The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 7, 1941, Page 2

[ - 4 THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY TUESDAY, JAN. 7, 1941. -NEW SET-UP, DEFENSE PLANS PULI ETIN—Washington Jar A Supreme Directorate for (beDetense Program has been (:tablished by the President to specd the cutput of following the The President, Jines ¢f his previous announce- ment, has set-up the oifice o Preductica Monagement for De- femee. It will be cnly nominally under his ccatrel. Williom Knudsen, Prcluctien member of the present Defense Ccmmission, has beent named Direetor General, and S| Hillman, alse ol the Defens. Cemmission, is named Associate Dircete: General, Th. ¢ ther twe members of the Supteme Dirceterate are Scere- tary f War Henry Stimps Secictary of Navy Frank mnex fhe Foar man group will be £ fuil authcrity to formu turning cat instruments of w farc the President told news- men at o ceafernce late this af- terneci -+ Business LoansAre InDemand NEW YORK, Jan o business increased ent in 1940 and the redit was on an uptrend rear ended Commercial, industrial and agri- cultural loans rose more than $500,- 000,000 at weekly reporting Federal Reserve member banks in 101 lead- | ing cities. Of this gain, about $200,- 000,000 was accounted for by New York Citv banks and more than 7—Bank loans | about 10 per demand for as the 1$300.000,000 bv banks in other cities. increasing connection Bankers reported demand for loans with defense work, - an in FIXED pR|(Erwomvo|zus NNSCRAPMAY GRANTED; FOUR BE ENFORCED WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 Leon Henderson, Defense Commissioner ned to price matte said stic steps looking tow! iron and steel scrap with prices recommended is indicated unless in- dr 1 of dugiry made a voluntary reduction of at st dollars a ton on fu 5 Commissioner said the vol- unt reduction of at least sever- llars a ton on futures sales iron and steel scrap had been ged on industry by the price ization division of the Na- tional Defense Commission - (By Associated Press) There were 1872 strikes in the U. S. in 1940 (through October), ard control JANWAry term here yesterday aft SUITS DISMISSED Two cases were set for mal fo'xr dismissed, two divorces two aliens naturalized and ou(' case transferred to the Third Di-| vision, as District Court began it noon, John Jacobson versus J. J. Con- way will be heard January 23 and Pat Hussey versus Pete Hammer on January 27. Both are jury cases.| Divorces were granted Phyllis L. Seavers from Allen Seavers and Jean Paul Mestrezat from Gladys Marie Mestrezat, Suits dismissed were Edith Dan- ielson son, Leona Sebenico versus Cesar Sebenico, John E. Simpson versus Leona G. Simpson and Unemploy- ment Compensation Commission versus Juneau Dairies, Citizenship was granted to Na- talaray Miguel Nualla, Filipine, and Etmund Heiberg Martinsen, native of Norway. | The divorce suit of Vera A. Beach against Raymond Beach was trans- with 446,000 workers involved. They | ¢oi 6 0 the Thlrd Division. 43,000 man-days. The year's monthly average was 187 strikes, involving 44,600 workers per month. They were idle an aver- age of 534,300 man-days. In all 193y there were 2613 strikes, affecting 1,170,962 men, who were idle 17,812,219 man-days. The monthly average for 1939 was 2177 strikes per month, affecting 97,580 men, who lost an average of 1,484,351 man-days On this basis of monthly averages, 1940 ran well behind 1938 also in the number of strikes, men involved and man-days lost > v Women Vofers Meet Tomorrow Aiternoon Wemen Voters will meet in regular cescion temorrow afternoon at the pent house at 2 o'clock. Each mem- Ler is urged to bring a guest. A, E. Karnes will be the speaker - - NEW CAA PMAN were idle Hal Weidner arrived on the steam- er Alaska, He is a new operator for the CAA radio station here and raises the number of CAA operators in Juneau to five. - - COUGHLIN RETURNS Robert Coughlin, Clerk of the Dis- trict Court, returned