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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
NO TRACE FOUND
 OF MISSING MAN

No trace had been found up to a late hour today of Joseph A. Micek who dropped from sight here Mon- day morning. according to Chief of Police Dan RalstOn.
 The missing man was last seen at g clock Monudy morning at IIlc City Library by his room mate Hugo Wander Spek. He had arrived here a week ago ard lived at the Scan- dinavian Rooms.
 Micek is described as being five feet five inches tall, weighing 150 pounds, with dark hair and a slight accent. He was wearing a green sport coat and dark trousers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
EVELYN GRAHAM
 HERE A5 CHILD
 WELFARE WORKER

Miss Evelyn Graham, who arrived on the Columbia last evening from the south, has joined the staff of the Alaska Department of Public Welfare as Child Welfare Worker and Representative replacing Miss Adelheid Guenthner, recently re- signed.
 Miss Graham, who comes from San Francisco, California, was for merly associated with the State Department of Social Welfare at Sacramento as a State Agent in a supervisory capacity in connection with county welfare departments
 Miss Graham's duties will include social welfare activities for the Juneau-D Douglas area.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
INJURED YOUTH E CONSCIOUS,
 NO FRACTURE

According to Dr. c. c. Carter, at tending physician, Eugene McRob- erts, l4-year- schoolboy, who was injured when he ran into an auto yesterday noon has regained con- sciousness and is slightly improved today. No skull fracture is evident yet.
 The youth suffered a concussion and a deep gash in the left arm when he ran into and was hit by a car driven by Duane Haffner yes terday at Second and Main. Me Roberts, newsboy, was racing from school to sign up for the af- ternoon's papers at the Empire of- flee.
 Late this afternoon he was re- ported resting easily in his bed al St. Ann's Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
NAzIS RELAX RESTRICTIONS
 ON FRANCE
France May Now Pay Only Seven and 0ne-HaIf
 Million Daily

VICHY, May Tt was officially announced here today that Vice Premier Darlan and German au- thoritieS in Paris have reached an agreement "envisaging' 9 per cent reduction cost for the support ing of the German Army of occu- patton with prospect of Frances daily payment of ten million dollars being cut to seven and one-half.
 The announcement said the agree ment also covered slight loosening of restrictions along the demarca- tion line between occupied and un- occupied France The release, how ever, said nothing about conces- sions in exchange of French money.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
SELL FEM BEN
 FLIES ON WAY
 T0FAIRBANk5
Lands in Passage Canal for Survey: Then Leaves
 For Inferior Trip

Sell Elm Ben Smith, on a flying trip from New York to make esti- mates for a possible bid on the Passage Canal Railroad project, was landed in the Prince William Sound bay yesterday by Pilot Shell Sim mons, after flying over the area for several hours.
 Simmons then took the multimil- lionaire stock broker to Anchor age from where Smith and his companion, civil engineer Arthur McLaren, left for a hurried trip to Fairbanks and Nome. Smith will return to Juneau tomorrow and fly to Seattle on the scheduled southbound trip of the Pan Ameri- can Airways' Lodestar. Sell Elm Ben plans to be back in his New York City office by Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
5OTH VOYAGE TO
 BETHEL SETS FOR CAPT. CARLSON
Steamer North Pacific 10 Sail May IS for Vest
 ern Alaska

Capt. Charles s. Carlson, veteran Alaska mariner, soon will be sailing on another 2,500-mile voyage from Seattle to Bethel on the Kuskokwim. It will be Carlson's 50th voyage to the Alaska trading center. where he knows every miner and trapper, the government teachers in charge of the native schools in this isolated Alaska district and business men who have been voyaging with him for many years.
 Captain Carlson commands the steamship North Pacific of the Santa Ana Steamship Company which is posted to sail from Seattle May Is for Goodnews Bay and Bethel laden with supplies for the Civil Aeronautics Administration, the Office of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior and the Signal Corps of the United States Army.
 It will be the ninth voyage of the North Pacific in the Kuskokwim River trade The vessel replaced the veteran steamship w M. Tup- per which Captain Carlson formerly commanded.
 Capt Wallace Langley, president of the Santa Ana Steamship Con- pany. often tells how Captain Carl son missed being a millionaire.
 During the Tupper's voyage to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
MOTHERS H0N0RED
 AT SCHOOL TEA
 HERE YESTERDAY

