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The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
WHITE PASS TO. BULL D ON TOW N SIDE OF SKAGWAY|
Bracket Road to Be Kept Open to Cemetery, Aban-
 doned to Boulder Siding

Proposing to eliminate flood trou- ble, the White Pass and Yukon is planning to start shortly in erect ing it's tracks on the east side of the Skagway river at Skagway to Boulder Siding, according to news brought back from Skagway by As sistant Regional Forester Wellman Holbrook who conducted a hearing on the proposal in that city last week in connection with the nation al forest area.
 Under the program, to which the forester reported opposition, the Bracket road from Skagway to the cemetery will be maintained as usual, but will be abandoned beyond the cemetery to Boulder Siding. By moving its tracks, the railroad will be able to abandon the two bridges over the Skagway which often have given trouble during floods and will be able to give direct service into town without crossing the river.
 Distance from Boulder Siding into Skagway is about two miles and work of putting that route in oper- ating order is expected to start im- mediately
 Last fall, when the Skagway river went on a rampage, the railroad was obliged to transfer it's passen- gers to buses at Boulder and take them into town because the floods had damaged the bridges. Thou sands of dollars have been spent over the years in keeping the spans in repair after floods.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
WEST COAST co
 OFFICERS GET
 TRANSFEREAST
Four Members of Goa st Guard, Wellknown Tn
 NV. Go to Academy

SEATTLE, March 29.-Four mem- bers of the Coast Guard, well known in the Seattle district, have been assigned as staff instructors at the Coast Guard Academy at New Lon don, Conn.
 They are Lieut. Commander w. H Richards, of the cutter Cyane; i; Lieut.. Commander s. P. Swicegood. executive officer of the Chelan; Lieut.. J. D. Harrington, executive officer of the Haida, stationed at Cordova and Lieut. s. S. Evans, for merly stationed in Seattle, but now in St. Petersburg, Florida.
 Lieut.. Commander John Roun- tree, of New York, will replace Lieut.. Commander Richards on the Cyane
 Orders from Washington did not say who would replace the officers other than Richards.
 Lieut.. Commander Swicegood, stationed in Seattle, is the son-in- law of Commander and Mrs. Flet- cher Webster Brown, who were in Juneau until December 1935, when Capt. Brown was transferred from command of the Tallapoosa to the Itasca. with headquarters in Hono- lulu.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
STAL|N WARNS SOVIET AGAINST
 OVER CONCEPT
Russians Are Told to Be- ware of Revolution and
 Dizziness from Success

MOSCOW, March 29,-In one of the sternest lectures delivered the Communist party in many years, Joseph Stalin warned Russia to stiffen it's vigilance against revolu- ton, to beware of dizziness from success ;
 From the speech, delivered March 3 before the central committee ol the Communist party, and publish ed last night, were linked in some circles the increased demand ot party self-criticism As a bid foi national support at the forthcom. ing elections, when a secret ballot will be inaugurated, Stalin em- phasized that self-praise and boast fulness had no place in the Con- munist program and may under mine its political foundation, which cnly means crushing the three great enemies of Russia, Capitalism, Trot- aykists and conceit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
AMER. LEGION.
 AUXILIARY TO
 GET TOGETHER
Meeting Tonight for Pur- pose of Making Plans
 for Future

A joint business meeting for the American Legion and the Ladies' Auxiliary will be held tonight at the American Legion Dugout at 8 o'clock. The purpose of the joint meeting is to discuss the affairs of the past year and make plans for the future. One of the main topics will probably concern the coming convention to be held at Anchorage in September.
 William O. Johnson, Commander of the Legion and George Gullufsen, Adjutant, are the committee of the Legion arranging the affair. Mrs. Lucille Stonehouse, President of the Auxiliary and Mrs. Lorraine John- son, Secretary, are the committee from the Auxiliary.
 After the meeting the Legion men will serve lunch, promising to give the ladies a real treat by even doing the dishes afterwards. Al zenger and L. G. Jewett are the Pearl diving" committee = dish washers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
JAMES E. ESTES
 TAKEN BY DEATH
Widely Known Juneau Pio- neer Succumbs at Pio-
 neers Home, Aged 82

