The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, February 5, 1940, Page 8

FDR PEEVED | ATNEWSMEN AS PROBERS Tries fo Stobhuesfion on Third Term - Reporter Balks-Offices Notified 'DE PARK, N. Y Feb. 5~ Roosevelt said today at a that he is getting to sound him out d term, and added that thing is to be said it will time of his own choosing newsmen agreed with him ths putting it b that the “g and very obvious is to be said, it will be a time choosing and not at their (tha renorters) choosing.” Nevertheless, a reporter remarked “We will keep on trying, Mr. Presi- dent,” to which the President an- W “I wouldn’t,” adding an ad- ition to those assembled, to tell ir offices they did not want to be put into a ridiculous or immature a position SIS LS ATTENTION :IASONS There will be a stated communi- cation of Gastineaux Lodge No. 124, and AM. Tuesday, Feb. 6, Ma- ¢ Temple, 7:30 p.m. Work in MM. degree. Members are urged to attend. Visiting brethren wel- F come. By order of W.M. (Signed) SAMUEL DEVON, ; adv. Secretary. G IN QUALITY ChovceAmeniaan Bottled in Bond Bourbon> At your favorite restaurant and package store Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 100 proof. Copy- ight 1939, Schenley Distillers Corp., N.Y.C. WINTER REFUGEE —Seen at Palm Beach, Fla., where she's been vacationing is Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbi whose husband is the 5:‘;?!151:. man and stable-owner. She's the former Manuela Hudson, daugh- ter of a San Francisco attorney, DISCUSSIONS FOR INDIA'S FREEDOM | ENDS, DEADLOCK Same Old Promise, Inde- pendence when Time Comes, Indicated NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 5. Hindu Nationalist Leader Mohandas Gandhi and India’s Viceroy Lord Lintlithgow have failed to reach an agreement on India’s demands for independence. Wrapped in his shawl over his thin cotten robes, the Hindu leader left the conference hinting he will leave New Delhi tomorrow without wait- ing results of the conference with the Viceroy The Moslem faction communique indicated that Great Britain only offered the oft repeated assurance to consider India's demands for in- dependence “when the time came.” This time is presumably after the present European war is over. Gandhi’s communique made it plain the British proposals did not meet the demands of the Nation- alist Party. SECRET INDICTMENT RESULTS IN ARREST OF NATIVE WOMAN Nellie Johnson, Native, was ar- rested here Saturday night on a bench warrant issued as a result of a secret indictment by the Federal Grand Jury. She is charged with burglary, lar- ceny in a boat and larceny in a store. Bail was set at $1500. Another ‘secret indictment was returned by the Grand Jury this morning. “MY SKIN WAS FULL OF . KidnapCase, % Dies, Prison Ellis Parker, Involved in Lindbergh Baby Ab- duction, Passes WASHINGTON, Feb, 5. — Ellis Parker, 68, former New Jersey de tective and prominent in the Lind- bergh kidnaping case, later sent to prison for conspiracy tc kidnap Paul Wendell, died yesterdey in the Lew- isburg, Pennsylvania Federal prison of a cerebral ailment. Parker, according to evidence, abducted Wendell, attemptinz to prove he was an accomplice of Bruno Richard Hauptmann or the actual kidnaper of the Lindbergh baby - 150 KILLED IN BOMBING OF JAPANESE Planes Der Shells on French Operated Rail- way-Two Attacks SHANGHAI, Feb, 5—Belated re- ports increased to 150 the number killed or wounded in last Thurs- day's Japan bombing of the French operated Kunming-Hano railroad. These reports also told of a re- {newed attack on the rail system by | Japanese bombers on Saturday, di- rected at the same place, but no additional casualties. Forty bodies have been renewed from the wreckage of the train bombed in the first attack. Two French Nationals, the wife of the Prench Railway jnspector and her infant daughter, are listed among the dead. : HARRY BRIDGES ATTACKED AGAIN FOR DEPORTATIO Legislation Proposed Call- ing ClO Leader Un- | i . | desirable Alien | WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—Repre- | seTitative A. L. Ford, of Mississippi, today proposed legislation which he said will call for deportation of Harry Bridges as an undesirable alfen, The measiire also requires depor- tation of any alien sympathizer of Communists or those associated with them or who use their support “in interference 4ith the good order and happiness” of the community. LEGION POST WILL NOMINATE TONIGHT T0 FILL VACANCIES PIMPLES AND BLEMISHES" | says Verna 8.: “‘Since using Adlerika the pimples are gone. My skin is