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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-03-17
NEWS ITEMS
FROM SITKA

/ SITKA, Alaska. March 15-(Spec-
ial correspondence - The annual
caucus for nominating city officials
or the following year was held al
he Sitka Territorial School, March
}. Harry Hagen, Tom Tilson Jr.
named for Mayor, with Mr. Ganty
declining the nomination, leaving
three in the race. For the council
i've of which are to be elected, the
following were named: Bill Beach.
Len Peterson, w. L. Yaw, Peter
Kostrometinoff, D. w Such, c. M.
Gorsline, Dan Moller, Frank Price.
Bill Cook. DR.. w. C. Charters, A. P.
Franklin. Charles Peterson and
William Sarvela. The last three
named declined the privilege of en-
tering the race John Hollywood was
nominated to succeed himself as
School Board member.
Search for the body of Otto Hugh
Hoppe, well known and popular res
ident of the Territorial Pioneers
Home, who ended his life by jump
ing from the Sitka Wharf an6
Power Company dock Saturday
March 4, have thus far proved flu
tile. The 79-year-old man who was
a native of Germany, had resided in
Alaska since 1903 and entered the
Home from Fairbanks. He was a
musician and up to the time of his
death played the piano in the Home
auditorium almost daily, which was
source of entertainment to the
other residents. Showing that his
last act was carefully planned
Hoppe left notes to his friends, be-
slowing upon them his belongings
and leaving definite instructions
concerning his effects. Before leap
ing from the dock, the aged man
scrubbed the following poem upon
cigar box, and left it with his hat:
The poor old Slave is Dead and
gone
From Work and Worry Free.
Disturb him not but let him rest
Down in this deep Blue sea-"
Mrs. Carl Peterson entertained at
her home March 7, to celebrate the
first birthday of her son, Charlie
The little guests present for the
event included Wake Andersen,
John Conway, Jon Shennett, Wal
lace Ganty, Maryjane Ganty, and
Lois and Norval Peterson. Charles
Conway and Warren Drugg were
dinner guests at the Peterson home
Thursday evening, in honor of the
birthday of another son, Norval
The Women's Friendly Club held
is regular meeting Friday evening,
March 10, at the new clubrooms in
the Russian Orphanage. The rooms,
which were recently occupied by the
Sitka Public Library, have been
newly decorated and facilities have
seen added to make an excellent
meeting place for the organization.
The Dramatic Department, under
the leadership of Mrs. w. L. Yaw,
sponsored the program at the
March meeting.
H. G. Wilcox, mining extension
instructor of the University of Al
aska, has arrived here to give a
course in mining at the Sitka Ter
ritorial School for the next five
weeks. Enrolment took place Thurs
] daN euarinn March O Tho -cnllrce
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SONS OF NORWAY

Meet Saturday at o'clock in the
Odd Fellows Hall. Initiation.
OLIVE WESLEY,
adv. Secretary.
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SCHEDULED SAILINGS


Tuesday.
. SCHEDULED SAILINGS
. Alaska scheduled to sail from
Seattle 8 a m. tomorrow.
. Princess Louise is scheduled TO
sail from Vancouver March 81
at 8 pm.
Baranof scheduled to sail from
Seattle March % at 8 am.
North Sea scheduled to sail
from Seattle March "a at 10
am.
o SOuTHBOIIND SAILINGS
Yukon scheduled southbound q
next Monday
LOCAL SAiLINGS
Estebeth scheduled TO sail every .
Wednesday at pm. for Sit
ka and wayports.
Dart leaves every Wednesday :
at 7 am. for Petersburg, Port .
Alexander, Kake and way .
. ports
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is open to all who are interested
in the subject.

