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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
C0RRINNE JENNIE
 WILL APPEAR ON
 CONCERT PROGRAM
We'll Known Juneau Girl to Play at Nina Sol-
 oyieya Musicale

Miss Corinne Jenne, talented daughter of Mrs. c. P. Jenne of this city, will play a group of violin selections on the program next Thursday evening which will feature Nina Solovieva, well known soprano in concert at the Northern Light Presbyterian Church.
 A graduate of the Juneau High School and of Mills College where she was a scholarship student, Miss Jenne studied under Willis Novel;. former Juneau violinist and instructor, and was a pupil of Naoum Binder, concert master for the San Francisco Symphony Or chestra. She played on several con- cert tours with string ensemble throughout Southern California, and while at Mills College made an outstanding record by being the only junior to play her own com position in the annual Concert ot Original Compositions.
 Miss Jenne's group on the pro- gram Thursday evening will in- clude "Intrada" (Adagio) by Jean Antoine Piano Desplanes; "Prae- ludium and Allegro" Gin the style of PugnanD by Fritz Kreisler; and "Andante from Concerto in E Minor" by Felix Mendelssohn Bar tholdy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
"GAY NINETIES"
 DANCE WILL BE
 EVENT OF MAY 9

According to Henry Ford-"The modern dances with their lesser demand for skill and spirit, their tuneless music, their tendency to jazz, their essential unsociability, are losing vogue everywhere"-the graceful dances of the Gay Nine ties are coming back and on Thursday evening, May 9, these dances will be featured in get together in the Moose Hall at 8 o'clock.
 The proceeds of the entertain ment will go to the building fund of the New Trinity Hall and to similar fund for the Juneau Woman's Club Home.
 Invitations and admittance cards will be in the post office within the next few days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
CA5E5 SETTLED,
 DI5My5ED, SET
 IN COURT TODAY
Notion for New Trial in Gross Case Denied
 by Alexander

Three judgments were entered three suits dismissed and two set for trial in motion in today's de- velopments in District Court this morning.
 Lena Perelle obtained a default judgment from Sam Dapcevich Stane Dapcevich and Eli Jacovich in a debt suit
 Rose Harris was granted a di- vorce from Frank Harris.
 Krause vs. COvich
 Trial of the damage suit of Ed mund J. Krause against John L. Covich was set for May l and that of Charles Waynor versus Walter Otis for April 29.
 Suit of the Unemployment Com pensation Commission aganst Ju- neau Diaries, Inc, was dismissed by Judge George F. Alexander without prejudice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
HOSPITALS IN A SAN FRANCISCO
 FACING STRIKE
Employees of ii Instiiu. lions Make Demand,
 Wage Increase

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal April 20 Representative of II leading Sar Francisco hospitals and union em- ployees remained deadlocked today but the threatened strike appeared somewhat delayed.
 President John Shelley of the Sar Francisco Central Labor Council announced that he would meet Mon- day with representative of the lln- ions involved, and decide what ac- tion should be taken. About l,50C workers are affected. Shelley said he considered the situation as very serious.
 A strike for Monday was voted after the hospitals rejected de- mands for a flat $10 monthly wage increase Some advisers to the un- ions said that strike against the hospitals might alienate public sup port for the labor movement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
FIREMEN INJURED
 BATTLING FLAME5

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. April 20. Eight firemen were injured slight ly today battling flames which de stroyed meat packing plant in the South San Francisco industrial dis trict. ss.
 The blaze did damage estimated at S30000. For time it threatened to spread to other nearby buildings. None of the firemen required hos pital treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
Mir. and Mrs. Jan Savitt

ity for the United States, for ade- uuate national defense, and Tor a closer relationship among the Amerl- can Republics. The objectives sought in the bill to expand the federal public health service had the hearty endorsement of the Federation, as did also the bill for federal aid TOT education without federal control of policies. gs
 Child Labor Activity
 No organization took more active or more effective part in the intro- duction of the Child Labor Amend ment to the United States Constltu- ton than the General Federation, and through the years its efforts to secure ratification by the states have never Jagged. It has been ratl- fled by 28 states. Only eight more are needed to put it into effect. The Federation's efforts on behalf of conservation of the country's nat ural resources date back many years and have been continuous and viz orous. It was the first lay organiza- tion to endorse openly the nation wide fight against syphilis. It has endorsed extension of civil service, promotion of home and public safety, and the campaign against the use of marihuana.
 Truth in fabrics or fibre ldentifi- cation is demanded in bill sup ported by the Federation, as is also a revision of the tax program, cal endar reform, uniform marriage and divorce laws, and the right of women to contract for employment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
FREDDY MACK OF LOCAL RING FAME
 SUFFERS INJURY

