The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, April 30, 1940, Page 2

s ——————————— AP Peaturc Servi During National Baby Week, April 29 to May 4, parents supposed to pay lots of attention to babies. Experts have much to say about what they should wear, weigh, eat, and do. But s you can (JGI]\ see for \uul\(]f 'I‘\(\ uU. some thm GRABBING: He's likely o sta This airview shows the twisted wreckage of the New York Cen Falls, N. Y., tracks at a curve near Little Soft Ball Leaguels Proposed e | Challenge Issued Which May Result in Some- thing Definite NOTE: The story below Is about something that has not happened. But it is hoped that as a result something will hap- pen. A challenge hi been thrown into the face of the Douglas Island hard-ball league team. . . . and a good idea has been formulated. Even the most skeptical reader must admit that the idea has possibilities. . . and it is to be hoped that the enthusiastic ameng the baseball fans will turn the possibilities into factual happenings. A challenge was issued last night by an embryo soft-ball team to mem- | bers of the Douglas hard-ball squad for a pre-season game of soft ball, any way, any place and any time convenient to both teams. The challenge is the first shot of a barrage destined to organize a soft- ball league in Juneau and the or- ganizers are eagerly awaiting the | names of the players who have an interest in baseball but for some| reason or other cannot be included as hard-ball players Girl's Team in Shorts But the second shot of the bar- rage was a shock and a pleasant surprise. A girl's league was sug- gested and promised if enough young women will sign the lists now await- ing names in the Empire office. Ernest Stewart, who works in the Office of Indian Affairs and in whose mind the plans for the league formulated, believes that at least two teams be found, and that sponsorship would be easily secured because of the inexpensive attire of the girl Gehrigs. If the evenings were not too chilly, he indicated, the play- ers could play in s Stewart, who is recently from Bill- ings, Montana, said that interest in soft-ball and in women’s soft-ball was high in the States and he sees no reason why it should not be in Juneau. Speaking of soft-ball, both men's and women's Stewart said. “This sort of a game, although faster than hardball, gives the older players, women and those who have not yet reached the hard-ball class, a chance HOW'S THE BABY? r9 this about the time he's ‘our months old. Now or a little later he coos, too, and laughs. Before this he tried to sit up. More Than Score Die When Crack New York Train Wrecked SE AMENSIGN killing at least 25 pes ESKIMO FAMILY RETURNING HOME FROM NEW YORK Mayokoks Enjoyed Ap- | pearance at Fair-Will Live at Wales | | family of at the The Robert Mayokok Eskimos, which appeared New York World's Fair last year | passed through Juneau today on | the steamer Yukon enroute home to Wales. Mayokok said he enjoyed the ex- perience but felt it was hard on his wife and three young children He said he thought they would b |able to take up primitive lif |again without too much difficulty Another Eskimo family will prob- fuh]_\' g0 to the States to appear | the fair this year. i |to play. It's another form of recrea- tion needed in Juneau.” | Opener For League Games Stewart suggested that it might be posible for soft-ball games to be played at the regular Gastineau ‘lenm-l League games, but as opener before the scheduled hard- |ball game starts. He explained that |the game last only seven innin |and that it would add interest to the | evening’s entertainment. ‘ ... 8o far the league is only an idea something worked out on papcr ‘aud awaiting more paper work | the signing of names for the le both men and women in the ¢ Room of the Empire | Stewart has issued a challenge the Douglas team through this story and hopes that arrangements can be made with Bob Coughlin, Douglas manager, for a game before May 5 date for the first Gastineau Chan- nel League game, when Dou plays the Moose. to Tripps Retu;rlihg Here Next Month A letter received from Chester Tripp states that he and his mother will leave California, where they have been for many months, in time to reach Seattle for the sailing of the steamer North Sea for Juneau on May 3 E >se — GOES TO TAKU LODGE Mary Joyce left Juneau this after- noon for Taku Lodge in a planc piloted by Shell Simmons. .- Today’s news today in The Empire S cm]- E THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1940 If He’s Getting Along Like This, Experts Say He’s Doing All Right - - - EATING: Between 1!