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Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1937-02-19
GOD HEARS PRAYER

If radios slim fingers can pluck melody
From highland toss it q continent sea;
If the petalled white notes of a violin
Are blown the mountains the citys din;
songs like crimson roses culed from thin blue air
Why should mortals wonder if God hears prayer?
Ethel Romig Fuller.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
Munter m Today, Second of Series
 of Round Flights
.PAA Radio Chief Goes to Ketchikan to Locate
 New Station

With Pilot Ray Henshaw accom- panying him on the flight, Pilot Herb Munter brought his red Bel lanca Pacemaker seaplane here from his Ketchikan headquarters today, arriving at the Marine Air ways ramp here this afternoon, about 1:15 o'clock.
 The flight today was the second of a series of about ten round- flights between Ketchikan and Ju- neau that Pilots Munter and Rem shaw are scheduled to make before the first of May. Pilot Munter stat ed that he is not yet at liberty to disclose the purpose of the flights.
 Munter and Renshaw were to re- turn to Ketchikan late this after noon with MT. and Mrs. Robert Glea son and their small son as passeng- CTS.
 MT. Gleason, PAA radio chief. who. arrived here from Fairbanks last Saturday, with his family. as a passenger aboard the Electra, is enroute to Ketchikan to determine a site for new Pacific Alaska Airways radio station there. In- stallation of the station is to be completed this summer, though all plans are not yet definite, MT Gleason said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
MISS GLADYS NIGC
 MARRIED TODAY TO
 MIR. FRANK SJURSEN

A chance meeting in Fairbanks just a few weeks ago was followed by the wedding this afternoon of MT. Frank Sjursen and Miss Gladys Nigg, at o'clock in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church with the Rev. John A. Chase officiat- ing.
 MT. Everett Novel;, brother-in- law of the bridegroom, was best man for the ceremony The bride was attended by Miss Thea Ode gard.
 MT. Sjursen, who travelled to the westward on business last month met Miss Nigg in Fairbanks, where she had been living for some time His former home is in Ketchikan
 The two are to make their homo in the Klein Apartments. MT Sjursen is representative of the Pacific Manifolding Co.,; his bride is employed at Percy's Cafe.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
WINDSOR FILES
 DAMAGE CLAIM
Alleges Libel in Best Sell er''- Apologies Don't
 Appeal to Duke

LONDON, April 27.-The Duke ot Windsor today filed alleged libel damages. against the author and publishers of the book Coronation Commentary" London's best sell CT, which deals with his reign and abdication. The writ was filed through the Dukes London solici- tors, Allen and Overy, despite the fact that both the author, Geoffery Dennis and publisher William Hein- emann proffered apologies and an- nounced the book had been with drawn from sale.
 Among other things. the book is said to describe Edwards "mudd- ling, fuddling and meddlings while King.
 In New York, officials of the Dodd, Mead Co.,, American publishers, said the filing of the libel suit did not change the plans to publish the book in the United States.
 Mrs. Simpson has completed the required six months good behav- ior' following her divorce action and become free, except for legal techni- calities to marry the former king. Her decree is expected to be made absolute either May or May 10.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
VISIT TO GRAND
 C0ULEE IS BIG SPOT
 OF WALMSLEY TRIP

Besides attending the reunion banquet at Vancouver, B. C., of his wartime regiment of the Seaforth Highlanders, George H. Walmsley, head of the Pacific Coast Coal Company here, visited Portland. Spokane, Wenatchee, and Seattle while south on his annual trip to the headquarters of his company at Seattle.
 ' At the banquet, MT. Walmsley met old friends whom he had not seen for twenty years. The high light of his trip, MT. Walmsley said was a visit to the Grand Coulee Dam, on which he was one .of a group conducted through the entire construction project. One could but be much impressed he declared. MT Walmsley also very much enjoyed a visit to Bonne- vile Dam, near Portland.
 Weather was bad most of the time MT. Walmsley was south. On hls visit to Wenatchee, he saw may plans under way for their Apple Blossom Festival, on April 50, but no signs of any apple blossoms. T told them they should bring their preparations north and add them to our salmon festival. ? MT Walmsley said, "as Alaska does have salmon"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
HEALTH OFFICERS BACK FROM SURVEY
 OF TUBERCULOSIS

