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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
SOCIAL SECURITY
GRANT IS MADE
FOR TERRITORY
Old AGE Assistance Law
Fund Contributed by
Federal Board

The Social Security Board
through its Territorial Director,
Hugh J. Wade, announced today
the granting of $6O,9129O to the
Territory OF Alaska for the pur-
pose Of assisting the Territory to
defray the cost of its old-age as
sistance law for the balance of the
fiscal year ending June 81
During February of this year
the Department Of Public Welfare
for the Territory of Alaska made
old-age assistance grants to L. 8
aged individuals. 7 n average
monthly payment amounted to
S28.02 for each recipient.
The Social Security Board since
July l. 1887, (Which was the date
on which the Alaska old-age assls-
lance law went into effecD has
granted to the Territory OF Al
aska S5l7 .296.47-for the fiscal year
ending July /, 1888 the Territory
received S144,45899, the next fis-
cal year it received $163,l76.3l, and
for the present fiscal year grants
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
YUKON OFFICER
SEEKS RECORD
OF HIS BIRTH

Fred Willard, genial second Off
Ger on the steamer Yukon, really
has a bid to be known as an Alaska
pilot. fer Willard was born in the
Territory during the Navy admin
istration in 1882
Vainly seeking to check his birth
date for renewal OF Masters pa
pers, Willard today scurried about
Juneau while the Yukon was in
port. and an interesting st0ry de-
velCped behind him.
Wizards father, a Presbyterian
missionary, established a mission
in Juneau and then vert to Haines
(Klukwan Village) where he brought
the gospel to the Indians there
most warlike natives of the Pam
handle
When Willard was scheduled to
arrive, his father put his mother
in a Klukwan potlach canoe and
the crew p a d e d to Sitka, 150
miles away, where the only doctor
in the region, a physician aboard
the US.S. jamestown, anchored in
Sitka's harbor, brought Willard
into the world.
But Willard, not definitely sure
Just how old he is, can't find Sitka
or Naval records that even prove
he was ever born.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
Wife TE5TIFIES
IN HANLEY
BEFORE COURT
Domestic Situation Aired
as Wife Charges Mosts
with Conspiracy

SEATTLE, April 2.-Sobbing at
times, Mrs. Elizabeth Hanley told
in the Superior Court today how
she had pleaded with her elderly
husband, E. B. Hanley, Seattle and
Alaskan financier, to cease his as
ISOLATION with Mrs. Betty Bevan
90, Medford, Ore, hotel tobacco
counter clerk
Mrs Hanley was testifying in
the action charging Joseph E. Most
and his brother, E. c. Most, Han
ley'S business associates, with con-
spring to gain control" of Han
ley's Copper River Packing Com
pany.
His wife, SIS. said she told him
in the spring of 1888 that he had
been behaving in an indiscreet
manner, but he left on trip to
Medford saying If you can't stand
this, then get divorce
She said she told him she would
not because That will just turn
you over to the WreckerS."
Contract Award
Mrs. Hanley related how she,
her daughter, Mrs Katherine E.
Heffernan and her son, f. B. Han
ley, Jr., learned Hanley signed a
contract which she says gave the
Mosts controlling vote in his COM
pany.
She said that she and her son
asked him why he did so and he
replied, Il never would have signed
such a paper. I never wanted to
give Joe Most control. Well I did
sign something. 1 just made Joe
manager. He always was asking me
TO sign something"
Mrs. Hanley said that at con-
ference when Joseph Most re-
turned from Alaska he put the
direct lie to her husband
Il saw poor Mr. Hanley looking
as if he had been hit by some
thing" she added.
No Stock Transfer
The action which began yester-
day was started last summer when
Judge Malcolm Douglas, acting on
Mrs. Hanley's petition, restrained
the Most brothers and Hanley from
transfers of stock pending further
order of the Court and in the pres
ent action a permanent restrain
ing order is asked as well as the
setting aside OF previous stock
transfers.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
SNOWFALL MADE
MARCH UNUSUAL
WEATHER MONTH
Less Sunshine than Nor
NAL, According 10
Bureau Summary

