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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
Surprise Parry In Compliment
 To NeWIywedS

In compliment to MT. and Mrs. William J. Niemi. a surprise party was given last Sunday evening at the I. O. O. F. Hall. .Hostesses for the affair were Mrs. George Alfors, Mrs. Oscar Fohr and Mrs. George Harju
 Attended by 15O friends of the newlyweds. dan ci n g was enjoyed during the evening with music pro- vided by Harry Krane and Albert Peterson. Accordian selections were also played by Fred Lehlo. At a late hour a buffet-supper was served and Mrs. Niemi cut a three-tiar cake which was topped by q tiny bride and groom.
 Mrs. Inga Behrends sang T Love You Truly as the couple was es- corted into the hall and received by MT. and Mrs Martin ]. Feist, MT. and Mrs. Ed Dull and MT and Mrs. George Alfors. Before the end of the affair a lovely gift was pre- sented the Niemis by their friends
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
HERRING PACKERS
 PROTEST
Stormy Meeting Is Held at Seattle = Fish Bureau
 RoundIy Condemned

SEATTLE, Jan. 30.-Closing of Southeast Alaska herring fisheries for 1940, which effects the closure of oil and fish meal reduction plants in the area, was criticized severely today in a hearing con- ducted by the United Fishermen's Union of the Pacific.
 The Legislative Committee of the union said the reguations of the Bureau of Fisheries are unfair and a slap in the face for the herring industry"
 Herring fishermen, boat captains, packers and plant operators said the curtailment of the catch in Southeast Alaska has been fair, but a complete shutdown is unjus- tified.
 Fishermen and packers proposed that every individual in the herring industry write letters of protest to Ickes and also ask the Bureau to allow at least one or two plants to operate in Southeast Alaska for scientific purposes,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
Civilized Food Poisons
 Innoko Miner

After having eaten out of tin cans for six years, Allan Rennie who left his remote InnokO Rived home re- gently for his first trip Outside in that period was stricken with pto- maine poisoning in Seattle.
 Rennie was back in Alaska today enroute to the Westward on the AL aska. He is returning to Pennies Landing on the Innoko, 200 miles below Ophir and 460 miles above Holy Cross, just about the tighest hideaway in the Territory. He will fly from Anchorage His brother, David, is the only other resident of Pennies Landing.
 The Pennies have a placer opera ton on the Innoko and also operate a new roadhouse at the Landing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
THREE DEM0CRkT5 FILE TODAY FOR
 TERR. LEGISLATURE

John Mccormick, William T Douglas and Crystal Snow Jenne all Democrats, filed declarations of candidacy for the Territorial House of Representatives today with the Clerk of the District Court.
 Mccormick was a Representative to the 1889 Legislature. Mrs. Jenne was candidate for the Territorial Senate two years ago Douglas for merly operated a tavern here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
HOSPITALS DESIREDBY
 pRE5IDENT
Asks Congress 10 Make Ap- appropriation, EXperi-
 mental Program

WASHINGTON, Jan S0-Presi- dent Roosevelt. in a message today asked Congress to approve the sum of S7.500 GOO to S10000 GOO for an experimental hospital program for Federal constrution in approximate ly 50 areas needing such facilities but unable to pay for them.
 The President set forth his Tc- quest in a birthday message on his 5Sth birthday.
 The President said: T am con- fident even this limited undertaking will bring substantial returns in the saving of lives and rehabilitation of workers and increased health and vigor of the people"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
ALASKAN
 LITER IS
 ESCAPED
Murderer William Demp. sey Breaks Away from
 MCNeiI Island

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 30.-Wil- liam Dempsey, 40, life termer in Me- Neil Island Federal penitentiary sentenced from Valdez. Alaska, es- capped at noon today while the prison was wrapped in heavy fog
 Dempsey was missing after the post lunch checkup and a search of the yards and waters surrounding the island was started immediately.
 Dempsey was given life sentence on July 10, 1920, convicted of mur- der first degree.
 He has recently returned to Me- Neil from Leavenworth where he had been serving part of his time
 His home was in Cleveland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
MAH0NEY RETURNS FROM SOUTH WITH
 TWO PRISONERS

U. s. Marshal William T. Ma honey returned to Juneau today after a business and pleasure trip 10 the States. He spent a period of leave Outside visiting in Idaho, Montana and California. Mrs. Ma honey will return to Juneau in sev- eral weeks.
 Two prisoners from Southeast AL aska were brought here by the Mar shal. Eldon Chapman, arrested at Ketchikan, was charged with ob- taining money under false pretenses Tom King, arrested at Wrangell for disorderly conduct, was moved here because the Wrangell jail is to be dismantled.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
Hoarders
 Are Fined

