The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 3, 1928, Page 8

THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY, JAN. 3 RUSSMAN GETS JESmpe Comp(mmenAtsv Suggested by Expert ACTION SCENE OF FIRE BOYS Movie Photographer| “Shoots” Firemen in Ac- | tion, Downtown Section How the Juneau Ti ment goes into action was filmed today by BEarl Rossman, motim picture photographer, producer and author of Alaskan stories and scenarios. He is preparing to be- gin jes of film of 2 for use by man Kodak Company education experiments States and at the same will make another Alaska ture film from a story of his own In the filming today Mr. Rous- man “shot” the firemen as they came down the pole from the as- sembly room at the Fire Hall, loaded onto the truck, and left the hall. On lower Front Street lie filmed members of the Depart- studies the in visi ment as they caught the truck on | of them making a These scenes the run, and hydrant connection. will be tied into the “shots” Mr. Rossman made last Sunday dur- ing the fire on the hill above Front Street. On the return trip to the 1, Mr. Rossman mounted his camera in the truck and filmed Front | Street from the Nugget Shop o] its intersection with . Franklin | and Franklin to above the Palace Theatre. These pictures will be shown at the Palace Thursday, Friday and Saturda .- — LIQUOR CASE IN U. S. COURT TODAY| The case of the United States | Depart- | vs. Sam Gazaloff, George Cooper. Alex Sebanoft and Dallas Weyand | gimop Lake, submarine inventor, suggests. in the U District Court thi morning £ defendants « charged h violation of liguor laws, it being alleged the defendants on different occasions last year sold intoxicating liquor| to one George Masury of the pro-| hibition force, at the l)uuxlus’ Pool Hall. U. S. District Attorney ‘W. Harding and Assistant U. S District Attorneys Howard D. Stabler and George W. Folta are handling the case for the Gov- ernment. Attorney H. L. Faulk- ner is counsel for the defensa Jury Drawn The jury was drawn this morn- ing and the case presented. Tese timony is being heard this after- noon. Members of the jury are as follows: Bertha D. Goetz, A. M. Butterbaugh, Mrs. H. R. Shep- ard, Josie Kilburn, Ingvold Mar- tin, J. P. Morgan, John C.. Berg, Al Bloomgquist,,J. Monagle, Mrs. Al Blomquist, T. H. Deverall, Mrs. L. Gardner. @ 4“ the| Justin | air, he says. For Submarine Craft Compartments like that pictured above, if built into undersea craft, might aid in the rescue of men trapped in a sunken ship, Valve outside would provide openings through which rescue ships could pump food and| When air preszure By JOHN L. COOLEY (Associated Press Science Editor) NEW YORK, Jan. 3--Three d vices for the rescue and safety of men imprisoned in a disabled suh merged submarine, such as the S-4, are suggested by Simon Lake, who has invented more than pieces of apparatus for use undersea craft. Escape compartments can be built fore and aft in the vesseis, Mr. Lake says, through which the crew, after donning diving hel- mets, can rise to the surface of the water. The inventor also, asserts that two air hose connections might be installed in each submarine -o that divers could attach tubes to the crippled boat. One of these tubes would conduct pure air to the men; the other would permit 125 Food could on | inside was strong enough to kecp |out the water, the men would leave by trapdoors, in diving suits. mean that most, if not all, mem- bers of an imprisoned crew could reach safety, the inventor say | for the automatic doors wouid save the undamaged divisions of the submarine. Mr. Lake used the device year ago in his early experiments with submarines. It has been applied to mine sweeping submarines, o the recovery of cables and to oih- | er services at considerable deptis 'HOONAH. SENDS GOOD DONATION FOR HOME As the donation of the resi- |dents of Hoonah to the Christ- mas Cheer Fund for the Pioneers residing in the Home at a remittance of $21.45 was re- ceived last week by W. D. Gross, of the Coliseum Theatre. As the | | Sitka, |~ DECEMBER WAS COLDEST HERE | FOR 10 YEARS |Second Coldest December Ever Recorded Here— Exceeded Onlyin 1917 The past December was the ! coldest on record with the excen- tion of 1917 when the mean t perature 10 degrees low than during the past month, cording to the monthly we p summary issued today by Meteor-| ologist in Charge R. €. M Weather Bureau. Precipitation was almost normal in amount but with amount of snowfall and snow the ground. Sunshine was above the normal amount, The mean temperature 25.0° or 5.0° below the normal The first half of the month and the last weck were below normal ! with a slight excess during the intervening time. The coldest December of recovd | was that of 1917 with a mean temperature of 146" and the w were those of 1904 and, 1907 with a mean of 39°. The highest temperature was 10° on the 2lst and the lowest was 6° on the 28th. Previous ex-| tremes were 60° and -2°, respec- tively. The total precipitation was' 7.45 inches, or 0.11 inch below the nor- mal. The total snowfall was 44.2 inches, the greatest depth on the ground was 235 inches on the! 14th, and 11.4 inches remained -n the ground at the end of the month. The greatest precipitation | § in any 24 hour period was 1.1 inches on the 2n¢ 1. The wettest December on re cord was that of 1926 with a to.! tal of 14.43 inches, and the dries as that of 1907 0.95 inch recorded. The December snowfall was that of 1917 with 81.1 inches and the lightest that of 1898 with a total of 0.5 inch The mean relative humidity was 80 per cent at 4 a. m,, 77 per cent at noon, and 76 per cent at 4 p m. The lowest 17 per cent at 4 p. m. of the 31st The prevailing wind directjon from the southeast, the ave age hourly velocity miles, and | the maximum velocity recorded.