Freddy Mack, former Juneau prizefighter. has been rushed te Wrangell Hospital for treatment oi badly infected hand, according to a report received by the Alaska Game Commission.
 Mack was found at Lake Bay by Wildlife Agent Hosea Sarber of Pet ersburg, who interrupted a patrol voyage to take the fighter to the hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
BENEFIT DANCE
 THIS EVENING AT
 ELk5' BALLROOM

A capacity crowd is expected at tonight's dance at the Elks' Ball. room in benefit for Al Bloomquist, well known Juneau High School graduate who was injured in bask- etball game few years ago and has been receiving treatment in Seattle for the past two years.
 Sponsored by the Juneau Masonic Bodies, the Scottish Rite, the Elks and other fraternal organizations in town. the affair will start at 10:30 o'clock Music will be furnished by Stanley Cox and his orchestra.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
NURSE COMING

N. Douglas Barnsley. Field Nurse at Kenai, will be through passeng- CT to the States on the steamer Yu- kon. She plans to attend the Ameri- can Nurses Association convention at Philadelphia and enjoy a period of leave.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
TRANSPORTATION
 BILL E DRAFTED
All Forms Freiehting, Etc., 10 Be Brought on
 Equal Basis
WASHINGTON. .April 20.

WASHINGTON, April 20. - A joint Senate and House conference has approved what was called a history making bill, putting rail- roads and all competing forms of transportation on an equal com- petitive basis. The bill will bring all terways and coast wise shipping lines under the same Interstate Commerce Commission regulations to which railroads are subjected The measure likewise imposes additional regulations on truck and bus lines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
MARRIED

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 2o.- Flying from Hollywood to Las Vegas, former Viennese actress Mildre d Rehm and Stanley Grange were mar ried today. Grange is a brother of motion picture star Richard Cortez and gave his age on the marriage license as g. Miss Rehm said she was 27.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
CIVIL ARREST

Accused by J. P. Loyett of not pay ing board bill, Charles Richardson was arrested here today by U. S. Marsha1s on civil warrant. Lovett claims Richardson obtained room and a small amount of board for which he was to pay s15 month. He allegedly owes SIS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
COLONEL ATKINS
 TO BE IN CHARGE
 or HEARING HERE

Col. LIE. Atkins of the U. s. Army Engineers is a passenger for Juneau on the steamer Alaska which left Seattle today. Colonel Atkins will conduct hearing here Wednesday on new Army regulations for the placing and maintenance of fish traps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
pAA TRAFFIC MANAGER
 WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY

Robert O. Bullwinkel, district traffic manager of Pan American Airways with office in Seattle, is passenger aboard the Alaska which left Seattle today.
 Bullwinkel is coming north in connection with the scheduled in- auguration of Seattle-Juneau plane service by PAA on May 15.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
WARD RETURNS

Ray L. Ward, Regional Fiscal Officer for the Forest Service. re-
 turned to Juneau today on the steamer Baranof after a months field trip to the Interior and West ward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
DuFREsNE ENROuTE

Frank Dufresne, Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission, is a passenger for Juneau on the steam CT Alaska which left Seattle today. Dufresne has been in Washington Tor the past six weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20

 The nearly stationary western disturbance situated about I1arbor this while
 
 a Cloudy Alaska the Aeuians temporary the yesterday five degrees higher Tempe also somewhat higher this the lower Yukon region otherwise temperature 
 April 21.-sunrse 43 725 April Sunrise 431 727 D. m.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
TEACHERS THROUGH

|. MT, and Mrs. Howard H. Bunker of Barrow and MT, and Mrs. Ernest L. Miller. of Kipnuk were through pas sengers today on the steamer Baran- of. headed Outside. on leave.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
DIR. KING RETURNS

Dr. Lucia King. Associate Super visor of Elementary Education for the Office of Indian Affairs, return ed to Juneau today on the steamer Baranof after a field trip to the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
TO ATTEND FUNERAL