on the steamer | Alaska from Wrangell, where he | pent the holidays. -oo ENGINEER THROUGH War M. E. Rogers, Department engineer who was in Juneau in con- nec 1 with small harbor construc- tion, passed through on the Alaska for the Westward. He will fly to Egegik to superintendent harbor im- provement work - s e - TO INTERIOR Keith Roberts, Fort Yukon coun- try mining man, passed through Ju- neau on the Alaska for the West- ward >ses CUND HAMS NORTH J. T. Cunr ham, Superintendent of the Alaska Railroad, passed through here on the Alaska with Cunningham after a trip to the States - - - OIL MEN L. 7. “Tip presentative, well known in passed through Juneau on the Al- aska today for the Westward. With him was Graham Polk of Petroleum gation Company .o PEKOVICH BACK 8. Pekovich came in on the Alaska brief business trip to w Hawk Inlet after a Btates. M(DONAI.DS BACK FROM VACATION Mr. and Mrs, H. L. McDonald re- turned on the steamer Alaska this morning after a month vacationing in the Pacific Northwest The McDonalds visited their daughters Jean Trumbo in Wallace, Idaho, and Betty Sharp in Spokane, Washington. Mr. Trumbo is with the Standard Oil. Mr. Sharp is teaching school. - OLD TIMERS' NIGHT AT ELKS TOMORROW Tomorrow will be Old Timers' Night at the Elks Lodge. Bill Garster is chairman of ar- rangements for the affair, which always brings out a large attend- ance. ANOTHER PAUL BOY ADMITTED T0 BAR Louis Frederick Paul yesterday was admitted to the bar to practice law in the Territory of Alaska. He is a brother of William L. Paul, Jr., also a member of the bar. TROAST SAILS N. Lester Troast, architect,sailed for the Westward on the Alaska He will spend several weeks in An- chorage. - | McDERMOTT LEAVES + esting flavor foils. mining man from | Wrangell, I FOR ANCHORAGE ON S.S. ALASKA TODAY F. E. McDermott of the Juneau Lumber Mills, sailed on the Alaska for the Westward McDermott is going back to the Anchorage yards of his firm. >>o GIL'VIOR]' RETURNS John Gilmore, Deputy Clerk of Court, returned on the Alaska from Ketchikan, where he has been va- ('unnnmg - PROSECUTOR ARRIVES Pat Gilmore, Assistant U. S. At- torney from Ketchikan, arrived on the Alaska for the term of Court here. - ee— Prunes and grapefruit are inter- Try them served together in cocktails, sauces, pud- dings or pie combinations. Use equal portions. - BACK TO WRANGELL 1. C. Bjorge, prominent resident of and Mrs. Bjorge, came north to their home town on the the Alaska after spending the holidays helow | sheriff at versus Theodore R. Daniel-| U. S. T0 BE | BOY K“.lER WAR, PREDI?‘IS PARDONED; “Rorarian HeAD “FE TERM Nig Borles;k(;_ Is Vlsflor ' Here Enroute fo Sit- ka, Fatrbanks 11 you bche\n in a Lhmm sooner o1 ater you're going to have to get out ATTLE, Jan. 7. — From nine ves of isolation behind institu- tional walls to which he was com- mitted for life for the slaying of a the age of !2, Herbert Nicolls today stepped forth to seek |2nd fisht for it,” District Ge 1 niche in the world “outside,” and |R. Vincent (Nig) Borleske of I /indicete the confidence in him of | t4ry Inteinational said teday in pre- sov. Clarence D. Martin ! dicting that the United Sta « |eventually be in the war. Borleske, who visited Juneau en- 1rl|lc to Sitka and Fairbanks to in- He was granted an c\ccu.new stall chartcrs for new Rotary Clubs, parole to go to work today as an '*aid he had been telling R | apprentice in a machine shop, He jgatherings for the past fcur se earned a high school diploma whiie that there was going to be a war ax s in prison. |that we were going to be in it Nine vears ago, Herbert was an % Up Te Us dressed emaciated waif whose Ialher had been sent to the Tdaho Asylum |Until he's lickad, and maybe were for the Insane. |going to have to help lick him,” Herbert at 21 is a frail, studious appearing chap with a ready smile | and a hopeful manner. ATy athletic dircetor said, The District Governor spoke of the inspiration he had received in | hearing