James E. Estes, aged 82, widely known Juneau pioneer, died this morning at the Pioneers Home at Sitka, according to message to the Governors office.
 Born in Lenora, North Carolina, MT. Estes came north to Juneau in 1904 and operated saloon here for good many years. During the Woodrow Wilson administration. he was a guard at the Federal jail under Marshals Harry Bishop and J. M. Tanner and had a host of friends among old Alask a n S throughout the Territory. Politically, he was loyal and ardent Democrat during his lifetime
 He is survived by Mrs. Estes, who is now in St. Ann's Hospital
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
13 HALIBUT BOATS
 SELL CATCH, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, March 29.-Thirteen halibuters sold their catches here Boats arriving were as follows:
 From the western banks-Eagle 5000 pounds, Liberty 33,000 pounds, Helgeland 33,O0O pounds, Bonanza 22,000 pounds, Lituya 24,00O pounds, Addington 21,000 pounds, Electra 33,O0O pounds, Federal 21,000 pounds, all selling at an average price of and 6 cents a pound. If
 From the local banks-Curlew 10,- GOO pounds, Westfjord 10000 pounds,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
MINING COURSE
 IS ENDING HERE
Stewart to Talk Tonight, Roden Tomorrow-Class-
 es Adjourn Wednesday

The mining course conducted here by H. G, Wilcox, under the Uni versity of Alaska direction, will end the five weeks session on Wednes- day.
 Tonight, B. D. Stewart will give a talk to the class members on placer mining in the Interior and tomor- row night Henry Roden will give a talk on the Alaska mining laws.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
|ESTEBETH BRINGS
 EIGHT TO JUNEAU
 SUNDAY MORNING

With eight passengers aboard from Sitka and way ports for Ju- neau. the motorship Estebeth ar- rived in port yesterday morning shortly after 5 o'clock, completing smooth voyage.
 Passengers coming to Juneau were From Sitka-Mrs. A. Harpole, Rob- ert 0. Wakelin, Tom Tilson, ST. From Angoon-Mr. and Mrs. V. So- boleff, Dr. Sonia Chiefetz. From Tenakee-Ed Bowling, John Car mel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
2 PLIERS ARE
 MISSING NOW
Ground Crews Argument Aerial Searchers for
 Army Men

MARCHFIELD, Cal, March 29.- Ground crews have augmented air crews in a search for Lieut.. Robert c. Love, 26, and private Emory J.. Parsons, 23, missing since Saturday night on a 64-mile fight to the base here.
 Aerial searchers failed to find the missing men Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
EXAMINATIONS WEEK

This week will end the next to last six-weeks' period of the present Douglas school term and with re- view of the different subjects in progress now, the latter part of the week will be given over to the regu- lar examinations. Next week the final six-weeks' period will start.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
Predicts Great Activity in
 Mining, Alaska

SEATTLE, March 29. - P c. Stoess, of the West Coast Mineral Association, forecast Seattle will ship between $5,ooo,O0o and $6.000- 0O0 worth of mining machinery and supplies to Alaska during the 1937 season. He said Alaska will see a tremendous increase in mining &C., tivity
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
BUREAU OFFICIALS RETURNING

Mrs. Martha RefSland, ASSoclate Supervisor in the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Miss Bertha Fiber, Superintendent of Nurses, who have been visiting Indian stations in the Westward and Interior are return ing to their Juneau headquarters on the Victoria. Mrs. Refsland has been gone since January and visit ed stations as far west as Quillin- gok.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
DUKE WINDSOR
 CUTS SERVANTS

VIENNA, March 29.-The Duke of Windsor has solved his servant problem, preparatory to moving to Austrian Tyrol The Duke will get along with six instead of seventeen servants in his new quarters at St. WVolfgang.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
MRS. SHEPARD BACK

Mrs. H. R. Shepard was among the passengers arriving in Juneau from the south today aboard the steamer Princess Norah when that vessel docked here. Mrs. Shepard is returning to her home here for the summer, after visiting since last October in Seattle with her daugh- ter, Mrs. B. B. Yielding.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
HUMPHREY GOING SOUTH

H. B. Humphrey, Safety Engineer for the U. s. Bureau of Mines, who has been conducting safety work in the Territory in conjunction with the office of the Commissioner of Mines, is leaving tomorrow on the Victoria for a vacation trip to the States, going to Portland, Ore, to attend to private business matters.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT

A meeting of the Douglas City Council is scheduled for this eve ming in the temporary quarters above the Coliseum to further plans for rebuilding the fire hall build ing which will also include quarters for Council chamber and clerks of flee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
D 0 U CL A s N E W $
BOY SCOUTS BENEFITED

The benefit dance given for the Douglas Boy Scout organizat ton here Saturday night was fairly we'll attended and netted the scouts about $10. Similar dances are planned to provide money to carry on the summer activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
MAYOR GoETz CRIPPLED

