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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
Rainbow Girls Show
Is Tomorrow EVENING

Sponsored by the Order of Rain
bow Girls, Girls School, will be
shown tomorrow night at the Capitol
Theatre, all proceeds for which will
be use in entertaining grand officers
of the order during their visit here
in July.
Miss Marjorie Smell and Miss Ann
Lois Davis are in charge of tickets
for the show
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
WESTDAHL IN

The United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey vessel Westdahl, locked
in Juneau this afternoon and is
lying at the rock dump Government
Float.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
SCHOOL TAX DUE.

Territorial School Tax of $500 is
due and payable Immediately at
the office of City Clerk. Penalty OF
$500 provided by law for delin-
qtiency. Please pay nov!
H. j. TURNER, City Clerk,
adv. School Tax Collector.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT

Edward c. Robinson, Principal
of the Grade School at Anchorage,
has been elected Superintendent OF
Schools, succeeding w. K. Keller.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
VAUGHN HERE

A. L. Vaughn, Libby, Mcneil and
Libby salesman, come in on the Yu-
kon from the Westward. He is a
guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
FETCH RETURNS

Baxter Fetch, Fisher Flour repre-
sentative, is a guest at the Baranof
Hotel, having come in from Cordova
on the Yukon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
t. b. BROWN HERE

T. B. Brown, travelling representa-
tive for Good Manufacturing Com
pany, arrived here over the week.
end and is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
SISTER TO sKAGwAY

Sister Mary Aimee, enroute TO !
Skagway, is spending a week at
St AIMS Hospital in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued to-
day by U. S. Commissioner Felix
Gray to Lester Edward Elkins of
Petersburg and Mildred Evelyn APP
land.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE
OWNERS

The present drivers licenses ex-
pire May 81. Get your renewal
promptly and avoid penalty.
II. j. TURNER.
adv. n - NssAs City Clerk
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29
FOUR JUNEAU
RIFLES EARN
EXPERT RATING
Club Members Qualify Un-
der Army Regulations
at MendenhaII

Juneau Rifle and Pistol Club
members qualified under War De-
partment regulations at the Men
denhall range yesterday with all
but one member of the five-man
squad rating as expert riflemen"
and he just missing "sharpshooter"
rating by one point.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29

The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale; S1.00.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29

The Book ALASKA, Revised and
Enlarged, Now On Sale; S1.OO.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-29

(sloW-fire, standing).
B-300-yard, 10 shots, A target
(slow-f fire ,standing).
C-200-yard, 10 shots, D target
(rapid-fire, prone to prone, 25-yard
Irun).
D-300-yard, 10 shots, D target
(rapid-fire, standing to prone).
E-300-yard, 10 shots, D target
(prone to prone, 25-yard rum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Rep. Thomas J. Supina of Ashford Objected to Ab-
 sence of House Leader
ATTACK IS SPRUNG
 WITHOUT WARNING
Supina Fought His Battle Alone - Killingly Man
 Hints at Short Trial

BY RAYMOND J. FITZPATRICK
 Democrat Legislative Reporter)
 State Capitol, Hartford, February 9. --- An intimation that the Waterbury conspir- acy trial was expected to last only from four to six weeks YVES givensiu.t .tile ffut1sc today as the adjot1rntaerlt hour neared a Democratic mem Der precipitated an argument over the continued absence of Rep. Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr. house majority leader and chairman of the judiciary committee.
 The information that the Water- bury trial might last less than two months came after Rep. Alcorn had been subjected to harsh criticism by Rep. Thomas J. Supina. Demo- crat, of Ashford. Rep. Supina ob- jected not so much to Rep. Alcorn's absence from the daily legislative sessions but to his continued ab- sence from sessions of the judiciary committed, which the Democratic legislator, claimed was the most important in the general assembly
 Attack Is Sprung
 As the regular business of the house was ending and 1t was pre- paring to adjourn Representative Supina launched his attack without
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
BODIES OF LOST
 CHILDREN FOUND

l
 Boston, Feb. 9-(UP)--A shopping expedition for three cents worth of candy ended in death under ice- bound Muddy river for Elizabeth Roach, [. and her cousin William Bowles, 6.
 Diver Fred Wallace recovered the bodies yesterday, over a mile from their homes, concluding five-day search.
 Betty, receiving three pennies for being good" last Friday, called across the back yard to Billy. Hand tfl-hapd the two toddled forth in their snow suits to buy candy at tlie corner store. They ventured farth- CT, crossing busy streets until they reached the Fenway.
 There. they walked onto the wind ing streams treacherous ice and plunged through a weak spot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
JUDGE THOMAS IS
 SILENT TO QUERY
Will Make No Comment to Reporters - Arrives
 Safely at Cristobal

