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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
5 PWA PROJECTS ARE APPROVED FOR TERRITORY
Ketchikan, Klawock, Fair banks, Skagway, Schools
 Are to Get Assistance

Approval for five public works projects in Alaska under the new public works program has been given by PWA, according to word received here today by the Juneau PWA office. The approvals are:
 Ketchikan, for water and tele- phone improvements, a grant of $7,307 for water system and $4,411 for telephone.
 Klawock, for water system, a grant of $14,727 and a loan of $18,0O0.
 Fairbanks, municipal improve ments, a grant of $221,4O0.
 Skagway, sidewalks, grant of s8,O18.
 Board of Education, for Territor- ial schools at Hope, Aleknagik and Takotna, grant of SIT, LOO
 The grants represent 45 percent of the cost of the projects. Where loans are made the government agrees to accept the municipality's bonds for the balance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
SUGGESTS MORE FUNDS FOR SPY
 PROBING IN J. s.
President Believes Army, Navy Should Have
 Money for Purpose

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Presi- dent Roosevelt said today that he thought the Army and Navy should have more funds for running down spies in this country.
 The comment was made in re- sponse to press conference ques- tions after the President said the question of publishing a series of newspaper articles in the New York spy investigations involved both patriots and ethics.
 The articles have been prepared by Leon Turrou, former FBI agent. The series is not being published pending outcome of a suit brought by the Government to prevent pulp lication because they might hinder further investigation which is in progress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
LARGE CRAFT WILL BE USED
 N E W SERVICE
 TO NORTHLAND
Important Anno uncement Is Made in Seattle by Joe Crosson-Other Plans
 Are Made Public

SEATTLE, June 24.-Joe Cros- son, of the Pacific Alaska Air ways, Inc, with his headquar- ters in Alaska, said today that some of the four -motored stra- toliners built by the Boeing Company will be used on the Seattle Alaska passenger air mail service.
 Crosson said it may be year before sufficiently large land ing fields may be developed in Alaska but the service from Se- attle to Juneau will probably open this fall with smaller craft used.
 Crosson said the stratoliners will be used as they will be able to fly high and overcome lower weather conditions which are experienced by the present planes.
 The strat0liners will be used for the service from Seattle to Ketchikan, Juneau and Fair banks and smaller craft will be used in the shuttle service be- tween three other points in the Territory.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Wife Is ChaiinetI To JOb

SALT LAKE CITY, June 24.- A timid, thirty-two- year-old house. wife whose husband was accused of chaining her to a heavy iron rail, told officers today:
 Hes not really bad or mean. He just works too hard"
 The woman. Stella Taylor Sand strom, added that she would not sign complaint. nor testify if her husband was brought to trial.
 Sheriff's Deputies E. J. House. holder and J. L. Householder said, however. tn at the thirty-Seven- year-old husband, Lynn Sandstrom, miner at Bingham. twenty-five miles southwest of Salt Lake City. would be charged with false im- prisonment
 The deputies reported Sandstrom chained his wife ESQ she would wash dishes and get breakfast for me and the kids"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
AGAIN UPWARD TODAY,
 STOCK MARKET
Sh arpest Five Days Up- swing in Five Years Takes
 Place on NY. Exchange

NEW YORK, June 24. = This weeks buying wave on the New York Stock exchange rolled onward today, giving share prices the sharp est five-day upswing in five years.
 The early hours of the session saw the fastest trading since last October but the wave subsided somewhat as the day wore on.
 Today's turnover fell little short of yesterday, transactions of 2,400,- 900 shares being reported.
 The morning gains of $1 to $3 a share were cut in half during the afternoon.
 Scattered buying reappeared dur ing the final hours. Homestake and Mcintyre gold mining shares stepped up one point or so at the finish.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
JAPAN FORCES
 LANDED TODAY
 IN so. CHINA
Swatow Reported Bombed by War Planes Drive
 on Canton Imminent

HONGKONG, June "A. Japa- nese troops have landed on the South China mainland under a heavy protective barrage while Japanese planes extensively bombed Swatow, the South China Treaty port
 Landings were made from Namoa Island, 20 miles east of Swatow. The Chinese, retreating inland, counter-a attacked and held their ground against the invaders near Chihlin
 The landing of Japanese Marines on Namao Island last Tuesday caused fears that Japan's long ex- pected drive on Canton, 200 miles southwest of Swatow, was immin- ent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

