The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 13, 1938, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY JAN 13 1938 NEW OFFENSIVE PLANNED BY KAI SHEK CHIANG TAKES FULL COMMAND NEW OFFENSIVE (‘hl‘ll(’i(‘ E’U}.‘\'L'H]{’ \V(’l\ (‘l\i\'f i ies to Suchow }!i)fl(] 'rl'UUPS ARMIES HAVE BEEN SSING ONE WEEK Efforts Will Be Made Defend Last, West Railway 5\ stem to SHANGH \l Chiang Kai Shek, Comman- der-in-Chief of the Chinese defending armies against the Japanese invaders, flew to Su- chow today, according to Chinese sources. It is said Chiang Kai Shek will take personal charge and direct the attack on the Jap- anese forces now threatening the Lunghai Railway, China’s easi and west lifelinc. Chiang Kai Shek is said to have outlined a major counter offensive along the Tsingpu Railway which meets the Lungchai system at Suchow. For one week Chinese Armies have been massing in the area. e i MINING CLASS Jan. 1: Christmas Day in Times Square—and New Year’s Eve Christmas Day, showing T imes Square, in the str At s how Ti Square to welcome 1 taken on the afterncon ¢ it millio At left is a picture forlorn, with on [RELAND UNION QUESTION TO BE VOTED JAN. 20 Northern Ireland Parlia-! ment Is Dissolved as Elections Approach / a few of the eig sht i It was a geod n New York City's “Cros: es Square i atured crowd as usual. ds of the 1 on New Year's Eve. . Here Are Mowe Box-Office Leaders for 1937 World,” The crowd jammed the deserted and CARGO LOADING DISPUTEIS TO BE ARBITRATED | Pending Further Discussion of Is ues, Steamers Load, Will Sail * FIRE, EXPLOSION SENDS BIG AIR CRAFT TO DOOM P‘l’agl"enlb‘ ;{ganloan Clll" per Picked Up at Sea Fate Indicated American Clear indication flying boat Samoan Clipper, with a crew of seven aboar was destroyed by fire and an e plosion, was brought back here by the minesweeper Avocet. The naval craft returned to port with charred fragments of the Sa- moan Clipper atwer an all day search, about 14 miles out at sea Every item recovered showed signs \s . RS ‘ eekmg Airmail Fur AIaSka Araa,ur an external explosion. The char- red tragments were covered Wwith 3 WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—United aluminm powder. |States Senator Lewis B. Schwel-! There is no hope held for recov- lenbach, of the State of Washing- ering the bodies of the seven victims |ton, and Alaska Delegate Anthony from the shark infested waters. J. Dimond, are urging the estab-| The Samoan Clipper, making her lishment of a winter time airmail projected flight on the Honolulu- service between the Territorial New Zealand route, mysteriously dis- towns of Flat and Marshall on the appeared Tuesday, a few minutes af- Yukon River. ter taking off from here. The last The two wrote to Assistant Post- word from the commander, Capt. master General Harlee Branch that Edward C. Musick, was that gaso- the annual freezup isolated Mar- line was being dumped preparatory shall. 1to landing. Senator Schwellenbach cited cne It is believed the gasoline caught case in which $25,000 in gold dust fire, causing the explosion in mid- and $7,000 in checks, due Seattle 4ir and all members of the crew business men for goods purchased by Were killed, Marshall merchants, were held up ROUTINE DISPATCHI for months. ALAMEDA, Cal., Jan. 13. — The tragic news of the Samoan Clipper crash failed to deter trans-Pacific MEII. Wumen tfl — STOCK QUOTATIONS NEW YORK, Jan. 13. — Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 11%, American Can 80, American Light and Power 6 Anaconda 34%, Bethlehow t 1 62%, Commonwealth and 1 2, Curtiss Wright 5, General Motors 35%, International Harvester 66 Kennecott 41, New York Centr 118%, Southern Pacific 207, United States Steel 58'z, Citie; 2 | Pound $4.99 13/16. al AGO, uia LA Jan 131.60 down .40; are toda, industri; rails 31.80, 13, The following Jones