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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04
FIRST ALASKAN INSUR RANGE %. ORGANIZED HERE
Half Million Dollar Com pany Is Incorporated
 Under New Laws

The first insurance company to be formed in Alaska came officially into existence today when articles of incorporation were filed in Ter ritorial Auditor Frank Boyles office for the Alaska General Insurance Company, capital stock $500,000.00.
 Incorporators of the new com pany are John H. Chappell, Frank F. Rouze and R. E. Robertson, all residents of Juneau.
 Chappell explained the company has been made possible by the Insurance Law passed by the last Legislature, permitting incorpora- ton of insurance companies within the Territory, and at the same time setting up certain regulations and barriers governing operations of outside insurance agencies in AL aska
 Home offices of the company will be in Juneau
 The organization will engage in a general insurance business first writing fire and later adding casualty, motor vehicle, and any other classifications desired, Chap pei said.
 While the list of directors is in complete at this time, it is the purpose of the company to have on it's board one director, at least, form each community where stock of the company is owned. Selec- tions already made are as follows: Andrew Nerland and George w.. Albrecht of Fairbanks; M. J. Hene- ghen and II. F. Sprague of Ket-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04
Warning Given by
 Ace RitCh-Hiker

LOS ANGELES, Aug. An four years of attendance at the Univer- sity of California at Los Angeles, Fred Auerbach has never paid a bus fare. He figures he has trav- eled a distance equal to half way around the world by thumbing rides.
 Auerbach's advice for success as a hitch-hiker includes the follow ing. Wave the thumb and elbow vigorously; keep a stiff upper lip and put on big grin; beware of women drivers, and don't be dis couraged.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04
ALEXANDERS, BEAtES
 ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

Honoring Mrs. Florine Housel Judge and Mrs. George F. Alex ander and MT. and Mrs. Charles Beale entertained a group of thirty four friends at a dinner held in the banquet room at Percy's Cafe last night.
 Old fashioned flowers formed a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04

Jellied chicken broth often ap- peals to invalids during warm weather. Mix one teablespoon of graduated gelatine in three table spoons of cold water After five minutes dissolve in two cups of boiling. well-season chicken stock. Pour into individual molds and chill until firm. When stiffened cut into one-inch cubes and pile in glass sherbet cups. Sprinkle with minced parsley mixed with a little lemon juice.
 eg
 Try an Empire ad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04

setting for the dinner. Mrs. Housel was presented with a corsage as the guest gift and was also winner of the cut prize. The evening was spent in playing pan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04
JANE BLOMGREN IS
 HONORED AT SHOWER

Honoring Jane Blomgren who is to leave soon for the south, Helen Beistline and Helen Ricketts were co-hostesses at a surprise shower at the Ricketts home last evening. The guest of honor was showered with gifts after which bridge was played, with Elaine Housel winning first prize and Dolores Smith con ola ton. Refreshments were served later in the evening.
 Present for the occasion were Ellen McKechnie, Betty Sharpe, Dolores Smith, Edythe Young, Jean Taylor. Virginia Mullen, Elaine Hou- sel. Mary Jean McNaughton, Kath- crime Minton, the honoree and the hoStesses.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04

Is your molasses too light to use in cake or cooky mixtures? Add one square of chocolate for each cup of molasses. The flavors blend nicely.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04

chikan; Felix Gray of Douglas; J. F. Mullen, Hector Mclean, and John H. Chappell of Juneau.
 Subscription for stock is being limited to Alaska residents.
 Lode and placer location notices Tor sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE PEOPLE OF JUNEAU:

The widening of Seward Street from Front Street Will the You entitled convenient cledn sde with suitable sidewalks from the docks the business and principal dentd districts.
 taken the leadership in formulating n which um proud the City uneou The question will the public benefit in ton to the cost?
 changes involved are os follows The present alley will be wdened Oa of 33 feet by taking property from each side of the the proposed street line The ce of the WosorY Old Decker Build must be set back feet Sevenve of the former the city well of the shop formerly used by the E. &P Company On the other side Lower Seward Street the face of Oscar rs Machine Shop must be moved back five feet the side Of the twostorY JuneduYoung Building set back four feet
 Among the benefits the following:
 Q The street will be wide enough for trufc. pork
 ing and safe pdssdge for the Fire Department:
 2) Sundord sidewalks is
 sondbe to expect will soon be covered by morquees; @ Rendering dangerous intersections safe pedes
 and automobiles:
 ) Relieving hatic congestion Front Street by giving
 trucks and convenient access to the docks
 5) Giving the city and q slightly
 entrance to the city:
 e) Increasing property vaues all streets which it will
 and thereby increasing tox
 366O square of land S98OOOO $67 square which be dpporoned between the of the land which will be deeded the city for street The willing this for their land and muke these chonges their The price per sdre foot for this pd for dnd recently sold Seward Street distance from Front Street
 Wooden sidewalks be laid for esmuted of s4OO0 which includes both o the street sidewalks be Ibid with the usud wods o the cost assessed to adjoining property WoughbY Avenue paved under the proposed PWA street should ceY pc improved dt me some nne
 any new budnqs constructed any front the cost of condemnng would be too great Now the time be q plan widen streets wherever possible.
 not question benefits the question residents will benefit proportion the
 WARRACK
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-04

