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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
FIVE HALIBuT
 CARCOES SOLD

FIVE halibut boats brought in cargoes today on the local fish ex- change and sold.
 Arrivals were, Flynn. Capt s. C. Lynch, with 1.500 pounds selling to Marlyn Fish Company for 1-2 and 4 1-2 cents; Zing, Capt, Charlie Joseph. selling to Alaska Coast Fish cries, 5000 pounds at l-2 and 4.55; Helen H., 5000 pounds. selling to Marlyn for 1-2 and 4.55; Missouri 5000 pounds, Capt. Ole Jackson, 6 1-2 and 1-2 cents. and the Marg- aret T, Capt. Pete Hildre. 10000 pounds that sold at 6.55 and 4 1-2 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
Young Pirates
 Believed Bound
 For South Seas
Yacht and Youths Found to Be Missing Only
 FewHours Apart

SANTA CRUZ Cal, May 27.- Three adventurous boys today are believed to be heading for the South Seas in a stolen 53 foot yacht.
 The yacht, Tira, owned by Lew K. Foote, creameryman, was missed early Thursday. The three boys dis appeared late Wednesday night.
 The three young pirates" are Lule Tara, IT, James Henninger, IT, and Bill Grace, 16.
 Mrs. Paul Tara said her son was obsessed with the sea and had been preparing for some sort of trip for several days.
 The Coast Guard Cutter Shos- hone and a Coast Guard airplane have been sent out to make search.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
YACHT ALICIAN IS IN PORT WITH
 GAME HUNTERS
Winchester Arms Official Gets Ten-foot Brownie
 with Oscar Oberg

Big game guide Oscar Oberg re- turned to Juneau last night aboard the yacht Alican, after IT days with party of six hunters, to report successful" trip.
 Aboard the 139-foot trim Alican, chartered by the Alaska Charter Service, were MT. and Mrs. Spencer T. Olin, of New Haven, Conn, MT. and Mrs. J. Preston Levet, of San Francisco, Cal, and MT. and Mrs. Ern9st Houx, of St. Louis.
 Olin is Secretary Treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Corporation and brother of John Olin, President of that organi- zation, who was on big game hunt ing trip to Alaska two years ago.
 The tour is under the direction of Casey Moran Guides. on the trip were Oscar Oberg, of Juneau, and Pat Hollywood and Wes Meyers, of Ketchikan
 Best trophy of the trip was big brownie, secured by Olin, that meas ured 10 feet square, Oberg said AL together the party got six bear, three of them brownies and three black.
 Seeing most of their game in Peril Straits. and Gambler Bay, Oberg itemized game seen as follows: 20 goat seen in Tracy Arm, 38 black bear, g brown bear, 122 deer, most ly in Peril Straits and wolves.
 We passed up g black bears we could have shot, and II brownies, " Oberg said.
 Two highlights of the trip were a sight of two brownies fighting in a Peril Strait cove, during which the bigger bear chased the smaller one for mile along the flats, and a tally of A deer seen in Appleton Cove, in Peril Straits.
 Oberg said the deer have done wonderfully well through the win ter, but were only plentiful where there were no fox farms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
CIO TICKETS FIGHT POLICE,
 DETROIT RIOT
Fifty-fve Persons Injured, Many Seriously in
 Forenoon Clash

DETROIT, Mich. May 27.-Fifty five persons were injured, including IA policemen, in clash between 500 CIO pickets and ITS officers at the American Brass plant this fore noon. Five officers were seriously hurt and Patrolman Ivan Berndt is near death.
 The two forces fought a pitched battle with stones, slaves, nightsticks and tear gas.
 The brass plant is strikebound and the CIO pickets were resisting entrance of alleged CIO unionists who wanted to return to work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
FRENCH STATION IS BOMB TARGET FOR INSURGENTS
Authorities Charge Attack Was Deliberate
 Aggression

PERPIGNAN, France, May 27.-- Dangerous complications arose in the Spanish conflict last night as Spanish Insurgent airplanes bombed Cerbere, France, an important rail- head for Government Spain.
 Some Is bombs were dropped on the railroad station, wreaking heavy damage. First reports said two per- sons had been injured.
 French authorities declared the raid appeared to be deliberate ag- gression,' since the town of Cerbere is fully illuminated and marked.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
MISS TAYLOR IS
 PRESENTED GIFT

