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TERRITORY GETS $15,472.05 FROM FOREST PROFITS One - fourth of National Forest Receipts Go Into Treasury 4 p.o Territorial Treasury was en- i by $1547205 {from National ¢ receipts in 1638, the Forest hes announeed. o receipts from the sale of | Forest timber, use of range er land use amounted to in Alaska's two National Forests, the Tongass and Chugach. One-Fourth of this was paid out of the U. 8. Treasury directly to the T::flr)'y one-{ifth of the 3,070 coun- ties in the United States shared in the distribution of receipts from the 158 National Forests last year. Over Four Million Cash receipts amounted to $4,671,- 183 of which 25 percent was turned over to 38 States, as well as Alaska and Puerto Rico. The funds thus made available to local government units are used for public schools and roads and are supplemented by an additional ten percent used by the Forest Service for building and maintaining roads and trails within the National Forests of the State or Territory from which the income is derived. The Forest Service also L a iarge shrje of the cost of constructing and maintaining public improvements such as roads, and winter sports areas within the National Forests, using other funds appropriated by Congress in addi- tigh to one-tenth of the receipts. The 25 percent share o:h N‘:m;n- 1 Porest receipts for ea welve et s autterent states, SNOW, Subzero Weather wis more than $10,000. In Arizona, | Pl Coconino County’s share was more paRs March 13.—Several thou- than $41.000 from the Coconino.'gung Jews, driven from Italy by Kaibab, Prescott, and Sitgreaves premier Benito -Mussolini’s new National Forests. Other countles re-| 1acia] laws, are trapped between celving more than $10,000 Were riqlign and French frontier guards Grant County, Arizona; PMAS p5 they struggle through deep snow County, California; Yakima County,! ang sub zero cold of the Alps. fohn Barrymore, returning to the ifteen years devoted to screen and r wife, the former Elaine Barrie, in N John's daughter in the p! JEWS, FLEEING FROM [TALY, IN NO MAN'S LAND All Borders Apparently I Closed-They Wander in Whashington; Yavapai County, Ariz- ana; Elko County, Nevada; Catron County, New Mexico; Lassen County, Reports from Castellar and other points along the frontier estimated that 5,000 of the destitute Jews Galifornia; Carbon County, Wyom- ihg; Deschutes County, Oregon; Ouster County, South Dakota; and Lahe County in Oregon. | .~ * Oregon Forest High The Malheur Rational Forest in Oregon, which returned $42450 as » nt of its annual receipts, pefore midnight Saturday. The de- led all National Forests, followed cree was issued last October and by, the Bnoqualmie National Forest|qescribed as a measure to prevent i Washington and the Ouachita contamination of the Italian race. Natlonal Forest in Arkansas and| Driven from Italian soil by Black- Okiabosna. shirt guards, the Jews rushed toward The Forest Service points out that prench soil but found their way the largest receipts each year are parred by French frontier guards usually made by those National For- who refused them admittance. ests which have been under Federal; ~ prench residents in border towns management for long periods and on the French side of the moun- whose earning capacity has been Im- tain passes leading to Italy report- proved by the sytematic protection’ ed that a steady stream of refugees and utilization of their natural re- is moving across the mountains to- were wandering aimlessly through the mountain passes with all borders closed to them. They fled from Italy during the past 24 hours under a Fascist decree compelling all Jews, even though Italian citizens, to leave Italian soil THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1939 SNOW, SLEET | SPEND FURY, EAST COAST ‘Worst Marflform Since| . Blizzard of 1888 Sweeps New England States | NEW YORK, March 13. — The | worst March snow storm since the | blizzard of 1888 has spent its fury |{in the New England States and| moved northeast over the Atlantic | iendtns a varied weekend. | The storm brought snow and sleet | (and left at least 29 dead. Parts of this storm was felt in many sections | of the United States. Weather moderated in the Middle | West today and clearing skies