The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 10, 1939, Page 2

APRIL SEOWER G $2.50 up Ioria Cloth or Silk. P B 1 B.M. BEHRENDS COMPANY, Inc. | “Juneau’s Leading Department Store” BAI.I(ANS HAVE WORRIES OV ER [ or Ttali advance in the Balkans is plated it could come eight roads from Albania ,“,,u into Grece and Yugoslavia. »f these countries are fearful | that Premier Benito Mussolini, fol- NEW ACTIVITY Bulgaria and Y"gos|a\Iia‘ May Now Be Coerced | Into Joining Axis SOFIA, Bulgaris kan diplomats indi they fear Ttaly vantages of with a quick ¢ Macedonia 1o Salor uhconfirmed rumors in circles that Bulgaria and Yugos in response to German press have agreed to join the axis powers if the Italio-German adventure ex- ténds further into the Balkens. Those subjects are the foremost topic of speculation in foreign le tions of Sofin and Bulgaria among the leaders of two countries. ntative of German Pro- | cr Paul Joseph Goeb- in Bulgaria, alléged] that Germany has part of Mace assiztance or and ical the bels, recentl; spread @ vo] offered Buluc donia in relw Benevoleni neuirality in the event of axis actioh a t Yugoslavia. The Bulgarians regard this as baseless pro| the or pzanda. Untid f Al- banian crisis the Bulgarian govern- meént was W ing steadily to con- solidate friendship with Yugoslavia and Turkey. A diplomat stationed in w.Belgrade said that the Yugoslay govemment circles ars now worried “about Bulgaria’s attitude: If & furth- | The g Hutchinson Fam- ily” of Forest Hills, N. Y., have ‘Bgain taken to the awr for a good- will tour of sixty-eight c ries, “Mhey will coven 19 miles, in- Rluding Car da, British pan in their air eduled to bring k and Roose- 04 The “F they are know sist of Lieut.-C inson, his v the news the wealthy korsky amphi - bmu, began touring the world by air, accompanied by his wife and children. © Idren’s aid societies demanded then that he leave the ehildren at home when crossing the 6cean because of their youth, Abozrd the plane for the present “four is a veteran airlines pilot and & navigator, who will aid in flying ’ the twin-motored, avound the wo for {riendsh | in. Yug lowing the formula so successfully | worked by his axis partner, Chan- | {cellor Adolf Hitler, may claim Al- banian minorities living in Yugo- slavia and Greece. | The former Albanan m»\'l'\nm«':wi estimated that 900,000 Albanians live avia and more than 50,000 live in northern Greece, .o \GOLD ROOM OF BARANOF HOTEL IS PARTY SCENE 'd ye: m 15 enjoye R Easter bre We terday in the Gold he Baranof Hotel witl ers and soft music fc propriate background f sion. Among those Mrs. Alice Bach Elmer A. Friend with breakf Anot I a 12:30 o'c Room, with Mrs. Peter Bond and Miss Alma Olson entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Irving, with a party of guests enjoyed a 1 o'clock breakfast, while many ot smaller parties and individual gue: at the Hotel during the day for ter menus, | A e { in n i tainix hlin ax ente P who were hoste to forty-two of twer i Mrs gue her t ed the G s called MAYOR ILL Mayor Harry Y. Lucas was ill at home today, as an sm;ck of the’ along |- €10 PICKETS THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1939. ' Motor Magnate MarkS Birthday UOHN TORRIO | day when Torrio and two of his four | La Penna. | Judge Clancy declared a mistrial for [ | i | William 8. Knudsen (right), president of General Motors Corporation, and Henry Ford, auto magnate who was once his boss, chat during | Juncheon in Detmlt Mich., at which leaders of the automobile world h\mored Knudsen on his sixtieth bm.hduy. ‘m'onkdown in the five weeks old negotiations between Juneau con- tractors and the union on an orig- inal request for a 44-hour week and 90 cents an hour. ASKS .UNION'S RECOGNITION Missionary Society Sommers Sewer Project. Will Have Meefing | Shuts Down as Banners | Nobot ot Nown - | Tuesday Afternoon | Tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock a meeting of the Interdenomina- Pickets of Industrial Union 882, tional