Hostesses with a Mothers Day tea, members of the Girls Club en- tertained approximately l25 moth- CTS yesterday afternoon. Miss Helen Harrell, advisor, was in charge Of arrangements.
 Centering the tea table was a mixed bouquet of spring flowers and tapers of pink and green. Pour ing during the afternoon were Miss es Marvel Geddes, Mary Jukich Emma Nelson, Marilyn Armstrong and Betty Rice.
 A program was presented during the tea hours with vocal selections presented by Mary Jukich, accom- panied by Miss Merle Janice Schroeder. Miss Schroeder was aiso heard in vocal numbers accompan- jed by Sylvia Davis. A string trio composed of Sylvia and Shirley Davis and Patricia Shaffer, played selections during the day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
DEM0LAY BOYS RETURN FROM
 DEBATE TRIP

Four high-ranking Juneau De- Molay members returned here to- day after spending 10 days in Ket- chikan for DeMolay degree work and to participate in series of three debates.
 The four high school youths Alex Miller, Bob Scott, LeRoy Ves- tai and Lee Lucas said that their degree work with the Ketchikan lodge was very successful, but ad mitted losing the debate series to Ketchikan by vote of 2 to 1. The young DeMolays returned to Ju- neau on the northbound North Sea
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07

Goodnews Bay in 1886, Captain Carlson went ashore to arrange for barges in which to lighter his cargo said Captain Langley. He walked over ground rich in gold and platinum without knowing it. If he had staked few claims, he would have been a rich man."
 The North Pacific, a vessel of 2.632 gross tons register, formerly was the Iniskin and was purchased from the Iniskin Oil Drilling Con- pany of Los Angeles by the North land Transportation Company in 1887. Later the Santa Ana Steam ship Company purchased the shir and placed her in service to the Kuskokwim River District.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
SH|pBILL IS PASSED
 BYH0U5E
Defense Price Administrd for Predi(ts Cost of An-
 other 20 Billion

WASHINGTON, May 7-Legisla- ton to permit President Roosevelt to requisition idle foreign ships in ports in United States harbors for defense purposes, passed the House today by vote of 266 to 120 and was immediately sent to the Sem ate.
 House members defeated two at- tempts to prohibit the President from transferring any ship taken over from one belligerent to an- other.
 The acquisition order applies to 83 foreign ships including two German and 28 Italian vessels.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
SOAP BOX DERBY
 CLINIC TO OPEN
 HERE TOMORROW
Entrants May Discuss Car Plans, Bring Problems
 To Downtown Depot

A Soap Box Derby clinic" will be opened tomorrow on Front Street in the store building formerly occupied by Halvorsen's, it was announced last night at a Soap Box Derby rally.
 At the clinic, which will be open every night, will be displayed con- pleted racing car, plans for coasters and a number of the crash helmets which will be given to every entrant. A member of the Rotary Club will be on hand to consult with young drivers on car plans.
 Last nights meeting was attended by 58 boys.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
CHAMBER TO HAVE
 COMMITTEE REPORTS

Juneau Chamber of Commerce members will meet tomorrow noon in the Gold Room of the Baranof Hotel for their regular meeting.
 Business to be taken up will be the discussion of reports and re- concentrations from George Fol ta's anti-dog committee and from the committee asking action on the housing conditions on South Franklin Street.
 Other business will probably in- clude discussion of the Chambers part in the campaign to purchase an iron lung for Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
JOHN JONES BACK
 AFTER BUYING TRIP

John w. Jones of the Juneau Young Hardware Co.,, returned to- Juneau last night on the nortn- bound North Sea after a months trip to San Francisco and Los An geles on a business and buying trip.
 During the time, Jones and his wife made trips to Portland and Seattle, occasionally taking off time from the business purpose of the trip to vacation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
COAST GUARD
 MONEY SOUGHT

WASHINGTON, May The House Appropriations Committee has placed in the urgent Deficiency Appropriation bill the sum of $147,- 900 to rebuild the Coast Guards Tillamook Bay life boat stations in Oregon.
 The Committee has also recom- mended appropriations to establish a ship positions office in Ketchikan and also navigation aids in Resur- rection Bay totalling $250,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
EVENTS MAY
 CAUSE RAISE
 IN SPENDING
Legislation Permits Taking Over of Idle Foreign
 Ships by FOR

WASHINGTON, May T. Leon Henderson, Defense Price Adminis- trator, predicted today "compulsion of events" will increase defense spending for the coming fiscal year at least IS billion and probably 20 billion"
 The forecast, higher than any pre- viously officially made, was present. ed during the House Ways and Means Committee discussion in re- lation to the proposed three and one-half billion dollar tax program in a big defense war aid effort.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
GAMES TODAY

