The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 10, 1938, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, JAN. 10, 1938. PROPOSAL GETS SHELVED; VOTE IS 208 TO 188 Pointed Letlel flom Presi- dent Read by Speak- er Bankhead ROOSEVELT SAYS PLAN IS AGAINST DEMOCRACY Would Ha\c Requll(’d Three-fourths of States to Declare War WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—| The House shelved today, by | a vote of 209 to 188, the pro- posed war referendum amend- ment to the constitution, vot- ing against any floor consid- eration of the proposal. The proposal was defeated shortly after the House heard Speaker Bankhead read a let- ter from President Roosevelt condemning the amendment offered by Representative Ludlow. The resolution would have authorized a constitutional amendment by which three- fourths of the states would have to approve, at a n.mtm.ll election, any decldrutllm of war by the President of United States. President Roosevelt in his letter, read by Speaker Bank- head, said: “I consider the amendment OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED FOR nK | " SEEKS $5,25 MAINTENANCE Edithbelle Heller Names As- sistant on 1938 Staff |of the organization Miss Chri Nielsen will be, !Chaplain; Miss Barbara Hermann, IDrill Leader; Miss Maty Stewart,! {Love; Miss Bernice Bothwell, Re- |1igion; Miss Bonnie Erickson, Na- ture; Miss Sue Stewart, Immortal- | lity, Miss Lillian Olson; Fidelity; | Miss Ruth Kunnas, Patriotism; Mis: {Ruth Allen, Service; Miss Lila @m-; clair, Confidential Observer; Miss| |Marjorie Snell, Oute |Miss Bernice Mead, Musician; Mjm} Margaret Harris, Choir Director. | A e In the choir will be Miss Martha | @”M {Harris, Miss Alga Paul, Miss Eliza-| W niie |beth Tucker, Miss Luella Tucker RAINBOWGIRLS | Announcement of appointive offi- lcers for the Juneau chapter of the \Order of Ra Girls was made | this morning by Miss Edithbelle Hel- ler newly elected Worthy Advisor| |announced he was now choosing his J. Observer; | * fin said, v\lmh will be an all GRIFFIN HEADS BIRTHDAY BALL IN TERRITORY Sec1ela1} Of Alaska Named by Governor to Arrange Event January 29 Alaska again will join witp the nation celebrating President | Roosident Roosevelt’s birthday, and lat the same time carry on the fight against infantile paralysis. Gov. John W. Troy today an- nounced the appointment of E. W.| Alaska, the latter | Griftin, General Secretary Chairman, of and as committees and that the ball would |be in Elks' Hall on the evening of Jamm Mr. Griffin takes over he duties which for the last three years have fallen to the lot of James Connors, trice Chairman for the | Birthday Celebration. The Birthday Ball this year marks the formation of a new na- {tional foundation or the war against {infantile paralysis, Chairman Grif- right now. The new foundation will carry on a broad-gauged education- | al campaign, prepared under expert I-ABUR PARTY medical supervision, and this will be placed within the reach of the doc-| HuLDs M A s s tors and the hospitals of the coun-} try, The practicing physician is in} MEET SUNDA reality the front line fighter of the sickness, and there is much existing valuable knowledge that should be disseminated to him.” MRS. KIMBALL TO | SPEAK THURSDAY AT | NORWOMEN MEETING | At the meeting of the Norwomen, Labor Is Battlecry Sounded | Legislation Promotion for ) E. R. Schulz sounded the keynote of the Alaska Labor Party meeting |yesterday afternoon in Union Hall, AT THE HOTELS Gastineau Jack Powell, L. Pels, Charles John- ston, Platinum; G. Connor; Mr. and | Mrs. Ed Olson, Platinum; nolds, Fairbanks; Mrs. Grab, | banks; William Brown ‘V. A. Paine, Keku Isiand; R. Bell. Alaskan Bachelor Ed Goldwai Tommy Seattle; M. Carlson, Seattle liam Garn, Seattle. RS NEW PHARMACIST Joe Nicola has come to Juneau J. L. Rey- Fair- Nom M Mrs. A ;fln‘n\(l:;'_: ‘1‘uu‘),.