Empire classifieds pay.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

day evening, with Judge David D.
Caldwell of the Department of Justice
presiding. Plans for an exhibition,
banquet and other features were dis
cussed, and formal announcement of
the projected program will be released
in due course.
Elmer Stuart, publisher of Postal
Markings, Chicago, was a Washington
visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs John g. Nichols. well
known in local philatelic circles, are
on West Indies cruise.
Don Houseworth's spritely Interna-
tional Stamp Review. published at st.
Joseph. Mo-, now has 1000 subscribers.
The AZ cent White House stamp.
slated for distribution on Monday
Evening star., 1938-06-26

onto Virginia 81 to Hampton. This
cuts of Newport News. Hampton and
Phoebus supply seafood for the tables
of Virginia. At Old Point Comfort
you ferry to Willoughby Spit. The
departing schedule for late afternoon
is every half hour on the hour and
half-hour additional trips if neede6. J..
The fare is IS cents or 81 for car and
driver. passengers 20 cents each.
Round trip $3.50 for any car and
driver. Crossing time, Is to 80 min
utes.
From Willoughby Spit on you never
leave sand; Shore Drive u. S. 60)
follows the coast all the way to Vir-
ginia Beach. Much of the unusual
dune terrain has been preserved from
exploitation by the Seashore State
Park Farther on, it serves a camou-
f1age for the -turrets in Fort Story,
an important coast fortification. On
Cape Henry are two lighthouses. The
older one Is now a landmark more
. than a sea light. 1t was built in 1891.
On the very cape is cross marking
the first landing of English colonists
on American soil. April 26, 1907. Capt.
John Smith and his men landed here
and stretched their legs before sailing
on up the James to jamestown.
Near the southern end of Fort Story
several wooden towers are seen. They
were built for Army use, but the
central one, which may be climbed,
affords fine observation point. You
may see several things from this
tower. Perhaps freighter will come
in from Liverpool or Ceylon or Ham
burg and whistle for a pilot boat to
take him through Hampton Roads
into Norfolk. Perhaps directly below
the Army will be going through ma
neuvers. Looking up, you may see
a squadron of Army planes.
FAR out to sea. black smoke and
white sails will reveal the pres
ence of heavy world and coastwise
trade. A little bit east of north Cape
Charles is visible This cape, along
with Cape Henry, forms the portal
between Chesapeake Bay and the
ocean.
Driving on down to the beach, you
pass the Cavalier Hotel If you are
staying here you don't need to read
the rest of this article, for the Cava-
lier Hotel is complete recreational
plant in itself.
Down in Virginia Beach you are
greeted and treated just as sump-
tuously. Outside of the usual beach
activities of swimming and lying in
the sun, you have dancing in the
casino to name bands. such as Louis
Armstrong;. roller skating on
wooden rink, bicycling on the board
Evening star., 1938-06-26

ginia l65 to- Great Bridge. Here, Jog
to the right for 100 feet, then turn
left on an unnumbered paved road.
At Deep Greek take U. S. II south to
Wallaceton. This road parallels the
Dismal Swamp Canal, which, so far
as you can see, is the only water in
the swamp. At Wallaceton a feeder
canal from Lake Drummond keeps
the canal filled. Here you may hire
boats to take you into the lake, miles
away. Three dollars for a party of
six persons or less is the usual fee for
this 2-hour trip.
THE waters of the lake and the
canals are bright amber when
stirred by a boat, otherwise a dark
brown. This coloration is due to
juniper and other hardwood roots.
Lake Drummond is one of the most
interesting natural curiosities in the
world. Its only explanation is that
water filled in a gigantic hole left by
a large peat fire long ago. Peat fires
are burning continuously in the
swamp. They burn down to water
level and leave hole which fills with
water
Back in your car you take U. S. II,
the George Washington Highway, into
Portsmouth. The canal you follow Is
the consummation of George Wash
ington's dream of an inland waterway
for North America. The far-seeing
George surveyed the whole Virginia
Beach swamp in 1773, foreseeing great
things from its forests and waterway
possibilities.
In the south part of Portsmouth
turn right on U. S. 460 follow it to
the junction with U. S. So in South
ern Norfolk and turn right again.
This return route is free of toll, and
it avoids all congestion back to vir-
ginia Beach.
After another swim and sunbath
you will have to pack up and leave,
much as you dislike it. Take the
same road and ferry back to Old Point
Comfort. and there follow U. S. so.
When Newport News, rambling fish,
ing and shipping town is passed on
your left you will see sign. Mariners
Museum. This free museum houses
exhibits of the sea and seafaring.
Up the peninsula you go to Will
liamsburg, whose restored glory Is al
most as great as her original i'm
portance when she was the capital
and finest city of Colonial Virginia.
From the old capital to the new, Rich
mond, is but an hours drive.
Probably the best road at present
from Richmond is Virginia 2. At
Fredericksburg retrace U. S. to
Washington.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
AMONG THE STAMP COLLECTORS
News the Phlatec World Its Interests the
Stamp Press-List of Local Meetings.

