The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, January 8, 1929, Page 8

DR, VENTERS | Woman Traveler Saw | Modern Leaven Work Afghan’s Capital PASSES AWAY | IN SEATTLE Dislinguish(:(iiflrHimsclf in| Alaska in 1924 by Ending Epidemic in SEATTLE, Venters, phy Seattle and as a result of pneumonia aral will be held t list Jan self in when miles by plane ov wastes and put down sweeping through the vi n the upper Koyukuk Rive | With him, when he died, were his widow, Mrs. Mina Venters, the first woman to fly from the Arctic | Circle to Fairbanks, and his son, James, aged 15 year Anotl son, George, is on his way from the Orient. Dr. Venters was 55 years of He served a surgeon in Spanish-American war. | In 1918, Dr. Venters went (o) Alaska and had cha | ernment hospital at Akiak. In 1924 he was in charge the Nulato| hospital. He also at| Noorvik when the natives on the| upper Koyukuk were stricken and | dying by the from eating | infected caribou meat It then that he flew to their assist-| ance and ended the epidemic. UNALGA DANCE LAST NIGHT WAS GREAT SUCCESS the gov- | of served scores was | | ton, has an espe modern innovations fer, she says, she is the first American ever to penetrate to this remote kingdom. A dance that turned out so suc- cessful that others will be given| in the future every Monday night, was sponsored by the U. S. S.|his Queen (below). Unalga crew and given in Mun\'u[ A B 5/ Hall last evening. The cutter's| wo.crivaroN, I Afghan. | the Italian charge orchestra furnished the music for ity mountain | former's auto and we the dancers. ; fore s back to The novelty of the evening was “’f"f;‘;'f'" g MAa ¥ TVl e Amir had left, mou the jig dance by Robert R. King|if A5 o B HE St ot deatificent TRINCE. o1 to the tune of fast-played music ’ 2 e Y | we soon passez nim {queen against the and he was encored several times, | ; men, was found to b and, as he t escort, and then left the floor amid loud| 0o 5 "0 " (oo oy ed and waved his han applause. ne Van Coover: v \|@ very boy in the joy of At 11:30 the dancers rested and|, 70 oo | 1 was interested in ev a fine luncheon was served to the| ¥ ¥ i |1 saw i Af, nistan large gathering. After the| Miss Van Coover b hat] Goman, was especially s luncheon the dancers again took to|She is the fir AN WOman| o4 cational work being . ¢ the floor and thoroughly enjoyed |© el | P e i the hours until 1 o'clock this|formerly inho nd. A A & morning. j 08 L and a At hastp iner were inte 2 The dance orchestra was com.|Car! to'nt e ) r do so, but not to posed of the following members|impelled her to leaye India sh bbuid vitenha ik of the Unalga crew, who were|°Xcept for two mnative q municate with some lo greatly assisted by Albi Torvinen,|Jjourney acr he o sabhan wAllN - Who 1 on through the wil with his violin and trombone. Otis, Jid enough to brave th Wright, director, - at the piano; [try to Kabul, the Afghan a [xtiannay. O Being Rt Curtis Tansey, bass horn; Joseph “The women, being Mohamme-! oo vare of the family Cline, clarinet; Robert King, drum,|dans, are strictly secluded and! Mye 2 W P and Harold Stabler, ex-yoeman of|veiled,” Miss Van Coover savs.|y ccnool was started in K the cutter, who played the banjo.|“No male over ars of @ I'g under the patrona, except a ve ne ive, is u\,‘”““(.n N lowed to cee women | ot i Executive Clemency May Be Extended to Woman in Michigan the higher classes unvei a woman, however, I had vantage of being admitted t homes and seeing their intimate life.” She found women-whom ;”rs. Lindbergh Is ot Returning to U Is Honored something LANSING, Mich,, Jan. 8.