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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
RETURNS TO TOWN
AFTER VACATION

Etolin Coulter returned to Juneau
this morning on the North Sea to
resume her position in the Gov
ernor's Office.
Miss Coulter has been spending
her vacation with her parents in
Wrangell
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
PLAYING A HuN(H

DETROIT, Aug l. II While the
Tigers may be unlucky on the dla-
mond, they struck it rich playing
the horses on a rainy off-day dur
ing their first Boston trip. They got
together on bunch horse named
Miss Michigan, long shot that
came home first.
MRS. GRESHAM BACK
Mrs. Monte Grisham, with her
daughter, returned today on the
steamer North Sea from a visit of
several weeks with relatives in
Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
BOAT HARB0R
WORK BEGINS
IN FEW DAYS
Crews Arrive This Morning
-Dredge Expected
End Of Week

Capt Burke, Superintendent of
the job for General Construction,
said approximately 25 persons con-
nected with the company came il
this morning on the North Sea
and Aleutian, and that a number
of ether men are coming up with
the dredge.
Operations will begin toward the
end of next week, Burke believes,
but no local help will be hired I'M
til things have gotten under way,
and it is not known to what extent
the labor requirements will be.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
Alaska Resolution Is
Sent 10 White House

WASHINGTON, Aug. /. = The
Senate has passed and sent to the
White House for the Presidents
signature the resolution authoriz-
ing postmasters in Alaska to adj
minister oaths of affirmations. take
acknowledgements and perform all
functions of notary public.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
HABEAS CORPUS
HEARING CONTINUED

Hearing on a petition by Mrs
Mildred Hermann for writ Of
habeas corpus for her client, Rich
ard Trask, accused of rape, was
held in District Court this after
noon and continued until Satur-
day morning.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of game!
played this afternoon in the twt
Major Leagues ~
National League
Brooklyn S; Pittsburgh 3.
Philadelphia 2; Chicago 6.
New York 5; Cincinnati 4.
49, American League
ST. Louis 5; Washington 7.
Chicago 4; Philadelphia l.
Cleveland 5; Boston 7.
Detroit s.; New York 2.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

Low baromerc inued this morning the north
eastern portion of the North Pacific the
being 90 inches southwest
land High baromeric
lands the being 34 inches latitude and
tude 144 Precipitation
regions the Aleuians
scattered portions
of Canada Partly weather prevailed the
mainder of Alaska and
Juneau August 2-sunrse s:52 am; sunset. pm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
Ho, HUM! NO GAME!

AT $3.50 o'clock this afternoon it
definitely looked and was so an
nounced-no ball game tonight.
The schedule meet would have
seen the Elks and Douglas playing.
The postponement makes seven in
a row-because of rain or wet
grounds.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
BERGs RETURN

Mrs. Hans Berg, accompanied by
her daughters, Miss Sylvia Berg
and Miss Grace Berg, returned to
Juneau today on the steamer Aleu-
tan. They are at their home on
G Street, n
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
SISTER VISITING
SANITARIAN HERE

Lloyd Morley, Sanitarian for the
Department of Public Health, is
being visited for few weeks by
his sister, Miss Ruth Morley Of
cambridge Island, Wash. Miss
Morley arrived today on the Aleu-
tan.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
HIRST-(HICHAG0F
PASSES DIVIDEND

Announcement of an 8 percent
dividend has been made by the
Hirst-Chichagof Mining Company
to stockholders here.
The dividend will be paid August
10 on stock of record of August 9.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
Elelira Takes
Iwo0uf Today

Two passengers went north with
Pacific Alaska Always pilots AL
Monsen and Walt Hall today.
r. A. Clark was flown to Fair
banks and John Vestergaard was
dropped off at Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
ATTORNEY THROUGH

Edward F. Medley, Seattle attor-
ney who formerly practiced at Cor
dova, passed through on the Column
bia> yesterday on his way back to
the States after business trip to
the Westward. ~ 'e~s st@
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
PwA MAN SAILS

K. N. Neill, Resident Project Au-
ditor for the PWA, left on the
Aleutian today for the Westward
in connection with school and paw
ing projects at Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
juneau Rotary
toasted in
Merry England