Irene M. Pistorio. Rear Admiral c.
H. T. Lowndes, Col. Spencer Cosby,
Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Capt. Wilbur
Van Auken, Gerard Ten Eyck Beck
man, DIR. Fenton Bradford, DR.. John
T. Hill, Albert F. Kunze, J. Michael
Brown. DR.. Albert c. Schwarting, Otis
Beal Kent, Edward Bruce, Alden H.
Whitney. John r. Ewell, David D.
Caldwell, Harry A. Fox, William C..
Bond, DR.. Louis c. West and NJ O.
Cooper.
Critics say the color chosen for the
4-cent James Madison stamp is in
appropriate. Always conservative, he
certainly was not pink" in his
political convictions.
The second Northwest Territory
commemorative, scheduled for release
at Marietta July Is, may not be any
Evening star., 1938-06-26
July FOURTH TRIP SUGGESTED
Long Holiday Week End Lends Itself Virginia
Beach, by Way of Yorktown and Ocean View.

ter Court House is picturesquely sur
rounded by the debtors prison and
other buildings dating from 1766. At
Gloucester Point Is your ferry to
Yorktown. The toll is SO cents for
the car and driver, Is cents for each
additional passenger. 1t operates
every half hour on the quarter hour
until 1915 am, taking about seven
minutes for the trip.
IF THE dinner bell is ringing when
you get into Yorktown. the Nonu-
ment Lodge can put stop to it with
a good meal CTS cents or 81. York
town, included in the Colonial Ma
tional Monument, has been restored
in part. The surrender grounds are
marked.
At Tabbs Corner 60 straight through
Evening star., 1938-06-26

walk. riding the sand dune trails on
fine horses rented just south Of the
Cavalier Hotel and sailboating on
inland or ocean waters. Golf Is .
major attraction. Also there are sew
eral playlands or midways offering
pool, skeeball, petty gambling and
chance machines.
II you start casting about for a
short side trip. remember that the
heart Of the greal Dismal Swamp is
only 80 miles away. When you learn
that Dismal Swamp Is not particularly
dismal and Is definitely not q swamp
and that forest fires are actually q
menace your curiosity may pique
you into making the trip.
Go west on U. s. So to Oceana, turn
left to Princess Ann and follow Vir-
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Stamp club meetings for the week
are listed as follows:
Tomorrow evening at 8, Capital
Precancel Club, Thomson School.
Twelfth street NV. Program and
bourse.
Tuesday evening at 8, Collectors
Club of Washington, Branch S. So
ciety of Philatelic Americans, Thom-
son School, Twelfth street NV.
Charles A. Pertsch of Baltimore will
discuss Stamps of the Confederacy,
illustrating his address with an ex-
hibition Of selected pages from his
albums. New officers will be elected
and there will be the usual bourse and
auction
Wednesday evening at 8. Washing
ton Philatelic Society, Life Chapter l8.
American Philatelic Society, Hotel
Carlton, Sixteenth street NV. Pro-
gram in celebration of the tercenten-
ary of the Swedish and Finnish set
tlement of Delaware. Exhibition by
John r. Ewell, Svend Yort and others.
Bourse and auction.
Friday evening at 7:45, Washington
Stamp Club of the Air, Station VOL.
Albert F. Kunze will present a phila-
telic romance and comment on cur
rent stamp news.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

