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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
N0RLITEMEN ARE
HOSTS TO Ne W
| { CISL A TURE
Gov. Troy and Lawmakers
Honored, Northern Light
Presbyterian Dinner

The monthly Norlitemen get
togethers are ever increasing in pop
ularity and at last nights dinner
ITO persons were present to welcome
Governor John w. Troy and the
Legislators who were guests of honor
for the evening
The program opened with COM
munity singing of the STARS and
Stripes Forever" Byron Miller and
his Hungry Five gave some novelty
numbers which were enjoyed by all.
Grover c. Winn introduced and
welcomed the Governor and the
Legislators for the Norlitemen.
Senator M. E. S. Brunette of Cor
dova, being a new father, was made
member Of the Norlitemen frater-
oity, Delta Pi Rho, in the usual Nor
liteman manner.
Several musical selections played
on the violin by Miss Helen Parrot
we're very we'll received by the men.
Miss Frances Harland accompanied
Miss Parrot on the piano.
Mrs. Vladimir Solovieff, juneau
new singer, was praised for her rem
dition of several songs, and was APP
plauded for encores. Mrs. Solovieff
was accompanied by Mrs. Carol
Berry Davis.
The Rev John A. Glasse presided
at the dinner and told the objects
of the Norlitemen Club and what it
contributed to the community. A.
E. Karnes, Commissioner of Educa-
ton, Chairman of the dinner COM
mittee and Vena L. Crone. deserve
credit for their part in the plan
ming and serving Of one of the best
Norlitemen dinners ever given.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
GOVERNOR TROY
is WORKING FOR
SUITABLE SHIPS
Wires Col. Gibson of Needs
of Placer Miners and of
Cold Storage Situation

Continuing his efforts to secure
one boat with sufficient cold storage
! facilities each week to serve all
Alaska ports as far to the westward
as Seward and enc in addition to
serve Southeast Alaska each week,
Gov. John w. Troy this morning
dispatched wire to Col. Otto F.
Gibson, General Manager Of the AL
aska Railroad, in charge of dis
patching emergency ships to Alaska,
who is now in Washington, D. c.
( In his message, Governor Troy
f explained the immediate necessity of
ships to carry mining supplies to the
Territory, as all such equipment
must be freighted from the main
transportation lines over the win
ter roads, and before the spring
breakup.
# such materials are not on their
way to the Territory at the latest,
by the middle of February, mining
next summer will be an impossi-
bility in many instances, particu-
larry among the placer miners.
transportation by sled cannot be fl
cured on after the end of March
Gov Troy has also informed Col.
Gibson of the great need for NOV
ing large quantities of cold storage
fish out Of the Territory before
fresh fish begin to come in and de-
stroy the market for the frozen fish.
The Governor has received an an
swering radio from Col Gibson in
which the latter states that he has
informed Secretary OF the Interior
Ickes and Dr. Ernest Gruening, Di-
rector of the Division of Territor-
les and Island Possessions, of the
absolute need for the moving Of the
Alaska cold storage product and
they realize the seriousness or the
situation.
1t is estimated by Wallis George,
manager Of the Juneau Cold Stor-
age Company, that there is about
5000 tons Of frozen fish now lying
in Ketchikan, Juneau, Wrangell,
and Petersburg, awaiting removal
Purchasers of the fish are 81 atty
in need CT it to supply their demand
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
DEFINES HERE
FROM NOME FOR
LEGISLATURE.
Senior Senator from Sec.
ond Division Recovering
from Long Illness

Recovering from the results of
nervous breakdown suffered four
months ago, Territorial Senator
John F. Devine, of the Second Di-
vision, accompanied by Mrs. De-
vine, is in Juneau for the 18th Leg
islative session, having arrived by
plane from Nome via Fairbanks at
ter encountering some of the worst
flying weather the Interior has seen
in years.
1t was a a fine summer in the
Second Division, the Senator who
was engaged in mining during the
season, reports and he anticipates
further development another season.
He says he hasn't any special legis-
lation requests for the lawmakers
but stands firmly for promoting
mining development in every way
that the Territory can devise and
still stay within its proper expen-
ditures. Airfields and roads. he be-
lieves, are among the essentials.
Senator Devine is serving his sec
ond term in the Legislature, having
been elected in 1884, and has been
named chairman of the committee
on mining, manufacturing and la
Dor. A lifelong Democrat, he came
north in 1904 and has mined in
many regions Of the Interior, finally
settling in Nome where he has lived
since 1925 and taken an active part
in the Democratic organization ac-
tivities in that Division.
Yesterday, incidentally, the Sena-
tor was marking his 54th birthday,
having been born at Scranton, Pa,
on January 10, 1885,
He and Mrs. Devine are making
their headquarters at the Gastineau
during Their say in the city for the
Legislature.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
Pioneer Going
Outside First
Time II Years

