The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 13, 1939, Page 2

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ELKS® CABARET DANCE - SATURnAY FOR ELKS IN GOOD STANDING ONLY—MUST PRBEN’I' CARDS LILLIAN UGGEN'S ORCHESTRA — srttm. REFRESHMENTS— GAIETY MAKE nr:snnvmons NOW —I:M.I. m'fl‘lh 'VOTE WEDNESDAY CANADATO w%s o | EXPANDON | i sssion ARMAMH" Armstrong Case May Pro- B dute Marathon Jury as ’Governor Genéral De-; in Smith Trial ' mands Increase in Mili- | s cotoes T Arierhoon, ine | tary and Avraflon i1 [Jerome Armstrong murder trial jury | was still out after 27 hours of de- liberation. Armstrong was tr}ed ‘for the al- Jegéd murder of Peter Allard in a gasboat brawl August 7, of last year. With indications apparent there is strong chance of a deadlock on| OTTAWA, Jan. 13.—Lord Tweeds-l muir, Governot General of the Dom- | inion of Canada, told a session of the Dominion Parliament today tirat expansion of Canada’s defenses, es- | pecially military and aviation, is most imperative to guard against threats on world peace. der trial, it is interesting to note | PR T Ty that two of the jurors on fhe case | were also on the Smith jury that| was hopelessly deadlocked after a| 56-hour session. There is but one woman on the }ury. Mrs. Nadja Vestal. The two men who were aiso on the “Red Bat' case, are Alvin Anderson and Chester Williams. Other jurors are Edwin Sutton, Louis Dyrdahl, Fran- ON CONFIRMATION HARRY HOPKINS cis McDermott, John Niemi, Joe 15 . S Vukovich, J. - WPA Administrator Con-e S iy 5 Stanley , Nowicka, Tomorrow morning, tends Tried to Keep court calen- PO""(S om Df R "e' dar will be called, beginning at 10 e o'clock in Federal Judge George F. Alexander's court, with four criminal cases and 28 civil cases i e e ‘:‘h‘a:{“}::’ scheduled to be assigned their |had done the “best ]Oh he could" spots bn’the OOy T ay tol e nal udicl [l the part of Federal employees. w “ FOUND LACKING The Committee decided, ‘after a round of questions, t6 vote next Biggest Ifem i Governor's Wednesday on the confirmation of the former WPA .administrator to Deficiency Bill Is Pay- ment of Bounties | be Secretary of Commerce. ing all rights-of-way as shown on the plat for public use, > — Geologists estimate the Blue Ridge mountains once were more than mountain in the world today. Erps-| Tne draft of the Governor's deli- ion has reduced their mhes" SUM- ¢jt appropriation bill, given to the 'House of Representatives today showed deficiencies for the period from April 1, 1937 to March 31, 1939 totalling $174,786.87, the two major items of deficiency oceurring in the payment of wolf bounties and payments by the Public Wel- fare Board to needy, indigent, and relief of destitution. The Attorne; General's office needs $1,050, the Auditor’s office $3,600, Treasurer’s office, $4,000 contingent expenses and $85,000 for payment of wolf and coyote boun- ties, the Department of Mines, $1,- 750, office of the Department of Public Welfare, $6,894.46, and for relief of needy, indigent and desti- tute, $72,49241. The bill draft was turned over to the Ways and Means Commil- tee for consideration. W. B. Kirk, Director of the De- partment of Public Welfare, addres- sed a communication today to the Ways and Means Committee of the House, suggesting an alternative ac- tion in regards to the deficiency in his_department. Kirk wrote: “The 1937 Legislature appropriated $550,000 for payment of old age pensions and the Federal Government contributed $215.417.17 to this fund. A sum of $435502 of this amount has been expended, leaving und, $311,915.57.” It is suggestion to the com- mittee '$150,000 of this fund be mldq available to his department lieu .of patching the deficiency, exphlnlng the Increased sum asked swith the statement that he is “con- vinced that additional funds will be necessary for_relief,” over and above the approximate seventy thousand -goNars icih. noted in the Gov- ernor's bm draft. o P9 At W W LB — i A 8w OR 507 ; ‘(ARI&ARA GLASS | * ON FACADE FOR BARANOF HOTEL Interior Work Is Near Com- pletion - Furnishing | Next Month \ Black Carrara glass is ‘being placed tod;y by workmen on the |front of the Baranof Hotel. The | gliss, which gives a lustrous decor- ative. effect, will extend the entire {length of the hotel frontage on Franklin Street and some yards “ol the building exposure on First ‘and Second streets. The front, from | TORTUSA IS | APTUREDBY |, INSURGENTS | Strong Point in Govern- ment’s Defenses on Ebro River Taken: | HENDAYE, Jan. 13.