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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
'5tagetoath' Sunday Bill
 For Capitol
Waller Wanger's s Frontier Film, Spectacular
 Drama, Here

With Claire Trevor and John Wayne playing the top roies, wal ter Wanger's new frontier drama "Stagecoach,' which will have Us premiere showing at the Capitol Sunday, unfolds gripping story ol pioneer courage - of the brilliant heritage that has descended to young Americans from men whc fought and hewed a nation out of a wilderness. It is a saga of brave women who went with them to bring comfort and love to lonely outposts. It was filmed before a backdrop that took sun, wind and rain thousands of years to builo and color - Monument Valley, l8l miles from the nearest Arizona rail road
 Louise Platt, George Bancroft John Carradine, Andy Devine Thomas Mitchell, Tim Holt, Donalc Meek, and Berton Churchill. fea- tured in support of the stars, DOT tray the strange group of passen- gers thrown together with the coach as it proceeds from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico. John Wayne portrays the role of Kio Ringo, who has been driven to out lawry by perjurers and is determined to kill them Claire Trevor imper- sonates Dallas, women of easy virtue who has been forced out oi town by the self righteous citizenry Among the others a Virginia-bor1 expectant mother, mysterious gambler, dipsomaniac-doctor 8 clustering bank absconder, timit whisky drummer.
 While the pounding hoofs carry them closer and closer to shrieking war cries and blood-hungry toma- hawks, these incongruous individu- als are absorbed with the purposes and hates that have propelled them into the hazardous journey.
 The double feature bill, Joe E Brown in Flirting With Fate" ano West of the Santa Fe," is on to- night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23

quartz that averages about $13.50 to the ton, is owned by McKanna, Robert Coughlin, Larry McKech- nie, Alfred Bennett and John Price, 16 claims and four millsites comprising the prospect.
 The Territory has done consid- erable trail work from Taku Inlet to the prospect camp and the com pany has made improvements to the trail from the camp to the property, totalling about five miles of inn proved travel from tidewater to the workings.
 Engineer Thorne will return with McKanna to the property tomor- row, walking over the Granite Creek Carlson Creek divide again.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
MIKE MekALLICk SUES ALLEGED
 CLAIM JUMPERS
Chiehdgof Prospetfor Asks S50,0OO Damages from
 BaIIinger and Twedf

A $50,00O damage suit against two alleged "claim jumpers was filed in District Court today by Michael McKallick.
 McKallick alleges in his com plaint that the defendants, Jack Ballinger and Ole B. TWedt. en- tered the premises of one of his claims on Chichagof Island about September l and busted him. He claims damage in the amount Of $50,000. George Grigsby is McKal- sliek's attorney.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
PETITION

PADUCAH, Ky, Sept. 22 A group of Paducah's night policemen, say ing they had not seen their fami- lies after dark for years" peti- tioned the Board of Police Com missioners to shift officers from night to day duty every 30 days The board took the plea under ad- visement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
HELP THY NEICHBOR Telephone 713 or write
 The Alaska Territorial
 Employment Service for this qualified worker.

STEAM ENGINEER PIPE FIT TER - Male, age 27, married Trained in Navy as steam engineer and pipe filter; handy man in ma- chine shop; overhaul boilers; navy rating Fireman 1st Glass. Also ex- perienced at running diesel, truck driving, and hard rock drilling.
 Try The Empire classifieds for results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
NEW CLASS TREASURER

To divide class activities with Billy Devon, originally elected as secre- tary- treasurer of the seventh-eighth grades the pupils yesterday made Borghild Havdahl treasurer of the class.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
DOUGLAS NEWS
COUNCIL SESSION ON
 NEXT MONDAY NIGHT

Next Monday night the Douglas City Council meets for regular bi- monthly attention to matters of civic interest, some important ones impending
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
ALASKA EvANGELIZATION
 SOCIETY
Native Gospel Services) GEORGE H. HOMELESS

Missionary-in -in- Charge
 10:00 am.-Sunday Schools at home of Mrs. Lee.
 TOO p.m.-Evening service at home of Joseph Tassell. Topic, Spiritual Riches" Text, Eph. 1:18.
 Wednesday, FOO pm. Prayer meeting at home of Joseph Tassell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
DOUGLAS PRESBYTERIAN
 MISSION