Stopping in Juneau until he can
catch a ship south is Dan Camp OF
Nome, who is going outside on his
first trip from Alaska in II years
He is registered at the Gastineau
Mr.. Camp, who has made the
Territory his home for 40 years
mostly at Nome where he has been
engaged in mining, the transfer bus
mess and many other activities, is
just going to enjoy himself for a
couple of months and then expects
to return north about the first OF
April.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
Pioneer Forsberg
Going to Take 1t
Easy for While

Having thirsted and cursed in AL
aska summer heat and been FROST
nipped in its cold for nearly half a
century, John Forsberg Of Nome is
going to retire and take life a little
easy. He arrived the other day by
plane from the Interior and is stop
ping at the Gastineau before going
to Sitka where he is going to join
some of his old friends in the Pion-
GERS Home.
Forsberg came north with the first
of them and stayed on to make
mining his life work. He has the
distinction Of being the first fore
man of Jafet Lindeberg at the old
Pioneer mine near Nome, which la
ter was taken over by the Harmon
interests. He has followed the creeks
and valleys over most of the north
and is one of the best known pion-
GERS of the far north.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
ARREST
MADE ON JURY
INDICT M ENT
Ala S k Meat Company
Bookkeeper in Custody
on Bench Warrant

Following close on the heels of a
true bill of indictment returned by
the Federal Grand Jury shortly af-
ter it convened this morning, Au-
dale Westby, former bookkeeper for
the Alaska Meat Company here, was
arrested this afternoon on bench
warrant issued by Judge George
F. Alexander of the Federal Dis
tiict Court.
The prisoner is alleged to have en-
bezzled in the neighborhcod of SILL
GOO from the Carstens Packing Com
pany. and is held on charge OF en-
bezzlement by an employee. She was
being questioned in the U. S. Mar
shals office this afternoon, follow
ing her arrest Bond is set at ST.,
500
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
CAMERA CLUB NOW
HAS SEVEN CHARTER
MEMBERS ON ROLLS

Seven charter members signed the
rolls of the Camera Club organized
last night at meeting at Ordway's.
Members who joined the organiza-
ton at its first meeting are Ted
Cowling, Robert Bender, Dr. Robert
M. Coffey, DR.. j. A. Carswell, Fred
Ordway, Frank Beals and Harold
Dillon.
Until the announcement of future
plans, membership applications are
being accepted by Ted Cowling, act
ing secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
Governors Are
In Attendance
High Hated Officials Chat
in Lobby Brilliant
Diplomatic Corps

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o.-This
forenoon, previous to the Inaugural
ton of President Roosevelt, Gov
errors of many states, dressed in
top hats and frock coats, chatted
in the Senate lobby.
A group of brightly clad members
of the Diplomatic Corps filled the
nearby Marble Room, most of them
wearing ceremonial swords and
plumed hats and uniforms with
various colors of braids.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
Daughter Born to
Widow Of.Chief
RCatsWain Hanson
Girl Baby Enters World | |
Hours After F ather
Passes Out of 1t

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Jan. 90
Mrs. Hans A. Hanson, widow OF
Chief Boatswain Hanson, in COM
mand of the Coast Guard patrol
boat Alert, gave birth to daugh-
ter eleven hours after Hanson died
in the hospital as the result of an
attack Of the heart.
The baby has been named Sharon
Rose Hanson.
Funeral services for Boatswain
Hanson are in full charge of his
shipmates. During the three years
he was stationed here in command
Of the Alert he participated in nu-
merous rescues at sea.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
TWENTY-FIVE
DROWN; ship
Down IN GALE
Germ an Commander ano
His Entire Crew Vic
TINS of Blizzard

BERLIN, jan 20-The Comman-
der and the twenty-four men OF
the crew Of the Navy experimental
ship Welle were drowned when thu
vessel foundered in the Baltic sea
The disaster occurred during biz
Yard and the vessel went down neal
the Island of Fehmarn in Kiel Bay
HOTELS-1s
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
GRAND JURY IN SESSION

Converting at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, the Federal Grand Jury entered
into secret session until noon, when
it adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
Andrew Aason arrived in Juneau
last night from Sitka, and was this
morning duly qualified and sworn
in, in addition to those jurors sworn
in YESTERDAY.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
He Knew His Auto