were | predicted for this afternoon in the | East. | Snow, averaging more than one of foot in depth fell in Massachusetts, his | Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hamp- o: | shire and Maine. Lord Chatfield British cabinet shakeup, to syeed defense program, puts Lord Chat- into the impqrtanl post of Minister for Coordination of Defense. Lord Chatfield, who ‘suc ceeds Sir Thomas Inskip, is former First Sea Lord of the Admiralty. field (above) legitimate theater after absence adio work, starts rehearsals with ew York. Elaine will play the role lay, “My Dear Children.” Ladies Auxiliary fo Sponsor Cgrd Series Priday evening at 8 o'clock in the Union Hall, the first in a series of three card parties will be spon- sored by the Juneau Ladies Auxil-| ——A—AfRainl;ow Girls to ” - Exemplify Work For Eastern Stars Billioaw for Members of the Order of Rain- 1ary. X . bow Girls will exemplify initia- The parties are public and prizes tory work tomorrow evening be- Will be awarded for whist and pin-| fore the Order of Eastern Star at!ochle, with grand pr being of- the regular meeting of the uroup»iffll'ed fl‘t h:' rn:‘-v';fle l':'(‘l m{u;‘mw he S o WD n charge of the affe 3 The syar mecting Will Start ot ibe Bva Darvell and Elnora Wil- |18 o'clock as usual, in the lod room of the Scottish Rite Temple. A social will follow the initii- tion, in charge of which are mem- - oo MRS. MULLEN TO LEAVE | bers of the advisory board for the —Mrs, Charles Mu who has been | charles Simonstead, Superinten- Rainbow Girls, chairman of the confined to St. Ann's Hospital 1orldent of the Cliff Mine at Valdez committee being Mrs. Walter Scott. the past several days sufter M | js a passenger through Juneau on - e e Tl]l]’r:)i:}n‘. P mr":;}"“\p‘y’.‘““‘(‘;‘l;:;‘l‘[‘thel.\l(lamflr Baranof with his son . a vill le: tor the south tonightgeott, returning to the well known Cathering Cheney o i o i |20t e OPEN AGAIN THURSDAY | e o l;;i’l S The old Cliff Mine, for many years . RS P D PAR li ter v P 2 |idle after a cave-in and flood, ls comphmen'ed i vand HHEh M °{pumped out and bulkheaded by AT “00" . mr.u;! L S Y]I a ba Simonstead, the enginee: feat, ing ounces. born yes-|y. 2 & New meas or Compli tary to Chéherine 'P:‘(“J\, ’“ i ALLSE CAng' Bows bringing a new measure of prosperity Sir John Simon Cheney, who is leaving for Seat- ]m“]v' \Lop\]’uldsxz. Ahiis vaariagiae E R w l N 2 s C A F E v Declari Bobland had hed tle this evening on the" steamer A T — ulud‘:n:heorex;:;fi‘l:ldur: L;‘:_r’”:m"’;;,”’ > eclaring England had reached a ley. s g » - i " ! d € seme $35,- . scale of armaments production |nount MeKinley, her “sister, Mrs DR. PYLE TRAVELS 000 in development, Simonstead said 3 | never before touched by that nation, | G€0T8¢ Levecque, was hostess last Dr. T. J. Pyle, Dental Supervisor |y o enlargement of power generating Sir John Simon, chancellor of the (night at her home on Harris Street for the Office of Indian ASTAIYs, s ihities “and the incYeass . tan- S : h S o exchequer, moved a resolution in at & buffet-supper plans to leave Anchorage this week |0 o (6 K16 10CHER: . . . S€rving the dame parliament increasing the govern- | Spring flowers formed an attrac a trip to the Upper Kuskokwim, | S Ll ment’s borrowing powers for de- po tive centerpiece for the supper fense to four billion dollars. table, and the evening was spent in playing Chinese checkers. Four- tcen guests were present:for the occasion. Anniversary Part& L e Of Legion Will Be HILL SERVICES according to word received at head- quarters here. D C.P.R. MOV Canadian Pacific Railway agent, V. W. Mulvihill, announced today that his offices will be moved to| the Baranof Hotel, probably some- In Cabinet Change | 16-18 ft. lengths — 58- 6 FOR GREATER B 0 A T' N G ""“s”“: 2 in. beams — V-Bot- THE REINELL FISHERMAN —| tom— weisht 390105 — : " six persons eapacity — If you're looking for a boat adapted to sports use in Juneau waters, here brass shaft and under- it is: Economical, staunch, sleek. Up to 6 hours running per gallon of | water fittings — cedar gas from Bendix inboard, air-cooled engines (1 to 5 h.p.) equipped with | decks and planking — reverse gear. DON'T FAIL TO SEE THE REINELL! stem, keel and old kne ON DISPLAY ABOUT MARCH 20TH of fir. 2 e o I. GOLDSTEIN—JUNEAU — Resident Agent (anada MOTHER, DAUGHTER . ON ROLL OF HONOR Warned Of Peril Papa Is Dictator COLLEGE PARK, Md, Mar.13.