| 43 miles from the east on the!be . or actual velocity of 3450’ miles. was i an much was | § B est total ¢ hea h A i'a Fr Ce 2 wag sh abr Awaiting Decision e - v 1 much more than the nulx.llv?{m‘.’ chini won sej hus former n in New Y ench vice-co ad a divorce, ourts are now trying to untangle ni, and secured the problem. (International Hlustrated News) d, 13th and 18th the 1st ine ble amount. - R The Nelson water shut oft every night at clock. ains R. P. NELSON. There were 10 clear days, 9 of these with 100 per cent sunshin-, 4 partly cloudy days, 17 clondy days, 19 days with precipitation of 0.01 inch or over, and 15 days with measurable snowfall. Auroras were observed on {he A STRANGE WOMAN told me the other day Juneau Sleet fell on | 1928. Bids on the Masonic M. S. Whittier, member of | Masonic Temple Association. Peter Woeck, contractor, as, and for the new Juneau structures. made. the Juneau School Board, PRI 3 35 Y g PIONEERS HAVE BIG all to A trimmings turkey feed were and served ent smokes turnighed Theodore Kettleson, for after dinner the old timers in the Sitka Legion. iliary of American A the Governor's following items: Oranges Turkey office i Fruit Salad i Cranberry Sauce | White Potatoes, Mashed | Green | White Bread | Raised Hot Biscuits | Fruit Cake Lemon Pie Coftee Milk Cigars ERRIPT R Two Black Crows, vived. Anderson Music ARSI oo We . WOLLAND. Then he went | Tide Tables for 1928 BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. When We Sell It It’'s Right | Free Delivery - BIDS TO OPEN SOON ON NEW BUILDINGS Temple will be called for about February |1, it was announced today by rep- resenting Architect Harlan Thom- came north on the Princess Mary yesterday morning. He looking over plans for the temple High School building, figuring costs of building material and labor pre- paratory to offering bids on these No announcement of a tenta- tive date for the calling of bids for the school building has been Grover Winn, member of said today that the board expects to issue a call for bids before long. TURKEY FEED XMAS the | Pionieers at Sitka by Superintend- while were the Sitka home by the Women's Aux- Post of the shows the} Dressing Peas Wholewheat Bread Ice Cream | and 6, ar- Shoppe. | —ady. make men's sults for $55 —adv. Phone 134 Sub Station Post Office No. 1. * |SMITH PETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA Walstein G. Smith, Territorial| | Treasurer, returned to Juneau on | the steamer Princess Mary after| visiting in southern California | since last November. Mrs. Smith, | who accompanied him south will| Middle West, will visit for a while return to Juneau sometime in! with his son, Clayton, who is now March. | attending the North Pacific Den- Mr. and Mrs. Smith were gues's|tal College in Portland, Oregon. of their daughter and son-in-law,| - e - | Pasadona, wnere e swion . DEVOTIONAL MEETINGS 'ARE HELD THIS WEEK still visiting. Several weeks ago Mr. and Mrs. Devotional meetings are being held each night this week by Smith and their daughter held a reunion with former Gov. and Mrs. Scott C. Bone and their{ipe members of the Juneau Min- daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and|jsterial Association and the at- Itendance shows an increase over the meetings held lagt Janua Mrs. John Ford Starr and Cape Last night there was a large Boedeker, formerly in comnfa: {iathering at the Northern Light of the Unalga, and Mrs. Boedeks They also visited with former | Prebyterian Chdreh, Rev., R. A, | Gailey, speaker i Gov. and Mrs. J. F. A. Strong, | Tonight the devotional service A' L COMMITI‘EEMEN will be held in the Pentacostal LEAVE FOR MEETING | Bethel Mission on Seward Street, Mrs. E. Ninnis and E. M. Polley, Dean C. E. Rice off . The | meetings start at § o National Executive Committeeman to the American Legion Conven — - MRS. SCHOMBEL HOME tions in Indianapolis, sailed on the Princess Mary for Seattle enroute | | Mrs. 0. E. Schombel, who has heen in the St. Ann's hospital for east. | medical treatment, left last eve- The National ning mittee meets January 13 and 14, while the Auxiliary will meet Jan- uary 27 and 28. These two repre- sentatives are the only ones sent from Alaska’s depastment. Before going en.) Mrs. expects to spend ‘a few weeks visiting in Tacoma, while Mr. Polley, upon his return from thé Ninnis th is the Com Executive s ey p e o menu card just received aty ] | i | Pre-Inventory Sale 20 bars Crystal White Soap .. 