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

4 1 . which operates near his OF DRY FORCE MADE PUBLIC vealed—75 Per Cent Lose in Exams ‘WASHINGTON, . ¥eb. 2—The Civil Service tests which caused 76 per cent of the prohibition field forces to flunk in their ex aminations have been made pub- lic by the Civil Service Commis- sion, and showed a variety of questions ranging from what an agent should do when a fellow worker was charged with being “crooked,’ to the reasons for making finger prints Ons of ihree practicai questions dealt with what should if a bootlegger whom the agenfs were after told them that he had been told they were trying to “trap” him. - Another asked what should be done if three agents were working on a case and one of them told the applicant that the third was negotiating directly with violator of the law. The third asked for a report on an imagina case where town and county officials were protecting liquor dealers. The mental tests required the applicants to pick from material furnished them the best answers to various questions. One of these questions read: “A number of pint bottles of whiskey were found in the auto- mobile of a man arrested for driv- fng while in a state of intoxica- tion. Which is the best indica- tion that the man intended to dis- é 1 tribute them?” “Friends call frequently at his residence.” “The bhottles were wrapped separately and addressed to different persons at an athletic club.” “Liquor of the same brand and label is possessed by another man in the same neighborhood.” “The man owns stock in a soft ‘drink manufacturing company home.” ‘*“Je attempied to conceal the li- # quor.” —ee——— NG DEAL ~ NOW RATIFIED Sale of Silverado Mine at ~ Stewart, B. C., Is Approved VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 2.— The sale of the Silverado mine at Stewart, B. C., in the Portland Canal district, to the Premier ~@old Mining Company, has been ratified by the shareholders of thé Silverado Mines Company. . The Premier Gold Mining Com- pany obtained an option to pur- ¢hase 550,000 shares of the mil- lion authorized for $500,000. The stockholders voted to distribute the present Silverado cash assets and also 450,000 shares of stock in the Iverado Consolidated which is being organized to car- . Iy out the deal. Dale Pitt, General Manager of ~ the Premier Gold Mining Com- ! ilny said the stockholders of the . gompany will formally approve § fl ‘the transaction February 13 when ey meet in Vancowver, S AR O o R Let us take care of your ban- " quet or cake baking. Mrs. Sully. —adv. i People whe bought at prices advertised have repeated crders 2 Joods still on sale except Palm jOlive Soap and Wool Soap old out — new shipment on the next boat. Sanitary Grocery NEW LIFE NE TONIC BITTERS | TONIC AND SYSTEM BUILDER be done | FLUNK CAUSES | Civil Service Tests Are Re-| | was cold two years, imum of 9°, warm two years anl]Natatorium. More Winter Is Foreca-t by Groundhog;Maybe, Says Mize was | | with a min- ‘ M 'COMMISSIONER FROM asquerade dance . _THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 128. ot INEW MOVE IN CONTEMPT CASE WASHINGTON, Six more weeks of winter Ilm:lnx’n“uu"_\' during the other five is the promise tradition gives bu-|yei cause of today's For! “Thgse who believe firmly :n this is Groundhog and, the superstition may glean a tradition says, that animal bein lcrumh of comfort here and therc most weatherwise, his| but the unbiased judgment can shadow when he em from ! not note any connectipn between his winter quarters today, holad!the weather and the antics of the up again to remain for another|animal” he concluded: | six weeks. ’ - And O man Groundhog hm' his following in this country. it lins ' froplicit confidenced s bty FOURTH DIVISION IS | avitity o discern the comins| DELAYED ON RAILWAY| weather and believe his judgment — | is good. A destroyed bridge and snow- But not so Weather Man R. 7. 