Mayor A. E. Goetz suffered badly sprained ankle last evening and is forced to navigate with the use of a cane.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
HAS TONsILECTOMY

Miss Elnore Johnke was the sub- ject of a tonsilectomy performed this morning and this afternoon en- tered St. Ann's Hospital for care.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
FROM CHICHAGOF

Mrs. Teresa Campbell has ar rived here from Chichagof and plans to move into her cottage on St. Ann's Avenue.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
BROOKWALTER FLIES
 STOCK HERE FROM
 SKAGWAY SATURDAY

With R. H. Stock, of Wright and Stock Company, road contractors, as passenger, Pilot Vernon Bookwalter flew White Pass tri-motored plane to Juneau from Skagway late Sat- urday afternoon and immediately returned empty to Skagway.
 MT. Stock was passenger from Juneau to Skagway with Bookwal- ter on Friday, following his arrival here Thursday from Sitka, where his company is now constructing several miles of highway, aboard the motorship Northland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
CACHE FOUND

OLYMPIA, Wash, March 29 - Two automatic pistols, 100 rounds of ammunition and nine watches were found yesterday in bucket under a bush behind the Capitol building by youth joining in an Easter egg hunt on the Capitol lawn.
 The police have notified officers of other cities to learn if the cached articles have been stolen.
 Try The Epp1ra cIa cciftadS fof
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29

Hergert 4,000 pounds, Orbit 12,000 pounds, Restitution 12,000 pounds, selling at an average price of 8% and 6 cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29
MAJOR OPERATION

A major operation was performed at St. Ann's Hospital this morning upon Mrs. x. L. Thompson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29

Try Tie Empire classifieds fot results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-29

Copyright i0,7. IIccrrr MYuas TosAcoo Co.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
Says Boake Carter

"A goodwill gesture" with 1-pound note
stuck on the back e.
doubt if any more insulting gesture could
be made-offer to purchase the United States
good will by throwing in few shillings to buy
the commitment of 13OoO0,OOO people to defense
Of another nation in case of war.
Only the British could make such PROPOSE
ton and expect to get away with it.
Bill Bullitt in Poland
The Senate wants to know why Bill Bullitt,
United States Ambassador to France, skipped
over to Poland to suggest that the United States
Government does not want the Polish govern
ment to join Germany Russia and Japan in
any declaration against Communism.
The State Department scoffed and said Bullitt
saw Foreign Minister Beck three times: Monday
night, Tuesday morning and Tuesday night.
With Bullitt messing in Poland with Norman
Davis holding the bag at Brussels and with
an AngloAmerican trade agreement in the offing
is Franklin Roosevelt trying to pull another
Woodrow Wilson" behind the scenes?
Bill Bu11itt has long been what one might
call "a fixer." And by that mean a society
boy turned diplomat, who loves the limelight
and has an overwhelming passion for fixing
things among nations. Bullitt was a Woodrow
Wilson man; fixed United States recognition of
Russia and now seems to be running around
Europe again fixing matters the way he be-
IeveS they ought to be fixed.
The last "fixer" the United States had running
around Europe was Colonel House. He scanpered
from London, Berlin, Paris and Rome for three
years and "fixed" things so neatly that Uncle
Sam finally went to war. Ever since he's been
explaining.
Is Bullitt fixing" matters once more in Europe?
No wonder the Senate would like to know, So
would 13O,OOOOOO other people.
tThe opinions OF BoGke Carter are his o,Dn and
not necessarily those of The Washtnoton TirnesJ
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
PILOTS
PAY D. C. VISIT

Twelve pilots Of the Inter-Amer-
lean Peace Escadrille dropped into
Washington to pay the Nations
Capital a visit yesterday before
proceeding with their goodwill
tour.
Among those who came were
Sonora Hermelinda U. BrioneS,
Ecuadorian aviatrix; Commander
Alfredo de los Rios, of Chile; Capt.
Eduardo Laborda, of Cuba; Nico-
las Veloz,. Of Venezuela; Rene
Blandon and Carlos Montarrey, Of
Nicaragua; Francisco Pares, of
Puerto Rico; Manrique Alvarez, of
Costa Rica; Luis ReStrepo, of Co
lombia; Bolivar Agramonte and
Roberto River, Of Cuba, and Luis
de Leon, of Guatemala.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
STORES LOADED
FOR CHRISTMAS