WASHINGTON, June 24.-There is almost bounty these days on hale and hearty Civil War veterans.
 It all comes of the offer of the government to pay all expenses of a veteran and his attendant on a trip to Gettysburg for the 18th an- niversary observance of the battle that marked a turn in the tide of the Civil War. Congress appropri- ated $900,000 for the affair, most of it for expense of veterans.
 War Department attaches pri- vately have visions of nephews and cousins agitating Uncle Willie to desert his front porch rocking chair to take a train for Gettys-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
TELEVISION GETS SHOTS;
 FATAL FALL
Experimental Picture es of Woman Record Her
 Death Plunge

NEW YORK, June 24.-By a tragic accident, Miss Marian Per- loff, stenographer, recovering from nervous breakdown, appeared in the strangest experiment that tele- vision has ever recorded as she plunged from the sixth floor of the Rockefeller Center skyscraper to the street and was killed.
 The fatal fall was pictured in speeding clear images on the tele- vision studio screen before which sat a stunned group of technicians.
 Miss Perloff was being used in test shots of the television equip ment when she accidentally fell from a window.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Pot|atCh Queen,
 Miss Juneau on
 Denali Tonight
Young Girl Brings Invita- tion to Potlatch in
 Seattle July 30

Bringing a personal invitation to Gov. John w. Troy to represent AL aska at the Potlatch of Progress in Seattle July 30 at the dedication of Alaskan Way, Miss Mary Winje, queen of the Seattle Sourdough Club and Ambassador of good will of the Washingtonians, will arrive in Ju- neau this evening aboard the steam CT Denali and vii be officially well comed by Mayor Harry I. Lucas and President Charles w. Carter of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Also aboard the Denali tonight will be Genevieve Juneau, great granddaughter of Joe Juneau, who, with Dick Harris, found the first gold here and for whom the town was later named. Miss Juneau makes her home in Aurora, H., and she is the first of the Juneau family since the original founder, to visit here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Freed in Canada
 For U. 5. Killing

FORT FRANCES, Ont, June 24.- Because she was fifteen feet over the border and in the United States, Annie Yaciuk, a Manitoba woman, was acquitted of murder She told jury she threw her baby from the bridge between this town and International Falls, Minn., but it was determined she was fifteen feet over the border. Minnesota authorities will take up the case.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
NINE PERISH WHEN FLOODS
 RIP MONTANA
Mad Waters Tearing Across Three Counties Tn North
 Central Part of State

HAVRE, Mont, June 24.-Home- less farmers in the flooded valley of the Milk River in North Central Montana today braced themselves against the onrush of the raging waters.
 The flood has already taken nine lives and left one missing and has damaged thousands of dollars worth of property.
 The flood waters are rushing across three counties toward Malta, east of Havre.
 Eight victims were pulled from the Graveley Coulee, near Laredo yesterday, when wall of water 20 feet high drove across fertile fields, leaving gulches 40 feet deep.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
KILLED
 IN EXPLOSION
 OF TIME BOMB
Horrible Death Meted Out to Seven Workers, Bank
 CT Tn Oil Fields

HOBBS, NM, June 24.-Public and private investigators have opened an investigation into the mysterious premature explosion of an oil well time bomb which dealt horrible death to eight persons, one a prominent New Mexico financier.
 The blast injured four others.
 The explosion snuffed out the lives of George A. Kaseman, 69, AL buquerque banker, and seven oil workers whom he was watching as they prepared to shoot well in the rich Monument Field, 25 miles southwest of here
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Official Puts His
 Foot Into Blaze

LINCOLN, Neb., June 24. = Vic- tor Pawloski, chairman of the Far well village board, put his foot into it, and, oh my, how it hurt!
 He tried to stomp out fire in a waste receptacle at the state treas urer's office. His foot stuck in the container, and the flames shot up his trouser leg. Office aides carried water in their hands from basin and extinguished the flames before Pawloski was burned severely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
;TRAT0L[NERS WILL FLY TO JUNEAU
Delegate DimOnd Is to Seek Presidential Aid m Getting
 PW Project Funds for Aldska