DALHART, Texas - Depu-
ty Sheriff Phil Sipe knew his auto
mobiles capacity When the vehicle
was stolen recently, Hartley said:
THAT car has just enough gaso-
line to go 841s miles"
1t was found abandoned at Pan
handle, IS miles away-and out OF
gas.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
JORCENSCN ARRESTED

Chris .Iorgerson, local wrestler.
was this afternoon arrested on a
warrant issued by the U. S. Com
missioner's Court, charged with al
legged contributing to the delinquent
cy of minor. He was to be ar
raigned before U. S. Commissioner
Felix Gray this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
BLYTHEs GO SOUTH

DR.. and Mrs. H. A. Blythe, of
Fairbanks, are in Whitehorse await
ing plane to bring them to Juneau,
They arrived in Whitehorse yester-
day aboard the PAA plane and will
be passengers south on the Princess
Norah.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
JONES LAW BEFORE
&C. AGAIN TOMORROW

Further discussion Of the Merch-
ant Marine Act, commonly known
as the Jones law. and routine bust
ness is on the calendar Of the Ju-
neau Chamber of Commerce tomor-
row noon in the Terminal Cafe, it
was announced today by Secretary
Curtis Shattuck.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
BARR TO FLY
TO SKACWAY

Pilot L. F. Barr, who is marooned
IN the Tulsequah district on ac-
count of bad weather, after flying
supplies there, vii make flight
to Haines and SKagway on his re-
turn to Juneau. This is according
to advices given out here this after p
noon
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
Drinkers Warned

ELBING, Germany-Pay day VIII
be prohibition day in East Prus-
STA, the governor has warned, I'M
less workers learn to resist the temp
tation to liquefy the jingling coins
they start home with after a weeks
labor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
Pope SUFFERS,
SWOLLEN LEGS
His Condition Is Now De-
scribed as Incur
ably Ill"

VATICAN CITY, Italy, Jan. 90
The Pope is described as 'incurably
i'll He suffers from intermittent
pains in his swollen legs, the use
of which, reliable sources said, have
been completely lost"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 147s, American Can
1925, American Power and Light
14A, Anaconda 541a, Bethlehem
Steel IT'S, Calumet and Hecla TIE,
Commonwealth and Southern 3%,
International Harvester 1887, Ken
necott 60A, New York Central
43&, Southern Pacific 49A, United
States Steel 86%, United Corpora
ton 71a, Cities Service 5, Bremner
bid "a, asked 81, Pound $3.50 1916.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 1886,
up 1.01; rails 56.44, up "A; utilities
3671, down 06.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-01-20

Seaeram's Seven Crown
Blended Whisky. The
straight Whistles in this
product are S years or
more old, SIN 90
straight WHISTLES, and
62l5% neutral spirits
distilled from American
grains. Bottled under
this formula since May
1886. 90 PROOF.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
SESSION TO WEIGH
COST Of BUILDING
SMALL DWELLINGS
G. F. Nixon to Lead Discus
sion on Way of SIashinq
Expense.
THREE-DAY MEETING
TO BE IN PITTSBURGH
Rehabilitation Also Will Be Dis
cussed Thoroughly at Con-
vention.

Cutting costs in the production Of
single-family dwellings, which the re-
cession of the last few months in home
building volume has underlined as a
major economic problem, will be the
central topic before land developers
and home builders of the National AS
sociation of Real Estate Boards when
the association meets in Pittsburgh,
October 1922, for it's annual conven-
ton.
George F. Nixon, Chicago, who re-
Gently announced project in neigh
borhood planning and development ex-
pected to be nationally interesting
practical experiment in the applica-
tion of subdivision standards, will open
the convention discussion on means
for lowering the cost of homes. Nixon
Is a past president of the Chicago
Real Estate Board and of the Illinois
Association of Real Estate Boards.
Prefabrication, still in the stage Of
scattered examples, has become of very
(See CONVENTION, Page C-5.)
Evening star., 1937-10-02
VISITORS PRA|S|NC
SILVER STAR HOME
$1,000 Have Inspected New
Charleston Colonial on
Nebraska Avenue.