Missionary Society will be CIO, took up banners and marched | helq in the Assembly of God Chap- today on the $40,000 Willoughby el, with a program offered for all venue sewers project, asking con- |who wish to attend. R. J. Sommers for “recog-| e business meeting will be pre- sided over by Mrs. E. J. Click, with the devotional being led by Mrs. Lyle Johnson The program will be in charge of Mrs. Alfred Zenger and will in- clude the topic, “Missions in the ne Islands.” A vocal selec- 'he Bible,” will be given by ank Barlow, Mrs. Kitty, Val- nd Mrs. Rowena Hayes. Mrs {J. A. Costigan will give the spiritual uplift talk, the topic of which is “Why Study the Bible?” Following the meeting and gram. .refreshments will be by women of the mission. - PMSY CHAMBERLAIN'S EASTER GIFT IS FOR ST. TERESA'S SHRINE tractor nition.” Sommers said: “T am asking the for permission to shut this job vn until a settlement is hed. n't'send any men through any ic pic Sec of “We the are y Harry Gerfen protesting union, = said: picketing for recognition of our union. Our request is not for a d shop, but for recognition of a hiring hall under the agreement signed t fall by AFL with CIO to respective rights in s types of common labor.” ewer project was begun but | a week ago, and 13 men were em- | ployed this noon when the picket huv was placed on the job. Som- | mers said that if the trouble had' not arisen, approximately 30 men would have been working by the end of this week. 1he ples('nt dlspu e is the first on as s terms of pm- served | Next summer | Chamberlain is on her way to her all-metal ship At top is the Lockheed plane in which the Hutchinsons will tour sixty I. The piane is ap- eight countries. Center, the family is shown before leaving Roosevelt “propriately named Amicitia, Loty Field. Left to right: Jeanette, Hutchinson, his wife, and Kathryn. +he family in 1934, with Kathryn (at right) and Jeanette, | home in Deering after spending the | winter at Holy Names Academy, in | Seattle, she will visit the Shrine of | St. Terese in Juneau and see her name on & placque that will desig- nate her as a special donor to the Shrine. The donation was made as an Easter gift to Patsy by her mother, Mrs. John M. Cross, when she was |in Juneau last week and Patsy, fn- | formed of the gift in a telephone | conversation with her mother in | Juneau, was happy that the Shrine | | of the Little Flower was to share her | Easter gift and though Patsy was a | little in doubt about the meaning of it all ,she was told that she would | know all about’ it when she visited | the Shrine next summer. FLKS'CABARET | SATURDAY NIGHT"" CLOSES SEASON The last of a series of Cabaret dances held throughout the winter was an event Saturday evening in the Ballroom of the Elks’, with mem- bers and their partners present for the festivities. In charge of arrangements for the evening was a new dance committee compesed of Arthur Adams, chair- man; Leonard Holmquist, Art Burke, Wilson (Bud) Foster, Joe Lynch and Dewey Baker. - e STUDY CLUB MEETING 1 POSTPONED FOR WEEK The Tuesday Study Club, which was to have had its regular monthly | meeting tomorrow, will meet mhmd on next Tuesday. Postponement was arranged by Mrs. Wellman Holbrook, club presi- dent, because of the ill of sev- eral members. e DY CHAPELADIES MEET WEDNESDAY EENING All members of the Chapeladies are urged to be present for the peg- ular meeting of the group Wednes- day evening at 8 oclock at the home of Mrs, Virgil Newell other two were Torrio’s brother-in- LOUISE NELSON | sage of red roses. | groom. ENTERS PLEA IN TAX CASE Former ChT(ago Under- world Leader Says He Is Guilty with 2 Others NEW YORK,. April 10.