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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
Rubber Checks,
 Elusive Patrons,
 PIaguing Hotels

PITTSBURGH, Pa, March B. Rubber checks and elusive patrons cost hotels nearly a half million dollars last year, according to Jo- seph G. Buch, chief detective of the hotel world.
 The gray haired, bespectacled Sherlock Holmes" chairman of the protective committee of the American Hotel Association, said that claims entered with the asso- citation alone totaled $366,994
 From 1928 to 1887 hotels lost $3,- 665,315 as 85,978 complaints were registered against hotel guests.
 But, said Chief Hotel Detective Buch, people generally are pretty honest.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
JACK WARNER TO TAKE
 OVER GOETZ GROCER

A business deal of proportions for Douglas is one in process of nego- tiation between E. Goetz and Jack Warner whereDy the latter will take over the Goetz grocery on the tenth of the month. The deal is practically completed, Warner stat ed, although he will not be in the store himself until after the 18th, when he can be released from the Standard Oil Company, with whom he has been associated for the past two years. After that MT. Goetz will assist him in the store until he is entirely familiar with it's routine, he said.
 A resident of Douglas since 1850, MT. Warner was formerly in the grocery business in Bellingham for about four years prior to coming here. He had resided there for eight years, originally coming from North Dakota. his native state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
ROAD MEN RETURNING
 TO HOMES
Commission Meeting Ends Alter One Week
 Session Here

The Alaska Road Commission ended it's first conference since 1884 this morning and eight officials left by plane and by boat for their respective stations.
 Those who sailed on the Alaska for the Westward, were R. J. Shep- ard, Superintendent at Chitina; T. H. Huddleston, Superintendent at Valdez; M C. Edmunds, Superin- tendent of the Anchorage Division; w. J. Niemi, Assistant Superintend- ent at Anchorage; Fred Spach, As sistant Engineer in charge of the Kuskokwim district, and John Coats, Master Mechanic.
 Frank Nash, Fairbanks Superin- tendent, left by plane this morn ing for the Interior, and Ross Kin ney, Superintendent at Nome, will return to Seattle to catch the first boat in to Nome.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
HELPS FOR
 HOUSEWIVES

Cover caviar stuffed olives with cream cheese. Insert wooden picks and stick the other ends of the picks into a red apple.
 Serve scrambled eggs over chilli con carne. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with a generous dash of paprika.
 Add half a cup of leftover corn to your regular pancake batter re- cipe. When the pancakes are baked top them with savory cream, to- mato or cheese sauce.
 Hard-cook six eggs. Remove and mash the yolks. Then add one third of cup of chopped, cooked ham, a little minced parsley, onion and celery Stuff the mixture into the whites and arrange them in a shallow, buttered dish. Cover with leftover gravy or tomato sauce. Bake Is minutes in a moderate oven.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
LOVE OF THREE FORMS PLOT IN
 CAPITOL FL M
Between Two w om en Stars Tone, Bruce,
 O'Sullivan

Conflicting emotion of love and duty form a complex plot for Be tween Two Women, which shows for thes last time tonight at the Capitol Theatre, starring Franchot Tone. Virginia Bruce, and Maureen O'Sullivan.
 Tone plays the part of a young interne involved in the strenuous routine of general hospital duty Loved alike by nurse, A1aureen O. Sullivan, and a patient, Virginia Bruce, he finds himself suddenly af- fianced to the latter, and soon in the midst of a social life which threatens his hospital work.
 The story is marked by several climaXes, each revealing new depth in the characters portrayed. In the supporting cast are Cliff Edwards, Helen Troy and Janet Beecher. The picture is presented by Metro Goldwyn- Mayer
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
on the subject of flying.
by Adelaide Kerr

on the subject of flying.
 For instance, by air and steamer it is now four and half days from Nome to Seattle in the winter time at cost of less than $250," he said. Before the coming of airplanes the same trip would take from six weeks to two months and cost around $2,O00.'
 After visiting in Seattle for few days Reat will go to California tc spend the balance of his vacation there. He plans to leave here for Nome about May l. M
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS

Citizens who are not registered voters must register by April ? to qualify as electors at the Municipal election April 5th. Persons who voted at the last municipal elec- tion need not register again as their names are on the permanent regis tration list. If you are not regis tered do not delay in so doing at once. Registered voters who have changed their addresses since last municipal election must notify the City Clerk promptly.
 H. I. LUCAS, adv. City Clerk
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
'Air-Bus' Service
 In North Popular
Seattle Post-IntelIlgencerl

Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
 Trappers, mining men and even the natives in the interior of Alaska think nothing of hailing a passing airplane, climbing on board and flying fifty to 100 miles or so just like citizens of the States hop a stage. according to R. w. Reat, wharfinger of the Alaska Steamship Company at Nome.
 Reat is recent arrival in Seat tie, flying from Nome to Fairbanks, then by rail to Seward and south by steamer. On the air trip frcm Nome couple of passengers were picked up and set down again after riding forty or fifty miles.
 Cheaper Riding
 Reat, who is Outside for the first time in six years, is an enthusiast
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TO
 PLAY FOR GUILD AFFAIR

St Luke's Guild will give a silver tea Friday afternoon, March Il, in the Parish Hall. All inter- ested Channel ladies are invited to attend with their sewing. An in- teresting program is being arranged which will include the first appear ance, outside of the school, of the student orchestra. Several other en- tertaining numbers will be included,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
ERR0L FLYNN
 GOES BOATING,
 WEST INDIES
Film Star May Have Com pany If He Takes
 All Who Apply
By ROBBIN COONS

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, March B. First day after he announced he would sail for the West Indies in his new boat, Errol Flynn received 24 letters from fans who wanted tc 20 along-with or without pay. The letters are still coming.
 The new boat, form erly the "Avenir," is being rechristened the "Sirocco." As Flynn doubtless IS aware, sirocco is the name given in Algiers to the simeon, or "big hot wind" Despite all his vaunted wanderlust, don't look for Errol to shake off the mud of Hol- lywood permanently. He's only human, and humans really don't sheer at Hollywood's rewards.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
MUSICAL PROGRAM
 WILL BE HELD AT
 NORWOMEN DINNER

Plans for a musical program were announced today for the Norwomen dinner which will be held on Thurs day evening at 6 o'clock in the Northern Light Presbyterian Church.
 The Boreas Trio, composed Of Edythe Kelly Rowe, 'cellist; Helen Parrott, violinist, and Carol Beery Davis, pianist, will play the fol- lowing selections: "Bourree" by Bach, Slow Waltz" by CarSe and Three Fours Waltz" by Coleridge- Taylor.
 Mrs. R. E. Robertson will be in charge of the gathering and com- munity singing will be held.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08

Suit to force Eleanore Whitney tap-dancing star of the films. to support him was filed in Los An geles by her father, Allen Whit ney. 46, of Cleveland Heights. O A rift between Eleanorc and her father was said to have started several years ago when her moth- CT, Anna. was divorced from him. Eleanore's mother and sister. Ruth, live with her in Beverly Hills. The stars father said un- employment relief was denied him because his daughter was earning
 ar ~ted $500 c week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
JACKIE SCHMITZ IS
 IGNORED AT PARTY

Honoring Jackie Schmitz. whose twelfth year old birthday was yes- terday, party was given yesterday at the Schmitz residence assem- bling many friends of the honoree.
 Green and white decorations and attractive refreshments added to the affair which assembled Beverly Ann Erickson, Joan Rhodes, Alice De- beque, Lorene Schmitz, Freddie Schmitz, Arthur McKinnon, Bobby Murray, Claudio Erskine, Gerald Shaw, George Messerschmidt, and Jackie Hermle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
LOTUS NORTH

pr. Jules Loftus. Territorial Vet erinarian. took passage on the Pa cific Alaska Airways Lockheed FL ectra for Fairbanks where he will spend several days in connection with work at the Experimental Station.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
LUNDELL LEAVES

Harry Lundell, of Douglas, who has been visiting with his parents for several days, is a passenger on the Alaska, returning to Fairbanks where he is employed by the Fair banks Exploration Company.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
HUGH WADE RETURNS

Hugh Wade, Territorial Director of the Social Security Board, re- turned to Juneau aboard the AL aska today, following an official trip to Washington, D. O., for the past several weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
LITTLE MAN