Canadian Ciabs threugzhou the District sing “There’ll Always |be an England.” | Borleske said at though dark- DELEGAI’O" oF |ness now lay cver the British Em- pire, “they're going to emerge azain, ;because they're right.” R o" | He declared that Rota would | w‘Y' SImAKhelp after the war in solving the ! problems which will confront the | world. This is where we failed last Six Juneau Rotarians, with wives jand families, will leave on the | Northland today for Sitka with Dis- S| trict Governor R. Vincent (Nig) ! Borleske to install a charter tomor- row for the new Sitka Rotary Club. Those making the trip are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Green and son Denny, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Foss, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Wildes, Mr. and Mrs. Bert McDowell and daughter Nancy | Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wester and Dr. Second time in his year as head of | and Mrs, W. M, Whitehead. Rotary organizations in the world’ The party will make the roundtrip ‘largest district, has traveled 27,00 lon the Northland. lmuu\ calling on the 86 Rotary Clubs Later Borleske will go to Fair- under his supervision. He is on a banks on a similar mission, with sev- Year's leave of absence from Whit- eral local Rotarians planning to ac- man College at Walla Walla, Lompan\' l\xm there, > - - . pulled a trigger that meant death for aged Sheriff John Wormell, of Asotin, Washington, who surprised the boy as he was committing a pet- ty bmglnry in an Asotin store. out of grasp, he said. Internaticnal Pelice Remarking that it is necgssary to have a police force in ev.gy town even in this “most civilized country in the world,” Borleske said it was equally nece: ' naticnal police foree “tell |)eopl? like Hitler | this Borleske, visiting Juneau for the which ‘you can't do At toda, meeting other visitors besides Borleske were Marshall | Crutcher of Ketchikan and Hallie | Rice, new High School Representa- tive. | Alex Dunham was appointed to represent the Club on the Presi- | dent’s Birthday Ball Committee. | HosrrzaL Notes S -omnores | NOT BE VALID R. Johnson of Hirst Chichagof was dismissed from St. Ann’s Hos- pital today after receiving treat- ment for a head injury. Lutheran Minister Is fo In- Jim Lay has been dismissed from vestigate Title of Gift St. Ann’s Hospital after receiving Made bv Czar treatment for influenza. { + SEATTLE, Jan. 7—The Rev. Max Drozdowski, A. J. employee, Hugh Dowler, Pueblo, Colorado, mis- was dismissed from St. Ann’s Hos- sionary, is here enroute to estah- pital last evening after receiving liSh a Lutheran Mission at Sitka madical treatment. on the site deeded to the church % ‘by Czar Nicholas I a century ago. Nick O. Kazoff, of the Montana' Dowler said the deed to bis Creek CCC Camp was admitted to ChUreh was made in perpetuity St. Ann’s Hospital last evening for, While Alaska was a Russian col- surgical treatment. i the church site was vacant jsave for a battered old building, Max Scott is seriously ill in St.| Tfl gain full title Dowler may have Ann's Hospital. He was admitted !to go to the Federal Courts to de- last evening. | termine whether the Czar's gift remained valid after the United | States bougm the Tcnumy Mike Wall entered St. Ann’s Hos- pital last evening for medical treat-| 'TWO MEN DIE IN CRASH OF - WOMAN FLIER LONDON, ‘Jaf: ¥.'~ The: British Mrs. Knute Solbeck, who entered St. Ann's Hospital Saturday with a fractured hip is progressing nicely. Mrs. George Peterson, who has been at St. Ann’s Hospital since Sat- urday with influenza, is rapidly re- covering, Admiralty disclosed today that the | crash of the plane in which Amy The little two-yearold Gannet|Johnson Mollison, famed British child is in St. Ann’s Hospital re-|woman flier died Sunday, ceiving treatment for pneumonia. | other fliers, both men, as well. One of the men was her pas- senger, and the second Lieut. Comrd. W. E. Fletcher, captain of the trawl- er Haelemere, who made a vain at- cost two their lives | Peter Tulensteff and Ernest Ray, both with broken legs, were enjoy- ing their first wheelchair tours to- day—up and down the corridors of the second floor at St. Ann's. Tulen- | tempt to rescue the passenger when steff, an_A. J. employee, has been in |the plane dived into choppy waters the Hospital since December 13. Ray '0f the Thames Estuary a moment frem the CCC camp, arrived Janu.