—According {o a radio communique from Lcrul).: | the Insurgent Commander annournc- | | | es the capture of Tortusa, 100 miles | southwest of Barcelona, a strong point in the Government's defe se U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER _(By the U. 8. Wufier Bureat) Forecast l)r hnu,n an Rain and slightly cooler tonight and Saturday; winds. ~vlcln|ty.§§peflnnln: at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 13: moderate southerly Weather forecast for Southeast Alarka: Rain and slightly cooler tonight and Saturday, except snow over northern and northeastern moderate southerly winds except moderate Alaska-Canadian border; to fresh over Dixon Entrance, Clarence Strait, Frederick Sound, Chat- ham Strait and Lynn Canal. Forecast of winds along (he Coa't of the Gulf of Alaska: Fresh southerly winds tonight and Saturday from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook |the marquee to sidewalk Wwill this jury as in the “Red Bat” mur- ,rowwd with the modern porcelain | facade. The design will be set off by stainless steel trim, All wood trim and plaster work has been completed in the hotel section of the structure comprising the first. three floors. Arrivial of approximately 10,000 yards of car- peting next week will permit the finishing touches on the floors. The carpet will be laid in the cor ridors and guest rooms. Downsta lobby floor is to be a rubber tile of a marbleized brown and black color pattern. According to A. W. Quist, terers will complete their next, week and furnish being manufactured, stalled next month, All partition and bearing walls are fireproof and are covered with plaster but no plaster applied thus eliminating the possi! of strain discoloratisns, All guest room cel ed. Conspicuous feature of the en- nre facade is a 32-foot cast bronze sign over the lobby entrance. This p]ns- work | now in- be sign is centered with twin Russian |’ eagle cast bronze relief placque, flanked on each side with the name of the hotel in high bronze letteys raised from a porcelain background, which is surrounded | bronze trim. Neon lighting placed behmd the lettering will accentu- ate the effect at night. Practically every store space has been rented to tenants. Of the ten be | covered with | ilings are paint-' | system along the lower Ebro River. The communique says Moro-clan Army Corps hammered their ; way through the Governmerit’s defense {lines on the left bank of the | River. e | SENATE HOLDS | BRIEF SESSION N AFTERNOON |One Bill Is Infroduced- | Other Measures : Advanced | ‘Conunuea roin Page One) |Earl N. Obmer, Chairman of the | |Alaska Game Commission, offering with Senators on wild | |to confer |life problems, Senate President |Norman R. Walker was authorized | the Game by the Senate to invite on here, | Commission, now in s |to meet with a Committee of the| | Whole. New Employees | At 3 o'clock this afternoon i |8enate Committee on Finance vO led to employ Phyllis Jenne and| | William Winn, both of Juneau | extra help provided by Senate ‘p;ce‘ originally ayailable various|Joint Resolution No. The two| | chents such as ticket offices, beauty |new employees of the nate went | shops, barber shops, {to work at once. Their / will liquor stores have signified r{be $300 each for the two-month| intention of occupying the new |session. | Jazse Late Yesterday Afternoon | | Senate bill No. 3, providing for| | necessary amendments in the Un-| T S lemployment Co tion law | o ue ( passed by the senate under suspen-| q s of the rules late yesterday af-| ) | ternoon. | H Under an emergency clause, the | Is ra [ bill becomes law as soon as it is Coffey Plans Bill that Will "Stop Selling of Fishing Jobs™ Because “a person or persons”’ has