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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-13
By ALEXANDER R. GEORGE
AP Feature Service Writer

AP Feature Service Writer WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. - The United States navy is secretly mas sing for war" in the Caribbean sea, once the haunt of pirates and now key to the defense of America
 The fleet sailing from west coast harbors is in fighting trim. The ad- mirals have chosen up sides" In February, the white fleet" will swing out around that arc of islands on the Caribbean's rim from Cuba to South America-and then turn about to attack.
 The black fleet" will stand guard over the region. That's the setting for the mysterious Problemxx of the U. s. Navy.
 It's Gotta Be Real
 It's going to be as near real war as possible, for if this country ever faces attack from the Atlantic it's 10 to 1 bet the defense will de- pend largely upon control of the West Indies region.
 And while Uncle Sam keeps wary eye on Japan's ambitions in the Pac- fife, there may be in these new man. euvers some indication of another eye cooked on the rapid rise of Ger many's sea and air might.
 At any rate, Problem xxx will be the fleets first war game in the At lantic since 1894.
 Involved in this vital naval prob- lem is:
 l. Protection of the Panama ca- nal, invaluable short route for the U. s. fleet between the oceans.
 9 Prevention of establishment of a base from which enemies could strike at the U. s. or South America.
 3. Easier control of essential sea lanes between American ports.
 As the map shows, the natural protection of the Caribbean lies in defending the three major passages between the islands. Guarding the 5o-miles Windward passage between Cuba and Haiti is the U. s. naval base at Guantanamo. in southeast Cuba. It is not heavily fortified.
 In Range of Bombers
 There is no naval base at the Mona passage between Haiti and Puerto Rico but there are several good harbors and potential facilities for air forces there. The big navy bombers at the Canal could fly the 993 nautical miles and return with out refueling.
 The marines have an air base on St. Thomas Island. along the third major passage, the Anegada, be- tween the Virgin Islands and the Lesser Antilles.
 A Mighty Armada
 The white" invaders, command ed by Admiral E. 0. Balkfus, will try to establish a coast base some where" The defending "black" navy will be commanded by Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews.
 This war" will involve 14O war ships, some 500 planes, five big air. plane carriers, scores of darting des- troyers, swift, sleek submarines and cruisers. The personnel will include about g admirals and vice admirals, 5000 officers. 60,OO0 enlisted men and about 2,000 marines.
 Empires will score the casualties, gunnery and strategical successes
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FOREIGN SHIPS
 MAY SOON SAIL,
 YANGTzE RIVER
Japanese Reported Con- sidering Opening of
 Navigation Again

Reliable sources said Japan is now working on plan to open the Yang tze River to foreign shipping but on a limited basis.
 One of the major obstacles is the scarcity of Japanese river vessels giving rise to fear of the Japanese that the much more numerous Brit ish ships may capture lucrative trade.
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Saw Their Way Out of Cells Escape from Building
 10 Wafer in Fog
GUARDS IMMEDIATELY OPEN FIRE IN DARKNESS
Notorious Characters Soon Sighted, Finally Round-
 ed Up, and Returned

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan- 13. Five deparate prisoners attempted to escape from the fog shrouded Ale catraz Island prison early this morn- ing.
 Two were shot and wounded be- fore the guards captured the quin- tet.
 The prisoners were all serving long terms. The five got out of the cell build- ing in some mysterious manner at 4 o'clock this morning. making . mad dash for the water. The convicts refused to halt at the command of the guards who inc mediately opened fire. Arthur Barker, member of the no- torious Barker-Karpis gang, serving life for Kidnapping, was shot in the head and one leg. Dale SLamphill, also a lifer for Kidnapping. was also shot in both legs.
 The other prisoners were Rufus Mccain, serving 95 years for Na- tional Bank robbery; Henry Young, 20 years for bank robery, and Wil- liam Martin. 25 years for robbing a postoffice and they were soon caps tured.
 In Critical Condition Barker, who was shot in the head and leg. is in critical condition. Martin was scratched and bruised when he slid down the rocky side of the island in frantic efforts to reach the water. The escaped men were evidently following the same plan of escape as did Ted Cole and Ralph Roe, who disappeared from the 12-acre is- land on December l6, 1887. They either drowned in the swift current, or made their way ashore on raft or driftwood.
 Means of Escape
 Through some mysterious means, the convicts obtained saws which they used to cut through the steel bars of their individual cells on the lower tiers and managed to fiee from the cell building. supposedly escape proof, to make their way down the steep slopes of the island.
 A guard discovered the empty cells and the siren on Devils Is. land" blew the alarm.
 Alarm Sent Out
 Hurried calls were sent to the Coast Guard and the San Francisco Police Department.
 Prison guards ringed the Island and finally sighted five men dimly outlined in the thickest fog in many years.
 The convicts had stripped the pri- son clothing from them. Martin had actually obtained pieces of driftwood and he was trying to tie the pieces together with his clothes. The inc coming tide was just on the verge of turning thus making it some- what easier to swim to the main- land. Finally all of the escaped men were rounded up and returned to prison.
 Normal activities were suspended in the prison and all cells and in. mates were searched.
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BRITISH PREMIER DISCUSSES PEACE
 WITH POPE PLUS
Chamberlain Has Private Audience for 30 Min
 utes in Vatican