—Gov. 2 met ited on W Miss Jeannc Van Coover (above), werld-traveler of Washing- ially keen interest in Afghanistan’s revolt over| ‘woman She met the Amir and until a B his b he aily the day us, d g rytl as the in lone vight ht r outside be conse om- | FUNERAL OF TEX RICKARDTO BE PUBLIC, IN N. Y. (Continuea rrom Fage One) | | | | stocking feet with eter registering 15 low zero. However, degrees be- this did not him from the first meeting. They formed a partnership on the spot 1d the successful Northern locn and gambling house launched. was who helped to develop the Yukon country long ago before Bonanza or Eldorado were even named is G. L. Rickard, whose handsome features adorn thi issue. He Mo., in At the age of three year ccompanied his parents to settling in the town of Henrietta. At the age of twen ty-three he was elected Cit; shal of the town where he was born in Kansas C 0 187 lived so long, and served in that capacity for two years. Being a native of Missouri, and having been elected in Texas compels u to believe that Mr. Rickard is : Democrat, but whatever his views lon the silver question might have |been previous to his going into [the Northwest, it is safe to sa {that he thinks gold is a pretty good metel now. | Came to Juneau At the left for Juneau and the winter there. From his old friend Al Mayo, who afterwards became partner, he jearned of the 15 possibilities of the and accordingly sent back resignation City Marshal | | he | | his | g10 { & 1of Henrietta and prepared for a T'{trip to the Yukon. Al Mayo, who by the way is a pioneer’ of pioneers, decla that when he' first came to the country the Yu- {kon was a small creek and the by male 10We! abul for > of the . Guest Fred W. Green indicated that| Kol T executive clemency may be ex- intensely interested in her v ’ CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 8.— tended to Mrs. Etta Miller, the |[0us adventures. ~Among the | Ms. Evangeline Lindbergh, moth- first woman sentenced to life im- [the wife of Nadir Khgn, a I rler of the famous flier, is plan- + prisonment in Michigan under|and, at that time, minister of war.ining to refurn to the United the habitual criminal law. She| Miss Van Coover relates how|States on Janua 18 after a has been convicted of four liquor|she was presented to the Amir and pericd of chemistry teaching at law violations. his queen. She remembers him as|the American College. She will Angora League banquet Gov. Green said: “No one ex-|almost bo his enthusiasm|go by way of Egypt. All pects ler to serve a life term.|over some of his plans for the fu-|turned out in honor of her visit She must, however, pay a reason-{ture. Mrs. Lindbergh is a guest of able penalty for her offenses.” Miss Van Coover was ir to|the Turkish Aviation e attend the laying of the corner.|Which will give her a INFANTRY DRILL HAD stone of a public building in thejtonight. 5 BY CREW OF UNALGA| 0w capital being constructed on| — | )\l‘u]l or write Phone 602 The first infantry drill to be K the heights, five miles from bul, and known as Dar-u Dell E. Sheriff, Alaska's tuner. adv. held for some time by the crew on the cutter Unalga, was a part or “place of peace.” | “The ceremonies were over and'# of today's routine. Lieut. C. W.|pe, delighted that this great dream Thompson was the officer in|gf his had bhrought thus far Q 4 charge, and the exercises were|was glowing in happine f ‘was ALASKA YEAR conducted on the wharf of the Pa- cific Steamship Company. The drill came as a welcomed change to the boys who have been out on the cutter for the past month, and during that time have had lit- tle other to do than stand their regular watches on the ship while under way. ador and EFOOK with the Russian amb: At NEW | EX(]L[}S]VE | BOXED STATIONERY i Many Shades Send a copy to yo — .. - It people only bought the things | Frec Dellvery When We Seil It It's Right Sub Station Post Office Phone 25 [ Free Delivery bl RUBBER SPECIAL ONE-THIRD OFF During this week on Rub- her Goods. We do not let our Rubber Gods get shep worn and old. Take advan- tage of this. “Special” Fountain Syringe for One Dollar. 2 Sure Enough There is Economy in buying “HAPPY Canned Food Every one of our customers kn that quality is the handmaid of thrift. HIGHEST QUALITY AT LOWEST YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND LB SN PRICE HELLAN’S PHARMACY __ Next to Valentine’s Phone 33 Free Delivery Gastineau Grocery : PHONE 3 ‘ JUST ARRIVED outside friends— ready for mailing. they could ford you would find more families 'spending the eve-| s, St BUTLER-MAURO ning in the living room around the 3 lamp reading. | DRUG CO. - @ Phone 134 HOME"” ur No. 1. 