Mrs. w. c. Ellis of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is passenger for Jun eau on the steamer Alaska which left Seattle today. She is coming to att tend the funeral of Floyd G. Betts, her brother-in-law
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
FAIRBANKS BUILDING
 UNION CALLS STRiKE

The building trades union at Fair banks has called strike, according to word received here today from the Interior. Details were not known.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
uGGEN RETURNS

A. M. Uggen of the Alaska Music Supply in Juneau returned to the Capitol City today on the steamship Baranof. MT. Uggen has been to the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
STEVENS TO SEATTLE

Ray Stevens, Secretary of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce, left on the steamer Baranof today for Seattle on a business trip
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
GIRLS BODY E
 FOUND, MUDH0LE

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 20- A body, identified as that of nine year-old Dorothy Gordon, has been found in a mudhole near a motion picture company film lot.
 The small negro girl had been missing since March 5 when school mates reported they saw her enter a car with a middle-aged white man.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather Bureau

beginning 33O pn April 20 Cloudy tonight occasional showers Sunday gentle southery winds about 38 degrees
 Forecast for Southeast Alaska cloudy much temperature; gentle to moderate souherly
 winus along the Gulf of Alaska:
 Moderate variable winds becoming souhery Spencer; fresh southeast eastery Spencer Kodiak
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20

Empire classifieds bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20

Today's news today in The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-20
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

"-At 800 ann, April 20, 194O.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
New Fire Service Radio
System Ready for Tests

District officials today we're to
place In test operation the long
planned two-way radio system for
units of the fire service. Central
equipment for the service has been
completed in the new Fire Alarm
Headquarters Building, First and
Douglas streets NV, in Mcmillan
Park.
In the group which was to make
0 final inspection of the plant were
Maj. Patrick H. Tansey, Assistant
Engineer Commissioner; H. A.
Friede, superintendent of fire alarms,
and A. w. Crosley, chief engineer
OF the District P. w. A. Office.
Transmitters have been installed
on the District fire boat and on
the cars of Fire Chief Stephen T.
Porter, Fire Marshal Calvin G..
LAUDER, the deputy fire chief, the
superintendent of machinery of the
Fire Department and two fire alarm
service cars. Their calls will be
picked up by four receivers which
have been installed at the new fire
alarm headquarters and at Nos. Is,
81 and 16 Engine Companies.
Outgoing messages to the field
equipment of the Fire Department,
including the fire boat, will be
transmitted by land wires to the
police radio transmitter.
The cost of the two-way radio
equipment, which was included In
the Districts P. w. A. program, was
5000.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
Jefferson Street
Soon May Be
| Both Place

The Commissioners may take
action today on the proposal to
change the name of jefferson street
in Georgetown to Thirtieth place,
a proposal that has aroused the in
dignation of residents of that street.
The Board of Commissioners has
been awaiting report from police
man assigned to poll the residents as
to their feelings on the suggested
change.
Although a move was started over
the week end to block the change,
no formal protests were received at
the District Building yesterday, it
was said. Leading the fight is Mrs.
]. L. Goodman, l071 Jefferson street
(Georgetown), who is vice president
of the Georgetown Progressive Citi-
zens' Association. Mrs. Goodman
said the association and several
Georgetown citizens would file
written protests.
Commissioner j. Russell Young,
who expected to receive most of the
complaints because he happens to
live on another street named for
the third President, said yesterday
no formal protests had been made
to him. Commissioner Young lives
m jefferson nlace nff Connecticut
avenue.)
Mr.. Young said he thought the
change might be good idea be-
cause it would make for q little less
confusion
The Georgetown citizens con-
tended, however, that their Jefferson
street was the one Jefferson street
where Thomas Jefferson himself
once lived
Evening star., 1940-04-30
New Reservoir Tested
At Soldiers Home

Engineers of the District Water
Department today began testing and
sterilizing the $4,000, ,000- gallon res
ervoir, completed recently in the
grounds Of the United States Sol
diers' Home, which will strengthen
the Districts water supply to Capt.
tol Hill and the Northwest central
area.
The reservoir, which cost roughly
$3.50, 900 and which was financed out
of regular District appropriations,
will not be put into service until q
new 48-inch pipe line connection
has been made between the reservoir
and the Bryant Street Pumping
Station. This project will cost some
$4,000.
Plans for completion of the prof.
ect were discussed at q conference
today between Maj. Patrick H. Tan
sey, Assistant Engineer Commis-
sioner; Humphrey Beckett, senior
engineer of the Water Department,
and r. Bennett Lloyd, resident en-
gineer Of the Water Department.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
D. {. Job Compensation
Revision Meetina Off