VIENNA, Jan. 3o.-Hoarding of cash is drawing punishment in this former Austrian capital now absorb ed by Germany.
 One woman in whose home police found $500 marks norminally about $1.400, was given her choice of a 300 mark fine or 30 days in jail. Another who kept 7,450 marks in a safety deposit box was assessed 800 marks or 25 days in jail
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
Rubbish Fire (aIIs Bremen Behind Bank

Yesterday evenings fire alarm 1-S was a false alarm and yet it wasn't a false alarm, for there actually was fire.
 A Federal Building employee saw flames leaping skyward behind the B. M. Behrends Bank, lighting up windows for many blocks and he phoned the fire department.
 Firemen convinced hired rub L.sh burner that his fire was too Lig and the danger was ayerted, the fire put out
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
L0FTUS RETURNS
 FROM INSPECTION

Dr. Jules B. Uoftus, Territorial Veterinarian and Director of the Petersburg Experimental Fur Farm arrived on the Mount Mckinley from the Westward.
 Dr. Loftus has been making a tour of -dairies through the Territory and will spend few days in Ju- neau on inspection work.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
!i0GMAH CANNERY
 HEAD COMES IN

Frank Wright, Superintendent of the Icy Straits Packing Company at Hoonah, came in on the steamer Alaska from Seattle.
 Wrig h t is a guest at the Cas- tineau Hotel and will be going out to Hoonah soon to get things in rediness for the season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
OVERS COME BACK
 FROM TRIP BELOW

MT. and Mrs. Tom Dyer returned on the Alaska today after vaca - dcning since the first of the year in the States.
 While spending considerable time in California, the Dyers took in the Rose Bowl football game in which the U S. c. powerhouse walked to victory over the Tennessee wonder team.
 Dyer, Standard Oil manager here, conferred with his company while J llle Sta.es.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
.BLACkERBY LEAVING
 ON WESTWARD TRIP

Alvin Blackerby, CCC Educational Director connected with the Re- gional Office of the Forest Sevice, is leaving for the Westward tonight on the Alaska for a six weeks trip to Cordova, Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks in connection with eco training activities.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
PETERSBURG PEACE
 OFFICERS IN TOWN

Deputy U. s Marshal Chris Chris jensen and City Police Officer Cliff Fenn of Petersburg arrived here today with prisoner, Orville V. (RilD Chapman, who has been bound over to the Grand Jury on a charge of grand larceny.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
Station
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

disturbance of moderate appears northward centered this hundred south of Kodiak with central of 2870 inches of low extends the upper Territory while pressure portion of Alaska. continued Southeast Alaska temperatures morning heavy Kodiak gh Anchorage.
 31e-sunre am; sunset 4:19 pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
SITKA WOMAN
 MARRIES SEATTLE
 SWEETHEART HERE

Edward Lawrence McGuern, 0e- attle workman who is employed on the Sitka airbase project, was mar ried here today by U. S. Commis- sioner Felix Gray to Josephine Lmo who arrived from Seattle this morn- ing on the North Coast.
 Attendants at the ceremony were Miss Mona Pederson and Arthur Beaudin.
 The McGuerns are leaving on tthe North Coast tonight for Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
JIM BOYLE IS
 ARRIVAL TODAY

James Boyle, Union Oil's Di- vision Superintendent in Southeast Alaska, came in on the steamer Alaska today from the south.
 Boyle has been Outside since Mo- vember and will remain in Ju- neau a week in connection with company business before making a trip south again to San Fran cisco.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
VETERAN JUDGE WI RETURNING HOME

Fifteen years in the States is too long away from Alaska in the opin- ion of veteran Judge E. E. Ritchie
 Judge Ritchie, formerly on the Federal bench at Valdez, is re- turning to his old stamping grounds aboard the steamer Alaska after once quitting the Territory, but finding the call of the North too much for him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
MOVIES ENJOYED
 AT JIGGS DINNER

Wildlife motion pictures of the AL aska Game Commission were shown at the American Legion Dugout last night by Trevor Davis to a Jiggs Dinner audience.
 Frank Metcalf recited Dan Me Grew" as feature of the program.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
PEEplNG TOM
 PLEADS GUILTY

