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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
Demand for Acceptance Of
Polish Liquidation Is
10 Be Made
BERLIN BOASTS AS
LONDON p00H-p00HS
Germans Report Warsaw
Now Shdtterd-To Sur
render Tomorrow
(By Associated Press

A French communique late today
declares British and French planes
have shot down several German
fighting planes, but there were no
noteworthy fighting activities on the
Western Front.
A German communique reporting
one enemy plane down near Saar-
bruecken, went con fir m d in
French military headquarters.
Diplomatic circles in London and
Paris expressed the belief today that
Hitler is preparing a new peace
move, possibly backed up with
threat of a Germans Soviet military
alliance.
Such move. the diplomats say,
would include a demand for British
and French acceptance of the liquid
alton of their ally, Poland.
Great Britain and France, how
ever, have said repeatedly that such
terms would be unacceptable.
New Peace Offensive"
European hostilities Jagged today
with the expectation of Warsaw's
capitulation bringing new peace
offensive"
Hitler, in German communique,
reported a heavy British cruiser
was successfully attacked" by Ger
man air raider near the British
coast.
The British Admiralty spokesman
termed the German claim poppy
cock"
Warsaw's Fate
Berlin reported Polands capital
of Warsaw is shattered after twen-
ty days of German siege and is pre-
pared to surrender, probably to-
morrow.
The German announcement of the
city's unconditional surrender was
borne out by Polish news agency
dispatch indicating further defense
has been abandoned, with German
and Russian armies virtually in
complete control of Poland
The Warsaw radio went silent late
yesterday after telling the dramatic
story of the city's valiant defense
and resultant ruin.
Western Front
On the Western Front, hostilities
are at a slow pace.
A French communique said IAN
eenmy attack west of Saarbruecken
failed during the calm night along
the entire front"
Swiss dispatches said a French
counter attack which was thrust to-
ward the rail junction east of Wis
sembourg, was driven back by Ger
man troops.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
LIP TO ROOSEVELT

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. %.
Fearing there will be coastwise
tieup in shipping when the present
agreement between the longshore-
men and Waterfront Employers As
ISOLATION expires Saturday, the San
Francisco Chamber Of Commerce
has telegraphed to President Roose-
welt that ne intercede to prevent a
strike.
The telegram stated that in view
of the present conflict in Europe,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
JUNEAU FBI AGENT PROBING
MYSTERY Staying OF THREE
MEN, WOMAN IN WESTWARD

els, oldtimer, was found near his
cabin. At first it was believed Fran
els had committed the Sayings and
then had committed suicide.
The autopsy held at Anchorage
revealed that Francis could hardly
have taken his own life because OF
two bullet wounds in the body.
The authorities therefore were
confounded and Immediately
launched search for the slayer Of
the three men and woman. Robbery
is believed to have been the motive.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 28.-
A Federal inquiry has been launched
into the Cache Greek killings of two
weeks ago when three men and one
woman were slain.
r. C. Vogel, of Juneau, FBI agent,
flew from Fairbanks to Talkeetna to
launch an inquiry on orders of Chief
j. Edgar Hoover. to whom residents
of the region sent an appeal.
The victims of the shooting were
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Jenkins and
JOY Brittell. The body of Dick Fran
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
SHIPPING OF
SOVIET RUSS
is ATTACKED
Second Ship Reporfe d
Threatened by Sub Is
Driven on Rocks

MOSCOW, Sept. 28.-Tass, the Of
ficial Soviet News Agency, reports
a second attack by an unidentified
submarine on Soviet shipping near
Estonia.
The Soviet steamer Pioneer was
forced on the rocks by the attack of
the submarine. No loss of life Is re-
ported. Tass announced.
Yesterday Soviet steamer was
torpedoed and sentsdown but the
crew was rescued.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
NOME SAILING ADVANCED

SEATTLE, Sept. 28.-The Alaska
Steamship Company announced to-
day the last scheduled vessel for
Nome. the Mount Mckinley, will
sail Saturday morning at 10 o'clock
instead of October 10 unless the
company will be given absolute as
surance there will be no labor trou-
ble' in connection with the new
working agreement in shipping on
the Pacific Coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
sEEkSpAR0LE

