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Evening star., 1939-07-09
Sweden's Coastline

STOCKHOLM.-The coastline of
Sweden, which provides so many
sunny beaches for visitors, would if
stretched out to it's fullest length
extend for 4,740 miles. or the whole
distance across the Atlantic from
the Swedish coast to the shores of
the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30
Park Department Plans
 RecreationaI Program,
Superintendent of Parks, James J. Curtin Pic lures Busy Summer Ahead for Adults, Young
 sters in City's Parks, Fairgrounds.

of June, they will find more than inanimate playground apparatus to greet them in the playgrounds. They will find corps of some 60 young men and women, trained in the art of teaching "how to play" ready to befriend- them and lead them not only in play that is exercise, but also in activities that develop the mind, carry over from the school room. Learn as you play" is a slogan that might well fit the sit- uation.
 The park supervisors will not only teach baseball, volley ball, tennis and swimming, but also give in- structions in the various crafts, sewing, woodwork, the making of articles of tin, leather, rubber, etc. They will be taught simple drama tics and folk dancing. In short, they will find the supervisors ready to help to make life just bit more enjoyable.
 Gospel of Play"
 While most of the activity is found in the parks, the park de- partment carries the gospel" of play into various neighborhoods. Swings and Seesaws have been in stalled, sand boxes, volley ball and horse shoe courts are standard fea- lures of the neighborhood play ground where the limited space does not permit the playing of games which requires larger play space.
 During the summer season of 1888, approximately 60,000 people enjoyed the music and dancing as block dances" were revived. The block dance" is simple activity but one which offered many ben- efits. It brought not only the young folks out of doors, but also the fath- CTS and mothers, and in some in- stances the "grannies" and the "grandpas." They came out to hear the music comprising both concert and popular airs. They enjoyed watching the youngsters enjoy themselves. They had chance to meet their neighbors probably for the first time.
 Formula
 For three hours a night, once a week throughout the summer, the park department was bringing home to the family the formula for the pursuit of happiness health.
 The wealth of a city cannot .al- ways be computed in terms of money. A happy and healthy cit izenry such as one finds treking through the parks of Waterbury, enjoying the facilities and oppor- tuhities presented therein, is priceless asset indeed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-30

In the spring a young mans fam cy may turn to any of hundred different interests. But right now, Supt. of Parks James J. Curtin, the young man at the head of our park system, has his fancies turned in the general direction of getting Wa terbury's parks and playground in receptive order for the annual in- flux of a recreation seeking public. On every side one hears the remark that the past winter has been one of the hardest in recent years. Not from the point of fallen snow, but, the variety of weather that con- fined the family to the fireside.
 Energy Stirred Up
 A lot of energy has been stored up by every member of the family during the course of the winter and as soon as the tang is out of the air, the open spaces of the play areas will be overrun by thousands of restless feet anxious to find outlets for that energy. Dad and Mother; brother and sister, and even little junior at various times throughout the outdoor season, look to the parks for an opportunity to recreate. Dad and Mother don't care so much about their own play time, if brother, sister and the little ones are taken care of. However, Wa terbury's park recreation set-up is designed for family use. Accord ing to recreation statistics at hand in the park department office in the city hall, approximately $32,000 was absorbed in supervising and maintaining play facilities in the parks of Waterbury last year.
 And what does one mean by play facilities? Well, there's the golf course and club house, five baseball diamonds, 10 softball areas, IS ten his courts, three running tracks, two swimming pools, two wading pools, 3 picnic areas, 12 playgrounds bowling green, volley ball courts, and an out door basketball court Before the snow flies. again, the parks will be used for both soccer and American football.
 AZ Recreation
 4 While facilities for recreation, are looked for in every large city, ac- tivities are not always emphasized. Waterbury,s' park department brides itself on the fine program of ac- tivity which features not only it's summer, but its winter programs. Having facilities and having them used are two entirely different things.
 When Waterbury's thousands of school children begin their summer vacation from school the latter part
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
BILL WOULD
CREATE new
LABOR BOARD
Territorial Department Of
Mines Would Become
Dual Office

