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Evening star., 1939-11-18

1899, the average new-home mort
gage accepted for insurance by the
F.. H. A. amounted to s4,532, while
the average mortgage accepted dur
ing 1888 amounted to $4,601. The
average mortgage accepted during
the first three years of the pro-
gram was $4.824 in 1885, $4,711 in
1885 and $4,638 in 1887.
Evening star., 1939-11-18
Insulating Floors

With an increasing number of
homes being built without Easements,
the protection of floors against in
filtration of cold is becoming a prob
lem. One solution is to lay Insulating
boards, the same kind that come
with pastel tints on one side for use
on walls, under the flooring.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.
BANK AND BUSINESS REF
ERENCES REQUIRED FROM
EVERY ADVERTISER SEEK.

BANK AND BUSINESS REF
ERENCES REQUIRED FROM
EVERY ADVERTISER SEEK
ING CAPITAL THROUGH
ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE
STAR UNDER BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES.
Advertisers in the Business Op-
portunities columns Of The Star
seeking capital must furnish
one bank and two business ref
erences. Announcements must
also pass The Stars general
rules of acceptability, which are
framed to exclude all mislead-
ing, questionable or otherwise
objectionable statements. While
The Star does everything within
its power to safeguard readers
against the fraudulent. inde-
pendent investigation should be
made before definite closing of
negotiations.
In order that sufficient time
may be allowed for investiga-
ton such advertisements for
The Sunday Star cannot be ac-
cepted later than II pm.
Thursday.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

DUPONT CIRCLES rms. baths; well
'urn oil oMssI ssas an'fns %AiTY :T2S co S5eed right
1343 st. NV. tRoom 4l0). Met 1888.
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS.
.. $40 Columbia I'd. n.w.-,1deal location
hood; $500 business per month % aaarsn-
'e EEo 1Srs4aaSsS X SRRSsTEls Ffasf CO.. MET s4oo
II ROOMS, fully furn.: Frigidaires.
OWENS REALTY. Met. assa.
BOOMING HOUSES.
.odld4 II @ T., b.. nr. Tho Thomas Circle; rent 500;
one IL and one IA rooms.
filled With resuiars: be- Beautiful 3'i iocaton: mDsa1;
mus must sells sell on account Of sickness for sacri-
Many other bargains.
| A. M COOPER. 1OOs Eye. Ma. 1892.
Ask for Mr.. Beal. Ewes. and Sun, Col. 9s22
y ROOFS. baths; fully furn,; oil heat;
"''0 ovens OVENS REALTY. Met. ssss
1913 ST. NV.
New store and apartment, excellent spot
for restaurant (beer license availabie), y,
Cleaning fbs Ing ssta9lishment; 5 beauty psrior. II
ols iii T4EkY 81 Nv 4 ofiKER &C.; so:;i 7,n
WINE AND BEER TAVERN,
Nearby Va; rent; $50; est. Is years; wkly.
ADAMS 5877-J.
CHAIN STORE grocery locations
available; leases and fixtures in
cluded If desired. Louis Berman,
Woodward Bldg. Rep. 1865.
CHATTEL NOTES
Purchased Bob Hollander Met 4s14.
ICE CREAM PARLoR and restaurant.Best
Sery low rent. ' Price. $3.50; f teIms. ,snss.
BOB HOLLANDER,
so7 roEss Essqsys Hlss Asspt 4tb fGE Owner
WANTED! WANTED!
, Roomng and boarding houses. We have
plenty buyers for your furniture and busi-
ness. Phone or see
EDWIN L. ELLIS,
ROOMING HOUSE HEADQUARTERS
1910 Vermont Ave. Room 2l7. Natl. 33lO.'
rms; baths; rent, S14O; 2-car gar;
KEACH & FORBES,
1910 Vt, RIM. sl4. Rep. 291e. +.
UNEQUALED BUYS.
Grocery-Market;' $1,000 weekly busi-
ness, all cash and carry; rent. SS5 mo-;
pay roll, $50 week; guarantee to get or
sale liouqor license If desired. Inquire for
further details.
Bar-Grill. netting $1,000 per month:
$4,000: $4,000 down: long lease.
Beauty Shop. doing S4OO month: rent
S45; splendid location; cost S3,400 to
equip; price. $1,000; terms.
Sandwich Shop; guarantee to clear $500
| per month; rent. $50; S-year lease; price,
$4,000; terms.
Delicatessen: corner; $500 weekly busi-
ness; can be increased; rent, 500, includ-
ing living quarters: price, S4,5OO. terms
CHI TTEL NOTES PURCHASED.
NICHOLAS J. GASTON CO..
Suite sol. woodward Bldg Dist 11fh :.
Evening star., 1939-10-15
REPAIRS &. SERVICE.