10w Chilkoot Mountains a hole in the | ground. | Went Over Pass { Rickard journey over the and pulled his sled across » lakes early in the spring of and afterwards sold to Ashby & FROM KLONDIKE NEWS |Leak for $20,600. He also pur- Volume 1, No. 1, of the Klon- et 15 N like N D: Northw. chased an -interest in No. 4 be- Chice News, DAwsom, ROt NWeSt.low Discovery on Bonanza which | Territory, on April 1, 898, copy _ 5 : ; "'he afterwards digposed of to R. »f which is mow in the office of , : vétob ot » N o B. Wood, the represent an the Forest Service and is invalu- o 0% & o PR pie ble, according to M. L. Merritt, -84 * tant District Forester, con- % tained the following on Rickard _ Goes to Eureka | His attention was next turned Among the plucky young men in making the trip. Mr. Rick- d’s experience stood him in cad and he succeeded in ng a half inter: below Bonanza for a small >\|m§ tle talked Creek, and to that very rich but of stream, reka there he .d by purchase interests in Nos. 6, 11, and 17. These claims arg almost as rich as those of Eldorado and are cqual to any in the district. They qui are known as “‘summer diggings' and pay from the top of the | gravel which ave es eight feet and which yields from forty cents to half an ounce to the pan. Be- sides these he owns claims on Swedish gulch and other valuable properti The fact of his having former ly lived in Texas led his fr to dub him Tex,” and to tinguish him from a short leg gentleman from the s State he is generally called * %! ‘Goes on Siampede When the news of a strike comes fo town “Tex” and his dog team are among the first to| lead the trail and the way his tall form ‘“pierces the bree is a caution to a tenderfoot. Dur- ing the coldest part of last win- ter he prospected the outlying districts for the radius of 60 miles, living in a tent. In the picture accompanying this sketch our artist caught him on Bonar Creek with his fine dog team, re turning from a two weeks trip over “Dome.” It will be noticed that the “wheel” dog is raisin his far from mute. He is in a hurry to get home and evidently thinks stopping for a rnoto is a waste of time. During the month of March of this year, Mr. Rickard left Daw- 1 PHONES 92 and 95 RO flllIlIIIIIIIIIIIITIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIII|||||I||III||||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIflIII IMPORTED SWISS CHEESE $1.00 POUND IMPORTED ROQUEFORT CHEESE 95¢ POUND GEORGE BROTHERS Deliveries—10:30 a. m., 2:30 and 4:30 p. m. Open until 11 p. m. IO GEO. B. RICE JOHN L. “Gee Bee” HERE, WE ARE Call Me “Johnnie” Just “Tuck” ! We want you to feel we are the : Friendly Plumbing Shop “Weuflyminmwl}‘!ob'm RICE & AHLERS CO. Plumbing—Heating—Sheet Metal AHLERS IRA TUCKER M” '906. In crossing Lake LeBarge the ice gave way and he was precipitated into the chilly wat- ers. He managed to pull his he boots off and succeeded in extricating himself after having been in the water for ten min-| utes, He was then compelled to run two miles to camp in his | muzzle to heaven in a protest i the thermom- (|} I — — ——— |discourage the man from Texas, | | Although he has been cloaned!and he pushed bravely on. kiird |since, Tex Rickard not long ago|Tiver opened early t yoar. and ) caid that never in his life did |be arrived at Cirele City on May | | things look gloomd than in!25 and at once went to hustling. 1889 when he ived at the new |He first succeeded in getting hold | ind congested totvn of Nome|0f & claim on Deadwood Gulch, | with only $35 in his pockets {in the Birch Creek district but | While he had prospered at times [met with poor success. | at Dawson, luck turned against Whit 56 nowa Bb. thh stk ! ind he had only enough left, 5 : <l x e oted from.that|on the Kicadike finally reached | when Mo OOy to Nome, Circle City and was believed, Mr. | ;1“” “‘(“ iy wood fop Tickard and his friend, Jack| S Gor tacn Bath sk g " Dodson, started over the 300 ROV, TANCR e ey miles cf frozen river to the new It was at this time that he .. °\ bl ka2 | P e Mitrphs vt kel diggings. This w in February, n By ‘ 1897, and they were just 20 days t in No.