Juneau's Rotary Club will be
toasted by the club at Ashton I'm
der-Lyne, England, on September
4, President Tom Dyer of the local
club was informed today.
The British club chooses one club
week to be toasted A silk British
flag, embossed in gold letters with
he name of the club, was received
here from Ashton Under-Lyne.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
GENERAL
IS ILL AT HOME

Judge j. S. Truitt, Territorial At
torney General is confined to his
home in the Baranof by illness, and
is under the care of DR.. w. w.
Council.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
KIMBALL RETURNS

Bob Kimball, of the Alaska Elec-
trio Light and Power Co., returned
today on the steamer North Sea-
He has been vacationing for the
past month in Seattle.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01
u s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. WEATHER BUREAU
THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau)


Aug
Rain tonight and Wednesday; ierate
Forecast for Southeast
moderate southerly winds
Strait Chatham Strait Canal
Forecast of winds along the Alaska
Fresh strong southeast winds Wednesday from Dixon
o Hnchinbook.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01

The Book ALASKA. Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale; $l.00.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-08-01

The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale; S1.O0.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Relief Bill! Amendment Calls Upon
States to Bear Part of Expense

WASHINGTON, June 28. CUP)
The senate today approved, 81 to
"a. an amendment to the $l,735,000,-
900 relief bill to require states and
their political subdivisions to pay
rs per cent of aggregate cost of
non federal WPA projects.
The amendment, sponsored by
Sen. James F. Byrnes, D., S. c.,
would apply the formula to pro-
iects authorized after Jan. l, 1910
The WPA administrator would be
given discretion in determining
"the facts constituting compliance"
with the formula.
Adoption OF the amendment, one
of the most controversial features
of the bill. cleared the path for
more rapid consideration of the
measure, which must be signed by
the president by midnight Friday
to prevent the WPA from going out
of business.
Under warnings from its lead
ers that it will be kept in session
tonight until the bill is passed, the
senate side-stepped a controversial
debate on additional provisions to
prohibit politics in relief and push
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
FILA Under Attack
At Grand Jury's
Inquiry in Valley
No Protection Offered
Small Home Builder
Declares Juror

Failure of the federal gov
ernment to protect small
home builders who borrow
under the Federal Housing
act was berated by at least
one member of the Imperial county
grand jury during proceedings lead
ing up to a recent indictment, a
transcript of testimony, filed We'd
nesday, revealed.
The grand jury hearing was that
which resulted in an indictment
charging Building Contractor
Charles G. Green with perjury and
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses. The transcript revealed de-
tails of proceedings during which
grand jurors questioned small home
owners who may lose their FHA-
built homes as result of irregu-
larities charged TO Green.
The federal government can't
lcse because they have 1870 million
people to tax said the grand juror
at one stage of the proceedings,
after witness had described
Green's transactions. The juror
was not identified in the transcript
but listed only as Juror
II am not criticizing the banks
but in the first place the Federal
Housing Act if I were in con-
gress L would try to amend it
but if the Federal Housing is going
to be SO lax in protecting those fell
lows, and we go out here and ad-
vertise that they should own homes
under the federal housing act and
get them to put their last dime OF
savings in there, then I feel that
it is up to thos holding these
funds in trust to at least advise the
Continued on Page 8. Col. %
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

: ellOIb utUdlt dllll eElcIlSlVc ellOIlS
by Democratic leaders and party
whips to hold Democrats in line.
The house-senate conference pro-
vides an eleventh hour chance for
the administration to try to change
provisions written into the none
tary bill by the senate which would
strip President Roosevelt of his
dollar devaluation power as OF
midnight Friday and fix the trea-
sury buying price for domestic sill
yer at 7757 cents an ounce.
The measure was originally de-
signed to continue devaluation
authority, the $200O,0000OO stabih-
zation fund and the domestic silver
buying program on a 64.64 cent
basis.
In the conference it was gen.
orally expected that the admins
tration would seek a compromise
whereby the devaluation powers
would be continued and the silver
purchase price would be allowed to
stand at 77,57 cents.
Whether such an effort would
succeed was doubtful. Action must
be completed by midnight Friday
or the entire monetary control
program, stabilization fund and
silver buying on the present basis
all will come to an end through
automatic expiration of the present
law.
The senate bill was denounced by
President Roosevelt at Hyde Park
N. Y, yesterday in strong terms.
He charged the action would re-
turn control of U. S. monetary mat
ters to Wall street and would weak
Ell national defense by encouraging
international currency speculation.
Repercussions from the senate
action in voting to end the foreign
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

