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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
SrocK QuorAr1oNs

], NEW YORK, July 12. ' Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is AT, American Can 94is, Anaconda 19A, Bethlehem Steel 75h, Commonwealth and Southern 1E, Curtiss Wright s7ls General Motors 43ls. Kennecott 24A, New York Central 1l$l North ern Pacific SIS, United States Steel 5lE, Pound $368.
 DOW. JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: Industrials. l21 63; rails, 25.98; utilities, 2259.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
-1-- l1 9a3 s2.A.f slh A H 54 n r JAMESON RITES TO
 BE HELD SATURDAY

Funeral services for F. T, .Jane-- son, a member of the crew Of the steamer North Sea who passed away here June 10, will be held tomorrow afternoon at l:3o o'clock from the chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortiary V -
 The American Legion ritual will be used and interment val be in Evergreen Cemetery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
Travel by Air Ends for
 Deborah peni1

A six weeks trip on which she travelled exclusively by airplane from Vancouver, B, c, to San Fran cisco, Chicago, New York, Connecti- cut and Washington ended here yesterday for Miss Deborah Pentz when she arrived home on the AL aska Clipper. #
 Miss Pentzs Supervisor gof Child
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
BALL GAME E SCHEDULED FOR
 TONIGHT. PARK

It's like an old song-"if it doesn't rain'-but that again is the sched- ule for tonight's game in Firemen's Park.
 Elks, five in a row winners in the past two weeks, are slated to go up against the Moose, with Ram sey probably pitching for the Elks, and Johnson for the Moose.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
Legion Auxiliary
 Barbecue Tomorrow

Announcement was made that cars for the American Legion Auxiliary barbecue will leave the Dugout to- morrow evening at 6 o'clock if the weather permits. If rainy weather prevails the barbecue dinner will be held ins the sDugout.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12

Welfare Services. for the Territorial Department of Public Welfare, was on leave.
 Two weeks ago she saw pr. Mar cia Hays off from New York for her new position in Puerto Rico. Dr. Hays was formerly director of the Division of Maternal and Child Health of the Territorial Depart ment of Hsalth,s M ggES
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
(This is the second of three articles about the COP. stan dard bearer.)
By MORGAN M. BEATTY
 AP Feature Service Writer

50 you're the girl Wendeils going to marry?" Wendell Willkie' s mother said in 1917, when the man who has just stampeded the Re- publican party was on the trail of his brideto-be.
 Mrs. Willkie was talking to Edith Wilk, spunky. fair haired, blue-eyed girl from Rushville, Ind. a few miles from Elwood, the Willkie home town.
 Edith Wilk stammered, blushed. oh. no, no," she protested. Tt must be mistake I've just met him. And-well, never heard any thing about it"
 No mistake" laughed Mrs. Willkie. "Wendell's got it all set tied Hes told me he had met the girl he was going to marry. He said it would be so easy, because your name is already Wilk."
 Franks and Prospects
 This was Edith Wilks' introd1c- ton to life with that man. always ina hurry who, then, never seemed to know where he was going.
 Later on, in 1918, after Wendell had volunteered and before he went to France with the field ar tillery, she went to training camp to visit her fiance. Her aunt went along as a chaperone and it waS the aunt who came away starry eyed.
 "Hes-why he's going going to be great man." said aunty. The Willkies were married before Win" went to France.
 win" Willkie had way with people, only in his youth he was always messing up his promising future with escapades that made even good friends despair. There at the time when, as college pranksters, he and his brother took on the entire police force of Bloomington, Ind, with; their bare fists-and landed in jail.
 Chased From Germany
 All biographers of Wendell Willkie tell you of the Willkie family beginnings. All four of Willkie's Protestant grandparents were chased out of Germany when the Democrats lost the revolution of 1848.
 Willkies father settled in 1885 in Elwood, Ind. There were reared The six children of the present Willkie generation four boys (every one success in the accept ed American sense) and two girls (ditto).
 Elwood' early gave up an, thought of adjusting the Willkie' to conventional smalltown life and more or less accustomed itsel to the Willkies.
 By the time Win was 10, tn mothers of the town had growi used to having the noses of thei children bloodied by one of thos Willkie kids; had quit stopping a the gate to gawk at all eight . the Willkie clan immersed deel and satisfied in their own per formance of some Shakespearial play in the side yard of thei home.
 The elder Willkie ascended an' descended with the Elwood ga boom, but with his wife--the frs woman admitted to the bar of In diana-he hung out a .shingle am managed to educate the children while cleaning up the towns or ganized vice.
 Slow to Decide
 But the father believed chil dren should work to find thei own niche. The children did, bu Win was slow making up hi mind. '.,
 He entered Indiana University a IS. couldn't decide whether it wa Jeffersonian democracy he was fol or socialism. Between sessions, h trafnped the great West, learnet to play a devastating game C poker, earned his way in harves fields. hotel Kitchens. mining
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
Mrs. Dudley to @'.
 vSit in City

