The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, December 28, 1939, Page 2

2 cided to vote out a resolution au- thorizing the ism hunt, Dies and | Dickstein both had in bids. The ‘Dles resolution rolled through. There are people who suspect| | that Cactus Jack Garnér cooked up the whole business to pave the way for the Garner-for-Presi- | dent campaign, Neither Dies nor | Garner have deigned to notice | this heresay. Anyway, Congress voted Dies $25,000 and the third ism hunt of he decade was on No. One Ism Hunter——— MARTIN DIES FINALLY TALKS WAY TO APLACE AMONG HEADLINERS The Die been producing alleled recent bitter Committee a show unj times and hilari- ntroversy ly. Ncw its report to Congress January 3, which must de whether {he committee be centinued. Who What has his commit done? Where's rtant news red article first co Next article: Uie" - > Weslem War Results cus come its parin conven ing 3 cid shall Die tee : { These imp questions are three is the ancw in erie of which thi By MORGAN AP Featurc M Service TTY BEAT Writer \Germans Declare Allies Goading Finns fo Keep Up Fight WASHINGTON Quiet: Nazi Howls Heard - Costumes of 1939 Without Benefit O Corsets THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1939. CITY POLICE NAB GUNMAN, " EREE THREE SPIKED The basis of this unnamed get-up is Elaine Fried; the rest of it is a water - and- snake-spouting hydrant, some (By Associated Press) | Reconnoitering flights occupied the day on the Western Front and nothing important happened in Eu- rope's quiescent war in the west ex- cept brief patrol clashes. Aerial engagements were report- ed, but were sporadic and not on a large scale, 'The mouthpiece of the German foreign office accused Great Britain and France of inciting deliberately resist Russia so the reg- ular flow of supplies from Northern Europe to Germany would be dis- | rupted MARTIN DIES OF TEXAS: He found a spring-board. Propag representa stature on the an alien-baiter, saw red every the word “Com- Fritz self 1atic some slight scene as fellow w heard Marti the inction he pr of lar- CIO! a hear tha had been al landscape Washington de: moment a nobody on His list had e P PR T AIR BATTLE FOUGHT OFF | NAZ| (OAST‘ nation 1 time he Dem coterie munism Dies of a friend of “Cactus Jack” and the Garner-for-Presi- seople. Such a friendship hardly ep a man off the committee — that almighty wheel of Congress. Least- a man with only eight rvice, is on that commit- i alwa) sundin Publicity—At the Die he h ider And there Martin Dies his Pre facts the nation's st in Communism last year, Also that Civil Liberties com- Senate was per testimony indicting for using labor the int n tte of the taking corporations to iy 1tin, nyin as bad a ark He onal the ven ar ial Combat with German Planes (By Associated Press) Meagre details of a British-Ger- man air battle were received today following curt announcements from the German High Command and the British War Ministr;, The Germans said planes of the British were driven from the North Sea German coast yesterday and one invader was shot down British announcements said three German bombers were damaged and one German patrol ship was dis abled by Bri[ish airmen, GQVERNOR PlANS SKAGWAY VISIT; | LEAVES TONIGHT [ ntative Plans Call for| Journey on Haida-At Home on Monday Gov. Ernest Gruening is leaving | tonight on the Coast Guard cutter for a visit to Skagway, under tenta- ternati tt head of on the h pen. People mmit turns sometT like Earl Brc Congressmen should be an off- Getting Dirty the same time the the brown, the sil- gold, etcetera—were stir- up in New Jersey, New ornia, and elsewhere. the time was ripe for investigation, and things to drop into place for Dies, -machine cogs heading for there infl CLOTI OFTEN about crowd- Wear Longer! 