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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-14
SECOND RADIO
BEAN STATION
SITE SECURED
Construction to Begin on
Gravina Island, 20 Miles
from City Of Ketchikan

Selection Of the site fer the
second radio beam in Alaska was
announced by Dudley Reynolds, se-
sistent to G. E. Goudie, Radio En-
eineer Of the Alaska Aeronaatio-
and Communications Commission,
upon his return to Juneau from q
series eff survey flights in the Ket-
chikan area.
Construction of the new beam viii
begin within 80 days upon the west
side of Gravina Island on q small
peninsula extending from Punch
Hill into Clarence Straits, approx
mately 20 miles south Of Ketchi-
kan
The flights which were conducted
by Mr. Goudie and Mr. Reynolds in
with w. T. Miller Of
the Civil Aeronauticss Authority,
were terminated last Friday and
The site selection determined that
evening at meeting Of aviation
men attended by G.. E. Bassett, Pa
cific Always; Bob Ellis, Ellis Air
ways Transport of Ketchikan, Mr..
Miller, Mr. Goudie. and Mr. Rey-
nclds. The PAA and the Ellis Air
ways Transport had cooperated fin
with the Alaska Aeronau-
tics and Communications Commits
sion in carrying cut the survey
flights in the First City vicinity.
Flying weather around Ketchi-
kan was excellent the past week but
weather towards Jul
neau had delayed the return of The
party.
Mr.. Miller left from Ketchikan
on the Northland for an indefinite
stay in the States.
The first radio beam has been lc-
Gated on Ralston Island, Juneau
area.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-14
ALASKA HERE
BOUND SOUTH

Steamer Alaska locked in Juneau
at 2;15 o'clock this afternoon with
40 passengers from the Westward
ports for Decentralization here
Majority of the incoming pas
sengers are temporary layovers
waiting for southbound accommo-
dations on another boat as outgoing
passengers from Juneau for Seattle
have taken The remaining available
space on the Alaska.
Passengers for Juneau are: c..
Graham, CT. Lorandos, j. Heyser,
o. Hersdorf H. Chapman H. Hell
geson, j. f. Meyers. r. E. Contrad,
E. Monogle, D. Fitzpatrick.
M w. Odom, Marian Rae, K
Willard P. Kesovius, j. Heath, M
Sorte, c. Alstop, Violet Johnson,
H. B. Nicholas, Q. S. Sullivan, F.
A. Gerard, r. Mcdonald, S. Stajom-
cry, A. Anderson.
j. C. Holdeman, V. Nochiung, T.
Packerell, l.. Lawson, G. Reynolds,
j. Randolph, G. Martin, p Alex
ander, r. Collins.
Fl. Burris, w. r. Proctor. r. c.
Wakelin, G. Mason, Mrs. M Lee,
A. Taylor, A. C. Amundsen, M. M
Sudden. r. G. Gardiner, j, Will
Jams, Mrs. T. Willes, M. Klukeson,
r. x. Wheeler, Mrs. E. Bertetson,
Mrs. A. E. johnson, r. d. Perkins.
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PAA E:L.ECTRAS
JUNEAU BOUND

PAA Electra, with pilots Munsen
and Hall, left Fairbanks this morn
ing with eight passengers for Jul
neau as follows: Vic Anderson, F.
B. Gillespie, Mrs. Gillespie, Irving
Krause, A. o. Holley, Pat Murray,
Sam Godfrey.
The Pacific Alaska Always plane
due Saturday with pilots Knox and
Meyring at the controls with eight
passengers, was held in Whitehorse
over the week end pending a break
in the weather.
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announcement for whom was given
out last week.
Covers were laid fer the follow
ing additional guests: Mr.. and MRS.
Robert Fraser, Nj and Mrs. Leon
ara johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Cashen. Misses Elizabeth and Jes-
sic Fraser, Ray Bavard, Gordon
Gray. Bobby Johnson and Tommy
Eddie Cashen
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Lon Cope Makes
ChiclagOf Flight

Lon Cope took off ON pontoons
today with one passenger for Chi
chagof, James David He will re-
turn from there with Robert Simp-
son and DR.. w. w. Council.
To permit landing in the winter
in the interior when waterways are
frozen the Marine Always Fair
child had its pontoons substituted
for wheels at the AAT shops yes
terday The plane will land at the
PAA airport the balance of the
winter. There was no change made
in the landing gear Of the other
Marine Always planes.
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PoNNETs 80 TOR1Ire