Mrs. M. J. Dudley, mother of Mrs. Warren Eveland, arrived here last evening on the Motorship North land.
 "A resident of Houlton, Maine, Mrs. Dudley has been visiting Mrs. Evelands sister in Virginia. She will, spend some time in Juneau be- fore returning south,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12

WEATHER SYNOPSIS
 The weather this showed disturbance off the another of Alaska; disturbance Considerable cloudy weather eyaed light reported this the Juneau Seattle Aiways
 fl3--Sunrise 957
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12

 tory of Alaska, First Judicial Di- vision, SS.
 I, O.. w. Tupper, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
 o. w. TUPPER, CNotorial SeaD Cashier. (CORRECT-ATTE
 P. s. GANTY, THOMAS TILSON,
 Directors or Partners. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of July, 1940
 c. E. WORTMAN, Notary Public in and for the Terri tory of Alaska. My commission ex- pires Oct. 29, 1943.
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FARGHER5 GO SOUTH AFTER JUNEAU VISIT

G. Fargher, wife and two children, left. for their home in Vancouver aboard the Princess Charlotte. The Vancouver Farghers have been visit ing the J. J Farghers here for the past several weeks. s,t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12
U S. DEpARTsrENT OF COMMERCE WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
(By the U. S. Weather BureaU

vicinity 4:30 July Occasional light gentle to moderate southerly winds Minimum temp 50 degrees.
 Intermittent light much change gentle southeasterly winds.
 of along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska
  Sitka and fromS to Kodiak
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Empire classifieds bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-12

NGxtarticIe; WilIkie and what he calls cock eyed law.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

For travel. oflice and campus this
twosome" is young and smart.
Wearable as both suit and dress.
both parts interchangeable with
other things. its mighty useful
member Of anybody's wardrobe. The
pinch wasted jacket has unusually
good shoulder detailing and sleeves
tnat can be made In long or three
quarter length. The skirt is grace
fully fared. Pattern No. H-3450 is
designed for sizes II. l3, is, II and
- '29 to 81 bust). Size l3 Jacket
REQUIRES ~ yards of A-inch mate
rial; skirt, lN yards.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

This stunning afternoon dress
shows the new fall trend to sculp-
tured draping. The clustered full
ness in the front of the skirt and
the soft drapery of the bodice rep
resent the newest detailing. They
do wonders for your figure COM
bined with the waistline section
molding in 50 slimly and smoothly.
The high collarless neckline is an
other important advance style note.
Send for pattern No. H-345l, de-
signed for sizes IA, l6. 18, 20. 40
and AZ '32 to AZ bust). Size Is re-
quires ~ yards Of 39-inch mate
rial.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Progress Is Reported
In Cigarmakers' Strike
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. 81
Representatives of 1000 striking ci-
gar workers and officials of the
big John Swisher & Son factory
made progress toward a settlement
today following early morning dis
orders in which 10 persons were
injured.
The workers went on strike Thurs
day, demanding pay increases aver
aging 10 per cent. paid vacations
and reinstatement of a company Of
fetal they said was discharged be-
cause of sympathy with their ef-
forts. Many of the strikers are
women.
The disorders occurred when non-
striking workers attempted to leave
the plant at the end Of q night
shift, and were pelted with eggs.
tomatoes and other objects. In fight
ing that broke out, fists, sticks and
even pieces of iron pipe were welded
before police broke it up. No serious
injuries were reported.
In a conference later in the day,
j. c. McCorkhill, whose reinstate.
ment the strikers demanded, elm
mated himself as an issue by an
bouncing he would not return to
the company's employment and
recommended that the workers 90
back to their jobs and work out
their demands with the plant man.
agement."
Evening star., 1940-09-01

honorary member of the Sociedad
Bolivariana of Colombia and Ecua-
dor, Academia National Cristobal
Colon and correspondent member
of the Society of Geography and
History of Guatemala.
Holds Many Decorations.
DR.. Rowe's decorations include
the awards of the Order of the
Liberator by the Venezuela gov
eminent. 1921; Gran Orden El Sol,
Peru. 1921; Orden de Carlos Manuel
de Cespedes, Cuba, 1882; Order of
Merit, Chile, 1888; Grand Official
Order of Boyaca, Colombia, 1888;
Grand Official Order of the Condor
de los. Andes. Bolivia. 1884; Order
of Merit, Ecuador, 1884; Order of
Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican Re-
public, 1886; Order of Merit with
the grade of commander, Haiti,
1897.
Dr. Rowe is a bachelor and lives
in a small house behind the Pan
American Union.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Youth Given 90 Days
On HOUSEKEEPING Charge