|nfter Amy Mollison bailed out. ary 1 after a skiing mishap. SR NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED BY ' MINE WORKERS Parlkulm Given ERLLT 5 M ETE Charging that her husband, Al- fred E. Otto, struck her with a liquor bottle, an alarm clock, a razor strop and a stick of wood and that he struck her so hard that he broke her | Turkovich, at Union Hall by Juneau Mine and Mill Workers Union, Local No. 203. Those installed were Kennedy, President; R. E. land, First Vice President; false teeth twice and her leg once,|R. R. Lister, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Lois II. Otto today filed suit|J. L. Covich, Secretary-Treasurer; for divorce in District Court here|fure J. Hoim, Conductor; Glean on grounds of cruelty. B. Rice, Warden: George E. Hall, — - Ernie Hiltz and Dave Carlson, Immn‘ Clussifieds Pay! Trustees. “A fellow like Hitler doesn't mln‘ the | Herbert, hidden behind a barrel, {Whitman Ccllege football coach and | Seveli’s personally presented recom- | -rets and life of Lincoln uime and let lasting peace slip from | v to have an inter- | could | Officers were. installed last night Second Vice President; FDR SPEECH - GETS SMALL ~ RISE, AXIS | | Poor Reception®in Berlin Given as Reason for Official Silence | | | | | | I (By Associated Press) ( “| President Rooseveli's message to| | Congress was described in Ita ml | political circles as a “decia to go into an ideologi | the of .internatio cs | | retizen N aims | maintenance Cf | selfisk, . imperial- vith for tine and nd to fight plutceratic lism. The Fascist Illkt‘ that, of its refrained frem fil Government itself, | German. partner, conument, on . Roo- | mendations for all out aid to em- | battled = democracies against the | dictators. [ | Atmospheric conditions interferred | | wah radio peception in Berlin| |and a Nazi foreign office spokes |man said that is the reason, no | authorized reaction is abtainable | ,|@s on previous occasions. It is understood Hitler has ex- pressed a desire to study the Pres- |ident’s words before giving the tip- off to his press as to what to, say oo 'Methodist Women ~ Will Reorganize At Dinner Meeting | All Methodist women have been | asked to meet at the church Wed- inesday evening at 6 o'clock for | dinner after which there will he charter meeting of the Women's | Society of Christian Service. This organization is to bhe formed to bring local Methodist women into harmony with the, re-| organization effected by the union| of the Methodist Episcopal Churc! North, The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the Methodist Protestant Church completed in June 1940. According to the Rev G. Edward Knight “The purpose of the Women's Scciety of Christian Service shall be to unite all the women of the church in Christian living and service, to help develop and sup- | port Christian work among women | and c en around the world, to develop the spiritual life, to study the needs of the world, to take part in such service activities as will strengthen the local church, and to improve civic, community and world conditions. To this end this organization shall seek to en- list women, young people and chil- dren in this Christian fellowship, and to secure funds for the activi- ties in the local church and sup- port of the work undertaken ut heme and abroad for the establish- .'ment of a World Christian Com- munit; Both the Friendly Sewing Circle and;. the Susanah Wesley group have voluntarily disbanded to go nto the larger group, Following ‘lhe meeting Wednesday, charter members of the new group will e enrolled. First to be enrolled will 'be the woman who has been a member of the Methodist Church for the longest period. Mrs, Peter Oswald is in charge of the dinner and Mrs. G. Edward | Knight will present the program. PR X U sum | LEFF 0 | SEATTLE, Jan 7—~The lem.en‘ | Season, opening February 26, wm’ wfmd the Pacific = Coast. PukerS., | with one of the smallest supplies | of canned salmon on hand in many | years, Canned salmon is one of the principal foods of that 40-day ab-!