— A mother who said she went to col- lege because she ‘“got tired of loaf- ing,” Mrs. Gladys Bollinger, forty- one, of College Park, and her daugh- ter, Phyllis, eighteen, both juniors in the University of Maryland, ap- TORONTO, Ontario, Mar. 13.—A warning that Canada must be pre- pared to defend herself against all eventualities has been sounded by Air Marshal W. A. Bishop, world famous Canadian war ace. | Speaking over a Dominion-wide radio hookup, Air Marshal Bishop warned Canada that she must “build her house on a rock of integrity and strength,” “There is real danger of a fight ahead of us and Canada will be in this fight because she cannot re- main out of it and because she will | be battling, not in defense of the United Kingdom alone, nor in the general interests of the British Em- pire, but for her own survival,” he said. CLFFMINETO SEE EXPANSION peared today on the university's honor roll of 131 students. Mrs. Bol- linger is in the educational school, her daughter in the arts and science school LOW FLYiRG DUCK FELLS NEW YORKER DUNK1K, N. Y., Mar. 13.—Max Rismann feels there ought to be a sign along the Lake Erie shore here reading: “Duck! Ducks.” Rismann, found lying along West Lake road with a gash in his left temple, told Brooks Memorial hos- pital officials he had been felled in the gathering darkness by a low- fiving wild duck. - The President’s flag consists of the President’s seal in bronze upon a blue background with a large white star in each corner Not all Senators in Washington have secretaries this pretty to take their dictation, but Senator Alex- ander is doubly fortunate. The beauteous lass Iso his daughter, Winifred. s S BRADFORD WASHBURN NAMED TO NEW JOB BOSTON, Mas: ar. 13 —Brad- ford Washburn, youthful Harvard geographer and internationally itime next week. e L DIVORCES known on account of his explorations | and feats as a mountain climber in | Generous Home-Cooked Family Style Meals in the same South Frank- lin Street Location . . . MR. AND MRS. J. W. ERWIN sources -—— ward France. Most of them had | either delayed their departure until ARE TOMORROW Funeral services for Charles Hill, who dropped dead several days ago Heldflgdnesday Final decrees of divorce were| granted in District Court here Sat-| Alaska, has become Executive Dir- | ector of the New England Museum of | Natural History. the last minute hoping that the In celebration of the twentieth urday to Katri Antila from John lllallan Government might relax its {ruling, or had hoped to obtain French visas. ——— TWO BEATEN 10 DEATH AS THEY SLEEP IN HOME; OUSTON, Texas, March 13 —Joe| Compton, 59, a carpenter, and his wife, about 50, were found beaten to death in their home here. Ap- | parently they were beaten to death while they slept. An axe was the instrument used. ——————— BRITISH, ARABS | AR IN BATTLE Royal Air Force Planes Join in Aiding Ground Forces JERUSALEM, March 13.—A large cale battle raged between British farces and Arab bands near Zemal vesterday. Forty five Arabs were Kkilled. The British ground forces were aided by Royal Air Force planes. B e SUFFOCATED IN TRENCH (AVE-IN, BINGHAM, Utah, March 13.—R.| M. Timothy, 26, a welder of River- ton, was suffocated to deith when SURVEY PART ASSIGNED FOR ROAD AT CRAIG [Launch Forester Awaits Calm Seas fo Carry Four South A party of four Bureau of Public Roads men is waiting for the wind to die so they may sail on the launch \ Forester to Craig to make surveys prior to proposed road construction there. The Forester was to leave at 8 o'clock this morning, but remained at the dock in the face of rough seas. E. J. White, Resident Engineer, who is to direct the survey, is al- ready at Petersburg. The proposed road, planned for construction under the 1939 program of the Bureau, extends from Craig three miles toward Klawock. The survey party will be busy in the area for a month or six weeks. PWA ENGINEER T0 GO TO FAIRBANKS J. G. Shepard, PWA Engineer- a trench on the:Highland Boy side|Inspector, is leaying on the Yukon of the Utah Copper Company hill | tomorrow for the Westward, enroute caved in and buried. him. to Pairbanks to be present at the Ty bid opening March 21 for a