smooth and glows with health.” Adlerika helps wash BOTH bowels, and relieves temporary con- stipation that often aggravates bad com- plexion. Butler-Mauro Drug Co.. in Doug- s by Guy's Drug Store. Genuine Indian ANCESTRA February 10 and 11—Saturday and Sunday ELKS' 7:30 P. M. BY NATIVES who have been reh SPONSORED BY ANB an IMPROVEMENT OF HOONAH 40 Performers TSINYHEAN: FLATHEAD: GAMBLE: SPIRIT DANCE! COPPER RIVER: TLINGIT; PEACE HELEN HOUSTON — Seven-Year-Old Infant Prodigy! FIRST NIGHT STARRING Historical Value of TICKETS AT THE $1.00 J. C. JOHNSON, Manager KENDALL WILLIAMS, Leader and JUNEAU HOTEL PER PERFORMANCE—AUTHENTIC COSTUMES! DIFFERENT PROGRAM EACH NIGHT! L DANCES HALL OF HOONAH earsing four years. d ANS for COMMUNITY Costumes: $100,000 : BARANOF HOTEL i | Nominations for the filling of three American Legion offices re- cently vacated will be opened at to- night's meeting of Alford John Bradford Post. The offices to be filled are: First Vice Commander, vacated by Rus- sell Clithero wh ois moving to Sitka; Sergeant-at-Arms, vacation by the death of the late I. R. (Bud) An- derson; Post Executive Commitee- man, vacated by Lew Williams, who moved to Wrangell. The matter of definitely recom- mending convention dates will be taken up. Commander George Gullufsen an- nounced that an unusual entertain- ment feature would be provided at| 9 o'clock, after close ness meeting, e A gk of the bsi- TOLOVANA GAINS 29 IN DECADE pared with 217 ten years ago, it was announced today by Alaska Census Supervisor J. P. Anderson. The District includes the village of Livengood. Today's News Today—Emipire. PIANO TUNING I will arrive on Mt. McKinley from Westward and will be at the GASTINEAU HOTEL A few days only! will appreciate an early ap- pointment foriany service 1 may give you. H. J. BAKER Baker Piano Co.. Seattle b ";”":'(onspiralor’ I'Qfii;i»ds in Home-Made Incubator | Tolovana Recording District has| ia population of 246 today, com- 2 ! America’s newest quadruplets, born to Mrs. Clyde Short, wife of an , Alabama sharecropper and miner, are pictured in their home-made incu- | bator at Jasper, Ala., where they are being tended by Nurse Almyra }Clilms. who built the cardboard shelter. The three girls, Faith, Hope and harity, and the unnamed boy were ATTEND SILVER TEA SATURDAY Golden Jubilee Celebra- tion Given by Juneau Woman's Club | | | In commemoration of 50 vears |of activity for the General Fed- eration of Women's Clubs approxi- mately 400 persons called between 2:30 and 5 o'clock Saturday after noon at the Methodist Chureh soc- jal rooms where the Juneau Wo- man's Club members were hostesses | with a silver tea and Golden Ju- bilee Birthday Party. One of the most colorful affairs of the winter social season in this | city, the occasion marked & high- light for the club's activities dur- ing the year. Mrs. Hermann Honored During the afternoon Mrs. R R. Hermann was given the privilege of cutting the huge birthday cake, bearing 50 lighted candles, and was further honored with a pre- sentation of an Alaska Federation State President’s pin, s Carrying out the “Gay Nineties” ! motif was a program presented by ! women teachers from the Juneau | Public Schools. Featured during the sketch was Miss Merle Schrad- er, who was very fetching with her ‘imerprelauon of “A Bird in a | Gilded Cage.” A piano duet was | played by Miss Ruth McVay and Miss Frances Wheeler, and a | Flora-Dora chorus added to the | success of the entertainment. Wedding Gowns Probably the most outstanding attraction during the tea hours was the *“Procession of Wedding | Gowns,” modeled by Juneau girls and young matrons. Appropriate | music -was played for each model by Mrs. C. Robert White, pianist, land each was introduced by Mrs. | Russell Cook. | Modeled by Miss Mary Jean- | nette Whittier was a wedding dress | worn by the grandmother of Mr: |G. B. Rice in 1844; Miss Ber | Kimmer wore a lovely gown whici was chosen by the grandmother of James McNaughton for her mar- riage in' 1880; the 1890 bridal gown | of Mrs. John A. Glasse was mod- | | Il - TONIGHT 3 February 5 ;40: | | | | | HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL N Use Sixth Street Entrance ONLY! Douglas High vs. m.!uneau Reserves Juneau High vs. Skagway High (Juneau and Skagway Play Tomorrow Night Also) born in the Shorts’ two-room shack. Hanson was that belonging to Mrs. Alma Hendrickson; Miss Frances | Paul showed the wedding gown of | Mrs. E. M. Richardson for her| age in 1905, worn by her| mother in 1907, was the gown mod- eled by Miss Lucille