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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
FISHING LUCK!
 ITS PRESSURE
 OF ATMOSPHERE

LINCOLN, H., Aprn 26 - What does your barometer say about fishing prospects, MT. Angler?
 A lot of fishermen probably would answer that question with a snort of indignation. Barometer Phooey, what ill Sam Hill has that got to do with fishing?
 We'll, ye disciples of Ike Walton, Brainerd c. Snider believes it can tell you whether you'll have good fishing or not Give you lot of fun and have you many fishless hours on the lake.
 Snider, managing editor of the Lincoln Evening Courier has long been interested in the effect Of atmospheric pressure on fishing luck. Four years ago he began barometer fishing tests. Others read his findings and conducted experiments of their own.
 Makes Several Findings
 MT. Snider has assembled all the data volunteered by other ex- perimenters, including several sci entific organizations, and has come up with these major findings:
 l. Fishing is best on high or rising barometer and worst when low.
 ?. Few, if any, fish arc taken while the barometer is falling.
 3. A steady barometer usually means fair fishing, but an unset tied period finds fishing poor.
 1. A reading of 299O inches equivalent sea level pressure) k average. Fishing is generally pool below that figure and good above
 }. Fish, particularly the larger specimens, lie in deeper water ane show diminished activity wher pressure is low
 6. Slight fluctuations of the ba. rometer may be disregarded, un. less on frequent readings tn, trend continues ill one direction The trend is important because i indicates conditions of the nex few hours.
 Among the converted skeptic who have reported to Snider j, w. s. Doc" Howe of St. Peters. burg, Fla, Vice President of tho National Association of AnglinE and Casting Clubs
 Barometer Doesn't Lie
 Howe checked trout last Ma, at Half Moon Lake, Wyoming against barometer readings ever two hours. He became so interest. ed that he kept graphs of record. that covered 30 consecutive day! of fishing.
 The barometer hasn't lied yet, he said. T checked with othel calendar guides for a week bur when they were wrong thret times out of five and the baromc- ter was right, l quit
 Fishing, he said, gets good il proportion to the barometer's rise
 If the rise lasts all day so doe. the good fishing If the rise con. tinues through the second day, il is the perfect fishing you dream about. When it levels off fishing decreases. I speak of fair sizec fish as small ones may still feet when the big ones are down.
 Because the barometer tell many hours ahead, it can b, storming maliciously and yet tn, barometer will rise and the trou Will hit, I have seen insects al
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
5HaIibuiers
 Sell, Seattle

SEATTLE April 26.-The Chelsea arrived from the western halibut banks today with 38,000 pounds of fish and sold for 9's and cents a pound.
 Arrivals from the local banks are as follows; Garry Lee bringing in 6,000 pounds, Beaver HOOD pounds, Irene 5000 pounds, all selling for 9Is and cents; Aegir l7000 pounds, 9h and. cents.s .
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

NOh =
 Baranof scheduled to arrive
 possibly timorrow afternoon
 but nothing definite at pm. . today.
 . Denali scheduled to arrive Sun day morning at 4 o'clock and
 sails for SkagWay at 8 am.
 Sunday
 . Tongass due Sunday evening.
 . Northland due Tuesday.
 SCHEDULED SAILINGS . Yukon scheduled to sail from Seattle 9 am. tomorrow. . Mount Mckinley scheduled to sail from Seattle April 30 at 9 am. e Taku scheduled to sail from &c., attle April 30 at pm. SOUTIIBOUND SAILlNGS Q North Sea scheduled to arrive ( at 6 o'clock tonight and sails south at ' o'clock pm. ( Alaska scheduled southbound ( Monday. ( Princess Louise scheduled to ar rive at 6 o'clock Monday am. ( and sails south at am. ( LOCAL SAlLsr,t2S . Estebeth scheduled to sail every ( Wednesday at 6 D. m. for Sit { ka and wayports. ( . Dart leaves every Wednesday , at l D. m. for Petersburg Port ( Alexander, Rake and way ( . ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
CITY TRUCKS 10 BE ON GALL FOR
 CLEANUP DUTIES
Free Collection of Rubbish Offered Again During
 Coming Campaign

City trucks will cooperate again this year during the annual Juneau cleanup, Mayor Harry l. Lucas an- nounced today
 All during the ten days of the cam paign, from Monday morning until May g. citizens may leave calls with the City Clerk for trucks to call by for rubbish. There will be no charge for this service
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
LIST OF 194o SENIOR
 GRADUATING GLASS
 ANNOUNCED TODAY
Fifty-six Students Will Re. leive Diplomas from
 Juneau High School

