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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-16
LARGE VESSEL 10 JOIN ALASKA
 CANNERY FLEET
Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

tOedJUle POSU-llltelllSelCer)
 Purchase of the steamship Ogontz, 5,028 tons gross, by the Alaska Southern Packing Company of Seat tie from an East Coast firm for use in Alaska as a floating cannery is announced.
 The ship is scheduled to arrive at Seattle about mid-March, in time to be put in shape for the coming season in Northern waters.
 Capt. E. B. Hoffman, of the La Merced, a cannery ship owned by the Alaska Southern, First Officer Ellis, Second Officer Albert, Third Officer Soriano and Eli Christensen, Chief Engineer and twelve other men have left for the East Coast to take over the ship.
 Large Capacity
 Inclusion of the Ogontz in the cannery fleet operating out of Se- attle will be notable addition to the industry as she is a compara- lively large vessel for this kind of work and will have, besides ample room for the cannery itself, large carrying capacity of canned salmon
 The Alaska Southern Packing Company has operated the La Mer- ced for several years in Alaskan waters.
 The Ogontz was built in 1919 by the American-International Ship building Company at Hog Island, Pa. She measures 390 feet over all with a beam of 54.2 feet and depth of 276 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-16
Public Reception To Legislators >Is Held Tonight

Members of the Legislature and their wives will be guests of honor at the Governors House tonight at a reception to which the public of Gastineau Channel is cordially in vited.
 With the guests of honor and Governor Troy in the receiving line between nine and ten o'clock will be Territorial officials and their wives
 [ Following there will be dancing until twelve.
 No invitations have been issued except to members of the Legisla ture and people of Juneau are to greet the Legislators at this time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-16

The soybean, grown in this coun- try primarily as forage crop, is winning popularity in some sections as human food.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-16
US. COAST GUARD
 TO GET NEW BASE

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Feb Is. Construction of the new $250,000 Coast Guard base on Inlet Har- bor at this resort is under way.
 Workmen are creating the site by sinking about 1850 feet of in- terlocking steel piling, which will be filled with sand dredged from the channel. Later $37, 800 boat house and a $12,387 storage struc- ture will be erected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-16

. As Spanish Insurgents bat . . ter at last-ditch points of re- . . sistance, the top man in Spain Q . is Francisco Franco. Because . . of his informal partnership . c with Italy and Germany, what . . he does now and in the immedi- . . ate future may affect not only . 6 Spain but much of the rest of . . Europe. But even after two and . a half years of leading the In- . e surgent cause he's little known . . outside his own country. Here's . 0 his story. .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-16
YuRMAN RETURNING

H. J. Yurman, local furrier, is re- turning to Juneau on the Motorship Northland, after spending the past two weeks in the south on business.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Two Women and Man Held
In Poison Probe Case

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. "a cor
oner's jury today held without bail
two women and man charged with
responsibility in the deaths of four
persons the commonwealth contends
were victims of an insurance poison
plot.
The jury said Other persons now
unknown also were involved in the
deaths:
Thee held were
Mrs. Ccrina Fravato, who lived
with two of the victims; Mrs. Stella
Alfonsi, %, widow of another, and
Herman Petrillo, 40.
A story Of insurance policies being
piled up. month by month, on the
life of 17-year-old boy who, physi-
clans said, died later of poison was
unfolded for the jury investigating
his death and those of three men.
The Commonwealth charges that
the boy Philip Ingrao: his father,
Charles; Ferdinand Alfonsi and
Giuseppe di MARITIME were victims
of three-State poison ring" which
killed in an attempt to collect in
surance which. authorities believe,
totals between $4,000 and 500, 900.
Insurance agents told the jury
yesterday that in three years 18
policies, totaling s14031, were taken
out on the Ingrao boys life by Mrs.
Carina Favato-one of three per-
sons held in the estigation-while
she lived with Philip and his father.
When the boy died--three months
after the last policy was issued-only
Is of the 18 policies were in force,
for a total of 1881, the agents said.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
New Deals Power Plants
Hit as Vote Bait by Hoover
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Herbert
Hoover said last night that govern
mental building of hydro electric
plants was good for few elections
yet"
1--WE build them by the impulse
of Congress, not by the impulse for
low-cost power" Mr. Hoover told
alumni of Stevens Institute of Tech
nology. The former President was
made an honorary alumnus and doc
tor of engineering at the 36th an
nual dinner of the alumni.
I'VE will waste few more bill
lions of taxpayers money to make
this mama into power at places
where the engineers could make it
cheaper with fuel" he continued.
Mr. Hoover said electric power
companies had been elevated to the
role of national deVp-but many
things are happening which should
cause the demagogic mind to worry" "
HE may need to hurry up and
Wall Street and the bankers"
Mr.. Hoover asserted there were
other national demons, including
Wall street and the bankers"
Their fearsome visage has today
a distinct cast of sadness" he said.
THE Government is now hijacking
their job. 1t is also on the way to
take over their title as a national
demon"
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Senate D. {. Committee
To Hold First Meetina