been “charging fishermen of Alaska certain sums to get certain fishing jobs,” Representative Edward Cof- fey, of Anchorage and the Third Division, promises a bill-will be in- troduced soon in the House that will “take care of that situation.” Coffey did not desire to be quoted as to examples or localities, but was indignant over “a dirty practice that has to be stopped. - NARCOTICS IN HARLEM SOLD BY CHILDREN Grace Liners from South America NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—A start- ling story of children selling nar- openly as though they were selling apples and with a good deal more success” was related by Treasury teen persons, disclosed to officials, estimated that the ring smuggled $60,000 of one variety of narcoties on the Grace liners coming from South America. sonny-r'ae DlSAPPOlNTiN' BUT IF (T'S Dope Being Smuggled on| coties in the streets of Harlem “as|” officials as an indictment of seven-| By CLIFF STERRETT SET O' GOLFIN' TERMS IT'LL NEVER GIT BY TH' CENSORS ! | passed by the House and signed by | | the Governor. | Reading of ‘the bill, {to 21 pages, took Senate | Bef Millard & full hour, as que: | tions of the 3:un<.1; regardin which runs| Walter P. Sharpe, Unemployment | | Compensation Commissioner, and| Hugh J. Wade, Director of the So- cial Security Act. Finally the bill was adopted with- out change, Tt now goes to the Hous 1 A R Friday 13th Wedding Is for Juneau Couple, Prbvmg that they are not super- ititious, Miss Viola Wilms @ and| Clyde Duncan, both of Juneau, were| married this morning by U. S. Com- | missioner Felix Gray. “Married for good luck” the young groom however took no chances in not violating the convention of car- rying the bride across the threshold. The bride has been a resident of Juneau for the past three years, while’ Mr. Duncan arrived here about a year ago, and is at present an émployee of thc Alaska Juneau Mill. { Attending the couple this morning were Margaret Wheat and Jewell B. Wheat. GOVERNOR'S REPORT HERE FROM CAPITAL Printed copies of the annual re- port. of the Governor of Alaska to the Secretary of the Interior, cov- ering the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, were being mailed out here today. The report, publithed in Washing- ton, D. C.. deals with all phases of Territorial government. ACOMPLETE I Secretary | various sections were answered by| 7 | Fair in San Francsico. LOCAL DATA Time Barometet Temp. Humidity Wind Véocity ~Weather 29.61 40 81 SE 10 Rain 3 . 2091 40 81 E 7 Rain Noon today 30.07 41 78 E .10 Cloudy RADIO REPORTS . TODAY Max. tempt. Lowest 4a.m. 4am. Precip. 4am. Station last 24 hours temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs. Weather Atka 34 22 32 8. 21 Snow Anchorage 28 1 24 26 4 0 Cloudy Barrow -26 -28 -28 4 [ Clear Nome 12 -4 6 16 [ Clear Bethel 8 -6 4 16 0 Clear Fairbanks 8 -6 -6 4 0 Clear Dawson 8 | 4 8 Calm 0 Cloudy St. Paul 32 16 18 20 02 Cloudy Dutch Harbor 36 | 32 32 16 54 Snow Kodiak 38 34 34 4 01 Clear Cordova 38 | 36 38 4 134 Cloudy Juneau 43 39 40 7 90 Rain Sitka 43 | 37 — - 85 Ketchikan 46 28 40 4 116 Clear Prince Rupert 46 38 40 8 162 Rain Edmonton 36 | 20 34 18 08 Cloudy Seaitle 48 44 46 10 06 Rain Portland 48 42 42 4 .01 Cloudy San Francisco 58 | 42 42 4 o Fog New York 38 | 26 28 12 0 Cloudy Washington 46 | 30 30 4 05 Snow WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 AM. TUDAY Seattle Airport, raining, temperature 44; - Victoria, cloudy, 41; Bellingham, cloudy, 44; Estevan, cloudy, 41; Alert Bay, cloudy, 40; Bull Harbor, ¢lear. 41; Prince Rupert, cloudy, 43;' Ketchikan, cloudy, 41; Craig, raining, 41; Wrangell, cloudy, 37; Sitka, cloudy, 39; Ju- neau. raining, 39; Cape Spencer, raining, 41; Hoonah, cloudy, 36; Taku Lodge, raining, 35; Kliuckwan, cloudy, 33; Eldred Rock, cloudy, 39; Windham Bay, cloudy, 31; Tenakee, cloudy, 35; Racdioville, rain- ing, 39; Skagway, cloudy, 40; Haines, raihing; Tulsequah, raining, 36; Atlin, cloudy; Cordova, raining, 35; Chitina, cloudy, 15; St. Elias, cloudy, 42: Seward, cloudy, 32; Anchorage, snowing, 27; Fairbanks, clear, :-8; Hot Spnxu_s clear, -10; Tanana, snowing, 