REPAIRS 8. SERVICE.
BASEMENT AND WALL WATERPROOFING.
OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS:
REMOVABLE STORM ,YEsT1BULEs.
Complete Installations.
Phone John J. McPhaul. North G2a3.
BEDDING MATTRESSES box springs and
pillows reno: best prices and prompt del
Wash. Mattress Co. 3l9 st. s.w: Nat. 6679.
CARPENTER. jobbing and repairing; -esti-
mates nnne given prices reasonable. Randolph
CARPENTRY REPAIRS, recreation rooms.
painting. shelving. cedar closets. Reason
able. Terms. L. R. Nelson, Republic 140O.
CARPENTRY painting, sash. cords, locks,
Jobs i's solicited ia r: W. Nicely Co., Col. ssss.
ELECTRIC WIRING, istls gtx tu5ss: ast:
sse.'Es1 s1s % aSafs ssssas s sss Resa'
FLOORS sssnded; snds,I, dustIsss msGh,nss machines
Call Ben. North 1852. Special rates.
FLOORS sns1,n, Ssnasq austs;s sna %sshInss n.hins
Cali Ben. North Aa. as5sa:. specisl rates. Ie'lls'
FURNITURE Sn,iFaa;,I rspsr!nE is al an art art:
ishing. Frank schoenbauer. Dist $3.50.
FURNACES CLEANED. oil or coal; scale
SSffssf' Sfs4 exp. Star Heating Co., w00c!s,
GENERAL REMODELING.
Carpenter and brick work. waterproof
| ing. concrete work. painting. porches in:
| closed. plastering. heating. plumbing and
| wiring, garages built Save 900 during
Oct: work guaranteed. Call Line. 6999-W.
INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, all work done
at N price. plastering and roof1nR. Call
any time. Hillside 0157-W.
PAINTING and paper hanging, spray work
| Q specially. done by an experienced man;
| estimates and satisfaction guaranteed best
Of references. Let me give you an esti-
mate. Phone Met GAG. G. M Payne. 16'
PAINTING AND DECORATING, int. ex-
| terror; pure lead and oil used on exterior
Do my own work Burchf1eld, Rand. 6283:
PAINTING and roof repairing: special
price this month. Dist. 8176.
PAINTING, papering reas.: white mechanic
| guaranteed workmanship: free estimates;
house painting. Rand. $3.50 Col. 919e.
PAINTING ny DAY OR JOB. NOTHING
TOO SMALL WORK GUARANTEED
GIBSON. ATLANTIC 1ooA-W. 16s
Evening star., 1939-10-15

BARGAIN-DON'T MISS THIS.
Waco Model JKc, 4-place cabin. Jacobs
5000 orisinal price. Sl1.7bo. CAT
Evening star., 1939-10-15
SITUATIONS DOMESTIC.