Dr. J. A. Carswell, Territorial cpl demiologist, and Miss Thelma Shriver, Public Health nurse, both of the Territorial Department ot Health, returned aboard the Yukon after a six weeks trip to the Inter for, in connection with the tubercu- losis survey which the Department of Health, with the aid of funds supplied by the Alaska Tuberculosis Association, is conducting.
 Towns visited on this trip were. Palmer, Anchorage, Fairbanks S Nome, Seward, Eklutna, University Cordova, and Wasilla X-rays were made of school children as well as adults referred by physicians in all of the towns where x-ray equip ment was available. Tuberculin tests were made of all school chil- dren.
 Instructive talks were given al various school assemblies. and con- ferences were held with private phy- sicians, and health officers pertain ing to the control and treatment oi pulmonary and other forms of tu- berculosis. In addition, the Depart ment of Health's educational film on tuberculosis Behind the Sha- dows" was shown in the local thea tres in each town.
 It is the intention of the Depart ment to complete the X-raying of school children and adults in Val dez and Cordova, as soon as the portable x-ray equipment, which the Alaska Tuberculosis Associa- tion purchased, arrives, since Valdez and Cordova had no X-ray available for this survey.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
MUSICIANS WIN P RAISE IN ALL
 WAYS ON VOYAGE
Festival Greater Success than Could Be Expected
 Declares Miss Coffin

This years third annual South- east Alaska Music Festival was much more of a success than any Of us either did or could expect, de- clared Miss Ruth Coffin, director of vocal music in the Juneau Public Schools, this afternoon on the re- turn of the Juneau and Douglas group of young musicians from Ket- chikan aboard the steamer North Sea.
 Miss Coffin, together with Byron Miller, director of instrumental mu- sic, was in charge of the group of thirty Juneau school students and the one Miss from Douglas that rep resented Gastineau Channel at the Festival. She declared that all her charges not only were at perhaps better than their best for the num- bers of the competition, but were also at all times on their best be- havior. Members of the personnel of the North Sea agreed with her, declaring that never had they had a group of young people on ship board whose conduct was so fine
 We were treated wonderfully everywhere" Miss Coffin emphati- cally stated. Even Capt. Nickerson slowed down the North Sea when we were coming up the Channel, so that we would not arrive here before the students from the school could be at the dock to meet us"
 AS the ship entered and left each port, the band gave impromptu con- certs from the boat deck, just as it did on coming here, she added. At Wrangell yesterday morning, the ship was held for about two hours while the band paraded the streets and our group gave a concert at the Wrangell school auditorium which was attended by everyone in town and everybody off the ship and was very well received.
 The young musicians also gave a concert at Petersburg on the way to Ketchikan, and were always willing to entertain aboard ship.
 We are very proud of our group, D Miss Coffin closed.
 Members of the troup of musici- ans were: From Douglas, Miss Ja- cynth Sey. From Juneau - Charles Jenne, Corrinne Duncan, Mary Jean McNaughton, Violette Mello, Chris tina Nelson, Phillip Stanley, Stan- ley Heisel, Alfred zenger, Richard Jackson, Irving Lowell, Griffith Ncrdberg, Josephine Campbell. Sue Stewart, Ann Morris, Katherine iTorkelson, James Glasse, Bob Scott. Keith Petrich, Jack Glasse, Byron Miller, Miss Ruth Coffin. Harold Hansen, David Rieschl, Althea Bands. Sylvia Davis, Catherine Campbell Mary Stewart, Peter Warner, George Alexander, Margar- ct Harris, Mildred Webster, Phyllis Jenne.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
ILLEGAL ENTRY
 OF RUSSIAN 10
 U. s. IS PR0BED
Martin Holds Hearing on Joseph Skorik Case at
 Federal Jail Today