VATICAN CITY, Italy, Jan. 13.-- British Premier Neville Chamberlain paid his respects to Pope Plus to- day. The two discussed peace for 30 minutes at private audience at thelstatelt vatican of the Catho- lie chitrch.
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1s,oOO,o ,ooo CAGERs

DIES MONIES, Jan. 13.-Bill Will Hams, Drake University coach and an officer of the National Basket ball Coaches association. says there are 100000 cage players in the world, most of them in the United States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-01-13
HOPKINS APPOINTMENT PUTS NEW DEAL, DIRECT
 CONTACT WITH BUSINESS
Bv PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTUlS, Jan. 13. - Presi- dent Roosevelt never has attempt ed to pacify business by backina away, and the appointment oi Harry Hopkins as Secretary of Com merce indicates he isn't going to begin now.
 More to the point, Hopkins was appointed to the Commerce .Cabi- net post so business could pacify itself about Hopkins. That is per- haps reason number one Reason number two is that the President now will have as his principal business contact agent man whose ideas parallel his own and in whom he places far more con- fidence than ever he did in the re- tiring Secretary, Daniel Roper. Reason number three may be that if Hopkins ever is to become Presi- dential timber, he must be severed from WPA, which is likely to be 8 whitening branch from now on and certainly will be subject to a with ering fire from inquisitorial con- gressional independents.
 It is doubtful if Roper, though personally loyal to the President to the nth degree, ever understood the New Deal. For that reason he couldn't bring about even a sem- blance of rapprochement. Outsid- CTS as well as insiders knew he didn't speak the New Deal dialect and didn't have the ear of the President.
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CONTACTS CAME BACK WAY

The net result was that govern ment contacts with business came not through Commerce, as should be expected, but through the Federal Reserve and various individuals in the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange commission. At best it was contact by remote control.
 With Hopkins as Commerce Sec retary, business will meet the New Deal through him.
 It will meet an administrator who in 30 days put 100000 men to work in AS states with a Wash ington staff that could hide in a corner segment of the huge Com merce Building. He can speak in bigger figures than Morgan or Rockefeller. On the other hand, hard crusted business executives who fought their way to the top through grime and poverty might well remember that at one time Hopkins said:
 Poverty has not one redeeming quality. simply do not believe people grow by suffering. I have seen courage among the poor, yes, but have seen no one thriving on poverty"
 MIND LIKE PRESIDENTS
 He has a mind as supple as the
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Two excursion boats will carry passengers from the Treasure Island site of the 1889 California Worlds Fair. around Alcatraz Island during sightseeing trip on San Francisco Bay.
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STocK QuorArIoNs

NEW YORK, Jan. 13. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 9%, American Can 97k, American Light and Power SIS, Anaconda 31, Bethlehem Steel 72, Commonwealth and Southern 19s, Curtiss Wright A 25A, General Motors 45%, International Harves- ter 54, Kennecott 38ls. New York Central 19h, Northern Pacific 12h, Safeway Stores 30z, Southern Pacific 1874, United States Steel 63, Bremner bid IA asked 2, Pound $467.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials l46-52, rails 30.94, utilities 22.50.
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Evening star., 1939-02-20
P. E. O. Meetings
Slated Tomorrow