1 YO ARMEN f | RE l\(‘fl K e the hin; for the distinction of the isms was New Yor! representative, Samuel a Hitler-hater. But there who suspected Dickstein | not give all the isms their| medicine in e 1l doses. Today Dies i by the way, of accent- )& Communism. When the Rules Committee de-| ‘Ie MODES 4 MOMENT o office. At the Lynn Canal city the Governor will attend to various of- ficial matters, it was announced. Governor Gruening will return to | | Juneau Sunday and be on hand at | the mansion for the open house he |and Mrs, Gruening are holding from {3 to 7 on New Year's Day. | The Governor’s departure for the ismtes has been set ahead to Janu- | ary 4 in order to insure his pres- ence in Ottawa in time for the op- ening of the joint meeting of the United States and Canadian Inter-| national Highway Commission. La- ter he will go to Washmglun leglon Chnstmas Party Is Success Between 60 and 70 members of the American Legion and «Legion {Auxiliary and their escorts were \bresent at the American Legion | Dugout last evening for the an- nual Christmas party. Wesley Barrett provided music for the occasion and there was dancing until 11 o'clock at which |hour Santa Claus (Russell Cli- | thero) delivered gifts to each—the naughtier the person had been during the year, the better the gift would be. | In charge of the party arrange- ments were Mrs. E. M. Polley, Mrs. Oscar Olson, Mrs. Al Johnstone, Mrs. John Newman, Frank Met- calf, C. C. Carnegie and Lester Rink. | | B S | THE FOUNDATION of the cur- rency system of India is, the rup- pee. It is of silver and weighs 180 grains, 2 4T o Colored hats are going to lots of holiday cocktail parties. Howard Hodge makes this one of muted tur- quoise velevt, swirls the top into a big chou and films it with a black veil, pos o UGt 1 Empire Want Ads Bring Results. spikes, smudges, and black shoes, briefs and gloves. Finland to } | | iPOTTED | This what-is-it was rigged u; to lure (or scareggfi‘) g \“strange beast” that had ter- ‘rified the Connecticut coun- tryside, attacking gnd_mane glmg several _dogs.” e British Claim Edge in Aer-'|” e ek SWATHED Just a statue in its swaddling lclothes. It’s Carl Milles’ figure symbolizing the Mississippi, on its way to unveiling in front of the St. Louis union station. tive plans announced today by his | & SWINGING 3 modern Sir Launcelot in ancient dress tries to mount ye pale palfrey via ye olde {block and tackle for the Cav~ .alcade of the Horse near Santa Monica, Calif. Goverrior Rushes To Rose Bowl by Train; Air Poor NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 28— Gov, Prentice Cooper is speeding toward the scene of the Rose Bowl|= by train. Bad flying weather forced | him to cancel a proposed flight to the west coast The War Department had au- thorized the use of seven Nation- al Guard planes for the Cooper party, as a training flight. The Governor will lead his state’s delegation at the annual Rose Bowl game, between Tennessee and Southern California, Russian sT?e?cued from‘ Under Revolved by | Officers | Three Ru\\mn\ held at bay last night by a heavily-armed man (who happened not to be a Finn), were rescued from their predica- ment by Chief of Police Dan Ral- ston and Assistant Chief Ken Junge who overpowered and dis- armed the assailant. The Russians, Bill Tathoff and Kalo Albogoff, were cornered in 'their lodgings at the Geyer Rooms about 5 o'clock yes- terday by Albert Tucker, who brandished a loaded .45 caliber re-| volver, according to Assistant U. S.| Attorney George W. Folta. ,‘ Togoff and Tathoff were order- ed, under Tucker's pistol, to line up against the wall and Albogoft | was sent out to buy some whiskey under a warning from Tucker that if the police were notified he would “blow the heads off these two Russians and shoot the first| man ho comes through the door.” Albogoff notified peeked into the room and went back for reinforcements. The (wo officers, with drawn revolvers, cap- | tured Tucker, who was charged | with assault with a deadly weapon.| Other charges possibly will be| filed against Tucker when he is' :,'ncd Fultn said. Togoff, Sam | Junge, Wwho U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAUV THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at 3:30 p.m., Dec. 28: Occasional light rain tonight and Friday; moderate southerly wind. Minimum temperature tonight about 32 degrees. Forecast for Southeast Alaska: Intermittent light rain tonight and Friday, except snow in extreme northeastern portion. Moder- ate wind, except modernte to fresh over sounds and straits. Slight- ly colder tonight., Morning fog in channels. Forecast of winas along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Winds along the coast from Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer will be moderate to fresh southerly; from Cape Spencer to Cape Hinch- inbrook, moderate to fresh easterl and from Cape Hinchinbrook to Kodiak, fresh northerly. LOCAL DATA Temo Humiaity wina Velocity ‘Weather 43 49 SE ,20 Rain 41 46 SE 15 Rain 38 95 SW : § Rain 1ime 3:30 pm. yest'y 3:30 a.m. today Noon today Barometer 29.54 29.37 29.78 RADIO REPORTS TODAY 3:30a.m. Precip. 