\s’.u (t:l'\fi“.pb)l‘onl;:]x:\n‘ ating that the group was dedi- g join the staff of Harry R ,1' 1t respyterian 5 |cating itself to “the promotion of| rugstore as a pharmacist Mr. William Kimball will be speaker of legislation for labor.” Nmola who flew here today from ‘(m ‘A:‘v{my\]u;h;rl'l\ll::;mor:[vhnr‘ x:w‘ml‘ W. A. Rasmussen followed Schulz| :(:’lchl]kfm with Bob »E]hs. was £ SO e Star to Point| . the floor with a discussion of la-| 0T merly connected with Race's Barrow {drugstore in the First City. He is bor party clubs ‘The formation of | clubs,” Rasmussen said, One of the few white women U‘T” to make the trip to the Northern most town on the continent, Mrs.; ball returne Pal @ ew | Rl . Bl B Juteey 3 fef {fore we are through, we shoul weeks ago after a four month voy-| | have a labor party club in every ma iabor ‘/‘\'j(;“x}lilfl\“:‘i(‘l\hp Bureau of Indian| (J::: population center in the Terri- . . e s represented “clearing decks” for a is chairman, will be the H;«znbuw‘num_m“ canpllh " the - commm Girls’ quintet. The dinner will be- (‘IP('UUH‘ i gin at 6 p. m. and end at 7:30 p. m. & Presiding at the dmnox meeting -year- around functioning organization. | The four principle objectives \nll\ be scientific research, aid, proper care and dollars to (.,,\ thopedic centers, hospitals and clin- | epidemic first F v\lI] be Miss Gladys Forrest, general rman of the evening, taking the ace of Mrs. R. E. Robertson who in the south. Reservations be made by calling 372 or COUPLE CLUB WILL is now should | Pot-luck dinner party s the foun- |dation of the labor movement. Be- and an evening stopping at the Gastineau. y d| Miss Jerdith Winther, Miss Frances Mrs. Claire Brandeis, estranged Paul, Miss Dorothy Larson, M wife of Multimillionaire E. |Dorothy Fors, Miss Sylvia Davis John Brandeis of Los Angeles, |Miss Doris McEachran, Miss Mil- who is asking for a st te al- |dred Kendler, and Miss Betty Rice. lowance of $5250 a month. Mrs. | allation of new officers of the Brandeis charged her husband nization will be held at a joint “had a weakness for beautiful women. She also charges Brandeis with knocking her down and beating her. .« BODY FOUND AT ceremony with the Order of DeMo- lay Saturday evening at the Scottish Rite Temple. - PLATINUM MEN ics for combating human wreckage,|PY contacting any of the committee The Birthday Ball celebrations|Members. Miss Louise Kemper is were started as a means of raising I charge of the reservations funds to carry on the work of the! A B {Warm Springs Foundation which| \(n started by President Roosevelt mll'mm;, his successful personal mm.~ against infantile paralysis be-| fore he became President. Now with a similar aim, a new national foun- SCOUT COMMITTEE MEETING Meeting of the District Commit- tee of the Boy Scouts has been called for 4:30 tomorrow afternoon for Room 408, Federal Building, for the purpose of electing officers, ! parlors of games will mark the metting of the Couple Club tonight when members meet at 6:30 o'clock in the of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Reed Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Reed will be on the com- mittee for the evening. The meeting is the regular gathering of the club, but is being held a week late be- dation to carry on the fight is being formed this year, the broader scope which is expected to expand the | already started. Under the new setup more money will go directly| to orthopedic hospitals in the dis- tricts where money is raised ARRIVE SUNDAY Three officers of the Goodnews Bay Mining Company arrived in Ju- over the week-end by PAA plane from Fairbanks to catch the ~ SLOCUM INLET; OFFICERS PROBE of would be impractical and in- | SR steamer Baranof south | The President himself in defining compatible with our represen- Ed Jnlmk(' Rr‘]\m‘ts Dead ’Tlm.\u arriving were Charle ;'!v ‘ur"nmul l:‘Jvn'Wfl of the new 3 R PR Johnston, Treasurer of the com- foundation sai tative form of government. Man m (.1[>m (;_\ _dml SRhé- 24 Olson; Wice: Prestent and| “This foundation will lead, diréct, “Such an amendment as Markle Investi ling Mrs. Olson, and G. Connors, book-|and unify the fight on every phase that proposed, would cripple 3 s kaeper. All are staying at the G of this sickness. It will make every any President in his conduct! Report of the finding of a man's tin effort to ensure that every respon- - : 3 body in a cabin in Slocum Inlet We had a tough time getting our sible research agency in this coun- of our foreign wrelations and ;. ... 