Miss Donie Taylor, bride-elect of Rolf Hinnen Hanson. was presented today with a photograph album from her third grade pupils.
 The book is of brown leather, and has Miss Taylor's name engraved on the front cover. Inside are to be found pictures of each individual member of the class.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
ALASKA BILLS
 BEING HELD UP,
 SENATE GROUP
Irritation Caused Over Elm ployment of Japanese,
 Del. Dimond Says

WASHINGTON, May 27. The Senate Territories committee has held up action on two bills designed to prevent aliens from fishing in Alaskan waters and to strengthen enforcement of game and wild life protection laws in the Territory.
 Delegate Anthony J. Dimond told the committee that a good deal of irritation" had been caused by employment of Japanese by Ameri- can corporations engaged in salmon canning in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
PLEADS GUILTY
 MANN ACT CASE
Former Alaska Labor Busi- ness Agent Sentenced
 to Nine Months

SEATTLE, May 27.-John Me- Kean, 30, former eannery organizer and business labor agent at An chorage, Alaska. pleaded guilty be- fore Federal Judge Jeremiah Neter- CT in aiding and transporting Doro- thy Williams to Alaska last fall.
 McKean was charged with viola ton of the Mann Act. Judge Meter CT sentenced McKean to nine months in the Federal Road Camp at Fort Lewis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
S|TKAN URGES
 ACTION IN NEW
 FISHING CRISIS
Director Yaw Advocates U. s. Take Steps to Fore
 stall Trouble

PHILADELPHIA, May 27. - w.. Leslie YaW, Director of the Sheld- on Jackson school at Sitka, told the Presbyterian General Assembly here today that the international incl dent with Japan is almost unex- cusable' and this country should take steps to forestall crisis" He referred to fishermen arming them selves, and advocated the United States extend jurisdiction over AL askan waters to 50 miles off shore
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
Ball Game Tonight

Not raining at 6 o'clock this ev- ening means that the Elks and Douglas, Channel League ball teams, will take the field at Firemen's Park one half hour later for their sched- uled scrap. McAlister and Erskine are pre-grame nominations for the opposing pitching posts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27

ment property.
 Late Thursday the blockade of cars was removed by the Govern ment Railroad and unloading of the steamer Lake Francis, carrying a cargo of building material for the company, was started.
 Judge Hellenthal ordered J. T. Cunningham, Acting Manager of the Alaska Railroad, now at Fair banks, to appear at Seward June 3 and show cause why the injunction should not be made permanent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
PRESIDENT NOT TO SIGN NEW TAX ACT
Railroad Enjomed At Anchorage in Blocking
 Vessel Dischargmg Freight

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 27.-- Federal Judge Simon Hellenthal, of the Third Division, has signed a temporary injunction restraining the Government owned Alaska Rail- road from blocking the crossing leading from the city dock with strings of freight cars which the road did Wednesday, contending that the Mcdonald Construction Company, building the new school and hospital, should pay wharfage charges as the dock is on Govern
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
D. D.S.HOSTETTER
 WEDS, SEATTLE

Donald s. Hostetter, former FBI agent in Alaska with his headquart- CTS in Juneau, and Miss Myrtle Mc- Carthy, of Seattle, piano player with the orchestra aboard the steamer Alaska, were married in Seattle last Saturday according to advices received by The Empire. MT. and Mrs Hostetter are now honey incoming in California.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
CzeChOS|Ovakian
 Situation Tense

LONDON, May 27-The situation on the Czechoslovakian front is still tense today with part of the German population clamboring for Hitler protectorate.
 Planes may cause trouble as Ger an craft are reported to have flown over the border into Czechoslovakia proper
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
AAT SHIPS BRING
 IN SIX YESTERDAY

Johnny Amundsen returned from a flight to Ketchikan yesterday in the Alaska Air Transport Stinson to bring in Hugh Brewster and Jack Gucker.
 Shell Simmons returned in the Bellanca from a trip to the islands bringing in Frank Metcalf, Johnny Laughlin, John Rahoe, and Pat Parkhurst, all from Chichagof.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
NEW PROBE

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Sena- tor William H. King, of Utah, has drafted resolution for introduction in the Senate asking for a sweeping senatorial investigation of alleged political activities within the WPA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
German Mine
 Layer Is Sunk