sewer project estimated to cost $220,000. at, Work on the big PWA project is to “start within a few weeks. The product of the Newfound- land cod-fisheries is valued around $20,000,000 annually. Jume they RAVE about:} REC.US. PAT OFF FULLY AUTOMATIC RAY HEAT is the highest peak of oil burner efficiency it assures ECONOMY and COMFORT. RICE & AHLERS CO. Third and Franklin Streets——————PHONE 34 i JUNEAU'S BROTARY CONFERENCE—MAY 18-19-20 | Councilmen and school director are neaf the Home Boarding House, will f anniversary birthday of the Am- pofy 1of TOTE SORTCTE F oS the Antila; Gordon P. Selmyhr from erican Legion a pot-luck dinner is Chapel of the Charles W. Carter Helen So.lm;,'hr, and Wilma Swenson scheduled at the Dugout on Wed- | Mortuary. The Rev. John L. Cauble | FO™ O“ei‘ A. Swenson. nesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. | will deliver the eulogy and interment g R R All members of the Legion and will follow in the Evergreen Ceme- HOMchDE (HARGED ! their wives as well as members of | tery, | A l the Auxiliary with their husbands, —_——————— i are invited to be present and are . To ACID THROWER requested to take a covered dish‘Frosw wlnd | : to the affair. . . NEW YOKRK, Mar. 13. — Harmry | A huge birthday cake will add Bl'll'lflS w"“er Heinz, twenty-four, who threw a to the festivities of the evening, . pint bottle of hydrochloric actd into | !and main event will be the track Bitk Agaln | his neighbor's face for spite must meet, for which there will be a ‘stand trial for homicide. small charge of admission. Winter temperature returned to, Writhing in agony, blinded, his ——————— Juneau over the weekend as a baby mouth and throat burned away, Taku wind sent the mercury down toiHflwld Johnson, thirty-six, died JUNEAU COUPI_E a minimum of 1 degree at 8 o'clock | Within two hours. Heinz was anger- this morning. |ed because Mrs. Johnson, the vic- | While fur caps came back into,tim’s wife, had refused to tell him WED SATURDAY vogue, a bright sun shone overhead | the address of one of her friends, a 4 and the northeast wind reached a married woman. maximum sustained velocity of 25 e Miss Minnie Padaocs became the miles per hour this morning. % Th.e New Yo_rk City school system bride of Floyd Thompson &t a quiet Forecast of the U. 8. WeaLherlls. experimenting with the use of ceremony performed Saturday night Bureau is for more of the same white g{a&boards to supplant black- at the Douglas home of United LOMOITOW. boards in classrooms. Commissioner Felix Gray. s Both the bride and groom are of Juneau and for the ceremony, Mrs. Jetta H. Gray and Thomas Cashen attended the couple. | - e [ Stock QUOTATIONS I{ ——————— e el NEW YORK, March 13.—Closing | quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock today is 9%, American Can 95'2, American Power and Light | 6%. Anaconda 28%, Bethlehem Steel | 72%;, Commonwealth and Southern | 7 1%, Curtiss Wright common 6, Gen- ' eral Motors 50%, International Har- * vester 65's, Kennecott 37%, New York Central 19%, Northern Paci- fic 12%, Southern Pacific 17%, Uni- ted States Steel 62%, Pound $4.69 3-16. DOW, JONES AVERAGES | The following are today’s Dow, Jones averages: Industrials 151.77, ralls 33.07, utilities 26.28. -, { C(OUNCIL TO NAME POLLING PLACES, | ELECTION JUDGESj | SENATORIAL JOB has certain advantages, admits Sen, John H. Overton, De; at from Louisiana, as he chats with an attractive southern Marjorie Gaathier, and gives her some congressional pointe;s. Miss Gauthier hails from Lafayette, La., and helped the senaior pass time pleasantly during an interlude at a Ainner-dance of the Louisiana state society at capital. Polling places and election judges for the municipal election April 4‘ will be designated by the Juneau City Counecil at its regular meeting. to be elected. (| IT COSTS SO LITTLE TO DRESS SMARTLY AT DEVLIN'S JIGGER COAT Vivid Shetlands! Tweeds! Stripes! Fully Taffeta Lined! Happiest little Spring coaf ever — the Jiggerl Very Spring ‘39, these feature new broad shoulders, bell or slim sleeves, full swing- ing backs! Wear yours from now on — with’ everything! la to “Wide choice of tuxedo, col- pensively stitched, seamed. Boxy styles also. rless, revere styles. All ex- Sizes 14 20, X o

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