5 cent U S. Commissioner dredge into operation, with the La-|try is adequately financed to carry encourage other nations to Felix .y and Deputy Marshal touche goinz up on the beach and|on investigations into the cause of believe they could violate Am-| William Markle out aboard the bridges washing out,” said John- infantile paralysis and the methods i halibuter Spencer with Capt. Rus- ston today, “but we hope to have a|by which it may be prevented. It crican rights‘ with impunity.” ——————— WEDDING HELD AT CHICHAGOF Beatrice Sturdyvanl Weds| here the case in evidence in the cabin which led ell R. Elliott this noon to make an investigation will endeavor to eliminate much of the needless after-effect of this dis- case—wreckage caused by the fail- really g(md season next summer. The body was found by Edward Jahnke of Juneau, who is trapping iu\r to make early and accurate in the district. He sent a letter in diagnosis of its presence. We all | know that improper care during the acute stage of this disease, and the use of antiquated treatment, or from Taku He said there Harbor reporting was no food Pilot Bob Ellis fl\'\\' in today from officers to believe that perhaps the Ketchikan with three passenegrs. |downright neglect of any treatment, man might have starved to death. | Those arriving were Jack Little- |are the cause of thousands of crip- - page, Charles Goldstein and Joe |pled, twisted, powerless bodies now. Empire classifieds pay Nicola. | Much can be done along these lines Mr. Denny on Jan. 5 Y\ From Chichagof comes news of the wedding on January 5 of Miss Beatrice Sturdyvant to Mr. Frank R. Denny, the ceremony taking place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Phillips with Commissioner Louis H. Smith officiating | The bride was dressed in a white wedding gown, worn by her mother, 25 years ago. Her bouquet was of carnations and baradia. The ser-' vice was performed at candlelight| with Mr. Phillips as best man and Mrs. G. 1. Counter as matron ur honor. A wedding supper followed the service attended by the bridal cou- ple and attendants, after which a reception was held assembling Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hills, Mrs. J. F. Manes, Mrs. P. Ballinger, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Atkinson, Mr. J. L. Free- burn, and Mr. Herman Peterson. Miss Sturdyvant recently visited in Juneau, coming north from her home in Chehalis, Wash. Mr. Den- ny is teaching at Chichagof, > —— EASTERN STAR IS | TO MEET TOMORROW New officers of the Order of Eastern Star will preside at the | first meeting of the year tomorrow | night in the Scottish Rite Temple | where the meeting will begin at | 8 pm. | Mrs. Ed Sweeney, Worthy Mat- | ron, will be in charge of the se sion which will be followed by the serving of refeshments with Mrs, Alfred Lundstrom as chairman | Many Alaskans Radio Operators . WASHINGTON, Jln 10. — The r.dznl Communications Commis- sion reports that 1,300 in Washing- ton and 191 in Alaska held ama- | hurndloueenses at the endoflxat} you ended 1937 with a load of debts burdening your shoulders, THEN 1938 is your chance to climb bacl.c ' atop the board. RIGHT NOW ... adopt a sound policy which you can follow faithfully until all's clear ahead of you. Such a policy is our ————————— POOLED ACCOUNT PLAN Ask us about your problem. A sure way to calm credit seas. Alaska Credit Bureau CHARLES WAYNOR, Manager “TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS A SACRED TRUST First National Bank Bldg. — PHONE 28 it is announced by Chairman Well- 3use of the holidays. man Holbrook 3 Mrs. Flor | demonstration agent, home management. will speak of Empire classifieds pay R R e S R Tl “Tomorrow COATS Final Clearance $5.00 and $14.95 Some with Fur $3.95 — $6.95 for afternoon and evening MILLINERY All to go at $1.00 each “Juneau’s Own Store” As a special feature of the evening nce Syverud, district home n * GOLD, COPPER VEIN FOUND, TEXAS RIVER Oldtime Prospector Makes Reporl of Discovery in South AMARILLO, Texas, H. L. Baker, prospector in Oklahoma and Texas for the past 40 year aid gold and copper in possible pay ing quantities, have been found on the Canadian River, about 20 miles north of Amarillo. Baker said the vein of ore is about three quarters of a mile wide and at least 70 feet deep. 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