11 bars Medium Ivory Soap 1.00 13 bars Creme Oil Soap ... . 1.00 ! All Blue and W hite Enamel Ware ‘at Cost 1.00 | i 1 | | | GARNICK’S PHONE 174 { e e e etk | THE BURNING = QUESTION What 0il Buiner to install for the best and most economical results, GEE BEE'S ANNOUNCEMENT to the public after investigating the many different burners cn the market in actual operaticn in Seattle and Portland that the Hart oil burners sales for this year are the largest of any oil burner on the market to date, and that a large part of these installations are other burners taken out and replaced with the silent and efficient HART. 0il Burners Heating OUR HART Ray Oilomatic Installations Speak for Themselves “T tell you in advance what job will cost” ( GEO. B. RICE Plumbing ——a s the egress of foul air. be sent down through either. Mr. Lake's third device is a system of doors, opening both ways, that cloce automatically as soon as water is introduced into a submarine, thus permitting oth- er sections of the vessel to he kept water-tight The escape compartment invented by Mr. ‘Lake thirty y ago, before his perfection of t even keel submarine, and h been used by foreign governments in old type underwater vessels. It consists of two. small rooms inio which compressed air may be forced until the pressure is equal to that of the water. When accurate gau | (hat this point has been reached,! a man steps into the second all | room, puts on a diving helmet| hother with the Library, try and then opens a door in the huil | . v The water is held back by the uir} our Book Shelf, pressure and the seaman walks & PR down a ladder into the ocean. His/ dred of the latest editions. rise through the water is chec a5 ud by a special puoy that prevents| Read any one of them for rapid decrease of pressure. An air hose on the helmet sup-| plies oxygen from the submarine: during the man's drift surface- ward. When he has reached the| top he can drop his helmet havl\i into the sea and the next man in the compartment, hauling it m.E; repeats the performance. | Such an exit fore and aft would | All other jurors were excused until 10 o’clock Thursday morn- ing. F. N. Feero and Mrs. Agnes Ashley of Skagway and Miss Grace Carney who served on the regular jury panel have been ex- ‘eused from further duty on the panel. 5 Demurrers Sustained In the court this morning Judge T. M. Reed ruled that the demurrers filed by the plaintiff the answer filed by the de- mdant be sustained in the cases ©of the Territory of Alaska vs. the Petersburg Packing Company and the Alaska Consolidated Canner- jes, for taxes on fish traps. ——a——— NOTICE Telephone patrons will refrain from calling ‘central for fifteen minutes after the fire bell rings. No calls will be answered by cen- tral until the firemen have been called. donation came after the remit- tance for Christmas had been Gross purchased ap- ges and cigars from local merchants and forwarded them to the Home last week on the Margnita to help out the s menu card. people are in a rut. She did not say where she cams from but it struck me she must he a stranger and that this a good opportunity for adver- tising the possible fact that | she had not got acquainted : yet. Moral: It's never late to get acquainted at store. Women’s Woolen Hose Reduced We have taken all odd lots of Wool and Silk and Wool Hose from our regular stocks and reduced the prices PSR . R IT IS REQUESTED THAT all bills for or against the Old ‘lU & I Lunch Room be presented by the 10th of January. adv. — Old papers for sale at The Empire. too this HELLAN’S PHARMACY Next Door to Graves Store Phone 33 H. S. GRAVES The Clothing Man If you can’t get it at the Li- Free Delivery || ges show brary or if you don’t want to START THE NEW YEAR HAPPY “Staples,” Over a hun- There is a word we like, home can't get along. We keep them and sell them for your convenience, We like their name because it suggests what the grocery store is—something that can be depended on. @Give us a trial order and we will be happy too. GASTINEAU GROCERY PHONE 37' Things without modern JUNEAU & TELEPHONE DOUGLAS CO. 5 CENTS PER DAY to the following: Snooping invited even if you sniff, Regularly Priced up to $1.50 NOW 60 CENTS PAIR Regularly Priced up to $2.50 ; NOW $1.15 PAIR You must act quick for these will not last long at these prices. Sizes from 8 1-2 to 10 1-2 Assorted Colors = - at THE NUGGET SHOP Sells Regularly for One Dollar WESTCOTT HOSE THE HOUSEWIFE’S PREFERRED BRAND AMOCAT PRODUCTS NONE HIGHER THAN THE AMOCAT BRAND very woman Eurchlinl Princess Pat nf-g. be presented free the $) “Tap-It.”" This is an en- y new loose powder container, with irtment for lip and puff ready to use. You'll treasure for its beauty, novelty and con- wvenience. Only one free toa customer. A limited num- ber to give free, so come There was once a debutante fair, Whose knees were an ungainly pair, But with Wescott Hose She concealed all her woes, And now she has beauty to spare. por ap-| |l Goldstein’s Emporium { A\