FHLiN N4tA hE9lJHNNE
A deal was effected last week by
a. a. Bonnet. Of Tlhne, fer the pur-
chase from Felix Gray of the for
mer residence Of the Gray family
en- Third Street. The properly is to
be The future home Of Mr. and Mrs
Bonnet and their four children.
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DOUGLAS
NEWS
SECOND STROKE is
SUFFERED. MRS. WANTN

SUI LE.EU, hinl9, " III z
Following . stroHe o. paral iss
carly yesterday evening, Mrs. Gus
Wahto was taken to st. AIMS lies
pital by ambulance. This morning
she was much better Unable tq
move any part Of her left side, She
was however still unconscious aa
attendant said late this forenoon.
MIS-. Wabto's present illness is q
repetition Of a similar attack sui
fered by her in about a year but
more severe and lends fear that Il,
may prove fatal.
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MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
. . . . .
NORTHBOUND

NORTHBOUND
Q Princess Norah III port at 3:15, 6
scheduled to sail for Skagway {
al o'clock this afternoon. q
. Yukon scheduled to arrive at q
10 o'clock tomorrow fore g
neon.
. Worth sea due tomorrow morn 6
ing, definite time unan- 6
O ncunced at g pm. today. +"
@ SCHEDULED SAILINGS o
. Northland scheduled to sail .
G from Seattle November IS at g
6 10 am. 6
Q Tonqass scheduled TO sail from .
o Seattle November 30 o
. sOUTHEoTIND SATLINGS q
0 Alaska in port at O'Clock this g
q afternoon enroute to Seattle. 9
9 LOCAL SAiIISGS .
. Estebeth scheduled To sail every
o Wednesday at pm. for Sit 9
. ta and wayports.
Q Dart leaves every Wednesday .
@ at am. for Petersburg, Port o
. Alexander. Kake and way 9
Q ports.
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bMUNDSEn is
FLYING NORTH
Has : Passengers for Ju-
neau from Seattle
.Slinson Shipped

johnny Amundsen left Seattle
in the AAT Lockheed Vega at 10
O'Clock lhs morning with a load
of five passengers for Juneau. He
is expected to arrive in Juneau
tomorrow. remaining possibly at
Ketchikan overnight.
AAT has dismantled and shipped
to Seattle the four-place cabin
Stinson which has seen service in
Alaska for the past five years The
ship will be replaced by a newer
ana faster plane for use in the
Alaska Air Transport Companys
charter plane service.
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NORkH BRINGS
12PASSENGERS
FOR This PORT

Canadian Pacific steamer Prin-
cess Norah, arriving in port This
afternoon from the south, brought
the following passengers for Ju-
neau.
sylvia Berg Mrs Jane Boyle,
Mrs. Clarissa Coffey, Norman Free
man. Louis H. Metzgar, Mrs. Jem-
INA Rogers and daughter, d. Hill
ton Rose and wife, Mrs. H. L.
VanderLeest. Mary VanderLeest,
Bjarne Wallen.
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I PASSENGERS
BROUGHT HERE
BY ESTEBETH

Motorship Estebeth returned from
its scheduled Baranof Island run
late last night with seven pas
sengers to disembark at Juneau, as
follows: G. P. Paul from Chicha-
gof; T.. B. Belts. H. Torgerson and
j. H. Geyer from Angoon; o. P.
Schooner, Mrs. Beyans and Vir-
ginia Bevans from Tenakee
The Estebeth will sail for Sitka
and way ports Wednesday at 6 pm.
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DINNER FOR SIXTEEN
HONORS MISS FRASER
AND DOUGLAS GRAY

Mr. and Mrs Felix Gray were
hosts at dinner party given at
their home last evening in honor Of
their son Douglas and his bride-to-
be, Miss Mae Fraser, engagement
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DRAINAGE DITCH ABOVE
sCHOOA NEAR CCMPrETtON

-7--7aF - - y ~ -
D.tehing above the school build
ing was about finished this morn
nag and drainage in that section
hculd be amply taken care Of, pre-
venting possible damage to the
building.
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RETuRN IRON SOuTu

Mrs H. L. VanderLeest who has
been south for several weeks, re-
turned aboard the Princess Norah
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Mary VanderLeest who has been on
vacation trip.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-11-14

Regular meeting Of the Douglas
City Council is scheduled to be held
this eVenining at the usual hour
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Empire classifieos nav.
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ALAsKANA, BY Marie Drake. soc.
Evening star., 1938-09-25

mouth antiseptics must be used full
strength to be effective in killing
germs. But Pepsodent Antiseptic can
be diluted with two parts of water
and still kill Germs in seconds. In
other words, each bottle of Pepsodent
foes three times as far as ordinary
mouth antiseptics. On top of that
since you're getting one of these
bottles for only l cent, you can see
what a sreat value this offer is.
Evening star., 1938-09-25
While Limited Supplies Last!