George Chickering acused of being "Peeping Tom" today pleaded guilty in U s. Commissioner Court to a charge of disoderly conduct arising from the incident. Sentence was withheld.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
GAU(H05 PERFORM
 FOR R0TARY CLUB

The Gauehos. High School string quartet, performed at today's Juneau Rotary Club luncheon to advertise the High School Concert which Is to be held Friday evening at o'clock.
 Members of the Gauchos are Jack Glasse. Douglas Gregg, Laura Jean Clithero and Sylvia Davis.
 Lawrence, Freeburn of Sitka was guest at the meeting.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
LAvENIK BACK

Martin Lavenik, of the Postoffice staff, was an inbound passenger on the steamer Alaska.
 Lavenik has been south on a months vacation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
ENGINEER RETURNS

A. E. Glover, Regional Engineer in the U. s. Forest Service, returned today from an inspection of Forest Service projects at Petersburg, Wrangel and Rake.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
MurIANIsoNs HOME

Cadastal Engineer P. w William son of the Public Survey Office and Mrs. Williamson returned today from a trip to the Middle West.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
TOSS, WIFE RETURN

Harold Floss, architect, returned toJuneau on the steamer North Coast following a brief business trip to the States. He was accom- panied by Mrs. F'oss.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
MRS. RoUzE BACK

Returning on the Alaska, Mrs. Prank Rouze is back in Juneau fol- lowing a several weeks visit in the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
BOGGAN ON ALASKA

Garland Boggan, well known Ju- neau hardwood floer-layer, re- turned here on the steamer Alaska after spending several weeks in the States on business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
RETURN HOME

Mrs. J. c. Molyneux and her daughter Joan returned on the AL aska after a trip to the States.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30
U. S. DEPARTMENT AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU
 THE WEATHER
CBy the U. S. Weather Bureau
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 2

and vicinity beginning at 3SO Jan 3O tonight Wednesday, Minimum ten souheastery 
 Alaska: tonight Wednesday except light southeast erly wind straits changeable Canal o along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska.
  Kodiak eaSterly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-01-30


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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
TAX RATE IS ESTABLISHED
 AT 18 MILLS
City Property Valuation Increases This Year
 10 S7, ,464 569

A tax rate of 18 mills was estab- lished for 1940 by the Juneau City Council at a special meeting last night. The rate, amounting to $180 on each S10O assessed valuation, is the same as it has been for num- Der of years past.
 The tax is expected to yield $134,- 362.24, slight increase over last year. The total assessed valuation of real and personal property in Ju- neau this year is s7,268,945 and Of automobiles $195,624 for a total tax roll of $7,464, ,569.
 Last year total valuation was ST. 305,815 which brought in $131 ,5046' in taxes.
 Half Already Pledged
 Approximately 20 percent of the city's tax income is to go for obli- gatory bond interest and retirement. Another 32 percent goes for the city's share of local school support. This leaves less than half of the taxes for the support of all other municipal activities, including fire protection, police protection, library, health. cemetery, insurance, boat harbor, maintenance of streets, side walks, hydrants and sewers, and general administration.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
ARMY PLANS HUGE0UTLAY
 FOR ALASKA
Strategic Importance of North Emphasized by
 Congressman

For the next two, three or four years, the Army will spend from 12 to Is million dollars per year in Alaska to establish airfields bases and posts, Rep. J. Buel Snyder ot Pennsylvania, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Army Ma tional Defense Appropriations, said today on his return to Juneau after inspecting the Anchorage and Fair banks bases now under construc- tion.
 Snyder, three other members of the Congressional Subcommittee and their military guide, Col. s. H. Sherrill, flew here by PAA Elec- tra last night from Fairbanks. They will go Outside by Alaska Clipper tomorrow.
 Alaska Barrier
 Explaining the importance of Alaska defense works, Representa- tive Snyder said:
 We as a nation must assume
 
 after what we see human beings doing across the water that hu- man nature isn't going to change so rapidly in the next century or so that they wouldn't do the same on this side, if they had the op- portunity.
 Nations in a position to attack the United States through the northern gateway and Alaska have demonstrated in the last few years that they do jump on nations and crush them when it seems to be to their material advantage to do so.
 with airplanes as the main weapon of modern warfare, it be- hooves the U. s. to put barrier of defense across Alaska"
 Anchorage Criticized
 The Congressman coupled his discussion of the national defense problem with a word of advice to Alaskans. Said Snyder:
 