is open to all who are interested
in the subject.
Chris Jackson, accompanied by
his son, George Jackson, and Carl
Mills, have left for Seattle enroute
to Tacoma, where they will take
possession of new fishing boat re-
Gently constructed there for Mr.
Jackson. The party will return north
Immediately aboard the new craft
Clarence Rands has resigned as
President of the Sitka Health
Council at a meeting held last week
at the Territorial School. The group
has not yet named successor fer
the office.
The Music Department of the
Women's Friendly Club met Friday
evening, March 3. at the home of
Mrs. Arnold Curtis, with Miss jose
ohine Haywood as hostess. At this
ime a rhythm orchestra was or
yanized with all members of the
group taking part and, as an added
eature of the programe, Miss Gen
evieve Dexter gave talk ON
Drums
The Sitka Health Council will
sponsor st. Patrick's Day Dance
1T the High School Auditorium Sat-
friday evening, March 10, the pro-
leeds Of which will be used to
further the work of the organiza-
lion in this locality Vienna's Or
3hestra, newly organized group,
composed of all women members,
has been engaged to furnish the
music for the occasion.
The American Legion Auxiliary
Unit No. IS, held its regular meeting
1T the Legion Headquarters, The
Lookout" on Castle Hill, Monday
evening, March 6. At this time Mrs.
Marie MISSIONER. Mrs o. c. Drake.
Mrs. Arnold Curtis, Mrs. Harry
Lockridge and Mrs Clyde Hager
were admitted to the group as new
members and Mrs Walter Bacon
vas officially transferred from the
Juneau unit. At this time plans
we're completed for a mixer to honor
he past commanders, which was
,a1d rTl,prcJav a,o,1i,,n
M D. Williams, District Engineer
for the Bureau of Public Roads, was
a visitor in Sitka while the North
Coast was in port.
Sig Brevik, fisherman VINO has
been spending the winter at his
home in Lakewood, Wash, has re-
turned and will fish this season with
Bill Anderson aboard The Argosy.
Matt Larson of Nenana and ST.
mon Kirby of Juneau arrived in
Sitka Tuesday to establish residence
at the Territorial Pioneers Home.
James Schaefer, Skagway business
man, who is making tour of
Southeast Alaska communities. was
a Sitka visitor for several days.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Bacon have
changed their residence from the
Murray Apartments to the lower
floor apartment of the Banvard
HAUGEN TRANSPORTATION co.
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ANNUAL REBEKAH DANCE
'At Elks Ballroom, Saturday, March
25. Royal Alaskans. adv.
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home, across from the Territorial

home. across from the Territorial
School.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Boyd are re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a son, John Alexander, weighing
eight pounds, at the home of Mrs.
Marie Brightman. Sunday, March
5.
Aviation Cadet william Eadie,
U. S. Navy, who is attached to the
Fleet Air Base at Japonski Island, is
enjoying a months leave and has
left for a visit with friends in Homo
lulu
Mrs. Washburn, wife of Lieut. O.,
A. T. Washburn, U.S.N., and Mrs.
B Prueher, wife of Lieut.. b. Prueh-
er. U.S,N, have arrived here from
Seattle. They have both taken
apartments in the Ola Building and
will remain here for the next
three months while Lieut.. Wash
burn and Lieut.. Prueher. who are
attached to Patrol Squadron 20, Pa
troll Wing q. Aircraft Scouting
Force. USN., is on duty at the Fleet
Air Base.
Douglas Thompson, adopted son
of Miss L. M Mills, was passenger
aboard the North Coast, bound for
Seattle.
H Lortentzen, fisherman. re-
turned to his home here after a
two months absence in the States.
John Soderburg, who was born in
Oregon, May 30, 1877, passed away
at the Pioneers Home Hospital,
March l, following a lingering ILL
ness. Soderburg, who was cannery
laborer,. came to Sitka from An
chorage. Luis Lenardi, 77-year-old
former Ketchikan resident, who has
made his home in the Territory
since 1906, also died at the Home
March 5.
John MaurStad, Department of
Forestry official, who is in charge
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John Maurstad, Department of
Forestry official, who is in charge
Of the reconditioning of the totem
poles in Indian River Park here.
has returned TO Sitka after two
weeks absence, spent in Ketchikan
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Mr. and Mrs Walter Bacon have
changed their residence from the
Murray Apartments to the lower
floor apartment of the Banvard
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H. G. Wilcox, mining extension
instructor of the University of Al
aska, has arrived here to give. a
course in mining at the Sitka Ter
ritorial School for the next five
weeks. Enrolment took place Thurs
day evening, March 9. The course
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MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
. . . . ~ 0
NORTHBOUND
8 {

, Tongass due Monday,
, North Coast due late Monday or
! Tr,tacrlou
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James Schaefer, Skagway business
man, who is making tour of
Southeast Alaska communities. was
Sitka visitor for several days
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Clarence Rands has resigned as
President of the Sitka Health
Council at meeting held last week
at the Territorial School. The group
has not yet named successor for
the office.
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M. D. williams, District Engineer
for the Bureau of Public Roads, was
a visitor in Sitka while the North
Coast was in port.
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Matt Larson of Nenana and ST.
mon Kirby of Juneau arrived in
Sitka Tuesday to establish residence
at the Territorial Pioneers Home.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
Might Unite
All Of State
institutions
Legislature Soon To
Get Resolution Autho-
rizing Study of Pro-
posal; Governor Hoey
Favors Move and He
Has Endorsed Idea