The weather for the month of
March in Juneau was somewhat
warmer and slightly drier than
usual, with the percentage Of sum
shine less than normal according
to the monthly meteorological re-
pert issued today by the Juneau
Weather Bureau Office
The temperature for the month
overaged $3.50 degrees, as compared
with the normal of 1873 degrees.
The highest temperature for the
month was SO degrees on the 9th
and the lowest was II degrees on
the 23rd The warmest March of
record was that Of 1905 with an
average temperature Of 42.8 de-
grees, and the coolest that of 1918
with 27.0 degrees. Previous ex-
tremeS of temperature for March
are 81 degrees and IS degrees.
The total precipitation for March
was 5I8 inches, as compared with
the normal of $40 inches. The wet
test March of record in Juneau was
that of 1909 with 1857 inches, and
the driest that OF 1906 with 044
inch. The greatest amount of pre-
cipitation occurring in a 24hour
period was 126 inches on the ID
Sd. Measurable precipitation fell on
% days Of the month. The total
snowfall for the month was 1922
inches, which was the third larg-
est March snowfall in the last
"a years of record and nearly twice
the normal amount. The maximum
amount of snow on the ground in
the vicinity of the Federal ana
Territorial Building was 1872 inch
es on the oath. Despite the unusu-
ally heavy fall of snow occurring
between the 18th and oath, the
warm weather during the last week
of the month melted the snow rap
idly and none was left on the
ground at the end of the month.
There were three clear. three
partly cloudy and Is cloudy days
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
DOUGLAS
NEWS
FIRST HOURS OF VOTING
UNEVENTFUL IN DOUGLAS

City election in Douglas started
off in a leisurely manner this morn
ing with the polls opening at 9 o.
clock and only 20 ballots having
been deposited in the first couple
hours of voting.
Registration books show about
210 persons qualified to vote but
usually from Is to 25 fail to exer-
else their franchise.
There is apparently no indica-
ton as to the outcome of the cleo
ton, general opinion being that
results will be close.
Straw vote cast at the high school
during the forenoon gave MAORI
ties to A. E. Goetz for Mayor and
Balog, Kilburn and Pettygrove fol-
Councilmen. Vote for change oil
time was Is for and against change
IT.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
COLISEUM COMEDY
IS SCHEDULED FOR
CLOSING TONIGHT

With Don Ameche, as singing,
loving. fighting D'Artagnan, and The
Ritz Brothers as phoney musketeers
more at home with carving knife
than a sword, Goth Century-Fox,. in
the musical comedy version of The
Three BIusketeesr, has found new
way Of presenting the Alexandra Du-
mas story which has captivated and
enchanted audiences and readers
from The day it was conceived al
most a century ago.
This feature ends at the Coliseum
tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
DRAMATIC HIT
AT CAPITOL. TO
CLOSE TONIGHT
Robert Donat Stars in
Goodbye Mr.. Chips
Greer Carson in Cast

One of the most popular actors
of the screen and one of the most
popular novels in recent literature
are combined in Goodbye, Mr..
Chips" James Hilton's haunting
story in which Robert Donat, fresh
from his triumph in THE Citadel
returns to the screen. Third of the
pictures filmed at Metro-G Goodwin
Mayors English studio at Denham,
ends tonight at The Capitol The
atre
Goodbye, Mr.. Chips" tells story
of ideals, romance, tragedy and deep
understanding. Donat plays Mr..
Chips, who starts as a young man
teaching in great English school
for boys, and passes his life at the
work. He becomes the inspiration
of boys who grow to manhood and
in turn send their sons to him He
shapes the destinies of great men
Of the future. He meets and mar
ries beautiful girl. She dies. and
from the tragedy a deep human I'M
derstanding is born in his heart.
Thrills Of the World War ensue..
The teacher, now grown old, becomes
the very spirit of popular educa-
ton
Goodbye. Mr. Chips" brings to
the screen Greer Carson, beautiful
Eng fish actress, who plays the ro-
nance sequences with Donat with
compelling charm. Donat plays ages
ranging from youth to nearly ninety
Sc convincingly that each fairly
lives.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
ROY FERGUSON VISITS
CITY; OUT WITH pAA

Roy Ferguson, of the Independent
Lumber Mills at Fairbanks, arrived
in Juneau on the Yukon this morn
ing and flew to the Interior metrop-
oils with Pacific Alaska Always.
Ferguson, who has been in Seattle
for the past three weeks on BUSH
ness. has been busy assembling
materials for shipment north with
everybody trying to get their stuff
to Seward to beat the Army trans
port st. Mihiel and crowded rail-
road"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02

ster entertained with a surprise
birthday party in honor OF Mrs
Minnie $3.50 -
An April Fool cake was pre-
sented the honoree and genes de-
picting the April scheme pro-
vided entertainment for The oc-
casion.
Fourteen guests We're invited for
the evening. Mrs. J. w. LEVERS as
sisted in arrangements for the af-
fair.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02

during the month. Out of pos
sible 1862 hours, the amount CT
sunshine recorded was l04.1 hours,
or IS percent
The prevailing wind direction FIR
March was from the southeast
with an average hourly velocity Of
TO miles. The maximum velocity
for q fiye-minute period was "a
miles from the northeast on the
23d.
Light fog occurred on the 8tn
and amoras were observed on the
18th, 30th and 31st.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
FISHERIES BIOLOGIST
THROUGH TO WEST