| stinence period, | The Association of Pacific Fish- | eries announced that data from| | 84 companies representing 99 per-| cept of the 1940 pack showed. only 959,000 cases of salmon of all vari | eties unsold and possession as the| | year opened. This is. 1,101,000 cases short of the stocks held by. packers! (&t the beginning of January, 194')! | > | STATISTICAL CLERK | Mrs, Clara Dilg has joined the taff of tne U. S. Weather Bureau here Statistical Clerk. as e S | JEFFREYS RETURNING J. 8. Jaffre broker, and Mrg Jeffrey came north on the Alaska tc Xetchikan. They will come to Ju- i 1eau on the next steamer, | Tacoma, and Mr. and Mrs. | canfil. | land ' "DOUGLAS, (OLISEUM "ABE LINCOLN" °s. Further information on the n be had by reading an ad- t on page 8 of the Em- ay. K vertiser pire tod DOUGLAS NEWS | INSTALLATION PREPARATIONS MADE FOR 150 ATTENDANCE Preparations were being made today by Douglas Mascnic bodies for a large attendance of Chan- rel folks, members and invited guests at the double installation to be held this evening in the Eagles Hall. It is believed that between 100 and 150 will be on hand for the | ceremonies, NO INCRE. N EPIDEMIC Attendance for the.second day of school after the holidays was till off by 15 pupils this morning, it was reported. No additional cases of iliness were reported in town — - MISS KIRKHAM ILL Miss Vera Kirkham has been a victim of pleurisy for the past two weeks at her to home in Anchorage, recent advic accerding e - SCRAMMS REACH SEATTLE Both 1ll with the flu when their boat arrived in Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schramm who left here three weeks ago for a vaca- tion visit in Bellingham were heard from in teday's mail, They wrote that they are just now recovering from their sickness. TOM COX PROPERTY IN. DOUGLAS SOLD| In closing the estate of Tom Cox who passed away last year, John Currier, administrator for t: deceased, reported the sale of his two cabins on Front Street, one to, Ted Jenes and cne to Sam Siev- ens. | D e HAVDAHL LEPCRTS THAT FORMER DOUGLASITES DOING WELL IN STATES Ben Havdahl returned home . this morning from a month’s vacation trip to several Washington towns. At Kirkland he visited the Weh- rens whom he found quite happy in their new home. Mr. Wehren's health has improved a. great deal and he has a prospering business. Mr. and Mrs. William Sundquist are in Ballard where the former is| engineer in a cold storage plant,| he said, and at Enumclaw he visited with Alex T. Morgan who| has a farm near there. | Although the nights were cool (he weather warmed up fine dur- ing the daytime while he was south Havdahl said. - - FORMER RE ENTS ARE HEARD FROM| Mable Combest, in Seattle,| and Mrs. Charles Russel, in| Sabin | Bokanich at Piedmont, Cal, all sent greetings to Dcuglasites here | n a recent letter to Mr. and Mrs. Mr, Bokanich also told of| the recent passing of his father, one of the early residents at Tread- well, Mrs. Mr. | c—— NO CLUB MEETING The . meeting of the Douglas Is-| Women’s Club, set for Wed- nesday, has been cancelled owing| to the prevalence of illness. The| next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Mike Pusich February 12. TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY "INSPECTOR - HORI'I.EIGH' > Search (Ionhnues for Two | hit, [Ghisf of Police Dan Ralston station- (spzeding car with his flashlight. The THE WEATHER (By the U. S. Weather