Cristobal, 0. g., Feb. s.-CUP) = Federal Judge Edwin s. Thomas of Connecticut, sought as witness before the federal grand jury in- vestigating the federal judiciary in New York, retired to his stateroom on his arrival here today and re- fused to talk to reporters.
 Reporters waylaid him as he left the dining room shortly after the liner Santa Barbara docked. but he said mo comment, no comment" and hurried 0 his cabin. The news men waited In front of the door.
 Judge Thomas sailed for e vaca- ton before a subpoena could be served. Gregory F. Noonan, United States attorney directing the in- quiry in New York, sent wireless to the ship asking Judge Thomas to return on the pilot boat but he did not do so.
 Washington then sent 0 message insisting that he return from Chris tobal, where subpoena awaited him.
 Before the ship docked here, Q man from the United States federal bureau of Investigation and a Canal zone police inspector boarded the ship from a launch.
 Mrs. Thomas said definitely that she and her husband are not flying to the United States. She said she had not made steamer reservations It was learned, however, that the Grace Line has made reservations for the Thomases and MT. and Mrs John keogh, who are travelling witl, tliem, aboard the United Fruit Liner Quirigua, sailing tomorrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
RESTAURANT MAN
 IS HEAVILY FINED
Louis Stefano, of l4S Gran Street Found Guilty
 on Seven Counts

Found gully of seven counts of violation of the state labor laws Louis Stefano. 38. owner of res- taurant at l48 Grand street, was fined $50 on each of the seven counts today in city court by Judge Edward Mascolo.
 Three waitresses who formerly had been employed by Stefano testified that they had worked various hours beyond the limit allowed under the statute.
 The charges were preferred by Inspector John Donlan of the state labor department and Prosecutor Frank T. Healey was opposed by Attorney William E. Lawlor for the defense.
 Witness Tells Story
 Stories relating to weeks working of hours ranging from 60 to 79 were recounted by the principal com- blaming witness, Theresa Daniels of Mitchell avenue.
 Jean Grocki of North Main street and Agnes Lynn of Cooke street, testified as to their knowledge of working conditions at the res- taurant.
 "An attache of the court mur- mured in an aside, And there goes happiness" when Q witness for the defendant, Peter Stefano, @ brother, and manager of the restaurant, d.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
BATTLE GOING ON
 AT FRENCH BORDER

Bourg Madame, France, Feb. g. (UP-An Anarchist division of the Spanish Republican army opened fire with artillery and machine guns today on Nationalist troops ap- preaching the French frontier by the Sec Urgel road.
 The advancing Nationalist troops. which were approaching Puigcerda when fired on by the Anarchists. returned the fire. Both sides dug in along the road and a battle was still underway there at Dusk.
 The Nationalists rushed l2 bomb- ing planes into the action, blasting at the Republican trenches.
 During the battle, the Republi- cans liberated 960 Nationalist pris- oners who ran across the Interna- tional bridge into France during the aerial bombardment. All asked to be returned to Nationalist Spain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

presented by Prosecutor Frank T. Healey which deals with defrauding the city in it's support of e pauper.
 Curse of Drinking Judge Mascoio, depiofiig what he called 'the curse" of drinkif3gv which alleeetlly caused Louis Sta- pleton, A, of 6l Field street, and James O'Connor. 35, of 6l0 Baldwin street. to conspire to sell food issued to Stapleton. hesitated before pro- nouncing sentence.
 He was informed that O'Connor, on WPA. is the father of two chil- dren. recently quarantined with scarlet fever. Stapleton, to whom the food was issued, and O'Connor, who admittedly sold the food to Mini for either 50 or s5 cents, ac- cording to conflicting testimony, were included in e general warn- ing by the court as he imposed sem tences, suspended execution and placed them on probation for six months.
 Issues General Warning
 q want to issue general warn ing to any persons who hereafter appear before the court on any charges which has to do with de- frauding the welfare department"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. Feb. s9--tUP)-Gov- ernment expenses, and receipts for the current fiscal year through Feb. 7th, compared with year ago:
 Expenses
 $5,4G5,ts3,625.40 $4,475,55s,6Ss. 50
 Receipts
 ss.44o.tss.e5o,45 ss,seI742,s5e7s ss.os5, ,Ooo. .s7s.s5 sso7.s15. .7s1.si s1.sss. .sss. .274.sS s757,sis.Ssi.si
 Cash Balance M sa,f27.15s.514.9S S2.ss5. .15s.se5.2a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
BRITISH SHIP IS
 SUNK IN ATLANTIC
Freighter Goes Down With 37 Seamen - Rescue
 Ships Fail to Find Trace