Allen DeLacy. Bureau of Fisheries
Aquatic Biologist, and c. M Gilbert,
assistant. were through passengers
today on the steamer Yukon bound
for Karluk TO conduct scientific in
vestigations on the Karluk River
and lake.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
SCIENCE CLASSES NOW
STUDY ENGINE WORKINGS

Science and physics classes, ac-
companied by instructor Arthur
Laid, made trip to the wharf
this morning to get some know
ledge of the operation of a gas
engine. Mr.. Laid had the engine
in his boat partly dismantled to
show just how it works.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
MRS. FLEEK HOSTESS

Mrs. Dale F'leek entertained the
Monday Night Sewing Club at her
home last evening. Two contests
provided extra diversion for her
guests Winners Of contests were
Mrs. Mark. Jensen and Mrs. Elton
Engstrom
The club will be entertained for
the next meeting by Mrs. Leonard
Johnson.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
TWO COUPLES
MARRIED BY
COMMISSIONER

Marriages took place in the office
OF U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray
both yesterday and today.
Yesterday Joe Paterson and Eli
zabeth Willard were married, with
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. James as at
tendants.
This morning Adolf George Olof-
son and Ernestine Barbara Jones
were married, with Emil Galao and
Mrs. Ralph Jameson as witnesses.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
TO GOODNEWS BAY

Winston W. Spencer, Consulting
Engineer for the Goodnews Bay Min
ing Company, was through pas
senger today on the Yukon. His wife
joined him here for the trip to the
Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
GOES 70 KODIAK
ON SURVEY WORK

John Gerwels left for the West
ward on the Yukon to take a sur
veyor's position with the Navy Base
contractors IN recent years, Ger
wells has worked with Land Office
survey parties
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
SEWING CLUB MEETING

Mrs. Geneva Walters will be the
hostess for regular meeting tomor-
row evening of the Wednesday
night sewing club. The club will
gather at the home of Mr.. Walters
sister. Mrs. Wilma Jensen.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02
Mrs. Hurley Feted
At Surprise Party

Hostess last evening at her Dixon
Street residence, Mrs. Anna Web
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02

amounting to 5000 ,66117 have been
received
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-04-02

Mrs. Grace Comiskey
Mrs. Grace Reidy Comiskey,
widow of the late owner of the
Chicago White SoX, wins her
court fight in Chicago to keep
control of the baseball club III
The Comiskey family. A probate
court judge denied a banks re-
quest to ask bids for the sale of
the club.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
FRANCE IS NOT
EXPECTED TO
WAR ON BRITAIN
Continued From Page One)

cepted by the Germans as the ne
sotiator for France, arrived in Vichy
this afternoon from his talk with
Hitler and the German Foreign Min
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop. After
a talk of an hour and a half with
Chief of State Philippe Petain and
other officers, Laval left for Paris
again but fog forced him to return
to Vichy. He had one more inter-
view with Marshal Petain and went
to bed.
Laval is expected to go back to
Paris tomorrow.
1t was said here that if an accord
is reached there is little doubt that
the government would return to
Paris from Vichy. The German de-
mands-not yet disclosed were said
by some sources to be considered
moderate.
Whether the accord would be a
final peace treaty or an intermediate
agreement between the armistice
and the peace pact still was not
clear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
WILLKIE WANTS F.,
U. S. TO LEAVE
INITIATION ROAD
Continued From Page One)

nomic depression, and argued that
bigotry always has arisen in ma
lions which have gone down the
road of bankruptcy or of initiation
or OPPRESSION
Willkie came into the populous
east for an intensive four days of
campaigning before making a final
swing into the midwest.
A swift auto ride brought Willkie
to the Manhattan center in mid
town New York, where he addressed
crowd estimated by Police Lieu
tenant Joseph Gross at 5000.
The meeting was under the au-
spices of the Democrats for Willkie
organization. The chairman was
John W. Hanes, former under Sec
rotary of the treasury in the Roose-
welt administration. Among those on
the platform was Raymond E. Mo-
ley, the New Deal assistant secre-
tary of state at the start of the
New Deal.
There was booing when Willkie
asserted that President Roosevelt
says he is the only indispensable
man. to administer the government.
The nominee added:
There were other men in that
convention in Chicago
if you call it such-who knew as
much or more about government
than he does
THE truth is that the. reason he
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
Harper Says Legend On First
Irish-Army Game Bit Wrong