ave want all of you to be equipped
to help fight bad breath and colds
right now! So we're making this SEN
sational offer: Buy one 50 cent size
Pepsodent Antiseptic at the regular
price of so cents and your druggist
will sell you another bottle for only
l cent in the special combination
package.
Haze Ssueeter,
More Pleasant Breath
Pepsodent is unexcelled among
mouth washes in helping to keep
the breath sweet and pleasant.
Also remember that ordinary
Evening star., 1938-04-23
WEINTAL WILL SPEAK
AT DANUBIAN PARLEY
Former Secretary Of Polish
Embassy on Program .or Event
in New York.

Edward Weintal, former secretary at
the Polish Embassy and at present
director of the Polish Information
Service here. will be one OF seven
speakers representing that number of
European countries at a Danubian
Congress to be held at Fordham Uni
versity in New York City May s, z
and g.
The announced purpose of the con-
gress will be to Investigate the posi-
bilities of political and economic
rapprochement among the Danubian
states and the consequences Of the
anschluss." Although attending IN a
private capacity. all the speakers at
the conference have been DESIGNATED
by the various governments through
their Ambassadors and Ministers, 1t
was announced.
Other speakers besides Mr.. weintal
are Bracket Lewis, for 10 years presi-
dent OF the American Institute In
Prague, who will represent Czecho-
slovakia; Mirco Pasqual de Dominis,
Yugoslav, newspaper correspondent
and lecturer, who will speak for Yugo-
slavia; DR.. Robert Valeur, who will
explain French policies: DR.. Francis
Deak. who has just returned from an
eight-mcnth tour Of Central Europe
and who will speak for Hungary, and
DR.. William Montgomery McGovern,
professor Of political science at North
western University, who will represent
Rumania. The Italian speaker was
not announced.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
GOV. MURPHY LAUDS
SPENDING PROGRAM
Michigan Executive Holds Plan
Is Americas First Need to
End Depression.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 23.-Gov. Frank
Murphy upheld President Roosevelt's
recovery program last night as Amer
ica's first need today in the fact Of
grim emergency"
Michigan's Democratic chief execu-
tive. in an address over a Nationwide
IN. B. C.-WJZ) radio network. said
that mot piecemeal or gradual action.
but collective. united and immediate
action" by the Federal Government,
was imperative.
Woe betide people that fails to
profit by its own experience" he
warned. In 1888 We saw what may
happen to nation where government
fails to provide in time the remedies
needed to counteract a serious decline
In business.
Recovery did not come until thos.
great agencies of government create
and energized by President Rooseve
provided employment for millions
idle men and supplied the public vii.
needed purchasing power"
We should not hesitate to repee,
those measures today that were Ell
fective before" Gov. Murphy said.
When q patient. after virtual re.
covery, suffers a new relapse We do
not blame the medicine that restored
him to health. We apply 1t again.
modifying the dosage to the new con-
dition."
Mr.. Murphy recommended that Con-
gress. so far as it can wisely do so,
remove unnecessary handicaps to
business"
Evening star., 1938-04-23
SUAREZ FAILURE
AS0|L SALESMAN
Mexican Finance Minister
Apparently Found No
Market in New York.
BY the Associated Press.

DIV tne hSSOClateQ HTeSS.
MEXICO CITY, April 23.-The re-
turn OF finance Minister Eduardo
Suarez from quick trip to New York
failed to produce any indications to-
day that Mexico has found a salts
factory means of marketing her sur
plus petroleum abroad.
Although Suarez described his jaunt
as a pleasure trip" 1t was generally
believed he was in search of an oil
purchaser with sufficient backing and
guarantees to satisfy the Mexican
government.
The national oil export organiza-
ton. set up to handle Mexicos ma
tionalized oil production after Presi-
dent Lazaro Cardenas appropriated
the holdings of II British and Ameri-
can companies on March l8. main
tanned great secrecy concerning its
activities.
All available tanks were filled with
surplus crude and the only oil move
ment was that OF the tanker Gymeric,
OF British registry. transporting a
cargo from the Minatitlan fields. The
Gymeric docked at Vera Cruz with
10000 barrels for the ports supply.
Observers here focused their atten-
ton on Washington, where Mexican
Ambassador Francisco Castillo Najera
was due to arrive today, as q possible
source of developments.
1t was considered probable that
Ambassador Najera and Josephus
Daniels. United States Ambassador to
Mexico, who is in the United States
now, would talk jointly with Secre-
tary OF State Cordell Hull and Under
Secretary Sumner Welles.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
WILLIAM A. SABIN DIES:
WAS MILITARY VETERAN
Navy Yard Craneman, 50, Saw
Service in Many Campaigns.
Rites Set Tuesday,