The following are final scores of games played this afternoon in the two major baseball leagues as re- ceived up to the time of going to. press:
 National League Cincinnati l. New York o. St. Louis g. Brooklyn A. Pittsburgh 6; Boston T. Chicago II; Philadelphia 2.
 American League Washington 4; Detroit 2. Boston 4 Chicago 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
FRANK WRIGHT HERE

Frank Wright Jr., superintendent of the Icy Straits Salmon Company, arrived from the south on the North Sea today and is stopping at the Gastineau Hotel. Wright is on his way to Hoonah for the coming canning season.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
NEW PAGING SYSTEM
 AT BARAN0F HOTEL

Robert Schoettler, manager of the Baranof Hotel, today announced the new installation of a public address system in the lounge, lobby, coffee shop and cocktail lounge of the hotel for the announcing of ar rivals and departures of ships and for paging guests.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
UNITED STATES,
 CANADA GETTING
 BUSY ON DEFENSE

WASHINGTOl May '. The United States anl, Canada o~c set ting up and collab rat'r Cn Joint Defense Board wolk ad will inn mediately speed up mobilization of North American resources to aid Britain.
 Military and navy defense is also being speeded up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
10HaIibuiers
 Se|I,Seaff|e

SEATTLE, May 7.-Halibut ar rivals today, cargoes and selling rices follow:
 From the western banks-Sunset, 36000 ounds 101a and 9A cents a pound.
 From the local banks nine vessels sold at prices averaging from 10& to g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
LEGION AUXILIARY
 GOING TO INITIATE

Members of the Juneau Ladies Auxiliary will gather tomorrow night at8 o'clock in Union Hall for a business meeting and initiation All members are urged to attend
 After the initiatory work there will be social gathering with Mrs c. Sebenico and Mrs. w. A. Ras- muSsen in charge.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
SHARPESTONE RETURNS

D. c. Sharpestone, consulting en- gineer for the Polaris-Taku mining company, returned from a weeks stay in the Canadian mining town today and is stopping at the Baranoi Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07

A new mechanical voting machine used by the Texas house of repre- sentatives records vote and sends a permanent record to the speakers desk in Is seconds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

GOT A FIREPLACE? Dry kindling soc sack; bring your own sacks :; limited time-Phone 289 or Green 73O.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
DIVORCE CASE

Suit for divorce was filed in Dis trict Court today by Vera Page Bruce against Rolla Jay Bruce on grounds of non-support and cruelty.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
DR., MRS. DAWES
 BACK FROM STATES

Dr. L. P. Dawes, well known Ju- neau physician and surgeon, re- turned on the steamer North Sea after two months vacation motor ing throughout the states. He was accompanied by Mrs. Dawes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
MARRIAGE LICENSE

A marriage license was issued to-
 day by U. s. Commissioner Felix
 Gray to Martin Johansen Rian and Julia Louise Moi.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07

Under a federal law, an interval of q years must elapse before the de- sign of coin may be changed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07

One salvo from the l6-inch guns of the U.S.S. North Carolina will hurl 20 tons of steel and TINT over a distance of IS miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
DIVORCE GRANTED

A divorce was granted today in District Court to Gene Butts from Marguerite Butts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS

Steamboat Inspectors John M Clark and John Newmarket return ed on the steamer North Sea from an inspection trip to Wrangell.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
PRICE AT RUPERT

At Prince Rupert today 77,000 pounds of halibut were sold at 11.20 to 11.5O and 8 cents a pound.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07
IRON LUNG
 DONATIONS
 TOTAL $115
Instant Public Response 10 Suggestion to Buy Equip-
 ment for Community

Donations showered in today to- ward a fund to purchase an iron lung for the City of Juneau. Men toned as a possibility in yesterday s Empire, the cause met instant re- sponse from the community, with the result that a fund of $115 is al- ready raised.
 Cost of a portable iron lung such as was flown here last week for emergency use, is $550 FOB. Bos- ton. The cost delivered in Juneau will be approximately $500.
 Several Juneau organizations in- cluding the Rotary Club, the Mine and Mill Workers Union and the Chamber of Commerce, are assist ing in the community effort to pur- chase respirator so that the equipment will be available here for instant use when another in- fantile paralysis case or similar emergency develops
 Those wishing to contribute to- ward the purchase of an iron lung may leave their donations at The Empire office All donations will be acknowledged in the paper daily Checks may be made payable tc Iron Lung Committee, of which George Sundborg is Chairman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-05-07