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. The
former Kansas City, Missouri, polit-
ical boss, Tom Pendergast, has filed
an application for parole.
Pendergast is serving 15-month
sentence in Leayenworth for income
tax evasion.
Department of Justice officials
said that the parole board would
consider Pendergast's plea next
month.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
REDS ARE
WINNERS,
REMNANT

BULLETIN - CINCINNATI,
Ohio. Sept. 28.--The Cincinnati
Reds this afternoon won the
final games with the st. Louis
Cardinals by the score of 5 to 3
and clinched the first National
League pennant in 20 years.
Big Paul Derringer went the
route, his 25th victory Of the
season. Three beautiful baubies
in the late innings cost the
Cardinals the game.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Sept.
28.-NegotiatOrs are seeking
formula for the manner in when
longshore working conditions
will continue after the present
contract between the Long
shoremen and Waterfront EN-
ployers Association expires ON
Saturday, September 30.
The negotiat0rs discussed
continuance of conditions preva-
lent on September Is with CO.
day notice of termination Of the
pact to be given by either side.
A satisfactory trend Of the ne
g0tiations is coupled with the
announcement of leaders of both
sides which indicated there will
be no cessation of waterfront
service after next Saturday
pending further negotiations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
Mystery
|nDeath
OF Girl
June Ni(keIsen Is Stricken
After Rainbow install
Idfion, Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Sept. 28.-
A rare blood disease has claimed the
life of June Nickelsen. 17-year-old
high school girl, stricken last Sum-
day after installation of the Rain
bow Girls officers.
A slightly sore throat was the only
symptom, the doctor said, and it
will require a few days to make tests
to identify the malady.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
COME NORTH SATURDAY

HAMILTON FIELD, Cal, Sept. %.
The Army Air Corps here an
nounces that the plane carrying
Representatives Snyder and Starnes
will arrive here tomorrow and the
party will leave by plane Saturday
for Fairbanks.
Major Arthur Wilson. OF the Gen.
eral Staff, will also accompany the
two Representatives to Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

NO CESSATION, WATERFRONT
SERVICE INDICATED, PACIFIC
COAST MARITIME SITUATION

the situation in the United States
is acute, especially on the Pacific
Coast, and a walkout will work un-
told hardships.
The Chamber Of Commerce also
requests that Secretary of Labor
Perkins send a representative OF
the Department to San Francisco
Immediately to assist in the present
negotiations.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
TO DO FITTING homo

TO DO FITTING honor to a
guest, some Arabs believe, they
must serve freshly-killed meat.
The servant of a sheik will bring
in a lamb or kid-alive-so that
the visitor may see what an ex-
cellent animal it is. Then it is
killed for-the evening meal.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
WORK TO CONTINUE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Sept. "a.
-Longshore Chieftain Harry Bridg-
es announces that work will con-
tinue until negotiations are COM
pleted or terminated.
The union has refused the en-
ployers' proposal that the existing
contract be extended to January l.
The dock workers have demanded
increased pay and number of other
concessions. So far there has been
no agreement on any point under
discussion.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
HEIRESS NOW
SEEKS DIVORCE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. %.
Sugar heiress Marie Spreckels has
filed divorce suit against her polo
playing husband charging extreme
cruelty.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

THE JOB of preparing the New
York Worlds Fair was equivalent
to building an entirely new city of
100000 population on an unia-
habited spot.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
4NEUTRALITY PARTIALITYy

Sinking of the Athena undoubt-
edly influenced much public opin-
ion to more friendly attitude
toward England, A similar affair
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

THROUGH a provision in the
will of Samual Scotch, who died
in 1910, loaves of bread are given
$50 needy Philadelphia families
on each anniversary of his birth
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

