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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-08

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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-07-08
TWO FLY NORTH
ABOARD ELECTRA

Two passengers flew north with
Pacific Alaska Always today in an
Electra piloted by Murray Stuart
and Bill Savory
The two were c. L. Hubb and
Frank Reynolds.
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Sell, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, July 8.-Only halibut-
ers from the local banks sold their
catches on the Seattle fish exchange
today as follows:
Dean 10000 pounds, tx and IL
cents pound; Bergen $4,000 pounds
8 and 7l2 cents; Lincoln $4,000
pounds, 8 and 73s cents; Garry Lee
$4,000 pounds 8 and 7 cents; Ionic
1900 pounds. ga and 7Ss cents;
Rosario $4,000 pounds. 77s and 7as
cents; Ethel S. $4,000 pounds, 81
and cents.
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Tides Monday

Low tide-0:44 am, 81 feet.
High tide-6:32 am, 14.2 feet.
Low tide-12:36 pm, As feet.
High tide-7:02 pm, 1879 feet.
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pAA FLYING
9 TO JUNEAU

A full Electra load of passengers
is due in Juneau this afternoon
from Fairbanks with pilots Bill
Knox and Gene Meyring
Passengers are A. H. Mason, l..
j. Dowell, B. M. Dawn, E. Day.
r. E. Chandler, Louis Jensen, Harry
Lucas, Jr., H Gustafson and J. ID.
Harlan.
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TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-5:28 am, 1910 feet.
Low tide-11:4 40 am, 3.5 feet.
High tide-6:06 pm, 1879 feet.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
POINT

be appreciated" by the U. S. Z. The
Ambassadors son, Manuel, jr., also
will be back and will go to work in
a New York bank. That means,
probably, that Ann Kiess (who shortly
will appear on the front cover of a
national mag) will transfer her head
quarters there (maybe as Sonora
Trucco).
A very gay party in an apartment
of the LaSalle Apartments last
SADLY mite resulted in a brawl, with
broken bottles, fist fights and inter-
vention by the police. "A Nicaraguan
attache was in the middle of it, but
he claimed diplomatic immunity and
was released.
Drew Pearson and Robert Allen,
on one side, and Harlan Miller, on
the other, must have been surprised
to notice that they had printed on
the same day the same anecdote
about Roosevelt Fortunately, Pear
son ana Allen put 1t at the END OF
their column, while Miller started
with it.
If you are curious to know why
Evie Robert writes from New York,
it's because she's infanticipating
there any moment. Ralph Hawkins,
the swell drummer of Sidney's band,
has signed a contract with Harry
James, the former trumpeteer of
Benny Goodman. If you had lis
tened to the other nights R.CA. pro-
gram, you would have heard Ralph's
"Sing, Sing, Sing" drum solo.
For once, President Roosevelt found
a man who stole the show from him,
In Washington. But the President
doesn't have to feel badly about it
cause it was Enrol Flynn, the movie
star. Enrol had much more diff
Guilty in avoiding the mob of acclaim
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
By igor CaSSini

