The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 7, 1940, Page 2

LA Fearful of a German blitzkrieg invasion similar to the attack on Sclx'mdinavia, offer stern resistance. Top, Belgian soldiers of the 10th Reserve Division move up to maneuvers. Lower left is a small mountains of steel and concrete that guard the border. Lower left, Lieut.-Gen. Vandenbergen, chief THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1940. W i Belgium is prepared to ¥ “attack” during Maginot Line” with sentries posted on flol; section of Belgium'’s “Little «taff: King Leopold and General Denis (left to right) confer on defense plans. SUEZ CANAL DEFENSE IS BEGUNNOW : Air Raid Atarms Sounded- Blackout Periods Ordered (By Associated Press) The vital area about the Canal is starting on a new fense policy Preparations for defense hit high pace when air rald alarms were sounded and blackout periods orded All deéfense guns are manned and | a constant watch bas been or- dered. Suicidels Verdicin Death (ase Suez de- a Coroner’s J#uryi Decides| Doctor’s Wife Took Her Own Life SPOKANE, Wash., May 7. — A coroner’s jury last night decided | that Mrs, Sylvia Hahn, found by | her husband shot to death in her| home last Thursday night, died from a self-inflicted wound, The jury deliberated 38 minutes after hearing surprise witnesse members of the Weller family, friends of the Hahns, testify they heard the doctor's wife threaten many times to end her life. Dr. Hahn, who had been held on an open charge for 48 hows, was released No Sfitce;s; lo'_ Sen. Schwellenbach OLYMPIA, Wash., May 7.—Gov. Clarence Martin indicated today that he does not intend to appoint anyone to fill out the term of Demo- cratic Senator Schwellenbach. Presi- dent Ropsevelt yesterday appointed &chwellenbach as Federal Judge for the Eastern Washington District. ‘The Senator's term expires next January. He was elected in 1834 Gov. Martin is expected to seek the Democratic nomination as Wash- ington’s junior Senator in the Sep- tember primary election, Anyone named to fill out Schwellenbach’s term might have a good head start in the race, and Gov. Martin will not resign the governorship as long as jazz orchestra leader Victor Mey- ers is Lieutenant-Governor. .- — EMBASSY ATTACHE DIES WASHINGTON, May 7-—British Embassy Attache H. H, Sims died last night following a heart attack. The Canadian born diplomat was 56 years old. He had served in Wash- ington since shortly fter the World :thrnugh the Great Lakes with Mr ( FAMOUS HUNTER WILL . CAPTURE LIVE WALRUS ;EXPLOSWE FOR BROOKFIELD 200 - SHORTAGE REVEALED Carl Dreutzer, well known lawyer, mining man and famous in his home town of Chicago as a big game hunt- er, is on the Alaska in Juneau to- day on his way to Nome and Cape Prince of Wales. Dreutzer is secretary of Houston Mines, Inc., located about 80 miles north of Nome and, in addition to a hunting expedition off Cape Prince British Forces Make Report When Return from Norway of Wales, will spend some time in connection with his mining opera- 2 i tions AT A PORT IN NORTHERN Houston Mines, of which Tom| ENGLAND, May 7. — Battle-weary Houston, of Chicago, known to Ma- former Grand Imperial Allied troops disclosed they were so | short ol explosives as they retreated | sons as a Potentate of the Shrine of North up Gudbrands Valley in centra) America, is president, was or 1zed | Norway that they used depth| last year through the interest of An- drew Sandigren, Houston « law, who was in Nome in charge the construction of the new Fec charges from warships to blow up bridges behind them to slow the German advance. This was disclosed as thousands Building of soldiers clattered ashore from General manager of the company nsports and settled down in tem- | the Treasury Department, arrived is Lea Stevens. Exploration work ary quarters after given a proud |today on the steamer to make a was started last year, prospecting welcome from General Sir Edmund |Study of the Territorial