In White Banners" Claude Rains plays the role of a benevolent gen. tleman who gives fatherly advice to young Jackie Cooper The em- barrassing thing is that Jackie, at l5, has sprouted up until he's taller than Rains. So in all these scenes Jackie has to be bent over a work bench or a desk while Rains stands beside him, to make Rains look bigger. For all that, Jackie isn't too grown-up yet. He kiss ed his uncle, Norman Taurog, by way of congratulations, after the Tom Sawyer" preview. :. ..
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
INFINITE CARE

Fritz Lang is a director who be- lieves in MOVING pictures. [. During filming of You and Me he virtually has monopolized Par amounts two camera booms. . He made the camera dance with George Raft and Sylvia Sidney for one sequence. When the cam era isn't moving, the actors = at least for one scene the other day are mechanically transported. This was a scene on a department store escalator. Raft coming down, Sidney going up, their hands meeting briefly in passing.
 Scene was a closeup of the hands and the stars-I1o doubles allowed were at it, off and on, nearly three hours. :. "Very important scene" said monocled Fritz, be cause it's the first time we show these two have a romantic inter est. :" If this sounds bit weird don't forget Lang made Fury the picture it was by just such atten- tion to detail. :.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
Juneau Couple
 To Wed, South

EVERETT. Wash, March 8.-A marriage license has been issued to Thomas R. Bainbridge and Ger nldine Stewart, both of Juneau, Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
MARY JOYCE RETURNS

Mary Joyce returned on the AL aska after a trip south and east and left on 8 PAA plane for Fair banks to be in attendance at the Ice Carnival.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
GRAyRoCK oN SICK LIST

Jack Gravrock, who has been ill with a bad cold for the past week or more is recuperating at the home of his sister, Mrs. Erwin Hachmeis- ter sst4,s sar45ysss,s .4sS q ' tts
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08

A parking lot attendant button holed me for five minutes teillng me what terrible picture "A Dam sel in Distress" was. Having liked it, I was surprised when he said the audience was as inpatient with it as he. And then 1t came out: He'd seen it on a multiple plil which included the long Wells Fargo" several shorts and news reels, AND Bank Night!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-03-08
Governors Wife
 Is Now Resting,
 Rangers Station

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March B. Mrs. John w. Troy, wife of the Governor of Alaska, has been re- moved from an isolated cabin on the San Gabriel River and is now receiving medical attention in a rangers station.
 A 30-mile hike over soggy, slip pery trails and perilous crossing of the flooded river are ahead of the rescuers.
 Dr. R. E. Lamberton late yester- day flew over the San Gabriel Canyon and dropped medical sup plies.
 Dr. Lambertcn said he learned that Mrs. Troy was forced to cling to a rock when the flood swept down San Gabriel Canyon and was forced later to spend the night in a cave.
 Through Mrs. Ethel Cummings, a friend of the family at whose mountain cabin Mrs. Troy was visit ing when the catastrophe floods occurred, Gov. Troy has been kept in close touch with Mrs. Troy since it was known that she and her party were marooned. Since Friday night, according to wires from Mrs. Cum mings, Mrs. Troy has been resting in one of few cabins remaining un- damaged and awaiting rescue with others caught by the flood. She was to return to Los Angeles today with Mrs. Allen c. Webb, who was making the trip to the canyon by airplane to bring her back to he1 home in Los Angeles.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01
KNOWS HIS TIRES: Bill keith
DAYTIME ENGINEER
CARVES VIOLINS IN
HIS LEISURE HOURS

EAST LIVERPOOL, O., April
!. (UP).-A power shovel opera
tor in Stag pit by daytime and
the manufacturer Of violins by
night-that's the strange combi-
nation Of work done by w. L.
Howell of East Liverpool.
Throughout the day Howell
runs an electric shovel for the
Standard Stag company at the
Pittsburgh Crucible mill in near
by Midland. Then at night in his
modest little home here he sets
about the delicate task of carving
violns.
Howell started carving violins
as a hobby in 1888 when he had
an abundance Of spare time. From
Libraries he obtained all possible
technical data on the subject and
blended this with his own skill as
master mechanic.
In the past five years he has
carved 16 violins, among which is
a copy of the Dolphin Stradivari-
us, one of the finest Instruments
ever made.
Howell makes the backs of the
instruments out Of supply of
maple wood that has been aged
for more than GO years. The top
sounding boards are made from
spruce.
All parts Of the violins are
made by hand with the exception
of the teak lingering board,
bridge and pegs.
Howell made all the tools he
uses in the manufacture of the
violins.
The manufacture of violin de-
mands that its maker have an ex-
ceilent ear for tone. Howell has
tins quality, but possesses no in
cinatlon to learn to play one Of
his instruments.
If | were to play the violin as
1T should be played" he said, az
would have time for nothing
! else"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01
THEY WOULDN'T FOOL US