Members of the class of 1940, fifty six graduating seniors of the Juneau High School, will be presented with diplomas at Commencement eXer- cises on the evening of May 20.
 The following list of students was announced today by Superintendent A. B. Phillips, as members Of this years graduating class:
 Ruth Allen, June Anderson. For rest Bates, Beatrice Boutwell,, Mar ianna Brandes, Sydney Brannin, Josephine Campbell, Paul Coke, Ida belle Dobson, Virginia Dufresne, Bonnie Erickson.
 Clerencn Poster, Ethel Fukuvama. Rosella FurunesS, Robert Geyer, Jack Glasse, Claud Helegson, Lil- nan HendrcKson, Barbara Hermann, Jim Hickey, Vern Hussey.
 Richard Jackson, Waldomar Jones, Esther Johnstone, Bill Jorgensen, Joe Kennedy, Ethel Loken, Frances Long, Irving Lowell.
 Ada Mangsol, ElWin MeSSer, Law renee Nichols, Orvald Osborne, Tom Osborne, Frank aPrsons, Keith Pet rich, Herman Porter, Tom Powers.
 Keith Reischl, Bob Oudell, Max Del Santo, Pete Schneider, Marianne Skinner, Ted Smith, Mary Stewart Sue Stewart.
 Cecilia Thibodeau, Bob Thibod- eau, Ruth Torkelsen, Elizabeth Tucker. Harley Turner, Harry Wat kins, Dallas Weyand, Betty Wilcox, Virginia Morley, Harold Zenger
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
BOUND FOR FAIRBANKS

The Rev. Gustav Arnold, on his way to Fairbanks, was in Juneau today after arriving on the Prin- cess Louise. He is stopping at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
TIDES TOMORROW

High tide-406 am. 15.4 feet. Low tide-10:4l am, OF feet. High tide-518 p.m., 133 feet. Low tide-l0:58 pm, AS feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26

 Al Baseball

NOTRE DhMr., April 26. Bill deCorrevont, widely known as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26

Daily Empire classifieds pay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26

JOHN MCCORMICK For Representative-Democratic Ticket. Primary April 30, l940. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26

Empire classifieds bring results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-04-26
A. B. CAIN

Democratic candidate for Rep resentative. adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
NORTHWEST DIGS OUT
 AFTER SEVERE STORM

SEATTLE, Dec 27 - Western Washington and Oregon cleaned up debris this week from the worst general wind storm in 20 years.
 The known death toll includes at least two persons.
 Dozens of people were injured, a ship was disabled, several buildings were smashed, three airplanes were wrecked and literally thousands of windows were broken.
 Power and telephone lines top pied and trees were uprooted.
 The hurricane struck Saturday night from Central Oregon to the coast of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, roared inland with yelocities up to 85 miles an hour. ripped through the major Northwest cit ies and then eventually blew itself into impotency against the barri- cade of the Cascade Range.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
Many RifIemen
 Grab Turkeys
 At Sport Shoot

About 35 shooters and few spec tators turned out Sunday for the first annual turkey shoot of the Stihne sportsmeu.s Association of WrangeH. keen rivalry making it a highly successful affair.
 Seven turkeys were Knocked off by the sharp-eyed eraekshots the birds going 10 Lloyd Benjamin. Chet Steear. Chad Wyatt. Howard Mes singer. Cliff Kilkenny. Lloyd Rip Iey and ElYin Lindsley. Some very good scores were shot. The leather medal for missing the target entire ly went to President Fred Hanford Of the Association President Fred said he missed on purpose because they were 3 little short of targets. Other shooters said fhe association prexy just couldn't hit the target. Al any rate. no turk for Hanford.
 Committee in charge was made up of James Loyett. Rudolph Rock and Chet steear. who extend their thanks % Miss Sue Smith and Lloyd Benjamin for assisting with the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
WPA Approves S6,00O For Fire
 Station Here

HPA has approved Nrangelrs new fire station and funds probably will be available in 10 days or two weeks. according 10 a message to Mayor Van II. Fisk from Gov. Ern- est Gruening. Actual construction is expected to start around January 20 Harold Foss Of the II. B. Foss Company. Juneau. architect is planning to be here about that time to start initial work
 The new structure will be erected on the present site of the fire hall. additional footage having been at- quired from the adjoining Wheeler property. It is estimated to cost a. round S16.0a0 of which amount the through the WPA. Is now providing S6.ao0
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
SHOWDOWN LOOMS IN THE BALKANS