tax structure is continuing this year and operation Ironside, Chief of the Imperial De- | He is stopping at the Baranof fense. The soldiers said: “If we had more guns, more shells and more plangs, we would have been there yet.” Apparently the soldiers did not know of the withdrawal from Nor- way until they were almost ready to pile onto homebound ships at An- dalsnes One trooper said: “We thought, we and Mrs, Gilbert W. Skinner aboard |were just luring the Germaps into their new yacht, the Vellwood, now |range of the navy's gur in a small way has begun Dreutzer was one of the organizer and was sec and treasurer Arctic Circle Exploration, Inc., one of of the biggest operations in Seward Peninsula, and now under the man- agement of J. S. Robbin: Just before leaving the east, M and Mrs. Dreutzer made the trip on its to_Alaska by of the| Another trooper said: “We saw Great Lakes, St. Lawrence waterway | s5ix German bombers shot down with and Panama Canal |rifles at Dombas as the bhombers swooped down within 20 feet of the ground.” | Four' live walruses for the Brook- field Zoo of the Chic Zoological Society will be the principal object of Dreutzer's hunt this year. Ar-| rangements for the expedition have | ben made through the Bureau ol > . Fisheries, Department of the Inter- | BETROIH{D 'l'o ior. An Eskimo crew is awaiting | Mr. Dreutzer at Wales to assist him | A. R. RAMBERG in his hunt and capture of the \wl-: rus family Couple Will Wed Monday Evening af Lutheran Two years ago Mr. Dreutzer hunt- ed and secured for the Field Museun ‘of Natural History, Chicago, ra speciments of ribbon seal and oog ruk at Cape Prince of Wales, Dreutzer will return south in July | and present plans are that he will | Church join the Skinner yacht, which should be in Alaskan waters, for the trip| The engagment of Miss Luella south. Tucker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dreutzer is a fellow member with |Albert Tucker of this city, and Mr. A. A. Humfrey, formerly of Juneau, |A. R. Ramberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. | of Chicago’s famous Adventurers |Olaf Ramberg of Fertile, Minnesota, Club and is a past president fo the |Was announced here today. organization, A popular graduate of the Juneau - High School in 1937, Miss Tucker |is well known here. She recently | | was employed in Grover C. Winn's IwE“TY MI"ERS |law office as secretary. | Mr. Ramberg has been a resident FLWN Io AND |of this city for four years and at present is an employee of the Alaska | | Juneau Gold Mining Company. | fMM potARls | The wedding has been set for next | r Monday evening and will be in the | T | Resurrection Lutheran Church, Twenty Canadian Polaris-Taku e miners were shuttled back and forth | between the mine and Juneau today by Alex Holden in the Lockheed. | d i Thirteen miners were flown from | y | Juneau to the mine and seven (':mw‘ . in from the mine. Several fishing trips are scheduled Sllll F'GHT for this afternoon by the air " ¥ | companies but had not been made | press. time. LONDON, May 7.—The Norweg- | Shell Simmons made one flight ijan Foreign Minister, Halvdan Koht, to the Coast today carrying two pas- | says that Norway's best trained and |sengers on the out trip and retur- }.-qnjpped army is still intact in the ing with two. M. Segge was the only inorth, ready to help in the fight | passenger from Juneau for Hirst, but /against the Germans. the pilot stopped at Pelican Bay for| Koht said that the Norwegian a passenger to Sitka. forces in southern and central Nor- On his return trip to Juneau, Sim- | way have been killed, scattered or mens carried J. J. Meherin and Herb lare missing, but, that the northern Hilscher from Sitka, army is intact. i TAX EXPERT HERE 'VERDICTWON ~ BY KRAUSE 1 Zia {Covich Must Pay Nominal | Damages for Alleged | Libel Letter One dollar in damages was award- ed by a District Court jury to Ed- | mund J. Krause, recently a candi- |date for Mayor, in his suit