The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 2, 1928, Page 8

in all directions and made a pre'- ty sight. The noisiest part of the celebra-| tion was the Elks' Hi Jinks. Noise | enough to raise a roof was prv | valent there for more than on halt hour when the “Happy New Year” sign was flashed on at mid- | night. Both theatres had | grams, including | Dempsey-Tunney Palace showed Dempsey-Sharkey | fight films as well On the streets there noise at midnight, but the dance, which ended a. m, several couples made rounds with horns and voices. GILA MONSTER CO-ED’'S MASCOT Snow and Cold Smap In Eastern States NFW YORK, Jan. — Heavy snows and cold smap which threatens the lowest temperatures of the season, today h North- ern Penneylvania and w York in a In She’s Sumg Thaw s, TWO-HOUR FIRE I RUINS BUILDING Boarding House on Hillside Above Front Street Completely Gutted TRAIN RUNS INTO SLIDE IN BLIZZARD Ninety Persons Narrowly Escape Death on Union Pacific special pictures the fight, while the pro of five feet snow has paralyzed traffie. In Wilkesbarre, one death itiributed to the cold wed Penn., of Forest Sflvxce Reviews Ac- tivities in Forest Indus- tries in S. E. Alaska (Conunuea rrom Page One.) ! A fire Matson ly the which started in Fred | boarding house, former- unish Hall, on the hII'vi side on astineau Avenue, and| completely gutted the building, | was extinguished by firemen yes terday after two hours of fightinz with four lines of hose An alarm from Box was turn in shortly after 1 o'clock in the afternoon. When the firemen reached the scene of the blaze, volumes of smoke and flame were issuing from the windows in the second floor. Lines were immedi ately put out from four hydrants on Front Street and were ken up the hillside from near the Nug | get Shop. A few minutes later the old| truck was brought down and thel other truck was returned to the hall for emergency calls. One of _he low pressure lines was 1rin through the old truck and water was pumped up the hillside. For one and one half hours th~ fire burned fiercely. while the heat was held in by the corru gated iron which covered the gides and roof of the structurz For a time the blaze was confined to the secqnd floor but later spread to the upper floor. . Shori- Iy after 2 o'clock the fire appear- ed nearly out but a sudden burst of wind fanned the flames and they burned with renewed vigor. By 2:30 the blaze W nearly extinguished and by 3 o'clock the truck left for the fire hall while a few firemen chopped around in the building extinguishing the last sparks. Virtually the entire roof wis off by the time the fire was over, while the interior of the house was completely burned out. While the firemen were pouring water from the truck line hose into the fire early during the fight the hose bursted and the water in that line was turned off while a new section of hosing was put in to replace the old one. Fred Matsen, owner of tha building, carried no insurance on the house, which, it is understoo!, hie pald about §1,500. Several pe:- was Tittle © followin. about i the | Tusty | PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 2 ve persons were injured and 90 had a narrow escape from death or Wy rious injury when a Union Pa | [citic train, bound trom Poruand [P.-T. A. MEETING for Salt Lake City, feeling its| BEEN POS'I'PONED way through a terrific blizzard, : | crashed into a slide 30 miles east| OWIng to the fact that the date falls close to the Christmas and of Portland, ! An avalanche of snow, ice and|New Year’s Day holidays when rock, hurled down the side of tha(NOt enough time could be given| Columbia River ge from 1500|to the arrangement of a program, feet above the tracks, obliterated|and because of school opening to- | the rails and the highway. morrow after the holiday vac, s i oaomibtiy ek + 4 tion, the regular meeting of the| | the train of 11 coaches when thefP arent-Teacher | Association, | crash came. The lead locomo-iScheduled for tomorrow night| tives, mail car and baggage car|Will Nt be held, it was announced | | plunged over the river bank into|t0day. { shallow water, The next regular meeting will All but two of the cars of the|De on the first Tuesday in Feb-! | train were derailed and g EusLy. | i | hanging over the river at a peril-| ¢ KU R A PN < Pre-1 nventory Sale | ous 45 degree angle when the pas-| | sengers were