Chief of the Territorial Division, to the White House with me. We are going to ask the President for all of the money left in the Federal Treasury, after the initial allot- ments for WPA projects are made, in hope of obtaining part of it. There is no reason I can see, why Alaska should not be included in the new spending program. We need the money for roads and air fields" con- cluded the Alaska Delegate.
 The Delegate said he plans to make a quick trip to White Sulphur Springs and invite the National Edi- torial Association meeting there to make the Alaska trip next year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Fascist Powers Promise Safety
 Of Switzerland
Italy and Germany Assure Little Nation of Its
 Neutrality

ROME, Italy, June "A. - Italy and Germany, Fascist partners and Flu ropes major non-League powers, today announced they had assured Switzerland they would respect her neutrality
 Both nations also congratulated Switzerland on obtaining freedom from any obligations to take part in any future League actions.
 The League Council acknowledged Swiss absolute neutrality on May IA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

WASHINGTON, June 24-Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond says he wants Budget Bureau Director Daniel Bell to stop running his blue pencil through Alaska projects. I intend to speak to President Roose- velt about it. We have got to do something about the Budget Direc- tors bad habit of putting Alaskan projects on the dusty shelf"
 In addition to speaking to Presi- dent Roosevelt about Bell, Dele gate Dimond said he plans to ask Presidential approval of Public Works spending in Alaska for roads and airports.
 q will take Dr. Ernest Gruening,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
HEIR MISSING
 IN MOUNTAINS

ALBUQUERQUE NM, June 24. Gov Clyde Tingley is personally leading searching party in the rugged Sandia mountains, east of here, in the hunt for Medill McCor- mick. Jr., q, heir to the Mccormick Publishing fortune He has been missing three days on mountain climbing trip.
 The Governor is accompanied by 36 state policemen, National Guard officers and deputy sheriffs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
New England Has
 High Cancer Rate

BOSTON, June 24-Dr George s. Foster of Manchester, NH, said that cancer deaths in New England were 50 percent higher than in any other part of the world The sur geon told a medical meeting at the Kenmore Memorial Hospital his studies showed that not only did New England have the highest death rate but that New Hanip- shire and Vermont had the highest proportion of cancer deaths in the area. He could give no reason for this.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Toad, Sealed Up
 17 Years, ReviveS

VINCENNES, Ind, June "A. = Workmen tearing down concrete fence posts on the farm of Paul Fry, former state excise director. saw dark object in one post that had been poured in 1921
 They extracted a flattened toad from the concrete. Fry said it re- vived and hopped away after being doused with water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Tourists Pay Big

LOS ANGELES, June 24 The All Year Club of Southern Cali fornia estimates that Eastern tour ists pour a stream of trade at the rate of $24,000 an hour into South ern California.
 In the first quarter of 1888, there have been 212,106 motoring tour ists in the state, the club reported, an increase of 151 per cent over the corresponding period of last year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
British Buy
 200 Lockheeds From U. s. Firm

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 24 Agents of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation today confirmed previ- ous reports that the company has booked an order for 200 war planes for the British Air Ministry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Sees Brother Die
 Swimming in Lake

CHICAGO, June 24. - Theodore Dewey was seized with cramp and drowned recently in Sauk Lake in the Forest preserves south of Chi cago Heights. His brother, Ralph, who was swimming with the youth, saw him sink but was unable to save him. The body was recovered by Romewood County highway po- lice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
POtSdanl ReviVeS
 Musical Tradition

BERLIN, June 24.-Potsdam's mu- sical tradition, dating back to the days of Frederick the Great, will be perpetuated this summer by fes- tiyal of music under the patronage of General Field Marshal Hermann Goering.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
TO BE HEARD HERE

Announcement was made today that the Presidents Preside Chat, through a hookup, will be heard over Station KINY from $50 to 6 o'clock this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
} PWA GRANTS
 FOR N0RTHLAND

WASHINGTON, June 24 - The PWA has announced the following Alaska grants:
 Fairbanks school $221 900, Kotze- bue school $17,10O, Skagway muni- cipal improvements $8,0l8.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
CORR|NE DUNCAN TAXES LEAD IN QUEEN CONTEST
Goddess of Liberty Race to End With Show at
 Capitol Tuesday

Corrine Duncan has gone into the lead in the Juneau Chamber of Commerce Goddess of Liberty contest, it was announced by the contest committee today. She is now 44O votes ahead of her closest rival. The ctandinps todav were.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
Holden Takes Fairchild High