ing ladies than staying on his horse
at Fort Myers Horse Show.
When the dignified matrons came
out of Mrs. Cordell Hull's tea party
and saw Enrol Flynn in the lobby of
the Carlton, they jumped on him like
a pack of lynxes, and Enrol had to
display all his Robin Hood agility
to escape. But he had to sign auto
graphs!
Austine Mcdonnell and Larry Ba-
ker will make their debut as dancers
in the Pail Mall Room Tuesday night,
February 7.
On February l, the Raleigh will
be the scene of another outstand-
ing social and epicurean event, the
Hunt Dinner. E. d. The Rodeo-C Cabaret
and French Dinner at Normandy
Farm was a real success. Too bad
that the very low temperature kept
many Socialites from driving Is
miles, but those who went were COM
pensated by succulent dinner, an
inviting fire and gay music and en-
tertainment.
Representative and Mrs. John Ia
Der, from New York, just back from
the Republican Dinner Party of the
N. Y. delegation, enjoyed swinging
at the Wardman Park Hotels cock
tail and dancing lounge. Bernard
J. Gallagher, the handsome young
lawyer, and his very attract t7e-e-ve
wife, the novelist and syndicated
writer, decided to cut a caper to feel
warmer. Mrs. Demarest Lloyd is
having an "At Home" in her fine R
Street mansion next Monday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Hough-
telling will entertain at dinner Feb
ruary q. Mrs. John Henry Dwight
will be hostess at a dinner Feb
ruary Is.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Quentin. Tomorrow the Closes
will entertain at dinner again
when the honor guests will be
the Ambassador of Argentina
and Nine. ESpil.
Guests last night included the
Minister Of the Netherlands and
Nine. Loudon, Senator and Mrs.
Key Pittman, the Chief of Ma
val Operations and Mrs. william
D. Leahy, Mr.. "''~~~'
the Military Attache Of the Brit
lSh Embassy, CO4. AZ. v. ..--~,
and Miss Mabel Boardman.
The former United States
minister to South Africa, Ralpr
Totten was among the dinner
guests last night as were Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Warren, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Covington Mrs.
George Barnett, Charles Mason
Remey Miss Eleanor Connolly
and Robert Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. King are
Sojourning at the Ambassador
Hotel in New York city.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

U. S. This, at least, Judging by the
telephone bill (New York-Rome) of
a N. Y. cutie. Senator Millard E.
Tydings, of Maryland, said he would
vote for Hopkins. But he abstained
from voting for or against him.
Why?.. There is pretty political
lowdown behind all this that l might
bring soon to your attention.
A B'way columnist says: "That
leading Midwestern candidate for the
1910 Republican presidential nomina-
tion won't get it after all. His wife
will divorce him shortly, and the
party has turned thumbs down for
that reason" . Gould it be whom we
think, or is it just "The Voice of
Broadway"f
Don Manuel Trucco will come back
as the Chilean Ambassador to Wash
ington, April 16. . Assistant Secre-
tary of State Sumner Welles made it
clear to the Chilean government that
Trucco's return as Ambassador would
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

day, We sat, completely en-
tranced and talked with the
darkly lovely RoSita and Bill and
forgot all about q dinner en-
gagement, chuckled deeply over
all the off the record para
graphs and did remember to
congratulate these two on the
celebration Of their first we'd
ding anniversary.
MRS. CLINTON TRIBBY, who
IVA is one Of the sweetest per-
sons we know, still insists upon
being a good cook occasionally
and why, no one will ever
know, for one time when she
attempted to cook kale she had
to put in a long distance tele-
phone call for her mother in
the deep South to find out just
what to do with the kale after
she had bought it. Nevertheless,
she still persists in entering the
kitchen at one time or another
and the other night got a par
ticular yen to cook lamb chops.
Ali would have been well had
she listened to her husband,
who begged her to adjourn to
the Mayflower for dinner. She
didn't listen. Instead she put
four lamb chops in a pan with
nothing else whatever and then
covered them with a lid which
she took off just in time for a
large smear of grease very
hot) to descend upon her foot.
Result, Mrs. Tribby has a badly
burned ankle and both she and
her husband went to the May
flower for dinner.
DARNEE, at the Shoreham,
Id has a new dance, more in
tricate than the Lambeth Walk
which he introduced, and per
hapS, a bit more lifting. This
dance is called "Under the
Spreading Chestnut Tree" and
is just as full Of gestures as it
is of dance steps. The other
night, a nationally-known mag
azine sent up to have pictures
made for its next weekly issue
and Senator Elmer Thomas,
handsome gray-haired member
of the Senate, was doing and
superbly, some Of this dances
most intricate steps. Leroy
Thayer, who was the first one
to bring this dance to America,
having come upon it in Eng
land, was at the Shoreham last
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
"Im Dandy''
SkIt in
FOWeS