| Rev. Thomas H. Whelpley, pas at tor of Chelsea Presbyterian urch, New York City, turned taxi dr to get material for serm encountered Cupid Frances Monrce whom he son tour | In Taxi Romance | met “incog |to be married. on in 1to American territory and | o ill absent at the time the| " staff departed. Late re- 'w”;ml!\' from the ‘“‘American side” state that big discoveries have . ) | been made there and it safe to L l ’ 0 ’ {hedih Ende thig anc L B indsetiv's Urchestra intimate acquuantance with the lower count in placer mining, will be among the fortunate The young Texan es when in Dawson, in a new and tasty Es'f‘ryl)o(lv Welcome cottage “ju beyond ‘“Tammany 2 J r Hall' where he often entertains a party of friends with true i e southern hospitality COME—— The habit of “Nicknaming” among the residents’ of Dawson is not confined to the “tough” in some localities’ and LULCLCR T DT LU LT T T e In “Tammany Hall” * 50 to speak. They're !(hr- fact that of Mr. Rickard |being called ““Tex™ is no indica- [tion of a slounch hat, top boots, and an arsenal of six-shooters. On the contrary he is extremely neat in his dress, and every inch a gentleman appearance and demeanor. He has a quiet self reliant way that inspires confidence in others and his experience as Marshal of a Texas town has given confidence in himself. There little doubt that his latest purchase of Eureka Creek lwill turn out as well as his earl- ancies between the story of Tex Rickard, taken from the Dawson Vews in 1898, and the account printed in The Empire yesterday, they substantially agree in all major points. It ought to bhe borne in mind all the time that ® the Dawson News story was in one of the old-fashioned boosting editions that were characteristic of |of early Alaska and Yukon pap- ¥ him |ers when things were printed mostly for readers *“back home.” in R is The Empire’s account was {written by a membey of the staff ier transactions on Bonanza|Who had known Tex Rickard for Creek, as the former stream many years and who discussed rated among the best in the dis-|lhe Northern days with ¢ Itrict. It is his intention to make|him. The Empire writer, also, clean up this fall and take a|has been a close friend of Oscar itrip to the outside world. He Ashby for many years, and, in will go at once to the Lone Star |his lifetime, was an intimate ¢ State, on a visit to his mother|friend of George Murphy, who and sisters at Henrietta, and|diéd a short time ago in Seattle. 4 i while there will probably pur-|Tex Rickard was often a subject Ichase a big stock ranch, where|of conversatfbn among them. he and the ones he loves may be| ‘always sure of a home, whether % P . the “pay streak” on the Yukon|"lich Tex Rickard got his first {is found or not. name was often told the writer g g by Mr. Ashby, whom Tex Ric STORIES PRACTICALLY AGREE ! has said was perhaps his clos While there are some discrep-|Alaska friend. The story of the manner in LLULTELLELUL LR AL L T L TCL LT DANCE T (TR T EH T TR T TR T LT |IIIIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIilIIIIIIIIIIHlHIilllllIlil‘l‘illfi‘lllllll L TR R L TR nd his experience Scandinavian-American Music LU TH T TR T Have You Seen ? Have you see our BARGAIN TABLES in the DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT? If not you have missed an opportunity to buy many useful articles at a fraction of their cost and value. This is a SALE to move odds and ends that have accumulated and price is no object. This list is a sample of the bargains of fered--- Infants’ Stockings and Mittens, pair Ladies” Gloves and Cotton Hose, pair Plaid Turkish Towels, 4 for. Embroidery and Insertion, yard Lace Insertion, yard . (AND OTHERS) Lool: these tables over often as many more bargains will take the place of those that sell. — oldstein’s Emporium Juneau’s Style Center.