Final action on a bill to liberalize
the local unemployment compensa-
ton law was again delayed today
by the Judiciary Subcommittee Of
the House District Committee.
Chairman McGehee called off a
scheduled meeting this morning due
to the absence from Washington of
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
OF Illinois, one of the active men,
bers. He said if Mr.. Dirksen re-
turns tonight, he would hold the
meeting tomorrow at 10 am.
Failure of the subcommittee to
apply finishing touches to the legis-
lation has delayed the plans of the
full committee to rush it to the
House calendar. Chairman Ran
dolph of the full committee said he
would call special meeting as soon
as the subcommittee is ready to
make report.
Mr. Randolph yesterday scheduled
a special meeting for the full COM
mittee this morning, but Cancelled
1t later when he learned the SUBJ
committee had not reached a final
agreement.
The bill would reduce the pay
roll tax OF employers from to a.
per cent and at the same time in
crease benefits to the jobless. 1t
also would exempt from taxation
salaries over $1,000 a year.
Mr.. Gehee said his subcommittee
is in agreement over virtually all
provisions in the bill except one
fixing minimum benefit payments
at $6 a week and maximum benefits
payments at SIG a week and extend.
Ing the period of benefit payments
from 16 to 20 weeks.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
F. ). A. Chief Attends
Mrs. Rooseve|t's
Press Conference
More Than HuIf-MiIIion
Fomi|ies Now Migrants,
Alexander Says

Farm Security Administrator VIII
liam Alexander today became the
first man ever to attend Mrs. Roose-
velt's press conference.
The Presidents wife, however,
with broadcast to make at 1915
o'clock, did not stay at the White
House conference to hear him tell
the newspaper women that between
one-half and three-quarters of a
million families, most of them
"home-loving folk" have become
migrants.
Before she left the press confer
ence. Mr. Roosevelt announced she
would receive delegation of women
and children from the Workers AL
lance this afternoon. She ex-
planned she felt obligated to see them
because she couldn't refuse to grant
hearing to people in trouble.
The session. which Commissioner
John Russell Young will attend. will
be held to discuss the difficulties Of
the employable unemployed in the
District Mrs. Roosevelt declared
the difficulties here are coming to a
crucial point and added that the re-
lief people are making no effort to
halt evictions now that winter is
over.
Even though they are not suffer-
ing from the cold," Mrs Roosevelt
said. they are on the street"
Mrs. Roosevelt. in answer to a
question about the Bata labor group
at Belcamp. Md. said she could see
why the Bata arrangement is having
troubles with the unions II it refuses
to allow union hour and wages. She
said. however, she believed in the
theory of a yearly wage and thinks
that in time the union will have
to come to that type of wage pay
ment.
She added she had never believed
in a system of company houses and
company stores because it prevented
good independent living" She
ended the discussion by saying "of
course" she believed in unions.
Fewer Cultivated Areas.
Mr.. Alexander asserted that "in
agriculture today there are many
people who are not needed to pro-
duce what we can sell and con-
sumo"
He pointed out that there are
fewer cultivated areas in the South
east section of the country than
before the Civil War and twice as
many people there now trying to
make living of the land.
He reported that 1869 ,0OO, 900 had
been paid out by the Government in
rehabilitation Of loans of which
1876 per cent of all that Is coming
due has been paid back.
He said that by and large the de-
scription of what has happened to
the people who have become mi
grant in the Grapes of Wrath" is
accurate.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
Forest Fires Peril
Homes and School
In Prince Georges
II Companies Turn Out
To Bottle Flames
Damaging Wide Area