3:3Cam temp. 24 hours Weathar 0 Clear 0 Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Rain Lowest temp. 16 22 -3 1 -10 4 6 17 36 39 35 43 41 37 51 WEATHER SYNOPSIS The disturbance in the Gulf of Alaska has remained nearly sta- tionary since yesterday afternoon with the central pressure 28.70 inches reported this morning about 200 miles south of Kodiak Is- land. Cloudy weather and above normal temperatures have con- tinued over most sections of Alaska and temperatures were some- what higher this morning over western and central Alaska. Juneau, Dec. 29.—Sunrise, 830 am.; sunset, 3:15 p.m. Max. tenipt. last 24 hours | 22 31 1 1 2 17 7 Station Atka Anchora Barrow Nome Bethel Fairbanks St. Paul Dutch Harbor Kodiak Cordova Juneau Sitka Ketchikan Seattle Portland San Francisco i [ | [ | [ Rain Rain Rain | | | | | Cloudy AUTOMOBILE OWNE TAKE NOTICE "Union Christmas . Party Held Here | sifonan "onscasns ™o i | streets after January 1, without the 1940 License Plates. Buy same An enjoyable Yuletide party was that held last night at Union Hall KING OUEEN | by members and friends of local 203 I {and Auxiliary 34, oF ITA['ANS Dancing was featured for the oc- early this week, and take advantage | of the service we can give you prior to the last minute rush. H. J. TURNER, City Clerk. e adv. IRON rarely occurs in the free state as an element, being com- casion and cards also provided en- tertainment during the evening. In charge of the event was the Historic Meetings Now Tak- ing Place-Close Rela- tions Indicated following committee: Mrs. W. A.|’ " 4 Rasmussen, Mrs. C. Sebenico, Mrs, | Pined with earths and rocks. But Gilo Battello, E. E. Stender, E. Pear- | 50 Widespread are these ores that ROME, Dec. 28.- called upon Ttaly the first visit b PR S oy iron came into early use by man. - eee temporal Prince years Empire Want Ads Bring Results. The Pontiff, who went to the Quirinal Palace amid pomp and ceremony, formally repaid the visit of King Emmanuel and Queen Elona made last week. Reliable Vatican sources said Llw\e historic meetings will be followed on January 5 of Premier Benito Mussclini to the Pope at the Vat- ican. The- visits signify a closer rela- tion between the Vatican City and the Italian State. The Pope made a brief speech after the ceremonial meeting with the King and Queen saying the visit “revealed the happy accord be- | tween Church and State.” QlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHI|||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIII[lllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIfl ANNOUNCEMENT - Todav's News Today—Empire. _Pnpe Pius today King and Queen, any- Pope on a in more than 70 R For Teacher's-and-soda, use the best “_p,(. CRM\ water obtainable to enjoy fully A @?‘ Teacher’s distinctive quality . . « d ok the floour. SOLE U. 5. AGENTS: Schieffelin & Co., 1] 86 PROOF NEW YORK CITY + IMPORTERS SINCE 1794 AMES C. CO0PER C. P. A. AND STAFF anneunce that ihey are now settled in their new quarwrs located in the Cooper Building. Fourth and Main Streets, and are ready and ful- ly equipped to render A Cl)MPLETE ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICE. We take this epportunity to ex- press our sincere appreciation of the bhusiness our clients have given us during the past year and wish each and everyone a PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. iIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIilIIIIIIIII‘IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIl|||IIIIIIIIHlIlIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIII Sincerely, JAMES C. COOPER, C.PA. and Staff. [ T g D