averages: {down 162 |utilities 21.73, down giar i DOW, JON air passengers or to disrupt routine dispatching of ships from the American Airways' base. The Philippine Clipper, bound first for Honolulu and then on to |Manila, left the water with 11 pas- sengers aboard Pan- (Continued from Page ©ne) BELF. Irel i The dis ion of the land Parliament on ¢ > - MISSIONARY SOCIETY Jan. 13 N 5 2 | Northern Ire- | ¢ s : Dinner Monday [caused the controversy over WORK TO END FRIDAY NIGHT :- This Year's Classes Attend- ed by Nearly Hun- dred Students Tomorrow night at 7:30, Howard G. Wilcox, of the Mining Instruc- tion ension Department of the University of Alaska, will heid bis 1 ciass in mining and metallurgy principles. The farewell meeting for this win- ter will be the last meeting of five weceks of instruction that have been even more well received and at- tended than previous classes. This yesz was made up of students ranging in age from a few ars to many, a number of them from the CCC mps. At tomorrow night’s class, Henry Roden will discuss mining law. Wil- cox will go to Ketchikan to conduct a series of classes on the next avail- able boat. r's class -o o A. A. T. TO SEARCH FOR LOST BOOM OF LOGS lN NARROWS A radio message from Paul Sor- cnson, superintendent of the Hirst- Chichagof mine, this afternoon re- quested an Alaska Air Transport plane to search for a boom of logs lost yesterday between Sitka and Hirst. The Alaska Air Transport Lc beed with Sheldon Simmons, ing, will leave tomorrow if w clears. The boom, which broke a from a Sitka tug boat enroute to the sawmill ‘at Hirst, is believed to be lost in Whitestone Narrows. - (ROI’LI:\ BUILDING HOU Jake Cropley has stated the c struction of a new house on Wil- loughby Avenue between the Totem Grocery and Capital Avenue, per- mit calling for an expenditure of $2.500. ther ay L eee IN APPRECIATION wish to thank the the Women of the the Serbian Sisters’ Society, and others, including the Royal Blue Cab Company, for their expressions ¢f sympathy and acts of Kkindness following the death of our mother and sister, Mrs. Saveta Lepetich. TINA, GEORGE and GEORGIANNE LEPETICH MR. and MRS. NICK PETIEVICH - - Madstones”—hard, Jects supposedly found only in the stomachs of white deer or white cows—were reputed to cure rabies. Placed on wounds, they were said to draw out the infection e s DANCE — DANCE ' Flks Hall Saturday night. _© Barrett’s Dance Band e e J"‘Lnde and placer location notices ~ for sale al The Empire Office, We {riend: many Moose, smooth ob- Wesley adv the the General gavon, Prime Northein Ireland, he early election being pre- | cipitated by the issue over the Union of Treland, formerly the Irish Free State. Prime Minister of Ireland Eamon De Valera is expected raise the question of blanket unifi- cation A ¢ don 1 > of orGe Min iy nf will be held in Lon- v at which the Brit- ne will attend Mond: ish Statemen Tc Craigavon declared “Let put the question of Ulster beyond a doubt. The opportunity pre- sents itself to allow the people pronounce the union themse; l have no doubt a answer t will be given.” - BAILEY'S CAFE IS PURCHASED BY PETE LUGY meaning “Happy Place” the new name for Cafe, which has been pur-| by Pete Lucy, well known )\‘rl taken over the r(‘sl’l\llanl Nldl‘ of the cafe and will operate it under now to to the For the third straight year, Shirley Temple heads the list of money makers in the movie industry Most unusual angle’to the rating is the fact t several newcomers are challenging the supren 3 of established stars. Clark Gable holds his own by f ne P taking second place but is given ¥ close run by Gi R at “Tivoli,” in Ttalian, is Bail chased caterer C. D. Beale, Keyser, G. H. Walms- ley. Mining — L. H. Metzgar Stewart, Frank Garnick Nor- e SR i of “TIvoli” Program and Attendance—) EAR T LA Lo i man Bdnfl(‘l(l Percy Reynolds, Dr. ey formerly operated the| Mr. Lucy formerly ope | hittier, Gur L e X s Shattuck U & I and the Pioneer Cafe in Ju F DR NEw YEAR th(nl i mmw B. D. 3 ! )v(‘muK-\ neau, the Poodle Dog Gr 1 Ke Paul, R. R. Brown. e et e e Radio Interferrence—H. L. Wood, “For thir M. S. Whittier, I. Goldstein For thirty years a cook and res- J ; L B taurateur in the Territory, Mr Luu‘Lm[ePdgL Tells of Soviet :;maw go‘gug_zzmgflxu;;l:v;.