Alex Holden was flying over Sitka yesterday, but could see Menden- hall Glacier. Holden brought the Marine Airways Fairchild back from Sitka at an altitude of 18,000 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

Zachary Taylor, 18th president of the United States, died 16 months after taking office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
CiuiI War Veterans Are to Get
 Free Trip to Gettysburg on
 Anniversary, luith Attendant

burg. It is easy to understand that nephews and close friends of eli gible veterans are as eager or more eager to make the trip than are the men who fought the great fight so many years ago. The average age of Civil War veterans is 94 but the average age of people who would like a free trip to Gettysburg is much less.
 CREDENTIALS, PLEASE
 Many prospective attendants have written to the War Department ask ing how to go about fitting out Uncle
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

The mining industry furnishes nearly 90 percent of the exports of Chile.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June 24. = Closing qut\etion of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 103s, American Can S5, American Light and Power 5B, Anaconda 54as, Commonwealth and Southern 1as, Curtiss Wright 5, General Motors 35ss, International Harvester 61a4, Kennecott 36k, New York Central 14&, Southern Pacific 145k. United States Steel 521a, Cities Service 9as.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials l29.O6, rails 25.06, utilities 2818.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24

The final voting and the close of the contest will be Tuesday night at the Capitol Theatre with the showing of Joe E. Brown in "Fit for a King" which show the Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring along with the Goddess of Liberty con- test.
 There will be a special matinee Tuesday at 2 pm. for the children and those who have purchased tickets from the contestants and who cannot attend the evening per- formances.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-06-24
CREDENTIALS, PLEASE

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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
JERSEY DENIES
RADICAL MEET

JERSEY CITY, N. j., May 7. (UP)
The commissioner of public safety
today refused a permit for mass
meeting in Journal Square tonight
on the ground that opposition to
the "communistic endeavors" of two
congressman scheduled to speak
would tend to create disturbance
and disorder"
The Hudson county committee for
labor defense and civil rights an
nounced it would not change its
plans for the meeting and indicated
that Reps. Jerry O'Connell, D.
Mont, and John T. Bernard, FL,
Mimi, would be smuggled into Jer-
sey City to appear on the speakers
stand at 8 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Es Centrans Divided
On Life e-Deafn Matter

Four voted for death, six voted
for a life Of blindness and two were
undecided
This was the result Of poll oi
opinion in Ell Centre Saturday re-
garding the decision a Chicago cou-
pie must make: whether or not to
permit an operation which will save
their baby's life, but doom it TO
a life of blindness.
Ell Centro mothers for the most
part were "on the fence" and re-
fused to take a definite stand On
what choice they would make under
similar circumstances. OF the two
bachelors called, one favored the
operation and the other favored
allowing the child to die.
Blind Woman Speaks
Most authoritative opinion was
given by Mrs. David Chandler, who
herself is blind. She said:
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

Blind children have just as much
chance at happiness as others.
Modern aides for the blind have
been developed to such an extent
that blindness is no longer the
great handicap it used to be. From
my own experience, I feel sure the
child in question could lead just
as useful and pleasant life as any
other child"
Others took different stands. They
were.
Mrs. ii. C. Buehner (mother) "Un-
less faced by the decision, I could
not know how 1 personally would
choose. Most mothers would de-
eide on the operation"
Leroy Rumsey bachelor: The
child should be saved. If allowed
to die, there is q chance the world
might lose a brain that would con-
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

lower them for southern industries;
The other group, which includes
many leaders OF the move TO enact
federal legislation Immediately, will
try to have the bill inaugurate the
40 hour week and the 40 cents an
hour minimum wage at once instead
of by gradual stages over three
years
Both groups have 16 days before
the bill can be considered. When
that period ends-May 23-even op-
ponents of the bill believe that it
will pass. But its enactment as law
remains doubtful because of threats
Of a filibuster against it in the
senate. >
Whatever the outcome, it ap-
peared that congressional leaders
would have to abandon their hope
of adjournment in the week of
June l. If the house decides on
May % to consider the bill. it was
believed that at least a week of
debate would be necessary before
final house vote could be obtained.
However, after the house DEM
onstration yesterday, when 2l8
members completed a petition to
discharge the rules committee from
further consideration of bill that
it had refused week ago to send
to the floor even the chance of
successful senate filibuster appear
ed to have lost some of its potency.
Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex.
leader of a successful filibuster
against the -lynching bill. said
that he believed this bill would be
approved by the senate. Last sum-
mer the senate passed its own wages
and hours bill with provision for a
lower standard in the south.
Other senators said that if the
house bill were revised to include
wage differentialS the senate would
approve the legislation. If a con-
ference report reconciling the two
bills should provide for the differ
entail, however, it was doubtful that
the house would accept it.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Hitler Will Renounce
Hold on Italian Nazis