Nearly $4,000 persons have visited
the tenth Silver Star Home of the
year. situated at 1921 Van Ness street.
it was reported today as the dwelling
entered the fourth week of its exhibi-
tion period. A count of visitors last
Sunday revealed that more than $500
persons inspected the house and crowds
during the week were unusually heavy
The new home. designed along lines
of the Charleston Colonial, is located
in the estate section OF Nebraska
avenue. 1t has proved one Of the
most popular houses ever exhibited
under The Stars sponsorship. Visitors,
impressed by the dignity and charm
OF the new structure, have been open
in praise of it. Beautiful antiques and
authentic reproduction furniture add
greatly to the attractiveness OF the
house.
Designed by Bell.
Erected by Samuel S. Spruce, realtor-
builder, the Star home was designed
by George N. Bell. The antique and
reproduction furnishings were sup
Evening star., 1937-10-02
CHEVY CHASE LAKE AREA
DEVELOPMENT LAUNCHED
Erection Of 1900 Homes Con-
templated-6 Already Completed.
Lots Have 85-Foot Frontage,

A new development Of $50 acres,
located near Connecticut avenue ex-
tended, north of Chevy Chase Lake,
where it is planned to erect $500
homes, was announced today by Paul
r. Crandall. The houses in the COM
munity are priced from $3.50, while
a group OF six has been completed
and will be sold for slightly less than
a thousand dollars above that figure.
The new community is known as
Rock Creek Hills. Lots are large, hav-
ing frontage of IS feet and depth
OF 125 feet. They are Handicapped and
contain numerous shade trees. All of
the homes have furred walls, are in
sulated, and equipped with gas ap-
pliances. All structures in the de-
elopment contain three bedrooms. To
reach the section, drive out Connec-
ticut avenue short distance pas.
Chevy Chase Lake to Saul road and
turn right to the homes.
Evening star., 1937-10-02
MONTHLY PERMITS
DECLINE SHARPLY
HOMES SHOW GAIN |
III 0ne-Fami|y Houses Are
Authorized in September,
Against 112 in August.
FIGURES SHOW LACK
OF LARGE PROJECTS
Total Construction in D. c. for
8 Months Is $2,000,000 Over
Period in 1886.

The valuation Of private building
construction in Washington for which
permits were issued in September fell
of sharply from totals for August and
the corresponding month of last year,
but there was decided increase in
new one-family dwellings, it was re-
vealed in the monthly report of Build
ing Inspector John w. Oehmann,
made public today.
An absence of any large building
project, whether residential or COM
mercial, forced the valuation of the
months construction down. Valuation
OF all types of buildings approved in
September is s2,l75,s9O, a figure a
million and a quarter dollars under
that of August, and nearly $500,000
below the total valuation for Septem-
ber, 1886.
Ill One-Family Dwellings.
That this decided drop In valuation
IS due largely to the fact that no large
projects were approved last month is
indicated by the increase in one-family
dwellings. Last month Col Oehmann's s
Office approved permits for III of these
structures, as compared with l12 in
cluded in the report for August. Like
wise, there was a decided increase in
one-family structures over September
of last year. Valuation of such con-
struction last month was S1,108.200,
as compared with valuation of S784,-
OTIS for the dwellings approved in
August.
The September figure brought the
private building total for the nine
months of this year to s26, ,050.
This is approximately $2,Oooooo more
than for the corresponding period of
1886. From present indications, build
ings in the Capital this year will be
slightly greater than s3l, ,598,035 the
total for the entire year of 1886.
Apartment Permits Drop.
Col. Oehmann's report for last
months operations showed that apart
ment construction in the Capital
dropped far below the figures for
August. In September, permits were
approved for 20 apartments with
capacity OF 212 families and a valu-
alton of 1851 900, while in August 40
apartments were included in the per-
nit list, and these had a capacity Of
627 families, and a valuation of ST.
218,O00 Permits for erection of the
first units of huge Brentwood Village
projects were included in the August
figures. Brentwood Village is now
we'll under way. and the first section
will be completed shortly.
An increase over August was shown
In the September valuation of per-
mits for alterations, additions and re-
pairs to existing structures The figure
for this type of construction last
month was s347,840, slightly more
than 100000 above the August figure.
Such construction by sections of the
city is as follows: Northeast, $44, $50;
southeast, $60,880: northwest, $240,-
090, and southwest. 5000. Totals for
new building in the various sections
of the city: Northeast, 1920, 900; south
east, $208,250 northwest, $1,296,900,
and southwest, none.
OF the new dwellings approved for
erection last month, los are detached,
40 row in type, and the others semi
detached and three-story structures.
Evening star., 1937-10-02

(See CONVENTION, Page C-5D
Evening star., 1937-10-02

piled by Mary Crockett PEBBLES. The
structure contains nine rooms and
four baths, and is built of brick painted
white. Tall, graceful columns add
greatly to its attractiveness.
The home Is situated we'll back on
. large lot. The rear yard includes
= large grove Of pine trees. A covered
terrace overlooking this grove provides
delightfully."- cool spot to spend hot
Summer evenings. This terrace Is
reached from the dining room and
Evening star., 1937-10-02
Space-Saving Refrigerator.