BULLETIN SAN FRAN
CISCO, Cal, Sept. 2S. - The
Waterfront Employers Associa-
ton announce signing of an
agreement with the Longshore-
mems Union for an indefinite
extension of the current dock
agreement which expires Satur-
day, pending further negotia-
tiOns.
The employers pok e s m a N
said the agreement provides for
the current pact to continue in
force with mo work stoppage"
provision until or unless either
party gives a 60-day notice OF
termination after which il would
cease at the end of the go days
If the controversy remains un-
settled.
The agreement also provides
If at any time during the 60
day notice period a vote on
acceptance or rejection of the
new waterfront agreement on
the contract is underway, an
other 20 days will be added to
the 60-day limit.
In Washington, Alaska Dele
gate DimOnd said a shipping tie
up at this time would work con-
siderable hardship on Alaskans
and he exhibited telegram
from the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce at Nome
that stated that the decision to
advance the sailing of the sea-
sons last steamer to Nome TO
avoid strike complications com
pels suspension of operations In
the entire district"
In Seattle the Alaska Steam
ship mpany officials an
nounced that the rescheduIing
of the steamer Mount Mckinley
on the last trip to Nome has
again been switched back from
Saturday to October 10.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
EXPLOSION KILLS
IS SOMEWHERE
IN NORTH BRITAIN

LONDON, Sept. 28.--The Minis
try OF Supply announces that Is per-
sons have been killed in factory
explosion somewhere in North
Great Britain"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28
WHAT'S OVERLOOKED

What is very much overlooked in
the neutrality fight, moreover is
that the Administration is seeking
revision of the Neutrality act, not
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

NEW YORK STATE has two
million more people than all Of
Canada.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-09-28

Continued ON Page Four
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-19
PdrddOJ-The Cat
BY Ruth Stewart SchenIey

r., said the cat, was a god in
Egypt, then,
Thousands of years ago.
1t now appears that mice and
Have brought me low.
Be not deceived the life that idols
lead
Ambr0sia and silk
And sacrifice-is wearying. |
much prefer to feed
On love and milk.
I count my crowns and thorns
we'll lost.
You stroke my fur.
It's nicer nowadays to be petted
and bossed,
For gods can't purr.
1t was no sorry godhead
for bliss.
III not repent
Lying before the fire like this
| am content"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-19

cares and anxieties with them.
those were the happiest days
when the children were small ana
S ere all gathered together with
them under the same roof. How
very near they then seemed; how
dependent they were; how many
things it was then possible and
necessary to do for them; and out
this nedrness ana dependence,
and these loving services rendered
now much rheer came Of comfort
ana JOY and happiness to the par
anls hearts! 1t is condition
which cannot and ought not to b.
permanent. We take pleasure in
our children's growth; we would
not have il otherwise. They mast
grow into self-dependence and self
nelp; and, as birds leave the nest,
as the time comes when they must
leave the shelter of the paternal
roof and go forth into the world.
Yet this early time of an un-
broken family circle is a blessed
hing while it lasts: and, through
all the years that follow. is likely
10 be looked back upon as a sort
Of golden age in the family life
Lately we read of an aged woman
who lay dying. She was nearly
100 years of age, and the husband
who had taken the journey with
her sat by her side. She was
breathing family, but suddenly she
revived, opened her eyes and said
Why! it is dark Yes, Janet, it
IS dark Is it night?' oh, yes,
it is midnight!' Are the children
all in?' Her youngest child had
been in the grave for 20 years. but
she was living her life again. She
had gone back to the days when
every day as the night came on,
the anxious question was whether
the children were all in. Are the
children all in?' What a signifi-
cant question: it is! They may
none of them be in; they may all
Of them be out in the wide, wide
world. Yet all of them may in
deed be in. If they are within
the fold; in the Fathers House;
in the covenant and kingdom of
our Redeemer, Jesus Christ; then.
wherever they may be, all is we'll
Once, years ago, on a Christ
mas afternoon, we dropped in to
see a man and his wife who, we
feared, might be feeling lonely at
this time of festivity and family
reunions. There had been re-
cent death in the house. We
found them sitting alone by the
fireside. "Well,'' said the woman
land there was a peculiar tender
ness and pathos in her voice., you
find us two here alone together;
we have gone back to where we
began 1t is an experience which
comes to many parents; and is
partly for the sake of these words
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-19
G L 0 B U L E S