BERLIN, May 27.-The sinking of the German mine layer Triton and four of her crew missing, is an- nounced from Kiel, the German naval base.
 The cause and locality of the sinking is not revealed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
Woman Raped, Beaten to Death
 During Night
Young Negro Placed Under Arrest Soon After
 Crime Discovered

CHOCAGO, H., May 27. = Mrs. Florence Johnson 34, wife of a city fireman, was raped and beaten to death during the night. The wo- mans sister saw a negro leave the house through a window. Thomas Crosby, 18, was arrested nearby soon after by Police Sergeant Harold Fo- garty who said the negro's hands were scratched and clothing blood stained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
5000 STRIKERS BATTLE POLICE
 IN AKRON RIOT
Goodyear Rubber Plant Is Turned Into Regular
 War Zone for Time

AKRON, Ohio, May 27.-The po- lice today turned the Goodyear plant into a virtual war zone to halt 5000 rioting United Rubber Workers strikers.
 Sixty of the strikers were sent to hospitals as the result of nauseat- ing gases freely used by the police. Patrolman Harold Nice was seriously wounded by shotgun fire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
HOPE RESIGNS AS REGIONAL
 DIR. OF NLRB
Says Factors Behind Move Are Private-Has No
 Further Comment

SEATTLE. May 27-Charles Hope, Regional Director of the National Labor Relations Board, announced today that he has resigned but that factors behind this move are pri- vate at this time" and he refused to make further comment.
 Hope has been on vacation dur ing recent weeks and Robert Gates has been Acting Director
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
CAPTURED

MEXICO CITY, May 27.-Tele- phone advices from San Luis Po- tosi State said Gen. Cedillo, Rebel chieftain, who has been causing trouble for the Government, has been captured. Communications were broken before the details were given.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
YOUNG JUNEAU MEN
 TAKING SYLVIA OUT
 ON MAIDEN VOYAGE

Juneau's newest halibuter, the Sylvia, owned by Louie and Vincent Anderson, well known young Jun eau men, will make its maiden voy- age, leaving port at o'clock tomor- row morning.
 With the aid of one boat builder, the Anderson brothers built the sylvia during the winter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
PEACOCKS COME IN

MT. and Mrs. George Peacock came in from their Moose Creek home on the Taku River today.
 Mrs. Peacock was buying seeds this afternoon with plans for a garden this summer. The Peacocks will stop overnight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
JAPAN STALLED ONCE AGAIN BY
 CHINESE ARMY
Defenders Morale Proven to Be Unshattered-
 Gain New Victories INVADERS SUFFER
 HEAVY CASUALTIES Nippon Offensive in South China Looms-Planes
 and Warships

SHANGHAI, May 27.-The Jap anese army is again stalled in Gen. tral China.
 The Nipponese forces have been unable to progress in their offen- sive in the face of desperate Chin csc resistance in the Cheng -chow area.
 Notseh, near Lanfeng, has been recaptured by the Chinese, and Japanese losses have been heavy in intense fighting.
 The new turn of events is held as conclusive evidence that the Chin csc army is not demoralized by the loss of Suchow.
 Japanese planes bombed three airports last night in South China and with Japanese warships concen- trated off Wenchow, midway be- tween Shanghai and Foochow, ere dence is given to rumors that g South China offensive is on the Japanese offensive schedule.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
FOR QUICK VICTORY

TOKYO, May 27.-Japan's re- modelled quick victory" Cabinet moved today to quicken the tagging war against China and extra eff forts will be made to place a large force in the Chinese field.
 It is learned here that the Chin csc are reforming their lines and preparing for stubborn resistance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-05-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS


 NEW YORK, May 27. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can 84, American Light and Power A Anaconda 21B, Bethlehem Steel 40M, Commonwealth and Southern IA, Curtiss Wright Az, General Mo- tors 27A. International Harvester 487s, Kennecott 27M, New York Central 10&, Southern Pacific 10h, United States Steel 40h, Cities Ser vice 8A, Pound $4.94ss.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 107.98, rails 2826, utilities 1791.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
FARMERS ARE URGED
TO COMPLY WITH SOP