An electric refrigerator designed to
At under standard height kitchen
counters measures 34l2 inches high by
"a inches by "a inches, yet has almost
3 cubic feet Of storage space and
freezing capacity for "A cubes.
Evening star., 1937-10-02

could easily be used Is place to dine
during the warm seasons.
Before the home was approved for
sponsorship by The Star, it was thor
oughly examined by members Of the
Silver Star Homes Committee, . group
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
GAS TAX FUND
D|VERSI0NH|T

COLLEGE PARK, Md, March 2.
Condemning Governor Nice's
budget recommendation that State
gasoline tax funds be diverted for
the purposes other than road con-
Struction, the Prince George
County Chamber of Commerce last
night Endorsed a petition asking
for a constitutional amendment to
block the plan.
Frank L. Young, Chevy Chase,
Md, member Of the state Roads
Commission highway planning sur
vey, in an address to the group at
the Lord Calvert Inn, here, de.
scribed the present condition of
Maryland roads as "lamentable
and dangerous" and attributed it
to the ALLEGATION of gas taxes to
relief and other governmental
expenses.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
ORDERS ITALY PUT ON PERMANENT WAR BASIS
MADRID F0ILS
NIGHTATTACK

MADRID, March 2 G.N.SD.-A
night attack by insurgents on the
University sector of Madrid was
repulsed, loyalist commanders
said today, as action in Spain's
civil war again shifted by the
Madrid front.
Officials added that radicals
troops again successfully counter
attacked at the famous bridge of
the French, improving the gov
ernment positions there.
An insurgent communique from
Salamanca said the northern in
surgent army occupied Portal
rubio, capturing quantities of
munitions, and that government
forces were discouraged by their
losses in the battle raging for pos
session of Oviedo.
Government troops, however.
forced the insurgents of the city'S
suburbs. The city was claimed to
be virtually in the hands of
loyaliStS.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
International News Service

Rejecting initial March income
tax returns, Treasury revenue for
February rose to $274,577, $50, an
increase of approximately $751;
100000 over the same month last
year, the moonth-end financial
statement revealed today.
From income taxes the Govern
ment realized $50, 8,431 ,666 during
the month, which compares with
$42 ,946,798 collected in February,
1886. For the first eight months
of the current fiscal year Federal
revenues have totalled $2,716, ,7O9,-
242. During the corresponding pc
riod of last year revenues aggre-
gated $2,348,2 ,281, 700.
Expenditures SO far this fiscal
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Strike in Canadian
Furniture Factories

STRATFORD. Ontario, March
2 Q.N.SO.-Twenty-nine furniture
plants throughout Ontario Prov
ince were hit yesterday by a strike
Of 1,50O furniture workers. The
union, which expects to meet
with employers at Toronto to-
day, is demanding a 40-hour
week and a minimum wage Of so
cents an hour. The manufacture
ers were reported to have Of
fered a minimum Of 80 cents an
hour and ar average wage OF 3S
cents an hour.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
TREASURY REVENUE UP

year, which amount to $4,762,-
724,530, were virtually the same
as those of the first eight months
of the 1886 fiscal period. At the
end Vf last month the deficit was
$2,046,015,287 and the public debt,
$34, 900, ,780,711.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
MAKES RET0RT
TO BRITISH
CHALLENGE
Five-Year Plan Begun
For Protection From
"Rich Nations"

PARIS, March 2 Q.N.SO.
France moved swiftly to combat
the new armament measures Of
Great Britain and Italy today.
The council of ministers unani-
mOuSly adopted a bill pro-
viding for obligatory military
and pre-military education for
all boys between the ages Of 6
and 20.
The law will establish in
France q counterpart to the
BaIiIla, the organization Of
armed Fascist youth in which
Italian boys are trained for
regular army service.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Biological Society
To Meet Saturday

The regular meeting of the Bio
logical Society of Washington will
be held Saturday at p. m. in the
assembly hall of the Cosmos Club.
A council meeting will precede the
general meeting.
The Washington times., 1937-03-02
Probe Double Suicide

NEW YORK, March 2 Q.N.SO.
With only a laundry mark as a
clue, police today sought the
identity of a woman and her
daughter who committed suicide