New York, Feb. e-(UP)--Rescue ships cruised back and forth over the last known position of the Brit ish fre!ghter Maria de Larrinaga today without finding 8 trace of the vessel which radioed yesterday after noon that 1t was sinking in the stormy Atlantic HOO miles east of Boston. T {,
 It was feared that the 4,oes-ton freighter, bound from Houston, Tex, to Cohb, Ireland, had gone to the bottom with Capt, T. c. coghlan of Liverpool and his crew of 37 British seamen
 Shortly after the Holland America liner Veendam and the 6. 8. Scan- mali of the American Scantic line Inessaged they had reached the Larrinaga's position, the British coast guard reproted that another ship, the German steamer Olueck- hauf, had gone down. Its crew was rescued by a Norwegian steamer.
 Sinks in Humber River
 The olueckhauf sank of the mouth of the Humber river, near the English coast, after aiitting the submerged wreck of the Greek steamer Katani Bulgari. The Katari Bulgari sank after colliding with the American freighter Meanticut, out of New Orleans, which rescued the crew. @ M
 The last sos message from the Larrinaga, reported by radiomarine, was sent at 9:2S p. tn. tEsT) yester- day, and 1t was feared that the frcighter. It's seams burst by the pounding sea, had gone down.
 Neyertheless. the huge Holland ------ z.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Powers of EuropeH Have
 Battle For Positions
Titanic Struggle Opens as Spanish Loyalists Debate Whether to Surrender or Decide to
 Continue Hopeless Struggle
By WALLACE CARROLL d.a IAad Ya..Aaa Gln ~ HNas.sansaoaaa d

NOultcQ EEGoS 5thlA OtlEeopotiuSiV
 London, Feb. 9--(UP)-The great powers of Europe embarked on . titanic struggle for position today as Spanish Loyalist leaders debated whether to surrender to the Nation- alists or to keep up their fight how ever hopeless the odds against them.
 It was a struggle into which each government brought every resource at Its disposal-promises, threats. blus, persuasion. Army and navy leaders, premiers, foreign ministers, ambassadors, men of high influence in private life, intelligence agents and plain spies all played their parts.
 British Mystery Cruiser
 The British cruiser Deyonshire was on a dramatic secret mission in the Balearics Islands, hoping to ne- gotiate the surrender Of the great Loyalist base on Minorca Island to the Natipnalists in hope that this would provide a diplomatic lever for ending the entire war.
 Tn Paris, the French senate enter cd the second day of secret ses- sion on national defense, the sec- ond such session since the World War.
 In Rome, the supreme defense council held its third recent meet ing and 1t was asserted on reliable authority that Premier Benito Mus solini was calling specialists of three, and perhaps four, army classes to the colors.
 Germany Calls Reservists
 In Germany, notices had been posted calling up reservists Of the 1906 and 1907 classes for three months' training--a routine matter but one that was not ignored. These classes, made up of men born in 1906 and 1907. had not received the hew two year military course as they were above recruit age when Germany denounced the military clauses of the Versailles treaty.
 Russia sought to protect her pc- sition by negotiating . Black Sea security pact
 Great Britain and France. to- eether. after watching the civil war rom the sidelines for two and .
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
AMENDMENTS TO
 WAGNER MEASURE
Will CurtaiI Powers Held By Nation Labor Board
 to Keep All
BY RONALD c. VAN TINE United Press Stan COrrespondent)