A 19-year-old colored prisoner,
who police say has confessed to
being involved in 36 housebreaking
cases since last october, was SEN
fenced to serve 80 days in Jail on
an attempted housebreaking charge.
He was held without bond for grand
jury action on the remaining charges
against him.
The youth-John Mack, alias Rob-
ert Henderson, 224 H street S.W-
appeared before Judge Hobart New
man with his right arm bandaged
for gunshot wound. Jung DON
aid, Chinese restaurant proprietor,
fired at prowler trying to break
into his establishment at GIT Fourth
street S.W. the morning of Au-
gust 49,
Police followed trail of blood
to Mack's home and arrested him.
Precinct Detectives George E. Cooper
and F. E. Dodson and Detective
Sergt. Howard Ogle of administra-
tive headquarters investigated the
case and obtained the confessions.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Man Who Went Straight
Receives Parole
BY the Associated Press.

RALEIGH, N. c., Aug. 31.-A
World War veteran who killed his
sweetheart's married suitor and
later escaped from prison to lead
an exemplary life in Michigan for
10 years until minor traffic acci-
dent led to his fingerprinting was
paroled by Gov. Clyde Hoey today.
The prisoner was Kohler Holds.
claw, and now, at "A, he will return
to his wife, in Buchanan, Mich,
who, until the winter of 1888, did
not know he was a fugitive. Holds
claw worked for an electrical COM
pany in Buchanan, and persons
there said he led model" life.
Holdsclaw first entered prison 21
years ago, under sentence to die in
the electric chair. Gov. Thomas w.
Beckett, in 1921, commuted the sem
tence to 80 years imprisonment.
Holdsclaw escaped from Calendonia
Prison Farm, where he was an
honor prisoner, in 1927.
Records in the case showed that
Holdsclaw, II years old, returned
from the war in 1918 and became
engaged to a girl in his home town
in North Carolina. John Gabriel, q
married man with a family, warned
him to keep away from the girl A
few days later the two men met
again and Holdsclaw killed Gabriel.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
District Man Named
New Commander Of
Legion Of vaIor
Fred D. KochIi Elected
As Veterans Group
Ends 4-Doy Reunion