Try a classified ad in me Empire
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Party Adds
Festivity to
Dedication
Fredericksburg
Mayor Is Host
At Buffet Supper

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Aug.
23.-Mayor and Mrs. w. Marshall
King entertained at a buffet supper
on the occasion Of the recent bridge
dedication here for Senator and
Mrs. Carter Glass, Brig. Gen.
James A. Anderson. new State
highway commissioner; State Sena-
tor r. o. Norris, city officials and
members Of the City Council.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pearson.
accompanied by their son and
daughter -in-law, the Rev. and Mrs.
Lawrence Pearson OF Chicago. have
left for Lake Champlain, VT, for
q weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowie, their
daughter, Virginia Cary, and their
son, Charles Ryland, are visiting
at Shawnee -on-the Delaware In
Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Frank Smith and her
daughters. Lucy Hunter, Anne and
Frances, and her son, Frank Smith,
jr, have arrived from Grundy to
be the guests of Mrs. Smiths
brother -in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger Clarke.
Mrs. william Decker and her two
children, Ruth billiard and William
Chesley Decker, jr.. are visiting
Mrs. Decker's mother, Mrs. Ryland
T. billiard.
The Rev. j. Winfree Smith, jr.,
who has been spending the past
week at Racquette Lake, N. Y. as
the guest Of the Rev. Stanley
Brown -Serman, has returned to
this city to visit his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. j. Winfree Smith, before
returning to Ivy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Gibson
and Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Hunter.
jr., will return to Fredericksburg
tomorrow from Urbanna where they
have been visiting for the past
several days.
Miss Charlotte Gourley is visiting
in Washington as the guest of Miss
Margaret Gourley and Miss Anne
Hildebrant.
Mrs. J. w. Masters has returned
to her home here after a two weeks
tour OF the New England States.
She was accompanied by her
brother, Mr.. r. T. Fitzhugh, and
her niece. Miss Betty Fitzhugh of
Washington.
Mrs. William Byron Pontious has
arrived from New York City to visit
her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Nichols.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Mrs. Gam to Return
Home Within Week

Mrs. Edward Everett Gam will
return to her home in Cleveland
Park the middle of next week after
spending a month visiting in New
England. She planned to spend
some time with her nieces. Mrs.
Webster Knight, 3D. and Mr.. Knight
of Providence, at their summer
home at Narragansett Pier, and with
Mrs. Charles NJ George and Gen.
George, U. S. A, at their cottage
at Siasconsett, Mass Mrs Knight
and Mrs. George, who are daugh-
tiers of the late Vice President
Charles Curtis, spent their school,
days and young ladyhood in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1941-08-24

Mr.. Ferguson has accepted a posi-
ton. Their home on Greenock road
is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Powell, former residents Of
Washington.
Miss Betty Walker is visiting rela-
tives in Ohio for several weeks
Mr., and Mrs. c. H. Crawford Of
Woodside Park are spending two
weeks at Lake Maranacook, Me.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Miss Davis Visits

Miss Jane Davis. daughter of Sem
ator James j. Davis and the late
Mrs. Davis, has gone to Atlantic
City to visit Miss Helen de Hallen-
branth. Miss Davis and her sisters,
the Misses Jean, Joan and Jewell
Davis. recently completed a motor
trip through New England and to
Canada.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Miss Sybil Wynn
HOnOred at Shower

Mrs. Jessie Baisden entertained at
shower in her home Friday
evening for Miss Sybil Jeanette
Wynn, daughter of Mrs. Ruth C..
Wynn, Of Washington. whose mar
riage to Mr. Charles William Smith,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas
Smith of Silver Spring, Md. will
take place September 2 in Woodside,
Md.
Mr.. Smith and his bride will take
a motor trip to New York State
and upon their return will make
their home at Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Brittens Return

Former Representative and Mrs.
Fred A. Britten just have returned
from a fortnight's trip northward.
They were guests of Mrs. Frederick
Mitchell Gould at Newport and
spent a short time at Montauk
Point, Long Island, where they sum-
mered few years ago. Before re-
turning to Washington they stopped
at Saratoga Springs for few days
of the races.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Brookings
Continued From Page D-l)

member of the women's tennis team.
During the summer Miss Brook
ings has been on a vacation trip to
the West, where she visited her
brother, Mr.. H. N. Kinney Brook
ings, at Williston. N. Oak. They
motored through the Glacier and
Yellowstone National Parks before
returning to Alexandria last week
for her brothers vacation.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Returning Soon