The Senate District Committee
will hold its first meeting of the
session early next week, Chairman
King said today, to begin consid-
Grafton of nearly a dozen bills al
ready introduced and any others
that may be ready for presentation
at that time.
Senator Capper of Kansas, rank
ing minority member, yesterday re-
newed the proposal he had pend
ing in the last Congress for ap-
pointment of a public defender to
act as counsel for INDECENT prison.
ers in the criminal courts of the
District. He offered a similar bill
for the Federal courts outside of
Washington.
The committee will have an op-
portunity at the forthcoming meet
ing to consider this, as well as the
group of measures Senator King
introduced Wednesday, including
proposed regulation of fire insur-
ance rates, which the Commission
ers have described as excessive.
Senator King expressed the hope
that the Budget Bureau will take
early action on any other local
measures that may be awaiting its
consideration, so that his committee
may consider them before the Sen
ate gets too deeply engrossed in
the national legislative program.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
| Bear Cubs Born
| AT Zoo, but How
| Many Is Riddle

The animal roster at Geological
Park increased its membership yes
terday with the addition of an un-
determined number of bear cubs
following a pair of visits by the
Stork.
The stork called first at the den
of a European brown bear and
stopped within a short time with a
second litter for an Alaskan brown
(Kadiak) bear. The exact number
of cubs will not be known for at
least week because mother bears
keep their offspring hidden in the
dens' darkest recesses for protection,
William H. Blackburne, head keeper.
explained.
officials said that only the cubs
whining announced their arrival and
that each probably weighed approx
mately one pound, thee average
weight of cubs at birth.
Another visit from the stork is
expected any day now by Ramona,
another Alaskan brown, whose cubs
will be of breeding since their
father is polar bear, Mr.. Black.
burne said. So, '-.-.-~-,
Evening star., 1939-02-03
P. }. Foley Is Chosen
Convention DeIeoute

P. j. Foley, secretary treasurer of
the Merchant Tailors Designers AS
ISOLATION, has been chosen as Wash.
ington delegate to the associa tion's
convention. which will be held in
Philadelphia from February 7 to
February TO- Michael Carlina was
chosen as the alternate delegate.
Mr.. Foley was reelected secre-
tary-treasurer at the recent annual
meeting which resulted in the re-
election of F. K. Heindrich, 1912
Connecticut avenue NV, as presi-
dent. Other officers reelected were
Lawrence D. Battista. vice presi-
dent; I. Gerachi, chairman of prac-
tical work, and j. M. Stein, assistant
chairman of practical work.
The association voted in support
of amalgamation with the Merchant
Tailors Association of the United
States and Canada.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Diplomas Reward Alien Pupils
For Hard Work in English
Is, Including Refugees, Given Foundation
For Participation in American Life