The Army and Navy Legion CT
Valor yesterday ended its four-day
50th anniversary reunion with the
unanimous election of Capt. Fred
D. Kochli, D. S. c., of this city as
national commander.
Other national officers chosen
were: Senior vice commander, Ray
mond v. Mellon of West Roxbury,
Mass; junior vice commander, Al
Johnson of New Haven, Conn.,. and
chaplain, the Rev. Thomas J. Tay-
lor of Akron, Ohio. Capt. Kochli
reappointed Mahlon C. Ward of Al
exandria, Va, national service Of
flcer.
The women's auxiliary of the le-
gion. which also met at the Will
lard Hotel here, elected Mrs. Ralph
Robart of Boston national COM
mander. Others elected were: First
vice commander, Mrs. Thomas Eadie
of Newport; second vice command
er. Mrs. Robert Mccormack of4New
York; secretary. Mrs. Raymond V.
Mellon of West Roxbury, Mass; :;
treasurer, Mrs. Thomas jolly of
Lawrence, Mass; press correspond
ent and historian, Mrs. j. j. Mezoff
and chaplain, Mrs. Leon Hanna Of
Chicago.
Miss Harriet Jean Thompson and
Miss Sarah Catherine Botsford were
named pages. Mrs. Sterling Nor
lock, Mrs. Lillian Eastman and Mrs.
Harold Baton were elected men,
bers of the board of directors.
President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary of War Stimson were sent a
resolution of disappointment and
chagrin" that the Army Band was
not permitted to play at the golden
anniversary banquet of the legion
yesterday afternoon.
The band is directed by Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, jr. Mr.. Ward
said he had received assurances
from Capt. Darcy that the band
would play during the reunion, but
his application with the War De-
partment for permission for the
band to play at the banquet was re-
fused on the ground that If granted
in this instance it would have to be
granted in all other instances.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
29th Division Veterans
Gather in Norfolk
In nAnnuaI Reunion
Adoption Of Resolutions
And Election of Officers
To Take Place Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 31.-The
spirit that won fame for their divi-
sion in the World War f1ared this
afternoon as the veterans of the
29th Division Association wrestled
with the serious business of their
annual reunion here. Selection of
national commander and action
on a number of important reSolu-
tions was deferred until tomorrow
after debate had extended what was
intended to be the concluding busi-
ness session by nearly three hours.
More than 100 delegates were on
hand this afternoon with more ar
irving hourly. The meeting opened
yesterday, and will continue through
Monday.
Indications of Forthcoming con-
test for the coveted post of national
commander were seen today. New
Jersey and Virginia delegations are
expected to contest the post for re-
spective candidates. -
Hitch Over Credentials.
The proceedings were uneventful
until the report of the Credentials
Committee, when various delega-
tions protested the small number of
votes allowed them because a large
proportion of the delegates creden-
tialS had not been turned in. A
15-minute recess was taken to per-
NIT the introduction of the tardy
credentials
Another hitch developed over the
issue of unit rule voting New Jer-
sey and Virginia delegates indicated
they would vote as units; but a
motion to enforce the unit rule for
all groups voting was defeated.
A motion to recess until tomorrow
morning was shouted down in a
rousing voice vote. Then, as Comdr.
James Barron of Norfolk Post 5,
chairman of the Resolutions Com
mittee, advanced to the speaker S
desk with a handful of resolutions
to be presented, again the demand
for a recess was advanced.
Another voice vote was ruled to
have defeated the motion, but when
standing vote was requested, it
was found to have passed, As to 81.
Increase in Membership.
William Henkin, New Jersey,
chairman of the Membership Com
mittee, reported a total increase Of
552 per cent in the organization S
membership last year.
Other reports were made by
Charles F. Krause, Newport News,
chairman of the Constitution and
Bylaws Committee; Raight Grif-
fifth, Maryland, chairman of the FL
nance Committee, and Washington
Bowie, jr., Maryland, chairman of
the Historical Committee.
The newly established Roanoke
Post No. 81 was presented a char
ter by National Comdr. Richard G.
O'Connell of Baltimore. George E.
Calhoun is commander of the Roam
oke post. ..
A smoker was given the delegates
by Norfolk Post tonight.
With the deferred business ses-
sion scheduled for 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning, a sightseeing trip
planned for the morning probably
will be foregone or deferred. Other
highlights on tomorrow's program,
however, include memorial services
in the afternoon for members who
have died during the year, and a
banquet and dance tomorrow night.
Representative Darden will be the
principal banquet speaker.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Two Richmond Papers
To Share Facilities
Beginning Today
News Leader Building
To Be Quarters for
Both Publications
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 31-The
Times-Dispatch, Richmond morn
ing newspaper, will share mechan-
ical and housing facilities with the
Richmond News Leader, afternoon
paper, beginning tomorrow.
The news, editorial, advertising
circulation and mechanical depart
ments will be moved overnight to
new quarters in the News Leader
building, five blocks from the pres
ent Times-Dispatch home.
Although sharing mechanical ia
cilities, the newspapers will continue
to operate under separate and in
dependent news and editorial di-
rection.
John Stewart Bryan. publisher OF
the News Leader, will head the new
management as president and pub
Usher. Virginius Dabney will con-
tinue as editor fthe Times-Dis-
patch and DR.. Douglas S. Freeman
as editor Of the News Leader.
The consolidation of pla1Ito will
bring back into one building pa
pers which were separated January
rs, 1908, when the Times took over
the Morning Dispatch and formed
the Times-Dispatch and the Eve
ming Leader was combined with the
evening News. Those changes left
one paper in each field instead Of
the former two.
The Times-Dispatch has a record
of unbroken publication stretch
ing back to 1880 and covering per-
iods of war, fire, reconstruction and
depression.
The agreement for joint publi-
cation was announced April 10 by
S. L. Slower for the management OF
the Times-Dispatch and Mr.. Bryan
for the News Leader.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Gas Mantle Concern
Suspends Business
After Half Century
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GLOUCESTER, N. j., Aug. 81.
The obituary of an industry
that once employed thousands
of men was written today when
the Welsbach Co., manufactur-
ers for more than half a century
of gas mantles, suspended buSi-
ness.
The company notified 200
men, many employed by the
organization since their youth,
that their services were no
longer needed. At one time
the factory'S personnel num-
bered more than 1000.
Once a major industry of
Southern New Jersey, the plant
shipped its products to all parts
of the world. Sales dropped
steadily with the advent Of
electricity.
Evening star., 1940-09-01