COLORED GIRL wants part-tme work.
Call Dupont S436. 1414 18th st. NV.
COLORED-Maid work, cook. general
houseworker; experienced part time. day S
work. City ref. Dec. 5319.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL. high school, colored, desires work
of any kind after school. Ida Blandin,
Col (O11-W
Evening star., 1939-10-15

LADY. educated. settled, desires position
as companion, light housekeeper, pract.
nursing; free to travel. Mrs. Mckinney,
Evening star., 1939-10-15

CAMERA SERVICE 8 REPAIRS,
35 NM ROLLS DEVELOPED and SO
oi2X3 l2-inch prints made. 81 90. Call
Clark Laboratories. Wis. 1040-J. for details
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL. experienced. wishes job as maid.
good cook, no laundry. North 0912.
GIRL, coiored, wishes day work or part
time Call Dupont $3.50
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL, colored, neat, wants work of any
kind no Sundays: references. Martha,
PopGolph ER1D
Evening star., 1939-10-15

LADY. colored Southern. desires general
housework; good laundress: ref Hobart
l162
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL white, would like position as moth
er's helper or nursemad; excellent local
references; good worker. Col. O6S7-J.
GIRL. colored, wants part time Job general
house work. laundering, cook. Call Mich
iean 33Qo
Evening star., 1939-10-15

COOK. colored. experienced. wishes work
as general houseworker. Best city refs.
Phone Dupont 651S
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL, colored, Southern, wishes work as
maid. mothers helper exp. Call Sunday.
Randolph 6l2S
Evening star., 1939-10-15

MAID, colored, neat. dependable desires
work of any kind: nc nights; good ref
Michigan 1921.
PART-T1ME WORK of any kind by neat
colored girl. References. Phone Decatur
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL light coored with best references
Well experienced. want part time, after
noon work Dun 54oG 16s
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL, neat. desires work; live in or 60
home nishts; have good written references
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIFSL, coIored. neat and reliable. willing
worker desires part-time or days work;
ref. Call Decatur O96O
Evening star., 1939-10-15

CHI TTEL NOTES PURCHASED.
NICHOLAS j. GASTON CO.,
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL. light colored. wants work. light
g.h;w., maid in doctors office or chamber
maid. Go home nights: ref. Phone Mich.
677S. call after .. m. Sat. all day Sunday.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

OlICe
GIRL, colored. as maid for employed per-
sons or couple in apt. evenings. Gentiles
only Met 136S
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL, colOred wishes g.h.W., full or part
time; sleep out. 312 Randolph pl. ne.
Dupont 5935.
GIRLS wish part-tme work, morning or
evening. mothers helpers; experienced;
REF Dupont 3SS1
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL. light colored, neat with ref. wants
part or full time Job general housework.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Delicatessen: corner; $500 weekly busi-
ing living quarters price, $4,000: terms
Evening star., 1939-10-15

against competition: $1,000 weekly sales,
800, cash business: wonderful opportunity
to double business for live-wire. grocer
Price. Sl1,5OO, plus stock and will not
sell for less; $1,000 cash, balance terms.
Box l42-O, Star
Evening star., 1939-10-15

GIRL. colored. wants work as nursemaid
cleaning waitress; references. Republic
Hafor - n m
Evening star., 1939-10-15

Sandwich Shop; guarantee to clear $500
per month; rent. $50; S-year lease; price,
$1,000; terms.
Evening star., 1939-10-15

BUILDING MATERIALS from 80 houses.
ffnciudins INC apartment house being wreckei
at $3.50 per N; 100. 900 it. lumber SO
per M. up; 300 doors, soc up; 800 win
ooms at 50c. Also fencing bathtubs.
LoiietS, sinks, gas ranges, kitchen cabi-
nets. 1-beams. fire escapes, etc. Apply on
)oo AZ 735 9TH st. Sc. or our yard
10 ACE WEECKING CO.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10
CONFERRING WITH THE
NAT. PARK COMMISSION

The Board of Directors of the
Washington County Historical So
ciety is meeting representatives
Of the National Park Commission
today at Sharpsburg in reference
TO arrangements in connection
Nth the recent purchase by the
society Of the historic Burnside
Bridge site and other land in the
immediate vicinity The society
plans turning over the purchase
20 the National Park Commission
to be included in the Antietam
National Cemetery.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10

II Fing George VI makes his
proposed trip he will be the third
reigning monarch to visit the U.
s., the others being the late King
Albert of Belgium in 1919, and
King Prajadhipok of Siam in 1881.
Edward VII and Edward VIII Wis
tied this country before ascend
ing the throne.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10