DAVID wnGGONER. Minister Sunday services:
 1::20 pm.-Bible Schoor. 2:30 p.m.-Preaching service. all are welcome in these services
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
DIVORCE CASE

Suit for divorce was filed in Dis trict Court today by Ada Witlell against Carl H. Widell
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
CONDENSER

MIAMI, Fla, Sept 23.-Attorney Ernest E. Roberts won his case after making the shortest opening ad- dress ever heard in Dade County Court of Crimes.
 "He didn't do it." was all Roberts said of his client, charged with op- erating a slot machine.
 But the court said this commend able brevity had nothing to do with the legal victory.
 Roberts won dismissal of the charge because officers didn't have a search warrant
 He never got around to proving that his client didn't do it."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23

Lode and placer location notices for sale at The Empire Office.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
TRIpLETS UPSET
 NEWS OF TWINS

MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. c11. Hope Mullin, former boxer and former city policeman, went about hap oily announcing to friends that twin sons had just been born to Mrs. Mullin. Then he thought he had better go home to find how things were getting along. There he was told he also had become the father of daughter. The mother and the triplets are all in fine condition.
 s =
 A census" of drinking water sources in Texas recently showed there were $40 city water systems, 3,200 roadside supplies, 12,0O0 school supplies and 100000 private sources.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23

FALL DANCING GLASSES Now enrolling. Phone Dorothy S Rolf, Red 119, 315 Third St. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23

Carrying his gas mask case by a cord slung over his shoulder, Lord MacMillan, minister of informa- tion in Britain's war cabinet, is shown on the way to London's Whitehall. Since Lord MacMillan's appointment, a rigid censorship has
 been enforced
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-09-23
DOUGLAS CATHOLIC CHUR,
ST. LUKE'S EPISCUPAL CHURCl
DOUGLAS GOSPEL MfssIor

H. B. SCHLEGEL, Minister
 10:00 am.-Sunday School, City Hall.
 7::30 pm.-Church Service. resi- dence.
 Girls Bible Class, Mondays, 4 pm, Boys Bible Class Tuesdays, 4 pm.
 Women's Circle meets every other Thursday at pm.
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Douglas Church
 Services

Notices for this church column must be received by The Empire not later than 10 o'clock Saturday morning to guarantee change of sermon topics, etc.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
UNITED STATES
HAS NO PROBLEM
IT CAN'T SOLVE
Jesse Jones Makes Predie.
tion in Speech
Today

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. f6.-
The noted Texas financier, Federal
Loan Administrator Jesse Jones,
predicted today that the United
States was as he put out, coming
out of fog.
Jones told meeting of business
and government officials at Treas
ure Island that America has no
problems that cannot be solved.
He said: This country has never
gone backward yet and I'm sure we
will continue to go ahead"
The Loan Administrator defend
ed the governments lending policy
much of which will be carried out
through the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation.
81 believe the government should
always be ready to extend credit.
The RFC loaned ten billion dollars
and there has not been dime of
net loss to the taxpayers" said
Jones.
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SOUTH WINNER IN CONGRESS,
But AIDED BY REPUBLICANS
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16. = This
outgoing session of Congress could
easily go down in history as the
Second War of the Rebellion.
In it the South fought off domin-
alton by northern and western ele-
ments of the party led by the New
Deal. Likewise it won most battles
in which northern industry was pit
ed against southern industry. In
both classes of issues, naturally
enough, there were exceptions, and
there were exceptions among South
erners, for some stood staunchly by
the New Deal.
The South was not incomplete re-
bellion, of course, nor was it al
ways alone in rebellion. Southern
support was credited with salvaging
the reorganization bill, trimmed
though it was. In turn, there was
a lmost unanimous congressional
support for the agriculture bill in
which administrator objections
were overridden heartily. The big
money additions we're made in the
Senate where, under leadership Of
Senator Russell of Georgia, well
more than a quarter-billion was
added to the agriculture budget fig
ure. And the increased benefits were
directed heavily southwark.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
FAST N Owe
IS MADE BY
JAPAN FORCE
Stretch Of Kwdungfung
Province Suddenly Take
en- Over in Il Hours