the people to select the places for
which they are best suited. Men
volunteer, as a rule, not because
they have aptitudes for certain
branches of military or naval serv-
ice, but because relatives or friends
have enlisted previously, and they
join UP, usually. with the outfits
closest to their homes.
IF we go to war again, there will
be tremendous social pressure to
volunteer. The only way to pre-
vent that, and to be reasonably sure
that persons are placed according
to their qualifications, is to forbid
volunteering"
"The principal virtue of selective
service" DR.. Hutchins emphasized,
''is one seldom mentioned: 1t is the
only way we have of putting the
right man in the right place. Mani
festly, the effective operation of Sc
lective service depends upon high
ly intelligent administrative per-
sonnet"
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Rockville Again Gretno Green
With 225 Marriage Licenses

more than the monthly average for
that period.
Probability of military conScrip-
ton is believed to be largely respon-
sible for the big boost, but Virginia's
new law requiring pre-marital blood
tests is also held a cause.
An inspection of the records in
the clerks Office revealed that the
county seat is something of divorce
center as well as marrying mart.
Since the first of the current year,
102 bills for divorce have been filed
here in addition to a number of
petitions for annulments of mar
riages. A very large majority of such
actions are successful.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Former White House Aide
Kills Himself on Coast
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, Aug 31.-Col.
John Hudson Poole, wealthy retired
Army officer and former member Of
the White House military staff, shot
himself to death today In the den
of his San Rafael Heights mansion,
Detectives Harry Thomas and Loyal
Clark reported.
Col. Poole formerly was president
of the Mesaba Mineral Co. Of
Minnesota, inherited from his
grandmother, Mrs. Marie M. Olsey
He also inherited q large estate
from his first wife, Mrs. Caroline
Marie Boeing Poole, who died In
January, 1882.
Col. Poole was q White House
military aide under President Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Friends said Col. Poole had been
depressed recently because of the
international situation.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
D. {. Boys Gun Kills
Friend in Accident
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CRISFIELD, Md, Aug. 81
Charles D. Evans, jr., 13, of Smiths
Island, was killed today, States At
torney Kirk Maddrix reported, when
a gun in the hands of companion
was accidentally discharged.
Mr.. Maddrix said young Evans, a
resident of the island, and Wood
land Evans, II, visitor from Wash
ington, were in skiffs side by side
near the wharf. One Of several
youths on the wharf gave the elder
youths skif push and as he top
pied backward in the boat the .22-
caliber rifle has was holding went
on, the States attorney said.
The bullet struck Charles Evans
In the abdomen and he died with
in 10 minutes.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Rodeo Troupe to Give
Show at Meudowbrook

Billy Gee and his wild West
rodeo performers will appear at
o'clock this afternoon at Meadow
brook Farm on the East West high
way in free performances for the
benefit of the police-firemen's field
day.
The Metropolitan Police Boys
Club Band, under the direction Of
Leon Brusiloff, will furnish music
The police-firemen's field day will
take place September IA at Griffith
Stadium.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Guordsmon StumbIes
On Grave of Relative,
Civil War Victim
" the Associated Press.


KINSTON, N. c., Aug. 81
National Guard Sergt. Charles
w. Farmer told how, on a dark
night, he stumbled over a
grave on the Civil War battle
field at Vicksburg, Miss, where
his outfit camped en- route
home from the Louisiana ma
neuvers.
The inscription on the tomb
stone: LIT. William Farmer,
81st Illinois Regiment" -
Charles great-great uncle, who
had not been heard from since
the day he went to the war.
Evening star., 1940-09-01
Steamer Huwoiiun Sinks
Barge in Chesapeake
By the Associated Press.

oy tAlt hooONAdttu Eitoos
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 31.-The To-
cal Coast Guard reported today that
the steamer Hawaiian of the Amer
ican-Hawaiian Lines ran down and
sank a barge at an. today near
Sharpes Point, in Chesapeake Bay.
Two men aboard the barge, which
was being towed by the tug Samp-
son, were rescued by the steamer.
The collision occurred in fog,
Coast Guard headquarters were told.
The steamship proceeded to Balti-
more. The Hawaiian sailed from
Hampton Roads for Baltimore yes
terday after discharging general
cargo.