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 Washington, Feb. 9-CUP).-Sen Edward P. Burke, D.. Neb.. opponent of the New Deal and critic of the National Labor Relations Board, in- troduced in the Senate today a se- ries of amendments which he said would make the present one -sided Wagner Labor Relations Act fair to all citizens"
 He proposed to curtail drastically the powers of the board and would constitute 1t to provide one repre- sentative each of employees, employ CT and the public.
 Abused Its Power
 He charged that the tboard has abused its judicial powers" and that all three present members "are organized labor partisans."
 S In . statement accompanying his amendments. Burke said that his changes would deal with many of the points covered by amendments recently offered by Sen. David I. Walsh, D., Mass, on behalf of the American Federation of Labor. Ad- ditional changes recommended. he said, would make 1t impossible flor this agency ot government tNLRBl to be used to build up the certain
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
DIES OF GUNsHoT

New Haven, Conn, Feb. g. (uP) Ludwig Olsen. 3D, died at . hos pital today Q few hours after he was found in the cellar of his home with sunshot wound in his head.
 The medical examiner said he was conducting an investigation whether the shooting was intentional or ac- cidental.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
HARTFORD LOSES
 LAST VETERAN

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 9.--tUP)--- The city was left today without a Civil War veteran with the death of James M. Collins. %, who died after an Illness of two weeks.
 For many years, Collins was chair man of the Memorial day commit- tee and parade marshal. He was born at Sandwich. Mass. and en- listed at Danvers, Mass.
 Funeral services will be held Fri- day, with burial at Danvers, Mass, Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Loyalist Leader Chased By Speedy Insurgent Troop
 of Soldiers
NEGRIN TRYING TO
 ESCAPE TO VALENCIA
Wants to Continue War From There Last Loy-
 alist Troops In France
BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN Limited Press Staff Correspoudent)

BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN
 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Perpignan, French-Span- .ish Frontier, February g. = '(UP) = A fast column of Nationalist troops dashed to- ward the Spanish coastal town of Port Bous today in Ian effort to seize Republican Premier Juan Negrin before he can depart for central Spain to carry on the civil war. Negrin left the French from tier town of LePerthus for Port Bou = apparently headed for Va lencia less than an hour before the first soldiers of Nationalist General Francisco Franco reached the border in vain pursuit of Loyal list troops fleeing into France.
 Le Perthus, astride the frontier fell without shot to the Navar- rese of General Jose Solchaga, but a still more dramatic maneuver fol- lowed as Solchaga sent another col
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Intimation To That Effect Came Before House TodayAs Hugh Alcorn, IT,, Is Attacked
Jail Terms Hereafter ToWelfare Defrauders
Judge Edward Mascolo Gives Notice to That Effect in Court This Morning = He Was Merciful
 to Accused Today

Jail sentences await any persons who appear before Judge Edward Mascoo charges of defraudng the city welfare department at any future time But today in city court Judge Mascoo sentenced two charged with dis
 posing of welfare department food to 30 days in jail and suspended the sentences when 1t revealed that both worked the WPA Tony Mini restaurant keeper of 43 Meadow srtee fined $25 and costs under the statute
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The Weather

Very Cloudy Tonight;
 Snow, Rain Friday Fun weather Report Page :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

"u you give the minutes of the grand Jury Co thi1 ury they will become boomerang that will cut the throats O. the defendants" said Attorney McDonough Alcorn said he desired to enter the transcript of Levy testimony as an exhibit because the minutes had been read to the jury in "very confusing" fashion. W
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-05

Four Waterbury men are among the 13 drivers who have been mo- tified to appear in Waterbury City Court next Thursday for motor ve- hicle hearings. An officer of the Connecticut Lumber Co.,, 1900 High land avenue, this city, is also asked to appear regarding charge of overlooking on Feb. g.
 The Waterbury drivers are as fol- lows: Abraham Mott, 180 South Elm street, motor vehicle record; Albert Valukariecz, of 235 Congress ave- nue, arrest-not conviction-oper ating under the influence eon Octo- Der IS, 1888; Joseph Camille, 394 Baldwin street, operating under the influence, Oct. g, 1883; and Arthur Parrish, financial responsibility.
 Out of town drivers include the following; Etta Hamilton. Amity road, Bethany, motor vehicle rec ord; Dewey Surdam, Harrington road, Torrington, operating under the influence, June 28, 1888; Will liam Henry Church, 97 French street, Torrington; operating under the influence, October g, 1883; Her man E. Parmley, Sharon, operating under the influence, Sept. g, 1887; Frank Medina. Buckingham street, Watertown, instructing an unli- censed operator in the operation of motor vehicle while not having a license, May 2, 1887; William E. Re- gan, Andrew avenue, Naugatuck,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-05
THINGS | NEVER KNEW TIL
 NOW ABOUT SPIES

