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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
DEMONSTRATIONS STAGED

PARIS, April 8. Workers in
Paris and in the provinces staged
demonstrations last night in favor
of Premier Blum and his financial
program. The program was rejected
yesterday by the finance commit
tee Of the French senate. The gov
eminent will face almost certain
defeat today by introducing the
measure in the upper chamber, it
was said last night
The bill provides for capital levy,
revision of income tax rates and
a revaluation of gold. The measure
passed in the Chamber of Deputies
by a small majority.
The labor unions charged infor-
mally that the French employers
were working to force the Popular
Front government to resign.
Meanwhile the French strike stu
alton grew worse. A group of, 5000
chemical workers agreed TO go back
to work. However, other walkouts
raised the total of strikers in the
metal industries to about $4,000.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
Dinlond Seeking
Aid,PAA Seattle
Alaska Service
Endeavoring to Get Funds
to Improve Boeing
Field Hangers

SEATTLE, April 8.-Alaska Dele
gate Anthony J. Dimond has mott
fled the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce that he is trying to get the
Budget Bureau to include funds in
the Deficiency Bill to improve the
hangers at the Boeing Field here to
facilitate the proposed air mail from
Seattle to Alaska.
County Commissioner Jack Tay-
lor said the Pan-American needs
larger hangers for their amphibi-
ans which will be used in the Seat
tie to Alaska service.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
WEST POINT
GRADUATION
MAY CHANGE
Hold Your Breathe, Don t
Spool Alphabetical
Basis May Prevail
BIZ PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, April 8.-We can
hardly wait for commencement ex-
ercises at West Point next June to
see whether Brig Gen. Jay L. Bene-
dict, the superintendent, will put
the cadets on an alphabetical basis.
1t is terribly, terribly important
and only people who spool at tradi-
ton will fail to hold their breath
until then We thought the old or
der was all settled and that no one
would dare think of alphabetizing
the army. But someone has thought
of it. 1t is Rep. David D. (for Dick
SOM Terry of Arkansas.
He raised the question during
committee consideration of the War
Department appropriation bill by
asking General Benedict about it.
We will let Mr. Terry explain.
Representative Explains
General, l notice that at the
graduation exercises of the acad-
envy they give the diplomas to the
cadets in the order in which they
rank in the class; that is, MOL gets
the first diploma and SO on down
the line until they come to the last
man. The head man, the one that
comes out No. l, does not get the
applause that the goat" gets, who
comes out last.
There is continuing crescendo,
Continued on Page Six)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
NIGHT BATTLES

BARCELONA, April 8. - The
Spanish Loyalists and Insurgents
battled furiously last night for the
control of the great power plants
at 1remp, where Barcelona gets
much Of her electric current. The
rebels got possession of Tremp in
the late afternoon but the Loyalists
claimed 10 have recaptured the
town and its reservoir and turbines
early today.
Premier Negrins reorganized 10y
alist army counter attacks on vari-
Gus fronts. One force struck the In
surgents in Western Spain, near the
Portuguese border The government
started another drive directly north
of Lerida.
The Insurgents blasted the Med
iterranean seaport of Tortosa with
artillery and aerial bombs. However.
the Loyalists had mounted cannon
on the hills around Tortosa and
stood of the Insurgent attacks.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
General Sun Liza Chung
Comes to Front with
New Division
NIPPONESE PUSHED
FROM TAIERCHWAN
Virtually All Shantung in
Chinese Hands Jap
anese Retreat

SHANGHAI, April 8. - Chinese,
rushing freshly trained divisions
into a sixty mile front across South
ern Shantung Province, today
avowed that victory was theirs at
battered and she'll torn Taier-
chwang.
Troops under General Sun Liza
Chung, known as the 31st Division,
were hailed by Chinese soldiers at
the front as heroes for pushing back
the Japanese from the city's north
east gate.
Chinese sources said the remain
ing Japanese force was being at
tackled by General Suns two other
columns spread out in a triangle
east of the city.
Japanese sources said their forces
still remained with Taierchwang.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
BLUM
LOSES OUT FOR
| MAN POWER
Senate Votes Down Propos.
al for pictorial Author
ity on Finances

