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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
FOUR PRISONERS N zIIYA
 HERE FROM SIIkA

Deputy U. S., Marshal HenryrL. Bahrt arrived on the North Coast from Sitka today with four pris- oners. 1s @
 Nick Kitka has been sentenced to 30 days and $100 fine for dis orderly conduct. Ernest Paddy has been sentenced to 30 days and a s1OO fine on a similar charge. Ros- well Edenshaw is bound over to the Grand Jury on charge of larceny of dwelling. Russell w. Atwood is charged with defrauding an inn keeper. ~ f 5s3
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
H. E. LeBIanes
 Sail for South

MT. and Mrs. H. E. Leblanc sailed for the south this morning on the steamer North Coast. The couple plan to visit Mrs. LeBlanc's parents in Twin Falls, Idaho, later travelling to New York. They will return here the latter part of May. 31g
 Mrs. Leblanc, the former Helen Parrott, Juneau School teacher, was feted with numerous social events prior to her departure, .&r
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
UTILITY FIRM
 AT kETlHIkAN
 MAKING GOOD
Manager Stuart Visitor 10 Juneau-MentionsNew
 Services of Firm

Ketchikan has the highest aver age residential use of electricit, of any, place under the American flag, it was reported here thi; week by Walter T. Stuart, Mana ger of the Ketchikan Public Utili- ties.
 The First City's 1,26O residential customers use an average of 5000 kilowatt hours each per year.
 Stuart reported Ketchikan's five year-old municipally-owned light telephone and water enterprise tc be in thriving condition, with its bonds selling for as high as 12C and its gross revenues exceeding even the mark estimated for 1855 even though population is nowhere near the point it was expected tc be by that date. .
 .s-a Lines Extended
 Services of the concern have been extended by submarine cable to Gravina and Pennock Islands and both north and south of the city for a distance of eight miles in each direction. The policy of the company is to extend it's lines whenever the gross return from the new customers in five years will amount to the initial expenditure.
 Stuart expressed particular pride in the Utilities new pumping plant which carries water from the upper to the lower lake in times of low water. %et " '@e'ss
 .s,.,.7a 1srs-s.s
 s7, Service to Boats s
 A unique service extended by his firm, Stuart says, is a plug in system to accommodate boats at the small boat floats. For $l per month fisherman may use an amount of power equivalent to running a, 60-watt lamp and a radio constantly. Another low flat rate applies to boat owners who wish to run electric heaters to keep their boats dried out. vce
 The firm. pays taxes to the city just as a private company would and charges the city for power just as private firm would, Stu art said.
 Stuart was in Juneau to confer with Stacy Norman of the Federal Communications Commission witf regard to a contemplated exten- sion of telephone services by ship to-shore radio, to serve small boats in the Ketchikan vicinity He left this morning on the North Coast to return to Ketchikan
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
DARNElLSIAklNG.J X
 TRIP TO OREGON

MT. and Mrs Rod DarneH sailed on the North Coast last night for Seattle and a three to four weeks vacation jaunt. ss4e Etasn n
 The popular couple will spend most of their time in Klamath Falls, Oregon, where they have rela- tives and many friends.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
THREE INDICTED
 BY GRAND JURY

An indictment was returned this morning by the Grand Jury charg- ing Benjamin Lingren. Joseph Vim son and Villemonte Morris with contributing to the delinquency of a minor Bail for Vinson was set at $2,500. Neither Lingren nor Mor- ris was aanised te saiE
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
RUBY MINER DiES
 AT PI0NEERS' HOME

Don Kennedy, 65, died January 90 at the Pioneers Home, accord- ing to word received from Super intendent Filler Hansen.
 Kennedy, miner .n Alaska since 1900, entered the home from Ruby in 1885.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
FINE CARIBOU
 HEAD DONATED
 FOR MUSEUM

A fine caribou head has been do- mated to the Territorial Museum by Mrs. E. H. Webb of New York who shot the specimen in 1894 while on a hunt west of Mt Mckinley with her husband and G. Waddell, registered guide
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
MekAkNA TO COME
 BACK, N0RTHLAND

Phil McKanna, pioneer pioneer prospector of Juneau, is returning to his home here aboard the Northland which left Seattle today
 McKanna has been south several weeks in connection with mining business. He is one of the claim holders of the Carlson Creek prop erty on which a first payment was recently made by an Outside min ing syndicate.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
President ai Banding patIqel On Farm Budget