All highway patrolmen were or
cered to remain on duty from Sat-
urday night to Wednesday morn
ing. All leaves and vacations were
cancelled in order to give the coun-
ty as much protection as possible
Oswalt asked city traffic officers
and all other peace officers to CO.
operate with the highway patrol
in keeping the holiday motorists
in sane driving mood.
IF the motoring public will CO.
operate declared Oswalt, there
will be no tragedies to mar the
long July Fourth holiday this year.
If drunks leave the driving to
their sober companions there will
be no tragic deaths and injuries to
cause suffering and heartache.
He added word of warning to
pedestrians and asked them to do
their part in reducing traffic haz-
ards,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Valley BoyLoses
Boys State Ballot

Richard Wolford of Brawley lost
the race for Nationalist candidate
for governor of the Boys State at
Sacramento late Tuesday.
Governor Jack Maiben, Is, Mon
tebello, ruled the encampment at
the fair grounds at Sacramento
after defeating Robert Meyer Of
Los Angeles 357 to 2S6.
Boys from all parts of the state
elected a full slate of state and
city officials Monday and Tuesday
On Wednesday they turned their
attention to county positions.
The Nationalist won IL Of the
20 seats in the senate while the
Wings elected % of the 40 assembly.
men. The Boys State, sponsored by
the American Legion every year,
will close its sessions at the end
of the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Valley Grapefruit
Men viii Present
Price Fixing Plan
Program Would Assure
Moderate Profit Say
Supporters Here

Imperial Valley grapefruit
men Wednesday prepared to
present a minimum price
PLAN to Arizona growers
t h a t sponsors indicated
would insure moderate profit
next year.
According to B. A. Harrigan,
agricultural commissioner, who Is
working with a committee repre-
senting valley growers, the plan
provides for minimum price OF
$40 a ton and production of 200
crates to the acre. Under this setup
growers would be returned ap-
proximately $120 an acre, or $35
more than growing costs, Harrigan
estimated.
1T is a good plan, and it will
work if we can get Arizona's ap-
Continued ON Page 8, Col. ID
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

'Of foreign cltlZenS or properly a1ter
that hour.
He called the Japanese govern
ment's attention to the rights of
Americans under treaties to enter,
leave or reside at the ports, and
said that Japan would be respon-
sible for the safety of American
citizens and property.
1t was understood that Admiral
Harry E. Yarnell, American fleet
commander-in-chief in the Far
East, would send similar note
concerning the right of United
States warships to sail anywhere
in Chinese waters to protect Amer
ican lives and property interests.
American navy men here said
they were positive that Americans
would not evacuate Foochow or
any other blockaded ports.
They said that they believed AM
erican warships were now at Foo
chow.
British consular authorities at
Foochow regarded the situation
there with such anxiety that they
made arrangements to remove a
number of British citizens by war
ship despite message from Sir
Archibald Clark Kerr, British am
bassador, urging him to decline to
remove Britons unless he believed
them absolutely in danger.
There were potentially serious
situations at Foochow, Wenchow
and Swatow, which the Japanese
are now blockading as part of a
series of new military drives; Tien-
tsin, where the blockade of the
British concession continues, and
Shanghai.
1t was reported at Hong Kong
Continued on Page 8, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Mrs. letters Saws
She Was Doped

LOS ANGELES, June 28. CUP)-
Zella Joy Jeffers today Indignantly
defended her story that her mine
was a total blank for 48 hours after
drinking marihuana- spiked glass
OF champagne she said was given
her by a district attorneys investi-
gator
Mrs. Jeffers and her pastor-hus
band, DR.. joe Jeffers, are on tria,
on four felony morals charges.
Subjected to brisk cross -examina-
ton, Mrs. Jeffers insisted she die
not remember any of the events
that took place on the evening OF
March 20, when state witnesses
said she engaged in an obscene ex
hibition with her husband, in the
presence of witnesses.
The defense has charged that
the alleged exhibition never TOOK
place at all, but that if it did occur
it was induced by marihuana ad-
ministered by Investigator Vincent
Higgins as trap for the couple.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Cost Of Aged, B|ind, Indigentin
Imperial County Mounting Sharply