PARIS, April 8.-The Senate has
voted down Premier Leon Blum's
bill for pictorial powers over French
finances.
The vote was taken after bitter
debate in which supporters of the
Socialist Premier challenged the re-
mainder of the Senate TO cause the
downfall of the Blum Government
Outside of the Senate building
steel helmeted Mobile guards, carry
ing carbines, paced back and forth
anticipating Blum's resignation and
that of his Cabinet.
Edouard Deladier, Blums Minist-
er of Defense, has prepared a lisi
of members from a new French Cab
met.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
A MERIC ARE
CONGRATULATED
BY. sECY. C. HULL
Western Hemisphere Cit
zens Living In Peace
in War Torn World

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Secre-
tary Of State Cordell Hull congratu-
lated the Americas last night on liv-
ing in peace in war torn world
He addressed the governing board
Of the Pan-American Union in OBJ
servance of Pan-American Day.
The Secretary cited the peaceful
settlement in the last few years OF
several incidents which he said
might have led to more serious
trouble in Latin America Hull said
such settlements show what he
termed "a will to peace in Ameri-
ca that contrasts sharply with the
international spirit in other parts
of the world.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
INITIATION BUZZ
INJECTS LIFE
into STOCKS
Leading Issues Up from One
to Four Points Spend
ing Program Credited

NEW YORK, April 8-The infla-
ton bee buzzed bit louder on the
New York Stock Exchange today
and leading issues jumped from one
to four points, few shares up as
much as seven points. The contem-
plated pump printing failed to slim
ulate yesterdays session but more
adherents were gained today as
further advices from Washington
indicated huge spending program
is under consideration as means of
helping to end the present recess
sion
Today's transfers were about $780,
600 shares.
Wheat futures on the Chicago
Exchange averaged cents up.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
"Miss Alaska"
Wants to See
Big Apple Dance

SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 8.-Grace
Bailey, Miss Alaska travelling
with Mrs. zelma Friezell, sister of
Joe Crosson, arrived here yesterday.
Il want to see the Big Apple
dance" said Miss Bailey. up in AL
aska we hear a lot about the dance
but it has not been adopted yet
among our popular dances"
Miss Bailey returns to Los An
geles today and expects to sail for
Alaska from Seattle April Is, if a
steamer leaves on that date.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
TODAY's QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK. April 8. - Closing
quota ton of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is ga, American Can
81, American Light and Power Az
Anaconda 26h, Bethlehem Steel
45A, Commonwealth and Southern
IL, Curtiss Wright AS, General
Motors 30ls, International Harves-
ter 53as, Kennecott 80, New York
Central 1875, Southern Pacific liz,
United States Steel 43ls, Cities Ser
vice Is, Pound S4.961s, Pennsyl-
vania Railroad 1865.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
Hungary Hitting
Jews Hard Blow
Parliament Asked to Pass
New Law Restricting
EMPLOYMENT

BUDAPEST, April 8-The Hun
garian Parliament will be asked to-
day to pass new law restricting
the number of Jews to be employed
in the professions and various in
dustries in Hungary.
The government has completed
the final draft of bill barring Jews
from all branches of the public SER
vice and limiting the proportion of
Jews in business. industry and COM
merce to twenty percent of the total.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
F.D.R. SIGNS MODIFIED
BRISTOL BAY LAW

WASHINGTON, April 8.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today signed the bill
modifying restrictions on salmon
fishing in Bristol Bay Under the
new law citizens having resided
anywhere in the Bristol Bay water
shed for period of two years are
eligible to carry on stake or set net
salmon fishing for commercial pur-.
poses.
Commissioner Frank T. Bell said
he recommended the change after
investigation disclosed about half
the state settlers had been excluded
under the former law
PURSE SEINE OFFICIAL
PLEDGES SUPPORT
Nj. M. Dunlap, Secretary Treas
urer of the Alaska Salmon Purse
Continued on Page Two
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
Gen. FRANCOIS
INSURGENTS ON
MARCH TO SEA
Deadly Combat Is Surging
Near East Coast Loyal
lists Are Fighting Hard

HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Bor-
der, April 8.-The second contin-
gent of Gen. Frances Insurgents
have smashed their way to within
sight of SPANS east coast as tire
Widespread deadly combat surged
along all of the Catalan front.
1t is reported here that the Insur-
gents have fought their way to
control of the lofty Mount Turmoil
section which is less than 18 miles
downhill to Vinaroz on the Medit-
erranean
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
WORK ON SETTLEMENT