Fox. Miss Sybil Godfrey modeled the beautiful gown chosen by Mrs. George | F. Alexander for her wedding also| in the year 1907; Miss Beverly Leiv- ' ers wore a 1915 wedding dress of her mother’s; Mrs. John Glasse's 1920 gown was modeled by Miss Sylvia Davis; Mrs, Harry Watson's wedding | dress for the year 1925 was worn by | Miss Isabell Parsons; a 1930 model belonfing to Mrs H. M. Hol mann was shown by Miss Maydelle George; | Mrs. William Whitehead's gown of] g ) 1935 was modeled by Miss Barbara | Company at Fairbanks, is a pas-|On the Alaska and is a guest |senger aboard the Alaska making Gastineau. Hermann; Miss Betty Rice wors Edward Metzgar's wedding dress of 1938; and Mrs. Judson Whittier mod- | eled the lovely gown worn by her| at her own wedding in 1939, Pouring and Assisting i Pouring during the afternoon were | the following Past Presidents; Mes- | dames Ray G. Day, A. M. Geyer,| E. H. Kaser, J. P. Williams, Harold Smith, R. R. Hermann, Charles Fox, | John McCormick (Secretary of the Legion Auxiliary), and Mrs. Marcus Jensen (Secretary of the Alaska Fed- eration). i Those assisting included Mesdamrs; Roy Murphy, Ray Ward, Jim Cole, Tom Parke, and Misses Jean Rula- ford and Jane Blomgren. - Mrs. R. B. Lesher suérvised the dining room.‘ - e — MRS. MEYRING ' VISITING HERE Mrs. Gene Meyring flew down, from Fairbanks Saturday aboard a PAA Electra which her popu- lar husband was piloting. Mrs. Meyring is a guest at the Baranof Hotel and will visit here| with her many friends for a week. | .- — | FOUR FROM SKAGWAY Four Skagway women came in on | the Alaska and are at the Baranof Hotel. They are Mrs. Donald Mac- Kay, Mrs. Karl Ask, Mrs. Beulah Ward and Mrs. Ruth Allee. | 15% Canadian Discount B. M. Behrends Bank First National Bank RAv GAMES First Game at 7:30 P. M. GYMNASIUM IHONEYMOON [ TRIP ENDS IN DEATH Plane Cras@n Fog, Kill- ing Bridal Couple, Three Others HAMMOND, Indiana, Feb. 5—A horeymooning couple, enroute to New Orleans, La, for merrymaking at the Mardi Gras, and three oth- ers were killed late yesterday when an airplane, lost in the fog, crashed. The bodies of those aboard the plane were burned beyond recogni- tion. The plane left Denver carly yes- terday morning and was piloted by Don T, Craig. Aboard were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zimmerhackel, married only late Saturday; the plane’s owner, Mrs. Elizabeth McSweeney Powell and Michael Creed Hindetlinder, Jr., son of Colorado’s State Engineer. All were prominent Coloradoans. .- SIMMONS MAKES TWO HOPS WITH BABY FAIRCHILD by Miss Virginia Worley; fl‘ Shell Slmmor:s‘r‘l(:r to the 1.&li\nds:HA|“Es DEPUTY gown styled by Miss Dalma |yesterday and today in the baby | PFairchild, yesterday today to Angoon. Yesterday Simmons flew Wes Overby to Sitka, and brought ‘in Ruth Wood, Dora Poole and Mrs. Wes Overby who had gone out to Sitka and {round trip to Hoonah. Today Simmons flew Bertha Ti- ber and Elizabeth Willard to An- goon. ' i i WEAVER IS MAKING FIRST TRIP SOUTH IN NINETEEN YEARS Jack Weaver, assistant cashier ¢i the United States Smelting his first trip south in 19 years. Mrs. Weaver accompanies her hus- band and they expect to tour Coast states during the next two months before returning north. T ————— TRADES HUBBIES | IN SINGLE TRIP } T0 COURTHOUSE Divorcing George Jim in Dismct} Court last Saturday, Mable Jim | marched down the hall to the of- | fice of U. S. Commissioner Felix | Gray and was married ately to Edward A. Stoltz, See the Copp ~ ICAA CHIEF THROUGH | i | i | | Something new to aid motorists to see the traffic cop at night s sported by this Cleveland officer. It is a luminous belt with ruby | sets. It is planned to give the | belt to all Cleveland traffic police- ‘ men on night duty. | | ARRIVES WITH TWO PRISONERS Deputy U. S. Marshzai H. M. Cal- | lin of Haines arrived on the Alaska | last night with two prisoners. ‘ John P. Fleming is to serve six | months concurren, for larceny, | embezzlement by servant and em- | bezzlement by bailee. | Chauncey Jacobs is to serve four months for being drunk and disor- | derly. - - | HOME FROM SKAGWAY | w2 Canvass White, U. 8. Commis- sioner at Skagway, arrived in town at the e, —— Empire Want Aas Bring Results. Hotpoint Appliances Reduced ENROUTE TO CAPITAL Marshall M. Hoppin, Superintend- ent of Airways for the Civil Aero- nautics Authority, was a southbound passenger on the steamer Alaska last night. He is going from his An- chorage headquarters to Washing- ton. Proce e N FOOD SPECIALS! 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