First native born soldier of the U.
S. territory of Puerto Rico to be
made brigadier general in the ma
tiOnaI guard or regular army is
Luis Paul Esteves, former colonel
recently elevated by President
Roosevelt. He is now the highest
ranking army officer in Uncle Sans
tropical island.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10

Miss Helen Blaha of Newark.
told policemen that an l6-year-old
girl is too old to be spanked. Her
father had lifted her 175 pounds
over his knee and thrashed her
because she came in late with her
beau
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10
HOME FROM HOSPITAL

Mrs George f. Updegraff. who
has been at the Washington Coun-
ty Hospital for treatment, expects
to return home today She is i'm
proved.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10
TREES REMOVED

D. A. Stickell, 449 North Poto-
mac street, has had five locust
trees on his lawn cut down and
removed. The trees had been
weakened by rot
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10
MARRIED

Floyd E. Munson, Security, and
Miss Irene ]. Carbaugh, 433 East
Franklin street, this city, were
married at the United Brethren
parsonage at Chewsville by Rev.
Elmer Andrews.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10
ODDS AND ENDS

Mrs Howard Davis Of Media,
Pa. told the court it was easy
to keep new furniture in her
house. She said her husband al
ways paid a dollar down, let the
furniture go back for default, and
then started all over again.
Mrs. Harold Young gave her
4-year-old son a lighted cigarette
in the bus terminal at Wichita,
Kan. Someone called the police,
and Mrs. Young asked whats
the kid to do to pass away the
time if he can't smoker"
r. e. Julien of Los Angeles, in
giving testimony at the trial Of
his contested divorce suit against
his wife, charged she kept him in
state Of intOXicatiOn a month
before they separated
A dentist in London completed
a set of false teeth for Jumbo, an
Irish terrier which for years has
been noted as a rat catcher.
Istanbul. Turkey, has declared
it a traffic offense to stop a per
son in the street and ask for a
match.
Charging assault and battery.
Mrs John DOnlin Of Minneapolis,
sued her husband for divorce. She
told the Judge he was a wrestling
fan and liked to try out what he
learned at the bouts on her.
A Russian surgeon was sentenc
ed to a year at hard labor for
leaving a towel. two feet long. in
the bodv~Of man he had Operat
ed on and who died later as a re-
suit
Politeness was costly for Mil
ford Schmidt, Of Marion, Ohio. He
broke his arm at the elbow as he
lifted his wife's chair back from
the dinner table
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10
STATE OF MARYLAND
Office of the

STATE INSURANCE DEPT.
Baltimore, Md, March l, 1889
I hereby certify that the above
is a true abstract, taken from the
Annual Statement of the PLANT
ERS MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY, FAGERSTOWN, MD,
for the year ending December 81,
1898. now on file in this Depart
ment.
w. S. HANNA,
Insurance Commissioner
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10

Politeness was costly for Mil
ford Schmidt. Of Marion, Ohio. He
broke his arm at the elbow as he
lifted his wife's chair back from
the dinner table.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-03-10

4 dentist in London completed
a set of false teeth for Jumbo, al
Irish terrier, which for years has
been noted as a rat catcher.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
BY MORGAN NJ. BEATTY
AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, April %. - Your
history professor will tell you that
Italys conquest of Albania is much
more of a threat to Hitler than a
blessing--in the long run!
Here's how historians figure it
out:
The Adriatic is the cheap ship
ping route to Africa, America, and
the Far East for much OF South
Central Europe BY any other route,
the extra transportation costs eat
up the profits.
In pre-war Europe, Austria man
aged TO gobble the best 'front.'
age on the Eastern Adriatic Sea,
including the important ports of
Trieste, Fiume, cara Further down
the coast little Montenegro and AL
bania were independent. Serbia was
strapped down, a helpless inland
state.
That left Austria and Italy gnash-
ing their teeth at each other across
the Adriatic-bitter, natural rivals.
The Italians, of course, dreamed
their dreams. If only they could
gain control of the Adriatic, and
force Austria to use the Danube and
Black Sea exclusively! The Adria-
tic then would be handy Ital-
ian lake--a perfect retreat for the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
SOVIET filters HOP FROM
MOSCOW FOR Y.FAIR ON
NONSTOP FLIGHT ATTEMPT