BUDAPEST, Dec 27 - Crowded troop trains bore the vanguard of an estimated 3O0.0OO fresh German troops through here into Rumania yesterday, stirring speculation on the possibility of 8 showdown be- tween powers whose conflicting in terests in the Balkans have long threatened to turn that corner of Europe into a battle-ground
 The first trains were loaded with artillery. bridge building equipment, tanks and motor transports as well as men. Disclosure of the troop movements followed closely upon news that Russian, German, Italian and Rumanian experts who had been conferring in Bucharest had finally gone home after failing to agree on control of the strategical- 1y important mouths of the Danube river, the rich supply line to the east Informed spokesmen declared there was a wide breach between the Axis and the Russian represen- tatives.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
GOVERNMENT STEPS
 INTO FIGHT OVER
 CONTROL OF MUSIC

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 - Attor- ney General Jackson stepped into the fight over control of music for broadcasting yesterday with an or der 10 begin criminal proceedings under the Sherman antitrust law against the major contestants. The justice department announced that Jackson had ordered Thurman Ar hold. antitrust chief, to file charges immediately after the first of the year against the American society of composers. authors and publishers. Broadcast Music. Inc. the National Broadcasting Company and the Columbia Broadcasting sys- tenn. Arnold declared the depart ment would not sit by and see a private war in which the public is in the position of neutral caught between the aggressive belligerents.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
RESCUERs RE5CUED
 IN STORMY SEAS

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 27 - Ten Coast Guardsmen. missing near Iy 36 hours while on a rescue as signment in gale lashed seas, were saved themselves from mountainous waves which threatened 10 swamp their small boat The Coast Guard cutter. Shawnee. located the men off Fort Bragg. Two of the men were painfully. but not seriously hurt
 The n men left Point Arena in a 30-foot lifeboat Christmas Eve to go to the assistance of the schooner Stanwood, reported in dis tress 130 miles off the California coast. The cutter Shoshone today brought the Stanwood into port here.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
0ldfield Is
 Found Dead
 h Cabin Here

E R. Barney OldfieId. es. pioneer Alaskan and long time resi- deut oI WranseI. was found dead in his cabin near the sawmill yes terday morning. Death Was due d0 q heart condition which he Lad suffered for some time. Funeral sar- vices are tentatively zeH loF tomor- row
 Olddeld came north around 19e6 and for a couple of years worked m The fishing industry in Lynn Canal and Icy Straits regions. Later he went To Cooks Inlet Tor several years around 1918 Moving 10 sitka, he established a uusmith business which He ran successfully for years He later went back in the fishing business and was at Port Althorp with Herb Kittilsby. later coming 70 NrangeII where he lived the last IU or I2 years.
 Oldaeld had no known relatives here. but is believed to have rela- tives in or near Boston. where he or iginalIy came from. Officials are trying to contact them.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
A s P S U TO ELECT
 DELEGATES. OFFICERS
 AT MEETING JANUARY 8

At the regular meeting. Decem- Der 26, Of the Alaska Salmon Purse Seiners Union here the seiners voted to change their meeting night from Thursday 10 Wednesday in hopes of a better turnout. according to W. C. Wies.
 It was further decided that the next meeting would be held on the night Of January s. at which time delegates would be selected to rep resent the Local at the convention to be held in Ketehikan January 14 to January IT.
 Election of officers will also be held and all members in good stand ing are urged t3 attend.
 A feed and refrs sshments will fol- low the meeting.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
DUTCH WARSHIPS GO INTO ACTION
 ON BRITISH SIDE

LONDON. Dec 27 = A Neither lands naval officer announced today that several Netherlands warships brought across the Channel when the Germans invaded the low eoun- tries. were being completed in Bri- tish harbors and soon would go into action. The officer added that the Royal Dutch Navy is cooperating with the British Navy and would be swelled by the addition of one of the desuoyers Great Britain re- ceiyed from the [. s. in the naval base deal.
 The larger part of the Dutch navy is expected to help the British as at the time of the German in vasion of the Netherlands. only three gunboats and two minelayers were lost in action
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
BRITAIN AGAIN
 FEARS INVASION

LONDON, Dec. 27 British guards on the channel coast were doubled yesterday against the possi- biIity of a lightning German thrust through the mist covering the now calm straits of Dover.
 Picket troops armed with ma chine guns and other automatic weapons combed the beaches and watched every cleft of the chalk cliffs Of the Dover region. Traffic along the coast was halted at barri- cades and eonyeyanees and passau- gers were searched Even soldiers and sailors in uniform were re- quired to show Identification cards All Of these preparations took place as an unofficial Christmas true continued unbroken.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
Community Tree, Open House, Services, Dinners Feature
 Christmas Celebration Here