against | John L. Covich for libel. The verdict was returned sealed |at about 5 o'clock last night The | jury had been out since before noon. Finding generally for the plaintiff | the jury awarded no compensatory |damages and $1 in exemplary dam- ages. Covich will be obliged to pay costs. Krause accused Covich, Secretary | |of the mine unjon here, of writing | | defamatory letters to union repre- | isentulives in Bristol Bay, as a result | of which Krause was unable to ob- | tain his usual employment as | fisherman. | ‘The trial was the last jury case | of the current court term. Serving on the fury were: Mrs. Fred Schindler, J. R. King- |horn, Mrs. George Getchell, M Don Parson, Albert Pasquan, Thelma | Bodding, George A. Fleek, Mrs. C |E. Rice, Arthur Adams, Henry C.| |Gorham, Mary VanderLeest .'m(l! | John Pastl. | OSCAR OLSON RETURNS FROM | TRIP: QUTSIDE | | Treasurer S_p—(;nf Several| Days with Lyng in 3 San Francisco Territorial Treasurer Oscar G. Ol- |son returned on the steamer Ala |today after a vacation to Seatile and San Francisco. | In San Francsico he met Howard | Lyng of Nome, Chairman of the Ter- | | ritorial Democratic Central Com- mitte, and the two spent several days:| seeing the sights together. Lyng will be here in a week or 10 days, Olson reported, T0. MAKE STUDY Prederick C. Lusk, taxX jexpert ol Hotel. DELEGATE DIMOND IN GREAT DEMAND "Phe awakening ‘interest in Alaska is indicated by the fact that more and more Delegate A. J. Dimond is asked to speak before various organizations and societies concern- ing the Territory. 'During recent weeks he made two such addresses. one before the Secretaries Club of the House of Representatives and the other before the Junior Cham- ber of Commerce of the city of ‘Washington. KILLED IN FALL RICHMOND, Va., May 7.—-Dr. Donald Mack Faulkner, nationally known bhone specialist, was Kkilled yesterday when he accidentally fell from the fourth floor of the Rich- mond Medical Building. - SIMONSTAD WESTBOUND, Charles Simonstad, owner of the Cliff Mine near Valdez, is a passeng- er on the Alaska en route to Valdez. Simonstad has bheen South for « short vacation. e L NOME MINER HERE F. P. Robbins, Nome miner, passed through Juneau this afternoon on the northbound steamer Alaska en- route to Seward after a short trip to the States. Robbins will contifiue on to Nome from Seward. -—— ARCHIE HOLMES ARRIVES Archie Holmes, mining equipment salesman representing Gardner- Denver Company, arrived in Juneau aboard the Canadian steamship Princess'Louise. He is staying at the Gastineau. - e MRS, RAPUZZ1 HERE Mzrs. L. Rappuzzi, wife of the Uni- ted States Marshal at Skagway, ar- rived on the southbound Yukon from Skagway and is staying at the Gastineau. Mrs. Rapuzzi will spend a few days visiting her friends in Juneau, R R i MCGINN BACK John L. McGinn, pioneer attorney and miner, arrived today on the steamer Alaska and will go to Fair- banks by plane. —— VOGEL RETURNS FBI Special Agent Ralph Vogel returned from the Westward yes- terday on the steamer Yukon, ONE DOLLAR 95 Burn To Death PASTO, Colcmt five persons are been burned to de | fife which detroyed the City in the village of Sandona n: 1 during the observance of the death: of Gen. Santander, one of the found ers of Colombia. oo IMiss McCIoskey, Sabin Girl South eported to ¥ th lasi night in a Miss Nell McClosky sa outn last night on the Leame: Yukon and will spend two weecks in Se- attle She was accompanied by Joann Sabin, young ighter of Mr. and Mrs, who will visit with her \dparents in Tacoma gRATH Girls on Soda Pop Job Get Question Popped CRAN. Mo., Ma ki More than a pay check goes with a job be- hind P. R. “Pop” Beloil's soda four:- tain. He's lost three female fountain attendants in (hree months o the tune of wedding bell: Beloit point out that one a month isn't a bad Leap Year erage. av- D e - ¢IDER ENROUTE HERE 10 PICK UP FERRANDINI The Bureau of Fisheries vessel Eider, Capt. L. Jorgenson, le Seattle today