MOSCOW, April 49, = Brigadier
General Vladimir Kokkinaki, Soviet
long distance flier, took off at 4:19
am, Friday, or 8;19 pm, Eastern
Standard Time Thursday, on a pro-
jected 4,600-mile nonstop flight TO
New York.
Kokkinaki is accompanied by Ma
jor Mikhail Gordienko. veteran
Russian navigator and radio opera
tor.
The filters propose to fly the Great
Circle Route ON a direct course be-
tween Moscow and New York, a
sweeping curve through Norway,
Iceland, across the southern tip OF
Greenland to Labrador and New
foundland.
The filters expect to reach New
York for the opening of the Worlds
Fair there.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
0pINI0N50N
HITLER TALK
COME FORTH
Sen. Chavez Says Speech
Is Signal for U. 5. Ma
tionaI Defense

WASHINGTON. April %. - A
member of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee, Senator Dennis
Chavez, of New Mexi1o, said he is
more convinced than ever that there
is need for national defense after
listening to Hitler's speech.
Said the Senator. Il am convinced
more than ever that Washington was
right. Not one cent OF American
money or drop Of American blood
should be used TO settle European
troubles"
Senator Clark of Idaho said the
speech made it clear that President
Roosevelt should concentrate his eff
forts on domestic affairs and keep
out Of foreign arguments. y think
Hitler made pretty good case for
his country. 1t was good reply to
the President. This just proves
again that we had better take care
OF our own domestic problems ana
quilt sending notes TO Europe and
messing around in their affairs"
The acting head of the powerful
Foreign Affairs Committee repre-
-(Continued on Page Eighl)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, April 27. = If
things are happening so fast in
Europe that you can't make head
nor tail of them. be not chagrined.
The State Department, War De-
partment, Navy Department and
other departments are equally at
sea. Perhaps more SO. They must not
only try to determine what it means,
but more troublesome what to- do
about it, if anything.
Don't be ashamed to run to the
library to read book about it. They
have to at the State Department,
We rambied into one office while
the Italian guns still were booming
off Albanian shores. Two worried
scholars on central European af-
fairs were buried to the ears in
books.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
DON'T WORRY IF EUROPE
PUZZLES YOU; EXPERTS IN
TROUBLE AT KEEPING UP

have it, They had volumes and vol
umes of Mussolini speeches, both in
the original Italian and in the Eng
lish TRANSACTIONS.
In pinch, somebody or other
deeply hidden in the State Depart
ment probably could translate San
skirt or ancient Egyptian if he had
to, especially if it involved some
diplomatic matter)
AT the War Department we en-
countered someb body specializing
what will come after Albania. (Not
all the studying goes on in the
State Department. There are u s.
Military and Naval attaches in al
most every country In the world
and not for fun The immediate
guess down there was that Germany
would move next - in the direc-
ton of Danzig and perhaps the Po-
lish corridor. But they were adj
mittedly just guessing.
Up on Capitol Hill we met Sena-
tor Borah. He recalled the telephone
conversation between Hitler and
Mussolini before II Duce's legions
Continued on Page Eight
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
5ENTEN(E0F
! JACK SPARKS
IS REDUCED

KETCHIKAN, Alaska. April 28.-
Federal Judge George F. Alexander
today reduced by two years, the
sentence of seven years imposed
few days ago on James (Jack)
Sparks, who pleaded guilty to rob-
bling the mails in the Juneau Post
Office
Judge Alexander said the offense
was the first one for Sparks and
that as his previous record was
good, the sentence was too severe
and therefore reduced to five years
in prison.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
BOAT WRECkAGE
F0UND;p PARTY OF
Z MEN MISSING
Searehers from Cordoy q
Make Distovery-Fdfher
Mourns Son, Partner