‘.:. has a long trail of success as a cook . R ,» G .« Ha S and n».)lr:m e s Experiences at Lunch- [worth. : : “mp“flm od Tourist Advertising—Lew William: | S] W illiams T con Meet T Yy |Sherwood Wirt, Trevor Davi ANDERSON FILES FOR 2 TR ; | Transportation and Trade — Dr. RE-ELECTION; WILSON | An Intercsting account of his €X-|w w. Council, H. O. Adams, Fred periences in Russia by Jack Little-!opayman, D, B. Femmer G. 0. P. CAND[DATE».W- former Juneau resident, and| RimEe |the appointment of committees for| J. P. Anderson vudvl\ known pion- the new year occupied the attention captal" Lathrflp eer Juneau florist, filed with the[of the Junezu Chamber of Com- Federal Clerk today for re-election !merce at its luncheon meeting this as a member of the Territorial|hoon at Pe y's Cafe. Other guests House from this Division on the|Of the Chamb e Eamust “"‘ Democratic ticket. Mr. Anderson Soff of the Polaris 3Lu mine at served in the last session as a mem-| Tuiscquah and W. C. Gverby of the ber of the House Internal Revenue Pl'h:ulm.l‘n( Capt. A, E Lmhmp publisher Jack Wilson, also of Juneau and| Th following committces he Fairbanks News-Miner, theatre member of the police department, | announced: property owner and mining |cperator, is a passenger aboard the |Pacific A a Airways plane which {left Fairbanks today for Juneau Lathrop is going outside on d“\huvn. sS ln]) - — j Aviation—A, E. Karnes, also filed for the House on the Re- ;ughcnx\( ticket, M. Wilson was Morgan and R. E. Robertson 0DbD FELLOWS ARE TO MEET TONIGHT an unsuccesstul candidate two years| BOY Scouts—Wellman Holbrook ago, Civic Improvements—A. B. Phil- Members of the Independent Or- der of Odd Fellows will meet in EOSS i l]||)~.lJ0hn W. Jones, H. R. Van Lees| WORLD SERVICE Community Weliare—W. B. Kirk,| CIRCLE TO MEET Fire Prevention—V. W. Mulvihill, HERE TUMORROW L. Troast, J. S. MacKinnon. the World Service Circle will meet |Folta and other Past Presidents. for their regular gathering in the Legislative—H. D. Stabler, Alle n, lar session tonight at 7:30 o' 5 o E clock in the 1.O.OF. Hall with H. where Mrs. Claude Hirst will be Greeters—H. L. Faulkner, Vaughn Callow, Noble Grand, pre= hestess for the day. MacKinnon, C. B. Arnold. s Installation her report on the book, “Christ’s|J. B. Warrack, J. F. Mullen. = Alternative to Communism.” | Membership and Finance—John were of T a N. w. 8.! the Rev. J. A. Glasse, Harry Lucas. Tomorrow afterncon, members of Forum Policy—George Northern Light Presbyterian Church |Shattuck, W. G. Smith. 1 J. i siding Mrs. J. F. Worley will continue| Local Industries—Ike P. Taylor,) of ofticers the meeting a will week be {nela rom jtonight, —— Others who finish lent record at the gate i ower, Don Ameche, Fr ers, and Jeanette MacDonald. ELEGTRA COMING WITH NINE FOR: JUNEAU ABOARD left aboard a Fairbanks PAA and Nine passengers oday for Juneau cctra piloted by Walt Hall Because of prevailing snow, was expected the plane would stop over in Whitehorse, pending clear- ing weather. Passengers are Capt hrop, Art Flat, Prof. 3. Rainey, Mr. ke, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Walsh Jerry Jones A. E and Mrs. La- P. Gene Rogge and [ Middleton the settlement agreed to ]ast’ | tw and Mrs. Max Behl-| to and operations. said that ling-loading, will return wattie from Vancouver, resume normal further the conference be- longshoremen and provided that the