HYDE PARK, N, Y Feb. 2. - President Roosevelt told reporters today in firm tones that he is standing on his ,ebudget or $900,- 100000 for agricultural appropria- tions during the year beginning
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
SrocK Qu'orAr1oNs

NEW YORK, Feb. 2. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 612, American Can 1131s, American Power and Light 4. Anaconda 265s, Bethlehem Steel "A. Commonwealth and Southern Is, Curtiss Wright l0ias General Motors 527s, International Har- vester 533l. Kenneeott 34%, New York Central 16, Northern Pacific 8A, United States Steel 56s' Pound $395A. Rk B
 Ef.'E DOW. JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 145.33, rails 30.64, utilities 24.6e.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
Max. tempt. loot OA h>tfxe.
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

North Pacific Ocean With a miles wit a extending northward western Alaska
 cloudy most sections of Alaska Wltf precipitation eastward to Cordoa Temperatures and had risen this Alaska Considerable fog Alaska last night and ms morning.
 Juneau Feb s-sunrise s:os an,s Sunset 4.2s pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
COUNCIL TONIGHT

The Juneau City Council will meet tonight for the first session this month. Routine business IS only scheduled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02

The first recorded abdication of a, sovereign was Sylla, the Roman dictator, in 79 BIG.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02

Police in Chicago claim a con- fession from Dolores Downey, IS, of participation in numerous hold- ups including one of the burser's officer at the University of Chi cago netting her and a gang $4,55S. Police say she boasted of staging a holdup alone to prove
 her nerve to the gang.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02

Carnations were so called be- cause the original species were Of a flesh color (carnis, of flesh).
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-02
U. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at
CBy the U. S. Weather BureauD

vicinity Feb 2: ending Saturday, variable winds lowest temperature tonight about 33 degrees
  in channels coast Saturday Gentle moderate sobeaserlv winds moderate northern portion except moderate nohery over Canal
 Forecast of Ala six From Dixon Hnchnbrook moderate souheasery m Hnchnbrook kooaK lresh to o southeasterly
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
BATTLING CATTLEMAN
MAKES LAW AND ORDER

The determined efforts Of a young
cattleman to restore law and order to
a prairie community run by an un-
scrupllous promoter, form the eX-
citing basis Of George OBrlen's lat
est western thriller, prairie Law"
When a slick land-shark sets up
4 townsite in the cattle country and
sells worthless lots and farm acreage
to settlers on the false promise OF
unlimited water from wells he Will
dig. he precipitates a battle between
the cattlem an and the fast-arrlVlng
nosterS.
O'Bricn. as a successful rancher
and owner Of the only spring water
IN the section. assumes the leadership
Of the cowmen. and after many thrill
ing battles with the guerillaS hired
by the professional land shark, sue
ceeds in exposing him and bringing
his hirclings to justice.
Virginia Vaye is cast opposite the
stalwart star. while other important
roles are played by Dick Hogan, }.
Farrell Macdonald. Slim Whitaker
and Cyrus w. Kendall.
To be shown at the Stevenson on
Friday and Saturday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
Fort Fisher
Is Threatened
By Erosion
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waller Hotel.
Ry HENRY AVERHJ.

Raleigh, Sept. 2.-Erosion caused
by the action Of wind and waves
on the shore line from 1881 to 1910
has taken out some IT'S feet of the
, land on which Fort Fisher formerly
stood, SO that at least half of the
mounds on which the fort was built
have already been eaten away, ac-
cording to Theodore S. Johnson,
chief of the water resources divi-
sion of the Department of Conser-
walton and Development. These
figures were revealed by the per-
iOdic surveys Of the shore line OPP
posite Fort Fisher made by the water
resources division since 1881, Mr..
Johnson said.
"Unless something is done to halt
this rapid erosion at Fort Fisher, the
entire site of the old fort will be
completely washed away in a few
more years." Johnson said. THE
ocean is now within about 200
feet of the highway and the monu-
ment marking the site Of the fort,
and has already washed up the old
log foundations Of the gun emplacc-
mcntS."
The building Of groins along the
shore to arrest erosion and build
the beach back out into the ocean,
should help, Johnson said. This
method was used effectively in halt
ing erosion at Wrightsville Beach,
he pointed out.
Between 1881 and 1886, erosion
removed all grass and coupon trees
from the ocean slope and hills Of
sand at Fort Fisher and pushed back
the face of the hills at least 100
feet, leaving almost vertical cliffs,
the erosion surveys show. Since 1886,
this erosion Of the land on which
Fort Fisher was located has con-
tinued at rate Of about 20 feet a
year, surveys made each year since
and during this summer show, john
son pointed out. If this erosion con-
tinues unchecked at the persent rate,
the site of the old fort on the hills
of sand near the beach will be COM
pletely gone and the ocean will be
up to the present highway by l947,
johnson estimates.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
274 BEER DEALERS
DISCIPLINED UNDER
"CLEAN UP" DRIVE