Chairman Jones of the RFC tells Senate COM
mittee that his agency has 1900 100000 for max
ing the loans which passage of the Glass bill
which now promises a nonstop flight through con-
gresS in record time-would render ayailavle to
al and sundry. He thinks billion and half is
enough, at least until Congress meets again.
No doubt it is. But this billion and half is a
billion and half of-what? Money? Not Federal
Reserve notes, certainly not silver dollars pesos
not even bank deposits to the credit of the Recon
struetion Finance Corporation. Mr.. Jones, of
course, understands perfectly that the billion ,and
a half available" exists mainly in the form of
unused authorization to draw upon the United
States Treasury. So far as the greater part OF
the billion and half has physical existence at all
1t consists of the ink in which clause para
graph of the law governing BFC is printed If, or
rather when, the RFC exercises its authority to
draw upon the Treasury for the money with which
to make more loans, the Treasury is very likely to
have to go out and borrow it. In this one transac-
ton Congress will have "gone short" of the money
market to the extent of 81 800 900, 600 and will
expect Mr.. Morgenthau to do the short-covering-
Wall Street Journal.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01
Women Outline
Foreign. Policy
On World Peace
Scheme to Avert or Stop
War To Be Offered at
League Convention

ST. LOUIS, April l. our
The League of Women Voters mas
advocated foreign policy winch
would enable the United States To
cooperate with other powers 10
avert or stop war. 1t will be p'ac-
ed before the national convention
here April % to 80.
The plan was revealed in i
statement issued by the leagues
st. Louis branch. Miss Jeanne
Blythe, president Of the local
group, said it was formulated a! ,
ter considerable study and would
be submitted to the national con
Vcntion for Il decision.
"Thc league has chosen Tor IT.
self the job Of educating ITS mem
bership to the need for collective
action ON all issues which breed
war because it feels this Is the
job it is particularly geared 1"
do" the statement sad.
"Current isolationiSt agitation
in the United States may make
the public forget that a number
of representative groups are def
initely committed TO a belief IN
collective action by the United
States and other nations as the
Surest means of restoring peace
in the world.
"While realizing the present
imnossibiIitv Of persuading the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01

uneducated. Recently the prlncl-
pal of a school in my community
"a splendid fellow!-was burn
ed to death starting fire with
kerosene.
| wildly remember two kero-
sene tragedies which occurred IN
our neighbOrhOOd when | was SIX
years old. One case was that OF
a prominent woman whose cook
was having difficulty, in getting
the kitchen fire going. Impatient
~ the woman seized tive-gallon
can of kerosene and poured part
Of it's contents on the shoulder
ing fuel. There was a binding
flash, and the woman rushed from
the house, her clothing aflame,
and fell down a ten-foot back
steps, where she lay a blazing
heap. She died. The other case
was that of a colored cook who
poured kerosene from q large can
onto balky fire. My father who
went to see what he could do for
the poor creature, found her pac-
ing up and down her room naked,
the flesh Tapping in strips about
her legs, while she chanted, pm
goin' to hell Pm goin' to hellw
There is no need to get burned
starting fires with kerosene if
reasonable care is used. Never
pour kerosene from the can on
fuel though you may think there
is no fire; a spark might be there.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01
READING GADGET IS
GOVERNORS DEVICE

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April |.
(UP)-Gus Ropp, Governor Cliff
ford NJ. TOwnSend'S chauffeur,
has solved the governors problem
Of reading notes for speeches in
dimly- lighted halls.
Ropp, while driving Indiana's
chief executive around for sched-
uled appointments, finally came
upon the idea Of devising mini
allure pulpit" which the governor
now uses constantly.
The device is contained in a
small box with a slanting top to
which is attached a reading light.
Two dry cell batteries inside the
box provide the light. Notes are
held by the slanting top.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
BY RODNEY BUTCHER