Eleven years of residence in AL aska and the United States are to be ended soon for Joseph Ekorik. whose alleged illegal entry to the Territory by rowboat from Siberia in 1926 is expected to be followed by deportation to Russia this summer. i o. G. Martin, U. s. Immigration inspector stationed at Ketchikan, arrived here this week in pursuit of Storik who arrived in Juneau about month ago, following sudden de- parture from Seattle.
 2 Martin held a hearing this morn ing at the Federal jail where Storik ! is to remain until official word from Washington, D. c. will announce de- cision on his deportation.
 We have known for several years of Storik's illegal entry to Nome, v Martin stated this morning, but un- til now it has not been feasible to take action. He has applied for citizenship papers which, of course, cannot be granted under the cir cumstances, and from the applica- ton we have his picture which has materially helped in tracing him" Skorik arrived in Juneau in March coming up under variation of his name, which Martin believes was ac- cidental, a misreading of the sigma ture by the purser.
 Martin added that he does not believe Skorik has been Intentionally evading pursuit, but that his fail- ure to apply for admittance under the refuge act of 1884 bars his eligibility for residence here.
 During his stay in Juneau at the Gastineau Hotel, Martin is holding hearings on registry cases coming under the act of 1921, which ex- tends privileges of residence in the United States and Territory to all who can prove their residence here prior to 1921 and evidence a suit able record of living during the years since then. He is scheduled to return to Ketchikan toward the end of the week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
16 CANNERES TO OPERATE THIS YEAR
 IN KETCHIKAN AREA

It is expected that sixteen can neries will be operating in the Ket- chikan district this season, accord ing to information to the U s Bureau of Fisheries from Assistant Agent A. w. Hawkins in Ketchi- kan.
 Agent Hawkins reported that J. H Rolie and M. J. Bucey are opening the Northern Fisheries there and are remodelihg one of the Ketchi- kan cold storage warehouses in preparation for installing a line of cannery machinery. X The Pacific Alaska Fisheries plant at Kasaan, which has been closed for several seasons, also will be re- opened, he reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
WEATHER LICKS ALL JUNEAU AIRPLANES

Though Pilot Simmons made an attempt to fly the Alaska Air Transport Lockheed Vega seaplane to Chichagof with five passengers this morning, no Juneau planes were able to complete any flights today because of weather.
 E Simmons was forced to turn back after being out about an hour. try- ing all possible ways to get through. The PAA Electra, scheduled to flv to Fairbanks today, was held here all forenoon, though it was hoped that the plane might break through to Whitehorse late this afternoon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
DR. CARHART IS
 HERE TO HUNT
Prominent Seattle Physician Arrives Bound for
 Yakutat Section

T have been working very hard this past year or so, and now I am here for a good vacation. I intend to get out where there is no one .else around and shoot some bear, " said Dr. M N Garhart, on his ar rival here this morning from Se- attle aboard the steamer Alaska. q have heard that the brown bear grow bigger, and that the country is at its widest in the area between Yakutat Bay and the Alsek River, 50 that is where am heading"
 Dr. Garhart, Seattle physician, is an old friend of the Territory, and is well known to many Alaskans. He has made it an almost yearly practice to make a trip to Alaska during the summer. On his pres ent journey, Dr. Garhart intends to return south on May 10, aboard the steamer Yukon
 Herbert Lee, who is acting in his old role as Dr. Garhart's guide on big game hunting expeditions, is already in the Yakutat district, to- gether with a packer, and pr. Gar hart reported that his camp should already be set up for him. He in- tends to fly there from Juneau within the next few days. pr. Gar hart believes he may be joined by another hunter and expects to lhear from his friend before he leaves Juneau.
 Two other big game hunting ex- petitions to Alaska were aboard the steamer Alaska, but did not stop
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
Minimum Wage for Women, Minors, Back Again in New York

ALBANY, New York, April 27.- The minimum wage legislation for women and minors in New York inuustiy, invalidated last June. has been restored in this State as Gov. Lehman signed the measure ap- proved by the State Legislature last week.
 The measure is patterned after New York's original act, also the Washington State statute which has been upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

pressure prevailed morning the Pacific Northwest
 
  Edmonton where of 2948 inches the Aeutans soutward the Pacific longitude 16 Precipitation souhward also unsettled squay weather Of the
 
 Alaska the The temperature Fairbanks 24 degrees and the highest yesterday 36 degrees
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
WOMEN OF MOOSE
 HOLD GATHERING

Members of Women of the Moose met last night in the Moose Hall for a regular meeting and evening of cards. concluded by the serving of refreshments.
 Mrs. Treva Reischel won the high place in whist, and Mrs. Eske Eskesen, high place in pinochle.
 Mrs. Ray Peterman and Mrs. Ed Kirschoffer were on the evening committee, and the appointment of Mrs. Peterman and Mrs. Leona McKinnon for entertainment ar- engagements for the coming three months was announced.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
MRS. HICKMAN
 DIES, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, April 27.-Mrs. Marie Heckman, 68, wife of J. R. Heck mar, retired Ketchikan banker and pioneer, died at the Exeter Apart ments last night. The two arrived here Sunday night on their way back to Ketchikan after vacation trip in California and Arizona.
 Bishop Peter T. Rowe will con- duct the funeral services next Fri day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
LABOR PROGRAM
 BEING DELAYED
Un decide d Whether to Use State or Federal
 Powers, Law Basis