sately removed. from | them. 20 bars Crystal White Soa ) P 11 bars Medium Ivory Soap 13 bars Creme Oil Soap . capacity feet of lum- | and it fur is | around 80,000 board | ber per Shour day | nishes employment to 100 men, | § not including the loggers getting out the timber, The outstanding vear regards Alaskan timber industries w of course, the award of timber and water power to two concerns for paper making projects in the vicinity of Juneau and Ketchikan. The concerns had preliminary inves:i gations made of their water pow and timber units during the season and the reports ara in the hands of the princi It is expected that the le surveys and plans for de of these huge projects rly next spr i se | | (0 4 {5 facturing plant. Its | | | ed event of the as liulthi LUDWIG NELSON Expert Watch and Jewelry Repalring past now pals. ailed velopment | will start e of Hollywood | PRI IR v O BANNER YEAR . —:— | Cal, has filed suit for $100,004 | FURESEEN BY { against Hairy K. Thaw, Pittsburgh | millionaire, claiming he forge: | I.ABGR cHIEF promise to marry her, (International Newsreel) ; WL | The year 1928 was ushered in by Jufieau in one of the quietest Forecast ls Madc by Presi-! dent of American Fed- {JUNEAU SCHGOLS OPEN TOMORROW ™55 3 Fv 1 eration of Labor Tho. J T i ment furnished about the nnly ont The Juneau schools open 10-| 4¢ goorg moise of any consequence morrow morning for the second | | om Tage nfll") e A gila monster is the mascot at Fresno, Calif., State College— nor do the co-eds shun the rentile! Mildred Reeder (above) is his chief attendant. Cal, Jan. of Ya — Hope FIRST WHITE BABY OF YEAR BORN HERE off properly - 1928 CELEBRATION 2—There", the Prince i FRESNO. the bulldog ton Tiger, the Army's mule anl California’s golden bear but th fair co-eds of Fresno State College | 1 have mascot even more fero-; > fi"‘ 1928 and the first cious. registration of the birth of It's a white youngster w made last in campus night at 6 o'clock at § Ann's ster. hospital when John Oliver Allen “Heela” Douglas, an eight pound baby boy desdit where was born to Mr. and Mrs. Dousg- pattern for ajo squaws. Now las. The proud father is with the he poses as a life model in Dr Juneau Weather Bureau office. George F. MacGinitie's biology d¢ partment and winks his nictatin membrane and waddles his f« chicken toed feet as Mildred | Reeder, his chief attendant, feed him. 1.00 i i All Blue and W hite Enamel Ware at Cost GARNICK’S PHONE 174 a horridum geen a gila heloderma English, o or, mon- | . i Arizont i blankat | hails from the he was a GEE BEE Is Out of Town but the same efficient work is being done. DAY CALLS PHONE 34 | at midnight, when they set off & 'mester of the school year, after | ;. ufire wheel” on the fence on| 10 day's vacation over the| o ogeral lot at Fourth and Main and New Year's Day|gious, and shot off gur off from the (Continued ———————— i | MISS NEWMAN ENTERTAINS | ON SEVENTH BIRTHDAY Frances Newman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Newman, “iecla” 1s five years old, 1g|cntertained five of her little inches long, colored coral pink| friends Sunday afternoon, New and black and has a disposition | Year's Day, the occaslon being that belies his reputation as ao|ler seventh birthday. deadly reptile. After viewlng the He is fod a hard | boiled egg every two weeks the I ce Theatre returned to the but | in times of famine can live k residence in the holiday have created in the lives of the people a desire for more things that bring about comfort and happiness. The desire for better home comforts, luxuries, more abundant life, means that they have been taught to buy. There is no honest demand for reduction in wages. The people will insist that no obstacles shall be placed in the way of prosper-' ity such an attack on fhe w in effect. Peo-| NORTON LEAVE William Norton, hospital December after undergoing 3 ment HOSPITAL admitted to the 31 left today medical treat Tables for matince 5t the youny Newman MacKinnon WE TAKE iy | folks SUBSCRIPTIONS as sons who were living in the build- ing lost many personal effects and belongings. Peter Chilbere. who lives on Gastineau Avenue, took care of the fire victims yes- torday until they were able to find temporary residences. months on the stored-up fat in hi tail. Plane Earryinsz Mr: Lindbergh Forced Down EDWARDSBURGH, Mich., Jan, Apartments for refre The remainder of was spent with gar tests, the first priz manship going to with Mary Jean close second. McNaughton pshiments, the afternoon mes and ¢con e for marks- Edith Young a ge system now ple will demand that industry| should find other means of ducing prices than wages. The more efficient man- agement becomes the lower pricés can be without detriment to the standard. rmu.