School days ended today for 16
pupils in one of the most unusual
schools in the District.
No glaring bands, gushing par
ents and cap-andgown. paredes are
a part of the simple exercises at
which the students from many lands
receive their diplomas from Miss
Maude E. Alton, administration
principal of Americanization work
in the Districts public schools.
The diplomas are the reward for
hard work. practical work. They
signify that the 16 students, men,
bers of the class in advanced Eng
lish and the coaching class, have
mastered the English language to a
point equal to an eighth-grade level.
Refugees Among Group.
The school work is only one phase
of the general readjustment that the
l6 students representing seven ma
tiOnS must make. Several must
overcome memories of personal
tragedies, exile from their home
lands and separation from their
parents Two of the class are Chi
nese refugees, five are German ex-
lies, two are from Austria. The
others-three from Greece. two from
Russia. a Lithuanian and an Ital-
ian-are ordinary immigrants. who
likewise are revamping their way
of life
One pupil is IT, another A, but all
are bent toward the same goal
making themselves good American
citizens. For some it took only six
months to obtain their diplomas,
others six years. After their grad
uation the younger students will
enter high school; the others will
take their places in American life.
But these 16 students are only
few Of the 1000 newcomers who
were enrolled in the Americaniza-
ton work center at the Webster
School in 1888 Guided by % teach
ers, under the direction of Miss
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Administrator Called
Trustee of Democracy

Louis Brownlow, chairman Of the
Presidents Committee on Admins
trative Management and co-author
of the plan for reorganizing the
Federal Government, yesterday pre-
sented $50 Government workers and
officials with a definition of Gov
ernment administrator. He is a
trustee of democracy" Mr.. Brown
low said in a lecture in the Agri-
culture Department auditorium ar
ranged by the department Gradu-
ate School.
The administrator. according to
Mr.. Brownlow, must be insatiably
curious and know when he has
enough information on which to
make a decision. He should contin-
ually seek information from special
lists and should make his own de-
cisions on matters of finance, per-
sonnel and planning.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Rev. Thomas A. Walsh
Dies in Baltimore
Hospital
Founded st. 1homos
The Apostle Parish
In District

The Rev. Thomas A. Walsh, 60,
who established the Catholic parish
of st. Thomas the Apostle here and
served as the church's first pastor
died yesterday in Baltimore in the
Jenkins Memorial Hospital.
In 1912 he was assigned to estab-
lish the parish here and served as
pastor of st. Thomas the Apostle
r. C. Church until May, 1886, when
he was succeeded by the Rev. Joseph
M. Moran. the present pastor. The
church is in the $500 block of Wood
ley road.
Father Walsh suffered stroke in
1885. Last Sunday he suffered an
other stroke and was taken to the
hospital. Some time after the first
stroke he went to Baltimore to live
with his mother, Mrs. A. Walsh, who
survives.
A native of Baltimore, Father
Walsh was educated in parochial
schools, st. Charles College and at
st. Mary's Seminary. He was Or
dained to the priesthood in Balti-
more. His first assignment was as ar
assistant at st. Paul's Parish, Bal
timore, and later he was assigned as
assistant at st. Pauls r. C. Church
here.
A large delegation from WASH
ington will attend funeral services
for Father Walsh at 1890 a m. Mon
day in st. Joseph's Passionist Mon
astery Church. Baltimore. Solemn
high mass will be celebrated and the
Most Rev. Michael j. Curley, Arch
bishop of Baltimore, will preside.
Burial will be in the New Cathedral
Cemetery, Baltimore.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
10Th Death Sentence
Given McAnee for
Woman's Death
Doomed to Die on
April IA by Latest
Court Action