Open house gatherings on Christ mas day. among which were the Fred Hanfords. the Harry Coulters and Neil Grants. kept much of WrangelPs populace on the move from one place to the other on Christmas afternoon with everyone in festive mood suitable to the oc- casion.
 Late afternoon marked many a family dinner with the traditional turkey gracing the center of the table and special evening Christmas services in the various churches were well attended as a final tri- bute to the Holy Seasons passing.
 Though the city streets were well nigh deserted yesterday, the stores expected busy time this week end when father or brother steal fur tiyelv in to exchange that tie or shirt for something not quite so hard on the eyes Of their friends, and mother and sister wonder why it is that g man never can guess the right size in hose and unmention- ables but can guess the weight of a trout on their line in summer to fraction of an ounce
 However, it's all in the spirit of the season and the fun of exchang- ing is as much fun as giving and re- eefvfue
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27

With Christmas safely tucked a. way for another year Wrangell is spending a comparatively quiet week resting up for the New Year celebration which promises to be a lively affair with the Elks Hi Jinks the headliner next Tuesday evening
 Highlight of ushering in Christ mas was the community tree set up by the Elks and the American Leg ion in front of the Coliseum theatre, where, after a free show at the theatre through courtesy of the Elks lodge an3 Manager J. R. Brown of the Coliseum. young Wrangell poured out of the show to be welcomed by Santa Claus in per son. After being soundly earoled, old Santa reached into his big bag and distributed candy. oranges and other Christmas goodies no end. Some of the oldsters remarked what 2 striking resemblance between San ta and Doc Sunnell, and even Doc admitted afterward that there was a likeness. However. it was old San ta himself, on a special trip at re- quest of the Elks, who did his stuff by the Christmas tree in passing out treats. Robert Evans. Virgil Ny man, Neya Coulter and others Of the school staff acted as his assistants.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
Raider Flying Jap Flag Opens Fire On Nauru,
 British So. Sea Island
.By Associated Press

! uew raider flying che Japan ese eolarz. violently shelIed the is- land al Eaufu Iu the south Pacific it was announced from Melbourne Australia. today Nauru is under British mandate
 London did not explain the re- porIad display Of che Japanese flag. bur saIa German faider was known To have been operating in that part of Ihe Pacific in the last few months
 Australian Prime Minister Robert AIenzies said the raider also bearing 3 Japanese name. opened fire on Nauru shortly after dawn inflicting considerable damage although there were no casualties.
 h che European conflict. German long range guns bombarded Dover at aHelTs Corner for two and one half hours and both Nazi and RAE planes returned To action after the fhree-aay Christmas truce British bombers pounded the German held invasion port of Bordeaux and lone Eazi plane was reported sighted near London
 On the southern fronts the Greek high command reported continued
 etfeat of Italian forces in southern Albania toward yalona and the Bri- tish bombed Italian air bases in Libya
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
CIO AIRPLANE
 PROPOSAL NOW
 AT WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 = Pres ident Roosevelt told his press con- ference today that a CIO proposal. designed eventually to produce five hundred pursuit planes a day by pooling the entire industries of the automobile industry. is being con sidered by the administration. A plan was submitted to the White House by CIO President Philip Murray several days ago. Il was drawn up by Walter Reuther. dfrec- tor Of General Motors division of the United Automobile Workers GIO Union.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
TWO ESCAPE AS WRANGELL
 BOAT BURNS

Ronald CarlstrOm and .Tootsa Lewis had a narrow escape early this morning when Carlstrom.s sas- boat. the Ronald. caught fire and burned off the old APA eannery at the north end of Wrangell island
 The men took to the skiff when the blaze got beyond their control and rowed ashore. Carlstrom later going 10 the hospital where he is being treated for burns about the face and hands. His condition is said not To be serious. Lewis was unhurt
 The fire was caused from the stove. according to report. The men were going out shrimping at the time.
 Young Carlstrom had just com pleted building the 35-foot boat this spring and had taken it out fishing during the summer for the first time
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
ACHES AYRES. FORMER
 MOVIE STAR. PASSES