Raleigh, Feb. 27.-(AP)-Gover-
nor Hoey said today he expected a
resolution would be introduced in
the legislature shortly to provide for
Il study of possible coordination of
all State-supported institutions of
higher education.
The resolution would, if it follows
the advice TO the governor in his
biennial message, continue in office
the commission now headed by
Julian Miller, of Charlotte, which
has been studying the entire field of
education under a 1887 legislative
authorization.
The commission would look into
the possibility of putting all State
supported educational institutions
Under one central authority, prob
ably to be designated as chancellor,
with presidents of the various units
which now operate independently
Teacher colleges, Indian normal
schools, Negro colleges and the Uni
versity of North Carolina, all would
be studied by the commission, with
a view to eliminating duplication
work.
The controversial election reform
bill, abolishing absentee voting in
primaries and tightening the restric-
tons, will come up as a special ord
er in the House tonight
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
House C. o. P.
To Challenge
FDR's Power

Washington, Feb. 27.-(AP)-A
committee of House Republicans re-
Gently organized to scrutinized Pres
ident Roosevelt's emergency powers
swung its spotlight today on his au-
thority to alter the dollars value.
Representative Wilcott, Republican,
Michigan, leader Of the group, said
his committee would attempt to an
alyze the Presidents monetary DOW
ers during broad inquiry into the
advisability of the United States
continuing to live under a managed
economy"
Recommendations, Wolcott said,
may be completed in time for pre-
sentation at conference of House
Republicans this week. Legislation
to continue the power o fthe chief
executive to revalue the dollar, which
expires June 80, comes up for con-
sideration this week before the
House coinage committee.
Secretary Morgenthou has told an
appropriations subcommittee that
he hoped the President would be
granted an extension of the devalua-
ton authority, which he described
as lone of the most useful weapons
that the congress can place in the
hands of the president to use in case
of emergency"
Wolcott and some other Republi-
cans argued that uncertainty in the
minds of business men as to what
use the government might make of
the power leaves contributing fac
tor to production lags in many in
dustrieS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
First Major
In WarCan1e
Roosevelt Watches AS
Black and w hite
Fleets Press Their Sea
Maneuvers

Miami, Fla. 27.-(AP)-The first
major engagement between the main
bodies of the "black" and "White''
fleets engaged in continental de-
Tense maneuvers was due to take
place in the Atlantic today, said a
radio dispatch from the cruiser
Houston.
The message, made public at tenn
porary White House headquarters
here, said the Houston, with Presi-
dent Roosevelt aboard, joined the
principal forces of the "black" de-
Tending fleet for the first time yes
terday north of Puerto Rico.
The dispatch from the Presidents
naval aide, Captain Daniel Callag-
han, referred to him as the "com-
mander-in-ch chief of the army and
navy.
Should the high point Of the war
games be reached today, as fore
cast, the president, Admiral William
Leahy, chief of naval operations,
who also is on the Houston, and Ad-
miral c. c. Bloch, COMMUNICATIVE
chief of the United States fleet and
war games umpire, will meet off
Culebra, small Caribbean island 80
miles southeast of Puerto Rico, to-
morrow to discuss the lessons gain
ed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
Quick Rearmament
Is Urgent, Sheppard
Tells u. s. Senate
Island Possessions Must Be Defended To Avert
Menace to Continental United States, Military
Chairman Declares, Opening Debate

Panama, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and
Alaska. To permit these strategical
areas to fall into the hands of an
enemy would ieopardi7A the security
of continental United States itself.'
Sheppard spoke shortly after the
military committee had made public
testimony by Major General H. H.
Arnold, chief of the air corps, that
Germany had developed a powerful
new bomb about which the army
has been able to obtain only scant
information.
Arnold said That the bomb was
used during an attack on Barcelona
and that the army later received pic
lures Showing halves of buildings
torn away" Reports to the army
he said, had indicated the bomb
'killed every human being within
the range of quarter of a mile and
knocked people unconscious for a
distance of a mile and half"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
Kerr BanOn
Tobacco Seed
Export Gains