Two bill drafts received by the
House of Representative today
from the Division of Labor STAN
dards of the Department of Labor
drawn up in conformity with STAN
dards of the States at the instance
of B. d. Stewart, Territorial Com
missioner of Mines, would create
a Department of Labor and Mines
in Alaska in place of the Depart
ment of Mines, and would set up
an Industrial Board to administer
a compulsory revised Workmens
Compensation law.
At present, the Commissioner of
Mines has been eX-officio Com
missioner of Labor with his duties
and authority limited in that re-
spect TO enforcement of certain
sanitary requirements and collec-
ton of statistical data.
Under the new bill, creating the
new department, the commissioner
would also have jurisdiction over
enforcement of labor laws of the
Territory.
Further, the present Commission
or OF Mines shall be Commissioner
of Labor and Mines under the new
law and thereafter the job will be
filled by appointment from the
Governor, to be confirmed by the
Legislature.
The Commissioner of Labor would
have authority TO enforce labor
laws mediate in strikes, and as
sist workers in the collection of
unpaid wages due them.
An Industrial Board would also
be set up, should the bills pass,
with three men on the board en-
powered to make reasonable rules
for prevention of accidents or in
dustrial or occupational diseases in
every employment or place of en-
DlCyment.
Provision is made in the second
bill draft for the board to adj
minister the Workmens Compen-
sation law, which is revised in
number of sections and specifi-
cally makes the law compulsory.
Heretofore, the application of the
Workmens Compensation law has
been elective with employers, but
should this bill pass, this act will
become compulsory.
B. D. Stewart, present ACommis-
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
French Foreign Minister
Makes Statement on
Colonial Empire
WILL NOT YIELD AREAS
She FOUNDED ON BLOOD
Bonnet Also Indicates
There Is Still an ALI
dnCe with Russia

PARIS, Jan. 26.-Foreign Minis
ter Bonnet today gave Italy solemn
warnings to keep hands off the
French Colonial Empire and this
was done while south of France
Spanish frontier the Italian troops
were aiding the Insurgent conquest
of Barcelona.
France cannot permit anyone to
touch the Empire she has founded
by her blood" the Foreign Minister
declared TO a crowded cheering
Chamber of Deputies.
The Foreign Minister'S speech
concluded a debate of two weeks
over foreign affairs and was made
inst after 10000 young men were
called out for April training, six
months ahead of schedule
Italy's demands will share the at
tenticn Of Frenchmen for the next
several months and is expected to
reach a climax by April, it is fore
cast.
The French Government does
not intend to disinterest itself in
Central Europe We have stayed in
constant contact with Russia and
Poland There must be an end to
the legends that our policy has de-
stroyed in engagements we made in
Central Europe" Foreign Minister
Bonnet said, concluding his speech
in the Chamber of Deputies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
COMMITTEE OF
SENATE OKAYS
COCKTAIL BILL
Deficiencies Discussed in
Session : Charge for
Assays Opposed

Requests of five offices of the
Territorial Government for defic-
iency appropriations amounting TO
$4,000 were being discussed by the
Senate this afternoon, with a full
gallery in attendance at the Com
mittee of the Whole session.
Indications were that the defic-
iency appropriations would be voted,
although Senators condemned Wig
orously the practice of allowing
offices to incur deficiencies.
Returned to the Senate today with
do pass" recommendations were:
Cocktail Bill Advanced
Senate bill No. 10, Senator Norman
r. Walkers much discussed cocktail
bill allowing sale Of hard liquor by
the drink and providing a $500
licenes fee for dispensers Senator
Cochran of the Education Commit
tee did not concur in the do pass
recommendation.
Senate bill No. 81 by Senator
Roden, providing for establishing
date of birth by filing of petition.
Senate bill No 49, by Senator
Walker. calling for competitive ex-
animation to appoint Director OF
the Department of Criminal Iden-
LITIGATION and investigation Sen
ator Cochran not concurring. giving
instead without recommendation
advice.
Assay Charge Opposed
Senator Walkers bill to charge 30
cents for assays received a do not
pass" recommendation from the
Mining Committee, with Senator
Patterson not concurring.
introduced and passed under sus-
pension of the rules was Senate
Joint resolution No. 3, by Senator
Victor C. Rivers, providing for print
ing of the Senate journals and adj
vance sheets of session laws.
Governor John w. Troy sent tc
the Senate notice that he had re-
appointed Harley j. Turner of Jul
neau to the Territorial Board OF
Accountancy for a six-year term
Senate and House will hold joint
session to act on confirmation.
Communication
Received from the Alaska Native
Brotherhood, Camp No 2 Of Juneau
was a resolution opposing establish
ment of National Guard in the
Territory.
Two measures were received from
| the House. House joint resolution
No. l, providing $500 for hiring q
janitor and charwoman to keep the
Legislative C h m bers clean, ano
House Joint memorial No. g. urging
establishment of a forest and range
experiment station.
Senate President Norman r. Walker
named Senators Leroy Sullivan
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
Chinese Get Orders
To Enshrine Japanese