fulfill his ambition 10 name his
successor in 1910 or even to MAIN
tain his present precarious hold on
Congress during the last two years
of his term. He himself doesn't
know how far he will 60 in taking
the offensive and he may well lose
out Just the same, the offensive
has begun.
Correspondents with the PreSl-
den. thought it was slgnlhcant
when after Senator Walter F:
George of Georgia introduced
Roosevelt at Gainesville ana
calIed him 1.-The greatest Pres
dent since the Civil War;" F. d;
R. praised Gov. E. D. Rivers ana
ignored George.
# was significant. New Dealers
s.cretlv are trying to persuade
Rivers to go after Georges seat
in the senatorial primaries. George
ha b. opposed 1.-The greatest Presi-
aent since the Civil War" on the
Court plan, the wage hour olil'
t"~ntion and other major issues.
a;Mars is considered a strong
New Dealer and is expected 70
r 1,u] against George if he thinks
he can win.
,,,houoh the Georgia primary
doesn't come until sept. Q, wnas
happens to George may nna;;,;a neeG biae
tory. He is now the antil Resy p fsnl
Democrat facing the voters inns s
year. He is especially Gsmyc 9utSsa gonp
VI, Which itin seeks to wIest party con-
~ 1913. NEA Service. lneo
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01

Observation-Disclosures
" members of Congress have
their fingers crossed over word
that Mr.. Roosevelt is becoming
aggressive again ind seeking to re-
assert his leadership-a report re-
Gently made in these dispatches.
Some Of them have written or
wired the President at Warm
Springs, congratulating him on his
Gainesville speech for the wage
hour bill. But usually their mes
sages have been so phrased as to
suggest that he keep it up"
The liberal, pro-New Deal
members think the speech may
have been the beginning Of an
answer to their prayer for agrees
sive leadership, but they're still
praying. Several of them have
made their prayers in person, as
surfing F. D. R. that if he didn't
get, some of his program out of
this CongreSs-or at least fight for
it-and at the same time move 10
combat the depression, they would
have a bad time explaining to the
folks on whom they depend for rel
election. 4
Lukewarm presidential sup
porters haze been willing to
shed New Deal raiment, finding
that course tacticaily as well as
emotionally more feasible than
the prosressiveS. Aud the Capitol
Hill woods are full of 1886 coat
tail riders who tod the voters
Roosevelt was swell, but have
since been knitting presidential
policies consistently.
Following progressive advice to
fight" however, is a stark neces-
slty for the President if he is to
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-01
WASHINCTON-FROM WHENCE
COMETH HELP ---

We quote from The State, Raleigh maya
zine:
news item from Washington last week: "A
program for loans to little business, now receV-
ing serious consideration in official circles, was
heartily endorsed today by Representative R. L.
Doughton."
Loans for little business may be good thing,
but we have our doubts about it.
The government at present is making loans to
farmers, 10 people who want to build their homes
and to various other individuals The easier you
make it to borrow money, the easier it is for the
average individual to go into debt. And one OF
our failings in the past has been that too many
Of us have had that problem to cope with
The proper place for the average person to get
loan is at his local bank. If he is worthy OF
credit, ne can always get financial assistance If
he isn't, he does not deserve loan. ....
We're already looking to the government for
too many things. If the present trend keepss up,
the average individual will depend upon Wash
ington to supply him with practically everything
he needs.
More and more the people of this eoun-
try are coming to conclusions similar to
those expressed by The State. The opin-
ion is widespread and is being rapidly
strengthened that continuation on the road
the nation has been travelling for the past
five years means ultimate ruin. Many are
of the opinion it is already too late TO
change the country's course and bring a
majority of the people back to sanity and
common sense in government. This may
be slim hope but it is the only course
holding out any hope at all of returning
the nation to conditions under which a
democratic government may survive and
normal and prosperous conditions be re-
stored. 81. -..
The governments vast loan business is
not fundamentally sounder than its schemes
and experiments in other directions, al
though its losses on this business may re,
suit in the squandering of proportionately
less of the tax payers money.
The State points out one of the weak.
nesses of the American people - their
proneness to go in debt - and points out
that the government is encouraging this
weakness by efforts to supply every class
composed of sizabie block of voters with
easy money.
The State, this newspaper and all other
sources of protest against predominant
policies may be as voices crying in the will
derness, but, our confident prediction is
that the time is coming when our predic-
tons of failure and trouble will be verified