State fire officials today were es-
timating the damage caused by four
brush and forrest fires which ragged
over several hundred acres of wooded
area in Prince Georges County and
brought II fire companies from the
county and District and go youths
from the c. c. c. company at
Beltsville before the flames were
brought under control.
At Lanham, center of the largest
blaze, pupils of the Lanham School
were threatened and the children
spent most of the day watching the
f1remen fight the flames which swept
the entire area around the school
grounds.
Terry Dorsey, of the Riverdale Fire
Department, and George Lee, of
Mount Rainier, were injured, but not
seriously, during the 8-hour battle,
and were given first aid.
The fire near Lanham burned over
4OO-acre section and threatened
a score of homes, but f1remen were
able to keep the blaze from reach
ing houses or outbuildings. The
flames were kept from the Lanham
School by backflre started in the
rear of the building and also by a
baseball diamond which served as
a fire break.
While the Lanham fire was being
fought by more than 100 volunteer
fremen and the C. c. C. camp
youths, another blaze was discovered
near the United States Bureau of
Standards radio station near Chel-
tenham and third near District
Heights on the Marlboro pike. A
brush fire at Sheriff road and
Eastern avenue near Seat Pleasant
burned over an area about a mile
square during the afternoon and
apparatus from other parts of the
county was dispatched to bring it
under control.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
<CiN-Wide Checkup
On Fire Hazards
|sUreed by Bo||es
Suggests Surveys by
Specially Trained Police
To Make 'Sofest City

A complete city-wide checkup OF
potential fire hazards in every
building in Washington-private
homes as we'll as apartments and
Office structures-was advocated to-
day by Representative Bolles, Re.
publican, of Wisconsin, member
of the House District Committee.
He suggested that the task be
assigned to members of the metro
politan police force, specially trained
in fire-protection methods.
"As far as I know, Washington
is the only large city in the coun-
try that fails to keep close check
on possible fire hazards in its
buildings" he declared. Even ir
my home town of GAINESVILLE, Wis.
with population of $4,000, an in
spection is made every year of every
structure for conditions that might
lead to a fire.
Mr.. Bolles said the police in
GAINESVILLE are required to take a
special course in fire-prevention
WA w ~ ACpdAC 1OL LllC all.
nual house toulouse inspection.
1t was the suggestion of Mr.
Bolles that the District Committee
yesterday indicated its desire that
the Police and Fire Subcommittee
resume an abruptly halted investi-
CATION of alleged fire traps here.
Acting on his proposal, the COM
mittee agreed to call on District
officials for a transcript of testi-
mony taken at the coroner's in
quest into the recent fire at the
White Court apartments on o street
NV, in which three persons lost
their lives.
Mr.. Boles told the committee the
Police and Fire Subcommittee, of
which he is member, had held one
session following the White Court
Apartment fire. but it had since
been inactive. He said q fire Sum
day night in an apartment house on
New Jersey avenue showed the need
for further investigation in view of
reports that the fire alarm system
IN the building had failed to work.
: Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana, chairman of the Police
and Fire Subcommittee, which
started the inquiry of alleged fire
traps" in Washington, delayed re-
sumption of the inquiry for two rea-
sons. First. it was said, he wanted
the coroner's jury to complete its
inquest into the loss of life in the
White Court Apartment blaze; Sec
ond, Mr.. Schultz has been out in his
congressional district campaigning
In connection with the impending
Democratic primary May 7.
Mr.. Bolles said unless the Police
and Fire Subcommittee soon re-
sumes the inquiry he would ask
Chairman Randolph of the full Dis
trict Committee to appoint a spe-
cial subcommittee to continue the
investigation.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
Chain Store Executive Dies

DENVER, April 20 (P.-William
r. johnson, "a, retired grocery chain
executive, died yesterday. He was
vice president of Continental Gro
cery Corp, Ltc., which operated
the Piggly- -Wiggly Store system. He
remained for time with Safeway
Stores. Inc. successor to the Pig
gly-Wiggly chain, and retired three
years ago.
Evening star., 1940-04-30
Bond Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band this evening at $50
pm. IN Stanley Hall. John S. M.
Zimmerman. bandmaster; Anton
Pointer, assistant leader.
Program.
March, '"The Great American"
Lincoln
Overture, Poet and Peasant"
Won Suppe
Requested songs
ca Sweetest Story Every Told"
Stults
90 "The World is Waiting for
the Sunrise SeitZ
Potpourri, "Old Time Favorites"
Barnard
Requested.
Popular numbers
Barcelona" Wheeler
after the Storm" --- Nelson
Waltz suite, Morning Journals"
Strauss
Finale, "Auld Lang syne" Lake
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1940-04-30
Congress Heights P.-T.A
Roundup Tomorrow

The Congress Heights Parent
Teacher Association will meet to-
morrow at 8 am. for its annual
roundup of children entering school
next year for health examinations.
Doctors and dentists will be on hand.
A class in adult education for
homemakers in consumer buying is
being held at the school each Thurs
day at 1880 pm.