WASHINGTON, April 27.-Legis- lators said the Administration is delaying the industrial labor pro- gram until it was decided whether to use State or Federal powers as basis for new wage and hour standards. This may be the only remaining Roosevelt recommenda- ton at the present session Of Con gress. Some officials favor giving the States control over labor leg islation.
 Administration leaders have lost hope for the ratification of the child labor amendment this year. Regulation of Child Labor and Fair Practices Act is now being considered
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
JACOBSEN TO BUILD
 NEW HERRING PLANT AT THUMB BAY SITE

I. c. Jacobsen, operator of the Thumb Bay Packing Company herring packing plant at Thumb Bay, is enropte to the westward aboard the steamer Alaska.
 While the steamer was in port here this morning, MT. Jacobsen visited his friend George Karabelin- koff. MT. Jacobsen stated that he plans to build an entire new plant at Thumb Bay. this summer, ano is now enroute to get the construc- tion underway.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
WILD LIFE MOVIES
 SHOWN FOR LEGION

Motion pictures showing wild life in Alaska, presented by Assistant Executive Officer Clarence Rhode of the Alaska Game Commission, featured the meeting of the Afford John Bradford Post, American Le- zion, last night in the Dugout. The pictures revealed moose, bear, sheep and other animals in their native haunts and some special views Of bird and sea otter life in the Aleutians.
 Legionnaires Ewing and Black from North Carolina, who are go- ing to spend the summer in AL aska, were guests of the Post.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
JOE GEORGE BACK

Returning from a trip to pur- chase new equipment for the Pay'n Takit store here, now being re- built, Joe George, of George Broth CTS, arrived back here this after noon aboard the steamer North Sea.
 MT. Georges trip took him only to Tacoma and Seattle, though he had originally planned to continue south to San Francisco. T didn't miss thing in the way of bad wea ther by going south," MT. George stated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
Dog Finds Money
 to Buy His License

, BUTTE, Mont.-The annual police drive to collect dog license fees was on and Bing, fox terrier, was with out his new tag.
 He scratched at the door of his masters home and stood there, holding something in his mouth.
 When his master, John Gaffney opened the door he discovered ths bit of paper was a $5 bill. Going promptly to the dog license bureau Gaffney bought tag and received S250 change from the s5 bill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
Lmguist Stumped

SOUTH BEND, Ind.--Morris Le- win, 29, arrested for investigation and later freed, told police he could speak 43 languages and 300 dialects.
 He answered questions in a dozen languages but was stumped when asked to sign his name in English on a fingerprint card
 T can't do it." he said. But I can write it in 29 other languages.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
NEWLYWEDs HERE

Just married in the South, Mir and Mrs. Thomas O. Monroe, of Portland, Oregon, arrived here aboard the North Sea. They plan to settle in Juneau, and made a honeymoon trip of their voyage north.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
POPE SUFFERS
 HEART ATTACK

VATICAN CITY, April 27. - Pope Plus suffered slight heart attack today and also complained of recurring pains in the legs. He was stricken soon after lunch and put to bed and a tonic was admin istered.
 We are all in the hands of God Our ministry does not permit ot rest periods the Pope said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
TRUITT TO WESTWARD

Attorney General James s. Truitt sailed this morning on the Alaska for the Westward. He is going to Anchorage and Fairbanks in con- nection with escheat cases and ex- poets to be gone two or three weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27

made up of w. R. Peterson, Walter Peterson, Mrs. H. R. Peterson and John Peterson. They are bound for a hunting district out of An chorage.
 Heading for the Kenai Peninsula are MT. and Mrs. A. E. Eliinger, Elmer Keith and F. Moseteller, all of New York.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
COUPLE WED

Ralph J. Effner, Alaska Juneau miner, and Tyra Nelson, the former Tyra Wahto, were married yester- day by U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray. Witnesses were Mrs. James Names and Edward c. Hanson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
BERT ELSTAD BACK