HONGKONG, Aug 16.-The Jap
anese Army has established con-
troll over two thirds of the 20-mile
stretch of Kwangtung Province
paralleling the Hongkong border.
The move is described by officials
as designed to cut off the Chinese
supply lines with this British Crown
Colony.
The maneuver was accomplished
swiftly and within less than II
hours.
The Chinese forces fell back with
out resistance.
A few Chinese peasants who gave
battle are reported to have been
wiped out.
Hundreds of Chinese refugees
streamed across the border and tenn
porary relief camps have been set
up.
When the japanese captured Can
ton last October, civilians said the
Japanese summarily executed all
Chinese found in possession Of arms.
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ARMY CAPTAIN
KILLED; IS HIT
BY TWO TRAINS

ALBANY, Ore, Aug. 16.--A. U. S.
Army captain from Vancouver Bar
racks was killed today when he fell
into the path of a slow-moving
freight.
The officer, Capt. John Joyes, was
enroute to San Francisco for medi-
cal treatment at the Army Hos
pital An investigation showed that
he apparently alighted from the
passenger train when it paused at
Albany. AS the train started Capt.
Jooyes apparently lost his grip and
fell Wheels of the passenger train
severed one hand. Then the off
Ger crawled away from the passen-
ger track and directly into the path
of the freight where he was killed
instantly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
British Noble
Ison Lengthy
Alaska Cruise
Europe's tension Easing,
He Says : Duke in
Juneau Today

British nobility rode into Juneau
today aboard an 8,000-ton yacht
belonging to His Grace, The Duke
of Sutherland, who, with party
of guests, is on a leisurely pleasure
cruise. around the world. The
yacht, Sans Peur, belonging to
the Royal Yacht Squadron of
Cowes, England, is an imposing
ship steel-built throughout her
hull, with a length of 210 feet
and twin diesel motors with 1900
horsepower
The Dukes party included, in
addition to Her Grace, The Ouch
ess, the Earl of Warwick, who is
nephew of Capt Anthony Eden,
Duncan Macdonald Mrs. Sloane
Stanley, Miss Leverson- Cover, Miss
Caetani and Major A. Phillips.
Cruising since last October, the
Duke has only just reIoined his
yacht in Victoria, b. c., after a
flying trip back to England and
return after coming TO the west
coast by way of the Panama Canal
at Christmas time. Present plans
call for a slow trip to the West
ward, thence TO Kodiak, where the
party plans a hunting expedition,
and then on down through the
Alputiap Tolandc
Passing out Of American waters,
the Sans Peur, which is manned
by crew of 81 men in addition
TO its officers, will sail through
the Pacific down to Australia and
New Zealand. After that the yacht
will proceed back to England by
way of the Suez Canal These
latter plans, however, are depen-
dent upon conditions in Europe,
the Duke told an Empire reporter
today.
European Situation
1T is hard to tell just what is
going to happen in Europe during
the next few weeks" he said, but
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BANDITS WITH
MACHINE GUNS
MAKE BIG HAUL
Two Bank Messengers and
Policeman Held Up
Robbed, $4,000

LONG BEACH, Long Island, N.
Y, Aug. 16.-Six outlaws with ma
chine guns and revolvers held up
two bank messenger and police
man yesterday and escaped with
$4,000.
The robbery occurred outside the
Long Beach postoffice.
The policeman was guarding the
messengers while the money was
carried to the postoffice for ship
ment to New York City.
The bandits forced the guards
and the policeman to give up the
money at the point of machine guns
and then sped away in a fast car.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
PAN AMERICAN Will
START new SERVICE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. TO-
The Pan American Anyways set Au-
gust % today as the day for the
start of new pioneering flight
across the Pacific from San Fran
cisco to New Zealand.
The California Clipper will take
off for Honolulu on the first lap of
the 5000 mile flight. 1t is expect
ed to make the trip in four days
The chief pilot of Pan Americans
Pacific Division, J. H. Tilton, will
be in command. The route of the
California Clipper will take her to
Honolulu, Tanon Island, Fiji Is
land, New Caledonia and then to
Auckland.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
KING CAROL
WARNS AXIS