Bureau) U. S. DEPARTMENT NDF COM MERCE, WEATHER BUREAU Forecast tor Junean and vicinity, beginning at 4:30 p.m.. Jan. Partly cioudy tonight and Wednesday; not much change in temper ture, lowest temperature tonight about 24, highest Wednesday smtlc to moderate northeasterly winds. ecast for Southeast Alaska: Partly cloudy tonight and Wed- n(sdq) colder tonight extreme north porticn; gentle to mods > variable winds except fresh to strong northerly in Lynn Canal and Chatham Straits. Forecast of winas dlong {hé coast of the Gulf of Alasks. : | Dixon Entrance to,Cape Spenggr: Rpartly cloudy, moderate souih- FEATURE IS Io easterly winds; Cape Spencer to,C:pe Hinchinbrook: partly cioud: with, local snow, moderate to fresa easterly to southeasterly winds: Cape Hinchinbrook to Resurrection Bay: local snow or rain, mcd- BE AT (APITOI_ erate to: fresh northeasterly wind ; Resurrection Bay to Ko local rain, moderate to fresh east:rly to northeasterly winds, coming moderate southwesterly ne r Kodiak Wednesday. Manager Beale s Granfed LOCAL DATA | Time Barometer Temp.. dumidity Wind Velocity Weather PermlSSIOH fOI’ EX"G 4:30 p.m. yesterday 29.72 35 85 w 5 Cloudy 4:30 a.m. today 29.66 30 95 w 2 Pt. Cldy ShOWIngS in Juneau Noen today 2973 35 56 s 7 Pt. Cldy Because ho wanted every man RADIO REPORTS weman and child cn Gastineau TODAY Channel to have the cpportunity to Max. tempt. | Lo est 4:30am. Precip. 4:30a.n see. the moving picture, “Abe Lincoln Station last 24 hours | te np. temp. 24 hours We (In incis,” manager Charles Beale' Barrow -8 i a1 21 0 f the Capitol theatre had to write Faijrbanks -5 | -16 -16 0 Pt iy ¢ film headqt s in the states| Nome g -7 1 0 Cle cr permission to film the highly- | pawson 10 4 4 L 3 Pt. Cldy |advertised show an extra day and apchorage 23 17 21 v Cloudy aleo for permission tb film it as & pethe) 0 =3 43 0 Pt. Clidy matinee for children cn Saturday. gy pau) 2% | 18 24 0 Cloud “It isn’t often an exhibitor gets puten Harbor . 35 31 31 08 Pt. Gldy the cpportunity to show the actual Wosnesenski 40 | 33 34 0 Pt. Cldy ife of one of our greatest states-| godiak i 39, i 36 3 56 Rain | man, as this show portrays tho life| cordove 35 30 33 59 Cloudy f Abe Lincoln,” Beale stated to the | yuoc o ! 2 20 o Cle it thdey AORTL Bitka 1o g 4 ‘ 30, 35 0 Cloudy ais showing cf the ir Ketchikan 37 i 18 29 0 Clea . 4 35 0 Clea thing that every American : d l:;i:; g::f;z :g “ 3 9 07 Pt. Cldy sce. It portrays amazing disclosures goo o P \ 38 37 o1 Raih —intimate secrats never told before,” Portland 42 i 24 32 99 s, Beale added. : 5 7 ) iy The picture ran for 14 months| >on: Frencisco .. 59 | 3 o " ik Broadway in New York at $4.40 a P WEATHER SYNOPSIS g at. It is offered here at popular Rain was falling thisymorning at Kodiak ,and clear or partly ¢cloudy.. skies, prevailed ; generally, elsewhere over Alaska except mostly cvercast from Cordova to,Cook Inlet, Rain or snow had fallen during ‘the previous 24 hours: at,scittered points along the ccast from Cordova to the Aleutian, Islands, The gretest, amount of prec ticn, was 56 inch. which, was, peco-ded at Kodiak. Temperatures werc somewhat cojder. this; morning over the Northwest portion of Ala Barrow having , reported minys 2) degrees and Fairbanks minus 15 degrees. Clear skies, and good, visibilities prevailed this morning over . the Juneau-Ketchikan airw .y except for patches of str 5 clouds and fog near :Junegu. = F-esh to strong northerly winds were reported in Lynn Canal. The Tuesday, morning weathe: chart indicated that a low sure area of 98¢ millibars (20,06 inches) was centered at 49 degr north, 137 degrees west and .a low troug hextended northwestward t second low center of about, 992 millibars (20.28 inches) located just southwest of Kodiak A third low ceiter of 984 millibars (29.06 inches) « was located at 42 degrees north, 138 degrees west and a fourth low center of 972 millibars (28,70, inches) was located at 43 degrees north and 179, degrees