'slide at Tunnel, on the Alaska Mize. He. when he saw his o Railroad, delayed Commissioner shadow this morning, was remin - Irving McK. Reed, of the Alaska | ed of the “groundhog supersii- Game Commission and he will not | tion,” and to satisfy his curiosity |be able to reach here in time for looked over the records of the|the opening of that hoard's an- local station'to see what he couid ! nual meeting next Monday, it was find bearing on the subject. Let!announced today by Hugh W him tell the story Terhune, Executive Secrets “The records show.” sail Mr. |{The meeting, however, will co Mize, “since the establishment of | vene as scheduled on February 6 the regular station late in 191§, | with Commissioners €. T. Gard- sunshine was recorded on Febru-|ner, J. C. Widstead and Dr. W. ary 2nd in two g 1917 and | H. Chase, and Secretary Terhune 1919. In the former year the mean in attendance. temperature for February was! Mr. Reed, who was recently ap-| 127.2° and th owest was 2° below | pointed to succeed Dr. P. D. Whit | zero on the 3rd, and the low-! ney, represents the Fourth Divi-| est after that date. The February sion. Matters pertaining solely to | snowfall was 13 inches. Ordi- that region will not be taken up nary weather prevailed during the by the Commission until he ar- first half of March. In 1919, the es here about February 15. mean temperature for February FRRRR - SO VR Il was 30.1° or precisely normal, ani GRAZING LAND ROTATED 1‘ the lowest 9°. The snowfall 8.1 inche: The first WASHINGTON, Feb., 2—Thel March was cold, with a m | deferred and rotation system of of 9°. grazing developed by the forest “During the nine years when|service has worked out well on the sun did not shine on Febru-|national forest range land This ary 2nd, the coldest Febru had | method provided for reserving a mean temperature of and | about one-fourth or onefifth of the warmest, a mean of 0°. The | the entire range area used by the average temperature of this groap|herd until after ped maturity was 30.8°, or 0.7° above the nor- Then that area is g mal, and the lowest temperature!tion is practiced by zero. The least February snow- | different area to be reserved for fall was 6.6 inches and the g seeding every year. est 59.4 inches, with an average —_—— - of 24.0. The first half of March SAVE THE DATE—Feb. 14; Douglas —adv. B in TO CLOSE OUT BROKEN LIN OSSPSR S S S S £ £ 2 4 S Saad (lean-Up Sale BIG REDUCTION IN PRICES Shoes, Shirts, Ties, Hats, Sweaters, Caps, Socks, Overcoats, Raincoats, Underwear OI' MERCHANDISE A Chance for a Big Saving MIKE AVOIAN FRONT STREET GET MEASURED EARLY Our spring sample line is here. Will guarantee FOR YOUR SPRING SUIT fit and assume all responsibility. J.M. SALOUM JELLY 16 OUNCE JAR 3 for $1.00 Quality Guaranteed Best GEORGE BROTHERS PLANE CARRIES LARGE SHIPMENT OF ALASKA FURS Merrill Rell;;nsnlo Anchor- age from Bethel with Cabin fi“ed Furs The return oi Anchorage Air Transportation plane, Pilot R, 1.] Merrill, from Bethel, where hc| took Douglas Austin and Marion Goldstein, fur buyers and Howard carried the following account: “With what is believed to have been the largest shipment of furs ever carried by an airplane. in| Al the cabin ship of the An-| chorage Air Transport, Inc., re- turned to the Anchorage base late ki ment amount was sent from Juneau by Walter Thompson to Miss Sopiie Isaacson. woman Gould representing herself as Mi was deferrad | ghasson {daily including Sunday. Bids must Laura Chellew, who address is “Ven-wyn,” Lelant, Cornwall, England Miss Chellew states it is be- lieved her brother died at a place known as Copper Harbor in the Klondike. The office of the Sec- retary has no record of his death