tossed two passes that first half
and led IA to 10.
During the final two periods
Dorais heaved Is of them and COM
pleted every one.
"Dorais is the greatest passer
1 believe I have ever seen. He
was a wonderful judge of the speed
of his pass receiver, throwing the
ball so his man could take it on
the dead run with never a slacken-
ing of speed or a change of pace"
he said.
Harper, who was Walter
EckersalI's substitute at the Uni.
versity of Chicago in 1905, de.
monstrated how Rockne first
caught passes against his stomach
but added that future ambassador
of football later became more pro-
ficient and orthodox in his recep'
ton.
"Rockne really was a good end,
He learned to start while out for
track and despite his 1865 pounds
could handle a tackle we'll" 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
CLEMSON AND S. {.
TO BATTLE TODAY
Crowd Of $4,000 Expected To
See 38th Renewal Of
Rivalry In Columbia

COLUMBIA, S. c., Oct. 23-LP--
Two old gridiron foes, the Clemson
college Tigers and the South Caro-
lima Gamecocks, will renew their
colorful rivalry here tomorrow for
the 38th time before an expected
crowd of $4,000.
Game time is 2 p. m. eastern
Standard Time).
The Tigers, current Southern
conference pace-setters, are heavi-
ly favored but supporters of the
Gamecocks hope they a make
it a real battle. Clemson, victori-
Gus in this state fair classic for
the last six years, boasts an un-
defeated slate after four games.
Weather forecasts indicated that
the tradition of no rain on the
game since 1896 would continue.
Cloudy weather with warmer than
normal temperatures is expected. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
HURRICANE HUNTS
INITIAL VICTORY
Raleigh Lads Are Favorites
In Contest At Legion
Field Friday Night

Friday night at Legion field Coach
Bob Black will present what is ex-
to be one of the best football
bills of the season as the underdog
Wildcats of New Hanover High
school attempt to climb out of the
cellar of the Eastern conference in
the face of the mighty Purple Hur.
ricane, of Raleigh.
Raleigh will bring a large squad
in it's drive for an initial victory
over a conference foe, but the Cats
have a different idea ABOUT the
whole affair and have shown it in
their workouts for the past two
weeks.
Last season the Wildcats faced
the Hurricane on the Capitals home
ground with a team of veterans, but
most of those stars have graduated
from the local lair and have been
replaced with a band of fighting
felines, who have refused to give
much ground through the forward
wall. The Wildcats have forced all
opponents to take to the air for
their tallies with the result that two
family members have marked ur
wins over the locals and a third
team, an outsider, came within two
points of doing the same.
In the backfield the locals have
seven speedsters who can do about
everything a backfield man should
do and they have garnered more
than their share Of yardage in all
games to date and at intervals have
thrown a number Of forward passes
to set up touchdowns.
The Raleigh lads will enter the
game slight favorites.
The ROTC battalion is all set to
give the fans a thrill at intermission
with it's second annual night dress
parade and presentation of sponsors.
The band has been polishing up all
week on new numbers to be rem
dered during the ceremonies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
BEARS, PARKERS
TO TANCLE TODAY
To Battle Today For
Second Place In Six-Man
Gridiron Loop

The Isaac Bear and Winter Park
six-man football teams will meet
for the first time this afternoon on
Robert Strange field at 3:15 o'clock.
The teams each hold a win over
Hemenway and a loss to Tileston and
the battle today will be for second
place in the league. The Tileston
team leads the field with three wins
and no losses.
Coach Leo Burks has been drill
ing his team-for the past week on
offense and defense and has strength
ened the weaknesses which cropped
up in the last game with the Tiles
ton lads.
Coach McCary of the Winter Park
school has a fast attack to use in
the game today and his boys are
tackling hard and throwing oppo-
nents for losses in their drive for
the top.
In touch football games held yes
terday afternoon in the city and
SoollIy dSS NllSlIloDolo dO"lIOd
little Sunset Park at the Wrights-
boro field by a 26 to 0 score with
Craven. Bridgers. Stevens and Earl
starring. The feature of the game
was a long pass to Robert Earl, sub
stitute. from Eugene Stevens and
the little third stringer galloped SIS
yards to score. Julie Craven scored
two %touchdowns with IS yard jaunts
around left end and then passed to
Bridgers for 20 yards and another
score. Two extra points were scored
by passes yer the goal.
In a city game. Hemenway downed
Cornelius Harnett in a close game
by a II to 0 score with both touch
downs coming on plays from scrim-
mage.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
AXIS PACT ESCAPE
CLAUSE REPORTED
Continued From Page One)