Rehearsals for the Junior
League FollieS, February 3 and
February 4, are making fine
progress.
Jim Dandy"-an amusing
skit-will be sung by Charles v.
Hayes. Also taking part IN
this act will be Mrs. Henry Par
sons Erwin, Mrs. j. w. Cutler,
Mrs. BeaIe Bloomer, Foster
Wood, Frank Sterrett, Phillip
Gore and Victor Sutro.
One of the most attractive
numbers will be entitled Geo
metrical Rhythm" and danced
by Kathleen Knox, daughter of
Mrs. McCook Knox, assisted by
Judson Bowles and Michael
Clement.
Subscribers for the Follies in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. John B.
Hyde. Mrs. VIM. Laird Dunlop,
Mrs. w. H. wilmer, DR.. and
Mrs. James Alexander Lyon,
Mr. and Mrs. Cazenove Lee,
Mrs Frank Mason billiard, Mrs.
z. G. Goodrich, Mrs. Samuel H.
Ordway, jr., Mrs. w. w. King,
Mrs. Chester Wells, Mrs. James
Marsh, Mr.. George Williams,
MI. Arthur allen, Miss Lucia
Murchison, Mrs. A. z. F. Wood,
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. L. Browning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport White,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold H. Marsh,
Mrs. r. w. Boiling, Mrs. Leo
May and Mrs. Randall Hagner.
Also on the list of subscribers
are Mrs. Detlow MarthinSon,
Mrs. John w. Burke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Drayton, Mrs. Pey-
ton HaweS Dunn, Mrs. Donald
DeVeau, Mrs. A. McD. Lee, Mrs.
Morris Clark, the Misses Chase,
Mrs. Lynn Talley, Mr.. John I.
Brookes, Mr.. and Mrs. T. N.
Gill, Mr.. and Mrs. F. Moran
McConihe, Mrs. VIM. Barron
Kerkam, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Blaise
deSibour, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Thomas, Mr.. Robert Lincoln
O'Brian, Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop
P. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Walker and Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Walker.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Mrs. King Attends

There was a generous repre-
Sentation of the male sex pres
ent yesterday, which adds zeSt
to any party, and one did not
have to stretch more than an
arms length to touch the wife
of a Member of Congress. Mrs.
William E. Borah was among
the early callers al others pres
Mrs. Claude Pepper and Mrs.
Sumpter Smith, who were max
ing a series of calls together;
Mrs. Harry Englebright, Mrs.
Bruce Barton, Mrs. William H.
King, Mrs. Millard TydingS, Mrs.
Dudley White, the Misses Pat
ten, Mrs. Emil Hurja and Mrs.
Nathaniel Patton.
Another tWoSome calling con-
sisted of Mrs. Parker West and
Mrs. Emerson Howe and still
others glimpsed were Mrs. Har-
lee Branch, Mrs. Walter Wyatt.
Miss Minnie Mae Flemming.
Mrs. Mark Bristol, DR.. and Mrs.
P. S. Constantinople, Mr.. Ralph
Totten, Mrs. ]. J. Mack, Mr..
Jack Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Owsley, Mrs. Peyton
March, the Rev. Meade Bolton
MacBryde, the Peruvian Ambas-
sador, Senor Don Manuel de
Freyre y Santander, Mrs. Robert
Love Taylor, Mrs. William N.
Doak, Mrs. Thad Brown, Mrs.
Daniel C. Stapleton, Miss Stel-
lita Stapleton, Mrs. Henry Row.
land, Miss Diane Rowland, Mr..
Charles Mason Remey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Basil Toutorsky, Miss Ena
TonliSa Howard Miss Dorothy
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
ToFete Minister

