The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 29, 1928, Page 2

Decoration Day WEDNESDAY, MAY %] Oiir store will re- main closed all day W ednesday that all honor to the mem- our na- tional heroes. ory of B. M. BEHRENDS CO., Inc. Juneau’s Leading De- partment Store —d may do B i e e i A i , N BE S 3 \ E i 2 N N N \ 3 \ l} l 3 N \ ) PARIS—Lucien Lelong designs an ultra-simple black cloth dress for town wear, trimming it with a triangle of tiny tucks which _|eross the front and are accentu- PORTO RICAN WOMEN ASK SUFFRAGE RIGHT _ WASHINGTON, May 20Two L black-haired, brown-eycd Porto | Rican women re storming the halls of s those days in the intc of ‘a movement to obta e for the women of their country | Dr. Ma Robert, one of the scven ng women phys » jsland and the head s matornlty hospital in San Juam, declares the entire fom inine population of her country is bent on_obtaining the vot:. She and 084 anue. have been ¢ i atlons of San Juan to speak at committee hearingg on the pro-| posed house bill glving suffr: to Porto Rican women, “We are all American citizens,” Dr. Robert says. can vote and we cannot. When we women come to the United States we have only to live here six months and we are entitled to vote, bit all our lives we could | stay in Porto Rico and navn“m allowed to express our choled 1or fmhln officors.” \ The suffrage assd which the two are active 7 bers has modeled its campalgn for the vote upon that carried on by the woman of the United States before the suffrage amend- ment was voted. While in Wash- ington the women are guests of the National Woman's Party, the organization that is sponsoring their lobbying. Miss Emanuelli is secretary to a Porto Rican importer in. New York. The bill in which they are in tercsted was introduced in the house by Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut. It provides for the amendment of the act of 1917, providing civil government for Porto Rico, and enlarges the scobe of suffrage to include wo-!| men. % . : Fada Radio Sets and accessor- fes, Columbia Phonographs and records. Radio Electric Co., Mar- “But the men| | tin Lynch. Phone 429. adv, WALKING LESSONS FOR FLAPPERS SEEN CHICAGO, May 29—The American flapper will have to learn anew how to walk stand a it, Chicago fashion experts if Parisian pr dictions of long hair, long | skirts and long corsets come true. At a Chicago fashion show of creations from demonstrated. Miss Kathryn Cunningham, undergarment designer, ex plnnul t situation, ‘Stand ght, walk with- out slum it without | slouching, -~ slump even when r | serve an unbroken f:nun -line from ankle to throat, bond the knee slightly when walk- | |ding and keep the knees to- gether when sitting down.” NORRIS RICHARDSON HERE Norris Richardson, who made his residence here for many months previous to his departure more than a year ago, here on the Yukon and e 0 in for at least a year Since le ng here he has been employ- ed in Seattle and making home with his mother and 8- ters in Bothell. Here ho will stay with his father, who is with the Alaska Gastineau power house force at Thane. e WILL VISIT HERE Mrs. J. K. Campbell, who left here several days ago for Pe burg, returned on the Queen companied by her daughter, Mrs. Norman Sjursen, who will visit here for ral weeks. .. Old nnpen tor sale at The Kmplire Modern Wife Can Enjoy Men Friends In Spite of Marriage, Noted Author Says [ New York, May —. Can a woman ter marrying one man continue flou platonic friendships with oth- unfaithful t6 her husband will Le unfaithful anyway. Nothing can stop her. ether she has free- dom or hnsn t, it will make no dif. | man trade ated by a triangular buckle. The skirt has a few deep pleats. There is a drapery from the left should n back. R & 2/ AR Y BUTTER AND EGG MART HAS ONE WOMAN TRADER CHICAGO-—-The Chicago mer- cantile exchange has only one wo- Miss Betty Shimen, and she is believed to be -the only woman butter and egg zrader |in the country, Shimon’s brother is head himon Brothers Brokerage of Chicago and Milwavkee, and hig | sister often takes her place on the crowded floor of the Chicago butter and egg market, the prices of which are used as a basis to establish prices for the com- the country o - DAUGHTER OPPOSES FATHER AS ATTORNEY IN LAWSUIT CARDIFF, Wales—Miss ~ May Williams, ~ 22-year-old' barrister, acted for the plaintiff in a ecivil TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1928. suit in which her mher, Gordnn Williams, a Cardiff attorney, ‘ap- peared for the defendant. The case, which was heard in the county court here, concerhed possession of a shop, and for more than an hour father and daughter carried on a legal duel over the interpretation of the act dealing with the disputed ques- tiop. Following the usage of the courts, each referred to the other as “my friend,” and Miss8 May sent the court into a titter when she gravely contended that, after her presentation of her case, “my friend on the other side cannot possibly succeed.” lge, however, thought nd ruled for “Dad,” but complimented Miss Williams on the able way she had handled the case for her client. CALIFORNIAN KILLS THREE BROWN BEARS IN THIS _VICINITY With three brown bears to his credit, George S. Briggs, banker and big game hunter of Santa Ana, Cal, returned here late yes- terday from a 26-day hunting trip on Chichagof and Baranof