—The in- ¢ome tax evasion trial of John Tor- rio, former Chicago underworld leader, came to an abrupt end to- codefendants, guilty. pleaded The | law, William Slockbower, and James When their case was recorded, the other two defendants, Louis la Cava and John Dagostino. S e IS BRIDE OF MR.V.FARROW Well Known Juneau| Couple Wed Here This Affernoon Miss Liouise Nelson of this eity became the bride of Vincent Farro also of Juneau, at a 2 o'clock ce mony performed by the Rev. Jo)m L. Cauble this afternoon in the parsonage of the Resurrection Luth- eran Church. The bride was most attractive in a mavy blue tailored suit with! an egg shell blouse and navy ac- cessories. She wore a shoulder cor- Arthur Burke, sister of the bride, wore a black suit with green accessories and a corsage of roses, and Miss Bernice Butler was also! gowned in a black tailored suit with a rose corsage for the service. Ted | Cowling acted as best man for the | Mrs. OUT FOR TME Helen Crlenkovich (above), San Francisco diving ace, who will set her cap for the national title in the women’s senior spring- board diving championship soon to be held in Helen’s home town. A reception will be held this ev- ening at 7 o'clock at the young| couple’s residence in the Klein Ap- | artments, during which time their| friends may call to extend wisl | of happine: i > DR. KING HOME FROM TRAVELS IN KUSKOKWIM Woman Finishes 3,000- Mile Sled, Plane Trip Visiting Schools Spring came early to the Kusko- kwim and Lower Yukon this year, the natives beginning to move out of the villages as much as a month | when Patsy Anne|ago to institute spring activities, Dr. Luella King, Associate Supervisor of | Elementary Education for the Office |of Indian Affairs, reported on her |réturn to Juneau this week. Dr. King traveled more than 3,-| 000 miles by dog téam and plane in visiting 12 Indian service schools and communities. She left Juneau two months ago and returned Sat- urday by Electra from Fairbanks. The Eskimos are leaving their| Kuskokwim winter homes to “go ratting” and the Indians farther up the Yukon are likewise preparing for | the muskrat season. During the winter the Natives have made good use of the work shops at the schools. At one village, Dr. King said, the older boys built 21 dog sleds, which is more than one for each famil; FOREST SERVICE CHIEF 0 VISIT ALASKA IN MAY Silcox fo fiare First Trip to Terrifory - Is fo Spend Month F. A. Silcox, Chief of the United States Forest Service, is to visit Al- aska next month, his first trip to the Territory. Sileox will be accompanied by his assistant, R. F. Hammett, the For- est Service office here was advised today. The forest officials are to leave | Seattle either May 6 or May 10 and will spend a month in Alaska. Regional Forester B. Frank| Heintzleman will be here just ahead of his superiors, returning from Washington to take a boat April 29 from Seattle. .- WED AT CARCROSS Miss Rose Barrett of Tagish, and Andrew Knutson, section foreman on the White Pass and Yukon-Route at Pennington, were recently mar- |invented which, Marjorie Gestring of Los An- geles, Olympic champion and present holder of the national title, will defend her laurels against the sensational per- former from the Golden Gate ily Tiny Enemy Insecis Are Wagijan United States Fruit Crop af. Stake as Moth, Wasp | in Battle COLUMBIA, Mo., April 10.—Two tiny enemy insects, one a destroyer | \and the other a defender, are bat- tling in American orchards with | | valuable fruits crops at stake. | The invader is the Oriental fruit | moth that was introduced by acci-“ | dent into New England orchards ) {and spread in waves throygh the{ midwest and to Missouri. Entomologists of the United States 1 Department of Agriculture said the | moth was a “serious threat” to the American fruit industry. They began to experiment with | various other insects to find if the| Oriental destroyer had a natural enemy in this country. They finally | | discovered a dwarf wasp that is a wanton killer of Oriental moths. ‘The wasp is a native of this re- | 'gion and the entomologists now are | | pouring more and more of the de-! | fending troopers into the infested | | regions to battle the moths. In these wasp-protected areas fruit damage by the moths has been trifling, the experts reported. e, HOLT FOR PETERSBURG A. B. Holt, who has been at Sitka