Another way to quit worrying
about the poor unfortunate who
needs dime is to give him one.
ignorance is bliss. and the op-
posite is that sick feeling when
the photographer shows you TIE
awful truth.
The abundant life has it's faults,
too. Every time you get equipped
for it, the manufacturers bril- z
out new models.
Our colleges now teach the
young to speak ali Of the modem
languages except English.
Mrs. Ruth Brvan owen Rohsa
has been appointed to the staff Of
the travel bureau Of the Interior
Department at q salary Of 81
year Her Job is to promote
travel by Americans in the United
States.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-19

THE Deserted House" was the
title OF an article contributed By
the late Rev. Or. J. Spaneler Kief-
Ter. for many years pastor Of Zion
Reformed Church. this ciIy 10 the
Reformed Church Messenger, ap-
peuring in tha issue OF October i,
1900. Much interest was manifest
cd at the time in the article aad
We reproduce it herewith. III part.
1T Was Tenus son's poem OF
The Deserted House that was ia
the parsons thoughts tonight as
he unlocked the door Of the par
sonage and let himself into the
dark and silent house, of which,
for the time being. he is the soil
tary occupant. lie said over to
himself the lines:
All within is dark as night;
in the windows is no light;
And no murmur at the door;
So frequently on its hinge be-
fore
Reader, do you know what it
is TO be the sole inhabitant of
a house once filled with bright
ness and activity, but now desert
ed and dark; to come into it at
night, and hear no sound save that
of your own footballs as you as
cend the stairs; to sit down alone
at the table; to listen, at the mid
night hour, TO the sound of the
autumnal wind. now swelling high
and loud. now dying softly away
with an infinitely mournful ca
dence? This house, once the
scene Of SO much life and gaiety,
is silent and lonely now. The sew
en- children who once enlivened
and gladened it; who romped
within its walls or shouted upon
it's grounds; who gathered around
the table, morning, noon and eve
ming; who came and went, bring
ing into the family life the atmos-
phere and interests of the school
room or the breeZiness of the
playground-Where are they? They
are gone: they are scattered; the
youngest went to college in Sep
TENDER, and one is on the sea to-
night-God be with him and watch
over him there And the mistress
of the hOuse-she, too, has gone.
for the time being for a visit and
a greatly needed change and rest.
And the colored servant-she like
wise, took her departure with the
close of the day To this servant.
standing respectfully by. waiter in
hand, as he sat down to his lunch
con today, the parson, somewhat
weary of silence, ventured to re-
mark: Well, Mary. the family is
getting very small Yes, sab she
replied; it's gettin' mighty small,
shore These were the only
words spoken. Invitations to din
ner are not wanting: and the par
son is much away from the house
by day; but at night. when he re-
turns to it. it is lonely and de-
serted house.
''There are few parents who
would not admit that with all the
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-19

that we are writing these words.
They have reared their children
and they are gone. Let us look
backward; but let us also look for
ward; forward to the time when
changes and partings shall no
more take place"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-05-19

Sir John Simon, England's chan
cellor of the exchequer, seems to
have Britain's budget in the bag. 1t
was no laughing matter, however,
to the house of commons when ne
set before that body a staggering
budget swollen by the cost OF war
preparations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
Want SPRACUE
WORK FINISHED

Insistence that the city conn
plete improvement of So. sprague'
between ssth st. and South Taco
ma way. was voiced Monday by
delegation headed by Albert
Douglas and representing about
100 residents of the south central
part of Tacoma.
Douglas. residing at 1906 So.
Ash st. said WPA project OK
Improvement was started more
than year ago. but was soan-
doned when only partly finished.
Douglas said great holes were left
that filled with water and that
at least two children were known
to have fallen into them.
Works Commissioner Bergersen
told the delegation that resump-
ton of work was up to the WPA
administration and that If they
wanted to, they could start work
again Tuesday morning. He said
there were similar unfinished jobs
around town that had been de-
layed even more than the sprague
st. project. Bergersen promised
that his office would urge the
earliest possible completion of the
work.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
SOLDIERS ARE
NOW CITIZENS