Increases in old age case loads
have begun to level off, according
to the association figures. In 1899
the total was lis cases, in January
1887 it was I'll and in July of the
same year 332. In January 1888
the load had climbed to AIT and by
July to 1876. The January 1889 load
was 527 cases. Percentage increase
over sixth prior month, however.
had leveled off from an advance
of "a per cent in July 1897 to an
increase of 6.3 in January 1899.
Care for the blind and the chill
dren is paid entirely out of state
and federal funds. The county pays
for aid to indigents and administra-
ton costs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

ly ready to complete an alliance
with Soviet Russia the opposing
lines across the continent have
been so solidified and each camp
has become confident that the
other side will give ground In u
showdown that many observers be-
lieve the actual danger Is greater
today than ever.
1t is possible after a tour OF the
principal European capitals and
conversations with many men IN
government offices and men IN
the street to fill in blank spaces In
the picture OF events since Nazi
soldiers marched into the historic
city of Prague and 10 indicate the
trend of events in recent weeks
Continued on Page 8, Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

ed the measure steadily toward pas
sage.
The politics issue was avoided
when Sen. Carl A. Hatch, D., N
NJ, withdrew an amendment he had
planned TO offer to curb political
activities by relief and other fed
eral employees.
Hatch's plan was approved by
the senate in a separate bill sew
eral weeks ago, but has since been
tied up in the house judiciary COM
mittee.
The senator said he had receiv-
ed assurances that action on the
bill would be fastened by the house
committee and that it would be
approved without material changes
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Desert'sMystery
Quickly Solved

Rush some officers to Plaster
City. A car has parked at the old
sand pit for II days. There's a
man in it. He may be dead. I
haven't seen him move" an excited
voice said over the telephone to
the sheriff's office Tuesday night
A carload of deputy sheriffs rush.
ed to Plaster City. confident the
recent crime drought was at an
end
They found an aged man taking
asthma treatments while parked in
an isolated spot.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

terS claw hammer. Inc Delle1 Inal
a sex maniac was responsible for
her death grew out of the position
of her body sprawled across her
bed and the disarranged appear
ance of her night clothes and the
bedding, police said.
Mrs. Campbell, not to be con-
fused with the famous British act
ress of the same last name, ap-
parently had been dead 43 hours
when her body was discovered last
night by the ianGiaCy, Mrs. Mary
Du Pre-.
Police started a search for her
24-year old son, Campbell Mac
Donald in the hope that he may
be able to help authorities solve
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

group lntO secret cOIlSulldIlOIl Illls
morning and told them flatly that
the general staff had received
confirmation" of German infiltra-
ton into Danzig and foresaW the
possibility Of action during the
coming weekend Daladier re-
peated to the parliamentarians that.
as he told the chamber of deputies
Yesterday, the situation was more
dangerous now than at any time
in 90 years.
The information received in both
Paris and London appeared to have
been responsible for extensive pre-
cautions taken by both the French
and British governments to be ready
for any possible emergency in July
or August
In London. an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Warsaw re-
ported that in the last "a hours
about 1000 German officers and
men had entered Danzig from East
Prussia in connection with forma-
ton of a free corps" for which
1000 horses were requisitioned. The
corps drilled today at Seidnitz with
light machine guns, the dispatch
said.
The infiltration of Germans into
Danzig-denied this morning In
Berlin-had been reported for some
weeks and it was pointed out IN
neutral sources that experts did not
believe Hitler would seek to forcr
solution oil the dispute with fso-
land until after the bumper Ger
man grain crop had been harvested
late in July.
These reports included an ex-
change telegraph dispatch from
Warsaw that gas masks were being
distributed to the Danzig police and
to Germans in East Prussia; that
5000 pigs were butchered and pur
in cold storage for the free corps
in Danzig; that German teachers
and students in the Danzig schoo.
of engineering had been ordered
not to leave the city during the
holidays.
The Paris newspaper Intransi-
geant quoted the A. T. E. agency
at Warsaw as saying that l.4OO
Germans had clandestinely entered
Danzig from East Prussia last night
Continued on Page 8. Col 30
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Island Defenses
Called Isf Class bv
Ex-Army Chief