/, and 2 he'll feed himself if mother doesn't mind how neat he is. WALKING: Between 9 and 12 months he'll stand, may try to walk from chair to chair. I Railread’s crack New York-Chicago Lake Shore Limited which jumped the 15 and injuring 100 others, “SUNNY” 3 Halibuters Sell, Seatl Pilot “Sunny” Lund has been add- ed to the flying staff of the Wein | ka Airlines in Fairbanks, accord- to a recent News-Min: Lund has been flying in the Forty- mile for George Lysell with base at _ Chicken for the past year. SEATTLE, April 30.—Three hali- Eorn in Juneau, Lund took his|puters, all from the local banks, ar training with the Washington Air-|yjyed and sold today as follow: craft and Transport Corporation in| National, 19,000 pounds, 10%: and Scattle. He later was employed by | g3, cents; Oceanus, 17.000 pounds, cattle corporation, flying pas- [10% and 8% cents; Sonja, 19,000 and ferrying many types and | pounds, 10% and 8% cents s of ships from eastern factor- Rt < 119 o the west coast. sk J.W.ClubM SITKA ARRIVES . W. LU ay The halibuter Sitka, Capt. Wil jam Doucett, arrived in Juneau this 0 c t I morning from Seattle. The Sitka ueen Lonies will take on ice and supplies here and leave soon for the halibut banks in Area Three. I. Goldstein is the cwner of the Sitka. R - WATSONS LEAVE r. and Mrs. Harry Watson left n the steamer Yukon today to make their home at Fairbanks, where he Ends Tonight Sponsored annually by the Juneau Womans Club, this v s May Queen: Contest will close tonight and last minute voters are urged to cast their ballots at the S. and N. 5 and will be Secretary of the Alaska Min- lf)-cenl Store while there ‘is still ers' Association. time 45 - = The crowning of her majesty will DOCTOR TRAVELS take place at a program Saturday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock in the EIks’ ballroom. Mrs. Tom Parke will be in charge of counting the votes and Mrs. J. C. Molyneaux will arrange for the re- freshment booth, assisted by Mrs. Ray Ward and Mrs. P. C. Carson. Dr. Palmer Congdon, Tuberculosis Clinician of the Territorial Depart- ment of Health, left on the steamer Yukon today for the Westward. - - OLIVER. DRANGE HERE Oliver Drange, oldtimer of this section, who has been south for sometime, returned to Juneau aboard the Yukon. e DR. CARLSON IIETUR.NB Dr. Rae Lillian Carlson, who has‘ SEN. WHEELER IS been on a professional visit to Wran- | (A A lTH gell, returned to Juneau on the Yu-| STRI“G AHACHED kon. | e HALIBUT SOLD Ed Sharet, captain of the halibuter NEW YORK, April 30. — United States Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Marge, today unloaded 3500 pounds|,e Montana, made today what at the Cold Storage Dock and 5°1diamoumed to be a virtual and def- them to Alaska Coast Fisheries for| of his candida- i e Baes d | inite announcement 760 and 555 cents per pound. ¢y for the Presidency “if Mr. Roo- | i f it” a a UTILITIES sevelt is out o and added EXPERT | R. V. L. Wright, utilities e\ppu\gf:élatwconcmve of his being a can- making a survey of needs and possib- ilities in several Alaska communities, left today for Kodiak on the stea er Yukon. Mrs. Wright accompanies him. In an interview, Senator Wheeler further said that if Roosevelt wants the nomination “he can get it and there is no use kidding one’s self about that.” FOREST FIRE | LANSAM, Md.. A]n'll 30. — More |than 600 fire fighters are battling e | flames sweeping across a thousand POND RETURNING acres of timberland as forest fires, E. P. Pond, of the Winter & Pond | which broke out near Lanha and Photo Shop, sailed for Juneau today | nearby Forestville, last night 1it the on the steamer Mount McKinley |sky with a red glow which could be after a visit to the states, Jseen many miles away, - HAWKESWORTH LEAVES Charles W. Hawkesworth, Assl.s(- ant to the General Supennwndem.‘ of the Office of Indian Affairs,left | on the steamer Yukon today for | Fklutna and Tyonek. DRESSING: Be'ween 4and5a girl—and boys, too—can dress herself and count up to four. ), Cal. April 30 of a new wage agreement between the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the American Shipown- Asscciation was announced to- y by Harry Lundeberg, union Sec- ary-Treasurer. said that the agreement fect approximately 6.0 ers which 0 men, rease le ten it is longer wil and provided a $10 a month ir and boosted the overtime cents an hour. The operative for six months unless re-opened for J. B. Bryan ers Association President, said that the agreement provided only $7.50 a moenth increase for seamen on Al- or consideration. American Shipown- aska ships, but said that their scale will still be higher than for offshore and inte: tal service. Alas ea- men received no me inc > Grocery Stores To Be Open fo Natzis Thursday April 30.