The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 2, 1940, Page 8

8 Hoppin Her On Way Back To Anchorage Gravina Ra;g; Station to Be Established af Met- lakatla, Not Gravina 1 Hoppin, Superintendent the Civil Aeronautics passed through au today on the steamer Yukon in Washington ared the CAA's com- ar expenditures in Al | total about $700,000, in- construction of four new aneous range and broadcast- s and a number of inter- > airports as well as minor asting stations While in Juneau this morning conferred with V. E. Rowley, in charge of construction work at Ralston Island where a beam and broadcast station is being installed, load of equipment going island with the Treva first to the in also declared a beam and asting station will be installed 1 akatla on Annette Island, scuth of Ketchikan, in place of the r proposed site at Gravina Is- lan in announcing the sum to be spent by CAA in Alaska during the coming vear, Hoppin labeled it as the second in a “comprehensive five year ieronautical improvements.” - ORDER INQUIRY INTO DEATH OF MOVIE PLAYER Walter Milfiies as Re- sult of Heart Trouble in Fight Scene HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 2.—Al- though an autopsy resulted in a de- cision that Walter Miller, 47, vet- eran picture player and former leading man for Mary Pickford, died 4s the result of heart trouble after a camera fight scene last Saturday plan of the authorities have ordered an inquiry. The authorities said they have raports that “eastern hoodlums” are trying to “muscle in” on movie ex< tras Chief Criminal Deputy Shenff William Bright said today he has numerous reports the “eastern hoodl- lums” are “shoving around” extras and bit player: a Sea ! North Yavan, t nZea M editerrans ice conditions on the Danube Rive unable to stop, started through pipe lines at Petrovsk and Baku. in tankers (black line) for storage at Constanta thence by barges down the Danube (arrows). nate route may be provided with completion of the canal OPPOSING PROBE OF AMBASSADORS ON NAZ! CHARGES Democratic Leaders Fight Suggestion Made by Republicans WASHINGTON, April cratic leaders are opposing the Re-| publican sponsored proposal that | the Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittee ascertain if American Am- | bassador Kennedy and Bullitt made | unneutral statements as | in the German publication seied Polish documents | It is charged that the “German expose” is only propaganda PUBLIC ROADS ] MEN LEAVE FOR SUMMER WORK F. E. Swartz, Resident Engineer, and Walter Gerwels, transitman, left on the steamer Yukon today to work for the Public Roads Administra- tion at Seward for the summer -, — 2 For today’s news today read The Empire regularly. BIG6.2CU.FT. G-E AT AMAZING RUMANIA Con;lan’a Tuapse \fl AROVES é THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1940. e :How Russian Oil Will Flow to GermanyinSprin gGOOD VO'I'E ’\—\ 7/ Moscow Gorkipp. ‘fl JU KR AQI N E dess. N [OIC STORED HERE SOON TO MOVE uP DANUBE TO GERMANY 1 oil, much needed by Germany, is expected to flow in greater volume into the Reich as soon as The flow of oil, which the British admit they have been r permit. Fom (broken line) s Inner France’ mpes | Here are the four French cabinet ministers who, under the leadership of Premier Paul Reynaud, compose the inner war cabinet. Top, left to right: Edouard Daladier, now minister of war and national defense, and Premier Reynaud. Bottom, left to rig ment; Cesar Campinchi, minister Mayor of | Miami Is Stricken MIAMI, Florida, April 2.—Mayor George Sewell, 65, who was largely instrumental in publicizing to the Nation that the Florida area is a winter resort, was stricken and sud- denly died here today as the result of an ailment of the heart. He i) minister of the navy, and Laurent Eynac. 