Two soldiers became u. S. citi-
zens Monday-Angelo Perry and
Mike Gonzales, both of Fort
Lewis. They were granted final
papers in federal district court
here by Judge Leon r. Yank-
wich. Fifty-one other persons
were to be admitted to citizenship
today.
Perry is a native of Italy and
Gonzalez a native of Mexico. Both
plan to re-enlist in the army, but
by law passed recently. U. s.
soldiers are required to become
citizens before they can draw pay
checks following re-enlistment.
Perry joined the army in 1928.
Gonzalez enlisted in 1917. was
honorably discharged after the
war, then re-enlisted in 1919.
Aliens in the U. S. army during
the war have only to take out final
papers TO become citizens.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
T avo Persons Dead, Thirteen
Hurt in Series of Accidents

came along. Miss Olson thought
she knew a youth in the car and
stopped the machine.
Struck Bank
After the girls entered the car,
they decided to join the others
and go to a dance at the lake.
LaChappelle, trying to make a
turn, nearly hit a machine driven
by Donald Brownrigg, of Copalis
beach. In missing the other car,
the auto loaded with the young
people struck the bank.
Parents of the Hardtke girl at
Orting were notified of the acct
dent and hurried to the hospital
Sunday night.
Others injured in weekend ac'
cidents were a Mr. and Mrs. M
G. Adams, and Mr.. J. johnson
all said to live on Stadium way
They were passengers in cars that
collided near the Barbecue inn or
the Seattle highway early Sunday
Drivers of the cars were listed as
&c. L. Mccormick of Tillicum ano
Alto Moore, 621 West Gates st.
Seattle. None was believed seri'
ously injured.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
YOUTH SWIMS
YEAR AROUND

HARRISBURG A swim a
day" Is the rule with 22-year-old
Bob" Larson, Harrisburg's one
man Polar Bear club"
Larson. former Tennessee resi-
dent. takes a 15-minute dip daily
in the Susquehanna river here
the year around. After the dip he
sprints around the cinder track
near the municipal bathing beach.
It's his way of keeping healthy, he
says. ..=t.
Weather conditions or time of
the year don't interfere with the
youth full swimming enthusiast.
Larson's great dane Won seems to
like the idea, too. The dog is q
constant companion of his and
paddles along right at the side Of
his master.
II never mind the cold" Larson
said, but in January and Febru-
airy the ice piled up so bad that
thought / would have to wait until
it cleared away before resumine
the dips.
But we had a lot of ice IL
March, for many times I walked
out on the ice until l would get 9
clear space and then take my
plungs."
Larson said he started his "polal
bear" activities in Tennessee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
One Boy Killed,
Another Injured

BEAVERTON, Ore.-A 15-year-
old resident of ST. Mary's Home for
Boys, Donald Alton, was injured
fatally last night when struck by
an automobile on the Tualatin VAL
ley road in front of the home.
A companion, William Sauser,
was also struck and taken to st.
Vincents hospital in Portland for
treatment of head injuries.
Robert ]. McCallum, 20. driver of
the car. was not held. He said the
two boys stepped in front of his
machine.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
Cannery Workers
Demand More Pay

ASTOR IA-Canncry workers
today reaffirmed their refusal to
work In new tuna canneries here
unless packers agree to pay high
err wages, and fishing boats of
organized boat owners associa-
tions remained In port until a
higher price Is paid for albacore
tuna than the 500 ton packers
now offer.
There was no Indication when
the deadlock would be broken
and the million dollars worth of
new tuna canneries built this year
could start operating.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-08-01
Civil Service Commission in
NeW Feud With Eastwood

eligibles employed as radio opera
tors. These three, Clare w. Sher-
rod. Thomas J. Pancic and Ed
Olson. were the three given tenn
porary appointment by Eastwood
last January. before the civil serv-
ice examinations were held.
Since certificauon of the top
eligibles, the commission Is ad-
vised. Eastwood has only provided
one, two or three shifts each for
the eiigibles. and then has dump
ed them. What the commission
proposes to do at the ''invesuga-
ton" is to find out why the eligible
men were dropped and why the
non eligibles were retained.
Since he took office a year ago
last June. Eastwood has been In
conflict with the civil service COM
mission and civil service laws on
number of occasions, although
the "feudr has not flsred openly
for several months.