 "The business men of Anchorage, as I see it, are making a mistake. As soon as they learned tn is $12,000000 was to be spent at An chorage they shot up their rents anywhere from 50 to 200 percent and foodstuffs and clothing ac- cordingly.
 Its different at Fairbanks. l found merchants and business men there did not raise their prices any, or if any very little.
 "As a result of the situation at Anchorage, Army officers are get ting together in a group to build their own houses instead of pay ing these enormous rents-and you can't blame them for it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
JEWS ARE
 ATTACKED IN
 NEW ACTION
New Laws Driving Hun dreds of Thousands
 from Positions

BUCHAREST Aug. l0.--The Gov ernment, compelled by Axis desires to negotiate the forthcoming ces- sions to Bulgaria and Hungary, vented wrath on the Jews today.
 New laws were put into effect which cuts off most of the coul- try's 755,O0O Jews from public of flee and eliminates them from many professions and other fields.
 Scores have been arrested and hustled off to concentration camps without warning, breaking up fam lilies regardless.
 The Government is apparently motivated by the fact that most of the Nationalistic elements which are opposing any territorial ces- sions also are most anti-Semitic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
BIG FIGHT
 E SPACED
 IN SENATE
No Compromise Will Re- suIt, However, on Con-
 suiption Plan, Report

WASHINGTON. Aug 10.--Admin- istration leaders today turned a cold shoulder to the talk of compromise in the big Senate fight over con- scription.
 Democratic Floor Leader Barkley expressed belief the reports of con- scription and voluntary enlistments could not be linked successfully in a military training system as Sena- tor Joseph c. Mahoney, of Wyom- ing, proposed as substitute for the Burke Wadsworth bill which would register men between 20 and 31 but delay the draft until January dur ing the period of voluntary enlist mentS.
 Opposition Senators are also re- ported discussing the possibility of a referendum vote on conscription at the November elections.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Riendeau Will Make First Trip, 21 Years

For the first time in 21 years, Arthur Riendeau, Mine Superinten- dent at the Alaska Juneau, will make trip Outside, leaving to- night on the Baranof
 Rieudeau will go back to his home in Michigan for visit, and will then continue to the New York World Fair, after which he will cross the country back to San Francisco and California's big ex- position.
 Mrs. Riendeau will join her hus- band in San Francisco for a few weeks vacationing. Reindeau plans to be gone about two months.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

The belligerents in the European conflict have settled down to a pun ishing war of air power.
 Italy claims further gains in her land drive into British Somaliland.
 The Germans said their bombers are working on schedule" and have blasted Great Britain's Faversham munitions plant. Pebjob Aircraft works and Chathams Government shipyards.
 Anti-aircraft batteries in German land have brought down two British planes on air raids, bringing the Nazi's war bag to claimed 1900 planes.
 Italians said columns of infantry and motorized units have passed Edueons and planes have bombed Berbera, the main seaport.
 Raid Egyptian Coast
 Italian war planes are also claim ed to have hit objectives on the Egyptian coast and the British bat .leship Resolution and destroyer have been damaged by bombs.
 The British claim Royal Air Force planes have bombed an Ital- ian vessel in Tobruk harbor and set in in flames
 French Aid British
 French pilots, aboard RAF planes. have struck at Italian positions near Hargeisa and have also made suc- cessful and damaging raids on Mas sua and Eritrea.
 South African Air Forces blew up two Italian bombers and dam aged several others at the air base in Ethiopia.
 Egypt, according to official re- ports, is prepared to change from passive alliance with Great Bri- tain to active cooperation in Af- rica.
 New Raids
 After yesterdays baby blitzkrieg. in which both sides claimed victor ies, Royal Air Force planes contin- ued this morning to make long drives into the interior of Germany, strik- ing at the heart of the Nazi ma chine. bombing oil storage tanks, rail heads, and industrial centers.
 Other attachments of raiding planes struck at Amsterdam and German-hel coastal towns, leav- ing smoking ruins in their wake.
 The Kiel Canal was reportedly another objective of last nights raids, but extent of damage in- filcted by the bombers was not re- ported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
ARMY A|RFIElD FOR HAYNES E
 DISGUISED HERE
Colonel, Civic Committee Visit Capital Aboard
 Tender FOrnanCe