HOLLYWOOD. Dec. 27 Blonde Agnes Ayres. who rocketed to nov ie stardom in the old silent screen 5ays and retired 10 the cinema sidelines when the talkies started. died Christmas day of a cerebral hemorrhage. Miss Ayres. whose outstanding role was opposite the late Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik'. had been in failing health for some time. She was 42 years old
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
421 PERSONS MEET DEATH
 OVER CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 = At least 421 persons died by violence or in auto accidents during the na- tion's observance of Christmas 4 holiday toll of traffic accidents ae- counted for 307 fatalities from the Christmas eve through yesterday. There were 114 violent deaths of other kinds throughout the eoun- try. A total Of 67S lost their lives last year during the three-day Christmas week end Ohio led the list Of States with 4 deaths.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
DUTCH" BERNH0FER
 PASSES IN JUNEAU

JUNEAU. Dec 27-John B. ''Dutch" Bernhofer, 47. widely known Legionnaire and for many years in business here. died here last Saturday as the result of an ail- ment he had suffered for years. Raised in Skagway, he entered the service in 1917. and after the war was married and established his home in Juneau An outstanding ath- lete in his youth, he played base ball years ago with Portland in the Pacific Coast league.
 He is survived by his widow; a sister Mary Rerne-Ehler. well known operetic singer. and a sister, Caro- line. in California.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
Salmon Big Factor In
 Defense Plan
4By. Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Dec. 27 - The Alaska salmon catch comprises an important defense factor and could be expanded on short notice to meet a war emergency. according to Sen ator Monrad C. Nallgren of Wash ington.
 He added that salmon is one of the most important food items of the nation and the Fish and Wild life Service said increased produc- tion of fish could be started on short notice"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
 TRAIN SERVICE
 IS SUSPENDED

BUDAPEST. Dee. 27 = All pass ener train service between Hungary and Rumania will be suspended be- tween December g and January 15. il was reported today here
 This is interpreted as being con nected with a drastic curtailment of Hungarian domestic service to per nit nearly forty German military trains to pass daily through Hun gary enroute To Rumania. Germany is shunting nearly three hundred thousand soldiers and considerable quantities of equipment to Rumania before January 31.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
SAILORS LOST IN WORST
 PACIFIC STORM IN YEARS

HONOLULU. Dec. 27 - Loss of two sailors in the worst storm he had seen in his 45 years at sea was reported by Capt. 4. H. Schulz of the army transport Etolin on arri- val here. The storm struck without warning December 20 when his ship was about 1900 miles west of Honolulu, Capt Schulz said. The Etolin was formerly the steamship Matsonia.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
KIDNAPER ATTEMPTS
 TO TAKE OWN LIFE

SAN QUENTIN. Dec. 27-Wil- helm Jacob Mhlenbroich. serving a life term for the Kidnapping of three-year-old Marc de Tristan. at tempted suicide in his cell but fail- ed because he tainted in the effort, Warden Clinton Duffy said.
 T am sorry I did not finish it" was the only comment from the 46- year-old convict when he was treated for a lacerated wrist in the prison hospital.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
LINER HAMBURG
 BELIEVED SUNK AS RAIDER

NEW YORK. Dec. 27=The Ger man liner Hamburg may have sunk while operating as a raider off the Portusese coast Capt. Joel Gomez of the freighter Conea1o Neslo said here. Capt. Gomez said on his ar rival yesterday that he had sighted an empty lifeboat bearing the name of the Hamburg 200 miles east Of the Azores December Il.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
FDR EXPECTED
 TO PROPOSE MORE
 MERCHANT SHIPS

WsHINGToN. Dec. 27 - Author atatiye sources said today that Pres ident Roosevelt will shortly propose that the United States construct a great number of merchant ships 10 offset the heavy inroads made by Nazi planes and submarines on the British life lines.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
STILL BITTER AT BRITISH

NEW YORK. Dec. 27-Prime Minister Ramon de Valera of neu-
 T Ireland in a Christmas message recorded by CBs declared his coiIn- try's overshadowing anxiety at the moment "seems to be today's pos s'bility of indictment which would I force our people once more to battle against Britain and the British"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
BRITISH TALKS
 ARE CONTINUED

WASHINGTON. Dec 27 - Bri- tish talks begun by he late Am- bassador Lothian with Secretary Hull on mutual defense problems in the Pacific. VII be carried on by Australian Minister Richard c. Gas ey pending ths arrival of the new British Ambassau Lord Halifax n Washington.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-12-27
TROTSKY SUSPECT CLEARED
 MEXICO CITY. Dec 27-Sylyi;

Agaloff of Brooklyn who was held here for investigation after the as sassination of Leon Trotsky Russian reyolutionist, last August is on her way home. She was cleared yester- day of any connection with the slayin.