4; Nenana, clear, -10; Nulato, cles ; Kaltag, clear, 2; Unalakleet, clear, -5; Ruby, snowir McGrath, snowing, Flat, cloudy, 4; Stuyahok, clear, 3; Crooked Creek, cloudy, -2; Bethel, clear, -8; Nome, clear, -2; Solomon, clear, -10; Golovin, clear, -12; Council, clear, -15; Gambell, clear, -12 Juneau, Jan. 14--Sunrise, 8:38 am.; sunset, 3:41 p.m WEATHE SYNOPSIS pressure ¢ontinued this morning over the north- North Pacific Ocean, the lowest reported pres- inches at Kodiak and Anchorage. A storm area Alberia, the lowest reported pressure was 29.64 inches FEdmonton. High barometric pressure prevailed from. Seutheast aska southeastward to California, also over northern Alaska from astward to Coronation Gulf with a crest of 3032 inches at Coppér Mine. This general pressure distribution has been attended by precipitation along the coastal regions from the Alel utians southeast- ward to Oregon, followed by broken clouds this morning from Ket- chikan to Bull Harbor and by generally fair weather over the north- ern and western portions of Alaska and over most of the Interior. It was warmer last night over the Stewart River and upper Yu- kon valleys and colder over western Alaska. HOPKINS T0 PUT NEW DEAL DIRECT UP TO BUSINESS (Continuea frum rage Obe) N L Low barometric eastern portion of the led President’s, and as mobile. That is why the President likes him. He once said the Federal govern- ment would be out of the relief ,business in a few years, now pre- | dicts it never will be, fully. He | hates the dole, and brought a storm of ridicule upon his head by advo- cating even ‘“leaf raking” projects to provide work. “They had men in the streets of New Orleans raking leaves back and forth until they wore them out,” jibed the late Senator” Huey Long. . EW W C. ’;‘ Francis C. Hatrlnflon (above) ‘who was named acting head of | works progress administration, | , brings a wealth of army experi- | ence to the job. He succeeds | Harry Hopkins, and has been chief WPA engineer since 1935, | PUSHED ; . | FEDERAL INTERVENTION But the same man who kept his lown administration decentralized ' Pe’ltin plafls | was always identified with those presidential advisers forever whoop- Jamboree | ted Fedora ing up the idea of extended Federal o For Legislafors | intervention in industrial relations. One thing is. likely, to prove a healthy certainty. Business and K. Raatikainen, enterprising or- | industrial leaders who could ho ganier of the Pelican Cold Storage | bard him as WPA admimstrafnr Company, now building at Lisianski |now will have to treat him, as the Inlet, sent an invitation to the government'’s mouthpiece an busi- House of Representatives and the|ness relations. And when !.hey Senate today for a “jamboree’ on|tackle “Hopkins they ~will' know the regular Sitka trip of the Leg- they are in contact with .the,New islature. Deal itself, for next to the Presi- The invitation asks Legislators to stop over at Pelican for a visit as guests of his company. dent himself, he is the most com- plete embodiment of it. | His job now will not be to put {4000000 men to work in 30 days. (It will be to lmplore. to stimulate and to c{zoperane with business to put that many to work in industry 45 soon as possible. And a lot of Frank Garfiick Leaves| On Extended Vacation s vt ha, o 5 e ot ‘Mr, Hopkins before that can be undertnken e Dlphlhena Fronl | Quiet; School Bells To ng Monday Nn change in .lunuus diph- theria situation developed today, Dr. W. W. Council, Territorial Health Coemmissioner, said late this afternoon. It was announced yesterday that if no new cases appear, the quarantine will be lifted in time Combining business with pleasure, Frank Garnick, Juneau . busine s man, left for the south on the steamer North Coast, expecting to be | in ‘the states for the next three| months, Mr. Garnick will visit friends. and | relatives in Wyoming and will spend } some time in Fort Collins, Colorado, his former home. Arizona will also) be visited by Mr. Garnick, follow- | ing which he plans to attend the| NO SMOKING BOSTON, Jan, 13—Lefty Grove has given: up cigars. o ' 4 i are ) 4 PR