night at the employers, ecn |ship would discharge in Seat- tle within the next few da, {although the method was not |decided on at the preliminary the arbi- in be meeting. The entire dispute points will |trated and these disputes are being discussed in Seattle to- Last night’s ag ¢ 'ding to Middieton, mere- Iy provided that work will be resumed pending arbitration of the disputed points. day. ement, 89 Will Attend Norwomen Dinner Set for Tonight With 89 reservations made, the monthly Norwomen dinner is to be held tonight in the Northern Light sterian Church where Miss s Forrest will preside and M:&_ William Kimball will be pre- sented as guest speaker. Mrs. Kimball is to tell of out- standing events of her trip aboard the Bureau of Indian Affairs vessel '"C North Star to Point Barrow. She returned here in December after four months at sea. The Rainbow Girls quintet will also be presented. B South Dakota's statenouse has a attraction for visitors — an aquarium in which 20 or more va- rieties of native fish will be dis- played e DANCE — DANCE Hall Saturday night. t's Dance Band. Barr Wesley adv. JUNEAU TRANSPORT WORKERS-—172 WILL MEET FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, AT 8 0’CLOCK UNION HALL Cabmen, Truck Drivers and Deliverymen, All, Are Requested to Attend. HEARS ADDRESS BY “Equal Rights” Wil Be HERUS SORRESS M Theme of Affair at Rev. Jobn L. Cauble spoke on M. E. Church T = Stewardship of *at A large atendance of men and wo- meeting of the Inte men is scheduled to mark the Bus- Missionary Sc iness nd Professional Women’s noon at the Lutheran Church where Club “Equal Rights” dinner to be a large group of members assem- beld Monday evening at 7 o'clock bled in the Methodist Church Parlor | Three new members took part in Mrs. C tal Snow Jenne, pri the séssion. Mrs. Charles C. Per- dent, announces that the theme of Soneus was presented as the devo- equal rights of men and women will tional leader, discussing the theme be carried out during the evening,|“Lilt up your-eyes and look on the and even expected acts of mascu- fields” emphasizing the need for line chivalry will be omitted. broader vision. “For instance,” she explains, “all! Mrs. Captain Jackson closed the of our women guests of honor will [meeting with prayer, after which b:ing the men accompanyingthe ladies servcd luncheon. tmm The men will not be escor ml:;]e lrjdllumag;en:‘e otr (‘l}:( word.” ‘TRANSPORT DR]VERS rs. Jenne adds that the many men who will attend the dinner nee(l} ORGANIZING UNION not be invited by any Business and W Professional Women’s Club mem-| The Juneau Transport Workers, ber, since the affair is open to all. Local 172, is calling a meeting of however, they should be accompan- all truck, cab and delivery truck ied by women escorts. Reservations |drivers for tomorrow night at 8 are due by noon tomorrow. oclock in Union Hall 3 The affair is the annual legisla-| The meeting will be held with a tive dinmer of the Business and vieW to consolidating al_l‘tmnsport Professional Women's Club and in| drivers into the CIO affiliate, e s e, sl | HELPS . ANDID MANY COLDS grid Walther. Guests of honor, who will bring Especially designed aid for nose and prominent men additional at-| tractions ,of the evening, are Mrs. Sally Shafes S. ay, ¥, Bhater, Mirs. Sein Day, Ss upper throat, where most colds start. Used in time, helps Anna Pusich, Mrs. Zora Weyer ’ prevent many colds. Nlcxs VATRO: NOI. The Mrs. Eileen Olson. Charles Beale, president of the Rotary Club, will be escorted by Mrs. Jenne, and Miss Caroline Todd, president of the cluh e CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL TOMORROW NIGHT DOUBLE-HEADER COMMENCES AT 7:30 P. M. Juneau High Gymnasium (Sixth Street Entrance Only) Douglas High Varsity vs. Juneau High Reserves ELKS vs. HIGH SCHOOL Adults—25¢ l —— Students—15¢