for Juneau, where it will pick up Agent Ralph Fer- randini and take him to Kodiak for the forthcoming season. - LEAVING ALASKA Frank Clark, for many years proprietor of the Red Cross Drug| Store at Fair ks, has sold his interest to his erstwhile partner Frank M. Dunham, and was a through passenger for the States yesterday on the steamer Yuk Mrs. Clark accompanies him. The will visit on the East Coast and then return to Southern Califor- nia to live o AGENT APPOINTED Tobin Quarries, Inc, a Mis corporation, has qualified with Te ritorial Auditcr Frank Boyle to do business in Alaska, naming D. E. Anderson of Fairbanks as Alaska Agent R WARRACK HERE J. B. Warrack arrived in Juneau from Seattle aboard the northbound Alaska and will be in the Capital City for a short time on business >-oe MARRIAGE LICE; A marriage license was issued yes- t y by United States Commis- sioner Felix Gray to Arthur Ruben Ramberg and Luella Mae Tucker - HALIBUT SELLS HERE Olaf Larson docked his halibuter Arden at the Cold Storage dock this morning and unloaded 15,500 pounds of fish. The catch was sold to the New England Fish Company at 8.10 ind 6 cents per pound. -+ 'ARLINGS THROUGH Harvey W. Starling, Principal of the Government School at Nome and Mrs. Starling were through | sengers on the steamer Yukon bound for Vacations Outside - -or FISH ‘TURN’ ON LIGHT MEADVILLE, Pa.—Waliter E, Eich a night fishing enth t. has do- veloped a lantern that automaticall, flashes as soon as the fish bezins nibling around the bait. The harder the fish tugs the brighter the lamp glows. Threatened Terrorized by mysterious telephong caller who threatened them wita kiduaping unless their families sub- mitted to blackmail, Miriam Lash- ley. (left), niece of a New York bowough president, and friend Mel- vina Schultz, are ;:louly guarded by police. May 7.—Ninety Hall DOUGLAS ~ NEWS CITY POSITIONS FILLED, DOUGLAS COUNCIL M At a special meeting of tne Douglas City Council last evening to hear recommendations offered by the Finance Committee rela- tive to monthly salaries payabi for City officers this year with duties outlined in each case, E E. Engstrom, head of the com- | mittee, with Balog. and Hachmei- ter, the other members, said they had decided on the following Sixty-five for City Clerk, with $1 a year additional for bein; Magistrate; duties to include thes of wharfinger and tax accessor; $150 for the Police and Street Commissic $20 for ' collectior of water revenues, either with Guy Drug Store s the depository o by 4 house-to-house collector; dis- continuance of the City Attorney making altogether a saving of $35 monthly, $10 on the Marshal's salary for which regular night dut to be eliminated, and $5 from the Clerk's who previously had th water coliections for total of $90, and $20 for the Atiorney Excrcising his perozative, Mayor Kilburn on the basis of above rec- ommendations, with approval of the Council, anncunced his )= pointments as follows: Charles Tuckett for Clerk, with bond of $3,000; Charles Schramm, Street Commissioner and Poli also Building Inspector at $1 per year,! additional | There being two methods sug-| gested by the Finance Committee | for collection of ter revenues, | first the drug store where service to consumers would be ailable | 12 hours practically every day in the year, or by house-to-house can- vass by collector. Two applied for the latter job, Mrs. Balog and Mrs Andrews. Kilburn's first appoint- ment named Guy Smith to be both Collector and Treasurer at $20, saving $3 more for the City. Cou cil’s vote on that was a tie, three for to against, whercupon Kilburn as the deciding vote re- versed himself in favor of Mt Balog as Collector, salary $20. Her bond is to be $200 For Treasurer, Guy L. Smith was renamed to succeed himseif it $3 per month, with fixed at $1,000. | Application from Kenneth Shud- shift for janitorship of City Hal at $5 monthly was not acted upon care of the buildir up erk and Marshal. Several letters