bar
Der shop and all ladies over 16 years
of age interested are invited to be
present
G. F. Tankersley, Jr leader in the
movement here, will be present to out
line the new order, telling of its bene-
fits and the like.
The Juniors were also requested to
attend the session.
Those who have given their names
TO Mr.. Tankersley were urged to at
end and become charter members of
the organization.
Mrs. Lena M. Shipwash, of High
Point will meet with the group here
March "a, to complete the final de-
tails.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
Hicksboro News
Rv Miss Florence r. Woody.


Rev. Van Stephens filled his re-
gular appointment at Island Creek
Sunday night, preaching a fine SER
mon There was a large crowd present
to hear him.
Robert Edward Shanks and his
friend from Wake Forest, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs L. J. Shanks.
Misses Margaret Gill and Blanche
rStovall were Sunday guests of Miss
Laura Gill.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey OQuinn of
Sanford, visited relatives here Sun
day.
w. S. Green of Henderson spent
Sunday here with relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Sallie Tollottson left Saturday
to spent sometime with her daughter,
Mrs. Matt Nelson of Vaughan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Green of Ok
ford, spent Sunday afternoon with his
mother, Mrs. S. A. Green.
Miss Florence B. Woody was Sun
day night supper guest or Mr.. and
Mrs J. E. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Hoyle were guests
of her parents, Sunday,
MIR. and Mrs. B. c. Shotwell and
children were Sunday guests of L. J.
Shanks and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Woody were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.
Gill of Stovall, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ray Hunt and chill
dren of Townsville, were Saturday
night guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carson
Tillottson.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Hicks were Sat
urday night guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G..
L. Tucker.
MIR. and Mrs. j. E. Jones of Dexter
visited Mrs. S. A. Green Sunday aft
ernoon-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-03-10
Clark St. P. 7. A.
Meeting March 4

The Clark Street P. T. A. held it's
regular monthly meeting last Wednes-
day afternoon at the school, with Mrs.
H. L. Keller, president, presiding.
On the program, Mrs. c. NJ Cooper
read a portion of an address given by
Mrs. Birney at the first meeting of
the Mothers Congress in 1897.
The regular routine of business was
transacted and Mrs. Keller appointed
the following committees: Nominat-
ing, Mrs. H. L. Gambler Mrs. Arthur
Bum, Mrs. w. H. Blacknall, and Mrs.
c. M Cooper; Summer Roundup, Mrs.
G.. L. Allen, Mrs. S. P. Patterson, and
Mrs. N. D. Holloway.
Miss Agnes Moore, principal of
Clark Street School, urged members
to attend the County Council meeting,
which is to be held March a.
Attendance : prizes went to Miss
Gary's first grade and Miss Massen-
burg's fourth grade.