and it is believed the place nam- ed by Miss Chellew is meant to be the Copper River country. Any information known concerning the deceased may be fent to the office of the Secretary. POV = T57 K AR Procurers of Money Sent from Juneau Enter Guilty Plea Kappler mining man, brought out SEATTLE, Feb. 2—Pleas of | what is thought to be the largest|Sullty were entered yesterday in | consignment of fur ever carried|tle Superior Court by Harry| by airplane in Alaska, accordinz|Harper and Miss Ray Gould on to the Anchorage Times, which |charges of defrauding the govern- cable office of $50. This the Gould cash, Mi Harper and received the Sentence | tempt Burns and four associates, tion to dismiss the criminal con- charges Fall-Sinclair oil in two days. | announced the move will be made| as soon as the defense completes motions to strike out portions of | the Government’s evidence. — e CALL FOR BIDS ling and heating and ventilating lof the new school building, in |accordance with plans and speci- fications which can be examined Superintendent's Office, Public School, between hours 9 a p. m. and 7 p. m. to 10 p. Investigati | walsh resolu Counsel for Sinclair LEGION An indoor guests took Following on of Feb. tion for an MixER IS DELIGHTFUL EVENT track meet w; can Leg Five events part. Freak were given the winners. the meet a 2 Public Utility 'Concerns Ordered | —The inves:i-| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—A mn—iuullml of Public Utility and Pow- er Corporations has been approv- as the | feature of the get-together mixer | | given Tuesday night by the local Juneau Public School Reard|Post of the An hercby calls for bids for the con-!the Dugout. | struction, plumbing, electric wir- ion at were included in the meet and all the prizes dance was held, music for which was furnished by an accordion which it is said is becoming quite the popular melody maker for danc- ing here. Later in the evening a supper was served. The mixer was attended by a large crowd including member: of the Legion, Auxuilaty and ex- service men d their ladies. | { against Sinclair,| ed'by the Senate Interstato Com- | o oriaining 1t mon sy el 0 g grow-| merce Committee with an ameud: | unother mixer is ple “’"‘i togay ing out of the shadowing of th~|ment confirming an inquiry of ziven hefy xL n'v ! f""“. S conspiracy jury,|companies engaged in intersta v-!h, L ;’ 152y nier "eocial will be made by the defense with-| business TR St L | WCMEN OF MOOSEHEART Legion will meet Thursday night at 8 o'clock in Moose Hall. Drill team and officers requested fo meet at o'clock. Initiation Meeting to be followed by social 0 session. Husbangds invited. AGNES GRIGG, —adv. Secretary. i — . JACR OF ALL TRADES Let me a6 your oad jobs. Phone 473, John Holler, Prop. —adv. Old papers for sale at The Empire m. to! m. | STOCK UP AGAIN ON CANNED (iOODS e furs left behind because there was not room in the plane for them. Some of the furs were shipped by Goldstein and Austin and the rest by trappers and traders locatel along the Kuskokwim river. The furs will be shipped to the states on the next steamer by the An- chorage Air Transport. “On the return flight from Akiak, Merrill flew low as he passed over Lake Chackachamna bub was unable to see Valentine and Legrid, the two trappers he Janded there on an earlier flight, and who are now awaiting the re- turn of the plane with additional supplies. It is supposed the me:n were up one of the valleys when the plane crossed the lake. “No flying difficulties were ex- perienced on the long flight, either going to or returning from Akiak, the big ship performing wonderfully througliout the entire trip.” WORD OF BROTHER’S DEATH IS SOUGHT BY SISTER IN ENGLAND Information concerning the death of Thomas Chellew sup- posed to have occurred in the North between 