Early Christmas shoppers this
year viii find a full line of gifts
for Christmas in virtually all of
Washington's stores beginning to-
morrow.
This, announcement was made
today by the Merchants and Man
ufacturers Association as the re-
suit of concerted action by Wash
ington merchants to make an ear
lier showing of complete Christmas
lines this year.
A committee of the association,
headed by Arthur j. Sundlum,
made q careful study of last years
Christmas merchandising an d
came to the conclusion that Wash
ington shoppers are eager to make
their holiday purchases well in
advance Of the regular shopping
season. ,.r
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
By Helen Essary

there's face for every hat But hope I'm mis-.
taken this year"
Also for Greta Garbo and Lynn Fontanne. Dale
Carnegie and Donald Duck.
For slim waistlines and taffeta dresses,
For top hats, white ties and gardenias.
For perfumes in gay bottles or bath salts
and eiderdown comforters.
am thankful, too, for LiebfraumiIch and cham
payne and cognac and for bicarbonate of soda.
For orange juice and coffee
Likewise for alarm clocks that don't go off.
Yes, for Hot Radiators!
For hot radiators on cold mornings and cold
showers on hot nights.
For Lily Pons and James Thurber and John L.
Lewis. .-, ..
For babies with blue ribbons on their bonnets
For Collie puppies. and Samson, the yellow
cat who sleeps by the fire, and Wilbur the Easter
bunny who has survived to this day, and Horace,
the canary, who answers back when you talk to
him. .,
For Shakespeare and Dickens and Ring Lard.
ner. -.
For an afternoon nap and breakfast in bed.
For the music Of church chimes.
For the muchloved books you can read again.
For the full moon in winter
And for memories They are the only realities
Of living.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

think Of the Big Apple -
And little children when their faces are clean.
For Mr.. RooSevelt's preserved smile.
For Virginia Jenckes and her contribution to
the gayety of nations pull up those Japanese
cherry trees by the roots" said the bold Con-
gresSwoman. (And wasn't Japan scared)
For y. S. gunboats.
For that certain something Dixie Bibb Graves
has given to the Senate CThe gentlemen mem
bers are crazy about Miss Dixie" They say
she has brains. I suspect it's "it"9
Particularly Donald Duck
For the Salvation Army, and the Sisters of
charity.
Nor that nailliner who said: Il maintain that
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
Seal Sale On
Xmas Sticke1s Aid
Tuberculosis Fight

Spurred on by the support Of
President Roosevelt, the sale Of
Christmas seals to finance the
work of the tuberculosis AsSocia-
ton is underway.
Seventy thousand letters con-
tanning consignments of the seals
have been mailed to local resi-
dents by DR.. James G. Townsend,
president of the District Tubercu-
losiS Association. Through sales
of the seals, the organization will
finance its many activities en-
gagged in the struggle to improve
the city'S health rating as to tu-
berculoSiS,
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

they can wave in the faces of the dictator
nations and hint broadly that this Is not only
Commercial agreement but also hidden mill.
tary and naval alliance between Great Britain
and the. United States.
GOOD Will Gesture
And, say the cables, responsible quarters be-
neved that q. resumption Of the debt payments
would help. treaty negotiations. It would be
made as good will gesture"
Well, it takes some castiron nerve to label
payment Of a debt good will gesture!" It
takes more castiron nerve to believe blandly
the United States is so much of sucker as to
be unable to understand what motive prompted
the gesture. It takes still more castiron nerve
to be quite sure the United States will miss the
patronizing SmugnesS Of the gesture"
When Great Britain had no need for help
from the United States, it was case of, run
along, little boy SAM Don't bother me now
about debts"
When Great Britain wants support of the
United States, materially and politically, to sus-
tain the empire in case of attack it becomes a
case Of: well pay you couples of dimes, Yank;
you'll understand we mean we'll"
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

Two Of the five also were found
guilty of blocking pedestrian traf-
fic on downtown sidewalks but
received suspended sentences on
those counts.
The youths gave their names as
Victor H. Tampone, 26: Irving A.
Stern, 81, and Leo Davis, %, all
of the TOO block Of Twelfth st.
N. W. The other two were iden.
titled as James j. Sunshine, "a,
of New York city, and James C.
Seafone, 18, Of the 500 block of
E st. s. w.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
THURSDAY, NOV. Is
By E0alw Walsh Mclean