Chapter H of the P. E. o. Sister,
hood will meet at the home of Mrs.
Arthur Cornelson. 3O41 Sedgwick
street NV. tomorrow at 8 pm,
with Miss Anna Slaughter as assist
ing hostess. DR.. Arthur =. Gail.
the guest speaker, will talk on the
Netherlands.
Special guests will be the B. Ills.
DR.. and Mrs. Call. Judge and Mr..
Glen j. Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs. A. N
Snyder and Representative and MI,
Thomas M. Eaton of California.
Chapter o will meet at Martha
Washington Junior College, 3640
Sixteenth street, tomorrow at pm
with Miss Frances Hayes and Mrs.
T. o. Krabel as Joint hostesses. Tie
ofncers Of the State chapter and the
presidents of the District chapters
will be the special guests. The oc-
casion Is the second birthday an
niversary of the chapter. with Mrs.
Ira B. Shantz and Miss Mary Pearce
in charge of the program.
Chapter G is planning a dinner
party at the home of Mrs. Luther
F.. Speer. 1901 Jocelyn street NV.
Thursday at $50 pm. when the B
I. LIS will be special guests. A pro-
gram of readings by Miss Maxine
Mitchell will be given.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
BY the Way
Bl1ine=

Yesterdays spring
and Mrs Morris Sheppard fetching
Mrs William MaCrackens of fine straw of changeabe
shades Of green and deep purple with
oow With she wore navy blue suit with
tive Kleberg Of Texas dahng
red shirt waist dress Representative
with Gregg chatting with Repre-
sentative Sam Rayburn looked chic blue
with on m ax hat as n M hennsr na @ ma O gown
on her black and had cluster Of the flowers
society, Peenys large
newly Washington and
both most attractive and Nine
very pretty apartment Columbia road both taking
afternoon
slim, very youthful Mrs chnn charming
in pale with long finely pleated skirt silver
de lis predict
right now that this young couple will be addition Wash
ington society.
At Nine cantaeuzene's we the Danish Minister,
Mrs Demares 1lovd Ralnh H1 nd NJ. EduIn Msrsd,h %
back to Washington with Mrs Woodrow Wilson
latter found it necessary trip America
their baggage with flowers
admirers and they themselves were on
board ready sail Now both popular and charming hostesses
again are in their Washington homes.
coonley gave very pleasant small dinner
the house which they have rented from William Taylor George
town. This house really Washington
its Saturday with bowls white and pink carnations
Mrs coony striking looking with white hair which
Brooke she creme Mr. and Mrs. walter hte M wh
in beige Chiffon and Representative and Mrs Robert An
In black velvet with short pulled sleeves
Entertaining night webrandt who
dinner at the suave Club with additional guests coming
The hostess handsome black pink
flowers apped all the skirt those gmpsed ball
were Brig Gen. Beos Mrs Baker Baker
lovely chiffon Attorney
purple cnon SKIRT Mrs Demarest Lloyd in turquoise crepe with
aquamane Col Clarence Young who town short business
warmly welcomed by all his old friends Grant Mason Mr. and Mrs Emil
Hura and many
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Miss Mollie Drain
To Become Bride of
Mr.. Rothenbera

Mrs. Sarah Drain of 42O4 Eighth
street, has announced the engage
ment OF her daughter. Mollie Faye,
to Mr.. Joseph Rothenberg of Rich
mond, Va. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. D. S. Rothenberg of
Richmond.
No date has been set for the
wedding.
The engagement was announced
at an informal party at the home
OF Mrs. Drain on February II.
Miss Drain was graduated from
Central High School and attended
George Washington University. At
present she is a student at the
Graduate School of the Department
of Agriculture.
Mr.. Rothepberg attended the Uni
versity of Richmond and is in busi-
ness with his father in Richmond.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Sponsors Announced
For Performances
OF National Ballet

The list of sponsors for the 'Satur-
days at Nine" offered by the WASH
ington National Ballet, will soon
equal the popular Friday at Nine"
programs Of intimate ballet at the
King Smith Playhouse. The second
event in the series is scheduled for
this week, Friday and Saturday and
new ballet by Edward Potter, of
the Washington Composers Club is
featured on the program this week
The ballet, which is called Not
Quite Cinderella" will have Miss
Lisa Gardiner dancing the leading
role.
Among the subscribers for the Sat-
urday night performance are Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Richmond Gardiner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell B. Conklin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bradley, Maj.
and Mrs. William M. Goodman, Mr..
and Mrs. D. E. Lemay, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. H. Goodnow, Mrs. Coulter Wells,
Mrs. H. F. Saunders, Miss Thelma
Carey, Miss Myrtle Jones. Mr.. Alex
ander Levine and Mr.. William
Thomson.
Additional subscribers for the Fri
day night performance include Dr.
and Mrs. Custis Lee Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. L. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Ferrindini. Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Doyle, Miss Gloria Cone. Miss
Agnes Olsen, Miss Honora johnson,
Mr.. j. r. Dresser, Mr. David Dessau,
Mr.. Jesse Gray and Mr.. William
Ownes.
Remaining reservations for Satur-
day night are available from Mrs.
Woodlief Thomas and Mrs. E. r.
Wilson of the Executive Committee
Of the Washington National Ballet
or from the office of the ballet, 1903
S street.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Kappa Phi Epsilon
Banquet Plans
Are Completed