CONSTANZA, Aug. 16. King
Carol warned the Rome-Berlin axis
that Rumania will fight any attempt
to revise her border by negotiation
or force.
After a review of his fleet at
Constanza, King Carol said. what
ever is Rumanian will be defended.
What is Rumanian cannot be given
away. Anyone must realize that
Europe's present frontiers cannot be
changed without running the risk
of a worldwide disaster"
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AMERICANS ARE
GIVEN RELEASE
BY GEN. FRANCO
Nationals Fighting for 10y
aIists Freed from
Prisons

MADRID, Aug. 16.-The Spanish
Nationalist Government has released
% American prisoners C a pture d
while fighting for Loyalists interests
during the three-year civil war.
They were ordered to leave the
country.
Among the freed prisoners is Har-
old Dahl, an American aviator, who
was once sentenced to death. Dahl's
plane was shot down behind the Ma
tionalist line. His sentence was COM
muted when his wife addressed a
personal plea to General Franco.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16

From North
In Session
Convention Starts Today in
Oakland : Alaska
Queen There

OAKLAND, Cal, Aug. 16. - The
Pioneers Of the Klondike gathered
here today to swap yarns, renew
memories and make further plans
for perpetuation of their organi-
cation.
Registration at the eleventh an
nual convention of the sourdoughs
will show an attendance from Cam
ada and Alaska of between 500 and
600.
Today was given over mostly to
imprmptu reunions.
One of the highlights was the
re-enactment of the capture of a
noted bandit by the wellknown
early day cartoonist A. v. Buell.,
now a cartoonist on a Fresno news
paper, and Pat Egan, now a de-
tective on the Lethbridge Police
force.
The Alaska flag holds a promin-
ent place IN Jne meeting room
hotel in Oakland.
Thagrad Buchholz, of Los An
geles, is President; Lee LOOMS, of
Portland. is Vice President and
Lulu Fairbanks, of Seattle, is Sec
rotary Treasurer. They are all here.
Rex Beach and Robert Service
are among the wellknown members
of the organization.
Tomorrow the delegates will go
to Treasure Island during which
time the central figure will be Miss
Irene Reenstron, honor student of
the University of Alaska and known
as this years Queen of Alaska.
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BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of games
played this afternoon in the two
Major Leagues:
National League
New York Z; Brooklyn g.
Chicago 2; Cincinnati l.
Philadelphia 2; Boston 9.
st. Louis 4; Pittsburgh 3.
American League
New York 4; Washington 0.
Cleveland 3; st. Louis 0.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
5TEFAN550N
SAYS I(kES
PLAN SOUND
Development Is N ainIY
Psychological Problem
Explorer Holds

NEW YORK, Aug. 16.-Vilhjalmuf
Stefansson, Arctic explorer and
author of many books about the
north, said today the problem OF
developing Alaska is chiefly a
psychological problem since we are
no longer frontier-minded.'
He said the Territory would make
a good home "in general for people
of any nationality irrespective OF
the climatic conditions which they
have been used to-"
Alaska could easily be developed
to a point where it could stand COM
parison with Scandinavia. he pro-
phesied.
Commenting on the interview
with Secretary Ickes In which he
advocates the idea of transplanting
refugees from Europe, Stefansson
said most peoples minds were burd-
ened with misconceptions about Al
aska. He said they don't realize how
easily the Territory's resources could
be developed.
Newsprint Possibilities
Take newsprint as an example"
he said. IF the Firms can export
newsprint to America and make
profit even after paying tariff.
think what Alaska could do. 1t is
nearer to us and wouldn't have to
pay duty.
"Of course that industry would
require great capital but if Amer
lean newspapers are willing to in
vest in Canadian properties why
couldn't some papers, especially
those on the West Coast, invest in
an Alaskan enterprise?
There could be market for
Alaska newsprint even in Japan
provided we stay on good terms
with that nation" Stefansson de-
clared.
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Report Urges immigration
Bars 10 Territory
Be LET Down
AS IMPORTANT AS
BUILDING OF WEST
Rapid Development Of Ter
ritory with Refugee
Artisans Asked