we all die thousand deaths in this world, and
our final act on ife's stage is as simple as pass
ing from one room to another.
But simply cannot ignore or give thanks TODAY
for the few distressing realities have mentioned
or for thousand others all of US can think of,
No matter how sincerely we lift our voices in
prayers of thanks for the blessings of the year,
our words must seem empty and meaningless to
those whom life is treating so unkindly.
Word of Cheer for Needy
We who have so much will find it easy to OBJ
serve this holiday, but it takes really great
soul to join in thanksgiving today and face to-
him. There are many of those great souls who will
carry on bravely, but there are also many broken
and disiIlusioned men and women who have
lost all hope and have nothing left to go on.
want those poor discouraged souls to know
am thinking of them. To them send my love
and heartfelt sympathy, and only wish could
send them more.
Gods in his Heaven" on this Thanksgiving
but certainly no one can add "AlPs right with
the world" when there is so much misery and
human suffering on every side of u.s.
And We. who have cause to be thankful, must
realize it is largely our own fault that things are
as they are today. We must remember. too that
things will not get any better until we return
to the true fundamentals of real living-religion
and true comradely love for our brothers and
sisters who share this world with us.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
u. s. EMPLOYEES
URGED TO TALK
|OUT OF SCHOOL,
ENender Asks Data
On Discrimination

Division and bureau chiefs in
executive departments are due for
some embarrassing moments If
Federal employees respond to an
opportunity given them today by
Senator Ellender, Of Louisiana, to
"talk out Of school,"
In a QUESTIONABLE sent to sev.
eral hundred Government work.
ers who have complained to him
of discrimination, and available
to any others who ask for it, the
Senator asks among other things
for the following information:
/. Names and addresses Of
employees who have entered the
Government service in the same
grade who have been promoted
in preference to those who COM
plain Of discrimination.
WORK-PAY DIFFERENCES
2. Names and addresses Of
employees who are doing less i'm
portant work. but receiving
higher pay.
3. Data on salary increases re-
ceived by administrative officials
while employees under them were
denied raises Of pay because
Of lack Of funds"
Through these three interroga-
tories, Senator Ellender, author Of
a Senate resolution providing for
an Investigation by a select Sen
ate committee of alleged discrimi.
nation among Civil Service EN-.
ployes, apparently hoped to OBJ
tain information to support his
charge that pretty faces and
ankles are more important than
clerical competence in obtaining
promotions in the Government
service.
ASKED FOR RATINGS
Employees who say. they have
been Disseminated against are
urged to give their own efficiency
rating and an outline Of their Gov
ernment service. They are also
asked whether they have veterans
preference, how long they had to
wait for job after given Q
Civil Service status for appoint
ment, and for a history Of promo.
tions, demotions, suspensions and
disciplinary action.
Thus far Senator Bulow, Of
South Dakota, chairman Of the
Senate Civil Service Committee,
to which the Ellender resolution
was referred, has not called q
meeting Of the committee or
taken any other action to bring
the subject before the Senators
who will have to act ON it If the
resolution should be considered.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

Sunshine and Davis were
charged with obstructing pedes-
trian traffic. Seafone was charged
with being the agent of a Massa-
chusetts concern which did not
have a license to engage in photog-
raphy in the District. The other
two were charged with individu-
ally engaging in the business with
out having posted the necessary
fee in accordance with the new
legislation.
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

year, but I, for one, shall pause
and think Of the many things
none of us can be thankful for,
no matter how hard we try.
Even as our prayers Of
Thanksgiving are being raised,
automobiles on our highways
will be adding to the already
frightful toll Of dead and in.
jured. Certainly, there is no
cause for rejoicing there!
As our bountiful dinners are
served we must remember
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

Meloy'S turkey.
For yellow chrysanthemumS,
open fires and red roses.
For sunshine.
And big ships on the sea,
purple mountains and snow.
flakes.
For waves breaking on the
shore, and desert sunsets.
For old friends and new
ones you like without a strug-
gle.
For zippers and mink coats.
For Viennese waltzeS-when
The Washington times., 1937-11-25

to the United States are true,
they report q gesture which
comes near tops for brass
bound nerve.
Stupendous efforts are be-
ing made in London to push
to successful conclusion an
Anglo-America trade treaty.
That any material advantages
in the matter Of trade will
come out Of the agreement
has been discounted in Lon
don. What the boys there
want, is an arrAomeot which
The Washington times., 1937-11-25
The Ideal Thanksgiving

Then think Of the thousands of poor souls in
terrible pain in hospitals and homes all over the
world. suppose suffering is necessary to bring
out the best in us, but what truly glorious
Thanksgiving this would be if every living soul
could be released from pain for just this day.
Now, I do not question or doubt the wisdom
OF God for one minute. Life is a wonderful ad-
venture and death is not to be feared because