more satisfactory work of art than
the first, commonly regarded as "the
uglieSt United States stamp of recent
years" 1t is supposed to reproduce
the lines of Gutzon Borglums monu-
ment, The Start of the Nation West
ward" but those lines are not notably
definite.
Blaine Bowman, Box 1888, Prescott,
Ariz., is sponsoring a cachet for a
frontier day celebration in the Cow
boy Capital of the World" July /. He
will accommodate those who send
stamped, self-addressed, unsealed en-
velopes not later than June 20.
A private air transport company
the Aerovias Nacionales-has issued
seven stamps for use on letters and
packages carried in Puerto Rico, to the
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Virgin Islands and to Vieques Island
Denominations are: Sc, red; 10c
blue; 15c, surcharged 10c; 25c, orange
40c, brown; 75c, green, and 81, violet
First-day sales figures for the Scent
Constitution Ratification stamp were
Philadelphia, June 81, Sl1,876. rs, with
232,873 covers; Washington, June %,
$2,l6315, with 12,1O0 covers; Philat-
elic Agency, $1O.40322.
Muriel Nissen, stamp writer for the
| Bell Syndicate, says: For the portrait
of King Carol appearing on a new
commemorative set, Rumania has
used the same profile type that is used
for many of the King George stamps
now being issued The Balkan mon
arch, however, does not give to a
stamp design the dignity and charm
that his British cousin has.
These King Carol stamps were
issued in observance of the new con-
stitution of February 81. The set
consists of three values, all in the same
design, with the following values and
colors: 3 lei, red; lei, brown; 10 lei,
light blue"
For the Fiji Islands an interesting
pictorial set has been prepared. The
official list includes I'D, green, sailing
canoe; Id, brown and blue, native
village; 112d, crimson, native canoe;
"a, brown and green, map of the
islands; Sd, gray blue, canoe and
arms of the colony; Sd, blue and red,
sugar cane; cd. gray black, map, 1sh,
black and yellow, native spearing fish
by torchlight; 2sh. orange and violet,
Suva harbor; 2sh Cd, green and
brown, river scene, and Ssh, gray green
and purple, native home.
First day sales figures for the Scent
Jefferson stamp were $l7,483.88; 49,
097 covers.
Norman Serphos of Larchmont, N.
Y, new head of the Scott Stamp &,
Coin Co., Inc, and a member of the
Washington Philatelic Society, won
VIC 81 dllu dWdTU OI Ullc american AIT.
mail Society for his exhibit at the
convention recently held at st. Peters,
burg.
Friends have suggested that when
the Iowa stamp is released the town
of Graettinger, birthplace of Michael
L. Eidsness, jr., late superintendent OF
the Division of Stamps, Post ONCE
Department, might be included in
flrst-day sale arrangements. Such
consideration for the memory of one
who served philately with distinction
would be appropriate and well de-
served. Indeed, it may be wondered
what excuse could be devised for re-
jecting an appeal so manifestly meri-
torious.
Railroad Magazine for July contains
an article on North Americas Rail
Picture Stamps" by w. S. Boggs.
The Postage Stamp Centenary Com
mittee of the Washington Philatelic
| Society met Ut the Hotel Carlton Mon.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
By Ralph Gray,
TRIP DIRECTIONS,
Touring Counselor, American Automo-
bile Association.

TRIP DIRECTIONS.
U. 8. l to Fredericksburg, U. s.
II through Tappahannock and
Yorktown to Tabbs, Va; Virginia
~ to Hampton. U. S. so over
ferry to Virginia Beach. Return,
U. s. 60 over ferry to Richmond,
either U. s. l or Virginia 2 to
Fredericksburg, U. s. to Wash
ington.
Distances: To Virginia Beach,
PA miles. From Virginia Beach,
223 miles. Total, 437 miles.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

The Program Committee of the
washington Philatelic Society will
meet at the Hotel Carlton, Sixteenth
street NV, tomorrow evening at 8
to discuss entertainment proposals for
the autumn and winter. Members in
clude Dr. Ellis Haworth, H. M. South
gate, Mrs. Catherine L. Manning, Miss
Evening star., 1938-06-26

July II, will show the south front, not
the north elevation of the Executive
Mansion-an unfamiliar view. An Of
ficial announcement explains that the
color selected is ebony gray"
Evening star., 1938-06-26
THE remains of Col. A. S. Perkins

THE remains of Col. A. S. Perkins.
U. S. A., who died recently in
Florida, where he had gone for his
health. will be brought to Washington
for interment at Arlington. His body
was cremated. Col. Perkins was a
prominent Washington bridge player,
and frequently participated in local
duplicate games with Col E. B. Gray
as his partner.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Virgin Islands and to Vieques Island
Denominations are: Sc, red; l0c
blue; 15c, surcharged 1Oc; 25c, orange;
40c, brown; 75c, green, and 81, violet
Evening star., 1938-06-26