west, Relatively low pressure prevailed in the Bering Sea.. A wek high. genter was located to the southeast ol Alaska and a second high pressure area of 1025 millibars (30.26 inches) was located at 30,degrees north and 157 degrees west. Juneau; Jan. 8. — /Sunrise.9:42 am., sunset 4:18 p.m. HIT-AND-RUN : " DRIVER (LIPS “POLICE CHIEF & ik pres- \ No. 5. Named as plaintiffs are the mission, its members Noble I E. Hardcastie and R. S. Bi the Alaska Packers Association, acka Salmon Compar mon Canning Company. The petition seeks tc have Court set aside the Commission de- cision which in turn had revor a decision of Special Referce Henry Roden. INCOME TAX Al- and Red Sal- Youths, Girl Who ~ Stole Auto A youthful hit-and-run driver who cf ali people, the Chief of Po- lice, is being. spught by authorities here today. Receiving a report early this merning that the automobile of Frank Dufresne had been stolen, ed - himself on 10th Street and watched for the missing machine. Soon he saw it coming along the reel at a high rate of speed. Ralston stepped into the street end, attempted to flag down the TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 7.—Because of the new income tax base in low- ering taxable income both for single and married men, more than 200,000 machine began to slow down, enab- ling Ralsten to determine it was cecupied by two youths and a girl, apparently of high school age, but when the cccupants recognized Ral- ston, the driver stepped on the gas Chief Hits Pavement The car struck Ralston a glanc- ing blow as 1t speeded on, knocking | Y A the Chief of Police to the street. filed in this distriot. Ralston followed the machine in TRL s B ot 4 ‘;,:;"::ie";illo__fi"gk fz g:'lm ton and Territory of Alaska will be required to file income tax returns before March 15. This is the announcement made Collector of Internal Revenue. | Hendrickson estimated that last year 155,000 income tax returns were speed. On the Douglas Highway,| the car stopped, the occupems‘ leaped out and ran down the bank | toward Gastineau Channel. | Watchers were posted to m!,cr—. Locs overboard ‘of & ‘member cept the fugitives if they auempt-‘me crew of the steamer North S ed to cross to Juneau, but an ail-| W8S reported today to the Collec- night vigil was unsuccessful. As|tor of Customs here by Leonard soon as it was light enough to| Williams, who was master of the | follow their tracks, it was found the youths had started along the! beach for Douglas, when the man disappeared. The crewman was George Call- The automobile was found to|%00d: 3¢ Negro. While the vessel have a flat tire. |was enroute from Seattle to Ke Rolatan Gie in_;cmkan. Callwood was last seen ot Jjured. Fingerprints were taken from the| automobile today and the search ior the trio was Lonunumn r | COMPENSATION not seriously until 2:30 o'clock in the mernine - 'EMPLOYMENT OFFICE Housekeeper job open at the Ter- | ritorial Employment Service offices m the Sommer Building at Seward 'md ‘Willoughbyv. That was the announcement today | Percv Lucha who declared the posi- tion is permanent and in town. ‘ - > A petition of review cf the Alaska - Unemployment Compensation Com- OSCAR HART NORTH missicn decision holding that cap-‘ Oscar Hart, one of the old trav- mery workers were not entitled te eling men of Alaska, came north on: compensation they claimed was filed 'the Alaska as far as Ketchikan and’ today in District Court here by, will centinue to Juneau on the nexts Frank L. Aragen and other appli- :teamer. This is Hart's first trip of -ants, members of Alaska Canneyy the new year. Werkers Union Local No. 5 and Al-| ———————— LRI aska Cannery Workers Union Local Empire Classifieds Pay' SELOWER; - HiTS MANY ¢ L the« residents of the State of Washing-"" i | i today by Thor Hendrickson, Acting 4 RER BY ALASKA SHIP i ' 5 vessel the night of December 22, ,'h ifrom Acting Employment Director g#! 1 { 10 o’clock at night and not missed PN SEEKS HOUSEKEEPER . . > g