Islands. He will sail south tomorrow on the Admiral Watson. Mr. Briggs was highly pleased with his hunt. ‘Bears were found to be numerous, 28 being 'sight- ed on the trip. He was guided by Harold P. Bailey, Indian guide of Sitka. In addition to the bears, Mr. Briggs saw abundant evidences of other game, Many geeize were séen throughout the district cov- ered. ' These birds have paired off for the breeding season, only one large flock being noted by v,he huntern TO Los mlfi% I%IAN John G. Todd, assistant chief of the Los Angeles Fire Depart- ment, retired, and Mrs. Todd, were guests today of the Juneau Fire Department during their stay while the steamer Yukon was in port. They are making the round trip on that steamer. They were taken to ‘Mandenhall Glacier and other local points of interest by Chief J. L. Gray. At noon 'they were guests of the Piremen's Club at luncheon ST UDEB AKER at Indeps THIS WEEK A FULL LINE OF VEGETABLES T TG T O HTRT R D R T T DT DT BT ] HEH L Adfiiiralty Island Coal Company of Juneau, Alaska 7 PER CENT CUMULATIVE PRE- FERRED STOCK---PAR VALUE $10.00 PER SHARE The Admiralty Island Coal Company, orgnn- 1zed uhder the Laws ofy the Territory of Alaska, Mam Office at Juneau, offers for sale to the investmg public of Southeastern Alaska an issue of 2500 shares of the Preferred Stock of the Company. Tlus stock bears interest at 7% per annum and is preferred as to assets and cumulative dividends over the Commion stock of the Company. The Company has acquired through the De- partment of the Interior, a permit for the develof)- ment of 2273.18 acres of coal lands situated on Kootznahoo Inlet, Admiralty Island. This permit, under the Alaska Coal Lease Laws, is convertible into a 50 years lease, at the explratlon of four years. The Company also have coal rlghts under pur- chase and opuon on 132.67 acres of patented coal lands contiguous to the lands under permit from the Umted States Government The active work aq& develo ing the propenv is under- way, under the direction of Mr. Eya Jones, who bears a most envxaf)le _reputation for the opemng up and succespful operanon of coal properties in Alaska. Mr. Jones developed the properties of, the Evan Jones Coal Company in the Matanuska Coal Fields and for several years past has been Superin- teident of the Healy River Coal Corporation’s prop erty at Suntrana, Alaska, both of which properties are now on a large production basis. . Mr. Jones is most favorably impressed with thie otitlodk and, confident that conditions are favor- able for the establishment of a successful produc- ing coal mine. Many of the most successful business men of Juneau are 'qterestcd in the project and it is uni: versdlly agreed that a successful operatinig coal mihe, %0 faY'oraf)ly snuated will add to the pros- perity ot only of Juneau but.the whole of South- eastern Alaska. ... The Coal. is high grade bituminous coal of the fbllowmg unalysis: moisture, 2.40; volnti]e, 4006, fixed carbon, 51.30; ash, 5.70; B, T. U.’s, 13,670; lhd id the bpmmh of coal experts will iiteet the most rigld competition. lers without wrecking the chance of | fe; hp;flnnu in her home? ?oo strict guardianship by the Charles G. Norris believes she{ m and, moreover, that the thou- New Potatoes 10c per pound ’flle menies derived from the sale of this issig ¢ ptnliletzb;o install modern machinery_and quipment for production and marketing of the oal id fot othet development purposes. ; e invite the public to join us in this entet- rld are proving it. [, The distinguished _agthor in buslnen and the continu- 84 . ance of such friendships after mar- ! e : e Sk s Biring A b Y aoiesoRe LOWER FRONT STREET to our social Wdo; m endicn- "h’ las vesiige % Strlct attention glven out-of- toWn orders an’s . excl n!lvn age instead of !m mdividu-l who had entered ‘ih 4 partnership. i “The home is not enou h to fill DIRECTORS aiid OFFICERS e iome b Dok ong RGBERT S DONALDSON IAMES WICKERSHAM sal ly the of e aver- gir! 1 who marries today,” he ’ ’ P:esident and General Man- Vice-President ahd Attor- “She has been engaged in e | . e’_ ney. and has become accus- Edl ¥ 5, ; jonshi 3 WALLIS & GEORGE), - ) - Ldyiadiie il President, Juhead Coid 0 JOHfi RECK Storage Company. and she needs more stim- 4 i ident First National HOWARD H, m ot Jihea ; Secre dfifi';w ‘feasurer, stbek Whike ydhr diblicatioh Jor the i thée First Nutional Bank of ]uneau, Roofing Papers, Strip SHiigles; Biilding apers; Doors and Windows T L LT e T e L e A T e T T G T T R T L T T T T T AT T T T T U D B D BB AT R IR R R T R B BB Tt v D LD T BT D IR O G G LT LT ‘eonversation than nmgh- Charles G. Norris hood gossip if she is to thriv L husband over his wife’s affairs i Dp"“' Feiandshis, Holp more likely than not to make he; t he . Norris admits | discontented, his Smart set articlt points out, whlle if she hu the op o men {i rmumty to meet other men on 1 ) k:nk ;nd o&en basis she will likel :ep herself more interesting t than they will | her husband ;nd he wfl 1 prove ¥non interesting to her. 0 " o ¢ & woman who is jeal-| “Only too often a woman return: — u.m “A to her husband after dining o fal o Providence ]uneuu-Young Hdfllfiai' Co. HARDWARE and Ufipmmu the posifi'biltv of jealousy |either submissive and dull or openly 3 dug',l as he is, and glad that by som ous tin twist of fate not mar fla?,t mln she hl;!“dt left"