The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 22, 1928, Page 7

We;[fi; CW As Re;or;led by theAU. S. Wut_ll_ef Bureau Forecast for Juneau and vicinity, beginning 4 p. m. today: Probably showers tonight and Wednesday; gentle variable winds. LOCAL DATA Barom. Temp., Humidity Wind Velocity Weather 29.83 42 87 SE 5 Rain 29.88 36 NE .20.96 47 CABLE AND EADI0 REPURTS YESTERDAY TODAY Highest 8 pm. | Low Sa.m. Sam. Precip. _8am. temp._temp.__i__temp. temp. Velocity 24 hrs. Weather 44 44 30 34 » 0 Cldy 56 62 46 0 Clear Clear 58 50 lear 62 T Clear . 32 Cldy 16 Rain 44 Rain .44 Pt. Cldy . 45 Clear . 56 Pt. Cldy 54 Rain . 88 Cldy Cldy 62 .78 Cldy Cldy 60 *—-Less than 10 miles. Time— 4 p. m. yest'y 4 a. m. today Noon today Statfons— Nome Bethel Fort Yukon Tanan a.. Eagle St. Paul . Dutch Harbor.. Kodiak 5 Cordova . Juneau ... Ketchikan .. Prince Rupert. Edmonton Seattle Portland ... San Francisco.. NOTE.—Observations at Dutch Harbor, Kodiak, Princeé Rupert, Edmonton, Seattle, Portland and aré made at 4 a. m. and ¢ p. m., Juneau time. WEATHER CONDITIONS The pressure is low south of the Alaska DPeninsula Central Canada and is moderately high in the middle Aleutian Islands and the North Pacific Siates. Showers have fallen in Southern Alaska and British Celumbia and clear weather pre- vails in the Interior. Temperatures have risen slightly over most of the Interior and have fallen in the upper Yukon Valley and Southeastern Alaska, SPRa At s _ DOUGLAS NEWS MANY PLANNING TO GO ON WHITEHORSE EXCURSION for Juneau, San Francisco and in expecting to be gome about five ldays. He left Mr. Nelson at the island to look after the foxes. Be ing delayed in Cordova, Mr. Cun- ningham did not return for nine days, and on nis a found Nelson missing, together with a small boat which was used for g |travel between the two islands. All of Mr. Nelson's personal be longings were at the mp, indi- cating that he had no intention of leaving, and it is the supposition that he was drowned while cross ing between the two islands.— (Valdez Miner). S gt Reservations the White- horse excursion which leaves here at 7 o'clock on the morning of May 25 are being made at Guy's Drug store where the tic- kets can be secured, and, accord- ing to indications, quite a num ber from here will make the trip e —— DOUGLAS YOUNG LADIES COMPLETE TEACHING TERM Betty Carstairs Builds Boat for Mile-a-Minute | Voyage Across Atlantic (Conitnnen = Tage One.) Miss Impi Aalto arrived home on the Margnita after spending|tess whose invitations are eager the year teaching at Chichagof |ly sought by the bright young She was accompanied by little | people of Mayfai Anabelle Edwards, who will visit Her great inte with her grandparents. Miss | racing and heretofore her mogt Aalto expects to leave in about|notable successes have becn with | two weeks with her sister, Mrs.|her “Newg,” with which s H. C. Helmes, for St. Paul Island,)the King's Cup two years o to spend the summer there. in which she was second in last Miss. Vivian, who . has been|year's Duke of York's trophy race. teaching at Hoonah, also return-| Her 15'ton cutter “Sonia” has ed home on the Margnita having[been flying winning pennants for completed one term of teaching|five vears. In three seasons mo-| at that place. | torboat racing she won 46 flags| ————— (in 73 races. | PUSICH TO OPEN BRANCH Although she was born in Lon-| i OF HUB IN JUNEAU|don some twenty years ago, | - Miss Marian Barbara Carstairz Mike Pusich, proprietor of the |spent the greater portion of her| Hub, is busy transferring a part|life in the United States. She is of his large stock of merchandise|related to the John D. Rockefel to Juneau where he will conduct|lers on her mother's side. Long a branch of his business in the|ago she ceased to be called any- location of the Miller Taxi Office | thing but “Betty” or “Joe” by her| opposite George Bros. store. He| friends. expects to open the branch there| In 1916 in a few days. drive an ambulance. She also drove an ambulance in Ireland GUILD PARTY IS during the aurbulent Easter Re- PLEASANT AFFAIR| bellion period. Miss Carstairs is not worried | with the hazards of her trans-| pst s motorboat | she went to France to The bridge and whist party giv- en by the St. Luke’s Guild Satur- day evening in the Odd Fellows hall proved to be_a very enjoy- able event for all those who were present. The bridge prizes were won as follows: Mrs. W. E. Ca- hill and J. H. Michelson, first, and Mrs. Felix Gray and Rev. Rice, second. The whist prizes went to Mrs. Joe Wehren and George Guerin, first, and Mr. ana Mrs. J. R. Langseth, second. - IN NEW HOME Mr. antl Mrs. O. G. Goss remoy- ed last Saturday to the Loukkd cottage which they recently pur- chased from the Loukkos. The latter are now living in Juneau. —————— “ RETURNS TO WORK for\ Boat Building A good boat requires good lumber. Specify Forrell— and be sure of Quality - Special Grading - Prompt After a two weeks vacation which he spent at Gustavus, Carl Lindstrom returned home on the Virginia IV and has returned to work at the A. J. — e TREADWELL EXPERIENCES TEMPORARY DARKNESS ‘The 240 power plant at Tread- well was forced to discontinue business during the last week-end owing to the extreme high water pressure which for & time threat- ened the. pipe line. The water had to be shut off at the ditch until the pipe line supports could " be strengthened. | ——e——— PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND FUR FARMER IS MISSING Shipment. We give spe- cial service and attention to Alaska orders. A lumber service complete in eyery detail - we specialize in all kinds of fine finish lumber. ‘Write - or Wire - Your Spec- ifications - We Do the Rest! Frank Cunningham, who oper- ates a fox ranch on Wooded Island, in Prince Willlam Sound, arrived in town last Sunday and reported that Nels Nelson, an old- timer of Valdez, had disappeared, 4nd it was thought he met death by drowning. As there is f0 harbor on Wooded Island, thc eamp is on Montague Island a few distant. Mr. Cunningham the camp to go to Cordova, THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, TUESDAY BARNEY GOOGLE AND SPARK PLUG NES SIR. 00C, (F T HADNT BEEN FOR LITTLE - SKOOKUM CHUCK BUTTING ME QUTTA BED LIKE HE DID I'D HANE THOUGNT I WAS STILL SICK - I NEEDED SOMETHING To PUT SOME PEP (N ME! MIKe miLLER Tue FLORIDA FLASH HEN HIS LITTLE BILNGOAT SO UNCEREMONIOUSLY BUTTED HiM OUT OF BED, BARNEY'S FIRST (MPULSE WAS To CALL (N ThE DOG CATCHERS, BUT WHEN HE * REALIZED THAT HE \NAS OUT CF BED AND WALKING ARGUAD, HE DECIOED THE GOAT HAY HELPED To RESTORE HIS MORALE AN DECIDED T KEEP HIM FOR LUCK OKMNX BARNEY - IM GLAD “Ou MADE SUCH A SPEEDY RECOVERY- ~z MAY 22, 1928. R BY GOLLY == TTHE LITTLE RASCAL L3GkS UKE HE WAS HALE-STARVED- AND I GUESS HE Ay GONNA BULUDGE TiLL HE GETS Sume'A WERE COING HOME - - £ WHAT (N THE WORLD /A\LS NOUL = come on, OHwe €L I uave . ANCTHER Atlantic trip, although she is well aware that if she strikes floating debris, or even a g sized fish on her speedy voyage, her boat is apt to go straight to the bottom. "Aim 94 Percent True DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22| v g Consolidation of o ; ! {in the United States, | WHO'S WHO linet officer to be known | |'secretary + of highiways, Is o under a cab- ! the | pro- posed by the United Statcs Good | Roa association. { The organizations will hold its anual meeting here May 28 to| June 1 and expects to get in mo- Qrier Suy, i Bantc SRvTR {tiop- sentiment for the proposal returned on the Admiral Roge } W partictpation In’ the con R. K. Lynt of the U. 8. Geo | struction and maintenafice of a logical - Suryey, with the U national ~system of int Forest Service on Migliwdys s - dfiothier ob Island this summer, { which Eave & plée 1B on the Admiral Rog | Iidtscus Among those arriving on the| | Admiral Rogers today was Geo G H. Mullin, Deputy Collector of In-| ternal Revenue, who is making his annual trip through the Ter-| ritory. | E the miral Rogers is J. is on his way to mining in the Interior. K. B. Hannan, ticket for White Pass and route, visited in Juncau toda while the Admiral Rogers was port. He is bound for Skagway 3 Mrs. Georze Watts is on her| possible 100 with e way to Killisnco on the Admiral| Her deadly accuracy with Rogers. She will spend sum-| gevolver equals the New jaer Ik FHll ) hisbang ice championship reark. H. B. Cart raveling ('nternational Newsreel) man for the H Company, is a p Admiral Rogers fc H. F. Preston, commerc er for the National Groce pany and other houses, the round trip from Petershu = to Patersburg on the Admiral Mrs. E. C. Sweeney, who has| been visiting with fr! weel came n the Delegates win come from everv | section of the country, says J. A A " | Rountree of Birmingham, diree Ly §‘:(or general of the organization. { Governors of as many doz len states and 15 highway | engincers are expected to attend | Rep. Edward E. Browne of Wis lconsin has offercd to address th | convention in explanation of hi Ibill proposing that the money Miss Edna E. Cristoferson, dep-| France owes tie United State uty sherill of Portland, Urc.,:fnr war materials be turnod over | who shot a score of 94 out of a to the states for r'(unl‘lnl.hlmp. | a revolver.| Other speakers will include 2 the! Represontatives W. P. Holaday ot York ! Iinois, who has sponsored a bili {for the building of a system of | highways throughout the mnation; [B. B. Almon of Alabama, who discuss federal aid from the i point of view of 12 years' service MicGuire and J. W, Jones, | jon the house roads committee, Edwards of Geor- men, were incoming pas - 8 ngers on the steamer Admiral|and Charles G. gla. state Ad organization urged that a —— h : o | Minimum annual appropriation for Us CABINET PLACE ASKED FOR ROADS SECRETARY ! | federal | defeat any attempt te place a tax ‘| the | federal aid be at $100,000,000 b | Other objectives of the as | tion are: To memo gress: to restore highw floeded regions without sistance; well as the numbers of transcon-' tinental highways to appear on marking shields, and to; lize con. in the state @ on road and street improvement| bonds. | S gt g ! FIREMEN CALLED 0OUT ‘ A call from Lox Juncan Fife Department | shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday | afterncon when wires in the ele- vator shaft of the Goldstein Building short eclrcuited and| started a flame. done it was reported in the of- fice of the CHarles Goldstein lhls; morning. | | DANCE A. B. 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