PEIPING, Jan 26-The Japanese
sponsored Chinese government here
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

sioner of Mines and ex-officio La
Dor Commissioner, in explaining
the letter of " A. thinner, Direc-
tor of the Division of Labor STAN
dards, said the measures are nee
essary that the new labor depart
ment be created if the administra-
ton of the Wages and Hours Act
is to be entrusted to the Territory.
Reason for the combination OF
the two departments is advanced by
thinner in his letter as an econo-
my measure made possible by over
tapping functions.
Both bills drafts are being con-
sidered in committee and will I'M
doubtedly make their appearance
shortly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

Henry Roden, James Patterson and
Victor Rivers to serve on a commit
tee to investigate the Federal and
Territorial Building here and de-
termine whether additional office
space is required. House members of
the committee are Representatives
Leo Rogge, Garnet Martin, James v.
Davis and Edward Coffey.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
RAID PLANTS OF
IRON GUARDIST5

BUCHAREST, Jan. 26. Police
claim they have discovered two Sc
cret Iron Guardist explosive fac
tories. One was raided and police
found II powerful flame throwers
easily capable of throwing flames
several hundred yards and could
be used to set whole manufactur
ing or residential districts on fire
in a short while.
One of the factories was found
near the Bucharest Central Sta
tion. One man is reported taken in
the raid.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
THOUSANDS
KILLED In
CHILE AREA
Only Medgre Reports Re-
ceived Of Disaster in
Southern Nation
CONTINUED from Page One)

beautiful Linden trees the death
list is enormous and damage scars
into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars. There is no estimate of the
dead there. The city has popula-
ton of 1900.
Aviators who have reported, after
flying over the area seem to agree
that several thousand were killed
and the injured is unknown.
Great Property Loss
In Chillan, filters report only five
houses are left standing out of IA
blocks
The main street, one mile long,
from the air, appears to be checked
with a terrific mass of debris which
means that many who managed to
escape from collapsing houses were
trapped under falling cornices of
the large stone blocks
I'VE believe 5000 have been killed
in Chillan," the ayiators report.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
WRANGELL five
IS ENROUTE HERE
FOR HOOP GAME
Institute Team Also Will
Play Kake. Sitka
and Douglas

Wrangell Institutes basketball
team left Wrangell yesterday
aboard the boat Institute for a
road trip to play high school
teams at Kake, Sitka, Juneau and
Douglas.
The Institute quintet will be seen
here February 3 against Juneau
and the following evening against
Douglas.
Coach Ralph Mize, formerly a
resident of Juneau, is bringing his
charges on their third invasion of
Southeast Alaska courts.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

Try an Empire au.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
pAA TRANSPORT
HA5FIvE ABOARD
FOR FAIRBANKS

PAA Electra for Fairbanks left
the Juneau airport at II O'Clock
this forenoon with passengers
aboard, Mrs. joe Baldridge and
child, 1. K. Williams, N, Hartung
B. Riley, Mrs. 0. Hay
The ship. flying the Taku River
route, was reported out of White
horse at 2:30 O'Clock this afternoon
headed on the final lap to Fair
banks.
Doubtful weather conditions
caused the ship to take off from
the airport here at 10 o'clock and
return, to take off the last time
at IL o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26

is preparing to build q japanese
shrine to honor Japanese dead in
the present war.
Chinese will have to bear the
entire expense of this new gesture.
An area of eight square blocks has
been marked off as a site, which
will necessitate tearing down resi-
dences of several hundred Chinese
families.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
Trinity Juniors
Plan for Next Week

A meeting of the Junior Trinity
Guild was held last night at the
home of Mrs. Fred Tiedt, with the
next session scheduled for Wednes-
day, February 1, at the residence
of Mrs. Katherine Gregory in the
Maloney Apartments.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
TRAIN CRASHES
INTO ANOTHER;
7 Men KILLED