Raleigh, Sept 2.-The beer indus
try's clean up or close up CAM
paign in North Carolina resulted in
disciplinary action against 214 re-
tai! dealers during the tWelve-monlh
period ending August 81.
Edgar H. Balm of Goldsboro, state
director of the Brewers and North
Carolina Beer Distributors Commit
tee, announced today that the retail
licenses of lO1 dealers in 38 counties
have been revoked, five dealers in
four counties placed on probation,
and 1874 dealers warned to CLEAN
up" before more drastice action was
taken against them. Revocation pc
titions against ii dealers in six coun-
ties are pending.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

special pattern on the property Of
downstream owners.
The highway folks naturally as
sumed they could just go on the land
wherever the lumber had lodged,
gather it up and bring it back to
North Wilkesboro; but they reckon
ed without one Woman's disposition,
at least. She positively refused to
let workers set foot on her land and
insists that the lumber, having been
fIoated down to her, is now hers.
So the harassed highway formean
had to come to Raleigh for legal
advice. Charles Ross, the commits
sion's general counsel, says there's
no doubt about the right Of the COM
mission 10 reclaim its own lumber
wherever it can be found and iden-
titled. Its only liability would be for
damage done the land in removing
the lumber.
They are trying to Wheedle the
woman, through her brothers inter-
vention, ipto settling peacefully; but
if she won't, then the commission
will be forced either to have her
put inder peace bond, or seek an
injunction forbidding her 10 inter-
iere.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

turned in the direction Of kenning-
ton.
a little way down. they crossed
from the right to the left-hand
side. and Prescott did the same
thing. He was still inwardly ours
ing, with great vigor, because he
had no cigaretS.
And then he saw his chancei
The girl called Pullinger's atten-
ton to something in a shop VIM
dow, and they paused to look.
Prescott. pausing also. found him.
self outside a small tobacconist's.
He took a quick glance up and
down the road-no taxi in sight,
and that meant he would have
time. He had a siXpenny piece in
his pocket, and drew it out, still
watching the other two. They
seemed to be arguing, there was
time.
Prescott went and asked for his
cigarets. The shopkeeper handed
them, and Prescott, extending his
hand with the siXpense between his
fingers, accidentally knocked it
against a fitting and dropped the
siXpence on the floor.
Sorry" calculated Prescott.
All right, sir. I'll find it."
The shopkeeper began to come
around the counter, but Prescott
said hastily:
Don't worry-here, take this.
I'm in a hurry"
He tossed form, his only other
coin in loose change, on to the
counter, and almost ran out of the
shop.
Outside he met with shock!
The pair were no longer looking
into the window, nor were they
anywhere in sight.
He'll gasped Prescott. Then:
What a damn fool I am. Of course
they've gone into the shop"
He walked down to it, and got
a still worse shock. The interior OF
the shop was plainly visible, and
there were only two people in it
the girl behind The counter and an
old lady customer.
At fault, Prescott stared up and
down the road. Not sign of the
pair anywhere-and they couldn't
have walked, or even run, cut of
sight in that time. Also there. still
was no taxi in sight, and he was
prepared to swear that none had
passed the shop. Only a tram, 60
ing in the opposite direction, and
they would have had to cross the
road to get it.
There were three adjacent turn
ings on that side. They must have
gone down one of those. Prescott
almost ran to the first one. 1t was
a long. straight street. and not
soul to be seen in it. The next one
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

High school leaders of the pre-
sent but voters andofficals OF to-
morrow, the 1875 odd young men
above comprised the Tar He'll Boys
State Commission for 1910, which
copleted successful weeks instruc-
ton and practice in government and
citizenship at SHAPED Hill Saturday.
The gathering was sponsored by
the American Legion, and the in
structon was provided by the In
sttute of Government, where the
above group was snapped between
sessions. Richard L. Young Of Char
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