Miss Elizabeth Williams, chair
man of the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the Kappa Phi Epsilon
Law Sorority, has announced final
arrangements by her committee for
a banquet to be held at the
Powhatan Hotel on next Saturday
at 7:30 pm. The banquet will be
for members of the sorority and
few guests, but larger company
will be invited for dancing.
Invitations to the banquet have
been extended to the following:
Judge Fay Bentley, Miss Beatrice
Clephane, Miss Nina Kinsella, Judge
Ellen K. Ready, Mrs. James A. Bell,
wife of the president of South
eastern University. and Margaret E.
Belts, registrar of Southeastern Uni
versity.
One of the guest speakers at the
banquet will be Miss Mae Helm of
the Department of Justice, who
formerly practiced in the District.
She is a member of the Interna-
tional Association of Women Lawyers
and of the Women's District Bar
Association.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

ming at their home, 1921 Adams
Mill road.
Mrs. Ellis A. Yost of Fairview, w.
Va, former director of the womens
division of the Republican National
Committee and former Republican
national committeewoman from
West Virginia, is at the Dodge Hotel
for a few days, en- route to a visit
to her son at Asheville. N. c. Mr..
Yost was chief examiner of the old
Federal Radio Commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Mayer, 4OO7
Connecticut avenue, were hosts Sat-
urday evening to party of young
married couples in honor of Mr..
Mayors birthday. A Columbia Law
School man, Mr.. Mayer is now in
the legal division of the National
Bituminous Coal Commission.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Dance Slated
By Florida
Society
Senator Stewart
To Be Honored by
IenneSSeeanS
lenneSSeeanS

The Florida State Society of
Washington will hold its annual re-
ception and dance in honor of the
United States Senators from Flor
ida at Hotel 2400 Saturday evening
from $50 to o'clock.
Honor guests who will be in the
receiving line will include Senator
Ind Mrs. Charles o. Andrews and
Senator and Mrs. Claud Pepper.
Added attractions will include an
exhibition of ballroom dancing by
q representative of the Arthur Muir
ray Studios and jitterbug JAM
boree by Mr.. Perrill and Miss De
Theirry, winners of the recent Cap
!tol Theater jitterbug contest.
Officers of the Florida Society
include Mr. Dan P. Mularkey, pres
ident; Mr.. Bryan Mack, vice presi-
dent; Miss Martha Mcleod. record
ing secretary; Mr.. David Brunson,
corresponding secretary, and Mr..
william K. Mayes, treasurer.
Senator Stewart to Be Honored
by Tennessee Society.
Senator Tom Stewart, newly
elected Senator from Tennessee. will
be the guest in whose honor the
Tennessee Society of Washington
will entertain at dinner dance at
the Willard Hotel March 4.
Mr.. George Morris, president of
tbe organization, has appointed sew
eral committees to assist him. Mrs.
Sam Whitaker, wife of the Assistant
Attorney General and chairman of
arrangements, has serving with her
Mrs. Finis Garrett, Mrs. T. Dwight
Webb, Mrs. Jack w. Gates, Mrs.
Ned Brunson Harris and Mrs. Flor
ence w. Hooper.
Mr.. Turley Rankin is chairman
Of reservations, with Mrs. Howard
L. Savage. Mr.. Jack Gates and Mr.
George Morris assisting him. The
Ticket Committee is composed of
Mr.. Tom Hobbs, chairman; Mr.. Scott
Daniels, Mr.. Perry House. Mr. S. B.
Bledsoe, Mr.. Edward McCorlack and
Mr.. William Fry.
Mrs. D. Hurd Hudson, chairman
Of publicity. has on her committee
Mrs. Clarence Turner, Mrs. Ewin
L. Davis, Mrs. George Washington
Williams, Mrs. J. Clinton Tribby,
Miss Grace Fry, Miss Lucia Brown,
Mrs. J. Lacey Reynolds, Mrs Robert
M. Gates and Mrs. Fount Williams.
Senator Kenneth McKellar and
members of Congress from Tennes-
see and their wives will be in the
receiving line.
South Carolina Governor
to Be Reception Guest.
A reception honoring South Caro-
lina's Governor, Barnet R. Maybank,
and Mrs. Maybank, will be given by
the South Carolina State Society
March 10 at the Shoreham Hotel.
Gov. Maybank. the former Mayor
OF Charleston, has many friends in
Washington and with Mrs. May
bank will make special trip to
Washington to attend the reception.
Mr.. Edgar Morris is president of
the society.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Residential Social Notes
Miss Anne Blanton and Brother
Are Guests at Princeton