DETROIT. April 8-Strike COM
mittee, representing the street car
workers in Detroit announce that
they have reached a decision on neg
citations aimed at ending the walk
out over seniority rights.
Committee Leaders meet this
morning with city officials and the
street railway commissioner.
The strike committee spent three
hours comforting with union mem
bers on demands that the trans
portation tie up be ended speedily.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08

CHICAGO. April 8. - Thirteen
deaths in floods in Georgia have
been raised to a death toll of % as
storms of rain, hail, sleet and snow,
accompanied by high winds dashed
broad section of the nation for
the third day in row.
At least 10 persons persisted in
an Alabama tornado.
Elsewhere, communities are har-
assed by sleet, snow, cold, and ris-
ing waters.
Six foot snow drifts marooned
seven Texas school children and
scores Of motorists, but all are be-
lieved safe in rural homes.
Fourteen inches of snow fell at
Dodge City, Kan, in the heart of the
Dust Bowl.
In Coffeyville, Kansas, schools
are closed as storm and snow made
street and road travel peiilous.
In Chicago, the wind is blowing
almost forty miles an hour.
Almost six inches of rain has fall
len in Meridian, Mississippi in the
past "a hours. Thirteen persons were
drowned in a few minutes when
flood waters swept away the gen.
eral store at Whitestone, Georgia.
-Four of the bodies have been recov-
cred.
A late report from Midwest wealth
er forecasters said maps in weather
offices indicated the violent weather
would subside tomorrow, with con-
siderably higher temperatures by
Sunday.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
FOOD PRICES
take ADVANCE

WASHINGTON, April 8. = The
Department of Labor reported to-
day that retail food prices increased
last month Notwithstanding BUSH
ness recession.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08

In Brittany, France, there is
statue of st. Guirec which has had
to have its nose replaced several
times since it was first erected in
the 18th century 1t is an old custom
tor girls who want an early marri-
age to prick the nose with pin:
and since American girls have dis
covered the statue even the granite
nose it now has is rapidly being
worn away.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
DEATH RIDES
IN WAKE OF
SNOW, FLOOD
Bank Bursting Rivers in
South Already Claim
q Lives
TEN PERSONS DIE,
ALABAMA TORNADO
Fourteen Inch White Blank
ct Paralyzes Dust
Bowl Area

BULLETIN-CHICAGO, April
S.-NatiOnal GuardSmen i'm Ala
bama have been ordered mObil-
lied fer duty in the Prattville
and Selma areas, acting ON re-
ports of record breaking rains
in West Alabama, resulting in
sudden rise in small streams
where some lowlands are al
ready inundated. The guards
men will remove refugees from
the flooded areas.
Fears are also felt for the
lives of many small children re-
ported maroOned in a school bus
near Pampa, Texas. Twenty
men sent out to make search
have failed to locate the bus,
missing for "a hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
THREE POWERS
WILL DISCUSS
new TREATIES
London Conference Expect
ed to Meet Soon on
Warship Tonnages

LONDON, April 8.-Naval experts
for the United States, Great Brit
ain and France, are expected to be-
gin conferences here within two
weeks to decide upon the new limit
they will fix on the tonnage Of bat
tleships.
The three governments scrapped
the $4,000 ton limit on battleshipS,
fixed in the 1886 London Naval
Treaty after Japan refused to say
whether or not she was actually
building or going to build capital
ships in excess of the limit figure.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
STRIKE OF
STREET CAR
men ENDED
Thirty-hour Walkout in De-
troit Called Off Set
Element Ratified

DETROIT, Mich, April 8.-The
strike that has tied up the Detroit
street car service for 100000 De-
troiters ended at noon when the
UnionistS ratified settlement for
agreement. The strike lasted 80
hours.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
FireSide Chat
Be Made by FDR

WASHINGTON, April 8-Presi-
dent Roosevelt announced today
that he would deliver one of his
Preside Chats on May 2.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Bob Hamilton, a medical patient,
was admitted last night to st. AIMS
Hospital
Frank George was admitted today
to st. AIMS Hospital for medical
care.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are todays Dow,
Jones averages: industrials 109.57,
rails 21.71, utilities 175l.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1938-04-08