All farmers planning to comply on
the 1898 and 1899 Soil Conservation
Program, who have not done so, and
plan to seed winter wheat, should be
sure to leave land for compliance
acres.
The required diversion for next
year will be approximately 80 per
cent of the land to be sowed to wheat.
If winter wheat is once seeded on all
summerfallow so that there are no
acres left for compliance, it will be
impossible to comply, even though the
winter wheat freezes out.
Anyone seeding perennial grasses
or legumes this fall, must have one of
the Community Committeeman inspect
the seeding at the time it is seeded.
This, requirement is made due to the
fact that in most cases, the grass will
not come up until spring.
The actual number Of acres which
may be seeded to wheat in 1889 will
be sent to each farm operator in the
near future.
IF any information is desired, the
farmer should consult his committee
men or the County Agent.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
REBEKAH DISTRICT MEETING
DRAWS MANY FROM HERE

The annual Rebekah District Meet
ing was held in Wilbur Wednesday.
There were two sessions, afternoon
and evening, with s o'clock dinner
served by the lodge.
Two Of the past state presidents,
Mrs. Paulsen and Mrs. Templeton,
were in attendance, as we'll as very
good delegation from each of the
following towns: Reardan, Wilson
Creek, Harrington, Grand Coulee, Al
mira, Davenport and Coulee City.
hose attending from here WERE:
Mrs. Lindley, Evertt Mathis, Mrs.
Wyborney, Mrs. Edna Ryan, Noble
Grand and Florence Mccain Purcell.
District Deputy.
A very enthusiastic meeting took
place and nearly every lodge showed
an increase in membership.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
APPLY COMMON SENSE
d SAYS FRANK MILLER

Common sense can and must be
applied to national affairs the same
as in local matters, said Frank Mil
Ter, Yakima business man and Repub-
lican nominee for Congress from the
Fourth district. Miller thanked his
opponents, B, D. Huntington of Wal
la Walla and D. V. Morthland of
Yakima for their prompt and gener-
Gus rally TO his support, and praised
workers. Of his own and other parties
whose efforts helped him to win the
nomination. Miller is again covering
the district in an attempt to meet
personally as many people as possible.
eff we all pull together, we can win
again. he said. "What we must dc
now is to get those who are not reg
istered to do so, and then get every
one who is registered to vote"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
PHONE SYSTEM
NOW DIAL TYPE

Pulling, a cord in the temporary eX-
change station at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, Mayor Frank Mccain
switched the entire telephone system
of Coulee City from the old-type mag
neto instruments to the new dial sys-
TEN.
Several persons were present at
both the new and old stations to wit
nessthe cut-over. Mrs Emma Cook,
the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
company's first operator here, was
among the interested spectators.
Within a minute after the cut-over
had been effected the new apparatus
began to buzz and hum with activity.
as local subscribers began Immediately
to "get the feel" of the dial phones.
Representatives of the telephone
company will again visit subscribers
within the next few days to remove
the old instruments, with which ser
vice was maintained up to the very
minute of the change in equipment.
The equipment itself, which is
housed in a specially erected concrete
building, is highly intricate, and to
the average layman looks like who'll
ly inconceivable bunch of gadgets.
Built especially for the Coulee City
exchange, the system is the smallest
of it's kind in the northwest, and the
only dial system in the Big Bend
country.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06

n, R. Peterson, who recently under.
went a major operation, is rapidly
getting his health ack and is able to
be outdoors again.
Patrolman Harold Austin was a
business visitor here yesterday.
Mr.. and RMS. Clarence Ehler were
among thase who went deer hunting
Don and Glen Eheler stayed at the G.
S. Taylor home during the absence Of
their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Heater and Mr.
and Mrs. Ivor Nelson and daughter
Betty, fished at Blue lake Saturday
They report a limit catch of fish.
Victoria Steinmetz has been employ
cd in Spokane.
Jim Jess and Hugh Remington hav'
been deer hunting this week near Re
public. Other nimrods include Mil
Kirkwood, Paul Brown. Lee Williams
and Jack Adams Mr.. and Mrs. Sho
walter returned from hunting tri
the first of the week with two fin
bucks.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
st. Andrews