Unless Japan can obtain what she
considers iron-clad assurances of
Soviet neutrality in the Far East,
these informants state, she will re-
sort to the escape clause to avoid
entering the war as an ally of Italy
or Germany if they are attacked.
In this connection, however, 1t
pointed out that of the many
German selling points in negotiating
the alliance was the assurance to
Japan that Berlin would guarantee
to prevent Russia moving in on
Japan's Asiatic continental interests
if Japan became involved in a war
with the United States or Britain
both.
Another of the certain circum-
stances" enabling Japan to escape
would arise, these sources said, if
the United States gave clear indica-
tons of relaxing her recently
strengthened Far-Eastern policy and
turned her attention chiefly toward
Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
MAY
DEFEAT SEWANEE
Louisiana State Will pIav
First Daylight Game Against
Tennessee Nov. 2
BY ROMNEY

ATLANTA, Oct. 23.-tP-Tenna
see sports writer's hear that litt1s
Chattanooga may find Southeast.
ern conference Sewanee a nnsb.
over Saturday. . Everyone bnt
Coach Gillem and Sewanee's train.
err was hurt, it seems, in the Ia.
wilson game. Nocturnal some.
thing-or-other: Louisiana S at &c
first game in the sunlight this wear
will be against Tennessee Nov. 2
-. Those supposedly in the know
wouldn't be surprised TO SEQ
Georgetown or Boston college
matched with a Southern team in
the Orange Bowl come New Years,
49,. .--Aiamians would love to have
Tennessee-if New Orleans Sugar
or Pasadena Roses don't lure the
Vols. There's talk of Tennessee
against the Fordham Rams as
red-hot Sugar Bowl set-up.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24
BY HAROLD CLAASsEN

KANSAS CITY, Oct. % Up -
Jess Harper, the pipe-smoking cat
tleman who was both Knute Rock
mes predecessor and successor at
Notre Dame, says the legend about
the first game with Army in 1918
is a bit wrong.
Fiction and hearsay have it the
favored Cadets blanked the meag-
e r 17-man squad from Indiana in
the first half and walked off the
field for the rest with a 10 to 0
advantage.
During the intermission Rockne,
captain of the Irish, and Gus
Dorais, the quarterback (now
coach at Detroit university decid-
ed to try the little known forward
pass as a last resort, present day
accounts have it.
But that's all wrong, says
Harper.
The cattleman, here for a noon
day speech to a downtown quarter
backs group, says Notre Dame
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-24

Gently and generally was the
spearhead of the fearsome Penn
offense. His clash with Michigan's
Tommy Harmon this week should
be something to see. Harmon, al
though he scored a touchdown and
kicked a field goal and one extra
point against Illinois, was over
Swallowed by his team-mate, hard
driving Bob Westfall.
Down at Birmingham, the ex-
perts got a chance to look at three
of the south's most brilliant backs
as Tennessee bowled over Ala
bama, Jimmy Nelson, the 1870 pound
Alabama junior, carried the full
load of the Crimson Tides offense
kicked well, led the defense and
all in all, held his own with the
Tennessee stars, first Bob Foxx
and then Little Johnny Butler.
Foxx, suffering from a leg in
jury, played only a quarter and
Butler came in to pace the Volun-
teers offense.
Don Scott, Ohio States burly
quarterback, finally hit his stride
against Minnesota. He was a
standout in a losing cause as Bruce
Smith. tailed both of Minnesota's
touchdoWns.
In the Southern conference, Jim
Lalanne of North Carolina, Tony
Gallovich of Wake Forest and Bill
Dudley of Virginia made the head
lines with their exploits while
Duke, visiting Colgate in the north,
uncovered a promising youngster
in Moffatt Storer.
Among the fullbacks, Milt Piepul
of Notre Dame, Norman Standlee
of Stanford, Mort Landsberg of
Cornell, George Paskvan of Wis
consin and Jim Kisselburgh of
Oregon state, must be ranked with
the best. 3