The United States Minister to
Guatemala, Fay Allen Des Portes,
will be guest of honor at lunch
con given by Miss Anna Wolcott
Archibald at the Hay-Adams
House tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren J. Lock
wood, who maintain an apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel,
have as their guests there for a
few days, Mrs. F. E. Stevens
and Miss Mabel P. Brown, of
Montclair, N. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. M. King, of
Saskatoon, Canada, are stopping
at the Dodge while in the Capt.
tai.
Miss Emma Henkle, Of Mon
mouth, Ore, is at the Dodge for
a few days.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Envoy's Wife
Is AT Home

Nine. Ertegun, wife of the
Turkish Ambassador, will be
"at home" from S until Z o'clock
this afternoon at the Embassy
on Sheridan Circle. Nine. Erte-
gun has issued cards for another
"at home" to be held on Feb
ruary "a.
At the coffee table this after
noon will be Mrs. Ernest Draper,
Mrs. Mark Bristol, Mrs. Charles
B. Drake and Mrs. Ames Nc
Veagh.
Those pouring at the tea table
include Nine. BilmaniS, Nine.
Fotitch, Nine. Hurban and Nine.
Naumoff.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

The Minister stood during a
greater part of the afternoon
in the hallway greeting guests
who were either on their way in
or out of the large drawing
room.
Small groups of guests lin
gered to admire the various por-
traits, paintings and other OBJ
jectS dart, in the smaller salons
which open off of the main
drawing room and then wan
dered into the huge dining room,
where the tea table was set up
the length of the room. On it
were a variety of dainty sand
wiches and other tea time deli
cacieS with the floral center
piece forecasting an early spring
with its bouquet of purple iris
and yellow jonquils.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Tirrell. Mrs. William Jennings
Price, Mrs. Vincent Miles, Mrs.
Sol Bloom, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Norton Goodwin, Miss Vera
Bloom and Lady Bradford
Leslie.
Members of the legation staff
assisted and among those whom
we saw were Miss Nora Magee,
the Commercial Counselor and
Mrs. Merchant Mahoney, the
Counselor and Mrs. Walter A.
Riddell, and the Third Secre-
tary and Mrs. Ronald Macdon-
nell.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

ing to some of the
horsy crowd in
NJ d d | eburg, it's
DEFINITE!. The
word definite, "
t h o u g h, doesn't
exist for the Whit
neys. EMO Fier-
monte, the hand
some Italian prize
fighter and gigolo,
has gone back to
Italy, but has left
his heart in the
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

a great, big
S ira p ng
person W ith
a marvellous
s e n s e of
h u m o r, q
C h q r m i n g
ability to tell
a story or an
incident ex-
c e edin gly
well and q
fri e n d ship
with practi-
cally half Of
the world ce-
lebrities, to-
day. YeSter-
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
To Fete Stars

Representative Caroline O'Day
will entertain Sunday afternoon
from 4 to s o'clock in the East
Room at the Mayflower for the
motion picture stars who will be
here to attend the Presidents
Birthday parties.
K
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Nor
ris, Of Columbus. Ohio, are at
the Martinique.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
New Officers

The Seventy-Th1rd Congress
sional Club has had an election
of officers and the new presi-
dent, who succeeds Mrs. Richard
Duncan, president for the past
two years, is Mrs. David Terry,
of Arkansas. other officers are
Mrs. Guy Gillette, of Iowa, first
vice president; Mrs. Charles
Plumly, of Vermont, second vice
president; Mrs. e. c. Moran, of
Maine, secretary, and Mrs. Mar
tin Smith, of Washington State.
treasurer. The club meets on
the fourth Wednesday Of each
month.
Capt. and Mrs. H. L. Dollard.
U. S. NJ, of Great Lakes, Ill.
have arrived in Washington and
are spending .ome time at the
Martinique.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
French Envoy Honor GueSt
At Closes Dinner PQrtY