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.-Secre-
tary of the Interior Harold l.. Ickes
suggests that European industries
broken up or diverted by current
waves of intolerance be transplanted
to Alaska for the benefit of the
United States
The proposal accompanied pub
lication of Undersecretary Harry
Slattery's report recommending bars
to foreign immigration to the Ter
ritory be let down because present
restrictions are having disastrous
effect" on development of defense in
Alaska.
Ickes said he was convinced by
recent reports that the artisans now
fleeing Europe could play key
role in creating in Alaska various
industries which until now have not
been developed in the United
States"
Population Held Need
THE Slattery report" Secretary
Ickes said, shows Alaska has re-
sources in waterpower, timber, min
erals, fish and fur upon which a
sound Alaskan economy can be bas-
ed. It's matter of serious national
concern that Alaska with territory,
climate and resources which equals
all Scandinavia now has static
population of about 10000 compared
to population of 100000 in
Scandinavia. I hope the Slattery
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
Hotel Clerks Answer
SiIIiest Questions

TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 16.-A guest,
wanting to use his electric razor,
called the hotel clerk and asked:
do you have AC or DC current
here?"
After a moments delay came this
polite reply:
Sorry. sir, but neither one is
registered.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-16
BOOKING
RESIGNS

SEATTLE, Aug. 16. = Charles
Booking, President and Gen
eral Manager of the Alaska Steam
ship Company for the past two
years, has resigned.
The resignation is effective when
his successor is named.
Booking will continue to make
Seattle his home.
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CUP TRoUSSEAU

SYDNEY, N.S.W., Aug. 16. = The
Australian Davis Cup team, visiting
the United States this summer have
between them 40 shirts, 26 pairs OF
cream flannels, % pairs of sEioris,
and 81 tennis racquets.
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THEY HAD SUPPORT

The southerners did not win out
alone. They won in many of their
efforts principally because of Re
publican support
The concluding blow of this
combination was the wrecking of
the spending-lending bill Repub-
licans and southerners led the at
tack in the Senate by which it was
whitfield from huge spending
program to little more than farm
aid bill. The same combination in
the House amaSsed most of the
votes by which it finally was pre-
vented from reaching the floor
When the relief bill was up, a
southern representative, Woodrum
of Virginia. led the same combina-
ton in obtaining an investigation
of WPA. The result was that many
of the so-called ultra liberal fea-
lures of WPA, such as the Federal
theater went out. Restrictive fea-
lures were written in and polished
off both in the House and Senate.
Another Virginian, Representa-
tive Smith, succeeded in winning
House approval for an investiga-
ton of the Labor Board, which has
been anathema to many southern
industrialists. Again the core Of
his support was from the South.
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Reindeer Act Fund

Congress appropriated $4,000
plus $4,000 for administrative and
operating expenses to carry out the
provisions of the reindeer act which
directed the Secretary of the In
terror o purchase all non-native
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HOUSING, WAGES. SECURITY
The Administration request for
$800,000000 authorization for :sium
clearance was stalled by southern
opposition which commended 1t was
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Evening star., 1939-08-13
Ry the Associated press

.
GANNOCHY, Scotland, Aug. a.
The glorious twelfth" the open
ing of the Grouse shooting season.
passed today with bags far below
standard.
Poor shooting reported from the
majority of the estates was at
tributed to disease among the young
birds and backward growth.
j. P. Morgan postponed his first
hunt and spent the day inspecting
the moors on his broad Scottish es-
tate here in preparation for the
coming Monday of King George VI
and Queen Elizabeth from nearby
Balmoral Castle to shoot at Nor
gan's Gannochy Lodge. 1t will be
a small family party"
The opening of the season, which
will last until December 10, brought
a large-scale bombardment of Gus
tom made guns across Scotland,
Yorkshire and Durham, with Amer
ican guns banging away with the
rest and, according to reports, with
better effect than average.
Champagne suppers at many es-
tates celebrated flrst-day successes.
The prospect of poor shooting did
not prevent a mass migration of
tweed-clad nimrods from London
the cream Of wealth and aristocracy.
But the only ones who did not
srumble were the canny scotsnen,