0100 200 300 400 500 ‘Miles BEING CAST HERETODAY Tofal at 3 o Clock Check Is 800-Polls Open Un- il 7 Tonight A fairly heavy vote was being cast l'in Juneaws Municipal election to- | day A check by The Empire at 3 o'- clock showed 400 votes had been cast in the First Precinct, 200 in the Sec- ond and 200 in the Third. This to- tal of 800 compares with 1534 cast a year ago when the polis closed |1t is expected that today's total will be very nearly that by 7 o'- clock closing time. Good weather and interest in the Mayeralty, School Board and time change questions are credited for the turnout. Opposing candidates for Mayor are Harry I. Lucas and Edmund J Krause. Four candidates are seek- |ing three Council positions. Those | in the race are Ralph Beistline, Har- ry Lea, G. Emil Krause and Floyd Fagerson, The time question is whether Ju- neau should change its clocks per- manently to Pacific Standard Time by advancing them one hour. ENGINEER TRUITT FLIES IN TODAY James Truitt, Jr., son of Attorney General Truitt, and engineer with |the U. S. Engincers, flew to Ju- neau from Skagway this morning enroute to Sitka in connection with War Department harbor improve- ments, Truitt said flood control and har- bor improvement work at Skagway is progressing well and the project should be completed in June, em- bracing a dike along the west bank of the Skagway River from the | highway to the waterfront, and con- struction of an 1800 foot sheerwall- | breakwater in the harbor to divert OIL FIELDS IN OPERATION REFINERIES Taupse and Batum it is shipped An alter- , linking Bug and Pripet rivers. War Cabinet s spotlight. NAVIGATION PROGRAM 5 PUT FORWARD Senafe Committee Acts in Face of Opposition of Roosevelt WASHINGTON, Aprii © Senate Commerce Committee Dus recommended $231,090,150 for the navigation and development pro- gram to begin July 1 and extend over seven years. Among the larger projects includ- detritus from wha S, Sailing the Northland tonight|ed will be the Wrangell Narrows for Sitka, Truitt will institute w improvement to cost $2.731,000 on clearing obstructions in the Sitka| Chairman Bailey said the vote on harbor and will return here in a|the bill was 12 to 4 and the ac- few days be going south to his | tion was taken despite the remin- Seattle office: der that President Roosevelt in- - - - dicated he would vet legis- lation this session authorizing either Chairman Bailey said the bill is “confined strictly to navigation pro- jects” and other work but will not MINING EXTENSION (I-ASSES AT NOME be taken up until the House acts St on, flood control legislation now Aben Shallit, Assayer of the Ter- | before it ritorial Department of Mines, will| The Committee bill carries no leave Fairbanks for Nome to con-|funds, and if enacted would sim- duct mining extension classes. ply make the projects authorized Albert Malden has been appoint- | eligible to future appropriations ed by Commissioner of Mines B. D, | ———— Stewart to take charge of the Fair-| banks Assay office temporarily un-| til the arrival of the new Assayer,| A. E. Glover, from Seattle late this| month. ht: Raoul Dautry, minister of arma- f air. Ol In 1939 the average consump- tion of gascline by each car was 731 gallons compared with 704 gallons in 1938. WRANGELL CANNERY MAN IS HEADING FOR NORTHERN PLACERS HOLLAND T0 BUILD HOME ON DIXON ST, Warm Spring weather brought two building permit applications o | | ‘ Today’s news today in The Empire. | M. G. Shian, “Mickey” to his many friends through the Territory, many years in the cannery busin the City Hall today passed through Juneau on the Yu-| (. B. Holland will build a $7,000 kon today for the northern gold home at 617 Dixon Street. Herb | fields. | Redman is archtiect and Israelson Shean will work with Jim Crowdy | and Beaudin contractors. of the New York Alaska Gold| Albert Peterson obtained a per- Dredging Company at Nyaec. }mit to install a new concrete base- | Well known in the cannery busi- | ment at 437 Park Avenue at a cost ness, Shean was until recently, office | of $1200. manager for the Diamond K. can- | ell | b g 1 RANGER IX LEAVES she James H. R. Cromwell speech in Toronto, re- sulting in a public rebuke by his superior, Secre- ary of State Cordell Hull, takes the national news Cromwell, recently appointed