William A. Sabin, SO, craneman at
the Washington Navy Yard and vet
eran Of numerous military campaigns,
including service in the Spanish
American War, died yesterday at
Mount Alto Hospital after long ILL
ness.
A native of England, Mr. Sabin went
to Canada with his parents when q
child. He enlisted in the United States
Army when he was 10 and later joined
the Marine Corps. His service included
fighting in the Philippines and in the
Boxer Rebellion In China.
Mr.. Sabin, who lived at 915 K street
Sc, was member of Grace Baptist
Church and formerly belonged to
Dewey Post, United Spanish War Vet
erans. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Nora Sabin; two daughters,
Mrs. Myrtle Selby and Miss Lorraine
Sabin; q son, William Alfred Sabin,
jr., and two grandsons.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Tuesday in Chambers Southeast
funeral home, SIT Eleventh street Sc.
Burial will be In Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-04-23

Time Effective
2 Am. Sunday
Millions Must Wait
Till Fall to Regain
HOur'sLOst SIeeD.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. April 23-Thirty
million persons in the United States
will lose an hour or sleep tomorrow.
That's because Of daylight saving
time-the institution whereby persons
in II States obligingly rise an hour
earlier so that suburba mites can have
an extra hour OF sunlight in which to
spade their gardens or play golf.
1t goes into effect at am. (E. S.
ID Sunday. Those who survive the
months of early rising will get their
lost hour of sleep back September Is.
The Merchants Association of New
York estimates daylight saving time
also will be observed by 100000 per-
sons in Canada and $4,000, 900 in
Europe.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
FRENCH CONTINUE
ARRESTS IN TUNISIA
Troops and Police Move to Crush
Neodestour Organization Of
Nationalist Natives.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 23.-French troops and
police continued wholesale arrests yes
terday in Tunisia, French North Africa
protectorate, in an effort to crush the
Neodestour organization of nationalist
natives.
At least 1000 persons have been ar
rested since rioting. in which Is per-
sons were killed, broke out April 10.
The disorder followed upon procla-
nation by the nationalist natives that
they would seize civil and military
prisons unless one OF their arrested
leaders. Ali Belhuane. was released.
-Four days later the French cabinet
sby decree officially dissolved the Neo-
destour organization.
Dispatches reaching France under a
strict military censorship listed ia
arrests on yesterday alone as the Neo-
destours continued their anti-French
agitation throughout the protectorate
through . secret organization main
tanned In preparation for just such q
dissolution decree as the cabinet issued
Seven at sousse today were given
jail sentences ranging from a year to
. month. Ben Otomane. professor Of
the Moslem College at Tunis, yester-
day was given . flve-year prison term
by . military court, which found he
was one Of the leaders OF the anti
French movement.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
WINDSORS TO QUIT PARIS
DURING VISIT OF KING
Former Monarch and His Duchess
Plan to Remain on Riviera
Several Months.
BY the Associated Press.

oS INC dcsOClAteQ SIeSS.
ANT1BEs, France. April az
Friends Of the Duke and Duchess Of
Windsor said yesterday the couple had
made plans to remain on the Riviera
during the time King George and
Queen Elizabeth Of England pay their
ofhcial visit to Paris, June % to July l..
July l.
The former King and his duchess,
Who arrived here from Versailles three
days ago, are expected to return to
Paris within few days But friends
said they would come back to Antibes
about May to remain several
months.
The Windsors came here to nesc-
tiate for the lease Of the Chateau de
Croe, owned BY the American-born
Sir Pomeroy Burton.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
Foundered Ships Cre,o Works
To SAGE Wild-AnimaI CARGO

from New London, Conn, to take
charge of salvage operations.
The 415-foot vessel, operated by the
City Line Of Liverpool, plies
between Boston and New York and
Indian ports. She went aground in =
dense fog yesterday.
Nineteen men, including Capt. Owen
Morris, remained aboard the craft.
Ffty-nine others, including 81 Indian
seamen and 8 white stewards and
engineers, were taken of last night.
The vessels live cargo included 40
huge pythons, 10 copras and 800 mon
keys. In addition she carried tea,
jute, rice and sugar.
One of the tugs carried ashore =
27-foot cobra, 20 cases Of monkeys
and 20 cases Of birds early today.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
DR.. VINER SAYS HE QUIT
FOR HE TIRED OF JOB
Didn't Like Way Things Are
Going in Nation, Morgenthau's
Former Aide Saws.