The Minister of the Union of
South Africa and Mrs. Ralph
william Close entertained at a
dinner party Last night at the
Legation on Massachusetts, Ave
nue. in honor of the French Am
baSSador, Count Rene de Saint
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

night, with all Of his chief in.
structors, celebrated his birth
day, also and stepped out on the
floor with his own gang to dem
onstrate, just how it should be
done. One Of the incest tele>
grams Mr.. Thayer received read
like this, Not as our boss, not
as the president of the Dancing
Masters Of Washington, but as
our true friend and colleague,
we wish you a happy birthday"
+ y =
"Never Again" that hauntingly
lovely song by Noel Coward, is
being played and faScinatingly
beautifully, after Z o'clock in the
Mayflower lounge, by Charles
Bates, who takes over one Of
the ivory pianos until 8 o'clock.
I OY LEWIS, who knows dogs
~ and all their little faults
and foibleS, is going to do a series
of dog stories for the Senator
Magazine, but what is so sad
is that 10y cannot do any
stories about her own dogs,
which are of the breed, little
known here, of Dandie Din
monts. One dog especially,
which 10y owns, is "Demi.
Monde" one of the most be-
witching little femmes ever seen
around this town. "Demi," as
10y calls her. doesn't wait for
one to come to her; she goes
to them, with a welcoming paw,
a soft little purr in her throat,
an ecStatic shiver and the most
pleading expression in her big
eyes. And Of course, in the
end, one wants to take "Demi"
home with them forever, and
she will start to go, until she
glimpSeS 10y and then, well,
like all females, she reserves
the right to change her mind
and does and literally flies
back to Logs arms.
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NEIL VANDERBILT is in
" town and looking at Ntha
Washington scene through very
serious glasses, which confuseS
everyone to the point where
they don't know whether Neil
is Neil or somebody totally diff
ferent. However, he can and
did last night do very excel
lent fox trot, with no one hav-
ing the slightest idea that the
scion of the Vanderbilts was
anywhere near the dance floor.
OPEAKING Of Congressman.
~ and no one was, Repre-
sentative Albert Thomas Of
Houston, Tex, has one Of the
most attractive smiles and in.
gratiating manners, plus i'm
maculate good looks, that We
have seen in some time. l
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Lady Marler, Wife Of the Canadian
Minister, Hostess Yesterday to
Huge Number Of Guests
By Flora Macdonald

One of the spacious legations in the Capital was
the scene of large reception yesterday afternoon. Lady
Maer wife of the Minister of Canada, at home from
80 80 O'clock and the steady stream OF traffic kept
the 100 block of Massachusetts Avenue pretty well ammed
with motor cars until we'll into the early evening.
Within the legation the ground floor was devoted to
the checking of and hats of the guests AS
cending the winding stairway approached the large
drawing room through the wide corridor with its beau-
full woodcarved walls Just inside the salon. Lady Marler
received her guests.
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Leave Today

Mrs. Katharyn Fuqua and her
daughter, Miss Katharyn Fuqua,
will leave today for New York.
They will return to their apart
ment at the Shoreham the
latter part of next week.
X X
Miss j. ]. WilkenSon, Of New
York city, is at the Hotel
Raleigh,
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Large Reception GUen at Canadian Legation PETER
PETER CARTER
Says:

DILLY AND ROSITA HILLPOTS are in town and stop
- ping at the Shoreham for the weekend and everyone
who knows them plenty delighted the opportunity of
at least saying hello" If you remember Rosita used to
dance with Georges Fonana and had most successful
gagement the Shoreham Terrace but when Romance with
capital entered her fe she gave up her professional
and decided with great deal of pleasure might
add to being just Mrs William Hllpots
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Jock and Liz Whitney have been
rumored several times as taking the
road to Reno. but this time, accord
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
Gracious Member Of Diplomatic Corps