Relations between the University's
former governor are getting so close
and cordial that they are now calling
the former Max" Donald.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

was similar. but with two smah
boys, a single old gentleman, and
dog visible. But the third curved
sharply only few yards down,
and Prescott, in something as near
Il panic as he was ever likely to
attain, ran down it.
1t twisted and turned in the
most annoying manner, and he had
to go quite q distance before he
realized that once more he was on
the wrong trail.
He stood and mopped his brow,
and there dawned upon him the
humiliating realization that he,
Coffin Prescott, the expert trailer,
had lost his quarry in the most idi-
otto way possible.
s.
It was over an hour after his
previous call before Gun was ush-
cred into KS sanctum, and was
greeted with a keen, curious
glance.
II didn't expect you back so
soon. Take a chair, won't you?"
Gun sat down.
"Cigaret?"
Thanks"
"Well, what's on your mind?
Anything happened
Il don't think so-yet," an
severed Gun. But soon, I believe;
that's why I've come to see YOU"
"Apropos of ?"
"Well, the point is, are you at
all interested in foreigners-or ra-
Their A forei2ner-a special one of
my oWn-Who got into this coun-
try somehow without passport ?"
"Ah!' said X. His face was, as
always. enigmatic, but his eyes
quite plainly showed that he WAS
interested.
80 you've happened onto some
thin9?"
"Yesw
Tell me about it."
Gun recounted the events of the
morning, up to the fragments Of
CbIlhtISCtllpll ONIl ZIG lCiSHilSAiS
which he had overheard, and x lis
tened without comment, but with
close attention.
Yes" he remarked, when Gun
paused. Gas Il matter of fact, that
DOES interest me, very much!
What have you done about it"
IT realized that, actually, this
might not be up our street at all,
and should in the ordinary way be
a matter for the Special Branch at
the Yard. But, somehow, I thought
that you might be interested. l
managed to get Prescott on the
telephone, and put him on the JOB
of trailing the man, while I came
along to see you"
(To Be Continued
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

ing who were thus elected were:
Marion Woodbcrry. Of Wilmington,
governor; Farrell Roberts, Kannap-
oils, acknowledgement: Wallace
Bum, Charlotte, secretary Of state:
Gordon Carver, Durham, auditor, and
Ralph Strayhorn, Durham, superin-
tendent Of public instruction.
The registration Of voters, caucuSeS
and elections were held in the new
Institute Of Government building,
as were the meetings Of the two
houses of the Assembly, and the
staff and all facilities Of the In
situte were made avilable to the
boys and to the Legion free OF charge.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

lotte was chairman of the Boys
State Commission this year, while
Albert Coates OF the Institute Of
Government served as director.
The boys, who were hand picked
and came from throughout the state,
not only studied their Federal, State
and local governments in theory and
action and listened to lectures by
ranking officials and authorities.
They also received actual practice in
different governmental activities
down to electing their own officers
and providing for their own self
government
The officers of this years gather
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, Sept. 1.-THE State High
way and Public Works Commission
is running into at least one very I'M
expected difficulty as the result OF
the recent floods.
At several places, notably at Norm
Wilkesboro, the commission had
stacks of lumber washed down.
stream by the swollen streams.
From the Wilkes city 125,000 feet
was swept down the Yadkin river
and deposited more or less without
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
LORETTA PUTS SCREEN
LIFE INTO PRACTICE
When Loretta Young plays part.

When Loretta Young plays a part.
she plays it. $780,.
One of the most conscientious
young woman in pictures, the star
invariably carries Characterization
far beyond memoriZing lines, and
then doing as a director says.
She devotes extreme care to Sc
lecting her wardrobe. To find the
most suitable coiffure she submits to
tedious days at the hands Of beauty
experts and under hair dryers. Otter
she sewers all relations with frnends.
hiding out for few days Just before
p picture starts. She finds it helpful
in shaping the right mental approach
to her part
Following through along the same
lines, Loretta caused minor stir ut
Columbia, during production OF "He
Stayed for Breakfast" a saucy Parl-
sian romance at the Embassy Thea
ire with Melvyn Douglas, also star
rcd. Eugene Palette. Una OConnor
and Alan Marshal. Her picture bed
room is a super-sWank, glass-llned
affair. and when Loretta first saw it
prop men and set dresserS were CIV
ing it final touches.
!Oh, that pillow would never go
there" the star protested. She moved
it. Scarcely without thought she
changed the hang of the Grapes.
Turning to the toilet set on the dress
ing room table she readiusted it also,
rejecting a glass~and-satin atomiZer.
cts not that I care she told the
set dresscrs and prop men, who stood
watching. TT was very nice. But
this is my room. rather the charac-
ter's. and l think this is the way she
would want it arranged"
Embassy Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
CHAPTER NINE