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Two men were
killed and eight seriously injured
when fast passenger train crashed
into the rear of another train early
this morning. The crash occurred
on the London Northwestern Rail
way main line.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-26
HOLBROOK DEPARTING ON

FOREST SERVICE DUTIES
Wellman Holbrook, Assistant Re-
gional Forester, is going south on
the North Coast tonight for Forest
Service administrative work at Pet
ersburg and Ketchikan. He plans
to be away for about 10 days.
Evening star., 1939-04-10
Roosevelt Invited
ToLewisFuneral
In Senate Chamber
Rites Wednesday
Afternoon; Recess
Is Planned

A state funeral will be held in the
chamber of the United States Sen
ate at 2:3O pm. Wednesday for
James Hamilton Lewis, senior Sena-
tor from Illinois and Democratic
whip, who died here last night.
Highest .honors for Senator Lew
is. famed as a gentleman of the
old school, were assured following
conference this morning between
Senate Majority Leader Alben w.
Barkley and Chesley w. Jurney,
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate.
Senator Barkley announced the
funeral will be held wednesday
and the President, who expressed
great shock when informed of his
old friends death, has been invited
Senator Lewis colleagues will gather
in the chamber, where only one
chair-that which the bewhiskered
Illinoisan occupied-will be vacant.
Burial will follow in Arlington
Cemetery.
The Senate adjourned today out OF
respect to Senator Lewis. It heard
him eulogized in speeches by Sen
ators Barkley, Lucas of Illinois and
McNary Of oregon, the minority
leader
Plans were made to bring the cas-
ket containing Senator Lewis body
into the chamber on the morning
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Evening star., 1939-04-10
Stocks Score Recoveries
Ranging 10 81
BY the Associated Press.

~ l
NEW YORK, April 1O.-Hasty
dumping of securities in fear of war
was checked today in Wall Street
and most stocks rallied for gains
ranging to more than s2
European markets remained closed
for Easter holidays, leaving Wall
Street the register of the money
worlds reaction to developments on
the political chessboard. Buying
orders from Europe were credited
by brokers as factor in the upturn.
Apparently, brokers said, many
spectators were relieved by the abb
sence of any more warlike moves
over the weekend. Money centers
the last few years, it was noted,
have become accustomed to looking
for weekend coups and the Italian
invasion of Albania was followed by
heavy selling here Saturday. drop
ping stocks to the lowest levels since
last June.
President Roosevelt S reported con-
cern over possibility of war helped
keep the financial district on the
alert for another flare-up abroad
Supplementing other indications
of some relaxation of nervousness ir
the market place was dip in wheat
after a weekend squirt.
Evening star., 1939-04-10
| Brown Orders
Crack Down
On Pedestrians

Maj. Ernest w. Brown. chief OF
police, today ordered his men to
crack down on violators of the
pedestrian control law.
This order was issued, Maj. Brown
explained, following a tour of the
city over the week end He was ap-
palled by the disregard for the
regulations by both motorists and
pedestrians, the police chief said.
The regulations, put in force
about a month ago. require pedes-
trians to cross intersections with
the traffic signals and prohibit cross
ing streets in the middle of the
block in such way as to create a
traffic hazard.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen
also announced today he will seek
renewal of the campaign for obser-
walton of the pedestrian contro,
regulations in the near future.
The Commissioner said he proba-
bly, would try to make arrangements
to again use the loud speaker method
at various intersections.
Mr.. Hazen said he would confer
with police on the matter as soon
as they got a respite from the
parades and other functions. which
have been going on lately. He de-
MED however. that any specific
complaints of violations of the regu-
lations has been placed before him
Evening star., 1939-04-10
Children With Eqqs
7 rumpIe White House Lawn
President and Wife Make Appearance;
One Boy Detected Rolling an Egg