The hostess selected becoming afternoon of sap
pheblue lace fashioned with long tight fitting sleeves
and the square necklne rhinestone clips. She
several strands of pearls and held large chiffon handker
chief in her left hand She of the most dgned and
charming ladies of the Diplomatic Corps and her sweet
smile and soft-spoken voice delight and hear
The Washington times., 1939-01-27
BeIoians Hosts

The Belgian Ambassador,
Count Robert van der Straten-
Ponthoz and the Countess en-
tertained at dinner last night at
the embassy,
The Washington times., 1939-01-27

Bill Hillpots, as you doubtless
know, Is one of. the executives
Of N. B. C. out of New York and
Evening star., 1939-03-12
"a zoning Appeals
To Be Considered
By Board Next Week
Apartment Houses
And Parking Lots
Would Be Permitted

Fourteen appeals for variances
from zoning regulations, which
would permit, among other things,
construction of several apartment
houses and provision of parking
lots, will be considered by the Board
of Zoning Adjustment at a hearing
March % at the District Building.
The Eastern Construction Co. has
requested permission to erect two
four-story apartments at 1889 and
144l Euclid street NV; George M.
Norris has asked for a variance to
permit erection of four-story
apartment house at 4211 Second
street NV, and Grace B. Sturte-
want has asked permission for
multi-family use Of property at 2l1O
Leroy place NV.
Other proposals are the follow
ing:
William H. Watterson, for per-
mission to erect a new dwelling at
1904 Carpenter street Sc; B. D.
Friedman, to establish a gasoline
filling station at 625-627 T street
NV. by extension of the existing
service station there; Sibley Me-
mortal Hospital, for permission to
establish an automobile parking lot
at % M street NV.
An appeal by the Acacia Mutual
Life Insurance Co. for permission
to establish an automobile parking
lot at the southwest corner of
TWenty-second and C streets NV;
by Dorothy Sterling, for permis>
sion to establish an educational
institution at 2l34 Kalorama road
NV.
Hardie E. Britt, to permit con-
Structlon OF a rear tWo-Story addi-
ton to the multi family dwelling at
1923 Euclid street NV; H. T. An
Selmo for permission to establish a
public service garage on the south
portion of property at Is Kennedy
street NV: the Washington Home
for 1ncurables to permit erection Of
one-story service building and
garage and 1ve-story addition to
the home at Wisconsin avenue and
Upton street NV.
Thomas H. Latham, for permission
10 erect a one-story private garage
accessory to the dwelling at SIP
North Capitol street NV; Frank l..
Griffin for permission to erect a one
story rear addition to the dwelling
at 3ol6 Rodman street NV. and an
appeal by Joseph P. Constantine for
permission to use property at 1l2
North Carolina avenue Sc. as
cleaning and pressing agency in
addltion to present use of the prem
lses as barber and beauty shop.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Tenant Farmers
Withdraw From
e. |. 0. Union
Head Of Organization
Charges Domination
By Communists
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, March II. -
Southern tenant farmers union
headquarters announced today the
unions immediate withdrawal from
the United Cannery, Agricultural
Packing and Allied Workers of
America, international union OF the
c. I. o.
The unions announcement said
referendum vote of members
showed an overwhelming" majority
for Installation.
The S. T. F. U. claims about IS 900
members in six States.
j. r. Butler. president of the S. T.
F. u, in a statement said that when
the tenant union asked afiliation
with the c. I. o. in 1887, 'it was
arranged that we should affiliate
with the u. c. A. P. A. w. A. as an
autonomous section with full power
over our own actions and adminis-
tratlve self government - ="
This arrangement" Butler said,
"has been constantly violated bv
Donald Henderson, president of the
U. c. A. P. A. w. A.. and his Com
munist dominated Executive Board
in their desire to rule the S. TT. u"
The S. T. F. U. president and other
union officials met with Henderson
in Washington earlier this week. the
statement. said, but could reach no
agreement.
Butler said the S. T. F. U. would
return to an independent status.
free from Communist domination