oy me fSSoCl2teo fTe8S.
CHICAGO, April 23.-Dr. Jacob
Viner said yesterday he resigned, as
special assistant to the Secretary of
the Treasury and returned to the Uni
versity of Chicago faculty because II
got tired of the job"
Commenting briefly on "the way
things are going in the Nation" DR..
Viner said:
Il don't like it. That is what made
me tired Of my job"
The economics professor said any
further statement on the resignation
would have to come from Treasury OH.
cials.
DR.. Viner had been special assistant
since 1894. conducting various none
tary and credit surveys for the Treas
ury. He formerly was an expert on the
Tariff Commission and on the United
States Shipping Board.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
MRS. LEGGETT FILES
RENO DIVORCE PLEA

Mrs. Dasmar Carlson Leggett filed
suit In Reno, New, today for divorce
from Eugene 8. Leggett, acting execu-
tive director Of the National Emer-
gency Council. She charged cruelty.
An agreement for custody of the
couples one child and for support had
been recahed, 1t was said. The couple
were married In February, 1924, at
Detroit, Mrs. Leggett's former home.
Mr.. Leggett was for 10 years in
charge Of the Washington Bureau OF
the Detroit Free Press He was pro-
NOTED to his present position last
September. The couple made their
home here at 1924 Macomb street NV.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
BY the Associated Press,

BOSTON, April 23.-The British
freighter City Of Salisbury, in danger
Of breaking In two, pounded on q
ledge today near Graves Light, at
the entrance to Boston Harbor, while
seamen took ashore part Of q valuable
cargo Of reptiles and wild animals
from the iungles Of India.
With 80 feet of water running
through four Of her five holds, the
craft listed 80 degrees to starboard at
low water. Her engine room wa
flooded.
The Coast Guard cutter Chelan and
five Boston tugs stood by while the
Merritt Chapman Scott Co.'S wreck.
ing tug Relief ploughed toward Boston
Evening star., 1938-04-23
JAPANESE TO QUIZ.
U.S.AV|ATORA AGAIN
Had Been Released Earlier.
Officials Declare He
Admitted Bombing.
By the Associated Press.

- eAAe SAS0oSAetcA EAebbs
YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 49,
Melvin Gibbon. ~, Of New York was
detained for further examination by
Japanese authorities today after being
released earlier when questioned about
his suspected connections with China's
Flying Foreign Legion"
A member Of the home ONCE said
Gibbon confessed" bombing japanese
troops at Pengpu, Anhwei Province,
China, in February.
Although it was not understood
what Japanese law covers such a case,
1t was stated the American was being
detained "for violation of . criminal
law
1t was not stated what punishment
was possible, an official of the home
ONCE merely saying, varying penalties
depending upon the seriousness Of the
offenses against Japan"
1t was said Gibbon would be kept
in hotel, instead of Jail.
Earlier Gibbon was taken from the
lIIlcT EIUpIeSS OF ASIA.
After three hours Of questioning he
was permitted to return to the ship,
which sails for Vancouver, British
Columbia, today. His wife was allowed
to sail
Gibbon said he came here from
Hong Kong and that his business was
mining. He told correspondents he
had been an aviator some times"
OF his questioning, he told news-
paper men the Japanese wanted to
know mostly military stun. I was
unable to tell them much and they
finally stopped"
His examination, he said, was In
the presence of United States con-
sular officer.
Evening star., 1938-04-23
TWELFTH PRECINCT
TO OPEN PISTOL RANGE
Police Officials and Visiting Teams
to Join in Ceremony Today
at 80 PM.
By the Associated Press

Police ofiicials and visiting pistol
teams were to join today with twelfth
precinct policemen in opening the
precincts new pistol range near Terra
Gotta. D. c.
Participating in the opening at l 80
pm were Supt. of Police Ernest W.
Brown. Inspectors L. I. H. Edwards
and Edward Kelly. and pistol teams
OF headquarters detectives, the first,
sixth and eighth precincts. Secret
Service. Lorton guards and the Coast
Guard.
Seven men selected in competition
Thursday were to represent the twelfth
precinct at the range today. They
are Pvts. r. L. Decker, c. H. Miller,
O. j. See, w. B. Yates L. L. Blair, p.
Caicar and j. G. Beach.