Puerto Rico's tourist traffic in
creased more than 300 per cent for
the first two months of 1888 over
the corresponding period OF last
year.
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Dorothy Dix Says
Mother Complex in Man Makes
Him Poor Matrimonial Bet.

tits only too true that q mother
can be a more deadly rival to wife,
more completely destroy her happiness
and more utterly break up her home
than any platinum blond vamp or
any golN-digging siren. no matter how
beautiful and seductive she may be-
MORSE still, his wife cannot ap-
w peal to his conscience as she
could If he were having an affair with
a girl because he counts it unto him
self for righteousness that he is so de-
voted to his dear old mother. He
considers that 1t IS nothing but selfish
ness and jealousy that keeps his wife
from thinking that she has any right
to his time and attention and money.
and refuses to sacrifice herself on
Mothers altar.
The old saying that good son
makes a good husband is only true
when the son and mother stand in
normal relationship to each other,
and when they have for each other
only a wholesome affection that does
not preclude love for others.
Such being the case, and your hus-
bands infatuation for his mother
being something that you will never
be able to overcome. my advice to you
Is to have a showdown with him on
the subject before there are any
children to complicate matters. Tell
him frankly that he has to decide
whether he wants to be married to
his mother or you, and that he has
to choose between you. If he pre-
fers mother. you will be wise to ac-
cept his decision and leave him to his
ancestor worship. You are still young
enough to make your life over.
DOROTHY DIX.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-08-30
Teach Child
Mea1tinne
Solid Food Is Not
Welcome After
Eating Candy.
By ANGELO PATRI,
1kA~SC1O II I 1N1s
"GINNY'S appetite is 50 poor. ]
can't get her to eat"

L G1NNY'S appetite is 80 poor. I
can't get her to eat"
she looks we'll enough"
Eyes. but she's whiny. Every meal
time have fuss with her about eat
ing this and not eating that, until
I'm just worn out. I dread mealtime.' -
Does she get much candy? I see
she has lollypop now and in half
an hour she will be called for lunch,
won't she?"
"Yes. but what can I do? She alb
solutely refused breakfast this morn
ing. The only way I could get her
to touch it was to say she could have
the lollypop. Just this once, I told
her"
Just this once" was all Ginny
wanted that lollypop for, wasn't it?
She eats one at time And If she
eats it half an hour before lunch.
having sucked it during breakfast, and
up to the lunch time, she won't be
hungry for baked potato and lamb
chop.
Ginny preferred large lollys, the
kind that are so big that she has to
lick them small enough to 60 into her
mouth. That way they last all morn
ing and up to lunch time. Little ones
disappear too soon. But mouth filled
with sirup is not the mouth that well
comes that baked potato and chop we
have in mind. 1t is the sort that re-
fuses solid food. 1t will take a drink
Of water, but little else.
Late in afternoon Ginny's stomach
is achingly empty. She asks for cook
les. Now you know you should not
have cookies between meals" Then
to the critical relative who embar-
rasses one so: The child didn't eat
any lunch. She must be starving. III
give her a glass Of milk and a couple
Of cookies"
Don't want any milk" says Ginny,
firmly, and there is no milk offered,
The cookies disappear quickly and 50
does Ginny, satisfied for the moment.
When the evening mealtime comes
Ginny Is not inclined to eat soup and
cereal. She wants some OF that nice
pudding she saw on the table. Now,
Ginny, be good. Eat some Of this
good soup. One spoonful for mother.
One for daddy, then. Now be good
Eat this first and I'll give you some Of
the nice pudding"
All the time this poor mother
thinks she is teaching Ginny to eat.
She Is really doing quite the opposite.
Ginny knows how to eat. Her stom-
ach will tell her when to eat. All that
is necessary is to set the child's meal
time, serve her the food she needs, but
offer her nothing between meals. Let
her play hard in the open air; say
nothing about eating or not eating,
but serve meals on time 50 that the
child's body will take over the rhythm
and demand food at the set time.
"Just this once" for the inbetween
treats, for the coaxing and the story
telling and the dramatics at mealtime,
Is bad because 1t is once this time, next
time, all the time for the little Ginnys.
Evening star., 1938-08-30