For the tenth time, William Ma
jor McAtfee, colored. 60-year-old
janitor, yesterday heard the death
sentence pronounced upon him in
District Court when Justice James
M. Proctor took the legal steps that
will send McAffee to the electric
chair April IA for the Staying of a
36-year -old white woman, unless
there is contrary action in the
interim.
A District Court jury found Nc
Affee guilty of first degree murder
in the killing of Henrietta B. Ander-
son on August %. 1887, with a
furnace shaker in an apartment in
the 1900 block of L street NV. His
counsel-Attorneys Robert 1. Miller
and Joseph A. McMenamin-con-
tending that police had used mental
third-degree methods upon him,
have taken his case to the United
States Court of Appeals, also claim
ing irregularities during the course
of the trial.
McAffee was slated to die two
weeks from today. Previously, he
had been sentenced to die on Febru-
ary 7 last year, March II. May 6,
June II, July 8, September 9. No
vember Sail last year-and Janu-
ary 9 and February II of this year.
Successfully the execution has been
delayed, pending the outcome of
the Appellate Courts decision
Various District Court justices have
figured in these moves. ~
Prosecuting the case for the Gov
eminent is Assistant United States
Attorney Charles B. Murray. The
entire bench of the United States
Court Of Appeals recently heard
oral argument on the case, follow
ing the sending Of the records to
that tribunal about a year ago,
officials recalled.
A coincidence is that McAffee's
execution was delayed previously on
the same day that the ofncial death
Of Will Kinard, also colored, was
postponed, but Kinard was slated to
die in the electric chair today for
the Staying of his wife.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
La Toilette Wants Vote
On Foreign Policy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
INDIANA. Pa, Feb. 3-Senators
Robert M. La Toilette, jr.. Progress
sive, of Wisconsin last night proposed
national referendum to determine
the extent of United States partici-
patton in international affairs.
In an address at the Statel Teach
ers' College here Mr. La Toilette said
Il hope for an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States
requiring referendum by the peo-
pie who do the fighting, dying and
paying, on the question of participa-
ton in any way other than that
directly due to invasion" He con-
tinued:
THE greatest threat to civil liber-
ties is that we may be drawn into
another World War if it comes.
Il believe the people should have
the opportunity to declare what the
foreign policy of this Government
should be and that that policy should
be one of cooperation with all ma
tions in constructive actions for
peace and against alliances leading
to sanctions and war"
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Bill Seeks to Bur Aliens
From Six Professions
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated fresS.
ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 3.-Legis-
lation to bar aliens from practicing
medicine and five other professions
in New York State in a move to
alleviate "overcrowded conditions
was introduced in the Legislature
yesterday.
Pointing to an alarming increase
IN the number of aliens from Canada
and abroad who seek licenses to
practice medicine, dentistry, nurs-
ing, professional engineering. archi-
lecture and certified public ac-
counting. Assemblyman Leo A. Law
renee, Herkimer Republican who
sponsored the bill, said:
Our professions have reached a
supersaturated and overcrowded
condition. To a certain degree, a
remedy of this situation in New
Yor& State is possible by legislative
art W
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Fishbein Hits Proposed
u. ). Health PROGRAM
BY the Associated Press.


HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. g.
DR.. Morris Fishbein of Chicago crit
icized features Of the proposed Fed
eral health program last night and
declared America cannot exist with
the medical profession enslaved to
make politicians holiday"
The executive secretary of the
American Medical Association, ad-
dressing members of the Cabell
County Medical Association, said the
hospital and clinic construction fea-
lures of the proposed national pro-
gram ARE not in accord with either
practical or medical economics" He
lashed out. too. at the compulsory
sickness insurance section of the
proposal, and continued:
The American Medical Associa-
ton opposes the spending of vast
Federal funds to build hospitals and
clinics to be Federally equipped,
manned and maintained until the
need for these institutions can be
shown"
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Tuberculosis Nurse
Named in ArIinqton

Mrs. Virgie S. Robertson of 1914
Fifth road south, Arlington County,
Va, has been named tuberculosis
nurse in the County Health Depart
ment, it was announced today by
DR.. Ralph G. Beachley, health Off
GER.
Mrs Robertson's appointment will
be effective for the next several
months and her work is being
financed jointly by the county gov
errment and the Arlington County
tuberculosis Association. The new
public health nurse was formerly
with the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co. for about three years.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Petition Will Urge
Liberal Immigration

A petition signed by 250.OOO jews
and non-Jews urging President
Roosevelt to 'liberalize" present
immigration laws to permit greater
number of Jewish and non-Jewish
refugees to enter the United States
will be presented to the President
Monday by leaders of the Jewish
Peoples Committee who will attend
the committees tWo-day convention
here Sunday and Monday.
Representatives Samuel Dickstein
and Vito Marcantonio and Rabbi j.
Greenfield of New York City will
speak to the convention, which will
discuss relief for suffering refugees
The Sunday morning sessions will
include reports from Committee
President William Weiner and Eph-
riam Schwartzman. national secre-
tary, both of New York City. The
afternoon session will include re-
ports from secretaries of local COM
mittees throughout the country. A
meeting, open to the public. will be
held Sunday night at the National
Press Club.
Evening star., 1939-02-03