on busine: returning to Juneau on the last trip of the Northland, | left aboard, the Alaska for his home in Petersbufg. - MARRIAGE LIC A marriage license was issi U. S. Commissioner Felix Gray to- day to Vincent F. Yakopatch and Louise E. Nelson, both of Juneau. D LEGION TONIGHT Alford John Bradford Post, Am- erican Legion, holds its regular weekly meeting at the Dugout to- night. s g S FIRE AT DAWSON The historic M & N Building in Dawson was recently destroyed by ffre and the flames also swept through the Yukonia Hotel. ——————— An electronic microscope has.been without lenses, magnifies up to 20,400 times, and gives 25 times the resolving power ried at Carcross by the Rev. H. M. Grant, C.|of the best conventional lens-type | microscope. 13:30 p.m, t Noon today U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. 8. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinily, beginning at 3:30 p.m., April 10: Rain tonight and Tuesday; moderate to fresh southeast winds. Weather forecast for Soulhesst Alaska: Rain tonight and Tues- day; moderate to fresh southeast winds exeept fresh to strong south- east winds over Dixon Entrance, Clarence Strait, Frederick Sound and Chatham Strait and fresh to strong southerly winds over Lynn Canal, Forecast cl winds wong be Coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Fresh to strong southeast winds along the ceast from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook tonight and Tuesday. LOCAL DATA barometer Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity 30,21 43 63 SE 12 30.19 40 n SE 7 30i15 t4l 85 s 9 Weather Cloudy Lt, Rain Lt. Rain Time yest'y 3:30 a.m. today RADIO REPORTS ! TODAY Lowest 4a.m. 4a.m. Precip. temp. temp. velocity 24 hrs, 4 6 / Max. tempt. 4a.m. last 24 hours | 40 44 Slation | Atka Anchorage Nome Bethel Fairbanks Dawson St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland San Francisco New York ‘Washington Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear Clear Lt. Rain Cloudy Lt. Rain Lt. Rain Pt. Cldy Lt. Snow Clear Clear Clear Lt. Rain Cloudy .02 0 01 .03 52 46 WEATHER SYNOPSIS A trough of low air pressure was present this morning from the Aleutian Islands east to the Gulf of Alaska covering all of the North Pacific Ocean south to lat. 40 degre and northward over a llof Al- aska, with the lowest reported pressure being 28.80 inches just south of Kodiak. High pressure obtained over western and central Canada and the Pacific Northwest, also over the Pacific Ocean north of the Hawaiian Islands. This pressure distribution was attended by light to moderate precipitation generally over Alaska during the last 24 hours, except the lower Kuskokwim district and extreme northern portion of Alaska. Scattered light rains were reported over the Canadian pro- vinces and western Washington and Oregon during the past 24 hours. There little change in temperature over Alaska this morning, with the weather continuing mild in most portions of the Territory. 5:01 a.m.; sunset, 7:03 p.m. Juneau, April 11.—Sunrise, T —— e costume ¢embines navy blue and white—a faverite spring har- meny in hues. The belted weol ccat is designed with a collarless neek- line piped in white pigue and worn with a white scarf. A blue gros- grain ribbon band and bow add zip to the sailor of rough white straw. (Costume assembled by R. H. Macy,) CHINA GUNMAN | ASSASSINATES BANK OFFICIAL Shoofs TwE—Others, One Fatally, Who Attempt fo Block Escape TIENTSIN, April 10.—A Chinese gunman assassinated S. G. Cheng, Manager of the Federated Reserve Thi Bank and Superintendent of Cus- soms, last night at a theater in the British area. The gunman shot two men who tried to block his escape, middle-aged Swiss engineer, who was fatally shot, and a young Rus- sian, shot in the abdomen and gravely wounded. — SIS W.P. PLANES FREIGHTING White Pass and Yukon Route planes are engaged in freighting be- tween Whitehorse and Dawson. daily, ¢’ 4 Weather or Cloudy g * b . . one a _ 'S « Sometimes two round trips are made o