Would-be heartbreakers who loudly
boast Of the number OF hearts they
have broken. dented. or crushed.
Sad Sans who lament that the
last girl they dated didn't understand
them.
Very good dancers who spend the
evening excusing their dancing-the
girls cue to drag out compliments.
Young men who nag, BE quietl
Every one is looking at you"
The long-winded who talk for hours
over the telephone, seldom saying
much of real Importance. Then, when
a girl believes she is cleverly drawing
the ordeal to close, the nuisance at
the other end Of the wire pipes up,
What are you doing? Trying to get
rid Of me?"
Male bipeds who call on the tele-
phone and chirp, Guess who7"
There ought to be a law!
Romantic lads who let an arm fall.
or rest. like leaden weight on a girls
shoulder. Also, young men using the
timid, creeping approach. II you're
going to put an arm around us, do 1t
like men, not mice.
Noisy Neds who wake up the whole
family when they come into the liv-
ing room for few minutes after a
late date.
Fellows who grow angry when a
girl makes mistake while PLAYING
bridge, or some other game.
Big Shots" who come over to the
boy we are dating and, after looking
us over with an appraising eye, say
to him, How yuh doin"?
The short-sighted who never notice
our party clothes.
Boosters who must describe their
lurid love life.
There they are-the Petty Crimes.
And some Of them aren't petty, but
are serious breaches Of good manners.
Now that the maids have had their
inning. the men step up to bat-in
the next column. Read their candid
criticisms of feminine behavior On
Friday.
Stumped for party games? The new
leaflet, Fun for ALL" will suggest and
describe games that are sure-fre fun.
In can be obtained by writing to the
authors of this column. Inclose q
Scent stamp.
tCopyrisht, 1889
Evening star., 1938-08-30

OF new designs that help to give that
livable, personal interior that we as
sociate with informal country living.
In this Nation which receives citizens
and inspiration from every country
in the world, it is not strange that we
may feel comfortable in home that
we have transplanted and modified
to our taste This sort of house is
gay, colorful, full of garden flowers
and sunlight. Walls should be rough
plaster, whitewashed or painted a gay
color, or papered with smau-figured
papers that look as though they were
stenciled by hand. Against this should
be furniture fairly small and inti-
mate in scale, the last word in comfort
and built of walnut, maple or the
fruitWoods, sometimes decorated with
painted designs or carving using color.
Small floral patterns, stripes. pin dots
and checks belong in this house for
draperies and upholstery. You may
use fluffy net at the windows with
bows for tiebacks and bright-colored
landings This house had an intimate
air. Its charm reflects the things that
you have done to make it unusual and
interesting. 1t is not a house you
can buy ready made 1t IS also the
house for family, where there need
be few don'ts and the mending basket
on the living room table and the toys
streWn about do not disturb the pic
ture. A good general plan for this
house is to pick out a colorful wall
paper and repeat its brightest tones
in plain-colored upholstery and dra-
perry materials, or reverse the process
and select gay striped or f1oWered
chintz for curtains and then use your
plain color for walls and upholstery.
THEN you have your American Co.
lonial room, with its pine-paneled
walls or hand blocked paper, its pine.
maple or cherry furniture, and all the
things that have spelled home to us
for so many generations. There is an
appealing charm about polished copper
and pewter. ruff1ed. starched dimity
curtains, hearth fire, rocking chair
and hooked rugs that is distinctly our
own and perennially new There is
Just this difference nowadays. We
refuse to be quaint, cute or sweet.
There is subtle smartness in the wav
the old things are combined with the
new, and we make out Of this combina-
tion home that is up to the minute in
eflclency and charm, and yet has
stored within it 300 years of charm.
The main difference and the great
excitement in the decoration of houses
this year Is that we are aware Of what
we are doing. We have reached the
stage of style, consciousness in houses.
We use the best the shops provide, mix
1t up with our own imagination and
turn out house that is distinctly per-
sonal. The product of our own minds
If not of our own hands. No matter
how little we have to spend we refuse
"hand-me- downs" We will have homes
of our own, made to order or we will
do the job ourselves.
The libraries. the shops and the
magazines are full of stimulating new
ideas. The whole history of architec-
ture and interiors is at hand for our
interest and ingenuity. For those
whose profession is homemaking and
housekeeping there is wealth of new
ideas when combined with her own in
telligence and enthusiasm becomes a
part OF the design of this modern era.