—Grocery stora: be open here on Thursday Ascension Day, for the first time in history, according to an of- ficial notice. But the only commodity grocers are: allowed to see will be spinach. Several carloads have been ordered from abroad and grocers are in- structed to go to the central mar- ket on Thursday, which is a legal holiday, sell their -allotments and remain open for no other reason. .-~ - Wednesday At-Home Will Be Resumed by Mrs. Gruemng May 8 Mrs. Ernest (:xml\m[., who re- turned Saturday with Gov. Gruen- |ing after an official visit in Wash- ington, will resume her Wednesday afternoons on May 8 when she [will be at home at the Governor's House after 3: 30 o'clock. ‘Baseball Today BERLIN | | The following are scores of games |played this afternoon in the two 1Major Leagues: Naticnal League Philadelphia 6; Pittshurgh 2. New York-St. Louis postponed by rain. Brooklyn 3; Cincinnati 0. American League St. Louis 2; New York 1. Chicago 9; Boston 4. Cleveland 10; Philadelphia 5. Washington 9; Detroit 4. NO-HITTER CINCINNATI, April 30. — James Tex Carleton, 33-year-old right- hander rescued from the minors this spring by Brooklyn, pitched a no- hit 3 to 0 game to win over Cincin- nati this afernoon. Pete Noscarart provided all the runs for Brooklyn with a homer in the fifth inning. The win is the ninth straight vie- tory for Brooklyn equalling a modern Major League record for consecu- tive wins at the start of a seascn. AR s PHYSICIAN ON McKINLEY Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Charteris sailed north today on the steamer Mount McKinley after vacationing in the States. Dr. Charteris is phy- sician at the Pioneers’ Home at Sitka, P S R BUYS HOME Glenn F. Hinderer has purchased the Harold Smith home on the Glac- ier Highway and will take possession May 10. il Today's news today m The Empire, Chicago 8; Boston 7, ten lnnmgs | FAIRVOTE BEING CAST IN JUNEAU Democrats Are Leading in Casting Their Bal- lots Today Democratic voters were Republican voters in all three eading Ju- precincts at 3:20 cclock this noon. L] No. 3 with the Demo- one vote ahead of Repub- running true to form just before press time weather > at 7 oc! e at 3:20 o as follows: Precinet No. 1 Democrats 2 Republicans 135 noon was 567 Precinet No. 2 Democrats 159 Republican 54 213 PrecZact No. 3 Demc L 58 Republic 57 115 Two in the prim election at 3 o'clock was as follow 1st Precinct-137 Democrats, 93 Republic 2nd Precinet—756 Democrats, T Republican 3rd Precinet—45 Democrats 4 Republicans The total vote two,K years ago cast in the primary 979, a total of 585 Democrats and 294 Re- publicans > oo LESHER-WAYNOR JURY IS STILL DELIBERATING No VerdidA_ffer Almost 28 Hotirs — Ask for Insiructions Twelve citizzens who did not vote today are the men and women on the jury deliberating a verdict in the Charles Lesher versus Charles Waynor damage suit. The jury was still out, and apparently dead- locked, late this afternoon. They retired at noon yesterday. At 11:30 o'clock last night Court was convened to received a report from the jury, which asked for fur-| ther instructions. Judge George T Alexander informed them he had no further instructions to give on the points in which they were in doubt and that they were to de-| | cide the matter according to the facts. Lesher is suing Waynor for $20,- 000 for alleged false arrest. > HILLMAN RITES HELD AT CHAPEL THIS AFTERNCON Funera: sexvices for O: G. Hill- man, pioneer Alaskan who passed away Sunday morning at his home in Hoonah, were held this after- noon from the Chapel of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. The eulogy was delivered by Can- tain Stanley Jackson, and inter- ment was in the family plot at Douglas. Pallbearers were George Kohl- hepp, John Krugnes, Lisle Hebert, | Grover Winn, N. C. McEachran| :\nd Nick Bavard. FLIGHTS TODAY Alex Holden, AAT pilot, flew two | passengers this morning to the Coast in the baby Fairchild. They were D. Conway to Sitka and Don Haggerty to Hoonah. Shell Stmmons this afternoon on a charter flight flew two prospectors and supplies into Endicott Lake. The prospectors were Yowell R. Schjitz and Art Bell. James Carlson went with the prospectors but made a round trip with the AAT pilot. JUSTICE GERAGHTY DIES OLYMPIA, Wash., April 29.—The Dean of the Washington State Sup- reme Court, Justice Geraghty, died’ last night following a long period of | poor health. Justice Geraghty was 70 and the oldest member of the Supreme Court. —————— - GREEN RETURNS Joe Green, Territorial Tax Col- lector, returned to Juneau today on the steamer Yukon after a trip to Ketchikan and Seattle in con- | nection with weights and measures and collection matters. ———— LONDON, April 30.—The Admir- alty announces that 31 captured German merchant vessels will serve as munitions and food carriers for the Allies. Twenty ‘of the 31 are already in service under Allied flags. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning at April 30: 30 p.m., Fair tonight and Wednesday, not much change in temperature Minimum temperature tonight about 34 degrees. Moderate norther- ly winds. Forccast for Southeast Alaska: Fair tonight and Wednesday ex- cept increasing cloudiness and becoming unsettled over the south ion Wednesda slightly warmer in extreme. south portion to- t; moderate northerly winds over north portion except fresh over Lynn Canal, and rhoderate to fresh easterly over south portion Forecast of winas along the coast of the Gulf of Alaska: Moderate easterly winds from Dixon Entrance to Cape Hinchinbrook except fresh to strong near Dixon Entrance; and moderate northeast- erly from Cape Hinchinbrook to Kodiak. LOCAL DATA Time Barometer ‘lemp. Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 3:30 p.m. yest'y 30.11 48 55 s 5 Pt. Cldy 3:30 am. tods 30.11 35 94 NE 2 Clear Noon today 30.01 54 44 w 9 Pt. Cldy RADIO REPORTS TODAY tMax. tempt. Lowvest 3:30a.m. Precip. 3:30a.m. Station lasi 24 hours | te np. temp, 24 hours Weather Gambell 33 | 30 32 Snow Fairbanks 61 | 35 35 [ Clear Nome 33 29 30 0 Coudy Dawson 6 | 31 31 0 Cloudy Mayo 52 | 39 02 Lt Cldy Anchorage 48 | 38 0 Pt Cldy Bethel 42 | 32 0 St. Paul 37 35 20 Duteh Harbor 50 03 L Wosnesenski 44 | [ Kodiak 47 | 01 Cordova 42 | 06 Juneau 54 o1 Sitka 61 | 0 Ketchikan 52 | [ Prince Rupert . 54 | 04 Prince George 56 | P Seattle 61 4 0 Portland 61 41 03 San Francisco 63 53 53 0 WEATHER SYNOPSIS A deep disturbance which app-ared to he advancing northea ward was siuated about 500 miles off the coast of Oregon thi maor ¢ and another low pressure a was located over the Ber- ng pa. A large high pressure avea was located uth of the Aleu- tians with a narrow ridge extending northes into the Gulf of Alaska. BExcept for some scattored light weather was fair over Southeast Alaska, the Yukon y, and in the Interior. It was cloudy over th» remainin gsections. Along the of wnce were already Juneau, May 1. "PENNY DRIVE" IS ON FOR CHILDREN'S CRTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL Juneaus annual Penny Drive for the Childrens Orthopedic Hcs- pital of Seattle starts tomorrow with the distribution througil town of Panny Drive envelopes for he collec- tion of donations which will be used to assist in the operation of the only childrens institution of this type in the Northwest. During 1939 forty Alaskan children were cared for at the Seattle Hos- pital over a period of 5575 actual hospital days. Daily cost of this care is $4.32 for each child. Exclusive of time spent in the Othopedics Convalescent Home, the average period spent in the hospital by each child was 139 days. The Childrens Orthopedic in Seat- tie is dedicated to the task of help- ing and healing and afflicted child- |ren of the Northwest and Alaskas |ill and erippled children have found their chance for health and happi- ness through its aid. Penny Drive envlopes will be dis- tributed throughout the business | section this week and left in prom- inent places to collect the pennies, | nickles, dimes and dollars of Juneau contributors. On the Orthopedic committee in charge of the Penny Drive this year are Mrs. J. J. Meherin, Mrs. C. D. | Beale, Mrs. R. H. Williams, Mrs. R. |3, Shoettler and Miss Pearl Peter- 1wn. Sunrise -ee 1 HAVILANDS ARRIVE Miss Betty Haviland, of the Mc- Lean Insurance Co., with her mother, Mrs. Vera Haviland, return- ed on the steamer Yukon after a after a month’s vacation in Sea'.tlv D JUNEAD gCENEi Color photographs of Juneau and vicinity were screened at today's Juneau Rotary Club meeting by Trevor Davis. = B et Daily Empire classifieds pay. Washington and Oregon indications of in evidence. 4:07 am,, the approaching dis- 7:48 p.m ALASKA BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS MAY 4 Faulkner, Mrs. Drake on Day fo Session at Anchorage sunset H. L. Faulkner, president of the Territorial Board of Education, and Mrs. Marie Drake, Assistant Com- missioner of Education, left on the steamer Yukon today for the West- ward to attend the annual session of the Board in Anchorage, May 4 to 10. Mrs. Drake is attending in the ab- sence of Commissioner Anthony E. Karnes, who is in the States at | sent. She will deliver a commence- ment address at the Nome High School exercises. Faulkner will deliver a commence- ment address at Fairbanks on May 13. A. H. Zeigler of Ketchikan, anoth- er member of the Board, was a through pasenger on the Yukon Other members to be at the sion are Mike Walsh of Nome, Mrs, Marg- aret Harrais of Valdez and Mrs. A. J. Nordale of Fairbanks. > Harold McKinley Bound for Teller Harold (Mac) McKinley, well known Juneau man, flew to Fair- banks this morning by PAA plane enroute to Teller where he is to be employed by the Bartholamae Oil Corporation. 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