Grange booster night was held last
Friday night. A program and stunts
were enjoyed. The ladies are ahead
in the stunt contest. The radio broad
cast put on by the state grange offic-
ers was the last number. A delicious
supper was the concluding event Of
the evening.
The ladies auxiliary met last week
with Mrs. Dan Jolly, the next meeting
will be with Mrs. Chris Jorgensen.
All grange ladies should attend these
meetings.
Don't forget the bazaar and carni-
val and dance at the grange hall next
Friday night, October IA. Fun for all.
There will be card playing for those
not wishing to dance.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
GOING TO SCHOOL
rs POPULAR TASK

One-fourth Of the nations popula-
Approximately 100000 per-
sons-will be going to school by the
end of September, the office of edu-
cation said this week.
Of these, about 22,4oO,OoO will be
enrolled in elementary schools, $780,
600 in high schools and 100000 i'll
colleges and universities. More mil
lions will study in vocational, night
and part time classes.
Aubrey Williams, director of the
national youth administration, an
nounced that federal assistance would
be given 100000 high school pupils
and $4,000 college students during
the school year.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
MAKE 4O-MILL TAX PERMANENT

"Why cannot the 40-Mill Tax Lin
it law be made permanent, instead Of
reenacting it by initiative every two
yearsa
This question, asked by hundreds of
voters each time the 40Mill Tax
Limit initiative measure appears on
the ballot, was answered by Laurence
S. Booth, vice president Of the 40-Mill
Tax Limit committee and an original
advocate of tax limitation in this
state.
"To make the 40-Mill law perma.
nent it will have to be amended to
the constitution, Mr.. Booth said
can initiative is safe from amend
ment or repeal by the legislature for
only two years. A constitutional
amendment is permanent unless it is
changed by subsequent amendment
to the constitution.
'"To pass an amendment to the con-
stitution it is necessary to propose
to the legislature in the form Of a
resolution the request that the meas
ure he placed on the ballot at the
following general election in the form
lof Constitutional amendment
"After consideration by proper
committees, the resolution is then con-
sidered by both Senate and the House.
To pass. two-thirds majority of each
house is necessary, but the Governor IS
signature is not required.
"The resolution directs the Secre-
tary of State to place the measure
on the ballot. It must then be approx
ed by majority Of those voting al
the general election.
cat the 1897 legislative session,
Senate Joint Resolution No. 2, setting
forth the proposed 40-Mill constitr.
tional amendment. was presented but
failed to secure the two-thirds major
il vote required. A resolution SIMILAR
in object will be presented to the next
legislature.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
Mold News

Tony Melting was taken to the
Deaconess hospital in Wenatchee
Friday night suffering from hernia
He was operated on Saturday after
noon but little hope was held for his
recovery.
Will Mclean is able to be up part
Of the time although he is still quite
weak from the effects of Pneumonia.
George Hartman and Carl Malone
were business callers in Seattle Mon
day. Carl went on to Auburn.
Edgar Edgemon, Ed Mclean, Otie
Frederick, George Hartman ST., and
George Hartman Jr., called on Tony
Netting in the hospital, Sunday.
Clarence Edgemon was business
caller in Wenatcheb two days this
week.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
ARCHIE RIGNEY RITES
HELD AT MASON CITY

Funeral services for Archie Rigney
35, electrical foreman at the dam
and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al Rigney
Of this city, who was accidentally
elcctrocuted last THURSDAY, were held
from the Community church in Mason
City at 1920 a. m. Saturday.
The young man, whose death oc-
Cured on his birthday, was we'll
known here and the sympathy of the
community is extended to his family
in their bereavement.
Surviving are his wife, Ann; his
father and mother; one sister in New
York, and two brothers, Clyde and
Norman, both of Grand Coulee.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-10-06
100 WHEAT MEN IN BIG BEND
TO APPLY FOE LOANS

More than $50 applications for
federal wheat loans, new daily
record, were received at the Spokane
office of the Reconstruction Finance
corporation.
Approximately 100 Douglas coun.
ty farmers are expected to make ap,
plication for these loans, in the opin.
ion of County Agent George Kirk
wood. They will obtain 48 cents a
bushel loan on their wheat. but it
must have been raised this year on
farms complying with the soil conser'
walton program.
Estimated total Of applications al
the Spokane office, which came too
fast to be checked and Tailed, was
$25O,000. Walter Ferguson. RFC man
ager there, said about $4,000 was
disbursed