Mrs. William J. Peters of Cleve-
land Park and her daughter, Mrs.
William Burleigh, will return
Tuesday from Virginia Beach.
where they are spending several
days.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Haskinses Back

Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Haskins
have returned to their Takoma Park
home after spending two weeks
visiting their son, Mr. Robert
Haskins, and his family in Dearborn,
Mich.
Evening star., 1941-08-24
Goes to Mountains

Mrs. Herbert Guggenheim of
Wardman Park Hotel, has left
Washington to spend the balance
of the month of August at the
Brown Swan, Schroon Lake,
N. Y, in the Adirondacks.
Evening star., 1941-09-22
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

WIN, 63O-JOhn F. Rider gives The radio
ssUitemans viewpoint 10 the public in talk
Know Your Radio Doctor Better.
WNAL, 7:00-WorIdS Best: Adaptations Of
Mo folk tales, comedy entitled An Economic
Crisis in NOnroVia" and tragedy known as
The GhoUI"
WJSV 7:0O-VR Pop: Broadcast from aboard
The naval training ship U. S. S. Prairie State,
anchored in New York RarbOr.
VOL, 7:t5-Sky Over Britain: Charles COburn
In the lead role of Announcement From The
Admiralty" story about an i-fdted submarine.
WMAL, 7:30-Tue or False; Six girl youn-
'ees who run recreation center for men Of
Inc armed forces face a mems sofibaII team.
WJN, 8;00-Rado Thedter; Mr. De Miles
adaptation Of the new film, Lydia" starring
Merle 0beron, Edna May Oliver and Alan Mar
shall.
WNAL. 8;00-SaIufe of Champions: Salute Of
he sports and entertainment world 10 men Of
the Army and Navy by such Iuminaries as Lana
Turner Rita HaWohh, Betty CRADLE, Ann Sheri-
dan, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey. Gene TunneN
Leo Durother, led Williams, Joe Di Maggie,
Dizzy Dean Clark 5hdughnessE Bo ktkiIIdn,
swede Larson.
WRC, 8;30-Thaf Brewster Boy: Joey mixes
sp love letters with his college registration
yards, and family chaos results.
WJSV, o00-0Bon WeIes: Sketches by Ring
lardner, Saki and Dorothy Parker are drama
tled by Mr.. WelIes. hertuYies Joseph Gotten
Evening star., 1941-09-22
SH0RI.WAVE PROGRAM,

BERLIN 6:OO-Aews in English DID, TIL
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LONDON 6:05-War commentary CSC, 9.5S
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MOSCOW. 6:45-News in English: RNt, z
meg, Is m.
BUDAPEST, 7:3O-NeM in English: HAT4,
9.i2 meg, 328 m.
RIO De JANElpO, S:OO-prOgram in Eng
lish P5H, 1922 meg. 1913 m.
BERLIN, 8:i5-News in English; DID. I'LL
meg. 254 m.; DID. 1854 meg, 2S.5 m.
MOSCOW, 9;30-EngIish period; RV96, 1913
meg, 1877 m.
ROME, 10:00-News in English: 7R04, 1881
meg, 25.4 m.; 2R06, 1880 meg 1876 m.;
7R08, 1882 meg. 1853 m.
LIMA, PERU, iO:3O-lnformatiVe notes;
music: 0N.4z. 6.O8 meg, 493 m.
BERLIN t0:30-News in English; DID, I'LL
meg. Is m.; DID, 1854 meg, 2S.5 m.
LONDON, fi:30-HesdIine news; CSC, o.5S
meg, 3i3 M; 6SD, Ills meg, 75.5 m.
MOSCOW, R:OO-News: RV96, 1913 meg,
Evening star., 1941-09-22

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and Ray Collins and guest performers Betty
Field and Ruth Gordon.
WRC, 9:3O-CavaItade Of America: Native
Land" d iwo.pari production trading America S
relationship 10 her past and her heritage for
The future. Burgess Meredith and Carl Sand
burg are The principals.
WNAL, 10:00-EaiiOnal Symphony The ALL
Strauss portion Of the opening beerand-Bee-
ihoven concert Of the new series presented by
Washinutons Symphony in Riverside Stadium.
Dr.. Kinder conducts.
WRC, t0;30-Represeniaiiye VFeeland Of New
Jersey on Your Army
WNAl, t0:30-Army haneuvers Night atiivl-
Ties on the Louisiana front.