Alton, the students attend either the
day sessions from 10 Am. to 80 p m
or the evening classes. held Monday
Tuesday and Thursday from 7:3C
to Gas o'clock.
Formalized teaching is not the
only function of Americanization
work. Miss Alton said.
There may be many home adjust
mentS to be made she explained
Education is not simply formalized
learning. 1t is a matter Of adjusting
ones self. especially in the case of a
newcomer to America, to his new en-
vironment, matter of learning how
to not only get from but give to the
community.
Wide Range Of Subjects.
The pupils. representing So ma
tionalities and ranging from mere
children to TO years of age, attend
citizenship classes where they study
principles of government, coaching
classes in English for children of
compulsory school age, special
classes in typewriting, mathematics,
health, literature, sociology, eco
nomics, music appreciation and art.
The class members include pro-
fessors from European universities,
scientists, musicians and even wives
Of diplomats. A nursery at the
school cares for children of pupils
who are attending classes. Buses
provided by the Rotary Club bring
them to their studies.
Promoting the work OF the center,
the Americanization School Associa-
ton, most of its members former
students, aids the newcomers" in
adjusting themselves in their new
environment. The association also
engages in placement activities and
seeks to establish closer relations
understanding between foreign-bo
and native-born Americans. Frederic
A. Delano is president of the asso-
citation and S. H. Hanessian, vice
president.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Recommends PADDING

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (P-"Old-
fashioned woodshed paddlings, "
thinks Judge Henry o. Goett, might
result in fewer divorces-especially
among 'teen-age couples.
He told couple wrangling in
his court over who should get a di-
vorce, THE best thing that could
happen to you is for your parents
to take you out in the woodshed and
give you an oldfashioned padding" "
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Danger Of Violence
Looms in Strike al
San Quentin Prison
Warden Seeks Cuuse
Beyond Objections
To Food
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN QUENTIN, Calf, Feb. a.
Warden Court Smith saw a lurking
danger Of violence today as the
strike Of 2,750 surly, hunger-stung
convicts-more than half of the
$3.50 inmates of overcrowded San
Quentin Prison-went into its third
day.
There is something else behind
this strike-something more than
objections to the food we serve"
the warden said.
The strike started Wednesday
when $500 convicts complained the
food was not to their liking and re-
fused to eat lunch. BY nightfall,
$500 convicts had decided to fast.
The number dwindled more than a
thousand yesterday, when strikers
were kept locked in their cells and
put on bread-and-water diet.
Prison authorities were frankly
worried over the possibility that
hunger might result in increased
sullenness and, eventually, in vio-
lence.
Warden Smith said no punish.
ment would be inflicted on the strik-
ers at present, and probably none
would be punished as long as there
was no disorder.
eve don't know who the ring
leaders are and we are not trying to
find out" the warden declared.
"We don't even know what the
cause is--but we are trying to find
that out. 1 am convinced that the
strike is not due to dissatisfaction
with the food. Most of the prisoners
say it is-but they are vague when
we ask them what they don't like"
Guards tried to entice prisoners
to meals by telling them of improve.
ments in the menu.
The promise of a bowl OF mush
was teasing offer to get prisoners
to breakfast. The mush was in ad-
dition to the regular breakfast,
which today included canned april
cots. two hot buns with raisins,
white bread. brown beans and coffee.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
|G0rHc Enters
| Romantic Life
|Of Windsors
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Don't t
breathe it to a soul, but-garlic
has entered into the romantic lives
of the Duke and Duchess of Wind
sor.
This was the aromatic tidbit
waited today by Bengamin Gaylord
Hauser, Viennese dietician and food
counselor to the former King Ed
ward VIII and his American-born
wife, Wallis Warfield.
Not that the dizzily heady leek
has arisen as menace to the
worlds most famous romance, Mr..
Hauser hastened to explain, follow
ing his arrival on the French liner
Normandie.
1T is still going as strong as
ever, perhaps a bit stronger" he
said. you see, both have taken
it up"
Mr.. Hauser said he prescribed
garlic, along with the juices of
spinach, carrots and celery, to stim-
ulate health and build up general
ruggedness.
Evening star., 1939-02-03
Reducing Is the Deuce

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