1906 and 1916 is requested in a letter received at the office of the Secretary of Alaska from his sister, Miss semma - Valentines BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. When We Sell It . It's Right Free Delivery Phone 134 Sub Station Post Office No. 1. i FEBRUARY FOURTEEN ST, VALENTINE'S DAY i As usual we are prepared. Pre- | pare yourselves now with Va H entines for mailing for. the { Watson going south about Feb- i ruary 4, F A new fresh stock of Adler- ' ika, and a lot more Tide . Tables Just’received. ey 7 WOMEN, TAILORED TO PLEASE THE MOST EXACTING Heavy crepes both flat and satin backed georgettes and last but far from least come our new snappy print designs—Choose at will from one and two-piece styles—featuring tucks, pleat- ing, novelty embroidery and many pleasingly tailored with self trim—just the ness, street and afternoon wear—popularly Prjiced from $12.50 ,“’$29‘75 il The o & L e Newest Silk Dresses direct from the N ASK ANY OF OUR CUSTOMERS The New Is Here Spring Mode ‘ JUST ARRIVED York and San Francisco markets, EXPRESSIVE OF SPRING’S ADVENT IN THE LATEST MODELS such successes indeed in style, quality and lowness of price that you will not hestitate buying two or three GAY YOUNG FASHIONS FOR THE MiSSES, MODELS OF INDIVIDUALITY FOR ALL SIZES * Our First Showing of New Fabrics New Styles event you’ve heen - fiwfi"fi by = - 1928 Spring Millinery Felts 5 to buy — i New Colors Straws npdeult.ely ; “I tell youn in advance what job will cost” JTimge (rom { sterday aftérnoon direct from | pending further investigation ”Hhe submitied’ 1higocordance with 1 Akiak, with Pilot R. H. Merrill at | the case. i Roahide d . X i the stick. The furs completely e o specifcaliont AWl iilses ) Bide| Two Cans FREE in Every Dozen ! \“”"_‘.’ the ]"."z‘f ('?hi" of x."” Dla”"; ATTENTION | Board, or in office Superintem]enti O, Fruit and Vegetables 1 {leaving barely room for the 13| y¢ you pdea a good carventer|Schools, on or before 5 p. m.| ) ! pounds of first class mail brought{ypone 498, Handy Andy’s Shop. |Febuary 10, 1928. Right is re-| GARNICK S { Lo e lett Anchorage for| A F- LAGERGREN, Prop. adv.|served to reject any and all bids. | . pei { ey ¥ 3 INEAU PU Y g - Akiak on January 2 with MickY | 314 papers for sat a¢ The Empire AONEAL BLBSEG RGRO0T E 174 i Goldstein and D. Austin, fur buy- ine 3 . Z20ARD. R gL ers, and Ho d Kappler, mining pr——— e Ce — 25 S sl man, as passengers. The flight | ¥ | to Akiak was made in four hours ! and a half, with the temperature ranging from 50 to 54 in the cock- NOISELESS pit of the plane during the jour- el 70 ) ut rolks | when the landing was made. The ! OII BUR NERS return flight yesterday consumed | 4 4 more time because of head winds 3 encountered, the plane being ™ Your budget is goin; o i H g the air tive nours and 20 minates (| B8 P f” "; G N B DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR THIS “The three passengers set ont on’t look out, or if you don't look in—on cur every da; 5 wE g ; trom Akiak with dog ; o anded | BUT LET ME SHOW YOU route down the Kuskok | regulars and compare them with the other fellow specials. { SOME IN OPE % i 3 returned 1o | . D h I\‘;‘l!‘;‘k bk ”In:v:‘x‘;:“; 'I'(':"';‘;:“p‘“’ Your dellar is worth eleven dimes here. i ¢ JPERATION Pilot Merrill to take them down Will Not Interfere with Your Radio the river, but because the plane GIVE US A TRIAL! was needed at Anchorage, the ve-| A SIZE FOR EVERY HOME quest could not be granted. Mer- 1l rill did go as far as Bethel, how s et s uened 0 vk onl| GASTINEAU GROCERY Tuesday with a number of con-| GEO B R'CE signments of furs from that dis-| PHON 1 . . trict. The remainder of the carsd 0 | ; | g was loaded at AKiak, with sori E 37 || Plumbing 0il Burners Heating i dress for busi- pricsd Speing | $4.25 10 $15.00