Washington, Feb. 27.-(AP)-Re-
preventative Burch, Democrat, Vir-
glnia, reported today he and Repre-
sentative Kerr, Democrat, North
Carolina, had held satisfactory con-
ference with State Department Of
fcals in the interest of Kerr's bill
to prohibit exports of tobacco seed.
The bill has been opposed by the
State Department on the ground it
might complicate the trade agree
ment program.
Burch said the department agreed
to re-eXamine the proposal in the
Light Of all the facts, and that he
hoped a common meeting ground
could be reached at further confer
ences.
Proponents Of the measure contend
1t would be of value in reducing COM
petition in domestic markets from
foreign tobaccos.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27

are New Dealers. PIttman isn't get
ting an overly good press, either; not
even from his own party's news
papers.
The administrations Pan-Amer-
lean defense program is as non-par-
tisanly supported as any policy with
in the recollection Of the oldest
Washington observers. Confirmed pa
cifists join in indorsing it. They
agree that inadequate preparation
seems likelier to involve a country
in war than an excess of it. Even
such 100 percent peace-lovers as Re-
publican Senator Gerald P. Nye and
Democratic Representative Louis
Ludlow appear to recognize that a
nation which is loaded for bear is apt
to be steered rather clear of ursine
varmints on the proWl for easy pick
ing. 1MSMi
True, some experts have said:
"Lets not augment our aviation
force too rapidly. Aviation is develop
ing so fast that, if we do all our
plane-building next year, our entire
air fleet will be drifting into OBJ
solescence the year after that. In or
der to keep up to date, we'll do bet
ter to string it out bit more slowly
than that"
There also are authorities who ar
(Coy,fiYo1ad oY, DoOo Eiupl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27

New York, Feb. 27.-(AP)-Legal
maneuvers were in the making to-
Gay to stave off a possible long-term
prison sentence for Tammany Dis
trict Leader James J. Hines, whose
conviction Saturday of selling poll
teal protection to numbers racket
also threatened to unseat a Tam
many magistrate.
Apparently ignoring Mayor F. H.
LaGuardia's ultlmatum that he re-
sign or face impeachment, Magis-
trate Hulon Capshaw declared that
he would welcome an investigation
by the appellate division of Supreme
Court, to which his case would go.
An appointee of two Tammany
mayors, Capshaw was accused by
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27

Washington, Feb. 81 (AP) =
Chairman Sheppard, Democrat Texas
of the military committee, told the
Senate today that the hostile at
titudes of certain dictator ontrolled
and imperialistic nations" make nee
essary an immediate expansion of
the nations armed forces.
Starting debate on the administra-
TONS $358,O00,OOO army and air
corps expansion bill, Sheppard said
his view was based on President
Roosevelt's recent message to Con-
gress. Sheppard told the Senate that
1--WE cannot draw a line around the
sea and land frontiers of the United
States and say that this is what we
will defend 1t is not SO simple as
that The Panama Canal, Hawaii,
Puerto Rico and Alaska are vital
links in our defense chain.
''There can be no withdrawal from
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
Indictments
OF 4 Earle
Men Urged
Presentment Given by
Grand Jury in Penn
sylvania in Alleged
Fraud Cases of F orm-
er Democratic Chiefs
in That State

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 27.-(AP)-
Indictment of four members OF for
mer Governor George H. Earle's
cabinet and others affiliated with
his Democratic administration was
recommended today by special
grand jury which investigate
charges Of conspiracy to defraud the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Cabinet members named in the
presentment on charges of fraud and
payroll padding in the highway de-
partment, "blackmail' of State en-
ployees for political contributions
and misuse of surety bonds on State
construction contracts were:
David Lawrence, Democratic State
chairman and former secretary of
the commonwealth, previously in
dicted on charges of conspiracy to
defraud the commonwealth and vio-
letion of the election laws.
Ralph Bashore, secretary of the
Democratic State Committee, and
former secretary of labor and in
dustry.
Roy Brownmiller, former secre-
tary of highways.
The late Warren Vandyke, secre-
(Nop+inrod On pa0o Fivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
New Terror
In Palestine
Fatal to 26