" V " ll'- 4s
 Spies muffed the date of the last war badly. They all expected It to break out in May, 1915. nine months after it actually did ;. At foreign intelligence bourse in Europe, there is an enlarged set ot photographs of Arnerica's fortified areas, shipyards, airports, communi- cation lines, key manufacturing plants and other potential sabotage targets in the U. s. The photos were taken by the Italian air ar lnada while Italo Balbo and his fly- CTS were enjoying our hospitality on their visit to America in 1883!
 Somerset Vaughan, the writer, was in the British Secret Service during the World War .. During that war, a famous woman spy got tiny military maps out of France by pasting them on her fin- gernails and covering them with heavy polish \. The Taiyo Maru, a Nipponese fishing craft, holds a unique record of being at sea 107 days off Central America ports without catching single fishl
 The U. s. Post Office Department is quietly removing its offices from German ships. The action is said to be prompted by the suspicion that American mail on German ships is opened and read by Nazi agents Karl Schlueter, Nazi spy who, until the Nazi spy expose last year, operated disguised as stew ard on the North German Lloyd liner Europa, had access to the United States mail sacks on the ship and showed Guenther Rum rich, one of the convicted spies, documents pilfered from the mails as proof! When Director Am atole Litvak went to New York to get Germanic types for Warmers "Confessions of NaI Spy" NaZi agents applied for roles with the purpose of sabotaging the picture. Among those recognized was Ger hardt Haak, an alien Nazi agita- tor.
 The Japanese spy system, one of the most expensive in the world, costs the Jap people an estimated S25,000,000 year In Costa Rica, the Japs have rented pian- tation to experiment in growing cot- ton. Although the annual rental the Japs are paying is equal to theh entire value of the land. noth- ing is being raised on it and more than a score of Japs remain idle there. All of which would be very mysterious-but for the fact that the plantation is ideal for an air port <. According to Richard Will mer Rowan's Secret Agents Against America" in Berlin, Chile is regard ed es one of the already half-cap- tur)d bases" in South America.
 Every German tourist is forced to spy on the land in which he is a guest. The Gestapo, the Nazi se- cret police, requires every German leaving the country to fill out a blank containing these instructions: "(1S Abroad you are not to wear any uniform or other insignia that will show your nationality. CD As soon as you arrive in any city you are to go to the nearest foreign bureau of the Nazi party. (3) When you return to Germany you must
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-05
YOUTHS VlNDICATE
 GUEST PASSENGER


 Paul Maida, 20, of 58 Walnut street, arrested with four other men on March 20 on a charge of stealing gasoline from truck, was dis charged when arraigned before Judge Edward MaScolo in city court today. His companions, all of whom received fines of $5 and costs, tes- tified that they picked Maida up af- ter the gasoline had been stolen.
 Fined $5 and costs were the fol- lowing: Nick Santa Maria, 21, of 406 Walnut street: Ernest Pessillo, 22, of TO Rumford street; Michael Mucci, g, of 19 Grant street; and Joseph Lanza. g, of 1236 North Main.
 The fines are to be paid in week. ly installments of 25 cents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-05
TANKER STRIKE IS QUIET TODAY

Everett, Mass, May 5.-UP)-All was quiet on the tanker strike front today. Developments yestreday in- dicated that the danger of another riot like that of Tuesday, when 200 police were marshaled to rout pick cts with tear gas and clubs, was remote.
 Everett police, who had clashed almost daily with pickets outside the Colonial Beacon Oil company plant since the tanker strike was called by CLOS National Maritime Union l6 days ago, were withdrawn and re- placed by metropolitan district of- ficers, who treated pickets to dough- nuts and coffee and shared a bonfire with them.
 Mayor Frank B. Lewis announced he had ordered Jacob Beacon Jack) lighter to close his employment agency. alleged headquarters for the recruiting of strikebreakers to man struck tankers docked ct the Colonial plant. Lewis said the of- flee apparently "has been the major sore spot with the striking seamcn."