minister to Canada and husband of the former Doris Duke, H. G. Hengstler and the Cromwells “richest girl” in Toronto at which ' When Cromwell Made Th:;.t Famous Speech the world, delivered a pro-Ally anti-German speech. Cromwell is shown with his wife and H. G. Hengstler, left, United States con- sul-general in Toronto, at the dinner meeting in Cromwell made the speech. " SOLDIERS ARE - PILING, DRIVER REMINDED OVER WAR PAYMENTS | SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, April |2. — Economy notices plastered |up throughout the British Expedi- | tionary Force's area in France urge | soldiers “to fight waste as you would | fight the enemy.” > men in the field Reminding t * that they will have to help pay for S|the war in the end, the notices ask them t oavoid extravagance on the “easy come, easy go” principle. Britain's war is costing around $28,000,000 a day. - For Want and For Sale Empire classifieds bring results. Juneau Transporf Worker MEETING TUESDAY———APRIL 2 IMPORTANT BE DISCUSSED O | Bids for furnishing 49 hemlock or spruce piling and for providing a piledtiver for 12 days' use will be opened here tomorrow by V A | Rowley, Construction Superintend- |ent for the Civil Aeronautics Au-« ' thority, whose office is in the Bar« anof Hotel. R AR A For Want and For Sale Empire classifieds bring results. CANADIANS FUNDS WILL |4 NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR DEPOSIT. f First National Bc B. M. Behrends Bank BUSINESS 10 E H. HILL, Secrefary. - A = | BOAT TANKS GALVANIZED | was serving his fourth term of May- | or. | Sewell came here in 1896 and with 'his brother John opened a general store under the firm name Sewell | Bros. ) - > Riveted and Soldered I & BLACK IRON | ‘The launch Ranger IX of the| Forest Service left Juneau today PRI nery at Wrang CE " | for Sitka, with Assistant District| . DIMOND SAYS Alaska Electric | REFUGEE BLL Light & Power Co. | M|na SO|OV|efl | Ranger John Brillhart and Admin- | R Ium t J ‘istrative Assistant Harold Smith. | e — e S 0 uneaU\ ZINNAMON LEAVES | e Dr. B. F. Zinnamon, Director of | Mina Solovieff, after an absence|the Division of Communicable Di-| of three years, returned to Juneau|sease Control of the Territorial De- this morning on the steamer Yu-|partment of Health, left on the {kon and was greeted by her hus-|steamer Yukon today for a month’s band, Viadimir Solovieff | trip in the Westward and Interior. The well known singer has been| He will visit Cordova, Seward, Ko- § | HAS "o (HAN(E studying in Italy and New York.|diak, Anchorage, Fairbanks and - PHONE 6i6 | s ShEE e L v [ i Electr“gauy Welde s m— ——— ” | L ,, ‘abroad and before returning here| Pl S KO 2 § | Colonlzahon Plan Won f spent some time with friends and POSTOFFICE INSPECTOR { ! x relatives in California | George Moser, Postoffice In-| | Pass E"her House, | T | spector, is a passenger for the . s ! | Daily Empire classiiieds pay. Westward on the steamer Yukon. Delegate Avers GEORGE H. PETERSON | Democratic Candidate for WE RUILD the BEST BOAT | TANKS in SJUNEAU McLEAN METAL WORKS South Seward Street The chance of passage of legisla- tion which would admit foreign |refugees to Alaska is exceedingly |slim, according to Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimond. 8 “In my judgment.” he writes with ireference to the bill recently intro- duced in the Senate by Senator Wagner for Senator King, “there isn’t a single chance that the bill | will pass either house and I doubt that a committee of either house Territorial Primaries—April 30, 1940 will make a report on it.” SITKA ALASKA | Remarking on Section 9, the part 1 iol the bill which would admit non- rquota immigrations to Alaska only, Dimond says, “I can never assent to this provision and I am sure that For Want and For Sale Empirel classifieds bring results. ’ Orangele 0e and Pekoe L To know just how good tea can be — try Schilling Tea, Compare its exquisite flavor. Compare its clear, fragrant, refreshing goodness. 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