ROME, May 7. UP) = Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler's visit to Premier
Benito Mussolini. his partner in the
Rome Berlin axis" reaches it's eli
max tonight when both leaders
make formal speeches-agreed on in
advance-reViewing their negotia
tionS and advising Europe of their
policies.
1t was understood that Hitler and
Mussolini conferred informally, COM
pleting their negotiations, and that
at that time they compared texts
OF the speeches they had drafted for
delivery at a formal banquet at
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
HOPKINS URGES
THREE BILLION
FOR '39 RELIEF
Over Three Million Due
On Nations Rolls,
Is Prediction

WASHINGTON, May Z,
(UP)-Works Progress Ad-
ministrator Harry L. Hop
kins told a house subcom-
mittee that federal relief
will cost about $4,000, 100000 for the
fiscal year 1889 with relief rolls of
about 100000 persons next winter,
it was revealed today
Relief rolls now list about $500, 900
persons, Hopkins said, an increase
to 100000 would exceed the pre-
vious WPA peak of 100000 on
Feb. 20, 1896.
Hopkins gave his testimony before
the house appropriations deficiency
subcommittee during hearings on
President Roosevelt's relief recovery
bill, in which $1,250000, 0,000 was
requested for the Works Progress
Administration for the first seven
months of fiscal 1899
In addition to WPA funds, Mr.
Roosevelt requested, for direct ex-
penditure, $75,00O,O00 for the farm
security administration, $85 100000
for the national youth administra-
ton $850,000,000 for the Civilian
Conservation Corps, which already
has been voted, S450,000,000 for
grants by the Public Works Admin
istration, an increase of S100,000000
in federal highway aid funds, voted
by the house, and $37 100000 for
flood control, also voted by the
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08

held in CaleXico justice court May
10. Gilbert was arraigned before
Judge T. f. Anderson at CaleXiao
Friday where bail was set at $1,000.
He then was transferred from the
Calexico city Jail to the county
institution in FL Centro.
The knitting occurred in a down
town saloon at the climax of an
argument over $265. Dukes was
stabbed 10 times in the chest and
side. His left leg was deeply CASH
ed. Deputy Sheriff Frank Raney
and Deputy District Attorney r. L.
French were engaged Saturday in
accumulating evidence to be used
in the case.
Gilbert and Dukes spent Thurs
day night in a downtown saloon
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
Frogs All
Set for Contest

ANGELS CAMP, Cal, May 7CUP)
Preparations for the Amphibian
worlds blue ribbons sport classic
the ninth annual international
jumping frog jubilee. were being
completed today, with 10000 fans
expected to attend the event May
IA and IS
From Arizona, South Carolina
Alaska, New York and all parts of
California, entries have come to
the committee in charge of the
jubilee celebrated in Mark Twain's
story, "The Jumping Frog of Gala
VeraS County"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
CHIN ESE TEAR
NIPPON LINES
IN BRUSH WAR
Guerilla Troops Attack
Japanese Along
Wide Front

SHANGHAI, May 7. (UP)
Chinese guerrillas, their
numbers running into the
hundreds of thousands, at
tackled japanese throughout
central and northern China today
with weapons ranging from medi-
eval big swords and spears to sub
machine guns.
Guerrillas operating with the fa-
nous eighth route army under
Gen. Chu Teh, Red Napoleon"
of the one time Chinese Communist
army attacked japanese on three
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-08
CALIFORNIA FRUIT
EXPORTS DOOMED

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. UP)
-California's fruit industry is ex-
periencing an almost unprecedented
export boom because OF Europe's
big freeze which damaged crops as
far south as italy, Joseph Di Gior-
gio, head of the Di Giorgio fruit
corporation, one of the states lar
gest fruit concerns, said today "Sev-
eral hundred thousand boxes Of
southern alifornia citrus fruits have
been cold for export" he added.