Miss Anne Blanton, who was re-
Gently elected chairman of the as
sociate members of the Congress
sional Club, and her brother, Mr..
Joseph Blanton, spent the week end
in Princeton. N. j.. where they we're
guests of Prof Lawrence Levengood
at the Little Club dinner dance. Be-
fore dinner they attended party in
the home of Miss Houston Scott,
daughter of Mrs Hugh Lenox Scott.
Mr.. Charles H. Cecil. inspector Of
textiles and clothing. Interior De-
partment, and Mrs. Cecil have re-
turned to their home at 3425 Six
teenth street, after a five weeks
vacation tour of California and the
Southwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Weir have
returned to their apartment at the
Shoreham after trip to Florida.
Mrs. Georgette Ross Howard was
entertained last week by Mrs. John
Ferguson Of Hagerstown following
her talk at the Women's Club.
Personalities in the news will be
included in q discussion Of foreign
and domestic affairs by Mrs Howard
at her current topic lecture Tues
day morning at the Sulgrave Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Zane have
as their guests at the Shoreham for
a weeks visit, their daughter, Mrs.
George j. Seel, and her daughter,
Miss Mitzi Seel, Of Maplewood, N. J.
Mrs. j. Van Reene and Miss A.
Hofmeyer of Capetown. South
Africa, have come to Washington
and are staying at the Hotel Raleigh
for several days. Mrs. Van Reene
and Miss Hofmeyer are on a world
tour and will continue across the
country to California and from
there will sail to Capetown.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Edward Of
Wesley Heights left by plane for
Miami, where they will spend sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bruce Hord en-
tertained a party of IL at bridge
and midnight supper Saturday eve
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Miss Fulton
Married to
Mr.. SOdan0
Wedding Yesterday
In Luther Place
Memorial Church

The marriage Of Miss Louise Eliza
beth Fulton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Marion Fulton, to Mr..
Michael Charles Sodano, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Candido Sodano OF Can
ton, Mass, took place yesterday
afternoon. The ceremony was per-
formed in the Luther Place Me-
mortal Church, the pastor, the Rev.
Carl c. Rasmussen. ofnciating at S
o'clock. Easter lilies and palms
decorated the church, which was
lighted by candles.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and she wore her
mothers wedding gown OF ivory
white silk and wool chiffon trimmed
in satin and fashioned after
princess model. the waistline was
marked with fine pin tucks and
the skirt flared into a train at
the back. The bodice had a yoke
of lace made high in the neck and
her flngertip veil was held by a
pearl tiara. She carried a shower
bouquet of gardenias and lilies Of
the valley and wore a diamond
cross which is an heirloom in her
family, and gold bracelet, the gift
of the bridegroom.
Miss Marion Fulton
Is Maid of Honor.
Miss Marion Fulton was maid of
honor for her sister and wore chiffon
with hat to match which had a
circular veil and she carried Johanna
Hill roses. Miss Mary Fowler and
Miss Ada Haynes OF Danvers, Mass,
were the bridesmaids wearing SIM
liar costumes to that of the maid
Of honor, made of peach-color chif-
fon. the net hats and wells matching
and Miss Fowler carried bronze
color snapdragons and Miss Haynes
carried talisman roses and iris.
Mr.. johnson Bennett of Canton,
Mass. was best man and Mr.. Henry
c. Blackler, also of Canton, and
Mr.. Norman Shoemaker OF this
city, were ushers.
Reception at Home
OF Brides Parents.
The reception was held in the
home Of the brides parents. where
the decorations were of palms, fern,
Easter lilies and other white spring
blossoms. Mr.. and Mrs. Sodano left
later for trip South. the bride
wearing a travelling suit Of aqua
with plaid jacket, over which she
wore beige coat, with japonica hat
and accessories. red fox fur scarf
and corsage bouquet Of gardenias.
Mr.. Sodano was graduated from the
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and
with his bride will be at home after
their Southern wedding trip at "a
Roosevelt road in Weymouth, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sodano of Canton,
parents of the bridegroom, came for
the wedding. and others from out of
town were Mrs. Henry C. Blackler
Of Canton and Mrs. Lewis Breswick
of Drexel Hill, Pa.