CORDOVA, Alaska, April %. -
Henry Gloystein, of klamath Falls,
Ore, has returired with a search
party and reports finding wreckage
of a power boat which has been
identified as the one used by his
son Gordon and William Dyer, last
seen at Point Eches.
The wreckage was found ON the
beach at zaikol Point, the northern
tip of Montague Island.
Gloystein's party included Charles
Freeman, former owner of the boat.
Gloystein and his wife start home
during today but clinging to the
hope that their son and his partner
might have escaped in skiff and
are alive in some remote cove.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
Alaska Postage
Stamps DwindIe

OF the 100000 Alaska commem-
orative three-cent stamps received
here November IL, 1887, only about
10000 remain, Postmaster Albert
Vile announced today
The stamps, picturing Mt. McKin-
ley. have been issued here as the
regular three-cent standard stock
since their receipt. After they are
gone, no more Of the type will be
available Vile said He urged that
anyone desiring to buy a few OF
these as souvenirs or for collections
do so promptly.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
FOUR PAT BOATS
Sail LAST NIGHT
Cannery lenders with AFU
Crews Have No Trouble
Getting Under Way

BELLINGHAM, Wash, April 90
-Four more PAP cannery tenders,
manned by members of the Alaska
Fishermen's Union, were enroute %
Alaska today after leaving port last
night without interference.
Two are bound for Squaw Har-
Dor and two for ing Cove.
The freighter Mary D is due to
load piling tomorrow a nd the
freighter Dellwood will load Sun
day with a cargo including $1,000
worth of cannery supplies, both YES
sells sailing from Seattle.
ri
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
Proposal for
(onstription
Is Approved
House of Commons Backs
Premier Against
Opposition

: LONDON, April 28.-The House
of Commons has approved of the
Governments proposal to introduce
CONSUMPTION in Great Britain by
defeating the opposition Labor
amendment by a vote of 280 to 143.
The vote amounted to an expression
of confidence in the Government
of Prime Minister Chamberlain.
The Labor amendment if adopted
would have forced general cleo
ton on the CONSUMPTION issue.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
TRAIN, TRUCK
CRASH; THREE
men ARE DEAD

BUCODA, Wash, April %. - A
Union Pacific passenger train
ploughed into a logging truck at
crossing here killing three.
The dead are Charles Datey, of
Seattle, engineer of the train; Clyde
Hendrix, of Centralia, fireman, and
E. H. Vollman, driver of the truck,
The bodies of the engineer and
fireman were held trapped in the
cab of the locomotive for several
hours before released.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
PEACH SApLING
PROVED ROBUST

ONTARIO, Cal, April 28.--In 1882
Mrs. c. C. Barnes bought and
planted what she thought was an
ordinary peach sapling She was
amazed when, in an off season, it
budded well ahead OF schedule and
bore a fine crop of fruit.
Realizing she chad something"
Mrs. Barnes has taken and culti-
waited saplings from the original
tree with conspicuous success in
getting early and heavy crops.
Many acres in various ranches are
now planted with offspring OF the
freak specimen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
FRANCO PARADE
SET FOR MAY 80

ROME, April 25.-Further delay
in complete withdrawal of Italian
legionnaires from Spain was indi-
Gated by announcement here that
Generalissimo Francisco Frances
victory parade in Madrid probably
would be postponed until May 30.
1t has been scheduled tentatively
for May Is.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
HARRY Lick
TRANSFERRED
FROM ALASKA
Mount Mckinley National
Park Superintendent
Goes 10 So. Dakota

WASHINGTON, April 28.-Secre-
cary of Interior Harold L. Ickes has
named Frank T. Been, Associate
Park Naturalist in the Sequoia Ma
tional Park. to be Superintendent OF
the Mount Mckinley National Park
in Alaska.
Been will succeed Harry j. Lick
who has been transferred to the
Wind Cave National Park in South
Dakota.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-28
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of games
played this afternoon in the Major
Leagues as received up to 3:l5 o.
clock this afternoon:
National League
Chicago s; Cincinnati 7.
American League
st. Louis 8; Cleveland 8.