Haifa, Palestine, Feb. 27.-(AP)-
Soldiers and police were ordered
into a state of alert throughout Pal
estine today as a new wave OF Arab
Jew terrorism, coinciding with a
deadlock in the London conference
on the Holy Land, brought death to
rs and injuries to 40 persons over
the weekend
Three bomb explosions at the
FIaifa Jewish market and railroad
station left 20 known killed and 81
wounded. In Jerusalem three Arabs
were killed by bombs and one Arab
and one Jew were slain by snipers.
At Jaffa bursting land mines killed
one Arab and wounded four.
These disorders brought the cas-
ualty toll since the London peace
conference opened February to
ABOUT 100.
Both here and in Jerusalem police
searched damaged buildings and
shattered vegetable trucks for bomb
fragments likely to give a clue to
those responsible for the explosions.
In London, United States Ambas-
sador Joseph P. Kennedy told the
British government that draSuc re-
.striction of Jewish immigration
into Palestine and the abolition OF
the British mandate over the Holy
Land would have a disastrous eff
feet on public opinion in the United
States"
The ambassador saw Foreign Min
ister Viscount Halifax as Jewish
delegates threatened to end con-
ference on the long standing Arab
Jewish controversy unless Great
Britain changed a plan to make the
Holy Land an Arab state allied with
Britain, with Jews there RELOCATED
to minority status. 1t was under
stood that Kennedy discussed the SIT
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
PLEDGE OF INDEPENDENCE
RECITED BY CHAMBERLAIN

London, Feb. 27.-(AP)-Prime
Minister Chamberlain announced in
the House of Commons today the
British governments decision to re-
cognize the nationalist regime of
Generalissimo Francisco Franco as
the legal Spanish government He
said the formal action for recogni-
ton was taken today.
ut seems to the British govern
ment impossible to regard the Span
fish republican government, scattered
as it was and no longer exercising
government of Spain," he said.
Cries of SHANE" arose from the
opposition as government support
ers cheered the announcement that
ed to announce similar action fol-
ed tOannOunc similar action fol-
lowing cabinet meeting in Paris
this afternoon.
Chamberlain, in his statement,
added:
"The British government have
noted with satisfaction the public
statement of General Franco con-
corning his determination to secure
the traditional independence of
Spain"
In Paris, French Premier Daladier
called his cabinet for the formal
step toward establishment of dip
lomatic relations with Burgos.
Even with the promise of this
joint British and French action, let
alone its fulfillment, appeared to
have pulled the last prop from under
the lettering republican regime of
Premier Juan Negrin.
Paris circles close to the Madrid
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
; Decisions
Go Against
Labor Board
Court Holds Employ
ees Had Right To
Strike but not To Seize
Property of Employ
ers; Hughes, Roberts
a n d Stone Deliver
Courts Opinion

Washington, Feb. 27.-(AP)-The
Supreme Court today condemned the
action of employees who seized their
employers plants in a sitdoWn strike.
The decision by Chief Justice
Hughes upheld the right of the Fam
steel Metallurgical Corporation to
discharge employees who seized two
buildings of the plant in a 1887 sit
down strike.
This was the third major decision
delivered today by the high tribunal
against orders by the National Labor
Relations Board. The three were the
first important defeats administered
to the board since enactment Of the
Wagner labor law in 1885.
"The employees" Chief Justice
Hughes asserted, had the right to
strike, but they had no license to
commit acts of violence or to seize
their employers plants. To justify
such conduct because of the exis-
tence Of labor dispute or of an I'M
fair labor practice, would be to put
a premium on resort to force instead
of legal remedies and to subvert the
principles Of law and order which lie
at the foundations of society"
The two other labor opinions were
delivered by Justices Stone and
Roberts.
In the decision by Justice Stone,
the court set aside an order BIB the
National Labor Relations Board di-
recting reinstatement of striking en-
ployees of the Columbian Enameling
& Stamping Company, Inc, of Terre
Haute, Ind.
The Roberts decision set aside a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv LYNN NISRET

Raleigh, Feb. 27.-About the only
progress made in the joint finance
committee search for revenue las
week was in the direction of i'll
crease friction and frayed tempers
within the committee. Almost no new
money was located, and when the
committee adjourned for the week
1t left the big hall in the revenue
building clouded with both cigar and
sulphurous smoke. The final min
utes of the joint meeting had been
occupied by a vigorous and some
times profane TRADE by Chairman
Bill Fenner, of the House branch,
who was presiding.
The boys had Listened for an hour
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-02-27
5O-Year Rainfall
Record Is Broken

Raleigh, Feb. 27,-(AP)-Hca-
Wy rain over the weekend broke
a 50-Year record for rainfall in
February here, Lee A. benson,
director of the Weather Bureau,
said today.
Precipitation of 1.69 inches
Saturday and Sunday, benson
said, brought the months total
here to 8.54 inches, or 40 inches
above normal, and LOS inches
above the FEBRUARY record set
in 1899.
With more rain forecast for to-
night and tomorrow, the heavy
fall has brought rises in the
Neuse, Tar, Cape Fear and ROa-
nOke rivers, benson said. Fore
casts as to Wheather the streams
will leave their banks are expect
ed later.