cations from H F. Jensen for Avenue were three bond is were read B. S Appli- sel and lot each on received anid favorably upon with price fixed at $100, each plus note for $400 to assure construction thereon A communication was received from the Wrangell Potlatch 'Committee inviting the Council to participate in a big potlateh planned for June 3 and 4. James Cole with Channel Bus Lines, s present to ask status of franchise with City of his com- |pany and was told that it was lusive so far; that any other franchise sought must first be vot- ed on by people of the town, with expense of election to be paid ny the interested party before fran- chise can be issued to operate on City streets. The use of barbed wire being| used for fences in town as pro-| tested by the Fire Department at the last meeting was further con- demned and ordinance prohibiting | such fences ordered restored to City | files, James Cooper, auditor of the City | books, was among those present at the meeting, He spoke briefly, offering any aid needed with the City’s financial records. His re-| port was ,not presented at the meeting due to statement made that it was yet incomplete. An important issue of the meei- ing had reference to alloment of 1$1,500 by the last Territorial Leg- slature for a school gymnasium and resolution made to petition the Territorial Board of Engineers for disbursement of the funds. Ba- |{log and Engstrom were named bv Kilburn to go to the Board with Supt. Pool and Arne Shudshift | when it convenes ‘this week in Ju- | neau to represent the City's in-| terest. | Last and final issue of the meet- | | ing, brought up by Robert Bonner, had reference to condition of the| City Cemetery. He asked that stecs | |be taken for preservation of the| | burial grounds in appropriate maxn | ner. The matter left in the| hands of the Committee on Public | Properties. - e | | | ARTIST LAURENCE HERE | Sydney Laurence, the man wao| | painted the large canvas Mount, | McKinley now hanging in the Bar- anof Hotel lobby and a noted| | painter of Alaska scenes, is in Ju- | neau today, an arrival aboard the| | northbound Alaska. | | " Accompanying Laurence is his| | wife. The couple are staying at the | | Baranof Hotel. i | | DOUGLAS-Coliseum TONJGHT ONLY l | | | GRACIE ALLEN in “GRACIE | | ALLEN'S MURDER CASE" | | | S. pEPARTM_ENT OF AGRICULTURE, WEATHER BUREAU it THE WEATHER (By the U.S. Weather Bureau) Forecast for Juneau and vicinity at 3:20 pm., May 7 Fair tonight, increasin cloudine x in temperature; minin temp: 7 Gentle to moderate nor winds Forecast for Southeast Alasia: Fair toni cloudiness Wednesday with oceasi light rain W outh portion; moderate east and nort ter ‘ X erly over Lynn Canal st of winus along the coast the Guli of Alaska Moderate esh east southeaster win c D trance to Sitka; moderate east ani Kodiak LOCAL DATA Time Baromeler 1e¢np. Humidity Wind Ve Weather 3:30 p.m. yest'y ) 61 8 i ( 3:30 a.m. toda 30.20 9 i Calm ) Noon oda 1 62 SwW RADIO RIPORTS | TODAY *Aax. te | Lovest ' 3:30am;: Precip. 3 ] ation st 24 h teap temp, 24 hours W Fairbanks 9 ¥ Nome 1 8 3 ( ¢ Dawson 6 ) ) 01 « Anchorage 9 L i ( [ Bethel 61 « St. Paul 14 ( Dutch Harbor 47 ) ) " I Wosnesensk ) C Kanatak 1 » ) « Kodiak 13 4 ] < Cordova 0 ¢ Juneau 62 39 0 ( Sitka 6 ) ¢ Prince Rupert ) ) o ( Prince George 0 ) ( Seattle 63 Portland 7 0 San Franctisco 61 1 WEATHER SYNOPSIS A ‘widespread disturbar which app [ of Kodiak I ile pi ove normal aska and the Ba C I temperature: r m ‘ K n i ritory Juneau, May 8.—Sunrise 4 n 1 m Pioneer Auxiliary, sy o . i Pion anve ¢ i Piencers to Meet = - Membe:s 07 tie Piot Lad Empire « " f ANED » CLE BQ W/ IET [ MODES of the MOME -by Adelaide Kerr ——— Something new in the fashion werld is a “half dress” of Etrascan tan silk jérsey attached to a simnle black crepe frock. ¥t can be a- tached to the s by means scarf and the black grosgrain ribhon belt which helns form a cress in front. Bruyere designed it. i a long e~ —— i B N — - i