-nu:‘ for all leading MAGAZINES Special Club Rates 1928 BUTLER-MAURO IRA TUCKER NIGHT CALLS JOHN AHLERS CHAS. BAKER .. An overheated stove, on the sec wage ond floor, was the cause of the starting of the blaze, fitemen said. e~ JACK OF ALL TRADE The Shop of 0dd Jobs If your pipes freeze up, or for any odd jobs Phone 473, John Holler. were Kdi'h Jean Tay- 12dna Those present | Young, Corrine Duncan, lor, Mary Jean McNaughton, Almquist. Mrs. Tildon and Mrs Tupper also visited the young hostess during the afternoon. R Eugene Permanent W American Beauty Parlor. 2--The airplane carrying M- s Evangeline Lindbergh from Mex co City to Detroit, was forced down in a field near here Sunday afternoon during a terrific snow and sleet storm. Advertising aiways pays. the columus of The Empire. CANNERYMAN HERE ON; WAY TO TODD CANNERY DRUG CO. When We Sell It It's Right | | Free Dellvery Phone 134! | | Sub Statlon Post Office No. 1.| GEO. B. RICE PLUMBING HEATING PLANTS OIL BURNERS “I tell you in advance what job will cost” 1 Nick Bez, ager of the Peril mpany, arvived Saturday night on the steamer Admiral Roges | enroute to the company’s plant af | THANK YOU Todd. He will proceed thers | about Wednesday, remaining | about a week, then return here, Mr. Bez had no criticism to fer regarding the 1928 fishiug regulations. He said the canners generally realized that Commis- sioner O'Malley was acti what he considered the 1 terests of the salmon fish are prepared 1o co-operate him in making the regul fective. Undoubtedly the tions will curtail packs extent but. it is hoped will also have a beneficial effect on the runs of fish. | President and Man Strait Packiag s, $15 —adv. Use [ IIIIIIIilllllllIlllIllllIlllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIII IIIIIIIllllI|lllllllllIlmIIIIIHIlII|IIII|IIIlII For the generous patron- age you gave us before Christmas. We ) suggestt you make one good resolution this week for 1928—that you trade with us. | Women'’s Woolen Hose Reduced We have taken all odd lots of Wool and Silk and Wool Hose from our i anll with ns ef restric- to some | that thay | | | | | k i 2 | | HONVHVHAT) qATVS HELLAN'S 1 PHARMACY : Next Door to Graves Store Phone 33 - R LET Almqulst Yress We call and deliver. Free Delivery : Your Su(t,l Phone 528, WE WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR GASTINEAU GROCERY PHONE 37 Closed All Day Monday regular stocks and reduced the prices to the following: There are a lot of little China or Glass pieces that will be in our way when the tourists come again. We will want to take stock soon and it will be an easier job if these things are out of the way. Most of them are at- tractively boxed and are decorated in colors a la mode. To induce your immediate purchase we have decided to take a loss on them. There are two tables filled with a various assortment—COME EARLY before the crowd picks them over. Sale starts Tuesday morning at half price. They will make excellent party prizes or birthday remembrances. We list a few for consideration. Fancy China Bon Bon Dishes—$1.00 NOW 50 cents Fancy Glass Vase—$1.75 NOW $1.00 Fancy China Vase—$1.75 NOW $1.00 Green Translucent Candle Sticks, per pair— $2.00 NOW $1.00 Pyrex Pie Dish with nickel container—$2.25 NOW $1.00 Lavendar Jars—$1.75 NOW $1.00 China 4 Piece Ash Trays, Ace Clubs; Hearts, etc.— $1.50 NOW 75 cents hlcy Goose Ash or Pin Trays—75 cents NOW 40 cents Fancy 3 Piece Condiment Sets—$1.00 NOW 50 cents Fancy China Mustard Pots—$1.00 NOW 50 cents Green, Yellow, Blue or Red Salt and Peppers— 75¢ pair NOW 40 cents Snooping invited even if you sniff YOU'LL BE SURPRISED THE NUGGET SHOP Regularly Priced up to $1.50 NOW 60 CENTS PAIR Regularly Priced up to $2.50 NOW $L.15 PAIR You must act auick for these will not last long at these prices. Sizes from 8 1-2 to 10 1-2 Assorted Colors THE HOUSEWIFE’S PREFERRED BRAND AMOCAT PRODUCTS NONE HIGHER THAN THE AMOCAT BRAND GEORGE BROTHERS Front Street e T T OO U T T T U at (mldstem S Empormm _ JUNEAU'S STYLE CENTER