Plans for proposed Army air field at Haines were discussed here today with Federal and Territorial officials by Lieut.-Col. Gregory Hoisington, commanding officer of Chilkoot Barracks, and a Haines civic committee headed by Mayor John w. SwetS.
 The Army tender Torrance which brought the party to Juneau yes terday, returned up Lynn Canal this afternoon.
 Others aboard included Mrs. Hoisington, U. S. Commissioner O. E. Schombel, William Muncaster, MT. and Mrs. Samuel Troutman and daughter, Mrs. Carmen Lemieux, Mrs. H. E. Harrison, Mrs. Roy Wheeler and William Johnson and mother.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
Ten Thousand Evatua aied in
 La. Rice BeIt
All Residents of Crowley Taken Out Because
 of Rain, Flood

CROWLEY, Louisiana, Aug. 10.-- The Coast Guard and American Red Cross moved today to evacuate all of the 10000 residents in this Rice Belt city.
 The evacuation is the result of the greatest rain and flood in the history of the state which brought as much as 24 inches of rain in "A hours following the tropical hurricane of last Tuesday.
 Bread and milk are the only food supplies available.
 All residents are being taken out of their homes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
J. A. FARLEY
 IN NEW JOB
Will Be Chairman of Coca Cola Export Corpor-
 ation Now

WILMINGTON, Delaware. Aug. 1O.-James A. Farley has been ap- pointed Chairman of the Coca Cola Export Corporation. Boa d Chairman Robert Woodruff an- nounced today.
 Woodruff said Farley has accepted the position and will be "in charge of all export business, particularly the expansion of our business in foreign countries"
 The resignation of Farley as Chairman of the Democratic Ma tional Committee is effective Aug ust IT, one week from today and he leaves President Roosevelt's Cab inet on August 3l.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
BALLOON
 BARRACE
 DROPPED
Nazi Pilot Gives Desuip- lion of Shooting Down
 Convoy Protector

BERLIN, Aug. 10. - Nazi Pilot Hans Wagner, who participated in Thursdays air attack on the balloon barrage that protected British convoy, told the German broadcast ing station that he watched six big rubber balls crash in blue red flames.
 The six balloons went down leav- them and those miles of steel chains must have caused confusion and damage The balloons were at a height of $500 feet and were just below the cloud ceiling" Wagner said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-10
JUNEAU MAN WHO NEARLY
 DIED I5 BACK
Dick Schwartz Tells of Eat. ing Old Mink Carcass
 es 10 Subsisf

Starving and alone in the wilds of the upper Taku River valley and debating as to whether or not a bull let through the head wouldn't solve the troubles at hand-such was the experience of Alaska Juneau miner Dick Schwartz who returned to Ju- neau today with a heavy growth of beard covering a haggard face.
 Schwartz was found Monday near Tulseouah by veteran Indian river man Tom Williams in half dead and demented condition. Since Mon- day evening, Schwartz has been under doctors care at the PolariS- Taku mine.
 Tale of Misery
 Coming in with pilot Alex Holden this noon. Schwartz told a discon- nected tale of misery in the woods.
 June 70, Schwartz flew to Tulse- quah to strike out into the King Salmon Lake country in search of fabulous molybdenum deposits. He 
 went upriver from Tulsequah twenty miles. made camp and went into the back country.
 A partner was to pick him up June 20, but he never appeared, and Schwartz ran out of food.
 One day, shortly after the first of July. an airplane landed in the lake back of the river near the prospect ing caamp Schwartz had been oper- ating from.
 'I thought he was in trouble, and started out at nine o'clock to walk in to the lake" Schwartz said. T didn't get there until two in the morning, and I just saw his plane taxi around a point and take off. I fired my gun several times, and 1 built big signal fire, but guess nobody saw me"
 Shoots Moose
 On the tenth of July, Schwartz eating squirrels and berries, man. aged to shoot a moose, but bears broke into his cache and he got little more than tallow.
 Trying desperately to find some thing to eat, Schwartz struck out again for the river and left behind him tin can with a note written on paper within, and another note scratched on the can itself with a knife. His underwear he tied to a tall tree.
 I'm a woodsman," Schwartz said, but I couldn't find enough to eat. I ate berries every day. but they wouldn't stay with me. About every other day I would be able to shoot pine squirrel and eat that. I shot a couple of grouse and ate them guts and all.
 No Fish to Catch
 Sure. I had fish hooks, but 1 couldn't catch single fish. I couldn't even find an old worn-out salmon, although I walked all along the river looking for one.
 "One day found mink carcass pelted out last winter and thrown in the crotch of a tree I ate that, too. It was like leather"
 Fransic, Schwartz built a sort of raft and started down the river to circle the bluffs around which he -----------------------
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