MANILA, P. l.. June 28. (UP)-
Gen. Douglas Macarthur. former
chief OF staff of the u. S. army.
said today that the Philippine COM
monWealth could more than
match the strength of any possible
enemy when the l0-year defense
program is completed.
Macarthur is in charge of
strengthening the islands defenses
before they are granted their in
dependence from the United States.
Macarthur said that if a success
full attack were made upon the
Philippines it would cost the ag-
gressor nation at least 100000 casu-
altieS and $4,000, 900 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Roosevelt Extends
July 4fh Holiday

HYDE PARK, N. Y, June %.
(UP)-President Roosevelt today
signed an executive order excusing
federal employees from duty on
Monday, July 8, to give them an
extended Independence day holi-
day.
The order applies to all govern
ment employees in the District Of
Columbia, including those in the
government printing office, navy
yard and naval stations. 1t also
applies to all employees in the
field service of the executive de-
partments, independent establish
ments and other federal agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

Mounting costs for the care of
the aged, blind and INDECENT in I'M
perial county were reflected We'd
nesday in figures included in a
report from the California Tax
payers association. The report was
made to Supervisor A. Y. Preble OF
Imperial.
Welfare expenditures in 1878
totaled $236,94l as compared to
$1l7547 in l936-37, the association
said Per capita expenditures
amounted to $162 in 1867 and
$29l in 1937-38.
In 1878 care of the aged
amounted to $l57,59 care of chill
dren $45 ,692, care of the blind $l3,-
339, care of INDECENT $9,9l6 and adj
ministration $l0,403.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
GERMANY SENDING TROOPS TO DANzI(
Britain Offers
Nazis Concession

BERLIN, June %. tUP) -
Great Britain tonight delivered
to Germany note prOclaiming
readiness to discuss measures
for improvement of the German
economic position if mutual con-
fidence can be restored i'm Eu-
rope. The note was in reply to
German denunciatiOn of the
British German naval pact.
The British note invited Ger
many to specify the time and
scope ard purpose of negotia-
tions fer p new naval accord,
which Germany suggested, but
also asked what assurance would
be offered that any new agree
ment would not eventually be
scrapped by Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

the case.
Macdonald was last seen on Sum
day and his bed appeared not to
have been slept In since. Mrs. Du
Pre- reported that the son was a
law student, spending much of his
time with his studies and rarely
going out from his room.
In addition TO the hammer, police
found beside the body whistle, a
key and a Bible tract. Police Sur
geon John Cooke estimated that
the woman had been dead 48 hours
and he discovered what appeared
to be two nand marks in blood on
her thighs.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28

ao"ii iio OiiC III d pOSlllOIl OI du-
thority in London, Berlin, Rome or
Paris seems to doubt.
When it will come and whether
it will mean general war are less
easily answered questions but the
word August" has been whispered
through diplomatic circles for al
most a month and now both the
British and French governments
have disclosed extraordinary mill
tary precautions for Immediately
after Europe's harvest time.
No nation is planning to start
war and the big powers are slow
ly fostering belief that advance
and skillful direction
OF power politics will avoid a gen.
eral conflict.
But with Great Britain apparent
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
Retired Officer
Will Curb Nudity

NEW YORK, June 28. CUP)-
Commander Howard M. hammers,
U. S. NJ, retired, took charge of
the New York worlds fair amuse-
ment area today in move to curb
the sections nude shows.
Fair officials said hammers ap-
pointment to the chairmanship of
the amusement control committee
was hastened by southern Rhodes
las removal of its name, flag and
crest from its Victoria Falls con-
ceSsions because of the conduct of
.bawdy shows nearby.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-28
County Population
Set at $1,000

The population of Imperial coun-
ty jumped to $1,000 in 1888. an in
crease of 672 per cent over the
census total in 1880.
In 1880 the official census set the
total at 60,903 The figures for
last year were based on estimates
collected by Harry B. Riley, state
controller.
California's population increased
an estimated l076,732 to reacn
6,753,938 in 1888 as compared to
5,677, ,251 in 1890, Riley's report
showed.