First-day sales figures for the Scent
Constitution Ratification stamp were
Philadelphia, June 81, $l1,87676, with
232,873 covers; Washington, June %,
$2,l63.15, with 12,100 covers; Philat-
elic Agency, $lO.4O322.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Ralph E. Smith is representing the
Trans-Mississippi Philatelic Society in
making arrangements for Government
cooperation for "a philatelic pageant
of the republics of the three Americas"
IN connection with the annual regional
convention to be held at the Hotel
Montrose. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Sep
tember % to Is.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

DR.. Albert c. Schwarting will sail
Tor Europe on July 6.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Railroad Magazine for July contains
an article on North Americas Rail
Picture Stamps" by w. S. Boggs.
The Postage Stamp Centenary Com
mittee of the Washington Philatelic
Society met 1T the Hotel Carlton Mon.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
SEEK CLEVELAND MORON KILLER
TORSO QUILT SEND POLICE
TO NEGRO SECTION

mean the OBTAINING of more than 100
Negro junkers, who since the de-
preston has made it means OF
earning an honest living. Many OF
them are afraid to be seen with their
pushcarts on the streets as the
Roaring Third is hotbed Of
police Investigations.
The finding Of the 18th torso VIC
tim wrapped in the quilt some five
weeks ago tallies with the story told
police by Elmer Cummings, 90, OF
1908 Payne avenue, who sold the
quilt to the Scovill Avenue concern,
at which time detectives believe the
murderer placed the torsos of vic
tins No. IL and No. IL, q man and
woman, on junk heap on the lake
front near East 9th. Biusinsky, who
operates the rag shop with his son
David, told Sergeant Hogan that ne
purchased the quilt from Cummings,
but that no rags had been sold from
the shop since that time, because
Il ev we're waiting for rising mar
KIT before disposing Of their stocks.
He also told the chief Of the homi-
eide squad that maybe some Of the
hangers on around the shop, or pos
sibly employees, may have taken the
quilt from the shop. Blusinsky ano
his son were released after this IN
formation had been given police.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
Mckinley Nj. <.

The Service Of Worship in the
church school will be under the di-
rection of Mrs. Pearl Robinson at
9:30 q. m. Mrning worship at IL ..
m. with the sermn by the pastor.
Young Peoples Department at $40
pm. The Golden Hour program at
500 pm. There will be barbecue
on the church lawn Saturday, Sep
tember 2, Mrs. Gay in charge.
Mrs. Harrison of Fairburn, Ca,
Sophia Farris Of Richmond. KY,
Mary, Rose and Stella Pugh OF
Georgetown, KY. were some OF the
visitors who worshipped with US
last Sunday.
Building Fund Rally September
1s with the goal set at $500 and
VERY member is expected to respond
generously.
--Artie Henderson, reporter.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
COLORED PLAYERS In MGM,S
TOO HOT TO HANDLE !.
-
PAID $4,000 PER DAY

HOLLYWOOD (By Harry Le-
vette for AMP The big bad WOLF
can huff and puff in vain at the doors
Of many local colored film actors and
extras this coming winter, for the
payroll at Metro-Goldwyn studio
Cor their new film Too Hot To
Ilan1le" during the past few weeks
has zen d godsend to them.
During the past nine days nearly
$4,000 per day has been paid out TO
the colored players alone, most all
af VIII m are members Of The Screen
Actors guild. Those who did not be-
long u this powerful and very bene--
ficial union were allowed to work by
the stu.lio after securing waivers 50
they could fill out the numbers re-
quired. Thesa received the same
rates Of pay az guild members, which
vas attended to by Charles Drubin
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-09-02
BY Jane Knox :

Two Pounds OF Butter from One
I pound OF butter
] pint milk preferably top half OF
quart bottle)
| envelope plain. unflavored gelatine
Salt to taste
Soften gelatine in one-fourth cup
OF cold milk for about five minutes.
Then set over hot water and stir
until gelatine Is thoroughly dis
solved. Cut butter into small pieces
and place in dish over warm wa
ter until butter Is quite soft but
not melted Gradually whip milk
and softened gelatine into the but
ter with rotary egg beater, or
electric beater After milk is thor
oughly beaten into the butter, add
salt to taste. II the milk separates
a little. keep on beating until 1t Is
all mixed in. Place on ice or ia
cold place until hard. If a yellower
color is desired, add q drop or so OF
yellow vegetable coloring.
There. you have two pounds OF
creamy butter all ready to be
spread on your family's sandwiches
And just last word to the wise
for members OF the reducing clan
the new two pounds of butter cuts
the calories down as well as the
butter budget.