The White House lawn was bear
ing up as best it could today under
the feet of more than 10000 chill
dren and parents. five times that
many hard-boiled eggs. and one
educated rabbit.
The occasion was the annual
Easter Monday egg rolling-but by
noon there wasn't room to roll
even a jelly bean. Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt appeared on the scene
about 10 am. and was greeted
enthusiastically by the 5000 cele-
brants, who had assembled by that
hour.
President and Mrs Roosevelt with
little Diane Hopkins standing be-
tween them. greeted the Easter egg
rolling crowd from the south portico
of the White House. The President
said:
This is the seventh time Mrs.
Roosevelt and have had the privi-
lege of greeting you on the White
House lawn on Easter Monday. I
was glad was able to get back from
Warm Springs and Mrs. Roosevelt
from the Pacific Coast in time to
greet you here today 1t is a Won
derful day. I hope you will enjoy
yourselves. and I wish could be
down there with you"
Before l O'Clock Mrs. Roosevelt
had made two trips through the
Evening star., 1939-04-10
Guarantee to Greece and Turkey
Reported Decided on by Britain;
Hands off Corfu Italy Is Warned
Mediterranean Wurships Are
Shifted; Parliament to
Be Called Thursday
By the Associated Press.

-
LONDON, April 1O-The British cabinet in emergency
session reported reliably today to have decided to offer
to guarantee the independence of Greece and Turkey
Minister Chamberlain said to have told Italy
would be interpreted by invitation to
The cabinet session conceded with
At the same time the Cabinet break on Para-
en Easter vacation and both houses into exraod
Parliament would convened breaking the EASTER which
began last Thursday and to have extended until April 18
Aim to Show Disapproval of Italys Move.
register the British governments disap-
pova of the Italian invasion OF Albania and to ways OF
The announcement of Btan intention of guaranteeing the
independence and Turkey be made by Mr. Cham
Informed expressed that Britain
immediate efforts bringing Greece and Turkey well Ru-
The special parliamentary likely through
Friday foreign affairs debate will follow the Prime Ministers
schedule was during crisis September
Ships Ordered Out of Italian Ports
admiralty confirmed that all British
leave Italian ports However, there
of reports that the vessels were en- route to
Greek ports 49, .
explained in informed quarters that Brtan willing
to guarantee the and Turkey
Tense that these countries vital to the safety OF British and
French imperial routes in the Mediterranean ~, - n.
Ministers and the Italian Charge dAaires who told
that Britain satisfied with Italian reasons for the invasion
of Albania. m
Of fleet orders at Malta and the sailing
observers Britain might preparing to poteche Greek
Officers Recalled From Holiday
British holiday Tanger Morocco
ordered by telegraph to return to their ships Immediately
asked to feex n o % R p WHICH are op to
the safety of the trade routes through the Med
Chamberlains to Premier Mussolni said to have
the Earl of British Ambassador to Rome
seize Corfu casus belH (cause for war;"
At the time that Britain intended to occupy
Corfu which of the southern tip OF Albania and guards the
the Adriatic, denied.
Evening star., 1939-04-10
6O-Hour, 5-Day Week
For D. T.. Firemen
Passed by House
Increase of 20Oin
Force and $500,000
In Cost Seen

Within four minutes the House
today passed and sent to the Sen
ate bill to put Washingtons 1888
firemen on a five-day, 60-hour work
week. It has been estimated the
flve-day week plan would necessi-
tate an increase of about 200 men,
bers of the Fire Department and
increase the operating expenses OF
that department from 100000 to
$500,000 a year.
Chairman Randolph of the Dis
trict Committee, who piloted the
bill through the House, pointed out
that public hearings had disclosed
that District firemen are working
approximately 72 hours week, while
in many other cities firemen are on
duty so hours or less a week.
The Fire Department, Representa-
tive Randolph declared, answers ap-
proximately 5000 calls a year, and
uses only about per cent Of the
total District budget, whereas IN
many other cities fire department
expenses absorb about per cent OF
the budgets.
Representative Seccombe. Repub-
lican, of Ohio. a member of the Dis
trict Committee, and a champion
of improved working conditions IN
the Fire Department, told the House
that Washington firemen get only
four days off month.
1T is hazardous work" he de-
clared, land the firemen are justi-
fled in asking for go hours a week"
A dozen firemen in uniform sat
In the gallery as the bill was briefly
debated and passed.
The 1910 District appropriation
BILL now pending in the Senate, Is
designed to economic in the opera
ton of the Fire Department. 1t
carries a provision forbidding the
filling of any vacancies that may
occur in the coming fiscal year and
directs the Commissioners to pre-
pare a program looking toward
consolidation of various fire COM
panies.