Returning from a business trip to Petersburg, his former home, Bert Elstad, Juneau insurance agent, returned here aboard the steamer Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
HERE FROM KETcHIKAN

Completing a trip of about two weeks that took him to Ketchi- kan on business. Jack Kristan, manager of the Alaska Cut Rate Liquor Store here, returned here aboard the steamer Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
WEATHER CONDITION AT s A. M TO-DAY

Seattle aporD, raining A Blaine cloudy A oa cloudy A. Alert Bay cloudy Bull Rupert Kechikan clear 34; Craig mistng esbrg cloudy 41 Sta cloudy ve and rain 32 cloudy Skagway cloudy
 April 28 = Sunrise, 4:16 m
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
CACY ARRIVES HERE

Robert J. Cacy, Fairbanks and Chatanika business man, arrived in Juneau aboard the Alaska and is stepping at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27
U. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. s. Weather Bureau.

foTecast Junsau vcinHy beginnng
 Rain mixed with furries Wednesday ate to fresh southeast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27

Alaska by Lester D. Henderson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-04-27

Tcday's News Today-Empire.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-01
BRINGING
ALL THE NEWS
TO IMPERIAL
VALLEY
y SECRECY-GREATEST
WE1PON OF CORRUPTION

Few of US have ever stopped to think
What the world would be if there were
no newspapers or magazines.
IL we had no newspapers. we in I'M
perlal Valley would remain. for the
most part, in deepest ignorance of what
is happening in Los Angeles, San Fran
cisco, Chicago, New York, Washington
or any other place. Our little world
would close in about us like a CLAIMS
shell, and we would lead the provincial
lives we have come to associate with
the middle ages. The same would be
true with people anywhere.
Rumor would outrun all bounds.
mslnformation would be more preva
lent than information, untruth would be
king
More important yet, there would be
no check against the ambitions. the in
justice or the graft of public officials
who choose to be dishonest. There
would be no check, because no one not
participating in the scheme would have
the power to gain public support in COM
batting dishonesty. Public knowledge of
public business is essential to its contin-
ued just administration.
The discussion is not as irrelevent as
1t might seem. In the nations of Europe
today, many officials have achieved the
neXt-best thing to abolishing all news
papers. They have gained control of
them, through censorship In America,
once in a while there are public officials
who attempt to gag the press by trying
to plug news sources Sometimes they
are honest in their conviction that the
public should not know Most of the
time they are afraid that public knowl-
edge will force them to do things they
should d., but which they do not want
to do.
The fear of knowledge by the public
has haunted kings and dctators for
centuries. The only ones not bothered
by such fear are those whose admins
trations are not open to criticism. Cen
sorship, except in a mighty few isolated
instances, is acknowledgement that ev-
erything is not as it should be.
A censored newspaper may be better
than no newspaper-although the blood
shed and trouble in Europe presents
very strong argument against the pre-
sumption-but an uncensored newspa-
per is one of the safeguards of contin-
ued public welfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-04-01
Bruce Cation Says:--
Texas Tragedy is Taste of Horror War Brings

After all these years, the chap
who didn't know the gun was load
ed is still the fellow who does the
most damage.
We can watch out for the man
who is avowedly hostile. The one
we can't guard against is the one
who holds death in his hands with
out realizing it.
The saddest thing about that
dreadful school tragedy in Texas
is the fact that it was just one OF
these Observation-Disclosures
accidents.
The military court investigating
the tragedy is told that the school
authorities had tapped lie of
wet" gas in order to save some
$3.50 or $3.50 a month in heating
bills. A gas company official had
warned that this might be danger
Gus: it had been thought that he
was merely trying to drum up
business for his own company, and
the warning was forgotten.
The school authorities who sane
tened this change were estimable
men-kind hearted, intelligent, de-
voted to the welfare of the COM
munities children. Not for all the
money in the world would any one
of them wilfully have placed those
children's lives in peril.
But the accident did happen,
nevertheless, and some 426 children
were killed. The school authori-
ties simply had in their haniS a gun
which they didn't know to be load
ed. AS SO often happens in such
cases, the gun went off.
Now before we begin to feel too
superior to these men, let's draw a
little parallel to this school tragedy.
An explosion killing 426 school
children is a most dreadful thingA
in time of peace. In time of war
it would be just part of the game.
With bombing planes dropping their
eggs helter-skelter, it would be a