~.SuNt. Angel road. Brixton
.. u.t tu'uJ that another road
......lJ oft from it. He looked at
.. ....,b and made 4 brief calcu-
%. "uE thcn strolled some dis
a'uuS the second one.
t.sun the other taxi pulled up at
.....-r the precise spot where he
.. .H.& his OWN Oft. and Fullinger
.. .ur 1jrl got out. Prescott was
....'L.~@ down the road toward
...a.. his eyes or the ground. ap-
...w.,y lost in thought.
.-rv walked briSlly along Angel
.,... evidently with definite des-
.-.,H in theiv mind. Prescott
...r.vrrG what it was. but admit
.., .9,cr that he would never have
..,ssr&.
30. had to move brisllly to keep
r.u Well in sight. but he still
..aIGeI ~ look unobtrusive and
-..SS.
wrvy turned up Il side street. and
Prescott; was compelled to quicken
Ns pace. in case of accidents. 1t
vas is We'll ne did SO. for he ar
rive. 1t the corner just in time to
s.a .hsm disappear into house on
..- LEFT.
Prescott Immediately dropped
rs ruye 10 q Saunter again. and
~ Ii drew level with the place
,a.v haI entered. he found. with
So. surprise. that it was 4 monu-
r.s~-a, maSou'S. lie grinued to
himself. That WAS about the last
-.as. on earth to which he would
have imagined that these two
y..~~ people. so full Of life and
health themselves, would have
I..~ making for. Perhaps that
u.s. why. he reflected
l. was 4 high-clasS. artistic,
tombstone shop. he decided. Two
~:..ace houses had been knocked
..,r one. the lower windows wire
screened. with the name on one.
a.; "Oftce-InquirieS Estimates
Frys.}" ~ the other.
Tie two front gardens. now one,
Were occupied by 4 number of spe-
C.nr~HS Of the firms art-rOugh
granite crosses: smooth and pol
.Sn-j marble ones: o5long marble
borders. filled with THAT looked
.a-aer like pieces of lump sugar;
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02
40 THIS FIRST.
-- from 4 nHrvc-wracking as

-..-. from 4 neCve-wracking as
...... en- Cotton. famous Scotland
..... ..uvs To- Slc.vhturr'S Eyyp-
..l, f:l:i,s. where he becomes in
10 mysterious stranger,
r-:sitr-."r. who Is wcnrius: =
.i Egyptian symbol. Pullinger *
81. . beautiful ilamr-Eairrd girl N
.....-.."ss pool Ill the baths. Gun
...-H-r a""ut. C":ttn Prescott. to
H...v.,y. The agent srrs= Fullir-
.... 81 ,'S0c-hairei Strt and trails
A.. 81 t..NI.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

Such things as politeness, consid-
Grafton and praise owe their value,'
like gold and diamonds, only because
of their scarcity.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-02

Relations between the Universitys
associate extension director and d
! former governor are getting so close
and cordial that they are now calling
the former MAX" Donald.
Speaking Of ''orr again, on again,
etc" consider the case Of Judge A.
Hall Johnston.
He was appointed Superior court
judge by Governor Clyde r. Hoey:
ousted the very first chance the
people of his district had TO vote on
him; and reappointed by the COVER
nor as a special judge.
In this years primary he was the
only special judge in the state who
! did not support the successful cam
ldidate for governor, J NJ. Brough-
ton. So it seems it may be "off
again" again next year when time for
special judge appointments rolls
around.
/ The Brewers and North Carolina
Beer Distributors committee has just
completed its first year Of an active
"Clean up or Close Up campaign
with a record of having secured re-
vocation of 101 retail licenses in 81
counties of the state.
i The committee was formally Or
ganized in May, 1889, but it did not
secure its first revocation until Sep
TENDER. Since then it has obtained
100 others in its consistent efforts to
toss the few bad actors Of the indus
try out of business.
Colonel Edgar Balm, the commit
tees chairman, feels that the great
majority of laW-abiding, respecta-
BILE beer dealers are to be congratu-
lated.
I Counties in which revocations have
! been secured are Buncombe, Hay
wook, New Hanover, Columbus,
Wake, Mecklenburg, Guilford, Hen
derson, Swain, Clay, Stanly, Yadkin,
Cabarrus, CataWba, Iredell, DaVie,
brunswick, Craven, Beaufort, Will
son, Wayne, Lenoir, Pasquotank,
Martin, Alamance, Burke, Trans
sylvania, Rutherford, Cleveland, Gas
ton, Rowan, Wilkes, Rockingham.
Richmond, Edgecombe, Randolph
and Davidson.